Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-29
UTAH SCHOOLS
! At WORLDS FAIR
Space Has Been Secured and
Educational Exhibit is
Assured.
LINES OF WORK SUGGESTED.
They Comprise, Art, Science, Manual
Training kindergarten
Work, Etc.

After great deal Of hard labor
and delay, space in the education build
ing at st. Louis has been secured
10 Utah schools for an educational ex-
hiblt 1t Is now necessary to make
every effort to occupy TO the best adj
vantage the space allotted our schools
that the exhibit may do credit to our
schools and reveal the excellence Of
our educational system.
The people Of Utah are justly proud
Of the standard OF education that has
been attained IN the state and under
favorable circumstances can make and
have made very creditable showing
compared with our sister states Of older
years and greater advantages.
AS the time for preparing an exhibit
is 80 short and the rush of the last
weeks OF the year Is upon us, there are
dlscouraging features attending the
effort which our teachers and pupils
are asked to make that would apall
older and Weather communities. Per
haps IN no other state would such an
undertaking be made ot this late date,
when competitors have so greatly the
advantage In both time and money,
The union and patriotism OF our
school people, however. Is sufficient to
make mp the deficiency and It Is GER
tain that their intelligent efforts viii
make our state educational exhibit rank
high at ST. Louis.
AS "A personal visit cannot be made
at once 20 the various schools. an ur-
gent invitation Is extended TO all our
schools. public, private and parochial
OF all grades, 10 begin at once the prep
aratlon OF some kind Of work which
viii do to exhibit at ST. Louis. Ii Is
also suggested that effort be concen-
trated ON one or two lines OF work In
each school rather than working up
materials in many lines, and thus &C.
cure better results.
The following lines Of work are sug-
gested as capable Of furnishing suit
able materials 70 be placed In the ex'
hiblt
Art-Drawings, free hand, illustrat-
I've, mechanical, etc, painting, model-
ing, mouldings pottery work, decorat-
I've work, etc
Science or Nature Study. Prepared
specimens of animals and plants, AMI
NAL charts, seed charts, home made ap-
paratus devices for obseryatlonal
work. meteorological records; weather
maps and data, objective and graphic
reprcsen tations of things learned, sam
pies ot minerals
Manual Training -UsI'ul articles
made by the students, specimens Of
training work models. samples and de-
vices made.to Illustrate home building,
transportation, navigation. nianufac-
turing. mining. agriculture or other In
dustries and occupations, evolution OF
tools and implements, samples OF work
done In all kinds VI materials, Q. g.,
wood. tin, iron cardboard, paper bark,
etc.
Textile Work and Domestic Science
Samples Of textile work done, looms
and other machines and devices TO do
work materials used-espeoally home
products, samples of sewing mending,
darning, etc.
other School Work Neat papers on
history geography, literature and other
subjects OF school work. Samples Of
penmanshlp, etc, maps relief maps,
and illustrative work; sample pictures.
classified for use.
kindergarten Pictures devices,
horses, carts, implements. furniture,
houses, etc, made by the chldren
reading charts and other devices ORR
ginatIng with the teachers.
The regulations Of department Of edit
cation require that all fiat exhibits on
charts be on cards 22X1S inches, the
latter dimension being vertical, The
standard size Of paper used for written
work, etc. is to be SxlO inches, w.;h IA
binding marC-H Of one and a quarter
inches with three-quIrters of an inch
margin on the other sides. Paper OF
uniform size and quality will be fur
nshod under proper regulations by the
state director who will visit the leading
schools Of the state as soon az posi-
BILE In the meantime, he would be glad
to confer either personally or by mail
with school workers on any other per-
tanning to the exhibit
II Is suggested that the county su-
perIntendont OF schools and one Of the
county commissioners and q representa-
tive in each county to attend to this
matter, and that they begin vigorous
work at once.
Circulars and instructions will be Is.
sued and malIed to teachers and school
officers regarding the preparation OF TIA
exhibits and the regulations governing
H.. HORACE CUMMINGS,
Education Director,