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“...F~ 3.SCHOOLS ASWIAtlOi ©5$ |jg| •<■'?■ H T-k’o ~ ‘.15V ~ THE ORGAN OF THE CHEFOO SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION. i a VoL IV., No. 1....”
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“...' Y >' ' 5 Y Y Y: ' r. 'XXIX TXt 1' T'T XTX HOISTING THE FLAG ON CORONATION DAY AT CHEFOO....”
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“...CHEFOO REUNION: HOWBURY HALL, JUNE 5th, 1911. H uatamj OWBURY HALL, through the extreme kindness and liberality of our old friend, Mr. Cecil Polhill, in spite of his many other engagements, was the scene of a second Chefoo Reunion on Whit Monday. Those of us who had been present at the first gathering of the kind on Easter Monday, 1909, keenly looked forward to renewing our bygone experiences, whilst those coming for the first time were bubbling with anticipation and curiosity. The party this year numbered 35, of whom 18 were “genuine Chefuscians,” and the remainder were friends, parents or honorary members of our noble association. The weather was warm ; the provision profuse ; the enjoyment eager ; the games gra/id ; the energy enormous ; the “ whole ” simply splendid (scrumptious ! as Chefoo girls used to say). The journey from London by the 10.35 excursion train of which four compartments had been specially reserved for our party, was long but sweet; long because it lasted over two...”
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“...demonstration was said to have been given by four young ladies of championship fame, but we were not privileged to witness it. Some favoured the quieter game of croquet, while others again the still quieter one of “ looking on.” During the afternoon a party of the “ bahoys ” visited the river Ouse, in which, to the appropriate accompaniment of such maritime melodies as “ Ta-ra-ra-boom-ti-eh ” and “ Have-a-dive,” they disported themselves in the ancient and honourable Chefoo way. On returning, a welcome bell summoned us to tea in the cool entrance hall, and we were glad to lose count of the number of cups consumed. Afterwards an exciting game of rounders, relieved by some photographic efforts, was played, almost everyone present taking a worthy part. Evening prayers proved a fitting close to an eventful and pleasant day, when we joined our hearts and voices in prayer and a hymn of sincere praise and gratitude to God. Willie Mudditt then well expressed our thanks and indebtedness to Mr. Polhill...”
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“...amidst very different scenes, but my thoughts are of that holiday trip, and of the lovely starlit nights in the Gorges. Some day I may tell you of how one of the three Argonauts went to Tatsienlu and of his experiences in that semi-Tibetan city. In the meantime, with the spell of the river still on me, I must wind up under the threat of the Editor’s displeasure. A MELBOURNE LETTER. 24, Molesworth Street, Kew, Melbourne, May \6th, 1911. Dear Fellow-readers, You, of course, having the benefit of a Chefoo education, do not imagine us inhabitants of Australia as anything but what we are. You may find rosy cheeks and pale cheeks, thin and fat, long and 10...”
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“...REUNION IN SCOTLAND. o. N the bright and glorious afternoon of the 10th day of June, 1911, the Chefooites in and near Glasgow had once again— after a lapse of two or three years—the pleasure of having a Reunion ; and all told, we mustered two dozen and two, including three daughters of Chefoo. By the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Judd (the former the President of the Chefoo Schools’ Association), we met at their house about 4 p.m., and proceeded forthwith to the Giffnock quarries ; some on shanks (energetic, weren’t they?), some in trams (how lazy !), and the rest in a “ one-horse open chaise ” ; and so we all arrived safely. Having chosen a nicely sheltered spot for our picnic, we enjoyed a game of rounders while tea was being set, and just as one side was caught out the repast was ready and we commenced operations. The next item on the programme was a photo, and after keeping us waiting for a quarter of an hour in an attitude unnatural to energetic young sparks, the operators finished...”
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“...a close, and I suppose you will be glad that I am shutting up now. After refreshing ourselves with supper, we closed this enjoyable and memorable reunion in the best way possible. Our voices blended in those Chefoo hymns, “ Fight the Good Fight,” and “Now the Day is Over,” and after reading, Mr. Judd closed in prayer. Hugh W. James. The following were present :— Murray Mills, Nessa Walker, Ruth Hunter, Alison Judd, Hugh James, Marjorie Judd, Lily Cranston, Andrew Clarke, Irene Judd, Harold G. Judd (Pres. C.S.A.), Evelyn Weir, Nessie Cooper, Lulu Clarke, Laura Clarke, Harold Coulthard, Lina Kay, Walter Coulthard, Maimai Weir, Mrs. H. G. Judd, Dora Clarke, G. Graham Brown, Willie Walker, Willie Cooper, Cecil Weir, Edwin Judd, Cecil Heal. THE ANNUAL SCHOOL BOAT RACE. [From The Chefoo Morning Post, June \.bth, 1911.] TIHIS annual event took place on Wednesday evening last, I and as usual the sea was dotted with various small craft, 1 manned by boys rowing all those parents and friends who were...”
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“...inside are indeed works of art—such art as can seldom be seen elsewhere. All Buddhists are most zealous in their worship, and many hundreds of them toil twice daily up those steep steps to worship, and spend their last “ pie ” (one pie=one-twelfth of a penny) on offerings. Much more might be said, but time and space forbid. I will only add in conclusion that if any of our readers ever go to Rangoon they should remember that the great Shwe Dagone Pagoda is well worth a visit. F. E. G. GEMS. Is the Chefoo defunct? It can’t be, surely. But where, oh, where is my February 1911 copy? My eyes are weary looking for it, and I notice that this is June, and I fear a June copy might, together with a February number, cause indigestion. * • * * Miss Violet Carr Ramsey was the fortunate (?) recipient of the following gem from an aspiring Chinese photographer in Ruling :— Madam, I beg to inform you that I now not yet sending you the Photos as promiss you to-day, because copy out not very fine of the face (1)...”
