B 0 0 K F I V

V E

Back R ow: H ull, T ruex, P ark er, D ex ter

Front R ow: Bainb ri dge, O' Bryo n, H enderson, O nderdonk, Patton

THE SENATE

jAMES HENDERSON, ]R. WILLIAM R. O'BRYON

BR UCE ONDERDONK

RoBERT P . BAINBRIDGE

RAYMOND H. DEXTER

JAMES HENDERSON, JR.

WILLIAM G. H U LL

CLIFFORD c. NELSO N

OFFICERS

MEMBERS

RoBERT R . PARKER

RAYMOND s. PATTON

Pr·esident Secretary

Treasurer

ART H U R BRUCE ONDERDONK

WILLIAM R. O'BRYON

S T EPHEN M. TR UEX

T HE Senate is probably the most important student organization on the campus. It supervises all student elections, college dances, and other activities, and takes

charge whenever problems concerning the welfare of the student body present them­selves. In addition, it sponsors Senate dances at intervals during the school year .

E lections to the Senate are held in the spring, and juniors elected at this time serve , without voting power, for the rest of the term, so that th ey will be acquainted with their duties, which begin in the fall of their senio r yea r. The president of the Senate is also

president of the student body. 1 ) 4-

L eft to R ig Itt: Brooke, H enderson, P atton

THE MEDUSA ESTABLISHED I

SENIOR HONORARY SOCIETY

RAYMOND s. PATTON, JR.

JOEL 1. BROOKE

J A MES HENDERSON, JR.

T HE M edusa, senior honor society, election to which is generally co nsidered as the hig hest honor attainable at Trinity, became more exclusive than fo rmerly, when

only three new men of the class of thirty-eight were selected at the awe-inspiring tapping ceremony held in view of the student body at the Bishop's statue, on the evening of M ay 2 I.

With no definite prog ram, the M edusa lends a hand wherever it can, as emergency situations may arise from time to time. This past year, backed · by the power of the Senate, they inaug urated an anti-noise program to squelch overly boisterous dormitories enlivened by a continuous uproar of radios, phonographs, pianos, and various other noise­making devices, as well as voices well lubricated by bee r , milk, and other beverages. The Medusa and Senate were particularly specifi c as to the particular nuisances in their campaign .

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THE COMMONS CLUB

RAYMOND H. DEXTER, JR.

ALviN R. riELSEN

ALEXANDER HAMILTON

E LsTON J. H o w E

O F FICE RS

President

Vice-President

Secretary

Treasurer

E JOYING its most prosperous year since its beginning in I93I, the Commons Club

has established itself as a more defin itely organize<! body this past season. Factors

ir. this better organization have been an increased membership, the inauguration of a

fo rmal initiation ceremony, the codifi cation of the by-laws of the club, and the begin­

ning of a movement towards procuring a club house .

A thletically, the club maintains its usual active standing und er Clem M otten,

intramural manager; while socially, the annual banquet at the end of May, the an­

nual F aculty T ea during the Sophomore H op week-end, and the Christmas party proved

the standout events.

Prominent among the organization's other activities were the presentation of the

club fl ag to the Chapel of Perfect Friendship, and the annual Commons Club Chapel

service. Alexander H amilton, designer of the flag, presented it with suitable ceremony

on D ecember ninth, when it was hung with the fraternity fl ags, and also conducted the

Chapel Service on D ecember thirteenth, the birthday of T ed W oodbury, late vice­

presid ent of the Commons Club.

A mong the speakers to address the club during the season were Professors Iaylor,

Troxell , Berger, Rogers, Mr. Brainard of the Trustees, and Clem Motten, w ho spoke

on his European trip.

The Commons Club, which occupies a distinctive place on the campus, is an inde­

pendently organized social group, and still being non-fraternal, it helps fill the wide

gap between the neutral body and fraternities.

Back Row : Laus, Grover, Goodwin, R. Hamilton, Cha rles, \Veiss heimer, Kerr, M acy, Snow Middle Row: Scranton, Stubbs, Greco, Lynch, Nickel, Hill, Heath, Cross, Shaeffe r Front Row : Clapp, Howe, A. H amilton, Dexter, Nie lse n, Gill espie, Schmidt, K eati ng

CLASS OF 1937

RAYMOND H. DEXTER, ]R . RICHARD H . GILLESPIE

JOSEPH A . GRECO

ALEXANDER HAMIL TON

PAUL C . LA US

"\VILB U R w. LYNC H

ALVIN R. NIELSEN

DunLEY]. CLAPP, ]R. EvERETT T . CRoss

ELsTON ] . HowE

RICHARD ] . HILL

CLASS OF I938

CLASS OF I939

CLEMENT G. MoTTEN

ERNEST C. ScHMID

JoHN D. S c RANTON

KARL R . SNOW

THOMAS D. HEATH

DAVID KEATING

CLINTON T. M AC Y

J o HN \V. VlEISSHEIM ER

CLA SS OF I 940

EDWIN A. CHARLES

PAUL A. GoonwiN

RALPH s. GROVER

RICHARD w. HAMILTON

HARRY R. NICKEL

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CAsPER B. S c H AEFER

GEORGE w. S M IT H

GEORGE R. STU BBS

ROBERT s. KERR

THE TRIPOD

JANUARY found the Tripod with all of its established policies passing into the able

hands of L. M oray A rmstrong, Clem M otten, and William G orman the new edi­

tors.

