The slogan source of working for the health of the motherland for 50 years

At the beginning of Tsinghua University, students were required to study in the United States after graduation. In order to adapt to the new competitive environment, students must strengthen exercise and keep healthy. 19 12, on Monday, Chun became the vice president of Tsinghua, and established the school-running policy of "paying equal attention to morality, intelligence, physique, beauty and labor", putting the improvement of students' health and physical fitness in an important position, making Tsinghua one of the earliest schools in China to establish formal western-style sports.

1957165438+1On October 29th, Jiang Nanxiang, then president of Tsinghua University, said to Ma Yuehan, who was 7 6 years old but still glowing, "Every student of ours should work hard for 50 years after graduation." 1964 65438+ 10, at the celebration meeting of the 50th anniversary of Ma Lao's service to Tsinghua, Jiang Nanxiang once again said: "We should take good exercise to keep pace with Mr. Ma Yuehan, compete with Mr. Ma Yuehan, and strive to work healthily for the motherland for at least 50 years." Since then, this popular name has become a symbol of Tsinghua University's profound cultural concept of attaching importance to and advocating sports, and it has become a very influential school-running feature.