Stag - Vol. 17, No. 18 - March 9, 1966

              Vol, 17 No. 18 PublisMd by Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. March 9, 1966
Lauer, McBrien
Head Symposium
On Cath. Education
On American Philosophy
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Dr. 8oIIema.ry Lauer
tunity·for the Student Body
especially·to become informed
on some of the questions and
attitudes shared by all Univer­sity
members," according to
Peddicord.
"And finally," Peddicord
pointed out, "the evening might
provide the occasion for an
active and worthwhile Profes­sional-
Student dialogue which
would be welcome at any time."
130
Convention
and Frank Cunningham. under provide an invaluable oppor-the
moderation of Mr. Walter
J. Petry, Jr., will discuss the
problem of Church controlled
schools and Institutions. Al­though
12 faculty members
ha\'e been approached, none has
)'et volunteered for the sympos­Ium.
Louis Peddicord, prcsident of
the Class of 1968, stated that
"although St. JOhn's would un­doubtedly
be alluded to in such
a forum, the abn would be to
focus interest on the general
questions and problems facing
all Catholic Universities."
Dr. Lauer is a former Phil­osophy
Professor dlsmlssed from
St. John's faculty and a key
spokesman for the facult)'. Dr.
McBrien was an associate pro­fessor
of English, the director
of the honors program and
chairman of the university cur·
riculum conunittee before he
was dismissed.
According to Peddicord,
"questions which might well
arise during the evening include
the qualificatlon·lf.-any·lmplicit
in the \\'ord "Catholic" as ap­plied
to "Universlt)'," Academic I'
Freedom as concerns both
faculty and students; and the I
"envolving" curriculum of the I
Catholie Unh-erslty." I
Peddicord .....ent on to say
"the pullM)Se of the class' spon·1
soring this evening is of course
to stimulate diseusslon and self­examination
on the part of all
University members."
The symposium "should also
Defeated
C. I. S. L.
Bannon
In 1964, Dr. Pollock received
an honorary Doctorate from
M~aUanviUe.
matbm to the volume The
Grellt Boob: A Olu'istlall Ap­pratsal
and the article "Process
and Experience" to the volume
Jolm Dewe;r. Ills Thought Rnd
Influence.
Professor Pollock's lead ar­ticle
in Ame.rIcan Classk$ fte..
C(III!\ildered is entitled "Emerson,
A Single Vision." This work
on Emerson won wide praise
as a "monographic study that
may be ranked for breadth and
interest" with the work of John
J. Chapman, a foremost ErneI'·
sonlan scholar of the late 19th
century,
Lecture
Dr. Rosemary Lauer and Dr.
William McBriem,. former of
St. John's University, will lead
a symposium on '1'he Possibil­ity
of Catholic Education" next
Tuesda)', March 15, at 8:00 In
Gonzaga Auditorium. The
Forum Is being sponsored by
the Sophomore Class.
The panel, comprised of the
two St. John r<!presenatlves,
two faculty members from
Fairfield and Vincent Walsh
To
The Campus MlMtreb
Pollock
GLEE CLUB SEASON BEGINS - See Pall_ S
Dr.
Dr. Robert C. Pollock, Pro- 1n 1960 Dr. P0 llock was nam-fessor
of Philosophy at the
ed Fulbright Professor at the
Fordham University Graduate
Livgi StUFl.O Institute In Rome
School and collaborateI' with
He collaborated in Don Luigi
Don Luigi Sturzo, will present
Sturzo's Del Metodo Sociol­a
lecture on 'The New Man ogico in 1950, and was president
and the New World" on Tues- of the Luigi Sturzo Sociological
dll)'. March 15, at 2:00 In Foundation.
Canisius JOI. Sturw considered Pollock to
Dr. Pollock will also discuss be the foremost interpreter of
"American Philosophy" in 2 his thoughL Father Sturzo .....as
closed lecture at 10 A.M. in the spiritual founder and dir­Campion
Conference Room. The ector of the Christian Dem­lectures
are being sponsored ocratic Party in Italy and was
b)' the Philosophy Club. instrumental in the spr<!ad of
Christian Democracy through·
Aftel' receiving his B. S. and out Western Europe and Latin
M. A. degree from Harvard, America.
Dr. Pollock was awarded a
Ph. D. from the University of Dr. Pollock is the editor of
Toronto. He has taught at Bow. The l\lInd of Plus XII, and has
doln College and Notre Dame, authored se....eral articles on
before going to Fordham in American philosophy and cuI·
1936. He is also a member of ture, philosophical anthrdopo­the
faeulty at the New School logy, and the philosophy of
for Social Research in New history. He has contributed the At
Yo'. and Pa- College article on William James' Prag·
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New Posts Created
In Administration
Mr. Robert GrUfin has reo­placed
Fr. Joseph McCormick
as Director of Student Person·
nel. as of Monday March 7,
acrording to Fr. McInnes. Fr.
McCormick is now Dean of Stu­dent
Afl'airs.
Fr. McCormick stated that in
his new position, he will still
be able to "direct policy and
Mr. Griffin will administrate."
The new position also enables
Fr. McCormick to devote more
time to Individual student prob­lems.
:Mr. Griffin. fonnerly of the
Placement Office, will oocupy
the office in the Gym, Room
104. Fr. McCormick w:I11 move
to CAAlslus. Room 216.
David Bannon, President of In before the Bannon supporters
the Student Government, lost a were recognized.. A two and a
bid for Speaker of tlle House half hour debate failed.
by 3 votes 130-133· at .the Con- . ,'Fairfield's two bUls were' (1e:.
ne<:tlc;ut Intercollegiate .St!Jden feate<l . In commIttee. The '21
Legislature Conventibh held in man delegation had proposed
Hartford last weekend that the legislature legalize
Bannon was defeated by Ray_ horse racing and para·mutual
mond Dorfmann from Central betting; and abolish capital
Connecticut. He therefore be- punishment.
came the minority leader of the The delegation provided two
Senate. Senate memben;:, Tom Callahan
Because of 6 missing votes, and John Swanhaus, and 17
a recall. was attempted. But Rt!presentatives. Jerry Fitzpat­the
convention was in an up- rick and Dan Finn were stand­roar
and Dorfmann was sworn outs in the House. The floor
manager was Terry Smith.
Terry Smith pointed out that
"the 15 members from the Juni­or
'Class were Instrumental In
Bannon's support."
. Ci.s:L. repres~ts 15' schools
including Yale, Trinity, St. Jos­eph's,
and Albertus Magnus. On
the Falrfield ticket were repre­sentatives
from U.Conn., Ann­herst,
and U.B. against Central
Connecticut College for Women
and Yale.
Executive Board elections will
be held in late April to choose
the representatives for next
year's eonvention.
THE STA&
Challenge of Leadership Letters To The Editor
Academic Excellence
Plauged by ineffectual leader­ship
at the very top, the Student
Government has evidenced an
obvious lack of direction this
year. The executive branch.
which should be responsible for
supplying this direction, has
failed.
It has failed because its Presi­dent,
Mr. David Bannon. has
Jacked initiative and follow-up.
Not more than 10% of the bills
introduced into the legislature
have come from the executive
branch. Projects which should
have been handled by the execu­tive
hl'8och have either not been
done, or have fallen to the legis­lature
to do. Students have not
yet received their copies of the
constitution. The legislature has
had to undertake the food 8u.r­vey
and has had to assume the
burden of collecting the unpaid
activities fees. No initiative
was taken on the mixer prob­lem,
resulting in an administra­tion
directive.
It has failed because its Presi­dent,
Mr. David Bannon, has
made very poor use of the ex­ecutive
committees. The large
turnover in personnel in this
branch is indicative of its prob­lems.
Some appointments have
been poor choices and reek of
"spoils system" politics. The
most flagrant example is the ap­pointment
of Mr. Michael Grif­fin
as Social Chainnan. Not only
is he the President's roommate,
but he was a dubious choice be­cause
of a seeming conflict of in-
Most of the present furor
over the number of probations
centers around the Office of the
Dean. Could this readjustment
be cited as a cause of many on
academic probation"
For the first time this office
issued extensive lists of those on
probation to all prefects and
teachers, as well as warning
notes to students and parents.
This is part of the plan to in­crease
awareness of the basic
purpose of the Univenity, ed­ucation.
The school is in the process
of gradual change as regard
academic standards and proce­dures,
designed to make the stu­dent
better educated and more
responsible. The change from
six to five courses was accom­panied
by a request to all teach­ers
to increase the work load.
The grading system was chang­ed
from 40 gradations of passing
to 4 gradations, and finally the
unlimited cut system was intro­duced
to allow the student more
freedom.
Undoubtedly these changes
have had an avene effect on
some students. However, it
would be ridiculous to thwart
long range goals simply to pass
a few people.
A student who was caught by
the unlimited cut system can
terest. Mr. Griffin is a prominent
member of the Bleach Boys and
a member of GUM productions.
The Chainnan of the executive
committee, Mr. RUMelJ Keller­man,
has distinguished himself
only by his inactivity. The entire
branch suffers from lack of
goals and direction. The group
has met only four times this
year and there is little, if any,
communication among them.
It has failed because its Presi­dent,
Mr. David Bannon, has not
regarded his position as a full
time job. He has served as seni­or
delegate (one of the most
prominent positions) for the
campus chapter of C.I.S.L. More­over,
he went on a time consum­ing
campaign on several cam­puses
running for Speaker of the
House on the state level. Al­though
holding office in another
club is prohibited by the consti­tution,
he was able to do this by
a legal technicality - C.I.S.L.
is part of a defunct club which
has no legal status as such. This
fact put Mr. Bannon in an awk­ward
position when he appeared
at a legislative meeting to ob­tain
additional funds for this
activity.
The STAG hopes that Mr. Ban­non
will accept this criticism in
the spirit in which it is offered
and begin to supply the neces­sary
direction, now lacking, to
the Student Government. We
urge him to make the best use
of the remaining time to serve
the students that elected him.
hardly blame the system, and
clearly no one wishes to change
this system, although a few peo­ple
wiII be lost in adjusting
themselves to it.
The question of professors us­ing
devious means to insure full
attendance at their class is a
subject to be treated at a later
date.
