Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-27

that the duty of woman is to help
her husband in looking after the home
and children. The independence OF
woman in the noblest sense of the
phrase is 10 be desired, but at the
same time the inheTen- spirit of self
sacrifice in woman should not be de
stroyed''
How soon do girls get married after
graduation from school? How many
children haev they N 1--WE years after
marriage"
These are some Of the questions that
the Office of education has put to the
girls middle schools throughout the
country The answers viii form pTac-
teal statistics. and are expected to be
OF much value to the educational de
partment, which is contemplating a
reform in the present system of edu-
cation. This it believes to be urgent,
in view of the feeling that degener-
alton of physique is taking place
among girl students.
The educational office had been in
terested in the question what kind of
mothers the graduates of the girls
middle schools make, and an investi-
CATION along this line was made. Then
Baron Takagi. president of the Jikein
Medical school. offered some concrete
suggestions to promote the work by
sending out series of questions. He Is
convinced that the rising generation
shows signs OF physical retroSression.
and says that the causes of this ten
dency must be corrected.
The young men and women are
steadily running low in weight" Baron
Takagi declares. land there are indi-
cations of general degeneration. Par
tiCularly is this noticeable among the
girls who have pursued their studies
in the middle grade. or even the high
er schools. When they are married
they prove unsuitable mothers phys
iCally. They are not in condition to
nurse their own children. So-Called
ladies OF the upper or aristOcratiC
classes show a decided deficiency in
this regard.
Enthusiasm and faith in the success
of his mission fill the Reverend Ka-
kichi Tsunashima, Japanese pastor
in the Congregational church, who has
go to the United States and endeavor
TO help solve the California land ques-
ton. His chief activity will be in
making an appeal to Americans as
Christians. He expects to sail for
America Dec. 81 on the steamer ChiyO
Maru.
Mr.. TsunaShima reasons that true
righteousness and civilization will in
due course of time be appreciated.
He thinks that the question of Japa-
nese land ownership in California is
too big problem to be settled in
short time, and that it does not admit
of temporary solution. He will try
&c solve il on the broad basis of uni
Yersal love and Christian brotherhood.
In fulfilling his mission Mr.. Tsuna-
shima expects TO visit churches, pas
tors associations. and otter Christian
organizations. mad TO write and preach
his thoughts and ideals as opportunity
offers. lie SAYS there may he faults
and shortcomings on the part of the
Japanese, but by his proposed under
taking he believes he can persuade
his countrymen to a better mode OF
life.
Drilling soldiers in the task of how
to fight under CALLING fire was the key
note of this years big military ma
neuvers of the Japanese army at Ma
Coya. according to foreign experts
who were present.
Every day the purpose of the ma
neuvers was to test the moral courage
of an army which found itself eX-
posed to complete humiliation, or at
least, a ruinous onslaught, from the
enemy. Detachments were sent across
field which artillery and quick-firing
guns were supposed to be mercilessly
decimating their ranks.
Everything possible was done to
show the foreign attaches the plan of
the maneuveTs and so far as could be
observed no secrecy was maintained.
Every evening a Japanese officer gave
a lecture TO the military experts, point
ing out the plan and operation of the
maneuvers upon an immense map
hung upon the wall.
The Emperor was active throughout
the maneuVers and il was noticeable,
as another evidence of the growing
spirit of democracy in Japan, that he
personally shook hands with each mill
tary attache.