Stag - Vol. 16, No. 11 - March 10, 1965

              Vol. 16 No. II PubrnMd by Studonh 01 F.r/;o!d UoWonlty, Far/;o!d, Conn, ......... 10, 1965
CIVIC LEADERS ELECTED TRUSTEES
Student Government Probes
Campus Liquor Problems
Hoy to Speak on
Education& Negroes
the Weston Seismological Ob­servatory.
Weston, Mass., Is
currenUy collaborating Geophy­sicist'
with the U. S. Weather
Bureau. Father LInehan lnau­gurated
the use of seismic atu­dies
to locate cyclones, and was
the first to measure the thick­ness
of the ice at the South
Pole. Alex Ross. artist and il­lustrator.
oC Ridgefield; Mr.
Richard Joyce SmJth of South­pqrt,
a member of the Connec­ticut
and New Yark Bar Ass0­ciations,
Co-Trostee of the New
Haven Railroad, and Director
oC the Connecticut Ught and
Po\.1.-er Co.; and Hennan W.
Steinkraus. of Westport, Presi­dent
of the American Associa­tion
fqr the United Nations,
and past President of the Uni­ted
States Chamber of Com­merce.
Among the purposes of the
Board of Trustees. as listed in
its Constitution, Is: ''To assist
the University in Its commit­ments
to the community by pr0­viding
a bridge oJ commUD1ea­lions
between the Univeralty
and the ccmmunity."
FT. McInnes also stated that
more Trustees will be elected to
bring the UniversJty and the
conununit)· into closer rapport.
Each Trostee Is deslpated to
serve for a three-year term.
Of
Moderator Demands Ousting
Dogwood CO· Chairmen
Rev Rlcbard Rouaaeau, S..I.
Faculty Moderator Fr. Richard Rousseau,
S.J., has demanded the resignation of Gary
L'Hommedieu and Jim Meehan from their
positions as Co-Chairmen of the Dogwood
Festival. Tom Finn '66 was appointed to re­place
them. and plans are proceeding with
no substantial changes in the fonnat of the
weekend.
According to L'Hommedieu and Meehan,
this action came as a complete surprise to
them. The first they heard of the decision was
when Fr. Rouss~au caned them into his of­fice
at 8 :45 a.m., following the Washington's
Birthday weekend and demanded they sign a
resignation.
The reason given by Fr. Rousseau for this
action was "despite repeated requests, I was
not supplied with the information required
for me to approve the event as a university
affair." He stated that as faculty moderator
he is responsible for approving the weekend
as a university affair, and in this capacity
must know what is being planned.
According to L'Hommedieu and Meehan
they were unaware of the position and authority of the moderator, and
exactly what he expected of them. They were in the process of prepar­ing
a complete report to be given to him when all plans were definite.
They had signed no contracts without consulting him, only verbal agree­ments
were made.
Because there was a "lack of direct information being supplied to
him, and time was growing short" Fr. Rousseau thought it necessary
to take drastic action to alleviate this problem. He admitted there were
other methods of dealing with the situation, but he chose "a re-shuffling
of top personnel."
Santo Lalomia, President of the Junior Class, claims that "the
whole situation could have been avoided by I'r. Rousseau making the
chairmen aware of what was expected of them, and if they did not
Cootinued GO PAGE 5
By RIchard MarraclDa
Father William C. McInnes,
8.J., President of the Univer­sity,
has announced the election
of ten Trustees to serve the
University. Among the initial
group are: Mr. James W. Bir_
kenstock, presently Vice Presi­dent
in Charge of Commercial
The Student Government of Development for the I.a.M.
Fairfield became very interested Company, and a member of the
in this problem. We undertook 8Qard of Governors or the
a survey among the students Westchester Ch~ber or Com-merce;
Mr. Martin L. Burke.
to. determine what percentage Vice President for Industrial
dnnk and where t~ do S?' Relations for the United Air­The
sununary of this report III craft Corporation; Mr. Thomas
enclosed (or your beneftt. J. Deegan Jr.. of Greenwich,
The results were expected by Chainnan of the Executive
some, surprising to others, and Committee of the New York
shocking to )"et others. But they World's Fair, and Chainnan of
did indicate the dimensions of Cqrnmunication Atfiliates Inc.;
the problem. There are 75% of Mr. Warren J. Faust of Strat­qur
students who travel to New ford, retired Vice President, Di.
York on weekends to purchase rector, and Trell5urer of the
and consume alcoholic bevel" Bridgeport Brass Co., and past
ages. If these students were to President of the Bridgeport
be allowed to drink on campU&, Chamber of Commerce; Mr.
would not this driving after James V. Joy, Senior Vice Presl.
drinking be considerably cut dent of the City Tntst Co. and
down! Could the Admlnistra- President of the James V. Joy
lion rI. the Univenlty aIJow Agency; Mr. Jcim A. Farpy,
such a thing! Should students of Waterbury. Ph. D. Geor'po­who
are permitted to drink at town and founder and Chair­home
be pennltted to drink man of Buell Industries. and
away from home? Where does past ~eral Manager of the
the law of the State stand on Largay Brewing Co.; Rev. DaD-e-
tlatMld oa PAGE 8 lei Linehan. S.J.. Director of
Mr. Hoy, who is chalnnan of
the Inter-Racial Scholarship
Fund. has pioneered in this
fteld. While at Swathmq,re Col·
lege. he developed a talent
search program to aid educa­tionally
deprived younsters.
This program, which is known
as the "Hoy PIan," has been
incorpqrated into the College
Aaslatance Plan.
This plan operates through
the volunteer efforts of educa·
tional officials to open up col·
lege opportunities Cor disadvan·
taged high school students.
ntese qtticials undertake to
find, motiVate and help lI\Jch
students, many of whom are
Negroes, to enter InterraclaJ
colleges. Although this program
is only a few months old, hun­dreds
of colleges throughout the
nation, including Fairfield, are
aiding the program.
Dean Hoy is Vice President
on the Executi....e Board of the
Continued 08 PAGE 5
under 18 yean of age.
2. by 35% of the students be­tween
the ages of 18 and
21.
3. by 75<;{ of the students
over 21 years oC age.
C) Travel to New York for Use
of Alcoholic Beverages.
1. by 87% oC the students
under 18 years oC age.
2. by 74% qf the students be·
tween the ages of 18 and
21.
3. by 38% of the students
over 21 yean of age.
D) Use of Alcoholic Beverages
at Mixers.
]. under 18 years of age-lo/(/
beCore; 55% during; 70/0
alter.
2. between 18 and 21 years
of age -17% before; 14%
during; 9% after.
3. over 21 yean of age-3O~
before; 50% during; 10%
at"'.
THE LEtTER
Dear Parent:
A few months ago. a teenage
girl was fatally killed in an
automobile accident in Darien.
Connecticut after a party at
which there were alcoholic bev·
erages served to mino". 1b1s
tragedy emphasized and crys.
tallized a serious problem that
is present on most college cam­puses
tQ(l.ay. This problem re­volves
around the use and abuse
of alcoholic beverages by col­lege
students.
Thb Satunlay Ute StadMt
GO\"e.rameDt wW .-.or •
symposium eaUUed ""Vile ....
Abuae o( Ak:oboUe BevenpI
by College StudflDta. ... _­juneUoo
,,1th tilts a klUer bu
beea &eDt bome to all pareab
la"ltmc them '10 tbe 8J11lPO""
Num and abo eaelo.la« a
copy of the Student Oovera­meat
LIquor Sarvey.
The Symposium wIU be
b~ld Satunlay at 1:10 p.m. 111
tlte Auditorium. Below .. re­printed
the survey aDd the
letter to the parents.
JQhn C. Hoy. Dean of Ad·
missions and Assistant to the
President at Wesleyan Univer­sity,
will present a lecture l!I1­titled
"Education and Negro
Americans" tonight at 8:00 In
Gonzaga Auditorium.
The lecture is being present·
ed by the Bellarmine series in
conjunction with the Fair6eld
Chapter of the AmerIcan As­sociation
of UniversJty Profes­sors.
Fr. Richard W. Rousseau,
president qf the Fairfield Chap­ter,
will Introduce the speaker.
There will be an informal dis­cussion
period In Loyola I..oUnp
following the talk.
Mr. Hoy will speak about the
need to find openings in col­leges
for talented Negreet and
the etfQrts being made in this
direction. This will be part of
II. general explanation of the
difficulties sutrered by the cul­turally.
economically and edu­cationally
deprived to secure a
good education..
THE POLL
The investigation of the com­mittee
was conducted amona: aU
four classes of Falrfteld stu·
dents. A random sample ayatem
waI IDed. by wbid:I oae out 01
every ten students .... ques­Uoned.
1be students wen! as-­sured
that their names would
rnnain a.fUJlYIDOUS. The raultll
of the investigation ~re as fol­10\
lo"S:
AI Use of Alcoholic Beverages
in the Dormitories.
1. by 25% oC the atudentll
under 18 years of age.
2. by 23% of the students be­tween
the ages of 18 and
21.
3. by 37% of the students
over 21 years of age.
SI Usc 01 Alcoholic Beverages
in the Town.
1. by 22% of the students
P.,. Two TH" STAG March 10, 1965
B"rt Franey '67
Bellarmine
Series
To Expand
ARNOLD'S
PRESCRIPTIONS
SUPPLIES
SUNDRY NEEDS
Fairfield Shopping Center
After a successful series of
fall lectures, the Bellarmine
Lecture Series has expanded its
spring schedule to include pro­grams
in conjunction with other
campus organizations.
Early in April the Lecture
Series will conduct a symposi­um
on South America. Under
the sponsorship of Dr. Norman
and Dr. Chardiet of the Dc­partment
of Government and
Histqry, the symposium will in­clude
such speakers as the
former President of Cuba, and
thC' former Cuban Prime Minis­ter.
Also scheduled for this semes­ter.
in conjunction with the
campus Young Democrats under
Mr. Petry, the Bellarmine Ser­ies
will have as guest speaker
the ambassador from the new­ly
formed Repu.blic of Malasia.
Membet'S of the Bellannlne
Seljes.«:Qrdially invite any fresh­man
or sophomore who is inter­ested
in working on the Bellar­mine
Series committee to con­tact
Mike Fix '65 or Bob Stew­art
'66.
,
Ken StudeMl8 '66
On the weekend of February schools as Yale, Fordham and
19-21, John Fracassini, '65, TO)1t NYU in this unique form of re­Scopp,
'65, Ken Studerus, '66, treat. A "cursillo-retreat," also
and Bart Franey, '67 attended called A Weekend with Christ.
a "cursillo-ret.reat" at the Mary- is unique in that it incorporates
knoll Seminary in Ossining, into the retreat discussi(\l1
N. Y. Representing Fairfield, groups in a seminar fashion.
they joined students from such The discussions bridge such di-verse
areas as religion, liIe, and
one's goals. With such universal
appeal to the Catholic layman,
it is easily understandable that
the cursillo retreat is the fast·
est growing ascetical practice
in the Catholic Church today.
Fr. John McLaughlin, S.J.,
Director of Communications, ar­ranged
for the students to at­tend,
and was present at the
closing exercises of the three­day
Weekend with Christ. Fr.
McLaughlin wrote an article on
the cursillo itself in the Janu·
ury ]8, issue of Amcrlea.
STUDENTS MAKE
UNIQUE RETREAT
ARTHUR DEL COLLIANO
~tubrnt
, (Inurrnmrnt
I believe this question wQuJd
not normally merit being posed
- the answer is so blatantly
obvious. It is only through Fair­field's
pitiful condition of not
having eight o'clock classes
thal this issue is thankfully
forced intQ the open. J was
greatly disappointed when I
first came to Fair1leld to dis­cover
that such a basic right as
this was unmercifully withheld.
I am only too happy to endorse
this new proposal (no doubt
evoking from the student bQdy's
new image of a mature, respon­sible
elite) and urge most ve­hemently
the support of all stu­dents.
Just think how wonder·
ful it would be to awaken to
the sounds of chirping biros and
the footsteps of trudging con­struction
crews. A brisk walk
in the early morning air can
really clear the old cobwebs ­and
what a hang-over cure!
Also, while we are initiating
eight o'clock classes, we can
start our own dairy herds and
preserves plant. This, joined
with the noble yet austere ar­chitecture
of. F. U. will serve
to incorporate fully the atmos­phere
of a trappist monastery.
JOHN ROSE, '66
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through 9:00 a.RL classes, and
thL<; problem would hardly be
remedied by starting classes an
hqur earlier. The commuter and
otr-eampus student should also
be considered. He would have to
arrive at school an hour earlier.
