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...midst of the column of marching men a standard-bearer holds a large American flag, which serves as background for a great American bald eagle, that hovers over the men with spread wings, open beak, and outstretched talons. Below and behind the whole scene is the deep blue background of the ocean. The tones of this panel are more vivid than of the other, the colors of the flag serving as a dominant keynote...
...Monday, Bishop Roots sketched the background of the situation and history of China, and the political, industrial, and educational revolutions now going on there. Today and Friday, he will deal more specifically with western influences on Chinese government, thought, and progress...
...forming a background for the study of the "unchanging East", Bishop Roots gave a brief resume of the enormous size, the vast population, and the stable political history of China. He told of the invasion of the Manchus in the 17th century, and the establishment of the Manchu dynasty and hereditary class which have just been overthrown after 300 years of power...
...signing of the Constitution. But where America had 13 colonies with a population of two millions, China has 22 provinces, each the size of an European kingdom, with a population one quarter of the earth's total numbers, or some 400 millions. Moreover, continued Bishop Roots, she has no background of political experience and tradition, such as we inherited from England. The Chinese Republic is here to stay, but there is much still to be done in organizing the government, and in combatting the Red propaganda which pours in from communist Russia...
...teams mutual appreciation and respect and, above all, it completely cleared away all the debris of ill-feeling and misunderstanding collected during the past ten years. What is left is the firm foundation of a renewed, permanent, friendly relationship with a college whose associations, interests, and background have always been naturally identified with those of the University...