The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-16
SYSTEM OF AWARDS.
President Gilman Talks About the At
Ianta Exposition Scheme.

BAR HARBoR, Me-, Aug l6.-President
Daniel c. Gilman OF Johns Hopkins Univer.
sity, who has accepted the position of presi.
dent OF bureau OF awards at the Atlanta Ex-
position, in an interview with an Associated
Press reporter, at his summer home at North
east Harbor. Me-, said that the work OF for
mulating system OF awards and selecting
the Jurors for the exposition - about com
pleted. The vigorous protests by foreign ex-
hibitors against the awards at the previous
merican expeditions have attracted much
interest to the probable results OF DIR. Gil
mans careful study OF this question. AT
Paris, Vienna and other Continental expdsi-
tions, the jury system, DIR. Gilman explained,
uniformly prevailed that is, for each group
OF exhibits Jury. acting as "A unit, compared
the relative merits ana bestowed medals and
diplomas OF very many different grades, ac-
cording to the degree Of excellence mani.
Tested. AT Chicago, he said, the jury "A
body was practically ignored and Individual
ing the awards. This award was SIMPLY a
souvenir medal, uniform for everybody This
was the only distinction conferred. except
the language of the individual jurors report.
which in abbreviated form, found place ON
the diploma. The system devised by Presi.
dent Gilman contains the features of each OF
these systems. The services Of large num-
ber of expert judges, selected from various
parts OF tho country. will be secured. I'm
these selections President Gilman said: II
have made most thorough inquiry over the
country Tor experts who are up TO the ideal
in every respect of theoretical and practical
knowledge in all the special lines ana all
tneSe lDcluue only the highest authorities
few have declined the invitation to serve. In
the list, which will be issued shortly, will be
found presidents OF some of the most inhuen-
tial institutions OF learning. men of wor1d-
wide reputation as technologists, members of
the national government, distinguished as
contributors to the country's progress; men
most eminent in literature. art, drama and
prominent students of educational methods.
The jurors will be distributed in groups cor
responding TO the departments. The classih-
cation adopted by the exposition recognizes
10 departments, namely:
mineral and forestry. agriculture, food
and it's associates, machinery and appliances.
horticulture, veniculture, pomology. horicul-
ture, ETC., machinery, manufactures. cleo
tricity and electrical appliances, fine arts,
painting, sculptures and decoration, liberal
arts, education, literature, music and the
drama, live stock, domestic and wild animals,
fish, fisheries and fish culture.
1T Is Important" he continued. "to notice
that the chairman of these juries collectively,
with certain persons to hereafter be chosen,
will constitute the highest board of award.
The awards will be miHie in the name of Jury
and not in the name of individual judges
The awards will be graded. In order 10 rec
ognize, as CLEARLY as possible the merits be-
tween tho several exhibits, four degrees will
be recognized. In all the diplomas will be
given The most general award will be
honorable mention This will be the equiv
alent OF the medal so freely distributed at the
Chicago exposition, and which will certify
that the exhibitor made a showing of his in
terests creditable TO the Exposition. But
another exhibit, which by originality of the
other excellency surpasses the others, may
receive higher recognition in the form of a
bronze icedal. Again, excellence. note
worthy as TO rank, really gratifying
achievement in given art or industry, will
be recognized by silver medal