The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-21
Saw Young Women and Men
Skstching From Living Models
GAVE ADVICE TO GIRL STUDENT
Told Her 10 Get Married as Seen as She
Ceuld-Chlnsss Ersy Puzzled During
Visit 10 Art institute.

Chicago. March 2i.--AIinister Wu Ting
Fang put In busy day yesterday. First
he took look through the Art Institute.
then lunched at the Union League club
and In the afternoon delivered an address
on "chinese Civilization" at the convoca-
ton OF the University OF Chicago.
In the Art Institute ne was surrounded
by girl students. One tall, Titisn-haired
creature whose figure was swathed in
calico as shapeless as the minister's own
ventured To speak to him.
The diplomat pointed to sign on the
wall which said mo talking here" and
shook his finger at her with smiling
severity. Before he had completed the
rounds. however, he had talked TO half
dozen or more.
Are wou married." he asked one.
mo, but i hope to be some time"
That's right. Get married as soon as
you can. 1t is better for you than this
work"
A VISIT TO THE LIFE CLASSES.
In accordance with their guests wish
20 see life classes Minister Wu was ss-
corted by his guides TO room where a
young woman was posing TO a class of
young men.
My" was his involuntary exclamation
when his eyes rested on the scene. He
said no more for several minutes. being
evidently too much surprised at this
revelation. He examined the work of
several of the young men critically and
compared II with the lines OF the models
figure.
You don't have any young women in
this class. i see," he observed To Mr..
French.
mo, we don't mix the classes In life,
replied that official.
Just across the hall Mr.. wu found a
class of young women sketching a male
model
why, how Is this?' he exclaimed
"You have the young men draw from
the female model and the young women
from the male model? What Is that
for?"
Mr.. French explained that the mems
and women's classes took turns.
WHAT is CIVILIZATION?
In his address on Chinese Civiliza-
ton In the afternoon Mr.. WI said in
part:
''The Chinaman Is phlegmatic and slug
gish. Time is no object with him. How
different is the American, the highest
type OF Occidental civilization He is
nervous and energetic. He acts on the
principle that time is money
There lately has been good deal of
talk about 'civilizing China. Long be-
fore the ancestors of the people OF the
West ceased TO be naked savages and
emerged from the primeval forests of
central Europe the Chinese had already
known the use of the compass and the
art of printing. Now for the people of
the West to turn around and then ask
the Chinese to put away their old civil
ization is rather novel.
WEST KNOWS MORE ABOUT TRUSTS
THE people of the West may know
more than the Chinese about the building
OF railroads. the floating of foreign loans,
the combination of capital, the develop
ment OF resources and the like. All this
is granted. But the Chinese naturally
feel that they are I'm a better position TO
Judge what is best for their own interests
and welfare than any outsider can be.
Therefore any attempt TO impose upon
them any reform or religion they do not
feel the need of is apt To create trouble.
The proper course TO be pursued In
putting China on the road to prosperity
and happiness is not to shake the founda-
tions of her social and political fabric. but
TO allow her TO incorporate such elements
of Western civilization as she can ASST
milate."