By April C. Armstrong *14
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, space pressures prompt an unconventional solution, an alum has a very good excuse for missing Reunions, and more.
May 19, 1936—Due to congestion in the library, the Faculty Room is opened to students to use for study space.
May 21, 1839—The Washington Intelligencer reports on changes to Princeton’s campus:
Considerable improvements are being made in the Philosophical Hall, Museum, and Library buildings, as also in the College grounds; grading, removing the poplars, and substituting handsome cedar, pine, and other evergreens, are among the improvements in progress. A substantial stone wall has been erected in front of the campus, which is to be surmounted by a handsome ornamental iron railing, similar to the public squares of the cities.
May 24, 1877—Students are urged not to engage in “indiscriminate shooting” in the woods, as it is “so annoying a practice” to local residents.
May 25, 1973—Pete Conrad ’53 leaves Earth with two other astronauts to repair America’s space station, Skylab, via a rocket launch today. He will miss Reunions.
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