Dr. W. G. Campbell Optimistic of Youth's Ability "China is destined for a great future if its youth, which has broken with the old forms, can carry through to completion its ideals, said Dr, William G, Campbell, Professor of Educational Paychology at the University of Southern California and head of an educational tour comprising a party of 80 teachers and students from the United States, The group arrived on Aug. on the next night for No special train, Instead of an elderly graybeard, Dr. Campbell, who made this statement in the course of an interview with a representative of the "North-China Herald" on August. 10 turned "out to be an. enthusiastic, energetic and clean-shaven young man of 34, who had graduated fore he was twenty and was dean of a college at 20. "From a point of Interest, I would Uke to live in China," Dr, Campbell continued, "The Chinese seem to have more recupera~ five ability than any nation in the world and, given a chanco, they seek always to' climb upwards, Educational Tour This is the third tour he hi ducted. The prohibitive cost of travelling first gave him the idea for these tours during which dally tec tures are given, educational Institue tons are visited, and the life and customs of people are studied in the most effective manner at a minimum. cost, The members of the present group are paying an inclusive rate of G.$505 per head for a tour which covers 82 days, the longest of any being conducted anywhere to-day, according 4o Dr, Campbell.—Next year he is bringing out a party of 110. 'This will be his last' because the amount of preparation, centraliza~ tion and responsibilities was so great, it was not possible to do full justice to the work and discharge his academic duties faithfully at the same tim That these tours have proved successful is shown by the fact that this Is the third tour since 1034, with fan even larger group coming out next year. The trip has been leasanit and interesting Dr. Campbell stated, except for the unfortunate but unavoidable illness of four mem= bers. One been steleken with paralysis, two with heart attacks, and one' with appendicitis, been sent home, with the exception of one who was in hospital at Hongkong.
There are over seventyswomen in the group, none of whom could be found on Aug. 10, for all were busy shopping in Shanghai's "Petticoat Lane," Yates Road, or other places door: to the hearts of tourist shoppers. Mrs. Campbell, charming wite of Dr. Campbell, did pass by and stayed long enough to ask the Inter viewer where she could buy a long gown such as Chinese women wear. She will stay over an extra doy in order to complete her shopping, not the least of which is the buying of twelve carved cedar chests,
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