The success of the school for girls in this city is all due to the active part the Superintendent of Police and his energetic wife have taken in it. Several years ago they opened a Lower Primary School against much opposition and much wild talk. The first year Mrs. Ming, wife of the Superintendent of Police, carried on the school with eight pupils. Since then they have been untiring in their energy, and now 14 year girls have passed successively through the Higher Primary, four of them now being in the Girls' Normal Training School at Lanchow. Lanchow being six days journey from here and other expenses being heavy, only the wealthy can afford to send their daughters there, Mr, Ming and his wife felt the need of having a Normal Training School here to meet the needs of those girls who Temployed 9x0 soldiers. In an ordinary way 100 were sufficient, but to give employment to as man: as possible double the number were enrolled, serving five days, then off duty five days. All but one of these yamens have been closed since the dawn of the Republic, closing the door to over 1,00 young men. Conseqently for young men who do not care to enter the regular army there are very fow doors open to them and now there are very many in great straits, willing and ready to work if work could be found. So far the republic has bestowed no blessings here, and therefore naturally a longing for the old times again.
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