to the equipment of the college is a museum and lecture hall, 70 by 25 feet intended more especially to be devoted to' attracting the better class of Chinese to see foreign appliances and listen to lectures on scientific subjects. The present foreign teaching force in the college consists of the Rev. Dr. Mateer and Mrs. Mateer, both of whom have put the best years of their lives into the development of the institution, the Rev. Watson Mf. Hayes, who has been connected with the institution for fourteen years, Mr. Hayes having lately been elected' President in place of Dr. Mateer, who resigned because of pressure of other duties, and the Rev. and Mrs. Irwin, who have been in the country only about two years, THE GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL, in connection with the American Presbyterian Mission, has also been putting up some new buildings and there are now 32 girls in training there under the care of Miss Snodgrass and Miss Miller.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.