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Letter dated October 22, 1892
No full textA letter from Gustavus Ohlinger to his parents, while Gustavus attended the Collegiate School in Chefoo, China.
Letter dated September 24, 1892
No full textA letter from Gustavus Ohlinger to his mother, while Gustavus was attending the Pretestant Collegiate School in Chefoo, China.
Ohlinger's letters
No full textProtestant Collegiate School
Chefoo, 5th. Sept. 1891
My dear Father:-
We began Practical Geometry
last Tuesday. Of course it
is rather uninteresting
as yet. We also began
book-keeping last Mon-
day. Of our class, G. Wil-
liams. J. Watts and my-
self were allowed to take
it. We began work in
earnest last Monday.
You will not hear much
of holidays until Christ-
mas.
Last Thursday we had
quite a high tide. The
water rose six feet, and
came as high as the
wall which is at the
end of the tennis court
in front of the school.
Both bathing houses
were washed down,
and it is not likely
that we will have
anymore bathing this
year. Several junks are
said to have been
wrecked. The English
gun-boat “Firebrand”
was obliged to leave
the harbor.
Friday before last
Mrs. Armstrong gave
the boys a pic-nic to
the 2nd. Beach, and
we had a pleasant
time. Mr. Armstrong
lent the small white
boat to the boys. Card-
well, Wolfe and I had
it once, and we rowed
for some distance. There
are a great many jelly
fish in the sea just
now.
Please do not get “Youth’s
Companion” for me an-
other year. It does not
contain much news.
The “Art Amateur” is too
much beyond me.
Miss Williams has a
meeting with the boys
every Wednesday eve-
ning. She knows per-
fectly how to inter-
est boys.
Mr. Devenish is taking
the Latin class now.
Hoping you are all
well,
I remain
Your loving son
Gustavus Protestant Collegiate School
Chefoo, 12th. Sept., ‘91
My dear Mother:-
I received your letter
on the 4th, and was very
glad to hear that you
were all well. The tai-
lor has not brought what
he was having made
for you, so Mrs. Armstrong
has not paid him.
It has been decided that
one of the school’s boats should
enter the regatta this
year. Mr. Meurray, C. How
ard, G. Williams and
T. Ludlow are going to
row and J. Watts is to
steer. Yesterday the crew
were out practising.
They have gone out a- gain to-day for the
same purpose. The boat
has been named “Hector.”
Last Monday the car-
penters began building
the boat house, and it
is now finished. I do not
know whether we will
have any more sea bath
ing this year.
Mr. Taylor arrived
here by the Hsing Sheng.
He and Mr. Armstrong
are surveying the ground
about the school.
Yesterday Dr. Randle
began giving us lectures
on Physics. The subject
for yesterday was Light,
which is very interesting.
He also gave us our marks
for the Physics examin-
ation. Cardwell is first with
181/184. W. Bryant is third having 176/184. My mark
is 179/184.
Practical Geometry is get-
ting more interesting.
We have Book-keeping
every Monday now.
Hoping you are well,
I remain
Your loving son
Gustavus Protestant Collegiate School
Chefoo, 19th. Sept. 1891
My dear Father-
The regatta is to take place
this afternoon. Three of the boys
and Mr. Murray are to row
in the school’s four oared gig,
and J. Watts is to steer. They
have practiced before break-
fast several mornings now.
The gig race starts at a
point in front of Newman’s
hotel ends at the “Firebrand”.
The boys are going this after-
noon to see the races. I will
tell you more of the races in
the next letter.
We went to the Second
Beach last Thursday. The
boys spent their time find ing cats’-eyes. The water has
been getting colder and we
do not enjoy bathing as much
as formerly.
Mr. Armstrong has not yet
decided when we shall have
the next examination. He
says it will either be now soon
or at the end of November.
We are now in the Fourth
book of Euclid in Algebra
we are doing the 16th. Exam-
ples.
We have commenced
Latin in another book, and
are now learning the Passive
voice of [moneo]. Mr. Devenish
is Latin master. He is a
splendid master for making
us do our work. Mr. Murray
teaches Practical Geometry.
I wish I were learning
Greek.
I send you with this letter
a report of Sports and of []
exhibition. I have not r[eceived]
a letter from you for some
time, but I think I deserve
one.
