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13 Apr 2024: The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography. Wednesday 22 May 2024, 2pm-4pm. Michael Nylan. Distinguished Professor, University of California, Berkeley. Documents [Shū] (ca. 221 BC) by Fu Sheng. Two chapters (ch. 1, pp. 1-3; ch. 14, pp. 1-4) from the text in English follow. (out of a total of 30 that were in circulation in the Han). Ch. 1 is also in Chinese to see how much emendation Professor Nylan brings to the text, based on the extant sources. 1. Canon of Yao <a>1A.1 encomium in verse<a> Yao, Examiner of Old Heroes, named "Propagator of Merit," was impressive and clear-sighted. He knew how to put all things in order and at ease. Truly attentive to his duties, he was capable of relinquishing his powers and privileges to worthy men. His bright influence shone wide to earth's four corners, reaching above and below. He was able to make his instructive example shine forth, to draw the Nine Clans close to him. Once the Nine Clans were settled, then Yao distinguished by insignia the Hundred Families. And once the Hundred Families themselves became shining examples, that induced harmony in the myriad polities, at which point the masses flourished, and the era came to be at peace. <a>1A.2 account of Xi and He and

1 Sep 2023: The Eagle 2023. THE EAGLE 2023 1. The Eagle 2023VOLUME 105. WELCOME. 2. Published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by St John’s College, CambridgeFirst published in the United Kingdom in 1858 by St John’s College, Cambridge. Cover photo by: Rich MarshamPrevious page photo: Ascension Day carol, St John’s College Choir directed by Christopher Gray, May 2023. Credit: Joe Giddens, Press Association. Designed by Out of the Bleu (07759 919440; www.outofthebleu.co.uk)Printed by CDP (01517 247000; www.cdp.co.uk). The Eagle is published annually by St John’s College, Cambridge, and is provided free of chargeto members of the College and other interested parties. THE EAGLE 2023 3. Photo: Spring at St John’s, March 2022 Credit: Paul Everest WELCOME. ContentsWelcome. Contributors. 6. Editorial. 7. Message from the Master. 8. Features. St John’s in the 1970s. 14. Cleaning up: converting waste streams into green energy. 17. Writer in Residence. 21. Making way for tigers: decoding the relocation of people from India’s Protected Areas. 24. Ax:son Johnson Centre for the Study of Classical Architecture. 28. College life. Senior Tutor’s report on student welfare support. 34. Education report – Mathematics. 36. The SBR. 39. A day in