Ten Years Of Princeton University

Author : Princeton University
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333409692
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Ten Years of Princeton University (Classic Reprint) written by Princeton University and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ten Years of Princeton University This article is based on the assumption that there are some Princeton men of the last decade and earlier who have never since graduation revisited the town and College, and that some others who have been here only rarely have no clear and distinct idea of the changes of late years. No one has yet attempted to tell in one story all these changes in external form. To the inveterate frequenter of reunions, and the faithful rooter at all games in Princeton, this story may seem trite. But it may bring pleasure to the men whose interest in their alma mater has abated not one whit by reason of the enforced absence during many reunion and athletic seasons. When one revisits his former home and familiar haunts, the absence of old, well known faces, long associated with these scenes, at first makes more impression than the presence of those whom one must look upon as utter strangers. Such must be the feelings of a has - been who comes back to the old To the majority of the alumni, the present generation of undergraduates are total strangers. Of the present one hundred and fifty - four members of the faculty, only forty-four were here when the University began to be. But the general statement which opens this paragraph was not meant to apply to people, but to buildings. The old Grad. Who comes back after a long absence will probably be impressed at first, not so much by the imposing towers of Blair and the Library as by the fact that East is gone and that Old Chapel, as well as James Johnson, its dusky supporter, is no more. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.