CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY,S BEGIN
Vol. VII-No.6 Published by Students of Fairfield University. Fairfield. Conn. December 15. 1955
The Reverend President. the Administration. and the Faculty of Fairfield University offer to the
Student Body cordial good wishes and fervent prayers for a Joyful Christmas and a Happy and
Blessed New Year.
'Business Men In Government,'
Says Dr. Norman At Dinner
SENIORS! SENIORS!
The Manor for 1956 is desirous
of your cooperation
in the following points:
I-Candid photographs of
members of the class.
2-An increase in the Patron
List.
3-Cooperation in the obtaining
of advertisements for
the Year Book•.
wood to talk about it. In his
speech Fr. Bonn portrayed Marlon
Brando as a person who
grew up in this environment
whose only sense of justice was
to his brother and to the gang.
He pointed out that the gangster
feels more honest than we
do; they are fully aware that
we cut corners. They think what
they do is amusing - it's all a
game.
Fr. Bonn further related that
the problem today is not so
much a question of juvenile delinquency
but parental. There
are no punishw.ents or rewards
for the children. If a child does
something wrong, he is not punished
for it, and if he does something
right he is not rewarded.
Confusion is the result. Though
schools have been blamed and
he is willing as a teacher to take
his share, Fr. Bonn called the
audience's attention to the delinquent
law. He said that during
prohibition the people protested
and overthrew a (yrannous
law, but in doing so they
also threw down respect of the
law.
"The problem today is our delinquency
in respect to the law
and the law's delinquency in
respect to the delinquents."
He further pointed out that
lately there has been talk of the
divorce laws in New York.
Judges' know witnesses are committing
perjured statements.
What is the stock solution offered?
It is not clean up the perjury,
but make the divorce laws
easier. This is popular delinquency.
He remarked that Jesus
was born in a stable because
Mary and Joseph had respect
for Caesar's laws of registration.
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By JAMES RUSSELL
To a standing room only crowd of 600 people in the
auditorium of St. Vincent's Hospital Nursing School,
Fr. Bonn opened his address on "Marlon Brando and
the Delinquent ,Law" with the background of the Waterfront
Story, telling the audience how it came to be.
He described the story of a
young priest assignE'd to the
waterfront story and his problem
with the longshoremen,
who are people captured by
three pinzer groups: ward-healing
politicians; company owned
unions; international union that
exists on the docks tod,ay.
The difficulty, he said, lies in
what can be done to counteract
these groups. Loading ships is
the longshoremen's only means
of livelihood. Unless they
"payoff" they are not provided
with work. Fr. Bonn told how
the priest decic!ed to get Holly-
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HEAR FR. BONN LECTURE
The musical interpretations of
both organizations were well received
by the audience as is evidenced
by the fine round of applause
accorc1.ed them after their
combined numbers. Also featured
in the afternoon's presentation
were fine selections by
Fairfield's Bensonians and Campus
Minstrels, and excellent
choral work by Saint Joseph's
Chansonnettes.
After the concert the College
was host to the Glee Clubs for
a dinner and social.
The Fairfield University Glee
Club opened its season very successfully
on Sunday, December
11, in a combined concert with
the Glee Club of Saint Joseph
College at the latter's campus in
West Hartford.
Glee Club Opens
Season At Hartford
Those who attended, included
Mr. Edward .10rdan, Moderator
of the Business Club, and Mr.
Thomas Fitzgerald, chairman of
the University's Business De~
artment.
certain areas of government,"
the professor said. "On the other
hand, some of these methods as
evidenced in the Dixon-Yates
case, and the Talbott case, have
hurt the efficiency and ethics of
the administrative services, the
civil service, foreign aid, tariff,
defense strength, and public
power."
The Intercollegiate Dance will
be held on Friday evening, Jan.
13, in Berchman's Hall. This will
be the second year that the Student
Council sponsored dance
will take place with the co-operation
of seven area Catholic
girls' colleges. Last year the
dance proved tremendously successful
and it is expected that
over a hundred and fifty girls
will arrive on Friday evening.
Any member of the student
body can go to the dance, if any
charge is required, it will be
most nominal and not exceed fifty
cents. Jim Rourke, Student
Council vice president is handling
the preliminary work of
the dance. The dance band recently
formed among the student
body will probably play
for the evening and it is expected
that the Bensonians will
perform. The number of students
who express their desire
to attend this dance will decide
the number of girls to be invited
from each college. It is very
important that you sign up in Fr.
Lyons' office the first week in
January so that an equal number
of girls are invited.
"Their business methods,
adapted to government, have
done much good in the past and
is serving well even today in
Fairfield Host For
Intercollegiate Dance
Dr. John Norman, in a speech entitled "No Business
Like Big 'Business," before the Fairfield Business Club
at Nu~Champs'Restaurant in Bridgeport on December 7,
stated that he favored qualified business men in government,
"but not the kind that give the government
the business."
Dr. Norman deplored the fact
that "the Eisenhower Administration
is not appointing gifted
Republican businessmen such as
those of the recent past, to name
a few; ECA Director Paul Hoffman,
Mobilization Director
Charles E. Wilson of General
Electric, and Defense Secretaries
James E. Forrestal and Robert
Lovett." He charged that, "in
too many instances Ike's business
appointees have let him
down by loading the dice in
favor of business rather than
putting the interests of the
country first. They have twisted
Cleveland's famous motto to
read, "Public office is a private
trust." .
FATHER MURPHY, S.J.
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"Well, that's kind of why 1 ,came up here in the first
place, Roland, 1 would like a little help, you see 1 ,"
"I'm sorry, but 1 haven't time now," he said. "But
Roland, look, 1 need you to " "1 said I'm busy,
I've got to make up some ink for classes tomorrow, then
after that 1 have to whip up a batch of chalk. So you
can see I'm very busy."
1 was halfway through the door when 1 heard him
call out, "By the way, why do you have your foot in
the waste paper basket?" "Never mind," 1 answered,
and clomped off down the hall.
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Exchange Editor
Donald Gabriel, '57
Business Manager
Edmund Measom, '57
Photographer
Wilbur F;omento, '58
Robert Berthelson, '56
John Toal, '59
... frotmh.' II corner...
Art Editor
Richard Wadle, '58
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Thomas Sheehan, '56
News Editor Feature Editor
David F. Barry, '57 Arthur Conway, '56
Sports Editors
Robert Schreck, '56
Paul Nagy, '58
Make-Up Editors
John Crowley, '56
John Cagnassola, '57
Associate Editor
Andrew Perrella, '56
By ART CONWAY
The wind was a whistling demon, rushing down
from McAuliffe Hill to roar across the yard between the
two buildings before swirling the powdery snow around
the parking lot. The sky was as dark as tar, heavy
snow-laden clouds blanked the late afternoon sun's rays.
It was as if a silent shroud had been lain across the
campus, to be pierced only by the shriek of the wind.
I was shivering, but no matter how I tried I couldn't
get my foot out of the darn wastepaper basket. It
wouldn't have been so bad except that I wear a size
twelve and the basket was only a ten. I stood there
shaking and jiggling a while longer but the thing
seemed hopeless.
I looked around helplessly, but there was no one
in sight. My gaze happened to sweep across the building
and, of all things, a light in the lab. Just the spot,
there must be some use for these budding scientists. I
clomped my way up the four flights in jubilant spirits.
When I entered the laboratory there was Roland Hotchkiss
(well known scientist about Fairfield) bent over
his erlenmeyer flasks. What luck! As I advanced to
him there was an ear-rendering explosion. When the
smoke finally cleared I spotted Roland hanging from a
light fixture, a smile gleaming from his blackened face,
flapping his arms exuberantly, "Eureka," "By Gad, I've
done it."
"Done what? Roland, done what?" I cried, as I
gingerly climbed down from the bookcase on which I
had landed.
By this time he had gotten down, and he turned and
saw me for the first time. "What are you doing with
your foot in the waste paper basket, Reggie?" he asked.
"That can wait," I countered, "please tell me what you
did." He laid a paternal hand upon my shoulder and
in a scholarly voice (which all B.S. men use upon the
B.S.S. men) told me, "My lad, you have just witnessed
the first successful harnessing of chlorophyll." "Gosh,"
I exdaimed, wondering what chlorophyl meant. "How
did you ever find time for all this work?" I asked. "Cut
classes," was his reply.
