The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-09-04
Mas q 9. HARRIS WRITES INTER-
EsTINcLV FROM JAPAN

oErartmeut uf MCTyeire tClOptOn
Lambuthl. uere held On the chapel on
1uns 2Cih. and no better recitations
fEuruEhl. no better music. no better
anil uas ever given By children OF
iks ars in the United states
On Iuly third. AZ ave o'clock. COM
menced ne closing 90 McTyeire. DR..
y n Fearn presided In a most pleas
iuE manner. presenting diplomas and
musical certificate. Consul DENLY
of ~ United states delivered a ten
miuutes adiress. and a Chinese gen
tieman. q Tasti. delivered one OF much
rruafer lsnEth. There were three
graduate one rendered an essay,
Chine Ethics" Ia Chinese OF
cuuras it must b. in Mandarin. no
ons in ths house understanding % ex-
crrf her Chimes teacher and the
Tasu one EaNe an English essay.
Chine Old ana New which was
unierstoud by The foreigners present
and perhaps one-thlra of the girls.
Ths Tasus talk eas understood by
rrrhaps tuo dozen
EFefrth.uE that va given In Chi
neef uuuId have been understood by
everybody present teKcept MYSELF IL
A. bad ben given in the Colloquial
fhf spoksn Language of the province.
Ths preaehinE by our missionaries
nnl a. native preachers b. done IN
en- Coiiaquiai and IN hymns are in
en- SANE and if Be- thc translation We
use aifuEefher The first year. but b.
musi nui he us-i Tor addresses. etc.
kneu fhe m1thers and friends
rrrsrrf af che primary commence
rleuf uouII uuf understand word OF
Enrush. 80 o suggested that a little
rIuiinn snHE be Tut into Chinese Col
laluaI MIss Richardson asked one
of o. ofher Eiris to do tine work.
uhIrf 49, IlI easily. but in few
dafH r.fuweI saying Ca viii never
a. Tfs children eight t0 twelve
FHarr uI.I urr. rebeiIIng af being ask
81 fn tina fhe CoU11uial end their
TarHrfs uuuII d. Offended to have
thru Io ao 70 puf DO into Mandarin.
e. scholarly language would not d.
uutrrHrnaf s1 H was lrft 10. English.
tu fhr trtEhf 1f children and -ati-fao-
fiur uf uareuts Think of itl Eighteen
rrutlnces au uifh different spoken
ianEuaEr and unIy the scholars in th,
Dmrlrf rniersfaufinE the Mandarin
Wat hnps can there b. for such q
counfrY until o. gets a languagr. a re
uuuu. and money system When
Mlrs Richardson invited Tasu 90
male en- address his reply was writ
ten In latin. 9Th one word each Of
EnEnsh Freuch and Chinese
To commencement vas creditable
A. ever say The instrumental mu-
&c uas hne and the chorus unusually
Huest III school. except graduates.
wss dressed in very light blue Chinese
nnsn trimmed In narrow white lace
Thsy adopted this 90 their own will.
several years aEo. and they looked
NerY sweet and some Of them were
really cutie pretty The graduates
wore BLACK skirts they never wear
colured skirtsl vith handsome brocad-
90 sik coats. hair Omamented with a
sfif little bell-shaped flower. which
seems % b. The prevailing style. One
b frum a uealthy family and she wore
some handsome pearl ornaments in
addition 90 The aoWers All three are
Christians. though only one Is from
q Christian family
.span
The doctor ordered Miss Claiborne
anf Miss Mary l. white 20 Japan for
en- sumner. 80 . am here with them
ai karuiEawa-Iapan's Asheville.
2 Am praCtiCing on the smaller ones
near By. from which Ne get magnif-
cent views The water Is cold and
clear fresh vegetables and fruits plen-
tiful howers In profusion. air bracing.
blankets at uiEht On demand. so there
a. ~ rsason why folks can't get
EtrenEfh We are boarding IN the
dearest little japanese house. which
seems hke doll playing The walls
arr 80 thin that the rain sounds like
a. De- inside. and YOU can hear your
nert room neighbor turn over i'm her
homemade bed. Japan looks as II IL
Nere built for a day. while China
luoks a. u 10 were built for a thous-
and years. Japan jumps az things
and lsts loose as quickly, China moves
slowly. bat sticks
1apan's temples and shrines are nu-
nervous and are On splendid condition.
neW ones being built. all showing con.
slant Ne. China's temples and pago-
das are dirty, neglected. unused. and
falling 90 pieces. The contrast is
very marked-what does it all mean
In ths village have seen at least