CHRISTMAS JUST ISN'T THE SAME WITHOUT SANTA CLAUS
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PAGE DIRECTORY
STAG Awarded
Second Class
By WILLIAM GAllLA!I1)
The issues of the STAG fOJ
the second semester of the 1961.
1962 academic year have been
evaluated by the Associated Col.
lege Press of the University ot
Minnesota. The STAG, in com-'
petition w:ith other college newspapers
of its class. received a
second class honor rating. Its
total score was 2560.
The judge, Mr. Frank Wright,
commented individually on thE
various factors which he took
into consideration in his judging.
Commenting on the Stag's
use of news sources, Mr. Wright
called for more emphasis on faculty,
administI"ative and the
academic side of college life.
The STAG could profit by interpretative
articles on education
and. less emphasis on the Stag
and its staff. According to tht:
judge, the Stag could improve
its new coverage by follow ups
on. programs ,and affairs announced
in its columns, and by
a greater variety of news features.
The content of news stories
(Cont'd on Page 15, Col. 5)
A Province-wide lay mission
apostolate program will begin
after the Christmas holidays,
according to the University Administration.
Fairfield will participate in
the program through this campus'
Committee for International
Service. This committee will be
one of three; the others are at
Holy Cross and Boston College.
Hew England Province Sponsor
The' entire program is sponsored
through the New England
Province of the Society of Jesus.
The Province Committee for the
Lay Mission Apostotlate will
supervise the three colleges' activiti~
s. Rev. Edward Murphy,
S.oT. IS the chairman of the Province
Committee. Fr. Murphy
bas worked with the Association
for International .Development
(A.I.D.) and the Grail Movement.
The Province committee will
operate a two week summer
orientation for committed applicants
to the program. This
orientation will follow a 16 to
18 lecture course held at each
school during the adamedic year.
The summer orientation will
take place at one of the three
participating schools.
Province Committee Role
The Province committee will
(Cont'd on Page 13, Col. 1)
Lay Group
Apostolate
.Campus Mission
Begins Work
After Holidays
TONY BENNETI'
Companions To Aid
State Mentally III
Rev. Thomas A. McGrath, S.J.,
Director of Psychological Services,
introduced· a Student Com-panion
to the Mentally III Pro- Gampus Personality ...... page 2
gram at a combined meetin,g of Lawrence
the Psychology, Education, and
Sociology Clubs in Canisius 201 Lawless .. '
on Monday, Dec. 10th.
The project to work with the Paquette
mentally ill is open to volun- Zavatsky
teers from the three organiza-tions.
The students would work Editorials
at either the Fairfield State SPOl'ts
Hospital' at' 'Newtown or the ,.
State Hospital 'at' 'Southbury. Bl-:Weekly Bulletin
BENNET (CLOSES
CARNIVAL-FEB. 3
As announced in the last issue
of the STAG, Tony Bennett will
be the headline entertainer at
the 1963 Winter Carnival. "An
Afternoon With Tony Bennett"
will conclude the festivities of
the gay weekend. Music for the
concert will be provided by an
orchestra conducted by Ralph
Sharon; the date is February 3,
1963. '
At Carnegie Hall on Nov. 23,
Tony received a standing ovation
from the capacity audience.
At the Carnival presentation on
Sunday afternoon, Tony Bennett
will give a repeat performance
of this now famed concert.
The '63 Winter Carnival, as
has been done in the past, will
feature a Queen's Contest.
Deadline for entries - which
must be head and shoulder
photographs - is January 15,
These entries will be voted on
by the student body. The five
girls with the most votes will
be the finalists. From these five
finalists the queen - to be announced
at the formal dance will
be chosen. The Queen and
her escort will receive a free
package deal.
The price of the package deal
for ,all the events of the Carnival
is $22.00 when purchased with
a Student Council Activity
Card; the price is $24.00 without
the card.
A package deal may be reserved
with a $5.00 deposit.
'Before a table may be reserved
at the Formal Dance, each member
of the group will be required
to pay at least the $5.00
deposit.
Tickets are now on sale at
the Winter Carnival ticket booth
in the Xavier cafeteria. Further
information is 'also available at
the booth.
gram of medical care for the
aged.
In his constructive affrmative
speech Mr. Trowbridge outlined
the responsibility of the government
toward the people and the
need of citizens over the age of
65 whose medical expenses increase
while incomes deCrease.
He discussed various opportuni-
(Conrd on Page 15,. Col. 5)
FOOD SURVEY
HITS EGGS,
KNOCKWURST
University Starts
For International
. ". . . the small 'debris' such
has hair floating in the desserts
can be quite perturbing." Several
score returned Student
Council food survey sheets contained
comments such as the
above.
Just over two hundred. sheets
came into the Student Council
office in Campion Hall. All students
were given the opportunity
of participating in the survey.
Results Partially Tabulated
The mimeographed sheet contained
all the meals served in
Loyola cafeteria. This list was
compiled by the chairman of the
Council's Grievance Committee,
Jeff Hughes, '63.
As of the writing of this
article,about 20% of the returns
have been tabulated.
Knockwurst, Yams Killed'
The perennial feature of
knockwurst or yams was thoroughly
denounced by the survey's
participants.
"Knockwurst and yams must
go," according to one choleric.
Another student, more artistically
(?) inclined, composed
the haiku - transcribed verbatim:
"Aohtung!
Faites Attention!
Now Here This!
Please
Banish
Destroy
Eschew
Ban
Pork chops
Pork -
Sausages
Knockwurst
Forever
and
ever."
(Cont'd on Page 13, Col. 1)
LAWRENCE-TROWBRIDGE DEBATE
to the academic community.
While the scope of the topics will
be liniited so not to overlap with
the power of the Student Council,
it will remain flexible
enough to include all worthy
subjects. Any resolutions that
are drawn up by the Forum will
in turn be brought to that particular
department of the university
most directly related to
the topic for further action.
Student Representatives
Student representatives to the
Forum will be drawn from the
sophomore, junior, and senior
classes. At least one man will
be selected from each class. A
necessary requirement for membership
is a minimum average
of 75% in studies'. This stipulation
will help insure the entrance
of only conscientious stu-
<Cont'd on Page 15, Col. 2)
JAMES E. FITZGERALD, S.J.
President
FATHER RECTOR'S
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
GREETINGS TO THE MEN OF FAIRFIELD
Only those who have been as close as we to serious
national calamity can realize as We do this Christmas the
lew-, tMrcy and peace which the Christ Child brings into
our families and personal lives.
While we thank Him for His divine generosity, let
us resolve in the renewed courage and high ideals of our
.student days to plan our lives along the lines that His
life has sketched out for us. In this way we shall insure
for our families and fellow countrymen the gifts of lasting
happiness which He brings to us this. Christmas Day.
Sodality ~4ids
Puerto Ricans;
Publicizes Plans
The Sodality is presently assisting
Father George Baldino,
curate of St. Mary's Church,
Bridgeport, in the development
of an organized, athletic program
for the Puerto Rican boys of
the parish. At this time, recent
Puerto Rican immigrants, with
little or no formal education,
constitute 65 per cent of the
. hIt' d F th Photo by lAlrry Marnet pans popu 'a Ion; an a er DEBATERS CONFER: James Trowbridge, '63, 'President, speaks
Baldino predicts that within with opponent, Mike Lawrence, '63, of the YGOP. Pete Jones,
five years, that fi~ure will ri~e '64 looks on Trowbridge's notes.
to 90 per cent. ThIS program IS '
des i g ned as a constructive, .
wholesome outlet for the ener- A debate oetween James
gies of the teenage boys. Be- Trowbridge of the Young Demotween
30 and 40 fellows are cratic Club and Michael Lawparticipating
in the s p 0 r t s rence of the Young Republican
schedule. Club concerning Medicare was
sponsored by the Public Affairs
On Monday evenings at the Club on Thursday, December 6.
Arc~bisho.p Shehan Sports Cen- Specifically the proposition was
ter In Bndg.epor~ fo~r students stated: Resolved that the Social
from the UnIVerSIty Inst~~t.t?~ 'S~utity system is the best
(Cont'd on Page 6, Col. I) .' ... 'method to finance a federal pro-
Davidson Offers Academic
Council Proposal To Dean
Final arrangements are being
made for the establishment of
an Academic Forum to begin
during second semester under
the auspices of the Student
Council as a Standing Committee.
The purpose for the Forum
is to "develop greater unity between
the administration, faculty,
and the student body, so
these elements, through frequent
discussion, can function
interdependently for the development
of a stronger academic
comm~nity."
In light of the increasing student
interest for the creation of
the Forum, James Davidson, '64,
Corresponding Secretary of the
Student Council, consulted Rev.
James Coughlin, S.J., Academic
Dean, who 'expressed great interest
in the plans of the student
body. A definite list of proposals
was drawn up by Mr. Davidson,
unanimously approved by the
Council, and presented to Fr.
Coughlin. With his complete
agreement secured, final plans
for the Forum have begun.
The Forum, consisting of six
students and several memb'ers
of the administration and fac'
ulty will meet once a month,
beginning second semester, to
discuss any subject pertaining
Vol. 14 - No.7 December 12, 1962
"age '2 ' December 12. 1'962
~ORTHERN STUDENTS MOVEMENT AIMS TO EDUCATE NEGROE,S
By WILLIAM S. BURRS cized' through the National Stu- w~th discrimination and defici- twenty college students lived in
"or the past year and a half dent Association, and a full- 'encies in the areas of employ- the negro community, held jobs
movement of Northern stu- time staff began operating ou.t .ment, education, housing, and and administered an educational
~nts interested in Civil Rights 'of offices at Yale University. politics was held at Sarah Law-d
1 d f program for high school stu- ~:s eve ope rom a non-en-.. Initial Projects rence College., An immediate
2y to a powerful force in more I 't fi _~ NSM k d result of this conference was the dents from the community. The
~an 65 colleges throughout New n 1 s r"," year wor e program involved 175 college
,,,gland and the Ml'd Atlantl'c to provide support for the integration of discriminatory students voluntarily tuto.ring . . , - Southern student movement and housing facilities in Rye, New
[-l:tes. t d 1 l' York, NSM's last action in the 375 high school students. A sim-
'l'his Northern Student Move- 0 eve op programs re atmg to ilar though smaller project was
~:nt originated in committee the Northern Civil Rights prob- spring term was to send 10,000 run by NSM in Harlem. In
,(,m 'at a conference sponsored lems. Some $9000 was raised and books donated by students from Prl'nce Edward County V;rg'n'
;; the New England Christian sent south for the Student Non- eight colleges to Miles College twelve college and' gr';,d~;~
pvement in June, 1961. The violent Coordinating Commit- in Birmingham, Alabama, in students taught school for some
tee's voter registration program. order to alleviate a severe
.~lowing October representa- Bid f N E 1 d I library defiicency.of the county's 1400 Negro chil'
J s,from twenty colleges gath- us oa s 0 ew ng an co - dren who have not had schools
'<;d in New Haven at the com- lege students participated in Summer Educational Projects for three years. Teams of Negro
i-ttee's invitation to adopt a week-end sit-ins' on the Eastern This past summer NSM Im- and white students followed up
. 'cture ,and a general program. shore of Maryland. plemented four student projects. the winter demonstrations by
Le movement was then publi- A large conference dealing In Philadelphia a group of working in three Eastern Shore
towns to build a community
conscious and an indigenous
leadership among the Negroes.
The NSM feels that this
method of intellectual development
can be the only truly
effective and permanent way to
produce an ideologically integrated
society, Presently the
NSM is loosely organized into
independent, autonomous cam- _
pus groups with a central advisory
committee. Among the sponsorsare
such men as Dr. Hans
Spiegel of the Community Tension
Center at Springfield College,
Dean Frederick Berthold
of Dartmouth College and Dennis
Clark of the Catholic Interracial
CounCil.
,r\MPU:ERSONALITY FU Alumni Association Choses
. . , L. Paoletta As New President·
~ 1962 Mas 8bu1...
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(Author of "1 Was a Teen-age Dwarf", "The Many
Lovu of Dobie GiUis", etc.)
When you think of Christmas gifts you naturally think of
Marlboro cigarettes, leading seller in dip-top box in all fifty
states-and if we annex Wales, in all fifty-one-and if we annex
Lapland-in all fifty-two. This talk about annexing Wales
and Lapland is, incidentally, not just idle speculation. Great
Britain w:mts to trade Wales to the United States for a desert.
Great Britain needs a desert desPerately on account of the
tourist trade. Tourists are always coming up to the Prime
Minister or the Lord Pri.vy Seal or like that and saying, "I'm
not knocking your country, mind you. It's very quaint and
picturesque, etc. what with Buckingham Palace and Bovril
and Scotland Yard, etc., but where's your desert?" (Before I
forget, let me point out that Scotland Yard, Britain's plainclothes
police branch, was named after Wally Scotland and
Fred Yard who invented plain clothes. The American' plainclothes
force is called the FBI after Frank B. Inchcliff, who
invented fingerprints. Before Mr. Inchcliff's invention, everybody's
fingers were absolu~ly glassy smooth. This, as you
may imagine, played hob with the identification of newborn
babies in hospitals. From 1791 until 1904 no American parent
The maker~ Of Marlboro .cigarettes, who take pleqsure ill
bringing you this column throughout the school flear, witrh
to join old Max in extendin, greetings of th~ SeqsOn.
