The Trinity Reporter, Spring 1992

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by  Trinity College

NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Executive Committee
President Robert E. Kehoe, Jr. '69
Vice Presidents
Alumni Fund Charles H. McGill III '63
Vol. 22, No.2 (ISSN 01643983) Spring 1992
Admissions E. Macey Russell '80
Editor: William L. Churchill
Area Clubs Jeffrey H. Seibert '79
Associate Editor: Roberta Jenckes M '87
Sports Editor: Christopher Brown '90 Members
Staff Writers: Martha A. Davidson, Thomas D. Casey '80 David A. Raymond '63
Ernest M. Haddad '60 Scott W. Reynolds '63
Elizabeth A. Natale
Karen A. Jeffers '76 Pamela W. von Seldeneck '85
Publicatiom Assistant: Kathleen H. Davidson
Dorothy McAdoo MacColl '74 Alden R. Gordon '69
Plwtographer: Jon Lester
Michael B. Masius '63 Faculry Representative
Jane Melvin Manoon '84 Malcolm F. MacLean IV '92
ARTICLES
Rhea Jo Pincus '82 Sr. Class President
A NEW ERA FOR SWIMMING AND
Athletic Advisory Committee
SQUASH 8
By Christopher Brown '90 Donald J. Viering '42 George P. Lynch, Jr. '61
A pool and squash complex are the latest ad Nominatiug Committee
ditions to Ferris.
Robert N. Hunter '52, Chair Wenda Harris Millard '76
Kathleen L. Frederick '71 David A. Raymond '63
A SONDHEIM SATURDAY 12
Karen L. Mapp '77 Stanley A. Twardy, Jr. '73
By Dana Whalen
Critics, performers and faculty gather on
campus to assess the works of the Broad
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
way composer.
Charter TniSiees
PERFORMING IN BULGARIA 15 Francisco L. Borges '74 RuthJ. Nutt
By Judy Dworin '70 Thomas S. Johnson '62 Paul E. Raether '68 ·
Trinity's director of dance and her en Raymond E. Joslin '58 William C. Richardson '62
semble are the first U.S. dancers at Sofia's George A. Kellner '64 Robert B. Stepro '66
National Theatre. Alfred J. Koeppel '54 Emily B. Swenson '75
Eileen S. Kraus M'65 Douglas T. Tansill '61
TRINITY IN PRINTS 17
Worth Loomis The Rt. Rev. Arthur E.
THE SCOT WHO DISCOVERED Donald L. McLagan '64 Walmsley '48
AMERICA 20 Edward A. Momgomery,Jr. '56 James P. Wrutters III '62
By Richard White M'59
Trustee Ex-Officio
The Earl of Orkney, hero of this alumnus'
novel, appears to have preceded Columbus Tom Gerery, President
by 100 years.
Alumni Trustees
TRINITY REUNION. 1992 25 Paul A. Cataldo '57 Peter T. Kilborn '61
Thomas R. DiBenedetto '71 William H. Schweitzer '66
DEPARTMENTS JoAnne A. Epps '73 Michael Zoob '58
Along the Walk 1
Books 28 REPORTER EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Sports 30 Frank M. Child Ill J. Ronald Spencer '64
Applause 35 Gerald J. Hansen, Jr. '51 Theodore T. Tansi '54
Area Club Activities 36 Dirk Kuyk Susan E. Weisselberg '76
Class Notes 37
In Memory 54 BOARD OF FELLOWS
Susan Martin Haberlandt '71 Edward H. Yeterian '70
COVER: judy DuJOrin '70, director of dance at Trinity,
Donald K. Jackson '83 Susan E. Weisselberg '76
peifonns in "Distant Voices Coming ear" at SC!fia's
Alice M. Simon '83 Stephen P. Jones '63
National Theatre. See page 15 for her firsthand account.