Hoping you are all well,
I remain
[your] loving son
Gustavus Protestant Collegiate School
Chefoo, 3rd Oct. 1891
My dear Father:-
I received your letters yesterday
and am glad to hear that
all is well. How does the new
printing office look? The
place will look new to me
when I get back.
Since Wednesday every
morning Mr. Murray has
taken Cardwell G. Stooke
W. Howell, C. Judd and
myself for a row. We get
up at five, while it is yet
dark, and go down to the
boat house, eating a sand
wich on the way. We get
into the gig, the “Hector” and stay out rowing until 6.30 o’
clock. I am the worst rower
in the lot, so I generally row
in the dinghy. Today when
we got back we had a bathe.
The Latin boys have been
put back into their old class-
es again. Some of the boys in
the class below us know a
great deal more Latin than
some of us.
Dr. Randall is still giving
lectures on Light. He explain-
ed to us yesterday the crit-
ical angle. We will not
have another examination
till the end of November,
when we will have to go
through a very stiff one.
Mr. Armstrong says he
will get the examination
questions of the College of Pre-
ceptors and examine us by
them next June.
I received a letter from Mr.
Fenwick some days ago.
Hoping you are all well,
I remain,
Your loving son
Gustavus Protestant Collegiate School
Chefoo, 31st Oct. 1891
My dear Mother:-
I have not received a letter
from you for some time. The
last letter was from Father.
Neither Bert or Willa have
written recently.
Cricket has been done away
with for this year. The foot-
ball season began with the
29th.
Mr. Murray has given me
a lesson in painting. He
lent me a book of lithographs
and his paints etc., on after
noon and let me try one. Of
course I made a mess of it, but hope to do better next time.
Yesterday was Mrs. Armstrong’s
birthday and she gave us a
picnic. We all went to Dr. Ran
dle’s where the halt and lame
stayed, while the rest went for
a walk over the hills. The view
from several points was beauti-
ful. We saw four Chinese
camps. The country round
about is very hilly. After we
had rested we went back to
Dr. Randle’s where we had din-
ner. After dinner we had a
game of foot-ball in the
church, and made ourselves gen-
erally useless. We came back
at sun-set. In the evening
there was an entertainment, in
which some of the boys played.
Mr. Murray gave a reading
which was appreciated.
Mr. Murray would like to have
a volume of Barne’s General
History for the school. Would
you please send one? What
other book of Barne’s public-
ation are there in the Mission
school library?
With best love to all,
I remain
Your loving son
Gus Protestant Collegiate School
Chefoo, 7th Nov. 1891
My dear Father-
We are nearing the close of
the last term, and will
soon begin the next examina
tion.
On Tuesdays and Thurs
days we have foot ball. It
is a splendid game for this
weather. C. Wolfe enjoys it
very much, although he de
tests cricket. We play on a
larger field than last year,
and the juniors have the
old one. Whenever a goal is
kicked by one of their sides,
a dispute generally ensues as to
whether it is one, so the spend
a good deal of time arguing
and “tossing up.”
I received a very nice letter
from Bert and Willa not
many days since. I am glad
Bert is learning how to use
the type writer.
Dr. Randle gave us a lecture
yesterday on the atmosphere.
When we were at Dr. Randle’s
last Friday, W. Bryant ask-
ed him to show us his teles-
cope, which he said he would
on some quiet day.
One boy, V. Atwood has
already left the school, and
W. Murray is to leave soon.
Now as there are only
four weeks before we have our
Christmas holidays, we ought to get through a good
amount of work, and I
hope we will.
Hoping you are all well
I remain
Your loving son
Gus Chimulpu, Feb 18th
My dear Papa:-
We arrived here safely at 10 o’clock
last night. The steamer leaves
day after tomorrow.
I walked all the way except
4 or 5 li; we had a cutting
wind right in our face to
words the end. Our pack-
pony fell down while we
were in a lonely part of
the road, [ ] we had a
hard time setting him
on his [legs again. When]
we were between 10 and
12 li from Cheimulpo,
our mapu complained of
his legs heating him
and he could not be per
suaded to go on. I then
had the pack pony and
teacher dragged the donkey.
When we were a few miles
from stewart’s, the pack
pony slipped, and fell.
We unloaded him, putting
the things into an [ium],
while we put the
horses in a stable area
went on to Stewart’s.
Early this morning the
teacher hired men who
brought them here. I had
the teacher take supper
here as I knew he was
hungry.
I nearly [froze] my right
ear= it is a little frost
bitten. I feel quite fresh
notwithstanding the [bump].
