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VOL. XVI HARTFORD, CONN., TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1920 No. 20

TRINITY EASILY DEFEATS THE AMERICAN GIFT BOSTON UNIVERSITY. MORE HUMANISM NEEDED. TO HEROIC FRANCE. Trinity Wins Basketball Game 26 to Trinity Students Privileged to Share 16. Good Team Work Displayed DANGERS OF OUR INSISTENCE ON PRACTICALITY/ in this Important Project. by Home Team. POINTED OUT BY ALUMNUS. Between March. 22 and March. 27, In a slow and long-dra'Wn-out game Trinity ·s.tudents will have a chance at the Hartford High School gymna­ to contribute to the "America's gift sium last Friday evening, the Trinity In the main article of our last issue, much was said concerning the needs to France" fund. Its purpose is to basketball five came through with of Trinity CoJlege. Some of the statements were evidently true. Sti11, there reciprocate France's gift of :the Statue were some with which we find exception. These have appeared wrnewhat the long-expected win. Boston Uni­ vf Li•berty by presenting to her versity was the victim to the tune gradually as we have considered conditions as they ·are and thought a little the MacMonnies' Statue to commem­ of 26 to 16. The contest lacked the regarding them. orate the Battle of the Marne. speedy floorwork that has featured Letters have been received dis·agreeing with. the article in manw places. This collection differs in two ways the other games. This, however, did Some are absolutely worthless to us, since they merely state the opinions of from almost every other canljpaign. or not prevent it from being so rough the writers without giving any reasons, much less· remedies. drive. Firstly, it is a free-willl col­ that, at times, a dribble along the Among these communicatio!lJS, however, is one from a former editor of lection. Nobody is bebg urged to side of the floor looked like ·an end "The Tripod." It seems to us he has criticized the weakest part of the arti'cle. give. Secondly, the number of sub­ run. Time had to be taken out for He s.tates his reasons for his opinion frankly and plainly. His idea is tha.t a scribers is vastly more important injuries seven times during the course full, symmetrical development is the product of humanitarian educati'on. It fits than the amourut received. An aver­ of the game. Boston asked for four a man for general usefulness and furnishes him the instruments with. which to age of ten cents per student would of .the respites. Each team had one meet the never-ending problems which confront him in life. A practical be corusidered most generous, provid­ man taken from the game for com­ education, laying ennpha".Jis on development in some particu1ar direction, at the ed that a large numbP.r contributed. mitting four personal fouls, and expense of the rest, sends a man out into the world with a one-sided education. When France gave America the Statue each used several substitutes. Trini­ Such a student cannot be called we!ll educated. To him the universe a.ppears of Liberty she was proud of the ty took the lead at the beginning of merely his narww field. In his line he may be an expert, but, <>Utside of it, J.arge number of subscr!bers. The the game and was never really push­ he may be a fool. Statue of Liberty was unmistakably ed by the Boston team. Trinity aims to furnish. humanitarian education. In the writer's opinion and representative of France. Similarly, In spite of the slow game the in our own, she succeeds in achiemg her aim. It is but right that she should. the Memorial on the Marne, com­ Trinity team showed the effects of For th~s purpose she was founded; for this purpose she still exists. memorating one of the most heroic pr1actice. Van Orden and Leeke In summing up, we desire to s.ay that this is an age of pessimti,sm and and dram~tic victories in history, slw-wed the best ~eamwork of the criti<'ism.. No one, no institution is spared. Lately Trinity College has re­ n .. ust come from air crns~es in Ameri­ year. However, if the team expects ceived her share, perhaps more. Undoubtedly some was deserved. However, ca m; the s.pontaneous gift from the to add another victory to its recorod. Trinity College, which has. stood nearly a hundred to France a book containing the same teamwork ID'IllSt be used at a years, still stands, and is going to stand. Established now on a worthy history, names of the subscribers