The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-02-28
FAR0UHARS0OlNI
STATES IDEAS
ON EDUCATION

I'VE look upon public school ed
ucation as a vitsl social function.
n dealing with educational prob
lens We believe that the welfare
Of the school children is the pri-
mary consideration. # the schools
are conducted solely as institutions
for social bette7ment through the
training Of children for citizenship
and life. they VIII be amply 1usti-
fed" So spoke Professor r. B.
Farquharson Of the School Of En-
cheering Of the University Of
washington, who. with Mr.. VIII
fred y. Withingtcr, pastor OF the
Green Lake Congregational church
Is q candidate for one Of the two
vacancies On the Seattle School
Board 20 be filled In the March ell
eetion. Before joining the faculty
Of the University, M. Esrquhar-
son was employed several years BY
engineering firms. But he is not
a mere technician. Mr.. Farquhars-
on Is thoroughly conversant with
educational and related social
problems, and his knowledge and
sympathetic understanding OF the
matters win make him an invalu-
able member of the board.
DR.. wilmington would bring to
the board Of school directors, a
rich knowledge Of child Welfare
gathered from long experience.
One Of the first men In the North
west to engage IN the development
OF Boy Scout work, he has been
associated with this movement to
the present time. Two years ago
he was instrumental IN organizing
the first Coordinating Council Of
the Juvenile Court In Washington,
and was elected the first president
Of that body. Today, coordinating
councils ara being formed through
out the State Of washington. Be
fore coming to Seattle. Or. y'..h-
ington was chaplain 1T the State
Reformatory at Monroe, where he
studied the problems Of modern
youth from another angle.
YES" added, Mr.. wilmington,
Eve believe that in running schools
we are dealing first and foremost
with human beings. Therefore we
cannot conduct the affairs Of an
educational system as we would
conduct the affairs Of a corpora
ton or a bank. We believe that
those who are responsible for the
proper functioning Of the schools
should know something Of the life
ara the problems Of the people
whom rbey serve the children
aiat their parents.
I'VE believe that the training Of
American men and women Of to
morrow, the future sovereigns OF
this Republic, is too solemn an OBJ
legation to subordinate to any 9TH
er object"
And so,n concluded Mr.. Farqu-
narson, cdr. wilmington and hold
that the public school, in order to
fulfill the democratic American
ideal, must be a thoroughly social
lied institution. Not only is the
school an institution for the pre-
paration Of boys and girls for use
f,al and happy lives and the respon-
sibilities Of citizenship, but the
school plant. the buildings and the
Fairgrounds. should be centers Of
community life and activities. On
~ by such use Of the school plants,
we believe, can American taxpay-
ers derive full value for expendi-
lures for public school education"
Professor Farquharson and DR..
wilmington also stated that they
would strive to encourage academ-
ic INSTRUMENTATION to study and
examine frankly and impartially in
the classrooms, all questions per
tanning to human welfare.