Yang Du left Beijing with the money Shi Shiran and began his career as a peerless debater. There is no pop-up window to update quickly// Sun Yuanqi stayed in the capital hard, still living a 9-to-5 life as a deputy ministerial-level civil servant. Every day, the Military Aircraft Department will always transfer some twists and turns, which need to be handled by the Division. From the end of 1909 to the beginning of 1910, Sun Yuanqi was busy preparing for the establishment of the Beijing Normal Library and the establishment of the Beijing Normal Branch University.

The Jingshi Library is the predecessor of the National Library. Since ancient times, China has had a fine tradition of loving and collecting books, and the national library has been around for a long time. Nowadays, the new library is being built, and the enthusiasm of the eunuchs and gentry from all over the world is much more active than sending books to Jingshi University. Sun Yuanqi set up the personnel structure inside, and the library soon became functional.

As for the branch universities, they are similar to the various faculties in universities today. At the beginning of its establishment, Beijing Normal University was defined as the highest comprehensive university in China, with a wide range of disciplines covering arts, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, law and many other aspects. After enrollment, students will study the corresponding subjects according to their majors and in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, and will graduate after passing the grades.

The initial idea was excellent, but it was very difficult to implement.

First of all, the curriculum is not reasonable, resulting in students often not knowing what to do in class. For example, if you want to learn circuit analysis, you always have to study advanced mathematics and general physics before you can know why. However, the eyebrows and mustaches of the university hall are grasped, and there is no priority at all, and based on the actual situation that Chinese people do not understand Western studies at the beginning, the course content is generally too simple.

Secondly, teachers are often absent from their posts, resulting in some courses not being able to be taught normally. The teachers at the Kyoto University were either local bureaucrats with some knowledge, or foreign teachers hired from abroad. Most of the local bureaucrats have not yet had a common fate, and while working as a teacher in the hall of Beijing Normal University, they are working with various departments in Beijing (is it a sensitive word?). The chief hooked up and looked at each other, hoping to catch a real lack of money. Once you get what you want, leave the school immediately, who cares if the students live or die? As for those foreign teachings, most of them were failures who could not get along in their own countries, and were forced to go to East Asia, which is said to be rich in gold and spices, to pan for gold, and they did not have much real talent and learning. The hall of Jingshi University is just a temporary shelter for them, and when they encounter a good opportunity to make a fortune, they will definitely float away, without taking a single cloud with them.

Third, the large number of students makes it very inconvenient to manage the assessment. After the abolition of the imperial examination system, graduates of the Jingshi University Hall could be awarded meritorious titles such as Jinshi and Juren, attracting traditional scholars to gather for a while, and the number of students enrolled in the school increased suddenly. The management of the Beijing Normal University Hall is not strict, and it is located in the middle of the city, so it is inevitable that dragons and snakes will be mixed, and the school will be full of smoke and miasma.

In view of this, from 1908 onwards, the Faculty of Science and Technology planned to split the Kyoto Normal University Hall into different specialties according to their disciplines and manage them separately. After nearly two years of fundraising, the sub-department plan was finally proposed: it was divided into eight departments, including economics, law, literature, science, agriculture, industry, commerce, and medicine, except for the medical department, which was suspended because the superintendent Qu Yongqiu had not yet arrived, the rest of the economic departments were opened in March of the second year of Xuantong (1910); It also allows international students to study at the University of Economics and Sciences.

It should be noted that the "classics" here are not the economics of later generations, economics was called "business" in the late Qing Dynasty, and economics specifically refers to the scriptures centered on the Thirteen Classics of Confucianism. Except for several countries in East Asia, there are really few people in the world who study this science. As the birthplace and base of classics, China's position in this discipline is unshakable. The imperial court allowed foreign students to study scriptures, which was justified. It's just that they don't want to think about what other country will send students to study the scriptures now?

Since the Meiji Restoration, Japan has vigorously broken away from Asia and entered Europe, and the study of scripture has long been swept into the garbage heap. Among the subject states, Ryukyu and Korea were annexed by Japan, Annam and Siam were colonized by Britain and France, and Gurkha was also in danger. Do you expect the white people in America and Europa to believe in Christianity?

