Tsinanfu, June 22.
Cheeloo University has' just round ed off another year of work by graduating 114 students, The closing exercises occupied more than one day, culminating in the presentation of diplomas and degrees during a ceremony held in the Whitewright Memorial Institute on June 21.
The Cheeloo Theological College stands on the University campus, but it is not a part of the university as Fegistered under the Nanking Gov. ernment, so ils graduates have a ceremony, apart from that of the Reneral university. 'This took place on June 15 in the Kumler Chapel. 'At his. service a splendid address to the graduating class was given by the Rev. E, H. Ballou, Secretary of the National Christian Council, on "The Place of the Church in' the Christian "Movement" His words were full of encouragement: to the young men about to take up a work of service within the church.
At the conclusion of the address four students who had completed their course received the degree of Bachelor of Theology. The recommendation for degrees was made by Prof, S, C. Lo, and the degrees were conferred by the Principal, ° Dr. Charles Stanley. A handsome, Jeather-bound Bible was presented to ich graduate by Prof. W. B. Chang rose from her follow students when at last the thing almost fell to the floor as her hood was slipped over her head.
Omelat Congratulations Gen, Han Fu-chu, Governor of Shantung, was present in person and congratulated the studerite on having reached the goal of their scholastic ambitions. His speech was followed by a few words from Mr, Ho Szuyuan, Commission of Education for the "province. Money awards to students showing a specially high degree of scholarship were awarded by Mr. Chang, hedd of the Reconstruction Bu 'Again the procession formed and the array of gowns and hoods passed down the hall, the staff going' out to well-deserved vacation and the Graduates to take up their future careers, That evening the staff and alumni entertained the new graduates a dinner in the medical school assembly hall.
This class swells the ranks of Cheeloo's graduates to over 1,600. Of these, more than 400 are practising medicine, and the majority of the remaining 1,200 are in teaching posi-ions up and down the country. This fg the largest number of graduates that Cheeloo has ever passed in one year, but with the annually inereasing enrolment, 1937 is not likely to hold the record for long.
Baccalaureate Address On June 20 the Kumler Chapel in well fied for the Bi 'The graduates, followed by members of the faculty and_ administrative staff, walked. in procession through the campus from the administration building to the church, 'The service was in' the hands. of President Shuming 'T. Liu and Dr. H.-R. Williamson." In his admonition to the grade Dr. Liv He reminded is hearers of St. Paul's words, "now we know in part," and urged them to remember that they were only at the beginning of knowledge and that continued study was necessary throughout Iif 'The procession into the hall came fon the next day. When the usual preliminaries were over Dr. Liu me troduced Mr. ¥. T. Li, president. of the National 'University, Peiping. Mr. Li, who is a graduate' of Columbia University, spoke in a pleasant, clear voice, audible all over that large hall, After congratulating. the graduat he went on to drive home which Gen, Chiang Kai-shek all students of China a few
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