Finally, beginning classes at
8:00 a.m. wquld disrupt both the
campus system, and the sched~
uling of mandatory masses.
JIM SUll.IVAN, '66
361-9471
"TOPS IN TOWN"
90 Kings Highw.y Cutoff
FeWflold, Conn.
GREf;N-COMET
DINER
Would you favor 8:00 a.m.
.e.Iu..e.e.D..en year _ bu been
1 wouki nQt object to c1assell
starting an hour earlier, pro­vided
that the class day would
be shorter lUI well. By starting
classes earlier, the student
body, particularly those stu­dents
with only five CQUrses,
would be free at an earlier part
of the day. If however, schedul­ing
classes an hour earlier
wouJd nQ,t guarantee the stu­dent'having
a shorter class day,
I would not favor rescheduling
periods. I think the final deci~
slon should be up to the stu­dents
- whether or not he
wants to get up an hour earlier
and have that much more time
later in the day should be hls
choice.
RICH MAROONEY, '67
The idea of starling clasa an
hour earlier, in aU honesty, does
not appeal to me. I realize that
the expanding enrollment deems
it necessary to increase the
class scheduJe now In effect.
But, for the purpose of at­tendance.
I think that an
eight Q'clock class Is quite im­practical.
If everyone got up in
time for the first period every
day. this idea might make a
little more sense - but as It
stands now, new attendance
lows would become common­place
at so incredible an hour.
The extension of classes until
later in the afternOQD seems a
much more logical and practical
idea. There seems to be no rea~
son to extend classes both in
the morning and the afternoon.
JOE BRANNEGAN, 'f{{
It the Administratiqn deems
it necessary, then I suppose the
change must be made; but
there are a number of consid­erations
to be made beforehand.
The sta1l' members, in the
kitchen for exwnple, will have
to work under the burden of
this hour's difference, as will
the faculty.
Ideally, if the class scheduJe
must be moved back an hour,
the student body, then can)'in&
five subjects, would have a
shorter class day. If this can be
accqmplishcd and provisions can
be made in the campus and
mass systems, then beginning
classes an hour earlier will not
be as burdensome as it seems to
be at first.
DON KREUZER. '67
The proposed idea of begin­ning
the class day an hQUt' earli­er
than it does now does not
seem to me to be a good one.
The addition of a class which
began at 8.00 or 8:10 would
present several difficulties and
would necessitate quite a few
adjustments in other phases of
campus life.
The earlier class periQd, would
mean that breakfast would have
to be served at least a half hour
earlier than it is served now,
causing what I think wouJd be
a strain on already taxed
kitchen facilities.
The current system of cam­puses
would also have to under­go
revision, and it might even
be necessary to resort to a sys­tem
of having tq remain on
campus for a weekend or some--
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Off-eampus boarders, if theyli
had a class scheduled for 8:10,
would have to get to school
much earlier than they do now,
causing an added inconvenience
to them, especially to; those, and
there are quite a few, who live
more than a mile away from
<am.....
Man y students, especiallyIL------------------------­Freshmen
and Sophomores who, Since the Student Govern- the Student Legislature reflect­due
to afternoon meetings and ment should play so intimate ed this all tQO well in its Febru­clllS!
reS find it difficult to attend a pal·t in the affairs of the stu~ ary 25th meeting; failure to
either the 12:10 or 4:45 Masses dent body, the editors of the have a quorum halted the
during the day, attend the 7:45 STAG have decided to feature meeting for the second time in
Mass in the morning, would also
be incqnvenienced. As it is now, a column covering the Govern- this already young school year.
the 7:45 Mass is scheduled so ment and its activities. It would be well for the stu­as
to allow enough time for Regarding the Student Gov- dent body to think about this
breakfast before class begins, emment to date, it is to be lack of interest particularly
while not being unduly early. If congratulated fOI' its first se- since only one member of the
8:00 o'clock classes went into
etrect, the 7:45 Mass would be mester achievements and re- student 1xldy did attend the
celebrated much, much earlier. minded Qf some of its failures. Legislature's meeting on the
JOHN BENNETI', '67 The Student Court is doing a 25th. One hears suggestions,
splendid job when one considers advice and criticism of such
Although Fairfield is situated that it is responsible to a Jesuit matters throughout the campus.
in the East, I feel that it is un- administration. The executive is And as we also know. the Com­reasonable
to expect students also doing a commendable job plaint Box remains strangely
to rise with the sun. In fact, of carrying out the resolutions empty of the student's opinions.
were it anyone but Mephisto- qf the Student Legislature. The Needless 10 say, if the Gov-
I al1)~ against classes begin- pholes who beckQt\ed, I doubt legislature itself is at least emment is gqing to make im­ning
so early because, first of that I would even take the going through the motions of pl'ovements over last semester.
all. it wouJd not seem neees- trouble to formulate an opinion its function, as outlined by thC' and it had better, it can only
sary. Although we will have on such a ludicrous subject Constitution the student body do so with the cooperation of
several hundred more students as, eight o'clock classes. For approved last spring. The Stu· the student body that we know
an campus next year, many me an eight o'clock class has dent Legislature's disastrous it needs.
c1assroqms in Canisius are aJ- the value of a dead cat, and the sponsoring of the Winter CaTIli- Such cooperation might start
ready vacant during the class drawing power of a vacuum. val is still Ilotewqrthy - since tonight in fact. The meeting
day. More careful programming However, in the words of the enterprising work is now being scheduled for 6:30 this evening
of classes should solve the prob- infamous Fairfield poet, ''1bo done by the legislators to make will be a particularly critical
lem of congestion. In addition, sed non Iibenter." up the deficit. qne in that the proposed activi-students
are already sleeping JOE RAFTER, '67 Other areas of the Student ty fee (known to the students
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The Activities Committee of the Final point of focus' for this
Legislature is presently devel- week is that elections are com­oping
a numbel' of proPQSals ing up in the near future _
e"Oncerning the Intellectual at- at the end of March for both
mosphere. Qf the- University. It the Government and Class of­is
also drowing up .plans with fieers. These offices must be
regard to the regulations that tilled by men that have learned
are now in existence in the Ll- frqrn the past and are going
brUl'Y· The Financial Committee to make Fairfield's Student
is preparing the Government Government a great one. Re­budget
for next year, to be member, many of the problems
ready by April, with the hope which we have today will
that next year's financial per~ vanish tomorrow if outstanding
fonnance will be an improve- members of the University
ment over this year's. would conduct spirited cam-
Regarding the now perennial paigns and run for these elective
complaint about campus apathy, offices,
NEWLY APPOINTED
March 10. 1965 THE STAG LAY BOARD
"amee V. Joy Bermaa W. Steinkl'aas W~aJ.F....t .lames W. Blrkenstock Tbomu J. Det-pa, Jr.
MIU'ttD F. Burke Alex RoM RIchard Joyce Smith
OPE"!
FRIDAYS
TO
8 P.M.
Drl_, ...._ a_: __ DMfW ,:....:11
Negro high school students can arouse local interest in the
study in peace and quiet. and. plight of minority groups, and
have the services of Fairfield the necessity of helping thelIL
students available for tutoring The Fairfield University Chap­and
help with their homework. ter of the NAACP cordJally In-
The group's plans flU' the vites students to attend their
spring Include a civil rights meetings, usually held on Thurs­workshop,
probably in May, to days, in Canlslus 306 at 4:00.
Campus Chapter Of NAACP
Active In Bridgeport Slums
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Stationery Dept.
Street Floor
Bridgeport
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A New Light Portable
TYPEWRITER
Grad. School Asst. Dean
Reaches 80th Year
The new UftderWOOd 18 cambIneI big
machine features and the coovenJence
of a portable. Weilht ~ IJJ&. Types
black and red. Hu '" ke1I-Bodlel;
Ter1:M eu be arraap4.
Dr. Maurice E. RQ£a!in. As- \'enity Extension Classes.
sistanl Dean and Professor of During his long career he
was principal of eight New
Education at Fairfield's Gradu- York public high schools, as
ate School of Education, will be well as principal of the Jamaica
guest of honor at a celebration TraIning School for Teachers
Saturd~'. March 6, marking his and President of the Jamaica
roth birthday and 60th year of Teac:her Training College. He
teaching. has been a professqr at seven
He started his leachin&: career Catholic colleges, and a special
while a senior at Columbia Uni- lecturer in education for eleven
versity in 1905. Dr. Rl>galin groups of nuns from Maryland
helped qrganize the William to New York.
Howard Taft High School, A member of many special
Bronx. New York. He was ODe committees and author of in­of
the founders of Fordham numerable professional articles.
University's Graduate SChool of he has been Qll the faculty
Education. He also aided In since 1949.
establishing LadyclUr College, Three fonner presidents of
Highland Falls. N.Y. At the the University plus the Provm­famed
CathQl.ic Summer School, cial of the New England Jesuil!J
ClUr Haven, N.Y., he was Di- wU be among the guest honoring
rector of the Fordham Unl- him on his 80th birthda).
The Fairfield University
Chapter of the National As­sociation
for the Advancement
of Colored Peqple, moderated
by Fr. John Bonn, S.J., and led
by Tom Cook '65, has been
highly active in Ioc:al NAACP
activities since the campus
c:hapter was founded last fall
Meeting "-eekly. the group has
coped with lack of civil rights
Interest on campus through
several projects In CQrIjunction
with the Bridgeport Chapter of
the NAACP.
Recently, members of the
Fairfield University Chapter
participated In a field survey
of minority housing In urban
Bridgeport. Going from door to
dOQr, they questioned tenants
about the quality of their Uv­ing
conditions, and noted any
complaints the tenants wished
to make. With only token op­position
from slum landlords,
the results were then reviewed
to determine vio.lations of the
Bridgeport Housing Code.
The campus c:haptcr also
participates In a weekly proJ­ect
to improve the educational
progress of children from mi·
norlty groups. In conjunction
wit h Unitarian Churd1 oJ
Bridgeport, the group helps
maintain a three room study
L hail In low rent Fr. Panik VIl- Jllage. Here, Puerto Rican and
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t.o Poquette. David Freschi, Arthur
OelCollieno. PHOTOGRAPHY: Robert
Huisch, Ch"rt", Laval;' Simeon lee. ART:
Jeff Clullo,bud. LAYOUT: Geo'ge
Sindei•.
ings are heard. Being for the stu­dents
does not, of course, neces­sarily
mean against the adminis­tration,
but perhaps a firm stand
in favor of the students would
gather more support behind the
government. Controversy does
have its advantages in that it
brings out all points of view and
helps to clarify issues. Too much
"cooperation" can be as bad as
not enough because it tends to
breed apathy and indifference.
Finally there is the legitimate
complaint o( those who sacrifice
time and effort to attempt to
run the Government that most
students "just don't c.lI·e." The
usual attendence of students at
the legislative meetings has been
about five, exclusive of the legis­lators.
If the Student Govern­ment
were a vital force in Uni­versity
life, would more students
be interested 1
If the answel' to this is no,
why have a Student Government
at all 1 Perhaps it would be in­teresting
to re-vote on the con­stitution
and see if it would pass
again. Would there be any use
in having a constitution if only
135 voted, as was the case on
the amendments a few weeks
ago.
Involved in the upcoming
choice of "Who 1" (or the Stu­dent
Government, are also con­siderations
of "Why" and
"How".
JAMES SPANO '66
administration, in large part..
before the Student Government
was conceived.
The Constitution mentions as
the Legislaturc's first power "to
determine, with concurrence
and approval of the Dean of
Discipline of the University, the
disciplinary and social codes of
the Student Association," Under
this falls such controversial and
\'ital topics as library regula·
tions, cutting class, compulsory
)fass for underclassmen, and at­tire
at class. The legislature has
)'et to determine policy on any
of these matters, which have a
direct impact 011 the individual
students. The committee re­writing
the disciplinary code
was instructcd not to consider
these matters according to the
committee's ch<lirman. Perhaps
a strong resolution from the
Government would change some
of these areas, if it were the
wish of the majority of the stu­dents.
The power of the Govenl­ment.
and its effect over policy
could be both tested and assert­ed.
Perhaps <lnother facet of the
Go\'ernment problem is the
sometimes heard supposition
that the Student Government
should be a "bridge" between
the students and the administra­tion.
