EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Vol. XIV. July, 1}H)3. No. 11. 



The plans for the exhibit of th(^ colleo-os of iio-riculture ami mechanic 

 arts and the experiment stations at St. Louis next year are now taking 

 sufficiently definite form so that an outline of the j)roposed exhil)it 

 can l)e given. The general conunittei' has held two meetings, one on 

 the grounds at St. Louis, and the subcommittees have been industri- 

 ously working out the details of their respective pai'ts. At a nuH'ting 

 of the full committee at Columbus Jun(^ 20 thi^ general plan and man\' 

 of the details were formally adopted. 



The exhibit will aim to show in a quite com])rehensive way the 

 methods and results of work of the colleges and stations, with a view 

 to bringing out the characteristic features Avhich distinguish (hem 

 from other educational and research institutions, and the extent and 

 scope of their fields. To this end the exhibit will be a collective one, 

 in the sense that the Avork of the various institutions will l)e shown 

 collectively rather than in the form of individual exhibits b}' the dif- 

 ferent colleges. It will thus be essentially a cooixu-ative enterprise 

 between the various institutions, acting through the committee ap- 

 pointed to prepare the exhibit, and will be made up quite largely of 

 materials furnished by the difi'erent colleges and stations, classified 

 and arranged so as to form a well-rounded whole. This will prevent 

 duplication, but wdll in no way detract from the credit g'wou individual 

 institutions. 



Strictly speaking, the appropriation of ^100,000 made by Congress 

 can not be used for the purchase of exhibits as such, but is intended 

 to pay the expense of assembling, installation, and care. A liberal 

 construction of the act, however, will allow the purchase of certain 

 materials and ol)jects used in the preparation of an exhibit to supple- 

 ment the assistance given l)y the institutions themselves, but the 

 amount which it has been possible to set aside for this purpose is rela- 

 tively small. The committee has already found from its estimates of 

 the necessary expenses for cases, fitting up of laboratories and other 

 features upon the space, the installation and maintenance of the 

 exhibit, the packing and transportation of the materials to and from 

 St. Louis, and other necessary items, that it will be necessary to prac- 

 tice economy in order to accomplish what is desired. 



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