Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-05-26
he UNIVERSAL
Y EXPOSITION
be, achievements Of individuals and Ma
Nas Faithfully Recorded by This
SfncycIopedla Of Society.

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-lav FREDERICK j. v. sKIFF, Direct
Nor of Exhibits, worlds Fair.
MTAe wisdom of all ages is none too
greSEQor the worlds work. In this
single ssalient sentence, uttered In his
famous address at Buffalo in Septem-
Der, 1901, President Mckinley de
scribeds the object and the result Of
expostficns
a modern universal exposition is a
coneation of the wisdom and achieve
mems of the world, for the inspection
Of the world. for the study Of It's ex-
pe1{s, by which they may make COM
plefisons and deduction and develop
plans for future Improvements and
uFogress. Such universal exposition
Hnight well be called an encyclopedia
OF society. 1t constitutes classified,
compact, indexed compendium Of the
achievements and ideas of society in
all phases of its activity, extending to
the most material as well as the most
refined. 1t offers illustrations cover
ing the full field of social performance,
from the production OF the shoes on
our feet and the pavement beneath
them to presentation OF the rarest
and most delicate creations Of the
brains and hands of men in what are
called the fine arts Of civilization.
The Universal Exposition in st. Lou
is in 1904 viii be such social ency-
clopedia In the most comprehensive
and accurate sense. 1t Will give to the
world in revised and complete details
ga living picture of the artistic and In
dustriaI development at which man
kind has arrived" and viii actually
provide "a new starting point from
which all men may direct future exer-
TONS" 1t wifi present for the inspec-
ton Of specialists in all lines OF indus
trial and social endeayor and for the
public an assembly Of the best which
the world has done and has to show In
industry art and science, and. what
is very Important II win offer these
achievements OF society. these trophies
Of civilization, in n highly selected, ac-
curatcly classified array.
The creators OF the st. Louis Expoai.
ton have had the experience of all
previous great exposItions by which TO
plan and effect IFS high organization.
The continuous and repeated burden Of
the message OF experience handed
down by all expositions has been more
perfect. more effective classification
and arrangement of exhibits.
The classification OF the ST. Louis
Exposition has been prepared 20 PFC
sent sequential synopsis OF the de-
yelopments that have marked mans
progress. On rs bases will be as.
sembled the most highly organized ex.
position the world has yet seen.
The st. Louis classification Is divided
into 10 departments. IA groups and
S07 classes. These grand departments
in their order will record what man
has accomplished at this time with bis
faculties. industry and skill and the
natural resources at his command In
the environment In which he has been
placed
At the head Of the Exposition elias.
siflcatioB has been placed Education,
through which man enters social life.
Second comes Art, showing the condi.
ton Of his culture and development
Liberal Arts and Applied Sciences are
placed third, to indicate the result Of
his education and culture, Illustrate his
tastes and demonstrate his inventive
genius, scientific attainment and arts
tic expression. These three depart
ments equip him for the battle and
prepare him for the enjoymen1s Of life.
The raw material departments. Agri
culture, Horticulture, Mining and For
estry, show how man conserves the
forces Of nature to bis uses. The De
partment OF Manufactures will show
what he has done with them; the De
partment OF Machinery the tools be
has used. The Department OF Trans.
portatlon will show how he overcomes
distances and secures access TO all
parts OF the world. The Department
Of Electricity VIII indicate the great
forces be has discovered and utilized to
convey power and intelligence. And so
through the several departments to
Anthropology. in which man studies
man; and to Social Economy, which
will Illustrate the development OF the
human race. how It has overcome the
difficulties of civilization and solved
problems in which society Is involved.
Last is placed physical culture, in
which man, his intelligence having
reached the supreme point Is able to
treat himself as an animal, realizing
that bis intellectual and moral consti-
tulions require a sound physical body
to prompt them to the proper perform
nnce Of their function.
Education Is the keynote of the Uni,
versaI Exposition Of 1904 Each de- |
partment of the worlds labor and de |
velopment viii be represented at st. |
Louis, classified and installed in such |
manner that all engaged or interested
in such branch Of activity may come
and see, examine. study and 60 away
advised. Zach of the separate sections
OF the Exposition viii be an equivalent
of-or. rather, viii be in actually a
comprehensive and most effective OBJ
Ject lesson in--the line OF Industrial
and social achievement and progress
which its presents.
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