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“...is uppermost in my mind as I pen these lines and that is to express my great gratitude to God for what Chefoo and the C.S.A. have meant to me throughout my life. The fellowship I enjoyed with Old Chefusians in the Association was, I know, a steadying influence to me in my early post-school days and the memory of many friendships formed through the C.S.A. is very precious to me. It has been a great privilege to have been of some service to the Association.
As I look back over the last forty-one years I remember with pleasure the many happy Reunions, Chefoo week-ends and Chinese Chows we have had, and on what a grand scale they were in the 1930’s when there was a steady stream of new members from the Schools.
Now I leave the Committee confident that the affairs of the Association are in the hands of a devoted band of members who will, with God’s guidance, seek to uphold the traditions and high ideals that have inspired the work of our Committees since the C.S.A. was founded over fifty-four...”
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“...fantastic and all who were able, as I was, to attend almost all of them will testify to the efficiency which was evident at these functions.
Nor did he forget the Spiritual background which all of us on the Committee felt should be emphasized in an association connected with the China Inland Mission Schools.
I was sorry that my advancing years necessitated my resignation as Chairman in 1952, but I am gratified to know that my successor in that Office was Howard Joyce, and that he carried on all the old traditions unflinchingly and with enormous support from the rest of the Committee.
I’m sorry that my age (I’m now over eighty) prevents me from meeting all those with whom I worked for so long and pray that in the goodness of God the association will continue to function along the same lines in the future as characterized it in the past.
Wishing all the members of the C.S.A. the best of God’s richest blessing now and in all future activities, and with warmest regards to my old friend and colleague...”
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“...came in from a walk
in the garden of the C.I.M. Retired Workers’ Home and sat down to rest. Within a few minutes, however, his Master called and, ever obedient he answered that call and passed on to Higher Service.
John Wesley Tomkinson was born in Yunnan in October, 1891, his parents being members of the “ One Hundred ”, In due course he went to Chefoo and, on leaving school, entered the London business world. It was not long, however, before he returned to China with the Missionary Service Association. Later he helped in the C.I.M. Treasurer’s Department before going back to England for further training for missionary service and in 1915 finally arrived again in Shanghai as a member of the C.I.M. He first worked in Hopeh and then, after marriage, moved to Honan, where he remained until 1939, when the Japanese occupation forced missionaries to leave. After a couple of years in Chungking, Jack and his wife came to Australia and did deputation work until 1945, when he became Australian Editor...”
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“...had to dip a little into our reserves this past year, we are still ambitious enough to want to maintain our magazine as at present, rather than turn out a cheaper news-letter, so that further calls on our small reserve funds must be expected. Ties, pin badges and blazer badges are still available for G.B. members direct from the Treasurer; for
others, please order through your Branch Secretaries.
A summary of the audited accounts is given below.
DAVID PARRY, Hon. Treasurer.
CHEFOO SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
BALANCE SHEET AT 31st DECEMBER, 1962
(incorporating General Fund and G.B. Branch Accounts
ACCUMULATED FUNDS REPRESENTED BY THE FOLLOWING ASSETS
£ £ £ £
ENERAL FUND— Cash at Bank, in hand and in P.O.
Surplus at 1/1/62 ... ... ... 40 Savings a/c 226
Less deficit 1962 ... ... ... 5 35 Stock in hand on Colours a/c 15
T. BRITAIN BRANCH A/c— 241
In hand at 1 1,62 ... ... ... 20 Less Liabilities—
Less deficit 1962 ... ... ... 12 Subs, in advance—G.B. Br. 6
8 Life Subs. G.B. Br...”
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“...back from furlough, newly equipped.”
DR. STANLEY WELLER writes: “ I have changed my job, or rather my sphere of work, because the job is still that of Consultant Paediatrician, but I start in Bath at the end of July, covering an area that extends to Chippenham, Devizes and Warminster. We have not yet found a house. The move has only become possible recently because all four children are now less dependent on home. Robin (20) is a clinical student at Bart’s and lives at the Medical Missionary Association hostel in London. Patrick (18) starts at Exeter College, Oxford, in October, having won his entrance with a Stapledon Exhibition. Jane (14) does her ‘ O ’ levels in nine subjects this summer. She and Judith are both at Roedean.”
NORTH AMERICA
As an innovation, we arc including with
L3...”
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“...as well as two who did not attend Chefoo. During the ‘ marathon ’ I saw all three of NORM and Peg’s children and their wives and or husbands and respective children. Another Chefu-sian was GORDON CURTIS (DOROTHY’S husband). I think he was Prep and came from Japan.”
Now NORMAN SIBLEY’S version, North Eastham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S.A. “ On the occasion of my Californian sister’s BEATRICE ANDERS’s return from a round-the-world trip with her medical husband (attending the World Medical Association in Delhi) we
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“...Chefoo Schools Association
President:
Rev. P. A. Bruce
Vice-Presidents:
Bishop F. Houghton Mr. H. F. Joyce
Mrs. ]. . Clinton Mr. f. B. Martin
Miss 1. A. Craig Mr. W. D. Muddit
GENERAL COMMITTEE
Acting also as the Committee for Great Britain Branch . Chairman:
Rev. J. H. Liversidge,
Xorthcote. 26 Woodside Park Road. Finchley. London. X.12
General Secretary:
Mr. A. R. Parry,
' Ardennes.” Avenue Road, Bray, Xr. Maidenhead. Berks.
Treasurer:
Mr. D. F. Parry,
107, Southdown Avenue, London. \\ .7
Editors:
Miss K. J. Pearce Maxwell House, Chislehurst, Kent
Mrs. Ei.va M. Nicholson (nee Cook .
16 Newlands Road. Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
News Editor:
L)r. J. B. Houghton
14a Calverley Park Cardens. Tunbridge Wells. Kent
Secretary for Great Britain Branch
Miss R. Lea
13 Manor Road. Beckenham. Kent
iss D. Rouse Dr. I . P. Welch Rev. J. H. Li\ ersidge
Miss E. Preedy Miss Gillian Lyai.i
NORTH AMERICA BRANCH
Chairman:
Professor L. Carrington Goodrich,
640, West 238th Street, New York City. U.S.A.
Secretaries:...”
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