Record Attendance and the New Buildings St. John's University, Jessfield, held its annual Alumni Day on the College grounds on Saturday afternoon, nearly 1,000 members and friends being present.
Mr. Lieu, chairman of the Alumni Association, was in direct charge of affairs, and was ably supported by Dr. W. S. New, _secretary, and Mr. Samson Z. Young, treasurer of the Alumni Association.
The weather was everything that could be hoped for, and the attendance was about four times as large as any seen at Alumni Day functions of this sort at the College hitherto.
As many former students have not visited their Alma Mater for a long time, the first ifm on the programme was an inspection of the -touildings, both old and new. The University Boy Scouts gave an excellent exhibition of general scoutcraft, including first' aid, tent pitching, signalling, etc. Members of the University Dramatic Association pleased everybody with their imitation of St. Mary's Hall students' maypole dance. Some lime was then spent in games members, their families and their friends, which included needle, potato, three-legged, and other races, as well as a tug-of-war.
Tea and refreshments being served, Mr. O. S. Lieu, the chair- Pek man, spoke briefly of his experience after having left college and. the Ld. manner in which he was helped by the Alumni Association. He urged every St. John's man to be a member of the Association and thus ensure its success.
In an interesting address the Rev. F. L. Hawks Pott, p.v., president of the University for the last 30 years, congratulated the members upon their individual successes in life and upon-their or-Banizing themselves for public and constructive service. It was indeed a pleasure for him to see that St. John's men could make good.
Following Dr. Pott's address, a fine painting of his own portrait was presented to him on bebait vt the Alumni Association, students and members of the faculty.
Several interesting announcements were made during the atter-noon. These were (1) that St. John's had defeated Soochow University in the inter-Collegiate Debate, and (2) that St. Mary's Hau would shortly be transferred to its new premises on Brenan Road and thus leave more space on the *Varsity campus for St. John's.
A fan, on which was printed the day's programme, was given to all who attended, while children were given sweets and ladies laces.
The Committee desire to thank Mr. Kyat Tong, who so ably supervised the motor-car service for the conveyance of members and their friends to and from the College.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.