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Dr. Li Tien-lu was born in 1886 and received his education at the Peking Methodist University from which institution he was graduated in 1908 with the B. A. degree. From 1908 to 1913 Dr. Li served as instructor in English in his alma mater and then went to America for his advanced educational work. Dr. Li received the degree of M. A. from Vanderbilt University in 1914 and the Ph. D. degree from the same institution in 1916. He attended sessions of the Washington Conference as secretary to the Chinese Delegation. From 1922 to 1923 Dr. Li served as president of the Peking Academy and since that time has been dean of the School of Arts of Shantung Christian University, Tsinanfu. Dr. Li is the author of Congressional Policy in Respect to Chinese Immigration, which was published in America. In 1922 he was awarded the Fourth Class Chia-ho decoration by the Chinese government in consideration of his services at the Washington Conference.