The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-17

hundred thousand. They taught lit
tie more than the Arabic language,
the Koran, reg ling writing and ariCh-
metic. Lord Chromer wanted to bring
these hoo under the ministry OF
public Instruction and introduce our
modern studies. He tried to force the
teachers to come under him, but they
re fused. He then offered to give ev-
cry mosque school that would come in
an appropriation of so cents for every
boy and rs for every girl that would
come in. and this has apparently solv-
ed the problem. The village schools
are rapidly adopting modern methods.
Already 5000 of them are subject to
the government, and within a short
time they will all be under the direc-
ton Of it's educational department. AT
present 1t is necessary to handlet them
carefully and to make the religious
studies the most important. Now the
half of each school day is set apart
for the study of the Koran and the
precepts of Islam, and I am told that
such of the Mohammedan scholars as
do well are more likely to get appoint
ments under the government than If
they were Christians or Copts.
Female Education.
The girls of Egypt are beginning 70
go TO school. For a long time ii
was hard to persuade their parents to
send them either to the government
schools or private schools, but OF late
some of the native educated women
have been given places as teachers and
many girls are now preparing them
selves for school work. Other pa
rents are sending their daughters to
school to give them a good general
education, as the educated boys want
educated women for wives. There
are at present something Tx 1000
girls hoo A movement is now
going on to establish village schools
for girls and the time will cnyaa .rhap
there will be girls schools all over
Egypt and the Mohammedan women
may become educated.
Benevolent Egyptians.
We are apt to think that the only
charity, Is Christian charity. find
that there is Mohammendan charity as
Wen. and that many of the richer
MosiemS give money toward educa-
ton and other such things. / have
spoken of the endowment OF the FL
Azhar University, which is almost en-
tlrely OF this nature. Some Of fhe
village schools are aided by native
CHARITY as are also some high schools.
In 1898 Mohmoud Suleiman con-
structed at his own cost, and endowed
literally at Abou Tig an industrial
school in which are taught weaving.
carpentry. b~lacksmithing and turning.
That school has now ninety-two
puplis, all OF whom are receiving
their training free of charge. The
khedive has an industrial school with
zoo pupils on his private estates and
there Is Q Mohammedan benevolent So
clety at Alexandria. which has raised
10000 for an Industrial school there.
mat school will accommodate over
800 pupils, and it has now an endow-
ment Of about $1,000 per year. One
or the princes of the kheditive family
In starting a similar school in the
Behera province, and the towns of
Fayoum and Benz Suer are raising
Money Tor industrial schools. There
Is also talk of a national untvarsi+v
along modern lines. to be supnorted
py the government. This is favored
by many OF the leading Egvntians
ana Lord Cromer has advocated II In
ths. eppr. OF TINS year. 1t is stated
~ University viii be absolutely