THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DAILY. LAWV DEPARTMENT. Miss Cora A. Benneson was a graduate in class of 8o. At present she is practicing law at Cambridge, Mass. Miss Julia R. Jennv, of the class of 82,l is a successful lawyer at Syracuse,t N. Y. Octavia W. Bates graduated in 1897 from the law department. She studiedI law for the purpose of fitting herself to deal sore fundamenatly with so- cial questions. THE EDUCATION OF TURKISH GIRLS. WVhen t had the pleasure, a few weeks ago, of talking to te embers of the1 TAomsuens League, I said that had time permitted t should have given themi some account of the American College1 fo Girls at Scutari Constantinople.I have beess requested to say a fesv words ccncerning that College in this women's issue of the U. of M. BAILY. As t egin to write t seem to feel my- slf greatly impressed beele vast differ- ence between tle environmets of this cilege in Turksey aid those of Ame- cans colleges. It would not be fair to say hat wonen in T'urkey have no edca- tion, because the Sultan provides schools of a crtain grade asd the daughters of many walthsyTurks have French and English governesses and ar, in a way, well instrui-ie'd. But the mass of Trt- isis womaen are shrouded is dense igno- rance. Suppiose for a moment we reflect oii this fact. Many of these somen and girls are in- telligent and by observationi asdeen, iaural aility pick uip a certaiin amount of knowledge. Many of them are quick to catch the soiunds of different an- gpsages aiid ini this way acquire a smat- iersing of Fresnch, Esglish aid Germas. Its addition to s t'erkisilanguage, ii cetaiss parts of tir Empsire iioerrs Greetk is ele language of ordinry uster- couse, as in thiler parts ele Blgriasn sniisArisenianstongsare used. Bust tireducaioii sif somnciadstgirls, ithes sense ini whichlswe osceive it, was hiardy Iknowis untilithstirlain~iig of seholsiby tes e iricaiis isusisoureses I say Asmserscan msisonarie-, becausse by far thic lrer srs of teseisissiosisschool is Tsurkeysrseisisser tesdirecionsof tes NatiisA.ercan isBa.' i Giesstese- conitiiios oe rossbit be asoisisie anit selighteetbysyhesefact thast sliersre .various seminiiiiiis fo girs ii Turkey seiere is atitinedeia "grede of euicaiosi ,iihlesossparses favorusiti h thas inss i orsewassischeosolesuetndi tisi.CoBes lege ositct etse seak ing s ee il it is th e imtoxts elend etioss fiatr' a<- it is exteendediii sisis'sAmeratsco- ..I. -shulit o ut sy tastheer is utie sas simyb btie t te suit e a ersits f ~ ilia tit a ndt itRsad- l ifs,a Bun 5 s.o i tetir sier gresstssWomse's college' 'Wsellesley, Vat- s raditithbu sil aclegite clii eation in itbetses cnbetasises. Tcl e a ctr s nowinititsl teiintsacademiceyer.Inithstr teginningsIs is sits a iissitnscholtstorsirles,bltisti sih es ieel its an inicostsrateel blay slunsderstelirI eissnisof t e Asmeci- css Boasd liiit nt whlsly edepedseit for its rsuce pn costribstions ciii thsal tsoard It Isimberinissits fsc- lt sirestt isstwetsesytBinpcfe-) Ss adui tushtstes 5t it e5 itofsi s ,t itri te sf isusiriandapsectsartsryj scisi. t Itsmsirey' t1at1ashirelit a catasloiguseif tescoso, litsmyisoisister ,ioii istht t elii-usmsbercsof Ipsutilsin at itedancr i rot Icss thassZ0. 'ITle esisis isn oiisf le collee is ressitskssbly 0555 it ittesi siecostsier stire. itsaiissigr isntier whiirch ery fisrigs sisstissnal ivstirt it initierksish Emirite Irsos. Mystruer ittio limited5to ginto50 desilI iii regisdtoithsitse sisitirsc, lits sisy ssr acquaintest isit the goicnerissrisal rcc srictios in iTurkleywivi fllapiipeiteI walits I seais. le htuits ielf. iou ee hal, nrigi- s'slly asgaarec. ihcer-toriedsi licsg, las tess nlrutcestby inugs, assd assitere sbstantiailssisisgcatleel Baross hal, 1as een addsest. csissected to ele old sirelby a coridosr. Oit imeetisng teles ho itbealosg to' te faculty one is inpessed by theirt rnsress, enilsisiasiss ansdtrefisemient, asnd it is sdiffistlt to realie elit they are sit far rou theseois tit they loe asd else thousand and ose helpful and sinu- latisng ressousces of ossr sdsily hosme life.i We feel that they have given uns a great deal, they sent never to thinl of it. Nothing ut a supreme sense of duty, devotiosn to tir sevie of te Ltrd, asset a faith that losuposn lia "things that are ot tres' san eisaccut for tesereal happiness whsich they evidently