Gen. Sung and Officials Make "Generous Contributions Peiping, July 3.
What purports to be a municipal museum of science will be established in Peiping shortly.
The museum will be housed on the former premises of the Peiping Municipality of Fu Chien Chieh, which have been placed at the disposal of the committee in charge of the preparations, General Sung Cheh-yuan, Chairman of the Hopei-Charhar Politi-Gil Council. has given $20,000 towards the cost of establishing the museum, while General Chin Teh-chun, the Mayor, and others have also contributed generously. 7 The idea of establishing the institution originated with the local chapter "of the Association for the Advancement of Sciencé last February. Mr. Lei Tzu-shang, Director of the Bureau of Sociat Welfare, enthusiastically supported the project, while both Generals Sung and Chin also give it "their blessing, 'A preparatory committee was accordingly: formed, consisting of Mr. Lei, Dr. Ku Vu-hsin, Dean of the College of Engineering of Tsing Hua University, Professor Liu T'o, of the National Normial University, and others: Z According to the plans of the committee; the off premises of the municipality will be completely remodelled and reconditioned. On the first floor will be housed scientific exhibits for private middle schools. The second foot will be used as physics and chemical laboratories, The third floor will be devoted to a biological laboratory. There will also be a roof garden and an auditorium capable of accommodating '600 people.
Work on the museum is expected to begin shortly and to be completed in October.—Reuter.
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