Stag - Vol. 06, No. 09 - February 17, 1955

              CARNIVAL SOUVENIR ISSUE
Vol. VI-No.9 Published by Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn.
- Story and Pictures, Pages 3 and 4
February 17, 1955
STAG STAFF CHANGES~
Four juniors and a freshman have been appointed
to the top editorial posts of the Stag. The changes are
in compliance with the Stag tradition which annually
places the paper in the hands of undergraduate mem-
IBusiness Club Tours Delegates Ch,osen To Atten,d
IFederal Reserve Bank
SHEEIIAN NEW EDITO~," "'~'JII ch;~;e ~edwth;~:de~\O~~s'~~~ Cel.S.L. Hartford Meeting
• IIBank were visited by the Busi- Next week in the caucus rooms in the Bond Hotel, ness Club on Monday, Feb. 7, . 'tt . th 0_ . 1 d'
closing out their mid-winter ~n comml ee rooms In e \...dPItO ,an In restaurants
I holiday. m Hartford, students from every college in Connecticut
The charter'ed bus left the will be meeting, planning and making deals in the mock
parking lot, at 7:15 a.m., arriv- legislature. Many of Connecticut's future political lead-mg
at the Federal Reserve Bank .
at 12:10, (Slightly late for their ers WIll be found there, learning from first hand experi-
10 o'clock appointment). New ence, the politics of this state. Among these three hun­York
traffic had slowed them dred delegates twenty men will be representina Fair-down;
thIS was eVIdenced by " ' b
the hour and a half it took to field UmversIty. These will be the men who
go two blocks up the Bowery, 0
1
will work to help pass our two
and three down Canal Street. Med Schools pieces of legislation, and who
The tour of the Federal Re- will also debate and vote on
serve Bank was started off by seme thirty other stud'ent bills
a lecture on "The Role of the Ad· M ranging from "Aid to Educa-
Federal Reserve in our Mone- VISe a y tion" to juvenile delinquency in
tary System." This inter'esting E T the state.
lecture was simplified and ex- ntrance ests Fairfield's delegation will be
tensively demonstrated. Follow- under the capable leadership of
ing the lecture the group was Princeton, N.J., January 17. T. Paul Tremont '55, as Senior
split into three sections, and the Candidates for admission to Delegate. Father Hohmann S.J.,
Editors: T. Sheehan, T. Measom, B. Joy, T. Connors, A. Conway real tour 0 f the b ank b egan. medical school in the fall of"l~oder ator 0 f the P ubl'lC Affa'Irs
and Paul Nagy. The visitors were shown stacks 1956 are advised to take the Club will also accompany the
of dollar bills being sorted and Medical College Admission Test delegation to Hartford.
mechanically wrapped in packs in May, it was announced today James Rourk'e, president of
of a hundred. They also wit- by Educational Testing Service, the Sophomore class was chosen
nessed mountains of checks be- which prepares and administers some months ago to be Senate
ing sorted geographically on the test for the Association of Chairman of the important
IBM machines by feminine ex- American Medical Colleges. Education Committee, and he
bers of the staff at the beginning of the second semester. perts. The bank estimates that Thes'e tests, required of appli- will chair this committee which
J. Thomas Sheehan '56 has replaced Bernard F. t?e checks handled in two days cants by almost every medical must pass on our "Aid to Priv- , "-: ., Itime (48 hours) stack up to a 11 th h t h t ate Education" bill. This bill Joy, 55, who has stepped down as EdItor-m-Chlef of the height hl'gher than that of the cwoillegbee girvoeung towuicet deurcionugn trhye, W.Ill he presented by Mr. Tre-paper.
The other new editors a're Arthur T. Conway, Empire State Building. current calendar year. Candi- mont. Our other bill is the es­'
5'6 Feature' Thomas Connors '56 News' Robert The ~rouI? :vas then taken to dates taking the May test, how- tablishment of a Port Authority
, " , '.' ' the com dlvlslOn where they '11 b bl t f 'h for Connecticut. It is a most Schreck, 56 and Paul Nagy, 58, co-edItors of Sports. watched whl'le a thousand dol- secvoerre, s WtIo insetitautioens 0 in urenalrsly complete bill and is expected to
Mr. Joy 0 lars in dimes were counted on fall, when medical colleges be- meet with little strong opposi-
Bernard F. Joy '55, a native Arthur T. Conway '56, a resid'ent a rotary machine by an operator gin the selection of their next tion.
