A New Home for Class Stones

Published July 2, 2018

Ricardo Barros

Alumni returning for Reunions got their first look at the new location for class stones: along walkways in front of Nassau Hall. For nearly 150 years, graduating classes placed a stone with their class numerals on the exterior of Nassau Hall, but space finally ran out. Stones for 17 older classes without a marker on the building, ranging from 1946 to 2006, were installed along two walkways in May. The Class of 2018 stone was installed on the afternoon of Commencement.

Published in the July 11, 2018, Issue

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Charles Plohn Jr. ’66

6 Years Ago

Moment in the Sun?

It is perhaps interesting to note (irony of ironies or poetic justice?) that during the several months of the current project to replace the roof and restore the cupola at Nassau Hall, with scaffolding and fencing surrounding the entire building, the almost 150-year history of class ivy stones at Princeton University on the exterior of Nassau Hall will not be viewable.

During this period, the only class stones that will be visible on campus are those recently installed along two walkways in front of Nassau Hall of the 17 older classes (ranging from 1946 to 2006) without a marker on the building as well as the Class of 2018 — the new Princeton tradition.