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HOSTELS.
A matter to which the founders of the University attached special importance was that of its residential character, and, save where the manner of life of the stulent is other than that catered for, all students are required to reside either in a
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The University, or a recognized, Hostel. University Hostels are three in number-Lugard, Eliot and May: while there are two recognized Hostels-St. John's, maintained by the Church Missionary Society, and Morrison, maintained by the London Missionary Society- -to which a third is likely to be added by the Roman Catholic Community. As all five hostels are now full and numbers are increasing, the provision of additional accommodation is of urgent importance, unless a definite departure is to be made from the intention of the founders--a possibility which justifies some account of hostel life.
Contrary to the practice in some other institu- tions in China, the rule is absolute that each student shall have a room of his own. No marked difference is to be found between the clientèle of the University, and that of the Mission, Hostels, a number of Christian students residing in the University Hostels and the majority in the Mission Hostels being non-Christian. Fairly free transfer from Hostel to Hostel is permitted, but each Hostel Each Hostel is tends to develope a tone of its own. under the charge of a resident Warden-in the case
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