The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-30
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I CITY NEWS.
AFTER THE q MEDAL
Minnesota Expects to Win Honor by
Educational Exhibit at St. Louis
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line SOld meOal. "A green VelVeCi case
has already been chosen for the. gold
medal that is to be given to Minne-
sofa next year in recognition of the
best educational exhibit at the st:
Louis worlds fair The board of man
ayers of the Minnesota school exhibit,
Superintendent of Public School In
struction J. w. Olsen, and Miss SUI
sauna E. SirWell of Minneapolis, SUI
perintendent of the Minnesota educa-
tional exhibit have already made up
their minds that this state is to get
the gold medal, because Il
The Minnesota exhibit at Chicago in
1893 was admitted to be the best, or
very nearly the best, Of the educa-
tional exhibits made, at that EXPOSE
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And the Minnesota display at st.
Louis is going to be proportionoately
far better than the display at Chi
cago which, nevertheless, received
lence in the library system; second,
meritorious school board system, with
high grade of illustrative work, and
third, effective methods of showing
actual school workings in the ''sou-
venir school manual.
Even at, Buffalo, where no effort
! was made to reach the excelsior"
| level now sought, the north star edu-
cational exhibit was Second to none
| in it's order and display"
Yet Miss Sirwell and her coadjutors
must supply deficiency Of money
state pride and professional emula-
ton. The entire Minnesota display at
Chicago was provided at a cost Of
$3.50, 900, Of which $4,000 was ex-
pended ont the educational depart
ment; but no more than $1,000 600 has
been appropriated for all the ST. Louis
| exhibit, and only $1,000 for the edu-
cational section.
Despite this lack Of funds there are
various reasons for believing that Min
nesota can draw the worlds atten-
4 ton next year to a little red school
| house altogether unsurpassed. The
| gopher commonwealth, for one thing,
being among the few states included
in the Louisiana purchase territory,
| and being superior, In numerous re-
spects, to the majority Of those states,
will enjoy special prominence and
special advantages. Moreover, Min
nesota has grown and has prospered
/ since 1898, and is bound to reflect
such growth and progress in it's edu-
cational display.
Facilities of the Best.
! The facilities for the ST.. Louis ex-
hibit will be greater than those of.
! an entire building, the Palace of Edu.
cation. will be devoted to educationa
displays. And in this building, thanks
to the foresight and persistency OF
). Charles S. Mitchell, general superin.
tendent of the Minnesota exhibits a
st. Louis, the north star state has OBJ
tanned more space and more favorable
location than have many other state:
in ratio of their population. The
beauties Of Minnesota education will
be shown opposite the main stairway
at a corner surrounded on three sides
by broad aisles.
The control and arrangement of thu
educational exhibits from this state il
now in the hands of a superintendent
who has profited from the practica
experience Of similar duties during tn,
fair Of 1893. Miss Sirwell was thel
assistant superintendent of the Mime
sofa school display. Besides, she i
now the only woman occupying an ex
| ecutive position on the Minnesot:
worlds fair commission, SO that sh,
is bound to receive the cordial sup
port due to representative of nortl
star womanhood.
Prizes offered.
, AS a final inducement to widesprea,
i effort for the success Of the Minnesot
!, educational exhibit, prizes have beel
offered by the st. Louis worlds fai
|, commission In accordance with sug
: gestions made some months ago by
committee Of the Minnesota Educa