The school motto wall of Bell Tower Square has always been a spiritual fortress. "Learning to be excellent is to be an official and to help the world" carries too much historical significance.
The sixteen-character mantra is taken from the declaration of the Preparatory Committee of Chongqing University, which is a few months earlier than the great history and is the first generation motto of our school. Modern higher education institutions have three major tasks: academic research, training talents and serving the society. The main school motto not only completely covers these three tasks, but also refines the service to society into "helping the country and inspiring the society".
As early as the 1920s, it was amazing that the great founders could put forward such advanced school-running ideas. No wonder some foreign friends will suspect that these words are fabricated when they visit the school history museum. Teachers in the school history museum will come up with precious historical materials and tell them that the great founders are absolutely far-sighted.
By the way, our second and third generation school mottos. The second generation of school motto was born in the fifties and sixties, and it was in full swing. Like most colleges and universities, it also takes the slogan of "unity, diligence, truth-seeking and innovation" as its motto, which has a very strong color of the times. On the school history wall of the storm playground, you can clearly see the story of that era and these eight figures representing an era.
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the school in 2004, the school engraved twelve characters of "hardworking, thrifty, diligent and patriotic" on both sides of the gate of Area A as our third-generation motto. From donating a dime of pork to the glory of 80 years now, Chongqing University has gone through a bumpy road, and at the same time it has cultivated the traditional spirit of perseverance and hard work.
The intention of the school is very obvious. In order to let college students remember the stormy course and vicissitudes they have gone through for decades, remind older children to remember the lessons of their ancestors and never forget their historical mission. Improve yourself and benefit the society. Every student should remember: today, I am proud of my great significance; Tomorrow, the major will be proud of me.
Nowadays, in the crowded Caiyuanba, with the changes of history, it is impossible to trace back the important traces of that year. However, the school motto of "research academics, cultivate talents, help the country and inspire" is once again printed on the monument wall of Chongqing University and in the hearts of students, guiding the progress of this established university.
Conclusion To understand the spirit of a school, we should start with its motto, and then we should understand the spirit of the school.