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National Alumni Association EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS

President Senior Vice President Vice Presidents Alumni Fund Campus Activities Admissions Area Associations Public Relations Career Counseling Secretary-Treasurer

Victor F. Keen '63, New York James P. Whitters III '62, Boston Peter Hoffman '61, New York Jeffrey]. Fox '67, Newington, Ct. Susan Martin Haberlandt '71, West Hartford Merrill A. Yavinsky '65, Washington, D.C. Wenda Harris Millard '76, New York Eugene Shen '76, New York Alfred Steel, Jr. '64, West Hartford

MEMBERS B. Graeme Frazier III '53, Philadelphia Megan). O'Neill '73, Bristol, Ct. Charles E. Gooley '75, Hartford James A. Finkelstein '74, La Jolla, Ca. Richard P. Morris '68, Philadelphia Robert N. Hunter '52, Glastonbury, Ct., Ex-Officio Athletic Advisory Committee

EdwardS. Ludorf'51, Hartford Donald). Viering '42, Simsbury, Ct. Susan Martin Haberlandt '71, West Hartford Alumni Trustees

Edward A. Montgomery, Jr. '56, Pittsburgh Emily G. Holcombe '74, Hartford Marshall E. Blume '63, Villanova, Pa. Stanley]. Marcuss '63, Washington, D.C. Donald L. McLagan '64, Lexington, Ma. David R. Smith '52, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Nominating Committee

John C. Gunning '49, Hartford Wenda Harris Millard '76, New York Norman C. Kayser '57, Hartford Peter Lowenstein '58, Riverside, Ct. William Vibert '52, Granby, Ct.

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BOARD OF FELLOWS Dana M. Faulkner '76, Glastonbury, Ct. George P. Lynch, Jr. '61, Hartford Karen Jeffers '76, New York Michael Zoob '58, Boston JoAnne A. Epps '73, Philadelphia Scott W. Reynolds '63, New York Ann Rohlen '71, Chicago Bernard F. Wilbur, Jr. '50, West Hartford Norman C. Kayser '57, West Hartford Mary Jo Keating '74, Wilmington, De. Carolyn A. Pelzel '74, Hampstead, N.H. Charles E. Todd '64, New Britain, Ct.

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New England Champs!

As this issue went to press, the T rinity basketball team had just completed its sweep through the E.C.A.C. New England Division III tournament. The Bantams comp letely dominated three tournament foes as they thrashed Babson, 96-72, and Southeastern Mass., 97-69, before a convincing 99-78 victory over Connecticut College in the championship game. The final game was played before one of the largest basketball crowds (more than 2,000 spectators) ever assembled in the Ferris Athletic Center. The fans were treated to more than a rousing victory as senior guard Jim Bates scored 27 points to become Trinity's all-time leading scorer. Bates comp leted his career with 1, 369 points, one more than Jim Belfiore '66, the former record holder.

This year's team finished with a 24-2 record, the best ever by aT rinity team.

The three seniors - Bates, along with classmates Tom King and Kerry Su llivan - played on four teams that compiled a brilliant record of 81 wins against only 19 losses.

TrinlfyREPORTER Editor: William L. Churchill Associate Editor: Kathleen Frederick '71 Associate Editor: Roberta Jenckes Sports Editor: Douglas Mannen Publications A ssistant: Kathleen Davidson Consulting Editor: J. Ronald Spencer '64

Vol. 14, No . 2 (ISSN 0 1643983)

EDITORIA L ADVISORY BOARD

Frank M. Child Ill Professor of Biology

Gerald J. Hansen, Jr. '51 Director of Alumni & College Relations Dirk Kuyk

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Associate Profe ssor of English

MASTERPIECES FROM VERSAILLES

Theodore T. Tansi '54 Susan E. Weisselberg '76

By Alden Rand Gordon '69 A member of the fin e arts faculty tells the story of planning a magnificent exhibit of French portraiture for the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.

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PLAYING AT NUCLEAR WAR

By W . Miller Brown A war game provides a dramatic climax to a freshman seminar on "Life, Death and Nuclear War," organized by two members of the philosophy department.

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PULLING AN ALL-NIGHTER

By Alan Sternberg The agony of fin al examinations is captured by a Hartford Courant reporter who spends an evening prowling the dormitories and campus lounges.

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SPRING REUNION '84 Alumni planning to return to campus on June 7-10 will find something on the weekend schedule for every taste.

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Cover: Jacques- Louis David's Bonaparte Crossing Mount Sai nt-Bernard , 180 1 was a recent gift to the French nation from Napoleon's descendents. It was exhibited publicly for the first time since becoming part of the collection of the Musee de Versailles at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery as part of the exhibition Masterpieces from Versai lles. For more see pages 6- 10.

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MAJOR LIBRARY GIFT RECEIVED

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Trinity has been given a major natural history library by Mr. Ostrom Enders of Avon, CT. The library consists of some 6,000 volumes, predominantly ornithological, and is valued at more than $1.2 million. With the addition of this gift to the considerable holdings already at the College, the Trinity Library will become one of the larger and more important depositories of ornithological materials in America.

On announcing the gift, Trinity President James F. English, Jr., said, "We are deeply grateful to Ostrom Enders for his generosity. His magnificent collection will become part of a general reference library on ornithology and, as is his wish, will be accessible to the public in the Watkinson Library at Trinity. The College will become a research center for students of ornithology, with periodic lectures and exhibits."

A working library of con siderable scope and depth, the Ostrom Enders Ornithology Collection is rich in rare, colored plate books, strongly supported by scientific texts and periodicals. The collection includes works by authors and artists from the early seventeenth century to the present. Among the most outstanding works are a chromolithograph of The Birds of America, From the Original Drawings of John ]ames Audubon, issued in 1860 by his son, John Woodhouse Audubon; the six volume Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux D'Afrique by Francois Le Vaillant (1802- 1808); Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon's Histoire naturelle des oiseaux (1770- 1785); John James Audubon's The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America (1845-1848); and Daniel Giraud Elliot's A monograph of the Felidae or family of the cats (1883).

The collection Mr. Enders assembled over a period of nearly fifty years reflects his particular interest in game birds. In the 1940s, th is interest expanded to the breeding of waterfowl, and Mr. Enders became a highly respected aviculturist. His early collection of literature relating to aviculture (the raising of birds), combined with several fine volumes given to him by

SILVER AT TRINITY, an exhibition prepared by the students in Art History 401, was displayed in the Widener Gallery in late fall. Done in conjunction with the study of historical methods in art, the exhibition featured Trinity collections in three categories: College regalia and ceremonial silver; Chapel silver; and domestic silver from recent gifts. Shown above are two elegant examples from the exhibit. On the left is a delicate rococo teakettle and stand made in London about 1735 and attributed to silversmith William Kidney. It is the earliest piece in the Trinity collection. The English silver teapot on the right is representative of the King George Ill period. Created by Hester Bateman in 1787, the piece is ornamented by a delicate, bright-cut engraving, characteristic of her work.

his father, were the basis of this exceptional private library.

Mr. Enders , a Connecticut native, attended Noah Webster Sch ool in Hartford, St. Paul's in Concord, New Hampshire, and graduated from Yale College in 1925. He joined the Hartford National Bank (now Connecticut National Bank) in 1926, became president and chief executive officer in 1947, and ch airman in 1960. He retired from the bank in 1967.

He was director of numerous corporations and non-profit institutions, including the National Audubon Society, and was a trustee ofT rinity College from 1956-1974. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the College in 1976. Enders has been a trustee of the Watkinson Library.

Trinity will maintain and augment the collection by the proceeds of a fund established by Ostrom Enders and his brother, Dr. John F. Enders.

The collection is fully catalogued. A

bibliography of the ornithology books and other Trinity ornithology holdings has been published in a volume, Ornithology Books in the Library of Trinity College, Hartford, edited by Viola Breit, rare book cataloguer.

The basis for Trinity's ornithological collection was laid in 1900 when Gurdon W. Russell , Class of 1834, donated to the College John J. Audubon's elephant folio edition of the Birds of America, and subsequently 275 fine volumes by eighteenth and nineteenth century naturalists. The collection was further enhanced by gifts from John Hall Sage and the Rev . A. Palmore Harrison '31.

An exhibition, "A Selection of Illustrated Bird Books from the Ostrom Enders Collection," will be on view in Trinity's Watkinson Library through April 30. The exhibit is comprised of some fifty books, and traces the various methods used to transfer an artist's work to the printed page.

Along the Walk Along the Walk Along the Walk Along the Walk DONORS HONORED AT SOTHEBY FETE Members of The President's Circle and Founders Society were honored at a private showing of the "Important American Painting" exhibition at the Sotheby Gallery in New York City.

Nearly 60 guests attended the gala affair which featured 300 pieces of prominent 19th and 20th century paintings, drawings and sculpture.

The highlight of the evening was a gallery talk delivered by William W. Stahl, Jr. , a 1974 Trinity graduate and Sotheby vice president. Stahl's entertaining lecture provided the guests with a reference point for viewing the many and varied forms of American art on display.

Also featured was a discussion by J. Bard McNulty, James J. Goodwin professor of English, on the recent discovery of Thomas Cole's correspondence, in Trinity's Watkinson Library.

President James F. English, Jr . thanked the honorees for their extraordinary expression of loyalty and support for the College. The President's Circle recognizes those individuals who have made gifts of $2,500 or more to Trinity. Founders Society membership begins with contributions of$1,250.

This year more than 200 alumni, parents and friends have joined these giving clubs.

GALA MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL PLANNED A semester-long Medieval Festival offers varied fare for the campus this spring including a lecture series, perfor-

mances and banquets, a symposium on medieval drama and a gala outdoor fete on the Quad. Sponsored by several academic departments with support from the Connecticut Humanities Council, the festival events are open to the public. Trinity alumni and parents in the Hartford area are particularly invited to attend.

The lecture series began in February with a talk on "English Gardens." The series continued on March 7 in the Faculty Club with Milia Riggio, associate professor of English, speaking on "When Being Merry Is A Sin: Editing, Staging and Studying Wisdom." On April 9, Professor Jill Beck of SUNY will present a lecture/ demonstration on "Early Tudor Masque Dancing" in the Washington Room. The lectures conclude with a program in the Alumni Lounge on "The Question of Medieval Science" by Robert Palter, Charles A. Dana professor of the history of science. All three lectures are at 4 p.m.

The performances and banquets segment of the Festival commenced March 13, when the New Vic Theatre of London presents its adaptation of Canterbury Tales in the guise of the "annual Geoffrey Chaucer Storytelling Competition," telling "tales of love, lust and of laughter." Tickets are $8.00 for the 8 p.m. performance in the Goodwin Theatre.

From Thursday, April12 through Saturday, Aprill4, "Wisdom and the Coronation of Henry VII," a late morality play, will be offered at 7 p.m. by the English and Theatre/Dance departments at Trinity as a banquet interlude in Hamlin Hall following an

honorary "coronation" ceremony in the chapel. Spectacle, good music, and a sense of being transported back through time will characterize these events. Seating is extremely limited, so those interested in attending should place reservations early. Tickets for the banquet and performance are $15.00.

With the support of the Connecticut Humanities Council and HewlettMellon funds, the Festival will sponsor a Wisdom Symposium, which will bring a number of distinguished scholars on medieval drama to the campus on April 14. They include: David Bevington, University of Chicago; Donald C. Baker, University of Colorado at Boulder; Gail MacMurray Gibson, Davidson College; Alexander Johnston, University of Toronto; and David Parry, Cambridge University.

The morning session of the symposium begins at 9:30 in the Goodwin Theatre of Austin Arts Center, and the afternoon session at 2:30 in Hamlin Hall.

Both sessions are open to the public. A light breakfast and medieval luncheon may be purchased for $10.00; early reservations are encouraged.

The Festival's climax, an outdoor gala on the quadrangle at Trinity, will take place from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 5. The public is invited to attend all of the events of the day, free of charge. "Wisdom" and other medieval plays will be presented; there will be maypole and morris dancing and concerts of instrumental and vocal medieval music. There will also be a crafts fair, food and drink, jugglers and acrobats, fencing and games. Sunday, May 6, is the rain date for the gala events.

On the evening of May 5, the Trinity College Concert Choir will offer a concert of music based on medieval and renaissance texts at 8:15p.m. in Hamlin Hall; general admission is $4.00. C losing the Festival on Sunday, May 6, in Trinity's Gothic Chapel, there will be a celebration of the Eucharist with full medieval ceremonial, at 4:30p.m.

Highlights of the Festival will appear in the spring issue of The Reporter which will be devoted largely to the medieval theme.

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For some students it has overtones of "Big Brother," but the new television surveillance system recently installed is part of a continuing effort to maintain a high level of campus security.

Two television cameras and a monitoring system have been purchased at a cost of roughly $37,000 to provide coverage of walkways, parking lots and playing fields between Vernon Street and the library. Each camera can transmit a picture under very low light conditions, and has a zoom focus capability for close-up identification purposes. The cameras are also equipped with microphones and intercoms for audio communication.

Security personnel and student workers will monitor viewing screens in Mather Campus Center during the evening hours. The surveillance is designed to discourage assaults and reduce the number of property crimes such as vandalism and thefts from vehicles. Eventually, if the new system proves successful, the College plans to install additional cameras to cover all parking lots on the campus.

Some students have questioned the use of cameras on the grounds that they might violate their privacy, especially if fellow students are monitoring the system. Others were fearful that the camera surveillance might some day be extended to dormitory corridors if the plan were carried to its logical conclusion.

In view of these concerns, aired principally in the Trinity Tripod, the administration has worked out procedures to ensure that student privacy is protected. Audio levels on the cameras, for example, will be set in a range where normal conversation cannot be overheard by student monitors. As for internal dormitory surveillance, Vice President Thomas Smith has indicated that there is no plan to install such a system, either now or in the future.

In a letter to the Tripod Smith said, "As do most administrators in similar positions elsewhere, I regret that we devote as much of our resources and staff to problems of security as we do, but I would have greater regret were serious harm done to a member of the

community because we failed to employ a technology which, if well used, improves security and poses no threat to an individual's privacy."

In the past three years, according to Campus Security Director Michael Schweighoffer, crime has shown a significant decrease at Trinity. Crimes against persons are a rarity and property incidents are declining. The most persistent problem has been automobile break-ins, but Schweighoffer believes even this problem can be largely eliminated by expanding TV surveillance to cover all parking areas.

the mathematics department. He has published numerous articles on the subject of functional analysis.

Shults, who has been at Trinity since 1957, teaches courses in physical education and coaches men's varsity soccer, junior varsity squash and baseball. Last spring, his baseball team won the ECAC New England Division III championship. He is a graduate of Oberlin College and holds a master's degree from Bowling Green University.

FOUR PROMOTED TO FULL PROFESSOR Four members of the faculty have been promoted to full professorships: Kenneth Lloyd-Jones, modern languages; Clyde D. McKee, political science; David A. Robbins, mathematics; and Robert E. Shults, physical education.

Lloyd-Jones, a native of England, is a graduate of the University of Wales, '.Yhere he earned his doctorate in 1976.

He came to Trinity in 1978 and teaches French, Italian and Spanish language as well as French literature. He has published numerous articles on topics in the Renaissance, humanism and French literature.

McKee, a member of the Trinity faculty since 1965, is a specialist in American government, particularly constitutional law, and state and local government. He is the founder of Trinity's legislative internship program, which has placed students with legislators at the State Capitol since 1967. He is a graduate ofWesleyan University and earned his doctorate from the University of Connecticut.

McKee is the editor of Perspectives of a

State Legislature, the Connecticut General Assembly, and author of numerous articles on issues in government and public administration.

Robbins, who did his undergraduate work at Dartmouth College, holds a doctorate in mathematics from Duke University and earned a master's degree in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute last year. He has been a member of the Trinity faculty since 1972, and is currently chairman of

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NEW ASSISTANT DEAN APPOINTED Joseph A. Tolliver has been appointed to the new post of assistant dean of students at the College.

His responsibilities will include student counseling and advising, with particular emphasis on practices that will improve academic achievement and encourage faculty-student interaction.

Tolliver comes to Trinity from Barnard College in New York where he has been director of college activities for the past six years. From 1973 to 1978 he was associate director of student affairs at Pace University, Pleasantville, New York. While at Pace he taught AfroAmerican history in addition to his administrative duties.

Earlier in his career he was an admissions counselor and graduate assistant at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

He earned his B.A. degree in AfroAmerican and American history from

Along the Walk Along the Walk Along the Walk Along the Walk SUNY, Plattsburgh in 1971 and an M.S. in counseling in 1973. He also holds an Ed.M. degree in student personnel administration from Teachers College of Columbia University where he is currently a candidate for an Ed.D. in higher education administration.

COLLEGE BUYS PERSONAL COMPUTERS Trinity has contracted with the Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) for 100 Rainbow 100 personal computers, which will be made available to faculty, staff and students at a 70 percent educational discount. As a result, the DEC computer that retails for about $5,000 can be purchased through Trinity for roughly $1,500.

About 30 faculty have already purchased computers under this program, and the College has an option on an additional400 units if the need arises.

The Rainbow 100 is a complete unit with 256K memory, twin disk drives and a 12-inch black and white monitor.

Also available at smaller discounts are a dot matrix printer and three different word-processing packages.

Other educational institutions in Connecticut, both public and private, have taken similar advantage of the DEC offer. All told some 2,500 computers have been ordered in the state at a savings of$4.4 million. DEC instituted the program as a means of building a share of the market which they entered much later than either Apple or IBM, two of the leaders in the field.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH OBSERVED February was Black History Month at the College, an observance highlighted by a lecture series sponsored by the Trinity Coalition of Blacks (TCB). The program, designed to foster awareness of and interest in black culture, featured appearances by a number of distinguished black educators, artists and journalists.

The series began with a panel on "Jewish Racism/ Black Anti-Semitism: Toward a Renewal of Dialogue," jointly sponsored by TCB and Hillel.

Moderator was Pamela Hershinson of the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union.

Other events included the following: • African anthropologist, educator and author Dr. YosefBen-Jochannan lectured on "Caribbean Socio-history and Political Developments."

• Gil Noble, host of the black public affairs series "Like It Is,·" discussed excerpts from his Emmy award-winning show on famous black Americans.

• Walter Williams, professor of Economics at George Mason University, spoke on _" The State Against Blacks," a lecture sponsored by the Shelby Cullom Davis Endowment.

• The Artists Collective Dance and Percussion Ensemble performed African and Caribbean dance pieces in a campus concert.

• Poet June Jordan, professor of English at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, spoke on "Black Studies/Women's Studies," describing

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT

is a concern for all our students. In today's competitive job market the value of substantial summer jobs is indisputable. Additionally, the • more contact students have with the working world, the more they know about the variety of opportunities there and the easier it is for them to set career plans.

If you, a colleague, a family member or your organization have a need for summer employees, consider contacting Trinity. Please call or write Allison Dillon-Kimmerle, Director of the Career Counseling Office, (203) 5273151, ext 228.

some of the crucial intersections between the lives of women and the lives of black people. This lecture was one of a Women's Studies series on "The New Scholarship on Women and the Liberal Arts Curriculum."

• The portrayal of women and blacks in the media was the topic of a talk by Beth Rawles, executive producer at WVIT-TV in Hartford.

• Poet Nikki Giovanni, author of several books, including Black Feeling Black Talk, read from her works at a campus gathering.

ALUMNI ADMISSIONS PROGRAM OFFERED The annual three-day admissions weekend for alumni daughters and sons has been scheduled for September 20-22. The purpose of the program is to give prospective Trinity candidates an in-depth look at the College.

Those attending will have opportunities to talk with admissions officers, go to classes and join with current undergraduates in dormitory life and various activities. Along with specific information on Trinity, participants will also receive general counseling on college admissions procedures.

All alumni will receive a mailing this summer describing the weekend in more detail. Those wishing additional information should contact Gerald J. Hansen, Jr., director of alumni and college relations, who is supervising the program.

SENIOR NAMED CONNECTICUT POET Idalia T. Mantautas of West Hartford, CT is one of five Connecticut Student Poets for 1984, chosen in a statewide competition sponsored by the Connecticut Poetry Circuit.

The students, all of whom attend college in Connecticut, gave readings of their works at campuses throughout the state in January.

A senior majoring in literary writing, Mantautas recently completed an advanced seminar in the writing of poetry and has published in the Trinity Review. Although she has written Continued on page 29

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The making of an exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

By Alden Rand Gordon '69

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he Palace of Versailles is situated eleven miles southwest of Paris on what was an arid and sandy plain unsuited for agriculture but a great natural refuge for wildlife. King Louis Xlll (1601-1643) had hunted on the lands of the Baron de Marly in the seigneurie of Versailles since he was six years old. In 1624 the king ordered that a hunting box- a small resting place not designed for overnight accommoda-

tion - be built on the hill at Versailles. From this picnic retreat Versailles was to become the vast government center of the ancien regime and the focal point of French court life.

To make the site suitable for habitation and construction the land was leveled, water was brought by aqueduct from the river Eure, and an entire town was created to provide the material wan ts and shelter for

the army of contractors, suppliers, and workers. The immense work on the chateau, the gardens, statuary, fountains, stables, Orangery, chapel, theater, official ministries and the rest provided employment for thousands over the long period of construction, embellishment and expansion which lasted from 1661 to 1771.

