The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-09

foot wide and it has a half dozen Or
more catgut strings. In another
room we hear. the girls reciting Eng
lish. and in another see 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 di-
visions known as the primary, middle
and graduate sections. The girls
enter the primary school at the age
Of six and remain there until twelve.
During this time they are required to
study four or five hours a day., and
Saturday from three to four hours.
The middle section requires five years,
and after graduating there the St. :
entS may enter the graduate section,
which is a sort of master of arts de-
partment. and which has a term of
three years. In this department
there ar4 courses in Japanese litera-
ture and art as we'll as in the several
sciences and languages. Most girls
graduate at about twenty. but only
about one-half of those who enter re-
main for graduation. So far the
school has had more than two thou
sand graduates.
Teach Fashionable Accomplishments
Fhe Peeresses' School is by far the
most fashionable and aristocratic OF
the empire, and a large part of its
purpose is to fit the girls totake theil
places in society, both at court and a
home. Many of them become the
wives Of generals, statesmen ane
diplomats, aAd they have to uphoiJ
he position of their people. They al
learn to draw and paint and they dc
SO most beautifully. They are laugh
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them do good work in sculpture. TIL
Japanese are naturally artistic, am
even the small girls write and sketcl
with great facility.
An important branch. Of the teach
ing is Japanese etiquette. The pro
fessor at the head Of this department
is an old man of the Samural ga
who is said to be the best of his kin,
in Japan. I watched him put abou
twenty young ladies through the prop
er ~evolutions necessary to the recep
ton of a guest. The girls had t
bend just Sc keeping their backs per
fectly straight as they bowed, ant
then getting down on their knees an<
spreading their hands out on the mat
while they bent their heads to tn
floor. Their actions were wonderful,
graceful. but the old gray-haired pro
lessor was not satisfied unless eacr
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and not q hairs readt out of tn,
way.
Japan'S University for Women.
Japan now has q university for wo
men. 1t vas und about eigh
years z by DR.. Jinzo Naruse, wh>
is Its president. It has been aidee
by the emperor and empress and b.
many OF the leading men Of Japan
The empress gave 1000 yen toward /
at the time OF it's opening and man,
public men are contributing to it
support. This institution has nov
1900 students and there are abou
500 inits dormitories. 1 have spen
the greater part Of today in goin.
through it. Situated on the out
skirts Of Toxic, it has from fifteen tt
tWenty acres Of beautiful grounds. It:
main buildings are Of foreign style
Some are Of brick and some ar
frame. They run rou a campu
filled with magnificent trees anc
have q fine outlook Yer hill ant
hollow.
The Institution a about 70t
alumnae already, although the frs
class was graduated only six year:
ago. The first building / entered wa:
the alumnae hall. The alumnae cal
themselves the Cherry and Mapl'
Club. They are organized and the,
are doing a great dea to further tn
university. They publish a college
newspaper, known as the Home Week
. ly, which deals altogether with col
lege subjects and schools news. The.
; run a store, where the girls can blu.
5 anything they need from pins an
needles to candy, perfumery. book
and other school supplies. They haV'
, organized a bank. where the student
; deposit their money, all buying i!
the store being done with bank tick
, cts, which may he secured from tn
: cashier next door. The ban does
} business of about 500 yen per day.
Many Of the alumni are carrying o
l postgraduate work. Among Othe
2 things I was shown q diagram gotte
up to disprove the statement that edu