Late 1978 Ivy Expected Soon; Varied Problems Cause Delay

TRINITY COLLEGE USRARY RECEIVED N0V201979 HARTFORD, CONN. Volume 78 issue 11 THE TRINITY TRIPOD November 20, 1979 Minority Relations: Still Room for Improvement by Patty Hooper Another important action by Approximately one year &.g- ,the college was the appointment of the college community was told to John Bennett to the Board of change its attitudes and actions Trustees. Bennett, whose term towards minorities on campus. This begins in January, 1980, is the first demand came from a group of black Trustee in the history of Trinity minority students, Trinity College. "Twenty-three members of the Other measures that have been Trinity Coalition of Blacks staged a taken include the hiring of a sudden protest march and press minority headwaiter at Saga and a conference Wednesday (December lecture by Toni Morrison, a noted 13, 1978) to protest several racial blacK writer, on December 6, incidents which they say have sponsored by the Women's Center. occurred over the course of the There has also been an increase semester and to accuse the college in the number of minority students of dealing hypocritically with the applying and matriculating at issue of the presence of minorities Trinity since last year. For the on campus." 1979-80 academic year, there were 159 minority applications, up 38% This statement, reported in the from last year. Of these, 73 students One oat of every eight Trinity students gave to the Red Cross blood drive, which collected 209 pints of Tripod last December, describes were admitted, and 33 chose to the reaction of these students to blood enroll. - . ' . • photo by R.Michael Hall what they felt were racist attitudes toward them as minority students, This year also marks the and the way the college treated complete integration of the Black Late 1978 Ivy Expected Soon; them as a whole at that time. Cultural Center. There have been several totally integrated social According ' to. Barbara events, including a disco co- Varied Problems Cause Delay Robinson-Jackson, Director of sponsored by the Trinity Coalition Minority Affairs, the college is of Blacks and the Quad dorms. by Daniel Vincenzo •Because of this, and in order to wanted. Also in June, Herff-Jones' making progress towards solving keep a year-round operation of Connecticut representative Hm According to Melanie Hines, a The 197S Ivy, Trinity's annual the problems of the minorities member of the TCB, at a recent yearbook, should be coming out in plant and staff, Herff-Jones offers a Findley wanted to see the Trinity here, "but it (progress) is very, very substantial discount for summer TCB meeting, attended by some eirtys JPecember, J979. over a year yearbook material. Roberts told slow." faculty members, the people at- production. The past twelve Ivys him that that was "not necessary." Changes that have been made late. Why the delay? There are two have been printed on this schedule. tending discussed problems that scenarios — one by Steve Roberts, Findley says he then assumed the during the past year can be exist between minority students All material is sent to the plant in material was being processed at the regarded as "small steps" toward a the '78 Ivy editor, and the other by early summer, and the finished and faculty. Hines stated that some Herff-Jones, the publisher. They Herff-Jones plant. totally positive relationship bet- students feel that academic per- yearbook is delivered in Sep- Herff-Jones contacted Findley ween Trinity as a whole and its are, in the words of Tom Lips, tember. formance is not as high as it should Trinity's legal counsel, "180 in June or July, wondering where minorities. One of the most obvious be for minority students. She noted Inking samples and some proofs the Ivy material was. Findley's moves toward this goal was degrees apart." were sent to Roberts at the end of that one step suggested was a According to Roberts, the notes of a telephone conversation President Theodore D. Lockwood's revision of the faculty advising June, 1978. Roberts was not between himself and Roberts, on restructuring of the President's problem started in the original satisfied, and requested a second system that would help the student conception of the book. The staff July 31, 1978, indicate that, in Council on Minorities so that it is to be more aware that "he or she is set of proofs. No material was sent now more active and has more wanted to do the book as it had addition to discussing the inking not necessarily stuck with their to Herff-Jones, since the tests coot, on p. 2 senior faculty members on it. never before been done at Trinity: weren't quite what the staff freshman seminar advisor for two a simulation of an actual photo years," She also commented that album. • some of the faculty at the meeting Several difficulties were im- Committee Reports on Education were surprised to hear that mediately presented. First, the minority students were en- book