被合并而消逝23年之后，“南洋大学”这名字代表了这间大学轰伟的历史。南洋大学奇迹性的诞生和成功的完成其使命，已经成为东南亚华侨一段宝贵骄傲的历史。现在新加坡“南洋大学”是海外华文教育圈里众人皆晓、人人都要特别尊敬的名称。

　　南洋大学和南洋理工大学很明显的是两间不同性质，而于不同时期，建立在云南岗上的大学。南洋理工大学要冒名“南洋大学”的潜在原因是甚么呢？南大和新大的合并会在新的“南大”历史里被删去吗？从1981年到1991年南洋理工学院的非南大历史会涂掉吗？冒名与1980年合并有何关系呢？冒名是因为南洋理工大学当局热爱南大校友和南大吗？南洋理工大学里的西洋文化可成为南大的续办吗？南洋理工大学会跟着去冒用真正的南大校门牌坊和“1955”吗？这些问题都不是“正名”和“复名”可以解答的。

　　南大止于1980年。有不少南大校友认为，能在云南园里重新引用“南洋大学”的名字，是值得欢迎的，不必计较南洋大学和南洋理工大学之间的差异。这是短期错误的观点，我们必须以长期的眼光来仔细审察。

　　长期和正确的观点：南大著名的历史早已经深刻在岩石上，永远的记录为东南亚华侨历史里辉煌的一部分，永垂不朽，这是谁也改变不了的。任何从2005年开始的“南洋大学”，不会有实质的意义，也不可能会混进真正的南大历史里。可是多出了一部2005年后的新南大历史，很明显的是荒唐之事。两间大学的差异是会越来越清楚的，南大的后代在将来(2020年左右)，一定会问我们，为什么在2005年没有阻止如此荒谬之事。他们会问：爷爷我爱你，我不要新的爷爷，你热爱南大，为什么你会要不同的“南洋大学”呢？

　　我们不要在将来产生两部分别不同的南洋大学历史，更不要让南洋理工大学纂改真正的南大历史，所以我们应该赶快禁止该大学不适当的采用“南洋大学”之名。从社会良知来看，南洋理工大学冒用“南洋大学”专名，是完全不合道德的行为。南大校友的支持行动是南洋大学确保其至尊名声的最后一线希望，至少我们要签名支持，要求南洋理工大学当局放弃采用“南洋大学”之名，这是身为校友们应尽的最低义务。将来大家可以骄傲的说：我有签名请愿去阻止南洋理工大学。

　　现在是采取行动的时候，盼望马来亚校友会和多伦多校友会能像以往一样尽快负起领导作用，号召校友们签名请愿，把请愿名单附加于2004年出版的第三集南大历史里，记录下南大校友再一次的斗争。

2003年2月26日

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Do Not Counterfeit the Historical Legendary Name "Nanyang University"

── Zhu Yong-An (Nantah Math 8) ──

　　Twenty three years after its demise, the name "Nanyang University" represents the magnificent Nantah history which is already cast in stone to be remembered forever. Nantah's miraculous beginning and success in fulfilling its mission are the precious and proud heritage of Southeast Asia Chinese. Now "NU" and "Nantah" in Singapore are legendary names in the history of overseas Chinese education. These names must be treated with greatest respect.

　　Nantah and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) are clearly different universities over different era on the same campus. What is NTU's ulterior motive for changing its name to "NU"? Will the merger of NU and Singapore University be erased from the new NU's history? Will the existence of 1981-1991 Nanyang Technological Institute be wiped away? Is it related to the motive of merging NU in 1980? Is it because NTU authorities love Nantah alumni and Nantah? Can the English culture in NTU be regarded as a true continuation of NU? Will NTU also counterfeit the real historical Nantah gate in Jurong with "1955"? All these questions can not be explained by a simple "FuMing" or "ZhengMing".

　　NU has ceased since 1980. Quite a few Nantah alumni like to have the name "NU" being used and alive again in YunNanYuan and ignore the difference between the two universities. This viewpoint is a short sighted mistake. We should take a long term point of view with careful scrutiny.

　　Proper long term view: After a long period of 23 years, the legendary history of Nantah has already been cast in stone and will be well remembered as a prominent part of Southeast Asia Chinese's history. This cannot be altered by anyone. Whatever new "NU" started in 2005 will have no real meaning and will not be accepted as part of the real history of Nantah. But obviously it is absurd to have another history of new NU started from 2005. The distinction between the two histories of NU will become more and more transparent over time. The future generation of Nantah (say in year 2020) will surely ask us why we did not stop such nonsense in 2005. They will ask, "Grandpa, I love you and I do not want a new grandpa. You love Nantah so much, how come you wanted to have a different Nantah?"

　　We do not want two separate and very different NU histories in the future. We definitely would not let NTU modify the real Nantah's history. Therefore we must stop any incongruous use of the name "NU" by NTU. By common social criterion, it is unethical for NTU to adopt the legendary name "NU". The support of Nantah alumni is NU's last hope to safeguard the integrity of its good name. As Nantah alumni, the least we must do is to support a petition asking NTU to abort adopting the name "NU". All Nantah alumni owe at least this much to their good times in Nantah. We can then proudly say, "I have signed the petition to stop NTU".

　　The time to act is right now. Hopefully, Malaya Alumni Association and Toronto Alumni Association can again take up the leadership roles soon to gather support for the petition. To record yet another struggle of Nantah alumni, the signatories of the petition can be attached to the third volume of Nantah History which will be published in 2004.

February 26, 2003