It's mid-March in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Sun Yuanqi was in the office explaining several difficult points in quantum mechanics to foreign friends. The group of foreign faculty members who arrived last year, because they have been discussing quantum mechanics with Sun Yuanqi for a long time, are much more proficient than their later colleagues.

In accordance with the usual practice, the school worker sent the "Declaration" and "Zilinxi News" of the day. Over the years since coming to the Qing Dynasty, many habits and ideas have gradually been assimilated by the environment, but some basic concepts, such as equality for all, have always been upheld and have never changed. Sun Yuanqi stood up, nodded slightly to the school worker, expressed his gratitude, and then took the newspaper in his hand. A casual glance revealed that today in addition to the newspaper, there was also a letter.

When it comes to letters, Sun Yuanqi usually receives them from Europe and the United States, and since these letters are brought by cruise ships once or twice a month, the arrival time is very regular, usually those days.

It doesn't seem like a day to receive letters, does it? Sun Yuan took the letter at first, and looked at the Daqing dragon ticket pasted on it, as well as the address written with a brush, but it was a domestic mail. It reads neatly "Present: Mr. Sun Yuanqi, President of Jingshi University outside Beijing", which seems to have been written for himself. Open the envelope with a paper cutter, pull out the letterhead from it, and turn directly to the last page, the last line signed "Yuan Pei Dun Shou". Oh, it turned out to be a letter written by Mr. Cai Yuanpei. Let's start reading it from the beginning:

Your Excellency,

No, Yuanpei repeatedly failed to respond to orders because of redundancy, and he was both ashamed and ashamed. When he heard that his brother was married, Yuan Pei did not refrain from going to him, and he became more and more ashamed. He went to Shanghai as a virtuous brother, and Yuan Pei was bound to drink and ask for sin.

In recent decades, the country's situation has been declining, and those with aspirations are worried and sleepless all night. Before, Yuan Pei and two or three people with lofty ideals gathered to discuss, thinking that those who could save the fate of the nation could only open up the wisdom of the people and encourage tens of thousands of my compatriots to rise up with one heart and become self-reliant, so that the state could be renewed. The method of opening up the wisdom of the people is first in education, so we do not speculate about ugliness, and I and my colleagues and gentlemen conspire to initiate the establishment of the China Education Association, so as to broaden the voice, wash away bad habits, and establish an education that is beneficial to the country and useful to the people, so that the people of our country can make positive progress in morality, intellect and physique.

The virtuous brother bears the reputation at home and abroad, and the road is blue, and he founded the university in Beijing alone, with the purpose of applying it to the world and strengthening the country and benefiting the people. In today's education circles, it is not an exaggeration to say that the virtuous brothers are Mount Tai and Beidou. The China Education Association organized by Yuan Pei and others is unknown, and it is planned to borrow the glow of the virtuous brothers, and it is like a green fly supporting the tail of the horse, so that it can be thousands of miles. I don't know if it's possible? If you are appointed, you should be treated as the president!

Instant Song: Da'an.

Yuan Pei Don head. The twenty-fourth day of the first month of the twenty-eighth year.

Sun Yuanqi understood this letter seven or eight points clearly, that is, Cai Yuanpei set up a "China Education Association" and was ready to pull himself into the gang and write to ask for his opinion. As for the rest, they are all polite words, including the phrase "treat each other as the president", which can be ignored.

Generally speaking, there is no harm in participating in this "China Education Association", after all, I also have the dream of saving the country through education, not to mention that I can form a good relationship with Cai Daniu? In the afternoon of the same day, Sun Yuanqi wrote a reply letter and handed it to the school worker to take to the city to send. The general meaning of the reply is: I am very honored to have you invited me to participate in the China Education Conference. You are all seniors in the education industry, and I, just a stunned young man who doesn't understand the world, is already a great honor to participate in the meeting as an ordinary member. As for the rest, Hugh will mention it again. I hope you have time to come to Beijing to play and come to Jingshi University to guide your work.

In Sun Yuanqi's view, this matter is like a ripple spread by a dragonfly on the water, which is quickly forgotten in the busy work and life.

After writing "Quantum Mechanics" a few years ago, Sun Yuanqi felt that his propaganda for quantum mechanics was too far ahead of the times. These things need to be digested by the scientific community for a long time, and there is no need to fan the flames and add fuel to the fire. I also want to take advantage of this time to sort out some other knowledge and contribute it to researchers in other disciplines in the world, and roughly determine the main directions of my work in the future:

First of all, it is atomic physics, which is my old profession, and there is still a lot of relevant knowledge that has not been used and cannot be lost. Moreover, he has another goal, which is to develop an atomic bomb and teach the evil neighbor to the east a hard lesson. Although the development of the atomic bomb involves all aspects, such as the search for uranium ore, the purification of uranium-235, the initiation of the chain reaction, and so on, I am confident that under the guidance of correct theories and the wisdom of one or two generations, it can be completely successful. Didn't it take more than a decade for the United States? We have no experience, and talents are also cultivated from scratch, so ten years of education, ten years of education and scientific research combined, ten years of scientific research research. For 30 years, I believe that I can succeed!