Wenda Harris Millard '76 Daniel L. Korengold '73
Cover photo by Anguss Moss. Glenn A. Woods '75
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ALONG THE WALK
TRINITY
COLLEGE
Annual Giving Gains, 12 percent over last year, with by $41,973. "We owe our success this
$1,052,196, or 58 percent of the goal year to the enthusiastic and exceptional
Despite Tough Year
reached as of March 7. The Parents' work ofJeffSeibert '79, national
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Fund stood at $130,457, or 58 percent alumni phonathon chair," said Melissa
In spite of an adverse economic cli of the goal, as of March 7, while the Bronzino '87, assistant director of an
mate, Trinity's annual giving effort Friends' Fund had surpassed its goal and nual giving and volunteer phonathon
continues to make gains. With a goal of stood at $43,301. Corporate and foun coordinator. "He did a fabulous job of
$2.3 million to be reached by June 30, dation giving stood at $171,984, or 73
cash received in the Annual Fund as of percent of the goal.
Enthusiastic alumni volunteers, including
March 7 stood at $1,397,938, or 61 Annual Fund Chairman Robert E.
Henry Lindert '65 (inset), staffed a campus
percent of goal. Brickley '67 waxed enthusiastic. "The phonathon in the Reese Room at Smith
"We're pleased to be doing so well business of fund raising at Trinity has Alumni/Faculty House.
in a difficult year and particularly to be taken a dramatic tun1 for the better,"
eight percent ahead oflast year at this he said. "Karen Osborne and her won
point," said Director of Annual Giving derful group of young professionals
Constance French. "While the number have teamed with a revitalized core of
of donors to date is down, the cash to enthusiastic volunteers to make this
tal is up, so our success is due in part to year's Annual Fund drive one of the
the generosity of donors who've in most exciting and productive in Col
creased their gifts in a challenging year. lege history."
Now, in these last few months, we'll Among the Annual Fund volunteers
continue to work hard on securing in were 232 alumni callers in regional
creased gifts as well as enhancing par phonathons who generated 1 ,658
ticipation." pledges totalling $141,973, exceeding
Giving to the Alumni Fund was up their pledge goal by 583 and dollar goal
recruiting callers, thanking volunteers
and motivating callers."
The Annual Fund's student callers Scenes from "'night, Mother Week"
were an "energetic, caring and profes
sional" group, according to Assistant
Director of Annual Giving Alexandra always before, with actress Kathy Bates
Ablon. In 16 nights of calling, she said, or her understudy.
the students raised $112,660 from Calm and focused, the students each
alumni, and in five nights of calling take a tum reading stage directions and
parents, raised $3,960 for the Parents' Jessie's lines. Sad, desperate and funny,
Fund the story of a mother and daughter's
last evening together unfolds. The
younger actresses hold their own
Attention, Alumni Considering
against the seasoned professional.
A Career in Health Professions
In preparing the undergraduates for
Alumni who are planning further study their appearance with Pitoniak,
toward a career in the health professions Feinsod directed them to take a cool,
should know of the services ofTrinity's disciplined approach. He said: "I
Advisory Committee for the Health Pro wanted a good, clear, honest reading.
fessions. This group, chaired by Dr. Rich I didn't want them to show more than
ard Crawford of biology, provides guid they actually felt. If anything, I wanted
BY MARTHA DAVIDSON
ance to students and alumni considering them to show less. I told them, 'if
careers in medicine, dental medicine, vet emotion comes out, fine, but only if
One week in March was devoted to special
erinary medicine, physical therapy, occu you can't resist it.' Anne just took off
events and peiformances centered arou11d
pational therapy, optometry, podiatry, and got a lot from the students."
'night, Mother. The Pulitzer Prize-win
nursing, and related areas. During her visit, Pitoniak also
ning play by Marsha Nomwn was contro
The Committee offers infonnation on taught a master class. Later she said,
versial when first peiformed a decade ago,
the professional education required, the "I just really had a wonderful time at
and the drama ignited widespread interest
application process involved, the appro Trinity. Everything was done with
on campus this spring.
priate undergraduate academic prepara enormous dignity, but was not at all
tion, admissions requirements and the solemn. I have been telling a lot of
necessary standardized tests. While the people in detail about this forward
Scene One
Committee can't guarantee admission to looking college - the people seem to
Three Trinity seniors sit on the Aus
professional schools, it does counsel stu be with it. It seems to be a very nur
tin Arts Center stage. All three young
dents based on their academic perfor turing and nourishing environment,
women are costumed similarly in jeans
mance and experience and the admission but not at all coddling."
