TRINITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
NEWS
SEPTEMBER
I940
Alumni Associations BERKSHIRE Pres.: George A. Hey, '2!l Sec.: llr)'ant W. Green, ':l4
HUDSON VALLEY Pres.: Wm. R. O'Bryon. '37 Sec.: R ev. Paul Armstrong, '3U
PITTSBURGH Pres.: Hill Burgwin, 'O!i l 'ire-Pres. : j ohn Ll. Moore, ' l :l Sec.: Joseph Buffington, Jr .. '18 1'reas.: J, G. Marks, Jr .. ':l3
BOSTON Pres. : Nathaniel T . Clark, '34 l'i.u-Pres.: Very Rev . j. l\'1. McGann, '9.J Sec.: !\lorton S. Crehore, '14
NAUGATUCK VALLEY Pres.: B. B. Ba iley, '15 Sec. : E . S. Wotkyns, '2!l 1'reas.: P. E. Fenton, '17
RHODE ISLAND Prts.: Louis VV. Downes, 'SB 路ec.: Sumner W. Shepherd , 'l!l
CHICAGO l'res.: Charles T. Kingston, Jr., ':l4
NEW HAVEN !'res.: E. G. Schmitt, 'IU Sec .: A. Onderdonk, ':l4
ROCHESTER Pres.: C. Edward Cram, '22 Vict-Prt.s.: F. C. Duennebier, '35 Sec.: Harry C. Olson, '35
DETROIT Pres.: Norton lves, 'IU Sec .: James B. Webber, Jr., ':34
NEW YORK Pres.: F. T . Tansill. '22 Vice-Pres.: A. J . L'Heureux, '1:l Dr. J erome P. Webster, '10 Stanley P. Miller, '23 Robert 0. Muller, '3 1 Sec.: Fred C. Hinkel, Jr., 'O<i
SPRINGFIELD Pres.: Pau l F. Herrick, ' 12 Sec.: Kenneth B. Case, ' 13
IIARTFORO /'res.: judge Alex. W. Creedon, 'tr.J l 'iu- Pres.: Raymond A. Montgomery, '25 Src. : llarr)' j. lll c Kniff, '2U
PHILADELPHIA Pres.: R. E. Kinne y, '1 5 Sec.: C. T. Easter by, 'Hi
WASHINGTON BALTIMORE /'res.: Paul 1-1 . Alling, '20 l 'ice-Pres.: I. Laucks Xanders, '011 Sec.: Theodore C. Hudson, ' 14
Alumni Officers Alumni Association (Two year terms ending J unc 1942 ) President: Robert S. Morris, ' 16 !'ice-President: Eliot L. Ward, '13 Trrasurer: Kennet h B. Case, '13 Srrrrlury: Alex. W. Creedon , '09 . ls sistalll .')ec: Arthur J. Mullen, '18
Term Expires
Term Expires Athletic Advisory Council :VIclville Shulthi!'ss, '18 Harmon T. Barber, '19 William F . Even, '28
19-H 1942 1943
Executive Committee Henry S. Marlor, '10 Louis F. Jefferson, ' 15 G. Keith Funston , '32 William G. Oliver, '10 L'aul II. . \llin.:, '20 David M. Hadlow, '25
1941 1941 1941 1942 1942 1942
Junior Fellows George C. Capen, '10 John A. Mason, '34 Lispenard B. Phistcr, '18 Glover Johnson, '22 Alfred J. L'Heureux, '13 Ronald E. Kinney, '15
1941 1941 1942 1942 1943 1943
Alumni Fund Council Harold N. Chandler, '09 Erhardt G. Schmitt, '16 Frederic T. Tansill , '22. Harold L. Smith, '22 Erwin Rankin, '11 Bertram B. Bailey, '15
1941 1941 1942 1942 1943 1943
Committee for Nomination of Alumni Trustee (One year term ending J un c 1941) Murray H. Coggeshall, '96 Hill Burgwin, '06 Frederick C Hinkel, Jr., '06 John R. Cook, '10 Norton Ives, '16 2
President's Message To Alumni One happy evidence of our stability as an educational institution is apparent through your alumni organization. A year ago, when the need for a new dormitory was acute, the Trustees turned to the Alumni for help, and got it. The new dormitory, compact and well planned, will please you, particularly the Common Room. James L. Goodwin, a Trustee of the College, and his brother Philip have given for this room a French marble fireplace and the oak paneling from their father's house in New York, just torn down this year. It uplifts the entire building. Then too, the many alumni meetings I attend during the year are a healthy index of your interest in your Alma Mater. Your Alumni Secretary, active and efficient, is building up your Alumni Fund, and with the aid of some of you is doing a remarkable task in placing our young graduates as they leave Hartford. So it is with a feeling with some assurance that we begin what may be a hard year. We cannot predict what is in store for our country or our college, but we are ready. At the present writing no definite plan for national defense has been put before us by the Army or the National Government, but we are making such provisions as we can. We are organizing two units of students who will learn to fly this fall, with a ground school at the College and training in flying at Brainard Field. We have also applied for a Naval R. 0. T. C. unit to be established on the campus. More far-reaching perhaps are our plans for letting our students realize what they can do under conditions of mechanized warfare in terms of manufacture and supply of munitions or by studying two-way radio and other necessary adjuncts of combat and defense. Beyond all that, we shall carry on as usual. In times like these we should reconsecrate ourselves to study, to prize highly and to defend the ideals of civilization now so bitterly attacked elsewhere in this world. You who owe so much to Trinity for implanting in you those ideals of beauty, goodness, truth, and freedom must share with us here on the campus our endeavor to maintain in a changing world those eternal ideals.
The gathering of the Alumni in the Auditorium last June at Commencement time, which happened to be close the of the twentieth year since I became your president, gave me an opportunity to report to you in detail as to the financial status of Trinity. I tried then to express and will repeat now my appreciation of the help given by the Alumni in strengthening the resources of the College through the raising of the Centennial Fund eventeen years ago. Since that time the administration of your college has been able to balance the budget year after year, making possible normal growth in the number of students and useful increase in the extent of the plant. While it has been a pleasure to me, as I know it has been to you, to see our student body develop . in quantity and quality and to note that each one of our new buildings has a perfection that is all its own, it should be a still greater source of joy to realize that the College, in spite of depressions and hurricanes, has steadily paid its bills, increased the size of the Faculty, made no cuts in salaries and more than doubled its endowments. For the part many of you have played in this, I thank you. As I said to you last June, would that the United States during those twenty years between war and war had likewise set its financial house in order. 3
Commencement
GovERNOR BALDWIN AT THE OPEN AIR SERVICE A new feature of the last Commencement was the Alumni parade which followed the Alumni Luncheon. Original plans called for a grand march around the campus with an eventual stop at the Bishop for an Alumni Sing (another innovation). An ill-timed cloudburst threatened to knock these well-laid plans into a cocked hat, but Trinity spirit was not to be dampened even though the line of march had to be curtailed. Aided and abetted by the Governor's Foot Guard Band, returning alumni lined up in the order of classes and, with banners flying, did some fancy stepping and puddle jumping up and down the college walk. Nor was the Sing rained out. Enthusiastic vocalists had not had the barnacles removed from old but willing vocal chords for nothing. A good-
ly number gathered in the Dining Hall about the newly elected alumni president who perspiringly led them through the long list of Trinity songs and old favoi ites. Sufficient enthusiasm was generated to insure the continuation of the Sing as a regular Commencement feature. By the time the repertoire of songs had been exhausted and tired voices were ready, though unwilling, to call a halt, out popped the sun! There followed a general exodus to the south end of the campus where the stage was set for those annual classics known as the Alumni Soft-Ball games. Mike Connor's Hartfordians took Bill Buchanan's New Yorkers into camp to the accompaniment of the usual heckling and cries of "ringer", thereby regaining the handsomly decorated objet d'art which has become such a cov4
The return this year to the University Club for the Class of 1823 D:nner met with much favor. The friendly, informal atmosphere seemed to enhance the spirit of good-fellowship that was very much in evidence. "Mose" Brines, 1900, unearthed his latent talent as a male chorus conductor and spark-plugged the gathering through an endless number of old songs until the early morning hours. From now on he'll have a steady job at Commencement Dinners.
