Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-03-06 | Page 26 | Yoshihito, Crown Prince of Japan

Yoshihito, Crown Prince of Japan. "Yoshlhlto. Prince of Haru-no-Mlva, Is tho son of the E-nperor," writes Florenco Eldrldgo In Pearson's. "Born on 31st of August. 1879. tho Prlnco was, In accordance accord-ance with tho Imperial conventionalities, taken from his mother and placed In charge of the Marqulso Takamaro Naka- J'nma, who, na guardian of tho Imperial nurseries, has under hor personal super-vlalon super-vlalon tho young princes and princesses until they reach their fourth or fifth year, "When 7 years old. tho Crown Prince went to tho Nobles' school In Toklo, a pro-ccduro pro-ccduro that might bo aaid to have marked a now era In Japanese history, for theretofore there-tofore tho Imperial prlnccK, consldorcd sacred In the oyes of the people, were nurecd In an atmosphere surcharged with ancient court traditions, whllo nono but tho noblea of high offlclala In whoso care they wero ulaced mlcht como Into their presence. It was In contradiction to thla conservatism that tho Crown Prlnc entered en-tered tho Nobles' school; and he roclted In classes with other boys, Joined In their gamca, and fully enjoyed his occupancy ot so democratlo a position, "When quite a young lnd, however, being be-ing far from robust, his guardians, acting under tho ndvlco of tho court physicians and Dr. Baelz, professor at tho Imperial unlverBlty-who Ih also consulting physician physi-cian to tho royal family removed the Prlnco of Haru-no-Mlya from school, his education being continued with prlvnto tutors tu-tors who paid great attention to tho modern mod-ern athletic and gymnastic exercises; measures that in a short tlmo spoko for themaelveB in the transformation of tho weak child Into a stalwart, wiry youth. "In May, 1900, tho Crown Prince, then In his twcnty-flet year, waa married to the second daughter of his Imperial highness Prlnco KuJo, Sada-ko-Kujo, then a girl of 19."