Evening star., 1925-01-18

Both Americans and Chinese take
part in the teaching at Nanking Uni
verstty, the Chinese Instructors being
TOR the most part men and women
who have studied either in the United
states or at some American institu-
tion in China The university de-
partments include Junior and senior
departments, colleges of art, sciences.
agriculture and forestry; junior col
leges of business, education and
science, nursing and medical schools.
schools for training missionaries and
teachers. and a model school with
kindergarten, primary and grade de-
partments. In addition. there are
special language schools, a Summer
school and short courses in sericul-
ture, agriculture and forestry.
I was much interested in what the
university is doing to promote silk
worm growing, farming and forestry.
These departments are organized
much like our own State agricultural
colleges and carry on a great deal of
practical work. The university now
has modern building, the gift of
American silk manufacturers, de-
voted to silkworm culture. In 1t is
the worlds largest collection OF nul-
berry trees. Just now it has more
than million silkworms, which it
is raising to produce disease free
eggs for distribution to silkworm
growers. In this way it is hoped
eventually to eliminate the breeding
of silkworms from diseased eggs
and thus obtain superior cocoons
that will be acceptable to the Amer
lean silk-weaving industry.
The College of Agriculture and
Forestry has about 200 acres of
land under cultivation. On these
70
crops, and methods of cultivation for
the Improvement of Chinese agrI-
| culture. It distributes tested seeds,
issues bulletins for free distribution
and gives demonstrations on its own
and Chinese farms, and works ont
! improved designs Of Chinese and
| American agricultural implements.
This college has been made the
administrator of a fund of nearly
! three-fourthS of a million dollars,
| left over from the amount raised ia
| the United States for famine relief
| in China. Under the terms of the
allotment, the university is to devote
| the income for 10 years to studies
in the cause of famine in China, pre-
vention work, and for the education
Of the Chinese in agriculture, forestry
and such other activities as may re-
late to famine. Researches into the
events of the past show that for a
period of 1000 years, down to 1911,
China suffered on the average from
one famine a year, and there is no
doubt that recurring food shortages
are chronic condition in this
country.
Another interesting feature OF the
University of Marking is the hospital
for the care of foreign patients only.
1t is a thoroughly modern institution,
with a staff of highly competent
American doctors and nurses. One OF
its buildings is given over entirely
to woman patients. The equipment
of the hospital includes operating
rooms and laboratories, and it Is, in
| fact, prepared to render service as
complete and up-to-date as the best
! of similar institutions in the United
/ States. Besides providing hospital
! facilities for American and other
| foreigners in this part of China, it
| serves a training school for Chi
nese physicians and nurses, and is
| the directing center of a great deal
| of invaluable work in hygiene, sani-
| tation and medical relief among the
! Chinese of Nanking and vicinity.
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