Conference Opened: The Teacher in China: Some Problems and Suggestions The eighth annual meeting of the East China Educational—Association began on Tuesday at the Union Church Hall, and was attended by large audience. The Rev. F. J. White, p.v., occupied the chair and delivered his presidential address en "the Christian Educational System of China.' Among those present were Prof. E, J. Anderson, the Rev. FP. D. Gamewell, Cressy, -H. S. Redfern, F. R. Mil-logan, and C. O. McCloy, Dealing with the present state of Christian schools in China, Dr. White said that their mission could only be successfully accomplished through the cooperation with the Chinese school author-But unfortunately teachers in most of the* Chinese schools were the so-called village or primary schools, which preponderated, super'
sion was particularly bad.
UKED FOR COOPERATION, There was also.a need for ce. operative effort in their endeav-, ours, especially in regard to high edueatio There were five institutions in t China, with faculties of over 209 instructors, and a student body numbering 2,000 in all departments. If the institutions were combined in one place they would sen stitute a foundation for a real university, but they could not 7 picked up and transported. nrohability was that tthe colleges were in one place two things might henpen. They would lose their chief usefulness as missionary stablishments by confining their influence to teo. circumscribed " an area. Nevertheless it was still possible io make these centres of learning into one body, with its departments in the five localities.
European educational estab li ments could not long exist as foreign concerns. But there would. be no question of their status or usefulness if they followed the prac. tices of the Chinese Christiat Church. treater advantages can—-be obtained- if Chinese Christians help towards unity in educational matters than is possible by mis sionary effort alone.
In conclusion Mr. White describ ed the Association's activities; aa of no mean value to the greatest' nation in the Far East in "her task of reconstruction.
The Rev. F. D. Gamewell, tun, secretary of the China, Christian Edueationa]. Association, briefly referred to its work. during th past year. - He explained himself:' with the. aid of some excellent ata. fistical maps, showing the field of
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