Stag - Vol. 01, No. 01 - September 23, 1949

              Vol. 1- o. 1
Mobile Unit To
X-Ray Students
September 23, 1949
amlinations were given to the
Freshmen. The examinations:
were in Religion and English.
The date for these examinations
was Wednesday, September 21,
1949. Remedial classes in both
Religion and English will be of­fered
this year.
With registration eompleted.
classes for the Freshmen and
Sophomores com men c e d on
Thursday. Classes for the Jun­iors
will commence on Monday,
September 26.
With many years of experience
as student, teacher, and adminis­trator,
Father FitzGerald is ably
equipped to continue the expan­sion
of F'airfield University.
Reverend W. Edmund Fitz­Gerald,
S.J., was born in Provi­dence,
R. 1., October 16, 1901.
Upon graduation from La Salle
Academy in Providence, in' 1918,
Father assumed a teaching posi­tion
in that Academy for one
year. He has been engaged in
education ever since.
The FitzGerald f,amily is prom­inent
in education. A younger
brother of the Dean, Reverend
James E. FitzGerald, S.J., is the
Dean of the College of the Holy
Cross in Worcester. An elder
sister, a member of the Sisters
of Mercy, is a Professor of Edu­cation
in Saint Joseph's College
in Portland, Maine. And another
brother, Reverend Leo F. Fitz­Gerald,
S.J., is a Professor of
French at the College of the Holy
Cross. A younger sister, Miss
Kathleen FitzGerald is a State
Critic Teacher in the Oliver
Perry Junior High School in
Providence.
After a year of teaching at
La Salle Academy, Father Fitz­Gerald
entered the Jesuit Novi­tiate
at Yonkers, New York. He
made his literary studies at Saint
Andrew-on-Hudson; and did his
graduate work in philosophy at
Weston College in Massachusetts.
In 1926 Father FitzGerald be­gan
his teaching period, called
the Regency in the long training
of a Jesuit, as Instructor of Class­ics
at Boston College. In 1929 he
journeyed to Europe to begin his
theological studies at the Ponti­fical
University of the Immacu­late
Conception at Lyons, France.
Father received his Doctorate in
Sacred Theology in 1933. Then
Father spent four years of re­search
work in Ancient Philoso­phy
and Comparative Religions
at the Universities of Paris and
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trar, Dean of Men, and the
Treasurer. The remaining card
was retained by the student for
his own personal use. Veterans
were requested to submit the
Treasurer's c,ard to the Veterans
Representative.
Locker keys were distributed
at the Dean of Men's Office. The
bookstore furnished each stud­ent
with the necessary books
and supplies. The prices of ma­terials
which the students ob­tained
were tabulated by one of
the members of the faculty.
As in the past, placement ex-
Pitt Appointed
Netv Registrar
A'S in other universities, we
here at Fairfield are also subject
to changes in our administra­hon.
In this particular instance
the change comes to us in the
form of a new Registr,ar. His
name is Robert F. Pitt and he
has succeeded Mr. Walter J.
Drohan, who up until this time
has served in that position both
honorably and efficiently.
A native of Bridgeport, Mr.
Pitt is now engaged in his first
administrative position. Before
coming to Fairfield his time was
either spent in teaching or
studying.
Mr. Pitt has attended several
colleges as a student, the first of
them being the University of
Bridgeport for one year. He
later spent three years at the
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Reverend W. Edmund FitzGerald, S.J., has been
appointed Dean of Fairfield University. Reverend Law­rence
Langguth, S.J., still retains his former position,
Dean of Freshmen and 01' Admissions. The appointment
of another dean is amJ)le proof of the remarkable growth
in two years of our college.
IRev. W. FitzGerald Is
Appointed New D,ean
Fairfield, Connecticut
Registrar Pitt Reports That
Over 650 Register For Fall Term
Registration Will S completed
by the students on Thursday,
September 22, 1949. A total of
one hundred and ninety were
Freshman, two hundred and
thirty were from the Sopho­more
Class and two hundred
and thirty were from the Junior
Class.
In v,arious classrooms the
students were advised by fac­ulty
members concerning their
curriculum. Each student made
out four cards which contained
his class schedules. The cards
were surrendered to the Regi;=;-
Rev. Fr. Dolan
Speaks At Mass
For Student Body
Today, September 23, 1949 the
College year was officially open­ed
with the Mass of the Holy
Ghost. Reverend. Father Rector
was the celebrant of the Mass.
