Stag - Vol. 06, No. 15 - May 26, 1955

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Begins 2
Vol. VI-No. 15 Published by Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn.
- STORY BELOW
Mi;ly 26, 1955
IReception
Held May I
By Sodality
Left to right: Bob Imbro, Bill Doyle, John Papandrea.
COMMENCEMENT EVENTS
Sunday, June 5:
9:00 a.m Mass and Holy Communion
10:00 a.m 'Communion Breakfast
8:00 p.m Baccalaureate Exercises
Monday, June 6:
2:00 p.m Class Day Exercises
7:00 p.m Class Banquet
Tuesday, June 7:
10:00 a.m Commencement Exercises
Friday, June 10:
I 9:00 p.m Commencement Ball
Senior Reflects On Personal
Left to right: Sal Fama Treas.; George Lacavara, Pres.; Tom Friendsltip of Ngo DinhDiem
Sheehan, Sec,; Mike D'Aiuto, Vice-Pres.
Glee Club Closes Seasoll->
New Officers Chosen For ->55
McAuliffe Chapel was the site
of the Reception of Candidates
and the Sodality Communion
Breakfast on Sunday, May i.
The newly elected officers for
1955-1956 were also installed at
this reception.
The ceremonies, began in the
morning, with a Missa Cantata
I
for the Sodalists, Candidates,
and their guests. This was fol­lowed
by the reception of the
candidates and a joint com-munion.
Breakfast was served
The Fairfield University Glee Club brings another Durm. g the fa11 0 f 1950, I and the other members of in the cafeteria of Xavier at
th t d b d f h M which time the group was ad- successful and highly p.raised year to a close. Fr. Mur-I e s u ent 0 y 0 t e aryk~oll House of Studies. in dressed by Fr. John McCall, S.J.,
ray, 8.J., Mr. Harak, and the Club itself, including its Lakewood, New Jersey, were mtroduced to Ngo Dmh who spoke on Mary in the mod­faithful
managers, are to be heartily congratulated for Diem, the presellt 'Prime Minister of Viet Nam. We ern world and the anxieties that
.nf d b h f h result from a neglect of Mary. a well done job. were 1 orme 'y ,t erector 0 t at house that Ngo Dinh A tour of the campus for the
This year has not been the I tiring efforts, morale building Diem would visit with us for sometime in order that he families and guests of the mem~
most successful concert-wise for and administrative work of Fr.. might learn English. Although Ngo Dinh Diem stayed bers of the Sodality followed,
all concerned but as Fr. Murray Murray, the unparalleled direc-I at M k 11 f th hI, dEl' h'- many of them taking the oppor-accurately
explained to the Club tion and coaching of Mr. Simon ,ary no ~r ree years e earne ng IS In a tunity to tour Bellarmine Hall
in the beginning of the year, Harak and the praiseworthy re- much shorter tIme. for the first time.
all good seasons dealing with an sponse of the student body both Of the three years Ngo Dinh spent all his time at the stud- At 12:30, Rosary and the Lit-entertainment
group come and in participation in the Club and Diem remained at Maryknoll, I ent's recreational and manual any of Our Lady was held at
go in natural cycles. This does in the general interest and fur- was fortunate to be with him labor periods. He would attend the Shrine of Our Lady near
not mean that Fairfield's past thering of its name are the ac- two of those years before I was basketball games with the stu-I McAuliffe Hall. The prayers
success has been on account of tual and undeniable reasons for transferred to another Mary- dents, sit around and enjoy the were led by John Onofrio, out­lucky
cycles coming its way. any recognition the Club has re- knoll house of studies in Glen pranks which the students would going Prefect of the Sodality
On the contrary, if an organiza- ceived over the past few years. Ellyn, Illinois. play on one another, and go on and immediately afterward the
tion produces nothing at all, Next year, therefore, should Diem was rather short and hikes. He would walk to the ice installation of the new officers
then it will have no ,cycles either be just as successful. The public could not have been more than cream parlor where he could be took place in the Chapel. Peter
good or bad. These cycles, as realizes now that we have a five feet three and very husky, found among the other students DeMarco, Donald Shea, John
they are called, pertain only to good thing here at Fairfield and unlike the American concept of eating one 'of OUr many Ameri- Prendergast, and Salvatore
an organization which has defi- they're going to want to see and the thin Oriental. One striking can delicacies, one of which Fama were invested with their
nitely something to offer and hear more of it. That means one physical feature was the small- would store up in the human offices.
