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"CHAPTERXXVTHE BIBLE SCHOOL CONNECTED WITHTHE SHANGHAI YOUNG MEN S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONJ. H. GeldajrtThe Bible School is a voluntary institution. II meetsonce a week on Wednesday evening s, and has n slaJl oftwenty-four volunteer instructors. TJiere are 2111 studentsenrolled in the twenty-four classes and the attendance hasbeen very encouraging. The teachers have shown a verydeep interest in their students, who are graded according totheir knowledge of the Bible.A number of new methods were used to great advantagelast year, and we have continued to use these, during thisyear. They are the class system,"with a leader and aa secretary for each class, sub-committees (social, publicitypersonal work, social service, etc.) ,home socials, graphicrepresentation of: attendance, Bible class ticket, and Christinnsentertainment.Some, of the new features that have been introducedthis year are:1. A Bible school campaign. The whole school wasdivided into four teams and these competed one 1against another over the matter of attendance. The campaign lastedfor six weeks and the average weekly attendance was overtwohundred.2. A decision meeting. Thirty-nine students signedcards and made definite decisions to follow Christ.3. New courses. Outline of four new term courses inboth English and Chinese were made.4. A new system of registration. Students whodesired to join the Bible School were required, first to signan aj)plication form, next to get the advise of a teacher asto which class they should enter, and finally they weregiven a class order by which they were admitted into theclass assigned to them.