In addressing the stu den t
body at the conclusion of the
Mass, Father Rector stressed the
wish of the faculty that the
same spirit which has been car- ~,
ried through these first years at
F,airfield University would in­crease
within the students both
new and old.
Father mentioned the tradi­tion
of the Jesuit system of edu­cation,
not only in the field of
general education, but also in
the fields of scientific endeavor.
Though normally known for
their humanistic stUdies, the
Jesuits historically enjoy an
equally brilliant reputation for
the ir scientific achievements.
Therefore, it is in keeping with
Jesuit tradition that the labora­tories
and equipment here at
Fairfield are the latest in mod­ern
d~velopment.
The concentration of courses
given and the ultimate aim of
the faculty to provide each stud­ent
with the necessary back­groulld
to pZtOpaie for his future
work was a highlight of Father Rav. W. Edmund FitzGerald, S.J.
Rector's address. He stressed
the need for every student to do
his utmost in preparing for his
career.
Father touched on the inte­grity
of the system of education
of the Society of Jesus. He ex­pressed
the magnanimity of the
glory of pioneering in the field
of education, and particularly
in Catholic College education.
He went on to explain the need
of building an educational sys­tem
which would solve the
problem of a way of living
through the courses in Philoso­phy
which have been recog­nized
as the peak of education.
The advantage of the Jesuit sys­tem
of education is that prog­ress
is constantly being made
by the addition of something
new to something old.
In closing, Father Dolan ex-pressed
his sincere desire, that
with the help of Our Lord, each
student would have a successful
year at Fairfield University.
Any students interested in
joining the staff of THE
STAG can apply for member­ship
in Room lOS this morn­ing,
or Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday afternoons.
During the three day period
from Sept. 28th to Sept. 30th, a
mobile X-ray unit will be on
the Fairfield University Campus
to take chest X-rays of all stud­ents
in an effort to detect any
possible tuberculosis cases. This
service, conducted by the State
Tuberculosis Commission, is ex­tended
to the students of Fair­field
free of charge under the
auspices of the Fairfield Visiting
N u r s e Association Christmas
Seal Fund.
The unit, staffed by two tecll­nicians,
will be parked on the
university parking lot on the
28th of Sept. and will operate
from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
On the 29th and 30th, the unit
will operate from ti:OO a.m. to
12:00 noon and from 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. The students who
wish to have their chests X­rayed
will be expected to do so
during their free time.
While chest X-rays ,are com­pulsory
in public s c h 0 0 1 s
throughout the state, Dr. George
Kraus, Public Health Officer for
the Town of Fairfield, stated
that the service is offered to the
students of the University on a
voluntary basis. Dr. Kraus ad­vised
that the students take ad­vantage
of this opportunity
since tuberculosis is most pre­valent
among persons from 17
to 25 years of age.
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Edit0r.ial Staff-seated: George Keane, John J. McNamara,
FranCIS A. Malyszka, Alfred J. Bown. Standing: Francis M.
McGouldrick, Francis Prior, Charles E. Black,
mimeographed school paper,
familiar to upperclassmen.
The Brennan Publications of
Fairfield, Connecticut has been
awarded the contract for print­ing
the newspaper. The awarding
of the contract to the Fairfield
printers climaxed several weeks
of inquiry by staff members in
search of the best possible
printer.
Fairfield University had its
first mimeographed paper pub­lished
in November 7, 1947. It
was called "The Tentative," since
it had no name and was but a
tentative newspaper. It appeared
weekly and was a single mimeo­graphed
page with typewritten
headlines. Rev. Arthur MacGil­livray,
S.J., was the moderator
for the paper in the first year.
On January 9, 1948, after six
issues, the "Fulcrum" was chosen
as the name of the paper. In
choosing a nrone, the staff spon­sored
a contest with a board of
three faculty judges deciding the
name. From that issue on, the
paper began its development.
The first year ended with a six
page finale of the year's ev'ents.
The secpnd year brought
sports news and more columnists
to the paper. Rev. Leo F. Quin­lan,
S.J., Latin instructor, was
appointed moderator of the pa­per.
