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It is gratifying to report that the Pure Science side of the Faculty of Arts is now on a much firmer basis. The appoint- ment of Lecturers in Chemistry and Physics, which was made in 1929, has been justified in that these departments can now deal with limited number of advanced students, and in 1930 the Faculty of Arts was able to turn out the first Group 2 graduate who had completed a full four years course in these subjects. Again, the Reader in Biology reports that there is now much more material available for laboratory work.
The School of Chinese Studies, the institution of which was the chief development reported in 1929, has now successfully completed its second year of work. This School still exists on a grant made by Government for one year at a time together with the interest on a $200,000, Subscription Fund, and under these conditions, as was indicated in the report of 1929, it is impossible to do more than make provision and organisation for each current year. Thus the regulations for the school have now been extended to embrace the third year of study, but de- sirable changes in the administration, which is still vested in a Committee of the Faculty of Arts, await the time when the future of the school becomes assured. However, in spite of the present insecure position of the School of Chinese Studies, the generosity of Mr. Tang Chi-ngong has made it possible to erect a magnificent building in which all the Chinese subjects of the University will be taught. This building is nearing completion and should be ready for occupation in the second term of 1931. Another notable event on the Chinese side of the Faculty of Arts is that final arrangements have now been made for the building of a new Chinese Library. This has been made possible by the generosity of Mr. Fung Ping Shan, and the work of construction will soon be under way.
Changes in staff, including those completed during the year and those imminent due to resignations, have been dealt with in the Departmental Reports. Of these, the arrival of the Lecturer in Commerce completes the re-organisation of staff in the De- partments of Social Science and Commerce.
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W. FAID,
Dean, Faculty of Arts.
REPORT ON THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR THE YEAR 1930.
The Library received a grant of $4,500 for the purchase of books and periodicals and a maintenance grant of $800 for book binding, book-cases and other equipment, repairs, etc.
The number of volumes, Government publications, pamph- lets, etc. received into the Library up to December 31st, 1930 was 26,892. This figure does not include the Morrison Collection of over 2,000 volumes. The total accessions of volumes, Govern- ment publications, etc. for 1930 have been 1,009.
Of these, 713 volumes, Government publications pamphlets, etc. have been received as gifts and 170 volumes have been purchased. 126 volumes made by binding periodicals are included in these figures.
The Library has subscribed to 153 literary, medical and scientific periodicals and others have been kindly donated.
The gifts include Government publications received from the Hong Kong Government and from Governments of all parts of the world. Various publications have been kindly presented by Dr. W. B. A. Moore, Members of the University, Residents of the Colony, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Learned Societies and by other Universities and Institutions.
March 9th, 1931.
M. RING,
Librarian.
LUGARD HALL REPORT FOR 1930.
The average number of students in residence in Lugard Hall for the year 1930 was lower than it has ever been; only 30 of the available 45 rooms were occupied. This may have been due 10 the opening of a new hostel and to the extension of one of the existing hostels.
The health and discipline of the residents was good.
M. H. ROFFEY.
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