OUTWITTING THE WATER DEMONS OF KASHMIR 



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NOT A SWIMMING CLUB, BUT A MISSION SCHOOL 



The Jhelum River is not only a prominent highway of Kashmir's capital, but also one of the 



athletic fields of Dr. Biscoe's school. 



These young men no longer attend 

 school to pass the state examinations ; 

 nor are they "rice Christians," fawning 

 on the foreigner merely to keep rice in 

 their stomachs and clothes on their 

 backs ; nor do the Hindu, Mohammedan, 

 and Christian students each associate ex- 

 clusively with those of their own belief, 

 as they do in some mission schools. They 

 come from all ranks and castes. 



Statesmen and missionaries from all 

 over India journey thousands of miles to 

 visit the school and study its methods. 

 The Viceroy of India comes and com- 



mends, and so does the Maharajah, ruler 

 of Kashmir's internal affairs, who repre- 

 sents the best and most powerful native 

 element. 



A UNIQUE; SYSTEM OF GRADING PUPILS 



No other one thing gives a better indi- 

 cation of originality of method than a 

 glance at the "character form-sheet" that 

 is made out for each pupil. A register 

 is kept with a page for each boy, and 

 three times a year his character is graded. 

 The marks are classified in three divis- 

 ions : Body, Mind, and Soul. 



