The Foreign Student in America: A Study by the Commission on Survey of Foreign Students in the United States of America, Under the Auspices of the Friendly Relations Committees of the Young Men's Christian Association and the Young Women's Christian Association

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Pagina i - The Foreign Student in America: A Study by the Commission on Survey of Foreign Students in the United States of America, under the Auspices of the Friendly Relations Committees of the Young Men's Christian Association and the Young Women's Christian Association (New York: Association Press, 1925).
Pagina 136 - ... the giving of bond with sufficient surety, in such sum and containing such conditions as may be by regulations prescribed) to insure that, at the expiration of such time or upon failure to maintain the status under which admitted, he will depart from the United States...
Pagina 135 - An immigrant who continuously for at least two years immediately preceding the time of his application for admission to the United States has been, and who seeks to enter the United States solely for the purpose of, carrying on the vocation of minister of any religious denomination, or professor of a college, academy, seminary, or university and his wife, and his unmarried children under 18 years of age, if accompany or following to join him...
Pagina 217 - Federation shall be to secure international cooperation in educational enterprises, to foster the dissemination of information concerning education in all its forms among nations and peoples, to cultivate international goodwill, and to promote the interests of peace throughout the world.
Pagina 135 - An immigrant who is a bona fide student at least 15 years of age and who seeks to enter the United States solely for the purpose of study at an accredited school, college, academy, seminary, or university, particularly designated by him and approved by the Secretary of Labor...
Pagina xxii - The student not only gets something different, but he expects something different. In England you go to the university to develop yourself, while in America you go to the university to distinguish yourself. There you have a whole world of difference. In America a boy is always endeavoring to attain some outward sign of achievement, to make the college paper, to make one of the clubs or fraternities, to make the football team. The center of gravity is in the world of action far more than in the world...
Pagina xx - The people here as a Whole have a strong sentiment against Chinese, so it is rather hard for a young 'Chink' to make acquaintances in refined society. ... I don't feel at home at all. The hearty welcome I get from church people makes me feel the more that I am among strangers ; they greet me so much more warmly than they greet each other, it makes me feel that I am different. I have written the following prayer for myself: " 'Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, Thou hast made the earth and the people...
Pagina 98 - It does not seem possible to give an adequate estimate of what the students as a whole have done for their country. But probably it is within the bounds of safety as well as propriety to say that it has been entirely due to their efforts and influence that the country is being modernized. To be specific, the early returned students from America, and a few from Great Britain, toiled hard to clear the ground, break the soil, and sow the seed.
Pagina 3 - In these statutes, the object of the gild is declared to be the cultivation of ' fraternal charity, mutual association and amity, the consolation of the sick and support of the needy, the conduct of funerals and the extirpation of rancours and quarrels, the attendance and escort of our Doctorandi to and from the place of examination, and the spiritual advantage of members.
Pagina 151 - Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, Thou hast made the earth and the people thereon, white, yellow, red or black, at Thy will and they are all good in Thy sight. I beseech Thee to comfort me when I feel like a stranger here; help me to endure persecution and scorn; give me wisdom that I may understand that peoples of whatever complexion are all Thy children and Thou art their Father and Creator.

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