A Japanese Student

Frank S. Simons, writing from this place to the Detroit Journal, says: One of the most interesting students at the University Bummer school, which just closed, is a young native of Japan, Matsuyama by name. His full name is Shigiru Matsuyama, or, as he laughingly explaina it in English' "Growing Pie-Mountain. ' ' This name is too cunr bersome for ordinary use, and his friends' here cali him "Motsey" for short. Matsuyama received his higher educatiou before coming to the United States, at Tokio college, where he studied for five yeara. Beingof a mechan ical turn of mind and finding tbe facilIties ior pursuing studies along this Jine somewhat inadequate in Japan, he carne to this country in 1895 and entered the University of Michigan as a student of mechanical engineering. He is one of some 150 Japanese boys who are at present studying at different schools throughout this country. Motsey 's father holds an important posltion under the Japanese government, being conneuted with the medical department of state. After he graduates from here in 1899, Motsey expects to return to Japan by way of Europe. Wnen he reaches Japan he will enter upon work in a foundry. 2Je Btates that there is hardly a good founry in Japon and the opportunity to get to ne front in this line of busi' ness ir very 500a . In speaking Cf higher education in Japan, he says: 'i'sere is only one inBtitutiou in Japan that vou would cali a university, and that is the Imperial univertity at Tokio, with its 1,500 students. Next in importance ia Tokio college, with 800 students; but after graduating from the latter, work in the university corresponds to post gradúate work here. There is no coeducation in these schools. Modern languages alone are taught in the common schools whileGreek and Latin are reservad for tho colleges and imivers'ty. English is by lar the most gener. ally taught. An American can travel very easüy over the wkolo of Japan, for it is hard to flnd a place whero some of the Japanesc do not speak English.