GoODWIN WOODWARD

TRINITY COLLEGE ALUMNI NEWS DECEMBER I940 An Invitation Another Dormitory

In appreciation for the loyalty and generosity A new dormitory costing approximately of alumni in making possible the construction of $150,000 will be erected at the College before the the Woodward-Goodwin dormitory, the College opening of classes next September. invites the donors to be present at a formal dedi­ This building, the gift of an anonymous donor, cation of the building on Saturday afternoon, will be con tructed at the north-east corner of December 14, 1940, at half past he. :\ buffet \ 'ernon and Summit Streets. It will provide supper will be served in the Common Room of housing for 26 students ancl two faculty members the new dormitory at six o'clock. and their wives. For the benefit of alumni who may desire to Plans for the building, .which will be of brick spend that weekend at the College, notice 1s construction, are being prepared by two Alumni. given that on Saturday morning and afternoon Robert B. O'Connor '16 and C . B. F. Brill ' 19, there will be held at the Coll ege a conference on New York Architect .. "Language and Democracy" with discussions There will be 13 double suites for Juniors and led by Professor I. A. Richards of England and Seniors who are unable to secure rooms in frater­ Harvard, Professor Max Lerner of \Yilliams, nity houses. Dr. Ogilby says the number of men Professor R. B. Perry of Harvard and Professor from any one fraternity living in the dormitory Theodore Greene of Princeton. ln the evenin_g will be limited. There will also be a dining hall our basketball team will play Yal in the Hop­ which will be rented by the College to the Delta kins Street gymnasium. Psi Fraternity. Alumni donors who expe~t to be present for the supper are asked to notify the Alumni·Secretary It is understood that additions to this build­ in advance so that proper provision may be made. ing could be made in the future should it become necessary. The lot, approximately 190 feet square, was purchased by the College in June, 1939. Alumni Associations

BERKSIIIRE HUDSON VALLEY PITI'SBURGH Prl':..: Geo rge.~ . l!(.·y . ':W l'rrs. : \\'m. R. O'Uryon. '37 Prr.'i .: II ill UurJ,twin . 'Oti -'t'r .. Br) ant \Y. Grcf' n, ':j I .'•ia.: Rev. Paul Armstrong, '30 l'ia -l'res.: John ll. ~loorc. ' I:! Src.: joseph lluffington. Jr .. ' I~ 1'reas.: j. G. ;\larks, Jr.. '33

BOSTON NAUGATUCK VALLEY RHODE ISLAND l'ro.: ~athanit.• l T. Clark. ';3 I Prt>s. : B. B. Hailey, 't.i l'rrs.: Louis \\'. Downes. ' \ l ~t -Prt .\ . : \ 'cry Rl'\". j. :\1. :\h:Gann. ·u.-, S rc. : E. S. \\'otkyns. '2!) :;u.: Stunner \V. Shepherd. ' l!J ·"t't.: ~1onon S. CrchorC', '14 Treas.: P. E. Fenton. '17

CIIICAGO NEW HAVEN ROCHESTER l'rf,, ,: t'harlt·s T. King:"ton, Jr .. ·:n l'rrs.: E. G. Schmitt, 'Hi Prts.: C. Edward Cram. ':l:l S ec.: . \. Onderdonk, '34 l'ict-Pres.: F. C. Ouennebier. 'J,j :;ec.: llarry C. Olson. ':J.j

DETROIT NEW YORK SPRINGFIELD fJrt'S.: ~onon h·es, ·w Pres.: F. T. Tansill. '22 Prrs.: Paul F. H errick, '12 Src.: j anll'S B. \\'t•bher. jr. . '34 l 'ice-l'res.: .\. j. L'Heureux. '13 Src.: Kenneth ll. Case. '13 Dr. jerome P. \\'cbster. '10 Stanley P. ~Iiller, '23 Robert 0. l\luller, '31 Sec.: Fred C. Hinkel, jr.. '00 W ASIIINGTON IIARTFORD BALTIMORE l'rn. : Jwlgl' Alex. \\'. CrccOon, 'fY.I PIIILADELPHIA !'res. : Paul 11. Alling. '20 I itt·- l'ro.: Raymond .-\. 1\lonlgomcry, '1,) Pres.: R. E. Kinney, '15 l'ict-Pus .: I. Laucks Xanders, 'OY ."H't.: I larry j. ~h:Kniff, 'lfi :;ec.: C. T. Easterby. 'Hi Sec.: Theodore C. ll udoon. · LL

2 Gutenberg Celebration

Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach showin~ his first edition of the Bay Psalm Book to Dr. Ogilby and three lineal descend­ ants of the :.1en who prepared it. Left to right: Dr. Rosenbach, President Ogilby, William G. Mather, Professor Herbert Weld and John Eliot.

One of the most important days in the history its pages. During the removal of the volume a of Trinity College was November 3rd when a hymn was sung from Day's Psalter of 1562. special ·service was held in the Chapel to com­ Then Professor Charles G. Osgood of Princeton memorate the SOOth anniversary of printing. read from the second volume of the Bible. With ritual befitting the occasion, che service Mr. Richardson Wright '10, who gave the was conducted from original copies of the Guten­ address of the day, spoke on the history of books, berg Bible and the Bay Psalm Book. It was a their aesthetic qualities and their significance in fitting climax to the series of nation-wide celeb­ character building. rations which began last January at Columbia Seated near the choir stalls were William G. University. Mather of Cleveland, Professor Herbert Weld of Following President Ogilby's invocation, Dr. Cornell and John Eliot of Clinton, Connecticut, :\. S. W. Rosenbach presented a copy of the Bay descendants of the co-authors of the Bay Psalm Psalm Book to Mr. William G. Mather, a lineal Book. This book and the two volumes of the descendant of Richard Mather its editor and Gutenberg Bible were lent to the College for the chief compiler. Mr. Mather then gave the occasion by Dr. Rosenbach and Mr. J. Pierpont Book to Dr. Ogilby who began the ceremony of Morgan respectively. lining out the verses half a stanza at a time. l\.Jargaret B. Stillwell, curator of the Annmary The process of alternate lining and singing con­ Brown Memorial in Providence wrote in the New tinued thoroughout the First Psalm. York Herald Tribune that such an experience as The first volume of the Gutenberg Bible, with she had at this service was one of those rare a fanfare of trumpets, was brought from the times when "those who are present at a ceremony Sacristy to the hancel and down to the Lectern. realize even as it progresses that history is in Professor Edward K. Rand of Harvard read from process of being made."

