'A new departure featured the.admission of Freshmen to college this fall in what might be termed an Orientation Week, conducted by the faculty committes on Student Life, with the ready assistance of emeers of the Young People's Christian Association, All new students were ached to copart at the college one Week before opening day for a proframme of talks and—elivities esigned 10 make them feel at home fon the campus before actual classes began. Included in. this. programme were a talk by President Lee on the history, organization, and administr tion of the College; "a. tour of the campus; special talks on the use of the Library, student self-government, ele; a talk' by the Dean, Dr, 'T, Fan, on the selection of courses and elber advice to new students. A reception was tendered to them one evening, and one whole afternoon was spent in getting acquainted with the business section of the old Tartar City and in sight-seeing around the West Lake ang the temple areas of the environs, Since June, one new building has been compleled and two more are projected. Finishing touches ure being put on the new materials-testing Inboratory, The equipment for this new unit' for the Engineer ing Department is expected to arrive next month, purchased with money given as a subsidy by the Ministry of Education of the National Government. A hyéraulle laboratory for the same department is soon to be constructed with funds. cons tributed by friends of the College.
ound has already been broken lower front edge of the campus for the new Economies Building—a special gift of the family of Mr, Sze Liang-tsai og a memorial to Dong Tsu-hsin, a former student in that Gepartment. A special alcove of economics books, the gift of Mr. Deng's father, ig to be placed in the building when it is completed, further fund of $10,000 is sought by organized teams of faculty and students of the Economies Department to provide special equipment for the new buildin,
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