Inglenook, The (1907) . ^ N the India Orphanage we have two schook,one for the boys and one for the girls ; thisis the rule in this country—separate schoolsfor boys and girls. This is also the custom in Englandyou know. Here it is very good that there are separateschools for the girls because they are so shy and bash-ful that it would make it very hard for them to sit in. classes with the boys. You know it is only now thatgirls are becoming educated at all. Their parents andbrothers say they cannot learn and it is not worthwhile and so they are discouraged. And then againthey are married when
Inglenook, The (1907) . ^ N the India Orphanage we have two schook,one for the boys and one for the girls ; thisis the rule in this country—separate schoolsfor boys and girls. This is also the custom in Englandyou know. Here it is very good that there are separateschools for the girls because they are so shy and bash-ful that it would make it very hard for them to sit in. classes with the boys. You know it is only now thatgirls are becoming educated at all. Their parents andbrothers say they cannot learn and it is not worthwhile and so they are discouraged. And then againthey are married when very young and their attentionis drawn on other things so that there is no time leftfor school and so they grow up in ignorance and neverlearn to read and write. But gradually schools for girls are being establishedand some are getting to school, especially Christianand Parsee girls for both believe in education and donot marry so young. We give every girl a chance togo to school and even compel them to go (for some donot want to) that all may at least learn to read theBible for themselves and write their own letters. Butsome of the older ones cannot write, so they must al-ways get some one to write their love-letters for would you like that? No secrets in this countryyou know. And after that the Sahib reads them yetbesides. There is also another strange
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