Second, there is medical technology. I only know a few furs, but there is no problem in using them to guide the way. As long as your students follow the steps and try various things, they will definitely succeed. Medical, such as organ transplant surgery and blood transfusion theory. In the history of science, in 1900, Lanstaner studied the classification of human blood groups, and successively discovered four main blood types A, B, AB, and O, but they have not yet been applied to practical medical treatment. Without blood transfusion, many patients have difficulty in successful surgery, and even die of bleeding before the operation is completed. In terms of pharmacy, the focus is on antibiotics, vitamins and some specific drugs, such as penicillin and artemisinin. This plays an important role in saving the lives of Singaporeans, shaping good health, and establishing a stable financial source for the school.

Third, there is chemical engineering. Sun Yuanqi is not familiar with this aspect, but a lot of foreign book knowledge can be directly borrowed. The most concerned is the development and use of chemical fertilizers, such as ammonium bicarbonate, urea, phosphate fertilizer, and potassium fertilizer, which play an important role in China's agricultural production and the improvement of farmers' income. Therefore, Sun Yuanqi often reads foreign chemical magazines, pays attention to the progress of the chemical industry, pays attention to the translation of advanced technology, and actively cultivates students of related majors.

Fourth, it is the machinery and heavy industry, which is blank at present, but it is not possible to realize the importance of this aspect, and in the future, from the research and development of automobiles and airplanes, to the manufacture of guns and tanks, we must form our own technical force. Fortunately, these technologies are currently in their infancy, and when we recruit new students this year, we can focus on cultivating them to learn this knowledge and skills.

There are also two important aspects: computer theory and network technology, genetic theory and gene technology. This is a hot spot in science and technology in the second half of the 20 th century, and Sun Yuanqi intends to shout out first, so that the world will know the direction of scientific development.

Students in the 21st century are cyber creatures, from primary and secondary school to computer literacy, all the way to work, and so on every day, so they are very knowledgeable in this area. Sun Yuanqi is not exempt from vulgarity. Now I am very handy in writing this aspect, and it only took more than a month to save up a monograph on computer principles, including the basic components of computer systems, the representation of data in computers, instruction systems, bus systems, typical microprocessors, memory systems, inputs and outputs, and interrupts, etc., and named "Principles and Design of Electronic Computers". The English version was sent to the United States and published by MIT Press; The Chinese version was sent to the Commercial Press in Shanghai, hoping that they could print the book, even if the cost was all borne by Sun Yuanqi, the key is to make Chinese students the first to contact the future development trend of science and technology. The Commercial Press soon sent a sample book for Sun Yuanqi to proofread, with a letter saying: "It is an honor for the library to publish Mr. Sun's academic monographs; The purpose of the museum is to disseminate new knowledge to the public. Don't worry about the cost! After Sun Yuanqi saw the letter, he was very happy, not because he had saved a sum of money, but because he saw that there was such a socially responsible publishing house in China, and he felt that there was still hope for China.

In the past few days, Sun Yuanqi plans to write out genetic theory and gene technology, Mendel's classical genetics is easy to say, but when it comes to molecular genetics such as chromosomes and DNA double helix structure, it is not easy to express it directly, after all, there is no experimental proof, it is more like a fool's dream. For this reason, I thought about it a lot, and I often walked alone on campus while meditating.

In the late March of the Western calendar, it was already February and a half in the lunar calendar. After the dragon raised its head, there was obviously a trace of warmth in the suburbs of the capital. This is especially true of the University of Kinse, which is located in the middle of a mountain col. On the sunny side of the river, there are already a lot of small grass shoots sticking out of their heads. The Chunpo Building on the top of the hill has also resumed construction, and it should have no problem to be completed in May or June. In the new academic year, all university and junior high school students will be able to move in.

On one side of the playground, the security guards wearing uniform were practicing walking in unison, and after more than a month of beating, shaking their hands, swinging their arms, and kicking their legs, they were clean and neat, and they were already very majestic, which provoked onlookers to surround a thick circle. Since the beginning of the school, the male students have been firmly attracted to this kind of drill, and the basketball and football in the physical education class can no longer meet their needs, and the students have written petitions to the principal Sun Yuanqi and the vice principal Zhang Yuanji more than once, demanding that the physical education class be changed to a military drill class. Sun Yuanqi believes that the current security guards have not been trained well, and it is not suitable to teach students now, so it is better to wait until the new students enter the school in September, and the security guards will also be trained at that time, so that all the college, middle and primary school students will attend military training classes together, saving effort and worry. Zhang Yuanji also agreed. I heard that it would take a long six months to wait, and it only made this group of active teenagers scratch their ears and cheeks in a hurry.

