重读国学大师钱穆先生著《师友杂忆》,记其中学读书事,越读越感慨。上个世纪初,钱穆就读于常州府中学堂,其同学中有一人就是后来的刘半农;有个小他两级的师弟,就是后来的瞿秋白;有个老师,竟是文史大家吕思勉。一个不起眼的学校,走出这么多耀眼的人,一定有其独到之处。而钱穆记录的几则师生轶事,恰可体现彼时的学风。即,讲规则,有错必究;重个性,全面发展,不拘一格。先说这有错必究。有一次考图画课,题目为《知更鸟,一树枝,三鸟同栖》。钱穆画了一长条 Master Qian Mu re-read the text of Mr. Qian Mu “mentor miscellaneous memories”, remember the middle school study, read more and more emotion. At the beginning of last century, Qian Mu enrolled in Changzhou Fuchu Middle School, one of his classmates was later Liu Bannong; a younger brother of his two grades was later Qu Qiubai; a teacher was actually a literary and artistic critic Lu Siming. A humble school, out of so many dazzling people, there must be something unique. Qian Mu recorded several anecdotes of teachers and students, just reflect the style of study. That is, to say the rules, there must be mistakes; heavy personality, all-round development, eclectic. First of all, this is wrong. There is a test drawing class, entitled “robin, a branch, three birds in habitat.” Qian Mu drew a long strip