With love to all
Your loving son
Gus.
Rev. F. Ohlinger Chemulpu, Feb. 18th ‘92
My dear Papa:-
Mama left yesterday in hot
haste, thinking the teacher
had already left. About an
hour after she left, the teacher
came with chair coolies, and
as it was too late he goes up to-
day.
Of the two dollars and some
odd cents you gave me, I spent
.30 at Auricole. One dollar
I gave teacher and the
other to Mama. I borrowed
1
I bought a cap. $0.74 cents
I spent in having a coat
mended. A part of the rest
shall be for saw pan in
Chefoo, another part for having my shoes mend ed, and the rest I shall return
to steward.
We promised Mama’s men a few hundred cash “[ ]” if they
make good time. I hope we shall
not have such a wild goose
chase them at time go to
Chefoo.
On Tuesday I visited the
cemetery and what looked as
though it had been once used
for a fort; besides an old
river battery. In the foot I
found a shill-mound which
may contain some of the
“kitchen midders” Mama is
so desirous of obtaining. Yesterday
evening when it was growing too
dark to study. I took a walk
to the Japanese cemetery and a
fishing village to the east of
this place.
Your parcels were mailed today.
We go on board this afternoon.
I can hardly realize that Ma
ma spent a night here. She
arrived so suddenly and unex-
pectedly and then disappeared
so suddenly too. Her letter
from the road was received at
two P. M., and it was a very
comforting one too.
Hoping you are all as well
as I am with love.
I remain
Your loving Son
Gus. The Collegiate School,
Chefoo, Feb. 24th 1892
My dear Father and Mother:-
The “Chintung” arrived here on
the afternoon of the 20th having left Chemulpu on the 19th.
The evening before we left a
fire broke out on that town,
but as I was asleep, I knew nothing
of it till we left.
T. Cranston and myself now
have the room. Bert and I
had at first. I am sorry C.
Wolfe has not come back. I
hear he has gone to America
T. Cranston did not arrive here
till the 23rd, so I was rather
lonesome the first few nights.
The Ludlows, Bryants and
J. Gulick are not coming back
The arrivals are all small boys.
They are:- Sidney and Irwin
McKee, Harry Ottoway, A. Randle
and E. Middleton. I hope
more boys will come soon and
make it more lively for us.
We are now working for the
College of Preceptors Examin-
ation. We have commenced
a new with Euclid Grammar
and Geography. I finished
the Principia Latina, Part I
at home, but as the others in
our class did not, we have to
begin with the Active Verb-
we have been at that since the commencement of 1890. I am
afraid that if some new boy does
not come soon and pull us along
we will fail in the Latin Ex-
amination. The classes have all been changed. We are now the
“Seniors” Paul King, Cecil Judd,
L. Howell, A van Ess and sever-
al others of the small boys are
now the “Shell”. We still have
spelling and dictation- every
day. We do not have Singing and
Elocution. French we take only
once a week. Nothing has been
said of Greek yet. In History
we have begun at the Norman
Conquest. Mr. Armstrong has allowed me to go on in Algebra
from the place I worked up
to in Winter. I am sorry
Dr. Randle has not resumed
his lectures on Physics.
Last Wednesday G. Williams
and myself were elected prefects.
Hoping you are well, and
with love, I remain
Your loving son
Gus The Collegiate School
12th March 1892
My dear Mother:-
I received your letters yesterday to-
gether with a number of the “Re
pository”. Commodore Schufeldts’
account of the Opening of Korea
I find very interesting. Mr.
Giffords and Mr. H’s. articles
are interesting hit would fur-
nish better reading if the com-
position were better. The Edi-
torial Notes are interesting.
Last Saturday we received
notice from the College of Precep
tors as to what we would be
examined in. Cardwell, G Stooke
and C. Judd are candidates
for the first class. Our class
is to try for the second, and
the sub-senior for the third. The
total number of marks for
the first class is 2100; for our
class 1600; for the third 1900. We
must pass in eight subjects
in order to pass. We are now pegging away at Caesar; we are
now doing the XII chapter.
Day before yesterday we went out
for a run we succeeded in
sealing the Pinnacle, a height
of 1330 ft; by half past five, the
first boy arrived at the school
again. I did not get back un
til six. The outlook from the
Pinnacle was very extensive.
