Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-04-03
SCHOOLS AT THE STATE FAIR.
LIBERAL INDUCEMENTS OFFERED BY
THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE WHICH
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LIBERAL INDUCEMENTS OFFERED BY
THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE WHICH
SHOULD COMMAND ATTENTION.
The Ohio State Board of Agriculture
desires to make the annual exhibits at
the State Fair real and valuable educa-
tors in the broadest sense. That the
Board may cooperate with the public
schools and colleges of the State, it has
set apart most desirable space in the ele-
giant and substantantial central building
and in the art building, both of which
are as nearly ire-proof as can be made.
Here the Board desires annually to bring
together representative work from coun-
try and city schools, which will stimulate
to better effort in every school of the
State
Prior to the Centennial Exposition on
the State Fair grounds there has never
been fair exhibit of so many schools
and colleges. The State Board now pro-
poses to give even better facilities for
showing the people what their schools
are accomplishing The great majority
of parents and adults have little cOncep-
ton of the great variety of work and the
skill attained by pupils of the schools of
Ohio. 1t is fitting that every educator
and pupil should desire and aid to give
the public annually all opportunity to
note the progress in educational methods,
measured by the results shown, which
must lead to increased interest in and
readiness to foster the schools of the
State
The educational exhibits heretofore
have been confined mainly to the exhibits
of work done by the pupils. OF course
this is the visible evidence of faithful ef-
fort and skill.
But we need more than this to make
complete educational e:rhibit.
There are millions of capital and an
army of scholarly and experienced edu-
Gators at work in and for the great pub
fishing houses and manufacturers of
school furniture and appliances necessa-
ry for the highest development of our
schools and colleges
That publishers and manufacturers
may have an opportunity of showing the
public their wares, and contributing in
the work of developing taste, and inter-
est in all that pertains to our advance
ment, the State Board of Agriculture has
offered liberal inducements which enter
prising firms will not be slow to appreci-
ate.
The rooms for such exhibits are most
desirable, light, commodious, tasteful
and visited by the multitude of visitors
to the fair.
The department of education has been
placed in charge of Mr. A. A. Graham of
Columbus, Secretary of the Ohio Histori-
cal Society, who organized and had charge
of the department of history in the Ohio
Centennial.
y special effort will be made to secure
a representative exhibit of all the Ohio
schools Heretofore the district country
schools have not been represented in the
exhibits, because it was believed the
graded schools of the cities, having better
facilities and lcnger annual sessions,
would have an unusual advantage in the
contest.
A special offer will be made to the
country schools. For full particulars
see the premium list
The effort of the Board of Agriculture
to foster the educational interests by
their very liberal arrangements must
commend itself to all educators, publish
ers and manufacturers of school appli-
anceS.
Their cooperation is cordially invited.
L. n. BONHAM, Secretary.