eted prize. Trustee Dan Web ter proved to be the fastest base runner despite his gray hairs but the scorers are still trying to Jearn how Raymond ( lats) Abbey of Worcester and Albert (Smitty) Smith of St. Paul, both stars of the Trinity team of 1910, slipped into the New York lineup. In Act I I the classes of 1925 and 1930 came to grips in a contest, the outcome of which is still in doubt according to the 1925 men, all of which would imply that 1930 probably did win.
CoLONEL W. E. A. BuLKELEY '90
SYDNEY D. PIN EY, '18
While celebrating his fiftieth reunion last June, Colonel Bulkeley was appointed Trustee of Trinity College. A graduate of Hartford High School, Colonel Bulkeley entered Trinity in 1886 where he distinguished himself in many activities, especially track. Shortly after graduation he became affiliated with the Aetna Life Insurance Company. Colonel Bu!keley is now Vice President and Auditor of this ompany as well as Auditor of the Aetna Casualty and Surety Co., Automobile Insurance Co., and Standard Fire Insurance Co. He is a Trustee of the Mechanics Saving Bank, President of the Cedar Hill Cemetery, a Director of Kellogg and Bulkeley Co., and a Director of Rourke-Eno Paper Co. He belongs to the Epsilon Chapter of Delta Psi.
Having served faithfully as Alumni Trustee for three years, Mr. Pinney was reelected to that office last June. He is often seen on Campus and is known to many of the undergraduates. After his Junior year at College, Mr. Pinney joined many of his classmates by enlisting. Having served as a Private in the Machine Gun Battalion, he returned for his degree in 1920. Since then Mr. Pinney has been with the Travelers Insurance Company where he is Associate Actuary, Casualty Department. He has been Vice President of the Casualty Actuarial Society and has had a number of papers published in connection with this work. Mr. Pinney is a member of the Phi Psi Chapter of Alpha Chi Rho. His father, Howard A. Pinney is a graduate of the Class of 1887. 5
FIFTIETH REUNION OF I 890 The Class of I890, at it's Fiftieth Reunion, enjoyed a full and varied week-end. Saturday morning, June IS, the Reverend Thomas A. Conover presided at the Requiem for the departed members of the Class. The Reverend George W. Sargent, William Pressey, Guy W. Miner, and Henry H. Barber assisted at the nine o'clock morning prayer. The beautiful I890 Memorial Gate was unveiled at 4:30 Saturday afternoon with appropriate speeches by Dr. Ogilby, R. McClelland Brady and Colonel Bulkeley. Saturday evening the reunion dinner was held in the home of Col. W. E. A. Bulkeley. The Misses McCook (sisters of Dr. John B. McCook) entertained the Class with a light supper Sunday afternoon and presented the College with a beautiful banner to replace the class of I890 banner which was destroyed in a fire some time ago. Members of the Class were invited on a cruise aboard Col. Bulkeley's yacht Amadis, but unfortunately there was not time for this event. The A madis appropriately flies a blue and gold owner's pennant. The entire Class of I890 helped make possible the presentation of the gate.
EIGENBRODT CuP The Honorable Lawson Purdy, I884, was the fifth alumnus to win the Eigenbrodt Cup. The award was made at the annual Alumni Meeting last June, before a large gathering in the Chemistry building auditorium. Having received his A.B. in I884 and his M .A. in I887, Mr. Purdy began a long and full career of public service in New York City. After graduating from the New York Law School in 1898 he was soon admitted to the Bar. He has been Secretary of the ew York Tax Reform Association, Presid~nt of the Department of Taxes and Assessments, Vice Chairman of the Committee ot Building Districts and Restrictions, General Director of the Charity Organization Association, President of the National Conference on City Planning, President of the National Municipal League, President of the Russell Sage Foundation, President of the National Information Bureau, Secretary of the Committee to Revise Tenement Houses Law, Chairman of the Multiple Dwelling Law Committee, and Chairman of the Emergency Work and Relief Administration in New York City. Mr. Purdy is a Trustee of Trinity College, Comptroller of the Corporation of Trinity Church, Trustee of the Seaman's Bank for Savings, and a Trustee of the Provident Loan Society. Mr. Purdy, a member of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity belongs to the following clubs: Century Association, City, National Arts, Authors, and Lawyers. Other winners of the Eigenbrodt C up were William G. Mather in 1935, the Honorable Joseph Buffington in 1936, Martin W. Clement in I937 , and the Honorable Philip J . McCook in I938.
CoNTRIBUTORs Rev. H. Hobart Barber R. McClelland Brady Col. W. E. A. Bulkeley E. Brainerd Bulkeley Rev. Thomas A. Conover Clifford S. Griswold John B. McCook, M.D. Rev. Guy W. Miner Rev . William Pressey Rev. George Winthrop Sargent William Henry Warren
TROPHY CASE
IN MEMORIAM Frederic Storer Bull - Mrs. Jessie Bull Frederic Storer Bull - Anonymous Rev. Anthon Temple GesnerBlanche L. Gesner and Rev. Conrad Gesner Robert H. Hutchins- Mrs. Elizabeth A. Parsons John Stockton Littell -Estelle S. Littell Riverius Manning Luther - Anonymous Uriel Heber Spencer -Agnes B. Spencer Rev. John Williams- Mrs. John Williams
Trinity now has a very handsome trophy case presented to the college by the Class of I9I5 at th~ir twenty-fifth reunion. Under the leadership of Smart Bra nd, Louis Jefferson and Ralph Bent this project was made possible through the cooperation of the entire class. Mr. Oosting has for many years been without adequate space to display trophies. He is now ha ppily filling the new case which may be seen outside his office in Alumni Hall. 6
WILLIAM G. WENDELL (Faculty)
COLONEL "MIKE" CONNOR
ScHOOL OF ExPERIENCE
ELIOT WARD
Dr. Fred Carpenter of Long Island still maintained that a good physician can cure most of the human ills if a man is only intelligent enough and sick enough to counsel with his doctor. He was reassuring as to potential freshman for the future as he had frequently had to stay awake nights registering birth certificates.
