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302 CHINA MISSION YEAR BOOK.The school at Taianfu, which the Methodist Episcopal Mission started twenty-nine years ago with oneChinese teacher, has been growing rapidly since 1902,being crowded with over 80 pupils. Its new building will accommodate 120. This school is of intermediate and primary grade, and sends its graduatesto the girls high school in Peking. Miss Young isprincipal.At Tsingtao the German Mission takes the lead iuthe education of girls. The English Baptist Missionhave three schools in Chowtsuu and vicinity ;the largestwith 20 pupils, while at Tsingchowfu there is a boarding-school of intermediate grade with 40 or 50 pupils,and the standard of the school is rising as the efficiencyof the village schools increases. The American Baptistshave girls schools at Pingtu, Laichow, and Hwanghsien.In Western Shantung the American Board Mission school at Pangkiachwang, in charge of MissLyons, is the largest and most advanced, with between50 and 60 pupils the ; highest grade being the thirdyear of the high school. The most promising graduatesare sent to finish their course in Bridgman Academyand enter college. This mission has another boardingschoolat Linching. The London Mission has a goodelementary school for girls at Hsiaochang, which ithopes to develop.HONAN.The largest boarding-school for girls in Honanprovince is that recently started by Miss Pyke, of theCanadian Presbyterian Mission in Changtefu. It isof intermediate grade, and has made rapid advance.Mrs. Mitchell, of the same mission, has another boardingschoolat Weihuifu. Mrs. Joyce, of the China InlandMission at Hsiangch eng, has a boarding-school with 20pupils, and Miss Janzon is in charge of the school underthe Swedish Mission in Honanfu.