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September 1965Hong Kong Baptist College
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College News AUTUMN EDITION SEPTEMBER 30. 1965 WHERE EAST AND WEST, UNITE THEIR BEST, FOR GREATER GOOD OF ALL. ADDRESS: 80 WATERLOO ROAD, KOWLOON. HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE, PRESIDENT, DR. LAM CHI FUNG, TOGETHER WITH U.S. PRESIDENT, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, WHO WERE CONFERRED HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREES BY BAYLOR UNIVERSITY ON MAY 28, 1965 ARE SEEN TOGETHER IN A PICTURE TAKEN AFTER HAVING RECEIVED THEIR DEGREES.
2 THE CHALLENGE TO THE EDUCATED MIND IN THE WORLD OF CRISIS TODAY Address delivered at the College Sixth Annual Graduation Ceremony July 7, 1965 by Dr. John A. Hunter, Ph. D. President, Louisiana State University I should like to express my appreciation to Dr. Lam and his colleagues for so graciously inviting us to be with you on this occasion. It is always a pleasure to visit sister institutions of learning, to meet and talk with fellow educators and to enjoy the friendly atmosphere of a forward -looking academic environment. Then, too, there is a special attraction that attaches itself to any commencement ceremony, whether it be in Hong Kong or my native Louisiana. On the one hand, commencement signifies a culmination, t'he completion of a rigorous and demanding course of study. But on the other hand, it marks the beginning of an even more challenging course, the winding, wending journey of life. Speaking of journeys, I can assure you that ours thus far has been most enjoyable. The many wonders of the Orient, accented by your warm hospitality, have made our journey of some 9,000 miles a memorable one. To most Westerners, Hong Kong presents a wide range of contrasts. Many Americans view it first and foremost as a veritable shoppers’ paradise, one against which even our American super markets pale in comparison. To some, it is one of the major crossroads of the world — an international port of call where, as your school song suggests, East and West unite. To others, it conjures up delightful images of the rare and the exotic. And to still others, it stands conspicuously as the last rampart of freedom on the China mainland. I find, however, thit it embraces one thing — a farsighted commitment to education, a commitment of which this young and growing college is tangible evidence. If I may borrow from an ancient Oriental proverb, this college and others like it throughout the world, constitute the firm foundation upon which rest the hopes, the dreams and the aspirations of peoples everywhere. “If your plan is for one year,” counsels, the proverb, "plant rice. If your plan is for 10 years, plant trees. But if your plan is for 100 years, educate men.” This fine institution and those of you who are graduating here today are assuming key roles in the loftiest plan of mankind, a plan that looks beyond the immediate horizon and into the distant and challenging future. There can be no doubt that the plans of this complex, changing modern world must be focused squarely upon the future. And the future, as I see it, places a premium upon the educated mind — upon the man or woman who can think more wisely, perceive more clearly and act more purposefully than the less farsighted of their fellow men. Personally, I view education — the acquisition of knowledge, the wisdom of the ages — as a necessary international commitment, one to be shared fully by the peoples of every nation, of every culture, of every geographical section of the world. Those of you who are graduating today have made that commitment, personally and individually. You have recognized the inherent value of a cultivated mind. And you now stand ready to begin your careers as educated men and women, as pillars of knowledge in a world that dependent upon knowledge for its very
3 survival. You graduates have equipped yourselves with the essential tools, the necessary implements, that will sustain you as you plot your course, set your compass, and launch your ship on the sea of life. Regardless of where you go from here, regardless of what tentative or permanent goals you have set for the future, I would like to address a rather pertinent question to each of you. You have received an education at this institution. Your professors and the administrative officials of Hong Kong Baptist College have certified you graduates to be educated men and women. My question is this: Educated for what? For what have you devoted several years of your lives and innumerable hours of diligent study? In case you have not yet formed a definitive reply to such a blunt question, let me suggest a few answers of my own. I would trust that you have become educated members of society for very definite and compelling reasons: to build, to discover, to serve, to construct for yourselves and your fellow man a more meaningful society, a better way of life. You have not obtained an education to become mere onlookers to the game of life, to be mere spectators viewing from afar the decisive events of the future. To the contrary, you have been singled out to participate act'vely in their making. If you have acquired a meaningful education —and the tradition of this young institution indicates that you have — then you have qualified yourselves to join the ranks of the creators, the innovators, the decision makers, the engineers of future progress. I divide the world into three distinct kinds of people： The few who make things happen, the many who watch things happen and the overwhelming majority who have no idea of what is happening and care even less. As graduates, as educated men and women, it has fallen your lot to join the relatively few who are both willing and prepared to make things happen, to engineer progress in all of its many forms. I believe that in accepting the robes of the educated, you must also accept the responsibilities of the educated. If you, the educated, do not assume in full measure your obligations to your fellow man, if you do not come to grips with the problems of mankind, then who can be expected to do so? The fact is, you — you who are educated —represent the dominant figures in the scheme of the modern world. What you do as educated men and women, how use your hard-earned abilities, how well you apply them to the problems of our time, can exert a decisive influence in shaping the future course of history. This is a serious responsibility, certainly, one that demands the best you can offer. It demands from each of you the maximum effort. I am sure many of you are familiar with that portion of the twelfth chapter of the Book of Ezekiel which reads: “Son of Man, Thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see and see not; they have ears to hear and hear not”. I would not think it sacrilegious today to suggest a 20th century corollary to that passage, an amendment directed to those individuals who have minds to think, yet think not； who have the ability to discover, yet discover not; who have the talent to create, yet create not; who have the capacity to excel, yet excel not. As educated men and women, you graduates have a responsibility — an inescapable obligation — to use your talents, your abilities and your knowledge wisely and well. In some respects the 20th century has been a period of tragedy for mankind —
