In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the Blair Tower clock gets a sophomore makeover, students give Grover Cleveland a birthday present, and more.
March 23, 1899—Poet John Whitcomb Riley, whose best known work, “Little Orphant [sic] Annie,” has continued to inspire numerous other artists, gives a poetry reading in Alexander Hall.
March 24, 1985—A group of sophomores decorate the Blair Tower clock’s face with Mickey Mouse.
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March 25, 1971—Princeton University president Robert Goheen ’40 announces his resignation, having overseen many significant changes to the school, including the initiation of coeducation.
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March 26, 1907—Princeton students march to the home of former U.S. President Grover Cleveland to present him with a gold loving cup in honor of his seventieth birthday.
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