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“...Soc.......... 350
Hockey and Sports .......... 352
Foundation Day.............. 357
Tennis and Cricket ........ 361
PrizegiYings ............... 366
Valete ..................... 375
Presentation................ 377
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SCHOOL CHRONICLE
'ijjT seems indeed a far call from the cold, bleak January
day when the Schools, raw-faced and red-nosed,
streamed into the Memorial Hall for the Opening Service
to the steaming July day when again they entered the Hall
and sat in dripping rows on the Exhibition platform; but
in that space- of time many events have taken place.
Soon after the term had begun and Scarlet Fever
had been got rid of, another foe in the form of ‘flu attacked
the schools. Numbers fell victims to this plague amongst
the boys and girls of the Senior School, but the germ wrought
most havoc amongst those of the Prep. School where only
a very few escaped it. A complication set in from this,
mastoid trouble, and several had to go down to Shanghai
to be operated on. Illness did not confine...”
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“...the results were fairly even.
The great event of these two past terms was of course
Coronation Day. In the morning a service was held in the
Memorial Hall; this was followed by a ceremony at the
Flagstaff. There was a Fun-Fair at the Consulate in the
afternoon and, in the evening, after a Concert, fireworks
were let off in the old Prep. North playground, H. M. S.
Danae was lighted up and she, with twelve American
destroyers, gave a searchlight display. The day after was
a whole holiday for the Schools and it was spent at the
Bluff in a united picnic.
Throughout the Spring and Summer terms the Boys’
School Band was kept on with lack Slichter as conductor.
Enthusiasm ran high and the band was able to perform on
many occasions, formal and informal.
Mrs. Strausser gave her annual violin recital in the
Easter holidays. This year’s recital was a special anniver-
sary so Mrs. Strausser played some of her old favourites,
much to the delight of us all.
On Good Friday Stainer’s “Crucifixion” was sung...”
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“...345
THE LORD MAYOR’S SHOW
By an Old Boy
It is not without considerable diffidence that I venture
to intrude upon these pages which have neither seen my name
or my character for some time. Yet I have something to tell
which is perhaps a unique experience for a past member of
the Chefoo Schools, since I marched as a Scout in the Lord
Mayor’s Show last year.
The Lord Mayor’s Show and Procession, which takes
place on the day of the investiture of the new Lord Mayor
of the City of London, presents a varied spectacle year by
year. Sometimes elephants and whole menageries of beasts
appear in the procession: at others, when the Lord Mayor has
an interest m the country and open-air life, a panoramic view
of farm-life is presented; droves of sheep, cattle, dairy-maids
and chickens pass by in grand review. The subject of the
last procession was tne development of the defence forces of
the City of London. Contingents of troops, clad in the un-
iform of the period which they represented, marched in...”
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“...of the original members
of the School as it was in 1881, he described the beginnings of the
School’s history. Dr. Judd recalled the fact that the founder of the
China Inland Mission, Dr. Hudson Taylor, regained health and strength
so rapidly when he visited Chefoo after a serious illness, that he
decided, under God’s guidance, to establish a school here for the sons
and daughters of missionaries and other Europeans. Dr. Judd spoke
of the many benefits he himself had received as a boy in the Schools
from a sound Christian education in such a salubrious climate.
In the second part of his address the speaker urged the necessity
not only of having Jesus Christ as the foundation-stone of Life, but
also of building on that foundation a superstructure which would be
worthy of the School and of such a Master. To impress this thought
the more on the boys and girls, he quoted Longfellow’s words from
“Hiawatha”—
Build me straight, oh Worthy Master,
Staunch and strong, a goodly vessel,
That shall laugh...”
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“...361
IMPRESSIONS OF THE TENNIS MATCHES
One of the Staff of the Schools has asked me to write
my impressions of the tennis matches played on Foundation
Day. In such pleasant surroundings 1 found it impossible
to keep my eye on the court all the time, but when my at-
tention was not distracted by the hats of the ladies, the sober
criticisms of the men, the never-ceasing chatter of the girls or
the charming by-play of some youngsters under the trees, I
was able to enjoy all that I saw of the matches.
The Boys’ School north terrace makes a charming background
for the tennis court, but only the players at the north end of the
court and those spectators who are young and nimble enough to scale
the north wall can enjoy to the full the restfulness of the scene. The
main body of the spectators sit against this beautiful background and
must perforce endure the glare of the sand-court and the glittering
water beyond. The only consolation I could find for this was that I
was able to sit comfortably...”
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“...had won both strings the Cup
would have been theirs, whereas Slessor and Livingstone supporters
cheered both teams alternately in the hopes that the honours would
be divided. Thus the first initials to be inscribed on the new C.S.A.
Tennis Cup will be S. & L.
SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP.
Immediately after Foundation Day we started to play off the
Singles Tournament in both schools. There wrere 16 entries in the
Girls’ School and nearly twice that number in the Boys’ School. This
year we used the ‘Knock Out’ system. There were some well
contested games—and some surprises—in the earlier stages of the
tournament. The Finals of both schools were played on the Boys’
School North Tennis court on the afternoon of .June 30. In the...”
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“...366
CHINA INLAND MISSION PREPARATORY
SCHOOL PRIZEGIVING
/ji^NLY once in the school year do parents and friends of
the C.I.M. Schools have an opportunity of seeing the
youngsters en masse on the platform in the School War
Memorial Hall; but it would seem that no one who can spare
time from normal duties can resist this annual attraction. The
Hall was well-filled five minutes before Dr. Judd, the chair-
man, announced the first item, “A Song Of Praise”. The
hundred odd children all dressed in white sang with such
clearness that it was easily possible to hear every word. Prayer
followed and then the audience settled down to an entertain-
ment which was both aural and ocular. Whether the children
performed themselves or watched their friends perform, whether
they sang, recited or played, they all seemed to enjoy every
moment and to be entirely at their ease. The unrehearsed
entertainment for the eye was surely as attractive as the care-
fully prepared programme for the ear. What a delicious...”
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