The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-01
Sic Came q America. she vas engaged

{ she came TO America, she was engaged
TO be married to young Japanese
8waD broken OF by mutual consent after
she met tho young naval cadet and
4 she plighted hergtroth, American fash
eion''--as she told one OF her frierdo in
this country-to Uriu. It 10 consoiing to
know that the Yale student had in the
meantime met another girl from the
land OF the rising sun. who pleased him
quite as we'll as Miss Masuda.
E Miss 1iasuda was one OF five or six
japanese girls who entered vassar to-
gethcr. One OF them was Miss. YamaSu-
chi. now the Warehouses Oyan,a, the
wife OF the field marshal OF the jap
8anese army. now In command Of the
troops II, Manchuria.
Others Trained in America.
But to return to the men who have
fought for Japnn In this war--and so
far in tho case Of only one Of them has
1t become necessary to use the past
tense. That is Nri. The rest are still.
according to the dispatches. In the thek
of the fight Niri was graduated from
the United States Naval Academy in,
\ ent war was one OF the officers 81 the
SHatsuse, the batteship that struck a
floating mine ten miles on Port Arthur
on May Is. and wentf down with all
on board. Il +
s The Kasuga, the vessel on which Lieu
tenant Takasakl Is stationed. has been
reported missing several times. but re-
cent dispatches show that she took
part In the engagement with the Vladf-
vostok feet this past week. Hiroaki Ta-3
mura, the most recent OF the Naval
Academy graduates-a member OF the
class OF 1sD-is In charge Of one OF the
torpedo boats.
It was in 1858 that an act was passed
by Congress In according with which
Japanese students have been received
at the Unlted;i States Naval Academ
Since then fourteen t' Of the most prom-..
Using young men In the empire OF Japan
have been admitted to the training
school, Eight OF them were graduated
and six, withdrew before completing the
course. 3s I'd - u IN 81
All OF them. with one or two excep-
tons. subsequently entered the navy OF.
their own country. where they reached
high rank. Aatkumura. the first Jap
Eanese to be graduated from the acade-
my, received an official appointment im-
fmediately after his return to Japan. but
the others have been required to take
] supplemental course in the Japanese
naval training school, which Is conceded
by all naval experts to be one OF tho
finest In the world
During their period OF residence at the
Naval Academy, the japanese students
are under the direct charge Of the jap
8anese legation at Washington Monthly
reports OF their progress are sent reg,
ularly to the secretary, and all necessary
expenditures nre met by the legation.
They are received as students by cour-1
3tesy OF the government and no tuition
; fees are paid but their mess fees, ex-
penses for uniforms and equipment are.
paid by the Japanese government They
wear the United States cadet uniform
and are subject to the discipline and
regulations OF the Naval Academy. iI
y OF course. they do not bind them
selves to serve In the navy OF the United
States for certain number OF years,
4 as the cadets Of our own country are
required 10 do. The pay OF United
States Observation-Disclosures Is $500 a year.
commencing ut the date OF his admis-
sion, The japanese cadets d. not. OF
course. receive any pay. and their ex-
penses are met, ms has already been said,
4 by their own government.
The First Japanese Graduate.
In addition to those who have been men
toned as taking part In tho present war.
one of the most eminent. of the Japanese
graduates OF the Naval Academy was
Matzumura, also known popularity to- the
boys a $ Matzumullat and "Matz,', Mat
zumura was admitted to the academy De-
cemberS6. 1869, and was graduated with
the class OF '73-the first student from his
country3to be graduated from the United
States training school,, He rose to the
rank Of admiral and was commander OF
the Japanese forces afloat during the
Franco Chinese war OF 1883 He after
wards became president OF the Japanese
Naval War School. He was retired be-
cause Of blindness, brought on by over
study, He died about three years ago.
Koruku Katsu and Giro Kunitomo were
graduated from the Naval Academy In the
GLASS OF n, Katxu was q son OF the MIN
lister OF marine OF the !. last shotgun His
father was one OF the most distinguished
men In Japanese modern history, and Is
declared TO have done much to persuade
the shotgun to yield to 2the Emperor dur
Ing the revolution of 1868, He was a man
of advanced IDEAS and one OF the most
remarkable figures In Japanese history.
The son became q commander In the Jap
anese navy. He died several years ago.
ISumitomo became q captain, and was In
command OF the Japanese training ship
In 1854. He has since been retired,
List Of Japanese Graduates,
Here Is q complete list OF me fourteen
Japanese cadets who have studied at the
United States Naval 4 Academy, with tho
dates of their admission and OF graduation
pr withdrawal, and 9, summary Of their
careers, 80 far as could be ascertatned at
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