Beyond the main buildings, the park at Versailles was the site of a menagerie of exotic animals brought from afar for study, an experimental farm, and three subordinate retreats - the Grand T rianon built by Louis XIV beginning in 1688 on the site of the village of Trianon, the Petit Trianon begun by Louis XV for Madame de Pompadour in 1761 and the Hameau or hamlet built for Queen Marie Antoinette begun in 1783.

The Chateau de Versailles underwent radical changes following the French Revolution of 1789. It was gradually stripped of its furnishings and pictures.

The seat of government moved to Paris, and Versailles ceased to be maintained. Not long after, however, it was returned to active though largely ceremonial use by the Emperor Napoleon (1804-1815) and the Resto-

ration Monarchs, Louis XVIII (1815-1824) and Charles X (1824-1830).

It was the last king of France, the "Citizen King" Louis-Philippe d'Orleans (1830-1848), who transformed Versailles into a museum and began to reassemble its dispersed treasures and to commission new works celebrating French history and military prowess. Much is owed to the unfortunate Louis-Philippe, who is best remembered as the butt of Honore Daumier's political satires. As the National Museum of the Chateaux of Versailles and ofTria non now exists, it preserves the foremost examples of ancien regime architecture, interior decoration, furniture, garden design, sculpture and fountains in France. It houses additionally, the official Museum of French History which functions as the French equivalent of a national portrait gallery.

The Musee de l'Histoire de France possesses over 6,000 paintings, the vast majority of which are never on view to the public. It is a collection that is known to French scholars but which remains less well studied than the Musee du Louvre in Paris, the capital mu-

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The View of Versailles of 1772 by Pierre-Denis Martin LeJeune (far left) shows the chateau of Versailles as it appeared late in the rdgn of Louis XIV. The construction in progress in the foreground is the stable complex designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart between 1679 and 1686.

Left. Versailles began as the hunting box of Louis XIII from which it grew into the symbol of the French monarchy. Studio of Simon V ouet, Louis XIII Between Allegories of France and Navarre, before 1643.

seum of the nationalized French museum system.

Where the Louvre has twenty curators of painting for its collection, Versailles has only one. The entire complex is managed by its director, Monsieur Pierre Lemoine, and four curators. 1 It might best be described as a goldmine of unseen and unpublished works of art.

In 1983, the museum initiated a major renovation project to restore the eighteenth-century panelling in some 50 percent of the galleries. These circumstances prompted the d irector, Pierre Lemoine, to propose lending some of the portraits from the Versailles collection for an exhibit in the United States. That sam€ spring, I was in Washington, D. C. as a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Alan Fern, director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, invited me to help prepare an exceptional exhibit of about 40 portraits from Versailles. My specific task was first to define the goals of the exhibition, then to go to France and select the appropriate portraits in cooperation with officials at the museum at Versailles.

From the outset there were certain obvious limitations. The choice of pictures had to be restricted to

works on canvas for reasons of fragility. T h ere were also restrictions on the maximum size of a can vas.

None could be larger than the shipping pallet tes on a 747 cargo plane, which meant I could not borrow any portraits whose short side exceeded 280 centimeters.

Regrettably, I had to decline the splendid group portrait of the Family of the Marquis de Sourches; it measured 324 by 284 em. - 4 centimeters too big! Other than these constraints, I was free to request approximately forty paintings. This, by the way, is an unusually large number of works for one museum to lend.

An accident in transit could damage or destroy some of the most important works in the care of the institution. To reduce the risk, th e pictures would be shipped on three separate aircraft with works distributed in value, age and authorship so that no single loss would decimate one entire aspect of the permanent collection.

From the viewpoint of a curator of an exh ibition, however, the chief constraint was the Versailles collection itself. It is n ot a systematically complete collection of the greatest French artists of the past; t h at is the role assigned to the Louvre. Instead, Versailles is a

!. This is the same profession al st aff that cares for the Frick C ollection in New York wit h its collection of about two hundred pictures.

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. Jean-Baptiste Belley (left) by Anne-Louise Girodet-Trioson, 1797, was elected representa· tive of the former French col· ony of Santo Domingo during the Revolution. The philoso· pher Raynal, against whose bust Belley leans, spoke out against slavery. Above right.

Nicholas de Largillierre's 1718 portrait of Voltaire depicts the leading philosopher of the French Enlightenment at the age of 24. Far right. Adelaide Labille-Guiard (1749-1803) who painted this portrait of the Duchess of Parma was one of the leading women artists of the ancien regime.

repository of works with some historical connection to the chateau or to the great achievements of French culture. Consequently the museum is organized around historical fact and personalities and not around style or artistic excellence. My personal goal, however, was to assemble the very finest qu ality paintings so as to provide an American audience with a clear idea of the character of the French school of painting and, at the same time, demonstrate the role played by portraiture in the history of France.

This meant that the exhibition would neither be a "gallery of kings" nor could it include artists who were not represented by portraits in the Versailles coiiection. Thus, the choice had to be made without Poussin, Watteau, Boucher, Chardin, Fragonard, Gericault, Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, Degas or the Impressionists. Instead, it would represent those artists most heavily patronized by the court. Therefore the selection inevitably became a study of official art and not of avant-garde art. Versailles is richly endowed in the works of masters of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries with the quality of the artists represented tapering off at just the moment in the nineteenth century when official patronage ceases to favor artistic innovation. Therefore, the logical goal of an exhibition drawn from the coiiections at V ersaiiies would display the great wealth and prowess of its ancien regime holdings and continue up to the decline of the official style in the third quarter of the nineteenth century - a period better known to American audiences for the work of the French Realists and Impressionists than for its masters of official style.

On a one-week trip in April, I spent day after day sorting through the storerooms of the palace of V ersailles where many pictures are leaning in piles twenty deep against the three-hundred-year-old walls. Often covered in dust from the construction going on all

around, I looked at about 600 canvases- barely 10 percent of the coiiection - to arrive at my final group of 44. My choices represented three centuries of French portraiture in oil studies and finished official commissions, group portraits, court ceremonials, aiiegories and near-narratives. For a student of French art, it was tantamount to spending a week in a Parisian patisserie on someone else's expense account and with a guarantee of never gaining weight.

The great tradition of the French school dates to the introduction of the ltalianate baroque style in t he early seventeenth century. As this was the period of Louis XIII, the king who was responsible for the choice of the site and for the first constructions at Versailles, his reign made a natural starting point.

The artist responsible for bringing the baroque style to France was Simon Vouet (1590-1649) and his picture Louis XIII Between Figures Symbolizing France and Navarre was selected to open the exhibition. Completed just before the death of the king in 1643, this painting represents the tradition of aiiegorical portraiture so popular at Italian courts and in papal circles in Rome.

Versailles also owns fine portraits by Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674), the Fleming who became Vouet's rival and the favored painter of Cardinal Richelieu, and by Charles LeBrun (1619-1690), the premier painter to King Louis XIV. Monsieur Lemoine was accommodating in making both of these available. But, Louis XIV was another matter. Naturally, I requested the Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743) state portrait of Louis XIV painted in 1701 - perhaps the most famous royal portrait ever painted and noted for the elegance of the king's stockinged legs and the balletic pose of his feet in red-heeled shoes. Alas, this picture is indispensable to Versailles for exactly the reasons I wished to borrow it. It hangs in the state

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Installation view. Later works in the exhibition (left to right) included J.-A.-D. lngres' posthumous portrait of the Duke of Orleans, son of King Louis-Philippe; Dubufe's Empress Eug{mie of 1854; Winterhalter's portrait of the Comte d'Eu, later hero of the Brazilian war with Paraguay; and J.-L. Gerome's Reception of the Siamese Embassy by Napoleon III and Eugenie in 1861.

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apartments and is eagerly looked at by thousands of visitors every day. So I had to settle for an imposing, but less renowned, equestrian portrait of Louis XIV

by LeBrun's assistant Rene-Antoine Houasse .

The greatest strengths of the collection at Versailles are among the eighteenth-century masters. The final selection included some of the finest Nicholas de Largilliere (1656-17 46) portraits, notably his stunning image of the philosopher Voltaire at the age of 24. There were also two dramatic Hyacinthe Rigauds; one of the great entrepreneur and self-made man, Samuel Bernard, overseeing the fleet of the French East India Company; and another of the chronicler of the court of Louis XIV, the Marquis de Dangeau in the ceremonial robes of the grand master of the fraternal Order of Saint-Lazarus and Mount Carmel.

Some images of court ceremony were chosen to vary the diet and to amplify the viewers' feel for the very public way in which the French monarchs lived their lives, ever on view to any French subject or foreign visitor who cared to attend. Most striking of these portrait groups are the scenes of foreign emissaries either arriving or being presented to the monarch.

From this type were chosen one each from the reign of Louis XIV (Antoine Coypel's 1715 Louis XIV Receiving the Ambassador Extraordinary of Persia), Louis XV (Charles Parrocel's Arrival of the Turkish Ambassador, Mehemet Effendi, on March 21, 1721), and from the very end of the span of the exhibition in the reign of Emperor Napoleon III Oean-Leon Gerome's 1864 Re-

ception of the Siamese Ambassadors by Napoleon III and the Empress Eugenie).

The collection has special strength in works from the reign of the ill-fated Louis XVI (1774-1789) and from the time of the Revolution and Empire of Napoleon I. Selections from these periods provide a compelling impression of the dramatic change in French culture, represented by a Romantic sensibility fueled by the cataclysmic upheavals in French political and military fortunes. Within a matter of five years, official French portraiture moved from the enlightened world of great women painters such as Adelaide LabilleGuiard (1749-1803) and Elizabeth-Louise Vigee-Le

Brun (1755-1842), who produced dynamic images of women of integrity and independent bearing, to the tragic martyrdom icons of Jacque-Louis David's tribute to one leader of the Revolution, Jean-Paul Marat, assassinated by Charlotte Corday in 1793.

Following the intense idealization of the Napoleonic period, exemplified by David's Bonaparte Crossing Mount Saint Bernard, and the influence of the Romantic idea which lingered into the 1830s, a reaction of temperament set in. This change demanded an emphatically undramatic, and intentionally mask-like idealization that makes the personality of the sitter inaccessible to the viewer. Versailles has a fine example in the graceful and beautiful Duke of Orleans by the foremost nineteenth-century practitioner of the offical style,]. A. D. Ingres (1780-1867).

The catalogue was written during the course of the summer of 1983 with the assistance of Dr. Ellen Miles of the National Portrait Gallery staff, who wrote the individual picture notices. As if by magic, worked most dramatically by the National Portrait Gallery's Curator of Exhibitions, Beverly Cox, the shipments of paintings began arriving in October; each accompanied by a courier from Versailles.

The inauguration of the exhibition MASTERPIECES FROM VERSAILLES: THREE CENTURIES OF FRENCH PORTRAITURE on November 10, 1983 was the occasion for a gala ball attended by one thousand guests. In tribute to the heritage represented by the Palace of Versailles, the exhibition opening evoked the lavish entertainments held at the chateau during the period represented in the exhibition, 1645 to 1865. The evening began with a spectacular fireworks display done in the eighteenth-century fashion, which is characterized by intense and brilliantly colored explosions and shower effects close to the ground and by pictures "painted" in colored flares. A delegation from Trinity College led by President and Mrs. James F. English, Jr. and including Washington area alumni and parents took part in the celebration. Other guests included the French ambassador, the Director of the Musee de Versailles and several dignitaries representing the Supreme Court, the Congress and Cabinet.

The pictures, in many cases cleaned in preparation for the exhibition, were installed in the National Portrait Gallery's vaulted hall decorated in dark shades of blue, burgundy and green. Under the intense artificial light the canvases yielded up the most minute of their subtleties of coloration. Pierre Lemoine, who was used to seeing the pictures in Versailles' lofty salons where there is no benefit of electric light, was moved by the beauty of the paintings as works of art quite independent of the historical importance for which they were originally assembled. For me, having been able to contribute to a fresh view of known works for someone who knew them so well was a guarantee that the exhibition would succeed for its American viewers. • Author Alden Rand Gordon is a 1969 graduate ofT rinity and earned his master's and doctoral degrees from Harvard University . A specialist in European art, he was a lecturer and curatorial assistant at the Frick Collection in New York City before joining the Trinity faculty in 1978 as assistant professor of fine arts.

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t is said that shortly before the Battle of Midway, the Japanese general staff decided to simulate the circumstances of a confrontation between Japanese and U.S . naval forces in the Pacific. Roles were assigned, toy fleets assembled, engagement initiated. Within a short time the Japanese lost three of their carriers and the battle. Insisting that the result was implausible, the war game was restaged, and this time, too, the Japanese lost three c~rriers and the battle. The game was finally rejected as poorly anticipating the likely outcome of a real battle; but in the event, the Japanese lost three carriers and the Battle of Midway, even, some believe, the war in the Pacific.

War games have become commonplace in the strategic planning room of military staffs and think tanks throughout the world. We read their outcomes as "scenarios" in novels, Congressional reports, government projections, magazine articles, and scholarly tracts. Games are used, too, to train government and military personnel to respond effectively to anticipated emergency situations brought about by war.

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Last fall, as a culmination of a freshman course on nuclear war, a colleague and I staged such a war game with the class in order to focus and vivify the rather abstract studies which we had pursued throughout the semester. This article describes how we played the game and suggests some of the philosophical, pedagogical and psychological issues which the game playing raised for us.

Preparation for the game began some weeks before the scheduled day of play. The class was divided into six groups or "teams" representing different countries or regions of the world: the U.S. (six students); the U.S.S.R. (six students); Europe (one student for each of West Germany, France, Great Britain, NATO, the Peace Movement, and Sweden/United Nations); Middle East (one student for each of Egypt, Syria, the PLO, Libya, Iran, Saudi Arabia/ OPEC); Israel (three students); and China (three students). Each team was encouraged to consult with other faculty members who were experts on their country or region to determine specific roles, current national interests and policies and the availability and deployment of weapon systems, both conventional and nuclear. This information was compiled by each team into a team dossier which was copied and distributed to all other teams before the game was played. This research and planning constituted a major segment of the students' final work for the course.

The game was held in the philosophy department building, a former residence, where each team was assigned an office. The downstairs living room was designated "Geneva," the location of international conferences; the back stairs and kitchen were reserved for secret negotiations. Communication among the teams, and the rules of the game in general, were monitored by four adults - the two faculty members and two others with interests in strategic planning.

The rules were fairly simple. Any player would act within the limits set by his or her role with the power associated with that role. The monitors would be final judges and arbitrators of these actions. The game clock 路was set at two weeks per half hour of real time.

We slowed the game clock in crises so that game time could approach real time: one day per half hour or, for negotiations, game time and real time were the same.

Each team was told to maximize its own interests and each player was to do what was most fitting for his or her role. When players represented a country, they could act in the interests of the country; but when a player represented a particular office or person, say the president of the U.S., interests were to be construed in an obviously more complex fashion. (In practice, many of these arrangements, especially those for communicating among the teams and players, began to break down. The monitors often could not keep up with events; the students quickly began to use all available technology - for example, the phones, copy machines, etc., and we were forced to stop the game once or twice just to let everybody figure out

what was going on. Of course, it could be argued that such confusion was quite realistic!)

The game itself began on the last day of classes when the students received a preliminary intelligence briefing from one of the monitors on the worldwide situation. They were told to read the newspapers carefully that day and to repo rt at 9:00 a.m. the next morning to the philosophy building ready to play.

Upon arrival they received their final briefing alerting them to a crisis in the Middle East that would require immediate attention from most of the teams. And so the game began. It lasted until about 4:30 that afternoon, mostly non-stop, and was followed by the inevitable pizza dinner and efforts by the entire class to assess the results.

In spite of several m ajor crises in the Middle East, Berlin and in the Mediterranean- between U.S. and Soviet naval forces - nuclear war did not break out.

No missi les were launched and although most of the Sixth Fleet and the Soviet forces were destroyed, it was rather in the form of a joint sacrifice play toward the end of the game when everyone was tired and the game had in some ways broken down. In the Berlin crisis, rockets were clearly poised, but the prospects of launching them so shocked the players that within a

STUDENTS from the American team, Chris Bressette, left, and John Shiffman, confer in the team's headquarters.

Teaching the Unknowable very short time they had assembled in "Geneva."

Here, the "U.N.," until now a rather pathetic wraith who had drifted through the game looking for a role, suddenly became a dynamic force for compromise and arranged a solution in 15 minutes. In these moments, it was vividly apparent that a semester's study of nuclear weapons had come sharply into focus.

What is significant about such game playing? Let's look briefly at three aspects - philosophical, pedagogical and psychological - realizing that these considerations are also clearly interrelated in a variety of important ways.

The game itself is, after all, a fiction, a dramatization whose roles, speeches, and plot are contrived, whose production is staged, directed and observed, however much room there is for improvisation. And yet, the purpose of the game is simulation, verisimilitude; it is designed to be as "true to life" as possible within the many obvious limitations imposed by the players and circumstances. Nevertheless, it is crw:;ial to confront the question whether there is truth to be found in such fiction. The players in this case must create roles which are relevantly like the persons, offices, or, more abstractly, national or political interests they represent. Each of these roles presents very difficult problems for analysis. They hinge, it seems to me, on the way in which generalized knowledge about particular persons or particular offices, etc., can be used to support subjunctive or counter-factual conditionals. The players must be able to defend judgments of the kind, this is how so-and-so would act if he were in these circumstances, or this is how policy makers would choose if such-and-such circumstances were to develop. The defense is based on corresponding knowledge of persons and institutions.

If I am right, the same considerations arise for literary fiction. Characters must behave as similarly situated persons would behave. But a war game is also projectible, as my original example indicates. They can be used to forecast and in this way we can learn from them. We infer back from the game's outcome to features of the game which were hypothetical, confirming beliefs about persons or institutions which were formerly uncertain. Thus, too, successful literature often alerts us to features of human life we had not noted or understood. In the game we played, what was most often called into play was moral and prudential judgment. The circumstances which evolved in the game offered novel occasions for the students to apply and use their understanding of moral principles: the game became a kind of case study for applied ethics and thus tested some of the moral issues which had been the focus of classroo"m discussion.

In mentioning this I am already touching on pedagogical issues which have caused us much concern.

Did the students (or the teachers) learn anything? In regard to preparation for the game, the answer is clearly "yes." But it is much less clear in regard to the actual playing of the game. Much hinges, of course, on how we answer the questions I have already posed

Professors of Philosophy W. Miller Brown and Richard T. Lee teach the freshman seminar, "Life, Death and Nuclear War," in which the war game described by Miller Brown in the accompanying article is a closing exercise. Reporter associate editor, Roberta ]enckes, spoke with Brown and Lee about the history of the course at Trinity and some of its objectives.

REPORTER: When did you first begin teaching the course at Trinity, and how was it that it came to be taught at all?

LEE: We first taught the course, "Life, Death and Nuclear War" - which is a freshman seminar- in the fall of '82. So we have taught it twice now.

As to how the course came to be taught, both of our interests were kindled by an article by Jonathan Schell in The New Yorker, "The Fate of the Earth."

After that appeared I attended a conference in Washington, "Addressing the Issues of Nuclear War." When I came back, Miller and I began planning late spring and did the course the following fall.

REPORTER: What was the Schell article?

LEE: The Schell article is now in book form, also called The Fate of the Earth, in which the author paints as dismal a picture of the consequences of nuclear war as you can imagine. It was a real shocker to a lot of people; for a mass audience it made quite an impact. And he wrote very well, very persuasively. ~ROWN: He talks about the probable consequences of a nuclear war, but he also reflects on the moral and 路 ethical imp1ications of it, which is also what got a lot of people thinking about it. He concentrates on the likelihood not just of great damage, but of the death of the biosphere - that is to say, the death of human life, and possibly of all animal life. He tries to reflect on what it means, not simply to die as an individual, but to die as a species. And what sorts of responsibilities one might begin to feel with that as a likely prospect.

REPORTER: It was after reading this that you started to see it as a matter for philosophical inquiry?

LEE: I'll confess I was impressed by his discussion of what it's like to live with the knowledge that you might be destroying yourself as a race. That day we began to work on some readings and films that would work for a course. The Schell book, for example, is assigned for students to read over the summer.

BROWN: Also, you have to remember that this is in the Freshman Seminar program; it's not a philosophy course. In fact, to a great degree we don't introduce philosophical notions. It's very technical and we talk a lor about the development of nuclear weapons systems, strategic planning, and the probable consequences of the use of the weapons. But, we don't spend all that much time talking about what people might think of as philosophical questions, possibly because there aren't that many new ones. You know everyone knows it's bad to use these weapons. The issues - the philosophical or, some would say, the moral issues- themselves don't offer interesting, philosophical subject matter.

LEE: Most of the issues have been raised by philosophers for generations. For example, the "Just War"

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REPORTER: What about readings and films for the course? Would you use "The Day After" in future years?

doct rine has been around for a long time - what constitutes a "just war?" The facts have changed- is it possible to limit combat to the armies involved? probably not - but, that's a changed factual circumstance.

There is no change of ethical intuitions. The facts are more horrible, but if you are opposed to murder, then you are opposed to having ants eat you up - or having someone slice you up with dull knives.

LEE: Absolutely. As far as the recent television show路ing of "The Day After" goes, most of the students in our class had seen many films that had similar themes.

In fact, they had seen an older British film called "The War Game," which was in that particular genre and was a very good film. I thought "The Day After" was a well-done film. I had a higher view of it than some of the reviews I read.