can readily be interpreted as a thing: more concerts. So for any ness of his hands which moved body enough calories sufficient In the final ceremony of the
most favorable signification of student lookil).g around for an in rapid motion whenever he for its function for about a day, Benediction was held in
the public acceptance ·of such a interesting, enjoyable and profit- would walk. He always seemed month. the chapel, celebrated by the
group as this school has pro- able extracurricular activity to be in a hurry and walked in It might ·be well to insert at IReverend Father Rector Joseph
duced. next year the Glee Club's his a rapid rhythmic pattern. this point that Ngo Dinh Diem Fitzgerald, S.J.
The fact that Fr. Murray be- answer. Ngo Dinh Diem proceeded to was not known 'by that name Ward Cullen served as chair-gan
his hunting around for po- make friends immediately and but by Go Ding Ding which' man of the Day and owing to
tential sponsors early last sum- E.dll.eatl.on Club commenced to converse by varied at times with the name his generosity with both time
mer and the fact of all the un- means of a French-speaking Go Ding Dong. Needless to say, and effort, the affair was a com-exaggerated
praise from highly EI Off Maryknoll student. On 'Occasion (Continued on Page 4) plete success.
respected critical sources which eets ieers he would discuss the problems
the Club has received in its past of French Indo-China and how
season are proof enough that it On Thursday, May 12, elec- easily Communism would have
must have been merely one of tions were held for the Educa- taken over all French Indo­these
periodical lulls which tion Club. Elected president was China had the people not been
more or less slowed down the John Callan, a B.S.S. student, split into those who desired
procurement of a more exten- majoring in Education. Other Communism as a means to .gain
sive program. officers are: Robert Newall, vice- indep'endence from the French
The efforts and unceasing president. Recording Secretary, and those who desired to achieve
driVie and teamwork of this Stephen Sebastian, and Corre- independence peacefully, recog­spotlighted
organization have sponding Secretary, Edward nizing the red threat. A choice
received praise and compli- Thorne. The position of Treas- had to be made and the Catho­ments
galore all season long no urer will be filled by Edward lics bound by their moral obli­matter
where it happened to be Sweeney. gations had to join with the
that they apppeared. Being in It has been announced that French in order that faith
its sixth year, there is every the new President, John Callan, which had persevered through
indication that it is by no means has been elected Vice-President centuries mi'ght be preserved.
luck which has put the Fairfield of the Student Education of During the course of those
University Glee Club where it Connecticut (SEAC) at the two years I lived at Maryknoll
is today - on the top. The un-I (Continued on Page 4) in Lakewood, Ngo Dinh Diem
Page Two THE STAG May 26, 1955
Feature Editor
Arthur Conway, '56
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Thomas Sheehan, '56
By ART CONWAY
News Editor
David F. Barry, '57
Sporls Editors
Robert Schreck, '56 Business Manager
Paul Nagy, '57 Edmund Measom, '57
Make-Up Editors Exchange Editor
John Crowley, '56 Donald Gabriel, '57
John Cagnassola, '57 )
Photographers
Associate Ediiors
John Leonard, '55 Charles Umstatter, '55
John Buckley, '55 Thomas Murray, '58
Bernard Joy, '55 Wilbur F'omento, '58
Club Notes Editor
James Attolino, '57
f rom ... t hi s
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GOOD FOOD!
