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 [{{::homecoming.jpeg?200 |Homecoming Weekend itinerary in the //Trinity Tripod//, November 1940.}}]
-On November 12, 1938, the first “homecoming day” was celebrated on Trinity campus, as alumni and guests visited to watch the [[colors|Blue and Gold]] play Amherst. Directly after the game, a tea dance, a cocktail party, and six separate formal dances were each hosted by a different [[fraternities|fraternity]]. In following years, the homecoming dance became more popular, and the entire weekend following the football game would be filled with formals, hops, cocktail parties and [[sophomore_smoker|smokers]], from the fraternity houses to the local [[hartford|Hartford]] clubs and bars. Well-known jazz musicians and their bands were hired to perform, such as Bunny Berigan in 1940. Prior to the college’s [[coeducation|co-ed]] days, the Homecoming dances were an opportunity for Trinity men to invite women to campus, which was one of the main appeals of the weekend. In a 1940 issue of //[[tripod|The Trinity Tripod]]//, a joke letter to an imaginary sweetheart was published, displaying the campus-wide obsession with finding a date for a dance.
+On November 12, 1938, the first “homecoming day” was celebrated on Trinity campus, as alumni and guests visited to watch the [[colors|Blue and Gold]] play Amherst. Directly after the game, a tea dance, a cocktail party, and six separate formal dances were each hosted by a different [[fraternities|fraternity]]. In following years, the homecoming dance became more popular, and the entire weekend following the football game would be filled with formals, hops, cocktail parties and [[sophomore_smoker|smokers]], from the fraternity houses to the local [[hartford|Hartford]] clubs and bars. Well-known jazz musicians and their bands were hired to perform, such as Bunny Berigan in 1940. Prior to the College’s [[coeducation|co-ed]] days, the Homecoming dances were an opportunity for Trinity men to invite women to campus, which was one of the main appeals of the weekend. In a 1940 issue of //[[tripod|The Trinity Tripod]]//, a joke letter to an imaginary sweetheart was published, displaying the campus-wide obsession with finding a date for a dance.
-Attempts were made to ramp up Homecoming celebrations to more spectacular heights in 1941, when plans for a “monster parade” were proposed, including a float contest and a “snake dance,” although there is no evidence that this plan was ever approved. ((Tripod, 1941-10-28)) Nevertheless, in the following years, Trinity’s fraternities took on the responsibility for showing the campus and its visitors a good time. There was, however, a Fall Dance on November 14, held at the Harford Club and serenaded by renowned saxophonist and clarinetist Hal McIntyre and his band. In 1942, buffets were served at each house, and the dances were decidedly “informal.” The absence of live orchestras was credited to “conditions brought about by the war”; ((Tripod, 1942-10-02)) the party hosts made do with their collection of Big Band records. At this time, fraternities were mandated to close their doors by midnight, so an after-party was planned to take place at The Heublein Hotel in Hartford to carry on the festivities.
+Attempts were made to ramp up Homecoming celebrations to more spectacular heights in 1941, when plans for a “monster parade” were proposed, including a float contest and a “snake dance,” although there is no evidence that this plan was ever approved. ((Tripod, 1941-10-28)) Nevertheless, in the following years, Trinity’s fraternities took on the responsibility for showing the campus and its visitors a good time. There was, however, a Fall Dance on November 14, held at the Harford Club and serenaded by renowned saxophonist and clarinetist Hal McIntyre and his band. In 1942, buffets were served at each house, and the dances were decidedly “informal.” The absence of live orchestras was credited to “conditions brought about by the war”; ((Tripod, 1942-10-02)) the party hosts made do with their collection of Big Band records. At that time, fraternities were mandated to close their doors by midnight, so an after-party was planned to take place at The Heublein Hotel in Hartford to carry on the festivities.
