Well-Known School to Pass Under Chinese Control from Next Term Monday was Spegch Day Medhurst College and there was a goodly attendance of friends preent.
The Rev. G. W. Sheppard occupied the chair and, after the guests had been welcomed by Lil Sze-ling (Form five) and the school song had been sung, he called upon the principal, the Rev. H. Bunce, to deliver his report.
Bunce said, in part:—No! speech day has been held since 1925 when the unfortunate May 30 affair occurred and we had to close without finishing the term. One of the tionalists and those who are desi ous of kelping on the work of Hongkong University is that all] the other colleges (mission, Chinese Government and private) have their session, October-June. Hongkong has its session from Januazy to December. Formerl; a matriculation class at the end of the course, Since that exer been abolished the work difficult to arrange. Since 1922, five of our students have gone to Hongkong, and there are si sidence at present. Of course, only avery small percentage go to Hongkong and I have tried as far as possible to arrange our work with two objects: the mat jon as our I of the work of the East Ci Christian Fdueati on somewhat similar lines to of the mission schools in and Kiangsu, thus mak-
The fact that Medhurst was organized on British lines necessitated some changes. Probably the number of subjects taken was smaller but the standard in most subjects higher.
It has been one of my objects that Medhurst College should be a place where British and Chinese could ce-operate and we great deal of hel, fro sources. The Chinese have co-opera ted also. There are those who think that this ce-operation is not quite enough and that all education. al establishments should be under} Chines control.
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