Chefoo School

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The Chefoo School ( ), also known as Protestant Collegiate School or China Inland Mission School, was a Christian boarding school established in 1881 by the China Inland Mission—under James Hudson Taylor—at Chefoo (Yantai), in Shandong province in northern China. Its purpose was to provide an education for the children of foreign missionaries and the foreign business and diplomatic communities in China. Chefoo School was described by a former student: "On the rising ground looking out across a sleepy, sun-kissed bay, there stood a group of rambling, ivy-covered, neo-Gothic buildings...For nearly fifty years these gracious, elegant, mellowing buildings were the home of a great English boarding school...where children of missionaries from all over China and children of other foreign residents received a Bible-oriented, English 'public school' education up to Oxford Certificate level...the School survived the Boxer Rebellion, plague, tropical diseases, bandits and piracy on the China seas, but its greatest test came in the nineteen forties" during World War II. During the war the Japanese army took control of the school, and the students and staff were moved to the Weihsien Internment Camp. At the end of the war in 1945, the students and staff did not return to Chefoo, although "Chefoo Schools" were established in other locations.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1943 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1881 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1947 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of establishment: 1951 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of foundation: 1964 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of foundation: 1908 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. publication date: 1908 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. students: 338 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. students: 1,500 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. students: 96 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. students: 126 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1943". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1881". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1947". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of establishment is "1951". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of foundation is "1964". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of foundation is "1908". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the publication date is "1908". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the students is "338 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the students is "1,500 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the students is "96 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the students is "126 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
14. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376550746