by April C. Armstrong *14

In this week’s installment of our recurring series, Princeton has a new president, test scores may no longer be needed for admission, and more.

August 25, 1854—John Maclean’s inaugural address has been published alongside a description of his inauguration. After swearing him in, the pamphlet says, the Chief Justice of the State of New Jersey presented Maclean with the keys to the College.

August 26, 1937—A limited number of promising students will be admitted to Princeton University from the South, West, and rural areas in the East without having to submit entrance exam scores. President Harold Dodds explains,

we should not deny a Princeton education to boys who give promise of distinguished scholarship in college simply because the schools they happen to attend do not point for the College Entrance Board Examinations.

Instead, students will be considered based on their scholastic record as a whole.

August 28, 1773—In the St. John’s Weekly Advertiser, a notice of a lottery to raise money for the College of New Jersey asserts, “In the center of North-America, and in a pleasant healthy country, it is well fitted for the most extensive usefulness.”

August 29, 2010—Joshua Vandiver *12 marries Henri Velandia in Connecticut. Due to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), his husband still faces deportation despite their marriage, since their union is not legally recognized by the federal government.

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