Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-20
THE UNIVERSAL
EXPOSITION
The Achievements Of Individuals and Ma
T.. tons Faithfully Recorded BY This
Encyclopedia OF Society.
ny FREDERICK }. '. Si,IFf, Dircef-
mr. of Exhibits, Worlds Fair.

ny FREDERICK u. ', >iNiii' brcc'-
or of Exhibits, Morid's Fair.
"The wisdom of all ages Is none too
great for the worlds work In THIS
single salient sentence, uttered In his
famous address ut Buffalo in Septcm-
Der, 1901, President Mckinley de-
scrlbed the object and the result OF
eXpositlons.
4 modern universal exposition Is
collection of the wisdom and achieve
ments OF the world, for the Inspection
of the world for the study OF lis ex-
perts, by which they may make com
pnrlsons aud deduction ana develop
plaus for future improvements ana
progress. Such II universal exposition
might well Ice called an encyclopedia
of society. Ii constitutes classIhen'
compact, indeed compendium OF lhe
achievements and IDEAS OF society III
nil phases of its activity, extending 10
the most material rs well ms 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 Il 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 I'm 1904 will be such social "hry-
clopcdia in the most comprehensive
| md accurate sense. 1t Will give TO Tue
| ,,l r, ..--.,.,y, ana complete u"tH'S
IA living pictur" of the artistic ana IN
| duStrial development ut which man
| kind has arrived" and will actually
provide ~ new starting point from
which all men may direct future rXer'
tons" 1t will present for the inspec'
ton of specialists In all lines of indus
trial and social endeavor ana for the
public an assembly of the best when
the world has done and has to snow III
| industry. art and science ana, what
is very important. it will offer these
achievements of society, these trophies
of civilization. in highly selected, ac'
curately classified array.
The creators of the st. Louis EXPOSE
ton have had the experience OF all
previous great eXpositions by which to
plan and effect its high organization.
The continuous and repeated burden oil
the message Of experience handed
down Ivy all eXpositions has been more
perfect more effective classification
Eand arrangement of exhibits.
The classification of the ST. Louis
Exposition has been prepared to pre-
sent sequcntial synopsis of the de-
yclOnmcntS that have marked man )
progress. on its bases will be as
, scmblcd the most highly organized en-
position the world has yet seen.
The st. Louis classification Is divided
into IL departments, HI groups ana
SO7 classes These grand departments
In their order will record what man
has accomplished at this time with his
faculties. industry and skill and the
natural resources at his command in
the environment in which he has been
placed.
, At tie head of the Exposition clas'
sfication has been placed Education
through which man enters social me-
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
t his education and culture, Illustrate lis
tastes and demonstrate his inventive
genius. scientific attainment and arts
tic expression. These three depart
| ments equip him for the battle nn'
o prepare him for the enjoyments of life
The raw material departments, Agri
culture, Horticulture, Mining ana For
h cstry, show how man conservcs TIT
9 forces of nature to his uses The De
parhnent of Manufactures will show
: what he has dome with them; the DE
T., partmcnt of Machinery the tools N
has used The Department OF trans
Dortatioi! will show how he overcome
u distances and secure ;cccSS to III
n parts of the world. IN" Department
+ of Elrctriyt'y viii Indicate the grea
forces he has discovered and utilized Il
Il convey power aud intelligence. And $
e through the several departments t
, AnthropoloEy. in which man Studl"
man: and to Social Economy. wE!c
l. will Illustrate TIE development of tn
= human race how it Has orcrcorn" III
difficulties of civilization ard solve
problems in which society is involved
y Last is placed physical culture. |
" which man, his Intclligoncc haN!n
reached the supreme point. is able
II treat himself rs an animal. rcaliHin
W that his intellectual and moral const
Il tutions require tt sound physical bod
to prompt them 10 the proper perform
y ancc of their function.
G, Education is the keynote of the Tn
-. vcrsal Exposition of 1904. Each IL
par,ueut of the worlds labor ana Il
u velopment will be represented ut
ne Louis, classified and Installed III SUI;
manner that all engaged or intereste
I'm such branch of activity may con
/ and see examine, study and 20 ava
" advised. Each of the separate section
4 of the Exposition will be an equivaie
of-or, rather, will be in actually
ut comprehensive and most effective
,d icct lesson in--the line of industri
!, and social achievement and progre
which its presents.
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