There was a very large gathering present at the Shanghai Baptist Col-Togo at Yangtszepoo on Saturds afternoon for the 20th anniversary celebrations and to attend the anual com vancement of the graduat. ing class.
The college was beautifully decorated with the flags of, the various nations, the United States: ani Chinese flags predominating. These, together with the somewhat quaint buildings and the natural of the background, were very pleasing to the eye. ' Professors, instructors, students and visitors Joined together heartily in celebrating the day.
In the 20 years of its existence, the college has made rapid progress. From six foreign tenchers and four students, the student and teaching staff have gone forward in an amazing manner, To-day, those—connected with' the institution point with pride to the fact that the col-Loge owns its own land and buildings (it begun with a small build ing on a piece of rented land but now has five tens acres and two score of buildings worth $1,164,000) and that its foreign and' Chinese teaching stof has increased to 82 (two-thirds being Chinese) and the student body to nearly $00. Every: province of China is represented and students have come from all parts of the globe, The library is very Jarge and most comprehensive, hav. ug in all more than 20,000 Chinese ud English books. "The middle bool, which started with 45 pupils now has an enrolment of than $00, mal whole institution. Girls, as well as muembets of the stronger sex, have been admitted as students, and the addressed the gathering daring the day.
The following students were then formally presented for the degree after which they received their "sheepskins":
Bien Sung-nien, Chen Chuen-bao, Djang Deli-tung," Chen Ting-chen, Dai En-fu, Ijang Fah-tsu, Diane Wen-chang, Djang Ying, Huel.i, jou" Wen-ching, Djou Ya-sung, Dung Dzo Ging-luan, Fan Cheng-dji, Fan Hua-ting, Gu' Bing. yuen, Gung [tse Huang Lidan, Huang Shub-yan, Kung Ching-ling, Li Dien-fan, Li'Tseng-yuan, Ling Djao-hsi, Mao Gung-hsiang, Peng Shan-dang. Ssu An, Sung Dien-wa, Tao Yin, Wang Djung-ming, Wang Gion-hsien, Wang Shu-ching, Wu Djieshan, Yao Liang, Yeh Dzungkai, Yoh Luh-ming and Vu Teh huan, together with Misses Djang Wei-dien, Djou Li-tsin, Shen Hsiang,' and Wang Pei-dien. The above received their "degrees of Bachelor of Arts, and Mr. Chen Tstsu, dean of the Yates Academy Soochow, had conferred upon the degree of Master of Arts, The following prizes were then distributed:—
The Y. C. Chu silver flower vase for Chinese se Ging-hsing. The FuChing-ho prize for Chinese Dr. White's prizes for Chinese scholarship—Sung Han-yun and Huang Ssu-yuen, The P.S, Chen prize for Chinese Shanghai College propery' claims that it is the first missionary coeducational institution of higher earning in China, And it has proved to be very successful indeed. More than 1,000 students have pass-through the College and more grads The year, more than than 200 young Chinese have
40 students received thei bachelor's degree and one former student had conferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts, The commencement exercises opened with a dinner in the Tas-kell Gymnasium, following which the rest of the programme took part in the open, Led by marshals, the Rev. F. J, White, p.., president of the Collega, accompanied by the mem-hers of his staff, the graduating class, officers" of the Board of Managers and the commencement day. speakers, marched from Yates Hall across the compound and to the platform where they. took their seats. In cap and gown, and to the strain of the "Processional they presented a very me Dr. White pronounced the invocation, after which there was music by the Shanghai College Glee Club under the direction of Prof. Clam J. Ande the Community Chorus, Brief addresses were then delivered by Messrs. King Chu, Y.
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