The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-20
Condition of the State Building and Exc
hibits Arranged by the Commission.
Completion Of the Hoosier Resting Place and
Headquarters Delayed BY Failure Of Bed
ford Stone Men 10 Erect the Doorwayx
Public-School and College Display Not
Excelled by Any Other State.
Mining and Agricultural Exhibits Unsstisfao-
tOry-The Exposition to Be Closed Next Sun
day-Mr. Thomas Still Director Of Music.


INDIANA BUILDING AND ExHrBTTa
| Present Condition of tho Former-A Splenf
did Educational Showing.
! Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO, May 1a-Some of the Statx
buildings at the worlds fair contain ex-
hibits of State products. but the Indians
building is intended solely as headquarters
fer the Indiana commissioners and as .
clubhouse for visitors. Ii is the expects-
ton that when citizens of the State oome
to the fair they viii look upon the strao-
ture as haven OF refuge; that they will so
there for rest when they are tired of sight
seeing, that they will meet their friends
there. write their letters there. and make
themselves at home generally. This
expectation may be fulfilled in course
of time but just at present
the buildisg lie not quite ready for the CON-
Portable reception of visitors though IL ID
open TO the public. tits. in fact. rather too
wide open. in O literal sense. for the fronn
doors ore not yet hung The DELAY IN com-
| pletiag this part of the work has been
| caus ed by the failure of Bedford stone
| firm 90 ship the elaborate stone dcorwayr
promptly. and as they are making q free
contribution to the State of this architect
| ural feature, il has not been possible TO
hasten their movements as II they were
under contract gift to the public. 80
as well as TO an individual. sometimes has
its attendant embarrassments However.
the finishing touches will be put on the
building within few days. the furniture,
which has been ordered, will DO put Ia
| place. and all will be ready for the dedica-
ton. which Is now expected to occur
| June g.
| The Indiana building occupies slightly
| position and is conveniently near tho
| Fifty th-street entrance. Two of tho
main buildings are quite near, the Wom-
ans Building direcsly IN 'front.' aud the srp
gallery a little to the northeast. On one
side lie the Illinois State building. and on
the other that of California. both so large
buildings. The Indiana building is noe
altogether q thing Of beauty. Its style OF
| architecture is said by those who profess
to know TO be of the com poslte sort. known
as French Gothic.n lt has two square
towers between semi-clrcular front.
| around which Is wide piazza capable OK
seating two or three hundred people. But.
| whatever its architectural defects the
! snce. and if any fault is found by critical
/ observers the blame must be laid
at the doors of o nRrrow.minded
legislature which granted niggsrdly
the building TO the State is $4,000 but an
additional $4,000 worth of material and
labor has been put into it as contributions
from individuals. The first floor has
large reception hall and several smaller
rooms. Above is reading room. the Of
| fees of the State commission. and what
the male members of the board insist UPON
| calling ladies parlors." but whose doors
bear the misleading legend, "WomaE's COM
mittee." put there by the women. Perhaps
good wsy would be TO compromise on
| "women's partoTs."
No formal programme has yet been ar
/ for fbo n 4for, hut x-pr
| dent Harrison, Governor Matthews and
other distinguished Indianisns are ex-
| pected TO participate In the ceremonies.
| and O general invitation TO be present Will
| be extended TO the Indiana public
| INDIANA's EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT.
The State exhibits arranged by the Indi-
| ana commission now number three. the
educational. agricultural and mines
and mining A fourth, composed of
the commercial woods of the State.
10 being prepared by Purdue University.
| ana will be ready in q few days Later
win be horticultural and stock exhibit
| The educational exhibit is in the southeast
| corner of the gallery OF the Manufactures
and Liberal Arts Building. and 10 in CON-
| plete order. All the educational exhibits
! are in this quarter. and but few are fully
arranged; but none Of those now there eau
compare in merit and systematic arrange
L
yersity has department 10 itself, and itg
| display is likely TO attract much attention.
| In separate cases Is an exhibit OF maferials.
tools and products showing the course OF
learning processes OF manufacture
| ing engines end other machinery.
| in electrical engineering and IN wood<
! work. Laboratory work Is also displayed.
There is a fire display of wood carving
and decorated china. the work of the pn-
| pills. Purdue has one or more special ex-
hibts IN the Agricultural Building. but
ohsrastsr cha a. s as ae secSnicai school, The indi.
| ana State Normal School and the State
| University have exhibits consisting mAin-
| ly of a series of photographs of buildings
| and charts outlining their systems OF study.
| A large space is devoted TO the graded
| schools. The walls of the compartments
| are covered with the work of primary pu-
| pills and the drawings Of moro advanced
students. Displays from the difiercrt
| towns are arranged separately. On tables
| are spread books showing the class work OF
pupils of all ages from all parts of the
state and THESE are chnngeo IRON week 10
week. in order that ell may be open 20
inspection during the season. Cases plainly
labeled contain the books not on exhibition
at any particular time. and can be exam
ined at any time. Inc system OF education
III the public schools being the same
throughout the State. there Id. of course. -
great uniformity in the work. but certain
schools show individual charaotcristics
ne primary Work Will probably &ttE1ca
most attention from educators, since tho
Indianapolis and LaPorte schools have at
tsined so much celebrity through the
articles of Dr. Rice. In the Forum. The
kindergarten system has never been made
afor NAL part of the instruction IN Indian
apolis. but it has been quietly incorporated
in the regular work until the frat and sec
oDd years of the course use ali the best
features of the work. The display OF this
work from Indianapolis is excellent. but
ls excelled by that of LaPorte. which
formally adopted the system some years
since. A State law. which 10 probably not
generally known. authorizes any school
board 10 open kindergartens and admit TO
their instruction children four years OF
age. This law was passed through the ef-
forts of Prof. Haiiman. superintendent OF
the LaPorte schools. and who has had
charge of the State exhibit An interest
ing feature of the LaPorte exhibit is tbe
proof II shows of the effects of kinder
garten work upon advanced pupils an
series of drawings made by beginners, by
the same children In intermediate grades.
and finally By high school pupils.
Hammond, Ind. schools have some char
scteristies of their own. Literature les
sons are illustrated by the pupils according
20 their own ideas Of fitDess "tiawatha'
Is taken for the exhibition work. aud the
books show variety OF talent and
Ci m al ~ fha a cOmmeNf and IL