of Milford and a graduate of of Trumbull and a graduate of in five minutes time. They dis- entering class. There will be a delegate from
Milford High, became Editor-in- Fairfield Preparatory School. covered that the margin of . _ Fairfield on all the other com-
Chi'ef early last October. He is With a. wide Stag background error by the operators was only CandIdates may take the mittees. The list is as follows:
a B.S,S. student majoring in as news and feature writer, Mr. 25c per million dollars handled. MCAT on Saturday, May 7, 1955, Agriculture - John Prender-
Sociology, was elected President Conway is filling the vacancy I Finally the members were or on ~o.nday,. October 31, 1955, gast '56.
of his Junior class and now left by the resignation of Gary taken down five floors beneath' at admmistratlOns to be held at Constitutional - Stan Bart-represents
his cIa s s on Carney. His other extra curricu- the ground to the E level where more than 300 local centers m nick '58.
the Student Council. Former lar interests include the Glee the Federal Reserve holds Gold all p~rt~ of the c?untry. T~'e Finance and Appropriations-
Sports editor of this paper, h'e Club, the Bridgeport Area Club Bullion for foreign countries. ~s~~cIatlOn of Amerdsican MedIcal Jerry Colley '55.
is' presently the University's and the French Club. He was The bedrock beneath this floor .0 eges recornrr:e~' that can,- JUdiciary - Kevin Donn'elly
Publicity Director for Sports. elected to the Student Council is needed to withstand the didates for admIsslOn to classes '58.
Mr. Joy's energetic guidance by his class in his freshman and weight of the bullion. The gold star~g lTI the fall of 1956 take Labor, Public Works, Public
has been mainly responsible for junior years. is stacked in bars worth $14,000 the ay test.. Utilities - Tom Sheehan '56.
the quality of the paper and in Assuming the post of News apiece. weighing 27 Ibs. Over The MCAT CO?SlSt~ ?f tests of Motor Vehicles, Liquor Con-the
training of the underclass- Editor, left vacant by the pro- eight hundred million dollars general scholas~Ic abIlIty, a test trol - George Kelly '56.
men on its staff. motion of Mr. Sheehan, is worth of the seven billion in on understandmg of modern Public Health and Safety -
The New Editor Thomas Connors, '56, a Stam- gold bars occupied just one of ~ociet~, and an achi~vement test Jack Coss '57.
J. Thomas Sheehan '56, vir- fordite and another graduate of the many storage rooms, which m sCIen~e. Accordmg to ETS, PUblic Welfare and Humane
tually Mr. Joy's second in com-- the Preparatory School. Com- rooms are protected by a huge no speCIal. preparat~on other Institutions - Dave Barry '57.
mand over the last four months, paratively n'ew to the Stag, Mr. revolving door weighing ap- !han .a reVIew of SCIence ~Ub- D'elegates-At-Large:
brings to the post of Editor-in- Connors has been a feature proximately 90 tons. With time Jects IS neces.sar~. All questlOns Robert Joy '55
Chief an abundance of exp'eri- writer for the paper since the running out, the group, their are of the obJectlve type. Ronald Narka '55
ence gained as a Stag writer beginning of this academic year. eyes still reflecting the golden Application forms and a Bul- Dan Reed '56
and chiefly as the paper's News co-authoring the Pro and Con glitter, was brought up out of letin of Information, which gives Hugh Boyle '56
Editor. Mr. Sheehan attended column of this paper with John this fools paradise. details of registration and ad- Dave McCarthy '57
Hamden High School in his ISmyth. An A. B. History major, Leaving the Federal Reserve, ministration, as well as sample Bill Murphy '57
home town before entering Fair- Mr. Connors is presen!ly the they ?ulped down their lunch i.n questio~s, are. available. from Ted Coombs '58
field as a A.B, major in Eco- secretary of the Bellarmme De- 20 mmutes and raced for theIr premedIcal adVIsers or dIrectly Bob Healey '58
nomics. The present treasurer bating Society. long overdue appointment with from Educational Testing Serv- John Redgate '58
of the Junior class, Mr. Shee- Sports the Stock Exchange. One dis- ice, 20 Nassau Street, Princeton, The session will begin on
han's other activities include Replacing the departed Robert tinguished member of the group N.J. Completed applications Thursda.y evening, Feb. 24, with
the Glee Club, the New Haven Rajas, former St.ag Sports edi- was served two complete turkey must reach the ETS office by a banquet and dance. Friday
Area Club, and the C.l.S.L. Itor, are Robert Schreck, '56 and dinners instead of sandwich'es April 23 and October 17, respec- will be committee hearings and
Feature and News Paul Nagy '8 who will work as which he had to consume in tively, for the May 7 and Octo- Saturday will be the legislative
The new Feature Editor is (Continued on Page 5) I GContinued on Page 6) ber 31 administrations. session.