4 with numerous wars, large and small, a continuing cold war, an unprecedented armaments race and persistent hunger and poverty in the midst of widespread affluence. But the greatest tragedy of this or any other century would be for you, the educated men and women of your generation, to fail to use to maximum advantage the knowledge and abilities you have acquired during your years here. Wherever we look, we find that in recent years education at every level has advanced on the priority list of virtually every nation of the world. And with man’s new emphasis upon education and the exploration of its potential has come an abundance of new knowledge that taxes the imagination of even the most imaginative. In the wake of this unprecedented drive toward more knowledge, the ancient barriers of time, speed and space have become mere footnotes to the progress of modern man. Th's revolution of knowledge is no mere provincial concern; clearly it has world-wide implications. New knowledge has enabled man to rocket himself from the environment of earth through the heavens to a point where he can literally reach for the stars. Satellites have added dramatic new meaning to the term instantaneous communication. Distance has been reduced to a matter of mere minutes. And, finally, experts tell us that the world’s total knowledge is in the process of doubling every decade. These are today’s facts of life with which every civilization, every culture, must contend. And their message is unmistakable: Every nation of the world, if it hopes to attain a meaningful role in the international community of the future, must rely upon the unlimited power of the educated mind. If there is one basic principle to which modern man must address himself, it is simply this: Today’s knowledge will not satisfy tomorrow’s needs. The individual, the nation or the hemisphere that fails to recognize this fact and meet its challenge will have no place in the world of tomorrow. The solutions to the many grave problems that are certain to lie ahead rest with you, the educated, you who have prepared yourselves for the exigencies of the times. It is education — practically applied education — that can stabilize a precarious world. It is education — and only education — that can transform the crises of today into lasting achievements tomorrow. We have all heard it said that these 1960s are times of grave peril, that the world has progressed from the Age of Space into might well be called the Age of Crisis. But there is something significant about that word “cris’s.” I am told that the Chinese, with traditional Oriental insight, write the word “crisis” by combining two word characters — “danger” and “opportunity.” The age we live in may be a time of grave danger, with peril lurking at every turn; but for the educated, it is also an age of unlimited opportunity. It is an age that holds rich promise amid times of stress. It is an age that offers unparalleled fields of service. It is an age that poses the most critical test for men of good will, for men of worthy aspirations, for men of wisdom and knowledge, for men who would serve the cause of mankind. When we consider the multitude of problems arising from a world in which crisis has become the order of the day, we may sometimes feel that we are little Davids struggling against a great army of Goliaths. But let us always remember that there stands today in Italy, as a monument to all who would strive to achieve, Michelangelo’s classic statue of the boy
5 David. I know of no monument to Goliath anywhere. Your success — or lack of it —in dealing with the problems of our time, in formulating workable solutions to the many dilemmas facing modern man, will help to seal the destiny of every future generation. If you can measure up to the critical tasks that confront you, if you can meet the sternest tests that the world can offer, your efforts will five as monuments to all posterity. As educated men and women, you are now the standard bearers of your generation, the defenders of proven values, the guardians of the future. Within yourselves, within your minds, dwells the knowledge that can make and mold a better world. You have equipped yourselves well with the unlimited tools of education. The task is now before you. COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Delivered at Stetson University, May 13, 1965 by Dr. Lam Chi Fung, President Hong Kong Baptist College I am deeply honored today by Stetson University and its president to be permitted to be present on this the occasion of your 82nd Annual Commencement exercises. Coming to Stetson holds special significance for me. Hong Kong Baptist College has profited much through the training and leadership of Stetson University. Your President, Dr. Edmunds, spoke to the Third Graduating Class of Hong Kong Baptist College. We are still profiting by the wisdom which Dr. Edmunds shared with us and the valuable advice which he gave while visiting as a guest of cur College. Dr. Chick Leung, a classmate of Dr. Edmunds and honored graduate of your University is Librarian for Hong Kong Baptist College. You have honored him previously with an Honorary Doctor’s Degree. Now you are honoring me. I am unworthy of this great honor. We were recently pleased to learn of a further expansion of the already close relationship between Stetson and Baptist College. You are granting training to our graduates and are providing helpful study for selected staff members. This gives us much encouragement. We look forward to still further sharing through Exchange Professors and Exchange Students. Recently we have learned of new cooperative ventures with your University through the possible coming in the future of Dr. McEniry on an important mission of accreditation investigation. This serves as a further challenge to us to redouble our own feeble efforts in providing qualified university education for many deserving Chinese young people in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. I must confess to the Graduates and Faculty of Stetson University that I am not an educator. I have had only limited formal education. I left Peking Medical College in early years of study in order to enter business in H.K. I am unqualified to speak to you from an Educator’s point of view. I am likewise not a minister and cannot address you in this capacity. I am a Christian businessman, a layman, of many years experience, however. I shall share with you from this point of view. I learned recently of an American book which was published with the thesis of “Communication or Conflict,” In the arena of the world we see daily the truth of this phrase. The alternatives are vital,
