The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-20
MISCELLANEOUS
FIRST CHINESE COLLEGE "FRAT'.
It Is About to Be Established at the
University of California.

university OF CaI1Ioru1a.
At the University of California the
first Chinese college fraternity in the
world is about to be established.
The charter members are ten OR more
young Cinnamon, who have this year
matriculated as students. They are now
looking for name for their new society.
Somebody suggested that it be called the
Oriental" but the members objected
that such a name would apply equally
to Filipinos and other foreigners at the
university.
A fraternity chapter house has been
purchased and they are dOmiciled
therein.
The young Cinnamon are in this coun-
try under the supervision of Prof. John
Fryer. Agassiz professor of Oriental
languages in the University of Califor-
mia. They belong to high-caste families,
and their parents and guardians special
ly intrusted them to his care. Their
coming was the direct result of book
let describing the university, which
Prof Fryer last year wrote In Chinese,
which had a large circulation in China.
He had a wide acquaintance among
prominent Chinese people, as he was for
many years in the employ of the Chi
nese government. Since his appointment
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been wont to spend his summer vaca =
tiOns in China, translating English set
entific treaties into that language.
1t was officials of the imperial gov-
eminent who preached to him their plan
of sending young men to America to
complete an education which had been
already carefully looked after in their
native land. They have come here to
imbibe Western ideas and they expect to
return carrying to their people the prin-
ciples Of Western civilization. In this
way American systems of education and
government will be introduced in the
Orient. For this reason particularly
the Chinese student colony and the
bounding of their fraternity is of special
Significance.
One of the young men, Mr.. Chueh, be-
gan his college course last spring. He is
a musician, and at a musicale which
was one of the notable functions of the
term, he entertained the women of the
'Town and Gown club" Another, who
Is a. fine pianist, Mr.. Ensaug, comes from
the Honolulu High school and brings
seven medals which he won there in
athletic sports. Some of the others are
professional men. Chun Chin Tao comes
from the University of Tien Tsin, where
he taught mathematics. WI Tung
Chao is a civil engineer. Hsueh Sung
Wing and Wang Chung Hui are grad
uated law students. Wang Chung Yao
is a mining engineer. Yin Chin Tung,
WI Kui Ling and Chau Yu Chuan We're
students at Tien Tsin. 1t is post grad
uate work in which all of the young
men are to engage here.
The fraternity chapter house Is a
handsome building on Durant avenue,
formerly owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Pierce. The first floor includes a recep-
ton room, parlor, library, diningroom,
kitchen and pantries. The upper part
of the house is divided into bedrooms,
neatly furnished and containing two
beds apiece. All of the rooms are prettily
decorated, and on the mantels are nu-
merous interesting Chinese photogra phs.
One of them, which is pointed out with
special pride to the new women of
America, is that of girl of II, who is
q niece of one of the men.
She is the first Chinese woman who
ever made a public speech. 1t was at
the time when the proposed Manchurfan
treaty with Russia was under discussion,
and the people were greatly aroused
over it. At a mass meeting held in
Shanghai this girl accompanied her un-
Gle. When the excitement was at fever
Meat over the remarks Of the speakers
[ehe astounded him and the rest of the
Audience by suddenly leaving his side.
amounting the platform and making an
eloquent speech. It made great hit
and awakened thunderous applause
philadelphia North American.