Shangha, Nov. 9.
Upholding its hard-earned _reputation of, being "the fist del School established. in. Shanghai," the Bridgman Memorial School" now being temporarily housed at 495 Gordon and ix celebrating its Sinetieth "anniversary. The form Jebration meeting was held_yeste Gay moming in the Carlton Theatres with Dr. FI Howie Pow John's University and Dr," Yang! Yung-ching, well irnown." Chinese duster, as "main speakers. entertainment programme was carried fut in the afternoon, white a refugee felief sale of articles made by students will be held today on the campus the school, "Aller the performance of Chris nites, a" report. was, made at the meeting by the "principal of the Institution, Wang Peltseng, followed by singing. ud. specctemeking. sides the main. speakers Miss "E, Pollock of. the Woman's Union Missionary: Society which is malmy been responsible for' the develop ment of the school since it took over the school property (now still fu' Nantao). in. 187 algo "made a speech, "AM speakers eulogized the ite Airs. Eliza Jane. Bridgman, Wife of Dr. Elijah Coleman Bridgman who founded the school" in. 1630, find) urged all these connected with the school to keep up the spirit. of the late American woman educator.
Back (0 Taiping Revellion Representative of the courageous spirit of the American missionary. workers in China, the Tate Mrs, Bridgman opened her first school for Chinese girls in Shanghai with inadequate means at her disposal at time when the Taiping Rebellion was sweeping the country with all its savage patriotism, Amid destruc-ion and confusion, "she eventually overcome all difficulties. At the beginning, she had only i2 pupils, but her schoo! now has 700 students of various grades from the senior' middle school to lower primary. school. Many graduates of the school fare working in society or married to well-established men, The hostilities rendered it impossible to continue Jessons on the original premises of the school located near the West Gate In Nantso and so since the spread of hostilities to the native city the school has been run in a rented building in Gordon Road but the Nantao property said to be intact. Purchase of 70 mow of land was made in 1952 and authorities of the school are lookinit forward for the time "when" the situation will allow them further to glorify its founder by providing 9 new site for their institution,
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