The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20
WESTERN LEARNING.
nKxN0 coURrKD by PEoPLE OF
TIE CHINESE KMPIRK
The Educational Institutions Of the
oriantala Rrs Adopting Amer
ioAa IDEALS and
Methods.

tNe 3" 81 Nt H#NNtAAA1 ~ tuA ttiH4ilA|
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ehinas rapidly changing attitude
toward western learning ana laeals i,
mest sifl.anelY Illustrated hy The visit
of h8 exeeilsaey. choa %. Ylcerny oi
iha thros pfeYineea II klang sut An
/ siHe ana klaaE Nj ~ ghe reeenf com
mfaeemsaf exercises 81 Nahklns ans
sefsils sha most lmpefmni mlasloA
/ college 81 tte MffhoalN Epise0pa.
church % cnntrai china NAnkiue n
tae eid southern capital 81 the Chinese
sTrirs sad is a. present tbs tice regal
ieadquaftew Cor three " the rs
provinces having d rumhlnea nanula
iion af about g9oto @e g people rs
aiso ona 81 ihe few places ln ihe en-
p.n Nhsfe tae great litsfary e4smlaa
ilons afe gwen accprAlne e the lseais
aua eHslnma 81 the ancient educational
system oi ihag empire Tfgennlally
about 3ep9o students rathrr 10 com
pete for the blehef derives Ia these "a
aminafions ig ID 10 speh 4 eeuleF II
Chinese tfadiiinuailsm thai Nankinr
university vita ifs preparatory. col
lese thealoaicAl aud medical depart.
menla has hsen huiIi np a. rssult II
Foreign missioaar1 initiative and sHp
fCri
Chou "a has only recsnily gone 90
Nauklng a. csFgy Al the time ~ the
Boxer uprising 81 was treasurer - ira
szchuan pfovinre IN fAt western chlna.
90 The borders % Fhibei. ana together
aith the tlseray ~ the afaslnes he -
eeised e0ples % shs EMPIRES dawA9efs
eiici eommaullns ire onels,s e 'rrati
y rttermiuaie al tofplkners uf au
ths officials chou Fn alous stood from
thc FIRST faF ignHrlns ihe Imperial com
mand bat PSI f1rre Of character ana
aiii De nrally persuaded them afi. 50
THAT ths resaii q me yiorfoy's eouasel
was q unanimous decision ia defs fhe
tdici and protect the Christians Il 81
fait q D. shf general oHlaioH ot fsf
tiguefs end Chinese that Choa Fu ih
lFaQ aeysa western china fron i woFss
fate than hefell the region abaa,
frklng Later eho8 Fu va treasurer
q tbs province 81 Chit. ln which
fehlnx . situated and later atlli was
governor of shsatauK province Noe
as sieefoy in central China b holds
enc Of the most important oariai 20
a.tions "a the empire.
Graduation seek Il Nankine unl
YsrsiiY comes in winter rather fhan IL /
early summer Is Al most colleges in /
ihe United States A slghi O'Clock IN |
The morning o. commencement aay fhs |
iaslted onseihla and literau began to
aFrire Az sac ali tae chief ieeal On
eialA zad tie presidents aud prlneipsis
q the Various Chimes A'hoala through i
oat the e'ts had arrived Promptly Il
isu o'eleck tho FlesroY sta oui riders.
soldiers. rel banners and eeaefal suite
sNnnE into he university campus with i
tis chair bearers af fnN ffaf Aftay
meeting The ofiears - TIE university
sua the xrasaaglns glasses Il the quest
haii hs rfaeeedsa 90 gbe ehapsl ehefs
ha listened % ths students Mnr !
hymn examined the facsimile 81 fhs
smprefs daNaEefa H.ifla ana "A
dressed ihe assembled students lie
Hfkfa them q faH fainew ana sinesf
~ m observing lse teaehinss thes
'eafaed. ahalhef g christ 81 & Caa.
fariut ana 9tprasaal himsslf 4 feef
nafh pleased ulsh sFes3ihlar - raa
iis toes leave taan after II asioeH
Hea tas fesaiaf programme vas osf
fHa cul
r. fieefay iea a sifl 81 500 20 i.s
iisiflhHied among ibs lt memhs~. 8
'hs raaasilHs else saa als8 requested
beg Pes aaI a mans as n8uIsis af
.ge if#ef #faaaair ai Aief at IL
le is tama Wien fhsy aga saa fsu
la5 later g fsl Ihem aifa
1He k.n1nsss sus c1afffnad ne See
aH e ihf aah faas aHau s efsaasls
'f AbqHs tea FtaHs sea iAe hat4an e
ne tlh maA ufan exa 8ttfr rres
'rsaaafsa aad ths aallon & tla 49,.
.nfH fank upon enc former graduate
ina Z mHmhefe e the Kgaansfies
lass Tbs three graduating stassnt. -
ne ihealaFirzl school tesfInea me
'faHerea honor 90 tAa ffaana that
rs liees we're dedicated 10 ghs ssfgles
4 re church and thar II eould s ~
ff therefore Tor them not ta receive
'nieisi henoFa and drcaxaiiaha
Iiis ssceiisucy through ne president
y the university. aneFs8 employment
Z g taeis ref month 70 al alumni sf
he university net already under 80
'aFsmeut 0nly one. nedleaI efada
.te q TIE class of 1900. awaited hlmmlf
= ne eFer The alhsfa al being -
aEsd chiefly By the church aaa II
aiafies much iuss thaa Offered IS he
ieefoy AZ tAe graduating class "A tln
nMher together wifh iha former
faduhtss deeaFatea. are ChrstiaHa
baiNhs with decorations 10 aafre
peHd. s. conferred $ Chlness ON
ials, are 81 nine different FankH aua
I've 70 The indlrlanala thus hanares
iueh feeagulliun aad pfrsiiss among
aetE nNn people cfef5whs9n The
peefaiina q 50 many KrAaa.fea 81 :
aisslau eallsss in Ihls ray + ihoanht
, = unpfeeedenle9 4 Chlness hia