It was no longer a single
page edition but, slowly grow­ing,
it emerged a three, four,
five, and then six page, mimeo­graphed
paper. The second year
also brought more organization.
Individual departments and edi­tors
were introduced and a room
was assigned the staff to use as
an office. The last edition of the
Fulcrum brought to an end the
mimeographed paper.
Also new to the staff is Rev.
Arthur J. Madden, S.J., who has
been appointed moderator of the
paper. Formerly from Holy
Cross, F'ilther Madden will
teach Religion and Rhetoric
here at Fairfield.
Fairfield University
Prints First Paper
With the beginning of Fairfield University's third
school year, this issue of the students' newspaper is pre­sented
in its first printed form. The STAG succeeds the
the "Fulcrum," which is
Page 2 THE STAG September 23, 1949
Library Is Now
In Rooms 122-123
New Registrar
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State Teachers College in New
Haven and another year at the
University of Delaware. His
graduate work consisted of two
and one half years of study at
the Fordham University Gradu­ate
School, thus enabling him to
receive his Masters degree in
Scie~ce in Administration.
As an instructor, he has been
associated with Saint George's
Academy in New York and just
last year with McKinley School
here in Fairfield. Somehow our
new Registrar found three years
in which to serve in the Air
F'orce and half of this time was
spent in Italy.
When asked if he expected to
enjoy his stay here, Mr. Pitt
said, "I don't expect to. I am."
Counselor Speaks
By Father Hogan
Members of the Class of 1953,
we welcome you. Introductions
being in order, we would like
to present to you:
THE LEAGUE OF THE
SACRED HEART, a world-wide
religious association whose ob­ject
is to advance, through pray­er
and good works, the salva­tion
of souls and the knowledge
and love of God in the hearts of
men. Here at Fairfield Univer­sity
we have established a Local
Center and hope that every
Catholic student will be en­rolled,
at least, in the first and
essential degree consisting of
those who daily make the Morn­ing
Offering; that many, if not
all, will enter the second and
third degrees wherein they re­cite
the Daily Decade of the
Rosary for the monthly inten­tions
of Our Holy Father and
offer a Communion of Repara­tion
each month.
THE SODALITY OF OUR
LADY OF FAIRFIELD, a group
of upperclassmen who were for­mally
received, after several
months of probation into "a re­ligious
body which aims at fos­tering
in its members .an ardent
devotion, reverence, and filial
love towards the Blessed Virgin
Mary . . . seeks to make the
faithful gathered together under
her name good Catholics, sin­cerely
bent on sanctifying them­selves,
each in his state of life,
and zealous ... to save and sanc­tify
their neighbor and to de­fend
the Church of Jesus Christ
against the attacks of the
wicked".
THE STUDENT COUNSEL­OR,
to whom is entrusted the
direction and supervision of the
religious- activities of th Col­lege.
His role is that of ~f.:-'ri=e=n=d,,-~__ y
adviser and Father-Confessor.
Though all students are free to
seek counsel from any faculty­member
of their own choosing,
the Student Counselor strives to
be exceptionally accessible for
guidance-in his office. on the
second floor of Xavier Hall.
Information On Education
Concerning G.I. Veterans
Some questions' are soon to tween the dates 0 ctober 6, 1945
arise in the minds of several of and October 5 1946 inclusive
the veter,ans' attending 'Fairfield the overall pe;iods of suc-h a~
University cO n'c e I' n-i n g the enlistment is to be counted even
length of time they,ma)' re,e:eive if it should extend beyond July
educational' benefits.:' ',This';) ar- 26, 1947. From this total, so far,
ticle is directed -to' all veterans the veter,an must subtract the
on campus, but more specific- number of months that he may
ally 'to those' entering:. ih~Jr have been assigned to A.S.T.P.
Junior year, since this group,has or N.C.T.P. The result is the
already spent appr:oximately total amount of time to be ex­seventeen
months of the time 'al- tended under provisions of the
lotted to them for educatiollal G.!. Bill.
purposes. In all probability the second
Two "questions which 'will. . '
arise in the m'inds of many vet- ques:l~n, .concernmg . payment
er.ans are these: How much time 'of tUltlOn, IS the more Important
is the person eligible to receive? of the two. The solution to this
Should the time allowed by the problem is equally as simple.