Still exerting their g reatest efforts towards making the T ripod a newspaper rather

than an echo of the city dailies, the new editors have continued to direct their attention

to g uest speakers, college policies and plans, and facts pertinent to the men and the work

they are doing at T r inity in their respective fie lds of resea rch. R eportorially, the paper

has, during the past season, disca rded much of its co nventiona_l newspaper venee r, and

has made itself a more personal vehicle, generally close r to the heart of the campus.

L arge r alumni issues and editorials by g uest alumni editors are among the new

innova tions of the new regime, and to date several successful alumni issues have been

run, many containing as many as ten pag_es . But despite the wealth of news in these

alumni editions, the season has been unfortunately marred by several issue padded to

required size often w ith trit~ and irrelevant material. This failure of the boards to gather

enough news or interesting fea ture material is the only obvious fault of the paper, that

has not as yet been entirely rectified .

Improved columns and theatre department, a definite trend towards better edu­

cation of the undergraduate body in administrative rules and regulations, plus a less

stern editorial tone, predominate as the more sig nifi ca nt of the management's policies.

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Back R ow : Decker, Cromwell, W eissheirner, Wilso n, P atte rso n Middle Row: G orman, Whaples , Armstrong, N. Fanning fr ont R ow: Buths, .Bates, Bass ford, Roundtree, VanDu ser

ESTABLISHED I 904

Editor-in-Chief

L. MoRAY ARMSTRONG

Managing Editor

CLEMENT G. MOTTEN

A ssigmnent Editor

WILLIAM H. GoRMAN

ETHAN A . BASSFORD

ARTHUR M. SHERMAN

JosiAs CROMWELL

JoHN B. REINHEIMER

Editorial Staff

JosEPH B. WEIMERT

R eportorial Staff

Business Manager

THOMAS A. \VHAPLES

WILLIAM H. DECKER

GEORGE B. PATTERSON

vVARo P. BATEs

GEoRGE RouNDTREE

Advertising Manager

T. O'NEIL FANNING

Circulation Manager

JosEPH C. BuTHs

Business Staff GEORGE F. WILSON HERBERT BLAND

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Back R ow: Moore, Lusk, H aga rty, H as kell

Front R ow: P. D ownes, Gill esp ie, Calderwood, A. H am ilton, P enfie ld

PI GAMMA MU OFFICERS

FREDERICK A. CALDERWOOD, JR .

RICHARD H. GILLESPIE, JR.

PROFESSOR RAYMOND CUNINGHAM

President Vice-president

Secretary- Treasurer

HONORARY MEMBERS

CLEMENT c. HYDE

RoBERT BYRNES

HARRY ToDD CosTELLO

ELLSWORTH H U NTINGTON

G usTAV A. KLEENE

ANsoN T. McCooK

THURMAN LossoN HooD J o HN REITMEYER

EDWARD FRANK H uMPHREY CHARLES E. RoGERs

ALBERT s. ANTHONY

E. RoBERT BARLOW

FREDERICK A . C A LDERWOOD

PHILIP F. DowNEs

RICHARD H . GILLESPIE

FRANK A. HAGARTY

EDWARD L. TROXELL

MEMBERS

I6o

ALBERT E. HASKELL

ALEXA NDER VAN C. H AM ILTON

R OBE RT M. KELLY

GEORGE L. L usK, JR.

NoRMAN H . G. MooRE

R oBERT W. P E NFIELD

Back R ow : Perry, Armstrong, H agarty, Turner, Whaplcs

Front R ow : Clapp, Rundbaken, Tulin, F ann ing, Merrill

TRINITY IVY MAU RICE T u LIN

EsTABLISHED IN 1 8 7 3

TIMOTHy 0' J EIL FANNING

Editor-in-Chief

B usiness Manager

EDITORIAL BOARD

LORENZO M. ARMSTRONG

FRANK A. HAGARTY CLEMENT G. MoTTEN

RAYMOND A. PERRY

D unLEY ]. CLAPP

JoHN T. MERRILL

ALBER'r R u NDBAKEN

BUSI TESS BOARD

ALBERT C . TURNER

THOMAS A. WHAPLES

T HE Ivy> one of Trinity's oldest organizations, has, since I913> been attempting to give a reliable and complete yearly history of college activities and happenings

at Trinity. For many yea rs prior to this date, the book appeared as a stereotyped annual, with little to explain the activities of the organizations pictured therein. In recent years, however, the Ivy has bee n able, by combining resumes with pictures, to g ive a more lasting account of college life. Novelty of arrangement, and of pictorial effects has also fi gu red prominently in its recent development.

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Back R ow : M acy, Kennard, Van D uzer, P ettit, Sherman, St rong

Front R ow : W ams ley, H am ilton, T urner, M ui r, W iddific ld

THE SEABURY SOCIETY OFFICERS

ALBERT C . T u RNER

RoBERT M. M u iR

ALEXANDER H A MILTON

A LEXA NDER HAMIL TON

S P ENCER P. KENNARD, JR.

PA U L c. LA US

CLINTON T. MAC Y

R o BERT M. MurR, JR.