The Student Government
was established FOR the stu­dents,
not as ~ln administration
scapegoat when student rumbl-
I LETTERS TO THE EDITOR I
=-=-==-----;:::::::::======~. To the Editor;
Stug 11 was a financial success bu1
a social fnilure. The Student Govern­ment,
as everyone knows, is deep in
debt. but this fact doesn't sanction
their action on Friday evening, March
5. The people who made this dance
possible were those who sufTerro the
most - the )'QUng ladies from Mary·
mount. All other schools which had
previously accepted invitations can­celed
them a\ the last moment for
some reason or other. Only Marymount
College was faithful 10 theirs and at·
tended - withQ.ut them, no dance. On
their an'ival they were told that
1ickets had to be purchased to attend
this affair - only 25 cents with a
college ID card. This totally amazed
most of the young ladies. This was a
new policy they were told - one that
better be discontinued soon. In the in­vitation
sent tQ. the school. no mention
was made of a fee - after all, they
pay as much for transportation as \\o"e
do for admission tickets.
What is to happen when the next
mbter is held at Fairfield~ The patron­age
of Marymount College can be can­celed
immediately. \'Vhy should some
other club Qr organization on campus
suffer in the future because of this
blunder? A note of apology should be
immediately sent to Marymount from
the Student Government. Then their
money should be refunded. l'm sure
that the 10 or 20 dollars received is
not gQlng to substantially alleviate the
Student Government debt problem, but
a return of this money and an apology
may help Fairfield regain part of its
lost integrity and also the patronage
of these )'oung ladies again at our
dances.
the respect, and even the inter­est,
of the majority of students.
Another legislative meeting last
week without a Quorum makes
one wonder if even the legisla­tors
themselves are interested
any more. The repute the gov­ernment
is held in by most stu­dents
is closely akin to that of
last year's Student Council.
If there was a simple answe1'
to the simple Question "why"
the difficulties would have been
cleared up long ago. I-{owe\'el'
the following may offer a few
thoughts on the problem.
Student interest and invol\'e­ment
may be lacking because
the Government has failed to
have significant influence on
policy in any area of the stu­dent
community. This would
reflect back to the Legislature,
which is rcsponsible for the ini­tiation,
formation and legisla­tion
of policy for the Govern­ment.
The executive branch has
established a number of com­mittees,
but little legislative
action has yet been taken on
what few proposals they ha\'e
made. The student court, while
probably the most efficiently
operating branch of the Govern­ment,
is still working undel' a
disciplinary code written by the
fear of ourselves. We cannot af­ford
to become a collection of
weak boned individuals who are
afraid to take a different step
because of what others miaht
feel. The students at Fairfield
cannot afford to develop an at­titude
of fear for what others
would say of them, else they
desen'e to lose the title of stu­dent.
The professor cannot af­ford
to stick rigidly to his out­line
for the course involved, lest
he lose the very substance of
what it is to be a professor ­that
is - one who guides, di­rects,
and listens in the educa­tive
process. The Administration
can least afford to develop an
attitude of fear of what might
happen to the University's image
if it were to adopt some radical
inDOYation in the educative pro­ceu..
This point ia especially true
in ligbt of the fact that this Uni­versity
is presently undergoing
a period of transition, a period
which i. particularly open to ex­perimentation.
If we fail to use
this present opportunity to ex­periment
with the many differ­ent
paths that are open to us we
may never be given the chance
to try again.
Can the students of Fairfield
University afford to let them·
selves down by their attitude of
nonchalance 1
Can the faculty of Fairfield
University afford to let them·
selves down by developing a die·
tator attitude in the classroom?
Can the Administration of
Fairfield University afford to let
itself down by bypassing the
most opportune moments ever
presented to the University?
In short, can the community
at Fairfield afford to be fearful
in its academic and educative
pursuits? Can the entire com·
munity at Fairfield afford to
shirk its responaibility to respon·
sibileneu by letting a fear of
what others mi,ht aay about us
deter us from becoming the
greateat of uni.ersities?
Since the last issue of the
STAG, when the Student Gov­ernment's
loss was reported, the
Government has made very posi­tive
steps to eliminate this debt.
It has raised $470.00 through a
movie and a mixer. With this
type of action continuing the
debt could concievably be elimi­nated
in a short time.
However we feel the Govern~
ment has a much more deeply
rooted problem than its debt. if
the Student Government were
abolished tommon-ow, a large
number of students would nei­ther
be affected nor even care.
The constitution, which was
ratified last year, promised to
create the most far reaching and
most powerful Student Govern~
ment of any of our Jesuit "riv~
als", and one much more effect~
ive than most other schools pos­sessed.
By its very nature the
lIew Government was supposed
to "demand student involvement,
authority and responsibility in
the direct right to influence poli­cy
in nearly every area of the
student community_"
The Student Government has
not Ih'ed up to expectations, and
since elections will soon be upon
us we should consider choices in
this light. The Government lacks
Fear of Ourselves: "The
greatest of all ten-ors, the deep­est
of all drea.ds, the commonest
of all mistakes. From it grows
failure. Because of it. life is a
mockery. Out of it comes de­spair."
- David Seaburg.
Read it again. It is not poetic.
Read it again because it un­doubtedly
applies to you in a
very real sense.
There is an apparent attitude
on our campus which is very
well summarizcd in this quote
by Mr. David Seaburg. The fear
ia certainly not a physical ODe,
nor is it a psychological ODe. The
fear we are referring to is more
subtle than any of these. It is a
fear of breaking away from the
accepted thing. For students this
fear is readily seen in the aUi·
tude that olle won't be a good
student because he fears what
others might think of him if he
were to be such. For professors
it is a fear that his schema
and syllabus may be upset by a
prolonged discussion in class.
For the Administration, it is a
fear that the image of the Uni.
versity might suffer if we were
to do anything as "radical" as
abandon the cut system or allow
beer parties across the state
lines.
In each case, the concept of
fear refen-ed to in the above
Quote is quite obvious and quite
harmful. For, if we are not bra.e
enough to gi.e mature plana the
opportunity to materialize at
Fairfield, then we have lost the
inquisitive spirit th.t is 10 euen·
ti.1 to an education and to an
inatitution of le.rning.
The idea of responsibility has
been battered around so much
recently at Fairfield that per­haps
we ha\'e lost some of the
essenti.\l elements that respon­sibility
includes. Responsibility
includes the notion of trial. The
notion of trial also includes the
notion of error and its possibility
as a result of assumed respon­sibility
cannot be omitted due to
More Letters To The Editor
In his letter to the Dogwqod
CoDtlnued from PAGE 1 Festival CommIttee Fr. Rous-fu1lU1
u___ remand aeau stated, "I have taken this
expecta..-... rep extraordinary step with extreme
them. A leea severe action could reluctance, sInce I do not be.­and
should have been taken. lIeve that Faculty Moderators
The Olalnnen went dotn& ex- sbouJd lDtertere in student at­aet.
ly what we had expected, fain except when really neces-sary,"
He stated that the decl­but
as It proved their manner aloo was his alone and he ap­was
not exactly acceptable to proached Mr. Finn on his own
qur moderator. In our poaIUon, initiative after soundings cd
we will respect the declalon of opinion Indicated him as a llkely
our moderator. Tom Finn, as choice. (Mr. Finn was previous­new
chairman ia carT)'in&" out Iy co-chalnnan of the Sunday
plana set by L'HommedIeu and Concert).
Meehan. The entire commlttee He also stated in the letter
has supported, and will COD- "all th1a is not to say that the
malt. you feel droWBY while
atudyin,. workin. or driving.
do as m.iUiom do ••• perk up
with ••f•• effective NoDoa
K..e.e.p..A..le..r.t.T.a..b.J.e.t.a.. ""'_....
NoDozTM keeps you mentally
alct with the same ear.....
freIhet found in coffee. Yet
NoDoa iI Cuter, handier,more
nliable. AbBoJuteJy not habit­fcwml"
l'. NutLime JDODOtoD,y
An interesting subject has been knqeking IU'OUDd campus
since early In the first semester. To the best of my Imowledpo
It Orat came up at a Cardinal Key Meetine, was then suggested
to the Student Legislature for Investigation. and flnaDy wound
up m the University Seminar on Extracurricular and eo-cur­ricular
AetlYlty. It is with this body that it has rested for a
while. But recent events of great magnitude haw brought it
forcibly into the fM'efrqnL 'I'Ite IUjeet .. UaaI 01 .... ~
_0lIenI0r ....... faDetIoD.
1 admit that this is a complex and touchy subject aDd that
it cannot be properly handled in • short column or even In a
series of disrossions. It is something that requlnes intensive
tbQught and investigation. But, since the need for positive
thoueht along these lines is so obviously eaentiaJ. 1 would Uke
to put forward a few penonl opinjOlU.
TIle mode...tor .. DOt • God• .......- 01 tbIll reeIbIp 01
_ rDflIIben or the commDlllt,' 10 tbe -tn.r)' be dos Mt
dt .. ,Jadcemeat. onr tbat tactloa of Ute studeat bodJ' willi
wIdc:III be deals. He canrIQl, under any drcumstanoes, be permitted
to condemn an individual or a group slmply on personal opin.jon
or because of confticts of personallty. He must realize that It
Is his function to aid the individual in personal develqpment
and growth by positive suggestions and gentle guidance. He
must never plaee physical or monetary interests on such a hlgh
level that be is Incapable of seeing In proper perspective the
Interests of the individual that compose the activity.
[ feel Utat thl8 I... Impol'taDt poIDt. Jr we aft! • Ca.tboIIc
UIl1\-erdt)', all _ claim to be, thea we Mould Uve by oatIIoIIc
.taadards .ad with • CatbollC'l ~npecUve. aad Dot rail Mck ..
tbe materlalJstJc culm", we ooadema to JUUf, oar acUou.
1 also think that the Moderator of an qrganlzation should
be carefully chosen, The time he can IPve to the activity ia an
Important consideration, If he Is to successfully fulftU his pur­pose
as Moderator he must be available at those times when he
Is needed. The student's time Is as precious as (It not ~
precious than l the faculty member. Tbfo. .tudent .. here to re­eelve
_ edueatloll, aDd ertra-eurrkular actlvltlfll are vahalItIe
onl, to &be exteDt that they do Dot IDtert'ere with Ute studeDt's
acboIarly punuIt& U &be stadeDt .. toI'CIId'to 4Iuupt; .. IMIa.eale
to lIOeomll'lila'" IIle lIodentor, .... tbe MG........ .... a­....
to iIeSt:ro)< ............. 01 .. ....,..
Another factor to be looked at ia the faculty member's
qualifications as Moderator. NQ one In hi. rlKht mind would
intrust the finances of a COJ'POration to an individual schooled
in nuclear physics, nor would he tum over the operation of an
atomic reactor to an accountant, It has always been an aecepted
principle to ftt the man to the job. But this principle seems to
have been badly overlooked at Fairfield. Why not place in charIt'
of an acth1ty dealing with huge sums or money a man quallfted
In business? Why not have a lawyer working with the Student
Gqvernment'? Wouldn't It be a good idea if we looked at the
qua1lftcations of a man before placing him in a position of
authority? After all, be IIbou.Id ., able to belp tile Rudeat nDI
Ute adh1ty, ..ot sen·e .trictl, all • I.prbelad tor tbe Admlnld.n.
Uoa. ID order to c:onuDUNI ~... letlder ,.... bave to u_
• pod Idea of what yean 1eadIIac.
Finally, the Moderator should be interested in the .uccess
of the activity. To ha\'e a man say, "I don't care, I'm not in·
terested, dQ it your own way" speaks \'ery poorly of his quall.
fications as a moderator and also 'eaves the enthusiutie student
with a bed taste in his mouth. 1 maintain that If we are IOine
to do something we should do It ricbL And doing somethiD&'
rlcht includes placing the right men in pos.Itlons Qf authority
(ewn 11 that authority is vague and poorly detlned). I tIdd:
Moderator aDd stu:lmt. abould be bIe aDd nil ....e
tlrM to eaeb otkr, thea to tbe adIooI,. tluII7 to u.e~.
fte~are tooIa for JI'OwIh. We IrItoIIId Dot be so
fooUab _ to make them weapou of dest.ruedoD.
.
THE SAFE WAY to stay alert
without harmful stimulants
THE STA6
CoIlItlnued mID PAGE 1
AsoclaUon of Callep Admis­sions
CoUnselOR. He is ai80 a
member of the school selection
committee of the Fansteel
Foundation. of the Sperry and
Hutchinson Corporation and of
the Nationa1 Merit Sehoranhlp
"""",..lion.
Hoy
previOWl cha1nnen have not
been generous of their time and
effort tQ launch thinp, as they
have done so far. They, there­fqre,
have our sineere cratitude
and thanks...
