张友桐,字晓琴,1868年即清同治七年,出生于山西省代县五里村一书香门第之家.从小在家乡私塾读书,1891年即光绪十七年参加县试,选为优贡.到太原晋阳书院受业于名师杨笃先生之门下,友桐先生天资聪慧,学习勤奋.读书过目不忘.1897年即光绪二十三年,参加乡试,考中举人.先生在应试的策论中, Zhang Youtong, the word Xiaoqin, 1868 Tongzhi seven years, was born in Wuli Village, Shanxi Province, a home sweet home first family .In his hometown private school, in 1891 Guangxu seventeen years to participate in the county trial, selected as tribute To Taiyuan Jinyang College was under the door of Mr. Yang Du, a famous teacher, Mr. Yu Tongtong was gifted and clever in his studies, and never stopped reading .In 1897 Guangxu Twenty-three years, in,