Whole Turkish Nation Back at School Constantinople, Jan. 3.
'A remarkaute spectacle was witnessed in Turkey yesterday, the whole nation going back to school—men and women, old and young, being peremptorily summoned to class-room to learn the new Latin alphabet. Even grey-heards hustled along to revive their youthful memories and women nursing babies came to learn the A.B.C, The national schools for general instruction in the new characters were opened impressive core) many, xpecches being delivered referring to the benefit likely to follow the new revolution in letters.
It has been arranged to give year's instruction in reading and writing the new alphabet to two-thirds of the population of Turkey. Reuter.
Angora, Jan. 3.
Turkey hay been plunged into by the death from pendieitis of Nedjati Boy, the Minister of Education, who had been prominently identified with the adoption of the Latin alphabet—Reuter.
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