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THE TRINITY issue 26 TRIPOD May 16,1978 Committee Rules on Tenure by Gary Abramson and This year they include Professors promise to be granted tenure. Fink [ Michael Preston Frank Child, Richard Lee, recently commented that "I ap- j Preliminary tenure decisions President Lockwood, Dean Nye, preciate the support 1 have | affecting eight faculty members and Professor H. McKim Steele. received, and hope the decision of were delivered by the Ap- The A&P Committee met to the committee will be recon- pointments and Promotions reconsider the case of Bianchini on sidered." Committee early last week. Three Monday at 9:00 a.m., and will Faculty handbook regulations teachers, George Chaplin, reconsider Lee's case on Tuesday on tenure state that those refused Associate Professor of Fine Arts, at 10:00 a.m. Fink is presently tenure will be given specific Noreen Channels, Assistant awaiting the decision by the A&P reasons for their refusal. Those Professor of Sociology, and Milla Committee as to whether they will refused tenure this year received Riggio, Assistant Professor of reconsider his case. In addition to copies of letters sent to their English were granted tenure by the the professors in question, department chairman as Committee. Denied tenure were department chairmen and faculty notification. Gerald Kamber has stated that he is awaiting a more Assistant Professor of Modern within the two departments in- direct explanation, and has not Languages Andrea Bianchini, volved may speak on the can- decided whether he will appeal his Assistant Professor of Psychology didate's behalf. case. Alan Fink, Professor of Modern Languages Gerald Kamber, and Dr. Donald Hook, chairman of Last week, students sent ap- the department of modern Assistant Professor of Modern proximately 150 letters to Presidem languages, intends to speak on Languages Sonia Lee. Assistant Lockwood requesting an ex- behalf of Bianchini and Lee. He Professor of Dance Judy Dworin planation for the decision not to expressed the "surprise and was tentatively granted tenure. grant tenure for Fink. They had noi disappointment of all members of received any communication The. decisions rendered by the the department at the committee's regarding these letters as ol committee may be altered as a decision" regarding Lee and Sunday. Lockwood told the result of reconsideration of a Bianchini. He feels sure that the Tripod on Sunday that, though he candidate's case or by appeal. committee has put considerable had received the letters, a response Reconsideration of a case consists time in its decision and hopes that should come from the A&P of the committee hearing new it will consider the evidence to be Committee as a whole. evidence on behalf of the can- presented for reconsideration and Committee members have been didate. Whether or not a candidate will take a new look at its decision. reluctant to supply the rationale receives reconsideration, he may Dr. William Mace, chairman of behind their decisions, both to the appeal the decision to the A&P »« the psychology department, and his professors in question and to the Appeals Committee within 45 days colleagues are collecting material Tripod, while the reconsideration of the initial decision. which they hope, when brought lo procedure is still underway. Final Scott Ramsey hands the baton to Ben Thompson In early hours Members of the Appointment the A&P Committtee for recon- -decisions and further explanation of the 24 Hour Marathon. Proceeds of the Marathon will benefit arid • Promotiorts Committee in- sideration, will convince it that should be forthcoming upon review womens athletics. photo by Scott M.Levenlhal clude faculty and administration. Fink has sufficient Jong-term by the Board of Trustees. Long Walk Centennial Wednesday Tomorrow marks the one well. Olmstead, the landscape architect hundredth anniversary of the first In April 1872 the College responsible for Bushnell Park use of Trinity's "new" campus. Dr. accepted a $600,000 offer from the downtown and Central Park in H. Carrington Bolton, Professor of City of Hartford for the purchase New York, to design the Quan- Chemistry and Natural Science, of its campus. President Abner drangle. lectured to the Senior Class in the Jackson sailed for England that Elm seedlings were planted in Chemistry Room of the new summer to seek an architect to the shape of a "T" for the first time Seabury Hall on May 17, 1878. design a monumental new campus in September 1880. This week The next day John Williams, for the College. workmen began to replace the Episcopal Bishop of Connecticut In London, he came into Dutch Elm Disease—stricken and former College president, contact with the distinguished original trees with seedless ashes. lectured to the junior class on English architect William Burgess. The next