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Show Tungchou WOMANS WORK 45 Efjinrt of Homatt'a Work EDUCATIONAL David Starr Jordan says, "There is nothing in all the world so important as children; nothing so interesting. If ever you wish to be of real use in the world, do something for children." We are glad to report that we have been trying to do something for 150 children in eight little schools this year. Two of the schools are in the Christian village, two in the city, one in the East Suburb and two in country stations. The idea of girls studying is new to many of the Niu Pu T'un people and one shopkeeper refused to pay for his little daughter, though he said she must come for a little while, as her brother would not come without her. The Christians thought it a good chance to show the father what his little girl could do, so they made no objection. Before long he began sending his wife to church as he said he had heard that the Christians taught people to control their tempers, and she certainly needed it. This year, for the first time, the children in all these schools have been required to buy their books and pay a small tuition. The Girls' School has only about twenty-five boarders this year and as many day pupils. They have their own Christian Endeavor with two of the older girls to help them. With the exception of part of the work in Bible, music, drawing and gymnastics, the teaching has been done by three Chinese teachers. The Station Class season opened STATION CLASS Jast fgJ^ ag u s u a l w i t h l h e B i b le Women's class in Tungchow. Though the teachers of the little schools were not included this year, as heretofore, enough of the better educated women of the village came in to make a large and interesting class. Ten women in Tungchow and several in the country have been received into the church on probation as a result of these classes. The six Bible women have managed to keep busy and could show a seventh how to put in her time, if we only knew where to find her. Two of them have spent the entire year in the con- |
