Trinity College - Ivy Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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tnmnrrnws dition to to stack space and reading room. In ad the need for new library facilities, it has become ' ' ' d ment increasingly evident that additional en ow is needed by the College. ' ' ' - e develop- The first phase of Trinity s long rang ram is over The success of this initial ment prog . campaign represents a great tribute both to the d C ll e and to the men and women who pledge o eg their support to Trinity's development. But it is ' d ' the lives of the men who will be graduate in from Trinity tomorrow that the positive values ' ' ' f ll of these thousands of contributions will be u y realized. At the close of the 125th Anniversary Devel- opment Campaign, regard to its results: Our Anniversary Campaign marks the end of the first great step in our long-range Develop- nt Program It has furnished the College with me . a major increase in scholarship funds, an en- dowed field house with a sports annex, a dormi- tory, and the principal part of funds needed for the library addition. I onfident that the enthusiasm and gener- am c osity exhibited in the campaign just closed will ver to the future and that our additional carry o needs both for the addition to the library and l n -range development, will be met in the next 0 S few years by Trinity's sons and friends. But those are problems for this afternoon. This morning I can only say-thank you again for all your help. President Funston wrote in

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hat will serve nur The new dormitory, Elton Hall, was also com- pleted for student occupancy last September. Robert B. O'Connor, '16, designed the new unit and Richard J. Hill, '39, was chief engineer of the project for the Associated Construction Com- pany of Hartford. Elton Hall is a four-story, entirely fire-proof unit located off Summit Street near Boardman Hall. Constructed of concrete block, the dormi- tory has a red brick finish with limestone trim. The roof is Hat with Gothic crenellations. The dormitory contains a student lounge, twenty-six single rooms, twenty-six suites for two men, and three single professors' suites. The new building will relieve acute dormitory congestion caused by the return of veterans, and will provide for long-range resident needs as the College returns to an enrollment of somewhat over 650. Memorial Field House and Elton Hall are- we hope-only lofty precursors of loftier develop- ments soon to be realized on the Hilltop. Trinity College plainly needs an expanded library. The present library in Williams Memorial was built when the College had only 250 students com- pared with the present total enrollment of well over 800, and is completely outgrown both as

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, During 1948-49, the faculty continued to grow in size and strength. President Funston appointed Dr. Thompson as acting head of the History Department, Dr. Barber as head of the newly established Depart- ment of Government, and Major W, E. Taylor as head of the Military Science and Tactics Department. Sir Alfred Zimmern returned with his ever popular lecture series and seminar. Drs. Bangs, Burger and Hood remained as the men most likely to be assassinated. Young George Cooper did not allow History I members the right to that before-the-test martini, and Tiger Shaw denied that he drove his 600 horse- power Fiat-Special for eight laps around the field house. ll LTY