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own physical apparatus ; to inculcate the dignity of labor ; to foster 

 those moral habits which manual work is specially calculated to 

 produce. The exhibit was arranged by Dr. Max Groszman, superin- 

 tendent of the school. 



In the same alcove was the photographic exhibit of the American 

 Museum of Natural History, the phonograph and the overflow from 

 the normal schools. The latter occupied almost one-half of alcove 

 " Q." Every school in the State was represented except Erockport. 

 The largest and most complete exhibit was made by Oswego. It con- 

 sisted of theses and discussions written by students on nearly every 

 educational topic, educational works written by the faculty and alumni, 

 statistical charts, work from scientiiic and practice departments, photo- 

 graphs, circulars, etc. The exhibit attracted much attention for its 

 scientiiic value. The Cortland Normal School showed a fine collection of 

 drawings, written and laboratory work ; the Buffalo Normal School a full 

 line of written work and photos. Other noteworthy exhibits were photo- 

 graphs from Oneonta and Potsdam, and art work from Fredonia. A 

 handbook, entitled " State Training of Teachers," was compiled by a 

 committee of normal school principals and distributed during the fair. 



The exhibit of the elementary schools, which occupied alcoves " S," 

 " E " and one-half of " Q," would have been extremely meagre had it 

 not been for the energetic action of New York city, which prepared a 

 fine exhibit on very short notice. They were able to do this through 

 the broad policy of Donald McNaughton, at that time chief executive 

 oflScer of the State Board of Managers, who granted the necessary funds 

 for its preparation. Two of the alcoves were taken by New York; 

 one for the work of the regular course primary and grammar schools, 

 and the other for the manual training primary and grammar schools. 

 In number the latter comprise about one-third of the New York public 

 schools. Their exhibit was under the supervision of the late Dr. Paul 

 Hoffman, assistant superintendent of New York schools. The manual 

 training course has only been in use among New York schools for four 

 years, and was rapidly growing in popularity and usefulness under the 

 talented and enthusiastic direction of Dr. Hoffman, who has had 

 charge of the movement since its inception. By his course of study 

 and admirably arranged specimens of work illustrating it, he proved to 

 the satisfaction of most critics that he had not only found the proper 

 adjustment and relationship of manual training to other studies, but 

 had also bridged the chasm which has engulfed so many widely-heralded 

 plans between primary and secondary manual training. Progressive 

 school work and New York city in particular, has lost a valuable servant 

 by his untimely death. Dr. Hoffman had full charge of the arrange- 

 ment of the New York city work, and was in attendance during May, 

 July and August. 



Other cities which contributed an amount of work sufScient to give 

 a thorough understanding of their elementary systems were Albany, 

 Buffalo, Plattsburgh, Pouglikeepsie, Rochester and Syracuse. 



The kindergarten exhibit was prepared under the special supervision 

 of the bureau. The most interesting feature was a series of thirty 

 bromide enlargements of instantaneous photographs of a typical kinder- 