and dark sweatshirts. All three are qui
standards oft he school or the demands of "She treated us like we were her
etly intense.
the career field. equals and we were one step away
Each holds a script of Marsha
"The Committee's services are al from being her colleagues in the the
Norman's one-act play, 'night, Mother.
ways available, even after graduation," ater," commented Powers, a theater
They will share the role of the daugh
Crawford advises. "Currently, we're and dance major who plans to pursue
ter, Jessie, who tells her mother that she
helping many alumni, who find using a career as a director after graduation.
plans to kill herself at evening's end.
the Committee to be to their advantage.
Christine C. KJotz '92, Nicole M.
Sometimes people need the support,
Scene Two
Moretti '92 and Kathleen M. Powers
information and advocacy of a commit
'92 have had two rehearsals with Assistant Professor of Theater and
tee in making decisions and during the
Chairman of Theater and Dance Dance M. Joshua Karter directs an
application process."
Arthur B. Feinsod to prepare for this other version of 'night, Mother. This
Other members of the Committee
staged reading. fully-staged production features Vera
are: Rozanne Burt, director of career
Alongside the students is Anne Ulick and Galina Borisova, actresses
counseling; Dr. Priscilla Kehoe, associate
Pitoniak, the actress who created the from Nikitsky Gates Theater in Mos
professor of psychology; and Dr. Ralph
role ofThelma, the 'night, Mother cow. Before the performance, the two
Moyer, Scovill Professor of Chemistry.
mom. She performed in the play's had spent a month in residence on
To contact the Committee, write to
world premiere at the American Rep campus, rehearsing and meeting with
Richard Crawford, Department ofBiol
ertory Theater in 1982, and later on classes in different departments to dis
ogy, Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Broadway. Altogether, Pitoniak has cuss the rapidly-changing events in
06106, or call him at [phone].
played the role for about six years, and, their homeland.
In the staged reading of
'night, Mother at Austin
Arts Center, stage actress
Anne Pitoniak, right, per
formed with Christine C.
Klotz '92, Nicole M.
Moretti '92 and Kathleen
M. Powers '92.
3
Ulick and Borisova perform in to have a specific knowledge of Ameri Faculty, staff and others from the
Russian as their words are simulta can culture or American politics or Hartford community arrive for a dinner
neously translated into English American public figures." discussion of 'night, Mother. Clutching
through listening devices. Hartford's Professor of Sociology Michael P. their guest meal tickets, they wend their
Russian community turns out in Sacks commented during a panel dis way through the cafeteria and carry
strength for the perfom1.ances, and for cussion that he thought the Russian trays of food into a small back room.
lively post-show discussions - in audiences would be very interested in There they join up with students,
Russian and English - about how observing jessie's impending suicide. cran1.med close at the long tables.
Muscovites would receive the play. "Only in 1989 did newspapers there The conversation criss-crosses back
"Directing a show in a foreign lan reveal the number of suicides in Rus and forth through a maze of ideas - on
guage was tricky; I think it turned out sia. It's 'new' to them," he explained. mother-daughter relationships, suicide
beautifully," Karter said afterward. He added that people may have diffi and self-determination, the differences
"The actresses had a wonderful time culty understanding why no other between cultures and between the
here. I was impressed by their level of characters step forward and try to pre sexes, honesty and pretense. The deci
concentration and dedication to the vent Jessie's death. "There's more bel level rises. The talkers linger while
project throughout their entire resi sense of community responsibility," the kitchen staff cleans up.
dency." A week later, Karter packed Sacks said, "because of the corporate
up the 'night, Mother set and headed conception of guilt in Russian ortho
Scenes Four, Five and Six
for Moscow to direct Borisova and doxy and the ideology of socialism."
