For the third straight year the 17 Princeton upperclass eating clubs accepted 100 per cent of the sophomore class into their ranks. The goal of placing over 700 men in the club was reached in the record time of two days after bidding began.
Francis R. B. Godolphin, Dean of the College, remarked: "This shows how undergraduates working together voluntarily can achieve a result which is clearly in accord with the will of the majority of Princeton men. The result is a magnificent example of responsibility and cooperation on the part of club members and sophomores."
No compulsion was required to get 100 per cent membership for the second consecutive year. In 1950, a petition circulated through the sophomore class promising to boycott the eating clubs if all members of the class were not tendered bids.
Homer Smith, president of the sophomore class, attributed the success to the Sophomore Council and the secret "committee of 17" who worked on the project.
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