It is natural to pay for going to school, which is the rule of private schools; However, in the early days of the founding of Zhiguo, except for the symbolic registration fee of two yuan, students were never charged high tuition fees, which was a rule set by Zhao at the beginning of running a school. In his view, running a school is running a school, not doing business, and students can't earn money by running a school. Not to mention the hard times in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, even in peacetime, making money by running a school was despised by many intellectuals with conscience at that time. In this case, the normal operation of the school can only rely on limited school production and funding from eight clubs. Fortunately, at the beginning of the founding of Zhiguo, only one class was recruited, with 36 students, including the principal, and only six school staff and part-time teachers. Not only is the expenditure low, but many people come to Zhiguo to teach out of admiration and respect for Zhao. It is purely a kind of friendship support, and they have not taken a penny for many years, which undoubtedly greatly reduces Zhao's pressure on running a school.
However, with the development of the school and the increase in the number of classes and students, Zhiguo Middle School has not only junior high schools, but also senior high schools. Not only recruit boys, but also break the school rules to recruit girls. The largest number of students reached 1400, which is the private school with the largest number of students in Longshang. There are dozens of full-time and part-time teachers, and it is obviously unrealistic to rely on friendship support. It has become a top priority to solve the school funds. The self-report said: "funding is the lifeblood of private schools, and this school is extremely difficult. At first, the school board helped (the author) save lives. After being abandoned (due to disagreement with the school board-the author), they had to raise funds, and sometimes some students even sold theater tickets to supplement miscellaneous expenses. " When Guo Jiqiao was the governor of this province, he twice ordered the education department to raise 4,000 yuan in legal tender. However, due to the devaluation of legal tender, the money he helped was not enough to pay for paper every month, and the difficulty of running a school was beyond people's imagination.
In order to save the emergency, Zhao donated 52 private houses to make up for the lack of funds, and then donated more than 100 mu of private land in Yantan for students to cultivate. But this is still not enough to solve the fundamental problem, and classrooms and funds still plague Zhao. As the principal of a school, he didn't have his own office for a long time. In such a difficult situation, he still does not forget to reduce the tuition fees of students from poor families every semester. From 65438 to 0948, Zhao invited Sun Wenshan, the president of Wuwei Normal University for four years, to come to Lanzhou to organize Zhiguo College. According to Sun Lao, Zhiguo Academy is located in Wuquan Mountain. At that time, a lot of adobe was supported, including a classroom, several dormitories and an office. It is planned to set up a medical department and a literature and history department first, and then gradually develop. According to Zhao's educational philosophy, we must make Zhiguo College a famous university in China, just like Tianjin Nankai University. However, due to the change of the current situation, Zhao's ambition to run a university fell through.
In the late 1940s, Yuan Zhen led an exploration team for the second time to conduct a general survey of mineral resources in Yinchuan and Zhongwei areas of Ningxia, and finally drew a map of mineral distribution in Ningxia. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhiguo Middle School was renamed Lanzhou No.2 Middle School, and Yuan Zhen continued to be the principal. From 65438 to 0950, Yuan Zhen was appointed as the deputy director of the Education Department by the Gansu Provincial People's Government. With rich experience in education management, he carefully guided the education work in the whole province, especially in the planning and development of secondary education, and made remarkable achievements. At the same time, he still insists on teaching in No.2 Middle School, improving school teaching facilities, caring for and solving the work and life problems of teachers and students, and is deeply loved by teachers and students. At the same time, Yuan Zhen also served as a member of the Gansu Provincial People's Supervision Committee, a member of the Provincial People's Committee, and a representative of people's congresses from all walks of life in the province. 1955, member of the Standing Committee of CPPCC. From 65438 to 0960, he served as vice chairman of CPPCC and director of the editorial board of Selected Documents of Gansu Literature and History. During the Cultural Revolution, Yuan Zhen was hit. 1972 In February, when President Nixon visited China, he asked about the recent situation of Dr. Yuan Zhen. With the concern of Premier Zhou Enlai, Gansu Province implemented the policy for Yuan Zhen, and restored her salary and position as a member, standing committee member and vice chairman of the CPPCC. In his later years, he remained conscientious, conscientious and meticulous, and practiced the party's political consultation system, which was praised by people from all walks of life.