Ulick in the Russian premiere at A panel of faculty from theater and
Nikitsky Gates Theater. dance, women's studies, Russian stud
Scene Three
Before leaving, Karter was optimistic ies, English, sociology and psychology
that 'night, Mother would go over welL It's early evening. A Thursday after share their thoughts about the play
"I would have preferred bringing over a noon perfonnance of 'night, Mother at from the vantage points of their par
cheery play at this particular time, but I the Austin Arts Center has just ended. ticular disciplines ... The film version
chose this one because it communicates Up the hill at Mather Hall student starring Anne Bancroft and Sissy
well across cultures," he explained. "In dining room, they're running out of Spacek is shown twice ... Nationally
order to understand it, you don't have the chicken special. known psychologist Carol Gilligan,
Scenes from 'night, Mother Week
co11li1111ed from page 3
author of In a Different Voice and Members of Moscow's
professor of education at Harvard Nikitsky Gates Theater
University, gives a talk on female performed 'night Mother in
psychological development and Russian at the Austin Arts
Center. Vera Ulick, left,
mother-daughter relationships.
portrayed Thelma, the
mother; Galina Borisova
Scene Seven played Jessie, the daughter;
Assistant Professor ofTheater
Precisely one week after the
M. Joshua Karter directed.
first 'night, Mother event started,
the last one begins. Writer and
psychotherapist Carole lone in this program came out
leads a workshop called "Find of a desire to do some
ing the Mother Within." thing special. Throughout
In Rittenberg Lounge, strang the planning process, Joel
ers and acquaintances sit side by played an active role and
side in a circle on the floor. his financial support al
lone lights a cedar and sage lowed the College to en
smudge stick like ones used in hance "night, Mother
purification rituals by Native Week."'
Americans; the pungent smell "I am interested in sup
drifts through the dimly-lighted porting cross-departmen
4 room. The participants, who are tal programs/events
mainly women, talk to each within the humanities
other about their mothers, do which serve as catalysts
pantomime about the hidden for energetic inquiry and
messages passed on to them by discussion among both
their mothers, and meditate. from all these different perspectives - students and faculty and with each
Because 'night, Mother is a dark play to see people from sociology and psy other," said Goldfrank, who earned his
that raises questions but ends without chology and Russian studies and eco B.A. degree in English. "It is also my
giving you answers, lone's workshop nomics talking and arguing was thrill hope that through the application of
brought a welcome sense of spirituality ing. I've never seen such energy in my quality material to issues of current
and healing, said Professor of Theater classes; students almost came to relevance, such programs will enhance
and Dance Judy Dworin '70. blows!" Feinsod said. "The energy the College's recognition among
"I thought it was a wonderful coali around this play started to infiltrate alumni(ae), acadenuc colleagues of the
tion of people from different depart everywhere. My sense is that the faculty teaching elsewhere, and pro
ments working on the week's events, 'night, Mother program will prove to be spective student applicants."
and I think we had a very good turn a model for similar programs here; The program's co-sponsors were the
out of students. The involvement of maybe next semester there will be one Austin Arts Center, the Coordinating
every campus student women's organi centered around a person or an event. Committee, the departments ofEn
zation and the Women's Center was a Hopefully, it'll have the same ripple glish, modern languages and psychol
step toward turning around that chilly effect through the campus. ogy, women's studies, the Endowment
climate that was discussed in (Professor "1 think "night, Mother Week' lit a for Asian and Eastern European Stud
ofSociology) Noreen Channel's recent spark," he said. ies, the Goodwin Fund for Theater
survey of the alumnae," said Diane Presented by the theater and dance and Dance, and the Women's Center.
Martell, coordinator of the Women's department, the 'night, Mother program lone's workshop was sponsored by the
Center. "The "night, Mother Week' was made possible in part through the Women's Center, the theater and
made a very strong sense of commu generous support ofJoel M. Goldfrank dance department, Kappa Kappa
nity among the women on campus." '69, president of Allied Founders Cor Gamma, Delta Delta Delta, Trinity
''I'm very proud to be part of a col poration in New York. "We are College Black Women's Organization,
lege that would put aside a week to deeply grateful for the support ofj oel Trinity Women's Organization and
look at a play of such critical acclaim Goldfrank," Feinsod said. "His interest the Society for Women Engineers.
Admissions Reports such significant responsibility for your woman who needs assistance, however,
own affairs." and they have the cooperation of the
Rise in Applicants
Winer said it is unusual for students party sponsor and its male monitors in
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • to make such a proposal on their own. removing any man whose behavior
More typically, a stricter alcohol policy seems harassing.