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By ANDREW PERRELLA
Meal Tickets SaTe You
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the FAIRFIELDER
925 Post Rd. Fairfield
J.T.S.
J ames Rourke
Richard Martin
David McCarthy
John Coss
Alphonse AVlitabile
To Seniors
Class of 1958
J ames Masterson
Salvatore Gilbertie, Jr.
Michael Catalano
~rancis Doherty
N.F.C.C.S. Jr. Delegate
David McCarthy
Newly -elected Student Council Representatives
Class of 1956 Class of 1957
Daniel Reed
Thomas Sheehan
Joseph O'Brien
.Arthur Bennett
Arthur Conway
Joseph Delano
Len Paoletta
Although we risk falling into somewhat
an old cliche we of the Stag would like, since this is our
last issue for the present school year, to dedicate this
column to the seniors. In a short time you will be gradu­ated
and from then on the struggle begins. Some of
you will go into the service, others may go on to gradu­ate
school and some will go right out to work. To all,
we wish luck and feel confident you will bring the Fair­field
name the honor rightly due it.
All your training here has not been in vain. The
businessmen will use their accounting, the doctors their
biology, the teachers their history and all will use their
philosophy and theology. The Jesuits have given you a
foundation on which to build your future and it is up to
you to make sure that foundation will never fall, but
constantly perfect itself. Although the temptations wip
be great, if you resist them the rewards will be limitless.
Today the opportunities for young men just gradu­ating
from college are numerous and just waiting for
the ,right individual to come along and take advantage
of them. All this, though, will not fall in your lap, but
must be achieved by both the love of a challenge and
the courage to meet that challenge. Too many gradu­ates
think a certain job too much for them and do not
accept it because it is either too tough or that the jab ·is
not suited for them. Lack of confidence in oneself will
plague a man throughout his life and be a cause of his
sense of f.ailure.
Again to the seniors, I say, apply all you have
learned here at Fairfield, both practically and spiritu­ally.
Your future will be better for it and your happi­ness
enhanced.
The glowing fault of this W,ith this issue, we bring to a close the 1954-55
yea:'s S~ude.nt Council was once session of classes here at Fairfield. As always this paper
agal
t
n hlghwh.gthhtednlat tthhe bPast has tried to :be objective, and any criticism was meant
mee lng. 1 0 Y e are
minimum number present to to be helpfuL
c.ons~itute a quorum, a rather I Many of you may not know the work there is to
tlckhsh argument caused some . , .
more of that personal friction puttmg out a paper of the STAG s calIber. To start
which has been so prevalent all with, the STAG's office is situated on the first floor of
year. As a result, one man Xavier HalL It is to the janitor what the 38th parallel
could have left, broken the . t th U 't d N t' 0 t th f b·d..:J," d quorum and allowed any voting IS 0 e nl e awns. nce pas e or 1 'u:mg oor
on the question to have been Ian~ in the office the visitor notices a hum of activity
Illegal. . whIch can be heard above the chomp of sandwiches and
Regardless of who was nght h l' . . ..
or wrong in this controversy, t e guzz~ m?, ofco~es. Not dIsmayed by thIS, the VIsItor
had the full number of council makes hIS way blmdly through the fog of cigarette
members been present there smClke towards the r,attle of typewriters. After stum-could
have been no beef on the bl' ...
part of either of the individuals mg over an overturned chaIr or two he, gaspmg for alr,
concerned. Under the circum- clutches out to the window hidden behind a shade. After
stances, party number one could opening one -of these a voice from the corner of the r-oom
not possibly threaten to leave to screams out ith CLOSE ,DAT WINDOW - WHAT
break the quorum and party W
number two could not be accus- YA NUTS OR SUMPIN? WE JUST GOT THIS AIR
ed of. trying to "railroad" me:,~ IBROKEN IN RIGHT. Hastily he closes ~he window
b
ures thrOUghtwhenseanllt the me and retreats across the cluttered floor, until he trips
ers were no pre . .
