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“...Published by the Chefoo Schools Association
CHEFOO r*01'SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
The Chefoo Magazine
2013
FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE
Lone Scout, at
Chefoo, by David
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Chefusians go to War—in China, by Ian Grant with Robert
McMillian
Chefusians were not Immune from Child Abuse, by John Sturt
Paul and Ray, by Frank Moore
Our very own
Cows, by Fisa Porter and Ruth Young
The First Chefoo
School Repatriation by Fred W'oodberry
Full Table of
Contents
Profile—Robert mcmullan
Robert McMullan, or Bob as he is known to our Toronto Chefoo community, has a Chefoo history like few others. He was born and raised at Chefoo by a prominent local family with deep roots both in missions, and in business. Apart from a couple of teen years in England to attend a school designed to train him to be a proper Englishman, with a proper British accent, that was rudely terminated at the outbreak of World War in Europe, he attended the Chefoo School as a day student. Upon completion of his schooling he left China in 1941, avoiding...”
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“...to smuggle in goods and pass messages to the internees. On the base of the monument we found Paul's name (in Chinese) along with all those who had been interned - eyes brimmed with tears here. The Weifang news media made much of Paul's return (the small boy returning as an old man to a place of hardship) allocating front page and the whole of page three to the story, and photos, and presenting each of us with a complimentary copy.
Steve Harnsberger, President of the Kuling American School Association, whose father and uncle attended KAS. He is writing upon receiving the 2012 Chefoo Magazine, specifically the Editor's Notebook.
Here is the story of Derek—the Chinese man reaching out to me in the last three days, coming to understand why he realized his 'American Dream," and thinking of the people who made that possible. It is incredible to see those Chinese re-assessing their own lives as far back as the 1940s to understand this and ask who played a role in their education. That is why I...”
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“...study. They were subsequently sent to Hong Kong for 15 years.
With a family of five children they returned to the US and Sterling was able to find a teaching position in the field of Social Work Education at Catawba and Livingstone Colleges. In retirement he and Barbara have led five tours to China, seeking to help travelers understand the many changes taking place.
Sterling has long been active in the Kuling American School Association, and in the
establishment and on-going development of the Lushan Institute. He has always welcomed members of the Chefoo Schools Association to participate in KASA events, including their reunion at Kuling in 2007, of which five Chefusians attended. In this book Sterling includes his life at school at Kuling.
Thornton Wilder: A Life
by Penelope Niven HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS | October 22, 2012
Thornton Wilder was a student of the Chefoo School (1911-1912). His early life at the School is mentioned and elaborated on.
From the back cover: "Art is confession; art...”
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“...(known to local Chefusians as Bob), a Chefusian who was in Kunming in the last Great War, with the British Secret Service. I interviewed Bob at the April 2012 Toronto Chefoo Reunion, which was well received. This was based on several hours that I spent with Bob at his Toronto home, and at the Peartree Restaurant on Parliament Street. There was insufficient room in the 2012 issue of this Magazine to include the interview because so much of that issue was taken up with the 2012 Chefoo Schools Association tour to each of the locations of the Chefoo School in China. The interview for the Magazine this year is a bit more extensive than the Toronto reunion interview, and it also includes two contextual essays, one being an overview of the remarkable McMullan family in Shandong, and the other a brief overview of WWII, with special emphasis on the South West China theatre. These short essays are followed by Bob's interview.
PARTI
THE MCMULLANS OF SHANDONG
James and Lily McMullan arrived separately...”
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“...precedent had already been established by the Kuling American School. Here are separate accounts of these two happy acquisitions.
What happened to the KAS cows after the Japanese invaded Kuling? And what about the Chefoo Kuling cows after we all left by early 1951? The fate of either herd is not known, but in the matter of the KAS cows we get a bit more of an insight. That story is therefore longer, but also fascinating. Elsa Porter is a fellow member with me on the Kuling American School Association board of directors.