The class of 1915 made a distinctive contriuution to the intellectual as well as the social grandeur of Commencement weekend. The School of Experience inaugurated four years ago passed the usual scholastic tests with Phi Beta Kappa rating. Twenty-five years ago the faculty could not have possibly predicted the excellence of the flowering maturity of the Class of 1915. The Reverend James Mitchell alone had faith, and faith produced good works and good words. Prof. William B. Pressey of Dartmouth dispelled the illusion of wealth and clothed the cultural skeleton with vestments of finely spun phrases. He was whimsical, winsome and witty. Ward Duffy, editor of the Hartford Times, than which there is no greater newspaper- except for alumni who only read the Courant cast a font of serious type that he who runs might read, and those that sit and think might soberly ponder the meaning of the testimonial data of the immediate hours.
Ronald Kinney of Philadelphia in discussing his experience in the field of insurance admitted that the only hazard and risk for which there is no protection is the liability of the student to the professor. Howard Hill journeyed all the way from Tennessee to reaffirm his loyalty to the college and escape the pressure of business for a glorious weekend. He appealed to outgoing seniors to hazard their future in some business venture where energy, honesty and ability still have their rewards. The class of 1915 reaffirmed the importance of the School of Experience as a part of the Commencement weekend and all the alumni commented on the excellence of the program. 7
The New Dormitory and Mark Mill~r Sibley, '96; Mr. Charles G. Woodward'98 in memory of his father, P. Henry Woodward, an honorary alumnus in 1900 and trustee; Mrs. P. Henry Woodward in memory of her father, Guilford Smith of Windham, a banker, manufacturer and bibliographer. Several classes set their minimum goal at '$2,000, the estimated cost of a single room. Rooms in the new dormitory are dedicated to the classes of 1875, 1888, 1890, 1910, 1916 and 1917. The class of 1890 celebrating its fiftieth reunion also contributed a memorial gate to the college. Two former trustees were honored in the naming of the dormitory units, James J. Goodwin and and P. Henry Woodward. Both served the college long and faithfully. Their sons have carried on their responsibilities with the same fidelity and enthusiasm. Several members of the Goodwin family have been closely associated with the developmen-t and growth of Trinity; James Junius Goodwin was an honorary alumnus in I9IO and a trustee from I896 to 1915. P . Henry Woodward was an honorary alumnus in 1900 and trustee from 1896 to 1917, serving as secretary to the Board from 1905 to 1917. It is fitting that these names should stand beside those of Jarvis, Northam, Boardman and Cook, great benefactors of youth and loyal friends of the college.
The new dormitory, to be named Goodwin and Woodward, is a reality. The final decorationsnamely, incoming freshman and upperclassmen, - were added at the opening of college. Each alumnus who shared in this project will want to inspect it personally and see how the completion of the south quadrangle has fullfilled an architectural dream for beautifying the campus. From the middle of January through April, organized alumni committees under the chairmanship of our honored alumnus and trustee Charles F. Weed and the executive leadership of Northey Jones worked toward a goal of '$125,000. Friends of the college joined in this endeavor to increase the residential facilities. The final results were most gratifying; $I3I,549 was subscribed by 1o67 individual donors. The arch, the commons room and several individual rooms represent individual class gifts. The arch is a memorial to William Nickerson Bancroft of the class of 1937 given by his grandmother, Mrs. Nickerson, of Boston The exquisite oak panelling and the fireplace in the commons room are from the former New York home of James L. Goodwin and Josephine S. Goodwin. The residence was designed by McKim, Mead and White who have supervised the adaptation of the interior finishing of one room to the student lounge. This was made possible through the thoughtfulness and cooperation of Philip L. Goodwin. Mrs. Walter Clark of Hartford also contributed to this room in memory of her father, George Shepard Gilman of the Class of 1847. The Individual rooms were given by Miss Florence Crofut, Hon . M.A. 1938, in memory of Sidney W. Crofut; Judge and Mrs. Philip James McCook '95, Hon. LL.D '20, in memory of Philip Brown McCook of the Class of 1940; Mrs. Shiras Morris and Miss Grace Morris in memory of Charles Shiras Morris, an alumnus and trustee; Mrs. Isabel Russell of Greenwich Connecticut, in memory of her father-in-law, Henry E. Russell, manufacturer in New Britain and founder of the H. E. Russell Fellowship; Miss Frances Sibley of Detroit in memory of her two brothers, Alexander Hamilton Sibley, '92,
AooiTIONAL CoNTRIBUTORS ALUMNI
Hon. J. Buffington '75 E. R. Lampson, M.D., '91 V. C. Pederson , M . D., '91 E. H. Foot '98 Rev. J. H. George '05 L. A. Storrs '05 W. W. Ozon, M.D. '08 W. Eastman '09 W. W. Ripley '10 R. Burbank, M.D. '11 J. N. Barnett '13 V. Youpg '14 R. H. Johnson '15 W. B. Pressey '15 E . Sather '17 N. M . Valerius '25 L. Sherman '29 B. S. Dignam, M .D. '30
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E. Petrikat '30 J. J . Fontana '32 0 . B. Graham, Jr. '32 E. C. Ely '34 G . S. Hayward , Jr. '36 E . V. Stevenson '38 J . H . Davis '39 NoN-ALuMNI
Arthur Adams Graham H. Anthony W. 0. Aydelotte J . W. Burger Mr. & Mrs. N. C. Brainard Leon Broadhurst Mrs. W. S. Buchanan, Sr. John Byrne Carlos B. Clark
NEW PEW-ENDS The Truby pew-end is in memory of Joseph Mosgrove Truby of the class of 1879, who died after one year at Trinity College. It was given in his memory by his aunts. It represents on the panel young Truby sitting at his desk at the College with the hour-glass almost run out and his candle guttering in its socket. Behind him stands the archangel of death with his great wings spread to carry the young man off to heavenly mansions. On the arm piece is Bishop Abba, a patron saint of learning, and on the finial an eagle as a symbol of immortality. Young Truby was a favorite of Professor Sammy Hart of beloved memory. During the Commencement exercises, when Philip Brown McCook would have been called upon to receive his degree, due honor was paid to his memory. The president of the senior class unveiled the pew-end, given by his classmates, which was symbolic of the young man as a friend and of the tradition of his family. The panel represents the famous story of Damon and Pythias, a classic illustration of true friendship. On the finial is a crusader in full armor to illustrate the gallant devotion of the McCook family to all good causes, and on the arm piece is a clergyman in vestments representing the young man'sgrandfather, the Reverend John J. McCook, for forty years professor at Trinity College. After Commencement, at a special service in the Chapel on June 25th, a pew-end was unveiled J. Dudley Clark Mrs. Walter H. Clark T. C. Clarke R. H. Cole Arthur M. Collens James F. Cooke H. M. Dadourian Arthur P. Day Miss H. S. Dickey J . 0. Enders Ralph Erickson Mrs. Ernest Fahnestock P.M. Fraser Mr. & Mrs. Philip B. Gale Lydia B. Geare Charles L. Goodwin Philip Goodwin Maynard T. Hazen W. W. Hoge T. L. Hood R. W. Huntington Charles E. Mason Mrs. Charles E. Mason W. Ross McCain The Misses McCook J. M. Merrow
given by Mr. Philip Gale, who received an honorary Degree of Master of Arts at Commencement, in memory of his wife's mother. It was unveiled by one of her grandsons, Mrs. Gale's nephew. The panel represents Mrs. Dodd working in her garden among the flowers she loved so well. On the finial are five choir boys representing her five sons, all of whom in succession sang in the choir at her church. There is a pelican on the arm piece, symbol of mother love.
