Undeterred, Dr. Chou, his brother Chou Ju-nan, and his wife Chou Chang Pu put together a small bit of land at personal sacrifice and went ahead anyway.
年輕氣盛的牙醫周汝川不願因此「丟了牙醫界的臉」，於是咬緊牙關撐下這個擔子。由他和其弟周汝南提供一甲多土地，再由其妻周張不捐出五分多的佃農補償金，收回佃農地以興建校舍。