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“...Remember Jesus Christ, Risen from the dead ” (2 Tim. 2. 8, R.V.). Victorious over sin and death, always praying for us, always at hand, at our right hand, so that we should not be moved by Satan and his wiles. Let us then remember Him and put our whole trust in Him, and “ In Him ” share in His victory over Satan and sin.
If I mistake not, these things were brought constantly to our notice in the Chefoo Schools and will continue to be so as long as they exist and wherever they may be situated.
Let us praise Him for all that is past and trust Him for all that is to come.
P. A. Bruce {President of the Association)....”
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“...occasion for rejoicing, and so it is with our own Association—the C.S.A. As we reflect on the fifty years of our existence—not many can cover the whole period !— we can indeed thank God for the many O.C’s whose devotion and loyalty to their old schools have kept our Association alive. With members scattered all over the world, very few of whom could ever re-visit their “ Alma Mater ”, the maintenance of the C.S.A. has always presented special problems, but, in spite of several critical periods, the Association is still very much alive to-day.
However, our rejoicings cannot help being tinged with a certain measure of sorrow. Tragic circumstances in China, to many of us the land of our birth, have brought about the end of our beloved schools at Chefoo, and thus the very source from which we used to draw new members no longer exists. Nevertheless, the spirit of Chefoo still lives on in the hearts of many O.C’s: to them the traditions of their old schools are a treasured possession, and for many their...”
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“...Secretary: Miss L. Parry.
At a Committee Meeting on May 6th,
1908, it was resolved that the Association be called “ The Chefoo Schools Association ”, and this has remained unaltered throughout the fifty years. Officers were to be elected annually and the subscription for the first year was fixed at 2/6 per member.
The first issue of our magazine Chefoo was made at the end of 1908, with H. W. Hunt as Editor, and his firm as printers. Originally there were three issues annually,
but this was subsequently reduced to two, as this was found to be more satisfactory from every point of view.
The Association gradually grew until there are now branches in North America, Australia and New Zealand. The branch in China automatically closed when that country became Communist and the school buildings were commandeered.
During the war between 1915 and 1918 committee meetings lapsed somewhat, but the Association was kept alive and resumed its activities early in 1919, reunions being re-commenced on January...”
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“...and a few others, a deep debt of gratitude for preventing the Chefoo Schools Association from becoming extinct.
At the Emergency Committee Meeting it was found that the finances of the Association were in a perilous condition, and the pre-war Treasurer having resigned, the Hon. Secretary undertook to obtain the books of Account and prepare a statement of the exact position, so that the Official Committee could give it close consideration. This took a long time to put together and it was not until October 16th, 1945, that the figures could be presented. Vigorous methods were then adopted and it is a cause of thankfulness to God that the Chefoo Schools Association has continued satisfactorily ever since.
I have refrained from mentioning names, except those of the first Committee members, but there are special people to whom the Association owes a very great deal.
It is impossible to predict what the future
holds for the Association; certainly, it looks as though there will be no “ old boys and...”
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“...Chefoo Schools Association
President :
Rev. P. A. Bruce.
Vice-Presidents :
Bishop F. Houghton Mr. H. G. Judd
Mrs. L. Clinton Mr. J. B. Martin
Miss I. A. Craig Mr. W. D. Mudditt
Miss D. Trudinger
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 J. Bruce,
Merry Hampton, Broad Oak, Brenchley, Kent.
Secretary for Great Britain Branch :
Miss E. Preedy,
“ Norbury,” 24, Woodlands Road, Redhill, Surrey.
Miss E. M. Broomhall Mr. T. P. Welch Miss M. Hoyte
Miss J. Pearce Mr. J. H. Liversidge
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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