Items of Interest September 23, 1916 Issue

Items of Interest

Among those attending the convention of the Chinese Students Alliance recently at Andover, Mass., were the Chinese educational commissioner to the United States and the director of the Chinese educational mission to America. Those students whose interests in the United States are watched by the former are educated at the expense of the Chinese central and provincial governments, while those in charge of the latter are here under the indemnity arrangement between the two countries. The Chinese Government at one time had 200 students in this country, but owing to difficulties at home, the number has been reduced to about one hundred and fifty-eight. It is expected that the number will be increased later when the republic is again completely restored. In the past great numbers of the students pursued academic subjects, but now the great majority study along practical lines, especially engineering and the applied sciences. Many of them now after graduation spend at least three or four years in the factories, in order to qualify themselves as practical engineers. The students are selected through competitive examinations.

"The Federal loan act now being put into operation," according to Attorney-General Gregory, "creates a banking system supplementing that of the national banks which will reach the rural districts, operate on terms suited to the farmers' needs, introduce business methods into farm finance, reduce the cost of handling farm loans, place upon the market farm mortgages which will be a safe investment for private funds, attract to agricultural operations a fair share of the capital of the nation, and lead to a reduction of interest.

"What is known as the good roads act provides for cooperation between federal and state governments in the construction of rural roads on which no tolls shall be charged, conduces to the establishment of more effective highway machinery in each state, strongly influences the development of good road building along right lines, stimulates larger production and better marketing, and promotes a more attractive rural life."

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