The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-03
SEATTLE SCHOOLS AT rnr FAIR
A Chicago Teacher Enthuses Over ths
Exhibit.

Exhibit.
The high opinion OF the Seattle public schools
held abroad is well represented In the following
private letter from q Chicago school teacher TO
Miss Anna Leland Brown, Of this city:
CHICAGO. Ill, Oct q, 1904
Ny Dear Friend: think told you last time
wrote you that had looked over the exhibit
made by the Illinois public schools in the stats
building. Perhaps | ought 70 be particu sriy
proud Of IL, but somehow my enthusiasm waned
when saw the Chicago dispIay. But suppose
Iexpscted too much OF them: perhaps thatwa,
tae reason You see bad already seen your ss-
Attic work IN the Washington building, and In
certain way felt rs IL Chicago had deceived me-
You folks tad some nice drawings out on ais
pisy. NOW, In the Chicago schools, thinks n.y.
sell, shall see the like OF this, ouly more of Z
Butt didn's dtdn't see the like OF the Seattle
work 9ywhere else. People say the Chicago
schools do hne work. but they don't They do
pretty, sweet. cute things 10 show, for faddists
20 rave over, bnt Chicago don's push up her
sleeves and 80 At things with both hands
Neither does Seattle; mean that Seattle work
- not eruda IL is elegant That 10 what call
it; like IL.
The hrss things saw were some volumes of
WORK OF the grammar grades The writing was
wonderful Tor pupils OF their ages: they can
compose the most charming bits on any sub.
ieet fhcv eau hota write and talk and
people who can write and talk and reason
n Your folks do. can read well Ia eourse tbsy
car. Then, that drawing and designing YOU
show. fairly woke me up Why, the Munsapo-
lis aeheol OF Fine Arts wouli do we'll 10 show
sum W. ~ yNdE sOaA& aesiENef& Go. "Eus
where do you get the timer" ! thought, SLOW
co yea get time 10 do all this work. The prf-
nary work ia the next aisle TO 4 me how Your
children must worS from the start They study
taiaxs, actually go about With their eyes open,
ana tae teachers encourage It. Here lt Is, ssshut
yoar eyes, ny boy; you aust do the way every.
BODY does Out IL Seatu eysu have 1.-Two teach.
e., Atid u a child can DO good werE in any way
ne - aeipel "a thu time "a do it. Ycu nave
great many mere pso1gies than We Here
every room has one OF two bright people; there
eT$'y ind Stduat child IS so encouraged in his
woFN that his Talents well developed Your
etltts4s are 50 stronc. tgs resnits are so hone.
fnl IL may be Ia tie air out Wet Ii nav be
/ he tesc 1eTs. oat - my private opinion that
ftt aissEsF,t his >tprty way OF doing Ia ngs.and
al OF you hsVe csugntiL The whole Washington
building Shows - The spokane schools
sn9w * fae IGeoia4 sebeoas tried their best
lus yen sea tie io.ks have ''got Il hai" Tne
maa who ditaFt want - go Ia seattle bacsuss
h. chll4rea's sfucatIon might "a ns gle, ted
What Of A4mT On. hen conae Hes coming;
haaJreds OF him: yeu'u see hfm next wear
Als ei1iiirea wsnt 10 ga 20 school In your hsaa-
tto4 hni4aiEgs, aad as ne says himself, "Why
vic, they ieacS more cgt there than they do
sSre, really 90 be}lcve," Rnd 1 believe IT, too
ties rlgAE There tSng cft OF poor work IN
yoas DISPLAY. and how vel IL contrasts villa the
sehooi wofk Of o&ser cities into watch few
pieces 81 gea1 woTS hsTe erept sy aeeiSenI LIS
!astas tha woEasn IA tsOst 81 ne said, ssCone.
a9a sssse ynar time On those crooked things;
seAsiAs got 1t all" Your true friend.
Katy OAKEA