Bulletin Vol. 4 No. 3 Dec 1967

Δ D r. A .T . Roy, D r. P h ilip Shen and D r. Paul Newman o f C hung C h i College attended the A nnua l Conference o f the Southeast Asia Theological Sem inary in Singapore on 13th-19th November. Δ D r. M ich a e l W ei, Head o f the D epa rtm ent o f Journalism at N ew Asia College, le ft fo r M a n ila on 15th N ovem ber to attend an inte rna tiona l sem inar on "C om m u n ic a tio n M ed ia and N a tion a l D e velo pm e nt" sponsored jo in tly by the Mass Comm unications Centre o f the U n iv e rs ity o f the P h ilip pines and the U N E S C O . Δ S ir Brian Young, D ire c to r o f N u ffie ld Founda- tion , a biochem ist, visited the Science F aculty o f this U n iv e rs ity on 17th and 18th Novem ber. A t C hung C h i College a lunch was given by President C .T . Y u n g at the S taff C lu b and the Chairm en o f the science depart- ments o f the College were also in vited . Δ D r. T h ic h M in h -c h a u , President o f Van Hanh U n iv e rs ity , V ietnam , called at the In s titu te o f Advanced Chinese Studies and Research, New Asia College, on 23rd Novem ber, and exchanged views w ith its members on subjects o f m utua l interest at a reception held in his honour. Δ M r. Pan C hung-kw e i, Head o f the D epartm ent o f Chinese L ite ra tu re at N ew Asia College, returned to H o ng K o n g on 24th N ovem ber after a 4 -m o n th study to u r o f educational in s titu tio n s in the m ajor cities o f Europe and Am erica. Δ D r. W . Sommer, V is itin g L e c tu re r in German, U n ite d College, returned to H ong K o n g and resumed d u ty on 25th November. Δ T h e Rt. Rev. J.G .H . Baker, Bishop o f Hong K on g , M iss M a ry T revelyan , D ire c to r o f In te rn a tio n a l Students House, Lo nd on , and M r. R. Bruce, Repre­ sentative o f the B ritis h C ouncil, visited U n ite d College on 29th Novem ber. T h e y exchanged views on student welfare w ith President T .C . Cheng, V ice-P resident S .K . Fang, Academ ic Registrar M r. N .H . Young, D e p u ty Registrar (S tudents) M r. T .R . L iu and some student representatives. Δ D r. W illiam Fenn, Executive Secretary, U n ited Board fo r C h ristian H ig h e r E ducation in Asia, visited C hung C h i College on 28th and 29th Novem ber, where he was received by President C .T , Yung, M r. R .N . Rayne and D r. A .T . Roy. O ther visito rs to the College in the m on th o f Novem ber include the Rt. Rev. G ilb e rt Baker, Bishop o f H ong K o n g ; D r. Black and D r. Bradley o f the Rockefeller Foundation ； and D r. E dw ard C. Pendleton, Professor o f Business and Econom ics and In d u s tria l Relationship, U n iv e rs ity o f Hawaii. Δ D r. Jackson L y n n o f the D epartm ent o f B ioche­ m istry, Brandeis U n ive rs ity, Massachusetts, and D r. Paul C. L lew e lly n , Head o f the C hem istry Departm ent, College o f M a rin , Californ ia , visited the Chem istry D epartm ent o f U n ite d College in November. COLLEGE NEWS A T h e Board o f Trustees o f U n ited College held its A n n ua l D in n e r on 10th N o vem ber. D r. C .M . L i, V ice-Chancellor, and M rs. L i attended as the Guests of H onour. Overseas guests included D r. L y n n e L . M e rritt, Jr. and D r. Joseph H a rtle y o f Indiana U n ive rsity and D r. H e n ry Landau o f Bell Telephone Laboratory. A t the D in n e r, D r. L i spoke o f the U n ive rsity's G roun d -B re a kin g Ceremony on 9th December to in - augurate the b u ild in g programme o f the U n iv e rs ity at Shatin, and extended an in v ita tio n to every member of the College Board to attend. T h e D inne r, an annual fun c tio n , provided an op po r- tu n ity fo r members o f the College Board to meet the Vice-Chancellor. Δ T h e Shaw F oundation o f Singapore made a generous donation o f $ 10,000 in N ovem ber to U n ited College th rou gh M r. Run Run Shaw, member o f the College Board o f Trustees and world-renow ned film in d u stria lis t. T h e donation w ill go in to the College E ndowm ent Fund, the income from w h ich is used to provide scholarships fo r deserving students o f the College and to im p rove the general welfare o f the students. T h e U n ite d C h ristian C hurch in Caracas, Venezuela, in response to an appeal th rou gh the k in d ­ ness o f M rs. Veronica T so i in South America, has also generously donated US$300 towards the Fund. Δ Y a le -in -C h ina Scholarships were open to applica- tio n this year at N ew Asia College from 16th to 25th November. T h e Y a le -in -C h in a Scholarship, started in 1958, sends one or two students to the U n ite d States every year fo r postgraduate studies. Δ N ew Asia College on 2nd Novem ber announced its appo intm en t o f advisers fo r the 1967-68 academic year, 60 in all fo r its 14 departments — one fo r each o f the 12 groups o f the Depa rtm ent o f English Language and L ite ra tu re , one fo r each o f the two years o f the Journalism, course, and one fo r each year fo r the other departments. Δ A Religious Emphasis Week was held at Chung C h i College from 27th N ovem ber to 1st December. T h e h igh lig h ts were fo u r speeches given by M r. Moses Hsu, General Secretary o f the Chinese Christian L ite ra tu re Coun cil, exam ining h isto ry from a layman's p o in t o f view , and a panel discussion. Δ T h e fo llow in g Dean's L is t and lis t o f 3rd-year Prize W inners o f Chung C h i College were approved by the Academ ic Board o f the college at its meeting on 2nd 9