Vol. VII-No. 10 Published by Students of Fairfield University. Fairfield. Conn. April 9. 1956
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SENIOR WEEI{ CHAIRMEN ANNOUNCE
:DATES FOR GRADUATION ACTIVITIES
------~ On Friday evening, an informal
dance will be held in
Berchmans Hall, with the music
being supplied by an orchestra
composed of undergraduates.
The Class Communion Breakfast
will be held Sunday morning
in the Loyola Hall cafeteria.
The Baccalaureate Address will
be delivered Sunday afternoon,
in ceremonies slated to take
place at Alumni Field.
Class Day for the graduating
class will be held Monday afternoon
in Berchmans Hall, with
relatives of the graduates
among the invited guests. The
Senior Banquet will take place
Monday evening at the F'airfield
Inn. Graduation exercises will
be held Tuesday afternoon at
Alumni Field.
A controversy has developed
over whether the class will have
a dinner-dance, or the annual
Senior Prom. Still undecided,
the matter has been presented
as a referendum to the members
of the class. The event is
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David McCarthy Named
Manor Yearbook Chief
B.C. Law School Test
To Be Held In April
It has been announced by Bob
Imbro, Junior Class President,
that David J. McCarthy has
been chosen Editor-in-Chief or
the Manor for the Class of 1957.
Dave came to the University
in his sophomore year from St.
Thomas' Seminary, where he
also graduated from high school.
His many campus activities include
being a delegate of the
CISL, junior delegate of the
NFCCS, Treasurer of the Student
Council, Associate Editor
of the STAG, Vice-President of
the Hartford Club, and member
of the Sodality and Glee Club.
He also was a member of the
'56 Carnival, '56 Junior Prom,
and the '55 Freshman Orientation
Committees.
Dave's first official act on being
appointed to the editorship
was to pick the balance of the
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Plans for Senior Week, commencing June 7, have
been announced by Co-Chairmen Bob Shreck and Joe
O'Brien. The week long activities commence Thursday,
June 7, with a stag picnic. In the event of rain, the
committee has arranged to hold the affair Saturday,
June 9. Otherwise, this will be an open date in the
schedule.
The Law School Admission
Test will be given at the Boston
College Law School on Saturday,
April 21, 1956 and also on
Saturday, August 11, 1956. This
Test is highly recommended
since it gives a generally reliable
prediction of one's legal
aptitude. Students applying for
both the Day and Evening Division
of the Boston College Law
School are strongly urged to
take this test.
Applications for the April 21
test must be received at the
Educational Testing Service, 20
Nassau Street, Princeton, New
Jersey no later than April 11,
1956.
,Fairfield G-aels Lead Parade
Down Fifth For Patrick's Day
Thanks to Lea-p Year and the luck of the Irish,
participants in the St. Patrick's Day Parade moved
briskly along a chilly Fifth Avenue instead of in a swirl~
ing snow storm. The parade started at 12:45 p.m., and
the marchers proceeded from 42nd St. to 97th St.
--------------tY Due to the hard work of Bob
Perez, F'airifield was represented
in the parade for the first time
in its history. Ninety students,
Fr. Mahan, Fr. Shanahan and,
Professor. Meaney formed the
delegation. Wearing green armbands
and accentuated by an
occasional red blazer the deleg,
ati'on was reviewed by Francis
Cardinal Spellman at St.
Partick's Cathedral and Mayor
Wagner, Gov. Harriman, and
Prime Minister Costello of Ireland
at the judge'S stand.
Although I am sure the announcer
had no idea of the grav"
ity of his oversight, just as our
belorved mar'chers were coming
into the view of the t'elevision
screens, attention was focused
on the arrival of the Prime
Minister of Ireland who had
just arrived at the reviewing
stand. However we did derive
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REMEMBER
FIRST PERIOD
9:10
Fr. Healy presents J. Thomas Sheehan with a key for his service
on the Student Council.
On March 15, four years of diligent work on the
part of the following seniors resulted in their admittance
to the Fairfield University Honor Society:
Four Seniors Receive Honor
Society And Council I{eys
Jazz Stomp Sessions
Rock Berchmans Hall
Glee Cluh~s Famed Reputation
Spreads Throughout The East
Pattee, Bellarmine [.lecturer,
Surveys Middle East Problem
During the past few years the name of the Fairfield
University Glee Club has increased in fame and popularity
throughout New England and New York.
---------------<~ Past successes at the Bushnell
Memorial in Hartford, the Klein
Memorial in Bridgeport, Carnegie
Hall in New York, and in
such cities as Boston, New Haven,
and Waterbury, have won
for this fine aggregation an excellent
reputation.
