The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-06

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What do the visiting teachers think
OF the social side Of Boston?
OF course, they are all polite enough
to say they are being very Eospita oily
entertained, etc.
But IL you win the onfidence Of some
of them-especially the Southeiners--y
hear different story.
Said a Missouri girl: When first
arrived everybody on the various COM
mittees. and the people I am staying
with; in fact everybody met the first
day or two were Invariably so kind and
cordial and polite that l made up my
mind that Boston's chilliness lad been
exaggerated, and perhaps a fable. But
/ have discovered by this time that
there are at least two sorts OF peo-
pie In Boston. l came in contact first
In touch with educational matters
subsequently, ! mot quite another
set-society people. went to reccp-
ton. didn't care much about going,
because what time I have lett after
convention sessions, had rather see
the ocean. or historic Boston, but some
Of my friends, said we would have a
chance to meet some very delightful
people, old families, true aristocracy.
went.
well, + never felt SO insulted IN my
life! Those people actually had police
men, In uniform, and inspectors IN cltl-
zens clothes, there to watch US all the
time!
"rhey had sent out just 300 invita-
tions, and was assured they had Deeh
very carefully distributed, Blu. out OF
the 300 less than 100 attended. They had
tea on tho lawn, and hardly any tii'le
was spent In the house.
Now, what I'd like to know Is: what
did those people fear? Did they fear an
incursion of Cloths and Vandals! were
they afraid OF teachers, nineteen-tWen-
tieths of whom, at this convention, Pres
ident Eliot says, are women Dlu tnus
think we would steal or destroy properly
''Tho police were most or them KEEP.
out OF DOORS so 1t seems to me most
likely that they thought we would tear
w the trees and shrubbery.
"And these people were SO 1l-ferent
from the, sort We had been meeting ihey
were not hearty or natural. some spoNe
In an affected sort Of way ana some 70,
garded us as II we were treaAs' anu
most of them patronizcd us
."rhere was at least one man VINO was
n regular snob. When we went out on
the lawn one of the hostesses suggested
that II we wanted to be truly rural we
might sit on some OF the haycocKs'
she said she never regarded an al
fresco affair as truly reaHsuc Without
havcocks. SO we followed her sugges-
ton.
"a little party of us went beyond the
others, who were In chairs, and sat on
tho haycocks, thinking We were extra
uollte in humoring her, though VIC We're
in terror of spiders and bugs.
"We,l we brought our cold tea along
In our hands. hut nobody followed US
with any frappe. and as 1t was hot, It
rn Their made our mouths water to see the
Others having it: so finally one young
man In our party-we were fortunate In
having one OF the few OF the species who
went to the reception-volunteered to go
after some.
.'He went over to the table and said
to one OF the hosts politely: There Is
a party OF us over here on the hay
cocks. Can take over some sherhet 70
them?'
"'Why, IL they belong to the party,
yes said the man In the most super
cilious manner.
"Well, our friend was about the mad
dest man you ever saw. He wanted TO
ask how the man thought any inter-
lopers could get In by the police guard,
and to say that We didn't care anything
about their old sherbet or frappe. any
way, but for the sake OF the ladies' he
controlled himself, and said; VI.
why. of course. they belong to ths
PARTY. They were told to. go and sit On
the haycocks. because, l suppose. IT was
thought there were not chairs enough
'''Well, there are chairs enough, SAID