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the main school extends over four years, the post-graduate course extends over two years, the elective course over four years, and the training course for kindergarten conductors over one year, the length of the special course being fixed at each admission of fresh pupils.

The number of pupils in the year we are speaking of was 311, and of graduates 86. One of the instructors of this school was Miss Yasui, who was educated in England; she has gone to Siam lately by invitation of the Queen of that country, to instruct the women pupils there. A higher women’s school is attached to this school. The course of study extends over five years, a year longer than other higher schools for women.

There is a higher school for girls attached to the college. It is designed to provide the means of studying the general method of women’s education, and affords the pupils of the college an opportunity of practical training in women’s education.

The number of pupils in that year was 325, of graduates 91.

An elementary school is also attached to the college. It is also designed to afford the means of studying the method of general education, and to secure the pupils in the college an opportunity for practical training in teaching children. It is divided into three sections. The first section represents an elementary school in connection with a higher school for girls, and is provided with ordinary and higher elementary school courses. The second section comprises both ordinary and higher school courses. The third represents an ordinary elementary school organized as a single class school. The course of study varies from two to four, according to the sections.

The number of pupils in ordinary elementary course was 323, of whom 80 were boys and 243 girls; and that of those in higher elementary course was 139, of whom 28 were boys and 111 were girls.

This gives a total of 462, 108 of whom were boys and 382 girls.

A kindergarten is also attached to the college.

For the purpose of training women teachers, special normal schools for women are instituted in some provinces, whilst in others a section is provided for women in the ordinary normal school for males.

There is a school for women under the direct auspices of the Empress. It is under the control of the Minister of the Imperial Household, and not of the Minister of Education. It is called the Peeress’ School, and, naturally, the women belonging to the noble families have the right of first entrance, though the door is not shut against the daughters of other respectable families. Here also a kindergarten is attached.

There is an Academy of Music in Tokyo under the control