The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-10-19
WESTERN LEARNING.
ne RdurAtlanai institutions % ne
onsasmla are Adopting AmaF-
iean Ideals and
Meth0dn.


A Methodist misaionsfy, tecentiy ~
turned to thls country. has the fcliou
lng 10 say of conditions II shs celestial
empire
'.chlnaa rapidly changing attitude
toward western learning and ids&ss y
Most strikingiY illustrated By TIE sish
81 his exrsllsney. Chou ~. yieeroy %
she three provinces % Kiaue sat An
unei nnd KiAng al. 81 the Fecent com.
asaeement eAsfclsss of NankinG uni
/ sersity. tha most important miaaion
college Of tie Nsthodie, Episcopal
church in central China Making =
ght oid aoatherR capital gf the ChineNe
etaplre and Il Al prcsens he vieeFegal
headquarters Zoe thres R The Il
provinces having eomhlned pepal@
sion q ahoat fo.ooa. .ooe n peopie Il is
also one q ths fee places Is the en-
phV where the gfeat literary exAmina
tions sre given aecording e The laeale
ana cussoms ~ the ancient educationai
syasAm nf that empire TF3enniaiiy
ahoat seeoe students salher 20 con
pets for the higher degrees IN thsas ca
aminAglons. Il Il Ia Aaeh 4 eensar Of
Chinese tradiilnnaiitm that NaExiuF
university. with is preparatory. cot
lege. theological and m~dlcai &epart
msnsn. has been built up as = result of
foreign mlsslensry inltlaiiss AID sup
, Gort
~choa pa has emily rcosntly Eons -
! Saakiug a. v'eeray Al ne tirns q The
boxer apFsainK be Vas treasures ~ The
, sschusn province IN Car vekisrn China.
, on the borders of Thitst and s1rsiheF
with the rscrFoy u the prnvincs he Fe-
erixed copies q fhs empress dovagsra
sdiet ccmmanaiRs the oEncisla q cruel.
. " sxsrfmiuate AZ teqeswnefN o. All
sho onaciais chou "a alene stood from
, the arst fof Ignoring the imperial com.
mand. but ~ fpFce "a character an
/, wili be nBaily peruaded them al. -
! that tht result q The viesreys counsel
. vas .hnsmoua decision 20 tefy sha
!, edict and protest the Ckratinna Il =
/. said 70 b. tAs kensHAl oglalon 81 Tor
4 eifnsfs ana Chiaeae thai choa ~ IL
(, 1903 tarsd western China from worss
I, fate than hsfsl The region alacnl
I. Ppkiax Later Chou Va waa treas fvi
Il d thc proyirre of cali IN ~4iei
I, pckinr is sitaAied. and later siili wai
a eoyern0t q ahantung province Nos
a. sicsruy in central ch.na he holtl
4 one of TIE most importAnt otclai ~
sitions IN gse empire
a, ~0rxduaiicn ue-k at NanklhK uni
xerzitY couaeA IL Water rather than Il
( early summer As et moat colleges 4
!. ne unltea States Al sieht o'eleek i
4 he mefnluk ef eammeaeemsnt daf -
!. iaxited unclala nnd literasi besan :
4. STRIVE A. ssso sil ths chief lsc4l oe
riais. and ths presidents and principal
cf the various chluea~ schools thruuHf
oug the rlig BAD arrived Promptly :
scu o'clock lhs tieeraY. aitA oat fidefs
soi1isrs rss banners aed general saiis
sWune ,fto the university campus VT
his chair bearers Al fuii tfoi Ate
meeting the uresfs af the univeFtlfl
snd ths FHadaaflns classes II M sns
~ hal. i eaoessaea - the shapsl Nhsf
he ~ listened = tks kiaieuts rng
- hymn. examined ite re- amils q q
In empress daaakefs Bible. and ..
q. dressed the assembled staassts Il
"a urged them & fslthfainee ane since
- ~ IL Observing ihs teachings ths
80 learned. Whistler 81 Christ af of Co
a fneias ass expfsassi himself as VT
muth pleased sflh everything he a.
De ieek leass eeoa after II e'sioel
when rs regular programmes ess C
ed rlea oai
81 Tbs tleeray ieft : esfi q 500 %
an iiatrihala4 anQag ihs II members
las The gfsta4fiHs elas. ana also reaaeats
lhal they an8 as mknF a. possihse
tha fafmsf kfaansfes eai' later - Z
- 8aIelsi yamea When taey ga 10 : fs
- tass later o. rcesiFe1 them vi
81 great kinausa aut conferred The ta
.ss toa ol tha afth ank aRoa a rrAaua
IS of absai see ysaFa asa. ths tailen
- the aixth raaA npon nst ether form
80 sfaauaiea. nnd ihs hutton 81 the =
aif eufh fauE eunu one former Ffsdua
au. and Il members q the raduaii
al class TIE three Efaduaflns students
"a ths thecl8gieal school deellHee {
an pfnfeTed honor on the Efoand %
.Ita tHHAF HNtH WNfN HtA#s"NsHt " Wv H#At
n kUf fhe church and that Il would - ;
skn tsr tlrfeiore f8r them M q rscel
she otselal hunofs and asceFatiapa
6at Ellis txeefieney thFusgh ne preside
a8t % ne university. offered enploYml
eho Al 20 taeis psr mauta 60 Al alamni
The university n0t already nndeF
easement Only ore. 8 medical sra
Z ate of ths GLASS u iao6. msailsd hima
0t the oasr. The elhefa 81 heinK
s8s raced chiefly by tbe church and
salaries much less than oHnFei ~
vieeroy All the Eradaaiiaz class. u
number. foEstheF with the farn
rtvs graduates deeorated. are chrlstisna.
~ buttons sith decorations % eol
4, spona. sa conferred y chInesa
eiala. arr n nine different ranks. !
-. give 10 The individuals thns hano
~ much rssofniiiou End prestige ami
49, thalf own na0pIe efnfyWhH