From Beida to Taida During the Republican era, the nation was continually in crisis. Before the government withdrew to Taiwan, Chiang Meng-lin, Fu Ssu-nien, and Hu Shih served in succession as presidents of Beida.
民國之後，國是漸急，撤退到台灣之前，蔣夢麟、傅斯年、胡適，先後都擔任過北大校長。