The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-05
THE YOUNG IDEA SHOOTS.
Rhode Island Educational Exhibit
for the Worlds Fair.
is READY TO SHOW TIE PUBLIC.
Butler Exchange Hall Presents an Inter
esting Appearance and should be
Visited by Everybody Who Wants TO
Know Aboutthe Works of the schools

The educational exhibit that is to go o
Chicago next week is open to the public
In the hall on the fifth floor OF Butler eX-
change. The formal opening occurred at
8 O'Clock tolay, but private view was
given to the press at IL O'Clock this morn
ing.
Commissioner Wyman was there, but
took no part In explaining the exhibit.
That work was largely done. by George
A Littleneld, ably assisted by Superln-
tendent Tarbell. Miss Frazer. Mrs.
Miss lice, Professor Gardiner OF Brown
and Steward Delaney Of Brown.
The exnibit Is arranged substantially
as it will be- at Chicago. except that there
the wall space will be continuous while
it now occupied both SIDES OF the room
The furniture used here is fitted for the
Chicago exhibit. and is TO be transpc rted
there and set up as IL appears here. The
exhibit is to he open To the public after
o'clock today uuIil 10 o'clock tonight.
and every day this we k. On Monday II
is to be taken down aud packed into two
freight cars with the intention OF starr
ing il for Chicago on Tuesday
Mr.. Llttlefield and Miss Frazer were
the chief instructors Of the reporters to-
dav, and .they took them through the
exhibition in the order 1t will be seen by
visitors TO the Worlds fair, AS nearly AS
possible.
IL Is TO Be said that the exhibit is as n
whole compete aud graphic. IL gives
an admirable idea Of The work and the
accomplishments OF the schools OF the
state. especia ly in the lines OF ipstruc-
tion that can be exhibi ed by means OF
material res Its. Drawing, writing.
modelling. ETC., come In for the lions
share of the showing. OF course. These
studies are fully shown, the exhibit be-
ing arranged by grades TO correspond
with the school grades
The Drawing Exhibit
from the lower grades OF the school
shows work OF quality surprising to
one whose schooling was completed be-
fore such studies were taken up. The
most striking OF the exhibits In
this aud the writing line are
comprised in large number
Of bound volumes. made up of the regu-
their daily work. These books are
worthy OF careful examination, aud give
better evidence OF the actual prog ress
made by the schools than the wall exhibits
do, or can. What can be taken in du ing
rapid survey OF the room, such as the
reporters were trea'ed TO. Is Immensely
Interesting and valuable, boweyer, aud
suggests the Thought that some such
graphic exhibition ought To be perua-
nently established in some convenient
place, and kept open to the public con-
tinuously, being renewed aud changed
with The development OF the schools.
The visitor TO the Butler exchange hall
first views this clay modelling work OF
the Westerly schools, some casts from
the School of Design, and work from the
new Manual Training school. and some Of
the mechanical work from the Sockanos-
set school. These clay models will not
90 TO Chicago, but will be represented by
photographs.
The Work Of the Boys
of the Sockanosset school merits atten-
tention. I. is excellent and ranks with
the same class of work exhibited by
Brown and the Friends school. A five
horse power upright steam engine is one
of the most interesting exhibits In
the room, while the woodwork
shows skill in execution and original
ity of design.
The samples of drawing shown are
from all the grades of the public schools,
from primary TO high. ana is arranged 70
show the method OF instruction as well IA
the progress of the pupils. Some of the
work OF the school OK Design and the
State Normal school Is shown, that oil
the School of Design being the most ad-
vanced of anything la the drawing line
on exhibition.
There is an exhibit of needlework from
the Newport Industrial school, doue by
girls from 10 to 10 years OF age. which il
most Interesting. IL shows the practical
line OF the instruction in sewing in the
schools.
There are many articles aud groups
of articles that may be called
special exhibits, out of the line Of the
regular instruction in the schools. yet
- .ns a
manuscripts volume made by girls Ia
the high school. entitled " Astron-
omical Law for Young Readers, F"
with portraits and sketches, all original.
Anotner volume is tue Astronomical
Cycle. 1793-lS95, made by three girls OF
the high schoo., with astronomical data
covering the century largely complied
nom the "Old Farmers Almanac" illus
trated with portraits ana sketched, very
handsomely inscribed ana bound. The
LECTURE OF Maria Mitchell appropriately y
leads the list.
A Unique Telescope
shown. IL was made entirely by thes
girls of the high school. Bertha IA. Smith,
Frances 4. Henley. Marion l.. Gardiner,
Ethel Garvin and Sibyl III. Avery. The
tubes are made OF common MANILA
paper. formed over rolls, and cJy.
are perfect, and may be adjusted 70 any
eye aud focused fer any distance. 1ne
glass il mounted upon trlpo made
OF three broomsticks, aud The rod
by which the glass l. raised anu
lowered Is an old curtain roll
The knob by which the inclination OF the
tube is regulated Is the nickle handle OF
stove oven door. All the parts are OF
like homely material, discovered and
utilized wholly by the giris.
There 10 an electric motor built by j.
A. Tillinghast Of Brown; n tiny electric
motor made by the girls of the English
and classical department. OF the hish
school; a very beautiful album of
mounted wild flowers, also from the girls
of the high school: some remarkable
specimens OF penmanship from the
Thayer street school about 100 photo
graphs OF school buildings, both exter
nal and Internal series of pho
toRraphs Of school rooms with the
pupils at work; a remarkable serie,
Of relief putty riaps from Newport; .
series OF Gay models from the Providence
school, aud a long list OF other specia
exhibits a worthy of notice and mei.
tion az those enumerated.
brown University.