Vol. 16 No. 17 MollY 12, 1965
FINALISTS CHOSEN
Cyutbll\ lllckC)' Diane Schultheis Trudy Donovan
Five finalists have been sel.
ected (or the 1965 Dogwood
Festival's Queens Contest. These
young ladies ",""ere selected by a
vote 01 the entire student body
on Wednesday, May 5.
The five finalists will be in·
tervie.....ed on Friday afternoon
by a panel of five faculty members
who will select the queen.
The crowning will take place
that evening at the Prom at
Glen Island Casino.
Miss Trudy Donavan hails
(rom Bayonne, New Jersey and
is the date of Brian Burke of
the class of '68. She attends
Ho,ly Family Academy and plans
to become a secretary. Trudy
Is S' 4" has blond hair and green
C!yes. She enjoys dancing and
horseback riding and is a mem-
ConllDued on PAGE II
DANTE FESTIVAL
ONE OF LARGEST
See Story Page 3
GOVT. OPENS WITH
NOTE OF COOPERATION
l\fllry Ellen l\lInlLhnn
.Joan Fogarty
Speeches calling for greater power
and responsibilily of the Student Gove:rn.
ment in the coming year and the sweanng
in of Justices, Executive board and legisla·
lors opened lhe first session of the newly
elected Student legislature last Wednesday.
Sworn in aa Chief Justice for the
coming year was William Carland '66 who
has served on the court for the put year.
Additions to the court were Royal Rhodes
'68 and Daniel Finn '66. There are still
tw~ positions open on the court which
should be filled tonight with a sophomore
and another freshman. .
The new Executive Board includes
chairman Russell Kellerman, who served
as activities chairman this year; Grievance
Chairman James Cleary; Social Chairman,
Michael Gl;ffin; Public Relations Chairman,
Thomas Schleuter, and Activities
Chairman, Dave DellaBitta.
Looking forward to a year of better
relationa with the administration and an
expanded role for the Student Government,
Vice Preaident Kevin McGovern cited two
causes for the lack of interest manifesta·
tion thia year in the Legislature. They were
the malfunction of the mechanics of the
system and the lack of communication between
students and government, the gov·
ernment and the adminRtration and in the
government itself.
Positive steps McGovern recommended
in allev-iati11g these problems included
a plan for' £lie preSiilerif to submit a biweekly
report to tlie legislature on the
progress and activities of the other branches
of the government, presentation of all
Continued OD PAGE 5
Peg. Two THE S T A 6 May 12. 1965
Another Year LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A Nod From Dodd
Something Good
Strike Or Hysteria
impressed though by the orderly manner
in which this demonstration was
carried out.
I would a.1sQ like to remind the student
body that there are procedures
to be followed to fOfWard grievances
to me, and I am always willing to
discuss Utete grie\"&Dces when they
are presented through the channels
set up by )'our student government.
I. I. C1aDc).
ASSOCI"TE EDIT0l5
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Mullin.
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Poul Huqhe', Paul Kemeli', Mik. K.lly,
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sider any positive criticism prQperly
put forth, and wiD try to rectify the
situation if it feels it just and has
the power to do so. And flnally that
although the food is not as gocxI we
might like It to be. taking into accqunt
the conditions the kitchen staJI
is working under and that the food
here Is better than at many other colleges,
some praise is in order.
Thank you,
Ste,·e Oakford
Ed. Note - TbIs Ie*kr was receh·ed
too la.tf.l 10 put Into the issue of the
food sUike. l\'e regret we "·ere not
abte 10 print It $U'lier.
To the Editor:
t, as the Director of Food Sen'ices,
am here to provide the Unh"ersity with
a service. and nQ.t having ma.)ored in
psychology, I am not qualified to make
a statement relative to the reasoning
or action of the student mind. I was
seven hundred copies of my February
23IU speech on the Senate Floor, "Vielnam
and the New Isolationism." which
I wish you would make available to
those who signed the petitton.
With every best wish to you, Mr.
Garland, and the students and faculty
of Fairfield University, I am.
Very troly yours,
'1'11_ I. Dodd
To the Editor:
I would like to comment that there
are sqrne good points about this Uni\
·ersity which seem to have been forgotten
by many of its students, particularl~'
in letters to the STAG.
