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crisis with which the Government
was unable to cope.
Modern China begins with the es-
tablishment Of, the Manchu Govern
ment in 1914. Curiously. we find
| again that foreign domination was
not inimical to the welfare Of the
Chinese. For some hundred and
fifty years the people enjoyed COM
parative contentment and prosper
ity. The government administra-
ton was surprisingly liberal. The
Manchus became interested in man.
ufacturing and commerce. There
was development Of literature and
scientific knowledge. And again the
population increased enormously, lit
orally by millions. So that, despite
unusual prosperity, severe famines
occurred, with resultant smolder-
ing discontsnt among the people.
| Once more, for almost century, we
find China fairly seething with spo-
radio riots and uprisihgs.
In 1911 the Chinese succeeded in
driving the Manchus from the throne
and setting up a republic. Or. Lee
tells US, however, that the welfare
of the masses certainly has not i'm
proved" The farmers lead hand
to-mouth existence which finds them
unprepared for flood, or drought, or
even a poor harvest. In 1921 there
was drought in five provinces af-
fecting 30,000.000 people. DR.. Lee
remarks upon the fact that the
death toll of the world war was
| 100000, but the number doomed
| to die of starvation in China
this year 1921) may be $4,000. .000."
All the millions sent to China in
the shape of relief funds are made
| quate. For clearly such assistance
| is purely palliative. DR.. Lee ex-
pounds to some length and good pur-
pose on soil depletion, and tells US
that China must adopt and enforce
a vigorous policy Of agricultural res
toration." Farmers must be instruct
ed and assisted. Mineral fertilizers
and improved methods of culture
must be introduced" so that. in ad-
dition to increased productivity, the
soil win be improved to such ca
pacity that China may become self
sustaining" Natural calamities to
which China is subject, like droughts
and floods, cannot be controlled. But
DR.. Lee points out that irrigation
works can be improved and rivers
deepened and dykes built on the
banks Of the Yellow River cChina's
Sorrow) SO that its annual over
flow may be checked" And more
railroads must be built. Finally,
China must develop her manufac-
turing and mines. Let our indus
tries be diversified, remembering that
an exclusively agricultural country
will always be a poor country"
Even then there will remain the
great problem of overpopulation.
1
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Somewhere East of Suez"

one Of the Confucian shrines that is
5000 feet high, and up and down
which the visitors are carried in
chairs by bearers. The antiquity
Of the place and Of its memories are
well Illustrated in DIR. Reinsch's
story Of asking if the method of
transportation was not dangerous for
the bearers. He was told, ''Yes, but
the last time any one has fallen
was about 400 years ago." On visit
ing the Holy Duke, who presides
over the town of Chufu, the home
of Confucius, DIR. Reinsch and his
party went through the cemetery,
"the burial ground Of the Confucius
family for at least 5000 years, ante
dating Confucius himself" On call
ing on the Duchess the party found
her to be particularly fond of cats,
Of which at least forty were playing
about her.,
OF the Americans residing tenn
porarily In Pekin the book gives
this sketch Of w. F. Carey OF the
great railway building firm, who
went there in 1915 with large staff
of assistants and their families "Mr.
Carey had won his way from the
ranks. and his Irish originality had
not been befogged by theoretical dis
cussions. He Immediately felt at
home with the frank and human
Chinese. and constantly had many
Of them at his house, where they par
took Of true American hospitality
and shared in frolics of dancing ard
poker. The Chinese are fond of
this game. in which human nature
plays so large part; the impassivea
ness Of their countenance lends it
self admirably to the tactics of poker.
1t was amusing to hear Liang Shih-
vi, who otherwise spoke not a word
Of English. enunciate from behind
a pile of chips in staccato tones.
Full house. Two pair This emf
nent financier was worthy march
for any poker expert. Mr.. Carey
abbreviated many Chinese names,
thus making them far more pro-
nounceable. Mr.. Chen Pan-ping, the
Minister Of Agriculture, thus be-
came Ping-pong; the Secretary of
State, Hsu Shfh-chang. was Susie"
In his final summing up of the
relations Of America and China DR..
Reinsch writes: Never has one ma
ton had a greater opportunity to
act as counselor and friend to an
other and to help vast and lovable
people to realize it's striving for a
better life. Cooperation freely sought,
unconstrained, spontaneous desire to
model on institutions and methods
which are admired-that is the only
way in which nations may mutually
influence each other without the
coercion Of political power and the
cunning of intrigue. That is the
feeling which has existed in the
hearts of the Chinese toward Amer
lea The American people do not yet
realize what treasure they possess
in this confidence
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PINES. BY Charles Edward Rus
sell. The Century Company.
