Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-20
YAM POU LEE.
His Experience and Those of Otbsr Va.
students with the Chinese au,hna,.e ,e

ls hss ~ peiiehce anu Ihosc OF Other Ynls
ties. Aoti-
From the New Haven palladiuml
Yam Pou Lee, one OF 'he ioriy.eiobt
Chinese students who were studyna ~
American schools and colleges wbsu
recalled in July, 1881, by the Cbinasa
government, on account of reports tbet
the students were losing all sympathn
with their native land, cutting off the;,
queues, marrying American wives. etc
has returned to America, and is now n
New Haven. Lee was member of tbo
present senior class am always regarded
as the brightest one of the Yale deleoa,
tion. AS writer and speaker he gave
much prominence, taking high rank AZ
scholar and winning the decIamation
prize in the Gamma NJ Society,
On Lees return to China the students
were inveigled into dark, damp section
of the city where they Jared rather III
A deputy was appointed over them and
his duty was to prevent them from es.
Gaping. The general opinion Of the
natives concerning the students ana
American education was that of disap.
pointment. After being detained in con.
finement for a month they were taken to
Tientsin for examination in one Of the
departments Of the government. The
examination was q farce and increased
the officials disgust of cur much, boaated
educational system. The officials had
an idea that the boys were well prepared
in the different professions they started
to America to learn, whereas they had
been studying mathematics, Homer and
Virgil in general way as preparation
for special studies. So great was the
belief in China that the students had
adopted American manners that the
deputy who had them in charge gave
each ones queue personal inspection,
lest, after the manner of some ladies, the
attachment were only temporary.
Lee, with twenty five others (amoDg
whom was Pom Chin, another 'S4 mani
was assigned to the naval Department.
where he remained r1re monthf. After
a vacation of six months, an American in.
novation, and obtained only after con.
tinued application, Lee took "French
leave" and entered lawyers Office in
Hong Kong. He occasionally visited
his home in Canton, where bis people
were delighted to see him, although OF
course his American customs and ways
seemed queer, ard they, like a great
many American parents, thought it
strange that college education failed to
receive the best positions in the lard.
Dr. Hooper, the ell-known missionary,
procured employment for Lee, in the
translation of the laws OF the Sandwich
Islands. Lee also supported himself by
teaching evening school, and was always
stimulated by an intense desire to re.
turn to America.
OF the relations CT China to England,
Lee says that the latter is jealous of her
interests and intends that they shall be
paramount. England would like to see
France take Touquin as that would open
up more ports for her commerce. The
British minister promises Lebung
Chang to mediate between France and
China, although the Chinese forces are
in preparation for war, aud should the
French forces attack Bac. Ninb, Shout
which increasing numbers are gathering
all China will go to arms. Chinese rail
roads, Lee says, are rather quiet a
present. The foreign residents got per
mission to put up ten miles of horse-ca
line between Shanghai and Woosung
but there must have been scme trick.
Yankees among them, for eocn the man
darins saw that instead of couple G
lnoffepsive donkcys, dragging gail
painted horse-csr through their street
at harmless rate of speed, real cir
der factory locomotive, Eaggage.cal
ETC.. with a genuine brakeman, wh
must have Jumbled the name
OF those Chinese towns in way 10 max
his American colleague blush. At frs
the officials were too much dazad by tb
presumption of the foreigners to max
any decided opposition, but soon CHI
naman was accidently Killed by til
road, and the authorities bought it j
at three times the price and tore u
every rail. Donkey travel has assume
its popularity, and those whose r.
sources do not admit the luxury of s,
dan chair lament the sudden demise
a cheap transportation and walk. Or
OF the ~ men, Pou, is studyiog for II
second literary degree among the lite
az, and the strictness of the examin
tion IS evident from the fact that onl
ABOUT ten per cent. of the applicants a
successful. Nun Yea Chung. the POI
ular little coyswain of the Yale GREY
mas been in the consulate's office, but
now teaching and engsged on transl
ton. Chin is the son OF a wealth
farmer, and deciding that Cnina is b
enough tor him, has taken unto himse
better half with very small feet and