University of Nanking - Linguist Yearbook (Nanking, China)

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THE LINGUIST 91 festoons as if preparing for the arrival of very important personages. The flil' of mystery pervading the classroom was intensified by the little hearts Sally scattered about on the lines where usually the phonetieiscd new Words of the day rest in solemn dignity. What did it all mean? It was all quite clear when Dorothy Lloyd and Deacon Helfrich arrived together. The Meigs Hall girls could not be restrained from bursting into song, the lloise of which was only exceeded by the popping of a great bunch of Hreeraekers which Lao Ton carried through the classroom, the sparkling end to a truly momentous and joyous occasion. V an 5 lil! W 'l 3 an i - i January ninth. Big day! Character writing begun! Given ten or twenty assorted lines, make a word. When you realize with sorrow that one w21YWfll'd lille changes big to day, you understand at last why yOU S0 Often found Hflwbhel' man 's collars in your laundry at home. ' January tenth. Today the class decided to use class funds t-0 Pl'0VidG 8, volley ball court and ball especially for the teachers who are becoming lllcfeilsingly interested in out door sports. ' January-eleventh. With the new year came new officers, Who? Read and know.

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90 THE YEA R For they eneh one got an stocking, Full of things for them to eat. And they clapped their hands and tluinked us For such a Christnms treat. A Some of our l'hrishnus Guests January second. Vacations are grand institutions. hnt it is rather alnrniing hon' mueh Chinese one can forget in ten days. Today the second term began, and we, the October Class, proudly spoke of ourselves as old students for the Junimry class of newcomers introduced themselves. We could tell them feeliugly, All the beginnings are hard, but there is nothing under heaven an earnest man need fear. January fifth. Szrturclay Prayer serviee ilmugurated for our teachers, over half of whom ure not Christians. January eighth. One wandering into school a hit earlier thnn usnnl on the bright morning of January eighth. might have been surprised to see some evidently serious-minded people engaged in decorating two chairs with red

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9:2 THE YEAR President-lllr. Richardson Vice-Pres.-Mr. Prior Sec-Treas-Miss Spicer Committees: Prayer Calcnclm'-Miss Oliver Chapel Leaders-Mr. Plummer Social-Mrs. Bear Hikes-Mr. Peterson Music-Mrs. Curt-is Worlc with the Teachers-Mr. Follett Athletics for M en-Mr. Womeldorf ,, for Women-Mrs. Peterson January twelfth. A very rare privilege was extended to the Language School when we were invited to sec how silver dollars are made in China. Vile were the guests of the government at the mint i11 Nanking, and a wonderful place it is. There are big machines, little machines. crude machines, and delicate machines, hundreds of them, all having a part in turning out Yuan Shih Kai dollars, which are 88.924, silver. We saw the silver rolled in long thin bars ready to be cut into dollars by machines that worked so quickly we wondered whether we were still in China. The most delicate work was done by the machine that automatically weighed the finished dollars, and sorted them. We all changed our dirty coins for shining new ones. January sixteenth. A luncheon was staged today at the Middle School for all Linguist contributors. People wielding chopsticks can make much food disappear in a short time, though there is a marked cessation of conversation during the stunt. A shifting of attention may mar the delicate balance ofthe tool in your hand. Afterward Mr. Wang told jokes in Chinese, and the Linguist got a boost forward. January nineteenth. To complete the introduction of Language School to the January class it was necessary to have a picnic. S0 after lunch the whole student body got into carriages and with the new students as guests drove to the Ming tombs.