In fact, looking at the growth records of the masters of the Republic of China today and comparing the education situation at that time, we have clearly come to a conclusion that school education in the Republic of China is special, "for talents, it is not eclectic."
Qian Mu, who is regarded as a "great master" by academic circles, is a famous historian and thinker. Qian Mu created a lot of works in his life, leaving many immortal masterpieces. Until today, people's pursuit of him is still endless. Looking back, Qian Mu is actually just a middle school diploma.
1930, Qian Mu had been teaching 10 for many years, but in that troubled times, he didn't graduate from middle school because of the war. This year, he became famous for publishing the Chronicle of Liu and his son, and was recommended by historian Gu Jiegang. He taught directly in yenching university, and later went to Peking University and Tsinghua to teach.
Besides Qian Mu, we are familiar with Chen Yinque, Shen Congwen and others. They teach students as professors, but their academic qualifications are not high. Chen Yinque is one of Tsinghua's four great teachers, and historian Fu Sinian praised him highly, calling his knowledge "the first person in three hundred years". In fact, Chen Yinque doesn't have any degree.
Schools don't stick to one pattern and lose talents. Cang Kejia got zero in mathematics, and he also went to the National Qingdao University. This shows that when Qian Zhongshu took the Tsinghua exam, he got 15 in math, but he got excellent grades in Chinese and English, and even got full marks in English. Principal Luo Jialun admired him very much, so he made an exception and accepted him.
At that time, the principal was tolerant of students and enterprising. Liang Shuming's educational background is not high, but a masterpiece "Quest for Doubt" immediately shows his academic level. Cai Yuanpei, then president of Peking University, thought he was a talented person, so he invited him to work in Peking University, which made Liang Shuming brilliant.
At that time, the influence of academic freedom was very great, and talents were greatly reused. Secondly, schools are also reducing talents in an eclectic way. Liang Shuming was only 25 years old when he was a professor, and he was the youngest professor at that time. Moreover, there were not a few professors at the age of 27, such as the famous Hu Shi and Liu Bannong, who were already professors at the age of 27.
The school attaches importance to education, and the masters of Chinese studies are actually emerging one after another. The strong support of the school also comes from the support of the government. During the period of Beiyang government, no matter how the warlords fought, they all highly respected education. Zhang Chuang founded Northeastern University, and even Zhang Zongchang, a famous dog meat general, founded Shandong University, which shows the warlord demeanor at that time.
After the establishment of the National Government, it also gave strong support to education. At that time, university professors and the Ministry of Education set the salary at 400-600 yuan per month, which was good. You know, at that time, a family of four lived in Beijing for a month, which just needed 60 yuan. Many people read Lu Xun's articles. In addition to seeing Lu Xun's thoughts from the heart, Lu Xun is actually a very generous person.
When War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke out, although the country was already suffering, the government still did not reduce its expenditure on education. Even at that time, the expenditure of the whole national treasury and education ranked second, and the first was military expenditure.
National Southwest Associated University, the most famous and prestigious school in the Republic of China, was jointly organized by several famous schools. Although it has only existed for more than 8 years, it has trained more talents than the previous 30 years of Peking University and Tsinghua combined. The great scientists we are familiar with, such as Deng Jiaxian and Zhu Guangya, are all from The National SouthWest Associated University.
Masters of the Republic of China emerged one after another. In fact, when you see this, you will know why. The tolerance of the school, the freedom of study style and the concept of eclectic talents have created that era of talented people.