In 1927 the school buildings were occupied three times by soldiers of the Nationalist armies marching from the South. As a result of this occupation a large part of the science equipment of the school, much of the furniture, and many of the library books disappeared or were found to be ruined. Since then over $5,000 been spent for the science department, and over $2,000 for the library, and all damage has been fully repaired.
In 1928 because of over-zeal for the Nationalist cause and on account of anti-Christian feeling the school was forced to close. After remaining closed for over a year, the primary department was reopened. Since then the work of building up the school as an up to date educational institution has been going steadily forward. It is planned t> build. 2 Home Economics Cottage in the near future, with a laboratory, sitting mulberry Teaves, beans, and wheat, which were abnormally advanced owing to the previous weeks of warm weather.
Li is too early to make any prediction concerning the ultimate result of any of these crops ind Mrs. R. TT. Shields made a Dean of the Medical School of Cheeloo University and the alumni of that, institution.. who are among the most prominent of Wusth's medical men, gave him an enthusiastic welcome, including 'a feast, and a donation to the endowment fund for the Medical School of Cheeloo University. rooms, and bed rooms, in which the students in this department and their instructor may live and work.
'The principal of the school. Miss Chin Li-ying, belongs to an old Huchow family.' She is well known and admired throughout the city. Her desire is to develop the school to the /highest degree possible and at the same time to bring the Kingdom of God to the young women of China.
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