The most saddening part of over our beloved editor who is at the time lyin~..on the
~he whole story to this writ~r floor thinking up an editoriaL Tom does his best tn·" -
IS t~e ffacththat severalnotfatl~vhelSs ing while -on the floor. Looking up at the newcomer"-
year s res man represe . . ... . "
who were most lax in attend- Tom asks m hIS most pleasant JournalIstIc VOIce WHAT
ance have placed their nam~s D' YA WANT?" The poor soul by this time completely
C
on th~l bTahllot faT hnext YIearlS rattled mumbles something about having the election
ounCI . ese men' ave c ear y .
---------------------------1shown that they have no inter- returns for the "Students for the Appreciation -of Rock est in the Student Council and 'n'RolL" Sorry, Bud, but the deadline was two minutes
B,lSl'....Ie~s CI'I,b Off,'CerS its activities, so I hope tha.t the ag-o. Suddenly the door bursts open and one of the
• ., ., Class of '58 shows some dIscre-tion
in selecting their repre- news reporters rushes in calling "STOP THE PRESS-sentatives.
ES." There is a general scurrying around of men until
. Speak
f
in
h
g of
h
thethreprelsenta- someone remembers that we don't have any presses. We
tlves 0 teat' er ree c asses,
I will say that potentially they got a scoop - one of the Physics Majors just perfected
were one of the best Councils an Atomk Bomb. "Great, get pictures. Where're our
Fairfield has had. I have no photographers? Get them. HUTry up. What's a matter
doubt that everyone of them 'th (J'?" All . . .
I
had the best interests and wel- WI you bUYS. thIS IS from our beloved edItor,
fare of the school and the stu- who is at this time running in drcles, tearing out small
dents m mmd. They certamly clumps of hair
had the ability and the experi- .
ence !o make their potencies ac- By this time the visitor is dismayed and is backing
tual. It is really unfortunate that toward the door. At this time the room is in an uproar.
they were not able to work to- Th N St ff' h l' . .
gether as a group. e ew~ ~ IS' ur ~ng pe.ncll~ agamst the Feature
My best wishes for good luck Staff whlCh IS countermg WIth mk bottles, over the
to all the graduating seniors: question as to who is to cover the story.
to Jerry Coiley, a hard working ....
and conscientious president; to By now the VISItor IS runnJlng out· the door, and
Paul Tremont, who has the best scampering back to the comparative safety of the
chance of anyone I know to be- classrooms.
come governor of the state; to
Bob Joy, Swing Incerto, and A word in parting, from all of us on the STAG to
Bob Gerwien, the only three all of you, Good Luck, and have a BALL!!
seniors who stuck together
through thick and thin, mostly
thin; to Gary Carney, who once
in awhile made the long trip
down from the Brass City; to
Charlie Scha~fer, who cost the
Council countless phone calls to
I
get him to attend meetings, and
finally to Ronnie Gibson, who
alternated so efficiently between
the Council table, the ping-pong
table, and the book store.
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Page Three
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THE STAG
Extends Heartiest Congratulations
And Good Wishes to the
GRADUATION CLASS OF 1955
May 26, 1955
Sports Ne S and V·e s Stag's Beat Teachers, W I W Lose To Quinnipiac
By BOB SCHRECK By JIM ATTOLINO
Oftentimes, this garrulous scribe has inserted his New Haven game:
two bits into discussion on the outcome of a ball game The Fairfield University base­whether
it was baseball,· basketball, or shuffleboard at ball team overcame a four-run
the Rock Garden. Always, it seems that the partici- deficit to edge New Haven State
Teachers College, 5 to 4, at
pants in these bitterly waged exhibitions of frustrated Alumni Field in Fairfield. It
theoretical genius stressed solely winning the game was the Jesuits' fourth victory
and the appropriate means thereof. At no time was against two defeats.