We both then turned our attention to the fire that
was raging, with a combination of my work, scorched
eye brows, burnt clothing and Roland's directions we
managed to quench the blaze. I dropped to the floor
exhausted while Roland tended to a severe hangnail on
his thumb. Soon he came over and gently prodded me
with his foot, "I say, old boy, if you don't mind getting
out of my way I have some important work to do," he
told me.
By JERRY GINGRAS
The time is 1984. The scene
is Cloudyfie1d College. We take
y·ou now to the beautiful
People's Council room. It is very
quiet. We move through the
heavy oak door into the meeting.
It is just about to start.
The members have taken their
seats about the large oak table.
A look of anxiety is apparent
on the flushed faces. Knuckle"
turn white on arm chairs. A
shiver runs over the assemblage.
So far, no word has been
spoken. The tension grows. Suddenly
there is a noise, as the
beating of wings. There is a
hush as breaths are sucked in,
headS! are tossed back, muscles
tightened. Uncle Frank is arriving!
The voice begins slowly.
"Please tune your Frame of
Mind sets to 'docile-recepti ve.'
We shall dispense with today's
meeting quickly, shall we not?"
The Boston accent is overwhelming.
"It has been brought
to my attention that the annual
Picnic of the graduating class is
in the offing. It has also been
brought to my attention that the
graduating class expects to raise
funds for this picnic by their
own methods. I shan proceed to
outline a method for raising
these funds:. Are there any questions?"
The fearful expression was
still present on the faces of the
assembla·ge.
"Make sure your sets are
tuned to high frequency. Good.
The first suggestion is a buffet
supper. I have looked into the
financial condition ccmcel'ning
the price of meat. Uncle Donald,
head of Prefects' paradise, our
boarding house, has infcrmed
me that the price of food is extremely
high. This problem may
be solved in one of two ways.
First, meat may be left out of
the meal entirely, as is customary
at the Paradise. The second
choice is more satisfying, I
think. A number of you have
younger brothers and sisters.
Chief Chef Scaly has given me
a number of recipes for the use
of children's meat. I know that
some of you are married, with
young offspring, and others of
you have younger brothers and
sisters. If anyone would like to
volunteer the services of any
members of his family, it would
be greatly appreciated. Chef
Scaly has also submitted a recipe
for ·an Irish g08soon stew.
The choice I leave to your dis··
cretion.
"If there is no more business
let's close with ·our credo. Together
now."
With f.aces uplifted, the voices
rose in unison.
"Uncle Frank, Uncle Frank
We'll put our money iIl! the bank.
It will be sad'e from all band
leaders
Icy stags and other cheaters.
Let us save it while we may,
Keep Uncle's hair from turning
gray."
The Board of Regents set up procedure for future
similar situations and condescended to allow the Pitt
team to play. Thus they fulfilled to some extent the
wishes of Georgia's Governor, Marvin Griffin, who is
"an honorable man, so are they all, all honorable men."
Such instances as the above are not only contrary
to the Laws of God, and to the principles of Scholastic
Philosophy and Democracy, but they also provide pregnant
propaganda for the spread of Communism.
The very idea of such a dispute over a man's color
taking place is repugnant to those who have a realization
of the nature of man, who understand the principles
of democracy, and who live under the Law of God.
The reason for this celebration is not forgotten,
however, for millions of people all over the world are
joined in Christmas services of adoration and thanksgiving
to the God who made all this possible.
Down the street the couple who celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary just the other day, are preparing
a Christmas fea~t for their family - just 7children
and 18 grandchildren. Downtown is crowded with
people rushing to pick up a gift for that forgotten relative.
Diamond rings and hope chests are in demand.
Christmas' trees are glowing and the windows are
aflame with candlelight.
"0 Captain, my Captain, our fearful trip is done."
These words were written to describe the death of
Lincoln after his successful campaign to free the Negro
slaves. However, it now seems that the .great man's
campaign was only partially successful, especially when
one reads the sickening news in recent editions of the
papers.
It seems that certain people in the State of Georgia
feel that it is a violation of their. "rights" for an outside
team to bring a Negro player on the same field with
their fine, white boys. "What is the world coming to
when things like this are allowed to happen?"
Christmas
But the blame for such procedure should not fall on
Georgia alone for refusing to comply with the Supreme
Court decision against .segregation. That state is linked
with many of its confreres of the South as well as with
such organizations as that group of benevolent dowagers
who maintain that they are daughters of our finest
historical period while at the same time they are flaunting
the very principles which that period upheld.
Honorable Men!
At Christmas time the world we live in has a different
air to it and everyone appears to have a happy
twinkle in his eyes. Even the "scrooge" from across the
street acts like he is enjoying himself for once. Local
stores are crammed full with gifts and as fast as they
are put on the shelves even faster are they sold. All the
children have their lists ready for Santa Claus and their
parents are wondering how they can possibly satisfy all
Junior's requests. The postman has changed - no wonder
he has white bucks on! Even the florist's help has
been altered, but this time it is attired in a blue blazer
and tweed cap.
December IS, 1955 THE ,S TAG Page Three
Campus Personality Open Letters To The Editor
schools and out of town for the
dance, and surely they want
nothing there to be proud of,
nothing there to say this is our
Mid Winter and we're proud of
it: I wonder also how many
friends of the University just on
Mid Winter night used to drive
past the place where the dance
is being held to see the lavash
carvings, (and they did at one
time used to be lavish). And
now there is nothing. One said
to me, "We plan to have stuffed
stags." I wonder if they will
have the Queen ride in on one
and shout, "Hi ho, Lady Godiva."
Let me say this with all bitterness
and sincerity, if they
don't have ice. I hope the Carnival
committee and. the Council
lose their shirts; and then
we can have another great huge
"student assessment tax," another
gem of an idea.
It's qillte ironical to hear so
many of the teachers sound off
on Bridgeport, the city of unculture.
Why look at Bridgeport,
when it's standing in front of
our own noses? Do away with
scenery, just· to make a buck.
These gentlemen need fear nothing
from the world of materialism,
they seem to fit right
into it. Not to imply that they
are uncultured but rather to
condemn them for it.
John Salling, '57
To the Editor:
This letter concerns a letter
appearing in the Oct. 28th issue
of the Stag. It was written by a
Jim O'Meara, and concerned the
traffic problem on the stairways.
Jim reminds us that there
was a motion introduced in
Council proposing that we do
something about the trouble, but
that the motion was smothered
and to date, nothing has been
done about it. He also noted that
there has been a lot of trouble
with boys late for class, and asks
us, in conclusion what can be
done about the whole thing.
I'm on the Council, and my
job as Grievance Comm. Chairman
makes me responsible for
a reply. It was I who smother~
ed the traffic motion in Council,
but I did so for a reason. Every
year this grievance comes up on
the Council. I mention this not
by way of inferring that the
whole thing is "old hat" (because
its persistance is a sure indication
that it bothers people),
but to add that heretofore the
"jam" always had a way of
working itself out. However, I
was wrong; those additional
classes up there just produce too
much traffic. When I saw this,
I went to Fr. Lyons and talked
it over with him. He told me
that for practical purposes,
there's nothing we can do about
it. You see, the trouble isn't
with the stairway, but with the
classrooms; you can do all you
want with the stairways and the
classrooms will still pour out too
much traffic for those stairs to
handle.
Two weeks from the date that
I smothered the question in
Council, (I didn't really smother
it, by the way, but tabled it for
two weeks to find out what
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Stag Editor:
In an effort to clarify some
misconceptions with regard to
the procedural aspects of the
decision nDt to have ice carvings
this year at the Winter Carnival
I feel constrained to write this
letter.
The Student Council delegates
its authority each year to a committee
so that the Winter Carnival
may be arranged more expeditiously.
As long as there
are no strenuous objections on
the part of Council members.
(elected representatives of the
Student Association) to decisions
made by the Carnival CommHtee,
the latter's will holds
sway. Since nD strenuous objections
were manifested November
29, the Council implicitly
and tentatively favored the
Carnival committee's decision
against jce carvings.. However,
in the past few days voices
among the student body have
been rllised to the contrary.
Therefore, if the Council determines
that this objection js
strenuous I am sure the will of
the majority wiU prevail.
