Twentieth Commencement Exercises Held on Saturday Afternoon 'A large number of friends and alumni of the University of Shanghhaj were in attendance at the Uni versity's 20th commencement exercises held "on July 30. Among those present were Gen. Wut anthem was followed by invocation offered by Mr. L. T. Chen.
Dr. Herman Liu, president of the University, then made his annual report as follows:—
"After the outbreak of hostilities ecchen, Mayor of Greater Shang: hai; Gen, "Wen "shing, the Chapel the students. in Public Safety Commissioner for the City Government of Greater Shang-order to take part in patriotic hai; and Mr, L. T. Chen, secretary Jactivities. Our college students, general of the Chinese Y.M.C.A-Hhowever, showed an excellent spirit Promptly at 4.30 p.m, members lof enlightened patriotism. of the University's "faculty and ferried on constructive Board of Directors, guests, alumni activities, but they did not and student body assembled in the fas other students. They. realized Women's Hall and proceeded to the that attention paid to their studies Yates Hall where the commencement was a very true way of expressing exercises were to. be held. A their patriotism. Tam glad to say patriotic ceremony preceded the that our college was one of the few Commencement exercises, including that "completed the work of the three bows before a portrait of Dr. semester without serious interrupt Sun. Yat-sen, the reading of Dr, Sun's will, "and three minutes! tion.
With the field adjoining us oc~ silence, The singing of the national Jcupied by the Japanese troops dur-jing the period of recent fighting, we made" armngements to" conduct jelasses in the downtown district,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.