would.have had to have been Faculty Approval Sought countering such problems. bound in an unconventional Vice- President of the College manner — on the short side, Department as now constituted; half FTE's." But, Schultz con- Thomas A. Smith stated that he horizontally rather than vertically by Steven Elmendorf attractiveness to students who may tinued, "the Committee made the had "never heard of any overt 1 — and with pages of an un- The Ad Hoc Committee to make have no interest in teaching as a best out of a bad situation, the bad academic racism" at Trinity. He conventional sizei (8lA x II, rather recommendations about a program career as well as to those who have situation being the dismantling of a mentioned, however, that con- than 9 x-i2). in Educational Studies released its such an interest; program good department we worked hard versations between, minority Secondly, the actual pasting in report last week. It recommended definition of a kind to suggest and to build and the forcing out of one students and the administration are of photographs would have been that the Education Program which encourage inter-departmental and fine professor and the threat to two currently being conducted about prohibitively expensive. As a will replace the Education inter-program affiliation." others." academic racism. Department be staffed by one and The two other members of the result, a printing technique had to The Committee did not outline Hines also stated that one a half full time equivalent faculty Education Department are Ronald be developed that would make the any specific courses but outlined possible reason for black students' (FTE). The Education Department K. Goodenow and LeBaron C. photos "pop out," as if they were the following topics it felt the inability to produce in the currently has three FTE's. Moseby. Bothnontenured assistant ;*r pasted in the book. program should deal with: (l)the classroom stems from the other professors. Moseby . refused any Several ideas were kicked The Committee was set up after particular character of education unpleasant experiences that they comment on the Ad Hoe Com- about, involving various com- last May's faculty vote to eliminate and of ideas about education in the have encountered here. mittee's report." binations of inks and papers. A the Education Department as part United States, historically con- Other problems that minorities Goodenow, in commenting on printing process that would both fit of faculty cutbacks mandated by sidered; (2) decisions and decision- have at Trinity arise from their the report, said that he was "fairly into the budget and would look President Lockwood and the Board making about the educational feeling that Trinity is not a well- positive; I think the faculty should right was decided upon, and the of Trustees, The Committee was process, with particular attention cont. on p. 5 staff asked Herff-Jones for samples. asked to outline a program in to contemporary forces which bear cont. on p. 5 There is an important time Education utilizing between one directly and indirectly on schools; frame to remember also. The and two FTE's. The report will be (3) schools as structures which reason the Ivy could afford this voted on by the Faculty today. perform socializing and Tripod Goes to the Polls somewhat unconventional In addition to defining the size acculturating functions, considered Elections for positions on the TRIPOD Editorial Board for the procedure was that the book was to of the proposed • program, the as distinct types of organizations 1980 Trinity Term will be held on Sunday, December 2 at 3:00 p.m. be a summer production, with Committee also outlined the and as organizations interacting in the TRIPOD office located on the lower level of Jackson Hall. delivery in the fall. general character it would with other organizations; (4) the Nominations are open to any member of the student body. Printing yearbooks is a very recommend for Educational process and goals of learning and Positions available include Editor; and Managing, News, Sports, Studies. The Committee listed four seasonal business. Seventy-five instructions." Hartford, Features, Photography, and Announcements Editors. characteristics which it used in percent of Herff-Jones' business Education Department Also available are (3) Copy Editor positions and (3) Contributing happens between October 15 and developing the program. These Chairman Charles B. Schultz, in were: "suitability to the liberal arts Editorships. Students can also run for Business-Circulation June 20. Most private and public commenting on the report, said he Manager arid advertising Manager. high schools operate on a fall commitment of this College; "didn't think any program could be production, with spring continuity with some emphasis in implemented except in its most All nominations must be delivered in writing to Box 1310 by 12 (graduation) delivery.

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