San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-05
Canton Christian College
hstaNs american Spirit

the hungry worms produce more and
better silk The school is also expert
mcnting for better mulberry.
The two buildings of the sericulture
| department were given by the Silk As
! sociation. Of America and Marcus
FrieGer Of New York. The Canton silk
exchange is deeply interested in the
school. for it has already effected a
wonderful Improvement in Canton silk,
which has q luStcr uncqualcd by any
other. In this climate seven or eight
sill crops n year arc pOssible-thirty-
five days for the metamOrphosis from
egg to egg. The japanese worm, which
spins a larger cocoon. produces two
crops Il year, but cannot live in kTanS-
tung.
These arc only two phases of the
colleges work. 1t has a school OF arts
and sciences, middle and primary
schools and an overseas Chinese school.
The latter has thirty-six students from
the straits. Java, Siam, the United
States and South America. who have
| come back TO the land of their fathers
to study. A preliminary TO this is that
they be taught Chinese. The others
learn English and the ambition of
every student is to complete his courses
in the United States. Nearly all the
Chinese in the United States come from
the Summing district in the Canton delta.
Canton is China's most progressive
and aggressive city. It's spirit is
American. Canton college is strong
bond of sympathy between the two
nations. with immense possibilities for
the future. This year 40 Canton col
lege students are studying in the
United States. ....... SOC.
Good Record OF Graduates.
The impress the college is making ON
China is shown By the. careers of 400
graduates taken at random, They
arc: Educators. So: agriculture and
industries, 4G; business. 1T6; public of
ficials, 49,, army officers. 10: physi-
clans. IS; religious workers, 81: UNI
known. II. Many of them have reach.
ed high positions.
Wealthy Chinese have donated fifteen
Of the tOrty-twO college buildings.
Loyal supporters in the United States
have given most of the others. Build
ings. something which can be seen.
appeal TO Chinese more than assistance
to executive wor.
Of the teaching staff 11G are
Chinese, fOfty-cight Americans and two
British. The financial rewards are
small. Most of the teachers receive
quarters, medical attention and SOS
month salary. That provides living
expenses. Each year 500 is deposit
ed for each teacher TO be paid when
he leaves. To those who agree to return
for five years more service years va
cation in the United States with steam
ship fare is granted at the end of three
years.
Driving Force In the College.
The directors of the college are: Col.
| Herbert Parsons of New York. the
Rev. Charles II. Parkhurst and W.
Henry Grant Of New York; William
W. Comfort. president Of Havcrford
college: 4. Trumbee Dawson. son Of
the late Henry i. Dawson. F.. II,
Hawkins. London Missionary society:
Warren +. Laird. a dean in the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania Ma Wing pu.
head OF the Sincere company stores in
China; Frederick II. Osborn. New
York; David Eugene Smith. professor
in Columbia and Ralph J.. Watts. pro-
fessor in Pennsylvania State college.
While it is difficult TO discriminate
among the members Of the enthusiastic
faculty. the driving force Of the. fnsti-
tuition is in three men. Charles X.
Edmunds. the president, has been with
the college since 1903. He is an en-
gineer by profession and was director
OF the Carnegie institutions magnetic
survey Of China. Chung Wing Kwoug.
vice-president. came to the college IN
1900 and is former commissioner of
educntion for KwanStuny province. the
Rev. james Mcclure Henry, executive