It was particularly interesting: ta seo the manner in which each of these Chinese girls reacted to what was a decidedly novel experience. Most of them, though bob-haired and accustomed to the bloomer middle-blouse costume of their pla ground, viewed the vaccination with considerable alarm which the; covered with profuse gig pretty girl who started off the morning's work by thrusting out hor plump arm for the doctor to scratch showed that she had found it necessary to take her courage firmly in hand, After that, how= ever, only the occasional schoolgiet sought solace ona companion's shoulder or screwed her faclat muscles into pained contortions, Considerable amusement, too, occasioned by one little minx, aged about seven, who until the novelty of the proceedings wore off, Wid eegated hereto, omit ari picked each out-thrust arm, aa the "yaectnntion. feed
The doctors made pleasantries with the pupils and the whole seemed to have been viewed very much as an amusing cessation from school routine. During the time, also, two.of the older girls practiced ' their scales, on two pianos standing at the far ends nf the room, with unremitting energy.
"The vaccination of children in private schools is a second step in the health authorities programme of carrying out a systematic routine of free vaccinations in public and private schools, the former having. already been done, In the near future the work will be enlarged to include children in mills and factories, according to the doctors in charge of the work yesterday. An attempt has been made, also; to commence vaccination of the river people living in the Soochow and other creeks of the vicinity but 30 far this had been found almost an impossible undertaking, owing the superstitions encountered.
Furthermore, in May the round of public and private schools will be made once more for the purpose of giving anti-typhoid and anti-cholera vaccine to school-children, Tate, Chinese General Chamber of Commerce has asked the Nanking Government to cancel the tax which the Ministry of Finance has ordered to be collected on sugar and sweets, Vanvinc reports are to hand concerning the affairs of the Shanghat College of Law, 430 Route Pere Robert. On Saturday there was a change in the administration, it would seem, and a split in "the student body of 400. One report has it that Mrs. George Hsu Chien, wife of the notorious political agent and propagandist, who now thought to be with Marshal Feng, staged a coup and displaced the former executive. This repor! adds that 100 students supported her and 100 opposed her, the remainder being neutral." Another account has it that, as her husband founded the school, she wa honoured with the post in hus absence,
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