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“...events - and so in a small way of writing a
contemporary history of the Chefoo Schools."
The editorial goes on to say:
"Here it may be well to say that there is not the slightest intention to publish this
Magazine in opposition to the one issued by the Chefoo Schools Association. We
believe there is ample room for this Magazine side by side with the one already
published."
And
"This paper is not published at present officially by the School or by the China Inland
Mission and so in no way are the Mission or School Authorities responsible for its
content."
This is the only issue of this magazine in the Chefoo Schools Association collections, though
it was clearly the intention that it continue. If it did not continue this might be because
students come and go with frequency, and because such publications are often the work of
a small handful of people; perhaps, like past efforts noted, there was not sufficient energy
to continue it, as it would have if it had been co-managed by one or more staff...”
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“...Another probable reason why this issue of The Chefoo Magazine did not continue beyond
the first issue is that no doubt there was an outcry by the alumni association that their
journal title had been 'stolen' by the school students.
2. The Magnate
It is not clear how many years this magazine was published. We have just two copies, one
dated October 1926 and the other October 1927. It was produced by the Boys School.
These magazines are included courtesy of the CSA archival collection at the School of
Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
3. The Chefusian
• We have issues of this magazine from 1928 until 1939. 1928 is the first, but it is not
clear that 1939 was the last. The format was similar in size and general format to the
Alumni's The Chefoo Magazine, but the focus was strictly on activities at School.
• In the Editorial of the first issue it states that it is "an official and united B.S.-G.S.
magazine" (i.e. Boys School and Girls School), it went on to state that...”
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“...Ltd., a local Chefoo
business. James McMullan was formerly a missionary with the China Inland Mission, but
he and his wife left in the 1890s to form their own mission. The reason was that they
wanted to establish a small business as an adjunct to their missionary work teaching
young women to embroider and sew. The business was established to sell their
products to pay for the school and cover the costs of the business. It was the policy of
the CIM that its missionaries were not to operate a separate business enterprise,
regardless of the reason. When James McMullan died his son Bobbs (so named in
honour of two 'Roberts') took over the business while his widowed mother and sister
continued to operate the school and do other missionary work. In time Bobbs became
enchanted by the business end of the enterprise and expanded it to a wide variety of
other ventures such that by 1941 the company was the largest business in Chefoo.
Bobbs and his brother James Jr. attended the Chefoo School, as did...”
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