Soochow, Nov. 29.
'The Cline Hall, the new science laboratory building of Soochow University, was formally opened to-day, all' the public buildings be: ing open to the guests, of whom there was a large attendance. The opening exercises were held in the Jafternoon, an interesting programme including invocation by Dr.
(Shanghai College), introductory: statement by Dr. W.
Nance, Pres-dress by Science Modern Life, half of the Board of Trustees and the Board of Missions.
Dr. J. W. Cline was present for these exercises, also Dr. F. J. White, President of Shanghai College, and Dr. F. L. Hawks Pott, President of St. John's University, together with representatives of several colleges and: schools.
The Cline Hall is a gift of the First Methodist Church of "Little Rock, Arkansas, in memory of J. 'M. Cline, the father of Dr. J. W. Gline, the former president of Soochow' University. It is a most Jcomplete building, and with the equipment cost about $150,000.
The building of Soochow University's Science Department is largely due to the work of 20 years of Prof. N. Gist Gee, now of Po which he was greatly a Dr. E. V. Jones.
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