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161. Nyselius Library, Office of Father Francis A. Small, Director of Libraries Nyselius Library, Office of Father Francis A. Small, Director of LibrariesThis is an architectural photograph taken after the library was opened in 1968 of the office of Father Francis A. Small, Director of Libraries, located in the northeast corner of the library. There are ashtrays on the table and pipes on the desk.
162. Nyselius Library, Periodicals Section and Reading Lounge Nyselius Library, Periodicals Section and Reading LoungeSeveral male students sit in comfortable chairs in the reading lounge on the Main Floor of Nyselius Library. Others students study at the carrels by the window. There is a trash can with an ashtray next to student on the far left (smoking was permitted in the library at this time), and a bin for record albums on the far right of the lounge.
163. Nyselius Library, Periodicals Section, facing magazine rack Nyselius Library, Periodicals Section, facing magazine rackFour male students read in comfortable chairs in the Reading Lounge near the Periodicals Section of Nyselius Library, Main Floor.
164. Nyselius Library, Reading Lounge, facing brass grate divider Nyselius Library, Reading Lounge, facing brass grate dividerMale students read in comfortable chairs in the lounge near the Periodicals Section on the Main Floor of Nyselius Library.
165. Nyselius Library, Reference Section Nyselius Library, Reference SectionStudents read and work at tables in the Reference Section of Nyselius Library.
166. Olga Lichacz at the reference desk, Nyselius Library Olga Lichacz at the reference desk, Nyselius LibraryLibrary staff member Olga Lichacz confers with a student at the reference desk of Nyselius Library, main floor.
167. Open arches of Alumni Hall construction looking west north-west Open arches of Alumni Hall construction looking west north-westThis shows the concrete arches that make up the skeleton of Alumni Hall, seen from inside the structure. Loyola Hall is visible through the ribs of the skeleton, as well as the north corner of Gonzaga Hall on the left.
168. Pagoda in the upper northeast of the Japanese Garden looking down southwest Pagoda in the upper northeast of the Japanese Garden looking down southwestThis is a color snapshot of the pagoda in the Japanese Garden at Bellarmine Hall from 1968. The garden was designed in 1926 by Arthur A. Shurtleff for the Walter B. Lashar family. Hanging from the pagoda are bells of ascending tones. Only the concrete foundation remains of this structure.
169. Pagoda in the upper northeast of the Japanese Garden looking down west-southwest Pagoda in the upper northeast of the Japanese Garden looking down west-southwestThe Japanese Garden at Bellarmine Hall was designed in 1926 by Arthur A. Shurtleff for the Walter B. Lashar family. In this photograph you can see the pagoda, bridges on the left and right, and a fence in the background. A recent site visit to the garden reveals that nothing is left of these but the concrete foundation for the pagoda. The Japanese lantern (the original or one very similar) is now obscured by shrubbery.
170. Peace vigil and counter demonstration at Gonzaga Hall Peace vigil and counter demonstration at Gonzaga HallOn the morning of October 19th, 1967, a peace rally was held at the Campus Center in response to the presence of Air Force ROTC officers offering information about their programs to students. Later that afternoon, a second but unrelated peace vigil was held on the lawn of Gonzaga Hall. During a time when anti-war demonstrations were common on college campuses, Fairfield University offers us an interesting glimpse into the inner conflict of a country. At Fairfield, there were as many demonstrations of support for our U.S. troops in Vietnam as there were anti-war protests for peace. This photograph was taken on the lawn of Gonzaga Hall, and features members of both the peace vigil (seated) as well counter-demonstrators who hold a sign that reads: "Gonzaga I supports our boys in Vietnam."
171. Pergola in Japanese Garden looking southwest from slope above pond Pergola in Japanese Garden looking southwest from slope above pondThis is a slide photograph, taken shortly after the Japanese Garden was constructed of the pergola, south pond bridge and original Japanese lanterns. A pergola is an arbor or passageway of columns supporting a roof of trelliswork on which climbing plants are trained to grow.
172. Reference area on the main floor of Nyselius Library Reference area on the main floor of Nyselius LibraryNancy Vanlissingen sits typing in the Interlibrary Loan cubicle on the main floor of the library. To the left of the photograph is the book shelf for the reference desk (the reference desk itself is just beyond view on the left). Students are seated at the study tables along the windows.
173. Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., the 7th President of Fairfield University (1979-2004) Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., the 7th President of Fairfield University (1979-2004)Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J. was the 7th and longest-serving President in Fairfield University’s history. During his 25-year term from 1979 until 2004, Father Kelley worked tirelessly in collaboration with the university's faculty, alumni, parents and friends to expand university facilities and boost the university’s reputation. While Father Kelley was in office, the average combined SAT score for the entering class increased from 1065 to 1197, and in 2003 Fairfield's admission rate for the entering class placed it among the top five percent of four-year colleges and universities in the nation in terms of selectivity. Father Kelley oversaw the establishment of the School of Continuing Education (now University College); the university acquired Bridgeport Engineering Institute as its new School of Engineering; and numerous master's degree programs were established. In addition, a plethora of campus buildings were either constructed or renovated. In a press release in 2003 Paul Huston, Chair of Fairfield’s Board of Trustees, put it this way: "Under Father Kelley's leadership, Fairfield University has experienced dramatic growth institution-wide; an increasingly qualified student body; major facility enhancement; large gains in the endowment; and, finally, sound financial health - a major achievement.”