A few of the good points include
the relationship we have with our instructors,
whereby we are taught as
individuals rather than numbers, and
can get individual help from them as
such. That the administration will con-
One Small Tear
To the Editor:
I am truly sorry to see the directiqn
that Mr. Cunningham's usually fine
column took in the last edition of the
STAG. Perhaps it should be renamed
"One Small Crying Towel."
lob Croa&D 68
use its power of review and recommendation
more carefully?
We would like to suggest that
the new officers of the Government
carefully weigh the s e
points and analyze the need fOI'
their improvement. The government
should strive to be the
spokesman for men in a man to
man relationship rather the representative
of labor in a labor
management dispute.
The Government should have
been the ultimate student power
on the campus this past year.
We question whether that was,
in fact, so. The one point we do
not question is that it had (and
still does via the Constitution),
the power to help initiate far
reaching refonus.
A government for the people
cannot be such until the people
back it. The Government did little,
on the surface at Jeast, to
positively garner student support.
The government, through
the Executive branch, rarely
made a stand on specific events
on its own initiative.
Next year's government will
face many great problemsboth
internal and external. If it
it to be truly the leading force
and faction 011 campus, it must
be willing to take stands - intelligently,
responsibly, and maturely.
It must be willing to
clean up its internal carelessness
and make ready for a well planlled
and well run year.
F'inally, we remind the members
of the Student Government
of their sworn duty to uphold
the Constitution.
child; it cannot afford to be a
military installation for the disciplinar)'
profligate; nor can it
alford to be a junior college for
its freshman-teaching the infant
how to walk in all intellectual
climate fOI' the first time. The
unlimited cut system would demand
responsibility and maturity.
Those who will not accept
the responsibility will fall under
the system.
It can be effectively argued
that we would not discard the
irresponsible student who shows
a definite potential. But let us
remember that the irresponsible
student does not live and work
here in a vacuum. His study
habits, or the lack of them; his
attitude toward academics, the
way he spends his free time and
with whom he spends it, will
have an effect on his fel10w
students. Benjamin Franklin
once said, "If you lie down with
dogs, you come up with fleas."
We are not intentionally heeping
scorn on the irresponsible student,
but the fact remains that
his irresponsibility does no one
any good, least of all himself.
Like most laws, mandatory
attendance is designed for the
irresponsible. It forces a needless
confinement on the freedom
of the responsible and deprives
the near responsible of the opportunity
to accept or reject
responsibility.
It would seem that we are
advocating the creation of a
Cll1el world in which only the
fittest survive. More precisely we
are petitioning for a policy that
would separate the men from
the boys. For it surely seems
true that a man's world is always
cruel to a boy, but a boy's
world is insulting and cruel to
a man.
Grow Up
As we draw to the end of the
year at Fairfield, we feel it
necessary to go into an evaluation
of the Student Government
of this past year. We have deliberately
chosen this issue so that
those who wish, may express
their views in the final issue
of lhe STAG.
This past year the government
was in its organizational phase.
Yet, it would seem that organization
was distinctly lacking in
many places. For example-
Why was there no feedback
infonnation given to the legislators
regarding administrative
action on bills that were paased?
What means were employed
to inform the STUDENT BODY
of legislative and executive
measures regarding the students'
welfare?
Why was publicity of Student
Government meetings and activities
so Jacking? Can we expect
student support of the Government
if the students are not informed
of the Government's undertakings?
Why were the committees of
the legislature practically inoperative?
Why did a constitutional
amendment, passed by the legislature,
fail to appear on the ballot
in the recent elections?
We request an answer to many
students' Questions as to the
state of the Government's finances
before the old officers left
lust Wednesday evening? Are
the books in order?
Why didn't the Government
Time To
Whether a policy of unlimited
cuts will prove conducive to
education at Fairfield, or whether
it may prove disastrous, is
still a controversial issue.
The argument that mandatory
attendance is a moral obligation
and that it is absolutely essential
to a college education seems to
overstress the bow of education
rather than the wbat, the
method rather than the matter,
the h'aditional formula rather
than the education itself.
Formulas are created for the
present; but where the present
has become the past, where the
custom and the culture has been
altered, the formula must
change likewise. Society today
demands that colleges produce
competent workers. Although a
liberal arts college need not descend
to a trade school, it cannot
be entirely imeprvious to these
pressures. Nor can the student
remain as such to society since
he must be prepared to edge out
a living in today's society. The
contemporary college student
cannot afford to squander his
time in an inane classroom at
the expense of his career or general
intellectual development.
