Stag - Vol. 03, No. 02 - October 11, 1951

              Vol. III-No.2 Published By Students Of Fairfield UnivSersity TAOGctober IL 1951
Plan Family
Life Group
At Fairfield
Co-chairmen Edward McPad­den,
a senior, and Charles War­ing,
a junior, announced that the
music for this occasion will be
supplied by Hugh Golden. Gold­en
played at last year's Varsity
Drag and according to McPad­den,
is well liked by both classes.
H e a din g the entertainment
committee for this dance are
James Aspinwall and Edward
Pierce. Conrad Sternchak and
Roy Irvin are in charge of the
decorations, while Robert Wakin
and Charles Rose will satiate ap­petites
with refreshments. Tick­ets,
to be handled by Ralph Mas­trangelo
and Gus Horvath, will
cost $2.00 per couple.
Seniors who wish to buy tick­ets
sl,.ould seec anyone of the fol­lowing:
Ralph Mastrangelo, Ro­bert
Wakin, William Schofield,
Joseph Cuomo, James Linnahan,
Frederick Roback or Edwin
Sperry.
Juniors who wish to obtain
tickets for the dance should con­tact
one of the following: Gus
Horvath, John Auger, Bron Orl­owski,
Pete LaChance or Wil­liam
Smith.
Freshmen and Sophomores
wanting to go to the dance can
obtain tickets from anyone of
the above mentioned ticket­handlers.
Plans are being formulated to
establish a Family Life Commis­sion
for the New England Regent
of the National Federation of
Catholic College Students here
at Fairfield.
The national seat of the fed­eration
is at New Rochelle Col­lege,
N. Y. John Relihan is the
senior delegate and Tim Cronin
,the junior delegate from Fair­field
to the National Federation.
James Aspinwall is the chair­man
of the Family Life Commis­sion
of the federation.
The Family Life Commission
has a threefold purpose: 1. to
bring about a greater awareness
of the family life of Christ, 2. to
clarify the Christian principles
of family life, 3. to make known
Christian principles to students
and through students to their
community.
At Fairfield the commission is
handled by the Sodality and the
Public Affairs Club. Since part
of the duty of the commission is
to !>romote interest in Cana Con­ferences,
the Sodality deals with
this activity, while the Public
Affairs Club in conjunction with
the Radio Club studys the social
and economic aspects of family
life and present them to the ra­dio
audience.
The commission is also con­sidering
on a very tentative
basis, the possibility of holding
Continued on Page 3
Business Club
Plans To Hold
First Luncheon
The Business Club of Fairfield
University held its organization
meeting on Wednesday, October
3. Approximately 85 members of
the club attended the meeting, at
which plans for the coming year
were outlined.
It was decided that the club
will hold a business luncheon
once each month. A schedule of
these luncheons is to be formu­lated,
as well as a list of guest
speakers who are to be invited
to attend these affairs.
According to Robert McLean,
publicity director of the club,
the first dinner will be held eith­er
October 16 or 17. The final
date will deoend on the selection
of a speake~ for the occasion.
The officers of the club, elect­ed
last year are: John Mester,
Continued on Page 3
Alumni Association
Organizes; Plans
To Be Formulated
Now that Fairfield University
has had its first graduation class,
plans are in the offering for an
alumni association. Under the
supervision of a board of direc­tors
and alumni officers a con­stitution
for this association is
being drawn up.
All graduates of Fairfield Uni­versity
will be eligible to join­it
is not restricted to anyone
particular graduating class or
group. Since the class of 1951
was the first to graduate from
this university it has wasted no
time in trying to organize an as­sociation
which will keep all
Fairfield University graduates
together even after their formal
school days are over.
The aims of this association
are not complete for it will take
some time before a constitution
can be drawn up in its entirety.
Therefore, all of their plans must
at this time assume a tentative
nature. At the present their in­tention
is to have an alumni bul­letin
published periodically to
inform the graduates of Fairfield
University of the activities of
their old classmates. This bul­letin
will be sent to all graduates
wherever they may be, army,
navy, Europe, or Asia.
Each year the association will
hold an election of officers and
here again there will be no re­striction
or partiality shown to
anyone graduating class. With
each succeeding year, as the as­sociation
progressively grows, its
officers will be elected by a vote
open to all members.
Continued on Page 4
Dieges And Clust
Measures Juniors
For Class Rings
Joseph S. Cranwell, Connecti­cut
representative of Dieges and
Clust, manufacturing jewelers of
the class rings, measured mem­bers
of the Junior Class of 1953
on Wednesday, Oct. 10. It "is ex­pected
that the rings will be de­livered
by Christmas.
The official seal of Fairfield
University is embossed on one
side of the rinK and a stag's head
on the other, high lighting a red
ruby in the center. This is the
third year that the design of
Conrad Sternchak of the class of
1952 has been used.