The increased work load is al­ways
something unpleasant to
adjust to, but for the majority
it has not become overburden­in~.
Upgrading of academic
standards can have only bene·
ficial effects in the long run. The
Dean stressed the fact that for
15 hours of c1asswork a week at
least 30 hours or homework
should be necessary.
The new Q. P. has also been
blamed. It is the system in use
in most colleges and is required
by graduate schools. The ques­tion
arises, however, that there
are too few gradations, and a
B+ or C+ should be added. We
feel that this would help people
in individual courses. The Dean
maintains that it would make
the mark for a single course a
bit more accurate, but over a
four period a penon's exact per­fonnance
can easily be assessed.
While these changes in the
Dean's office may be a remote
cause for some of the difficulties
the main causes do not He there:
CUNNINGHAM
REBUTfED
I requflIIl t.bal u.e ahac:bed letter
be pubUabecl 1a Iq eattrety either ...
I~ or _ arUcte.
T.J.F1~k
J)(!ar Father Reddy:
I was shocked to read an article
written by a student under your con·
trol that was not only false but mali­cious.
I realize that students are, and
should be, given a certain amount 0(
freedom and also that it is better for
them to make their mistakes while in
;;chool rather than when they graduate.
!'he "Stag" is a publication that goes
beyond the campus and It is encwnbent
upon you to ascertain the \'8lidity of
!ln,)' artic:le that may affect the mage
of Fairfield University. This is parUc:u­larly
true today when condemnations
are rampant and semantie warfare is
evident.
This is not to be construed as a de­fense
of our Accounting and Business
Department faculty, as condemned by
one! Frank Cunningham, rather It re~
l'escnts some! salient featul"etl of Dr.
DiRenzo's report that an astute editor
could have obtained without any pro­longed
research.
The Buainess Department, per $C',
was not individually rated. An anaIyajs
or the questionnaire and of the report
lseIf wUl prove this. 5eaDdIy, of the
twenty-seven (2'7) bus.lness ItUdents
surveyed BeVen (7) had oever had any
classroom contact with members of
our department. se\'eD (7) had dais­room
conln'"t with oaJ;y one man so
that more than IUt)· perceal (50*) of
the business students SW'W')"ed had
c:lassroom contact with leu than ftfteen
percent (15%) of the Business Depart·
ment faculty.
I am proud of our faculty who bring
to Fairfield University an immeJ\S(!
amount of practical experience not
only in their profession but also in
married life. These same men have a
wealth of teaching experience and are
gentlemen and solid citizens. I am also
proud of their loyalty to the University
and to the Department de8pJte physical
and ftna.ncial hardships... I am equally
proud of our students who have with·
stood the high demands our faculty
places upOn them and to our graduates
who have done 50 wen lJl life and have
maintained their Ioy&1ty to the UnJ·
\'erslty and to the Department.
1t has taken a number of yean to
gain recognition as a Bus1ness Depart­ment
that produces quality students,
~tudents who are not only knowledge­able
but who posses the characteristics
of initiative, leadership, bone$ty and
loyalty, students who are GENTI.&­MEN
in every respect of the word. An
indicaUon of this recognjUon Is found
in the many firms competing for our
seniors and also in the professional
status obtained by our graduates. We
must be doing something right.
We welcome constructive crlt1cism at
program with respect to subject matter
all times and constantly rev1l!W our
and teaching methods. It is most un­fortunate
that Mr. CUnn1ngham's re­pOrt
on the "Student Image of Falr­lteld
University" was allowed to be pub­lished.
Sincerely yours,
T.I.ntIpatrIck
Chainnan Business Departmeat
VOICE FROM
THE PAST
To the Editor of the 8TAG:
I read with puzzlement Mr. Ped­dicord's
letter "Dear Grace" maligning
the Fairfield Men of the early 1950's,
and the education they received. (Stag
2/23/66). Since they do not have the
opportunity to speak for themselves,
which they would do with competence,
may I play the Good Samaritan? The
Author of all TnJth has w:Isely advised
us, "by their fruits you shall know
them". A beloved American has sug·
gested a mature, bnpanlal procedure,
"let's look at the record." Lou has ap­parently
done a capable job of research
into the early issues of the STAG.
May I suggest that he make an equally
capable research job Into the status
of these same men in 1966. Choose your
ov.'O criteria of success in life. Lou.
onl)' let them be noble. TIlen in simple
justice make known to "Dear Grace'"
the results of )'OW' search. I know you
~iU 1earn that most of these success·
ful men also will be proud to be known
as MEN OF FAIRFIELD. If, fifteen
)urs from now, the new breed 0{
today have surpassed the old breed in
successful living by your chosen cri­teria,
then the record will, indeed,
ahow that Fairfield University made
progress in 1966.
A twig from the old, but unwlthered
vine.
Gerald F. Hutehblaoa, 8..,.
Loyola 207
..... of Directors
CIwon. of tk a-rd_Anthony u,8nau
Editor........et.o.f RIdta.d '.de
Editorial Manag.' _ Michael DeMore
IaiMM "l.....,... John K.lly
So<=.olery Ch.rlos MoMko.,.
NEWS: Michnl M"!li,,. SIlORTS: Paul
HU9hes. FEATURES: Thomn Browne.
VARIETY: James Gatto. ART: Pele. De
Liso. PHOJOGRAPHY: Rich.. rd Rouuaou,
SimOOIl lee. MAKEUP: Paul Hafele. AD.
VEltTlSING: Stovo Me.lin. CIRCULA.
TION: Paul O·Oonnitll. R;ch~rd Nilnon.
Staff
NEWS, M;ch~el lynch, Rob." Kohler.
Richerd Downey. SPOlTS: John C"ndido.
Peter Odium. Thotnel Hen...\el\$, Bitt Pel.
me'. Kevin Finp.lltrid, Mae Boca;ni.
FiATUlE5: Roboert S,-rt, M8IoIrioe
O·s."Ui....ro. IT.1lCi1 Curollift9'*", Vicen'
W.W!. Steve Judd. Royol lhodel. louis
Pocf&con:l. MAKEUP: P..... MillvleUo.
I'ttOT06AA.PHY: TIoom~1 Qu.d.nbut<:Il.
O~ni.1 Boyl"n. Willi.m Fe"etfi. 0.1010"
O·Ne;1. BUSINESS: lowrenc. Sufli"'/,In.
I\ocuII J MocIeralor
AlMtt F. l.ddy, 5.J.
Th. opinions expren.d by eolumnitl
~nd t ....;........ • re their own .nd in no
woy reflect th. Ed'tori.1 Position or THE
STAG.
Pubt~ _Uy duri/lg tile ,.gul.r Un"
"."ity ye.r, Oleept during Ilolid.y end
".cation periods. The lubKr,plion r~t" il
two doll,," /,Ind fifty cenh p.r ya",. Ad.
dr.n Box 913. Compion H.II.
Repr.sented for Netion,,1 Ad...erlising by
Netio"el Ad....rtilillg Se....ic.. Inc.
OfIice: C.mpioll H.U 101
........: 2S5-1011 &to 101
Da)1
BOOKSTORF
focus on a mock General As­sembly
where students, repre­senting
various countries, will
discuss world problenu. Al-
Continued OD Pace 6
UN
of the film. Fr, CUUen received
his A.B. and M.A, from Boston
CoUege and is currently a can­didate
for his Ph,D. degree at
St, Louis University. Dr, Di
Renzo obtained his A.B., M.A,.
and Ph.D. degrees from Notre
Dame University, Mr, Petry re­ceived
his A.B. from Manhattan
College and his M.A, from Col­umbia
University, where he is
also a candidate for his Ph.D.
Mr, Robert Beeman, president
of the club, and Mr. Daniel
Morin, chainnan of the event,
said that various area schools
have also been Invited to the
screening, Their hope in pre­senting
such a program Is "to
appeal to students of varied in­terests
in order to satisfy the
entertainment as weU as aca­demic
orientated moviegoer.
The mm is excellent and the
pt'CSCntatlon of various views by
the panel members should prove
both interesting and infonna·
live."
The admission fee is $.50.
LAUNDROMAT
UNIVERSITY
WE FOLD 'EM TOOl
POST ROAD, FAIRRElD
Houra Effective March I, 1966
9:00 to 5:00 Monday ibru Frida,
Saturda, till ODe
Scene from "Rocco and H1a Brotben"
FAIRFIELD
FAIRFIELD
NOW PICKS UP ON WED, AND DElMRS ON FRIDAY
AT MRS, BROWN'S OfflCl NEAll THE MAIL 8OllE5
THE BEST IN LAUNDERIN6
survive the meeting was an
appropriation for a United Na­tions
Day, to be held here April
23. All the colleges in the vicini­ty
will be invited. The day wiD
Provocative Movie
With Panel Tonight
Tables Amendment;
Appropriates
THE STAG
B;r Mlke L)'oeb
Probing remarks sueh as
"What exactly al'e we doing?"
and "We're getting out of
hand." reflected the tone of
last week's two hour Student
Legislature meeting.
Problems arose about the
purpose of n committee investi­gation
and how to "amend an
amendment", but discussion
reached its peak in a half-hour
debate on the tenth and lastl:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~::::~~~ pro p 0 s a I, a constitutional
amendment to follow up bllls.
The four-part plan Is designed
to keep tabs on all laws after
tbey leave the Legislature. It
gives the president five da)'S to
act on legislation he receives
and the administration flfteen.
After breaking down the vari­ous
parts into pairs and dis­cussing
these in detail for some
time, the legislators postponed
the biD until next week's ses­sion.
Among the six bills that did
Gov't
As Always,
VlD Walsh
Dear Grace
March 9, 1966
I wonder sometimes about Fairfield - abcJut what she is,
and about where she's going, 1 wonder about the type Of IItudent
she as about his intt'llectuality, his goals and his principles. I
wonde~ about the members of Falrfleld's faculty - the degree
of their competence, the degree to which they extend themselves
to inspire their students. and the efforts they make to !cach
students something worthwhile, 1 wonder about the .adml~lStra­tlon,
too. I don', question their competence, or their desire to
build a good school, nor their concern for the student ... but
I do wonder about their method.Oi, their attitude towards the
studcnts, and their respect for the rlght~ and lDt~ty Of those
students.
