The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-05

LANG rune YEN ONCE a LIVELY
STUDENT AT YALE.

When LANG Tung Yen, the, new Chinese
Minister, reaches Washington the Tennis
Cabinet Is likely to have an accession, un-
less 'Ting,S as the Yale students used to
call him. has gone back us an athlete. In
his day he was one OF the most assiduous
tennis players that Yalo had.
Moreover, no resembles Sir Chentung
Liang-Cheng, whom he win succeed, in that
he was a baseball pitcher In college. Sir
| Chentung Liang-Cheng used to twiri the
sphere at Amherst. Mr.. LANG did the
same at Yale. He wasn't quite up to varsity
timber, but in class and other contests he
used 10 throw q curve that puzzled the
best OF the ordinary players.
When he twisted himself into q knot and
flung his arms and legs about and then
let his queue execute aiiank lasso movement
about his head as the ball left his hand,
the batter was pretty sure to strike out.
Some OF the boys said they couldn't tell
whether 1t was the urv OF the spectacle
Of the flying queue that did II, but out they
would 60.
All Yale men Of the late '7os and the
carly sos read with pleasure that Mr..
LANG was coming again to this country
with the high rank Of Minister. His arnval
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that the class Of 80 has already petitioned
the Yale authorities 10 grant him his de-
gree. He was recalled by his Government
one year before he finished his course.
His record as a student was good. His
devotion to learning since has been such
, that the class has asked that he be put
on the list of alumni with the degree that
he would have received had he been allowed
1 Il n-t-A 1t -z-l. Ia 81 Aha,.nhk that -
the coming commencement at Yale an
nouncement will be made that he is at last
\ TO be allowed 10 have all the rights n
privileges Of any other Of Yale's sons.
Mr.. Liang's classmates are already pre-
| pairing to give him an enthusiastic welcome.
Never was an American more OF a good
fellow in college than Ting.
There were several other Chinese students
at Yale when he was there, but Ting was
the popular one Of the bunch and he was
modern through and through, with the
exception Of his dress and a slight accent
In his speech that made his use Of fine
English all the more delightful. The Yale
~men-boys, they will be when they fore
gather with Ting soon after he arrives
all say that he had an American soul and
that there never was a youngster in Amer
lea more keen for fun than he.
Ting was one Of about sixty or seventy
picked Chinese boys sent over here in the
early '7Os by the Government to get a mod
ern education and to learn Western ways,
| Yung Wing Of Hartford had general super
vision Of the lads. They wen TO various
preparatory schools and then entered
American colleges.
All Of them had become expert in English
before entering college. Ting was educated
in the Hartford High School and entered
the class OF 90 at Yale.
The records Of the university will not
show that he vas n Of the high etand
men. He was never q grind. he soon
acquired the American trick Of getting there
with the smallest amount OF hard study
and the largest amount Of rollickiDg fun.
He simply stood well in the class and was
sharp enough not torun the risk Of 'funk-
ing out
Prof. Edward Dana, who taught physics
when Ting was in Yale, found it necessary
one day in the class room to suggest to
Ting that perhaps 1t would be better for him
not t to 1 1at In t has TGFk' 9 ReO laid dana went
q should like to suggest to you that
perhaps it would be wise on your part to
pay a little more attention to your work.
I do not think you would care TO be let
down az Yale. OF course / have no
knowledge as to what would be likely to
happen In your case. but 1t seems to me
thai you would not care TO be sent home
for lack Of efficiency in your studies, lack
Of study, not OF ability, you understand.
II your Government should call you home
under circumstances that, no matter how
they would be regarded here, might be re-
garded as a diBgrace there. say you
know better than what would happen.
Prof. Dana was smiling by this time and
he waited for Ting's reply. II came quick.
y know. said Ting.
Then he drew his finger across his throat,
and when the class burst into a laugh over
1t he Joined the res rest +. p pTGl; Dana s,nn was als 70
and added:
that
Ting passed that examination with credit.
He could take a hint as quickly as any
youngCter in Yale.
Prof. Eugene l.. Richards probably has q
very lively recollection OF Ting. One of
Tng's classmates is now among the fore
most patent lawyers OF this city. he
roomed in Old South Middle.
Ting and a party Of fellow classmen
thought It would be fun one night to raid
the room Of the present lawyer, who may
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II was about 10 o'clock when the gan
descended on Smith for what would nova
laws be called q rough house.
A terrific din arose at once. In the about
ing and olatter Smith suddenly found him
SET thrust out into the hall with such force
nat he wentIclear through q closet door on
the opposite hide. Smiths loo was closed
at once with a bang and looked 30 that he
could be kept out while the work OF wreck
ing was going on.
Before Smith could pick himself up he
heard racing footsteps down the stairs and
along the hall to his room. He smiled when
he heard a laundering knock OF the door
with a demand that IL be opened. No
nswer
sOpen that door. / sayl' called the voice
OF Prof. Richards. whose was just
above.
There was another knock and a ummons
TO open the door.
80 'wayiT replied a voice with q sus-
picIous Chinese accent.
sopen that door!' again demanded the
voice with q mighty pounding.
sYou can't get in here, Smith, said q
voice with aSwen known accent.
aOpen thaAdoor in the name Of the fac
ultyih was the next command.
SGS 70 the Seyilir was the next replT
and the same accent.
eOpen that door In the name Of the fac
ultyis again demanded the voice.