and the much higher speed. The engineers inspired still by lofty ideals and always guarded by her sons, who love her amounts subs.cribed. The book w1ll have no mean quintet. It lost to the well, she will ever •be an institution to equip, fittingly and thoroughlYi, those l:>c preserved with the statue. strong Syracuse teann by the margin who are privileged to receive the instruments of learning from her hands. "The Tripod" ha.s been appointed of a single point. It is impossible to In "The Tripod" for last week an offered in the curriculum, a result the agent for the fund at Trinity. say what the lineup for Friday wi]ll alumnus and the editor in charge of which may give him a high scholas.tic Alling, '19, ·a member of the advisory be, but the team which seemed to board of "The Tripod" and chairman the issue call for the formulation of standing in a medical school, but work best together •lasrt; week was which cannot but detract from his of the Trinity committee of the Inter­ made up of Nordlund, Van Orden, a defin~te educatiJonal policy for Trin­ full usefulness in later life. collegiate Treaty Referendum, has Leeke, Hoard and Tansill. ity, and the alumnus give.s his ideas been appointed chairman. The com­ The lineup and summary: True progress cannot come through. on the subject in considerable detail, discarding the progress of the past. mittee consists of a man from each Trinity Boston University urging strong pre - medical, pre­ The arts course, with it.s ·Philosophy, unit on the <'ampus. It is as follows: Leeke LF Wilson chemical, insurance, and arts courses, its mathematics, its natural s.ciences, Keating, Lyon, Pierce, Hicks, J. Canner, with practical modern lan.guage.s and its laruguages, ancient and modern, Ortgies, Reitemeyer, Fox, Ameluxcn, Van Orden, plenty of English and his.tory. His has been developed throughout the Levin, and Alling. Poslters and Nordlund RF Graves insistence is that the courses be yearn as the course best suited for pamphlets will be pla.ced in conspic­ Nordlund. Brill c Shea "practical." the symmetrical development of the uous places throughout the college, Tansill · LG Marshman It s·eems to me that those who seek student, and it is here that I believe so that every student will have an Hoard opportunity to acquaint himself with RG Burman, to make college courses too practical future growth should come. the plan. Thyng are in danger of losing sight of the Strength'en the arts course with Score, Trin~ty 26, Boston Univer­ primary function of a college-the auxiliary scientific and commercial sity 16; goals from fl001r, Leeke 4, Can­ producing of stra;i,gh.t-thinkinlg, all­ courses, specialized ·to a limited ex­ ner 2, Nordlund, Tansil]], Van Orden RECENT BOOKS. around men of true culture. tent, and restrict electives· to such 2, Graves 3, Burman; ,goals from Following is a list of new books re­ groups that the undergraduate can111ot fouls, Canner 5, Brill, Marshman 8; As extra-curricular activi·ties, stim­ cently recehned by the library. Ma.IliY wander aimlessly through college, referee, Dillon; scorer, Reynolds; ulating personal initiative, fos.tering thought to be of interest to the stu­ taking up only such subjects as please timer, Bruce. competition, and promoting develop­ dents have been placed on a rack on ment outside of the class•room, are of his passing fancy or are absolwtely the desk in the reading room. great value so long as they are not required, but must take a coordinated PRESIDENT PERKINS "The Education of Henry Adams", entered into to excess, so does. any series of courses, and the ooUege 'Will ADDRESSES YALE ALUMNI. an autobiography, edited by The subject or grou,p orf subjects., of no carry out its mission with far greater Massachusetts Historical Society. College Head States Facts Applic­ matter how great importance in them­ practical results .than iplicable not for e~am.ple, is apt to finish college the effort to prepare thoroughly The introduction is written by Gene­ only to Yale but also to Trinity. with a good knowledge of biology and equipped men for that greatest gradu­ ral John J. Pershing. Tihe volume is These statements were in subs·tance chemistry, but only the least required ate school of all~the school orf ex­ illustrated with official photographs. · (Continued on page 3.) acqua'inbanre with the .cultura[ courses perience. KENT S. KIRKBY, '17. (Continued on page 4.) 2 THE TRIPOD

