Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-17
CONNECTICUT AT THE FAIR.
Something About the Educational
 

Exhibit.
 Secretary Charles D. Hine of the state board of education has issued catalogue of the states educational exhibit at the worlds fair in the south gallery of the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts building, east of the center. There are five alcoves in which the exhibits are grouped by towns as follows: 1, Willimantic; 2, New Britain, Middletown; 8, Stamford, Tor rington, Norwich, Bristol; 4, Waterbury, Saybrook, Colchester, Hartford; 5, New Haven, Bridgeport.
 The several state schools show designs and folded forms in inventional geometry, | outline for the study of history, htera- ture, arithmetic, penmanship, natural science, geography and drawing and color work. The books on the table show pu- pills work in language, literature. arith- | metic, penmanship and music. The books on history contain teachers outline for l lessons and stenographic reports of lessons l given. There are some sixteen books on 1 geography, containing the teachers meth
 ods in detail and pupils papers. These books are fully illustrated by the pupils. 1 The four books on natural science contain l full outline for lessons prepared by the
 teacher, and pupils written work. The
 latter is fully illustrated by the pupils.
 The works of Hon. Henry Barnard and
 his official publications as superintendent
 of schools in Connecticut and Rhode Is-
 of education, are arranged in a case.
 Photographs are shown with the exhibits
 of the different places. These photographs
 illustrate the different styles of school ar
 chiteotu1e, showing the interior and ex-
 terior of the school buildings. The pictures
 of class rooms were, for the most part, se-
 lected to show the classes engaged in cer-
 tain lessons. Those in-the kindergarten
 to show the children engaged in various
 occupations and games Those of the l older classes to show the children engaged in various exercises, as ervation, draw ing, gymnastics, manual training, cooking, writing, history, arithmetic.
 Secretary Hine has also issued Connecti- cut school document No. 10, being sugges- , tions for a course of study in common schools. The document exhibits the work
 of children in the schools of the First dis { trict in the town of Windham. These schools are the model schools connected t with the Normal school at Willimantic. A circular describing the course of study at the new normal training school at New , Haven has been issued by the state board = of education. The school will be opened
 Tuesday, September 5, in the building ot l the Skinner school, State street, this city. :, The school rooms will be convenient and : pleasant, and all the apparatus and fscili- ties needed for the special work of the @ school will be provided.
 t The normal training schools cannot sup t ply the demand for trained teachers. Many . | towns and districts in the state employ t only trained teachers SO far as this is pos r sible. There is ample encouragement fo
 college graduates and others of liberal edu j cation to prepare themselves for teaching n by course in the training school. Tn, e normal school with its instructors, oollec It tion of books and apparatus, It's activity il d progressive teaching and gratuitus instruc
 tion is able to afford decided advantages t n all who are inclined to be teachers.
 2 In the circular, A. B. Morrill,, principa r, of the new school, says: The normal school v of this state intend to be in accord with tn
 spirit of progress. They are perfectly will as ing to break with precedent for the sake ( t. providing the commonwealth with goo st teachers. They have in mind particular 39 the interests of the children of the etat' r. and are not attached to any venerab ,h tradition which elevstes anything abov or this single object