The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-02-06
OF TENNESSEE WINS
A Gold Medal at the Atlanta Exposition
A Description Of Its Exhib.
it There.

President Charles w. Dabney, Jr.,
u the University of Tennessee, has
ust received official notice from the
of the Cotton States and
international Exposition, at Atlanta,
Ga, that the institution OF which he
IS the head, has received the highest
award which it is in their power to
oestow, namely, gold medal, for the
hest collective exhibit OF university
work. The people OF Tennessee and
Of the south will surely be interested
10 know what this exhibit consisted
Of. 1t was prepared, so far as the lin
tied space would permit, to illustrate,
first, the history Of the university and,
secondly, the workings of the institu-
ton at the present. The latter were
shown by work done by students in
the drawing department, the depart
ment OF mechanic arts, and the labora-
tories OF botany, zoology, chemistry,
and physics. Necessarily only few
specimens from each of the depart
ments were shown, but it is believed
they represented in a fitting manner
the work done by the students. Ev.
erything in the exhibit, with the ex.
ception of the photographs, the collec.
ton OF mushrooms, the printed books
and the furniture, was the work OF
members OF the university, for the
most part students. The exhibit was
also installed and the space decorated
by members of the university.
A group of pictures and a small col
lection OF relics were designed to illus
tate the development of the institu-
ton from small classical academy
into a state university, the former be-
ing founded in 1894 by the first gen
eral assembly of the territory south
of the Ohio" and named Blount Col
lege in honor OF William Blount, gov.
ernor Of the territory.
A series of pictures, made from old
woodcuts and photographs, showed
the buildings OF the university as they
appeared at various stages in its his
tory. They were photographs OF Gov
ernors Blount and Sewer (frst COVER
nor OF the state of Tennessee), and the
monuments over their graves. Some
portraits of the early presidents were
exhibited in this collection. Interest.
ing relics were the old college bell
(1S27) and a part of the pen which
served as weather vane on Old Col
lege and which was perforated by shot
at the battle Of Fort Sanders, when
the belfry was occupied by federal
sharp shooters.
Contrasted with this, On the oppo-
site wall and in the centre OF the floor,
was an exhibit intended to illustrate
some OF the work of the university at
the present time. This consisted of a
series OF photographs of buildings and
interiors Of laboratories, shops, etc.,
as follows:
Specimens of models and machines
built by students in the department OF
mechanic arts; small collection of
plants made and mounted by mem
bers of the university, illustrating the
work in the herbarium a collection
of insects and alcoholic specimens il
lustrating the work in the department
of zoology; collection of food sam.
Piles analyzed by members of the
chemical department in q recent
study OF the dietary of q students
boarding club at the university col.
lection OF Photographic illustrating the
work of the horticultural department
some specimens of apparatus built by
students Of the physical department
specimens illustrating the courses ol
study in freetand and mechanical
drawing;a collection OF old diplomas
of the un,veraity seals OF the depart.
ments OF the national government
and autographs of distinguishedAmer
icans, with series Of photographs in
tended to illustrate the workings o.
the university library, etc.
i The student organizations OF thu
university were represented by groul
of pictures showing the members o
the literary societies during 1894 ant
by picture of the Young Men
Christian association building, erected
by subscription at cost of $40, ,00C
At the request of the students, th'
portraits OF the two young men wht
! originated and carried out this schem
SO successfully were placed on eithe
side of the picture Of the building.
, The central location OF the spac
| made the exhibit prominent and tn
effect of the exhibit itself was such a
to attract much attention and caus
!, the admiration OF thousands Of visi
9 tors.
This exhibit will be placed in OIL
| College, at the university, from nov
l until after commencement, in Jun
mart and IL is honed that all who "a