The Archive · 1937

New Scholarship Fund Begun

fo Honour President Lin Sen on His 70th Birthday Nanking, May 7, 'A. set of Measures governing the establishment of a scholarship fund Ju honour of Mr. Lin Sen. President of the National "Government, celebration of his 70th birthday was adopted by the Standing Committee of the Central Executive Committee at its 43rd meeting yesterday. The measures were decided upon after consultation between the secretariat fof the Central Executive Committee and President Lin Sen, in pursuance a resolution of the 30th meeting of the Standing Committee of the CEE. passed on February 11. The Measures are as follows:—1.—The scholarship fund of $200 000;—appropriated by the Standing Committee of the C.E.C. at its 36th meeting on February Ii—is to be deposited by the secretariat of the CEE, with the Central Bank of China In the name of President Lin Sen; the interest derived therefrom to be used for scholarships, '2—Scholarships shall be granted to two or three students for research broad in. paper-manufacturing, dye Ing, metallurgy or military chemistry.

'~The Ministry of Education shall attend to the procedure for the grant of scholarships to university grad-nates by competitive examination,—The Ministry of Education shalt] submiss an annual report on the expenses and records of the scholarship holders to President Lin Sen and the Secretariat of the Central Executive Committee—Kuo Min.

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