Events

The Class in Fall 1956
(as seen through the eyes of The Daily Princetonian)

Fifty years ago this Fall we were all green freshmen, wandering wide-eyed around the campus. Thanks to Rich McGlynn, we can see what The Daily Princetonian thought about us–or at least some of it (one detects a certain bias in the selection).

September 26: Band of Sophs Shaves 68 Freshmen in Three Nights of Raids on Dorms
September 27: Three Cheers [for Headshaving]
October 3: Davidson Calls Frosh Eleven Balanced, Strong at End, Center
October 15: Frosh Gridders Open Schedule with 13-7 Victory over Rutgers
October 16: Frosh Defense Limited Rutgers to -27 Yards
October 22: Frosh Gridders Swamp Colgate with Potent Ground, Air Game
October 26: Frosh Gridders Face Lions in Ivy Opener
October 29: Last-Half Frosh Surge Produces Six TD's, 48-12 Rout of Lions
October 31: Sachs Will Captain Frosh Gridders
November 5: Three Tiger Grid Teams Remain Unbeaten: Quakers Fall to Freshmen
November 6: Frosh Will Work on Ball-Handling After Eight Fumbles in Penn Win
November 12: Ippolito Scores Twice in Frosh Win
November 14: Back at Full Strength, Frosh Prepare for Yale

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