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“...and subs paid in advance.
D. F. PARRY, Hon. Treasurer.
Old Ghefusian Colours
The Treasurer has a large stock of colours on hand and is anxious to see a quicker turnover, as sales for the past year were disappointingly low.
Orders in Great Britain should be sent to the Treasurer, the prices being:
Ties ... ... each 12/6
Pin badges ... each 3/-
Payment with return postage should be sent with orders. Members in North America and Australasia should order through their Branch Secretaries.
CHEFOO SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
Balance Sheet at 31st December, 1954 (incorporating General Fund and G.B. Branch Accounts)
ACCUMULATED FUNDS
GENERAL FUND—
Surplus at 1/1/54 ...........
Deficit for 1954 ...........
COLOURS A/c—(G.B. Branch)—
Surplus at 1/1/54 ...........
Profit for Year 1954
GREAT BRITAIN BRANCH A/c —
Surplus at 1/1/54 ...........
Surplus for year 1954 .......
£
38
17
4
REPRESENTED BY THE FOLLOWING ASSETS
£ £
CASH at Bank, in hand, and in P.O.
Savings A/c 206
STOCK IN HAND on Colours A/c 24...”
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“...children Pamela and Anthony, who will miss him so very much. We wish them to know how much we loved him too and treasure our memories of him. J.H.L.
BALLER
this forthright yet lovable member of the C.I.M. made her home in Melbourne. Her call to higher service came on October 30th, 1954.
Always keenly interested in things Chinese, she had a special place in her heart for Chefoo, and most faithfully attended reunions until complete failure of health precluded her from doing so. Her memory is fragrant indeed.
J.W.T.
MRS. ARTHUR ROUSE
r_PO many generations of Chefusians, Mr. -*■ and Mrs. Arthur Rouse were important members of the Chefoo Community. Their hospitality knew no bounds. Very many of us have enjoyed it on many occasions. And therefore our hearts go out in sympathy to Mr. Arthur Rouse and his family in the death, after a lingering illness, of Mrs. Arthur Rouse.
We remember her as the quiet and efficient mistress of “ Redlands ”, a lovely spacious home. Then in these post-war
years we in Toronto...”
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“...is best in the C.I.M. I remember rounders—with some traces of baseball thrown in, under the guidance of Mr. Brownlee and Dana, in the Christmas
holidays in Nanchang. I remember a summer Boys’ School service in Chefoo. I can even recall his subject, “ Quit you like men; be strong ”. To a “ teenager ” it was satisfying—because it did not always happen, and we were connoisseurs—to be able to point with pride to a speaker one knew.
I remember C.I.M. prayer meetings in Toronto, when Mr. Brownlee was the always adequate chairman or speaker. I remember C.I.M. annual meetings when Mr. Brownlee could ever be depended upon to represent the Mission worthily and with dignity, and to say the right and gracious word.
In personal affairs, he was a tower of strength. One wonders at how many Chefoo and C.I.M. weddings, and christenings, and funerals he must have officiated—? an all time record I should think. When my own parents died, it seemed only natural to turn to Mr. Brownlee. Many a C.I.M. member felt...”
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“...the harvest season many labourers and helpers come over the border from Thailand to gather in the great crop. Kedah naturally produces most of the rice grown in Malaya, but rice is also grown throughout Malaya in small clearings.
The Army certainly took me to some interesting places. But my connections with the C.I.M. and Chefoo were just as valuable. I was very fortunate to go to a country where I knew so many friends and to have the chance of seeing one of the New Fields of the C.I.M.
Living in K.L. there were good friends close at hand at the C.I.M. house. It was marvellous to have somewhere like this to go, expecially on a Sunday. The Moores and the Prices invariably gave me a warm welcome, and here I also met other C.I.M. friends taking a week’s rest from their exacting toil. Looking at my diary, I see that before being in Malaya two weeks I had been to a reunion of Chefusians. Mr. Welch was then on a tour of C.I.M. stations in the Far East. His arrival in K.L. was made the occasion...”
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“...on the hillside almost at the head of a lofty valley, and so affords a fine view. The Cameron Highlands area is the only extensive hill resort in Malaya, favoured by the distinctly cooler weather, resulting from the altitude which is between 3,500 and 5,000 feet above sea level. As it was December there were no children at the School, but it was good to see that they work and play in a place likely to be remembered by them with affection, and one which is truly worthy of its associations with Chefoo.
