China and the West

John Dewey : Lecture 'Populist education' at Pudong Middle School' in Shanghai.
In the afternoon, lecture 'The essence of democracy' at the Jiangsu Association of Education.
Alice Chipman Dewey gave a lecture on 'The essence of women's education' at the Qinye Teachers College of Women. Lu Xiuzhen interpreter.

John Dewey : Lecture 'The social conception of specialized education' : delivered at the Tong Ji School in Shanghai. = Zhuan men jiao yu di she hui guan. In : Xue deng ; June 3 (1920).

John Dewey arrived in Songjiang at the invitation by the Songjiang Encouraging Learning Society, the Education Association of the county, the county library and the Provincial School.
Lecture 'The school and society' to the Songjiang Encouraging Learning society with 2000 listeners.
Lecture 'General education and vocational education' at the University of Shanghai (Hujiang College).

John Dewey : Lecture 'Education for citizenship' at the Putong High School near Shanghai. = Gong min jiao yu. In : Jue wu ; June 4 (1920).

John Dewey arrived in Nantong by the invitation of Zhang Jian to lecture.

John Dewey : Lecture 'The relationship between elementary education and vocational education : delivered at Shanghai College (Hu jiang da xue). Feng Shuhua recorder. In : Jue wu ; June 5 (1920).

John Dewey : Lecture 'Responsibilities of educators' at the Nantong Gengsu Theater in Nantong. Liu Boming interpreter with about 2000 listeners, most of them were teachers and students.

John Dewey visits the grave of General Frederick Townsend Ward at Songjiang.

John Dewey : Lecture 'Social evolution' in Nantong.

John Dewey : Lecture 'Social evolution' : delivered at the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) Shanghai. Liu Boming interpreter ; Yao Huian recorder. In : Jue wu ; June 7 (1920).

Letter from Mao Zedong to a friend.
"I'm reading three great contemporary philosophers : John Dewey, Bertrand Russell and Henri Bergson."

John Dewey : Speech 'Industry and education' in Nantong Park.
Dewey started for Tangzha, Nantong.

John Dewey : Lecture in Tangzha, Nantong. Zhang Jian introduced him to the audience : "Dr. Dewey is among the few foreign experts who have an in-depth understanding of China's current political and educational situations. Since Nantong is geologically isolated from large cities, it is truly a precious opportunity for us to witness the doctor's elegant demeanor and hear his speech. His insights will keep us in pace with the new trend in society. America is the first country to have successfully incorporated philosophy into politics and education in modern times. Its republican system is a good example for China. Today we're honored to have Dr. Dewey to enlighten us with the past and the present of American politics and education."
On the evening Dewey started for Jiaxing.

John Dewey : Lecture 'The relationship between culture and technology'. = Gong yi he wen hua di guan xi. Liu Boming interpreter ; Zhao Naiqian recorder. In : Xue deng ; June 9 (1920).

John Dewey : Lecture 'The relationship between education and society'. = Jiao yu yu she hui di guan xi. Xu Shouwu interptreter ; Li Zenglian recorder. In : Xue deng ; June 9 (1920).

John Dewey : Lecture 'The real meaning of democratic education. = De mo ke la xi di zhen yi. Li Xiaobai recorder. In : Xue deng ; June 9 (1920).

John Dewey : Lecture 'The new trend of primary school education' before an audience of over 3000. Zheng Xiaocang interpreter.
Alice Chipman Dewey delivered a speech on 'Education for women'.
They arrived in Hangzhou in the afternoon.

John Dewey : Lecture 'Research methods for social problems' at Hangzhou Mapoxiang Public School of Law and Political Science.

John Dewey attended a meeting at the Lawyers' Association by the Zhejiang Association of Education in Hangzhou.
Speech : 'The essence of democracy' in the roof garden of the Youth Association.

Letter from Alice Chipman Dewey to Dewey family
[June 13, 1920?]
There are so many things like these that I want to tell you after reading your lively letters that I scarce know where to begin. But anyway I wish you would come to China, I like it more the more I want to see you all and I always wish this were the last day of my stay on the day your letters come. Well here we are. new surprises waited for us this time, Hangchow did not want us to come and was none too glad to see us. Last night they impeached their Gov on six charges and he resigned. Three of the sis were financial, he is a famous gambler and runs lotteries all over town, not to speak of opium, The conservatives have there at present and we are thot Bolshevicks and the students complained because Papas lctures were not intellectual enough, (Think how China has cahnged Pa) and so he gave them as a farewell a lecture on Elementary schools in which he told them it was not theories abkut sociallsm and free thought and free lve that China needed, it was teaching the people how to improve agriculture and cotton and silk and more especially their own lives. With it all we did not see as much as we wanted to, we were kept busy and out of mischief, but the girls will tell you what they saw and it was so hot we could not sleep much and Ec was getting very tired so we came up with Pa when we might have staid lnger. Lucy goes back to Nankin with Pa tomorrow morning to stay there with Winnifred Miller, but Ev and I are daring the excitement a lttle lnger. Only we are denying our selves one bird cage for Pa goes way beyond Nankin and then comes clear back south again a ten hours ride to Soochow, Now Soochow is only two hours from here, so we shall stay at this hotel which is cheap being only seven dollars a day and good whereas the Burling is eight and bad, and the others are ten and more fashionable and to them all the people go who dont know any better, The housekeeper here is a real German haus frau and I wanted to embrace her when I saw her swelling bosom and her tight little wisp of hair on the tip of her head and the food is good and real mattresses on the beds. I dont think I ever told you about Chinese beds. They are of woven rattan like our cane seats, or else boards (one of ours in Pekin is just like the seats of chairs,) and over the cane they throw a comfortable and one sheet, and there you are.
[Alice Chipman Dewey]