During the Republic of China, Peking University had a very good tradition of exceptional admission.

19 17, Peking University organized an independent entrance examination in Shanghai. At that time, Mr. Hu Shi, who had just returned from America, also took part in the work of marking Chinese. He saw a candidate named Jia, whose composition was very good, and he gave full marks. Later, I learned that although Luo Jialun was good at Chinese, he got zero in mathematics and poor in history and geography. What should I do? At the enrollment meeting, Hu Shi insisted on enrolling candidates with serious partiality. Fortunately, Cai Yuanpei, the president who presided over the enrollment meeting, also supported Hu Shi's suggestion. Finally, Luo Jialun, who scored zero in mathematics, was recruited into Peking University.

Peking University Tang science teaching building former site

Facts have proved that the decisions made by Cai Yuanpei and Hu Shi are correct. In Peking University, Luo Jialun is as famous as Fu Sinian. From 65438 to 0928, Luo Jialun was appointed by Nanjing National Government as the first president of the reorganized National Tsinghua University. From 65438 to 0932, Luo Jialun became the president of National Central University. 1947 In May, Luo Jialun became the Indian ambassador. Two years later, he returned to Taiwan Province Province. He has served as Chairman of the Compilation Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee, Vice President of the Examination Institute, Director of the National History Museum and President of the China Pen Club.

Luo Jialun is not the only one admitted by Hu Shi. 1934, Zhang Chonghe, a talented woman in Hefei, applied for Peking University. Of the four subjects, except mathematics, Zhang Chonghe is good at all three, and the total score exceeds the admission line. However, at that time, Peking University stipulated that zero points in all subjects should not be admitted. At that time, Hu Shi was the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and the head of the China Literature Department. He loves Zhang Chonghe, and he is very talented. He immediately made a request to the math marking teacher, asking him to do a test paper in Zhang Chonghe anyway. However, this teacher also adheres to principles and will never change. Hu Shi ran to the school for a meeting to make trouble, and finally the dust settled when Zhang Chonghe was admitted to Peking University.

Peking University's eclectic talent style even infected Tsinghua. As a beneficiary of exceptional admission, Luo Jialun also exceptional admitted many masters in Tsinghua.

1929, Qian Zhongshu applied for Tsinghua. Although I did well in Chinese and English, I only got 15 in math. Qian Zhongshu, who later became a master, recalled that I failed in the math exam, but my Chinese and English were OK. Therefore, Luo Jialun, the then principal, specially called me to Monta, the principal, to enter the office for a talk. I bowed my thanks to Luo Jialun.

Bowing is necessary. And I think all friends who have seen the besieged city should thank Chairman Luo Jialun.

193 1 year, Wu Han applied for Tsinghua. This young man from Zhejiang is worse than Qian Zhongshu in math, and he is an out-and-out loser. Today, Wu Han did not even reach the admission line of ordinary universities, but fortunately lived in the Republic of China and was admitted to Tsinghua in.

In fact, the trend of exceptional admission was very common in universities in the early Republic of China. 1930, Qingdao national university entrance examination, Cang Kejia got zero in mathematics, and the composition contained only three poems. Life is always chasing divine light, but whoever regards divine light as divine light will sink into the bottomless ocean.

With these three poems, Wen Yiduo, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, took charge and accepted Cang Kejia as an exception. In the history of China's modern literature, there is another poet.

During the Republic of China, a very important prerequisite for Tsinghua and Peking University to admit talents like Luo Jialun and Wu Han was that there was no unified examination in the whole country due to historical and practical reasons. These universities have the right to recruit students independently, and they can recruit some outstanding talents according to their own needs.

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During the Republic of China, the objects of exceptional admission were basically poor students, with no power and influence. Eccentric principals and professors are interested in real talent, not status. Therefore, even if it is slightly biased, it is willing to open the door to them; At present, the objects of exceptional admission are mostly descendants of elites. This exceptional recognition of power orientation makes people look forward to and respect the past times while being criticized and despised.