The front-line responsible persons of education are teachers and principals. As the first person in charge of the school, the principal is the soul of the school. Choosing a good principal will lead a group of teachers to cultivate good talents for the motherland. If the headmaster misbehaves, then the development of this school will be worrying. The choice of the president of an institution of higher learning is a matter that needs a lot of consideration.
Hu Shi is a famous writer, thinker and philosopher in China, and once served as the president of Peking University. Such a famous scholar, when Li Ao planned to pay for a statue of Hu Shi in Peking University, was given a "cold shoulder" by the school. What is the reason?
I. Mr. Hu Shi
Education is the foundation of the country. When a country's education is well developed, there will be hope in the future, the nation will progress and the quality of the people will be gradually improved. On the other hand, if a country does not develop education, its development will easily fall into a vicious circle. This is also the reason why the Chinese nation has always advocated reading.
Education is a matter that requires gradual progress and a long way to go. In addition, education itself is divided into basic education and higher education. In order to effectively popularize basic education, China has spared no expense in compulsory education. As for higher education, it still requires students to study hard for decades before entering universities.
"Great scholars are not only great buildings, but also great masters." This is a famous speech delivered by Mr Mei Yiqi when he became the president of Tsinghua University. Masters are still so important to universities, so the importance of principals to universities is self-evident.
1, Dewey Hu Shizhi's high flyers studying in the United States.
As a famous president of Peking University, Hu Shi has always been the object of research and hot discussion by later generations. 189 1 year 65438+February 17, Hu Shi was born near Pudong New Area, Shanghai. Hu Shi was born at the end of the feudal dynasty. He was born to his father's third wife. Because of this, when Hu Shi was born, his father had passed the age of knowing his destiny.
Two years later, Hu Shi went to Taiwan Province Province with his mother, but only stayed there for 1 year, and returned to the mainland to live because of the war. Hu family attached great importance to scholars for generations. After Hu Shi became enlightened, he was arranged by his father to study in a private school at home. Because Hu Shi's mother is a traditional feudal woman, in her view, boys should get married early and get engaged. After all, get married before starting a career! So when Hu Shi 13 years old, he found a good marriage for him. The girl he decided was the unmarried girl of the Chiang family, named Dong Xiu.
At first, Hu Shi strongly opposed this marriage. Later, in order not to let his mother and other elders feel sad and disappointed for him, he finally accepted the marriage. Hu Shi and his first wife, Jiang Dongxiu, had a happy ending in their parents' arranged marriage, which was rare among the literati in the new ideological trend period.
Although married, Hu Shi has always focused on his studies. Studied in Meixi Primary School and Chengzhong School successively. After that, I was successfully admitted to Chinese College by my own efforts. 19 10, Hu Shi still felt that he had little knowledge and wanted to go to the other side of the ocean for higher education. In this year, he embarked on the road to study in the United States.
Hu Shi, who came to America, studied agricultural science at Cornell University. Five years later, he entered Columbia University to study philosophy. It is worth mentioning that Hu Shi studied under the world-famous psychologist and philosopher Mr. Dewey. Under the influence of Dewey, Hu Shi had a new view of the world and China. Hu Shi also wrote "Mr Dewey and China" after graduation, telling the story of the teacher's more than two years in China and its influence.
2. Hu Shizhi, President of Peking University.
19 17 Hu Shi passed the final exam of doctor of philosophy and returned to China as a professor in Peking University. Hu Shi has been expressing his views and comments through newspapers and periodicals during his teaching at Peking University, and he himself strongly supports reformism. Mr Hu Shi has a deep relationship with Peking University. Dean of the university, acting as senior liberal arts student 1922. This shows that Peking University people affirmed Hu Shi's knowledge and ability. 1July, 946, Hu Shi became the president of Peking University. It's just that Hu Shi hasn't been the principal for a long time. When President Hu was properly appointed, it was the eve of the founding of New China, and the situation was turbulent. 1948 1 1 In June, Hu Shi resolutely left Beiping City.
It is not difficult to see that Hu Shi has a deep relationship with Peking University. During his tenure in the school, Hu Shi joined hands with a group of like-minded intellectuals to launch the "New Culture Movement". This movement strongly advocated vernacular Chinese, individual liberation and freedom of thought, which had a far-reaching impact on the development of modern literature in China.
Second, Li Ao, who lives in heaven, earth and air, only praises Hu Shi.
As a famous writer in China, Hu Shi had a profound influence on many people, and Li Ao was one of them. Li Ao is a scholar, writer and current affairs critic in Taiwan Province Province, China. In his life, he achieved two things that the world could not reach. The first thing is: writing a book. He wrote more than 100 books, about 30 million words, but 96 books were banned as soon as they were published.
The second thing is: kill people! Li Ao's is heaven, earth and air. As long as he doesn't like it, he will open his mouth to criticize. Only you can't think of it, and there's nothing Li Ao can't criticize. Li Ao is narcissistic in addition to criticizing the big things and small feelings in the world. He once claimed to be "the first person in China vernacular"! Is such a proud Li Ao, never said a word against Hu Shi.
This is because Hu Shi was very kind to Li Ao in his early years. At that time, Li Ao was penniless and penniless, just a nobody. Desperate Li Ao wrote a letter to Hu Shi. Hu Shi appreciated him very much after reading it, and attached 1000 yuan as a subsidy with his reply. Hu Shi's letter and the help of money gave Li Ao great comfort.
1, the sculpture was paid for, why didn't Peking University take over?
Li Ao was so obsessed with Hu Shi's help that in September, 2005, he gave a speech at Peking University and offered to contribute 350,000 yuan to build a sculpture for Hu Shili. But Peking University reacted coldly to Li Ao's suggestion.
Peking University first returned Li Ao's donation, and then silently waited for the matter to be forgotten. And Li Ao side seems to have made up his mind, no matter how to don't want to take back. Under the deadlock, Li Ao said: Keep the money first and set it up whenever you want. This matter has been shelved, and there is still no statue of Hu Shi on the campus of Peking University.
2. Scholar Hu Shi's 23rd Debate
It stands to reason that a famous writer like Hu Shi, who used to be the president of Peking University, was given money to build a statue, and the school generally responded positively or set it up at its own expense. But Peking University's "silent refusal" is very intriguing. This is because Hu Shi himself and some things he has done are very controversial.
"The moon in the United States is rounder than that in China" is a famous saying that worships foreign things and flatters foreign countries. Many people have heard of it. It's from Hu Shizhi! In addition, Hu Shi once attributed China's humiliating experience of aggression in modern times to China people's "own reasons" such as "poverty" and "ignorance"! So the victim is guilty, and anyone who listens will shout: "Ridiculous!"
In addition, Hu Shi advocated abandoning China's traditional culture while spreading new ideas. His behavior caused a lot of people's dissatisfaction at that time. Even now, later generations think that Mr. Hu Shi's approach is too extreme.
Sculpture is established in the school to let future generations learn from outstanding and outstanding predecessors. Then this object must be an indisputable positive image, and a controversial school like Mr. Hu Shi must be avoided. In order to avoid the original intention being difficult to establish, it is not good to be protested by opponents again. Here, it is not difficult to understand the practice of Peking University.