The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-22 00:00:00

MISS MARY CARPENTER IN INDIA.

(From the Surat Mitres of Oct. 21.)
The philanthropic lady Miss Mary Carpenter,
the warm friend of female education and enlightenment,
who has for the last 241 years devoted herself to the recla-
mation of juvenile vagabonds known by the name of
" street Arabs, " both males and females, an ived here
(Surat) on Monday last, with Baboo Manmohan Ghose.
She was received at the station by Mr. Curtis, the edu-
cationaltiry to the Royclund Deepekund Girls' Schools, and Mr.
inspector, Mr. Nundshunker Tuljasunker, secre-
tary
Durgaram Muncharam, who has the honour of establish-
ing the first birls' school in Surat, if not in Guzerat. The
next morning she went to see the English berial ground,
and after a short visit to the industrial and training schools,
came to the girls' school, where there was a large gatheliag
' of respectable native gentlemen, friends of female cance-
-1 tion. The first two classes were examined in writing, die-
' tation, arithmetic, sineng, &c., and on the whole she was
very much pleased with the progress made by the girls.
After disti.buting some little toys to • few girls, she
paid a short visit to the High School. In the after-
noon the girls' school-house was crowded with
native women to the number of about one hundred, among
whom were observed Mrs. Durgaram, Mrs. Nund-
shunker, Mrs. Dowlutrac, Mrs. Keshuvrae, Mrs. Kal.abhai,
Miss Lulloobhai, Mrs. Pm:dal, Miss Abdul Rehnuin
Moonsee, Mias Mohanlal, Miss Tripurashunker, &c., to re-
ceive Miss Carpenter, who arrived there in company with
Mrs. Dull. Mrs. Curtis, Miss Curtis, and Mrs. Wallace.
After • hearty greeting on both sides they freely conversed
with one another for a short time. Miss (Jansen' er then rose
and for about an hour ilelivereda long lecture to the native
females assembled on the suhject of female education, the
duties of women, and the benefits of giving a good training
to their daughters. Mrs. Durgaram then presented to
Mill Carpenter a pretty little card case of sandal-wood,
and Mrs. Kalabhai gave her a short written testimonial
acknowledging the very great obligation which she had
conferred upon them all by her visit to this country, and
her laudable endeavours to ameliorate the condition
of their countrywomen. Little presents were then
distributed among a few of the women, and after some
interchange of pleasant chit-chat between the European
and native ladies, flowers, pansoparee, and rose water were
given to all present by Dirs. Nundshunker and Mrs. bur-
' pram. The meeting broke up, and with it a large crowd
of people who had assembled outside the achool-house to
witness this novel spectacle dispersed.
This is the first social gathering of the kind in Surat,
and it gives us much pleasure to learn that it passed off
so well and that it afforded much pleasure to Miss Car-
penter and to the other lady visitors. May such meet-
ings take place as often as possible, and may they be pro-
ductive of the desired results.
On Wednesday at 11 a.m. about twenty European ladies
and gentlemen breakfasted with Mica Carpenter in Mr.
Curtis's bungalow, where she had pat up, and where
were invited some respectable native officials and other
gentlemen to meet is Carpenter. It was indeed a
very pleasant and interesting meeting in which all pre-
sent felt a really heartfelt satisfaction. A paper was
then drawn up expressing the great necessity of basing a
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school for training mistresses for girls' schools in one of
the principal towns of Guzerat, and was signed by all that
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