The New York herald., 1872-11-24
justin wInsor superintendent Public Library, Bos
ton, Mass.
The meeting adjourned after the above proceed.
ings.
What is Being Done mt Washington and
Elsewhere.

What is Being Done mt Washington and
Elsewhere.
A circular to educators and others directly in
terested In the proper representation at the
Vienna Exposition OF our public school system
and other means OF creating and difrusing nte
gence is now being prepared by the Bureau OF Edu.
cation Commissioner Eaton has, in pursuance OF
the plan adopted by a conference OF educators held
here on the 18th inst undertaken the super
vision OF the movement. The duty promises
TO be one OF not only an interesting
but herculean character II mas received the
sanction Of the leading superintendents and offlcal
educators, and the President will ask either in thc
annual or a special MESSAGE for a sufficient
to insure the proper of this country
at Vienna. The amount generally deemed neces-
sary Is S500,00o, which win be supplemented by ap-
preparations from the several states for the purpose
OF representing themselves directly by agents, in
formation and illustration or products and
institutions. The Austro- Hungarian authorities
notably Count Andrassy among them, strenu-
Gus in urging upon us the necessity and advantage
OF ful presentation ofour school system. Baron
Exposition has taken especial pains to call our at
tentlon to this feature of their proposed Worlds
Fair. He has written to Hon. John jay, to General
Eaton and to the United States Commissioner,
General 7. .. Van Buren,. fhe aim OF this part OF
the Exposition can be seen by the following ex-
tract from the official programme, all OF which that
relates to the subject win be published in tne Bu-
reaus circular
In order to carry out our share Of this programme
Commissioner Eaton addresses the State Superin-
tendents and those OF cities and larger towns, ask
ing that they endeavor to furnish the following
matter:-
Fna-Charts showing number ofschools, grades studies
in each pupils and by ssx
income er cap9 cost or tuition total cost expenditures
ecosrccinens selected fairly illustrate each
s s s % YnS d nd in %s
grades such as are used In written examination This i
a1 ns %p and pe al
lively teaching with statement OF the pecuiarities,
Taird-To secure from leading cities model of best
& gp
W Is a. "a s modes % heans &
with gymnasc and school furniture, Illustrating work.
General VAN BuREN Buren,, United States Commits
sOner at Vienna stated here at the conference that
the city Of New YORK WIN place upon tne :; ground
classes, furnished and arranged, in which that
city Will gather oil she can offer the world in
relation 30 her public schools. General Eaton ex-
| plains in his forthcoming circular an the necessary
details and asks further that all matters furnishe
National Education Museum and Library at thel
Capital. II is expected there will be considerable
complete representation at Vienna Of their Schools
\ In addition to the public schools, the Commis-
soner will endeavor to secure the cooperation OF
all other institutions, associations or individuals,
| engaged in the work Of education and instruction
as defined and limited by the extract from the pro-
| gramme above given. From the responses already
received he feels assured that with liberal assistance
| from Congress we may and certainly will present
a striking array OF the educational means by which
our youth aided to become intelligent citizens.
Mr.. Sponord, Librarian OF Congress, will probably
OF our libraries fairly presented. DR.. Toner OF
this city, has already undertaken the same
work for the medical societies. DC. Com
missioner Eaton viii have the aid Of all
the bureaus, that like the Coast Survey, Hydro
graphic, Army Engineers, &C., have been en-
division OF "Group No. 26," In fairly presenting
the results OF these labors. Professor Henry, OF
he can give in gathering and presenting the stats
TICS &C., Of the scientific associations OF the