The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-12

The Mohammedans feel that the edu-
cattonal standard OF the followers OF
the prophet must be raised and that
this can be best done by educating
/ The girls, Ii is much the same with
the Hindoos. some of whose leaders
have established girls schools. There
Is a man named Roychand, Jain,
who has founded school for women
at Bombay. and that city has other
semlnaries of similar kind.
You have all heard OF Pundita Ra-
Tabi, who lectured in the United
States not long ago and collected some
money there for her girls school at
Poona. She is Brahmin, and belongs
10 one of the highest castles of the
Hindoos. She was educated in Eng
land and for time she was profess
sor of Sanscrit in one of the colleges
there. Her school at Poona has been
good All of the pupils are child
widows and some of the little ones
are only five or six years of age. Many
are young girls. and others are full
grown women. In that school the are
taught reading, writing and arithme-
tic, and also such arts as will At the
pupils to make their own living out
side They learn to sew and embroid
er. and also kindergartening and
trained nursing, as we'll farm
of the women learn dairying and sheep
raising Many of the graduates are
already earning good salaries, some
are teachers. others matrons of in
stitutions, and not few have married
again, Some have become mission
aries.
Christian Work Among the Women.
Our missionaries are accomplishing
much for the women of India. as are
also those of Great Britain. The work
can be only done by the women, as
men are not allowed to go into the
women's quarters or to speak to them.
There are about 1000 females among
the missionary population. and the
most of these do more or less work
There are 13S foreign women physi-
clans and numerous hospitals and
schools. There are two Christian coll
leges. and in Madras alone more than
100000 girls are going to school. The
girls are bright and they seem to
learn quite as well as our girls at
home. a number Of them entered the
university, and some of the daughters
of the higher classes have graduated
not only at the colleges OF India. but
at those OF England, and are now act
ing as lawyers and doctors.
AS to the government schools, those
for girls are increasing, although
they are still far outnumbered by
those for the men. For Instance
India now has 10000 boys schools
with about 100000 pupils. and only
10000 girls schools, with 100000 IN
attendance. The percentage OF 1lllt-
eracy among the women Is far greater
than among the men. IN al lndla
there are less than 100000 women
who can read, and this means about
one in every $50, On the other hand.
about one man in every ten can read
and large percentage can both read
and write. The officials tell me that
only about % per cent. of the boys or
school age go to school and less than
per cent. of the girls.
y One Of the crying needs OF TINS
country is medical attendance and
especially doctors for women. Lady
Dufferin started a movement of this
kind and Lady Curzon aided In carry
hight on. The customs and caste dis
tinctions of India are such that only
woman doctors can treat the native
women, and the great need Is lady
missionaries who have good medical
educations The first female doctor
came In 1870. and there are now many,