3 Degrees A warded tn I 940

Edward G. McKay '17 Eliot L. Ward '13 Ronald E. Kinney '15. Received Bachelor Degrees at Commencement, 1940, nunc pro tunc.

Doctor Of Laws Master of Arts The Honorable Raymond Earl Baldwin. Philip Bartlett Gale of Bloomfield, Conn­ Governor of the State of Connecticut. Under ecticut, a civic leader in Hartford. Much of his Governor Baldwin, a graduate of Wesleyan Uni­ time has been spent reviving the Old People's versity and a resident of Stratford, Connecticut Home and the Hartford Hospital. He is also an has had a notably forward-looking business-like amateur in the field of the fine arts. He is chair­ administration. The Governor's personal in­ man of the board of the Hartford Machine Screw tegrity, ability and vitality have made him an Company and the Standard Screw Company. outstanding example of the type of leader we John Gregory Wiggins of Pomfret, Conn­ need in public office. ecticut. In woodcarving Mr. Wiggins has attain­ ed pre-eminence. His work in the Chapel at Doctor of Divinity Trinity College is considered by experts the best carving in the United States. His skill has also The Rev. Roelif Hasbrouck Brooks, the been shown at St. Paul's School and elsewhere. class of 1900 of Trinity College. The Reverend Dr. Brooks is the Rector of St. Thomas Church William A. Bird '12 was awarded an honorary - in New York City. Master of Arts degree after giving the address to members of the class of 1944 at matriculation The Rev. John Fields Plumb. Dr. Plumb, exercises in the College Chapel, October 30th. a member of the class of 1891, is Executive Sec­ Mr. Bird has recently returned from France retary of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut where he was foreign correspondent for the New and Treasurer of Christ Church Cathedral, York Sun. He is now on the editorial staff of Hartford. that paper in New York City.

4 Trinity College Ambulance

Louis Schuler Professor Perkins

The students of the College, under the inform­ The fund is now approaching $800 and it is al leadership of William G. Wendell, Instructor hoped that the balance can be raised from pro­ in French, are endeavoring to raise in various ceeds from the Jesters' play. They are present­ ways the sum of $1350.00 for an ambulance to be ing Ten Nights in a Barroom at the Avery Mem­ given to the British American Ambulance Corps orial Tuesday Dec. 17 and Thursday Dec. 19 at which has already equipped over 250 of these 8:15. The Senate has underwritten the expense vehicles. of the performance so that every dollar received The cost of the ambulance is $1050.00 with full from the sale of tickets will go to the Ambulance equipment. The additional $300.00 is to be Fund. placed at the disposal of the British Red Cross Alumni will find this an evening of full enjoy­ to keep it in the field one year. In the case of an ment as well as one devoted to a noble cause. ambulance coming from one group of donors, a plaque is attached to it showing it is a single gift. With the approval of the Senate a campaign Trinity College Jesters was started by which contributors buttons were Hartford, Connecticut. sold to undergraduates and faculty members for one dollar each. In addition Mark Rainsford '41 Please send me __tickets at $1.50 for an artist of considerable talent, has undertaken the presentation of Ten Nights in a Bar­ to make portrait sketches of crayon or charcoal room qt the Avery Memorial which are sold to the sitters at moderate prices­ ten to twenty-five dollars - considering how Tuesday Dec. 17 0 admirable are both the likeness and the techni­ Thursday Dec. 19 0 que. (See reproductions above.) The fund has been further augmented by the Name proceeds of two concerts: an Organ Recital by Joseph Bonnet, famous French organist; and a Address Theremin and Organ Recital by Madame Lucie Rosen and Prof. Clarence Watters.

5 Judge Buffington's Address Dedication of Truby Pew End

We have gathered on the Trinity College Cam­ The artist carver has happily seized on a real pus at this commencement season when joy picture in oak which will perpetuate the story of reigns supreme - joy of the assembled friends the death, during hi college course, of a student of graduating men over the accomplishments of which. as I have said, occurs in hundreds of their collegiate courses and hope for the future instutitions of learning all over the Country. of these young folks who leave these quiet, edu­ The major figure, as you will observe, is the stud­ cational surroundings and enter on the busy ent seated at a desk with an open book before him. sphere of life's work. But I venture the thought On the right side of the desk stands an hour­ that there is a minor strain in every university glass whose sands are nearly run, and on the left and college commencement season in the Coun­ a candle burned to the socket but all unknown try, for in each of them there are some students to the student. Before him, in heraldic armor, who have passed the River of Death in the midst stands the inexorable Angel of Death with out­ of their collegiate course. stretched wings, who lays his hands on the stud­ Such was the fact with reference to Joseph ent, typifying his early death. In the finial above l\1osgrove Truby, in memory of whom this beau­ with outstretched wings, is the eagle, signifying tiful pew-end is now dedicated. eternity. At the base is a figure of St. Acca, the Young Truby came from my home town, a patron of British learning, who was a contem­ small community where he was known by all his porary and friend of the Venerable Bede. It is a fellow townsmen. His successful course at touching thing that in this memorial this young school, his industry, his modesty, his unusual student is now remembered after these many­ ability, his kindly ways and his friendship had even more than three score-years. commended themselves to the town folk. He entered Trinity in the Fall of 1879 and his friends ORGAN RECITALS looked forward with great pride to what they felt On October 10, M. Joseph Bonnet of Paris, ~· ould be his accomplishments in collegiate life. recognized as one of the two greatest living He at once attracted the attention of Dr. organists in the world, played a brilliant recital "Sammie" Hart, the then professor of Latin, and before a large audience of students and Hartford it almost seems as though he had really adopted music lovers. On the four Monday evenings in young Truby as his son. In point of fact, ''Sam­ November the following organists played: Gro­ mie" Hart had no children of his own, and his ver J. Oberle, New York; Harold Fried ell, New great heart went out to, and made a son of, every York, Paul Callaway, Washington, and Luther Trinity man. I always felt that he had it in mind Noss, Yale University. to teach young Truby his much loved Latin tongue and that Dr. Hart hoped in time to make \VOOUWARD him his successor. But the boy was stricken down Mrs. P. Henry \\ioodward, mother of Charles with a mortal disease that in a few days, indeed C . Woodward '98 and wife of the late P. Henry in a few hours, ended his life. Woodward, Trustee of Trinity College from 1896 Last year when it was suggested to one of his to 1917, died October 12th in Hartford. Dr. aunts that the College would be pleased if she Ogilby conductt' cl the funeral service held at her would place a memorial pew-end in this glorious home. chapel, she at once signified her pleasure in doing One of the IH'W dormitory sections was n a med so. And so it came about that sixty-odd years for her husband in recognition of ma ny years of after his death, the memory of this brilliant faithful service to the College. 1\lrs. \\'oodward young student was perpetuated in this beautiful gave a room in the building in the memory of her JWw-end which is now unveiled, but which his father. Cuilford Smith of \1\'indha m, Connect ­ aunt did not live to see. icut, banker, industria list a nd hiiJli ophile.

