Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-28

sleeves of the Tientsin foreign ladies'
who are whirling about in the arms of
their partners over the way. The Brit
1 ish and American ettlement has a pub
| lie school for Its boys and girls and
lialso IL swimming bath. The French con-
| cession has cathedral, n town hall and
"a park, and the Russians are BUILDING
isup a city over the river the stores OF
| which are marked With Greek signs.
| One Of the largest Of these foreign
cities belongs to the Japanese IT IS
| several miles in circumference. and y
being rapidly covered with substantial
brick buildings all put up since the
anese merchants who have. come here
to engage in trade With the Chinese,
and there are some large Importing
firms with Japanese capital. Z
The Germans have a fine concession,
including magnificent building just
erected for the German Asatic bank.
They have a club called the Concordia.
! somewhat different from the French
club, known as the Circle d 'EscriIne.
AS to churches, these foreign settle
ments have congregations, both Prot
estant and Catholic, and there are mis-
sionary stations, as well as n live, up n
to-date branch Of the American NJ.
G. "A.
YOUNG CHINA AT SCHOOL.
The foreign concessions are only an
appreciation Of the great movements
which are going on among the Chinese.
The real progress is. in the native city,
and in the vast suburbs, which are
growing up on the opposite side of the
river. During the past fonl, years there
has been a greater educational develop
ment IN Tientsin} than almost anywhere.
else in the world This is a broad state
rnent but the facts Justify IT.
Since the Boxer rebellion millions Of
dollars have been invested in school
buildings and schools of all kinds have
been established. took a driseFyes-
terday, going past structure after struc-
ture of brick or stone and II covering
acres. All are: devoted to schools andtin
them are being taught the sciences of
our civilization. There are kindergar-
tens and primary schools, secondary
and grammar schools, manual training
schools and technical academies, as
well as high schools and large uni-S
yersity Tientsin has now 20 night
schools, attended by those who cannot
go during the day. 1t hasa number OF
halliday schools and Is lecture ha lis,
where men talk night after night on
such subjects as THOSE of our university
extension courses Tile lectures last
from half hour to an hour, and their
and travel and also social and political
economy, modern government and con-
stitutional reform. There are four such
halls in Tientsin where lectures are
held every night for six days of the
week, and there are 1870 other lecture
halls of a similar nature, which are in
constant use other cities of this prov
ince.
EDUCATIONAL ASsoCIATIONSA AND
MUSEUMS.
T:entsin has a large number of educa-5
tonal associations. In the province of
Chilli there are 100, and In addition
| 30 local boards of education. The city
has an educational museum in which
the methods of teaching and all school.
appliances of the various foreign coun-s
| tries are shown. These are classified ac-
cordlng to schools. as well as to sub
| jects. When a teacher, chosen for a
j3certain school, asks about the books.
and character Of teaching required, she
| is referred to the educational museum
and she spends some time there In
preparation. Near this there is Il COM
mercial museum and also an industrial.
museum which are largely used by both,