The opinion that the student
body is not prepared to accept
the responsibility of such a system,
would soon be shattered if
the system were adopted. It is
undoubtedly true that some, perhaps
a considerable number
from the student body, will not
accept this responsibility. However,
everyone must be aware
that this system will and must
change the complexion of our
university as concerns the type
of student and the attitudes he
will develop towards academic
life. The university cannot afford
to be a nursery school for the
May 12, 1965 THE STAe
Cronan, Lawrence Elinskas,
Thomas Kelly, and Charles McManus.
These 19 new members, replacing
14 graduating seniors,
wUl be joining 19 underclass_
men presently in the Key which
brings the total membership to
36 for the coming year.
Presently the newly elected
officers, headed by President
Tom Londregan, are fonnuJat.
ing plans for next year as wen
as those fQ.J' remaining spring
activities which Include work
on the Dante FestiVal, Senior
Parents Day and Graduation
exercises.
'Iz Off Many Item,
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE
Upon the conclusion of two
nights of interviewing, the Car.
dinal Key Society has elected
Its new members for the coming
year. Juniqrs elected were
Robert Donahue, Kevin Fitzpatrick,
Claude Frechette, Donald
King, and Edward Trus·
cinski.
Sophomores c h 0 sen were
Frank Christoffel, Anthony Labruzza,
Robert Rollauer, MI·
c h a e I Cortigiano, sebastian
Flore, Patrick Scully, Paul Maloney,
Peter O'Brien, Michael
Kelly, and Frank Bro;dIey.
Fl'eshmen elected were John
CKS Appoints
New Members
"Personality, Power, and Politicians,"
which b a social psychological
analysis of the personanty
structures of professional
politlelans.
This Saturday, May 15, an' Mrs. Franeesca I...odge, wife of
academic ~vocation and per- the former governor Q/. Connect.
forming arts festival will be ieu!, and Father Victor Leeber
held on the Fairfield campus of the faculty.
in commemoration of the 700th An extensive program of
Anniversary of Dante's Birth. music will follow, beginning
Ceremonies and performances with the Bedford Madrigal
are to be so extensive, and in- O1oir's rendition of Verdi's
elude such notable figures, that "Laudi A11a Vergine Maria" and
Fairfield's promises to be the Luzzaschfs "Quivi Sospiri".
most significant Q/. many Dante Then, Miss Francesca ROo
commemorations to be held this berta, star soprano of the
year. Metropolitan Opera National
'The celebration will take Company will sing exerpts from
place on the Bellannine Ter· Puccini's "G ian n i Schicchi."
race, beginning at 2:00 with The New Haven Symphony
an academic procession and Chamber Orchestra will preconferring
of Honorary Degrees. miere an original new work,
Speakers at that time will "Canto XXX Symphony" ("Purinclude
the Honorable Dr. Ser- gatorio"J, a classical symgiq
Fenoaltea, Italian Ambas- phonic composition by the noted
sador to the UnIted States; young composer Joseph Garvey.
and Dr. Thomas G. Bergin of -------'---'-----------Yale
University, International
authority on Dante.
Following their speeches, two
ot the country's foremost
actresses and actors, Eva La
Galienne and Mwrls Carnovsky
will open the perfonnlng arts
portion or the program with
dramatic readings of Dante in
English. Dramatic readings in
Italian will follow, given by
Notables 0 f Stage,
Govt., To Fete Dante
BAK Frat Committee
Appoints Chairmen
The following is a report of
the Conunittee petitioning the
National Fraternity or Phi
Kappa Theta for recognition as
an affiliate Chapter at FaJr·
field UnIversity.
Recent corTeSpondence between
the University Adminlstratiqn
and the Fraternity Committee
has resulted in the appointment
of Paul Barnes '67
and Robert Brennan '65 as cochalnnen.
Mr. Barnes Is the
FINALISTS
Executive Chairman in cha.J'l;e University, but rather, has
of resident students and ~!r. given pos.ith:e suggestions for
Brennan is the Executive Chair. Its future. ApPrQVal of the Framan
in charge of day students. ternity is pending the outcome
Mr. Barnes and Mr. Brennan or the Student Govenunent inhave
the task of investigating ....esUgation.
and planning the future of th~ The Administration has made
Fraternity. As a part of their It clear that the Fraternit~..
