Dr. Liu, educator and college president, was one of the founders of the China Institute of International Relations and of the Anti-Civil War League of China. He "was also the president of the newly established Cosmopolitan Club of Shanghai.
Born at Hanyang, Hupeh, in 1896, Dr. Liu received his early education in mission schools. After graduation from the Soochow University in 1918, he went to America and entered Chicago Universit; Later he entered Columbia University and Teachers College, from which he was graduated in 1922 with the PhD. degree.
Upon his return to China, he was appointed national educational secretary to the National Committee YM.C.A., which position he: held until 1928.
Dr. Liu was secretary to the Chinese Government educational commission to the United States during the Washington Conference on limitation of armaments and Far East questions, serving as a representative of the Chinese student organizations. He was chief delegate from China to the world Y.M.C.A. conference at Helsingfors, Finland, in 1926, following which he travelled extensively in Europe studying educational problems, In 1929, Dr. Liu attended the World Educational Conference at Geneva as delegate from China. Before returning to China, he studied educational problems in America and Europe. In 1933. he was a delegate from China to the Banff Conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations.
Dr. Liu was the president of the University of Shanghai. He served e as professor of education t China and Kwanghua Univers: of the National Vocational Educa al Association, He leaves widow Frances We who w n social and educational and a d righter.
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