EDWARD F. H. PETTIT

MEMBERS

c. GEORGE WIDDIF IELD

Presiden t

Vice President

Secretary-Treasurer

A RTH U R M. SHERMA N, JR.

GEORGE w. SMITH, JR.

RIC H ARD A. ST RON G

ALBERT C. T u RNER

ALBERT w. VAND UZ ER

RIC HARD W. WALMSLEY

T HE Seabury Society was founded in O ctober, I 936 , to unite stud ents with similar interests in religious and social work and problems. Activities have included pro­

motion of social work on the campus; and meetings and se rvices for the members.

Back R ow: McKee, O'Connell, !J anson, M. D ownes, Dimling, H aga rty, Lindsay

Frottt R ow: Mr. W atters, P omeroy, Culleney, W. Anderson, H ass ley, Musgrave, Slate, Santoo rji an

THE CHOIR CLARENCE E . WATTERS

DANIELL. NEWLANDS, ]R. Organist and Choirmaster

A ssistant Organist

GEORGE w . CULLENEY, II WILLIAM N . LINDSAY

JoHN D. BANKS

MELVIN R. DowNEs

JoHN V. DIMLING

FRANK A . HAGARTY

wALLACE L. ANDERSON

THEODORE A. BALLIEN

FIRST TENORS

SECOND TE ORS

FIRST BASSES

SECOND BASSES

JosEP H B. O'CoNNELL

WILLIAM H . PoMEROY, II

\VILLIAM HASSLEY

THEODORE F. M usGRAVE

DAN P . B. HANSON

HERBERT . SLATE

GREGORY T. McKEE

A. HARRY SANTOORJIAN

THE GLEE CLUB OFFICERS

THEODORE F. MusGRAVE President

JOHN D. BANKS B usiness Manager

CLARENCE E. WATTERS Director

CHARLES D. \V ALKER A ccompanist

WILLIAM N. LINDSAY AND FRANK A. HAGARTY Librarians

T HE Glee Club's fifth year under Mr. Clarence ~Tatters' direction has been a com­

pletely gratifying one. Concerts have been many and uniformly good, and a stand­

ard of singing has been set which is indeed enviable.

The seaso n opened with a concert at the H artford R etreat on D ecember I 7. Piano

duos were played by Charles D. Walker and Maurice Tulin, and violo ncello solos by

Frank A. H agarty were included on the program, which was well received. Informal

·dancing followed the concert.

On February r6 the Club sang a fifteen minute program over Station WDRC, to

arouse interest in an Inter-Collegiate Glee Club F estival which was held at Bushnell

Memorial on February 26 . Twenty-six N ew England glee clubs took part in what

proved to be a very successful conce rt.

The Club went to ew York on March I 3 to sing an half-hour program over

Station \VOR. Dan Hanson sang a group of baritone solos between groups.

On April 9 the club sang a joint concert with the Glee Club of St. Margaret's

School in \Vaterbury . Dinner preceded the concert, and very enjoyable dancing fol­

lowed. The program included cello solos by Frank A. H agarty, and the clubs were

assisted by Gregory McKee, who played the trumpet descants which are a part of Mr.

Watters' arrangement of "A Mighty Fortress is Our G od ." That both Clubs were at

their best was proved by the enthusiasm of the audience and by the atmosphere of hap­

piness which prevailed.

On April I 3 the Club gave a joint concert with the H artford YWCA Glee Club

in the Chemistry Laboratory. D ancing followed in the dining hall. On April I 6 the

Club made its annual trip to the Edgewood P ark Junior College, and on May 7 the

final appearance of the Club was in a joint concert with the Club of St. J o eph's

College.

Back Row: McCafferty, Dimling, Slate, Lindsay, Ramaker, W. Anderson, Hagarty, H anson Second R ow: \V . J. McCarthy, H olmg ren, L. Walker, H ayde n, Culleney, Schreck, Bellis, Enge l, P enfield ,

Saul, A. Johnson Front R ow: Pomeroy, O'Connell, M. D ownes, Musgrave, Mr. VVattcrs, Banks, Swidreski, M. Tulin,

C. W alker

JoHN D. BANKS

WILLIAM F. BoLES

GEoRGE W. CuLLENEY

NEAL F. HoLMGREN

vv ALLACE L. ANDERsoN

JoHN A . BELLIS

JoHN V. DIMLING

MELVIN R. DowNES

ARVID w. ENGEL

DAN p. B. HANSON

TENORS

WILLIAM

RoBERT

. LINDSAY WILLIAM H. PoMEROY

. McCAFFERTY GEORGE R. ScHRECK

THEODORE F. MusGRAVE THEODORE A. SwiDERSKI

JosEPH B. O'CoNNELL LEwis M. WALKER

BASSES

HENRY H. HAYDEN

FRANK A. HAGARTY

ARTHUR V. JoHNSON

WILLIAM ]. McCARTHY

GREGORY T. McKEE

DANIELL. NEWLANDS

MAURICE TuuN

r6s

RoBERT H. PAYNE

RoBERT W. PENFIELD

JuDsoN S. RAMAKER

MIL TON E . SAUL

HERBERT N. SLATE

PAULs. STENBUCK

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Back Ror.o : Perry, Sammartin o, Bati gna ni ,

Front R ow: R usso, D eM on te, Scenti, Qualti eriJ DiLorenzo

IL CIRCOLO DANTE

MicHAEL Sc ENTI JOHN DEMONTE JOSEPH GRECO RoMEo CAsTAGNo :MICHAEL Q UAL TIERI SEBASTIAN R usso

ANTHONY DILORENZO CAR MIN LA VIER I

OFFICERS

MEMBERS

L Eo GIARDI

C onsul Vice C onsul

Tribune Q uestor

L ibrarian Marshal

THOMAS SAMMARTINO FRED BATIGNANI

I r r ealizing the basic purpose of its foundation four years ago, of streng thening social r elations am ong students of Italian orig in, the Il C ircolo D ante has en joyed the m ost

successful season of its brief history.