investigation, the Student Gov· would exist Provisionally for a
ernment has been requested to penod of two years. Dependmg
look into the reaction 01 the upon the perfonnance of this
Knights of Columbus and the! first Fraternity, the Univen'ity
Sodality to the Fraternity. ,\dmlnistrat!QR will either en-
The Committee is no longer courage or discourage the fcrassociated
with the Bridgeport mati.:m of fraternities in the
Area Club. The BAR Is very future.
happy to have generated an In- The Structure for the Fatr-
Duchesne College in New Ywk Heart of Mary in Manhattan terest In the Fraternity con- field University Chapter of Phi
City. She is majoring in design and has performed In severalIcept and now feels that enough Kappa Theta is as follows: an
major roles in plays at Man. strength exists within the Com- Executive Board consisting of
and plans a career in Interior hattan College. Miss Fogarty is ~Ittee so that·It Is able to CQR- el.ght mcmbers - Exec1ltive Co-decorating.
Cynthia Is 5' 3", has 5' 8", has brown hair and blue tinue on its own. The BAK Chalnnen, Assistant Executive
brown hair and brown eyes. She eyes. She will be eSCQrted by hopes the Fraternity will be the Co-Chairmen, Treasurer, Cor_
enjoys tennis, painting, bird John Craig of the Class or '66. means for the unification of day rcspqnding Secretary, Recordwatching,
and dancing. Miss Miss Mary Ellen Minahan, the and resident students. Ing Secretary, and Historian.
Hickey will be escorted by daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. WU- The University AdmJn1stra- Four members will represent
Kevin Ahearn of the Class or llam Minahan ot Stratford, tlon has not opposed the Idea day students and four, resident
'66. Connecticut, Ia presently a rresh_l.0rr;..;a;..fr;;.;;a;te;rn.;;;:lty::.._a:t:..~F~a:h::::"I'~ld:"':t~U~d~.~n~ts~. -.
Miss Joan Fogarty resides in man at Salve Regina College inliSAL E
the Bronx, New York and is Newport, Rhode Island. She Is
employed by Corn PrQducts In· looking to a nursing career.
corporated of New York as a Her interests Include swimming,
secretary in the accounting de- sailing and sewing. Her escort
parlment. She is a graduate o( Is John F. Csenger of Fairfield,
the Academy of the Sacred Connecticut of the class of '68. 'l--------------- .J
slty of Notre Dame and Unl·
versity Q,f Portland (Oregon),
and Is now a Visiting Lecutrer
in the graduate program at
Brooklyn College of the City
Uni\·ersity of New York. He
spent the academic year 19601961
doing empirical research
at the University of Rome under
a grant from the Italian
governmenL
Professor DiRenzq received
his undergraduate and graduate
training at the University of
Notre Dame. He has done additional
graduate work at Harvard
and the University or CoI~
rado, and currently holds the
status of Visiting Scholar at
Columbia University. Amqng his
writings, he is the editor and
author of two forthcoming vol.
umes: one on the topic of "Concepts
and Theory in the Behavioral
Sciences" will be published
this )'ear by Rand(JD
House, and the other is entitled
IUISs JPrllncesca Roberto
DOGWOOD
Oontlnued 'rom PAGE 1
ber of hcr school's cheerlcading
squad.
Miss Diane Schultheis is a
sophomore at the State University
of Buffalo, New York, who
is majoring In educaUQIl. A resi·
dent of Huntington, New York,
Diane is 5' 4", has blond hair
and blue eyes. She enjoys swim·
mlng and water skiing and most
recently has developed an interest
in golf. Miss Schultheis
will be escorted by Gary L'Hommedleu
of the Class or '66.
Miss Cynthia Hickey is a 19
yeAr old second year student at
DiRenzo To Lecture
At Notre Dame
Dr. Gordon J. DIRenzo of the
Fairfield University faculty has
accepted an Invitation to serve
as a Visiting Professor In the
graduate program of the De·
partmcnt of SQciology at the
Uni\·crsity or Notre Dame in
South Bend, Indiana, during the
coming l>ummer session. He will
offer courses In the area of research
methodology and social
institutions.
Dr. DiRenzo currently serves
as Assistant PrQtessor of S0ciology
and Social Psychology
at Fairfield and Is the Director
of 'The Sociological Consultants
Group, which Is a finn of behavioral
scl(!Rtists that provides
CQrlSultatlon and research servo
ices for industrial, commercial,
and civic purposes with offices
located in North Attleboro,
Massachusetts, and Fairfield,
Connecticut. Professor DIRenzo
fonnerly taught at the Univer·
THE STA6 May 12. 1965
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FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
BOOKSTORE
Student
Much of the government's
success shall depend on the sue·
cess of the Student Court next
year. It has made a ftne start
this year and shall strive to
achieve perfectiQJl next year
and In the years to come. PO\\'Cr
Is a necessary factor in the
success of failure of the Court.
