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Mr. Bien Zue Sun was born at Wuchang, Hupei province, in 1883, his native home being at I-Cheng Hsien, Kiangsu. He studied at the Aurora College, Shanghai, from 1904 to 1905. Mr. Bien went to America in November 1906. He studied Political Science and Economics at the Brown University from 1907 to 1912 when he graduated with the degree of Ph. D. In June 1912 he was appointed James Manning's Scholar for excellence in college studies on graduation. He was the author of Education as a Means of Social Progress. Mr. Bien returned to China in September 1912 and was at once appointed assistant secretary of the Bank of China, Peking. He was sub-manager of the issue department of the same bank in 1913-14; assistant inspector, 1914; and Inspector-General 1914-16. From 1916