THE SIDON FEMALE SEMINARY.
The Annual Report above mentioned, speaks thus of the Sidon Seminary: "It is conducted by Miss Jacombs and Miss Stainton, and has numbered about twenty boarders and six day scholars. The boarders are exclusively from Protestant families, selected from the common schools in all parts of the field, and are in training for the Mission service, as teachers and Bible readers. Four of the graduates of last year are already so employed. One difficulty in the way of reaching with the truth the minds of the women in the numerous villages of the land, will be obviated in part, as the results of this work are farther developed.
"There has been considerable seriousness and some hopeful conversions, in both these seminaries during the past year.
"The work is worthy of the interest taken in it by the Women's Boards of Missions, and by societies and individuals in the church who have co-operated in it."
The Sidon Seminary, as stated on a previous page, was begun in 1862, and has had four European and six native teachers. Of the latter, one was trained in Mrs. Bird's family, one in Shemlan Seminary, three in the Sidon school, and one by Mrs. Watson.
Ten of its graduates have been employed as teachers, and eight are still so engaged.
I annex a list of Girls' Schools now or formerly connected with the Syria Mission.
| Location. | No. of Pupils | No. of Teach'rs | When begun | ||
| Beirût, | Day School, | 50 | 2 | 1834 | |
| " | Seminary, | 50 | 10 | 1848 | |
| Sidon, | Seminary, | 20 | 3 | 1862 | |
| " | Day School, | 6 | 1 | 1862 | |
| Abeih, | " | 60 | 1 | 1853 | |
| Deir el Komr, | " | 50 | 2 | 1855 | To be resumed soon. |
| Ghorify, | " | 40 | 1 | 1863 | All Druzes. |
| El Hadeth, | " | 40 | 1 | 1870 | |
| Shwifat, | " | 70 | 2 | 1871 | |
| Dibbiyeh, | " | 20 | 1 | 1868 | |
| B'Hamdûn, | " | 30 | 1 | 1853 | Discontinued. |
| Meshgara, | " | 30 | 1 | 1869 | Boys and girls, |
| Ain Anûb, | " | 20 | 1 | 1870 | and 60 boys. |
| Kefr Shima, | " | 40 | 1 | 1856 | Boys and girls. |
| Rasheiya el Fokhar, | " | 30 | 1 | 1869 | |
| Jedaideh, | " | 40 | 1 | 1870 | |
| El Khiyam, | " | 25 | 1 | 1868 | |
| Ibl, | " | 30 | 1 | 1868 | |
| Deir Mimas, | " | 15 | 1 | 1865 | |
| Kana, | " | 35 | 1 | 1869 | |
| Hums, | " | 40 | 1 | 1865 | |
| Safita, | " | 30 | 1 | 1869 | |
| Hamath, | " | 30 | 1 | 1872 | |
| Totals | 23 | 801 | 36 |