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DECK THE HALLS
ever brought home the right baby from the hospital. This
later became known as the Black Tom Explosion.)
But I digress. England, I was saying, wants to trade Wales
for a desert. Sweden wants to trade Lapland for Frank B. Inchcliff.
The reason is that Swedes to this day still don't have
fingerprints. As a result, identification -of babies in Swedish
hospitals is so haphazard that Swedes flatly refuse to bring their
babies home. There are, at present, nearly a half-billion unClaimed
babies in Swedish hospitals-some of them well over'
eighty years old.
But I digress. We were speaking of Christmas gift.~ which
naturally put us in mind of M:irlboro cigarettes. What could
be more welcome at Christmas time than Marlboro's flavor.
Marlboro's soft pack, Marlboro's flip-top box? What indeed
would be more welcome at any time of year-winter or summer,
rain or shine, night or day? Any time, allY season, when
you light a Marlboro you can always be certain that you will
get the same mild, flavorfuL completely comfortable smoke.
There are, of course, other Lhinl!;s you can give for Christmas
besides Marlboro cigarettei'. If, for example, you are looking
for somethinl!; to give a music lover, let me call to your attention
a revolutionary ne".. development in phonographs-the
Low-fi phonograph. The Low-fi, product of years of patient
research; has so little fidelity to the record you put On it that if,
for instance, you put "Stardust" on the turntable, "Melancholy
Baby" will .come out. This is an especially welcome 'gift for
people who have grOWl> tired of "Stardust".
Merry Christma.~ tv all and to all a good night.
THERE WAS
A FIRE!
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of Holy Rosary Church, the
Bridgeport, Connecticut, and
American Bar associations, and
the Castlefranco Columbus Boys'
club.
In recent years Mr. Paoletta
has assisted at the North End
Boys' Club as an oratorial coach
and has been active in Boys'
club alumni affairs.
While at Fairfield, he was
captain of the varsity basketball
team.
He is a veteran of Anny
service and is married to the
former Dorothea Reiner of
Westport. They have a daughter,
Gianine Katherine.
At 6: 35 on the cold night of
Nov. 11, the on-campus students
of Fairfield University received
a startling diversion from their
Sunday evening rontine. A fire
chief's car, fOllowed by five fire
engines, and a seemingly endless
retinue of local "volunteers"
made a tumultuous entrance
into the university property,
finally coming to a noisy halt
directly 0 u t sid e the Loyola
dorm.
A heavy concentration of
smoke, later found to be caused
by a defective electric motor,
had been discovered in the boiler
room area in Loyola's lowermost
floor. This was promptly
reported to the local fire department,
but 'strangely, no notice
whatsoeer was given to the students
themselves.
The Fairfield students, ordinarily
a passive lot, reacting with
unusual concern and curiorsity,
filed swiftly out of their buildings
and gathered in a noisy
mass in front of the seemingly
endangered b u i I din g, where
firemen already had begun controlling
and preventive measures,
Despite some quips to the
effect that "the cook had burned
the pork chops,," most of the
students realized the gravity of
the situation and reacted accordingly.
After the initial confusion
was over, the students,
moving once again their ability
to rise to any task, began lending
their support to the firefighting
effort.
Bucket Brigade
A few well-meaning second
floor residents, placing duty and
courage abo v e all personal
thought, formed an imnromptu
bucket brigade which showered
down water from a second floor
window. Their effort. unfortunately,
was of no avail, for, due
to a truly human miscalculation,
the water landed outside the
building some forty feet from
the source of the fire.
But no matter. The blaze, being
quite small, was easily extinguished.
thanks to the concerted
efforts of three firemen
and John Moore's fire brigade,
once again nroving to all present
the eternal triumph of unity
over confusion and concern over
indifference, The fire trucks
soon pulled out, accomnanied' by
the grateful cheers of the student
body, who only noW had .
begun to notice the cool night
air.
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Leonard S. Paoletta, a Bridgeport
attorney, has been elected
president of the Fairfield University
Alumni Association for
the 1962-63 year, it was announced
by the Rev. George S.
Mahan, 8.J., coordinator of
alumni activities and the University's
executive assistant to
the president. Mr. Paoletta succeedsJames
· 'F. Stapleton of
Bridgeport.
Also elected to Alumni posts
were: vice president, Edward
R. Flannery, 66 Elmhurst avenue,
Stratford; a production
control manager of the Edwards
company of Norwalk; secretary,
Attorney Thomas P. Byrne
of 1269 New Britain avenue,
West Hartford; and treasurer,.
Donald E. Neubergerz 60 Walnut
street, Stratford, the vice president
of Marsh Press, Inc., of
Bridgeport.
Byrne, Neuberger and Flannery
were elected to the Alumni
Board of Directors recently
with Anthony P. Pa,gliaro of 234
Myrtle street, Shelton.
Other members of the Board
are Mr. Stapleton, Thoma,s Flaherty
of Norwalk, Robert Imbro
of Stratford and Harold F.
Mullen of Norwalk.
Paoletta, the Republican candidate
for State Senator from
the 23rd District in Bridgeport,
was cited by the Alumni association
last year for outstanding
service to the University.
, A graduate of Warren Harding
High School, Fairfield University
and the Georgetown
Law School, he now has law
offices in the Voccola building,
932 East Main St. He also has
been admitted to practice in the
Connecticut Supreme Court of
Errors, Federal District Court
and the U.S. Gourt of Military
Appeals.
A member of the legal committee
of the Lake Forest association,
he is vice president of
the Citizens' Committee on Education,
the Holy Name Society
CONN. GEN. LIFE
GIVES FU GRANT
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Fairfield University is among
seven state colleges who wiH
receive grants from the Connecticut
General Life Insurance
Company this year. The company
is making unrestricted
grants for a total of $48,251 to
113 colleges.
Direct grants are made to
colleges and universities whose
graduates have been salaried
employees of the company for
10 years or more. Grants- are
made annually as long as the
graduate. remains with the company.
To date Connecticut General
has distributed $114,450 in
direct grants.
Sa1aried employees with the
company at least one year can
make ,gifts for m~tching by
Connecticut General to privately
supported 'four-year colleges and
universities. The company's
What is I1ihe biggest gripe· matching grants ar.e,' for unreclass.
officer?
stricted' use by the colleges.
The .universal critic, who Employees do 'not have to ·be
'1'1' comes up with a pOsti+e graduates of the colleges to
· ;;'",nt. on Pg. IS, CoL 4) which they make gift~.
To act in an advisory ca,
tty to the Stude:p.t Council
to be an effective lobbyist
~he illJterest of my own class.
primary duty is Ito my class
'to effectively represent them
,'lie Student Council. Whereie
elected Council Member's
is primarily to the Council,
., is to my class.
Do you plan to accomplish
;bing original?
We hope to sponsor a phys-
'education program at Fair"
This program will help
.'li a ...more well-developed
. ~nt. At this time, outside of
:.ed intramurals, _there is
, little opportunity for the
~rtunity for the ordinary stu-to
dev:~lop himself physic-
By HAltRY RISSETTO
'he STAG has chosen Senior
·IS PresidellJt, F1"C1.nk Mastra.
·Lua as this issue's Campus
·lOnaHty. As a Brookliyn Prep
":lnUS this New York resident
long been under the aegis
he Jesuit Fathers. Majoring
·,;.rath, Frank hopes to go to
, sohool and then devote his
;lIts to industry ,in a field
,;ed to applied Math. An ad.'
lIte of an. active student gov.
lent, Frank has been Sopho-
·e Class President and 'an
,~getic member of the Stu~
Council. In addition, Presi,;
Mastrapasqua holds memhip
in the C.K.S., Knights
'olumbus and the Met Club
has been 'an active member
'liese oI1ganizations.
I, better acquaint you with
year's Senior Class Presi",
we have questioned him
\.at F.U. and the Senior Class,
have printed a summary of
interview with him.
, WhaJt is the function of
Presidency?
.lng the Senior Class and as
·ordinator, bonding the four
·S into a single unit.
How do you fit into the
itI1al picture of Student Offi'
r
·Mastrapasqua
',nior Class Pres.
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Dec:ember 12. 1962 THE STAG Page
258 Broadway
at Warren Street
,tREATING EXISTS:: . ,
INVESTIGATION
UNDER WAY
Br STEVE O'HEILL
Since its beginning, the Hon"-'
Committee, a Special Committe
of the Student Council, has bet':
investigating . the problem
Cheating. According to Jose~.
Russoniello, Cha,irman of t..\
Honor Committee, this proble),'
"does exist" and definite stef'.
are being taken toward its elim
ination.
The Committee is composed t i
Chairman RussonieUo '63, Jhn
Davidson '64, and Jack McTag~~
'65. A freshman will be added t<.
this group in the near future.
These men will visit with th;
faculty members to ascertai,
actual reasons why cheating il"
most prevalent, and to gathe.i
ideas as to the best way in whic;
to cope with this "prevalen,
evil." The Committee also has t·talk
with members of the stu
dent body in order to bette:,
understand the general reactiol.
to cheating and plagiarism.
After this information is com
piled a preliminary report wil
be submitted to the AcademL
Dean after the Christmas vaca>
tion. The Committee will the;
continue its investigation anti
deliver a full report of its find
ings prior ro the Easter vacation
Mr. Russoniello expresse<.;
deep concern over the numbe:
of "known cases of organizel '.
cheating," and wonders if thos'
students who participate in sud.
schemes fully understand th<
penalty for their dishonest ac·
tions.
As it stands now, a studen~
found cheating will lose credi'
for that course in which tht
offense is committed. If a stu·,
dent is found cheating a seconatime,
he will be expelled.
Fifth Avenue
at 41st S~eet
In New York:
o~~ eM.m and {B~ .iliIlu 1874
Fifth Avenuel • , , t
at 4~th Street' .' , ,
If one of our three cities
is your home ... 01', 'on your
vaeatinn itinerary ... you'll
find our RP Shops friendly
places to fill those gaps in
your wardrobe.
Remember our special
holiday service for ordering
your dinner suit in .the
morning-and wearing it
that same night...our exclusive
natural shoulder suits,
sportswear and coats ... as
weH as shirts, shoes, outerwear,
hats ... in fact every
student clothing and furnishing
need, for which. we
are famous. .-
And, think "Rogers Peet"
for Christmas gifts ... you'll
be glad you did!
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In answer to questions, Fait'her
expressed a desire Mat more
Catholic authors would see the
magnificence of the themes
which are available to them and
which have not been touched
since the Greeks. The tendency
among Catholics is to become
so overawed by the concepts
that craftsmanship is forgotten.
Another major problem is the
attempt to eJGPress such a ,generalized
concept that true cra,msmanship
is impossible. It is now
necessary to particularize both
aspect and situations.
The next in htis series of
semin'ars win be conducted by
Mr. Arthur R. Reil on the topic:
"The Negative Aspect in Literature."
The discussion is open to
any inte.re5ted student.
The seminar wi'll be held in
the conference room in Campion
Hall on Thursd'ay, December
13. The series in g~'eral is designed
to interest students in
the field of literalture by thoughtful
discussion of .its many
aspects.
By WILLIAM 3. BUlUfS
Reverend John Louis Bonn,
S.J., of the Fairfield University
English Department, moderated
the first of a series of seminars
on "The Idenltification and Criticism
of Ideas" sponsored by
New Frontiers on Thursday,
December 6th.
Speaking from his own experience
as the well-known
author of such works as Canti·
cle: and Other Poems. So Falls
the Elm Tree. And Oown the
Days. and The Life of Poetry.
Father Bonn discussed problems
of the writer, especially in
the fields of criticism, publication
and Catholic moramy.
Father Bonn emphasized the
importance of c,raft, rather than
subjective, criticism. He warned
against such distractions by
previous criticism that the author
does not experience the
reality of his situation; he also
advised a reasonable reception
of criticism according. to the
general norm that even thoug.h
the critic' is incorrect in his
analysis, there must have been In~~::l~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
something in the work which! Ii I'
caused that misinterpretation. ~
The author should find this for . Shop
~~ J
Mastery of Technique \.,
In order to produce an intrin-sically
good work, the author COMI N G 0 R I
hust attain a mastery of a
technique so that his talents are GOING ?
not distracted but rather challenged.
In the area of publication,
Father Bonn discussed the position
of the agent and publisher
in relation to the writer. He
'lue:gested,. that young writers
nublish as much as possible and
learn the value of their rejection
slips.
Photo by Pete GOSIl
FRONTIERS SEMINAR: Rev. John L. Bonn, S.J., opens the first
New Frontiers seminar. Fr. Bonn discussed "Literary Criticism"
with the students in Campion Conference Room.
First New Frontiers Seminar
Fr. Bonn on Authorship
Sodality Aetivities
To ExempUfy Theme
Mystital Body &Us
The average igloo is nine feet
in diameter. Several hush-hush
civil suits have recently arisen
because chain-smoking inhabitantsare
crushing °lit butts
against the walls. This has nothing
to do with the ~ze of the
igloo, split-level or otheI1Wise.
The students are admitted to
the medical school at the same
time they enter the College of
Liberal Arts; generally, a student
is not considered by a
medical school until he has comuleted
his pre-medical course.
