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Show 95 proportion of what is good in the hearts of these patient toilers, and we pray that all who speak to them may know how to tell the story of the Father's love, and may win many to Christ. Three cheers for the YU YING Jchoo! SCHOOL SPIRIT H i p ' h'P. hurrah -hurrah -hurrah- T O T " E T F R O N T A " d t h e n a l i « e r - T n e English may have been a little BOYS' SCrfoOl b r ° k e n ' b u t t h e r e w a s n o l h inS broken in the spirit with which WL the yell was given. The occasion was the distribution of prizes after a five-point athletic contest held a few days before. The boys had arranged for the contest themselves and carried it out with such a fine spirit of sportsmanship and loyalty that we were all happy. And now the prizes had just been distributed,-the winners had come one by one to the front of the room amid a storm of applause, each had made a deep bow and stepped back to his seat The prizes -no, they were not bronze medals nor silver cups, but a note-book and pencil, or a caks of soap, a pair of dust glasses or a puzzle,-such things as the boys, with money they had contributed themselves, could pick up at the Market for three to ten cents. This occasion is typical of the spirit of our central school this A BUMPER year. The unity of interest and the enthusiasm for all kinds CROP. of school activities have been such as to create an atmosphere in which it is easy to do one's best. The teachers have worked together harmoniously and have been faithful to their duties. The work of one or two has been exceptionally good and the students have responded in real effort. We have been fortunate in having as English teachers, Miss Guffin and Miss Harmon, while Mrs. Young has given valuable instruction in music. Our difficulties have been encouraging ones, that of trying to find room for the boys who have applied for admission. Last year our upper school of Grammar and Academy grades with its sixty-five boys had doubled the number of the year before; this year we have again practically doubled our numbers and have enrolled one hundred and twenty-five students. Of these twenty have been Koreans who have made a special study of Chinese and English. Last August saw the beginning of an institution from which TEACHERS' we look for large results in better teaching, that is, a male INSTITUTE, teachers' institute. Before the beginning of the autumn term the teachers of our schools met in Feking for a few days' conference on teaching. From the talks of Mr. Chao, Miss Payne and Pastor Li, and through informal discussions, the teachers gained not only new ideas in methods of teaching but also a deeper enthusiasm for their work. The beginnings were very small but they are large with promise. Some may ask what relation our schools have to the church. DO OUR Are we simply giving the boys a modern education, or does SCHOOLS their training also tend to lead them into the Christian life? EVANGELIZE? In other words, are our schools evangelizing agencies ? To answer this we may take the experience of our central school this year. During the eight months twenty-three bo/s have joined the church |
