Those teachers who were also working in government or the judiciary were popular. "As far as the professors are concerned, no one asks about the their scholarship, but only their of ficial status. Those of higher rank are especially popular," wrote Tsai. This was because in the future such patrons could help their students advance.
因為想做官，對老師也產生「大小眼」，行政司法界兼任的老師，特別受歡迎，「對於教員，則不問其學問之深淺，惟問其官階之大小；官階大者，特別歡迎」，因為將來畢業有人提攜。