Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-10

mandarin. and hts face made up SO as to
resemble him. ana thenAed out to the exc
cut, emalon grounds M Frazer. who has had
long experience with Chinese dupiicity, went
up to witness theIexecution and fortunately
carried with him a Photograph of the guilty
manadrin. Therefore when the wretched
cooiie IN DISGUISE was brought out to be
beheaded he promptly detected the trick
and called the attention Of the governor to
1t. The mandarins feeling confident Of the
success OF the deception had been so I'M
prudent as 70 come out. to see himself be-
headed. Mr.. Frazer identified him, and the
governor. who was indignant at the attempt
to deceive him, ofdered his execution forth
with.
That extraordinary episode had tremen,
dous erect. It's dramatic features and
tragic ending were discussed throughout
the entire province, ana did more to con-
vince the natives of the genuineness of the
pro.iorelsn poIcy of the government than
anything that could possibly have occurred.
Prof. Harlan P. Beach, representing the
yale Foreign Missionary Association, who
was sent out to choose a location for a COL
iege 10 De supported by the students and
Alumni OF that university. has selected
ChanG-sha as the most inviting and advan-
tageous he can find and has recently re-
turned to make his report to the executive
committee. Professor Beach is enthusiastic
over the progress of Human and the pros
poets offered there for the enterprise he
represents. He has spent several years in
missionary work in China, and for long
1iiiS was SoliiieCteQ with the ffOleStdnC
College at Tung-Chow. on the Peiho be-
tween Pekfng and Tien-Tsin. He tells me
that thirteen American and European mis-
slonary societies, now working in Human
nave Joined IN support Of the proposed in
terdenominational college. They are not
expected to furnish funds for the nstitu-
tlon Will be entirely supported by the Yale
Association, but they will furnish students
Ior IL ana give 1t their Endorsement and
support. Mr. Thurston went out to begin
work In 1902, but became i'll there and died
last spring. Brownell Gage went out to
take ms place at once, and Warren B. Sea-
pury VIII JOIN him this fall. Eight other
men are at New Haven studying Chinese
and otherwise preparing themselves for in
structors.
Welcomed by the Governor.
Prof. Beach has made excellent terms
with the local officials. and the governor
welcomed him warmly, expressing his
qualification that Chang-sha had been Sc
lected for the college, and promised to do
everything in his power to promote it's in
terests. He was especially gratifed to
know that 1t was to be conducted on nom
sectarian lines, and that all of the several
Christian missions had united in its sup
port. with his assistance temporary quar-
ters nave been engaged, and an option has
been secured upon lands suitable for a per-
manent site. 1t is expected that the nego-
tiations will be concluded satisfactorily
soon anu the plans Tor the buildings are
now being made so that the work of con-
struction may be commenced early next
year.
The college will have to begin small, how
ever, because at present it can expect tut
few students There has been no secondary
education in Human province until recently;
irdeed, there has been very little education
of any kind, and it will be several years
before students can be qualified to take ZIP
a college course. In the meantime the
agents of the Yale association will erect
their buildings and establish preparatory
departments.
The government has also provided for
college at Chang-sha, which will occupy the
buildings of a Confucian University. one of
the Oldest in the world. The faculty of
this university is intrusted with the care of
one of the Oldest memorial tablets N the
eInpire-the tablet of the Chinese Noah,
which has been in their custody for several
thousand years. This ancient institution is
now being transformed into modern uni
versity, and additional buildings are in
course of erection to accommodate 100 more
students. Thousands Tof cells connected
with the examination hall are also to be
used as dormitories. This is the only in
stance ir which ancient college has been
transformed, and it is, therefore, especially
significant as illustrating the remarkable
evolution now going on in China. Human
province has been shut up so long that its
people are the more enthusiastic and eager
to make use of their opportunities. prot
Beach says they are trying to make up cor
lost time