BROWN: The value of Schell's book is that he asks, "is there anything different about nuclear war?" H is answer is yes, because a likelihood of destroying the earth and life on it, is so much greater. So he really tries to . reflect on what that means.

LEE: Yes, he does draw out implications from living with the knowledge of that fact right now, the most extreme of which is that he advocates in effect that we abandon the notion of national sovereignty. That is, you can't afford nation states any longer. Now, the proposition of abandoning nation states also has been around for a long time. It was the whole idea behind the League of Nations, the U.N. and the World Federalist Movement. So while the idea is not new either, it is given more poignancy and more urgency because of the nuclear possibilities.

BROWN:'-Some of the special effects were very good.

Although, as the producers of the film themselves said, the likely consequences of a war are going to be vastly more horrible than were depicted in that film. When the director of "The Day After" was trying to make the film, he kept asking scientists, "what would it be like when you were near ground zero?" They said it wouldn't be like anything. You wouldn't be able to record it. So they faced some of the problems of trying to depict something, which, if you showed it in its most realistic form, there wou ldn't be anything to depict.

The screen would just show a wasteland ... dust or dirt or blinding light. The saturation of that area around Kansas City, St. Louis to destroy the minute men missile fields would in effect cover the entire area with a radioactive cloud and dust. And that would be the beginning of producing the "nuclear winter," which would be just a perpetual, sort of subfreezing condition of the earth produced by the cloud cover. So there would be no water, no food, no shelter and no people.

LEE: One of the limitations of this film was the title.

People often confine their thinking to the day after, a week after, but in many respects the most devastating consequences wi ll be a month, a year or two years after. And then you have to consider about how you save enough grain for the next year's planting, when people are starving and want the grain. So you've got these enormous problems of having to resort to 15th or 14th century agricultural techniques because of your difficulty of getting machinery, and so on. You have to rediscover a lot of things that European peasants knew in the Middle Ages about how to plant crops with a degenerated seed stock. And you try to contemplate all of those long-range problems plus the difficulties of human health that are going to accumulate. The likelihood of the decay of the human gene pool is very high.

But these are longer term consequences that the film didn't discuss at all.

REPORTER: How much do you bring contemporary

BROWN: So we take th at view, which is a rather extreme solution to the problem, and the more conventional view, which is that nation states are here to stay.

And, the way to keep them from destroying each other, along the lines that Schell says is likely, is through the maintaining of a system of deterrence which frightens everybody enough so that no one will come close to using their weapons systems. We talk a lot about the paradox of having weapons that you can't use, so their effectiveness lies precisely in their not being used.

LEE: Another thing we try to do, wh ich we fell into by accident really, is to examine the questions of strategic planning, strategic issues, military doctrine, the nature of weaponry. That sort of thing is done every day at a war college, or in a service academy. It's not done at all at Trinity, or any other liberal arts college. We th ink now that it should be done; the students need to be exposed to what it is to form a strategy, how you integrate weapons with political objectives. And we're novices in this respect too, so we were learning as we went along.

REPORTER: Have you a sense as to how, and if, this

is being taught at other colleges?

LEE: I think Colgate has had for many years a program called a Peace Studies Institute. Other people have similar programs or institutes that have done what I said is not done very often - that is, they do study issues of war and peace. The people that I have talked to are doing, with some variations of readings, very similar things to what we are doing.

BROWN: Courses like this one don't fit into the standard curriculum, so in almost all schools it had to be done on some sort of interdisciplinary basis. There'll be a physicist and a philosopher, a historian and a political scientist, to bring the d ifferent strengths that bear on teaching the course. Most colleges have, like T rinity, been offering the course for two, maybe three years. On the other hand, within a very rapid time, literally hundreds of schools began offering courses like this one in the last two or so years.

history and politics into the class?

BROWN: All the time. We tell the students to read The New York Times and The Washington Post, Newsweek, and all the latest periodicals. And many of the books in the course cover the development of the weapons and also the strategic military planning which grew out of World War II. We start with the history of the bomb, the building of the bomb, etc.

REPORTER: Do you see students' opinions change as

the course progresses?

BROWN: No, I don't think so. Some of the students come into the course hawk-ish, some dove-ish, some for the freeze, some uncertain. My impression is that those who had strong beliefs to begin with tend to have them confirmed one way or the other. I'm not sure if they were uncertain to begin with that they would be any more certain at the end. Their uncertainty is far better informed.

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A WAITING INSTRUCTIONS from Professors Richard Lee and Miller Brown are freshman seminar participants (l. tor.)

Carla Gray, Melissa Bronzino, John Kail and David Jenkins. The bullhorn on the table is used to make announcements as the war game progresses.

"Life, Death and Nuclear War" Suggested readings The Fate of the Earth, by Jonathan Schell A World Destroyed, by Martin Sherwin Living with Nuclear Weapons, by the Harvard Nuclear Study Group The Prisoners of Insecurity, by Bruce Russett The Soviet Union and The Arms Race, by David Holloway The Effects of Nuclear Weapons, by Samuel Glasstone and Philip Dolan (eds.)

about the verisimilitude of the game. If the answers to these questions are positive, then some learning was achieved in testing, confirming, and reformulating the underlying, often poorly articu lated, hypotheses informing the various individual and team roles. Game playing in achieving this function is, at its best, thereby simulating hypothesis testing in general and provides interesting examples of the place in human inquiry of hypothesis formation, data and information collecting and collating, motivational influences and personality variables, peer pressure, and so on. It is the interaction of these processes, game research , game playing and reflection on its significance, that gives it its special educational value and its philosophical character.

The psychology of game playing, h owever, leaves me wit h many lingering doubts. For all I h ave said so

far, our game h ad serious practical limits. I believe we all learned a good deal from it in ways I have indicated; and at least once, as I have mentioned, the prospects of nuclear war generated real, not simulated, concern in our students. This, it seems to me, is a result to be much desired. Our students entered the game with considerable enthusiasm and over a long day became aware of the buildup of pressures, the force of fatigue on human decisions, the puzzles of tangled communications, the limits of language, the intractableness of conflicting interests. By late afternoon they had no need to simulate psychic stress: it was pure method acting.

We hoped, of course, to reverse some of the psychic numbness Lifton, Schell and others have mentioned, which sets in as a result of living with the prospect of nuclear war, in the case of our students for their entire lives. And yet - the game we played was a game, and our activities were truly a kind of play. There are, it seems to me, two sides to such efforts, and the other is the acceptability of the commonplace. In making familiar, and manageable, at least imaginatively, th e processes of strategic planning and international diplomacy, nuclear weapons and their deployment, have we enhanced the prospects of rational judgment and energized moral concern, or tamed these terrors through play? Perhaps it would have been better had our students destroyed their "world." •

Author W. Miller Brown is a professor of philosophy at the College. A graduate of Amherst with a Ph.D. from Harvard, he has been a member of the Trinity faculty since 1965.

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Pulling an All-N~hter Taking Finals is Endurance Test 路 By Alan Sternberg

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hartly after 9 a.m. last Wednesday- while it was raining, while the Trinity College cafeteria was full of students with puffy eyes who were huddled over coffee cups, while Malcolm "Steve" Stevenson, who lived down the hall, was outlining the circulatory system of a dead laboratory cat he had nicknamed "Morris" - Paul Marden began his statistics test.

Question 2 read: A bonds salesman visits 3 clients every day. He has an equal chance of selling each client either no bonds, $5,000 of bonds, or $10,000 of bonds.

Well, that wasn't bad, Marden thought. Even with only four hours of sleep over the last two days, he could follow that.

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a) Construct the probability distribution for the value of the daily sales achieved by the salesman. b) Calculate the expected value and variance of daily sales. c) Using Tchebyshev's theorem, calculate the range within which at least eight-ninths of all sales will occur.

There were also parts d and e, but Marden had already figured out that he was going to do better in Western European politics than in statistics.

Provided he stayed awake. The politics final wasn't until the afternoon.

"I know sleep is in the future," Marden had said, rather numbly, at breakfast. "And since I know that, I'll be OK."

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Actually, the worst was already over. It was the first day of finals, but for Marden and a number of other students, the real crush had been the night before.

It went like this: First of all, nobody in the basement wing of Jones Hall slept very much.

In fact, nobody had slept much for four days - the whole weekend and two "reading days," or days without classes that are set aside for test preparation. Like college students all over the country, the 1, 700 at Trinity, on the south side of Hartford, entered their final exams exhausted, irritable and prone to bizarre behavior, explained Peter Stinson, a senior.

"You know you've got work you should be doing all year, but still you goof off. Then, at the last minute, you go a little nuts."

Stinson and his 10 compatriots, most of whom are sophomores, refer to their basement quarters as "The Pitts." The Pitts "has two t's," he explains, "because that lends a little class."

Additional class seems to be necessary, because dorm rooms at Trinity are rated by the college on a scale from A to D minus, Stinson says, and those in The Pitts just happen to be 0 minus. The accommodations tend toward high ceilings, white cinderblocks, drafty windows and (the students claim) an occasional mouse.

At 11:30, while others were working feverishly, Stinson, who has the title Resident Coordinator and occasionally counsels other students, was listening to a young woman who was sitting on his bed and complaining, "Well, I wrote a page and a half and there's a contradiction."

"That's not a problem!" Stinson said cheerfully.

"Well, I have to rewrite the paper. It doesn't make any sense."

"You know what you need?" Stinson asked. "You need some sleep."

"No kidding," the student said. "You're a big help."

Three rooms down the hall, Rudy Romain, who faced calculus and computer exams, had temporarily abandoned his books and was dancing with his roommate's girlfriend, who was yelling, "You're stepping on my feet!"

At the end of the corridor, Joe Zoppo, an engineering major, had no time for even that much frivolity.

He was facing tests in math, physics, circuitry and programming.

Zoppo looked very tired. His room was quiet and lacked the tapestries and beer posters most students use to cover up the cinderblocks. His "decorations" consisted of three lamps shining on his desk and several open notebooks full of mathematical formulas.

"I'll be up all night," he said matter-of-factly. "But then, so will most-people here."

So it went.

At midnight, the library closed, disgorging a crowd of students into the rain, where they slogged disconsolately through the puddles and past the sodden elm trees to their dorms or to the cafeteria, which would be open all night. At 1 a.m., there were two dozen IT'S 3:15 A.M. in The Pitts and freshman Corinna Roy takes some time out for sleep. Other students toil away in the background.

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students in the cafeteria, propped up like mannequins while a cleaning man dragged a giant, roaring vacuum cleaner between the tables.

Around the college, dormitory lights flicked off over the next hour, but in The Pitts they stayed on.

"That's what I mean about this place," Stinson said.

"Nobody sleeps."

At 2:30, Marden's roommate broke the pattern and went to bed, and Marden moved down the hall to a study room - more cinderblocks and a bare desk and chair. Marden, a tall, slim sophomore from Darien, explained ominously, "It's better here than in the lounge. It's quiet here."

The lounge around the corner proved him right. It was a disheveled and curious sight: Six students were sprawled on couches and chairs.

They seemed to be surviving on a diet of potato chips, Coke, Oreo cookies and cigarettes. Bags, bottles and ash trays were everywh ere. There was a small puddle of soda on the floor, and a cookie had been squashed into one of the floor tiles. There were frequent bouts of laughter, but the outbursts failed to disturb one young woman, who was sound asleep on her back with an open book on her stomach. Another, as she studied, listened to the theme from "Chariots of Fire" on a Sony Walkman. (Among women at Trinity, the preferred dress for all-night study was a sweater, sweat pants and heavy socks pulled halfway up the calves, outside the pants.)

In the center of the room, Malcolm "Steve" Stevenson was barefoot and kicking a styrofoam coffee cup around, soccer style.

"I'm halfway through the first question," Stevenson said of his take-home exam in 19th Century Novels.

He had shoulder-length brown hair and was wearing a guerrilla-style, camouflage T-shirt. "I got four h ours and a question and a h alf to go."

The test was due at noon, but Stevenson explained that he had to be in the biology laboratory at 9 a.m. to "practice on my cat."

That, it seemed, was to prepare for his afternoon final in vertebrate biology.

"The professor's going to pull stuff out of a cat," Stevenson said. "If you don't know what it is, you're in trouble. If I go in at 9, I get four hours of practice.

I've got to know the whole damn circulatory system.

TIME IS 1 A.M. Sophomores Rudy Roman, left, and Malcolm Stevenson work on French and English papers.

My eat's a pretty nice cat. He's dead, of course, but he's all right. He looks like Morris."

Stinson surveyed the scene in the lounge and said, "These are the people who are really having trouble buckling down to work."

The night went slowly by: At 3 a.m. a young woman ran down the corridor with a pot on her head.

(Marden, who had long ago switched from Western European politics to statistics, didn't bat an eye.)

The pot was used to make coffee. The coffee was made on a hot-plate in Stevenson's room. (Stevenson's desk was not available for studying, it seemed, because it was covered with pots, one of which contained remains of the creamed chipped beef he'd had the day before.)

At 3:30a.m., Stevenson and Elaine Sack, a sophomore, ran out into the rain, had a mud fight, sprinted through the lounge screaming and then disappeared into the shower to wash the mud off their clothes.

At 4 a.m., more coffee was made. Marden emerged from the study room; announcing "I'm done." He said he could sleep for four hours. "This is a tough school," he opined, shaking his head. "A good one. I'm still kind of learning how to pace myself."

At 4:30, the students in the lounge h ad "buckled down," as Stinson put it, and were quiet and hard at work.

Posers That Cudgeled Their Brains

T

hese are some of the questions students at Trinity College faced during their year-end examinations:

English 395: 19th Century Novel • Marriage as a crisis in character has arisen as a hallmark of late 19th century fiction. D iscuss this idea with respect to the character of two of the following: Emma Bovary, Anna Karenina, Isabel Archer. Consider: a) What is the problem in the marriage and how is the woman implicated in it? b) How is the marriage seen as a social convention? As a private experience?

Political Science 208: Western European Politics • Compare and contrast any two of four countries (Italy, France, England, West Germany) with respect to their parties and party systems.

Religion and Intercultural Studies 281: Anthropology of Religion

At 5, Stinson went to bed. "I don't have any finals," he said. "I avoid them. I tend to have papers. Of course, one of those papers was due four days ago."

At 6, Stevenson finished his take-home exam on 19th Century Novels and began to rewrite it, "so somebody can read it."

At 7, Zoppo emerged from his room after studying all night and washed his face in the men's room.

At 8, Marden got up, showered, then went to the cafeteria and downed one fried egg, a bowl of Sugar Crisps and three glasses of apple juice.

"I'm surprised how much that sleep helped," he said woodenly. "Four whole hours of it."

After his two exams, he had an eight-page paper on the Old Testament due two days later, and then the whole weekend to study for an exam Monday in English literature.

There was a reward waiting at the end of this, everyone admitted: Christmas. Sleep. Few responsibilities.

But right now that wasn't much consolation. The next few days, Marden said, were going to be painful.

Tuition, room and board at this private, liberal arts college runs roughly $12,000, he said, "and they're giving you your money's worth. Right now it's easy to budget time, because you know you have only so much time left." •

• Describe the principles in Claude LeviStrauss's theory of structuralism. What is the function of his theory? What are some of the objections that can be raised against it?

Economics 107: Statistics • A firm is concerned with determining whether or not a new personal computer, EVE, will be preferred to existing systems. Suppose that the firm asks five people to test out their system.

If the probability that any one individual will prefer the new system is 0.8, what is the probability distribution for the number of people in the firm's sample of five who do not prefer the new system?

Engineering 2 21: • Design a digital system which carries out the information processing tasks described below.

Your solution should follow this outline: a) Define the architecture, i.e., decide what general form your system must take b) define operations, information transfers, and status signals c) design the control unit (a state table suffices) d) design the logic networks.

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SPRING REUNION JUNE 7--10 Preliminary Schedule of Events , 1\

THURSDAY, JUNE 7

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11 am-8 pm

Registration & Room Assignment Austin Arts Center

Noon

Welcoming Reception/Luncheon at the home of President and Mrs. English (By reservat ion only)

1:30pm

Campus Tour conducted by students, starting from the President's home, following luncheon

3:30pm Watkinson LibraryTrinity Library

Exhibit of Illustrated Bird Books from the Ostrom Enders Co ll ection .

With the addition of the magnificent gift from Mr. Enders, Trustee Emeritus, the Trinity Library is one of the largest and most im portant depositor ies of ornitholog ica l materials in America. Assistant Curator Karen Clarke, who helped catalogue this outstanding collection , w ill discuss Trinity's ornithological holdings.

5pm

Class of '34 Memorial Service, Chapel

5:30pm

Half Century Club Reception (Classes '05'37) Mather Campus Center

6:30pm

Half Century Club Dinner (Classes '05-'37) Mather Campus Center

6-8pm

Reception/Buffet Supper (C lasses '38-'83) Ham lin Dining Hall

9pm

Movie - "African Quee n" w ith Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, Life Sciences Center, Room 134

9:30pm Midnight

Pub open with enterta inment, Mather Campus Center

Breakfast, Mather Campus Center

9 am -8pm

Registration & Room Assignment Aust in Arts Center

9 am-Noon

All-Sports Camp and activ iti es for children Ferris Athletic Center

9 am-9:30pm

Supervised Nursery/Childcare for schoolers Funston Hall, ground floor lounge

Campus Tour conducted by students, starting from Austin Arts Center

9:15-10:15 am McCook Auditorium

Reunion Seminar #1: Heroes and Villains in the World of Sports Professor Drew A . Hyland , Philosophy Department The world of sports has become the source for many of our heroes in America. What is it about sports that is conducive to the deve lopment of heroes? To what extent are athletes replacing other cultural heroes, from th e realms of religion, politics and the military? Why are we w il ling to accept as sports heroes individuals who are often seriously flawed personal ly? And what is the sign ifi cance of the sports villain?

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Mini-Course: Russia, Past and Present Session #1: Russian History: Through the Eyes of the Architect Professor James L. West, History Department This wil l be a brief survey of the major developments in Russian history from the 9th century to the present, using the great creations of Russian architecture as a guide.

10:30 am12:45 pm

Alumni/ae Golf Tournament, tee-off times Rockledge Country Club, 289 S. Main St., W . Hartford , w ith Golf Coach John Dunham Take New Britain Ave. West to S. Main St.; right on S. Main St. approx. 8/10 mile; Club on left

11:30 am12:30 pm McCook Auditorium

Reunion Seminar #2: Congress and Special Interests Professor Diana Evans, Political Science Department One of the ironies of democracy is that the larger the potential membership of a group, the less li kely it is to attain its legislative goals. The reasons for that will be discussed. Additionally, the means used by different types of interest groups to attain their legis lative goals, from lobbying grass roots and professional - to cam paign contributions, will be exam ined . What works, what doesn't , and why.

11:45 am12:15 pm

Library Tour: A walk through Trinity 's expanded facility with Peter J. Knapp '65, Reference Lib rar ian

Noon

Headquarters open for Reunion Classes On the Quad

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9-10 am

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10:20-11 :30 am McCook Auditorium

FRIDAY, JUNE 8 8-9:30 am

1' 1 lr

Noon -1 :30 pm

Buffet Lunch , Mather Campus Center

1-5 pm

Children 's activities cont in ued

1:15-2:25 pm McCook Auditorium

Mini-Course: Russia, Past and Present Session #2: East-West Relations: Dilemmas and Opportunities Professor Samuel D. Kassow '66, History Department The pecul iarity of the American-Soviet relationship is that it rests on a unique combination of competition and cooperation .

How can this relationship survive the challenges of the '80s?

1:30-4 pm

Round Robin Tennis Tournament , College courts

2:30-4 pm

Trowbridge Memorial Pool open for alumni/ ae and families

2:30-3:30 pm

Tour of the new Computer Center, Hallden Laboratory , with Professors August E. Sapega and David J. Ahlgren '64, Engineering Department. Optional hands-on demonstration to follow .

4:00-5:15 pm Austin Arts Center Goodwin Theatre

Lecture-Performance: The Contemporary Musical Theatre Professor Gerald Moshell , Music Department and Director of Concert Choir From Hair (1968) to A Cf?orus Line (1975) to Cats (1981), the recent Broadway musical has brought aesthetic and intellectual vigor to an art form grown stale on the outmoded formulas of Rodgers & Hammerstein and Lerner & Loewe. "Musical comedy" no longer constitutes an appropriate term for thes e works born of contemporary consciousness and sensitivity. Excerpts from recent Broadway shows will be performed and discussed .

6-8 pm

Children's Cookout and Program on the Quad

6pm

Reception/New England Clambake Class tents on the Quad

8pm

Children 's Movie - " Star Wars" Life Sciences Center, Room 134

8:30-9 pm

Carillon Concert by Laura Dyson '84

9 pmMidnight

Jazz Concert by " Weeks Hornblowers " (Charlie Weeks '59) On the Quad

9:30pm

Children return to dorms for the evening

SATURDAY, JUNE 9 8-9:30 am

Breakfast, Mather Campus Center

9 am-6:30pm

Registration , Austin Arts Center

9 am-2:30pm

Trip to Mystic Aquarium for children- box lunch Leave from Ferris Athletic Center

9 am-9:30pm

Supervised Nursery/Childcare for schoolers Funston Hall, ground floor lounge

9:30-10:30 am Life Sciences Center

9:30-10:30 am McCook Auditorium

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Reunion Seminar #3: Finance and Investing Professor Ward S. Curran '57, Economics Department A discussion of personal investment decisions in the coming decade and the effect of Reaganomics on our lives.

