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HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUABY÷1år 1919;

DEGREE DAY AT HONGKONG UNIVERSITY."

DEGREES .CONFERRED ON SIR CHABLES ADDIS. AND THE HON. MR. E. H. SHARP, K.C.

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HONGKONG AN "

EDUCATIONAL MEQCA.”

IS IT TO HAVE "THE" UNIVERSITY FOR CHINA1

THE PROCESSION.

Ppon the

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THE VICE-CHANCELLOR

FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY."

no secret that Sir William Brungate's sity Court from the outset until prac

This year's entry_for_the_frst-time- includes women students-four in number. The question of the admission of women

Whether in the case of the in

Que of the first questions to which I had.

The VICE CHANCELLOM said: — bfr. | haa elsewhere led to a lengthy atid Chancellor, Ladies and Gentlemen,-It animated controversy; and I. ampeet that will be within the recollection of most there were some of us here who felt that of you that when, nearly a year ago. I although the spirit of the age`left no took possession of this sent, my first doubt as to the ultimate result, their ad oficial act was to present the taty Dmission harp would at least be preceded Jordan to Your Excellency as worthy of by dignified debate. Such, in fact,, WE an honorary degree. On such occasions not the case. When a woman student the language of exaggeration is not had the courage to present barself fod wholly unpardonable, and it is, there admission, and we came to compare our fore, "no small satisfaction to me that, own, University Ordinance with the local speaking to-day with faller knowledge, I Interpretation Ordinance, we found that can in all sincerity repeat of the dead the draughtsman had already settled the Degree Day at the University of Hong THE PROCEEDINGS SUMMARISED, the substance of what I then said of the question for us. As the only two votes Į kong, yesterday, was a brilliant occasion,

living Dr. Jordan's great tast, as far have given, at an interval of 20 years, Apart from degrees conferred on twenty congregation open the Vice-Chancellor whos, in the summer of 1919, he was call-versity of Cambridge, were in favour

The Chancellor having declared the as this University was concerned, came

as a member of the Senate of the Univ eight students who had graduated in (Sir William Branyato) delivered an im-ed upon for a time, then indeterminate, and successfully in favour-of the admis medicine, engineering or arts, degrees of congregation open, the Vice-Chancellor to take up the acting Vice Chancellorsion of women to degress, I cannot pro- LL.D. (honoris causa) were bestowed upon began with a tribute to members and ship. By that time it had become tend to regret the action of our draughts. Sir Charles Addis, K.C.M.G., ending benefactors of the University who had abundantly clear that the endowment tha British banking authority, and upon the Hon. Mr. E, H. Sharp, O., B.C.L., Prosed away during the year and proceed with which this University had been dividual woman the pursuit of higher O.B.E. member of the Hongkong Execublens. He noted that, thanks to a legal and defects of office organisation ren- happiness is a question on which, por ed to a consideration of University pro-founded was, inadequate for efficiency, education normally makes for increased. tive Council and Chairman of the Comdraughtsman, a decision as to the admis aered it more than difficult to ascer-sonally, I have an open mind; but there mission which recently reported organisation of the University.

sibility of women had gone by default, in the sxact situation. There would can be, I think, no doubt that the walle After a lawn toanis (doubles) match in

and resisted an evident temptation to dis have been ample excuse for D. Jordan being of the community does require som which past members of the University decution by women made for their increased tent to let things drift, instead of setting possible women teachers

cuss whether the pursuit of higher edu- had he, as an acting official, been con has means a real need for the beati generalisation of women's education, and fanted present members (on the courts happiness. Perhaps Sir William will himself to remedy the defects of organi- no doubt that Chins affers almost limi

Thera can-ba- opened a year, ngʊ) by seven-sots to four, devota a lecture to the question on another sation, and, so soon as the facts were same time the number of women students. tea was served in the tennis courts and a occasion.

less scope for women, doctors. At the

very large assembly was received by the

ascortainable, to place them frankly be will be strictly limited until the curricula. Vier-Chancellor and Lady Branyate. As with University accounts-ide of ite cumstances in which we find ourselves

The Vice-Chancellor went on to deal fore the Court. The easier financial air of our girls schools are modified; that many were in academic, dress the scene affairs of which a prefatory note to the to-day are mainly due to the liberality

change is already being made..

