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TRINITY COLLEGE LIBRARY

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MAR 21 1974

TRINITY REPORTER VOLUME 4 NUMBER 5

TRINITY COLLEGE, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT FEBRUARY/MARCH, 1974

Two Women Among New Trustees Two women will serve on Trinity's Board of Trustees for the first time in the College's 151-year history. They were among four elected which brings the Board up to 25. Five Charter Trustees retired from the Board last May. The four new members are: Mrs. Walter H. Gray of Hartford; Mrs. James G. Lowenstein of Washington, D. C.; Dr. George Strawbridge, Jr., of Middletown, Del., and Stuart D. Watson, chairman and chief executive officer of Heublein, Inc., in Farmington, Conn. Watson and Mrs. Gray were elected as Charter Trustees, and will serve until retirement. Strawbridge and Mrs. Lowenstein were elected Term Trustees, and will each serve for a period of eight years. Mrs. Gray, a native of Germantown, Pa., is the widow of the late bishop emeritus of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. Bishop Gray was a member of Trinity's Board of Trustees from 1951 until his retirement in May. Mrs. Gray, a graduate of Westover School and a "'~'-"~ p_ ia_n_ist, is currently director of the Symphony Society of Greater Hartford and a trustee of the Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall. She is a former trustee of the Julius Hartt School of Music, former president of the Westover School Alumnae Association and a former trustee of the school. Mrs. Lowenstein, a native of Greenwich and a graduate of Bennett College, is a member of the corporation of the Madeira School, a trustee of -the Hillsdale Fund in Greensboro, N.C., a former trustee of the New York City

Mrs. Walter H. Gray

Mrs. James G. Lowenstein

Association for Mentally Ill Children, and a former board member of the Foxcroft School Alumnae Association and the Washington Home for Incurables. Wife of the consultant to the Senate. Foreign Relations Committee, she has lived in Cambridge, Mass.; Columbo, Ceylon; Belgrade, Yugoslavia; and, since 1964, in Washington. She has worked with Child and Family Services in Greenwich, and was with the Washington Bureau of the French news magazine "L'Express" from 1969-70. Dr. Strawbridge, who was graduated from Trinity in 1960, is adjunct professor of Latin American History and Political Science at Widener College, Chester, Pa. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. from the

Dear Fellow Alumni: I am deeply concerned about the response so far to the 1973-74 Alumni Fund segment of Annual Giving. As of February 25, gifts and pledges amounted to $133,505. This is $57,070 less than was raised at the same time last year. Other segments of the Annual Giving Campaign -the Parents Fund, Business & Industry Associates, and the Friends of Trinity Fund- are all doing well. However, the Alumni Fund is the backbone of the Annual Giving effort, and unless contributions to the Fund improve markedly, Trinity will not meet the overall goal of $505,000. It is important to note that gift proceeds are needed to meet the budgeted costs of the ongoing programs of the College, and not for "extras." For the past three years, Trinity has operated on a balanced budget. We have accomplished this chiefly because of the loyal and generous support we have received from alumni, parents and friends. I am, of course, aware of the economic pressures all of us face today. The squeeze on the nation's households and businesses has also increased the already great strain on Trinity's resources, making it all the more necessary to ask for your financial support in these difficult times. Each gift is, needless to say, an investment in your College and its student body. We will make each dollar go as far as it can. I appeal to all who have not yet contributed to this year's Annual Giving Campaign. The campaign ends June 30. There is still time!

George Strawbridge, Jr. '60

Stuart D. Watson

Feature of this tssue... Professor Samuel Hendel reports his observation on a recent trip to the Soviet Union page 3. University of Pennsylvania, where he also served as an instructor in Latin American History in 1968. He was appointed to his post at Widener College in 1969. He is a member of the seminar studying nationalism in Latin America, and is the author of two papers, "Political Parties and the Search for Institutional Stability" and "Ibanez and Allesandri: The Authoritarian Right and Democratic Left in 20th Century Chile," and several book reviews for the American Military Institute in Washington. His doctoral dissertation was on the topic, "Militarism and Nationalism in Chile, 1920-1931." He is a member of the advisory board, Delaware Trust Co.; vice president of Del-Air Corporation; treasurer of the Union Hospital of Cecil County, Md.; vice president of the board of Broadmeadows School; a member of the board of directors, Ransome Airlines; a member of the vestry of St. Augustine's Parish, St. Augustine, Md.; and on the executive (see TRUSTEES, page 4)

Male-Female Ratio Guideline Abolished The admissions guideline that set Trinity's male enrollment at 1,000 has been dropped. Acting on a recommendation of the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid, the Board of Trustees decided to drop the guideline beginning with the Class of 1978, "so that the most highly qualified students, regardless of sex, can be admitted to Trinity College." In addition, the Trustees decided to revise the General Admission Policy, as published in the Catalogue, to include the word "sex" along with religious tenets, race, and national origin =- those categories which are not included in the conditions for admission. The balance of the qualifications were reaffirmed.

Theodore D. Lockwood '48 President

ON THE DOTTED LINE- Wide receiver Ron Duckett '74 (center) signs with the Detroit Wheels of the WFL. He is flanked by Bob Long, personnel scout of the Wheels and Trin football coach, Don Miller. (Story, page 2)


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