T aking their cue from last spring 's am bitious program, the club has, so far th is year, topped all former seasons in activity with a program featured by an illustrated public lecture in the new Chemistry building auditorium, "Bologna Ia dotta e la g rassa," by Signorina G abriella, head of the W ellesley Italian depa rtment.

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Back R ow: DiLorenzo, Astman, Vinick, H enderson, H aight, H amilton, N. Fanning, H odgdon, Budd

T IT.ird R ow: Perry, Budd, H arris, Hill, Alexander, l\1orris, Anderson, Connar, H awkins, Muir

Second R ow: Hull, Littly, M oundfo rd, O'Bryon, Truex, Onderdonk , Koprosky, Lindell

Front R ow: O' M alley, P enfield, H ami lton, P.acclia, Schmidt, Baue r

ALBERT AK50MITAS

j OHN c. ALEXANDER

E. ARTHUR ANDERSON

J osEPH G. AsTJV!AN

jOHN w. BA UER

SAMUEL N. BENJAM I N

j OHN D. BR E><NA

BEEKM.'\N B uoo

BERN B uDD, J R.

ARTHUR H. CAMPBELL

R OBERT CONN.'\R

SIDNEY r:. CRAMER

EuGENE J. D'A~<GELO

ANTHONY DILORENZO

H owARD A. EnsTROM

T. NEIL FANNING

FRANCIS A. F ERRUCCI

WILSON HAIGHT

VARSITY CLUB MEMBERS

GEORGE V. HAMILTON

PA UL s. HARRIS

H uBERT P. HAwKINS

jAMES H ENDERSON

RI CH ARD J. HILL

CARL R. H oDGDON

WI LL IAM G. H ULL

FRANCIS G. jACKSON

GERALD B . K ELLER

jAMES J . KEN,.., EY

MILTON L. K oBROSKY

CHARLES H. LEF EVRE

CARL w. LI I<DELL

LouiS A. LI TTLE

DEFOREST MA,..,ICE, JR.

EowARD L. MoRRIS

CLEMENT G. MoTTEN

ARTHUR W. M oUNDFORD

R oBERT M. M UIR

CLIFFORD c. NELSON

WI LLIAM R. O ' BRYON

R OBERT D . O'MALL EY

A. RR UCE O N DERDONK

R oBERT W. PENFIELD

BoRIS W. PACELlA

RoBERT R. PARK ER

R AYMOI<D s. P ATTON

R AYMOND A. PERRY

ER,..,EsT C. ScHMID

joH" E. SLOWIK

RvDOLPH L. TALBOT

STEPHEN M. TRUEX

H ERBERT VI NICK

jOHI< C. W .• RNER

THE POLITICAL SCIENCE CLUB

ROBERT \V. PENFIELD

RIC HARD H . GILLESPIE

D u DLEY J. CLAPP

EDWARD F . H U MPHRE Y

OFFICERS

President

Vice-presiden t

Secretary

F acuity A. dviser

T HE Political Science Club is one of the largest organizations on the campu·s. The

Club endeavors to keep abreast of political thought of the day, sponsoring lecture

and informal talks by various authorities on vital subjects.

L ast fall Robert Byrnes, political commentator of the " H artford Courant,"

addre sed the Club on the presidential issue, w hich was paramount at that particular

time. Mr. Byrnes is particularly interested in the Club and its work.

A. little later Prof. R aymond Cuningham of the history department spoke on the

situation in Spain, outlining Spain's history, and showing why Spain is going through a

civil war at this time.

A t the next meeting Prof. N aylor gave a most interesting talk on the political

r arties in France at the present time. Dr. Naylor exhibited interesting papers published

by the various factions, of which there are many. H enry Fuller, who toured Europe

last summer, spending some time in Russia, described conditions as he found them, giving

a rather discouraging picture of Russia as it exists today.

Just before the Christmas vacation, P ro f. Humphrey in vited the members of the

Club and of Pi G amma Mu to attend an informal meeting at his home. Anson T.

M cCook was the principal speaker, and other speakers included Clement H yde and

Profs. Kleene and Humphrey. F rank A . H aga rty played two violoncello solos, with

l\1rs. Humphrey accompanying. Refreshments were se rved befo re the meeting broke up.

Professor Humphrey is faculty advise r of the Club.

