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Show TEACHING YCUTH OF EGYPT, Koran an Important Part of Syste of Education. m In tho acqulstlon of tho vn boy's education, tho Kora pf " moi:t important part; it Is, i fact foundation of all instruction given u mint, first of all. be committed to memory; and the pupil ls taught to read and write each portion al fast as It Is memorized. As a mental stlm-ulus-ln tho case of Juvenile scholar? a palm branch, judiciously admlnls, terod may tako tho place of our more familiar birch rod. While tho major-ity major-ity of tho students do not pursue their studies moro than five or six years yet many remain much longer, HttlriK H themselves for tho duties of doc'or H lawyer or ruler of thotr countryircn' H No boy may bo admitted boforo tho H ago of 8, but, on tho other hand, ad- m vanced age is no bar to entrance; so, if it pleases him, tho man of maturo years may con his tasks beside a , youthful classmate. As a rule, it is only tho boy of tho upper class who Is able to avail himself of a prolonged course of study. Tho poor boy must early In life tako up tho strugglo for existence. Four-Track News. |