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PRESBYTERIAN GROUP 127of College graduates, an intermediate grade consisting ofmiddle school graduates, and a lower class of students ofless education. Men of the highest class will be sentelsewhere for training; the other two grades are beingtrained locally in Bible schools and theological colleges.Educational work commences with kindergartens andrises through the usual grades of lower primary (of whichgrade there are a large number of schools boys and girlsin the country districts), higher primary and middle school.We have four middle schools and two Anglo-Chinesecolleges.The ladies carry their students to the second grade ofthe higher primary.There is nothing of special interest to report regardingeducational work generally ;there is a considerable increasein the number of scholars and a marked advance inathletics.But few new stations have been opened5J e during the year. Our main new work is inOut-stations TV ,the North llakka held and has been unfortunately hindered by the retirement of an ordained missionary. Fresh developments of work are hindered by straightened finance owing to the war in Europe and by insufficientstaff.Medical work has always been a prominent feature inour Mission.Probably the special features of the yearare t}ie emFeaturesP nas i s on Bible study as a means ofleading enquirers to a saving faith in Christ;development along this line in schools and in larger townsin connection with the churches; and, in Swatow, thepreparation being made for a campaign in connection withthe Provincial Evangelistic Campaign.