Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-04
vnrroy THE Jarxsrs. Doero., TO LAFAYETTE

VISIT OF THE JAPANESE Doc TORS TO LAFAYETTE
INSTITUTE The japanese Doctors having ex-
pressed desire to visit some Of our educational
institutions upon invitation from the princip pal
they visited the Lafayette Institute on Friday az
ternoon. On arrival they were first introduced to
the teachers and a few ladies and gentlemen who
themselves with an ease and eleg ance which can
characterize only a refined and polished people.
As taste for drawing seems TO be peculiarly
developed among them. they were first introduced
10 this department. The various specimens of
work were infinitely examined with expressions
Of pleasure. One Of the young ladies being re-
quested by them TO proceed with piece Of work
before her. they critically observed the manner of
holding the pencil, and the regularity of the lines
On leaving this room they expressed to the Young
ladies, through the Interpreter, their appreciation
of their work
Entering the study hall, where the whole bodv
Of the school were assembled they EXPRESSED
themselves with surprise and delight at seeing
such arrangements for the education of girls
As II was the wish of the principal TO convey TO
our friends some proper idea Of the extent and
kind OF education we give our females. the
Doctors were asked IL they would have the Young
ladies' examined in medicine. Receiving an az
Books were handed to the Doctors open at a dia-
gram OF the human skeleton. A question was
asked pupil, which the interpreter immediately
Translated to the doctors. Then the pupil made
answer, which also being translated, the response
came back from the Doctors, I" Exactlyn
AT this point they asked If these young ladies
were 10 De doctors, not seeming to comprehend
how they should be pursuing this branch other
wise. Several other questions and answers were
given upon the number of bones in the human
frame, to which they responded, uniformly
- Exactly" Turning to the diagram of a wound
ed ARM the Doctors said they drew II together by
sewingi and on young lady's answer that she
would hold 1t together with strips of adhesive
plaster they replied, 90 You will make a very good
physician.n
Upon bleeding, the pupil having answered
tnat IL should seldom or never be done, they
replied that in Japan they bleed in some cases
but not frequently-in fevers, but not in plague
In Astronomy the same course of questions and
answers were pursued by the aid Of diagrams
with much satisfaction to the Doctors, particular
ly upon NibulB or clusters and eclipses They
compllmented the young astronomers quite high
ly. IL was found during conversation with them
that their hours are not uniform in length, like
ours, but vary as the days vary, being long in
summer and short in winter, so that Il is much
more difficult to be accurate in their time than in
ours.
The entertainment was concluded by several
songs, which seemed to be the most pleasing of
all One Of them was observed to close his ewes
and listen, indicating fine and appreciative
musical perception. They remarked they had
no such exercise In their schools. and seemed
quite reluctant to close this exercise calling for
'Home, sweet Home" Hail Columbia }? and
Yankee Doodle;n these were executed upon the
piano.
Upon their de psrture they expressed their thanks
particularly TO the young ladies, whose exercises
had afforded them so much satisfaction All the
answers given by the pupils were accurately writ
ten down by the Interpreter and at the close given
70 the chief doctor.