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93 character which was made during the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries at the village of Battrang a few miles down the river from Hanoi, was interesting as perhaps the most graphic and conclusive among the many proofs that Chinese culture has long been the influence on which these peoples have depended for their main inspiration. I later visited the kilns and saw the work of throwing upon the wheel, which was done in the Chinese manner. Daily intercourse with the staff of experts and constant access to the remarkable library served to increase my respect for the Hanoi School. I realize that our own institution can do no better than to take this for a model on which to build a structure suited to our peculiar needs.