Vol. LXVII,No. 18 TRINITY COLLEGE, HARTFORD" November 15, 1968

Senate Requests Revision of College CharterNew System, Rejecting Trustees'"Ultimate A uthority,9 Passed

Recognizing the fundamentalreason for the rejection of theproposed jucidial report as "theultimate disciplinary authority ofthe Board of Trustees," the Sen-ate, Tuesday night, resolved torequest that the President and theTrustees recommend to the Gen-eral Assembly of Connecticut achange in the College Charter. Thesenators also unanimously agreedto recommend a jucicial systemto the college community, proposedby Robert B. Pippin, '70, whichhas already once been rejected bythe Commission. This system callsfor a Jucidial Appeal Board whichcannot be overruled.

The Senate has requested thatPresident Theodore D. Lockwood"immediately establish a CharterRevision Committee" to be com-posed of two members from eachof the four constituent bodies ofthe College, the college attorney,and anyone else who in his judg-ment would be of help in "devel-oping educationally and legallysound changes."

President Lockwood indicatedon Wednesday that he can make nodecision without first conferringwith the trustees.

hy Jeff BahrenburgSenate President Leonard P.

Mozzi described the action takenby the Senate as "necessary" and"something which had to be done."Mozzi declared that it was theonly way of attacking the basicaspects of the problem.

According to the adopted resolu-tion, "the disciplinary power of theTrustees cannot be redefined or inany way mitigated without a changein both the statutes and Charter ofthe College." It thus requests thatthe Charter be changed in the fol-lowing manner: 1) "to clearly de-fine the present ambiguouslanguage of the disciplinary pro-cedure of the College," 2) "toinclude some student representa-tion to the Board of Trustees,"3) to make all other changesnecessary "to insure that Trinityis the finest educational Institutionwe can create."

Peter T. Grossi '69, who intro-duced the proposal for the Charterchange, stated in a TRIPOD inter-view Tuesday that the Senate hadbut three choices of action. They.could either pass another judicialproposal granting authority to anappeal board with no actual legal

Graves, • Appel, Preston,McClaugherly Join TCC

One Junior, one sophomore andtwo Freshmen were elected to theTrinity College'Council on Tues-day. In the balloting in MatherHall, James McClaugherty '70,James Graves '71, David Appel'72 and J. Tate Preston '72 werechosen as student representativesto the TCC. McClaugherty was theonly student to have already servedon the Council.

In a TRIPOD interview Wednes-day, McClaugherty termed theturnout "typical for this type ofelection." Only 573 ballots werecast, less than half the studentbody participating.

McClaugherty added that theelections, "added credibility tothe TCC which is still somewhatof an. unknown quantity." Com-menting on the newest proposedJudicial system which eliminateddouble jeopardy and established anappeal board, he predicted that"it will not pass with the Trustees.If it is rejected, it will place theburden of proof on the Trustees,

LOCKWOOD LECTURES

President of the CollegeTheodore Lockwood will deliverthree lectures next week as thisyear's Lecturer-in-Residence.

The talks are scheduled forsuccessive evenings at 8:30beginning Monday, in theWashington Room of Mather Hall.Tickets are available free in theMather Hall foyer. Lockwood willexamine the role of theindependent college in speechesentitled: "Greater Expectations,""Harder Times." and "The NewCuriousity Shop-"

and they will have to propose .analternative."

McClaugherty also speculatedthat "the TCC will recommend thatparietals be at the discretion ofindividual students. The Councilmight also draw up a Bill of Rightsfor students before the end ofthe year, and the drug issue willcertainly be discussed."

In another interview, Gravescriticized the election procedureand the lack of upperclassmencnadidates as being partly respon-sible for the poor voting record.He commented, "the votes wereon the most part restricted to theFreshman class as shown by thetwo Frosh members beingelected."

Graves stressed the issue ofIN LOCO PARENTIS as being themost important issue facing theCouncil. He noted, "Each studentshould have complete control overhis own life, from parietals todrugs. Ideally the best way tochange everything would be throughelimination of IN LOCO PARENTISin one action. Practically there willprobably have to be a piece bypiece attack on the individualissues and a gradual change of thesystem."

Both Appel and Preston ex-pressed disappointment at thenumber of votes cast. Appel added,"I think the vote reflects the feel-ing of hopelessness and apathy.A turnover in Senate and TCC lead-ership might help this attitude."

