One word in closing—a word of hope in regard to the future. The lightest spot in the gloomy situation in China at present is the earnest desire of young men and women for education. China during this transitional period in her history has not, we are glad to say, lost her great inherent belief in the power of education, We are witnessing in this country a great intellectual revolution, and St. John's is glad of the opportunity of assisting in this movement—a movement that must surely have far-reaching results on the future development of the Re-pablic.
The presentation consisting of marble base for the sundial on the campus was made to the Ni versity by the 1917 class, and prizes distributed. Visitors were 1 struck by 1 nly, well-behaved bearing of the youths' who came forward to receive their awards, The Addresses.
Dr. Carsun Chang, President of the National Institute of Self-
Government, then eloquently' addressed the assembly in Chinese, stressing the importance of edi tion and pointing out that education was the only sure way toward self-government.
The Class of 1917 will present today a marble base for the sundial to be erected on the campus.
Mr. Uy Bice, a merchant in the Philippine Islands, father of one of our students, has generously pre-songed two flag poles to the University. These will be put up ina prominent position on the lawn.
During the year about $6,000 Mex. has been added to the Social Hall, portion of which was raised by student camp ai We are again indebted to the British and Foreign Bible Society for the generous donation of handsome copies of the Bible as gifts to the members of the graduating class. These were presented at the Bacealaureate Service last Sunday. Mr. T. T. Low continues his anonol appropriation of $1,000 to our School of. medicine.
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