The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-09
'sHIPLoAD Of BRIGHT WITS.
SAILS NORTH, SAILS SOUTH, SAILS
TOTHE LAND OF DREAMS. y
Teachers From Far states Begin to See
New York From Nearer OfIing-And
Not Couple OF Dozen Pairs Of Specta.
clcs Aboard for Fifteen Hundred Noses.

clcs Aboard for Flfteen hundred noses
Fifteen hundred teachers, at least
thousand of Them women, from the Ma
tional Educational Association meeting
at Asbury Park took sail on the Hud-
son and the Ray vest arday and visit to
Dreamland. Three days in all will DO
devoted to looking oter the city, yesterday
being the first.
1t was the teachers OF New York who
gavo the excursion to the visiting dele
gates Yesterday afternoon. They chartered
the steamboat Sirius, took on board one
wing of the exoursionists at Pier l, North
River, at Up. NJ, went up to 10th street, and
there took on another wing. consisting OF
those who had spent the afternoon looking
about Columbia University, and then headed
straight for Coney Island
There we're exhibits on the boat from
about every nook and corner Of the coun-
try. The South and the extreme West
wero exceedingly we'll represented. Miss
Hampton, a niece OF Wade Hampton, and
Assistant State Superintendent OF Eduoa-
ton in Florida, was at the head OF a dele
CATION of "a Florida teachers, eighteen OF
whom had never been In New York before.
Besides these there were teachers from
Oklahoma, teache from Georgia, teachers
from Mississippi, teachers from California
and Orego and bunch OF teachers from
Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and the two
Dakotas,
1t was all new ground for most OF them.
and there was a deal OF overhauling OF
geography and maps to get the lay OF the
two rivers and OF Manhattan Island and
Jersey on the west as the Sirius swung into
the stream and headed north
But that isn't tho way to Coney Island,
said an evident principal who believed IN
exactness in all things. Now, the North
River is tho mouth Of tho Hudson River,
and Coney Island bears east by south.
We're going due north
But we'll turn around pretty soon end
then we'll have New Jersey on our west
and New York or our east and the boat will
TO aimed south" explained spirited young
woman teacher from Oklahoma.
1t is not academical, but it may be mem
toned in passing that a surprisingly large
number Of the young women teachers,
espe tally those from the West we're hand
some teachers-so uncommonly hand
some teachers in fact that how the big boys
in the schools out there ever keep their
ewes on their books is a mystery.
And, another thing, speotacles and eye
glasses. are evidently no longer considered
as an essential equipment OF tho young
woman teacher. Probably you could not
or eyeglasses on all the /, 500 noses. The
shpload did not look in the least Ike the
conventional teacher. in a word. They
looked like 800 exceedingly good specimens,
Of American manhood and womanhood
engaged in hav ing good time.
LIAM Isaxtn al a fh
here and there in the conversation, but
running through it all was very hearty
and evidently very genuine liking and adj
miration for New York.
81 never was Fast hut once before, said
a handsome girl from South Dakota. and
then l went TO Chicago. Now, don't like
Chicago. ioa cant see anything OF ChicaG"
for the smoke
AN l remember of Chicago is State street
and smoke. Tut New York is the best OF
all cities | have ever seen-so bright and
wide and cheerful to look at it. But you
don't have our Dakota sunsets. What,
that fire sunset! Why, that ia very com
mon. | should say. And then the tonic OF
our rice dry, cold winters AZ and 40 below:
1t wakes you IN. But love New York, and
Asbury Park ia delightful.
!-Such fine quiet ordarly people as we
saw everywhere THERE. | have friend
here from Oklahoma She says. 1t was
just the Eastern peoples way. Are they
| that way at ALL these resorts about New
York? President. Roosevelt won us all
down at Asbury.'
Il don't think the Hudson is az fine in
point of scenery as the Columbia River
ilp bv the Dalles said a Pacific Coast
, teacher. -Of course, there are not the fine
residences and the historic associations
on the Columbia. but oh, the vast trees
and the wildness Of it all Yes, it's better
than the Hudson
Il beg your pardon sir, hut can you tell
me the battery that is fring?' said middle
| aged principal teacher,
Those reports you hear. came mega
phone explanation just in time, are blasts.
| They are ripping down the Palisades scenery
and making cobblestone5 OF it,"
Then there was chorus to the effect
that it was a shame, a scandal, an outrage
and so on. while the New Workers on board
| tried to divert attention from Jersey to
| Manhattan Island,
lit was o clock when he Sirius reached
| Coney Island and fifteen minutes later not
| a teacher was to be seen. The whole e1-
curson vanished into thin air apparently
Dreamland swallowe dit up bodily at one
was refrigerated at 10 o. clock and returned
to the city, but Coney Island never knew it
had had the 1900 teachers there.
To-day in the Columbia University Gvm-
! nasium there will be church services for
| the teachers and the Rev. DR.. Lyman
| Abbott will preach