The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
EXHIBIT or THE SCHOOLS
National Institutions of Learning at
the Buffalo Exposition.
Class Exercises Portrayed by Graph
ophone, Telegraph, and stereoptt-
con Records-Methods of Teachers
and Replies of the Pupils shown.

A novel educational exhibit to form a
feature OF the forthcoming Pan-Amert-
can Exposition Is In course OF preparation
here. 1t 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
grapbophone. biograph, and stereopticon
records, thus appealing to the eye and the
ear OF the spectator, and reproducing
wildly in life-like 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 Qndian 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 mas reason TO be gratified with
| its success. Contrary to expectation, the
records of the exercises of the younger
pupils are, IL anything. the best. Tho
| manner in which the talking machine re-
produces the replies of the Juveniles is
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 shrill confidence of the smart boy
to the hesitation of the conscious delin-
quent, together with the demure tone OF
tho sweet little maid As the classes
mount higher and the voices of the pupils
become deeper the effect is less diverting.
but still very good. In the actual exhib-
it stereopticop pictures OF the respective
classes will accompany the sound records.
and a more delightful, yet practical
method of showing the system employed
III the public schools of the District could
hardly be conceived.
Twenty-seven classes, including all
grades, will be thus represented. in addi-
ton to which there will be twelve bio
graph scenes unaccompanied by dialogue
Each graphophone and biograph record
will last but little over one minute IN re-
production. The graphophone and ste
reopticon records of the District schools
will comprise the following:
First Grade-Language lesson. Miss Rid
dIeberger teacher, Dennison School:
number lesson tsame grade). Miss Caspa-
ri, Tayloe School, and another language
lesson. Miss Taylor, teacher, Garnet
School, colored. Second grade-A compo-
sion reading, Miss Getty, teacher, DENIM
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 Lacksy.
teacher, WaIlach School; history, Miss
| Williamson. teacher. Tayloe School Fifth
grade-Arithmetic, Miss L-ackey, teacher.
Dennison School; geography. Miss Dodge.
teacher, Blair School. Sixth grade-Phy-
siology, Mr. Riordon. teacher. Greenleaf
School; literature. subject, "'Evangeline.
Miss Hoover, teacher, Force School Sew
enth grade-History, Miss Sipe- teacher,
Webster School: arithmetic, Miss Ossire,
| teacher, Grant School. Eighth grade
Ciyics, subject Supreme Court" Miss
Rawlings. teacher. Hilton School; litera-
ture subject, '.Snowbound. Miss Patti
son, Franklin School; technical grammar.
Miss Handley, teacher, Seaton School; al
zebra, Miss Gibbs. teacher, Sumner
School, colored.
classes will be represented: First-begin-
| ners' class in German. Dr. SANFORD.
| teacher: physics. Dr. Roszel teacher;
| American history, Mr.. Wilson, teacher:
literature. subject Macaulay's Essay on
| Milton" Miss Helen NJ. Reynolds. teach
er; biology. subject Respiration, Mr..
Thomas, teacher (celored 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 (21 Lesson on the hen, first
grade, Miss Riddleberger, teacher, Dem
| nison Building C3) 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. GD Cutting, fitting and
sewing (SJ Physical exercises of high
| school girls, Miss Walton, teacher 80
! Laboratory scene lin one OF physical
| sciences Q0) Battalion drill Of High
| School Cadets. I'D Wood turning and
| 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-American Exposition, and will form
| 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