Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18
EDUCATIONAL. EXHIBIT
VALUABLE LESSONS TAUGHT AT
TEE WORLDS FAIR.



fsent samples Of the past,
The Crystal Palace exhibition in Lon
a9n, in 1851 led 10 the establishment
Of the SCHOOL Of Industrial Art at the
South Keasingtcn museum; the educa-
tioual exhibit AZ the Centennial expo
sition Oh 1875 lcd 10 the introduction OF
manual training n the public schools
OF this country, tls Introduction Of shop
worjs as q part o. Tie curriculum in tech
meal schools AID the beginning af the
training which has rendered possible the
rapid adrance az this country in arts and
crafts; the REORGANIZATION Of primary
edrcation In France as a result of the
educational axaibi, al TIE Paris expo
sidon Of 1873, the rapid growth Of man
nal training and the industrial art in
struction as arcsult Of the impetus
given by the Chicago exposition of 1865
the action Of the French government in
arranging to send students annually to
this country for the study and lGvesti-
CATION Of our Industrial ard commercial
methods as a result Of the United States
educational exhibit at the Paris expo
ION Of 1890
Tie value Of an educational exhibit
ses in the opportunity for comparison.
Methods Of administration. methods of
teaching. equipment Of schools and col
Ieges. courses Of study. with the demon
stration eff the theory which underlies
their construction and the results which
attend their enforcement. are broueh.
side by side from every quarter OF tho
globe for he investigation of the stu
dent
The exhibit Of a city or state. or a
university. should have as its central
objccy the demonstration Of the value OF
| its course of s,gdv. The latter contains
tho beS, thought and experience evolved
from tic trials AID experiments Of gen.
| erati9rs E. I2arhs The differentiation OF
school systems and universities. and
should be made Tie chain to which every
item of aa educational exhibit should be
attached fer illustrative purposes. The
machlCrF Of an educational exhibit is
NECESSARILY limited and must consist in
general Of charts, photographs. printed
r.after models, apparatus and
specimens ousands os dollars can
be expended to good advantage in the
mastery grouping Of faces and their
| graphic presentation to tie public eye
| The entire work Of a cIass in a chem
zeal laboratory. may. ir a dozen photo
graphs, be accur3 taiy and completely
told. The school accommodation of a
city can be set forth in a series Of photo.
graphs witL perfect accuracy. One ex.
hibit differs from another in the skill
with which these photographs are com
bined and made to tell the story.
One Of the great innovations in the
| exhibit features Of the St. Louis expo
sition has been the endeavor to make II
an exhibit Of processes. So far as pos.
sible, this has been introduced into the
educational department. Laboratorie,
| in operation domestic science and man.
ual training schools where pupils are a
work, and the actual instruction fthc
deaf, dumb and blind will be specia
| features,
The object Of educational exhibit Is
twofold; first. to secure a comparative
exhibit from all countries of the worlt
/ noted for educational effort second. tc
present a thoroughly systematic exhibi
Of all phases of education in the United
/ States.
The following foreign nations have
prepared exhibits: England France
Germany Sweden. Belgium, Austria
Italy. Japan, China. Ceylon. Mexico
Cuba, Brazil, Argentina and Chilli.
One Of the most interesting exhibit
viii be that Of the agricultural and me
chanlcai colleges and experiment sta
lions of the United States which is beinl
prepared under the special appropria
ton Of 100000 made therefor by con
/ gress at its last session. Many workin;
laboratories will be maintained in thi
exhibit,
In the university section of the ex
hibit are grouped the more prominen
universities of the country. Anon,
these are Harvard. Yale, Column a. Cor
NELL Johns Hopkins, Virginia. Chicago
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin. Missouri
Washington and ST. Louis. The work o
the polytechnic schools Of the country
| sill he presented by the Massachusetts.
fnetta.o Of Technology. Troy Polytech
ME ias flute. Purdue university. Pratt
| Institute Worcester Polytechnic insu
| tu,e and others.
IN the department Of higher education
Cf W The participants are Vassar
Nc1s. G~yn Mawr, Smith and Noun
| ioiyu
a srca4, feature at the 81. Louis ex
position vii be the art school exhibit
lu which space has been granted tn,
| leading art schools Of the country. sucl
! as the 81. Louis School Of Fine Arts. Ar
Institute Of Chicago. Art Students
| I.eegns New York. Pennsylvania Mu
/ @agn of Fire Arts, Museum School O
| Pine Arts, Boston ard Boston Norma
| Arl School
Another feature Of he educationa
| eShih. VIII be a lecture hail. with {
seating sraciiy fer 25a pcaale. fitted
for sserocntieon and lantern lee,
-sr iz @a.sa during The Exposition
sucs l@e.src @Dj tails will be siver
by c'a er@l cErc"s- from all part,
| d rarsG
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