Page Two THE STAG February 17. 1955
Exchange Editor
Donald Gabriel, '57
Feature Editor
Arthur Conway, '56
Photographers
Robert Madden, '56
Robert Visokay, '57
Thomas Murray, '58
Wilbur F'omento, '58
Business Manager
Edmund Measom, '57
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Thomas Sheehan, '56
By FRANK BERGEN
News Editor
Thomas Connors, '56
Sports Editors
Robert Schreck, '56
Paul Nagy, '57
Make-Up Editors
John Crowley, '56
John Cagnassola, '57
Associate Editors
John Leonard, '55
John Buckley, '55
Bernard Joy, '55
As I had a little to do with this event I would like
to give credit to all those who helped make it a success.
To Fathers Barrett and Lyons, thanks for advice ,and
assistance. To Jack Quilty and Bev Bonney, thanks for
the recipe for a great punch. To Don Kerwin and Bar­bara
Berry, Gene Oviatt and Pat Carlet, Jack Crow­ley
and Barb Honl, Juju Attolino and Maureen Mc­Mahon,
Tom Sheehan and Joyce O'Brien, thanks for
helping set up and clean the cafe. To Bud Conner, Pal
Bennett and John Cagnassola, thanks for their muscles
and punch mixing. To Terry Mullee, thanks for being
my inspiration and for putting up with being one of the
most neglected dates of the afternoon. To Don Crann
and his "Brunotes," thanks for providing a great show.
To Brothers Mack and Delaney, thanks for the use of
the trucks and everything else.
The greatest ever! That's what the 195·5 Mid-Win­ter
Carnival was. For most of us it began at 9 p.m.,
Friday and ended at 6 p.m. Sunday, but for others, for
Jack Quilty and his committee, it began months earlier
and did not end until everything was cleaned up, and
all the bills were paid, and a report made to the Student
Council.
Saturday night the skating party and informal
dance at Xavier were successful beyond the expectation
of the committee, who expected seventy-five couples.
Thre were about 125 couples present.
Sunday afternoon's jazz concert by the "Brunotes"
from Brown University was a first for our campus. It
will certainly not be the last. The band was excellent
and everyone seemed more enthusiastic about the music
than I had hoped or expected they would. About 100
people attended.
It was truly a memorable weekend for all con­cerned.
Thanks to a little ingenuity and a lot of hard
work, the Ritz looked like it never had before. Especially
admired was the Stag head made of red and white nap­kins,
which has since graced the Cafe. The crowd was
1arge and the band was good. The Bensonians proved
to be in fine voice for the occasion.
The opening meeting of the
second semester followed a sub­dued
quiet manner, and the
noisiest part of the 'evening was
a round of applause accorded to
Art Conway, who was appointed
to fill the seat vacated by the
resignation of the old dance­master
Frank Serretti.
One great disappointment to
the Council (which was shared
by this writer) was the lack of
enthusiasm shown by the high
schools of the Bridgeport area
in the proposed Father Ryan
Memorial Debating Contest. As
a result of this complete dis­interest,
the worthwhile project
must be dropped and the Coun­cil
was forced to resort to its
alternate of donating a set of
books to the library as a me­.
mento to Father Ryan.
Will Jerry Coiley start a new
fad on campus with his Santa
Claus type of stocking hat to
match the new red blazers? Did
the Council show how really
wide awake it is in only taking
seven and one-half minutes to
discover that their beloved sec­retary
was reading the wrong
minutes? . . . Now that the
Council is going to provide each
and every student with the
words to "Men in Red" and the
"Alma Mater" will the sale of
beer mugs go up so that Fair­field
men might be more well It won't be easy for next year's committee to top
disposed toward singing? the job done by Jack Quilty's crew. They won't receive
At this point I would like to the appreciation they deserve for their effort. But they
ins'ert a little note on behalf of Council Drums, the Student should get a great deal of personal satisfaction from a
Council, and the Stag to all the I .J_'o_b_w_e_ll_d.o_n_e_,_a_s_._w_e_a_l_l_d_id_t_h_i_s_y_e_a_r_. _
young ladies who attended the
Mid-Winter Carnival.
