University of Nanking - Linguist Yearbook (Nanking, China)

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THE LINGUIST '79 Mrs. Hamilton-Seerelo1-y-Ql'r0asa1'er. Mr. L. YV. Holland--Editor'-imChief qf the Linguist. Mr. L. T Helfricli-Business Manager of the Linguist. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Davis! Circulaiioin Mcmagers of the Linguist. ' . October seventeenth. - . Our instructions were to be at the Shen Tseh Men station in time to take the 8.40 .-x. M. train for Lungtan. armed with fluid and solid stimulation Sllffieient to last us throughout the day. The preparation of. our lunches, Which was the pleasure of our respective hostesses, was sueeessfulg but our Own effort to master the Chinese language suliiciently to communicate to our ear- Flilge drivers and rieksha men f' W ODI' anticipated destination 'VM . V fs Wil-S not an entire sueeess. V, Two of the carriages rolled i merrily off to Han Si Men, in seine remot-e corner of the City. missing the 8:10. After leaving Lungtan, we Covered rapidly the five miles . l M t ' to the base of the mountain. ' Fume mm mn After that. much of our time was spent in thinking of lost breath and blistered heels. We were greeted at Bao Hwa Shan by Dr. Karl Reiehelt. who has spent many years studying and working among Buddhist priests He invited us to sit down, find our lost breath, drink oceans of Chinese tea, and eat our .lunches for which we had eannibalistic appetites, and to Which Dr. Reiehelt added various Chinese dainties, such as xvatcpmclon Seeds and wafers which looked and tasted very much like gold fish food. Bao Hwa Shan is one of the four monasteries in China where Buddhist Pl'ieStS may DHSS '0hF0llgh their novitiate. They follow a eourse of study in the ancient books of the library, and undergo various ordealg, Such as it daily beating with split bamboo rods. We were led from one room to llnothrr, each presided over by its special Buddah, or its thousands of Buddhas, until we would not have felt surprised if the person next to us turned out to be one. After our tour of inspection we were again shown

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78 TI-IE YEAR agreed to show us how to climb Nanl4ing's pride and glory. Purple Mountain. We set out,-a cavalcade of Hfty riekshas. Behold us as WC parade through a narrow Nanking street, with the populace lined up Oll either side. as we trail, ,snake-like, over the army drill ground, and out through the Taiping ga tc through the I X . city wall. We were very green, and 1 V :Q - f - i . -fi very fresh, but them were the i Q fi' 1lH'yS, for every new sight or sound 1' A - - or smell was vivid with novelty. , lVe had a long hike, good weather i and good company. It is a most agreeable mountaing you can freeze I on the north side. or roast on the south side as suits your fancy. There is a view too far-spread for il kodak to hold. After a rest, we slid down the other side of the mountain to the quiet of the pines in Spirit Valley. Here under the shadow of the old temple we lnnehed. surrounded by Chinese who were much interested in what we ate and - . I w how we ate it. Then back t0 Finn Sain ben v . Banking by country roads! Home at last, we put the kettle on. for hot water is very essential in the comforting of tired, stone-worn feet. October sixteenth. I move the nominations be closed. followed by Wlill the nominees please leave the room wel'e favorite sentences on this morning. Then your friends were free to tell of your merits or dcmerits, your temper. or your ability to extract the filthy luere. But without much discussion or undue exposure the following officers were elected to serve until the January term with the exception of the Linguist staff who were elected to serve for the year: Mr. Gordon Curtis-President. Mr. lt. IilUllflI'dSOIl'-V1.C0 Presidenl.

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80 THE YEAR the hospitality of the plaee in the form of Chinese noodles, the eating Of which was boldly attempted by all, but 1 know of no one who will admit that he enjoyed it except IJr. Corpron, who at that time lost any reputa- tion he may have had for veraeity. On the way Clown the Mountain, we passed Miss- lieyda and NESS Bowne. who had chosen a beautiful spot from whieh to admire the view- 'lfhey called to us that if we reafrhed the station on time, 1he train would surely be hours late, but they forgot to mention that if we were HW minutes late a Chinese train would just as surely be ahead of time. S0 they continued to admire the sunset! And the last local of the evening came in on time. We boarded it in a very downeast mood, having left Conversation the funds neeessary for flagging the Sliangliai express. Our instruction to everyone in Lungtan. Chinese or foreign, were to treat them kindly and return them to us. They turned up 0VOIlfllfLlly, tired, blistered. and happy, like the rest of us, October twenty-second. Good morning! Please sit down. What is your honorable name? Where is your honorable home? and you were plunged into your first conversation with a private teaeher. You were glad you were sittillg down because your knees shook strangely, and your head was in a whirl. You tried to remember just why you had eome to Ching, and whether