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发信人: amethyst (紫晶), 信区: Other
标  题: 18
发信站: 听涛站 (Sat Jan  2 15:19:14 1999), 转信

发信人: qhan (哭乐), 信区: AdvancedEdu 
标　题: 18 
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Wed Dec 23 08:03:13 1998) 
 
 
 
                                        October 19, 1998      
              治 学 严 谨 ， 一 丝 不 苟  
 
              　 　 由 于 学 校 小 ， 研 究 生 人 数 也 少 ， 普 林 斯 顿 
 的 本 科 生 与 教 授 
              之 间 的 关 系 比 一 般 长 春 藤 的 大 学 都 好 。 大 部 份 
 基 础 课 程 是 在 一 
              百 到 一 百 五 十 人 的 大 礼 堂 内 上 课 ， 但 学 生 们 可 
 以 享 受 到 普 林 斯 
              顿 大 学 的 「 导 师 制 」 ─ ─ 每 个 星 期 学 生 们 都 参 
 加 十 到 十 五 人 的 
              小 班 ， 由 教 授 或 是 助 教 带 领 ， 复 习 一 个 星 期 以 
 来 所 学 的 课 程 。 
              这 个 制 度 是 被 普 林 斯 顿 大 学 在 本 世 纪 初 的 著 名 
 校 长 ， 后 来 的 美 
              国 总 统 伍 德 罗 · 威 尔 逊 制 订 的 。 它 现 在 是 普 林 
 斯 顿 本 科 生 们 所 
              最 受 欢 迎 的 项 目 。  
 
              　 　 「 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 。 」 这 是 一 
 位 历 史 系 学 生 相 
              当 准 确 的 观 察 。 普 林 斯 顿 对 于 学 业 方 面 非 常 严 
 格 ， 很 少 变 通 。 
              学 生 们 不 在 普 林 斯 顿 大 学 上 的 课 程 ， 除 非 经 过 
 特 殊 许 可 ， 一 般 
              不 给 学 分 ； 校 方 也 并 不 十 分 鼓 励 学 生 们 离 校 去 
 国 外 留 学 或 是 去 
              美 国 别 的 学 校 进 修 。 在 普 林 斯 顿 的 本 科 教 育 ， 
 侧 重 点 在 独 立 研 
              究 。 学 生 们 在 三 年 级 时 需 要 在 一 名 教 授 指 导 下 
 写 「 三 年 级 论 文 
              」 ， 四 年 级 学 生 还 要 写 达 到 一 定 长 度 的 「 毕 业 
 论 文 」 。 因 此 ， 
              每 到 年 末 ， 就 可 以 看 到 一 群 睡 眠 不 足 ， 疲 惫 不 
 堪 的 高 年 级 学 生 
              们 在 图 书 馆 昼 夜 奋 战 ， 叫 苦 连 天 ， 但 经 历 过 的 
 人 都 说 这 是 他 们 
              学 术 生 涯 中 最 为 有 益 的 经 验 之 一 。  
 
              《 在 天 堂 的 另 一 边 》  
 
              　 　 普 林 斯 顿 学 生 们 ， 尤 其 是 那 些 高 年 级 的 学 
 生 ， 社 交 生 活 中 
              最 重 要 的 一 部 份 就 是 普 林 斯 顿 有 名 的 十 三 个 饮 
 食 俱 乐 部 。 三 年 
              级 的 学 生 不 在 学 校 食 堂 吃 饭 ， 而 是 参 加 十 三 个 
 高 年 级 俱 乐 部 中 
              的 一 个 。 普 林 斯 顿 的 这 一 制 度 ， 受 到 多 方 批 评 
 ， 但 至 少 到 现 在 
              为 止 ， 它 仍 没 有 改 变 的 迹 象 。 这 些 充 满 了 贵 族 
 气 息 的 俱 乐 部 在 
              形 式 上 很 像 在 美 国 其 它 大 学 的 兄 弟 会 ， 姊 妹 会 
 。 其 中 八 个 俱 乐 
              部 通 过 抽 签 方 式 吸 收 新 会 员 ， 另 外 五 个 则 在 每 
 年 春 季 自 己 精 挑 
              细 选 他 们 认 为 合 适 的 新 的 成 员 。 每 年 此 时 ， 普 
 林 斯 顿 都 会 掀 起 
              一 场 争 论 ─ ─ 有 的 学 生 认 为 他 们 有 权 决 定 自 己 
 跟 谁 进 餐 ， 而 有 
              的 学 生 对 俱 乐 部 录 取 新 成 员 标 准 之 浅 薄 感 到 愤 
 怒 。 它 们 用 三 天 
              对 候 选 人 进 行 考 核 与 盘 问 ， 要 求 候 选 人 们 回 答 
 一 些 诸 如 ： 「 如 
              果 你 被 遗 弃 在 一 座 荒 岛 上 ， 你 带 哪 几 盘 音 乐 磁 
 带 ？ 」 的 问 题 。 
              普 林 斯 顿 两 所 最 古 老 的 俱 乐 部 ─ ─ 「 老 虎 旅 馆 
 」 和 「 长 春 藤 」 
              直 到 九 十 年 代 才 允 许 女 生 加 入 。 更 多 的 人 指 责 
 这 些 俱 乐 部 无 形 
              中 给 高 年 级 和 低 年 级 学 生 带 来 了 隔 阂 。 但 是 ， 
 不 管 它 有 多 少 缺 
              点 ， 饮 食 俱 乐 部 的 确 给 普 林 斯 顿 学 生 们 提 供 了 
 归 属 感 和 亲 密 的 
              朋 友 。 这 也 是 无 可 否 认 的 。  
 
              　 　 为 普 林 斯 顿 大 学 最 有 力 的 宣 传 大 概 属 美 国 
 著 名 作 家 ， 也 是 
              普 林 斯 顿 的 校 友 F. 斯 科 特 · 费 兹 杰 拉 德 （ F. Scott  
Fitzgerald ） 二 十 
              年 代 的 成 名 处 女 作 ： 《 在 天 堂 的 另 一 边 》 。 这 
 部 自 传 体 的 小 说 
              用 大 量 篇 幅 写 到 主 人 公 爱 弗 瑞 在 充 满 贵 族 气 息 
 的 普 林 斯 顿 的 遭 
              遇 ─ ─ 那 是 本 世 纪 初 的 普 林 斯 顿 ， 现 在 校 园 里 
 依 稀 可 以 见 到 它 
              的 影 子 ， 但 也 许 一 去 永 远 难 再 复 返 了 。  
 
 
 
                     
 
 
 
 
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