'Iliat there are detects in the student body and faculty here,
t would not begin 10 deny, nor would I play them down as trivial
01' insignificant , .. far from It. What is bothering me. most
at this time, however, Is the administration. There is m the
present policies of the administration. I think, a bas~c la~ of
rcspcet for the rights of students. Generally speakmg,. little
room s('(!ms 0 be allowro for individualism, self-expresSion or
growth ill inLCllectuulism. More specifically and to mustra~e my
point: the student has little freedom of ~ovement .or ac.tlo~ ­note
for example room checl,s, off-corndor pen1l.lts, SIgn-Ins,
sign-outs, late Iight.<; - we are not even allowed to throw ~ow·
balls! There also seems to be little or no regard for our prIVacy
_ we have been Informed (told Is a better word) that we are
~ubjccl to rnndom room checks by prefects . , . something I
consider to be a nagrant abuse Of personal rights. The clothes
we wear to our cafeteria are now being closely supervised - our
policemen-t)'lle prefects have rccei"ed orders to more strietly
enfOrce the rules of the handbook in this regard - and they
are doing so. (This handbook, incidentally, was revised by the
students last year _ but somchow many of their revisions seem
to haw' been overlooked),
All these regulations and more have been in eftect, recently
imposed, or newly enfOrced in the past months. But it is not
even the particular regulations Cthe necessity for which can be
argued) that bothers me so much as the general attitude they
convey. Students have not been consulted on any of the recent
"promUlgations," nor on the enforcements of old rules that have
come into effect. We have been treated as chllclrf'n, and I, for
one, deeply resent it.
The cry' Of the administration, faculty and students alike
at the end of last year and the beginning of this was of the
need for dialogue _ for communication, cooperation and under­standing
between all three groups - and especially between
administration and students, A leadership conference was held
in $cptember. and at it this need was stressed, An attempt was
also made at this conference to set new ~nts and open
new channels for said dialogue. What a disappoinment this
se<!ms ali to be _ dialogue is useless and absurd when It appears
that one side is not listening.
The problem is a serious one - and 1 think our handling or
it In the coming months will have a great e«ect on the future
caliber Of this university. The problem Is also a very complex
one the blame for the present situation at this school must
be laid at the door of the students also - for in many ways
they hav£:' not shown themselves ready to accept the reepoul·
bltttle!l necessarily accompanying all ri«hb. I do believe, how­ever,
that if progress is to be made It must occur on both sides
simultaneously. Responsible student leaders must step forth and
re-establish dialQKue with the administration. At the same time
the administration must show itself willing to listen and respect
these students - {or this Is an academic community, and all Its
parts are essential for growth and progress.
Positive suggestions? 1 would stress above all, Grace, that
students and administrators give grave consideration and run
support to the new Student Bill of Rlrhts - for which a com·
mission has been drawn up and on which work is presently
proceeding. A revamping has to be made in the Student Govern­ment
- key issues must be discussed and some acth'e and IDtel,
Illrent leadership {on the part of members}, and interest (on the
part of the student body) must be shown. I think also that we
will have to make a careful study of the setup of the Student
COUl·t _ Its prescnt policies and functions are worse than a
sham. The areas for improvement stretch ad InAnltum - we
have much to do ' , ,
The situation at the present moment is serious - ... kItow,
But I do not lIPPro\'f', And I am not resipf'd." (Edna St. Vin­cent
Milia)'),
Petition Circulateel
To Reform Court
Last week, a mO\'e was ini- sidered innocc:nt until proven Ith('re was an open meeting of
tl:J.tro by various members of guilty, and s('COndly that such a the Special Committee .f th('
th(' student body 10 reform th(' student should be able to sum-I Stud('nt Gov('rnm('nt to form a
Student Court In two ways; mono his accuser for cross-exam- Student Bill of RI~hts, This
namely, that any student who inatlOn. ' h d
On
\v--> -->~. 101 h 2 committee as rawn up anum­faces
the court should be con- ....une,.....). arc '00- of proposals for the bill of
·~;;;"',,;,"'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''iI a' rtiigohnt.e'Id; ipnrcolpuod.isnagls tchoenacbeorn"iengmethne­Student
Court.
A petition was circulated by
James Altham '69 and others to
the etrect that in the Student
Court, the accused should be
innocent until proven guilty
and presented with their ac­cusers,
According to MI'. Alt­ham,
250 students signed. the
petition and these signatures
were drawn from only a few
dorm floors,
When questioned, he &aid,
"We have received 250 signa­tures
and aproximately 10 re­fusals,
a ratio of 25:1 in favor
Of the petition. The petition was
circulated on Loyola 1 and 2,
and Gonzaga 1 and 2. If these
signatures are not sufficient
proof of the students body's
support of these measures, the The Fairfield University So­petition
can be recirculated in ciology Club will present the
the uncovered dorm areas and provocative film "Rocco and His
among day·hops and off-campus Brothers" tonight in Gonzaga
students." Auditorium beginning at 7 p.m.
Mr, Altham was "sure that The screening will be foUowed
we would receive a minimum of by a panel discussion on the
7Q0.800 signatures considering film's social psychological, po­that
many day·hops and on Utical and ethical aspects.
campus boorders would be dif- The film, considered to be a
ftcult to contact. I have been classic among Italian movie­told
that proposals of the biD makers because of Its realistic
of rights must first pass the portrayal of life was directed
Student Govermnent and then by Luchino Visconti and won 22
be submitted to the student awards, among them being a
body for approval. I feel that a spedal jury prize at the Venice
25:1 acceptance ratio is about Film Festival. Starring in the
as clear a mandate for ap- film are Claudia Cardinale,
proval as the Student Govern- Alain Delon, Suzy Delair and
ment could get." Renato Sah'8.torl.
Acording to Altham, "Action Panel participants will be
must be taken by the Student !Rev. John J. CUllen who will
Govemmcnt If these measures speak on the ethical aspects of
are to be implemented. It would the film emphasizing the "new"
seem to be the duty of the rep- or lcn;e morality. Gordon J. Di
resentatives to pass these meas- Renze on the social psychologic­ures
in the light of student al aspects, and Mr. Walter
opinion." ,Petry on the political aspects
THE STAll March 9, 1966
drama
"Slapstick
"Slapstick Tragedy", the new
Tenessee Williams double bill
which opened on Broadway at
the Longacre Theater, joins
two plays of widely dissimilar
style. The first, 'The Mutu­aled",
is a very good play of
conventional style; the second,
"The Gnadiges Fraulein," is a
wild, experimental play, wi1lch
marks a true advance in Jra·
matlc form, and Is probably the
author's masterpiece.
"The Mutilated" is the story
of two old winos, Trinket and
Celeste, who haven't been
speaking for years because of
a 8eh! over a Chinese dinner.
Now Trinket, having only one
breast, Is "mutilated", and
celeste is penniless; both are
mi&ttable being separated f!'Om
each other. On the Chrisunas
Eve when the play takes pl::ice.
Trinket buys herself a drunken
sailor for the night, an a1fair
which works out disastrously.
~ next morning, despondent,
she invites Celeste for a drink,
and is reconsiled to her. At
Tragedy"
this point, there is a most poig­nant
scene. Celeste tells us
that, as a child, a nun had told
her that, in the future, in her
hour of greatest need when she
was cut off "even from her
blood," the Blessed Virgin
would grant celeste a miracle.
She then hears a Itnocll:, a dIa­tant
bell, smells attar of roses,
and opening the door to Trin­ket'S
hovel, believes the Vir­gin's
presence to have entered
the room. As the women 'kneel,
kiss the hen 0( the Virgln's
invisible robe, and clasp each
other in love and religious jub­ilation,
a chorus enters to sing
of "a miracle! a miracle! a
magic game that children play"
to "push back the dark little
while." Very lovely; very sad
The production is not as good as
one might expect from as talent­ed
a director as Alan 5enelder.
1be delicate shadings of the
play are orten missed, the pac­ing
is sometimes too fast, IlOmC­times
allowed to drag, and Kate
Reid, as celeste, though brassy
enough, rarely makes us believe
a chip on my
shoulder
mOVI•es
Italian Mystic
Speciality - R.zorc:uh - Aattops
Colonial Barber Shop
788 • POST ROAD, FAIRFIELD, CONN.
(Next to Howard Johnsons)
For Frederico Fellini adultery
is a ODe sided affair.
H1a concern Is with the un­suspecting
marital partner rath­er
than the active participant,
In this case it is the wife,
Juliet, whose increasing aware­ness
of her husband's infidelity
forms the basis of this movie.
Juliet's loss is our gain. We
not only see the events from an
observer's objective viewpoint,
but follow and share Juliet's
thoughts as she experiences
them. The area of the subcon­scious
has long fascinated Fel­lini,
and he has never found a
more clear expression than in
this film.
Thoughts, remembrances, and
wishes, are all presented. Here-­in
ties a main problem of inter­pretation.
It becomes the au­dJence's
task to follow the mind
of Juliet throughout her search
for an answer to her problems.
However, once this is done, the
tum Is only more clarified and
meaningful.
Gulllieta Maslna plays Juliet.
She Is Juliet the mystic, Juliet
the plain sJster, Juliet the pros­titute,
and Juliet the wife. To
each role, no matter how in­tegrated
or unconnected, she
brings a true feeling of char-­acter
out of sometimes confused
Imagery. She has the charm
know what it was about, but
ment of the everyday to become
mon people, allowed his treat­that
he hadn't g:Iven his Ideas a
suJJicit"ntly original dramatic
Corm.
Oliver Hailey, author of
"Whistle," Is another matter,
In "Hey You, Light Man" a few
years back he dIaplayed some
talent in a Pirandellian vein.
But here he gave us just an­other
one of those slick, sleazy
Broadway comedies that infect
the theatre like a plague. The
play was spineless, having no
recognizable storyline or theme,
It was at best a collection of
vaguely funny jokes having no
connection to each other and at
worst ponderous, fossilized phil·
osophizing on the main theme,
which as I already stated, was
not there. Thus one more prom­ising
talent Is done in by the
promise of gold to be gained
through slickness and dJshones..
ty. He got what he deserved.
but how dare he!