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“...weeping ones around us did not tend to improve our feelings. We did not leave on a large German ship bearing a correspondingly large name, as the scholars of to-day do, but we were favoured in having a good number on this occasion. A few of the fairer sex could be seen, but at the time of leaving not in their fairest condition. The steamer belched forth black smoke, a most uninviting growl escaped from her newly-painted funnel, and we were off, off for a year’s hard work to the dear old Schools at Chefoo. In a few hours we had reached the sea, the gentle motion of the ship reminding us of the fact and causing the girls to lose yet more of their charm and beauty. When our cabins were chosen I found myself with Dick Houston (a nick-name, of course), my old chum, and Jerry Landale, a new boy from Hankow, who seemed to be very home-sick and sea-sick at the same time. Having inspected our cabins to our entire satisfaction, we kids were requested not to be funks by two hefty lads, who nearly scared...”
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“...doctor came on the scene, on which occasions he would become very violent. To skip over a period to Chefoo. The landing there, being met by some of the masters, the long journey to the schools, at times a glimpse of hills capped with recently fallen snow, the buildings at last meeting the anxious gaze, the delivering up of the keys to the matron, the hasty tea, the choosing of desks, the finding out of roommates for the term, the talks given concerning new masters and boys and form orders ; all this is known to any who have had the honour to pass through the Chefoo Schools. That night I found myself placed in a room with a boy named Pearse, and Jerry Landale the newcomer. The next day revealed the pleasant fact that I was to be seated next to my new friend Timothy Tippin, alias Timotheus, Tabby Cat, Tipsy, Tim and Tibbie. Everybody took a great liking to him even before we had reached Chefoo. He was considered a jolly good fellow, always smiling and giving forth his ideas through the medium...”
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“...A WATERBURY WATCH. the wall before me hangs a calendar on which is printed I J I boldly the words—“ Everything must have its day, GOD’S ■mhmI love only lasts alway.” Below on the table lies a small Waterbury watch, a relic of Chefoo days. Nigh on twenty years ago (can it be all that ?) it was the gift of a Chefoo friend—perhaps I had better not say who !—and to-day it calls up many memories of bright boyhood days at the P.C.S., as well as the struggles and changes of growth in later years into manhood. But at last it has “ had its day,” and leaves its owner to seek to prove by life and lip, in an unstable world, that GOD’S love only lasts alway. It has seen a lot, this old watch—a time of study and discipline when such goings on as the littering of the schoolroom with paper balls, or stealing out to the playground for a game of cricket at prep, time, were drilled into shape by the stern but wholesome order of “ Go to my study door.” It calls to mind the days when there was but one school...”
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“...clothes we stood up in. Three of us had been Chefooites. Boxer troubles, fortunately, don’t last always, and some of us who had suffered at the hands of these would-be champions of demon worship, were invited by their own rulers, through the directors of our Mission, to return under a government escort with unsought honours. This included a ten days’ stay at Peking, where we got the rare chance of seeing through the Imperial Palaces. While looking round we met too, among other things, an old Chefoo schoolmate. Another link to old times that had had their day. The holiday at Peking soon passed, and was succeeded by days and weeks at a time of tramping from one outstation to another, teaching our Chinese Christians, or walking from one city to another, doing pioneer evangelistic work. When it came to walks often of thirty or forty odd miles, and on one or two occasions of sixty miles (English) a day, then one felt the benefit of the all-round athletic training our masters gave us in cricket...”
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“...[We are able, owing to the energy and perseverance of an Old Boy at Cambridge who has collected the MSS., to make a special feature in this issue of University letters. The following are from Cambridge, Dublin, Glasgow, and Aberdeen. We have been disappointed in not receiving one from Oxford, as Chefoo is represented there also, but we live in hope of having all five in a future number.—Ed.J Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, May Term, 1911. My dear Mr. Editor, Like the rest of our countrymen, we Chefuscians up here have been enjoying this exceptional and delightful summer weather. The cricket field and tennis court have been calling so unremittingly that it has often been difficult to refuse—perhaps too often too difficult. Many events have come and gone, but perhaps one will interest fellow-Chefuscians, though perhaps not too relevant. My brother Stanley, a friend and myself, had been invited to tennis at Howbury, and we considered that the ideal way to cover the twenty-eight odd miles...”
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“...I am only afraid there won’t be very many successes or scholarships to record. Examinations are shortly due for the Arts people, but I do not think there has been anything exciting this session so far. Maitland Forsyth is just finishing his fourth year in Medicine, and so will take his degree next year. I believe he is going to pay a visit to his people in China for his Summer Vacation. It lasts about fifteen weeks, so he will have nearly eight weeks at home in Shan-tung. He may manage to pay Chefoo a visit en route. My brother Andrew has been doing Medicine here, and he is going to continue his medical course at Edinburgh next winter under the Edinburgh Medical Mission, to which Dr. Harold Stooke and Dr. George King also belonged, so he will have some big examples before him. There will be about twelve other medical students there, among whom is Scott Webster. They will both be in their second years, and their address will be, c/o Dr. Fry, 54, George Square, Edinburgh. I myself hope to...”