TRINITY COLLEGE BULLETIN Costello Gives Phi Beta Kappa Lecture Dr. Harry Todd Costello, internationa lly renowned philosopher and head of the philosophy department at Trin ity College, spoke on the "Liberal Arts" at the Phi Beta Kappa lecture March 8 to a capacity audience in the College Auditorium. As he concluded, the entire audience rose to give him a standing ovation. Dr. Costello will retire in June from the Brownell Chair of Philosophy which he has held since 1920. After defining an art as "any subject presented systematically from first prin· ciples," Prof. Costello gave a sketch of education in the Middle Ages when a college was a group of men, not a group of buildings. The liberal arts, consisting of the Pythagorean quadrivium and the Rom· an trivium, made up a general education. Upon completion of the curriculum the student was granted the Master of Arts degree. In those times admission to study brought with it the Bachelor's degree. One might go on to specialize in law, theology, or med icine; but the Doctor of Philosophy was presented in the first two professions before it was extended to medicine in the fourteenth century. Prof. Costello then brought his discussion to contemporary problems of liberal arts. Here his wit was especially useful in giving philosophic insight into present day abuses and criticisms of the liberaJ arts. The doctor remarked that the big trouble in a liberal education today is that most campuses are split down the middle between students in the arts and those in the sciences. It seems that too many students just don't want to know too much. A serious danger to America, Dr. Cost· ello pointed out, is that Americans don't care for a systematic and well thought-out philosophy. It is thus that the systematic
The Beta Beta Chapter of Psi Upsilon fraternity at Trinity College has established a Library Book Fund amounting to $75 per semester. Books in the field of modern literature will be chosen each term by Donald B. Engley, college librarian, with the approval of the brotherhood. A suitable bookplate for the fund is being designed with the help of Prof. John C. E. Taylor, head of the Fine Arts department, and Mr. Engley. "The first 20 or 2 5 books will be pur· chased by the library with in the month," said Mr. Engley, who commended the fraternity on its gift and emphasized a need for such non-specialized book funds.
Chaplain Bray To Enter Navy The resignation of the Reverend Allen F. Bray III '49, assistant chaplain at Trinity College, was announced in March by Presi· dent Albert C. Jacobs. Mr. Bray, who has served at Trinity since 1954, will report for active duty as a Navy Chaplain on Ju ly 1. He will enter the service with the rank of Lieutenant (junior grade). In making the announcement Dr. Jacobs stated that Mr. Bray had done "exceptionally well" in carrying out the work of the Chapel and the pastoral work with students and faculty since the resignation of former chaplain Gerald B. O'Grady. " I am very sorry to have him leave the Trinity family," said D r. Jacobs, "and we wish him all the success in his new chap· lai ncy where he will have a splendid opportunity to render outstanding service. H is work during the past year has been carried on under difficult circumstances pending the appointment of a new chaplain. Mr. Bray has not been a candidate for the Trinity Chaplaincy because I have known since last fall that be was seeki ng to enter the Chaplain Corps of the Navy. No announcement of this could be made, however, until this time when his final orders were received. A committee has been actively working on the appointment of a new chaplain and the matter will, I arr. confident, be reso lved in the near future.'' Mr. Bray, a native of Taunton, Mass., was graduated from Trinity College in 1949 and has his Bachelor of D ivinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary. He also studied for a year in the Washington School of Psychiatry in Washington, D . C., before coming to Trinity. He also served as Seminarian-in-Charge of St. John's Parish, Accokeek, Md., and became rector there in 1952. During World War II, Mr. Bray served with the U . S. Marine Corps on sea duty in the Asiatic, European and North African theatres. H e is married to the former Janet M. Powell of Meriden, Conn. They have two chi ldren, Allen G. and Jayne A.
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Dr. Costello but not cogently thought-out Communist philosophy can command us . In Prof. Costello's estimation, the need today in education is to "examine the best things that have been written and thought." The ideal college and the truest liberal arts, he concluded, will result from the aid and inspiration of the thoughts and writings of the past. The elderly scholar, affectionately known at Trinity as "Butch," began his career by studying under William James, George Santayana, Josiah Royce and later under Henri Bergson in Paris . He taught a joint course at Harvard with Bertrand Russell, and later was a member of John Dewey's philosophy department at Columbia University. Of the more than 2,000 students he has taught at Trinity, 12 are now heads of philosophy departments in large universities.
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Scholarship Grant For $1000 Donated The Monsanto Chemical Co., centrally located in St. Louis, Mo., and with New England branches in Boston and Springfield, has given a $1,000 grant to Trinity Co llege for scholarship purposes, it was announced recently by President Albert C. Jacobs. The funds will be used to establish two $500 scholarships for freshman students next fall, the president said. In addition, the College will contribute $200 to each scholarship from the College funds to pay the full $700 tuition. "The students selected may be assured that the scholarship will be renewed by the College for the full amount until grad· uation as long as they maintain an 'eighty' average and continue as chemistry majors," President Jacobs said. When informed of the grant, Dr. Sterling Smith, head of the Trinity chemistry department, noted that the facilities and staff at Trinity were well-equipped and qualified to handle a greater flow of chemistry students. "There is a serious shortage of chemists in our society today," the doctor said, "and those men who do qualify through their college educations for positions in the field are virtually assured of fine jobs and gratifying work. We sincerely hope that bright, able young men will apply for these Monsanto scholarships."
