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for himself a ley an his house- 1a gods—of Jarge house which s care by this ¢ be ex- Lest double “ plained at or Fryer are and their are cherished as curios and mementoes of 2 journ in the Orfent, and n 51d dieties, and that the tives of the land of the yellow drago for the next four years et least wors shrine of learning. Professor was for many years of the Chinese Government, to a chair in he has each he en- s in apparent this y w Mcials he Imperial Govern T o Professor Fryer and be- ake charge of a number g men who were desirous of com- g e tion in this count s of the Col- e ab N was destroyed th all are > lligent, Thelr be post-graduate, and it is thelr desire to imbibe Western th hey re- may - own country thers perhaps to and expound to their own 1 1liza; It seemed a lish this by the establishment of an of which the new- tial or charter mem- ty will be a permanent an appropriate will doubtless grow year by commercial re- name ar as our national and an < with C lations na expand. China be divided up among her in- Whether the dividual life as one of the great empires nations or retaln own world, change has set in and is of bov to cor both in her mode of nue, 1t and in the educational ideas governm and customs of her people. It is believed that Chinese subjects educated in Ameri- can schools and colleges will take back to China American principles of educa- tion and government, and gradually these take and in regeneration new ideas will root become formative agents the of China. Therefore the installation of this ernity in Berkeley takes on Ch wce, and it is Interesting r signifi to know something of the members of the w soclety. A number of the young men are already installed In their new home on Durant avenue. Of these seven have just ar- i d one came on a few weeks ago. Mr. Chueh entered last term and will continue his course. As he resided last ar in the family of Professor Fryer he probably continue to live there, than in the regular fraternity He is a musician of cor will rather {derable He enter- house. skill and has a pleasing volce. tained the ladles of the Town and Gown last spring with vocal end instrumental, Club” afternoon Chinese and proved himself in many ways an in- one music, telligent and agreeable young man, Another Chinese Who Will probably make his home with the professor is Mr. Ensang, who comes High School. him seven medals, prizes won in athletic the Honolulu he brings with Tom Incidentall nd He has a record as ts in the is a know g and altogether is likely to prove a wel- come addition the Berkeley student the athletic side. He is also a ician, both on the piano and on £po rinter, s something of footbal to body on fine mu his native instruments. Chinese students alrcady Of the seven at home in the new fraternity house, Chun (€ 'ao was a teacher in mathe- Wu Wang v of Tientsin. matics in the Universi Chao is a civil and Hsueh engineer. Sung Ying are Wang Chung Yao is a mining engineer. Yin Chin Yung and Wu Ling were mining students at Tientsin. Chan Yu Chuan was a law stu. dent at the same college. Tung Chung Hul graduated law students. Kui The boys seem quite at home in thelr They names for one another, one being known as the “Theologian,” another as the ist,” etc., and animated discussions are being held in the attempt to decide upon a suitable name for the fraternity. They new surroundings. have nick- ure take readily to Western customs and will into the social life of the col- enter fully lege town. An invitation to tea at the new “Frat House” will have a piquant Oriental flavor which will add to the favor with which such courtesies are ree ixed by the young ladies of Berkeley. s that formerly occupied Archie Plerce on Durint avenue, near College avenue. It is a havdsome and spacious building, prettily set on a well kept lawn, and compares very favorably with other houses of Berkeley. fraternity On the first floor are a reception hah, parlor, library, dining-room, kitchen and pantries. The lower part of the house ig finished in hard pine, glving a bright, appearance, The brick mantel in sunny the parlor is decorated with photographs of former schoolmates and maste One large group portrays the Philosophical So- THE SUNDAY CALL. The faces are fine and clety of Shanghal. intelligent. Une of the treasures of Hsueh Sung Ying of the fraternity Is a likeness of his 17-ycar-old niece, who is still' in China, He rclates that at the time of the pro- posed Manchurian public feeling was over China and a mass-meeting was called at Shanghal, were made and resolutions madey very treaty with Russla greatly aroused all at which speeches much as might be done in this country under similar circumstances. He accom- panied his niece to this mass-meeting, and during the enthusiasm she electrified kim by mounting the platform and mak- ing a ringing speech, full of fire and pa- triotism. For a Chinese woman to address a pub- lic meeting was astonishing enough, and the extreme youth of the speaker, as well as her unexpected eloquence, made a strong impression. “Were you not very proud of her?” was asked. Mr. Hsueh looked a little dublous; very much as one has seen an Am fcan boy hesitate over admitting some achievement of “Well,” £peech. what spoiled since by Another large photogfaph shows the mining class and professors of the Tien of which Hsueh is a graduate. The upper portion of the house is divided up into ne bedrooms, each containing beds. The rooms show attempts =t photographs, draperies, etc. sister or cousin. was a good But I think she has been some- flatter his small he admitted, “it tsin college, Yung fraternity tly furnished two single succes the very ful decoration in way of One room was particularly iInteresting. The bureau held many photos, some deco- ration had already been begun on the wall, and thrown artistically across the bed was a gay quilt of patch work. In 5 / A DOUBLE: BEDROOM v/ tne center of this quilt. arranged so as to come o breast, were eper’s the words in large, embroidered letters: “The Lord is my want.” shepherd. I shall not r the fraternity has not been Professor Fryer suggested but the boys entered a A name f decided decided objection. ber of Filipines and ex- “There are a nu other foreigmers in the university,” plained Mr, Hsuéh, “who have just as much right to be called Orientals as we. This is distinctively a Chinese soclety, and we must have a name that expresses that fact.” So the question of a name is as yet un- decided. The Fil inos mentioned by Mr. Hsueh form another interesting feature of this ye man class in Berkeley. There are several of them, all members of good them is the son of a ar’'s fresk familles. One“of member of Aguinaldo’s former staff. They nt boys, speaking fair- sh, but more at home in the tongue. One very -small t here to be under President Whe has beea placed at the Belmont school, whence he will come to Berkeley when properly pre- old. His father, pared. He is but 10 year onie of the is who is the Presidente of - ands, came up to hort time ago. He felt s i tle fellow's to find progress, but was that he was already f tongue. By the Berkeléy he W real sense of the word. he graduates from American In the be an