The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-07-28
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MINNESOTA SCHOOLS.

The Worlds Fair correspondent in
last nights Minneapolis Journal gave
brief description of a "School Mono
graph" prepared by Prof. Wilson, of
Saltwater, to be used in connection
with the fine educational exhibit
which Minnesota has at the fair 1t
is splendid supplement to the ex-
hibit and in connection Herewith will
have the effect of calling the atten-
tion of the outside world to the splen-
did educational advantages Of Mime
SOta
Minnesota's educational exhibit at
the fair has been splendidly supple
mented by souvenir manual, a little
pamphlet of 1l2 pages, comprehensive
ly Illustrated, which presents in a
concise form the educational facilities
of the state. 1t has been prepared by
Prof. Frank t. Wilson, of Saltwater,
under the direction of the executive
committee of the Minnesota educa-
tional exhibit and is now being dis
tributed. The manual contains over
300 photo engraved views of school
buildings, class rooms, laboratories,
libraries, drawing rooms and ventlla
tion plants. Descriptive matter ex-
planatOry thereof accompanies the H.
Illustrations. -
The volume begins with state
ment of the organization of Minneso-
ta'S educational exhibit, in charge of
which as installer and general secre-
tary is Prof Wilson. The department
of public instruction of Minnesota, the
rural schools, the state high schools
and independent and special school
districts are then described. Oppo
site the pages devoted to each are
splendid illustrations typical of the
subject matter. Subsequent pages
are taken up with complete but con-
else descriptions, all admirably illus
trated, of the various public schools
of the state, beginning with Mankato.
The superb schools OF Duluth are all
photographically reproduced, exterior
and interior. X \ DESCRIPTIONS
and illustrations then follow of the
state normal schools, of St. Olaf col
lege. Hamline university, Carleton
college Including Goodsell observa-
tory, the University of Minnesota,
the State School for the Feeble Mind
ed, the State School for the Deaf, the
Minnesota School for the Blind. the
State Reform School, and the State
Public School for Neglected and De-
pendent Children The concluding
pages of the little volume are devoted |
to description of, progressive feat
ures of Minnesota schools, notable |
among which are. the teaching Of ele-
mentary science; free public school Ii
braries (of which there are 1868; |
drawing and Industrial work. morals |
end patriotism in the schools: ventil |
alton; illustration Of teaching by |
means of optical projection; physical
culture and music. The eX-
pense of the volume, some $4,000, is |
borne partly by the public schools of |
the state and partly by the Minnesota |
worlds fair board, the schools having |
subscribed for 10000 copies. Ten |
thousand additional copies will be
at the fair. The publica- |
tion at this time, when the congress |
Of educators is convened here, is very |
and will be taken advan-
tage of by the circulation of the vol
ume at the congress. On Thursday |
today the Minnesota exhibit, of |
which they have heard so much by |
will be viewed personally |
by nearly all the educators now as
Sembled in Chicago.