The objective of this paper is to investigate the cognitive statues about the moral model Xu Teli among the intellectual group. This research adopts the method of questionnaire survey among the staff of a university in Hu- nan by random sampling and analyzes the outcome by SPSS18.0 statistical analysis software. The investigation shows that the intellectual group has got some idea about Xu Teli, but not too much. To strengthen the construction of teachers' virtues in the new period, the education system should intensi...