The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-03
CHINA'S ENVOY
SEEKS P. G.
DEGREE
DR.. and Nine. SEE Estab-
lish Summer Legation in
Shadow Of Cornell

AN interesting reason has come
to light back OF the choice Of
Ithaca, New York. for China's sum-
mer legation. A graduate of Cor.
nell University, the Minister of
China, DR.. Sao-Ke Alfred SEE is
preparing to devote the summer
months to post graduate work at
his alma mater and his eldest son,
Seeming. now at school in Eng.
land, viii take a course at the
summer school at Cornell.
DR.. and Nine. SEE and their
younger children are already at
ithaca, having left Washington by
motor early in the week. Seeming
is due in this country In q Tort
night. His younger brother, Dedie.
who is also attending an English
public school, is coming over. too,
for his summer holiday. but will
sail later on, as his term doesn't
end just yet.
To Enter Bryn Mawr
American educated and bril-
liant example Of Occidental culture
imposed upon Oriental intelligence.
DIR. SEE is bringing up his children
in his own footsteps. Except for
the two boys and the baby, too
young yet for formal education, the
children-three girls-are attending
Washington schools. DIR. and Nine.
SEES eldest daughters Mamie, is 2
student at the Cathedral school
for Girls and has already been en-
tered at Bryn Mawr to which she
expects to go after her graduation
two years or so hence. Marina
Yung Kwai, youngest daughter Ct
the Counselor of the Chinese Lega'
ton and Nine. Yung kwal, WHO
is now at Central High School, WIN
matriculate at Bryn MaWr at fne
same time. This summer Mamie
SEE is visiting a school friend IN
Vermont.
Not only is DIR. SEE a Cornell
graduate and an enthusiastic
eI,1nonIIs but he is a graduate of
Central High School in Washington.
The Yung Kwais have several
sons. all of whom have been edu-
Gated at Yale and ali OF whom have
taken honors. The youngest boy
was graduated this year, taking
some special mediator the life OF
me can't remember what it was
which is one of the university
highest distinctions. The two elder
Yung Kwai girls are married. Ger
trude Yung Kwai, as pretty girl
az / ever saw, Is the wife OF Harry
Tong, brother of Nine. SEE. VINO
was for a time attached to the
Il. at
present living in China.
ApropOs of Degrees
Apropos of universities, Secretary
Mellon of the Treasury, took three
degrees at June commencements,
heading the Cabinet batting average
for the year. But he is still long
way behind Herbert Hoover, Secra-
tary of Commerce, as a degree
holder.
To quote a clever colleague, Fred
erick William Vile:
THE Secretary of Commerce has
been 'doctored' by no fewer than 20
institutions in the United States
and abroad-in token, in most cases.
of his World War services as AmerI-
can food administrator and reiieyer
of human distress around the globe
Not long ago Hoover found that TO
be a doctor isn't the empty honor
it's supposed to be. He and ais
boys were motoring through south
ern California. There was a tenn
porary embargo on gasoline sap
plies for everything except urgent
cases. Only physicians were being
accommodated without question.
Hoover had an urgent trip in front
of him. One OF his youngsters sug-
gested that the Secretary was a
doctor many times over. That
was all right with the dispenser
Of the gas, and the secretarial tank
was forthwith filled"