THE SOPHOMORE SMOKER. INTERCOLLEGIATE NOTES. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I a I I I e In the short time of three months, Undergraduates at Rensselaer have ~bt~tipob the Sophomore Smoker is· due .to take f()Tmed a club along the s·ame lines •place. 'fhis event has always played TRINITY COLLEGE, as the well-known Rotary Club. The an important part in the introduc­ SILK SOCKS of Hartford, Conn. emblem1 is a gold padlock an:d the tion of sub-freshmen to Trinity. It pledge pin is a large safety !pin. Published Weekly throue:hout the Colle~~:e Year. should not be neglected. If the af­ The movement to limit the ruum ­ "PHOENIX" MAKE fair is to be a tSUccess, it requires be·r of offices which any one man may Subscribers are urged to report promptly much work and many sacrifices• on hold, originating at Yale, has be­ Visit our Men's Department any serious irregularity in the receipt of The the part of the undergraduate body­ come widespread through the eas-tern and see the desirable colors we Tripod. All complaints and business commu· the Sophomore class . in particular. colleges. Rensselaer is the latest to have in these well-known wear­ nications should be addressed to Circulation It is not too soon to begi'l'l •prepara­ Manager. take up the matter. abies. Cordovan, Navy, Grey, The columns of The Tripod are at all times tions for the event now. There .sure­ At the University of W'alshington White and Black. Also others open to alumni, undergraduates, and others ly must be enough talerllt in college the undergraduate rootere at the ath­ for the free niscussion of matters of interest to make it poSISible to pres-ent a letic games wear a purple and gold with Fancy Clocks. Just what to Trinity men. "play" <>f some sort this year. cap, similar to our freshman hat. the smart dressers want. There are any number of alumni, The fre-shman hats there are bright Priced $1.15 to $1.85 Pait·. ADVISORY COUNCIL willing to address the pro·s:pectiv·e green. Paul H. Alling, '19 Tom T. Hawksworth. '21 members of the college. Acacia, the national Masonlic col­ EDITORIAL BOARD The las.t real, and probably the lege fraternity, has been reorganized Leolie W . Hodder, '19 ...... Editor-in-chief best smokers given were those of the a.t the University of Washington af­ Arthur V. Tilton, '20 ...... Associate Editor classes af 1917 and 1918. Let us see ter being inactive for tWio yeans on Robert D. Byrnes, '22 ...... Associate Editor if the claSIS of 1922 cannot equal, if account of the war. Brown,Thomson & Co. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT not surpa.SIS these. Penn State is planning to establish Norman C. Strong, '21...... Business Manager Sophomores, why no.t get started ? a college union, as a means of in­ Hartford's Shopping Center Tenison W. L . Newsom, '22 ... Ass't Bus. Mgr. Elect your committee now. Make creasing college spirit. Its appeal Richard C. Puels, '22 ..... Circulation Manager plans to have pres·en.t t he largest will be primarily to the noTIJ-fraterni­ e I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I number of sub-freshmen that ever ap­ ty men. Entered as second-class matter Sept. 24, 1909, peared here, and make arrangements at the Post Office at Hartford, Conn. Psychological tests at Moont Hol­ to entertain them. Let's get going, yoke for freshmen tShowed the girl Subscription Price. $2.00 per Year. and keep going! Advertising Rates furnished on application. attaining the highest grade to be 110 points ahead of a faculty member One of the Most Attrac­ A. A. MEETING. who took the same test. It seems that something is neces­ Rensselaer will unveil' a bron2e tive You've Ever Seen, On April 30, the annual election of sary to s-timulate the intereSJt of the tablet at Commerucement in memory In the way of Shirts is a style "The Tripod" board will take place. college body in the busiiness of the of the twenty-nine men who died in we now show in Two positions-one, associate editor Athle.tic Association. The last few service during the WM'. ENGLISH FLANNEL SHIRTS. in the editorial department, the other, meetings have been very poorly at­ A gift of a hundred thousand dol­ They are of soft, Pure Wool assistant circulation manager in the tended. The number of votes ca•st at lars has beelll given to the Fogg Mu­ and Silk and Wool, and when business department-will be open to recent elections shOft