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====== Chapel Builders Alumni Association ====== | ====== Chapel Builders Alumni Association ====== | ||
- | The Chapel Builders Alumni Association was formed after the completion of the [[chapel|Chapel]] in December 1932, and consisted of all the men involved in the four-year period of its construction. The Association met yearly on or around December 19, the day that the final capstone was laid at the top of the Chapel. During these reunions, the builders would meet in the Chapel in the late afternoon to spend time among their achievements and with each other. Afterwards, a memorial service would be held in the Crypt Chapel by [[ogilby_remsen_brinckerhoff|President Ogilby]]. In the evening, a banquet was offered in the [[dining_at_trinity|Dining | + | The Chapel Builders Alumni Association was formed after the completion of the [[chapel|Chapel]] in December 1932, and consisted of all the men involved in the four-year period of its construction. The Association met yearly on or around December 19, the day that the final capstone was laid at the top of the Chapel. During these reunions, the builders would meet in the Chapel in the late afternoon to spend time among their achievements and with each other. Afterwards, a memorial service would be held in the Crypt Chapel by [[ogilby_remsen_brinckerhoff|President Ogilby]]. In the evening, a banquet was offered in [[hamlin_hall|Hamlin |
The Annual Meeting of the Chapel Builders Association was instated by President Ogilby and was held annually until his death in August 1943. For four years after Ogilby’s death the tradition lapsed, however, it was revived in 1947 and continued until at least the late 1970s. In the later years of the tradition, the reunion was sometimes held in April, although most years it was still held sometime in December. The reunions were a product of the “strong sense of loyalty to the building” felt by the builders, which President Ogilby wanted to reinforce by bringing the men together each year to admire the fruits of their meticulous labor, which remains the pride of Trinity’s campus. | The Annual Meeting of the Chapel Builders Association was instated by President Ogilby and was held annually until his death in August 1943. For four years after Ogilby’s death the tradition lapsed, however, it was revived in 1947 and continued until at least the late 1970s. In the later years of the tradition, the reunion was sometimes held in April, although most years it was still held sometime in December. The reunions were a product of the “strong sense of loyalty to the building” felt by the builders, which President Ogilby wanted to reinforce by bringing the men together each year to admire the fruits of their meticulous labor, which remains the pride of Trinity’s campus. | ||
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The Crypt Chapel service, led by the [[chaplain|chaplain]] after Ogilby’s death, followed the exact order of the service performed weekly by the President during the construction of the Chapel, with the important addition of prayers offered for the deceased workmen. The names of the men who have died since the beginning of construction can be found carved into the limestone wall of the Cloister. | The Crypt Chapel service, led by the [[chaplain|chaplain]] after Ogilby’s death, followed the exact order of the service performed weekly by the President during the construction of the Chapel, with the important addition of prayers offered for the deceased workmen. The names of the men who have died since the beginning of construction can be found carved into the limestone wall of the Cloister. | ||
- | Speakers who addressed the Chapel Builders at the annual banquet dinner over the years included [[jacobs_albert_c|President Albert Jacobs]], Rev. O’Grady (chaplain), and many of the men who personally worked on the building. In the 1950s, groups of Trinity musicians such as the [[a_capella_groups|Pipes]] would perform barbershop melodies for the men during the banquet and afterwards, the men were invited to attend student performances and sporting events on campus. Students were invited to the tour of the Chapel during the Reunion and encouraged to ask the men questions about its construction. | + | Speakers who addressed the Chapel Builders at the annual banquet dinner over the years included [[jacobs_albert_c|President Albert Jacobs]], Rev. Gerald B. O’Grady, Jr. (chaplain), and many of the men who personally worked on the building. In the 1950s, groups of Trinity musicians such as the [[a_capella_groups|Pipes]] would perform barbershop melodies for the men during the banquet and afterwards, the men were invited to attend student performances and sporting events on campus. Students were invited to the tour of the Chapel during the Reunion and encouraged to ask the men questions about its construction. |
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The Chapel’s construction was put into peril by the onset of the Great Depression in 1929, which threatened the building’s funds. During this time, the workers took a significant cut in pay. However, many of them still contributed 50 cents a week from their meager paychecks during this precarious time to contribute one of the stained glass windows as a gift. | The Chapel’s construction was put into peril by the onset of the Great Depression in 1929, which threatened the building’s funds. During this time, the workers took a significant cut in pay. However, many of them still contributed 50 cents a week from their meager paychecks during this precarious time to contribute one of the stained glass windows as a gift. | ||
- | During their annual inspections of the Chapel, the men would share about how they learned several arts and trades required for the building of a Gothic cathedral in the process of building the Chapel. These skills largely involved wood and stonework since the Chapel is built entirely without structural steel. Improvisations were made to complete the feat; a 1956 account of the reunion published in the [[tripod|Tripod]] details the men’s stories about intricately carving wood with tools made from files, ice picks, and screwdrivers. [{{ :: | + | During their annual inspections of the Chapel, the men would share about how they learned several arts and trades required for the building of a Gothic cathedral in the process of building the Chapel. These skills largely involved wood and stonework since the Chapel is built entirely without structural steel. Improvisations were made to complete the feat; a 1956 account of the reunion published in the //[[tripod|Tripod]]// details the men’s stories about intricately carving wood with tools made from files, ice picks, and screwdrivers. [{{ :: |
It was also during 1956 that a committee was appointed to collect and record stories from the period of construction, | It was also during 1956 that a committee was appointed to collect and record stories from the period of construction, |
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