The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-09
ANDERSON SCHOLARS
YOUTH OF A PROGRESSIVE CITY ON
AN EDUCATIONAL JAUNT.
Seventy-Five, with Their Guides and
Instructors, at Washington-The
Trip from Indiana.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June s.-The par of
scholars from the Anderson schoo ar
rived here. all in fine spirits and health.
They were in charge of Messrs. S. NJ. Kelt-
ner and w. T. Durbin, president and treas
urer CT the Board of Education, respective
ly. The pupils were accompanied by j. w.
Carr. superintendent of schools; ]. b.
Piercy, the principal of the High School,
and c. H. Drybread and Misses Anna Mil
Ter and Laura Scott, assistants in the High
School, together with w. II. Smith, l.. L.
Carter r. A. Truth and Eugene Metcalf,
principals of the graded schools. and Miss
Elizabeth Lawrence, Matte Reed, Loretta
Bowen, Mertie Goodkuntz, Ada Swartz and
Nettie Northcott, teachers. DR.. G.. F. Chit
tenden accompanied the party as physician
and surgeon, but happily his professional
services have not yet been needed. An in
terested member of the party is DR.. ]. NJ.
Rice, well known for his remarkable series
of articles on the public school systems in
the large cities of the United States whose
publication in the Forum created so much
comment. Professor Rice accompanies the
expedition as a study. and will discuss the
practical method of education in forth
coming paper.
There are seventy-five pupils in the party
from the High School and the eighth grade
of the graded schools. varying in age from
fourteen to eighteen. The excursion party
left Anderson last Monday morning, at 6
o'clock. and came from Indianapolis on the
Big Four and Chesapeake & Ohio. A day
was spent at Richmond, viewing the sights
of the confederate capital, and there the
excursionists were addressed by the vir-
he ~,
Old Dominion. Leaving Richmond. they Wis
tied Newport News, spent one day in the
surf at Virginia bay, and devoted yesterday
to inspecting Fort Monroe and Old Point
Comfort. Last night, at o'clock. they took
the boat at Norfolk, and, after pleasant
night trip up Chesapeake bay and the Po-
tomac, reached Washington at Z o'clock
this morning None >of them suffered from
sea sickness. The party is registered at the
Howard House.
work in both ends of the Capitol. Repre-
sentative Bynum, whose constituents the
excurslonists are, with them all day.
Scott Bone. the managing editor of the
Post who conducted the Anderson Demo-
crat last year, also Joined the party and
assisted in making the visit interesting and
instructive. Professor Hailman, at present
superintendent of Indian schools. but for
merly superintendent OF public instruction
at LaPorte. also assisted In the afternoon
many. or the party VlSlteu mount vernon
and the tomb of Washington. Some of the
boys showed a disposition 70 escape their
teacher and head for the ball game, but
rhey were corraled. In the evening all the
scholars were put through quiz" class
on the sights and scenes of the day. In this
manner the lessons of the day were fully
explained and impressed on the minds of
the pupils. Tomorrow the party will be
received by the President. Mr.. Durbin
starts for home tomorrow evening, but the
rest of the party do not start till Sunday
afternoon, arriving home Monday evening.