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“...to the Schools. The first is the widening of Beach
Road, from the Boys’ School gate to Woodland Road. In
these alterations is included an eight-foot sidewalk and a
low wall on the sea side. Two stone-seats have been placed
at some distance from each other on this pavement and trees
are to be planted at regular intervals along the whole length
of this new promenade. As the new road was designed to
cut through the Prep. School Bathing shed, another has been
built a little nearer the sea and a stable though small building
has been erected as a bathing-shed for the San. During
these operations a section of the north wall of the Boys’
School garden, mostly the part immediately behind the Staff
tennis-court in front of the school, has been removed. The
second matter is the inauguration of the Chefoo General
Omnibus Company, which runs Ford ‘buses from the Ninghai
Gate to the West Motor-Station by no less than five different
routes. These two instances show the slow progress of Chefoo
towards...”
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“...Boys’ School at Chefoo and
sips a cup of steaming hot cocoa, a conversation somewhat
as follows takes place:
“I suppose you have a school magazine?”
“No! at least we’ve got a thing called ‘The Magnet’.
Va always get it up, but it’s no good.”
“Just a form mag., you mean?”
“Yes, but they have it printed.”
“It certainly seems strange for the School not to have
a magazine. You ought to start one. Can’t you get
someone on the Staff interested?”
“You can’t expect ME to do anything.”
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Time and the scene shift. It is a year later and the
language-student, now installed as a master at the Boys’
School, hears a knock at the door. Since his arrival the
previous term, he has been awaiting an opportunity to launch
a magazine. The boy previously mentioned, now a prefect,
enters with the Head Prefect.
“Couldn’t we start a school magazine, sir?”
"Splendid idea! Just what I’ve been thinking myself.
I’ll tell you what I suggest—have a joint production
to represent the two schools, Boys’ and Girls’...”
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“...Crucifixion
in the Spring Term of 1930, the retirement of Mr. and Mrs.
McCarthy in August and the coming of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce;
the printing of the words and music of the School Song, the
intense excitement of the “Chefoo Borough Bye'Election”,
the Jubilee number with its seven photos and plan of the
Compound, the account of the generous gift of a new raft by
the Old Boys and Girls and the inclusion of a section of news
from them; the formation of companies of Guides and Rangers
in the Girls’ School, the installation of central heating in
the schools, the first Public Debate and the record of the
laying of the Foundation stones for the new buildings.
Surely, even merely as a School record, the magazine
has been worth while. But it can be and should be more
than this, if the Schools—boys, girls and Staffs—lend their
full support and sympathy. EVERY BOY AND GIRL
SHOULD AS A MATTER OF DUTY DO HIS OR HER
UTMOST TO TAKE A COPY OF THE CHEFUSIAN
REGULARLY, for it is not fair that the Editorial Committee...”
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“...abundantly fulfilled, as the account by Mr. Learner,
the Secretary for this new session, will clearly show.
S.D.V.W.
(The following article, written by Mr. Duncan and
printed in the North China Daily News, tells the thrilling
story of a trip taken by him, Mr. Thompson (of Chekiang)
and David Thompson in the School sailing'boat.)
TWELVE-FOOTER IN SAILING EXPERIMENT
TO WEIHAIWEI FROM CHEFOO
Trip and Return Done in Four Days
CREW OF THREE IN OPEN BOAT
By J. N. Duncan
£IN interesting experiment was made this summer in coastal
C7 sailing when a friend and myself, with his fifteen-
year-old son, sailed from Chefoo to Weihaiwei and back in
a twelve-foot undecked boat, taking just over three days to
do it.
Our outfit was reduced to a fair minimum, the most
complicated apparatus being a Primus stove, a hurricane lan-
tern and a prismatic compass. The purpose of the trip was
at first to get something like a summer camping experience
without the annoyance of mosquitoes, flies and other intru-
ders...”
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