NHERE is a general consensus
of opinion among competent
observers that Asia as a
whole, and China in particular, is
teetering on the edge Of perfectly
discernible brink; but 1t is not at all
clear whether she is about to hop
over, or whether, if she does. one can
at all predict what she may fnd
upon landing on the other side. For
many years we have been taught 20
believe the immemorial East un-
changing, essentially static, immov-
able, and even If superficially ruff
fled still always the same. But lately
an impression is gaining ground that
this once immovable mass is actually
getting ready to move, and it be-
comes intensely important to guess,
il possible, whittier it may be going.
In particular, it cannot be doubted
that China, if she chooses, can alter
the future course of events so radi-
cally as to bring about worldwide
changes. 1t is not the power to dc
so that is lacking so much as the
collective will to action. A genu-
inely united. thoroughly modernzed
China is obviously invincible, from
any standpoint, either, material or
spiritual.
1t is. therefore, well to learn all
we can about this changing East
Mr.. Powell renders a good service In
his book by taking up the matter n
somewhat elementary way. AS he
says IN his preface, it is often as
sumed by writer's upon the Orient
that readers know more than they
do about it. He is therefore careful
to explain many things that will
doubtless be familiar already. to the
special student. 1t was well worth
doing, and Mr.. Powell has done il
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interpreting the responsibility of a
Government to its people like this:
When men die OF famine, you say
it is the season that is to blame.
What does this differ from saying.
when you have caused a mans death.
1t was not ], but the weapon'?"
1t would seem, therefore. that then,
as now. the economic concern Of
China was her food supply; and be-
cause OF her centuries OF peculiar
segregation the index of China's
economic history is really to be
found in her agricultural progress.
Realizing this, DR.. Mabel Ping
Hua Lee gives US an altogether re-
markable study of agriculture in
this thorough and extensive survey
Of "rhe Economic History Of China.
Or. Lee tells us that her study is
purely "inductive." She had no pre-
conceived ideas. But DIR. Lee was
greatly impressed with the fact that
the question of soil depletion in
China presented a striking contrast
TO that which has obtained in the
history OF other civilizations which
have fiourished and decayed. China
is the Oldest nation in the world.
The New York herald., 1922-04-02
China Past
and Present

THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF
CHINA. BY Mabel Ping-Hua Lee.
Being Volume xCIx. Number I. OF
Columbia University Studies In His
tory, Economics and Public Law.
Edited by the Faculty of Political
Science of Columbia University.
Longmans, Green & Co.
A early as the third century
~ B. c.. Mencius, a Chinese
philosopher, is credited with
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The Varying
Orient

ASIA AT THE CROSSROADS. BY E.
Alexander Powell. The Century
Company.
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE PHILIP
PINES. BY Charles Edward Rus
sell. The Century Company.
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made sport of Orlando thinking it
just mere play to wrestle with a
youth like Orlando, and not know
ing that he had at last met his
match.
Now the time had come! The
Duke gave the signal and immedi-
ately the two were in a violent
conflict. From all sides came ex-
carnations and shouts, which only
tended to spur Orlando with
greater desire and hope for victory
Two minutes passed; here was the
climax! Charles, the champion, was
overthrown! What a shout arose
when the hitherto successful combat
ant was born away! Orlando, al
though conscious of his success, did
not feel in the least boastful or
vain but rather humble and modest
in the midst of his glory.
After Charles had been taken
out, Duke Frederick called Orlando
to him and asked him what his name
was. Orlando, ever honoring his
fathers name, replied.
Orlando, the youngest SON of
Sir Roland de Bots"
When the Duke learned this, he
said he wished that he had been the
son of some other man and so re-
fused to give Orlando the prize for
his championship because he was an
enemy of Orlando's father even
though all the world had esteemed
him as man of noble and gal
liant character.
This ended golden day in the
life of Orlando, perfect even with
out the deserved reward. Rowing
this he felt happy and contented,
for. he had accomplished something
worth while. AS for Charles. the
champion wrestler, he had counted
the chickens before they had
hatched."
