Vol. 1- o. 2 Printed By Students Of Fairfield University October 5, 1949
Juniors, don't forget to buy your tickets early for the Junior I Class Harvest Hop to be held October 21 in Berchman's Hall.
Raymond O'Connor is chairman of the event.
The "Welcome Dance" Committee: Caspar Burke, Fred Frillici,
Charles Black, Harold Mullen and John Dieter.
In order to qualify as a candidate
for the Student Oouncil, the
signatures of twenty students
'are necessary. Each Junior and
Sophomore may Sign two and
only two nomin1altion blanks. The
sign'ing of more than two will
necessitate the disqutaHfication of
the Il'ominJalt:i'Ons involved.
Because the members of the
Freshmen Class have not as yet
had the opportun~ty to become
well acqutainted, the election of
their candidates will not take
place for several weeks. In this
way all those who are interested
in campaIgning for offi'ce will
have ample time to do. so.
Ba.lloting will be done according
to the Australian secret ballot
system. The time of the elections
will be October 27, from
nine o'clock until fO'Ut'. All students
are asked to vote during
any of, their free periods. Each
student will be handed a ballot
!after having had his name
checked from the "voting list."
The place of 1Jhe elections will
!be posted on the Student Council
Bulletin 'Board in the cafeteria
by the Election Commissioner.
In the event that two candidates
or more have accumula1ed
an ,amount of votes that differ
only slightly, the eight highest
Juniors and six highest Sophomores
wall automatiClally be
elected. Should there ,be a tie for
either eighth or sixth place, a
new election will be held at the
time of the Freshman elections.
The E 1 e c t ion Committee,
which Commissioner Edward
Cull has chosen, consists of two
Juniors, Donald Swanson and
Rdbert Whalen, and two Sophomores,
Charles Vernole and Fred
'I1artaro. The Committee is respons~
ble for conducting and
(Continued on Page Two)
Knights To Elect
Officers Oct. 14;
Meeting At Night
The Election Commission appointed for the coming elections.
Seated are: Charles Vernale, Edward Cull, Robert Whalen.
Standing are: Donald Swanson and Fred Tartaro.
Raymond Rossomando, President
of the Knights of Xavier,
announced that the elections of
club officers will take place Friday,
October 14. Members will
vote !for their candidates in
thelir free time during the day.
The first meeting of the year is
scheduled for the same evening
at 8:00 pm. The newly elected
officers will be installed at this
meeting.
Nominations for the new candidates
will begin on Monday,
October 10, and wIill run through
Wednesday, October 12. Nomin'ation
slips will be passed out and
only those members who have
paid their dues to October 7,
1949 will be qUal,ified to hold
office or to nominate candidates.
Freshmen who became members
of the club on "Reception Day"
Friday, September 23, are inc'Luded
among the elig~ble members.
In order to ·avoid confusion,
'a list of all the members in good
standing will .be posted on the
Bulletin Board.
The incumbents are: Raymond
Rossomando, President; Julius
Vasas, Vice-'President; Francis
Orlowski, Treasurer; Daniel Salv:
io, .Recording Secretary; and
Harold Doherty, Corresponding
Secrettary.
Mr. Rossom1ando announced
that <landid'ates for the office of
Vice..lPresident, Tre'asurer, RecordJing
Secretary and Corresponding
ISecretary may be
drawn from Ifhe Freshman,
(Continued on Page Two)
NominationsForSophs,
Juniors Begin TO'day
Nominations of the candidates for the Student
Council will begin today. Edward Cull, who has been
appointed Election Commissioner, announced that nomination
blanks are now available in the office of the
Dean of Men.
According to iriformation obtained
last week, mem!bers of the
Class of '51 will be able to place
their orders for Class rings toWiard
the end of October with
the possi'biliJty of delivery before
Christmas.
The welights of the rings and
their corresponding prices are as
follows: eleven (H) pennyweight,
$25.50 plus tax, fourteen
(14) pennywe.ighlt, $2-8.75 plus
tax, sixteen (16) pennyweight,
$30.00 plus tax. As for the type
of c:ut desired on the stone-a
red synthetic ruby-the student
may choose either a single or a
double facet. While there will be
a fee of fifty (50) cents levied fur
engraving an entire name on the
band of the ring, the purchaser's
in'itials will be engriaved free of
·charge.
