Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-24
EXHIBITS
OF SCHOOLS
County Superintendents Asked
to Make a Good Showing at
the St. Louis Fair.
PHOTOCRAP DESIRED
Text Of Letter Sent Out by the Terri
torial Superintendent Of Public
Instruction.

That the showing to be made by the
schools of the Territory at the New
Mexico exhibit at the Louisiana Fur
chase Exposition to be held in st.
Louis next year, will be prominent
feature, is practically assured, as the
result of the interest taken in
school exhibit by Eusebio Chacon,
ESQ, of Las Vegas, member OF the
New Mexico board of managers and
the cooperation of the various super
intendents of schools of the Territory,
that should follow the receipt OF the
following letter, mailed today by
Colonel j. Franco Chaves, Territorial
superintendent OF public instruction,
to every county superintendent in the
Territory:
Office of Superintendent Of Public In
strnction.
Santa Fe, N NJ, Sept. "a, 1903.
Dear Sir have been in correspond
ence with Eusebio Chacon OF Las We
gas. a member of the Territorial
board, having in charge the prepara-
tion of exhibits for the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition on the subject OF
making an educational exhibit at st.
Louis. He informs me that he has
mailed to you, circular No. 2, issueI
by the department of education, con-
nected with the exposition which
shows exactly what is expected IN the
nature of exhibits and the classiTica-
tions thereof.
am desirous Of securing as credit
able an exhibit for New Mexico as can
be procured, and | ask your hearty CO.
operation in the work. | have no
doubt that by the expenditure OF
little time and labor our display can
be made such as to command atten-
ton, and be the means OF inducing
many people from the eastern states
to take up residence here. In this
connection | desire to call your atten-
rion to the subject Of photographs,
treated ON page } of the circular. AS
stated in the circular this is very i'm
portant part oi an educational exhibit.
OF course it will be impossible for us
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school house in the Territory, but we
have many fine buildings in the larg-
er towns, views of which, artistically
mounted, will perhaps attract more at
tention from the casual observer than
any other portion of the exhibit.
Mr.. Chacon further informs me that
the exhibits from the different coun-
ties should be prepared as soon as
possible, and -..I subject to the call
Df the board. The boards executive
officer, Mr.. Porterfield, who has charge
of the shipment of exhibits, will call
for them when they are ready. After
your exhibit has been prepared for
shipment please notify Mr.. Chacon OF
the fact and he will see that 1t Is TAX
en of your hands and properly cared
for.
While recognize the fact that this
undertaking is no part of your official
duty, yet | am confident that this ap-
peal will not be overlooked, and that
the schools within your jurisdiction
will make a display creditable not
Ouly " luCLAoCl' Uue w SAAO O~-o~-S
Territory Yours very truly,
J. FRANCO CHAVES, Z
Superintendent.
The school exhibits at the Worlds
fair in Chicago, and at the expositlons
subsequently held in Atlanta, Nash
Vile. Omaha and Buffalo, were among
the chief centers Of attraction, the
late lamented martyred president,
William Mckinley, devoting consider
able time to tie various school exhib-
its at the Buffalo exposition, just the
day previous to his being mortally
wounded by an assassin's bullet.
The various county superintendents
pf New Mexico should vie with each
Dther in sending to the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition the finest possible
exhibits, profusely illustrated with
photographs of school buildings and
class rooms.
An invitation is also extended by
Colonel Chaves to the heads of the
various sectarian educational institu-
tions to have their respective schools
represented in the showing made by
the schools of the Territory in the
New Mexico exhibit.
All such schools desirous OF making
exhibits should enter into communica-
fiOn with Mr. ChacOn, who will take
pleasure in furnishing them with in
formation regarding the preparation OF
their respective displays.