The deputy director didn't expect that someone would steal his words, but when he turned around, he saw that it was Zhang Boling who was talking, he felt relieved.

Modern educators are as brilliant as stars, but in terms of qualifications and achievements, Zhang Boling is one of the best. Looking at the education circles of the Republic of China at that time, I am afraid that only Cai Yuanpei can compare with Zhang Boling.

Although the deputy director of the Ministry of Education has a high position, he can only be regarded as a junior in front of Zhang Boling.

Of course, Zhang Boling had to give face, so the deputy director smiled and said, "Chen Qiang, President Zhang also asked you for it. Let's do this. Go to Nankai University or National Central University, or choose yourself!"

"I'll go to Nankai University!" Chen Qiang replied without hesitation.

When choosing between National Central University and Nankai University, Chen Qiang of course had to choose Nankai University. For nothing else, just because Zhang Boling is the president of Nankai University, Chen Qiang would also choose Nankai University without hesitation.

The main reason is of course the Los Angeles Olympics two years later.

In China in the 1930s, there were only two people in the International Olympic Committee, one was Wang Zhengting and the other was Zhang Boling.

Wang Zhengting was only the first member of the International Olympic Committee in Chinese history, but his main work was still on diplomatic affairs, and his contribution to diplomacy was greater than his contribution to sports. At this time, Wang Zhengting was the foreign minister of the Republic of China, but after the "September 18th", Wang Zhengting lost his power and gradually faded out of the core of diplomatic affairs of the Republic of China.

It is definitely not enough to let a diplomat who loses power support himself in the Olympics.

Zhang Boling was different. Zhang Boling was a relatively pure educator. He didn't start participating in politics until he was in his 60s and was forced to hold an official position. With Zhang Boling's qualifications and status in the education industry, it was obviously impossible not to be incorporated by the government or hold a position in the government.

Historically, Liu Changchun participated in the Los Angeles Olympics because of Zhang Boling's strong support. Originally, Liu Changchun missed the registration time for the Olympics, and it was because of Zhang Boling's operation in the International Olympic Organizing Committee that Liu Changchun successfully signed up for the competition.

In order to participate in the Olympics, Chen Qiang of course had to join Zhang Boling. Once Chen Qiang became a student at Nankai University, then Zhang Boling would definitely support Chen Qiang in the 1932 Olympics.

In addition, Nankai University's reputation and qualifications are not inferior to the National Central University in Nanjing.

Another reason is that in the early 1930s, the National Central University experienced a turmoil in Chang's turmoil. In two years, seven presidents were changed. During this period, the management of the National Central University was very chaotic and was not conducive to Chen Qiang's normal training.

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Chen Qiang packed his luggage, then returned the rent deposit, and went straight to the dock and bought a boat ticket to Tianjin.

At that time, there was no direct train from Shanghai to Tianjin. If you took the land route, Chen Qiang had to take the train to Nanjing first, then cross the river, and then take the train to Tianjin. It would take a lot of time to go there, and the price of train tickets was very expensive.

If you walk by water, you can directly arrive from Shanghai to Tianjin. Although the distance is also time-consuming, there is a bed in the cabin, so Chen Qiang can lie on the bed and sleep.

For Chen Qiang, sleeping means entering the training space to train. Chen Qiang would rather choose to walk on the water so that he can train on the way.

After arriving in Tianjin, Chen Qiang went straight to Nankai University.

At this time, Nankai University was still private. In order to prepare for Nankai University, Mr. Zhang Boling raised funds everywhere and even got the nickname of "begging for alms".

Nankai University has not many students, only three or four hundred, but the faculty is very strong. There are nearly 100 faculty members in the school, and the school has graduate education. It can be said to be a research-oriented university at that time.

Moreover, since the president Zhang Boling attaches great importance to physical education, Nankai University has a large sports field. Although it is not high-end, it has complete facilities.

After Chen Qiang reported, he moved into the dormitory of Nankai University and was then arranged to be in the preparatory class of Nankai University.

Preparatory classes are an education system for higher education institutions in Western countries in the 18th century. Before liberation, domestic universities also implemented a one-year preparatory system. Preparatory classes such as Peking University and Tsinghua University have preparatory classes.

At that time, many great men from the Republic of China also attended preparatory classes, especially those who received old-style education, such as those who studied in private schools and old schools, would start with preparatory classes in order to adapt to the new education introduced by the West.

Chen Qiang is considered a special admission. According to the school's arrangement, he will first study for one year of preparatory courses, take the exam one year later, and then apply for the relevant major based on the exam results.

Chen Qiang does not plan to wait for another year. It is June. When the preparatory class is at the end of August and early September, the preparatory class will hold an exam. Chen Qiang feels that he has been studying for more than two months and should be able to pass the preparatory class exam.

