On the campus of Yunnan Normal University, there is a The National SouthWest Associated University Monument written by Feng Youlan, Wen Yiduo and Luo Yongshu Dan on the west side of the Tomb of the Four Martyrs on December 1st. The base is arched, about 5 meters high and 2.7 meters wide, with stone tablets embedded. The inscription is about 1000 words, which describes the beginning and end of the establishment of the general association and its characteristics. It is an important relic of Kunming Congress.
1On July 7, 937, the Lugouqiao Incident broke out, the Japanese army invaded south, and Peiping and Tianjin were in danger. Peking University and Tsinghua University in Beiping and Nankai University in Tianjin were ordered to move to Hunan and set up Changsha Temporary University. Jiang Menglin, Mei Yiqi and Zhang Boling, principals of the three schools, are members of the Standing Committee, presiding over school affairs. June 1 65438+1October1class. Then Shanghai and Nanjing fell and Wuhan wavered.1938 65438+1On October 20th, Linda officially announced that she would move to Yunnan. Hundreds of teachers and students have traveled more than 3000 miles. After more than two months' trek, they arrived in Kunming on April 26th. They set up a polytechnic in Kunming and a grammar school in Mengzi, renamed as "Southwest United University", and started school on May 4th. In the winter of the same year, a normal college was added. A semester later, the law school also returned to Kunming. Until the May 4th Movement in 1946 and the end of the congress, the three schools moved back to Beiping and Tianjin respectively, which lasted for eight years.
Although the three factions that make up the Federation have their own unique experiences, they are all rich in patriotic traditions. Many teachers and students were direct participants in the May 4th Movement and the December 9th Movement. Teachers and students from north to south and from east to west witnessed the broken mountains and rivers and the suffering of the people, which further stimulated patriotic enthusiasm; Especially due to the hard struggle and publicity and education of the underground party organizations in China, progressive voices and revolutionary ideas have been widely spread in the National Southwest Associated University. Before the Southern Anhui Incident and after the May 4th Movement in 1943, the congress was full of democratic atmosphere. Held a grand May 4th Memorial Week, took the lead in launching the December 1st patriotic movement, and trained many patriotic youths. It was once known as the "bastion of democracy". All three universities of the General Assembly are famous schools in China. Three alliances, talented people, scholars come forth in large numbers, each with its own strengths, colorful and complementary. The school can still respect the spirit of "inclusiveness" advocated by Mr. Cai Yuanpei at Peking University since the May 4th Movement and advocate academic democracy, which has a great influence. There are many academic groups and posters among the students, who contend with each other, learn from each other, have active thoughts and pay attention to seeking truth. Under extremely difficult conditions, a large number of talents have been trained.
Over the past eight years, more than 2,000 students have graduated from the congress, and about 5,000 to 6,000 have gone to college. Many of them have become backbones and well-known scholars in various fields today. Remember the hard work of eight years of support, and commemorate the "integration of three schools", such as cementation; With the precious history of hardship and joy, after War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, the schools of the General Assembly decided to "take this stone as a solid festival, Ji Jiaqing, and learn for thousands of years" when they are about to be demobilized and return to the north.
It has been more than 40 years since/kloc-0 was erected on May 4, 946. This university has long since ceased to exist, but its glorious revolutionary tradition and fine style of study remain in the hearts of people of all ethnic groups in Yunnan. At that time, the school buildings built of thatch and adobe have long been replaced by high-rise buildings, but a small classroom was left in front of the tomb of the martyrs as a souvenir; However, those who shared its troubles left her with good memories. Many famous people at home and abroad often visit here, and some foreign scholars have traveled across the ocean not far from Wan Li to study the history of The National SouthWest Associated University and explore the secret of its success. On the back of the tablet, there is a tablet entitled Inscriptions of Military Academy Students since the Anti-Japanese War, which was written by Tang Lan and Liu Jinnian. The above-mentioned list of 834 people who joined the army left a solid historical material for studying the relationship between the Congress and War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
In recent years, there has been an endless stream of tourists from home and abroad. Professor Wang Li returned to his hometown in August, 1983, with many feelings. There is a poem in Memories of The National SouthWest Associated University: "After the reform of Lugou, it began to move south, and the three universities joined hands for eight years. Drinking water makes a career, building a house and hosting a banquet. The torch burns on a cloudy night, and before dawn, the river of stars becomes sharp in the sky. This is a glorious page of history, and we should teach young people a special article on history. " Dr. Yang Zhenning visited the school many times and led his family to sing the school song of UNU enthusiastically in front of the UNU monument.