Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-19
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT FROM
NORTH DAKOTA AT ST. LOUIS
Circular Issued from Educational Depart
ment Regarding Work of Committee of
the Educational Association.

The committee appointed by the last State Educational Asso-
citation to take charge of the Educational Exhibit at the st. LOUIS
Exposition in 1904, has had one meeting. While nothing aennlte
was planned, yet the various phases of an educational eSniot were
discussed, and it was agreed that any exhibit which W e might pan
should represent, so far as possible, the idea OF unity III Ut
catonal system. 1t would not be o much an EXHIBIT IN winch
individual schools were represented as a representation OF the
entire school system of the state. The committee IS gong !" .
for two thousand square feet of surface, and even that amount Will
he small. to make a comprehensive exhibit of the entire state.
It is planned that the exhibit shall comprise charts OF statistics
regarding the various educational Institutions the common and
high schools, together with the matter OF endowment funds-ln
fact, anything in the line of statistics which will impress the
reader with the idea of the progressive spirit of our state in edu-
cational matters. Then it will include exhibits from the various
..uonas md The University. from the Agricultural College, includ-
ing the Experimental Station, from the Normal SCHOOLS Manua,
Tr,;r;no School. School for Deaf and Dumb, all high schools and
common schools, both of our graded and rural systems
The work in the common and high schools Will include an
exhibit of all forms of written class work, exhibit OF free hand
drawing, together with any inecnanical drawing WHICH may "
carried on in the high schools.
The work of the Normal Schools would, undoubtedly include
more particularly written work, bearing upon the preparation OF
teachers-in fact, anything that gives the idea OF methods used IN
training teachers in this state.
The work of the Manual Training School, and of the Engi-
neering Departments of the University and of the Agricultural
College would include work in wood and iron, together with
mechanical drawings.
The other work of the University would include such as would
show the work done in the various departments, language. litera-
ture and arts.
The other work of the Agricultural College would represent
the work done in science, and in connection with the various val
liable experiments which are carried on at the Experimental Station.
The work in drawing must be mounted on a uniform size of
cardboard-cardboard 22x2 % inches is a very good size.
The size and quality of paper for written work has not yet
been determined upon, as in all probability most schools would
prefer to have the written work represent work of as late date as
possible, consequently the size and quality of this paper will be
determined upon later, and notice will be given at the beginning
of the next school year.
AS to the other work indicated, it can be done this year, such
as selecting and preserving such work as would be a good indica-
ton of the character of the work done along the lines OF drawing,
manual training, work in wood and iron, etc.
1t is hoped that every county superintendent, every principal
and superintendent and president to whom this circular comes, will
feel a deep interest in this work, and will make an effort to assist
the committee in getting up an exhibit which will be truly rep
resentative of the state of North Dakota.
Yours very truly,
W.. L. STOCKWELL,
Superintendent of Public Instruction.