#class of 1940

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Throwback Thursday: Yeiichi Kuwayama '40 (middle row, second from left) is shown here with the Princeton University gymnastics team ca. 1939. Known as "Yick" or "Kelly" on campus, Kuwayama was one of the earliest Japanese American students at Princeton. He was born and grew up in New York with his immigrant parents, who ran an art store and a Japanese grocery store. After college, he served in the U.S. Army in World War II in the famed all-Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team, winning several medals for valor, then used the G.I. Bill to attend business school at Harvard. No American companies would hire him at first, so he moved to Japan to start his banking career, eventually returning to the U.S. and working for the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund to educate people about the internment of Japanese Americans. He was one of the founders of the Asian American Alumni Association of Princeton (A4P) and established the Yeiichi Kuwayama Fund in support of Asian American students.

Photo from 1940 Bric-a-Brac

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Snarfield

"One time, while I was writing, I happened to sniff my armpits absentmindedly. Several people saw me do it, and thought it was funny—and ever after that I was given the name "Snarf.” In the annual for my graduating class, the class of 1940, I’m listed as “Kurt Snarfield Vonnegut.”

- Kurt Vonnegut Jr., from a self-interview published in his book, Palm Sunday.

[princetonarchives]

Hi! My husband came across a white denim jacket at a yard sale, and after some intense Googling, we suspect it might be a Princeton beer jacket from 1940. I'm not close with any Princeton alumni, so the beer jacket tradition is brand new to me, and I find it pretty charming! How can we find out more about the 1940 jacket design?

Hi, there! Thanks for your question. We found a photo of four members of the Class of 1940 showing off their beer suits in front of Princeton University’s Terrace Club (Historical Photograph Collection, Campus Life Series (AC112), Box MP197, Image No. 5241):

Prior to World War II, the beer jacket was part of a full beer suit, which included overalls and suspenders. During the war, a shortage of material is said to have gotten rid of the overalls and suspenders, leaving Princetonians of today with just a jacket. Each class has a special design meant to reflect the history of their time at Princeton.

Here is the story behind the “Life Begins with 40″ design seen above, as reported in the Daily Princetonian, March 12, 1940:

[wutbju]

Beatrice Gamble, (Ms. Bea) of Charlotte, wife of the late Lindsay Dayton Gamble, was taken home to be with the Lord Saturday, April 15, 2017. She was born in Bassett, Virginia on October 12, 1922 and was the daughter of the late Reverend William J. Yeaman and Daisy Byrd Chandler. Mrs. Gamble is survived by her daughter Lynne Holliday and her son-in-law Paul Holliday of Charlotte, NC, her two loving grandchildren, Kayla Holliday Lamar and Robert Colby Holliday, and her brother William J. Yeaman, Jr. (Billy Joe). Bea's husband Lindsay Gamble and her sister Anita Y. Hicks preceded her in death. Mrs. Gamble was a long-standing member of Chantilly Baptist Church/Corner Stone where she was the church pianist and Sunday school teacher for many years, and later a member of Carmel Baptist Church for over 25 years. Bea was a Valedictorian of Bassett High School and she attended Bob Jones University in 1940 where she majored in music and English. She was a homemaker, seamstress, and piano teacher. She worked for NCA Regional Office and was executive Secretary to the late Mr. Bassett of Bassett Furniture. Mrs. Bea Gamble and her late husband Lindsay D. Gamble were involved in Lottie Moon Ministries and their church, and lived for Jesus every day of their lives until she was called home to be with the Lord. A service will take place Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 11:00 am at Sharon Memorial Park, 5716 Monroe Rd, graveside with her husband, sister, and mother and father together. The family invites you to their home for food and fellowship following the service. Online condolences may be shared through www.tallentfuneralservice.com.

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Vonnegut,  Kurt Snarfield - Class of 1940

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At today's Charlottesville Sweet Briar Day I met Ms Jean Munro Tyree. She attended Sweet Briar in 1937 and 1938. This is her sophomore class picture. This year she is 93.