We have been hearing a good deal recently of Wu Pei-fu's training college for his model army, and it appears that the General is determined to get only the best men. Several Shansi lads have made -he long pilgrimage to Honanfu with the laudable object of devoting their live to their country as officers in Wu's army. They and others have found that if their age is suitable, there is little difficulty in enlisting as cadets. But for some, one day has been enough to exhaust their patriotic zeal. Those who manage to refrain from deserting within the first week may be reckoned as hopeful candidates, and by the end of three months, only the toughest material is left, Then I am told there comes a day when the General makes his own selection from the surviving "fittest," and the reward often compensates very amply for the severe testing of the early days in camp. This is what we hear here.
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