There is a small tower at the sum
mit, to the top of which some
boys clambered and carved their
names in the stone. We are told
that it is three miles to the
to the summit. For my part,
after the run, I felt that it
must have been about twice
that distance.
We get no time in the week to
write letters, and as we are only
allowed to write in English on
Saturday, I fear my German
will suffer.
Hoping you are all quite well, with
love,
I remain.
Your loving son
Gus The Collegiate School,
Chefoo, March 24th ‘92
My dear Father and Mother:-
I have been disappointed in the
hope of receiving a letter from you
before long. I hope that you
are all quite well, and that
you are getting on all right
with the Repository, and the
other things. We expect Bert
here next term. Some of the
old pupils have returned late
ly.
The boys are all working hard
for the June Examination-
all but myself. Mr. Armstrong
has taken a notion to cutting
down my time for work. I am
only allowed to work from 7.40
to 8.30 in the morning and from 6.40 to 8.10 in the evening. If he
does not soon give this up, I feel
that this school is no longer
my place, and want to go
to some institution where the
principals do not make such
restrictions. The money you are
paying for me is just going for
nothing, as in the time I
have to learn my lessons, I
am able to learn them so im-
perfectly, that they are of no
use to me whatever. I could do
much better were I at home. I
can’t see what object Mr.Armstrong
has in doing this at all.
I hope Bert is learning his
lessons like a good boy. I fear
the boys here are all ahead
of him. Tell him that P. King,
Barnes Watts, C. Killem, L. Howell and others have worked so well
that they are now in the
“Shell” division. I got a letter
given me a few days ago for
Bert which I send in this let-
ter. Tell Willa that the next
letter home shall be for her.
I am writing this letter in
great haste as it lacks but
a few minutes of bed-time.
Hoping you are all well, and
with best wishes
I remain
Your loving son
Gus.
P.S. I hope Mr. Armstrong will
soon take this restriction off me. If
he does not, the sooner I get home
and settle down to work, the better
I can’t see the use of spending so
much money for nothing. This term
will end in a few weeks. Then
I hope to get back at work at home
if Mr. Armstrong does not let
me work here.
Your loving son
Gus The Collegiate School
Chefoo, 2nd April, 1892
My dear Mother-
We expect Bert here by the next
term, which commences in two or
three weeks. I hope you are well.
We expect to see the “Repository”
in a few days.
Dr. Randle has commenced
giving us lectures on Chemistry.
Yesterday he explained
how the different elements
were combined to form com-
pounds, and showed us how
some could be combined by
water and others by grinding
together. I think his lectures
on Chemistry will be as in-
teresting as those he gave on
Physics. We have only two
months and a half to remain-
ing to prepare for the exam-
ination, but we feel that with
six months more, we would have
a hard time to pass creditably.
We are now doing the 28th
chapter of Caesar, and have
still thirty to go through yet.
In Geography we have finish-
ed Australia but have North
America yet. I fear that unless
we make more rapid progress
in that subject, there will
be no chance of us passing.
Miss Webb has given me
a piece “Yuimlufn Linbn”
to learn, which is nice at
some parts.
Mr. Murray is now train-
ing the boys for the Sports.
Mr. Devenish is also taking
us in some exercises.
Last Thurseday we went for a
run to Bamoo Temple, a
place about five miles distant.
It was an interesting walk the
temple being situated among
beautiful groves.
I wrote to the Martins three
weeks ago.
Hoping you are all well,
with love,
I remain
Your loving son
Gus The Collegiate School
Chefoo, 23rd. Apr. 1892
My dear Parents:-
I have not received a letter from
you for a long time, but a
steamer will come soon now.
I miss Charlie Wolfe very
much. The new boys this year
are all juniors. We wish some
senior boys would come to help
us along in some of our subjects.
Paul King’s two brothers Louis
and Wilfred have joined the
school. They are the smallest
boys here, being only about
six years old. Another boy, Tali
Clark, arrived here not long ago. It has been very windy for
several days. It blew from the
South with such force that
some tiles were blown off the
eaves.
Our class is up to the seven-
teenth chapter of our Caesar.
The three exsenior boys are
toiling at their subjects very
heartily, for they have a
good deal to prepare. As we
are maring the test, we try to
make the best use of our school
hours. I hear that we shall
not have Music theory any
more. I am glad of this as
I have never been able to take
as much interest in that as
in some of our other subjects.
Dr. Randle has gone on a
trip into the country, so we
did not get a lecture yesterday.
