The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-08-06
WILL BEAT THE wCRLD's FAIR.
A Great Educational Exhibit VIII he
Mmde ut the ENnnsiIinn.


The prospects are that the Cotton States
and international exposition will have at
least one exhibit that will excel the one
made at the worlds fair in the same line,
viz: the educational exhibit.
Last month, when the Georgia State
Teachers Association was assembled at
Cumberland island, Major w. +. Slaton,
superintendent of the public schools in this
city, offered resolution enclosing the expo
sition. This resolution was passed with
great unanimity.
Major Slaton then offered a resolution to
the effect that the president of the assoc
citation be authorized to appoint a commit
tee from the state at large to provide for
an educational exhibit to be made at the
exposition. This resolution was also passed
with great enthusiasm.
The delegates to the convention all mani
tested great interest in this work and all
pledged themselves to aid in making it
success.
Accordingly, when the convention adj
journed, Hon. II. j. Quinn. president of the
association. set about making up the COM
mittee. Realizing the Importance of the
work to be intrusted to this committee,
President Quinn gave several weeks
thought to the matter before deciding on
it's makeup.
Mr.. Quinn made a trip to Athens last
week to consult with certain members OF
the committee upon whose appointment he
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a few days ago.
AfterEareful consideration on the part OF
President Quinn, that gentleman has appoint
ed the following committee: Major W. r.
Slaton, superintendent OF the public schools
in Atlanta, chairman; DR.. II. :. White,
Athens; Hon. 5. ID. Bradwell, Atlanta; Or.
w. \. Chandler oxford; Superintendent l..
Il. Evans Augusta; Mr.. Otis Ashmore, Sa-
vannah; Miss Al. Rutherford. Athens; Super
intendent A. L. Branham, Brunswick; Dr. l.
;. Hopkins, Atlanta; MI. a. =; Moody bos-
G. Merry, Atlanta; Mr. T. FL Wllllaimns'
Alton; Miss Mary Bacon. MilledgeVille,
Superintendent J. $. Stewart Mare eta
I.aGrange; Mr.. n. Il. Ware. HawkinsViile;
Miss Connie Butts. Brunswick; Mir X. =.
Gaillard. Dahlonega; Miss Fanny Andrews
Macon; Mr.. l.. Il. Smith. LaGranSe; Mr.;
w. o. Conner Cave Spring; Mr.. Haywood
Pierce Gainesville; Mr. w W; Mtilian Ms
w. Harper. Americas. and Mr.. W. h. Mer-
ritt Jr., Columbus
This is indeed a representative committee,
and it would have been Impossible TO nave
selected a better one, numbering among It's
members, it does, nearly all OF the .Dest
and most prominent educators in the stale.
Such committee. acting in cooperation
with the other teachers of Georgia; VIII
doubtless bring together such an exhibit as
has probably never before been seem ,
With the proper announcement on the
part of the exposition directors, TINS fIil;
mittee will make an educatlonat VAiilplt
that Georgia will be proud OF Tor all tllie
to come. ,,,.i. 1T
IL is proposed to make tne eNnipit ny
state nor sectional hut national in us SCOPE.
Those members of the committee WIN
whom President Quinn has talked are nit en-
Nv enthusiastic over the work, whlie me
president himself is highly in accord with
/ the project. ,.,,, &c
Major w F. Slaton, who is chairman OF
the committee, will soon issue can IpI d
meeting in the near future. when pi1ns,
WAYS and means will be discussed. "A lSW
davs ago he stated that i'm ARA ngetnei i1i' aS
xyell as i'm every other resnect the educ5a-
tional exhibit at Atlanta's fair wouio ou'uo
that of the worlds fair
Great News for the Exposition.
Glorious news for the exposition was re-
caived Friday bv President Collier. SEN
ator Walsh telegraphed that II haa peen
decided to permit all exhibitions LOT the
Cotton States and International eNhipt,ioh
70 enter the United States free OF All dut3
charges This is a great concession, ana
means more for the exposition IMAM can pe
comprehended at present. BY this many
countries will be induced to make exh'pllts,
and it is but another step towards naAlLS
the Cotton States and Internati1n,u expo
sition one of the grandest in the country.