Opportunities in Mission Work

The Undergraduate Committee of the Harvard Mission has recently received several letters offering positions in various forms of missionary work, both home and foreign, to college men. Among these letters are requests from Mr. George Gleason '97, who has charge of Y. M. C. A. work in Osaka, Japan; from Bishop Stringer of Ontario, Canada; and from Dr. Samuel Zwemer of the Student Volunteer Movement in New York City.

Mr. Gleason is desirous of securing five English teachers to work in Osaka. One man is needed for the Higher Commercial School, at a salary, of $1410 a year, and the other four men are needed for the Intermediate School, at salaries of $900 a year. In each case the salary does not include living or travelling expenses.

From Bishop Stringer comes the request for a medical missionary to work among the Indians of Selkirk, Yukon Territory. The salary for this position would be $1200 a year, including house and travelling expenses. Furthermore, the Canadian government is now considering the appointment of an Indian agent, perhaps for the whole Yukon Territory. Providing the medical missionary for Selkirk is capable, there is every reason to believe that he could secure this appointment also.

Dr. Zwemer sends a request from the Tabriz Memorial School, of Tabriz, Persia, for a French and an English teacher at salaries of $450 a year, including travelling and living expenses. Besides these two positions, Dr. Zwemer has received from various government and mission stations during the past year calls for 140 men. These positions are for teachers of English, physics, chemistry, music and architecture. Also several men are needed as business agents and station managers.

Men who have been engaged in work of this nature speak highly of the opportunities offered for studying foreign countries and manners. Any who are interested in such work can secure further information from the graduate secretary of Phillips Brooks House.