The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-28
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pom JOSH Dai Gakko-the japanese Womans Uni
versity. In Tokyo, too, Miss Una Tsuda conducts
her famous school for girls, which has reputa-
ton that fairly girdles the globe, and which
deavors to modernize the maid of the Mikado's
land. The woman of Japan is inspiration to
all Oriental women; the fact that in the present
day renaissance of Japan woman has played a by
unmportant part is inspiration to all
Asiatic men.
A remarkable incident
II, HE movement for more freedom for women is
cropping out in the most unexrscted places.
This demonstrated recently in unique
ner. The city of Tokyo has two companion schools
meant for the education of princes and noble
mems sons, the others for prlncesses and the
daughters of noblemen. Both these schools were
established by the Mikado, who attaches special
Importance to the education of princes and prn-
cesses. These scholastic institutions are of the
highest type and are sound principles. Re-
Gently the Mikado appointed General Nogi, the
hero of the siege of Port Arthur to be the princi
pal of the Peeress's school. The military man
carried discipline to it's most extreme end and
dered that the girls should discard their gorgeous
colored silks and wear the simplest cottons in
stead The general even went to the length, it is
alleged by correspondent of substituting roasted
sweet potatoes in place of the customary cakes
and sweetmeats which formed an integral part OF
social ceremonies that not infrequently take place
in the Peeresss school. These rigorous military
edicts nurtured spirit of rebellion amongst the
girls of the school. They found champion in
woman teacher, Miss shimoda, the head mistress
OF the institution Military discipline which
reigned supreme in the school, demanded Miss
Shimodas discharge and she asked by Gener-
al Nogi to vacate her place. 1t then that the
peeresses showed what metal they made OF.
General Nog prevailed upon to permit the
pupils to bid farewell to the discharged school
mistress. This occasion presented a scene that
has never before been witnessed in Japan, much
less elsewhere in the Orient The 5000 girl pupils
belonging to the richest and most bue-veined fam
lilies in the Sunrise Empire gathered in the
cramped campus of the school around Miss Shi-
moda, with eyes filled with tears and their walls
rendng the surrounding atmosphere. The dis
missed teacher wept did her pupils. Finally
the girls were prevailed upon to enter the great
hall of the school, where the farewell ceremony
to be held When Miss Shimoda rose to de-
liver her parting speech, she was overcome by her
emotions and tainted. So did numerous girls in
the audience. The entire performance showed
how woman had come to question the authority
OF man, who has posed for all these centuries as
the despotic ruler of all he surveyed The i'm
portance Of this incident it is impossible to exag
gerate, since it is like the straw that points out
which way the wind is blowing
China has caught from Japan the infection of
raising woman's status. How far the emancipa
ton of the celestial woman has proceeded was
lately demonstrated, when the shy slant-eyea
women of Canton, South China startled the com
munity by announcing their intention to hold a
public demonstration to assure their support of
aggression in China. 1t is estimated that at least