the most important aspect of sports taken into focus Jack. Kulowelc anowe~ the
- , Elm CIty lads only one hIt, but
namely play. I his control almost proved his
Play is not the equalizing factor that the Citadel undoing as he walked nine bat­used
against Furman in this past basketball season' nor ters to keep him in constant hot
. . . . . ' water. He was rough wIth men
IS It the fierce competItIve f,truggle of the GIants and on base, however, fanning 12.
the Dodgers; neither is it that sense of gloom at losing The visitors, taking advantage
that descended upon the Hillhouse hoopsters when they of Kuloweic's wildness early in
fell in their qu:s~ for th~ New. En?land basketball ~~~hc~~te~~eta~~~~dt:
o ;:~~~~
crown. Rather It IS an actIon whIch IS performed for but the Fairfield twirler kept I
one's enjoyment with no definite end in mind. Play them at bay the rest of the way.
provides a suspension of time in which every second of Sal Ferriolo got the only hit
. .. . off Kuloweic, a booming triple
the game IS treasured for ItS own Jay. There 'lS no stress in the second inning which
or strain as to who wins or loses, for actually, "Who plated one run. Ferriolo later
loses, wins"; since the loss cannot ,remove the enjoy- came in to score on a sacrifice
h · h h b h d d' h 1 f fly by Tony Martone. Two bases ment w IC as. een a an SInce t e osers 0 ten are on balls and a costly error pav-enriched
mqre than the winners. ed the way for New Haven's
Play .is that relaxed type of activity that pits Al two tallies in the first frame. I
Feccard(a crainst Bob Caseria on the ping-pong table Held scoreless the first four
Db. , , ' innings by Tom Patrick, the
or ... ete DeMarco versus JackIe 0 Connell on the out- Jesuits finally dented the plate
door court. This is the factor that has made the intra- with a pair of runs in the fifth.
murals a success. Pedro Tagatac walked and
Prof~s.s.lOnal 11 ff . . moved to second on Art pav-I sports natura y a ords en.tIrely dI~er- luvcik's base rap to center. Both BECAUSE ONLY VICEROY GIVES YOU A PURE,
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whose grade 1$ dependent~n theIr success. sixth with another two-run '
Must colleges and high schools insist on the same rally. Sing,les by Tom KearneY'I'
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its own sake, there is no ,reason to throw beer cans at ed for the runs. • tiny filter traps. You cannot obtain the same filtering
umpires, curse referees or belittle rules committees. .The Jesuits tallied the Win-I action in any other cigarette.
Pressure would be released from ballplayrs and coaches. nmg run m the eIghth when
. John Cagnassola walked and 2 Besides being non-mineral and non-toxic, this cellu-
Once more sports could tend to ItS end, that of develop- came around on Pavluvcik's lose-acetate filter never shreds or crumbles.
ing virility, per.sonality and the countless virtues of three-bagger. •
fair play. Pavluvcik was the big gun at 3 The Viceroy filter wasn't just whipped up and rushed
Rekindle the incentive of play in organized scho- the plate for .Fairfielc', rapping • to market to meet the new and skyrocketing demand
lastic sports circles and subsidization and bribery will out three straIght hItS. for filtered cigarettes. Viceroy pioneered. Started
be removed. Academic achievements will be restored * • • research more than 20 years ago to create the pure
as the symbol of honor ata college -rather than the con- Quinnipiac game: and perfect filter.
ference record of the f.ootball team. Build men who Smokers en masse report that filtered Viceroys have The Quinnipiac College base- 4 know how to play,.to relax, to enjoy, and when the tiWe ball team defeated Fairfield • a finer flavor even than cigarettes without filters.
comes to lose the struggle with life, death will provide University, 15 to 13, in a free- Rich, satisfying, yet pleasantly mild.
the relaxing joy that is found in ultimate success - in hitting contest at Alumni Field,
eternal play. Fairfield. The victory avenged a 5 Viceroy draws so easily that you wouldn't know,
rr==========================il 10-0 defeat received at the without looking, that it even had a filter tip ... and hseaansdosn.of the Jesuits earlier this • Viceroys cost only a penny or two more than ciga-
Florindo (Porky) Vieira, for- rettes without filters!
mer Central High star and
Quinnipiac basketball ace, con- That's why more college men and women smoke VICEROYS
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runs, a double and a single in
six trips to the plate.
