The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-25
AN ARB,TER OF FATES


The mary ends Of Professor McGib-
bons o. til, Ga.ue!d university. sill be in.
terested 10 aruiug from tie following
extracts. CARA letter To Professor Griffin
how hat ri.ierprisiug young man Is sum
ming ini:lys NJ at the Chicago SHOW:
DEAR PROFESSOR: Since You heard
from me last many things have taken
place, and | have been elevated 10 "A very
responsible and quite lucrative position al
the fair.
believe l wrote you about taking pc.
sitiou AS copyIst. Two days afterwards
was asked If | wanted II position rs secre-
tary OF the judges in the liberal arts build
ing and was promised the position provid-
ed Il certain fellow did not put in an APP
pearance IA few hours thereafter. The
position was TO pay Sl25 per month Well,
the fellow showed up, and | was not at al
glad to see him. However, | continued as
copyist at $50 per mouth until few days
ago, when l was given the position
OF my employer OF awards
in the liberal arts department, at $3.50 pei
month, position for which you would be
just suited.
In every departmeut-iiberal arts, agri-
culture. electricity, transportation, etc. -
there is separate body OF judges. In lib.
erai arts there are seventy judges, from all
over the United States aud Europe. Nearly
ali are professors III the biggest universe
ties OF the countries from which they
Game, and OF course are the smarteSG men
TO be found. From Europe such men as
Professors Vogel, Won Schmidt, Speeman
and Nestphal OF Germany: Scamoni and
Smichi OF Russia; Sylvanus, Thompson,
O'Reilly and Sir William Thomson OF
England; President Jordan, Cove, Judge
Egerton, etc, of the United States. My
duty Is to assign work to these men.
Every exhibitor sends Ill list of his eX'
hibits to be judged. With the assistance
of dozen clerks, | copy these lists into
books and then onto cards, which are
given to the judges. As 1t Is entirely
within my power TO say what judge
am the most sought for and
receive the most polite attention of Judges
and exhibitors. The liberal arts depart
ment Is the largest except agriculture. Ii
includes the examining of schools. public
aud private, universities. books and publ
cations, institutions for The blind, feeble
minded, etc., photographs, civil engineer
ing Instruments OF all kinds, medicine,
pharmacy. dentistry, musical instruments
and other things and man utacGures loo
numerous to mention. Already nearly
20, 600 examinations have been made III
liberal arts. Many have been working
about the building aud in the various de-
partmeuts who are older and more capa-
bic, and they look in surprise upon
my promotion. Why it WAS seen fiji to
give 1T TO me, can not say. Twas not
recommended. The man whose place /
took seemed pleased with me immediate
ly, ana | suppose thought should have it.
l have been al il about Two weeks. and be-
lIeve more than ever IL the saying,
Heavy Is the head that wears Il crown"
One must treat the greatest men of the
world almost like chlldren-direct, put
OFT, push aside. and sometimes almost
censure. Perhaps the sharpest compeJi-
ton Is found among the piano makers.
They are never satisfied. Mr.. Thatcher.
chairman of the executive committee
on awards, and l nave been closeted
with the judges. advising, etc. for the
last three AFTERNOONS, and no satisfaction
vet obtained. | have been giving the work
TO the Judges, but when it came to pianos,
as there is 80 much competition, L dld not
like the responsib Utility OF assigning work,
lest some Judge should seem 10 favor an
exhibitor and 1 should be accused of being
bought. The judges on pianos are six III
mum ber-Hlavas OF Russia, Sh-icinger of
Germany George Steck of New York, Dr..
Clark, Dr. Zegfield of Chicago and Mr..
Carpenter. Ii | could only speak
the language as you do L SHOULD
feel much more in my element.
A photograph of the judges of the liberal
arts department was taken few days
ago, AMI as | was among them will send
YOU one,
Am glad to hear that you
think the prospects good for a large at
tendance at the Garfield. l do not know
how ong this exposition may hold out
perhaps until November or longer. but
let me know when you want me and VIII
come home, for they have no strings on
me here. Regards to ali Wichita friends.
| would like TO make 1t
pleasant for them when they visit the fair.