Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-05-24
THE UNIVERSAL
EXPOSITION
fhe Achievements of Individuals and Ma
tons Faithfully Recorded by This
Encyclopedias Of Society.


ey FREDERICK J. v. sKIFF, Direct.
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 In Septem-
ber, 1901, President Mckinley de-
scribed the object and the result OF
expositiOns.
A modern universal exposition Is a
collection of the wisdom and achieve
ments Of the world, for the inspection
of the world. for the study Of its ex-
perts, by which they may make COM
parisons and deduction and develop
plans for future Improvements and
progress. Such a universal exposition
might we'll be called an encyclopedia
of society. 1t constitutes a classified,
compact, indexed compendium OF the
achievements and ideas Of society In
all phases of its activity, extending to
the most material as well as the most
refined 1t offers illustrations cover
ing tile full field of social performance.
from the pSoduction Of the shoes ON
our feet and the pavement beneath
them to a 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 In 1904 will be such social ency-
clopedia in the most comprehensive
and accurate sense 1t will give to the
world In revised and complete details
"a living picture of the artistic and in
dustrIal development at which man
kind has arrived" and will actually
provide "a new starting point from
which all men may direct future eXer-
tions." 1t will present for the inspec-
ton Of specialists in all lines of indus
trial and social endeavor and for the
public an assembly Of the best which
the world has done and has to show In
industry, art and science. and. 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 EXposl'
ton have had the experience Of all
previous great expositions 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 been more
perfect. more effective classification
and arrangement of exhibits.
The cl. ,sification Of the st. Louis
EXPOS zion has been prepared to pre-
sent n srGuential synopsis OF the de-
velo- :u"nts that have marked mans
progrrss. IN its bases will be as
sen ...!c,l the most highly organized ex-
pos ton tie world has yet seen.
Tie st. Louis classification is divided
into l6 departments. HI groups ana
SO7 classes These grand departments
in tleir orGer 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 the head of the Exposition clas'
sification has been placed Education.
through which man enters social life.
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
his education and culture, illustrate his
tastes and demonstrate his inventive
genius. scientific attainment and arts
tic expression. These three depart.
ments equip him for the battle and
prepare him for the enjoymcnts OF life.
The raw material departments, Agri'
culture, Horticulture. Mining and For
estry. show how man conserves the
forces OF nature 10 his uses. The De
partment OF Manufactures will show
what he has done with them; the De-
partment OF Machinery the tools he
has used. The Department OF Trans
portation will show how be- overcomes
distances and secures access 10 al
parts OF the world. The Department
of Electricity will indicate the great
forces be- has discovered and utilized 10
convey power and intelligence. And so
through the several departments TO
AnthropoIogy. I'm which man studies
man: and To Social Economy. which
will illustrate the development OF the
human race. how II has overcome the
difficulties OF civilization and solved
problems in which society IL involved.
Last Is placed physical culture. In
which man. his intelligence having
reached the supreme point. Is able to
treat himself as an animal, realizing
that his intellectual and moral consti-
tutions require sound physical body
to prompt them to the proper perform
ance Of their function.
Education is the keynote Of the Uni
yersal Exposition Of 1904. Each de-
partment Of the worlds labor and de-
velopment will be represented at st.
Louis, classified and installed In such
manner that all engaged or interested
I'm such branch Of activity may come
and see. examine. study and 20 away
advised. Each Of the separate sections
of the Exposition will be an equivalent
of-or, rather, will be in actuality a
comprehensive and most effective OBJ
ject lesson in-the line Of industrial
and social achievement and progress
which Its presents.