The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-10
MISSION TASK
in THE ORIENT
IS DESCRIBED
Burr Baughman, Assigned
To Straits Settlements
Tells OF Work


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MT. Baugnmah Is q contract
teacher IN the settlements: ana
glFeS the ioHoWlhg. pen picture
OF the WORK IN Wiicn nc IS en-
gagged ana inc cGhG'CiohS uNucE
winch II Is carried Toward:
Dear Frlcnds:
During my last stay at home
you were all so kind to me, and
seemed to be so interested M
knowing more about the WORK ana
1!eid 10 Whlch l nave Decn as
signed, that am pteSumih& 10
write and tell something OIL 0oth'
My own nam Work' Oh course
is teachng. | was sent OUT rs
a contract .eachef: But WhllG
that takes most Oh my Jlme,.
have been assigned other duties
as well. My first three months
were spent in lpoh, Il town ScV-
eral hundred miles larlher MP
the MaIay FeninSUia' mere J
was given inc Vhlfd "tahuaLo, o.
grade, 10 tcach. bCN'9'S mat
h24 charge OIL inc junior Ie1 ,I;'
"hlch meets every "I'H' tli'l'
twice a month | preached IN
small church IN IaiPlh%' ini'
church was JuSt pc'hG started
and consequently hSd no IeE S,:
Pastor. re r:,, RESI- u HT T LI. n;,iG
.l'he va" lI"'u J." ~, WIN r' %Cnp,Ii,
i ~ lI'c WoI * 20 ,mr " ,,o,;o, ~,
Icds ue, anu ~ c''rI',i'% ,,, ~ oaaS
congregations, S .o,,..,, "'> 70
"'Iliy' III. ""'Hn i,'1si - N''''' liza
huucatIon - i ncie oIe VI oil, INC az,
most i4lpo't IN, iye5 iI y. WIN -
Tue iielo. III GuEi' I'iI3 W. H.
q very S'oou M p"". ''ol w. W.,
country ana people DIS " Mn?,C'
ana anu dISp 20 'he ANUS N.Y. aa,t =
"uI'S VII W., %"oiIl wy ,T'''' - uo'i
az we l''' ''''"'' - n.y. w.
% me EIRer 'T 2I:,. vi '"'2 9T ply
oI me Malay L i:ll,I yv;,j, NJ" ~
are not 'o-CoucI'IoiI1I; " ,I I'.,. 'n'
exception OF q very lG" >. C cG"S'I!.1
Boys ana girls a ,i o o'l . aLLrIiC
SchoclS' :. cSualiy VIC .; Nv" S 81 ,La
are IN oIilcIeLV at'''oHS u '"'
town ,..,..,.
lhG'e arc . - " po ,';.i '''''.' :
SCHOOLS III ConueCIlou w. W.. l."
great many OF our lhSuJu''oi'S'
These are Tor the acColnooaIioh
of Chinese. Indian, and EuraSlan
students IN the nam; though Il
few Europeans are admlttCd'
Some OF The Students IN me
boarding schools com" from dii~
fercnt states, or "tRer countries
Many arc orphans; and with TINS
last group the school gcncral'y
has quite an expense. For these
orphans, or sometimes merely
sons and daughters of very poor
parents, often can pay only Il
part, Or none ut all, OF the tees
though the latter arc anywhere
tom fifteen 10 IWehIy-IIF" uGi c
lars month for all expenses II
the students are Pupli$ ahG "'H
weIl-behaV"d, the school |lIl o.
ten keep them Tor several years
--Seeing to 1t that they get an
adequate education. me board
ing schools continually Keep on
as many of these INDECENT pupils
as possible, but they are never
able to begin to satisfy the needs
.of the districts. .,
Tine majority OF the pups III
our schools are Chinese Maiaya
has for years been one OF inc
outlets for the ov2r-populauon Of
China; and hundreds oil thou
sands have immigratcd here. incy
have settled down in every sec
ton Of the country. and now
form a large proportion OF the
population. BESIDES the Chinese
we also have quite few Indians.
These also have immlgratcd here