Any Senior who did not pur­chase
his ring last year was giv­en
a second opportunity. All paid
a deposit of ten dollars on the
purchase price, which varies ac­cording
to weight.
NFCCS Delegates Harvest Hop Features Hugh Golden;
To Attend Conference McPadden and Waring Co-Chairmen
The first informal dance of the season, sponsored by
the Junior and Senior Classes, will be held in Berch­mans
Hall on October 12. Dancing will be from 8:30
p.m. until 12 p.m.
Fairfield University has be­come
nationally and regionally
affiliated with the National Fed­eration
of Catholic College Stu­dents.
Fairfield is one of 22 New
England colleges belonging to
this organization. This year the
seat for the New England branch
of the Family Life Commission
will be at Fairfield University.
The purpose of the N.F.C.C.S.
is to develop lay Catholic lead­ers.
To attain its purpose the
federation has established sev­eral
commissions. Different com­missions
study the various phas­es
of Catholic thought and ac­tion
along cultural, social and
political lines, treated from the
viewpoint of the Catholic college
student.
Leading the Fairfield delega­tion
is John Relihan, the senior
delegate. He'is assisted by Timo­thy
Cronin, the junior delegate,
and James Aspinwall, chairman
of the Family Life Commissions
for New England.
HAROLD MULLEN Continued on Paige 2
Glee Club Accepts
35, Preparles For
81. Joseph Concert
The Fairfield University Glee
Club under the direction of Mr.
Simon Harak has begun its pre­paration
for the activities of the
new season.
Reverend John P. Murray S.J.,
Moderator of the Glee Club, an­nounced
that approximately 35
new members have been accept­ed
by the club. Together with
th e 45 veteran members, the
Glee Club ex!>ects to reach great
heights this year.
A number of concerts have
been planned, the first of which
will be a combined concert and
dance with the Glee Club of St.
Joseph College on December 7
at St. Joseph in Hartford. On
Sunday afternoon December 9,
the first public concert for stu­dents
and friends will be pre­sented
by the combined Glee
Clubs of Fairfield and New Ro­chelle
College on the Fairfield
campus.
During the ::.econd semester,
concerts have been planned to
take place in Norwalk, Bridge­port,
Ansonia, Waterbury, Hart­ford,
and New Haven. There will
also be another combined con­cert
and dance with the College
of New Rochelle Glee Club on
their campus.
The Club also announced that
several accompanists were need­ed
to render assistance in its
heavy schedule. Anyone interest­ed
should contact Father Murray
or Mr. Harak.
Fresh"ten, Sophomores To Elect
~lembers For Student Council
The elections for Freshman-Sophomore Student
Council members will be conducted on Monday, Oct. 29.
The voting will take place between 9:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. in the polling area outside the cafeteria.
Preceding the elections there
will be a nomination period that
will run from October 15 to Oc­tober
19. Students seeking office
must obtain the signature of 20
fellow students in order to be
eligible. It must be mentioned,
however, that the participating
freshmen and sophomores may
sign 0 n 1 y three nomination
blanks, lest they render a man
ineligible. Moreover, no class of­ficer
is eligible to compete for a
position in the Council. Nomina­tion
blanks may be secured from
the office of the Dean of Men,
who also will render the final
judgment as to a prospective
candidate's fitness for office.
Continued on Paige 2
W1THX To Move
To McAuliffe; Rosa
Outlines Program
Negotiations are now going Ot!
to move the university amateur
radio station, WITHX, from
Xavier hall to McAuliffe Hall.
There is less electrical interfer­ence
at the new location and as
a result the society expects to
obtain better results in sending
and receiving. When relocated in
McAuliffe Tower, the station will
broadcast in both phone and
code, according to Nicholas A.
Rosa, activities director of the
Fairfield University Amateur Ra­dio
Society. Meetings and tech­nical
training sessions will still
be held in Xavier, however.
Plans For Coming Year
Pleased by the number of new
members with some radio ex­perience
and inviting any neo­phytes
who are interested to join,
Mr. Rosa is planning a full year.
There will be training classes for
those desiring "ham" licenses and
many other interesting projects.
If a sufficient number of men
receive their licenses, the So­ciety,
under its new moderator,
Fr. Guindon, will take up a pro­gram
of experimental radio re­search.
Mr. Rosa also noted that
those men who get their licenses
may operate their own stations
Continued on Page 4
At the initial meeting of the Student Council Tues­day,
September 25, Harold Mullen, Edward Bateson,
and Timothy Cronin were elected president, vice-presi­dent
and treasurer, respectively, for the school year
195'1-52.
The nominations for the offices
were opened from the floor and
it was decided that unlimited
nominations were in order. The
balloting was accomplished by
means of a secret vote with the
office of president being consid­ered
first, followed by vice-presi­dent
and treasurer. The election
of corresponding secretary and
recording secrtary was postponed
until a future date.
