Chen anecdote.

According to the alumni file of Xiamen University, Chen Zai 1925 was registered as "Chen, male, from Changsha, Hunan" and entered the Department of Science and Chemistry of Xiamen University. 1927 stayed on as a teacher after graduating from university. Later, he taught in the Department of Chemistry of Zhejiang University and Peking University College of Science, and Peking University was a researcher. /kloc-in the autumn of 0/932, he went to the graduate school of Copenhagen University to study for a doctorate in chemistry. 1937 War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression outbreak. On the eve of returning to China, Chen specially consulted his mentor in China, Mr. Xu Teli (also known as Dong). Finally, Chen Kang went straight from Germany to Yan 'an in the Red Soviet Area with boxes of chemical data. Suddenly, a great scientist came to Yan 'an, a doctor studying abroad, and a scientist with the highest education in Yan 'an. Such talents have been highly valued by the Party Central Committee. Mao Zedong and Zhu De received Chen successively and welcomed Dr. Chen to Yan 'an for liberation.

Yan 'an Academy of Natural Sciences

Shortly after arriving in Yan 'an, Chen was appointed vice president of Yan 'an Institute of Natural Science. At the beginning of 1940, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to establish Yan' an Academy of Natural Sciences on the basis of Yan' an Academy of Natural Sciences to train technical cadres and specialized technical personnel for War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the founding of the People's Republic of China, and to train talents who combine theory with practice. The preparatory work started from 1, and Chen, the director of education Qu Bochuan, the director of cadres, the director of general affairs and Yang Zuocai attended. Yan 'an Academy of Natural Sciences was established for War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression at that time, and in the long run, it was established to build a new China. 1940 In September, Yan 'an Academy of Natural Sciences, composed of more than 100 teachers and students, opened in Dufuchuan, outside the south gate of Yan 'an. Since then, the China * * * Production Party has started the historical journey of higher education in science and engineering. Li Fuchun is the first president and Chen is the vice president. Later, the old educator Xu Teli came to the school to take over as dean. From April 1943 to May 1944, Vice President Chen presided over the work. 1944 in may, Chen was appointed as the dean. Yan 'an Academy of Natural Sciences consists of undergraduate department, pre-university department and junior middle school. Among them, the undergraduate department pays attention to the combination of intensive research theory and practical technology, and initially offers majors such as chemical engineering, civil engineering, agriculture and forestry. There are more than 300 students in the school, and the educational system has been changed from 2 years 194 1 year to 3 years; Chinese and English textbooks and reference books used by famous universities in China at that time were selected, and some courses were taught by teachers themselves; The establishment of laboratories in physics, chemistry, biology and geology, and the establishment of mechanical and chemical practice factories are closely related to the main farms and factories in the border areas. Under the guidance of the trinity of education, scientific research and economy, teachers and students of the college have strengthened their ties with relevant economic construction departments according to local conditions. They can make all kinds of experimental instruments, successfully develop and produce banknote paper in the border areas with wild Malan grass in the northwest, build salt pans on the beach to make salt, discover and cultivate Nanniwan, and make "Zu Feng" matches, glass, soap and millions. Directing the production of ironworks and petrochemical plants, exploring oil and gas wells, providing equipment for producing glass, soap, alcohol and alkali, designing and building dams in the border areas, installing water turbines, designing and building the "Seventh Congress" conference auditorium, etc., have made great contributions to breaking the economic and military blockade of the border areas by Japan, Wang and Jiang, and to the economic construction of anti-Japanese base areas such as the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Area. Among them, Malan grass papermaking, new salt-making methods and the discovery of Nanniwan are three examples of the college's outstanding contributions to the economic construction of the border region. During the construction and development of Yan 'an Academy of Natural Sciences, Comrade Chen has done a lot of work with his experience of being familiar with the development of higher education in the world and his ability to master science and technology. 1in August, 945, the central government decided that some teachers and students of the college should take part in the work, and the engineering department moved to North China and Northeast China with important teaching materials. Later, the college was renamed Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Lu Yu Border Region Industrial College. 1948, technical college merged with Engineering College of North China University to form Engineering College of North China University. 1949 moved to Beijing, and was later renamed Beijing Institute of Technology.