6 clear, effective communication at every level, or conflict. In every area of your future experience you will find in an increasing way the vital importance of proper communication. Today we live in a world of daily conflicts or crisis. The Chinese word for crisis is “ngai kei” or dangerous opportunity. This concept may be viewed from two different standpoints. We may see opportunity made dangerous as the result of inadequate or unclear communication. On the other hand, we may see crisis as opportunity for success in the midst of danger through proper, clear communication. In any case, crisis is either averted or percipitated by proper communication or the lack of it. As you graduate today you will be entering into new areas of communication. You have been entrusted with new responsibility because of the education you have received in this great University. You have been made a steward of new knowledge and wisdom. The key to effective carrying out of your basic stewardship is to be found in adequate communication. There are other factors of equal importance in achieving final success. However, without the ability to clearly communicate with others, your knowledge and your ability to achieve all-around success will be severely limited. Because of this your total contribution to society, community life and other areas will be perceptibly reduced. I should like to stress several areas in which I feel you should seek to develop and maintain clear, effective communication. The first area I would like to suggest to you is in the area of American Ideals and principles. I speak specifically of the ideals of democracy, freedom, and individual worth upon which this country founded. In our language, the name for America is “Mei Kwok” or Beautiful Country. The greater beauty in your country is not to be seen however in the beauty of your mountains and rivers, hills and streams, or pla ns and cities. Your greater beauty is to be found in the beauty of your people —their inner beauty and devotion to worthy American ideals. No one would deny that physical beauty is not an asset, but it can never replace inner beauty nor the need for it. In the area of the world in which I live, we have seen many examples of “the Ugly American” image in people who live abroad or travel abroad. The challenge for the graduates of this class is to go abroad with your new found knowledge and change this image which gives such a distorted view of the concepts upon which America was founded and which have helped make her the “beautiful country.” In this regard I have something practical to suggest to you. Your communication must be in the international arena. America does not and cannot live unto itself. You must therefore possess dedication and loyalty to your cause for many misunderstandings already exist regarding America. This is particularly true in Asia. In this regard I have something practical to suggest to you. I would like to challenge this class and this University to begin the study and teaching of Chinese language and culture as a part of your expanding academic program. Gradually other Asian studies could be added. I should like to remind you that my people represent approximately 25% of the world’s population. Communication cannot be effective if it must be constantly interpreted from one language into another. Chinese is rapidly becoming one of the most important languages of our time. Its importance will increase rather than decrease. I should like therefore to challenge you to learn Chinese as a second language. Be prepared for the future opportunities which shall be yours in solving the misunder-
7 standings which now exist between China and America through direct communication in Chinese! You must understand a person’s culture, thought patterns, and ways of living are reflected in the vehicle of communication, his language, and the way in which he uses it. As President of Hong Kong Baptist College I look forward to the day when in our new campus which :'s now under construction, we can provide the base upon which Stetson and other world-minded Baptist schools can build strong programs of Asian studies. In this way we will share with you and you with us. To be effective, communication must always be in two directions. In the future, exchange programs and cooperative studies on both a faculty and student levels will provide dynamic help in the area of international understanding. I should like to suggest that not only must American youth, men and women of knowledge and ability as yourselves, seek to learn to communicate more effectively with us language-wise, but also you should consider seriously your responsibilities in various types of overseas services. There are many avenues open for overseas service; however, I shall attempt to mention only two. I have been deeply impressed with your Peace Corps. This effort, according to my opinion, holds the potentiality for national communication at its best. Peace Corps service is personal embodiment of a message of peace and good will. It is personal embodiment of the princ:ples of democracy and its concern for the worth and dignity of all peoples everywhere. Still another type of overseas service is missionary service in and through the Church. Since Hong Kong has many missionaries with whom we work, I think I can speak from experience about what types of missionaries are most needed and the kind of missionary who can render valuable service in communicating the Gospel of Christ. We need young people with professional training, advanced education, those who are creative in gifts, able to communicate through our language, and able to communicate their own ideals through dynamic identification with us in our own highest objectives. This must be carried out in both group participation and interpersonal relationships. If you as a graduate can meet the requirements which I have stated above you will surely be prepared to demonstrate the most beautiful characteristics and traits of your Christian and your American way of life. You will win friends for your country as a by-product of your missionary endeavour. I now wish to turn to a second area in which you as a young person of knowledge and training are called upon to communicate wisely. You are called to the task of effective communication in the area of family relationships. I can tell you that one way in which America fails to look beautiful to foreigners like me is in the area of family life. One indication of the need for more adequate communication in this area is the rising divorce rate and the large number of broken homes. In Chinese we have a saying, “Shau shan, ch’ai ka, tze kwok, p’ing t’in ha.” This simply says that the principle is first, personal peace, followed by family peace and unity. Personal peace shared within the family is the only sound basis upon which to build a peaceful nation and wring goodwill to the world. In this area of life, Chinese perhaps have something to teach American youth. We teach filial piety and obedience to elders. This is biblical as well. The young are to respect and give deference to the elder. I can cite you a personal example. In my family I have seven sons and two daughters. Our family maintains a weekly family worship service on Saturday of each week. We believe personally in the power
