The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-29
MARCH OF INTELLECT.
The japanese Students now In the United


There are at present staying at the Metropoli-
tan Hotel number of young Japanese students,
who are destined to be the future officers at
tached to the persons of the princes belonging to
the imperial family OF Japan. Most of the young
princes are now engaged in unrayelling the mys-
teries of political economy and International law
The japanese Government, feeling that the cause
of civilization could not be much advanced by
princes, however highly versed in Stuart Mill
or Ricardo, If surrounded by officers who had
taken only sip from the tiny Pierean riyulet
that has yet reached the dominions of his august
Majesty the Tycoon, have determined to send
out young students of promise to colleges in
England and America, to receive an education
suitable to their positions as officers the staff
of the princes of the blood, who will no doubt
return to their own country fully prepared
either to write a second edition to Adam Smiths
Wealth of Nations, or engage in a diplomatic
discussion with Count Bismarck.
The group numbers eleven in all. Six
are about to start for England tomorrow,
and five are to remain in this country. The
gentlemen who are to send the London profess
sors into fits, in attempts to give the proper
Japanese twang in pronouncing their names are
Messrs. Mori Nasto, Kurobe, Takoya, Olino (?),
and Moridera. The two last have been in Eng
land before and are now returning TO complete
the studies which they have begun at Bays
water College, near London. When our reporter
asked If they were to return to Bayswater, he
was confidently told that they bad got plenty of
friends in England, and that most probably they
would have
PRIVATE TUTORS
for the future. Moridera, to use his own words,
belongs to" Prince Lanjizo, and Olino, to Prince
Mohri. Both these scions of the imperial
family are studying in London at present.
Messrs. Hasegawa, Matizenoto, and Megata
have been consigned to Mr.. Harris, an Ameri-
can missionary, and Messrs. Kow and Yamada
are to be taken care of by DR.. Lowrie. The
American missionaries in Japan have procured
these introductions for them, and they will be
sent to American colleges at once. The princi-
pal studies upon which they will be employed
are political economy, international law and
ENGINEERING SUBJECTS.
= They all speak a little English and are re-
markably intelligent. They have the almond
eyes and meek expression andi manner so char
acterstic of the 'heathen Chinese" Their
dress is the ordinary American or English
youths costume-indeed, some of the coats ex-
hibit a smart cut that would lead one to believe
that Yeddo is not entirely bereft of a Devliu,
and that orthodox "black coats" are sometimes
to be seen gracing the shoulders of the beaux OF
that city Those of them who have not yet
been in America expressed the utmost surprise
at the gigantic engineering undertaking which
they beheld in their journey from San Fran.
cisco. One of them spoke of the Erie Railroad
with look which showed the impression it had
made on him. They are all of small stature
and in manner were most courteous and affable
IN. Y. Ecening Telegram, yesterday.