Photo by Dr. H. L. Nelson 



A shakespeare;an production in the hoey land 



A presentation of "As You Like It" in English by the students of the Syrian Protestant 

 College at Beirut, Syria. The characters were taken by Greek, Syrian, Armenian, Jewish, 

 Druse, Copt, Muslim, and Kurd students, showing the influence of the American system of 

 teaching in the East. There are many American and European schools in the Near East. 



STREET SCENE IN BETHEEHEM 



Photo by Orlando T. Root 



The beggars of Palestine are just as persistent and just as poor as when Lazarus desired to 

 be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table 