Reunion Seminar #4: Art and Adultery in India Professor Ellison B. Findly , Religion Department A survey of the relationship between escapist fantasy and social mores as depicted in Indian painting .

9:45-10:45 am

Campus Tour conducted by students, starting from Austin Arts Center

10:45-11 :30 am Austin Arts Center Goodwin Theatre

Initiatives for the '80s President James F. English , Jr. will discuss th e College's progress in its long range planning programs.

11 :40 am

The Annual Reunion Class Parade semble on the Long Walk

Noon-12:30 pm Ferris Ath letic Center Unit A

Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association: Greetings by President English , and presentation of alumni/ae awards.

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12:30 pm

Buffet Luncheon on the Quad

2-3 pm McCook Auditorium

Reunion Seminar #5: Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal: The Perspective of a Half Century Professor J. Ronald Spencer '64, History Department An examination of Roosevelt, the man and the President, as well as a critical analysis of the New Deal 's failures and successes and its continuing impact on American life.

2:30-4 pm

Round Robin Tennis Tournament continued College courts

2:30-4 pm

Trowbridge Memorial Pool open for alumni/ ae and families

2:30-4 pm

Reunion Track Meet for alumni/ae, spouses and children , featuring the Second Annual Three-Mile Mini-Marathon

2:30-4 pm

Alumni/ae Softball Game

3:15-4:15 pm McCook Auditori um

Reunion Seminar #6: Evolutionary Political Realism in a Nuclear Age: The Bishops, the Bible, and the Bomb Professor Frank Kirkpatrick '64, Religion Department An analysis of the arguments for and against the freezing of the nuclear arms race.

4pm Chapel

Organ Recital by John Rose, College Organist

4:30-5:30 pm McCook Auditorium

The Challenge of College Admissions Donald N. Dietrich , Director of Admissions, will talk about the many factors that play a role in the admissions process.

6pm

Children's

6:30pm

Class Receptions and Dinners Individual Class locat ions to be announced

7-8:30 pm

Children's Entertainment: Pandemonium Puppets and Magician Barry Moran , Austin Arts Center, Goodwin Theatre Movie for Teenagers: " Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ," Life Sciences Center, Room 134

8:30-9 pm

Children return to dorms for the evening

9 pm-1 am

Entertainment: Concert by the Trinity Pipes, followed by danc ing to " Funky Butt" (Pete Campbell '53), Mather Campus Center, Washington Room

Chic~en

Barbecue

SUNDAY, JUNE 10 8-11-am

Brunch, Mather Campus Center

11 am

Reunion Eucharist and Commemoration of Departed Alumni/ae, Chapel The Rev. Lloyd A. Lewis, Jr. '69, Preacher, and the Rev. Donald W. Kimmick '54, Celebrant, assisted by other alumni clergy Coffee, Chapel Garden, following the Memorial Service

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Sports MEN'S BASKETBALL=================================

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SENIOR CO-CAPTAIN Tom King shows one of the many aspects of his fine all-around game that has made him a standout player for four years.

With three starters returning from last year's 22-3 squad, the outlook for this season was reasonably bright. A lmost no one, however, could h ave predicted the outstanding performance achieved by the hoopsters. With six games remaining on the regular season schedule, the Bantams now stand at 16-1, are ranked fifteenth nationally, and will most likely be one of the top seeds in the ECAC postseason tournament.

Trinity started the season with a bang, winning its first thirteen games of the year, most in convincing fashion. The start was the best ever by aTrinity basketball team, and the thirteen straight wins are also a new Trinity recm路d for basketball. Sandwiched in the middle of the streak was a victory in the Liberty C lassic as the Bantams got by Wesleyan in the opener and took Connecticut College. The Camels gained a measure of revenge, however, as they recently dashed Trinity's hopes for an undefeated season with a 72-56 win in New London. There is a fairly good chance that the two teams will meet again in postseason play.

In the four years since the arrival of this year's seniors on the Trinity campus, the Bantams have been establishing themselves as a New England Division III powerhouse. The four teams that Jim Bates, Tom King, and Kerry Sullivan have been on compiled an impressive record of 73 wins against only 18losses. During that same time, Trinity has been to the finals of the ECAC tournament twice.

Jim Bates, a four-year starting guard, is one of the most talented all-around players to have ever played at Trinity. His 1,202 career points place him fifth on the all-time list; at his current pace he could move as high as third. What stands out about Bates more than his scoring, though, is his passing. His seeing-eye passes through the defense are pure joy to watch. Moreover, fine passing has carried over to the whole t_e am and unselfish, team-oriented play has become the trademark of the 1983-84 Bantams.

Bates' two classmates, Tom King and Kerry Sullivan, have also improved steadily during their four years here. King simply does it all in every game: deadly outside shooting, strong inside moves, court-length passes . to break the press, strong rebounding, and aggressive defense. He is near the team lead in every offensive category, but his worth to the team could never be accurateLy measured in mere numbers. Perhaps more dramatic an improvement has been seen in the play of center Kerry Sullivan. One of the big question marks at the onset of the season, Sullivan has flourish ed in his new role as a starter and is now one of the most respected rebounding and defensive centers in the

for the team's rise to such lofty heights. Plus, he has laid a solid foundation that should serve to perpetuate the successful Bantam basketball tradition for years to come.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL=:==:====:=

FOUR-YEAR STARTER Karen Orczyk, a member of two NIAC championship basketball teams, takes it to the hoop against Wesleyan.

The Bantams were expecting big things this year with all but one player returning from last year's NIAC championship team. Also, 1981-82 MVP Chris Lofgren came back after a year abroad, and some outstanding freshmen joined the fold. Unfortunately, the pieces did not fall into place immediately. Lofgren and the freshmen needed time to adjust, injuries took their toll, and stellar point guard, Karen Rodgers, was studying in Europe as was rebounding forward Kathleen Soley.

The Bantams stumbled to a 1-4 start.

Since January, though, the story has been different as the team has climbed back to a .500 record. Rodgers and Soley are back and definitely making a positive impact. Rodgers leads the team in assists and has been averaging better than 10 points per game while Soley has been a valuable contributor off the bench. Lofgren, too, is regaining her form of two years' ago and is the team's leading rebounder. Freshmen Sara Mayo and 'Betsy Jones are emerging as the stars of the future, and sophomore Sheila Andrus is making a strong comeback from early-season injuries after an outstanding freshman year.

Two of the most important reasons for the team's resurgence have been the leadership and fine play of four-year players Karen Orczyk and Debbie Priestley.

While Orczyk's scoring has been off from past years, she has still been an extremely valuable performer with her defense and hustle. Priestley, a deadly outside shooter, is the team's leading point-getter and is shooting 55% from the floor. With their leadership and continued team improvement, the Bantams still have at least an outside chance of qualifying for the NIAC tournament to defend the title that they have held for the past two years.

INDOOR TRACK============ league. He, too, is an extremely good passer for a big man, and he can score when called upon.

One of the main reasons that Sullivan has not been called upon more often has been sophomore forward Ken Abere. A threat to score whenever he has the ball, Abere is the team's leading scorer and has been averaging well over twenty points per game in the last seven games. Freshman point guard Mike Donovan has certainly not given away his age by his on-court performance. He plays with a great deal of poise and has been a steadying influence in running the offense.

Sophomore Bill Pfohl has contributed greatly off the bench, averaging over ten points and almost five rebounds per game, while third guard John Barton gives the team another outside shooting threat.

While one can only speculate upon the future of this year's team as they go into the stretch run, there can be no doubt that this is one of the finest quintets ever assembled at Trinity. Head coach Stan Ogrodnik has done an excellent job and deserves a great deal of credit

T earns of both men and women have competed for Trinity this winter on the indoor track circuit. The sport is run on an informal basis, but serves as valuable preparation for the outdoor season in the spring.

Coach Jim Foster has had six athletes qualify individually for the New England Division III meet: Dave Barry in the 1000 meters, Femi Obi and Dave Banta in the 55 meters, Steve Drew in the 55 meter hurdles, Matt Harthun in the pole vault, and Steve Klots in the 1500 meters. Two relay teams will also compete for Trinity. Both Barry and Obi are among the favorites to win their respective events. The women's team, made up largely of freshmen and sophomores, has also shown promise. The middle distances appear to be a strongpoint of the Bantam women with veteran Erica Thurman and newcomers Alix Woodford, Meredith Lynch, and A lex Steinert all turning in good performances this winter. Freshman Leslie Berckmans has also looked good in the sprints and the high jump.

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ICE HOCKEY==============

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With any sort ofluck at all, the Trinity pucksters would have ten wins in the Division III and be a shooin for the ECAC postseason tournament. Instead the Bantams, losers of four one-goal games that could easily h ave gone the other way, are just one game over .500 (6-5-1) and struggling for a berth in the expanded eightteam playoff format. Coach John Dunham's team needs to win its four remaining division games, not an easy task considering that the Bantams have to travel to Wesleyan and Connecticut College and take on playoff contenders New Hampshire and Iona at home.

The strength of this year's team has been defense, as evidenced by Trinity's giving up just 53 goals in seventeen total games. Junior Barney Corning, a forward for his first two years, has been described by some as the best defe~seman ever to play at Trinity. He controls play in his own end, clears the puck extremely well , and is an offensive threat as well. Sophomore Chris Lorenz has improved greatly in his second season, and senior co-captains Chip Farnham and Bill Stride have played well, also, just as they have for their entire four-year careers. Providing the final line of defense has been sophomore goaltender Vince Laurentino, who has given up less than two goals per game, including only six in his last four outings.

On offense, Vern Meyer, an aggressive sophomore, is leading the scoring race for the second straight year with 22 points. Close behind him are juniors Mike Sload and Chris Downs and sophomores Bill Slaney and Rich Stetson. The return of sophomore center Reed Whitmore, who missed most of last year and the early part of this season, has done much to bolster the Bantams' attack. Still, it is on offense where the Bantams need to improve if they are to be successful in

their quest for a spot in the playoffs. The defense appears to be solid, but the offense must get the puck in the net for Trinity to win.

WOMEN'S SWIMMING======== With its most recent win, the women's swim squad etched itself into the record books as the Trinity team with the longest winning streak in school history. This year's eight wins combined with last year's perfect 10-0 record ran the streak to eighteen victories, eclipsing the men's squash team's (1975-76) old mark of seventeen straight. The women's streak, however, will be severely tested in the two final meets against New England powers Tufts and Amherst.

Coach Chet McPhee has had thirteen swimmers qualify for the New England meet, up from last year's number, but to date only two women have met the standards for national qualification as opposed to seven last year. Four qualifiers of 1983 - Lulu Cass, Karen Hubbard, Barbie Brennan, and Laura Couch- are all close to qualification again, and Coach McPhee is hoping that the tougher competition of the last two meets will bring out his swimmers' best and get them into the national meet. Diver Mary Ellen Foy also has a chance of meeting the national standards.

If they do qualify, the five will join breaststroker Debbie Cronin and freestyler Dea Fredrick, Trinity's two qualifiers thus far. Fredrick was third in the 50-freestyle a year ago, and she is shooting for a national title this year. She was only .08 seconds off the winning time in 1983, and is now swimming even better. Both Fredrick and Cronin are in their final years of eligibility, and McPhee must find replacements ifTrinity is to remain one of the dominant teams in Division III swimmi ng in New England .

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THE PLAYOFF-BOUND Bantam ice hockey team has been led by super defenseman Barnet Corning, perhaps the best ever to play the position at Trinity.

NATIONAL CONTENDER Dea Fredrick (middle lane) will be shooting for top honors in the 50-yard freestyle at the NCAA Division Ill meet.

MEN'S SWIMMING::===::==::==::==:: The men's swim team, now 1-6 on the year, has been hampered by a severe lack of swimmers. There are only nine members on the team, and sickness has occasionally cut even further into the Bantam squad, forcing the team to swim with as few as six swimmers.

Often, Trinity wins more individual events than its opponents, but the lack of depth prevents the team from picking up the _second and third places necessary for a team victory.

Rex Dyer, a national qualifier in the backstroke last year, has again been Trinity's top swimmer. He, along with Tim Raftis, Chip Lake, and Jim Loughlin, will comprise the Trinity contingent at the New England meet. Loughlin, only a freshman, set a new school record in the 1000-yard freestyle. Another freshman, Cameron Muir, is perhaps Trinity's best diving prospect in fifteen or twenty years. Despite their promise, however, Coach McPhee feels he needs a very big recruiting year if the program is to remain competitive.

WRESTLING路::===::==::==::==::==::==:: The wrestling team had high hopes for the 1983-84 season. Last year, Coach Mike Darr had been able to field a full team for the first time in many years, and the team included a number of promising freshman wrestlers.

However, when this season actually began, the Bantams were plagued once again by a problem of numbers. Some of the veterans did not return, and the freshman prospects were fewer than expected. Despite

some good individual efforts, the team usually had to forfeit three bouts in a match - a major factor in the eventual2-12 record.

Trinity's top wrestler has been sophomore Joe Adam at 177 pounds. He finished the regular season with an 11-3 record and is looking for a high place at the New England tournament where he finished fourth last year. Other strong wrestlers have been sophomore Nick Veronis and freshman Ian Brodie. Mike Howe, the team's only senior, has been a solid performer for four years and his presence will be missed a great deal next year.

SKI TEAM::=::=::=::=::=::=::=::= The Trinity ski team, now in its fifth year as a club sport, has improved considerably this year. Skiing in five meets in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, the team made its presence felt in the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Conference, a league which includes such traditionally strong teams as the University of Massachusetts, Plymouth State, and Boston College.

Gates Garrity and Max Smith have been the top male skiers, with seniors John Hamblett, Mark Tiedemann, and Will Washburn also performing well. Garrity recently finished nineteenth in the combined slalom and giant slalom competition, the best finish ever by a Trinity skier. The women's team, while low in numbers, is competitive nonetheless. Mimi Gatchell, Maureen Hughes, Leslie Pennington, and Liz Sobkov have all improved markedly as the season has progressed. The team is coached by Margaret Benson and Todd Marble.

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SQUASH TEAM LEADER Bill Doyle, a two-time All-America and this year's captain, is one of the main reasons for the team's high national ranking.

ONE OF TRINITY'S FINEST female athletes ever, Nina Porter has been to the national finals in squash three times and will again be challenging for the title in 1984.

She was also Trinity's leading scorer in lacrosse last year.

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WOMEN'S SQUASH======

With Trinity's recent thrilling victory over Williams, the Bantams guaranteed themselves of at least a number three ranking in the final nineman team standings. Harvard and Princeton will be numbers one and two with Trinity, Williams, and Navy (5-4 victors over Trinity but losers to Williams) fighting it out for the final spots in the top five. The victory over Williams was somewhat of a surprise as number two player Mike Georgy was sidelined with an injury. With most of the Trinity players having to play up the ladder from their usual spot, the Bantams were still able to pull out the win with many of the matches going the full five games.

First-year coach Steve Heath has the team playing extremely well and has a few individuals who will be in contention for postseason honors.

The top six Trinity players- Bill Doyle, Georgy (who should be back), ].D. Cregan, Bill Villari, Doug Burbank, and Jerome Kapelus - will com- . pete at the season-ending six-man national tournament at Navy. Doyle will be trying to regain his first-team All-America status of a year ago by finishing in the top ten. Georgy and Cregan were both second team All-Americans.

The women's squash team, coached by Rebecca Chase and led by four-year star Nina Porter, is again having an excellent season. The Bantams finished fourth in the Howe Cup, the equivalent of a national championship, thus improving upon their national ranking of fifth of last year. The consistent high finishes are even more impressive when it is taken into account that Trinity is the only Division III team competing against Division I teams for the Howe Cup. Porter, three-time runnerup at the national tournament, will be impossible to replace. Unquestionably the finest female squash player ever to play at Trinity, Porter was presented the Betty Richie Award this year, a national honor given to the player who best exemplifies sportsmanship, fair play, and excellence in squash. Porter, along with teammates Kat Castle, Kathy Klein, and Laura Higgs, will be competing at the national tournament in March. Both Porter and Castle (ranked ninth in the country) were AllAmericans last year and will be trying to achieve that status once again.

WINTER SPORTS

WRESTLING (2-12)

MEN'S BASKETBALL (21-2) 94 Curry 79 Amherst 60 Barrington 100 Queens 80 Nichols 87 Wesleyan 72 Conn. College 79 Williams 77 Kings Point 63 Wesleyan 69 Coast Guard 85 Tufts 96 W.P.I. 56 Conn. College 79 Brandeis 89 Bowdoin 75 Bates 85 M.l.T. 61 Coast Guard 78 UHartford 83 Amherst 82 Westfield St. 91 Wesleyan

45 60 55 67 62 65 70 68 62 57 52 77 76 72 72 74 59 61 42 63 65

12 6 12 8 12 18 14

27 6 12 26 16 9 14

Norwich W.P.l.

Bridgewater St. W.N.E.C. Hunter Bowdoin Amherst UHartford M.I.T. Central Conn.

Williams Plymouth St. Wesleyan R.l.C.

41 42 30

36 27 26 31 17 47 21 24 33 38 29

ICE HOCKEY (11-10-1) 1 4 2 4 7 2

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Suffolk 2 St. Michaels 0 Wesleyan 8 Conn. College Nichols 1 Westfield St. 7 Stonehill 3 Army 5 Navy 1 Navy 4 Framingham St. 6 Amherst 5 UConn 7 Bentley 2 Fairfield 2 S.M.U. (OT) 1 Assumption 4 Wesleyan 5 N.H. College (OT)S A.l.C. 2 Conn. College 5 Iona

0 6 6 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 4 2 0

79 54 WOMEN'S SQUASH (8-3)

MEN'S SWIMMING (2-8) 47 36 47 53 43 41 41 55 35 67

Fairfield S.M.U. Central Conn.

Union Wesleyan Babson W.P.l.

Holy Cross Amherst Clark

64 58 63 41 52 66 54 57 59 45

ANGLICANS TO AMERICANS: Trinity Episcopal Church, Newtown, Conn., 1732-1982

By Robert W. Gardner '64 (Walker & Co.; New York; 1982)

2 7 6 66 7 80 4 1 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (10-8) 5 72 Coast Guard 49 1 56 Conn. College 60 0 54 Mt. Holyoke 69 7 50 Keene State 78 7 52 Wellesley 69 4 71 Coast Guard 45 7 55 UHartford 54 4 51 W.P.I. 62 57 Mt. Holyoke 62 67 Western Conn.

64 MEN'S SQUASH (15-3) 37 Conn. College 61 9 Amherst 64 Wesleyan 46 3 Princeton 72 Bowdoin 60 3 Harvard 67 Smith 54 9 M.l.T. 8 Dartmouth 67 Williams 52 9 Rochester 79 Amherst 62 6 Yale 83 Wesleyan 62 9 Wesleyan 57 Eastern Conn.

62 9 Bowdoin 9 Colby WOMEN'S SWIMMING (9-1) 9 Colgate 79 Fairfield 52 8 SUNY-Stony Brook 89 Holy Cross 51 7 Geo. Washington 51 S.M.U. 44 4 Navy 75 Mt. Holyoke 56 5 Williams 59 Wesleyan 27 7 Army 39 73 Southern Conn.

9 Vassar 90 Clark 59 8 Tufts 86 Conn. College 45

63 Tufts 80 Amherst

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Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Yale UPenn Smith Wesleyan Middlebury Williams Amherst Brown

5 2 5 5 3 0 0 0 2 0

Reviewed by Borden W. Painter, ]r. '58

Robert Gardner has accomplished the difficult task of writing the history of one parish and placing it within the broader context of state and national history. Too often this genre of historical writing does little more than chronicle the internal events of parish life: who the rectors were, who served on the vestries, how money was collected and disbursed, when parish halls and churches were built, and who gave what in memory of whom. Those sorts of facts deserve their place, and Mr. Gardner includes them as part of the story, but the strength of this well-written and handsomely published volume is its attention to how life in one parish in western Connecticut relates to the larger picture.

The author states clearly and candidly in his introduction how he has chosen to go about his work. His approach includes the "bricks, mortar and ministers" chronicle, but seeks to go beyond that, on the understanding that the history of a "particular parish should be partly philosophic, partly institutional, and largely social." (p. 2) Gardner writes effectively on the early years of Trinity Church, Newtown, during the colonial period. After ably reviewing the English Reformation and the founding of the Connecticut colony, he points out the difficulties Anglicans faced in organizing parishes in the early eighteenth century in the face of opposition from established Congregationalism. Over here the Established Church of England found itself a minority, dissenting body. It only gathered some momentum in the early 1720s when a group of Congregational clergy, led by Yale's rector, Timothy Cutler, publicly declared their conversion to the Church of England.

In Newtown, the Congregational minister made a similar public declaration for Anglicanism in the winter of 1731-32, and that is when the history of Trinity Church properly began. The Rev. John Beach left his Congregational

pulpit and sailed to England for ordination in the summer of 17 32 and returned to organize Newtown's Anglicans into a parish. Gardner tells the story of Beach and Trinity's early years in a clear and lively style. Indeed Beach's subsequent fifty-year ministry in Newtown is the focus of several chapters. Beach, along with most Connecticut Anglican clergy remained loyal to the Crown of England in the Revolution. He died in 1782, just eighteen months before peace was concluded.

