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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 15, No. 12. July 3, 1952

A Quaker On China. . . — Courtnay Archer to Speak at College

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A Quaker On China. . .

Courtnay Archer to Speak at College

Arrangements are at present being made to have Courtnay Archer, a New Zealander who has just returned after spending seven years in China, address a meeting of students. Archer, who is a Quaker, went to China seven years ago to work in hospitals with the Friends' Ambulance Unit.

After one year of this work he went to the Sandan Ballie School in Kansu where he became secretary to Rewi Alley.

He continued in this job until a few weeks ago.

Archer has recently been in Peking, where he and Rewi Alley attended the preparatory meeting for the Peking Peace Congress. He will be in New Zealand for a few months before visiting South East Asia, Japan, and England.

As one of the few foreigners who have been able to follow the course of the Chinese Revolution right through to the most recent developments, from the inside, Archer is perhaps better qualified than anyone else in New Zealand to-day to give a balanced and objective estimate of this most important event. His opinions on such questions as the Korean war, and germ warfare, will also be worthy of serious consideration.

Every student, we feel, should be interested in this meeting. For none of us, whatever our shade of political opinion may be, can ever say that we know enough not to need to know any more. As Leonardo da Vinci said: "You do ill if you praise but worse if you censure what you do not rightly understand."

The meeting, which it is hoped will take place in about three weeks' time, is at present being organised by the Socialist Club. It is hoped that other interested clubs will lend their support.