Nanking, June 22.
Since the appeal by Gen. Chiang Kal-shek to the college students to Jspend their vacation in rural service, the New Life Movement Headquarters at Nanking has been deluged by a plications from students all over the country, Since none of these students Fecelve remuneration nor' travelling allowance, outside of special cussion rates on certain railways and [steamships, "it is truly remarkable that so many young men and women caught the spirit of this move ment and are ready to do their bit }for the uplift of the masses and the majority are returning home villages equipped with by New Lite Movement Headquarters on the Jspecific things that they can do for the farmers and their families. The Central Health Administration Jadding some valuable little booklets; on sanitation and public health. There are over G0 medical students going to the villages this summer to] Juive free medical attention and. instruct the people in more healthful fvays of living Chinese editorial writers throughout tHe country have commented favourably upon this appeal by the Presi-Jdent of the New Life Movement, Jemphasizing the fact that if, the livelihood of the people is to be im-[proved the intelligentsia must carry 2 large share of initiative and responsibility.
This "back to the country movement" was started by Mme H. H. Kung. in a small way last summer, fand "has now caught popular imfagination so as to become one of the most active departments at New Lite [Movement Headquarters.
Over 40 students have volunteered to join the welfare centres in Kiangsi this summer, giving their services jand paying their own travelling ex-
1 Then the ong procession of, graduates began to ascend the platform, each student being called up by the head of the department to Which he or she belonged. First the students of physic-therapy, nursing, pharmacy and wireless' courses received their diplomas. Then followed the students of arts, science and medicine, each of whom received the university hood in yellow and gold, edged with white for arts, yellow for science and green for medicine, Some amusing unrehearsed effects took place during the capping cere many. At the President's request the arts students—there were 46 of them—came onto the platform in quick succession. So quick, indeed, were they that the Registrar was unable to cope with his duty of putting fon the hoods and re-arranging the tassel on each cap, so one of the eons stepped up to assist him. A certain girl graduate, having arranged herself' mannequin fashion in full view of the audience, quietly ignored the repeated efforts of the registrar's helper, preferring to remain in the right' ght of the front' stage and receive her hood from the proper person! Another girl had diftculty managing an ill-fitting "mortarboard." Several times it gave her trouble, and a good-natured laugh
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