68 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
states which made an educational exhibit, New Jersey’s was 
the first to be in place and ready for inspection. 
All local school authorities were at once notified of the 
decision to make an educational exhibit at St. Louis, but 
circular No. 3 outlining the plan of work, though dated No¬ 
vember 2nd, was not printed and ready for distribution until 
November 20th. 
The response to each of the circulars issued was prompt, 
cordial and very nearly general. The New Jersey school ex¬ 
hibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition included only the 
volutary contributions of its public schools. The principal 
suggestions contained in circular No. 3 were as follows: 
Each county and city superintendent was made Chairman 
of a Committee of his own selection, to take charge of the 
preparation of the work forwarded from the schools under his 
supervision. 
Special committees, comprised of experts in each of the 
several lines of school work were appoinited to assist in the 
final selection of material to be forwarded to St. Louis. 
In order to stimulate healthful rivalry, awaken a general 
interest in the State exhibit and give the parents and friends 
of pupils an opportunity to see their work, a public exhibit 
of the work of each school was recommended before sending 
it to the county or city superintendent. 
County and city exhibits were also suggested before super¬ 
intendents forwarded the work received by them, to State 
Headquarters. This afforded an excellent opportunity for 
comparing the work of different schools and gave each teacher 
an opportunity to see what was best. The local exhibit is 
the most interesting and valuable factor that can be asso¬ 
ciated with the preparation of the work for a world’s exposi¬ 
tion. Nothing is more effective in strengthening educational 
sentiment or proves more helpful in establishing the closer 
bond of sympathy so much needed between the home and 
the school, than the local display in which each parent has an 
opportunity to see the work of his own and his neighbor’s 
children. 
In addition to the preceding, circular No. 3, gave extended, 
specific and general instruct'ons for the preparation, classifi¬ 
cation and mounting of school work. All kinds of paper 