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Back R ow: L. Little, P . Dow nes, A. Haskell, Hagarty, J. Alexander, Bilka, Pugh, Schirm

Seco·nd R ow : Clow, M. D ownes, Fuller, Ramaker, Morri s, Truex, Rundbaken , Dexter Front Row: Bassford, Clapp, P enfie ld, Prof. Humphrey, Gillesp ie, A. van C. Hamilton, Li ndsay, P eterson

ETHAN F . BASSFORD

PAUL BILKA

DunLEY ]. CLAPP

RICHARD H. CLOW

RAYMOND H. DEXTER

PHILIP F. DowNEs

KINGSLEY w. FRENCH

HENRY M. FuLLER

CROMBIE GARRETT

RIC HARD H. GILLESPIE

MEMBERS

ALEXANDER VAN C.

HAMILTON

FRANK A . HAGARTY

PAUL s. HARRIS

ALBERT E. HASKELL

TRUMAN F. HuFFMAN

RICHARD D . LINDE

WILLIAM N . LINDSAY

MoRRis T. LITTELL

GEOR GE L. L usK

EDWARD L. MoRRis

CLEMENT G. MoTTEN

RoBERT W . PENFIELD

WrLLYS R. PETERSON

CRESSON P UG H

JUDSON S . RAMAKER

ALBERT RuNoBAKEN

FRANK F. SCHIRM

STEPHEN M. TRUEX

RICHARD W. WALMSLEY

JAMES M. F. WEIR

Back R ow : Budd, Tiede man, P enfie ld

Front R ow: D av idso n, H aigh t, Peterson, LittJe

INTRAMURAL ATHLETIC COUNCIL

BEEKMAN B u oD

RoBERT CoNNAR

JosEPH C . CLARK E , Chairman

MEMBERS

CLEMENT G. MoTTEN

RoBERT M u iR

HARLEY T. D A VIDSON RoBERT D. O'MALLEY

R o BE RT \V . PENFIELD

'i.VILLYS R . PET ERSON .

WILSON HAIGHT

Lo u rs A. LITTLE

JoHN C. TIE DE MA N, JR.

T HE Intramural Athletic Council consists of representatives chosen by the fraterni­ties, and the Commons Club, and neutrals selected by Coach J oe Clarke who

usually manage one sport fo r their particular team. Last season the intramural athletic program was markedly improved when the

council dropped Cross-Country as too strenuo us and replaced this sport with water baseball which has, in its first season here, attracted over three times the number of men wh9 used to run Cross-Country.

L ast year Alpha T au Kappa and Sigma ru tied for the Alumni Trophy, while Sigma u retired the Cross-Country cup. This yea r N eutral Gold captured the new L yman O gilby water baseball cup.

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Back R ow: Bern Budd, Hodgdon, H oegberg , H aight, Wroth

f ront R ow: Bainbridge, Tiedeman, Henderson, Gilbert, Onderdonk

THE INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL

DR . RoBERT B. W. H uTT

RoBERT P. BAINBRIDGE

BERN B u oo, ]R.

RoBERT P. BAINBRIDGE

BERN B u DD, ]R. JoHN C. FLYNN

]AMES HENDERSON, JR.

ERICK I. HoEGBERG

CARL R. HoDGDON, ]R. CLIFFORD c. NELSON

A . BRUCE ONDERDONK

OFFICERS

MEMBERS

Presiding 0 fficer

Secretary

Tt·easurer

RoBERT H . PAYNE

RAYMOND s. PATTON, ]R . ARTHUR M. SHERMAN, JR.

'VILB U R K. TATTERSALL

J OHN c. TIEDEMAN, JR.

STEPHEN M. TRUEX

vVILLIAM URBAN

EDWIN T. \ V ROTH

T HE Interfratern ity Council meets and discusses interfraternity problems. Rushing

rul es are outlined by it each year, as well as rules and procedure for all interfrater­

nity competition, such as bridge tou rnaments, etc. Each fraternity has two representa­

tives on the council.

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THE JESTERS

SAM UEL N . BENJAMIN

A RTHUR SHERMAN

THOMAS A . V1HAPLES

OFFICE RS

President

Secretary

B usiness M nnnger

HO ORARY J EST E RS

MoRsE S. A LLEN

A . EvERETT AusTIN, JR.

M rss BETTY BoucHER

RoBERT L. B u RWELL

Mrss BARBARA CosTELLO

Miss GERALDINE FoLEY

H owARD GREENLEY

M iss ARLENE J OHNSON

W ILLIAM C. HELMBOLD

M rss F RANCIS OLMSTED

M Rs. H ENRY A . P ERKINS

M ss RHODA PrMM

M iss SALLY RicE

Mrss E DITH W ARN ER

W ITH public interest in them reaching new lows, and with the possibility of their

complete financial failure attaining new heig hts, a literal resurrection occurred

within the ranks of the Trinity J esters. With all departments springing into vibrant

action, the J esters set out to return their organization to its rightful place of prominence on the Trinity campus.

Last Spring 's original musical, "Under Y our H at," by Bill elson, '3 7, resulted.

The I vy hasn't enough high powered superlatives at it command to fully describe the

success of that show. \Vith a theme built around Trinity, elaborate scenery, including

self reversing log cabins by stage manage r Frank Smith, and a gorgeously gowned chorus

of dancing bruisers, the production was accl~imed by packed Avery houses at each of its performances.