1884 1914 1897 1882 1891 1877 1891 1883 1917 1920 1912 1881 1888 1908 191 I 1907 1933 1911 1924 1918 1884 1929 1899 1884 1872 1904 1940 1900 1885 1923 1906 1881 1899 1915 1879 1935 1889 1894 1919
Charles G. Mixter, M.D. William J. Mixter, M.D. Miss Grace Morris Mrs. Shiras Morris H. B. Newell Mrs. Edith B. Nickerson J. A. Notopoulos R. B. Ogilby Ray Oosting William T. Pitkin Harvey C. Pond William H. Putnam Thomas W. Russell Mrs. William Russell L. A. Schuler Miss Frances Sibley Sterling B. Smith Geor.ge S. Steele George Stevenson Charles L. Taylor James L. Thomson Mrs. B. D. Tongue Evelyn F. & W. G. Wendell John A. Wentworth, M.D. Stillman Westbrook Mrs. P. Henry Woodward 9
NECROLOGY 1939-1940 Barrows, William Stanley Bassford, Ethan frost, Jr. Beecroft, Edgar Charles Brainerd, Judson Baldwin Bull, William Andariese Burgwin, John Henry King Burnham, John Bird Burton, Richard (Eugene) Coffee, Homer Herschel Cole, George Watson Cotter, William Waters Cowles, Arthur Woodruff Crawford, John William Roy Cross, William Rich Dewey, William Chapman Dravo, Marion Stuart Finlay, John Huston Gibson, William Burr Hageman, John Harvey Harris, Robert van Kleeck, Jr. Hitchcock, William Henry Howard, Sir Esme路William Ingalls, Frederick Clark Johnson, Frank Elisha Joyner, Edmund Noah Means, The Rev. Stewart McCook, Philip Brown Mcilvaine, John Gilbert Miller, Sidney Trowbridge Nussbaum, Clair Milton Owens, Michael Francis Rasay, The Rev. Charles Edwin Silas Rich, Ernest Albert Sage, Newell Russell Scudder, The Rev. Hen.ry Townsend Stewart, Arden Cleveland Tuttle, Reuel Crompton Weed, Charles Frederick Westphal, Arthur Lynn
Report of The Alumni Secretary June 14, 1940 College publicity this year has been carrried out by a member of the Junior Clas . Even if we had a trained publicity man, it would be difficult to gain all the publicity many Alumni want away from Hartford, because we must face the facts that Trinity is not especially well known out of New England and that newspapers naturally favor local i.nstitutions. Since it would cost thousands of dollars a year to employ a trained man, it may be that our policy is perfectly satisfactory. It is a pleasure to report the steady growth of local Alumni associations in recent years. Five years ago there were only five active associations; now there are fifteen which hold meetings annually. The newest association and the only one added this season, is known as the Hudson Valley A~sociation and was formed on May I in Albany hy a group of fourteen men who met for dinner. It is my opinion that we have almost reached the maximum number of associations where there will be enough men to carry on from year to year. Until our number of living Alumni increases substantially, it will probably be best to keep only the present local associations unless we find there are enough men in ew ] er ey or Danbury where some attempt ha<; already been made to bring the Alumni together for meetings. In general the spirit at Alumni meetings this year has been most encouraging. It is my opinion that most of the associations are ready to cooperate with the College in the matter of directing prospective students to Trinity. Although the Philadelphia Association has done a great deal of work in this line and the Rochester Association has made a good start, in general the efforts have not been well organized and the Alumni Office has not had a good opportunity to cooperate. In another year, however, Dr. Jaquith and I expect to work out some definite plans making it easier for the various Alumni groups to understand all the qualifications which prospective students must have and to offer full cooperation in the matter of visiting schools and arranging a system for interviews. Thus it will (Ccntinued on page IS)
It is a pleasure to give you this report at the end of my fifth year as Alumni Secretary. During recent months it has been necessary for me to spend a great deal of time trying to help members of our Senior Class find p.ermanent employment. Although there are still about twenty members of the Class without definite plans after graduation, it is no sign that this will be a bad year for placement because a number of these men are definitely on the trail of jobs which they are likely to land. Others who have not reported to me for some time may have made arrangements which have not come to my attention. In general it looks as if the employment situation is as good this year as it has been in the recent past. Because seniors often do not find work until some time after graduation it is expected that a high percentage will be placed before the end of the month. In general we have had good luck with the men who have graduated. Although I do not say our Alumni have at any time been employed one hundred percent, there have been times when my list of Alumni seeking help has faded out of existence. On several occasions this past winter prospective employers called me up only to find that we had no men available. 10
Football Prospects DANIEL E. ]ESSEE Head Coach Dan E. Jessee is a graduate of the Class of I926 at Pacific University, Oregon, where he was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. His first year after graduation was spent at Chimacum High School (Washington) where he coached three sports. He then returned to his Alma Mater to act as assistant coach of football and head coach of baseball . He continued playing baseball and was a member of various league teams. From I928 to I930 he was with the Cleveland Indians until a leg injury forced him out. He then spent two years at Teachers College, Columbia University, further preparing himself for the coaching profession. He came to Trinity in 1932, and during the last eight years has won 35 games, lost 16, and tied 2, the 1934 team being undefeated and untied. Mr. Jessee is also head coach of baseball. During the summers of 1936, 1937, and 1938 he taught football and baseball at Columbia University Coaching School.
VARSITY FOOTBALL 1940 Sept. 28 R.P.I. at Hartford Oct. 5 U. Vermont at Hartford Oct. 12 Wor. Tech at Worcester Oct. 19 Hobart at Geneva Oct. 26 Coast Guard at New London Nov. 2 No Game Nov. 9 Amherst at Hartford Nov. 16 Wesleyan at Middletown
I939 SCHEDULE WITH SCORES Trinity .. . . .. . ... 26, Trinity.â&#x20AC;˘... ... ... 7, Trinity .. . . .... .. . I 7, Trinity ... . . . .... I3, Trinity .. . .. . .. . . 46, Trinity . .. . . ..... o, Trinity .... . ..... 13,
R.P.I. . . . .. . .. . I9 Union .. ... . . . ... 7 Wor Tech ... . .... 7 Hobart .. .. . ..... . o Rochester .. . .. . .. o Amherst . . . . .... . I9 Wesleyan ..... .. .. 27
Season Tickets may be ordered from Mr. Ray Oosting for $s.so, tax included. These tickets are non-transferable and may be used for all home athletic events during the season of 194041.
I94I SCHEDU,LE Sept. Oct.
Nov.
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Union Vermont Wor Tech Hobart Coast Guard No game Amherst Wesleyan
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Alumni Rallies will be held in Hartford the night before the Wesleyan Game, and in Geneva at the time of the Hobart Game. Notices will be mailed regarding the Hartford rally; for information on the Geneva gathering please address Harry Olson 1650 East Avenue, Rochester, N.Y. Alumni from Pittsburgh, Hartford and parts of New York State plan to attend the Hobart Game.