During China's Civil War
At the Kuling Chefoo School (1947-1951)
By Ruth Young, School Dietitian
The local supply of cows' and goats' milk here is limited, so we have been using canned milk. Our supply was running low and fresh stocks were not available, so we were very thankful when Mr. Ernest Carlburg, who does most of our buying of food, was able to purchase three cows and a bull, American stock (Holsteins). Excitement ran high when the children heard that the animals...”
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“...opened a restaurant, and Joanna Kitto has helped renovate three villas to rent to guests.
About 300,000 people, mostly Chinese, visit the mountain each year. Mr. Kitto said there could be more visitors, but the mountain remains under the control of the provincial, rather county, government, which has stymied rental of the villas.
Missionaries first came to Moganshan in the late 19th century. By the spring of 1898, there was a rush for property. The residents set up the Moganshan Summer Resort Association. All but one of the inaugural members was a minister. They enjoyed swimming, playing tennis, dancing to music played on gramophones. Americans dominated, followed by the British.
In 1924 the Republic of China reclaimed the mountain. Well-off Chinese began coming here, among them Du Yuesheng, known as Big-Ear Du, who ran the infamous Green Gang in Shanghai, which sold opium.
Chiang Kai-shek came three times to the mountain: on his honeymoon; to secretly meet with Zhou Enlai, the Communist leader...”
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“...A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream in the Chicago area, the municipality immediately north of Wheaton. Rooms are reserved under CIM Reunion Event. Interested people are asked to contact Jody Green at iodyffi iodygreen.com .
Report of the Toronto Reunion, held April 20, 2013
Our Chefoo Reunion Centennial: 1913-2013
The Place: The Oriental Taste Restaurant
The Program: We enjoyed a PowerPoint presentation of photos and video clips of the 2012 Chefoo Schools Association visit to Chefoo School sites in China. Photos of the trip were interspersed with photos taken when we attended the schools. Four of our group had participated in the 2012 trip: Christine Johnston [Mabie Andrews at Chefoo] (Yantai and Weihsien), Francis Joyce (Shanghai and Kuling) his sister Marjorie Palomino (Kuling), and Ian Grant (Shanghai and Kuling). We enjoyed commenting and reminiscing about the good old days. Many of the 2012 photos, and the video clips, were courtesy of Chefusian Henry...”
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“... of 'a fine cricket bat... Saved from the Japanese when they took over Tientsin Grammar School'. Their son David was born in Ballarat at Eildon House on 6 November 1947.
At the end of the first term in 1950 the family returned to
Hong Kong and Singapore, where Frank was a manager of his uncle-in-law's watch importing business. Their daughter Heather was born in Singapore on 21 October 1950. He and Australian Hong Kong Trade Commissioner, Harry Menzies, established the Hong Kong Australian Association.
The family returned to Melbourne in the late 1950s and Frank taught first at Camberwell Boys' Grammar and then at Scotch College from 1956-1971. At Scotch he taught a wide range of subjects and coached the tennis team to seven premierships over 13 years. He was instrumental in the creation of Old Scotch Collegians Tennis Club in 1959.
Frank Stuckey passed away on Monday, 22 August 2011 at Gold Coast Hospital. He is survived by his wife Marjorie, children David and Heather, and three grandchildren...”
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“...left China to relocate in South East Asia (see column to the left on this page). The last Chefoo School, in Tana Rata, Malaysia, was closed in June 2001.
THE CHEFOO SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
The Chefoo Schools Association was founded in 1908. Its purpose is to operate an association for all former scholars and members of the staff of the Chefoo Schools; to sustain interest amongst its members in matters concerning the Schools and in one another; to afford means whereby its members are kept in touch with one another; and to promote friendly relationships between all persons in any way connected with the Schools.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION
All former scholars and members of staff of the Schools are eligible for Ordinary Membership. Associate Membership is open to other persons interested in the welfare of the Association.
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