The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-22
PARIS EXPOSITION AWARDS.
Hosors for the Usfted
States and Other C0ur4rfes.

Educational H0nORs for the UDfted
States and Other C0ub4rfes.
ALBANY, N. r, July z1.-The nrst an
nouncement Of educational awards to the
United States made at the Paris Exposition
has Just been received at the State Depart
ment. According to the general oficial
catalogue Of the Exposition, 121 classes
are enumerated. distributed through
eighteen groups. Of which one il education
and instruction, comprising SIX slaases, as
follows: ~ Education Of infants, primary
instruction. instruction Of adults; (2) Sec
ondary Instruction; (3) higher instruction,
scientific institutions; az special instruc-
tion. artistic; (5) special instruction, agri-
culture; (6) special instruction, Industrial
and commercial
Thirty political divisions are represented
In the exposition Of class 3, and about 800
exhibits are found in the revised list.
France and colonies, including Algeria and
Info China, have about $50 exhibits; United
States, 20; Hungary, S.; Mexico. AZ; Rus
sia, 3s; Italy, 81: Great Britain, 20; Por-
tugal, 20: Croatia and SlavonIa. II; Japan,
IL; Belgium, IL: Roumania, 10: Greece
Guatemala and Norway, 4 each; Austria
Bulgaria. Sweden, and Switzerland, each;
Bosnia Herzegovina. Ecuador. Holland. and
Servia. 2 each, and each from China,
Cuba. Spain, Monaco, and Republic of South
Africa.
The jury passing on the awards to te
assigned to The exhibits is threefo'd: First,
. jury Of .las, comprising certain num-
Der Of French Jurors designated by the
Commission, and at most an equal number
Of foreign jurors. The class jury's organi-
cation consists Of a president, vice presi-
dent (of other nation than the president),
a reporter, and secretary. The president.
vice president. and reporter Of the class
Jurors comprise the members OF the group
jury, whose organization is completed by
the election Of a president, vice president,
and secretary. Thus, the jury OF the first
group will be composed Of eighteen mem
bers, three from each OF the six classes.
The presidents and vice presidents Of the
eighteen groups will be members of the
superior jury with others provided By the
Commissioners.
The superior jury yevises the work of the
group jury, and determines any appeals
presented to it by the lower juries. The
group Jury revises the work of the class
jury and refers disputed questions not set
tied by the group to the superior jury.
The class jury inspects the exhibits and
assigns recompenses of five degrees, viz:
~ grand prix. the highest; then in or
der of merit; t2) diplomas. ETC., medaille
dor; 30 diplomas. ETC.. medaille d'argent;
CD diplomas. ETC., medaille de bronze; (5)
diplomas. etc.. medaille mention honora-
Bile.
On the completion Of the work of inspec-
ton the class jury presents two lists: ~
list Of exhibits not competing by reason
Of the exhibitor being member of
jury, or from other cause; t2l list Of
the awards in alphabetical order. each
diploma grouped by Itself irrespective of
country; e. g., all the grand prizes, the
gold medals. etc.
The jury Of class 9. higher instruction
and scientific institutions. completed its
work on tine on or before June 80 last
To the 800 exhibits II assigned Ga grand
prizes. 90 gold and l05 silver. The bronze
and honorable mentions were naturally
more numerous. and all may be changed
slightly by revision. Twenty-seven grand
prizes were given to French exhibits .
to United States, ) to Great Britain, 3 each
to Hungary. Japan. and Russia, each TO
Belgium, Mexico. Rumania. Italy. and 1
each to Austria. Canada, Croatia. Portugal, |
Norway, and Sweden. Total. 81 France |
received "A gold prizes, United States g.
Russia s. Hungary 8. Great Britain ). |
Mexico 3. seven others 2, and three others
l. Total 90