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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