Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Chang Yuan-shan
Mr. Yuan-shan Djang
章元善字彥馴
(Chang Yuan-shan)
Mr. Y. S. Djang was born at Soochow in 1892 where he received his preliminary education. From 1907 to 1901, he studied at Kiangnan College, Nanking. Before he went to America in 1911, he studied in the Tsinghua College for one year and obtained a scholarship. From 1911 to 1915 he took a course in Liberal arts at Cornell University. While there he was chief manager of the Chinese Students' Monthly and was editor of the Chinese Students' annual in 1913-14. He was graduated in 1915 with the degree of B. A. and returned to China in August of the same year. Mr. Djang was appointed upon his return Chemist of the Chihli Industrial Laboratory and of the Pei Yang Plague Prevention Bureau. He also devoted much time in teaching and writing and also acted as lecturer in Sanitary Chemistry, Government University, Peking; teacher in the Chihli Middle School, Tientsin; editor of the Ladies' Journal, Shanghai; etc. For some time he was English secretary to the Bureau of Foreign Affairs of Chihli and Advisor to the Chihli Police Administration. Mr. Djang was secretary of the Cornell Alumni Association of North China in 1915; and Chinese secretary of American Returned Students' Club, Tientsin, 1916-17. In the winter of 1918, Mr. Djang was appointed general secretary of the Anti-Narcotic Society, Tientsin. From September 1920 to December 1921, he served as general secretary of the North China International Society of Finance Relief. Since January 1922, he has been associate executive secretary of the China International Famine Relief Commission, which has its headquarters in Peking. Being interested in social service, Mr. Djang held membership or offices in various public organizations in Capital. Mr. Djang is the author of many articles in both Chinese and foreign journals and of number of pamphlets among which are, An Outline of a System of School Calculated to Promote Mass Education in China and Ledger Account for Household Express.