It's not just the male students who have just finished class, but the group of female students on the other side of the playground who are whispering, and their eyes also drift to the security guards in training from time to time, but the family education of "men and women are different" on weekdays still makes them afraid to go to the group of onlookers; Far away, there is a group of idle school workers, school workers' families, still holding a thousand layers of bottoms, weaving baskets of work, watching the group of foreign soldiers drill from a distance, I feel that although this is not as good as watching a big show, it is much more lively and beautiful than a group of people's parents.

Jing Xing and Jing Fan had to come over in the morning and evening because they had to go to class. Sun Yuanqi came over occasionally to give guidance. Usually, it is up to their group of security guards to train themselves. Among the thirty people, there are always a few smart and clever ones, who quickly grasp the essentials of the movements, and can usually direct training matters. When students see the highlights, they often cheer in unison as if they were listening to Peking Opera and hearing the highlights.

Sun Yuanqi, who was strolling along the river and thinking, was attracted by the cheers, and stood by the playground to quietly enjoy the life of the campus in early spring. It's a pity that it didn't take long for this floating life to be idle for half a day, and it was a "report!" "Interrupted. Looking back, a security guard was saluting himself - the posture of saluting was also taught by Sun Yuanqi, a very standard military salute - and slightly panting, he should be standing guard at the door, what happened to him, he specially ran to inform himself, right? Sun Yuanqi thought to himself.

Sure enough, I learned from the security guard that an old foreigner came to look for me. The only person I know who meets this standard seems to be Mr. Ding Yunliang, right?

With the security guard, as soon as he walked across the wind and rain bridge, he saw the sturdy Mr. Ding slowly walking towards this side with his servants from a distance. Sun Yuanqi hurriedly rushed forward to greet him: "Dear godfather, long time no see." Why didn't you say it in advance? I'd better come out to greet you sooner. ”

"Hi, Yank. I've been in Beijing for too long, you know, seniors should be active a little bit, I want to come out and breathe, and then, I come to you. You wouldn't mind if you came suddenly, would you? Ding Weiliang said with a smile.

"Haha, you're very welcome to visit!" After Sun Yuanqi and Ding Yunliang hugged warmly, he also smiled and said, "You must know that at the beginning of the school's preparation, you were the deputy director of the preparatory committee!" ”

Ding Yunliang stroked his beard: "Then I'm incompetent!" I'm going to have to take a good look at it today. But now your school is very famous, out of the Desheng Gate, I casually asked, everyone knows, 'Follow the road, see the most beautiful place, that is Jingshi University!' When I first walked in, I thought I had seen a school in the United States. It's only been a year, and it's amazing! ”

Sun Yuanqi hugged Ding Yunliang and enthusiastically introduced the school's plan to him as he walked. Now the campus is not very big, and I quickly finished shopping, and when I arrived at the principal's office of the Chengqi Pavilion, I sat down and said a pleasant greeting before getting to the point.

"Little Yanke, I'm here today because I told you last time that I wanted to introduce a few teachers." Then he took out a piece of paper from his bosom, "This is the list I picked, you see, is there a problem?" ”

Sun Yuanqi hurriedly got up and took it, which was divided into five gates, and listed the names of six people in Chinese and Spanish:

English Teaching: An Xiuzhen (. Allardyce), British; Joseph Baille, British;

French Teaching: Leon de Giéter, French;

German Teacher: Herrvon Broen, German;

Tobun Teaching: Nishigori Saburo, Japanese;

Medical Practice: Robert Coltman, Jr., American.

found that there were not too many people, and Sun Yuanqi was a little relieved: even if he raised idlers for a few years, he could still make do. The key is that most of these are language teachers, teaching oral training to primary and secondary school students, so there should be no problem, right? What's more, it is rare that there is a medical teacher in it, and the medical technology he thought about not long ago can be settled.

After collecting the list at the moment, he said with a smile: "Naturally, there is no problem, but I am afraid that the salary is not as high as that of Jingshi University." The average person only has 80 taels of silver per month, I wonder if they can accept it? "You must know that Sun Yuanqi himself is in the hall of Beijing Normal University, and his salary is only fifty taels a month.

"I'll go back and ask them." Ding Yunliang nodded, and then asked again: "I heard from the newspaper that you are the vice president of the China Education Association?" ”

Cai Yuanpei, Jiang Zhiyou, Lin Ji, Ye Han and others gathered in Shanghai to initiate the establishment of the China Education Association, Cai Yuanpei was elected president, and Sun Yuanqi and others were elected vice presidents. Although this was not officially announced until April, the well-informed "Zilinxi Daily" had already published the news a few days ago. Sun Yuan nodded from the beginning: "Yes, a good friend invited me to participate, and I couldn't refuse, so I became the vice president in a daze......"

