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| ====== Centennial Fund ====== | ====== Centennial Fund ====== |
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| May 14, 1921, marked Trinity College’s 98th “[[charter_day|Charter Day]],” as well as the formal opening of a Centennial Fund for the purpose of raising money to support Trinity into its second century of existence. A truly massive show of effort was made to solicit funds for the College leading up to its Centennial anniversary in 1923. Undergraduates, alumni, and even non-Trinity affiliated people were encouraged to contribute through funds and word-of-mouth advertisement of the needs of the College as it entered a new era of change. | In preparation for the celebration of its 100th anniversary, Trinity College launched a fundraising effort known as the Centennial Fund to support Trinity into its second century of existence. May 14, 1921 marked Trinity College’s 98th “[[charter_day|Charter Day]],” as well as the formal opening of the Centennial Fund. A truly massive show of effort was made to solicit funds for the College leading up to its Centennial anniversary in 1923. Undergraduates, alumni, and even non-Trinity affiliated people were encouraged to contribute through funds and word-of-mouth advertisement of the needs of the College as it entered a new era of change. |
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| A goal was established by the Centennial Fund Committee to raise $1,500,000 by June 1923: $1,200,000 would be allotted for a professors’ salary endowment and $300,000 for the construction of a [[trowbridge_pool_squash_facility|new gymnasium]]. In 1919, the salary of a full professor at Trinity was only $2,500, and the fund was intended to allow Trinity to offer competitive salaries to its professors that would attract highly accomplished individuals to teach at the College. The new gym would accommodate an expanded [[athletics|athletics]] program that would provide all students with access to exercise space and equipment. | A goal was established by the Centennial Fund Committee to raise $1,500,000 by June 1923: $1,200,000 would be allotted for a professors’ salary endowment and $300,000 for the construction of a [[trowbridge_pool_squash_facility|new gymnasium]]. In 1919, the salary of a full professor at Trinity was only $2,500, and the fund was intended to allow Trinity to offer competitive salaries to its professors that would attract highly accomplished individuals to teach at the College. The new gym would accommodate an expanded [[athletics|athletics]] program that would provide all students with access to exercise space and equipment. |
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| During the two years prior to the [[centennial_celebration|centennial celebration]], campaigning among alumni and friends of Trinity as well as [[hartford|Hartford]] residents was undertaken to raise money for the Endowment Fund. Solicitation was to be done in person to Trinity alumni, non-Trinity affiliated wealthy donors, and members of the [[episcopal|Episcopal Church]] “who will appreciate what Trinity has done for the ministry since the days of its founding.” The campaign efforts were organized and carried out by a National Committee chaired by Judge Joseph Buffington, '75, with chairmen overseeing districts across more than 20 states to mobilize the fundraising efforts in their respective areas. Wherever in America there were Trinity alumni, there was an office of alumni organized to lead fundraising campaigns in that state, including California, District of Columbia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin, among others. | During the two years prior to the [[centennial_celebration|centennial celebration]], campaigning among alumni and friends of Trinity as well as [[hartford|Hartford]] residents was undertaken to raise money for the Endowment Fund. Solicitation was to be done in person to Trinity alumni, non-Trinity affiliated wealthy donors, and members of the [[episcopal|Episcopal Church]] “who will appreciate what Trinity has done for the ministry since the days of its founding.” The campaign efforts were organized and carried out by a National Committee chaired by Judge Joseph Buffington, Class of 1875, with chairmen overseeing districts across more than 20 states to mobilize the fundraising efforts in their respective areas. Wherever in America there were Trinity alumni, there was an office of alumni organized to lead fundraising campaigns in that state, including California, District of Columbia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin, among others. |
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| [{{::centennial_fund_drive.jpg?200 |The //Tripod’s// “Centennial Supplement” encouraged alumni to raise funds for the Centennial drive, April 9, 1921. Photo credit: Trinity College Archives}}] | [{{::centennial_fund_drive.jpg?300 |The //Tripod’s// “Centennial Supplement” encouraged alumni to raise funds for the Centennial drive, April 9, 1921. Photo credit: Trinity College Archives}}] |
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| Throughout 1921, the //[[tripod|Trinity Tripod]]// chronicled the first phase of the fundraising efforts and every issue of the //Tripod// during that year was sent out to alumni, whether they were subscribed to the paper or not, to keep them informed of the progress of the drive and to encourage their contribution to the cause. A supplemental //Tripod// issue published in April 1921 focused heavily on the centennial drive and urgently appealed to its alumni readers to chip in. Trinity’s undergraduates were also mobilized towards centennial fundraising. On May 23, 1921, the entirety of the undergraduate student body pledged support for the Centennial Fund Campaign. During this meeting, Harold T. Slattery was elected chairman of a committee to solicit subscriptions from undergraduates towards the Fund. | Throughout 1921, the //[[tripod|Trinity Tripod]]// chronicled the first phase of the fundraising efforts and every issue of the //Tripod// during that year was sent out to alumni, whether they were subscribed to the paper or not, to keep them informed of the progress of the drive and to encourage their contribution to the cause. A supplemental //Tripod// issue published in April 1921 focused heavily on the centennial drive and urgently appealed to its alumni readers to chip in. Trinity’s undergraduates were also mobilized towards centennial fundraising. On May 23, 1921, the entirety of the undergraduate student body pledged support for the Centennial Fund Campaign. |
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| Everett J. Lake, governor of Connecticut from 1920 to 1923 and member of the general organizational committee of the Centennial Campaign, expressed his support for the campaign and the endurance of Trinity as an educational institution in a speech delivered on May 24, 1921. Governor Lake praised Trinity as an "asset of great value to the city of Hartford and to the nation” and encouraged monetary support for the College, declaring that, “Our best insurance against radicalism is a well-developed educational system, and as an old, tested and living factor in that system Trinity College recommends itself to our active interest and support.” | Everett J. Lake, governor of Connecticut from 1920 to 1923 and member of the general organizational committee of the Centennial Campaign, expressed his support for the campaign and the endurance of Trinity as an educational institution in a speech delivered on May 24, 1921. Governor Lake praised Trinity as an "asset of great value to the city of Hartford and to the nation” and encouraged monetary support for the College, declaring that, “Our best insurance against radicalism is a well-developed educational system, and as an old, tested and living factor in that system Trinity College recommends itself to our active interest and support.” |
