New-York tribune., 1876-07-14
THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

| PHILADELPHIA. July NV hen one sees o'er
the entrance to the gallery of the Main Building he
sim Massachusetts Educational Exhibit, he Ieeis sure
that here at least place where there cannot he
" too much Boston," He is not disappointed The ex-
bbit ia complete well-arranged. iDtelgibe, and un'
osentaous might be extended over twice us present
area and be too thin. AS 49, the TWO wings Vi ho
east gallery ankng the Hook organ and the sides Oh te
stairways closely stored with drawings plans DOCKS
models appaatus-everything that serves education ana
,opders The question arises ut once How
can the best and only result Of education be exhibited
at ALT As you look down the Main Bniidihe irom 'he
gallery you get from that reiterated out sig
nfcsnt abbre yiaOn Mass on all sorts OF fabrics Oh
iron and wood converted INTO useful and beautui iors
and On shelves loaded with books In the art gallery
recognize the of artists long associated with the
state This educational IL to set forth the methods
~ training by which the results in manufactures litera
| turc, and art are reached
To bepin with Boston, the natural focus Of the learning
AS well Of the trade OF the ancient Commonwealth The
Public Library opened in 1852 with single deposit OF
10000 volumes Ia the largest free reference ana
loan library the modest little tablet sets
ont the facts that the library has main center with SIX
local branches and two rcmoer deliveries, and to Oi
300 900 The annual issue is loOoOoO volumes
and the annual loss 100. The expenses OF administration
and control last year we're $4,000 Seventeen volumes,
elecany bonnc IN the Of the library, IN great
variety Of STYLE from yellum 10 cloth present sets o. re-
rorts bulletins statistical formaton an exact account
OF the method ~ oanng books, and photographs OF the
building and rooms. After this the statement that there
are 50 similar Institutions in the state OCCASIONS no sur
urse In The same roou that s north OF the organ, are
found Of all public documents, II Volumes contain
ing specimen Of every newspaper ald every pero'd'
published in the state indcXed and cataloSucd, unique
feature sample grammar school library, snpplcd py
the city each Of ITS grammar schools, consisting oi
100 STANDARD volumes OF dictionaries, cyclopedias'
histories and books Of general refer sets OF text
,l,.l-l l-lpt,.. an tla IA
Bay after plans obtained by Mr.. Phlbrick in Lcipsc,
and Justly claimed IA model This schOuhouse arrests
attention IL Is only two stories high-for ia" oGrehs
sakc-receiyes light the LEFT Of the pupils from wei
distributed windows, Is skiiuly warmed anu N"ht-
lated abounds in sensible aud timely conyenIences, ana
anally butt three SIDE, Of court AT last ihrna
little land worth no end ~ dollars is devoted to the
blessed mini Of light and air TO crowded school
Sir Charles Reid wLo has caused the "iec""h IN
London within two years of lNO scbooEhouseH cap1Die
of receiving 100000 pupils. has adopted the same plan
Of building To all who serve ON school Boards III Iarge
towns this school-hOuse Is very instructive.
Hpspn eNhiis IOi volumes of scholars work in every
department The kindergarten display Is very com
pcte and most visitors entirely novel Th"ie Il none
better In the whole Exhibition Tho results OF teaching
sewing fun Of interest large portfolios are hed
with the bowilderiug mysteries OF the needle. Mrs
Richards with Mr. ~, harls. joint custodian Of the
rooms, explains hat many Of the girls ia The lower
grades Of schools have cut and made their own clothing
tlrous shout aud the curious may hhd mere o.'pAlod
what the little glrs from To u years old can learn to
10 in hcmmns and binding and patching ana m'hhlhS'
IN buton.holc- oycrsraming, and tuchAS, IN stitching
iuI telling AMI hcmmas and cros'Wi-e f'lnS' III i
poverty, hun auloh no, this . not nn ai'ic 1lt
school AMI this IA. way thc ttlc girls from
ever singing the "Spng oi the Shirt" TIL" experiment
Of teaching wing u larger girls ucd IN the winthrop
school has been very successful. beautiful samples
clrn.y uroyr The m.tboI OF mU.c-cachlne IN public
Il. 1. la NJ gl "A n.