Dan Reed, '56
Sir:
If you were to ask any student
the difference between Fairfield
and any other Jesuit institution,
they would immediately perk up
and claim with an offended air,
"Fairfie1d just doesn't have the
tradition that other colleges
have." WHY, how the heck can
we, if the students keep eliminating
that which we already
have, (and I'm talking about
the Mid-Winter Carnival). The
ice carvings have been part of
the formal for years and now
they want to throw them out, not
want to, but have. Why? To save
money. Yes, to save money on
the biggest social affillir of the
academic year: and I may add,
the one everyone looks forward
to. It is possible to buy a can of
soup and mix three cans of
water to it and the resruit is still
soup, but where is the quality
of the soup? It was :Lost with the
second can just like the quality
of the formal will be lost for
the extra money to be saved.
Money for what? Perhaps to
pay in advance for a so caned
big name band and not attempt
to collect bids two months in
advance like they did this year?
Yes! Let me say this. There is
a certain crowd at Fairfield
which keep the social functions
alive. You know them. They're
t~e s·ame ones at every dance,
dmner, and whatever else is currently
going on. These people
will continue to attend the
school functions regardless of
the price of a bid or anything
else. So now ali you have to do
is to make them feel real jovial
and eliminate that which a lot
of them look forward to every
year. You know, jn a way I'm
kind of glad I ordered my clasSl
ring this year for it's highly
probable that next year's will
be made of plastic and have a
paper insert to SAVE money.
Another thing, how many felBob
Imbro. '57 lows will invite girls from other
Gentlemen:
The debate as to whether or
not ice carvings should be obtained
for the Winter Carnival
Formal has arisen after, and I
emphasize after, the issue had
been put to a vote by the Carnival
committee. The opponents of
the Committee's decision that no
ice carvings be obtained should
first review the facts before any
charges are hurled thoughtlessly
against the Student Council's
ability to reverse the committee's
decision.
The Winter Carnival Committee
is not geared for a large
profit. Last year we were fortunate
enough to receive eighty
percent of our decorations from
Bridgeport University at no
charge. However, we will be
less fortunate this year. This
means added expense. The cost
of favors average to approximately
one dollar and fifty cents
excluding all decorations. However
without favors one would
expect corsages to be purchased
over and above the cost of the
ticket. You may draw your own
conclusions.
The policy of the committee
is not to make a heavy profit,
and this has been expressly
stated by the chairman. The
committee does not wish to expan
d decorative possibilities
with the hope of also adding
so m e permanent, non-liquid
decorations, for future years
which will help defray ticket expenses
in the ensuing years. The
committee and the Student
Council does wish to see a real
social success for everyone.
Dear Sir:
In this year's Carnival to be
a memorable social success, as
they have been in the past, 01'
is it being turned into another
money-making scheme by ;~er~
tain factions whose sole purpose
is seemingly to enhance the
council's treasury by the profits
from "Our Carnival?"
Reports have been coming out
of late that certainly indicate
the Iatter, for what other reason
would so many money-saving
steps be taken. When I speak of
these steps, I refer to:
1 The elimination of the Ice
Carving which has been traditional
and always a source of
~ wide comment on the part of
, our dates.
2 This year's Carnival bid will
be the ·same price as last year's
($6.00) with only one slight
variation, ·and that is that last
year'S! bid. paid for a weekend
whereas this year's bjd pays for
the formal dance alone.
Haven't we stood by impassively
long enough-these men
are supposed to be representing
you and your wishes, so why not
let them be known. One certain
way would be to sign the petition
that is being circulated on
campusi. Ma:ybe this time we can
show that in unity there is
strength, and in this way control
the clique that is in power.
C/lrl Giordano. '57
termining influence on subsequent
American theological and
philosophical thought. There
was Hegelian doctrine that there
was no distinction between what
is and what ought to be. Pra'gmatism,
whose first important
advocate was William James has
had a profound influence on
more recent American thinking.
His main tenet is that an idea is
valid if it is effective. The educational
influence of John Dewey
would seem to owe much to
Jame's Pragmatism. Dewey says
that knowledge should not be
imposed on a student; further,
no idea should be imposed. This
was a reaction to the formalistic
teaching of the dead languages.
Dewey is noted for his belief in
education by electivism, what
some refer to as cMeteria-style
education.
Dr. McOarthy's lecture was a
sound succes,s, amd greatly appreciated
by the members of
the Academy. At the dismissal
of the meeting it was hoped that
more talks of this caliber would
be given throughout the year.
JOHN PAPANDREA
American Philosophy Topic
Of Dr. McCarthy~s Speech
Activities: Public Affairs Forum 1. 2. 3 (Treas. 2. V. President 3)
C.I.S.L. L 2 (C.C.D. dating panel 2) Student Council 2. 4 (corresponding
sec. 2) Italian Club 2; Debating 2. 3. 4; Co-Founder
Central Conn. Area Club; Aquinas Academy 4; Senior Class President
4; Manor Literary and Business Staff; Co-Chairman Class
Charity Drive 2; Honor Society.
On Friday, Dec. 2nd, Dr. McCarthy addressed the
Aquinas Academy on the subject," "American Philosophy."
This is the subject-1ield of the Academy's research
work for this year.
In this speech he sajd that the
fore-runners of American Philosophy
were severa'!. The first
was the influence of Western
Civilization. The pillars of Western
Civili2Jation had their foundation
in Greek Philrosophy of
which Socretes, Plato, and Aristotle
who first advanced the
notion of certitude with philosophic
authority. Also important
were the Judeo-Christian concept
of man which spoke of
man's dignity by virtue of his
immortal soul. The Doctor made
an important point when he said
that without these concepts tyranny
and skepticism would
have easily been possible in
western society, and furthermore
society would have suffered
seriously from a lack of
wholesome progress.
The next important aspect of
American Philosophy w,as that
of experimentalism, influenced
largely by positivist and pragmatist
thinking. There Wlas the
important influence of the personalizing
atomism of Thomas
Panie, whose theory: "My mind
is my own church," was a de-
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December IS, 1955 THE STAG Page Five
PRO AND CON
By JOHN SMYTH
DeCONCILIO .Honor Society, Student
By JOHN coss Council Pins Awarded
CONTEST REGULATIONS
Council members who received keys at assembly.
CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST
teau in scholastic achievement
and it might also be added, by
the sweat of their brow.
Those to receive keys in the
Honor Society are as follows:
Donald M. Kerwin, John F. Papandrea,
John S. Pavlik, Daniel
E. Reed, John E. Smyth, Paul
E. Zimmitti. Those who are to
receive the Student Council pins
are: Joseph Fida, George Lacovara,
Frank Sorretti, class of '56.
John Galluzzo and Walter Shanley,
class of '57; Francis Doherty,
Salvatore Gilbertie, T. Stanley
Sitka, class of '58.
It must now be called to mind
in conclusion that admittance to
the Honor Society symbolizes the
heights of scholastic achievement
that a student of Fairfield
University may attain. For
membership in this society not
only commands self praise but
it immediately stamps the student
with having strong character
and high intellectual capacities
which will bring praise from
all others he comes in contact
with. Because of this fact it
should be the goal of every student,
on every campus in every
nation.
1. Competition will be held in the following three categories
of writing: the Short Story, the Poem and the
Essay, with prizes of commemorative scrolls and sums
of twenty-five 0(25), fen (10), and five (5) dollars to be
awarded in each category.
2. Any undergraduate of any member college or university
in the New England region, excepting only the Director
and regional officers, is eligible to enter the contest.
3. Any number of entries may be made by an individual,
with no restriction as to the type or length of the
entries.
4. All entries will be neatly typewritten, double-spaced in
black type ona uniform size and grade of white typing
paper. A title page will contain the title of the entry
and the category in which it is entered, the name of the
author and the name of the author's school.
5. All judging will be done by the official judges only. In
the event of extraordinarily large numbers of entries,
preliminary judging by the official judges will be ,arranged
by the Director.
6. Entries will not be returned, nOr will carbon copies be
considered.
7. It is recommended that contestants discuss their work
with qualified advisors at their own colleges. If entries
are made under the auspices of a college literary magazine
a note to that effect should be included at the
foot' of the title page.
8. The mailing deadline for all entries will be 10 March
1956.
9. The official mailing address for the contest ,is:
N.F.C.C.S. CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST
Box 219
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester. Mass.