G.!. Bill expire in the middle of Under the provisions of the
a sE'mester, who will be expect- G.!. Bill, the time ,allotted is ap­ed
to finance the balance, the in- portioned into quarter periods.
dividual or the Veterans' Ad- Here at Fairfield, two q'uarters
ministration? ccmstitute one sEmiester. - If the
The first question can be an- v~,~eran-student time should ex­swered
without much difficulty Rire before the first or third
by the veteran himself with the qua~ter, his tuition would be
application of simple arithmetic. paid to that day which ends his
If the veteran has been dis- entitlement. After that day, he
charged under any condition is responsible for any debts he
other than dishonor.able, he is may incur. If his time expires
eligible to receive time amount- after the first day of the first or
ing to one calendar year, or third quarter, the Veterans' Ad­twelve
months plus one month ministration will pay his tuition
for each month spent in active to the end of the semester.
service on, or, after September Should ,any special questions
16, 1940, and prior to July 26, arise in the student-veterans'
1947. Note that there is an ex- minds, it would be best for them
ception. If the veteran enlisted to speak with their V.A. repre­or
reenlisted voluntarily be- sentative.
Student Council
To Meet Tuesday
Council President, Edward
Flannery will call the first meet­ing
of the Student Council on
Tuesday, September 27. The
purpose of this meeting will be
to determine the date of the
Student Council elections. These
elections must be held as soon
as possible in order that th~
problems facing the council may
be acted upon with expediency.
The Student Council is the
representative body of the stud­ents.
The laws and by-la,ws of
the Student Council are con­tained
in a Provisional Constitu­tion
which are sub j e c t to
changes in a permanent Consti­tution.
The Council is composed
of members from the Junior,
Sophomore, ,and F I' e s h man
classes. Of these members,
eight are from the Junior Class,
six are from the Sophomore
Class and four are from the
Freshman Class.
The principle function of the
Student Council is school gov­ernment.
The Council also
taKes an active part in the social
affairs of the school. The an­nual
Mid-Winter Carnival is
under the direction of the Stud­ent
Council. The allocation of
funds and the initiation of clubs
also comes under the, jurisdic­tion
of the Student Council. All
clubs and' organiza,tions must be
chartered and formally accepted
by the council.
The Student Council and the
Administration determine the
policies of the Student body.
Because of the gravity of the
problems the Student Council
members must face, students
should select those candidates
whom they honestly deem cap­able
in representing the student
body. However, the student's
interest in the work of the
Council does not end with the
voting. It is necessary that each
student take an active interest
in the Student Council to guar­'
antee a successful student gov­ernment.
X-Ray Unit
(Continued from Page One)
Commenting on the results of
the chest examinations Dr
Kraus said that the ;eport~
would be kept confidential. If
the X-ray shows negative, the
student will receive a card noti­fying
him within six to eight
weeks. If, on the other hand,
the X-ray shows any structural
or functional abnormalty, whe­ther
it be tuberculosis, heart
condition or otherwise, the Tu­berculosis
Commission will send
the student a notice advising
him to see his family physician.
The physician in turn will ex­plain
the condition and severity
of the abnormalty and will in­struct
him as to the proper
course of action. It is important
for the student to know the
name and address of his family
doctor, especially if he resides
out-of-town.
The entire procedure is very
simple. There is no undressing
or fuss involved. The student
steps into the unit at one end
has his chest X-rayed, a proces~
which takes 30 seconds and
walks out the other end.'
During the summer, the Ad­ministration
had the library
moved from its former location
in Berchmans Hall to the first
floor of Xavier RaIl. The new
sHe offers larger quarters and is
easily accessible to the students.
The two rooms-122 and 123­in
Xavier Hall answer the re­quisites
for better library facili­ties.
There is adequate room
both for more shelves to hold
add1tionalvolumes constantly
arriving and more floor-space
for new equipment.
The new quarters permit an
ideal change in organization.
Room 123 will be used as a read­ing-
refeFence room by the stud­ents,
while room 122 will be
used as the "stack" room. At
present a par.tition separates
these rooms; however, the Ad­ministration
has tentative plans
to connect them.
