Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-11
THE GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT
The Principal Bureaus Practically and
Theoretically Represented
Interesting Features Of Fish Culture
The Central High School
Crowded All Day.


o streets northwest, where the government
exhibit is located. Many instructive fea-
lures ara included in the exhibit of The Sci
entific and educational branches Of the gov
eminent.
The weather bureau exhibit consists OF
the various meteorological recording in
struments in operation, many specially In
terssting records of temperature, pressure,
wind velocity, rainfall sunshine, etc.
A large weather bureau kite is exhibited,
as well as photographs showing the differ
ent stages of the kite work in exploring
the upper air. Great interest is taken in
the set of photographs of the destruction
wrought by ternadoes and floods, also
those of lightning. hailstones, clouds, etc.
The charts showing the distribution or
tempera ture. rainfall, clouds, humidity and
other elements over the United States are
very interesting, as also are the pubiica-
tons and maps of the weather bureau and
the meteorological bureaus of other coun-
tries. Prof w. L. MoorA, chief of the
weather bureau, has spared no effort to
place before the teachers an exhibit which
fully illustrates the work of his bureau, as
he has always encouraged the teaching of
E:eteorology in schools.
The weather bureau exhibit Is in charge
of Mr.. A. J. Henry, with Mr.. F. J. Ran
dolph as assistant to receive visitors.
U. $. Geological Survey.
The exhibit of the geological survey oc-
cupies two rooms, one representing the
topographic work and the second the geo.
logic. The topographic exhibit consists
chiefly of maps arranged on the walls to
illustrate the types of topography from
the New England hills to the coast ranges
of California. Photographs of special fea-
lures accompany the maps. The center of
the room is occupied by plaster relief mod
els of well known regions, some showing
the forest areas. other the geology in
colors.
The geologic exhibit consists of coored
maps of various parts of the United
States, showing the distribution of rock
formations, with especial emphasis on
area, containing mineral deposits of value.
The great coal region of Tennessee is
shown on a large wall map.
The exhibit of the photographic office
consists of a large number of interesting
charts OF foreign coasts and parts;
complete set of sailing directions of the
weird and Other works on navigation; re-
lief maps of the Atlantic ocean and the
Caribbean sea. In the collection special
attention has been given to the maps OF
Cuba, Hawaiian Islands and the Philip
pines, which are of the greatest interest
at the present time The work of the me-
neurological division is well represented
by its pilot charts of the North Atlantic
and North Pacific oceans, wreck charts
and kindred publications. A compass and
pinnacle is one of the features of the ex-
htbit. This exhibit is in charge of Mr.. A.
klakring of the photographic office.
The geological exhibit is in charge of
Mr.. Henry Gannatt. assisted by Mr.. John
Hudson, Miss Alice Gannett, Miss Sybil
Baker, Miss Carl Garrison, Miss Louise
Connolly, Miss katherine Raber and Miss
Clara Upton, teachers in the Washington
public schools. t-r
The fish commission is in charge of Pro-
fessor Evermann and Mr. NJ c. Marsh.
The purpose of the exhibit is, first, to il
Instrate the work of the commission, which
has geographic bearing, and, second, to
give some idea of how the work of the
commission is carried on and how it's re-
suits may be made of value to teachers.
The exhibit includes numerous maps show
ing The geographic distribution of various
species of important food fishes the por-
lions of the United States where work has
been done by the division of scientific in
quiry, the location of the fish hatcheries
Of the commission, and other maps show
ing the photographic work done by the
Albatross and the survey of oyster beds
and fishing banks made by the Albatross
and Fish Hawk. Then there is a series of
original drawings illustrating single
species in each family of American fishes,
a series of alcoholic specimens illustra ting
the genera of United States freshwater
fishes, being such a series as the govern
ment distributes to high school and college
museums, and a series of the food fishes
which the commission propagates. There
are also several albums of excellent pho
tographs taken by the Albatross on her
memorable trip around the Horn and TO
Alaska.
The exhibit of the Agricultural Depart
ment is in charge of Mr.. Dewey, assistant
botanst. The chief feature is a large re-
lief map of the United States modelled on
section of Il globe and colored to show
the principal life zones. There are also a
large number of maps showing, by their
coloring, the districts of certain flowers
and grasses of different animals and birds
and the distribution of locustS caterpillars
and other destructive insects A number
of charts illustrate the growth of insects
from the cocoon.
The United States coast and geodetic
survey IS represented by a display of
scientific instruments in charge of Mr. O.
H. Tittman
The bureau of education displays a num-
Der of photographs of educational institu-
items.