New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-29
FROM 1887 TO 1897.
THE wOMENS EDUCATIONAL WORK IN
LONDON TO BE KNOWN AS THE
VICTORIAN ERA EXHIBITION.

A woman who s now acting private secre-
tary to the Countess OF Warwick sends reader
OF The Tribune the following interesting facts
The women in London preparing for an exhi-
btion Of the work Of women from 1881 TO 1881. to be
called the Victorian Era Exhibition.
The subject Of education Is under the chairman
ship OF the Countess OF Warwick. Higher educa-
ton will be considered by lecturers and demonstra-
tions under the heads OF universities Proper.
Colleges OF University Rank" University Ex-
tension Teaching" Summer Meetings and "iioli-
day Courses"
Secondary education will include public. endowed.
proprietary and private schools. Technical educa-
zion will include wCmens work In polytechnic and
other technical institution and county council
classes. means Of training for women teachers in
primary Including kindergarten and secondary
schools medical training. training for business
Including shorthand and typewriting schools: train
ing in horticulture. training in domestic economy
for elder girls. in music and art.
The exhibitions of primary and higher primary
hools Is TO include the education Of young chill
dren Of all ranks The work Of the kindergarten
Froebel Society. public elementary schools poor
Law schools home education. e.. work of the
Parents National Educational Union: higher grade
board schools. evening continuation schools Recre-
ative Evening Schools Association and National
Home Reading Union Will be exhibited. The dem
onstrations will include girls high school class
room, students room at Girton or Somervllle
ana a SunddN-schOOl classroom One room Will De
fitted laundry, where demonstrations VIII be
held. and second room for cookery demonstra-
tons. \ Kindergarten will contain everything
necessary FOR such a school and the literature con-
nected Herewith \ room will be fitted TO illustrate
work done i'm Of the higher standards OF a
public elementary day school for girls
BY means OF congresses woman's work In edu-
cational lines will be illustrated. There will be
papers read and practical demonstration viii be
given 10 emphasize the work casslIied norsry
will show women contributors 10 important edu-
CatiOnal literature
Since one object OF the exhibition Is 10 show con-
trast. complete sets of pupils work done in three
or four different grade schools Tor one week with
fun curriculum OF all the work. VIII be shown.
Also ground plans. photographs diagrams OF
school buildings models from abroad, ana from
different parts Of the United Kingdom. -
Other parts Of the wOmen's educational eXhiblt
will show ;ha work of women in ragged national
defective children. also as School Board manager :.
administrators IN girls public day school company
church schools company. endowed ana private
schools. DOlyteChncs training colleges. county
councils principals OF university colleges, members
OF royal commissions. etc.
Under special subjects will come exhibitions OF
school libraries and museums. child study. educa-
tiOnal publications by women writer's. education OF
deaf and dumb bird and defective children; edu-
catIona charities and encOuragcment OF thrlit
happy evening socety'- work. gymnastics and
physical training.
carefully compiled handbook will show the
place occupied by women In education during the
sixty years the number Of girls taught in 1881 anu
in 1891 ten "hers employed. population ana othfr
statistical and administrative facts connected with
each branch Of education The whole VIII be FUR
ther illustrated by .arGe diagrams