Hartford Daily Courant September 21, 1872 As Americans rush to Europe, so the celestials rush to America. Forty boys from China have just started from San Francisco for New England to be educated. --------------------------- Hartford Daily Courant September 25, 1872 pp. 2 The [Chinese] students are healthy, fine-looking boys, ranging from twelve years upward and seem to be in the best of spirits. --------------------------- Hartford Daily Courant July 15, 1881 pp. 2 ...the Chinese government has decided to discontinue the mission, which for the nine years past... have been the object of so great and friendly interest to multitudes of citizens of this country, and especially to the people of this vicinity... Departing, they will leave a host of friends behind them, and will be followed by the good wishes of the whole community. --------------------------- Hartford Daily Courant July 27, 1881 pp. 2 “Chinese to Learn the Hello Business” A class has been formed at the Chinese educational mission to learn the practical working of the telephone, its construction, and everything pertaining to the establishment of a line. An instructor has been employed from the telephone exchange. --------------------------- Hartford Daily Courant August 9, 1881 pp. 2 The bright-faced gentle-mannered lads, who, since their arrival in Hartford, have unconsciously done so much toward dissipating the popular prejudices that formerly clustered about the name of Chinamen, are really leaving us. Some of them started on their long journey yesterday... Harford is unfeignedly sorry to see the boys go, and her best wishes accompany them. --------------------------- Hartford Daily Courant September 27, 1881 pp. 2 Yesterday afternoon the last delegation of Chinese students left the city... There were twenty-seven students in the party... One boy was detained on account of sickness. Their departure... was witnessed by a large crowd of spectators and friends. Each boy wore in his button-hole a bow of black and white silk in observance of the universal mourning. Among those who went away were some prominent young men. One was a senior in Yale college and several others belonged to the lower classes. They all seemed to regret their removal. Many have made warm friends in this country and all were desirous of completing the education... The commission building was built six years ago and during this time 120 students have been sent here for instruction. Two have died in Hartford and are interred in Spring Grove cemetery. ... With more than 50 students of the mission either in college or technical schools, or prepared to enter them in the coming fall, its recall, just at this point, cannot but be viewed with the deepest regret, as involving the loss of the benefit of very much of the time and money thus far expended. A five years’ further continuance of the mission would be of incalculable value to China.