Mr. Shen contrasted the curriculum of the old days with that of the present: At the commencement, the pupils steadily refused to learn English, and desired instruction in mathematics in their own language. Now, English was considered a sine qua won of education in China, and the curriculum had been altered, and enlarged to include all kinds of Western subjects.
The Rev. A. G. Simon, a recent headmaster, dwelt in a humourous Following singing by the chorus, the Headmaster, Mfr. Thomas delivered an address, in the course of which he referred to Dr. Barber's tong association with the college.
tis 40 years since Dr. Barber first came to China," said Mr, Thoma ST years since he founded Wesley College upon the Ch'ang Kiai in the city of Wuchang. It is more than 80 years since Dr. Barber was compelled to return to England. There hho became one of the secretaries of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society; then the Ierdmaster of the Leys School, Cambridge; then Preident of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference; then Principal of the Richmond Wesleyan Theological College; and now, in the eventide of his life, he has come back to the land in which he began his ministerial labours, and to the College of which he was the founder."
The Oldest Boy It_was appropriate (the speaker continued) that they not only should have Dr. Barber upon the platform, wut also the first boy who ever came to Dr. Barber's school—a boy who years was destined eat a power in the 1a, the "Rev. Shen With Dr. Barber's mame they coupled another name that of one/ who was no longer with them, the Rev. KO. F. Gedye.. What Mr. Gedye meant to Wesley could never he told. He spent and was spent for Wesley. His name was' enshrined in the ndveds of old Wesley a splendid memory. And it was with a sense of holy joy, lund a tribute of grateful recollection that they saw Mrs. Gedye in their midst that day. way with a number of the changes which he has observed. Boys be used to know had grown out of all recognition. 'The new building had sprang up' where he used to play hockey. All these changes were the signs of growth. He congratulated them upon having reached this most Joyful occasion, and trusted that the progress made by the school the fature would be commensurate with its growth in the The Rev. H. B. Rattenbury, in a of address, said his thoughts that day were chiefly concerning Mr. Gedye. Mr. Gedye had_ tofled for many years to build up Wesley College, and though he has passed from their midst, he thought his spirit must be looking down from heaven that day, rejoicing with them all in the constimmation of his thi.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.