Evening star., 1912-11-24

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availad himself OF every possible oppor-
tunity to consort with other EsperantistS
and to increase his practical knowledge
of the tongue. His interest in the move
ment grew and finally. I'm 1910. with ten
other enthusiasts, he set sail for the
United States on the liner La Provence
with the object in view OF attending the
International Esperanto Congress in this
country. He found the United States
much to his liking that he decided
To remain here.
Mittout is at present working a
baker in large restaurant OF this city.
In addition TO his work during the dav
lie is studying Italian. German and Eng
lish at night. He already speaks Spar
;sh. Next year. if~all turns out well for
him, he hopes TO return 10 France for
time, but he says that he likes the
United States and especially Washing
ton. too well to remain very long across
the water. and he expects to return here
TO continue his studies and his work.
Among the students worthy. of note al
the Franklin Night School is young Tevnk
Ismet. who comes to this country as the
protege of the Turkish ambassador. Ismet
speaks very little English. nor can he un-
derstand the language. but he converses
fuently i'm French, like most of his eoun-
trymen He has written in that language
the story Of how and why he decided 10
come to this country. Translated literally
it runs like this:
In my fifteenth year | had finished my
primary schooling. The time had com"
for choosing my life work. ! liked agr-
culture much, and above all avicultur"
and dairying. which are the large and I'M
portant branches of agriculture. On
tered one of the agricultural schools o.
nv country. After some few years spent
there in gaining my diploma ! found that
what ! had learned would not be enougIl
to make me a first-clasS agriculturist. l
wished to learn many more things neces-
sary for an agriculturist: | wished to gain
broad experience: in word. l wished To
become a practical man In that line Then
! began to cast about for the best road
to lead me to the end OF my studies sue
cessfully. 1t was America, that honorable
and famous country which would do this
for me: it was America which had the
honor to light the road of aviculture and
of the dairy industry, well as the Other
branches of agriculture. | have found
everything here to my liking. and already
quicken my steps in the hope of making
good progress.
Ismet is the son Of a physician in Con
stantinople who believes in liberal educa-
ton He will attend the night school long
enough to learn our language, and VIII
then enter some college. but just what
one he has not yet had time to decide
After completing his college course here
he will return to Turkey.
The industry of most of these aliens is
remarkable when IT is considered that IN
almost every case they are handicapped
enormously, some by a lack of knowt-
edge of the language. some by the de
mands made on them by the work
through which they earn their living
some by combination of the two. Emory
Wilson, principal of the Central High
School. who has had large practical eX-
perience in dealing with them points out
however. that one reason for the excel
lent showing that they make is that the
foreigners who come TO this country to
obtain an education are often of A type
above the average
They are fellows with unusual
amount of nerve and ability" he says.
'If they didn't possess these qualities to
a marked degree they would lack the
courage to make the plunge"