Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-27
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS.
THE PROGRESS MADE IN LEARNING
IN ONE HUNDRED YEARS.

IN ONE HUNDRED YEARS.
A Display at the Cincinnati Centennial
Exposition That VIII Interest Every
Person Engaged in Educational Work
in the United States.
This department was organized for work
early IN the year under the direc-
ton of Commissioners Howard Doug
lass, L. H. McCammon and II. j. Snider
as a general Committee ON Education and
Science.
These Commissioners especially desire
that the Exposition may show the mar
velous progress of education in this his
toric territory since its first settlement
therein, one hundred years ago, and that
the Educational Exhibit may be worthy
of the great interest it represents, they
have invited all persons in charge OF edu-
chtional institutions, or engaged in any
department of educational work in
the States Of Ohio Indiana, Illinois,
hcHNuVhgi ItuucSScci NtSO 'hSh"i
Western Pennsylvania, Michigan and
Wisconsin to cooperate with them in
aiding In the display in whatever may
show improved methods and appliances
of teaching and the superior results
thereof obtained.
The exhibit of the Department of Edu-
cation will be represented in sixteen di-
visions, as follows;
First-Pupils' work In elementary
schools, high schools, normal schools,
colleges and universities. Committee,
DIR. f. Il. White, Superintendent Cincin'
natl Public Schools; Miss Christine Sulli-
van, Superintendent Drawing in City
Schools; Professor G. A. Carnahan, OF
Wyoming, o.
Second-TeschiIg appliances, including
text books, maps, globes, lesson tablets,
aliases, etc. Committee, w. G. Thai
heimer, Esq, OF Van Antwerp, Bragg &
Co., and Alex. Hil!, Esq, of Robert
Clark & Co.
Third-Apparatus for physical science,
including chemical, physical and astro'
nomical apparatus. Committee, Professor
Chauncey X, Stuntz, of Woodward High
SCHOOL, Professor II. B. Finness, oi
Hughes High School, and Principal
w. H. Parkam, of the Cincinnati Western
School.
Fourth-Museums of natural history,
with specimens in botany, zoology, geol
ogy and mineralogy. Committee, Pro
fessor Charles Dury, of Avondale, prom
lnent as one of the Cuvler Club OF Gin
cinnati, and Professor Horace p. Smith
In charge of the Cincinnati Society o
Natural History, Fourth and Arcf
streets.
Fifth-School architecture, including
plans, models and photographs Of salts
factory school buildings. Committee
Henry Klein, Esq, Superintendent Public
School Buildings, Cincinnati, and Godfrey
Ludwig, a prominent building contractor
| Spring street, Walnut Hills.
Sixth-SchoOl furniture and supplies
This embraces desks, tables, blackboards
states, tablets, pens, pencil sharpeners
crayon, erasers, ETC., and is In charge o
Professor George F. Sands, of Madison
Vile, o., assisted by w. II. Mccormack
Of the Cincinnati Furniture Company
and Thomas Kelsall, Esq, long and fa
vorably known as school desk manu-
facturer in Cincinnati.
Seventh-This department include!
books on education, periodicals, schoo
reports, catalogues, ETC., and is being en-
ergetically managed by Professor L. w
Coy, Principal of Hughes High School
Professor C. c. Long, Principal of tn
Eighth Cincinnati District School, an
Professor +. f.. Wilson, of the Publ
School Journal Mt Mt. Washington, o,
Elghth--Kindergar work, appliance
aud process. Committee, Mrs. Louis
NJ. Taft, of Mt. Auburn; Mrs. Edin
Worden, of st. James avenue, Walnu
Hills, and Professor Carl l.. Nippert
Principal of Thirteenth Cincinnati Dis
trict Schools.
Ninth-E1ucation Of blind, deaf an
dumb, feeble minded, etc. COMMITTEES
DIR. Robert Sattler, widely known as Al
oculist and aurist; Henry Oliver Esq
Superintendent Cincinnati House o
Refuge, and II. Thane Miller, Presiden
Of Mt. Auburn Young Ladies' Seminary
Tenth-Schools of art, which include
fine art, decorative art, wood carving
pottery, china painting, etc. The con
mittee in charge are w. II. Traxel, Esq
1856 West Fourth street; Miss Mar
Spencer, studio in Glenn building, an
Miss Clara C. Newton, whose studio is
the Mitchell building.
Eleventh-Schools Of mechanic arts
Exhibits from the schools of engineering
architecture and engraving, with dis
plays of work and material used by th
polytechnic and manual training schools
are in this group, under the direction G
Professor H. T. Eddy, of the Cincinna
University; w. l.. Robinson, Esq, an
William II. Stewart, all distinguished
that line OF skilled labor.
Twelfth-Schools of agriculture, hort
culture and forestry This feature of Il
Exposition will be taken care of by Pr
fessor J. b. Peaslee, former Superinten'
ent Cincinnati Schools, and Profess
Adolph Lane, Secretary Of the Ohio Stai
Forestry Association, and teacher
the Eleventh Cincinnati District School
Thirteenth--Schools Of medicine, pha
macy surgery, dentistry, etc. Committe
DR.. George w. Harper, of the Woodwai
High School; DR.. S. A. Hageman, of M
MILAN avenue, Walnut Hills, al
Professor w. H. Morgan, one of Il
school examiners of Cincinnati.
ourteenth--Business schools, inclu
$ ing commercial schools, stenograph
> type-writing, etc. Committee, Richa