this Provisional Committee is intended to prepare the way
for the Board of Trustees, to make preliminary investigations
and in fact to fulfil the functions of the Board except as
repards the actual allocation and expenditure of the funds.
It is understood that Dr. W. W. Yen is prepared to act as
Chairman of the Provisional Committeo.
Dr. C. C. Wang and
Dr. Hu Shih has bean
Dr. Hu Shih are also willing to serve.
asked to approach the following - Dr. Tsai Yuan-pei, Dr. Wang
Chung-hui, and Mr. Isu Min-yi. The last named is a member
of the Education Committee of Kwangtung Province; as an
alternative to him it has been suggested that the former
proposal of inviting Dr. Tsai to nominate the sixth Chinese
member might be adopted. Dr. Tsai in the first instance,
when approached by Sir H.
Dempson, did not see his way to
join the Committee, but it is hoped that he may be induced
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to repoind his decision.
It is understood that the above list would be
acceptable to the Banking Government, who appear to be
anxious that the scheme should be proceeded with; and
Dr. Hu Shih thinks that the present Peking Cabinet will
not raise any difficulties. It was originally intended
it
to enlist the services also of Dr. V. K. Ting and he was
willing to serve, but now, owing to political reasons,
is found that his appointment would not be agreeable to
the lanking Covernment; and Dr. Ting himself, who considers
that it is most desirable for future Anglo-Chinese relations
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