Although keys have been
awarded in the past many people
take this fact too much for
granted and don't give any
thought to the real meaning of
the gift is two-fold, first to give
an added inducement to scholastic
achievement and to encourage
a greater participation in
extra-curricular activities and
secondl y to give a temporal reward
to those students who have
excelled in the scholastic field
both curricular and extra-curricular.
Although the awards are given
separately they are in a sense
synonymous. This is due to the
fact that the Honor Society not
only requires an 85% over-all
average but also 12 points for
participation in extra-curricular
activities. However this does not
suffice. The student must then
submit their application and
then be recommended by the
dean and finally if accepted, he
is appointed to the Honor Society
by the Reverend President of
Fairfield University.
A note should now be added
in praise and reverence to those
who have reached this high pla-
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Our
A good portion of the activities
of· the Student Council is devoted
to routine matters such as
handling grievances, etc. There.
are, however, several accomplishments
of the council which
are noteworthy because they
manifest the desire of the council
to be of positive service to
the student body. These accomplishments
represent a great
deal of research and effort on
the part of council members who
are on the respective committees
which are concerned with
these tasks. It is the work of
these committees which enables
the council to formulate a definite
program for the school
year.
The following committee programs
are now in operation:
I) Questionnaires requesting
full information from student
organizations regarding their
membership, purpose, dues and
financial status have been given
to the heads of all the various
clubs on campus. These must be
filled out and handed in to the
council before Dec. 16. The purpose
of this questionnaire is to
determine if financial assistance
is to be given to these organizations
by the council in the near
future. This work is being undertaken
jointly by the Legislative
and Financial committees.
2) The Activities Committee
is preparing a master calendar
of all school events which will
be posted on the bulletin board.
This committee is also checking
on the activities of campus clubs
in order to determine whether
or not the clubs are doing
enough to qualify as 2 point
credits in the activity record of
the individual student.
3) The Financial Committee
has gone through the financial
reports of past Student Councils
in order to determine a sound
financial policy for this year's,
council.
4) The Publicity Committee
has succeeded in installing a bulletin
board in Xavier cafeteria
for Student Council notices. A
column on council activities is
being published in "The Stag" to
keep students posted, and provision
has been made for publicizing
of school activities in
outside newspapers when an
event warrants such publicity.
5) The Winter Carnival and
Intercollegiate dance committees
are working with the close cooperation
of the council in planning
these forthcoming social
events.
The over-all program of the
council for this year can be
readily seen in these activities.
It is a plan of unified and controlled
expansion of all student
activities to keep up with an expanded
student body.
The first meeting following
the dinner resulted in three accomplishments:
dues will be 25
cents per week; rough form for
revision of constitution presented
by Richard Preto-Rodas will
be acted upon and Dr. MacDonald
will give a series of talks on
the Berlitz Method.
French Club
Dinner At
Turf Club
The French Club had its inaugural
dinner on December 5
at 7: 00 p.m. in the Turf Club. At
the speaker's table were President
Ralph Macarelli, VicePresident
Paul St. Pierre, Theodore
Combs, Dr. Gerard B. MacDonald,
Moderator and Mr. Arsene
Croteau, guest speaker.
Ralph Macarelli introduced Dr.
MacDonald in French. The latter,
in French, reviewed the
great heritage the world has received
from the French nation in
all fields of wordly endeavor and
particularly in saints. He then
gave a brief biography of the
main speaker for the occasion
and presented Mr. Croteau, professor
of Modern Languages of
the University.
Mr. Croteau, speaking in
French, congratulated the group
on its splendid representation
and upon its desire to use spoken
French during its reunions.
"You are setting a fine example,"
he said, "which should
stimulate more students of the
University to follow in your
footsteps." Having a vast experience
in the broadcasting
field, Mr. Croteau then entertained
the club members with
some of his radio work in the
past, particularly with his own
interpretation of La Fontaine's
fables, humorous French recitations
and folk songs. The
meeting ended with the singing
of the Marseillaise by all present.
son, vesults in a depres.sed physical
outlook on the whole season.
For the meroh1ant, Christmas
is a mOist opportune occasion to
stay open nights. and gl'aJrnorize
his sales with the wrappings,
sparkle, and atmosphere. inherent
in the very season.
Christmas, for the true Christian,
should not be concerned
with all the hum-drum O'f material
prosperity and the giving
an!d receiving of gifts alone. It
s.hould inculcate· an abidi,ng
pealee of soul as a pemeet means
to co-operate in a uniO'Jl Olf love
wibh the Ghrist Child. Since
Ghrist is the object and the actual
oause of Christmas, it is
only logical that He should be
the most momentous factor in
it. A realization Olf Christ atS the
tint and foremost principle in
Christmas will naturally inspire
in the indiviclJual a l{){l1Jg'in,g to
partake Him in the sacrament
of his love on Christmas day.
To put "Christ" in Ghristmoasbhat
is the true mean·ing of
Ohristmas.
By AL BOBAY
PRINCE OF PLAYERS
Starring: John Derek
Richard Burton
Maggie McNamara
Romeo and Juliet, King Lear,
King Richard III, Othello, and
Hamlet are the Shakespearean
plays which pervade this movie
centered around the historic
Booth family.
The ·dialogue is replete with
Shakespearean quotations which
constitute its greater part. Historical
events pertinent to the
story, such as the assassination
of President Lincoln, aren't overlooked.
Rather, they are authentically
and vividly depicted to
add to the story's convincing
realism. On rare occasions the
serious spell of the movie is
broken by the actions of careless,
inefficient individuals. Viz.
King Richard lies wounded on
a couch saying "0 coward conscience,
how dost thou afflict
me The lights burn blue." and
finds himself bathed in red
light A pause ensues, again
Richard says, this time a trifle
louder, "The lights burn blue,"
and grits his teeth in the red
light. Another pause, then Richard
exhorts loudly "The lights
burn blue" whereupon the stage
hands mentally seeing the light,
hop to and bathe him in blue
light.
Richard Burton portrays Edmund
Booth as the Prince of
Players and Maggie McNamara
is Mary, his wife. John Derek
becomes Joh n W. Booth, rival to
his brother on the stage and historically
notorious assassin and
traitor. The touching love story
of Edmund and Mary adds variety
to the entertainment which
is presented in technicolor on a
panoramic screen.
Summing up: T.hose who enjoy
Shakespeare are more apt to
enjoy Prince of Players.
At the Flix
The Ohristmas season, with its
glossy topped Christmas trees,
silver tinsel, and melodious
strains of ·hy.mns once again
takJes the fure<front as the most
charming and spirited season of
the Y'ear. The red pouchy faces
glowing in the peppermint air,
the warm hearth of the fireplace,
and nhe frosty s.nowmen in the
front yard all add to the splendor
of this prevailing spirit.
However, amid such illuminations
of joy and g~adness many
fail to realize the importance
and true significance of ,the
meatsuring of Christmas and the
spirit it should engemder. In
these days of strife 'a,nd ma1Je:rial
prosperity Christmas seems to
have lost its real oOlIIDotation.
lit has become for the majority
nothing more than a s.welled
commercial trans'action in which
the individual is more oon1cerned
wHh his own personal financial
betterment alS opposed to
his spiritual welfare. So often
the dis·appointment on not receiving
a card, gift, or other extern'al
manifestation of the sea-
Page Six THE STAG December 15, 1955
plClJOed on the bOaJ'd nealr the
ping pong Vable in the cafeteria.
AU those who have signed to
'play should find out when their
scheduled match i's to be held.
Riebe has already won the :kesihman
tro[lhy.
BOWLING
The finals of the Fall Tournament
are to be held :in the coming
weeks. Ben Kosky, one-time
dU!ck,pinnational champion, will
supervise the finals.
When the fin'aLs are completed,
1lhe winter league wiH commence.
AH te1ams will be narndicapped
in this league, and the
handkaps of each bowler will
be puiblished in the next issue
of "The SWag". Any new team is
oordiaHy invited to join the
league. All thiat is required is to
bowl tlhiree s'trings and turn your
s'cores in to Flather F'arrington.
BASKETBALL
The Intramural Basketball
League has been suspended until
early next spring. Cold and
tnJclemenJt weather have f()rced
tihis cancellaition.
