Safe in the Wide World

What becomes of Princeton men after they leave Old Nassau? According to a traditional Princeton song, they are "safe now in the wide, wide world." Last week, as the graduate of 1934 and 1940 scanned his newly published class reports, it appeared that the song had it about right.

According to the reports, his income is now apt to be around $8,000 a year. He is pretty sure to be married. (93% for '34, 85% for '40), and has 1.7 and 1.6 children respectively. The average Princeton man is a Protestant, most likely an Episcopalian. He drinks moderately, plays golf enthusiastically and votes Republican. The class of '34 said that Gone With the Wind and War and Peace are its favorite novels; the class of '40 voted for War and Peace and Gone With the Wind. Favorite poem of both: Kipling's if (perennial favorite of Princeton seniors).

So far, neither class has produced a single famous man, and almost no authors, artists or composers. The average Princetonian seems to be a sound and solid gentleman who reports that, on the whole, he is quite happy.

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