Soochow Missionary Ass'n, Monthly Meeting rom Our Own Comsroronr Soochow, Nov.
'The Soochow Missionary Asioci. tion' met this afternoon for the regular monthly meeting. Tea. was torved by the ladies o* the Southern Presbyterian Mission and. the paper wes read by Dr. ¥. C. Yang, pres dent of Soochow University.
The theme for the monthly meet ings of the Association Is. "Present Day Trends in China," and to-day Dr, Yang spoke on the subject "Out look for Education." "He briedy reviewed the development of modern fdueation before launching suto the Giscussion of his subject. "Among ther things he pointed out that only within. the. past four. or- five. years hod the: government taken seriously Ais task of universal education, Dr, Yang indicated elx major trends education, First, it was pointed out that China cane seid to have perfected a national. system and for Rave browaitt all private institutions tinder governmental supervision, All Schools are expected to register, submit to government inspection, mination of curricula and mest the Fequirements © for graduation of students. This had naturally develop fed. into the second trend, education has Tecome a Aitlon: strument of the government, provid ing an effective. mothed of pushing forward many reconstruction schemes, Selentifo Training Emphasis on scientific training and provision of equal opportunity for all to secure advantages of education were mentioned as the third and fourth trends. "A rather striking statement was made to the effect that women students in colleges are steadily Increasing and that growth, education was implementing this
'The concluding points covered' the shift from a foreign. to 2 Chinese basis' of instruction, as well as the in Government-student relationships. All in Jil one was made to feel that China knows where. tt snd that the leadership has gained not only the support students and tes but that the people are encouraged by the present trends in education, When aman of Dr. Yang's outlook can. speak" with. such enthusiasm and reassurance, one made to feel that real progress has token place,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.