Continuing this year, the group has already produced two successes in which

genuine girls were used for the second time in J ester history, for the feminine roles;

a m oderately successful "Seven K eys to Bald pate," and two truly remarkable per­

formances of the recent hit " D eath T akes a H oliday," in which Sam Benjamin's extra­

ordinary portrayal of D eath and Arlene J ohnson's equally effective playing of G razia

opposite him were of professional calibre. Playing no little pa rt in the success of this latter

production was the wo rk of Mr. D on Sturges, the di1~ector w hose affil iation with the

J esters, it is hoped, will extend through many more plays.

The appea rance of an awakened publicity department further marked the season which will close with another musical.

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Back Row: Walker, Gilman, Patterson, Gilbert, Connar, Lindsay, Peterso n, K ennard, Newhall

Middle Row: McBriarty, Bauer, Saul, T. Fanning , McKee, W eissheimer, Hagarty, Muir, Clow

Front Row: P omeroy, Rundbak en, Greco, Whaples, Benjamin , Shennan, Widdifield, M cNu lty, Tiedeman

Joel Brooke

Leo Gilman

Joseph Greco

Theodore Ballien

Ward Bates

John Bauer Robert Bodkin

William Boles Edward Burnham

Richard Clow

Robert Connar

Josias Cromwell

James V. Davis

Anthony DiLorenzo

James Donohue

Thomas Fanning

Carleton Fi sher

John Flynn Jack Follansbee

Crombie Garrett

SENTOR JESTERS

Douglas McBriarty

Gregory McKee

J. Bard McNulty

Law rence Newhall

R obert P ayne

Albert Rundaken Esq.

Ch arles Widdifield

JUNIOR JESTERS

Robert Gilbert Guy Maynard

George Green lea f Thomas McDermott

Frank Hagarty Palmer M cCloskey Frederick H aight Ronald Mertens Hubert Hawkins Stanley M on tgomery R obert Hazen bush Clement M otten Frank Hertel Robert Muir N orth

RC~ymond Hickey Richardson Onderd onk

Carl H odgdon Johnson Raym ond Patton

Spencer Kenn ard WilJiam Paynter

George Ki !gore Willys P eterson

Robert Layton William P omeroy

Richard Leggett Bruce R anda lJ

John Leon J ohn Reinheimer

William Lindsay Harry Santoorj ian

Sherwood M artin J ohn Siegel Newto n M ason Edward Smith

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Milton Saul

Francis Smith

J ohn Tiedeman

Edward Stevenson

Howard Storms

William Styring

Wilbur Tattersa lJ

lor Edward Thomp so11

Lester Tibbals, Jr.

Albert Turner

J ohn Upham

Lewis W alker

Rich ard Wamsley

J oseph Weimert

J ohn W eissheimer

T ay-

Stand ish Wightman

Rarton Wilson

J ohn Wilson

Back Row: Armstron g, Wroth, Ticdernan, C orman

Front R ow: Culleney, O'Bryon, Boinbridge, J. M errill, Bern Budd

KAPPA BETA PHI

RoBERT P. BAINBRIDGE

T OEL I. BROOKE

GEORGE W. CuLLENEY, II

CARL R. HoDGDON, JR.

JoHN T. MERRILL

MEMBERS

EDWIN T. \VROTH

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NORMAN H . G. 100RE

CLIFFORD C. ELSON

\VILLIAM R. O'BRYON

RAYMOND s. PATTON, JR.

JoH C. TIEDEMAN

Back Row: W al ker, Weissheimer, Wightman, Be lli s, Stubbs. Front R o~u: Bates, O'Connell, Martin, R anda ll.

LE CERCLE FRANCAIS ADVISERS

PROFESSOR Louis TAYLOR RoBERT WATERMAN HowARD GREENLEY

JOHNs. MARTIN J osEPH B. O'CoNNELL BRUCE B. RANDALL

OFFI CERS

MEMBERS

President Secretary

Treasurer

Full Members }OHN A. BELLI S

WU.BU R W . LYN CH

G EORGE w. B . STARKEY

V/tLBUR K. TATI' ERSALL

}OHN V.I . W E ISSHE IM ER

\VtLLIAM L. WINSHIP

Provisional Members WARD P. BATES

RALPH S . GROVER

K ENNETH L. GUTHRI E

ERNEST H. HEATH

D EFORE ST MANI CE, }R.

PETER J. MAY

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DOUGLAS 0. McBRIARTY

ROBERT SELNECH

B ER ARD C . SOL YN

GEORGE R. STUBBS

CHARLES D . WALK E R

STANDISH R. WI GHTMAN

JUNIOR PROM COMMITTEE F RESH from an attack of examitis, Trin 's social lions rode in on the

crest of depression into the towers of joys and pleasures of the

Junior Prom W eek-End.

A lpha Chi Rho offi cially opened fes tivities on Thursday night,

February fourth , with its an nual dance in Cook. Bud W elsh's ace

musicmakers provided the music for this excellent eye-opener. -

The next evening, promptly at ten, D on Fabens and his band,

from Boston's Back Bay, swung into the first num ber of the big occa­

sion. Willys R. P eterson and his committee had done their work well.

Alumni H all was decked in traditional settings ( isn' t it always 1) .

