i I I ~11 , rv C.:Ul• I l t i ._.H 1 ' fHCLIVl.l) , , e-H~~ ft tt 0 Vol ume XLVII HARTFORD, CONN., DECEMBER 7, 1949 Nu mber 9 Theta XI Sponsors Region Conference Bantams Finish Season, Undefeated, Untied National TX President Trin Undefeated tn Speaks at Trin House 1949 Com petition Delegates from five Theta Xi chap­ The Trinity Alumni A sociation pre- ters convened in Hartford for the ented football coach Daniel E. Jessee December 3-4 weekend as the Trinity with a silver cigarette case in token of Chapter acted as host to the Theta Xi ils appreciation for the plendid rec­ New England Regional Conference. ord he has compiled across the years Visiting schools represented by dele­ at Trin. This past season must sure­ gates and alumni included Amherst, ly stand in the memory of J ssee, as M.I.T., niversity of Connecticut, and well as that of the alumni, as the fin­ Rensselaer. est ever at Trinity. Playing the larg­ Hold Panel Discussions est schedule they have played since After Saturday lunch and the intro­ Dan came to 'the hill," the fighting duction of delegates, Professor Ralph Bantams went untied and unbeaten Williams of the English department for the second time since the autumn opened the afternoon's discussion with sport came to onnecticut's second­ an address on status and improvement oldest college in 1877. of fraternity scholar hip. Scholarship Trin pset Williams improvement resolutions were offered Trinity opened the campaign against by the delegates. At this point panel Williams, spotting her opponents 26 discussions were begun which consi t­ pounds per man. Trailing 6-0 in the ed of the following topics: ational first quarter, the Hilltoppers fought Fraternity Awards, Chapter Contacts TRINITY'S U DEFEATED, 1 TIED 1949 FOOTBALL SQ AD IN AN f FORMAL PO. E 0 THE FIELD. back to tic the core as Bill Goralski and Association, National Organiza­ raced 41 yards for a touchdown. Vi­ tion- its objectives and services, bert put Trin temporarily ah ad, by Alumni Relations, hapter Publica­ converting the extra point. oming tions and Finances. Limitations Must Be into theit· own in the second quarter, A cocktail party, buffet supper, and Dr. John H. Finley of Harvard Delivers the Blue and Gold again pushed ahead house party completed the activities Annual Gre ek Moore Lecture on "Homer" Considered in Study of the Ephmen 14-13 at the half. for the opening day. From then on it waR all Trinity, as Of History -G. Cooper lh y pushed over three more scor s. Pre. ident S11eak By Gordon H. Clem AI Magnoli scored th first, on a 17- The Sunday program was high­ to evaluate his contemporary world. "Limiialions of History" was the lighted by an after-dinner talk by On Thursday, the first of December, yard gallop around left end. The sec­ Homer was able to analyze this passe subject of a talk by Professor George ond score of the half came when AI L. A. IIauslein, ational President of a capacity audience filled the Chemi - try Auditorium to hear the Moore type of society as a classicist, treating Cooper of the History Department 1\fagnoli, climaxing a 14-play drive Theta Xi. Mr. IIauslein spoke on the "H , b D J h his characters as type studies rather 01 0 delivered befor the Newman lub on whi<'h covered 88 yards, shot through r ational 01·ganization and its im­ Cr e e~ 1ectutE·e ?n p ; er Y f rG ~ than individuals who have particular provement in the 1a t twenty-five H.' Fm 1ey, 110t ro es ~1· o . ree;: traits. ovember Hi. a hoi in the Williams line. Di<"k Gar- 1 . rison n tted the final score on a years. J. Fred Gross, ~ew England Literature at Harvard Umvers1ty. Dr. Finely maintained the high standards The Iliad and the ?dy scy, a tragedy After pomtlllg out the Importance bl oc k ecI pun t . V'b1 er t k'1c k ec I t wo of Regional Director, acted as l\Ia ter of of history in the curriculum and the his final three tric · for th extra point. Ceremonies. Other dignitaries pres­ which haYe made the l\Ioore Greek and comedy respect1vely, \~ere treated variety of fields that history covers, Final score: 34-13. Starring were ent ,)Yere Thomas 0. Cole, Chapter Lectures the high points in the Col- b~ the .lecturer. Accordmg t? Dr. I Advi or, C. Leonard J. Ager, advisor lege Lecture Series. A word ought Ft~ley, 111 a tragedy a goal IS set the speaker then called attention to Goralski, Magnoli, Garrison, Oberg, to the R.P.I. chapter, and David Wade, to be said concerning the founder of ":'h!Ch the hero cannot .reach.. Emo­ the limitations which must nevcrthc- and Hall. the Moore Greek Lectures. Dr. Moore, t!Onal appeal makes up ll.s mam body. Romp 1 xi Two an active alumnus of Amherst Col­ less be kept in mind in using hi tory. The next b.vo games saw the Trin lege and former TX advisor at the after he retired from his medical prac- Comedy se~s a goal which the hero Since we only have records, and thes men roll easily ove1· weak orwich University of Connecticut. Following tice, devoted his talents to the further- ~an and ultimately does reach . By a~l ing of interest in the classics of Greek mtellectual means, the IS pol­ very sparse, for about one hundredth and Hobart elevens. They could do his formal address, President Hauslein her~ literature. It was with this purpose h·ayed as a man who loves life. of the total time that there has been nothing wrong in the 1orwich game, responded to all questions and sug­ as they scored at wi ll. Rolling up a gestions from the floor. Informal in mi nd that he instituted the series. Dr. Finley treated Homer as a cog life on this planet, we must be humble big lead early in the game, they were group discussion finished the order of Dr. Finley began his lecture with in the wheel of the evolution of litera­ and careful about developing philos­ an explanation of why Homer was so ture. In his process of proving this never pressed. Th rc were really no business. ophies and generalization from this great a poet. He explained that all fact, Dr. Finley cited examples such individual stars in the game as the The conference was considered by small and unevenly documented whole squad looked good. The line all present as one of the most suc­ great authors appear during periods as Shakespeare and even startled his of transition. Homer was in hi s prime audience by mentioning Kilroy. period. play was tremendous as was the shifty cessful regional conventions ever to when the classic medieval form of Throughout the evening, Dr. Finley (Continued on page 4.) be held in ew England as each house Speaking of the various meanings government was develop ing into the awed his audience with his exacting represented profited from t he trials, of the term "historical interpretation," Greek city-state. This greatness of use of an extensive vocabulary. This errors, and achievem ents of the others. Professor Cooper first discussed those new contemporary authors is caused lecture was a fi ne tribute to the by the fact that man lacks the insight memory of Dr . Moore. who use history as a polemic and who suppress fact in the interest of fac­ Trinity ROTC Unit·· tion. Since Protestantism does not Ivy Fills Vacant stand or fall on the character and per- To Sponsor Dance sonality of Luther, or Anglicanism on The Air ROTC Unit of Trinity Col­ Letters to The Editor lege is sponsoring a college dance at Places, Adds Ads. the wives of Henry VIII or Roman Hillyer College Alumni Association the Hotel Bond on Saturday. Decem­ The 1950 Ivy, yearbook of Trinity Catholicism on the morals of the bcr 17, 1949, from 9 to 1. This will Coll ege, announces plans for a school­ Hartford, Connecticut you have nothing to gain and a lot to Renaissance popes, he deplor d the be the first of a series of dances to wide advertising program and a sim­ ov. 17, 1949. lose should your teams prove not too use of history by muckrakers who be presented each year by the Air ilar drive for informal candid shots. successful a gainst a tl edgling co II ege. ROTC and it is hoped by co-chairman Dear Sir: ' II tried to clinch religious arguments by Hank Perez, editor of the Ivy, a lso 2. F ear t hat if given an inch H1 - Ray Snow that the students will not As an alumnus of Hillyer College, I announced the appointments of Irwin yer would bite yo ur arm ofT and be- such methods. look upon this dance as strictly a was chagrined upon reading the en­ D. Cromwell as Business Manager and come t he bi gger and better of the two Discussing "interpretation" as a ROTC affair but as one in which the closed article from the Hillyer Call­ Lou is Maradie as Advertising Man­ schools t hrough publicity attendant philosophy of the past, he questioned entire college should participate. ager. Hollis Burke is the Fraternity board. with ucce s ful athletic. conc1uesls of the validity of Marxian and Spcngle- 1usic for the dance will be supplied If the text in this article is fa~tua!, Editor and Brent Harries and Bob T rinity by Hillyer.