The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-29
The SCHOOL EXHIBIT.
What II is Proposed to Show at the
Worlds Fair.
\ VERY CAREFUL OUTLINE
The Committe on.Educational Department
Has Reported To the COMMITTEES ON
Exhibits Plan for the Public schools
OF Rhode-Island.

The report of the committee on educa-
tional exhibit at the Worlds Fair which
was made last Saturday Is as follows:
department., Worlds Columbian Exposi-
tion, has considered the matter OF an edu-
cational exhibit and would respectfully
recommend that the exhibition be made
substantially upon the following plan, to
wit:
ADMINISTRATION BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chart showing organization aud duties
of board. Set Of reports of the Office.
Set of school laws from beginning. Map
of State locating school houses. Chart
showing growth of the school system in
line of attendance, cost and provisions for
same. City maps showing school houses.
Charts showing growth OF city system.
Map Of State showing location of free
libraries. Photograph of library build
ings. Charts showing work OF free libra.
ries Full set of blanks and means Of
securing statistics.
KINDERGARTENs = photographs OF kim
dergartens. Charts showing the different
steps of the work. Illustrations of special
devices used in the work. Specimens of
pupils work.
PRIMARY SCHooLs-Models Of primary
schoolhouses. photographs of same. Plans
and detail drawings of same. photographs
OF class rooms with pupils. Charts show
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Pupils work in penmanship Drawing,
etc. Designs with pegs. ETC.: Number,
language, geography, manual training.
Pupils collections in natural science.
GRAMMAR SCHooLS-Models OF gram
mar school houses. Photographs of same.
Elevations and plans of same. Photo-
graphs OF class-rooms with pupils. Charts
with courses of study. Pupils work
Bound volumes in penmanship, geogra-
ply, arithmetic, language, history, ply
siology, science. In drawing-Maps, free
hand and mechanical, designs and mod
Representative collections In natura
science.
HIGH SCHooLs-Photographs of build
ings. Elevations and plans OF same. Pho
tographs Of class-rooms and pupils.
Char Is, with outline of studies and series
of topics Pupils work; On charts and
matics, science, history, drawing, free
hand and mechanical. Collections of ma
terial in science.
EVENING SCHOOLS Photographs OF
class-rooms. with pupils. Charts of sta
tistics and studies. Pupils work. Draw
ings, free hand and mechanical.
NORMAL SCHoOL-Charts, etc.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE - Plan Of
grounds. and elevations and plans Of
buildings. Photographs of buildings.
Charts OF courses of study Plans of work.
Pupils work in various branches, draw
ing, manual training. natural science.
DEAF SCHOoL-Plans of grounds and
buildings as above. Outline of work.
Photographs of class-rooms and pupils.
Pupils work in language, number, draw
ing, manual training, photographs of
pupils.
HOME AND SCHooLr-Plans Of grounds
and plans and elevations of building.
photographs of same and also of classes.
Schemes of work and training. Pupils
work in studies and manual training.
These general features must be elabo-
rated and details determined, by circulars
hereafter to be issued, and by correspond
ence between the several local school
superintendents and the commissioners
A cordial invitation TO make an exhibit,
with the offer of free transportation and
installation. should also be extended to
the various private educational institu-
tions of the State, such as the kinder
gartens, parochial schools, commercial
schools, academies and kindred schools
and the college.
THOMAS B. STocKwELL,
Chairman of Auxiliary Committee.