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Tag: Frederick Brokaw

  • This Week in Princeton History for June 28-July 4

    In this week’s installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a London magazine notes the impact of Prohibition on Princetonians, Yale offers condolences on the death of a rising senior, and more. June 29, 1869—The American Whig Society celebrates its centennial. July 2, 1927—The…

  • Does Princeton Have a Mandatory Swim Test?

    Dear Mr. Mudd, Is it true that Princeton has a mandatory swim test for freshmen? Furthermore, was this test instituted after the drowning death of an alumnus, whose parents gave the university a pool on the condition that all students were trained to swim to prevent such a tragedy from ever occurring again? New Students…