Drawing viii De spoken Of elsewhere. But nt'n't IN
;c Boston exhibit c.utrrs IN the "ur0 o the primary
schools. These have been the special Gaze Tor - pears
~ SIR John D. rhptck. the ni"nt. and TIA"
IMPROVEMENT 90 methods AMI or IuFaun oI Tie ""ir
=. stem which have rendered 1t effective nr' largely
iua 20 sim. Of special rNhhi,s IN The -onth G'Iery'
under iAc win: o fhr Commonwa a'th, many others a"
ls r.ri,oiou, u som, respects tuut oi R,on alcm
send, q uuille collection of photographs, contrasting
The old ,.fy and hc new. together with stl,iil mat
49, pt. agdl,rr u 90 port .oo Wor,.- Fan River and
other ol',- ard town. contribute plans "ui Nr"Srl
ir latter thos from y, v'uu attract attention ior rg.'
o.. . aud ;l.,r lium Worcester io uorougno>s. Tue
.. a.. .n.,ts 'r-i'orou. Nca Bedford Illsc-
'oWHr" aEt inter ei Do. eNui' oil ' 'i'l.' ~ ''i "l
'usids aud '"''h'I o' 4"'''l '''''".'' III ~ % Az
M,av private institutions make exhibits Of view.
vi G.us .au !utr riHis ,.iA s.'" pti"' ,,''''',"
b. ,r- fItf,.uG ,.uu- tIn 30 tI.aHu ui the n"lh-
orrblr niding. ana places at Cmprd-r. Williams
college EXHIBITS tue earliest trNtho'k u botany pi.'-
h,hrl u .is country, written ~ nrny. y.t, .l. ~, -.
since written The same subject. william, aisr shows
cppy ui Ea.ous Geology, one oi tay 'ti"'.5 DOOR ~
t-aI science, p'5sfd bJ ~ f1,my ID -, @ Ivy,
papI.c record of all tue "I ii' - lit'''
20 m riiurc. NArrr are lnc ISIS 'i2m Nv, '...; & '"-
ire'-i Toe s.fia'n2 tNh",t. rom ~, i- 'l
uulusy ~ Boston uEd worcester Nn-' d. separately
described IN another a''d'. tmns Hlfr,' aII,, aII' ~
me complete vor. a. DI. Howe, ,d' by gid" VITA 'Hr
t',. ~ 49, "y -, ~ ptn,ie n nv w,sh II,
nnir tucu independent. certainty rg'>'ht On unusual
cnan- 81, iih and T"r"' ",ih Is ,."" D. ii@ i'', go 49,
,.,ia M -%i. % ", W nr U,vrr Ii,yli,rh and Neas-iz
IrIe.,r ~ marble, and Horace Mann iu NOT
ci dr,,i.1a5 of t. TrIu.cot tI, rr,ul, of years OF
patient study Of the heavens ant rm1rkahr for ne
,ara-y. OF apparatus for Instruction. one finds the
pretty FrocDe Gifts ior KINDER, r'us, sample sc of
tar physical apparatus used In u grammar school, oi
Boston. The Terrestrial Globe ANA Hsnd Boon devised
py Miss Ftl, moucis Tor drawing AMI mechanical aP-
,aritus contributed Dy the Worcester lnStttc aud use
u illustrative char, of the Metric ,trm contributed
by the Institute of Technology, exhibited Tho bos-
t1u Publishers exhibit some lines of Textbooks. MIS-
Richards sits at drsd organ which, when d''f,l'
"noi an orgln" and vice But the state presents
unique and attractive exhibit Of general character
under the general direction Oi committee o the Board
Uf Education, but specially under the charge OF Hr.
Phbrisk, who acted agent t his reflection as su-
prrnicndent uf Boston schools ana 0 ar T. d. Richards
the present cuSioian WIN Az "9p1p iatloh oi 7loVo
tnr State has brodgnt together pretty complete display
% hcr or educating aud Tor improving her
ritzcnS. Ia the north room are the dIa"inS' P"sllt
work. aud paintings Of IN" Normal Art SHhDol ANA
drawings from the commun schools aud ilto evening
school, artisans Ih, WOrh J., t.c hrS iIt ol TIE
Massachusetts to est Ibti>n Dtjlcdtiuu
under the direction Oi Waiter smith. aud is fu Of ruin
i,, IL VIII uc studied and criticised ~ CIo"ly "a" uny
feature Of tEr Exhibition. The Boston Art Acsciny hy
Peter Ross and ". l.. Dean SHOWS some good original
DESIGNS Here also 10 be found complete sets OF
ports Of the Board OF Education, bound IN % volumes;
school reports of The il c cS and 32J towns ~ the state
1870 In - yp.um, with Yrriuce containing an alb
,.arf oi tue nChoui laws; educational uapol TIE STATE
the population of cacn city ana town, and rci-
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