6 Alumni Who's Who

S. ST. joHN MoRGAN '03 WALTER A. jAMIESOK '12 S. St.John Morgan, vice-president of the State Walter A. Jamieson, Director of the Biological Street Trust Company, will become chairman of Division and Biological Research, Eli Lilly and industry and finance in the Greater Boston 1941 Company, was recently called to ew York by Community fund campaign. Mr. Morgan was the Blood Transfusion BettermPn t Association formerly head of industrial solicitation for the as advisor on preservation of blood plasma being Red Cross campaign. supplied through the American Red Cross to The new industry and finance chairman is a Great Britain for transfusion use. director of several companies, including the Bige­ He has also been appointed recently a low & Dowse Company, H. & B. Machine Com­ trustee of the newly organized American Found­ pany, Loyal Protective Life Insurance Company, ation for Tropical Medicine, Inc., and member Merrimac Hat Corporation, Nashua Manu­ of the Biological Subcommittee of Drug Re­ facturing Company, ational Protective Com­ sources Advisory Committee of the Army and panies and Russell Manufacturing Company. Navy Munitions Board. He is Treasurer-elect He is also chairman of the board of the Pelzer of the Diocese of Indianapolis. Manufacturing Company.

:'\ltCHOLAS VII'. MANOCCHIO '27 RussELL Z. joHNSTON '16 Having been identified with the Community In a district where the vote was overwhelming Chest Campaign in Hartford a number of years, for Democratic candidates, Judge Johnston was Mr. Manocchio this year has been Campaign the onl y Republican to gain a high office. On Manager. Nov. S he was re-elected Judge of Probate for the He is connected with the Hartford office of Hartford Probate district. Paine. \\'ehl>er and Company, members of the His re-election is a high tribute to his charac­ . ew York Stock Exchange. ter, ability and popularity.

7 Campus Notes

THE FRESHM AN C LASS DEFENSE PROGRAMS The Class of 1944 is the first Freshman Class Trinity is doing its part in connection with the in years to have a numerical balance in favor of ·National Defense Program. At a meeting of the resident students. This happy situation was student body September 20 Dr. Ogilby outlined made possible through the generosity of those Trinity's plans to correlate college training with Trinity Alumni and friends who contributed to the national program of defense. He said that the new dormitories, Goodwin and Woodward. it would be an important step if all co~lege stud­ dents would obtain drivers' licenses so as to be The following members of the class are sons of better prepared in the event they are called for Alumni: military service to drive army automobiles or Richard H . MacGuyer Edward W. Dexter tanks. Stewart S. Barthlemess Reuel F. Stratton Charles J. Harriman, Jr. Peter A. Sage At the same meeting the President spoke of the Freshmen have been pledged to fraternities as courses at the. college which would be offered in follows : army sanitation, radio communication and simi­ Alpha Chi Rho - 9 Delta Psi - 15 lar engineering subjects, as well as ground school Alpha Delta Phi - 8 Sigma Nu - 15 and flying courses. Delta Kappa Epsilon - 12 Psi Upsilon- 16 To give the student a better knowledge of the Delta Phi - 5 • Alpha Tau Kappa - 2 need for integration in all fields for national Commons Club - 9 defense, a series of talks on various aspects of With keen competition Samuel B. Corliss of defense was arranged. These talks are given by Central High School, Philadelphia, won the Con­ experts Tuesday evenings. To date the speak­ verse Scholarship of $500. The class in general ers and their subjects have been: Colonel Clar­ shows average scholastic ability. ence W. Seymour on "Mechanized Warfare"; The Freshman football squad of forty swept Mr. H . A. Stevens and Mr. Carlton Nelson '39 through the season undefeated with twenty-four of Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Company, Inc. men playing in games. They defeated Wesleyan on "The Manufacture of Machine Guns."; Com­ 27-6, Suffield 12-0, Amherst 19- 0. The Suffield mander Robert H . Barnes USN of the U. S. Sub­ and Amherst teams had been undefeated. marine Base in New London on "The Develop­ ment of the Submarine"; Mr. Philip B. Gale, When Dr. Jaquith was appointed Dean of President of the Standard Screw Machine Com­ Freshman last spring he immediately made pro­ pany, on "Fuses"; Mr. S. B. Williams, editor of vision for the enlargement of the Board of Coun­ the Electrical World, on "Power in National sellors to cover all Freshman whether or not they Defense"; Mr .H. B. Dill, special agent of the show signs of needing special guidance. The Federal Bureau of Investigation·, on "Protection Board of Freshmen Advisers, as it is now called, Against Subversive Activities." consists of thirteen members of the faculty who take on the average fourteen men each for week­ In addition to this a course is being offered by ly conferences. Problems regarding schedules, Professor Doolittle as Civil Engineering 1, which extra-curricular activities, living and study con­ fulfills the requirements for the Civil Aeronau­ ditions, and methods and hours of study are tics Authority as a course in ground flying. They thoroughly discussed. Dr. William Helmbold, meet part of the time with Professor Doolittle at Chairman of the Committee on Registration in the College and the rest of the time at Brainard Course, and Coach Daniel Jessee, representing Field where the eleven who have passed their the Physical Education Department, meet with medical examination fly as members of the Civil the Advisers for consultation. Aeronautical Association.

