New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-22
THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITIONS.


| A NEW SYSTEM OF AWARDS AND JURiES.
| JURORS TO BE PAID SALARIES FOR THiIR SERVICES
a METHOD or AWARDING MEDALS THAT WILL
PREVENT DISPUTES ABOUT ONE MDN BEING
OF HIGHER DEGgER THAN ANOfhER-NEW
hotels.
lYRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or TuE TRTBuNE.i
PHILADELPHIA, April 19.-In reference to
awards and the of jus for making them
some novelties ami supposed improv have been
introduced at each successive International exhibition"
The Paris st, differed from tiit adopted al iiic last
London Exhibition. and NJ Vienna they devised sOmo-
thing thai resciOlcd neither very closely II would not
be appropriate for the American Centennial exhibition
mnua.ers to copy either Of the Ola World systoins
Originality in expected Of Americans n nothing els"
accordnly Mr. Goshori and his associates have formed
plan OF their own Fortunately their efforts have re-
suited system TINT Is simple ana ptacuclbie ana
mani!estly free of the imp:riec ion' thai
weru ey eoped carry Jug out tho eystens adoed tor
making awards AT former fairs
There Is to be no distinction OF awards no classification
OF prizes Zach exhibitor 10 whom in award Is denied
will receive IA bronze medal and diploma. The medals
will be all alike. and the diplomas VIII differ only III tie
matter OF tho names OF the exhibitors receiving them and
the articles which they given but attaebet u"
each diploma will be AN extract from the rapport o the
Jury upon the group In which the article is displayed.
setting forth specifically the elements OF merit in the ar
to. upop which the award biscd which wilt include
nsideraticns relating 10 originality. invention discoV-
cry utility. quality. skill. workmanship, ttncss
for the purpose intended, adaptation To public
wants, economy, AMI cost. These reports Will he
signed 10y The jurors making them. Thoy viii
DO the real prciunsthe medal and diploma serving rs
evidences that the exhibitor displayed article Of rccos
nized merit willie the report Will show ns what lis par
ticular merit Undor this Arrangement we shall DO
spared the contentious Of exhibitors Us to VINO received
the highest prize winch followed the Paris and vienna
fars All discussions Of that kind Will be settled by an
appeal reports Of the jury Al Paris discriminating
awards were given. consisting OF grand prizes, gold
medals silver medals. bronze medals. and diplomas of
honorable mention aut there were aiso special medals
70 Indicate winch nuptcr Of articles ,eivius the
grade of prize was the best dozen piano mana
ana each claimed that he had BEEN given the highest
pIi1r, wiIio tried 10 deceive the public by
being higher the list than others in proof Of their
claims ci superior merit At Vienna there was great
layishncss in bestUwiug awards 1916 being distributed
among 10 900 exhibitors They were divided into tl
general classes rst diplomas OF honor corresponding
10 the grand prize Paris; secondly. five Kinds ol bronze
medals; and thirdly, diplomas OF approval Tue
melais were for progress, for mort Tor go"a
TASTE for art, and for wOrkpeH who had rendered
valuable service IN the production OF artcis exired
II auhOr1tativcy announced that ali nedas were ol
email rank exhibitors receiving % NJ once tried 70
deceive The Iblic their value Thus American
exhibitor advertised that among several Amerlc,n ma
chimes in cer,aiu class his was the only one
which obtained The medal Of merit which WAS the truth
but only half The truth two three others having
ceived the medal Of progress Worse than this sewing
machine concern boastd that they alone had been
awarded diploma of approval supprssing Ut course tao
fact this the lowest prcmiui and that Others
had received higher Snch tricks will not be posi-
be after the Pilade hia FATS The awards II honestly
made 10y competent judges. VIII furnish The pubic WIN
Information To the merits Of the articles
exhibited
In the organization of tho International jury feature
introduced by the Centennial u'slagers winch
believe entirely novel, aud that Is. salaries for the
Jurors Their number is fixed ~ 200, onr-bf 81 whom
be Foreigners appointed by the Commission OF each
country In conformity with an allotment hereafter to he
uade. :o the other nall Americans selccted ~ the Ceu
tenuial Commission. Each juror II To receive 81 900 Tor
his personal By thus making them si,ariod
officers of III" exhibition IL s believed thoroughly com
which they will DO assigned can be sctura
and that they lie held to thrr work
until 10 accomplished Ia accepting saarcd position
will feel Obligation To perform encent service.
obligation which the unpaid jurors Of former eXn
billions in many instances insensble The lry
will be comparatively small IN nunbers At the Paris
jury numbered 600 aud at Vienna in 1873 there
070. IHo servre both these fairs ah honorary
and wlien IL was found that u involved hard and
lOuyNOutnucd Labor, many Of the Jurors abandoned H.
To keep the jurors together at Vienna and give tein
return euDyincni for their they wtIo
diverted with banquots and excursions 10 neigh
The addition of S2OOOoO tine OF Ctuten
NAL IL serious NATTER In Wow OF the strstenod
sources OF the Cowmissou but II It efficient
jury work that viii stand the teal OF snbsoquent criu
home and abroad II will be money well spent. I
snuuld add that IL 10 hoped that the nducenent OF
salary, which, small M u H. will DO sufficient ~ pay for
passage and Tie necessary peLses
ave mouths living In Philadelphia. will secure
the hero Jurors OF many Of tho leading scien
tine OF Europe whose relOrts the Industries
aid of the United saes will DO OF greaI value
This consideration had much we ht with the Commits
sion in deciding the saiary question:
Last . project foot to provide acc0mm0-
datiuRs for centennial visitors which promises " be
carried out because 1t not TOO expesss for the very