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and the half ended 1873 in favor
of Duluth. During this half the
crowd went wild. / know L never
"hollered" so much in my life with
the exception of Carleton-St.
Olaf game. Red Wing came back
strong in the second half and play
ed Duluth off their feet for few
minutes. Then the score see-sawed
back and forth throughout the rest
of the half. With thirty seconds
left to play, the score stood 1924
in favor of Red Wing. Nordley of
Red Wing was fouled for travelling
with the ball. Everyone held their
breath for a few moments as Mar
shall Duluth guard) took his posi-
ton on the foul line. To make a
long story short, he proved himself
to be the man of the hour, for the
ball shot clean thru the net. Be-
fore the referee could get the ball
back to center the gun went off.
Thus it was necessary to play five
minute extra period. For two
minutes the teams plugged away,
neither side being able to score.
Then Red Wing was fouled; Du-
luth made it good and the score
stood 1925. Right here is where
the real lest came. After taking
time out, Red Wing came back and
started one of the famous rallies
tina. had already won her two cham
pionships. Duluth fell before the
terrific drive of the downstate ag-
gregation and the score ended 80
26 in favor of Red Wing.
l. II
we'll and did their best. In the Red
Wing game it was a confess be-
tween team using the criss-cross,
with short shots, (Red Wing), and
a team using the long pass and
long shot; and the criss-cross won.
The Duluth fellows were all rangy
and made good appearance. This
is shown by The fact that Duluth
was awarded the silver loving cup
for the best conduct and appear
ance. 1t might also Interest you to
know that Duluth placed two men
on The all-state. Champion (cen-
teri, and Marshall running guard)
b o t h received all-state berths.
Champion by far was the classiest
center of the tournament, and Mar
shall stood head and shoulders
above his opponents as running
guard.
Wishing you all success with your
paper, / remain
Sincerely Yours,
"Bill" Gallagher-20.
The school term is drawing near
"a close. The ones who must heed
this statement most are the Seniors.
1t is up to them to see tina. all
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The Journalism class is glad to
receive contributions from the alum
nj of the High School as it will be
a means by which they can be
posted with the affairs of the
school and keep in closer touch
with US.
The following letter was received
from William Gallagher, Class 1920
who is attending Carleton College
224, Mems Dorm. Friday 5 P. M.
Dear George:
No doubt you'll be surprised to
hear from me. Just the same l
wanted to write and congratulate
YOU on the Fighter" | think
the idea is fine and am glad to see
there's a little interest along some
line other than athletics. When l
was Junior we used to have a
little space in the Ely Miner, but
it never amounted to much. l
surely wish you and the rest of the
staff all success possible and hope
some day Ely High School will
have a weekly of it's own.
/ thot perhaps some of you would
be interested in hearing how the
Duluth boys came out. All in all
Duluth Central made a very credit
able showing. The fellows were
all clean, sportsman-like players
and made very favorable inn
preston on the coaches and college
students. They had their first game
with Buffalo at four O'Clock on
Thursday afternoon. The game was
rather slow and Duluth could not
shoot at all. They missed basket
after basket, although their team
work was fair. After hard
fought, but interesting game, Du-
luth came out on the long end of
a 1918 score. Their next game
was to be with Austin at nine that
night. The dope favored Austin to
win by wide margin. Well, it
is hard to say in words what hap
pened to the Duluth fellows be,
tween the two games. Anyhow,
you could never have recognized
the boys that night. They simply
played rings around Austin. Their
team work was fair, their shooting
fine, and their defense almost i'm
penetrable. Contrary to all ex-
pectations, when the final whistle
blew, Duluth led Austin to the line
of 1926. Well, that put Duluth
in the semi-fnals with Red Wing.
Everyone knew very well that this
game really would be the champ
ionship game, because either Du-
luth or Red Wing were superior to
Wadena and Madison.
Duluth started off with rush.
At the end of the first six min
utes, Duluth had piled up an $50
lead. Red Wing took time out.
The two teams battled furiously
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their work is made up, and if they
are down in their studies they
should buckle down to work for the
next two months.
1t is about this time that the
Senior class will begin to prepare
for their ceremonies.-The class
Play, the Junior-Senior Banquet,
Senior class day, baccalaureate SER
mon, and the commencement exer-
cises are to be given in a very
short time in which the Seniors
play the important role in these
ceremonies.
Inasmuch as the program is not
yet definitely decided upon, they
will be printed in these columns in
some future number of the Fighter.
