In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, Woodrow Wilson refuses to have a ball, Princeton students fight to get into a class about married life, and more.
January 19, 1895—Marshall P. Wilder, the first comedian with a disability, performs at the Second Presbyterian Church in Princeton, with College of New Jersey (Princeton University) students in the audience.
![Marshall Wilder flyer](https://i0.wp.com/universityarchives.princeton.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2015/01/Marshall-Wilder-flyer.jpg?resize=584%2C972&ssl=1)
January 20, 1913—At the request of president-elect Woodrow Wilson (formerly president of Princeton University), Washington’s Inaugural Committee cancels the Inaugural Ball.
![Wilson_inaugrual_parade_1913_MC178_Box_445](https://i0.wp.com/universityarchives.princeton.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2015/01/Wilson_inaugrual_parade_1913_MC178_Box_445.jpg?resize=584%2C489&ssl=1)
January 21, 1905—Geography Professor William Libbey leaves Princeton for Colon, where he will have a look at the excavation of the Panama Canal.
January 22, 1953—Registration for Princeton University’s “A Course on Marriage and Family Life” fills up in a few hours, with enrollment capped at 250 and restricted to seniors only.
![Marriage_Course_AC168_Box_38_Folder_4](https://i0.wp.com/universityarchives.princeton.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2015/01/Marriage_Course_AC168_Box_38_Folder_4.jpg?resize=584%2C752&ssl=1)
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