Wusih, Jan. 1.
The Institute for Adult Edueation is a most interesting activity of, the Provincial Depariment of Yaueation, of Kiangsu Province.
'The principal of the Institute ts Mr. C. T. Yang Kau, an M.A. of Cornell, ex-dean of Chinan University at' Chengzu, in which he took an' active pioneer part, He was also at one time dean of the China College et Woosung, and founder of the Private Wusih Middle School.
The writer had the privilege of being conducted. through this admivable institution by Mrs. Chin. don Yui Tang, head of the Third Division of the Provincial Department of Education; this division is that of social education, or cduca~ tion for the masses. Mrs. Tang is obs of the Teacher's College of Columbia University; Mrs. Tang's interest in education for the masses ates from her participation in the Student movement in 1919, at which time who overwhelming need of China for education became 80] evident to hor that she went to, America, at the expense of her muther, Dr. C. V. Yui, of Shang~ hal, and after.two years preliminary work, took an intensive preparatory course for her chosen life work, While still a student at Columbia, she took n summer school course at the University of Chicago, and while there visited Hull House, where she reetived much inspiration from the splendid work of Miss} Jane Addams.
The Institute for Adult Edun. tion was founded in the spring of 1928, and. is housed in extensive modern: buildings,; north of the city of Wusih, 'The staff canaists of 30 teachers "and directors, and. the atudont body members 120 in adult education and 60 in, the training "institute for: farmers. Sixty-one hsiens' are represented im the student body. In: the whole province of Kiangeu a million: and a: half. dollars a year is available for social education, and one of the aims of the Institute is to sco that the money is used to the best advant-ego by properly trained workers and, teaches
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