Life and light for woman . e, though I presume she may not be more than fifteen;but I find I cannot judge of ages in this country, as the womenmarry so very young. Miriam is but just learning to read, andpursues her studies under some difficulties, as she is obliged tobring her tiny six months old baby to school with her. Next toher sits Miriam from Hulbaat. She is not so quiet and prepossess-ing in her looks and manners as some of the others, but she isbright and quick, and very eager to learn. Then there is Shimone,who graduated at Harpoot, and comes here to be with her husband,and improve i
Life and light for woman . e, though I presume she may not be more than fifteen;but I find I cannot judge of ages in this country, as the womenmarry so very young. Miriam is but just learning to read, andpursues her studies under some difficulties, as she is obliged tobring her tiny six months old baby to school with her. Next toher sits Miriam from Hulbaat. She is not so quiet and prepossess-ing in her looks and manners as some of the others, but she isbright and quick, and very eager to learn. Then there is Shimone,who graduated at Harpoot, and comes here to be with her husband,and improve in her Arabic. As I look at her delicate face, withits almost childish look, I am reminded of our dear girls in Amer-ica, whom we shelter very carefully in the home-circle for manyyears; and yet our little Shimone has for some time had a home ofher own, and many womanly cares. The other two are womenfrom the congregation, who, we thought, might profit by coming. During the years 1869-71, the buildings were erected which are. 4 LIFE AND LIGHT. seen on tlie extreme left of the picture on the previous page(). The first, beginning at the left hand, is the CollegiateTheological Seminary. The second is a double house containingthe Girls School, rooms for two lady teachers, and a missionary res-idence. The other two buildings are missionary residences. The girls school-room was completed so as to be occupied inJune, 1870, and the term opened with five regular pupils, besides; others who came in as often as possible for lessons. Of its firstexamination, in 1871, Miss Parmelee wrote: — Mr. Pond conducted the opening exercises, and, I must confess,that I improved the opportunity to indulge in some wanderingthoughts. I had one excuse—I was surprised to see how brightand pretty the pupils all looked. Their clean holiday clothes, andtheir smooth, shining braided hair, were some improvement upontheir daily school attire; but more of an improvement upon any-thing we see outside of our
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