Shanghai, Jan. 18.
_.On February 1 the Rev. FI. Hawks Bott will retire as President of St. John's University, an office which he inas held for nearly a half-century this. well known—missionary institution.
Mr, William Z. TI. Sung has been appointed Acting-President of the University. Bishop Roberts representing the board of trustees of the university in the United States, who Snnounced this appointment, nounced in addition the appointment fof the Rev. Francis A. Cox as Chan-feller of the University, an office in which he will represent the inter ests of the American Church Mission in the institution, Mr. Sung graduated from St. Joh's University In 1919 and studied at Oberlin College in 1920-28 and again at Columbia University in 1929- 40, receiving the degree of Master of Arts. Since 1927 he has been con~ tinuously Dean of the School of Arts fond Selenee, and since 1929 has been' Vice-President of the] University.
The Rev, Francis A. Cox is graduate of the University of North Carolina and of the University of Viriginia Law School, from which he received the LIB. degree in 1907. He came to China in the same year and. served in the American Church Mission at" Soochow until 3937, since when he has been con-neded with St. John's University. He has been continuously a member of the Board of Directors of the University since 1928.
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