Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-17
CHINESE STUDENTS co EAST
Seventy-Four 0rientals On Their Way
to College.
WILL ENTER AMERICAN SCHOOLS
They Like America better Than China
and win Learn 20 MOderntEe
Their own Government with
Western Ideas.

Travelling over 1900 miles on American
railroads after a long steamer journey on
the Pacific ocean, seventy-four Chinese
students on their way TO eastern colleges
arrived In Omaha Thursday eevning.
in notable absence was the usual noise
that college boys arc noted for In America,
and yesterday one who saw these quiet
Oriental student lads disembark from tneir
special train was impressed with the bright
aiert appearance Of all of them. Greatly
Interested in everything to be seen in this
new land, they missed no opportunity TO
converse with anyone and ask questions
about interesting things. While the train
was here several who are to take up prac-
teal engineering quizzed the brakeman on
the brakes and tho system under which
they were managed on a modern railroad.
The boys ranged from II to n years in
age and were as bright looking crowd as
could be found anywhere. They talked
good English. some Of them better than
the average American. Mono Of them wore
pigtails. but each had his hair cut in SEN
sible fashion and wore clothes Of modern
style, tan shoes and noisy ties being some
what in prominence.
Harvard Graduate in Charge.
David L. Yui a Harvard graduate and
now a secretary for the Young Mems
Christian association, was in charge OF the
boys on their American trip. Chin c. Yen
acted as associate secretary across the
continent. Yen is a son OF a vice president
Of the National Chinese Educational board.
Nun Lung Tong-yi was the official treas
urer of the party for the Chinese govern
ment and was responsible for each Of them.
He carried money orders for $3.50 for each
lad to carry him through the first year in
this new land.
A committee of the local Young Mems
| Christian association composed of B. C.
Wade. e. F. Denison. Henry Kleser. L. H.
Franklin and J. ]. Brown. formerly of
China, met the boys at the station. Many
of the boys were members Of the associa-
ton and some knew w. w. Lockwood of
| Omaha, now in Shanghai, and some knew
Prof. ]. J. Brown, who had worked with
them in China. c. II. Robertson, national
student secretary for China, met the party
at San Francisco and sent them off and
! from there the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION has met them at every stop.
z. Y. Chow Likes Foot Ball.
I'VE like the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION even better than the other mis-
sonaries," said 2. Y. Chow, an athletic
looking lad. Many of us play tennis,
base ball and some OF us foot ball. Once
a year in China we would have a track
meet" 1t later developed that Chow Is a
noted foot ball and base ball man. He il
! going to the Boston Institute of Technology
TO study naval architecture for the govern
ment navy work
All but one thought that America was
better than China and wanted to become
Americans. but he stuck to II in spite of
ridioules that home was best. Aua Chiwa
preferred China and is going back to work
when he finishes school.
IT like my American clothes lots better
than my Chinese ones" averred one boy.
why do these collars have to be so Stiff
They hurt when you are not used to them.
When asked about the recent purchase OF
Korea by Japan all of them were silent
ct first and then one spoke up. I'VE don't
like 1t at all, and nobody in China thinks
It is right" he said. Korea has been a
part Of China for hundreds and thousands
Of years and It is wrong for Japan to
take It."
Camera in Action.
Getting a picture taken isn't much after
ALL" he said TO change the subject, and i,
transpired that Omaha is the first town
where many OF them saw a camera in
operation. Il thought that It would be lots
more interesting" However, the photo
, grapher gets lots OF orders for the views
In China We three here and six Others
attended the Imperial Polytechnic at Shang-
hal. formerly the Nanyung college. All tn,
boys attended some college in China. but
, we were glad we passed the examinations
and got the chance to come TO America"
From here the seventy students 60 e
, Chicago. where they will separate in al
, directions for colleges. some for eastern
schools. some in the middle west. Al
kinds OF courses are to be taken, agricul
! ture, engineering. law medicine and tive
are to be journalists. From four to 81,
years are to be spent here and then It /.
back to China for most OF them 10 TAX,
up the work of upbuildins the land anC
. | hrin RinR IL un 10 date.