possess. Of course they have their hones of dis- coureagemnct, but this is not an abiding state. It goes without saying usomern have the power of ins thusiasm, and she earnest, ca t500 of the girls whscome to be a reward. We already have spokeno thsat teeussriculusm of studyi vanred. They are seeming happy set of youing women ani asnd have many attractions whi ceuliar to theusselves. They al sweet, soft voice that invariab to oriental wonsen. Their ns arc Greek, Bulgarian, Arsmeni this school at Scutari, are m found daughters of English as residessts of Consitasitinople There are also a few Tnris] ,stays enrolled osn ele booksi c loge. Souse of the Turkish shown remarkable ability. 01 in particular t recall. Shen progress in Englishs, devotir especially to English literaturs so proficient that she translats that these musss be of great influence. We all ex- day-Rev. John D. Pierce and Gen. spiring en- islt a great deal of college girls;5 in Tur- Isaac E. Crary. gee asen- cry, pehass, not so much is expected, Fatter Pierce, as people called him, them must tut much wiii surely be effected, and it is wasa-sent out from the East as a mission- ths unaninmous tesimon- of persons who ary. Hle and Gen. Crary beasmeiter- f the fat Iknowv about the lives of these young esed in Cousin's Report of the Pes- is well ad- wromuen who have graduated frosm the sian system of schools. They appreciat- rly a very rolege sosse years since, that they are cd the strength of that system, and id children, hepul and true in the positions in though them it became practically the ich are pe- which they are placed, inspiring these system of Micshigan. At the constitu- 11 av e ts, less favored sisters with a great desire tinal convention of the state in 1835, ly belongs to attain thus higher education and Gen. Carv secured an article providing rationalities noblee life. for ele adoption of that system, with the ian, and in t already have overstepned the limits office of Superintendent of Public In- any ises o space assigned to me, but I shahl be strucion at the head of it. Such an of- ad German glad if what I have said shall arouse the fle had not existed before in any state as well, interest of the Michigan University girls in the Union, and ye its importance is ;h girls al- its the girls attending the American Co- readily seen in an organic system of at the co- 1.ge isa Scutari, and perhaps some of schools le the one established. girls lave themsaya in the fisure, feel thenmselves John . Pierce was appointed first S- ne of thaems led to accept a position on that faculty perintendene of Public Instruction and nade great vhererby they also may illustrate Welles- ins a naper which he read before the g herself c's motto, "Not to be ministered unto Michigan Pioneer Society in sf5, he eand was btL to minister." tells of the task which was given him, sd Shakes- 1Tiff. Jainesa B. Angell. snach he so well accomplished. "An _____________________________________ast sas passed (083f) requiring the su- pueisenden en prepare and subsil to thse legilaure a plan foe the organiza- tion ad support of prinay schools; a plan for a university with branches aso a plan for the disposition of the unsersty and primary school lands. I ad five monhs before sme in whict to dos i. One ting was favorable: It sas a day when all was astir with activity and life-the watchwod was progress and improvement. The field was clear: tere weer no old issitutons and dep roted prejudices to be encountered and removed. Bt the cosdition of the state v as o be taen into account. We eer less than 10,00; all was wils, ansi the people were cosparaively poor. All was to be created asew. We had no casals, sir railroads; even ele old sow cs-sets sa scarcely to be fousnds. Ve isa , the umbestrewagon and the Id; trail. 