In spite of declining numbers of high
would be developed by the administra A minimum of two peer monitors
school graduates nationwide, Trinity
tion or by administrators working with attend any party to which they are in
saw an increase of two percent in its
students. vited. There is not yet a policy requir
applicant pool over last year, according
"I think this is the only way for ing their presence, but party sponsors
to Dean of Admissions and Financial
people to respect the policy and take it have been requesting their services.
Aid David Borus '68.
seriously," Craig C. Woerz '93, presi "It's going fantastically," Schreier
"We are encouraged to have a very
dent of SGA, says of the student initia says of the program. "There hasn't
strong pool of some 2,850 candidates,"
tive. "It's not someone reaching down been any negative feedback."
Borus said, "and the outlook is excel
and taking something away from stu In developing the program, organiz
lent for an outstanding freshman class."
dents." ers did a survey of Trinity's peer insti
Already 96 freshmen have indicated
The new policy states that "hard al tutions. No other college in the suivey
Trinity to be their first choice as the
cohol cannot be served at any open has a monitoring program such as
result of the Early Decision Program.
party, except in the case of formal Trinity's.
These numbers are about the same as a
events. The number of open forn<al
year ago, but well ahead of 1990 when
events is limited to one per semester for Campus Housing Gets
there were only 75 in the early deci
each sponsoring individual or student
sion category. New Master Plan
organization."
Letters of admission were sent out at
"Hard alcohol can be more easily • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
the end of March with an acceptance
deadline of May 1. The College also abused," says Woerz. "With this policy A vastly changed "master plan" for
change students are saying they are
held spring Visitation Days on April campus housing will debut in 1992-93,
14, 15, and 16 to give prospective stu willing to take responsibility for them giving students more choices in the
dents the chance to take a second look selves and their actions." annual spring housing lottery in late 5
at the campus before making a final The new alcohol policy is part of an April.
decision. ongoing SGA study of social life at According to Director ofResidential
A profile of the Class of 1996 will Trinity. Woerz says SGA is now look Life Kristina Dow '75, the new plan
appear in the next issue of the Reporter. ing into providing more events at addresses some perceived and real
which alcohol may be served but is not problems with the current system. Un
the main attraction. der the new plan: freshmen will be
Changed Alcohol Policy
"We want to develop something that concentrated entirely in certain dorms;
Improves Social Scene bridges the gap between keg parties and more restrictions will be placed on
doing nothing," Woerz says. Program Groups, those students with
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
The new Peer Monitoring Program shared interests who are housed to
Restricting the service of hard alcohol was developed by four female students gether; a Magnet dormitory program
and making female monitors available (three of whom are members of sorori will bring together students from the
are among student efforts implemented ties) with assistance from the Women's same academic disciplines; a Senior Ex
this semester to make campus social Center. Each of the program's 30 peer perience program will be inaugurated;
events safer. monitors received eight to 10 hours of and the majority of the most desirable
At the end of the fall semester, training from Women's Center Coor housing will be available to upperclass
President Tom Gerety adopted a stu dinator Diane R. Martell and a repre men.
dent recommendation limiting the ser sentative of the Hartford Sexual Assault "We hope this new master plan will
vice of hard alcohol at all-campus par Crisis Service to help them recognize bring improvements to campus housing
ties. The policy change was developed the signs and symptoms of harassment in many areas," Dow said. "It incorpo
by the Student Government Associa and assault, know what resources are rates ideas from several campus com
tion (SGA) in conjunction with the available to women, and understand mittees, including the strategic planning
Interfraternity Council and the Pan the issue of confidentiality. At parties, subcommittee on Residential and
Hellenic Association. they are identified by their purple T Non-Academic Life, and from the resi
"I speak for both the President's and shirts. dential staff, both as individuals and as
Dean ofStudents' offices in applauding "We're there to be approached," says an ongoing planning group.
the initiative and action taken by the Rachel E. Schreier '93, one of the "This past year's Freshman Experi
students," Dean of Students David program's founders. "We don't go ence program was a great success. We
Winer said about the new alcohol around at a party saying 'You're too housed freshmen together, according to
policy in a memo to the student body. close' or 'That corner's too dark."' The their freshman seminar assignments,
"It is impressive to see you assume monitors are available to help any allowing seminar faculty to program
events with these stu
dents in the dorms. It
was a good effort,
aimed at bringing class
room life into the
dorms and helping
freshmen get to know
each other better out
side of class.
