The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-07
n I.T0BE PLEASED
BY VIRGINIA YELL
Japanese Scholar Gets Real Col
lcsc Welcome in Cabcll
Hall
A BRILLIANT SPEAKER
lie Tells Audience OF Students
Life in His Native
Country.
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large company @: students, visitors
ana members OF the faeu.;y Of tho
lhiNcrsity o; Virginia ass An,bicd in
Sdpell Han this afternoon and eX-
tchHcu an enthusiastic welcome TO Or.
inazo Nitohe. tho mrs, exchange pro-
lessor accredited BY tho coysrnmeu,
cI japan 10 the United States The
mig hall WAS crowded. ana the STU.
cents gave tho distinguished japanese
scholar Il real Virginia ysll. which
seemed to please him nightly.
The occasion was the March College
Hour at the university. Dr.. Nt,ohe
spoke about student life in Japan. His
course OF lectures Oh THE Govern
'ncnt aud Institutions OF ia pan was
opencd las, night. whon he addressed
:, large audience in Madison Hall To-
morrow night no viii lecture Oh THE
'eo=raphical Features OF Japan" and
Friday niSh; his subject will be THE
History of japan"
President Alderman Introduces Or
Nitobc at the college Hour. Tie did
80 in an eloquent ii,tlc speech. in
which he r,ferrcd to he par, japan
is playing in the srca, field of inter-
national politics and the Intellectual
development Of the world.
Dr.. N!;obe drew an entertaining mic.
ture of the way the students 1--we and
work in his native land He brought
down tho house" on several occasions
whsn ne compared the students Of his
country and this. lie said that in
some Of the courses At tn. japanese
universities. which are exce7tionally
popular students have been known
10 go 10 tho lecture hall a, o'clock
In the morning in order 10 get a good
Sna h.. ~,
until o'clock On such occasions the
students take their breakfasts with
them. lie deplorcd the fact that there
is not more interest among Japanese
students in outdoor sports. hut said
that the reason vas different atti-
;udc on tho part OF the student In
lnpan toward his college cours- than
that characteristic OF the American
student. This Japanese student. he
said, finds his college and university
work a matter of lie and death for
his record a, the university will! fol-
low him Whatever ne may desire to do
Then. also. there are only about one
in eight or nine young men who apply
for the entrance cNdm!nations VINO
can oe accommodated BY the four uni
versiiics in Japan. and the rivalry is
keen. 80 naturally thcy mean bus.-
ness
When our boys get through the
college course" lie said, they are
abou; twentyfour or twenty five
years of nSe. They do not. however.
matriculstc.' pr. Nitobc delivered
this remark with broad smile. as he
did this one: ''Wc have no coeduca-
ton in the Japanese schools"
Recent events in the Virginia LeSis-
lnture were recalled when the speaker
made this remark, and the students
applaudcd vigorously.
When was student wears 20 in
tho north Of my native land" said pr.
Nitobe. - read the lives Of some OF the
sons OF Old Virginia read OF Wash
instoc1, who is known ami beloved in
my country as he is in yours I read
Of Lee aud 'Stonewali Jackson. whom
We also revere and admire. Ana
read of Thomas .Tcmcrson-all this
when perhaps should have been de-
voting my time Ia my lectures. But
am glad did read about these great
sons OF old Virginia. And now as
stand here and thirk about those days
long ago. when first heard OF JEFF
ferson, Monticello. charlottesville and
the University of Virginia. cannot
toll YOU now deep and genuine IS the
feeling of pleasure | have in being
here
In concluding his talk Or Ei,ohc
said that tho chic. aim Of the college.
and universities OF Japan was TO make
the students good and useful citizens
The moral side OF training. ne said,
was strongly emphasized
In his lecture last night he gave
an introductory survev of the course
he VIII give this month. The lectures
arc open to the public.
Or $ttohc has most attractive
platform presence. winning per-
sonality and u gift OF speech Which
combine TO make him a fascinating
lecturer And his humor is irresist-
ihle.