Dear Girls:
We would like to thank you
for making our week-end so
great: for no matter how much
we congratulate our chairman a
and his committee, it was really
you who made it a success.
Among many other things,
thanks for adding so much to
the beauty of the formal dance,
for no amount of decorating
could have compared with you.
Thanks too, for making us feel
like Arthur Murrays when we
really have two left feet. We
hope you enjoyed being here as
much as we enjoyed having you,
and that you will come back
soon. Our only disappointment
is that we haven't yet discover­ed
a way of making each one of
you "Snow Queen of Fairfield
University."
J.T.S.
Intramural football, '53.
Jack is an Economics major
with an eye toward Sales. We at
Fairfield wish him the best of
luck and our blessings in what­ever
the future may bring.
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TWENTY FIRST
This week, the personality
column pays tribute to Jack
Quilty, one of Fairfield's more
ambitious sons. Jack, born and
raised in Bridgeport, attended
Georgetown University, after
graduating from the Prep. After I
one year he returned to our
campus to complet.e his educa­tion
toward his bachelor's
degree. I
His three years here have
been enjoyable ones to himself, I
his classmates, and esp'ecially I
those who attended the Winter ~
Carnival this year. As chairman
of this year's Carnival he pre­sented
one of the best dances,
and weekends, the University
has yet witnessed. His chair­manship
was the crowning
achievement of three years of
constant activity in many
phases of our campus life. Be­low
are listed his activities.
His Activities
Business Club, '53, '54, '55;
Bridgeport Club, '53, '54, '55;
Sodality, '54, '55; Junior Prom,
'54, chairman; Winter Carnival,
'54, chairman, '55; Athletic As­sociation,
'54, President, '55;
The fall of the Mendes-France regime marks the
20th government to appear and die on the French scene
since the end of World War II. Mendes-France, in the Ij41.~'!/
seven months he was in power, did much to stabilize ~-B--A-N-D-R-E-W-P-E-R-E-L-L-A----J
the wavering French government. His foreign policy Y .
was perhaps the most distinctive of all his achievements I The new benevolent attltude
whil~ in office. He made peace in Indo-China and saved "c'uddenllY . developed bt~ t~e
.. . .. ounCI 1il recent mee mgs IS
France from the hum. IlIatlO" n of the ImmedIate loss .of slowidy "rIVIng thOIS WrI'ter t0
that country. Ngo DIem Dmh was mstalled as PremIer literary ruin. I am seriously
of Southern Viet-Nam and ':is .at the present time trying beginning to feet that it is a
to ward off the possibility of the Communists seizing that personal attempt to stop the
portion of the country as they did in the north. Though appearance of this column in
Mendes-France blocked EJDC, he spearheaded its sub- the Stag. After all, if they don't
stitute, the Western Alliance, with a few modifications, do anything ludicrous how can
and managed to get the Chamber of Deputies to ,ratify I possibly write anything about
tllem? it. He settled the Saar question with Germany to the
satis:vaction of Konrad Adenauer, he made peace in
Algeria with the rebels, and he attempted to institute a
type of home rule in Northern Africa - a measure
which ultimately caused his downfall. Mendes improved
the French economy and even set up the now famous
"milk campaign" for France.
With his defeat there disappears from the world
scene a true fighter for democracy, a stalwart ally and
a staunch anti-Communist. He was a guiding light for
France and we can only hope that the next Premier does
half the fine job that Mendes-France has done.
February 17, 1955 THE STAG Page Three
Carnival Weekend Draws Throngs,
Joall Cavallaro Chose11 Snow Queen
Sunday afternoon saw an
undergraduate Ivy League band
called the Brunotes display their
rhythm-making ability in dixie­land
style at the jazz concert in
Xavier Hall. This proved to be
t.he coolest 'event of the week­end.
The band played continu­ously
throughout the afternoon
and refreshments were served
to cool the throats parched from
shouting encouragement to the
Brunotes.
Almost everyone who attend­ed
even one of the 'events agreed
that this was without a doubt
the most colorful and best plan­ned
in the history of the Winter
Carnival at Fairfield. Most of
the credit due for the huge suc­cess
goes to John Quilty and his
belabored committee.
