Commander-in-Chiot of the 21st National Army in Szechuen under whose enlightened rule so—much is being complished for the rural reconstruc tion "and "rehabilitation of that. teh much Wasted province. It was Yeported only' this week that he had unexpectedly resigned. the yenrs of unrest and uncertainty began to nave a clearer and more iMuminating light focused on their activities, For many years, it has been the custom, when political and military conditions permitted, for the Chinese provincial "authorities to hold. an annual exhibition in the grounds of the "Green Goat Temple." This veal the exhibition was a marked "Improvement over previous fairs, There was a now spirit in the alr, Police and "military combined to have order in transportation and trame to and from tne grounds. The grounds were well policed. Visitors seemed to be determined to ce-operate in keeping things going machine like.
"Home Made Products," "Encourage Home Industries." "Improv Szechuen Conditions," "Put Farming on the Map," and many other such mottoes, while not written up in 60 many words seemed to pervade all the temple courts and lanes where the bazaar was held.
New Life" Indluences Tt was during this "Fair Time" that "Marshal "Liu Hsiang, "Commander-in-chiot of the Twenty-First National "Army, brought together leading representatives from every county within the province. The county magistrate, the superintendent of county schools, the director of county agriculture and industry, and others from over 170 counties came to Chengiu on the invitation of the Marshal. For more than two weeks dally conferences were held, when Rural Reconstruction and General Chiang Kai-shek's "Better Life Movement" were the main items of daily conference, discussion and thought. Vocational' Agricultural teaching for the schools, "within the home" subsidiary vocations, rural village plan ning, reclamation of untilled land, conservation of provincial resources, one, and all drew forth much interest and enthusiasm from the representa tives and those who were given the privilege of attending the meetings.
'As a climax to these Interesting meetings, Marshal Liu Hsiang asked for the privilege of bringing the county representative out {0 the University" on May 6. Marshal Liu himself, a few weeks previously, visited the' University to see the medical and dental college—with faculty and students in action. also found time to visit the museum, which has under the direction of Dr. David Graham already become known as one of the finest yuuseums in the whole of China, Recent visitors different nationalities from Nanking, Shanghai, Peking and other places in China have expressed their great surprise, many xoing so far as to say that the West China Union University is the best laid out University campus in Chi So it was, with a great deal pleasure, that' the University faculty from Tachienlu. One sample was the butter just as it came from the hands of the Tibetans on the "marches"—raneid, dirty and with a good percentage of Yak hair mixed with the sample. The second sample had been clarified by one of the mis~ sionary families. A member of the missionary community had been approached by the local ofcials and Dusiness men of Tachienlu asking him what It would cost to install equipment and erect a building for the clarification of Tibetan butter The butter would have to be brought anywhere from four to ten days by carriers from the Tibetan marches to the factory in Tachienlu. We used this opportunity to show off the Tibetan sample as well as a big bowlful of freshly churned butter of our own making.
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