Nanking, Mar. 23 The annual meeting of the board of dircelors of the University of Nanking was held on Friday, at the home of Mr. Y. G, Chen, President, In the absence of Mr. 't, C, Woo, chairman of the board, Dr, 'L, W. Hon, director the British Boxer Indemnity Fund, presided, It was reported that a final payment had been made by the national Government towards its pledge of $300,- 000, This sum is to be Used chlety for a library, Payments have been received of $250,000 in Government bonds and $50,000 in cash. Of the final payment $15,000 will be set apart for the Ferguson Museum building, which is to house the art collection donated by Dr. J. C, Ferguson. The alumni have alrendy given $13,254 for this building, so that there Is available row a fund of $28,254 toward the total of $40,000 being sought for the bulld-ing. Plans were approved for the construction of the library.
'The university brary has a total of 107,000 Chinese books, approximately 25,000 Western books, and. 75,000 pamphlets and smaller publications, making a total of over 200,000 books and pamphlets. A new' building: urgently is needed and the construe Yon of the new library will be a very welcome addition to the equipment of the university, Dr, K. C. Liu, bration and dean of the College of Arts, published several years ago a system' of classification of books for Chinese libraries, which is, ow In use in forty branes in China, including the National Library Peiping.
'A building permit has been secured for the new college dormitory which under construction. A new science laboratory, to cost $9,500 Is being con-fructed, The board of directors approved of fan agreement between the Kiangou Provincial Forest Experiment Station and the University regarding the organization and management of the Tsing Lung Shan Mountain Cooperative Forest Experiment Station. This ce-operation is to be maintained for a period of thirty years uni terminated by mutual agreement.
The Board has granted a leave of absence of six months for Mr, Chen to visit America to make personal contact with the board of founders of the University of Nanking, other ce-operating bodies and institutions $n the United States and the universities in the West.
Report was made of the death of Mr. John L. Severance and Mr. Dwight H. Day, members of the board of founders, both of whom made generous gifts to the University and who rendered valuable service fo the Institution,
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