Library Notes.
Watch for the jackets of the
new books on the Bulletin Board
next week! Miss Franklin with the
aid of few girls from the type
writing classes is busily getting the
new books ready for circulation.
The books are all very beautifully
bound-have reinforced bindings
and are printed on excellen. paper.
In order to save the covers and to
keep them looking clean, they are
shellacked and then hung out to
dry. Some day just for fun, ask
Miss Franklin to show you her
workshop and you'll see a line
strung from the corners of the room
filled with books, their covers shin
ing from shellac coating.
Some of the most recent arrivals
in the Library are, "The Lost
Hunters" 'The Eyes of the Woods"
and Forest Runners" by Altsheller,
winning His Game" and Junior
Trophy" by Barbour, the mark
Tidd" series by Kelland, Twenty
Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"
by Jules Verne. All of these books
are essentially boys books. How
for there is bright new set of the
Give Little Pepper" series by Sid
ney, which all girls love-even high
ever, the girls needn't feel sighted
school girls. "Jane Eyre" and
Louise Alcott's "Rose in Bloom"
Jack" and Jill", and JOS boys
the girls will find the best books
in the Library.
Miss Franklin wishes to ask stud
ents to be careful about returning
books when she is not in the Lii
brary, for they may not be checked
off properly and misunderstanding
may result
Long About This Time of the Year.
Hey! Skinny let's go cumming,
its crime to go to school on nice
day like this. Isn't it this little
sentence that we hear every after
noon, when the sun is shining
bright? Why do boys roam about
the woods or hang around street
corners? Do they learn more there
than they do in school? The per-
son that has not enough will power
to say to himself, "I'm going to
school to-day even if it is nice"
should be pitied. Suppose he stays
out when the class has hard les
son, does be get out of that DAYS
work? No, he does not. He has
twice as much to do.
Put yourself in the place of the
instructor. The teacher will i'm,
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The pageant is the one event dur
ing the school year witnessed by a
majority of the people of Ely.
Perhaps it is due to the season;
perhaps to a realization of the
great amount of time, work, and
expense involved in this annual pre-
sentation; but most likely of all,
perhaps it is due to the fact that
so many children take part in the
entertainment, bringing the produc-
ton, and its success into close re-
lation with so many parents and
families, which relation naturally
arouses keener interest. Whatever
the reason, the crowd present Fri
day night is sufficient proof of
public interest in school activities
toward the efforts of various in
structors who devoted so much time
and work to making the pageant a
success.
Impossible!
Miss Richter minus her smile
The MONDAY lunch without Mrs.
Kolstad.
Elmer Kero with his pompadour
mussed.
Henry Gallagher spending his
evenings at home.
Ada Heikkila wearing braid.
George Somero scowling.
Elaine Anderson in a long skirt.
Lempi Hipakka with her hair
done up.
Some Fl. S. Girls.
Babe-Laveryn Berley
Mickey-Myrtle Potter
Dolly-Mary Nichols
Bish-Lillian Schaefer
Milly-Mildred Goard
Tiny-Alice Coad
Don't Wait Till Am Dead.
IF with pleasure you are viewing
Any work that / am doing,
If you like me, or you love me,
tell me now;
Don't withhold your appreciation
Till the Father makes grafton,
And | lie with snowy lilies Ger
my brow)
For no matter how you shout it,
II don't care bit about il,
/ don't know how many tear-drops
you have shed;
If you think some praise is due me,
Now's the time to slip it to me,
For / cannot read my tombstone
after am dead"
"More than fame and more than
money
Is the comment kind and sunny,
And the hearty, warm approval of
friend;
For it gives TO life a SAVIOR,
And it makes me stronger, Drawer,
And it gives me heart and spirit
to the end;
If | earn your praise,-bestow it,
If you love me,-let me know i,
Let the words of true encourage
ment be said;
Do not wait till life is over,
And Pm underneath the clover,
For ! cannot read my tombstone,
after ] am dead
(anonymous)
Spring Cleaning,
Ar nbono1 Th--~~1.-v Mo-. Q0%l,
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Rev. Curtis addressed the Assembly
on the subject Cleaning Windows
in Ety." in which Rev. Curtis
showed that our success in life de-
ponds upon the condition and up
keeping of seven windows, which
are also the keys to happiness in
life, namely: Health, knowledge,
Character, Will-power, Punctuality,
Habits, and Courage. In bringing
out these essentials to our develop
ment, Rev. Curtis stated that one
must have normal health in order
to take care of the other windows;
this is to be taken care of through
daily exercise and body cleanliness.
