Yenching University 燕京大學Alternative Names:Yen-ching ta-hsüeh, Yanjing Daxue 燕京大學 | Type:Higher education / UniversityLocation:Peking / Beijing 北 京
Source: Lutz, China and the Christian Colleges, 1971 Yenching University grew out of a union of four schools, among which were the North China College and Peking University. Yenching became the official name in both English and Chinese. In 1919-20, the North China Union College for Women was merged with Yenching University and thus assumed its co-educational status. In 1925, the premdeical program at Peking Medical College was terminated and its facilities were handed over to Yenching. Yenching also benefited from numerous grants in aid and an eventual endowmen of US$325,000 for its work in the field of natural sciences. in 1925, student enrollment had reached 508.
Yenching offered a wide range of liberal arts courses and was able to rely on substantial financial resources. In 1926, the institution relocated to a new site outside of Peking. By 1931, Yenching had completed teh registration progress.
Yenching gradually passed its agricultural experiment work over to Nanking University, while focusing more heavily on urban studies. In 1930, as it was starting a project near the town of Ch'ing Ho, Yenching also concentrated on the development of a rural administration training program.
During the war years in China, Yenching was seeking protection based on extraterritoriality by trying to identify its campus as a foreign enclave between 1937-41. Student enrollment rose from a normal figure of 800 to 1156 in 1941. Later, Yenching moved to Chengtu, where enrollment was limited to 400 students.
In the fall of 1945, Yenching was among the first schools to open its own campus. In December 1948, Yenching came under Communist control. Following administrative changes in 1951, Yenching University and <WEST China Union Universitywere merged to become National Hua Hsi University.
Curriculum: In 1929, Yenching divided its curriculum into a College of Arts and Letters, a College of Natural Sciences, and a College of Applied Social Sciences. Conforming with national regulations regarding graduate work, Yenching, in 1934, was only allowed to pursue graduate degree studies in history, biology, chemistry and political science. As a result, graduate enrollment declined from 94 in 1930-31 to 48 in 1936-37. Between 1945-49, Yenching developed a 5-year course in industrial training, with heavy emphasis on applied science and one year training in factories as well as three summers of field work.
Presidents: J. Leighton Stuart served as president of Yenching University from 1919 to 1946, when he was named U.S. Ambassador to China. Additional information: Sili Yanjing Daxue, founded 1917 by the union of Tongzhou xiehe daxue and Beiji wen daxue; In 1920 the Huabei Women's University (Huabei Xiehe Nüi Daxue) also merged into it. Yenjing University was itself merged into Beijing University in 1952]
Source: World Missionary Atlas. New York, 1925. President: Rev. John Leighton Stuart, D.D.
Office: Peking, China.
Objective: To maintain in Peking, China, an educational institution which shall be founded and conducted upon strictly Christian and evangelical, but not sectarian principles.
Income: Board appropriations and endowment, $46,000 (Mexican). Student fees (tuition only), $18,565 (Mexican).
Official Periodical: "Peking News Letter."
Field: China (Chihli)
Note: The University was established in 1888 and although it had a non-sectarian charter and was operated under an undenominational local Board, it was practically an institution of the North China Mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The University was organized upon its present basis in 1918. The Boards now cooperating in the maintenance of this institution are the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., and the London Missionary Society. The University is incorporated under the Laws of the State of New York. Its control is vested in a Board of Trustees appointed by the four constituent Mission Boards, with headquarters in New York City. The University at present includes a School of Theology, College of Arts and Sciences for Men, and College of Arts and Sciences for Women.
The following was compiled by: Peter Tze Ming Ng Date of Establishment: 1919 Religious Affiliation: Protestant, Interdenominational. Sponsoring Bodies: American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (公理會)
American Presbyterian Mission (美國長老會)
Methodist Episcopal Church (美以美會)
London Missionary Society (倫敦會) Co-operating Organizations : Harvard-Yenching Institute (哈佛燕京學社)
Missouri-Yenching Foundation (密蘇里燕京基金會)
Princeton in Beijing (普林斯頓在北京)
Rockefeller Foundation (洛克菲勒基金會) List of Presidents: John Leighton Stuart (1919-1929)
Lei-chuan Wu【吳雷川 Wu Lei-chuan】(1929-1933)
Zhi-wei Lu【陸志韋 Lu Zhi-wei】 (1934-1937)
John Leighton Stuart (1945-1946) Short History: Yenching University was evolved in the late 1910s. The forerunner schools were several, namely: The Tungchow Boy’s School (通州男塾, founded in 1867) and The Gordon Memorial Theological College (founded in 1893) were joined together in 1904 to form The North China Union College(華北協和大學). The Bridgman Girl’s School (founded in 1864) was renamed North China Union College for Women(華北協和女子大學) in 1904. Together with The North China Union College and Peking (Methodist) University (匯文大學, founded since 1890), they formed this Yenching University. The formal year to marked the beginning of Yenching University was 1919, the year in which John Leighton Stuart accepted the presidency to start this new university though the name “Yenching University” was formalized in a year later. With the presidency of John L. Stuart, Yenching University was able to develop its international network extensively, especially with the well-known universities and institutions such as: Harvard-Yenching Institute, Missouri-Yenching Foundation, Princeton in Beijing and Rockefeller Foundation.
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