It is not difficult to see that many of the disciplines are set up with reference to the practice of Jingshi University, which further highlights the benchmarking role of Jingshi University in China's higher education.

Of course, it is not only the system that stands out, but also the personnel.

Needless to say, the faculty members of science and engineering are naturally all from the classics, and even many of them are descendants of the classics, literature, and medicine. In addition, Sun Yuanqi also recommended Zhang Yuanji as the superintendent of the University of Science, Yan Fu as the superintendent of the University of Engineering, and Luo Zhenyu as the superintendent of the Agricultural University.

In the eyes of the School Department and the Military Aircraft Department, although the school superintendent is a fourth-grade official, he is only in the education department, and he is delegated, and he has no real power at all, and he is a chicken rib. Seeing that the squire of the school department was prohibited, and the three of them were indeed effective in running a school at Jingshi University, they all agreed. When the edict reached Jingshi University, Zhang Yuanji, Yan Fu, and Luo Zhenyu knew about Sun Yuanqi's promotion of them, and they were all surprised, and hurriedly rushed to the city by car, wanting to ask Sun Yuanqi what was going on.

As soon as he entered the door, Yan Fu asked with a slashed face: "Baixi, is the old man's engineering supervisor guaranteed by you?" Why do you want to lift the old man? Why didn't you say a word to the old man beforehand? ”

"Raise the body, live and move the qi", Sun Yuanqi served as a student envoy and left waiter for three or four years, and finally looked a little chaotic. He was not in a hurry to answer at the moment, but respectfully invited the three of them into the room to sit down, and after serving fragrant tea, he said slowly: "Yes, I recommended you gentlemen for the position of overseer. If you want to ask why, there are many reasons, for example, I have some prejudices about Liu Qianlou (Liu Tingchen), the chief superintendent of Beijing Academy.

"You are all veterans of Jingshi University, and you know that in recent years, our school graduates are very sought-after, not only in need of schools everywhere, but also in industrial and mining enterprises, and even in the establishment of research institutes in our school. What does this mean? It shows that China needs a large number of high-tech talents, and the talents cultivated by our schools are far from meeting the needs of the society, and the students trained by other schools cannot meet the standards of social needs. As the highest public university in the country, Kyoto University should shoulder this important responsibility at this time and actively explore ways to cultivate talents. In fact? When their students don't do anything, they know how to visit kilns, drink flower wine, and play dramas!

"After I returned to Beijing, I wrote to Liu Qianlou and invited him to meet him, hoping to persuade him to strictly discipline students and improve the quality of education. Who knew that he refused to meet! Well, since he doesn't see me, I have to think of something else. Coincidentally, it didn't take long for me to meet the university division. The so-called science and technology are nothing more than science, engineering, agriculture and medicine. Medicine is not the director of our school, so I only seek the remaining three subjects, who knows that God has fulfilled people's wishes, and all of them have been selected, which is really gratifying!

"As for why I didn't tell you in advance, it's because I didn't know what to do when I first recommended you. If I had told you first, I would have not been elected, and it would not have been beautiful. Therefore, I will make my own opinion, and I hope that you Haihan! ”

Yan Fu was very dissatisfied: "Baixi, the old man is over half a hundred years old, his ambition has long been exhausted, he is impatient to be an official and social, and he only hopes to be an honest teacher in Jingshi University." This engineering superintendent, you should choose another master! ”

Zhang Yuanji and Luo Zhenyu also said: "Aren't we doing well in Jingshi University? Why do you want to go to the muddy waters of the Beijing Normal University Hall? If it is not enough to train students, it is necessary to recruit more students in the next school year, anyway, there are so many students who apply for the examination every year across the country! ”

Sun Yuanqi shook his head: "It is natural for Jingshi University to recruit more students, but it is absolutely impossible to pin the hope of cultivating talents on a certain school, which in itself is an impossible task. Moreover, there is no competition and inbreeding between teachers and students, which can easily lead to the degradation of close relatives.

"Jingshi University Branch University is a good choice for cultivating talents, after all, it is the highest university in the country, with the huge support of the country's financial resources, the quality of the students is not bad, and the teachers are all students of our school.

