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“...CHEFOO SCHOOLS ASSOCIATE TC'ONFO, 6MTAR!O M5N X6 DECEMBER 1949...”
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“...great pleasure that Mrs. L. Clinton of the North American Branch has been elected a Vice-President of the Association. She has given untiring energy and precious time to the furtherance of C.S.A. activities in North America, and we are glad to be able to show our appreciation of her work in this way. Annual General Meeting, 1950. The next Annual General Meeting will be held at Mildmay (North London) on 7th January, 1950, during the G.B. Branch Winter Reunion, of which G.B. Branch members will have already been notified. Will all members who are able to attend, please make an effort to be there, as the General Committee are anxious that members should know thefull details of the Year’s activities? C.S.A. Reconstruction Fund. The General Committee have been advised that the Chefoo Schools (Ruling) are in the process of making a Sick Bay in one of the Hotels at the disposal of the Schools, and they have thought of the idea of having one room or all rooms fitted with the comforts, etc. needed...”
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“...received by the Editors by 20th May next at the very latest. It would help considerably if all items could be sent in typewritten and on one side of the paper only. Old Chefusian Colours. These are available as usual from the Treasurer, Howard F. Joyce, or from the Secretaries of the North American and Australian Branches. The prices in Great Britain are : Ties ........... 7/6 Metal Badges ..... 2/6 Payment and return postage should be sent with orders. Let us commence the 42nd Year of the Chefoo Schools Association with the fortitude and endeavours of those of 1908, remembering always the One God whom we were brought up to love and adore. Now taking on a personal note, if I do not have the opportunity of thanking you all for your splendid co-operation and assistance during these past three years, I would like to do so now, and send my best wishes to you all, wherever you may be at this time. Yours sincerely, DAVID BARLING. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Once again we are much obliged to the C.I.M. for the loan...”
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“...The G.S. A History of the China Inland Mission School at Chefoo, China By DR. F. H. JUDD III WE will again resume the story of the buildings. The new addition to the Girls’ School, forming its northern front, . which was begun in 1895, was dedicated on September 1st in the following year, but the new Boys’ School was not .occupied till January, 1898. The opening ceremony of the latter was honoured by a visit from Mr. William Cooper, Deputy China Director of the Mission, who came from Shanghai for the occasion. These two buildings were now capable of accommodating as boarders about;eighty girls and ninety boys respectively. On the occasion of moving into the new premises four boys were appointed as Prefects, the first to be officially given that responsibility. These were C. N. Hartwell (Head Prefect), W. D. Mudditf, O. S. Williams and (probably) P. J. Riley. The Boys’ School staff about this time consisted of Mr. and Mrs. F. . McCarthy, Mr. and Mrs. E. Murray (nee Fairey), Mr. and Mrs....”
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“...various pursuits is not dwelt upon, for it resembled that in other schools, to which was added the attempt to give the scholars something to stand for home influence and social amenities. In 1900 however, this was threatened by the upheaval due to the Boxer Rising, which caused the massacre of one-hundred-and-thirty-five missionaries and their fifty-three children, and thousands of Chinese, especially Christians. “ In Chefoo every precaution was taken. British and American men-of-war were standing by in case of evacuation being necessary. The school boats were drawn down to the sea, and each scholar had necessaries packed in a pillow case, ready for an immediate start for the shore should the signal be given , from the Settlement Hill where the British Consul had made previous arrangements. The school terrace was patrolldfl by day and night. But, thank God, the Allied Relief Force entered Peking, the Boxers were defeated, and Chefoo resumed its normal life. Never- theless, at least nine of the...”