The window of Knwledge, one of
the main reasons for our schooling,
has a great bearing on our future.
Character, as another window in
life, needs the best of attention,
for it is that piece of glass that
determines our life friends. Rev.
Curtis stated that the window of
Habits, if it should need cleaning,
can be freed from dirt only by
steady breaking of that habit.
In dealing with Wnl-power, Cour-
age and Punctuality, Rev. Curtis
described the life of persons having
these windows in an unclean, shaky
state of existence. Placing especial
emphasis on these, he showed that
success and happiness was not to
be attained without these traits.
Rev. Curtis talk is one of the
best speeches delivered before the
H. S. Assembly. 1t was keen, hum
orous and to the point. We are
much obliged to Rev. Curtis for his
address for as he stated in bringing
out one of his points, "-the
mark is still there" We wish to
assure Rev. Curtis that he marked
US to the extent that our windows
are going to be clean.
The Wrestling Match.
English 2 Theme)
What a day this would be to
Orlando, the humble, gentle, and
kind brother of Oliver! He was to
wrestle with Charles, the champion
wrestler of Duke Frederick, and
though he knew the people thought
he would be defeated, in his heart
he felt quite sure of his own sue
cess, so he was not in the least
troubled, but looked squarely into
the eyes of the world with smile
on his face.
Duke Frederick, thinking it his
duty to warn Orlando entreated him
to give up this venturous under
taking, but no, not even could the
Duke dissuade Orlando from his
enterprise. He reminded him of
his youth, but Orlando had faith
and confidence in himself, although
his brother had usurped from him
his share of gold and luxury. Duke
Frederick, finding it useless to per-
suade Orlando to give up this haz-
ardous prAject, asked Celia and
Rosalind, the Princesses, to attempt
to do so. They in turn begged
him to yield to their wishes, but the
man in Orlando felt strong and adj
venturous and nothing could now
turn his mind aside. After they
had wished him luck and victory
he left them and went in search of
Charles.
Charles, on the other hand, only
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mediately lose interest in the boy
that does not care to work. 1t
would be only human for the teach
err to help those people along who
are interested in the work.
The .person not only lowers his
standard in his school work but also
his character. People will say
"That boy will never amount to
anything. He can't even go to
school every day." Boys! use your
knowledge a little and try TO see
your wrong and correct it. Let's
not have the attendance record shat
tered by a few boys that cant re-
sist the shining sun.
Keep OFF the Lawns.
A student who habitually cuts
across the lawns on the school
premises is nothing short of a
criminal. Walking on the grass,
now when the surface of the SOD
is soft and easily torn is worse
than at any other time of the year.
A path, made now will stay for the
whole year. Every student should
take pride in the appearance of
the grounds. 1t is also costly to
keep them in good condition. The
next time you are in a hurry and
desire to cut across the grounds,
drown that desire and stick to the
walksi
Many H. S. students and faculty
members attended the concert given
by the Lyric Male Chorus of the
Gustavus Adolphus College, at the
Washington Auditorium Saturday
night.
Classes were dismissed at 200 P.
M. instead of 400 P. M. Friday be-
cause of the Pageant.
Mr.. Teesdale's English / class
had an exam Wednesday. Some
say it was quite Embarrassing"
49,
Duluth Central High won the
state H. S. swimming meet held at
Duluth Saturday.
Last week the "Elighter" was not
printed because the linotype mach
inc refused to do its duty. This
weeks issue will contain last weeks
most important news items in COM
bination with this weeIs. We hope
that it was not an April Fool joke
on the part of the linotype machine.
The Juniors in Mr.. Teesdale's
English class have been asking
the Seniors how to make toasts.
Speaking of toasts one day in
school a little boy said, 'My mud
der knows how to make toast. First
she burns bread, then she serapes
it."
The students in the main assem-
bly, were surprised Tuesday morn
ing when the jolly notes of Sunny
Tennessee" peeled forth from Room
ID. The Girls Glee Club had their
bi-weekly practice. Good work!
We'd like to have more of it.
5 Friday night, March 81, the an
nual pageant was presented to ap-
uroxirnatelv three Thousand ro~eons
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Friday night, March 81, the an
nual pageant was presented to APP
proximately three thousand persons.