Value of Government Institution for the Educat Able and Equipped Administrators Founded in 1896, Dr. J. C. Ferguson being instrumental in lis institution, Chiaotung. University, situated on 'Avenue Haig, celebrates its 40th niversary on' Wednesday, with orien events and' appropriate ion exercises. Studies will be suspended on Wednesday and 'Thursday, but the festivities will continue on' Friday and Saturday, concluding with the Alumni Dinner on the latter evening.
Originally and until recently for! men only, the school now has 34 girl students, most of them studying administration, although ten are enrolled ili selene courses. Having. weathered adverse days early in the decade, the university, 2 Government institution, firmly is re-established under the worthy presidency of Dr. J. Usang Ly, boasting 1016 students in its three branches, namely Shanghai, and Tangshan College (Tangshan) and the Peiping schools in the former capital.
The Chiaotung Univerity is the outgrowth of Nanyang University which turn was the outgrowth of Nanyang College. Int is under the direct auspices of the Ministry of Railways now, instead of that of Communica-tons, and aims to train young people for the employ of that ministry and other government organizations. con ceted or afiiated therewith; Its name, Chisotung, meaning communications.
At present there are five principal courses of study at Shanghai; namely, science, administration, civil engineer ing, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering, each leading to the deuree of Bachelor "f Science. The College of Science is subdivided into three departments—mathematics, physics and chemistry. The College of Administration is subdivided into four departments—rallway, finance, public, and industrial. The School of Civil Engineering is subdivided into four depariments—rallway, highway, structural, and municipal-sanitary. (Phe School of Mechanical Engineering is subdivided Into three depart ments—railway, industrial, and automotive.) While the School of Blectrical Engineering is subdivided into two departments—communication and power.
'OF the 605 students, 10) are studying science, 193 administration, 109 civil engineering, "165 mechanical engineering and "127 electrical entineering; divided according to class there ere' 173 seniors, 147 juniors, 171 sophomores, and "204. freshinen. Among them are also 3 girls, ten studying science, 21 administration, one mechanical engineering, and two electrical engineering.
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