The Court has lndlcated maturIty
in the use of the pOWer
they have had this year and
I am certain that the Court
and the government shall have
much more power next year.
WithQut this power we can not
consider ourselves as a government.
Let us be judicious and
ievel headed in the use of this
pOWe'.
I have presented the theory
under which the Student Goverment
shall operate next year.
It is my duty to put It mto
pftcct as well as to carry out
the ConstitutiQJl. This is the
lime to begin. Let us not look
back in anger; rather let us
reach out and grasp the Fairfteld
University of the (-"ture,
TODAY."
Further investigation Qf the
academic and disciplinary conditions
In existence here and solid
recommendations for improvement
based on said inquiries.
Advisory conunIttees made up
)f student government and
class otricers that shall coordinate
Ideas and opinon more effectively
thlUl has been done
in the past Also the continuation
with the Student Advisory
Board to Fr. McInnes, from
which many concrete results
emanate.
A s mentioned before, a
strengthening of administration
-faculty·students relationships,
with an emphasis on personal
communications.
tlon, rather than on superflous
paperwork and redundant bickering
on inane topics. More
speclflcaUy, my program includes:
FUND DRIVE: to be organized
by the executive branch
and put into full swing next
September.
An INCREASE in communicaUon
of ideas and Qf social
functiQllS on an intercollegiate
level.
off at your Bookstore
Government
This IS your chance to get paper backs at 15 oro
By "ay KIrw1D University of Madrid in August,
Seey. - Clau of 1967 and Phil will be spending junior
As the class of 1967 com- year at the University of Florplctcs
its second year at Fai~ ence, Itaiy.
field, sophomo,res Dan ..Cahlli, ..On the local scene, Tom BiFrank
Thompson and Phil Sin!- f'QSeak has just won the Harris
sgalll have completed 'plans to- Bartlett· Memorial Award in
study abroad. Dan will .be c1ua1ca1. 0 r·g a n competition,
studying at the So by the AmerlQlb
Paris, Frank is leaving for the Guild of Organists..
look upon this past semester in
an optimistic light. I see in the
events that have taken place a
spirit qf sincere interest In
issues in the realms of academics,
discipline and other areas
that should be, but I feel
haven't been in the past, of
great concern to the students
of this school. I do not condone
all means that have been
used in the expression of this
concern in recent events, but
the impqrtant element is the
awakening of the students to
the existence of such problems.
Next year, the Student Government
will enter its second
year of operation. It shall be a
successful year, successful to
the resolution of all problems
as far as possible; successful
to the achievement Q/. what the
Government feels to be reasonable
student demands; and sue-cessful
in creating a more efficacious
relationship between
the administration and the student
body. This wlli involve
the utmost cooperation on the
part of all CQIlcemed; that is,
the support and respect of the
Government by the students,
the faculty, and by the administration.
This Is the prime foundation
upon which to build.
We must begin with an understanding
of the relationship
between the students and the
administration. It is not true,
as some may think, that the
administration is always wrong;
nqr is it true as others may SUJ'o
mise, that the students are aI.
ways wrong. We must consider
all sldcs of the issues
without losing perspective, as
must the administration. We
must always use the government
with responsibility, and
and exhibit thc maturity we do
possess, and we trust the administration
never to take the
government lightly on any issue.
This relatiqnshlp of Mutual
trust and respect is the only
one that can produce the desired
etrect of the betterment
of the student body, which
means the ultimate betterment
of the University as a whole.
Most of you are aware of
my campaign plaUonn upon
which I stand finnly. There will
be an emphasis Q,ll active leadership
and etrlcacloua organlza.
THE STAG
Stating his concern for the
continuation of the student gov_
ernment, Fr. McInnes, University
president, said that much
of the recent disturbances were
due to i1'QWlh pangs from the
new possibilities of freedom
which he has opened up. He
said he expected to preserve
and to promote even greater
freedom for the government,
but expected the government to
live up to its cqnstitution.
He cited the four quaJitie.i he
felt were necessary for those
in the legislature: dedication,
integrity, abillty to work with
others and organization. He
warned legislators if they didn't
preserve student life it wouldn't
exist, and unhealthy leadership
can easily move in when there
is a vacuum in proper places of
gQvernment.