Appel also stressed his, " r e -sponsibility to both the studentbody and the College communityas a whole." Preston commentedthat the primary issue facing theTCC was that of individual rights.

backing in the Charter; allow theTrustees and faculty to promul-gate the will of the students; orboth draw up a new system andchange the charter to give it firmlegal backing, he commented.

Grossi noted that the amendmentprocedure required to change theCharter is simple and has beenused at least six times in the past.He stressed the importance ofhaving student agents on the Boardof Trustees to promote a betterunderstanding between studentsand the Trustees. "I don't thinkanyone would have been involvedin the lockup.last year had stu-dents known what was going on,"he added.

The resolution which was intro-duced by Pippin recommends a newjudicial system to the studentswhich does not allow trusteereversal of verdicts or penaltiesand eliminates double jeopardy.The Judicial Appeal Board, con-sisting of the Dean of the Faculty,the Chairman of the Board ofTrustees, and the President of the

. Senate, cannot be overruled. TM"working paper from which Pippin's

• proposal was taken was the productof a sub-committee of the Commis-sion on Judicial Procedures.Members of the sub-committeewere: Robert Pippin, James M.McClaugherty '70, Dr. EdwardSloan, and Dean Roy Heath,

When asked in the Senate meetingwhy the system was rejected by theCommission, Pippin replied thatthe trustees thought, "if the stu-dents can appeal, then why can'tthe trustees!" They also statedthat they did not want to becomeinvolved in the daily workings ofthe judicial system.

In considering- this system stu-dents are to be encouraged to bringamendments and suggestions to anopen meeting of the Senate onDecember 2, Mozzi stressed. Ata later date students will be askedto ratify the document, he added.

Peter Grossi (above) introduced the charter change motion to theSenate Tuesday evening. In a TRIPOD interview, Grossi maintainedthat the mechanism fora charter change is simple, and remarked thatthe document has been amended not less than six times. (Rosser Photo)

Faculty Requests SecondChance on-Judicial Report

The Faculty, in its monthlymeeting Tuesday, voted unani-mously to recommend that thefour constituent bodies of the Col-lege submit amendments on thereport of the Commission onJudicial Procedures. The Report,which was rejected last week by the'student body, should be presentedin amended form for a vote to theCollege community, according tothe faculty resolution.

$800 Picasso Print StolenFrom Arts Center Exhibition

A Pablo Picasso etching worth$800 was stolen from the Graphicsexhibition in the Austin Arts Cen-ter, according to College officials.Director of Security Alfred Gara-folo speculated that the robberyoccurred Saturday while the ArtsCenter was open.

The etching is part of a43-printcollection by the Spanish artist onloan from the Roten Galleries ofBaltimore.

Depicting a dying horse andseveral human figures, the workis a simple line drawing 10 inchesWide and 13 1/2 inches high. Thework is titled "Cheval Mpurant,"and is unframed.

Mitchel Pappas, associate pro-fessor of fine ar ts and directorof the Widener Gallery, remarkedthat sale of the stolen print wouldbe difficult because the work canbe easily recognized. He addedthat it is insured.

The print was first missed Sat-urday evening by a College guard,and was confirmed missing Monday

upon notification of Garafolo andthe Hartford police department.

Garafolo was unable to make adefinite comment regarding thepossibility of the etching's recov-ery. He noted that a new securityprocedure instituted r ec entry at theArts Center had "apparently" notbeen followed.

TRIPOD

There will be a short, butimportant, meeting of all whowish to work on the TRIPOD'Sphotography staff on Tuesday,November 19, in the darkroom at10:00 P.M.

There will be a meeting ofthe editorial board at 7 p.m.Sunday in the TRIPOD office.

Senate President Leonard P.Mozzi '69, in an interview Wed-nesday, predicted that the facultyresolution would not alter the Sen-ate's demand for a review of theCollege Charter. He said that theSenate would present a new pro-posal in early December.

President of the College, Dr.Theodore Lockwoodarinouncedthathis official position on the recentlyrejected judicial report coincidedwith that of the faculty. He saidthat.the CommissionEeportshouldbe used as a basis for drafting aproposal acceptable to all mem-bers of the College cornm unity.

Mozzi, explaining the Senate'sposition, asserted that the origi-nal report was "such a poor docu-ment, tliat any substantialimprovements would constitute a"new proposal."

The proposal presently beingconsidered by the Senate calls forthe establishment of an appealboard made up of the Chairmanof the Board of Trustees, theDean of the Faculty, and the P res -ident of the Senate. Mozzi pointedout that, for the Trustees to guar-antee respect for the opinions ofthis final board would necessitatea change in the College Charter.

