The times., 1901-03-24
EXHIBIT or THE SCHOOLS
National institutions of Learning at
the Buffalo Exposition.
Glass Exercises Portrsyed by Graph
ophone, Biograph, and stereopti-
con Observation-Disclosures of Teachers
and Replies of the Pupiis shown.

A novel educational exhibit to form a
feature OF the forthcoming Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition is in course OF preparation
here. It is intended 10 show the form
of class exercise employed IN every grade
of the public schools, from the first TO
those Of the normal school by means OF
graphophone. biograph. and stereOpticon
records, thus appealing TO the eye and the
ear OF the spectator. and reproducing
vividly in life-Iike manner. the methods
Of the teacher. and the response Of the
pupil National educational systems Will
be thus represented from the public
schools OF Washington, Annapolis. Car
Isle 0ndian SCHOOL,, and West Point. The
only portion Of the exhibit completed are
the graphophOne records from the Wash
Ington schools. These are now stored in
a room at the Bureau OF Education
Building.
W. c. Boyken. Of the Bureau OF Edu-
cation. is the originator Of the scheme,
and. Judging from the results already OBJ
tanned, he has reason 20 be gratified with
it's success. Contrary TO expectation. the
records Of the exercises Of the younger
pupils are, If anything the best Tho
manner in which the talking machine re-
produces the replies of the Juveniles Ia
both amusing and wonderful the effect
being perfectly natural and realistic
| There are some choice specimens Of the
| customary mistakes of young pupils, and
every infiexion Of the voice is faithfully
caught by the instrument from the burst
| of shrilI confidence of the smart boy
/ TO the hesitation Of the conscious delfn-
/ quent, together with the demure tone OF
| thf, sweet little maid. As the classes
mount higher and the voices of the pupils
4 fe- fr7o~
but still very good. In the actual exhib-
it stereopticon pictures of the respeetive
classes will accompany the sound records,
and a more delightful, yet practical
method of showing the system employed
/ in the public schools of the District could
hardly be conceived
Twenty-seven classes. including all
| grades, will be thus represented. in addt-
| tion to which there will be twelve bio
graph scenes unaccompanied by dialogue
Each graphophone and biograph record
will last but little over one minute il re-
| production. The graphophone and ste
reopticon records of the District schools
will comprise the following:
| First Grade-Language lesson, Miss Rid
! dleberger. teacher. Deunison School;
number lesson (same grade), Miss Caspa-
ri, Tayloe School, and another language
School, coiored. Second grade-A compo-
sion reading, Miss Getty. teacher, Denni-
| son School, study of the markets. Miss
Breen, teacher, Franklin School. Third
grade-LOcal geography. Miss Goodman.
teacher, Wallach School; nature study.
subject rodents, Miss Kupfer, teacher.
Harrison School. Fourth grade-Litera-
ture and old Greek story, Miss Lacl<sy.
teacher. WaHach School; history, Miss
Williamson. teacher. TayIoe School Fifth
! grade-Arithmetic, Miss Iackey. teacher.
Dennison School; geography. Miss Dodge,
teacher Blair School. Sixth grade-Phy-
/ sioIogy, Mr. Riordon, teacher. Greenleaf
/ School: literature. subject. ~Evangeiine,
Miss Hoover, teacher, Force School Sew
| enth grade-fIistory, Miss Sipe- teacher,
| Webster School; arithmetic. Miss Ossire,
/ teacher, Grant School. Eighth grad@-
/ CiVicS subject, Supreme Court Miss
/ RAWLINGS teacher, Hilton school; litera-
/ ture subject. '.SnOWbOuud. Miss PATTI
! son, Franklin School; technical grammar.
I Miss Handley, teacher, Seaton School; al
| zebra Miss Gibbs. teacher, Sumner
! School, colOred.
/ Among the high schools the following
: classes will be represented. E1rst-beglIi-
ners' class in German. DR.. Sanhoofd.
/ teacher; physics. Dr. Roszel. teacher;
American history. Alr. Wilson. teachers
] Milton" Miss Helen NJ. Reynolds. teach
| er: biology. subject, Respiration, Mr.
| Thomas, teacher (colored high school:
/ French. Mr.. Fontaine. teacher
| There are two records from the Normal
/ school; Misrepresentation for lesson on
/ the pine. Miss Brown, teacher; second
/ songs taught teachers in training, for use
/ In the primary schools, Miss Bentley.
/ teacher.
The biograph pictures will comprise the
/ following. % kindergarten visiting
! game" director, Miss Mcknew, Seaton
/ School % Lesson on the hen, first
/ grade Miss Riddleberger, teacher, Den
I nison Building. 80 and 90 Physical train
! ing Of white and colOred pupils. 80 Nature
/ study. Lesson on the Rabbit. Miss
/ Kupfer teacher. Harrison School t6l
] Cooking lesson. 90 Cutting fitting and
/ sewing. (S) Physical exercises OF high
/ school girls, Miss Walton. teacher 90
! Laboratory scene Gn one OF physical
| sciences. G8j Battalion drill Of High
| School Cadets. I'D Wood turning and
4 bench work Manual Training High
! School. Q2) Forging, Manual Training
| High School
| The exhibit will be given a separate
| hall in the Government Building at the
/ Pan-A American Exposition. and viii form
1 three entertainments daily 1t Is pretty
| certain that the Annapolis and Carlisle
! Schools will be represented. though the
| same cannot be yet said Of West Point