The Washington times., 1904-10-30

the long hard service in the continental
armies. IT is so hard for them 10 have
10 give up the best years of their lives
wher they might be building up a trade
or making their way in the world But
the Russian Car and the German En-
ueror DO not stop 10 think OF that. The
women come here for a wider field.
Abroad they would be tied down, per-
haps mere drudges But here. when
they have learned the language and can
read and write, they may so into bust
ness Tor themselves as dressmakers or
any OF the numerous trades open 10
women.
Another thing. however, which brings
many OF them here IS The hope OF max
ing more money. Such reports as are
spread among the common people
abroad. You would hardly believe IL
possible that anyone should believe
them. When / was in Norway last sum-
mer I saw a young man who was crazy
10 come over here TO Try his luck He
had a good position where ne was. but
he had read q prospectus issued by one
one or the steamship companies which
rry hard 10 induce foreigners to emi-
crate 10 The United States. Because
of the tales printed by this comuany
1elIing how easy IL was TO become rich
p
try his Iuck. These steamship c0mDau-
les do a great deal Of harm IL this way,
but there seems 10 be no way Of stop
ping them. They merely want TO swell
the number OF their passengers. The
foolish stories written home by men and
women who are already over here are
another means OF misleading the peas
SAINTS of the old world. One woman
wrote back 10 her family in Sweden
that the potatoes raised I'm this country
are so large that whole family could
make "a meal or q single potato. And
they actually believed her
Germans Good Students.
What nationality learns the quickest7
That's hard 10 answer. in some ways
one ana iu others another. The Ger
mans, for instance, are good students
and very thorough This is largely due
TO the fact that the school system iI
Germany Isl good and most OF our Ger
man pupils already have received some
education. But they have great din
Guilty WiLh the pronunciation OF English.
There Is uo TIA in German. and Ine Ger
mans have an awful time trying 10 curl
rleir tongues around IL. The Italians
beat them iu qulckuess and iu pr0uuu-
citation AS rule the Italians are bet
tlau a-y of the rest Russians have aI-
ways been known as good Huguists. per-
maps because their own language is so
l-mc1It.
Whether OF not there is a good school
system in the native country makes an
tle difference jim the world iu the edu-
cation ol the pupils who come 10 this
class. AosL OF our Germans are wei.
grounded fU rhe rgdlUeHEa when they
reach Jlls country. and an We have 10
do is 90 make them fluent iu English and
carry Them further. Il Russia. however,
there rs little education among the COM
lgI people and We have Russian pupils
#lo have never looked inside OF "a book
before. some OF the Italians are the
same way. but the ma oriry OF them
have had previous schooling. Iu nor
way and Sweden the state looks after
. Lle education Of the people. too. There
au the people have % Doe confirmed los
tHe Lutheran priests. And mo- one can De
confirmed until he OF she has been 60
school. The priests Keep track of tlelr
learning and when they have reached
tae proper stage admit Them TO The
church So every one has % 90 to school
slare.
"It is interesting TO note The yocsti5us
taken lp ly tll different uatlJuaIitigs.
some ~ chem seem 10 have pecu.ia-
. nauls alous certain lines. The Italians
nearly al of them become BARRIERS oI
iluit sellers while the Poles and Rus
SLAMS aim TO- become stotelleeYers. The
+ Germans however. turn "a hand 10 most
. HythHe Nearly au of our pupils have
. 90 work during the day and most OF
+ them already have trade or are learn
ing one.
Miss UlIickson Fine Li1suist.
The pupils have great admiration
T for their young teacher '-She Fas Won
good one" is the consensus OF opinion
I They obey her implicitly and aid heI
efforts Boa every way Sine is "a remark.
ably u1e IUguist and speaks Russian
. Norwegian. German, and French ItaI-
/ lam sne understands readily and speaks
{ "a little.
zone great difficulty lies ia the Fac,