The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

Red Cross society of that country, |
and for building new battleships. until |
the amount given had reached the |
great figures of $4,000, OOe roubIes. When |
the var with Japan commenced, the |
astonishing fact was disclosed that the |
treasury contained only 1900, 600 |
roubles. The affair was quickly hushed |
up. on account of distinguished per-
sOnages being connected with the dis
graceful situation These men had |
borrowed money from the Red Cross |
and had failed 10 meet their indebted |
ness. They ere now at the seat. of war |
in the east. and can not be spared to |
be brought back to Russia, so the |
necessary steps 1eading TO the indenti- |
fcatiOn of those Implicated can not be |
taken until the trouble with Japan is
over. However. it is well known that /
the guilty parties are ranked so high /
I'm social and governmental life, that
nothing will be done which would re- |
veal their connection with the deplor- |
able event-one more outrage against |
the people viii pass unnoticed- The
Grand Duchess Elizabeth is the leading
lady of Moscow, and is not only the
most influential one, but the most |
popular. She is a sister of the empress
of Russia and is married to Grand !
Duke Serge, who IL an uncle of the |
car. Under her direction, work for |
the sick and wounded Russian soldiers
has been organized and is now in the
strength of its activity. Although II
was her desire to have nothing to do
with the Red Cross since it fell into
disrepute, yet the goods that are being
sent out continually under her super
vision bear the significant emblem
which has made that society a famous
factor in the worlds life of helpfulness.
The magnificent royal palace at Mos
COW with its 500 rooms, has been trans
formed into a workshop. There bales
OF material are deposited and made
into clothing and hospital supplies. The
labor is performed by women whose
services are volunteered and who re-
ceive no reward As many 500
meet at the palace every day 20 stitch,
TO bind lint and to pack the articles
for shipment The apartments are filled
with sewing machines and tables for
cutting The sumptuous reception hall,
which has formerly been used for
splendid social functions by the ladies
of the court. is piled With bolts of cloth
and garments newly made. Bending
over the machines and standing at the
tables, are women of every rank in
Russia; side by side with the titled
ladies of the nobility are the trades
women and the plain peasants. A
mutual sorrow has made comrades Of
them all. In a room apart from the
rest sits the grand duchess acting as
secretary; giving receipts for all gifts
and meeting the donors in person Her
Strong coadjutor is the Countess Olsou-
fiefa, lady in waiting to the grand
duchess, who is also loved by the peo-
pie for her benehCence. Since the
organization of this relief work for
the Russian soldiers, over 5000. 600
roubles have been contributed. Nurses
I'm the government hospitals at st.
Petersburg are in special training for
for service on the battlefelds. Many
of them have gone to Japan and lately
TO Moscow, where they nursed the
japanese prisoners of the highest rank
who were carried there.
IL
Russia is densely ignorant Eighty
FIVE per cent of the. people can neither
read nor write. The government is in
q dilemma. Tt realizes that if it does
not educate the masses. it can not hold
its own with other nations; that If It
does, revolution is probable. The
schools which prevail at present are
OF district character. Those established
for the common people, or town
schools, are supported by the NUM-
cipality; only nominal fee is charged:
consequently. IL is difficult TO get
seats--all are OTCrCrOwded- The gov
eTnmentJl provision does not keep pace
with the population. In all schools in
Russia there are a great many free
entrances. Next in graduation to the
town school II the SymHaSia, which is
a classical institution The word,
Symuasia- is a German term for high
schools. and does not imply that a
gymnasium is attached. In these in
ments from the primary up. Considered
with The gymnasia are the commercial
schools; in both there are long courses;
and, as a rule the expense OF each
pupil varies from so to 10 rOubles a
term In addition TO these. there are
private schools which are more select
and more cOStIy-the charges amount
ing to $50 Toubies a session. In Moscow,
there is q classical school for girls eX-
ciusiVeiy. in which Latin and Greek
are Taught: and in St Petersburg. a
school of medicine for women Be
sides these are the large, imperial
schools. called institutes, which are
also distinctiVely for young women.
The students are all dressed in auni-
form: when they go home, they are
allowed to leave IL off, but when re
turning. 1t must again be dOnneQ. The
fee paid upon entering covers the eX-
pense Of the wardrobe. These i'm
peTial schools have been endowed by
an emperor or empress and usually
bear his or her name Some of them
are set apart for The nobility None OF
these institutions are very recent, as
can be seen in the uniform. The
dresses are very simple and coarse. cut
decollette and worn with white cuffs
and aprons. The same costume is used
by the students among the nobility as
by the pupils from the common people
In every school in Russia a priest
comes once a day and teaches the
ritual and the meaning Of the vest
nenIS- w nile the ignorance through
out the country is wide spread, Yet, ar
a rule, town children know how TO read
and write. No fault can be found with
the universities of Russia. The ex
pense of attending them is very low
and the system of education adopted
by them most admirable. The student:
are allowed to live anywhere thel
please Moscow has 5.0OO and Their,
are many thousands in St Petersburg
which is the centre of the university
life Of Russia The fees amounting L
not more than so roubles year, or So
In American money. attract an enOFm
GUS number OF students Scores o
peasants attend the universities
laundress in Moscow keeps her son a
the highest institution OF learning il
that city. The inducements held on
to the men in that grade of life ar,
very strong not only does a boy pas
from the peasant class when he finishe
at the university, but he no longer ha
to carryfa peasants passport.
The Chin-Gradation of Rank.
Every one who serves in Russia. o
any sort, is on the steps OF the officia
ladder. 'Jen" is the term used by
them. meaning graduation of rank II
English il is Chin For instance
lieutenant makes for himself about tn