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“...THE CHEFOO MAGAZINE
Published twice a year by the
CHEFOO SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION (founded in 1908)
PRESIDENT
Mr. Howard F. Joyce (U.K.)
VICE-PRESIDENTS
Mr. L. Carrington Goodrich (U.S.A.) Mr. S. Gordon Martin (Canada)
Mr. John J. Miller (U.K.)
And the Principals of the Chefoo Schools:
Miss Judith Spear (Japan)
Mr. Barry McKessar (Malaysia)
EDITOR
Mr. F. Robert Joyce
The Chefoo Magazine 1058 Avenue Road Toronto, Ontario Canada M5N 2C6
NEWS EDITORS
Australia — Mr. Peter Robinson Europe — Mrs. Annemarie Wesner Great Britain — Mrs. Elva Nicholson New Zealand — Mrs. Mary Howie North America — Miss Isabel Taylor
CHEFOO
Japan
Chefoo School Nanae
Philippines
Chefoo Homes Manila
Malaysia
Chefoo School Cameron Highlands
Singapore
O.M.F. Hostel Singapore
"Floreat Chefoo!"...”
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“...have managed to retain the atmosphere and glamour of the Far-East.
A magnificent bridge connects Chefoo and the Bluff, and over it run "modern rickshas" and "sedan-chairs", which however, are propel led by machinery, and not by man-strength.
The largest air-drome is situated on the soldiers' drillground across from the East Fort, which has been changed into a vast stadium, seating over a thousand people. From this stadium people have a wonderful view, when the boys and girls from the C.I.M. Schools exhibit their prowess in flying, on the traditional Exhibition Days.
The business section of Chefoo extends from second to fourth beach, and the large office-buildings such as McMullan & Co. and each departmental store, have a landing-field for aeroplanes, on the roof.
A rai Iway, which was laid behind the hi I Is, connects Chefoo with Weihaiwei and all the northern cities. The hills are no longer bare and rugged, for a lovely residential section has come into being and extends far up their sides...”
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“...think I knew by the age of twelve that I was meant to be a teacher; and by the time that I was 16 or 17, I felt sure that I was meant to teach at Chefoo. I felt that I had had all the benefits of a missionary upbringing without any of its attendant hardships, living in a foreign land, often separated from parents and grandparents, perhaps suffering an inferior or interrupted schooling, exposure to disease and danger. Instead of a I I that I had a happy upbringing and schooling at several good schools and a chance to get to Oxford. So I became sure that I was bound to give to other children of the Mission all I could of the good things which I had had. There was a time when I told my father that I wanted to do what God wanted, but I did not want to go to China. Father of course said that there was no need for me to think that China was the only place; and I grew past that aversion and later found it no struggle but a natural thing to look forward to going to the land of my birth. My China...”
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“...for so many years I had been looking forward .
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Compiled from extracts selected by the editor of the Chefoo Magazine, with the gracious permission of the author, Mr. Gordon Martin, from the man user i pt of his unpub I i shed autobiography .
Mr. Martin has received strong encouragement from among the members of the Association to write an account of the China years in the history of the Chefoo Schools. He has said he is willing to try, but, to assist him in the task, he would very much appreciate receiving any and all reminiscences of the Schools in China, particularly before 1929, from Chefusians.
Address all correspondence to:
Mr. S. Gorodon Martin R.R. #1 E I mwood Ontario Canada NOG 1S0
Telephone: (519) 369-5397
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“...homes. Most of us were at the Chefoo dinner the following day for a much larger reunion with superb Chi nese food. We may never meet again as quite that group, but we've wrapped another package to leave behind on our memory tra i I .
— Esther FuIler
Those present:
Terry Bartlett
Dave and Bev FuIler
David Ful ler, Jr.
Esther Fuller
Jon and Marilyn Fuller
Sharon Fuller Steven Fuller Alan Griffiths Jud ith Miche I I Robyn Michel I
TORONTO BRANCH DINNER
— Saturday —
(February 22, 1986)
The Chefoo Schools Association, Toronto Branch, met at China House on February 22, 1986, at 12:30 p.m. The weather was favourable, and there was a record attendance of some ,40. Those in charge were most instructive in giving out name tags, receiving our dinner price and collecting our membership fees. A great deal of time is taken organizing and planning this annual affair in order to help it run smoothly. The folks in the cloakroom also deserve recognition - we appreciate the work of all these individuals. Fixing...”