" F estooned glory" was what the T ripod called it. The big affair

was under way at last-- the devil with the Senate, budget, and what

have yo u.-

F abens did himself proud, while the three Burnett sisters warbled

with the best of them. Miss E leanor Brink accompanied Chairman

P eterson to struggle through the Grand March. Committee mem­

bers and the rest followed in the usual lackadaisical fashion.

The T ripod tried another new wrinkle-what's it coming to,

anyway 1 At any rate, the boys had fun, and they did score a beat

on something or other. A t least, all the girls proved that they knew

how to write.

The small crowd stuck to the end and thoroug hly en joyed them­

selves. M erriment, heightened or otherwise , was the watchword .

And sadly enough, it was over all too soon, a successful prom (show­

ing the usual "red") .

Psi Upsilon and D elta Phi obliged with house parties fo r the week­

encl. D elta Phi and Sigma u brig htened things with house dances

on Saturday nig ht, and the one last flin g before settling down to the

grind once more was over. All in all, all was well.

B ack R ow: McKee, H odgdon, Barlow, Anderson

Front R ow: O' M alley, W alker, P eterson , Benjamin

WILLYS R. PETERSON, Chairman

MEMBERS

ERIC A . A NDERSON CARL R. HooGDON

EowARD R. BARLOW GREGORY T. McKEE

SAMUEL J . BENJAMIN RoBERT D. O'MALLEY

LEWIS M. wALKER, JR.

Back R ow : Wilcox, Starkey, D ecker, Budd

Front R ow : DiLore nzo, Smith, Mui r, Hamilton, M orris

SOPHOMORE HOP COMMITTEE RoBERT M. MuiR, JR., Chairm an

BEEKMAN Bunn

WILLIAM H . DEC KER, JR.

ANTHONY DILORENZO

ME 1BERS EuGENE J. LIEDER, JR .

E DWARD L. MoRRis

EDWARD L. SMITH

GEORGE v. HAMilL TON GEORGE \V. STARKEY

JoHN T. WILc ox

T O the swaying rhythms of R ed Carino and his ten-piece Syracuse orchestra, some 7 5 undergraduates and their guests adequately filled the College Dining H all on

the evening of D ecember, the 11th, for the annual Sophomore H op, one of the three main social events of the college ca lendar. The affair was under the expert handling of R obert M. Muir, Jr., of Grosse Pointe, Mich., who escorted Miss Betty Boucher of Farmington Avenue, H artford. The week-end was marked with several other gay festivities such as the J esters' show, "Seven K eys to Baldpate," which was put on at the Avery M emorial on Saturday evening . M ost all of the houses held house parties with formal dinners preceding the H op, and several dances were given following the J esters' production .

Back R ow: Fanning, H aig ht, Lindell , K obrosky, French, H ull

Frout R or.r; : O'Rr_von, Onderdonk, Wil son, H enderson, Little

SENIOR BALL COMMITTEE L . BARTON WILSON, III, Chairman

THOMAS H . FANNING

KINGSLEY w. FRENCH

JAMES HENDERSON, JR.

WILLIAM G. HuLL

WILSON HAIGHT

1V1rL TON L. KoBROSKY

MEMBERS CARL w. LINDELL

Lo u i s A. LrrTLE

CLIFFORD c. ELSON

WILLIAM R. O'BRYON

A. BR UCE ONDERDONK

I N spite of a heavy downpour of rain all evening, over I 50 couples turned out for the Senior Class Ball which was held at the Hartford Club on May 14 under the chair­

manship of L. Barton Wilson, III, of Baltimore, Md . Count Basie and his famous "Swingsters," direct from the R oseland Ballroom in ew York City, provided music for the affair which began shortly after 10 P.M. and lasted until3:30 in the morning . Dur­ing intermission coffee and sandwiches were served . Other events of the memorable Senior Week-End included a tea dance by the D el ta Psi fraternity on Friday afternoon, and Saturday night dances by the Sigma N u and Alpha D elta Phi houses. Also there were several formal dinners given preceding the trad itional Bal l.

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THE ATHENAEUM

JoHN C. F L Y NN

D A NIE L A LPE RT

OFFICERS

A LEX ANDER VAN C. H A MILTON

] A MES M. F. \VEIR

President

Secretary

Tr·easur·er

E xecutive 0 fficer

vsT fall the Athenae um inaugurated a new policy. P reviously the club had been

strictly a debating society, but a new con titution was drawn up, and the club

became a discussioJl club, making it possible fo r all the members to take part in the meet­

ings. M eetings are held on alternate M ondays, at which time a particular topic is chosen

fo r discussion. Two club mem bers discuss the question, giving arguments for and against

it. The meeting is then thrown open to all present, and the two speakers must defend

their arg uments against the assa ults of the audience.

Audiences at the meetings have been small, but the discussions have always been

heated. T opics of contemporary interest are always chosen. Some of the topics have

been: "Landon vs. R oosevelt," "Nazism," "Sit-down Strikes," "The Supreme Court,"

" The College Budget," and "Problems at Trinity."

L ast fall the Athenae um sent three delegates to a conference held in ew Haven

by the ational Y outh Congress . They were : J ames W eir, J ohn Flynn, and Clement

M otten. The Club afterwards decided not to affiliate itself with the Congress.

