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THE SPOKANE WOMAN
Volume V., No. 17
Washington Tax Equalization Board Plans
Action for Re-classification of Property
DISCUSS BOY AND GIRL
“The Psychological Background of the Growing
Boy or Girl” will be the topic considered in the lec
ture given tomorrow night by Superintendent Or
ville C. Pratt, as the first of a series sponsored by
the Spokane Council of Parent-Teacher Associa
tions. Six lectures on the general subject, “Man
aging the Adolescent,” will be given on Friday
nights, in room 107, Lewis and Clark high school.
Mrs. George McCallum, chairman of the parent
training classes for the council, has announced
that Roy Redfield will lead the discussion follow
ing the first talk.
Mr. Pratt’s subject for Friday night next week
will be “Characteristics of the Adolescent” All
lectures will begin promptly at 7:30 p. m.
The second series of lectures, on problems of
the child of elementary age, will follow on succeed
ing Fridays after the close of the adolescent course.
The lecturers have not been announced, but topics
will be: 1. “Physical Changes of the Growing
Boy,” 2. “Physical Changes of the Growing Girl,”
3. “Play,” 4. “Thrift,” 5. “Companionship,” 6. “Obe
dience and Discipline.”
The pre-school course will be offered immediate
ly after the elementary lectures, and will be as fol
lows: 1. “Health Habits,” 2. “Mental Habits,” 3.
“Speech Habits,” 4. “Play, and the Importance of
Toys,” 5. “Obedience and Punishment,” 6. “Disci
pline by Means of Story-Telling.” Printed outlines
of each lecture will be provided, and a carefully
selected reading list will be recommended. Tick
ots for the three courses are being offered at a
price just sufficient to cover expenses, and may be
had from P.T. A. presidents, or at the lecture
room, where single admissions of 25 cents may also
be paid.
The work of Spokane Council in preparing this
new line of educational work for parents has been
endorsed by many educators and other welfare
leaders. A letter from Angelo Patri, one of the fore
most educators and writers on child subjects in
America, was received last week by Mrs. James H.
Robinson, president of the Council. Mr. Patri said
that the idea was new to him, and that it ought to
succeed and spread everywhere. The Spokane Min
isterial Association gave the work their endorse
ment at the last meeting of that body, and will
have representatives at the lectures.
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL
PRESENT OFFICERS
Mrs. Harold Ferris will be installed as president
of the President’s Council next Thursday when the
first regular meeting of the council for 1926-27 sea
son will be held at the Culbertson tea rooms at
12:30 o'clock, The “Introduction Day” program
will be an informal one when new presidents and
past presidents will be introduced.
Mrs. Mabel Buland Campbell, chairman of the
Legislative committee of the Washington State Fed
eration of Women's Clubs, will be the speaker at
the noon-day luncheon of the Women’s Republican
Club Thursday, October 21, at the Crescent,
A. H. Syverson returned from the
international Kiwanis club meeting
this week and states that everything
in the middle west and east points to
the development of a movement to
the Northwest.
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 14, 1926
Friends in this city were relieved this week
when word was received of the escape of Dr. Paul
Wakefield from the beleagured city of Wuchang,
China. Dr. Wakefield, whose wife is a sister of
Vachel Lindsay, is a medical missionary connect
ed with Boone University, an Episcopal school in
Wuchang. Letters were received from Mrs. Wake
field, stating that she and her two daughters are
safe in one of the hill towns where they spent the
summer, and that although Dr. Wal_mfiold was in
terrible danger he finally was able to make his
escape to safety.
“BEST ATTRACTIONS”
L. C. CELEBRITY COURSE
The Lewis and Clark Celebrity Course will bring
to Spokane this year three distinguished men.
Judge Beu B. Lindsey, of Denver, who will speak
Monday, November 1, on the topic “Why Kids Lie,”
is recognized the world over as a great leader of
modern thought, an authority on the problems of
the younger generation. His recent book, “The Re
volt of Modern Youth,” has met a response from
educators, religious leaders, publicists, and editors
accorded to few literary productions at any time.
“The book is an achievement in candor,” says
William Allen White, and David Starr Jordan en
dorsed it as “one of the most weighty books of
our time.”