John began his planning and
the selection of a committee last
November and worked vigorous­ly
until the very night of the
formal.
The entire student body is to
I be commended for their whole­hearted
appreciation of th'e com­mittee's
effort.
added a touch of Dixie-land and
then everyone continued danc­ing
until the stroke of one.
One of the centers of attrac­tion
after the dance was the
Veteran's Club party in the
north end of Bridgeport. Here a
buffet supper, refreshments, and
dancing were availabl'e to the
throng.
On Saturday evening a skat­ing
party was held on Bellar­mine
Pond followed by an in­formal
dance in Xavier Hall'.
The dance was sponsored by the
Bridgeport Area Club. The
event was highly successful and
well attended and may develop
into an annual: event at the
Carnival.
The 'Winter Formal was th'e
highlight of the weekend. A sell­out
crowd filled the Ritz Ball­room
in Bridgeport to dance to
the music of Morris Wattstein.
The entire ballroom was decor­ated
under the theme of red and
white streamers set off 'by a huge
Stag constructed of colored
napkins at one end of tl1e room
and contrasted by a glistening
ice carving at the other, adding
a truly artistic touch to the ball.
By DAVE BARRY & JOHN REDGATE
The traditional Stag ice carving offered a glittering I. The couples dance~ and ·::!n­background
for the Winter Carnival Formal last Friday' Joyed themselves until eleven­evening,
February 4, 1'955, which opened the annual thirty when the selection of th:
Carnival week-end. An informal skating party and Snow Queen add'ed tOMthe eve-
. ning's entertainment. iss .Joan
dance were held on Saturday evenmg. The rather ex- Cava11aro graced the evem.ng as
haustd but well-pleased 'couples topped off the week- the Winter Carnival Queen of
end by attending a jazz concert on Sunday afternoon 1955. Joan, whose loveliness
featuring the "Brunotes" from Brown University. justified the choice of the
judges, was the date of Bill
Cummings, class of '56. With
Miss Cavaliaro reigning ,over the
rest of the evening, the band
fl 1 S~~ ..
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,
With JOHN McCARTHY
At the Flix
Page Four
Mid-Winter Carnival Commiiiee at Dance
THE STAG
torious yet humorous trouble
maker, a visit by his family, and
intermittent talks with the Ad­miral
(Frederick March) balance
The Bridges of Toko-Ri the serious tone and go a long
(Paramount) way in solving the Lieutenant's
Paramount Pictures combines dilemma.
top flight talent and a dramatic I Excelle~t character portrayal,
plot to give movie viewers on'c photograpilY and reahsm make
of the better pictures of the year Bridges at Toko-Ri, worthwhile
in this film~ Taken from the not only for entertainment but
novel by James A. Michener, the also supply an inside view of
story deals with a naval air the Navy and the ambitious task
attack from an aircraft carrier it has undertaken and is now
off Korean waters in 1952. continuing in China.
Jet pilot Lt. Harry Brubaker * * *
I
(William Holden) along with a
flight squadron must :make an The Belles of Saint Trinians
almost suicidal attempt to anni- (London Films)
halate a string of important and Alastair Sim plays a dual role
highly protected R'ed bridges in in a hilarious yet ridiculous
order to impress Communist story of a girls' prep school in
brass that U.N. forces mean England, St. Trinian's. The
'business in foreign policy. Bru- school, of which Sim is the head
baker is faced with the problem mistress, had been suffering
of choosing between this obliga- from financial embarrassment,
tion and that of a parent, for he but horizons look brighter as
has a wife, Nancy (Grace Kelly), the daughter of a rich Sultan
and two small daughters. and race horse enthusiast comes
Intervening events, such as to St. Trinians. Sandwiched in
acting as a guardian for Mike among buffoonery by the "fourth
Forney (Mickey Rooney), a no- form," a mercenary faculty, and
February 17, 1955
the scheming upperclassmen,
the main plot boils down to a
contest over bets on one of the
Sultan's hors·~. The end is final­ly
arrived at after a series of
comical events in which "har­mony"
is somewhat restored to
St. Trinian's.
The film, despite a fine per­formance
by Alastair Sim as
th~ headmistress and gambler
about town, reaches the fantas­tic
stage at points but retains
enough humor to appeal to the
majority.
EDITORS
(Continued from Page 1)
the co-editors of the Sports De­partment.
