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  • con't from page 1 freedom to choose courses, whatever he or she likes. And we will have a credit system. Formally, when I wasa student at college, we had it. Almost exactly the same as you have here. And then after liberation, all abolished. And we followed the Russian system for some decades of years and that led us to go quite along way astray. Western Carolinian: What happens when students graduate college? Do they look for a job themselves? Yang: All students, so far, are assigned by the government. So once they step into university, the job is secured. No worry about their future jobs. No matter whether they study well or badly. Some students, not very conscientious students, once they get into the university, they just lead a happy-go-lucky life. Western Carolinian: What will happen now? Yang: From now on the state will not assign all of the graduates to work. Formerly, each of them, after graduation,would be assigned to an appropriate job, according to their ability and speciality. Now only the good ones will beassigned by the state to a relative department. Before this, the department submits their requirements and how many graduates they want. The state ' Western Carolinian June 13, 1985 Page Four here. He attended the commencement ceremony . He said a few words and you all laughed. You all applauded him. He said, "We welcome you to China." Well, we have an agreement signed between Mr. Yang, our new president, and Chancellor Coulter. It's called "supplementary" to our former agreement which was made between Chancellor Coulter, Dr. Stoltz, Dr. Hulbert,Mr. Li, myself, and Professor Jody. We worked together four days about the exchange of faculty members, graduated students. And now, this time, they made a further improvement in the agreement. Besides the exchange of faculty members, we will exchange working staff. The coming fall, two working staff will come here and learn your advanced institutions, here in this university. And then, the exchange of undergraduates, not just graduates. Dr. Hulbert, Stoltz, Coulter will visit our university this coming October. When they will be there we will work out details. And then we will run a Chinese restaurant here. Maybe in Asheville or in Sylva. Western Carolinian: I hope it is in Sylva. Yang: And then in Kunming, we will run an American restaurant. We'll serve American food like pizza. The other day in Spartanburg, at the TV station, the correspondent asked me, "Do you like American food?" I said, "Yes." "What kind of food do you like best?" she asked. Well, I was stunned. I didn't know how to answer her. Finally, I said,"pizza." Well, in fact, I don't like it. The first two times, I like it. But after two or three times I didn't like itanymore. Western Carolinian: Have you been surprised by any customs here that were different? Yang: You mean getting along with local people? Western Carolinian: Yes. Yang: NO, I don't feel any difference or any reluctance among them. I have made many friends here. I'm often asked to visit their homes during the vacation. The reason might be because I began to have contact with Americans while I was a student at college. That was in the forties. In Kunming, there were quite a few missionaries at that time. I graduated in 1947. I started in 1943. Western Carolinian: That must have been an excititng time to be a young student. Yang: It was very hard, a very hard life. I worked and studied. And you see at that time my hometown was Nanking, near Shanghai, eastern part of China. As soon as the war broke out, I left my hometown with my family. I wasjustthirteen.and I wandered from province to province. My father left my whole family and went to Hong Kong for about a year and afterwards he went to Shanghai because he became bankrupt. I stayed in the middle regions of the Yangtze river. My father gave me aboutone hundred yen and I roamed from place to place. I led a very hard life. I was given a so-called subsidy a H " !' ' ^ I::--:: must supply them with graduates. Most of the graduates will not be assigned by the state. They can apply. The various departments state a number of how many graduates and what specialty they want. The school will announce this to the graduates. They can apply after examinations. Some departments will give them some tests. If they prove qualified they will be accepted. The student will be compelled to work harder at his studies. Western Carolinian: On a totally different subject, there's one question I've always wanted to ask, Have you been to a Chinese restaurant? Yang: Yes. Western Carolinian: Is it similar to the way it is in China? Yang: About almost a month ago I went with Professor Jody to Spartanburg, SC. We went to a Chinese restaurant called "Shanghai Restaurant." Outside it's very much like Chinese restaurant. Chinese, big, characters. Professor Jody told me this is a Chinese restaurant that many American, local people like very much. So, we went in and ordered some dishes, two or three dishes. And I tasted them. Well, it's not like Chinese. Well, it's Chinese - like, but not actually tasting like Chinese. But once in New York, while attending a TESOL meeting, I went to a Chinese restaurant. MaybeinNewYorkitis more serious. Really very good Chinese dishes. I was told here in Asheville, there are one or two Chinese restaurants. Western Carolinian: It's very popular. Yang: Very popular? I'm surprised to hear that! Western Carolinian: That could be the beginning of a restaurant here. Yang: You see, this time our chancellor, the newly promoted President of our university came for students who came from war areas, because I came from a war area. My hometown was occupied by the Japs at that time. Well, that subsidy couldn't support me because the currency was getting lower and lower. I had to work. So I worked at night, at a newspaper and I attended my classes in the daytime. Very hard life. After the liberation I was was found out to have suffered from T.B. I ddidn't know it. Still, I tried to finish my studies. I worked in newspapers, as a tutor in private homes,ali kindsofwork. I had to do that. The subsidy I spent in one week. I worked my college through because I couldn'tgetanysupport from my family. My family was in an occuped area in Shanghai. So, I like to talk to the high school students. You are very lucky. You young people are very luch bei ng in America and enjoying a good life. You have all kinds of good conditions to study, to work. CENTER The Chinese Connection A look at Western Carolina University's continuing relationship with Yunnan University "Our two universities have good relations. I hope more people from your school come to China." Yang Guang-Jin, President Yunnan University (Remarks made at commencement exercises, May 12, 1985) ADDENDUM TO THE OCTOBER 15, 1983 AGREEMENT BETWEEN YUNNAN UNIVERSITY AND WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY 1 The two institutions agree that their close and friendly relationship is best described as a "Sister-University" relationship. 2. The good relations and trust now established betwwenthetwo universities enable them to agree that equality and reciprocity are understood to mean mutuality of benefit and purpose in all our cooperative activities and not mere numerical reciprocity. Within the spirit of this understanding, it is agreed that exchange may be expanded to include undergraduate students and other personnel not mentioned in the original agreement. 3. Both universities are in agreement that it is in an important funtion of a university to assist its region in economic development. Therefore, both institutions agree to place the highest priority on cooperative activities which will lead to sound economic development of Yunnan Province and strong economic ties between Yunnan Province and the State of North Carolina. The two institutions further agree to join in friendly cooperation designed to assist in the positive development of the cultural, educational, and social conditions of their region. signed May 12, 1985
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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolin...

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