The Washington times., 1907-10-15
Georgia Girls Indiana Teachers!
Capital CitU IS Taken Blu Storm
OF Beauty, Grace, and Curiosity
SightSeerS From Two
States Pleased With
Washington Sights.
Cracker" Girls Declare
Washington Men Are
"Awfully Cute.

Erudition from Indiana. eager curios-
ity and patriotism from Georgia, and .
distinctive type OF beauty from both
places filled the corridors OF the Metro
politan Hotel today and then permeated
20 the Avenue. 20 the Monument, TO Ar
lington. and TO Mt. Vernon.
Indiana has sent some OF it's school
teachers to Washington. Georgia con-
tributes dozen school girls; the for
mer are bent on acquiring knowledge
and scholastic enjoyment the latter
have drunk deep enough OF the Plerian
Spring and have come TO giggle and TO
have enjoyment. scholastic II necessary,
but giggle-promoting IL possible. Any
way. they are here. no ? after how DIFF
ferent the point Of view. The teachers
ind the city most instructive and edu-
cauonal, while the girls think its
just too dear for anything"
The teachers live in Oakland City, Ind.
The "Georgians" are from the Shorter
College at Rome.
Indiana at first declined TO be inter
viewed.
When asked; "How's the author crop
in Indiana?' one OF the dispensers OF
knowledge said:
The author crop does not flourish en-
our soil. IL grows best when trans
planted. We sow the seeds in our In
diana schools, but II takes root and
grows better In classic Chicago or near
Hoboken.
"a
are unsatisfactory; they seem 10 try
10 forget Indiana We are going 10 ply
more attention to corn hereafter"
How DO you like Washington men?''
Haven't Seen Washington Men.
Il have not seen many Of them. 1
have talked to none. They appear to
be sick al the time. mean they look
sick. But perhaps II * asthetfCisru. I
remember years and years ago seeing a
picture or the Capitol in my geography
and wondering II I should ever sec 1t.
a mixture Of DOrtc. Pantheoniac. and
as the great .celaIdic poet says. it,
but the Georgia girls came down the
stairs and Interrupted the half-inter-
preted conversation.
Yes, I'm from Georgia" said the
spolSeslady. and she giggled. Are you
reporter Q. my Well this town
20 reporter before. (GiggleI i Ike
the men mere. but why do they wear
those white gloves? I have a friend
who wears th"se gloves In Georgia. but
she is woman and wears them when
she's washing dishes. They are the
style oh,
And the women are cute. too. they
are well dressed, but they have awful
feet The feet are too large for any
thing. And the short skirts make them
look larger. ] never saw such feet. And
the skirts. Why every woman looks
like n little girl.
Tut the men (giggle) are cute. too. aw-
fully cute There was one on the
car
Chorus OF ahems from the other girls
and Mr.. T. J. Simons. the guide ap-
peared:
we are delighted with Washington, ."
said he. 1T Is an Impressive city. There
is nothing we do not like about IT. Do
not quote me unless you wish"
The school teachers az Misses Celia
RaUGh. Mary Cantwell Ada Maxon
and Matte Patterson. while the Georgia
party consists Of Misses Elmer. Turner
Fern. Howard Davis. Moore NumaIly
Lee Delay. and McGhee. They are I'm
charge OF Mr.. T J. Simmons. who has
ben Al the head OF Shorter College
Since 1875