Mr. Schreck, an A.B.
Math major, and Mr. Nagy come
to the University from New
Haven and Shelton respectively
and bring to the Sports Depart­ment
of the paper both experi­ence
and interest in sports and
sports journalism.
Mr. Schreck is a member of
the Sodality, and the Education
Club, vice-president of the New
Haven Club; and was chosen
secretary of his sophomore class.
Paul Nagy belongs to tIle Valley
Club and the Glee Club, in
add,ition to his Stag activities.
Jim Roche takes a jullliP shot
against St. Francis of Brooklyn..
Page Five
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Four changes in the new in­come
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a panel of Fairfield University
professors on the Feb. 5th radio
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University Interprets the News,
heard over station WNAB, Sat­urdays
at 6:30 p.m.
The panel was made up of
Professor Thomas J. Fitzpatrick,
C.P.A. and head of the account­ing
department at the Univer­sity,
Stephen J. O'Brien, attor­ney-
at-law and professor of
Business Law, and Edward Gas­pierik,
C.P.A. and an instructor
in accounting.
They held that thes'e changes
were necessary for a more equit­able
distribution of taxes and
for a simplification of the law:
1) that the retirement credit
should be reduced or eliminated;
2) that the dividend credit
should likewise be reduc'ed or
eliminated; 3) that both the
credit for exemptions and, 4)
the allowable deductions for
medical exp'enses should be
reduced.
In general, the panel agreed
that if the taxpayers overcame
the fear that they have of the
Bureau of Internal Revenue De­partment,
there would be iless
over-payments of taxes. The
department is interested' in ob­taining
the proper tax due only,
and if you are entitled to deduc­tions
und'er the law, they will
certainly allow them. However,
it is up to the taxpayer himself
to list these deductions, or not,
Joseph Delano '56 as he sees fit."
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We look forward to seeing
everyone there, in Berchmans
Hall, for two nights of solid
entertainment.
Attendance is open to the
public for this show and will be
presented on Friday and Satur­day,
April 15th and 16th. Every­body
in the student body can
help to make this a success by
talking it up among their friends
and associates.
Affairs of this type have been
attempted before with little suc­cess.
The errors of the past are
quickly being eliminated in this
production and orgainzation is a
paramount .feature in determin­ing
the success of the show. Tal­ent
abounds in the study body,
and any member of same will
be welcomed to participate in
any capacity whether it be as
scriptwriter, actor, set designer
or stage hand. Anyone ,at all
who is interested may see
Joseph Delano, the Director.
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Fairfield Delegates ITalent Sought For
At ,N.H. Conference I J7eterans Club Show
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Two. hundred miles from Fair-I The Veterans Association is
field m the upper northwest sponsoring the First Annual
corner of New Hampshire six Varsity Show. This will be a
men representing Fairfield at-I college type show using talent
tended the Winter Council !!leet- from the student body. The first
ing of the National Federation! organizational meeting was held
of Catholic College Students. on Thursday, Feb. 10. The writ-
On Friday evening at 9:00 ers are now busily at work de­p.
m. at Mount Saint Mary's veJoping the script, and as soon
College In Hookset, N.H. the first as it is compl'eted the show will
sessions of the Council meeting be cast and production will
were held, followed by a sem- begin.
inar on Catholic Action. Reports
and discussions on phases of the
Lay Apostolate and campus ac­tivities
also were part of the
program. Sunday noon ended
the sessions which included an
'excellent talk by Rev. William
Boner of New Hampshire, a
leader in youth activities.
Fairfield's T. Paul Tremont,
as president of the New England
N.F.C.C.S. conducted the me'et­ing.
Jerry Coiley, senior dele­gate,
was the main speaker and
gave a talk to the Catholic Ac­tion
Seminar. Hugh Boyl'e, Jun­ior
Delegate and Gerry Garvey,
Industrial Relations Committee
co-chairmen. also took part in
the sessions. Jim Rourke, Fam­ily
Life co-chairman and pub­licity
director attended. Also in
attendance was Dave McCarthy,
serving as a delegate. The fel­lows
were housed at Saint An­selm's
College.
Cortland State Teachers Col­lege
nosed out the Fairfield
University S tags in the final
minutes of play at Cortland 87­80
in a nip and tuck ball game.
With two minutes remaining
in the game, Ray Wily scored a
field goal to put the Teachers
ahead to stay. Wiley was high
man for Cortland with 20 points
while George McCabe and Bob
Maher followed up with 16 each.
