Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-18
SCHOOL EXHIBIT.
A Circular Issued by Superintendent
Ira G. Hoitt.

Ira G. Hoitt.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ira G. Hoitt has issued the following
circular concerning an educational ex-
hibit, to be made at the worlds fair, ad-
dressed to the superintendents and
teachers of the public schools:
1t is matter of pride and congratu-
lation that the department of public in
structiOn of California was awarded a
gold medal at the worlds fair in Paris.
That award was made upon an exhibit
of our state textbooks, our school laws,
educational reports, record books, and a
complete set of the blanks used in con-
Quoting the business of our public
schools
now desire to call your attention to
the opportunity offered to the educa-
tional department of California to show
at the worlds fair, to be held at
Chicago in 1898, the best work done in
the schools themselves. While all of
the other departments of industry in
the state are organizing for grand dis
play at Chicago, let us make on that
occasion an educational exhibit
for California which shall sur
pass anything of the kind yet
seen in America or elsewhere. Let us
compete with the world for the grand
prize. With our free kindergartens, our
primary and grammar schools, our high
and normal schools, our Cogswell poly
technic school Gall second to none), and
our efficient corps of county and city
superintendents and $500 teachers, un-
surpassed in ability by any equal num-
Der in any state in the union, am con-
tident that, with proper organization and
united effort, we shall stand more than
an even chance III the competition. In
accordance with law, l shall call bien-
nial convention of the school superin-
tendents OF California, to meet next
December. At that meeting this sub
ject should be fully discussed and some
plan adopted for the exhibit. That this
plan may be wise and intelligent, most
earnestly urge the superintendent and
teachers to give, in the meantime, care
full thought to the matter.
In this connection, l am authorized
by the First National Bank of d. O. Mills
q Co. of Sacramento to offer one hun
dred dollars, as premium, to be
awarded to the party or parties submit
ting to that convention the best plan
for California educational exhibit at
INC SItdb SA pOSIIlOu VI 1000, III OHlCdSO.
The plans must be submitted in writing
and placed in the hands of the superin-
tendent of public instruction, at Sacra-
mento, on or before December /, 1890,
under seal, and indorsed: "Plans for
California's Educational Exhibit" The
names and addresses of the parties COM
peting must accompany, under another
cover, each plan submitted. The award
will be made by a committee appointed
by the superintendent of public instruc-
ton. The names of those submitting
plans will not be known to the commit
tee till after the award is made. The
great variety and beauty of our Califor-
mia woods, from which to prepare handi-
work, the almost endless variety of our
minerals, from which to collect cabinets,
our abundant, beautiful and rich flora,
from which to arrange an herbarium,
offer facilities and afford an opportunity
to the schools of California possessed by
no other state in the nation, The very
efforts made by the teachers and pupils
in the preparation of such an exhibit
will give lessons that will be OF immeas-
urable value to the educational develop
ment of the state. Let the superintend-
ents, teachers and pupils of California do
their duty, and am sure the state will
have occasion to be proud of her sons
and daughters. IRA g. HoITT,
Superintendent OF Public Instruction.