The evening world., 1912-04-12
CHINESE GIRLS
TO Be EDUCATED
AMERICAN STYLE
Mss Mabel Lee, Native of
China, Going Back Home
to Teach Sisters.
BIG CHANGE COMING.
Women Given a Chance to
Study Text Books on
All Subjects Now.
BIG CHANGE COMING.

All Subjects Now.
nGouerife MoQevs MarshaN
sgAs object Of the Chinese
UoB9'S sAsoseaon has always been
- 0Aks her Q comfort and . de-
1Ghs 70 other people. The Amsri-
- girls training seems TO 30
11seetsa primarily toward her own
lnSsevsmsns for her own ends"
mat 10 the interesting conclusion Of
avDfy clever young woman. who un.
onootonabiy knows what she's talking
eb0st. Her name IL Miss Mabel Lee.
oaa seven years ago she came to this
oeuntSy from China, whore she was
oofn and brought w. She has studied
~eoAunuaily. part OF the t,mo at Column
~ University. lin now she speaks and
soaAs English fuen:iy. She II . suffra-
~ and . real progressive. and by-and-
~ she 10 Coins back 70 teach her little
Gl0ears IN the East.
Meantime she has thought a great
leal about Chinese and American girls.
80 Ire social systems which make
tAsn what they are.
ZACH CAN BORROW kNoWL.
gooe FROM THE OTHER.
There u much good In both the
1astern and the western educational
0stAsds." she told me frankly. "And
thiuh Il will be IN excellent thing II
sasA esn borrow somewhat from the
suAee
'Untn rscsutiy the average ski In
Chias Wa taught aimest nothing out
a books. There we're no sohools for
hoe. The oAughtsev Of r1eA people wsro
often educated ~ home. - knew -
muoh Chinese utsraturs - their
treehsra They evss wrsee Dostry. ana
se0e q tAsm were quite learned But
thooe couOgieed eney . WI mail class.
'rhs avssaGs ohinass a Was taught
10 snhreidse vssy bauufany. ~ was
tAnght nusie;'ts O,ay. thAs u - ~
sensumss ~ learned how - aas.
'Dut ~ tAeee aooompe1oAAaats Wao
primarily FOR ne bsasat ef SAess around
her In her hons. Ne sSva displayed
her talents eutsidA - made Ne 81 them
for financial Sro0t
s8ss 0oUe 10DOFeaoe leoosno
wsse concerned sVsa 0ese l1sestay
w3tA Ne welfAse q these aeas 70
~ ~ vas lnotsuetel mlautely
evssytA1ag having - o Win
maAAgsas1s q tAs AoussAolA.
~ Always tset eass q her uSsls
v9Uohego aAl 0lSteSs, ga q learned
~ - 60 see ~ swa eAlia1sa
~ tAsy eaAA AAl freo hR
~ aays ~ w1s tausAs ne axt
MANNERS. ~ gsnts courtesy
- ssls.s9assasas tAas AAvs ii.
~ .GAAgoSteglsel. IN. 0AiAsoo
ossms 10 ne" NAss Lee continued
S1eeGotsuay. 'that o much faux car
- ooonD Win that training ~ Tar a.
g Uees. osatieness and good HOUSE
w1eegy. the accomplishments Of music
40 eu~orc'dsry. are dsMshtfui and de-
dsosee thinSsI Only they are not enough.
~ noW ~ are trying to make UP for
- 1eoclsaoss by adopting much Of
~ strsasth.
oaNLS IN CHINA ARE NOW 90.
IVA TO SCHOOL. '" &
S11noa svsry giri In China, except
a0oag the very poor. now spends sew.
~ ysAss Of her Me In school. Some
- ~ Ieave until they are eighteen or
o1ne4o1l tor We have several ooueges
- ue0ea We study languages. maths-
o00oA eoDeery. Just - American girls
- - 0eDe exosl h one branch, soma
y oneshse. We have women phys,cians
49, 0Aay women nurses ana tsachsrs
~ oeDo women Wal vesssd In the
seDov - nv. skhoush shsy DO no,
DsoD3eD u.
s9eess Of our sisis hss yst followed
- American example and gone iuto
eo1eneee OMEGA nrmly believe cha,
Noom's minds should b trained, bu,
Dogosaaliy I sss, that n Of the mos,
hnosgtaat rsasoos for this training ID
~ ~ women ~ become more IN.
eecuosat end sympathetic eompanionl
~ thsir husbands"
you believe that marriage 10 the net.
usal destiny Of womenf" asked.
J19eet Cainsss women fsal that way
so0 Lee snswsrsd simply. You see
~ ere all 70 very fond of children. w,
thlnk motherhood such . very beautifu
40 pssdous thing. The Chinese woma,
could not understand rAos suioids."
AooociATloN WITH MEN re
oTNicrgo w CHINA.
sDut sn't her acQuaintanos with me
wv much more restricted than 10 tn
60 With girls hsssf"
syea, IN this matter there hes no
49, = much change. Doys and girl
- - came family ass together NOR
noV than formerly. but there 10 no "a
~ ljte shared between the young me
ass1 Upmsn ~ In this country. And IN
,4asnssss are arranged BY the parents
Is aoevrse."
sDut doesn't the educated Chinese gtl
roboo against thar"
1ucation ~broadens the mind. but
49, uot change the disposition. at Leaf
~ - Z generation. The Chinese girl
e3ngoliy submissive n respectful /
tooyents.
<Ars after all. there are two side
question OF marrias, arrange
GoDot The Chinese father >ad mothe
GuDst aRectionste. and their idea !
nlRS marriages II 10 make thel
- happy ~ possible. The
~ going - g1vs thsir daughter
0an Wbo0 they do not know