nking is moreover now one of the most important centres of the new popular education moveed en the 1,000 character tem has been care-scientifically worked out, it appeals te the Chinese mind, the method is easy and attractive, the characters are taught through pictures and on the screen. and the movement has in it possibilities that no previous movement of the kind has ever The Agricultural and Forestry Departments of the University of Nanking, which are doing such a useful and beneficent piece of work, with enlarging activities, has recently been encouraged by from the surplus of the can Committee for China Famine Fund. The terms of the grant are as follows:
"The preliminary report indicated a surplus on hand of about 50,000, but of that a net sum of about $350.000 was sent to China for farther emergency relief. A thorough—investigation was then made to determine how best to use this surplus in con-ration of the purposes for which the money was contributed. As a result a trust has been created under the laws of the District of Columbia under which Nanking University. and Peking Un y will veeeive aid, the trustee holding for their account approximately $675,000 and $295,- u00 respectively, to be used for I the study and investigation of famine causes and relief and th education of the Chinese culture and forestry.
Expenditures from the prin pal of either sum may be mad only with the val of a China Famine Fund "to be composed of five residents in China, without pay, two to be the American Minister and two by the Com-nce and Counsel, North America, These four are ons Conference of
to select the fifth."
A FLOURISHING SCHOOL, nking Foreign School, popularly called, Hillcrest, is flourishing with 65 pupils, from kindergarten to high school, with four time teachers. Miss Mabel Culter full time and seven or vight part
is the efficient and energetic principal.
t a recent meeting of—the Nanking Association the officers for the coming year were elected as follows: Presidnt, Mr. D. L. Wolsey: Vice-President, John:
Treasurer, Mr. M.S.
retary, Miss Bertha Bates: Chairman of Prdgramme Committee, Mrs. Clemens; Chairman of Refreshment Committee.
Treman: Chairman of Ceme-
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