The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-30
BY REBECCA STEVENSON
Office Phone. Main coo.
The Cornish School

with a handful 90 pupils, ono
uoom. one piano and blackboard
and an encoura ging deficit of tl4f.
tho Cornish school started on it, way
November IS. tala AZ the end Of
the nrst year it had nfty pupils and
had cleared $50 The second year
was hard The Cornish school almost
closed. IL was closed for a week. dur
ing the heavy snow when the pupils
we're unable 10 attend. and conse
uucntly. In some cases, dropped out
entirely II was then that Miss Cor
nlsh's father came TO the rescue Ia
one % hts last acts before he died.
making Il sposablc 10 obtain the
funds necessary for continuance.
These things and others Miss Mel
Ne Cornish. taking up the problem ot
immediate housing for tho school, u
Il II 60 remain in Seattle In It's pres
ent status, told group or twenty
women az the home OF Mrs, Edgar
Ames yesterday morning The twenty
were 80 interested that they have
determined to reach a great many
more, and with that purpose have
arranged for "A large meeting IN the
auditorium at Frederick q Nelson =
Wednesday morning az 10 o'clock.
IL IL urged that all who arc inter
-sted In tho school be present Miss
Cornish win speak again, and there
will BE- other talks
Some fragments from Miss Cor.
niah's speech are given here;
To-day the school has 9f5 pupils, a
branch down town. one IN the TINT
vcrsity district. IN West seattle and
In Tacoma. aud has Tar outgrown IT,
present building. the lease for which
expires In June And Il can not BE-
re- leased except az a cost which will
require the admission OF many more
pupils, who csn not possibly be ac'
commotatcd IN the limited space.
The school was founded with tho
idea OF providing children with the
education 20 be obtained in diffri
ent large Eastern schools. tho not
all under one roof. And tn order 20
do this u was necessary 10 train
teachers as we'll rs pupils. Here Mlss
Cornish paid tribute 10 tho work Of
MIR Calvin h. Cafy.
From a small class in folk dancing
instituted for the good OF the music
department. tho department Of dane
lng developed Until u has sent pu.
pills TO tho Metropolitan ballet and
INV As+&#hfF ~ AAAAAN VI At4VAlffNAAifH
Tn. lnristrnt demands for n do.
partmeut Of elocution resulted Ia
something Infinitely greater than
vas ever hoped. AIR. and Mrs. Mau.
Fice Browne were the result.
Tho entire school % affiliated arts
under ono roof IL grounded on the ed
ucntionsi basis Of teaching pfincipiry
rather than mechanical procrsses
Instead % 30 many \. D. { lessons
in how 20 sing. the principle % alng
Ing t. taught and the pupils indi.
vlduality i fosferrd n Is not in,
tended TO make stars. but 20 develop
an aliaround artistic ability in the
schools community % pupils.
The Cornish school ie affiliated
with the Names school In New York
the model school In the United states.
az IN. request OF the Eastern school
II IL "A finished and paying product
which must have facilities for It's
growth II ~ will remain as ~ ls. IL n
Is impossible TO maintain IL at It's
present standard rather than to r~~
its sphere OF influence iess.ned. Miss
Cornish will 60 10 New York and Mr.
and Mrs. Brown will go with her.
! Immediate action must be taken on
the housing problem. not only BE-
cause tho expiration OF the lease Is
not far OF. but because teachers for
next year must he engaged now
Hence the meeting az Frederick 4
Nelson's at 10 o'clock wedneHday
morning. arranged by some twenty
appreciative friends Of the school