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“...Chefoo Schools Association 1058 Avcone load Toronto, Canada M5X 208...”
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“...Frances Emerick Cook(nee Wight) 1899-1978. (The following combines two 'In Memorisin' accounts, one from Contie Stark in Britain, and one from Farquhar Macrae in South Africa). Frances was born in Tengchowfu, a station of the American Presbyterian Mission, a few hours west of Chefoo by tiny coastal steamer. Her Mother, before her marriage had taught at the Girls' School in Chefoo at the same time as Mrs. Stark(then Miss Christabel Williams) had taught music at the Boys' School. These two ladies remained life-long friends, and the four Starks as well as others were often made welcome in Easter or Summer holidays at Mrs. Wight's home. Frances had returned to Tengchow as a missionary teacher in 1920, and Contie Stark, as a young teenager inl922, found her a "glamorous beauty, with a vivid personality and original sense of humour. She remained the same all the years I knew her. I last saw her in 1967 on the Firth of Clyde where she and her husband, Captain Cook, had retired." Frances married...”
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“...than welcome in their Grahamstown home always, but Frances yearned for the sea, and spent a lot of time in Port Alfred. There in a local church she met some Chinese from Tenchowfu, and greatly enjoyed talking to them in their Penglai dialect. It was in Port Alfred too she met Farquhar Macrae(Chefoo 1926-30), the port doctor, who writes *of her last days......."As she became
more frail her deep, faith gave her a serenity and readiness to leave this world when God called her...a faith which inspired the new friends she had made in South Africa."
Paul Evans Davies - 1917-1927.
Paul was born in South West China, in Kweichow, where his parents were missionaries with the C.I.M. In 1917 he went to Chefoo where he spent the next ten years, going through to matriculation standard. Even though he was of a quiet, reserved nature he took an active part in all school activities and sports, and was a prefect in his final year. On leaving China with his parents he lived in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...”
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“... in particular the Widows' Club and Widows' Retirement Villages. He was appointed honorary treasurer in 1977. Paul was a man who lived up to his principles and was highly regarded by both contemporaries in business and his friends. He was a keen student of world affairs and had a knowledge of the Chinese language, taking particular interest in matters concerning China. Our deepest sympathy goes to his wife Jo, his daughters Bronwyn, son Peter and their families.
Henry Fenn - who attended the Chefoo Boys' School 1907-1908, died in Kennet Square, Pa. in July 1978, at the age of 84. He joined the Yale Institute of Far Eastern Languages, and was widely known as one of the originators of the so-called blitz method of teaching Chinese. Even after his mandatory retirement from the Institute in 1962 he was active in writing, editing, and directing courses in the Chinese language. He is the author of the widely used book "Speak Mandarin", published by the Yale University Press. (Taken from the New...”
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“...Goodrich who says "I could add much to this short notice. Henry was a good and able man and left an enviable record.")
Andrew Hutson in Chefoo 1907-1916 died suddenly in Vancouver in August 1978. He was well known and highly esteemed as a teacher and church and community worker. At the memorial service in Ryerson United Church a teaching colleague said of him. 'Andy was one of God's noblemen-a tremendous teacher, and with his wife Wyn did an immeasurable amount of work for the handicapped and elderly. He was a devoted family man and loved his garden. He shared plants with what must have been 100's of friends and community people.' Andrew and his wife established the Carefree program for handicapped children, and recently, in their involvement with the elderly, founded the Mustard Seed ‘Program. (Taken from a Vancouver Newspaper. )
Arthur Mathews - who attended Chefoo School from 1918-1928 died in Lancaster, Pa. on July 29, 1978. After leaving school he went to Australia where he worked on a farm...”
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“...magazine until the time of his death. Though increasingly plagued with disability through a progressive rare muscular disease he worked hard the last two years of his life to complete a compilation of his writings into a book to be entitled 'Born for the Battle', now being readied for publication. (Taken from the obituary in the Oct/Nov.1978 issue of East Asia Millions)
Mrs May Purchas: 1901-1978 May Grainger was a Boxer baby born in that most tragic of years in the history of missions in China. Her Chefoo days began in 1910, just as her eldest sister Olive left the school. After training as a nurse in London, gaining experience in district nursing, God called her to return to the land of her birth. As one of the 200 new workers urgently needed and earnestly prayed for by the China Inland Mission, May sailed for China on September 13th 1930. She had the privilege of working in the same province, Szechwan, as her famous parents. May's father, Adam Grainger, had produced and published a dictionary...”