"This year we're ap
plying the concepts of
this program to other
dorms and classes. The
Freshman Experience
program lends itself to
an easy conversion to
the Senior Experience.
Helping students to
understand the value of
diversity at Trinity can
be transferred to recog
nizing the need for sen
sitivity toward others in
the work place and at
home. Skills learned in
resolving conflicts in
the dormitory and with
6 The Vernon Street dormitory will be the home for the Senior Experience in 1992-93.
parents and siblings be
come techniques in
resolving conflicts with supervisors, tern and taking over the most desirable success of the Chinese Cultural Pro
mentors, and spouses. There'll be out dormitories. gram Group two years ago. Faculty and
side speakers, discussing topics such as "With the Program Groups, we students requested the establishment of
writing resumes." looked at small, less desirable dorms - a Science Dorm and a Community
Approximately 125 seniors can be Boardwalk, Park Place, Doonesbury, Service Dorm. A Quiet Dorm has
accommodated in the Senior Experi and Wiggins - that are not noted for been in existence since students estab
ence dormitory, the new Vernon resident interaction. We felt introduc lished it in the mid-'80s; recently stu
Street dorm, with the remainder of the ing the Program Groups in these dorms dents organized a Music Dorm and La
Class of '93 selecting from other avail could improve the quality of life. Even Voz Latina's Hispanic Culture Program
•
able housing. The Senior Experience in less desirable housing, the quality of Group. Students for Equality, an orga
option will be open to all seniors, with a Program Group experience, including nization committed to studying issues
participation being voluntary. the exploration and development of of gender, race and class, shares two
The Freshman Experience, launched resident self-governance, should offset floors ofHigh Rise Dormitory.
this year in Elton and Jones dormito any negative perceptions of the space The new master plan also calls for the
ries, will be expanded in 1992-93. Vir allocated." continued involvement in residential
tually all members of the Class of '96 The additional restrictions on Pro life by the faculty, both as individuals
will live in all-freshman dormitories: gram Groups follow the recommenda and as collective departments. The new
Elton, Jones, Smith, North Campus, tions of the primarily undergraduate Science Dorm, requested by chairmen
Frohman/Robb, and Little. These Program Group Study Group. They of the science departments, represents
residence halls will be closed to upper suggested that Program Group resi such faculty involvement.
classmen. dence be limited to two academic "'Academic' housing would seem to
Under the new master plan, a lim years, in whole or in part, to prevent be a very positive step in the improve
ited number of competitively selected students' participation from becoming ment of residential/intellectual life. At
Program Groups will be allowed to an isolating experience. the same time, two frequently-voiced
choose from a limited number of less In existence for more than a decade concerns have arisen with regard to the
desirable dorms. This action addresses at Trinity, Program Groups recently concept of special 'academic' housing:
the concern that Program Groups have enjoyed a surge in popularity. that is, the potential for the isolation of
could form with the idea of circum Students and faculty have established disciplines in this liberal arts environ
venting the dormitory assignment sys- several new programs, following the ment, and the potential for the misuse/
abuse of a selective assignment process Albert J. Howard, Jr. was ap
to secure highly desirable housing." pointed the Jarvis Professor of Physics.
Dow says that living/learning "mag In his inaugural speech in February, he
nets" address these concerns. With the lectured on the "Search for Superheavy
Magnet program, certain residence as Elements in Nature." His research
signments will be determined by the work is in experimental nuclear physics
participating academic department(s) Howard with emphasis on problems in nuclear
and the balance of residence assign DeLong astrophysics and the nucleosynthesis of
ments in the dorm will have no stipula the elements, and applications of
tion. In an 88-bed dorm identified as a nuclear physics in atomic physics and in
Science Magnet, for example, 15 beds geophysics. Howard has been a mem
could be set aside for incoming fresh ber of the faculty since 1962.