The Red Stags were paced by I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Co-captain Jack O'Connell who I·
rip~ed the nets for 25 points
whIle Co-captain Bob Gerwien
swished 20 points through the
cords.
Cortland
G F P
Wiley 9 2 20
Kinneson 2 2 6
Metham ................. 4 3 11
McCabe 5 6 16
Mahr 7 2 16
Weiss 4 2 10
Van Nostrand 0 0 0
Masten 3 2 8
Fairfield
G F P
Gerwien 6 8 20 On and Off
Diskowski 7 3 17
Roche 3 0 6 the Campus
O'Connell .........11 3 25
Lane 3 4 10 Pavel 0 0 0 D,RINK PEPSI
Kulowiec 1 0 2
Sport News and Views
By BOB SCHRECK
February 17, 1955
Speculation prior to the 1954-55 basketball season was con­cern'ed
primarily with the Stag potential against major opponents.
For the first time, because of a fine schedule, the club had an
opportunity to gain recognition as one of the top teams in the
East. Certainly, laden with his best material, Coach Hanrahan
had every reason to be optimistic. The entire starting five from
the previous season had returned, intact. Height disadvantages
would be counteracted by speed and experience.
Of course pre-season optimists failed to take into considera­tion
the disadvantages of foreign courts and "home" referees.
Supposedly, these disadvantages should make a ten point differ~
ence. If this were the case Fairfield would have defeated St.
Francis and Cortland Teachers who won their games 70-64 and
87-80. In all fairness it must be admitted the referees did a fine
job and any disadvantage was due to the foreign court.
Iona, however afforded the biggest robbery since Brink's.
Leading by 3 points with 30 seconds to play, the Stags were
victimized by two quick baskets After Iona had cut the deficit
to 67-66, Freddie Lane was clipped from both sides while attempt­ing
to freeze the ball. The foul was so apparent, that the Stags
were too stunned even to argue. Iona scored the basket and
Fairfield fell to a 68-67 defeat.
Buster Sheary recently bemoaning Niagra's upset of Holy
Cross stated that no matter how well drilled a team is in funda­mental
defense, it is impossible to 'commit only one foul in a
half. He queried that this ever happened before. It has. When
Fairfield lost by the seemingly resounding score of 82-67 to Man­hattan,
they outscored their opposition by 3 baskets from the
floor. But only one foul was called against Manhattan in the
second half and thus the difference was made up in foul shots.
As for the St. John's game, the Stags were hindered by the
Biddy-sized court. Driving shots were next to impossibl'e and
very conveniently the height on the squad was hampered by an
abundance of fouls called against them,
Of the six games against this top flight opposition only
LeMoyne could be classed as a decisive defeat.
Possibly if the team were allowed to play these gam'es under
more sportsmanlike conditions they would still have gone down
to defeat, but more probably it s'eems in two of the games the
scores would have been reversed,
This article is not bemoaning the fact that the Stags lost
six games, it is merely pointing out some of the most flagrant
errors in basketball, the hometown referee and unsuitable courts,
UsuaUy referees are very conscientious but when a name school
schedules a team that has never been heard of as a basketball
power it se'ems they hire a one wa,y whistletooter. Another advan­tage
they employ is using home-courts which are not properly
suited for College Basketball games. Of course in one way th'ey
keep the small schools satisfied for the smalle~ school always
wonders what would happen at their court.
Stags Drop Pair To
LeMoyne and Cortland
Despite losing three players
because of scholastic ineligibil­ity,
LeMoyne Colrege handed
Fairfield University a 79-65 de­feat
before 1,000 fans at the
W'est Jefferson St. armory.
After falling behind by 16
points three times in the second
half, the Red Stags came within
6 points of LeMoyne but to no
avail.
Bob Dietz led LeMoyne with
23 points followed up by Dick
Kenyon and Dan Cavellier who
scored 18 and 15 points respec­tively.
Jack O'Connell, co-captain of
the Red Stags, was the top point
getter for his team, scoring 20
points, while Diskowski and
Kulowiec were runners-up with
14 and 10 points respectively.
O'Connell was most effective
from the outside, scoring all of
his points from the outsid·e.
Bob Gerwien, co-captain of
the Stags, needed 18 points to
reach a Fairfield career total of
1,000 points but was limited to
3 points.
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