These two original buildings of the Rulison Girls High are no longer in existence.
The back of the Classroom Building:
The building appears to be used as staff housing.
The old wooden stairway inside.
Rulison Girls High Classroom Building (Left: 儒励女子中学教学楼) and Administrative Building (Right: 办公楼)
Rulison Girls High (儒励女子中学) and William Nast Academy (同文中学) were merged into a coed school under the name William Nast High (九江同文中学) after 1949. The School finally returned to its former name only recently. Consequently, most locals, such as cab drivers and restaurateurs, recognize the school only as Kiukiang High School #2 (九江二中).
The banner states that the School is celebrating its 149th year, which is inaccurate. Even considering Rulison Girls High (儒励女子中学), which dates back to 1873, the School should be in its 143rd year.
The Rulison Girls High Classroom Building (left) and the Administrative Building (right) have been designated by the Central Government of the People's Republic of China as important cultural and historical landmarks as of March 2013.
九江同文中学: William Nast Academy & Rulison Girls High
The Front Entrance of Today's William Nast Academy
Or: Kiukiang High School #2 (九江二中)
The Entrance Facing Nan-Hu Road (南湖路)
One of the few arches not closed up.
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The Chapel of William Nast Academy (同文中学教堂): No where to be found.
The William Nast (Study Hall) Building has been designated by the Central Government of the People's Republic of China as an important cultural and historical landmark as of March 2013.
The back of Rulison Girls High Administrative Building (儒励女子中学办公楼背后):
There are several century-old trees marked for protection. The building is currently being used as a student dormitory.
I walked past these buildings every day on my way, searching for Dr. and Mrs. Perkins' former residence and WLH Hospital.
They could all use some much-needed masonry work. But one is grateful that they still exist and are in use.
Yangtze River By The Hudson Bay
Go To: Today's WLH – 生命活水楼 // Perkins Residence – 裴敬思就九江旧址
九江同文中学－William Nast & Rulison // By The River – 扬子江边 // Mount Lu – Gu-Ling – 庐山牯岭
To Be Continued
Today's Main Building of
William Nast Academy.
See Building-W on the map above for its location.
The Main Building of William Nast
Academy in the Early
Twentieth Century
These two Rulison Girls High Buildings (儒励女子中学) are still there, well-weathered, not in great condition, but still there. See the two Building-R marked on the map above for their locations.