The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-08-25

philippines and India they hocking to that land
in a mad rush. Nine out of every ten OF these
Students hound for the mikados realm drift to
TOXIC and gain admittance to the schools and FAC
tories of that city
Every steamer that goes from other Oriental
countries to Japan carries students to the Eastern
Mecca of learning. In March, 1906, the Writer
iourneyed to the land of the mikado aboard the
same vessel, bound for the same destlnauon' lhese
Young Celestials hailed from eight different prov
inces of the Chinese Empire. All sorts and condl-
tons of men represented by the group rang
ing from rich to poor high and low-born lew
of them were past the halfway pontn their llVes'
while number of them were still IN their teens.
The provincial government or enterprising Chinese
citizens had sent 20 per cent OF them 10 Japan W
learn modern methods.
If appeared that scarcely one amongst them had
a definite idea of what they expected to do in the
new and strange land for which they mad en-
barked. Few had any plans OF any description LOT
the future. They truly soldiers OF fortune
Some of them had dim, hazy notions and seemed
to be inspired with abstract sort OF enthusiasm
akin to that which carried the crusaders OF Old out
from the shelter of their homes to fight in foreign
lands for the sake OF a vision. They believed that
the present Chinese government was weak ana
short-sghted and eager to have the land OF
their birth recognized as world power by the
white races. They seemed to think that the re-
generation of their nation could be brought about
in short time, by conjurers trick.
All other Oriental students go to Japan with the
some object in view. 1t does not take them long
to resemble Japanese students in outward appear
ance 1t would be hard to recognize difference
between them and the Japanese students except
for their general cast of features Their evolution
from the "goggle-wearing slow-going Oriental lit
craft of Yesterday is striking. They possess
genuine thirst for knowledge fairly volcanic in its
intensity, and they absorb the learning as
sponge absorbs water.
Increased number of students.
T is easy to trace the new enthusiasm anlmatlng
the orient to the late war, by comparing the
number of Chinese students in Japan before and
after the conflict between Russia and Japan A lit
tie over ten years ago the first two Chinese stu
dents were sent to Japan officially The number has
risen to SCI five years later. 1t increased to 24O6
nv the end of 1904 and officially computed to
be $500 early in November, 1905. There were
about 10000 Ceestials in Japan in 1906, and in
1907 the total is all of 100000 The huge numbers
of Chinese students that have been sent to Japan
to pursue knowledge during the past decade is
unprecedented in the history of Asatic nations
The number of Indian students in Japan, as IN
the case of the Chinese, has than trebled
since the RussoJapan war. number OF East IN
dians are studying in the Japanese universities
and technical schools, while many men from In
dia are receiving practical training in different
arts and industries in workshops and factories.
The government of Nepal sent number OF Nepal-
csc students to Japan and these took along with
them a large retinue of attendants and servants
Admittance was obtained for these servants to fac-
tories of different Sorts and they were thus en-
abled to utilize their leisure hours by becoming
proficient in trades and industries. The number
of Samese and Filipino students in Japan has also
increased at remarkable rate since the Russo
Japanese war
men from the different countries of Asia by the
japanese students The man OF the mikados lane
is of an independent turn OF mind he is ready U
90 on strike the fall of the hat at the least sus
picion of coercion the part of his instructors
especially his Occidental teachers. The students
almost invariably win triumphant victories owe
their teachers in these strikes-at any rate, the.
seldom suffer because of their independence espe
cially if they have justice on their side. More
over a Japanese student is willing to undergo
cheerfully the severest privations in order to OF
tain an education. At night the majority OF tn
"rik-shaws"-the two-wheeled vehicles drawn b.
coolies-are pulled by students. The students &c
liver milk in hand wagons early in the mornln
and late at night, from door to door, covering mile
of territory foot. Some act as errand boys
while others work in restaurants. 1t is not onl
at home that the Japanese student is willing t
undergo privatons in order to secure an educ;