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发信人: qhan (哭乐), 信区: AdvancedEdu 
标　题: 15 
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Wed Dec 23 08:00:59 1998) 
 
 
 
 
                                        October 16, 1998      
              传 统 之 门  
 
              　 　 普 林 斯 顿 大 学 http://www.princeton.edu  
              　 　 110 West College, Princeton, NJ 08540  
 
              　 　 本 文 提 要 ：  
 
              　 　 爬 满 长 春 藤 的 哥 特 式 校 园 里 弥 漫 著 浓 厚 的 
 「 过 去 」 的 气 味 
              ， 难 怪 有 位 学 生 说 ： 「 在 普 林 斯 顿 ， 变 化 不 算 
 变 化 ， 只 能 算 是 
              新 传 统 。 」 普 林 斯 顿 的 学 风 并 不 能 用 『 富 有 想 
 像 力 』 一 词 形 容 
              ， 它 的 长 处 在 于 它 治 学 严 谨 ， 一 丝 不 苟 。  
 
              　 　 假 如 你 是 一 个 普 林 斯 顿 大 学 （ Princeton University  
） 的 学 生 ， 
              你 在 普 林 斯 顿 的 四 年 中 一 定 会 远 远 地 避 开 校 园 
 中 心 纳 苏 楼 前 的 
              费 兹 兰 道 夫 门 （ FitzRandolph Gate ） 。  
 
              永 远 打 开 但 不 得 通 过 的 门  
 
              　 　 这 扇 门 的 故 事 非 常 有 趣 。 它 在 一 九 ○ 五 年 
 建 成 ， 位 于 校 园 
              最 主 要 大 楼 前 ， 面 对 普 林 斯 顿 历 史 悠 久 的 拿 苏 
 街 ， 是 校 园 的 正 
              门 。 其 后 的 六 十 多 年 中 ， 它 大 部 份 时 间 都 关 闭 
 著 ， 只 有 在 重 要 
              人 物 来 访 和 每 年 毕 业 班 离 开 大 学 时 才 被 打 开 。 
  
 
              　 　 到 了 动 汤 不 定 的 六 十 年 代 ， 普 林 斯 顿 大 学 
 校 门 的 紧 闭 引 起 
              了 许 多 学 生 的 抗 议 。 一 九 七 ○ 年 的 毕 业 班 集 体 
 请 求 校 委 员 会 将 
              这 道 门 永 远 打 开 ， 以 象 徵 普 林 斯 顿 大 学 拒 绝 将 
 自 己 关 闭 在 学 术 
              的 象 牙 塔 中 ， 而 是 把 自 己 的 校 门 对 外 面 的 世 界 
 永 远 开 放 。 校 委 
              员 会 采 纳 了 七 ○ 届 毕 业 班 的 请 求 。 但 这 之 后 不 
 久 ， 又 一 个 传 统 
              在 普 林 斯 顿 形 成 ： 每 年 的 新 生 都 列 队 走 入 这 扇 
 门 ， 加 入 普 林 斯 
              顿 大 学 的 团 体 ， 而 每 年 的 毕 业 生 们 都 会 列 队 走 
 出 大 门 ， 象 徵 著 
              他 们 离 开 了 学 校 走 向 社 会 。 但 据 说 在 入 学 到 毕 
 业 的 四 年 中 间 ， 
              任 何 走 过 这 扇 门 的 学 生 都 会 毕 不 了 业 。 尽 管 人 
 人 都 知 道 这 只 是 
              一 种 迷 信 ， 但 绝 大 多 数 普 林 斯 顿 学 生 仍 忠 诚 地 
 保 持 著 这 一 项 传 
 
 
              　 　 这 是 一 个 非 常 典 型 的 普 林 斯 顿 大 学 的 故 事 
 ─ ─ 注 重 传 统 是 
              这 所 美 国 第 四 古 老 的 大 学 最 为 显 著 的 特 点 。 这 
 座 始 建 于 一 七 四 
              六 年 ， 比 美 国 还 要 年 长 三 十 岁 的 学 府 ， 在 它 建 
 成 二 百 五 十 年 之 
              后 ， 已 经 根 深 蒂 固 地 植 于 它 的 历 史 之 中 。 这 个 
 特 点 在 各 个 方 面 
              体 现 ： 在 校 园 里 参 观 时 ， 导 游 的 学 生 会 把 你 带 
 到 挂 满 普 林 斯 顿 
              历 任 校 长 画 像 的 大 厅 内 ， 向 你 娓 娓 道 来 每 位 校 
 长 的 业 绩 ─ ─ 其 
              中 伍 德 鲁 · 威 尔 逊 （ Woodrow Wilson ） ， 后 来 当 过 
 新 泽 西 的 州 长 
              ， 又 成 为 美 国 第 二 十 八 任 总 统 ； 去 普 林 斯 顿 的 
 电 脑 网 页 上 一 游 
              ， 你 会 发 现 普 林 斯 顿 有 专 门 的 网 页 和 几 百 页 的 
 论 文 来 详 细 介 绍 
              整 个 校 园 建 校 以 来 建 筑 风 格 的 演 变 ， 以 及 校 园 
 里 每 一 座 楼 的 历 
              史 。 这 在 美 国 大 学 中 恐 怕 是 绝 无 仅 有 的 。 当 自 
 由 派 思 潮 在 其 它 
              的 美 国 大 学 校 园 里 汹 涌 的 同 时 ， 普 林 斯 顿 学 生 
 们 的 政 治 倾 向 却 
              是 保 守 的 温 和 派 。  
 
              　 　 普 林 斯 顿 爬 满 长 春 藤 的 哥 特 式 校 园 里 弥 漫 
 著 浓 厚 的 「 过 去 
              」 的 气 味 ， 难 怪 有 位 普 林 斯 顿 的 学 生 说 ： 「 在 
 普 林 斯 顿 ， 变 化 
              不 算 变 化 ， 只 能 算 是 新 传 统 。 」  
 
 
 
                     
 
 
 
 
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              统 ， 在 四 年 中 不 迈 过 费 兹 兰 道 夫 大 门 一 步 。  
 
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