. India and Malaysia . that the matter would be keptin mind, and that, as soon as possible, a school would beopened for English-speaking girls. This was done a yearlater, at Cawnpore, andsoon after at Calcutta;next at IS^aini Tal, athigher rates, to coverthe expensive living ofthe hills; and next atRangoon, Poona, andBangalore. Thus a fieldwas entered which, forboth sowing and reap-ing, had been largelyin the hands of RomanCatholics. A class ofpeople who will spendall their lives in India,and be identified withits good or ill, sociallyand religiously, are be-ing taught in a mission-ary atmosph
. India and Malaysia . that the matter would be keptin mind, and that, as soon as possible, a school would beopened for English-speaking girls. This was done a yearlater, at Cawnpore, andsoon after at Calcutta;next at IS^aini Tal, athigher rates, to coverthe expensive living ofthe hills; and next atRangoon, Poona, andBangalore. Thus a fieldwas entered which, forboth sowing and reap-ing, had been largelyin the hands of RomanCatholics. A class ofpeople who will spendall their lives in India,and be identified withits good or ill, sociallyand religiously, are be-ing taught in a mission-ary atmosphere, and,when possible, trainedfor Christian cost the Missionary Society comparatively little, andeven begin to contribute to its expenses. The Naini Talschool supports nine orphan girls. The girls of the boarding-schools are from Christianfamilies, unlike those of China, Japan, and other mission-fields. They are thus receiving advantages impossible forcaste-bound, zenana-locked Hindus and IMohammedans, and. MRS. SOPHIA DABREU THOMPSON, B. A. 376 INDIA AND MALA YSIA. the consequence is that the Christian community is risingabove those of other faiths in intelligence even more rapidlythan it is increasing in numbers. A large majority of theyoung women who have entered and passed through theuniversities are Christians. These universities were in advance of those of Englandin ojicning examinations and degrees to women. Their ad-mission was not questioned. Miss Chandra Mukhi Bose,the first candidate, was prepared in the GirPs School atDehra Doon, in the American Presbyterian Mission, andpassed her entrance examination in 1876. Passing throughthe full course of study, she received the degree of M. A., in1884, and is now the principal of the Bethune Girls Collegein Calcutta. Only one other lady has passed the highest ex-amination, and she, too, is a Christian. Fourteen havepassed the B. A. examinations, of whom nine were Christians,the others members of the Brahnio Somaj.
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