8 VISITING SPEAKERS records under Mr. Oosting having won 122 games The Smith Fund, established for the purpose out of 213. With 7 lettermen returning the of bringing visiting lecturers to Trinity, has en­ team looks forward to another good season hav­ abled the College to present before its students ing won 6 out of 12 last year. various scholars and men of distinction in their particular fields. ALUMNI FuND The first guest of the College this fall· was Will­ Among the projects supported in recent years iam Bird IV, '12, formerly representative of the are: lamps along the main building, athletic field ew York Sun in Paris. Bird spoke on October flood lights, moving picture equipment, the senior 30 at the M atriculation Day exercises and was loan fund, scholarship endowment, alumni pub­ presented with an honorary degree at the close lications, the new college fence, football training of the service. camp, the field house fund, reunion class pro­ On October 23, the Rev. A. Palmore Harrison jects, office and travel expense, alumni reunions. '32, of Parkesburg, W . Va. , spoke in the Chapel Here is how the Fund has grown to meet needs: at the morning services. College Year No. of Donors Amount The Rev. N . R . High Moor, Dean of Pitts­ 1935- 36 159 $1,486.00 burgh Cathedral, spoke at the Chapel service on 1936--37 412 4,071.15 ovember 6. 1937-38 444 3,648.46 On November 13, Father Alan Whittemore, 1938- 39 559 5,039.60 Superior in the Order of the Holy Cross, spoke 1939-40 342 3,439.50 in Chapel. *Discontinued because of dormitory Drive. Rev. Gerald G. Walsh, S. J. spoke to a large audience of Hartford intellectuals on the evening This year's proposed budget calls for the raising of ovember 18. His subject was " Dante As A of ...... $7050. 00 Medieval Humanist." On November 20 Father 1) Publicity ...... 300 .00 Walsh addressed thestudent body, gathered in the To increase the effectiveness of our News Auditorium, on "The Jesuit Idea of Education." Bureau by employing part-time an experi­ enced newspaper man. BASKETBALL 2) Fence ...... 1500 .00 After coaching the varsity basketball team 16 At least $1000 for additional fence along Sum­ years, Ray Oosting is retiring from that work in mit St., and the balance to help pay for fence order to devote more time to his duties as Direct­ already erected. or of Physical Education. 3) Alumni Scholarships ...... 1000.00 The new coach will be Ralph Erickson, a grad­ To be granted to needy students of good uate of Springfield College who for three years scholastic standing who are prominent in ex­ has shown much ability as freshman coach of tra-curricular activities. Such scholarships football, basketball and baseball at Trinity. Mr. are to be granted by Dr. Ogilby with the Erickson has been extremely popular with the approval of Alumni Fund Council members students and has been largely responsible for the who live near Hartford. development of inexperienced players for varsity 4) Athletic support .. ·...... 1200 . 00 competition. $200 is to be used towards the pre-season Walter McCloud, whose perseverance and training table (football) and $1000 for ad­ personality have enabled him to make soccer one ditional flood lights on the practice football of the most popular sports on the campus, will and soccer field. take over the freshman basketball team. Walt, 5) Office Expense ...... 2550. 00 as he is familiarly called by undergraduates, The printing and mailing of five issues of the received his B.A. at the University of Washing­ Alumni News ($1750). Travel ($200) . Gen­ ton and his M.A. at Columbia. He has been a eral and miscellaneous ($200). June reunions ·member of the Physical Education Department ($100). Office equipment ($400). since 1934. 6) Field House Fund ...... 500. 00 Trinity basketball teams have had excellent - Donations always welcome -

9 Alumni Meetings

.. NEW HAVEN Rev. W. A. Beardsley '87 R. B. Talcott '26 The fourth meeting of the New Haven Trinity Rev. C. B. Hedrick '99 W. F. Even '28 College Alumni Association was held on Novem­ R. L. Eaton '05 J. C. FitzGerald '28 ber 14th at the Hof Brau Haus. After dinner C. G. Chamberlain '07 G. T. Ward '28 President E. G. Schmitt '16 called the meeting to Douglas Gott '10 W. L. Beers '29 order. The Secretary-Treasurer read the min­ J . F. Townsend '10 A. C. Brown '29 ute's of the previous meeting and gave a report Dr. F. P. Carroll '11 H. Lommis '29 on the finances of the Association. Dr. Jaquith Dr. H. C. Jaquith '12 R. B. Noble '29 gave a timely and interesting talk on his experi­ A. A. N. Fenoglio '14 L. S. Sternschuss '29 ences in Albania and Greece after the First World Rev. R. H. Johnson '14 G. A. Mackie '31 War. Bob Morris '16, President of the National Dr. E. W. Ludwig '15 Rev. W. Kibitz '32 Association, gave some highlights of the History J. T. Jennings '16 T . S. Wadlow '33 of Football at Trinity. Dan Jessee and Joe Robert S. Morris '16 A. Onderdonk '34 Clarke reported on the progress made by the E. G. Schmitt '16 D. A. Sanders '38 football team this fall and discussed the coming ]. S. Gummere '17 Paul Jasperson '39 game with Wesleyan. Joe Clarke also reported E. G. Armstrong '21 John Slowik '39 on the prospects of the swimming team and the Claude Z. Jette '21 John V. Dimling '40 accomplishments of the Freshmen football team. W. C. Calabrese '25 C. B. Grandahl '40 Tom Wadlow showed pictures of the 1939 Wes­ F. J . Cronin '25 Dan Jessee leyan game and the 1940 game with Amherst. R. Montgomery '25 Joe Clarke The Pipes added much to the meeting with their excellent singing. Through the efficient.services of George Mack­ NAUGATUCK VALLEY ie, '31 a summary of Dr. Jaquith's talk on Al­ President Bertram Bailey called a meeting of bania was sent out over A. P. wires and con­ the Naugatuck Valley Association for November sequently printed in many newspapers. 13th at the Hotel Elton in Waterbury. According to the A.P. dispatch, Dr. Jaquith Brief talks were given by Mr. John P. Elton said "Nobody but a fool, unless he were under on the good old days, by Freshman Coach Ralph severe pressure or unless he expected to con­ Erickson on the undefeated team, by Coach Joe duct a successful blitzkrieg in a week's time, Clarke on scouting, and by Alumni Secretary would start a campaign agains. Greece from Al­ Tom Wadlow on a proposed plan for regional bania in mid-October." scholarships. There were moving pictures of several recent games. Recounting experiences as a former director of Near East Relief, he went on to say the winter Although a few regulars were unable to attend, in the mountainous region on the Albanian­ there was a happy little gathering full of the best Greek frontier was considerably more severe Trinity spirit. The following braved the stormy than in northern New England, making the night: mountains virtually impassable from November John P. Elton '88 Kenneth E. Johnson '18 to early March. He said, too, that the prowess Arthur Lake '08 Francis R. Fox '20 of the Greek Army had been very much under Karl W. Hallden '09 A. Dale Mitchell '24 estimated and predicted that it would prove Harold T. Slattery '11 George DeBonis '34 "very annoying to the Italians for some time to Bertram B. Bailey '15 Charles J . Sutherland '34 come." Nathan M. Pierpont '16 Ralph Erickson In spite of very unpleasant weather the follow­ Paul E. Fenton '17 Joe Clarke ing found their way to the Hof Brau Haus: Ellery A. Wilcox '17 Tom Wadlow '33