8 of spiritual and intra-familial communica-tion. After our family prayer meeting and lunch together we have a business meeting at which we discuss our family business matters. Actually I have given up business endeavour since 1950 when I began to give my full time to the work of our Baptist churches and Pui Ching Middle School where I serve as principal. I serve them without pay. Nevertheless, my sons have respect for me and return to my home each week for our discussions of the family business enterprises. My sons return even though they have families of their own and their own homes. As you prepare for marriage you must learn the art of clear communication. You must be able to communicate mutual respect, love, and Christ-like concern for your mate and family. Respect for parents must be taught and practiced. It is only upon this kind of foundation you can hope to build a strong and stable society. Finally, I would like to suggest a third area in which you must communicate effectively. In the area of daily life and interpersonal relationships you must seek to communicate the ideals of Christian higher education. This must be done through personal embodiment, making the word to become flesh. We must put into living the principles of worthwhile, meaningful existence, It is not enough to know how to lead an abundant life, you must also experience it. You must become. Your President, Dr. Edmunds, shared this same concept with the students of Hong Kong Baptist College when he addressed the Class of 1962 on the occasion of their graduation. He quoted the writer of Proverbs and said, “Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” You have been favored by being able to study in a Christian institution. You have thus received education which takes into account the whole man and his total experience, including spiritual experience. You have learned man does not live by bread alone. This is education in its most enriching aspects, education at its finest and highest. If you have studied well, if you have grown mentally, emotionally, and spirit-ually during these years, and if you have attained to a balanced maturity, then you must understand you are under solemn obligation to put into living that which you have learned. Unto whom much is given much shall be required. You must seek to carry out dynamically the meaning of Mencius’ Chinese proverb which I quoted to you a moment ago. The first step of peace is personal peace. Personal peace must then be applied in familial relationships. Family peace must be applied collectively to national peace. Collective national peace will fruit then in world peace. We must communicate the ideals of an enlightened mind on every level of life. We must use all opportunities to impress people in every relationship with the quality of our education through the quality of our daily life. We must ever seek to rise above the littleness of self-centered living, prejudiced actions, bigoted attitudes, provincial thinking and perverted spiritual concepts. We must conquer the tendency to be stingy with our influence for good. We must take advantage of every opportunity to choose the best, live for the highest, and strive for the greater good of others. In so doing our communication will attain to statesmanship on the international, national, and local levels. We will become a challenge to those who look unto us for leadership and example. We will change conflict into victory and defeat into success in the conquest for world peace and democratic ideals. May God give you power for the task, wisdom for judicious decisions, and effectiveness in communication to the end that crisis may become opportunity for success in every area of life and action.
9 CELEBRATION OF 9TH ANNIVERSARY OF ESTABLISHMENT The new Kowloon Baptist Church at Argyle Street was packed with a capacity crowd of well over 1,000 guests, the teaching faculty, and students on March 6, 1985, at 10.30 when the Hong Kong Baptist College held its 9th anniversary celebration there. Amongst those attending were Mr. David Wong, chairman of the Board of Governors; Dr. Samuel Rankin, vice-chairman; Governors Mr. Daniel Lam, Mr. Huang Chun Sin, Pastor Chung Yan Kwong, Rev. Roland Cheung and also members of the faculty and staff of the College. The celebration was opened by the president of the Hong Kong Baptist College, Dr. Lam Chi Fung, followed by a singing of the College Song by all students and members of the College; and then an opening prayer was offered by Mr. Hung Chun Sin, governor. Mr. David Wong, the Board Chairman, who delivered the opening address, first gave an account of the history of the College, how it started from a small beginning in borrowed premises of the Pui Ching Middle School. He then went on to give a rendering of how the College had struggled hard to impart the best of education to the students, and how in recent years the College feeling the dire necessity for premises of its own started a fund-raising drive for a new college building and campus on land kindly appropriated by the Government at the foot of Lion Hill on Lung Cheung Road, Kowloon Tong, construction of which has already started. Completion is expected at the end of the current year. Mr. Wong then eulogized Dr. Lam Chi Fung, president of the College for his untiring efforts in leading and bringing the College to what it is today — an institution of higher learning. He praised Dr. Lam as a great educational, social and religious worker. After Mr. Wong’s opening address, Dr. Lam rose and made a speech thanking his audience for the close support of all well-wishers for the welfare of the Hong Kong Baptist College. He emphasized that all the years he had headed the Hong Kong Baptist College he could not have had accomplished anything had he not received such good cooperation and support of all those concerned in the development of the College to what it is today. He added, when he is in the United States he will endeavour his best to collect more funds for the new college building, and asked that every one pray for his success in this endeavour. Rev. Loren Noren, representative of the American Baptist Missionaries in Hong Kong, was introduced by Dr. George Wilson, Jr., Acting Vice-President of the Hong Kong Baptist College, who also made a speech. The celebration ended with a closing prayer by Rev. Roland Cheung, pastor of Kowloon City Baptist Church. COLLEGE PRESIDENT RETURNS FROM U.S.A. When the PAA Flight No. 1 touched down at the Kai Tak Airport on Sunday the 4th of July, 1965, it brought back to Hong Kong, amongst its many passengers, Dr. Lam Chi-Fung, President of the Hong Kong Baptist College; Dr. George R. Wilson, Jr., the Acting Vice-President; and Mr. Franklin Liu, the Dean of Students who have recently been to the United States. They were welcomed back at the airport by the Governors, teachers and staff of the Hong Kong Baptist College as well as a big crowd of friends and relatives.
