1887 (13th year of Guangxu reign in Qing dynasty) William Edward Soothill, a British missionary, invited an enlightenment teacher to give lessons to more than a dozen children nearby and the children of his parishioners in the wing of the "Fair" building in Le Kang Square (the predecessor of Wen Yi Primary School).
1896 (in the 22nd year of Guangxu reign of Qing dynasty), Lucy Soothill, the wife of William Edward Saussure, rented a room in Washidian Lane and began to enroll students openly. At the beginning, she set up a "College of Arts and Literature", with pastor William Edward Sothir as the principal.
190 1 year (twenty-seven years of Guangxu in Qing dynasty), officially named as "Wen Yi School".
1902 (the 28th year of Guangxu) Mr. Cai Bomin (Mr. T.W. Chapman) was the principal.
1903 (29th year of Guangxu reign) On the first day of September, Mr. Sun Yirang, a master of Confucian classics, attended the opening ceremony of the new school building of Wen Yi School, and the number of students increased to 300.
1907 (thirty-three years of Guangxu in Qing dynasty) moved to the former site of Theorem Hospital in Liu Yang Lane for classes. Mr. Cai Bomin is the headmaster.
19 1 1 year (Xuantong three years) developed into a complete primary school.
19 13 (in the second year of the Republic of China) was renamed as "two-level college of literature and art" (the educational system is divided into primary schools and institutions of higher learning), with two departments for men and women.
1922 (Republic of China 1 1 year), the Ministry of Men and Women merged and the school was renamed "Ouhai Wen Yi Primary School". Reverend Ailede teaches as the district head.
1935 (in 24 years of the Republic of China) was ordered to reorganize the school board, wrote to the government to put on record, recommended Chinese as the principal, and Mr. Chen Meihao as the first director, and changed its name to "private arts and literature primary school". Mr. Sheng Qing is the headmaster.
1936-1949 In July, Mr. Sheng Xuchu became the principal.
65438+September 0949-195 1 After liberation, the government took over "Wen Yi Primary School", and 195 1 was renamed "Mo Chi Primary School", with Mr. Chen Qinghua as the principal.
1952-196 1 merged into Haitan Central Primary School in North District (now Washi Primary School), with Mr. Sheng as the branch director.
1961July left the central primary school to run schools independently. The principal is Ye.
1962-1965 Person in charge: Xu Hanlong
1965-197 1 Principal: Jin Yumei, this period was once called "Cultural Revolution Primary School".
197 1 year-1976 Principal: Zhao Jie, this period was once called "Cultural Revolution Primary School".
1976-1998 Person in charge: Jin Aiyue
1998 -2002 Director: Zhou Xi
2002 -2008 Principal: Xu
2008-present Principal: Ribbon Chen.