"I would like to thank Mr. Kikuyu for standing here and giving a speech today......

Sun Yuanqi stood on the podium of the wind and rain playground of Nanyang College and looked around. Sitting next to him are celebrities from all walks of life in Shanghai, in addition to retired officials, there are also certain scientific scholars and certain imperial examination people. Sun Yuanqi was very skeptical that these people were coming for the title of "Sun Shouzhou Zhongtang's nephew".

Underneath are densely packed human heads. In the front sat the teachers of Nanyang College, and in the back, in addition to more than 100 students from Nanyang College, there were also people from other schools, as well as some good deeds.

"All of you here are senior and virtuous, knowledgeable seniors, and young talents from various schools. Yuan Qi, as a late learner, stood here to give a speech to everyone, and he was really ashamed in his heart. ”

After a pause, Sun Yuanqi began to step into the theme of the speech: "I have been studying in the United States since childhood, and after returning to China, I was fortunate to teach in Chongshi Middle School and Jingshi University, and founded the Physics Institute. Last year, he was invited to visit the United States and visited the University of San Francisco, the University of California, Berkeley, Yale University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, McGill University and other famous universities. As for education, I don't dare to make sense, but I have some humble opinions. I also felt that the development of Chinese science was far behind that of Europe and the United States, so I wanted to combine the strengths of China and the West to establish a new university after returning to China. Now, I would like to make a report to the elites present on the general situation of the university that I envisioned in my heart, and ask the Fang family to correct it. ”

Sun Yuanqi spent seven years on university campuses in the original world, from undergraduate to graduate school, and although he couldn't say everything about the situation, he still knew a little about it, such as the situation of disciplines, the harm of university expansion, and the pros and cons of professor appointment. When he came to the Qing Dynasty, he successively taught in Beijing Normal University, Yale, MIT, McGill and other Chinese and foreign colleges and universities, and he also had a general idea of the development of the school. Generally speaking, the setting of universities in the 21st century is scientific and reasonable, and as long as some things that go too far can be transplanted, they can be transplanted to the end of the Qing Dynasty. Of course, Sun Yuanqi should also add some of his own things to outline the most perfect university campus in his mind:

"The newly established university will be aimed at strengthening the country and benefiting the people and promoting scientific research, and will focus on cultivating academic and scientific research talents, teaching faculty and technical strength of other schools. Starting from the aspects of education system, training level, subject setting, discipline system, and teaching methods, we strive to reach the level of similar schools in the world.

"In terms of the education system, it will be a relatively complete school from general education to higher education. Among them, general education will be an adjunct to the university, guaranteeing the standard of entry to higher education. In general education, in addition to the temporary absence of kindergartens, it should include three-year primary schools, three-year higher primary schools, three-year primary schools, and three-year higher secondary schools. Higher education is divided into four-year undergraduate education, three-year master's education and three-year doctoral education.

"Graduation from a bachelor's degree, where appropriate, is conferred on a bachelor's degree; Master's degree is awarded upon graduation; Doctoral graduation is awarded for doctoral graduation.

"At the primary school level, the subjects are divided into five subjects: Chinese language, mathematics, science, ideological and moral education, and physical education. At the middle school level, there are nine subjects: Chinese language, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, history, geography, foreign language, and physical education. When you enter the university, you will begin to study in different majors, and in addition to the compulsory courses of Chinese language, mathematics, foreign language, and physical education, the major subjects are divided into compulsory courses and elective courses. Graduates who have completed sufficient courses will be awarded.

"According to international practice, the disciplines are divided into 13 categories, including philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture and forestry, medicine, military, management, and art. In addition to the fact that some disciplines are not offered, the newly established universities will establish the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Engineering, and the Faculty of Medicine at the undergraduate level. The Faculty of Arts is divided into the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, the Department of Foreign Chinese Language and Literature, the Department of History, the Department of Philosophy, and the Department of Education. The Faculty of Science is divided into the Department of Mathematics, the Department of Physics, the Department of Chemistry, the Department of Geography, the Department of Biology, etc. The School of Engineering is divided into the Department of Electronics, the Department of Chemical Engineering, the Department of Nuclear Engineering, the Department of Geology, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, etc. The School of Medicine is divided into the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Department of Western Medicine, and the Department of Medicine. At the postgraduate education level, graduate schools and national colleges are established. If the undergraduate level is responsible for the education and teaching of students, then the graduate stage will be responsible for the research and innovation of students. Among them, the research institute mainly includes science, engineering, medicine, pharmacy and other disciplines. The Academy of Chinese Studies is responsible for the study of traditional Chinese culture, including classics, history, literature, etc.

"In addition to the selection method for doctoral education, the admission of other education categories, including general education, adopts the principle of national unified examination and merit-based admission.

"The school exempts all students from tuition fees and gives corresponding financial assistance according to the degree of excellent grades. The school accepts donations from the society, and the donations can designate specific schools, specific disciplines, and even establish corresponding school facilities, including buildings, books, roads, experimental equipment, etc. The school shall disclose the use of the fees to the donor, but the donor shall not influence any decision made by the school.

