Rooming with a mentor Chiang Chao-shen, Chou's high school Chinese teacher, was a talented poet, calligrapher, painter, and bronze and stone inscriber, and a very hard working teacher. He often took essays or "Classical Literature Viewpoint" columns from the Mandarin Daily News and mimeographed them for his classes. As class proctor, Chou often brought work to Chiang's house.
侍師「靈漚館」江兆申是周澄高一時的國文老師，不僅才氣縱橫、詩文書畫金石兼擅，教學更是認真，常常從「國語日報」所刊的「古今文選」中選取文章，然後自刻鋼版油印作為學生的補充教材。