By April C. Armstrong *14

In this week’s installment in our recurring series, a football player makes history, students are discouraged from applauding the faculty, and more.

November 25, 1899—Arthur Poe, Class of 1900, volunteers to kick a field goal after both of Princeton’s kickers have left the game due to injury. Poe has never kicked in a game before. In the last minute of the game, Poe makes the field goal, and Princeton wins 11 to 10. In 1914, the Pittsburgh Press will declare this “football’s greatest moment.”

November 27, 1938—Students are requested to stop applauding for regular lectures, and instead hold their applause for guest speakers or the final lecture of the year.

November 29, 1992—Princeton is host to the 21^st annual Pachanga Conference, a gathering of Latinx students from throughout the northeast.

November 30, 1888—Rochester’s Democrat Chronicle reports, “Among the students at Princeton College is one 72 years old. He is studying for the ministry, and expects to graduate this term.” However, the oldest student in the Class of 1889 is 28, according to the Nassau Herald, and it is likely that the Democrat Chronicle has mixed up Princeton Theological Seminary with the College of New Jersey (which will change its name to Princeton University in 1896).

For the previous installment in this series, click here.

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