The Southern herald., 1902-02-07
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
To HAvs the First Chinese College Fra
tsrnity in the WOrla

tsrnity in the WOrla
At the University Of California the
first Chinese college fraternity in the
world is about to be established, says
the Philadelphia North American.
The charter members are ten or
more young Cinnamon, who have this
year matrieulatsd as students. They
are now looking for a name for their
society. Somebody suggested that it
be called the Oriental, " but tthemem-
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 dOmieiled
therein.
The young Cinnamon are in this
country under the hesupervisiOn Of Prof.
John Fryer, Agsssiz professor of ORR
entail languages in the University Of
California, They belong to 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 lasty year
wrote in Chinese, and which had q
large circulation in China. He had q
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 wont to spend his sum-
mer vacations in China, translating
English scientific treatises into that
language.
1t was officials Of the imperial gov
ernment who broached 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 signifi-
canoe.
One Of the young men, Mr. Chueh,
began his college course last spring,
He is musician and a musicale
which was one of the most notable
functions Of the term, he entertained
the women of the "Town 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. Wu Tung ChaC
is civil engineer. Hsueh Sung Ying
and Wang Chung Hui are graduated
law students. Wang Chung Yao is {
mining engineer. Yin Chin Tung
WI Kui Ling and Chsu Yu Chuar
were students at Tientsin. It's pos
graduate work in which all of tht
young men are to engage there.
The fraternity chapter house is
handsome building on Durant avenue
formerly owned by Mr.. and Mrs
Archie Pierce. The first floor include
a reception-room, parlor, library, din
ing-rOom, kitchen and psntries. TIL,
upper part of the house is divided init
bedrooms, neatly furnished and con
tanning two beds apiece. All of tn,
rooms are prettily decorated, and OF
the mantel are numerous interesting
Chinese photographs. One Of them
which is pointed out with specia
pride to the new women Of America
is that of a girl of II, who is niece o
one of the men.
She is the first Chinese woman VIII,
ever made a public speech. 1t was a
the time when the proposed Manchu
rian treaty with Russia was under dis
cussion, and the people were greatl,
aroused over it. AT a mass meeting
held in Shanghai this girl accompan
led her uncle. When the excitemen
was at fever heat over the remarks o
the speakers she astounded him AM
the rest of the audience by suddenl
leaving his side, and mounting tn
platform and making an eloquen
speech. 1t was great hit and awak
ened thunderous applause.
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