He expressed his intention topush forward the fight for a Char-ter revision. He explained that theTrustees were being offered in-volvement in the judicial systemIn place of the power to veto itsdecisions.

Mozzi delivered the Senate r e -quest to Lockwood on Wednesdayafternoon. The President has madeno official statement on the pro-posed Charter revision.

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OTHER END OF THE STICKRacism Goes Beeper Than Civil Rights

(Ed. Note: This is the firstinstallment of a two-part articleby Mr. Morris which will end innext Tuesday's TRIPOD.

Last winterthe Kerner Commis-sion stated "that white society isdeeply implicated in the ghetto.White institutions created it, whiteinstitutions maintain it, and whitesociety condones it." Less than, aweek later, Richard Nixon con-

demned the report as a blanketindictment of all Americans.Saying this "attitude" would getthe country nowhere in relation tosolving the problem, he wouldrather have the blame placed on atrouble-making minority (bothblack and white). The frustratingblindness of his statement isaggravated by the fact that he arti-culated the reactions of mostpeople in this country. However,the facts stand regardless of the

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problem." (Williams, CAPITAL-ISM AND SLAVERY, p. 29)

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Mercantilism however, wasbased on monopoly, and after 1783,this was no longer the most profit-able basis of trade for England.The vested interests of the tradebegan demanding the end of mono-poly since this was in their favor.The reason was that " British ex-ports to the world were in manu-factured goods which could be paidfor only in raw materials... The ex-pansion of British exports de-pended on the capacity of Britainto absorb the raw material as pay-ment.

Theta Xi Schedules Its Second RetreatsTime for Rejuvenation, Celebration9

(Ed. Note: Last year, Theta Xi, inlieu of "Hell Week," brought itspledge class to Lake Champlainfor a weekend retreat. The retreatincluded talks by three men onthe topics of political activism,the alienated student, and urbanplanning. The following article is asubjective preview of this year'sevent.)

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l6Few students approach the physical education program with anyreal enthusiasm, and most regard it as an unpleasant nuisance. "•

One of the most consistent targets of the recent studentdissatisfaction with the Trinity curriculum has been the physicaleducation requirement. Few students approach the program with anyreal enthusiasm, and most regard it as an unpleasant nuisance whichrobs them of two or three hours a week of studying, sleeping, orengaging in some other more pertinent extracurricular activity.

This dissatisfaction may be answered in the report of the CurriculumRevision Committee, expected this week. In the light of therecommendation of this report, which will be presented to the Collegecommunity, the Tripod has canvassed various elements of thecommunity on their attitudes toward the current requirement and theirsuggestions.

Those interviewed included Karl Kurth, chairman of the PhysicalEducation department, Eric Rathbun '70 and Dr. Richard Lee of theCurriculum Revision Committee, Dr. Robert W. Fuller, Dean of theFaculty, Harry K. Knapp '46 and N. Robbins Winslow '57 of theDevelopment Office, and John A. Mason '34, Alumni Secretary. Thedifficulty of the problem is reflected in their differing views, and itcannot be expected that the Committee's report will silence all debateon the matter.

The College catalogue, on page 136, states that, "The physicaleducation program at Trinity is designed to secure and maintain acondition of good health and physical fitness which can be enjoyedwhile in college and in leisure time after college, to establish habits ofregular participation, and to develop favorable attitudes towardwholesome play." In the main Karl Kurth's views are based on hisfeeling that these views are worthwhile ones, and that the physicaleducation requirement is a satisfactory way to achieve them. Therefore,any. discussion of the retention of the phys.. ed. requirement must firstconsider the question whether the College has a responsibility for thedevelopment of its students outside the academic sphere. Kurth feelsthat since the College now concerns itself with the social and moralwelfare of the student, then it is entirely consistent to be concernedwith his bodily welfare as well. . .

Rathbun, on the other hand, commented on the fact that theCurriculum Revision Committee's recommendations are to be geared: toward making Trinity an institution almost solely concerned with theacademic welfare of its students. This involves, according to Rathbun,

- making extra-curricular activities, such as athletics, an available but nota compulsory part of college life. He feels that considerably morefreedom will be granted to the individual to decide which facilities andactivities he wishes to take advantage of.

