Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-04
AN EGYPTIAN Elton.
tCHCOLS IN WHICH THE RICH BOYS
OF CAIRO ARE EDUCATED.

tuc sunny playground was row OF bl.
fat loyG-though none Of them can
within six inches of the slim, young
botezzed English head master-hangin
on to rope made fast round a tree. Til
trained Instructor from Aldershot-h
not so young or slim as he has been
but with muscles all india rubber ant
steel-was teaching them the tug o
war. His white toothed, black faced
khaki clad Sudanese assistants were
helping him.
/ was in the Egyptian Eton. 1t was
; one of three schools originally founded
for training teachers capable of giving
} Instruction in English or French But
? now 1t contains primary and secondary
schools and training college for the
teachers, SO that | was in fair way to
see at its best summary of the whole
system OF public instruction in Egypt.
1t Is only in its infancy as yet.
First we went into the primary
school. There were not many pupils be-
cause the fees here are high-as much
as $50 and 375 a year for day boys
and nobody much comes to the primary
part except those who have failed else.
where and whose fathers think the high
lee guarantee CT high examining.
1hc primary course in Egypt takes four
years; III the first, only Arabic subjects
are taught; after that English or
French is introduced and gradually ex.
tended till in the two last years it takes
- hours out Of the weekly SO. All the
instruction in languages is given in the
language itself, but by natives Only
one-English or Frcncll-is taught but
that is taught thoroughly.
In the lowest class there were lust
Tour boys-absurd little owls with the
gravity Of old men, dressed in fez and l
overcoat. They were getting a drawing S
lesson from an elderly Arab with a /
shawl round his head. When went in, e
hey all stood up and salutod. In the r
highest class they were having an Eng t.
lsh lesson from a young native in Il
arge butterfly tie. Their English was c.
nick and sloppy; so, if it came to that, p
vas the masters. Still you could under is
,and it. In this class nustaches were
lrcady buddins' and it seemed strange Ii
near young Men reading infantile III
MI about the sparrow. dc
Inc great difficulty in schools like re
us arises from the fact that a Mussul.
an Is never a boy. As soon as he gu
ayes the harem ard isno longer a baby tn
jumps at bound to being a man. 4 ha
y VIII DO well in his classes up to IA. ha
TO- and then suddenly the cafes and pc
shcesh and lights O. love claim him. cit
q from a bright eyed urchin he be. hal
mes Il salloW, fashy, sodden. stupid. Is
'slPated man about town. In one nri. the
Try school two boys, Is and II, Laya tiol
II Detn married-not betrotHed. Won
'"' Dut really married, and living
III thelr wives. Tie native master
notAllls extraordinary il married sho
IN standard boy. Under the former
TEN a boy took his primary certiG. o
3 winch qualities for lower govern. at
1t posts at II or SO, then spent six hayi
Is getting his secondary certificate even
tlcA perhaps went On TO the train. plinl
college or the schools Of mcdiciro or shot
lW' Consequently he might casilv focal
Au ia'Ael OF a very fair sized family upon
-" GeioIe he started to earn a piastre hole
ltely, Ly shortening tie secondary, up II
80 from I'VE years to three real that
! H"s bCch made tn get BOYS ont If (rivi
az" l-to lAe world Eefare 20 or 50. tee a.
u we got On to the top form of the drive
lalry school, there was 10 appreci. SO
''lltcreilco II the sort Ct Loy-aI now
nc''' a.! oVcrtcatcd, most uus4ach. Th,
II grave, as If school were a n,atto, Of dis
e and death. ''0' nlied
ere u 10 difficulty in point Of dis. IN
10 win the Egyptian schoolLoy my Ii
iCAeu !DaStCrS have some trottllo 81
4i.'l''' was told, but in the very. an
~ a.: cases where an English master playil
ll'' eli'sses too much for him he for 10
co. 1t viii not do to bring up the ord Ly
IN the idea that they NAV set ot "W
.'no ""tnofity OF an Englshman. and W
W wien an Is sad AMI done. AS s
Egyptian schoolboy: Docs he do to COM
oo IN return for the rationt, in. sliced
IT. honest care his English mas. blackb
SD" on hin? Well, he is learn. droppe
pay football, and that will ba Then h
nI''' Only when hey says to shot GU
s'ef' after playing the Egvntion three
l"t' HE ground was too undn. seven ;
~ recalled to lie HaDuiboIa that crc
, OF the Alps, why, then. Won more st.
mat even football will not nac- Finally
~ u'fn ~, precious man into a with
H. H., lie is astonishingly indus. three,
u , "lN'culty Is not to make hole by
',i,,a D"C ~ prevent him from There tn
, ami HiSnt hours home work Ten !,
"Au balf in school i, Inv M was spip
! UNKNOWN performance. Some speed Of
'rh IN English literature which woman ,
quite we'll with that Of esque an,
extension students at boma the lacl,
'helrs' 1t reads very textbool,v Cling and
an astonishing gift for lam. sat Georr
"u nc can appreciate ulay If The On,
arc WIN ghosts or witches in York Sun
oou allowance of forid meta.
,"orse--perhaps bettor-tb.n
schoolboy. wa" "Miste,
'no end of it al! be is narrot. would Vt
10 'nlntelligenco, incorrjeihla you wantc
hopclessly fatuous in "Of cou
llosty' He understands or r IL reply.
l ~ II you ask him questions Well,
y We'll, but be will reel Won man to MAJ
OF textbook, UNDERSTANDING It's a good
y OF each word, but without sympathy, i
lNe connected sense of it. All the me-
y ever make a boy of binq 10 cents, y
'lylns can do it, they will help me
"l pe made boy he can br lhSton Stal
l. buI it is work against the
e. w. Stevens "0i i'a 'qo"y or Forty CT
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