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Six series of international concerto, elmral ami 

 orchestral, each consisting of from four to si\. i:. 

 Festival 11. ill mid in Music Hull. 



Pour series of oratorio festivals by united Ameri- 

 can choral societies in Festival Hall. 



Cuiiccrts in Festi\al Hull under the auspices of 

 (Jcrmun -iniring societies 



< oneerts in Festival Hall under the auspices of 

 Swe.li-h sinking societie-. 



Concert- in Festival Hall untlcr the auspices of 

 \\ .-Nli singing societies. 



Ties of popular miscellaneous festival con- 

 certs by American singers. 



Twelve children's concerts by Sunday school, 

 public school, and especially organized children's 

 choruses. 



Chamber-music concerts and organ recitale. 



Popular concerts of orchestral music will bo given 

 frequently in Festival Hall during the six months 

 of the Exposition. 



Provision is being made for the appearance at 

 the Exwsition of the representative orchestras of 

 New York City and Boston. Invitations have 

 been sent to the New York Philharmonic Society, 

 Anton Seidl, conductor ; and the Boston Sym- 

 phony Orchestra, Arthur Nikisch, conductor, to 

 give several concerts each. 



Invitations to representative European com- 

 posers to visit the Exposition as guests, and to 

 conduct programmes of their own compositions, 

 have been sent. Acceptances have been received 

 from Camille Saint-Saens of France, and Dr. A. 

 ('. Mackenzie of Kngland, who will visit the 

 Exposition in September. Each will appear as 

 conductor of his own choral and instrumental 

 compositions, and Saint-Saens will take part 

 in several concerts of chamber music, and will 

 appear as interpreter of his own pianoforte con- 

 certos, and as organist. Among others invited 

 are Massenet, Grieg, Sgambati, Dvorak, and Dr. 

 Arthur Sullivan. Among the German musicians 

 invited were Dr. Johannes Brahms and Dr. 

 Joseph Joachim, both of whom find it impossible 

 to accept. 



Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building. 

 The size of this structure is 787x1,687 ft., 

 having an area of 44 acres. The approximate 

 cost is reported as $1,000,750. This is the 

 largest of all the buildings. The great central 

 hall has a clear space of 1,280 feet by 380 feet, 

 and is surrounded by two galleries. The apex 

 of the roof is 24.1A feet, which is supported by 

 steel arches. The length of the gallery is 3, ".04 

 feet. The east and west halls of the nave are 

 1,588 feet long, and the length of the nave, 4,119 

 feet. The building is three times as large as 

 St. Peter's in I tome. The style of architecture 

 is Corinthian, and it has four great entrances, 

 one in the center of each facade. The Depart- 

 ment of Manufactures consists of thirty-four 

 large groups, divided into two hundred or more 

 classes of the leading industries, collective y 

 rcpresenting tlie products of modern machinery 

 and man's handiwork in every form and design. 

 The National Commission has approved th> 

 ommendation of the Director-General that a 

 special medal of award be given for tin- best 

 artistic display or installation of exhibits in each 

 of the groups. 



The exhibit of the Liberal Arts Department 

 will include an historical display of the progress 

 of the United States in this direction during the 

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past, illustrative of the development of American 

 ingenuity and endeavor. 



The only attractive sculptural features are the 

 eagles that surmount the columns near the 

 entrance, and the spandrils. The mammoth 

 wings of the eagle of the Manufactures Building 

 are capable of supporting nine men. 



The exhibit of the Hygiene and Sanitation 

 Bureau, organized as a section of the Depart- 

 ment of Liberal Arts, will deal with sanitary 

 affairs in every phase. Physii il development, 

 food supply, preparation of .food, cooking and 

 serving, dwellings and buildings, hygiene of the 

 workshop and factory, food inspection, quaran- 

 tine, reception, care and protection of immigrants, 

 and numerous kindred subjects will be repre- 

 sented. 



" Every possible sanitary precaution that tends to 

 prolong life and minimize the dangers from disease 

 will be shown either by actual appliances or models ; 

 the evils of the 'tenement' and ' sweating ' sys- 

 tems will be brought out very forcibly by models of 

 old-style tenements :tnd sweat-shops exhibited be- 

 side models of the best possible apartment houses 

 and workshops. Ileuting, lighting, and drainage 

 systems will be shown in contrast with exhibits 

 illustrating the diseases and deformities caused by 

 unwholesome trades and professions, or equally uu- 

 Avholesome quarters for the workinginen. 



" A notable exhibit will be that relating to public 

 institutions of charity and their work. This will be 

 made under the auspices and direction of the 

 Bureau of Charities and Corrections, created for 

 this purpose by the Exposition authorities. 



" The educational exhibit, principally on the 

 ground floor of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts 

 Building, will be organized both by States and by 

 grades. 



" Each State will occupy a definite area, which will 

 be assigned with reference to tho elements which 

 the several States will have to represent as nearly 

 as that can be ascertained. These areas will be side 

 by side, in parallel subdivisions extending north and 

 south. The parochial schools will have a definite 

 place in the scheme, conformably to the same sys- 

 tem. Each State exhibit will include : A presenta- 

 tion of its public-school system ; its academies, nor- 

 mal schools, colleges and universities ; its special, 

 technical, and professional schools ; except in cases 

 where a specialty in education can be better illus- 

 trated by a collective exhibit independent of State 

 lines. Thus there will be a single collective exhibit, 

 showing library organization and management : one 

 of commercial schools ; of manual-training schools ; 

 of trade schools, etc. This method should proba- 

 bly be adopted, with exhibits of schools for the 

 blind, the deaf, etc. In the presentation of public- 

 school sy: terns the several States and Territories 

 will be the smallest units for which separate pro- 

 vision can be made by the chief of the department. 



"The assignment of space to the several States 

 and Territories will be determined by the informa- 

 tion secured as to the character of "the respective 

 State exhibits. Each State should procnt a clear 

 and concise epitome illustrative of its public-school 

 system. As the conditions in the several Slates 

 vary widely, exact rules of procedure cannot be 

 formulated. 



"The organization nnd administration of edu- 

 cational work in the different States will be pre- 

 sented in detail. A map of the State upon a gener- 

 ous scale will lie provided; by suitable conventions 

 of color the location of every educatioual institu- 

 tion, from the common school up, will appear, 

 proving by many instances- that the schoolhouse 

 crowns every hilltop and nestles in every valley! 

 That the colors may be uniform, special directions 