So Chen Qiang found textbooks and past preparatory class exam questions, and began to sprint before the exam.

Chen Qiang was once a professor at the University of Sports. Those who can become professors must be good at learning. Whether it is rote memorization or learning from others, they are better than ordinary people.

Even in a sports university, there is no need for professors to go to the stadium or train. The physical work of labour is the business of athletes and coaches. Professors mainly teach and conduct scientific research.

Chen Qiang was not worried about his learning ability. With his knowledge reserves in his previous life, Chen Qiang passed the preparatory class exam after more than two months of sprint study.

According to the regulations formulated by the Ministry of Education, at that time, the main subjects of college entrance examinations were taken, first of which was the citizen subject, which was similar to the ideological and political subjects of later generations. Then there were Chinese, English and mathematics, that is, the three main subjects of Chinese, mathematics and English. Then there were Chinese, foreign history, geography, physics, chemistry, and biology. The subject settings were similar to modern times. If you apply for art subjects, you would also have to take courses such as sketching, painting, sculpture, musical instruments, etc.

Chen Qiang looked at the test questions and citizen subject exams from previous years. They were all rote memorized, such as the Prime Minister’s last words and some programs. They were all fixed answers and could pass after memorizing them.

The Chinese test questions are not difficult. After the May Fourth Movement, vernacular Chinese has been implemented, so the test questions are mainly vernacular Chinese, and the composition questions are both classical Chinese and vernacular. Of course, there are also some questions that translate classical Chinese into vernacular. In addition, such as explaining idioms or adding punctuation to a paragraph, they are also a must-have question type.

The math exam is relatively simple for Chen Qiang. The content of the exam is limited to the range of elementary algebra, analytical geometry and trigonometric functions, and there are no advanced algebra and calculus, which suddenly reduces the difficulty a lot.

As for English, Chen Qiang doesn't have to review at all. However, English is not only found in English test papers, but also in English for exam questions such as history and geography.

The test questions for history and geography are very simple. Most common-sense questions, such as which country won in World War I, which country lost, which country was ceded territory, etc.

These problems are attempts that everyone knows about in later generations, but in this era, information was not smooth, most Chinese people did not understand the world, and many people could not distinguish between the United States, Britain, France and Germany at all. Therefore, foreign history and geography were a major difficulty for Chinese students at that time.

Physics, biological and chemistry questions are even simpler.

Einstein had not yet proposed the theory of relativity, quantum mechanics did not exist at all. Electromagnetics, optics and thermodynamics were still very profound science at this time. The most learned in Chinese physics textbooks is Newtonian mechanics, which is roughly equivalent to the content of junior high school.

In terms of chemistry, Mendeleev's periodic table of elements is still being improved. At this time, chemistry tests not theoretical knowledge, but gives some common phenomena in life, and then ask candidates to use chemistry principles to explain, such as why iron pots rust.

As for biology, biological science was much behind that of physics and chemistry. In 1930, Randsteiner had just won the Nobel Prize for discovering human blood types. The biological science of this era was still in the stage of exploration and discovery. For Mendel's genetic laws, it was a very difficult thing for those who were taking the college entrance examination at that time.

The superiority of the times is once again reflected. In the 1920s and 1930s, many things that only intellectuals could master were just the most basic common sense in later generations. Any public account may have a more professional content than what university professors of this era know.

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After two months of review, Chen Qiang applied for the preparatory class exam.

When he saw Chen Qiang filling out the exam registration form, the teacher in charge of the preparatory class exam looked surprised.

As the holder of the Asian record of 100-meter sprint, Chen Qiang was specially recruited to Nankai University. This is something that the whole school knows. The teachers also know Chen Qiang and have only been here for more than two months.

Many people may not be able to pass the preparatory class exam if they stay in the preparatory class for a whole year. Chen Qiang was only two months away and couldn't wait to apply for the preparatory class exam. In the eyes of the teacher, this is simply a self-destructive act.

"Student Chen Qiang, I think you should wait until next year to register. After all, you have only been here for two months and are not very familiar with the school environment. Don't rush to do it for a while." The teacher continued: "Besides, even if you are in the preparatory class, the school will still give you subsidies."

"Thank you, teacher, but I want to give it a try." Chen Qiang answered.

Seeing that the teacher couldn't help but said, "Okay, I'll take the exam first this year, which can be considered as having an understanding of the exam content. By working hard next year, I might be able to pass the exam."

Facing the teacher's remarks, Chen Qiang just smiled and did not refute.

Anyway, the exam is just around the corner, and it will be known whether you can pass the exam immediately.

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Chapter completed!