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which was the modeling in clay of Peter Cooper and other eminent 

 persons from life by Miss Yinnie Ream. 



The entries of articles for exhibition in each department were : 



First department 100 



Second department 335 



Third department 141 



Fourth department 140 



Fifth department 226- 



Sixth department 129 



Seventh department 157 



Total 1,328 



The entries, however, do not at all represent the number of single 

 articles, as many as twenty of which classified in the same group, 

 were in many cases embraced in a single entry. All of these articles 

 were of special value as illustrating our national progress in industrial 

 arts. The northern, southern, eastern, middle, and far western States 

 were all represented at this exhibition, and it is a source of gratifica- 

 tion to this Board that the exhibition was so truly national as to 

 include several highly creditable exhibits from California. 



Under the new rules of adjudication, every article in the exhibi- 

 tion was judged upon its merits, and this system seems not only just 

 to the public, but also to have given general satisfaction to the exhi- 

 bitors. The judges engaged in this important duty were gentlemen 

 pre-eminent for their ability and thorough knowledge of the subjects 

 which they investigated. To these gentlemen, who performed their 

 arduous duties without remuneration, the Board of Managers tender 

 their grateful thanks. 



The exhibition continued open for fifty-one days, closing as per 

 announcement on the evening of November fourth with an address 

 by Dr. James Knight, chairman of the Board, and the announce- 

 ment of money awards for perishable products. 



During its continuance it was visited by fully 600,000 persons. 

 Among the visitors were many persons of eminent distinction in our 

 own and other lands, and every effort was made by the Board and its 

 officers to render their visits enjoyable. It was especially gratify- 

 ing to them to offer the hospitalities of the Institute to Mr. Hosok- 

 arroo Jungero, the Japanese commissioner of agriculture, and suite, 

 and there is no doubt that the results of his intelligent observation 

 of the industries of America, as seen during his visit to our national 

 exhibition, will largely benefit and develop his own interesting 



