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“...2. President: REV. P. A. BRUCE Vice-Presidents: BISHOP F. HOUGHTON MR. H.F. JOYCE MR. W.D. MUDDITT PROF. CARRINGTON GOODRICH MISS E.M. BROOMHALL IN MEMORIAM FRANCIS DICKIE -- CHEFOO, 1905 to 1915 FRANCIS DICKIE was one of the founders of the “Jolly Rovers” gang at Chefoo. Although an introvert, he yearned for adventure, and the scouting, fighting, hill roving J.R.’s provided an outlet to contrast with his quiet and non-aggressive demeanour. Following the same bent, when he arrived in Canada about 1915 - 1916, he headed for the prairies and the west, making a precarious but colourful living as farmhand, cowboy and Jack-of-all-trades. From thence he returned east, married and settled in Toronto, obtaining a position with the Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission, to whose service he devoted his full business career. He served overseas with the Illth and 75th Battalions (Canadian Infantry) in World War I, and saw a lot of tough trench warfare. Too old to go across the pond again in World...”
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“...3. IN MEMORIAM HOMER H. DUBS born Deerfield, Illinois March 28,1892, died August 16, 1969 Oxford, England HOMER spent some of the first years of his life in Ch’ang-teh, Hunan province, where his parents were missionaries. He attended the Boys’ School at Chefoo circa 1901-1902, and then continued his education in the United States. I first met him in 1911, when he roomed across the hall from me. I was studying in Oberlin Academy and he in Oberlin College. He graduated in 1914 at Yale majoring in philosophy, and was elected to two honor societies; Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Psi. Next he went to New York where he acquired the A.M. degree at Columbia University and the B.D. from Union Theological Seminary. His next years were spent in China as a missionary, first in the Language School in Nanking and then in a station in Hunan. After a term of service he returned to study at the University of Chicago, where he acquired the Ph.D. degree submitting a dissertation on Hsun-tzu (circa B.C. 315-235)...”
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“...charming wife, Marjorie, entertained a large group of Chefusians who were returning from a trip to Gananoque and the Thousand Islands. It was a very happy occasion in that historic 100 year old limestone house, Bishop’s Court, in Kingston. KEN leaves three sons and two daughters. Our sympathy goes to his family, his wife, Marjorie and to KEN’S brothers and sisters. IN MEMORIAM HUGH RICHARDSON FITCH HUGH RICHARDSON FITCH, of Leonia N.Y., U.S.A., Chefoo 1903-10, died July 31, 1969, survived by his wife, ESTHER SWALLEN of the Korea family, brother JIM, (Chefoo Boys’ School) sisters OLIVETTE, GERTRUDE and MARY, two sons, two daughters and five grandchildren. While at Wooster (Ohio) College, class of 1917, HUGH was drawn to English poetry, aspired to be a poet, and lived to see his poetical works published while teaching at New York’s City College. He is remembered as warm, cheerful, and enthusiastic “go-getter” who would bring off projects that seemed...”
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“...CHALFANT his lao pung-yu IN MEMORIAM FREDERIC SAMUEL LAWSON FREDERIC LAWSON died in March 1970 after a distinguished career in Canadian medicine. At Chefoo he was one of those boys who raked in the prizes on exhibition day, as well as being a good all round athlete. He took arts and medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada. Like most of us he worked during his summers, but unlike the rest of us he put himself financially unaided through the long medical course. This was by jobs on the lake boats, where he reached the highest position available to summer help, that of helmsman. Graduating into the depression, FREDERIC was only able to take one year’s residency in psychiatry in Philadelphia, U.S.A., after which he went into general practice in the small Ontario village of Warkworth, where it is said his first case was chilblains (shades of Chefoo) and his first fee a pie. Came the second world war, and FREDERIC enlisted, finding his niche on the psychiatric side of the Canadian Army Medical...”