Tbak .....
THOMAS SCHLUETER '86
m. NOTE: U 1lII'............... Je&­ter
repreMeta tbe lacb 01 tIMl tIIt:a&­Uoa,
tbea tbe Brtdppon Ana CIab
___ &be student bod, _ expIuaa-doD,
II Dot. refwld.
S1ncft'eIy yours.
JOSEPH A. SANTANGELO
PresideIlt
To the Editor:
Have oar PanaD .... Dt>tJeI.edt
A recent letter Bent by the Bridp-port
Area Club to the parents of all
Fairfield University students _ to
CQntain an elemeDt of deception.
Whether it be dellberate or acddental
_ 1 leave it up to you. Nevertbelea,
these are the facts.
The letter begins, '"ScbolanhIp avall~
ability at Fa.l.riSe1d University .. not
what it should be. Many worthy stu­dents
would not be able to continue
their education without flnanclaJ. ald.
The Bridgeport Area Club ia workinI:
in coqrdlnation with the BeIlanD1ne
Guild in order to provkle the nec:esaary
scholarships . . . Aa one of our pro~
!Cts. we have auumed the respon­slbillty
of sponsorlna the 1965 'nIunder­bird
car ratne for: the University,"
However, what the letter does nqt
make known ia that ticket proceeds
from parents of students from aU .,..
will provide scho1arshlps only for FaIr­tleJd
CoUDty students.
Furthennore, only 25% of the ticket
proceeds will Jq to the Brldpport
Area Club for aalvenltr IChoJanhlpl,
fwobl'Ue om" will 1_0 to BeI1armlDe Guild
Granted the I!eIIamIIM GuOd •
serves more 01. the proceeds becau. It
8ell8 more tickets; stDl, the injustice
lies in the fact that the parents of
University students wen DOt lIIfonDed
that 75% Qf. their donatiolls would 10
to FalrfteId Preparatoq School aDd
the other 25lJG, would only be available
to students fnm Falrfteld County. 'ndl
bit of information. just mJcht haw In­.........
their •••••••lly.
That letter was written more than
a month agQ ,making It a bit too late
to Infonn the rnislnformed. However,
IlOW' is the time to prevent future re­ocrurrenees.
In the future, either the
B~ Area Club should ccaflne
their Ietten to parents of Falrfte1d
County 1ltUdents, or • campus orpn~
iza~ ~tiDg all IltUdeDta (per~
haps the Student GowmmeDU IhoWd
take over the project. .... """,,,rwI
fnm the BeUann1ne Gulkt • sban 01
the proceeds in proportion to tbeb'
ticket sales.
which honestly could not ftnanee their
worthwIille planL
Of COUl'W. th1a fa all stUI ~
thetical, since University sanetkJb bas
nQ,t been secured Nor hu the student
body yet approved the move throu&b
its repretlelltatives In the Student
Le&Wature. The measure, bowever, is
on the apnda for the I4aIe 10
moe....
tinue to support Finn, and his
wmiL""
WILLlAI( P. EGAN '67
To the Editor:
It should be undentQod at the outset
that any student subKripUon or tax
asked by the Student GoYemment
next semester will not. in any way,
be applk!d to the WInter Carnival
debt. Such income would be used ex­clusively
to raise the caliber of the
serviCft provided by the Student Gov­emmenL
With additional iDcome, the Student
Government C&II aftWate the Fatrfteld
University student body with natkf:W,
student orpnlzations, and the Govem­ment
o1rkiala could attend student
c:mfereDOl!l to diIcuu ·"llii-'lI pr0b­lems
aDd brinK better G<MmuDent
programs back to Fa1rfte1d. We c:ouJd
also QrKanize c:onfereDC15 and sym.
posia dealing with key student '-tlfS
on the Fairfield campus. And, at Jut.
we cookl foster student actIYlty with
monetary assistance to thoR JI'OUPS
To the EdItor:
I recently fqund out. .. did the atu­dent
body in JeMral, that the Co­:::
haJrmen of the Dogwood FesUval.
Gary L'HommedIeu aDd Jim :Meehan,
were d1smlsIed from lbe1I' poIitioDL
~ reasons for their dlsmispJ are still
$OIDl!Wbat vague, aDd I trust that the
STAG will herein pl"O'Vide an accurate
explanation of the matter - particul­arly
becaUlle ct. the iajustloe appar­ently
done to these two pnUemeu.
It would seem that L'J{cwnmedleu
and Meehan ~re dismisIed for per.
aonaJ and trivial reuoas. U tblI .. m.
the wrong of the action .. Of concem
to everyone. But the fuD injustice 01
their dism1ssal 11 only seen wbeu one
considers the UteralJy btmdreds of
hours these two studenb put into what
was to have been the ftnest Docwood
Festival yet.
And what did their UllSeIftsh efforts
bring them! Dism1ssal from the chalr­manship
of the very festival they bad
created. Tq make m&tterll worR, it
seems that they were not d18charpd
for reasons of incompetence or becaUlle
of the way the Doswood was develop­ing,
but were dismissed becaUM of the
declalon of a single member or the
faculty. And to Cl¥ISUIIIIIUlte thJa in­credible
incldent, their dIsmlaal was
handed down in mlIlead1nc tenns of
"resignation" by the Fe.tlval', mod·
erator.
U thiI event Ioe8 unheeded, then
another IliLent vote la liveD for tbe
apathy that has lana been called FaIr­fteld's
bUcht. But I trust that the
STAG hal conftnned the truth of the
matter, and .eparated rumor from fact.
When it bas done 14 I lUll IUl'e that
It will be evident to atudeDta ad fac­ulty
aBke that L""""*!'Mft ....
Meehan were tndl!'ed ......'" • paw
Injuatice. U J'a1J'IeJd 11 to haw the
stature that many people project tor
the University, It can 0DIy be pined
by maklnc eertaIII that an tncldent
s.,u.e.,h...a.s. tbbI Is D!'Yft' repeated ce our
Chairmen· . "
_10,196&
Rll'hard Han"elJ IUId Itat'hf'1 Roberts In scene from "Thbo Sportlnj; Life" to bt> ..hoM-a
he'reth" Friday• .,. " part .f \be coDtempora..,- Cinema Series.
From The Mouths Of Babes
Playboy Or Hardyboy
McLaughlin. S.J., Director of
Communications, will precede
the movie. Mter the screening,
Dr. James J. Gill, S..J., M.D.
Jesuit priest - ps)'chiatrist oC
Hartford Institute or Living
will discuss "Cross-Sex Inter­personal
Communications" in
the light or this film.
Admission, 50 cents for stu­dents
and SI.50 for non·stu­dents.
The fUm woo the Best Pic­ture
Award (rom the Intema­tiqnal
Film Critics and the Best
Actor Award from the Cannes
Film Festh'8l.
This SportinK" Life will be the
third oft:ering of the Cq,ntem·
porary Cinema series on Friday
e,,'ening, March ]2, 7:30 p.m.,
Gonzaga Hall. The film ill a raw
portrait or a proCessional rugby
pl~'er, his inexorable battle to
athletic fame, and his attempt
to relate to a .....oman.
"A smashing victory," !>aid
the New York 1'lnw8 qf this
film. 'This British drama trans·
lates the confusion or unre·
quited longings of the angry
young men and women o( our
time into memorable universal
truths."
A brief lecture b:r Rev. John
Merch 10, 1965
•• This Sporting Life":
Screen ing Friday
FESTIVAL FOR WHAT~
Is the student (01" the university or Ihe universit.}' for the
student? Every college asks itself this question daiJ)' and in
so many dift"erent ways that they are impossible to catalogue.
Large schoql.s often place their superior professors in the gradu­ate
facilities, and so the)' sacrifice the QUailly of the larger task
of undergraduate 'edueation. Their answer 10 the question has
been that the student is for the university. That, however, is
only one exam.ple of one type." of response, but it demqnstrates
the importllllcc of the issue because that one response is the
major fact of determination on the minds or thctUsand'i of stu­dents.
The problem has no limitll, it touches everything in the
Intellectual lI(e o( a college from the Jn05t major decisions of an
administralio,n to the way a professor operates bis classes.
Whether apparent or not our own ,.·oung Unl\'ersity faces the
same question.
How man)· students are a1ABre of the (orth-coming Dante
F"esti\'al to be held at Fairfield Ihis spring? Dante Alighieri,
Iiallan poet and well-known for the Dh-ine Comedy, was bqrn
in 1265 A.D. - just seven hundred years ago. It has been de­cided
that the Unhersily will celebrate with a festi"'al similar
to the Shakespeare Convocation of last year. At this point the
abo....e-raised question meelS the most dramatic QCCssion for an
answ('r of the entire academic )·eal". and whatever the outcome
an answer is ine\-itable.
The Shakespeare Convocation in 1964 caused some confusion
and concern among the student body. The confusiOll centered
about the place of the student in so great an e\'ent, and the
concern 1A'as that the Unh'ersity seemed to be indicating that
the student was for the Unlversit)'. Students were called upon
to participate In practically no phase of the Convocatio,n, and
there was e\'en some. doubt.as tQ whether the), were free to
attend. FTom this evoked the logical question; was the Con\'o­cation
merely a publicity stunt? J dq not have a certain answer
to that question but that is hqt important. The essential issue
was and is the malter of student-University relationsrup.
If the University is for the student (and I think all will
agree that it should bel then must not the students have an
involvement in educational. cultural and Intellectual an:airs such
as a Shakespeare Com'ocation and a Dante Festival? At the
very least such events should receive University-wide atlentlQ,n
months in advance of their occurrence. It Is not enough to merely
allow the student body atlend a Dante Festival which Its Uni­versity
is gIving, for it then becomes no credit to the University
as a whole but merely to the ndmlnlstratlqn. How much benefit
can the student receive frqm u Festival which is none of his
concern, and.yct i!,. takifl8:_,-,wce on his campus? This does not
mean that students need be ·directly '01' Indirectly associated
wiUl tn~ cOi'g;;':lization of the i:'~estival if this is not feasable, bu't
interest and enthusiasm is still PQSSlble from correlation in the
classroom to a series of lectures on Dante before the Festival.
There are unlimited possibilities by which the student may
be a part and partner in the undertaking of such a Festival.
The idea supplies a much-needed "ehlcle to move the now over­weight
body o( the students, but this Festival will be a failure
if the students and the adminlstratiQ,On decide that the students
are [or the University and not the University for the students.
THE STAG
REVIEW
the daily pl'Oblems 01- the Pea- ('1"1; statement. "So gYCl1t is
nut's cast from a Christian the <:orruption unci blindness of
theological perspective he has human nature that II d~s not
produced a penetrating analysis sec or "ense the greatness or
not onl)' or Schulz's cartoons. sin". und a cartoon strip in
but also of the contemporary which Lucy Ill'oposes to tell
Christian situation. Charlie Brown what ill wrqng
l1sin~ the naUonalb acclaim-l with him. "You know what the
ed con\le he proceeds \"cr)' el- whole trouble ....'ilh yOU is,
fectively to explain such com· Charlie Brown?" she says. "No,
plicaled theological questions as and I dOll't want to know!
sin, orginal sin, the impotence U>Il\l.' me alone!" he replies.
of man without divine grace, Luc)' rcn~LS for a moment and
and the role of the Christian in th(!n shouts after him: '"The
mQdem life. Perhaps the most whole trQ,uble with :)"ou is you
graphic example of this tech· won't listen to what lhe whole
nique is a parallel that the trouble with you is!"
author sets up between Luth· Short makes some striking
Interpretalion... of the actiqns of
the Peanut's prople. The Great
Pumpkin incident, which re­appears
e....ery Halloween repre­scnLS
to the auth(\l" "false
doctrine" while Sanla Claus is
a true belief. The current at·
titude toward religion then is
summed up In an argument be­tw('('
n Olarlie Brown and Linus
on the relati....e merits of ,Santa
and The. .Great Pumpkin. Un­us
conc.1u(les·lhe· atgument' by
saying ':Atl right..$Q·YPu bel.i.~ve
In Santa Claus and I'll believe
In the 'Great Pumpkin'. The
way' see it, it doesn't matter
what you believe just so you're
sincere!" I wonder hqw many
times we've all heard that QIle.
Chapter headings point out
other interesting Insights. For
instance, Chapter III lq entitled
"The Wages of Sin Is Aaaughh"
and Chapter V "The Hound of
Heaven"; in which Snoopy Is
CQtls.l~9~.Jf .IlQtShrlst, then
at least the true Christian.
It would be impossible in this
short review tq -demonstrate
ev(!n a third of the amazing
parallels that Short has seen.