significant addition to "History." Since those days Burgess agreed to draft designs for the Long Walk came in 1913 when thousands of lectures have been the tiny American college. Trustee J.Pierpont Morgan, home- visited upon even more thousands Burgess, who had made his town boy and titan of finance, of students in the august precincts reputation recreating medieval donated a new library, which was of Seabury. Together with Jarvis castles for various well-heeled built at the north end of the Walk, Hall, the College's original dor- Englishmen, designed a The building, which presently mitory building, and Northam spectacular four quandrangle neo- houses most of the administration, Towers, which was added in 1881, Gothic campus. Burgess's plan, was named in honor of Bishop Seabury forms the "Long Walk." which included a large chapel, a Williams, who had helped to open Since the College's move from theatre, dining commons, a library, the campus. the site of the present state capitol a museum, and spacious quarters William Mather donated the one hundred summers ago, the for most senior and junior faculty present chapel located at the north Long Walk has formed the core of as well as lecture halls, end of the Long Walk in the early the campus's physical existence, laboratories, and student dor- 1930's. The chapel, built to and if one believes the alumni mitories. memorialize Mather's mother, office, its spiritual existence as If it had been built, the campus replaced a smaller one located on would have been the largest the second floor of Seabury. academic complex in America. However, since there were barely The Thirties also witnessed one hundred students enrolled at large scale construction on the Last the time, and a limited amount of south end of the Long Walk. money available, the trustees During the decade Hamlin Hall, Issue wisely revised the design, first to a Cook, Goodwin, and Woodward three quandrangle affair, and dormitories, and the Clement finally to the present Long Walk. Chemistry Building were con- Although much reduced in size, structed and occupied. This is the last regular issue of the Burgess' design had a deep impact The last spurt of building on the Tripod. A Commencement issue on the American architectural main quadrangle occurred after will appear late in the week of May scene, introducing the "Collegiate World War II, when the library*arid 21. Gothic" style to this country. Downes Clock Tower were built on Long walk structures in their 1 OOth year of service. the south and north ends of the T"! At the same time the College photo hv commissioned Frederick Law quad. page 2, The Trinity Tripod, May 16,1978 Excellence Awarded At Honors Day Last Wednesday it was the Woodard, '81. The Samuel S. Fishzohn Awards College's opportunity to honor The Jerome P. Webster, Class of Civil Righls and Civil Liberties' students who have distinguished 1910, Student Book Collectors Not Awarded; Community Ser- themselves in various fields of Prizes, 1st Prize, Thomas F. vice: Susan Cohen, 78, Maria del endeavor. Printed below are the Harkins, IDP, 2nd Prize, James Pilar Cordova, 78, Andrea Pereira awards and this year's distinguished M.G. Cropsey, 79, 3rd Pri/x, 78, Benjamin F. Thompson, 7g' recipients. Steven D. Roberts, 78. The Ronald H. Ferguson Prizes k lames Goodwin Greek Prizes: The Friends of Art Award for Art French, 1st Prize, Susan E. Mat- 1st Prize, Arthur W. Robinson, III, History,Malcolm R. Daniel, 78 (In thew, 79, 2nd Prize, Gail C. Dovle '78; 2nd Prize, Lloyd F. McCarthy, Absentia). 78. II, IDP. The Friends of Art Award for The Richard K. Morris Book Frank Urban Memorial Prize for Studio Arts, George T. Griswokl, Award for Excellence in Excellence in Beginning Greek, E. 79, Sarah P. Rogers, 78, Andrea Education, Linda W. Lipp, lop Lanier Drew, '80. Pereira, 78. The John C. Alexander Memorial Melvln W. Title Latin Prizes; 1st The Fern D. Nye Award for Award, Jonathan 13. Sender, '78 Prize, David M. Ostafin, '79; 2nd Graphic Arts, Thornton K. The Ferguson Prizes in Economic Prize, Charles G. Raymer, '81. Lothrop, 79, Hugh E. Mohr, 78. Essays, 1st Prize, Michael L Ruel Crompton Tuttle Prizes Book Prizes for Excellence in Smirloek, '78, and Neil D, [English-Juniors]; 1st. Prize, Spanish, 1st Prize, Maria del Pilar Theobald, 78, were tied, Francine Kersch, '79, 2nd Prize, Cordova, 78, 2nd Prize, Ann The Faculty of Economics Award, Carol A. Flinn, '79. Bracchi, 78. Michael L. Smirloek, 78. John Curtis Underwood Memorial The Mears Prize, John L. Bridge, The Peter J. Schaefer Memorial Prizes In Poetry; 1st Prize, Judith 78. Prize Award, John B. Medford, '8(1. N. Shaw, '79, 2nd Prize, Kathy S. The Physics Prize, Tuck Won Delta Phi Alpha Book Prizes, 1st Koch, '78, 3rd Prize, Jane F. Shum, '81. Prize, Leonie Herschfield, '80, 2nd Kelleher, '78 and Durant D. Sch- The Physics Senior Prize, Arthur E.