Bulletin Vol. 2 No. 12 Jul 1966

COMINGS AND GOINGS △ T h e V ice -C hance llo r D r. C h o h -M in g L i le ft H o n g K o n g w ith his fam ily on Ju ly 21 fo r a tw o - m on th trip in the U n ite d States. W h ile in the U n ite d States, D r. L i w ill attend the V ice -C hance llo rs' Conference at Lake M o h o n k from September 7 to 10. On his way across the Pacific, D r. L i w ill v is it Japan and Haw aii. He is expected to re tu rn in m id -S ep tember this year, △ D r. C .T . Y ung, President o f C hung C h i College, and M rs . Y u n g returned to H o ng K o n g on Ju ly 14 after a ten-week trip to Europe and Am erica. △ Father Canice J. Egan, SJ ., L e c tu re r in E ng lish L ite ra tu re , N ew Asia College, le ft H o ng K o n g by ship on J u ly 1 fo r the U n ite d K in g d om , where he w ill do research in the U n iv e rs ity o f Sussex on new methods o f teaching E ng lish L ite ra tu re . H e w ill re tu rn to the College in tw o years. △ Messrs. Thom as S. W iens and F .W . H u b b a rd , T u to rs in E ng lish in N ew Asia, le ft H o ng K o n g fo r home in the U n ite d States in the early pa rt o f Ju ly after serving in the College fo r tw o years. T h e y had been in N ew Asia unde r a scheme o f teacher exchange between the College and the Yale U n iv e rs ity . A n o th e r T u to r in E ng lish in the College, M r. E dm ond H . W o rth y , also le ft H o n g K o n g w ith his fam ily fo r home in the U n ite d States in July, after having completed a three-year te rm o f service. △ Professor T a -c h u n g L iu o f C o rne ll U n iv e rs ity , who is a m em ber o f the A d v is o ry Board on Academ ic M a tte rs to th is U n iv e rs ity , visited the U n iv e rs ity in the m id d le o f July. O B I T U A R Y M r. W u Tee, Senior L e c tu re r in Chinese in C hung C h i College, passed away on J u ly 11 in the Queen M a ry H o sp ita l after an illness since F ebruary th is year. H e was 70. COLLEGE NEWS △ T h e 12th G radu a tio n and Baccalaureate Ceremony o f C hung C h i College was held on Ju ly 3 in the College Chapel. T h e Hon. Y .K . K an , C hairm an o f the College Board o f Governors, presented diplom as and B ibles to 120 graduates, o f whom 18 obtained distin ctio n s. M r. Robert N . Rayne, A c tin g President, and the Rev. Denn is L . Rogers, M in is te r o f the H o ng K o n g U n io n C h u rch , addressed the congregation and preached the baccalaureate sermon respectively. Valedictory speeches were given by M iss Kw a n Y uen Yuen in Chinese and M r. Pedro N g in E ng lish. M r . W u T a i W in g , C hairm an o f the Class o f 1966, made a presentation to the College, w h ich was accepted by the A c tin g President. △ A graduation ceremony too k place in N ew Asia College on Ju ly 8. I t was the 15th fo r the College's graduates and the 10 th fo r the graduates o f the New A sia In s titu te o f Advanced Chinese Studies. Over 700 guests attended the ceremony. President Ou T s u in -c h e n gave a re p o rt on the College's development, follow ed by a speech given by M r . T sai C h ing - yan, a College governor, on " T h e Prospect o f a N ew C u ltu re ". M iss T a n g A n -y a n made a speech o f thanks on be ha lf o f the graduates. In the evening the graduates gave a d inn e r p a rty in ho no ur o f the College staff to express th e ir g ra titude fo r the education the y had received in the College. Souvenirs were exchanged in the party. △ T h e N ew Asia S tudent U n io n gave a farew ell d in n e r p a rty on the evening o f Ju ly 15 in the M a n d a rin H o te l in ho no ur o f the students who were leaving the College th is year. A b o u t 270 students o f the College attended the d inner, w h ich was follow ed by dancing, President Ou T su in -c h e n , V ice-P resident Preston Schoyer and many other members o f the College's teaching and adm in istra tive staff were also in vite d . △ T h e C hung C h i A lu m n i Association held its annual m eeting on Ju ly 9 in the College Chapel Lounge to welcome the 1966 graduates in to the Association and elect new members o f the E xecutive C omm ittee fo r 1966-67. △ A five-week summ er art course w ill be offered b y N ew Asia College from Ju ly 28 to A ug ust 31 fo r anyone interested in art. T h is year's course is so tim e d th a t art teachers in local p rim a ry and secondary schools may jo in d u rin g th e ir vacation. T h e classes w ill usually take place in the m o rn ing . A great variety o f subjects, in c lu d in g p a in tin g (bo th in Chinese and western style), sketching, designing, callig raphy, seal- engraving, w o od -cut, art appreciation and h isto ry o f a rt w ill be tau ght by a num be r o f teachers o f the College D e pa rtm e n t o f F ine A rts , who w o u ld be otherw ise ta kin g th e ir vacation. △ M iss K o n g H a r K w u n , a graduate o f N ew Asia th is year, has been given a Y a le -in -C h in a Scholarship to study B io chem istry fo r a M aster's degree in M o u n t H o lyoke College in the U n ite d States. She le ft H ong K o n g fo r the States on J u ly 16. △ O ver fo rty students o f N ew Asia College, bo th boys and g irls, spent three days from J u ly 8 to 10 in summ er camp in Saikung. T h e cam ping activities are pa rt o f the recreational programm e o f the College's S tudent U n io n . 4