Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27

one who has the right to wear the title
''pundita' (Which signifies scholarship,
insists that the regeneration of India
must be accomplished through woman.
She Is not a Christian, but famous
scholar. philosopher and philanthropist.
She has given UP Brahmantsm, nut
does not accept all OF the doctrines of
Christianity. She does not admit the di-
vinity of Christ, for example.
But she is doing an immense amount
OF good. She has rescued more than two
thousand little widows from the awful
destiny to which they are committed by
the Brahmins and has given them home
in an institution she has founded at
Poona, where they are supported by vol
untary contributions.
There is woman's magazine, edited
by native women and published at Mad
ras. There are several native women,
both Hindus and Mohammedans, on the
platform in India speaking for the eman-
cipation of women.
1.-THE English club at Poona has re-
Gently been opened to native women.
which Is a tremendous advance. 1t Is the
first recognition they have ever received
from the English.
British Goodness Objected To.
1.-The supreme complaint OF the natives
is that they receive no sympathy from
the British government. There Is where
Christianity comes In again.
Think of what could be accomplished
for the uplifting of India were the learn
ed natives, the leaders of thought, to &C
cept the supreme principles Of the Chris
tian religion, and were the sympathy OF
the British government to be SHOWN 10
the less fortunate and to those hlgner up
also. In official circles natives are still
ostracised, and only recently were the
doors of the exclusive British clubs OF
Calcutta thrown open to Indian gentle
men,"
A plan for partial recognition of the
native element in the government or IN
vised by Lord Morley, secretary Of state
for India. and provides for additional
representation of the Mosem and Hlnou
population in the viceroy's council and the
provincial councils throughout the empire;
The former will consist hereafter of SO
members instead OF 126, Of whom 135
will be elected by the people, and similar
LEGISLATURES will be chosen by the people
to frame laws In each OF the dinerent
provinces. The viceroy's council will have
Jurisdiction over taxation and the oudeet'
which is a great concession.
In view OF the recent anarchistic out
breaks q safeguard is provided IN a, quail.
fication which authorizes the Imperial
and the provincial governments to declare
Ineligible certain persons whose character
and political opinions are considered con-
trary to the public interests. These con-
cessions to the natives for larger snare
In the responsibilities and the privileges
of the government may satisfy them ior
q time, but they must be followed Dy
other and greater political rights and
privileges in order to preserve the peace.
Daughter Of Clergyman.
Miss Cotton is a native of Easthampton.
Mass. a daughter Of the late Rev. Aaron
Cotton, for many years pastor OF the
CONGREGATIONAL Church Of that place. and
In her girihood was prepared for musl-
cal career In concert and oratorio.
my early education was almost entirely
musical" she said, land l studied mod
ern French, German, Italian and Spanish
to help me In what I had chosen as my
lifework. Nine. Pauline Viardot -Garcla
prepared me for the concert stage. !
studied oratorio with Nine. Rudersdorn
and was engaged to make my debut with
Theodore Thomas orchestra when gave
up that career because OF my fatner B OPP
position.
school. at Pennington, Conn.,. and WenI
there and taught music for fourteen
years. Among my scholars were many
girls from Washington, including the
daughters of three Pres reside r,is1d ,ie
LAS a diversion from my duties 1 took
I'm the study of languages, and first IA
n1iIiarized myself with Latin and Greek
and other European tongues. Then TOOK
,p Russian and the Slavic languages AND
took the courses OF DR.. Harpers schoo
for oriental literature at ChautauQua.
received certificates in Hebrew, Arabic
and Assyrian.
II took the advanced graduate courses
at Yale with Prof. Sanders. now of WASH
burn College, Topeka, and then LETT
Pennington to devote myself entirely to
the study OF languages. entered Rad:
cIiffe College as a special student and
studied Arabic, Pail and Sanscrit there
I then went to Berlin in 1905, where
studied under Profs. Sachau, Peschel,
Geldner and Deltitzsch. Then l went to
India in 1905.
II can read fifty-four. different Ian
RuaRes," said Miss Cotton, II have a crit
ical knowledge of fifteen. and can read,
write and converse fuently In six.
"I have read the New Testament In the
Zulu language. I can decipher inscrip-
tons In Assyrian, Arabic. Persian. San
scrit, Coptic, Avestan, Pail. Syriac and
Prakrit, which is an inferior form of
Sanscrit spoken by the common people.
and can decipher cuneiform inscriptions" "
Miss Cotton Is visiting Mrs. c. w.
Richardson Of Connecticut avenue and is
receiving much social attention during her
stay In Washington