1924年在国民党第一次全国代表大会上,四十三岁的李石曾和五十九岁的吴稚晖都当选为国民党中央监察委员;1926年,四十九岁的张静江和五十八岁的蔡元培也入选中央监察委员会。当时由于人们平均寿命比较短,四十岁以上就被认为是“老者”了;加以吴、蔡、张、李四人资历深、关系密,所以被尊为“国民党四大元老”。纵观这四人的历史作用,应该说他们对于我国社会的主要贡献还是在于教育事业方面。吴稚晖(1865—1953),字敬恒,原名眺,后改为 At the first National Assembly of the KMT in 1924, 43-year-old Li Shizeng and 59-year-old Wu Chih-hui were both elected KMT Central Commissioners. In 1926, 49-year-old Zhang Jingjiang and 58-year-old Cai Yuanpei Also selected Central Commission. At that time, the average life expectancy at that time was relatively short. People over the age of 40 were considered as “old men.” They were qualified as “senior citizens” of the four senior members of the Kuomintang (KMT) ". Looking at the historical functions of these four people, we should say that their main contribution to our society still lies in education. Wu Chih-hui (1865-1953), the word Jingheng, formerly known as overlooking, later changed to