VlDt':8at C1IJ'eIo
And Closed
the dispute is the girl's brother.
Harry, a slick New York City
cop who has changed his name
to Wang in order to erase his
Jewish background. The girl
wants to see her brother while
father won't allow it, and the
play details how the girl
achieves her goal, is greatly dis­appointed
in his lack of human­ity,
and finally goes off with
her father to live In Mystic,
Connecticut with !l 101 year old
widow who has converted her
dairy into a still. Now the first
act, despite the fact that it was
staged at the pace of a rather
unimpressive funeral, wasn't
half bad. A scene between the
father and the girl's psychiatrist
was delightfully nutsy, and a
scene where the girl breaks up
with her mousy boy friend, and
he obeys, to her dismay, was
quite funny and touching. But
throughout the rest of the play
author Rayftel, In trying to say
something about the life of com­mon
people, allowed his treat­ment
of the e"eryday to become
banal. It wasn't that he didn't
drama
Opened
"Nathan Weinstein, Mystic.
Connecticut" and "First One
Asleep, Whistle" were two plays
which opened and closed on the
ume weekend. Neither was
very good. both deserved their
fate. They are worth mention­Ing,
however, because each Is
the work of a most promising
young dramatist, and a look at
the plays shows the difference
between the work of an aspir­ing
artist who has not yet mas­tered
his medium, and that of a
talented man who seals himself
out and becomes a hack.
"Nathan Weinstein" is an un­assuming
comedy which won­ders
how simple people should
confront modern society, wheth·
er they should pander their
natural goodness to the values
of crass commerdalism, or
whether they should keep their
goodness and become "mystics"
close to nature, childhood, and
the land The title is after a
postal worker who gets bashed
In the head by his emotionally
disturbed daughter at his re­tirement
party. The subject of
"George" Thomas "Chip"
Proprietor
March 9, 1966 THE STA&
President's Academy • Poor Spirit
The President's Academy, a
group of students meeting in
council with Fr. McInnes twice
a month, has been beset with
poor attendance. Only 4 of the
19 members attended last Mon­day's
session.
A member is allowed two ab­senCf!
S before he is asked to
leave. The main objective of this
rule according to Fr. McInnes
is to "have the members show
an interest in the organization".
But Fr. McInnes denied that
the Academy is breaking up,
"not if he could help it." The
big difficulty, he pointed out,
"was the time it took students
to act in a group with other
Governmenft
students." '''The only way to
accomplish anything is to con·
vince the leaders that the)'
should take part in the things
left to the small minority on
cmnpus."
Fr. McInnes said that "he
enjo)'s the Academy and feels
that it is vel")' valuable in being
a dired line of communication
between the Students and the
President". He pointed out that
the Bill of Rights was started
from discussion in the Academy.
\'/hen asked if the Academ)'
was a means to appease the stu­dents
.....ith a voice in the ad­ministration.
Fr. ::\felnnes re­jected
this saying "it is an
insult for students to be ap­peased."
Fr. MclJmes compared the
Academy to the Academic Coun-ell,
a group of faculty members University relations. At a meet­which
also meets with him. Fr. ing with the Protestant Chap­McInnes
said that recently "the lain, Vice-president of the Stu­faculty
has felt that the Acad-emy
has been having more pres-- dent Senate, Pres. of Student
tige than the Academic Coun- Council and the Ass'L Director
cn:' of Student Personnel, aU from
Although some students have the University of Bridgeport,
felt that the Academy has only the intellectual life and the
been a meeting for student role of fraternities on both cmn­gripes,
thls is not the purpose puses was discussed.
of the Academy, Gripes are Also discussed were lectures
brought to the top through the and convocations on a campus.
Academy, but both Fr. McInnes These are compulsory at U.s.
and the Academy work for the because they believe that lee­benefit
of the Student Bod)', tures are part of the intel·
Thl"y would like to have stu- lectual maturity of studenta.
dents take a more acth:e role The representatives from U.B.
in the lire of the Unkersity. pointed out that they "feel that
Newly Introduced into the lectures did not have to be
Aeadem)' was the bringing in necessarily compulsory at Fair­of
outside members of other field U because the intellect·
Universities, to discuss inter- ual standards of a Jesuit school
are higher than those of the
average school."
Fr. Mcinnes felt this c0m­ment
wasn't deserved.
On Marcl1 20, a group !rom
the President's Academy will go
to U.s. to explore further in·
ter·university relations. "Fair·
field U. .Is Ignorant of life on
other compuses except for s0­cial
life," Fr. Mclnnes pointed
ouc
The topic for the Mar. 14
meeting wil be the spiritual life
on campus. The guest for this
meeting will be Fr. Bertrand,
who knows of the spiritual ac.­tivIties
of other schools. Other
topics to be discussed in the
President's Coundl in the
future will be: social life, dorm
lIfe, and an)' other topic which
they want discussed.
To fH'oye the answer to Question 5, I ....iII submit a photo-copy
of my:
o Birth certificate 0 Driyer's license 0 Draft card
o Other IPlEASE EXPLAIN)
5. I ....as born on
b.
I. I am 12, 13, 14, IS, 16, 17, IB, 19, 20, 21 years old. (Circle one.)
2. I would like to spend $3 for an Identification Card entitting me
to fly at half fare when a seat is ayailable on Eastern Airlines
Coach flights to 96 destinations.O True 0 False
3. My name is (PLEASE PRINTJ _
4. My home address is ISTREETI ~ _
(CITY I (STATE) (ZIP CODE) _
(MONTH) IDAyl __ (YEAR) __
7. I am a male female. (Cross out one.)
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9. My residence address there is (STREETI ----__
(CITYI (STATE) (ZIP CODE)
10 Eastern Airlines should mllil my 10 Card to: o Home IIddress 0 School address
I attest that 1111 answers IIboye lire tTue.
{SIGNATUREI
Now, mail the quil, proof of age and II $3 check or money order
(payable to Eastern Airlines) to: Ellstern Airlines, Inc., Dept. 350, Ten
Rockefeller PIIIla, New York, N.Y. 10020. Or .take same to any of
our ticket offices.
If you're 12 through 21 and qualify, you'll soon get your 10 card,
It entitles you to an Eastern Coach seat at half fllre, on a space·
aYllilllble b,nis. Except on April 7 and certllin dllys during the
Thllnksgiying and ChrIStmas holidays, you can fly to any of Eastern's
destinations within the continental U.S.
Including Florida.
Pass this quiz and
Eastern will fly you to
Florida or 79 other places
for half fare.
Any 12 year-old can pass it.
ContlDued from Page S
though nothing except the date
has been detem1ined so tar. the
students organizing the day are
hoping to get a well known
speaker, possibly from the U.N..
to address the delegations.
In other action a law was
passed to establish a committee
to "revise and expand the pres­ent
course descriptions in the
catalog and publish these sep­arately."
This bill, proposed by
the Cardinal Key Society, was
passed unanimously.
Changes In the academic cal·
endar for next year were also
approved at the meeting and
are being forwarded lo the ad·
ministration for approval.
Acording to the changes, All
Saints, which again falls on a
Tuesday, will be the occasion
of a four day weekend, and
Christmas vacation would start
the 15th, a Thursday, a day
earlier than presently schedul· "'.The other three bills approv-ed
were a petition to the Town
of Fairfield for a street light on
Round HIli Road at the en­trance
to the Regis parking lot,
an appropriation for S25 and a
loan for $25 to the Sociology
Club, and permission for stu­dents
to receive library cards
at no cost until March 20.
Besides the constitutional
amendment on the progress of
bills two other bills were tabled.
One was a proposal for lights
on North Benson Road to clear­ly
indicate to drivers the en­trance
to the University. Be­cause
the original bill was
changed so much, a suggestion
to table the law passed 12-11.
A suggestion to repair the
water cooler In Xavier caf was
tabled because of the commit­tee
report which found that
only a new one would be
feasible.
One bill, "t.hat a one week
reading period be established
during the week before final
exams", was withdrawn. rnves·
tigation with Fr. Coughlin
showed that this would be pos­sible
only if the exam schedule
was C(Jndensed to three days.
The meeting closed after sug­cestions
for next week's agenda
were submitted.
EASTERN NUMBER ONE TO THE SUN MAKEUP CREDITS
Summer Session
BROADWAY TUTORING
SCHOOL Illl B9 How. Street
New Haven, Conn. 1!;;;;;;;;;;;;=================1I
Glee Club - THE STAG
Continuing A
March 9. 1966
Proud Heritage·
Fairfield 1JlJ.1\"erslt)' Glee Club - Simon Harak, Conductor
Set;
Ready
rc(.'Cive tremendous appl'oval of
all who attcnd the weekend:'
What exaetly was being looked
into wasn't suld, but it will
be announced In the next few
weeks. It was also hinted that,
if it comes to be, there will be
vel)" few, if any, individual
tickets for this event because
of limited aecomodations. On
this both Chairmen felt that.
"ith the changes, plus the usual
Saturday Surf night and Sun­day
afternoon Concert events,
the weekend wIll have even
more appeal - if that's possible
- than in the past to make all
attending want to buy a Pack­age
Deal.
The annual Spring weekend
is scheduled for the 6. 7, and
8th of May. Chairman BIack­bul'll
said, "It isn't too early to
start thinking about this week­end.
There Is only six weeks
of school between now and Dog­wood
time." He also urged all
who plan to attend to get their
deposits In early. not only be­cause
this will be an aid to the
Dogwood Committee, but also
to assure yourself of a ticket
for a weekend which promises
to be very worthwhile, He said
also to watch The STAG for
more information concerning
the Dogwood in thE' next few
weeks.
Among the 24 doctors who
were once a part of the Glee
Club is Dr. Santella, who works
in the infirmary. The Club also
boasts 12 dentists and 21 at­torneys.
FOMTK!r Glee Clubers
nov.' on our Faculty include Mr.
Paul Nagy, instructor in Phil­osophyand
Dr. James Farnham
of the English Department. Two
prefects, Fred LoI"t'nson and Ed
Shine, wel"t' bOth members of
tl.e Glee Club.
