Education: Princeton's Joe

Early in freshman year most Princetonians become acquainted with Joe's Restaurant, where many a common hall meal has been eked out with a "good Majestic sandwich" and chocolate milk shake. Since 1900 pudgy, kindly, swart Joe Sippley has maintained his short-order restaurant on Princeton's main thoroughfare, Nassau Street. Passing generations have eaten Joe's food, loafed in his premises, eyed his dark daughters, taken advantage of his standing offer to "cash a small check." Last week Princetonians everywhere were sorry to hear that Joe's would close.

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