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“...6. IN MEMORIAM BRIAN McCarthy ' CHEFOO, 1908 to 1918 The Toronto Chefoo community was shocked to hear of the sudden passing of BRIAN MCCARTHY, last New Year’s eve. He died of coronary thrombosis. BRIAN was the youngest son of the late FRANK MCCARTHY, who for many years was Principal of the Chefoo Boys School. I remember BRIAN as a carefree “day-scholar” who used to love to explore the Chinese City; together with the family cook. Both had an insatiable craving for “bowdzers”.* BRIAN was an average student and a good athlete. His favourite sport was cricket, at which he excelled. After leaving Chefoo, he came to Toronto, Canada; where he obtained a position with the Toronto General Trust Co., being transferred within a few years to Montreal, Quebec, where he spent the greater part of his career. When World War II broke out he served several years with the Royal Canadian Artillery. After retirement, at age 65, he returned to Toronto, where he renewed old acquaintances among the Chefusian ...”
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“...7. in 1953, an organizer of the Guild of Our Lady of Great Counsel, a member of the Knights of Columbus (4th degree) and of the Albany club. Our sincere sympathy is extended to his wife and their children. Chefusians indeed appreciate their continued interest in our Reunions — both Helen and some of the family were at the last Reunion. M.D.T. CHEFOO SCHOOLS ASSN. Balance Sheet at 31st December, 1969 (incorporating General Fund and G.B. Branch accounts) £ £ £ General Fund Cash at bank Balance to date 11 and in hand 289 Gt. Britain Branch Stock in hand - Colours 4 Surplus to date 34 Sundry Debtors Sundry Creditors N. America 2 Life Subs -G.B. 131 Subs in advance -G.B. 23 Printers 85 G.B. Secretary 3 Australia 8 250 — — £295 £295 £295 GENERAL FUND - MAGAZINES A/C 1969 Publication costs £ Sales to Branches £ July issue 72 Anon, donation 50 December issue 82 864 @ 2/6 108 Expenses 1 Surplus to General Fund 3 £158 £158...”
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“...signed our names to show that we were there! And what a diversity of signatures among those who attended the Chefoo Reunion on February 7th, 1970 at Warlingham. Is there a Chefoo style of writing as there used to be a Chefoo accent? Would it have been possible to pick out the different generations of scholars at Chefoo from that list of signatures? — from those styles of writing? — the light-up-stroke and heavy-down-stroke ones, the copper plate ones, and what of italics, joined script or just script and all the rest? We certainly stretched over the years, scholars and staff who had been at Chefoo, Kiating, Kalimpong, Shanghai. Kuling. the Cameroon Highlands ‘Chefoo’ and all the others in S.E. Asia now, Philippines and Japan, even to the great-grand-son of a founder member of the original Chefoo School. To quote his description of that first school, “We Judd boys were running wild in Chefoo and so Hudson Taylor asked a convalescing school teacher to take us in hand, and that was how it began”...”
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“...Pearce showed her slides of Israel beautifully and artistically taken when she was working in the hospital in Nazareth. Her commentary related the scenes to stories in the Bible aptly. May Harding showed slides too of her visit to America and the Chefusians that she had seen when over there. Leslie Lyall, a master at the Chefoo School just forty years ago, spoke of God’s mercies and how easy to would be to forget the lessons that we had learned of trust and obedience. The reunion finished with the singing of the 23rd Psalm and the collect which is associated in the minds of many of the ‘old’ Chefusians with Foundation Day and other special occasions in the old and original Chefoo “God of all power and might”. K.L. Those present included: Chinese Chow: MALI (WILLIAMSON) Browne, MARJORIE BROOMHALL, OLIVE BOTHAM, AILSA CARR, AGNES CLARKE, MORAG ELLISON, HUGH BARNABUS (FUZZY) FAERS, KATHLEEN (STRANGE) Foster, JANET GREENING, ELIZABETH (HOYTE) Goldsmith, and daughter,GODFREY HIRST, Mrs. HOUGHTON JOSEPHINE...”
