The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-01-19
SCHOOLS WILL
HAVE EXHIBIT

Wasco county schools viii begin at
9!Iss q pEepaEe exhibit work for The
Clark exposition. The matter was
informally discussed at the meeting
OF the Principals club In the rooms
OF the Hood River high school Satur
day morning.
Professor Landers,a member of the
special committee appointed at re-
cent meeting of the Wasco county
teachers, was In Portland the Same
day, and conferred with r. +. Rob.
inson, superintendent of the educa-
tional exhibit. 1t is the intention of
the Wasco county committee, consist
Ing OF Mr.. Landers, Superintendent
Wiley and Professor White of Dufur.
TO prepare circulars for local distri.
button instructing the teachers in
the methods to be observed In gath
ering the exhibit.
Superintendent Robinson has al.
ready prepared the following circu-
lar which he Ia sending to the schools
Of the state:
PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan, 0, 1905. TO
Oregon Educators: The educational
department of tho Lewis and CLARK
centennial exposition has adopted the
following plan OF exhibit, viz: To
make a carefully and thoroughly grad.
cd exhibit from tho kindergarten to
the university. so far as practical
the exhibit viii be arrange by coun-
Ties. For purposes OF oganization
the county win be the unit. Cities
may organize as unit. within the
county unit. The educational de-
partment recommends, however. n
collective presentation Of the work
crom the different counties, except In
fities having special supervision. I
The collective exhibit plan win re-.
quire that material furnished by the
schools be assembled OF some county
center arranged, labelled, and
shipped by the county organizations
Papers that best illustrate county
plan Of exhibit viii be placed In ex-
hibit cabinets, others will be bound
at the expense OF the state commia-
sion.
"The arrangements will be by sub !
lects and grades, beginning with the
lowest grade. A typewritten state
ment or outline OF the work to be ,
In cabinets Is essential to
} correct understanding and present
ltion of the exhibit.
Exhibit cabinets are to he pur- :
'hased by the exhibitors, This de-
'artment recommends that these cab !
nets be kept at some convenient
county location after the exposition
'loses and become the center of
neritorious work which may be sup
,lied from time to time to the end :
hat the exhibit idea may be made
Useful adjunct for encouraging excel :
enee of pupils work.
1t Is the desire Of the department
hat the Oregon educational exhibit | {
'han honestly represent the real work !
,f the schools In the best way posi-
Die. Local industries should form the
oundation for large share of Ian
guage and geography work. Grain \
stock raising, fruit culture, =
md vegetable growing become at once y
he topic for written work. Visiting y
observers are always pleased and ben I
'dtted by the stories children write
II their own environment.
"Our educational exhibit will come al
lirectly into comparison with that of Ia
uch states as Massachusetts,, New
york, Missouri, Wisconsin and Cali Q,
ornia, as well as our Northwestern IIa
tates. We want the comparison to
70 such as viii fully express the good
,ork being done through the state. ia
iach school district In the state Is to
ordially invited to send something N
Or the exhibit. Local interest and To- gr
al pride viii certainly stimulate 10