The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-10-04


tional exhibit is a very novel and inter
esting feature of fair and we advise our
readers to not forget to give it an inspec-
ton. A few minutes time will enable
any one to understand clearly the plan
of this exhibit The city and country
schools were all invited to give out a
certain series of written questions to
their respective pupils, and to take an
average of the written answers and fur
nish them for the exhibit, as fair show
ing of the average knowledge of the pu-
pills of each school. The answers so
furnished TO the exhibit are written on
uniform and well gotten up blanks,
headed by the name and age of each pu-
pill who gives the answer, name of teach
er and number of the school district.
The questions embrace the ordinary
English branches, and also entomology,
geology, botany, natural science and al
zebra and geometry Ghe latter being an
swered only by the Hartford school,
Specimens of minerals, insects, and 9TH
er objects embraced in the study of nat
ural science, were also called for, and
map and other pencil drawings, and
kindergarten work, are shown by some
schools. Seats and tables are provided,
and the public is invited to examine the
written answers to the questions, and
other evidences of study and informa-
ton which are furnished. School teach
ers especially should give this depart
ment of the fair careful examination.
The arrangement is all that the space
will permit. The platform is partition
ed off with muslin to the heighth of
about eight feet, and the wall of the
building is finished off with the same
material. There are three doors at
intervals in the partition, and another at
its north end, the platform there being
occupied by two organs and Prothero's
book display, with an easy passage be-
tween the organs and the books. The
north end entrance has over it in large
letters, Educational Exhibit The first
door to the south opens into the de-
partment of school supplies, the next
into rural schools, and the last one into
city schools. Inside strips of evergreen
divide the exhibit of each school by it
self We found the following schools
represented, and more would have been
but the project was not undertaken un-
til the summer term, when many of the
older pupils were not in attendance.
Next fair this public school exhibit can
be greatly improved:
City schools, all grades.
District No. 2, Americas, Joseph H.
Hill, teacher.
No. 3, Fremont, Retta Hurlburt
teacher.
No. 5, Waterloo, Mamie Tandy, teacher
No. z, Bunker Hill, Sarah Sax, teacher
No. Is, Fruitland, Jennie Stanley,
teacher.
No. II, Elmendaro, NJ. Weaver
teacher.
No. 10, Elmendaro, Ella Britton
teacher.
No. 20, Neosho Rapids, Nellie Wood
teacher.
No. %, Rinker's Ford, A. A. Wells.
No. %, Hartford, T. A Rogan.
No. 26, Cottonwood, Rachel Stout.
No. 80, Badger Creek, Matte DENLY
No. 81, Plymouth, Hattie Ward.
No. 81, Fremont, Herbert Miller.
No. 80, Nettie Nickel.
No. AZ, linda Keller
No. 48, Robert White.
No. 80, Reading, Mrs Hunt.
No. 81, Elm Greek, Annie Goddard
No. 90, Amelia Goodrich.
No. 81, Mrs. Gilchrist.
No. II, Sadie Hawkins.
No. 70, VIM. Davidson.
No. 70, Emma Stevenson.
Over the exhibit is stretched in large
letters the motto, "Our Schools are Ou1
Pride" The school supply department
embraces very fine, large map of Lyon
county, drawn by Harry Hibben and let
tered by w. H. Moore. 1t is as nearly
accurate as a map can be, and is on g
scale of IL inches to the square mile
1t shows the government townships
ranges, and sections, the civil townships
the towns, postoffices and schools, rail
roads, and the main wagon roads and
the streams, and is very creditable to Mr.
Hibben's ability and industry as sur
veyOr. A globe, a box of forms, EN-
bracing wooden spheres, cubes, cones
etc., an abaccus, reading case for pri
mary schools, liquid stating, erasers
crayons, and other articles needed in the
school supply department Some kin
dergarten work by pupils of 6 to 2 years
in Miss Jennie Woods charge in tine
small school house on Constitution street
are also in the city school exhibit. The
whole exhibit is arranged so that the
work done by each school represented
may be readily seen and examined, an6
Prof Wharton invites all parties inter
ested in public education to give the ex
hibit an inspection.
Mr.. Prothero's show of books is large
and fine, and gives a slight idea of whai
the Emporia publishing house can fur
nish- 1t has large number of canvass
ers at work in this and other states, anC
represents the leading new works as They
appear, selling books only on the sub
scriptiOn plan, which is becoming NOR,
popular every year, and furnishes
large portion of the book trade.
The west wing is devoted as usual IL
agricultural products, including canned
fruits. Nearly the entire display her,
is made by Neosho Grange, which would
have done still better in quantity, though
we do not see how it could have improy
ed Inequality, had any competition beer
offered. The veteran Hollingsworth. O
this grange, makes the largest individ
ual contributions, embracing full com
plement of cereals, stock and grain. an,
a large part of the fresh and canned
fruits "Uncle Billy" could hold rail
road level if he started out to do it. Jacl
Roberts, among other huge vegetable
has 9 pound sweet potatoe, NOR
than twice as large as we saw at Kansa
City. Every variety OF grain, vegetabI
and fruit known to Kansas is represente.
by No. farmers in the Neosho grang
collection, and it is certainly the liveIi
est grange In the county