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“...me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Joy(Mrs Arthur)Reynolds (daughter of Rhoda(Grainger)Callis, and Mother of David, Timothy, Christine, Martin and Margaret all of whom attended "Chefoo" in Japan.)
Ella(Reid)Ritchie - Chefoo 1892-1902.
Was born in Scotland and came to China at the age of three with her C.I.M. missionary parents She died in Victoria, B.C. when she was 94 afte: a life full of adventure. While she was a school girl there was the Boxer uprising when the girl: and boys went to bed with their bags packed and a U.S. ship was anchored in the Chefoo Bay read; to take them to Japan if the need arose. Interviewed by a Victoria newspaper reporter 76 year: after that, Ella's eyes lit up as she said with a laugh, "We all thought it would be great fun to be taken to Japan". When she left Chefoo in 1902 she went to Tainan to teach Chinese wives and daughters of officialsj class ranging in age from 31 to 8. While in Tsinan she met Will Ritchie, in charge of the P.O. there. He had...”
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“...Cathedral in Shanghai. "Few people", she remarked with a smile, 'have had three weddings to the same man in one week! ' Will and Ella lived first in Tsinan where Archie, who later attended Chefoo School for a short time, was born. After a few years they moved to Chengtu in Szechuan where their two daughters Norah and Eileen were born. Then came the Revolution of 1911, and Ella had a hazardous journey with three small children down river to Chungking, finally reaching Kiukiang where her husband soon joined her.Following a year's leave in Ireland they came to Hankow where Will was Postal Commissioner. They were moved to Nanking and Shanghai during World War 1, and in 1921 they went to Harbin, Manchuria and Will was in charge of the Postal service for the whole of Manchuria. After five years they were back in Nanking. Once again in 1926 there was another adventure when they had to make their escape before Chiang Kai Shek's troops advancing from the South. Eight of them were huddled in a P...”
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“...slides too of Peking and the Great Wall. Before the slides we shared a magnificent Chinese meal served buffet style. At the close Cyril Edwards (B.S.Staff)led in devotions, reminiscing on the blessings each of us received in Chefoo.
Those present were: John Asche and his Mother, Dr. Jack Burgess, Alison(Pike)But!er, Keith Butler, Connie(Webster)Corden, Miss Linda Day (Prep. School Staff), Vernon and Ada Draffin, Elsie Edgar, Huston and Kitty(Waters)Edgar, Mr & Mrs Cyril Edwards(B.S.Staff), Wyri Embery, Lilian Fletcher(Staff) and her sister, Mrs Lunn, Marjorie(Mrs John)Herbert, Hector and Doris(Anderson)Hogarth, Margaret Knight(on furlough from Japan,)Dr. Warren Knight and his wife, Mrs Beatrice Lack(Staf'f) , Jean(Lack) Youatt, Jean Lyons, Ruth Metcalf, Joyce(Trud-inger)McLeod, Amy (Mrs Perc.y)Mocre, Alan Moore, Frank Moore, Doris(Jamieson)Norman, Annabella (MacLeod)Parsons and her husban^, Alf Pike, (visiting from Sydney), Wally Pike, Peter and Brenda Robinson, Ruth(Draffin)Searle, Dorothy...”
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“...course there is progress. With everyone working there must be progress, but I fear that it is too often a matter of regimentation starting at Kindergarten age.
Margaret J. Knight, P.O.Box 243, Box Hill, Vic.3128.
My time of leave is almost up and I will be returning to Japan with OMF on December 4th. Up until now I have been teaching at Chefoo Nanae and this time will be returning to help with the running of our Language School in Sapporo, while the present couple are on furlough. This time at home has been different from any other. It has included surgery and a course in typing and book-keeping plus of course the usual round of meetings.
Jean Lyons (Chefoo 1919-1927) My brother, Rufus, died in Adelaide on May 17, 1978. He had retired from General Motors Holdens a few years previously. In June I did a quick trip to U.S.A, and Canada for my annual holidays (I work with a firm of Chartered Accountants.' At Banff it was a great thrill to have a 'phone call from Mary Nicoll, whom I hadn't seen...”
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“...but preferred an interesting tour around the base. The end of October I expect to fly to New Zealand for three weeks holiday visiting cousins not seen since before Chefoo days, and other friends. My son Keith, (Chefoo-Japan)is working as customer relations officer for Remington(Australia). He has been married almost three years. Gwen(Chefoo-Kuling) and her husband are still at Nicholas Street Baptist Church in Geelong. Gwen does teaching three days a week. Their three children are growing up fast. All are at school.
