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. A number of addresses were made by
such men as Major Conger, the American minister, Bishop Moore, Na
Tung, Governor Hu, General Chiang, and others of the older
representatives, in which they expressed their appreciation of
the generosity which prompted a man like Dr. Hopkins to give not
only himself, but his money, for the education of the Chinese
youth and the healing of their poor. And I might add that Dr.
Hopkins is physician to many of the princes and officials in
Peking at the present time.
During this reconstruction, a number of the colleges of north
China united to form a union educational institution. One part of
this scheme was a union medical college, situated on the Ha-
ta-men great street not a hundred yards north of the Von Kettler
memorial arch. To the erection of this building the wealthy
officials of Peking subscribed liberally, and the Empress Dowager
sent her check for 11,000 taels, equal to $9,000 in American
gold, and appointed Prince Chun to represent the Chinese
government at its dedication. At this meeting Sir Robert Hart
made an address on behalf of the foreigners, and Na Tung on
behalf of the Chinese. Although Prince Chun took no public part
in the exercises, he privately expressed his gratification at
seeing the completion of such an up-to-date hospital and medical
school in the Chinese capital.
I have given these incidents in the life of Prince Chun to show
that he has had facilities for knowing the world better than any
other Chinese monarch or regent that has ever sat upon the dragon
throne, and that he has grasped the opportunities as they came to
him
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