Bu Fang Economic Research

As a missionary of the American Protestant Episcopal Church, Francis Lister Hawks Pott(1864-1947)came to China in 1886, and then was entitled as the Principal of St. John's College in 1888. Under his great effort, St. John's College developed into one of the most famous Missionary Universities in China. Many famous public intellectuals in Chinese contemporary history such as Sao-ke Alfred Sze, Koo-wellington, and Soong Ts-vung were graduated from this university. Being a disseminator of Western Christian culture and a representative figure in the history of china-America culture exchange, Francis Lister Hawks gained significant achievements during his 55 years'living experience in China, at the same time, there were also collision and confliction with Chinese national culture. The study of Francis Lister Hawks Pott has great values both in academic and realistic domains. From the perspective of academy, this topic was almost not touched before; from the aspect of reality, this study could provide lessons and introductions in the era of globalization, especially for the communication and confliction among different cultures.This dissertation is divided into seven parts respectively. The author explores the background of Christian education in China, and analyzes the emotional purpose of F.L H.Pott's activities with the outline of his living experience. The dissertation is formed in topic pattern, which utilize the method of combination of chronicle and orientation, trying to portray the image of a western missionary from different profiles.The first chapter presents F.L.H.Pott's experience of growth and his main activities during his 55 years'life in China. This chapter reflects F.L.H.Pott's achievements in St John University with an outline of the change which occurs under F.L.H.Pott's management.The second chapter discusses F.L.H.Pott and"St. John pattern", which outlines the characters, and connotation of St. John pattern and points out that F.L.H.Pott constructs St. John according to the characteristics of his Alma Mater Colombia University. He transplants the conception and management pattern of the American's higher education comprehensively, thus reform the specific school pattern which is named"St. John pattern", then analysis of this pattern and function of F.L.H.Pott is followed.The third chapter represents the education conception of F.L.H.Pott. Based on three questions"why to manage the education?","how to manage the education?"and"what education should be established?"this chapter systemizes and analyzes the education conception of F.L.H.Pott comprehensively for the first time.The fourth chapter reveals the relationships between F.L.H.Pott and The Christian Educational Association of China and Shanghai international concession education. The system systemizes the relationship and history of F.L.H.Pott, the national Christian council of China and the Shanghai international concession education. This chapter also analyzes the function and the role he displayed.The fifth chapter explores F.L.H.Pott , St. John"June. Third"event and"puts on record". As the Principal of Saint John's University, what role has F.L.H.Pott played? Regarding to these subjects, this chapter reviews the entire history of evolution process, and reveals the mental development F.L.H.Pott.The sixth chapter analyzes F.L.H.Pott's viewpoint about China, which explores the content of F.L.H.Pott's viewpoint about China involving politics, education, society, culture and so on. At the same time, this chapter analyzes the characteristics, the success, the failure and essence.The seventh chapter represents the evaluation of F.L.H.Pott. What kind of person F.L.H.Pott is on earth? The author concludes that he is an educator, the theologian, the religious philosopher, the historian, the social activist. But he is a person with"Charisma"type character, a west-centered critic with deep"the Chinese complex".