REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 5 9 
Many, if not all, of the cities and larger towns of the State 
will doubtless wish to be represented in all kinds of work. This 
will be left to the judgment of the superintendent. 
II. Kinds of Work.— Three kinds, of exhibits of pupils’ work 
can be made— first , the entire work of a class; second , selected 
papers only; third, the entire work of individual pupils in all 
branches. Principals and teachers will exercise their own 
judgment as to which kind of exhibit to make. It is evident 
that the first method will give the most truthful picture of the 
average work of a class. 
III. Quality of . Work. —It is not quantity, but variety and 
excellence of-work that'counts. Too great care cannot be 
taken at the outset in the selection of topics and their assign¬ 
ment to classes and grades. 
The tests employed to bring out the knowledge and skill of 
pupils in any subject, for instance, in arithmetic, should show 
the successive steps in the development of a topic, together 
with the pupils’ power to solve difficult problems and to vary 
his work to meet accidental conditions. The greatest care 
should be taken that the tests be not unfairly difficult, nor 
beyond the age and grade of the class. 
IV. When Work is to be Done. —It is not expected that 
many schools in the State have as yet done much in the matter 
of special preparation for the St. Louis exhibit; hence it will 
be necessary to do all the work in the next three months. It 
is recommended that, immediately on receipt of this circular, 
superintendents, principals and teachers proceed to plan their 
several kinds of exhibit and make all the necessary prelimin¬ 
inary arrangements therefor. 
Each city superintendent should call a meeting of his prin¬ 
cipals, and assign to them the various kinds of work to be done. 
County superintendents also will do well to call together the 
leading teachers of their counties for consultation and the as¬ 
signment of work. The work in all subjects can be done sim¬ 
ultaneously, or in successive weeks. The first thing to be 
done by any superintendent or teacher is to determine the 
precise amount and kinds of work that are to be offered for 
exhibit; next, to distribute the same among the different 
schools and grades. This work of preparation cannot begin 
any too soon. 