The ",guarantee" of a place in
medicine, it has been found, reduces
the tension and frustI-ation
usuaUy found as the premed
students scramble for the
few 'prized medical school openings.
During their two years on the
Evanston campus, the pre-med
students spend approX'imately
half their time in a speciaUy
arranged science sequence involving
physics, mathematics,
chemistry, and biology. The
other half of theIr time is spent
on elective courses in the humanities,
arts or socia'! sciences.
"The special science sequence
has not been tailored narrowly
for those interested in medicine,"
Dr. John A. D. Cooper,
associate dean of the medical
school, stated. "It furnishes an
excellent introduction to the
sciences for talented students
whose ultimate interests are in
physics, chemistry or biology.
EVANtSTON, Ill. (I.oP.)
Members of the first. class of 25
who entered Northwestern University's
new "integrated" program
of medical education in
September, 1961. were recently
asked to evaluate their studies
in the light of their experience,
and most of them sa'id they
would recommend the program
to other "gifted and highly motivated
high school students"
because of the oppprtunities it
affords.
WHITE STEERS DOGWOOD
JAMES DUQUETTE, '64, President of the Junior Class, IUld James
White, '64, General Chairman of the Dogwood. Festival, discuss
plans for the weekend.
By ED SCHUCK
The Mystical Body and Usas
persons and as members of
James Duquette, President of for all who attend." He also an- the Sodality-is the theme t-hat
the Junior class, has announced nounced that the following jun- the Sodaltty will be discussing
that James P. White has been iors. will serve as committee during the first semester of the
chosen as General Chairman of chairmen of the individual scholastic year.
the 1963 Dogwood Festival. This events: Gerry Magner (prom),
event, a must on every Fairfield Kevin Murphy (post _prom M i,ts Monday meeting, the
man's social schedule, is spon- party), Carlo Orlando (picnic), Sodality will investigate certain
sored annually by the Junior Bill Stewart (Saturday night aspects of the Mystical Body,
class. party), Dale McNulty (entertain- such as the encyclical "Mystici
Jim was Vice-chairman of ment), Dick Lawless (Commun- Cooporis."
this year's Feshman Orientation ion breakfast)" Jim Curtin' A spokesman' for the Sodality
Committee, is a member of the (tickets) Garry Titus and Ron summed this up by saying, "We
Stag baseball squad, and is an Bianchi (correspondence), Jim hope to create a sense of puractive
member of the Education Cotter and Ken Keane (public- pose and 'a sense of presence in
Club and the Bridgeport Area ity), Jack Dalron (finances), Jeff our group which is a part of the
club. Clairmont and John Hennessey Mystioal Body. We also hope to
Mr. White announced that, the' (program), and Steve Adamo- develop our responsibilities as
Festival will take place on :U1e vi-ch (Queen's contest). Lou La- rpembers .oj the Mystical Boqy,
weekend of May 10, 11, 12 and Vecchia and George McGinn are i.e., partiCularly, the', fact'. that
said, "We' hope to make this serving as Vice-chairmen to we have an ,app~tp~a,te','to.' .the
weekend an unforgetable event White. campus."
Business Department
Represented At
Accoun~ing Program
Fairfield 'University's department
of business and accounting
will be represented at a two-day
orientation program sponsored
by the U.S. General Accounting
regional office in Boston, Mass.
T. J. Fitzpatrick, Fairfield U.
department chairman, will be
among 10 professors from New
England colleges at the sessions.
The program is designed to present
an explanation of responsibilities
and duties of the General
Accounting office and the
professional development of its
staff members.
The government agency will
introduce the professors to
problems and procedures connected
with housing projects,
the St. Lawrence Seaway, shipyards,
and contracts. A tour of
the Watertown Arsenal also is
scheduled.
The U.S. General Accounting
office is among several government
agencies which will visit
the Fairfield U. campus to interview
students.
Tentative Plans 25 Students Evaluate
For••c::.':::!!.ow' IntegratedMed.Prog.·
The Student CouncIl, In Its At Northwestern'U meeting of Nov. 29, discussed a1 " • •
length plans for the Colle~e
Bowl series scheduled for thIS
school year.
The Bowl has been set up for
entertainment, social activity;
and for the publicity we··may receive
if our team appears on the
College Bowl television show.
Fairfield is on the available list
for the show, and it is possible
that our team may be called
upon to appear in the immediate
future.
The team for this season will
be selected shortly by means of
competitive examinations. No
moderator has yet been found.
Invitations have been sent to
ten colleges. Thus far, replies
have been received from Marymount,
Manhattanville, Albertus
Magnus, and St. Joseph's
College (Hartford). Manhattanville
gave the only negative reply
thus far.
Page 4 THE STAG Dec:f\mlber 12, 1962
Special News
Jay LaCroix
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LAYOUT
GENE MASSEY
PHOTO EDITOR
PETE GOSS
President's statement whe ein he defined
the purpose of the eekend as
an opportunity for parents, th mother
and father, to meet their son's friends
and his friend's parents. I have already
affirmed the position of the Key as
far as its attitude toward the actual
planning is Concerned. The fault is
found in the lack of class support. By
way of eX'ample, let me cite the two
previous Senior Parents Weekends
sponsored by the C.K.S. The first was
a failure, socially .and financially; the
second was the complete opposite.
What ingredient was added to affect
such a total reversal? The answer,
class support. No letter to the parents
or any other form of publicity or
information sent to the parents will
influence them to attend a weekend.
Their decision is made only after their
sons explicitly tell them to attend or
not.
Second. ,the present position of the
Key is that of ,a service organization
tu the University and its members,
working with the Student Council and
every other organization, drawing
power from the Univers~ty.
Third, the Key should remain as is
. . . in purposeanp, functioning. It
should be dynamic, not stagnant; it
should be adjusting to the growing
needs of ·a growing Unver-sity.
To the entire student- body:
; Since becoming President of the Key,
several remarks concerning the Key
have reached me. They usually have
taken the same form: They Key is too
powerful. too rich and too assuming.
I shall say - here what I have said
to everyone who has approached me
with. these accusations. The Cardinal
Key Society is as powerful as any other
organization or club at Fairfield, no
more, no less. We receive special favors
from no one. We sponsored the first
mixer, not beoause it was a gift from
the administration, but because we
were the first to reserve the gym with
Fr. Mahan, realizing our need for a
source of income at the beginning of
the year.
This leads me to the second remark
brought before me. The Key is too
rich. too money mad. If needing money
to function properly and to help sponsoring
events is evidence of being
money-mad, then, speaking for the
Key I plead guilty.
But, I can best refute the accusation
by giving the student body a brief
account of our financial history. We
begin. each year flat broke. Frank, Qut
true. We sponsor events such asa
mixer and soda concessions at basketball
games to become financially secure.
A blood bank, a banquet honoring the
basketball team, transmitting away
basketball games to the students, and
a p.arents Weekend 'are not money-
Cont'd on pg. 5, coL 1
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After reading the last issue of the
STAG. I' realize that certain opinions
may persist towards the Cardinal Key
Society. By the fact that something
connected with the Key has become
the subject of· so much discussion, I
am prompted to make the following
statement in the Key's behalf.
This statement shall be directed to
the Cardinal Key Society; the Sophomore
Class; and to the entire student
body.
First, to reaffirm what I have mentioned
to the members of the C.K.S.
at our last meeting, the cause for the
failure of the 'Sophomore Parent's
Weekend cannot be found within the
Key itself. The Key as. a unit was
aware of the limited amount of time
entrusted to the two chairmen of the
Weekend Committee. Still the two
men, Vincent Oliviero and Kenneth
Maiocco organized the weekend and informed
us all that the weekend was
set, and satisfactOry results, both social
and financial, could be anticipated.
Therefore, no charge of faulty planning
is to be levied on the chairmen or on
the entire committee by the members
of the Key.
To the Sophomore Class: During the
brief course of your stay here at Fairfield,
a definite opinion has been formed
within me concerning your class. I
think the opinion can best be labeled
as one of a "rebel-rousing" nature. At
first glance, this may seem rather
harsh, but let me qualify it. Rebels
are fine, in their place. We have them
in the Key, in every class, and in every
organization at Fairfield. In fact, these
rebels are a necessity. They keep everyone
on their toes.
However, when lack of information
elicits rebelling, the cause finds no
basis. I shall not go so far as to call
the Sophomore Class ignorant, but
refer back to my' initial statement
concerning your brief stay here. Can
a class of one year's experience at
Fairfield validly criticize a closely knit
organization such as the Cardinal Key
Society?
To expound ,the question, I shall
attempt to give my ·answers to the
three questions put to the Sophomore
Class.
I find the major cause for the
failure ,of the Sophomore Parents
Weekend within the Sophomore class
itself. Granted that the da,tes, Nov. 17
and 18. were close to Thanksgiving
recess and shortly. subsequent to the
Father-Son' Weekend, remember your
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The BAK
&Dol~arDay
was maturely presented. If, in the
process. emotion clouded or influenced
the thought. it is simply because the
present situation is not ideal. to s~y
the least. Again. we appeal to the
Administration for further consideration
of these thoughts.
The Catholic student is now in the
midst of Advent. although it is prob0bly
the last thing he would think
of. Advent is. by tradition in the
Church. a time of preparation and
hence. sacrifice. Ordinary activities are
put aside to look forward to the
Nativity.
Two distinctively Christian works
are now on this campus which have
deep roots in the Advent procession.
The Bridgeport Area Club
(B.A.K.) has extended its clothing
drive from the Thanksgiving Season,
in which it received nothing. to the
Christmas season. optimistically
wishing for a miracle to shake the
students out of their lethargy. The
clothing is collected in Xavier Cafeteria
each day.
The annual Dollar Day. sponsored
by the Jesuit Missions through the
Fairfield Men's Sodality. is today.
This editorial is not going to recount
the lives of martyrs to arouse your
sympathy and committed donation.
But. it would be appropriate if th~
Christians remembered Christ in
Christmas. instead of just reminding
the sign-makers about semantics.
How well are you prepared for the
coming? Who's coming into your
life ? Yourself?
• • •
MORE ON THE
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Some have asked who the Editors of the STAG thought they were
telling the Dean what to do. Let us make one thing clear. The STAG
is in no position whatever to "tell the Dean what to do." We have the
right and, in fact, consider it a duty, to alert the Administration to the
opinions of the thoughtful and literate students. We do not do this merely
out of spite or a wish to engender hard feelings, not even in an attempt to
fill our editorial page. We do it because we feel that this newspaper has
a responsibility both to the student and Faculty; the Editorial Board has
been established and meets to safeguard and maintain this commitment.
Editorial Commentary
The editorial entitled. An Appeal
to the Administration, appearing in
the last issue of the STAG. approached
the constant problem..of the
changing Academic Calendar from
two viewpoints. One. contemporaneously;
the Christmas date was under
wide discussion because of the economic
stricture to the students needing
the vacation to acquire sufficient
funds for second semester tuition payments.
Two, traditionally; despite
the spring publication of the Ac~demic
Calendar in the annual Catalogue,
the major dates assume the
image of a wandering bull's ,eye.
The contemporaneous argument is
important because of the late dismissal
date which eliminates any job
except those acquired by nepotism or
tradition. Six days before Christmas
is .incongruous with the economic
realities facing a Catholic family, paying
for both the public and private
systems of education. National Defense
Loans and even scholarships
presume partial economic matching
from the student.
The Administration was and is
un'iquely hampered this year due to
the building of Campion Hall. How
a late opening date could have been
avoided we do not presume to answer
here. Some faculty members have said
that the summer was longer and.
therefore. compensates for Christmas'
short duration. But they do not re.aIize
that most summer jobs end about
the same day regardless of school
openings. And. to repeat, one less
week at Christmas means no job, not
just a shorter working period. The
st~dents do not run the economy; the
economy, to some extent, runs the
students.
All this should have been said at
the time of publication of the present
Calendar last spring. And that
brings this editorial to the traditional
aspect of the problem.
The Appeal editorial did not demand
holidays; it did"demand" why
the holidays were indefinite. Realizing
that the following opinion is
representative of a minority of students.
we ask that the calendar be set
at an early date and maintained. Let's
establish the Calendar and make no
changes even if the Bishop comes to
the campus. I should ·like the Bishop
because he is the Bishop, not because
he dispenses holidays.
. Let's have a Calendar which gives
the Professors an established opportunity
to plan and prepare their class-es
in advance. .
This Editorial Board suggests pre-paring
the Calendar in advance and in AlI- letters-to-the-Editor must be turned in- Note: STAG Policy requires a afaff member to con!rlJoute to two succeaalve issues for his
to the Office one week before publication name to appear on the maathead. AllY ataff member who fails to fulfill an auign- detail. At some - colleges. even the date. They must be typewritten. double- men! will be dropped from the maathead.
dates of final exams are established spaced. and are subject to deletion or rejec- Photo: Larry Marnet. Bernard Cunniff. Richard Maracina. Dennis Dickinson. Santa Claus.
tion by the Editor. No letters are returnable. ·Ne,.,.: Steve O·Neill. John Geraghty. John Nuzzo. Tom Cook. Tom O·Meara. Bill O·Rourke.
and promulgated before the school Bill Burns. John O·Connell. Harry Russetto. Ed Schuck. Jack Pecka. Pat McGorty.
C fl
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year. ontemporary con lctS. such as Layout: Bill Flahive. Bob Ross. Tom Finn. Bob Mazzochi. Richard Meehan. AI Roach.