The library employs the Li­brary
of Congress Classification
System. Its system of circula­tion
will be that of the "closed
stacks." Students des i I' i n g
books shelved in the "stack"
room will fill out a card. The
page will then bring the desired
volume to the student, since that
room is closed to all but the li­br>
ary staff.
The college librarian, Mr.
Richard Barrows, set the library
hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Mondays through Fridays
and from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Saturdays. Students may use
the library at their convenience
during those hours.
~taq
'Starting The Old Anew
To the contemplative mind, the first day of school
reveals itself to be a unique one. The varied reactions of
the students on this day would undoubtedly make an
interesting study.
The ·freshmen, wide-eyed, hopeful, confused and,
·finally, slightly afraid of the unknown or that which
lies beyond the first day, such as examinations, attempt
'to appear jovial and certain. Their facial expressions
and inner feelings betraying them, however, they soon
seek the advice and counsel of older, more advanced
.students.
Paradoxioally speaking, the sophomores maintain
an eager, yet reluctant, attitude. Eager to delve ·into
the coming year with the single idea in mind that the
year will pass more rapidly, yet reluctant to start a
year which might be disappointing, they maintain a po­sition
somewhat more certain than that of the fresh­men.
In sharp contrast to the lower classmen, the juniors,
bold and wise, stroll about with a certainty and sure­ness,
characteristic of an upper classman. Years (two)
of previous training have rendered these products of
sweat and strain "superior" to the youngsters who have
yet to prove their worth.
To,others, the first day will merely mark the begin­ning
of another struggle "to exist." In other words, it
will be a terrific battle to attain a passing grade. Others,
slothful in the past, will solemnly vow to alter their
ways and devote time and effort to their work, which
in the past had been sadly neglected. It is unfortunate
that these extraordinary promises made by many per­sons
will, as experience has illustrated, become forgot­ten.
Many of these people will fall into the same leth­argic
mood of the past.
The professors, never failing, will acquaint the stu­dents
with their methods, and in a sincere manner, at­tempt
to win their confidence and good will. The first
day to the professor perhaps signifies the beginning of
a companionship with them ... an intellectual com­panionship
which will not only bring the students to
respect the professors, but will also bring to them new,
valuable guidance, and judgment which, undoubtedly,
will prove to be of inestimable value in the years to
come.
Characteristic of the scientific department will be
the frantic efforts of the professors to unpack various
pieces of apparatus ... the viscosimeter and voltimeter
for the physics lab, the microscopes for the biology lab,
the burettes for the chemistry lab.
'Naturally, with all the activities taking place on
the first day, there will undoubtedly be a great amount
of discussion about baseball, a disease which seems to
affect all persons, regardless of age or sex.
Summing up the first day, it is reasonable to assume
that a vast majority of the students are extending, if
not visible hands, at least invisible hands to grasp the
knowledge and wisdom which will pour forth to them,
not only from their books, but from the lips of the pro­fessors.
This significant time merely indicates the place
where we have left off and the place where we are re­suming
to acquire new knowledge and wisdom.
Edward Montoni
Published By The Students Of Fairfield University
Francis A. Malyszka ,. Editor-In-Chief
John J. McNamara News Editor
Charles E. Black : Feature Editor
George Keane Sports Editor
Alfred J. Bown , : Business Manager
Francis Prior Exchange Editor
Francis J. McGouldrick Photography
September 23, 1949 THE STAG Page 3
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And best of all we fit them
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You'll ·always look your best
wearing these fine quality
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in every detail ... outstand­ing
fabrics in rugged Wood­stock
tweeds, smooth shet­lands
or cashmere types.
Father holds that the essential
formation of youth and the
sound basis of culture for the
Christian is the study of the
Liberal Arts. Yet he realizes the
need of the natural and social
sciences for the young man fac­ing
the modern world.
"Unless a man is trained and
formed, first, as a man, a Chris­tian,
he cannot be a really wor­thy
man in the progressive life
of his own society."
Several Faculty
Members Added
Fed. Tax Included
72.15 to 98.,55
Glee Club Begins Third Year .<4t Fairfield
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SMITH-CORONA! UNDERWOOD!
REMINGTON! ROYALl
Reverend W. Edmund Fitz­Gerald,
S.J., Dean of F,airfield
University, has announced the
addition of thirteen new faculty
members. Of these members,
five are from the Society of
Jesus, while eight are laymen.