"Those who have made strong donors to the school and who have made outstanding contributions to the construction of the school can serve as the school manager, and the school manager has the right to make suggestions for the development and construction of the school.

"In general education, 3 classes are enrolled per level each year, and the standard for each class is 15 students, and the number of places admitted can be appropriately increased according to the donation of the previous year, up to a maximum of 25 students. If there are less than 10 students, the number of classes will be reduced. For undergraduate education, 5 students are admitted to each major every year, and the number of admissions can also be appropriately increased according to the donation of the previous year, and the limit is 15 people. If there are less than 3 students, they will be transferred to the next year. For master's education, 2 to 3 students are admitted to each major every year, and in principle, the number of places will not be increased due to donations.

"At the higher education stage, the school welcomes foreign students to audit and borrow. Auditing students can also take the examination of the course, and those who pass the examination will be given the corresponding certificate, and those who have passed all the main disciplines of the major will be given a certificate of completion from the school, but will not be awarded a graduation certificate and degree.

"School teachers, according to their academic level, are divided into lecturers, associate professors, and professors. The standard for each major is 1 professor, 4 associate professors, and the number of lecturers is not limited. The number of professors and associate professors can be increased according to the donation of the major, the number of students, etc. However, the limit is 5 professors and 10 associate professors.

"Because the school is just starting up and will establish a joint laboratory with Yale University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the School of Science, the School of Engineering, and the Graduate School will be opened first in August this year. The Department of Mathematics, the Department of Physics, the Department of Chemistry of the Faculty of Science, the Department of Electronics of the Faculty of Engineering, and the research majors of the corresponding disciplines of the Institute are also open to students from all over the country.

"In July next year, primary schools, middle schools, and national colleges can officially enroll students, and the colleges of science, engineering, and research institutes will enroll students again, with about 100 students enrolled.

"I hope that within 10 years, the university will achieve the simultaneous enrollment of six colleges of literature, science, engineering, medicine, Chinese studies and research, and build more than 20 majors, more than 600 students, and the academic level of some disciplines will reach the world's leading comprehensive university."

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It's a big picture. Among them, there are not only science, engineering, and medicine disciplines for young people to realize "science to save the country", but also national colleges that comfort the old and old-fashioned ones. Under Sun Yuanqi's depiction, this blueprint slowly unfolded in front of the audience.

Of course, everyone's attitude towards the picture scroll is worth pondering. The old men sitting on the stage seemed to scoff at this idea, thinking that it was nothing more than a castle in the air. The students in the audience were very excited, and applauded Sun Yuanqi's speech, eager to enter the university now. In the final free questioning stage, looking at the raised arms of Rulin in the audience, I can feel this enthusiasm:

"You...... Hello, Bai...... Hundred...... Mr. Baixi," seeing Sun Yuan's name at the beginning, a young man stood up, I don't know whether he was nervous or excited, his face was flushed, and he stammered, "I am a student of Nanyang College, may I ask, can I apply for the graduate school in August this year?" ”

"First of all, thank you for your support!" Sun Yuanqi pondered for a moment and replied: "As far as my experience of teaching at Beijing Normal University, I feel that the level of higher education in China is only equivalent to that of senior high schools in European and American countries. Therefore, when recruiting students in August, they will be recruited regardless of graduate school and science and engineering colleges, and those with particularly good grades will be selected to study in graduate schools. Are you satisfied with this answer? ”

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Baixi." The boy nodded excitedly, then sat down.

Sun Yuanqi saw that Li Guobing's hand was raised high from the beginning, and he couldn't wait to stand on the chair and raise his hand, so as to attract Sun Yuan's name from the beginning. Sun Yuanqi ordered him.

"Hello, Mr. Sun!" Li Guobing looked at Sun Yuan's starting point and couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Excuse me, what subjects will be tested in the entrance exam in August?" What textbooks are limited? ”

Hearing this question, the students below all pricked up their ears, and the clever ones had already taken out paper and pens to prepare for the record.

Entrance examination? Entrance exams for higher education? Isn't this the evil college entrance examination! Sun Yuanqi thought to himself. Then think it's the college entrance examination! "Six subjects including Chinese, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and foreign language are examined, of which the results of biology and foreign language are used as reference and are not included in the total score. As for the textbooks, we have printed a set of textbooks for senior secondary schools in the Commercial Press, and the book shall prevail. - It's not that I cherish the broom, it's that I've only read this set of textbooks and know its level of knowledge. ”

There was a chuckle below.

Li Guobing didn't sit down yet, and continued to ask: "Then where is the exam?" ”

"It's not decided yet," Sun Yuanqi thought about it for a while, "it should be held in Shanghai and Beijing at the same time." ”

"Do you answer with a pen or a brush?"

"It's all right, ......?" Sun Yuanqi didn't expect this guy to ask in such detail.