'se forded rives and waed muarshes-but nowihstandisg all tas, ts" people thunrstIeccame muosly front this regions of schoolihousesstd uee anxios foe scoos. I sisy also add, that ele early movemient ishus dire- siun sidedl umateiallyisithesesetlemuen ofC tlurcountrvc." Thu resossibiity of slur supeiuss 'ii- esniuiis uususrse. Me ad oere ususi- Pos scees of school ad usivesity lanuds tbustk after,' and beside he1ud oplist tushuet nto workisng oedr ass orgnic y ctis of schools folowsing thu rFus- tutunumcutle, cosisising ioisools grad- Sin.; foteeuhlehprmuay to teuitsersity Cuto cuttres thsetw uo etreuusr, let- ssat-ragedttoer1brsanchus of te utiviersity, the ttsuprtedh teduitheSunuiersitiy f~d u hse usnerrnit ery succesful juetdit timse uweetsepeby hiseipubic higtschols.i So te sytem~as ellbeg lasbts it exted nt hve 5 1 Cariedout witti nn~chsuccss ex~pt or t etnrs - idgtc yte Natutunali 'overnet u. uefo s orinanuse oI f 17re-sup, rui tud55thspies its te fCiiair wsodii "Relsiin mity rt.,ow edgebe us I'eues stary tdii gus 5 r5 50 f and - - ~~I ur lulis s o i si Suschoosixasite :S JMESa. NG[:LL.themes of educaSthu isalis edisr if iiic slis EI PUBLIC SCHO'OL SYSTEM t5 5 tO~it5te ipwsat itus1 55orlsgte. snhits Siofuiit ntctui s ss 5gs50oruouu ssuito s ~ s liuc itlen OF MICutstSIGuA'sN gisthth wrtouse Car,1hi }i isiSe seni'wait thureussessuit staes5t 55 i tiiii ais uitwh le-s di i iu t iiand so 5 hsL-. tn" a c n uo frl or wi c it sud i sat r m r d'ed t a ichig n ew s tt e- i t e 5-c a h t tr si a iaua pe-1o lluiooite ormsit ucatngsccIe is'rof ista stionssisatdland re, and hs cr~uoii +rithr iiia , tctutimitiinetl-cied.Mrortwtwnhpofld hisWa us ,, issiiod tosome tisu tchicii bl5150 cnt an sisutSof asuss Cr-su 55t a Tnrsiscoc n nls hid een atracted i, \t S Scll iicesit t tua i- y suppou5 sed S 1, th ii ilts ile ttuu-itr'e 'whichs tue -d sly 'sit 5uthIsd ias-hothe th-reeuo -ain o nhhr c -d ie eryinteicin o uad iii this suiicue t - ii r sits entusia iwliststhusi ision iis (s817). Juste 'r le in i s sue. vsuid ist hid c u ,ushleists tret i cutry Ihseer-'sltit-nl"slisthit: teittolitthis cot iusu besets h.ihalu-sitvusithtls cr se foto ldg !ile e Ish full iii in s pissicvau Ams erircan s i tsere'is ltt'itraeeof ath iing he - ,set 55 stieisu ior o tegft Is not us- i lS"w fo' CussastsionsuitheusaSluryhlss foulkh ut poseesells 555 is iJohtilt ii- i t~ Sluorst y of iC hit l, suisusthis teotle lvedil cru uSnsuh-lt sal rnmill n uit lse c sge r se Isiple tierusiti us adwrecnetust uuhtthe .sijusy etites ta tuu ustutuhiss asso errstistabh esusts.t 5hStIsues cre gae thtet. cisutelieft's suitsefl er'nbrn fusihatusud Iv-u-itftere te Amuericnsixtootl: osses 1, ia55ngtheSlurs rs colluhees reels tatre sispsufCthis euustrythise is utslittle fre iTe e"iiissosithSlresoolsssellstin gush, ass e u'S sueuu t syi neud in 'sitschinfos'sirigar we gi ded by im tand temunas i usilureErie canaltwus aotissed thisuse. Is us suhItushd isaapp, riatonaof sitsa oon wus lit uhso siusated as t5o he a- tpotu u its tchu utsinean. Fror Sluredu- usCf thee etesibyisammuuigaion fromunheliarFstctin ifshepoise is esentuilioetala tig. But Slu -o M'ichigans sat seinadmasy of tese is hus utis prinites osit-sasgoven- intensede irlsitsr Westernstasutes. Thurerhools, dust ills st tPreuci' appreciated hus. for he vfoeruvhats s'thisterritoritt period, uere ury sud. "It s tiepisciple ofuaiersal irehenrusionuas anduiltus, instution mueagr. I sedcussionsuadoipted by tesePilgrims and res asue cetis hht:our sat hisschaetquusificaeiosch erisshe b their dexcendsansthough use casses r suuiirruin isa teachler, was aility to xiii reeuhuss eeations ushich has gvena 5t wrelaier.usinurcand smernd the pens whicha were it cus and their sous pe-emainene." it o Iieritaire of quills. The school haouse was a Florence Walker. c-ill- t sig t, lld was IIt maksingi'uhisesand hthus Cil - sill, acuteds uwitshstuuswon esar sit hegratsit f1uss1 ties IfstesrIhis ShadiSer less thu-l li stintoi uuitlsiuai paruedtby aIChistuianlustetse distribhsutedlusit. uuuil ioC Is uslerus bininststiructedh in isd iuusmeansiol thesatttaiets ( iisle girSuwheni it is-erall~y Outse- trlege usrts I suits s Greet.hlly "055555 inte origi byults tuteCull is Sel rtich learedshthis isxt, Sutsiguts tt'iiet sldetpared i sthsitel s~:ets es sue It usas a huest scsiformnc5e.Itais tsunesi eccselhy tutu it re5sembullexsI'e~ tvt se as 55o55so gireaut for 555-ild he for six issue 'Ths muusal ievelopmntts Turish girls is also intceresti set inteuresting uf sill is thuri sire ons thseliars of liaese girts tile muight i-all asir~ituaslt tus sit ths'trnuths if use Scritiur ve~e nteetuis fi il td.W hn heducations, we snow swe ousgh ul religisu oppiortunsities, seemeusd toussrtihat slusvyaalhr ibe drawna forthe girls s nChr r h prto h ilant Lureat Lighat las indeed cuss vividness thsat I fear we, whos favored, little understasnd.T of these girls, as tacy go out ssnmighut