The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-16

from that impulse OF the southern nsina
TO do honor 20 those IN authority. "a is
zen patiently. almost reverenuv. n that
authority be unqussuoned. ana 10 extend
a hospitality which esleems Iesalf hon
ored ana rewarded in being accepted
50 much for tie midaay meeting an
outdoor affair The evenings rntesirgs
were attended in such NUMBERS thar tbs
school houses in witch they were held
damned, and standing room at the orea
windows az premium Bar az whatever
time OF place. always the same Jeeorum
among the younger members ana The
same spirit Of earnest inq-fry among the
elders.
The last meeting was held at Altus.
once the seat of-aut that IS another
story Ar Aitus the Greer County Teach
ers' association was in session. sad here
President Boyds address was m0rs in
the nature OF formal lecture Here
were deliveredh ( cmfwyp mfwypyPpp
We're displayed such zeal suca enthus-
iasm. and such ali other true teacherly
qualities as are never To b. found save
amous just such unspoile8. unjade3. nm
machiued unardy-a-t1-e6 young workers
as were those. stil racy of the fields
Here President Boyd was hSnored rs
never before nor since. being the sualoct
Of a laudatory song composed En- his
special honor by the teacher of a school
in nearby town. and which was suns
by that teachers pupils from the e-e
platform upon which President BOYD was
10 deliver his lecture. Il WAS an oclas-
ion. altogether. never to be forgotten y
either the lecturer or his audience.
Leaving Altus. President BOYD crossed
the North Fork into tne Wichta country.
thence proceeding % El Reno and home
again 10 Norman
Special incidents encountered IN his
tour President Boyd ret0unts capirluy.
for ne is a fine teller Of stories. Row
there was politics once I'm while ln
some local situation uDon which bis ada
vice would be asked and which required
great diplomacy in relieving how the peO-
pile would give q steer or two" al
around if q school nouse were 10 be
built instead Of levying a tax how ZEE
iactant the people were 90 entertain lLe
tax idea, how the plenty in that land
was equalIed only by she hospita IT'S
which dispensed IL. now hirh the stand
ard of morality was there how There were
mingled fin AN the temper Of the people
the earnest faith in something ~ the
south. and the grim soIemniC Of the
west. though scarcely with the VESTS
humOr. how Kansas PopuIst POLITE
clan on a small scale who was met ON
the tour was won't 10 outgcneral the
southern brother at his own game 90 his
4 ia. q
JOBS and getting them through ana how
Greer county sentiment stiil tended To- tae
admiration ~ the law-a1lding citzsl who
Is quick and ready ora the draw when the
occasion iusudes the show OF galnencss
Illustrative ~ This last point pres cnt
BOYD relates an incident to this cIec-
He and his friend the superintendent ear
ried with them on their journey q re-
v0Iver which neither ot the could use
with any particular effect howere en- Tia
fact. President Boyd admits that bis only
possible show to- biz anything would or
dinarily De to throw az it the gun Itself
one night they were entertained ay
sober-sided Tennesseean Of evident Pres
byterian leauings, not only iu doctrine.
but fn practice In the morning iust
as they were about to resume their jour
ney and as President Boyd was saout ~
step the vehicle. q prairie dog jumped
out Of a hole few yards away Now,
he had shot at countless prairie doss.
as well as jackrabbits and coyotes. but
never q one had ne struck. But by
sort of reflex action his hard now drop
ped on the gun which was lying in TIE
bugry box almost in touch and without
am instants aim he pulled trigger and
spread that prairie dog ont an over his
own dugout; then laid the gun down and
turned again toward his host lie was
amazed beyond measure at the express
sion Of mingled wonder. awe and admir-
alton In the mans face ard immensely
more so. when ne broke Cae 1870 with:
MY Gawd. Stranguh I nevln would n
tuck yuh faw that sawt Of man..
President Boyd was too wise % spoil
a good impression. so he climbed into the
buggy gave the driver the signal and hit
the road while his credit was good.
President B0yd's own coming 90 Okla
homa to take charge of the territorial
university involves a story that IS as ane
on complication ~ the whirls az for
tunes wheel as. perhaps. even Oklahoma
can furnish. The story dates from che
opening W old Oklahoma and is emin-
emily credltable to q certain venerable re-
Gently deceased. but inasmuch some Gre
interested in such q way as % make the
telling ~ the story "a matrergf some de f.
cacv. President Boyd says IL win prob
a1Iv have 90 keep for another eleven