By April C. Armstrong *14
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, Princetonians show up for the Olympics, a staffer runs across some cave paintings, and more.
July 23, 1858—The Princeton Press disputes a recently published claim that Princeton took its name from Henry Prince of Piscataway, asserting instead that the name honors Prince William of Orange. The Press points out that Princeton sits next to Queenston, with Kingston a little farther north, which indicates an intent to include it within a royal trio.
July 24, 1936—Seven Princeton alumni arrive in Germany to compete in the Olympics.
July 26, 1966—Carlo Gay and Gillet Griffin, Princeton University Library’s curator of Graphic Arts, find prehistoric cave paintings in a cave in Mexico. Although they will be reported to have discovered them, they instead are the first to document them professionally; other references to the paintings have previously been published in 1920s newspapers.
July 27, 1871—Faculty are making a variety of choices for summer vacations. James McCosh has taken his family to Canada for the season, Arnold Guyot and his wife have headed for Saratoga, Henry Clay Cameron has just returned from Virginia, and Joseph Karge is considering touring Pennsylvania.
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