Plans are being made for the coming to China of an Educational Commission appointed by the Mission Boards in North America and Great Britain. The purpose of this Commission will be to consider the whole problem of Christian Education in China in all grades of schools and colleges for both men and women, and the relation of Christian education to education under government and private auspices.
The commission will include Professor Ernest D, Burton, of the University of Chicago as chairman Professor Roxby, of Liverpool, and four other persons appointed in America, together with not less than three Chinese members and three of the missionary body in China, nominated the Joint Committee of the China Christian Educational Association and the China Continuation Committee.
The Commission is expected to arrive in Shanghai in September, 1921. A meeting of the whole Commission, including all the members in China, will be convened immediately after their arrival. Possibly a number of educationalists will be invited to confer with them at this time.
At the close of this meeting the whole Commission will study some parts of the field in order that all its members may clearly understand the principal questions to be answered and also agree upon the technique of their work. They will then divide, probably into three groups, and will travel through different parts of China.
It is proposed that local con-
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