Ding Yunliang's expression was solemn: "Then have you heard of the 'China Education Association'?" ”

The China Education Association and the China Education Association, like PetroChina and Sinopec, all sound like they are similar to each other, with a hint of competition with each other. But his face didn't show it: "China Education Association? I haven't really heard of it, that's ——? ”

"Speaking of the Chinese Education Association, it has to start from 1877," Ding Weiliang began to tell a piece of history with a look of reminiscence:

From May 10 to 24, 1877, the first missionary congress of the Christians in China was held in Shanghai. At the meeting, Dickowen, Lin Lezhi, and others initiated the establishment of a Christian School Textbook Compilation Committee, whose main task was to compile and publish textbooks for all church schools, and to stipulate that the propagation of religion should be the "most important" principle for compilation. Most of the compilers were British and American missionaries, such as Ding Weiliang, Dic Cowen, Lin Lezhi, Alexander Illiamson, Fu Lanya, etc. He has successively edited textbooks on arithmetic, Taixi history, geography, religion, ethics, etc., such as the "Three Character Classic of the Church", "The Five Character Classic of Jesus", "Gospel History Textbook", "Old Testament History Textbook", etc. This is where the name of China's "textbook" began.

American Presbyterian missionary Dickowen delivered a speech on "The Relationship between the Christian Church and Education" at the conference, and made the training of pastors and church school classrooms the primary task of church schools. This speech was later issued as an official document, which was one of the first important documents officially issued by Christian missionaries in China on behalf of the purpose of running a mission school.

From May 7 to 20, 1890, the Second Congress of Christian Missionaries in China was held in Shanghai. Speaking at the meeting, Dickowen emphasized that "the role of a true Christian school is not simply to teach religion," but to give "the pupil an intellectual and moral training to become influential figures in society and in the church, and to be teachers and leaders of the people in general"; He also said, "A higher education is a burning candle, and others will follow his light." The Second Congress of Christian Missionaries in China decided to reorganize the Committee for the Compilation of Textbooks in Christian Schools, which had been established in 1877, into the Chinese Education Association, or the Chinese Education Association. The goal of the association is to "explore and study the cause of education in China, and to strengthen mutual assistance among education staff and professors", and he elected Dickowen as the first president of the Chinese Education Association. There were 35 members this year, and 73 in 1893, all Anglo-American missionaries working in schools.

In 1896, the second general meeting of the Chinese Education Association, with 138 members, was held, and its chairman, Pan Shenwen, gave a speech on "The Relationship between the Education Association and the Whole Education in China", in which he proposed: "As an association of Christian educators, we should use all means within our power to control the educational reform movement in this country and make it conform to the interests of pure Christianity." In accordance with his intentions, the congress organized the "Reform Education Committee" to study how to formulate a "reasonable" education system for China.

In 1899, the third general meeting of the Chinese Education Association was held, with 189 members.

Historically, in December 1902, the Chinese Education Association convened its fourth session and adopted the "Appeal to Foreign Missions to Send Trained Educators to Work in China", which specifically required all missions to send teachers at all levels to run schools in China.

In 1915, the church was renamed the Chinese Christian Education Association.

"That's what happened!"

After listening to Ding Yunliang's introduction, Sun Yuanqi knew the reason why the old man was in a hurry, and his feeling was that Cai Yuanpei's "China Education Association" infringed on the registered trademark rights of the "China Education Association", and there was no reason in China in this era. And it is conceivable that the Tsai Education Association will not be able to bird the pot of Christianity, and may have to work against Christianity. As the founding patriarch of the association, can Ding Yunliang not be angry when he hears the news?

"Our fellow education colleagues unanimously believe that the so-called 'China Education Association' is an illegal organization that infringes on the law. Your participation in this and your role as Vice President is a major disservice to your reputation! The old man's words were loud.

"......" said from the heart, after listening to Ding Yunliang's introduction, Sun Yuanqi agreed more with the Cai's Education Association, but how could he say this, "Haha, since it was invited by a friend, and I have already agreed, I regret it now, okay?" People have to be true to their word. ”

"Hey!" The old man is not stupid, he heard what Sun Yuanqi meant, that is, he would not withdraw from Cai's "China Education Association", and after thinking for a long time, he said, "Otherwise, you will also participate in our China Education Association, right?" ”

For the sake of the old man who supported himself for a while and helped him a lot, what can Sun Yuanqi say? Soon, Sun Yuanqi saw a news item in the "Zilin West Daily", with the headline:

Dr. Sun Yuanqi was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Chinese Education Association.

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