Harold Mullen is well quali­fied
for the position of president.
He was recording secretary of
the Student Council for two
years, and was also active in
basketball as a team manager.
He is a member of the Sodality
and Biology club. During his
sophomore yea 1', he served as
president of his class.
Bateson and Cronin, both
members of the Junior Class,
have had m u c h experience in
class activities. Bateson has been
active in debating and formerly
was president of the Freshman­Sophomore
Debating Society.
Cronin was formerly president of
the Sophomore Class and a pre­vious
Council member. He is cur­rently
vice president of the
Public Affairs Club and a junior
delegate to the N.F.C.C.S.
Council Appoints Committees
The committees of the Student
Council for the present school
year have recently been made
known by President Mullen.
Continued on Page 4
Council Elects ~'"ullen President;
Various Committees Appointed
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PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
John Malalde, '53
Joseph Pander, '53
Walter Zakrison, '51
MAKE-UP DEPARTMENT
Joseph Iacuone, '52 .... Editor
James Dinnan, '52
Dominick Lonardo, '52
Ralph Mastrangelo, '52
Richard McCormick, '52
Stanley Turski, '52
ART DEPARTMENT
Conrad Sternchak, '52 .... , Editor
Richard Lindstrom, '52
Frederick Tartaro, '52
William Casey, '53
BUSINESS MANAGER
James Musante, '52
SPORTS DEPARTMENT
Bernard Beglane, '52 .. , . . . .. Editor
James Doheney, '52
James Sweeney, '54
pos and not at all uncommon for
Fairfield to institute some tea
dances. They really are a lot of
fun, as everyone who attended
this tea dance at Marymount will
verify.
In conclusion, I think we owe
a debt of gratitude to the girls
at Marymount for a wonderful
Sunday afternoon.
The Fall Conference of the
Eastern College Placement Of­ficers
will be held at Manchester,
Vermont on October 14-17. Eu­gene
M. Galligan, Director of
the Public Relations and Place­ment
Bureau will attend this
meeting.
The scope and importance of
this conference can be realized
by the fact that the following
con c ern s will be among the
many to have their placement
officers attending; Westinghouse,
Socony Vacuum, Goodyear Tire
and Rubber, Eastman Kodak,
Merck, Chase Brass and Copper,
Pr·octor and Gamble, Warner
Brother, Bell Telephone, Bethle­hem
Steel, General Motors. In
addition the representatives of
various bureaus of the Federal
government will be present.
By establishing personal con­tact
with the placement officers
of these firms Mr. Galligan hopes
to bring some of them to Fair­field
during the year in an effort
to place Fairfield graduates with
these firms. These visits to the
campus are of utmost importance
for students who hope to obtain
a position with any of the more
important firms throughout the
nation.
Placing an application with a
firm may get a student a job;
however Mr. Galligan wants to
do much more than just "get a
job" for Fairfielders. Most stu­dents
hope to rise to the top
level in the career they choose.
According to Mr. Galligan, the
only s~re way to be headed to­ward
that goal is to secure a
place in what is known as an
Executive Training Program. In
order to be placed in this type
of training it is essential that
the representatiyes of these
firms come to Fairfield.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Charles Black, '52
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
William Curnin, '53
NEWS DEPARTMENT
James Aspinwall, '52 ,., Editor
James Dinnan, 52
Joseph Silva, '52
Paul Sullivan, '52
Robert Demshak, '54
Edward Kelley, '52
Edward Sperry, '52
Raymond Yuskauskas, '52
Richard Haux, '54
By RUDY GIRANDOLA, '53
S'· d .C -IN • Marymount Extends Galligan To Attend
tn ent OunCI otes T T F' f' Id CII . eacups 0 au Ie 0 ege Placement
by BOB McKEON, '54 Officer Convention
Along with three other great Aside from the jocose title of
issues of importance, the World this column, I would like to say
Series, the Atomic Bomb, and Just a dictum concerning our re­the
small Freshman class, there
comes to the fore a fourth "all cent tea dance with Marymount
time all timer," the STUDENT Girls' College.
COUNCIL. I knew at the first I have used the phrase "Tea
pitter-patter of the bouncing Cups" very loosely. As a matter
ping pong ball that this would of fact, Marymount served some
be a successful year for the "bat­tling
bar-itones" ... Thus with very fine punch at this dance
the flourish of trumpets and the and although many "tea totlers"
popping of Coke bottles, Sir may have been disappointed, I
Harold Mullen, high commissar am sure there were no com­of
Mufti, with gavel in hand,
beats his attendants to a wheez- plaints.
ing hush ... Hark! the Council Marymount College appears to
speaks. be a rather remote place situated
COOPERATION or BUST: about 25 miles from New York
(Bust) City. It overlooks the very
The ADVISORY BOARD is placid and tranquil waters of
just about ready to break up the Hudson River in Tarrytown.
