In addition to Chen himself, that staff included such renowned figures as Hu Shih, the Zhou brothers (Lu Xun and Zhou Zouren), Wu Chih-hui, Tsai Yuan-pei, and Li Dazhao.
這些「同人」包括陳獨秀、胡適、周氏兄弟（作家魯迅與周作人）、吳稚暉、蔡元培、李大釗等知名文人。