Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-05-12
THE UNIVERSAL
EXPOSITION
The Achievements Of individuals and Ma.
tons Faithfully Recorded by This
Encyclopedias Of Society.
ny FREDERICK }. V. sKIFF, Direct
or of Exhibits, Worlds Fair.

great for the worlds work" In this
single salient sentence. uttered In his
famous address at Buffalo In Septem-
Der, 1901, President Mckinley de
seribed the object and the result Of
exposltions.
A modern universal exposition Is a
collection Of the wisdom aud achieve
ments Of the world, for the inspection
Of the world. for the study of its ex
perts. by which they may make COM
parsons and deduction and develop
plans for future improvements and
progress. Such a universal exposition
might well be called an encyclopedia
of society. IL 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. Ii offers illustrations cover
ing the full field OF social performance,
from the production 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 a social ency-
clopedia in the most comprehensive
and accurate sense. II will give TO the
world In revised and complete details
"a living picture OF the artistic and in
dustrial development at which nan
kind has arrived" and VIII actually
provide "a new starting point from
which an men may direct future exer-
tions." II will present for the inspec-
ton OF specialists IN all lines Of indus
trial and social endeayor and for the
public an assembly OF the best which
the world has done and has 70 show In
industry. art and science. and. what
IS very important, it VIII offer these
achievements OF society, these trophies
Of civilization, IN a highly selected, ae-
curately classified array.
The creators OF the St Louis EXPOSE
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 Interpretations has been more
perfect. more effective classification
and arrangement OF exhibits.
The classification OF the ST. Louis
Exposition has been prepared to pre-
sent a seQuential synopsis Of the de-
velopments 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, IA groups and
S07 classes. These grand departments
I'm their order 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 elias
siacaton has been placed Education
through which man enters social lie
second comes Art, showing the condl
tian of his culture and development
liberal Arts and Applied Sciences are
placed third. 20 indicate the result o.
his education and culture, Illustrate hi'
tastes and demonstrate his inventive
genius. scientific attainment and arts
tic expression. These three depart
ments equip him for the battle ant
nrenara him for the enioyments OF life
The raw material departments, Agri
culture. Horticulture. Mining and For
estry show how man conserves th'
forces Of attn TO his uses. The DE
partment OF Manufactures VIII snow
what he has done with them; the De
partment OF Machinery the tools ~
has used. The Department OF Trans
portation will show how he overcome
distances and secures access TO al
narts OF the world. The Department
OF Electricity will Indicate the grea
forces he has discovered and utilized Z
convey mower and intelligence. And s.
through the several departments Z
~Anthropology, in which man studio
man. and to Social Economy, whlcl
will illustrate the development OF tn
human race. now II hhs u'eaN
, difficulties Of civilization ard solye
nroblems in which society is involved
Last is placed physical culture !
|, which man. his intelligence haNln
reached the supreme point, is able {
] treat himself as an animal, realizln
that his intellectual and moral const
tutions require a sound physical bod
10 prompt them to the proper perform
ance Of their function.
Education Is the keynote of the I'm
versal Exposition Of 1904. Each d
nartment Of the worlds labor and d'
velopment will be represented at ;
Iouis classified and installed IN sue
? manner that all engaged or intereste
in such branch Of activity may com
and see. examine, study n go ava
, advised. Each OF the separate seeuou
of the Exposition will se an equlvalei
of-or. rather, viii be in actuaiity
comprehensive and most ehecuNe o'
I iect lesson in-the line of indus'rl'
r and social achievement and progre'
which its presents.