The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-20

10 O'Clock when the gang descended on
Smith fer what would nowadays be-
called a rough house.
A terrific din arose ct once. N The
shouting and clatter Smith suddenly
found himself thrust out into the haii
with such force that he went clear
through a ciosst door on TIE oDpOsttp
side. smith's door was closed at onep
with a bang and locked 20 thmt no
could be kept out while the WORK Of
wrecking was going on. Before Smith
could pick himself mp he heard rae
ing fOotstapa down the stairs and
along the hall to bis room. He smiled
when he heard laundering knock on
the door with q demand that II b.
opened. No answer.
"Open that dOoF, sayp called the
voice Of Professor Richards, Whose
room was just above.
There was another knock and q sum.
mons 30 open the door.
"Go wayT replied q voice, with y
suspicious Chinese accent.
open that doorF' again demanded
the voice, with q mighty pounding.
"You can't get In here, smith, said
q voice, with a well known accent.
"open that door IN Rhs name Of the
facultyP' was the next command.
go 30 tho d--F' was the next Ssply
and the same accent
open that door IN the name Of the
/ facultyF' again demanded the y0Aee.
"Oh, 80 10 thunderF' was the next
reply.
II am Professor RieharasF' was the
next statement. and then the door was
opened.
Smith wasn't there, but was stand
ing in the doorway OF the closet oppo-
site convulaed with laughter. When
they found Ting he was under the
bed. according to the well preserved
"reminiscences Of the class. Whether
II was Ting who spoke through the
door or some one who initiated him
matters little. Nothing serious hap
pened They say. however. that for q
time Ting had q 0emura afr such a.
only Chinese could put on and ret
away with IT.
Ting excelled IN mathematics. The
signs and symbOls Of modern mathe-
MATES are often stumbling block 10
the oriental mentality, but not 80 10
Ting, He could just eat mathematics
Up. In fact bis former classmates say
that he could excel IN any subject
when he put his mind to II, but he
loved baseball and tennis.
Tlng's proficiency In mathematics
Ia Is a.kas Q. -
scheme whereby all the boys Of q GER
tain set, about ten Of them, could have
spending money the entire month and
each need spend bis own money only
three days a month and could live on
the other nine for the rest Of the thirty
days Each Of these boys had about
800 spending money q month. OF
course the checks would arrive about
the same time. The spirit Of prodigali.
~ prompted the expenditure Of the en-
tire money at once. The result would
be that each boy would 50 broke IN
about a week, and the cotarie would
have nothing but memories until the
arrival OF the new checks.
Ting's great mind solved the problem.
The checks were pooled. Each 500
was 10 laat three days, and all hands
days one man had to pay all the bills
Of the rest. The result was that they
had money all the time and had the
satisfaction OF living on some other
fellow with the exception Of three
days a month. The solution OF that
great problem IN fnanee made Ting 4
marked man In Yale. There are many
graduates who have since longed fUE
the return Of Ting to tho United States
to help them ont in schemes Of finance
Lang Tung Yenu ability in mathe-
mates probably had much 10 do with
his future career In China. He was
proteEe OF Chang. yiceroy Of the
province Of Chit The youth was q
brilliant Chinese scholar. according q
their standards. even II q desire d
have q good time interfered with high
scholarship at Yale. For many years
after his return % China he was pFt
vate SECRETARY Of NicerOy Chang. and
ct the time Of the BoEer rebellion h
rendered conspicuous service with
vIcer0ys Chang and Lin On ignoring
tue imperial sdict to AN on the COR
elgners TITS influence with Chang
wan especially strong. and civilization
lungs classmates declare. owes HIN
great debt.
Chang made him ta0tal Of customs u
Tientsin, where hs has had salary u
about $4,000 q year. When thar
was talk Of choosing a Chinese sue
eesseF 30 SIR Robert Hart IN the I'D
minlatFation Of Chinese customs b
was the man selected for the poat
Ills administration Of public affair
has brought ham his present prOmotiOE
aud The Opportunity b renew oh
friendships. A Yale alamnus IN speak
ting % his rVtnrn 10 the United States
aaid.
"Pioase do not put e too strong. II
diplomats. you understand. for W
are now sedase fullowa Oe middle age
and no doubt our dear ola friend TanR