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“...as Medical Officer to the School and compound. Though not affecting the schools or Mission compound, great destruction and the loss of between 600 and 700 lives were caused by a “ cloud burst ” in the semicircle of hills south of Ghefoo. The torrents swept down the gully at the foot of Temple Hill, carrying away numerous huts and small buildings with their inhabitants. “ And in no time our harmless East Greek, harmless, except for its twenty smells and thirty stinks (due to the waste from the silk filatures, and euphemistically called Eau-de-Cologne gully. F.H.J.) became a torrent admitting no obstacles.” This calamity, like the Great Fire of London in 1666, was probably not without some benefit. It was a hygienic purge which cleansed for a time the filth along those water courses. Hostilities broke out between Japan and Russia on February 8th, 1904, but the war had little effect on the life of the School in Chefoo, though severe naval and military engagements took place at Port Arthur...”
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“...C.S.A. MAGAZINE if any, of the boys or girls spend, a summer in Chefoo without learning to swim. Aquatic sports are annually held, usually towards the end of the summer, and certificates are given for long swims. A number of boys, and even girls, have swum three miles, and some across to the Bluff", a distance of about five miles. Mr. Lindsay, who was very fond of sailing also gave many boys and others lessons in that useful and very enjoyable art. Mr. and Mrs. B. M. McOwan left Chefoo . this spring, he having spent twelve years and she ten years in the schools. Later, after his ordination, they returned to Chefoo as representatives of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. The Rev. H. A. H. and Mrs. Lea joined the Boys’ School Staff in May. The School year was at this period changed, and hereafter began in September, and ended in July, instead, of being from February to November. The long holidays came in the winter, that season being more suitable for travelling to the homes in...”
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“...they had mounted to 97 boys, 73 girls and 80 or 91 prepites, the extra 11 being probably day scholars. These give'a total of 261. It is recorded that special Bible Study and Prayer meetings among the senior scholars were well attended ; and a visit by Commissioner Railton of the Salvation Army in 1907 was much appreciated. Under his ministry there- were marked signs of blessing in all the schools, and a number were brought to decision for Christ. Turning to another aspect of school life it might be mentioned that Mr. O. Burgess of the China Inland Mission, an exceptionally powerful man, while visiting Chefoo about this time, did much to promote gymnastics and other sports. Isolated as the school was, compared with those in. the home lands, it owed a good deal to visitors who, in one sphere or another, helped to widen the horizon of the scholars, and to increase their efficiency. The Boys’ School Staff was At this time joined by Mrs. Lachlan, Mrs. Carver and Mr. A. F. Taylor. The two ladies...”
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“... to do this. Another important event which did not occur in Chefoo but is closely connected with its scholars, was the birth of The Chefoo Schools Association. This took place in London. Early in January, 1908, Mr. F. Marcus Wood, Secretary of the China Inland Mission, to whose interest and help the schools owe much, kindly invited several old Chefoo boys to meet for a social gathering. As a result of that meeting four, E. S. Elliston (son of the first Headmaster), W. D. Mudditt, H. W. Hunt and A. B. Randle met on January 29th, and formed the Chefoo Schools Association. Mr. Mudditt was chosen Chairman and still occupies that position. Mr. Hunt was the first Editor of the Chefoo Magazine. The new Association was warmly welcomed, and its Magazine was published regularly and served as an excellent link between Old Confusians or Chefooites and the School. Details of its Constitution may be seen in the April, 1929, number of Chefoo. (To be continued) 1...”
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“...spent six perfect weeks in Edinburgh with my daughter Isabel and her husband, and made the acquaintance of my grandson, Alistair, who I found to be as cute and as clever as letters we had received had led us to believe. The evening before I left I had the great pleasure of seeing my second grandson, when he was about eighteen hours old. We Chefusians—almost all of us—know a good deal of the pangs of partings and homesickness ; and I think that most of us, when we came to the home countries after Chefoo schooldays, suffered from loneliness. But as a compensation we have from time to time the great thrill of meeting former schoolmates and friends. I think that there are few people that can travel, as we can, in many parts of the world and be sure of a warm welcome from our schoolmates. Coming to our home countries when we are almost adult many of us find that we never become as completely identified with our own countries as the native born. As I write this sentence I am reminded ..that when...”
