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""CHILDREN 415is also a well developed and organized instrumental musicdepartment. Systematic Bible study is required in theupper grades and in the High School.The Religious Life of the pupils receives thefullest attention. In additionActivitiesto systematicBible study in the class rooms, morningdevotional exercises are conducted in all the school rooms,and an evening period of song and prayeris held immediately preceding the study hour. On Sunday thestudents attend the morning service at the Union Church,and in the afternoon the Sunday school at the same place.Three Christian Endeavor Societies are maintained in theSchool, almost all the boarding pupils, and many of the daypupils being members of some one of these, accordingto age.The Literary Societies of the School are two: "TheAthenaeum," that of the High School, and the "AlphaSociety/ that of the seventh and eighth grades. The HighSchool also lias the G. T. C. (Good Times Club) as itssocial club, which is of recognized benefit to its members.The, tf Columbian," the School magazine, is self-supporting from its advertisements. It continually offers to thepatrons and friends of the School, an opportunity tounderstand many phases of the studentslife and work.Athletics and School Sport* are emphasized, both among theboys and girls. The former, from time to time enter into localcompetition in various sports, generally \utli credit to themselves and the School. The principal sports of the girls arebasketball and tennis. Play is now recognized as a factor,just as important in education as study: and to childrenwho have suffered from lack of opportunities for intelligentplay, due to isolation, as many of our children have, suchprivileges come as a special benefit. We have had severalrather notable instances of physical and mental improvement directly traceable to the influence of our sports.Future of the School. The prospects for the futuregrowth and usefulness of the school were never brighter.As its beginnings were logical and necessary, for exactly thesame reasons its continuance is assured. The increasednumber of new pupils added every year, is indicative of the