Another Missionary outing--to Princeton, New Jersey

, ceton University has a beautiful, sprawling camp 

Pres Woodrow Wilson statement and display--He was a former University President--but not very "revered" by many there

Yellow house where Washington stayed. This is along the Nassau Street where Washington troops marched. The sycamore tree and another next to it are over 250 years old. 

Located on the sidewalk

Being an "ex-librarian" this "Little Free Library" perched on the sidewalk amused me and caught my eye. So appropriate for such a stellar university neighborhood

Just love this "Bavarian-style" architecture 

A Tribute  to Albert Einstein--resident and Professor at Princeton

Flowers like this were found in many yards around the campus. I think Pres Bench called it bougenvillia?

Ivy grows EVERYWHERE in this Ivy League college

More lovely campus buildings 

Inside the Campus Chapel--such beautiful Windows and a majestic pipe organ ( it was on auto--play while we were there) 

The "Heart" of campus 

This ivy-covered building is typical of these old Ivy League campuses--so beautiful

Riding the Train to Princeton, NJ 

Early ( especially for P-Day---8:00 am) on Monday morning, May 9, 2016--found 5 Missionary couples, the single sisters and Public Affairs, Family History and CES Missionary couples plus
Presidents Bennion and Bench riding the 1 Subway train to Penn Station to catch the train to Princeton Junction and then on a shuttle that would take us the campus of one of the oldest Universities in the nation--PRINCETON.

Chartered in 1746, Princeton University is one of the oldest colleges in the country. Nassau Hall, first among the 
historic buildings that adorn Princeton’s 500-acre campus in Princeton, NJ, served as the nation’s capitol building in 1783. Undergraduates may select from 36 academic departments. Nine current faculty members are Nobel Prize recipients. The university’s generous financial aid program provides grants and campus jobs in place of student loans. Sixty percent of freshmen receive grants from the school averaging more than $34,000. Admitted students can defer their enrollment for a year to participate in community service work abroad through the Bridge Year 
program. On-campus housing is guaranteed for all four years for undergraduates. Princetonians can take part in groundbreaking research projects or get involved in one of 300-plus student organizations on campus. Princeton’s 10-library system is home to over 7 million books, 6 million microfilms and a collection of rare books, prints and archives. The Princeton University Art Museum contains more than 92,000 works. The school’s varsity athletic teams, nicknamed the Tigers, compete in the Ivy League (NCAA Division I). Princeton has produced a large 
number of luminaries, including U.S. presidents James Madison and Woodrow Wilson, First Lady Michelle Obama, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and HP CEO Meg Whitman. FORBES Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes graduated from Princeton in 1970. 

50At a Glance

Student Population: 8,014

Undergraduate Population: 5,323

Student to Faculty Ratio^a: 6

Total Annual Cost^c: $58,965

In-State Tuition^c: $41,820

Out-of-State Tuition^c: $41,820

Percent on Financial Aid^d: 60%

Average Grant Aid Received (FT/First-Time): $32,717

Percent Admitted^e: 7%

SAT Composite Range^f: 1410-1600

ACT Composite Range^f: 31-35

Forbes Lists

#14 America's Best Value Colleges

#7 in Private Colleges

#13 in Research Universities

#3 in the region

#1 in Grateful Grads

Forbes Financial Grade: A+

This outing was announced as a "Walking walking day" and we were all alerted to wear "good walking shoes". 
WELL--it lived up to that!! My Fitbit registered over 9,000 steps by journey's end. But it was a beautiful day and we had a great time!!
We learned so much from our visit to the new library--currently under construction--and it's Rare books and collection Directors who showed us things in their "Mormon" collection. It was so very interesting to see and "touch" things like First edition copies of the Book of Mormon, an amazing "Book of Brands" a record of all the recorded animal brands in a 100 year period in  
the Salt Lake Vallley and beyond in a certain span of year; pictures of the early history of the Salt Lake Valley; and other interesting early publications of the Church. These 2 men really loved their jobs and you could tell it!! It was delightful!! Wished we could have stayed longer--I just barely "scratched" the surface of what was on display for us. 

Princeton is the fourth oldest university in America, and considered to be one of the finest universities in the world. Princeto has a $23 billion dollar endowment, which on a per student basis, is the largest university endowment in the world. (About $8 million per student.) There are only 8 thousand students with a university staff of over 2 thousand. As a result of this massive funding, Princeton University has a beautiful, sprawling campus. 

We left the "Special Collections room" and went out on Campus to find a place for lunch. We went with the Grimley's, the Grubers and Sister Dunlop ( who are Temple workers/volunteers) at a relatively
 new eatery called 30 BURGERS (Elder Mumford said I didn't want to put that down--but hey, maybe it will 
become famous😬.) Then WE met back at Nassau Hall for our "Walking Tour"-- which it turns out was more than 
maybe some of us realized  it would be. We went on a tour of Princeton village-- more than just the Campus. But the houses and areas we saw were very interesting!! Such a collection of architecture!!

At about the arch location (top-center of this Princeton building), Washington's troops fired a canon ball at what is now the Nassau Building - firing on it's own building that had been taken over by Hessian troops. The ball flew thru a window, struck a picture King George, who lost his head. The revolutionaries were so excited at seeing this they overran the Hessian soldiers which lead to this battle of Princeton victory. A picture of Washington is now displayed in the frame at Princeton.