Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27


American order will receive more prompt,
and graceful al,eL,ion, and as 4, isiin cores.
pondence with various paris Of the conli-
nen,. IL, can doubtless, furnish works In o,h-
erlangaages ahan English, difhoyeyer,
your readers would import, directly from the
continental can name no gentleman with
whom they can more safely or adyanmge-f
cusg correspond than with Mr.. Hector Bos-
sanger25 Quai Voiiaire, Paris. Mt. Bos-
sange spsakslh lhe English Language. .,has giss
iedlopF eppRifXr md hassrfleesse n'et'l
Kofk, ccnducied BY ks son. q He. has long
been engaged in ,tea business, and will carr
ry iipio The conlinenlal markh,s bisr enlarged
experience, knowledge, and Acquaintance;
buy for you 10 The best advantage. pack and
forward the purchases in the most safe and
expeditions mode, and charge you but a
SMALL. commission. | name these gentle,
men from no sirislerviews, but partly 10 in-
troduce worthy friends 10 western readers.
and chiefly 10 facilitate The importation Of
foreign books for the numerous lbroriss,
private and public, which are springing into
existence in our immense and improving
country stl d, f-sl.,'tto ,afI o,,.. ~,
er g., THE EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITION. .s-
The Society for The encouragement ol the
Arls, Manufactures, and Commerce, was
holding It's ONE HUNDRRDTH annual session
when | was in London. This Society was
established ior, "besIowing pecuniary and
honorary rewards for merilorious works in
the various departments OF fine arts, for dis,
coveries, inventions. and Improvements in ag-
riculure, chemistry, manufactures, and other
useful arts; for the application OK. such nat
uraI and artificial products. whether Of home,
colonial or foreign growth and manufacture,
as appeared likely 10 afford fresh objects Of
,rdusry, and TO increase the trade of The
realm by extending The sphere and opera.
lions Of British commerce." Ithas already
expended $5O0,O00 in prizes, premiums,
and grants, given rise 10 mary improve
mems in manufactures, and opened new
sources of industry and commerce. |,
maintains an extensive correspondence with
scientific men in ali paris Of the world, pub
fishes weekly Journal, and takes into union
with i'sell literary and scientific institutions
and mechanics institutes, on the basis oil
perfect security TO The cOnunued indepen.
dence ofthe Institutions, aud The freedom ol
their selfgovernmen.. I,s sessions com.
mence in November and end in July, during
which period papers are read and discussed
every "Wednesday evening, |, has. from an
early day Of i,s history, held annual exhi.
bi.ions. and inihese originated the great In.
dus,rial Exhibition Of 1851. Il has always
aimed 10 subserve The cause of education
as The great means by which progressive
/ improvement in arts, manufactures, anc
commerce can be secured; and II celebrated
It's hundred,h anniversary by great exhi
bitten, sustaining the same relation TO edu
cation as the Industrial Exhibition Of 1851
did 10 The mechanic Srls. Ii sought to rep
resen, the state Of education in France. Prus
sia, Belgium Hanover, The German States
Holland, Norway; Sweden, Denmark, Swi,z
erlund. the United States Of America, ant
the United Kingdom Of Great Britain ant
Ireland. The Exhibition was held in "Sl
Marlin's Hall" and was opened by an In
augural address 'On 'he Material Helps o
Education, by Rev. VIM. Whewell. d. D
During i,s continuance, lectures and conver
sasions were held every day in the week
had no time to hear any of these lectures
but look allew hours TO visit the hall an
mark the chief objecls on exhibition.
q Among the gentlemen appointed by ,hei
respective governments 10 visit and .epoi
I on this exhibition, was our counlrymau
Hon. Henry Barnard. .of Connections; Barne
g. Co. New York: New York Board of Ed
J ucdlion; Peabody, New York; C. F. Slams
! bury, Massachusetts; E. l.. Youmans, Ne,
81 York. e.ag.
/. felt liule chagrined ut not meen
3 with any Thing from Ohio, and a lille Sui
. prised 10 see objects from the schools {
Ceylon. India. aud Malta. sat-, la.l.
The articles consisted OF educational or
{. paralus, cabinets Of objects, results Of schot
: labor, e,c.--such as philosophical insttl
9 mems; models Of school buildings, drawing
. showing plans, elevations, and sections
groups Of school buildings; models Of desk
4 easels, blackboards, curtains; cabinels 4
q fishes, cabinets ol minerals, cabinets Of vel
2 o,able prodnclions; maps, drawings, pain
4 ings; cupies, abaci, diagrams, limeiablel
boxes of geome,rical solids; books for a
$ school and acadenical classes on. all sch'
L las,ic subjects; embossed books and embosse
9 music for ibe blind; copies for outline draw
ing; architectural and mechanical drawin
7 elementary works for teaching color, copit
" for shaded drawing; solid models; colort
y examples; globes; dressed dolls; articles
L linen and crochet. work; mats OF straw plai
o samples Of laundry work; needle.wmk az
kniuing; samplers; model shins, mod
e nighl.goWns, and model cooking khehe
J. intended 10 teach cooking in schools. L
J. deed, !, was enough 10 weary man 10
}. through the vprions departments on The d
y lerenl floors. This exhibition was calcul
II led 70 CONVINCE US that others have paid 1
tenlion 10 education rs well as ourseyt
u Swedes and Norwegians could teach us son
s. things. You will agree with me e,hat 4
m old world makes education rather more pre-
'r .ical.a well as Ornamental; than WI 4
}. In Ibis respect we have lesson 10 leal
: The cause Of education has recently receiy
in q new impetus in England; tits nal.er
u conversation and discussipn among all eli
'g ses. and 10 q leading object Of goyernmen
h. concern: Ooi.teachers are uni ling n