The new order of things is seen in the preparations for opening new schools. One or two new intermediate and twenty pri-marr schools are projected. The gorernmental college of science, which was estab-liched some years ago with the help of Mr. Mattox of the Preshrterian College, has been in operation all the time. A crisis has. however, occurred; and owing to some misunderstanding among its directors, the superintendent his been changed. The incoming superintendent is not only not a Christian man, but is opposed to Christianity; and he ruled that the corps of teachers must worship before the tablet of Confucius, thus getting rid of his Christian' teachers. While he has increased the salaries of the teachers, he has reduced their efficiency, and shows no ability in advancing the real interests of the school. The party of Japanese students who spent part of their holidays in Hangchow, visited this school, notebooks in hand. They asked, "Is this the leading college of your province?" "Yes." " And your pupils are the mos advanced?" you employ; "But you have a How many foreign teachers do pet pr to" and you have not even a Japanese teacher?"
No." They then saw some pupils of about 12 years of age, and asked if these were some of their advanced pupils Doubtless Japan will more and more take China in hand, and teach her a few of the things she needs to learn.
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