But the pal'nIlels are there, and
the author has provided us with
a very useful guide to the fu­ture
reading of Peanuts. I can
not see how any Peanuts lover,
or Cor that matter anyone sin­cerely
interested in Christianity
can do wlthqut this book.
}~, iI. C.
BOOK
You Onl)' U\e Tab,. "aa
"'emln~, New Amerieaa U·
,b.r.a.r.y or "'orid LIterature.
U_lH'l At~...urdln.. to Pe_lIt..
Robert, SlIort, "ohn Knox
1'rt'1l!i, 19615.
Charlie Brown and his little
friende; are pel'haps among the
best liked and almost widely
appreciated of all comic strip
characters. We ll1ugh at their
antics, their [cars, their emo­t
ion a I difl'iculties. Charles
Schulz ha.>; beyond doubt put
his finger on the pulsebeat o[
American humor.
But has he put his fing(!l' Q,Il
something more? This Is the
question that Robert Short, a
theolO\.:ian from the University
of Chicago Dh'inity School has
set out 10 nnSWf'r. Approaching
Iout too long. The usual action·
packed Bond is relegated to a
short exposure o[ his brutal.
deadly talents. His "sadism that
sells", interrupted by human
Mr. Bond appears to fulfill 10\'e, finally gh'es some insight
GOldfinger's prognosis, "I want into Commander Bond's pel"SQ,l'l.
)·ou to die, Mr. Bond," in this al life o[ pain, grief, and sor­redeeming
mi$s.ion as secret row. He is a moccon man filled
agim( 007. After the l;leath of with grief of lost love until QC.
hi.LW::oJtl. wi(c, .CQrnbiander cupied by his death-deiilltlg 85-'
Bond loses interest in his (an- sigrunent as 007, licensed to klli.
tastic career as intematiQn8.11 Mr. Fleming's style is simple.
spy and "botches badly" his He tells a straighUorward mys.
following assignments. To sa.."€! tery. embellished with lantal.
his career, M., director of En· !zIng pleasures, sights, and
gllsh InteJllgence, sends Bond places, and only succeeds by
on an Impossible task-to ally the coql Bond who knows the
England's Intelligence Depart- right way to eat, drink, kill, and
ment with Japan's crack codi.ne make love. However, he does
service. give an excellent insight Into
After guining the confidence the workings of an Eastern
of Number I in Japan's secret mind through Tiger Tanaka of
service. Bond has hls overem- the Japanese secret Service.
phaslzed sensuous satisfactiQll Tiger Tanaka epitomizes Ja.
of Japanese Wine, women, and panese cultuN! mixed wlth R
song. He is taught lIltmurai code code of honor by suicide cen­and
sent Berrelta-Iess to assas· turles old in a mqdern society
inate B "death deale.'" whose of transistor radios, television,
garden of poisonous planLS, sul- and technology. But in this
phurous fumaroles, and plranha- Hard Boy mystery, Mr. Bond
stocked moat keeps Japan's nearly misses the significance of
suicide rate high. The "death its haiku title.
dealer" turns out tQ, be the no- "You only Ih'e twice:
torious Blofeld, murderer of Once When you are born,
Bond's wife. ADd once when you look dellth
Unfortunately, Ian }o~leming la the r.ace."
draws this personal vendetta Walter BIo«08lawM.!
•
a Birmingham church also djed
while America watched. The
presidential assassination was..
to him, an indication that
things nqw were going wrona
for' white America, too. certain­ly,
his gladness cannot be con-­doned,
but the report of his
entire statement sheds more
light on his thoughL Be ...
bot ebU1"cly .. bitter .. HIDe
headI1Des made bIm out to be.
Tq his several hundred close
followers, Malcolm was Negro
stature. He was the tall, good­looking
Negro flexing his
muscles and talking back to the
white man. Negroes described
him as "manly," "a proud man,"
He objected to most Negra
leaders' tactics as begging and
grovelling for only bits 01 equal­ity.
Malcolm stood up for the
emasculated Negro. He QRCe
said. "The real crime of slavery
was that it destroyed the
Negro's cultural pride, his
blackness, his negritude." To
counteract this he taught know­ledge
of Negro culture and JUs..
lOry. He aimed to instill pride
and self-respect in these people,
some of whom felt were sull
"caged" and "withq,ut citizen­ship
and ci\il rights." Malcolm's
magnetic image and personality,
drawing Elijah Muhammad's
support to himself, ironically
caused his death at the hands
of the Black Muslims, Yet, to
his death he stood for Neiro
pride.
Perhaps, he was not so "mis­guided"
as many were fain to
say after bis death. Yet. tUs­acreein&
we Ibould bOt be 8Q
huty to say "Good ridlIaDce to
another extremisL" One net­work
radio commentator did
nothing short of gloating at
his murder. Doa't we .......
freed_ of llpee('b tor tIiIoM
wbo dIaap'ee wttla _t ArtIuIr
Scb.1eslncer...... 1IIOIltb, .n­ed
in aaotber coate::lt tbat oar
crcatMt t.uk Is to "make &be
world we for dlvenIty!'
FAIRFIELD LAUNDROMAT
THE BEST IN LAUNDERING
WE FOLD 'EM TOOl
POST ROAD, FAIRFIELD
NOW PICKS UP ON WED. AND DELIVERS ON FRIDA~
AT MRS. BROWN'S OFFICE NEAR THE MAIL BOXES
Kobert McDoDAId... Da\'les attempt to ~ tbreabJ of ~
"1m Abrams In Kobert Emerlcb's producUoD 01 Tbe ca.r.,..
taken".
the Near East, urged UN cen­sure
for United States racial
discrimination, similar to that
brought up against SQuth
Africa.
With the power of his posi­tion
granted by the press, he
could attempt such maneuvers,
despite his relative paucity of
followers. He could speak and
many would Usten. They mlgr.t.
disagree, but they would listen.
His appearance as a majllr
Negro voice pushed the less
radical civil rights leaders into
the middle 01 the political
scene. ~y took his ac.'usu­tion
of them as "Uncle Toms"
as insults, but certainly it w-ged
them to work a little harder.
His encouragement to fonn
Negro ririe clubs, always fGr
self-defense exclusively, certain­ly
puabed peare-Ioving men into
more llE!rious negqtiations WIth
the now moderate Negro
leaders.
Delving into his character, it
is necessary to cut through his
exaggerated political position to
see the depth of the mlln, which
news reporters sometimes railcd
to dq. News media continued to
reach for the sensational, mls­Interpretini
him or quoting out
of contexL His controversial
statement of December 1, Ul83
WIll one lNCb. cue. In a que&­tiqn
period before a Negro au­djence,
he called the Kennedy
assassination a case of "chickens
coming home to roosL" He ac­cused
the Administration of
"t\1l>iddUng its thumbs" while
Viet Nam's Diem and Nhu were
butchered. Patrice Lumumha,
he said, Medgar Evel'5 and
se\'eraJ Negro glris bombed in
Peter Burllnson, and James
Abrams on their excellent in­terpretation
and acting ability,
Through their skills, as well as
through the capable direction
of Mr. Robert E:tnerleh. the
play took on the grand p~
portions to lL The paradoxical
nature of the play makes it a
very diJricult one to Interpret
effectively on stage. and the
cast deserves great praise for
its fruiUuJ efforts.
Incidentally, I questioned the
wisdom of playing TIMI Oare­taker
in the rqund, but having
seen the production all my
doubts are gone. Involvement
Is perhaps an essential element
In the play, and the theatre in
the round definitely lends It­self
very effectively to personal
involvement in the action.
Nothing more can be said.
The play detlnltely deM:r\'ed to
be -. n deRrv_ bleb
praise. But more tbM tbat, I
tIlIDk .t deserves eaI'efaI pro.
IoDpd. tlKJucltt H lite truu.
aad lDUcbq bDpllclt bI It ue 10"_
THE STAG
with Black Muslim ways. Al­ready,
he was clashing with
Elijah Muhanunad over Mal­e
0 1m's militant statements.
Muhammad, .t least on the sur­face,
did not promote viqlence,
even in self-defense as Malcolm
advocated It. Nor did he accept
Malcolm's encouragement for
Negroes to use political power
for their bcttennenl. The rift
became public In December 1963
with Malcolm's statement abqut
Kennedy's death. Then, ream­c
iii a ti 0 n became impossible
when, in the news media and
on a Lcs Crane television inter­view,
he admitted that he no
longer believed in black separa­tism.
His 1964 trip to Mecca
showed all races worshipping
together in orthodox lslam,
which he immediately embraced.
tie MW that IIOnIe _lllte IDfJIII
could praetlce "true brotber­hood."
From that Ume be look­ed
fa"GrabI)' upoa intecraUoa.
)-et sWI l:':harced "wblte liberals"
"ith b.ypocrItk'aUy otl'erlDl' oaly
"tokenism."
The second fact to under­stand
is that Malcolm was
a crafty po,Iltlcian, a manlpula­tqr.
He was sincerely disturbed
with Negro subjection and
governmental fallure to help
them up. By appeaUq to the
sensational prns, by all ex­aggeration
of his position. he
built himself up as a prominent
Xegro voice. ... ctr..m .­that
bbtory would look apoD
him "as ""1111: bets _ 01 tile
'-ok-t:s tIlat pe....... "'Iped to
u,"t' Amerlea f...... • pan.
e"_ ~ fdaI catutro­pile,"
I t was rumored lut sep­lember
that Malcolm. while in
Malcolm X
Saint and Sinner
ing of the actions on stage he Icompliment Robert McDonald,
was properly rewarded for his publicaUy compliment Robert
The shols that rang through
the Audubon Ballroom that
Sunday afternoon abruptly con·
c1uded the PJ'OVQC8,tive and
fiery career of the maD known
as Malcom X. Malem\ was an
enigma. Newspapers pOrtrayed
him as a bitler blaek racist,
yet he treated white reporters
and civil right workers with
respect. Re<:enUy he renesed
black sepantlsm. saying that
""hites and blacks could live to­gether;
but in the same breath
he urged Negroes to be prepar·
ed to strike out at whites. His
personal history reads like that
Qf St. Augustine - from prof;­titution
and dope to a rigorous
ascetic life. In a New York
tI..rald - Tribune story, Dick
Shaap described him as "a saint
000 a pimp." But he was most
elusi\-e in his statements of
white hate and "iolence, for
"no one ever saw him fight."
Was he not convinced oJ what
he preached '!
To understand his character,
lwo things must be observed.
First, for twel"'e )-ears or more,
Malcolm was the mouthpiece,
even the dupe of Black Muslim
leader Elijah Muhammad. In a
Massachusetts prisQn in 1946
for robbery, Malcolm was an
easy mark for Muhammad's
pseudo-religious black separatlat
Nation of Islam. Malcolm and
his family had known nothing
but grief from whites: his
mother was the product of a
white man's violent lust, his
family was aUacked by the
KKK in Omaha. their home
was destroyed by wblleI: ill
Lanaing, aDd his father was a
victim of a trolly "acddent·,
which Malcolm suspected was
a case of thrqwing the lynched
man on the tradal. Wlth such
experiences, Malcolm avidly ac­cepted
the black radst doctrine
and the clean life that gave him
pride and self-respect.
However. in 1963, Malcolm
l'howed signs of disillusiomnent
Since this is being written
after the conclusion of The
Caretaker's run at our Play­house,
it can hardly serve the
proper function of a review:
lQ advise the reader of the
merits of seeing it. But the play
is such, and the performance
was such, that comment must
be made.
The Theatre of the Absurd
is just that and must be viewed
as such. If anyone saw the play
expecting to see a logical pre­sentation
of a story he was
surely quite disappOiJ'lted. He
would also have been disa~
pointed had he gone expectins
to be able tQ sit back and be
passively entertained. Tbe Care­taker
caters to neither of these
attitUdes.
It seems to me however, that
if the viewer approached Ole
play with an qpen mind, and con­linuaJly
questioned the mean-
Insight Through Absurdity
March 10, 1965
time. But even the reward car­ries
a hint of the absurd. He
left Ole theatre, not PQSSCSSini
new inaights into human nature
or new answers to old problems,
but with a whole new batch of
questions. Yet, that is perhaps
the most rewarding of aU ex­periences.
11\e play abounds in symbols,
and they are difficult symbols
to interpet. For example: what
is the meaning behind the shqes;
why does Davies never say
thank you: why is it always
raining; is Aston really insane;
is anyone in the play actually
capable of doing anyth1ng'!
