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Society Girls and College Graduates Found in Party
of Young Women Going to China
to Become Missionaries.

pire and deform their feet: but finally
the missionaries won. In one other case
the girls were admitted to the school with
their feet bound. A year later all but
two had succumbed to the American way.
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Miss Terrence. who goes to the Shang-
hal mission. has enlisted in the missionary
service for the specific purpose of teach
ing among the wealthy society women of
the empire. Each year the Chinese peo-
Pile of all grades Of society are putting
aside their prejudice against European
and American civilization. and the women,
it is said. are especially interested in the
greater advantages which their sisters
in Christian lands enjoy. Miss Terrence
is regarded as especially we'll adapted
to this work, and will strive to gain the
acquaintance and favor OF as many high
caste Chinese families as possible
Several young women In the party have
had previous service in the missionary
field and are returning for their second
term. Among these are Miss A. Eliza
beth Beverly, Miss Marion s. Mitchell and
Miss Gardiner, the daughter of mission
airy
Miss Beverly was we'll known society
woman in Baltimore and went to China
seven years ago with headquarters al ST.
Hilda School, in Wuchang. Her work was
so proficient that she received year 3
leave. with full salary and with instruc-
tions to go where SHE pleased in order to
improve herslf as much as possible for
continuance Of her work. Most of her
long vacation has been spent in Barnard
College She has taken a course in elo-
cution and public speaking and on her re-
turn to China will devote her time to de-
livering lectures in the native language.
To all the missionaries in China or else
where the Episcopal board of missions
gives two months each year for travel,
with all expenses paid, with the under
standing that they are expected to devote
their time In such way as to improve
them for future work
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Miss Mitchell is highly accomplished
musician, both as a teacher and per-
former. and Is going back to China for
the express purpose of teaching piano and
singing in Chinese families. Since the
Chinese began hearing occidental music
it is said their taste for the strange Chi
nese harmonies has changed materially
and that nearly all cultivated Chinese
now are eager to adopt the civilized
scale. The children it is said. very readi-
ly learn Christian melodies and soon mas
ter the new difficulties Of their minor and
ma jor scales. Miss Henry. another teach
er. from Topeka. Kan. will also go with
the party 10 give HeT entlFe tlIne 10 tedcu-
ing music.
None of these women goes for the
money. None goes because there is to be
entertainment or amusement in it. None
goes for the love of the adventure that
may come out OF it. They all know they
are going to a country that is plague
infested and where the living is poor At
the very best they secure hardly more
than their own living and are even then
forced to put up with many hardships.
They will work alongside native help
ers who are paid as high as 81 month.
To get that amount the worker must be
a graduate OF both the middle and theo-
logical schools maintained by the mis-
sions. If he chances to be married he
secures 50 a month and for each child in
his family Is added 81 a month more.
Men who are graduates of but one Of the
schools receive less than the above
amounts.
But. Notwithstanding all these draw
backs. those who take up the work sell
dom turn back. The majority grow old
in the service. sometimes gaining a pen
sion. sometimes staying In the harness
until death claims them. In the Annoy
district Is stills found Mrs. J. v. N Tai
mage. now over seventy years OF age
and just completing her forty-frst year
of work among the Chinese.