走进哈佛大学 第37期:坡斯廉俱乐部的猪头

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“坡斯廉俱乐部”, 或“猪俱乐部”, 是哈佛大学里的一个只吸收男生的本科生俱乐部, 是标志性的“绝妙本科生俱乐部”。人们常把它和耶鲁大学的“骷髅会”以及普林斯顿大学的“常青藤俱乐部”相提并论, 其会徽是一头猪。

This society was established in 1791. It occupies rooms on Harvard street, and owns a library of some 7, 000 volumes. Its members are taken from the senior, junior and sophomore⁴ classes, about eight from each class. The origin of its name is popularly supposed to be as follows:

该社团1791年成立, 位于哈佛街上, 拥有藏书量为7000册的图书馆。其成员是是从大四、大三和大二的学生中挑选出来的, 每一届有8个人左右。“猪俱乐部”的名字常被认为是这样得来的。

In the year 1791, a student brought a pig into his room in Hollis. In those days the window-seats were merely long boxes with lids, used to store articles in. Said student having an antipathy⁵ to the proctor who roomed beneath, was accustomed to squeeze piggy’s ears and make him squeal⁶ whenever said proctor was engaged in the study of the classics. The result would be a rush by the proctor for the student’s room, where the student was to be found studying, peacefully seated on his window-seat. Piggy, in the mean time had been deposited beneath, and no sound disturbed the tranquility of the scene. On the departure of the hated proctor, a broad grin would spread over the countenance⁷ of the joker, and in a little while the scene would be repeated with variations.

1791年, 一个住在霍利斯学舍的学生把一只猪带进了宿舍。那时候的窗台只是有盖子的长箱子, 用来存放物品。这个学生很讨厌住在楼中的学监, 每当学监学习古典文学时, 他就掐小猪的耳朵, 让小猪发出嚎叫声。结果学监就冲进了这个学生宿舍, 但却发现这个学生平静地坐在窗台上学习。这时候小猪已被藏到了下面, 没有一点声音。讨厌的学监走了以后, 这个恶作剧者咧嘴笑了起来, 一会儿这样的情景又重复出现, 只是每次略有不同罢了。

But when it was rumored⁸ that his room was to be searched by the faculty⁹, the joker determined¹⁰ to cheat them of their prey¹¹. So he invited some of his classmates to the room, and the pig being cooked, all present partook of a goodly feast. They enjoyed their midnight meal so much that they determined then and there to form a club and have such entertainments periodically. In order to render historical the origin of the club, and also to give it a classic touch, they decided¹² to call it the Porcellian from Latin “porcus”. In 1831, the society bearing the name of the “Order of the Knights¹³ of the Square Table”was joined to the Porcellian, as “the objects and interests of the two societies were identical. ”

但当听说他的房间要被系里检査时, 恶作剧者决定骗他们一下。因此他把同学都邀请到他的房间, 把猪炖了, 大伙分享了一顿大餐。他们很喜欢这次宵夜, 于是当场决定成立一个俱乐部, 定期举办这样的活动。为了让俱乐部的起源同历史联系起来, 并且让它带有经典的味道, 这些人决定称该倶乐部为“坡斯廉”, “坡斯廉”在拉丁语中是“非洲河猪”的意思。1831年一个名叫“方桌骑士的餐点”的社团加入了“坡斯廉”, 因为“两个社团的目标和兴趣是一模一样的”。

In 1901 a gate to Harvard Yard, directly opposite the clubhouse, was erected¹⁴ by members of the Porcellian Club in memory of Joseph McKean the founder¹⁵ of the Porcellian Club. The gate features prominently the symbol of the club, the pig’s head, and is a famous Harvard landmark¹⁶.

1901年, 为纪念“坡斯廉”俱乐部的创办者约瑟夫?麦基恩, 俱乐部成员在俱乐部的正对面建立起一个通往哈佛园的大门。这个大门的显著特色就是“坡斯廉”俱乐部的标志----头猪, 现在这个大门是哈佛的一个标志性建筑。

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