University of Nanking - Linguist Yearbook (Nanking, China)

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76 EDUCATION .ln September 1923 the college opened work on its new campus Of forty acres, and seven of the proposed fourteen buildings. are already completed. At present, all the instruction, except in the Chines0 department, is given in English. The Nanking Theological Seminary is a union school of about twenty years standing. It is situated on a beautiful campus, and is very well equipped. The student body now numbers about 1125 The Episcopal Church also has a Theological school here with about 30 students. The Bible Training School for women has an enrollment of about 80, and its purpose is to fit the Chinese women for religious work. These young women are from thirteen provinces, and seven Mission Boards. As we look over this list of schools with their new education we see certain new tendencies in Chinese education.. We note that there is il change in regard to thc character of education, and to the character of the educated man. The old educatioirlaid the whole stress on training the mind, and ruled that the scholar must not turn his hand to do anything useful. The long finger nails of the old Chinese scholar were both a proof of the fact- that he did not use his hands, and a' sign of the way manual labor was regarded. Today vocational and technical training occupies il large place. In fact, the reason for the Junior Middle school was to make it possible to give vocational training to those who did not expect t0 take higher education The ideal all the way through,-no matter how poorly it has been carried out.- is to fit the pupil for work,--truly this is a new thing in China, and a much needed one, Another tendency is the stress that is being laid on athletics and physical exercise in the schools. Chinese boys are beginning to play basket ball, tennis, association foot ball, and the like. School leagues are springing up, and the competition grows keener. This, too, is the sign of a new and more healthy day. V Two other modern tendencies are seen in the stress laid on the Study of English and the education of women. English has Come to be it business necessity in many cities, and those having a speaking knowledge can readily find positions. Besides, much of the knowledge of the world is locked up in English, and is only fltfflillable through a leading knowl- edge. The student and the busi116SS 111311 alike Want to study English. CCo1zcluded on page 1383

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THE LINGUIST 75 Others. There are seven Mission Middle Schools, four for boys and three fOr girls Christianity believes in the education of women. Of the boys Schools, the largest is the Middle School of the University of Nanking, Which has a splendid plant, and an enrollment of about 400. The been number of boys in Mission Middle Schools is abouaeoo, the wen Humber of girls about 450. Taking them as a group, the Mission Middle schools are better equipped, and better taught than t-he others. In speaking of Middle Schools, we must not overlook the American High School Hillcrest. It helps to solve the problem of how American Children may be prepared to enter American colleges lt ishnot a very large school as yet, but it draws its students from a wide territory around Nanking. We turn new from the Middle Schools to the institutions'-of higher learning found in Nanking. At the head of the Government educational System stands South-Eastern University. which is considered by many to be the best Government University in China. There are about 1000 Students here in the University, of whom eighty are girls,--a new thing in China ! The Business 'Department of the University is located in Shanghai, and has about 400 students. The University oHers work in over twenty Departments, and grants the degrees of B. A. and B. S. Beside South-Eastern University there is a Government Law College with about 200 students studying Chinese and Western Civil Law and Jurisprudence, the VVaterways Engineering College, and a Naval Academy. As its name suggests the Waterways College is training men to deal with the water way problems of China,-flood prevention, canal upkeep, and the like. In the College are about l-50 students who have been selected by competitive examinations. The work of this College is of very high grade. The Naval Academy is at a very low ebb due to political troubles and has only thirty students. The Christian Educational work is headed up by the University Of Nanking for men and Ginling College for women. The University of Nanking is described in an article with that title. Ginling College is an A class women's college incorporated under the Regents of the University of the State of New York, thus having the right to grant the degree of A. B. The present facility numbers 26, including three on furlough, with 100 students, more than SOM, Of Whom are Christians.

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mCU'? 'Y AND S'l'UD IEN'l' BODY, 1923-1924