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Show - 113 - By more economic use of buildings and by erecting additional dormitories, we expect to accommodate sixty five this autumn. A significant thing it that a large proportion of the recent application! have come from non-Chrittian homes. In Paotingfu city we are glad to be able to report teveral ADVANCE IN , , x. . , , " ,. , . . . . . _ advance steps 1 he girls boarding and day-school has puth- ENROLLMENT ... „ . , , , . . , i M U UU J i ed itt enrollment up to rorty-eight pupuilt. Mrs. Hubbard has had general charge since her return to China. Mrt. Gait has given excellent inttruction in drawing. The boys' school at the central station closed last June after ADVANCE IN a year of rather doubtful success, on account of irregularity DAY SCHOOLS in attendance and in the payment of fees. This last autumn the school was not opened. In answer to inquiries, the reply wat given we would not open for less than fifteen pupils who would bring regular tuition fees. The result was that in January, the school was opened with twenty boys who brought their fees. The monthly fee it equal to two thirdt of a days wage for unskilled labor, so the income from these fees pays one half of the teacher's salary. About half of these boys are from non-Christian homes, thus giving us a fresh point of contact with outside families. Each of the three boy't day schools in the country is doing faithful work. Their conbined enrollment is about fifty. During the year a country school for girls has been re-opened at Tung Tu and godd work is being done both there and at our Nan I school. Three other places have applied to us this year to send them teachers, and if we only had the money we could open many girls' schools, each of which would be a power for good in its community. One sad part of our work lies in the fact that, having a country of about 9000 square miles filled with cities and villages, we are at present financially able to supply the women and girls of this vast territory with only two Bible women on full time and two Day-school teachers, while two other women supported by special contributions, give part time to the work. Would not some friend like to contribute $i5.00 a year for the support of a day school teacher, or $35.00 a year for a Bible woman? Last fall an industrial tchool for women between the aget of INDUSTRIAL twenty and thirty years was opened in the city. Mr. Gait and SCHOOL. Miss Phelps have represented our station on the Board of Directors, and Mrs, Hubbard has gone regularly on Sundays, to hold religious services at the school. The school hat accommodationt for forty pupils and offers a course of study covering six months' time At the close of the first six months fourteen young women regi.tersd at inquirers in our church, while three applied to enter the boarding-school for futher study. The interest in the woman's Christian Endeavor Society hat WOMAN'S C. E. been well maintained during the year, and many new facet SOCIETY are to be seen in the Sunday congregation. One of thete is the happy face of Mrs. Chung, who with almost her whole family, has become interested in Christianity. A few weeks ago she brought her idol to church and presented it to Mis. Phelps as a proof that she no longer worshipped false gods. By advice of the Bible women, Miss' Phelps offered to pay her for the value of the bra., in the idol, but .he sent back the money, |
