The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-11
GRADUATES WILL 60 TO FAIR
CITIES SEND TO HIGH SCHOOL
CLASSES TO THE LEWIS AND
CLARK FAIR.
Will Be Given an Opportunity to Study
and Inspect Educational Work
Of Other Cities.

PORTLAND, April 11.-Various cit
| les in the Pacific northwest are ar
ranging to send the graduating class
of of their high schools to the Lewis
and Clark exposition, opening in Port
land June 1. Thus is the value of an
| international exposition as an adjunct
to education recognized. The grad
| yates will be afforded an excellent OBJ
portunity not only to study the educa
eign countries, but to see the products
of civilization the world over, and to
| observe the customs and habits Of life
of many races that will be represent
| ed at the fair.
Relative to the educational exhibits
of an exposition, it's chief value is in
the opportunity offered for COMPARE
sons. A brief review of previous en-
| terprises of character similar to the
| Lewis and Clark centennial shows con-
clusively that the educational displays
were productive of results that ex-
| ceeded the most sanguine expectations
ment of the School for Industrial Art
at the South Kensington museum was
the result of the Crystal Palace exhi-
bition in London in 1851. The educa-
tional exhibition at the Centennial ex-
hibition Of 1876 led to the Introduction
of manual training into the public
schools of this country-the institution
of shopwork as a part Of the curricu-
lum of technical schools which has
rendered possible the marvellous ad-
vance of the United States in arts and
crafts. The reorganization of pri-
the Paris exposition of 1878; the rapid
growth Of manual training and indus
trial art instruction as a result of the
| impetus given by the Chicago World s
fair of 1893, and the action of the
French government in arranging to
| send students annually to this country
for the study and investigation of our
industrial and commercial methods as
result Of the United States educa-
tional display at the Paris exposition
of 1900. These results prove that the
| influences of an international EXPOSE
ton are not to be underestimate.
| 1t is not to be expected that every
exposition will mark a noticeable
change in educational methods, even
in one department, but no one can an
ticipate the results of it's influences,
| Aside from the educational features
of the Lewis and Clark exposition, the
visiting students will find mucn to
supplement their high school glanings
| in the displays of foreign countries in
will be very instructive and will serve
to bring the students in touch with
nations, peoples and customs of which
they have read.
| The proposal of cities and smaller
| communities in the Pacific Northwest
| to send their nigh school graduates to
+! the exposition is most commendable,
and the example might well be emu
lated by every section that has a col
lege an academy or a high school.
| Hearty cooperation of the railroad
companies in extending special rates
for such excursions is assured.
Upon their arrival at the exposition
the high school students will find the
officials Of the centennial excellent
hosts. Every effort will be made to
make the stay of these young visitors
a pleasant one and they will be ex-
tended numerous courtesies which will
enabl,. them to see the exposition to
their best advantage.