The whole Institute is a compre: hensive unit which cannot but. be of inestimable advantage to the advance of technical education China. If the late Mr. Henry Lester could be here with us to-day one cannot help feeling that he would experience a glow of pride for something well and truly done by the judicious use of his fortune for the benefit of the youth of his country.
1am sure you will all agree with me that the Lester Schools and the Henry Lester Institute of Technical Education are and will remain a Mite ting tribute and. testimony tothe generosity of their founder. 1 now Rave much pleasure in. introducing to you Sir Hughe Knatehbull-Huges-ten, K.CALG., His Majesty's Ambassador to China, and to request him to address a few words to you prior to undertaking the formal ceremony of opening the Extension, Those present included: - Lady Xnatehbull-Hugessen, Sir John and Lady: Brenan, General Wu Te-chen and Madame Wu, Captain T. F. Chen, Mr. ¥. K. Wei of the Ministry of Education, Nanking, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Beale, Mr. and Mrs. W. MIN Kirkpatrick,' Mr. and Mrs, if, Arnhold, all the Lester Trustees, Mr. Gordon Morriss and Mrs. Morriss, Mr. W. Nation, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Bell, My. Harold Porter, Mr, and Mrs. F.C, Master, Mr. B.S. Wilkinson, secretary of the Trustees, and Mrs. Wilkinson, Dr 'Herbert Chatley "and Miss Chatley, Me. V. St, J. Killery and Mrs, Killery, the Rev. and Mrs. L. Hawks Pott, Dr. J. Usang Ly and its. Ly, Mr. FW. Davis, MY. H. G. W. Woodhead, 'Mr. and Mrs,' C.D. Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Mitchel, Dr. J. Hi, Jordan, Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Earle. The principal, Mr. Bertram Lille, and the remainder of the staff of the Institute were present wearing hoods and gowns for the
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