The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23
PERSIAN YOUTHS
At UNIVERSITY
Sahag and Tamraz Have Fiji
Records To Hang Up Be-
hind Them
Especial to The News and Observer

Especial to The News and Observer
Chapel Hill. March 20.-Witl .I5g
two electrical engineers Ill q popuI1u-
city of 500, 900 and only ten practclrt
physicians in a city OF 250, coo inhahl-
tants, a r~eturn-trip engagement IL tn
cities CT :h.eir nativity will be inviting
70 Leon Mari Sahag and John Moor
hal TamraZ, an electrical engineering
student and a medical student. respec-
lively. in the University Of North Car.
DINA from Persia. Teheran and Ta3-
riz, leading cities in Persia, and the
homes Of these two Armenian students
in the University, are not in the lrll
Of the gigantic struggle in Europe.
Equipped with university degrees
trained in a thorough technique -
their two professions, they will return
TO Persia to build up a proftahl.
business. John Tamraz, on conplet.
Ing his slX~year medical course US.
, years hence, will return to Tabriz, IS
taDlish himself as a leading pract:-
toner. and reimburse his services rs
the ~eXactiOn OF Ee1Sla'S doctors lee 0f
81 q visit. Leon Sahag will estapllSt
a business in Teheran, contribute T.,
the material unbuilding Of the capital
! city, and incidentally Draw 3 SALARY
! Of $3.50 q month.
But that's q story Of the uncertain
future. How we'll students from Tor
| eign countries can become adapted To-
| educational ideals and standards o.
American institutions is demonstrates
III these two representatives from Per
ia who matriculated III the TniYer.
0ity in the fall OF 1911. How John
TamraZ aHG Leon SahaS emigrated
from Persia, landed IL New York CITY
and later came TO North Carolina Of
| ferS visible aSpects y: the everyday
opportunities in North Carolina and
nor educational institutions.
They were classmates III the Amer
lean Presbyterian high school IN Per
sia, graduating in the same class
Tam" as he is known to University
students, broke away from his mother
country in 1906, reaching New York
City in Jun Of that year. He was
to report back to his classmato the
conditions in New York and the op~
~portunities for work. For three Years
he labored in the capacity Of a book
keeper in factory n manufactures
establishments, and in 1910 "Sahag
joined him. For another year they
worked in "cahoot" in business Offices
and then decided to come to NORTH
Carolina, learning Of it's splendid eli
matte conditions and the spirit OF de-
mocracy prevailing in the State.
The two matriculated in the Univef-
sity in the fall Of 1911. Tam" regis
tered for a course in s. S. medicine.
and "Sahag' registered for q fun
course leading to the degree OF b. >
! in electrical engineering. They ars
! diigent students AND their grades are
r testimonials to their efficiency in the
classroom.
"Sahag" has developed g gifted tai
ent in drawing, and his sales foi
I credltable paintings are a source O
[ yearly revenue amounting TO 5lZV
: TWO Of his productions have berI
. hung in an art gallery Of Battle Greek
I Mich. They are representations O
the Dervish. a Persian singer, and
0alr Of slippers. These two produc
tons are especially creditable. An
other expression Of his talent is eV.
q denced in his teaching Of student
the art Of drawing. His pupils ar
usually citizens of Chapel Hill who ar
DESTROYS Of acquitting Skill in IN
studies Of oil paintings.
When funds are nedeed to deITa
y college expenses, a summers agenc
Tor Bibles generally supplies the Re
qulslte needs for these two worth
n students. Tam" in the umrner O
h 1913, took the agency Tor Bibles !
9 one county in Virginia and when n
completed his campaign he had $50
ABOVE all expenses on which TO "a
MN over another college year. Ill
expenses in the University are aroun
II $3.50 a year.
10 German Threat Answered.