The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13

the New England exhibits. The ship, docks and surrounding buildings form a typical waterfront scene of the colonial period.
 Many state departments have CO., operated in planning Connecticuts display, although MT. Short, who is director of exhibits at Yale Univer- sity's Peabody Museum, and his as- sociates designed the exhibits and axe doing the actual construction work. The entire project is under the supervision of the commission authorized by the legislature and appointed by Former Governor Cross in June, 1897. The members, in addition to MT. Rogers, chairman, are: John Cavanagh, Norwalk; David E. Fitzgerald. New Haven; Frederick G. Hughes, Bristol; and A. E. Payson, Norwich.
 Entrance
 Entrance to the Connecticut ex- hbit is through Semi-circular re- ception area in the center of the Customhouse where large repro duction of the state seal and a huge wall map of the state serve as focal points. Starting from this room visitors will walk through 2,4O0 square feet of exhibits which recall the states pioneer days and graphically portray Connecticut's progress from colonial times, its achievements in industry, agricul- ture, education and government, and its modern recreational advantages.
 The first display along the route is life-like. model of a typical Connecticut town in colonial days.
 A scale model of Eli Whitney's workshop is the next exhibit. AL though Whitney is now chiefly known for his invention of the cot- ton gin, this display reminds visitors that his small Connecticut shop was the foundation of important indus tries of modern Connecticut.
 A large symbolical mural of a tree traces the growth of Connect icut's industries from its earliest days.
 Nearby is outlined the growth of education in the state. Starting with model of the Nathan Hale school house at East Haddafn, series of displays trace the development of Connecticut schools down to the present day, which is represented by models of Yale's Hardness Hall and one of the State College buildings at Storrs. Adjacent to the education the work of the state Department of al displays is an exhibit dramatizing Health.
 Connecticut's contribution to the theory of democratic government is recalled by an exact copy of the Fundamental Orders" which are now housed in the State Library at Hartford. This remarkable document adopted by Connecticut's first set- tiers in 1889, has been called the "first written constitution" and some historians have considered it the basis of the federal type of government adopted many years later by the United States.
 The Nutmeg states leadership in aviation is the subject of the next exhibit.
 An accurate model of the Merritt Highway is the main feature of the highway display.
 The agricultural display tells the story of Connecticut's pioneering in scientific farming. One part of this exhibit explains the activities of the Agricultural Experiment Station, first organization of its kind in the country. Many of the states leading agricultural activities are also out lined.
 The year-'round recreational facilities of Connecticut are the subject of a display which is ex- pected to attract many visitors. Here are shown pictures of swimming, hiking, sailing, fishing, skiing and many other sports which the state offers. The extent and beauty of the state forests and parks are graphic ally described, and it is pointed out that residents in any part of Connecticut can find almost any kind of recreation in an hour or two of travel.