The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28
Closing Session Of the R. l. Institute
Of Instruction.
GENERAL MORGAN ON WHITE CITY
His Address Followed by Remarks by
Superintendent Fisher, p rofessor WILL
son and Principals Mowry and wes-
ton-End of Successful Meeting.


and prayer. Mr.. Emory p. Russell then
led the pupils of the State Normal school
in singing exercise, concluding with the
song MY Sweetheart"
Mr.. Tarbell then took the chair and
after few preliminary remarks an
nounced ms the subject Of the
morning "Tbe Worlds Columbian Expo
slfioD." Mr.. Stockwell, the frst speaker,
was unable TO be present on ac-
count Of illness and General Morgan. late
Indian commissioner, spoke In his place.
General Morgal said he was glad to
sec 80 many present among whom he
recognized. SO many friends. 1t
is as easy to get lost In speak
ing of the Worlds fair as
1t WAS to get lost in the grounds. He
wanted to speak OF one particular. how
ever, fact illustrated by the Worlds
fair. Adam was to be king OF the world.
the ruler over all the animals, the lions,
the tigers and elephants. Adam thought
such "A position impossible for him. Man
Is q helpless creature. He was remind. d
Of the same thing on seeing an Iudlan res
ervation with their shanties and miser-
able way ofliving. But the White City
presents a different aspec'. There indeed
man is ruler. BY the Fishery biilding,
the horticultural building. one Is re-
minded that man has forced the world
to answer to his wants. All the displays
remind US that all nature is the servant
OF man, 10 relieve us from the drudgery
of living.
Superintendent Fishers Remarks.
Mr.. Gilman c. Fisher, superintendent
H..
sext speaker. He said in speaking of the
Worlds fair. the city OF Chicago must
not be left out OF account. To
earth, Chicago said, IL will" She
dc sired to beat the world and she did.
She beat New York. w hile leover-advertised
by even eastern papers. still the fair beat
any OF the other exposition citieA The ex-
position as mere incident In commercial
history shows the American spirit. The
fair shows the work Of the American
people. The fair is a monument of
American industry. Work is what makes
character. Books Of An erican industries
and the possibilities of an industrial.
natiou are needed in the schools. Waller
Besant said at the fair he first met the
American people. Thomas w. HiRginson
said that was the best remark made In
regard TO the exposition. We
have geniuses in our school.
The teachers should look
out for them The average system should
be done away with If possible. A students
strong point should not be hauled down
by an average. One more thought in re-
gard TO the fair. Women's work was
there side by side with the work OF the
men. The best OF womsL's work cannot
be examined.
Great Educational Exhibit.
Professor William p. Wilson, who was
The next speaker, said he was at the fair
six days. He went hoping to get some
points to help him in his work. He went
rs man; not as school teacher or an
educator. He spent one afternoon in
studying the educational exhibit.
But it soon became apparent that the
whole exposition was one educational ex-
hbit. The great lesson was not in what
to teach the pupils in heschool but what
must be done by the pupils alter they
leave the school. That work was what
made the fair at Chic ,go possible.
Mr.. Joseph p. Mowry. principal Of
Federal street grammar school, con tinued
ne suO1tCl. ilt Sdtu Hdu MI euuCN-
tiona point In view In visiting the Worlds
fair On his return he felt that he hal
not done so we'll as IL he had had more
definite point In view. Every min
ute OF the time at the fair was
An education. The American people were
able to go to the fair and had money to
get back-they were people from the
middle class as well as the wealthy. The
Europeans came with money enough TO
set here and not enough to get back or to
support themselves here. The American
people in getting To the fair spent more
than In going to Europe. This ability
IN the part OF our people is direct re-
suit Of cur school system. Tbs school
exhibit OF the western aud eastern gram
mar schools were very similar. surprising
at first thought.
A Utopisn View.
G.x-.o waston priuripaI nf tha