Hartford, Conn. Burlington, Vt. Hartford, Conn. Geneva, N.Y. Hartford
at Amherst, Mass. at Hartford, Conn. 11
TRINITY 13
HOBART 0 - 1939
Although Coach Jessee has eleven letter men returning this season , he faces a difficult task in preparing a squad for the seven worthy opponents scheduled . Handicapped by the lack of spring training, he has been making up for loss of time by holding two practice sessions daily from September 9th until the opening of College, September 20th . Even Coach Jessee is unable to pick players who will start the opening game, but certainly Captain Bill Ryan halfback, and Joe Beidler also a halfback will be called at the opening whistle. Don Walsh, who filled in so well in the Wesleyan game last year, will very likely be in the fullback position with Weisenfluh as spinner. Ted Knurek and Deed Harris will certainly see a good deal of service throughout the season also in the backfield . With the loss of Hopkins, Kelly, Randall and Hanley, Coach Jessee has a difficult task grooming more or less raw material for the end positions. He plans to convert Thomsen and Mills,
former tackles. In addition Yudowitch, Neill and Tyler (swimming ace) may see a good deal of service. It was with the greatest of enthusiasm that Ed Killian, a transfer from Villanova, was welcomed as a member of the squad. He and Morris Eddy, another new man on the squad who together weigh 445 pounds, should control the tackle positions most of the time. Other possibilities are Frank Steers, Gordon Potter, Frederick Moor, AI Granatek and Frank Jones. Three lettermen are available as guards. AI Will and Don Viering, who did creditable work last season, will be pressed for their positions by Elton Wallace. Other candidates include Arthur Heubner, Drew Brinkerhoff and John Bonee. Frank Fasi, who played the entire Wesleyan game at center as substitute for Captain Jack Carey last year, will very likely start in that position this season. A heavier sophomore John Fay, will be a good substitute for Fasi and will certainly see much action. 12
Although Coach Jessee is the last person to predict an excellent season, he is willing to state that this years' Trinity team will give all opponents a great deal to think about provided that the squad is not again. crippled by the injury jinx. Those who saw the Wesleyan game last year know only too well the weakness of the Trinity teams. They are weak in number but not in spirit or ability. The 1940 eleven will be a typical Jessee product: a hard-fighting team believing that a strong offense is the best defense. Mousetraps and spinners will keep the opponents guessing and most of the spectators too. JACK CAREY, '40
Jack Carey, captain of the 1939 team, will aid the coaches this year. Jack was one of the best centers ever to play for the Blue & Gold and should be a big help in keeping the squad busy. He will also help Coach Erickson with the freshmen team.
JOSEPH
C. CLARKE
Assistant Coach Joseph C. Clarke is a graduate of Springfield College, Class of 1929. He was varsity end under Coach Rothacher and was outstanding in both football and swimming. He came directly to Trinity College from Springfield. Joe rarely sees the varsity team in action since his assignment as scout takes him away Saturdays to rival camps. In addition to assisting in football, he is head coach of swimming and assistant coach of track. He spends his summers as Director of the Hartford Times Summer Camp.
Bill Ryan '41, Captain and Back. A good man to watch. 13
On Campus CLASS OF 1944
CAMPUS MAI TENANCE
The incoming Freshman Class (158) is not quite so large as last year's (180). Uncertainty about conscription and better opportunities for work have probably played a part. Since the number of resident students is again larger than the number of non-resident students, there are few vacancies in the dormitories. The new unit ' has been completely filled. The number of Freshmen coming from preparatory schools shows an increase over the number coming from high schools, and the geographical distribution of resident students is wide. The following states are represented: New York (16), Illinois (3), ew Jersey (8), Rhode Island (3), Pennsylvania (7), Minnesota (I), Kansas(I), Ohio (3), Michigan(!), Maryland (4), Massachusetts (g), New Hampshire (1), California (2), Connecticut (20). There are three students from England and I from Italy. ---The largest vocational interests indicated by the Class are: Medicine, Engineering, Chemistry, and Aeronautics. It is not unlikely that this class will produce a good freshman football team under the able coaching of Ralph Erickson.
During the summer extensive improvements haye been made on the buildings and grounds of our college. Under the able direction .of Mr. Dudley Chaffee, Property Manager, many concrete betterments have enhanced the beauty and livableness of the college. Included in the improvements are ~he second section of new steel stairs in ortham 路Towers. The side nearest Jarvis was completed lasfyear, and the Seabury side was completed during the summer making this building fire safe. New steam and coke auxialiary heating tanks, and new hot water supply mains have been installed in the Main Building. Major changes and repairs have been made to the big boilers in the Central Heating system. In the line of painting, the trim on the exterior of Alumni Hall has been reconditioned, and the window frames of Cook Dormitory have been given new coats. Painting has been also done in the dinif!g hall. A semi-permanent surface was given to the chapel driveway after it had been properly graded. A permanent surface was not given to it because it would have to be changed if an addition were made on the library. New post office boxes have been installed to take care of the influx of Uncle Sam's missives. Trinit)( is also blessed now with four new tennis courts, a need that has been paramount for yean;. The class of 1940 were the proud doners of one of the courts. ~ Besides the aforementioned, Mr. Chaffee ha8 been instrumental in making improvements not visible unless inspected closely. For example the pointing on Northam Towers has been done over, the contractors finding places three and four inches deep that needed refilling.
EDWARD
D.
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SPINGARN
Dr. Spingarn is a graduate of Bowdoin College and has been appointed Instructor in Economics to replace Dr. Michael L. Hoffman who has accepted a position on the faculty of Oberlin College. Having received his Masters Degree from Harvard ,Dr. Spingarn received his Doctor of Philosophy Degree from the same University in 1940. He has also studied at the London School of Economics. He is well versed in Economic theory, especially in the fields of International Trade and Monetary Theory. FREDERIC C. CoPELAND Dr. Copeland has been appointed instructor in Biology. He is a graduate of Williams College where he was voted "the man who has done most for Williams." He has studied in Germany under a Fellowship and received his degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Harvard University.
LAWRENCE LA FORE
Mr. Lafore, who has spent two years in the Fletcher School of Diplomacy, is a graduate of Lafayette College. He has been appointed to teach History and Political Science at Trinity. 14
R. WALKER SCOTT Dr. R. Walker Scott, who has been professor of Latin and French at Rikkyo University, Tokio, has been appointed Professor of the Romance Languages Department, without a head since the death of Professor Stanley L. Galpin in 1934路 Dr. Scott is a graduate of Washington and jefferson College. He received his Masters Degree from Princeton University and was at one time Fellow of The American School of Archaeology at Athens and Fellow of The American Academy at Rome. He has taught at Hotchkiss School, Dalhousie University (Canada), Columbia University, the University of Wisconsin, and Washington and jefferson College. He re. ceived his Doctor of Philosophy Degree from Columbia in 1936. Dr. Scott has traveled extensively and while at Rikkyo he was a recognized member of the japanese Government. Because of his thorough knowledge of the Orient, Dr. Scott is in a position to pass on much interesting information regarding the situation in China and japan.
