The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-20
WORLDS FAIR MEDAL
High Honor for the Public
Schools of This City.
EXCELLENCE m CLASS WORK


n. diplomas srd metals es--ed AZ Re
w0rsss fair ~ Chicago = zss3 ~ the Sc
attgA @xnEnsr % sc1ooI manuscript psrz
were reserved a. the o1sce q the beard C
education yesterday. z-1 are Regarded Ezz7
great v,rsse By al interested - Tie srho5I
svxrz-r ot iris city That re wo-k O. re
school chf1zrez h=r@ sao181 rscezTe sEe1
nou0res recognition n the face C Tie coz
petitssn q school exhibits from almost
every s<zte Il The U1ioa. ard from t1ss
rsoss s1lsghssn-1 to-e<gr countries. * n
led az aono- rot only 20 the esuczrio1al
=ysts- o Seattle but 20 TIE intelligence o.
fhe pzpszs as VEL
when tie question % sealing al exhibit
o. SEATTLE school work 70 Tire fair FIRST
cane Ep. Il was decided that x would sir
ply Dc labor thrown away. e1t through TIE
in61enre q S8perintez5ez- Barnard specs-
uz@1s were prepared and sent That no
mistake was -az94 - evidenced BY -he
trophies received yesterday
TIE diploma $ o. parchment ert8stics2lr
engraved Above the center inscription =
the form o. z beautiful woman ry-plfyf-g
Ansrsez. reclining against tns recun5es-
form C = buffalo. Before her are three
children One Is white. and carries book
and hammer. another - an Indian. bear
i-g h-sw. and tie third s 3 negro. ciEteA-
ing a boil % cotton
Below the center inscription = q figure
% Columbus standing erect z the stern -
canoe. He has world sgrTountsd nF 3
cross II his hard The SIDE Of the canoe
il covered with the seals OF various ma
lions Il IS propelled by fcur figures, rep
resentfrg nations of azcsezt tS-es-
TIE inscription il as follows: The
rane1 States 81 America. by an act C
their congress. have authorized tie
Wo~ssE Columbian commission az the i--
te-ratSonal exhibit he'd tn the city % Chi
czgo state OF Iiiiaoss. q the year 1ss5. 20
decree . metal for specific merit. which IS
50. forth below over the name % an fa1l-
vI5uaI judge, acting as an examine upon
the finding Of q board OF international
Judges. 20 Seattle public schools Seattle.
Wash"
Exhibit: School work: Award first.
for general excellence in class work: Sc
ond. for special merit n music. penusr-
ship ard illustrated botany. third. for va
az5-.nk illustrations % science and his
tory. drawings from casts. mechanical
and linear perspective drawings. carving
Ia soap. fourth. for variety OF good kin
6ersartea work. showing thorough tn
strucsto1 with goo1 results
MRS. z. P. FARR.
.In5iyiiusl Judge"
TIE following other signatures were ap-
pended: President OF department commit
tee. x. Buenz. director general, George
r Davis: president Wori5's Columbian
commission. p II. Palmer. secretary %
the commission. John r. Dickinson. and
chairman OF executive committee Of
awards. John Boyd Thacher-
The kindergarten work spoken Of refers
70 tas specimens sent from the primary
grades.
Tire medal Is ezcase5 IN a handsome box
Of aluminium II IS dark bro-zs. three
inches 81 diameter and a trffs over one
eighth OF an inch thick. On one side is
cut OF Columbus setting foot on America.
with the figures OF his rer Il the back
ground Or The other side are the words.
Words Columbian exposition. ia com
rnemoratio- OF the four hundre6th amt
versary OF the landing OF Columbus: TO
Seattle pgblic schools
The exhibit prepared BY the pupils os Sc
attic schools IS now az the Philadelphia
educational museum. where IL was placed
al rhe earnest wish OF that institution
superintendent Barnard has received many
letters OF inquiry from Eastern people r.
ters~tad in education as 20 the work Of the
schools here The diploma and medal viii
bc placed IN some store window down
town for the benefit Of the public