SaHS* The TRINITY TRTFOD Vol. LXXXI, Issue 8 TRINITY COLLEGE, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT November 9,1982 Cooper, Martin, View Dedication Of World College by Anne Carol Winters al! over the world. The student During the week of October 25, population includes Eygptians, the dedication ceremonies were Israelis, Palestines, English, held for The United World Col- South Americans, and young peo- lege of the West, directed by ple from the U.S.S.R. Trinity's former president The idea for the United World Theodore Lockwood. In atten- Colleges came from Prince dance were Professors George B. Charles' great uncle, the late Lord Cooper and Harold C. Martin, Mountbatten. The Prince has who both had the opportunity to taken his duties as president of the meet with His Royal Highness Colleges very seriously and works The Prince of Wales. Prince diligently at the world head- Charles serves as the active presi- quarters in London. Cooper com- dent of the United World Colleges mented that he is certainly the best and arrived in Montezuma, New educated heir to the throne in Mexico the afternoon of October British history, having been 27 and stayed at the Lockwood's educated at Trinity College, Cam- until the 29th. bridge. Both Cooper and Martin were present to him by Cooper explained that Lockwood, who served as the Lockwood had asked a number of Prince's host during his stay. He's Everywhere, He's Everywhere...Chicken Man, The Newest Member Of Trinity's Security Force, Provides his friends to be present at the Halftime Morale Booster. phMD by Kcryn Groh5 opening of his new college, and State schools are also noticing called Lockwood "a former stu- the changes in legislation. Stepen dent and a very close friend." Klenk, Associate Director of Reitemeyer Bequeaths $1.2 Million Cooper met him some forty years Financial Aid at the University of ago when, as a young professor at Connecticut, said, "We did have Trinity, the eighteen-year-old a decrease in Guaranteed Student Lockwood came to speak to him Loan applications, and a signifi- For Professorship, Scholarship Fund after class. Martin had known cant decrease in the number of ac- by Joy Koscielniak A native of' Elizabeth, New recognized him in 1955 by awar- Lockwood prior to his tenure at tual loans." He noted, however, that "every student should apply The gift of an endowed pro- Jersey, he came to Trinity in 1917, ding him the Eigenbrodt Trophy, Trinity when he served as the for financial aid. They should try fessorship in political science and and soon became involved in a» the highest alumni 'award. The president of Union College and 1 and get as much as possible." He a new scholarship fund for deserv- myriad, of activities on' campus. Dominican Republic's / second Lockwood was- the provost. figured that institutions lost from ing Hartford area students of Among the positions he held were highest honor was conferred upon Plans for the ceremony were 12 to 17 percent in initial alloca- Trinity college was announced by editor of the yearbook, president him by the country's ruling trium- made by Lockwood, his wife tions, which might change due to of the Political Science Club, and virate in 1964. He was also award- Trinity President James F. Lucille, who serves as his assis- the override of the President's a membership in the Sigma Nu ed a doctorate of Humane Letters English, Jr., at the annual dinner tant, and the late Peggy Baker, veto, which returned an addi- • by Wesleyan University in 1968. A meeting of the Trinity Alumni fraternity. Reitemeyer was also who was killed in an automobile tional $270 million to the various •champion of free press, Club of Hartford. This dinner campus correspondent for the accident only two weeks before. programs. "The Pell Grant pro- Reitemeyer fought against was held at the college on Thurs- Hartford Courant in 1920 and She had been briefly employed at gram has been increased, which government censorship, especially day, October 28 subsequently worked his way up Trinity and was serving as was a result of overriding the These gifts, which have a com- to the post of city editor. A World in Latin America. He was a direc- Registrar for the United World veto," he stated optimistically. bined value of 1.2 million dollars, War 1 veteran, he served as a Col- tor of the Associated Press from College. One of the many Col- But he also noted that the pro- were a result of specifications onel in the army during World 1953-60, and was president of the leges located throughout the gram is "on hold once again." He made in the will of Mrs. John War II, and was awarded the. Inter-American Press Association world, it hosts 104 students of 47 concluded that a larger portion of Reitemeyer