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“...Chinese Chow. We are hoping to arrange our usual “Chow” at 12.45 p.m. on the day of-the Reunion.
(5) Annual General Meeting of the Association. This will be held at the Reunion and the chief item will be the presentation of our gift to the Rev. and Mrs. P. A. Bruce. Please turn up to show your appreciation of all that they have
done for “ Our Schools ” and for us “ Old Scholars ”.
(6) London Summer Reunion. We
would appreciate your ideas and suggestions. The Thames Cruise of ’38 seemed quite popular. Would members like us to try to arrange a similar trip, in preference to the usual Summer Reunions of the last few years ? R.S.V.P.
(2) Chefoo Schools Reconstruction Fund. Thank you all for your gifts. The statements by the Great Britain and North American Treasurers (printed elsewhere) show that the Funds now have balances in hand of just over £175, and $1438 respectively. We hope to publish a similar statement from Australia in our next issue. We would like to increase this Fund considerably...”
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“...have any suggestions or are dissatisfied for some reason or other, please write directly to us and we will try and benefit by your ideas and suggestions.
Thank you all for co-operating so well with us in the past and may we all remember two of our great mottoes :
“ Nihil Absque Lahore,” and “ In Deo Fidemus.”
Your Hon. Secretary,
DAVID BARLING.
STOP PRESS
A History of the Chefoo Schools
DR. F. H. JUDD has very kindly consented to start compiling a history of the schools from their founding up to the internment in 1942. He is an old scholar himself
, and also has had many years of active connection with the schools later, both as Medical Adviser and on the Staff as acting Headmaster, and is therefore admirably suited to this rather difficult task.
Will any O.Cs. who would like to assist him or who have any interesting records or documents, which might be of any use (particularly of the earlier years), please write direct to Dr. Judd at 6 Pelham Road, West Tarring, Worthing, Sussex.
Treasurer's...”
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“...c.s.a, magazine
CHEFOO SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
Summary of Balance Sheet at 31st December, 1946
< (Incorporating General Fund and G.B. Branch Accounts)
ASSETS— £ s. d. ' £ s. d.
Cash at Bank and in hand ... ....... 106 3 5
Debtors : N. America Branch ....... 17 o 6
Australia Branch ... ....... 5 6
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£ s. d.
LIABILITIES—
Creditors: Printers’Account ... ... 58 9 10
Subscriptions received in advance ... ... ir 4 o
Life Subscriptions Account—balance ... ... . 29 18 o
Old .Girls “ Conduct ” Watch Account—balance 2 13 7
123 9 5
102 5 5
Net Surplus as shewn below :
GREAT BRITAIN BRANCH ACCOUNTS—
Current Account—
Balande at 1/1/46 i - Surplus for 1946 -
Special Account—
Balance at 1/1/46 .......
Less Loss on 1946 Magazine Account
Less New Zealand Branch debt W/O
C.S.A. GENERAL FUND—
Balance at 1/1/46 Deficit for 1946
Net Surplus at 31/12/46
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£21 4 o
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
21 8 IO
5 7 8 26 16 6
15 2 0
10 18 1
4 3 11
15 3 388
30 5 2 *
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“...Weihsien, has survived all its adventures ; I unpacked it recently from a Weihsien box and it is behaving perfectly.” S.G.M.
October 10th. “Miss Broomhall writes that even the American school buildings will be taxed to the limit to accommodate all the children whom they expect to be there. There are 119 children in the school just now, with prospect of many more next year. One problem which has faced the school in its present state, is the fact that so many of the children have come from different schools that it will take nearly a year to level up in the various subjects for some classes. Both staff and children are happy and there is good feeling of camaraderie.” J.S.G.
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“...grand piano and with great abandon broke into the strains of “ Ma, I miss your apple pie ”. However her efforts and ours were wasted, for after ah hour’s polite conversation which was really a conflict of wills, we left without having accomplished our purpose, Her Royal Highness triumphantly retaining her beard.
Then came a few weeks in Lucknow where I gradually became accustomed to civilization again before the crowded troopship voyage back to England, and then farewell to Army life.
CHEEOO SCHOOLS
Receipt Amount Receipt
No. £ s. d. No.
