The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-31
FAIRS LESSONS
Sermon on the Educa-
B - Of the Expositfon-
oooeEss or THE WORLD.

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peooeEss Or THE WORLD.
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anv. yss IssDssasssa - Whae
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II @. Eliot IT,, yesterday morning
4 u p - second Of his osrieo 1t SER
yxs - - Worlds fair, the subject b.
- - WosId's Fair - IN Edueatos."
4 ~ suoS Shs sdueativs povsf of tbs
g. ~r.erloksu In the relations Of men
~ ,ss1f 49,, Yassing each naturri division
W.. -~11lth rapid rsviev. and closing
1 49, 4 - psrorstion. He took for
y-,s1. r. viii.34-"Whsn consider
ths work Of Thy fingers: The
ss..s SSf ~ starr. which Thou hast or
-. 01ket Il man. that Thou art mind
~ zfh1n md the son Of man, that Thou
60 htnf'' md said:
"A sulima1s Of the vorid's progress
e. - Worlds fsir marks leaves one
Eee1ovhes optimistic mood Of mind.
49, r. vtehE lt should give NJ . ereat
~ II ahould inspire and renew the
- - iurks danger In optimism
;eiaiity. Superficial optimism T. .
,g3 ecod 6efees much more dangerous,
~ - potiesabie, than the equally
I J s1Ssael penutmism Of the day.
~ - leosns most from the Worid's
- ~ anoroonhoo It's wonders In .
Is.fie snfrIt. end lsayes IL not humiii-
El huk With . eEsas accession Of that
f1niiity walsh exAlteth any man.
- ecnes array iron The Worlds fair
ssline shas she ciNlisnttoa O k1fops y
IA aisueesher ssclsat; thae NE own c0un.
~, $50 end city, ere nes the only onss n
- earth. This eoes without sayane: us
Ea1e enough. BuS ons comes away with ,
ssssesr lseiine thsn this when he considers
49, ~ Worid's fair instyuets the world
= 80 NAV b done quite - much - Is
ssaIkp progress 10 vhat has been done.
& = bsar much II these days about oh
- Ipoaa. III The way from the kinder.
- % financial conditions. The
zn51it fair ID . gigantic object lesson.
islmuin lies it, sducativs power. The
4w11's Educatiousl Congress - nov
= onuston. Leading educators from oil
= uorId ere present wish they
n - rive one day of their session 10 the
1ieN consideration Of the question.
~ eaa the Worlds fair b rendsrsd Of
Nnossnt educational value 70 the conn
81 schools Of the republic" The
~ fair v On object lesson when con-
sse1 - whole. or In tts departments
S(Sny one realizes what the whole Of the
1Gl1b fsir 10. except In . csgtain super-
;3t3Vay. In its deparsmsnts and details
q IN vast the area. How many you
:Roy: II mean TO spend day view
stoeyesything, and Afterwards spend oil
X lire On those departments which In
- me especially" And 90. unless he
II ~ Of his business, the merchant
49, most Of his time In the Manu-
zeoo' building, the mechanic In the
A1nwy hall and Transportation build
IL lhe teacher In the educational exhih-
4 ~ architect among the buildings, the
49, In the galleries.
!; vhas Vas most intsrsstsd In. do you
1ases ID or ought 70 b the miniatsr's
Aunoas9 Next TO the exposition - q
- however inadequatsiy my mind
- have graspsd Il, / vas most inter
- In the exhibit Of philanthropic, char
- and correctional institutions, with
~ methods and statistics. So almost
~ one Who goes finds some depart
1T which il TO him Of especial interest
80 the rest. Among all the objects he
~ the object Lesson.
/ ~ educational power Of any exhibit h
u1oDeed where processes . we'll ~ re-
3nesn be shown. You will always sec
blook over each Others head wherever
- unique or intervening process 10 ex-
ne United States government eS-
lilits have cousidersd this appar-
ntly. The exhibit Of the 6sh
sommsssicn shows the process Of
Matching in actual operation, and gives
and models Of IT. various
Forks. A postofiics II maintain In COM
pae;s operation ~ IN exhibit The life
'eviag station, the army. the army hos.
pitals. oil 10 Tar ~ possible show them
elves ~ they actually exist and work. so
b the case Of . penitentisry exhibit. it,
operation Is shown % nearly ~ possible
= models. records, photographs and CON-
plsts sets Of blank forms for commitment,
1eetistica. etc.
Somstimes. Of course, the method or tho
process IL the chief or only thing to b. ex.
inhibited, ~ IN the case. lot NJ say. of
No kind Of machine for sitting type, or
ooeeatyic lathe work; and in other cases
- excsiIepcy Of result il eli that attracts
o>eAtion. or the progress relative TO pre-
vloos achievement. Almost every exhibit
, more complete. however. 80 far IN edu-
e1ieasl value 10 concerned, IL 1t shows
No. things:
nWs-Ths finished sssull
4osod-The process OF the making.
nifd-The evolution from primitive typea
yoe instance, the art exhibit displays
ely results: only the results Of modern
~ Il Is an exhibition, not . museum:
~ does it show processes. You say IL
snnos BY the very nature Of the case.
fssAaps so: yet think would like 10
watch Alexander Harrison painting the
eteen twilight, Swain Clifford rapt in q
hadscspe. or Miilst putting upon immor-
- canvas the sunset and evening bell and
psysr.
The locomotive exhibit shows not only
- achievement Of the present day, but
Mn the actual engines or photographs II
eaese the progress. step by step. from the
I'M locomotive In America TO the lates,
Oosk from the shops. But II IL welc
lescsical Il am not saying that IL ISL II ]:
ssss. how Interesting IL would be to watch
ss'oeomotivc in the process OF construc-
"a. or any other exhibit in that build
~. or the railroads. or the mighty steam
asPs or even the bicycles aud husEies.
HE shoe exhibit il complete in that ft
noss the various kinds and fashions Of
sasss from the earliest time 10 the present
ssy and the best that can bc made 1t the
kssseas day. but. in addition, loo pairs
y saces Are made every day by the latest
Ssshods In full view OF the spectators
Atcers when IL il imnracticable or einai-
ssIssy would render i; undressing. the
ssaaoss.ve value O! any exhibit ~ an object
.sson = enhanced II history. process or
sscssanmsnt can aii be displayed.
voe may learn much at the fair II he
aIHy vaaks aoous an Q desulsory way.
~ ~ moss he studies systematically and
9 cesaii- Bat one viii learn most and
~ VII do both. and I'm addition Il
=. a;s strive to grasp in large way. take