The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-09-04
The Exposition and the Blu
reau of Education.

a. the Trans Misslsslppl exposition has
adopted. is spread over the pages OF an
open book lyir e against pile OF closed
ones, surmounted by the now familiar
legend: Trans Mississippi and Inter
national Exposition, Omaha, U. S. A..
June to November, 1885," TIE whole
forming tine pleasing title pages of a
little pamphlet issued 10y this bureau.
Its object is ID formulate a plan for a
series Of educational exhibits that shall
truly represent the educational stan
dards O: the Trans Mississippi region,
and 10 that end the bureau "asbs the
co operation ot all educators. that
compIeht nsive exhibition which will
emphasize tie best features Of educa-
tional pre- gress. may be secured
The bureau OF education is composed
of women entirely, and in turning over
10 their charge this most important
department, the men who planned the
exposition have paid them a higher
tribut, than they knew, ard at the
same tine. as has ever been the case,
though the the curse of work was first
pronounced upon man, men have given
women the hardest task. As their most
capable 81 ere tlry is obliged so frequent
~ TO deprecatingly say. 1--WE have 10
money, you know and yet theirs is the
task to organize series Of congresses of
PHILOSOPHERS al and scientitic societies ar d
carry them to a successful issue, to do
the came with a series OF exhibits of the
schools Of This region ard to bring 10
light all kids OF woman's work. The
exhibits which the various bureaus pre-
sided over by msn will bring, will be
those which have a money value and for
which their owners will pay FOR the privi-
lege OF exhibiting because o. the re-
turns financial they expect. bat while
it is equally important that the results
os education should be exhibited aye
even more important, these who sp5nd
tire and Train power and physical
strength and morey TO make them.
rap no m ,ney reward in return. Hence
there is in addition TO the work neces-
sary to orgaoize, The ever present and
most difficult question TO be solve1,
where shall the money come from to do
it.
The individual competition for prizes
includss, under composition, stories by
children under IL years Of age, language
work OF any form by children under u
years ct age, and variety of literary
work for olGer students. Under history
there are ST bdivisions of local, American,
European and miscellaneous. Penman-
ship has several subdivisions as has
a'so drawing. industrial training and
nature study. Each student competing
must pay twenty-five cents for GER
tificate emitting him to enrolment,
which is The only fee charged for space
for such entry. The prizes for this work
will be one gold, two silver and four
b. onze medals to each class competing
undsr each division of each subject.
Pepnants will be awarded in addition to
the diplomas for collective exhibits to
the best state, 10 the best county
exhibits ard 81 classes Of collective work
from schools. Under the historical de
partment there is a puzzle in Trans
Mississippi history, open 10 all en-
rolled pupils.
As one compares The work of women
in this and previous exrosiiions two
great differences at once presept them
solves. There will be no presentation OF
woman's work separately. there will be
no xona an q hnildinr Tho ,ycrlS ,,ndar