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to the Faculty committees and the Lees, Paul Hronjak, Pat Hurley. John Timme!. There is no Santa Claus on the
Sports staff.
Student Council for commentary, to ",The ,present' Editors and Editoriill Bo..r.d Circulation: Steve Adamowich. Ed Bader, .Ron Bianchi, Santa Claus.
be taken into co-nsideration'"• , ,will, ..etirewith, the publication· of .the Advertising: Walter. Rist, Richard Agnois. Thomas ScWeuter., Eon Pijar, Bob B<:<lnar. Wally ~ January Issue. May. Genald. Leary. Ed Sandshaw, 'Sartta ·Claus." '
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December 12, 1962 THE STAG Page 5
Iowa VP Scores Federal
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with immediate and specific missions
to accomplish."
Dean Weaver also criticized the
method by which research funds are
granted to the college or university.
The most (',ommon pattern has been the
federal purchase of a specific project
propos,al; a purchase made to cover a
specified amount of work to be done
in a given period of time.
"There is considerable evidence that,
whereas the project system was workable
in the earlier days of a limited
government-university relationship, the
present range of activity has become so
broad and massive that this cumbersome
way fo doing business should be'
sharply curtailed or abandoned altogether,"
Dean Weaver said.
He pointed out that the National
Science Foundation and the Public
Health Service are two agencies which
have already taken steps in this diTORRILLO
rection.
(Cont'd from Page 4, Col. 4)
IOW,A CITY, la. - (LP.) "The
already strong and powerfulinstitutions
attract the lion's share of federal
reseavch funds and,in so doing, become
still stronger and more powerful,"
John C. Weaver, vice-president
for res~arch at The State Univffi'sity of
Iowa, believes. By the s'ame token, the
weaker institutions grow rela,tively still
weaker, he adds.
He characterized the federal research
program as necessarily one of purchasing
serviCs erather than philanthropically
'aiding educational ,institutions.
Thus, there is an enormous copcentration
of the research subsidy in the
naturar' sciences. to the total exclusion
of the humanities.
"This reveals' not only -the' over-riding
emphasis of government agencies
,Active Versus Excell
Hurts Activities
Vue -:Co C':"c~m3t~"lees
:r 3".1' (aft 0(1. tOd"}'s
Perhaps the plague should be called
Americanism. As Americans. we feel
a deep sense of non-existence if we
are not active. This attitude is hurting
the students in both the academic
and extracurricular activities.
Alpha Sigma Nu. the Jesuit Honor
Fraternity, the Student Council. the
STAG-to name the most predominant
exampleS"--are all suffering from
this "be active" philosophy and way
of life.
ASN is plagued with a membership
so active and interested in other
works that they have little time for
ASN. The Student Council. for all
its blatant desires to be one of the
better student governm~nts. is severely
hampered by members committed
as leaders in other student organizations.
Despite the present lack of student
numbers. dependent on the
building of new dormitories. the
STAG will never surpass bi-weekly
publication unless the students establish
a tradition of excellence in a few
groups. rather than a rashly-operat-
Society?
beyo"J ny
e.~o.W1; t1 qt iOIl:
Xavier Cafe (
B.A.K.
TO
ing membership in many "extras."
The simple and incorrect solution
would be to suggest legislation to
limit the number of an individual's
activities. But even the present Council
legislation is antiquated because of
changing organizational structures
and time demands. What is suggested
is that the Freshmen Orientation
Week truly attempt to orient the incoming
class to what a student should
be and what is the value of extra- curriculars
in the idea of an education.
By some means. the student leadership
must come to the realization
that. one. the leaders at present are
too thinly spread out, and. two, this
condition of continuotisl~ tapping
proven leaders must be partially reversed
to a prodding of the uncommitted
for new. responsible persons.
Our desire to be active must be
channeled into the desire fOr excel'lence,
not the desire for position for
its own sake. The latter desire often
produces more harm than outstanding
achievement.
CLOTHES
Drama
,tion during the time when there are
no productions scheduled.
Have
A
D'D,We
In reading the various collegiate
newspapers, we find that this is the
time for fall theatrical productions.
Hofstra College has The Man Who
Came to Dinner. Wheeling College is
performing You Can't Take It With
You. What 'is Fairfield performing?
The answer is simple: nothing. The
STAG wonders why.
For the past two years, Fairfield
has not seen a fall production from
the Drama Society. Since the prQ,
duction of Hamlet we have not had
a play of exceptional value on campus
sponsored by the Drama Society.
Previous to this "black-out" of
performances. Fairfield had a right
to be proud of its Drama Society.
Detective Story, Teahouse of the
August Moon, to mention only two.
were productions which assumed
near-professional scope. Since'Hamlet.
have we had any significant drama?
We fully realize the Drama Society
is in the process of building a playhouse.
What is the purpose of a
Drama Society? It is not to teach,
paint-removing and carpentry but
rather to give students the opportunity
to perform before an audience.
Mignt' .we',ask 'the 'Dbima Society
to put its 'building plans :into opera-
Education
Standards
State requirements for teacher education
are rigid, comprehensive, and',
misguided. They involve, for prospective
grade and high school teachers, a
Closely specified sequence of over
twenty hours in educational princIples
and methods. As much or more time
is spent on History of Education.
Teacher and School Health, How-to~
Teach courses, and similar vagaries as
on the student's major subject.
The idea seems to be that intensive
course study of a subject provides
knowledge only in ,gome inchoate way;
the ability to organize and clarify this
knowledge for presentation requires
formal training in education. This is
obviously, a misrepresentation of the
learning process. Real learning implies
a firm grasp of both the content and
logic of a discipline, and this is impossible
without a corresponding achievement
of the organization and clarity
neded for effective communication.
The entire system of 'testing, so basic
to our schools, is based on this obvious
,truth. Students are judged to know a
subject only when they are able to
express its ideas orally ,and in writing.
There may be, in most cases, a need
for some direction and intensification
of this communication ability through
one or two formal caurses. But, primarily,
such skills 'are initiated by
learning one's subject and perfected
by the actual experience of teaching.
(We emphasize actual experience, as
opposed to the utterly unrealistic farce
of "practice teaching.") Western culture
has traditionally recognized that
mastery of a discipline implies an 'ability
to communicate ~t to others. Consequently,
academic success is awarded,
with the title "Doctor" (teacher).
For. centuries, education vitally transmitted
classical culture without special
provision for teaching teachers to
teach. 'Only in the present day, in
schools staffed by professional communicators
rather than scholars, iQ.as
there been a real internal risk of losing
this culture.
Even if there were a theoretical value
in method training, recent opinions
within the field have been too diverse
and fluctuatfng to make it of practical
value. Teaohers trained ten years ago
were taught methods (in reading and
mathematics, for eX,ample) that have
been since rejected in conflicting ways
by numerous authorities. Unlike medicine
and other professions, teaching
does not - and probably cannot have
a well-established body of accepted
methods, For teaching is a personal
exchange, nota service or technique;
therefore, the methods approach
misses the point.
A final consideration: Although intended
to cultivate qualified teachers,
required education courses often have
exactly the, opposite effect. Students
really interested in their major fields
have no time, interest, or need for the
burdens of the latest jargonized daydreams.
They avoid secondary and elementary
teachin'g precisely because the
requirements are incompatible with
their intellectual goals.
from The University News
$t., 'Loui,s, University
SPA Support
Needed Now
Gilbert Casso '64'
All Letters-to-t~-Editor for the
next issue are due January 9. 1963,
at 4 p.m. in the STAG Office.
Letters are subject to Editorial review.
Please see page four for reCl';
rl,Tl~~~~t~.',o ',o,':
makers. If, when the year is over, we
find little or no money in our treasury,
we feel that we have been successful
in fulfilling our purpose.
The third accusation against the Key
is that it is too assuming or gets away
with too much. If the President gmnts
us a request and denies the same re- '
quest of another organization. that is
his right ,as Superior. It is not the right
of a class,a club, or an individual to
question his decision. Allow his deci-'
sion to be challenged, and the word
"Superior" has no meaning.
The entire foregoing statement was
not presented with anger or sarcasm
pouring forth from between the lines.
I ,am very proud to be President of
the Cardinal Key Society. It is my
purpose to make it the best Key ever
assembled. I cannot attain this purpose
without the help of the Sophomore
class and the, entire student body.
Domenick Tori-illo, '63
To the Editor:
During the last semester an organization
was founded on this campus in
order to publicize Faimeld through the
medium of the press. The enthusiasm
displ'ayed by such groups on campus
as the freshman and sophomore classes
was disheartening. The Student Pub-'
licity Association is not trying to sell
anything to anybody. Their goal is to
keep the name of Fairfield continually
in the public eye by publicizing those
events which enhance the reput'ation
of the University.
Expanding, the area of publicity is
an arduous task. The fact that little
interest was displayed by the under
classes points, in part, to the fact that
some people avoid work in order to
further personal interests. Granted
academics come first; they increase
the value of -both the individual and
the school. However, there are other
areas in which students are needed. I
urge the members of the freshman
class to suppom the Publicity Association;
it is as new to Fairfield as you
are. Take an 'active part in it, and it
will grow along with you. At the end
of four years you will be able to look
upon it as something you made, ,and
leave behind as one of signs of your
success here.
For many at Fairfield outside activities
are difficult at this time. Yet even
by diligence in the classroom you support
your school,and you satisfy yourself.
After all, what is your life, but
your work?
I urge the cause of the Student Publicity
Association. Support your school,
study this week!
Page 6 THE STAG
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The
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Onion Patch
Leo Paquette
Rendez-yous With Destiny
We are not alone.
The inferiority complex discussed in our last column is, r
think, common to most Catholic colleges. The failure of Catholic
education to produce really outstanding individuals or institutions
has been increasingly noted and lamented in the Catholic press.
But I don't think that we can write off Catholic Coleges as a
failure - yet.
To produce an -outstanding educational institution you need
first of all money, and secondly a class of people with leisure
time to educate their children on a college level. The Protestant
supported institutions, especially of New England, have had a
tremendous head start in this respect. State supported institutions
have shar~d in this to a lesser degree.
Most (not' all) of us are the sons of grandsons of immigrants.
Our parents and grandparents have worked hard and sacrificed
much, with the result that we are' now in a position to enjoy a
college education. Our generation has reached_ a crisis, a ,climax,
a coming of age. To get dramatic, I could say this geReration
truly has a rendez-vous with destiny.
This is one reason why some here at Fairfield are excited and
concerned that we don't flIlly realize our vital position in society
today; that we may be missing education while we acquire learning;
that we may be letting down ,our parents and our church.
Fairfield feels the problem more acutely than many other
Catholic colleges because of our own newness as an institution.
I think this can be an asset. Older Catholic colleges may feel
that they have reached their goal. Fairfield, however, has entered
the picture just when Catholic education should really ,get moving.
Other colleges have recognized this. Notre Dame, for example;
which was built on a football reputatioR, is now beginning to
strive for academic excellence. '
The problem is where to begin and how to get the ball rolling.
A university education implies much more than classroom learning
and pedantic knowledge. I think that marks, for example,
are often a very poor indication of what the student knows; They
are a fact of life that we must live with, however. A university
education implies a broad knowledge and interest as manifested
in extracurricular, cultural, political, and religious activities. A
student who misses these things is cheating himself and those
who pay for his education.
I do not think that we have an atmosphere here conducive
to thinking. And if you listen carefully, you can hear some of the
students talking. One of them may be you. I think we have a
long way to go to match the intellectual and cultural level of the
great universities. But we need not feel inferior to them. We
have a unifying aspect that they are frequently afraid to mention.
We do have a chance to develop our own adventuresome quest
for truth that may possibly be the envy of some future generation.
The emergence of the Catholic "intellectual" will not come
about automatically. But I believe it may come about. And it
might as well happen here at Fairfield. If we don't do it, who
will?
Another motto for those who want it: I never let studies
interfere with my education.
APATHY
Practically since the University's inception, as I learned
from a perusal of back Stags, charges of apathy have been tossed
at the student body. A newspaper of several years ago refers to
the campus as "Apathy Valley." In last year's final issue a graduating
columnist, often attacked for his sometimes pretentious
vocabulary and often viscous essays, sees fit to call the University's
students "intellectual basket cases." Only last edition another
writer notes "an inferiority complex that is present in our
student body" which "is both the cause and the effect of many
features we find on this campus," namely, he continues, the
exaggerated emphasis on "social functions and prestige projects."
What these indictments point to is student apathy, so often joked
about on the campus;
Apathy, in relation to Fairfield, means lack of interest manifested
by lack of participation at lectures, plays, or any sort of
fu~ctio~ which might benefit the student, and consequently, the
UmversIty. Some appear to be oveI1joyed at what is even at
1iairly well-attended programs, a mediocre showing of the student
body. If outsiders were prohibited from attending Fairfield's
lectures, special programs, etc., attendance would be negligible.
Apathy also means classroom indolence, a thorny problem.
Many students cry boredom without bothering to exert themselves,
expecting major prophets for professors, men who will
accomplish startling intellectual revelations under their noses.
Whether a student is personally stimulated by a particular professor
or not, he should give him the respect of attention he
deserves, and also understand there are others who are stirred
by this certain teacher.
