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71the schools.In som e schools, the teachers had the freedo mto teach some catechetical books of the Bible in the localdialect beca use the government had not yet developed textbooks of their own.They allowed the public schools to useso me 0 f the religious books which had bee n use d in th emission schools. A catechism and a primer in Kuki werewritten by Ngulhao Thomsong and published in 1926. Thesetext books are still used in some of the church schools inManipur State.The mission schools were progressing steadilywhen the Second World War broke out, and this war heavilyaffected Manipur State, from 1943 to 1945.The work in allthe mission institutions came to astandstill during thewar, and many properties of the mission and churches weredestroyed by military activity. After the war the missionariescarne back and rebuilt the institutions. KangpokpiMission Middle English School was revived when J. S. Andersoncarne to Kangpokpi in 1946, and soon the school wasfilled with students. But due to a strike by the students,the school was closed in 1950.In place of the MiddleEnglish School, aBible School was opened in 1951 at Kangpokpi.The quality of the government schools steadily declinedduring the 1960's.The churches demanded to have aChristian High English School, and in 1969 aChristian HighSchool was started at Kangpokpi.This school, which wasmoved to Impha1 in 1971, is today one of the best highschools in Imphal.However, many of the church schools andother Christian schools are no longer aforce for the con-