174. Rev. Francis A. Small, S.J., Director of Libraries and others in Nyselius Library Rev. Francis A. Small, S.J., Director of Libraries and others in Nyselius LibraryRev. Francis A. Small, S.J., Director of Libraries, poses with Dr. Margaret C. Deignan and two other women in Nyselius Library. One woman is holding a book called Play. This photo may have been taken to highlight the library's educational materials.
175. Rev. James E. Fitzgerald, S.J., the 4th President of Fairfield University (1958-1964) Rev. James E. Fitzgerald, S.J., the 4th President of Fairfield University (1958-1964)In this photograph, Father Fitzgerald stands in Bellarmine Hall next to a large rendering of the Fairfield University charter. A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Father Fitzgerald had been at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts for many years, ten of which he spent as their Dean of Arts and Sciences before coming to Fairfield. Accomplishments during his tenure as President from 1958 to 1964 include the establishment of a Graduate School of Education; the construction of Campion Hall and the Alumni Hall gymnasium; and the establishment of the Development Office. Other events worth noting include the New York Giants using Fairfield for summer training for several years starting in 1960; an impromptu student boycott at dinner of cafeteria food (resolved peacefully) in 1962; Fairfield’s win over Clemson and two other universities on national television competing in the General Electric College Bowl in 1963; and lastly, the celebration of Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary with a special festival held during commencement in 1964.
176. Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J., the 2nd President of Fairfield University (1944-1951) Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J., the 2nd President of Fairfield University (1944-1951)Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J., one of the founders of Fairfield University, was born on June 4, 1885 in Roxbury, Massachusetts and passed away at the Campion Center in Massachusetts in 1977. As described by Robert William Turcotte in A History of Fairfield University, “Dolan was a Bostonian who had entered the Society of Jesus in 1905. He was ordained to the priesthood in June of 1920 and then taught philosophy and psychology at the College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, Massachusetts. From 1925 to 1932, he served as President of Boston College, where he created the Law School and was responsible for construction of several important buildings. When his term at Boston College ended, he was appointed assistant to the Provincial for New England and also prefect-general of studies for the province. He held these posts until May of 1937, when he was named Provincial… “[he] was described as deeply religious, hardworking, earnest, exacting, hard but fair, tight fisted with money and a wonderful character.” Father Dolan was appointed to the Rector/Presidency of Fairfield University in 1944. Father Dolan helped to found and guide the university in its early days, culminating in its first commencement in 1951.
177. Rev. Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J., the 8th President of Fairfield University (2004 - present) Rev. Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J., the 8th President of Fairfield University (2004 - present)An historian by discipline, Father von Arx began his academic career at Georgetown University, where he taught in the History Department from 1982 to 1998 and was chair from 1991 to 1997. He served as Dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill from 1998 until his selection as president by the Fairfield University Board of Trustees in 2004. A graduate of Princeton University, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1969 and subsequently earned an M.A. and M.Phil. in history at Yale University, and completed his Ph.D. there in 1980. A year later, Father von Arx received an M.Div. from the Weston School of Theology and was ordained a priest. In July 2004, Father von Arx became the eighth Jesuit to be named President of Fairfield University since the institution's founding in 1942.
178. Rev. John J. McEleney, S.J., the 1st Rector and President of Fairfield University/Fairfield College and Rev. John J. McEleney, S.J., the 1st Rector and President of Fairfield University/Fairfield College and Preparatory School (1942-1944) in his official portrait as Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica, British West IndiesHis Excellency Archbishop John J. McEleney, S.J. was born in Woburn, Massachusetts in 1895. He was educated at Boston College, receiving an A.B. in 1918 and an A.M. in 1924. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1918. From 1924 to 1927, he was a language professor at the Ateneo de Manila in the Philippines. After being ordained in 1930, he served as assistant master of novices at Shadowbrook, in Lenox, Massachusetts from 1931 until 1934 and then returned to that post after a year studying ascetical theology in North Wales in the United Kingdom. In 1937, he received a Ph.D. from the Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. He became the first rector of the newly-opened Fairfield University Preparatory School and the first president of Fairfield University in 1942. He stayed at Fairfield until 1944, when he was appointed the Provincial of the New England Jesuit Province. Then in 1950 Pope Pius XII appointed him Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica, British West Indies. In 1956, the Jamaica mission was elevated to diocese and Bishop McEleney became the first bishop, and then the first archbishop, when the archdiocese was created on August 15, 1956. Most Reverend McEleney, SJ served in that position until his retirement in 1970.
179. Rev. John Louis Bonn, S.J. and others Rev. John Louis Bonn, S.J. and othersRev. John Louis Bonn, S.J. is at the microphone, standing on the back terrace of Bellarmine Hall. The boys behind him are Fairfield Prep students. The two men walking up the stairs are identified on the photograph as Mr. Sullivan, S.J. and Mr. John Meaney.
180. Rev. Joseph D. Fitzgerald, S.J., President of Fairfield University (1951-1958) with books Rev. Joseph D. Fitzgerald, S.J., President of Fairfield University (1951-1958) with booksFather Fitzgerald was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1899. He studied at Boston College for a year before entering the Society of Jesus in 1918. He served as Dean of Boston College as then as Dean of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, a post he held until 1948. In 1951, Father Fitzgerald was chosen to be the 3rd President of Fairfield University and Rector for the Jesuit community. During his tenure at Fairfield from 1951-1958, the University was admitted to fully accredited membership in the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In addition, three buildings were constructed to accommodate the expanding enrollment: Loyola Hall (1955), Gonzaga Hall (1957), and Canisius Hall (1957).
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