Although my share of the work of ra1smg money for the dormitory is insignificant compared with that of many others, I want to take this opportunity to thank all Trinity men for their loyal support. It was a great pleasure for all of us on the campus to see how you rallied to the cause when the need was great. As far as I know, this dormitory drive is the most successful we have ever held. It helps us when we go to non-Alumni for contributions if we can show how Trinity men themselves have expressed their loyalty. Thus your support has helped in two ways. In spite of the curtailed activities of the Alumni Fund, some of the classes have made excellent records. Mr. Lawson Purdy's class, 1884, has again contributed 100% as have the classes of 188o, 1886, and 1890. Through the leadership of Mr. R. McClelland Brady, the Class of 1890 has raised a large amount of money for a beautiful Memorial Gateway which has been constructed on Vernon Street, just north of the Psi Upsilon fraternity house. This gateway will be unveiled at 4:30 this afternoon. The Class of 1915 is also unveiling a gift today at 4 :~5. They are presenting the College with a fine Trophy Case which may be seen in the hallway of the old gymnasium. It is a pleasure to state that several other classes have already taken steps to arrange for gifts to the College at future reuniOns . In connection with the success of the dormitory drive and reunion plans, the Commencement number of the Alumni News was sent to all Trinity men at the end of May. This little magazine, which began as a experiment just a year ago, has grown to twenty pages and has been heartily approved by many Alumni. It is expected that the magazine will be published regularly in the future. The number of issues and the size of the magazine will have to depend on the generosity of Alumni toward the Alumni Fund which supports this project. The publication of the Alumni News is an expensive item which the Fund h(ls not had to meet until .recently. It costs approximately $265 to publish and mail one sixteen page issue and this cost is increased by about $125 when the number of pages runs to twenty. Commencement plans have been made this year much the same as usual except for two
jOHN THEOBALD
For eight years Mr. Theobald has been teaching English Composition at Amherst College. A native of England, he is a graduate of Cam, bridge University and has studied at Union Theological Seminary in New York and the University of Iowa, At Trinity he will replace Dr. jack Trevithick who has accepted a position at the Citadel, Charleston, S. C.
(Alumni Suretary's Report) be all the more possible for our Alumni to have organizations for their own pleasure and at the same time to be a real service to the College. Because of the dormitory drive, it was necessary to stop soliciting for the Alumni Fund in january. In spite of this, contributions have been made to the Fund now and then bringing the total number of contributors for the season to 340. The success of the dormitory drive, however, is just cause for optimism regarding the future of the Alumni Fund. Since well over a thousand Alumni contributed to the drive, it is not impossible to think that this same number will eventually be regular contributors every year to the Alumni Fund. 15
additional features which I trust will enjoy the support of all of you. (1) The Alumni Sing and Parade to take place immediately after the Alumni Luncheon on Saturday. (2) Holding the 1823 dinner and class reunion dinners at the University Club, Saturday night. After much discussion these plans were approved by a committee under the leadership of Judge Alexander W. Creedon and the Alumni Secretary. It is hoped that the changes will attract more Alumni and in general will add to the spirit of the weekend . At the meeting of the Alumni Fund Council Friday night June 14 it was decided that only token payments could be made on some of the projects adopted by the Alumni Fund this year because the Fund had been sacrificed for the more important drive for the New Dormitory. The following appropriations , however, await your approval:
Financial Report of the Alumni Fund Balance on hand June 16, 1939 ...... '$3,783.83 Receipts : Alumni Fund :1938-9; ... $ 139.00 Alumni Fund:1939-40;... 3,361 .so Printing and Mailing. .. . 21.00 Photography . . . . . . . . . . . 28.8o 3.sso.3o $7.334-13 Expenses: Printing and M ailing ... . I ,283 .93 Photography .......... . IS4.87 Reunion (1939) ... . ... . 136.46 Reunion (1940 to date) . . 36 路9S Fence ........... . . . .. . I,SOO.OO Senior Loans . . .. . ... . . . soo.oo Field House .. ......... . 400.00 Flood Lights . .. ....... . 200.00 Football Training Table. 19S-9S Prof. Jim's Tombstone . . I3S 路OO Dues .. . ... . ... . ... . .. . so.oo Office Expense ... . .. . . . !66.20 Traveling Expen se ..... . 267-SS Dinners . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . 6.70 Flowers .............. . 8.24 Class of 1938 In surance Policies .. . . . ... . ... . 20.13 Trophy Case . .. .. .. ... . ns.oo
Football Training Camp ... $200 Field House Fund . .. .. .. . $2so College Fence .. . . .. ...... $2so Total : $700 Because the Senior Loan Fund, now something over $3000, seems adequate for present demands ,it will not be increased for another year. The generous gift of George and Naa man Cohen ($2000) last fall towards Scholarship Endowment caused the Alumni Fund Council to omit this item also from the present expenditure. After the $700 mentioned above is spent there will be a balance of $1,397-IS in the Fund. This will be used to take care of the following expenses before the Fund is started again next college year. $roo 200 ISO so 800
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Balance on ha nd June 14, 1940 ... . .
CLASS
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Howard S. Alexander Robert E. Anderson - P. and F. Corbin - New Brita in, Conn. Gustave W. Andrian - Johns Hopkins Gradua te School (Fellowship) Ernest L. Bengston Jr.- Hartford Theological Seminary Paul J. Bilka- Columbia Medical School David W. Blanchfield - Bryant and Chapman Dairies (temporary) - Hartford Herbert R. Bland - Plaza Hotels - Boston and Florida Walter E Borin - Underwood, Elliott, Fisher Company -Hartford Stephen A. Brennan Edward L. Burnham Thomas E. Canfield - National Fire Insurance Co. Hartford. Philip A. Capobianco Edwin A. Charles - Bank in Brookly n James F. Collins - Harvard Law School Timothy R. Connelly - Board of Health - Hartford Robert M. Cooper - Princeton University Graduate School
stationary commencement and reunion expenses photography travel 2 or 3 issues of the Alumni News
. . . .. making a total of $1300 which will still leave a balance of $91 . IS 路 Because the Alumni Fund is now at low ebb, the Council will ask the full cooperation of all Alumni and especially Class Agents as soon as a program is arranged in the fall. Our aim will be 1000 contributors. Thomas S. Wadlow, Alumni Secretary. 16
George B. Patterson - North American Insurance Company - ew York City Brayton A. Porter Jr. -Atla ntic Refining Co.- Manchester, Conn. Thomas R. Pye Jr. John R. Randall - St. Edmund's School- Stockbridge, Mass. Joseph L. Rihl - Pennsylva nia Railroad- Philadelphia, Pa. Stephen M. Riley -Retail Credit Co. - Hartford Arthur M. Rinehart - University of Maryland Medical School. John L. Ritter - Colt's Patent Firearms 路 Hartford William T. Sandalls- Bullard Compa ny - Bridgeport, Conn. Milton E. Saul - Graduate work in Architect ure Jacob J. Shapiro - L'nited Aircraft Co.- East Hartford Ralph R. Shelly - Milton Academy - Milton, Mass. Herbert N. Slate - Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Co. East Hartford Donald J. Smith - United Aircraft - Hartford Sandford C. Smith - Frosted Foods Bernard C. Solyn Jr. - The Two Hartfords William G. Speed II - Johns Hopkins Med ical School Frederick R. Spitzer - Retail Book Busi ness - Toledo, Ohio. George R. Stubbs - Perkiomen School - Pa. Alfred A. Taylor - United Aircraft Co. - East Hartford, Conn. Lester Tibbals Jr. - Reader and T eacher 路 Hartford Albert W. VanDuzer Richard L. Vogel - Bauer and Company- Hartford Charles D. Walker - Studying music at Harvard Keith I Watson - The Two Hartford s Harold B. Webber - Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. - Hartford JackS. White - Woodhouse and Cornwall - Hartford William B. White Jr. - Winchester Firearms Co. New Haven, Conn . William J. Wolf - Cambridge Theological Seminary (Fellowship) Charles D. Yetman - Yale Graduate School (Fellowship) Max S. Zaretsky - Hamilton Standard Propeller - East Hartford
