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GENERALLY PICKED MEN AND
EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS.
TAKE PRACTICAL WORK
Nearly All Are Post-Graduates With
Major in Agriculture, Political Sci
eHce or Commerce-Japane and
American Universities Compared
and Eontrasted.


ally pursue studies in the departments
of political science, commerce or agr.-
culture. and being generally picked
men do exceptionally good work. Al
though the Japanese have much diff
Guilty with the English language they
are we'll prepared, as rule, have a
large capacity for work and are able
to concentrate their mental energy.
Nearly all Of them take post graduate
work and seem to comprehend the
methods Of critical Investigation.
Some are sent to this country by the
Japanese government, but others come
Of their own initiative and some even
work their way through college by
waiting on table or doing other work.
When they have finished their course
here, most of the Japanese become
business men, usually representing
big Japanese firms in foreign Coun-
tries although some take up literature
as profession, enter the public en-
plOy or return to the island kingdom
and become professors in japanese
universities. All seem to show much
interest in and admiration for Ameri
can customs.
The work OF the college of agricu1-
ture aud the writings of Professors
Ely and Reinsch in political science
have made the University of Wfscon-
sin prominent among the American
schools we'll known in Japan. Among
the text books which have been trans
lated into Japanese and used in the
schools OF. Japan are EIy's History Of
French and German Socialism and
Ely's Taxation, American student
series.
The works of Professor Reinsch are
also highly esteemed in Japan, for he
has written with understanding and
appreciation of oriental politics.
Following are the Japanese regis
tered at the university last semester,
and their Japan address and major
courses
Sadatake Yuchi, animal husbandry.
from Sappro, Japan.
Shinkichi Suzuki, agricultural chem
istry, from Toxic
Genkwan Shibata. commercial
course, from Tayama.
Kinici Sato, commercial course,
Milwaukee.
Yosaburo Yoshida, political econ
omy Omi.
Masao Matruoka, political science,
HachinOke
Naojiro move, chemistry, Kobe.
Keikichi Yoshisaka, chemistry,
Kobe
All except two are post-graduates.
Among the japanese who have stud
led at Wisconsin many have taken
the NJ A, and Phi. D. degrees and have
since risen to prominence are the
following:
NJ. ShizOwa, who took his Phi. D. at
the University of Wisconsin and is
now a professor of political economy
in W'aseda university, one of the lead
ing schools of Japan.
Karl K. Kawakomi, author of a
work on The Political Ideas of Japan
and Of articles in the North American
Review. Mr.. Kawakomi has married
an Illinois girl, adopted literature as a
profession and resides at Seattle.
G. IshikOwa, who took his MASTER
degree in economics here, married a
Canadian girl and is engaged in bust
ness in Hamburg, Germany.
Mono Yamamoto took his NJ A. last
June and has been appointed assist
ant professor in the Yamaguchi com
merctal college, one of the government
higher educational institutions of ia
pan.
Although a few of the Japanese
have graduated from high schools and
colleges in the United States, most
of them come from two of the private
universities in Toxic. In Japan edu-
cation in the lower grades is cOmpul-
sorry and the system Of grammar and
high schools is nearly the same as III
the United States. But higher edu-
cation is largely centralized in Toxic.
Besides many private college there
are also three national universities,
one at Toxic, one at Sendai and an
other situated in Kyoto. The Toxic
schools are well manned and have
some European and American profess
ors. The late Lafiadio Hearn was
one Of the most prominent of these
and was so we'll liked that the liberal
party tried to have title of nobility
conferred upon him The national
universities are the only ones in Asia
that do research work on a large
scale and students from India, China,
Siam, Corea and from all over the
orient 90 there to study. 1t is said
that more than $4,000 foreigners study
in the colleges of Toxic.
There are many differences between
education at Madison and at Toxic.
in the first place only male students
are admitted. although there are a
few women colleges Then most OF
the work is by lecture, and little out
side reading is required There is a
distinction between professor and
student somewhat like that between
master and servant Whenever a stu
dent meets an instructor he must take
Off his hat and make a very profound
bow The. professor. are poorly paid
and give small attention to dress. for
they are supposed to devote all their
time 10 study Another result of this
narrow devotion to study is evident In