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jrch 28, 1958hinese Student Compares United totes Schools To Those Of ChinatooktheySchool in China is much differ-it than that of the United States, cording to Hans Wong, NDSC inior in chemistry.Originally from the small vil-ge of Canton, China, Hans came this country in 1947 and is now United States citizen.Hans went five years to a school China. He attended school om 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. There was n hour break at 10 and 4 for leals and half hour at noon for inch.In these five years of school, ans studied Chinese, arithmetic, istory, geography and govern-lent. Some of his lessons in-uded the memorizing a whole ook every year and reciting a ory once a week from memory, e read aloud one hour each day ) help memorize the books and ories.Beside the regular studies, girls arned gardening and the boyshandicrafts. Boys always chopstick making because were the easiest to make.In his fifth year of school Hans had a course in English. At first he could not see how people could learn to talk and especially write horizontal lines.When Hans came to this country he attended high school in Albert Lea, Minn. Then he started college at NDSC.He plans to continue college and then work for his doctors degree before deciding whether to stay in the United States or go back to China.He said he will only go back to China if the conditions there are peaceful.Modern Art Takes OverOnce, a long time ago, people used to like to go to the art museum.But then there was a young artist who dreamed of selling his painting for 18 million dollars.So, he put his canvas on the floor, poured paint and ink on it, jumped, hopped, skipped, and danced on it, and finally shoveled sand on it to give it “texture.”Gleefully, he took it to the experts at the museum. They didn’t understand it. “But it is so different,” they said. “It must be a new trend.” “And the color is so brilliant,” they exclaimed, “that it makes us feel so—so . . .” So they gave it first prize.And the people stared at it hanging in the museum, but one day it was gone. Someone had bought it for 18 million.So now people don’t go to the art museum any more. They’re at home trying to paint.
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Fargo Spectrum
Fargo, North Dakota, US
Fri, Mar 28, 1958
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