The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-10-20

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CHICAGO. Oct H. Everything Is ID
readiness for the successful InaugnrA-
i|on Of chlldren's week at the fair Mon
day. The preparations Tor the re-
ccption Of the young folks IS complete. /
Instructions have been issued that Az |
children between the ngos Of and IS
years IRE to be admitted 70 the I
exposition grounds for ten cents
apiece. This special rate lasts All this
week. and Il "a expected that thousands
upon thousands OF boys and girls will
avail themselves Of H.
Those children whose parents can
not afford to send them to jackson
park will not be dcharrcd from seeing
the glorics Of the White City The
committee which has undertaken 70 SEQ
that they arc cared for Is meeting with
much encouragement and success In
providing means for their entertain.
ment and All Of them viii be afforded
an opportunity Of seeing the fair
from all indications children's week
will Be F=>at success A. H. Rcvell
and The other exposition officials who
are responsible for the movement, are
much 9raiiiled At the outcome. snpt
Liant and the school officials are also
enthusiastic over the affair. and they
arc al working together 70 make the
week the grandcst success Of the whole
exposition period
With the school children taken care Of
attention Is being called 70 another
class Of young folk who arc deserving
Of confederation. They are the cash
boys and girls IN the big down town
stores
| II was beautiful, clear. warm day
| for the youngsters Not only did na-
| turo smile at them. but their activity
and bright faces caused more than one
sinld person 70 stop and beam on them.
Tho little ones were cyerywhcrc, up on
the Ferris wheel. through the p|nIsance'
Ia the buildings. about the grounds and
the more saving ones who had stored
their pennies for this day, proudly pur'
chased their own tickets for . ride IN the
gondolns or electric launches Thou
sands upon thousands Of the little ones
swarmed through the gates Com.
mencing Monday morning the pubis
schools were closed for the week and
the attendance from them was very
large. The parochinl schools were alss
generally closed The children crowd
Cd the streets and the omnibuscs ant
eagerly clambcred for admission. Blu
there was no crush and no delay IN get
ting them through
| A number Of philanthropic clilzenl
and business firms provided specia
trains and wagon transportation f.
the pupils Of tho various schools 70 tn
fair Many Thousand tickets wer
, given them BY others and the schoo
| tcnchcrs presented the tickets TO thei
, | classes One wholesale haker provides
any amount Of sandwiches and pie
!. | free for The children. 50 they had abou
1 everything they needed TO mako thci
4 day happy without expense Some q
! the teachers cnmc ia charge
4 their classes and great many Of th
I. | children had the protection Of the
|. | parents The school exhibits Of th
4 | different states and institutions wei
made central visiting points III
. | children were shown what other pupl
I. less fortunate than they had accou
Z plishcd and they told what children
{ some Of the PARKWAY schools were d
I. inr and what kind Of schools they hnl
4 The ten cent admission rate has bee
4 made objective for all under eightee
4 years Of age, 50 those Of the high'
3 grades and high schools will be able
! put IN full week.
/, The new liberty bell was rung
4 noon, the school children and tho
4 teachers taking part in the exercise
{. Tho plaza sfesl ~ she ndminisiratiC
a building was covered with q throng
: youngsters The exercises were und
the direction Of Miss Lutte Gordon,
Atlanta. Ga. A number Of World
fair officials made short address
III to the boys and girls Then the b
he'll follcd ont IN honor Of the moi
0. DRY Of pcstalozzi, Of Switzerland, 4
a / man who FIRST advanced the theory
!. common education among the mnsss
a. Master Hendricks and Maynard,
"a New York, tuggcd At the rope attach
a. to the heavy clapper mantully un
or the tones rcvcrbcrated throughout /
m White city. The ringing was also
!. honor Of Froebcl. founder Of the X
tc dcrgartcn system. and Horace Mar
NJ founder Of The American common schs