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MISSION SCHOOLS FOR MEN AND BOYS. 87At the end of the Senior Primary course the studenthas obtained a fair knowledge of the life and teachingsof Jesus as recorded in the four Gospels and of the livesof the apostles as recorded in Acts ;also has becomefamiliar with all the outstanding characters in the OldTestament.In Chinese classics he has covered the Four Books,together with the Book of Poetry and the Book ofHistory. In Chinese language he has read both theElementary and Advanced Chinese National Readersand acquired the ability to write all ordinary characters,to compose letters in simple style and to write composition in both classical and Mandarin style. InChinese history the student issupposed to becomefamiliar with the important events of his nation s historyfrom the earliest times to the present and the bearing ofthese events upon the national life.The subject of arithmetic is finished in the SeniorPrimary grade.In geography a close study of China and a generalknowledge of world geography, including importantcommercial routes, is required.In natural science the rudiments of physiology,zoology, botany, geology, astronomy, physics, andchemistry are taken up in as practical a way as possible.The English taught is the reading, proper enunciation and translation of simple sentences, and the rendering of simple Chinese into English.The Middle School covers five years following afterthe Senior Primary its ; subjects being the same, but thegrade of work much more advanced. Foreign historyis taken up in this grade, and in geography a thoroughacquaintance with the principles of physical geographyis required. In English an attempt is made to give thestudent a fair speaking knowledge of the language. Inscience a large optionis offered. Physiology and anytwo of the following are required for :graduation Botany,zoology, chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy, and