Life and light for woman . tispiece.) THIS is a picture of the Plum Blossom School, taken nearly a year EHzabeth Ward, the new missionary teacher, is seated in the cen-ter, behind the hedge. To her left, a little in front, is Miss A. M. Colby,the beloved teacher and faithful friend of the school for thirty years. Infront of Miss Colby is the Japanese principal and also the efficient pastor ofone of the Osaka churches, the Rev. T. Osada. On one side of the prin-cipal, nearly hidden by the Japanese girls, is Miss Grace Learned, until thisyear an assistant teacher in the Baikwa. On the e
Life and light for woman . tispiece.) THIS is a picture of the Plum Blossom School, taken nearly a year EHzabeth Ward, the new missionary teacher, is seated in the cen-ter, behind the hedge. To her left, a little in front, is Miss A. M. Colby,the beloved teacher and faithful friend of the school for thirty years. Infront of Miss Colby is the Japanese principal and also the efficient pastor ofone of the Osaka churches, the Rev. T. Osada. On one side of the prin-cipal, nearly hidden by the Japanese girls, is Miss Grace Learned, until thisyear an assistant teacher in the Baikwa. On the extreme left, in front of thehouse, are Rev. and Mrs. George Allchin. They have done much for theschool in many ways during past years. Last, but not least, certainly in numbers, are theJapanese girl students—the human plum blossoms. The house shown in the picture is the one builtby the Womans Board of Missions for the women missionary teachers, andhas been occupied by them for more than twenty-five years. During the last. 390 Life and Light ^September fifteen jears Miss Colby and Miss Case have lived in it. Recently thishouse and lot have been sold to a prominent Japanese gentleman, and landhas been purchased in a more open part of Osaka for a new home andschool buildings. One school building is being put up now by the Jap-anese, and after its completion the ladies home for the American teacherswill be built. This cut shows the teachers and class of 1908 of the Plum Blossom Colby and Miss Ward are the only American teachers at present. Thetwelve Japanese teachers are represented, most of them in the back were graduated at the end of March. Six of the students werefrom the English course as well as from the Japanese course. All the graduates were members of the Christian Endeavor Society, andthirteen were church members. Many of these girls are satisfactory Chris-tian young women—blessings in their own homes and in the among t
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