MRS.

WHITING'S SCHOOL.
In 1846, Mrs.Whiting commenced a girls' day-school in her family at Abeih, and in Beirut there were four schools for boys and girls together, and one school for girls alone.

In 18 Mission schools there were 144 girls and 384 boys.

This girls' school in Abeih in 1846 was taught by Salome (Mrs.Wortabet) and Hanne, (Mrs.Reichardt,) the two oldest girls in Mr.Whiting's family.

It was impossible to begin the school before August 1st, as the houses of the village which had been burned in the war of the preceding year had not been rebuilt, and suitable accommodations could not readily be found.