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Show - 123 - Never have the training schools been more popular with the K1NDERGAR- children and never have the student teachers taken a greater TEN TRAINING interest in their work. Especially are the educated Chinese SCHOOL coming to realize the importance of the kindergarten training in the life-forming habits of the child and the increased attendance comes mainly from that class. They are even demanding that such training shall be given in their own schools, one teacher coming to ask for some kindergarten songs and games saying that her patrons desired her to teach them. As from little knowledge much harm may come, we must keep our standard hi»h, that the work of our graduates may really make for the spirit of good citizenship and the upbuilding of character. The registration in this department has been larger than ever MUSIC before, numbering sixteen piano and thirty-seven organ pupils. DEPARTMENT We are feeling more and more the necessity of a music hall in order to get the practice instruments entirely away from the recitation buildings. Miss Chang, who received her training under Miss Corbett, has assisted in the teaching of the beginning pupils. This department is entirely self-supporting and should continue to grow rapidly. Just before the Christmas holidays the Senior English class " TWELFTH invited their friends and the girls' schools of the city to a NIGHT " rendering of " Twelth Night " which was pronounced a great success. Much credit is due to Miss Harmon, who trained them, as well as to the choristers and the others who interspersed the program with music, vocal and instrumental. The general health of the school has been good. Health HEALTH AND certificate blanks have been prepared and each girl is required PHYSICAL to have a physical examination. With Miss Miske in charge TRAINING of the physical training a new impetus for basket ball and tennis has been created. Last winter a very exciting game of basket-ball was played with the Bridgman Academy, in which the college took its defeat gracefully, and now they are training for a game with the champion team of the academy to close the season. The Y. W. C A. received new life from the summer confer- CHRISTIAN ence held at Wo-fo-szu in June at which they had seven ACTIVITY delegates. Perhaps their greatest zeal has been in raising money to send delegates to this year's conference, although all lines of work have been carried on as usual. During Passion week special meetings were lead by Miss Miner who had just returned from America, and there was a quiet quickening of the spiritual life of the entire school The majority of the girls are Christians, but four who had not previously made any public confession did so at this time. Two of these were from Christian families and two were from outside homes where there is still much opposition to their becoming Christian. On March 7th. we had the joy of welcoming back Miss Miner, WELCOME rested and refreshed from her weeks in Europe and America. The students gave a reception for her, expressing in song and speech their joy at her return. They also gave a reception to Mrs. Clark, whose visit is full of helpful and pleasant memories to us all. |