Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-18
UNIVERSITY OF cALIFoRNIA
To Have the First Chinese College Fra
ternity 10 ths world

AoAAANI ~ 49,
At the University OF California thu
first Chinese college fraternity in tn,
world is about to be established, .ay.
the Philadelphia North American.
The charter members are ten Of
more young Cinnamon, who have this
year matriculated as students. They
are now looking for a name for their
society. Somebody suggested that it
be called the "Oriental, but the mem
bers 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
country under the supervision Prof.
John Fryer, Agassiz professcr r ORR
entail languages in the University Of
California. They belong 10 high
caste families, and their parents and
guardians especially intrusted them
to his care. Their coming was the di-
rect result of a booklet describing the
university, which Prof Fryer last year
wrote in Chinese, and which had a
large circulation in China. He had a
wide acquaintance among the prom
inent Chinese people, as he was for
many years in the employ of the Chi
nese government. Since his appoint
ment to the college professorship he
has also been won't to spend his sum
mer vacations in China, translating
English scientific treatises into that
language
1t was officials Of the imperial gov
eminent who preached to him their
plan ofsending young men to America
to complete an education which had
already been 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 principles Of western civ
ilization. In this way American sys-
TENS of education and government
will be introduced in the orient. For
this reason particularly the Chinese
student colony and the founding of
their fraternity is Of special signif-
canoe.
One of the young men, Mr.. Chueh,
began his college course last spring.
He is musician and musicale,
which was one of the most notable
functions of the term, he entertained
the women of the Clown and Gown
club" Another, who is 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 Tientsin, where he
taught mathematics. WI Tung Chao
is a civil engineer. Hsueh Sung Wing
and Wang Chung Hui are graduated
law students. Wang Chung Yao is
mining engineer Yin Chin Tung,
WI Kui Ling and Chau Yu Chuan
were students at Tientsin Its post
graduate work in which all Of the
young men are to engage there.
The fraternity chapter house is a
handsome building on Durant avenue,
formerly owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Pierce. ThefrstAoor includes
reception-room, parlor, library, din
ing-room, kitchen and pantries The
upper part Of the house is divided into
bedrooms, neatly furnished and con-
tanning two beds apiece. All Of the
rooms are prettily decorated, and on
the mantel are numerous interesting
Chinese photographs. One Of them,
which is pointed out with special
pride to the new women Of America,
is that Of a girl Of II, who is 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 Manchu-
rian treaty with Russia was under dis
cussion, and the people were greatly
aroused over it. At mass meeting.
held in Shanghai this girl accompan-
led her uncle. When the excitement
was a fever heat over the remarks Of
the speakers she astounded him and
the rest Of the audience by suddenly
leaving his side, and mounting the
platform and making an eloquent
speech. Ii was great hit and awak-
ened thunderous applause.