Why is Wu Yifang called a generation of celebrities?

Wu Yifang

Wu Yifang

From 65438 to 0926, Wu Yifang studied for a doctorate at the University of Michigan. At that time, the Australian Prime Minister was invited to give a speech. He is eloquent and eloquent. In his speech, he wantonly criticized China: "China is not only economically backward, but also its people are ignorant, its government is incompetent and bandits are everywhere ... Asian neighbors should emigrate to China ... lest all the wealth God has given us be wasted by uncivilized barbarians ..." Hearing this, Wu Yifang flew into a rage. Leave in anger. [4]

Wu Yifang wrote an article criticizing the Australian Prime Minister overnight and published it in the University of Michigan Daily the next day. The article uses neat words and has a clear attitude, and maintains China's dignity with a supercilious attitude. [4]

Open a "couple room"

Although Wu Yifang's management of students is very strict, it is also full of care. At that time, some students in the school fell in love with their classmates in Jinling University and often came home late. One day, when Wu Yifang was walking, he found a chair under the window. It turned out that a student who came home late was locked out and had to climb the window into the dormitory. Worried about the safety of students, Wu Yifang divided part of the reception room downstairs into many semi-closed rooms with tables and chairs for couples to chat with. Before nine o'clock in the evening, female students can take their boyfriends inside to talk, and only ask them to take the candy paper melon shells away when they leave. [2] Because of the fixed date place, students began to call their love "native land". When their boyfriends visited, they joked, "Your local tyrant is here!" [5]

Resist political interference

At that time, the National Government strengthened its control over universities, but Wu Yifang resolutely resisted political interference in academics. On the contrary, she did not restrict students' social activities, especially patriotic activities, according to her school purpose. The most famous example is1in the autumn of 948, the Kuomintang government launched a big raid on students in Nanjing. One night, I heard that some of my students were blacklisted, so I hurried to see Hangzhou, then vice minister of education, and solemnly said, I swear in your name that there is no one you arrested at Golden Girl University. For the sake of the reputation of women's universities, military police are not allowed to enter the campus. In this way, although there was a secret organization of underground party in the school at that time, none of the students of Golden Girl University were taken away. [5]

Exceptionally admit students

Wu Yifang once made strict school rules, saying that if married students were not accepted, they would have to leave school automatically. Once, a girl in school secretly married a patriotic soldier. After being known by the school, Wu Yifang went to the students' home with her favorite brooch. On the one hand, she congratulated them on their wedding, on the other hand, she gently told her not to come to school. Later, the female student's husband died in the Nanjing Defence War. She expressed her wish to return to Jinling Women's University to President Wu. Wu Yifang accepted her request and made an exception to let her continue her studies. Her children are also raised by the school.

There is another exception. 1925, Zeng Jisu, the sister of the author of Flowers of Evil, wrote to President Wu, hoping to study at Jinling Women's University. Zeng Jisu was 35 years old and had two children. In order to get rid of the shackles of feudal marriage, she had this idea. Wu Yifang was moved by her persistence and accepted her as an exception.

Refuse to be a minister

Wu Yifang does not covet political aura. She twice rejected the request of the National Government to invite her to be the Minister of Education. 1946 In February, when Wu Yifang was passing through Chongqing, Ms. Song Meiling suggested that she should be the Minister of Education, but she refused. 1949 At the beginning of the year, after Chiang Kai-shek's "resignation", Zhang Zhizhong recommended Wu Yifang as Minister of Education, but she still declined. Wu Yifang was "disgusted" with the dictatorship of the Kuomintang government and the corruption of the officialdom. [2]

A simple life

Mei, an old alumnus, once wrote in the article "Remembrance" that President Wu has lived in a room less than 15 square meters for decades and never pays attention to eating and drinking on weekdays. Except for a few decent clothes out of courtesy, they are usually patched and patched, and they are reluctant to throw them away. She doesn't want a car, she only buys a rickshaw. Most of her monthly salary is given to relatives and friends, and the rewards and gifts she gets when she goes out to speak are also given to teachers and students one by one, without letting the recipients know. [2]