Show Real African Prince t Sf t Studies on in America J A c AN N African prince a student at the I University of Pennsylvania one I who is heir to two thrones in his I native country is isnow now non a member of the junior class having finished his sophomore sophomore sophomore more year ear at the closing of last term A wonderful man he Is having haYing mastered mas mastered mastered English German and French French In addition to covering thoroughly a course cours of study In the grammar schools of ot London and taking courses in three of our American colleges before enter ing Penn At the I completion of his course at the university it is his I tion to be ordained a minister under I the Lutheran faith and return to Africa there to work among his brethren who are not enlightened His name is James R Parker spelled s in his native tongue Yuca Tow ah His grandfather is king of ot the tribe one of the most powerful in all aU Africa West Yest Central Africa or the land is where they live Jive James ramES Parkers father being dead he heis is the direct heir to the throne and will willIn In fn all probability return to Africa and rule over aver his people and teach them thorn His mothers father is king of Or the Pes sy tribe located in the same region and to the throne of this tribe he be will also al fall faU heir at the death of his grand grandfather grandfather father lather as he is is next in a direct line When asked which throne he would prefer to hold the young prince said that his fathers people are more civil civilized C civilized U bed than his mothers but that he is undecided The tribe is Mohammedan in faith and are all more or ory 07 less leas educated I The penalty to a member of oC the tribe who cannot read and write Is d death ath I Twice a year they the are examined Their clothing clo is a loose garment which covers cov covers CO COers ers the entire body bod in the form of o a drapery On his lecturing tours during the summer Mr Ir Parker wears his na native natIve native tive costume A skull cap bedecked with feathers adorns his head bead The Th tribe from which his mother mothE r comes are entirely different in their mode of or life They are a semi barbarous people and devote their time timeto timeto timeto to the manufacture of ot cloth very 3 little of or which is 13 worn by themselves Ves and i t in hunting They Thoy ar are considered consid c rM i 11 il Africa as a one of oC the nt mightiest might t hum huni Ing tribes on the whole continent I Th Tr The cloths cloth which they manufacture i i sni to the more civilized tribes Elephant lions and tigers is the gamo game hunted huni 4 n by these dusky dusk and aDd during a ye PH r many man of these the e are tre augh some dead and others alive all The ek elf el elphant is used by b them an as a ba b ast st or d f burden and al d in war oar When hen a lion lino or tiger is captured alive it is on r i ia a sacrifice to some of their gOO gods ai an arii subjected to ta the mot most t cruel cruet The prince was baptized b by th tb 1 p its David DaY d A Day DR at the Lu Lutheran Lutheran Lutheran theran mission k lon n in Africa Fr From Frum in thu th time forward he be clung clUBb to that rH rI KI gi giand i and to this church he ow owes mu h f r 1 success while hile lecturing 1 during th t h sur nr mer months The Lutheran huTch n I proud of her eon convert rt and tak takes eo gc rr icare i j icare care ca re of oC hiss him The only white people PC of f t Ii tribe trl has any knowl f e d ethe the English Engli h Germans Germa and Fr n i With these th countries they trail trai tra a ai A i occasionally have a w war ar r In ord r rh t h 0 the tribe could more dewith de dewith with these whites this young prin print was sent by b his grandfather r kino king the tribe first to London Lond o n wh h r t 1 r took a course in the grammar si s l hOOi oo He net nest went ent to France Franc Fra in th the H a 1895 1595 While he be was as yet in the th Fi Fren school the To and French h had j j controversy contro in Central Africa and ani th the war var which followed cost this yUr v u z mans father ta r his life ire The b boy Y compelled to flee from France 1 pot t L is should be put In slavery slaver He lie Wit ont II th r tr r r OJ Germany and aft after r staying short time returned to ArT Alrica ca Having Haing had an In ight ht to th the s d dof ti r of England Germany and and Fran Frans KP t young man decided deeMed that th t the ale lu ai i he desired could be gotten belt bette il i III t tto new world and so his third trip tl t tu th the civilized world was as made J de to Am r rHe a aHe aHe He first entered Lincoln uni unite w r rat at Chester Pa where he be spent t was enroll i i sears rs The next year h he at St Stephens college Anandale y r In W 1 h c centered Y and antI there spent a aye year entered the University of a nia nd wilt will be among th the gradual s from there in 1304 1994 l r |