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Jillian Ascher


First years in 1929 wear black skullcaps as they attempt to steal the clapper from Nassau Hall. One holds a large wheel while another is pictured climbing a ladder.

“A Message to our Freshmen”: Tongue-in-cheek tips from The Daily Princetonian

At the start of the school year in 1931, the Daily Princetonian attempted to do its part in acclimating the incoming first-year class of 1935 by printing a “Message to Our Freshman” in their humor column, “Diogenes’ Lamp.”

At the start of the school year in 1931, the Daily Princetonian attempted to do its part in acclimating the incoming first-year class of 1935 by printing a “Message to Our Freshman” in their humor column, “Diogenes’ Lamp.”


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