"'The Open-Air School.' A village improvement project.""The neighbors watch the proceedings with interest." Villagers observiing outdoor classes in progress. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
A tour of inspection will bring us first through the front gate to... A walkway leading to a gateway in a low wall. There is snow on the ground., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and Paul and Charlotte Reynolds were missionaries serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Fenchow, Shansi Province.
A large field filled with a leafy vegetable, possibly either lettuce or cabbage. A man stands under a thatched roof and a small building is visible in the background. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"An exhibit of various colors the wool on these color-cards has been carded but not spun." A line of women holding cards that have skeins of dyed yarn mounted on them. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Each case contains a hand bell. Upon entering the village this is vigorously rung to let the people know of the student's arrival. Then the boxes are set up on a convenient door-step, or corner, and the fun begins. A group of children and adults stand on the steps leading up to a building. A box holding books has been opened up for display.
"Students lead the village children in Games and Athletics." A group of children playing a game of basketball. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"The public Health Clinic takes care of certain easily-cared for illnesses with common remedies and refers the more serious cases to the hospital." Students use supplies they have brought to possibly immunize local villagers. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"A Religious Education Project -- Sunday School : Every Sunday, thirty Bible school students go to ten different places (5 in the country) and teach a total of 450-500 students." Two women are teaching a class of children while being observed by a man. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Students starting out to visit eight villages within a radius of five miles." A group of students coming in to a village with various supplies carried on their backs. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.