Surike Against Politicians as Pedagogues: Shanghai, Peking and Tongshan Involved Peking, June 10.
Were it not for the big political levants happening lately, considerable attention would, no doubt, be given: to the affairs of the Chiaotung University, in which a partial strike is now in progress as a protest against the appointment of Mr. Lu Meng-hsiung as President.
After Mr. Yeh Kung-cho left the Ministry, of Communications Mr. Lu, a Counsellor of that Ministry and subsequently Vice-Minister, appointed himself, it is alleged, President of the University, a post for which it is argued he has not the proper qualifications, not having had any experience in modern educational work. Mr. Lu is a politician, not a pedagogue, and it is pointed out in educational circles that the University will suffer if University Presidents are to be changed with each political phase, that educational government should be stable and the curriculum not affected by politico) events.
Three sister colleges constitute the Chiaotung University, those of Peking, Tongshan and Shanghai. Shanghai students went on strike on June 5. Tongshan has had to close its doors owing to the civil war in its neighbourhood. Students of the regular college courses went on strike on June 9 in sym-{pathy with Shanghai. Eight rej presentatives from Shanghai have arrived in Peking.
The students declare that Mr. Lu intends to change the western in favour of a Japanese curriculum, {and that Japanese returned students will be installed as teachers.—Renter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.