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Show ANOTHER CHINESE ' FOR WEST POINT President Wilson has asked Congress Con-gress to pass a resolution permitting Zong Tie Wong to attend West Point. A join resolution to ibis effect ef-fect baa been introduced, in bothi houses. If this permission la granted grant-ed it will be the third time that Congress Con-gress has extended the courtesy of West Point appointments to Chinese. The first appointments held by Chin- iii.w.B'7iirnViT?.a ese wore granted many years ngo, And tho second by special act of Congress Con-gress in 1913, which provided for two appointments, which went to Keng Waiig, a graduate of Prlnco-ton's Prlnco-ton's class of 1915, and to Llnson.E. Dzau. Sir. Wang was twelfth highest high-est in the 1919 class of 137 .members, .mem-bers, which graduated from West Point this spring .a year earlier than its time, and Mr. Dzau received his diploma on November 1. Mr. Wang P was' mado "marksman" for target shooting and was appointed cadet sergeant during his last year at West Point. Owing to his excellent command com-mand of English he was chosen a member of the staff of the' Howitzer ( Board, a class annual. Mr, Wang has returned to China, where he has already been made a member of th9 Ministry of War. .. |