New-York tribune., 1879-03-15


tractsd great attention
THE American Metric Bureau contributed admir-
able OF apparatus for teaching the metric system
OF weights and Our exhibition especially
r1ch in tablets and charts for different grades and
branches Of instruction. The most remarkable we're l.
W. Masons 100 charts for teaching music in elementary
schools. At the Vienna Exposition they pro-
nouneed the best in the world ana nothing in Paris
could compare with them. We we're much impOrtuned
TO sell specimens Andrews Co.'s remarkable exhibit
OF states.
"Kinderearten work we'll represented by 81.
Louis thanks 10 the enterprise OF Miss susan f. Blow,
who pay be said 70 have created the fine system OF
public kindergartens IN that city. Miss Blow richly de-
served medal for her unselhsh work and it fault
OF mine that she did receive her due. When the
preparation OF exhibition begun. the post OF
honor In new scholars work assigned 10 Cincn-
uat because her school officials, teachers and pupils
had taken Infinite pains in preparing scholars work for
Vienna and Philadelphia Our confidence was not mis-
placed. We received from the Queen CITY more than
eighty large and handsomely bound volumes OF draw
ings and papers IN English aud German Washin gtOn
sent 1000 individual papers The Albany High School
contributed several volumes o new work Of great merit
The Rome Female College. Georgia well represented
the South and thoroughly appreciated by the jury
Thanks tn the efficient superntendents Of Instruction
in Kfnsas and Wisconsin these States made
good exhibit Vinelsnd, y. j., ia 10 he com
mendcd for lts examination papers and herhorums.
There extensive valuable supply OF scholars
work which Lad been prepared for the Cenennal-Ml-
waukee Chicago Boston, the states OF Indiana and
New-Jersey being the most largely represented. I
say that the exhibit OF needlework lin
tied To two portfolios from the Boston grammar schools
The higher trades iusrial drawing fairly rep
resented while the representation OF mechanical work
lmed to a small but noteworthy set Of specimens.
Altogether the number oi volumes OF scholars
7OO,the individual contained there
IN not falling short Of 10000.
GOOD EXHIBITS or EDUCATIONAL LITERATURE.
Educational lterature-by which mean all printed
matter bearing directly on educauon-was by far the
most important part Of our exhibition. Our aim -
rom each complete OF educational
ports. and copies all textbooks issued by contcmpo
American publishers for elementary aud secondary
instruction. TIE result unique collection of $500
volumes Although 1t not intended 20 exhibit full
collection Of textbooks for superior professional in
srcuon this grade wa5 well represented in the depart
meut Of medicine and technology The exhibit Of Web
ser Dictionary various editions excited admiration
as did also our publications relating to industrial
No country furnished collection of gcographes com
parable with ours, although Germany probably taNes
the lead in the production OF good and cheap aliases
Public libraries were fully represented anl the de-
parfmenj OF pedagogy proper contained nearly all the
important publications issued in the United states dur
ing the last Twenty-Five years Al the head of the list
came Dr. Henry Barnards American journal Of Educd
hoH tweuy-sx volumes, by far the most comprchen-
sve educational publication in the English language
This was followed by KIddlc & 5chem's CycopRda OF
EIucstion' and the Year Book Thanks to the pub
Hsaer. have been able 10 present richly bound vol
umes 10 high educa lOna officials France who have
appreciated the gifts Pedagogical books published by
toua Journals were M EXHIBIT and current numbers
Of The S,c- Engind JOUr1tai were distributed gratu-
lrnu-ly ais, duplicates OF va uabe reports aud
documents sent for this purpose anu eagerly received
JURY FxAMINATIONs.
For Jury cXlrunJtion, teXt books were arranged
according 10 their publishers for the inspection Of yisi-
tors thev were ,ed according 10 subjects II
The exhibition had been commercial, many text books
might have been sold. the British Museum, for example,
being most anxious to buy our entire collection.
