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“...Newsletter. No. 12.
APRIL, 1935.
Chefoo Schools
Association
Great Britain
Branch.
EDITORIAL.
“ The Chefoo Newsletter is a veritable ray of sunshine, as living far away, we never seem to hear anything about anyone except through the magazine. In addition to the news it seems to be a link with Chefoo itself. ...”
At times the Editor is tempted to regard his lot in the same light as that of the Gilbertian policeman, but reading the above in a letter from an Old Chefusian certainly helped him to change his mind. And indeed there are many excuses for feeling rather cheerful at this time.
Referring to the membership of our Branch, we have passed another century mark, and it is a real pleasure to announce that we have now got 301 members. The most encouraging fact is that of the 82 new members enrolled during the past year, about 30 have been Old Chefusians who have just recently left Chefoo. It is good also to hear that our Branch in N. America has been making very good progress, and we are also...”
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“...I.M. and will be coming up to London soon.
R. S. Peill is working at the St. Paul’s Eye Hospital, Liverpool.
Percy Doherty is doing part-time lecturing for the Workers’ Educational Association, a movement which helps those who want to continue their studies though they cannot afford higher schooling or university courses.
Edith Coulthard has been “ on the air ” recently, giving very interesting geography talks to schools in the Droitw’ich National programme.
W. D. Mudditt seems to be kept very busy in his important job with MacFisheries, Ltd. His daughter Joan, besides gaining many honours in Elocution, is getting married soon.
Brynmor Price is at the Regent’s Park Baptist College studying for a
B. D. degree. He expects to go out again to China as a missionary, and hopes that he has not seen the last of Chefoo.
Howard Joyce has much enjoyed having his parents home on furlough. They have now returned to China. He is kept busy with his work in the
C. S.S.M., where he is responsible for arranging...”
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