Kurth admits that if the College were to abandon its philosophy ofconcern for the non-academic development of the students, then thephysical education plants and personnel might just as well be "thrownout and used for some purpose other than the needs of TrinityCollege." Kurth would disagree with Rathbun's and the Committee'sdichotomy between the academic and the non-academic. He feels thatthe mind and the body are inseparable, and that the classical idea ofMENS SANA IN CORPORE SANO is still valid. He believes that themind works better if the body is developed. On the other hand, DsanFuller believes "that it can no longer be taken for granted" that theCollege has a responsibility for the physical development of theindividual.

This disagreement reflects a general educational debate, still current,between men such as James Bryant.Conant and Max Rafferty, whowould use schools to mold the character of students, and those whobelieve, as A.S. Neill and John Holt do, that schools should provide themeans by which a student molds his own character. Although theseeducators are primarily concerned with younger students, they providegood guidelines by which the problem at hand can be put into abroader perspective.

Taking as salutary the College's concern for the physical state of itsstudents, Kurth feels that the most important effect, and argument forthe continuance of the phys. ed. requirement, is what he terms"carry-over." A student can, by means of the physical educationrequirement, both increase his ability in familiar sports and learn thebasic skills of new ones, which will carry over into later ife. The Collegestrives to expose the student to different areas of physical activity, withthe hope that he will continue after his college years in some form ofphysical activity that he developed or learned at Trinity, according toKurth.

There is, unfortunately, no objective way to measure whether thephysical education requirement effectively fosters this. Rathbun doubtsthat it does, stating that if a student dislikes physical activity beforeentering the. program, he will probably dislike it as much, or more,upon completing the requirement. Indeed, what is carried over mayturn out not to be beneficial at all, according to the student Committeemember. He feels that required physical education could have a verydamaging effect on an individual who dislikes physical activity.According to Rathbun, many students are quite upset at having to go to.athletic areas which they detest, and in which they must "demonstratebefore other students their own physical inadequacies and

. deficiencies."

This idea of "carry-over," which Kurth stresses, is remote to theTrinity undergraduate, who obviously does not know if he will everagain utilize a physical skill he learned at the College. Kurth mentionsthat a large number of graduates, who were perhaps dissatisfied withthe requirement while students, look back favorably in retrospect uponTrinity's athletic program.

John A. Mason '34, Alumni Secretary, concurs. He believes thatyoung men are very fortunate to have a physical education programthat he feels is well-run, and that they are better people if they can mixphysical education with academic learning, for "no activity limits aperson." He also says that sports have a good effect on one's health,and that one can benefit from friendships formed on the'playing field.Mason sees no reason to continue the physical education requirement ifstudents don't enjoy it or feel that they profit from it, but hecontinually stresses Kurth's "carry-over" idea, and says that mostalumni, including himself, are happy to have learned or developed someathletic ability while at Trinity. Harry S. Knapp '46, Director of theDevelopment Department, also an an almnus believes that the phys. ed.requirement and athletics add the needed balance to the academic andeducational atmosphere which prevails on the campus.

Kurth, in addition to his largest justification for the requirement,cites a number of minor ones. He mentioned the case of a formerTrinity student, a non-swimmer when he arrived who was taught toswim through the phys. ed. requirement. He later was in a plane crashover water and was able to swim to shore and survive. He alsomentioned that the bowling lanes have been in more use since bowlingwas added to the curriculum.

Rathbun and Kurth disagree sharply over the question of making thephysical education program voluntary. Rathbun relates that Kurthcame to a Curriculum Revision Committee meeting to present his viewson the requirement, and told the committee that a voluntary programwouldn't work. Rathbun says that he has not yet found out why itwould not, for "if students do get some kind of enjoyment out of theathletic program and the facilities what difference does it make howmany students show up for a physical activity?"

Later, Kurth cited as evidence against a voluntary program a reportfrom Franklin and Marshall College. The school scheduled sixteensessions of non-compulsory physical education during periods in whichall students were free. When the first sixteen classes were held only tenstudents attended. A voluntary program at Trinity would, Kurth feels,meet with similar results, and be an utter waste of time.

Rathbun believes that even a very few interested people wouldjustify a voluntary physical education program. He views the athleticdepartment as nothing more than an extra-curricular activity, andthinks that often it is given more importance than it deserves. "Thephysical education department," he says, "is its own little unit with itsown set of requirements." As long as people are opting for or againsttaking gym of their own accord, he feels, the number of people in theprogram is irrelevant. He stresses freedom of choice for students overthe athletic department's convenience.

