The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28
DR.. CoodnoW Tells Schoolmasters
All About Education in China

guarded in tho Guilds. Thers "a No in
t~erchange of ideas.
1t will be noticed that this is precisely
the opposite OF our method. Six or
seven centuries ago we got away from
the literary point OF view. They, how.
ever, still cling to II.
You cannot expect them to compete
with us in materfalistic d~evelopnsnt.
They ave not the social oo~nsciousns ss
and the spirit OF cooperation. If you
could give them capital and the ability
to cooperate they cou,d not get along.
for they haven't technical ability. and
tho process OF acquiring these Ia vary
slow.
For example, . man teaching mining
took his class OF forty to q mine and
suggested that they go Town and see
It's actual working. They positively re-
fused. with the exception OF two. They
said that that was coolies work. That
was seven years ago. Now this 81 me
professor Is able TO set his boys 10 do
things with their hands.
The mission schools have done a ire
mendous work In these things. They
have taught constantly tho dignity OF
ma labor. and they have persuaded
their BOYS 10 play games-soccer, tennis
and baseball. The Intellectual and moral
advancement in this IL very great.
Many say that the Chinese cannot
tell tho truth This Is IN large degree
true, but II is not by purpose. They
cannot see tho Importance Of It, for
they are thoroughly imaginative. The
younger men. however. are getting the
correct point OF view In this connection.
WHAT Chinese education needs more
than anything else liz the scientific, pre-
else and accurate work which comes
from doing things with the hands.
The discussion which followed was
1 Z " aNGA1u tntaraHFEa a. rE.Hhf1
teacher Of English for the pas, thirteen
years in a Christian chool IN Canton.
said that the language question Is fuHda-
, mental. In his college they have to
compel the Chinese boys to study their
own language. They maintain that there
are SO many dialects that IL is not OF any
use, and they openly ask why English
hould not be substituted The less
radical urge hat at least the one Man
DARN dialect should be adopted by law
and caught In a phonetic way.
Mr.. Grayh!ll also sad tina. The edu-
cation for the trades II A real educa-
ton. hat now there Is a tremendous
and growing interest Ia hand work %
all kinds, with agriculture the favorite
study.
Mr.. Tong. a Chinese graduate OF the
University of California, who - a 20
lltical refugee said that his countrymen
are trying to learn our system or edu-
cation. lie realizes the Fundamental de-
feet OF the purely literary education DR..
Goodnow e%lucidated hut he pointed out
that the Chinese language IL -remen-
dously interesting. IN that Il represents
| h~ieroglvphics ~phouetlcs and combine
ton OF ideas. The recognition of this
fact simplifes somewhat the study Of
the language Such a study would yield
many gems In more fields Of knowledge
tina one would suppose He cited. for
example, the fact that in the writing 81
n Cantonese .s a description OF a very
wonderful anaesthetic.
Clayton Sedgewick Cooper. an author
itv upon Oriental subjects, said that the
lack Of the ability 10 analyze Is the FUN
danental Chinese defect. The need o.
scientific training among the or.entals
= most Impressive. The education OF
the hands is fundamental. lie also said
. that the craze for English is the most
prominent thing IN the Orient. The new
Orient will be a great and splendid EN-
plre OF the world. M Will contribute
much 20 the civilization OF tho west
Charles S. Hartwell surprised his Eel
low members by pointing out that No
mad been born in China and had lived
there al several periods OF his life, nj
together about thirteen years. He pointef
out that the chief educational defect Is
the multiplicity OF dialects.
In answer TO questions from MEMBER
these speakers indicated that the Ameri'
can schools IN china are more success
full than any others because he Chinese
took upon the United States a~ a Rrea'
friend. American schools should there
fore he supported by American CONNER
ciAl men.
FRANK 9. HAcRerT. Secretary.