20 5 0 0 54
21 1 I 0 55
22 IO 0 56
23 5 0 57
24 5 0 58
25 3 0 0 . 59
26 IO 0 60
27 IO 0 0 61
28 IO 0 q 62
29 2 2 6 63
30 I O 0 64
3i I I 0 65
32 I I 0 66
33 3 6 67
34 I 0 0 68
35 5 5 0 69
36 15 0 70
37 5 0 71
38 IO 0 0 72
39 0 73
40 v 1 0 0 .74
4i 15 0 75
42 1 0 0 76
43 2 6 77
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52
53
Bank Interest
Amount previously acknowledged
Amount £ s. d. 100 100 500 200 500
7 15
£209
Mr. Gordon Martin ... £32 15
Cost of printing...”
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“...deal of thought had been given to all the details, and much hard work had been done by the Committee ; our thanks must go to them once more for their forethought and able planning of the afternoon’s programme.
Tea was a noisy but enjoyable interlude which gave a good opportunity for much talk. Towards the end of this social function David Barling as the new General Secretary gave out various notices, asked for suggestions regarding further reunions, reminded us about contributions to the Chefoo Schools Reconstruction Fund and read a letter from Mrs. J. N. Duncan concerning the Home Call of her husband.
Reports
Patsy Bruce then introduced a very pleasant subject especially in these days of austerity. First she told us that the milk and tea we had just enjoyed had come from the Australian C.S.A. Also that further contents of the parcel would be shared out between those present. Patsy had devised a very sound scheme of “ casting lots ” for the remainder of the eatables in the parcels. A bowl was...”
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“...Douthwaite, Mr. Judd and other C.I.M. pioneers. We also meet missionaries and friends of the Mission at a C.I.M. monthly prayer meeting, which has been Started recently at our church. S.ome from Chefoo are among them, such as MRS. HOWARD BIRD, DR. HOGG, GRACE HOGG, MAY GRAINGER PURCHAS and others.
Our son ALAN is in his second year at University College, Nottingham, and BERYL has entered the nursing profession at King’s College Hospital, London.”
PETER BAZIRE writes : “ Theo,
expects to take Higher Schools next summer in Maths’ and Science. I have begun my first M.B. course. I have got into the London Junior Orchestra.”
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“...there.
TERRY is at Edinburgh University, ■ taking an honours classics degree. He has just started his third year. He plays rugby for the first team of the Former Pupils club,—the team which was defeated only once last year.
MARGARET WRIGHT is at Birmingham University, training to be a teacher,, and staying at the Women’s Hostel. She is specializing in Geography, and is just starting her second year’s course. She finds it extremely interesting.
JOAN, JIM and MARGARET YOUNG are at George Watson’s Schools, Edinburgh. Joan sits for her “ Higher ” in March and hopes to get into University next autumn to study medicine. She had a ’phone call from ISABEL HARRIS not long ago, and they hope to meet soon.
NORTH AMERICA
LESLIE ANDREW and ROBERT McMULLAN are both back in Canada and expect to come to Toronto in the near future.
VERA ARENDT is now Mrs. Howard Martin and living at 74 Maplewood Avenue, Outremont, Quebec.
EVA ARENDT is taking a medical course at McGill University, Montreal, P.Q. During the...”
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“...Chefoo Schools Association
Presidents :
Mr. F. McCarthy. Rev. P. A. Bruce.
Vice-Presidents :
Rev. W. H. Aldis. Miss I. A. Craig.
Miss L. Blackmore. Mr. H. G. Judd.
And the Headmaster of the Chefoo School :
Mr. S. Houghton.
GENERAL COMMITTEE
(Acting also as the Committee for Great Britain Branch). Chairman :
Mr. W. D. Mudditt,
Monkswood, Forest Way, Woodford Green, Essex. General Secretary:
Mr. D. Barling,
Red Dormers, The Crescent, Horley, Surrey.
Treasurer :
Mr. H. F. Joyce,
Brook Cottage, Scrase Bridge, Haywards Heath, Sussex.
Editor :
Mr. J. S. Hirst,
13, Laurier Road, London, N.W.5.
News Editor:
Miss I. King,
c/o C.I.M., Newington Green, London, N.16.
Secretary for Great Britain Branch :
Miss P. Bruce,
3, Cosway Street, London, N.W.i.
Mr. J. S. Green. Miss M. Porter.
Miss E. Preedy. Miss D. Rouse.
Mr. C. Fairclough.
NORTH AMERICA BRANCH.
Chairman :
Professor L. Carrington Goodrich,
640, West 238th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
Secretaries :
Miss M. D. Taylor, Miss M. Rouse,
137, Kirknewton...”
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