FOREIGN STUDENTS
FIND CHRISTIANITY
LACKING IN AMERICA
IRv Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Apr. 17.—Americf
has the largest enrollment of foreign
students in the world and many ol
these youths, composing the great
t^st student migration in history, are
struggling against heavy odds of in
hospitality and race prejudice while
carrying on their studies, according
to the findings of a committee ol
investigators. An expansion of the
Friendly Relations committees of the
Young Men’s Christian and the
Young Women’s Christian Associa
tions, the investigating group is com
posed of 24 representatives of many
welfare and denominational bodies.
It is called the Commission on Sur
vey of Foreign Students in the Uni
ted States, and its labors in this
field have taken three years.
The need for self-support has been
n osmall factor in the lives of these
young students from distant lands,
the commission found, and many
have taken back a sense of disillu
sionment as to America's ideals and
practices. Some find that "the
Christianity acquired from American
missionaries was not confirmed by
the Christianity they met in the
land which sent the missionaries
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There are more than 8,000 of these
students in colleges and universities
of the United States and 6,000 more
^ in secondary schools, the xeporc sets
forth. Fifteen hundred are women.
The condition of these young people
the problems involved, and sugges
tions as to their treatment are set
forth in the report.
“American life and the Christian
church never have met a more s:»
vere and searching test,’-' says Dr.
Robert E. Speer, secretary of the
Board of Foreign Missions of the
Presbyterian church, “than in the
presence of these foreign students.
They will not carry back what they
do not get, and they will not get
what we cannot or do not give.”
Dr. Speer points out that not all
these students have been disappoint
ed and that thousands have gone
home with strength and faith. In
general the results of study abroad
are more beneficial than detrimental
to the cause of international friend
ship and of the church.
The other side of the picture is
suggested in detailed statements by
students of painful experiences, and
their complaints of political and com
mercial dishonesty in America, mor
al laxity, craze for organization, and
“imperialism,” which they compare
with what they have seen and heard
of American ideals and achievements.
“Much of this criticism,” says the
report, “is unquestionably sincere.
Some of it comes from intollerance
and from lack of energy in appropri
ating what is offered.”
A Japanese observer writes: “I can
readily name 20 young Japanese who
intended to become ministers and
entered American theological semin
aries, but later changed their minds
and entered education, or business
of official service.” Elmer Yelton,
executive secretary of the commis
sion, asserts, that “the fact cannot
be ignored that there is among for
eign students in the United States
a rising tide of criticism of the
whole Christian movement.”
Suggestions from representative
American leaders show unanimity of
opinion that responsibility for work
among foreign students rests upon
the Christian people of America
working thru the church and its agen
cies, the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.,
college faculties and student boards
of advisors, with the special help of
the Friendly Relations committees
already organized.
The data upon which the report
is based has come from hundreds of
sources at home and abroad. Re
plies to Questionnaires were receiv
ed from 830 foreign students in more
than 400 different colleges and uni
versities of the United States. About
25 per cent of college administrators
who have to do with foreign stud
ents’ problems replied to question
naires. There were also replies from
church pastors and Y. M. C. A. and
Additional Forgeries
Are Blamed to Youth
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Apr. IS.—Ray Zbinden
was arrested yesterday on a warrant
charging him with additional forger
ies of papers on which money was
borrowed on automobiles for secur
ity.
Prosecutor Colvin issued the war
rant after denouncing Judge Walter
M. French of Kitsap county sitting
here for suspending the sentence of
Zbinden, the scion of an influential
family in a previous case, where he
confessed he obtained one thousand
dollars by swindles to finance rum
runners who told him they lost all
they had thru hijackers.
Everything Set for
NTMillan Expedition
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 18 —
The Navy department selected Lieut.
A. M. Schur, of Portland, Oregon as
chief boatswain; Earl E. Reser, of
San Diego will accompany Lieuten
ant Commander Richard E. Byrd, of
Winchester, Virginia on the McMil
lan Arctic expedition. These three
officers and three enlisted men com
pose the personnel of (the expedition.
REVISION RAILROAD RATES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 18.—
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion has ordered an important re
vision of rates on steel articles from
Pittsburgh district points, the mid
dle west, and also a revision of rates
from Chicago district.
Always compose your love letters
with a view to their possible effect
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Y. W. C. A. leaders.
“We can, if we will,” says Dr.
Speer, “send back each year to their
many lands, an army of ambassadors
of goodwill and helpful intercourse.
The church may find in these thous
ands of students as many mission
aries to carry Christianity back to
their own people.”
The commission, with 24 members,
includes the following, Chairman, Dr.
Samuel G. Innman, executive secre
tary, Committee on Cooperation in
Latin America; Dr. Stephen P. Dug
gan, director, Institute for Interna
tional Education; Dr. D. J. Fleming,
Union Theological Seminary; Dr. W.
B. Hill, Vassar College; Dr. Robert
L. Kelly, executive secretary, Coun
cil of Church Boards of Education;
Dr. D. Willard Lyon, National Coun
cil of the Y. M. C. A. of China; Dr.
J. Ross Stevenson, Princeton Theo
logical Seminary.
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