Reverend John L. Clancy,
S.J., who comes to us from Holy
Cross, will teach Philosophy, as
will Reverend John P. Donnelly,
S.J., formerly of Weston College
in Massachusetts.
Reverend Gerald A Kinsella,
S.J., formerly of Georgetown
University, will teach History
and Religion, while Reverend
Joseph M. Ma•.ning, S.J., previ­ously
at Fordham University,
will teach Religion, Greek, and
Latin.
Reverend Arthur J. Madden.
S.J., formerly of Holy Cross,
will teach Religion and English.
With the opening of the aca- tiful surroundings of Fairfield New Dean Father Madden is also the mod-demic
year the Fairfield Univer- University Field, before a crowd eroator of THE STAG.
sity Glee Club extends its greet- of 3,500, the Glee Club rendered (Continued from Page One) Mr. James P. Vail begins his
ing to all students. The Glee the opening selections of the Berlin. Eight years in European teaching experience here at
Club is beginning its third sea- Festival. Universities enabled Father to Fair·field and will teach Sociol­son
under the inspiring direc- The work of the Glee Club is obtain first-hand information on ogy and Economics. While serv­tion
of Mr. Simon Harak of helpful and satisfying. There is the political situation of Europe. ing four years as a sergeant in
Derby. The officers of the Glee a personal accomplishment and It was during these years that the United States Army In­Club
are: Raymond D. O'Con- self-development on the part of Hitler was rising to power and fantry, he saw action in five
nor, Jr. '51, President; Rudy its members. Implicit in the moulding his destructive Nazi rna j 0 r campaigns, beginning
Ross '51, Vice-President; Fred education and the development war machine. with D-Day. He was awarded
Tartaro '52, Secretary; Edward of the individual is the expan- In 1937 Father FitzGer,ald re- the Purple Heart for wounds re­Caldwell
'51, Treasurer. Rev. sion and growth of his total per- turned to America to fulfill the received in action, and was hon­John
Murray, S.J., is Faculty sonality and being for his own duties of Professor of Classics at ored by the French, from whom
Moderator. good and the good of society. Boston College. he received the Croix de Guerre.
Under the direction of Mr. The activities of the Glee Club Father also spent one year He was awarded the Silver Star
Harak the Club was organized tend to this end. studying ascetical theology at and the Bronze Star with an
in the middle of the first fresh- The plans for the coming year Saint Robert's Hall, Pomfret, oak leaf cluster by our govern-man
year. Durm. g the subse- include concer,ts in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Commenting on this ment.
q uent five months the mem'bers New Haven, Waterbury, and year, the new Dean's only resi- Maurice E.Rog,alin .Ph D.,
pr,acticed tirelessly·. The C'lub Norwalk, together with recitals. will be a professor of Educa-received
favorable criticism con- for the aged and dependent. The dence m. the Nutmeg S~ate, tion. Dr. Rogalin has had ex­cerning
their radiobroadcasts in Glee Club cordially invites all Father saId that .th~, umque .tensive experience in teaching,
Bridgeport, Danbury and Stam- students to join the Club and beauty of Con~ectIcuts s~all aving taught at Ladycliff,
ford, and their first public con- help make the coming season t?wns and rollmg co~ntryslde Fordham University, College of
cert to the members of the more memor,able than the past nvalled any of Europe s famed Goo d Counsel and Sacred
Bellarmine Guild. Last year the seasons. The Glee Club sings beauty spots. Heart, among others. He was
Glee Club, a chorus of forty its songs to the success of Fair- Soon after Pearl Harbor, assistant Dean of the Fordham
voices, had a number of spe- field University. By participat- Father was appointed Rector of University Graduate School, and
cial appearances on the concert ing in its activities you are help- Cheverus High School in Port- was Director of the Fordham
stage and several broadcasts ing your college. land, Maine. There Father di- Extension School. He was also
over the air. Among others the 1,.........---.....------_ rected the reorganization of the the President of the Jamaica
following are lis.ted to give some PATRONIZE THE school. This was the first return Teae-hers Training College in
notion of the scope and variety of the Jesuits into the State of New York.
