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Show CHINESE STUDENT WAS CALM Slightly Disturbed by Soiled Necktie, but Net at All by Coming Important Im-portant Debate. It Is only 15 years ago that Wellington Wel-lington Koo to whoso efforts arc; largely attributed the election of China to the council of the League of Nations entered Columbia university, New York, lu definite preparation for a diplomatic career be specialized in International law tmder Prof. John Bassett Moore, nnd It wns in this subject sub-ject that he took his Ph.D. degree, with n thesis on "The Statu of Aliens in Chlno." He wo ono of the most ac-tlu ac-tlu and distinguished of the Columbia undergraduates of his time, says the Detroit News. Not only wns ho elected elect-ed to the Phi Hem Knppu. tho most famous of the American college frn-lemltles, frn-lemltles, bul he became editor In chief of the Columhln Spectntor. As a debator, too, Mr. Koo mode his mark among his contemporaries. In 1008 his speech turned the tide In favor of his own university In n debate de-bate with Cornell. Tho story I told thnt when the Columbia team renclusl lUiocu. the scat of the rival university, univer-sity, most of Its members were In a suite of blue tuuk. owing to the high reputation of one of their opponents. Ibis attack of nerves was at Its height when they sought out Koo. "Yes," ho told them, "I, too, nin worried. 1 have brought only one evening ilrcs-s He with me, and look ut It soiled! What Is to he donef Ills fellow debaters de-baters tied to the nearest haberdasher's haberdash-er's and returned with hnlf a dozen ties of assorted mixlels. Koo selected one, nrmed hlm-elf, and In It went forth to the froy with u light heart. |