by April C. Armstrong *14
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, students lament grading, Murray Hall is dedicated, and more.
June 8, 1947—Princeton University holds its first peacetime Commencement since the outbreak of World War II. The graduates include representation from ten different classes, from 1939 to 1948 (the latter finishing war-accelerated programs).
June 10, 1960—The Class of 1935 has grown more conservative after graduation. As seniors, 67% were Republicans; a quarter century later, 81% are.
June 12, 1889—Students respond to a change in the grading system: “Would that our faculty could see the evils of a grading system in any form, and that we might forever be freed from its harmful influence!”
June 13, 1879—Murray Hall is formally dedicated.
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