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Front Cover
“...CHEFOO SCHOOLS ' 1058 AVENJ-i TORONTO, ONTARIO M5N 2C6
DECEMBER 1982...”
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“...Tours and Reunions, which brought back happy memories of their school days and of their trips to and from Korea.
01ive(Grainger)Cal 1 is - Chefoo - 1901-1910.
Olive was born at the C.I.M. Station, Chengtu, West China, the daughter of missionaries Adam and Rhoda Grainger. She always retained vivid memories of the Boxer troubles, of adventurous boat journeys through the Yangtze Rapids, of a furlough visit to Britain 1898-1900 and of the years shared with her sister Rhoda, at the Junior and Girls' Schools at Chefoo. Her two younger sisters, Lily and May followed on at Chefoo, and her brother Frnest was there 1910-1920. After an interlude back in Chengtu, where she acquired her father's love of gardening and photography, she came to England and in 1914 married William Callis, a farmer of the village of Mears Ashby, near Northampton. In 1919 her sister Rhoda married William's brother Henry. After the death of her father in Chengtu in 1921 her mother retired to Mears Ashby, and was buried there in...”
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“...Oct.16th, 1982. She was the 2nd oldest of seven children in the Cornwell family. When both parents died of cholera in Chefoo in 1909 within a week of each other heavy responsibility fell on her shoulders, as Willie, the oldest had already left Chefoo for college in the States. Mith the help of 2 missionary ladies 16 year old Sarah steered the 5 younger children to Grandmother Mead's in Yorktown, N.Y. So ended the first period of Sarah's life. One that was full of happy memories of the C.I.M. Schools(Louise Corbett was her special friend) with many family outings by boat, 'shenza' and even wheelbarrow. Laura can still feel Sarah's firm, no-nonsense hair brushing and braiding for school. After finishing High School and college Sarah taught Grade School at Yorktown Heights and Peekshill, N.Y. On Feb.22nd 1924 she married Robert White, who a few years later graduated from medical school, settled in East Orange, N.J. and began a long practice there and in West Orange. The family of 3 children...”
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“...German and Swiss O.M.F. children who attend German and Swiss schools in Singapore.) The houseparents, Joachim and Annemarie Wesner, write from 4 King Albert Park, Singapore 2159 in July 1982: 'We are a family of 12 children with our own 2 little ones. We are thankful for our big house, the garden and also for our two Singaporean helpers, Lily and Nisa. Life here is even more diversified than it was in Baguio, as the children have to go to school at different times, and have many other activities. Our days are never dull. Recently we celebrated 3 birthdays, all in one week, and since these 3 boys wanted a midnight feast instead of a party we had 'pudding' and stories in the middle of the night! At our Chefoo birthday in June our General Director, Jim Taylor, was our guest, and really got everybody's attention by sharing with us his experience in Chefoo School during the War. Quite often there are special things going on in the schools the children attend. The German school had a sports day,...”
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“...Toronto Chefoo Reunion, April 3, 1982
The Annual Chefoo Schools Association Chinese dinner has been a highlight of my winter since I first attended at the age of 11 - 10 years ago. Being a second generat-
ion Chefusian(second generation of schools, that is, the generations of Chefusians seem to be without number) the tales of Chefoo daring, escapades on window ledges, boat races, and the joys and fears of Japanese Internment Camp have always entranced me. This last Reunion attended by about 100 people was no exception. The usual 'smashing feast' spread itself before us, with endless varieties of Chinese dishes until the table itself seemed to groan, although we did not! It is customary among us latter day Chefusians to refrain almost from eating for a full day prior to the Chefoo dinner by way of preparation. I might add that at this time a number of kind souls contributed left-overs from their tables to our 'doggie bags' commenting as they did so on the unhappy plight of bachelors who...”
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