Soochow University - Annual Yearbook (Taipei, Taiwan)

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16th 21st 29th -- ' .7th sth June ?nd -- Sth ..16th About 350 Soochow alumni gather at the F. O. C. C. for :1 dinner party in honor of the 95th birthday of Dr. W. B. Nance, third president of Soochow University, now living in Oak Ridge, Tenn. U. S. A., with his second son, Dr. Dana W. Nance, and still enjoying the blessings of good health in mind and body, and continuing as the elder statesman of the university. For the entertainment of this large gathering, the Alumni Association officers have prepared an interesting floor show Hof vocal solos, dance orchestra music, sleight-of-hand, aud children ballet dancers. Money contributions are received for a scholarship fund honoring Dr. Nance. ' All alumni cast ballots for the election of the new Executive Committee which is to be made up of 31 members. This group will meet later and elect officers for the coming year. Arrival of Miss Bertha M. Frick, author and editor, and for 30 years a member of the faculty of the School of Library Service, Columbia University, N. Y. Miss Frick comes to Taiwan Cone ot several countries to be visitedj, under the auspices of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia. She will spend 12 days of her 3 weeks in Soochow University and then proceed to Tunghai University in Taichung, as a professional consultant in Library Science. This will include observation and study of methods of operation, financial budgets, the quality and diversity of the book collection, the number and qualifications of the professional staff, and the integration of the library with the curriculum and teaching program of the university. All of this is in the interest of upgrading and vitalizing the libraries of the Christian Universities here in East Asia and the Pacific. Fourteen Soochow University students take part in the preliminary contest in Kuang Tao Ting in preparation for the annual English oratorical contest sponsored by the Taipei Rotary Club. The three highest places were won by Henry Hua, of the Law Department, Marianna Chen, of the .Foreign Languages Department, and Amy Yen, of the Chinese Literature Department. Mr. Henry Hua. will represent Soochow University in the final contest, to be held in the International House, May 8th, where all contestants will speak on the one subject, What Shall be the Role of Chinese Women in Modern Chinese Society . Guest performance at the university by the Taiwan Symhony Orchestra, under the very accomplished baton of Prof. C. L. Tai Conductor, and Head of the Music Department of Taiwan Normal University. Maestro Tai has earned for himself a well-deserved reputation throughout the island for his musicianship in general, and especially his work as a violinist, and as organizer and conductor of the orchestra' The Tai family have had a long association with Soochow Univelsity on the mainland where the father, Mr. Y. T. Tai, served for so many years as bandmaster. 3 Seventh Annual English Oratorical Contest, sponored by the Taipei Rotary Clubg 16 universities and colleges participate, subject of the orations, What should be the role of women in modern Chinese society. Henry Yee-sun Hua, junior Law Department takes third place, as the only man to place in the finals against seven young women. The Baccalaureate Service will be held in Taipei Wesley Church on Sunday June, 2, at 10:00 A.M. Dr. Beauson Tseng is the main speaker. The Commencement for the graduating classes will be held this morning at the Auditorium on the campus. - Mr. and Mrs F. P. Smith will leave for a year's furlough in America, where he will continue his studies in Duke University for an advanced degree. , .i Mr. Smith has served as Chaplain, and Director of Religious activities, 1958-1963: and Mrs. Smith has served in various capacities as English teacher, acccmpanist for the chorus, and hostess for the Friday evening Open House. Students and FaCl1lty express Bon VOYZEE, and 3 wish for their safe return.

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til t i 5th . 14th 19th 1-- 25th March 4th '4- 8th 15th 16th 26th 29th . . April 9th i Kim Hsin, Korean Ambassador to China, and two attaches call at Soochow University. Four student representatives of Soochow join the Spring Festival College Students Troop Cheering Team and leave for the offshore islands such as Kinmen, Matsu and Tung-in for troop .cheering purposes. b The University calls the -4th Council Meeting of the Academic Year 1962-1963 to p2SS 'the Amendment to Article 16 of the Regulations Governing the Employment of Staff Members and the Amendment to Article 15 in Connection with the Procedure for Staff Members to Ask Leave? The Christian Student Fellowship of Soochow begins its three-day winter conference at Wesley Grove, Yangmingshan. . Classes begin today, with a total enrollment of 1436 Cincluding 46 make-upsj. The Library Month begins. In order to help the students get familiar with our library and know how to use the reference books most effectively, Professor Dyson, Librarian Consultant, and Mr. Kun-Hsiang Yuan, Acting Chief of the Library, explain to groups of students in turn the classification of books, the various kinds of cards, and the procedure of drawing books. The men's choir of Kwansel Gakuin University, Japan, which is run by the American Methodist Church, gives performance here at Student Center. A i Mr. Chen Hsiang-chen, a student of the Chinese Department, wins the first prize Ain the Flower Arrangement Contest sponsored by the Chinese Youth Anti-Communist N21ti0na1 Salvation Corps. In celebration of the 63rd Founders Day, the University holds a meeting at Student Center at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, with President Stone presiding over the gathering. General J. L. Huang, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Hsu Chieh representing Alumni Association, and Prof. J. W. Dyson, on behalf of the faculty, deliver speeches. Rev. Smith and Rev. Knettler of the Methodist Church conduct the religious service of the meeting. Thereiare a number of items of recreation after the meeting, such as chess contest, athletic games, and movie show' all sponsored by the Student Association. ' The Religious Advisory Committee holds a discussion nteetirg at Reverend F. P. Smith's. Rev..Smitl1 reports to the Committee on the religious activities of the University and then there follows a rather cordial exchange of ideas on the promotion of religious activities in Soochow. The Women's Dormitory of Soochow wins the second prize and the Men's Dormitory, the third, in the Cleanliness Contest sponsored jointly. by the Youth Corps, the Ministry of Education, and the Department of Education, all the universities and Colleges of Taiwan entering the ccigtest. Youth .Day. Mr. Hsu Chi, a student of the Chinese Department, is entitled to join the meeting at the City Hall in honor of the meritorious students of the whole city. in Mr. Eaman Jang, Chairman of the Student Associaton of Soochow and also Vice President of the Committee for Arranging the Celebration of the Youth Day for the Whole City, leads in 'many I . . . . . activities and then goes to Kinmen to pay tribute to the troops. A team of four under the direction of the architest Mr. Ren begins the topographical survey of the Soochow University Campus, as the initial step in connection with location of the site, and the subsequent construction of Ward Hall, a building to be erected in memory of the late Bishop Ralph A. Ward. i Ward Hall will be primarily a chapel, but will include additional rooms for other academic purposes,

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