The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-26

BUFFALO. y. Y. July 26--It has Otter
been said that the United States Govern
ni-nt does not mind small matter like
the expenditure of al few million dollars
of the peoples money. and the Govern
ment's exhibit at Buffalo would seem L"
CUrrobOrate this but for The fact OF what
has been ACCOMPLISHED All Of the de-
paTtmeEJs are represented at the Pan
American Exposition by handsome and
intensely interesting as well as instructive
displays. none of which. however IS en-
gaginE more attention than the Interior
Department exhibit This departments
comprises ths Bureau of Education. Pat
ent Office. and Geological Survey There
are three bureaus in the Interior Depart
meut that are not represented by cN-
hibits the Pension Office the Census OF
fee. and the General Land Office / he
figures Of the results of the census have
not reached the stage Of completion that
would justify making an exhibit The
work of the Pension Office IS scarcely
susceptible to the exposition purposes and
circumstances make II Impossible for the
Land Office To make an exhibit
The Bureau of Education IS in charge
OF and was installed by J. e Boykin, an
expert who mas had control Of this eX-
hibit at recent eNpusiuons held IN this
country. The functions OF the Bureau of
Education are to collect and diffuss edu-
catIunaI information In addition to that
function It has actual control Of the
schools OF Alaska 1t has also certain su-
pervisicn over the expenditures Of the ap-
preparation Of 1899 for land grant colleges
IN the several States. These colleges are
Of agriculture and mechanical arts In
addition the Commissioner Of Education
Of Porto Rico makes report 10 the Com
missioner Of Education OF the United
States. Il is the intention to exhibit all
these functions of the Bureau Of EdUca-
ton in its exhibit here. First in the col
lection and diffusion of information Is
shown d series Of volumes which contain
manuscript sent 10 the bureau 10y ali
classes of educational institutions
This information Is furnished the bu-
reau gratuitously 10y the heads of these
institutions. which Is then compiled and
given to a corps OF experts in The bu-
Teau. series OF charts has been pre-
pared showing the statistics OF various
classes OF institutions in the United
States. These are arranged IN graphic
form that is TO say, that items showing
growth and comparisons Of different
classes Of Institutions are shown by
means OF diagrams Colyer AaTiwerher
was employed for d number OF months in
preparing material for series Of charts
courses in several subjects Most con-
spicuous of these charts IS IN the form
OF a wall chart. in which :. growth OF
the college course as a whole Is shown
beginning first in the Seventeenth cen
tlry. in which a very meagre course Is
compared with later standards Harvard
College being the only one existing then
IN the parallel column with this =
course for the eighteenth century which
shows considerable broadening Next
the year OF 1855 is taken up IN the same
way and so on down to 1909
The schools OF Alaska are shown by
collection Of specimens which indicate
the mode of life Of the natives Of Alaska
for which the Bureau must provide
schools. y case Is shown in which there
are six lay figures clothed in typical
Alaskan dress one is Of a man dressed
in a coat made Of bird skins, another Is
woman clothed in fish skins; another, q
hunter from the Yukon River district
and stiu another, d Laplander, one Of the
number brought recently by the bureau
10 instruct the natives in the care Of
reindeer The Alaskan natives in the
last Two years have suffered greatly from
the diminution OF the supply Of food
caused by the destruction Of game and
fish due TO the coming Of the whites It
IS fact that whole villages have perish
ed Of starvation. It, therefore, has been
apparent that before the people could be
educated they must be provided with
means Of sustenaICe in some way IN
order to do this cheapIy and effectively q
beginning has been made in the intro
duction Of reindeer. which was expected
to furnish them clothing and means Of
livelihood Most Of these deer have been
bought in Siberia and transported to
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some have been brought from Lap!and-
The schools Of Porto Rico and AgTicul-
turai College in connection with the Blu
reau are illustrated by means OF cabinets
Of photographs. One Of the most couspic-
uous Of the Bureaus exhibits is the re-
production OF school exercises by means
Of the biOgraph- gTaphophone and stere-
opticon. The idea IN this is to illustrate
the methods Of governing schools, as well
as the extent 10 which the United States
Government has gone into the business Of
education The schools in Washington
are controlled by the United States Gov
eminent by means Of the Board Of Trus-
tees appointed in accordance with an act
Of Congress. The Indian schools are di-
rectly controlled by the Bureau Of the In
terror Department. The GalIaudet Col
Iege for deaf mUtes is maintained directly
By Congressional appropriation
Inc zNaNEl ACADEMY a Anna stllS ana
the Military Academy at West Point are
represented in this biograph and phoEo-
graph Photographic exhibit The Wash
ington schools are represented by thirteen
biograp hic scenes, each OF which shows
some feature Of the work involving phys
zeal motion These include kindergarten
plays physical training cooking. sewing,
wood turning and bench work in wood and
military drill The GaTaadet College for
deaf rlutes IS represented by a scene in
which q young girl recites the Star
Spangied Banner in 4 sign language. The
distinctive work OF the Annapolis Acade-
my is shown by scenes representing an ar
tiIIery driH. a drill Of stean-lauuches and
boats and by q parade Of the cadets of the
academy.
The Indian School At Carlisle Is shown
IN seven scenes which include a parade
Of the pupils Of the school and q game OF
basket bail and several scenes showing
gymnaStic work The making Of these
pictures - very Interesting operation.
They are taken at the rate q thirty
pictures per second and necessarily the
light must be OF the strongest sort They
are ali taken ia The direct sunlight.
Fsre exhibited IT the rate Of speed and in
are in the first instance. The exercises Cr
the schools in which little motion is in
volved are reproduced 10y means Of the
g-aphophgnc and sterrouJiCuu- The
RraPhoPE0ne vas taken directly into the
school ground and the exercises were 70
corded IS the children went t4ro.zr
them. The picture OF Inc same school was