after the wav Freshmen seem to
be accepting their leadership. A cosmopolitan representation
Deaf ears and blank stares have of girls· from all parts of the
greeted ~ttempts in organizing country abide here. Simplicity
and richness decorated the dance
first year men for nominations hall in paradoxical splendor. A
to the Student Council ... Get fine orche,stra, complemented by
going kiddies, you've got from the eo_ually fine Junior hostesses
the 15th to 19th for a nomination r..nd a charming, sociable group
period and e1ectiol1s come two of Freshmen and Sophomore
days before the "Eve of <1.11 Hal- girls made the afternoon and
lows," (the 29th to you) . . . If early evening most pe1asant for
you don't want your class on the
outside looking in ... take heed. all.
PREPSTER vs. COLLEGIATE: Fairfield University was well
represented at this "soire" to-
It's a bird ... it's a plane ... gether with Fordham, Columbia,
no it's a monster making his mad and other institutions of learn­dash
from the train to the bus. ing. Not only was Fairfield well
This every day occurance has, represented but to my mind the
from year to year, run up a men also distinguished them­string
'of knocked over ba6y car- selves as a credit to the school.
riages to practically pushing con- This point may seem trivial
ductors and old ladies off the
morning commuter's train . . . and perhaps incongrous to the
. modern concept of college life.
University students do not WIsh We all mav deviate, just a little,
to be imolicated with the prank- from the straight and narrow
ish orepsters participating in this
rather rough and tumble day path, once in a while, while striv-h
t C 't b stopped? ing for perfection. But certainly,
00 suor .. , an 1 e· d' d th
..-. -Will it be stopped? ... w~en we are pa~a mg un er e
Father Cart Xavier Hall looks IgUl~e of a partIc~lar name! es-
1 d' 1 y, th d pecially that of FaIrfield Umver-pea
mg ~ so,~ ~~r. sity, we should need no further
WHAT S UP. You know incentive to realize that the years
:vhat's U; you naughty boys an~ of Jesuit training at Fairfield are
It doesn t take ~ather Lyo.ns being reflected by our every ac­strong
a~~ to pomt to th~ SIgn tion. Just one rumpus, one choc­marked
UP STAI~W:AY , ... elate soldier hero, can ruin the
Be~are vlOlators, mSIde mf,or- good behind such events. A few
matIon tells me the bre.akmg days later Fainfield received an-point
is nearer than you thmk. other invitation from Marymount
BURY ME NOT: because we acted in a manner
Well the Council finally got a befitting gentlemen.
bulle~in bOo:rd of its own but th.e I hope this article my further
questlOn arIses! wh~re to put. It stimulate social activities at
... A spot deSIred IS one WhIch Fairfield. It would be most apro­will
make it seen by all ... Why
not hitch four legs on it and
sling a net across the top
any more suggestions???
Speaks
FRESHMEN, SOPHS
TO ELECT ...
Continued from Page 1
According' to John Keegan,
E 1 e c t ion Commissioner, the
American type preferential bal­lot
will be used whereby each
freshman voter can indicate his
choice 'for three seats, while
sophomores are entitled to elect NFCCS DELEGATES
four councilmen. It is important Continued from Page 1
that each voter conforms very Meeting at Hartford
carefully to the casting instruc- On October 12, 13, and 14,
tions on his ballot for fear he members of the New England
render it invalid. Region will meet at St. Joseph's
Mr. Keegan had the following College in Hartford to discuss
advice for the freshmen and plans for the coming year. Dele­sophomores:
gates .from Fairfield University
"The men whom you indicate who will attend the conference
as your choice for the Council are John Relihan, Timothy Cron­should
be sincere in their desire in, J ames Aspinwall, Ronald
to serve their fellow students, Homza, Robert Murphy and Hen­and
should be the most compe- ry Mountain.
tent and qualified individuals Mr. Relihan disclosed that
available, as they will be instru- plans have already been formu­mental
in procuring the wishes lated with Mr. Meaney, moder-
O_f_th_e_c_l_a_ss_·_" 1ator of the Radio Club, to present FEATURE DEPARTMENT
radio broadcasts this year in con- J h W I h '53
This observation period is the Ijunction with the Public Affairs 0 Fra::cls Philbin, '52 . Editor
first phase in the Observation Club and the Family Life Com- Robert McKeon, '53
and Practice Teaching course. mission. Economic social prob-I Neil Topitzer, '53
The students will fulfill their Ilems of the family, as well as
practice teaching in their second labor relations, will be topics for BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
William McGrath, '52 semester of their Senior year. discussion. Thomas O'Neil, '53
Mr. Dulles
Senior students of Education
began their student observation
at the Fairfield Preparatory
School this week, under the su­pervision
and guidance of Dr.
