The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-05
THE eARTLETTs In CHINA
Former Residents Of Bennington Now
Teachers in Shanghai.

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Mr.. and Mrs Willard w. Bartlett,
who Wi | he remembered by many
acqua ntances made in Bennington
during the period that Mr. Bartlett
was secretary for the Bennington
County Improvement assOciat on, are
n present connected with the Amer
lean school In Shanghai, China Rev.
J. b. Ferguson. a pastor at Franklin,
att. Ms. na. etts former home. is
ct present In the far east and has
written interestingly Of his visit in
Shanghai TO the Franklin Evening
Star. A portion OF his letter follows.
At present there are 2S7 pupils,
all chi dren OF American families OF
whom IS are boarding pupils and o.;
these 80 a are the children OF mis-.
sionar.es except three. These chill
dren come from all parts OF China.
some SO far away tlat II takes three
and four weeks To reach home.
"All these facts and figures, how.
ever just ay the ground work for the
interesting story oi what saw Mr.
and MIS-. Fart ct invited Us back for
dinner the evening we called. The
lining "CCm Is so crowded that we
had our meal served in thor own
rooms which are very comfortable
and connexions. II was a great pleas
urc to me that We happened there on
the evening when they had Chinese
food. Miss onary chi dren, without
exception, like Chinese food and in
! most schoo s II is served at least
once week We had just reached
/ the dessert When we heard great
iFatt ins and moving about in the
rooms be ow, the boys and girls hal
FINISHED their dinner and were got.
ting ready for evening prayers, We
went down and the sight | saw would
have Gladdened any mothers o.
fat e,'g heart. Crowded into the two
tocms were these 9S boys and girls,
all the way from ten to eighteen
years Of age, should Judge. There
was hymn heartily sung. scripture
and prayer and the call for announce
ments One girl about fifteen came
and he'd a whisper ny conversation
WITH Mrs. Bart EFT which resulted IN
the girls making an announcement
she said We all know what SUFFERING
there was from hunger In China: that
she was there TO tell the awful story
Iof what was occurring in their very
midst; two Of their number were pin
mr. away for lack Of food all this
was told with great dramatic ges
llure she asked for co lection. ant
'hc hat was passed and then the tive
ht,r's. who were entering into Tn,
spirit Of the play came forward {,
rocr We the money. II was mos
r ever bit of impromptu acting ant
showed hotter than hundred page
would have done, the fine spirit o
the school Both Mr.. and Mrs
t'art'ott are most enthusiastic abou
''er pupi's They are select Sc
Of boys and girls II anyone sneeri
Bt missionary children they shou',
ret look in at the American school
They TO d us OF the fine record heini
made by some of last years class Il
he American colleges which the,
are now attending.
There are twenty.slx teachers. al
Americans, on the staff Of the school
of whom six are men. In the littl
time ! was there | observed the fin
eo.orerat on which existed between
the principal Of the school and tn
other teachers and also between Nh
and Mrs Bartlett and the pupils.
Mr. Bartlett is member of tn
J Shanghai Rotary club and is an II
| nuentini fnctnr Ia tbo Ar,or,r,, tte