Wbether or bot sucb queetlou
caD be 8D8wered la bot impor­tant-
What 18 important .. that
they can aDd must be asked.
In the asking the individual
should gain a little more in­r------------..
Isight into himself, because he
6RASMERE PHARMACY must search his Qwn experl-
80 Post Ro.d ences for the answers.
cor. 6rasmer'* Aft. To conunent for a moment
W........ .,- f•.-fh
on the play as put on by the
L ....=....=-..-.I~pP~:.:.:...__J IFairfield Players, I would like
to take this oppQrtunity to
P.g. Bght THE STAG M•..h 10, 1966
ChemMaiors
Give $100 Bookstore
Student Govemment
Monte Carlo Night
To Feature Games
ALSO
With
University
ONLY $9.95
I, Fairfield University Seal
Personally Imprinted Beer Mugs
Fairfield
GENERAL ELECTRIC TRANSITOR RAD,O'S
COMPLm WITH BATTERY & EAR PLUGS
The Cardinal Key Sodety will the end of the eveninl an aue­present
"Monte carlo '65," a tion will be held at which money
night qf dance and gambling, won on the gambling tables can
be used. in bidding for prizes.
this Saturday, March 13th, in
'lbrqughout the evening, the
Berehman's Hall The event, lJOunds of the B1eacIb 80,. wiD
sponsored last spring by the again be present for those wlIh~
Student Government,. apin Ing to dance. Several girls col­promises
to be an enjoyOb1e leges have been invlted to
evening for all brighten the atralr and help
spend money.
Gambling aod DancblI'
In other C.K.S. news Joe
Chairman John Shaw an- Burke and Ken Pavolonis co­nounces
that the O.K.-S. Casino. chainnen of the "Spectus" Peri­opening
at 8 p.m. sharp, will od, annqunced. that forty-four
feature games of chance in. students have made application
cludlng blackjack, ro~ette, to the Key. The "SpectU8"
which officially opened yester~
OLASS OF 1968 crapshoqting, and others. Every- day will continue throughout
Bernard Joseph Beirne, Chris- one will have the opportunity the next five weeks, allowing
lopher Willian Congalton, Rog- to spend money as never be- applicants to take part in Key
erStephen Gocking, Gregory fore - all at the expense of activities. New members of the
Munn Horton, Richard August the C.K.S. (they happen to Key will be chosen in mid.
IrM~a~rl:':'::U~rt;. ~p~n~·n~t~th~'~I~,~ow:::~n~'U~M'e:.:.::~n~oy~)~.~A:.;t:lA~p='~IL=-- _
ConUnued [rom PAGE 1 1;30 in the afternoon, Saturday,
this matter? If drinking were March 13, 1965.
It is our opinion that any at­peITnitted
to the students, would tempted solution to this parti_
it create any consequential cular problem of the use and
problems, such as alcohqllsm? abuse of alcoholic beverages by
Or must it be up to the student our students can only be found
to seek a fuller understanding In the mutual CQOperation of all
Frank Kasper, Anthony Louis of the probJems and the dangers the people involved.. Some of
LaBruzza, William Joseph La- involved in the use of alcoholic these people whose cooperation
vin, Robert Anthony Mikelskas, beverages? ls so vital would be those who
Kenneth John Pavlonis, Arthur An o[ these questions were lre involved with the legal au~
William Peterson, Peter John thought over by the Student ~horitics, those cqnnected with
Pyt1owany. Jam e s Patrick Government, and we agreed to the school administration, and
Smith, Gerard Allen Smyth. set up a SyrnPCJIiurn on the Use those concerned. with the stu-
CLASS OF 1968 and Abuse of Alcoholic Bever. dent's viewpoint. But most im-
Michael Joseph Counihan, ages by College Students. It is portant, it is the parents who
Daniel Malin Hayes, John Jos- Lo be a panel discussion in need to be consulted in ihis
eph Keselica, Albert Ryle Kezel, which will participate Judge matter. No one else Is more
John Wiliam Lavery, Daniel John Fitzpatrick of Fairfteld; intimately invQ1ved with the
Green Madigan. Bernard Albert Lt. Walter Stecko, Connecticut problems of the students than
Mqule, Jr., John Joseph Novak, State Police Traffic Division; you. the parents. Therefore the
John Gerard Reidy, Nicholas Mr. Michael Swift of the Fair- Student Government of Fair­Paul
Retsinas, Royal William field County Council on AICQ- field respectfully invites you to
Rhodes, Vincent Allen Walsh, holism; Father Thomas Me- take part in this Symposium by
William Eldridge Watson. Grath of the University's Psy~ attending. We ask that you help
CLASS OF 1965 choJogical testing; Father J06~ us face a problem which we
L est e r Willlam AbrlllTlS, eph McCormick. S.J., Director cannot ignore, nor, we hope,
Thomas Raymond Curtin, Rich- of Student Personnel at Fair- can you.
i~;:;i?'~~ ard Michael Corolla, Matthew field University; two parents of Thank yQu for your considera-
~ lljj~""'''''I Joseph DeLuca Philip George students now attending the Uni- tion.
__d I Ellsworth. Richard Francis versity; and a representative Sincerely,
Federico, Edward eDnnis Flab- student. It will be held qn the JOSEPH SANTANGELO
erty, Richarl Paul Francis, I_F_,_,rn_"_ld_U_nJ_'''''_'''_'cty,---c_am_op_us_'__t_''''''''_d_,_n_t_O_'_th_._S_t_ud_,_n_t_Go_v_t.
Richard Edward Kraus, Robert
Daniel Mazzochi, Michael Her­bert
Mohrman, Ronald J~ph
Murphy, John Joseph O'Keeffe,
Carl Henry Philipp. James Jos-eph
Stone. Robert Michael
Vulolo. Gregory Thomas Wilin­ski,
Lawrence Ignatius Wagner.
CLASS OF 1988
Jeremiah Stephen Buckley,
Edward Michael Butler, Kevin
Michael Conlisk, Ronald George
Hadfteld, James wUUam Heslin,
Frt'derlck Joseph LaVigna, Jr.,
William Hen r y McCarthy,
James Stanley Meehan, Edward
Michael Miggins, Ronald Alan
Stqne, William Vincent Sullivan,
Edward Anthony Truscinski.
OLASS OF J961
John Louis Kelly, William
David Micci, Emmet Michael
Monahan. Jr., Richard Edward
Mulroy. Richard Thomas Wir-kus.
2. How so?
The way I figure it, I can
hardly aHom to wake up
tomorrow momlog.
Mark Damico Kelly, Donald
Kevin King. Henry Paul Ma­dore,
James Francis McGrath,
Ronald Emile Pepin, John Dan­iel
Sheehan David Ian Stanley,
Thomas Anthony TroianQ.
CLASS OF 1967
William Lawrence Beckman,
John Henry Blewett, John
James Brennan, Jeffery John
Winfield Darling, Thomas Ed­ward
Deely, Jr., Cesare John
Del Vagllo, Robert Francis
Donovan, Ralph Anthony Greco,
Michael Lambi Guri, Joseph
Newcombe JQYce, Jr., Stanley
4. Call yow dad. He always
comes through.
Not since he found out
about that pair of elephant
tusks I bought for $198.50.
6. That's no problem. Next time
you get some dough, get
yourself a Living Insurance
policy from Equitable.
It's one of the most. sensible
things you can do with your
money. It guarantees secu­rity
for your family, builds
cash values you can always
use, and bi getting It now,
when you re~,
you pay less.
I'D do it! But doD't teI1 dad
about my Dew' stuIed ""il"O".
lie told me I'd have to
demonstrate a more sensible
attitude toward money belore
he'd ~hcll out anything
above the subsisteuce level.
I, Counting your riches?
That's a laugh.
5. Didn't you tell him tush
were in?
OLASS OF 1966
Joseph William Duffy, Lauia
John Ferri, John Vincent Flynn,
John Richard Healy, Richard
Peter Hourihan, Joseph Francis
Kroll, John Charles Pentelei­Molnar,
Norman Anthony Rob­erts,
Denis Albert Robitaille,
Raymond Francis Santangelo,
Fred Anthony Scognamlilo,
Francis Joseph Tedesco.
OLASS OF 1986
Richard John Comings, Rob­ert
Stephen Denhup, Michael
David Friedman John Richard
Gregoli, Paul John HandaI,
S. I thought you were loaded.
I have e.>:aetly a dollar
thirty-two and three pages
of green stampi.
Dean's List Published
For Fall Semester
Edward Spruck, as spokes­man
for the senior chemistry
majors, has presented to Fr.
Hutchinson, S.J., Chatnnan of
the Chemistry Department, a
gift of approximately $100 for
the purchase of an instrument
to be selected by the Slatt' of
the department. Mr. Sprock
said that this gift was inspired
by the gratitude qf the class
for the excellence of the train­ing
they have received and the
devoted and personal relation­ship
between the staff and the
students. Fr. Hutchinson saJd
that "all members of the staff
were most pleased with this
gift which will expand the de-partments
already etrlcieRt in-
For information about Llvlng tnsumnce. see The Man from Equitable. 2 "N" k N I, strumentation for class lnstnlc.
For information about career opportunitieli at Equitable, see your • Ie ame lion, but especially for the very
Placement Officer, or write to Edward D. McDougal. Manager,
M'npower Development Division. 3 G d . y gratifying spirit which inspired
. ra uatlon ear it." The members of the class
The-£quIrAIn.I-We ASSurance Society of the United Stales are ,Allan Blanchette, Joseph
Ho!Qe 0fIIce1 1185 Ave. oIlhe~N_ York. N. \: tOOl9 ClEqu.ilab!e 11/6.5 Callahan. Peter Fagan, Philip
..£qwd 0pp0rtvnUvEmMn 'L ..J Goeghcgan and Edward SpruCk.
March 10, 1965
Tomorrow's M.D.s
THE STAG
View Today's
P.~ Ni,.
Hospitals
Those students who woukl. as­pire
toward graduate training
in this two-point system would
!rno,", that their anticipated suc·
cess In admissiQll would not de­pend
on their ability to sit in a
room and "study" but on how
well they have utilized the
widespread opportunities avail·
able at college - partlculhrly
the library and student athlt'tlc
and social functions. The we ot
these privileges would reflect
In the Interview and the Grad­uate
Record Exam and these
bases I contend to be better
than grade evaluatiQ1l for con­sideration
in admission to grad­uate
school.
However, I guess we will
have to content ourselves once
more with an administrative
abortion (as the professors are
seemingly not well·versed in the
fQur-point system theory) in the
present marking system because
it Is inconceivable that this
progressive Jesuit institution
would consider the revolution­ary
two-point system because
it would not be latent confer­mity
to a widely accepted and
statistically proven system. In
what area do ~-e tum next tQ
make Fairfield II Iee.diDs .6Jrter­lean
college?
RAYMOND MCOERMO'IT '66
several pre-med students have
already observed open heart ......"'. In addition to \\'Orking at the
Hosipital, the group participates
in lectures and discussions with
a group ot five doctors, In these
meetings the students cover
the topics of exams and the
rigqrs of medical school
Besides their hospital actlvi·
ties, the members of the Men­del
Club have been active on
campus too. Among their' activi·
ties this year have been several
lectures pertinent to their car­reers,
and movies on such topics
as ftouridation and stomach
operations.
A student-parent-facuJty day
is planned by the Mendel Club
in the near future. It Is tq in­clude
both movies and lectures
by professors, to be rounded out
by a banquet party. With more
lectures and activities sc:heduled
for the Spring semester, the
Mendel Club members antlct·
pate a successful year for all
members.
Questioned
term course material Also the
overall growth of the student is
taken away froJll him - I have
encountered. many who would
have liked to have participated
in spring sports and extra-cur·
ricular campus organiuUonai
activities but simply could not
because they have to go through
bell in memorization to otrset
a Ilrst term belqw 2.0 average.
1& this what a real uni....ersity
wants? How can Fairfield call
this a sincere transition when
it has not even bothered to ex­plain
the new meaning of A. B,
e, D, E, on the grade report
where C is a faIr mark between
70-79 - the Administration ter­minology
of "minimal etrort"
for C is not mentioned.
If Fairfield was sincere in
prqrnoting an intellectual at­mosphere
and an atmosphere
conducive to true growth of the
stUdent It would have aban·
doned its historical policy of
latent conformity and embarked
on a chance system which has
the possibility, however retnQ'e,
to make a college one of tilt'
best in the nation. Why Isn't
Fairfield ever willing to take
that chance which Is a neces­sary
tenet to a step to ~at­ness?