Maurice E. Rogalin, director of
student observation.
The students were assigned to
observe one or two teachers
each, and will spend three class
periods each week in the Prep
classrooms.
In his meeting with the Edu­cation
students on the Tuesday
of each week, Dr. Rogalin will
emphasize the particular tech­niques
of teaching which are to
be sought and stressed during
the week's observation.
Reports will be written by
each student concerning his
week's work, and will be sub­mitted
for class discussion.
The students are to observe
both general and specific tech­niques
of teaching. They are to
assist the teachers they observe
in any way when requested to
ao so.
Seniors Commence
Student .Observation
In a past issue of LIFE magazine, the editors presented a
condensation of John Foster Dulles' book, War or Peace (Mac­millan).
This condensation, entitled "How to Take the Offen­sive
for Peace," discussed the scope of the "cold war" and
presented Mr. Dulles' ideas concerning the future; ideas which
he, as the adviser to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, might
now be in a position to put into action.
We do not intend to summarize or criticize Mr. Dulles'
book, for we could not do it justice with oUr limited back­ground
and knowledge. We recommend that the book itself
should be read to learn the principles and policies advanced
therein. .
One section we do stress, however, is Mr. Dulles' emphasis
on the spiritual need of our country. Mr. Dulles said, "One
thing comes before applying the pressure of faith and confidence:
their possession ... Before others can fully believe in us, we
must believe in ourselves."
He said further that something has gone wrong with our
nation; that we are on the defensive and are fearful. This, he
said, is new in our history, and the trouble is not material. It
is, rathel, a lack of "righteous and dynamic faith," without
which all our material benefits avail us little. From our depend­ence
on material things, spiritual loyalties have suffered and
"there is confusion in men's minds and corruption of their
souls."
In the following direct quotation from the LIFE conden­sation
of his book, Mr. Dulles advances the only solution to
our problem. He says:
"\Ve are in a dilemma. and it is a grave dilemma.
"Our greatest need is to regain confidence in our spiritual heri­tage,
Religious belief in the moral nature and possibilities of man is. and
must be relevant to every kind of society. throughout the ages past and
those to come. It is relevant to the complex conditions of modern so­ciety.
We need to see that. if we are to combat successfuily the methods
and practices of a materialistic belief. There is no use having mOre and
louder Voices of America unless we have something to say th:lt is
more persuasive than anything yet said,
"There may come a time in the 'life of a people when their work
of creation ends. That hour has not struck for us. We are still vital
and capable of great endeavor. Our youth are spirited, not soft or
fearful. Our religious heritage and our national tradition are not
forgotten.
"If our efforts are still inadequate, it is because we have not seen
clearly the challenge and its nature. As that is more clea~ly revealrd,
we shall surely respond. And as we act under the guidance of a righteous
faith. that faith will grow until it brings us into the worldwide fellow­ship
of all men everywhere who are embarked on th~ great adventure
of building peacefully a world of human liberty and justice."
I t is after reading the written thoughts of such a man as
Mr. Dulles that Fairfield students, and students of any Catholic
college, can appreciate the training they are receiving. Through
the Catholic stress on an understanding of man and his end;
through its incessant attack on materialism, we who receive
this training are more capable of battling the "confusion in
men's minds and the corrosion of their souls."
If any education can teach the "moral nature and possi­bilities
of man," his nature, dignity, and end, Catholic edu­cation
best fulfills the requirements.
Yes, "we are in a dilemma, and it is a grave dilemma." But
Fairfield University, and the other Catholic colleges through­out
the world, is patiently doing its utmost to train its young
men to enter the world and to work to make it "a world of
human liberty and justice."
October 1L 1951 THE STAG Page 3
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The Curtis Circulation Com-pany
has presented a bronze
plaque to Fairfield University in
recognition of outstanding ac­complishment
displayed in the
Magazine Drive held last veal'.
The plaque, a picture o£ Ben­jamin
Franklin, bears the quo- I
tation, "The doors of wisdom are
never shut." It is mounted on a
wooden panel, and will be dis­played
in the cafeteria in the
future.
According to Reverend Robert
B. MacDonnell, S.J., the plaque
was presented to Fairfield Uni-versity
in recognition of a signi-ficant
accomplishment in raising
the sales of Curtis Circulation ...------------~
magazines in our magazine sales
drives considerably over the
~ales of the previous year. The
Increase was from $1,296.25 to
$3,366.80.
Of this total, the Class of '51
sold a total of $2,072.80 subscrip-tions,
the Class of '52 $1,347.10,
the Class of '54 had a subscrip­tion
sale of under $10.
. Fred F. Roessler, representa-tive
of the Curtis Circulation
Company~ was amazed by the
Increase In sales. According to
Mr. Roessler, college magazine
drives are seldom very success-ful,
and therefore he didn't eX-IF::::::::::::::::::::::::~
pect exceptional results from our
past Magazine Drive.
