104 New Yoke at the Woeld's OoLrMBiAK Exposition. 



one-f orty-f ourth of the Union — only one State out of f orty-f oui — but our 

 educational exhibit occupies one-seventh of the whole space devoted to 

 this department. No other State has so large an exhibit. No other State 

 has its exhibit so nicely installed. You walk down one aisle and you see 

 the representation of our great common school system of education — 

 kindergarten, primary schools, grammar schools, high schools and trade 

 schools — the great bulwark of our State. You walk down the opposite 

 aisle and you see exhibited our elaborate system of higher education com- 

 prised in the University of the State of New York, academies, colleges, 

 professional and technical schools and universities — a scheme of educa- 

 tional effort unequalled in scope by the educational system of any State, and 

 copied many decades ago because of its excellence by the government of 

 France. 



Governor Flower refused all proffers of a public reception or banquet, 

 but on June second an informal reception was tendered him at the InTsw 

 York State Building by the Board of Women Managers. Late in the 

 season, at the time of the New York Day celebration, Governor Flower 

 made an official visit to the fair accompanied by his staff and prominent 

 State officials. 



Brooklyn Day. 



The first of New York's special celebration days was on June 

 twenty-seventh, which was devoted to the city of Brooklyn. An 

 elaborate programme was arranged which included a speech of welcome 

 by Chicago's mayor, Carter II. Harrison, a response by the mayor of 

 Brooklyn, David A. Boody ; speeches by Thomas B. Bryan on behalf 

 of the exposition, St. Clair McKelway of the Brooklyn " Eagle," and 

 Murat Halstead of the " Standard-Union." Music was furnished by 

 the Arion Singing Society of Brooklyn. An amusing feature of the 

 literary programme was the witty passage at arms between Mayor Harri- 

 son and Mr. McKelway on the respective merits of their two cities, in 

 which the Chicagoan was badly worsted. In the afternoon at the New 

 York State Building a reception was given the ladies of Brooklyn by 

 Mrs. J. S. T. Stranahan, a member of the Board of Women Managers, 

 and in the evening a reception and banquet was given Mayor Boody 

 and other prominent Brooklyn representatives by the Board of General 

 Managers. 



Though State days, National days, etc., had been provided for, 

 Brooklyn was the first city to appropriate a day and devote it solely to 