The Athletic Sports are ex-
pected to take place next
Wednesday. The course we have
this year is twice as large as
the one we had last.
Hoping you are all well,
with love,
I remain
Your loving son
Gustavus. The Collegiate School
Chefoo, 14th. May. ‘92
My dear Mother:-
I received your most welcome
letter last Monday. I was very
glad to see your article in the
“Repository.” It certainly con-
tains a great amount of in-
formation.
We are not having beauti-
ful weather. Yesterday there
was a maximum temperature
of 74 Fahr. I am sorry the
weather in Seoul is hindering
the gardening. The Chi-
nese here have sowed their
wheat, and it is now about
a foot and a half high.
I think we shall soon have
bathing. The bank behind
the school house has been late-
ly planted with grass.
Two weeks ago Charlie
Corbett, the two Mr. Kees and
myself were invited to Mr. Hay’s.
We had a very enjoyable after-
noon. Mr. and Mrs. Corbett
have gone to the interior and
Charlie is staying in the
Sanitarium.
Saturday before last I
received a letter from C. Wolfe.
He is now staying at Foochow.
His sister, Amy Wolfe is attend
ing school here. I miss
Wolfe greatly; he was a
splendid companion.
Last Sunday Mr. Tomme-
lin spoke at the children’s
service on the life of Jacob
In the evening Mr. Armstrong
addressed the boys very earnest
ly, and his words found their
way into several hearts.
How fast the days seem to go!
And we are so near the ex-
amination. I do hope that
G. Stooke and B. Cardwell
will pass with honours.
I cannot close this letter without
mentioning something that
has caused some amusement
among the boys. Three boys
have procured rather high
stilts, and they seem to find
pleasure in walking about
the play-ground on these.
As the girls’ school is behind
this play-ground, they have
excited suspicion.
Hoping you are well,
I remain
Your loving son Gus P.C.S.
May 31
Dear Mother-
We are having eight days
holiday because a good many
of the boys are having the
measles.
We are having great fun
with sea-bathing. I have
learnt to swim and Mr.
Armstrong says that practice will
soon make me a good swimmer.
I took up algebra a few days. ago. The Latin class is a
very lively one. Thomas
Van Ess and rivals in
it, and we very often change
places with each other. I
study in the Olney’s arith-
metic that I brought along
during my spare time.
Last Saturday Mr. Gif-
ford came to see us. He
told us that they had met
you just w before you left
for Foochow. I hope you
will soon be back to see us.
Bertie asks me very often how many days it is before you
will be back. Hoping you
are well and are enjoying
yourselves among your old
friends,
I am
Your affectionate son
Gussie
The Collegiate School
Chefoo, June 4th, 1892
My dear Mother:-
I received your loving letter day
before yesterday. I am glad to
hear that you are all well.
Mr. Armstrong tells me that
some of your letters to him have been lost.
Week after the examination
takes place. I would not be
sorry if it were postponed sever-
al months. But I will do my
best. History is my most diffi
cult subject.
We began sea-bathing some
time ago. Louis and Wilfred
King do not seem to enjoy
it much, and have to be taken
in by force of arms.
Last Thursday T. Cranston
and myself changed rooms.
We are now in the long
corridor. Most of the boys prefer
this corridor to the short one.
Mr. Armstrong has procured
a number of hockey sticks, and
hockey is now a school game.
It is to be preferred to cricket
because in that game only
a few boys have the benefit
of the exercise, while in hockey
all may join in.
Masons are now at work reroof-
ing the school. The tiles have
been taken off a part of
roof and if it rains today,
the part of under that place
will be somewhat damp.
One of the boys on seeing
the men perched on the roof term-
ed them “Chefoo canaries.”
Mr. Murray has just finished
a new drawing of the school,
which the China Inland
Mission intend to build. It is
done in pen and ink and is
very nice.
Hoping you are all well,
I remain
Your loving son
Gustavus
P.S. Would you please send me a
copy of Schiller’s William Tell?
Gus The Collegiate School,
Chefoo. 11th June, 1892
My dear parents:-
We are now working hardest
for the examination. Word
came last Tuesday that the ex-
amination papers would not arrive
here until the 25th. We are
very glad of this for it gives
us eleven days extra for prepara-
tion which is very precious in con-
sequence of this the old time table
which had been replaced by
another which gave us longer
time for each subject has been
readopted.