He listed a number of points
he believed to be primary on
the agenda of the government,
and these Included the restoration
of student confidence; retum
of the rules of rational
procedure and respect; the cornpletiQn
of the disciplinary code,
which was begun at the start
of this year and still is not
completed; an atmosphere of
fair debates and discussions; institution
of a positive program
based on student Ideals, especially
the fundamental right of
the student, the right to learn,
the correspondence Qf a legisla·
tor's private life to his public
life, the rejection of all lawlessness,
including what he
called the height of cowardice,
the anonymous letter; opening
of proper channels and getting
them to function propcrl,y, and
finally to really represent student
feelings and aspirations.
He said that the total administration
was at the aid of
the government, and if students
followed their constitution they
would be able to see the government
grQW in responsibility
and greater promise.
8&D.DOD'S Speech
"Rev. Fr. McInnes,' members
qf the Administration, distin-guished
Faculty Members, andl,--------- .,
students of Fairfield University:
An exceedingly wann spring
is drawing to a close. It's been
a spring of questions, a spring
of answers, a spring of disagreements,
a spring of anxiety, in
short. a a»rina: of upheaval, I L J
ConUaued from PAGE 1
Incoming bills at the meeting
before they will be acted upon,
a column in the STAG, and giving
each legislator a block of
students to represent, and set
up a time for them to meet
with these people. He concluded
by saying that if students expect
an etrective government In
the next year they must support
IL
President of the Student GQvernment
David Bannon stated
that \\'C are at the end of a
Spring of upheaval, an awakening
of students to existing problems.
He cited as a prime foundation
on which he would build
is the utmost oooperation between
students, faculty and administratiQll,
and asked all to
reach out and grasp the Fairfield
University of the future
today. (text of Bannon's speech
can be found. at the end of thiI;
article).
But let. U8 hope that 1D. Ig wake there remUo8 IIOmethlDc
~rofltable. Let UII hope that It bas DOt cut B path of lrreparable
damage through our comunlty. Let U* hope we cao And some
good In the tWdllt of all tills confusloa aad destruction.
If nothing else, the ~aIled campus revolution has demonslrated
one thing. It has shQWn beyond any doubt that the sludents
are not going to sit back and calmly watch the world go
by. It has pointed out a growing desire for action, and for tangible
results. AI tboup in maay respect-. the atad.ta ban acted
1n a ha.&'ty aDd lmmature way, the fact remabas that they bavc
a«:tecL The AdrnllllstratloD eumot expect lids te~ lIlf_t to
walk straight aDd true. Before 1& caa do tbal, It bas '10 Ieam bow
to walk. Be patient while It takes Ita 81'St besltaat stepe.
Let US keep this in mind in the future. In the field of student
expresslQJl we are still little cblldren. It is our obligation
to start growing up. It is our duty to begin to seek out the
mature means of action, and to make U8e of them. We have
been screaming long enough for a rebel As a result we have
turned the student body into ODe biI: "'rebel withQut a cause".
l'iow is the time to find that cause. to reeearch It, and to see
if we can't present our ideas to thoso!! in "lawful positions of
authority". But before "'e preRDt ..... cz1pes aDd our reqDe8ta
let's make IHlf'e we ba'·e our facte .tnlcbt. &lid let's make IM1J'C
that we express ourseh'e5 in IIUCh • way that the road to dlalogue
remains open. I am continuously amazed at how much
more can be accomplished when discussions are tinted with
respect and courtesy.
We- are Q,ll the verge of completing another year. For some
of us it is the last year. We shall never taste the fruita of our
labors. But we should not give up. We bave started the student
body moving, we have provided the catalyst. Now all we C&D
do is suneet • K"etlen.l dlrectloa. That dtrecUoa sbould be
toward latelligent d1aIO(uc. That is all we can give at this po,int,
but ma)'be that small positive action will sweeten the "bitter
taste" in our mouths.
The doors are opening, and a cool breeze is blowing. But It
will take the united action of faculty, students, and Administralion
to open them fully. Let's not be 80 stupid as to work at
cross purposes. The war that De"cr w.. Is .,·er. '1'be Ume for
recoasiructloa .. bere.