I postulate that a two­polnt
system ot grading--elther
a satisfactory or unsaUsfactQry
- would have not only rebeved
the extreme pressure of re­quired
grade attainment bitt
also would have contrjbuteJ at"
atmosphere which almost Je­mands
initiative ot the stuJent
for community contl'ilJution. 1.
wQuld not lend apathy because
of absence of competition for
any worthwhile professor (:ould
detect when a student was no!
putting his best into his COUI"$('
and could offset this trend t.v
requiring the student to suhmit
his own research term p:rper tQ
pass the course. The mature
student 'would not rest and
those who would be sincere In On &ad a.
their' quest for a real education
from college \\-ouJd have, the the Campua
time for outside reading which DRINK to me is true learning The _
mark would be relegllted tl'\ a
position where I think it should PtP~·l
be - only an indication or ~
wbetber dort was suffictenL· ~ ~:"=:;';;'__.J
For some time now the Men·
del Club, the undergraduate or·
ganiution for pre-medical stu·
dents, has been doing volunteer
wQrk at Bridgeport Hospital to
enable them to see the practical
end of the skills and complexi­ties
they will one day master,
Thirty·ftve pre-med students.
under the leadership of Mike
Dogali '66 participate in the
program, with five or six stu·
dents assisting at the hospital
during an assigned weekday
afternoon. As volunteers, they
observe and assist hospital em­ployees
in such diverse fields as
pediatrics, X - Ray inhalation
therapy, physical O,bsterics, gyn­ecology,
and the renowned
emergency ward,
As volunteers, they begin with
such menial tasks as diaper
changing, and gradually become
involved in more complex ac­tivities
as they gain experience
and knowledge of hospitl tech­niques.
The ultimate goal of
the volunteer student is found
in the operating rQOrn, where
LEO PAQUETTE
LIBERAL ARTS ARE FOR USING, TOO
ONION PATCH
THE
III end'" Cluh membenl compllrc laboratol')' technl"uc$ with
those ur Bridgeport Hospital.
Fairfield is malting a move in the right direction in its
.sponsorship of adult education courses, These cou~, ranging
from cultural enrichment (the novel, drama) to practical benefit
(taxes, Investment), fuUm a need and offer a real, service to
the community. This is QIle of the things we need m order to
l.'Stablish a meaningfUl relation with the surrounding community.
May this program, and other Involvements in the life of the
area, continue to expand.
This article is submitted in
an attempt to expose the bla­tant
grading system discrepan.
cies ingrained. in the Dew four
point sySlem at QUI' unique
University. First of all, a 2.0­the
required minimum effort in
Dean Coughlin's perspective, is
actually still acknowledged as
an a\'erace grade by most teach­ers.
Furthermore, most teachers
The influence of a student newspaper. and hence of student are still using a nwnerieal basis
opinion on campus, frequently depends on the competence of to arrive at the flnal letter
its news-gathering !ClVlce, News, of course, is the liCeblQOd of grade. Thus if a student gets
any paper. And the STAG Is in need of a transfusion, Too few 78, 76, 73, and 50 during semes­students
are interested any more in the work invol\-ed in digging tel' tests he \\ill be labeled a D
up a good story. Thus our news-gathering sen.-ice is greatly as expressive of etrort on the
undermanned. report card. This particular set
Good reporters can CQITIC only from the student body. But of marks Is admittedly an over·
u.s long as too few students are intere5ted in a good paper, these Iplayed illustrative example but
reporlers will not be found. Many students also have the co~- this does nqt at all detract from
mon ailmenl of college men. They dQll't know how to commum- the reality of testimony of fel­cate
their ideas concisely or how lo write a good story, low students who have sutrered
For this reason Fairfield (and other colleges) QUght to offer C's because of a strict 78 or 79
at least a six-week course in jQurnalism as part of its Freshman average, What is lett to the
English program. student in light of these very
Do you want to learn the principles of logic? style? rhetoric? real circumstances is the pres­independent
judgment? responsibility? clarity? They all can be sure of fight for the almighty
found in the discipline of journalism, Any newspaper veleran mark - a cut-throat compeU­will
tell you lhat one year's work on a gQOd newspaper offers tion that breeds unscrupulous
the best part of a liberal arts education. _ values and rqte memory rather
Ah. but ),ou say that other good schools don't require jour- than intellectual pursuit.
nalism. Precisely. Here is an area where Fairfield could start a Who has profited and been
much-needed Innovati(\1l. If it has enough imagination and spirit. made happy by the change?
A man educated In the liberal arts should, above all. be able Maybe the graduate schools and
lo communicate his ideas in speech and writing, These, however, the Administration in their til­are
the lWO most sadly deficient areas of our development as ing the grades at semester end.
anyone can witness (a) by reading what is (or more ~kely what Who has been atnicted? The
is noll in this paper; (b) by attending any club meetmg here. student himself who is caught
Besides being able to write, a liberally-educated man Qught up In the mad race to attain
10 participate effectively in organiutional and ci~ic meetin~ the C average accumulative
The frequent babble that we hear at various meetmgs at Fan- grade which is now considered
field Is a mockery of liberal education. For this reason another the bare minimum to remain in
Innovation that we desperately need somewhere in our English good academic standing by the
curriculum is at least a three-week study of parliamentary law Otrlee of the Dean and unfor-and
speaking. tunately by only a few pro,fes·
• • • SOl'S. The student now finds
Speakmg oj the art of communication, it has ~n ~)Ye~ a himself more concerned with
)'ear now since this column criticized the bland, ummagmative mechanistic, short-tenn, pica­ado,.-
ertisement that FaIr1leld periodically runs in Al'.tERICA yune assigned coone material
magazine. nlls ad does not ha...-e enough character to repulse which is at the expense of long­anyone,
much less attract him. Assuming that we want to at- tenn retention of valuable, ad~
tract AMERICA readers (which I do not, since we could use aptable material encountered In
our advel'Using to greater advantage in other media to attract the course. Also the new se­a
wider variety of students), Falrlleld owes it to itself to pro- cumulative minImum attain­duce
something more stimulating and representative, Please? ment requirement makes the
• • • student progressio,.-ely Jess able
to devQle time to conatrocUve
criticism of the University in­stitutional
organ and guarantee
its relention of University rule
because the student is stifled by
the necessity of devoting in­creased
time to worthless Ibort-
QP System .------------,1
by PHIL SIMISGALLI
THE SPORTS DESl
Soph phenom Charlie PbUnp. COt» bleb In the a.lr ap.iD.st
Adelphi to hU one of his jumpen..
March 10, 19M
Sotinsky added balance in the
backcourt.
One other point which made
the frosh a solid team was
bench strength. E.'C-Fairfield
star, Coach Bob Jenkins, in his
first year as freshmen coach,
substituted freely throughout
the season letting e\"ery man
gain experience. All ele\'Cfl con­tributed
to the success of this
SQuad.
The yearlings lived up to and
e\'en surpassed pre-season ex·
pectations and ....111 furnish next
)>ear's varsity with much need·
ed height to cement Fairfield's
advancement into another win­ing
basketball season.
than playing as a tearn. Most
important, during the course of
the season they learned team­\\"
Ork which is the catalyst for
any winning team. On defense
they pressured the ball eft'ect­ivel;
r which triggered their
devastating fastbreak.
With regard to scoring abili­ty.
four men averaged in double
figures led by Bill Jones with
19.4 tallies per game. Jones
also grabbed the high game
t.qta1 with 31 points against
Stonehill College.
Art Kenney, 6'8" center, and
Saul Crenshaw, 6'5" forward,
worked nicely oft' the boards
while Larry Cirina and Ted
Bllckcour't whiz Bill Pritz U&e8 his drlbbUng ablIIty to drh'e
past Bridgeport defender.
THE STAG
BASKETBALL
FRESHMEN STATISTICS
GAMES FG FT TOTAL PPG
Jones 20 169 50 388 19.4
Cirina 20 104 65 273 13.7
I(enne~' 17 80 45 205 12.1
Crenshaw 20 100 "0 240 12.0
Sotinsky 19 72 3. 178 9.4
Kobierowski 20 48 13 109 5.5
Walsh 20 42 17 101 5.1
McCann 19 33 14 80 '.2
Callahan 12 19 8 46 3.8
Gillen 20 27 16 70 3.5
Big Bill Bo)'d wll1ks wearlly Yahner 12 18 1 37 3.1
off the court after a bard
foUCht came· Frosh Total '" 712 303 1727 86.JS
Top JjCorer ..lin Bro"'D breaks
the Rhool lndh-klual game
hi,h record ,dtb hill S8th
point again t Southem Conn·
e<:Ucut.
B)' Paul Batber
The Stag yearlings ended the
season possessing the most suc­cessful
won and lost record in
Fairfield history, 18-2. Two
back·to-back losses were in·
flicted by Bostqn College (84­831
and SI. Peter's (87·79).
There were impressive victories
over Seton Hall (94-81l, Holy
Cross (68-661, Providence (82­581,
Army (81-69). and the
final game of the season, As­swnption
(105-611.
At the beginning of the sea­son,
the frosh had trouble with
Fqrdham, L.I.U" and Holy Cross
relying solely on their height
and natural abilities, rather
Pat Burke carrled from bus
by JubUant students at rally
'-
Page Ten
Well, this year's basketball season has drawn to
a close with the Slags displaying a remarkable late
season surge to end up with an impressive 14-7 rec­ord
fol' their efforts,
Following this year's success, there's been in­creasing
talk and optimism expressed over a possible
tournament bid next season. Judging from this sea­son's
student reaction. one tends to pause and think
a moment.
If we expect to field a team bidding for post­season
action next season, enthusiastic support will
not be a simple. expedient aid to the end, but a requi­site
without which any thoughts of tourney play must
be dropped. This season. student reaction was no bet­ter
than fail.. Cheerleaders were added to the Stag
cause to presumably enthuse cheering in an often­times
stagnant home crowd, but as the season prog­ressed.
lhe cheerleaders themselves lost that one trait
that they were attempting to instill - enthusiasm.
(Allhough it's open to question as to which group
caused the slack in the other). But due credit must
be given to those few, and there were a couple who
showed that spirited vigor needed to be a "cheerlead­er"
who made the half-hearted attempt (as it proved
to' be no marc than that). This lack of enthusiasm
was evident in the unresponsive attitude of their fel­low
students.
Following the tremendous and hard-fought last
game \'iclory over Assumption, a rally was held to
greet thc team on its re­lurn
from adding another
laural to Fairfield's list
this season. This rally COll­sisted
of one-hundred and
fifty hearty backers who
braved the nocturnal frost
and went throughout the
campus trying to arouse
lhe support of their com­rades
- being greeted
only with the disgruntled
cries of abrutly disturbed
"Stag-nants."
One-hundred and fifty follo....1nC seuon linale.
students - roughly ten
percent of the student body - greeted a team that
had done such a remarkable job for the University
throughout the season. Then we speak of post-season
tournaments. How can we possibly even think of
tournies with a t.en percent backing? Something to
think about. , . .
At the rally, Coach Bisacca stated, "If you stick
with us next year, we'll get you into the Garden."
This seems to sum up the situation as it stands, for the
short-comings this season will, we hope, prove for
better things to come next December.
With foul' starters returning, coupled with the
great performance of this year's frosh tea1I!, plus t~e
enthusiastic support of the stude1l:t body, ~alr.tield WIll
capture a bid to the MetropolItan InVltabonal, or
rather, the National Jnvitational Tournament next
season.
AI H.G! p.rn. the clock teJ15 tbe story at War Memorta.l
.'\.udltorium 1.0 Bulfalo v. here the Slap upeet blply.touted
Ca.n.isIU!l &1--61.
THE STAG
Cumulative Varsity Statistics
G FG Attli. Pet. n Atts. PcL No. A\·g.