As was noted by another columnist last issue social activities
have been given undue prominence here ~t Fairfield.
Obvious.}y, a University must have a vital social life. Ours is
thriving. But to the proportion of cultural activities, our extravagant
weekends, with their high-priced stars and expensive dances
are quite out -of proportion. The aforementioned columnist
ascribed this need for these weekends to an "inferiority complex"
that prods us to compete with larger, richer Universities. But is
there really an "inferiority complex?" Or does the' average
student at this University, by his very nature need and crave
social activities rather than cultural activities? It is obvious that
our. cultural accomplishments are paltry when placed beside our
SOCIal ~xtravaganzas. Rather t~an lavish money on these projects,
coulQn t funds be procured to mduce lecturers, writers, musicians,
etc., to come to Fairfiel\i? Or is the average student, dying to
~ole out fifty dollars for' a single weekend, uneager to spend the
tIme a~d money to give hi~,mind a chance? ""."",'", \'
,',G~'
William Zavatsky
THE COLU1~fN
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7. C375972
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far by the Publication Committee.
The articles in the paper
have ranged from a view on
Catholics in the South to Missionary
work in Uganda to the
Northern Student Movement in
the race problem. A questionnaire,
dealing directly with student
opinion, has been added
to this year's format. The next
Layman will be issued on Jan.
14.
The Liturgy Committee is primarily
concerned with the spirituallife
on campus. In this line,
Sodalists are conducting the
Missa Recitata daily at 7: 30
Mass, the Holy Hours and First
Friday midnight Mass, and
weekly Benediction at 10: 30 on
Sunday evenings. Arrangements
are being made for a Byzantine
Rite Mass to be held on campus.
during second semester.
Besides the athletic program,
the Works Commitee -is handling
the weekly' Missions collections
on Wednesday mornings. Dollar
Day for the Jesuit Missions is
being held this morning by the
Works Committee.
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5. C001596
The Sodality has not confined
its activity to its members._Sev-,
eral men not in the Sodality
have already gone to Bridgeport
with the sodalists. Any other
students interested in the program
are encouraged to contact
either Richard Lawless '64 or
James Davidson '64.
The scope of other Sodality
activities has been expansive.
Each of the four committees,
Education, Publication, Liturgy,
and Works, has undertaken
worthwhile projects in light of
the new theme.
The Education Committee has
thirty-three men tea chi ng
Christian Doctrine to high school
studeRts in seven parishes in
Bridgeport, Stratford and Fairfield.
Also the Dactylology section
of this committee is continuing
its instructioR of the
deaf, while several other men
are visiting Long Lane School
for Girls in Middletown once a
month for discussions on dating,
marriage, etc.
The Layman, the Sodality's
monthly paper has been issued
to the student body twice' so
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(COIlt'd from Page I, Col. 1)
boys in basketball, weightlifting,
ping-pong, swimming, calesthenics,
volleyball and military
drill. The two hour schedule
begins wit h group calesthenics
and drill, then the boys
divide into the other sports for
about an hour and a half.
At the St. Mary's gymnasium
on Tuesday afternoons, several
other men instruct and coach
basketball for fifth to eighth
grade public school students.
Twelve of these boys ltave been
organized into a team ,and are
now playing regularly in ,the
C Y 0 - Bridgeport RecreatioR
league.
This project was undertaken
by the Sodality in line with its
"international a ware 1'1 e s s"
theme. The plight of these
young Catholics, with little education
in studies or the faith, is
of deep concern to the sodalists.
The program offers them an opportunity
to directly appreciate
the position of the Puerto Rican
immigrants.
,\
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December 12. 1962 THE STAG
Aerial Vie,w: of ,Fairfield University
best. "If someone praise a poem
I've written, I say, 'What poem
are you on?' and for a day that
becomes the best."
To the great approval of all
he read the famous "Mending
Wall" and prefaced it by saying
that it was a test of intelligence
not to applaud in the wrong
places. "When I say, 'Something
there is that doesn't love a wall'
I should have said right after;
'Something there is that does.'
He explained then that that was
the rest of the poem as embodied
in the phrase; "Good fences
make good neighbors."
ASPECT
THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY III
Some Possible Solutions
To recognize problems without at least thinking in terms of
solution is usless and smacks of a cynical negativism. This
is seen to be especially true within the academic community
where negative critics from all factions do nothing with their
, _complaints but voice them. Aside from the harm coming
from constant negative criticism, nota great deal of good comes
from it. The striving toward excellence which supposedly characterizes
education is neatly and effectively aborted by cynicism.
Here' also, to criticize without looking toward a solution is negativism
- and as such, u,nworthy of an educating body. The last
ASPECT reviewed some of the ·academic community's problems
-this one will consider some possible solutions to the~ problems.
The Student
No matter how often reiterated, the fact that the student is
,forced to commit himself to his own education is essential.
Though we often chafe at hearing .this fact repeated so frequently,
the truth of it remains.
This whole idea of self-committme7l.t may indeed be· 'cliche
-but a cliche' is nothing more than idea or thought that" is
universally accepted and so'its expression. is repeated constantly..
Thjs is one solution towards solving the lethargy and· inaction
prevalent within the academic community. The same solution
might be suggested for student neglect of activities, for, it definitely
lies with individual students to see the worth of -such
extra-curriculars. If students are later to be of service to their
reside,ntial, business or professiomil communities, they should
,: 'begin )~t, the. 'cQHege' level to take' parLin activities which serve
their, academic community. 'Education means ,little" if· it is not
used at least as an impetus to service. '
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was to read his own poetry, and
so he did, noting the "tune" of
each. It's important "to make
a poem sound more than an expression
in mathematics." An
'example he gave was: "Better
to go dow n dignified/ With
boughten friendship at your
side/ Than none at all. Provide.
A Star," and emphasized the Provide." And playfully he addlast
four lines: "So when at· ed as he' had 0 nee before in
times the mob is swayed/ To Washington: "And how will you
carry praise or blame too far/ like that."
We may choose something like Mendi~ Wall
a start To stay our minds on About his own work he said
and be staid." he did not mean to indicate that
Music the poems he read were his
He talked of music and that
he has always had an interest RIC.H.4RD LAWLESS:
in it. "There's the music of
poetry and the music of music
-they're' different." The best
way to show \Is what_he meant
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explains how he has 10 v e d
teaching and to be with the
young between nineteen and
twenty-five when they are having
it out with themselves. Complete
freedom, however, was not
his message because he made a
strong point of the fact that if
there were complete freedom'
there would be no pull to one
side or another. We would really
have no sense of where to go.
Along with these thoughts on
freedom- and choice he read his
poem' "Choose Something Like
Robert Frost At Yale:
Politics, Freedom, Poe'try
I
HELICOPTER SHOT: Sikorksy helicopter photo shows the University since the building of<S------------~-----------Campion
Dorm (upper center, last building). Bellarmine is at the bottom; McAulrure is in the
upper right corner. Xavier and Berchmans are not included.
By DAVID AURANDT
"You had to be there," as
the saying goes, and I guess you
could say that of the night of
November 6, Woolsey Hall at
Yale. Robert Frost gave a lectrue
to a capacity crowd, and
one glance to the 'right or left
told the story of that night on
the faces of each listener. The
aged, white-haired poet was received
with standmg ovation
and heard with enrapture and
eagerness for his thoughts firsthand.
As he spoke, one couldn't
help feeling that these words
were poetry too, and that he
must always speak the language
of his lyrics. His tone was as
to friends or neighbors, and I
think all were held captive by
his wit, profundity and memory.
Needless to say it is not easy
to report and communicate the
wisdom and wit of an evening
with Robert Frost. In an hour
and fifteen minutes he said more
and in a better manner than
anyone else should endeavor to
write down. Nevertheless an attempt
shall be made to hit upon
some of the, things he talked
about.
Politics
He opened with a few witty
remarks about his own political
affiliations. Since it was elec"
tion night' he found such com'
ments appropriate, saying that
he hoped everyone had voted.
He recalled that' he had been
every kind of Democrat down
through the years. He went on
to'" talk about freedom - the
freedom "to have it out with
yourself." This was in connection
with the choice of one's
own' political affiliations and
could be applied to any man's
struggle to find himself and
what, he stands ·for.
, . ',", Sense and Freedom,
Lq,ter lie wil~ ~say, "I'm' partly
a: te.acher whereve,r I ,am," and
Page 8 THE STAG December 12. 1962
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The games' fall into two main
categories, those that take plare
on-campus and those that take
place off-oampus. The on-campus
sports at present include
touch football, basketball, and
softball. At present, bowling is
the only off-campus sport.
There is no plan for expansion
of the on-campus games in
the immediate future, due to the
lack- of available space and time.
Soccer has been mentioned as
a possible intramural sport, but
at present there is no place to
play soccer because the football
games take up all of the avail~
able fields.
The off-campus sports may
soon include hockey.
Fr. Caffirey has stated that he
is open to all .suggestions and
ideas. He will be glad to listen
to any ideas for expansion or
improvement of the program,
but at the present time he does
not see how the activities can
be expanded. As it stands now,
there is a problem of replacing
the softball field that was wiped
out when Campion Hall was
built. One suggestion was to cut
(Cont'd on Page 12, Col. 5)
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SPORTS PERSONALITY
Dr PAUL HROJUAX
In the fall, it is the sound of
whistles and shouts com i n g
through the crisp air f,rom the
Swiatek who averaged 21.3 for way to improving last year's fields. In the winter, it is the
the Canisius frosh last year. If 10-14 record. The Rams will be migration of hearty lads from
the Stags can contain O'Connor, out to avenge last year's 92-86 the dorms to the gym. In the
they will add another feather upset with a much improved spring, it is the dust and shouts
to the victory cap. squad. The M&M boys, Melvin from the diamonds.
and Manhardt, who averaged What are all of these? They
On Dec. 22, the Stags travel 39.1 ppg between them last are the signs of intramural acto
Jersey City where they will .year, head the starting five. tivities on campus.
face Don Kennedy's St. Peter·s Both scaced wen over their sea- The purposes of these friendly
five. The Peacocks lost their
son's average against the Stags games are very laudable and
leading scorer, Norton, who last year. In the backcourt are make us realize how necessary
averaged 20.2 in the MECCA 6'3" senior Bill Sheridan (10.9 the games .are.
last year. Returning. from a cG
ppg), and soph Wayne M uirt Everyone is familiar with the
12-10 team are Lynch 03.4 ppg), who av.eraged 14 ppg with last famous quotation, "A sound
Murray (12.2 ppg), and McNally year's 19-3 frosh team. At center mind ina sound body." It is .the
02 'Ppg). There are several is another sophomore, 6'5" high responsibility of the faculty, beprospects
among the frosh in- jumping champ John Stevens tween the hours of nine and
c!uding Qehoe, the frosh's lead- who averaged 20.7 ppg as a frosh three (oh yes, science majorsing
scorer last year who hit for last season. Stevens will be nine to five), to provide the stu18
against' the FU frosh last counted on to bolster the Rams' dents with sound minds; but it
year. The coach's son and a rebounding. Fordham will be is the responsibility of the stutransfer
student join the return- out to win this one. The Stags dents themselves, with the capees.
from last year's team. If the will have to be up for this one. able guidance of two faculty
Stags can control the acoustics members, to provide themselves
- the science of sound includ- Stonehill, which lost to the with a sound body. We all know
ing its production - if they can Stags, 60-57 last yt!ar, comes to that for a body to be healthy,
produce the necessary swish of Fairfield with the same starting exercies is neciied, and ft is exthe
nets, victory is ours. team as last year's. This junior actly this exercise which the
Immediately after the Christ- laden squad which posted aintramurals provide in an 01'mas
holidays, the Fairfieldites 17-10 mark for the season had ganized manner.
travel to Rose aill to meet the second best defense in New Exercise, however, is not the
Fordham which is well on its (Cont'd on Page 9, Col. 1) only purpose of the games.
There is also a social aspect in-volved.
Rafferty Leads Stags
The sports program enables In his first varsity sta'rting
the students to meet other stu- assignment, Larry Rafferty pachave
been a model for ··the ag- dents whom they w 0 u 1d not ed the Stags to an 83-68 win
gressive Stags. meet off the competitive field, over Adelphi on Monday. Raf-
Outside the gym Joe has also thus widening the social life of ferty drove repeatedly and
proved himself as a successful the student to include the whole swished the cords with his acstudent.
A European History campus. curate jump shot to the tune of
major, Mr. Russoniello has main- For the sixth year in ,a row, 14 first half points on 7 for 7
tained a high scholastic record. the intramural program is under from the floor.' "Raff" wound up
Now in his senior year, Joe the guidance of Fr. Augustine J. thee vening with 18 points,
is an active member of the Stu- Caffrey, S.J. He has done much missing only one shot _ a free
dent Council and has played an for the program together with throw attempt.
influential role in attempting to the recent aid of Fr. William
establish an honor system at Egan, S.J.; but ,as he readily. Nick Macarchuk with 19
Fairfield. Joe is also a member points out, it is the student body points - 16 in the second half,
of the Russian Circle and the that makes the program what Bob Hutter with 18, and Fred
St. Ives Pre-Legal Guild. After it is. Weismiller with 15. also aided
graduation, he plans to do grad- There would be no g;a me s the Stag offensive. Frank Mcuate
work in preparation for a without participants, so it is up Anulty, before he fouled out,
career in the foreign service. to the students to see that the and Weismiller played well on
Whatever he does, Joe will al- program is a success. defense.
ways have the well wishes of
all those whom he has come in Fr. Caffrey's work includes the In the preliminary game,
contact at Fairfield University. organization, pur c h as i n g of Stan Poole (25) and Pat Burke
equipment, and supervision of (23) led the Frosh to their sec-the
games. In addition to the and straight win, 78-70: Steve
two faculty ,advisors, a student Sherman of the losers had 33
-this year it is Bill Kelley, points, 23 of which came in the
takes care of the distribution second half.
of equipment and related tasks.~_., ..,...,,__
Stags Face Canisius, St. Peter's,
Fordham, lona, In' Coming Month
.:'iII_ Plan now for your
"';&BERMUDA
College Week
1963
bigger, busier,
better than ever!
