This Week in History: A Warning for the Eating Clubs before the Res Colleges
In the fall of 1956, the University announced plans for a possible drastic change to the Princeton dormitory system. A precursor to the current residential college system, the initial proposal to include dining and social facilities in dormitories arose as a University-run alternative to the Eating Clubs. In the pages of the ‘Prince,’ a writer raised concerns about the effects such a system might have on the University’s social scene.
In the fall of 1956, the University announced plans for a possible drastic change to the Princeton dormitory system. A precursor to the current residential college system, the initial proposal to include dining and social facilities in dormitories arose as a University-run alternative to the Eating Clubs. In the pages of the ‘Prince,’ a writer raised concerns about the effects such a system might have on the University’s social scene.