Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-19
YALE IN CHINA DOCS

1HEAI OFEif- FOHNI
/ Yale In China, where Rev. Dickson
LeaNenS son of f. J. LeavenS of this
city has been located for a number of
years, is given strong approval by
captains of industry in the Orient.
OF the "Uplift' work among the
Chinese that Yale in China has done. /
the following words of endorsement /
are spoken:
The interest taken by American bus
mess concerns in the "up1ift' activities
OF China is calculated to put a quietus !
on any lingering impression in unin-
formed quarters that missionaries are
a futilitE in that country, says Amos
T.. Wilder. The pretty tourist who
toasted her golden slippers at the fire.
side of the Honskong hotel and re- /
marked to me, i hear the Chinese just /
hate the missionaries is becoming OBJ /
solete The Yale in China organiza-
ton has lately published a broadsido |
Of letters from men of large affairs in
the Orient which are impressive as
showing that the efforts of missionary
groups are regarded by the writer's as
an important force in that country for
its development in all ways. In the
strongest language these captains OF
industry and China experts has built
up at Changsha, the capital of HUI
man Extracts, from these letters fol-
| low. They largely deal with the part
American educational institutions
play in keeping China steady as an al
| " in promoting friendliness with the
Chinese.
Mr.. NJ A Oudin, manager of the
foreign department of the General
Electric Co, writes: THE feeling of
confidence iii Americas, motives has
resulted not in a small degree from
the activities in China of such insti-
tutions as the one supported by Yale
college" President Alba B. Johnson.
of the Baldwin Locomotive Works
says: American colleges and hospitals
in China are of incalculable value
not only in alleviating suffering and
the reduction of disease but generally
in the spreading of knowledge and
particularly knowledge of our country
its institutions. and altruistic airls .
President H. 7. S. Green, OF the Inter
national Banking corporation, speaks
of the great value to the allied cause
of such work. He continues: THE
informing of public opinion in China
in these times when enemy Influence
is active there against us is Of lar
amount Importance not only to our
selves but to the Chinese as WE'LL
Vice President Lynch of the San
Francisco Chamber of Commerce
writes: Every possible encourage
ment should be given to the further
, ance of such intelligent activities
; which afford an opportunity 10 the
Chinese themselves to become inlbued
with those ideals of democracy for
f which the right nations of the world
are battling" Director General .. NJ
/ Schwab of the United States Ship
n ping Board says: Much splendid
work can be done in offse-tiug enemy
propaganda" Robert Dollars speaks
of such work as "godsenl to Chira'
5 and AN inspiration to increase the
friendship between the two nations
/ DR.. Wellington Koo says such college
propagate those democratic principles
. and ideals for which the United
States and the other allied powers in
Guiding China, are fighting" Treas
urer Frederick r. Sites of the Fedora
Shipbuilding company writes tina
Human mot long ago one of the clos
ed provisces, has now come to life
Il largely through tactful CO. operation o
Yale men with the officials and gentry
: and by friend association with thu
: humber people.
The Yale plant at Changsha repre-
sents an outlay of nearly half millio,
dollars during the past thirteen years
: The hospital, a gift of member Of I'll:
= Hardness family cost 100000 and j
u the most striking building in Human
:, Province. There is a preparator,
: school, a college, a medical school 0
sixty-five students and nurses
training school. There are a dozel
American teachers and nine doctors
Of whom four are Chinese. Ten Chi
nese literati sit with an equal mum
q Der of Yale teachers in the manage
is ment of the medical activities and TO
n four years the Human government ha
e paid an annual grant of late total
& ling $4,000 Mex. The Rockefelle
y Foundation through its China Medica
n Board meets the salaries of numbe
ID of medical teachers and has lately APP
= propriated $4,000 for laboratory t
20 be devoted to instruction in pre- med
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