Last Monday we had an
examination in Arithmetic in
which we did very poorly, our
class getting an average of only 63
marks out of 150. We did better in
Euclid though. I got 149 marks
out of 150.
Miss Webb left Chefoo on Mon-
day. Miss Johnson arrived this
morning for “Hai-an,” and
is going to be our music teacher.
Mrs. Armstrong has been taking
our music lately.
Mr. Murray takes a crew
out every morning for rowing.
This morning four boys include
ing myself were going to go
out, but as there was a strong
land breeze, Mr. Murray
feared it would be hard work
getting back again, so we
did not go.
A new boy Wallace G. Rudland
joined the school day before
yesterday.
The S. S. “Salsuma Marie” left
the port a few days ago for
Nova, but before it was out very
far, it caught on fire. The
captain signalled to the “Hae-
ting,” and she towed her in.
She has since left the port.
Hoping you are well,
I remain,
Your loving son
Gustavus The Collegiate School
Chefoo, 27th. June ‘92
My dear sister:-
I am very sorry I have not been
able to answer your nice little
letter to me, but I have been
having so much to do for the
examination. When I come
to school again next Autumn
I shall write you often, because
then I shall not have any exam-
ination to prepare for.
I will be so glad when I see
you again. I know what
a nice dear little sister
you are. Don’t stop writing
to me. You don’t know how
proud I am of your nice
letters. I hope you are
are having a nice time
I am drawing a picture for
you when I come home.
Hoping you are well
I remain
Your very loving
Gus July 4th
My dear Mother-
I wish we could be to-
gether to-day _ the best
day of the year. We
hope you will have a
very happy birthday.
We send kisses and
love to all and wish
you many happy returns
of the day.
Your Loving son
Gussie The Collegiate School
Chefoo, 24th. Aug ‘92
My dear parents:-
We received your letter and Willa’s
yesterday, and also the parcel of
sweets. You may be sure we were
glad to hear from home. Bert
took great interest in Willa’s
letter. We were afraid you would
have a stormy passage because
it was so windy on the day after
you left. Bert is getting used to
the school, and does his lessons
pretty. He shall have to work
up his Grammar though, for he
knows nothing of parsing.
I am to join the ex-senior
class on Monday next. We have
Cicero’s “De Sematate” in Latin.
In Greek I shall have to work
up by myself, and French also.
They have just begun Mechan-
ics and Trigonometry, so I shall
not have to study those subjects
by myself. They do not have
History or Geography.
Bert was glad to get that
book on Natural History. We
have been collecting since you
left, and have a number of the
commonest insects. When you
send next time would you please
also send some German books.
I do not think I can use my
quadrant here, since we do not
get any star-gazing.
When you write home for books
would you please send for
Lockyer’s “Astronomy”, and also
for Proctor’s “Poetry of Astronomy”.
I finished Steele’s Astronomy
some time ago.
The Aquatic Sports will take place
before the 16th of next month. “There
will be no public exhibition as there
is not room in this small building
to accommodate all the Spectators.
The boys are practicing rowing
every day the weather permits.
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[Gustavus] The Collegiate School
Chefoo, 10th. Sept. 1892
My dear Parents:-
We have not received a letter
from home for three weeks, and
Bert is wondering when one will
finally reach us.
We have begun school in ear-
nest now. Miss Hilbold is to
teach us French. I hope we will
make some progress in it. I have
heard that she intends to have
conversations with us in that
language. Yesterday Dr. Ran
dle delivered a lecture on Chem
istry with his accustomed eloquent
and energy.
Mr. Armstrong has been sick
lately, but seems better now al-
though he is not yet fully recovered.
The Regatta took place
last Wednesday. A cruiser, belong-
ing to the Customs, anchored in
the bay, and was thronged
with people watching the races.
The first race was the sailing
race. In the afternoon the boys
went to the Settlement and boarded
the cruiser. The School’s gig raced
the Settlements’, but was beaten
by five boat-lengths. The school
also had four boats in the dinghy
race, and one of them took
first prize, another one, third. You
should have heard how the
boys cheered G. Silliams and
W. Howell, who were in the
first boat. The boys all enjoyed
the holiday very much. A few
small cannon on board the
cruiser were regarded with much
admiration by some of the juniors.
We are now ready for hard work
until December.
We are not learning the geography of Shantung anymore, for which
I am sorry, as it seems very
strange to live several years in a
country, and then know so little
of it.
