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“...ATin^ AUGUST 1932.
CHiJOO SCHOOLS
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“...No. 4.
AUGUST 1932
CWoo Schools Association
GREAT BRITAIN BRANCH
NEWSLETTER
EDITORIAL EFFUSIONS!
THIS NUMBER arrives upon the scenes when many of our members are thinking of anything but work ! It is a time when most of us instinctively turn our minds back to those gorgeous summer holidays when perfect picnics and bathes were our happy lot at dear old Chefoo. Oh ! to get back for one of those Chefoo bathes !
However, we are here, and we Old Chefooites are certainly making the best of it together. This was quite obvious at our C.S.A. holiday week-end in April—an experiment which was a stupendous success, and which we are longing to repeat.
With our Branch membership increasing our ambitions are rising! In June we decided to aim at 200 members by December 31st, but we have already reached 191! Will we reach 200 by our summer Reunion ? Well, do something about it and come along and find out!...”
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“...brilliant scholars—but the Secretary, being also the Editor, is being allowed a little licence 1 His mind is still vaguely conscious of the silence (!) pervading the meals when peanut butter was being ravishly attacked ; of the delirious hockey battle gloriously won for the honour of Chefoo ; of the thrilling evening games, including the gruesome sounds that were part of one of them ; and best of all—-of the quiet happy moments we spent together hearing about and chatting over the things that matter most in life. The fact that three of our Edinburgh contingent cycled all the way South to be present is left to prove whatever occurs to the mind of the reader !
Anyway, we all want another soon, and you must come.
“Chefoo.” Every Old Chefooite ought to possess a copy of this book, published by the C.I.M. (2s. nett)....”
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“...were taken back to Chefoo, and chatter about the good old days soon commenced. Supper over, we adjourned to the sittingroom, where Howard Joyce, not yet, but soon to be, known as our "Loudspeaker,” proceeded to make known to us the rules, and informed us where we could go and could not go, what we might and might not do. We then had Prayers, and the rest of the evening was spent playing games of various kinds in the gymnasium.
Saturday morning, breakfast was at 8.30 a.m. We decided that it might be advisable to have a short hockey practice in preparation for the match in the afternoon. So we gathered on the field at 10 a.m., and played for about an hour. By lunch a few more people had arrived. After lunch we were ordered to rest a while, so as to reserve our energy for the match ! To some “rest” implied energetic exercises and stunts in the gym., to others, play with the hockey ball, to a few, sitting in an armchair over the fire !
At 3.15 p.m. the great match began, Chefoo v. the World (Watford...”
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“...for a hike ! We had a circular tour in sunshine mingled with showers. This walk gave us a good opportunity for exchanging news. This was one of the great advantages of the holiday week-end. There was plenty of time for news !
After tea we sang some choruses, and then had a discussion on “What it means to be a Christian.” Experiences were related and questions asked, and it was found to be so helpful that we continued after supper. We realised once again what a debt we owe to our school-days at Chefoo. We closed with singing Psalm 23,
Monday morning we were all away soon after breakfast. As we parted we realised what a great time we had had, and we hoped that this experiment would be repeated. If it is, be sure you don't miss it.
Marion Williamson.
Here we are—
E. Weller. R. Walker. E. Bromby. T. Hirst. J. Guinness.
A. Smith. R. Weatherhead. P. Doherty. N. Pederson. J. Weller. G. Stevenson. M. Williamson. K. Broomhall. M. Doherty. G. Warren.
W. Olesen. D. Kirk. G. Bobby. M. Slimmon. M. Alty...”
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“...On his way through London he could have been seen spending a pleasant afternoon at Lord’s with Howard Joyce. This was followed by a gentle dissipation at the Chinese Restaurant 1
Mary Preedy is now a fully fledged S.R.N. after four years’ training at St. Thomas’s Hospital, London. She is at present doing a three months’ course of dispensing at the Mildmay Mission Hospital, Bethnal Green, and is later going with Carrie Mann to do her C.M.B. at Brighton.
Edith Preedy will arrive in England from Chefoo this Autumn. Ralph Peill has just completed his fourth year of medicine at Edinburgh.
Jenny Pedersen is working for her Higher Leaving Certificate in Edinburgh.
Niels Pedersen is doing medicine at the Edinburgh University, and hoped to spend the summer in Denmark—we hope he is now enjoying it.
Mrs. C. W. Somerville (nee Jenny Liddell), lives in Scotland—■ with characteristic reticence she has confined her news to that one comprehensive word "Housewife 1 ”
Helen Smith is doing very well at English...”
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“...greatly improved.
Winifred Kirke was married in 1931, and is now Mrs. R. R. de L. Liesching. She has lately moved from Yunnanfu to Shanghai.
Winnie Jennings has joined her parents in Shansi.
Dr. Warren Knight is being married to Miss Gorman this summer.
Mrs. Knight is ill in Chefoo, we are sorry to hear.
Connie Knight is in England for a short visit.
Miss Kathryn S. Judd has now joined the Prep. Staff to relieve Miss Getgood, who is coming home on furlough.
On August 9th a large party of Chefooites leave Shanghai on the Rawalpindi for London. They include Marjorie Broomhall, Mr. and Mrs. Chalkley, with their three children, Peggie Harding, Edith Preedy, and Adrian Dansey Smith. We hope to see them at our Reunion.
The Chefoo laundry has been moved to the flat piece of ground below the San. and the G.S. gulley has been diverted in order to make room for the building preparations of the new Prep.
GREAT BRITAIN BRANCH COMMITTEE.
Chairman:
Mr. W. D. Mudditt.
Hon. Secretary & Editor:
Mr. H. F. Joyce...”
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