Gardner devotes about half his text to the colonial and revolutionary period. His chapters on the nineteenth . century are clear and crisp, but less compelling because the life of the parish did not have the same interplay with state and national life so evident in the more turbulent eighteenth century.

Young men from Trinity Church served in the Union forces during the Civil war, but the Episcopal Church as an institution locally and nationally did not occupy the same controversial political and social position it had at the time of the Revolution. Indeed, Gardner points out that the "Episcopal Church bent over backwards to avoid taking stands on virtually any of the issues that divided the nation during these times," including slavery. (pp. 74-

75) The growth of Trinity Church, Newtown, into a relatively large parish took place after World War II and especially during the 1960s. Here Gardner's account successfully integrates the story of this growth with the social and demographic changes of the area and with some of the larger issues facing the country such as civil rights.

We should not conclude our review of this fine parish history without noting that Trinity College finds its place in the story from time to time. Both John Williams and Flavel Sweeten Luther, presidents of the College, get mentioned, as do occasional events in the life of the College.

Author Robert W. Gardner is a 1964 graduate of Trinity, where he also earned an M.A. in 1966. He is currently chairman of the Social Studies Department at New Canaan High School. Reviewer Borden W. Painter, Jr. graduated from Trinity in 1958 and received his M.A . and Ph.D. degrees from Yale. He also holds an S.T.B . degree from General Theological Semmary and was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1963. A member of the Trinity faculty since 1964, he is a professor in the department of history.

Trintype Jim Miller has always resisted the notion of an academic as someone living a kind of ivory-tower existence. "I've never found it a comfortable model for me," he explains.

"I don't think I want to live in a tower exclusively."

An associate professor of English and member of the Trinity faculty for 11 years, Miller strives to bring a real-world flavor and his own life experiences to bear on the lively discussions of literature that characterize his classroom. To a large extent, his academic career has been shaped and enriched by study and encounters with contemporary literary figures. As an undergraduate at Brown University, majoring in English literature, he dabbled briefly in writing for the Brown Daily Herald, was involved with the student organizations of the civil rights movement, and reveled in an environment "where all kinds of human encounters were possible."

It was there, he recalls, that he first met Leroi Jones, "who later became the focal point of one area of my research interests," and where a "chance encounter" with author John Barth led him to apply to the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he earned his Ph.D. At Brown, Miller also first began to pursue a long-standing interest in the theatre, acting in undergraduate productions of "A Taste of Honey" and "Guys and Dolls," and later taking a turn at playwriting. Paradoxically, one of the reasons he first became involved in theatre was that he was shy. "It was almost like a challenge to overcome that sense of shyness that I had. I was terrified of the stage all the time. Once I was out there and established in the character, I enjoyed it. I found that I was somewhat of a ham," he laughs.

Miller recognizes that his actor's training sometimes finds its way into the classroom. "Teaching is often the function of audience," he observes, "because there is a kind of performance dimension to the business. If you feel that you are working with an audience that is comfortable, then the scope of your own activity as a teacher really is larger.

"I'm most comfortable," Miller says, "when I feel that a relationship has been established that is finally going to allow me to engage in

some kind of interaction with the class. Now, the length of time that it takes for that process to start up does not bother me, as long as my sense is that the possibility of that engageme-n t is there. I don't want my students to simply accept my own conclusions. I want them to struggle toward truths of their own."

Miller's first teaching experiences came at SUNY at Buffalo, where he continued his studies after receiving his B.A. from Brown. At Buffalo his literary vision was further widened by meetings with writers of the Black Mountain School of Poetry, and the beat and post-beat poets in their frequent visits to the campus. And, through his experience with the university's Council on International Studies, where he was research associate, he met key figures in the emergent East African states. "I began to nourish and formalize my interest in African literature," he recalls, "because so many African writers were coming to campus. I invariably learned from them. My basic concepts about African literature were shaped and molded by them." .

For a time Miller was faculty member as well as graduate student at SUNY, when he directed its new Black Studies Program in the first two years of its existence. He left Buffalo in 1971 and spent a year at the then-new Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, NY, where he was assistant professor of humanities. He came to Trinity in 1972 as assistant professor of English and intercultural studies, and for several years directed the intercultural studies

program, an effort which he says he enjoyed although he does not "aspire" to administration. At Trinity he teaches American Literature of the '30s ("a neglected period"), the Southern Studies Research Project, poetry writing, and Afro-American literature.

Miller's current research interests include work at the Stowe-Day Foundation in Hartford on slave narratives , within the context of mid-19th century American literary and cultural life. At the Foundation he is also doing research on Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, for a special exhibiton in 1986, which will take a retrospective look at the novel and its impact on American life.

Outside of Trinity Miller has established himself firmly in the Hartford community, yet another example of the careful interweaving which meld his life and work.

Active in the Blue Hills Civic Association in the Hartford neighborhood where he lives, he has edited the community organization's newspaper and managed the recent campaign of Rudy Arnold, who was elected to the City Council and served for a time as deputy mayor.

"I find it very difficult to imagine myself not having some kind of active relationship to a viable community," Miller says. "I believe that it is important for people to be grounded in the world somewhere - one does not simply 'free flow.'

It helps me to understand something important about the shape of the world that I live in. If I'm going to talk about the world, I think I need that understanding."

Along the Walk continued from page 5

Class Notes

poetry for several years, she feels that "it was'. never really poetry until about a year ago ." She notes that many of her poetry's themes come from her Lithuanian h eritage .

A Capital Area Sch olar for all four years at Trinity, M antautas received awards in th e John C urtis Underwood M emorial Prizes in Poetry and T rinity Alumnus Prizes in Prose Fict ion competitions. She studied in England during her junior year, and is a n ominee this year for a Watson fellowsh ip.

The A utumn Painting

by Idalia M antautas '84 The small, fragran t leaves of the jasmine are tipped with yellow.

Vital Statistics

Berries in t heir beaks, blue jays lift to fl y, weighted , from the rowa n .

T he paint flakes easily , curling away from the blade and down;

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ENGAGEMENTS 1974 JAMES A. FINKELSTEIN and Lynn Marie Gould

in my mind a blue spruce in rain, geese flyin g.

1976 A. HOBART P ORTER and Pamela Joyce DeGraff

You left , part-way thro ugh

1977 SOPHIE BAKE R BELL and Warren Dillaway Ayres, Jr.

the autumn paint ing: the paint uneven , stroked along one wall, and one wall bare; the rowan rich with berries and the boards rough, waiting to soak paint from the brush.

"S now in C an ada. M y love, " on a November post card I still save.

What did you find there to call your own ?

1981 SUSAN LYNN GERACI and Scott William Marhefki JUDITH ANN (DE DE) SEEBER and David Parker Boyd 1981-1982 F RANK NE TCOH and NANCY KESSLER PHILIP J. P E DRO and LISA A. MOUGALIAN 1982 J OHN A. MEANEY and Rosemary Browne 1983-1984 NANCY MOORE BOGLE and Gordon Webb Seymour St. John '84

Crickets move slowly in the grass, their song sh rill with premonitions of frost.

The paint falls easily from my knife.

WEDDINGS

Harder to scrape th e debris of a life and get down to th e clean , dry boards.

1926 HAROLD WARING MESSER and Katharine MacDowell Holden, November 12, 1983

1931 JOHN GOODING, JR. and Mary Molloy, October 29, 1983 1967 PETE R MILFORD and Katy Haight, July, 1983 1972 NEIL H. BOBROFF and Maureen Stewart, May 7, 1983 1974 ELAINE AUSTIN and Philip Crossman, July, 1983 BRUCE CHOLST and Judith Ann Moldover, August 28, 1983 NATHALIE M. POST and Andus Brandt, February 26, 1983 1976 WILLIAM C. BAKER and Mayer Mar tin Roberts, October 1, 1983 1977 BARBARA CASTLE and Marc Ginsberg, June 19, 1983 J. DAVID MARDE R and Margaret Ann Mullarkey, September 24, 1983 SANDRA SMITH and Dion Coleman, December 25, 1983 1977-1978 JAMES HAMBLETON ARNOLD and SANDRA P EARCE BUNTING, September, 1983 1978 BARBARA A. FISCHE R and Michael P. McQueeney, J uly 30, 1983 JONATHAN B. SE NDOR and Barbara Ellis, May 29, 1983 AMEY WITBECK and Silas Witherbee, August 20, 1983 1980 WILLIAM L. ADLER and Ellen Kramer, October 1, 1983

1981 KEVIN P. HALL and Lorna Soto, November 19, 1983 1982 ELLIN M. CARPENTER and MATTHEW P. SMITH, August 14, 1983

MASTERS 1981 GEORGE E. BLAIR and Jane Elizabeth Erasmus, July 24, 1982

BIRTHS

1967 Mr. and Mrs. Lynn M. Kirkby, son, Jeffrey M., June 24, 1983 Dr. and Mrs. G. Theodore Ruckert, son, Gustave Theodore, V, May 7, 1983 1968 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph White, son, Christopher Stephen, April29, 1983 1969 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Edinberg, son, Joel Russell, May 13, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Alden R. Gordon, son, Alexander William Arthur, June 3, 1983 Dr. and Mrs. William Rosenblatt, son, Steven David, September 26, 1983

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1970 Mr. and Mrs. George C. Conklin, son, Andrew Charles, July 19, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dale, son, Geoffrey Simons, December 9, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lorn, daughter, Stacy Elizabeth, July 2, 1983 1971 Mr. and Mrs. James C. Amis, son, Charles Edward, September 27, 1983 Kathleen L. Frederick and Professor Eugene Leach, son, Joseph Daniel Leach, December 8, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. G. Keith Funston, Jr., son, G. Keith Funston, III, October 23, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Jennings, son, Tyler, October 17, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mittenthal, daughter, Lauren Beth, October 9, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Tingley, daughter, Julia Wheeler, August 30, 1983 1971-1973 Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Haas (Nancy Lydia Townshend), daughter, Livingston, March 13, 1983 1972 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Tranquillo, son, Michael, February 20, 1982 1973 Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Beaser, son, Andrew David, August 21, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Alan Henson, daughter, Emily Ann, October 10, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan C. Neuner, son, Timothy John, June 14, 1983 1973-1975 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barrett (Diana Kirk), son, Benjamin Kirk, March 10, 1983 1974 Mr. and Mrs. Don C. Hawley, daughter, Maegan Bennett, January 5, 1984 Mr. and Mrs. John Rioux (Pixie Holbrook), son, Gabriel Ed, November 18, 1983

1975 Mr. and Mrs. Damien Davis, daughter, Emily Grace, July 16, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Chester Derr, daughter, Emily .Jessica, May 10, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hendel, son, Andrew Jared, November 5, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. David Kates (Ann Tulcin), son, Douglas Lawrence, July 12, 1983 1976 Dr. Susan McGill Cross and Dr. Timothy A. Cross, son, Nathan, October 12, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. John Lebeaux, son, Benjamin Perkins, October 31, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Maus, son, Michael, Jr., October 27, 1983 1977 Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. 路Gerchman, daughter, Sarah Mary, October 4, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. John Ernst (Laurie Blair), son, David Alexander, October 11, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Willey (Valerie McKee), daughter, Crissy, May, 1983 1978 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Clark (Susan E.), son, Whitney Michael, May 25, 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kehoe, daughter, Keri Michelle, October 9, 1983

MASTERS 1979 Mr. and Mrs. Briggs (Mary Amodeo), son, Allen Michael, August 29, 1983 1981 Mr. and Mrs. George E . Blair, III , son, George Edward Blair, IV, September 1, 1983

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Robert E. Cross 208 Newbury St. Hartford, CT 06114

EDWIN BARTON was featured in are路 cent edition of the Bloomsburg, P A PressEnterprise. A resident of the Bloomsburg Health Care Center, the retired educator and historian appears much younger than his 94 years. The article describes the varied historical pieces written over the years

by Mr. Barton, and tells of his many contributions to the activities of the residence where he now lives.

Class Agent: Edwin M. Barton

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Erhardt G. Schmitt 41 Mill Rock Rd. New Haven, CT 06511

Hey! "Howse" about our fine football team this year! A recent press release reported that quarterback Joe Shield has won two post-season honors for his 1983 performance that included breaking the New England Division III season record for passing. Joe, a senior from Brattleboro, VT, was selected "Offensive Player of the Year" by The New England Football Newsletter. He also received the "Gold Helmet" award, presented by the New England Football Writers' Association to the top player in Divisions II and III. The Coca-Cola Co. will contribute a $1,000 scholarship in Shield's name to the Trinity general scholarship fund . Too bad we were not all at the games to reminisce about other old Trinity, Wesleyan and Amherst contests.

The Class of 1916 Memorial Scholarship continues to benefit four current students.

"From little acorns grow mighty oaks."

Here we have four fine students and "all around" people - two men and two women. I am sure you all feel as happy about it as I do. From time to time I hear from some of them telling me how grateful they are for our help. I can only reply through this column, and I hope they realize how thankful we are for their thought-

fulness in writing to the Class of 1916.

Good luck and carry on. That is all for now. Hope your holidays were fine!

Class Agent: James F. English, Jr.

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The Rev. Joseph Racioppi 264 Sunnieholme Dr. Fairfield, CT 06430

Your SECRETARY is looking forward to the spring when two grandsons graduate - Gib from Trinity (he plans to do graduate work in the field of computer medicine), and Chris from MIT. He will also go on to graduate school. His specialty is metallurgy.

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Melville E. Shulthiess Taunton Hill Rd. Newtown, CT 06470

What news have I received from my few surviving classmates? Just none, which isn't surprising, since forty percent of them took off for the Sunny South years ago and no longer brave our New England winter weather.

Stopped in at Wethersfield not long ago to spend an hour with our industrious Class Agent, Louisa Pinney Barber, who has made reasonably good recovery from serious illness.

Must stop in West Hartford soon for an hour with RUSS HATHEWAY with whom I was closely associated until he took early retirement.

Class Agent: Louisa Pinney Barber

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James A. Calano 35 White St. Hartford, CT 06114

As requested by some of you I herewith set forth a current class list: WALTER BERUBE, JAMES CALANO, LUCA CELENTANO, MAURICE CRONAN, SERENO GAMMELL, MARTIN GAUDIAN, CONRAD GESNER, CHARLES HALLBERG, MAURICE JAFFER, JOSEPH MANION, STANLEY MILLER, CAREY MORSE, LAIRD NEWELL, PAUL NORMAN, JOSEPH POST, DANIEL ROURKE, JAMES SEELEY, STEVENSON WEBSTER. If you are interested in anyone's address please write me.

Class Agent: Sereno B. Gammell

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Walter J. Riley 7 Pequot Trail Westport, CT 06880

Inexorably, the Sands of Time take their toll. With the passing this year of GRANVILLE FRISBIE, GEORGE JACKSON and, in October, of BILL NICOL, the remaining class members number some twenty-four.

On a brighter note, HAROLD MESSER was married (see Weddings) to Kathleen Holden in West Hartford on November 12th. For those who wish to felicitate the newlyweds, they reside at 1 Avery Heights, Hartford, CT 06106.

Word just in from JIM BURR that Betty and he are spending the winter at Winter Park, FL after a successful golfing tour of Europe with the American Seniors International team. Didn't think Jim was old enough for that league.

Class Agent: Herbert J. Noble

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Winthrop H. Segur Park Ridge, Apt. 516 1320 Berlin Tpke.

Wethersfield, CT 06109

As usual no word from any of you guys to help me out with my quarterly report to the Reporter! However, it was pleasant to hear from STAN BELL's widow, Ginny, and learn that she is now pleasantly estab-

lished in Seal Cove, ME near her two daughters and grandchildren.

One final note on Trin Coli Sane's great 1983 football season. Your CHAIRMAN and SECRETARY were in their usual places for the Wesleyan game - Section E , seats 13 and 14 at the fifty yard line ready to enjoy the anticipated victory.

However, from the north came gusty Ca路 nadian Arctic winds that chilled us through and through, bringing the wind chill factor down to you know what. At half time on legs stiffened by the cold we repaired to the car for a quick fix (Tab, of course), shivering and awaiting some warmth from the heater. It did not take us long to agree that, discretion being the better part of valor, we were both too old to put up with such nonsense. So off to Andy's abode to listen to FM 89.3 for the second half in warmth and comfort! Let it be noted that it was the first and only time we had ever chickened out before the end of a game.

The result - you all made everyone happy and eager to enjoy the beautiful meal set up by our hostess, Annabel!.

Class Agent: The Rev. Robert Y. Condit

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Royden C. Berger 53 Thomson Rd. West Hartford, CT 06107

ART PLATT continues to play golf three times a week in spite of cobalt treatments and a "less than satisfactory cataract surgical procedure." Art is active in the Carlisle, P A Kiwanis Club which raises money for charitable projects by sponsoring a college basketball tournament and an annual scrimmage between the Baltimore Colts and the Washington Redskins which this summer drew 9,000 spectators.

In November, GEORGE SALISKE, in good shape following a triple bypass heart operation, headed for Robe Sound, FL, where he keeps an Airstream trailer. This year he plans to do some surf-casting as well as fishing in the Intercoastal Waterway.

29 On October 23, 1983 a Diocesan Service of Evensong was held at St. James Episcopal Cathedral in Fresno, CA in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the ordination of The Reverend GEORGE R. TURNEY. Class Agent: Morris J. Cutler, Esq.

31 JOHN F. CHILDS ran the New York City Marathon in 4 hours and 39 minutes - 10 minutes faster than last year!!

Congratulations!

Class Agent: George A. Mackie

33 HERBERT BELL has moved to a new address: 1747 Haywood Rd., Apt. A, Hendersonville, NC 28739.

Class Agent: Thomas S. Wadlow

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Reunion Class路 June 1984

Charles A. Tucker 7 Wintergreen Lane West Hartford, CT 06117

At Homecoming for the Trin-Wesleyan game were Frances and BRUCE SCHNEIDER, ANDY ONDERDONK, Irene and GUS UHLIG, CHUCK KINGS-

TON, Phyllis Mason, JOHN KELLY in the press box, the ED ELYs and the TUCKERs. All of the above are planning to return for the 50th along with the ED CRAIGs, BOB DAUT, the GRAHAM DAYs, HOFF BENJAMINs, BRYANT GREENs and the BILL JACKSONs and many others. We expect a large turnout.

Local committees are active and eager.

Helping Phyllis celebrate her birthday anniversary at Chatham, Cape Cod this fall were the Tuckers and Benjamins representing '34 along with many good Trinity friends such as the DON ENGLEYs, the JOE RUSSOs and the DON VIE RINGs. Class Agent: John E. Kelly Albert W. Baskerville P.O. Box 548 Derry, NH 03038 Ted Wessner is the latest recipient of the Warner Scholarship. Ted has written your SECRETARY expressing his appreciation for the financial assistance being afforded him. He is a sophomore hailing from Durham, NH. His courses this year: Computing, Calculus, American Political Parties, Microeconomic Theory and East Asian Civilization. Sounds like quite a challenge. Ted is on the varsity hockey team which will use a little of his spare time from 8:00 to 10:00 each night. Long range, he expects to major in economics and possibly a double major in English.

Next September he is scheduled for a twocredit internship at the State Capitol.

This is a good time to put in my perennial plug for contributions to the Warner Fund.

Please forward whatever you choose to me.

I'll respond to every letter. Come on, make me work!

A note has come from BILL WALKER, a nine-year councilman in Hopewell, NJ. He ran unopposed and won with 438 votes.

Bill must be doing something right.

BOB LAU has done it: he has retired from the Bureau of Veterans Services, New Jersey Department of Human Services after 25 years. August, 1983 was when Bob hung up his well-worn running shoes.

But I'm sure he isn't through running his extra-curricular activities. Bob considers this early retirement as he is a young 72.

His latest award - for outstanding community service was one presented by the County of Mercer, NJ Board of Chosen Freeholders. Bob occasionally lunches with BOB DAUT '34 and SIS SAMPERS. Recently he heard from ED MAY '37 now · living in Canada.

A missive from ERIC PURDON tells that he recently reached the three score ten mark. He had a real celebration - 86 guests at a birthday party (must have been a Maryland heat wave when all the candles were lit). Among the guests were Jane and BILL PAYNTER and STAN FISHER. Eric spent a week at Martha's Vineyard and was next scheduled for ten days at Hobe Sound, FL. A continuation of BILL PADDON's saga: After the garden party honoring the Prince and Princess, Bill settled down to more routine business - traveling on official business with his wife. They flew to Burgeo by helicopter and then traveled by boat to the island, Ramea, and reviewed Sea Cadet groups and then inspected a new and very large deep-sea trawler.

The Cadets put on quite an exposition including a parade, an exercise in seaman· ship procedures, and a dinner complete with the awarding of prizes and many speeches. (Editorial comment: a Lieutenant Governor's tenure is not all peaches and cream!)

The next main event of their official cruise was in a destroyer, HMCS Saguenay, which steamed along the Labra· dor coast from St. John's to Battle Harbor, and then to almost all the towns on the way to Goose Bay. Bill spent one afternoon of holiday at Indian Harbour where his parents first set up shop in a "rickety little

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hospital." Bill recalls scrambling around the rocky shore sixty years ago. (To be continued.)

Lastly, your SECRETARY has had an uneventful recovery from a cataract operation and eye implant in October. No problems, but a "be careful" recovery.

