Word: almost
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...closest city is Trenton, considered by Princetonians as the poor man's Scollay Square. Last year the Nassau Sovereign described Trenton as "a fair rose, a blushing maiden," with its tongue so far in its cheek that it almost choked. Students who go there are viewed as morally depraved, even if just for the movies...
Students, apparently still unsatisfied with a ruling which had abolished fraternities in 1855, watched Ivy grow and decided that its organizers "had something." Tiger, Cap and Gown, and other social groups were soon organized, and by 1900, Prospect Street had become tabbed "The Street," and almost half the college belonged to clubs...
...Almost, But Not Quite...
...clubs actually have much to offer materially. In a college located in a small town, they supply almost 100 percent of the student's social activities. Meals run at about $1650 to $1750 a week, are served by waitresses on linen table cloths, and are tastier than those served in many restaurants. Inter-club sports are amazingly organized, with the annual trophy one of the most highly respected honors for a club to possess. Inter-club dances also afford entertainment in a town that boasts not one nightclub. Over-night accommodations for visiting girls are also arranged in the clubhouse...
...reaches its peak in Friday-night rallies. Nassau "P-rades" last almost two hours from the time they start on Prospect Avenue-Club row-to the time they swell into a crowd of (sincerely) cheering students on the steps under Blair Arch...