 [{{ ::homecoming2_program.jpeg?200|Homecoming football program, 1965. Photo credit: Trinity College Archives}}]
-In 1946, the college’s 125th anniversary coincided with a Trinity-Hobart football game on October 19. The celebrations for this “Founder’s Weekend” were sponsored by the [[alumni_association|Alumni Association]] and attracted many former Trinity men to campus. Several events were planned around the game, including a [[plumb_carillon|carillon]] concert, a ceremony in honor of [[brownell_thomas_church|Bishop Brownell]], a buffet supper, and a celebration in the [[clement_chemistry_building|Chemistry Auditorium]]. This homecoming-like weekend in October replaced the traditional November homecoming for that year due to the greater event of the college’s quasquicentennial. Around this time, the annual [[sophomore_dance|Soph Hop]], a tradition that had already been in place since 1907, became integrated with Homecoming Weekend to become the Homecoming Dance. Rallies featuring a marching band and cheerleaders have also been a feature of Homecoming Weekend since the 1950s. The rally, typically followed by some combination of a parade and a bonfire, was often the event that kicked off the subsequent festivities of the weekend. Trinity’s own male cheerleaders were central performers in the rally and parade, but female cheerleaders from other schools were sometimes invited to help provide “pep.” Throughout the 1950s, the Soph Hop and Homecoming traditions continued to coincide with the heavily anticipated football matches against Trinity’s biggest rivals, usually taking place on the Saturday afternoon following the Friday night dance. Because of the influx of alumni, the weekend also became prime time to dedicate memorial buildings and facilities. Such was the case on the Saturday of Homecoming Weekend 1966, when the [[jessee_miller_football_field_and_track|Jessee Memorial Football Field]] was dedicated to beloved former coach Dan Jessee before a Trinity-Amherst game commenced.
+In 1946, the college’s 125th anniversary coincided with a Trinity-Hobart football game on October 19. The celebrations for this “Founder’s Weekend” were sponsored by the [[alumni_association|Alumni Association]] and attracted many former Trinity men to campus. Several events were planned around the game, including a [[plumb_carillon|carillon]] concert, a ceremony in honor of [[brownell_thomas_church|Bishop Brownell]], a buffet supper, and a celebration in the [[clement_chemistry_building|Chemistry Auditorium]]. This homecoming-like weekend in October replaced the traditional November homecoming for that year due to the greater event of the college’s quasquicentennial. Around that time, the annual [[sophomore_dance|Soph Hop]], a tradition that had already been in place since 1907, became integrated with Homecoming Weekend to become the Homecoming Dance. Rallies featuring a marching band and cheerleaders have also been a feature of Homecoming Weekend since the 1950s. The rally, typically followed by some combination of a parade and a bonfire, was often the event that kicked off the subsequent festivities of the weekend. Trinity’s own male cheerleaders were central performers in the rally and parade, but female cheerleaders from other schools were sometimes invited to help provide “pep.” Throughout the 1950s, the Soph Hop and Homecoming traditions continued to coincide with the heavily anticipated football matches against Trinity’s biggest rivals, usually taking place on the Saturday afternoon following the Friday night dance. Because of the influx of alumni, the weekend also became prime time to dedicate memorial buildings and facilities. Such was the case on the Saturday of Homecoming Weekend 1966, when the [[jessee_miller_football_field_and_track|Jessee Memorial Football Field]] was dedicated to beloved former coach Dan Jessee before a Trinity-Amherst game commenced.
 Another tradition of Homecoming Weekend has been the giving of awards to alumni, organized by the Alumni Association. The Achievement in Life Award, given annually to “an alumnus who distinguishes himself through a recent or current activity, either in his profession or beyond the call of his normal duties” was first awarded during Homecoming Weekend in 1964 to Lucius J. Kellam, class of 1935, for his work on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Complex. Other commemorative ceremonies celebrated on Homecoming Weekend over the years have included the tenth anniversary of coeducation in 1979 and the 100th anniversary of the College’s engineering department in 1997.