Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-27
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT.
The People Urged 10 Make a Comp leto
Showing VI Utah School Work.


The following address is sel'.explan'
atofy;
10 school Officers and Teachers
During I'VE DAYS Immediately follow
ing the first oi October next, tho Terri
tofiai Fat for lsgiwill reopen 70 exhibit
10 the public evidences OF tho material
resources Of Utah and the products " hUr
legitimate enterprises. Thai feature 800
essential 10 the prospect y anu respect "a.
bility Of tho pro. pccuvo new STATE ~ no :
system OF public Instruction should be
found on that occasion without proper
repTcsentaI ion, would not only reflect
adversely on the proiensions u tho CON.
muuifv, but net iu way 40 iuiure lac r
vital interests aud her reputation.
A. Nv said that one never moves out Of
the narrow circle OF his home surround.
ings becomes 40 contrao ell IN his knowl-
edge auI estimate OF The world uui o
exalted IN his own esteem iha be- ioHl 3
little need ~ more knowledge aud has
scarcely wish for Improvement Tho
same II lust as true Of communities sud
nations a. OF individuals. Man De- by
nature social In his instincts and habits,
md to allow solitary W clnnnisn pro-
cnviti % to subs.ituto or oven cuciuach
upon his boitor tendencies would not
certainly promote his healthy progress.
sion.
1. IL therefore the du'y Of ovory
teacher in Utah to bring out the products
Of his instruction and place them In COM
paTison with the rOsul others nave ob-
iainod IN similar field. aud DO ~ no loss
the duty of school officers 10 show how
tue faculties they provide for iho pro.
motion u education compare with those
Of eihor schools and cpmmuniiles. Los
the school Officers and teachers therefore,
~ representing the school Interiors; Of
Utah, make an exhibit at the Fair Of
1891 that vii show 10 their fellow cite
zous that they are worthy the rust re-
posed In them, and 20 the abroad
an educational hold uf spout
ideas and obsolete forms, but that
they arc indeed truly progressive
aud In their school plans aud methods
and work stand abreast Of what Ia every
enlia htoned community IN now most app
proved, most successful aud most pOpu-
lar. Our last exhibit under the auspices
Of territorial government ought TO show
most omphAtically that In educational
mattor. NJ luast we nrn fully npo for
y atehood. Let no county Or district or
school DO thought too insignihcani or too
obscure or too crude to make an exhibit !
OF It's facilities aud work In tho limo Of
education. II must DO by n united effort
aud by coming together Ia this way that
we are To learn VI each other aud build |
M a strong school system for the future |
State. We should not, therefore, allow |
any feeling OF lothargy or indifference 10 |
brgulio u into the notion that Il Is that
viii assure success, which sttonuously |
put forth In every case that Will assure |
suscesB, which achieved Will more than |
amply repay oyory cost.
Il will 10 appropriate to include In this |
educational exhibit every thing that per- /
a a
embraces NOS only tho work done by tho |
pupils Ia tho different kinds OF schools,
ns kindergarion-, graded aud ungradod
public schools, special schools, somi-
narlea, academies, normal schools, COLI
ivgas and universities, representing tho
grade or year work In zach, but school
facilities Of every kind, a, furniture, ap.
/ aralus, cabinets, olc.
it will be impossible In some cases and
diihcult aud too costly In others to trans-
puft some features connected with In
r,ructon that ought 10 DO shown. In
such CASTS pho ogfaphs may be ems |
lployod TO great advantage. For in
stance, photographs OF school buildings,
school rooms, with furniture Ia place,
schools In session, class rccita-
tions, apparatus. peculiar appliances
and devices, cabinets, libraries, oic
Pho ographs for this purpose should DO
~ cabinei size al least and larger n pos
,ible. Each photograph should BIO ac-
companiod with iull aud explicit do |
sorlption OF what Il IL intended 70 repre- |
sent, without which II Will b. OF lililo |
value or Interest
However,, whatever the exhibit may
be, let Il be understood that II must be-
genuine, truthful aud honosti that every |
visitor whl examines the display may |
learn something OF the real educational |
condition Of the Territory.
JANIS A. MELVILLE,
supervisor.
JouS X. PAHK,
Assistant Supervisor.