Class Agent: Dr. Orson H. Hart

36 T. LOWRY SINCLAIR and his wife, Celina, enjoyed a three-week visit to mainland China in May-June, 1983. "T.L." was a member of a naval architects' delegation on a technical mission sponsored by People-to-People International. Travel by air, train, bus, and boat took them to 6 cities before leaving by way of Hong Kong. He writes, "Trips to shipyards, research facilities, and universities were embellished by official receptions, technical sessions, sightseeing, entertainment, and banquets at every stop. It was exhausting for all in the group, but we had a wonderful time!"

"T.L." had spent his boyhood in China with missionary parents and attended the Shanghai American School as a junior before eventually entering Trinity.

He writes further, "My work has been going well, though cluttered now with a series of talks we have to give on China as a result of the trip. I must admit that Celina moves faster and does more than I, but I have learned long since not to try to keep up with women. I will probably never retire, but seem to have reached a peak finally that will mean more relaxed enjoyment of life including golf."

STEW OGILVY and his wife, Avis, spent a July week at Elderhostel on the campus of the University of Southern Maine. They were delighted to find that their professor for " The Literature of Sport" was Trin (and Kent) classmate, Dr. JACK HANNA. Stew writes, "Professor Hanna won appreciative acclaim from all his students for providing 7 V2 fascinating classroom hours. Before and after the week, he and his wife, Inga, entertained us royally. " Stew sends news of classmates: Isabel and BERT SCULL are !)OW retired and have been to Florida four times in the past year. They also traveled to Maine, Newport, Cape Cod and Alaska.

SAL PIACENTE, M.D. has been appointed to the Alumni Councillor Staff for the Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA, for three years.

Sally an<J DON SELLARS became Los Angeles Dodger fans this year and are just now relaxing from a hectic season. They are enjoying the symphony and several art organizations.

Class Agent: Albert M. Dexter, Jr.

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James M.F. Weir 27 Brook Rd. Woodbridge, CT 06525

SPENCER KENNARD, JR. reports that he has retired from the Lenox Library in Lenox, MA and now resides at 47 Holway St., in Chatham, MA. Class Agent: Dr. Joseph G. Astrnan

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Reunion Class· June 1984

Edward C. Barrett 52 Sowarns Rd. Barrington, RI 02806

Homecoming this fall brought back a few of the old faithful of '39: JACK WILCOX, MIKE BASSFORD, ED SMITH, VIC HAMILTON, and your SECRETARY. Among the many joys of returning to campus was watching Trin emerge victorious again over Wesleyan.

You've been given the word already that '39 is planning a gala event this spring our 45th Reunion. You'll be hearing more about it soon from the Reunion Committee, chaired by JACK WILCOX and ED BARRETT. Get our your calendars now and circle June 7, 8, 9 and 10 for the 45th Reunion at Trinity.

Class Agent: Ethan F. Bassford

40 JOHN L. RITTER writes that he is "retired and enjoying swimming at Trin at noon several times a week."

Class Agent: Walter E. Borin

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Frank A. Kelly, Jr. 21 Forest Dr. Newington, CT 06111

Among executives whose positions have been eliminated by merger can now be

counted TED KNUREK, coach of the Penney High School football team. Penney is being absorbed into East Hartford High School and Ted, being near retirement age, didn't get the East Hartford coaching job.

Described by the Hartford Courant as "the State's winningest active high school coach (210-105-11)," he admits that he loathes the prospect of idle Saturdays. But he had one satisfaction denied to most victims of merger. In the last Thanksgiving Day game between the traditional rivals Penney trounced East Hartford 20-13.

Class Agent: John T. Carpenter

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Martin D. Wood 4741 23rd St. North Arlington, VA 22207

DICK BESTOR has retired from the State Bank for Savings (now People's Bank) and now resides at 40 Ridgewood Rd., Windsor 06095.

CHARLES FRESHER writes that his son, Charles M. , having graduated from Assumption College and in May '83 from Catholic University Law School, recently

AREA ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES FAIRFIELD COUNTY- President Frederick M. Tobin '57, Tel: (203) 6558482.

On December 4th Carroll and Fred Tobin hosted a reception at their lovely home in Darien, Connecticut. President James F. English, Jr. addressed the lively turnout.

NORTHEASTERN OHIO - President Richard G. Mecaskey '51, Tel: (216) 371-3572.

The annual holiday party for prospective Trinity applicants, undergraduates, alumni/ae and parents was held at the home of Dan Moore '63. This affair is a vital part of the College's effort to increase the number of students from Northeastern Ohio attending Trinity next fall.

PHILADELPHIA- President B. Graeme Frazier III, Tel: (215) 836-5682.

Susannah Hesche] '73, editor of a recently published anthology, On Being a .Jewish Feminist, was guest speaker at the first luncheon meeting on December 13th. Her lively and interesting talk elicited many questions from the audience.

BALTIMORE- President Donald W. Carroll, Jr. '62, Tel: (301) 823-4202.

Over 75 alumni/ae and friends attended a reception at the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni House on January 14th, following the hockey game between Trinity and the Academy.

HARTFORD- President Donald B. Reder '69, Tel: (203) 233-4435.

The 24th annual Trinity Club of Hartford banquet was held on November 16th. Dr. Raymond Veeder, director of consultation and community services at the Institute of Living, gave a lively and provocative talk to an excellent turnout of alumni/ae, parents and friends. New members elected to the Executive Committee were Susan Angelastro, Michael Daly, Ernest Mattei, Thomas Tamoney, and Roy Zartarian.

BOSTON- President James P. Whitters III '62, Tel: (617) 426-4600.

The monthly luncheons continue to be a great success. Evelyn F. Murphy, secretary of economic affairs in Massachusetts, was guest speaker at the November 16th luncheon. On December 7th, Bill Rodgers, famous long distance runner, drew a large turnout. Guest speaker at the January 25th luncheon was Thomas Winship, editor of the Boston Globe.

The Museum of Fine Arts was a magnificent setting for the annual reception for alumni/ae, parents, spouses and friends held on Thursday, December 1st.

President English spoke to a very receptive audience .

WASHINGTON - President DanielL. Korengold, Tel: (703) 768-5500.

There was an excellent turnout for the fall reception on November 29th at the U.S. Capitol building. President English was guest speaker.

PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS March 23 - Chicago April3- New York April 4 - Philadelphia Aprilll - Providence

April 23 - Detroit April 24 - Cleveland April 29 - Long Island May 1 - Pittsburgh

May3- Dallas May 4 - Houston May 6- Northern New Jersey

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passed the Connecticut bar exam and is in the Navy, in the Judge Advocate Generals' Program.

JAMES MIRABILE has retired from law practice.

TOM TAMONEY writes that he is the resident partner of the West Hartford office of the new Jaw firm Brady, Tamoney, Gerlt, Willard and Alexander.

Class Agent: Milford F. Rhines, Esq.

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JACK FAY is the founder and president of Group Insurance Administrators, Inc. of Bloomfield, the largest association group insurance agency in the state of Connecticut. Jack travels between his residence in Stuart, FL and his West Hartford home, playing golf in both places as much as possible. Jack and his wife, Marie, have two sons and two daughters, and five grandchildren.

NICK MOTTO is Commandant of the State of Connecticut Veterans Home and Hospital in Rocky Hill, having been named by the Veterans Home and Hospital Commission and appointed by Governor O'Neill 2% years ago. Nick's residence is on the grounds of the Hospital, and he retains another home in Hartford. Nick was a 5-

BOB TOLAND and JOHN FINK, our chairmen for '44's big 40th Reunion, report that plans are well under way. Watch your mailbox for more news; a schedule of Reunion events is published in this issue of The Reporter.

Class Agent: William B. Starkey

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Rt. Rev. E. Otis Charles 1349 3rd Ave. Salt Lake City, UT 84103

LEONARD GREENBERG has been named a life director of the Greater Hartford Jewish Federation. An active Federation board member and leader of the Jewish community, he chaired the annual meeting held in October in Bloomfield.

Class Agent: David H. Rivkin

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Louis Raden General Tape & Supply, Inc. 7451 West Eight Mile Rd. Detroit, MI 48221

BILL HORNISH has been promoted to Lockheed 's resident manager at the GE Valley Force Space Center on the MILSTAR (military satellite communications) program. He has moved from Potomac, MD to Gladwyne, P A. SAMUEL MCGILL traveled to Switzerland to visit his grandson, Nathan, born 10/12/83 to SUSAN MCGILL CROSS, M.D. and TIMOTHY A. CROSS, Ph.D., both class of '76 (see Births).

In September, DICK MECASKEY signed a purchase agreement for American Electro-Coatings.

Class Agent: James B. Curtin, Esq.

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Douglas C. Lee P.O. Box 5321 Modesto, CA 95352

WHITNEY SMITH has been named television and audio-visual producer in the communication office of the Episcopal Church Center in New York City. He will be filling a position created in response to growing demands for visual and electronic communication throughout the Church. He was named to his post after an extensive nationwide search. As producer, he will work in the production of slide, audio, film , filmstrip and video materials to support the educational and advocacy elements of the general church program. He will also have primary responsibility for the monthly half-hour video packages that the office produces for nationwide cable broadcast by satellite in an ecumenical consortium.

Class Agent: William M. Vibert

i Mail to: Alumni Office, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106

Robert Tansill 270 White Oak Rd. Short Hills, NJ 07078

Only Ridge two classmates registered at Homecoming - FRANK SHERMAN and GUS STEWART. My oldest daughter was married that same day so I missed the first Homecoming in many years.

RICHARD GOODRICH is doing recording for "Talking Books" and writes that it ''demands perfection, but enlarges respect for dynamics of the English language." He also notes that, "After two months at Cuernavaca Language School, am not quite master of Spanish!"

TOM CUNNINGHAM retired in May, 1981 from Commercial Credit Corporation . He is doing "nothing but sitting with two grandsons: Craig born in 1982, and Travis in 1983."

Class Agent: F. Scott Billyou

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Charles I. Tenney, CLU Charles I. Tenney & Assoc.

6 Bryn Mawr Ave. Bryn Mawr, PA 19015

JACK GUNNING reports that plans are shaping up for a great 35th Reunion. Plan to be there!

Class Agent: Joseph A. DeGrandi, Esq.

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John L. Bonee 50 State St. Hartford, CT 06103

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term Representative to the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut representing the City of Hartford. Nick and his wife, Margaret, have five children and four grandchildren.

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R0unlon Cla.s 路June 1984 Theodore T. Tansi Phoenix Mutual Life Ins. Co. 1 American Row Hartford, CT 06103

Our chairmen RAY MOYLAN and RON STORMS report that plans are shaping up

for a great 30th Reunion. A schedule of Reunion events appears in this issue of The Reporter. Make plans now to be there June 7-10.

Class Agent: Alfred M. C. MacColl

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E. Wade Close, Jr. 96 West Waltheim Rd. Pittsburgh, P A 15215

BOB SHAY writes that he is returning to GTE Sylvania U.S. Lighting headquarters in Danvers, MA after 12 years with Thomas & Betts Corporation.

Class Agent: Joseph V. Reineman, Sr.

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Bruce MacDonald 1116 Weed St. New Canaan, CT 06840

Perhaps the fittest man in our class these days is LY POWELL, who for the past three years has been competing in both running and bicycle marathons. He competed successfully in the Chicago and New York Marathons twice, and recently rode across the state of Wisconsin, from the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan in a bike marathon. When not burning up the course, Ly serves in the position of executive vice president for the National Exchange Bank & Trust of Fond DuLac, WI. He and his wife, Laura, have four children, two in business, one in college and one in high school. Quite a record for a man not yet 50!

BOB HAMMAKER is a professor of chemistry at Kansas State University, where he is involved in teaching and research, specializing in molecular spectroscopy. He and his wife have two children, both at the University of Kansas. In 1976 Bob spent a sabbatical year at the University of East Anglia, England, and is eagerly anticipating his next one.

JIM TEWKSBURY recently ran into JOHN SWETT at a prep school ice hockey match in which both their sons played.

John, who is with Citibank, is about to be transferred to Mexico City for three years.

And on a final , sad note, ED HOYER called to tell me that his wife, Hazel, died suddenly, on November 7. Ed is the head of the math department at St. James School in Maryland. Notes of condolence can be sent to him at: St. James School, St. James, MD 21781.

Class Agent: John D. Limpitlaw

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Paul A. Cataldo, Esq. c/o Bachner, Roche & Cataldo 55 W. Central St., Box 267 Franklin, MA 02038

I heard from FRANK BULKLEY who writes from San Francisco of his new duties as vice president and director of the special risk department of Jardine Insurance Brokers. Whatever the "special risks" are, they certainly pay off as Frank is building a new home in Lake Tahoe and hopes to make it large enough to entertain alumni friends.

There was a reunion Homecoming Weekend of the undefeated '54-'55 football team at the Farmington Country Club and some of our classmates who were there were: GEORGE KELLEHER, PAUL RUSSO (I sent him the bus fare), WARD CURRAN, DON TAYLOR and YOURS TRULY. A great time!

DAVE MACISAAC has again written of his continued success as senior research fellow at the Center for Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education at Maxwell Air Force Base. Keep up the good work, Dave; just don't call collect.

PAUL MARION writes of his remodeled summer home in Westport, MA and extends an invitation to all alumni in t he area to visit him next summer. I can attest to his talents as a gracious host.

BILL LUKE's wife, Judy, has now fully recovered and looks forward to the 30th.

She's a regular Ginger Rogers on the dance floor .

Please make a New Year's resolution to send more information.

Class Agent: Frederick M. Tobin, Esq.

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The Rev. Dr. Borden W. Painter, Jr. 110 Ledgewood Dr. West Hartford, CT 06107

News of the Class of '58 continues to come in at a trickle in · the wake of our glorious 25th Reunion which inundated us with current doings of classmates. I must also confess that our ten-month-old puppy viciously attacked the few notes I had, so if an item of yours is lacking or appears in distorted form, please forgive me and send in additions and corrections!

We have learned that BOB BACK recently earned the Chartered Financial Consultant diploma and certification from the American College in Bryn Mawr. The program of study Bob completed included a wide range of subjects related to financial planning and business management.

Bob is vice president and senior investment analyst with the investment firm of Blunt Ellis & Loewi. STEVE KRAVETTE has published yet another book! His latest effort carries the title: Get a Raise in 60 Days (Para Research Inc., $5.95).

Steve is quoted in one review of the book as saying, "It's really based on the principles I use, only I don't have a job."

Your SECRETARY will help direct Elderhostel programs at Trinity's Barbieri Center in Rome under the direction of Professor MICHAEL CAMPO '48 this summer and would be delighted to see any of you tourists if you should be there between May 28 and July 9.

Class Agent: Joseph J. Repole, Jr.

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Paul S. Campion 4 Red Oak Dr. Rye, NY 10580

KARL SCHEIBE is on sabbatical and leave from Wesleyan University for 19831984. In spring, 1984 he will assume a fourmonth Fulbright appointment at the Catholic University in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Don't forget our big 25th Reunion June 7-10! All indications are that we'll have a record-breaking turnout. This issue of The Reporter has a full schedule of Reunion events. Also, watch your mailbox for more details. We'll plan to see you there!

Class Agent: William J. Schreiner

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Lloyd M. Costley, Esq. 1528 34th St., N. W. Washington, D.C. 20007

CHARLES BURGER is serving as interim director at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Elko, NV. RICHARD STOCKTON was recently appointed director of Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ. He writes, "It is generally rated the state's #1 medical facility."

Class Agent: George P. Kroh

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Gordon P. Ramsey, Esq. Ramsey, Serino and Murray One Washington Mall Boston, MA 02108

ALAN R. MANDELL has been reappointed chairman of the Connecticut Society of CPA's Committee on Accounting and Review Services for 1983-1984.

Word has been received of the untimely

death of THOMAS D. REESE, JR. (seeln Memory). For many years he served as Class Agent and his loyalty and presence will be greatly missed. Our sincere sympathy to his family.

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Francis J. Cummings, M.D. 55 Chapin Rd. Barrington, RI 02806

Things mus_t be getting dull now that most, if not all of us, are over 40 and supposedly at or approaching the peak of our careers- since I have received little in the way of news from anyone. Thus, this will be an abbreviated column simply expressing my hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season. My best wishes for a successful and prosperous 1984.

Class Agent: Samuel Bailey, IV, Esq.

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Timothy F. Lenichek 25 Kidder Ave. Somerville, MA 02144

THOMAS CALABRESE works at The Travelers Insurance Companies as manager of data processing. His children, Timothy and Jamie, are three and two, respectively.

HAROLD VICKERY, JR. has been elected president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand for 1984. Active in the Chamber for several years, Harold has been a resident of Thailand for over 15 years. He was a founding partner of the Bangkok law firm of Vickery, Prapone, Pramuan and Suthee Ltd. Class Agent: Rev. Michael A. Schulenberg

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Headliners The Rev. Charles J. Minifie '63 has been elected President of the College of Preachers, which is a part of the Cathedral Foundation. In this post he is principal executive, administrative and financial officer of the college. Previously, he was director of capital giving at Mount Holyoke College and prior to that, vice president of the Hartford Seminary Foundation.

Dr. M. Kirby Talley, Jr. '63 has published his first children's book, The Secret ofThut-Mouse III, or Basil Beaudesert's Revenge. The book has been published in Amsterdam and England, and may be published in the U.S. Talley received his Ph.D. from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, and is director of the Training School for Restorers in The Netherlands.

Just In Case ...

64 KENNETH FISH writes of a total replacement of his left hip at Brigham Hospital in Boston on October 11, 1983. New acquisitions include a 22-foot sailboat named "Grin" and a puppy named "Buc." Dr. JEROME LUTIN has been named vice president and technical director of transportation planning for Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc. As technical director, he will have responsibility for research and development in transportation planning and for quality control of all projects in his purview. He will also be responsible for project organization, coordination and supervision of personnel, and staff development. Having joined Parsons Brinckerhoff in 1980 as head of the transportation planning group for the firm's Atlantic region, he served as project manager for several major transportation studies for clients.

WILLIAM MINOT has been appointed director of the newly created merchandising department for MGM/UA. The addition to the marketing operations is made in response to growing interest among consumer-goods manufacturers who wish to participate selectively in the production and marketing of motion pictures. The company's goal is to pursue actively a broad range of major American corporations for this purpose.

Plans are coming together for a great 20th Reunion for '64. Several of our classmates - RON SPENCER, FRANK KIRKPATRICK, and DAVE AHLGREN - will be featured on the academic side of the Reunion program. So, plan to be there June 7-10 to see them and our other classmates from '64. A full schedule of Reunion events appears in this issue of The Reporter.

Class Agent: Kenneth R. Auerbach

Have you considered naming Trinity College as a contingent beneficiary of your will, trust fund, or life insurance policy? If your intended beneficiaries should predecease you, such an arrangement would accomplish two things: (1) You would prevent your estate from passing to unintended hands through intestacy laws, or from reverting to your state of residence through escheat laws.

(2) You would confer a benefit on your College.

Ask your attorney how you can include Trinity in your estate plan. Or, for further information, contact Alfred C. Burfeind '64 Associate Director of Development and Secretary, A lumni Committee on Endowment Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 (203) 527-3151, Ext. 236

"PLAN FOR TOMORROW, TODAY"

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The Rev. David J. Graybill 9612 Byforde Rd. Kensington, MD 20796

ALAN KARDON writes that the Hart· ford law firm which he joined as a partner 2 '12 years ago has changed its name to Rosenberg, Barnett, Sattin and Kardon, P .C. DICK MECK is assistant director of op· erations at Sawyer Air Force Base where he has recently relocated.

LEON SHILTON is now a director of the Sylvan Lawrence (Real Estate) Re· search and Data Center at New York University. He writes, "While my business office is at the Midtown Center in New York, I will be commuting for a year to my home in Madison, WI where I have completed a doctorate in business from the University of Wisconsin."

Class Agent: F. Carl Schumacher, Jr.

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Robert E. Brickley Manufacturers Financial Services P.O. Box 18030 East Hartford, CT 06118

To my fellow classmates who so enthusiastically voted me out of this job ten years ago, Hi!! Somehow in the recycling I'm back in the chair for another stint as your bubbling and nosy class secretary.

Many thanks to TOM SAFRAN for his valiant effort in years past. Don't lose that pen however, Tom, because you may be recalled sooner than you think.

The World Peace Through Law Center and its affiliates held its eleventh biannual conference on the law of the world in Cairo, Egypt in September. Judge RAY REYNOLDS GRAVES of the United States Bankruptcy Court attended the conference and submitted his review of U.S.-Canadian bankruptcy laws as a working paper for conference discussion. Now honestly, did you ever expect Ray Graves to end up in anything else but the highest circles?

BOB MOSS has been appointed assistant director of admissions at the St. Andrews School in Middletown, DE where he also teaches modern languages, coaches women's crew and supervises a girls' dorm.

Bob's wife, Laurie, keeps a close eye on our fellow classmate, I'm sure.

LYNN KIRKBY has informed us that he's moved to Indianapolis, IN as executive director of Associated Colleges of Indiana.

STEVE CLARK called the other day having just returned from a consulting job in Australia. Other than a new spring in his step and 36 hours of roundtrip plane rides, all is well with Steve and his consortium of consulting companies.

This may have been mentioned in a previous issue but if so, it bears repeating.

