The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07

them studying French under a Japanese major who learned the language in Paris Every pupil is required to study either French or English. and the professor tells us that most of them choose the latter He says that the school has three divi- sions known as the primary, middle and graduate sections. The girls enter the pri- mary school at the age of and remain there until F. During this time they are required to study five or six hours day and Saturday from three to four hours. The middle section requires five years, and after graduating there the students may enter the graduate section, which IS a sort of master of arts department, ana which has term of three years In this department there are courses in Japan ese literature and art as we'll as in the several sciences and languages. Most girls graduate at about 20, but only about one-half of those who enter remain for graduation So far the school has had more than 2000 graduates
 Teach Fashionable Accomplishments.
 The peeresses school is by far the most fashionable and aristocratic of the empire. and a large part of It's purpose is to nit the girls to take their places in soci- ety both at court and at home. Many of them become the wives of generals, statesmen and diplomats, and they have to, uphold the position of their people. They all learn to draw and paint and they do so most beautifully. They are taught sewing and embroidery and some of them do good work in sculpture. The Japanese are naturally artistic, and even the small girls write and sketch With great facility.
 An important branch of the teaching is Japanese etiquette. The professor at the head of this department is an old man of the Samurai class, who is said to be the best of his kind in Japan. l watched him put about 20 young ladies through the proper evolutions necessary to the reception of guest. The girls had to bend just so, keeping their backs perfectly straight as they bowed. and then getting down on their knees and spreading their hands out on the mats while they bent their heads to the floor. Their actions were wonderfully graceful, but the old gray-haired professor was not satisfied unless each action was in accord with the rules and not a hairs breadth out of the way.
 Jaoan's University for Women.
 Japan now has a university for women. It was founded about years ago by Dr. Jlnzo Naruse, who is its president. It has been aided by the emperor and empress and by many of the leading men 
 toward it at the time of it's opening and many public men are contributing to it's support This institution now has 1900 students and there are about 300 in it's dormitories l have spent the greater part of today in going through it. Sit
 uated on the outskirts of Tokio. 1t has from 15 to 20 acres of beautiful grounds.
 It's main buildings are of foreign style. Some are of brick and some are frame. md a magnificent trees and have a fine out look over hill and hollow. The institution has about 700 alumnae already, although the first class was graduated only 6 years ago The first building 1 entered was the alumnae hall. The alumnae call themselves the Cherry and Maple club. They are organized and. they are doing great deal to fur ther the university. They publish col lege newspaper, known as the Home Weekly. which deals altogether with col lege subjects and school news. They run a store where the girls can buy any thing they need from pins and needles are sold stationary, hooks and other to candy, perfumery and soap, and where school supplies. They have organized 4 bank, where the students deposit their 1. money, all buying in the store being done with bank tickets, which may be secured | from the cashier next door, The bank does a business of about 800 yen per day. Many of the alumni are carrying on postgraduate work Among other things
 was shown diagram gotten up to dis prove the statement that education Is a 1 bar to matrimony. This diagram by
 means of red lines exhibited the percen- | tage of students who have married since 1 their graduation. From it see that all but about 10 per cent of the first class of six years ago have entered into the bonds matrimonial, and that large proportion of the graduates of each class since then