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This Week in Princeton History for February 10-16
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, John Quincy Adams declines to donate, an alum witnesses a brawl in Congress, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for February 3-9
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, an old sport is revived, activists are prevented from speaking, and more.
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Dear Mr. Mudd: Who Was Princeton’s First Catholic Student?
Who was the first Catholic student to enroll at Princeton University?
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This Week in Princeton History for January 27-February 2
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment in our recurring series, the preceptorial system is changing campus culture, locals are impressed with a new professor, and more. January 27, 1906—The Princeton Alumni Weekly writes that the new Preceptorial System is changing things: the strenuous midnight-oil habit, the invigorating cold-towel-around-the-head stratagem vs. sleep, and…
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This Week in Princeton History for January 20-26
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, an alum joins a gold rush, a student writes a very long sentence, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for January 13-19
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, a student reflects on how race changes the way alumni perceive Princeton, a former football team is at war, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for January 6-12
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, a football game continues to provoke controversy months after the fact, students oppose social security pensions, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for December 30-January 5
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, streakers surprise clothed peers, a student is amazed by how warm buildings are in the winter, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for December 23-29
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, some students face military conscription, five alumni make their Broadway debut, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for December 16-22
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment in our recurring series, a new building’s design includes smoking space, a committee is formed to shade the library, and more. December 17, 1924—Architects at the firm of Day & Klauder have prepared a proposed design for the new School of Engineering, to be built opposite…
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