Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-01

point in the road where rikasha could
be taken. There were no roads there
wide enough for rikashas and he was
carried In sedan chair. A student went
with him. The march was then contin-
ued. We passed through no more villages
The soil became more and more sandy
and more trees were seen ON the noun
tain sides. About four clock it SEEM
ed Impractical to try to reach Ch eek
Moon which was an nour and q half
further. We drew up for camp ON high
knoll in the midst of a mountain fast
ness. There were many trees on the
spot but it seemed unprotected from
wind and few of the boys were in
clined to crouch about not being per-
mitted to go further. Mr.. Levine of
the department of agriculture, and my
self made trip across the ravine to
find a more protected site. We found
a sheltered hillside with enough graves
to furnish level resting places for all
the party. As l said before, the graves
are a sort of horseshoe indenture with
a cement floor and large enough to ac-
commodate from three to six sleepers.
As the boys were crossing the ravine
l heard one of them ahead of me say,
If we are Christians we shouldn It
make a fuss" He commenced singing
g There s a good time coming, help it
on" 1t is popular song among the
students and soon there were lot of
them singing it. We had not more than
performed some solutions in the creek
made our hunks and supper than it
was dark. The students were divided
into groups of from seven to ten and
each group had it's captain and messed
together. We had another convocation
after supper at which Prof. Howard
told some more stories. Prof. Brownell
gave instructions about an all night
guard. A whole group was to guard the
camp to ether during some part OF the
night. @. G. G. was the pass word
One Of the teachers had a revolver and
was to be called if needed. We didn t
consider the danger very imminent but
1T was well to train the boys in such
tactics.
The boys seemed to enjoy the camping
thoroughly, especially the cooking and
eating. While one could not understand
their language it was easy to enter into
their jolly good spirits. Sometimes they
talk English among themselves but not
often. I'll is mark of great physical
progress that sixty-five out Of one hun
dred three college students would be
able to take such a trip. Until recently
Chinese students were adverse to AM
kind of physical exertion, including
games. They had been taught to consid.
er it beneath their dignity. At G. G. G.
they are required to take some kind OF
exercise between five and six in the
afternoon. They come from i'll lighted
houses in crowded villages and it is
quite a step to get them to appropriate
the wealth of God S great out of doors
And to carry pack and do their own
cooking was thing unheard of among
G., c. c. students five years ago. The
Boy Scouts organization has helped the
matter along considerably. This is the
first year a camping trip has been at
tempted and we look for a much better
trip next year. 1t did my soul good to
know that I was three miles away from
a repulsive village. The high mountains
on all sides were covered with young
pines and for wonder they were not
was just like many scenes that had
feasted my eyes in America. The things
that God makes are always beautiful
and "there is no speech nor language
where their voice is not heard. - We
had religious service the two mornings
we were in camp. The return trip was
uneventful, except for blistered feet
December %, the Christmas season
is here but it doesn t seem like it with
such balmy weather. Many appropriate
exercises and programs are being pre-
pared by the various schools ON the
campus and many are busy with prepar-
ations for bringing joy to the children
of the nearby villages and the city hos
pitfalls. The nine single members on the
staff win spend Christmas eve at a
house party given by Dean and Mrs
Duncan. As our Christmas gifts from
the states generally arrive in January
or February, we are each going to bring
a small but useful gift and shake them