Building Operations. Well Advanced: Installation of Power Plant Peking.
Dr. J. Leighton Stuart, President lof Yen' Ching Universi nounced that it now seems defini ly assured that the University move next September from the present temporary quarters in the Northern City to the new site west fof Peking, between the Summer Palace and Tsing Hua College, Some doubt had arisen over the possibility of obtaining and installing the power plant in time for next autumn's opening. Just recently, however, orders have been placed by cable for immediate shipments of electric power equipment, and additional heating and plumbing equipment. It is expected that this material will reach here in time to ibo installed ready for use carly in autumn next year.
Mr. A. P. Lund, Chief Engineer of the "University's Construction Bureau, has recently returned to Peking' after a trip to New York to confer with the Trustees of the University and with Mr. Clyde R. Place, the' University's consulting engineer. While away, Mr, Lund. visited power equipment" manufacturers with a view to arranging for purchase and shipment of the required installations.
Building operations, which began. more than two yea ago on the new 120-aere campus, are now well advanced. Four buildings are al ready completed, Six other buildings are already under roof, and still seven more are under construetion—making a total of 17 buildings that willie ready for occupancy next autumn. In addition to these University buildings, 24 faculty residence have been provided for, some of which are now in process of bauding.
Large though the new plant is the 17 buildings will barely house the present student body of the University, except in the case of the Women's College, where some Jexpansion will be possible. It is hoped that by January the Trustees will authorize' a few additional men's dormitories, to be built in time to permit. some enlargement Jof the Men's College enrollment, Jalong with the great improvement of the University's teaching A storm of protest was raised by! women delegates at the National Association Conference at Sydney on October 9 in connexion with the proposals "that this conference Jcommends the action of the Government in introducing a Bill making insanity a ground for divorce One woman delegate declared: "It the men want to get rid of the women they would only have to say they were mad, and off we would igo. I have heard my husband say T was mad at any time." The con-{ference carried the motion.
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ion was rather serious as the let had entered lis left tang.
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