Li Guobing still wanted to ask something, but was pulled down by Hu Xun beside him, and remembered that he looked at the people around him and looked at him, so he twisted a few times in his seat.

"Excuse me, Mr. Baixi, why do you still take the Mandarin test for the admissions of the College of Science and the College of Engineering? We're not Cowan College! This young man seems to be a little indignant about the "national language" test, probably because he is emphasizing the theory and ignoring the literature.

Before Sun Yuanqi could answer, he heard a commotion among the old men around him, and words such as "forgetting ancestors in the number of books", "Sven scum", and "ruining the country and species" popped up from time to time. At that moment, he hurriedly explained: "Even science and engineering students, when writing experimental reports and academic papers, they must express themselves clearly in Mandarin, right?" Besides, as Chinese, if we don't learn the Chinese language well, how can we deal with ourselves? Therefore, the Chinese language still needs to be learned, and it must be examined. ”

It was these words that made those old men settle down.

After answering a few more questions, Sun Yuanqi saw a few girls in the corner of the audience, timid, looking like they wanted to raise their hands but didn't dare to raise them. Sun Yuanqi wanted to give them one last chance to ask questions.

"Hundred...... Mr. Baixi, we are from Shanghai Jingzheng Girls' School. The little girl's voice was like a gnat, and after saying it a few times, Sun Yuanqi on the stage heard what she said in a daze, "Excuse me, excuse me, does the school recruit girls?" ”

Only then did Sun Yuanqi realize that his momentary curiosity and kindness had brought him a problem. Coeducation? This is something that was unimaginable in the early years of the Republic of China, not to mention that it is now under the rule of the Qing Dynasty! If nothing else, in the United States, girls can only go to college, and they can generally only go to home economics, education, and the like. At this time, Yale was still all male. This shows the global perception of coeducation.

"It is naturally good for women to read and know etiquette. But men and women are also humane. Sun Yuanqi dragged a sentence, "At the beginning of the school's establishment, it will not consider the recruitment of girls. ”

Sun Yuanqi glanced at the old men around him, and they really nodded in agreement.

"However, when the enrollment of elementary and junior high schools officially begins, if there are female students who apply for the examination, they will be considered as independent students. If the number is not enough, it will be transferred to the next year's enrollment, as mentioned above. Female teachers will be hired to teach in schools. After speaking, he glanced at the group of masters again, well, the reaction was normal. It is estimated that the group of masters thought that the school would open another girls' school: if it was a girls' school, it didn't seem to have much impact on the ethics program, right?

At the end of the speech, there was still a large group of students in the audience, as if they wanted to inquire about the tone.

At this time, Xia Ruifang walked to Sun Yuanqi's side, because the two were already familiar with each other after a conversation at the banquet the day before yesterday, and said, "Baixi, your speech is very successful." After I heard this, I was very eager for your school. ”

Although Xia Ruifang is a few years older than Sun Yuanqi, at his request, the two have always been called brothers: "Brother Xia is falsely praised!" The little brother is ashamed. ”

"Hehe, I'm still so polite with my brother?" Xia Ruifang patted Sun Yuanqi on the shoulder, "By the way, give me the manuscript of your speech, and we will print it at the Commercial Press." ”

"What is it for? Does anyone still look at this? Sun Yuanqi was a little strange, "This is just my personal idea for a new university." ”

"Although after the failure of the reform a few years ago, various schools across the country have died one after another, and now even the hall of Beijing Normal University is closed. However, with the gradual opening of people's wisdom across the country, various schools will still spring up like mushrooms after a rain. This is the general trend. Do you believe this, brother? Xia Ruifang looked at the students of Nanyang College in the audience and said firmly.

Sun Yuanqi, as a person who came over, naturally believed it: many universities in later generations traced the history of the school back to 1902, doesn't this explain all the problems?

"You also built this school, and I built it, what kind of charter should it be, and what kind of construction should it be? No one has the bottom! Xia Ruifang looked back at Sun Yuanqi, "Now that I have listened to your speech, I have a rough idea in my heart: the school should be built like this." I dare not say anything about the study of Chinese and foreign education systems; But in China, brother, you definitely don't think second-hand. ”

Sun Yuanqi wanted to be humble again, but Xia Ruifang stopped him and said to himself: "So, your speech is not useful, but useful!" When others read it, they will know how and what kind of school should be built. You say, "Does anyone read such a book?" ”

Sun Yuanqi didn't say anything more, so he had to agree: "Since Brother Xia insists on this, then I might as well be respectful and obey!" However, this is a draft and there are many imperfections, so I'll leave it to you after I have revised and transcribed it! ”

"No problem! As soon as possible, though. Xia Ruifang definitely has the vision of a businessman, "Also, after your university is established, it is best to hand over all textbooks to us for printing." Feel relieved! We at the Commercial Press will definitely give you the right remuneration. Well, we at the Commercial Press will also donate a fee to your school to support the construction of the library! ”

For the sake of the 10,000 taels of silver he gave himself the day before yesterday and the first donation now, what else can Sun Yuanqi say?

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