111tramurals
On the Sidelines
By C. P. BOAL
Th sun was shining brightly that day at St. Petersburg,
when Whitey Ford had the Phillies two down and resting hopes
on a lazy pop fly for any first inning action. Maybe it was the
bright sun that caused the twenty-two year old rookie in centerfield
for the Yankees to muff the can of corn and incite a two
run Phialdelphia rally, maybe not. But one month later that
bespectacled youth, Bill Virdon, was no longer wearing a Yankee
uniform, but very much a member of the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Yankees let Virdon go for the old St. Louis favorite,
Country Slaughter. Too soon they were faced with the fact
that Slaughter had left both his good set of legs and his gate
appeal back in St. Louis. It was one of those things that throngs
of rabid baseball fans claimed would never happen to the Yankees:
a George Weiss deal backfiring. And to rub it in, while the
rubbing in was good, Bill Virdon had the audacity to become
the National League's Rookie of the Year in 1955.
Out in St. Louis they're beginning to think that such a title
is restricted to members of the Cardinal team, for last year
another Redbird flychaser was similarly crowned. And as a
result, they now have an outfield which is potentially the best
in baseball today. If only they had six more players to go with it.
But then there's One who puts little stock in that word
"potential." For he remembers when the Cardinals had a pitching
staff of Mizell, Miller, Boyer, Presko, Poholsky, Yuhas, Staley,
and Haddix. It was young, yet experienced, and "potentially
great." Half way through the season it collapsed completely.
Frank Lane is the man that owner Gussie Busch has commissioned
t-o build St. Louis a pennant winner. Things are so
bad out there that the last two years' top rookies, Moon and
Virdon, dare not make permanent lodgings. As a matter of fact,
for the past ten years the only "untouchables" were Musial and
Schoendienst, and now it is strongly rumored that the redhead's
Christmas stocking is going to contain a one way ticket out of
St. Louis. Not through any fault of his, mind you. It just seems
that the Cardinals need a catcher, a couple of infielders, and
three or four good pitchers before March rolls around. And this
necessitates the use of such a fine bait as Red Schoendienst.
To the ordinary ,baseball fan, and especially to the St. Louis
one, the Cardinal problem looks almost helpless. But there's a
plan in the minds of owner Busch and trader Lane to alleviate
all these fears. Any Cardinal loyalist could tell you that Busch,
with all his natural trading resources - in the extremely green,
papery form - has failed in the past. And a Chicagoan would
say that Lane came close, but never did bring home the whole
bacon to the Windy City. But now they're together, and ready
for action.
It seems that last spring someone had the bright idea to take
down a rather high right field screen in Busch Stadium, because
somehow it stopped the long drives of the Cardinals and turned
them into outs. Nobody chanced to look at the pitching staff
and consider what effects the removal would have on that. In
September they published the final report, and it was shocking.
While the Cardinal hitters were busy hitting to every place but
that doctored spot, the Cardinal pitchers were serving up so
many home run balls to the area that there were soon more
gloves in the right field stands than on the field. Now out in
St. Louis they say that Frank Lane's a man of action, for he no
sooner arrived in the city than he went right to work. And you
know, they say that screen actually looks good back in its original
position.
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The Troopers have forged into
first place in the newly organized
intramural Touch Football
League. Touchdowns by Ron
Clark, Tony Colavita, and Howie
Hickey offset a six-pointer by
Bud Waters as the Troopers
edged the Gents 18-6.
Other scores to date are:
Troopers 36, '5gers 12; Gents
24, Collegians 0; Troopers 14,
Boondocks 0; Gents 24, '5gers 2;
Troopers 18, Gents 6.
Two new teams have joined
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rnembers<hi-p .to ten. The two
new additions are:
The Clowns: Burt Furoess,
Brian Boland, Paul Williams,
.rack Hastings, Bob Newall, Bob
Gana~er, Gene Vitelli, Tom
Sheehan, Bob Shutte, Bob 1mbro,
Fran Hanley.
Summer Sessioners: Al Baldwin,
Ed Fly=, John Sullivan,
Vito Beneviglna, Johrn FaTrell,
J'Ohn GibbQns, Joe Gersywick,
Jim Gardella.
PING PONG
The tournament schedule is
Paced by former Cortland
State star, Ed Wiley, The Chesterfield
A.C. marred the debut
of the Fairfield Frosh in a game
played in the Recreation Center
on December 4, 1955. The final
score was 84-79. Frank McGowan
was high man for the Freshmen
with 33 points.
Chesterfield took an early
lead and led at halftime 44-39.
They maintained this margin
until the end despite the efforts
of Mike Mullen, Kenny O'Brien
and the previously mentioned
Frank McGowan.
McGowan hit for 15 field goals
and 3 fouls to account for his 33
points. Frank who played for
Hamden High last year has a
fine jump shot from anywhere
on the court. He is ambidextrous
and makes use of this asset
on his hook shots which were
very effective during the game.
Mike Mullen formerly of St.
Helena's in the Bronx hit for 6
field goals and converted seven
foul shots to account for 19
points. He is a fine back-court
player and could develop into an
exceptionally fine court general.
Mike hits frequently with a soft
set and also has a better than
average jump shot.
Kenny O'Brien is another of
the New York ball players on
the Frosh squad. He played for
Power Memorial last year. On
Sunday he hit for 9 field goals
and made a foul attempt for 19
points. He can drive and also is
able to get his set off faster than
any other player on the team,
with deadly accUl:acy.
The rest of the Frosh squad
includes John Avignon who is
endowed with an especially effective
jump shot that can bring
him over 30 points on any given
night. Dave Carpenter, from St.
Mary's in Glen Falls, has a fine
set and a sixth sense on a basketball
court. He is one of the
smallest men on the team standing
only 5' 8" and is capable of
hitting over 15 points a game.
Larry Washburn is developing
into a fine rebounder and defensive
player. "Red" Healy has a
very soft jump shot and is a real
fighter when he is on the court.
Buz Garrity who played for
Cranwelllast year hits frequently
with a set from any position
on the court. Gene Purcell also
sports an accurate, soft set shot.
Last but far from least is Dick
Devine who can rebound as well
as shoot with either hand. He
has an above normal ability with
his side sets and driving jump
shots.
Frosh. Lose;
Squad Shows
Much Talent
fields outside of basketball.
Throughout his college career
he has participated in many activities.
As chairman of the
Junior Sports Night last year,
Lenny provided a highly successful
program that was enjoyed
by all. This year he has
taken the position as business
manager of "The Manor" as well
as being a member of the Senior
Executive Committee.
Followers of the Red Stags
can well be proud of Captainelect
Lenny Paoletta, an outstanding
personality on and off
the basketball court.
By BOB SCHRECK
Sports News and Views
This year Lenny takes the
honor of being the Stags' best
ball-handler and floor man. His
speed and cat-like reflexes make
him a demon on defense as well
as the spark of many offensive
plays. Paoletta's experience is
an invaluable asset to this year's
untried squad.
Lenny surprised many with
his dazzling point-making performance
against lona when he
rippled the nets with 16 points.
Heretofore considered a playmaker,
he convinced the Fairfield
fans of his shooting talents.
His qualitie~ of leadership
have been displayed in other
A four year veteran of the collegiate basketball
wars, Lenny Paoletta has been elected to captain this
year's edition of the Red Stags. The 5' 10", 170 pound
shotmaker began his court career as a member of the
undefeated freshman team of 1952-1953. Since then
Lenny has completed two seasons as a varsity eager.
PAOLETTA LEADS STAGS
IN 1955 -56 SEASON
When a team opens the season with two second place finishes
in consecutive games, usually the coach, players and fans become
disheartened and write -off the season as a lost cause. However,
here at Fairfield, there is a surprising degree of optimism following
the defeats at the hands of Hofstra and lona.
The Stags opened the season with an inexperienced quintet
which had never played as a unit. The starting six men of last
year's fine team were gone. As far as height is concerned, the
tallest man on the squad, Tom Bolcer stands at a mere 6'5". Paul
Williams is the only other starter hovering over the 6 ft. mark.
Another hindrance to the early development of these untried
ballplayers into a winning team is the lack of a gym here at
school. Thus, Coach Hanrahan was faced with inexperience, lack
of height and insufficient practice time. To most ard'2nt basketball
fans this would seem an insurmountable situation.
