Evening journal., 1899-10-11
EXPOSITION AND THE SCHOOLS.
Some of the Things which Students May
Study With Interest and Profit.


Study With Interest and Profit.
Philadelphia. Oct. 10.-The National
Export exposition, in its scope and de-
tail. is more practical than theoretical
as an educational movement; but even
to the student in the schools it pre-
Eents many rare opportunities and in
various ways is an illustration OF the
results which they are seeking to at
tain. The main purpose Of the expo
sition is to demonstrate by actual ex-
hibition the best results OF American
manufacturing efforts and to show to
the buyer abroad the great advantages
afforded to him by exporting to his
market the manufactured products OF
the United States; to show to him
that he can obtain either better goods
at the same price from America than
elsewhere or the same grade OF goods
at a less price. incidentally, but form
ing a very important part of the expo
sition scheme, is the exhibition to COM
petitive manufacturers OF the United
States OF the best methods used and
the highest results produced by the
manufacturers from every part Of the
country.
In bringing together exhibits for
these purposes the exposition has put
before the public eye in an orderly and
effective way industrial machinery and
products which teach directly those
things in the mechanical arts which
the students in the schools are being
taught In another way, Not only are
the results OF mechanical appliances
shown, but all of the details OF their
workings exposed. The theory OF the
modern steam engine is illustrated by
the exhibition of numerous classes Of
the best and most approved steam en-
gines and in the detailed display Of all
the peculiarities Of each. The stu
dent who knows what results have
been accomplished by the recent dis
coveries in the claiming OF the electri-
cal current to the uses of industrial
machinery and the arts has. an OPP
portunity in examining the various
electrical exhibits to observe these
latest achievements In such a way as to
give him a practical idea of what he
has heretofore had only an elementary
! knowledge. The student who has
I been taught to know how great steel
bridge can be built sees here actually
how It is built. in all Of its marvellous
details of construction, with all OF its
parts exposed and explained. In the
exhibit of European manufactures, the
accumulation of which cost more thar
$50000 the undergraduate OF the
schools has an opportunity Of examin.
ing those products OF the manufactur.
ers OF other countries which come IN
the markets OF the world in competi'
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and TO study their character, their text
ure and their appearance. to note thu
prices for which they can be sold II
the various competitive markets Of thu
world and to thus obtain a direct in
sight into trade which no amount o
book learning would give him. HI
I will also see in this department mos
OF those things which come into tn
! details of the domestic life Of foreigl
] peoples. the methods Of travel in Chin
, and Japan, for instance, the vehicle
which they use, the manner in whicl
they are conveyed from place to place
the sorts OF agricultural implement
they employ the domestic utensii
which are a part OF their daily life an
Z many of the devices which are employ
ed in their religious worship. Their
7 ods Of artificial illumination Of thi
and other countries
There are many curious and instruct
i've things which the student ma
!, learn also In a visit to the places of in
terest on the Esplanade The Chimes
Village Is a real picture of Chinese lif'
inhabited by Chinese men, women an
!, children, who, but a few weeks agI
were inhabitants OF the byways an
: the educational institutions of th
= country districts of Canton and Fo'
:. Chow. They bring with them all {
> their habits, customs and manners {
= domestic and religious life, their metl
ods of preparing food and-of retail ban
l. ter, their shops, public places an
- houses OF worship are all here faithful
Z, " reproduced and worthy of attention
Z Il perhaps might not do to assume to
Z certainly that the Turkish theater an
/. surroundings are absolutely typical {
. either Constantinople or Cairo, bJ
they are interesting and instructive, 9
they describe a certain sort Of life
= the Orient.
There are actual living pictures ,
the old days in the south at the "Ol
Plantation. which are amusing an
carry with them some not invaluab
~ lessons. The wild Beast Show
=, which should rather have the name
q the Tanned Beast Show" has valuab
instructions in natural history. III
performances OF these animals al
truly remarkable, and the perfect con
mand held over them by their traine
8, is not only very entertaining. but HI
y an educational importance of no lit
re value.
e There is at the exposition a vel
l. comprehensive exhibition OF the fial
le OF other nations. These are not on
( displayed as an ornament to the e,
n. position buildings themselves. but as
N part OF the instruction AFFORDED by u
Dr. exposition.
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