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Show Pangchuang GENERAL REPORT 59 EDUCATIONAL ^^e e d u c a t ' o n a l work for boys for the year ending Dec. 31, 1912, was not very different from that of the preceding year. The change in the teaching corps was of benefit to the school. Sixty boys attended the boarding school at Pangchuang, while nine day-schools have given instruction to as many as 135 pupils. Since the beginning of the new year three day schools have been added, practically all the pupils coming from non-Christian homes. The increase in attendance at our established day schools has been very marked this spring. This is due largely to the recent ruling of the government that all schools not under the direction of the county officials are illegal. The result has been a flocking to our schools in some parts. One school, at Chin Ch'eng, could have had over forty pupils if it had the room. Others of our schools have 28, 24, 15, etc. respectively. An interesting case has beeti the village of Li Lu Chuang where the village school and the church school have united. They have torn down a temple and have transferred the temple land to this school, thus insuring a definite income. They have used the materials of the old temple and have bought others and are at present erecting a combined church and school 011 the laud owned by the church, Chin Chuaug, one mile from our little chapel at Ke Chuang, presents a similar instance. We have taken over a non- Christian school and have managed to get a college graduate in as teacher. The conditions are that he be allowed to teach the Bible and every Sunday this teacher leads his pupils to Ke Chuang and conducts the service for the local church. One believes that the coming years will give us many opportunities to work along these lines. On account of the trouble with the Chinese co-workers the local Academy was not opened this spring. The receipts from the local school were the largest last year in the history of the institution, namely, almost $400 Gold. This of course includes money given for board. For the coming year we are raising the amount of tuition fees. This will enable us to finance our work which heretofore has made too heavy a drain upon our resources. v:\r A I\T<-UT TCTTr- The e v a n g e l i s t i c w o r k f o r the past HVAlNOtiLKslK. year r e c o r d s t h e u a m e s o f fifty-five members baptized and one hundred received as probationers. |