If the College were to decide to eliminate the physical educationrequirement, it would entail a great many difficult and complexprocedural problems. With a large athletic staff, spacious new facilities,and alumni whose support of the College sometimes depends to adegree on athletic success, a de-emphasis on athletics to the point ofeliminating most of the phys. ed. requirement would be a very painfulblow in some quarters.

The problem of what to do with the athletic department would be avery serious one. Obvoiusly, if the program were drastically reduced insize the need for a large group of teachers would also be significantlylessened. It would be rather unfair to simply fire those with the leastseniority, but it would also do little good to keep them on the payroll ifno real need for them existed. N. Robbins Winslow '57, AssistantDirector of Development, cites the example of Norman Graf, the crewcoach who is also Assistant Registrar, and feels that hiring the othercoaches on a part-time basis by various departments might be a possiblesolution.

Another possible deterrent to the abolition of the phys. ed.requirement is that Trinity has just spent $2.7 million on a new athletic

complex. One of the purposes for building the Ferris center was toprovide new and better facilities for phys. ed. classes, and it would seemto many that this alone would warrant retention of the requirement.Kurth states that the new buildings may make attending classes morerefreshing and attractive to students, compared to the somewhatdispiriting facilities now in use.

Many students have expressed great unhappiness over the College'sspending huge sums for athletics when there are so many pressingacademic needs, such as faculty salaries. Tremendous importance hasbeen attached to the center by the administration, as evidenced by thefact that it was designated the second of five top priorities in therecently completed Food Challenge capital campaign, but the studentshave not followed suit. It was the students themselves, however, who ina critique of the College five years ago stated that a new athleticfacility was sorely needed. The Jacobs administration used this as aguideline in considering construction of the new facility.

If the phys. ed. requirement is discontinued, the Ferris Center wouldstill be more than serving its purpose in providing fine facilities for allareas of the athletic program at Trinity. There is no reason to believethat it would be an expensive albatross around the College's neck, evenif it served only a minority of Trinity students, because it would be avery necessary aid to the intercollegiate athletic program.

A more far-reaching effect than the abolition of the requirementmight have would be a general de-emphasis on athletics. This couldprove to be a minor financial disaster for the school, since a good dealof Trinity's alumni support is based upon Trinity's performance on theathletic field. Harry Knapp cites the fact that although approximatelyone-third of the money coming to Trinity during the year is fromalumni, the funds for the Capital Campaign which were specificallyearmarked for the athletic center came "predominatly from thealumni." Both Knapp and Winslow feel that some of the alumni wouldprobably lose their desire to give to the College if de-emphasis onathletics resulted in poor intercollegiate showings.

Mason thinks that the abolition of the phys. cd. requirement wouldnot have a tremendous affect on the alumni. He says they realize thattoday's student does not evince the keen interest in sports of years past,because of increasing academic pressures. He feels that the alumnitherefore would not be upset if the requirements were thrown out, forthey realize that the interests of the students change with the times,body. Jt stresses primarily making the requirement more enjoyable anarewarding.

The proposed system would shorten the duration of the physicaleducation requirement from two years to one, still operating on thequarter calendar. The list of available activities would be greatly

"If the College were to eliminate the requirement, it wouldentail a great many difficult and complex procedural problems,

"It now seems almost certain that the requirement will undergosome sort of modification before next year, possibly abolition.v

broadened to include such sports as skiing, ice skating, fencing, boating,mountain climbing, and horseback riding.

The proposal calls for a V/i week orientation period for all enteringfreshmen. For the next week and a half swimming tests would beadministered all those failing would be scheduled into a •• beginningswimming course. The others would then take a physical fitness test, all

In his interview, Dean Fuller declined to be fully drawn out, sincethe faculty has not yet begun its debate on the phys. ed. requirement.He did,, however, present some interesting suggestions for restructuringthe present requirement. • •

He feels: that physical activity should be fun, and that the. department should gear its activities toward making it so. He suggests a

far wider range of sports to choose from, including skiing, ballet, scubadiving, yoga , karate, judo, yachting, parachuting, and skin diving. Thereshould, according to Fuller, be more independence in planning andcarrying out chosen physical education activities. A student, for

. example, should be given credit for regular ski trips or performingcalisthenics in his room..

Fuller feels also that'the smorgasbord idea of exposing the student toas many sports as possible is,a misguided one. To force the student totake part in activity which he doesn't enjoy is, he thinks, ridiculous. Hewould have the student find one sport or activity which he enjoys and

stick to it for the duration of the requirement. In this way, according toFuller, interest would be fostered which would be carrjed over into thestudent's post-college years. This would also, he feels, providesomething enjoyable for nearly every individual, arid allow him todevelop his skill in his chosen activity as far as ability will take him.

