315 Students Receive Degrees! at Ceremony The 42nd annual commencement exercises of the University of Nan~ king were held on June 7 in Sage Chapel on the University campus. The. academic procession. formed Severance Hall at 3. o'clock and marched to the Chapel. Banners of red and yellow, the colours of the University, inscribed with the names of the three colleges were carried at the head of that college, adding colours to the procession. bamboo as a background, the platform. was effectively decorated, banked with white lilies. Dr. Y. G. since' 1927, presided. mencement was the tenth anniversary of th dency of Dr. Chen Yuegwan.
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. T. C. Woo, made an address in commemoration of the event, point-Ing out the progress that has' been made during' these ten years. A. Scholarship Fund of $1,000 to be Known as the Chen Vu-gwen Scholar= ship was then presented to Dr. Chen. This fund was subscribed by members of the Board of Directors, alumni, and star of the University. Tt will be sufficient to give a tuition ship 10 a needy student each ey, fils and evidences of fection and. consid Dr. Chen In honour of this ocean Addresses were macle by Mr. Wai Shih-Chieh, Minister of " Eduestion: of the 'Ma' Chao-tsin, Mayor of Nanking, Advice to Stuients Dr. Wang congratulated the Unie versity on the progress that it had shown during this decade, and expressed his desire that It should con-Unue to progress. He then advised the students, urging them not to. Teave behind' the learning that they. had acquired; telling them to spend time reading books, at least. two hours daily; and pointing out their obligation to sive of their time and energy to the support of the Government and the unification of the country. Dr. Chang and Dr. Yu_amplided this advice. Dr. Chang told them especially of the great opportunity for industrial development n China that Jay ahead for the work on and promote, Dr. Vu fed service in public life and read: ing, with a purpose to help the na tion. "Mayor Ma aimed (0 instill con-contribution to make to his community.
Dean K. C. Lit. Collese of Arts, presented" 29\ graduates, awarded the degree of bachelor of arts, Thirty-one graduates were pre-souled by Dean Il. R. Wel, College of Science, and were awarded the degree of bachelor of science. Dean ©.'W. Chanse Coliexe of Agriculture, presented 60 students, who were awarded their doxree of bachelor of Selonce. In addition four' students were awarded their diploma on com pletion of the Graduate Chinese Course, Diplomas were given to 10, students in' the Chinese short course. 'Thirty-nine students received diplomas in' the tural Leaders' Training School. There were students graduated from the Senior Middle" School, "and. G3 from. the Junior Middle School, The Ginting Schoo! of Nursing graduated 19.
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A (oral of 315. students received diplomas "and dewrses, an of 28 students over yen University schools during the year Dr. Wei isi of twelve een admitted in Honorary Societ lows: Collere of ru, Chiang, yah; Colles chino, Cher "Atl; Miss Vine andi Ming, of Agriculture: Chit Isicn-tsin, Sihashan," Wa Tasi-teal, Ten tien, and Wu Kw Events, prepared Lun for the Council "of Taternational Afairs, con several timely Articles." There include "Anglo-Jayanese Conversations." "Baity. State: Relations Mission."
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