New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-13
TEACHERS PLAN NOT LIKED
FOREIGN EXHIBITORS OBJECT TO HIS
SYSTEM OF AWARD.
ADMISSIONS TO THE WORLDS FAIR FAR BE-
LOW THE EXPECTED AvERAGE-coMPLAlNT
OF THE AMERICAN wINE-GROwERS
-IApANESE pOILTENESS.


LOW THE EXPECTED AvERAGE-coMPLAlNT
OF THE AMERICAN wINE-GRowERs
JAPANESE PoLITENESS.
Isr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSE.1
Chicago, Nay ia little furry has been caused
by q protest the part OF Commissioners rep
reseniing Belgium, France. Germany Great Britain
Italy and Russia against the plan OF making awarus
adopted BY the Commission some time ago. There
are some ndistnct threats OF Withdrawals of exhibits
from competition II not from the Exposition itsei'
unless the subject Is speedily settled 10 the snsiac
ton OF those interested. Commissioner Johh Do!o
TEACHER, of New-YOrk has been busy for long whlc
formulating q method OF awards, which appears u oe
departure from The usual system recognized In mat
tiers OF this kind In the past 1t Is UNDERSTOOD 'ha' hS
rlnn contemplaes the delegation Of single Judge IN
single departments who, after what Is presumed 10 pe
an intelligent and expert examination and compnr1soh'
shall prepare report to he submitted 10 'he Jul!
charged In general way With the awafu'ns u
prizes f certain groups. There is considerable sym
paihy expressed among exhibitors with the .o"i,
missoners Of foreign countries in the attitude '"ey
have assumed against the proposed innovation as IL
is termed The idea from their STANDPOINT
Is that no one man Is capape VI GA
aiming into details and making JUS. 'o"
parisons, and that there is danger OF "hia'rhess
through the ndispostion. II may be, OF huhoer %
fellow Jurors to take adverse grounds against Tue
Judgment of one of their associates. They believe
that the old Jury system should prevail In 'his
Exposition 1t has In others. and tha' h""oer
Of men should simultaneously examine ana compare
exhibits, with view to arriving NJ correct CON-
ciusions and that conclusions should De oo'aihen
from actual observation OF and contact win Inc
exhibits themselves BY din, rent lines OF vision and
different operations of the minds employed III search
ing out strong defective points. Naturally ana
Historically In fact, exhibits are judged III groups
and special knowledge of details OF method OF manu-
facture and an appreciation of true uniformity WIN
respect 10 such groups absolutely essential one
man may easily though honestly, be biassed or his
Ideas Of size, measurement conformation may not
be wholly true whereas, the defect that may exist
In one individual either In method, reasoning or
comparison or in lines OF vision, may be corrected
In another. Thus the injustice which would be
wrought by the acceptance by jury OF a report
OF an associate, without inspection OF the SPECIFIC
exhibit might be detected by second member OF
the jury and confirmed by the others body of
men having under consideration particular product
Again TIC protestants insist that the method pro
posed would render 1t impossible for a proper tx
animation 10 be made during the period Of the EN-
position and they consider ii proper that due weight
should be attached to the reputation of an exhibitor
and TO the excellence of his manufactured articles as
whole. and not chiefly TO the merits Of a special
article. which nay have been produced solely with
view 10 exhibition. They prefer graduated awards.
and that Il distinction should bc mad, in the issuing
OF diplomas 10 Tie degree OF merit pertaining
to each exhibitors production
1t does not appear clear that the protestanis
themselves thoroughly understand Mr. Thachcr's
scheme. The Board Of Control. however. appears
TO have recognized the one judge system to the
extent ordering that judge should examine the
articles and write report, and that this report
was be signed by the other members Of the jury.
This order to have been construed by Mr..
Thacher Endorsement of his plan. while the
Board Control appears to have regarded this man.
ner OF developing the plan substantially the Old
jury system which has prevailed hitherto. In Inc
emergency General A, T. GpSh0m, of Cincn-
natl, the Director General OF the Centennial ESp'sl-
ton of 1876. is said to have been Invited no
express an opinion the subject OF the
ada ptatiity OF Mr.. TEACHERS system, but There
IS seine DOUBT expressed as TO the qualification
which accompanied his Endorsement OF H. lie Is re-
ported have said that 1t practically the same
as the system applied Paris but that 1t required,
In order make 1t satisfactorily effective, higher
degree OF Individual intelligence and expert knowl-
edge the part OF the judge on specific points than
the jury system, against which objection has ever
been raised Mr.. Thacher asserts that he has never
claimed that the Judgment of final, but
| that this judgment had to be approved by full
board. Nevertheless, MI. Thacher does not admit
| that the full board would act in blindness upon the
report OF the individual judge unless the associates
Of that individual judge should themselves personally
apply to the study the degree OF attention. the
| same line OF reasoning, OF measurement and Of gen
eral unbiased consideration his associate is pre-
| sumed himself 10 have applied 1t Is understood
that DirectorGcnera Davis has not inclined favorably
to Mr. TEACHERS plan, and that he yesterday sent 10
| the National Commission message calling often
| ton TO certain defects and urging the board to
| take the matter up and consider It, with view
to an early adjustment Of the important points in
| volved. 1t was intended 10 be subject OF action
| to-day by that Commission, but the failure TO per
| feet "A quorum will result in delay. No doubt Is
pressed that a satisfactory basis Of adjustment will
be arrived at as all the technical differences
are understood and ntellgen1y weighed and debated.
| There Is no reason 10 doubt that the Fair will
| draw an unprecedented number Of foreign visitors,
| but it is also true that fair must necessarily