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The Chinese Library.
During the year 1931, 9 sets containing 78 volumes were presented to the Library. There were 937 sets in 31,122 Volumes as against 928 sets in 31,044 volumes in the previous year. The number of volumes borrowed during the year was 304 as against 198 in last year. It is hoped that Mr. Fung Ping Shan's new Library will be ready by this year, and that more books will be forthcoming to equip this spacious library.
The Chinese Society.
The Chinese Society had a very successful year. Many prominent speakers were invited to address the Society, among whom were H.E. Tye Chi Tao, President of the Examination Yuan of the National Government of Nan-king; and Dr. Choy Yuan Pei, formerly Chancellor of the Peking University. Owing to unavoidable circumstances, the Chinese journal which was promised in last year's report had to be postponed till this com- ing year.
LAI CHI HSI,
Reader in Chinese History.
The Professor of Mathematics was absent throughout the year, having been seconded to the Lester Trustees for special serv- vice in connection with schemes for the establishment in Shanghai of a Secondary School and a Technical Institute, under the Lester Bequest. Control of the Department was undertaken by Mrs. W. Faid, B.Sc., who personally conducted all the classes in Pure Mathematics (normally 13 lectures per week), while the classes in Applied Mathematics were taken by Professor W. Faid, M.Sc., and Mr. D. F. Davies, B.A. (normally 8 lectures per week). The work of the department was capably maintained.
In the Degree Examinations the following results were recorded:
First Year.
Intermediate, Part I.
PURE MATHEMATICS APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Entered Passed Entered Passed
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS,
Staff: Professor Walter Brown, M.A., B.SC., F.R.S.E., A.M.I.E.E.
The Lectures in Mathematics are attended by students in the Faculties of Arts and Engineering. During 1931 the total num- ber of students in the Mathematics classes was 98, and these were distributed as follows:-
Arts Faculty
18
4
4
I
Engineering Faculty
34
25
24
*16
Second Year.
Intermediate, Part II.
PURE MATHEMATICS APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Entered Passed Entered Passed
FIRST YEAR SECOND YEAR
Pure Applied Pure Applied
THIRD YEAR
Pure
Arts Faculty
12
9
4
I
Faculty of Arts
26
4
12
3
Engineering Faculty
18
15
18
12
4
Faculty of Engineering
Totals
36
36
20
20
62
40
32
23
4
Third Year.
Arts Faculty only: Pure Mathematics.
Four entered; all passed.
Final, Part I.
50
51
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