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“...because so many had taken the trouble to write to us. We are now hoping that even more of our old friends will reach for their pens and tell us about themselves. We really would like to hear from you! NEWS FROM GREAT BRITAIN MAY HARDING set off early in September for an eight week visit to U.S.A. and Canada. The high light of the whole trip was her stay with MARION and ISABEL TAYLOR in their charming home. They showered her with such kindness that she stayed on and on! One evening they held a Mini Chefoo Reunion when fifteen Chefusians gathered from all quarters of Toronto. There was much talk and wonderful grub! (A list of those present comes at the end of this paragraph). It was especially good to see AVERILL ROBINSON and his wife as soon after came the sad news of his death. Later MAY was treated to another party at LILIAN NODWELL’S house. This too was great fun. Another day ISABEL took MAY to visit “Country Acres”, the hostel for O.M.F. missionaries children. This home is situated near a...”
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“...14. The impression we were left with was of warmth, enthusiasm and energy, what superb qualities for retirement!” CAROLINE MANN has retired from full time nursing and lives at Dorking. She is still helping with Guides etc. CONSTANCE MANN (Mrs. V. Whitney) lives at Ironbridge and has 4 children. Susan and Anne are Married. David is at Teacher Training College and Robyn still at school. ROSEMARY (EARLE) PEPPER (Chefoo 1936 to 1939) was inspired to take pen to paper on receiving her last “Chefusian”, so it is good to be able to catch up on her news. ROSEMARY and her husband have been living in Malta (83 St. Anthony Street, Balzan, Malta, G.C.) since 1966. When they left Malaya her husband was asked to take a job with United Nations as Fiscal Adviser to the Maltese Government. ROSEMARY says she has been lucky enough to be employed in Malta too as most “expats” are not given permits. She is working as assistant bacteriologist at the large Government Hospital. ROSEMARY’S daughter, Jenny, 17,...”
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“...working at Cornford House, the Home for retired O.M.F. workers, so has opportunity to meet many Old Chefusians and ex-members of staff. Mr. and Mrs. Liversidge are often visited by their families and so are Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Learner and Mrs. Mann, not to mention the Harold Wellers and the BRUCES. Miss COLES, Miss UNWIN and Mrs. ARTHUR TAYLOR, resident at Cornford House were also on the staff at Chefoo and so was Miss FLETCHER, the matron. MARGARET says “I now live out and have a little house in Tunbridge Wells and am looking forward to welcoming MARY home from Japan this year where she is matron of the Chefoo School. She has several second generation Chefusians among her charges, such as the HAYMAN family and the STEPHEN METCALF children. MARGARET KNIGHT is also on the staff.” KATHARINE YOUNG’S latest circular letter came into the hands of the Editors. She has recently moved to Deoraj Dispensary, P.O. CHAMP AW AT, Dist. Almora, U.P., India in the lovely Kumaon hills. This used to be the hunting...”
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“...Australia”. The latest news to reach us is from Perth, Western Australia where we was staying with PERCY and Amy MOORE of O.M.F. PERCY and CHRISTOPHER were at Chefoo together. By that time CHRISTOPHER had done over 12,000 miles in a V.W. Kombi (similar to a Dormobile) starting at Sydney, along the coastal road to Cooktown in North Queensland, via Brisbane, Townsville and Cairns, across to Normanton on the Gulf of Carpentaria, Mount Isa, Alice Springs and Darwin before reaching Perth. CHRISTOPHER was planning to complete the circuit back to Sydney calling at Adelaide and Melbourne and doubtless other places en route. In spite of the dust and shade temperatures of 12CPF. he seems to be thoroughly enjoying his travels. It all sounds fascinating if a little exhausting! During his visit to New Zealand, CHRISTOPHER had been able to contact a few Chefoo contemporaries. “The weather” CHRISTOPHER says, “continues to be gloriously sunny.” We look forward to hearing more of these mammoth journeyings. A NEW...”