• Informal welcoming dance to start
the fun.
• College Day at the Beach ... the
biggest beach party of the year.
• All-day cruise to historic St.
George. Luncheon. Calypso music.
Gombey DanCers.
• Round RObin Tennis Tournament.
• College Talent Revue.
• Fun Festival 'with jazz Concerts,
choral groups, dance contests,
• Barbecue LQ!1.cheon.
• Sightseeing.
• Special Tennis Trophies.
ALL YOURS AT NO CHARGE
During the Christmas vaca- By WALTER LEES
h rf I Together with every cham-tion:
.the Sta,gs ost powe u pionship club there is a power
Cantslus College, led by All- behind' the scenes to whom
American candidate, Bill O'Con- 'much credi,t is due. As Tri-State
nor (2'2.8 ppg). The Griffins, 12-9 champions for three straight
last year, l?st fiye le~term7n, years, the Stags have leaned
but have eight returmng, In- heavily on the services of maneluding
their top three scorers ager, trainer, and friend, Joe
and rebounders. Behind O'Con- Roussoniello. Joe, who hails
nor is their top rebounder and from Jersey City, N.J. where he
second leading scorer, Tom pl,ayed guard for a powerful St.
Chester (15.7 ppg». Rounding Peter's Prep grid team, comes
out the starting five are 5'11' to Fairfield after graduation in
guard Pat Turtle (7.6 ppg), Tony '59 and became head manager of
Gennari 00.6 ppg), 5'10" guard the varsity basketball squad
Joe Bossert and either Dick during his freshman year. Since
MoClory or 6'4" soph Frenk that time, he has been responsible
for many of the improvements
in the Athletic Department
of the university. In his
second year, he became trainer
for the team, a position in
which he has earned the respect
of every Fairfield athlete. His
quick wilt and undying spirit
ALL·AMERICAN Candidate Bill
O'Connor leads Canisius College
when they invade the Fairfield
gym next Thursday. The Stamford
resident is making a bid to
become the all time Griffin high
scorer.
By JOHN SCOTT
This' year, the Stags face
some of the to.ghest competition
yet under coach Ckorge
Bisacca. Here is how some of
the opposition shapes up:
Tonight the Stags meet
Southern Connecticut State. The
Owls ahve at least three returning
lettermen from an 11-11
squad, induding their highscoring
cenetr,. Tracy - 24 vs.
the Stags last year. The other
returnin.g lettermen are Lopes
and Smith. Sever~ sophs help
to bolster this unproven team.
The Bisaccamen should have
little tro.uble with this team
which lost to Manhattan, 83-'!)1.
The Stags travel to N.J. to
m e e t Fair~igh-Dickinson 0 n
Dec. 15. Fairleigh, despite the
loss of Fox and Godzenovich,
two of the top ten scorers in
the Tri-State last year, are
probably the toughest league foe
the FlU men will face this year.
Returning lettermen include
senior capt. Lou Alberto (9.8
.• ppg), 6'4" John Porasto (10.3
ppg) and junior guard Lou Ravettine
(9.8 ppg). This 'game
clJuId determ~ne the outcome of
the Tfi-6tate League this year.
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The Fairfield University Tennis
Team will be getting off to
an early start this year in preparation
for its expanded spring
schedule. Fr. James Ring, S.J.,
has announced plans to have the
team practice on indoor courts
throughout the winter.
'I'he workouts will be held at
,the newly finished Norwalk
Tennis Center, a modern, beamless,
"bubble type" structure.
'I'he building houses two hardtrue
composition courts, which
will be reserved for the Foairfield
Tennis Team for two hours each
week of Dec. 9. Fr. Ring said
the practice sessions will last a
period of 21 weeks. He hopes
that playing this winter will enable
his team to be in the best
possible shape for the spring
schedule, which has been lengthenedto
include at least 12
ma,tches. Gerry Magner, Matt
Carroll, Jim Poole, Quentin
Greeley, Nick Ovidow, and
Brian T,art are among those who
are expected ,to swing the strings
this winter. \
By JACK McTAGUE
They said it couldn't be done
but Fairfield University has organized
a cheering squad known
·as the Court Jesters, that are
guaranteed to last through the
season. 'I'his, however, will not
be the only addition to the
basketball motnhs. A dixiel'and
band composed of members
from both the sophomore and
freshman class will complement
the Jesters. The Jesters will
made their first appearance on
December 10 when the Stags
clashed with Adelphi.
The constitution of the new
club has been written and
awaiJts ratification by the Student
Council. Once the constitution
is approved, the Jesters will
become an official club opened
to all. The purpose of the Court
Jesters is to foster 'and direct
the spirit at the U's home basketball
games. This purpose can
only be accomplished by the
active cooperation of the student
body. This year let us 'all vocal·
ly back our Stags. Let us' all
join in and cheer!
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The tempo of the Fairfield
University ,traek team slows
down somewhat over the winter
months. The coach is available
only on a part time basis, and
the. workouts are up to the individual.
Another factor that discourages
running is that those
involved must practice on the
roads of the campus.
The schedule for the next
few months includes ·three
A.A.U. sponsored handicap development
meets held over the
Clli"istmas holidays irr the 102nd
regiment armory in Manhattan.
In January, the .ten week schedule
of weekend indoor meets
commences. These meets are
held in the 'big' cilties in a large
arena such as M'adison Square
Garden. 'I'hey have certain categories
for college mile relays, in
which our team could compete.
Some of these meets include the
Millrose Games, the New York
A.C. games and the Philadelphia
Inquirer Meet. During the same
periJod that these meets are held,
the CTC sponsors a relay and
an individual championships at
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Jimmy Daly, Jerry Norton, John
Guerin - frosh Jim Milton and
Gene Mangiardi and other newcomers.
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~y JOHN SCOTT
SPORTS SLANTS
The '62·'63 basketJbaU season opened last week as
,the Stags edged past a scrappy YeshivC'. five by a
meager five ,point mavgin. Then last'Satuvday, the Bisaccamen
received an unexpeded jolt from the Terriers
of St. Francis College. In neither of these games did
the team look good. Noteworthy individual performam~
es were turned irns'gainst Yesh~va by Hutter, Macarchuk,
and Rafferty. Against St. Francis, no one ,individual
could be picked as hav:ill'g done a noteworthy
jab. Fleeting moments of above palf performances were
tUlfned in, but again the team did not look good.
As has been sa1id before, the loss of Jenkins will be
felt. This does not mean to say that Wa'gner or someone
else will not fit into the Stag pattern. Obviously, Coach
Bisacca has not settled on his starting five. Hutter, Macairchuk
and Weismiller are assured of a starting berth.
'I1he remaining positions can be filled by any of the following
combinations - Wagner and McAnulty, Wagner
and Kilty, Wagner and Rafferty, Srpqnz'a and Kilty,
Sponza and Hafferty or even Rafferty and Kilty. Based
on perdiormances ,in fue first 1Jwo .games, the combination
of Rafferty ,and Wagner comes closest to filling the biU.
In any case, Coach Bisacca is s1JiH expeI'limenting, look-ing
for the rtgtht combination. Conducled by JOHlr TIMME:L
Question: Is the pr_nt aporte pro-
The loS'S to St. Francis from one point of view gram at Fairfield adequate'
Answers: could be attributed. to the fact that the team as sucih Patrick Hudey-'M
h 1 ed "I think there is a lack of has not jelled. Also the fact that the team fas pay facilities and a seeming lack of
both games away has not helped. They have not yet had student enthusiasm."
a real taste of student sl1tnnrort at home. The loss should James Crowley-'53 l:'l:'~ "At the present moment I
shake tilie team and serve as a stimulus for a bettelf feel that -we have an adequate
showing in the future. sports program. We are still a
small school without a large
Frosh alumni to help support a major
The fu'eshrnan team was reatlly impressive in its sports program. The cost of a
football team would be too profirst
outing, espeoi1aly the big three - Burke, Branche hibitive and with a baseball
and Poole. This team as a unit and individual players team we don't have enough of
may rewrite several of the records before the end of a season to push it as a major
sport. It wouldn't be able to
t!he season. start until April, and. then with
Hutter Easter and finals you would
have only about a month of
Bob Hutter is Irapidly approaching the 1,000 point playing time, which is really too
mark and several records. According to a reliable short. Our intramural program
source, there will be an appropriate "ceremony" to covers th~ entire year and is
composed of most of the stu-mark
the momentous occasion of Bob's 1,OOOth point. dents. I feel that it is quite
Student .Athletic Association adequate."
h S d A A Arthur McDonneU-'U P1ans are undeI1Way to reactivate t e tu ent .., "1 definitely think that we
but along slightly different lines tJh:an it was several need a more complete sports
Years 'ago. The membership will be composed of the plan. More varsity activity such
as football and hockey would
managers of all varsity sports (some t'eams are withaut not only give more irtterest to
a- manager), the student assistant of the IntramulI'al sports but would be a financial
Program, Vlarsity scorers, statisticians, etc., and some stimulus for more sports on
campus."
interested students. If the number of interested stu- Al VeIotro-'S6
d h '11 b fo . l~"'+'; "Judging as a Freshman by ents is too great, t ere W,l e SOIlle norm r se =';'v~on what I've seen and heard so 'far,
employed. . -the sports program now is good.
The pUTlpose of the A.A. will be to better unite the But for wider interest to suit
athletic pro01ram on campus. For eX',amtnle, if the track more students, there should be
bl:' more varsity and Freshman
team seeks timekeepers for a IIleet, the A.A. willI supply sports with more stress on wider
them. diffusion."
George O'Connell-'13
Plans for the formation of the club wi'll be discuss- "It is true that the sports pro-ed
at a meeting in the Conference Roam in Oampion gram at Fairfield is adequate,
Hall immediately following the Christmas Banquet on but this does not necessarily
mean that it is complete. On the
Dec. 17. All the a1bove mentioned, and any interested intramural level the sports prostudents
should attend. gram seems to fulfill the desires
of the students to participate in
WNAB Broadcasts some type of athletic activity.
In addition to the seven games listed in the ~ast Where the sports program is
lacking, I believe, is on the varissue
of the STAG whtich WNAB will broadcast, spon- sity level. We have one major
sored by the Fairfield Motor Inn, three games will be sport at Fairfield which is natur-
.sponsore·d .by the Fa:J·.,.J...laUeId CIeaners. r.Ln'hey ,are R1'der, atilmlye pliemriiotedd. Atot thoinsetimpaertsicchuolaorl
Canisius 'and Adelphi. spirit is high and is usually lim-
Tickets ited to this period. If there was
A. reminder that tickets are available for the six one other major sport 'at Fair-field,
which in all probability
maj'Or h'OIlle games ·until two weeks prior to tJhe game. would be baseball, this would
AgCllin, each student is guaranteed one student ticket extend the spirit of the student
during the period 1Jwo weeks prior to the O1!'1me. Com- body to most of the school year
b~ and result in better student
mencing two weeks pI'ior to the game the student will unity with others and the
be allowed to purchase any num1ber of the available ~h~~1l Tbumm-'U
general admission tickets. Remember the "safe" period "As of now, the organized
for purchase of tickets to the Canisius game has a'lready sports at Fairfield are as good as
one could expect. Save fall, all
expired. Tilckets a<re now being sold on a first come, seasons are well represented by
first served basis. The safe period for the U.B. game good teams. Football would be
ends Dec. 29 - buy your tickets before the holliday. great at Fairfield, but presently
it is out of the question." Fm the Seton Hall game, the "safe" period ends on Frank Slavlsh-'66
Jan. 2. "Due to the great expense, I
can see why we do not have a
By tJhe v~ay, since many students either never football team, but I can't see
had (?), or lost, their Fa'irfield ID, I'm sure the Athletic why we can't have other sports
Office wiH consent to sell a ticket' as long'as.the'person such as wrestling, boxing, soccer,
crew and lacrosse. Another
has some ID. 0' (Cont'd on.~age to., .Col.. 5i .
