The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-20
A SCHOOL FOR PRINCES.
WHERE EGYPTs KHEDIVE Sc
CURED AN EDUCATION.


CAIRO, July 27.-Now that his high
ness Abbas Pasha is securely settled
| in his fathers place as khedive OF Egypt, a
curious interest is attached to the reports Of
his school life, which was abruptly ended
by his being called to the throne Of the
Pharaohs. He was, as is well known,
student in the famous Vienna college called
the Theresianlm. an Institute in which
princes innumerable have been educated,
and In which not few illustrious sover-
eigns have spent some years Of their early
life. Indeed. among the 300 lads
in the Theresianum only five or six are
"c3mmouers,n that is, untitled. There are
dozens Of princes OF the royal or imperial
blood, and barons and counts by the score
They all live together on terms Of equality,
however, aud are subject to a discipline
that would not be endured for day by the
students Of an American school or college.
They are under the constant supervision
of set Of tutors or guardians, called pre-
fects. Not only during the hours OF study
and recitation. but even in hours OF pleas
ure, AMI while they are sleeping, the lads
are watched by these projects as closely as
though they were suspected criminals under
police surveillance. There is literally not
an hour in all their school life when they
are free from this restraint. Nor is that
all. The lads of different classes are held
strictly aloof from each other. The cannot
associate, even on the play ground. Indeed,
the so-called play ground is scene Of
military drill, rather than of
| sport. Each class has its own ground, care
! fully marked off from the others. The boys
| march thither in military order, escorted
| by the projects. For an hour they are per-
mtted to indulge IN certain sports, the pre-
fects meanwhile standing about as guards,
! to see that no communication passes be-
| tween members Of different classes. At the
| end Of an hour they form In columns and
march back to their rooms This Is done
| twice day and this is the pleasure and
| recreation OF lie at the Theresianum,
| 1t is only just to say, however, that these
| absurd restrictions are imposed at the de-
sire Of the patrons of the school, and not
because the director of the school thinks
them wise. Baron Pidol, the director, is
man of liberal and advanced ideas. He has
studied the educational system of other
countries, and would, If he could, conduct
the Theresianum on the lines of an English
or even an American college. But his
royal aud noble patrons would tolerate no
| such heresy. Not long ago he ventured to
introduce the game of foot ball hitherto un-
| known there. The conservative Austriaus
| looked upon 1t with doubt and suspicion.
| Presently III one of the games a lad got
hurt 1t was only trifling injury, an arm
| or a shoulder out of joint. But the dislo-
| cation of a royal joint Is a serious matter
socially, II not surgically. And immedi-
ately such pressure was brought to bear
upon him that Baron Pidol was compelled
to cry halt, and forbid, for a time, the
| playing OF any more games Of foot
ball. Some months later the game
was resumed. But the English
| or American lads would never
recognize it as foot ball. The lads, clad in
cumbersome military uniforms, helmeted
and gloved, simply stalk about the field,
aimlessly kicking the ball hither and
thither. IL for an instant there was bit Of
tackling. or a good, lively scrimmage, or If
one of the lads uBbent in toe least from the
| dignihed attitude Of Rrenadior on dress
parade, the projects would probably drop
dead with apoplexy aud the strong pillars
of the Austrian empire go crumbltng into
irretrievable ruin.
At this school Prince Abbas studied for
several years. in company with his brother
and several Of his cousina He was subject
to all the rules OF the aohool. just the same
as all the other boys. In fact, the projects
watched him rather more closely than usual,
so that he complained now and then that he
was being treated too severely. His COM
plants had, however. no effecG. He did not
have as much spending money as most Of
his schoolmates. But he was popular with
them and was generally docile aud obedieDt
to the protects and professors. He mastered
the English, German and French languages
with marked facility, and was on the whole
regarded as an excellent student.
The official report of the school Just pub
lished reviews in some detail bis whole
career there. 1t was at the beginning Of
the academic year 1SS7-'SS that he entered
the Theresiauum. He was then known as
Abbas Hilmi Bsy, Crown Pripcs OF Egypt,
and was ID years of age. His father. the
Khedive Tewtik. had become acquainted
with the Theresiauum and its methods
through two of his nephews who had at
tended it, This fact induced him to send
; there his own two sons Prince Abbas Him
Boy and Prince Mehemet All Bey, the lat
ter year the younger, who had taken pre-
paratory courses partly at home aud partly
at Geneva. They begun their work in Sep
| tember 1887
As was the case with all the other students
the Crown Prince was assigned to a certain
section. Prefect Henry Rak was detailed
, TO make him acquainted with academic life
The prince joined his comrades in their
hours Of recreation, and when possible tooh
part in the regular class exercises. In in
tercourse with his comrades he used the
customary familiar thou" thus bridging
over every difference In standing aud birth
| The prince was sub ject to the same academic
, discipline as the other studedts. de obeyed
every rule aud shower proper respect to
his teachers. In private intercourse
| WIN tue rector Oh Iuo academy
he was treated in accordance
with his rank. In the instruction of the
prince some changes in the egular curric-
ulum we're necessary. AT first, however,
the prince, like his comrades, attended the
public gymnasium, and this. with his free
intercourse with his mates, enabled him to
learn German rapidly. When he left the
institution he had reached a degree of pro-
fcienoy in that tongue seldom attained by a
foreigner. The principal difference in his
course of study compared with that of the
other students was the substitution OF
modern languages, especially French and
English for the classic tongues.
f The many demands upon the working
powers Of the prince were increased, says
the report. by his study Of the Mohamme-
dan religion, the reading OF the Koran and
lessons IN Arabic and Turkish. Shiek Ned
jib Eifendi, who accompanied the prince
from Egypt, was his teacher in the branches
? just named. In addition to the studies
already enumerated, he also attended the
classes in German, geography, history
mathematics and natural sciences.
. After a residence of three years at the
r academy the first part of the princes educa-
ton was deemed complete, and with the
beginning of the year lS90l9l his profess
sional training was begun. The rector was