The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-09-13
DIR. FRANK CRANE SAYS:

courage and intestinal and keep your
chin and look pleasant than does out in the garden
and eat select nice telephone pole and hang
self Anybody quit and self pity the easiest bog to slip
into.
But for the with the indomtable spirit the
who refuses to be licked and the who takes with grin
whatever Fate sends him and buckles in and makes the
of what he has left.
These people are the backbone the country,
and the people who win wars, the people who present
unbroken front against the assaults of pessmsm''
Women organized women, will read this and
again today when the full realization of the fact that the
state of Washington they and their children have lost the
of of the calber of Josephine Coss Preston
state superintendent of Public instruction defeated the pri
mares in Of the most bitter contests the states history
1t Jesus Christ who said when he faced YEARLY the
that he neither believed trusted "a Prophet
prophet in his country" Miss Georgia Hale assistant
superintendent of the state of Maine said of her. he West
is too close TO Mrs Preston to realize her greatness the field
of educaon of the east marvel at her accomplishment
realizing too that will have superintendent
Of schools in Maine" We have had superintendent
Of schools here We have lost that office Did we fight hard
enough to keep it? We have doubt but that Mrs
service will be sought in larger fields outside the state and we
than that it will not be long before legislation
to raise the salary of the superintendent of Public
instruction and give him perhaps salary allowances two
assistants to do the work woman has done
Mr.. WILLIAM d. SOLBT
Spokane moums the death of of her citizens William
j. Solby Mr. Solby merely successful business man
but he artist interested in the cultural life of the city,
always promoting often at tax to his physical welbeing the
drama music the dance. The DRAMA however was his very
life.
Called upon talk before the joint Parent Teacher or
CARNATIONS of the city, because had been bored to death
with speeches HIMSELF he prepared 20 by and turn
ing his back to his audience he made his brush tabut then
that is the story of his lferty five minutes saw the pic
ture complete; its rough technique story without words
one of inspiration in every rugged line of the typical western
scene.
To encourage art in Spokane, Mr. Soby fitted up studio
in the top floor of his building Here free classes were held
three nights week. All who had leaning toward art were
invited class of between fftyfive and sixty pass
ed through the school All the embryo artists and indeed
there were Others architects commercial artists decorators
who recognized what privilege theirs had the personal
direction OF Mr. Solby His remuneration only raised
standard of art small group of the people of the ctv
An artistic urge resulted in the formation of the Ie
Theatre Players talented group the Norwegian Da
nsh and Swedish ocie ties who keep before the public
the Scandinavian plays. In ga Doll House." that Ibsen
classic Mr. Soby himself took the part of Dr. Rank and made
the settings himself absolutely detail third perfor