The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-25
THE LOCATION ASSIGNED TO
TEXAS UPON THE WORLDS
FAIR GROUNDS ALL THAT
COULD HAVE BEEN
DESIRED.
THE TEXAS EXHIBIT ASSOCIATION
The Location Selected What Is Expected
of the School Oh ldren of Texas.
List of Ladies' Appointed to
Represent Austin in
Chicago.

Mr.. I. j. Hurley of Fort Worth,
president of the Texas Wolld's Fair
Exhibit association, who is at present
in the city received yestesday from
Chicago diagram showing the loca-
ton assigned Texas upon the Worlds
Fair ground. The site could not have
been more favorably selected for the
state had the Texas direc Tors been
personally upon the grounds and
designated the location, showing that
Secretary Dickinson it looking we'll to
the interest of his native state. In re.
gard to area the space allotted Texas
is third in point of size as compared
with the pace allotted the other states.
Illinois In point of extent ranking first
and California second owing to their
large aspirations of $500, 1000. In point
of location the Texas site could not
have been more favorable, it being the
first state to the right of the grand en-
trance, keeping close company with
Kansas, Florida, Arkansas and Mis-
souri,, but larger in extent than all of
these states combined.
The states are arranged in geo.
graphical groups as near as practica-
BILE, hence Texas is in close company
with Kansas and Missouri, the Indian
Territory not being assigned space as
the Territory does not contemplate
making an exhibit. Utah with her
grand salt palace will be just across
the entrance from Texas. President
Hurley is very much pleased with the
location, as should be every citizen of
Texas.
The purpose of Mr.. Hurley's present
visit is to lay before the teachers con-
ye.tion now in session here the plan
for organization as proposed by the
Texas Worlds Fair Exhibit associa-
ton, and with that object in view he
will deliver an address to the teachers
at their morning session today.
With the view of creating an in
centive among the teachers and pupils
of Texas and enlisting their aid in the
interest OF the movement the Texas
Exhibit association makes offer of the
following magnificent prizes:
To the school su perintendent whose
district shows the best average results
in getting subscriptions, four-week's
trip to Chicago and return, expenses
paid.
To the teacher in charge of a school
showing the best average results in
gathering subscriptions in each con-
gressional district. eleven in all, a two
weeks trip to Chicago and return,
free.
To the male schalor in the state
having the best individual record in
amount of subscription obtained, a
four-years scholarship in any univer-
sity in the United States which he may
select
To the female scholar having the
best individual record in the state in
amount of subscriptions obtained, a.
four-years scholarship in any female
university in the United States that
q nay select.
To the girl student gathering the
most names on her subscription list, a
gold medal will be awarded.
To the gin student gathering the
next highest number of names on her
subscription list, a silver medal will be
awarded.
To the boy student gathering the
most names on his subscription list,
gold medal will be awarded
To the boy student gathering the
next highest number of names on his
subscription list, silver medal will
be awarded.
Besides this they also offer a four
weeks trip to Chicago and return dur
ing the Columbian exposition free to
any bona fide public school teacher of
Texas who will send in by the 1st of
November, 1891, the greatest number
of words constructed from the letters
forming the sentence, What are the
teachers doing for Texas at the
Worlds fair?"
In offering these prizes the Texas
Exhibit association is performing
very commendable educational work,
as the university scholarships in this
particular are scarcely of more i'm
portance from an educational stand.
point than are the proposed trips to
Chicago.
AUSTIN LADY MANAGERS.
The directors of the Texas Worlds
Fair ASSOCIATION have appointed the
following we'll known ladies of Austin
t. represent this city at Chicago:
Mrs. W. II. Tobin, Mrs. Carl Drake,
Mrs. DIR. Swearingen, Mrs. Rector
Thomson, Mrs. E. @. Bartholomew,
M IS Sallie Starlight, Miss Julia Pease.