Mrs. Auerbach, G. Fox and Co. Give $ 100,000 As we go to press President Jacobs announces a gift of $100,000 from Mrs. Beatrice Fox Auerbach and G . Fox and Company to Trinity's Program of Progress. "We are most grateful for this splen· did gift," said Dr. Jacobs, "and the con· tinued friendship of Mrs. Auerbach and her company is most heartening." In consideration of this and many other generous gifts to the college by Mrs. Auerbach and G. Fox and Company, a professorship will be named in perpetuity at the college. Further information about the exact nature of the arrangements for the professorship will be forthcoming shortly. Mrs. Auerbach is president of the company which was founded by her grandfather, Gerson Fox. The announcement of this gift comes as the company celebrates its 109th anniversary.
John B. Byrne, Chairman of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, presents $50,000 check to President Jacobs.
Phi Kappa Psi Gets Title Asks Support National Charter For Alumni Drive The eleventh national fraternity was added to the Trinity campus recently as Phi Kappa Psi established its first chapter in Connecticut. Kappa Psi, local fraternity, became the 60th chapter of the 104-year-old fratern ity. Formal initiation ceremonies were held at the Hartford Golf Club, where an initiation team from Brown officiated. The chapter has acquired 118 Vernon Street for its chapter house, and by work· ing through vacations and with the help of a loan from local alumni, the house has been completely refurnished. There are current ly 26 active members.
Students Give Blood The 2,000th pint of blood left the Trinity campus April 18 with the tenth annual appearance of the Bloodmobile. The Bloodmobile first came to T rinity in 1951, and since that time the students had donated 1,928 pints . Donations from over 200 students on this visit, however, brought the total over 2,000, for a better .than 200 pints-per-visit average. The Freshman Executive Committee sponsored this year's visit, and were commended by Joseph Clarke, dean of students, for a "fine job of organizing and arousing student enthusiasm."
Dando on NBC It was announced just before press time that Mr. John Dando, assistant professor of English, had signed a contract to appear on twenty five-minute coast-to-coast shows with NBC. He will be heard at 11:25 a.m. on the feature "Weekday" commencing May 5. The pro gram has in the past attracted such distinguished persons as Dr. Margaret Mead, Gilbert Highet, and Mary Ellen Chase. Mr. Dando recently celebrated his fifth anniversary program, entitled "Behind the Pages", with local radio station WTIC.
April, 1956
Foundation Contributes $50,000 to Development
Trinity ROTC Hosts 14 for Drill Contest An enthusiastic crowd of 1,400 thrilled to the precision drill and (he resounding echo of military cadence reverberating throughout the large dri ll hall of the Connecticut State Armory on Sunday, April 15, as the Air Force ROTC Drill Teams from New England competed in their fourth annual drill meet. The University of Massachusetts' 27-man team, "The Flying Redmen", marched to their third straight victory in the armed class, while the 22-man unit ftom Dartmouth College captured the unarmed title for the second straight year. Trinity College was host for the event, but did not succeed in gaining the afternoon finals. They were eliminated by one tenth of a point in the morning matches Members of the reviewing party included Brig. Gen. John R. C. Crosthwaite, vice commandant of the AFROTC program; Councilman Roger B. Ladd Jr., Trinity '50, who welcomed the cadets and the visiting dignitaries; D r. Jacobs · and Lt. Col. Jerry H. Ayers, acting as hosts for Trinity; aqd Col. T. J. Ciccalone of the 103rd FighterInterceptor Wing, representing Brig. Gen. George R. Stanley, deputy chief of staff for air, State of Connecticut. Three hundred cadets from 13 colleges and universities, representing every state in New England, took part. Other teams competing in the afternoon finals in the armed class were the University of Vermont and the University of Connecticut, who won second and third place honors, respectively. Amherst and Williams placed second and third in the unarmed class. Also represented were Boston University, Brown U niversity, Colby College, MIT, St. Michael' s and Trinity. Cadet Col. Richard G . Abbott, commander of the Trinity College AFROTC Cadet Group, was the Commander of Troops for the review performed by the 13 schools during the afternoon performance. Col. Abbott's Adjutant was Cadet Major Donald J. Scott, also of Trinity. Judging the day-long contest was the crack USAF Drill Team of the llOOth Security Squadron, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D. C. The USAF Drill Team also gave an exhibition performance, which included their famous "Minute March"120 distinct maneuvers prefaced by a single command. M usic for the afternoon performance was provided by the 579th Air Force Band from Stewart Air Force Base, Newburgh, N. Y. Three Connecticut television stations, WNHC-TV, WGTH-TV, and WKNB-TV, filmed the competi tion for M onday telecasts .