By P. GARRY and A. DOIfNELLY the one bright spot for the
The 1962-1963 campaign was losers. Sparked by Rafferty and
tipped off at Power Memorial Kenny Wagner, the Stags closed
gym on Tuesday, Dec. 6, with
the Stags squeaking by a scrap- the gap to one with twelve sec-py
Yeshiva five, 68-63. onds to go, but Alexander's last
Bob Hutter continued his per- second lay-up ruined the Stags'
s('nal battle with the hoop by hopes.
snagging 29 points, followed by Fairfield Frosh basketball
Nick Macarchuk with 19 points., team commeneed their season
Podhurst and Gialla garbbed with 'an impressive offensive
scoring honors with 13 points dispIay in a 95-86 triumph over
for the losers, while "bitted"
Garsman directed the floor the Little Terriers of St. Fran-game
before fouling out in the cis. 6',4" Pat Burke's 40 opint
last ten minutes. performance broke the frosh in-qividual
game scoring record of
The Stags never completely· 38 set last year by Joel Pascale.
dominated the game. Leading
by as much as -twelve points, The fine shootin.g of Burke
the Stags succumbed to the and the excellent playmaking
feverish press of Yeshiva. of Stan Poole led the Stags to
a 49-43 halftime bulge. In the
In the Stags' second encoun- second half, Mike Branch's timeter
of the '62-'63 season, t1J.ey ly points plus the combined
opposed the Terriers of Saint strong play of Burke and Poole
Francis Colle.ge, and, after lead- held off the Tertiers' ralIiy and
ing for more than three quar- clinched the victory.
ters of the game, were over- In addition to B\lrke's 40,
come 5'1-54._ Po~r, shooting and Poole registered 23 while
listless· play on both sides Branch added l~.. Howard Haag
marked the contest in which
both teams at one point failed of the losers netted 24.
to score a point for as much as
five minutes.
Stag Varsity 1.1; Frosh Win
As Burke Sets Scoring Record
Trades made the news in the The Yankee front office, on
Metropolitan Area sports scene the other hand, is one of the
tllis month, as the Yankees sent foundations upon which their
Bill Skowron to Los Angeles for success is built. It always looks
righthander Stan Williams, and like they have the best end of a
the Knickerbockers sent both trade. They've done it again,
Willie Naulls and Kenny Sears swapping Moose Skowron for
to San Francisco for Tom Gola. Stan Williams.
While the first trade has gen- Skowron had outlived his use-fulness
in New York and he
erally been praised as a good knew for the last two years that
sound deal, one wonders what
motivated the Knickerbocker he was trade-bait. Now, either
.trade. Joe Pepitone, Dale Long or
Hector Lopez will take over at
Though Gola is better than first base and it is doubtful that
Sears, he has never really lived the big guy's bat will be missed.
up to his potential. Naulls had The addition of Williams to
proven class and ability and the the pitching staff leaves the
two-for-one trade with him on Yanks with four top-flight startthe
long end doesn't seem like a ers (Ford, Terry and Stafford
wise one. On top of that, Gola being the other three). Williams
will be playing a new position will strengthen the New York
(forward) with the Knicks, and defense quite a bit' and the Yanit
is unlikely that he will be an kee pin stripes may strengthen
instant sensation. Williams.
No one can figure out that For Ralph Houk, it's going to
Knick front office, but if they be a great winter, looking ahead
want to start winning, they had to spring training.
better start m a kin g some For Eddie Donovan, the long,
"smart" trades. hard haul is just beginning.·
OPINION POLL
In the first half, with Co-cap- CCont'd from Page 9, Col. 3)
tain Nick Macarchuk's 14 points, addition which I think would be
the St~gs held a 33-31 lead; but beneficial to the sports program
a TerrIers 2nd half rally spark- 'would be an exercise room.
ed by the outside shooting of From what I've seen thus far, it
- Tom Kurowski and the clutch appears to me that the adminisfoul
shooting of Dick Alexander tration gives very little support
spelled doom for the Stags. to athletic activities which
Larry Rafferty's ten point would cater to the majority of
splurge late in the game was students."
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LIBRARY
THE STAG
sessions. This fee pays for the adopted as a varsity sport.
rental of the rink. The only Mr. Canoll would like to have
prerequisite is that each partici- at least 6 more members in
pant have his own equipment. order to round out a full squad
The Hockey Club is the first of two teams. With the addition
successful attempt here at Fair- of these new members, there
field <to establish an athletic club would certainly ensue a comwith
the intention of evolving pletely successful season.
it into a varsity sport. If the The Club wishes to thank Fr.
support for this club remains Gallagher's office for its assiststrong,
there is a very good pos- ance in helping to organize this
sibility that the club could be team.
the Schaefer bear
haskell
p..,.lD
HOCKEY
(Coat'. fI'oID Pap 8, Col. 3)
Aceording to the club's organizer,
Matt Carroll '64, the team
hopes to scrimmage some nearby
high school and college teams
after the Christmas vacation.
.Anyone wishing to sign up after
Christmas may contact Mr.
Carroll at EDison 9-2150. The
registration fee is $11.00 for ten
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Professor Eaton has served as
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chairman of the New England
section of the American Physical
Society, and was a member
of the governing board -of the
American Institute of Physics.
He received the Oersted Medal
in 1955 for notable contributions
to the teaching of physics.
Dr. Heller recently returned
from Europe where he presented
papers in Paris to the Societe
de Biologie and the Centre National
de la RecherchJ! Scientifique.
He has jus't been appointed
to a panel of the Space
Science Board of the National
Academy of Sciences National
Research Council, a group whose
function will be to work with
and assist the National Astronautic
and Space Administration
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S. RADH~KKISHNAR, PRESIDENT OF INDIA, autographs a
copy of hIS book for Fr. Rousseau. The visit .with the president
was one of Father's stops, during his trip to India this past
summer.
Three guest lecturers have
been named to partic'pate in
Fairfield University's in-service
institute for high school mathema'tics
and science teachers
which is presented in coopera'
tion with the National Science
Foundation.
Dr. John A. Barone. institute
direotor, said Professor Vernet
E. Eaton of Wesleyan University,
editorial advisor for "Science
and Math Weekly" addressed
physics teaches November
10. Dr., John H. Heller, a
recent appointee to the Space
Science Board of the National
Academy of Sciences National
Research Council, will lecture to
biology instructors December 1
and Professor Warren M. Hirsch
of NYu will address mathematics
teachers on December 1.
The high school 'teachers meet
each Saturd.ay at Fairfield University
to continue specializing
in their field of study or to pur- •
sue a course related to their I
teaching area. All are attending
the ,institute through scholarships
made possible by NSF
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'Xlmes word that Mike Kiernan,
'62, is a graduate assistant to
English professor, John Pick.
Mike is officially editorial as-:;
istant fur "Renascence," a quar~
erly critical journal published
IW Catholic Renascence society.
'nhe magazine, printed at the
TJniversity Press, reaches about
600 subscribers, most of whom
'ire teachers, librarians, writers
and professional people.
In fulfilling its aim to' promot~
literary criticism and to evalu'
ite contemporary literature
"Renascence' 'includes critique~
')f such writers as T. S. Eliot
'Francois Maurice, G r a h ,a m
Greene and Ernest Hemingway,
Duties
Mike's duties include readin!,
manuscripts, adapting them tr
the publication style sheet, authenticating
quotations and references
and mailing ,finished
copies to suscribers.
In his capacity Kiernan is
unique: he is neither a teachinp'
'isistant, nor a research assistant.
He said he also feels Hke a nonconformist
because he believe~
graduate students should find
time to get together with confreres.
"It is the nature of a gmd
student to be a little microcosm"
he said. '
Kiernan combats this tendency
by eating in the Union
grill and taking an active role
in the Graduate association. He
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SIMOT, activities for studentf
"stuck in Milwaukee on Thanks·
giving."
Reasons for Marquette
Although he was offered other
assistantships, Kiernan, a native
of Meridan, Conn., picked Marquette
because he was impress-ed
with the volume of faculty
publications.
Kiernan, '62 Works
On "RenAS(enoo"
take. During my interview with during our talks was, "Why can't
him, Fr. Rousseau dolefully re- American Catholic colleges do
marked, "There is too much more in arranging for full four
misery." year scholarships for carefully
Continuing, he said this is selected Catholic leaders of the'
where the obstacle appears. The Eastern countries?" The Bishop
Westerner, wishing to help, then of New Delhi and the archbishop
confronted with the bitter con- of Bombay and both personally
ditions, is stopped by a definite assured Fr. Rousseau that this
emotional blockade. He normal- training of Indian Catholic elite
ly would say, "What can I do in the West is very important.
among all this suffering?" and Almost all Indian leaders are
then he would give up before Western trained. This assures
trying. them of the knowledge and
Fight For Survival prestige necessary for men with
Although the country is un- their respansibilities. The Inderdeveloped
and industrially dian Catholic community has
backward, they are making pre- ~ufficient primary. and secondary
gress but this progress is diffi- education, but there is not one
cult to perceive against its bleak Catholic llniversity in all of Inexterior.
In order for the West- dia. The number of university
erner to see this advance and trained Catholic men is small.
contribute to it, he must over- It is vitally important that
come the "barrier" ofmiscon- the Indian be given help in the
ception. Fat h 'e r emphatically West for the education of' his
stated, "India is not merely an- leaders. Father believes the
oth~r und:erdeveloped country Catholic universities have an
trymg to mdustrialize itself it obligation to them.
is literally fighting for survi~al Fr. Rousseau fulfilled his pursurvival
as a country and as ~ oose which was to gain a fuller
demo~racy." He went on to say knowledge of the E a s t ern
that It deserves' all -the help it people and their religions. Along
can get from us. with this knowledge, he brought
The second drawback in un- back facts concerning the needs
derstanding the Eastern civili- of the East, ideas on how to
zation is their exclusive religion 'help, and, relating to our oblin
is physically unattractive and gations, thoughts to ponder on.
somewhat repulsive.
The religions consist of fantas~
ic statues with many hands
WhICh are hoI din g severed
heads. These are painted with
r:d lead, covered with smelly
oIls, and hidden in obscure
niches full of dirt and gloom.
Their ceremonies consist of
breaking coconuts on the statues,
pouring oils over them and
w?ving fire. All this is going on
~Ith people roaming about, talk'
ng and shouting while a loud
band is blaring in the background.
The "barrier of emotions"
is again erected. In order
~o overcome it, their religion
"l1ust be studied. Then it can be
nomorehended by the Western
rnind.
One must realize what lies
hehind their eccentric devotions.
At the heart there lies authentic
religio~s experience although in
our mmds the impulse created
;s one of repulsion and fear
'T'his fear may so overpower on~
~hat he would think, "These
"eoole are mad, I'm leaving."
~o help can come from that at~
itude and the East is willfully
forgotten because of our fears
of the unusual.
As regards our relationship
to the world of the East, Fr.
~ousseau has arrived at some
'-'onclusions based on his per~
onal reactions. He believes that
we need to become more aware
')f our international responsihilities
and increase Catholic
t'larticipation in American foro;
gn services such as the PeacE'
Coros. .
How can we, (students and
teachers) involved in the aca"
I.emie life, assist these npr,nl,,"
One way would be through aca-
lemic research on Eastern areas.
'T'hese nations are so busy surviving,
they haven't been able
to develop "self study," a research
into their own society
'ind an analysis of their problems.
A study by American
Catholic scholars into the humanities
and social sciences of
these countries would re-enforce
their progress. This search
for the truth would assist them
because a contribution to knowledge
is a contribution to society.
Referring to the previous
suggestions, Fr. Rousseau remarked,
"A well structured
series of courses on a 'general
level and eve n a specialized
level (graduate work) would
not only broaden the humanist
atmosphere of a Liberal Arts
curriculum, but would also fill
a real need in these countries
and the world." He noted it is
surprising that with the international
character of the Catholic
Church plus its trained per'
sonnel weare lagging so far be
·hind in, Asian· studies., ' ,
An~ther ; ,:question',,' proposed
PERSONALITY
(Cont'd from Page 2, Col. 1)
SPORTS
(Cont'd from ~age 8, Col. 3)
~ngland - second to .~ssumphon.
The starting five includes
6'3" George Peterson, 6'2" John
Murphy, 6'3" Bob SOOey, 6'2"
Jim Swan and possibly George
Munson at the other fOI"Ward.
The Stags' will win this one in
another harel-fought game.
LIU. which lost three early
season starters, Les Oampbell,
Johnson, and Schroeder have
six returning lettermen from a
12-9 team. Heading the list of
performers are Rieky Dos
Anjos, Mike Couch and Stan
Kerman, all of whom figure to,
start this year. Rounding out
the starting five are sophs
Charley Hellman and 6'4~! ,for-
'(Cont'd on Pa'ge ·ls.Co1.' 5)
suggestion which he is willing
to work for. They constantly
criticize, but never supply anything
but words to remedy the
situation.
Q. Wha,t is your greatest experience
,at F.U.?
A. 'My campaign for Senior
Class Presidency.
Q. What have you received
from Fairfield.
A. E~tra curdculars have given
me more confidence in myself
and a keener sense of
responsibiHty.
One of our basic jobs while a
student is to prepare ourselves
for our careers when we leave
Fairfield. We must be able to
make decisions ourselves and
develop a strong moral fiber
which will withstand the temptations
of a materialistic society.
We must be strong enough to
follow the principles our education
'at F'airfield has given us.
Fr. Rousseau Com,mentsOn India
0-- Poverty, 'Eccentric' Religious Rites'
By JOHN Nl1ZZ0
A Fulbright fellowship for the
summer of 1962 was awarded to
Rev. Richard Rousseau, S.J.,
an associate professor of Theology.
Fr. Rousseau wished to enlarge
his knowledge of Far Eastern
Religions. For five weeks
during this past summer, he attended
a seminar at Osmania
University which was complemented
by vi~its to many famous
Eastern landmarks.
