Duc Thanh School

Duc Thanh School

Duc Thanh School Where teacher Nguyen Tat Thanh (Uncle Ho's name at the age of 20) taught in 1910, before going abroad to Saigon to find a way to save the country. Duc Thanh School, formerly known as Duc Thanh Hoc Hieu, was established in 1907. Located in Thanh Duc village, 39 Trung Nhi Street, Duc Nghia Ward, Phan Thiet City, the school is near Ca Ty River. wonderful and peaceful. Duc Thanh Hoc Hieu was born thanks to the patriotism of scholars and Confucian scholars in Central Vietnam. Construction funding came from the generosity of Mr. Huynh Van Dau and Lien Thanh Thuong Quan. All students here study for free. This is a private school with progressive teaching content in Binh Thuan province at that time. Lien Thanh Thuong Quan (Lien Thanh company) was a patriotic organization in the early 20th century. Operating in the economic field. Duc Thanh Hoc opened a class to teach patriotic content according to progressive ideology for children of patriots and poor workers, in response to the Duy Tan movement initiated by Phan Chau Trinh, Tran Quy Cap and Huynh Thuc Khang in Vietnam. Mid-term. Lien Thanh Company operated effectively, secretly contributing part of its finances to Phan Boi Chau's Dong Du movement. Lien Thanh commune, led by Nguyen Hiet Chi, invited many speakers to give speeches, including Phan Chau Trinh, causing a lively buzz. In particular, Duc Thanh school has trained a class of young people to study according to the new books and spirit. In 1910, Nguyen Tat Thanh was introduced by his colleague Truong Gia Mo and came to Phan Thiet to teach at this school. At that time, the school had about 60 students and 7 teachers teaching subjects: Chinese literature, French literature, physical education... One of the school's students was Nguyen Kinh Chi, son of Nguyen Hiet Chi, later a doctor. , Deputy Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, National Assembly delegate of the 1st - 4th term, is a direct student of teacher Nguyen Tat Thanh. Nguyen Tat Thanh teaches second grade, mainly teaching Vietnamese and Chinese characters. During this time, in addition to the content assigned to teach, Nguyen Tat Thanh also spread love for his homeland, country and ancestral race to students. During extracurricular classes or free time, Nguyen Tat Thanh also leads his students to visit beautiful scenery in Phan Thiet such as Thuong Chanh beach, Thieng village cave, Duc Nghia village communal house. In February 1911, Nguyen Tat Thanh left Duc Thanh and Phan Thiet schools to enter Saigon. A year later, there was no one left in charge and for many other objective reasons, the school closed in 1912. The architecture of Duc Thanh school bears bold Asian traditions. The school has three houses, including two large houses for classrooms and one upstairs house. In the classroom, there are wooden tables and chairs below, and above is a blackboard for teaching. The school campus is a lush green garden, neatly and carefully cared for. To the right of the main house, is the Ngu house used as a boarding house for students and teachers. Ngoa Du Sao is an area for receiving guests and discussing poetry, located right behind the classroom and the Ngu House. On the school campus there is a well for drinking water. Source: People's Committee of Binh Thuan province

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