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Tag: Class Day

  • This Week in Princeton History for June 20-26

    In this week’s installment of our recurring series, a rainstorm disrupts Class Day, a London newspaper points to Princeton as a positive example to follow, and more. June 22, 1926—A silent film about the experiences of the Class of 1926 is screened at the Garden Theatre. Admission is free. June 24, 1872—When a sudden rainstorm…

  • This Week in Princeton History for May 13-19

    In this week’s installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, two professors accuse a third of stealing from them, Princeton’s first Japanese Ph.D. writes about his experiences on campus, and more. May 13, 1869—Despite worries that bad weather would prevent women from attending Class…

  • This Week in Princeton History for May 30-June 5

    In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a conference defends the study of classics for all students regardless of major, a nineteenth-century alum envisions 2015 New York in a dystopian science fiction novel, and more. June 1, 1761—The Board of Trustees vote to…

  • Name Dropping: A list of famous Commencement Week speakers at Princeton

    In a previous post we discussed the history behind commencement at The College of New Jersey and Princeton University. Here, we highlight the individuals and include links to video and news articles. For the years  2011-2016 each name will link to an individual streaming video courtesy of Princeton University MediaCentral. These are mobile friendly. 2016…

  • The history of Princeton University Commencement Ceremonies

    Every year leading up to the final weeks of classes, commencement and reunions, we receive questions related to the history of commencement activities. In this post we dive right into that subject! The original commencement of the College of New Jersey was held in Newark, New Jersey on November 9th, 1748. There was a procession, an address from President…