Views of the campus of Lakeside University (1926, private collection)
List of graduates of Lakeside University
Author: Zhong Xingyong
How many graduates of Yuezhou Hubin University have, where do they come from, and where do they work after graduation?
Yuezhou Hubin University and Hubin Middle School are on the same campus, and teacher resources, library resources, and club activity resources are shared, but the courses are different, the tuition fees are different, and the training goals are different. In terms of Christian belief, Lakeside University is "cultivating Christian leaders", and believing in Christianity is the basic threshold for admission, while Lakeside Middle School does not impose requirements.
In 1907, after Qiuxin School moved to Hubin, the school was renamed Hubin Academy, and a new academic system was stipulated: 1. 3 years for preparatory courses, 2. 4 years for junior colleges, 3. 4 years for colleges, and 4. 3 years for theology departments (later merged into Hunan Union Theological Seminary).
In the summer, Dr. Haweley and his family returned to the United States to send their children to school, raise funds for the school, and apply to the U.S. Department of Education to register with The Lakeaide School.
Lakeside undergraduate enrollment began in the spring of 1910. IN THE SAME YEAR, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT APPROVED THE REGISTRATION OF THE SCHOOL AS "HUPING CHRISTIAN COLLEGE YOCHOW CITY, HUNAN, CHINA", AND OBTAINED UNIVERSITY EDUCATION AND AWARDED A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE. The name of the school is "Hunan Yuezhou Hubin University" in Chinese, referred to as "Hubin University" or "Hubin University".
Lakeside University students with their wives and children (1913, private collection)
Since the university and the secondary school share the same name, it is easy for students who graduate at Lakeside to be confused, so much so that in the course of the research, some secondary school graduates also believe that they graduated from Lakeside University. Therefore, it is necessary to classify Lakeside University students.
Hubin University Tennis Court (the earliest tennis court in Hunan)
In December 1932, the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China officially agreed to the participation of Hubin University and others in the joint establishment of Huazhong University. Spiral, Lakeside University changed its name to "Huping Agricultural Normal School". In 1931, 1933 and 1935, the Huazhong University Alumni Association conducted three alumni surveys and registered the previous graduates, among which the 1935 directory was kept in the Yueyang City Archives.
The author compares these three lists, together with the list of students published in the journal of Lakeside University, which can roughly distinguish the graduates of Lakeside University.
1931 Survey Form 1 (Central China Normal University Collection)
1933 Survey Form 1 (Central China Normal University Collection)
1935 Questionnaire No. 1 (Yueyang Archives)
On December 28, 1913, the first graduating class of Lakeside University held a graduation ceremony consisting of three students:
Zhang Shixiu (1886-?), a native of Hankou, Hubei, was 27 years old when he graduated, and after graduation, he served as a teacher at Hubin Middle School, a pastor of Chenglingji Gospel Church, the principal of Chenglingji Hujiang Primary School, and the chairman of Zhenxin Girls' Middle School.
Yan Lusui (recorded as Yan Hua Guo in 1935 with the Yueyang Archives), a native of Changsha, worked in the Hankou Asia Oil Company after graduation.
Zhou Hongda. A native of Wuchang, he worked in Wuchang after graduation.
1914 Two:
Xiong Zijing (Siyu), a native of Yueyang, Hunan, taught at Nanjing Jinling Women's College of Arts and Sciences after graduation.
Xiong Shaohan (Qingyun), a native of Puqi, Hubei Province, worked at Changsha Defu Bank after graduation.
1915 Three:
Zhou Shaoyi, Ni Chuanyi, Tan Zuwu
Qian Zihuan, a native of Wuchang, Hubei, became a teacher at Zhenxin Girls' School after graduation.
There were no graduates in 1916 and 1917.
1918 Two:
Wan Shaotong (1935 roster and Yueyang Archives for Wan Chuanke), a native of Yuanling, Hunan, worked in Nanjing after graduation.
Fu Daocheng, unknown.
There were no graduates in 1919 and 1920.
Five in 1921:
Zou Yujie, a native of Yueyang, Hunan, worked at the Beiping Family Welfare Association after graduation.
Jiang Zhengyun, a native of Hubei, is ominous after graduation.
Zeng Zhihuan, a native of Yueyang, Hunan, worked as a pastor at Yueyang Taqian Street Gospel Hall after graduation.
Chen Shusheng, a native of Linxiang, Hunan Province, taught at Hubin Middle School after graduation.
Fang Mingde, a native of Dushan, Guizhou, served as the principal of Lingdong School of Hubin University after graduation.
One person in 1922:
Peng Damou, a native of Yuanling, Hunan, worked at Peking Union Medical School after graduation.
There were no graduates in 1923.
In 1924 one person:
Guo Yumin, a native of Yueyang, Hunan Province, served as the principal of Xinhu School of Hubin University after graduation.
Six in 1925:
Pan Baichuan (Jianghai), a native of Huangpi, Hubei, worked at Wushengmen Truth School in Wuchang after graduation.