Besides these obstacles, there was also the matter of a
schedule. Fairfield, despite last year's fine showing, cannot compete
year in and year out with teams like lona, Hofstra, Siena,
Le Moyne, etc. It should take an-other four or five years for the
school to have an enrollment equal to these small basketball
powers. Unfortunately, the team opened against Hofstra and
then faced lona.
This is where the surprise came. F'airfield was to be trounced
by both these schools, even the staunchest rooters felt a one-sided
defeat was inevitable, but such was not the case. The team
showed speed and ball handling superior to the fondest hope.
Even in the opener the Stags at times showed form indicative of
a much more seasoned unit. The lona game remained a contest
until late in the third quarter, when the Gaels were finally able
to break through and relieve their starters.
Composed of four fleet, little men in the first six, it appears
that the squad will settle into a ball-hawking, ball control five ,on
a par with any opponent in our class. Lenny Paoletta, the captain-
elect, exhibited a scoring potential not realized before with
his sixteen points against lona. It now remains for one of the
big men, either Tom or Paul, possibly one of the sliver gatherers
to provide the inside threat.
December IS, 1955 THE STAG Page Seven
Stags in action against lana.
Fairfield Defeated By Big
Hofstra and Iona Quintets
N.F. Workshop
Held In Boston
The F.ami1y Life Commission,
seated at Fairfield, conducted
their first Regional Workshop
at Newton College of the Sacred
Heart, in the Boston area. The
topic was "The Catholic Family
and a Secular World." Over twohundred
students fwm twenty
different colleges in New England
participated in the session.
Jim Rourke, Commission Chairman
conducted the panel discussions
which dealt with such
m'ain problems as those of
morality, finance, society, and
business. J 0 h n . Catalani, a
member of the Commission
spoke on the subject of morality
and pointed out ,the conflicts between
our Catholic ideals and
those of 1!he secul!aristic world.
This was the third Family Life
Workshop which the commission
has presented in New England.
Over five-hundred college students
have participalted in these
session~.
The Ce>mmJission will conduct
its second semester Regional
Workshop at F,airfield OIll the
last weekend in March. It will
be held in conjunction with one
presented by the CCD Commission
of Saint Anselm's College.
Outstanding college seniors
have been invited to participate
in New York University's 195556
Root-Tilden Scholarship competition
by Dean Russel D.
Niles of the NYU School of Law.
T wen t y scholarships are
available, each one valued at
$2,300 a year. They are awarded
on a one-year basis but are
renewable for each of the succeeding
two years of law school.
Aside from attending dinners,
lectures, and forums held especially
for them, the Root-Tilden
Scholars meet prominent leaders
in law, labor, public administration,
and business. Special
seminars in international affairs,
economics, and constitutional
history are also part of his training.
Each scholarship recipient
has an established lawyer or
judge as his personal advisor.
The competition is restricted
to unmarried male students betwen
the ages of 20 and 28. An
applicant must have a college
degree or be scheduled to receive
one by September 1, 1956.
After his application is accepted,
the candidate is screened
by a state committee that
generally consists of the chief
justice of the Supreme. Court,
the president of the State Bar
Association, and the publisher
or the editor of a leading newspaper
in the area.
The candidate then appears
with other nominees from states
within his federal judicial circuit
before a committee of the
chief judge of the Court of Appeals,
the chairman of the Federal
Reserve Board, and a professor
of law.
Application can be made by
writing to Dean Russel D. Niles,
New York University Law Center,
New York 3, N. Y.
N.Y.U. Offers RootTilden
Scholarships
Safe Driving Aim
Of Insurance Contest
The Lumberman's Mutual
Casulty Insurance Co. offers
$2100 in prizes in a contest
which proposes to encourage
safe driving among college students,
through college publications.
Last year traffic accidents killed
36,000 Americans - 7800 of
whom were of college age.
Many of these fatal accidents occurred
during Ohris,tmals holidays
when poor driv~ng conditions
combine with peak use of
a,UlvomdbiHe:s by 00lIeg.e students.
Although young drive,rs h'ave
eXjceUent physioal equ1pment,
good cOO'I1dination, fast readioll's,
and sharp eyesight, many are
po·or drivers because of their
faulty driving atitudes. One of
the most effedive ways to comblat
these attitudes, and at the
same time to reemphalsize grood
practioes to others, is through
cons'tructive sUg.lgestions :Drom
people their own age.
The college newspa1per as the
voi,ce of tJ..~e student, is a natural
medium for the job. The situdent's
of Fairfield University
may submit fe·ature articles" editorials,
,cartoons, or pholtolgI1aphs
on sad'e drivirug to this newspaper.
The ones publish'ed in the
"Stag" will be entered in the
(Continued on Page 8)
FR. SHANAHAN TAI(ES
OVER HELM AT LOYOLA
The appoin1rrnent of a new~~-------------Dea
·n of Re sid-ent Students was
announced after ,the Thankslgiving
hol'iday. He is Rev. William
E. Sihanaham, S.J.
F1a'tther Sihama'haJn !has brought
a wealth of e~perience to his
ne,w posi,tion. He was ordained
a prie3it in 1939, s'erved as Pref'S'et
of Discipline at Bo.ston College
from 1941 to 1945, was statiOoned
in J'amaica: until 1949,
and taught at Cramwelil Prep
uDitil his pre::>ent appointment.
The new Dealn was appointed
to repl'aJce F<l,ther Donald Grady
who was transferI1ed to, a telach.
iDig positi'oln alt Cr.anwell.
Jazz band plays during intermission of lana game.
The Central Conn. area club
will sponsor its first social on
Wednesday evening, December
21, 1955. It will be a Christmas
dance h e 1 d in Middletown,
Conn., at the V.F.W. Hall on
Washington Street. All students
are invited to attend. Tickets
will be sold by members of the
Club. The price is two dollars
per couple. All the proceeds
from this dance will go to the
Club's treasury which, as yet,
is non-existent.
Tickets may be obtained from:
Donald Anderson-Freshman
Dave Papallo-Sophomore
Bill Doyle-Sophomore
Joe Chester-Sophomore
Bob Killen-Junior
Paul Zimmitti-Junior .
The Central Conn. Area Club
was organized last year for students
from that area. This is its
first year of actual operation
and it will need the help of its
members and the student body
in order to insure its success.
Meetings are usually held
during the fifth period on Wednesdays.
Anyone interested in
becoming a member is welcome
to attend. More active members
are needed if the Club is to be
a success. So let's go men from
the Central Conn. Area, how
about some cooperation?????
Viceroy Offers
Cars As Prizes
Area Club
Sponsors
X.mas Party
Viceroy Cigarettes offers 10
fully-equipped Ford Thunderbirds
as the top prizes in their
contest to "Name the Viceroy
Filter". There will be 60 prizes,
totaling $50,000 for those who
write in the best names for
Viceroy's filter.
What's more, each of the ten
Thunderbird winners will be
able to present to a college 01'agnization
of his choice with an
RCA-Victor Big Color Television
Set. As second prizes music
lovers will be happy to learn
that forty students can win a
Columbia "360" K high fidelity
phonograph.
(Continued on Page 8)
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2 4
0 4
0 4
2 4
0 2
0 2
2 16
3 7
2 6
Total ........ 19 11 49
Strong Iona College defeated
Fairfield University's basketball
team at the Brass Recreational
Center Sunday afternoon, inflicting
on the Red Stags their second
defeat in as many starts of
the current campaign. The
score was 63-49.
The Stags gave the Ionians a
tough go of it during the first
twenty minutes of play with the
lead changing hands many times.
The New Rochelle quintet,
possessing a definite height advantage,
took over completely
at the beginning of the second
half as the tall Ionians outshot,
outran, and outscored the hardfighting
but small Stag squad.
Lenny Paoletta, a hard-working
guard, was the man responsible
for keeping the Fairfield
team in contention throughout
the first half with his deadly set
shooting. He was also top scorer
for the Men in Red with a 16
point total. Pedro Tagatac was
runnerup with 7 markers and
Jack Smyth followed him with
6 points.
