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This Week in Princeton University History for December 15-21
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment of our recurring series, alumni are frustrated, a senior is honored by a modeling agency, and more. December 15, 1876—Self-described ‘older alumni” write of their frustrations with fundraising, The charge has been constantly made that the first object of the management has been to get money,…
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This Week in Princeton University History for December 1-7
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, a newspaper laments the exertion of football, an administrator weighs in on student marriages, and more.
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This Week in Princeton University History for November 24-30
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, locals suggest fencing, students are skeptical of a lecturer, and more.
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Dear Mr. Mudd: Did Tailgate Parties Originate at Princeton?
By April C. Armstrong *14 Dear Mr. Mudd, I’ve read that tailgating has origins in Princeton’s early football games, perhaps at the first intercollegiate football game against Rutgers in 1869. Is this true? Although we know many things about the first intercollegiate football game itself, we don’t actually know much about the 1869 event’s spectators.…
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This Week in Princeton University History for November 17-23
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment of our recurring series, alumni reflect on their experience integrating Princeton, student writers receive praise, and more. November 17, 1969—Robert F. Engs ’65 and John B. Williams ’66 write in The Nation about being part of Princeton’s first decade of integration. A few who felt the…
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This Week in Princeton University History for November 10-16
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, many are anxious about an epidemic, the college president announces a new donation, and more.
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This Week in Princeton University History for November 3-9
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment of our recurring series, undergraduates are distributing questionnaires for a computerized dating service, students give literal stump speeches, and more. November 3, 1942—Republican Congressman D. Lane Powers decries criticism from some of Princeton’s faculty, calling the professors “paid patriots.” “I know,” he says, that there are…
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This Week in Princeton History for October 27-November 2
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, protesters find ways to distribute a message, a Klan supporter chastises Princeton, and more.
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This Week in Princeton University History for October 20-26
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, new football songs are introduced, Grover Cleveland speaks out in support of higher education, and more.
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This Week in Princeton University History for October 13-19
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, student employment opportunities have expanded, Robin Williams checks out the eating clubs, and more.
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