Leaving the U.S., he disembarked
at New Delhi. After a
brief stay, the Taj Mahal, in
Agra, was the next point of
interest. From there, south to
Hyderabad and Osmania University.
Barnares, the Holy City
of Hinduism was his next stop
on the way to Calcutta. At Calcutta,
Fr. Rousseau surveyed the
intense poverty of the people.
In this city of over 5 million
people, the sidewalks were
covered by beggars who slept
in these same streets by night.
He closed his tour of Indian
cities with stops at Bangalore,
a resort area, and Bombay·
which is the most modern, most
Western, and the most commercial
of all Indian cities.
Having journeyed to India by
way of Europe, the return trip
home took in Bangkok, Hong
Kong, and Tokyo.
Organized by the U.S. Educational
Foundation of India the
seminar took in every aspe~t of
Indian life encompassing India's
past and present. Future hopes
and desires of the struggling
country were also discussed.
One of Fr. Rousseau's reaction~
after the trip was that IndIa
needs our help in many ways.
He commented that the reason
we do not assist to our full
capacity is because of the Westerner's
difficulty in understanding
the Eastern civilization.
Too Much Misery
-There are two problems which
bring about this difficulty, the
first of which is 'our reaction to
the "horribly obvious" poverty.
The average national income is
$60.00 per year. The average life
span is 40 years although many
children die before the age of
five. This poverty is hard to
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for the East Germans, especially
the skilled workers.
East Berlin must be a part of
East Germany, and the West
must recognize the Russian's
puppet state of East Germany.
The West must recognize the
Red status quo behind the Iron
Curtain.
"Where do we stand?" asked
Dr. Norman. "Are we who have
most of the legal rights going
to let the Soviets get away with
their illegitimate antics? The
difference between the Soviets
and the Americans is that they
play chess while we play checkers!"
INTRAMURAlS
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down the trees behind Loyola
and to construct a field there.
However, nothing definite hag
been decided as yet.
Fr. Caffrey has also said that
he is open to ,all "intelligent
gripes" concerning the programs.
As it stands now the program
can be considered only as "fair.PO
One 'I"eason for this is the lack
of interested students participating
in the games. It is known
that many students who are
interested -are too lazy to sign
up and participate. If this attitude
can be beaten, the program
,as a whole will be greatly
improved. Another fault that
has been n<>ticed is that many
of the students take the games
too seriously, and .as the idea
of "win or die" increases, the
fun and benefit of the games
decreases.
We offer a salute to Fr. Caffrey
and Fr. Egan foT their fine
work and we insert ·a plea to
the stud~nts to show more interest
and, by ·all means enjoy
the games.
Remember - "A SOU N D
MIND IN A SOUND BODY!"
"The Soviets are playing a
shell game in Cuba and Berlin,"
began Dr. John Norman, "and
the only time they want us to
keep our eye on the ball is when
they don't want us to see what
they have up their sleeve."
Accepting an invitation from
the German Club, Dr. Norman
recently spoke on the topic "Retreat
in Berlin?"
"The Soviets, who have broken
just about every treaty that
they have entered into since
World War Two, have repeatedly
made us take a defensive
position on issues in which they
have stepped bey 0 n d their
rights," continued Dr. Norman.
He pointed out that the Soviets
have adopted a unique policy
that has helped them retain a
relatively good position in the
eyes of the neutralists. After an
act of aggression they will call
for a conference to negotiate a
compromise. If the U.S. refuses
to negotiate" the Soviets are
quick to point an accusing finger
at the U.S. as being opposed
to compromise, thereby alienat-ing
the neutralists. .
What are the goals of Nikita
Khurshchev in regards to the
Berlin situation? Dr. Norman
noted the following:
West Germany is not to be
armed, especially with nuclear
weapons.
West Germany must be detached
from NATO.
All western troops are to
leave West Germany and West
Berlin.
The U.S. must be discredited
in the eyes of the neutrals and
allies, and a wedge driven between
them.
West .Berlin must cease being
the showcase of democracy and
prosperity alongside tattered
East Berlin.
West Berlin must be removed
as an avenue of mass exodus
Russian Aims ~n W. Germany,
Berlin, Stated bv Dr. Norma·n 01
Support
:J)"llar
Name Dr. Murphy
To Psych. Council
REFLECTIONS
MICHAEL LAWRENCE
A NOT-50-TENDER TRAP
Some of you, dear readers, are no doubt contemplating
careers in industry and business after your graduation.' Before
you make your final decision in this regard, you should know
the answer to this question:
"Once in' business, may I legally go out of business?" Scoff
not at my question; the answer just might be no.
Back in 1956 there was a textile mill in South Carolina, the
Darlington Company. h that year a labor union succeeded by
a margin of 8 votes in winning an election to unionize the company.
The union had campaigned on the platform of higher wages
and more fringe benefits for the workers in the mill. The organizers
didn't mention in their proselytizing that Darlington
already paid higher wages than competitors and that it had been
losing money for several years. It is unfortunate that they didn't,
assuming that they had in mind the benefits of the mill's workers;
for when the union won the election, on the basis of higher
wages to be paid for out of non-existent profits, the company's
management followed the only course open to them: they dissolved
the company. And this was no management maneuver of
.a disguised lockout 0 starve out the union; all machinery was
sold, the customers of the company had to look elsewhere for I
their suppliers - nothing remained of the once established com-pany
except a law suit. _
The union sued the Milliken family, which owned 70 percent
of Darlington stock, along with many other business holdings, on
the grounds that dissolution of the company immediately after
the installment of a union was an unfair labor practice, and thus
actionable under the National Labor Relations Act. The union
argued to the National Labor Relations Board that all the financial Dr. Vincent M. Murphy,
holdings of the Milliken family should be held responsible for assistant professor of psychology
either hiring the workers or making compensation to them for and assistant director of psychotheir
losses. logieal services at Fairfield Uni-
The NLRB's decision (by a vote of 3 Democrats against 2 versity, has been named to the
Republicans: the Milliken family must pay to all the ex-employees board of directors of the "Cathoof
Darlington every cent they would have earned had they been .lie Counselor," a national proworking
there these past six years, unless they had gotten another fessional journal in the field of
job at comparable pay. guidance.
The significance of all this to you future businessmen? Last year, Dr. Murphy was
Suppose some day you. find yourself the owner of a corset manu- named editor of the publication.
facturing concern and a beer distillery. The distillery is losing He also is associated with the
money, and the workers are striking for a 25 hour week at $6.50 .American Psychological, the
an hour; you know you can no longer operate both businesses. American Catholic PsychologiWell,
you've just got to stretch your corsets to pay for your beer. 081, and New York State Deans
But there may be hope yet. The Milliken attorneys did not and Guidance Personnel associargue
their case on the very broad grounds of whether or not ations, and serves as vice presia
company may stop doing business; they based their case on the dent and one of the founders of
grounds of liability: is a company which folds held responsible the Western New York ClI:tholi~
for finding jobs for its displaced w~rkers? Guidance Counci,l.
So the case will be appealed, and the courts will have to Dr. Murphy's academic inter-answer
the simple question: can a business go out of business? est is in the study of emotional
When this very elementary choice is presented to an American factors in sch<>lastic perform-judge,
can he answer "No"? snce.
·--··~·f~··."..
In all 50 states; the big switch is to Marlboro
Remember 1955, when Marlboro came to town? Suddenly,
the U.S. had a flavor cigarette with a filter on the end. Sales
grew in every town, in every state. Today the whole place is
Marlboro country-land of the filter cigarette with the unfiltered
taste. Behind this popularity is the famous Richmond
recipe of ripe tobaccos (the finest grown), and the pure white
Selectrate Filter.~~c,kor b?:,! r~~ get a lot to like.
December 12. 1962 THE STAG Page 13
j
J
ed to "enhance the setting of
the statue."
The statue will be carved in
Italy of Carrara marble' and the
estimated cost is abo u tone
thousand dollars. The plans call
for a wide patio-like effect before
the statue which will be
set in a niche. There will be a
low wall of brick extending
some twenty feet from each side
of the statue and evergreens
will be planted along this wall,
"It is hoped that this project
will see fulfillment this coming
year during the month of May,"
said Fr. Joseph Murphy, S.J.
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SALARY $5,500
PLUS LIBERAL FRINGE BENEFITS WHILE YOU TRAIN
- PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES TO OVER $20,000 ~
You must file application by Dec. 24, 1962 ....
Start work July 1, 1963
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MAIL TO
NEW YORK STATE IAII.. DEPARTMENT
100 CHURCH STREET, NEW YORK 7. N. Y.
Or contact Banking' Dept:,otflces in Albany, Buffalo, Rochester or Syracuse.
" ,
JUtle g/((ld~ .
WANT A CAREER IN BANKINGP
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Our Lady of The Way Shrin,e
A shrine in honor of Our Lady
of the Way will be erected on
campus. This idea was conceived
by a group of Sodalists in 1958.
The reason for honoring Our
Lady under this title was due
to an article in the Flos Campi
(now the Layman) which explained
an old Jesuit custom of
saying three Hail Marys and the
invocation, "Our Lady of the
Way, pray for us," before taking
an auto trip of some distance.
Around this time, the student
body was saddened by the I----------~----------------·
deaths of three Fairfield stu- 'LAYMAN~ ARTICLE
dents during the summer, all
victims of auto accidents. The GIVES SOUTHERN VIEW
inaugurators of the Shrine idea
felt that if this custom was progressively
built up amongst the
students - possibly the number
of fatal accidents 'Would be
lessened.
Financial Aspect
The project was supposed to
Grotto To Be Located •take three years. Each Sodalist
Opposite Parking .4rea was to give.one. day's pay ~rom
some lucratlve Job he obtamed.
Other financial means were
added later on, such as the So:'
dality Dance and Raffle. Occasionally,
gifts were received to
augment the small but progressively
increasing amount which
would defray the expenses of
the Shrine.
The location of the proposed
Shrine is opposite the entrance
to the Loyola parking space.
This area is natural and while
some of the trees will have to
be removed, more will be plant-
COIIf OPERATED
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Open 24 Hra. - 7 Daya • Week
20e Wash - lOe Dry
•
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JIFFY LAUNDROMAT
located directlY' behind AII:P liquor store OD
THE POST ROAD. FAIRnELD. COIflf.
CI.earwatl!r S-I082
on Dec. 1. The attendance of
about five hundred people added
to the ultimate success of the
mixer.
Brother Bill Reidy, Membership-
Insurance Ohairman, set a
new Council record by inducting
two classes in one semester.
!\. third is planned for early
March. With the added brothers,
the ranks of the Council
hcve swelled to" approximately
250 members. The Alumni who
have kept their membership in
thE Council bring this total close
to 300.
arrived
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K OF C NOTES
"Knighf:ime" finally
On the morning of the ninth,
the Ignatian Council held its
first Communion breakfast of
the semester. The Mass was in
McAuliffe Chapel and the breakfast
in Berchmans Hall. District
Dep"ty Murphy was the main
speaker at the breakfast.
Thirty-eight candidates were
inducted into the Ignal1;ian Council
K of C on Sunday, Dec. 9.
The class Wll'S named in honor
of Kenneth Dubuc, Past Grand
Knight of the Council and a '62
graduate of the University.
• • •
Photo by Pete Goss
THE KNIGHTS OF TUE MONTH for the past three months pose
in the K of C office for the STAG photographer. From left to
right, they are: Dick Lucey, Bill Reidy, and Otto ,Ko.enig.
By KIRK STOKES you are not careful, they'll
Shock burst like a fireworks make you as crazy as they are."
'Usplay in the eyes of friends None of these questions were
1nd relatives when I stated that unexpected. Before entering
r liked Fairfield UniversFty and Fairfield University, I would
wished to remain there as a stu- have posed the same questions
dent.' ".But how could you?" myself. Most Protestants and
Why don't you com~ back to Catholics have one trait in comof
an impersonal dispensa- the South and go to a nice mon - a lack of understanding
tion center. Covering'some of Christian school? Isn't 1t true for ,the other's religion.
the wall space would make the that they pay tern dol:lars at con- Although I have found that,
cafeteria an attractive place, not fessions to get aU their sins £or- both religions are similar in
so nondescript as it is now. given? How do you like their their basic beliefs, I did not
More culture was requested 'holier than thou' attitude? If a!ways feel this way. In· the
in a "Plea for a Comfortable South we rarely see a priest or
~tmosphere." "I suggest that waste be re- a nun. We do -see a faw Catho-
"The cling-clang, hum-drum duced especially in desserts, lIcs; but, unfortunately, most of
'ltmosphere of the cafeteria is bread and butter, juices; since them are fanatical. Most Catho3!
bhorrable (Ed. Note: ?). Why these are items students are free lics in the South become defen10t
have music piped in some- to choose or not choose to take sive as they cling desperately
how to drown out the cling- in whatever quantity they de- to their faith. The few Catho-
~lang and the other noises which sire:' lics I have known will give the
'ldd to the unpleasantness of the Humor Permeates Survey impressions of having allowed
~eteria?" I Repeatedly, humorous com- their re1i.gion to become an
One student expressed at ments emerged from the extra obsession. They wilol even be
The IgnaHan Bulletin, the length some of the problems he notes. One sheet had re