10 During the welcoming reception which followed, Dr. Lam reported briefly as follows: That besides being conferred with the LL.D. degree from Baylor University in Texas, together with U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, and having also received a LL.D. from the Stetson University in Deland, Florida, together with Dr. G. Hanton Davies, President of Regent College of Oxford University, London, his other mission and activities were: (1) He participated as a representative of the Hong Kong Baptists in the World Baptist Congress in Miami. The Congress was a resounding success. It was attended by approximately 17,000 Baptists delegates from all over the world. One of the resolutions of the Congress, Dr. Lam said, was that the next Congress in 1970 will be held in Hong Kong, providing an assurance can be given in one year’s time that there will be a Convention Hall with a seating capacity for 12,000-15,000. (2) That together with the Acting Vice-President, Dr. George R. Wilson, Jr., and the Dean of Students, Mr. Franklin Liu, they succeeded in raising for the Hong Kong Baptist College Building Fund totally US$200,000.00 of which US$150,000.00 was a kind loan from the Southern Baptist Convention Foreign Mission Board. Honorary Doctorate Degree for Our Board Chairman, Mr. David Y. K. Wong Both David Wong, right, and his son, Norman, received degrees from the University of Redlands during its 56th annual commencement Sunday, June 6. David Wong, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Redlands in 1931, was awarded, an honorary doctor of humane letters degree. Norman, who transferred to Redlands from our College, received his bachelor of science degree. Mr. Wong was honored for
11 his distinguished leadership and service in architecture, education and Baptist work in Hong Kong. He is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Deacons in the Kowloon City Baptist Church and for nine years has served as chairman of the Board of Trustees of Hong Kong Baptist College and two Baptist high schools. The University awarded degrees to 330 seniors, 57 master’s candidates and one Ph.D. during commencement. The Sixth Graduation and Baccalaureate Ceremonies Commencement exercises followed the usual pattern this year with the Baccalaureate Service held on July 4th and the Graduation Ceremony on July 7th. The former was held in the new auditorium of the Kowloon City Baptist Church, with the Rev. James Mau, director of religious activities of our College as Preacher, and the latter in the Concert Hall of the City Hall with Dr. John A. Hunter, President of the Louisiana State University as the speaker (for the full text of his speech, please turn to page 2). A total of ninety-six Graduates were presented to the President of the College and received their Diplomas. Mrs. John A. Hunter presented special awards to five of the graduates. Miss Leung Kwok Mun of the Department of Foreign Language and literature and Mr. Leung Che Chung of the Department of Economic and Business Administration delivered the Valedictory Speeches in English and Chinese, respectively. A full list of the names of the Graduates and special award recipients appears elsewhere in this issue. Stetson University Grants Two Scholarships to Our College Stetson University will grant two scholarships to graduates of the Hong Kong Baptist College, or to two members of our faculty or staff, for the purpose of obtaining a master’s degree as offered by them. The scholars chosen must, to the satisfaction of the Hong Kong Baptist College, return to the College, or to the city of Hong Kong, to render their services. The scholarship will include full tuition and all fees. If there is financial need, the University will further agree that a job will be offered so that the scholar may earn his room and board. Each scholar will need, therefore, to have transportation to and from Hong Kong, clothing, incidental expenses, and money to buy his books. The purpose of these scholarships is to strengthen the ties between the two sister Baptist institutions, and assist in the tremendous task of widening and deepening the understanding between the East and the West. Because of this purpose, Stetson University requests that each nomination from the full committee at Hong Kong Baptist College be accompanied by a confidential analysis of the nominee in terms of his Christian character and his suitability as an ambassador from Hong Kong to the United States. Miss Lois Liu Lok Shang and Miss Margaret Ng both have been awarded a Stetson/Hcng Kong Baptist College scholarship, tenable at Stetson University in September 1965. Miss Ng who is a graduate of our 1964 class, was an assistant in the Religious Activities Department 1964-65, and Miss Liu is a graduate of our 1965 class. After the completion of their studies, they will return to Hong Kong for service in the Hong Kong Baptist College or another Baptist Institution.
