The interest taken in the progress of St. John's University was shown by the large attendance at Jessfield on Saturday afternoon for the Graduating Exercises. Parents and friends of the students were largely in the majority among the visitors and their interest in all the proceedings was keen. Four companies of the Students' Cadet Corps took part in the dress parade and review, in command of Major Barton, and the ceremonial was very smartly carried through. The rifle drill was particularly smart, being done almost with the precision a company of Guardsm battalion was to have been ed by General Chen Chi-mei, but he was unable to attend, and Col. S. H. Ho acted in his stead.
The hall of the Alumni was crowded for the graduating exercises. Dr. F. L. Hawks Pott presided, supported by the Rt. Rev. F. R. Graves, p.., Dr. F. E. Hinckley, Commissioner Ivan Chen, Col. 8. H. Ho and the staff of the University. The proceedings began with the singing of the hymn "O God Our help in ages past," followed by prayer by Bishop Graves. Dr, Hawke Pott, in a brief introductory address, said that that was their eighteenth com-
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