Remembering Family Ties to Princeton

My grandfather was Norman Thomas, and I am so pleased with this article. He was always devoted to Princeton despite some “issues.” His brother Evan Thomas, Class of 1912, was an early conscientious objector who was sentenced to life imprisonment in Leavenworth during World War I. Fortunately, he and his cohorts were released and pardoned when it became legal to have a conscience. My father, John Gates ’31 (I went to his 65th reunion with him), and my brother John Gates and cousin Norman Thomas, both ’63, held Princeton dear to our family hearts. However, I could not go to Princeton in 1954 because I was a girl. I applaud the correction of that egregious error; I believe the Class of ’70 allowed women to apply. Again, thank you, Mr. Lange.