It is sometimes felt that the
Club is nOl duly recognized b)'
the student body 011 campus.
While this m:ly stem fl"Om the
faCl that most of the concerts
are given on tour, the Club goes
all out e\"t'ry year for its big
"home show" at the Klein Me­morial,
sponsored jointly by the
Glee Club and the Bridgeport
Area Club, This )'car's appear­ance
will be on April 1. and
any student interesled in good
music and campus affairs can't
a1Iord to miss it.
teria from 5-6 p.m. or by con­tacting
him in Regis 420 or
Tom Brown in Regis 325. Any­one
who gets his deposit in now
will be guaranteed a Package
Deal for the Spring Weekend.
While the price has not yet been
determined for the entire week­end,
it will be under $25.
The Chainnan of the '66 Dog­wood,
Robert Blackburn, said
that within the next 2 weeks
they will be releasing all in­formation
on the May Week­end.
They are now waiting for
contracts and approval of vari­ous
e\'ents before letting this
knowledge out.
Cbange. in the Making
eo.chairman Joplin has stat­ed
that. while Friday night will
be basically the same, there are
a few innovations which the
Dogwood Committee {eels will
add that much more to the at­mosphere
of both }o~riday night
and the weekend. On SaturdQ.Y
afternoon, there may be a big
change. Chairman Blackburn
said. "while the Saturday after­noon
picnic at Sherwood Island
was good, It still seemed to lack
something, It was probably the
weakest event in the traditional
weekend. We are looking into
the possibility of doing some­thing
very different from this.
If It works out, ...."t' think It will
Honored Alumni
The Glee Club prides itself
on it.. alumni also. One of them
has. been w failhful he hasn't
missed a concert since 1947,
Tis is Mr. Bronislaw Orlowski,
who works with the Club as
its Graduate Assislant Advisor.
He is a teacher and director of
the Social Sciences at the Wrigt
Technical School in Stamford
Another graduate still active
with the Club Is Mr. Frederick
Tartano, who worked as Direc­tor
of Publicity at Fairfield for
Ike years and is now with
General Electric.
numbers as "Coney - Island
Washboard",
This )'ean soloist for the
Club is :Mike McCann, '67 whose
Irish tennor rendition of ''Muc­ushla"
and the "Rose of Tralee"
have won even Italian hearts.
Accompanist for the Club is
Casmir Kuntizwltz, who plays
Malagania, and he is assisted
by Ste\'e Rowan.
Dogwood Plans
Package Deals
fleers 'U"l" Jim Heslm, Vice
Pre,;ident; Steve Rowan, Sec­rctan',
Dick Murphy, Executive
Secretary: and Bill McCarth)',
Treasurer.
'Il\e Minstrels, a group of 15
are best kn(wt'n for their s~t'­eialily
ael, Johnny Smoker, in
which one poor fellow manages
to loose a phospheresent gl(l\'e
in a dark('ned hall under a
slrob~ light, Their lively songs
and action add u delightful
notc 10 the concerts, They /tho
perform by themselves, us last
Sunday when they appeared on
the television show "People and
Comments" on Chanel 8. Their
wanderings this year have
taken them from 5125 a plate
dinners to ehance meetings in
a local club.
The Sensonians are a barber­shop
quartet, who Ilke the min­slrels.
perfonn both in concert
?nd on their oym. Their repa­L'jr
of c!O$E! hannony includes
such old fa\"Orites as "Aint She
S~ E'er' and also such esoteric
Glee Club Otrlcel'!j - Front, left to right, 8U1 )lcCurth3'.
Treasurer; Ste\'e Rowan, Secretary: back, Dick Murphy,
E:~ecuth'e Soo~taJ'Y: 11.11)' Dearie, Pre8ldent; Jim Heslin,
\'ice-President.
Minstrels & Bensonians
The I"t'wards for an excellent
voice and hard wOI'k come to
the ulJperclassmen in the form Ticket Chail'lnan Jerry Grady
of an eleeted office or an invita- has announced that deposits on
tlon to join either the Campus Package Deals (01' the coming
Minstrels of the Sensonians. Dogwood will be placed on sale
The preSE'nt leader of the Club today, Deposits of $5.00 or
is Raj' Dearie. and other of-I 510.00 will be taken in the cafe-
]952 - a return visil to the Waldorf Astoria
By MJchael DeMore
TrnQition is a word batled
around on this campus as either
a goal to be striven for 01' a
l)itfall to be avoided - the
general assumption being that
it Is something we are totally
lacking.
Refuting this idea, however,
is an eighty member group that
can unrescl"\'t'dly be hailed
a tradition, for the Glee Club is
now entering fujI steam into
its S('\'enteenth season. with
five concerts behind it this )'ear,
and ten more to go, bringing
their proCessional level of en­tertainment
as far as Washing­ton
D.C.
FOI' anyone wishing to be­come
a part of the Club, the
nl"St person that they will meet
(aside from the zealous mem­bers
who hunt down good voices
ull of Orientation Week) will
be the originator and modera­tor
of this tradition, Fr. John
Murl'uy, S.J. Since the first
membel' of the Glee Club trled
out in January 1948, Fr, Mur·
ra)' has been the backbone of
of this institution.
The next person an aspirant
would meet is undoubtedly the
prime reason for the Club's ex-I
eellence. He is their director,
:'ill'. Simon Harak, Deservedly
called an artist of his profes­sion,
he has won numerous
lauditory a,,'ards, all of which
simply back up the belief of
the Club that their director is one O~:C:~i=,n"'l
The long hours of pl'actice
put in by the Club before the
season slarts can seem dull,
especially to a new member,
but this work is brought to
fruition on the concert stage,
The first concert of the season,
usually held sometlme in De­cember
with S1. Joseph's Col­lege
Glee Club, must recapture
for the members some of the
feeling that was had by the tlrst
thirty-two members when the
curtain opened on the Bellar­mine
Guild and the Father'.
Club in April of 1948 for the
premire perfonnanee. It Is on
the stage that the Club has
By Georp Oerin
1947 - orga.niu!d the Men in Red
1948 - First radio performance - WICC
1949 - Barnum Music Festival
1950 Conn. Symphon}' guests
1951 - First record album
1953 - Newton College Octet Festival
1954 - Cnl1legie Hall with the New York Pops
1955 - "Excellent group. . Interesting arrangements"
1956 - A new album and a new triumph
1957 - Ten years of achievement
1958 _ "Like an instrument under an e..xperts louch" T. A.
Parl<e,
1959 - First Catholic CoUege Glee Club Festival
1960 - Festival First place award
1961 - O1ampioos repeal
1962 - .1..5.t.h..:rear reunion - hearts filled with the Sound of
won its fame, and here is where
Sl~btl thank8 for n- the total rapport between the
llearoh and lDformatioa. a.re director and the Club can be
due to Mr. George Dena, felt and heard.
Publicity Cha!nD.ao for the
Glee Clob. The first ''Oig'' engagemenl ,------------.JI for the Glee Club was at the
Klein Memorial in Bridgeport
with the Connecticut S)mphon,)'
Orchestra. Of this event Mr.
Herbel·t Cohen, PI"t'sident of the
Orchestra, wrote Fr. Murray
"To me this is just anolher
example of the fact that all
educational and cultural acU\'i­ties
can be designed to comple­ment
each other to the mutual
adnmtage."
In its .seventeen year history
the club has sung at such
places as the Waldorf Astoria,
Carnegie Hall for the opening
of the Spring Pops season, the
Catholic College Glee Club Fes·
th'al, where it won first place
two sU<"esSiv(' )·ears. and has
appeared on campus at flve
Winter Carnivals.
Merch 9, 19bb THE STA&
lOM!Pb T. BIocl, '68
ger than numb1g the obstacle
course at icy paths whicb the
maintaInance squad hat: left he­hind.
The regimentation is almo8t
complete. AU that is needed is
a motto, a ballad about the
troops, and some distiDct1ve In·
signla Then all the worid
would be able to tell at a g1aDce
that these are the Stags, the
products of intense training aDd
rigid disdpIW. They will obey
any eommaDd Kiven by tbdr
officers... or will they! WIll
the Stags be<.'ome rqlmenta.
ted! wm they, on their c0m­mencement
day, shake baDds
and receive a diploma, or will
they salute and pt tbeJr ~
charge papers! Only the StagS
can decide . . . will they ex·
perience anny life after collep:
or will Jt be during their en­listment
here? ~ now
SlaP, you can lead 01' you
can follow, action or pa.aive as­sistance.
The enemy is not at
our gates but rather within
them.
Letters.•.
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G I JOE:
To the Editor':
As the Stags DllU'd'l along
toward the Easter recess, it
seems that it will be more like
a leave or a furlough. 'nle claM­es
appear to be turn1na into
platoons and the campus will
soon be called Fort F~ld,
named by 1500 well·tra1ned,
robot·like men and commanded
by a small, hard-core of fear·
less leaders_ Rqimentatlon is
fast becomin&: a reality here at
Fort Fairfield. '!be uniform of
the day in the "mess hall" is
anything but dungarees, shorts
or sweatshJrts. 'Ibe men must
police up the area atter each
meal. All troops must be clean­shaven
at all times. The top
sergeants cbedc to see 11 all
the soldiers are In bed before
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for an InfractJon of a
rule listed in the soldier's hand­book.
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Faculty member to join our
Council.
Alumni responses to the An­niversary
Banquet Questlonalre
indicate than a large number
of Brothers are s~lng in the
Arm Forces while four or five
brothers repOrt they would love
to come bUt they are In VIet
Nam. The Council will purchase
Cigarettes and forward them to
our Bros. In Viet Nam. Remem·
her them...
That's all for this time Bn>
thers. Wear the Emblem.
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COLLEGE
llorr. Schwelu.er, Sol., P__
off during Faculty - AU· Star
.orne.
Ml" Paul Quinlan, S.J., Fairfield's most successful Belial'­mine
lecturer of the year, has joined the Philosophy department
at Holy Cross. Mr. Quinlan. as you wlll rcmem~. was the folk
singing Jesuit who set several scripture verses to music and also
distinguished himsel! at the folk Mass on our campus.
