An interesting exhibit representative of the Argentine Republic was that of the national press, which in the number of publications presented and extent of space covered was one of the most important displays of the kind in the exposition.

In consequence of the size and importance of the exhibit, it was found necessary to install it in a special section.  The credit for the collection of the press exhibit was due principally to the Circule de la Prensa, or National Press Association of the Argentine Republic, one of the principal literary and journalistic institutions in the southern continent.  Models of dams, as constructed in the interior of the country to facilitate irrigation, were also shown.  The same section contained excellent lithographic and engraving work.

The Argentine Republic had two rooms in the west wing of the Palace of Fine Arts.  The Argentine paintings received as many awards in this department as any other country in proportion to the number of exhibitors.

The intellectual development of the country revealed itself in the Palace of Education.  A graphic statistical exhibit in the Argentine section showed that that country spends as much money per capita in public education as any other nation in the world.  Another statistical display demonstrated the number of teachers employed.  A diagram showed that the Argentine Republic comes next to France and among the Latin countries in respect to the number of students attending schools.  The scholastic works, especially the needlework, ranked well with that in many of the advanced schools of the United States.

AUSTRIA.

Austrian commission.—­Mr. Adalbert R. Von Stibral, commissioner-general; Mr. Victor Pillwax, assistant commissioner; Mr. Dominik Fetz, secretary; Mr. Emil S. Fischer, commercial secretary.

Austrian commercial commission.—­Count Johann Harrach, president; Mr. Oskar Edler Von Hoefft, first vice-president; Mr. Franz Hiess, second vice-president; Mr. Charles M. Rosenthal, executive commissioner; Mr. Johann Peterka, commercial director; Mr. Adolph Taussig, commercial representative and assistant commissioner.

One of the most interesting and, as far as the interior scheme of decoration is concerned, the most artistic of the various foreign buildings in the World’s Fair grounds, was that of the Austrian Empire.  It was most prominently situated at the western end of Administration avenue, immediately opposite the Administration Building of the World’s Fair.  The garden at the west end of the pavilion, though small, attracted a great deal of attention on account of its artistic beauty.  Morning-glory and other vines had been planted around the building, and before the close of the fair had covered the walls and added much to the beauty of the structure.