The evening times., 1896-05-11
KOREAN BOIslI HOWARD
Seven Of Them Studying the
Beauties Of ofEnglish.
ARE VERY QUICK TO LEARN
Came From the Hermit Kingdom and
Were Stranded ut vancOuver-Help-
ed by Their Minister-Ask Ques
tiuns From Every American They
Meet-whut They VIII Do.

The seven Koreans who arrived here from
Vancouver five weeks ago, and are now a
the Howard University, are being well
cared for at that institution.
President Rankin and the students all
take the greatest interest in the foreigners.
who appear intensely grateful for the
kindness shown them. DR.. Rankin has
organized them into a separate class.
under the tuition CT Prof. Foster, and
perhaps the professor has never before in
structed pupils so apt, willing. and pa
tient as these young men from the Hermit
Kingdom.
Their quickness in acquiring a knowledge
of the English language is wonderful.
Whenever they catch a word they are rest
less until the meaning has been fully ex-
planned. The Koreans ply every one with
questions but in SO suave and polite man.
ner that their persistence is unnoticed
ItlIas been stated they are runa ways from
Japan, where they were sent with num-
Der Of their countrymen by the Korean
government to obeeducatcd. Thatstatement
is not true. They left for Vancouver with
the consent of the Korean minister at the
Imperial court, the minister furnishing them
with transportation to British Columbia
The real reason for their departure is
kno wn only to themselves. and the minister
here and in japan. Just at present the re-
lations between japan and Korea are not OF
the wamcst nature. Since the murder of
the Korean queen and the rumors OF
Russian Japanese alliance. Koreans in
Japan are not feeling especially comfortable.
This very likely is the cause leading to
their resolve Of leaving the Orient for the
Western world.
Onreaching Vancouver funds gave out and
the students wrote the Korean minister at
Washington for help. They knew of Mr..
Porn's nine years of exile in the United
States before his recall and appointment to
the present position, and they felt sure Of
his assistance. Mr.. Porn responded at once,
defraying their expenses to Washington out
Of his own private funds, He thought Of his
past experience, and felt peculiar SYM
pathy for his Countrymen. on their ar
rivalhere Mr.. Porn bought them clothes and
Kept them at the legation for month.
While there Miss Annie Tolman Smith of
the bureau of education, and other ladies',
taught them English.
President Rankin became Interested in
them and they were sent to the university,
the minister paying the EXPENSE of the May
term. Now Rankin and others are try
ing to raise money to keep them there.
The doctoro.s in hopes of getting S10O
subscribed from his Christian Endeavor
Society to obtain a scholarship for the
youngest aud brightest one Of the seven.
Biusig kwe I'm. who is eighteen The others
and their ages are: Hee Chun Ye. twenty
eight: Bum Saw Ye, twenty-thrcc: Ha
lung Ye, twenty-five; Jung Six Aan,
twenty-eiGht; Hun Six Keen. twcnty-seven.
and Biusig Hinor Yue. twenty-eight
I'm is handsome youth, with eyes like
lrops of ink in their shining blaCkness. and
skin yellow as ripening wheat. or all
he party, he is the most progressive
and rapid i'll his studies. Sim Ye resembles
a member of the Japanese legation, and
has a thoroughly cosmopolitan air lung
Ye has the darkest complexion and coarsest
features OF the lot. He is back ward ana
modest. 1t has been said they are scions
of nobility That is not true. They are
all sons of gentleman farmers. and gentle
man farmers in Korea are not unlike some
of their contemporaries in the Occident.
good deal OF gentili,y, very little farm
ing and less money
DR.. Rankin has established them in two
rooms in one OF the dorni,ories, and they
were very cheerful and happy when
Times reporter visited them yesterday
with thedoctor. They shoe khands warmly,
while I'm told them who their visitor
was.
"Ah, papier,' smiled suw Ye. gancing
kecniy through his spectaces as If he knew
something of reporters. I'm handed the
doctor. with great pride. visiting card
on which he had. eiaborately inscribed
his name. 1t was written in the upand-