Japanese Minister Returning to Trinity College, Now Duke College, May 13, 1925

Nippon Alumnus of Duke Returns. . . Rev. Zenusky Hinohara of Japan, Graduate of 1904 Class of Trinity, Coming Back

One of the most interesting alumni who will be present at the coming commencement exercises at Duke university will be Rev. Zensuky Hinohama of Japan, who graduated from Trinity college in 1904. Hinohara, who is now pastor of the Central Methodist church of Kobe, Japan, was one of the first Japanese to graduate from Trinity. Since the year he finished, a goodly number of citizens from the flowery kingdom have come over and have been graduated from what is now Duke university.

This visiting alumnus from across the pacific will find many changes at his old alma mater since the days when he frequented her halls, and no one will, probably, be more proud of the vigorous growth since those days than Hinohara. He is a keen student of affairs in this country, it is said. He speaks English fluently and has been kept in touch with affairs here since leaving 21 years ago. Mrs. Hinohara is coming with her husband and they will spend a year or more in American before returning, it is said. They left Japan on May 5 and will shortly reach this country.

From page 2 of The Durham Sun, May 13,1925. Is the reverend’s first name spelled “Zenusky” or “Zensuky”? Is his last name spelled “Hinohara” or “Hinohama”?

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