~ht Vol.- Lll l HARTFORD, CONN., FEBRUARY 29, 1956 No. 16 Problems Prove Pushover Th .I rteen As Egans Eye $64,000 . Men Taken Brothers Return for Into Ph I $16,000 This Week Ron Richardson,'56 Is Beta Kappa Two Hartford brothers, both law- Fulbright Scholar R t • D • d b ers, and both graduates of Trinity, oe l CS lSCUSSe ~ Initiation Ceremonies Planned Y Ronald A. Richardson, '56 was IT/" proved to be the "big" attraction on "'oman Philosonher television's "$64,000 Question" last awarded a Fulbright Scholarship last r During March 8 Dinner Here Tuesday night. James N. '37 and Mo~day .by the State Department en- By N. ROBBI S WI SLOW, JR. William E. Egan '33 weighed in at a bl ~ng ~m to study literature at the In contrast to recent lectures at the fly FRED WERNER 620 pounds to become the show's fi rst Umverslty of Lyons for one semester college, the one d livered by Profes- and the University of Paris for an- Thirte n s niors, th larg t group v r to be chosen at the two-man con t es t an t · . sor Suzzane Langer of Conn. College end of the hri tmas t rm, have b e11 led d to the Trinity Chap­ Both ar e 6, 4" other. A. res1dent ~f Ne\\~or. t, Rhode Island, Richardson IS a Trimty schol- a week ago yesterday was very well ter of Phi B ta Kappa, it was announced ye. t rday by Dr. Blanch- "Part of our attraction to the show ar and Phi Beta Kappa. attended · Prof· Lan g e r was m· t ro- ard Means, s r tar.v of th oll g hapter. producers was our size," William ad- F lb . duced by Prof. Paul W. Kurtz as "the These men qualifi d for the national hon rary scholastic fra­ mitted. Both men are 6' 4", and Jim, w ~ right Scholars':i~s have been leading woman philosopher in the ternity by maintaining an average of at I ast 6 per c nt during the "lightweight," weighs 260. a. atded to three Tnmty men pre- world today." The topic of her lee- th ir fir t seven s mest r . In addition p rsonal attributes of good Won $8, 000 So Far vwusly .. Dr. Campo was the first ture was poetic creation. character and I ader hip were n ce ary for their I ction. The two brothers set a precedent by and Chfton C. Cherpack, assistant As she stated it, her purpose was to Dinner to Be Held volunteering to answer questions professor 0 ~ rom.ance. languages at find the difference between poetry and The men will be initiated on the aft rnoon of March 8 after taken from all eleven categories. J ohns Hopkms umverslty subsequent- other writing. She began by char­ which the annual Phi B ta Kappa banquet wi ll follow at :15 p.m. Combining their brains, they made it ly :von .the honor and studied at the acterizing poetry as one of the fine Dr. Harry T dd Costello, Brownell Professor of Philosophy, will to the $8,000 level last Tuesday night. Umverslty ?f Lyons. La.st year Allan arts, as something apart from ordi- speak on "The Liberal Arts." The Egans made their appearance Br.ody r ece~ved a Fulbright S~h ola~·· nary discourse. The thirt n initiat s arc as foil ws: on the quiz show through the efforts ship and IS presently studymg m But then, "What is created in poe- John Piper, Eero Raig, Morri Woolfson, Donald And rson, of Bill who sent a letter of applica- F lorence. try?" she asked rhetorically. Not George Bates, Robert Davis, Wylie Dodds, Richard F leming, David tion to the producers about a year ago. Secretary of Pi Kappa Alpha, Rich- words, because they are only the raw Ginns, Joseph K Jley, Fred rick "A series of letters between Hart- ardson is active on the Tripod staff. material of the poet. The excellence chuh, Sanford colt, Jr., and ford and ew York followed, and then being features editor in his sophomore of the poem depends on how he puts Renovated Avon Club James Strecto. a few interviews. It finally seemed year . He is a member of both the these words together. Although it is Is Chemistry Major that my chance of getting on alone staff s of WRTC and the Review. In true that what he says can be re­ Is Site for I FC Ball John Pip r is a member of the weren't too good, so last month I sug- hi s junior year he was secretary-treas- peated in paraphrase, "the total result Brown 11 lub, holder of the Ca­ gested Jim and I appear together," urer of his class. (Continued on page 6) The newly r decorated Avon Golf th