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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MIDDLE SCHOOLS 297hitherto used for scholarships of normal pupils. Graduateswho earn better salaries could afford to pay back moneyloaned them by the school and would gain is self-respect.^n c^ 08 ^ n the Committee would recommendFarther SarveNecessarythat the investigation of middle schools bvcontinued on a different basis, one thingbeing done at a lime and studied thoroughly. The author! -tativeuess of the present report is greatly impaired by 1 liefad; that the data on which, it was based were so fragmentary.The questionnaire sent ou.t by the Committee was toocomprehensive. Specific sub-topics should be taken up andsufficient data gathered on them to make conclusionsconvincing.The Committee trusts that all criticisms made willbe received in the assurance that they are offered only witJia desire of improving the efficiency of middle school workand thereby of the whole missionary enterprise in China.As the result of the Committee s report anew committeewas appointed to continue the Survey during the comingyear, dealing more especially with specific topics whichare in need of more detailed studv.A 3