Burke 20 157 358 43.9 9. 133 69.4 .08 20·4
Bmwn 21 160 343 46.• 10. 135 77.0 .24 20.2
Branch 13 81 174 46.• 58 70 82.9 220 16.9
Phillips 21 go 237 41.8 33 52 63.5 231 11.0
Pritz 20 50 103 48.5 50 64 78.1 150 7.5
Pascale 21 58 143 40.• 35 41 85.3 151 7.2
Boyd 18 21 49 42.8 13 24 54.1 55 3.1
Menendez 17 15 39 38.4 15 21 71.4 45 2.•
Hegarty 8 7 13 53.8 1 4 25.0 15 1.9
Lyall 8 • 14 42.8 0 7 0 12 1.7
""ully 2 1 1 100.0 1 4 25.0 3 1.5
Odium 2 1 2 50.0 0 0 0 2 1.0 Athletic Moderator, Be\·. James Ring, CaplalQ Jot"l Pa.'!Cale leads a. fllSt break
S..... pretlents game ball 10 ("O!lch Geo.rgt' 8J;11.IIIl>t St. JO'M'lllI's College In the open·
Fairfleld 21 656 1476 44.' 404 555 72.9 1716 81.8 B. Blucca upon winning tile looth game Ing g".1I1}\;' • .lot'l led the team In foul shoot·
Jpponents 21 637 1465 43.' 338 492 68.• 1614 76.3 of tua ~r .. bead coacb of tbe Stap. log perceDwee "1lb • IIiuJ1Dc 84.&
B7 .loe Buckley 19 poiDhI in a losiDg ..fro", 1considerably in the latter areas
Fairfield University has suc. B....ke beld lICOriag hOQONl IQ but was most valuable in the
cessIuily completed Its first t_he BoDnIes game with %"l' defensive department. Pascale
took charge in the playmaklng.
season in 'big·time' cqI1ege .... Boyd In the rebounding, while
basketball and wound up with Ganisius College was the next Pritz' value cannot lnlly be
a creditable 14-7 1"eCOrd. Coach victim of the StagS as the GoI- seen in the statistics, such as
Bisacca and his charges finished den Griffs were completely out- his ball-handJing, stealing of
in a blaze of glory by winning classed by the "red and white" passes and his all-out hustle.
•"7 F ._ 1d . With the graduation of only
eight or their last nine games. o-o-u. allue hit O\'er 60% or _
their shots as Burke (22 pls.), ~ne starter, prospects are •
After an opening 95-64 loss B ch '21 ) d B'll . Ing good fqr next season at
I 5L J h ColI t Phil ran pts. , an I Pritz 5"·land
o osep ege a a- (19 pts.) led tile charge. The --. .
delphia, the Stags met Ford· Stags followed up with succcs­ham
and won their first major slve \;ctories over St. Peter's,
victor)' Qf the season 73-70. Pat Sou thern Connecticut. and
Burke and Jim Brown led the GeQrgetown. The victory over
attack v.;th 26 and 25 points the Hoyas was the biggest in
respectively. Mike Branch sunk the basketball history of Fair­four
straight foul shots on one field. Pritz sunk two free
and one situations in the closing throws during the last 16 sec­minute
to insure vic~ory for onds to ice an 88-84 Stag vic·
Fairfield. lOry. Burke took all honors
Thf' BltlaceameQ oontlDued with his 34 point effort and this
their winning Wa)'8 by easily proved tq be one of his best
downlnlr Seton Uall 9S-8I lor games in a Stag uniform while
the fthl home glUne 01 the ~ Captain Joel Pascale stood out
!IOn. Brown, Bl'lUlch, Imd Burke with his defensive-tactics. At the
""fOre dominant facton tn the ftnal buzzer Coach Bisacca ",as
carried off the court by his
~.~I~I;)~h~~I::~~n~::lao~~:-:~~team and an enthusiastic stu-fldent
Slap "l'6."l'! and Holy dent body. During the Southern
Cro!loll won tn the IIna! SO Iee- game two marks were sur·
ond8 118 thfOY GuU&lIted tile 'red passed. Brown set an individual
and white' 8Z-89. The Cruaad. game high record by netting 39
en IlUDk 38 1011I abota Ia tbe points and Coaeh Bisacca wqn
his l00th game as varsity men·
Kame. tor at Fairfield.
Next, unbeaten Providence SL Ansebn'8 was able to
invaded Stagland and was given trouDce Fairfield 18-68 at New
a "scare" as they just edged the
Stags 72-65 after the score was Hamp&b1re, Adelphi lInaDy liIac­tied
at 61 all with less than ftve t:QJIlbed tn tbe o"ertlme period
minutes left. The Stag "Ove" n.s6 as Burke 80nk sb:stralght:
went on to win four in a row loal shota ...d Ihe lelUll Itself
bit tweh'e iD .. row from tile
over Rider, Iona. University of
Bridgeport, and Fairleigh Dick- ebartty Une. Th.. Slap theQ
inson. The victqr)' over Iona dowlled U. B. for the second
was the most satisfying as it time t:hls )'ea:r IUId the twelfth
avenged last )·ear's final minute time iD .. ro"'. Although tbt'
Iqss. Brown was the hero with eoatest was close in tile second
his sparkling play in the second baU the "red and whJte" carne
half. Branch and Charlie Phil- oul " top 80-71.
lips contained WaITeR Isaacs to In the season finale Fairfield
only 13 rebounds. In the U. B. met Assumption College, the
game the Stags tied a school number one small college team
record ror most points in a in New England. It was a nip h
game at 110. Fairfield made Its and tuck game all the way but IJI
TV debut against Fairleigh !.he Stags wound up the victors
Dickin..'<Qn University and ",as mainly on the strength or
successful as they downed the Burke's 32 point effort and
Black Knights in a close game Brown's 23 point perfqrmancc.
6g.oo. The last eight games of the Stag deteoder-BtU Beearl3'
SL Bona,'enlure o\·erwbe.lnted season were played without the
the Sta("s 88-68 while Boston services or Branch due to in·
Col!t"J:"e led by John A...tm's 10 eligibility. Not enough can be
points abo detested the BIaac- said or the brilliant play of
camen 1Mf..88 before .. 5.R.0. Burke, Brown, Pascale, Phil·
WIQler Caraival crowd. Tbe lips, Bill Boyd. and Bill Pritz
game was closer thaQ the &COre during the last third of the sea·
Indicates ~"U5e Fairfield wu son. Burke and Brown especial­do"'
o by only 'three polau "1th Iy in the scoring and rebounding
%0 8000nds left. Brown taWed departments. Phillips also helped
March 10, 1965
HIGHLIGHTS
Pege Twelve THE STAG Merch 10, 1965
CENTER
HIGH '8OOREBS
FROSH . 80PH
the exceUent organization and
spirited team play that pre­vaUed
throughout the season.
Intramural softball wiU begin
at the end of March, and all
those who expect to participate
should sign up immediately.
TEAM STANDINGS
FROSH _ som (FInal)
W L
·Cleary 10 1
Odium 8 3
Gastka 7 3
Scully 7 3
Burke 5 5
Foley 5 5
Fitzpatrick 4 8
Palmer 3 8
Gri1Iin 1 9
J1JNIOR . SENIOR
W L
·Londregan 8 1
Kilty .. . 6 3
Wright 6 3
Casey 5 4
Wasniewski 2 7
Sullivan 0 9
CLEANERS
SERVICE
trophy for the best average
with a 19.7 p.p.g. output. Run·
ner-up was BiU Palmer with
a 19.6 average. The high scor·
er in the Junior·Senior division
is still to be determined be­cause
of Ql\e remaining game
which has to be played, ai­thClugh
it will have 1'l0 effect
on the final team standings.
The championship game be­tween
the teams of Cleary and
Londregan will taki' place on
March IS, at 4:30, in the front
gym. Both will be awarded
trophies for their respective
league play.
Intramural Chairman Mo.rri­son
expressed satisfaction with
DRY. CLEANING
FAIRFIELD
• 3 hour
• 6 hour SHIRT LAUNDRY
• TAILORING & ALTERATIONS
• ROUGH DRY & FINISHED WASH
• LEATHER & SUEDE CLEANING
• WATERPROOFING
ONE-STOP
By Paul Bugbe8
The 1964 - 65 Intramural
BasketbaU progrnm has now
come to an end. Alter long
weeks of competition. the vic­tors
have finally emerged. Jim
Clea,ry's team clinched the
Frqsh·Soph division title with
a fine 10-1 record, followed by
Pete Odium with an 8·3 chart.
In the Junior-Senior division,
Tom Londregan's team came
out on top with an 8·1 slate,
followed by Kurt Kilty and
Dave Wright, both with 6-3
records.
In the scwing department,
sophomore Steve Grimes will
receive the Frosh·Soph division
'INTRAMURALS TERMINATEj
LONDREGAN, CLEARY WIN
six representatives to be as·
signed to each corridor. Off­campus
students will be CQntact­ed
through the mails or through
tables to be set up in Canisius.
The club's confidence in at­taining
their goal is evidenced
by the tentative scheduling of
a game with Iona College for
October 2, of next fall. Such
an early game would mean a
Sept. 8 return to campus for
the gridmen to begin drills.
Spring practice has been 10.gged
for kick-otr on April 27th im­mediately
after Easter vaca·
tion. These work-outs will con­sist
of general calisthenics and
running without any premature
contact.
The boys have the desire to
play football next fall. they have
the confidence that they will
be playing next fall-but reali­zation
can o.nly be accomplished
through the support of the en­tire
Fah1ield University com­munity.
THE SPOTLIGHT
by JEFF CAMPBELL
Push Begins As...
Gridmen Tackle
Expense Dummy
By MIke KeUy
With their ambitious plans
beginning to show signs of ma­turity,
the dedicated members
of the Fairfield University Foot­ball
Club are today beginning
a huge mid-semester financial
push to realize the needed funds
t'l meet the administration's
S5,OOO mandate.
Letters of solicitation are. as of
this morning, being posted to
all parents and friends of the
University's student body to
start a money-raising machine
that will mean the difJerence
between success and failure for
the infant club.
To compliment the donations
frQITl parents, President Paul
Barnes, '67. has set up a com­mittee
to begin a program of
obtaining pledges to be paid at
quarterly intervals, from the
individual members of the stu­dent
body. On-eampus residents
will be "collared" by one of the
PoP.G.
S. Grimes 19.7
B. Palmer 19.6
P. SculJy 18.0
P. Odium 16.1
B. Fqley ."............ 13.1
J. Burke 13.0
One of the most gratifying developments in the P. Gartska 11.9
past year in the sports world, has been the slow, but K. Gratian 11.5
steady re-emergence of boxing. The sport, recently T. Deely 11.2
given up for dead has begun to show signs of a new, JUNIOR _ SENIOR
stronger life-made possible mostly, by the elimination pop.o.
of T. V.boxing.' D. Della Bitta 19.2
The heavyweight division certainly remains less K. Waters 18.6
than great - but it does have color and several "in- J. McGovern 18.5
teresting" contenders to the crown questionably owned S. Lavin 16.6
by Cassius Ali or whatever his name is. Floyd Patter- K. Fitzpatrick 15.8
son's return from the resin heap has helped the game Player shoots for bll8ket over the outstretehed hand of a J. Benedict 13.8
a lot more than most fans realize. Floyd will probably defender while top Intramural scorer Sbwe Grimes watebes B. Schuck 12.4
never be the champ again, but people pay to see him action. J. Gugle 12.3
fight. Clay is an attraction from the word go and11.-----------------------....;,-------...., Liston, Terrel and Cleveland Williams are all legitim­ate
contenders. if Terrel gets the break, he could go
all the way to the top.
The promoters are now putting several double­henders
in the works with the light heavyweight and
welterweight crowns on the line. These will go over
very well and should continue the tradition started
by the Patterson-Chuvalo fight that filled Madison
Square Garden. The limited television coverage that
that fight received helped boxing by showing an ex­cellent
bout to a Sunday afternoon audience. People
found out that boxing still has excitement to offer. • • •
Word has it that the Cleveland Indians have
another Mickey Mantle in the makings. His name is
Ollie Blackman and he's half Cherokee Indian and
all ballplayer. Ollie is only 22 and will be reporting
to the Indians spring training camp for the first time.
The Indians' scouts first saw Ollie in action in
high school in Norman, Oklahoma where he hit.767
and belted a bundle of homers. Signed for a modest
bonus, Ollie played a full year of D ball and set a
Texas League mark with a .498 batting average. This
past year the husky (6' 4", 230 Ibs.) left fielder hit
.390 and the Indians called him up for spring training.
Supposedly a great fielder with a great ann, 1510 POST ROAD. FAIRFIELD
Blackman has been timed at 9.9 in the 100-yard dash.
The Indians expect him to complement the returning TEL. 255-1068
Rocky Colavito in the power packed outfield. With
good pitching, the Cleveland tribe might place high FAIRFielD CENTER PLAZA ~
in the standings this year. All they have to do, is talk
Ollie into flying. The hefty athlete still balks at the
idea of boarding an airplane. Says Ollie: "They're
paying me to play ball, not to fly. If they want me to CLEA" EIII • TAILORS travel with them it'll cost 'em." 'L ..::...=..=.:..:..:::..:::...::::;:===;;;.,;;:,;;;._;... -1