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  • This Week in Princeton History for January 30-February 5

    This Week in Princeton History for January 30-February 5

    In this week’s installment of our recurring series, students send egg rolls to a celebrity, an agricultural program is proposed, and more. January 30, 1898—Princeton president Francis Patton urges students to join the Temperance Movement and accept college rules against drinking, even if their own consciences would permit them to drink. I should be exceedingly…

  • This Week in Princeton History for January 29-February 4

    In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the death of a member of the Class of 1919 sparks national debate, the chess club organizes, and more. January 29, 1975—Alum Henry Pitney van Dusen (Class of 1919) enters into a suicide pact…