A notable change has laken place in the past v..-eek. The
spirit of bitterness and the desire to lash out blindly has receded,
and a calm seems to hover over the campus. I hope it is a true
calm. I hope it is not the eye of a bUl'f'lcaae, which passes as
swiftly as it comes, and serves Qnly to herald the arrival of a
nore violent outburst. Let us hope the storm has passed.
On the othel' hand, the Administration has demonstrated a
desire for progress and positive results that cannot be overlopkcd.
Forgotten in the heat of "battle" have been the PresiJents
initiation of a Student Advisory BQard, the Director of
Resident Student's concern for the el'l'cctive running oC the
Student Court, the study (silent but present nevertheless) laken
by our chapter of the A.A.U.P. regarding the library index, the
attempts by many members of both faculty and AdministraUoo
to learn student ideas and student Qbjections, aDd the expansion
of counes and faculty staff. NOM 01 UIeee acUoas bad te be
taIleD. DODe or them were forced. 'l'be7" were attempted in a
spirit of good "..til, and wlth .. paabIe ClODCeIII for tbe studeDt&
For those of you who will stay, and return to Fairfield next
year, a word of caution is necessary. I think that changes are
in the works. SQIIle of the things we complained about 80 bitterly
this past year may be rectified by September. If they are,
remember that the Administration has not made these changes
because, in our imature way. we demanded them, but the Administration
was big enough to overlook our demonstrations
and see the grain of positive thousht behind all the negative
action. These duuages wU1 be tbeIr vietory. not 00....
Bitterness can turn quickly and eaally in two dJrections. It
can be the force that pushes an individual onward to <!llmlnate
that which causes his bitterness, or, Internalized, It can become
a force which cats away at his spirit and causes him to isQIate
himself from his work and his destiny.
M.y 12. 1961
REMIND
Parents of Grid
Donations
Pag8 Sill THE STAG
UDlv. 01 llartt'onl
Rome Today
• p.m.
May 12, 1965
NETMEN
INVADE
DEFEAT
FORDHAM
FRIARS;
TODAY
l.lIJ>t Thursda)' Ho(lttrho uutIJlll)'
ed "lid bllUlked the Fairfielden
60U down un Long IsllUld.
Tile Dutchmen &CCom1I1I8hOO
Ihls despite IL three for
Ihree ."rort by Gatti. In the
onl)' other KBlIKl lut week
QUtllnlllhlC took ll.dvant&ge o.
tho Slag lneptness once agaln
IUld cllS1ly won] 1-2,
There is 11 home game this
arternoon against the University
or Hartford, so let's get
out there and cheer for the
team, Let.'a &,0 (Meta) Slap!
Only Get
Three Swings!
Sorry Son.
You
t"'eh'c Stag error.i and the wIJdn~
of the burleno to tr(\unoe
the 'red and wbJte' 11-2. Jllnlon
VIn L'&spenmce and Don Gllttl
were the only standouts fOI
the UeCh'lllymen ll.8 c·.ell hlld
two hits and I;o.·ored :r I'un.
In fact Gatti has been on II
hot streak aU week with sil'
hits in 14 at-bats, He also hit
the first Fairfield homel' of the
year, which was against Quinnipiac.
The junior outfielder
also scored three of the foul'
Stag runs last week.
Providence Slugs Stags;
Errors Prove Costly
S,)" "0(' Buckles
The Fairfield Universit)' baseball
team has unsuceessfully
completed three-fourths of its
20 game schcdule and the prospects
fQr the remainder of the
season Bcem bleak. As of last
Saturday the baseballers had
compiled a 1-14 record.
PrO\'ldenee ColleJ(e Willi Ule
lat'ei!lt benetlcbl.ry 01 the unbal"
nlled StilI' attack In Rhode bland
IMt SaturdllY. The "rbu1I
took detinUe adnntagc of
through with a clutch rebQ.und
latc in the game.
This )'ear the 6' 3". 200 pound
forward plaYed (or the New
York Athletic Club. His 20
ppg. and 20 rebounds a game
assuredly caught the attention
of the pro scouts.
We of the STAG Sports D::-partment
speak on behalf of the
entire student body in wishIng
Larry the best of luck and h(U)C
he makes It "big" In the pros,
J, B,
several of the Fordham aces
returning, Fairfield will be
trying to avenge their 5-4 Joss
to the Rams last season. The
match will be close but a reversal
of the score appears to be
in order due to the depth which
the Stags have acquired this
year. We give it to Fairfield by
a slight margin.
nu. weekend atrenUon will be
fooU8ed 0fJ the Rider Tourna.ment
in New derse;r when' the
_tAlen wUJ be pitted against
80IDfl of the top schools In Ule
area. A tlnal declsJon hll8 not
yet been made 011 the four
men wbo will represent Falrtleld
at the Tournament but,
M predicted, the nUlnber one
position has gone to Nick 0\'0dow.