Joe Bernardi was the big offensive
man for Iona leading his
boys with 19 points. Leroy
Scott, also starring under the
boards, followed up with 14
markers while Larry Barry contributed
to the cause by hitting
thae nets for 12 points.
lana G F P
Bernardi 6 7 19
Vreeland 0 0' 0
Savarese 5, 0' 10
Scott 4 6 14
Blaney 1 0 2
Car~no 0 2, 2
BaJrry 5 2 12
Slcihaef'er 0 0 0
Simmons .... 0 0 0
Simunek 2 fJ 4
Fairfield G
Bantimo!oda 1
Wililams 2
Pa'oel 2
Miko 1
Boller 1
Hwnley 1
Paoletta 7
TagiataJc 2
Smyth 2
Total ...23
Total ... 15 9 39
Hofstra G F P
Pidgeon 6 4 16
Kurtz 2 0 4
Solit ..... .. .... ... .. 3 1 7
Thie!ban 8 5 21
Oostigam 1 0 2
Grummond 0 () 0
Cuneen 0 2 2
Total .....20 12 52
Fairfield G F P
Wililams 1 0 2
Bartimoccia 0 0 0
Pavel 4 2 10
Mfko 0 2 2
Boker 1 3 3
Hanley 0 0 0
Piao~etta 3 0 6
Tag,a,taJc 3 3 9
Smyth 3 1 7
Paclucik 0' 0 0
Hofstra Colege, having the big
advantage due to their s1.!perior
height, pulled away rapidly in
the second half to defeat Fairfield
University's basketb all
squad 52-39 in the season's opener
for both teams.
The Red Stags, using zone defense,
gave the home team a
rough time during a good part
of the first half but failed to hold
the flying Dutchman in the final
period when Bill Thieban and
Dick Pidgeon completely dominated
the boards. Hofstra steadily
increased its margin and led
by a score of 27-22 at half-time.
All-America Thieban, Hofstra's
6'8" center took the scoring
honors for the night by
dumping 21 markers through the
hoop. Pidgeon helped his teammate
by accounting for 16 points.
Jimmy Pavel led the Red
Stags with 4 field goals and 2
successful free throws for a total
of 10 points. Pedro Tagatac
and Jack Smyth followed up
with 9 and 7 points, respectively.
Page Eight THE STAG December IS, 1955
UNION CARD fOR
JACK.Of-ALL·TRADES
Leonard Feigenbaum
C.C.N.Y.
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LUMBERMAN'S
(Continued from Page 7)
European travel is expected to
reach an all-time high of popularity
in 1956. Students are advised
to make their arrangements
early in order to obtain
the better accommodations.
Any additional information
may be obtained from Desmond
Sullivan, the Travel Chairman.
He may be contacted at Rm. 304
in Loyola Hall.
nationall conteslt with the winners
receiving $100 if pl,acing
first in the 8Jbove mentioned
cate.goTies. Our newspapel' also
has a ohanoe to win $8<50 as a
non-daily while cotlege dailies
compete for another $850 pTize.
oI
ONE BELOW ZERO
Bentie Sorrels
Texas Tech
THERE'S NO GETTING AROUND IT-Luckies taste
better. And there's no getting around that thing in
the Droodle at left, either-the Droodle's titled:
Lucky smoker with bum seat at football game. Poor
guy is really up against it. But he's got a swell point
of view on smoking-he smokes Luckies for better
taste. Luckies taste better because they're made
of fine tobacco that's TOASTED to taste better.
Chances are lour friend in Section 28 is thinking,
"This is the best-tasting cigarette I ever smoked!"
DROODLES, Copyright 1953 by Roger Price
Cut yourself in on the Lucky
Droodle gold mine. We pay $25
for all we use-and for a whole
raft we don't use! Send your
Droodles with descriptive titles.
Include your name, address, college
and class and the name and
address of the dealer in your college
town from whom you buy
cigarettes most often. Address:
Lucky Droodle, Box 67A,
~ountVernon,N.Y.
'lrS TOASTED"
mft1sfe Deffs,../
Students and college alumni
between the ages of 17'and 25
years are eligible for enrollment
on an NNCF tour. Since the inception
of the NNCF Travel
Program in 1950, more than
3700 students and alumni have
benefited from the service.
Tour rates are based on an
all-inclusive arrangement from
the point of departure to the
point of return. Transatlantic
tourist cabin accommodations on
the one-class ocean liners of the
Holland-American, Greek, Arosa,
Sitmar, and other passenger
lines, as well as good hotels,
three meals daily, sightseeing
fees and tips, and the services
of an experienced guide and an
American priest-chaplain, are
all covered within the tour rate.
HI-fi
Clarence Jone.s
Univ. of Florida
I
III
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For solution, see
paragraph at right.
~ WHAT'S
THIS?
Travel This
Summer Says
NewmanCluh
MY GAME! LUCKY DROODLES!
VICEROY
(Continued from Page 7)
The contest is limited to college
students. All you do is
make up a name for the Viceroy
filter and submit it on a special
entry blank or a blank sheet of
paper. There is no limit to the
number of times the student
may enter, but he must send a
picture of the Viceroy Filter Tip
from the backs of two Viceroy
packs with each entry. The rules
of the contest are given in detail
in the Viceroy advertisements
which are running in this newspaI,>
er.
United Nations' Problems
Discussed At CCUN Confab
Fairfield University took part recently in the Collegiate
Council of the United Nations held at Harvard
k Id The Seventh Annual Student which undertoo discussions on wor peace and the Travel Program of the National
fulfillment of the objectives of the United Nations. Led Newman Club Federation was
by the chairman of the Fairfield Chapter, John Prender- announced this week by the
gast, the delegation -consisted of John Coss, '57,' Ted Washington headquarters of the
organization.
Measom, '57; Santo Amore, '58, and Phil Messina, '56. Four tour itineraries, which
The theme of this year's con- about the functions of the U.N.' include travel through Ireland,
ference was "The United Na- . . England, Holland, Germany,
h.ons and WorId 0 pI.n.lOn."AI- m theIr und.ergraduate bo'dy.Switzerland' Austria, Yugosla-though
there were many topics and thereby gIve an expreSSlOn vIa,. I tal y, Monaco, France,
discussed in the various com- to student opinion concerning Spam and Portugal, are offered
mittees during the meetings it these matters and finally co- in the 1956 summer travel prowas
the hope of the C.C.U.N: to ordinate the ~ctivities of the or- gram. Rates range from $695 for
provide every delegate with an .. the forty-seven day tour to $975
opportunI.ty t b b tt gamzatlOn throughout the re- for the seventy day "Grand Tour 0 ecome e er . "
acquainted with the problems glOn. of Europe.
and position of the United Na-tions.
It was also their hope to
acquaint them with the possible
methods of educating public
opinion in all nations towards
a greater understanding and appreciation
of the United Nations.
During the pre-conference
planning for the meeting, it was
agreed upon that the above was
an important subject for every
United Nations or International
Relations Club, since its major
purpose is to disseminate information
and help in the formation
of popular opinion and impressions.
In order to cope with
their tremendous task in the
most expedient manner, the
conference was subdivided into
various committees with which·
they expect to obtain their goal.
Fairfield University represented
the only Catholic faction at
the New England Regional
Meeting at Harvard. It is hoped
that these men and others like
them will stimulate interest
On and Off
LUCKIIS TASTE BEIlER - Cleaner, Fresher, Smoother!
the Campus
DRINK PEPSI ©A.T. Co. PRODUCT OF cfl:,~c7'~ AMERICA'S LEADING MANUFACTURER OF CIGARETTES
December 15, 1955 THE STAG Page Nine
CENTER
,Restaurant
1418 POST ROAD
TEL. CL 9-9057
"Tops in Town"
"Where it is a treat
to eat"
GREEN COMET
DINER
90 Kings Highwa" Cut.Off
Fairlleld, CODD.
Tel. FO 8·1471
Letter To The Editor
(Continued from Page 3)
could be done), I brought it up
again. I repeated what I learned
from Fr. Lyons, and subjected
the question to further discussion
by the Council. It was
agreed by all that no feasible
means of remedying the trouble
was available. In passing, I
might add that I have four firsthour
classes in room 207, right
in the middle of traffic-jam conditions;
I've found it a lot easier
to walk around to the other
stairway and use that one.
Before I close, a word of advice
to Jim and others who at
times have been irritated with
goings-on about the halls: Jim,
don't get too excited about it all
-it isn't worth it. If you've got
a gripe (and I can see where
your stairway complaint is a
very reasonable one), go to a
Council member and tell him.