It was near the close of 1948
thata' comm'ittee, headed by
Robert AllJard, was firs't organized
to make plans for the procuring
of rings for the Class of
'51. The work progressed
through the Spring of 1949 until
the present time when the ring
is about to become a reality.
From drlawings submitted by
fellows from the student body,
the ring committee selected a
design by Conrad Sternchak, at
present .0. Sophomore. His design
consisted of an embossed stag's
head on one side of the ring, with
the university seal on the other,
both surmounted by a red ruby.
Representatives from various
firms consulted with the ring
'committee and had their own
artists driaw 'up and submit
sketches from Mr. Sternch'ak's
drawing. From an array of samples,
drawings and bids whose
identification as to firm was concealed,
the committee and a
group independent of the committee,
voted and :flavored the
entries submitted by Dieges and
Clust of New York city.
All the samples were then
brought to a local jeweler who
examined them and declared the
die work of Dieges and Clust
superior. Although not a contributing
factor, the b'id submiJtted
by the firm was also considered
the most reasonable.
With the ·awardling of a three
year contract, Dieges and Clust
proceeded to prepare a die.
About a month ago, the firm's
represent'ative brought a plaster
bust to the univers.i1y to show
to Rev. Lawrence Langgullh,
S.J. and class adViisor Rev. Robert
MacDonnell, S.J., who made
minor suggestions. From the
plaster bust, a bronze model is
to be cast. Then the actual die
will be cast from the bronze
reproduction.
When the unhardened die is
prepared, a lead impression is to
be made. About the middle of
October, Ilhe lead impression of
the x'ing is to be here for inspection.
This will be the last model
on which to make improvements.
If approved, the die will be hl3.rdened
and readied for making the
(Continued on Pa'ge Two)
Class Rings For
Juniors May Be
Ready By Xmas
Army Releases
Registration Data
College and university students
who became 18 years of
age after the .school term starts
·need not return to their home to
regIster under the Selective Service
Law, Connectiout State
Director Vernon S. Morehouse
said, but may regis'ter at the
local board most convenient to
them, as may others when they
reach the age of 18.
"The law requires registration
of all young men-with very few
exceptions - within five days
after their eighteent'h binthday,"
Gener.al ,Morehouse said, "but
there still seems to be some misunderstanding
as to the place of
registration. All the young man
has to do is presenrt himself to
the local board or reglistration
place designated in that particular
area most convenient in the
place he happens to be when he
becomes 18. The registration process
is simple and requires only
a short time. The data ,thus gathered
is senlt to the local bO'ard of
the communlty 'he terms his
home and whlic!h has jurisdiction
over him."
When the registrant has a
permanent home, the permanent
home ·address Should be given to
regisftration officials, the Staite
Director said. For this purpose,
"home" is the place where the
registrant normally identifies
himself and desires to be classified.
'He .pointed O'\1t that ifuere is
no liability for service un'der the
Aot until the age of. 19 is reached,
but he emphas'ized the obligation
to register at 18.
(-Continued on Page Two)
fiiday, October 7, at 8:30 p.m.
in the auditorium of Berchmans
Hall, several hundred freshmen
and sopho!TIores are expected to
attend the "Welcome Dance" for
incoming f res h men. Dance
Chairman Charles B1ack, Class
of '52, has set the price of the
tickets at $1.20 a couple. The
dance will herald the formal
opening of the college social season
at Fa'irfield. Sponsored by
the Sophomore Class, the affair
is designed to enable freshmen
to 'begin their college career with
an active interest in the social
events at school and to foster a
school spirit in them.
Jack Ross to Play
The orchestra ch'dsen to play
at the dance is J'a'ck Ross and
hiis b'and. Dance Chairman Bl'ack
promises that "his music is tops"
'and th'at "everyone can ,be assured
of a pleasant evening of dancing
and fun."
Dancing will commence at
8:30 p.m. and last until midnight.
During the band's intermis9ion
at 10:30 p.m., varoius forms of
entertainment ,are planned including
piano selections by
Freshman Mark Lolatte.
.Refreshments will be served
during intermission. On the committee
for refreshments are Harold
Mullen 'and John Dieter.
Mullen promises "many delectable
tidbits" for the dancers.
