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Show 34 NORTH CHINA MISSION Peking eagerly urging her to come and stay among them. We regret that the foreigners are not able to give more time to this country field, where so much has been done in the past. Other shorter trips have also been made to places nearer by. In July lectures for women were given in some nearby villages. . , r o ^ - r ^ ^ T o A „ , ^ The day school at Teng Shih K'ou DAY SCHOOLS AND . . , y ... • * .... ~ „ „ . „ _ „ „ , , , has taken on new life. Many clnld- KINDERGARTENS , . ... . e ... f ren have come to it from families of wealth, often children of men who have studied abroad. They made faithful little pupils, and do much to bring up the grade of the school. Miss Corbett has taken much pains in introducing new ways among them. The numbers in the day school building have risen to one hundred and fifty, and we are faced by the imperative need of more room. Here, as in the case of the Bible School, the great need is for more land upon which to place the buildings so greatly needed. The Emily Ament Memorial School has kept its numbers up to forty or more, and the pupils have done good work. They have had Mrs. Ament's loving care iu many ways, while Miss Reed has continued the examinations. Outside the Ch'i Hua Men the day school has grown much under the charge of Miss Mead, and makes itself quite a nucleus for the women's work about there. The four other schools outside the city are also increasing in numbers. The Kindergarten work under Miss Yanderslice's strong leadership has been very valuable. The training class has numbered twelve, and of these, five will graduate in June. Mrs. Stelle and Miss McCoy have aided in the teaching. In their practice ivork these students have taught in five kindergartens, three in our Mission and two'in the Presbyterian Compound. The kindergartens established at the North Chapel and the Ch'i Hua Men are proving helpful for the work there. The work in the three outside Sunday Schools has continued with success. In each the numbers have kept well over a hundred, those at the Ch'i Hua Men coming sometimes to two hundred. We hope much for the result of so much work with the children. LECTURES FOR WOMEN *e g U l a r l e c t " r e s h a v e b e e" kept up at three centres and |