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REPORT OP THE COMMITTEE ON MIDDLE SCHOOLS 291society. (3) The length of stay, the schooling being responsible for exerting a helpful influence upon those whostay a short time as well as those who graduate. The resources of the school must also be considered.Missionary ideals of education, more or1es8 exP^ c^ w^ a^ so strongly influence thetyP f education. It will make a great1difference, for instance, whether the schoolattempts (1) to evangelize and leaven as many non-Christianstudents as possible ; (2) to evangelize and leaven pickednon-Christian students; (3) to furnish training to as manyChristian children as possible; (4) to train Christian leadersand workers; (5) to influence government education; (6) tosupplement government education along certain lines ; (7)to run as cheaply as possible. One or more of these andother aims seem to influence schools in different parts of theterritory, but often they appear to bo neither consciouslynor consistently held.II.Impression as to the Extent to which Aims are AttainedQIn general, the Committee receives therajImpressions impression that at least in details muchmissionary educational effort is going moreor less wide of the mark. Many schools seem to be followingtraditional methods without sufficient reason, or are deliberately aiming at American models which were not devised tomet Chinese conditions. In too many cases the ideal seemsto be to set up a curriculum and methods which would boconsidered creditable in America. While much that was seenis a cause for congratulation, the Committee fools that aimsneed to bo more definite and records and information moreexact in order that the actual measure of failure and successmay be more clearly ascertained, and more intelligent effortsput forth to overcome the shortcomings. Nothing but itsappreciation of the tremendous importance of the highestquality of results would justify the Committee in callingattention to what seemed failures of the missionaries whoare putting so much prayer and sacrifice into their work.