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| There was a vested interest in instilling military training at Trinity College since its earliest days as [[washington_college|Washington College]]. "[[brownell_thomas_church|Bishop Brownell]] had hoped that military exercises and drill would find an important place in the curriculum," even going so far as to hire a Professor of Mathematics and Engineering trained at West Point "with a view of his employing the students in military exercises, during a portion of their leisure hours; as conducive to their health, and as subservient to their better government." While this did not come to fruition (and neither did his dream of mandatory uniforms) Brownell did organize the [[phalanx|Phalanx (later, Archers)]], the College's first ceremonial drill team. During the Civil War, the [[graham_guard|Graham Guard]] was organized by students with the support of the Connecticut Adjutant General, who supplied rifles and uniforms for [[old_campus|on-campus]] drills. The College briefly considered introducing a Military Science department to the curriculum in 1862, but this was abandoned. | There was a vested interest in instilling military training at Trinity College since its earliest days as [[washington_college|Washington College]]. "[[brownell_thomas_church|Bishop Brownell]] had hoped that military exercises and drill would find an important place in the curriculum," even going so far as to hire a Professor of Mathematics and Engineering trained at West Point "with a view of his employing the students in military exercises, during a portion of their leisure hours; as conducive to their health, and as subservient to their better government." While this did not come to fruition (and neither did his dream of mandatory uniforms) Brownell did organize the [[phalanx|Phalanx (later, Archers)]], the College's first ceremonial drill team. During the [[civil_war|Civil War]], the [[graham_guard|Graham Guard]] was organized by students with the support of the Connecticut Adjutant General, who supplied rifles and uniforms for [[old_campus|on-campus]] drills. The College briefly considered introducing a Military Science department to the curriculum in 1862, but this was abandoned. |
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| ===== The War Spirit ===== | ===== The War Spirit ===== |
