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and an almost obliterated almanac, that had been used by her father, 

 were placed with her in her coffin. The same niece, in a letter written 

 at this time to her cousin, Sir John Herschel, says : 



"I felt almost a sense of joyful relief at the death of my aunt, in the thought 

 that now the unquiet heart was at rest. All that she had of love to give was 

 concentrated on her beloved brother. . . . She looked upon progress in science 

 as so much detraction from her brother's fame, and even your investigations 

 would have become a source of estrangement had she been with you." 







AWAKDS AT THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. 



REPORT OF HON. N. M. BECKWITH, COMMISSIONER FROM NEW YORK, ON 

 THE SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES. 



AT a regular meeting of the Executive Committee of the United 

 States Centennial Commission, held at Philadelphia, October 

 13, 1875, Mr. Beckwith, Commissioner from New York (United 

 States Commissioner-General at the International Exhibition at Paris, 

 1867), presented the following report upon the selection and appoint- 

 ment of judges. It was carefully considered and unanimously ap- 

 proved : 



Hon. D. J. Moerell, Chairman of the Executive Committee. 



Sib : In compliance with the request of the Executive Committee, I beg leave 

 to present for consideration the following suggestions relating to the selection 

 and appointment of judges, in conformity with the method of awards decreed 

 by the Centennial Commission. 



This method, in many respects, differs radically from the systems hitherto 

 tried in International Exhibitions, and, although the subject is familiar to you, I 

 shall be pardoned, I hope, for briefly indicating the broad differences. 



Awards have heretofore been generally made by an International Jury of 

 about six hundred members. 



The apportionment of jurors to countries has been tried on various bases, 

 but was usually made on the basis of the relative space occupied by the products 

 of each country respectively, in the Exhibition. 



The Great Jury was divided into numerous small juries, who examined the 

 products and prepared lists of the names of persons whom they proposed for 

 awards, and the proposals thus made were confirmed or rejected by higher 

 juries. 



The awards consisted chiefly of medals of differents values, gold, silver, etc. 



This system brought together a numerous and incongruous assembly, includ- 

 ing unavoidably many individuals unqualified for the work. 



The basis of representation was apparently fair, but its results were delusive. 



A few countries nearest the Exhibition, whose products could be collected 

 and exposed at the smallest proportional expense, occupied large spaces; the 

 numerous remote countries filled smaller spaces. 



The number of jurors allotted to the smaller spaces, when distributed, left 



