Dormitories Filled with Record Numbers Autumn, 1935, marks the beginning the twentieth year of Ginling College, Nanking. Early in November the college will celebrate the twen-Uieth anniversary of the founding of the school: with a three days programme which will include educational conferences, lectures, concerts, and entertainments, and it is expected that a large number of alumnae, former students and former faculty will return for the occasion, Dormitories are crowded to capacity this autumn with the student body of 232. The freshman class numbers about eighty, and there is an entering class of twelve in the special two-year physical education course. There are 34 seniors who are starting on the last year of their college work.
Miss Muriel Lester was the speaker at the first service of the Gioling Christian Congregation in which the students of the University of Nanking ce-operate with the students of Ginling College.
The first of the annual series of lectures was held on Wednesday afternoon, September 11, when Dr. J. J. 1. Buyvendak, head of the Institute of Chinese Studies of the University of Leyden, Holland, addressed the faculty and students on the subject, "The Relations of Holland with "China." In this lecture Dr. Duyvendak "presented in on Interesting way the early history of trade with China by Holland. He Portrayed the personalities of some of the outstanding men of his country who participated in the earliest travels and embassies of the Netherlands in China. Dr. Duyvendak has ved in China and is a scholar of the Chinese classics.
Additions to Faculty 'A number of people have been. the 1035-1936. From the! added to the faculty of Ginling for and Dr. Chen Pin-dji have returned to the college after completing their work for the Ph.D. degree in the University of Michigan. Dr. Chang ill teach psychology and be the chairman of the Library Committee. Dr. Chen is Registrar and will each biology. Other alumnae who have returned to work at Ginling include Miss Hsu Chao-piao who will assist in the president's office and be Jalumnae secretary, Miss Chen Yueh-mel and Miss Lan Chien-bib la the physical education department, is Chang Han-chin and Miss Wang Ren-{si_in science.
Miss Dzo Gin-tu, another alumnae, has joined the faculty of the Ginling Practice School after two years' study in England, Miss Chang Teh-wel, also a graduate of Gialing, is one of the two new members on the stall of the* English Department, Miss Chang has been teaching In Keene School, Tientsin. Miss Margaret E. Thompson of Terre Haute, Indiana, and St, Petersburg, Florida, who has been teaching in a government schoo} in Angora, Turkey, for the past three years has also joined the English de-Partment staff. Miss Hwang Dzunmei and Mr. Shen Nai-song are new members of the chemistry department. Dr, Lung Chen-fu has become professor of sociology after receiving his Ph, D. from the University of Southern California, of Tibet," and "Tribes of Central When interviewed, Prof, Roerich said:—"I leave China with the best of feelings and extend my gratitude the Chinese and Mongolian Governments for all their help and kindness in assisting me to complete my cultural work."
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