Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Ts'ai Ch'eng

Mr. T. Chinpin Tsai

蔡正字競平

(Ts'ai Cheng)

Mr. T. Chinpin Tsai was born in Nan-An, Kiangsi Province, in 1892. He studied at the Yu-Chang Methodist Preparatory School, Nanchang, where he was awarded a scholarship as the best pupil for the year 1906-1907. From 1907-1910 he attended Nanking University and the following year was graduated from the Fuh Tan Middle School, Mr. Tsai then spent a year touring Japan, returning in 1912 to study at Tsing Hua College, from which he was graduated in 1915, after taking a leading part in student activities such as oratorical contests, debates, and editing the Tsing Hua weekly paper, the Tsinghuapper. During 1915-1916 Mr. Tsai taught English and mathematics at Tsing Hua. Mr. Tsai went to America in 1916 ou a Tsing Hua scholarship, studying at Pomona College, Claremont, California, where he was member of the Areopagus literary and debating society and winner of the second prize in the Freshman oratorical contest. In 1917 he entered Princeton University, where he was a member of the Clio literary and debating society. During 1917-1918, he studied eccnomice at College, from which he received an A. B. degree. The following year he studied economics and business in Columbia University, receiving an M. A. degree. Before returning to China in 1920, Mr. Tsai was editor-in-chief of the Chinese Students' Quarterly of the Chinese Students' Alliance, and treasurer and president of the Tsing Hua Alumni Association in America. He worked in the export department of the Wah Chang Trading Corporation, New York City, during his last year in America. Returning to China, Mr. Tsai became dean of the Business School and professor of business science, Fuh Tan University, Shanghai, where he remained for two years. He was lecturer on business principles at the Shanghai Commercial College of National Southeastern University in 1921-1922, and also lecturer on banking and exchange in the Commercial Department of the Chi Nan Institute, Shanghai, and instructor of business English at the Kiangsu First Provincial Commercial School, Shanghai. In 1922, he went to Tsing Hua College, Peking, as teacher of economics and business, and has been Alumni Secretary since 1923.