The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-07-29
JAP LIKES TO INITIATE
AMERICAN BROTHER
MR.. AND MRS. ALEX McKECHNIE
OF TOXIC VISITING AT
BIRCH LAKE
MEN ARE BOSS OF HOME
ROBBED HAIR IN THE ORIENT is
SURE SIGN OF MORAL DE-
LINQUENCY

LINOUENC1
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Mckenzie OF
Toxic, Japan, are spending several
weeks vacation with the lady's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Malvern, st.
Paul, and this week the families are
ENJOYING an outing at the Malvern
summer home at Little Birch Lake.
Mrs. McKechnie was formerly Dor
othy Malvern and is well known to
the younger set of Sank Centre.
Mr.. McKechnie is teacher OF Eng
lish and Education at ST. Paul.s I'M,
versity, Toxic. This is an Episcopal
institution. He is a st. Paul young
man, but has completed hive years
service in Toxic. He and Miss NAL
vern were married about three years
ago. Mr.. McKechnie has three years
more to serve under his contract at
ter which they will make their home
in the states.
The University has not fully re-
covered from the loss caused by the
quake of September 1928. Mr.. Nc
Kechnie was taking a special course
at Columbia University, New York,
at the time.
The school accommodates 500 stu
dents at present and when complet-
ed about 1000 can be cared for. This
is strictly a boys school, in fact there
are no co-educational institutions in
Japan above the grades. The stu
dents are largely japanese, although
there are some Koreans and Chinese.
The entry into the University is by
competitive examination, and stu
dent must have passed through High
School to enter. There is a College
of Arts and one of Commerce. The
ARTS college is sub-divided into Lit
erature, History, Philosophy and Re-
ligion. The Commerce is divided in
to Economies, Commercial Practice
and Law.
st. Paul's University operates UNI
der government license. 1t was OPP
ened in Toxic about so years ago.
Prior to 20 years ago all modern sub
jects were taught in English. The
Is departments of the school is sup
ervised by faculty of about SO only
about half dozen of whom are
American and English, or foreigners.
There is a two-year preparatory and
a three-year college course. The sub
jects are not wholly elective, but an
effort is being made to permit elective
courses.
Mr.. McKechnie stated that because
of the system Of education the Jap
anese student was an absorber, not
thinker; he was a follower, not. one
to take the initiative. He said it was
fortunate for the leaders of the gov
eminent that this condition existed
as it stabilized citizenship. The rad
ical in any large numbers is an un-
known quantity in Japan.
All of the subjects in the univer-
sity except in the English department
are taught in the japanese language.
The Japanese authorities are very
strong on lecturers and some of the
members Of the faculty, who are spec
ialists, probably work in practically
all Of the larger educational institu-
tions of the country. Some of them
do not devote over four hours each
week to St. Paul's University.
Prior TO the quake Toxic was the
largest city in Japan-something
over 100000 people. Osaka, $50
miles distant, the Pittsburgh of the
Orient, is now the largest city.
Mr.. McKechnie stated to the Her
aid Wednesday that the business Sec
ton of Toxic was using concrete to
reconstruct the business blocks which
are modern. The Japanese business
man talks English fuently and dress
es in modern fashion.
The English morning newspaper,
The Toxic Advertiser, is the leading
newspaper. 1t is owned by Mr.. lFlas-
cher of Philadelphia and carries the
full Associated Press and Philadelphia
Public Ledger News service. There
are not more than 1000 foreigners
in Toxic, small percentage of
whom are Americans. The English
are the most numerous among the
foreigners. Mr.. and Mrs. McKechnie
reside near the University. They
have a little son born in Toxic al
year and half ago. Living in Toxic
unless one cares to exist almost Who'll
" solely on fish, is very expensive if
the American standard is to be main
tanned. Ordinary soup meat will cost
$1.25 per pound inferior butter 30
cents and good milk cannot be obtain
ed at any price. The infant mortal
ity of Toxic is very high as the FAM
flies are crowded together in places
where sanitary conditions are UNI
known.
The woman's place in Japan is al
long way from the high level of the
American housewife. In Japan they
serve their lord and masters and have
nothing to say about conditions.
Noticing that Mrs. McKechnie did
not have her hair bobbed the Herald
editor inquired if the bobbed hair
craze had not reached Japan. Bob |
bed haid in Japan is a sign of dis
grace she said. eft is sure mark
that the wearer has committed some /!