Corner Stone Laid: Opening Next April The laying of the corner-stone of Keijo Imperial University was conducted as arranged in Tosu-do. Viscount Saito, Governor-General, Mr. Shima-oka, Vieo-Governor, and some 300 others, including officials and pressmen, were present.
The site for the new university covers an area of 85,000 tsubo, and was purchased by the Govern: ment-General at the cost of '¥.400,000 last year. The estimates for the current fiscal year comprise an item of ¥.800,000 as construction expenditure and of Y.300,000 'a3 an expenditure for preparations for the opening of the institution. This financial year the buildings for chemistry and anatomy and other buildings of—immediat necessity will be erected, and in February next the appointment of Dr. Hatton as President, six professors, and seven others will take place, preliminary te the opening of the University in April next.
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