B. J. M. Scott...”
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“...'T’HE words Chefoo School printed (a A la Mrs. Stooke) in white block capitals on a green board fixed to the ornate gateway, proclaim to th£ public the presence of a school. The public may not number more than half a dozen in the course of a day, as the place is remote, and the road infrequented. Twice a week the dark olive coloured Austin car winds its way cautiously down the tortuous road that leads in the direction of the Highland shops and returns loaded with vegetables and fruit, stores and provisions for the twenty hungry youngsters that make up the school.
But we must take a look round. On your right is the boys’ vegetable garden where strawberries, beans, tomatoes and lettuces struggle to combat the more virile forms of jungle growth that would defy the most ardent gardener. There in the corner a tin roof marks the boys’ hide-out, which is really a dug-out entered by a secret passage. It boasts of a floor paved with small stones, two long cement benches,
< and a secret hole into...”
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“...chairs suggest the sitting room and a row of toy lockers suggests the play room. Actually it serves all three purposes and more beside, as classes come in for radio lessons and the percussion band practise on their weird and wonderful instruments in the corner. Last term the fireplace was in frequent use, but this term the weather has been much kinder to us and every spare moment has been spent outside.
The Junior boys’ dormitory has a model battleship and junk against the background of the old Chefoo Lighthouse which flashes red, yellow and green lights for a bit of variety. Yachts, submarines and motor boats adorn the top of another shelf while the counterpanes have a nautical design of anchors and dolphins, and six little white cupboards stand at the head of six little steel framed beds. The five older boys have model planes dangling from the ceiling, and the chart of a big model Douglas D.C.6 is pinned to the wall before being made up. Dollies and teddy bears lie on all girls’ beds and...”
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“...ted to receive five whole dollars every week just for riding his bicycle around a few hours daily. He hardly knows how to spend $5.00 a week, and can bank practically all of it. Thinking this minimum salary a stupendous amount, he works himself skinny (“ a good thing ”) and never dares to ask for a raise (“ a bad thing ” in this society). But after a few months he usually realizes he is worth several times that $5.00 and graciously asks for a mere dollar or two extra. The recent arrival from Chefoo is usually “Yes sir ”-ing all over the place, and standing up to be spoken to, customs which smack strongly of British aristocracy, to be shunned at all costs in our democracy. Usually a conscientious fellow, he takes several months to realize why the other employees disappear periodically through the day. After a while he finds their hide-outs. Often he has an unhealthy fanaticism to clear the desk at the end of the day, even if it means working a few extra minutes. Those who practise this habit...”
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“...in founding new churches. The American United Presbyterian Mission formed the Evangelical Church, which now has about 150 churches and about fifty thousand members, and has become truly an indigenous Church. The Canadian Holiness Mission has formed a Church of about half the numbers of the Evangelical Church and has called it the Reformed Church. There are also quite a few Brethren Assemblies. The C.M.S. has a very large hospital, but few churches. The Egypt General Mission has a hospital and schools, and has concentrated on work amongst Moslems, and so has not formed many churches, those it has being integrated into the Evangelical Church. Also the Bible Society and the Nile Mission Press are responsible for the distribution of the Scriptures and Christian literature. All this missionary activity has influenced the Coptic Church, and there are now signs of spiritual quickening in the springing up of numerous societies for the promoting of the spiritual life of the Church and the teaching...”
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“...stop at the good measure of Hoe Sai Gay’s rice bowls with their tempting dishes of sweet and sour pork, celefy and almonds, egg foo yong, et al, for after the meal, Mary Nicoll refreshed ©ur spirits with a brief, lively account of the miniature “Chefoos” now functioning in the Far East, that is in Japan, Formosa, the Philippines and Malaya. Mary, who as we- all know, has never left and will never leave a stone unturned to foster Chefoo tradition, told us of how they had kept Foundation Day in Karuizawa for the past years with four, six and ten pupils in that “ Chefoo ” School. She spoke, too, of how much the old Chefusians on the various fields, where the C.I.M. is now working, contribute to the success of Foundation Day celebrations and other school activities. We can imagine the open mouths of the young generation as they are regaled with tales of the “ old days ” (some of them not so very long ago).
We were interested, too, to hear from Mary that when she returns to the field in a few months...”
