Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-24
STATE DEPARTMENTS
GIVEN GOLD MEDALS
Normal Shield Design Replaces Old
Coin FOrm--Jersey Stands Among
Leading State.

TRENTON, Mar. 24.-Ncw Jer-
sey's various departments al the state
capitol. which were awarded gold
medals Tor their respective exhibits
at the Louisiana purchase exposition
at ST. Louis. have received the medals
from the committee on awards They
are unique in design in thai instead
of being circular they are shaped af-
ter a modification of a Norman shield
or escutcheon.
On the observe side of the medals
are shown two figures, one of which.
Columbia, tall and stately, is about to
enVeloD the youthful maiden by her
side. IMPLYING the Louisiana terri
tory, in the flag of the stars and
stripes, thus receiving her into the
sisterhood of states. The other fig
IRE is depicted in the act of diVesting
herself of the cloak of France. sym
bolized in the emblem of Napoleon,
the busy bee. embroidered thereon.
In the background is shown the ris-
ing sun. The dawn of a new era of
progress 10 the nation.
The reverse Of the medal shows an
architectural tablet bearing an in
scription giving the grade of the pre-
mium. Below the tablet are TWO dol
phius. symboli2ing our eastern and
western boundaries. the whole sur
mounted by an American eagle,
spreading his wings from ocean to
ocean. There are three distinct or
nors. each containing Il wreath en-
circling q monogram or emblem, and
each of these wreaths is surrounded
by fourteen stars, representing the
Louisiana purchase states and terri
tories.
The medal was designed by Adolph
4. Wcinman. The design was APP
proved by a committee composed OF
j.. @. 4. Ward. Daniel c. French and
Augustus st. Gaudens. all famous art
lists. The dies were engraved and the
medals struck at the United states
mint at philadelphia.
This state was well up in the fore
front of all the states Of the union in
the number Of prizes it won at the eX-
position. New Jersey secured three
grand prizes, the highest awarded;
two certificates Of a grand prize, 81
gold medals, 81 silver medals and
four bronze medals.
state Roads Win.
The exhibit of the state road de
partmeut was one Of those TO receive
. gold medal. Its exhibit consisted
OF a section OF macadam road such as
is constructed in New Jersey under
state aid; practical demonstrations of
road building and other features.
There was also a valuable collection
Of good road materials and many
photographs of New Jersey o !
plans. The exhibit was housed in q
pretty bungalow, and being rcpresen-
tative of the state which. with its
more than 1000 miles of improved
roads. leads the whole union in high
way building, attracted wide atten-
ion.
Among the other apartments and
officials to receive gold medals we're:
State museum, 3: geological depart
ment, 3; New Jersey school exhibit
including Mercer county, /; bureau
of statistics, /: state beard of health,
T.; state normal and model schools,
each /: ). r.. Mores, curator of the
state museum Or. Henry Mitchell,
secretary of the state board of health,
and Professor John b. Smith, state
entomoloeist. each /, as cOllaborator5,
besides others.
The exhibits which received grand
prizes We're the state museum, the
state department of education and
The New Jersey exhibit of salt water
fish.