Oath and Marxism-Leninism * * * Life and Death

Since 1944, the domestic revolutionary situation has developed rapidly. 1944 10 the central government decided to open up a new anti-Japanese base area, let Chen go down to exercise, and sent him to join the main force of the 359 brigade led by him to form a southern detachment, and Yan' an went to the southern revolution. In this expedition, besides Chen, there are many writers and scholars, such as writer and economist Ding Dongfang. Chen once told a story in military life: once, they met a landlord's bunker on the way to March, and the enemy launched a fire attack on our army in the bunker, and the troops could not attack for a while. Commodore came to Chen and said, "You are the biggest intellectual. Please think of a way for us! " Chen carefully thought about it and put forward a method of "clay pot". He put some quilts on the table of the Eight Immortals and soaked them with water, which could probably resist the fire of the local cannon at that time. Under the cover of "earth tanks", the troops quickly captured the bunker. Chen was then the president of Yan 'an Academy of Natural Sciences. Due to his inexperience in marching, he accidentally slipped and fell into the water with a mule carrying his beloved books and musical instruments when passing through the Fenhe ice beach. In order to seize the time to March, he had to give up the mule and catch up with the troops with the breeder holding the book in his hand. I appreciate Chen's fighting spirit very much and wrote a poem for him: "Lv Liangshan shaves and throws mules along the Fen River. Never throw a bamboo pole when you die, and swear to live and die with Marxism-Leninism. "

Presided over the construction of Harbin Institute of Technology

1951April, Chen went to Harbin Institute of Technology to take charge of the work. At that time, it became the focus of the whole higher education circle in China. 1951On June 25th, the central government officially appointed Chen as the president of Harbin Institute of Technology. When Chen Ren Harbin Institute of Technology was president, it was also an important period for Harbin Institute of Technology to rebuild and expand with the help of Soviet experts. In order to give full play to the role of Soviet experts, President Chen, in conjunction with Harbin Institute of Technology at that time, undertook the first batch of postgraduate training in China, vigorously selected young graduate students as leaders and managers of various departments, and invited Soviet experts to give guidance. Some outstanding graduate students have also been appointed as the directors of the teaching and research section. In this way, President Chen has trained a group of young management cadres and teachers who are familiar with higher education, and they have also become an important force in the first generation of "eight hundred heroes" of Harbin Institute of Technology. President Chen attaches great importance to attracting outstanding overseas students to study abroad, and makes them become the leaders of various departments and participate in teaching management and scientific research management. The professor who was then the assistant to the head of the department of mechanical engineering recalled: "President Chen himself is both an expert and a cadre, and he is not afraid of others wearing hats." During President Chen's tenure as principal, Li Dezi, who returned from studying in the United States, successively served as the head of the Department of Civil Engineering. They are all non-party people who hold important positions, which requires great courage in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. President Chen also directly asked the central government to send a group of returned overseas students to Harbin Institute of Technology. In order to attract outstanding talents in China at that time, the school also organized a recruitment group to recruit people in various regions of the country. The recruitment team visited Beijing, Shanghai and other outstanding talents "distribution centers" to recruit outstanding talents at all levels of society, which caused a sensation in the country and attracted some outstanding talents to join. By 1953, Harbin Institute of Technology has formed a variety of teacher introduction and training models, and has begun to take shape as a "world-wide" talent scene. Groups of enthusiastic young talents from all corners of the country, with the aim of building a heavy industry base and cultivating talents for the heavy industry base, gathered in the mighty Yangtze River at Harbin Institute of Technology and made great contributions to the development and construction of Harbin Institute of Technology. Dr. Chen attaches great importance to the purchase and use of instruments and equipment and the construction of scientific research bases such as laboratories. When President Chen was in office, he said, "Equipment is very important, so we should buy the most advanced equipment now." Harbin Institute of Technology purchased a large number of advanced instruments and equipment from the Soviet Union and established a number of first-class laboratories. At that time, the largest and first structural laboratory in China was built. Later, the structural laboratories of Tsinghua, Tongji and other schools were modeled after this laboratory. Chen paid attention to the orientation of universities according to the needs of national construction, and asked Harbin Institute of Technology to make greater contributions to national modernization. According to this school-running concept, he presided over the formulation of the development plan and campus infrastructure plan of Harbin Institute of Technology, attached importance to and developed scientific research and teaching, and formed the distinctive school-running characteristics of Harbin Institute of Technology, which provided experience for running higher education in China, especially higher industrial schools, and was highly praised by the Ministry of Higher Education and the First Machinery Department, the Northeast Bureau and the Harbin Municipal Committee at that time. On June 1953, President Chen was transferred from Harbin Institute of Technology.