UNIVERSITY FINANCE. was a resplendent one. The Chancellor financial statement issued this wook is of the Colonial Government, but I porto give my attention eight months aga. (Sir B. E. Stabbs, K.C.MC.) and Lady,dicates him to be a complete master. The sonally have come daring the last year was that of our accounts There are, I Stabbes were early arrivals and amongst assembly gathered that the Fice Chan-to be very conscious of the debt I owe count as invented by pedants for the those who took tos at the Chancellor's cellor recently electrified the Court of the to the courage of my predecessor. This purpose of vaxing their souls. Such i beliave,-administrators who regard ac table were the new bonorary graduates, University by stating boldly the future University had no warmer friend than not my view. I think of them as the only Sir Charles Addis and the Hon. Mr. needs of the child be has adopted and is Gregory Paul Jordão, and one can only and to others, a very important side, of means of making clear, both to oneself Sharp. The Band of the Wilts, Regiment anxious to see grow to a strong maturity. regret that he should not have lived to our played a selection of musie during tea. Then Sir William Brunyate gave an ao see the success which we believe awaite counts for the financial year ending last

activities. We have recently com At five o'clock the visitors assembled count of his travels in the last few it,

municated to the press very detailed ac in the Great Hall, and, a few minutes months and encouraged local supporters

August

Those accounts are now publig Three other names fall to be mentioned property, and I can leave them to speak later, to the strains of the University of the University by telling them how in this connection, those of the late dir do theives As regards the past, then Anthem, the University body entered in high it stood in the opinion of the Far. Boshan Wei Yuk, the late Mr. Edward any extravagance. I do not find that tod do not show, I think that there has been -procession.

East atside Hongkong; it was regarded Ezra, al the late Dr. Djong A. Fie much money has been spent on buildings. by studente in Jara, for examplepa Sir Boshan Wei Yuk's activities belong to much larger sums might usefully have or equipment. It is, indeed, clear that The order of procession was as follows their educational Mecca. Mr. B. G. Birch and Dr. J. Fenton;

the history of the Colony as a whole, been so spent. But I am inclined to think An interesting reference followed to the but in one capacity or another and that the former University Council may Mr. Au Tai Tia and Mr. Lai Hai Chi; meeting of the Associated British Chae Latterly as a representative of the grant spend money on building and equipment sometimes have forgotten that you cannot Dr. G. H. Thomas and Mr. H. B, L.bers of Commerce at Shanghai (whore it aided schools-he sat upon the Univer and still have it available for other pur Dowbiggin; Dr. W. J. Woodman and

counts as regards the future is that a poses. The essential point about our ac Dr. C. M. Henley; Mr, J. Ramanis Lec

powerfal advocacy enlisted strong sap and Mr. R. W. Barney; Mr. B. Robertson port for the University from the mertically the time of his death. Mr. Ed-clear distinction is made between money. spent on capital account, and endowments and Mr. M. Daher; Mr. M. H. Roffey cantile community). This brought the ward Ezra was the donor of severs the revenue of which is available fog and Mr. J. Bing; Dr. Harston and Mr. speaker to the climax of his address, Shanghai Municipal Schools, which owe very glad to have drawn, from two points scholarships, tenable by pupils at the current purposes. That distinction I am EH Kotewall; Mr. Mok Kon Sang the question whether the "University of their interest to the thet that he limited of view. In the first place, it is a and Mr. F. P. Talati; Prof. B.-K. Hongkong is prepared to aspire to the his gonerosity to no fixed sum, but under sound protection for the Finance Com Simpson and Prof. W. Vickers; Prof. high and responsible position of the took to pay the private bills of the mitice and for myself. There is not

studente, whatever in reason might be department of the University but could O. Y. Wang, and Prof. G. T. Byrne; British University for China as a whole" their amount. So far as an ascer present half a dozen' demands, to which Prof. D. C. Florance and Dr. R. M.)