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“...remembered as ‘the baby who didn’t cry’ at the time of the Boxer Crisis, she returned to New Zealand after schooling at Chefoo. Following nursing and Bible Training she proceeded to China as a missionary in 1928 .. After evacuation from China she served in Malaysia until ill-health made it necessary for her to return to N.Z. After a brief ministry with N.C.F., her service has been on the Staff of the Caughey Preston Home. MARGARET (JACKSON) DEWDNEY is the daughter of MR & MRS G.B. JACKSON, previously on the Staff at the BD both at Chefoo and at Ruling. MARGARET and her family have been in N.Z. now for over a year. They belong to the Church Army. Recently, MARGARET visited MRS STOCKER at the Selwyn Village Hospital. She is able to be up and about. She remembers her earlier years at Chefoo better than the later ones! Rev. Ives Stocker was the C. of E. chaplain in Chefoo in the 1930’s. MARGARET’S brother PETER and his wife had a son, Neal David born on January 1 this year. Mr. & Mrs. Jackson...”
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“...19. Canterbury in the S.Island. They have 2 children. MARY is JOHN STURT’S sister-in-law. DAVID & JOAN MICHELL are O.M.F. missionaries in Japan. David was in student work in Tokyo, but is now Superintendent of the Northern field. They live at Sapporo, Hokkaido. They have 3 children. Robyn (aged 6) is at the Chefoo School at Naenae, where MARGARET KNIGHT is on the staff. A few years ago both ISABEL TAYLOR and MARY NICOLL were teaching at this school. RICHARDSON family — Mrs. Richardson senior passed away on January 12. She and Mr. Reuben Richardson lived for many years at Chefoo, where he was Business Manager at the B.D. In recent years they have lived with their daughter MARJORIE Webster at Cambridge. FRANK has resigned from the Chairmanship of the N.Z. branch of the C.S.A. We are grateful for his years of service in this capacity. DR JOHN STURT and family are at present on furlough in N.Z. John is the Medical Superintendent of the Hospital at Angugunak, New Guinea. The medical work there...”
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“...GONDER, 4 Zacharias Court, Willowdale, Ontario, Canada. TORONTO CHEFOO REUNION China House was once again the scene of the Toronto Winter Reunion. A large number of guests showed up, ranging from the oldest member, CONRAD LAGERQUIST, now 75, to the children from O.M.F. Country Acres. Following the usual Chinese dinner, MARY NICOL displayed some excellent coloured pictures of the present “Chefoo Schools” in Malaysia, the Philippines and Japan. Letters of thanks for our contributions to the Schools’ sports equipment were read by GRACE HARRIS, following which VIVIAN GONDER, Toronto Chairman, called for a short pause in memory of some of our members who have very recently passed on. JOE DUNLAP, Chairman, North American Branch C.S.A., was guest speaker, and said that he expected to organize smaller Chefoo reunions in the United States in cities such as New York and Chicago. He went on to say that he hoped that the traditions of Chefoo would not die out when the present crop of older members were...”
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“...HARRIS, JESSIE JENNINGS, CONRAD LAGERQUIST, MARJORIE (LAWSON) LUGSDIN, MARY NICOLL, LILIAN (FERGUSON) NODWELL, STAN OLSEN, RHONA (QUELCH) McCOPPEN, MARY RIRIE, Mrs. AVERELL ROBINSON, LENA (KAUDERER) SPIELER from New York, MARION AND ISABEL TAYLOR, MARJORIE TULL, WALTER TYLER, BILL TYLER, ROXIE (HANNA) WILSON, MARJORIE WINDSOR, and these younger ones from the mission hostel, (successor to Chefoo, in Toronto), CAROL and DAVID GRAY, BARBARA and DAVID MORRIS, MARYLYN, SHIRLEY & GORDON PEET, LYNN, LORNA & LOIS WELLER. NORTH AMERICAN NEWS MAYBETH JUDD GRAY from the O.M.F. Hostel at Philadelphia, (successor to Chefoo). “A year ago we were in England, having visited Holland, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland in a thrilling tour in our very own VW Squareback Sedan. How did this ever happen to us? We never had dreamed of such an experience, but Christmas night 1967, our large family, directed and arranged by the “alumni” as they style themselves, staged a Gilbert & Sullivan parody, depicting the past...”