10 Eddie Cram '22 President of the Rochester Association, is seated at the near end of the table while Bob Morris't6, President of the Alumni Body is at the far end. A photograph of the Rochester Association meeting held at the Hotel Seneca in Geneva.

R OCHESTE R From Pittsburgh : Mr. & Mrs. ]. Buffington, Jr .. The first Alumni meeting of the season was Mr. & Mrs. Thayer Lyon, Mr. & Mrs. held under the leadership of the Rochester Alvord Churchill , Mr. & Mrs. J ohn Moore. Associa ti on a t the Hotel Seneca in Geneva a ft er From Western 'ew York : The Rev . J . Moore, the Trinity-Hoba rt game. October 19th. Sonw Mr. & Mrs. H. Bell, Mr. \\" . T ayl or and son of the Alumni a nd their wives a rrived the ni ght Stark, Bob "chreck. Dr. & Mrs. D. J ewett, before t he game a nd hy the ti me t he game sta rted J ack Zi tlow, F. Duennebi er, Mr. & Mrs. there was a la rge gathering which under the Phil Scharf, Mr. & Mrs. J ames C . Ic~ a lly. direction of ch er leader Sta rk T aylor gave the Rev. J ohn \\" . \\"oesnser, his son and fri end. team support which some peopl e say was com­ M r. & M rs. Elmer Tiger and da ughter. parable to wha t it received a t home games. Mr. & l\'lrs. T. C. J ones. A new pl an of ha ving both Alumni and their N E \\" YoRK wives at the ba nquet worked out most success­ The a nnual winter meeting of the New York fully T hose who a t tended agreed that we .\lumni .-\ ssocia ti on took pl ace at the Town Hall shoul d plan a si mila r party next y<'a r when the Club \\"(•dnesday, December .tth. Professor Ed­ team play:; Hobart again in Ccne,·a Oct I K. ward F. Humphrey, 1'\ ortha m Professor of His­ tory a nd Political Science. was the principal Those who attended: speaker. Pre ·iden t ()gil by spoke a !Jou l progress Eddie Cram, fo rmer president of the Roch­ a t the Coll ege and Dr. J aquith, Provost, gave \'Ster :\ :;sucia tio n. a word of greeting. Tom \\"acllow, :\lumni Harry 01 on , Secretary of the . \ ssc l\"i a t ion. Secretary, showed movin g pict ures. Tlw up-town New York luncheons continue From H artford : to he hel d rvg ul a rl y every Tuesd ay at I 2:30 a t Rolwrt S. Morris, P residen t of t hl' .-\lumn i. tlw Firl'nze Resta urant , 6 \\". .f(Jth Street, while :\ lr. & f r~. T om \\"adlow, l\lr. & \Irs. the downt own luncheons are held the fi rst Thurs­ Ku11wth ~tll<'r . L. i\l ctyrwnl. \ "ic Bon,uHier. day of e\·ery mon th at I 2 :.t.'i in I !Lu lt<•r's Restau­ CoJ.ch Dan Jessee a nd .\ ssistant .J ack <·an·y. rant. I 2-t <; reenwi ch Strel't.

11 Odell Shepard Judge Creedon Jack Blott Dan Jessee Dr. Ogilby At the Hartford Alumni meeting and rally, Dr. Ogilby lights Jack Slott's pipe just presented by Judge Creedon while Dan Jessee seems to consider blowing out the match. Mr. Blott, retiring football coach at Wesleyan, was guest of the Hartford Alumni Association the night before the Wesleyan game.

HARTFORD 1940 F90TBALL RECORD Judge Alex Creedon, '09 and Harry McKniff, Varsity '26, President and Secretary respectively of the Trinity 7 R. P. I. 13 Hartford Alumni Association, got off to a good Trinity 8 Vermont 3 start with a dinner-rally held at the College Din­ Trinity 19 Worcester Tech. 0 ing Hall Nov. 15 . Trinity 14 Hobart 6 Professor Odell Shepard, Lieutenant-Gover­ Trinity 20 Coast Guard 14 nor elect, was the principal speaker. He spoke Trinity 6 Amherst 0 very effectively on the benefits of organized Trinity 0 Wesleyan 13 sport and strong rivalry. Dr. Ogilby and jack Blott, Wesleyan football coach, also spoke, and 1941 ScHEDULE a few Alumni and members of the press were call­ ed on for a few words. There were moving pic­ Sept. 27 Union at Hartford, Conn. tures of recent games shown to the ninety-nine Oct. 4 Vermont at Burlington, Vt. who attended the meeting. II Wor Tech at Hartford, Conn. It is. believed that the tribute paid Mr. Blott 18 Hobart at Geneva, N.Y. the night before the game between two old 25 Coast Guard at Hartford rivals was without precedent. jack, as he is Nov. No game called even by Trinity men, has been one of the 8 Amherst at Amherst, Mass. most popular of rival coaches. IS Wesleyan at Hartford, Conn.