Charles M. Courboin, the Belgian organist, will
have anaudience of friends in Spokane, November
19. He has entertained big assemblages here in
past seasons. Combining as he does an unmatch
able memory with the finest gifts of interpreta
tion, his absolute mastery of the instrument has
thrilled audiences all over the world.
“The Newest Search for the Oldest Man,” was
the subject of numberless newspaper and magazine
articles since Roy Chapman Andrews organized his
expedition to explore the unknown regions of the
Gobi Desert. Tuesday, February 22, Mr. Andrews
will tell the story of the unique expedition that
went into the desolate Mongol plains. Seven auto
mobiles, 143 camels, and 41 men made up the party
—sgcientists, taxidermists, motion picture men, and
interpreters. “Hunting the Bones of Adam” will
prove a delightful subject for a man who is called
the greatest living explorer.
Students of Lewis and Clark who sponsor this
course devote the funds raised in this way to the
playfield fund.
OFFER WOMEN COURSE
IN PRACTICAL BUSINESS
The Women’s Department of the Old National
Bank & Union Trust Co. is preparing for its sec
ond annual series of meetings for women.
Those who attended the meetings last year found
them so valuable that they have been looking for
ward to this opportunity to gather something new
in the way of practical banking and business infor
mation.
This year there will be a double series of talks
each day, the afternoon programs designed to be of
special interest to club women and home-makers,
and the evening meetings planned with teichers
and business and professional women in mind.
The programs will be given Wednesdays, at two
week intervals. The dates are October 20, No
vember 3 and November 17. The afternoon meet
ings begin at 2:30 o'clock, and the evening meet
ings at 7:30.
All women of Spokane are cordially invited to
attend this series of educational meetings.
s
Walter J. Robinson was elected president of the
Spokane County Committee of the Washington Tax
Equalization League, at the noon luncheon meet
ing in the Davenport Monday. I G. MeCormick
was retained as permanent secretary. Frederick
Klmendorf presided as temporary chairman. At
the next meeting, Monday, October 18, plans for
definite action will be submitted.
A constitutional amendment looking to classifica
tion of property for taxation purposes is sought
by the state organization, since all property of
whatever nature bears the same tax under our
present laws. Some real estate in this section is
now paying an acreage tax equal to from 20 to 35
per cent of its rental value under present condi
tions. Real estate, educational and agricultural
interests are represented in the Spokane county
committee as follows: Real estate, M. E. Hay, C.
H. Rogers, J. F. Hunt, I. G. McCormick, F. E. Elm
endorf, M. A. Wiley, A. 8. Odegaard; educational,
W. J. Robinson, Alumni Washington State College;
0. C. Pratt, city schools; John Shaw, Washington
Educational Association; Mrs. James H. Robinson,
Harry Goetz, Alumni University of Washington; C.
W. Cahill, president Washington School Directors.
The agricultural members are A. A. Kelly, A. J.
Clough, H. L. Olsson, J. B. Feltz and A. D. Cross.
Age of Color
Reflected in
School Building
In tune with the times is the new Woodrow Wil
son school at Twenty-fifth and Lincoln, which is
being erected of seven different kinds of brick
with trimmings of French gray and turquoise blue.
The architeet, L. L. Rand, who has the building of
Lewis and Clark high school to his credit, states
that he wished to get away from the drabness which
characterizes school buildings in an age which
seems to be an age of color.
That Mr. Rand has succeeded in his plan is at
tested by the satisfaction and pleasure expressed
by Miss Jo Boyington, principal, and the patrons
of the school.
The building is being erected at a cost of $60,000
and will be completed by January 1. It contains
six rooms with an assembly room 32 by 65, with
stage in addition. The entrance to the auditorium
may be from the outside as well as from the class
rooms. All of the windows are placed so that the
children will receive light over the left shoulder
only.
The primary rooms are fitted up with work ta
bles which fit under the blackboards when not in
use. All the schoolrooms have maple floors, the
halls will be covered with battleship linoleum and
the toilet rooms will have terrazza floors.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Amer
ican Legion sponsored a card party at
the club house last Saturday night, to
which the public was invited. The
spacious rooms were artistically dec
orated with autumn foliage and the
evening was a success both socially
and financially. J. A. Richard won
high honors at 500. The honors at pi
nochle were given Mrs, S. C. Lindsley.
Price Ten Cents