In charge of the ticket commi'ttee
are Fred Tartaro and Casper
Burke. From the early sale
of tickets, Chairman Black asserts,
"The dance promises to be
a great success."
Conrad Sternchak and Joseph
Kehoe are in ch'arge of decorations,
while Fernando Frillici is
the chairman of the entertainment
committee.
"Welcome Danc,eIJIJ For
Fr·eshmen This Friday
Page 2 THE STAG October 5, 1949
Gro'wingVp
In Christ
K. X. ELECTIONS
Junior Class Rings (Continued from Page One)
(Continued from Page One) Sophomore, or Junior Classes.
finished ring. However, the office of fflle Presi-
Ample opportunities to order deney is reserved for members
rings throughout the remainder of the uPiPer class. This is in
of the time before gradnat'ion aC'cord!an'ce wiHh the provisions
will be afforded those who do of the "By~Laws" in the Constinot
or can not make their order tulJion.
with the first lot. In addition, Mr. Rossomando
It is customary as well as tra- -wished to in£orm the members
dittonal in some colleges to mlake of the club that he would not
1lhe presenfa't"ion of the rings to run for 'any office if they nomthe
students of the class at a ina'teld him. "I do not choose to
cerehmny during a Junior or run if nominated," stated Mr.
Sen'ior class sodal affair. Work Ross'omando, ''fur I feel that in
should be started soon if such a order for the cLub to a'chieve its
tradition is to be established for end, 'new blood', m'll~t be inthe
classes that are ,to follow. ' augurated in 1ts adminis'tration."
Pass The Salt
B:" Dave Cunningham
We Are All Equal
Student Council
Plans Elections
At its first meeting of the year,
the Student Council completed
We were sitting in the cafe- plans for Council nominations FIRiST F1RIDAY: The 7th is
teria the other day with our nose and elections. Most of the meet- the first of the ye'ar. The Thirdin
a cup of caffee, swapping lies ing was concerned with dates for Degree members of the League
with two intellectuals, when one the elections and plans for the of the Sacred HeaI1t wHI offer
remarked that Freshmen, Sophs, annual Magazine Drive. the'ir monthly Communion of
and Juniors were easily distin- Concerning the time of elec-Rep'aration - in their own
quishalble by their aotions in the tions Student Council President churches or in the Berchmans
feeding trough. The Frosh, ac- Edw~rd Flannery stated, "The Chapel at the 8:45 Mass. It may
cording to him, immedi'a:tely date of nominations will -begin demand a sacrifice. They will
open their books. The Sophs, if on Octolber 5, and close on Octo- make it. Will you?
one listens to their conversation, bel' 14 while the actual voting FEAST OF THE HOLY ROS-are
bUSI'1y engaged'm fgiu'nng will ta,ke place on 0 -etob er 27." nA-IRY: 'Dhe 7thi's also the Feast
the angles they missed last year. Significant of the election, will of the Holy Rosary. Insti'tuted
The dog-eared people wearing be the pr-ocess of voting during by Pius V as the feast of Our
that "Look, I'm still here" ex- any free per'~od. In this way, the Lady ,.of Victory to comm~moTlate
pression, wi,th fingers perma- necessity for interrupting classes the trIUmph of the Chnstlan fle~t
nently bent from shuffling will be avoided. This procedure over the Turks at Lepanto, iIt
pinochle decks, are ithe left-over was very suocessfullast year. Ibecame the- feast of the Ros:ary
Juniors. The official Student Council durmg 'the reIgn of Gregory
Weare still finding it difficult Bulletin 1B0ard is now located in XIII. "i .
to get used to sirting down in the c·afeteI'ia. Listings of the MON'DH OF THE ROSARY:
the cafeter'i'a, but ,all those ·taibles v,arrous Council commrrtees will This is the month of the Rosary.