12 Alumni Notes 1882.- 1934

1882 - James Remsen Stron~, former president of 1916- A son was born to Mr. & Mrs. Harold B. Thor­ the Tucker Electrical Construction Co. and a leader for ne, Jr. on September 18th. many years in the electrical contracting field died Ooct. 25 at his home in Short Hills, N.J. Mr. Strong leaves a wid­ 1922 -Francis S. 0. Freed died July 31, 1940. o.w, Mrs. Lavinia Riker Strong, two daughters and two s1sters. 1922- Frederick C. Beach died May 2 1940 at the Bridgeport Hospital. ' ' 1890:- Col. W. E. A. Bulkeley, vice president, auditor, a~d a d1rector of the Aetna Life Ins. Co., having celebrated 1922 - C. E. Cram has resigned as president of the h1s 50th reunion last June, immediately began receiving Rochester Alumni Association because he moved to Buffalo congratulations on fifty years of service to the Aetna. last summer .

. 1892--:- Har~on S. Graves, of New York, after a long 1927 -F. J. Eberle of the Connecticut Mutual Life 1llness, d1ed at h1s summer home in Vermont Sept. 13. A Insurance Co. has recently been made vice president in member of the N. Y. Bar, he had been a member of the charge of mortgage loans. Mr. Eberle has recently finished firm of Graves Yawger, 20 Pine St. Having been a great a two year term as President of the Hartford Alumni As­ football player, Mr. Graves became coach at West Point sociation. in 1892. 1928- The Rev. John E. Lar~e, formerly a Chaplain 1893 - William Bowie, retired head of the Coast and and teacher at St. Andrews School, Delaware, is now Rec­ Geodetic Survey, died Aug. 28. He had been awarded an tor of St. Andrews Church, Wilmington. honorary Sc. D. at Trinity in 1919. 1928- The Rev. John M. Youn~, Jr., Rector of St. 18~ ---: Howard Greenley, having retired from his Bartholomew's Church in Chicago, was married to Miss work m Fme Arts and French at Trinity is now traveling Mary lngley last October. Miss lngley, a graduate of the a good deal and spending some time with his daughter at ~niversity of Colorado with a Masters Degree from Colum­ Santa Barbara, Cailfornia. bia, has taught at Kemper Hall Kenosha and is the daughter of Bishop lngley of Den'ver. ' 1895 - Harrie R. Din~wall of Ogunquit, Maine, died July 22. 1929- Frederick W. Read, Jr. a practicing attorney of the Bar of Massachusetts and New York is engaged to 1896 The son (John) of Murray H. C~~eshall has re­ marry Miss Evelyn Avery, a graduate of Mount Holyoke cently been married to Miss Barbara A. Bredt, a graduate College. of Master's School, Dobbs Ferry, and a member of the Junior League of the Oranges, N.J. 1931 - E. W. Ljonquist, formerly at the Indian Mountain School, is now teaching at Westminster School 1899 - The Ri~ht Rev. John W. Nichols, retired in Simsbury. Shanghai Suffragan Bishop, died in Palo Alto, California, Sept. ~0. Before entering the missionary service he served 1931 -Capt. Dan B. McCook is now with the 27th as ass1stant at Grace Church, San Francisco. His father Division, N. G. N.Y. the late Rev. William F. Nichols, former Bishop of Cali~ fornia, had been rector of St. James Church West Hart­ ford, and Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford. The fune­ 1932 - Dr. Harry E. Crimm of Cleveland was married ral was held at All Saints Church, Palo Alto, California. to Miss Helen Fox ~ast August. Dr. Crimm has just com­ pleted fi~e yea~s res1denc~ at St. ~uke's Hospital and plans to estabhsh pnvate pract1ce at S1dney, Ohio. His bride is 1906 -The Rev. Dr. D. W. Gateson of Haverford a graduate of Ohio State University and has been Secretary Penna., performed the ceremony at the wedding of hi~ of the women's committee of the Community Fund. daughter to Mr. R. S. Neely of Merion Penna. November 8th. ' ' 1933 - Mr. & Mrs. William McK. Reed have an­ nounced the marriage of their daughter, Rachel Miller, to '1911- Harold C. Jaquith, now Dean of Freshmen and James G. ~ar!'s, Jr. on Septem.ber. 21st. The wedding Provost of Trinity, has been appointed Trustee of Wil­ took place m P1ttsburgh where J 1m 1s working for Price, braham Academy and has been elected President of the Waterhouse. Kiwanis Club of Hartford. 1933 - Charles H. Mortimer, M. D. announces the 1911 - Paul H. Taylor has recently become secretary opening of his office for general practice of medicine and of the New England ~dvisory Board of Insurance Agents. surgery at 30 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y. He has served as pres1dent of the New Haven Association and as a member of several state committees. 1933 - Richard Eichacker was married to Helen E Halliday in Portland, Conn., October 12. · 1911 - Miss Margaret Murray, daughter of Herman S. Murray of Woodmere, L. 1., on November 17th became en,gaged to Charles T. Lovering III of Hewlett. 1934- E. G. (Bud) Gallway was married to Theresa Rutledge July 12th in New York City. 191~ -.John F. Reddick ~as successful in getting a news 1tem m the Los Angeles T1mes regarding the election 1934 - On October 5th, Gus Uhli~ was married to of Prof. Odell Shepard as Lieutenant Governor of Conn­ Irene Bonotaux in Forest Grove, Pennsylvania. ect.ic~t. He .w.rite~ that.many Alumni could help improve Tnmty pubhc1ty m the1r home town if they made a real 1934 - Ed Ely has been a recent visitor on campus. effort. He is now living in Newark, N.J.

13 Alumni Notes 1934 - 1942

1934 - Karl Holst, having got his Ph. D. in Chemistry 1938 - Clem Motte n , now teaching in Litchfield at the at N.Y.C., is working for a baking powder Company in Forman School, is enga~-;ed to l\1 iss Louise E. Fewell of Rhode Island. Philadelphi a.

