Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-02-11
JERSEY SCHOOLS
WILL LEAD ALL

Work on the New Jersey school ex-
hibit for the st. Louis Exposition is
being completed, and it is expected
that the display will be in shape for
shipment the last week in March. All
exhibits are to be in Trenton by Feb
ruary 10.
Every county in the State is to be
represented in the exhibit and also all
cities Of any size excepting Jersey
City. Cumberland county s work will
be important to the contribution of
the State, and especially the very
superior exhibit of Bridgeton. Most
of the local work has been shipped,
and is being arranged for presentation
by s. r. Morse. director of the New
Jersey exhibit.
Incidental to the mentioning of the
exhibit it may be said that the work
will be shown at the exposition in
cabinets designed by Mr.. Morse, who
was in charge Of similar exhibition
at the Worlds Fair. Every State in
the Union with the exception Of New
Hampshire, which will not be repre-
sented, will use these cabinets.
They are all made in Trenton, by
the New Jersey School Church Furni-
ture Company and are vast improve
ment over the old style cabinet. Since
their introduction by Mr.. Morse at
n al
big exhibitions held throughout the
country and they were also first choice
at the Paris Exposition. New JERSEYS
method of showing school exhibits has
become popular one and representa-
tives of commissions from Massachu-
setts, Connecticut, New York and
Pennsylvania have been sent here to
learn the details of the arrangements.
@. j. Baxter of the Department of
Public instruction in his letter to the
school teachers sets forth that:
ssThe successive exhibits held at
Philadelphia, New Orleans Chicago,
Paris, Buffalo and Charleston fur
nished unmistakable proof of steady
and rapid advance along all lines of
human interest that of education be-
ing the most marked. In addition to
this. many OF the most progressive
states have adopted our plan of ex-
hibit. and are rightfuliy inspired by q
friendly spirit of rivalry. Therefore.
il we are to maintain our present edu-
cational prestige, we must strive
toward still higher ideals. -
The object of the educational ex-
hibit is-first, to secure systematic
presentation of all phases of educa-
tional effort from the United States.
and second. to obtain a comnarative
exhibit of the systems of education
of foreign countries.
The work of pupils is first done on
ordinary paper or slate. After a
sufficient time' has been given them to
make their own corrections, unaided
by teachers or others. they copy their
work upon the prescribed paper sup
piled by the State. Pupils work is
written on one side of the paper only,
and a margin of three-fourths of an
inch is is left on the right. The gen.
eral title Of the exercise is written at
the top. and the pupils name, age and
year of course at the bottom righth and
corner; also. the district or city.
name of school and date at the lower
left hand corner
Collection of minerals are to be sent
labeled. boxed aud ready to be set up.
The-aabels will state the name of the
specimen, locality were found and
date: also the name of school, col
lector, together with his age and
grade.
Exhibits, and all products of manual
training, are also to be sent in mount.
ed or boxed and labeled and ready for
display.
While the exhibit is intended to be a
State. exhibit. and present a unity
from that viewpoint, the individuality
of local exhibits will be preserved, as
far as possible, by the arrangement
and subdivision of the space. An off,
cial catalogue, giving the name of
each school exhibiting, number and
character of exhibits. names of pupils
whose work is accepted, will be pub
lished by the State committee for free
circulation.
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