The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05

The following interesting letter, I
written by Miss Jordan, professor
at Smith College, and of whom Prcsi 1
dent Hadley. Of Yale. has said that
she was qualified TO I'LL any chair att
Yale University. Is especially Iote-
worthy as a New Englander's idea Of
the Jamestown Exposition. The letter
was written to the Springfield Repub-
lican. 1t says:
The people OF the United States. and
Of New England in particular, have theI
reputation Of knowing. good thing
even before they see IT. SUCH, now
ever. has not been their history in thcj
matter of the exposition at Jamestown.
From the outset the project ii+s had
little extended sympathy. 1t Is din
cult TO say why The historic signtii-!
canoe Of Jamestown Is obvious enough
and the plans for the exposition, as
they were outlined, should have IN
surcd generous reception. There mas
been misunderstanding and misrep'e-
sentation. And. more than all the resi-
there has been rdicule. AS recent
visitor to the exposition, and as a
friendly student of Its works ana
ways, j shall be glad II the republican
will extend the impressions gained
there to Its PUBIC OIL stlioubNliut u'."
| intelligent readers.
| And, first of the misconceptions. Inc
Jamestown tercentennial Is not a
worlds fair, nor, indeed. primarily. a
| fair at all 1t Is an exposition OF the
| English colonies and the United States
In history and attainment and civiliZa-
ltion during the period indicated. The
| emphasis, therefore, Is put upon quite
different details from those presented
! by other expeditions. Much more Is
| expected of the whole, as n whole,
and much, therefore, has been embar-
/ raised by the failure OF the govern
nent to complete the twin piers and
the nreproof arts exhibition building.
| But the completion Of these Is now
/ assured for q date early In August,
and the visitor to the exposition "ili
1 be received at his landing. from one
/ OF the most wonderful waterways IN
/ the world, through an entrance artis-
i tically worthy OF the scenes he has
/ passed through in Chesapeake Bay OF
/ Hampton Roads.
4 The landscape gardening or the eH-
i position should attract and hold at
/ tcntion. The use made of native ana
/ ornamental flowers, shrubs and trees
4 is both Interesting and suggestive, The
4 succession of beauty IN borders, beds
n ana hedges mas Deeu CdIcluliS Pidiii'St
II ITO give each brief season Its full share.
. The buildings. beautiful as they are,
!. gain much of their attractiveness from,
the setting about them OF character
Iistic trees and shrubs and gardens.
!, AS for Misrepresentation: The dis
tances are not aWkwardly provided FOR
the trolley service Is not Inadequate
. charges are not cXtortionate. There
his everywhere somathing interesting
and significant to see, and nowhere i
/, the traveller likely to be starved OF
n robbed 1t is true mat he Will nave
to content himself with the time
tables Of the South. and to adapt him
q self to possibly novel ways Of handling
luggage But If he never needed sucl
ADAPTATION he would hardly know tina
lhe was not at home. 1T Is something
10 soc tho South at home, something t.
a study Virginia soils, Virginia tradl-
tons, to shake hands with Southern
i men and women, to share their salt ant
! count their blessings and probe thcl1
i problems for oven n6fcw days,and al
/ a sightseer,
! The exposition Is not belicosc. 1t i
hardly even wurlike. Almost side BY
!. side arc the war-shrps the old forts
, tlle ,Ip-to date earthworks tho equal!
: an to date Hotel Chamborlin, at OH
n Point Comfort, and the social eXperl
i ment Of the Hampton institute, Tn
i Isparade ground Is not more obstluslVe
s | or tho manocuvres OF troops and SNIP
: more significant than the gathering
IN the. Auditorium and the pergola =
listen to papers and addresses by rep
rescntative speakers from dlferell