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“...Mrs. Geo. H. Duff
Mary Ririe Chas. W. Duff
Gardiner Taylor J. Harold Duff
[Reunion report reprinted from The Chefoo Magazine of February 1914 (Vol. VI, No. 1).
In 1987 the Toronto Branch of the Association will proudly be celebrating 75 years of Toronto Chefoo Reunions. It is a particular honour for the Toronto Branch to acknowledge that Mary Ririe [1903-121 is still today, as she has been throughout the past 75 years since that first reunion, an active and enthusiastic member of the Chefoo Schools Association in Toronto. - Ed.)
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EUROPE
News Ed itor Germany/Sw i tzerland
Mrs. Annemarie Wesner (n6e Bartsch)
Wiehmbeckerstr. 52a 4920 Lemgo West Germany
The Chefoo Schools Association and Magazine are very interested in locating and learning about any former Chefusians resident on the continent of Europe. Kindly contact the News Editor or any of the C.S.A. Branches if you have some information or news concerning European Chefusians.
NEWS OF OLD CHEFUSIANS
REBECKA (DEMAND) BARBIR has moved to a new place with her husband and her two children. — {New address: Udersbergstrasse 8, 6300 Giessen-Rodgen, West Germany}
MARTIN and SIEGFRIED DEMAND are sharing a flat. Martin is goi ng to school agai n in order to take the university entrance exams and would like to study languages. — {Marburgerstrasse 37a, 6300 Giessen, West Germany}
ANNE and SUZANNE DUNANT [1970's Chefoo Malaysia] are sharing an apartment in Geneva not far from their parents. This spring Anne completes...”
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“...Epsom, Auckland 3
Phone: (09) 605-118
NEWS OF OLD CHEFUSIANS
DAVID BEARD 11936-45] — David, IVAN HOWIE and WALTER WATTON, leave shortly tor the C.S.A. tour of Chefoo and other places in China for the month of June. Ivan’s sister, MARGIE (HOWIE) LLOYD, from Austra I la, wiI I a I so be joining the tour party. David at the moment is rubbing up his Mandarin!
COMWAY Family — MAYBETH and Ian, OMF missionaries in Thailand are due shortly for furlough. Their two children have graduated from the Chefoo Schools and are at Faith Academy in Manila. GORDON and MAY are soon to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on May 24th. They were married in Hankow. David Adeney was the bestman, the only member of the wedding party sti I I living. NORAH CONWAY was bridesmaid. The Jones and Jacksons were in charge of CIM in Hankow. Congratulations! Congratulations also go to STAN and MYRLE CONWAY on their golden wedding anniversary - May 9th 1986!
NORAH EDWARDS has retired and is living in Whangarei. She has joined...”
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“...Archives - NEd.l. I am marvellously cared for in this Presbyterian Retirement Home. ELSA LOGAN is right next door to me - that could not have happened at Chefoo in our day, could it? My brother, HM. M. BAIRD, Jr., is in asimilar reti remen t home i n Topeka, Kansas. MARGARET BURKWALL is another Chefusian here. IRENE (BANNAN) CAVIN lives in Pasadena and we see her frequently. May God bless the Chefoo Schools everywhere as well as the Overseas Missionary Fellowship." — {1420 Santo Domingo Ave., Duarte, Calif 91010}
SYDNEY T. BEST [1916-26] — "I'm keeping well and enjoying my retirement years. My sister HELEN'S address is: Mrs. Robin Degelman, Grenada Estates, 608 De Soto Drive, Hemet, California 92343. I enclose a letter regarding Mrs. Maida (Bolster) Contento who died suddenly at the end of 1985. — {5571 Amherst St., Venture, California 93003}
BROMILEY Fami I y (News from the i r parents ' c i rcu I ar letter written in December 1985) — "Our family all keep well. JACK, our youngest has just...”
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“...View of former Girls’ School at Chefoo (Yantai), China in 1984
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View of the C.I.M. Schools’ Memorial Hall in 1984
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