Mr. Xie Xide's charm has long been integrated into the fudan spirit of the new era, and the spring wind and rain have flowed.
Mr. Sheheed was born in 1921, a solemn year. In the blink of an eye, her centenarian birthday arrived.
In Fudan, as soon as the old principal is mentioned, people will praise her, and even the most critical "opinion leaders" will be convinced and awe-inspiring. She is a person who is still often talked about and loved from the heart by teachers and students many years after her death - it is difficult to reach this realm, but Mr. Xie has reached it. I often wonder, how did Mr. Xie achieve this?
I don't have much intersection with Mr. Xie. When I was admitted to Fudan in 1978, the principal was Mr. Su Buqing, and Mr. Xie was only one of several vice principals. At the opening ceremony, President Su Buqing spoke, and Secretary Xia Zhengnong presided over it. On the rostrum, there sat a row of school leaders, except for Elder Su and Elder Xia, I didn't know anyone else, and I couldn't remember if Mr. Xie was also sitting on the stage (if so, this should be the first time I saw her), and I had no impression of this. She really left a mark in my mind after I graduated and stayed at the school to teach. At that time, Mr. Xie was sixty miles away, his hair was gray, his face was kind, and he often walked around the campus. I vaguely remember that she seemed to always tie a silk scarf, bright, elegant, and distinctive. I have never seen her when she was young, and it is said that many old Fudan children have seen her - in the 1950s, she often went to the Guoquan Road Laixi Hotel to dine, "At that time, she was wearing a suit dress!" ”
Looking at Mr. Xie, it is like a spring breeze. Our teaching and research office is located on the west side of the second floor of the new office building (located on the south side of the first teaching building, which has been demolished), which is said to be a "new office building", but the facilities are very simple and there is no elevator. Once, I happened to go downstairs and met Mr. Xie at the corner of the stairs. Her legs and feet were inconvenient, and she was grabbing the armrest and moving up with difficulty. "Mr. Xie!" I beckoned. "Hello! In which department do you work? Mr. Xie was smiling like an old friend I had been missing for a long time—it was the only time I had a conversation with her. After Mr. Xie's death, I read the memories of several students, saying that when they studied abroad, they all liked to write letters of recommendation to Mr. Xie. Although she was busy, she never refused, always typing and writing letters herself at night... I just guessed that the east side of the second floor of the new office building is the international student office, and Mr. Xie's going upstairs will be related to recommending students to study abroad?
Mr. Xie speaks, is clearly organized, and never drags mud and water. The first time I heard Mr. Xie speak, it was probably in 1983, shortly after she became principal. The meeting took place in the Auditorium (later renamed "Xianghui Hall"), and Mr. Xie talked about school planning — in my opinion, it should be her "administrative program". Unexpectedly, as soon as Mr. Xie opened his mouth, he calmed the audience: a standard Mandarin, depressed, not hurried, not slow... You know, her predecessors, Su Buqing and Principal Chen Wangdao, spoke with a Zhejiang accent, while President Lee Teng-hui spoke fluent English. Mr. Xie went to school in Beiping at an early age, and her "Standard & Poor's" really makes people feel fresh and unworldly. What is even more surprising is that the "Administrative Program" only spoke for forty minutes, and she said: "I will talk about it here today, and Adjourn the meeting!" "What? The meeting is over? I looked at another young teacher and applauded one after another: "Principal Xie is not verbose, concise and concise, crisp!" ”
Mr. Xie has always been low-key and easy-going, but her aura is very strong. Mayor Zhu Rongji made a report at Xianghui Hall that year, and his opening remarks were very humorous: "Because Principal Xie invited me, I will come no matter how busy I am..." Suddenly, the whole audience laughed and applauded. On April 30, 1984, US President Ronald Reagan visited Fudan, and Mr. Xie, as the host, warmly greeted him. I wasn't there that day, but when I watched the video, I found that President Reagan was surrounded by tall bodyguards, looking at the tiger as if they were facing a great enemy. Compared with these foreigners, Mr. Xie appears short and walks not fast, but she is polite and gentle, and her popularity is not at all lost to the PRESIDENT of the United States who is a movie star.
President Shaheed shook hands with President Reagan, and wang Daohan, then mayor of Shanghai
In early 1985, I took the school bus to the city several times, and I often saw Mr. Xie in the carriage. I later described it in my book Xianghui: "She had inconvenient legs and feet, and always sat in the seat against the front door; every time she got on and off the bus, she greeted everyone kindly." In the carriage, the teachers talked and laughed, she smiled and squinted, and occasionally inserted a sentence or two..." In fact, there is another detail, which is also worth mentioning - one day, before leaving work, the school secretary ran to the driver to "ask for leave": "Today, Principal Xie has a meeting at night, and he does not take the school bus." At this time, someone whispered: "Alas, Principal Xie is not coming to the car today, it is not exciting!" This sense of reverence and awe is nothing compared to the scenes where the leaders are silent as soon as they come.
Author Zhang Guowei's Fudan University Faculty Appointment Letter
"Big Sound Of Xisheng" and "Shangde Ruogu", mr. Xie's charm, has long been integrated into the spirit of Fudan in the new era, and the spring wind and rain are flowing. A few days ago, when I was sorting out my study, I suddenly found my first teacher's appointment letter, which had Mr. Xie's name stamp on it, so I proudly thought: In Fudan, I once spent time and space with Mr. Xie, how fortunate. (Zhang Guowei)