of the work; Radio Broadcasts, ADVERTISERS Maine since the pioneering work Mr. William E. Perrault, also
Station WICC, Bridgeport; Sta- IN THE STAG of the famous Father Bapst of . . . .
tion WNHC, New Haven; Pub- the Society of Jesus. While in startmg hIS teachmg expenence
lie Concert, St. Andrew Home Ii'=========================~ Maine, Father FitzGerald lec- here at Fairfield, comes from
for the Aged, New Haven; St. tured widely on Educational and Northwestern University. He
Vincent's Hospital School of Wpod Ave. Pharmacy Social subjects. will be an instructor in Mathe-
Nursing, Bellarmine Guild, Bar- PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED In 1947 Father FitzGerald re- matics. Mr. John A. Dillon, who
num Music Festival. Par,ticipa- 60 Wood Ave.' Tel. 3.3921 turned to Europe-the scene of h h d . t h'
tion in the Barnum Music Fes- his early studies-to participate as. a pre:lOus e.ac I~g ex-tiv.
al w,as the climactic conclu- Bridgeport, Connecticut in an' International Congress on penence whIle servmg m the
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France. There he saw both de- Mr. Frank J. Getlein of
struction and despair-the sad Georgetown Prep and St. Am­'
results of Hitler and his Nazi brose College in Iowa is an in­attempt
at world dominance. structor in English. Mr. Mat-
In addition to his 'European thew J. McCarthy will teach
travels Father FitzGerald has Government and History. He
journeyed extensively in the has taught at Rumford High
United States lecturing and School in Maine and at Boston
studying educational institutions. University. Mr. Rob e r t B.
Such background gives Fairfield O'Mear,a instructor of Biology
University a Dean familiar with formerl; taught at Our Lady of
first hand knowled~e of the na- the Elms in Sprinfield, Massa­tlOnal
and mternatIonal educa- chusetts. Mr. Richard J. Green
tional scene. of Holy Cross will work as lab-
Father FitzGerald's views on oratory assistant. A pre-medical
. education are traditional, for graduate, he expects to enter
they are based on the traditions medical school next year.
of the Society of Jesus. This
means, training the young man,
first, for true human living, and
then, for the particular field of
endeavor, his specialization. The
new Dean is a progressive, in
the better sense of this mistreat­ed
word. His studies have kept
him in close contact with modern
developments in education and
his vision, while. condemning
some as fallacious, has .grasped
the pedagogical soundness of
others.
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The 1949 Fali track opener
will find ~airfield matching skill
and endU'I'ance with the Bridge­port
U. cross oountry team, on
Saturday, November 12, at
Alumni field. The foUowing
Saturday matinee will find our
fleet footed Stags playing host
to Hofstra. Two other cross
country meets with Iona and
Providence Colleges are expect­ed
to be scheduled very soon to
round out the Fall competition.
Mr. Victor Leeber, S.J., facul­ty
direc,to'I' of track, and Mr.
Frank Toal, coach, expect a very
successful year and plan a full
schedule. They hope to have
Fairfield represented -in at least
one or possibly more of the in­door
relay meets in New York.
This will be the first indoor run­ningour
men participate in.
The Spring meets are still be­ing
arranged, with eight meets
tentatively set. Four of the
eight h 'a v e been scheduled.
These include Bryant College,
April 22,; Adelphi, May 6;
Bridgeport U., Mqy 10, and Hof­stra,
May 13 all of which are
home meets. The remaining
four which will all be aw,ay,
have not yet been definitely
dated, but are expected to find
their way onto the new year's
agenda. These four opponents
will be St. Peter's of Jersey
City, Providence, C.C.N.Y., and
Arnold College of Milford.
Practice and training will be­gin
immediately for the Fall
meets. All new candidates are
requested to give their names
to Mr. Victor Leeber, S.J.
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Rumors had B.C. and H.C. on
this year's schedule, but it will
be another couple of years be­fore
they tangle with our boys.
A complete listing of the oppon­ents
and dates will be released
by Father Edmund Walsh, S.J.,
d ire c tor ,of athletics. One
change is definite at least. That
'is that the home night has been
changed from Saturday to Fri­day
night, in order to accom­modate
the boarding students.
Intramurals will be organized
as soon as possible, so that as
much time as possible will be
allowed for the outdoor compe­tition.