He, in turn, will relay it to us
and we'll do all we can do to
remedy it. If something isn't
done, then trust that there's
nothing we can do, as is the
case here. There just isn't any
sense to getting all up in arms
about some little (if however
pesky) aggravation, so that you
call people names and make a
lot of ill-feeling. So, we'll see
you on the north stairway.
As ever,
Art Bennett, '56
for the
From the store that Santa believes in.
• • •
• • •
l"[l?~Cil'
tlrW~2YPL
Men's Furnishings. Street Floor
.The next Devotional Meeting
WIll have the privilege of hearin~
Fr. Lawrence Mullin, Senior
PhIlosophy Professor. His talk
will be on the spirit of Advent
and the Sodalists approach to
the great feast of the Nativity. '.------------.,
Fr. Edward Stanton, S.J., Director
of Sodalities for the New
England Province of the Society \""---- .1
of Jesus, made a visit to Fair-field
University last week. His11'"------------purpose
was to talk with various
Sodalists on their Sodality projects.
Fr. Stanton intends to
build up greater coordination
between the Sodalities of Boston
College, Holy Cross and Fairfield.
• • •
The Dactylology Committee of
the Sodality had a very successful
meeting on Sunday, December
4 in Berchmans Hall. Despite
the inclement weather
thirty-five adults were present:
as well as ten children. Fr. Joseph
Potter, Diocesan Director
of the Deaf-Mutes, gave a sermon
in the Sign Language.
Benediction and Confessions followed.
Entertainment was pro-I,..------------_
vided in the form of movies, bingo
and refreshments. Henry
Scopp, chairman, sorely needs
more assistance in this wonderful
apostulate to the Deaf-Mutes.
Charity should impel us to give
a few hours once a month to
help those who are not so fortunate
as ourselves.
During the past three months
some of our fellow students lost
one of their immediate family
through death. To these we offer
our sincere sympathy. In many
instances the student body did
not know of these deaths, hence
were not present either at the
wake or the funeral. We strongly
recommend that in the case
of a death in the student's immediate
family (that is mother
father, brother or sister), th~
bereaved student promptly notify
either the Dean or the Student
Counselor. Through this
notification, fellow students will
be able to show their sympathy
by going to the wake and funeral,
and also by offering up
their prayers.
By DICK GUAGNINI
S'odality Way
• • •
Fairfield, Conn.
FLASH!!
The yield of maple sugar in
Canada in 1871 amounted to
18.276.000 lbs.
(Sweet Teeth?)
A Sodality Union was held
December 11 at Fordham University
Campus. Between 2: 00
and 4: 30, Sodalists and Candidates
from Fairfield, Fordham,
Holy Cross, New Rochelle, and
St. Peter's attended the workshop.
The purpose of this meeting
was that the Sodalities attending,
through the interchanging
of methods and ideas might
discuss and assist in the solving
of their mutual problems. It also
aided in the sanctification of
each and every Sodality as well
as for the betterment of the student
body the Sodality represented.
All Sodalists and Candidates
were encouraged to attend
this Union.
On December 8, the Feast of
the Immaculate Conception, all
Sodalists and Candidates attended
the second annual Day of
Recollection. Father John McCall
presented three talks to the
members and after each of these
talks the Sodality observed its
free time in silence and mental
prayer. It was a day filled with
much grace and many blessings.
• • •
At the devotional meeting
held on November 29, Father
McCall addressed the Sodality
on the topic "Examination of
Conscience."
He stated that every Catholic
should examine his conscience
at least once a year; a good
Catholic should do it twice a
m 0 nth while all Sodalists
should do it every day. He said
that today's world dissipates
our whole life, that this dissipation
is achieved through constant
bombardment of 0 u l'
senses. We are so beaten down
by ads, commercials, TV, ,etc.,
taht we ,are hardly given a
chance to think for ourselves.
We are taught to be extroverts,
never to look into ourselves because
we may become depressed.
To examine our conscience we
must step out of this go, go,
go pressure and think about
God with God. God's help is always
there because we know
God is always assisting us. We
are encouraged rather than depressed.
Therefore the reasons
we are told not to examine our
conscience are the .reasons why
we should.
Take advantage of your student discount.
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1539 Post Road
Music experts seem to be
agreeing that the current Rock
'n' Roll fad will merge with progressive
jazz soon. Something's
gonna give shortly in either field
to influence this merger. Watch!
... Guy Lombardo exits Decca
Records as of Jan. 1, 1956, after
20 year contract. He'll join
forces of Capital or the new
"ABC-Paramount." ... Art Tatum
cancels his European tour
. . . Columbia LP has an album
out, "Jazz Goes to Brown University."
... Frankie Laine signs
CBS-TV one year contract.
JOE MULHALL
A look at the musical side of
show business brings good news
to all jazz fans. If everything
goes as planned the Anglo-U. S.
musicians' union barrier will be
finally broken to permit the "Big
Switch." Stan Kenton and his
entire concert entourage will
take to London sometime in
April '56, while the solid sounding
group of Ted Heath will
play the U. S.
This swap will mark the first
time that foreign musicians will
be allowed to play in jurisdiction
of American union musicians.
A similar situation will
set a precedent in England as
well.
When father and rabbit raiser
Comic Jonathan Winters w~
jokingly asked how he couid tell
his rabbits from his children he
replied, "Well, that's very simple.
Y'se, all my kids got them
long white ears and little pink
eyes!"
FR. BONN
(Continued from Page 1)
We must remember authority
comes from God and the state
derives its power from God. He
put forth a final plea - that an
American ideal may be propounded
into youngsters through
example, and with God's help,
return to liberty ,and justice for
all.
Club Notes
The New Haven Club
AI Pellegrino and Dick Stahl
announced that the annual New
Year's Eve dance will be iheil.d at
S1. Elmo's Fra1erniJty House in
New Haven. Tkkets are now
available ~l'lld should be purchased
a'5 OO<Jn as possible since
the attendance is limited.
The ,Freshman WeI com e
Dance was held the niglh,'t of
December 3rd, at the Sea Cliff
lnn, Morris Cove, under the CochaiI1mans!
h'ip of Dave Fruin arnd
Bob Russell. The highlight of
the evening was the announcement
of FI1ank Milano's eng'aJgement.
The New York Metropolitan
Club
The Met Club will hold its
Christm'as Dance on December
27 at the North Castle Lodge
which is in New York quite
close to the border. They hope
to m'ake enoug.h money on this
venture to Siponsor a glee club
Concert in New York City. The
club expects iVo !hoM future
dances in New York City. It
was also decided to oonduct future
meeti,ngs by pllll'liamentary
procedure and to e.nforce this
edict Miohael J'ames and Anthony
Bosoo were elected "Sergeant
aIt Arms." Thanks are due
for this information to Bruce
Kennedy, club publicity agent.
NFCCS
At a meeting held on Wednesday,
Dec. 2, Junior Delegate,
Dave McCarthy outlined plans
for the forthcoming year. They
include a special commitee to
h'and'le campus activities such
as campus discussion groups and
workshops, the strengthening of
the Family Life Commission by
the addition of wT,iters who will
preparfi' material 1;0 be sent to
all the colleges of New England,
a di'scussion of the newly formed
forensics, group, and firuaHy
plans £01' the regional offiCers
electio<ns in the spring. These
plans wil be enumeralted in a
future issue.
CISL
Ted Me'a'wm, Junior Delegalte,
went to Trinity College, in
H'artJford last Sunday t'o be interviewed
for thie posi1iOill of
committee ciliairman of the labor
commitee that wiltl hold
ses'sions at the mock legislalture.
At the 1ast C'ISL meeting the
forthcoming biliis of tlhe various
colleges including Fa'irfield's
were discussed, 'Dhese bills will
be studied by members of the
Fairfield delegation in prepara'tiOlIl
for their participation in
the session at Ha,rtford on March
15, 16 and 17.
Deutscher Kuliur Verein
Tonight the club will hold a Ia--------------------------....... dinner at 7:00 p.m. :at the Turf
Club located in Southport. All
students are invi'ted to attend.
Tickets may be obtJained from
the following men: Dick Lavery,
George Zeeb, Baib Dednaroik,
'I\ed Figlock, Bob Dor,in, Boil:>
Allen-by and George Skop.
Waterbury Club
John C'atalani h.as been appointed
head of the Walterbury
Glee Club Concert promotion
commitee which will be heM in
Wateroury on: March 23.