When told that the students
at Fairfield expected to double
their previous sales record, it
was reported that Mr. Roessler
seemed skeptical, but stated he
"liked to see our enthusiasm."
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their originator has left. These
words, among 0 the l' quaint
phrases, are reminders to all of
us his keen sense of humor
pleasantness and witty ways. Al~
though his stay at Fairfield was
a. short one, he left an impres­SIOn
of happiness on those who
had him for a "Prof.", on the
Faculty, on casual acquaintances
and on just anyone who had any
contact with him.
This jolly fellow had the task
of exposing Freshmen to the
truths of Shakespeare and to the
"Love Song of J. Alfred Pruf­rock".
His classes were conduct­ed
in :'The Tower" ~Room 417)
of XavIer Hall which, through its
portals, has a commanding view
of t~e Sound and is an inspiring
settIng for the poetic-minded.
However, this location was not
always an asset to him. Often he
would come into the room late
a.nd br.eathless after sprinting up
SIX flights of stairs, because
some "wise" person detained the
BUSINES elevator on the fourth floor.
S CLUB However, possessing the good na-
Continued from Page 1 ture that he did, he never com-chairman
of the Board of Direc- plained.
tors; Daniel Mullins, vice-chair- He used the witty qualities of
man of the Board of Directors' a glib tongue to persuade others.
and Vincent Vogel, recording I remember he had a subtle way
At the initial meeting of the secretary. of quieting boisterous classes. He
year, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 1951, Also, John Broderick, corres- would stand on a chair and shout
the FaIrfield College Unit of the ponding secretary; Ronald Hunts "troops," which would frighten
American Red Cross elected of- treasurer; and Robert McLean' them into silence with the re­ficers
who are to hold office until publicity director and Student mindel' of where thev would be
next fall. Those elected are as Council representative. if they flunked. .
follows: Peter LaChance, Presi- I know we will all miss this
dent; G~orge Poillon, Vice-Presi- FAMILY LIFE young Professor because his
dent; RIchard Bepko, Secretary, . classes were always welcomed as .-------------.
d E
an ugene Omeara, Treasurer. Continued from Page 1 a relaxed fifty minutes during
Besides these officers, Mr. James a one day convention at Fair- a tedious school day. If we did
P.. Vail, faculty moderator, ap- fiel.d to be attended by represen- not learn to interpret Shakes­pOInted
the former President, E. ~atlVes of .all Catholic Colleges pere, we gained a greater asset
J. Macchia, to the post of Public In New York, New Jersey, and -that was, how to smile. Those
Relations and Information Co- the New England area. The who knew him will never foraet
ordinator. theme of the convention would the radiance of his smile. The
The unit will continue to work center around the various as- lines near his eyes were not fur- '::.::============~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
in conjunction with the local Red pects of family life, but would roughs of worry, but were creas- r
Cross Chapter in developing a be broad enough to include the es of laughter. He could, and
plan of disaster-preparedness for scope of the federation's other often did, point out humor and
the campus and the community. commissions, such as labor rela- even laughed at some of the
A number of committees have tions, and inter-racial justice. darker and more serious prob­been
established which will in- i r------------~ lems of our day. Somehow, when
SUFe proper direction of the var- he explain~d them, they never
ious "drives" and campaigns Ethical Pharmacy I seemed quite as bad.
throughout the year. These com- 1260 MAIN ST. I I doubt also if we could find a mittees, which will direct the person more ready to attack any
club should any specific need Opp. StraUield Hotel problem with ease. I recall once
arise are, Disaster, Blood, Funds when he was proctor of a final I
and First Aid. ' PRESCRIPTIONS F1ILLEiD examination, a student requested
The Red Cross unit reports '-------- ...J Ihim to stop pacing as his foot- I
that last yea l' was successful, Ir-------------Isteps were distracting. He im- I
both as to membership and suc- O. K. CLEANERS mediately remo:red his shoes and
cess in. various campaigns, and ALL ALTERATIONS DONE proceeded In hIS stocking feet.
Mr. Vall extends an invitation REASONABLY We are all very sorry to see I
to all members of the student him leave our Faculty and what- I 10% Discount on Tailoring ever h' 't'
body who might be interested in . for Students IS pOSI IOn may be and I
joining this club. . wherever he is, he will not be
Next to Center Barber Shop forgotten here at Fairfield. -===========================::f IGoGdoobdleslsucyko,u,goMord. Fheraanltkh Gaentd-lein.
October 1L 1951
New Haven Club
The New Haven Club held its
Field Day on July 22, 1951 at
Chatfield Hollow State Park. The
Field Day was planned by Presi­dent
George Thomas, Vice Presi­dent
Joe Cuomo, Bob McCoy,
and alumnus Enzo Montezi.
