Trinity College - Trinilogue Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Highlights: Thirty-One to Thirty-Four As the class of '35 descended upon Trinity in the fall of 1931, it was quite evi- dent that, although our needs and our numbers had been duly recognized, the preparations for our arrival had not been completed, for the Chapel and the new dormitories were still in the process of construction. I-Iailed as the largest class in the history of the college, representing twenty states and five foreign countries, we assumed our humble position among the undergraduates and said, Now let history proceed. We were reminded that we had arrived at Trinity in an era of expansion . Not only was the enrollment of Trinity expanding, but two new buildings were in the process of construction. Fir timbers were arriving from Oregon to finish the chapel roof. The completion of the Trinity quadrangle, the dream of Trinity men for half a century, was being accomplished by the erection of Cook Hall. The Trinity Faculty was enlarged, ten men being added to the staff, making a total of forty-three professors and instructors, averaging one to every ten students. The new students, together with many of the old ones, found a champion in Dr. Hutt, who, in disagreeing with Professor Shaw of Columbia, stated that whistlers were not morons. This timely encouragement, when we were already beset by innumerable vicissitudes, gave us the spirit to go on. Realizing that one is known at college by his extra-curricular activities, the class of '35 eagerly responded to the calls of the Jesters, Athenaeum, Yripod Board, and the Athletic Association. In October, 1931, the College received for the new Chapel a historic stone con- nected with the history of John Huss. It was a portion of the stone from which John Huss preached in the year 1413 at a little town in Czecho-Slovakia. The stone was gratefuly received and placed in the outdoor pulpit on the south side of the Chapel with the warning that future preachers who desired to expound longer than fourteen or thirteen minutes would do well to remember the fate of John Huss. Speaking of fires, it was the same month that a plumber and a stray blow torch set Jarvis Laboratory ablaze. The damage unfortunately was slight, and classes were resumed on the day following. 24

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It was also in October that Dr. Ogilby announced several gifts made by persons interested in the Chapel. Dr. John Plumb, '91, presented the carillon of thirty bells, one bell of which is slightly overworked about eight o'cloek mornings. Other gifts were the Cardinal Woolsey Window, by W. R. C. Corson, and the silver Processional Cross by Mrs. Clarence Carpenter. At a meeting of the Student Body on November 4, the coveted Scholarship Cup was awarded to the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. The Alpha Delts won over the Alpha Chi Rhos, the holder for the previous year, by a margin of one one-hundredth of one percent. The carillon, under the able manipulation of world famous carilloneur, Kamiel Lcfevre, rang out in formal debut on Wednesday, December 9. Hundreds of interested listeners braved the inclement weather to hear the first concert on the bells of Old Trinity's new tower. The J esters presented The Circle on F1'iday, December 11. The satisfying presentation of this three act comedy by W. Somerset Maugham caused the rafters of old Alumni Hall to ring with applause. The year 1931 was finished off at Trinity by two precocious decisions. The Crusaders , vowing death to the 18th Amendment, Cjust as though it made any differencel formed a Chapter at Trinity under the able direction of Breck Armstrong. The theme of the Crusaders was true temperance . They merely declared the 18th Amendment an imposition. On December 14 Dr. John Barrett, director of the Pan-American Union and former U. S. Minister, spoke in Alumni Hall. Dr. Barrett presented a logical and valid argument in favor of the recognition of Russia by the United States. The entire English A class attended this affair, for the Dean had sent them engraved invitations. Had our Rip Van Winkle Government been aware of the knowledge rampant at Trinity, we might have had true temperanceu and commercial advantages back in 1931. Although the approach of the mid-year exams struck terror to the hearts of the yearlings and many of the upperclassmen, the percentage of freshmen dismissed because of failure in studies was the lowest in the history of the college. Conspicu- ously absent was the English A student who Wrote: When somebody applies an epitaph to you, it is sometimes very hard to reply. History at Trinity College during the first part of the 1932 term is largely the progress in constructing the Chapel. On February 24 the service for the consecra- tion of the materials for the organ was held in the Chapel, the gift of a leetern by the Class of 1910 was announced, the stained glass windows were set and described 3 the cut flagstone floor under the tower was laid, the Crypt Chapel was completed, the organ was installed and tuned, and the twelve la1'ge open diapason pipes were erected under the Mothers' Window at the west wall. The outstanding early spring classic at Trinity was rendered by Professor Perkins, under the guise of a Demonstration of Sound Effects on Wind Instru- ments . The repertoire was of wide range, beginning with a Scotch jig on a Chinese flute and ending with Old Black Joe on a French Horn. Ten different instruments were heard during the prog1'am. At the close of the concert Professor Perkins was complimented upon his versatility and reminded of his vaudeville and broadcasting possibilities. 25