Mirror - Vol. 03, No. 09 - October 4, 1979

              Kelley Inaugurated As 7th President
By Stephen Banbury
"There is not only a need but a
certain urgency to ask where we
have come from so that we may
more clearly see where we are and
where are going." This is one of the
first thoughts that newly inaugurated
president, Father Aloysius P. Kelley,
S.J., passed on in his address to all
those attending the ceremonies at
Bellarmine Terrace on Friday, Sep-tember
28, at 3 p.m.
The inauguration itself was started
off by a prayer from University Chap-lain,
Father Francis'J. Moy, S.J. and
was immediately followed by the in-duction
of the president and the
presentation of the Symbol of Office.
The new president then delivered his
inaugural speech.
Realistically, Father Kelly remind-ed
us of the fact that, "A troubled
economy, the energy shortage, de-creased
prestige and influence
abroad, all suggest the beginning of
the end for the American dream,"
and along these same lines employs
Harold Hodgkinson's observation,
"The sixties produced the 'greening'
of America; in the late seventies we
developed the 'graying' of America,
and as we move into the eighties and
beyond we look forward to a future
that could be described as the
'balding' of America."
He questioned the problems fac-ing
traditional colleges today giving
his answers, "Each institution must
remain faithful to its established mis-sion,"
and continued later with,
"What we need now more than ever,
is a clear statement of purpose, a
statement of goals and objectives."
Father Kelley pointed out that
"Difficulty of accomplishment does
not excuse us from the exercise or
diminish its need or value," he then
goes on to say that, "Fairfield will
maintain its basic commitment to the
liberal arts — dedicated to the edu-cation
of the whole person. It will
strive to prepare free persons for a
full life in a free society, helping them
to become more completely and con-sciously
human."
"Fairfield rejects the notion of the
inevitable secularization of American
higher education, viewing this as a
loss both for the individual and for
society." Father Kelley noted that
the past was a time of development
of strong, lasting programs and disci-plines
and looks to the future op-timistically
when he said, "The next
decade will draw on an as yet largely
untapped potential for cooperation
across school and departmental'
lines so that the educational ex-perience
of every student at Fairfield
will be strengthened and enriched by
the interaction and contribution of all
its faculties."
As one of this last thoughts, he
hopefully proclaimed, — "It seems
to me that Fairfield University is a
symbol of a vital blend of the new
and the old. Part of an ancient tradi-tion,
it preserves the idealism and
enthusiasm of youth. Strengthened
by the past, it looks to the future with
the talent and confidence and op-timism
which will cause it to flourish
in the challenging years ahead."
The generally overcast, breezy
afternoon began with the welcoming
of guests to our sparkling campus by
the Student Resouces committee.
Before all were seated,' represen-tatives
from over 139 national col-leges,
universities and learned"
societies had arrived.
A lengthy, most colorful proces-sion
brought these distinguished
visitors up the hill to the lawn in back
of Bellarmine Hall. Their march was
accompanied by the Empire Brass
Quintet, from Boston University.
When all were finally present, Fair-field's
Glee club and Women's
chorale sang the National Anthem.
Rabbi Ehrenkranz of congregation
Agudath Shalom, in Stamford de-livered
the invocation. The Inaugural
Ode, titled, "Beginnings," was
presented by its author, Fairfield
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Rev. Aloysius Kelley, who was inaugurated last Friday, amidst 139 Representatives from universities and
learned societies. (Photo by Sue MacGowan)
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Carroll Leaves Security;
Replacement Not Yet Named
Pat Carroll
(Photo by Collin Kelleher)
By Erin DeLorenzo
After only one year with us at Fair-field
Unviersity, Mr. Pat Carroll,
director of Security, is leaving. In an
interview with Mr., Carroll, he was
quick to ascertain that, —"It is not
out of dissatisfaction that I am leav-ing."
An outdoorsman almost all his life,
Mr Carroll, after 30 years with the
Fairfield Police Department, was in-terested
in getting appointd to the
New England Regional Fisheries
Council.
Society Established
Bolton, McVeigh At Helm
By Claudia M. Napp
"What we have here is something
(an Irish society) we thought was
lacking on the campus. We would
like to see the Irish Society in the
ideal sense, as more than just a club.
