When I read what the Chinese newspapers tell us of what dents are saying about mission, it seems difficult to ft it in with one's experiences up here, We have had several boys from Government schools applying for entry this term. We never take boys without the consent of their principals; and so have not re ceived many. I have been interest Jed in the note books of two boys who came from the city. The music book contains proof that the boys have worked, and had the opportunity to acquire some acquaintance with singing, and a knowledge of how to write tonic solfa tunes in the Sino-Japanese style, I do not like the system' of using numbers instead of the Western method of letters; but the Gov-jemment seems to have decided in favour of it. Of the usefulness of the tonic solfa method there can he no doubt. Our boys here can retd easy tunes at sight. Two weeks ago I wrote a simple four part song on the blackboard for them to copy. We did not touch it that week. The next week we sang it' through at the first attempt with a very fair amount of acearaey. The boys of course being able to pick out the tune for "themselves had been working at it, The other note book was an English exercise book. The owner fof that book has come to us with a very good knowledge of English; Jand able to take a i These things noting. They shew that the quality of the teachers in the—Government schools is not to be despised. The boys are the trouble generally, That is why boys who want to work leave and come to the mission school. One friend, not a Government school teacher, was ing his head over the hope-state of offs "The boys }won't work; "They won't. let others work. If you won't go in with them, and laze and gamble, 1d spend your time rotting then fife isn't worth living." in public opinion to their side, they will have to find writers able to produce on paper a better' panacea, for the country's misery thun that now offered by the active _propagandists, Chinese propagandists, of the South,
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