The sun., 1919-08-27
CHINA BUILDING UP
HER NATIVE SONS
Students Here Learn the In
tricacies of Modern Trade
and Science.
So MORE ARE COMING
Colleges Of United States APP
portion the Newcomers Ac-
cording to Studies.
So MORE ARE COMING

| Special CoTTesp ondence to the Far East
ern Section Of THE SUN.
PEKIN, Aug. China, whether Shan
ing for the future, constructing a native
son organization to develop her wonder
! full and enormous natural resources, 81
| that later China may take her place as
one of the greatest producing nations OF
the world. For years China has watched
with envious eyes the growth of Japan,
has seen the development of the indus
trial and agricultural resources of the
Nipponese and has given credit for this
wonderful trade growth to the education
Of the Japanese in the universities OF
! the United States, where they learned
the secrets of trade, Industrial organiza-
| ton, the intricacies of engineering ard
construction and how to take the mos
out of the ground and leave the most
there for future crops.
In turn China has been following the
same course, limited in way. but
gradually expanding until each year the
number of Chinese students In the higher
class universities Of the United States
has reached a large total. This year
China is sending fifty-eight Of her edu-
| Gated sons to the United States to take
up diversified courses In the American
schools, aiming to apportion her sons so
that the nucleus of stanch trade and
| commercial organization can be devel-
oped by them on their return to the
motherland.
These fifty-eight students will leave
China on August 16 and enroll in the
American schools for the fall terms.
They are graduates OF Tsin Hua Col
lege in China, an institution established
In IN ,ban n
turned to China its share OF the Boxer
! indemnity fund, stipulating that the
money be used for the purpose Of edu-
| eating the Chinese. Each year the pro-
ceeds from the funds are sufficient "
finance the education of several Chinese
| In foreign schools. the United Slater
| being preferred because of the sentiment
connected with the founding Of the en-
| dowment The courses to be pursued
by the 1919 students show a wide raLEe
and embrace these subjects:
Chemical engineering. 7; industrial
chemistry, 8; mechanical, electrical and
naval engineering. 9; architectural and
| marine engineering, 2; mining, metal
lurgy and mining engineering, 5 animal
husbandry and dairying, 6; military SCI
ence, 2: medicine, 8 economics. 6; &C
| counting, business administration and
| industrial manager, 6 railroad admin
istrator, banking and accounting,
| public finance, / +; vocational education
4: political science, !.
The Chinese students will be matricu-
lated in the following schools:
Case School Of Applied Science, 3;
Purdue University. 3: Carnegie Institute
| of Technology. 1: Tufts College. 2
Rensselaer, Polytechnical Institute. !
| Cornell University. 3: Rutgers College
| IEnrnaatar pnIytaChntCal IuStituta I
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology
6; Stevens Institute of Technology. 3
| Lehigh University 2; Colorado School
| of Mines, 8; Iowa State College. 8 Kan
sas State Agricultural College, l: Vir-
ginia Military Institute. 2; University OF
New Mexico, / : Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity. l. Western Reserve University. l
University OF Michigan, s; Beloit Col
lege, / University of Pennsylvania, 2;
| University of Washington, 8; Colorado
| College. Lawrence College. 2: Univer-
sity of Missouri, | {; University of North
Dakota. i University OF Chicago, 2;
| Davidson University. University OF
| Wisconsin, /; Kansas State Univer-
sity. /.
When these students have completed
their courses and are graduated they will
return to China equipped to take up the
great Industrial, engineering and eco
nomic problems OF the day and give their
help to the task of awakening China
and to spur her to greater efforts TO take
a place among the leading nations OF
| the world. Each student is happy to be
chosen to represent his country In the
| United States and Is equally happy that
he will share In the problem OF upbuild-
| ing his native country
| As the present leaders OF the Chinese
Republic are beginning to admit the re-
sources Of the country are practically
without limit but China must have lead
ers to direct this work It is IN these
graduates OF the schools OF the United
States that China relies for the basis
! OF her organization.