https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/ 2026-08-06T22:32:00+00:00 https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/ https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/lib/exe/fetch.php/logo.png text/html 2026-07-30T19:22:15+00:00 bant06 (bant06@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/pamphlet_wars?rev=1785439335&do=diff publications Pamphlet War The founding of Washington College (now Trinity College) in 1823 became grounds for heated debate in the early nineteenth century over whether a college other than Yale (founded in 1701) was truly necessary in Connecticut. The “Pamphlet War” consisted of written arguments for and against the prospect of a second college in the state, published as small booklets and distributed publicly. Three pamphlets constituted the central arguments that were made on both sides and… text/html 2026-07-30T17:10:40+00:00 bant06 (bant06@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/goodwin_greek_prize?rev=1785431440&do=diff academics Goodwin Greek Prize The James Goodwin Greek Prize was founded in 1884 in honor of Trinity College Trustee James Goodwin Jr. after his death in 1878. The prize was originally funded by Josephine S. Goodwin (née Lippincott), wife of James Jr.’s son, James Junius Goodwin. James Junius, himself a trustee of the College, and his brother Francis Goodwin, wrote a letter to the trustees in June 1884 stipulating the terms of the fund on Mrs. Goodwin’s behalf. The principal sum of the prize e… text/html 2026-07-23T19:21:56+00:00 bant07 (bant07@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/old_gymnasium?rev=1784834516&do=diff places athletics The Old Gymnasium The old gymnasium was built in the fall of 1871 in order to support the Trinity Boat Club's need for training space and indoor calisthenics . The “large barn-like structure” was moved to the Summit Street campus North of Jarvis Hall in 1878, where it stood until it burned down on May 13, 1896, nearly 10 years after text/html 2026-07-22T16:28:59+00:00 bant07 (bant07@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/library?rev=1784737739&do=diff places Trinity College Archives Library The library is the signature building of any academic institution. A library is the soul of a [liberal arts] education. Trinity College has actively curated a library to support research and study since the inception of Washington College--Trinity's original name text/html 2026-07-22T13:43:17+00:00 bant07 (bant07@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/iron_pony?rev=1784727797&do=diff places Iron Pony Pub The Iron Pony was a pub that operated in the “smaller of the two dining rooms in Mather Hall.” It opened on February 24, 1977 “after years of consideration and planning.” The pub was closed down in 1991 due to meager business and profits. text/html 2026-07-20T18:07:58+00:00 bant06 (bant06@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/burlesque?rev=1784570878&do=diff organizations students Burlesques The form of entertainment known as burlesque grew popular in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century, drawing inspiration from Victorian British Burlesque, a form of musical theater parody that satirized canonical works of literature and drama through pastiche, puns, and the mocking of tropes. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, burlesque shows were a popular form of entertainment for Trinity College students. A distinctive feature of… text/html 2026-07-20T17:31:46+00:00 bant06 (bant06@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/quartets?rev=1784568706&do=diff organizations Quartets The Trinity Tripod Numerous quartets, or four-person singing groups, have been formed by Trinity students over the years, though the pinnacle of their efflorescence occurred in 1887, beginning a brief “Golden Age” for Trinity’s Glee Club. It was during this academic year that the Glee Club grew significantly and had such success that several offshoots proliferated from its ranks as a result. A Glee Club quartet, as well as quartets associated with five different text/html 2026-07-20T15:13:26+00:00 bant05 (bant05@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/g?rev=1784560406&do=diff G Gallows Hill - An area of the Trinity College Campus where public executions took place during the 18th century. Gallows Hill Bookstore - A campus bookstore operated by Barnes and Noble in Hallden Hall. Game Clubs - Groups for students interested in playing games such as chess, cribbage, and whist. text/html 2026-07-20T15:11:32+00:00 bant06 (bant06@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/lawn_tennis_association?rev=1784560292&do=diff athletics organizations Lawn Tennis Association The Trinity Ivy The Lawn Tennis Club was organized by students in 1878. The sport was becoming very popular across the United States at the time, and the club received a plenitude of interest from Trinity’s students. The club began with twelve members, who practiced on the south end of the newly constructed text/html 2026-07-20T14:35:36+00:00 bant05 (bant05@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/a?rev=1784558136&do=diff A A Capella Groups - Trinity's varied singing groups, which perform mainly without instrumental accompaniment. Accidentals - Trinity's all-male