1935 - Walter Heyd enreich was married last August 1938 - Roswell M. Crane was married to Miss Angel­ to Miss Bertha l\1. Branche of Rockvill <', Conn. Heydl'n­ ina Tangarone Sept. 30th. Roswell is a chemist at the rcich is employed as Chemist at Pratt & Whitnl'y .\ ircraft, Hartford Empire Co. East Hartford, and now lives at 66 Retreat Avenu<•, Hart­ ford. 1938 -.\ nnouncement has been made of th<• engage­ ment of Priestly Blake to Miss Dell a E. Deming of pring­ 1935 - St anley Fisher is still with the. D .. \ ppleton­ lil' ld, Mass. Century Company in 1\:ew York City whC're he is making Pricsth · and his brother havl' ren·ntlv announced the a real place for himself. opening of a tine new Icc Cream Parlor in Springfield, Mass. The~ · run t h<• Friendly Icc Cream plants. 1935 - Wm . R . C urtiss of :\orwalk is enrolled at the Hartford College of Law. 1938 - E. Townse nd Wroth was married to Miss Jean l'orter at th<• Church of Transfiguration in 'cw York City, 1935 -Terry Mowbray is now a Corporal in th<· B.l'. Sept. 7th. R.C. in Bermuda. What's more, he ha · recently become a father. 1939 - J . P. Merrill, II, was married to Miss Catht•r• irw McCloskey at St. .-\ndrews-by-th<•-Sea, Hyannisport, 1935 - F. L. Higginson , Jr., has received a commiss­ Mass., .\ugust lOth. ion in the Na.val Reserve. 1939 - R. P . H ickey has been named statistician and 1936 - Lloyd R ogers, fourth year medical tudent at secretary of the Board of Health for a six months period of the University of Rochester, has a lready been accepted for approval in Hartford. He wi ll succeed J a m es F. Don­ next year at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochest<•r, as in­ a hue, '37, who has recently resigned to join the \'enereal tern in Surgery. Disease Statistics Bureau of the l'nited State Public Health Deptarment in Washingto~. Since graduation Hickey has been doing ubstitute teaching in the Hartford 1936 - Jim Heath is a chemist with the Ciba Dye High Schools and has been working with the Park Depart­ Company in New York City. ment.

1936 - Dr. Sal Piacente, having graduated at t he top 1939 - Mr. & Mrs. E. J . Cornwell have announced the of his class from Rochester School of Medicine, has accept­ engagement of their daughter Marion to Ben G. Apple by ed an internship at the New Jersey Medical Center. who is now in the Real Estate and Insurance business at Saginaw, Michigan. They will be narried December 7th. 1936 - Dr . Art Hazenbush is now an intern in Surgery & Obstetrics at the Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. 1939 - Arthur Olson is now with the Hartford Steam Boi ler Insurance Co. 1936 - Peter F ish returned from Bermuda in Septem­ ber and is living in Old Lyme, Conn. 1939 - Last April, Paul Harris became the father of a son. Paul is now living in J ersey City. 1936 - T h e R ev. Oliver Ca r berry was married to Louise L. Harder at St. John's Episcopal Church, Kingston, 1939 - Roger Schmuck has recently entered the Sea­ N. Y. J uly 14th. bury-Western Theological Seminary at Evanston, lllinois.

1937 - John C. Fly nn was married to Marie Jane Han­ 1939 - Tom Heath got highest entrance grades when rahan on the 14th of October at the Church of St. John t he he entered orthwestern University as a ~ rad. student in Evangelist in ew Britain, Conn. Chemistry where he is working for his Ph. D.

1937 - Wilson Haight was married to Miss Isabelle 1940 - Donald R . Zito is a second year student at the Taylor Adie, August 24th, at the First Congregationa l niversity of Pennsylvania Dental School. Church in Blanford, Mass. 1940 - Bill Harrisop is now empl oyed by t he firm of 1937 - F. L. Smith was married to Miss Marguerite Sigman-Ward, ew York Architects. Reilly, Sept. 14th, at the Church of the Immaculate Con­ ception in Ha rt ford. Miss Reill y graduated from St. 1940 - Wm. F. Kelly is now employed by t he Atlantic Joseph College, Hartford, in 1938. Refining Co. in Ha rtford.

1937 - Ted Musgrave, teaching at South Windsor 1942 - Dick Hanley is now at West Point. He will be High, became father of a boy, Theodore T a lcott, Friday, remembered as one of T rinity's best ends, having played Sept. 13th. on t he team in 1939. All Alumni - Please send notes about yourself and 1938 - Cresson Pugh was married Sept. 21 st to Grace L. Huntley at the Church of the Ascension, Rockville Cen­ others to Tom Wadlow, Alumni Secretary, to help ter, N .Y. keep these pages alive.