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“...Heriot Row, and Mrs. Lily Douglas, 8, St. Colme Street, both of Edinburgh. Marion is buried in the same cemetery as Mary Slessor in Calabar.” I am sure some will write personally, but also all Chefusians would wish to extend their sympathies to the family in their great loss. Mrs. Bruce continues: “ On the 1st of March Mr.
Lyness passed away at Keri-heri, New Zealand. Many will remember him marrying Edie Cranston, and their daughters, Elspeth and Jean, were both at Chefoo. Jean Lyness came with me to a Chinese Chow and Chefoo Reunion two years ago in London. She was glad she got back to New Zealand before her father died.” To all Mr. Lyness’ family we would express our deep sympathy in their loss.
At last some news of the TRICKEY family from Trixie, now MURIEL BOURNE. She writes: “ Not seeing a mention of the Trickey family in the Chefusian News for so long I thought perhaps I might fill the gap and give some news of our family. LORDON and DOREEN announced the birth of a daughter, Diana...”
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“...October.
DICK has some subjects of Ordinary Level G.C.E. this summer., He is looking forward to a Crusader Bivouac Camp in Scotland in the summer.
HEATHER is finding blessing and opportunity with the local M.R.A. team.
GORDON has changed from Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital to Bristol Grammar School, a big school with vast opportunities. He had the good fortune to go with a school party to Rome at Easter (a small task compared with escorting some Chefoo holiday parties). On the train to Tivoli he met a Mr. Philips (L.M.S. from Fukien) who had a son at Chefoo in the twenties.
DR. FRED JUDD is busy as always with maps, meetings and sundries. He heard from a friend in Malaya that DAVID THOMAS (who with mother and sister were at the Prep School) has gone as a
missionary to Formosa. Dr. Judd met MARY NICOLL (1922-30) at the C.I.M. Annual Meeting, who has been teaching in the C.I.M. Prep School in Karuizawa in Japan. MISS F. E. FEARN, formerly a teacher in the Prep., is now living in Winchester and teaching...”
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“...baby in September. Visits from old friends are always welcome if they should pass her way.
OLIVE and DORIS ROUSE had the pleasure of a visit from KATHRYN KUHN one evening while she was in London. KATHRYN and SYLVIA WELCH both sailed for Singapore with the C.I.M. spring party and have both been designated to Northern Thailand after their period of language study. MARY NICOLL is also spending a couple of months in England and it was fun to meet her again after many years. MARY will be going to the Chefoo School in the Cameron Highlands after her furlough and we know she will be greatly welcomed there. DORIS EMBERY dropped in at the C.I.M. just after her arrival for a visit to this country and we hope to see more of
PATSY SCOTT is in her final term at Ridgelands Bible College. In August she will begin a period of six months’ training at the London Hospital for Tropical
BASIL SCOTT finished his National Service in February when he returned from Malaya. In the autumn he will be going up to Queen’s...”
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“...working at the Royal Jubilee Hospital. We have about 500 beds and a training school for nurses. I managed to find a house to live in, which is only five minutes’ walk from the hospital.”
Mrs. W. T. Clarke writes: “ I was quite surprised to see all of my remarks incorporated in the last Chefoo magazine; in fact, I got quite a thrill out of it ! ” (N.B. Never be surprised at that, and always remember that anything you write may be used against you. A news shortage, real or imaginary, always seems to be chronic. Secy.) “ As I have been with the C.I.M. here since August 1898, at home and abroad, and although on the retired list for several years, we really are very much interested in all that goes on in Chefoo circles. One comment. It might help, or I should have added it, that to most of our ‘ oldsters ’ and some ‘ youngsters ’ who might forget, I was born Ethelwyn Naylor, and my three years in Shanghai offices was where I met a great many of my old friends, mostly all in the old country now...”
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“...school Sunday school class and young people’s choir. We are sponsors of the Methodist Youth Fellowship and weekly prayer meeting, with Bible study Thursday evening. We have begun a monthly ‘ Family Night ’ pot-luck supper and programme, which has proved very successful. Among my inheritances, I found myself scoutmaster to Boy Scout Troop 224, which is sponsored by the church. We also helped organize a Cub Scout programme. Our time is also taken with Iowa County Youth for Christ, the ministerial association, monthly ministerial retreats, and with our D.S. monthly ‘ Singspiration ’ for the young people, and various church committees. The week after arriving, I had two funerals and have also performed my first wedding.” A comprehensive comment on a rural minister’s life.
BILL and MARGARET JENKINS have a son, Daniel. BILL is manager of one of the departments of Pitney Bowes.
