Instead of being a perfectionist, I just tried to be practical and far-sighted. I proposed that either we leave the walk unpaved or railing of the “Tai”unfinished until the time we can afford to do it. I would rather not favor the red cement finish. Those are public places which open to all concerned and would last for years to come. We made blunders and spent money lavishly without results or even with permanent damages before. This time wehave the chance to do it right and I hope we won’t stop short because of temporary hard-up in spending. I would also like to report the account on this matter. Feb. 7 –April 4With the understanding that we are going to use tile paving according to our original decision, I have collected samples and nanes of manufacturers. Stephen Tsai has been informed. Estimations on numbers and cost were made by the manufacturers. I also made trips to factories and looked for materials for the same purpose. April 4Estimations were in and vre are waiting for Stephen Tsai’s approval on his routine trip to Tunghai. April 12Stephen Tsai came and the matter was brought up between the Construction Dept. and the manufacturer. Tsai brought down the price of tiles from $3.80 to $3.58 each and specified on the estimation form for 24,000 pieces. With the unit price and the amount of tiles fixed, we and the manufacturer were given the understanding of going ahead. This is the usual way we handle matters vith Tsai. We made actual measurement on the site and further discovered we require some additional amount. We made another estimation with the same fixed unit price. April 16 We met in Taipei at Tsai’s office to discuss the details and formalities for the contract. While the manufacturer had the different molds already ordered, Tsai changed his mind and suggested to use red cemont. He held up the procedure and asked us to refer the matter to Miss Priest. April 18 At Tunghai. Miss Priest explained that Tsai's agreement was only for fixing the unit price and she also favored the red cement finish. So I called up Tsai in Taipei and he told me to wait for a few days. As it is quite urgent to have the matter settled, I hope we can get the reply very soon. I honestly think this is not an extravagant request and in every way the school and the Board will benefit. There are lots of things to be settled six projects are under construction at the same time. As long as the supply of cement is steady the building constructions will go on uninterrupted. The Primary School is the most steady one ahead and will be finished in another month and a half. The children will have their new school which is better planned and less expensive than all the standard schools here before the summer vacation. The new girls’ dormitories are going cn smoothly after 3 arrangements were made. We have to lay them out and preserve the best view towards the mountains without disturbing the existing ones. We now have an apartment underneath and 2 extra guest rooms which can also be used as isolated wards for sick women students.