tion and been totally blind." As long fuse in the other hand and Campbell explains, King Kong's pro- nobody said a word," said Campbell. portions are all wrong. A creature of "The maintenance department got a that size would need cooling fins to little upset when we fired it off inside stay cool like the ones many the building," he quips. A big trick to teaching is making it dinosaurs sported. He rents the film and shows it in class each year fun and Campbell has made a conaround Halloween during his Physics scious effort to do just that. He realized that students enjoy having and Monsters lecture. One of his personal interests fits everyday occurrences explained to nicely into the physics curriculum them, such as why windows fog in too. As an astronomy enthusiast, the winter or why a house's pipes Campbell has introduced small rattle when the water is turned off. Another teaching trait of Campamounts of that subject into this classes. Occasionally he would take bell's was to emphasize Canadian the class outside to look at sun spots. contributions to science. He noted "A lot of them had never seen sun that Canadian Reginald Fessenden spots before," said Campbell. Some was the first person to transmit a of his extra-curricular hobbies incor- voice over the radio and Joshua porated into the class have included Slocum was the first to sail solo a solar powered engine, solar ovens, around the world. After nearly four decades in the a hang glider biplane they flew over the Sandbanks Provincial Park and classroom, Campbell has witnessed a lot of change. When he began at Loyeven making a canon. He notes safety issues weren't as alist there was only the Pioneer Building. paramount back then as today. "Wallbridge Road was a dirt road "I remember walking down the hall with a tin of black powder and a full of potholes," he recalled. "You ' got to know a higher percentage of the students because the college was smaller. There might have been 350 students. Now there's about 3,000." He believes students carry a greater burden today because so many are working part-time due to economic conditions. Computers have changed the teaching scene too. "We started off with slide rules and now we're into computers which are very, very complicated," he said. If he had his way, Campbell would develop a calculator without a 'clear' button, so students would plan their calculations more carefully. But overall, computers have allowed students do much more than they could without them. Although Campbell could have retired as early as 1998 but he was still enjoying the work. Now, "it just sort of seems right." Happily, he has just finished teaching one of the most enjoyable classes he has had in many years, so he's "sort of finishing on a high note." Campbell has been married to wife, Beth, for 35 years and has three grown children, Cathy, Jennifer and Hugh. He has served two terms as president of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Quinte Chapter, and served as treasurer, education coordinator and chairman. In 2002 the organization recognized his contribution to the group and education by presenting him wdth the PEO Order of Honour. Campbell is a member of the Belleville Model Railroad Club and the Quinte Amateur Radio Club. This summer he plans to take it easy but will have no difficulty keeping busy in retirement with his many interests. The railroad club wants a computerized switching system and that may be one of his first projects. Looking aback on a lengthy career, Campbell has no regrets about his choice. In February he visited the cousin who, back in 1967, suggested he try teaching and thanked him for the advice.