For the first time in the
school's history, members of five
classes were assembled together,
as the Club invited incoming
Freshmen to the field day, and
several surviving alumni were
on hand. The members voted to
bring dates to the outing, and
thl,ls added another "first" to
the history of the New Haven
Club.
The club plans some outstand­ing
~ctivities for this year, in­c~
Ud111g one or two dances, a spe­CIal
Halloween meeting and a
Glee Club concert.
...fro m.
thl! corner...
ALUMNI
By FRANCIS G. PHILBIN, '52
I adm~t t~e existence of only Coon: "Everybody is talkin'
o!?-e g~m~s m the world today. 'bout Owl disappearin'."
Emstem IS hardly a genius since' AlligatoT" "Everybod I"
he must stick to the sterile and . y.
somewhat depressing confines of Just then comes a voice from
mathematical theory and looks the ground,
pretty foolish when he expounds "I isn't". The voice belongs to
on anything else. Bohr, Comp- a worm with a stove pipe hat.
ton an.d thei~ confederates, have Coon: "Well you isn't Every-no
claIm to mtellectual magnifi- body!"
c.enc.e since they have only in- "Without Me, nobody can be
vestIgated the smallest and what everybody."
should be the most insignificant All" t 1 t' l"f Iga OT" "You spoils the
~r~~~ne~c.mNo~ e~nf;o~;~t,e~~t Record.'.' .
they have turned these minute That IS as fine a piece of logic
particles into fantastically over- as any metaphysician ever pro­proportioned
active enemies of pounded.
humanity, when they should be Uncle Porky is the swamp
just "there" to ignore. Savant who takes a deeD inter-
Well, this real genius goes by est in things scientific. -He al­the
name of Walt Kelly, and he ways wears a look of grim de­is
the creator of the most bril- termination and is never back­liantly
conceived comic strip in ward about demonstrating his
the history of the funny papers, knowledge. One time, having
"Pogo". Pogo is a possum with found a big telescope, he be­a
calm disposition who lives in comes interested in "Astronom­a
swamp with a host of other iny", and throws in a little
animals, each intent on his own cosmology to boot. Says he, "Now
interests. There's the rackety the bIg question: Does rational
coon chile, the pup dawg, uncle human critturs like us live on
Alligator, the owl, the hound them planets? Cause if they does,
dawg, the postman, the three bat We's gone have trouble!"
brothers, and of course, uncle I should mention that all the
Porky. . . swamp "critturs" consider them-
The most mterestmg part selves essentially human. And
~bout .all t.he swan:p inhabitants so they are, more human than
IS ~helr .hlgh. flowmg language, humans with human pretensions,
flond WIth lIterary references, vanities and foibles.
y.et completely lacking any ves- Their saving quality, however,
tIge <.>f ~rammar, or correct pro- is their complete acceptance of
nthun'ciatlO. nt. Howeve.r,h tfhey get lI'fe as I't I.S, even. "f "u 1 1 nc e
. ell' pom s across WIt ar more Porky" tries to color it a bit
walltohp than a Webster, or De- WI"th a b sul'd pretenSl.Ons and
mos enes cou~d ever hope to. "Uncle Alligator" is just a little
Talk about lOgIC! Abandon your too filled up with his own self
textbooks fellows, and concen- importance
trate on "Pogo". For instance, " ". .
take this conversation between Pogo should be reqUIred
the rackety coon chile and the readlI~g for .every college stu­baby
alligator: dent, 111 fact, It should be studied
m place of Sociology if anyone
w~nts a complete and thoroughly
enjoyable viewpoint of human
Society.
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basketball practise
has been under­way
for the past
two wee k s,
many of you
have been won­dering
who the
new freshmen
are t hat have
been cavorting
the co u l' t at
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FROM THE SIDELINES
umn, I will
you.
From our own Fairfield Prep,
we have Jackie O'Connell and
Bobby Gerwein, the one-two
scoring punch of last year's team
that fared so well against state­wide
competition. Another pair
of performers that should lend
assistance to the holdovers of
Coach Jim Hanrahan are Joe O'­Brien
and Tom Flynn, both resi­dents
of the Bronx, New York.
The former hails from St. Nich­olas
of Tolentine High, while the
latter attended Power Memorial
Academy. Also from -our own
prep school is Freddie Lane, an­other
adept ball handler.
