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“...VKSBB&
THE ORGAN OF
THE CHEFOO SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION.
SCHOOLS
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“...36
THE CHEFOO MAGAZINE.
THE FIRST CHINA RE-UNION, SHANGHAI, 14th DECEMBER, 1909.
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OVED by what had been successfully accomplished in Scotland and England, and fully convinced of the need of such a function, our Committee of the Chefoo Schools’ Association in Shanghai decided to have a Re-union of old Boys and Girls. There were difficulties, real and
imaginary, but the energy and ability displayed by the Committee made light of them all, and the thing is now an accomplished and successful fact. Half the battle was won when Mr. and Mrs. Weir, of 26, Yang-tsze-poo Road placed their beautiful and spacious home at our disposal for the evening, and Mrs. Weir, Miss Weir and Miss Evelyn Weir so threw themselves con amore into all the preparations that there was no room for doubting the ultimate success of the venture. But would the guests come ? A preliminary notice elicited all kinds of replies—On leave, Sorry, Engaged, Will reply, Uncertain, Will try, Most probably, Yes ! Many thanks, yes ...”
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THE CHEFOO MAGAZINE.
Contributed bv “ Eavesdropper.”
“ Well, I think there ought to have keen one or two more speeches, especially one explaining the aims and programme of the Association. Yes, that’s so ! Lots of the fellows didn’t know anything about it or the Magazine."
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“ Wasn’t it nice that there was an Elliston present ? ”
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“7 hope the photo will be a. success : we’ll never have quite the same lot again, and besides, it’s the first Re-union, you know.’’
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“ What astonished me, is that so many of these Shanghai fellows ever were at Chefoo.”
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“ What a number ! Yes, but if it had been on a Saturday night there would have been more. One or two could have come in from the outports.”
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“ Didn’t the Rounds go well? Yes ! I simply yelled, but it was Percy Lancaster who kept our lot going. Quite like old times seeing Mr. Murray waving his arms about! I didn’t know one or two of those rounds. Why didn’t we have so and so, such and such, good old ones,...”
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“...THE CHEF00 MAGAZINE.
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C/o Choate School,
Wallingford,
Dear Mr. Editor, Conn.
It was indeed a pleasant surprise to me when I received a letter
from Charlie Fishe telling about the formation of the Chefoo Schools’ Association, and I am sure that all old Chefooites in America will be only too glad to support the organization with their subscriptions.
By a rather peculiar coincidence, Algie Thompson and I were working on something of the same kind for those of us in America, but we did not have the presumption to include those in Great Britain and China.
You have somewhat of an advantage over us in America, as you can get together occasionally and talk things over, while we have to be satisfied with our correspondence. We will appreciate the Magazine, however, even more, as that will bring us into touch with those “ across the pond,” and in China also.
It has been my good fortune to run across several of the old boys and girls since coming to America, five years ago, and in that way I have...”
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“...requires, hope to teach at the Union College at Wei-Hsien.
During the past two summers I have been very fortunate in being in boys’ camps, for a period of nearly nine weeks each time, in that way coming in contact with some very nice boys, and at the same time having a pleasant outing.
Before closing, I wish to say that if I have become too personal in the account of various .ones, I hope they will pardon me and overlook it this time, with my promise to improve before writing again.
Wishing the Association and all old Chefooites good luck during the coming year,
I remain,
Yours sincerely,
Samuel J. Mills.
Mr. Frost, the Director for North America of the C.I.M., will be very pleased to have a call from any old Chefoo Girls and Boys who may happen to be in Philadelphia, at any time. His address is as follows : 235, School Lane, Philadelphia, U.S.A....”
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“...de plume.
We are pleased to be able to insert in this number a long letter from Samuel Mills, which we are sure will prove most interesting to many of our readers, all the more so in that it is the first contribution from America.
Mrs. Mortimore’s letter will prove as interesting to the old girls as that from Samuel Mills will to the old boys, and we are convinced that both will be read and enjoyed by old girls and boys alike.
As our Magazine is not a public institution, but the organ of an Association, we consider it advisable and also more interesting to publish
We regret that the publication of this number has unavoidably been delayed owing to the postal alterations caused by the death of our late Monarch....”
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