South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-18
INDIANA To SHOW
SCHOOL SYSTEM
At FRISCO FAIR
Feature of Exhibit win Be
Models Illustrating PerfeC-
ton Attained in CONSOLIDATE
ing Rural Schools.

INDIANAPOLIS. June 1S.-It is
announced that the supplemental eX-
hibit which Indiana is preparing for
the Panamd-Pacific exposition viii be
ready for shipment by June 80, and
there viii be few special features at
the big San Francisco snow that will
have equal interest 20 the general
public.
Because Indiana leads all the states
in the work Of consolidating rural
schools the management Of the expo
sition has requested this state 10 dem
OnstraJe TO the rest OF the country
what she has in this way accomplish
ed for the good of the people in an
educational way. and for the general
betterment OF the rural schools.
The special task Of designing this
special part OF the exhibit has been
assigned TO Supt of Public instruction
Charles 4. GreathOuse, the man who
has had more than any other 10 do
with bringing this feature of the
schools 10 its present efficiency. In
preparing the exhibit he has had the
active cooperation of the heads of all
the state educational institutions.
Shows Model Schools
Among the features Of this addition
to the Indiana exhibit Mr.. Greathouse
has designed a miniature cast Of a
given township showing the location
OF the One-rOOm schools scattered
about and their relation 20 the peo-
pie who were patrons. BY the side Of
this cast is another miniature of the
same township showing the one large
consolidated school building in the
center Of the territory. This cast will
also show the public roads leading
from this central school TO all parts
II the township. viii shON all the
streams and the general topography
Of the country. and the models of the
wagons hauling the children TO and
from the school.
Hanging above these casts will he
large paintings Illustrating the same
thinss in a different way and thus in
casts and paintings the striking feat
ures OF the story Of the development
Of the rural schools in Indiana under
the plan OF consolidation will be
told at a glance. and at the same
time in the most forcible manner pos
sible.
StereOpticOn To BE Used.
In addition 10 these casts and
paintings. at one end of the building
provided for this particular exhibit
Will be arranged stereOpticon which
Will he supplied with a large number
or attractive slides and which viii be
shown automatically illustrating
many features of the work under
taken in these schools originally scat
tered about over the township and
necessarily lacking many advantages
that were at that time enjoyed only
by the larger town and city schools.
At still another part of the build
ing Will be arranged transparencies
which will show the large consoli-
dated school building, and surround
ing this the location Of churches.
corn clubs. domestic science clubs and
other community civic features, all OF
which gain In new interest and mo-
mentum with the coming of the con-
sOldated schools and the added ad-
vantages. For under the new plan
there are Immediately more and bet
ter teachers and many more pupils.
"IIOme Project" a Feature
Another and a most interesting and
practical side 10 this exhibit will he
a showing of the various articles
made by the boys and girls i'm the
manual and domestic science classes
of the new schools. This is a part of
the home project" features. For
instance, various parts of harness.
parts of wagons. parts of farm inn
plements and tools. household appli-
ances. all of which the scholars are
taught To make when needed without
losing the time TO hitch and drive to
town 10 the hardware store. the har-
ness maker, the wagon maker. the
blacksmith shop or elsewhere and