Chinese Arrive at College Here: Begin graduate work at Springfield (June 14, 1956)

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Title:
Chinese Arrive at College Here: Begin graduate work at Springfield (June 14, 1956)
Description:
A newspaper clipping out of a General Scrapbook created by the Communications department at Springfield College titled "Chines Arrive at College Here: Begin Graduate Work at Springfield" and with a handwritten date of "6/14" (June 14, 1946). The paper it comes from is not fully identified, though the handwritten "Un a.m." may refer to the paper. The article talks about the arrival of Ma Qiwei, known as Edward Mo to Springfield at the time, and Mou Zouyu, known as James Mao to Springfield at the time, at Springfield College to attend two years of Graduate work at the college. Ma will graduate in 1948, while Mou will graduate earlier in 1947 having been called back to coach the Chinese National Basketball Team. The article gives their background, talks a bit about their trip, and mentions a friendship with Chicopee native Edward H. Sickman.
Date:
June 14, 1946
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Marketing and Communications Records > News Articles
Subjects:
Springfield College
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Springfield College--International
Ma, Qiwei, 1919-
Mou, Zuoyun
Beijing Sport University
International students
Graduate students
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/20397
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Mou Zouyun (牟作云) was born in 1913 in Wuqing district, Tianjin. In 1934, while he was still in high school, Mou was selected to Chinese National Basketball team for the 10st Far East Asian Olympic Games. Mou had a nickname “Mo Zhe Yun”, which means, “touch the clouds”. Mou also participated in track and field in Far East Asian Games in 1934. Later in 1934, He was admitted to Beiping Normal University under Shouyi Dong and became one of the “Five Tigers”. The “Five Tigers” won the National Championships in China, and the players, including Mou, became members of the Chinese National Basketball Team in 1936 Berlin Olympic games. Mou married John Ma’s second daughter, Ma Peilun, in April 1944. He then came to Springfield College for a two-year graduate program along with Ma Qiwei, John Ma’s son, in June 1946. While here, he was known as James (Jimmy) T. Y. Mao. Mr. Mou received a Bachelor degree from Springfield College in 1947. Mr. Mou expected to continue his graduate program, when he was appointed as the basketball coach of Chinese Olympic team for the 1948 Olympic, so he had to cut off his graduate study and return to China to take up his role in June 1947. Mou is regarded as a pioneer of professional basketball of the People’s Republic of China. In recognition for his achievement, Mou was conferred the title of Lifetime Honorary President of the Asian Basketball Association and was made appointed a lifetime Honorary Committee position on FIBA. The championship title of the Chinese Basketball Association League was named as “Mou Zuoyun Cup” in 2005. And he was praised by Yao Ming in his induction speech to the Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony in 2016. Mou passed away in 2007. Ma Qiwei (马启伟), the son of Ma Yuehan (John Ma), was awarded his Master's in Education and Physical Education from Springfield College in 1948. At the time of his attendance, beginning in 1946, he was known as Edward Mo. It is mainly through his outreach that Springfield College and Beijing Sport University, then known as the Peking Institute of Physical Culture, signed their first collaboration agreement in 1981. A vice-president there at the time, in 1982 he was named the President. During his career he served as the Vice-Chairman of the China Society of Sports Science, Director of the Society of Sports Psychology, Chairman of the Rule of the Game and Arbitration Committee of the China Volleyball Association, and was active on International committees, including as a member of the American College of Sports Medicine as well as the rule of the Game Committee of the International Volleyball Federation and Asian Volleyball Confederation. On May 13, 1984, Ma Qiwei was given an honorary Doctor of Humanics by Springfield College. Beijing Sport University was organized and established as the Central Institute of Physical Education (sport) in 1953 with the help of Professor Xu Yingchao, Springfield College graduate of the class 1938. The name of the university changed to Peking (Beijing) Institute of Physical Culture (physical education) in 1956 and renamed Beijing Sports University in 1993. The first agreement signed by Springfield College and the Beijing Sport University was on September 25, 1981, which provided pathways for collaboration and exchange of faculty and students.
Part of the Scrapbook from February 1946 through July 1947
Identifier:
scrapbook-feb-1946-july-1947-1946-06-14-article