19 17, Cai Yuanpei put forward in his inaugural speech at Peking University that "great scholars also study advanced knowledge". He believes that "scholars can be described as universities and practitioners as universities".
...... Nowadays, it is inevitable that people leave special schools and succeed in their studies. However, this is not the case in universities, and so are scholars and people who study advanced knowledge. Every time outsiders accuse our school of corruption and study here, they have the idea of being an official and making a fortune. Therefore, most of those who graduated from preparatory courses entered the law department, few entered the liberal arts, and especially few entered the science department. Taking Fako as the main road is also a shortcut to the south. Because of the enthusiasm of being an official, the teacher asked not knowledge, but rank. Those with high ranks are especially welcome, because someone will help them when they graduate in the future. Now in China, those who are good at politics and law are more involved in politics, and there are few full-time professors. Therefore, to hire teachers, we have to hire part-time people, which is a last resort. ……
Cai Yuanpei, also known as Heqing, also known as,,, formerly known as Apei, was born in Shanyin County, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province) with a ancestral home in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province. Revolutionaries, educators and politicians. Democratic Progressive Party, member of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang, member of the National Government and president of the Supervisory Institute. The first director of education in the Republic of China, 19 16 to 1927, served as the president of Peking University, innovating Peking University and opening the wind of "academic" and "freedom"; From 1920 to 1930, Cai Yuanpei was also the president of Sino-French University. In his early years, he participated in the struggle against the imperial system of the Qing Dynasty and presided over the formulation of the first decree of modern higher education in China-the University Order in the early years of the Republic of China.