Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and One very effective way of teaching Village folk is the Drama. Some of the 'stars' in a group of plays given at the Country Fair. A group of adults and children in costume gathered outside for a photo. There is also a large drum at the center of the photo.
"Public health instruction is also given, and during the year 900 children have been vaccinated for small pox." Two women from Harwood Bible Training School work on vaccinating a large group of children. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Demonstrating value of improved plow to village folk in Shih Ta. Two horses pull a plow through a field in a rural area. Local people follow behind it to observe.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Students working with the farmers in planting improved seed. A group of students each planting seeds in the field.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Anti-Opium Day -- Confucius Temple. A large group of people gathered outside a temple and forming a circle. In the center are several people with large banners.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and The interested audience which would stand for hours on end, and then call for more. A large audience at a country fair waiting for a play to start.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Old Fen Ho Bridge -- useless because of change in channel. A wooden bridge perched on sand by the water.
"The Wen Yu Ho Bridge, July 1924." A brick bridge with arches spanning a dry riverbed. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Irrigation from wells near [?], Shansi, July 1924." People work around a well in the ground, using a wood setup to bring the bucket up. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Men's Dept. Dormitories (left) and School Offices (Right). Two buildings, the one on the right done in a Chinese style and the one on the left appearing more Western., and Paul and Charlotte Reynolds were missionaries serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Fenchow, Shansi Province.
"Process #4: Carding with cards made by hand by the students." Male students, some wearing masks over their mouths and noses, card wool. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
A small cemetery near Wenshui, Shansi. Elaborate grave markers placed on small mounds. The Wen Shui wall is visible in the background. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"White Leghorn Chickens used for teaching students the science of chicken-raising and for improving the stock in near-by villages." Two people standing outside with a flock of chickens running around. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"A class in child care and training to weigh the baby." A group of female students outdoors, listening to a lecture. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Born to happiness is equally dexterous with chopsticks or a spoon. In fact, he can use both at once. Can you?" A young boy eats from a bowl, a spoon at his mouth, and chopsticks in his left hand.
"Children of Teachers in the school." A child on a tricycle, taken outside a building. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"So big." A small child on a raised wooden walkway with his finger pointed to the sky. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"This is the way we brush our teeth." Four small children outdoors, brushing their teeth and holding cups in which to spit. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and 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 material. When school closes for the vacation these students go out to the country churches to open the six-weeks classes for boys and girls." Two boys in dark clothing demonstrate what appears to be an exercise for the rest of the class. Activity sponsored by Harwood Bible Training School.
"Glimpses of a Village Uplift Project." A large group of children standing for a photo outdoors. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"In fact, we seem to enjoy all the things that American children do!" Children fill up a see-saw and it is tipped to the right. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"The swings are a never-failing source of entertainment." Three small children sit on swings hanging close to the ground. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"A 'Monkey-Ward' cart is our choicest possession." A child pulls a wagon possibly purchased from Montgomery Ward department store. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Dinner-time. Three small children wearing aprons and seated around a small table. An adult stands in the background.
"This is the way we wash our hands," before eating." Two small children outdoors washing their hands in a basin. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and The 'bike' is a gift to us from a Chinese friend who visited us, and thought us pretty nice. The grand rubber ball came to us form a friend in America. Children outdoors, one holding a large ball, two on a tricycle, and two in a wagon.
"China New Years Festivities, 1922." A large group of people gathered in the center of a town, some of them are up in the trees. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Wen Shui, Shansi, Reynolds in foreground, July 1924. A fortress style wall with a tower. Outside it is a field.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Wen Shui, Shansi, Reynolds in center, July 1924. A long view of the city wall, with Paul Reynolds standing near the ploughed fields in the foreground.
"Men's Department students and faculty on Clean-up Day." A group of men posed outside for a photo. Each man is holding a small broom, and two men in the standing row are holding a length of wood. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and At the left Mr. Wang Kuan San, our teacher in this department. He is a graduate of Cheeloo Theological Seminary and the Agricultural Dept. of the University of Nanking. "Cotton raised at the School Experiment station." Two men stand by small cotton plants outdoors.
"A Bumper Cotton Crop." People standing in the middle of a cotton field, the plants are all sprouting much cotton. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"The dam site in Wen Yu Ho valley looking up river, July 1924." A river winding among a valley, the site of a future dam. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and An exhibit of the products of our Wool-Industry. Cloth. Soft baby blankets, knitting yarn, knitted garments, and hooked rugs. A line of women standing behing a table heaped with bolts of cloth, rugs, and knitted items.
"At the end of the year prizes are given to the most skillful workers in each class." A group of women stand outdoors, wearing long coats and displaying the textiles they have made. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Process #8: It is then dyed with steam, supplied from a locally-made boiler." A group of women wearing long aprons stand around a boiler holding long sticks. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"An Extension Project in the village of Shih Ta: In this building, loaned to us by the village, we have a school for girls (the teacher, one of our graduates and now a member of our school faculty, second form left) We also run a dispensary, our school nurse going out 3 times each week." Men, women, and two small children stand in front of a building. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"'The Open-Air School.' A village improvement project." "Teaching a class to read with the use of a small blackboard hung on a nearby wall." A group of students look on as the teacher explains something on a blackboard hanging from an outside wall. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"'The Open-Air School.' A village improvement project." "Listening to a talk on the duties of a good citizen in the New China." A group of people in a square formation around a speaker in the center. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"'The Open-Air School.' A village improvement project." "Students are taught the value of strong and healthy bodies." A group of students doing exercises. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"'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.