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Thomas Cornell, the Illustrious Fairfield graduate who dis­tinguished
himself by burning his draft card in Union Square
addressed a packed lounge of students at Holy Cross on the
topic of "Pacifism and the Christian Conscience." Mr. Cornell
serves as managing editor of The Catholic \\'orker.
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The Canisius College bookstore was taken over by United
Art of Boston. The Grlft'ln, the Canisius newspaper, reports that
the contract was awarded after careful consideration and "that
they were highly recommended by Fairfield University where
they operate a bookstore.
•
Rcp:u-ts in recent editions or college newspapers have told
their fellow students to take heart about food conditions. If you
think that your food conditions have hit the disastrous stage,
consider the plight or your Boston College brethren. Following
their annual Christmas banquet, morc than 60 students were
reported to have checked into the Infirmary with rood poisoning.
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FortY-four candidates names
have been posted on the Camp­ion
Bulletin Board. This class
will be initiated Into the First
Degree on Thurs. March 24th.
The Rev. Anthony J. Eiardi,
S.J. will be initiated with this
class becoming the first Jesuit
Attendance
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Poor
58 AU
The faculty team featuring
Fr. Lynch. S.J .. Mr. Schweitzer,
S.J., Mr. O'Neil. and prefects
Charlie ZCigler, Dick Kappen­berg.
Doug Claccl, Andy Was-­newskl
und Jim Gnatek put up
a stubborn battle but finally
succumbed to the better condi.
tloned All-Stars after tying the
game at 58 all In regulation
time.
Churlle Zeigler led the fac­ulty
attack with 18 points fol­lowed
by Dick Kappenberg und
Andy Wasnewski with 12 mark­ers
apiece. John Walsh "gun­ned"
in 13 for the All-Stars and
was followed by Ron Hadfield
and Tom McCluskey with 12
and 11.
Cleary Delights
Probably the bl"~t hlCh·
8)' Paul Hu!:h II~ht of the pme was the pia)'
The intramural All - Stars of AII·Star ,JIm Cleary who, al·
copped a 66-60 overtime victory thoUl"h he didn't break into tbe
from a surprisingly game fae-- llCOrlng e. 0 I u m n, contlDually
ulty team in a benefit game for dattled and deligbt~ the fans
the football club last WedDes- with an Ullp~ented dIapiay
day night. of play-making. His unortbodoX
Unfortunately. this well·inten· and unpredictable mOVN made
tkmeel effort (or much needed gua.rdiDc him useleM and would
funds reallud onl)' II token hlWe h.ad any boop espert
profit and, if there Is an)' In- liCrlltehinc bill head lD sbee'r
lerellt at all on (,JUJlpml con· amazf"meDt~
cernlng- football lilt Fairfield
next :rear, )'OU ~rllllnl)' would
ne"er ha,'" known It from the
3<'llnt turnout at the ~ne.
I saw Brother Bueker in Loy·
ola Cafe the other night at
11:40 p.m. He was four hours
lute for bed und hadn't even
gotten Into his campus nightie
yet. Nice going. Panda, "We
try Harder"? ? ?
The Council has offered its
service; as lecturers for the
Sunday masses. All brothers are
encouraged to take a Sunday
mass and be lecturer for that
mass. Contact the Catholic Act·
ivitles Chairman.
Brother 1...:lbesky was honor-
Brother Lyons ran through
our sixth consecutive First Fri­day
Service last week with Fr.
Devine precldlng. Happy to re­pOrt
once again the attendance
was very good. However. once
again Szabo proved Its old re­liable
self - couldn't fill our
order for Hot chocolate - Go
Szabo - You're 3 for 6 on First
Friday Services.
Mars All Star Benefit
Scheduling a fraternal seems
to have bcrome the biggest
problem the G.K.'s ron into.
"It seems nobody loves us any·
more (its not us) repOrts Bro.
Peck, Fraternal Chairman. "but
we'll keep trying until we get
the facUlties ... Pray Brothers
... Sugestion: We could all
meet In the G.K.'s roam, if we
were very quite.
The Nominating Committee I ed to accept the House Com­has
been appOinted and the Cou- mittee Chainnanship until the
Wednesday night meeting when
ell has begun its searc~ fO~ha he was told House Is spelt with
slate of Officers to gu.lde e a "J" J-A-N-I-T-Q-R. Congratu.
Council next year. ElectIOns are lations anyway Brother An­tentatively
seheduled for the than. V. Labesky Jr.
April Z1lh ml!<!tlng. )
THE STAG March 9, 1966
Await Holy
Schedule
Addresses Writers
The Editor Speaks
Over the past weekend Fairfield University's bas­ketball
program was handed an unjust ins~)t when
the Stags were ovel'looked br the NI~ selection com­mittee.
The main goal of thiS team smce the season
began had been a berth in the New York ~ournament.
Facing as tough a schedule as anyone III the. ~st;
Fairfield met all comers, mostly on the oPPosItions
home coul1. Despite this rough schedule and several
tragedies, their 19-5 won-lost record was one of the
finest in the East. This mark was better than all but
oue of the teams selected by the committee for the
tournament.
I think it would be well at this time to clarify a
few points concerning this tournament and its selec­tion
committee. This tournament was begun over 20
years ago by the New York sports writers in ~onjunc­lion
with Madison Square Garden Corporation. For
various reasons they were forced to give control to
the Metropolitan Conference whic.h was, in eff.ect, re­turning
it. t.o the colleges. It is thlS group which has
controlled the tournament to the present day.
The selection committee for the NIT waa orilin­aUy
compoaed of athletic directors from the membeT
schook In an effort to give a more natiooal outlook
to this seven-men committee, they made three spob
available to Eastern colleces on a ODe year baais.
However hidden behind this facade rernaina the hard
core gro~p of four pennanent members which is com­prised
of the athletic directors of Fordham, New York
University, St. John's and Manhattan.
As should be obvious from the recent selections,
it is this group which makes the ultimate decisions as
to who will be invited. As one basketball observer
noted, "It's their party and they will invite who they
want to." The invitations extended to such dubious
choices as N,Y.U.,Manhattan and the runner-up in
the Yankee Conference tend to bear the truth of L.I.U.
Athletic Director Buck Lai's quip that "there seem
to be no invitations without representation."
At Monday's sports writers luncheon in New
York, Coach Bisacca gave a very dignified appraisal
of Fairfield's position and ended by asking John Bach
if he could give any explanation why Fairfield was
not extended an im·itation.
MI'. Bach, obviously shaken by the question and
unsure of his position, retorted that he was only one
member of the committee. He rambled on through
an unintelligible explanation which caused laughter
(!'Om the spOIis writers. Mr. Bach explained that the
committee used a cross-country ballot, whereby the
fll'8t choice would receive three points, the second two
points, and the third choice would deserve one point.
Bach said that Fairfield received thirteen votes to
finish behind Villanova which had fourteen.
Thus Fairfield was the fifteenth team in a four·
t~en team field. However. this statement waa reSected
by Mr. Bach himself when he later stated that Brad­ley
was originally given the bid, but they rejected the
offer. He said that the committee then turned to
Wichita. We-II, Mr. Bach, what happened to Fairfield
which was .upposedly yoUr next choice?
1\11'. Bisacca sought to find out why the Univer­sity
of Connecticut had been extended a bid when
Mr. Ken NOlton of Manhattan had said that U. Conn,
would not be considered ahead of Fairfield. Mr. Nor­ton
explained that when the committee met 011 Friday
they decided that it would be an insult to the Yankee
Conference to say that the NIT would accept the
sunner-up only if it were Rhode Island. Therefore they
felt it was necessary to extend an invitation to the
loser of Friday's game. Mr. Bisacca said that he felt
this explanation was sufficient.
No matter how many explanations are offered to
Fairfield, the fact still remains tbat we were denied
an invitation which all Fairfield observers felt that we
rightly deserved. Now we must show the NIT sel~
tion committee that we are above the petty policies
whicb they use a. a guide in aelecting the teams.
Silence may be golden, but this injustice is too
great to go unnoticed, I think it would be of benefit
to both our universitv and baaketball fu.ture if We
bring this iuue to the attention of the New York
newspapers and magazines. However, Fairfield's rep.
utation and cause can only be furthered if a mature­outloc.
k i. taken in this regard. Anything done in poor
taste wiJl only serve to intenaify the animwity of our
critics. No matter what is said or done, Fairfield will
not be in the NIT this year. Our intention is that this
type of injustice and inault will not perpetrated on
Fairueld or any other college when the committee
meets next year.
KJcb....d Peek
Cross,
Listed
Villanova; Columbia Under­grads
away April 30, A, B, and
C; May 14, Boston Rugby Club,
A and B away, This schedule
promises a most challenging
spring undertaking.
Several important positions
are open as a result of depar­tures
to the baseball team and
we urge aU contact sports lov­ers
to pitch in and help the club
toward acieving another satis­fying
season. The fact that new
talent is uncovered every spring
and that the l'CWards of being
an integral part of the compe­titive
spirit or sport both en­courage
the participant of those
eligible.
REGIS 2
Continued frOID Page 10
of Regis 3 poul'cd in 24 points
for game honors.
ReglB S failed to rebound
againBt leM formidable opposi­tion,
fJlllJnr before the "Bad
Dogs" of Campion S, 5246. In
thJlJ contest the La,·inS, BUly
and Sean, poured In 31 of Regis
S's marken with 15 and %2 re­specth-
ely. Sean pla)'ed onl)' tbe
second balf, hitting on all nine
attempta (rom tbe floor as .....ell
as four free thro.....s for 22
markers. AI Smith led the vic·
tors with 10 )JOlnts In a fine
team effort..
Campion 3 registered thclr
second victory of the weck
against Loyola 3. After running
up a 24-16 halftime lead they
coasted to an easy 48-40 con­quest
over the hapless frosh.
Vinnie Renzoni had 18 for the
"Bad Dogs" while Jim Choutka
scored 21 for the Loyola team.