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“...enjoyed the temperate Scottish summer and was glad that I was missing the wave upon wave of heat that Ontario suffered all July and August. But one look at those inadequate fire-places made me satisfied to think that I was spending the winter in Toronto in a comfortable, centrally-heated house. One of the most marked differences in the way of life in the two countries is the attitude towards labour. I noticed it especially among the young people. In Canada girls and boys (even those from exclusive schools) will spend their summer holidays working in hotels, in shops, in construction work etc. In Britain there seems to be less temporary work available and, moreover, class distinctions do not permit “ anyone ” tc deliver newspapers etc. I received the impression that the Socialist Government has made the people no less class conscious. On the other hand, in Britain school-boys and girls are refreshingly youthful when compared to our sophisticated teen-agers. Another comparison that, of course, forces...”
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“...“do”— Mien (Noodles) and all. My wife, Sally, even brought out the treasured Chinese Tea my father once gave her. The children, Trenna and Ray, were delighted to hear the Colonel say Grace in Chinese. After dinner our guests told us of the days of their internment at Weihsien, where the boys and girls and the staff of the Chefoo Schools had been made prisoner by the Japs- It was getting late, and the fire was burning low as the story of the Weihsien prison camp came to an end. It was a pitiful story, a story of severe restrictions for the children and almost intolerable discomfort and hardship for the old. But it was a story which made me feel very proud of being a Chefoo-ite. “ The boys and girls, especially,” said Mrs. Stranks, “ were wonderful through it all ”. “ The Eternal God is Thy refuge, and underneath are the Everlasting Arms.” 16...”
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“...ourselves on May 18th received bare mention, and after a few words of sympathy ahd encouragement to those whose hopes had suffered disappointment, we were served a feast of good things in the Senior School Programme. This must have been a tremendous satisfaction to the members of staff who had taught the forms represented, and coached the performers, for the vast ground covered during the year was evident, and the standard of execution, high. Pianoforte solos revealed talent not a whit less than in Chefoo days, and the degree of skill attained is all the more commendable in view of many difficulties in the way of practising. The recitations brought a wide range of style and subject matter, and in spite of the usual conglomeration of accents, class and individual diction was remarkably clear. The Sleepwalking Scene from Macbeth was extremely well done, and brought an awestricken hush over the very young. There are some lovely voices in the School, and perhaps there is something in the soft,damp...”
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“...peace. It seems a natural last step to take to leave either of these abodes of love and go toybe with Christ. Lately, they have been going to Him rather quickly, Mrs. C. H. S. Green and Miss E. F. Burn within one week of each other. As regards their service for God in the C.I.M., these two had one characteristic in common—consistency, and if it were possible to represent that quality by a symbol, that symbol would be a straight line, fifty-eight and forty-nine years long ! Miss Burn’s sphere as Chefoo school nurse was often a lonely one, sometimes demanding months on end in the isolation hospital, a good distance from the main compound. There she gave herself un-stintingly, and must have nursed an aggregate of several hundred, as the usual ills of mumps and measles sent the children up in dozens, and they always came back reluctantly ! These hundreds and their parents remember Nurse Burn with gratitude. A.H.L.G...”
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“...added to the fun and interest of the gathering. Mary Lu’s pronounced American twang broke unexpectedly on our ears. A number of faces, half forgotten, made themselves known again, after several feeble guesses as to who they were had been made by members of staff who should have known better ! Our thanks are due to the C.S.A. Committee for the games they arranged. A warm and thrilling treasure' hunt left Bernard Welch apparently, on paper, more wealthy by £800. After our tea a game of good old Chefoo prisoners’ base was played with much gusto. At the end of the afternoon Mr. Mudditt led Chefo.o Family Prayers on the lawn with all sitting about him on the grass. Our chorus singing suffered competition from a choir practice in the College but the spirit of prayers was completely unspoilt. Those present were : Mrs. Bazire, Peter and Theo ; Gwen Bobby, Ann and Betty Chalkley, Margaret Doherty, Chris Fairclough, Janet Greening, Donald Gibson, John and Godfrey Hirst, Dr. Hoyte, John, Elizabeth...”
