West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-05-12
THE UNIVERSAL
EXPOSITION
The Achievements Of individuals and Ma.
tons Faithfully Recorded by This
Encyclopedia Of Society.
ny TnEpERrcIx y. v. sIxFp, pirecs-
or OF Exhibits, worlds Fair.


'"The wisdom of all ages is none too
great for the worlds work" In this
single salient sentence. uttered In his
famous address at Buffalo I'm Septem-
Der, 1901. President Mckinley do
scribed tho object and the result OF
expositions.
A modern universal exposition is n
collection of tho wisdom and achieve
ments OF the world, for tho inspection
OF the world. for tho study OF It's ex-
pcrts, by which they may mako com
parisons and deduction and develop
plans for future improvements ana
progress. Such a universal exposition
might well be called an encyclopedia
OF society. II constitutes classified,
compact indexcd compendium OF the
achievements ana idcas OF society I'm
all phases OF itS activity. extending 10
the most material as well as the moat
refined. IL Offers illustrations cover
Ing tho full field OF social performance.
from the production OF tho shoes on
our feet and tho pavement beneath
them to presentation OF the rarcst
and most delicate creations of the
brains and hands OF men In what are
called the fino arts OF civilization.
The Universal Exposition IN st. Lou
is In 1904 win be such n social ency-
clopedia In the most comprehensive
and accurate sense. It will givo 10 the
world In revised and completo details
IN living picture OF tho artistic and i'm
dustrial development at which man
kind has arrived" and Will actually
provide "a now starting point from
which all mon may direct future exer-
tions." II VIII present for the inspec-
tion OF specialists IN all lines OF indus
trial and social endcavor and for the
public an assembly OF the best which
the world has done and has TO show I'm
industry. art ana science, and, what
Is very important, Il will ofrer these
achievements OF society. these trophies
or civilization, In n highly selected. nc
curatcly classified array.
The creators OF the ST. Louis Exposi-
tion havo had the experience OF all
previous great cxposltions by which TO
plan and effect its high organization.
The continuous and repeated burden OF
the message OF experience handed
down by all expositions has bcon moro
perfect, more effective classification
and arrangement OF exhibits.
Tho classification OF tho st Louis
Exposition has been prepared to pre-
sent sequcntial synopsis OF the de-
velopmcnts that have marked mans
progress. On its bases VIII be as
sembled the most highly organized ex-
position the world has yet seen.
The ST. Louis classification is divided
into 10 departments. f44 groups and
S07 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 I'm
the environment In which he has been
placed.
At the head OF the Exposition clas-
sification hns been placed Education.
through which man enters social life.
Second comes Art. showing tho condi.
tion OF his culture and development.
Liberal Arts and Applied Sciences are
placed third, TO indicate the result OF
his education and culture, illustrate his
tastes and demonstrate his inventive
genius. scientific attainment and artis-
tic expression. These three depart
ments equip him for the battle and
prepare him for the enJoyments OF life
The raw material departments, Agri.
culture, Horticulture, Mining and For
estry, show how man conserves the
forces OF nature TO his uses. The De
partment of Manufactures will show
what he has done with them; tho De
partment of Machinery tho tools he
has used. The Department Of Trans
portation Will show how he oyercornes
distances and secures access 70 All
parts OF the world. The Department
OF Electricity Will Indicate the great
forces ho has discovered aud utilized 20
convey power and intelligence. Aud so
through the several departments TO
Anthropology, in which man studies
man; ana 70 Social Economy, which
Will illustrate the development or the
human race, how Il has overcome the
difficulties OF civilization ard solved
problems In which society Is involved.
Last IL placed physical culture, In
which man. his Intelligence having
reached tho supreme point. Is able to
treat himself as an animal. realizing
that his intellectual and moral consU-
tutlOns require n sound physical body
TO prompt them to The proper perform
Rnce OF their function
Education IS tho keynote Of the URl.
yersal Exposition OF 1904. Each de-
partment Of the worlds labor and de-
Eelopment will DO represented at ST.
Louis. classified and installed I'm such
manner that all engaged or Interested
in such branch OF activity may come
and see, examine, study and 80 away
advised Each OF the separate sections
OF the Exposition viii be an equivalent
of-or, rather, viii bo IN ucfuaiity a
comprehensive and most effective OBJ
ject lesson in-tho line Of Industrial
and social achievement and progress
which ifa nrcsnnla