The Archive · 1926

AROUND THE WORLD—ON NOTHING

American College Students' Stupendous Undertaking: Arrival.

in Shanghai After Many Strange Adventures: Stowaways, Seullions, Teachers Working their way round the world in one year without a cent of help from home is the nearly' accomplished task of two American College graduates from Akron, Ohio, who arrived in Shanghai from Hongkong yesterday. The baggage of these two globe trotters consists merely of a camera, shaving set, sewing kit and a Bible.

In their 11 months of roaming! the young men have travelled approximately 35,800 miles; visiting: England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Algeria,' Morocco, Tunis, " Syria Palestine, Egypt, india, and the Straits Settlements. They have been hands, scullions and stokers on ships, taught school, worked in a rubber factory and took the part Jof clowns in a show on land; trekked over snow covered mountains, stole rides on goods trains, stowed away k chances of being stricken la and cholera,

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