南方在书院筹建之初,负责人老德与筹建处的小王要去一次南方:参观几处古书院。他说,做什么都要有些见识,要看看别人是怎么办的。这当然有理。一路上乘车坐船,好不辛苦,但总算是看过了许多地方,特别是看了岳麓书院和白鹿洞书院。回来时,两人抱回了许多关于书院的书籍。老德说:“照这样建就行。”我问起一些书院的事情,随口说了一句:“那些古书院大概规模不会很大吧?”老德立刻瞪起眼睛说:“哪对!大啊,好几千亩啊!” At the beginning of the preparation and construction of the academy in the south, Wang, head of the responsible person and the chief architect of the preparatory office, was going to visit the south for several visits to the ancient academies. He said what to do must have some knowledge, to see how others do. Of course, this is reasonable. Along the way by car by boat, hard work, but finally seen many places, especially the Yuelu College and Bailudong College. When they returned, they hugged many books about the academy. Old German said: “I would like to ask some college things, casually said: ” The old college is probably not very large scale, right? “” Old German immediately stared and said: “Which pair! Big ah, a few acres!”