Trinity College - Trinilogue Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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The Rifle Club In the early nineties a Gun Club was formed at Trinity, whose purpose was to afford its members another form of outdoor sport rather than any organized rifle practice. These gun enthusiasts made excursions into the countryside for small game hunting. After the turn of the century this organization was discontinued, and shooting ceased to be an organized sport for about a decade. With the advent of the War interest in marksmanship was revived. A temporary rifie range was constructed in the basement of Alumni Hall, where intensive practice was carried on under the direction of army officers by the entire student battalion. At the close of the War military training was discontinued at the college, and preparedness no longer being in demand, interest in marksmanship again waned for another decade. In 1929 the Rifle Club was formed by a group of students, and member- ship was obtained in the National Rifle Association, sponsored by the Government for the promotion of markmanship in colleges and universities all over the coun- try. The Rifle Club was provided with .22 and .30 calibre rifles and a supply of ammunition by the Government. Regular weekly practices at the State Armory were begun and continued through each school year until last February, when with the permission of the Administration and the generous financial aid of the College Senate a fifty-foot range was constructed in the basement of north Jarvis. With such facilities on the campus the members of the Club now have unlimited opportunity for practice. A schedule of intercollegiate matches is arranged each year, this year's schedule including postal matches with Northeastern University, Lowell Textile Institute, Wentworth Institute, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Worcester Poly- technic Institute. Two shoulder-to-shoulder matches were shot, one with the .22 calibre against Northeastern University, and the other with the .30 calibre against Harvard. The Harvard team, whose match closes each season, has become the Club's traditional rival. Teams for all matches are selected on a competitive basis. All four of the prone, sitting, kneeling, and standing positions are used in practice. The Riiie Club was not founded with any purpose of military training in mind. Whether a student is a pacifist or preparedist has no bearing upon the matter. The members of the club regard their shooting rather as another form of sport, sense a continual challenge in their individual practice, and in their matches feel that necessity for sportsmanship that is common to all forms of sport. 150

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The lnterfraternity Council The newly organized Interfraternity Council of Trinity College has completed its first year of active and necessary duty on the campus. This important body, composed of delegates from the eight fraternities, was organized on March 9, 1933. At this time no constitution was drawn up, but a set of precedents for future refer- ence was formulated. Preparing for the following Fall Rushing a number of rules were drawn up dur- ing May, and were ratified by all but one of the groups. These rules governed the entertainment of the new men, and were designed to counteract the evils of cut- throat rushing. No fraternity signing the agreement was allowed to rush off campus, and groups of Freshmen were assembled to visit the houses at set times. Pledging was deferred until not earlier than the noon of the second Sunday after college officially opened. These regulations, with some modification, may also be used for the incoming class of 1938. The purpose of the Council is to encourage cooperation among the individual fraternities, and between the college and the fraternities as a unified group, and of the committees formed, one of the most important was the Fraternity-College Relations Committee, composed of Charles T. Kingston, Delta Psi, and Harold R. Bayley, Jr., Alpha Delta Phi, which deals with matters of compromise and co- operation. The officers of the Council are Dr. R. B. W. Hutt, Professor of Psychology and a member of Theta Delta Chi Knot represented on this carnpusl, Presiding Officer, Curtis W. V. J unker, Psi Upsilon, Treasurer, and James E. Baldwin, Alpha Delta Phi, Secretary. Each fraternity is represented by an Alumnus, a Senior and a Junior delegate. The Junior Delegate next year automatically becomes Senior delegate. Meetings of the Council are held once a month, with interim work carried out by the three officers. Annually, an Interfraternity Bridge Tournament is sponsored by the Council, a cup being the prize. This trophy becomes the permanent possession, of the group victorious three times. 152