Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-24

In scope, completeness I
and variety the exhibit at the World
Fair will exceed anything ever before
$
The. Palace of Education occupies
the post Of honor in the general
scheme; it isi q graceful structure of
classic proportions in the shape of a
rectangle and surrounded by q colon
made Of majestic proportions. The !
interior is divided into eight divisions
and in them are contained the exhibits
Through glass partitions the public
will be enabled to see the children at
their studies, the working processes
being shown in their entirety.
1 The evolution in the architecture of
school building will be elucidated by
means Of photographs, which will re-
veal the primitive country school,
house, the more pretentious academy
land the magnificent erections dedi-
Gated to the use, Of colleges and uni
versities. The public and parochial |
schools with the scientific, mechan-.
ical, Industrial, agricultural and are
institutions will all send examples of
the work Of pupils. In the arts will
be included painting, sculpture and
| decorative art; the musical conserva-
tories will add manuscripts and ex-
haustive data. 49,
, II, Nor have foreign nations omitted to
[send their contributions; the French,
German, Swedish and Russian educa-
tional institutions all having respond
ed to the appeal. "
= One of the interesting features will
be of semi-religious character. The
Methodist church, South, will demon
strate the success of its methods edu-
cationally and financially. Its insti-
buttons comprehend the Vanderbilt
university, the Macon-Randolph, and
the university at Soo-Chow, China:
There are besides II colleges and
secondary institutions in the group,
all of which are correlated because of
using the same curriculum. In these
various schools and colleges there are
1892 pupils.
The Methodists have engaged dis
tinguished men from the northern and
southern colleges to deliver course
! 80 on hn diHoront
tional processes adopted in the various
q colleges throughout the country. Dur
ing the conference President Eliot OF
I Harvard, VIM. L. Harris, U. S. Com.
g missioner of Education and other
q prominent professors North and South
o will elucidate their views. The con.
! ference will be attended by 500 dele.
+ gates. The Methodists believe thai
, their exhibit will familiarize thous
v ands Of people with their teaching:
n and prove valuable object lesson tt
# pedagogues who visit the fair for in
&c struction as well as amusement.
n Widespread interest has beer
= evoked by the announcement that there
will be congress of deaf and dumb
q instructors of national celebrity, sucl
s as e. s. Gallaundet, Prof. Pope ant
q others. In a model school the methods
"a of instruction will be exploited. How
10 best to teach defective children will
n also be illustrated.
r The agricultural and industrial in
ID situations will make a fine showing q
10 also the technical and mechanical
!. schools.
The wards of the nation, indians
10 from all parts Of the United States
le will congregate in a building erecte'
% specially for their use. The evolu
h ton Of the blanket and wigwam say
"a ages to the educated ones who hav
" taken a course in Carlyle and othe
ar similar institutions will be demon
strated. In the handsome structur
q designed for the use Of these children
y Of the forest, there will be manua
~ training department with Indian child
Ia rem making baskets, carving leathe
IN and stringing beads, as was their won
a. in their, savage state. The other sid
v Of the picture will be revealed;
q band Of Indians will play on conven
eff tional instruments, while red skinne
of Indian girls fresh from college Wi
show the progress they have made i
art, science and industry.
s. The visitors to the exposition vii
find much in the educational lin
worthy of study. The systems of tn
m entire world will lie before him like a
n open book and all that will have t
do will be to peruse the pages.