a capella group. Academic Clubs - Groups dedicated to a specific area of study which allow students to expand their knowledge and network with peers and professors. text/html 2026-07-16T17:55:43+00:00 bant06 (bant06@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/college_union_regatta?rev=1784224543&do=diff athletics events College Union Regatta The College Union Regatta was one of the earliest intercollegiate boating competitions in the United States, organized by a number of northeastern colleges in 1858. A convention of college boating clubs was held in New Haven, Connecticut on May 26, 1858. Representatives from Yale, Harvard, Trinity, and Dartmouth attended and collectively planned an inaugural annual regatta for August 27 of that same year. However, three days before the competition, George… text/html 2026-07-16T17:36:18+00:00 bant06 (bant06@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/c?rev=1784223378&do=diff C Cabinet (Museum) - A room that housed Trinity's collection of natural history specimens. President's Cabinet - An advisory group to the College President consisting of deans and division leaders. Josiah Cleaveland Cady - Trinity alumnus regarded as one of the most prolific and eminent architects of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. text/html 2026-07-16T17:24:11+00:00 bant05 (bant05@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/the_hermethenean_the_interpreter?rev=1784222651&do=diff organizations publications The Hermethenean (The Interpreter) The Hermethenean was a short-lived monthly literary magazine published by the Club of the Incogniti, one of Washington College’s (now Trinity College) first secret societies. Reported to be the first undergraduate publication in the United States, the first and only volume of the literary magazine appeared in six issues between October 1833 and March 1834. At thirty-two pages per issue, the magazine was a notable success for its lit… text/html 2026-07-13T18:15:56+00:00 bant05 (bant05@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/q?rev=1783966556&do=diff Q Quartets - Four-person singing groups formed by Trinity students over the years. Queer Resource Center - Center for LGBTQ+ students and educational programs. Quest - A wilderness adventure orientation program for incoming Trinity students founded in 2004. Quirks - One of Trinity's a capella groups. text/html 2026-07-13T16:19:42+00:00 bant05 (bant05@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/l?rev=1783959582&do=diff L Lacrosse - At first a way for football players to stay active, the first team was formed in 1912, and first women's team in 1975. La Eracra - Cultural house that supports and endorses Latinx heritage. Lawn Tennis Association - A club organized by Trinity students in 1878. Learning Corridor Initiative - Project to create an educational complex on Vernon Street with ties to Trinity. text/html 2026-07-13T14:51:39+00:00 bant05 (bant05@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/b?rev=1783954299&do=diff B Bantam - The rooster mascot of Trinity College. Bantam Network - Mentoring program of faculty and peers to welcome first-year students. Baseball - First organized as a club sport in the 1860s and has remained popular since. Basketball - Trinity's first basketball team was organized in 1894 and played against the Hartford YMCA. text/html 2026-07-13T14:40:22+00:00 bant06 (bant06@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/court_of_areopagus?rev=1783953622&do=diff organizations Court of Areopagus The Trinity Tablet The Court of Areopagus was a secretive organization of 'goons' at Trinity College who charged themselves with the responsibility “to put down, or keep down, presumptious [sic] underclassmen,” according to an alumni’s reminiscence published in text/html 2026-07-06T17:28:41+00:00 bant05 (bant05@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/secret_societies?rev=1783358921&do=diff organizations students Secret Societies Tablet The precursor to modern-day fraternities and sororities, secret societies were exclusive student organizations that offered extracurricular social entertainment and camaraderie, often through an air of secrecy. At Trinity College, known as Washington College until 1845, social organizations began to form as early as the 1820s. Initially, text/html 2026-07-06T16:02:10+00:00 bant05 (bant05@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/h?rev=1783353730&do=diff H Computing Center in the Hallden Engineering Laboratory - The location of the first computing center at Trinity College. Hallden Hall - Originally built in 1946, a building which housed an engineering laboratory and later a computer center, but since 1991 has housed the Fine Arts Department. Halloween on Vernon - Annual Halloween celebration held on Vernon Street. text/html 2026-07-06T15:23:08+00:00 bant05 (bant05@undisclosed.example.com) https://encyclopedia.trincoll.edu/doku.php/p?rev=1783351388&do=diff P Borden W. Painter, Jr. - 20th President of Trinity College, from 2003 to 2004 and Acting President from 1994 to 1995. Pamphlet War - A public debate over the founding of Washington College. Park Place Hall - Student dormitory located on Allen Place. Parthenon Society - One of Trinity College's first societies, formed as a rivalry to the Athenaeum Society.