Charles R. Crabbe - Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. - Hartford John V. Dimling - U. S. Rubber Co. Otto E. Duennebier - Renard's School of Embalming - New York City Robert B. Ely - Boston a nd Albany Rai lroad - Nyack, N . Y. Arvid W. Engel - Century Indemnit y Co. - Hartford Ernest M. Essex - Married a nd working in Springfield, Mass. Walter P . Fay Jr. -Colt' s Firearms Co.- H artford Raymond J. Ferguson Jr. - University of Michigan Law School John A. Fox Leo P. Giardi - Graham Gas and Electrical Applia nceHartford Paul A. Goodwin - Assistant in Chemistry department of Trinity College Clarence B. Grandahl James B. Gray - Pratt and Whitney Ai rcraft -East Hartford Wilfrid F. Greenwood - Civil Engineer in Hartford Edward F. Halloran Jr. William B. Harrison Henry W. Haslach - Credit Company in New York. John F. Hazen Jr. -Aetna Fire Insurance Co.- Hartford. Alvin C. Hopkins - Travelers Insurance Co.- Hartford . Wallace H. Howe - Aetna Life Insurance Co. - Htfd . Elmer J. Huber Alexander Jacy - Royal T ypewriter Compa ny- Hartford . Wayne L. Johnson James F. R. Jones - Columbia Medical School. . George Kazarian William F. Kelly - Kelly Brothers, Stone ContractorsHartford . Robert S. Kerr - General Theological Seminary - New York City Ogden Knapp - Pennsylvania Railroad- New York City Edward F. Lapac - Rayon Co.- Rocky Hill, Conn. Carmine R. Lavieri - Construction Company- Winsted Richard D. Lindner - Connecticut Mutual Life In路 surance Co. - Hartford Anthony C. Loscalzo - Columbia Law School Robert C. Madden William J. McCarthy - Travelers Insurance Co. Hartford Thomas McLaughlin - United Aircraft Co. - East Hartford Theodore E. Metheny Norman C. Miller Richard K. Morris David W. Moser - Tufts Medical School James S. Neill Jr. - University of California Harry R. Nickel Henry K. Norian - Medical School- New York City Richardson L. Onderdonk - Bethlehem Steel Company - Bethlehem Pa. Herbert H. Pankratz - New Departure Division Bristol, Conn.
It has been impossible to get information on all members of the Class of 1940 at this early date. Any one who has nothing listed after his name should inform the Alumni Secretary where he is working. Some members of the Class are unemployed. At the present time only two such names are known to the Alumni Secretary. He would like to have the names of any other unemployed alumni in order that he may bring them to the attention of prospective employers. Correspondence should be addressed toT. S. Wadlow, Alumni Secretary, Trinity College. 17
Class Notes 1874- The Hon. James D. Smyth died on Jul y 11 at Burlington, Iowa, after his hip was broken in a fa ll . Judge Smyth served as judge of the district court of the 20th judicial district of Iowa for fort y-eight years until his retirement in 1939. 1877 - William G. Mather, chairman of Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co.,took his place beside such notables as Hayes, Garfield , Grant, McKinley, and Taft when he was elected to honorary life membership of the Union Club on May 17. 1878- Dr. George T. Stewart, form er superintendent of hospitals of the New York City Board of Health and gener路 al superintendent of cit y hospitals in Bronx and Manhattan from 1900 to 1902 died on Jul y 25. 1883 - Professor Richard Burton, professor of English at Rollins College since 1933, died at Winter Park, Fla. on April 8. 1885- The Reverend Samuel S. Mitchell died at his home in North Plain field, N. J . on August 14 after a long illness. 1886 - Reverend Herman L. Lonsdale passed away during the summer. 1888 Charles E. Purdy, a n attorney in Minneapolis, Minn. for more than fifty years, passed away on August 12. 1894 - Charles F. Weed, since 1917 Vice President of The First National Ba nk of Boston, passed away this spring. He had been elected Trustee by the Alumni of the College. Death came to Shirley Carter, former member of the law firm of Bernard Carter & Sons on June 21 . 1898 - Governor Fred P. Cone of Florida has recently a ppointed Morgan R. Cartwright to the State welfa re board. district No. 10. 1903- WalterS. Trumbull is mourning the death of This kindly colored his trusted valet and shadow, Lanko. man attached himself to Trumbull twenty-one years ago and dogged his boss' foot steps wherever he went. Of his "shadow" Trumbull said, " I should have had him with me at Trinity for he was smart a nd I would have received better marks. " 1909 - Motor Vehicles Commissioner Michael A. (Mike) Connor was stricken with a gastric hemorrhage while teeing off for a game of golf at the Farmington Country Club on September 10. Although the a ilment sound s serious, his physicia n says th ere is not hin g to worry about and that all Mike needs is a good rest. 1910 - On September 14 Dr. Ogilby married Richardson Wright and Mrs. Ellery James at Easthampton, L. I. 1911- Thomas J. Conroy and Miss Marion McCarthy promised to love, honor, and obey on Jul y 6. Mr. Conroy is assistant attorney-general for Connecticut. The marriage took place at Branford but the couple will reside in Hartford . 1915 - A son, John Harrison, was born on April 25 to Mr. and Mrs. James A. Mitchell. 1916 - Charles Henry Baker Jr. is a noted contributor to magazines. His latest endeavor appeared in the
February issue of Yachting. It is entitled "Fun at Five Fathoms" and deals with his experiences diving for treasure off t he coast of Florida. 1917 - John E. Bierck, who has climbed high on the staff of the ew York Herald Tribune, is working for better Trinity publicity in his paper. This is where Alumni shoul d look for the best accounts of football games and other act ivities. 1920 - Reverend William E. Sprenger, has been selected by Bishop William T. Manning of ew Yor k to become director of the charitable work of the ew York City Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church. George Kolodny, act uary and secretary of the Postal ational Life and Postal Life, is one of the few act uaries who is a member of the bar. 1925 - Donald G. Mackinnon has been appointed assistant superintendent of the contract department of the Hartford Accidept and Indemnity. 1926 - Merrill B. Sherman is an instructor in English and dramatics at Brantwood Hall, Bronxville, N . Y. He is a lso doing graduate work at Columbia University. 1927 - At a meeting of the board of di rectors of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, Frederick J . Eberle was elected second vice-president in charge of mortgage loans. Nicholas Manocchio is head of the Hartford Community Chest t his season and has been doing excellent work for t hat organization for a number of years. 1932 - G. Keith Funston is with the Hygrade Sylvania Corporation as Director of Sales Planning. He is now living in ew Rochelle. Frederick B. Wierk has assumed the duties of Headmaster of Unq uowa School, Fairfield, Conn. 1933 - Death came to George H. Bockwinckel Jr. this July after a n illness of twenty months. daughter, Clare Nina, was born to the Reverend and Mrs. James L. Grant on July 26 at Paw huska, Oklahoma. William E. Coyle, having received his LLB. has recently taken the examination for admission to the District of Columbia bar. T he engagement of Miss Rachel M. Reed and James G . Marks Jr. was announced this spring. Dr. Joseph R. Frothingham and Miss Janet Forbes were married in Boston on August 17. 1934 - Lieutenant Harold R. Bayley spent 4Y2 months last year test flying an order of 50 Curtiss fighter planes in Turkey. The planes were bought by the Turkish government. After he grad uated from Trin, Bayley became a n Air Corps Cadet at Pensacola. He then became a first lieutenant in the Marine reserves and at present is with the Curtiss路 Aeroplane Division of Curtiss-Wright in Buffalo. Blessed event number two a rrived in t he per on of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Kingston on August 14. Their first child was also a girl. J. D. Gay has recently become a proud father and is achieving fame for his work on a bluegrass-seed harvester. Graham A. Day is engaged to Miss Katherine E. Banahan of Pomfret. He is
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left a position with a shipping firm to take the training. John Tyng spen t several weeks of active duty this summer in a Nationa l Guard training camp. Paul C. Laus and Robert H. Payne were graduated from the General Theological Seminary of New York City on May 22. The Reverend Alexander van Cortlandt Hamilton was ordained to the priest hood of the Episcopal church on June 1 by the Right Reverend Benjamin F. P. Ivins, D. D., bishop of Milwaukee. L. Barton Wilson 3rd and Miss Patricia S. Moore plan to get married in the near future. Wilson is a n assistant advertising manager of Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Corporation. Miss Esther M. Dawe and the Reverend John D. Banks were married in August. Miss Charlotte R . Horton a nd William R. O'Bryon have announced their engagement . O'Bryon is affiliated with t he National Commercial Bank and Trust Company of Albany. Bruce B. Randall and Miss Edith E . Gorman of Bridgewater were united this summer. Randall is with the advertisi ng firm of J . Sterling Getchel of New York City.
