Dr. W. W. Yen
顏惠度字駿人
(Yen Hui Ch'ing)
Dr. W. W. Yen was born at Shanghai, in 1877. He studied at the St. John's College and at Anglo-Chinese College, Shanghai, 1891-93; at Tung Wen College, Shanghai, 1893-95. He went to America in December 1895 to study with private support. He prepared for college at Episcopal High School, 1895-97. In 1897 he entered the University of Virginia where he studied Liberal Arts and Law and was graduated from there in 1900 with the degree of B. A. He was member of secretary of the Blackford Literary Society, 1896-97; awarded gold medals and other prizes for English composition, debate and general proficiency, in June 1897; elected to Phi Beta Kappa in June 1909. Dr. Yen returned to China in August 1900, and became professor of the English language and literature at St. John's University. In 1906 he accepted the offer of the Commerical Press
