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v.'icutil'ir education had entirely dissipated all Zulu superstition and lalsi 

 ideas which are so deeply rooted in the Zulu mind. He was not l)rilliant. 

 and had some of the easy-going characteristics of his race, hut on the 

 whole was, I believe, as capable professionally as many of our white con- 

 freres. He held two or three district surgeoncies at different times in 

 Natal, and so far as T know, acceptably to the authorities. 



Mr. riordoii, who was magistrate at Napumulo while Dr. 

 John Nembula was district stirgeoii there, said of him that he was 

 a thorough gentleman and an able physician. The only tlvug 

 that he, Mr. Gordon, regretted was that he could not in\ ite Dr. 

 Nebula to his table because he was a black man. 



Dr. Lindsay Johnson tells me of a native from the Congo 

 who studied medicine in the Edinburgh University, and passed 

 his examination with honours, receiving several gold medals for 

 excellency of work. 



These are not exceptional cases. A great many Zulu young 

 men and other natives of South Africa have gone to Europe and 

 America and taken desfrees in divinity and law and in other lines, 

 often with honours. Given an eqtial chance with the white 

 students, the Zulu youth makes a very fair showing. ^ 



The two cases mentioned above received their medical educa- 

 tion — one in America and one in Scotland. They took the same 

 course of study, passed the same examinations, and received the 

 same qualifications as white men. Such a course has somewhat 

 to commend it. It has many seriiAts objections. .\s a practical 

 solution of the question before us, it is impossible and undesir- 

 able. Those most interested and experienced in native education 

 look with distinct disfavour on a native's going to Europe or 

 America for an education which he can get here — or even 

 a])])roximate here. I think that most missionaries and educa- 

 tioni.sts working amoug the Zulus in Natal will agree that such 

 a medical education of the Zulu should l)e had in South Africa 

 ri;ther than in Great Britain. There is a very distinct danger 

 that five or six or seven years in Great Britain would get a man 

 out of touch with his OAvn people and lead him to acquire th.e 

 ideas and tastes of a white man. He might even want to drive 

 his own motor car and have his office in the Britannia Buildings. 

 Ke would verv likely be unfitted for the simple life desirable for 

 tlie dfX^tor depending on a famil>- practice among the Zulus. 



Furthermore, the ideas of equality of races that a man is 

 likely to acquire in England, is not condticive to harmonious 

 relations between the white and black races in South Africa. The 

 Zulu is (juick to acquire an idea of his own importance with but 

 little urging. The bump of self-importance is much less likely 

 to become over-developed in Stuith Africa than in England. 



A third reason against the Zulu's going to England for his 

 medical education is the expense involved. Not one Zulu in 

 a thousand can aft'ord the expense. If they should be sent at 

 private or Government expense, the cost of training one mtn 

 in England would train ten men if the education took place in 



