tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252058096186566346.post4233883044334338839..comments2024-03-28T12:34:20.667-04:00Comments on TigerBlog: Happy 263rd BirthdayPrinceton OAChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06276155026437227396noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252058096186566346.post-54778426347827845732009-10-22T16:28:35.753-04:002009-10-22T16:28:35.753-04:00I consulted with a faculty member
who is an educa...I consulted with a faculty member <br />who is an educational historian when he came in to Mudd Library today to do some research and I put the question to him. He concurred with the good fortune of the schools that had good fortunes, but added that how they spent their money was another reason--some ideas were better than others for their times. He said that other reasons come into play as Dan Linkehttp://blogs.princeton.edu/mudd/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252058096186566346.post-91105476614552047782009-10-22T13:44:16.414-04:002009-10-22T13:44:16.414-04:00TigerBlog has seen both Princeton and UWP refer to...TigerBlog has seen both Princeton and UWP refer to themselves as the fourth-oldest college in the country and never understood why. Thanks for the clarification. As for tackiness at West Philadelphia, TB has seen plenty of it.Princeton OAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276155026437227396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252058096186566346.post-58944750812562609052009-10-22T13:29:23.983-04:002009-10-22T13:29:23.983-04:00Dan Linke’s response is undoubtedly correct direct...Dan Linke’s response is undoubtedly correct directionally. Being first in any market (such as higher education) is an advantage and of course having access to money, whether through alumni or otherwise, is essential. But consider the following as an additional factor: Until the late nineteenth century, all of the nine colonial colleges were small, financially stretched mini-institutions at theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com