The Archive · 1925

Girl Students Now on Strike

The Chinese Newnham Against Its President: Male Students'

Agitation Waning From Our Own ®Connssronnen:

Peking, May Yj.)

The colleges and schools in Peking are stil carrying on,..in some cases with, and in others without, the presence of the, students, of the studprits monstration;, but the strike is more or less unofficial, ap the Studente Union has not_ yet. authorized, fered any interruption, heweyeryet such action, Classes have not:

only a sprinkling" of pups total the tenchers in many eases have

to, just sufficient to keep up pearance. But with the resign ition of Chang Shih-chao, on, the acceptance of which, I understand, the Acting Minister of Education will insist, the Students Union ina} roanest the schoolboys to go ad their desks, instead of making the present truant movement official. Despite its efforts, it hi been able to attract support to its demands, the public organization in Peking or from the educational institutions other cities, and it is anticipated that the students will begin to back to school within a few days.

'The Unpopular President But the event the' last few days have gis to an jot indiscipline, "unconnected: Wit May 7, the liberty of sposch assembly, Chang Shih-chao, oF sty: thing and anybody else, The Girls Higher Normal schoolgirls, Chin'é Newnham, have expelled their Pre: sident and instituted in ble student executive body. studies have been abandoned for the Inonce for the more. exciting pet= formance of sentry-go at entrance to the establishment, prevent, the President from trying regain his job by force. To atthe Waichiaopu, a gang-¢f {youngsters vied with the jour in obtaining the esr of the Mintéter Foreign Affairs, They oime from the Russian Lan [which is under the direct it~ jthe Ministry. They hada. com

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