The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
WORLDS PROGRESS
TANG|BLY SHOWN
What Has Been Done in Educa-
ton Is Criterion OF Nations
Civilization.
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HAS SPECIAL BUILDING
This Is Located in Middle OF the
Grounds, Demonstrating I'M
portance Attached to It,

AHEsT o wN Elk 20 S1T1 o n
|GROUNDS, April 26.-At nearly every
worlds fair and exposition some special
provision has been made for cducatfonalex-
|hfbits, as they, more than any others mark
1.-THE progress OF the nations. Many and
Varied have been these exhibits as the
fairs were held from time 10 time, but
throughout the years they have shown
|stroug and steady increase until now II
is possible to cover the entire field. and
this Will be done at the jamestown Ter
|cvntonnial Exposition.
Iaur this department OF the exposition
work n special building has been erected,
costing nearly 100000. This building is
in the centre of the grounds which may
be taken as significant of the important
place assigned to education in the South
and in the United states at large.
Elementary Education.
This is the department of methods.
liz deals with the buildings themselves,
,lans and models, light, air and sani-
AIRY conditions. Then the subject OF
sindergartens is considered. with mod
lis of childrcn's maps. states. color,
,harts. music and picturo-books.
In connection with the kindergartens,
he several schools OF scientific de-
,artment are generally exploited. The
hid is taken in its first stage of in
ellectuality-just as the light is be-
ginning to dawn-and the various
Methods of thought cultivation leading
attention, concentration and appli-
alton is brought out.
Then will follow the elementary or
grammar schools, whore the first real.
consistent study is done. The organi-
alton of these schools Is especially
considered, together with school sup
,ort and legislation
Secondary Education.
In this department, as in the fore
,oing, the training OF teachers is con-
inued, though, OF course, on much
he handling of high school and acad-
my children, or students. as they
hould now be called.
This likewise includes the manual
raining branches, many of which are
practically new in this country, and
he commercial high schools and bust
Tess courses in bookkeeping, stenogra-
)hy, etc.
Higher Education.
Under this head come all lines of
,ollege and university work, techni-
all schools professional studies, and
inally, library science. In connection
With college and university work, the
ors will receive primary considera-
ion
Then the methods are exploited, with
pecia1 lines OF textbooks, in the sew
raj subjects, the planning of tho cur
iculum, the B. A., M. a., PHI. ID. courses
mapped out and the professional de-
,rees fixed as the objective points Of
pecial study in their several depart
1ents.
In connection with the library sci
nee branch, tho various systems Of
ataloguing and classification will be
hown. The most approved methods OF
eference and index ticket making Is
Explained by the exhibits, which show
he. index slips in all stages of their
iak1ng, Then library organization is
demonstrated. with @orl in the va
ious departments: reference, history,
photography.
Under the head of special education,
he trade and industrial lines are AIKEN
lp. Most OF these arc recent innoya-
ions IN the United States and ara vet
their infancy, though growing daily
popular favor.
Business and commercial schools are
onsidered In this department, and the
ull system OF business colleges ex-
'lained; not as under tho Secondary
ducation" division, hut rather from
he standpoint of organization and
'peration.
Next the correspondence schools, with
heir millions of pupils all over the
World. are considered. Correspondence
chools ~have been before the public
cnrcely moro than a decade, yet thei1
york has been earnest and far-rench-
ne, until now they practically cover
very Civilized country, and number