Hoping you are well,
I remain
Your loving son
Gus The Collegiate School,
Chefoo, Sept. 24th 1892
My dear Mother:-
We received your letter, dated the 18th
on Wednesday. Bert and I were
very glad to hear that you were all well.
I hope the trip to Wousan will do
Father good. You must indeed have
a great deal of work on hand while
he is away, and I wish I could be
at home helping you.
We were invited downtown on Tuesday
before last to see Bishop Mallalim.
He gave us the news from home, -
also that parcel you sent. Thank
you for the books. I have read a
part of “[ ]” and
enjoy it very much. Bert enjoys
his “Wide Awakes”, but I do not let
him read too much in them lest he
he should grow careless about his lessons.
I find that Bert has more aptitude
for memorizing work than for
thinking out facts for himself.
He began his lessons on the violin
in the beginning of this month.
We also received the copies of the
“Repository” I found the article
on the discoveries in Yanskofsky
Peninsula most interesting.
Last Sunday there was a German
service in the Union Chapel,
which Bert and myself were allowed
to attend. The chaplain of the
“Luigzig” gave an address. A mem-
ber of sailors and officers from the
German gun-boats were present.
Our collection of Natural History
is gradually increasing. Last
Saturday I received a case for
my insects, of which I have about ninety, besides three bottles of other
animals preserved in spirits.
there is to be a cricket match this
afternoon between the smokers and
non-smokers of this community.
Several boys are going to play to
fill up the sides.
With love and hoping you are
well,
I remain
Your loving son
Gus The Collegiate School
Chefoo, Oct. 8, 1892
My dear Mother:-
We have not received a letter from
you for a long time now. Have
Father and Dr. McGill return-
ed from Wousan yet? I hope
they have enjoyed their trip.
Bert began his violin lessons
about a month ago, so he has
missed half a term nearly. He
is quite enthusiastic over his
lessons, Mr. Murray says. He
has a good ear and knows when
he is wrong. The hardest lesson
he thinks is Arithmetic, so I must
help him a little in play hours.
I am sure he will make a
much better cricketer than I;
in fact, he can play better
than I already.
Last Saturday and also on
Wednesday there were special
cricket-matches. On Saturday
the boys played the masters and
beat them by a few runs.
On Wednesday there was a game
between the School and the
Settlement, which the latter won.
Mr. Devenish bowled three
men out in succession for which
he was presented with a bat
by the Settlement eleven.
We have come to a very interesting
part of Mechanics called kinetics,
which treats of Gravitation and
the laws of motion.
In Algebra I have just finished
Surds and am now doing proportion.
We are reading the Gospel of Luke
in Greek. Miss Hilbold has
a very practical method of teaching
French, which is by conversation.
All our rules have to be learnt
in French. There are many improve-
ments being made in the school,
generally, which, however, we are
too late for us to enjoy.
There is a small addition being
built on the north end of the
long corridor which will probably
accommodate twelve boys.
Hoping you are all well,
With best love
I remain
Your loving son
Gus The Collegiate School
Chefoo, 22nd. Aug. Oct. ‘92
My dear parents:-
We received your letters on Thursday.
we were very glad indeed to receive
them. We are glad to know you
are all well. Why didn’t Willa
put in a word? Tell her you
that we always enjoy her letters,
especially when she writes them
herself. Has she begun to learn
German yet?
On Monday we received our
marks for the Exam in June.
All the boys except one have pass
ed. Goodwell, C. Judd and
myself have received besides
the other certificate, ones for draw
ing. Goodwell has also received
one for Scripture History, and
G. Stooke also. I have the second
largest total in the school. The
certificates we hold will enable
us to enter most English colleges
without having to pass the prelim-
inary examinations.
Do you think I shall return
next year? If not, please write
Mr. Armstrong and tell him.
He seems to think that I am
to return. I should very much
like to attend school next year
until June, in order to try and
get a first class certificate.
The one I hold now is only second
class.
Would you please see if there
is any work for me in Seoul
by which I could earn some
money in the holidays? I know
something about book-keeping
which might be useful.
Bert is steadily pushing his way
to the head of his class. His worst
subject is Arithemetic, so I have been
helping him in our room.
Mr. Murray says he is doing
well with his violin.
