Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-04-15
gxcestent Opportunities For Public
sehoole 70 Attend the Exposition
In Bodies Special Rates I.
@ IA s.s to Be Arranged.

arrangements to bring their pupils in
bodies to the Fair in order that the
children may pass few days In studys
ing the features of the great spectacle
for their own intellectual benefit
Already number of such trips have
been planned, those in charge Of each
school making arrangements with the
railroads for special transportation
rates and securing hotel or boarding
house accommoda lions in St Louis, not
too far from the fair grounds, at re-
duces prices. There is every probability
that during the summer vacation, and
also In the spring and fall, there will
be numerous excursions to ST. Louis Of
school children who viii attend the Ex-
position in charge of their teachers and
give particular attention 10 $the feav'
lures which are best scaicniated to aid
them in mental development.
Teachers as well pupils cannot fail
TO derive great benefit from study Of
the Exposition. In the Palace of Edu-
cation will be arranged an enormous
mass of material collected from the
schools Of every state and nation, scien-
ttacally classified and showing an in
valuable comparative exhibit Of the
work Of school children the world over;
also there will be a vast amount of
material serving to show the best meth
dds Of teaching. sanitation OF school
rooms and other things Of interest in
this connection.
Special facilities are to be provided
at the Exposition for the comfort and
convenience Of such visiting bodies Of
teachers and pupils. Jefferson Guards
or other competent guides will be de-
tailed to pilot the parties through the
grounds and buildings, pointing out the
objects Of greatest interest to the chill
dren. From time to time there will be
lectures along educational lines.
But the entire Exposition is to be
vast picture Of universal industry, and
with its many marvellous machines in
motion, its factories and mines In oper.
alton, and its thorough exposition Of
the processes Of producing finished arti-
cles from the raw material, it viii fur.
nish object lessons to both teacher and
pupil which will be entertaining as
well as highly instructive. The child,s
natural interest in seeing how things
work will be one of the greatest aids
toward the acquisition Of knowledge.
1t Is safe to assert, that there will be
thousands Of children at the Worlds
Fair who will learn more in one days
observation Of the great moving PIANO.
rama than they could imbibe from a
whole seasons teaching through the
medium of text books.
Suppose, for instance, that teacher
desires to give bis pupils information
as to the products Of the various states
Of the Union. A walk along the Pla-
teau Of STATES, where the state build
ings are located, suggests itself. In
each Of these handsome buildings the
children Will be able to gain informa-
ton which might require months to OBJ
tain In any other way. Further infor.
nation may be acquired by visiting the
exhibit palaces and studying the dis.
plays Of the products Of the states that
will be found therein.
Fit is desired that the children learn
something about the actual workings Of
mines, trip through the great mining
gulch on the Exposition Grounds will
furnish the information. Here the pu-'
pills may see gold, silver, copper, lead
and coal mines in operation, all the
processes of taking out and reducing
the ores being shown. II
A considerable knowledge Of history
and taste for historical reading may
be impaired to the school children by
slight effort upon the part Of their
teachers in visiting the Government
building and examining the precious
documents to be shown there. Here
also the science Of civil government
may be taught to much better advan-
tage than from text books, for each de-
partment of the National Government
Will have its separate exhibit, showing
the workings of the departments, its
methods and aims. NJ
To afford the pupils general idea
Of the nations Of the world 1t viii be
necessary merely to make tour OF the
foreign government ildings, the teach
ers taking the pains to describe the
habits, industries and arts Of the re-
spective peoples represented.
Suggestions as to how to study the
Exposition to best advantage VIII be
prepared by competent persons and fur-
nished to those Ii charge OF school
children. 4. III
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