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258 GENERAL AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONbrief statement. The founding of local Associations covering distinct areas in China is being carried out successfully.Five have already been organized and are affiliated with theChina Christian Educational Association:The Educational Association of Fukien,The Educational Association of Kwangtung,The West China Christian Educational Association,The Central China Christian Educational Association,The East China Educational Association.The Central China Christian Educational Associationaltered its Constitution so as to come into line with otherlocal Associations.Steps have been taken toward the organization of aEducation ciL Association. In a short timeShantungjjonan..we hope to see the whole of the field covered with these localAssociations. Their representatives will form the AdvisoryCouncil of the general Association., and in this way theproblems affecting the whole enterprise will be dealt withintelligently.The Educational Review has been so muchEducationalimproved that its value is recognized bv allReview . .taking part in missionary educational work.We hope that before long a similar publication may be issuedin Chinese, and believe that it would be of great assistanceto the many Chinese teachers who do not understandEnglish.We believe that the time has come when aChinese Associate GeneralSecreterSecretary should7Needed*ne Appointed to work with the foreign GeneralSecretary. If the right man could be found,it would prove of much benefit to the interests of theAssociation.One of the purposes served by the localCurrlcolaAssociations is the drawing up of standardcurricula for the schools of the variousgrades.Much has been done on this line by the older localAssociations. During the past year the East ChinaEducational Association has drawn up suggested standardcourses of study for lower primary, higher primary andmiddle schools.