Resuscitation of the Student Fellowship Avery interesting: function was the Social Halt of St. John's university on Maveh 9. Te was a lange gathering of students from titterent nationalities. in Shanghai. {The gathering was in the nature of rainner banquet, including a very ong and entertaining—programme, pavvsipated in by different chapters fo presenting different. nationalities, The banquet was a very success Gne and when it ended. the quests armed. to tit reactive sehols Toms University. were the posts high spirits, "The students of St
ior the night. The meeting began with an interesting and short speech. by Dr. Kirby Page, who gave a general survey on the "Peace Movement Among the Youth of the! World."
The International Student Fellowship of Shanghai has x history of more than six years and is now one Of the most important and promin-tnt student organizations in Shang hai. It was inaugurated for the fol-Towing purposes: (1) to stimulate international fellowship and to promote mutual understandings (2) to encourage international activities: and to assist in every possible way in spreading the knowledge of every nation among all the other peoples; and (3) to strive for the establishment of an ideal social order. 'This year the Fellowship has enlisted the' membership of three new chapters, the Public School for Girls, the Public School for Boys, and Shanghai Baptist College, while four schools served as originator Tyeire School, Tung Wen Colle Shanghai American School, and St. John's University. So at present it has seven chapters representing more than twelve nationalities and total membership of more than two hundred students.
The Fellowship took form when a meeting was held in the Low Libra ry of St. John's University on June: 7, 1924. "At that time girls and boys. of the Shanghai American Sehoool bogan to play an active part in the Fellowship, Mr. H. P. Shastri, a Hindoo, came with his compatriots. Prof. ¥. Sakamoto spoke on the nature and work of the International House of New York, suggesting and urging the formation of an organization of a similar nature in shanghai.
Messrs. Harry L. Kingman and Maxwell Stewart strongly' supported him, Its activities consist largely discussion meetings, lectures, and social gatherings. The first, regular} meeting was held" in the Shanghai American School on October 4, 1924, when Dr. Horny Hodgkin spoke "on the meaning of internationalism. The most interesting gatherings of the Fellowship were the National Nights. There were two American Nights, one hold in February, 1925, and the other in April, 1926. Music, plays, games, and supper, which! were" characteristically wore provided to the satisfaction of all.
The Chinese Night was held in May, 1926, in St. John's University. Chinese plays and all kind of musie helped to give a good and healthy idea about Chinese culture. In November, 1025, the Japanese Night took its turn in the Japanese Club, (Sukiyaki) was served, It present- and sentenced at the Provisional ed a wonderful sight to see over Court to 13 months' imprisonment two hundred young people of different nati alities enjoying themselves to the utmost, eating food cooked by themselves.
Unfortunately in 1927, during the suspen:
on of St. John's University, its activi decreased! and the spirit] slowly died down, as St. John's chapter had always taken an active part, It was through -the help of Mey Prancis C. T. Wang.of the Y.MCA., Mr, J. Sakamoto of Tang] Wen College and Dr. Frank Rawlisson Editor of the "China Record;" that the orga: i zation got on its own, feet again, The banquet last Sunday was the firs tion of its] nature that the ship has had for a jong time and it was, therefore, a significant occasion Thi year the officers composing the executive committee are Chairman, Chas. Chang; Vice-Chairman, Miss R. Huizinga; Seere-35 Mamie Si Treasurer, MeMullen. tonal Student Fellow: ship of Sh yghai has helped students of different nationalities to Keep in constant touch with _each other so that much has been aécom-
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