The remaining three posItlOftli
wlU bu dcterll)lned in the
Dear future.
lA a nice running play tor 3
points. SnJU\'an scored again as
be outTaced the M,I,T, defender
dO\\'D tbe sidellnes. Then Doug
CIKJ tumed the corne.r and
racf'd 33 )'ards tor the score,
In the second halC Ciaci
scored twice more, First he
raked toward the middle and
cut back from the 20. Then
Dick Francis kicked the ball
into the end-zone and Ciaci
pounced on it for the 'try.' The
game ended with the Stags on
top 15-0,
III the second gallle Dolii'
Clael's .rm wu broken alter
tilref' minutes of pia)', TbJs left
the Stags a man short. The Ruston
ltugb;1" Club scored tint. The
Stag manaCed to score on a
ftne baU-haDdUng pia)'. Franct.
got the S point. JUld til..
Came ended S-S. A sudden dC3lh
was pla)'ed, After ;') minutes
had p..-d Boston scored and
that ended Sta;' hopes for a
,'letory,
Th~ B team took a bad beat
ing (20-5) at the hands of the
Boston Rugby Club, In lhe:! first
half the Boston team scorro
two 'trys' and a penalty. The
wind was In their favQT ;"nd
the Stags just couldn't contain
the good baU-handlinf,' of the
Boston side. The second half
wasn't much different as the
Stags tired. Jay Kirwin managed
to put the Stags on the
scoreboard. He bal'relled over
from the three ,The cOO\'ersion
was gQOd. The contest ended
with the Stags on the Iqsing
end of ft 20-5 score,
In th6 0 !fH.me It was milch
the SHme story, The Stap
IICOred first, having tho wind at
their bac.ka. McGoldrick took It
oorou aDd Crane made tbe ...on-
\'erslon on II. tine kick. Th&tl~========================~
10-;0 Off All Records ondod the ~rln. to' the Stap. FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE Bo!Jton scored two 'try,' the
At flrst hall And two the second 15 i'o Off All Paper Backs -
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE hall "lth a oo.,·e..'o•. t. ,hi> Excluding Adopted Text contest Fairfield" Dick Kap-
'- 3.95 Records @ 2.98 etc. J'seppenabrautrigons.uffe.red a shoulder SAL E
B)' ViD O'AJ..• ......
Led by first singles player,
Nick Ovodow, the tennis team
defeated Providence College last
Friday by a score 0/. 6-3. Owdow
won handily. tuming la a
two-set score of 1)..2, 6-2.
Kent HuJr In rourtll IobIcIH
and 8m Smith playlq' ID tbe
Iltth 3pOt hlld more dUIIcuIty
In WInning, botb 0' tbem robac
three !!Ieb before emercbac
,"Ictorlous. After JoelDC their
first IIet, they weat 0lIl to •
6-S. 8-6 and II. 6-S, 8-4. wla
re9pecUvely.
Providence copped their three
llOints by winning the third
and sixth singles and the third
doubles match.
The Stags travel to Fordham
loony for their next to last
malch of the season. With
Larry Rafferly '64, co-captain
of the 1963-64 Fairfield varsity,
was drafted last week by the
Philadelphia 76's of the National
Basketball Association.
Last year Larry saw limited
action due to knee trq..Ible but
filled in occasionally to give
added strength to our rebounding
and defensive same. He
still managed to averqe 10
points a game and on rDOrtI
than onc oct:'llSlon 'Raft's· came
U)' l't:te Fall
All in all the Fairfield Ruggers
did not fare too well this
weeklmd. The A team lost in
the semi-final o( the Han'anI
Tournamenl and the B and C
SQuads were defeated by the
Boston Rugby Club. All pm!S
were pla)'cd in Boston.
The A "Ie\'ea a tide" met
31.1.T. In tbe tint ~ s.I~
11\'_ drew tint. bIoed. Be eat
back to the center 01 tM field
Ruggers Lose In Hub;
Crimson Bumps 'A's
N.B.A. Drafts Ex-Stag:
Cager Played for N.Y.A.C.