of Pleasant Valley, Legion of Merit and the American in 1964. different nationalities. The cur- the cost of an education has been • Connecticut. Mrs. Reitemeyer, Commendation Ribbon. ". ; In addition to these positions, riculum of the two-year college is placed on the family of the who died in July of this year, had Reitemeyer returned to the Reitemeyer was the director arid based on the International Bac- student. arranged for the grants in memory Courant as executive vice presi- trustee of numerous local calaureate exam, which enables of her late husband, a 1921 dent and in 1947 he was elected, continued on page 6 the students to attend universities continued on page 3 graduate of Trinity. president and publisher. Mr. John Reitemeyer, who was the president and publisher of the Among Mr" Reitemeyer's in- Budget Guts Threaten Financial Aid terests were the environment and Hartford Courant from 1947 to by Steve Klots dent Reagan's veto of student aid tion of availability of funds, has improving U.S.-Latin American 1968, was a trustee of the college The famed Reagan administra- legislation has resulted in an in- simply meant that the institution relations, and for this Trinity from 1950 until his death in 1979. tion's cut-backs in aid to students crease to about $250,000 in grant has had to put in more money." have left many undergraduates money from the federal govern- One form- of aid which was wondering whether, or not they ment. She stated that the number reduced significantly was the Pell College Receives Grant would be able to afford the cost of of recepients of financial aid in Grant program, which consists of a college education. Not only can this year's entering class is "pretty federally administered grants From Chemical Bank this fear be found at private, more close" to previous years, but due alloted according to the student's expensive schools like Trinity, but to the very tentative nature of eligibility and'choice of college. planned grants, the office is going by David Sagers colleges. The bank feels a need a also at state schools. The cut- The Supplemental Education Op- on a year-by-year basis in its As part of its higher Education strengthen this country's system backs have been made, but sup- portunity Grants (SEOG) are a financial aid planning. She em- Grant Program, Chemical Bank of private, higher education. Only , plemental grants have been block grant made to the college by phasized, "We are not going to of New York has awarded Trinity legislated also to try to lessen the the federal government, the col- institutions that show efficient discontinue aid-blind admis- College a $30,000 grant. The impact of some of the original lege then deciding the individual management and that Chemical sions," the system Trinity has at grant will come in the form of decreases in aid. The combination awards. Zartarian noted, "In feels fill,a crucial need in society present moment in which a stu- $10,000 installments over the next - of these measures has/resulted in 1980-81 Trinity students received have received grants. -dent is admitted regardless of three years. confusion for both students and $267,000 in Pell Grants; federal .financial need. In all, Chemical Bank is disbur- financial aid offices, who are cut-backs reduced this to $208,000 Although the use of the funds sing $660,000 to a total of fifty in- struggling to make available all in 1981-82." In. this fiscal year, P. Jerome Cunningham, Direc- are unrestricted, the bank express- stitutions of higher learning from the funds in their power. that figure is awaiting the final tor of the Office at Wesleyan ed hope that at least part will be Connecticut to California. payments schedule from the Representatives at the offices of University, a school which had to .used for student financial aid. Ac- Among .the other institutions federal government. '. •. Financial Aid all were in agree- drop its aid-blind policy last spr- cording to Connie Ware, Director receiving funds from Chemical's ment that the situation concerning ing, said that the change in, policy Jaqueline Foster, Director of of the Development Office, this is program are Yale University, and grants and loans can change at has not affected any entering Financial Aid at Yale University an intelligent decision, consider- Connecticut College, as well as a any minute. Anne Zartarian, freshman yet. His comment was, said that at Yale, "students are ". ing the pressing need Trinity has number of New York City area Director of Financial Aid at Trini- "We have not refused assistance admitted without regard to their in offering financial aid to its colleges. No applications were ty, said, "We don't know what's" to students who are eligible; we ability to pay.