Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-08
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Three Hundred or More in the
United States.
ALL ARE DOING WE'LL
THEIR BEHAVIOR AND STANDING
IN SCHOOL GOOD.
Institutions Where They Are Studying
Policy Of immigration Authori-
ties at San Francisco.
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star and
Chicago Record Herald
There are probably 800 more young
Chinese now being educated in the United
States. They have an association, OF Whlch
Chan Chun Seen, a fellow of the University
of California and assistant professor Oh
oriental languages and literature, is the
president. The object of the organization
is to encourage and inspire its members 10
do their best, to protect their morals, u
see that they do not suffer In mind, oody OF
estate, and to promote good Fellowship.
The association prints a catalogue of its
members, containing their names and ad-
dresses and brief information concerning
them.
OF the 300 students I73 are registered at
the legation at Washington. Forty-nine are
government students, sent over by the vice.
roys of the different provinces, and are pre-
pairing themselves for official positions,
while 124 are private students whose par
ents have placed them under the super
vision of the Chinese legation. Sir Chens
Tung said the other day:
1T is pleasure to read the reports from
their schools. ali being commended for good
behavior and for standing well IN thelf
classes The enlightment, prosperity, sooo
citizenship and strength OF a country de-
pend upon the education of its youth. Anu
there is not a more encouraging sign for
the moderniza ton of the ancient empire
than the sending of bright young boys Oh
good family to other countries Tor eouca-
ton. / am led to believe that my govern
ment will not only continue, but increase,
the sending of boys to the united states
for an education. The necessity OIL the
time demands it, and we need thousands Oh
Them
The following statement shows the num-
Der of Chinese students registered at the
legation, and the schools they are attend
ing:
GOVERNMENT STUDENTS.
From the railway Misunderstanding =;
Cornell. 8; Columbia, 2; University OF Cali @
From FORMAL the government of Hupeh provinee-Bos-
ton, Mass; Kingston, Pa; Ithaca, n ~. .
From the government of Human province-Uni-
versity Of California, mining engineering .
From the government of Kwangtung province,
1eO4-Boston School of Technology chino p;s q T rir-
tile school 8; Columbia Normal School. /;
Yale. l. Cornell Agricultural, 2....:.... 10
From the government Of kangsu p rGyineem
High School. L; Washington private school, /.
Legation Observation-Disclosures school ....-.. q
PRIVATE STUDENTS UNDER GOVERNMENT
SUPERVISION.
Amherst Agricultural College. l. Amherst High
School, 5; Amherst private school, !; Andover,
Phillips Academy, s. Springfield Mass, High .,
School, 3; private school, 2 Hartford Conn., !. 10
Other students-st. Louis Medical College, !;
versity of California, IL; Washington schools
8; Springfield, 2; schools in state of Califor..
MA 81; state of Washington, 4; state OF
Ohio, 2; Chicago, ILL.,, 4; New Bedford, Mass,
1; Mount HermOn, Mass, 2 lo4
land /; Hartford, /; San Francisco High
School, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Total. .-....................... ia