<3 The U-StoreAnother bicker season has come and gone, leaving a trail of PrincetonFMLs in its wake. But have you ever wondered: what were eating clubs like back in the day? Could you have joined Key and Seal Club? And where were all the chicks?
For our wistful alumni and amusement-seeking readers, look no further:
(all photos courtesy of fineanddandyshop.com):
Members of Cannon Club (1949), i.e. sausage-fest
Playing pool at Quad (1956) now features 3x more beer
This Spring, the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library chronicles the history of student publications at Princeton in an exhibit “Princetonians in Print: 175 Years of Student Publications at Princeton.” Drawing on the holdings of the University Archives housed at the Mudd Library, the exhibit includes original newspapers, artwork, photographs, letters, silkscreens, and artifacts.
Here are some photographs from the from the exhibit. Pine away for yesteryear! Just gloss over the whole anti-female, anti-minority part… Click for full-size images.
(image source: http://blogs.princeton.edu/mudd)
With Houseparties approaching faster than we can finish our JPs, we thought we’d offer some inspiration and share some pictures of a Princeton dance in 1960, before coeducation (via Ivy-Style). Note the awkwardness:
A Japanese photographer traveled to Ivy League schools in the late 1960s to document the American Trad/Ivy League Preppy style of the era. Copies of the book are very hard to come by (a copy was just sold on eBay for $1500), and photos from the book have been circulating the blogosphere like crazy in recent months.
Here are photographs from the book that depict Princeton. Take a gander! And pine away for a bygone era. (Except for the whole anti-black/anti-women part…)
Click for full-size images.
