The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-14

uuLIoeT VI e are employed
One of the government high seb9aI,
has three American teachers 80
others are conducted by Germans Nn93
japanese. The commercial acadorT
has several foreign professors. ana
among them an American, who ha1
charge Of the classes in BANKING -
commerce. There are foreign instruc-
tors in the naval and military schools
and also in the Industrial schools ma
those where the modern languagas
are taught. The naval college her.
has been in existence for ten wears ar
more, and it now has about a doom
professors, including three foreign,re
1t has several hundred students, W1a
are educated somewhat after the same
methods as our cadets at AnnapoIfs
They live at the college and recciv..
pay for going to school.
The most Of the teachers in the mill.
tary academy are Chinese who hay.
been trained in modern tactics. Some
have been educated abroad. The
viceroy has an army of about $4,000
troops, and among these are 10000
who nave been drilled after the mod
ern system. The army is largely Off
cered by Chinese who have been ed
ucated in foreign military academies
It is armed with modern guns, and
the foreign military attaches say that
it would prove an effective force in
time of war.
In the new army and in their
schools the Chinese are now using
many Japanese instructors and drill
masters. These will not last, for most
Of them are inefficient and this is es-
pecially 50 of the teachers. The Jap
anese are artificial, and in the mod
ern science and school methods are
at best but skillful imitators. n
Chinese are now employing them be-
cause of the similarity Of the two Ian
guages, and more especially on &C
count of their cheapness. Their work
is not proving good, and these peo-
pie, who measure everything by results
will Don come to appreciate this, and
will be ready to pay for better train
ed brains.
Speaking of the Chinese wanting the
best, DR.. R. G.. Beebe. the head of the
great Methodist hospital and school
at Marking. tells me of an incident
which occurred this week in relation
to one Of his patients. Said he:
China wants good goods, and is
prepared to pay for them. For in
stance, / have a one-eyed patient who
broke his glass eye the other day.
and, as I was going to Shanghai, he
asked me to buy him a new one. I
did so. and | have it here With
his the doctor opened a box and
showed me q false eye. AS we ook-
ed at it, he continued:
Il got this eye in Shanghai, and il
cost me one dollar and fifty cents.
When | showed it to my patient, he
aid eye is too cheap for me.
1t is made by the japanese, and viii
break easily. There are other eyes
made by the English which cost fOur
dollars, and I find that they are cheap
er in the end. I wish you would send
back that dolar-and-a-half eye and
order me a f~Our-dollar eye. THAT
man was working for s11 silver, or
$40 gold, per month; nevertheless.
he was willing to pay $3.50 extra for
a good eye, rather than a second-c1ass
one"
Tuang Fang the viceroy of Nan
king, rules something like ninety mil
lion people. He has under him three
large provinces, and he is making re
forms in all. One Of his latest ideas
/ sto hold a national exposition at his
capital. For this urp he has laid
out a large pu1ic garden and park, IN
which buildings will be erected and a
permanent industrial museum created.
He will send out notices and adNer-
tisements to all parts Of the empire.
and will invite exhibitors from every
where to come and show their wares.
After the show is over the bazaarS are
to remain. not only to trade,
but to give the people an education as
to the and possibilities OF
China. The park selected for the pur-
pose ontains about six undred acres.
A carriage oad has been made arnud
it, and some of the exposition build
ings are already under way. Con
nected with the show will be athletic
sports, and, in the grounds, tennis
courts, running tracks and cricket
and ball fields will be permanently lad
out.
Marking is getting ready for a con
stitutiona1 government. It's vice~oN
was the chief Of the commission s"H
around the world to examine Sue
things for the officials at Picking: Hu3
the present scheme Of r~eorganiZtI"@
of h government Of China may H.
called n of his babies. Upon HI