The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-14

in the world is Constantinople COL
lege, where women from all parts Of the
orient are sent to be grounded in the
prts and sciences Of the occident. For
ty years ago the small school which
was the beginning Of the college was
in Constantinople. 1t was
a missionary enterprise. and in those
days the orient looked with suspicion
on the occident and with disapproval
on anything like the higher education
Of women. All this is changed. how
The sultan has set the seal Of
bis approval on the school and recon-
mends the education of Turkish young
women, while from Armenia, the Bal
kan states, Greece and the farther orr
ent girls of the best families are sent
to enjoy the educational advantages OF
an institution which is as we'll equip
ped as the average American woman's
college. Many rich Americans have
contributed generously for improve
ments, the total cost of the college
buildings and equipment being about
three-quarters of a million dollars. Re
five splendid new buildings were
The head of this college is DR.. Mary
Mills Patrick. an American, to whom
are due the high standard and the sue
cess Of the institution. She was born
at Canterbury. N. n. From New Eng
land she removed to the state of Iowa
with her parents, residing during her
school years at Lyons and there being
from Lyons college.
Soon after her graduation she went
to Turkey under appointment received
from the American board Of foreign
missions and first spent several years
in the eastern part Of Asia Minor.
where her work was chiefly among the
people.
Here she acquired a knowledge OF
the Armenian language that marked
her from the beginning Of her career
as gifted especially in linguistic fac
ulty. Besides the Armenian, she speaks
nuently Turkish. Greek. Bulgarian.
French and German.
After several years residence in the
provinces Miss Patrick was
called to the American school for girls
at Constantinople. to which institution
she has devoted more than thirty
years Of untiring. effort. establishing
there q standard for the education OF
girls that has changed the entire at
titude of the various races of the near
east and the ideas of the Ottoman
government as well on this most i'm
portant subject. From a high school.
established in 1871. this American in
stitution for the higher education of
young women has grown under the
able direction of DR.. Patrick into the
strong and well equipped college. the
only college for girls in the Ottoman
empire. Seeing the need of such a
college in GNnstantinople. which draws
to itself people from all parts of the
entire Levant. v influencing the
thought and life of Persia and Arabia.
Egypt and southern Russia. as we'll as
the whole Of the southeast of Europe.
Miss Patrick early determined to work
for the establishment of IL permanent
educational work Of high standard.
Spending all her vacations in study and
research work. taking courses success
at the universities of Heidelberg.
Zurich. Leipzig. Berlin and Berne. she
finally took the Doctors degree from
the last named institution. her major
work being in che field Of Greek phi
losophy. She has done notable work
in psychology also and in ethics. as
well as in Greek literature and bis
tory. In 1890 the school owe which
she had for nearly ten years presided
incorporated into a college. and 1t
ia due to the splendid efforts Of DR..
Patrick that this institution IL now
established in fits beautiful new home
on the European shores Of the Bos-
porus, the center Of intellectual life for
the women of the neal east.
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