News from the Sydney Area:
Chefoo Reunion - 27th October, 1978, Sydney
Could you imagine a Chefoo Reunion when there weren't at least a dozen cross-conversations going on simultaneously? The years roll away and reminiscences flow thick and fast, dating from the early years of this century through to the present "Chefoo Schools" in various countries. This was true of the last reunion in Sydney; four members met again for the first time since World War II, and it was more difficult...”
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“...Andrew Hayman is a clergyman at Jamberoo Church of England, about 80 miles south of Sydney, together as a part time hospital chaplain. Whilst recovering from an operation he was able to learn more about the patients in the very hospital he visits. Both of his daughters are married and he now has two grand-children. Andrew was greatly missed at the last Chefoo reunion for his musical talent.
Theo Hayman - 56 Osborne Rd., Lane Cove, N.S.W. 2066.
Theo and his wife Joyce and youngest daughter had a remarkable trip by car recently. They drove 10,870 miles in 40 days as they visited missionaries in the Outback all round Australis Theo is director of the(Church of England) Bush Church Aid. He says that a trip like that is not surprising for it has to be squeezed between other dates. Theo hopes to visit England in 1980.
David Hayman and his wife Roslyn are in Japan with the O.M.F. His main concern is evangelism in a land where it is not easy to break down family traditions and the Shinto religion...”
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“...ps were on that day so we were able to "keep an eye" on that as the television set was in a convenient position. But there were other pictures to see as Freda Shipway had paid a visit to China in January. Her trip had included time in Peking as well as Shanghai so it was all very interesting. This was followed by our Annual Meeting. It was obvious that people preferred two magazines each year so this meant that the C.S.A. subscription would have to be £2.00 annually. There was £48.00 in the "Chefoo" fund and £100.00 had already been given to the two "Chefoos" in Japan and Malaysia. Greetings were brought to us from Canada so through Irene Bouse. Edith(Bruce)Staines had arranged this Reunion so we were very grateful to her and also to Randall and Gill Cousins for their hospitality and preparation for us.
Miss Broomhall took our epilogue and told us of the time in Vancouver In 1940 when Psalm 59 verse 10 became very real, one of the translations being "My God in His loving kindness will meet...”
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“...Anne Edwards - back in Jakarta busy studying the language. Her address is: O.M.F., Jalan Let. Jen.Suprapto 28, Cempaka Putih, Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia.
Victor Funnell is now at Flat 3, 16 Granville Road, Eastbourne, Sussex. He has just returned from a year in Singapore and before leaving -in late June - managed to get to the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia to visit Chefoo, something he had always wanted to do! Victor and his family stayed a few days and met the Millers and some of the staff. The children were just on the point of returning home at the end of term.
Godfrey Hirst gives us his new address: 18 Egerton Road, Bexhil1-on-Sea, Sussex JN39 3HH. He enjoys both the sea- front for a nice walk and Fgerton Park net far away. His brother Theo has retired and John is very busy in Hong Kong.
Alan and Gene(Sinton)John send greetings from the Sudan! The address is: c/o ACROSS,PO BOX 44838, Nairobi, Kenya, although they are in Juba, Southern Sudan within walking distance of the Nile. They had...”
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“...John Hirst. David Bentley Taylor came to preach locally and William greeted him in his best Chinese - of which he says he has little! The Dentist who has recently joined him proves to be a nephew of James Learner, and of David Landsborough who has a house opposite his sister Isabel• She and her husband John are in Hong Kong where John is putting up more hospitals. If old Chefusians are in the Bristol area and would like to call, they would be sure of a welcome.
Ros Turk has recently joined the Chefoo Staff in Tanah Rata. She says - "Graduation Day was quite a surprise in many ways. I hadn't realised how important this is, especially for the American children. All who were leaving were dressed in their very best, the girls with their hair elaborately done, and one by one they came into the Assembly Hall wearing bright red sashes, as their names, nationality and next schools were announced. Then we had an our long service for them, during which John Miller) made quite a long speech about each...”
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“...before the end of term - no one would have had time to make all the elaborate preparations in the middle of the hectic rush of packing up, report writing and so on." Contie Stark who has sent us this extract, adds, "Who remembers a week of taking "Oxford" exams, even as many as five in a day, in steaming July heat in the original Chefoo, and evenings taken up with drill and concert practices, with Exhibition Day at the end of it and breaking up the following day. But then, most of us stayed at School for the summer holidays and spent as much time as we could in the sea, on it or by it to relax and revive!"
