River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-26
The Association.

In making arrangements for a
meeting of the character of the n. w.
Wisconsin Teachers Association, the
management is laboring under the
disadvantage of dealing with an un-
known quantity. The attendance has
been variable in character and no
reasonable prediction can be made of
the number that will be present at
this meeting. 1t may be $50 and it
may be 300. This is said in the inter
ests of the people who have kindly
offered entertainment to the teachers.
If the attendance should be small,
not all the accommodations now
available will be needed: if the at
tendance proves large additional
places must be secured. The adjust
ment of two teachers to one room-a
condition made by several of those
who have notified US that they will
open their homes-will be a de-
termining factor in the disposal of
the teachers at different places.
/ OF necessity, many will express a
preference for places near the school,
or for accommodations where several
may be together, and various other
conditions that will have to be con-
sidered
Its the wish of those most interest
ed i'm the matter to make the con-
veniences for these visitors as great
as possible, and send them away, after
their two days stay, with the best
possible opinion of the City of River
Falls, and gratified that they have had
the opportunity to become acquainted
with the place. 1t is to the
personal interest of all who have the
welfare of the city at heart, to aid in
making a good impression upon the
strangers who will be within our gates.
We do not expect to emulate our
sister city of Menomonie in this
, matter There, all the visitors were
| accorded the best the city had to offer;
the many homes of wealth were
thrown open; hotel bills were paid,
and all accommodations were without
| money and without price. So well
were the teachers treated that all
other cities have since been somewhat
reluctant to receive the Association.
This kind of hospitality is not ex-
pected and most teachers, without
doubt, prefer to pay reasonable
L for what fhnN 0pf
| The rate mentioned in the JOURNAL
and upon the program was not given
with any desire TO put a price upon
other peoples possessions, but as ex-
pressing what is usually charged for
| temporary accommodations of ex-
| cellent character in private homes.
The writer, in doing institute work,
| lives great deal in other people S
homes, and dollar a day, with room
| and first class accommodations is an
| almost invariable price. / think the
teachers will be perfectly willing to
pay that price for satisfactory accom-
modations such as | feel certain will
be in most if not in all cases afforded.
Teachers will arrive on the noon
train Monday, probably in small
mum bers, and on the evening train in
larger numbers A few will not
arrive until Tuesday noon. All will
leave on the afternoon train Wednes-
day.
The citizens are cordially invited to
attend these meetings, all of which
are public and free. The program OF
the general meetings will be found in
| this issue.
Persons who have sent me word that
they will accommodate teachers will
| greatly oblige the committee by
notifying us Immediately in case they
receive teachers not sent by us. II
may save us the embarrassment OF
sending teachers only to find the
| places filled.
| w. j. BRIER.