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发信人: amethyst (紫晶), 信区: Other
标  题: 20
发信站: 听涛站 (Sat Jan  2 15:19:52 1999), 转信

发信人: qhan (哭乐), 信区: AdvancedEdu 
标　题: 20 
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Wed Dec 23 08:04:44 1998) 
 
 
 
                                        October 21, 1998      
              阳 光 灿 烂 的 大 农 场  
 
              　 　 更 不 一 样 的 是 气 候 。 达 特 茅 斯 学 院 、 康 奈 
 尔 大 学 每 年 冬 天 
              令 学 生 们 苦 不 堪 言 的 严 寒 、 冰 冻 和 漫 天 飞 雪 ， 
 斯 坦 福 大 学 生 们 
              从 未 见 过 。 他 们 的 四 周 只 有 笔 直 的 棕 榈 树 和 从 
 不 远 的 旧 金 山 海 
              湾 上 吹 来 的 微 风 。 在 斯 坦 福 的 校 园 里 ， 一 年 四 
 季 都 可 以 穿 著 短 
              裤 跑 步 ， 或 是 在 开 阔 的 草 地 上 带 著 墨 镜 晒 太 阳 
 。 斯 坦 福 的 学 生 
              每 人 都 有 古 铜 色 的 皮 肤 。  
 
              　 　 说 到 「 开 阔 的 草 地 」 ， 真 是 名 不 虚 传 ： 斯 
 坦 福 大 学 的 草 地 
              ， 是 美 国 私 立 名 校 中 最 开 阔 的 之 一 。 一 八 八 五 
 年 十 一 月 ， 加 州 
              铁 路 大 王 、 曾 担 任 过 加 州 州 长 的 老 利 兰 · 斯 坦 
 福 ， 为 了 纪 念 他 
              头 一 年 在 义 大 利 游 历 时 染 上 热 病 、 十 五 岁 就 早 
 逝 的 儿 子 ， 而 决 
              定 捐 钱 成 立 斯 坦 福 大 学 时 ， 把 他 自 己 八 千 一 百 
 八 十 英 亩 用 来 培 
              训 优 种 赛 马 的 柏 洛 · 阿 托 农 场 拿 出 来 ， 作 为 学 
 校 的 校 园 ， 因 此 
              一 直 到 现 在 还 有 人 称 斯 坦 福 为 「 农 场 」 。 想 想 
 看 ， 八 千 一 百 八 
              十 英 亩 ！ 比 起 来 ， 只 有 一 百 七 十 五 英 亩 的 耶 鲁 
 ， 一 百 四 十 六 英 
              亩 的 麻 省 理 工 学 院 和 一 百 四 十 英 亩 的 布 朗 真 是 
 微 不 足 道 ， 赶 不 
              上 斯 坦 福 的 一 个 零 头 ！ 在 斯 坦 福 ， 自 行 车 算 是 
 学 生 的 必 备 品 。  
 
              美 国 的 前 沿  
 
              　 　 斯 坦 福 大 学 最 「 不 一 样 」 的 地 方 ， 是 它 没 
 有 像 哈 佛 、 耶 鲁 
              一 样 悠 久 的 历 史 。 这 所 一 八 九 一 年 正 式 开 放 招 
 生 ， 年 纪 刚 刚 过 
              一 百 岁 的 大 学 ， 比 起 东 部 那 些 建 校 三 百 来 年 的 
 大 学 来 ， 真 像 一 
              个 充 满 了 青 春 活 力 ， 情 绪 高 昂 的 少 年 。 它 没 有 
 沈 重 的 过 去 ， 没 
              有 岁 月 在 它 脸 上 刻 下 的 沧 桑 ， 也 少 了 一 点 承 上 
 启 下 的 历 史 使 命 
              感 。 斯 坦 福 有 的 是 机 会 和 可 能 性 ， 有 的 是 年 轻 
 人 取 之 不 尽 、 用 
 
 
              　 　 的 确 ， 耶 鲁 、 哈 佛 大 学 校 园 内 处 处 可 见 欧 
 洲 古 老 学 府 的 影 
              子 ─ ─ 在 那 个 年 代 里 ， 人 们 动 不 动 就 要 拿 英 国 
 、 德 国 的 老 牌 大 
              学 来 作 为 参 照 ， 要 它 们 「 萧 规 曹 随 」 。 在 斯 坦 
 福 大 学 里 却 找 不 
              到 这 样 的 痕 迹 。 这 是 完 全 美 国 牌 号 的 大 学 。 遥 
 想 一 百 多 年 前 斯 
              坦 福 大 学 刚 建 成 时 ， 身 处 美 国 向 西 开 拓 的 前 沿 
 ， 面 对 著 广 袤 而 
              充 满 神 秘 感 与 可 能 性 的 太 平 洋 ， 是 探 险 者 的 一 
 个 象 徵 。 它 不 再 
              尾 随 过 去 ， 而 是 面 朝 将 来 。  
 
              　 　 这 或 许 并 不 是 斯 坦 福 先 生 办 学 的 初 衷 。 他 
 当 时 一 心 要 对 东 
              部 的 大 学 亦 步 亦 趋 。 他 访 问 了 东 部 的 长 春 藤 盟 
 校 ， 请 麻 省 理 工 
              学 院 院 长 当 顾 问 ， 又 派 人 到 欧 洲 大 学 考 察 ， 就 
 连 欧 姆 斯 泰 德 先 
              生 都 是 由 麻 省 理 工 学 院 院 长 推 荐 的 。 他 当 时 还 
 一 心 想 把 康 乃 尔 
              大 学 校 长 请 来 主 政 ， 不 过 被 婉 拒 ─ ─ 因 为 据 说 
 ， 斯 坦 福 先 生 免 
              不 了 有 当 时 暴 发 户 的 特 徵 ， 其 性 格 是 知 识 份 子 
 敬 而 远 之 的 。  
 
              　 　 斯 坦 福 的 腾 飞 ， 是 七 十 年 之 后 的 事 ， 恐 怕 
 我 们 还 得 归 功 于 
              斯 坦 福 的 「 大 」 。 八 千 多 英 亩 的 面 积 ， 学 校 怎 
 么 样 用 也 用 不 完 
              ， 于 是 一 九 五 九 年 工 学 院 院 长 特 门 提 出 了 一 个 
 构 想 ─ ─ 这 便 是 
              斯 坦 福 大 学 的 转 折 点 ： 将 一 千 英 亩 已 极 低 廉 、 
 只 具 象 徵 性 的 地 
              租 ， 长 期 租 给 工 商 业 界 或 毕 业 校 友 设 立 公 司 ， 
 再 由 他 们 与 学 校 
              合 作 ， 提 供 各 种 研 究 项 目 和 学 生 实 习 机 会 。 斯 
 坦 福 成 为 美 国 首 
              家 在 校 园 内 成 立 「 工 业 园 区 」 的 大 学 。  
 
 
 
                     
 
 
 
 
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              之 不 竭 的 朝 气 ， 还 有 对 未 来 的 憧 憬 和 信 心 。  
 
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