190 1 At the beginning of the year, a few alumni of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA were keen on overseas career and proposed to set up educational science and technology in China, which was quickly supported by President Hadley, other school leaders and alumni. On June 22nd, 1902, Yale Association in China was formally established, and President Hadley was elected as the president of the Association. In the same year, in June+10, 5438, the association selected John L. Thurston, a student of Yale University 1898, and took his new wife Calder to China to organize the school, and decided Changsha as the school site. 1904 In May, Texton died of tuberculosis. The Yali Association sent Brown L Gage and Warren B Sibley to Changsha. Subsequently, Dr. Hu Mei and Dr. William J. Haier came to work in Changsha with 1905 and 1906 respectively. After many efforts, in June 1906, several houses in the West Pailou were rented as school buildings to open the Yali University Hall. The word "elegant ceremony" is not only the transliteration of elegant music, but also the meaning of elegance in the Analects of Confucius and ceremony in poetry and calligraphy. Through the registration examination, 30 freshmen were admitted. The opening ceremony was held on1906165438+10/0, and classes were held on the second day according to the annual curriculum and schedule. Although it was called college preparatory course at that time, it was actually a fairly high school level, and the degree was extremely irregular. At the beginning of school, the principal Gabbana returned to China on business and was presided over by Xi Biyi. From 65438 to 0907, Dr. Hu Mei rented a private house opposite the school and opened Yali Hospital (actually a clinic). In the same year, Xi Bi went to Lushan for the summer and drowned while swimming.

There is no room for development due to the overwhelming support of the West Pailou school building. 19 10 The school purchased land in Mayuanling, outside the north gate of Changsha, and built a new school building. 19 1 1 year, three students graduated from the first college preparatory course. 19 14, the school established an undergraduate course. 19 14 In July, Yali Association and Hunan Yuqun Society jointly organized Xiangya Medical College (Xiangya is Hunan Yali), with Yan Fuqing as the principal and Hu Mei as the provost and dean of the hospital. 19 16, the first phase of Mayuanling new school building was completed and the college moved to a new location. 19 17, 8 people graduated from the first undergraduate course. 1920, the preparatory course of Xiangya Medical College was merged into the undergraduate department of our university. At this time, the scale of the school has gradually become complete, with three subjects: literature, science and medicine, so it was officially named Yali University. 1920 In the autumn, the school added the directors of the middle school department and Zhang Fuliang Ren Zhongxue department. 1924, the president of the university, Gai Baonai, returned to China, and the Yali Club appointed Hu Mei as the president of Yali University, with Xie as the main task and Raven (Dickson H. Leavens, 1909) in charge of general affairs. At this time, the school has built a magnificent campus, including a science museum, an auditorium, a dormitory, a classroom, a dining room, a playground and a professor's residence.

1924, graduated from Class 13 of Yali University. Liu Zhixun, a revolutionary martyr, is a graduate of this class. Liu Zhixun was admitted to Yali University Preparatory Class 19 16. In the meantime, I met Yang Kaihui, Mao Zedong, Cai Hesen, Zhang Kundi and others, and founded a weekly school newspaper in Yali University, established a patriotic organization, the Bamboo Club, and held public schools. He also organized Yali students to participate in the Zhang's drive-away movement and the May 4th patriotic movement, and was elected as the appraisal minister of Hunan Federation of Students and the director-general of the Ten-member National Salvation Federation in the May 4th movement. 1923, Liu Zhixun joined the China * * * production party and established one of the earliest * * * party member in Yali. After graduating from Yali University, Liu Zhixun took an active part in the revolutionary work and died in Honghu Revolutionary Base in 1932 at the age of 34. Comrade Mao Zedong once wrote a poem "Answer to Li Shuyi" as a souvenir.

/kloc-in the winter of 0/926, influenced by the political situation of the Great Revolution, the school was closed, and all American personnel returned to China except crow. When the school is closed, China employees Lao Qixiang, Ying Kaizhi and Tan Renyi will be responsible for guarding it until 1928.