Trinity College - Ivy Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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rinity ,College HARTFORD. CONN- . .90 .23 ' 'HIS collcfrc was chartered by the State of Connecticut in 1823. Its irst Cl.aSSgViS Umduazed in 1827. It was founded by-.Episcopalians under the .leadership obt e Bight Rev. Thomas ,Church Brownell, and has-been fostered especially by mem sri ol' that communion, but it is governed by a self-perpetuating Board of.'Iir1JSf6CS 110 under ecclesiastical control. While attached to the interests of 1ts church, It 1S not secta- ' It has included among its students men of every faith. It is a generously equipped 1'121I'1. 1: . - - . . '. . . . . . - ' . It Ives Its secular institution, religious in Splflt and motives, but not ecclesiastical g advantages to all properly qualified candidates, irrespective of religious afhllations. D The corps of instruction consists of eleven professors, tive lecturers, seven Instructors and a librarian. Q Qlnwsses nf instruction The College offers four courses of instruction, viz.: I. A COURSE IN Amis. II. A COURSE IN LETTERS AND SCIENCE. . III. A COURSE IN SCIENCE. IV. A COURSE IN LETTERS. The courses extend over four years, with the exception of the Course in Science, which is completed in three years. After 1900 it is proposed that the Course in Science shall also be one of four years. Students completing the Course in Arts receive the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Students completing the Course in Letters and Science or the Course in Science, receive the degree of Bachelor of Science, and those completing the Course in Letters receive the degree of Bachelor of Letters. Students who do not propose to pursue all the studies of any of the regular courses may be permitted, under the name of special students, to attend any class in such studies a-s upon examination they are found qualified to pursue. Upon honorable dis- missal, they are entitled to a certificate from the President, stating the studies which they have pursued. In certain departments the College offers also instruction for grad- uate students. The departments of instruction in the College numbertwenty-four, in- cluding eighty-tvvo elective and voluntary courses. ' Que Zthciwziqsrle nf 'ilustruztinzx The number of the teaching force, large relatively to the number of those taught, admits of a close relation between instructors and students. Each student is held accountable for his work every .day, and receives personal encouragement and guidance in a degree impossible where the number of the taught is greater. Practical research and laboratory methods are applied Wherever possible. ' glaze Qilinsawcg The College Llbfafy, numbering 40,000 volumes, is under the superintendence of a professional librarian, who guides the students in the use of books. They have also at their command the IlVatkinson Reference Library of 50,000 volumes, the Libralrv of the Connecticut Historical Societ ,and th H tf d reading rooms. , Y e ar or Public Library with its well-Ustockcd 10

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Editorial A Q93 at COLLEGE ANNUAL fills a position of peculiarresponsibility, It is not a merecatalogue of fraternities, societies and asso- ciations, nor is it intended to be either a literary or a humorous publication, but it should aim to be the true index of college life. As such, the literary and theihumorous both have places between its covers, but they are the means and not the end. Coiiegeflife is not all work, nor is it all fun, and its many different phases should be reflected in the ideal annual. Itishould contain enough of the literary to make it worthyvof perusal, and enough of the humorous to make it entertaining. This is the ideal for the attainment of which we have striven.' We know that it is beyond usg we .realize that we can not hope to succeed in every respect, and so it is with feelings of deep anxiety that we submit, for judgment, this, the twenty-eighth volume of the IVY. ' Where we have failed, may future boards take warning, may they learn to keep away from the Scyllas which we have encoun- tered and from the Charybdises into which we have fallen. But where we have succeeded may the classes of future years follow our example and press ever onward toward the attainment of perfec- tion, and may the IVY ever serve as a reminder' of happy college days to those sons of old Trinity who have taken their places on the battleheld of life. The editors wish to thank most heartily all who have assisted them in the production of this book by literary or artistic contribu- tions. , i 9

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2Qa.hxu'mtt.o'1:iz5 and Ql3I1'5J3131TkIfOUJj The Jarvis Physical Laboratory contains in addition to the lecture and apparatus rooms, a large laboratory for work in the elementary courses, a reference library, and several smaller laboratories adapted and devoted to advanced work of a special char- acter. The laboratory has a very complete equipment for work in all the branches of Physics. Special attention has been given to making the facilities for work in electricity as complete as possible. The department is provided with standard apparatus for elec- trical measurements, and hasia workshop, steam engine, and direct current and poly- phase alternating ,current generators for its special use. The Jarvis Chemical Labor- atory is well equipped for work in general experimental and organic chemistry, in quali- tative and quantitative analysis, and in assaying and gas analysis. The main laboratory has desk space for thirty students working at one time. This room is devoted to work in general experimental chemistry and qualitative analysis. For work in quantitative analysis and organic chemistry separate laboratories are pro- vided and properly equipped. A roon1 set apart for assaying is fitted up with suitable furnaces and other necessary material. ' H The new Hall of Natural History contains biological, botanical, geological and mineralogical laboratories provided with every modern equipment. The Observatory contains a six and a half inch refractor, a two and a half inch transit, a standard clock, a chronograph, a smaller refractor, a portable transit, a sex- tantfand conveniences for the simpler work in astronomical photography. fggmuasimnc and fgtlxlztir yield A Gymnasium is supplied with the best apparatus, in the use of which the students are trained by a special instructor. An Athletic Field on the college grounds is to be extended and perfected at an expense of 9'p10,000, contributed by friends and alumni of the College. - 'Qfzllr-wsT1i4.r5, Suixnlarshins and ig'-mixes r. The Russell Fello vvship, yielding about 3400, is awarded biennially to a member of the graduating class of superior ability who engages to pursue an approved course of graduate study at Trinity College or at some foreign university. The Holland Scholar- ships, each having an annual value of 3600, are awarded to the students attaining the highest rank in the Junior, Sophomore and Freshman classes respectively. Prizes of the aggregate value of S490 are awarded in the several departments. . - . iirnmxszs - v .. , The amount of the Treasurer's bills each year varies from 3177.50 to 9524-2.50. Board can be obtained at 83.50 a week and upwards, making the cost of board for thirty-seven weeks at the lowest rate, 312950. The amount of the Treasurer's bills can be reduced to holders of beneficiary scholarships of which there are more than fifty. , . Svituatimx The buildings of the College are situated on a site commanding beautiful views in the south part of Hartford, itself one of the most beautiful cities of New England. The largest of the buildings, more than 600 feet in length, intended to form the west side of a great quadrangle, is ofstone in the English secular gothic style, and is one ofthe most notable collegiate buildings of the country. The Jarvis Laboratories, the Hall of Nat- ural History and the, Gymnasium, are tasteful and commodious structures of brick. Four ofthe college fraternities have special chapter houses. For catalogues apply to the President or to the Secretary of the Faculty. 11