te legislature, and an appropriation of $104,000 was also
made for exploiting the State's resources, its educational advantages,
and for providing a State building. Of this amount $100,000 was for
general exploitation and the State building, and the $4,000 was for use
exclusively in showing the work of the State University, which ranks
among the leading educational institutions of the United States.

The appropriation was apportioned by the board of managers as follows:

Agriculture ............................ $5,000
Dairying ............................... 6,000
Horticulture ........................... 5,000
Agricultural College ................... 1,500
Mines .................................. 5,000
Education .............................. 6,000
State building ......................... 15,000
Furnishings and maintaining ............ 10,000
Forestry ............................... 5,000
Live stock ............................. 10,000
Special university appropriation ....... 4,000

The results obtained from the exploitation are shown in the large number
of grand prizes, gold, silver, and bronze medals awarded to the State.
The State building received a gold medal. The Wisconsin building was
erected at a cost of only $14,750.

The Wisconsin State Building was located on Commonwealth avenue on the
brow of the hill above the United States bird exhibit. The building was
original in conception. The design of the building was what is known as
the "English cottage." It was a departure from the ordinary semiclassic
style of architecture prevalent in the exposition buildings. It gave the
impression that it was designed for the spot on which it was located,
and it fitted in the slope of the hillside and between the giant forest
trees as if it were a part of nature's plan. The structure with its
plastered walls and red gable roofs, amid the green foliage, was a
welcome relief from the general massive architecture of the surrounding
buildings.

The building proper was 30 feet from the street. The semicourt was
flanked on the north and south by long and wide verandas and a veranda
extended across the front of the cottage. The semicourt was a profusion
of flowers and shrubbery. The keynote of the building was rest and
comfort. The decorative and color schemes were restful and quiet and
harmonious. The wainscoting and the grand staircase were finished in
Flemish oak, and the furniture was the "miss