There hax been a general break~ me up of the Mission Schools this week for the Midsummer vacation.
An unique festive of proceedings hax been the united meetings Wednewlay last in the Fuze, '(Areriean Presbyterian) Church of the Ningpo Middle School and the Riverside Girls' Academy both.
Union Schools of the American Presbyterians and Baptists, for their commencement exercises. The large building was filled to over ferowdinge with students and their relatives and friends, The Dao Yun Ningpo wax represented and many Chinese officials were in ate tendance.
On the same day at an cartier hour the Ninggpo Methodist College held its closing ceremonies. There were present, the Rev. W. Premberth, Chairman of the Mie-sion, (who presided), Mr. Wong Dao-yun of Ningpo, Mr. A. G. Bethell (Commissioner of Customs) Mr. Railton Yuen, manager of the Shaohsing Ningpo Steam Navigation Ca. Mr. Hood of the Hyin Kiang Teen and the Rev. A. A. Conibear.
The acting Principal (Rev. W. P. Bates), in giving his report, spoke fof the additions to the College building and renovations during the year, of the increasing mimper of students (this year the college had " record attendance).
Three students of the highest Jelass and had been sent to join Sophomore class of St. John's Ni versity and two of the Se Middle Schoo! graduates to the, Freshman class.
Mr. Railton Yuen lade an inter-
Jesting speech, in which he con~ trasted present with past, and speculated on the future." Mr. Wong then distributed the diplomas, over 80 in nuraber,
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