Ever since it became evident that the Curriculum RevisionCommittee would recommend modification, if not complete abolition,of the phys. ed. requirement, pressure has been placed on the athleticdepartment to alter its program or face possible extinction. Itresponded last week in a proposal to the.administration and CurriculumRevision Committee, which has not yet been released to the student

failing entering a fitness class. Those passing this test would select asport to pursue, and enter the program by demonstrating some sort ofproficiency or great interest in it. The student could remain in the samesport for the entire year, the object being to become proficient aspossible in that single sport.

In order to demonstrate what he believes to be the superiority of thenew system over the old, chairman Kurth plans to set up a controlgroup of students chosen randomly, who will follow the present patternof changing sports every quarter. He feels that in this way he can showthe greater co-ordination and proficiency gained by the studentsconcentrating on a single sport.

Under the proposed new system teachers will be working for themost part with students who have at least some interest and eagernessto learn an activity well. They will ultimately fullfill the physicaleducation guidelines stated in the'handbook, for they will receive thephysical activity necessary for good health and bodily fitness, accordingto Kurth, as well as interest and ability which they will carry on intolater life.

It now seems almost certain that the physical education requirementwill undergo some sort of modification before next year, possiblyabolition. The athletic department, in admitting its past insufficienciesand 'aking positive steps to remedy them, has come substantially closerto the wishes of the student body. However, the fact remains that 66%of the students replying to the recent Curriculum Revision Committeepoll favored the abolition of required physical education, to be replacedby a voluntary program. If, however, as Karl Kurth says, a voluntaryprogram is totally unworkable, the College will be faced with a difficultdecision as to whether it wishes to continue to act as arbiter of studentneeds, or abdicate that responsibility in favor of a more individualistic,student-determined system.

•The report of the Curriculum Revision Committee will answer a greatmany questions on this subject. If the College decides to grant a largeamount of autonomy to the students, it may well foreshadow theimminent-end of the physical education requirement.

INSIDE

INSIDE is published by the staff••• of the TRINITY TRIPOD:

Chairman John P. Osier '70;Business Manager Thomas S.'Zarchy '69. Material for this issuewas written by William C.Foureman '71 and Michael E.Trigg. . '71, and researched byMichael E. Trigg '71. Photographyis by William J. Rosser '71 andPeter W. Devine '71. Specialeditor for INSIDE is David

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Varsity Teams Face Wesley an in Finale

Traditional'.Battle Looms

It Is "The Game" of the year.Tomorrow, the football team willtrayel to Andrus Field in Middle-town to meet traditional rivalWesleyan for the 68th time. Al-though the Cardinals hold a 41-25 series advantage, the game ispredicted to be a toss-up. WhileWesleyan lost 26-23 to CoastGuard, to end the Cadets record:winless streak, last week the1

Cardinals beat an injured butstill powerful Williams team 26-:24.

Injuries have cut deeply into;our starting teams. Tight end KenjJohnson is out with the leg in-'

: jury he suffered against Amlierst.Split end Ron Martin and de-fensive tackle Bill Sartorelli areonly questionable starters. CaptainMike Cancelliere still has his in-jured elbow.

Dalhmen To"Seek Revenge

Coach Roy Dath's soccpr teamwill end its regular scheduledseason today when it faces Wesle-yan on the home field at 2:30,The Cardinals were responsible v

for the Bantam's only defeat last .year with their 2-1 victory.

The Dathmen will travel to "Oneonta, N.Y. a week from tomor-row to battle llartwick Collegein the second round of the NCAAChampionship, having drawn abye on the first round. llartwick,located 70 miles west of Albany,is a co-ed college with an eroll-ment of 1,000.

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Trinity rusher with over 70Pyards gained. Photo 3: FullbackJim Graves was Injured and willmiss tomorrow's c'ash. Photo 4;|Coach Roy Dath's soccer teamiseeks revenge today. Photo 5: Pete!Wiles has netted four scores. Photo|6; Peter Wiles is an assist leaderon the team. Photo 7; Jay Ber-nardoni will be matched up againstWesleyan's Pete Panciere fn anaerial duel. Bernardoni gets block-ing from Barry Sheckley (51) andBill Belisle. Photo 8: Marty Wil-liams leads the soccer scoring witheight tallies. Photo 9: Mile Beauty-man has been a vital part of theTrinity defense this year.

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