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“...C.S.A. MAGAZINE all the equipment necessary for continuing a party in the good old Chefoo way. Games such as musical chairs, poor pussy and “ This is my ear ” provoked much hilarity amongst us. The climax of the evening was our making a wire recording of greetings to be forwarded to another Reunion. It consisted of several songs and speeches made by different members ; perhaps you will hear this yourself. One unique Chefusian, Joan Thompson, also represented the schools in Ruling. She praised the schools at Chefoo but claimed that Ruling exceeded them by far, and gave us examples to prove this. The programme closed with Devotions given by Mrs. Thompson. Our one wish was that everyone of you could have been with us. Kathryn Kuhn. Among those present were : Jack Fitzwilliam, Jack, Enid and Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Thompson, Joan, Stanley and Paul ; Grace Woodbury, Athene Cook, Edward and Eleanor Glazier, Jean Holton ; Rhoda Jeanne and David Thomas, Mary Ruth Howes, Haakon and Torje Torjesen, Jim...”
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“...University ; MARY is at the Middlesex Hospital, London, doing a course in radiography. JOHN having successfully obtained Matric. is staying on at school and working for his Higher Cert. He plans to study Naval Architecture. ELIZABETH, at school during the day, is kept busy with keeping poultry, helping to run the M.M.A. Men’s Hostel (!) and piles of homework. DR. HOYTE is in charge of the Medical Missionary Association Men’s Hostel, at which there are three old Chefusians, and he also holds short medical courses which are often attended by C.I.M.-ers. ROSSEUL H. JUDD (first boy in the Chefoo School) celebrated his Golden Wedding on September 18th. He and his wife became eighty years of age within a 24...”
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“...Buddy will be working in the Chartered Bank, and they will be very pleased to see any Old Chefusians or C.I.M.-ers who pass through the port and will look them up at the Bank. We regret to hear that ELSIE RANDLE (Chefoo, 1891-98) passed away very suddenly on August 24th, and would express our sympathy with her brother and all who have been bereaved. MISS RIDGE who has worked at the C.I.M. Newington Green for many years, was called away from her work to look after her two sisters at Kew Gardens for five months. As it seemed uncertain when she could return to the office she offered Mr. Mitchell her retirement and it was accepted. She writes : “ My work with Mr. Martin on behalf of Chefusians was very happy, and I shall never forget what must always be known as the Chefoo Schools. May God bless every member, past and present, and answer the prayers of their parents and friends ”. STANLEY ROWE is in his last year at the London College of Divinity and 25...”
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“...Atlantic. However, he had a very pleasant fortnight over there before returning in great style on the Acquitania. MRS. DANSEY SMITH was taken ill in July and had to cancel all her engagements, much to her sorrow. DR. SMITH and she had a holiday in Bexhill when she was better, and there met an Old Chefusian, AGNES WATSON. On their way home they saw MRS: LINDSAY at Frant, and stopped again at Tunbridge Wells to visit members of the two homes for retired workers, several of whom have been teachers at Chefoo. CONTIE STARK writes : “ WINNIE HESS {nee JENNINGS), visiting her parents in England before flying with her husband and three children to .America, managed to leave the bosom of her family for one night, which she spent with me at my country cottage near Malvern, in the summer holidays. We hadn’t met since 1924, but she recognised my back view on the platform, and when I turned round and saw her> it was hard to believe any one could have changed less. There was a little matter of an American...”
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“...summer. She is now attending Wheaton College. MARGARET HATTON arrived from China on the steamship President Wilson and is attending the High school attached to the Prairie Bible Institute, where BETTY and JOHN HATTON are. HOWARD HATTON is at Gordon College in Boston. MARY RUTH HOWES won a very important scholarship, when she graduated from the. Germantown high school, this summer, an award given to the pupil with the highest average in the graduating class. Congratulations both to MARY RUTH, and Chefoo. She is now attending Wheaton College, and majoring in music. 28...”