employed by the Personal Finance Company of Hartford. Dr. Elliott R. Mayo, resident ph ysician and surgeon at th e Waterbury Hospital, and Miss Celinda J. Wakelee were marri ed on jul y 2. Miss Constance Harry of Detroit, Michigan is soon to become the bride of Dr. William Bremer. 1935 - George V. Dickerson was married this past June and is now making hi s home in Glastonb ury. The new rector of St. Matthews Church, Wilton, Conn : is Reverend Charles W. Wilding. He received his appointment on Jun e I. The Reverend John P. McGarvey is now rector of St. Mark's Church in Watervill e, Mai ne. Dr. Ogilb y t ied th e matrimonial knots for Miss Kath erin e D. Dettenborn and Denis F. Farnell on Apri l 6 in the College Chapel. John F. Martens and Miss Grace H . Hattemer of Cliffside Park, N. J . were united as man and wife on Ma y 4 in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Fort Lee, N. J. April 22 was the eventful day when John F. Butler marri ed Miss Grace L. Smith. Miss Smith is the sister of Edward L. Smith, Trinit y '39. Miss H elene T. Lanon and John L. Shaw Jr. took marriage vows on Aprill 4. Miss Mary Benjamin and Eric S. Purdon anno un ced their engagement this fa ll. Arden C. Stewart's life was taken in a subway accident in New York City this spring. A fish story is circulat ing about Terry Mowbray. It is rumored that he caught a 100 lb. fish with a screw driver. He is alleged to have manoeuvered hi s boat toward the feedi ng fish and hooked it - using on ly a screw driver. Pretty screwy!!! 1936 - Herbert R. Senftleben embarked on th e ship of matrimon y August 31 with Miss Martha P. Burk of New York City. William A. Paddon received the highest honor offered at th e Long Island M ed ical School upon his graduation. This was the Mitchell prize for "the st udent who in th e opinion of the faculty is best qualified in all departments of med icine". Dr. Paddon is now an interne at St. Luke's Hospital, New York Cit y. Sherwood H. Raymond and Miss Grace W . Goldsborough of Fairfield were ma rri ed on Jun e 29 in Bridgeport. Miss Helen A. Cichy a nd Edmund J. Pacosha were marri ed in Greenfield, Mass. on Jun e 3. Harry J. Davis received t he degree of doctor of medi cine from Temple Univer ity this June. At present Dr. Davis is connected with the Nassau Hospital, Mineola, L. I. 路 The Reverend Oliver Carberry, Protestant chapla in of the New York State Training School for Boys at Warwick, took Miss Louise S. Harder of Kingston, N. Y. for his bride on Jul y 19. 1937 - Wedding bells ra ng for Wilson Haight on .-\ugust 24. His bride, the former Miss Isabelle T . Adie, is a graduate of Vassar College. Frank Jackson was best man ; Bart Wilson and Ray Patton were ushers. The ceremonies were held at th e First Congregational Church of Blandford, Massachusett s. Mickey Kobrosky, Trinity's most fa mous football star of recent years was injured this summer in an a irplane crash, but we hear he is getting along well and is not in danger. Dexter Anderson spent Jul y as an apprentice seaman aboard the battleshipWyoming as part of his trai ning to become an ensign in the naval reserve. Anderson is a a mateur sailor of note and
1938 - Mrs. Grant Huntley, of Rockville Centre. L. I., has announced the engagement of her daughter, Miss Grace L. Huntley, to Cresson Pugh. Miss Huntley was graduated from Barnard College. While at Trinity Cress was a member of Alpha Chi Rho. Elston J. Howe is at present employed as a Test Inspector at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Corporation . E. Robert Barlow was graduated from the Harvard School of Business this June a nd now has a position with the National City Bank in Bombay, India . The Research division of America n Cyanide has hired Erick I. Hoegberg. He is at prese nt located at Stamford, Conn. The Un ited Aircraft has acquired the services of T. Neil Fanning. Edwin T. Wroth and Miss j ean Porter of Hagerstown, Md ., have announced their intention s of marriage some time this fall. David M. Belcher took Miss Elizabeth S. J asper as his bride on May 25 . Belcher is employed by the Pratt and Whitney Company of East Hartford. Miss Mariana Armstrong of West Granby, a nd John D. Locke took the walk down the middle isle this spri ng. Donald A. Sanders :3 to be married to Miss Helen V. H oar of Springfield, Mass., this fall. C. George Widdifield was th e preacher at St. Mark's Church Shrevesport, La.,during the month of August. Widdifield has one more year at the General Theological Seminary in New York. 1939 - Robert L. Madorsky who received his M .A. from Trinit y this past June is training for t he Naval Reserve. Joseph Buths was married this past August in Scranton, Pa. He and his wife will reside in Hartford where Buths is employed. Now connected with the sales department of the J . M . Cohn Coal Company of Hartford is Benjamin Sackter. Miss Ann Elizabeth O'Brien a nd J. Kevin Dunne have a nnounced their engagement. Kev is at present wtih the Union division of the Republic Steel Corporation. In a previous issue of the Alumni News the company with which Paul S. Harris is con nected was listed incorrectly. He is with the Western Stevedori ng Co. Beekman Budd and Miss Marion Volk were married this June. They are residing in New York City.
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