JEFF FOX has recently opened his own consulting company in Avon, specializing in marketing, sales programs and planning techniques. Yes, I can say from personal experience that Jeffrey is just as high-wired as we all remember him.

I had a nice lunch with HAL CUMMINGS a month ago and I'm pleased to report that Hal and FRAZIER SCOTT '71 are partners in a rapidly growing general law practice with offices in Windsor and West Hartford. I was relieved to learn that Hal has learned quite a lot since coming out for freshman football, bespectacled and helmetless.

The only news we can report is that which we get from you. I remember now.

Ten years ago my editorializing and little digs removed me from this responsibility.

But I'll keep on keeping on just so we all remember not to take ourselves too seriously. Here's to a good start in '84. 'Bye for now.

Class Agent: Roger K. Derderian

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Joseph L. Reinhardt 1113 Dixon Blvd.

Cocoa, FL 32922

Dr. RUSSELL H. COWARD, JR. is advanced placement coordinator at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Lakeville. He notes that his former students, Tib Miller '86 and Paul Nylichek '87, are enjoying the "old stomping grounds."

RICHARD WEINGARTEN is teaching at Southwestern Academy in San Marino, CA. Class Agent: Richard P. Morris

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Frederick A. Vyn 19 Shoreham Club Rd. Old Greenwich, CT 06870

IRVING AGARD has been appointed controller in the hydrocarbons department of Union Carbide Corporation of Danbury.

He will be responsible for all business and financial analysis, financial control, accounting operations, and management information systems for the department.

Prior to his appointment he served as planning manager in corporate strategic planning.

DAVID BROWN has been appointed vice president-communications for Champion International Corporation of Stamford. He will be responsible for all of the company's corporate and marketing communications and media relations activities.

He joined Champion in 1978 as directorcreative services, the position he held until this appointment.

AL JURCIK has been named manager of the investments department at First National Bank of Commerce. He was also elected director of Citywide Development Corp. He resides in New Orleans, LA. ARNOLD MALTZ has moved to Columbus, OH where he is manager of district services for Ross Laboratories.

MICHAEL PECK has moved his law office to 38-40 Hungerford St., Suite 300, Hartford, and has added a new associate to his firm . He is the senior partner in the firm of Peck, Shluger and Coombes specializing in civil litigation. His daughter, Marie!, recently celebrated her second birthday. He lives in Simsbury with his wife, Andrea, son, David and little Marie!.

WILLIAM ROSENBLATT is still practicing surgery in New York City. He recently became an assistant clinical professor in surgery at New York Medical College.

Plans are under way for a great 15th Reunion. So, circle the dates June 7-10 on your calendar now, watch your mailbox for more info, and see the schedule of events in this issue of The Reporter. See you on the Long Walk!

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John L. Bonee III One State St. Hartford, CT 06103

ALAN FARNELL, who is practicing law in Chicago with Isham, Lincoln & Beale, was kind enough to send your SECRETARY two extremely interesting press releases on two of our classmates, JEREMIAH MILBANK and JAMES PETERSEN. I really appreciate such interest, and sincerely hope that more of you will forward similar anecdotes which you may discover in the future. Reports on Jerry and Jim will follow after a release which we have received from Indiana University on DICK HOFFMAN. Dick, who was recently awarded his Ph.D. in business from Indiaria, will join the faculty of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA as an assistant

Headliner G. William Schwert '71 delivered the annual Ferris lecture in finance at Trinity in October. Associate professor of finance and econometrics at the University of Rochester, Schwert spoke on "Risk and Reward: Implications for Portfolio Management."

Schwert holds an MBA and doctorate from the University of Chicago, and has received two major research grants from the National Science Foundation. professor of business administration. He received his MBA from UPenn, and has served on the management faculties of the University of Baltimore and at Cheyney Pennsylvania State College. He later lectured at I.U. During 1980 to 1981, he worked as a research associate at IMEDE, a business school in Lausanne, Switzerland. His doctoral dissertation examined the influence of internal and external sources on policymakers in a business organization and the manager's perception of the firm's environment.

An article by Gene Marcial dated July 23, 1983 in Business Week quoted JERRY MILBANK. The article noted that the big money managers did not often do as well as the super returns chalked up by advisors with far fewer assets to manage. One of those smaller advisors is Milbank Tanaka & Associates, Inc., a two-year-old New York advisor with $20,000,000, which posted a 54.5o/o rise. Tanaka and his associate, Jeremiah Milbank, said that "a close watch on companies they invest in has helped them identify such winners as Comdial, which soared 447o/o to 29 since October 1981." The article said that Jerry scouts for "under-followed diversifiedgrowth stocks, and partly attributes his firm's success to the fact that as a smaller firm the decision-makers actually do the research and follow the companies, enabling them to spot good stock long before the decision-makers in the huge houses finally learn of the situation from their managers.''

The Chicago T1·ibune of April 24, 1983 noted that JAMES PETERSEN has published the Playboy Adviso1' On Love and Sex (Putnam/Perigee). "Petersen has been Playboy Magazine's Dear Abby since 1973, answering questions about love, sex and hifi. He has noted some trends ... Petersen brings to his advice not only a certain bizarre expertise but also a real sense of fun: one chapter is entitled 'Secret Oriental Sex Techniques We Learned From Our Toyota Mechanic.' " Class Agent: Ernest J. Mattei, Esq.

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Susan M. Haberlandt 34 Cherryfield Dr. West Hartford, CT 06107

KEVIN SULLIVAN was named mayor of West Hartford, following November elections in that town. Prior to his election he had worked on the town's charter revision commission and was vice chairman of the finance advisory board. From 1976 to 1982 he worked as assistant to the commissioner in the state department of education.

Class Agent: Thomas R. DiBenedetto

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G. Harvey Zendt 123 Upland Ter. BaJa Cynwyd, P A 19004

Receiving credit for the molding of young minds, TOM ROBINSON and ROD JACOBSEN '73 had the yearbook at Crystal

Springs and Uplands Schools (Hillsborough, CA) dedicated to them.

Rev. GREGORY SAMMONS is moving with his family to serve as a staff assistant at Christ Church in Grosse Pointe, MI. JANET SPECTOR and Ted Coladarci have moved to Orono, ME with their son, Gregory.

GLENN KENNEY is now chief executive officer of Life Lines Insurance Marketing in Carmichael, CA.

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Kenneth M. Stone 2221 Empress Dr. St. Louis, MO 63136

ROBERT FARRELL recently began teaching at New England School of Law. He has received an appointment as a visiting associate professor of law, and will be teaching contracts and commercial law courses.

Dr. ALAN HENSON and his partner have opened a second office and are look· ing for a third associate. They are also in the process of establishing a sports medicine clinic. A new baby has joined the Henson household (see Births). Son Christopher William is a year-and-a-half.

ROD JACOBSEN, along with associate TOM ROBINSON '72, was honored with the dedication of the 1983 yearbook at Crystal Springs and Uplands Schools in Hillsborough, CA. The inscription reads "for giving the Class of '83 the inspiration to learn, their friendship to remember and their support through all of our endeavors."

Class Agent: Stanley A. Twardy, Jr., Esq.

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James A. Finkelstein c/o The Wyatt Company Suite 220 3366 North Torrey Pines Ct. La Jolla, CA 92037

GAIL '75 and BOB STARKEY wrote that they were very much looking forward to February when they took a group of ten Purnell students and their 18-month-old daughter, O'Neil, to Cuernavaca, Mexico for a three-week homestay with Mexican families. The trip is part of the Purnell School's language and cultural study program.

RON WATERS notes that he recently transferred from Peat, Marwick & Mitchell's Providence office to their Boston office, where he is a senior manager. Ron and his wife are expecting their first child.

BRUCE CHOLST reports that he was married in August to Judith Ann Molderer (see Weddings). Bruce is specializing in corporate litigation with the New York City law firm of Jaffe & Asher.

KEVIN LOVELAND writes that he is a program supervisor for the State of Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance in Hartford.

JOHN CLARK reports that he's married, has a 1 V2 -year-old daughter, and is a self-employed contractor in West Chester, PA. Your SECRETARY is also serving as chairman with CARRIE PELZEL for the Class of 1974's 1Oth Reunion which promises to be a highly enjoyable experience for all of us and our families. Speaking offamilies, I have recently been engaged (see Engagements) and plan to be married in March of 1984 ..

Back to the Reunion - we will need volunteers to help plan and organize the Reunion. Already volunteering to serve on the steering committee are JON EMERY, DON HAWLEY and PETER BASCH. If anyone else is interested (we really need about ten steering committee members) please write or call me at my new address listed above. I look forward to seeing all of you in June!

Class Agent: Karen Tucker

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Gary Morgans 638 Independence Ave., S.E .

Washington, D.C. 20003

CHET DERR announces the birth of a daughter (see Births). He writes, "Recently accompanied my family to the State House where Governor Dukakis signed a proclamation declaring October 'Down's Syndrome Month:' My son, Jonathan, who is now four, has Down's Syndrome."

In July ERIK LARSEN began work as rector of St. Andrews Church, Marble Dale, in Washington, CT. Class Agent: Benjamin Brewster

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A. Hobart Porter 10 West 66th St. Apartment 12C New York, NY 10023

Gregg and ELAINE (FELDMAN) PATTERSON continue as an excellent source of California news. In May, FRANK HOLMES '77 and CLAUDIA PERRYHOLMES visited L.A. for an American Library Association Convention, providing the Pattersons a change to host a minireunion. Karen and MIKE GILMAN with daughter, Sara (born early '83), attended with Nancy and BOB SEARS '75. Mike is now an institutional salesman with Smith Barney ("they eeern it!"). Elaine adds that in June she caught up with JOE KLUGER '77 who was on tour with the Philharmonic (SUSIE didn't get to join that trip west), and that the Pattersons' trip to Hong Kong, Macao and Hawaii was "sensational." Just south of L.A. in San Diego, GREG SCHIEMAN, M.D. checks in from UCSD where he's a medical resident.

Back East, DAVE MERIWETHER writes that he's a resident in urological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.

He adds that two years of surgery at Vanderbilt were a struggle, but now he's doing kidney transplants. He also says, "Hello to BOB COX." Two notes are in from Maryland. DEBORAH CAMALIER WALKER reports from Potomac that she's -expecting a second child in February, 1984, and that she helped organize a local chapter of "make a wish" - an organization that grants last wishes to terminally ill children; and WILL BAKER writes from Holy Beach Farm in Annapolis that he continues as president of Chesapeake Bay Foundation and was married to Mayer Martin Roberts in October (see Weddings).

Further south in North Carolina, STEPHANIE BORYK EVANCHO sent me an address change in Raleigh where she works as secretary to the purchasing manager for Empire Brushes, while her spouse is visiting artist for Pitt County as an opera singer.

Back up in Trinity's neighborhood, RICHARD HOTES got some press in the

West Hartford News for his appointment to the full time staff of New Britain General Hospital as an anesthesiologist. Also, JOHN MURO is now assistant director of public relations for The Travelers Insurance Companies, and in Cromwell, TOM MELKUS is now marketing director for Oneway Tableware Products after working for International Silver and SPM Manufacturing. He's also pursuing his master's at the Hartford Graduate Center.

Some personal notes now. As I strolled

by Rockefeller Center in early December, I literally bumped into WILL GINSBERG and ELLEN KELLY GINSBERG with daughter, Emily. We admired the tree and swapped stories - all three looked great.

Aiso, Greg and GREER CANDLER LERCHEN visited New York, and allowed Betsy and ROB MEYERS, Roger and CAROL MONAGHAN VEIT, Beck and TERRY BLAKE MILLER, your SECRETARY and my fiancee, Pam DeGraff an excuse for cocktails! Unfortunately, I learned that Renee and TOM ("COONHOLE") KORENGOLD had joined EADS and PEGGY JOHNSON, JAMES ("SOL") SOLOMON, and others for a gathering the same night in the Big Apple. Hope that went well, too. Finally, CHARLIE STEWART, who's now after a Pittsburgh MBA on weekends but still swings a mean squash racket, writes that he traveled on business to China where he introduced beer-pong and was "mortifyingly defeated." P.S. I went to Homecoming and had a great time, but '76 grads were hard to find. Maybe next year.

Class Agent: Thomas P. Santopietro

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George W. Jensen, II 3 Englewood Ave., #11 Brookline, MA 02146

This edition of the class news, as was the case with the last, is quite short. Are we suffering from the seven-year lull? Send any news/rumors to me at the above address or to the alumni office.

BARBARA CASTLE GINSBERG was married in June 1983 (see Weddings) and runs her own art business. She and her husband, a lawyer with Walker, Smith, & Palmer in New London, are building a home in Stonington.

SANDRA SMITH wrote from Chicago to announce her wedding on Christmas Day '83 to Dion Coleman (see Weddings).

SOPHIE BELL has returned to First Boston Corp. where she is an associate.

She also noted that her wedding is scheduled for June 1984 (see Engagements) and that DIANA LEE, MEREDITH MAINHARDT GRAVES, LESLIE HYDE '76 and CACKlE BOSTWICK '79 will be in the wedding party.

PAUL DEFORD is now living in New York where he is an investment specialist with the firm of Douglas, Elliman, Knight, eta!.

ALYSON HENNING wrote to say she has a new job with the Silver Palate, a gourmet food company in NYC. Her husband since July '83, Alex Walker, is with Cunningham & Walsh, an advertising agency.

Recently had lunch with SANDY WEEDON and he is now in commercial lending with the Bank of New England in Boston and lives nearby in Chestnut Hill. Sandy passed along the following: JOHN KENDALL is in his second year of the Babson College MBA program. JOHN KITCHEN and others have started an ad agency in Boston. TIM GHRISKEY is at the University of Virginia in their MBA program.

MARGO HALLE works in NYC with ABC Sports Beat.

A reminder that there is a lengthy lag between submission of news and its publication. Also, I wrote this article while stuck on a snowbound runway at Logan Airport so the repeat of previously reported news or use of improper grammar is hereby for-

given. If the snow lets up, I'm Florida bound.

Class Agents: Cynthia Mohr Andrew H. Friedman

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Gretchen A. Mathieu-Hansen 8800 Montgomery Ave. Wyndmoor, PA 19118

SUSAN CLARK writes of her son's arrival (see Births). She notes, "I now work part-time and am kept busy with our new son and my two stepsons- Jason, 14 and Ben, 11."

BARBARA FISCHER was married in July (see Weddings). One of her bridesmaids was DONNA CLARKE. Barbara writes, "Had a good Trinity turnout in Buffalo, NY. Other Trinity people at the wedding were VIVI DUNKLEE, LAURIE PERRY, ANNE NIMICK, TY TREGELLAS, SHA WNA DEERY BARRETT, ALEC MONAGHAN, MOOSE STROUD '77, and MIMI COOLIDGE '77.

Absent due to European excursions were GEOFF LEONARD and SALLY BARRETT. LISA MCCARTER was unable to come because she was taking her law bar in Nashville, TN. (She graduated in '83 from Vanderbilt Law School.) HEIDI GREENE and MICHAEL KLUGER, recently engaged, were also at the wedding."

MARY HASKIN is a production specialist for the Smithsonian Magazine in Washington, D.C. GREG MADDING is now in the corporate finance division with Prudential Bache in New York City.

ARTHUR ROBINSON is currently working on his dissertation in the Classics program at Indiana University.

JONATHAN SENDOR is an account manager in business communications for Centel Videopath in Chicago, IL. Class Agent: Durant D. Schwimmer

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Barbara Karlen Blitstein 587 Malvern Rd. Akron, OH 44303

LYNNE BAG DIS WILSON writes of her June wedding (see Weddings). Shereceived her MBA from Harvard in June, 1983. Currently she is a consultant with Digital Equipment Corp. in Somerville, MA. "Enjoying hi tech immensely."

DAVID PARR graduated from Syracuse Law School in May, 1983 and is now an associate with Widett, Slater and Goldman in Boston.

Chairmen for '79's great 5th Reunion June 7-10 are none other than your SECRETARY, LIZ KELLY DRONEY and TOM CHOLNOKY. Watch your mailboxes and look for a full schedule of events in this issue of The Reporter.

Class Agent: Deborah Kunhardt

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Charles A. Tiernan, III, Esq. 7 Cypress Drive Branford, CT 06405

Greetings! I hope this writing finds everyone well. Our classmates continue to be successful in their pursuits. Unfortunately, we have not heard from many of our ranks. When you get a chance, scribble a short note and send it to us. We look forward to hearing from everyone.

AMY POLAYES is in New York City with Prudential Bache Securities, Inc. DAVID SNYDERWINE is with Arthur Young and Company in Washington, D.C. A couple of our classmates have opted for the warm climate of California. SANDRA RUFF YOUNG is a sales coordinator with Bridgeport Textron of Fremont, CA. Sandra writes, "Hi! I married Joseph A. Young, Jr., November 20, 1982, who grad-

uated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, MBA in marketing, accepted a position as manager of manufacturing planning, special devices, Raychem Corporation in Menlo Park (Silicon Valley}, CA. I transferred with my company and am also attending Golden Gate University in San Francisco for my MBA in management/marketing.

Maid of honor at the wedding was LYNN LASKOWSKI '81. Also in attendance were DONNA MANDEL '81, and Professor Clyde McKee and family. I just love the San Francisco Bay Area." SUSAN VUYLSTEKE is a technical specialist with Diagnostic Products Corporation of Los 路 Angeles.

PAMELA LORCH is an attorney in Newington.

MARK LEAVITT has recently been named an officer in the U.S. Banking Services Department of Continental Illinois Bank and Trust Company of Chicago.

BILL ADLER has associated with the law firm of Adler, Nicholson, Claraval and Magdulc in Harrisburg, P A. JOSEPH ADAJIAN has been promoted to assistant secretary with General Reinsurance Corporation.

LYNNE JOHNSON has decided to take a break from her career in publishing to explore new career options as a stockbroker in New York City. Any job leads from those in the investment field would be welcome! Lynne's permanent address is 100 Woodruff Rd., Farmington, CT 06032.

It was great hearing from those who have written. We would enjoy hearing from the rest of the class so when you get a chance, drop us a line. Remember, "living well is the best revenge." Take care.

Class Agent: David J. Koeppel, Esq.

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A. Leigh Mountford 147 Green Hill Rd. Kinnelon, NJ 07405

Two classmates have settled in the Midwest: ALLISON AKE in Kansas City, and WENDY BIDDLEMAN in Omaha.

STEW ART BECKWITH is in the credit department at CBT in Hartford.

SUE CARELLO is doing advertising for Sage Allen.

MYRON GUDZ is a programmer at Hartford Hospital after graduating from RPI/Hartford Graduate Center this June with a master's in biomedical engineering.

DEANNE MCKEE is assistant director of a new language school in Osaka, Japan.

After graduation from Trinity she went to Japan to teach English to Japanese businessmen. Since that time she and a Japanese friend have created their own language school.

ROBERT PROCTOR is a software specialist at Digital Equipment Corp. in Bridgeport. He lives in New Canaan.

ART STERN is presently working and living in Chicago. He is employed as a marketing representative for Warner's Lingerie, a division of the Warnaco Group out of Bridgeport.

Class Agents: Richard P. Dahling Sibley Gillis

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Tom Hefferon 42 King St. Hartford, CT 06114

Back again with a quick edition of notes.

I left some of my material in Chicago, so there's not much news this time. Sorry What I do have is quite a mixed bag.

New York City has attracted a few more '82ers for itself. CLAUDIA PIPER reports that she has a position with Chemical Bank on Park Avenue in the city. Also banking on New York are SCOTT CASSIE at National Westminster Bank and DAVE CONGDON who is a relationship manager at Chase Manhattan. BETH

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SHIPLEY notes that she is a draftsman for William Tabler Architects downtown.

Finally from the Big Apple, DARYL FROELICH has landed a position as as· sistant to the vice president of Sotheby Parke Bernet!

The Boston area has continued to pull in its share as well. MARK MODICA, fresh from completion of an MS program at Northeastern, is now a staff associate at Touche Ross in the city and lives in New· ton. In South Boston meanwhile, CAROL PASSARELLI is working for Camera Graphics while she lives in the city. Just outside Boston in Norwood, home to JOE DIMARINO (who is doing fine with his new job and choir), JULIE ASARKOF REECE checks in. Married to John Reece in Aug· ust, she has a new job as a sales assistant at WSBK-TV and is taking courses to· wards her master's degree in communications. BRENDA ERIE is also in the area - living in Concord and working at the Computer Museum which has been newly relocated on the museum wharf in downtown Beantown.

Joining me in Chicago, two members of our class have reported their new locations. CATHY ROCCA writes that she is a researcher for the Commission on His· tori cal and Architectural Landmarks. And, as I reported before, ROB AHRENSDORF has given up the sun of Florida for the books at Northwestern's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

In the Hartford area there are still a few more of us hanging in there. ALLISON HOWE is a graduate student in clinical psychology at UConn in Storrs. KAL CHATURVEDI now has a job with Kaman Aerospace as a technical programmer in the research department in Bloomfield.

Although this report is sketchy, based on the Hartford phone number and what I have been told, HENRY CROPSEY is at UConn Law School and lives in Hartford.

Finally, everywhere but really anywhere STEVE PEKOCK is a consultant for Haney Associates, a job which sends him all around the country for temporary consult· ing jobs. Most recently he has been in Can· ton, NY, reports KAREN PETERSEN (still there working in development for St. Lawrence University) who says that she has seen quite a lot of him in the past few months.