and chairs were a welcome sight. he posted. E,a'ch of these com- Each morriling at 9:10 students
The cafe is barely recognizable, mittees will meet at least once a will gather along the walk adsinee
it had 1ts face lifted-. Pro- week. All new business must be joining the parking area to regress,
it's wonderful! Now all we sU1bmitted by the Council mem- dte their beads under the leadneed
is a key to that elevator. bel'S to the Secretary before elach ershipofa Soda1i~t. Bring your
The cl'imb all the way up to meeting. Rosary and at least one fellow-
Angel's Roost so early in the A petition concerning the ·student. Help to make devotIOn
morning is very dis·cour·aging. "Welcome Dance" was submitted to Mary one of Fairn~ld's most
'Speaking of progress, moving ,by Sophomore Class President cherished traditions. «,.:
the library over here from Harold Mullen. It read, "In the YOUR JOB HERE'A··ND. NOW:
Bel'chmans Hall affords much event of any financial encum- God's will for you here and now
e'asier a'ccess to the reference brance dudng the forthcoming is to be a sltudent: •.asertous yet
matenial and now it is so much Sophomore Dance, wo~ld the prudent a{ld prayerful student.
eas'ier to find. One famous line Student -Council prOVIde the Some hin'ts: (1) Plan for the
u'ttered last year: "Library? needed finandal assistance?" future, but live the present. Plan
Have we got one?" The Council promised aid in the your day, .assigning about seven
Some-one remarked last week event i,t would be needed. hours to sleep and at least one
that you must have to get up From Monday, October 21, hour to oUJtdoor recreamon. Dr'aw
v·ery e~rly in the mor~-ing to get until ,Friday, Noven:ber 7.' the up a s'tudy s'C'hedule; make it
a .parkmg space out m the lot. annual Magaiine Dnve WIll be sltiff enough to be effedtive and
There seems to be quite a bit of Iunder way. The Student Council simple and supple enough to
space wasted be'1:ween the rows has authoriized the CTass officers serve not ensl-ave, you.
of cars. Perhaps, if the drivers to take charge of th'is drive in (2) 'Res'train our love of play
?arked a lIttle closer to the cars the'ir respective Classes. The pro- so that it serves as a means of
m .front of them than they are ceeds from the sales of maga- effective study not as the enddomg
now, same of those less zines by the ,students of. t~e all and be-<all of your daily lives.
fortunate would be, aJ?le to get three classes WIn go to theIr m- Keep the ,checkrein on your daytheIr
cars on the lot mstelad 01' dividruJal class. . dreaming tight, lest you waste
leavmg them on .the road.. The firs~ meetmg was attended premolls hours "rescuing fair
Those posters m the cafeltena by Counelll members Robert Al-, 'dens from fiery castles."
in "Recept:i-on Day" were certain- lard James Aspinwall, J'ames mal . .
. . . . . . . ly a riot, and they star~ed quite Conk-hn, Hlarry Costello, Frank ~3) Do not mdulge la~;ness b!
It IS, mdeed, hypocntIcal for us to cntIcIse Ger-.a discussion concerning the DiScala, Edward Fl-annery, Rudy put!tIng off. your ,work. What \~
many's "mad wallpaper-hanger" for his policies pre-! headgear of ceriain individuals. Gir.andlola and also Junior Cllass deferre~ IS b not dIspatched..
ced.ma World War II. For basm. g hI.S polI.CI.es upon "T B,' N ·t T B .". "d Bostponmg ,nngs crammmg, 0 eaDle or 0 0 ean:e, PreSIdent J,ames Keatmg an . b' "-tt. th ",t-b
. . ' .. to bend Mr. Shakespeare a trifle. Sophomore -C]ass PreSIdent Har- cr.amm~ng rmgs JI :rs, e. JU
the most delUSIve of all raCIal conceptIons, H!tler sought "Do they wear 'em, or don't old Mullen. tel'S 'brmg faIlure; f~llure Ibrmgs
by violence and murder to rid Germany of an inferior they?" quoth many upperclass,- Joseph Regensburger self-pIty and self~prty weakens
1 ., h. men safely out of reach of any morale.
p.eo~le, name y that ~monty group, t e Jews. Yet, v:'e 'thre~t to dap the silly little Nominations (4) God-your parents-yo~r
SIt Idly back, watchmg the hate mongers cast certam dinks on thelir new haircuts. The teachers expect that you WIll
(Continued from Page One)
localities of our country into chaos by stirring up riots poor F~osh won't. have any sUipervtsing the nominations and ma:~e the most of your .~wor-
. . . . fingernaIls left if sameone tumty; you are under theliI debt
and m~rdenng helples~, gUIltless hu~an beIngs. . doesn't clear it up for them. the eleeJti'ons. .to make good. If they have given
It IS perfectly ObVIOUS that hate IS a more vocIf- 'To wind it up f.or this issue, The use of posters and the you five talents, RETURN THEM
holding of pal-lies will be lefit to f h h ' erous force than brotherly love. Its advocates are per- we would like to. remind the the discretion of the candid'ates. FIVE;.i t ey ave gIven you
. .., . Freshmen that the:lr driIve and TWO, RETURiN THEM TWO.
