The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-13
DIR KANNET0N RUSSIA
THE DISTINGUISHED CORRESPOND
Exr ADDRESSES HIGH SCHOOL,
the Scholars and Teach
ers With - Spirited Discourse on
.The Educational system OF Rus
sia--Wiu lecture for the Benefit
of the High school Library Fund.

DR.. Gregory De Kannet. the prominent
Russian newspaper correspondent, Who is
visiting the Pacific Northwest in the inter-
ests Of the papers he represents. principal
among which Is the Nov0sti t\ewSl, the
principal paper Of s.. Petersburg. and who
arrived in Seattle Sunday evening. treated
the scholars and teachers OF the h1ea
schooi Monday 20 rare entertainment
in thu way OF a lecture on The EGuca-
tional System Of Russia" DR.. kannet mas
always been deeply interested ia edRca-
tlonaI matters and schools, and during his
several extensivelvisit 10 the United states
has taken occasion 10 become thoroughly
conversanE with the school systems
throughout the states. and at the same
time 30 elueidate the educational systems
employed in Russia for the benefit Of the
teachers ard scholars
Upon the invitation OF Principal Twit-
myer, the doctor addressed over 500 of the
pupils and teachers OF the high school.
Monday afternoon. From the moment he
began his discourse until ii had been con-
cluded the speaker had the rapt attention
OF those assembled. His characteristic and
entertaining manner OF interspersing his
native humor with his talk. here. as else
where. won for him the friendship and es-
TEEN Of his audience from the start
You have all probably heard, said DR..
kannet. ''of a little story l have in mind
but, whether you have or not, l mean TO
tell IL 10 YOU Just the same. In the East
there lived a wealthy farmer who was bent
on giving his son the best education that
money could purchase in order TO make up
for his own lack Of learning, so he sent
his son 10 college, where he spent money
lavishly on him. After four years at
college the son returned home with his
diploma. The father was so proud OF his
son having gained a diploma that he ar
ranged TO have a surprise banquet TO be
given in his honor upon his arrival. Ac-
cordingly all the farmers of the district
were invited and when the son reached
home he was Immediately ushered into the
elegant banquet hall.
Where am / att exclaimed the son in
surprise.
~ am ashamed of YOU replied his
father. After these four years OF learn
ing you misuse the grammar in that way.
You should say where is my hat?" not
Where am my hat?"'
1T Is just that way with me. While L
am well aware of the location or my nat,
l certainly do no: know where I am at
When l came TO your great Pacific North
west IL was with the expectation OF nnd-
ing, as had been represented 10 me While
in the East, wild and woolly West, where
there was naught TO be seen but cowboys
six-shooters and papooses. True, | have
found the papooses by the hundreds, but
they are very intelligent, and real pretty
ones. too. But If the people of the states
hut a few miles To the east of you think
that you are all a half-civilized race,
cannot wonder that in your minds you pic
ture my country, 1900 miles away, as
mere Siberia with It's nihilists and prisons
where there is naught but that which is TO
be dreaded and loathed. II is not So
Dr. Kannet then went on TO give an e!ah-
crate description of the true Russia, where
the mines of Siberia are 20 the Russians as
our prisons are 10 us, place TO keep from
society its enemies. He also spoke at
length on the friendly feelings between
America and Russia, and to illustrate his
personal regard for America and Ameri-
cans, said that next 10 the flag OF the
white. blue and red of his own country
there was nothing nearer or deaFer TO him
than the red, white and blue
DR.. Kannet is a graduate of the Imperial
University of MOSCOW, and is, ike most
educated Russians. remarkable linguist.
II is his intention TO collect while here sur
fieient data for lectures ON America when
he returns 10 his own country, and says
that he will present them. not like his coun-
try has been presented here, where but the
dark side has been shown, but In manner
that every American viii ndorse.
Thedoctor's interests in educational mat
tiers. which have won for him the favor Of
many of the public Institutes of America,
have led him to offer his services for TWO
lectures to be delivered In Seattle for the
benefit of the high school library fund.
The lectures will be illustrated by over leo
stereo-diamic views. depicting Russian
life, habits costumes and arts in all their
phases. These lectures are two OF the
nine illustrated lectures given by the doc
tor at the Worlds Columbian Exposition
for the benefit OF the Chicago school Ii
brary fund which won for him the only
gold medal presented for Illustrated lee
lures. presented by Francis w. Parker on
behalf of the educational bureau.
In connection with the illustrated lec-