The Archive · 1936

University of Shanghai Foundation

Thirtieth Anniversary Celebrated on Campus: Work and Service of Baptist Foundation In commemoration of its, founda-ion thirty years ago, when a sum of USS, $60,000 was provided by the Baptists of America. for the establishment of g college in Shanghai, the University of Shanghai on Nov. 21' met celebrate the occasion by means of appropriate ceremonies which included formal exercises, a grand parade and Boy Scout review, a fool-ball game, and a pageant which depleted scenes in the university's history and was presented in the chapel of the university at 7 pam. In ad-ition to the guests of honour, who included Mr. Wang Shen-chieh, Minister of Education (making a spe-lal trip to Shanghai in order to be present), Mayor Wu Te-chen, and Dr. Wang Chung-hui, former Premier and Judge of the International Court at The Hague, a large crowd of students and friends of the university attended, Proceedings opened in the morn ing witha meeting of the Board of Directors of the university, presided over by Dr. John Lee, chairman. After reports had been given by tha principals of the Colleges of Arts, Selence and Com merce, Dr, Herman C. B. Liu, pres Ident of the Board of Administration, Spoke on the progress of the univer: sity during the past year; he proposed that in"ihe future its scope be made more Christian, more indigent ets, and more solentine,

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