University of Nanking - Linguist Yearbook (Nanking, China)

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l04 'l'HI'I LINGUIST' D-R-A-M-A-T-I-S P-E-R-S-O-N-A-AE Mission Board Secretaries all of New 'York City ti Suburb of Philaj ' Jeremiah G. Spearmint .... jesse B. Yaukey Ignatius M. South . . . Stanley liirn tialusha D. Flintheart . Oswald Goulter Lettitia B. Feathertuss . Irene Gehrling Adeniram j. Skinnem . . Albert Steward Amy 'lil'E2:ltCll1WCll Qwidowj Helen Skilling lchahod Youngtnan . . ,lustin Follette lidith 'l'ravers .... liertha Smith 'Cornelius johnson . . . L. E. Blackman Mr. Gia tl-lead Chinese Tcacherj Wang Yao-ting Dean . . Baron Toppe Language School Students .luha 'Hawkins .Iunc Stevens Sarah Buckley ,tack Dalton Bertha Park Lydie Shields Dorothy Bascom XVilliam Cutchins . George Stevens .... . William Ankeney Other Students, Supernumeraries, etc. etc. S-Y-N-O-P-S-l-S Matrimony having become so prominent, a part of Language School life, the Board Secretaries are forced to ,adopt measures to save young, unmarried women to the work. Protests on the part of the Secretaries have proved of no avail, and even the dean, upon his return from furlough, has been unable to stem the matrimonial tide. The mischief still goes on. In desperation the Secretaries call a conference in New 'York to discuss ways and means of coping with the situation. VVith seriousness .and dignity the wltole situation is canvassed. Varying and divergent opinions are expressed and not a little warmth generated, but no way out of the difficulty appears until the last speaker, a young bachelor, one-time student in the Language School, now on sick leave and serving his Board as Candidate Secretary, suggests that the good of the Language School can be conserved and the young women saved fto t-he work if the language were taught hy radio broadcasting. The idea is received with enthusiasm, and adopted. The experiment is tried out under the direction of its originator, 'but with results differing greatly from those anticipated. The students are quick to see in radio possibilities quite beyond the limits of mere Language study, and thru its use out of hours many engagements are consummated. Taking advantage oi differing wave-lengths, George Stevens of Chinkiang succeeds in diverting to his cousin julia, june Stevens in Nanking, his roommate's Cjack Daltonj proposal of mar- riage intended for his cousin's roommate, julia Hawkins. George then 'radios ,Iack's identical message to Julia Hawkins, who mistaking its St?l1ClC1'fO1'JZ1Cl'f, accepts, contirming her acceptance by letter. june Stevens, following instructions by mail, also sends confirmatory letter.

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WHNT ARI-1 'l'Hli WILD WAVES SA YINC 'IOS WHAT ARE THIS XNILD YVAVES SAYING. l . - i 4 l i Play rommillvr' and PItlj'K?I'.Y of my Lmyyimgp S,-11001, The Language School Play has become an annual event -looked forward to by the Community. This year the plot was quite original and unique and the performance was of high order, and well praised. The Play Committee was composed ol: Besse Milner. Chairman Dorothy Basconl Etna ifi,lLlU.C1' Emeline Bowne Mrs. Ruth Brcde Myrtle Stone Bertha Smith Dr. WflClKlb1'lClg'C lfiilfl Otto C. S. lic-en XVHAT ARE THE XVILD NVAVES SAYING? An original play written and produced hy the students ofthe Language School for the pleasure of the patrons of the Nanlcing' Association. on the evening of April 27th, at the Young Mcn's Christian Association, .. X X-. ,A 4 1

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.-XS THIS GUEST OF .XX Ol FlCI.'Xl. 105 After a montl1's trial, representatives ot the Language School meet in classroom, Nanking, and listen in while Dr. Youngman, Board Representative in charge of the experiment. radios his findings. lack Dalton takes exception to one item of.,the report which-announces the engagement of julia Hawkins to George Stevens, and is silenced with didiculty with the promise that the matter can be rectified later if necessary. The Secretaries upon hearing the report, reply that the plan has succeeded too well,-far' beyond their expectations. and they advise the return at once to the former methods, stating that it is better to let nature take its course. Thereupon jack questions George and estab- lishes his claimto 'lulia on the evidence he possesses in the form of the letters of connrmation from both julia and ,I une, George not hav- ing foreseen that both letters would be addressed to .lack Dalton. The latter in a final burst of generosity turns over the eousin's letter to George with the twofold suggestion that they marry and that they let nature take her course. General Feng Yu t-lsiang, the Oliver Cromwell ofiChinn, with his family.