spite of the inclemency of the weather, a luge number of visitors, both forvignets and Chinese, attended the closing exercises of St. John's College, which took plaice on Saturday, the 20th of January. All the morning there had poured forth from the College a. steady stream of boxes and chattels, that betokened the close of work and the approaching departure of the students for the holidays. But the rain continued to fall, and the very gloomy prospect inspired the President and Faculty with the fear that there would be fow to Witness the graduation of the classes. However, the hearty interest of Shanghai people in the College, was proven by the fact that when the time came for the exercises to begin, the large Assembly Hall was well filled with visitors and friends of the College.
At two o'clock there was a military drill of the students on the lawn in front of the College, in which the corps acquitted itself well and demonstrated the fact that with proer training; Chinese have in them the making of yood soldiers. At three o'clo indoor exercises commenced; a hymn was sung and prayers said by the Right Rev. Dr. Graves. It was announced that this year ton students had successfully completed the course in the Preparatory Department, and were advance to the Collegiate partment; two had finished the full Collegine course; three had completed the medical course, while another had been prevented by sickness from taking his final examination; and there was one full granate in the Theological Department. The names of the various graduates were as follow 2M. UG. Kyong. PIN. Tsu.
Essays were then read by the graduates as follows: English essay by Mr. Dzau, subject, "The Value of Education a Chi nese Essay by Mr. Chang; a Theolozical Essay by Mr. Tsu, subject, Confucianism and Christianity, a comparison a Medical Essay by Mr. Tso, A comparison between the Native and Westera Art of Healing After the reading of the essays, an excellent address was made" by Mr. J.
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