After graduating, Li Shi taught geography and civics at Lakeside University.
Wen Yuanqing, a native of Ruanling, Hunan Province, taught and worked as a student assistant at Hubin University after graduation.
Lu Huilin, a native of Tianmen, Hubei Province, was sent to the United States for further study by Hubin University after graduation, and worked at Hubin University after returning to China.
Guo Faqian, a native of Sichuan, was sent to the school after graduation to specialize, and later taught natural sciences at Hubin University.
Yang Jiang (Guang) Tao, a native of Yuanling, Hunan, taught at Chaoyang Middle School in Chenzhou, Hunan Province after graduation.
Administrative staff of Lakeside University in the 1920s (private collection) Administrative staff of Lakeside University in the 1920s (private collection)
Eleven in 1926:
Zhou Daixin, a native of Yueyang, Hunan, worked in Changsha Asia Company after graduation.
Fan Zhizhi, a native of Changsha, Hunan Province, taught at Hubin Middle School after graduation.
Jiang Shiyao, a native of Ruanling, Hunan, taught at Chaoyang Middle School in Chenzhou, Hunan Province after graduation.
Xiao Hanxi, a native of Yongshun, Hunan, taught at Chaoyang Middle School in Chenzhou, Hunan Province after graduation.
Xiao Luan, a native of Yongshun, Hunan, taught at Xupu County Middle School in Hunan Province after graduation.
Lu Jilong, a native of Tianmen, Hubei Province, served as the secretary of the affairs office of Hubin University after graduation and taught at Zhenxin Girls' School.
Li Xiangting (Ting), a native of Hanyang, Hubei, taught at Zhenxin Girls' School after graduation.
Dong Shaohan, a native of Yuanling, Hunan, taught at Chaoyang Middle School in Chenzhou, Hunan Province after graduation.
Qiu Runmin (Rong), a native of Yueyang, Hunan, went to Nanyang after graduation.
Lee Changlin, unknown.
Five in 1927:
He Shaoda, Li Gaoxuan, Zeng Xingyuan, Tian Jingxiang, Li Zhiping
There were no graduates in 1928.
Eight in 1929:
Zhang Anping, Huang Fenghe (as an assistant in the Ministry of Medicine), Huang Xiannong, Li Changlin, Li Xugu (as librarian), Luo Dingyuan, Peng Leshan, Shen Chun
It can be said that in the turbulent era, communication was inconvenient, and it was all based on the investigation of Huazhong University, and it was not necessarily accurate, and even some people who worked in Yueyang, such as Fang Mingde and Guo Faqian, not only did not indicate where they went after graduation, but instead indicated that they were deceased. But it is still true overall, although there are some discrepancies between the three lists.
Because the three directories only registered graduates, some of them had studied at Hubin University but did not persist until graduation, such as Li Qu, who was persuaded to quit because they were unwilling to be baptized, and Yuan Jun and others (called Yuan Ling in the journal) entered Hubin University in 1922 to study Xi, because of their sports talent, in 1924 the school was sent to Nanjing Soochow University to study physical education, and then returned to Hubin University to teach, and coached the football team. This type of talent is also not counted.
Hubin University Football Team (Private Collection) (1923 Hunan Provincial Champion Team, 1924 Representing Hunan in the National Competition, Coach Yuan Ling in the back row)
As can be seen from the above list, in the 19 years from 1910 to 1929, Lakeside University produced a total of 47 bachelors of arts. From the perspective of known students, the rest of Hunan has the most, with 10, followed by Hubei with 8, and Yueyang with 6. After graduating, they were scattered all over the country, and most of them were engaged in education.
Why, then, do Church Universities not need to pass the college entrance examination, and why are the number of students so small that sometimes they cannot recruit students? This is a problem not only at Lakeside University, but also at all 24 Church Universities across the country. The reasons are manifold. The first is the issue of faith. It is a very difficult choice for Chinese to abandon their ancestral beliefs. The second is the high cost of tuition and miscellaneous fees, it is difficult to support the children of ordinary families, Yueyang should be close to the water, but there are not many people who go to college, and this is mainly the reason (tuition and miscellaneous fees are explained in another article), and the third is the chaos, Yueyang bears the brunt of the war, and it is difficult to study with peace of mind.
Although the undergraduate education of Hubin University is only more than 20 years, it has cultivated a group of new talents. In particular, the implementation of key training for outstanding talents, such as Lu Huilin, Guo Faqian, Yuan Ling, Yu Guifu, etc., and return to their alma mater to serve, is unique and commendable.
List of Professors of Lakeside University in the 1920s (Private Collection)
The author, Zhong Xingyong, took a photo at the former site of Hubin University
About author:ZHONG Xingyong (1955—), male, from Loudi, Hunan. He is a second-level professor of history at Hunan Institute of Technology, successively served as the head of the university department, the director of the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee, the director of the Science and Technology Department, the director of the periodical society, etc., the vice president of the Yanhuang Culture Research Association of Hunan Province, the former president of the Yueyang Historical Society and the Qu Yuan Society.