Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
KENNEBEC SCHOOLS
Deserve one of Best Exhibits that
can be Sent to the Worlds Fair.
D. !. caiIzhas Esq. is hsstiias the Work
Amsas the Seheets Visits Augusta.

The above Il generally conresicsl and Ir
-. j. Callahan. who is visiting the .el,uol
boards throughout the state. il very
dcsiroas Of having fine exhibit frotil
our schools Ia take to chicaEos
Mr.. Callahan Is Il member Of the Worii.
Fair commissioners from this State and i
chairman Of a special committee Of that
commission the committee On educational
exhibit. lie Is a man Thoroughly interested
in the work, which he is pushing with al
the indefatigable energy Of which he j.
possessed. He SAID to Js,sES.L reporter
yesterday
II find that il il an advantage both to ne
anil TO the t.achers and school boards for
us to SEE each other anil talk over the
matters. New ideas are sure 10 be- sug-
gested by this verbal Interchange of oI-iu-
ions Girculars 10 part Of the work buf
they cant do it all
Mr.. Callahan wa ~ iugnst., IialloerN
an / Gardiner yesterday and he found con
siderable interest. One Of tlie members 81
the Gardiner board told JorEN NJ report"f
yesterday that their schools would send
fine exhibit Speaking of augusta Nj
Callahan sail 'Your city seat the iine,i
school exhibit Of any city IN the State to
the Centennial AMI | can see no reason wis
got to hustle to do il though Nj tie cilia'
in the state from kittery to Calais have
manifested good degree Of interest in TN
work AMI will believe, send fine exhibits "
Regarding the kind of exhibits desired
Mr.. Callahan referred to the circulars hc is
sending out which outlines the work. '-rf
for the purpose Of suggestion and all tn
good original suggestions that can bc mpir
viii be- just what We would ike liz lai {
siress. however. On the necessity of having
uniformity in the sizes Of the
papers which are To hc bound
All written work, too, hould b.,
Chicago should bc gotten up with view tu
meeting the appreciation of two glasses Of
individuals. The large majority of Visit
tors will not go into close examination oi
the work such as looking over the bound
volumes and comparing them, The prac
teal educators will liul thu greater NUN
Der will not have the time even If thcy
haye the inclination aud for such the wall
exhibits should b. made as attractive as
possible" In this connection, Mr..
Callahan made several suggestions. The
kindergarten display from the nature Of the
work shown. will present very pleasing
picture SO too though not tn the sam,
degree viii this he true ut the primar,
schools Anl there are many ways in which
the higher schools ran get mp Il very at
tractive exhibit 10 ni. ct aud attract the ~
tcntion of the general observer. Picture.
of the schools, class rooms, teachers
school boards, etc, meteorological and per
haps botanical collections made by the
scholars, models, drawings etc, 90 10 make
an attractive EXHIBIT One thing that is to
be done in certain localities i'll the STATE Is
to collect specimen, of all the different
kinds of woods growing in that locality
These pol ished and selected according to
merit bv the comm sioners woulti atforl 4
handsome exhibit of the different woods il
Maine.
lone thing We want and that is 10 have
an exhibit of the honest, everyday work of
the pupils in our schools. Let their work
be as they do it during the daily exercises.
That's the only way can have genuine
exhibit of our schools and the examining
committee viii appreciate such work rather
than that in which tlto pupil has received
ASSISTANCE and lh, work has been done over
aud corrected The drawings will be
mounted on cardboard 22x2n inehc~. Map
drawings make good exhibit, more utter
csing If the maps be of some localucs
about the school. A. for instance the sct'"o'-
IN Augusta give drawings of TIN city
county or State.
One thing which may ser'r 10 stimulate
the scholars to greater cxvrtlons Is that 1t -
dcci,l,.,i to plaec the exhibit after the
Worlds Fair en exhibition ut the State
House. It is also suggested, and Is an ex-
cellent suggestion. that the exhibit of the
schools in each place be shown there before
| it is taken away to Chicago. The scholars
! " hose work is shown viii take great PRIDE
/ in after years when perhaps they visit tue
I State capitol ~ Legislators, or wives ut leg
4 islators in seeing the work of their school
| days worthy of hanging On exhibition III the
| State capitol.
! The exhibit is intended to show all The
work of elementary aHd secondary cdn
cation in the schools of Maine. the Gle
mcntary including all instruction mp t" the
I hugh school. Below the high school, sclIool'
/ are classified ~ the committees into The
! grammar and primary. l'Y The Original
circular sent ont 1t was intcnlcd 10 have
! All material for the exhibit sent in tu TIN
! committee b, .isn ~, bu; 'he committee
! have since lesi,lcI IN extend the time ''
/ March Is Tor critics doing their own bind
ing. But towns that send ~ material i9 i'''
committee. unbound. arr limited To Marci
/ l.. for time.
/ Ia primary ~chouIs Including ntermedi
I ate the exhibit may comprise plans ana
/ photographs of the buildings. group photo
/ rrapl,ss"s pupils. collections of natural o''
ietis. flowers. minerals, etc. bound vol
umes containing works in numbers ira"
ING, eo,sr. ,Ijctation. ietter-writ'ng ind th'
/ like IN especial feature of the P7'mar,
! exhibit and one that has proved Of great III
,creSt to scholars anil teachers alike Is ihf
monograph approximation OF work ~
music. The wonderful rrenr'ling 'nsiri
mcnt of Edison takes the volume ct Souu
a II comes from the ,hrUats of the chlt'irei
i, chorus. to he reproduced six month
,,.pee at the Chicago Exposition Sfccia
/ oscillations also are 10 In Photographed.
Local and Business TIPS.
bout forget the ;>oas Of Veterans dance
,.n;rb, in Grand Army Hall.