Bulletin Vol. 4 No. 4 Jan 1968

p a rtic u la rly because they have con trib u te d no t on ly in dollars b u t in good sense. B u t I w ant to te ll you tha t we have not yet all tha t we need to make this the great un iv e rs ity th a t is w o rth y o f this site. T o h im who hath m uch shall be given is a saying from the B ib le tha t I hope w ill come tru e fo r us. And what comes to us here fo r T h e Chinese U n iv e rs ity o f H o ng K o n g w ill, I hope, enrich the whole w o rld . T h is U n iv e rs ity is set on a h ill. N o th in g th a t is set on a h ill can be hidden. L e t it be known tha t th is U n iv e rs ity is set on th is h ill as a beacon. W ith h u m i­ lity and w ith courage we shall endeavour to give lig h t to the w o rld . F rom ancient beginnings today is a new beginning. W e have fa ith in th is new beginning. W e have fa ith in th is U n iv e rsity . Remarks of U.S. Consul General Edwin W, Ma r t in at the Cornerstone Laying of the Benjamin Franklin Centre Y o u r Excellency, ladies, and gentlemen; I am most pleased to be here to jo in in these ceremonies at Chinese U n iv e rs ity and to lay the founda tion stone o f the Benjam in F ra n klin Centre. C om ing to P hiladelphia a poor hoy w ith a lo a f o f bread unde r his arm , Benjam in F ra n k lin obtained an education th rou gh his own efforts — and these efforts were am p ly rewarded. S urely one o f the most versatile men Am erica has ever produced, F ra n k lin made o u t standing c o n trib u tio n s to the fields o f letters, science, diplom acy, and po litics. I t is most appropriate, then, th a t the name o f Benjam in F ra n k lin has been chosen fo r th is student centre w h ich is a g ift o f the Am erican people th rou gh the D epa rtm ent o f State and the Asia F ounda tion . W hen it is completed, the u ltim a te significance o f the B enjam in F ra n k lin Centre, like the u ltim a te significance o f Chinese U n iv e rs ity itself, depends on the students it w ill serve. I t w ill become p a rt o f their education. I hope it w ill come to stand as a sym bol n o t o n ly o f the pleasures o f u n iv e rs ity life , b u t also o f the same dedication to education, despite the sacrifices in volved, w h ich moved the man after w h om the centre is named. I congratulate you, and w ish you the very best for the fu tu re . ASA IHL SEMINAR D r. C .T . Y ung, President o f Chung C h i College, M r. T .C . Cheng, President o f U n ite d College, and M r. H .T . W u , U n iv e rs ity Registrar and D ire c to r o f the School o f Education, returned to the Co lon y on 16th December from K ua la L u m p u r, where they attended a 6-day Sem inar on S tudent Problem s in Southeast Asian Universities. T h e sem inar was organized by the Association o f Southeast Asian In s titu tio n s o f H ig h e r L e a rn ing ( A S A IH L ). 中 行 進 會 討 硏 會 協 構 機 育 敎 等 高 亞 南 東 The A S A I H L Seminar in Session 3