El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-27

!. CONVENTION SMALL TALK
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Worth is in the city attending the
teachers convention. While he is
not nov, strictly speaking, teacher,
the greater part Of bis life has been
devoted to that work, hs having been
for a number OF years superintendent
of public schools a. Ft. Worth. He Is
now engaged in the work OF issuing the
Texas and Pacific Quarterly. publica-
ton conducted In the interests OF
Texas and the T. ~ L. railroad. He
edits the publication for E. P. Turner.
the general passenger agent OF that
line. His work carries him all over
the state in search OF towns or cities
TO advertise through the medium OF the
quarterly. Professor Hong 1s OF the
opinion that the work which he ts now
doing is Of as great educational value
aud as that of teaching the children
He thinks the greatest educational
factors at this time are the press, the
public sch ools, and the railroads. At
q meeting of the faculty OF the Un-
iversity OF Alabama Prot. Hogg was
unanimously honored by comforting
the degree of LII D. This is quite .
high honor and the professor is justly
proud.
Prof o. F. MoMaster, of Thomas
ton, Tex, said he was greatly I'm
pressed with the unbounded liberal
ity of our citizens in preparing TO
entertain the visitors. Tho great
expense gone to in order to make
things pleasant for US has been tho
subject of many conversations among
the teachers today" he said, land
asked q fellow-teacher today 'wbaS
other town would have gone to such .
great expense for our entertain
ment.' =" Pointing to the electrical
en- broidered cornice of the Mills block
he said, Nov look at that for in
stance, and consider the trouble and
expense necessary to produce that
effect, and it all adds to the prevail
ing impression among us that no
pains have been spared to make our
visit to Ell PAso one continual round
Of pleasure"
until arrived in Ell Paso was up-
der the impression that the city had
bitten of q bigger bite than sne could
chew" Prof. G. L. Turner of Carthage
Tex, began his answer yesterday to
the HERALD mans query concerning
his opinion of the convention in gen
eraI But find her more than equal
to the occasion and the manner in
which the visitors are handled shows
we'll formed plans of reception and
entertainment aud an ability to deal
with an influx of visitors that 1t is not
yet overtaxed" Prof. Turner is sup
erintepdent of the city schools of
Carthage, town of about l, 500 inhab-
itsnts and the county seat OF PandA
county, in eastern Texas. He said he
had attended several conventions Of
the T. S. T. A, and was present at a
big gathering of pedagoRues in Mem
phis, Tenn, but Ell Paso has handled
the crowds better and done moro for
the entertainment of all vis1tors than
any of these places.
Prof. Jose Gonzales, county super
il tendeDt of bona Ana county, New |
Mexico, is one of the happy throng of |
education al man in Ell Faso this week. |
In fact Dons Ana county Ia we'll re-
presented here. both in number and
quality of her citizens attending the
convention.
"As regards myself and all those
whom have heard express them
Selves, said Prof Gonzales, "we are
very highly pleased with all existing
conditions in your city this week."
Prof. Gonzales said he was especially
proud OF the election OF Prof. Roach
to the presidency of the T. S. T., A,
''For," said be, LAS Cruces being SO
near Ell Psso, we feel that We share in
the honor thus bestowed upon her and
1 am sure we will reap bensfits from
this selection" He also said he was
especially thankful to Prof, Putnam
for the hearty welcome expressed in
his address yesterday and also the
manner In which be managed his
part of the general exercises. adding
''He showed by his actions as we'll as
his words that he did indeed Welcome
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