APRIL STUDY OF THE FIELD: PART I.
“Historical and Political China.”
(Text-book, April Magazine.) 1. EXPLAIN the relations between the emperor of China and his subjects. 2. What are the duties of the “six boards”? 3. Mention some things about the Chinese government that seem peculiar to that country. 4. State the manner in which officials are selected. 5. Speak of the one “great defect” of the Chinese governmental system. 6. How did the “powers” take advantage of the weakness of China at the close of the late Chinese-Japanese war? 7. Note the “spheres of influence” occupied by the leading governments of Europe. 8. Tell what you can of the probabilities of an “Oriental scramble.” 9. How far back do reliable records of Chinese history extend?