Chapter 82 Product theory

Shen Gangbo commented on Jiang Menglin in his later years: "Mr. Menglin has been in politics for a long time, and he has developed a style of being sensitive to things but slow to talk. Because of his busy official duties, he had to adopt Western customs to slightly change the way of seeing guests in Pei Jin's private residence; A lot of boring dealings, but also a lot of fun with friends. In addition, after coming to Taiwan, relatives and friends are separated, and the age is getting older, so the old days are less - acquaintances are all over the world, lonely lovers are only self-respecting - this is very What is loneliness in disguise? If you are respected, you will be lonely; I can't help but feel uncomfortable sometimes; the smile on his face and the humor he speaks are adequate to reflect the loneliness and sadness in his heart!"

Once, Cao Juren had a night chat with a few friends around the stove, and suddenly someone asked him who the person he admired and admired in his life was. Cao Juren answered that it was Jiang Menglin.Everyone was shocked.Upon seeing this, Cao Juren hurriedly stated that he would never make any theory against his will, nor would he cling to grass, let alone a student of Peking University.When a friend asked why he admired Jiang, Cao Juren replied: "There is kindness." Hu Shi praised Jiang Menglin as a "courageous and responsible" principal. Cai Yuanpei said: "To sum up, I have been the president of Peking University for ten and a half years; but I have actually been in school for five and a half years." When Cai is not in school, it is often Jiang Menglin who handles administrative affairs on his behalf.At that time, someone commented: "The president of Peking University in the past five or six years is not so much Cai Yuanpei as Jiang Menglin."

In 1988, in celebration of the 90th anniversary of Peking University, a book titled "The President of Peking University and Chinese Culture" was published, hoping to "commemorate Peking University's special status and contribution in the history of Chinese culture", in which Jiang Menglin was not included. Eight years later, when the book was revised and published for the centennial celebration of Peking University, articles about Jiang Menglin were added.However, there were still researchers who complained afterwards: "In the past two years, Peking University celebrated its centennial, and Jiang Menglin's name was rarely seen."

Chen Pingyuan, a professor at Peking University, said: "In the writings of historians, the significance of Cai Yuanpei is infinitely exaggerated, so that he inadvertently suppressed other principals who also made great contributions. The most obvious example is Cai Yuanpei's early student Jiang Menglin." Ma Yong, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, commented: "Jiang Menglin took charge of Peking University again, and indeed used the power of the president to the fullest. However, he has been trained in Western democracy and has a sense of democracy in his bones. It is for this reason that although the president is running the school, He did not go towards the president's dictatorship, and he established an efficient administrative system." "After Jiang Menglin came, after more than a year of adjustments, the atmosphere of the new Peking University came out, and a new library and new dormitory were built. In the past seven years Among them, Jiang and his team grasped the course of Peking University and laid a very important foundation for the later Southwest Associated University and the later glory of Peking University.”

Chen Xueping, a professor of psychology at Peking University and the head of the three youth leagues of the United Nations University, wrote in ""Harmony in the Same Dust" and "Choosing the Good and Persevering"": "The reason why the Southwest Associated University was able to unite and win the War of Resistance, and the demobilization of the three schools, And the spiritual fit among the three schools is seamless, and even better than before. We can not but attribute it to Mr. Meng Lin. Compared with the aborted Southeast Associated University and the Northwest Associated University, which was united for a while and then separated, Southwest Associated University was nine years old. history is worth cherishing."

Jiang Menglin's old friend Wang Shijie said that Jiang Menglin's death was "a major loss that cannot be made up for by the academic community". Luo Jialun said: "I think that Mr. Menglin's character is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, but he is 'soft and not rude, and hard and not spitting' when dealing with people. I can persuade him based on reason. He is also professional in employing people and tolerant of others. He doesn't take observation as a clue, so many people like to use it. He is not good at speeches, and he doesn't make long speeches when he talks, but his short words and sentences are often concise and have a sense of humor. He has many foreign friends and can communicate with each other. Mutual trust is established, so the proposition he puts forward is also easy to get sponsorship."

Taiwanese scholar Wu Xiangxiang believes: "Mr. Jiang Menglin's status in the history of education in the Republic of China is second only to Cai Yuanpei... Jiang presided over Peking University for nearly 20 years. Regardless of the troubles of internal strife and foreign invaders, he bravely took responsibility and worked diligently to build. He gave lectures in a dangerous city and awe-inspiring righteousness. In the end, he became the highest in the country. As an academic center, it has cultivated a large number of talents.” Wang Shijie said: "The birth control campaign advocated by Mr. Meng Lin is the most courageous thing in his life, and it is also something we will always remember."

Fan Jichang said: "Mr. Meng Lin's success, on the one hand, is because he is an out-and-out 'Chinese' who 'understands human feelings', but more importantly, he can use generalization and abstraction that he thinks Chinese people ignore. Thinking methods to understand and solve problems.” Ye Gongchao recalled that Jiang Menglin was seventeen years older than him, but when he and Jiang were alone, there was no age or seniority barrier at all.Ye Gongchao said: "I think it has something to do with personality, education, and interests, but the main factor is probably that Mr. Meng Lin has a very natural sincerity, which is very rare among Chinese... a person who has no power. "

Ye Gongchao also said that Jiang Menglin "is not a person who is indulging in sorrow. He often jokes when he is extremely difficult and depressed. He still laughs when he says it, and sometimes he laughs more vigorously than others."Yeh divides people into three types: "laughing", "sorrowful", and "angry".He believes that Jiang Menglin belongs to the first type of person.He said: "People who belong to the laughing type tend to have a sense of humor, are not easy to be conquered by the environment, and are not easy to lose their balance. Meng Lin is like this. Mr. Meng Lin handles problems... Once he makes a decision, he is very firm, even It is the strongest and the weakest point of his personality, and it is from this character that his achievements and many painful experiences are born."

In 1977, 13 years after Jiang Menglin's death, Taiwan's "Cactus" magazine No. 6 published a large photo of Jiang Menglin on the cover, accompanied by a long article "Jiang Menglin, an approachable reformer", highly appraising Jiang Menglin's historical achievements.The article said: "Jiang Menglin was born in an era when he was neither left nor right, but he chose his own path carefully, made his contribution to the times, and gave his valuable experience to future generations. He should die without regret. Yes. Today, 13 years later, we are still in a transitional era, and we still cannot forget the old things and cannot learn the new ones. Maybe we need more people like this, looking at the stars and stepping on the grassroots to practice instead of arguing. Bring an early end to this transition period that has stretched too long."