The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-05
FAR EAST AND
j. 5. FRIENDLY
PERSIAN DOCTOR IN HoUGHToN
SPEAKS OF RELATIONS BE-
TWEEN HIS COUNTRY
AND OURS.

According to Associated Press dis
patches the annual meeting az IN,
Persian American Educational Society
was held at Washington, d. c.. yester-
day. when plans for the further work
Of the society were discussed. The
attention of The News was called TO
this meeting today by Or. Oakshette
OF Houghton a student of Persian
conditions who is now making ar
rangements TO become an active mem
Der of the society. but who has for
years been a supporter of the move
ment TO bring about closer relations
between Persia and the United
States. DIR. Oakshette states that this
interesting work has been given little
publicity in the past, but has been
carried on by students of Persian con-
ditions almost entirely He states
that the Persians think more of the
people of the United states than they
do of Europeans and look 10 US for
help in developing their resources
along educational lines Dr. Oak
shette is personally acquainted with
several Of the leading Persians who
have come to the United States 10
learn the customs and the methods of
education i'm this country. He is al
so a close friend of several officers of
the Persian American Educational So
ciety among them, President William
II. Hoar of Fanwood, y. j.. 4th Vice
President Charles Mason Remey and
Treasurer Mira Ahmad Sohrab Of
Washington. d. c.
DR.. Oakshette has just received the
first number of a new publication given
out by the society, which has been
named star of the West" II contains
eight pages Of English and eight Of
Persian and is issued Cor the promo
ton of educational, social and relig-
ious conditions. The Persian script
resembles the Chinese and looks like
a sheet covered with shorthand SYM
bols. Like the Chinese writing IT
reads from the bottom up and from
right to left.
DIR. Oakshette gives a short history
of the organization of the society and /.
the purposes for which it is intended: /
in the year 1908. shortly after the .
terrible earthquake of Messina, a SIM
liar catastrophe was reported in Per-
sla. Following the liberal outp0uring
Of material aid from the United States
10 the stricken people Of Italy GER /.
tain public-spirited persons communi- /
Gated with the Persian Minister In
Washington with view 20 ascertain.
ing the extent Of the disaster in Per-
STA and the immediate need Of his
people. so that relief might be sent TO /.
his country. The minister was obliged T.
% reply that there was no way of for
warding contributions and the prof
fered aid had 10 be declined. n
Having this philanthropic condi- Il
ton in mind and desiring TO further
aid the cause OF public education IN /,
Persia In order that the people Of the I,
East and West may become firmly \,
united the Persian-American Educa-
tional Society" has been formed. ItI
viii provide a trustworthy means Of
funds through its special I
American representative iu the person
'f Mr.. Sidney SpragUe of the faculty
1f the school OF "Tarbeyat", Tcheran. h
Persia.
Mr.. Sprague is a citizen Of the ,
United States formerly Of the city OF .
Wis and has been teacher
H. a.F. ..fH D.
M, Persia. for the past two years
This public school has based its meth j.
DDS Of teaching upon the Modern Sys- {
em, and 30 was founded nearly fifteen a
ears ago by a few liberal minded ;
'ersians, who were eager 10 dissent .
late the seeds the practical education E
md the Industrial knowledge Of the ,
vest among the children OF their be-
owed country