12 LAM CHI FUNG SCHOLARSHIP The recipient of the Lam Chi Fung Scholar-ship to Baylor University, beginning September 1965 is Miss Wong Mao Yung. Miss Wong left Hong Kong during the summer and is now engaged in graduate study in Chemistry. DR. AND MRS. MAURICE J. ANDERSON RETURN The Vice-President and Dean of studies, Dr. Maurice J. Anderson and Mrs. Anderson returned to Hong Kong on September 4th, 1965. Accompanied by their sons, John and Tom, Dr. and Mrs. Anderson left Hong Kong on May 16th, 1964, to spend some weeks visiting Mrs. Anderson's mother in Norway, and touring various Countries in Europe. Early in August they continued their journey to the United States, and, after a period in Baltimore, they reached Dr. Anderson’s home Baton Rouge, La., early in September, 1964, where Dr. Anderson and Mrs. Anderson were graduate students in the University of Louisiana. Picture taken at the Kai Tak Airport on September 4, 1965, when Dr. M. J. Anderson, Vice-President and Concurrently Dean of Studies of the Hong Kong Baptist College, and Mrs. Anderson, arrived from the U.S., and were welcomed by Dr. Lam Chi-fung, College President, and Dr. George R. Wilson, Jr., Acting Vice-President and Dean of Studies, and Mrs. Wilson. THE COLLEGE PRESENTS A PULITZER PLAY The College staged an American play, “Our Town,” in Cantonese dialogue at the Concert Hall, City Hall, from May 6th to 8th. The proceeds will be used to assist needy students of the College. The play, written by Thornton Wilder,
13 won the Pulitzer Prize in 1938. It describes the whole journey of a man’s life: birth, marriage, happiness, sorrow and death. Under the sponsorship of the United States State Department, the American TV playright, Mr. Rod Serling, advised the Dramatic Club of the College on this play. The play was directed by Mr. Chung King-fai, a graduate of Yale Drama School and a lecturer of the College. VISIT OF LIBERIAN VICE-PRESIDENT The College was honored on April 30, 1965, by the visit of Dr .William Tolbert, Jr., Vice-President of the African nation of Liberia, who was at the time also the Vice- President of the Baptist World Alliance, but is now its President. He attended the College’s welcoming party, at which he delivered a speech. Dr. William Tolbert, Jr., Liberian Vice-President is seen seated sixth from the right with Dr. Lam Chi Fung at the right side of him at the flag draped hall where he was enthusiastically welcomed. Dr. William Tolbert, Jr., Liberian Vice-President, was accompanied by our College President Dr. Lam Chi Fung on a tour of the various faculties of our Baptist College and also the various subsidiary branches of the Hong Kong Baptist Association. College property. The fee for entry to the Matriculation Examination will remain at HK$20.00. NEW COMPOSITE FEES The College Authority has announced that with effect from the Autumn Term, 1965, Commerce and Science students will pay a composite fee of HK$1,000.00 per year and Arts students will pay a composite fee of HK$900.00 per year. The composite fee includes athletic, student activities, student health facilities, teaching materials, and the use of the laboratory. In addition, each student will be required to deposit HK$100.00 Breakage fee upon his admission which will be refunded after graduation, subject to no deduction, being made for damage to equipment or any LIBRARY (1) The Library has a holding of 10 367 volumes of English books and 5,344 volumes of Chinese books, making a grand total of 15,711. Average number of persons using the Library each day have been over 300. (2) Dr. John A. Hunter, President of Louisiana State University, has generously donated to the College 800
• 14 volumes of books on Education, Administration, Psychology, etc. from h's personal library. Dr. Anderson is now hopeful of collecting some additional volumes through the Baptist Student Union of LSU. The whole collection may reach 2,000 volumes. (3) Miss Rebecca Loh. our Assistant Librarian left for the States and took part in the Multi Area Group Librarian Program sponsored by U.S. State Department from January 25 to May 25, 1965. She returned to Hong Kong early in June. During her absence, Miss Florence Chan assisted in the library. (4) Recent purchases of reference books: A set of Chinese Encyclopedia (Ku Chin Tu Shu Chi Cheng), and also Encyclopedia Britannica, 1964 edition. SPORTS NEWS The Hong Kong Baptist College men’s Volleyball team got off to a fast start this spring with successive triumphs over the Hong Kong Technical College and the United College winning both matches in three straight games. Their quest for the 1965 Hong Kong Post-Secondary College Athletic Association Volleyball championship was temporary halted when they lost a 'heart breaking 3 to 2 match against Chu Hai College, last year's champion. After winn ng the first set 15 to 11 they lost the next two sets to Chu Hai 11 to 15 and 14 to 16. Fighting all the way the Baptist squad finished strong to wJn the fourth game 15 to 11 thus drawing the match at two game all. The fifth and deciding game saw Chu Hai take an early 11 to 7 lead only to have the Baptist boys fight back on the outstanding play of captain Lee Kit Hung and sophmore Billy Yue to once more even the game at 13 all. SPORTS NEWS The Hong Kong Baptist College men’s Volleyball team got off to a fast start this spring with successive triumphs over the Hong Kong Technical College and the United College winning both matches in three straight games. Their quest for the 1965 Hong Kong Post-Secondary College Athletic Association Volleyball championship was temporary halted when they lost a heart breaking 3 to 2 match against Chu Hai College, last year’s champion. After winn'ng the first set 15 to 11 they lost the next two sets to Chu Hai 11 to 15 and 14 to 16. Fighting all the way the Baptist squad finished strong to win the fourth game 15 to 11 thus drawing the match at two game all. The fifth and deciding game saw Chu Hai take an early 11 to 7 lead only to have the Baptist boys fight back on the outstanding play of captain Lee Kit Hung and sophmore Billy Yue to once more even the game at 13 all. After a brief exchange of services Chu Hai managed to score the deciding points to win the game and the match in what was by far the most exciting volleyball contest this season. The play of both teams was excellent. Nat d:scouraged by this loss the team bounced back to victories over Northcote Training College and Grantham Training College to remain in the running for this year’s, championship. Earlier in the year both the_ men’s and women's Basketball teams sparked by captain Ho Sau Sun and Wong Yin Ling finished runners-ups in what was the most successful season in recent years for both squads. Winning eight out of nine league games the men’s team also travelled to Macau during the New Year’s holidays where they rolled up an 81 to 43 victory over Macau Pui Ching and were narrowly defeated 43 to 41 by one of Macau's leading City League teams re-inforced with several Hong Kong players. The fifth Annual Baptist College Sports Day was also an outstanding success as eight new college records were established in the Track and Field events and twenty-four out of the twenty-seven events produced better marks than last year’s Sports Day. The Sociology Department won the joint championship, winning the women’s championship and tying the Business Administration Department for the men’s championship. Outstanding star for the day was first year student Hou Hon Hing who set a new school record in winning the long jump. He also won the 100 and 200 metre sprints to earn individual honors for the Day. Several new sports have been introduced to the Baptist College program for the first time. Considerable interest has been shown in fencing, wrestling and softball and it is hoped that Inter-College competition will soon be available for these clubs..
