The Archive · 1928

FIRST CHINESE PRESIDENT OF SH AUGH AL COLLEGE

Impressive Ceremony on Saturday at Epoch-: ing Funct ion.

The New President's Hopes Another important event in the directors, and the presidential party, history of Shanghai Colleze, Yans-walked in to the strains of the tszepoo, took place on Saturday lege processional song, which afternoon when Professor Herman followed by the invocation offered Chen-en Liv, M.A. Pitp., was inby the Rev. K. T. Chung, secretary augurated as President, the first of the National Anti-Opium Asso-Chinese ever to hold the position. ciation, The National Anthem hav-The installation ceremony was pro-Jing been sung, Dr.

MeDaniel ided over by Dr. C. S. Mino, sec-dressed the gathering and sai that retary of the China Christ the installation of a Chinese pre-Educational Association, who is sigent was a ier to which the chairman of the College Board of missions had looked foran! for Directors, and there were present, many years. Dr. MeDaniel brought among others, Dr. Tsai Yuan-pei the missions' greetings and President of the Nationalist Board of pressed their utmost confidence in Education; Dr. H, H. Kung, Min the new presid He expressed ister of Industry and Commerce; the hope that religious education Dr. F. L. Hawks Pott, President would be carried on, as in the past.

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