Hopefully the students will realize
that this will not only be a social club
whose sole purpose is to party,"
stated Bob McVeigh, a sophomore
Psychology major, who is organizing
the club along with Tim Bolton, a
sophomore commuter marketing
major.
McVeigh stressed that the club will
be "apolitical" as far as the question
of the fighting in Northern Ireland is
concerned. "No stand will be taken
on the issue. We are not going to
send money to the IRA. But we will
present both sides of the issue to our
Tom Bolton and Bob McVeigh initiate idea for an Irish Society on
Campus. (Photo by Helen Dillon)
members through various speakers,
and let them draw their own conclu-sions."
They will though, have fund
raising projects to help bring children
from the fighting zones to the U.S. ■
during the summer.
A questionaire was circulated
throughout the campus community
to see if there is an interest for such
an organization here, and in what ac-tivities
the prospective members
would be interested in participating.
The questionaire asked the person to
place a check or checks next to one
or more of the following categaories:
Anti-Defamation Committee, which
will seek out and refute all anti-Irish
statements or articles made publicly.
Inter-Collegiate Activities Committee,
which will work with other college
Irish societies and organize inter-collegiate
events. .
Publications Committee, which will
print a newspaper, a magazine, and
special publications for the club.
Writers, Poets, photographers, ar-tists,
printers, etc., are welcome.
Special Events Committee, which will
attract guest speakers, organize par-ties,
St. Patrick's Day festivities, etc.
Fund Raising and Budgeting Commit-tee,
which will decide how the club's
money will be spent and will devise
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It is a seventeen member, federally
enacted council whose purpose is to
regulate commercial fisheries. The
council is responsible for all the
water adjacent to the entire New
England shoreline for 200 miles out
to sea.
A few of the council's duties in-clude
reviewing and issuing permits
for foreigners to fish in New England
waters, to allocate public areas and
quotas for fishing and to make plans
for conservation and utilization of the
sea's natural resources.
When Mr. Carroll first voiced his
interest in being a member of the
council representing Connecticut, to
the state's Governor's office, an ap-pointment
had already been made.
However, a year and half ago, he
was asked by the Governor's office
of his availability and he answered
that yes, he was.
Mr Carroll was one of three people
whose applications were submitted
to the United States Secretary of
Congress. Not knowing whether the
outcome was going to be in his favor
or not, he accepted the job as Direc-tor
of Security, at Fairfield in August
1978.
Carroll was just informed of his ap-pointment
to the Council this past
August and was elated at his accep-tance
to this honorable position.
"I found myself in a difficult posi-tion,"
Mr. Carroll explained during
the interview. "This year has been an
experience that I could never attach
a dollar value to. It was a rewarding,
challenging, satisfactory year and I
leave with mixed emotions. I have
met a real fine group of people here.
The kids are fantastic and were very
willing to cooperate with the respon-sibilities
which are mine and securi-ties."
Friday, September 28, was Mr.
Carroll's last day, giving him a
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Food Committee Meets
Students Concerned
By Lauretta LoCasale
Tuesday, September 25th marked
the first meeting of the ad-hoc Food
Committee, which serves as a
means of input to the Macke Com-pany,
the "contracted Food Service
for the University. Present at the
meeting were two Macke represen-tatives,
Steve Fassihi and Ward
Byrne, along with Mr. Fitzpatrick, the
director of the campus center, who
spoke with student representatives
about various food concerns.
Among the many issues brought
up, major concerns centered around
improving cleanliness of the dishes
and utensils. The students also saw a
need for upgrading the overall effi-ciency
within the cafeteria. A majori-ty
of the students present felt that
the people who attended later lunch
and dinner sittings experienced a
lack of food selection; ie. students
were told that there was no more
dessert, bread, salad, etc.
The Macke representatives at the
meeting explained that these first
few weeks of school have been a
trial period in order to get an idea as
to what students will find staisfying.
A few students voice their opinions
toward the lack of certain salad
dressings, tuna fish, and requested
more variety in main courses in order
to eliminate some of the starchy op-tions.
One person complained about
a lack of ice, which stems back to
the salmonella issue, where new ice
dispensers are in the process of be-ing
purchased in an effort to improve
sanitary conditions. Until the dis-pensers
are purchased a lack of ice
will most likely prevail. Another stu-dent
complimented Macke on the
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