A group of village people viewing the prizes to be given for local exhibits. A group of adults and children on a raised walkway. Some of the children hold large bowls.
"The fine department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry at Ming Hsien (Oberlin-in-Shansi) Middle School at Taiku co-operates with us in loaning us a pure blooded Ramboullet Ram for use in our Extension Work." A ram in front of a wall outdoors.
"A Fen Ho crossing, July 1924." A rope is held up by logs to cross the river. On the closer side of the river a small boat is docked, and several people are working on both sides of the water.
"One phase of our Extension Work. The students go out to a nearby Village to instruct the farmers in planting the improved cotton seed." Students kneeling in a field to plant cotton seeds for local farmers.
"A Sunday Social-Service Project. The Traveling Library (larger sized books) and Public Health Clinic Boxes." A group of adults carrying boxes on their back filled with supplies.
"After which it is put in shallow wire baskets (to avoid matting thru handling) and washed in cold water (Process #3)." A group of men and women in the process of sorting and washing raw wool.
"A tour through the Woolwork Department" "Process #2: The wool is then carefully sorted." A group of men sit on low chairs outside and sort through several piles of wool.
"A group of students, with rented bicycles, about to start on a sight-seeing trip to Taiku." A line of male standings standing by their bicycles, ready for a trip.
"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." A group of young students standing in a square formation, with adults ne...
"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." A large group of children standing for a portrait. One of the teachers s...
"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." A large group of children posed in rows. In the back row are adults, pre...
"A Co-operative Enterprise in which each teacher has a share. A teacher's meeting in the Office." A group of teachers, male and female, gathered around a long table.
"The Daily Vacation Bible School."Each year, a month or so before school closes for the Summer vacation, the students are given an opportunity to volunteer for service in our D.V.B.S project. Then follows a course of training in the use of suitable ma...
"The Daily Vacation Bible School."Each year, a month or so before school closes for the Summer vacation, the students are given an opportunity to volunteer for service in our D.V.B.S project. Then follows a course of training in the use of suitable ma...
A group of village people viewing the prizes to be given for local exhibits. A group of people gathered outside a shop. Two men stand before the crowd.
"Planting Trees -- a Village improvement project." People working in a courtyard type area to plant trees. Some women and a child stand by trees already in the area.
"The Library contains 300 small pamphlet books written in simple language, and including many subjects." A group of people read through the books the students have brought.
"These are loaned for two weeks. After which they may be renewed or exchanged. This past year a total of -- books have been so loaned. And none have been lost." Both young people and adults enjoy the books.
"Process #7: These skeins are carefully washed, again in cold water (there is little or no oil in our shansi wool)." Women standing outside in warm clothing. Three of them hold long skeins of yarn over baskets presumably filled with cold water for was...
"The majority of our students are married women, but the last two years we have received a few girls in their teens." A group of women and some teen girls standing outside a building.