sIstent and unyIeldmg.- 10 really appreCIate how de- enthusiastic support of all the Concerning the rallies, the Elec- (5) Make God the center and
b ased these hat e mongers are, _Henry Carter 0 ffers an dubs and activities i·s needed ttih'oann gClaodmtmo iattseseistwthiell dabnedimdaoteres focus of your lives', do not for-interestin
a and e~act parallel when he states "Race just -as much as, if not more than, in every way p'ossible. get to turn to Him morning and
, b t Kl fl ~ h t th 'N' t.hose of the S·ophom.o.re .and Jun- I '11 th t h night. Build up the habit o.f giv- mongers are 0 ansman Qbgers w a e suave aZI lor classes. A SUTiprlSmg number t WI be necess'ary a ea'c ing Him ten or fifteen mmutes
diplomat was to the storm trooper." .of people signed up for the vari- prospective candidate present a of quiet reflection during the
recent photograph of himself to
To counteract the biaotry frantically preached by ous 'activities on -"Reception Election Commissioner Edward d'ay-lin church or elhape~, at
b ., Day" and we suspect that a great home or on the way. CultIvalte
the hate mongers, we need only apply mtelhgence and many of them were Freshmen. -Cull. These photographs w'ill be that q,-U:iet place in your souls
p'Osted on' the Studenlt Council determination. Then, as experience has proved, will ,Stay ~ith.it, gentlemen. Over- bulletin board. In this way, each -where you can retire-with God.
bigotry disappear from our homes and communities like c~-awdmg IS one malady our a'c- sltudent will have a more definite PLAN--,RRAY-PiERlSEVERiE
. tlvltJles have never suffered. idea .of whom the candidates are AT YOUR STUDIES~'LAY. a mIst before the wholesome rays of the sun. The Student Counselor
and wilJ be a'ble to vote mQre
But our efforts should not cease here. Legislation Registration Data conscientiously.
outlawing Ku-Klux-Klans and similar organizations (Continued from Page One)
should be passed and put into effect immediately by "The la-w is Slpedific," he sHid,
"and .provides severe penalty for
our Federal Government. Only in a sound and healthy failure to comply."
society can discrimination be eliminated. When de- General Morehouse added that
pression stretches its ugly claws over the land, and 'the law is also spec'ifi·c in its
requirements concerning oIb'ligadozens
compete for the same job, the Negro-hater, anti- 'tion of a registrailit to keep his
Semitic man and anti-Catholic have a "field-day." We local board informed as to any
as Christians must learn to live harmoniously with the change in his .address-where he
may be rea'ched by mail, that is
Negro and the Jew. -or change in his status under
When the Jackie Robinsons, Marion Andersons and -the A'ct.
D C 1 B h t d b 11 . The Director emphasized that
r. ar unc es are accep e y a people as their -the requ:iremen'ts to regi.Siter and
equals, then and orily then, may we consider ourselves legal obligations of reg.istrants
a truly democratic, Christian people. were in no way altered because
there have been no inductions
Edward Mon:t:oni with~n the ,past few months.
Published every other W~dnesdayat Fairfield. Connecticut
Francis A. Malyszka Edi:t:or-In-Chief
John J . McNamara . News Edi:t:or
Charles E. Bla.ck Fea:t:ure Edi:t:or
George Keane Spor:t:s Edi:t:or
Alfred J. Bown Business Manager
Francis Prior Exchange Edi:t:or
'Francis J. McGouldrick Pho:t:ography
There is no valid excuse for the practice of racial
discrimination. Yet, certain, supposedly educated, and
even Christian people discriminate against their fellow
. beings. Such persons cannot really be intelligent or
honest Christians, if reason alone cannot convince them
that discrimination stems from stupidity.