DR. and MRS. HAAKON MURRAY (nee JORDAN) are with a new medical clinic in Sarnia, Ontario.
• CARRINGTON GOODRICH reports: “...”
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“...staged a Chinese dinner reunion with other Chefoo contemporaries. Others among those present were MAI DA HARRIS and ROXIE HANNA WILSON.
JAMES TAYLOR contributes news about the TAYLOR family. “ This is our first experience in full time pastoral work. We will be in Scottsville for the year and then plan to sail for Formosa to engage in missionary service. JOHN TAYLOR entered medical school this fall at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. MARY TAYLOR is teaching for her second year in Kansas. She expects to be married next summer.”
On Easter Saturday occurred the marriage of DOREEN TULL (formerly in England) to Mr. Ernest Hollwell. The wedding was in the Presbyterian church in Georgetown, and was followed by a small reception for the immediate families at the home of SHEILA TULL LAMBERT. The only Chefusians present were her sisters, MARJORIE TULL and SHEILA.
From CARRINGTON GOODRICH: “ Wasn’t Amos (as well as Thornton) Wilder a student at Chefoo ? If so; you may want to make use of this...”
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“...this year for furlough. We leave India at the beginning of July. David is seven years and is away at boarding school, and Susanne will be four years old soon. ELEANOR has been in England for a year and has lately been doing six months’ nursing in the Royal Infirmary in Gloucester. We are very thrilled that she is coming back to India, a,nd is taking over the post of nursing sister at the boys’ boarding school in Ootaca-minal, where David will be going when we return from furlough. If any old Chefoo-ites ever filter across to Switzerland—which I am sure they must, I should, of course, be delighted to see them. Our address will
be: ‘ Cret Taconnet 26, Neuchatel ,
SANDY ROBINSON is personnel and industrial officer of Containers Ltd. in Melbourne. Sandy and his wife have a son—Andrew Chorley, born on December 13th, 1954. PETER and his wife have started building their home in an outer suburb of Melbourne. JOHN and his wife are working with the Overseas Missionary Fellowship at Manila. On October...”
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“...friends. He has now arrived back in New Zealand and resumed his duties on the Staff of the Medical School, Dunedin. JOAN has gained her diploma in library work and is now working in Auckland in a library which supplies books to schools in and around Auckland.
MRS. LILY BIRD writes : “ We have
changed our abode since July 1954. We (my husband and I)_ are now living in a nice little s.c. flat exactly opposite one of Stratford’s attractive parks. ERIC and family are not far away and we often see them; the four little grandchildren are a constant source of interest and enjoyment ! SHEILA has now left the Presbyterian Home, Christchurch, and is staying meantime with her brother, Dr. Eric Bird.”
LOIS GOSLING (nee DAWSON). We are glad to welcome Lois to our association. She and her family have been in New Zealand now for three years. (Her parents used to be in the L.M.S. in Tientsin.) They live at New Plymouth, where her husband works in the Post and Telegraph Dept. Before her marriage Lois was...”
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“...Chefoo Schools Association
President :
Rev. P. A. Bruce.
Vice-Presidents :
Miss L. Blackmore Mrs. L. Clinton Miss I. A. Craig Miss D. Trudinger
Bishop F. Houghton Mr. H. G. Judd Mr. J. B. Martin Mr. W. D. Mudditt
GENERAL COMMITTEE
{Acting also as the Committee for Great Britain Branch'}.
Chairman :
Mr. H. F. Joyce,
Brook Cottage, Scrase Bridge, Haywards Heath, Sussex.
General Secretary :
Mr. A. R. Parry,
8i, Burnham Way, London, W.13.
Treasurer :
Mr. D. F. Parry,
107, Southdown Avenue, London, W.7.
Editor :
Miss D. Rouse,
36, Grovelands Road, London, N.13.
News Editor :
Miss M. Hoyte,
Dungate Manor, Reigate Heath, Surrey.
Secretary for Great Britain Branch :
Miss E. Freedy,
“ Norbury,” 24, Woodlands Road, Redhill, Surrey.
Mr. J. S. Green Mr. T. P. Welch Miss J. Bruce
Mr. J. S. Hirst Mr. D. Clarke
NORTH AMERICA BRANCH Chairman :
Professor L. Carrington Goodrich,
640, West 238th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
Secretaries :
Miss Margaret Bunting {News and Magazine), 126, Lawton Boulevard, Toronto...”
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