The boys dormitory of the Shanghai American School Avenue Petain ix nearing completion and will be ready for occupation by January 1 next year, according to an announcement made by Mr. J. S. Potter of the Asia Realty Company, who is assisting the Board of the School in connection with its buildings and grounds, Colonial in style and in keeping with the original schoo! buildings, the dormitory will provide complete accommodation for, move than 75 resident students. In addition there will be two' apartments, for general use on the ground foo: og well as a large social hall, floors will provide' room 8 boys' activities, as well Jand urged them to consider their responsibilities. a 'The question of the Societf's accounts was next touched upon by' the speaker. The annual subscription of $2, he said, was subsequently dropped when it was found impossible to collect more than 50 per jeent. by means of.a shroff, so that, the total income was derived from investments and from private donations. The fines from the cases in the early days were a certain source of income but since those had ceased they were dependent upon the terest of a sum investment of Tls. 6,600. He pointed out, however, that their expenditure was limited and that the Society could meet their obligations but could not ex-/pand unless more subscriptions were forthcoming.
Mr, Newman then explained to the meeting that it was necessary. }for him to resign his position as Secretary and treasurer, and suggested that a committee of nine be: formed to carry on the work, wi would consist of one secretary and treasurer, four Indies and four men from whom would be elected a chairman, The Chairman then proposed a ist of names for election on committee and asked that further names be proposed by those present, mentioning that it was not intended to discuss general questions so much as to elect this committee who would be responsible in future for the calling of meetings to ventilate any' problems which were brought to their notice.
Mr. Newman then read a letter from the Consul-General, Sir John Brenan, who, he said, according to {the invariable custom of the Society, had been their president, in which Sir John stated that owing to his multifarious official duties he felt he cou! remain in the city of president. Mr. Newman srefore proposed that Mr. A. W. Burkill, who had given such i terested service to the Society, be elected as the new president. proposal went to the vote and was unanimously passed. The Chairman. then asked for proposals of members to serve on the committee. The name of fourteen were proposed and seconded and when it come to question as to how they should be voted for a member suggested and then proposed that all those put up for election should form the committee" This was greeted with acclaim and passed unanimously.
The committee as elected is as follows: Miss F. MacGregor, Mrs M, Howells, Mrs. Hinds, Mrs. Ellig, Mrs. Cummings, Mr. Churchil Knight, Mr. J. Noble, Mr. J. Hunter, Mr, Kent, Mr, F. Durrer, Mr, C. Bf. Thomson, Capt. W. C: G. Clarke, and Mr. D.' Parlane.
Mr. Newms tary, has, been assoc Society for fifteen years during which time he has held the same ost.
The new building ties along the north-western boundary of the school grounds several hundred feot back from Avenue Petain and in administrative class rom Hine with the main hall. The main
building is immediately Avenue Petain. 'The whole institution, whose red tile walls and lue-grey roofs are a distinctive feature of the district, along with the girls' dormitory to the east, enclose a section known as the "Quandrangle", west of which lies the athletic field with its quarter mitle track, Plans for the building of' new East, Wing have been prepared by the School Board, but no date for the construction work has been arranged. This wing will provide primarily a large school auditori seating capacity of 500 in the upper portion, and class rooms and ether school facilities on the ground floor. The Board is also ecnsidering the raising of the western portion of the school grounds to street level, and the draining and turfing of the lot.
The School has now been in session for about one month, and shows a total enrolment of day and resident students of 278 boys and 245 girls, a total of 523. The courses range from the kindergarten through the high school, graduates from the School being admitted at standard universities in the United States without examination. Enrolment in the high echod classes is 244. Seventeen boys and twenty-one girls graduate ed last term, the majority of the graduates having entered universi-fies in the, States.
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