Mr. Peter J. Knapp 20 Buena Vista Rd. West Ha r t f or d, Conn.
06107
TRINITY REPORTER VOLUME 5 NUMBER 5
TRINITY COLLEGE, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
MARCH I APRIL, 1975
Campaign For Trinity Values Contributions Now$4,878,468 More than $700,000 in new gifts and pledges have been received since the public announcement of the Campaign for Trinity Values on January 18 . These new gifts, added to the $4,165,025 which were given or pledged in advance of the Campaign announcement, bring the total amount Trinity and the Rensselaer Hartford 路 of contributions so far to $4,878,468. Graduate Center have formed the Among the gifts added to the Trinity Rensselaer Institute for ComCampaign are $60,000 from Heublein, munity Education (TRICE) and have Inc ., $5,000 from Mechanics Savings already received a two-year federal Bank, and $25,000 from the Loctite grant of $112,655 from the Department Corporation. Another gift of $90,000 of Health, Education and Welfare. from Connecticut Mutual Life InsurTRICE was formed to respond to ance Company is designated for both community needs, and will use the the Campaign for Trinity Values and federal money to meet educational Annual Giving, which is continuing requirements of groups and individuals during the $12,000,000 capital fund which are of special community condrive. Programs will be directed toward The advance gifts and pledges cern. 15 UNDERGRADUATES CONDUCTED A PHON A THON FOR THE ALUMNI the education of municipal and state represent one third of the College's FUND on February 26 and 27. It was the first time in College history that a employees, corporate executives and goal, and the credit for that successful phonathon has- been conducted by: an all-student volunteer ,_,........_ - staff. ---...... ~--=-=~路~c.路.er-t:"ai-n - e-&uHn,taH-ty --gr-e路u~s~a-oo.......,"""'"'"'eparat<J:ry -work gu t:S'hYthe National ---------------------------------i~~i~~s . Camp~~Com~tt~,~a~d~Ro~ Ivan A. Backer, Trinity director of ert M . Blum '50; to the Major Gifts community affairs, who wrote the Committee, chaired by William R. proposal for TRICE, said that Trinity Peelle '44, and to the Business and approached Rensselaer about forming Industry Committee, chaired by Stuart the program, as it was felt that they D. Watson. Chairmen and members of brought to the program the technical these committees worked with Presiareas such as management, computer dent Lockwood and Development science and engineering that would Office staff to obtain these important Elizabeth H . Egloff, Andrea M . combine well with Trinity's liberal arts advance commitments. McCrady and Robert A. Orsi, all for a more comprehensive plan. He Also, between New Year's and April McCrady Egloff seniors at the College, have been said that both institutions want to 1, Campaign-related meetings have selected to receive $7,000 fellowships respond to community needs. been held in more than a dozen cities from the Thomas J. Watson FoundaBacker added that TRICE has alon both coasts . At these meetings, tion of Providence, R.I . ready co-sponsored with the National alumni, parents, and friends began the Conference of State Legislatures a initial preparation for conducting local The three students are among 71 workshop on education, finance and campaign in each area. Those areas college or university seniors nationappropriations for three committees of covered so far include Hartford, wide to win the annual fellowships, the Connecticut General assembly. Springfield, Mass ., Colorado Springs, which provide a year of independent He said that two Trinity faculty Denver, Los Angeles, La Jolla, San post-graduate travel and study abroad. members will soon be conducting Francisco, Dallas, Houston, WashingThe fellowships are presented from a Orsi programs for TRICE. Dr. Francis P. ton, D.C., Philadelphia, Baltimore, charitable bequest by the late Mrs. Egan, assistant professor of economics, Boston and Cincinnati. months studying the carillon in a Thomas J. Watson, Sr. in memory of will give a mini-course in environmenThose who attended the meetings school in either Belgium or the her husband, founder of International tal economy designed for members of were given personal explanation of the Netherlands. The history major plans Business Machines Corporation . organizations concerned with environCampaign's goals and objectives by to study carillons and change ringing, Miss Egloff, an English major from ment in April and May. In May, Dr. Mrs . Constance E. Ware, Associate the combination of swinging bells to Woods Hole, Massachusetts, will use Andrew J. Gold, associate professor of Director of Development, and William produce peals. Her itinerary includes her fellowship to work as a temporary economics, will present seminars in R. Peelle, Jr. '70, Campaign Field stopovers in Belgium, France, the assistant editor on small magazines in zoning and planning for appointed Director. President Lockwood also Netherlands, West Germany, SwitzerFrance, Switzerland, Sweden,England, boards in the Connecticut towns of attended these meetings as his schedule Scotland, Wales, Ghana and Zambia. land and England. permitted. Bloomfield and Windsor. She plans to work for each publication Orsi, a religion major from the for six to eight week periods, and, in Bronx, New York, will study contemAmong the regional chairmen of the process, to research the technical porary monasticism. He plans to stay these meetings were: Herbert B. McLea processes of the magazine as it relates in monasteries along the route that the '54 (Baltimore); John T. Wilcox '39, to the cultural scene in the country movement followed as it moved westLyman B. Brainerd '30 and Melvin W. where it is located . She expects to be ward from Egypt to Ireland between Title '18 (Hartford); Roy Nutt '53 (La involved in selection of material, the third and seventh centuries . The Jolla) ; Arthur Von Thaden '54 (San editing, design, layout, printing and senior will study modern monastic Francisco) ; David Blair (Springfield, publicity aspects of each publication. spiritual discipline and will explore Mass.); David Beers '57 (Washington, Friday, May 23, 1975 A resident of Pittsburg, Pennsylhow it has developed through time. He D.C.); George W. B. Starkey '39 .and Classes 1901-1929 vania, Miss McCrady's independent plans to pray with monks, learn their Jacob B. Brown '53 (Boston), and study project concerns the carillon . meditative techniques and observe the Albert C. Turner '39 (Cincinnati). Her study will take place in Europe, customs and practices of contemporary Similar meetings are planned in monastic spirituality. and will start by spending three or four other cities as the Campaign continues .
TRICE Is Fonned; Receives $112,655 Government Grant
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3 Seniors Receive
Watson Fellowships To Study In Europe
Immortals Dinner