Hoping you are all well,
I remain,
Your loving son
Gus
P.S. Thank you for the socks you
sent with the bishop; they are splen-
did for this weather. The Collegiate School,
Chefoo, 5th. Nov. 1892
My dear parents:-
We have not received any letters
from you for about two weeks.
I am afraid that some of
our letters are lost. On Monday
a letter I had written to
you was returned. I have sent
it again and hope you will
receive it this time.
Last night there was an eclipse
of the moon. The moon, I am
told was totally eclipsed at
about twelve o’clock. Mr. Mur-
ray and Mr. Devenish both staid
up. We were unable to see
it from our rooms in the corri-
dor since the moon was too
high from the horizon at the
time.
Yesterday we had an examin-
ation in Euclid which I did
very poorly, leaving out two ques-
tions altogether. Our Examination
for deciding the prizes com-
mences on the 21st of this
month. Yesterday Dr. Ran-
dle gave us a very interesting
lecture on Chemistry. We
are to be examined in Chemistry
in the next College of Preceptor’s
examination. Each of the ex-sen-
iors will try thirteen subjects.
Mr. Armstrong says that if
I return next year, I shall
try the German examination.
Mr. Armstrong wishes us all
to try for “honours.”
Last Monday we had a holi-
day, Sunday being Mrs. Arm-
strong’s birthday. The boys
raised some money among
themselves with which they
bought a present, as a token
of their gratitude to Mrs. Arm-
strong.
The American gun-boat
“Marion” was in harbor
some time ago. Her ancient
timbers and harmless guns
were the subject of much dis-
cussion among the American
and English boys of this
place. After all, the only
part of American gunboats
we can honour is “the red, white,
and blue bunting” waving from
the mast-head.
Hoping you are all well,
I remain,
Your loving son
Gus
The Collegiate School,
Chefoo, 19th. Nov, ‘92
My dear Parents:-
We received your letters day-
before yesterday. I am sorry
so many of our letters are
lost. I wrote you as soon as we received the results of the
College of Preceptor’s Examin-
ation, but Mr. Armstrong
told me that you had first
heard that I had passed
from Mr. Lacy.
The weather has been getting cold the last few days, and
so the stoves have been put up
Next week we have our local
examination, and on the
1st. December the prize dis-
tribution shall take place.
All the boys are working
hard to pass; I have enver
seen them work before as
hard as now. On Monday
we shall have our Scripture,
Latin and Greek Exams.
I am more afraid for my
Greek than for any other
subject, Algebra excepted.
The Chinese fleet is now
in harbour, which makes
the bay look smaller than
usual. We often hear the heavy
roll of guns as the different
ships salute.
Our football side has been
defeated in the last two
matches. I was goal-keeper
last time, and very foolish
ly I let two balls go through
the goal. Last Tuesday Mr. Hayes
came and took a photo-
graph of the school.
The cricket and foot-ball
elevens were also photograph
ed.
Hoping you are all well
and that we will see you
soon,
I remain,
Your loving son,
Gus [
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[
] It
looks as though the harder
I work, the less marks I get
for it. I am thoroughly
disappointed in the outcome
of this examination. How
often I have wished to be at home to tell you all about
it. Ask the masters if I
have not worked. Every
morning I have got up at
five, and sometimes I have
placed a mirror in the
corridor to reflect the light
into my room and have
stayed up till my eyes
could not be kept open, learn-
ing some subject. But it
is of no avail. I have not
seen my marks, but I
know they are worse
than any I have yet
had.
With greatest love to you
and to papa, your affectionate son.
Gus My dear Willa:-
Thank you for the nice
drawing-book you gave
me. I’ll try to draw some
of the pictures. I hope your
dollies are getting on all
right. Thank you for the
nice gingerbread and those
splendid cakes and sweets
you sent me. I don’t think
any body can make
such nice things. And
such pretty pictures you
always send me! You are
so good to me. I wish I were
at home to kiss and thank
you.
I hope you and you dollies
are all well.
With much love
your loving brother
Gussie [ ]:-
[
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[ ] in -
grammar, geography,
history, French, Latin, algeb
ra, composition, and one of the first
in writing:[ ]in – reading,
arithmetic, drawing Euclid,
[ ]in – spel-
ling, Scripture, inst. music.
Cardwell’s average (90.8) is
the best in the school, and
mine is second best.
[
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[ ]
Gustavus
P. S. Would you please
ask mama to send me
a list of prepositions gov-
erning the dative and ac-
cusative in German?
C. Wolfe is still here..
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