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322 MEDICAL AND PHILANTHROPIC WORKof the Gospel, the Medical Missionary Association ofLondon, the American Board of Commissioners for ForeignMissions, the Board of Foreign Missions of the MethodistEpiscopal Church, and the Board of Foreign Missions ofthe Presbyterian Church in the United States of America,and of seven members appointed by the China MedicalBoard. The first meeting was held at New York on January24, 1916. The following officers were elected: John R.Mott, Chairman, Rev. J. L. Barton. Vice Chairman, WallaceButtrick, Secretary.To facilitate the reorganization of theMedicalcollege it was voted to transfer the threelower classes ofCollegethe present students to themedical school of the Shantung ChristianUniversity at Tsinanfu, and in furtherance of this programme the China Medical Board has made grants to thelatter institution of Gold $50,000 for necessary additions tobuildings and equipment, and of Gold $100,000, to bedistributed over five years, for the increased maintenanceexpenses.News has been received by cable thatShanhafthe hina Medieal9Board has voted toestablish a medical school at Shanghai, butno details have been received regarding the plans for thiswork. Since the Harvard Medical School of China hasdecided to close its work this year, the China MedicalBoard has offered to send the more promising students tothe United States to complete their course, and it hasconsented also to assume the responsibility of maintainingfor two years the Red Cross Hospital at Shanghai whichhas been used by the Harvard School for its clinicalteaching.Other important action taken by the China MedicalBoard thus far may be noted as follows:In March, 1915, the Board made a grantGrants toof Go jd $16 200 per annum for fiveOther Schools years J to,. Ar , . . .<, *\,. c,,,the Yale Foreign Missionary Society for theHunan-Yale Medical College, to bo used for the maintenanceof additional members of the staff. Several of the teachersemployed under this appropriation have already arrived in