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 ====== Sundials ======
-[{{:34314053.jpg?direct&300 |[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.34314053
-|Trinity student standing on what is possibly the 1872 sundial]], based on descriptions of its location. There are no other known images of the sundial. Photo credit: Trinity College Archives}}]
-On [[class_day|Class Day]] in July 1872, George Washington West presented Trinity College with a sundial on behalf of his Class, which "as there was no Sun Dial to present," was considered an "absent donation." The physical sundial was finally installed in the fall of 1872 and placed at the South entrance of the [[old_campus|old campus]]. The inscription read: "Collegio S.S. Trinitatis Donavit Classis MDCCCLXXII Pereunt et Imputantur" and it is described as having "the points of the compass" on it. In November 1872, the //[[tablet|Tablet]]// reported that an unknown vandal "so injured it as to render it useless until returned to the maker for repairs."
+===== 1872 Sundial =====
-[{{ :sundial1888.jpg?350|The Class of 1888 sundial. Photo credit: Trinity College Archives}}]
+[{{:34314053.jpg?direct&250 |Trinity student standing on the 1872 sundial, ca. 1900. Photo credit: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.34314053|Trinity College Archives]]}}]
-[{{:sundial.jpg?300 |Late 18th century polyhedral sundial in Funston Memorial Garden. Photo by Fred Sawyer, 2022.}}]
-The sundial was relocated when the College moved to the [[summit_campus|new campus]] in 1878 and was placed "before [[seabury_hall|Seabury Hall]] and midway of the campus."
+On [[class_day|Class Day]] in July 1872, George Washington West presented Trinity College with a sundial on behalf of his Class, which "as there was no Sun Dial to present," was considered an "absent donation." The physical sundial was finally installed in the fall of 1872 and placed at the South entrance of the [[old_campus|old campus]]. The inscription read: "Collegio S.S. Trinitatis Donavit Classis MDCCCLXXII Pereunt et Imputantur" and it is described as having "the points of the compass" on it.
-In April 1919, the Class of 1888 (arranged by Louis W. Downes of Providence, R.I.) presented the College with a new sundial which is located outside [[williams_memorial|Williams Memorial]] on the path heading toward the [[chapel|Chapel]]. According to the 1957 //Bulletin//, "Trinity's old friend is not calibrated to correct for the variations which obtain throughout the year, and so "it still must be cherished more for ornamental and sentimental considerations than for its practical value."
+The sundial can often be seen in photos that feature the old campus' front lawn. In [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.33120319
+|one photo]], the sundial is present without its top -- doubtless one of several occasions that it was damaged. In November 1872, the //[[tablet|Trinity Tablet]]// reported that an unknown vandal "so injured it as to render it useless until returned to the maker for repairs."
-The new sundial attracted a great deal of attention. In the May 27, 1919 //[[tripod|Tripod]]//, the student staff wrote that "people interested in sundials have come many miles to see it."
+[{{ :sundial1888.jpg?250|The Class of 1888 sundial. Photo credit: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.33677717|Trinity College Archives]]}}]
-Today, the Class of 1888 sundial still stands at its original location. Trinity also hosts a pillar 18th-century polyhedral sundial located at the Funston Memorial Garden outside the [[chapel|Chapel]]. The inscription on it states that it originated from the Abbey at Storrington, Sussex, England.
+The sundial was relocated when the College moved to the [[summit_campus|new campus]] in 1878 and was placed "before [[seabury_hall|Seabury Hall]] and midway of the campus." According to the February 1957 //Trinity Bulletin//, the sundial stood until it became "'quaint and gray' and at long last expired of old age at an unknown date." It stood at least until 1890, as the May //Tablet// that year features an article that "the old sun-dial has been restored!"
+===== Class of 1888 Sundial =====
+[{{ :sundial.jpg?200|Late 18th century polyhedral sundial in Funston Memorial Garden. Photo credit: Fred Sawyer, 2022.}}]
+In April 1919, the Class of 1888 (arranged by Louis W. Downes of Providence, R.I.) presented the College with a new sundial which is located outside [[williams_memorial|Williams Memorial]] on the path heading toward the [[chapel|Chapel]]. According to the 1957 //[[bulletin|Bulletin]]//, "Trinity's old friend is not calibrated to correct for the variations which obtain throughout the year," so "it still must be cherished more for ornamental and sentimental considerations than for its practical value."
+The new sundial attracted a great deal of attention. In the May 27, 1919 //[[tripod|Trinity Tripod]]//, the student staff wrote that "people interested in sundials have come many miles to see it." The May 27, 1919 //Tripod// states that the students were "planning to start a fund very soon, with which we will build another and larger sundial at the corner of the athletic field to complete the triangle." Assuming the triangle already had two points, these would be the 1872 and 1888 sundials.
+Today, the Class of 1888 sundial still stands at its original location.
+Trinity also hosts a pillar 18th-century polyhedral sundial located at the Funston Memorial Garden outside the Chapel. Installed in 1965, the inscription on it states that it originated from the Abbey at Storrington, Sussex, England.
+The whereabouts of the 1872 sundial are unknown.
-The whereabouts of the original 1872 sundial are unknown; according to the February 1957 //Trinity Bulletin//, the sundial stood until it became "'quaint and gray' and at long last expired of old age at an unknown date." It stood at least until 1890, as the May //Tablet// that year features an article that "the old sun-dial has been restored!" and the May 27, 1919 //Tripod// states that the students were "planning to start a fund very soon, with which we will build another and larger sundial at the corner of the athletic field to complete the triangle." Assuming the triangle already had two points, these would be the 1872 and 1888 sundials.
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 [[https://sundials.org/index.php/sundial-registry/onedial/27|North American Sundial Registry (Sundial 27)]]
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1933&context=reporter|Trinity College Bulletin]], February 1957.
+[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/677/|Trinity Tripod]], 5/4/1965
+[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.39172773|Trinity College Bulletin]], February 1957.
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3109&context=tripod|Trinity Tripod]], 05/27/1919.
+[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.29391501|Trinity Tripod]], 5/27/1919.
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1151&context=tablets|Trinity Tablet]], 10/1/1881.
+[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.32643166|Trinity Tablet]], 10/1/1881.
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=tablets|Trinity Tablet]], November 1872.
+[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.31709759|Trinity Tablet]], November 1872.
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=tablets|Trinity Tablet]], September 1872.
+[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.31709715|Trinity Tablet]], September 1872.
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1050&context=tablets|Trinity Tablet]], July 1872.
+[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.31709713|Trinity Tablet]], July 1872.
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