Americanising China

Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1921, Page 1

Americanising China

PEKINi;. .Miiv 1. Yesterday I was |iro.-iMit :it tin' tenth anniversary nt tin.* founding of Tsutg Him followi. 1 . or Aineriean Indemnity College, Peking. I,el it might lie thought llial tiiiit uveiil is quite a trivial mallei' t lueli'n to mill that it ivas also the tenth anniversary ut the tangible result of one i;[ tlii' wisest mill most magnanimous international arts in |mlilii-al history. !h |!':is ulii'M ('-alone! Koosevell was I’l't'siileiii. the rllill'll Slates CoveinIneilt romitted pari nl its share o| tla’ Hnxer Imli'iiinity for eilneational |>lll- - The (.‘liineso I'jllileatioll Mission resulted, ami its til'st work was to establish the Tsing 11 1 la College as a preparatory s.ehiml for the students who were to he sent to A merit'll.

Tlmt preparatory school is an edncai ioii.il iii-stitution of Un- finest t.vfio. It is impossible to forget its ideal situatinn. ils classic liliniry. wherein repose (10,1 Kit) volumes oi' t lie pick H I In’ ■am ill's purmilk iil lilernluro. or it l- ' lavishly iMpnppcil “ilc.osovclt Memorial (iymmisium.” which. with tile aid of an expanse of playing fields, turns out yi hitlis who are a physical lnateli lof the young men of any other nation. Then, ill addition to eoniiiiodioiis selicols. there is a imignilicent si mi il l ifii;Ml wliieli would dll credit to a university. It has a handsome facade of white Chili li mnrhlo with imposing o 11110 ns anil spacious porticoes, tin* whole snirmiottite 1 hy a huge copper dome licit rail he s'-en for miles around. I'il'li'eii hiludrod people call lie aeeioniiiodated in lids hall, which is used hy tin sti,dents fm leri'iisie and hist rii.nie displays that range from the iintaphysii s 111 Itergiisoii 111 the plays of |!ertiaril Shaw. lint, is this China, or is it China A nioriea nised The 5110 students in this eollegi- today will go to Amorim In lie re pineed lo others who in Ltii'ii cross llte I’aeific. These lines are drawn from every province In the country and are China s l ilt lire leaders. Kdueiiled lei- the American system

eo 11 s' 1 1' i. 11 y reminded of ill l ' luipi'.v W'ocinliulis (if (licir srlui.iUlilvs thi oie-.li llir inlhii'iil i.il :■ 1 11 in n i < ire:i nin t i- ’H . :i " -re Hint (hey owe ill' ll' sc lml.i|'>lii|i to .\111eri.•;111 seni iim-iit. lIV live in ■ iitht Vims' re-iileei e 111 1 1"' ' iillllt IV. they V. ill Ini'l, 111 I !.' I‘ 11 il ' 11 Sillies solely fur iii ii(:i r:t 1 inn in the t nnl l l!i nis yent's t*> i *iiliie. Wliv 1 11111 1 1 1 we uni sli:ire mi iulliielii '* I lint in- fiir-merly limiliepiilis**il Hii.i thin is muv slilllli 1 1 away t'min u* * Ami rieii is I'ciii'iiiir tin* (’liilin nf tolniiJTim while I.ui'i! Cur/.nn who o'lylii in lill i\v heller Imiiiiils his !:nl'i'/.'''ll with Inilin. "Days of humility” imlli.'el*Miril'« "I loleiyll illij'iessi.lll lIIV mounted ill l In* ( elest ill 1 Kill |iile. Till ll* MV iiiii ll V <ll le 11 sores yet to he til'll ll *<l . I ;| s 1 11 | 11 ret nrllell s( uileMl . ;'S «•' wnleiie,] (he hoys 111 hii“eli:lll. iviiv lie ( !: ill. ilid Hu! look to Kii:;l'| "ll II" e. i lien l 101 l tie'll. "Sine, we U ill.” he replied. \1 Ill'll you remit the !!o\er iiiileiiinity. T|u Chilli so | • resi flel li 111' the tniieee i \'|ires-e») the Millie I'l'ililie ill I'— s'leii I let. hllli'llilL"". “Clliliese-Allli. riel'll trim,lslup Inis I leeniiie so |iro\ei'ninl iinw.'iiliiys thill lcw_ |ieo|ile Ink' 1 Ihe ti otihle to invest irtii le the enuse of ‘"'.eh ro'.o'l iliternii t iomil unilerstandiiiu. Any eonntry thnt wishes to eii|il ivate the hell rt lII' tie Chinese fur netlllillely need I'rietuh hip inn do no heller limn follow the eNiitilJile set hy America." Delay men ns u eonsimit reinimlei' of I'M XI.