The former general secretary, Mr. Hugh Hubbard, in recounting the early history of the local Associ tion told an interesting incident that occurred at the first'meeting of the YACA, when a young brigade commander by the name of Feng Yushsiang, who was not on the programme, got up and made a speech, concluding with the statement that since such an organization wi to need funds he would subs $200, Another young officer Towed with a short speech and subscription of the same amount, Not Amowing the second one the s retary inquired who that man wi with the peculiar dialect and was informed that it was Wu Pel-fu. Both of these men have been staunch supporters of the Y.M.C.A, ever since, 'The presenting of a large' two-foot key by Mr. L, T, Chen of Shanghai, representative of the National Committee Y.M.CA. oon symbol of the turning over to the: Jocal "Association the guardianship. om the attern oon of October 10, Institute of Sinology of the University of Amoy was formally Jopened. Dr. Lim Boon-Keng, the President, presided at the meeting, Jand delivered the inaugural address. emphasized the urgent need in Ching of adopting proper scientific methods [to investigate every department of knowledge concerning China. The! Instituts while primarily concerned in linguistic, literary and philosophic studies, will stress also archmology, Jacsthetics and ethnology. 'The work' of encouraging the study of higher Chinese in all departments will be carried on in conjunction with the Chinese Language Department of the Faculty of Arts. Chinese culture has never been properly studied.
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