Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-25

apiaze with the educat1onl ex.
hibit of the school children of
Benton county. The exh bit is
destined for the Lewis and Clark
Fair and Supt. Denman will
shiptit to Portland today.
That the children of our
schools have succeeded far be-
yond expectations will not be
denied by anybody who was so
fortunate as to see their work on
display. How mere children
|could do some of the things that |
have been exhibited is too much |
for us, and yet it was in evidence
| in great quantities, from various
parts of the county and all bona
ifde. There is exhibited in much
iof the work contributed evidences
of rare skill. Many items of the
lexhibit are the result of rare
talent, and there are many
parents in this county who have
children for whom they should
make every effort, in order to-
develop the gifts of nature to
their offspring.
Some of the work done denot-
ed nothing short of genius. For
instance. there were III the col
lection one or two maps that
looked as though they had come
from the hands of a frst-class
engraver. If printed they could
not have been more perfect. An
other map that attracted great
attention was of a patchwork
bedspread, laboriously worked
into a map Of Oregon. Each
county is plainly showed and
leach in different color-as many
colors and pieces as 'Joseph's
coat" This quilt would rejoice
the heart of ''webfoot" on a
frosty night.
; There are all kinds Of "busy
work" for little sstots" in the
collection and nearly all schools
: llof the county are represented in
this class of educational effort.
) Some of the work is really
: amusing and the more you gaze
:, at it the funnier it becomes. In
ones mind you fancy you see
,, some 'slittle shaver" at the task
set him, working away as though
his very existence depended up
on it, his face wrinkled into
I seriousness BETTING a statesman.
: There is some relief map work
! of every country of the globe in
S evidence and it is fine, very fine.
e It will not be equalled at the
e. Fair, much less excelled, is our
guess. On these maps are show
:, ed all the mountains, lakes, rivers
: and valleys of the country
: pictured.
: Other maps are drawn show.
g ing the products of every sec.
e ton, the grain and fruit belts,
: the animals and regions they in.
S habit, mineral districts, in facl
there seems to be nothing omit
: ted.
One Or two schools have sen,
+ in collections of Benton county
: woods. There are various shap-
: ed little blocks of wood, nicely
polished, and labeled in such q
manner as to be. readily under.
stood.
t All together it is a really great
Y exhibit of what our school chill.
h dren can do. The MANY, many
anxious and weary hours the
: little fellows have labored te
t bring this about for the glory OF
q Benton should be an object lessor
to many older people. These
:, children are to be men and
women in few brief years anc
L they will fall heir TO the present
Q responsibilities of their fathers
y Iand mothers; cares and trouble
t will be their inheritance in a
! large degree and they are now
t preparing for this time. Will
they be prepared? Yes, in most
. cases they will work on to even
better things than their fathers
and mothers knew, as they are
enjoying better opportunity for
preparation than had their par
: ents.
4 Supt. Denman, while he hac
Y a lot Of patience-trying work to
1 do in putting the exhibit in pre-