Project Gutenberg 2013-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 123 Williams, Jesse Lynch 1871 1929 Princeton Stories The winning of the cane -- The madness of Poler Stacy -- The hazing of Valliant -- Hero worship -- The responsibility of Lawrence -- Fixing that freshman -- The scrub quarter-back -- When girls come to Princeton -- The little tutor -- College men -- The man that led the class. Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Princeton Stories" by Jesse Lynch Williams is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The narratives center around the experiences and antics of college life at Princeton University, focusing on the camaraderie, traditions, and challenges faced by the students. Through a humorous lens, Williams explores themes of class spirit, youthful exuberance, and social interactions within the collegiate setting. At the start of the collection, the story "The Winning of the Cane" sets the stage for the competitive and spirited atmosphere of campus life. It describes the excitement surrounding a traditional event known as the Cane Spree, where freshmen and sophomores engage in a physical contest to win a symbolic cane for their class. The narrative introduces characters such as Hill, the oversized but innocent freshman, who finds himself thrust into the competition amid the tension and expectations of his peers. As the story unfolds, Hill's unassuming nature becomes significant as he rises to challenge the more experienced sophomores, highlighting the themes of identity, acceptance, and the pressures of university culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43587/43587-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en College stories, American Princeton University -- Fiction Princeton (N.J.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: American Literature Category: History - Schools & Universities 421580 2025-06-17T15:05:02.439295 text/html 425212 2013-08-27T19:41:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 189256 2025-06-17T15:05:08.887246 application/epub+zip 191804 2025-06-17T15:05:03.415241 application/epub+zip 191805 2025-06-17T15:05:02.919248 application/epub+zip 305414 2025-06-17T15:05:13.001347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277749 2025-06-17T15:05:08.230214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277823 2022-09-19T20:39:14.744025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384911 2023-09-19T05:56:16.018535 text/plain 16589 2025-06-17T15:05:13.149365 application/rdf+xml 5734 2025-06-17T15:05:03.019387 image/jpeg 1495 2025-06-17T15:05:02.971260 image/jpeg 170376 2025-06-17T15:05:02.478295 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia