EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Frank M. Child ill Dirk K uyk Profwor of Biology Profwor of English !~~nity Gerald J. Hansen, Jr. '51 T heodore T . Tansi '54 Director of Alumni & Vol. 19, No.3 (ISSN 01643983) Summer 1989 College Relations Susan E. Weisselberg '76 Issue Editor: Roberta Jenckes M '87 J. Ro nald Spencer '64 Associall' Academic Dearr Editor: William L. Churchill Sports Editor: Gabriel P. Harris '87 NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Staff Writers: Martha Davidson, Elizabeth Natale Publications Assistant: Kathleen Davidson Executive Comm ittee Photographer: Jon Lester Pres idem Robert E. Brickley '67 West Hartford, CT ARTICLES Vice Presidems Alumni Fund Stephen H. Lockton '62 THE ENGLISH YEARS 12 Greenwich, CT By Roberta ] enckes Admissions Jane W. Melvin '84 As Trinity's 16th president prepares to re­ Hartford, CT tire, the Reporter takes a retrospective look at the remarkable accomplishments of his Area Associations Thomas D. Casey '80 administration. Washington, D.C. COMMENCEMENT 1989 24 Nominating Committee David A. Raymond '63 By Martha Davidson South Windsor, CT The Class of 1989 and President Eng.lish Members share the graduation spotlight as 456 se­ Allen B. Cooper '66 Michael B. Masius '63 Hartford, CT niors touch the book and receive their di­ San Francisco, CA plomas at the 163rd Commencement. Karen A. Jeffers '76 Eugene M. Russell '80 Westport, CT Boston, MA SIX-PACKS AT 4 O 'CLOCK 32 Robert E. Kehoe '69 Jeffrey H. Seibert '79 Chicago, IL Baltimore, MD By jan Cohn i,)aniel L. Korengold '73 Stanley A. Twardy, Jr. '73 The Dean of the Faculty examines Trin­ Washington, D.C. Stamford, CT ity's student culture and finds an atmo­ Michael Maginniss '89 Pamela W. Von Seldeneck '85 sphere that draws students away from Senior Class President Philadelphia, PA academic pursuits. Dorothy McAdoo MacColl '74 ,A.Iden R. Gordon '69 Haverford, PA Faculty Representative DEPARTMENTS Athletic Advisory Committee Donald J. Viering '42 Denise Janes-Sciarra '80 Along the Walk 1 Simsbury, CT Wethersfield, CT Alumni Tmstets Letters 11 David R. Smith '52 George E. Andrews II '66 Greenwich, CT Newport, Rl Books 23 Carolyn A. Pelzel '74 Michael Zoob '58 Hampstead, NH Boston, MA Sports 35 Arlene A. Forastiere '71 Jo Anne A. Epps '73 Ann Arbor, Ml Marlton, NJ Class Notes 43 Nominating Committee David A. Raymond '63, Stanley A. Twardy, Jr. '73 In Memory 58 chairman Stamford, CT South Windsor, CT William Vibert '52 COVER: President James F. English, Jr. was Karen Jeffers '76 Granby, CT Westport, CT photographed on the staircase of Downes Me­ Merrill Yavinsky '65 Wenda Harris Millard '76 Washirgton, D.C. morial by Tom Derby for an article in Hart­ New York, NY ford Monthly magazine. B oard of Fello ws Published by the Office of Public Relations, Trinity CoUege, Hartford, Connecticut 06106. Issued four Bernard F. Wilbur, Jr. '50 Edward H . Yeterian '70 times a year: Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. 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Baltimore, MD ALONG THE WALK CO LL EGE - SPRING VISITATION DAYS in April gave accepted freshmen a chance for a second look at Trinity including class visits, campus tours, conversations with faculty and interactions with students. Many of these return visitors are among the 474 members of the Class of1993. Board of Trustees eliminating a request budget deficit When measured against other of$2.4 million. To achieve a bal­ highly selective liberal arts colleges Approves $42.9 Million ance, revenues were increased by with whom we compete, Trinity's College Budget $918,000, and requested expendi­ costs are in the mid-range, accord­ tures were cut by $1,512,000. "De­ ing to Pedemonti. Wesleyan and ........................................................ spite these tough choices, we are Middlebury, for example, are over confident that Trinity will continue $19,000, while Amherst and Hamil­ Increasing pressures for financial to function from a position of ton fall about $300 below Trinity. aid, additional personnel, and new strength and offer a top quality edu­ Higher revenues are also expected computer equipment are among the cation," Pedemonti commented. from endowment income and in­ factors cited for a 9. 5 percent in­ On the revenue side, tuition and creased annual giving. crease in the College budget for fees will go up 8. 9 percent, the same On the expense side, salary and 1989-90. The Board voted to ap­ rate as last year. The overall increase benefits continue to make up the prove an operating budget of of$1,500 brings College-controlled largest single component of the bud­ $42,864,000 at the March meeting. charges to $18,300. The student ac­ get. Included in the budget is a According to Robert A. Pede­ tivities fee, established by the Stu­ seven percent salary increment for manti '60, vice president for finance dent Government Association, has faculty and staff as well as funding and treasurer, the task of balancing been set at $200, bringing the total for 12.5 new positions. The budget the budget was more difficult this charges for a Trinity education in for medical insurance premiums is year than previously and required 1989-90 to $18,500. up 25 percent over the current year. ALONG THE WALK Other significant expense items include computer equipment and maintenance, which rose by nearly 23 percent, security costs, up 22 per­ cent, and expenditures for books and periodicals, which have in­ creased some 13 percent. As has been the case in other years, financial aid expenditures rose at a faster rate than tuition. Total student aid will increase by more than 12 percent to $5.9 million, en­ suring that a Trinity education re­ mains available to all eligible applicants. The College portion is up by 15.5 percent to more than $2.9 million. For the first time in history the College share exceeds 50 percent of the total funds needed be­ cause most other sources of aid funding have remained relatively level. Faculty Promoted; Haberlandt Named 2 To Research Post 111111111111111111111111 ........................... - THE NEW SOCIAL CENTER on Vernon Street quickly became a popular Two Trinity faculty members gathering place on campus after its opening in April. In addition to being a were promoted recently to pro­ snack bar serving at lunchtime and in the evenings, it is also a lounge where fessor. individuals and small groups meet, chat, study and rest. A series of Interna­ Richard J. Hazelton was pro­ tional Cultural Evenings for students, featuring a buffet style dinner with the cuisine of a particular foreign culture, was held in the spring, sponsored moted to professor of physical edu­ by the Graduate Fellows and Mentors. The facility will also be used to host cation with tenure. Hazelton, who cultural and artistic activities in the form of musical performances, poetry has served as director of the College readings, plays, etc. Several times student performers entertained at athletic program since 1982, joined lunchtime, as seen above. the faculty in 1974. His activities in­ clude serving as treasurer of the New England Small College Ath­ the "Journal of Post Keynesian Eco­ more time to his research on reading letic Conference and as chairman of nomics." Recipient of the Brownell comprehension. During his two the North/South Hockey Tourna­ Prize in Teaching, she is currently years as Dana Professor, he will ment Committee of the Eastern conducting research at Cambridge present at least one public lecture on Collegiate Athletic Conference in University in England. his work. 1987 and 1988. Zannoni earned a B.A. in eco­ Haberlandt has been a member of Hazelton earned a B.A. degree nomics from Villanova University the Trinity College faculty since from Marietta College in 1966 and in 1971 and received an M .A. and 1968. He specializes in cognitive an M.S. in physical education with a Ph.D. in economics from the State psychology, cognitive science and concentration in sports administra­ University of New York at Stony theories of reading comprehension. tion from the University of Massa­ Brook. A native of Germany, he received an chusetts in 1976. Also, Professor of Psychology undergraduate degree from the Freie Diane C. Zannoni was promoted Karl Haberlandt was appointed the Universitat in West Berlin in 1964. to professor of economics. Zannoni Dana Research Professor for 1989- He holds an M.A. and Ph.D . in psy­ joined the Trinity College faculty in 90 and 1990-91 at Trinity College. chology from Yale University. Dur­ 1975 and specializes in teaching mac­ The appointment, recently ap­ ing his career, Haberlandt has roeconomics and econometrics. She proved by Trinity's board of trust­ received several grants from the Na­ has published widely, particularly in ees, will allow Haberlandt to devote tional Science Foundation. ALONG THE WALK Progress Made in "James had gotten the camera for was soaked by the 61-degree seas Christmas," Richardson explains, and had been in the water for about Challenge; Campaign "and we were actually going to go 25 minutes.