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| ====== Centennial Celebration ====== | ====== Centennial Celebration ====== |
| Trinity College celebrated its 100th year of existence in May 1923 with a variety of events and activities which took place over the course of several days. Students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, friends of Trinity, and residents of the greater [[Hartford|Hartford]] area participated in marking this momentous occasion, which began with an audacious [[centennial_fund|fundraising effort]] in 1921. | Trinity College celebrated its 100th year of existence in May 1923 with a variety of events and activities which took place over the course of several days. Students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, friends of Trinity, and residents of the greater [[Hartford|Hartford]] area participated in marking this momentous occasion, which began with an audacious [[centennial_fund|fundraising effort]] in 1921. |
| [{{::centennial-capitol_plaque.jpg?400 |Unveiling of the Trinity plaque at the State Capitol, 1923. Photo credit: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.34652590|Trinity College Archives]]}}] | [{{::centennial-capitol_plaque.jpg?400 |Unveiling of the Trinity plaque at the State Capitol, 1923. Photo credit: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.34652590|Trinity College Archives]]}}] |
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| There were also nine [[honorary_degrees|honorary degrees]] awarded at the Centennial Commencement, which included two Masters of Arts, three Doctors of Science, two Doctors of Law, and three Doctors of Divinity. | There were also 10 [[honorary_degrees|honorary degrees]] awarded at the Centennial Commencement, which included two Masters of Arts, three Doctors of Science, two Doctors of Law, and three Doctors of Divinity. |
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| Following the commencement ceremony, a parade of alumni, undergraduates, and guests led by President Ogilby marched down Washington Street from the College to the State Capitol, where a tablet was dedicated to commemorate the founding of Trinity in 1823 on the [[old_campus|site]] where the first of its buildings stood. The tablet was unveiled by Charles Aldrich, Jr., the great-great grandson of [[brownell_thomas_church|Bishop Thomas Church Brownell]], the first [[presidents|president]] of Trinity College. The tablet was designed by Howard Jones of Boston and features a base relief of the original three buildings of the College and an inscription of the names of Trinity’s founders. The plaque still remains fixed on the wall of the East Porch of the Capitol building. | Following the commencement ceremony, a parade of alumni, undergraduates, and guests led by President Ogilby marched down Washington Street from the College to the State Capitol, where a tablet was dedicated to commemorate the founding of Trinity in 1823 on the [[old_campus|site]] where the first of its buildings stood. The tablet was unveiled by Charles Aldrich, Jr., the great-great grandson of [[brownell_thomas_church|Bishop Thomas Church Brownell]], the first [[presidents|president]] of Trinity College. The tablet was designed by Howard Jones of Boston and features a base relief of the original three buildings of the College and an inscription of the names of Trinity’s founders. The plaque still remains fixed on the wall of the East Porch of the Capitol building. |