In many cases, the question of racial hatred would
have fallen into a certain passivity, had it not been
awakened by those psychosomatic personaHties known
as "hate mongers." We need not tax our minds to think
of a few such persons. In our own country, with its Talmadges,
Bilbos, and Klu Klux Klans, we find ample
evidence of the deleterious effects which they have
had upon our country. But we need not look only at
"hate mongers" with popular names. We need only
regard the ignorant, religious fanatics, neurotics, and
failures who are found on every streetcorner in the
country. These disillusioned persons, actually responsible
for their own inadequacies, single out the Negro,
the Jew: and the Catholic as the scapegoat for all social
ills.
October 5, 1949 THE STAG Page 3
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Reception Day Is Great Success
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The athletic booth at the Reception Day for Freshmen.. Members
of the basketball. baseball and track teams are pIctured
--,g,!:r~e~e=t~in:.:.g~a:::s::!pc.:i:.::r.::in:.::g",--,s::"p""o:..:r:..:t:.::s-..::.ca_.:.d._..nidates. . D f - I The first ReceptlOn ay or Biology Club Plans Freshmen, last Fr,id'ay, Septem-iber
23, proved to be ,a great suc- First Meeting Soon cess..!he program w~s pla~ned,
coordma"ted and carned out by
the Junior Class. After the Mass
of the Holy Ghost, the student
body assembled at the cafetteria
in Xavier HaJ! where decorated
booths of ,the various clubs and
organizations were situated.
Originally scheduled -to take
place at the newly bu'ilJt outdoor
basketball ClOUr'tS, plans we're
changed at th~ -la'st moment due
to inclement weather. However,
it did not al'ter the success of ,the
Rece!ption Day. . .
Not 'only. did the ,rreshmen
benefit from their introduction
to the activities in the school,
Tor sophomores and juniors als'o
showed interest in many of the
clubs which had information
'about their organizations at their
booths.
The Day promises' to become
a yearly event at school. Nothing
but pI1aise has been helalJ:d concerning
the affair from both
faculty and students
Special praise goes to Al Bown
who was largely responsible for
the whole success. Bown heatled
the group which drew up the
'Plans and completed them. !Vay
Rassomondo and Dan SalViio
should ,be co~gratulated for the'i'r
excellent work on the decmations.
Others working on the various
committees were James Keating,
Ed Flannery, BOib Mark, BiH
He'agney, Joe Regenslbrurger,
Frank MalY'szk'a, John McNa-mar,
a, Bill Schlenk and Ciro
Veneruso.
Also Ray O'Connor, Harold
Doherty, Ed Wasil, Bob Walsh,
Vinnie Nemergut, Jim Conklin,
Vinnie <Bartelmo, Bill Ryan,
Frank DiScala, Mike Levin ky,
Geor,ge 'Maty and John Go,man.
Junior Jottings
By Jim Keating
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. 2
IScholastically and soci,ally,
1949-1950 looms as a very important
year for the Class of
1951. The Junior year is tradltiorrally
one of outstanding
events at the colleges and urnversilties
tJhrough'out the nation.
Our Junior year at F,airlfield
should be no exception. I
In order that the Class may ibe
,constJantly ·aware of the m'any·
activities taking place dIUring
this important y~ar, this column
will appeJar in every issue of the
STAG. Editor Frank M'alyszka
has generously consented to reserve
,this space so that 1, spe'alving
for the other Class officers,
Bill Heagney, Vin Bartelmo, Bob
iMark and myself, may keep you
informed of our C1ass activities
and pertinent Class news.
The rea'ctions to the Rece!ption
Day indicate favorably that our
Class is capable of undertaking
the many important tasks th'at
lie ,ahead. .Nt this e1a.rly date i,t ,is
impossible to explain in detail
the events of the coming year.
However, this much is certain.
'Within mpid succession od' each Last May, 1949 a group of
other the following events will biology students who were intake
place in ilie immediate fu- teresi-ed in gaining more knowlture:
the Harvest Hop on Octo- edge of biol'ogical subjects formber
21; a magazine CJ,rive to raise ed 'a bi'Ology club whose purpose
much-needed funds for the Cl'ass was to foster more interest in
treasury, fr,om October 21 to' No- their field. The group plans to
vember 7; and the StiUdent bring le'ctures and demonstmCouncil
elections on October 27. tions to the members. They are
Also kee!p in mind the not too to be given Iby the members
distant: Class rings, Junior themselves, in addition to occaProm,
and initial work on the soinlal lectures by professional
year 'book for the senior year. . men such as doctors or scientis,ts.