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Melvin W. Title '18, Alumni Fund Chairman in the "Program of Progress" development campaign, asked that the following message be given to readers of the Bulletin. "The alumni in the Greater Hartford Area are responding enthusiastically to Trinity's Program of Progress. Already they have subscribed over $100,000. They are also listed automatically as contributors to the 1955-1956 Alumni Fund. "It is to those Alumni outside the Greater Hartford area who will not be seen on the Capital Campaign before this June that I address this message. There are 1,156 such alumni who gave to the Alumni Fund last year but who have not made their gifts as yet this year. The class agents, most of whom live in Hartford, have been very active on the Capital Campaign in Hartford and have not been able to write all the personal notes they wrote in past years. Be your own Class Agent. Send in your Alumni Fund contribution today. Trinity needs your continued support."
Funds Will Remodel Williams Memorial A 50,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving was awarded to Trinity College as part of its "Program of Progress" development campaign, it was announced by President Jacobs as we go to press. According to the terms of the grant the funds will be used to remodel the Williams Memorial Hall, formerly occupied by the College Library. Receipt of the grant brought the total received to date in the local area to $465,336.00, according to Albert C. Holland, vice president in charge of development. In receiving the grant Dr. Jacobs said, "I cannot begin to express how much this generous expression of confidence in the College means to us all . We are lastingly grateful." The president went on to tell of the needs of the College, saying that since the end of World War II "Trinity College like other institutions of its kind has experienced a great growth in its student body." This fact, said Dr. Jacobs, has accounted for the rise of faculty members from a prewar 62 to the present 92, as well as an increase in the administrative staff from 5 to 15. The secretarial and clerical staff has been correspondingly affected, he said. "These increases have confronted us with the problem of finding additional office space for many more persons," Dr. Jacobs said. "Today at Trinity, faculty members are sometimes crowded two and three in one office. There are offices in baseand in the reading room library there are some partitionettes which serve as 'offices' for the overflow. The result is inefficiency in operations, lack of privacy for study and counseling, and waste of time and money." The president went on to say that with the building of the new library in 1952, the necessary space for administrative and faculty offices became available, and "a few years ago a start was made towards turn· ing this former library into office space. But the College was unable to continue the remodeling it had begun, because there was more urgent need of funds for faculty salaries and scholarships. Now the need for office space has become imperative and is truly of an emergency nature." Along with the new offices, the grant by the Foundation will also allow work on the proposed lounges for the faculty and secretarial staff in Williams Memorial to begin. At present such lounges are not available, and President Jacobs said they are "greatly needed ." A spokesman for the Foundation said the $50,000 grant was the largest given to any organization this year. He further remarked that the gift to Trinity was made possible by the $5,000,000 bequest made to the Foundation in 1953 by the late Howard H. Garmany. The spokesman, who preferred to remain unidentified, said Mr. Garmany stipulated in his bequest that the needs of Trinity College be considered. Dr. Jacobs also commented on the College's lasting gratitude for the $25,000 gift made by the Foundation to Trinity during the 1947-48 campaign. The Hartford Foundation is a permanent, non-profit community trust organized under act of the Connecticut Legislature to benefit the residents of Greater Hartford. Income from the various trusts is distributed to hospitals, educational institutions and c h a r i t a b 1 e organizations serving Greater Hartford people.
Alumni Reunion Scheduled June 8, 9, 10; RobertS. Morris '16 Committee Head Tentative plans have been formulated for the 1956 Reunion on Friday June 8, Saturday June 9, and Sunday, June 10, it was announced by Robert S. Morris '16, chairman of the reunion committee. Three new events have been added to the customary reunion program. An Alumni Seminar will be held at 10:00 Saturday morning, under the direction of Robert B. O'Connor '16, which will deal with the educational problems of the College. This year, two baseball games will be held at Wesleyan, one at Trinity Friday afternoon and one at Wesleyan Saturday afternoon. Elton D orm will be set aside as family quarters, and alumni are encourages:! to bring their wives and children. Festivities will start off Friday afternoon with Alumni registration on campus,
followed by the Clambake that evening. Ralph Stewart's Dixieland concert will be held afterwards, with beer and refreshments served. Saturday's activities will include the Alumni Seminar; the Alumni Parade from the Bishop to the Field House; the Alumni luncheon; the annual meeting of the Alumni Association, and awarding of prizes; the Wesleyan baseball game at Wesleyan; and the President's Reception. Reunion dinners will be Saturday evening. On Sunday the program will include Baccalaureate, and the !30th Commencement. In addition to Robert Morris, the Reunion Committee includes Rollin Ransom '21; N. Ross Parke '26; Robert P. Waterman '31; Francis V . Manion '36; C. Cullen Roberts '41; Lyon H. Earle '46; and Robert W . Bacon '51.