At present, J ohn Flynn holds the H oward K ey, which is awarded annually to the

junior who has rendered the most service to the club during the time in which he has

been a member.

The four keymen at present are : ] oh-11 Flynn, J ames C arty, Kingsley F rench, and

Dudley Clapp. K eymen are elected each spring.

r8o

Rassford, D. Clapp, A. van C. H am ilton, Twiss, Bilka

THURMAN L. HooD

DANIEL ALPERT

PAUL H. BARBOU R, JR.

SAMUEL N. BENJAMIN

E. RoBERT BARLOW

PAU L BILKA

ETHAN F. BASSFORD

JoHN BARNEWALL

JAMES F. CARTY

HO ORARY MEMBERS

RoBERT C. BuELL

MEMBERS

DuDLEY J. CLAPP, JR.

EDWARDS. CoLTON

JAMES v. DAVIS

JAMES F. DoNOHUE

JoHN C. FLYNN

GEORGE J. LEPAK

JosEPH J. LEVINE

CARL E. L u NDIN, JR.

RoGER H. MoTTEN

ALEXANDER VAN C.

HAMILTON

CLEMENT G. MoTTEN

PAU L STENBUCK

LEONARD 0. O'NEIL

SuMNER B. Twiss

JAMES M. F. 'VEIR

[.e ft to R ight: Vi ni ck, Anderson, Ben j amin , W haplcs, O'Malley

THE SOPHOMORE DINING CLUB FOU DED BY THE CLASS OF '99 I r 897

ERIC A. ANDERSON FRANCIS G. JACKSON GERALD B. KELLER JAMES J. KENNEY

1938 DELEGATION

SAMUEL M. BENJAMIN, Chairman

MEMBERS

THOMAS A. WHAPLES

CHARLES H. LEFEVRE CLEMENT G. MoTTEN RoBERT K. O'MALLEY HERBERT VINICK

T HE ten m en who showed, by M arch of their Sophomore year, the greatest possi­bilities of assuming prominent places in other than purely academic fi elds at Trinity

w ere given recognition for their contributions to college activities by election to the Sophomore Dining Club. Entirely honorary and informal, the original purpose of the organization was to entertain TrTinity guests, especially visiting athletic teams.

One or two meetings a yea r and an annual dinner, usually at the H eublein, con­stitute the other activities of the club, the members of which can be identifi ed by their blue caps and w atch charms.

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PHI BET A KAPPA T HE Phi Beta K appa fraternity, founded at the College of William

and Mary, D ecember 5, I776, is an honorary society, member­

ship in which is conditioned upon hig h scholastic stand ing . The Trinity

Chapter, known as the Beta of Connecticut, was chartered by the

Y ale Chapter, the Connecticut Alpha, June 16, 1845 , and is the

eig hth in order of Ioundation.

The Charter stipulates that persons elected to membership in

the Beta of Connecticut shall be m en of honor, probity and learning.

T o satisfy the scholastic requirements, a student must have attained

at least the equivalent of Grade A, ~1e high.est grade of excellence , in

at least ten courses, and of Grade B, the second highest grade, in ten

additional courses. E lection to Phi Beta K appa has always been

regarded as a mark of high distinction in scholarship.

OFFICERS

HoN. PHILIP JAMES McCooK, LL.D.

FRANCIS BANKS WHITCOMB, M.A.

ARTHUR ADAMS, PH .D.

ANsoN THEODORE M c CooK

President

Vice-president

Secretary

Treasw ·er

MEMBERS ELECTED IN 1936

DANIEL ALPERT

WILLIAM GooDsELL H u LL

J ACOB CoLEMAN H UROWITz

GEoRGE JosEPH LEPAK

E DWIN ORMAN JILSON

PHILIP THOMSON Sc HARF

CHEMISTRY AUDITORIUM T HE new Chemistry Laboratory is not only fulfilling a need of Trinity's large

Chemistry D epartment, but is rendering disting uished service to the college as a

whole, with its auditorium which seats the entire college body.

The auditorium has facilities for moving pictures, blackboards and technical

demonstration equipment, and a large, movable stage . With the help of such varied

possibilities, many lectures and demonstrations have been given. The stage was used

for the first time in a real "home" concert by the Trinity College Glee Club assisted by

the Y. W . C. A. Glee Club on April 13, 1937·

P ro f. Fiese r of Harvard University lectu red before an audience of the H artfo rd

M edical Society, and the Trinity faculty and science students on chemistry in cancer

research, in which he is a leading fi gure. A visitor from E ngland, Prof. Bond, of the

University of L ondon, spoke on the trends of the modern world in economics. Dr.

D orizas, lecturer, professor, traveler, and w restler, after giving a wrestling exhibition

in the afternoon, explained the crisis in Spain , showing movies of the actual fi ghting in

the grim, civil war. Prof. Krieble, the head of our chemistry department, recently lec­

tured and gave demonstrations on heavy water.

To the anonymous donor, President O gilby, Professo r Krieble, and Professo r

Smith, the college body expresses its since re gratitud e.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS T HE courtesy and assistance of Dr. O gilby, J ohn R eitmeyer of The Courant,

H arold O gden of The T imes, Robert K elly of the Kelly Publishing Corp., Spen ­

cer H all, and Paul Barbour are appreciated by the editors of this Ivy.