This' is no small order and lt Plans have been m'ade by the
oannotbe filled wi'th'Out the co- president of the Biology Club,
operation of every member of Ciro Veneruso, Ito present
the Junior Class. The first oppor- Thomas McCall, '51, as the lectunity
for you to show your mrer at the first meeting. Mr.
,spirit of cooperation will take McCa:ll will lecture on the effecplace
in the next few dlays. Ray tiveness of the Ascheim-Z'Ondek
O'Connor, chlairman of the Har,- procedure which is designed to
vest Hop committee, can use the indicate the presence of a cerass'istance
of all willing workers. tain Ibormone in the body. In
If ylou cannot donate your time addiltion, ,a demonstration of the
land efforts at this hour in prep- reaction inVlolved will be o:f\fered.
arabon for the dance, at least AS'sisling' Mr. Veneruso in his
ibuy a ticket and attend the tasks will be George Maty, Vice'~
HOP." Let's start ;right now to IPresJiden't; L'Ouis Rotello, Recordmake
'1949-1950 ,a big year for ing Secre,tary; Raymond Parry,
the Class of '51 Corresponding Secretary and
~~;""'~==========jFrancis Or1owski, Tre'asure'r.
Specialists In Dress .Reverend Fmncis Wilkie, S.J.,
Suit Rental will serve in the moder,a'tor's
capacity. A cordial invitation to
FULTON CLOTHIERS la1Jtend the first meeting is extended
by officers and members
1447 Main St. Bpt.. Conn. of the Biology Club to all persons
Tel. 4-1422. opp. Lyric Theatre interested in biol'ogical and med-ical
subjects.
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plete surprise" to Jerry Ennis.
"I went for the free eats," he
s'aid. (Spoken like a Freshman.)
"The ar:t WlaS superb. As for improvemen't'$,
well, I didn't give
it much thought. This much I
can 'say; 'room was l,ack:ing."
(How did you manage to spot
those po,sters. Jerry?)
Kali Zoltan thought there was
a "festival air." "It wasn't 000
much of an aid in orien'tation.
The program needs more than
booths and paper t'O arouse inte'reslt.
More of the actiryities
should ibe shown during the
comse of the yeiar and there
ISTIould ,be more of a concentrated
effort to maintain that
interest." (Ditto)
Ernest Golightly thought it
was "well plianned and arronged."
"I was interested in the
sports and the Glee Club. The
booths attracted the students to
the various orglaniz'at'ions. There
isn',t too much room fo'r impl'ovement.
But one thing was
lacking, a Camera Clrub." (We
have one. Erni(!.)
John Mills and Jack Adams
were having their lunch wihen
they were cornered. In between
Ibites Jack managed to say, "It
,offered a ,good start. Strange sur'
roundings became :fu'iendly and
put one at ease. I think that the
di:f\fe'rent sections should have
been 'brought to the oa£eteria at
different times. The area was
too -small for the number of students.
Despitte 'all, everything
was there." John Miins thoughlt
that it "gave one a chance to
meet 'the upper - classmen."
(Thank you, John.)
These were the opinions on
"Reception Day" expressed by
some of the Fre'shmen themse.
J.ves. The ,opinions of othel[' sltudents
on other sulbjects will be
material for this column which,
we hope, will app~ar in every
issue. Interesting questions orr
any suibject which you would
like to have discussed may be
submitted to the Editm of The
STAG.
I would like to thank those
students mentioned in th'is
article ror their heJ.pful suggesItions
and cooperation in m'aking
,this column possible. It was a
pleas'ure interviewing them.
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No doubt many students of the
Sophomore and Juni'or c1assesnot
to mention those students
whose fa'ces still sport thJa:t
"what's - it - ,all - about" look,
namely the Freshmen - harye
wondered what the 'realCtion
was toward "Rece!pt'ion Day."
A short reconnai-ss'ance through
the cafeteria Tues'dJay, Septembe'r
27, ib'rought ,this reporter in
cont'a'ct with nine of the mcoming
students who man".J.ged to
survive the onslaught of .good
will and cordiality unleashed by
tthe upperclassmen.