Tom Kearney and Art Pav-I
luvcik led the Red Stag attack.
Kearney belted a home run and
three singles in five trips. Fred
Lane also walloped a home run
for the Jesuits. .
Ed Cerulli, who shutout
Quinnipiac more than two
weeks ago with only five hits,
was shelled for all the vistors'
runs. Kuloweic relieved Cerulli
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in the sixth and pitched hitless
ball for the remaining three
innings.
It was a one-sided contest for
six innings, with Quinnipiac
leading 15 to 2. However, the
Red Stags erupted for nine runs
-in the bottom half of the sixth
to close the gap. They scored
two more runs in the ninth, but
the rally fell short.
Page Four THE STAG May 26, 1955
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Scoring an average of 19 runs
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have the best offensive team in
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a "bad day" when he went 3 for
4 in the last game ... the Roche
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(Continued from Page 1)
SEAC Delegate COl.mcil meet­ing
which was held on May 2
on the campus -of S1. Joseph's
College, Hartford. This estab­lishes
a new precedent for
SEAC in that it is the first year
that a University has been rep­resented
two consecutive years
in the position of President..
William Prendergast of Fair-'
field served as President during
the past year.
Edward Thorne of Fairfield
was a,lso appointed as Editor of
the SEAC Newsletter, replacing
John Callan in that post. This
is also the ·first time that any
school in SEAt has been repre-I
sented twice in the post of
Editor.' - I.!==============:!!
SENIOR
(Continued from Page 1)
this was not done out of malice
Or with evil intention, but due
to the fact that when he was
introduced to the student body
his name was properly pro­nounced
in an oriental tone
which fostered in OUr ears the
already mentioned variations.
Every Maryknoll student dur­ing
the course of his seminary
career must try his hand at
various trades to increase his
versatility which in turn would
better equip him for his mis­sionary
assignment. These jobs
vary from sewerage disposal
captains to a ty·pist in the pro­motion
office which solicits
funds for missionaries and for
the general upkeep of the Mary­knoll
houses. I was not a mem­ber
of either of these positions
but rather I was selected to be
a tonsorial artist whose function
was to clip as I might the locks
of my fellow students for the
grand total of fifteen cents. One
of whom I might boast as my
steadiest customers was Ngo
Dinh Diem. Time ;and again he
would leave my barber chair
with divots placed haphazardly
in all parts of his head. Even
though he was not restricted
to the grounds, it was his choice
to be actually hacked rather I
than to receive a haircut from a
professional.
One thing more than any I
other impressed not only the
faculty but also the student
body, and this was Ngo Dinh
Diem's devotion to Catholicism.
The student body was aspirant
to the Missionary priest­hood
and depended very
much upon daily Mass and Holy
Communion for an enhance­ment
of its vocation; Ngo Dinh
Diem also did the same. It .was
the one function that Ngo Dinh
Diem did not partake of with
the student body, as he was
accustomed to do during other
activities; but in the privacy of
the priest's chapel which was
on the other part of the campus.
·Ngo Dinh Diem was a very
humble man, an individual who
would confront the rector with
requisitions to be approved as
if he wet:e a student, before he
would even think of seeking
them even to the idea of leav­ing
the Seminary grounds. This
is the man, Ngo Dinh Diem,
whom I knew for two years.
Alfred Koch