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384 CHINA MISSION YEAR BOOK.School forthe Deaf and Dumb, Chefoo.During the year 1909 we had an attendance oftwenty-six pupils ten girls, one of whom is blind aswell as deaf, and eighteen boys. Several of the olderboys secured positions where they are earning theirown living. One of them is teaching four deaf boysat his home in Hangchovv. Another has two little deafpupils in Ichowfu. Both these boys are anxious tobecome teachers of the deaf, and hope to come back tocontinue their studies as soon as we can increase our staffof teachers. They will bring their pupils with them.In May, Mr. Sen Dzong-shi, who had been in theChefoo school for ten years, was placed in charge ofthe new school for the blind and deaf opened by officials and gentry at Paotingfu.A hearing Korean man and his wife received instructions in methods of teaching the deaf during the year,and they now report a school at Pyengyang with severalpupils in attendance. Two hearing Chinese women havealso learned something about teaching the deaf. Onefor the purpose of teaching her deaf daughter at homeand the other, who is a widow, will remain as a teacherin our girls school this coining school year.During the last six months seven applications foradmission to the school have been received through peopleinterested in deaf children : A girl from Niugpo, onefrom Suchow, t\vo children from Tengchowfu a boyand a girl a girl from Chihli province, and a boyfrom Manchuria and one from Ichowfu.Last week we received a visit from H.E. theGovernor of Shantung. He was much interested inwhat he saw, and he expressed a wish that similarschools might be opened soon in other parts of China.Mrs. Mills has been in America for the past yearmaking an effort to secure a legal standing for theschool, and an endowment ifpossible.ANITA E.CARTKR.