1997

To The Editor:

Havinggraduated from Trinity College some 60 years ago, and having servedon some of it's boards, I was surprised to see it listed among thetop five party schools in the country [story, Aug. 20, "Partytime School"].

Sincegraduation, I have returned to the campus on many occasions and haveobserved the lifestyle of its students. Never have I seen anythingthat would make me believe it was primarily a partying school. I donot believe I would have sent a son and daughter to the institutionwere it so.

Myimpression of Trinity has always been that its students were largelythere on scholarships and working hard to maintain their academicstanding. One wonders how The Princeton Review reached itsconclusions.

Ifthe reviewer visited Trinity College on a football weekend and tookin some fraternity parties, one might get the impression that beerrather than water, was the daily menu, but were he or she to spendthe rest of the week at Trinity, the reviewer would have reachedother conclusions.

U.S.News and World Report rated Trinity among the very best 25Institutions in the country, numbering it 22nd along with Oberlin andHamilton. The York Times recently awarded it honorable mention forits dedication to education.

IfTrinity were placed in the 10 smallest parting schools in thecountry, I would probably not object, as a little bit of partying ispart of life and good for everyone.

Charles E. Jacobson Jr., M.D.

45 Wyllys St.

Manchester, CT