I'm anxious to hear of news from the Head of the Charles, Homecoming and Christmas visits. Surely everyone can take a moment to let me know whom they saw so that I can spread the good news to everyone else who is interested. Just drop me a line when you get a chance. Mean· while, take care, everyone.

Class Agents: Patricia Hooper Steven Elmendorf

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Laura A. Wilcox 11 '12 Huntington St., A6 Hartford, CT 06105

The holiday season is upon us as I write this report, and while the snow flurries down, and I settle in for a brief vacation, I remember last year this time ... finishing a paper in Goodwin Lounge in hopes of reaching home before Christmas Eve. Now I recall the panic as I am once again hunched over a typewriter trying to meet a deadline. I have received a tremendous amount of news from our class since Homecoming Weekend, so prepare your· selves for all sorts of juicy and not-so-juicy tidbits.

Homecoming was a festival of old faces transformed into new. It seems that every· one, whether working, studying, or searching, is happy with his/her post· college lifestyle. Playing the role of cubreporter, I scribbled notes in the cold, and while I couldn't tell you if we won or not, I spoke to many who were equally inatten· tive to the game and more concerned with the yearbook.

MCDONALD, the moonlighting musician, LIZ EAGLESON is presently a trust ad· ministrator in the trust department (where will be appearing on New Jersey Public Television with his two bands in late De· else would a trust admin. be?) at Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City, and cember; and JIM GRENEN is studying at like JULIE VEALE, employed at Eurothe University of Pittsburgh Law School, pean American Bank, is "in the money" and is "spending a little more time in academic-related endeavors these days." world. Other big business people are DONNA SMUKLER who works in the tax In letters from LAUREN GRIFFEN shelter department at Shearson-American (working at Kennedy Airport for an inter· national finance firm, Deak-Perera InterExpress; HENRY D'AURIA, who is not a national, dealing in foreign currency bio-chemist, not a brain surgeon, but an exchange and trading of precious metals) auto-analyst for Paine Webber. (Henry was and JIM MAFFIOLINI (an applications recently quoted in the New York Times, programmer with the Hartford Insurance making him the first Class of '83 member Group) I have learned about many more to be quoted in that paper, twice in one members of our class. BRUCE ZAWODyear.)

NIAK works in technical services at the After JOHN SWAIN duped me into Hartford Insurance Group; PETER BAR· thinking he was an assistant CEO (a CEO is the equivalent of a president or chairZACH is working at Pratt and Whitney in man of the board) he confessed that in all E. Hartford; RICK BARONE is an engi· honesty he was merely an account supneer for a medical instrument firm in Stamford; RASHNE DESAI works for an porter at Young and Rubicam. I don't know international trading company in New what an account supporter is, however.

JIM FREDERICK is very successful York while pursuing a job in a New York bank; GLEN D' ABATE is at the Hartford working for Jones, Lang, and Wooton, a commercial real estate firm; LARRY Graduate Center for his master's and GREENBERG was about to start a job works at St. Francis Hospital; P ANIPORN PHIANSUNTHON is a programwith Data Resources; MASON MCKEAN is living in Spanish Harlem and working at mer at Quo Data in Hartford; BRUNO Lord and Taylor which she says is "not JUGOVIC is a programmer at Business Computer Systems in Newington; FERboring." She did not say what it is though; ALEX BANKER is writing for a local NANDO VIDAL is at The Travelers in community paper in New York; and Hartford; DAVE WYNTER is a program· DAVID WALKER resides on Fifth Ave· mer at CIGNA and is still appearing on nue, so I expect he has occasion to watch a WRTC's "Thought Power;" TIM YASUI lot of parades. is the manager of a record store out near Up in Boston, RUTH FLAHERTY is still Manchester; and MARLENE ARLING is living with SUE FISKE. Ruth is working working as a counselor at a halfway house in Torrington. in banking and Sue is a paralegal, and both are very happy with their jobs and their Still studying are LORENZO PINTO for apartment. SASHA OPEL is working with his Ph.D. in applied mathematics at Berkeretarded children in Cambridge, and is ap· ley; JOE RA VALESE who is a research assistant at Harvard Med School; AMY plying to graduate school for a master's in social work. MARTHA PYLE is working JOHNSON at Duke Law and BOB MARKSTEIN at Duke on an MBA program; ELat Harvard as a research assistant. KEVIN ZITNAY, after ballooning in France this LEN TATTENBAUM is studying at SUNY Binghamton and ALLEN LEpast summer with CHRIS HOLMGREN, is doing research in vascular physiology in PORE is at Cornell Grad School.

Beantown; and TIM MARTIN will be In a final note, I heard from SCOTT dancing with the Dance Collective in NESBITT who is still singing and searchBoston. ing for work. He reports that ANDREA MOONEY and CHARLIE INGERSOLL Living in and around Connecticut are: MARISSA OCASIO who is an underwrit- are happy working for the committee to er at CIGNA in Bloomfield; DANIEL re-elect the President. And I learned "from the desk of BERT BANTA ... I quit my O'CONNER, who lives with his wife in Farmington, was recently promoted to the job and returned to Los Angeles mainly position of consultant with the Lockridge because I did not like New York that Group, Inc., based in New Haven; DAVID much." Well, it's the Big Apple's loss.

I am still teaching and am hoping to beBEREY is a credit analyst for Colonial Bank in Waterbury; LESLIE LAUE is a gin a master's program at NYU this sum· stock analyst in the equity research demer. I hope all is well and I hope you are partment of CBT, thanks to a Trinity in- all prospering - good luck in 1984. Send ternship; ALICE SIMON is a research me some Doublespeak so I can report to coordinator in economic development for Big Brother. the Greater Hartford Chamber of Com· Class Agents: AnneN. Ginsburgh merce; DAN MOALLI is pursuing a form Charles Guck of advertising as an agent with Creative LauraMecke Program Design in West Hartford; SCOTT KENNEDY is going for his Ph.D. in im· munology at UConn Health Center; also MASTERS studying at UConn (starting next Septem1947 ber) will be JAKE EDWARDS for a masART SEBELIUS announces the birth of ter's in social work. He hasn't given up a new granddaughter, Amanda Sebelius. rock and roll, and continues to play, now He writes that he and his wife traced their with Junction 1019; TRACY SP ARMER family roots in Sweden. is a free-lance audio electronics technician in the Hartford area.

1949 As for mise-information, LISA CAR· DOROTHY DEARLE sends word of the ROLL is planning to join the Air Force; death of her husband last June. also joining the ranks will be STEVE MORRIS, who is signing on with the Navy; 1969 BO LEWIS is a staff engineer for the ViColonel ANTHONY SHOOKUS partici· tro Corp. in Silver Spring, MD. His job is pated in a canoe trip in May. He writes, "to ensure the safety of nuclear weapons "From Shin Pond, ME bush pilot flew us systems aboard Trident and Poseidon subs (one canoe) into Fifth St. John Pond. From and associated sub bases around the U.S." there we embarked on a 10-day canoe trip Bo spent his summer in Calcutta living down the St. John River in Northern Maine without beef. TINA TRICARICHI is to St. Francis, ME. It rained for 7 days. studying at Oxford University in England; Although we received water in the canoe GINNY DODSON i~ moving from Wind· on many occasions, we managed to nego· sor, England to Wales, where she will be tiate the many rapids, including the 2 Vz working at an adventure camp; MARK mile Big Rapids, Class IV, near Dickey, DIBBLE, after spending his summer trav· without too much trouble. Quite a trip- I eling in Europe, is now working some· recommend it to the canoe buff." where in New York City; MARC

1970 CLYDE HENDERSON was promoted to administrative vice president for H. Pearce Company, Realtors. He also heads up the industrial commercial department for the company.

1973 KARLA HAMMOND's book of poems, No Namefo·r Season, is scheduled for publication by Linwood Publishers.

1977 ROBERT A. LANDGRAFF is supervi· sor of information systems at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft in East Hartford.

DONALD YACOVONE received a oneyear appointment to the University of Ar· izona history department. He offers courses in American political, intellectual and religious history.

1982 PEGGY JACOBS KOURY has trans· ferred from Connecticut National Bank's international division to its correspondent banking department.

In Memory SAMUEL NIRENSTEIN, 1919 Samuel Nirenstein of Jerusalem, Israel died on December 6, 1983. He was 84.

Born in Hartford, CT, he graduated from Hartford Public High School before attending Trinity, where he received his B.A. degree in 1919. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He was awarded the M.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1921, the Ph.D. from Dropsie Col· lege in 1922, and the L.L.B. from Columbia Law School in 1924. In 1973 he was the r.ecipient of Trinity's 150th Anniversary Award.

In 1925 he began private law practice.

He served as law secretary to New York Supreme Court Justice Philip J. McCook from 1933-1943, when he resumed private practice.

He was an instructor in philosophy at the Hebrew Union College School, director of the Hebrew Teachers Training School, president of Union Orthodox Jew· ish Congregations of America, consultant for the Law Revision Commission for the State of New York, a member of the executive committee of the American Jewish Conference Welfare Board, and director of Yeshiva University.

Surviving is a son, Julius J., of Los Angeles, CA; and four sisters.

JOHN HILDER JOHNSON, 1923 John H. Johnson of Irvine, CA died in 1979. He was 82.

Born in East Boston, MA, he attended Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN before entering Trinity, where he attended with the Class of 1923, and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon frater· nity. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1923.

He served as a sergeant in the Army in World War I. He had been employed as a salesman.

Surviving is his wife, Ruth H. Johnson, ofirvine.

GRANVILLE KIMBALL FRISBIE, 1926 Granville K. Frisbie of Paradise, CA died on February 26, 1983. He was 79.

Born in Equinunk, P A, he graduated from Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport, PA. He attended Trinity with the Class of 1926 and was a member of Alpha Chi Rho fraternity. He also attended Pennsylvania State University, Los Angeles City Col-

lege and Palmer College, where he received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree.

He served with the Marine Corps and retired in 1938 as a first lieutenant. He was an ordained pastor in the Church of Religious Science and was a chiropractic doctor for many years. Active in the Masons, he attained the 33rd degree.

Surviving are his ,wife, Elizabeth K. Frisbie, of Paradise,- CA; a son, Franklin C.; a sister and a niece.

BRERETON HARMON MUCKLOW, 1926 Brereton H. Mucklow of Glastonbury, CT died on January 8, 1984. He was 80.

Born in Hartford, he graduated from West Hartford High School before going on to Middlebury College and Trinity where he attended with the Class of 1926.

He entered the real estate business in Glastonbury in 1931, opening a second office there in 1945. For many years he served the town of Glastonbury as second selectman.

His affiliations included the Referral Associates of Connecticut which is a service for independent license holders, the Greater Hartford Board of Realtors, the Connecticut Association of Independent Insurance Agents, the Connecticut Association of Mutual Insurance Agents, the Exchange Club, the Glastonbury Elks Club, the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce, Republican Town Committee, and the Glastonbury First Church of Christ.

He is survived by his wife, Emily Holt Mucklow of Glastonbury; a daughter, Jane Chamay, of Glastonbury; a grandson, Stevens B. Chamay, of Bennington, VT; and a brother.

WILLIAM NICOL, 1926 William Nicol of Southbury, CT died on December 14, 1983. He was 80.

Born in Scotland, he graduated from Hartford Public High School before attending Trinity. A member of Alpha Chi Rho fraternity, the College Senate, the track team, the basketball team, and captain of the tennis team, he received his B.S. degree in 1926.

Before retiring in 1968, he was director of the budget of the New York Transit Authority. He was a member of the Professional Engineers Society.

A former Eagle Scout, he had served as chairman of the organization and extension committee for the West Central District of the Boy Scouts in Stewart Manor, NY. Surviving are his wife, Georgena Parsons Nicol, of Southbury; two daughters, Jean Lamm, of Pound Ridge, NY, and Janet Trimble, of Atlanta, GA; a sister and five grandchildren.

CHARLES N. RODENS, 1928 Charles N. Rodens of Newington, CT died on December 25, 1983.

Born in Hartford, CT, he attended Trinity with the Class of 1928. He was a graduate of Boston University Law School.

During World War II he served as a special agent in the Army. He worked for the Veterans Administration Legal Department. For many years he served as clerk for the Court of Common Pleas and upon retiring, resumed private practice.

His affiliations included membership in Emanuel Synagogue, the Hartford County, Connecticut State and American Bar Associations, and the Indian Hill Country Club. He was also a volunteer at Hartford Hospital.

He is survived by three sisters and several nieces and nephews.

RUDOLPH JOSEPH TAUTE, 1929 Rudolph J . Taute of Valhalla Island, Marathon, FL died on December 22, 1983.

He was 79.

Born in Vienna, Austria, he came from Hartford Public High School to Trinity where he attended with the Class of 1929.

He also attended Ohio State University and received his D.M.D. degree from Tufts University in 1937.

After his discharge from the Army following World War II, he practiced dentistry in West Hartford. He had lived in the Florida Keys since 1965.

He leaves his wife, Doris Lord Taute, of Valhalla Island; five sons, Rudolph, of Orlando, FL, Richard C., of Westerville, OH, Michael, of Cairo, Egypt, and Marathon, Jon, of Valhalla Island, and Robert R., of Marathon; a sister and six grandchildren.

JOHN DAMON FOTHERGILL, 1933 John D. Fothergill ofWestHartford, CT died on December 29, 1983. He was 72.

Born in Hartford, he graduated from the Loomis School before entering Yale University. He attended Trinity with the Class of 1933.

Before retiring in 1973, he was an assistant secretary of the London-Lancashire Insurance Company.

An Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he was a past president of the Laurel Camera Club of West Hartford, a volunteer at the West Hartford Library, and a member of the Royal Guard of the Royal Globe Insurance Company.

He is survived by his wife, Janet Harris Fothergill, of West Hartford; two sons, Charles H., of Springfield, OH, and Donald W., of Toledo, OH; a daughter, Sarah E. O'Hare, of Wethersfield; a sister; several grandchildren and two nephews. .JOHN BARBOUR CARSON, 1935 John B. Carson of Beaufort, SC died on August 6, 1983. He was 70.

Born in Grand Rapids, MI, he graduated from Sewickley High School in Sewickley, PA. At Trinity he was a cheerleader, a member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, the Jesters, and the swim team.

He served as a captain in the Army from 1939 to 1945 in the field artillery. He was retired from Rumrill Hoyt, Inc. where he had been a public relations executive.

Surviving are a brother and a nephew.

ROBERT MURNANE KELLY, 1937 Robert M. Kelly of Madison, CT died on January 16, 1984. He was 69.

Born in Hartford, CT, he graduated from Hartford Public High School before attending Trinity, where he received his B.A. degree in 1937. He was awarded his M.A. degree from the University of Connecticut in 1952. For many years he served as secretary for the Class of 1937.

He began his 35-year career as a Hartford educator in 1937, working as a substitute teacher.

He joined the Army Air Corps in 1939 and in 1945 returned to teaching at Hartford Public High School. Soon afterward he became director of the school system's adult education program which expanded significantly during his 15-year tenure. He was appointed assistant superintendent of schools in 1962 and superintendent in 1973.

In 1974 he was awarded the Alumni Medal for Excellence from Trinity.

He leaves his wife, Ann Mosher Kelly, of Madison; two sons, Robert M., Jr., of Ridgefield, and David, of Manchester; a daughter, Elizabeth, of New York City; and a granddaughter.

GERALD ROBERT FERRANTE, 1949 Gerald R. Ferrante of Edison, NJ died on October 30, 1983. He was 57.

Born in Hartford, he graduated from Bulkeley High School. He received his B.S. degree from Trinity in 1949 and his M.S. in 1953.

He was a veteran of the Army, having served in World War II.

At the time of his death he was employed as a chemist at the Lyndahl Chemical Company in Lyndhurst, NJ. He leaves his wife, Virginia Fritz Ferrante; two daughters, Alanae Scibienski, and Alicia Cupo; two brothers and four grandchildren.

LORING CHANDLER PRATT, 1952 Loring C. Pratt of Atlanta, GA died on October 26, 1983. He was 56.

Born in Newark, NJ, he graduated from Mt. Hermon School in Massachusetts. At Trinity he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and received his B.A. degree in 1952.

He was an Army veteran of World War II. He had been a district sales manager for Anaconda Metal Hose and was semiretired at the time of his death. He was a member of the East Lake Country Club and the Atlanta Athletic Club.

He leaves his wife, Patricia Pratt, of Atlanta; a daughter, Leslie Bryan, of Atlanta; three sons, Steven, Robert and Scott, all of Atlanta; and two brothers.

GEORGE SANFORD HAMEL Y, 1958 GeorgeS. Hambly of Wakefield, RI died on November 15, 1983. He was 47.

Born in Newport, RI, he graduated from Rogers High School there. He attended Trinity with the Class of 1958 and graduated from Albany Medical College in 1966.

He was a resident in surgery at Rhode Island Hospital until1972.

In addition to his work in private practice and at the hospital, he was the South Kingstown police surgeon. His other affiliations included the Cancer Society and the Boy Scouts, which he served in advisory capacities.

He is survived by his wife, Mary L. Hambly; a son, Michael; and a daughter, Joanna, all of Wakefield.

THOMAS DEAL REESE , JR., 1961 Thomas D. Reese, Jr. of Gaithersburg, MD died on December 6, 1983, as the result of an automobile accident in Germantown, MD. He was 44.

Born in Lufkin, TX, he graduated from high school in Houston. At Trinity he was vice president of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, senior warden of the vestry, captain of the freshman and varsity football teams, a member of the lacrosse team, president of the sophomore dining club, co-chairman of the Canterbury Club, and a member of the student senate. He received his B.A. from Trinity in 1961 and his M.B.A. from George Washington University in 1973.

He attained the rank of captain in the Marine Corps where he served in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic from 1961 to 1970. He was awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart and the Presidential Unit Citation medals.

Upon leaving the military, he joined the Postal Service as a congressional liaison.

He became executive assistant to the Postmaster General in 1979 and director of strategic analysis in 1981. Subsequently, he was named a vice president of Ziehl Associates, a Long Island, NY telecommunications firm.

Active in civic and community affairs, he served as a commissioner of his town planning commission and was a member of St. Francis Episcopal Church in Potomac, MD. He served as a member of the Trinity .

Club of Washington Executive Committee and as a class agent for the Class of 1961.

In 1969 he was awarded the alumni association's "Achievement in Life Award."

He leaves his wife, Catharine C. Reese; three daughters, Whitney, Courtney and Tindal, all of Gaithersburg; his parents and a sister. The Thomas D. Reese Memorial Fund has been established at Trinity.

Those interested may send contributions in care of the Development Office, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106.

STANLEY OBERMAN HOERR, JR., 1963 Stanley 0 . Hoerr, Jr. of Fort Washington, PA died on November 17, 1983. He was42.

Born in Boston, he attended the Hawken School in Cleveland, OH, Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH and the University School in Cleveland. At Trinity he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, director of the Trinidads, and a member of the track team. He received his B.A. degree in 1963.

He was awarded a bachelor of divinity degree from the San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1967 and was a doctoral candidate in philosophy at Bryn Mawr College.

Before coming to Germantown Academy where he was Dean of Boys, he had taught at the Hawken School. He had been managing editor of the Review of Metaphysics, a national magazine.

Surviving are a daughter, Hilary J.; a son, Jason N.; his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Hoerr; two brothers and two sisters.

GEORGE E . KING, M.A. 1968 George E. King of Simsbury, CT died on December 19, 1983. He was 79.

Born in Norman, IL, he was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Naval Post Graduate School, and Harvard Business School A.M.P. Program. He received his M.A. degree from Trinity in 1968.

Retiring after 31 years in the Navy, he worked for Arrow Jet General Corporation in Sacramento, CA, and the EnsignBickford Company in Simsbury. He taught at Weaver High School in Hartford, the Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA, and was assistant headmaster at Charlotte Hall Military Academy in southern Maryland. He also taught at A von Old Farms School in Avon and was adjunct professor at the University of Hartford.

His affiliations included the Simsbury United Methodist Church, the Naval Academy Alumni Association of Connecticut, Retired Officers Association, Navy League, American Legion, Squires Civitan Club, and the Simsbury Codgers.

He leaves his wife, Georgina Damon King, of Simsbury; two daughters, Marilyn K. Bartle, of Simsbury, and Patricia Sell, of La Jolla, CA; a brother; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

ALFRED MAXIMILIAN GRUENTHER, Hon. 1959 Alfred M. Gruenther of Washington, D.C. died on May 30, 1983. He was 84.

Born in Nebraska, he graduated from West Point. He received honorary degrees from 38 universities, including Harvard, Yale and Columbia, and the doctor of laws degree from Trinity in 1959.

The youngest four-star general in Army history, he served as deputy chief of staff under Dwight D. Eisenhower and was the designer of the plan for the Allied invasion of French North Africa.

In 1951 he became chief of staff of NATO headquarters. Upon retiring from the Army in 1956, he was named president of the American Red Cross where he served until1964.

He leaves two sons, Donald A., of Falls Church, VA, and Richard L., of Cornwallon-Hudson, VA; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

PAUL W. MEYER The College has received word of the death of Paul W. Meyer, who was a member of the faculty at Trinity during the early 1960s. A graduate of the University of Denver, Meyer came to Trinity in 1960 as consultant to the library and lecturer in government following a 25-year career as a U.S. foreign service officer.