The annual Closing Exercises of the Anglo-Chinese College, Quinsan Road, were beld yesterday evening. 8!*dly The Rev. J. W. Cline, ".s., presided and a large number of Chinese and foreign friends were precent. proceedings began with songs in lish and Chinese by the College choir, and essays were read, the subjects being "The Stadents' Patriotiem and new daties of young men' in Chi Alter Dr. F. L, Hawks Pott bad given fan address in Chinese, the President made a few remarks, He said The year just closing has been a very good one for the College. In several respects it has been a better one than Inst year. In general there has been a soberer spirit and steadier parpose in the student body. 212 students have been in attendance daring the year.
Thtre has been need for only a small amount of severe discipline, and there has been little severe illness among the students. Considerable interest has been taken in physical exercise and games, but we hope for better work slong these lines next year. The sui terest has been sustained in stadont effoite for religions work. The teaching body has never given more faithful or intelligent service. The teaching staff has consisted of fourteen fall professors and three student teachers. This part of our work has been strengthened daring the Fall Term by the addition of Mr. ie Alex. Y. Ting, who has jost retarned from the University of Manchester. sud Smith, of Vanderbilt The teachers of the Chinese Faculty have had an usnanal amount of sickness.
The head teacher of Chinese Litera tare, Mr, Dzsog, died daring the last' half-year. His character, and scholarship had won him great respect among his fellow-teachers and the students daring the years he has been with us. His place will be taken by Mr. Teen Tz-yean, of Kading. We expect the sameystandard of work in the department to be fsnstained.
A large measure of self-support has been realized thie year, as in former years, the regular income from fees having supplied all the rnopiog expenses of the College, except the salaries of a wart of the foreign staff.
have been able to render assistance to quite a number of yon ox: men.
A new building is projected for the coming year, which is made possible by the savings from ordinary income and the gifts of former students.
We hare to thank many friends for generous encouragement daring the year, and some for material and substantial aid in the way of gifts and scholarships. The College will open for the new year on February 17, 1911, 'A number of the students are to be presented with photographs of the College, UN
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