Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-18

from the Adriatic sea to the Indian ocean.
| 1t is one of the most vital factors in the
| intellectual and moral development of the
Turkish empire and the Balkan PENN
sua. 1t offers the only hope for the am
bilious women of Roumania. Bulgaria
and Servia on the NORTH Persia, Mesopo-
tamia and other regions of the Tigris and
the E,uphrates on the east, Egypt and
Syria on the south and Greece and AL
| bania on the west.
Sir William Ramsay. the celebrated
archaeolOgst, after visiting the Ameri
can College for Women at Scutari, said:
IF only one sex in the east could be edu-
Gated 1t should be the women, their
influence is so great in national develop
ment. Certainly few colleges have the
opportunity to influence the develop
ment of so many different nations
Helping to Shape History.
And it is remarkable how many graduates
of this college are helping to shape the
history of eastern Europe and the Otto
man empire Two graduates, Serastid
Kyrias and Parasken Kyrias, are carry
ing on the only school for girls in Albania
in which the native language Is used and
they found it necessary to write their
own textbooks, because they could not
obtain any in the Albanian language.
The schools of that country are conducted
in the Turkish language. There is no
book or newspaper printed in Albanian.
They have the only Christian school in
Albania. The others are Mohammedan,
but they have been SO successful their
school is row self-supporting.
Cleoniki Clopari. another of the gradu
ates, who also carries a degree from a
Massachusetts school for nurses, is d.
rector of hospital for children in Athens
founded by the Princess Sophia of Ger
many. wife of Constantinos, Duke of
Sparta. Crown Prince of Greece. Miss
Clonari comes from the Island of Myth
lene, where Sappho had a school six .un
dred years before the Christian era.
was not an American school like that
over which DR.. Patrick presides and its
methods were entire different. Miss Clo-
mari has very different education, also,
ftom thar which Sappho used to I'VE. She
may hot be able to write poetry as well
as her progenitors. but she has a thor
ough. practical knowledge of medicine and
nursing and has shown remarkable eXecu-
tive ability. Indeed, 1t was her reputa-
ton in this respect that brought the offer
of her present position. She was recon-
mended by Greek doctor who had heard
of her ability and her training at the
American college. Several other of the
graduates have studied medicine and
nursing and are now following those pro-
LESSONS. but more than half of the
graduates have become teachers.
An American Institution.
The American College for Girls is a
charter from the legislature of Massac hu-
sets as we'll as an imperial trade from his
majesty the Sultan of Turkey; the Ian
guage is English, although instruction is
given in all the modern languages and
ancient Greek and Latin are taught.
There are twenty-six professors and in
structors from the best American col
leges; the standard of scholarship is so
high that the diplomas are accepted at
univ q COLLAGE iC No
sectarian, but the Christian religion is a
required study. The students are not re-
quired to accept it as their faith. but are
not allowed to graduate until they have
had thorough training in its principles
and are familiar with the Old and New
Testaments. This feature of the curricu-
lum however. does not seem to make any
difference in the attendance. No girl has
ever Withdrawn because she was required
TO study the teachings of Christ, and this
is quite remarkable. considering that the
patrons are Jews and MohamrneGaus. Per-
slams, Armenians. Copts and represent all
the other religions and sects of the near
east -....-. ..-.-.-..... &c .-.....
The institution was founded in 1871: the
first class was graduated in 1875, and 1t
has been growing in numbers and in in
fiuence ever since until the fire in 1903
crippled it seriously and compelled the
doors to be closed against hundreds Of APP
picants for admission from all the coun-
tries in that part of the world. Fifteen
different nationalities are now enrolled
and more girls are driven away than can
be admitted.
The President and Faculty.
| DR.. Mary Mills Patrick, the president. is
| from New Hampshire. DR.. Roxana H.
| Vivian of Boston, formerly teacher of
mathematics at Wellesley, is acting pres
ident during the absence of DR.. Patrick in
this country and continues to fill the chair
J of mathematics. Miss Esther D. Jenkins
of Oshkosh Wis. a graduate of Chicago
| University, is professor of English and
history. Miss Mabel l.. Robinson, MA, of
Radcliffe and Columbia, is professor of BIZ
ology. Miss Isabel Frances Dodd of New
| Jersey, professor of art and archaeology
and Instructor in the Bible, has given that
| department great prominence. Miss Gwen
| Griffiths of Iowa is professor of physics
and the several of the 'ologies. Miss Ida
| Wood Prime of Long Island Is business
manager. and the other members of the
| faculty are of equal reputation.
The institution is managed in the United
| States. A new board of trustees has re-
| Gently been organized. with Rev. Dr.
Charles Cuthbert Hall, president of Union
| Theological Seminary. New York, as
ton as treasurer. The other members are
| nearly all Boston people. The advisory
board includes Oscar S. Straus, Secretary
| of Commerce and Labor; Miss Grace H
| Dodge, Mrs. Henry Willard and other
! well-known men and women of New York
| and Boston.
| Miss Patrick speaks with enthusiastic
gratitude Of the friendly services per-
| formed by Secretary Straus when he was
minister at Constantinople, and says that
Mr.. Leishman. the present American am
| bassador, has been especially helpful and
| has promoted the interests of the college
| in every possible way since he has been
| in Turkey. She also acknowledges her
| obligations to Mr.. Philip NJ. Brown, sec
| rotary of the embassy, who is now in
| charge while Mr.. Leishman is taking a
vacation. She says that all of the repre-
Browns Bronchial Troches.
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