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This Week in Princeton University History for October 5-11
by April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment of our recurring series, polio shuts down the swimming pool, a professor wins a Nobel Prize, and more. October 5, 1893—The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Princeton students and faculty are “indignant” over exaggerated reports of college hazing. Princetonians insist that sophomores did not, as has been…
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This Week in Princeton History for October 9-15
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a professor wins the Nobel Prize for Medicine, the Princetonian complains about taking lecture notes, and more. October 10, 1995—Molecular biology professor Eric Wieschaus has won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his genetic research…
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This Week in Princeton History for October 12-18
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, graduates get high praise for writing skills, influenza severely disrupts life on campus, and more. October 13, 1748—The Trustees of the College of New Jersey send an effusive letter of thanks to Governor Jonathan…
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This Week in Princeton History for October 6-12
For last week’s installment in our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its students and alumni, click here. For the week of October 6-12: Toni Morrison is named a Nobel Laureate, an undergrad gets international attention for a physics paper, and more. October 6, 1938—Princeton University is selected as one of…
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