Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-07-04
SCHOOL TEACHERS VISIT
ALBUQUERQUE
TODAY
Two Special Trains of Edu-
Gators Arrive. Enroute
to Los Angeles
Meeting.
THEY SAW MANY
UNUSUAL SIGHTS
Spent Several Hours LOOKING
Over Points of Interest In City
and We're Immensely
Pleased With Their
Trip.

Albuquerque is host today to sever
al hundred school teachers, .nclud-
ing many of the most prominent edu-
Gators or the eastern and central
states who are EN- route to California
u attend The meeting of the Nations
al educational association, which le-
| gins next Monday in Los Angeles, and
which will be attended by at least
! 1900 teachers
A special train on the Santa Fe ar
rived at 1925 this afternoon, carry
ing nine Pullmans loaded with school
teachers. both women and men, and
second train arrived at 2 O'Clock,
likewise freighted.
The teachers remained here for
| nearly two hours and they had the
| times of their lives as guests of the
| local teachers and the instructors
from the University of New Mexico.
Prominent Educators.
Among the prominent educators on
the special trains were:
DR.. Thompson. president of the
University of Ohio; Superintendent
Shaw, of the Columbus, o., schools;
superintendent A. NJ. Greenwood, OF
the Kansas City, Mo-, schools; John
II. Kirke, president of the Missouri
State Normal school, at Kirksville;
Walter Gidinhagen and wife, s. u.
Underwood and wife. both connected
with the Kansas City schools; s. w.
Carr and wife. in charge of the Day
ton, o., schools; G.. b. Morrison,
president of the Mckinley Manual
Training school of st. Louis, and
scores Of other prominent school
teachers.
Their train left Chicago on July
], and for the past four days they
have been stopping at various places,
viewing the wonders of Kansas City,
Leavenworth, Pueblo, Colorado
Springs. Pixies Peak and Denver, but
they did not strike the really in
teresting point in their journey until
they reached Albuquerque.
Surprised Them.
Il never saw such a place." said
Prof. James Hutton, of the University
of Illinois. why you have a modern
pushing city of fine aspect, splendid
buildings. and everything that we are
used to back in the states, while all
around you tower big mountains with
air so pure that one almost feels in
toxicated While breathing 1t. Then
right here on the depot platform, you
have the quaintest Indians on earth.
Back of you on the west you have
what Is probably the oldest town in
the country, all DOLBY and it beats
me to have to explain to my friends
here, that there's a modern race
track with races and ball games go-
ing on adjoining that town at this
minute"
visit Many Places.
Prof Hutton's amazement was
only sample of what the others felt
and expressed. The party spent their
allotted time in the city and every
moment was filed with surprises to
them The new city, old town, the
Rio Grande, the lumber MILL and the
thousand and one other interesting
points that Albuquerque presents
were all visited briefly.
largo CT Cd tn To
the mountains, believing that the
Peak they saw east of the depot
could easily be reached in 20 or 80
but they came back after
reaching High street, an Albuquer-
quean having admitted to them that
the mountains are a good many miles
away, even If they do look so close.
The first special lest at 1850 O'clock
and the second is due to leave at 4.
One feature of the visitors that at
tracted general notice was the beau
ty of the women and the good look
ing men who compose the party.
There were pretty bright cheeks In
plenty and a better attlred party
never visited Albuquerque. They were
like party of school children out
for a lark too, and they had fun ali
the time. They'll always remember
the Duke City.