1948年中央研究院第一届院士的选举

披露1948年中央研究院第一届院士选举的情况，对中央研究院第二届评议会决议举行院士选举的背景、选举规程的制定及其条文、院士候选人的提名及其审查等进行简要介绍和分析．探讨选举成功的原因及其在中国现代科学建制化历程中的重要性。指出：中央研究院第一届院士选举成功的关键在于中国科学界趋于成熟，已产生一批学术精英；在此基础上，评议会与选举筹备会做出了有效的制度安排，而且大多数评议员遵守科学规范、重视学术标准，并将民主原则贯彻于选举的始终。中央研究院第一届院士选举是现代中国学术界自主选举学术精英的典范。此届院士的选出是中国现代科学建制化历程开始步入成熟阶段的重要标志。

Election of the First Batch of Academicians of Academia Sinica in 1948

This paper throws light on the first election of academicians of Academia Sinica in 1948, gives the main reasons for the success of the election and its significance for modern scientific inslitutitionalization in China. Furthermore, it also briefs the background of the election decided by the Second Advisory Council of Academia Sinica, analyzes how regulations for the election were laid down and its contents, and explores the nomination of candidates for academicians and the appraisal of their competence. The paper points out that the essential reasons for the success of the election include: Chinese scientific circles had tended to become mature and already had large numbers of elite; the Second Advisory Council and the Preparatory Committee of the first election of academicians of Academia Sinica made an effective institutional arragement; most members of the Council complied with scientific criterions, attached importance to academic standards, and adhered to the democratic principle all through the election. The election is an apotheosis of electing elite completely chaired by modern Chinese intellectuals. The first election of academicians of Academia Sinica is an important symbol that modern scientific institutionalization in China began to enter a period of maturity.