The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-07-29
Letter from Prof. A. S. Dale.

E0ttOf DOSSttf DNHH6' SouO
you this letter for publication. You
see you have spoilt me. You publish
ed my letters last year, so I write
again, feeling confident that I will
reach my friends through your valua'
bic paper.
Some of my pupils have already
written to Mrs. Dale and myself,
which was highly appreciated by US.
For those and others, who may write,
l take this method of answering.
When we left Shreveport it was
very hot, aud when we got to Nash
vile, it was hotter. We stayed three
days in Nashville, and the nights
were so hot it was impossible to get
a good nights rest. During the day
we were compelled to keep in the
shade most of the time, the sun was
so intensely hot. Several became
overcome by heat and fell on the
streets, while we were in Nashville.
We first took lodgings rear the
Peabody Normal School, on the hill,
but it was so inconvenient getting to
the Centennial that we moved oul
quarters down, near the gate. We
got excellent lodging for IS cents
apiece; but very good rooms may be
had for SO cents night. Our break
fast usually cost US Csc. apiece, and
supper the same.
We did not carry lunch, but col
our dinner on the grounds at the
Fair. Dinner usually cost 35c. or 40c
apiece. Indeed, things are very rea
sonable inside the grounds. You may
get ham and eggs, butter, bread
pickles, and coffee, for 25c. Their
let's see what it will cost to take ,
trip to this magnificent, instructive
and most interesting Exposition. W.
will remain FIVE days:
Cost of ten days ticket $l4 4
Sleeper, one night each way; s. 0O.----- 0
| Board 81 % Lodging 50 75.------- 0
Street cars SO cts. entrance to Fair $3.50 0
Food coming and going to Fair. 5
Total cost of spending five days at
| Centennial. $32
These figures are not too small. Il
fact, one may make the trip on less
If ones means are small and he mus
Do on less, meals may be had for l
cents and Is cents, and beds for 2
cents. Then he may bring enoug
lunch to last him to Nashville, an
not take a birth in sleeper. He nee
not use a street car at all.
Ride in day coach, anyway, an
take the sleeper when night comes
Engage sleeper before night, or wal
until night, and take it. You ma
have to take an upper birth, bu
there's not very much difference any
way.
Iadvise any one who can possibl
spare S25, to see this Exposition. ]
you can't stay five days, stay less ]
. is az education in itself. See it by a
means. As for teachers, they shout
see it if they had to borrow the NOR
ey. borrowed the money to Wis
the Worlds Fair, aud I have neve
been sorry for it. Seeing such thing
as this is sure means of raising you
salary. Teachers, you are standin
in your own light if you remain a
home
Oh! how l would like to take ID
pupils over this Exposition: But,
1 can't do this, I can do the next bes
thing, see it and tell you about it,
Boys and girls, 1 think of you muc
when I see anything worth seeing.
There are great many other sight
in and about Nashville that are we
worth seeing. The State Capitol
a magnificent building. The ground
are very beautiful and spacious.
Nashville is city of schools an
colleges. Vanderbilt heads the lis
Belmont College and Boscobel Co
lege for Young Ladies; the Stat
Peabody Normal College; the I'm
|