The 47th annual commencement exercises of St. John's University were held in the Alumni Hall of the University at Jessfield in the presence of several hundred guests; and students, including Bir. Barton, H. M. Consul-Gereral, Mr. E.S. Cunningham, American Consul-General and Senior Consul, Mr. Yuan, Commissioner of' Foreign Affaits, Dr. David Z. T. Yui, general secretary of the National Committee of Y.M.C.A's in China, Dr. T. H. Lee, president of Fuh-Tan Univer sity, Mr. G. 8. Foster Kemp, headmaster of the Public School for Chi nese, Mr, N. L. Han, director of the Chinese ¥.M.C.A., and many other noted missionaries, educationalists and business men, Prior to the formal programme, refreshments were served in the! Library. The programme consisted of the processional marci: of guests of honour, the faculty, graduates, and alumni. The invocation was Bronounced by the Rev, John Nichols, n.4., D.p,, dean of the School of Theology, after which Mr. 0. S. Lieu, who was the chief speaker of the day, delivered his address, the subject of which was "Life after Graduation." able to take hold of an opportunity] when it comes. Don't forget how, in the Ching Dynasty, Tao Kan, the Mayor of Kuangcbow, kept himself fit and strong by moving bricks every day.
"We often hear people say that] high positions are rare but, the truth is, men who are fit to' hold high Yositions are even rarer. 12 the members of the graduating class will continue to acquire knowledge fatter they leave this University and Keep up their health and vigour, they need not worry about the of high positions.
Three Stages of Development "Most young men go through three stages of development after gradus~ tion, The first stage is that of self-esteem. During this period they feel that they can do anything jand everything, and that no ore is their equal.
"The second stage is that of des-pendency. They lose hope because their views one not accepted by their elders, their talents not recognized, uheiv ambitions not realized. This the most dangerous feriod of al Some young men become s9 sick of the world that they commit. suicide Jor become so troubled in mind and Opportunities for the Educated had been a satisfactory one and he wanted to express his gratitude to the alumni and friends and to the faculty and stof for their loyalty, Jand help. Prof. Ely praised the student body for their part in the work and for their spirit of unselfist: service for the common good and keeping ug{ the St. John's traditions jand standards of former years. They' thad done exceptionally good work: and carried on in a very creditable] manner. The Deans and members of the faculties had shown the! utmost friendship and willingness to give time and effort without stint, and the record of work presented was in no small measure due to their devotion and self-sacrificing service. There had been a most gratifying increase of interest in the School lof Medicine and never had they had fas many pre-medical and medical students as at present. Another point of interest was for the first time were they conferring the Bachelor of Science in Civil En-_ gineering. Their expectation was: that this young man would be the first of the future line of St. John's men to make a mark for themselves in this field as their fellows had done in their respective lines. There were a number of changes to report and these the acting President mentioned in detail.
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