44 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
The front of the pavilion was one of the most artistic and 
one of the most admired in the building. It was generously 
presented to the managers of the Educational Exhibit, by the 
said company, purely in consideration of its great interest in 
the success of the New Jersey Educational Exhibit. The 
front consisted of four circulars arches opening into as many 
aisles, each of which was connected with a broad aisle at the 
rear, extending the full length of the pavilion. Each' aisle 
was lined on both sides with tables which held the New Jersey 
leaf cabinets, and above the cabinets were placed large frames 
containing mounted work, manual training, and specimens of 
drawing. The space under each table was occupied by drawers 
containing bound volumes and other exhibit work. The aisle 
at the back of the pavilion made the entire back wall available 
as exhibit space and provided a convenient place for the 
manager’s desk. This system of utilizing the small space 
made it possible to show an immense amount of material, and 
also to arrange it, so that the work of individual schools, 
classes and pupils from any section of the State could easily 
be found. 
The Exhibit comprised sixty-eight wing cabinets, each cabi¬ 
net contained sixteen frames, and each frame held two cards 
22x28 inches placed back to back. Thus each cabinet pre¬ 
sented to view 33 large faces or pages. The specimens of 
work were mounted in large groups of four on each page and 
each group contained from ten to twenty-five papers. This 
arrangement made it possible to show from nine to tw r enty- 
four specimens of the average daily work of classes or pupils 
in a group, instead of a few selected specimens. 
The utilization of the space under the tables with drawers 
was an entirely new idea and a distinctive feature of the New 
Jersey exhibit. The drawers afforded a place for hundreds 
of bound books, specimens of.mounted work, sewing, etc., 
where they were easy of access and free from disarrangement 
and dust. This feature was complimented by many visitors, 
and, as in the case of the New Jersey Swing Cabinet will, no 
doubt be adopted by other States in future exhibits. 
The space allotted to the New Jersey exhibit was- certainly 
fully utilized. The system of presentation was such as to 
show the entire work of the State in classified order and give 