Another import ant institution wanted to purcAIsc
collective exhibition 10 form the nucleus Of pedagogical
library and museum. We showed or collection OF re
pors with PRIDE particularly the set from Mass
achusctts comprising the annual school report from
every one OF the 3i3 municipalities for the year 1873
m twelve finely bound volumes. DR.. D. F. Lincoln Of
Boston. contributed rare volume IN which he mad
hound All the best recent American publications on
school hvgeue, nciuling his own remarkable paper on
the hyeuc requirements OF school architecture Gen
era Eatons have done much to advance the
United states In European estimation Through the uhu
enc OF these reports French Government has been
induced 10 establish Burelu Of Education similar 70
tT.t at washington. y. BuI-SOu. wuu has been placed
~ od is l.o instructed ~ organize. in connection
W IL T. ,r,,r tro room ~ winch will be- devoted
.l ri, ma taral ,r,..en. cd bv Us 10 France t.
tbe -re9t d. h' ~ the Government. In the centre Of
- rnoIn vii Do placed the Washington exhibit IN its
,,' ,,, bootoa.r slrnounted by the model Of the
Henry sChOO.-houae
SUCCESS or THE EXHIBIT.
"Now. what was the object Of our exhoitlon' To
pr,.t 10 serou. inQnircr much useful normati on
a. no.sible aud think accomplished our mission
From first to last We overwhelmed th constantly
increasing visitors. You have something TO study
. IN take notes and away 10 write articles Tor
educ tonal Journals Perhaps no tXhlblt excited more
attention than that OF toe i-Hef GI'auuh oi Women
represented by Nas-ar' wellesley houhl HDFokt ana
| tbe Gror-.a College ~ Rome. Madame jules simon
AM Deputy Camille see came reie'teH,y Ior inyr-l ga
tiou viii reference To the preparation 81 d pl %
.hng higher educanOu for omen III France ms bll
has since been brought prl"it r lIt ,s az - ,,
under consideration. rom 'ut .Iig i
urf ~ Ir Bower Professor Of the vienna Poyt'chulc
School and member Of ID" educauona, tTS3 & -
! adv representing WOinaho OIsaulIi. ION S'ng ~
| ind our sv-trns. and Wi- furnished Win every
facility These two ulHsjratl9us are 1'ipeS VI @ anY
that made the constant attendance VI t1ySL.s n|'
sarv LETT my post. except % go To London Tor
uT-p TnF than ded by Ms Hot.nkss. An enter
! nrlslug Portuguese teacher Who reads EhSN-h
! Visited u repeatedly TO examine te1tDooAs ana
! pedagogical buoks. and 10 get advice as to a
! lection to order from America lGr MS prIEale
earnest In seeking information on the SUBJECT OF school
ar,htccturc Our sample, Of desks "err taken 10 me
re ~ tbe delegate body of French teachers gathered
In Paris by the Minister Of Public Instruction 10 stuGy
voted to vocal were pronounced tne pest III 'i.
| ,rnrlj an onininn coucdlng with that expressed at
| Vienna IN 1873, by expert. from S"tIen anu Sp4lu
Italy sent most perseverIng qurers Professor Li
- yhlI.hed uoper on our exhibition n the Rtrtte
Pedagogtque For two or three "reAs our e1nDt,lon
was througed with the LOO teachers "AV Flr-'in5
or ar M nullc expense came o Us IN sections. lrl
by experts. MISS l.. :. Hotchks. an e1prneneeh ana
allie American teacher. thoroughly conYersant win
French devoted herself during these ylsltE 10 e1pIn
tions Of our systems and methoi. y educltion "4c
n"rtaking Of the character OF familiar lectures, drew
srnuud her crowded audiences. Believe me-, II l. Dut
iust To say thar our interest ing Illustration o he
spirIt OF the American pu uc -chool Was eloosl- IL
hi same eloquent intelligent and enersetc teacher
THE AWARDS GIVEN TO THE UNITED STATES AND
OTHER COUNTRIES.
Thinking that the United States could best )udee OF
| ,t,..,., nc measuring them selves with