The Archive · 1937

DR. W. W. YEN SPEAKS

WORK ON CHIENTANG AT YENCHING UNIV — RIVER BRIDGE

Rise of China in Last Few 4,500 Tons of British Steel Years Lauded in Structure Peiping, Mar. 1.

Dr. W. W. Yen, former Chinese Ambassador io Soviet Russia, was in reminiscent mood last evening when hho was the principal speaker at the dinner given in his honour by" the Yenching Alumni Association.

Dr. Yen, who was Introduced by Dr.

J. Stuart, President of Yenching, said that. his relations with the university. dated back to the third year of the reign of Hsuan Tung, When he' represented: the then Waiwupu at the graduation exercises! of Peking University which was later be amalgamated with Yenching.

He was glad to note that' Yenching was the first mission university 10 comply with the regulations of. the Government and register with the Ministry of Education. A' private university had to contend with many.

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