men in the Interdisciplinary Science Kenneth Lloyd-Jones was
Program, and another ten beds could named the John J. McCook Professor
be set aside for teaching assistants in the of Modern Languages and was sched
sciences, honors candidates, and others uled to give his inaugural lecture in
who would create a "magnet" popula April on "Language and the Human
tion. That would leave 63 beds to be Condition: Some Renaissance Perspec
assigned through the general housing tives." He chairs the department of
lottery. Through the use of the facilities modern languages and comparative lit
provided, it would then be up to the eratures, and teaches French, Italian
sponsoring department(s) and their and Spanish. He has published widely
"magnet" populations to create pro in the areas of French literature, the
grams and study group activity to Renaissance and humanism. He has
which other appropriate individuals been on the Trinity faculty since 1978.
Kenneth
would be drawn. The "magnet" con Anthony D. Macro was appointed
Uoyd-Jones
cept, Dow says, allows Residential Life the Hobart Professor of Classical Lan
7
to promote departmental efforts toward guages. He will give his inaugural lecture
improving the tone of residential/intel in October on a topic to be announced.
lectual life while at the same time not He has taught at Trinity College since
sending into isolation all Science ma 1969 and chairs the classics department.
jors, for example, nor giving all Science His areas of specialization are ancient
majors an unfair advantage in securing Greece and Rome, Greek and Celtic
some of the best housing on campus. Anthony D. mythology, and the Celtic peoples.
"In the Science Dorm, what's impor Macro Ralph 0. Moyer, Jr. was ap
tant for students is having their teach pointed the Scovill Professor of Chem
ing assistant down the hall, having istry. He gave his inaugural lecture last
study groups in the lounge, and other year on "From Fibers to Energy and
students nearby who share their worries Beyond: Creating Materials Through
and classes. It's the student-to-student Chemistry for Society." His research
interaction that counts in all of these interests are inorganic chemistry of the
housing situations." rare earths and platinum metals, chem
RalphO.
istry of the solid state, structural studies
Six Named Professors Moyer,Jr.
using diffraction techniques, and mag
Assume Chairs netic and electrical measurements. He
joined the Trinity faculty in 1969.
• • • • •• • • • • • •
Samuel D. Kassow '66 was ap
pointed to a two-year term as the
Howard DeLong was named the Charles A. Dana Research Professor of
Brownell Professor of Philosophy; he History. He is the author of the book
will deliver his inaugural lecture in Oc Students, Prcifessors and the State in Tsarist
tober. He is the author of a forthcom Russia: 1884-1917 and co-edited Be
ing book on American political phi tween Tsar and People: the Search for a
losophy titled A Court of Common Rea Public Identity in Tsarist Russia. He has
son, and the author of A Profile cif Math been a member of the Trinity faculty
ematical Logic and A Rifutation of Arrow's since 1972, and teaches Russian, So
Theorem. He has taught at Trinity Col viet, modern Jewish and modern Euro
lege since 1960. pean history.
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BY CHRISTOPHER BROWN '90 Wesleyan in the first competition in the 1929-vintage Trowbridge Pool. "I've
new pool. been here 35 years, and there has been
Campus reaction to the $4.1 Ferris ex talk about a new pool since I arrived,"
L
et the sun shine in!' may be the pansion has been unanimously enthusias said McPhee. "I figured I'd live to see a
most appropriate phrase to tic. "This is a bright, cheerful place to new pool, but I didn't think I'd ever
accompany the new swinuning come to in the dead of winter. A lot of coach in it. I wouldn't trade it for any
pool and squash complex, which are the new pools don't have the windows we other pool in our league."
latest additions to Trinity's Ferris Ath have," explains Head Coach Chet The new pool is located in the former
letic Center. McPhee, "and the natural light gives our courtyard area between the old pool and
Last October, the squash complex pool the edge." Even though both of his the wrestling and crew tank rooms of the
was initiated by hosting the final Coca teams lost their inaugural meets, the day athletic center. On both ends of the facil
Cola International Squash Grand Prix proved to be a rewarding one for ity, huge windows flood the pool with
Event of the season, and this past January McPhee, who has spent many seasons natural light. The. pool contains eight
21st, Trinity's swim teams went against coaching in the dank confines of the lanes and is 37 meters in length. A move-