"The School Faculty and a group of country church pastors who came in for a 'refresher course.'" A group of men and women posed for a photo outdoors in the snow. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Paul and Charlotte Reynolds were missionaries serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Fenchow, Shansi Province., and The School Faculty. Several Chinese men and women gathered for a portrait outdoors.
"A new form of Basket-Ball! Principal Wang has the ball. Others (l[e]ft. to r[igh]t.) Rev. Han Tao Yuan, Mr. P.C. Chang (Nurse), Mr. Li (Wool Dept)" A man sitting in a basket and holding what looks to be a soccer ball. Others are gathered around him. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"A group of students in the in the Women's Dept." A group of women, all dressed in light colors, and children posed for a photo. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
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.
A funeral in Peking [now Beijing] A large group of people walking down a road as part of a funeral procession. There are several large displays being carried. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Students and Faculty of the Bible school co-operate with Middle school, Hospital and Evangelistic Department, in putting on a three-day Country Fair at Loa Cheng, October 1936." A large group of adults and children gathered outside for a photo. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"The Graduating Class and several teachers off for a four-day trip to the mountains during the Spring Vacation." A group of mostly women, but some men, all wearing long coat-like clothing, and standing by a loaded wagon. 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.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Students lead the village children in Games and Athletics. A group of children sit in a circle as students standing up explain a game to them.
"Where navigation starts [for the] Fen Hor valley near [?] 40 li above Taiyuan fu." A bridge along the bank of a river. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Mrs. C.Y. Sun and daughters (Home economics and Wool dept.)" A woman standing by a door with two young girls. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"An irrigation ditch near [?], July 1924." A ditch for irrigation dug into the ground. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and 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 material. When school closes for the vacation these students go out to the country churches to open the six-weeks classes for boys and girls." Small groups of children work with older students on various forms of person hygiene. Teachiers are from Harwood Bible Training School.
"A class in knitting with needles." Women and some girls sitting outside and knitting. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Where the Fen Ho leaves the hills 40 li north of Taiyuan fu." A herd of sheep and/or goats by the waterfront. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"The students stop for lunch after a busy morning in the fields." A group of young people eating food in a field. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and The Nursery Department. Here we have from fifteen to twenty children (of our students) all under seven years of age. They provide an excellent laboratory in which they theory taught in the classroom may be put into practice "A Class in Home-Economics makes a baby's layette." Women sit outside and work on making baby blankets.
"The hooked rugs make use of the coarser yarn, and provide work for needy students." Women sitting outside, working o making descorative rugs. Some rugs are hung on the outside wall for display. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Process #6: coiling the yarn into skeins." Three women sit outdoors, spinning yarn on to wheels that will make skeins. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"The students also learn to make stockings on small hand-knitting machines." Women sit by small loom type machines that make stockings. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Prin. Wang Ching Wen exhibiting some fine Millet heads on the school experimental farm." A man stands in the middle of a field, holding millet heads in his hands. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
[?] along Fen Ho near Pingyau, July 1924. A man holding a shovel over his shoulder walking by the edge of the water. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"The Men's Department has a winning team." Young men posed for a photo on a volleyball court. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Men's Surgical Ward, Harwood Hospital." A row of beds occupied by patients, at the far end a man in a white lab coat along with two other men are standing by a bed. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Early-morning setting-up exercises for both faculty and students." A group of men, hands on hips, crouched down low to the ground. Another man stands in front of the group. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., The New Life Movement was set up byChiang Kai-shek and his wife Soong May-ling to promote traditional Confucian social ethics, while rejecting individualism and Western capitalistic values., and The New Life Movement. A group of men in a line, standing upright with hands on their hips.
"One of the great events of this past year: the Railroad comes to Tenchow!" People stand around the front engine of a train. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Women's Surgical Ward -- Miss Li and Miss Feng." Two nurses stand at the bed of a female patient. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and An Open-Air School taught by Bible school students in a village temple. A group of children look on as a young woman points to a picture hanging on a tree. Two adults observe the lesson that is happening outside.
"Mr. Han Tao Yuan ("Pastor") going out to lead the students on 'clean-up day" A man holding a small broom and shovel. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
A popular conveyance -- patient just arriving. A cart drawn by a bull and a donkey in front of a hospital. A man sits on the cart and two men stand by it. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Students and faculty picking cotton." People in the middle of a cotton field, picking the harvest. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Poland-China Pigs in the Extension dept. to improve the local breed." Two pigs eating from a dish on the ground. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"The rapid growth of the fine young porkers is a never-failing source of interest to our Farmer Friends." A mother pig and her litter of piglets outdoors. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Planting Cotton on the school farm." Students looking up from planting cotton seeds. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Students planting walnut trees. (So called 'English Walnuts' are one of our local products)." Students are working outdoors to plant walnut trees. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Process #11: Carefully cutting any loose ends after cloth has been taken from loom. Women sit at a long table and trim loose thread from freshly woven cloth.
"A tour through the Woolwork Department" "Our hope that poor students could earn here, outside of class hours, what they needed toward their school expenses, has for the past five years, been fully realized." "Process #1: The heaviest dirt is removed from the wool in a very simple, locally-made machine." A group of women in dresses and aprons stand outside by an old fashioned wash bin. Three of the women are holding baskets of wool. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
"Process #9: Preparing the warp thread for the loom." Three women loading yarn on to a machine, possibly to make the threads finer. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Paul and Charlotte Reynolds were missionaries serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Fenchow, Shansi Province., and Principal C.W. Wang, Graduate of Cheeloo Theological Seminary and an able and inspiring leader. A Chinese man in a suit posed for a photo outdoors. Principal of the Catherine S. Harwood Bible Training School.