Visit Duc Thanh School, where teacher Nguyen Tat Thanh taught more than 110 years ago

During his life of revolutionary activities, President Ho Chi Minh went to many places, did many different jobs to earn a living and did revolutionary activities, but the first profession he chose was teaching at the School of Education. Bar.

Duc Thanh School, the place where teacher Nguyen Tat Thanh is kept

After the Lunar New Year-2022, in the flow of people visiting Duc Thanh School, we have a feeling that this place is so peaceful and quiet. The school is located on the right bank of the Ca Ty river, peaceful and poetic, in the center of Phan Thiet city.

After more than a hundred years, through many events, time and ups and downs of history, Duc Thanh School still retains its ancient architecture, bold Vietnamese countryside. Most of the ornamental plants on campus are intact and meticulously cared for…

According to historical records, in 1905, during a trip to the South to survey people in the South Central provinces, Phan Chau Trinh stopped in Phan Thiet, met and talked with like-minded people. Including 2 sons of patriotic poet Nguyen Thong. Through this conversation, Mr. Phan Chau Trinh suggested opening a teaching school so that the children of Phan Thiet have conditions to study and expand their knowledge.

Approving the above policy, in 1907, the two sons of patriotic poet Nguyen Thong, Nguyen Trong Loi and Nguyen Quy Anh, mobilized their relatives to contribute to building a school on the common land of their families. The school’s name is Duc Thanh, meaning youth education.

Initially, the school did not build each separate classroom, but only built a common house, roofed with yin and yang tiles, Bat Trang tiled floor, columns and walls made of wood. In the classroom, there are 21 sets of tables and chairs divided into three rows, on both sides are two blackboards, in the middle is a set of sofas where teachers sit to teach and grade.

Among the 7 teachers at that time, there were teachers: Nguyen Quy Anh (Principal), Tran Dinh Phien, teacher Chan, teacher Trung, teacher Cua, teacher Hai and teacher Nguyen Tat Thanh who were the youngest at that time. 20 years old.

The maximum number of students was about 50 to 60 students, there were 4 female students (at that time they were not called students but called students). Most of them are children of well-off families, some students live a few tens of kilometers from school, some from other districts and provinces also come to study. Students are divided into 4 classes: first grade, second grade, third grade and fourth grade (equivalent to current grade 2 to 5).

The content of teaching at Duc Thanh school at that time was considered to be advanced, Quoc Ngu was taught as the main character, besides, it also taught Chinese characters, French characters, and physical education.

The journey of teacher Nguyen Tat Thanh

According to the documents of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, Binh Thuan branch, in 1908, after participating in the anti-tax collection movement with the people of the Central region, Nguyen Tat Thanh dropped out of school at Hue Quoc Hoc School and gradually moved to the South with the hope of entering the country. Saigon will be a place with favorable conditions to go abroad to find a way to save the country.

On that journey, the young man Nguyen Tat Thanh stopped in Quy Nhon and then stopped at Ninh Chu seaport (Ninh Thuan), then went to Duong (now in Chi Cong commune, Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan province). .

Here, the young man Nguyen Tat Thanh met Mr. Truong Gia Mo (a close friend of Mr. Nguyen Sinh Sac – his relative), thanks to the close relationship between Mr. Truong Gia Mo and the school administrators, who Youngster Nguyen Tat Thanh was introduced to teach at Duc Thanh School in September 1910.

Pupils of Duc Thanh School later recounted that during the class hours, teacher Nguyen Tat Thanh gave a very enthusiastic, fun and understandable lecture.

By February 1911, when conditions were favorable, teacher Nguyen Tat Thanh had left Duc Thanh School to go to Saigon. On June 5, 1911, with the name Van Ba, applied to work as a cook on a French merchant ship named Admiral Latuttrevin, a young man named Nguyen Tat Thanh who temporarily left the country, began his journey of 30 years. wandering to find a way to save the country for the Vietnamese people.

Duc Thanh School Relic

In 1978, Duc Thanh School was restored and rebuilt, completed in 1980, became Duc Thanh Relic, a place to visit and learn for people and especially teenagers. Duc Thanh relic was classified as a national historical-cultural relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) on December 12, 1986.

Duc Thanh relic has long since become a red address to the source, a place to propagate education on the ideal of life, revolutionary morality, ideology and morality of Ho Chi Minh’s style to future generations.

Currently, in the campus of Duc Thanh Relic, there are still classrooms; Fish House; Church of Mr. Nguyen Thong; Crouching Chaos; starfruit tree; Wells.

According to documents of Duc Thanh relic. Nguyen Thong (1827-1884) – poet, patriotic writer, social activist from Long An province to Binh Thuan established a career. After the ups and downs on the road, he chose Phan Thiet as a retreat.

Ngo Du Sao, Nguyen Thong built it to be a place where he read books, recited poems and interacted with patriotic figures of that time. During the teaching period, at Duc Thanh school, teacher Nguyen Tat Thanh often read books at Ngoa Du Sao.

Star fruit tree, planted by Mrs. Nguyen Thong more than 100 years ago, while teaching at Duc Thanh School, teacher Nguyen Tat Thanh often took care of and watered this star fruit tree.

The water well, where teacher Nguyen Tat Thanh often used daily activities and watered plants in the garden when he taught at Duc Thanh School.

During the Lunar New Year, many tourists come to visit the Ho Chi Minh Museum, Binh Thuan branch. On this occasion, there were meaningful cultural and artistic activities such as reviewing the glorious tradition of 92 years of construction and growth of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1930-2022). The program has an exhibition of documentary photos and artwork on Uncle Ho’s theme with the spring seasons and the beautiful scenery of Binh Thuan.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh came to offer incense

On the afternoon of February 5, 2022, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Government’s delegation came to offer flowers and incense in memory of President Ho Chi Minh at the Ho Chi Minh Museum, Binh Thuan branch and Duc Thanh relic site. Accompanying the Prime Minister was Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh; leaders of a number of central ministries and branches…

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and members of the delegation expressed their gratitude and infinite gratitude to President Ho Chi Minh, the great leader of our Party and People, Hero of National Liberation. , an outstanding cultural celebrity, he devoted and sacrificed his whole life to the cause of national liberation, class liberation, peace and happiness of the Vietnamese people and people around the world.