15 FACULTY AND STAFF CHANGES Dr. and Mrs. John Carter, Professors in the Department of Education and Psychology at Howard College, a Baptist institution in Birmingham, Alabama, are guest teachers at Hong Kong Baptist College for the first semester of the 1965/66 Academic Year. They are on their Sabbatical leave from Howard College. Dr. Chen Ho Chen, M.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., South Dakota State College, joined the College in the Department of Mathematics and Science, where he will teach biology. Mrs. Ida Fung Oi Cheung, B.A. (Honours) Hong Kong University; Diploma in Education, Hong Kong University, M A., University of California, Berkeley, joined the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature. Mr. C. F. Chen (who was on a study leave at Stetson University, De Land, Florida) returned to the College during the summer. Mr. Chen formerly was Assistant Business Manager and Proctor of the Men’s Hostel. He has assumed the responsibility of Business Manager. Mr. David Ng who was granted scholarship for graduate study in the U.S.A., in 1961, returned to Hong Kong to teach in the Department of Sociology and Social Work. Mr. Ng received his M.A. (Social Work) in the Carver School of Mission’s and Social Work, Louisville, Kentucky in 1963. He also obtained the M.S. degree in Community Recreation from Indiana University in 1964. In 1965 he took Specialist Education Degree (in Recreation). There are only 103 persons holding this degree in U.S.A. He is lecturing in Community Recreation and Social Work. Mr. Chung King Fai, Assistant Lecturer in English Literature and Dramatics, has been granted a World University Service Staff Training Fellowship, tenable at New York University, for a special degree with a specialization in Dramatic Arts. Mr. Liu Chia Chu, Part-time Lecturer in Modern History, received a Diploma in 1960 from New Asia College. He attended the New Asia Research Institute from 1960 to 1962. Mr. Tsang Kam Cheung, Tutor in Chinese Literature, is a graduate of Baptist College (1963). He attended the New Asia Research Institute from 1963 to 1965. Mr. L. Shih, Lecturer in Chinese Literature received his B.A. in 1947 from the National Central University, Nanking, China. Dr. Cathy Shum, who has a Ph.D. from Indiana University is a Lecturer in Linguistics. Mr. Toshikazu Yoshitake is an Exchange Student from Seinan Gakuin, Fukuoka, Japan and is also to be a special Lecturer in Japanese. Miss Mary Martha Leavell, who has a B.A. from Blue Mountain College in Mississippi and a M.S.S.W. in Social Work from the University of Tennessee is to teach Social Case Work and to be Supervisor of Social Work Field Work. Mr. W. L. Shao has a B Sc. from Sun Yet Sen University and a M.Sc. from University of West Australia is a Lecturer in Chemistry. Mr. Poon Yui Cheong has a B.S. from Indiana University and a M.S. from the University of Wisconson is an Assistant Lecturer in Chemistry. Mr. Antony Li has a B.A. in Chemistry from the International Christian University of Japan is an Assistant in Chemistry. Mr. Woo Koon Kwan — Diploma from Hong Kong Baptist College, is an Assistant in Business Administration. Mr. Lee Chin Tsun has an A.S A. from A.E. Speck Commercial College of Melbourne, Australia is a Teacher in Accounting. Mr. Sunny Wong has a Diploma from United College of Hong Kong and Diploma Kaufmann from Hamburg University of Hamburg, Germany is a teacher in Economics and Accounting. Miss Lucy E. Smith—B.A. from Oklahoma Baptist University and B.R.E. from WMUTS— now merged with Souhtern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky., comes to the College as Administrative Assistant after nearly thirty years as a missionary in China and Japan. Mrs. Gertrude Tharpe, Columbia Bible School, B.A. Tife College in Georgia, M.M. Carver School of Social Work, now