Anuei(Lachlan)Robertson - 160 Forest Road, Loughton, Essex - in acknowledging a birthday card received from the Chefusians of North America writes, 'It was most accurately timed, arriving on Nov.8th(her birthday is the 9th). My sister Aide (Mrs J.N.Duncan) came up from Tunbridge Wells and spent several days with Mollie and me, which of course added to our pleasure; she is so wonderfully...”
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“...accomplishment when compared with Alexander the Great memorizing Homer's Iliad at the age of 16 or 17, or of Nikita Kruschev's memorizing all 4 Gospels when he was very young. My church work includes teaching an adult Bible Class, membership of the church Deacon's Board and visitation. Attempts to write father's biography are progressing very slowly; the use of Chinese characters in places and abbreviated names in the 115 diaries is not always easy to decipher. Our four children all went to the Chefoo Schools. They all have children, David and Gordon are working in hospitals as Med.Lab. Technologists. Ruth with her husband David Billings is a missionary with the CBFMS in the Philippines, and our youngest daughter Dorothy Carrieri, is near us in Seattle. We have 17 grandchildren. Ruth and her husband were in the States for a short furlough, partly to attend David Billings' parents' 50th Wedding Anniversary, and also to see their two children in this country.
Dr. Eva C. Arendt-Racine: 1933-36...”
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“...personal relationship with Christ and offer serious Bible studies. All my Chefoo brothers and sisters are well and living in Montreal. Vera Martin is working part time as a nurse, and as a volunteer at a Christian Bookroom, which her son manages. Hetty is also involved in this, besides continuing as night supervisor at the Montreal Children's Hospital. Samuel raises red canaries as a hobby. He and his wife have a wonderful girl, Elizabeth. John, the youngest of our family has 5 adopted children and expects to be a grandfather before long. My Mother is well, physically and mentally active at 94, and prays for her many friends and large family. She is still a real missionary.'
News of the Austin Family:
Stephen - 1942-51 - 3 Kings Gate, Dundas, Ont.
L9H 3Z6. is still teaching Guidance (he is head of the Department) at Burlington Central High School.
No man - 1943-51 - per 1202 York Mills Road •■•1104, Don Mills, Ont. M3A 1Y2. Is living now in Boston. He is moving to the University of Mas...”
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“...Phyllis(Booth)Eanes - 1920-27. 3631 Sunrise
Ave. N.W., Roanoke, Va 24012.
(Aug.1978) I found the July issue of the Chefoo 'mag.' waiting for me upon my return from a vacation trip to Long Island and New Jersey. The Booth family are all fine with the exception of my brother, Willard Booth, (501 S.Court St. Cleveland, Miss.38732). He had a bad fall while cutting limbs from a tree, and he has been recovering most of this summer. At the present time he is able to walk some with a walker, but his convalescence is slow. I continue to teach in elementary achcol, which commences again next week.
Lois C. Glass - 1914-26. 1328 W. Gambrell St.,
Fort Worth, TX 76115. Tel: (817)-926-9459. Writes in Nov.1978: "When communism was engulfing China, I left Tsingtao in 1949. After a year in the States, I went to Japan from '50-56, and taught English in our Mission Schools.
After furlough I went to Taiwan, and served there until '74 in evangelistic work and part-time teaching. I retired from active service...”
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“...opening their(my)mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the Gospel"(Eph.6:19.) I have enjoyed reading the Chefoo Magazine. Greetings to all friends."
Viv. Gonder. 1914-1922. 95 Thorncliffe Park Dr.
Toronto Ont. M4H 1L7.
Writing from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, E.Malaysia in August Vivian says, 'It is when you are far from home that you most appreciate news from friends. Really, we think the Chefoo mag. we have just received is super-specially Arthur Greig's tale of his visit to China. Just to set the record straight, the organization with which I am connected is Canadian Executive Service Overseas. It is Government (CIDA) sponsored and consists of Volunteers(unpaid)who are mostly retired executives from various fields. Our travel expenses are paid by CESO and living expenses here by our host. In Kuala Lumpur('76-77) I was asked to set up a Training Program for Malayan Railway Senior and Middle Management. They say the plan is working very well. Here in Kota Kinabalu I have been asked...”
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