River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-08-19
A POPULAR EDUCATOR.
The Great Minneapolis Exposition As A
school.

Tho Great Minneapolis Expedition As A
school.
The completion of the great build.
ing, located on the brink Of the Falls Of
St. Anthony, at Il cost of nearly half a
million dollars, and its rapid filling
with examples Of tho arts. manufac-
lures and sciences from every country
in the world, brings forcibly TO view
the value Of such exhibits rs educators.
The fact that many important indus
tries are represented by large and com
plctc workshops filled with skilled
mechanics, aud that hundreds of ex-
hibitors are ready and willing to ex-
plain the processes by which their
goods are evolved from the raw
material, may be noted, and the adj
vantagcs of such tuition over that
ordinarily given in schools and
colleges are obvious. In one
case everything is theoretical,
in the other ,all is practical. In
addition To these practical features, the
esthctIc side of life is as completely rep
resented. In the spa ious art galleries,
comprising fifteen rooms and courts,
will be found 2j0 examples of ancient
and modern sculpture and over 900
of the best oil paintings by leading
American and foreign artists, besides
hundreds of drawings, photographs,
water colors, etchings. etc. The ex-
animation of these great sources of in.
struction aud culture will be cnliyened
by proper amount of amusement The
great Mexican band can be heard sew
eral times daily. aud no other oppor-
tunity for hearing it will occur again
for years, perhaps never. as it is now
here by special permission of the Mexi-
can government The Cathedral or
gan, manipulated by celebrated pro-
fessOr, will enliyen the great
building with its grand strains
StcrcOpticon exhibitions. will occur
almost every evening, where the
grandest and most beautiful features
of the earth and of mans handiwork
will be exhibited on a scale never be-
fore attempted. The great fountain in
the central court will be illuminated
with brilliant, many cOlOrcd fires every
night. and hundred pleasant and
amusing features will astonish and in
struct the visitor All this and much
more, which we have not space to
enumerate, will be provided SO cheaply
that no resident of the northwest need
fail To see IT, General admission is but
p cents aud the art gallery but 10
cents, so that for 80 cents the visitor
can spend full day in midst of the
wonders of the greatest exposition ever
attempted in this country, and see and
hear everything. The railroads make
special rates, all Minneapolis hotels
aud boarding houses offer special in
duccmcuts and the management of the
exposition, provide free directory OF
boarding houses and private
families who will take care of
all who come at rates spcci-
fled in advance, so there will be
no chance for cXtOTtiOn. Taken all in
all. this may be- pronounced without
hesitation the chance of lifetime, and
those who fail 10 take advantage of it
should have some good excuse for do
ing 50. Those who would know more
about this wonderful achievement of
northwestern enterprise should drop
postal card to the secretary Of the eX-
position at Minneapolis, and he assures
us he will send all who do SO full par
ticuars and beautiful photo-litho-
graphic view Of the building. The
opening day will be Monday. Aug. %
and for six full weeks thereafter not
day will pass that will not be marked
by special features. so that come when
he will, the visitor will find something
novel to amuso and instruct, in adj
dition to all the regular features Of the
exposition.