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“...relaxed and there stretched out on the rug in the middle of everything is Rufus, our lovely English setter. Replacing news from the other North American hostels, comes a current Chefoo news budget from the Chefoo successor schools in Malaya, the Philippines and Japan, some similarities and some striking differences from the original Chefoo the old timers of us knew. From Chefoo School, Malaysia, (Cameron Highlands) “JIMMY, aged 914 is one of the senior boys and out of school hours is in the midst of a strenuous game of soft ball, football, or soccer, or else, stick in hand, is to be found leading a column of boys in ‘jungle bashing’. This means they are moving out, usually at top speed to explore another one of the nearby jungle trails or conquer another nearby hill or mountain top. (Do we get shades of old Chefoo Jolly Rovers and Warr Arrows? Secy.) TIMMY, younger brother of JIMMY, is not far behind in all these activities.... He brightens up his letters home with original drawings of moon...”
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“...report they had at Chefoo School, Malaysia”. ALLAN & Shirley KNIGHT (ALLAN himself was in “Chefoo” in Kiating, Kalimpng and Shanghai) write “We said goodbye to our children, JOHN returning eagerly to school and JENNIFER excitedly starting out for the first time. After an overnight train journey to Kuala Lumpur they travelled by car to North Malaya and there began the 1!4 hour ascent to the Chefoo School in the cool highlands... On the second night in boarding school the house mother found JENNY in tears after lights out, but a nice hot cup of chocolate drink and words of comfort and cheer soon made her happy again”. (Will you ever forget the first nights back in Chefoo after the Christmas holidays? But do you remember the Butterfield Swire coastal steamer, the Japanese line Yangtse river steamer the Peking-Hankow railway, mule shentzes sedan chairs, or house boats of a past era traversing the length and breadth of China? Somehow I think those travels were more fun. Secy.) Chefoo School, Calapan...”
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“...our family appear to be enjoying good health just now.” From RICHARD H. BAIRD, 6452 Hillegass Ave., Oakland, Calif. 94618, U.S.A. “Unfortunately we have seen nothing of other Chefusians during this year. ALFRED CROFTS from Denver, gave us a ring. He was in town on business and had to hurry on. We have been hoping ever since that he would come again for a real visit. This invitation extends to any other Chefusians who pass this way. Speaking of Chefoo prize books I had a beauty. “Chronicles of Froissart” bound exquisitely in blue leather with the Chefoo crest on the front cover. I lost it when the Japanese took all my library and our household goods in Korea at the beginning of World War II. If any Chefusian sees that in any second hand book store anywhere in the world please buy it and bill me. In the December 69 issue I see the names of JOHN CROFTS, HUGH COULTHARD, BOB McMullen (though this BOB must be the son or grandson of the BOB I knew) CHARLIE BUTLAND, WILLIAM RIRIE, who were all of...”
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“...shows that he carried through life the same high character, steadfastness and essential kindness of heart that I remember of him in Chefoo.” “TOBY” BUTLAND: 1913 - 1923. 655 So. Alton Way, Apt. 9D Denver, Colo. U.S.A. “I was terribly upset about BRIAN MCCARTHY and AVERELL ROBINSON. Due to degenerative condition of the macula I am unable to read or see well anymore, but enjoy the Chefoo mag. which my wife Jeannette reads to me. JOHN CROFTS recently wrote from Chicago that his brother ALFRED was a professor in the university here. Since then I have seen quite a bit of him, and last week he brought DOUGLAS PIKE, class 1924, over to see me. DOUGLAS also a professor is visiting many colieges in the States, on a trip from Australia. His address if you do not have it is 4 Patey Street, Campbell, A.C.T. 2601, Australia. We had a grand reunion, pouring over old Chefoo pictures. My brother CHARLIE is still a retired hard working gentleman farmer in Wisconsin. You will not believe it, I am a GREAT-...”