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WOMAN S WORK EDUCATIONAL. 297Raising of Standards, The raising of standardsmeans not only that several schools have advanced theirgrade, but that better work is being done in all grades;the methods are more modern and better text-books areavailable. This is due partly to the fact that bettertrainedteachers from mission schools are obtainable,partly to the competition with non-Christian schools.There is one medical college for women located at theMethodist Episcopal Mission, Peking, a college, whichcompares favorably with the best colleges for men in China,located at the American Board Mission in Peking, and.high schools or academies located with each of thesemissions in Peking and with the Presbyterian Missionat Weihsieu and Tengchowfu in Shantung. The Pangkiachwangschool in Shantung has two years of highschool work, but few of the other schools do work aboveprimary or intermediate grade.Contact with non- Christians in Educational Lines.This phase of our educationl work is growing in importance. Well-trained young women from our missionschools are sought as teachers in non-Christian schools,where they are treated with every courtesy, and no ritesare required of them which violate conscience. Thereis a second point of contact from the attendance of non-Christian girls in mission schools. Sometimes theysimply attend our elementary day-schools, where ouropportunities for influence are relatively small some;enter as boarders in higher grades. As a rule these areof a higher social stratum than the average Christianfamily ; yet even the daughters of officials show a democratic spirit in mingling with other girls. If we canmake and keep our schools superior to other schools,these pupils will come in increasing numbers, and in noline of missionary work will our influence count formore. Our schools also attract, through their publicexercises, university extension" lectures, museums,and various social functions, the leaders of education inthe community. By cooperating with public-spirited