14 Letters

COMMUNICATION FROM in Guatemala City except cinemas and restaurants where one may dance while eating. This is a refreshing contrast LT. CoL. CHAs. SENAY '14 T. with the brawling cantinas of Panama. There were no 14th In£. bull-fights or cock-fights, which one would except in Latin­ Fort Wm. Davis, C.Z. American countries. Sunday morning we drove some two hundred miles to the 18 Oct., 1940. sacred Mayan city of Chichecastenango on a broad, wind­ I note the Trinity football games in the New York ing road, whose every curve provided a separate thrill, Times some two weeks after they occur. Have just read negotiated at extreme speed by our taciturn Indian driver. of the victory over Vermont. :\pparently you arc headed Many ravines dropped sheer from the road for hundreds of for a successful season. Bravo! feet. Along the road trudged hundreds of Indians at their I am under orders to report to the 9th Division, Fort habitual dog-trot. Many were cargadores, travelling end­ Bragg, ·.C., landing at Charleston, S.C., about Nov., 24. less miles under burdens of pottery, tile, vegetables, fruits, Previous orders to California and to Albany, N.Y. were re­ and miscellaneous sundries that frequently nearly conceal­ voked. Am still doing engineering work, including liaison ed the bearer. Each tribe has a distinct hand woven cos­ work with the Third Set Of Locks. tume of great beauty much on the order of the clan plaids We arc fn•quently amused about the various allusions of Scotland. Indian shacks and fincas dotted the hillsides. to the Canal in l'.S. publications and the frequent misin­ Some maize was growing on nearly vertical slopes. Indi­ formation conveyed. To us the Canal becomes a routine an trails ran in straight lines regardless of depression or and humdrum matter of work and responsibility. We see -elevadon. Water is scarce and obtained in jars or ollas ships of all nations, by dozens and hundreds. Occasionally from commul)ity wells. The females, large and small, there is something of unusual interest such a:s the Byrd carry these jars balanced gracefully on their heads. At the Expedition, warships, refugee ships, prizes of war, dry wells it is not unusual to see people filling jars, laundering, docks or Chinese junks. So far there. is no apparent de­ bathing, a nd animals drinking. crease in British shipping. The same boats adhere to their We arrived at Chichecastenango shortly before noon and regular schedules. . wandered thru the great out-door market of nearly 10,000 I made an a non-stop flight to Guatemala City. by B-18 assorted Indians, selling every product native to the coun­ bomber in April. We passed over the six Central American try. In some cases sales were so small that corn and beans republics and flew lOOO miles in six hours. (The Pan-Am­ were counted by the piece. The Indians were worshipping erican clipper flies the round trip from Miami in the hours at the Church, using a profusion of incense and flowers. of daylight of a single day.) We flew across Gatun Lake Many of them inched their way, prone, to the altar and all and generall.y up the Pacific coast. It was all intensely were chanting in a monotone. interesting. We passed oyer Lake Managua and the vol­ We then drove to lovely Lake A titian, where blue waters canic chain of icaragua and Salvador, commencing with rest in a bowl of volcanic hills. On the lake, reached only Mt. M~mbotombo. We flew low and circled the erupting by boat, arc several primitive villages. From Atitlan we vents of active volcanoes observing their craters and molt­ returned to Antigua, which we had passed thru in the en discharge. Vast areas of jungle are scarred by the lava early morning. This was once one of the largest cities in and hot debris and gasses. Mt. Tellico was the most active. .\merica. It was destroyed by earthquake and abandoned Just before crossing the Gulf of Fonseca to Salvador was for Guatemala City, as a capital. The latter has since beautiful Mt. Caseguina with a cobalt lake thousands of suffered an even worse earthquake itself. In Antigua are feet down in its interior. We spent some time circling low the ruins of dozens of religious edifices, very massive and and marvelling at this inaccessible gem of nature. The often covering from ten to twenty acres of ground. Need­ ceiling was high near Guatemala City. Mts. Amatitlan, less to say, they are of magnificent architecture. Acatenango and Fuego, all approaching 13,000 feet were We arrived back in Guatemala City shortly after dark. obscured, except for their peaks, which sat like islands on Our car cost the four of us $20.00 for the entire day. Mon­ the white fleeces of the cloud platform. We finally found a day, 48 hours after leaving the Canal Zone, we took off for hole and dove thru to a perfect landing at the splendid home, stopping at Managua. Here we made a thorough Guatemala airport. inspection of the military academy and saw the spot where Guatemala is a lovely country with a magnificent, mod­ Sandino met his end by gangster assassination. He was ern capital and an average temperature in the low 70s. eliminated by met~ods used so effectively in New York and It was necessary to wear a top-coat in the early morning. Chicago. Managua is hot, dirty and unprogressive. There are wide modern streets, numerous magnificent We landed without incident about four P.M. at France buildings, and a swarming population which is mainly Field, having travelled 2000 miles by plane and 400 miles Indian. Indians in tribal costume are everywhere. Sol­ by auto and seen much of six countries in three days. diers also abound. The country is nearly 100% Indian. Best regards to President Ogilby and my Trinity friends. The natives are very industrious and their handwork, particularly textiles, is artistic and fascinating. Flowers Sincerely, were abundant. We purchased armfuls of roses, carnations Charles T. Senay, and gladiolas for twenty-five cents. There is no night life Lt. Co., 14th In£.

15 Winter Sports Schedule

BASKETBALL Dec. 10 Mass. State Hartford 8:30 14 Yale Hartford 8:30 17 Wesleyan Hartford 8:30 Jan. 10 Swarthmore Hartford 8:30 15 Coast Guard ew London 8:00 18 Worcester Tech Worcester 8:15 Feb. 8 Haverford Hartford 8:30 12 Williams Williamstown 8:00 14 Vermont Hartford 8:30 21 R.P.I. Hartford 8:30 22 Union Schenectady 8:00 Mar. 1 Wesleyan Middletown 8:00 FRESHMAN BASKETBALL Dec. 10 Mass. State Jr. Varsity Hartford 7:30 14 Trinity Church, N.H. Hartford 7:30 17 Wesleyan J. V. Hartford 7:30 Jan. 10 Willamantic State Teachers Hartford 7:30 18 Wore. Tech Jr. Varsity Worcester 7:30 Feb. 8 Westminister Hartford 7:30 14 Morse Hartford 7:30 21 Junior College of Commerce Hartford 7:30 22 Monson Monson, Mass. 3:00 Mar. 1 Wesleyan Frosh Middletown 7:00

SwiMMING Jan. 10 M. I. T. Boston 8:00 11 Boston University Boston 3:00 Feb. 8 R. P. I. Hartford 3:00 11 Union Hartford 4:15 20 Worcester Tech Hartford 8:00 26 Williams Hartford 4:15 Mar. 1 Coast Guard New London 3:00 7 Wesleyan Middletown 8:00 14-15 New Eng. Inter. (M. I. T.) Cambridge

FRESHMAN SWIMMING Jan. 14 H. P.H.S. Hartford 4:15 Feb. 7 Bristol Bristol 4:00 15 Mt. Hermon Hartford 3:30 20 Canterbury Hartford 4:15 28 to be arranged away Mar. 7 Wesleyan Middletown

SQUASH RACQUETS Jan. 11 Williams Williamstown 3:00 Feb. 9 Amherst Hartford 3:30 22 M. I. T. Cambridge, Mass. 3:30 (Other matches to be arranged.)

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