16 merged with Southern Baptist Theological Seminary M.A. Forman University — is teaching part time in Sociology. Mrs. Sam Rankin, B.A. Winthrop College, M.R.E. from WMUTS — now emerged with Southern Baptist Theological Seminary — has returned to the College as a Bible teacher. Mr. Tommy Adkins — Business Administration B.A. Western College, Army Finance School — is teaching part time in Business Administration. The last semester of the 1964/65 session Dr. Mary Killough — B.A., Heidelberg College Tiffin, O.; Ph.D., University of'Texas, Austin, Tex. — joined this College as Lecturer in English and German. The Foreign Mission Board has a new category of missionaries known as the journeymen. They are young people who are college graduates, under twenty-seven years of age, and single. They are appointed by the Board for a term of two years to serve in various fields where needed. Hong Kong is fortunate to have four of these young people, two of whom are teaching English in the College. They are Miss Mimosa Sommers, who has a B.A. from Pan American College, M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Texas Tech — and Miss Jill Titus who has a B.A. from North Texas University. FROM THE REGISTRAR’S OFFICE: 1. Registration The registration for the spring semester of 1965 took place from February 15 to 18. A total of 970 students were registered, 566 being men and 404 women, 514 in the Faculty of Arts and 456 in the Faculty of Science. 2. Graduates for Teacher Training The following 1965 graduates passed the written examination in the one-year special course at the Northcote Teacher Training College, Hong Kong, in March 1965:— Name Department Li Shiu King Mathematics and Science (Biology major) Ho Sou Sun „ „ „ (Chemistry major) Leung Chiu Ming „ „ „ (Chemistry major) Sze To Yuen Sui „ „ „ (Chemistry major) Wong Mo Yung „ „ „ (Chemistry major) Yu Wai Kun • „ „ „ (Chemistry major) Poon Kee Hoo „ „ „ (Mathematics major) Leung Yin Ho History and Geography (1964 graduate) 3. List of graduates in July 1965:— FACULTY OF ARTS Foreign Languages & Literature Department Lee, Nancy *Leung Kwok Mun Li Chung Lin, Raymond *Liu, Lois Ngai Nga Wan, Joan Society & Social Work Department Sociology Chan Dak Seung Chan Wing Luen Lam Chi Kam Lam Sau Chun, Susan Lau Wai Han, Nancy Leung Wai Ngan, Margaret Lo K.K., Lilian Mok Yuit Wah
17 Ng Yim Ping Tan Wai Hiong Teh Ean Fang Wu, Maggie Yip Choi Chim, Jane Yew Ho Siang Yu Kar Wah, Lawrence Yu Kwok Ying Social Work Chan Oi Ling Chi, Charles Hui, Esther Kwong Moon Kin Lam Yan Chee Leung So Lan, Sophia Ling, Joyce Liu Miu Ling Lung Moi Fei, Pamela Sing Shuk Ying, Sheila So, Ellen Sun, Maurice Sun Nai Chuck, Henry Wong Yin Ling, Elaine Yuen Yun Ping, Senna History & Geography Department Chan Yuen Yee Kwan Chuck Pui Law Yuk Yin *Leung Kit Ying *Mak Shiu Yue Tso Man Kin Wong Sau Ching, Alice Wong, Winnie Woo Ping Chiu Yu Kit Yu Economics & Business Administration Department Accounting Chan Lei Kit Fung Ching Hui Yan Tuin Lam Wing Shing Lee Phang Chiew **Leung Che Cheung Luk Lay Ka Ning Sun Chuen Tam Kok Nam *Woo Koon Kwan Business Administration Chan Chi Kin Chan Wan Yiu Chang Ho Chuen Chow Chun Cheung Chow Woon Wah Koh Koon Peng Louie Lai Sheung Mui, Katherine Ng Tse Ping Ngo Kwong Sing Ong Lean Sim Sy Un Tho Chin Lee FACULTY OF SCIENCE Mathematics & Science Department Biology Li Shiu King Young Nim Cho Chemistry Chiang M.H., Mervyn Ho Sou Sun Hung Kwok Wah Kan Kwok Tai Leung Chiu Ming Luk Hsien Chia SzeTo Yuen Sui Wong Mo Yung Young Wai Kwok Yu Wai Kun Mathematics Chang Sau Tong Poong Kee Hoo Physics Chen Fu Siang Lee Man Hin Tang Shew Kai Civil Engineering Department Au Tit Sang Lau Suan Sing
■ 18 Lau Wing Kok Leung Ting Chun Luk Chi Chung Man Cheung Po Ng Wing Sing Tam. Yiu Kee Tang Yuen Nien Wong Kam Wang Wong Kwong Luen Yu Kwong Yuen ** Special Distinction * Distinction List of Scholastic Awards of 1964/65 Session Liu, Lois Foreign Languages & Literature Department Leung Kit Ying History & Geography Department Leung Che Cheung Economic & Business Administration Department (Accounting) The New Hong Kong Baptist College Building in the Course of Construction A scene of the new College Building seen from the south and north. The new College Building seen from a northwest corner. According to Mr. Marvin Bond, who is supervising the college building program, we will possibly be able to move to our new campus by Chinese New Year. Equipment funds are needed. All gifts gratefully received. NOTICE! Please check your address — that means YOU — and see if it is correct. Does it have ZIP CODE? If not, please send to us. We want you to be sure and receive the “College News.” Do you know anyone who would like to receive the “College News”? If so, please send us their name and address. Perhaps you have a friend whom you would like to add to this list. Just send us their name and address and we will send ‘“College News” to them.