The Washington times., 1901-12-15
TEACHERS WORK
AT ST. LOUIS FAIR,
Progress In Education To BE Elab.
orately Illustrated.
EXHIBIT OF GREAT INTERE EST
Most Complete Denomination of
PcdnEopic Advancement Ever or
fered at Worlds Exposition
ProftinE by Former Mistakes.

tween the authorities OF the Worlds Fair
st. Louis, and the Washington University,
providing for the occupation OF the Uni
versity site OF the Exposition of 1903,
has increased interest in the Educational
Exhibit at the Worlds Fair and drawn
attention anew to the prominence which
this department Will occupy
No fact deserves more publicity than
that the arrangement OF the exhibits for
the St Louis Worlds Fair will be the
most scientific of any exposition yet held.
The classification has been carefully and
thoroughly prepared under the super
vision of Director of Exhibits, E. J. V.
Skiif, aided by expert talent from all sec
tions OF the United States. The mistakes,
Inconsistencies and ccniusions in previous
classifications have been avoided, and
the document when published viii be a
matter Of pride and satisfaction not only
TO st. Louisians but to the people of the
country at large.
Method Of Classification.
The classification is built upon the the
ory of the inter-relation of the develop
ment of power in man and the application
of this power or the processes of the
mind, to the processes Of art, manufac-
ture, agriculture. and other industries.
In accordance with this theory education
as the source of all progress becomes de-
partment IA of the exposition, and this
prominence is justified on the theory that
the processes and development Of the
brain and hand which make possible all
commercial supremacy should have pre-
cedence.
At the Chicago Exposition, farming and
live stock, with its exhibits Of grain, i'm
Iements, poultry. cattle. etc, came first,
followed by machinery and other mechan-
ical processes. The handspring of all
these activities was relegated to a corner
in one of the last groups of the elassif-
cation. The official classification adopted
at the Paris Exposition 1900. rectifed this
unscientific grouping and made education
Group /: and art, Group II. st. Louis has
improved upon both Chicago and Paris.
Organization of the Department.
In The division of the work for the ere
alton of the exposition number of COM
mittees was appointed. one of the most
important of which was on education, of
which the following are members: John
schroers, chairman; r. B. Dula, A. A. B.
woerheide, w H. Woodward, A. L. Shap-
leigh. George W. Parker and George A.
Madill
In order to be thoroughly in touch with
the educational leaders of the country, |
communication was opened with The Of |
ficials Of the National Educationa. Asso-
citation whose membership runs into the |
tens Of thousands and is composed of the I
leading teachers, superintendents and col /
lege presidents and professors in the |
country. The National Educational As
sociation was asked to appoint commit
tee Of leading educators to whom should
be intrusted the task of recommending to
the committee on education for the eX-
position a chief for the department OF
education.
In accordance with this request, Presi-
dent Green of the National Educational
Association appointed the following ad-
yisory committee from among its mem
bers The personnel Of this committee is
Of the highest. II contains representa-
tives from all the various branches Of ed
ucation in the country. The committee
numbers twenty-one and is composed of
The following named gentlemen: Dr. VIII
liam T. Harris. chairman; Edwin A. AL
derInan. Nicholas Murray Butler, W. T.
Darlington, Newton c. Dougherty, Andrew
S Draper, Daniel c. Gilman. Aaron Cove,
James NJ Greenwood. Arthur T. Hadley,
Halsey c. Ives. William R. Harper Lewis
H. Jones Charles NJ Jordan, David Starr
NJ I
Maxwell. Carroll c. Pearse, Jacob Gould
schurman. F. Louis soldan and Calvin II.
Woodward.
Mr. Rogers Selected.
AT the meeting Of the National Educa-
tional Association at Detroit in July Of
this year this committee held two meet
ngs. and, after discussing thoroughly
he extent and possibilities OF the expo
sition and the exhibit Of education there
IN. unanimously recommended to the ed
ucational committee of the ST. Louis Ex
position, Mr.. Howard ]. Rogers, Of AL
bany, N Y, Deputy State Superintendent
of Public instruction Of New York state, |
Is chief Of the department Of education.
This action was taken in view Of Mr..
Rogers record in connection with the :
Sew York state exhibit at the Chicago
Columbian Exposition, 1893, and at the
Paris Exposition Of 1900. At the latter ,
opposition Mr. Rogers secured for the
United States mere awards than were
.ranted any other nation in education, ex
,ept France, the home nation. He re-
eiyed from the French Government in
ecognition of his services to education !
be decoration of Cheyalier OF the Legion
4 Honor. !
The committee on education, through :
Ia chairman. Mr. John schroers, at once /,
attfied the action Of the National Educa- ,,
ional Association and after short cor
espondence secured Mr.. Rogers accept
nee Of the position on his own terms.
ne department was formally installed 4,
eptember 20th. and is now actively en-
aged in the work Of organization and
in It's Offices in the Third Ma e
Ional Bank Building. b
Plan and scope.
The great scale on which the ersosi- 4
lon is planned renders It possible for e
he hrst time in the history of eKposi
Ions TO provide a separate building for G
be educational exhibits. and TO collect e
nder one roof a comparative display Of a
EDUCATIONAL systems and educational :
gencies from all the leading nations Of z
be world
Not yet at a great international expo :
tion has there been complete and com d
display OF all the educational
gencies Of she countries foremost in cd .
cation. In Paris in 1889, the only com
lete exhibit was that OF the French