Yan Fu said with some sadness: "Back then, Lumen (Pi Xirui) and I made a vow when we drank wine and enjoyed the red leaves in Xishan, and we were willing to write books and teach in school for the rest of our lives. Lumen fulfills this oath and will remain unswerving for life. How can I go against my wishes because of the death of Lumen and let down my friend Yu Jiuquan? ”

Pixiri died of illness last winter, becoming the first professor to die since the founding of the university. The school has specially organized a funeral committee, in addition to arranging for future generations, but also supporting the compilation and printing of "The Complete Works of Mr. Pilumen" and the erection of full-body statues on campus. As a close friend before his death, Yan Fu personally took care of Pi Xirui's funeral in addition to his busy schedule, and took the bereaved family to live at home for a long time.

At the beginning of the establishment of the school, Sun Yuanqi stipulated that the school only allowed the teachers to enjoy the right to use the residences given to them while they were alive; Once a teacher dies, the school is automatically repossessed. But only then did this provision come into play. But after all, the regulations have not been tested in practice, and they seem a little impersonal. It's chilling that a teacher has served the school for so many years and swept away the bereaved family members as soon as he died, right? Therefore, this rule was immediately amended to say that three months after the teacher's death, the school will take back the property. Gave the family a long buffer adjustment.

Before his death, Mr. Pixirui was also very sensible, and before his death, he specifically instructed his family to do two things: first, donate the collection of books and manuscripts to the school library; Second, return the Mid-Levels Residence to the school.

Sun Yuanqi was also a little silent, and said after a long time: "Mr. Jidao, I'm really sorry, it's Xiao Ke who is reckless!" It's just that the supervision order of the engineering university has just been ordered, and it is not easy to replace it for a while. Moreover, this position is extraordinary, and it is of great significance for cultivating engineering talents. The most urgent shortage in our country now is engineers, who can be trained one day earlier, and can play an effective role one day earlier, and we can't afford to delay it for a quarter of an hour!

"Fortunately, the hall of Beijing Normal University is not far from our school, and the teachers in it are all your students, as long as you set the rules and rectify the style of study, they will follow it seriously. I will assign you a few more students from the Department of Education of Jingshi University to be responsible for staff planning, so I won't delay you too much.

Half! After half a year, I must find a way to find someone to replace you, how about it? ”

Seeing that Sun Yuanqi was sincere, Yan Fu could only reluctantly agree.

Zhang Yuanji presided over the affairs of Jingshi University at the beginning of its establishment, and his feelings for the school were very deep. At this time, he frowned and asked, "My uncle and I are gone, what should we do with Jingshi University?" Who will do the work? ”

Indeed, one of them is the principal who presides over the day-to-day administrative affairs, and the other is the director of the school board who presides over the teaching, and now that they are gone, who will handle the complicated work of the school?

Sun Yuanqi rubbed the stubble on his chin and said softly: "The hall of Jingshi University has been in decay for a long time, and unless you use strong medicine, you will not be able to lift your deafness. With the support of all of you, Jingshi University has gradually improved, and even if it stagnates a little after leaving, it will gradually improve. And the two schools are not far apart, and I hope you will help each other at that time, how about school affairs, Jing'an? ”

Wang Guowei is a versatile academic master, not only in history and literature, but also in aesthetics, education, and psychology. In the article "The Purpose of Education", he put forward the term "aesthetic education" for the first time, and was the first in the history of Chinese education to advocate the educational concept of simultaneous development of moral, intellectual, aesthetic and physical education, and clearly stated that the purpose of education is to cultivate "perfect people", making epoch-making contributions to the creation of modern education theory in China.

Luo Zhenyu is also a teacher and friend to Wang Guowei, so he understands it very well, and replied: "Jing'an is talented, amazing, and likes to learn but is impatient with mundane affairs. If he is allowed to study with peace of mind, he will definitely be famous all over the world in ten years. If he is busy with school affairs every day, I am afraid that he will become a layman in ten years. I don't know how Baixi thinks he should choose? ”

Sun Yuanqi smiled bitterly: "Of course, a gentleman wants adult beauty. ”

Zhang Yuanji said: "If Baixi doesn't dislike it, I can recommend a candidate"

(To be continued,