The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13
cHILDREN or CHINATOWN.

They Make thr Nest pictureHquc
Feature. of q sauniid quarter
While the Chinese quarter Of san
Francisco j. picturesque. and might
well be- taken for part Of the Chinese
eniplrc this plclurcspueness covers a
multitude OF sins What delights the
eye often ohcnds the nose; and "a
wore combination IT evil smells can
hardly l~ imagined than those one
mHsis IN this crowded and ilthy quar-
tsr.
us Iicturesqueness however. Is lis
reireming feature. aud the pretiiest
things that greet the bright.cyed arr
qunInlly clad little children
The streets abound with children Of
all ages and conditions. aud while
really all 81 them alc born Ia this
country. many are as ignorant OF the
English language as II they had been
brought up la the heart Of China.
Others. again, true street Arabs.
though Chinese. are too familiar with
slang phrases of the language of their
adoption.
As % general rule. however. their
Cducaiis Is hy no means neglected
~ this strange and curious meeting
OF che oldest civilization Of the East
with that uf tie youngest 81 the West.
uuoer ncigliliurhuo,ls are sometimes
Formed. Christian chur'hcs are found
ieNt zoo Chinese temples. and while
the organ Of the former Icals forth lts
nclullous tones they minglc with the
pagan chant of priests and acolytes 0f
Tire nclglburing Joss house" rhcus
exists Ia the heart Of Chinatown a
T public school for Chinese children. IN
charge of the san Francisco Board Of
I Education. and e l. attended hy many
bright sludlous little plgtalled pupils.
I III eager 10 gain az American common
I 'liool education. A few doors FROM
I this Institution is school kept by
ma old Chinefe schoolmastcr--a wlsp
I and harmed man-especlally Imported
] from China a. teach these little pagans
I the wisdom ~ Conlucius and other
/ Chinese sagos.
Tic pupils Of the former school are
taught 10 read and write English as
well as Chinese. they learn arithmeti'
from cur Ncll-known textbooks. aud
iiao an. taught the true geography 81
the world. In the latter school they
puzzle their little brains over problems
Ia allihmctic GA The Chinese counting.
hoard. In Chinese geography they
learn That. with the exception Of q
few small. half-clvlllzcd countries
China reprcrcuis and controls ~,
world
IN addition. they are taught ais,
polite department, 10 read aud writ,
ifc complicated Chinese characters
nr wei as tie teachings " their greai
philosopher Con;urlus IN othe
wolds they receive the same educa
ton IS that of a boy living In IN
sliatpw Of the great wall of China
\ mrst pleasing Hit- nntilbis featur
I III this school g. the politcncss Wit
which the pupils Treat one another
4 have often seen a class Of zen q
, Fifteen 20 these little boys mar.hin
OFT 81 90 h0ol ln single iilc. Each caI
rlcd his counting board and hnOlSs an
, tcg his arm. and oil chattel merrill
+ ns iley passed along When the
Reached tho corner 10 the street when
I one cr more OF them left the rest. al
I siofl cd moment. and made q low
\ bow 10 the departing CITES. and the
/. went cn their march. keeping up a
: eauc ceremony until thuy had al
bowed one another home.
/, Tho boys who went 20 this Chimes
A cho' wcrr mostly tie sons of wealth.
Z rrWhants, while those Of the publ
. school, ~ rule, belonged 10 the pool
]. er 'lafses.-''rhe Children 81 Chlns
q town Ia san Fmucisco." b. Thcodor
q Wcios, Ia 81. Nichslls.