20th July, We have before us the July issue of the "St. John's Echo," a hi-monthly magazine published by the students of St. John's College. [ts Editors are Chinese, and its contributors are teachora and atndents of the Calloge, and a notable feature in every mumber is the Editorial article, which generally bears the initials of the principal of the College, " F. L. H. P." In the issue before us, however, the initials appended to the leading article are "I, R. G." and the article itself is so thoughtful and so opportune, that is deserves a more extended notice than we are generally able to give to this always interesting magazine, The article in question is headed " Politics and the College."
"TRG." begins by noting that this is a critical time in China. All Chinese who care about their country are excited about the cession of Manchuria to Russia, " Where there is any patriotism, it is keenly alive to the disgrace which such a cession of territory entails and to the dangers with which China is encompassed. This sense of shame is most keen among the students of Western learning in China; and if there has been among them some unwise and vague talking, some proposing of impracticable schemes, " there has been real interest, a just appreciation of the tremendous importance of the present crisis, and a genuine desire to do something to help their country." This is entirely the effect of Western edueat'on, which has opened the!article as thi minds of the students to the state of place in the China as it is, whereas the old educa- A highly Ition fastened their minds on the to Purgatory, China of two or three thousand' next, and it years ago. Western education has by the al quaintness given the students "a new sense of, language.
Phe supposed dead man the dignity of the State, the im-, comes to life min after having been portinee of good government, the, three days his coffin awaiting eof the people. It is the; burial, during time he hae of education to give men been shown te punishment help them to,# its his nis evils during his what al, and His wile, who hi ching also how wh: to be/the him with righted." 'Then Ge adds al His first words are: My miste very salutary warning, It is quite|love you for it, But had T listened right, he says, that Chinese students, to your counsel before, I would should be moved by the condition' most proba ave lived better, of their country and anxious to s-e! Well, let's talk no more of worldly it recover its proper place in the! gains. I have finished with them all world, but they must remember that' I feel my heart new opened. I have they Two other education, and it is not yet ti orth God's for them to take any active Then in politics. "If they are to i- foot-leaders, they must first be learners.
The true wisdom of the student is rather shown in fitting himself by study to play his part well when," his turn comes than in spending his' time and energies in attempting to slightly vane not the story of do great things when he is still at "Hop O'My Thamb." the moral of 1 'The government is ruling which is said to be found in? Tsung Pho nmnber of stud: 'Tz: " Beware? Beware: What comes ents' meetings or of telegrams to, from you wi be returned to you." Peking will alter the course of the government... At this time the truest potratis n for one students is patience, study, and self-control."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.