Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-09-14


first two mentioned. Duluth appears
to have made Il speciality of relief map
work and 'crayon drawing. i'll which
they excel. Winona has upon exhibit
ton a small glass case, in which are
specimens of the woods of the state
and of the birds of the state prepared
by the pupils of the public schools,
which are Il credit to their in
strpctors. Minneapolis public schools
exhibit very crcditable display Of
modelling. which is also !: novelty in
educational training Of public and
general nature.
The greatest novelty of the Mime
sofa display, however, is the excellent
homemade physical apparatus fur
nishcd by the Saltwater schools and
the methods of preparing and setting
glass sli,.cs for use in Il solar camera
or stcrcopticon for projecting maps.
pictures, physiological or geographical
charts onto Il screen i'll Il class room
where the points can be pointed out
and explained to the class. This meth
Cd seems only to be i'll use i'll the
Saltwater schools anywhere in Amerl-
Ca One Of the greatest French author
tiles unon education visited the Mill
ncSota display the other day to inspect
this method, which he pronounced the
equal Of that which has been used il
France for many years. Maps and
statistical charts supplement the dis
play proper, showing that the state
has school enrolment Of 100000
and an annual support of S3,IO0,o0o
The endowment of the public schools
is $4,000. 900, which will increase in
value until it reaches s2O.OOO.OO0, the
greatest possible amount for any state
in America
The Iowa educational exhibit Occu-
pies Il very prominent position i'll the
Liberal Arts building. The standpointS
of the collection are its displays OF
wood work and clay modelling. Near
" everything Of Importance is placed
upon the walls of the nine booths filled
by the Hawkeye state. They had ap-
parcntly II great abundance OF mater
ial to draw from and preferred to make
use OF Ill super1luous material in order
to furnish a crcdtable display for the
state building Of the same kind. There
are many crcditablc drawings illuStr;lt-
ing zoology, botany and geometry,
and some gems in black and white
of the free hand order. The rural
schools of the state display some eX-
cecdngly good work. l am inclined
to say that it is the best OF the kind
in the building. The pictures of coun-
try schools evidence the fact that Iowa
being IL rich agricultural state is en-
| ablcd perhaps to furnish the best coull-
try schools to be found anywhere.
Tho map drawing work OF these
schools is excellent The cooking de-
partmcnt Of the Iowa schools have
| made !: notable display. The school
population of Iowa numbers 6lo,O24
| and the enrolment fools up 32l, los.
In 1892 there was paid to teachers
4.:iS9.22:3; The total expenses OF
schools in that state for lS92 were
81, 1901
Tho Wisconsin exhibit is situated
| next to and right north OF the Minnie
sofa display and is notable for the com
| plctcness of it's normal school collection
| of work and its plaster cast full re-
| lief modelling in fruit. The normal
school exhibit aims to show everything
connected with the course from the
beginning to the end. The plaster cast
work is IL novelty not attempted in
ANYTHING like rs complete form by
any other state educational exhibit.
| The water color work any. the engineer
| and mechanical drawing work are 1e;1-
| urcs which stand forth prominently i'll
the collection.
A Columbian history of the ctluca-
tional system from its very beginning
in Wisconsin has been published by
J. w. Stcarns. which contains go
pages. 1t is Il historical work ana
largely differs from the Minnesota
pamphlet which treats the Minnesota
schools us they exist to-day mainly by
about one hundred cuts and rs many
brief descriptions The school popula-
ton of Wisconsin is G1S.SS+. The value
of the school property Of the state
reaches the sum OF ST.. 7GG.2S2. The
taxes raised annually for the support
of the public schools amount to 3d.
33:3'0, 4339. 40.
South Dakota and North Dakota nat
urally would not be expected. on ac-
count of their youth as state govern
ments, to possess as complete and care
fully worked out systems OF education
as the three states first mentioned.
luefc are IlitIt ll1lliS"' A'o">'>A' "
their displays which Indicate that they
have already made great progress TO-
ward the excellence of the older North
western states. The physiological chart
and map work OF South Dakota are
IL surprise to Il great many people
who inspect her educational eNmDl1.
The state has also designed maps SNOW
ing the location of the various schools
of the state and the lands devoted to
creating a revenue for the school fund.
Both South and North Dakota nave
set apart large amounts OF lands 10Y
educational purposes. The state un!-
versitics Of the Dakotas, one at Ner1nll-
lion. S. D., and the other in North
Dakota have already attained a pros
porous and growing condition, both as
to attendance and financial support.
South Dalota's educational exhibit
shows some excellent work III country
schools no less than in the cities manl-
Testing that the good work is not con
fined to particular grades OF schools
or to localities.
North Dakota has had considerable
tro,,llo and some misfortune in max