New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-24
EXPOSITION OF THE ARTS.
THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD.

puI1ApELPHIA, June 23.-The feature which
interests most in the great Exposition is prob
ably its dramatic quality the odd phases OF human ma
re in every OF national expression, the broad con
trasts and subtle ukenesses among thom; the unex-
pccted sta and their suggestions Here for In
stance Is an exhibit of tobacco by Richmond firm the
black packers singing of how "Moscs bado old Pharaoh.
Let my people 20 and among the crowd OF iookerson
couple peneSe Commissioners amused and curious
The sons of Ham, with OF Africa fetish worship,
Christian slavery. and emancipation behind them, sing
ing the song of freedom of ancient Egypt to men Oft
race as ancient that OF Egypt just Weakened from their
isolation OF contures aud that in house fujl OF ma
chnery in Philadelphia An OF them wearing Yankee
hats and trousers! Or, here ia Swedish baby, In its
cradle dead the little black coffin standing ready, while
father and old priest look pingly down at the
mother knoelng it, her face hidden. gray haired
Templar the red hs hat stands ard
watches her toe, aud half-dozcn women from OHIO
with Scotch Presbyterian faces, and Dakota indian
who student In Philadelphia school; and as they
pass on they look marbles and sks with altered faces
and DINNER eyes thinking perhaps of come child whom
they had known that also Is dead.
These broken hints OF the great drama OF human lie
mean more TO the visitors than do the Coriss
engine the manufacturing exhibits For the same
reasons one finds women than men In the cduca-
t0ua departments Artists and literary and scent1nc
people 90 through tie buildings, examining this or that
school of painting system Of agriculture or msuutac-
ture order to knew just what the pressnt status OF
their japanese French Norwegian brother IA in
civilization. But woman with children OF her own Is
APP think OF that ether little boy in Sweden OF Africa
or Egypt and to inquire what chances are set before
him, how he is helped or hndered by his country and
how far his training for work In life will correspond
with that of her own Tom Charley. With some sucn
wOnanish curiosity, confess searched the buildings
Of the Exhibition TO ind signal or token nom the
children OF the word and before night 1t seemed as II
great many little hands had touched mime in all quarters
Of the world.
set down my impressions in very unsystcmatic.
dcsutory fashion probably but the facts as far As they
20 are believe. correct. Curiosity like philanthropy,
is apt to begin urEest from home went first to Japan
Tho dark, nervous little in their faultless business
suits whose mild sincere faces meet at every turn,
are In fact the riddle of the Exhibition, which every
newcomer reads in his own way There Is usually
gaping crowd about tho ratings OF their office wonder
ing to "tIe hcathcn acting just like human beings
The average American grudses the assent
which lie gives heather excellence, OF sort iii the
Exhibition. Even the artistic and mechanical skill OF
tho Japanese somehow counter to the teachings Of
his geography; and when he hesrs of tho ndomitable
energy with which. since they were admitted Into the
family of nations they have appropriated the best ideas
of eaoh he feels ueay that some subtle attack being
made his reaion. But even he, after day OF two
goes away with lingering desire 10 give them the right
hand OF fellowship people among whom $50 princes
from sheer love OF country have voluntarily surrendered
At once regal power and income, and tank held by
h''0S0
cans just now.
METHODS OF THE JAPANESE.
Order Is certainly Japan's first law. They carry the
aieety and INTEGRITY Of their hsndcrat into every higher
matter Their presentation OF thcir educational system
and of the training little nldeyed quick
children is detailed and accurate beyond that of any
other nation excepting Sweden. AL the appliances
Japan brins - bear on heT little children 20 MS
them gish American level are here IRON the
code Of rules which govern the Mombushc, or supreme
Bureau OF Education, down 10 the brliantooioFcl
primers for the babies. with tho printed word COW and
the real brintle beside 1t.
The MODibusho MS pamphlet informs u.s. II an
Office for administering the educational Affairs OF the
on,,.ro Ta@ Hirister1nneral NJ instrnotinn "a
assisted by vcemnis5eFs and Inspectors He has abso
lutte power in appointing dlschargug all officials Of
seoond grade, and las advice is usually followed Win
regard those of the rak next his own 1t - also MS
duty to absh systcus OF education OF all kinds wat
ever; according 10 bis own Judgment TO improve the
educational CODE he thinks il necessary to reor-
ganize school districts control local questions, raise
funds, aud publish educational information After this
ear OF an executive officer come other authorities
graded IN rank ministers, inspectors, &C.. vise-headcd
and eleaI-hsnded let Us hope 80 nuch power ID
vested in them. The money for the supper; Of the
schools raised by taxation. The amount in the first
year OF the establishment OF public schools us7i) wa;
nearly 100000 which has steadily Increased until
now Eiu.ation is not everywhere compulsory
although in some districts local laws require 10 he
Upon the wall fond largo map Of the entire I'm
pire as an educational field, with the schools graded ro
primary upward the primary. of the Japencs'
Commissioners explained, correspond 10 our public
schools; the second grade high schools or smaller
eolegcs; gc aDlyoTse3. in aim at least, 20 European
universities There q school for women, he added
with as much OF chow Of enthusiasm az an As'at'
could venture dp0n IN Toxic. which would take rank
with yassar College. In Toxic. also. os found from
manuscript engrossed IN English and japanese were
lrgcsch0ols solely for instruction in foreign languages
a. -(sogakko. French, English, German
Russian ana Chinese were taught il aDrtber English
alone as 0! supreme Importance" Two hundred and
ninety boys study here the language which they learn
10 Lapdo easily and effectively Thc JAPANESE iDdeod
whose owa tongue soft aud liquid the Italian ap
pc,r to be faeio ingus;s as the Poles They learn
however no Lata aud Greek. Girls ami b0ys stday
tgeer in the lower schools, bat they separated IN
the upper the shrewd Japanese loosing at human
nature not by TIE light Of modern theory but OF mother
wit
A solid square at the back Of the department over
which Hoated the purple flag OF the Empire v'ss filed
with tables and containing all the machinery Tor
driving home ideas into the chdren's minds. II as
II door were opened into OF the actual schools
Rows upon OF books. into which was not Of the
least use TO peep; one take their perpendcuar lines
of hieroglyphieS trast, on the Commissioners as
s,lnce that they adopted the best known systems OF
teaching In them "tc English methods in science, the
German IN languagos;" eases filed with srteuated
Skeletons and stated animals other cases OF pressed
p leaves &c tho child cord not raise i.s eye 10 the
walls Of the sehooroonl without insensblv learning
somethnag of botany and natural history. The whole
Kindergarten aystem in use, with ali odd As!a!ic
favor added Fr0oOel gymnasium, States sehooi
library and % bring the little pasans az 1t were next
door to our OWE boys and girls the weekly and monthly
report OF several schools There could one read now
Iohano lust like aud Tom. ranked low In Geography,
and was weak in Analytical Logic Int that his style was
d and Narration (yhatcyer that may bel excellent.