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       ihc pupils we now have were in school last year. The assistant
       teacher was told that one reason more boys were not sent to us is
       that we teach the Gospel, and it is true that we do. I am convinced
       the school will grow when it has a missionary in charge who can
       and will give his full time and elfort to its development.”
         The* two full-time schools report success and increased member­
       ship and attendance. The Bahrain Boys' School has had the best
       year for several years. Attendance is increasing and with it the
       interest of the pupils in their work. When the problem of lack of
       rent money presented itself the boys themselves offered to defray
       part of the expenses in order that they might have a better building
        (or their beloved school. Mr. Hakken reports that it has been an
       eventful year. Three boys went from the school to good positions
       ia the town.
   i    tion of Mr. Essebaggers as short term teacher., This school also
         The staff of the Basrah Boys' School was augmented by the addi­




















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        standard of the curriculum has been raise                American High
        schedule of studies is the equivalent ol t a , including two
        School. The Boarding School had fifteen ^ er.meeting was
        small sons of a Muntefik sheikh. A teac P
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        held every Sunday morning with great benc •               cchools. -Miss
          Opposition ..s felt in th« work oi both the Owls School ^ o(
        Kellien reports tenacious and persistent PP . jn their school
        the Government school and says, ‘ There is            gathered from the
        over one girl drawn away from us than ov              b Koran teachers
        streets.” Mrs. Hakken tells of the etfor           school. Some of the
        to get little Arab girls away from the Ba an teacher first and
        girls solve this difficulty by going to tn
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