Football will be the first
to get ,underway, with Basket­ball
to follow. Two courts have
been . constructed below the
parking area, and are sl'ated for
immediate use. The center
court, by the way, may be used
for Tennis, but more likely Vol­ley-
ball.
That covers just about every­thing,
except to m~ntion that
Ping-Pong will ag.ain occupy the
top spot in- competitive sports,
at least numerically speaking.
The annual tournament will be
played sometime during the sec­ond
semester. I would warn the
F'reshmen against playing either
Tom Flaherty, or Bob Steele. If
you don't know who they are,
just wait until somebody beats
you 11-0, or 21-2, and' you will
know.
Just a word to remind you to
back up the sports, might be ap­propriate
now. I don't want to
preach a sermon, but I would
like you to keep this in mind
throughout the year. This will
be a very active year in sports,
and promises to be very success­ful.
That success cannot be
achieved, however, without your
support. The Stags are on the
way to the top. It is you who
must put them there.
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Since today is "H" (Hand­shaking)
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would like to start the year off
right with the usual round of
"hellos", "how-are-you's", and
"gl!ad-t'-see-ya-backs". A very
special welcome goes to the '53's,
with the hope that their stay
will see great progress and ex­pansion
of Fairfield's fast-grow­ing
sports division.
This year's outlook is, to use
a well-worn, but appropriate ad­jective,
bright. Track will re­sume
next month, while Decem­ber
and Basketball will start to­gether.
Baseball is scheduled
to become the third varsity SPO'I't
in the Spring, but Football will
have to wait at least another
year.
From this corner it looks ,as
though the cinder men will be
the "better participants" and
"emerge victorious" In most of
their Fall competition. Joe
Miko, Jim O'Keefe, et al., will
be setting the pace in dual meets
with teams such as Providence,
St. Peter's, and C.C.N.Y. Mr.
Victor Leeber, S.J., and Frank
Toal will again be doing the di­recting,
and Joe Hamilton is ex­pected
to stay on as manager.
Unfortunately, "Mickey" Mc­Bride
will not return to captain
the Basketball squad. On the
brighter side, however, we will
see the return ofJ oe Kehoe, Joe
RegensbUTger, Johnny Mullady,
Jack Moffet, and Joe Miko, all
veterans of a year of varsity
competition. I have learned
from reliable sources that there
will be several very p'I'omising
hoopsters coming in with the
Freshmen. The team should
have an abundance of material
for a fast hard-hitting starting
five, backed up by a depth of
reserves.
Although the schedule is not
yet complete, seve'I'al new names
will appear on this year's list of
competitors. The most promin-1--------------
ent addition is Iona College of :==============~
New Rochelle, which constantly
produces one of the best squads
in small school competition.
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matching of physioal and mental
prowess, accompanied by the
underlying principles of conflict
and fair play. The important
thing is to fight and lose, and be
ready to fight again ;to win; and
be justly proud, but never boast­ful.
The' lessons to be learned
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and valuable than the
publicity. Most iII1lportant of all
is the realization that although
it is only a few who can actually
participate, everyone can share
in the spirit of the contest. That
is what it means to support your
team, to b one in spirit with
them, to share in their joy and
disappointment, and to benefit
from the lessons personified in
their efforts. If each one will
keep these thoughts in his mind,
and in his heart, and will act
with them in view we will not
only have a good year in sports,
but will lay another solid step
towards the wonderful future
which belongs to the Stags of
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The start of the third aca­demic
year brings along with it
a new year of sports activities.
We look forw,ard to a good year.
As we look ahead, we see a
sports program necessarily lim­ited
by a lack of physical and
financial resources. These cir­cumstances
cannot be remedied
in a day, or a year, or five ye~s.
It takes long years of plannmg,
and worrying, and hard work,
before a young university puts a
big, well equipped team into the
new stadium.
The foundation has already
been laid on which to build.
The completed structure is still
many years distant, the day
when the Fairfield Stag will be
mentioned in the same breath
with the Army Mule.
While the task before us, that
of rising from obscurity to fame,
is enormous, the individual bur­den
is small. Many hands will
make the weight of the problem
disappear. But however minute
be the individual contribution,
the ultimate success or failure of
the undertaking directly de­pends
upon the fulfillment of
that obligation. The future of
your sports' rests in your hands.