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Dr. Chang Po-ling was born at Tientsin in April 1874. He studied Chinese first under his father, a Chinese scholar, and then under private tutors. With this preparatory work at home, he went to the Peiyang Naval College, Tientsin, in 1888. After a stay of five years in that institution, he graduated; Subsequently he joined the navy and served on a training ship for two years. After leaving the navy he taught at the home of Yen Hsiu, a famous Hanlin in the Ching Dynasty. His pupils included Mr. Yen's sons, nephews and relatives. Scane of them are now holding positions of importance anil influence. At the same time Dr. Chang taught at the home of Wang Kuei-chang, a well-known salt merchant. These two private schools which Dr. Chang conducted, having twenty students, were used as the foundation for the present Nankai College. In 1903, Dr. Chang went to Japan together with Yen Hsiu to study