dral Scholarship, a member Bill said. Club will be the site of the IFC Ball, of the h miHtry lub, a nd secretary the last house-party weekend before of Sigma l'i igma. II is a chemistry Spring vacation, on March 10. major. In last Monday's meeting, lhc .Jnler­ Eero Raig is a member of the Edu­ fralernit.y Council compl t d its plans cation lub, Pi Gamma Mu and the for the formal event. Arrang m nls Brownell 'lub and ig a hi sto1·y major. have been mad for girls lo stay in Morris Woolfso n, a pre-med student, fraternity hous s ovct· the w <'kcnd, is in the Hillel Society, the Chemistry announced IF pr sid ent Kim Shaw. Club, and the Brown II lub. $3.00 per Co up! Donald And rson, an economics Tickets will be $3.00 per couple and major, ha ~ been on the varsity basket­ anothe1· saving will be allow cl as Lh ball and truck squads, wa a Junior country club has no corkage fc . Paul Advisor, and a member of the Sopho­ Landerman's Band is scheduled lo mor Dining lub, the Political Sci nee play for lhe annual v nt. 'lub, and lh Student Senate. He is Nearly all 'oil ge men will have an a m •mbcr of Alpha hi Rho. opportunity to attend a dane that ;ordon Bates, a geology major, is weekend, as the frcshm n arc plan­ on the f ncing gq uad and a m mber ning a dance for themselves. of the ollcg Fellowship. Is President of House Robert. Davis is an Illinois scholar, Anderson Proposes holder of th Phi amma Delta prize in mathematics; vice-pr sid nt of Sig­ Constitution Change ma Pi Sigma; holder of the Westing­ hom! Scholarship; vice-president of A plan of closer Senate supervision the Engineering lub; s crelary-treas­ of class dances met much di scussion urcr of the S nior Class; President at the last. m ling of the Senate on of Della l'hi; and President. of the Monday night. This plan originated Medusa. Tie is an engineering major. by Senator Don And rson includes the (Continued on page 6) following six points: 1. A senate dance commitl e is lo contact the class officers to insure that the respective class dance committees Kurtz Speaks Thurs. meet early enough for adequate plan- ning. In Chapel Series 2. The senate committee is to sup- "The Christian in Philosophy," a ply the dance committees with any lecture by Dr. Paul W. Kurtz, Assist­ reports available from past dances. ant Professor of Philosophy, will be 3. The senate will require financial given at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow, Thurs­ and recommended procedure reports day, in the Chapel. His speech is the from each dance committee. sixth in the current series of "The 4. The senate committee will at- Christian in the Academic Commun­ tend the class dance committee meet- ity," which have been given monthly ings and report progress of the dance in the Chapel since September. to the senate. Dr. Kurtz joined the faculty in 5. The senate will require a dance 1952 as an instructor in Philosophy, F 1 f · · d h" b the William listen carefully while emcee Hal :March poses a question budget to be approved by the senate after earning his doctorate from Co­ rom e t to right: J1m Egan an IS ro r " , h for them "Th $ Question." The brothers are the first two man contestant to appear on t e .program. before any contracts are signed by the lumbia. He did his undergraduate on e 64 ' 000 . (AP W1rephoto) dance committee. work at New York University. In Both are graduates of Trinity; Jim, 1937 and Bill, 1933. 6. It will assist the class officers April 1955 he was promoted to Assist­ in any way possible to assure a sue- ant Professor in the Philosophy De- "The producers agreed, but on one help from the audience. Hal March, $8,000 was: "Who was the fighter ·d the booth who won, lost, then won back his title cessful dance. partment. condition we answer questions thrown emcee for t h e program, sa1 It was f elt that much misunder- The Problems of Value Theory, at us from a ll categories. J im came had to be enlarged to accommodate in one year, from May 28, 1934, to both men. May 28, 1935? Who was his oppo- standing would arise over this action was the title of a book he wrote in to New York for an interview, and we To reach the $8,000 plateau, the nent? What wei&:ht did they fight in? and the college would feel that this 1952.