The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-12-23
FOR SCHOOL EXHIBIT.
Idaho Schools Should be
Represented at Portland.
KINDS OF WORK WANTED.
Circular From State Superin-
tendent.

Miss May L. Scott, state superin-
tendent 0! public instruction, has
sent out a circular to the educators
of the state of Idaho, calling atten-
tion t. the desirability Of the various
schools OF the state being we'll repre-
sented at the Lewis & Clark Expo.
sit0n To be held at Portland in 1905,
from June lst to Oct. Is.
Following is the circular in part:
On account OF the limited appro-
priation for the display Of the natural
and industrial resources and products
OF the State at the Exposition in Port
land in 1905, it has seemed advisable |
that each school in the State should |
contribute by providing its own ex.
hibit under the direction of the |
County and City Superintendents.
1t is earnestly requested by the
Board Of Education that each school
in the State be represented in this
work. Let us send a school exhibit
from Idaho that will be credit to
the State. An exhibition Of ph0to-
graphs showing every school building
in the State, with It's pupils and
teachers in front of the buildings
would show TIE countenance, stature
and costume Of pupils and teachers,
! and the degree of Importance which
the community placed upon the
school by It's costliness and improve
ments.
Flat exhibits will he shown in wall
frame or cabinets; the standard di-
menslons of the cards will be 22x28
inches, the latter dimension being
vertical. The card board used for
this purpose will be OF a court gray
color. All photographs should be
Sxl0 inches 10 dull finish.
! Written work bound and arranged
by years or grades, and illustrating
full courses of study is the solid,
scientific; and Indispensable part OF
ian exhibit. Free hand drawing,
mechanical drawing, color work, ink
work, illustrations, paper cutting
illustrations, map drawing in ink OF
water color, clay modelling, reliel
maps in papier mache, clay or salt
production maps, nature.study charts
weather charts, monthly calendars,
sense training cards, paper folding,
paper weaving, rug weaving, basketry,
manual training such as wood work,
sloyd, paper sloyd, sewing aud cook
ing; Kindergarten weaving and sew
ing cards, ETC., from their very nature
always occupy prominent place 10
J first class exhibit. Specimens OF pu
$ pills work in physics, chemistry, biol
: ogy and other sciences are valuable
: exhibits.
, Pupils work should he written o.
paper sxl0 inches in size, except j
the subjects OF drawing and botany
= The paper should be of good grade
and at the left of each sheet u nlargl
of one and one fourth inches shoul
be left for binding. Threc.fourtf
:. inch margin Oh the side.
= In drawing and mounting botan
= :, cal specimens, the standard viii
: drawing paper should be used 9xl2
I2xls. The same margin should
~ left as noted above.
oi At the top Of the flrst sheet OF ea'
A. pupils work should be written u
III name, age and grade OF the pup
q name OF the school, whether ruri
's village or city.
Regular class work is desired. .
:" a suggestion, it is recommended til
=. the first draft OF the work ty pup
=" with teachers corrections IN dihere
=" colored ink or pencil, be followed
- an improved draft cmbodyiDS
at
:. corrections.
Wherever the subject demands II
single set of questions, neatly writ
or printed, should precede the ans
er. papers in each subject.
-. The answers should be numbe
80. to correspond. but the questions
not to be copied by the pupils
~ their answer papers.
u The work Of one grade In one
w., iect should be arranged foy bind
by itself