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“...Bentham has given place to Modern Collectivism and State Control.
This tendency towards combination and co-operation is seen in every department of human endeavour. In the commercial, we have trusts, cartels, trade-unions, co-operative societies and chain
stores; in the academic, fraternities and alumni associations; in the ecclesiastical, Church Union (so prominent in Canada today); in the social, Masonic Orders, and Rotary Clubs; and, last but not least, among Chefooites we have the Chefoo Schools Association.
We Chefooites are part, then, of one of the greatest movements of this much lauded, much vituperated modern civilization of ours. Does it not behove us, therefore, to enter into the spirit of the age,—to do our best to foster and encourage this small micro of the great cosmos of the world of industry, society, learning, and religion,—to rally round the Standard of Alma Mater,—in short, to co-operate?
“ But,” I hear some cynic ask, “ why should I co-operate, with what should I co-operate...”
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“...malaria. With regard to education, from the kidergarten upwards it is conducted in Japanese; although, under pressure of public opinion, a small amount of time is allowed for the study of Chinese character. The Missions are not allowed to open schools below high-school grade; and the bulk of the subjects must be taught in Japanese. While there is quite a good educational system, the number of high-schools is still insufficient to meet the needs of these who ■ graduate from the elementary schools. Under this system the people are gradually becoming bi-lingual not, as the Government at first fondly hoped, speaking only Japanese!
The Formosans are never allowed to forget that they are a conquered race. The anniversary of the conquest is celebrated in the schools, and lectures given about it! There is only one Formosan who is allowed to wear a sword, a coveted distinction. On the railways and in the police force no Formosan can rise
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“..."Old Girl” to join the Staff. As our ChefoO Secretary remarked in the last issue of the Magazine, Miss E.- M; Broomhall came up from Shanghai with the Southern Party.
In February for several lessons in the upper school, amalgamated classes were held for the boys and girls, and as it was inconvenient for the corresponding forms in the two schools to have different names, an alteration took place. Form V a at the Girls’ School has become the Sixth Form, V b now rejoices under the added dignity of the name V a, the Junior Oxford Form, IV a, is now V b, and IV b is the Fourth Form. The lower forms remain the same.
In March the Hockey Cup Matches were played off. The-Finals were between Forms VI and V a, the two forms which were represented in the Finals last year, in both the Hockey and Tennis Matches. This year the Sixth Form again carried off the coveted Cup, which was presented to the School by Mrs. Orr-Ewing.
The Tennis Trials took place at the beginning of June, and the following six girls...”
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“...the heat as best we could, for it might be mentioned here that the temperature rose to 97° in the shade at Noon. -
We assembled again at 3.30 P.M. for Tea “under the Trees” as in proceeding years, after which were the Tennis Tournaments.
As usual these were held on the front Tennis Court, and there were a considerable number of spectators; The Games commenced as soon after 4 P.M. as possible, the first being the ‘ Final of the Mixed Doubles Tournament,’ for the Racquets pre-Schools Association, and was won by Kathleen Hockman and Stanley Conway, who secured a rather easy victory over their opponents, Ruth Dilley and Dick Sternberg. Stanley Conway played a splendid game throughout, and his low drives between the s’de lines brought him many a point. It might be mentioned that this is the third year following that a Conway has won the Racquet, having been won by Freda Conway and R. Hockman in 1923, by Stanley Conway and E. Bevis in 1924, and this year by Stanley Conway and...”
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