Bill Scanlon. Joe Nagy and
Bill Lake were seated at a ta'ble,
chatting and enjoying their inibetween-
class smoke when ,they
were interrupted by three questions:
"What did you think of "Reception
Day?" Do you thiink it
can be improved? What was
lacking?"
Bill Scanlon thougiht it was
"fine." "You opened your heants
to us" he said, "and the spirit
that preVlailed was most invigorating."
"The idea of all diflferent clulbs
having their boalth repre'sented
gave everyone a chance to satlsfy
his interest," added Joe Nagy.
"The qua'l'ters were rather
cramped, but on the whole, no.thing
was lacking." (After readmg
your statement. Joe. the upperclassmen
are sure to have your
bust chisled in marble.)
Bill Lake piped in with, "The
whole affair gave forth ~ friendly
atmosphere. We certainly appreciate
,being welcomed in, ~u.ch
a friendly way. The faclhtles
could have heen be1lter bu't nothing
was lacking."
Gerald Ennis and Edward C.
Tesch were stand'ing' by the
Water f 0 un t a i n eX'oh.lang,ing
"notes" (about the profs, no
doubt) when they were confronted,
with the same questions.
"I didn't know whether I was
coming or going that day," Ed
Tesch admitted, "so I didn't give
it much thought. Now that I
think about it, the idea was
good. The program was alr1ghi
just as it was." (Say Ed. when
you were inte'rviewed. were you
coming. going or gone???)
The whole thing was a "com-
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under the able supervision of
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With a F,all schedule which
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Bridgeport University and Hod'sitra,
the boys are losing lit'tle
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Intra-Murals Begin
The big news this' week on p'art of the progmm. The FreshFairfield's
sports front is the mian, Sophomore, and Junior I Autumn is the season of beaureopening
of intr,a-mural spvrts. champions will fiight it out for tiful days, cool crisp nights, f.allThe
lack of a moderator has de- the campus CTown ing leaves, bonfires, and appeals
layed the program, but with the J!'ac~lities will be far better this for sports candi'dates. These apannouncement
from the office of year. The pl1ayers will be provid- peals are met annually with
the dean that Rev. Ger'ald Kin- ed needle point showers and varying degrees of mediocricy,
sena, S.J., is the new faculty glossy green lockers. There will indifference, and enthuisasm.
moderator, everything is in full 'als'o be a bus waIting to take the Two standard replies, sometimes
swing. boys back to Bridgeport and eXipressed, sometimes reflexively
Foofuall, of the touch variety, Fairfield after the game. assented to in the student's mind,
will start ,as soon as a list of com- The supervisory job is in very go something like this: "I'm not
peiitors and their schedules can capable hands. Father Kinsella good enough." or, "Why should
be drrawn up. Basket1ball will was an all around athlete at St. I waste my time on th1at stuff."
also be under way within a week Clement's High, Somervtille, Considering the first of these
if possible. The two cour<ts are Mass., where he played baseball, two meager excuses in the light
ready for immedi1ate use, and basketball, and football, captain- of past experience, it appears
negotiations are under way to ing the foot'ball team in his sen- somewhat transparent. There is
secure a football field. ior year. He was first string cen- no need to go into the file his-
The football and basketball tel' for the B. C. frosh in '33. tories of former stars. The great
leagues wJll be set up differently Coach McKenney still spends athlete who never knew he could
this year. While the teams last' sleepless nights wondering why play is an 'age old story. It is
year were formed according to he never came out during his entirely possIble thalt you do not
sections, this ye'a,r, the te'ams upper class years. Fr. Kinsella's have the ability to play, but
must be enrolled from the three plans oall for a full season of fum there ~s nothing like finding out.
classes. Each class may have as and froli'c on the hall field, and The second bleak alttempt at
, many teams as can be mustered, he is oonfident th'at with the jus'tify~ng an unjustifiable posiand
will play among themselves ,b'acking ad' the student body, tion is so illogical that it is unto
narrow it down to one team. this year will see new heights of worthy of utterance ,by a college
Then comes the most important intra-mural glory. student. There is little else on
- -- which a man could waste his
time more beneficially. There are
Ithe physical benefits to be deni.ved
from the exercise and fresh
air. The lessons of fair play and
sportsmanship alone are worth
the effort, to say nothing of :the
firm and lasting friendships resulting
from meeting and playing
ball with your fellow smdents.
