“五四运动”前期南洋公学科技期刊传播科学文化与科学思想的地位与作用

The position and effect of science and technology publications on spreading scientific culture & thoughts before the period of "May 4th Movement" in Nanyang College

南洋公学(西安交通大学的前身)是甲午战争后中国举办的最早的新式学校之一。它把加强科学教育作为办学宗旨,创办科技刊物,引进与宣传西方新思想、新科技、新知识,培养新式人才,以上海为窗口,睁眼看世界,开风气,启民智,育人才,兴实业,传播科学与民主意识,为“五四运动”倡导科学与民主,奠定了扎实的前期舆论基础。

Nanyang College （the predecessor of Jiaotong University） is one of the earliest new-style schools in China after the war between China and Japan in 1894. Its purpose was to reinforce scientific education, and found the publications on science and technology, which transferred and propaganda lized western new thoughts, science and technology and new knowledge. With Shanghai being its window, the college and its publications established the solid base of early public opinions on scientific consciousness democratic consciousness for the ＂May 4th Movement＂. All these worked through training new style talents, enlightening the people to look at the outside world, initiating new knowledge, starting industry and commerce, and spreading science and democracy in China at that time.