U's good to see Jimmy Staple-
Page 4
MULLEN ELECTED
Continued from Page 1
They are as follows: Publicity,
McEnany, c h a i l' man; Walsh,
Welch, T. Bepko; Activities, Con­ro~,
chairman; Mahaney, Mac­chIa,
R. Bepko; Athletic Roback
c~airman; Welch, Long; Finan~
clal, Cronin, chairman; O'Connor,
R. Bepko, Long; Legislative,
Walsh, chairman; Bateson Cron­in,
Conroy; Grievance, O'Connor
chairman; T. Bepko, Macchia:
Mahaney.
ton, member of the basketball By MARTIN TRACY, '52
team, up and around again after While sipping pernod in one of
being bedded at Bridgeport Hos- the more respectable bistros on
pital for a jaw infection. the Left Side of the Post Road
By way of Reverend Everett a few days ago, a rather haggard
McPeake, S.J., of our faculty, the looking individual approached
graduate school has offered a me and asked if he might join
challenge to the varsity basket me. Being of a humble mien, I
ball team. Among their players requested he be seated. His prob­are
Jack Mullady of our own lem was so heartrending that he
school, Frank Pellegrino of Pro- won me immediately to his
vidence College, and Bob Hustek cause. He related to me that he
of Dartmouth College. To man- was a boarding student at this
age the team, the boys have University and recognized me as
Steve Marcuccie of Providence another. He explained that he
who acted in a similar capacity was a member of a forgotten
at the Domi.nican institution. group, nay an unknown one be­What
say Coach Hanrahan, when cause to forget implies remem­will
the tussle take place? brance. He had suffered in sil-
The present varsity basketball ence for three years, bearing pa­team
is in dire need of managers tiently the woes common to his
for the coming season. Any in- breed. Being able to contain him­terested
candidates are requested self no longer, he felt he must
to turn in their names to Father cry out against the society which
Thomas F. Lyons, S.J., our ath- was suppressing him. Being a
letic director. rather ignorant lout, he found
The response for teams to enter difficulty in putting to words
intra'mural touch football com- what was surging in his mind
petition has been practically nil. and so he was petitioning me.
Applications should l' e a c h the Would I devote a few minutes
hands of Father Lyons, S.J., by a week to place the problem of
the end of the week. Play will th.e boardi.ng student before the
begin next week. IelIte of FaIrfield? Would I cham-
_-::::::-::=-::::=--==-=:--::-::--:-:-:- pion the cause of this desolate
WITHX TO MOVE and disolute group?
Continued from Page 1 New Bulletl'n Upon the completion of his
wearying declamation, (and sev­as
well as the Society station.
Not Connected With CIt d eral more glasses of pernod), I
Radio Club omp e e agreed to enter upon the work
Mr. Rosa emphasized that the but only on condition that he
Society is in no way connected The Office of the Director of and all the other members of
with the Radio Club. The latter Admissions has announced the his group would keep me well
is concerned with news, drama- completion of a new bulletin for supplied with printable informa­tics
and other programs for com- the College of Arts and Sciences. tion. In ending the column for
mercial broadcasting over such It is a concise folder containing this week, I beg the reader to be
stations as WICC while the So- many photographs. patient and tolerant of myself
ciety is concerned only with Included within are the areas and this mean type of fellow
privately owned "Ham" station of study, the location and des- whose story I will relate and at
. the same time I "throw the ball"
communications. Mr. Rosa hopes cnption of the campus, the re­that
this will clear up some of quirements for admission, the to the boarding population, bid-the
uncertainty concerning the tuition, and the scholarships of- ding them to inform me of their
scope of the Amateur Radio So- fered. It also embraced the fact problem and pitfalls so that I
ciety. that Fairfield University is rated may relate them to the inter­among
the other 27 Jesuit Uni- ested readers in the "outside
versities in the U. S. world." Audiences will be given
each evening, at d u skat my
An account is given of the usual spot and all interesting tid-extra-
curricular activities offer- bits will be duly sifted and put Continued from Page 1
ed, and the guidance program into what I hope will be read- At the present, Fr. Crowley is
at F. U. the association's contact wit h
able form for the erudition and
Since words alone cannot ade- enlightenment of all Fairfield. the University. He will act as an
quately describe Fairfield Uni- intermediary for the alumni as-versity
there are many photo- sociation on anything that con-graphs
embedded among the R. J. GARCEAU cerns the University. Fr. Crow-copy.
ley's role is not that of a regu-
Jewelers lator or moderator, for this as-
Among the principal pictorial WATCHES. GIFTS sociation will be entirely separ-representations
are those of Bel- REPAIRING ated from the status of university
larmine Hall and a birdseye view clubs or societies.
of our two-hundred acre campus. 1490 Post Rd. Fairfield Fr. Crowley asked that should r============================1'--------...:...------11 atinoyn csotundceenrnt inhgavteheagnryadiunafotersmao-f
Fairfield University, he contact
him as soon as possible. News of
any sort will be sincerely ap­preciated.
The present officers of the
Alumni Association are as fol­lows:
Alumni Officers: President,
Michael T. Levinsky; Vice-Presi­dent,
Edward R. Flannery; Sec­retary,
James P. Conklin; Treas­urer,
John J. McNamara; Board
of Directors: Edward R. Flan­nery,
John J. Gleason, Jr., John
H. Gorman, William T. Heagney,
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