Past and Present

Matriculation

The Burning of Conic Sections

The College Colors

Class Day

The Lemon Squeezer

Songs of Trinity

The Luther-Roosevelt Long Walk Inscription

The Bantam

Over the course of the years that have ensued since Trinity's founding in 1823, a number of distinctive traditions have been introduced into the life of the College. Providing a sense of continuity with previous generations, traditions afford a glimpse into the past and illuminate the period in which they originated. Many of the College's traditions still flourish, and range from formal and ceremonial to curious and whimsical. Several of the traditions discussed here originated during the period prior to 1878 when Trinity was located in downtown Hartford at its first campus on the site of the State Capitol.

Peter J. Knapp
College Archivist and
Associate Curator, Watkinson Library

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Anne H. Knapp
Archival Research Associate