Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-21
Nebraska
Teachers Back
From Journey
Over the East
Superintendent Bishop Tells About
Sightseeing Trip Of Delegation
to Boston.
(From a staff Correspondent.)


LINCOLN. July 10. - Especially 80 state
Superintendent Bishop has returned from
his trip with a party Of Nebraskans to the
National Educational Association conven-
ton at Boston. OF the trip he said:
The party CT Nebraska teachers and
their friends left Lincoln Tuesday after
noon. June Is, four days before the open
ing Of the National Educational Associa-
ton convention. in three special cars, two
from Lincoln and one from Nebraska CITY
Joining them at Red Oak, la. Others Joined
the party at Chicago, Detroit, Toronto. and
Montreal The first stop was at Detroit,
where the party took a boat to Belle Isle
and were then ferried across the Detroit
River to Windsor, Canada, where they
boarded the Canadian Pacific train for
Toronto. From Toronto side trip was
taken by boat across Lake Ontario TO
ave the bar irS saw Toronto'S and left for
Kingston in the evening. At Kingston the
party took a river steamer down the 81.
Lawrence, through the Thousand Islands
to Montreal, arriving there at o'clock FRI
day evening. Two days were spent IN Mon
treal, with headquarters at the La Corona
Hotel Leaving over the Canadian Pacific,
& Maine, arriving at Boston SUNDAY
evening. On arriving at Boston the party
numbered 1O1
About one-half of the party returned di-
rectly from Boston by way OF Montreal
| Forty-eight members returned by the al
verse route via Providence, New f9 OK
party was most delightfully."- entertained FOR
| one-half q day at Providence by President
and Mrs. Alger. of the Providence TX; l.!
! Ranger, and Prof. and Mrs. BalcomD'
former Nebraskans, now at the providence
normal school, From Providence the party
| took an Atlantic steamer for New 1ork
| City, when those inclined had their nrsl
| taste of seasickness in rounding Pon'
Judith. the rough sea and the fog addins
Three DAYS were spent in New York
/ City. A boat trip was taken up the huo'
son to Poughkeepsie. another boat trip e
the Goddess of Liberty on Bedloe's Island
! and an evening trip to Coney Island. Leav'
ing New York City Tuesday afternoon
July r. at 8 o'clock by the Old Dominion
Steamship Line. the party had 80 miI'
ocean voyage, stopping at Norfolk. Stop;
were made at Old Point Comfort ant
Fortress Monroe. Virginia Beach, and Cap
Henry, with delightful trolley TIP acros'
Virginia peninsula.
Leaving Nofolk wednesday evening at
via Norfolk g. Washington Steamboa
Line, up Chesapeake Bay and the PotomaI
River the party reached Washington
Mount Vernon, Alexandra, Arlington, AM
Georgetown, and visits to the public build
ings and institutions of interest.
Saturday evening at 1875 the party lei
over the Pennsylvania lines for Pittsburs
going through Harrisburg. quiet sunoa a
was spent in Pittsburg, the day being mao
; more enjoyable by reason of the lack Q
the greater volume Of smoke which en-
! NOlpS the city On OtHeT udyS lhah poi'No
Leaving Pittsburg Sunday evening, tn
5 party reached Chicago Monday morning
Z and spent the day at the lake front, visit
/ ing Hull House, Lincoln park, the ar
museum and other places OF interes
5 Leaving Chicago Monday evening, Lincol
T was reached Tuesday morning at 1910, on
time announced in the original schedule 10
return. A.,
: At each stopping point on the return TIL
{ one or more members dropped out OF tn
, parry to remain at points in the east for a
extended visit during the summer TO IN
n sixty-day limit allowed by the raiiwa
tickets, So that on the last leg OF the jour
/ ney the party had diminised to twenty
seven. go J.