现代著名教育家廖世承先生曾先后主长东南大学附中和光华大学附中。由于他的精心治理，两所学校都曾名噪一时。优异的办学成就既显示了廖世承卓越的学校管理能力，也反映了他对中学校长这一职位的正确认识。廖先生于２０年代出版的专著《中学教育》一书中，认为“学校好便是校 Mr. Liao Shicheng, a famous modern educator, has successively attached the attached middle school of Southeast University and Guanghua University. Both schools have been famous for his meticulous care. Outstanding school achievements not only show Liao Shicheng excellent school management skills, but also reflect his correct understanding of the post of high school principal. In his book “Secondary Education” published in the 1920s, Mr. Liao held that "schools are good schools