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兩本訪客留言簿 Two Guestbooks: 芝加哥許家和牛津大學Balliol College 主臥房/《向塔尖尋夢---我在牛津 的日子》

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東海實在沒有理由不請胡志強市場到校演講/當顧問,參考他的牛津等校求學/教學回憶錄《向塔尖尋夢---我在牛津 (Balliol College) 的日子》台北:先覺,2001



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美國劍橋的趙元任家和楊聯陞家都有精彩的訪客留言簿 Guestbook ......我希望他們的後人能出版它們




今天我們 (我和陳忠信夫婦)和許達然教授夫婦相聚 (都是東海校友)
我知道芝加哥的許家,在過去數十年,乃是兩岸文化/藝文界的接待處。我問許太太他家的guestbook……她說沒設guestbook,不過舉近十位中國文化界的大名,頗讓我吃驚。光憑這名單,許教授應可得中國文化部的友人獎章。 (許教授因發動台灣文學的研究等,過去20-30年是台灣政府的黑名單份子).
許教授60年代中,在芝加哥大學取得博士學位後,即申請到牛津大學的Balliol學院留學。他3年前回牛津大學當校外評審員,他說最高興發現,台灣護照之地位,在數十年之內有極大的升值 (彼時英國給台灣免簽證優惠)
他回Balliol ,學校特別給他安排主臥房優待,朋友說,請在guestbook上簽名,你可在1923年看到甘地的簽名 (它從1901年開始啟用)。許老師到1923年,竟然找不到甘地簽名,於是他研究起該guestbook…..顧維鈞……甚至有令人髮指的中國領導人……最後他發現甘地是唯一用鉛筆,輕輕寫上自己名字……






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  • Balliol College
    Oxford
  • Balliol College, founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Among the college's alumni are three former prime ministers, five Nobel laureates, and a number of literary figures and philosophers. Wikipedia
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    Master’s Lodgings, Balliol College

    Master’s Lodgings, Balliol College
     
    The Master’s Lodgings of Balliol College were rebuilt by Alfred Waterhouse in 1867–8 at the same time as the main Balliol frontage to the east. They are Grade II listed (1485/138H).
    The arms of Robert Scott, the Master of Balliol who undertook the building programme, appear on the Broad Street front.
    The following Masters of Balliol would have lived in this house between 1868 to 1965:
    Master’s Lodging, c.1905
    • Robert Scott
      (Master 1854–1870)
    • Benjamin Jowett
      (Master 1870–1893)
    • Edward Caird
      (Master 1893–1907)
    • James Leigh Strachan Davidson
      (Master 1907–1916)
    • Arthur Lionel Smith
      (Master 1916–1924)
    • Alexander Dunlop Lindsay
      (Master 1924–1949)
    • Sir David Lindsay Keir
      (Master 1949–1965)
    The first Master to break with tradition and live out was Christopher Hill, who became Master in 1965. At first ten rooms in the house became available for students, but the building is now used as offices.

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