The Washington times., 1915-11-16
Miss Fung Hin Liu, Welles-
ley 1914, Returning to Or
ganize Canton Christian
College With Western
knowledge.
Outlines Her Plans and AS
pirations to Guide Her
Countrywomen in Their
New-found Liberties.
By MABEL e. WINSLOW.

~ the class OF 1914. a young girl
is to assume control OF the
only woman's college in south
China.
The graduate Ia Miss f'ung hin
i.iu. who received her A. r. degre"
from Wellesley little more than .
year ago. The institution she VIII
direct ia the. woman's division OF the
Canton Christian College.
Nothing could show more clearly
than this what tho republic OF China
means to It's women. After GEN.
turtles of seclusion they find them
selves allowed a freedom OF which
they have never dreamed. II Is
equally representative OF the spirit
OF the new China that 1t looks to
the young people OF the nation for
guidance.
A very jolly person 10 Miss Liu.
notwithstanding the tradition that
Crienta,s are solemn persons. never
known to laugh. Ferhaps her efter-
vescent sense Of humor IL a prod
uct OF her American education. but
she seemed quito like any other
young college graduate as she IN
stinctively steered toward a very
large and sQuAshy couch and settled
hersclI very cosiiy among the pa
lows.
The impression was strengthened
by q decidedly American dress Of
deep brown velvet with brown chif-
fon sleeves and a gay bow at tho
throat.
When she begins to speak Of what
her work shall be after her return
to China in January. the merry
smile ceases to curl her lips. for two
things have given her a sense Of re-
sponsibllitv for the future.
First Of all. she has to live up to
her name. 1t means conservation.
iutner dedicated her to the cause of
helping the women Of her own coun-
trv.
Second. she Is to have most Of tho
work Of organizing the woman's de-
partment Of the Canton Christian
College. Even now they are wait
ing for her to bring her fund Of
before they make more definite plans
for the opening Of the college for
women.
MY father WAS q man OF un-
usually clear vision. I think" be-
gan Miss Liu. speaking with .
slight accent that betrayed itself
in syllables occasionally reversed.
a quaint usage of an English
idiom and careful choice OF
words. MY father must somehow
have seen into the future. when
the women Of my country would
50 need help from one OF their
countrywomen.
THE women Of America and Eu-
rope have much freedom to be
sure. and the women Of China
have always been so sheltered, so
American women came to them
gradually. That of the Chinese
came suddcnly--oh, so suddenly.
after the empire became a repuh-
lie,
MY countrywomen are bewilder-
ed. They need someone to guide
them so that thev may use their
liberty in the right way. hope
my college will be able to train
women 80 that thev will bc leaders.
The women are very numerous and
our work can bo verv slight. for
ours Is a poor college. but surely we
csr he NJ some helm.
"Ah. but II warns my heart ia
see one OF my countrvwoman de.
sire to help other Chinese. Even
now In California two young wom-
en- who have studied In America n
colleges are begging and begging
to come over and teach at Canton
and have to refuse them. We are
too poor. you see. to pay much or
hnve many teachers. Bnt I tell nv
friends In California not to despair
Perhrps--if we talk to the peonlA
out there-they will be gled t. send
them home 10 teach. Isn't that a
good idea?
~ have been doing much travelling
since I left Wellesley and had A
wear Of study at columbia. 7 wanted
to carry home the best ideas from
ell the big woman's colleges here
for that will be what I have to work
with when reach Canton. I visi.
tod wellesley. Smith. Vasssr. Sim
mons. Barnard. and Bryn Mawr
and everv ono has heen-nh. mos,
cordial. or course I love Wellesley
and they gave me o royal welcome