New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-11

ta;ious vbah not io have been anticipated Among
these mly indicate restriction upon ih' awards I" o'
e1y-u having rf -gJcc 90 the Importance I inc 'A'S'
T.tty exhibits cpe,.aIly those which gre 1901 "i
commercial character, cannot be aI''"''''-1''','
dul, with unler the American ?, 7.em' J.
an c.hhitlr who presents % can Of maple f"-u
or two or three bottles Of wine, or piece oi hlo'
worked embroidery made for Che purposes Of the EN'i
lfi0u, IS % receive award purely uuoh lhe me'' "
the iud dual arjcrs shown, without reference ''
3D.. ett oil t4c exhibition made or 10 tie ext A' anu
Importance of ni. production, the reports 81 u' J"-'
viii Nc SD r.r,ricl and their subject, VIII become 800
trivial as % IMPAIR or less. the dignity AMI au'"'l
ity oi tie report made upon exhibits OF greater import
an,c.
Ilc want of t, Limitation sheen felt at the I'''".
TzM1,Ion, aud the result we ind u" HNi'''I -.
award, swollen br the recognition OF wc1t humh'r %
article, Of ulaucstionrd merit but Of merit IL "a very
small way TIns excess inevitably tends 10 diminish "e
uuutr rrc, of those award, which are given 10 eNL'D'
OF a. at commercial value.
The want a. c.lly and adequate preparation I'F l"'
WORK of adjudication has been severely felt through o
Whole progress Of the Exhibition The classification "I
articles as arranged for the judges work omitted soe
Of the most important groups Of products in the EAn"i
ti,n including tra coffee tobacco spices ana the "ho'
line of cereals r,ud RIM IL necessary TO as-tu us ''
cyieencics of the situation required, the omitted pro
duriS 10 groups which were pcrldS already wv
lurGeuod with the number and variety OF olgetS 7""
Of the lines Of classification adopted, moreover nc's'u
greatly the liability. aWay in degree existing o. aiu
cl., aIIiugtAIuuh ctwceu cont Iuuus but NOT tbS"u'F
cotcruiuou, groups; o. even more serious consequence
was the delay sending out blank forms to be hie' "p
by exhibitors with the necessary information lot No
Judges These forms not prepared ANA 'S-u'' J."
season 90 reach more than very small traction ~" ''
f.r,l exhibitors and in the result it was found tha'
very large proportion of the native exhibitors hd
brcn smp.d ctacr not 90 all or so late a. 10 I'H"'i
tncrr,pcs unavailable for the purposes OF the JN"~,-'
who were therefore LETT ia the ucomplyc"c,' oi l' "
oal catalogue, 60 nud oui for themselves h''h '"' W,"
ton Of exhibits and the special advantages claimed "
their producers.
I'm spite o. tine defects noted the American system 81
awards it, think, fully ACKNOWLEDGED 90 - success
by all who have seen enough of its workings 10 DEE "be
O., uG-c of tic results, and think VIII be generally
approved both home and ahrond when the reports "t
the Judges in the several groups shall hc published The
central idea %. you are aware b., to give niouai"ni 10
fine body of vou-by purchasers aud 90 tie general pub
Iie through % series OF discriminating and descriptive
REPORTS instead az making u-r of tokens Aao Ei"d,d
medals which convey practically o." information.
Under The present system, the medal uniform 10 All
cases as 10 size sign. and material becomes only
token that The exhibitor hu. received 800 award The
question what tho award Is j., only answered uy thr re-
port ~ the examining judge, which is expected i"-d
f1ih c elements % merit, ami, as Gar 20, practicable
the degree of merit IN Other words the report ~ ~.
judge answers the question which Socrates used io ask
Of lis antagonists debate when they declared thing
To De sood-ood for whltl Is adapia Ion TO Ga. uses
designed its economy its efficiency and every other
recognized advantage of product, come thde within OBJ
scope Of tc report. Th, medal simply iroar'- that 100
article &, good ID. report COLL, what 10 is good f'. a"'
how good.
.Ta. .y.cm also cualIcsu- t,1,o1 Ia.cln. complr..
SON between object. having m.r,, r ie- dhe..n a7..
though nGiu- under re s,m. class. 10 s.a...iH' BIS
tr,lr think tl.ja fudge should he able 90 sos -.I-