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“...CHEFOO SCHOOLS ASSOCI^
1058 AVENUE ROAD
Newsletter No. 27 TORONJ&yO 1941
Chefoo Schools Great Britain
Association % Branch.
Editorial.
As the stream of war flows, like “ China’s Sorrow ”, on its wide and treacherous course, it sweeps into its current yet more lands and peoples, and with them (trivial in perspective but of personal concern to us) yet more Of our former school-fellows. The schools themselves, we are glad to know, carry steadily on. Of some Chefusians who are in the Services we have cheering news; of others we can know little at present. There can be few of us now in these islands who have not seen, and perhaps suffered, the devastation of air-raids. There can be few of us indeed—on either side of the Atlantic, or in either hemisphere, for that matter—who are not now deeply and directly involved, with whatever reluctance, in the issues of the conflict.
We cannot yet see clearly the larger good which must spring from these vast evils. But we shall have grasped something of...”
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“...able to publish this issue and trust that it will bring some pleasure and interest to many of our members who are otherwise out of touch with their old friends and acquaintances of Chefoo days.
As our Editor says, we are all affected to some degree by war time conditions and these make it impossible for us to carry on the activities of our Association in the same way as we should like to in the happier days of peace.
We hope to publish another issue in December and news should reach the News-Editors before November 5th.
Members are reminded that the annual subscription for the Association is 2/6, not 2/3 which was clearly stated in the last issue as being the subscription for the “ Chefusian ” which is the magazine published at the schools in Chefoo.
The addresses of the principal officers of the Association are always printed on the back coverof each issue. This appears to have escaped the attention of some members.
A Compliment to Cheefoo.
The following is an extract from an article in...”
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“...CHEFOO SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION.
' . Presidents:
, -Mr. & Mrs. F. McCarthy.
Vice-Presidents :
Miss L. Blackmore. Mr. F. H. Rhodes.
Mr. D. E. Hoste. Rev. W. H. Aldis.
Mr. H. G. Judd. Miss E. Rice.
And the Principals of the Chefdo Schools :
Mr. P. A. Bruce (Boys’ and Girls’ Schools).
Miss A. Carr (Prep. School).
GREAT BRITAIN BRANCH COMMITTEE.
Chairman :
Mr. W. D. Mudditt,
Monkswood, Forest Way, Woodford Green, Essex. .
Hon. Secretary :
Mr. H. F. Joyce,
Brook Cottage, Scrase Bridge, Haywards Heath, Sussex.
Hon. Treasurer:
Mr. B. B. Burnett,
59 Lenmore Avenue, Grays, Essex,
“ . . Editor : ' . '
Mr. J. G. Weller,
14 Lichfield Road, Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey.
News Editors :
Miss Mary Weller,
Mr. S. D. V. Weller,
Llanfair, High Trees Road, Reigate, Surrey.
Mr. D. Barling. Miss G. Briscoe. Mr. J. S. Green.
Mr. J. M. Slimmon. Miss E. J. Williamson. Miss W. G. Rouse.
Scottish Secretary :
Miss M. Findlay,
' c/o 72 Marchmortt Road, Edinburgh, 9.
China Secretaries: <
Miss E. M. Broomhall and Miss D...”
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