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State's was gathered in an incredibly short time. Eigliteen cities and 

 towns made collective exhibits in addition to which 142 individual 

 schools, five manual training schools, 373 academies and union schools 

 and twenty-eight colleges contributed to the success of the display. 

 Some idea of the size of the exhibit may be obtained when it is stated 

 that it weighed 115,900 pounds and required nine cars to transfer it 

 from Chicago to Albany. The figures here given do not include the 

 exhibit of New York schools for deaf, blind and feeble minded, art 

 schools and business colleges, all of which, under individual auspices, 

 made exhibits situated in the west gallery ; nor does it include the 

 parochial schools of New York, which formed so large a percentage of 

 the Catholic exhibit in the east gallery. New York had all the usual 

 material pertaining to educational exhibits, but was rich in special fea- 

 tures never before brought out. For a complete description of these 

 reference must be made to the detailed report from that department in 

 the latter part of this volume. 



New York took 401 awards in the liberal arts department, 1T4 of 

 which were in the educational division. Other exhibits made in this 

 building, under the auspices of the board, were the relief map of Lake 

 George and vicinity, famous in the early history of our country, and a 

 large photographic exhibit of public monuments in the State erected 

 in memory of soldiers, sailors and distinguished men. These were 

 situated in the northeast gallery. 



Worhing^nari' s Model Home. Allied to this department, though 

 of necessity not in the building, was the workingman's model home 

 located in the southern part of the grounds, and in charge of Miss 

 Katherine B. Davis. From an economic standpoint this was one of 

 the most valuable exhibits on the grounds, as it demonstrated the 

 ability of a workingman to support a family of five (wife and four 

 children) on a wage earning of $500 a year. This was not a theo- 

 retical tabulation of figures and conditions, but a practical, example. 

 A family of six was supported throughout the exposition months at 

 pro rata cost in a most successful manner. The bills of fare price 

 of food, clothing, etc., were tabulated and kept for reference and a 

 model home ran on strictly business principles. The house was a 

 two-story frame building, representing one that could be built and 

 rented by a capitalist at a rate not exceeding ten dollars a month ; or 

 it could be built by the workman himself in New York State, outside 

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