GClII2CICJG 2 Talce. Twa
oonzaga 2 took two out of
three games tbls week as they
edged Regis I 62-59. for Coach
"Red" OllIen's first "Ietor)' slnee
golng big time. However, they
suffercd a crushing 62-38 set·
back at the hands of Gonzaga
3 and pIcked up a forfeit vic­tory
when Loyola 1 failed to
appear for their scheduled con­test.
In other games last week
Loyola 2 upset l\'IcPeakes Raid­ers,
46-39, and then fell to frash
rivals Gonzaga 1, 52-45. Gon­zaga
1 was on the rebound from
an earlier 64-48 loss to Regis 4,
who captured a forfeit from
Loyola 2,
Bob Pole)' !l:"rnbo; a rebound
in II rect'nt Camilion 2 J:"1I11le.
The availability of the H, C.
football pillyers may servc as
an aid In strength but Fairfield
rugby members know that they
do not easily lose on their fav­orite
fleld by the pond. Three
gamcs will be played against
Holy Cross here at Fairfleld on
~1arch 26,
Other playing dates under
contract are 51. JOli(!ph's of
Philadelphia, home A and B,
April 2; April 23, A and B at
Coach Bisacca
By Ra;rmood :l\lcDerlnott
The Rugby Club began work­ing
out this past Monday under
the leadership or Co-e8ptains
Tom Peddicord and Jay Kirwin
In preparation tor Its upcoming
spring season. The opening
game pits a rematch against
Holy Cross, the team which
spoiled the then undefeated
string of the Fairfield A squad
by a S-3 score, and thC!n went
on to defeat the B team 3-0.
I know everyone here is probably more interested in hearing
from the roaches of those teams that were im;ted to the 1\'lT
than from the teams that were not.
HO\\'ever, I feel that I couldn't have much respect for my.
6Clf as a coach nor could I expect my players to havc any re­spect
for me if I did not speak up on their behalf here today.
What I have to say all began at the beginning of our bas­ketball
season. At that time I was confronted by a group of
eager young ballplayers who had one objective in mind - to
make the NIT.
Not only wcre oW' ballplayers all cnthused about the pos­aibility
of a toumament bid but so were our students and all
of our loyal fans.
To achieve this goal, we had put together as tough a
schcdule as any team in the East. And the challenge we faced
was as exciting as any young ballplayers could hope it to be.
At that time I told my boys that there was only one way to get
into the NIT and that was to win. They believed me and they
went out and ...."Orked harder than I thought was humanly
possible for them.
They worked and they .....on - they won big - 19 times,
and they lost only 5 times. They did that in the face of all kinds
or adversities which I will not bore you with today.
I was and I nm proud of what they accomplished. But
somehow I ClIn't help but feel I've let them down and thtll I've
let our students and fans down,
When the NIT selcction committee began to pick its teams,
we saw them start with clubs that had great won-lost records.
We were 16-4 at the time nnd we .....ere hopeful they would
soon invite us. This opinion was shared by most of the news­papers
and even by such important magazines as Sports
IIIwnrated.
We were proud to see our team called "one of the leading
independents in the East" and to see our record described as
"one of the best marks in the country."
Then gradually. in the last t.....o weeks .....e began to be con­fused
at the events which took place. Teams with poorer records
and what seemed like weaker schedules began to receive in­vitations
while we waited patiently.
My boys came to me and asked me what was going on. I
tried to give them logical answers, I told them these teams
which were being invited were very good teams and should be
invited, I told thcm we should not begrudge anyone clse from
getting In but just try harder to gel in ourselves and that the
best way to do that was to keep winning.
Once again, they believed me and they won 3 of our last 4
games so that we finished with a 19-5 record.
Finally, last Saturday morning when we were still hopeful
for a bid, I ran out of things to tell them. That morning .....e read
In our local papers that the University of Connecticut. after
losing to Rhode Island the night before and finishing up 16-8,
had received an invitation and declined It.
All of us at Falrfleld, including my plB.}-ers, knew that Con­necticut
had a great team and had had a wonderful season and
on that basis we know that they undoubtedly did deserve the
Invitation they received.
But my boys asked me questions I could not answer. Sucb
as "if Connecticut deserved a bid why don't we."
Didn't we beat all of the mutual opponents Connecticut
had lost to. "Weren't we rated ahead of Connecticut In cvery
UPI and AP poll in New England and lastly isn't our record of
19-5 better than their record of 1l).8?"
This then is the only reason I'm down here today because
I cannot give these boys a good answer _ and having seen how
hard and long they .....orked this year I think lowe them one.
Al; I said last week, we've probably got a lot to learn about
NIT selections, but we're willing to learn. And so today I'd like
to ask John Bach as committee ehalnnan if he can give me
some reason why .....e were not selected so I could bring that
reason back to my boys before they lose all faith In me and In
the integrity of college sports.
Ruggers
Spring
lol..... 9,1966 THE STAG Page Nine
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Conaratulationa to Coach George Biaacca and
tbe Sta... upon completion: of the most .uccessful
season in Fairfield'. hiatory, pc»ting aD outstanding
19-5 record. The St...... pla7ioa' ODe of the tougbat
schedules in the East. atormed throuab the bigtime
ranks. making cuualties of Mach perrenial powers as
Boston College, Xavier, DuqueDM, Holy Crou, Niag-ra,
St. Boaaventure and Caniaiua.
Making the experts stand up and take notice is
no easy chore but this year's Fairfield club has sur­prised
even the most optimistic hoop buffs. A great
deal of credit for this achievement goes to Coach
George Bisacca, whose coaching know·how has, in
two years, rocketed Fairfield from a Tri-8tate league
power into genuine big-time prominence. If Bisacca's
steadily increasing success in the past eight years
here at Fairfield is any sign of things to come, there's
just no telling how far this resourceful young coach
can take us.
PreaeDtly on campus there'. a prevalent feeling
c.f bitterness due to an uDeJl:plainable .nub by the
N.I.T. board. The incident haa aroused indignation
from Coach Biaacea rilht on down to the last Stag
on campus. There'. no doubt th.t the team merited.
an N.I.T. berth however. it would be unfair to use
this as a yard .stick for .UceeN aDd let it over.hadow
the team'. tremendow accompliahment.. during the
.eason.
Coach Bisacca expressed his utmost satisfaction
with the team's effort and noted that if we continue
to display the ability of the past seaSOn there's little
doubt that Fairfield will find tournament bids, N,I.T.
and otherwise, waiting for it at the seasons end.
Another point W1>rth mentioning is that the very
same men who selected this year's N.I.T. field will be
back again next year. Therefore, a word to the wise
should be sufficient for those contemplating any rash
words or foolish action. Perhaps patience and per­sen'erance
are what it will take to realize our goals.
Finally, at seasons end Fairfield finds itself in a
precarious position in the collegiate basketball pic­ture,
We want tough competition yet already such
opponents as Duquense, Xavier and Villanova have
expressed reluctance to meet us again next year.
Coach Bisacca will soon be attending an NCAA sched.
ule-makin!C convention in Washington and told me
that he will be out to latch onto any team willing to
play us, but preferably the bigger clubs. By the same
token however, the powerhouse teams know there's a
pretty fair chance of getting shellacked by Fairfield
and are less than eager to meet us on the hardwood.
AU in all however. the outlook baa to be a bright
one. De-pite all the ob.tades you can't keep a good
teaDl down aDd there'. no doubt that Fairfield is on
the way up. We've had a areat aea.aon and we can !oak forward to many more of the same. So to those
10 the Stag. way, LOOK OUT!
. ':Vith basketball season over the center of interest
In F~irfield sports will be switching to rugby, track,
tenms. golf and baseball. Fail"field will again field
Powerful rugby, golf and tennis teams while track
and baseball figure to be on--the' upsWing.
&pecially bright is the baseball outlook. A group
of seasoned veterans and anxious newcomers, primari­!
Y a talented crop of sophomores. figures to greatly
Improve on last year's 3-15 record and make baseball
more tha~ just a passing interest this spling. All
team candIdates ~re curre!J-tly geting in shape for the
home opener against PrOVidence on April 1st.
IGREEN COMET
DINER
Last Thursday night Mike
Branch received one or the
loudest, wannest, and most pro-Ill ;!)
longed ovations e\'er given a
collegiate basketball player, and
it was richly deseJVt'd. This was
Mike's last game in a Fairfield
uni(onn and he made it one we
will never (orget as he domin·
ated the contest scoring 24
points and grabbing 24 re­_.
At the Assumption game this
past season all was nonnal
when SUddenly there was a
clash of cymbals from none
other than Mr. Branch himself
as he joined the Stag fans,. oc.
cupying his usual place in the
midst of the die-heart Fairfield
rooters. Mr. Branch has even
Initiated his own cheer (Let's
go FairFIELD) which has been
entJlIwastica11y picked up by
the rest of the Stag fans. This
should come as no surprise to
us because he certainly has
something to cheer about and
a son to be proud of.
MIke is In the Liberal Arts
course and is majoring in Ec0­nomics.
His improved grades in
first semester have been attrib­uted
by some to the steadying
Influence of his roommate John
McGovern, who was continually
setting a good example for him.
IT there is one incident that
will be remembered about Mike.
It would be that of last Thurs­day.
For despite being vislbl)'
overwhelmed wiUl the emotion
packed scene following the
game, he remInded everyone
that there was someone who
should be standing right along
side him during those moments
of glory. But that's the way
Mike is and, on behalt ot our
appreciative student body, we
would like to wish Mike best
ot luck In the tuture and con­gratulate
him on a job well
done at Fairfield. L . ....:. _
When Mike was removed
from the game with four min­utes
to go, the gym shook with
the thunderous applaute of the
ever-spirited Stag fans who
were paying tribute to MIke
for his fantastic collegiate car­eer
at Fairfield. At the final
buzzer Stag fans stormed the
floor and hoisted Mike up on
their shoulders and, as he took
down the nets, excitement and
expectation for the NIT ran
through the crov.'d.
Mike hails from Hillhouse
-i High School in New Haven,
Conn., where he earned all­Slate
schoolboy laurels. He
holds several Fairfield individ_
ual scoring marks, including
most points In a single season.
He scored 529 as a sophomore.
