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...outdone by their Cambridge rivals, the editors of the Daily Princetonian published a parody of the Yale Daily News Saturday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Princetonian' Parodies Yale | 11/17/1952 | See Source »

...violations of Princeton's famed "Gentlemen's Agreement" on discipline have caused curtailment of liquor and entertainment privileges at Princeton eating clubs for this weekend, the Daily Princetonian reported today...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tigers Lose Liquor, Date Boons Past 11 | 11/8/1952 | See Source »

Club abolition movements soon started. In 1913 President Woodrow Wilson tried to establish a house system similar to that adopted here. Four years later saw the first sophomore "revolt." Petitions, Club board resignations, and 'Princetonian' editorials ensued, but World War I prematurely ended the fracas. Fruitless revolts materialized in 1925 and in the '30's. The words "100 percent" were never mentioned, however; the demand was only for increased sophomore bids. Fifteen percent of the class, however, remained classed as "unworthies...

Author: By David C. D. rogers, | Title: Princeton's Clubs Bow Three To Sophomore '100-percent' Drives | 11/7/1952 | See Source »

Next year both the sophomores and the bicker period were relatively passive but again 100 percent was achieved. In 1952 all sophomore eligibles received bids on the second night of open house, in what the "Princetonian" called "a precedent-shattering climax...

Author: By David C. D. rogers, | Title: Princeton's Clubs Bow Three To Sophomore '100-percent' Drives | 11/7/1952 | See Source »

Senior Bo Willis, at blocking back, rounds out a backfield which the Daily Princetonian calls "one of the fastest Caldwell has ever turned...

Author: By Ronald P. Kriss, | Title: Tigers Forced to Rebuild Backfield; Boast Tight Defense, Veteran Line | 11/7/1952 | See Source »

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