In Hongkong, apparently, the Vice tain, that privilege was never abused we should have no answer if our Eudow Dr. Djong A Fie, and his late partner, ment Fund was still regarded as avail- Gibson; Dr. McKenny and Dr. Chanceitor combines with his office the Dr. Cheung. Patraze, who successively able for capital expenditure. But, Forsyth; Dr. O. Mariott and Mr. Ho duties assigned elsewhere to the Public held a Chiness Consular appointment in situation should be made clear to mem more important, I desire that the whol Kwong; Mr. S. W. Too and Bev. C. B. Orator. Accordingly, Sir William Bran Sumatra, contributed $12,000 a year to Shann Rev Dr. TW: Pesico and Prof. yato concluded with an admirably phrased Arts, from the time of its institution there rests the final responsibility for the wards the expenses of the Faculty of bers of the Court, for under the Univer sity-Ordinance it is upon the Court that F. A. Redmond; Mr. Ng Hon Two-and appreciation of the qualities and achieve down to last year. I do not understand policy of the University; and policy, 128 Mr. Chan Siu Ki; Prof. H. G. Earle and ments of the two recipients of the that they had any vital connection with the long run, meane

Hongkong, and their action seems to me think I am taking sa opportunity when

finance. Mr. Montague Ede; Hon. Mr. A. Q. honorary degree. Hig

"alternative pis a very striking illustration of that members of the Court have no oppor Lang and Mr. Ho Fook; Hon. Mr. T. L. ture" of a lawyer, in contrast with the public spirited idealism to which institutunity of reply, to try and saddle that Perkins and Hon Mr. H. W. Bird; Sir popular conception of the profession, was tions such as these owe so much. responsibility upon them which some of

With regard to our gathering of a year you may have been inclined to Ellis Andoorie and Mr. Ho Kom Tong: a neat piece of phrasing.

think ago, it may have struck some of you on ought to be my own. I have already Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen and Hon. Mr. The Vice Chancellor then presented Sir that occasion that I was engaged in the taken the matter up with the Court; I E. R. Halifax; Hon. Mr. E A. Irving Charles Addis and Mr. Sharp to the exhilarating task of attempting to make have told them in detail what moneys I bricks without straw. It was my duty to think they will require for the next ten and Hon. Mr. Chow Show Son; Hoa, Mr. Chancellar who conferred the degree in address you on matters for which I had years, both for capital expenditure and Lag Chu Pak and Hon. Mr. Mel, the usual formula. The Deans of Faculty myself no responsibility, and as to which, as additional endowment, and although I Messer; Hon. Mr. H. E.

from the nature of the case, I had all think they were rather startled by the Pollock Praented the twenty-eight graduates, or too little knowledge. I, at least, do not magnitude of the sume, they have ap and Hon. Mr. J. K. Kemp; H.H.. Sir so many of them as were present, and forget the kindly manner in which you pointed the strongest committee possible William Bees Dav.ca and

Bishop they were greeted by the undergraduates armed my inexperience, and I find it to check my estimates and to prepare thes Pozzoni; Hon Dr.

an encouragement when to-day I have to public appeal for the necessary support. Ulaud Severn in the gallery with demonstrations ary render you an account of the work of the appeal, but I confess that is rather diff. I will not attempt to anticipate that and H.E. Sir G. M. Kirkpatrick; Dean, ing in, intensity according to their past year.

cult to see where all the money we need. Faculty of Arts and the Registrar; Deah, popularity. It was noticed, by the way,

THE PAST YEAR'S RECORD.

is to come from. But when I reflect onl Faculty of Medicine and the Dean, that many of the students kept their hats I trust that on the whole you will find the very considerable sums we have receiv Facity of Engineering; The Vice-Chan on throughout the proceedings. Perhaps Allowing for degree conferred in absence, quarters, I see no reason for despondency. past year's record satisfactory.ed in the past from quite unexpected cellor and The Treasurer; Hon. Mr. E. this was in accordance with some ritual! the Deans of Faculty will shortly present H. Sharp and Sir Charles Addis; The

BONK BENEFACTIONS. #.. Mr. Sharp's address in acknowledg to Your Excellency, 28 new graduates, a