Branch, just shy of six-three,
was the nation's eighth ranking
rebounder last year with a 16
plus average and duplicated the
feat this year, again ranking in
the naUon's top ten. Last sea.
son Mike led the team in free
throw percentage (83%) and
field goal percentage (47%) be­fore
being declared scholastic­all)'
ineligible for the second
semester.
100 Per Cent Effort
minutes to head a U. B. charge
which gave them a 37-32 edge
at halftlme.
SlacJs Come Back
The Knights kept the Stags
at a distance until mid-way
through the second stanza when
a Stag surge led by Sanabria
and Pavia was capped by Doug
Asper's two free throws, tying
the game at 51 all.
From bere on in the contest
was a toss up with Doug As­per's
sparkling scores and Bob
Pavia's all around play holding
otl' the persistent Knights.
Bridgeport stayed clo6e due to
some red hot outside shooting
by Tony Barone.
With but IL m1llub~ sad IL half
rema1IlIng and the frosh out
(root 70-69, sublltltute Kenny
Urbaa scored twice in Illteen
fJOOOnds for U. B. and Gary
Baum hit four a.ttempts (:rom
tbe fog) line to pull out the win,
despite a wt ditch tour point
e1fort by Rick Sanabria.
Early Lead
illike Brtuloo, In blil Clt.foor finaJe. 8trlketJ for two or bJa 24
markel'll In I_t ThunMlay night'. U.B. rune.
SPORTS PERSONALITY
B)' Paul UUChes
The Star; froeh wound up
tbelr lHlUOD OR an tmSuceetMlfui
note 1&8t Thui'May nlehl lUI
the)' dropped a 19·115 declsloa
to the Unh-enit)' 01 Brldceport
frosh for a ana1 and rather dill·
appointing :5-1:5 record.
In a hard fought contest be­tween
two as Elvenly matched
teams as you could want. the
Stags held a th'e point lead with
five minules remaining only to
see the game takMl from them
on the foul line in the final
=ndo.
Fairfield jumped to a QuIck
4-0 lead on buckets by R1clc
Sanabria and Bob Pavia and
managed to stay just ahead of
the Purple Knights until Gary
Bauro knotted the SCOfe at 17
all mid-way through the opening
period.
A minute later however, Pa·
via popped in a l2-footer and
Jim Dennis followed with one
of h1S patented drMng layups
to give the Stags 0. 2~19 lead.
The trash stayed in front un­til
Finn hit tour attempts from
the foul line In the final two
Frosh Drop Squeaker
In Season Final
Coach Bob Jenkins' team may
have lost the ball game but C8I"o
tainly not any respect as they
played a whale of a game and
turned in a 100% effort.
.------------,1 Bob Pavia and Rick Sanabria ARNOLD'S led the Stag attack with Z4 and
22 polnt8 and Jim Dennla cldp-
PRESCRIPTIONS ped In 12 markers. In addlUoD.
SUPPLIES Sanabria and Rich Baldw1D.
SUNDRY NEEDS h.a.uled down 18 and 10 to-
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en ='n
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,.. Provklence
Pege Ten THE STAG Merch 9, 1966
S1AGS S1AGGERS KNIGHTS
Regis S ru.oed a. dlsa.strous
week as tho)' drollpOO ho.'o decl·
slons III US'muIlY gumes. Regt!>
S, mlnus starters Sellfl Lavin
I\.lId AI Snyder, was forced into
lJ, rlllUling game by Campion 4.
Superior bench strength proved
to be the deciding factor in thc
62.:)2 loss for Regis 3. John
Walsh led fast breaking Cam­pion
4 with 14 points and WIJI
"Phantom" Condron came off
the pine to tally ll. Billy Lavin
Conllnll~ on Page 8
Faur in Doubles
Campion 4 batHed back ,·aJ·
anti)· to tie the garlle in the
wanIng mlnut611 on the strength
of deadl)' outside shooting and
tenacloUlJ defelllle b)' guards
Dennis lIurUe a.nd lohn WaJsb.
C·2 rerU5Cd to rattle as Pat
SCully calml)' conl'erted a Obe
a.nd one situation and thea
dropped in anotber two pobl.ts
"fa a tap alter a misled chartt)·
tOllS to gh"e the (l.l(en a lead
which couldn't be toucbed.
Regis 2 Draps Twa
Campion 2 placed four start­ers
in double figures with Bob
Foley, Pete OdIum, Pat Scully
lind B\ll Palmer chalking up
19, 13, 11 and 10 respectively.
Walsh was high man for "Mis·
ter's Monstcrs" with 22 points.
The C-Men met 1I stiff chal­lenge
from Campion 4 who were
coming off a strong ball game
in which they dropped Regis 3
from the undefeated ranks.
Campion 2 pressed Campion
4 from the opening tap, but It
wasn't until the second hall that
the press took Its toll as the
C·Men forced three consecutive
turnovers and ran a slim three
point lead Into an eight point
bulge.
Charlie I'hillips, Ilhl)'lng 1\ rOO hot fame In which h~ bit
.:o.e\·en of eight attempts from lbe field In the fint half, haub
down It rebound.
C.Men Win
B.r lUke Bocchlnl
Last week's intramural action
saw both Regis 2 and campion
2 take giant steps towards what
figures to be a dirnactic, league
deciding clash. Regis 2 dumped
Intra~rrn rival Regis 1, 6&-59,
while the G-Men nipped upset
minded "Mister's Monsters" of
Campion 4 to lengthen their win
skein to SC"en games.
Regts 1 took adnatage or a
Fltzpatrlck1ess Regis 2 to run
up a ~Z5 baltttme \cad on Ul.e
strength of Tom LoDdregan's
to first halt tallles. The seoond
chapter \\'a!J II dUferent story
as K~;\'in Finpatrlck WllS (nI
hand to combillo with Ron Had·
field to score 27 second half
points and hold Londrcgun to a
scant four. Hadfield took IIOOr·
ing honors with 26,
Regis 2, Campion 2
In Crown Bid
six free throw altempts to score
24 flOints. Chal'!ie Phillips and
Jim Brown hit on 22 and 19
tallies respectively for the
StaWl.
Bob Welsslel' scored .18 pointsI to lead the Knights. Bill
O'Oo\\'d managed to crack the
V.s. single season scoring mark
In the final thirty seconds. He
hit 6 of 21 attempts from th('
floor and three of six fouls \0:
his 15-polnt total.
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Of IGlory
Ends
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Coach Bisacca. asks for ~ moment of silence In remembrance
of Pat Burke amid the po!'It·!:ame celebration.
jump shot to open the Stag
sCOI·ing. After five minutes J:o~air­field
rolled up a 12-3 margin
and continued to roll up the
scot"C which stood at 5-1-:{2 at
the half.
Charlie Phillips hit on 7 of 8
field goal altempts to join Mike
Branch as co-high sco:'Cr:- in
the first half with fourteell
markers.
Fairfield drove the Knights
off the court as they outscored
U.s. by thirt.r points which
completed the rout. All thirteen
players saw action, and twell'e
Stags scored in the one-!lided
contest.
To show how completely the
Stags dominated the action, one
can look to the rebounding sta­tistics.
Fairfield grabbed 88
caroms to 33 for BridgepOrt.
In the waning seconds oC the This game provided the sweet
game, Bill McCann hit two free re\'enge which the Stags de­throws
to establish a new gym- sired so much after their loss
nasium scoring record. ntis bet- earlier In the season to the
tered the old mark of 110 points BridgeporL At that time Fair­scored
against Providence in field dropped an 88-81 decision
1953 and tic<! against U.S. last after holding a 26 point lead.
season. lIt will be remembered that the
Mike Branch hit on 9 or 19 Stags were minus the services
field goal atlempts on this oC five players due to d1sciplin­memorable
night and hit on all ary suspensions.
In Blaze
Branch
By Richard Peck
"What a way to go 1" This old cliche sums up the fine effolt putforth by :'i1ike
Branch in the final game of his varsity career at Fail"fleld. Mike excelled in all
phases of the game as he led the Stags to a 111-60 win ovel' the University of
BI;dgepOit. The senior co-captain led all scorers with twenty·foul' points and
grabbed in an amazing twcnty·four rebounds. Besides his tremendous offensive
effOlt, :\like held the Purple Knight high scorer Bill O'Dowd in check throughout
the contest,
When :\1ike left the game with four minutes remaining, he received one of
the finest tributes ever paid to an athlete. The student body altel'llftted between
thunderous applause and chants beseech ing Coach Bisacca to put Mike back into
the contest for approximately fifteen minutes. Finally he returned for the
final seventeen seconds of the
game and picked olr three re.
bounds before the final buzzer
ended his career. Spontaneously
the Stag supporters rushed onto
the court and carried Mike to
the basket where he cut down
the nets. The exuberant fans
also carrled their number one
rooter, Mr. Branch to join Mike
at the foul line when' the c0­captain
presented one of the
nets to his father.
Not onl)' did Mike receive
the accolades of his Fairfield
supporters, but the E.C.A.G.
saw tit to name him as an AU
East selection for the second
consecuth'c week.
Pre.Game Strateqy
The pre-game show may ha"e
proved better than the actual
contest itself. In a battle of
psychological strategy. Coach
Bruce Webster did not allow
his chargers to enter the gym
until twenty minutes before
game time. Alter they dressed.
Bridgeport remained in the
locker rOOl1l. so they wouldn't
be subject to the Stags "dunk­ing
drill which Mr. Webster
felt might demoralize his team.
Meanwhile Fairfield's Coach,
George Blsaeca held his team
In the locker room awaiting
the Knights appearance on the
court. He was detl'lTl1incd to
hold out and win the battle
of nerves.
The third party, the specla­tors.
who were mostly Fairfield
l'tudents fOlTl1ed a line from
their locker room door all the
way down the court. They
chanted in unison "Come out,
U.B.. come out."
U. B. Gives In
Finally Bridgeport ga\'e In
and came out for their pre·
game warm-up. On this occa­sion
Bridgeport not only lost
the battle, but also the war.
The Stag rooters showed
clear insight Into the situation
as they clamored, "it's all over",
before the contest even began.
Mike Branch took the open­ing
tap and fired in a short