The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14

statistics. there IL surplus OF $4,000
men. The superflueus women might
also turn their attention to South Afri-
ca, with the exception. Of the Orange
River Colony. where women are In Q
majority.
The world at large has probably not
realized what tremendous sensa tion
the canceiling Of the engagement Of
Lady Margaret sackviile and Mr.. Ed
mund Seliar has caused In Edinburgh
Society. The wedding was to have
been an exceptionally brilliant AFFAIR,
and II was arranged that,it should take
place from Magdela-p1ace. Edinburgh.
where the prospective brides mother.
Lady De La War;. has = residence.
Both parties have d wide circle OF dis
tinguished acquaintsnces.s Mt. Sellar
being q son OF highiy-respected Scot
fish professor, and an enormous mum :
Der OF very handsoue presents mad
been received. These, of course, have
now had to be returned 10 the relatives
and friends who@sent them.
LectgrinE the GirIs.
Though a well known Bishop has
lust been stating publicly that he re-
CARDS 1t as q most pleasant form OK
recognition to be winked at In the
street by young women living In dis
tricts where. he has worked. there Is
at least one OF his Episcopal brethren
who used to take y very dinerent
view of such saiutations. This pomp-
GUS worthy was much trfcensed on one
occasion when he was giying what ne
believed to Be very iapF alS soci isf,
girl. who had been handed over 20 him
for adrnonishment.to 0bserve her lett
ave close in q deliberats wink. He
sternIv told her tilat such an action
was practically akin TO Immoral be-
havfor. to which shA promptly replied
sRatsls ana turned on her heel and
walked on. She has since married;
and entertains largely. A. . recens
charity function at whicn me 5,shop
him He failed to recognize her as .
former acquaintance until she gave MIN
another OF her, celebrated winks, ano
said. very archly. perhaps you remem-
her me. now, my lordw He did. and.
what is more, entered into the spirit
az fhe Joke which he now OFTEN tells
against himself
So Mra. Annie Besant has left London to
renew her work in; India. she goes
hack 10 Banares full 81. zeal Tor tne
new university which she hopes soon
soairs Of the work which she had
iately accomplished. and afterwards OF
her university scheme for India
"If YOU want some figures, here they
are" said Mrs. Besant. speaking OF her
recent tour. Since leaving Bombay
on April "a, up to the time of my ar
rival in London. / had Travelled 2s.-
13s miles. In Europe gave eighty
one lectures, and presided over or
spoke at fourteen other meetings IN
America I gave ninety-eight lectures.
90 PAHnFn for a
woman just 81, think" added MRS;
Besant
When she spoke OF her university
scheme for India, Mrs. Besant became
very enthusiastic. She referred to the
Central Hindu College at Benares.
which she was instrumental In estab.
fishing twelve years ago, and pointed
out that this would be probably the
nucleus of the new university.
ut occurred to me-" abe satd. de-
scribing the scheme. "that II would be
a university of its own, which could
grant degrees by royal charter.
When was over there two years ago.
interviewed Lord Morley on the
subject. He said he could not commit
himself one way or the other. until he
knew the opinion OF the ViceFoy. So
when I went back again to India. I
saw the Viceroy.' ana had long taik
with him. He took very favorable
view.
ct pointed out to Aim that the OBJ
lection made would be that Il would
be that 1t would, to some extent. check
the hold OF the government oyer Indian
education. All the universities there
are under government control; so that
IL a boy makes a fool of himself he
can be shut out from higher educa-
ton. Personally. think II Ii not .
good thing to have nothing but gov
eminent places for the higher teach
ing. For one thing governments can
not teach religion. and the speciality
OF this university would be that II
would only affiliate colleges In which
religion and morals were an integral
part of the curriculum.
The IndlAn UnfveKNley.
I'm this university we should lay
stress upon Indian history and
philosophy. rather than upon European
history and philosophy. we should
also try to take up the application Of
science to the economic conditions az
India, so as to revive the indiRenohs
arts and crafts. IN that way We
should help to relieve the pressure "a
the land. which is really one az ths