candidates. All men who are trying a third of the undergrn.dua.tes voted. Mr. Hervey E. Wetzel the well-known colors, you'll agree there's few out for the b9ard, should hand in Perhaps, these results are due to the art collector of Detroit. Shirts as attractive. their credits immediately to Byrnes, fact that the mee.tings are held at Only one man enrolled . for the $7.50 and $10. '22, secretary. times when it is inconveruient for course in cera.mic engineering offered many to attend; ,perhaps they are due for the firs.t time thi·s year at the to laziness on the part of some of University of Washington. ~be the students. "The Tech", published at the .Mas­ A great improvement might occur sachusetts Institute of Technology, ~tfukt~ ov~ull ATTENTION, ALUMNI! if the old system of printed ballots recently celebrated its thir-ty-eighth We desire .to call the attention of were reinstated. Some time ago vot­ anniversary as a college new.s organ. dbomcpan~ the Alumni to the fact that it is im­ ing was held in the Union with mem­ It has a circulation of over 5000 and, perative that Trinity have a splendid bers of the Senate in charge. It for the last three years•, has been 93 ASYLUM ST., HARTFORD lasted all day. In this way every•one published th11oughout the year. Commencement this spring. One Established 1882 may think that this notice is some­ in college had a chance to vote. Per­ ".Jack" McAuliffe, formerly coach what premature. It is not. haps this method would be an ~m ­ of Worcester Tech, will coach the "It Pays to Buy Our Kind" Colby foo•thall team next fall. This colle•ge function deJPends on provement on the present SJnStem. At t.hr· wireless station r s•tate legi-siature action, and any THE PLACE TO GO FOR ANY· Clothing for Personality: What is Trinity to do for her men other details of the work which you THI:SG ELECTRICAL. Leather Garments, Golf Suits, Sport who served in the war? The pertin­ are able to furnish. Coats, English-made Overcoats. ence of this matter is shown by the Hoping to hear from you as soon ·Exclusive Models in Suits, Overcoats following letter: as possible, a~d thanking you for your E. S. FRANCIS and Ulsters. To the Editor of "The Tripod": cooperation, we are, Haberdashery, Hats. n'he idea of erecting •a memorial to Yours for a better understanding ELECTRICAL soldie!l's from the colleges and uni­ and a cordial :liellowship, versities seems to meet a widespread THE DAILY NEBRASKAN. CONTRACTOR and DEALER CULLAR PARKER demand. Lt is the intention of sev­ Laurence E. Slater, Manruging Editor. MA COMPANY eral of these institutions to place on 400 WASHINGTON STREET their campuses s•ome permanent re­ 272 ASYLUM STREET, HARTFORI:> ""''The Old !louse wi/h 1he 'Yt:Jung .Sptril" membrance of their students.· who fell Professor Perkins Speaks. in the World War. To get a general (Continued from page 1.) idea of what is being done by the as follows: schools and college•s along these lines, The purpose of a college is tJ de­ BARBER SHOP CATERING we are writing you. velop leadership. Leadership requires Is your college intending to place a three attributes: a thorough under­ Henry Antz TEAS, DANCE REFRESHMENTS, monument, stadium, or some other standing and command of men,, the .27 PEARL ST., HARTFORD, CONN. LUNCHEONS, ETC. form of memorial to the students who respect of men, and knowledge where fell in the W1ar? If you can give us .to lead them. The speaker empha­ any information on the subject, we sized the fact that the famed Y-ale will appreciate the cooperativ-e spirit spirit must not be neglected and al­ Trinity College Refectory sh01wn. If any steps have been taken lowed to dwindle inrto mere arro­ PRINTING toward placing this memorial, or if ~RS. M. COLLINS, Prop. gance. College spirit must be main­ OF THE BETTER CLASS the work is entirely finished :we should tained largely by the alumni rather AT CONSIDERATE COSTS Successfully catered to the Sopho­ appreciate information regarding its ·than by the student body, as they more Hop ·aru:l the Junior Prom. nature, the means by which you raised can best indicate the values of the the funds, whether by student .sub­ institution an!d show what love for scripti-on, state tours, alumni, facuLty the alma mater means. The Peterson Studio J. FRED BITZER, JR. Agent for the Celebrated Hamilton 84 7 Main Street Harold G. Hart and Gruen Watches. 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