As I am speaking of benefactions may Mace Bearer; H.E. THE CHANCELLOR ment of the honour conferred upon him amber exceeding that of any previous recall that I was able, when weferring

year. I cannot undertake that the num- Amongst those in the body of the hall was read by the Registrar (Mr. Teesdale bör next year, drawn mainly from the

the Namazes and Ho Tung benefaccions

mada were: Lady Stubbs, Lady Roes Davies, Mackintosh), Mr. Sharp (who is india class which entered the University in that Mr. Mok Kon-sang bad just pro-

already

public, to announce Lady Addis, Lady Kirkpatrick, Lady posed) having been forbidden by his the following year the annual number of ments. (Applause). I allude to the fact 1918, will be quite so large, but as from mised $50,000, payable in two instal Brunyate," Lady Ho Tung, Sir Eric and medical adviser to try his throat by graduates should increase steadily and in order to say that we received Mr Lady Stuart Taylor, Mrs. Severa, Mrs. speaking in public. Mr. Sharp reviewed oven rapidly. The numbers of our stud. Mok's cheque for the entire amount on Pollock, Mr. H. E. Gompertz, Capt the work of the University Commission year's entry, up to date and until weeks later we were promised $50,000, ents are equally on the increase. This the following day. (Applause). Ένα Fisher, Capt. Noville, Mrs. Lang, Men over which ho presided and addressed Chinese New Year the figures cannot be spread over ten years, by Mr Bird, Mrs. Porkins, the Japanese Consul, some observations to the students which looked upon as final- 80, as against Chun-yeung, for the the Consul for Portugal, Dr. Bautos, Mr. were very heartily received by them. G. N. Orme, Mr. H. Percy Smith, Rev.

activitics, I But even more striking are the figures in believe, have lain mainly in Java, though Sir Charles Addis spoke in eloquent connection with our junior Local exam- he has come recently to reside in Hong and Mrs. Macoaschio, Mr. H. M. H. terms of the friendly relations which inations, where we had an entry of keng, and it was very interesting to me, Nemazes, Mr. Eric Rice, Mr. Ponsonby ought to exist between the British Em cord of 234, I do not claim that that Chairman of the Board of Management nearly 400-398-45 against a previous re-when I was in Java, to find his Bon as Fano, Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Lo, Mr. and pira and China and emphasized what the argues any increasing popularity on the of the school to which I shall refer later. Mrs, Owm Hughes, Dr. and Mrs. Har Vice-Chancellor had i

I said as to the future part of that examination; it is simply the Then, somewhere about the month of ston, Miss Harston, Dr. and Mrs. Black, of the University Sir Charine was rest of the steady consolidation of the August we received a cheque for $100,00

pality of the Education Department of from the firm of Messra Jahn Swice de Mrz. Marriott, Mr. E. 4. M. Williams, interrupted, at first by a fow students, who this Colony. It means that in a year Sons Ltd., for the Engineering Faculty. Mr. Bulmer Johnson, Dr. Lyon Brown, decided to make, an untimely departure, or in the number of candidates for munificent donation of $400,000 which we or two theme will be a corresponding in (Applause). As a complement to the Major Downing Colonel Nicholson, Cal. but his attractive and beautifully phrased our Matriculation, in other words, that received for general purposes from the and Mrs Humphrey, Mr. and Mrs. oratory soon had the audienos in a spell we are being gradually freed from the Taikoo firmas, at the institution of the difficulty by which-in common with all University, I think you will agree that

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last year, which was itself a record. {(Applause), Mr. Kwok's offi

Lafrenta, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Wakeman, and the greater part of his address, was similar institutions in China➡ we work this is a very generous gift I don't. hr. and Mrs. Dovey, Mr. and Mrs. E listened to with rapt attestion only loonfronted in our early years, that of a mean to say that it solves the whole D. O, Walfe, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wood, broken by applause. His final words, on Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Taggart, Mr. and a note of lofty eloquence, formed a built. There can be little doubt that our get time on much more any terme. I lack of an adequate system of secondary engineering problem-engineering being a education on which a University can be progressive science-but it does enable

me to meet the Taikoo Professor St. Mrs-Ho-Leung, Mr. and Mrs. Shenton,

Bud Commander Enke, Rev. Father Maria, fitting conclusion to the afternoon's entry will exoced 100 in a year or two, think we have reason to hope that, oven Bor, J. T. Holman, Dr. Gladys Turner, ceremony.

and it should not belong before is reaches without any formal appeal, that other and many others!

180. At that stage new problems will cums, possibly some of thom large in The undergraduate members of the A report of the addrexes is given in arise in connection with accommodation amount will be forthcoming in the node University occupied seats in the gallery. the succeeding columas,

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