The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-26

Lure the farmer In from His
fields by giving him the impress.
sion that be ia going TO learn the
latest thing in ragtimc, and then.
when he isn't looking. shoot him
full OF higher oducation7
This In the pleasant task assign.
cd by tho Washington Educational
association TO Frank NELL. IA quiet
young chap from lannquah, who IL
one OF the $500 school teachers at.
tending the institute Ia Seattle this
week
ITS cineh." says Frank
Frank IL no dreamer. either. but
matteroffact. lattcr-day school.
master. with a lot of new IDEAS aud
the ability TO see them executed.
eest In the County
Fifty years ago the parents IA
Franks school district would have
looked upon him ms an upstart and
person to be- allowed at large
only until his notions carried him
10 violence
To-day he ~ considered one OF
the best school teachers ia klng
county, n hot in the state
lie has established In the Tolt
schools pts clubs. garden clubs. and
corn clubs The kids OF Tolt not
only know how TO spell the word
corn. but knew how Il grows and
how 20 grow IT,
They know how to sell a. too.
and can tell YOU how much profit
they can make on bushel OF H.
That's part OF what Frank has
done. and he has been out OF the
University OF Washington only two
years and a half
Move Him TO issaqush
Well. after he had done these
things. County superintendent Dur.
ham. OF King county. stepped over
10 Tolt and grabbed Frank. lie
thought he needed him at iass.
quah
lie did Frank has proved H.
To-day the kids al Tolt will tell you
that they don, know how they ever
got along without tho playground
Frank has made so important n
part OF the school. and they con
slider him bear cat" as man.
uAl training Instructor
Frank II the sort OF Rchoolmaa
ter the Washington Educational -.
/ sociation. which Is holding It's ar.
uuai convention IN conjunction with
the teachers institute at the Plym.
outh church. most heartily indorues
"A fellow who knows what TO do
and does e.
Teaching Parents. Too
Early Ia the history of the Wash.
| inEton Educational association its
members discovered that Washing
ton has a pretty good system Of ed
ucation Tor the children OF the
state. but
What about the chndren's par.
cntHF
OF course. II wouldn't do TO tell
any Kids parent that be ought TO
80 TO Nhool with his own child
Nevertheless. this Is exactly what
the Washington Educational assoc
citation has found should be the
case. nine timen out % ten.
So. heres the way they're going
about getting the parent into the
school
viii Learn 10 sing
Frank Neiil Is appointed a com.
mittee OF one 20 40 ahead and for.
mulate a plan 20 trap the farmer
and hla wife and cram en- full Of
knowledge without them knowing
anything about u
The farmers around iaRaquah
under the at-pices OF the Parent.
Teachers association. already or.
ganised In that town. are TO be
gathered together into tho schools
evenings. under the prcteusc that
they are going 10 learn 10 sing.
Well. M matter OF fact. they
will learn to sing Chorusca will
bo organized. solnistr Will be chos.
en-. and. taking e all around. ev.
erybody will have a good time.
But. IN the meantime, they
will listen 20 educators from
the University OF Washington
and other Institutions.
They will get acquainted
with the teachers OF their chill.
dren. who will also teach them
and there you are.
First thing they know. they'il
be ehoek-full OF higher educa-
ton.
That's what Frank Neill has
set out TO do.