dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs tˈaɪm, lˈɪn ˌoʊvɚsˈɔː ɐ tuːmˈʌltʃuːəs pˈiəɹɪəd æz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv ʃˈændɑːŋ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi æz ɪt mˈuːvd fɹʌm kˈɪŋdaʊ tʊ ˈæŋkɪŋ ænd ðˈɛn tə wˈɔŋksiən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt.
During this time, Lin oversaw a tumultuous period as president of Shandong University as it moved from Qingdao to Anqing and then to Wanxian in 1938.