The Glee Club is directed by
Mr. Simon Harak of Derby. Mr.
Harak, a native of Lebanon, has
spent most of his life here in
the United States. His early
musical training in Hartford and
in Mexico City provided a fine
foundation for his later work
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Stomp seas·on was in full
9wingat Berchmans Hall, F:airfield's
"Carnegie Hall," on Sunday
night, March 12th. On that
night, a cold one at that, the
cats gathered to listen to the
sweetes,t music this side of the
Housatonic. Go! Go!
The program w.as titled "Evening
of Music Appreciation"
J1a~z Concert. About 250' jazz
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The first Bellarmine Lecture of the year was delivered
by Professor Richard Pattee on Thursday, March 8,
at Berchmans Auditorium. Professor Pattee devoted his
lecture to a survey of religion and politics in the Middle
East.
Professor Pattee was educated<.;·~-------------------------
at the Catholic University of
America, Louvain University in
BeLgium, and the University od'
Coimlbra in Portugal. He has
been Professor in the University
of Puerto Rico, Assistant Chief of
Cultural Relations in the United
States De,partment of State,
Consultant on International Mfairs
to the General Secretary
of the National Catholic Welfare
Conference since 1943, and Lecturer
in Contemporary History
at the University of iFribourg.
At present, he is Lecturer at
Laval University, Canada, in
Modern History and International
Aff·airs. A regular contr1butor
to the Catholic Press
Service, he has written fourteen
books, nine of them in Spanish,
and one in French. He travelled
for six months in the Middle
East quring 1955.
Mr. P,attee, an excellent lecturer,
discussed each of the
Middle Eastern countries, giving
a limited description of their
social life, customs, religious,
and political problems. "There
is no problem of Church and
State in the Middle East," he
said, "because the church and
state are inseparalble." Arthur J. Bennett, Peter A.~--------------
The Catholic Church in DeMarco, Rolbert A. !Hogan, and NFCCS W k h H ld
Greece has an acute prolblem in Andrew V. Perrella. The Rev. . or s op e
integrating its 50,000 memlbers William Healy, S.J. announced On University Campus
with the seven million Greek the appointment of the new
Orthodox. The church in Greece members during an assembly On March 23, 24 and 25, three
is national, and membership in at Berchmans Hall. sectional ",":orkshops were held
another Church weakens one's The purpose of the iF-airifield on th~ FaIrfield Campus. The
status .as a Greek m the eyes of Un~versity Honor Society is Foren~lcs CommIttee, un~er the
his fellow citizens. Also, the two-fold' dIrection of James J. 0 Meara,
(Continued on Page 2) (Co~tinued on Page 5) began the weekend on Friday
____________________________ mght, WIth the quarter-finals of
the First Annual Debate Tournament.
Teams were entered
from colleges throughout the
New England region. Upon the
culmination of the night's debates,
a social was sponsored by
the Forensics Committee in
Xavier Hall. Meanwhile, at the
same time, some of the visiting
students were attending the
Glee Club Concert in Waterbury.
On Saturday morning the
semi-finals of the tournament
were held, with two teams gaining
the finals. These teams will
now debate in Worcester, at the
Regional Congress, for the
championship of the New England
Region.
The afternoon's business was
very capably covered by the
Family Life Workshop. James
Rourke, commission chairman,
gave the address, welcoming all
students to the workshop. He
then proceeded to introduce the
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Page Two THE STAG April 9. 1956
Feature Editor
Christopher P. Boal, '58
Sports Editor
Paul Nagy, '58
Associate Editor
David J. McCarthy, 57
News Editor
James Russell, '58
Make-up Editor
John Cagnassola, '57
Associate Editor
J. Thomas Sheehan, '56
EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
David F. Barry, '57 - Edmund F. Measom, '57
Sports News and Views
By PAUL NAGY
Business Manager Exchange Editor
Jno Oatalani, '57 Donald Gabriel, '57
News Staff: F. Beloin, J. O'Meara, J. Lukiw, J. Macchia, M. Vecchiarelli,
F. Dougherty, J. Breen, R. Scanlon.
Feature Staff: A. Bobay, W. Keish, J. Smyth, P. Baldetti, J. Coss.
Sports Staff: R. Schreck, J. O'Brien, J. Riordan, L. Lessing, W.
Pleban, S. Gilbertie.
Make-up Staff: D. Sullivan, R. Skurat.
Photographers: R. Berthleson, W. Foment~, J. Toal.
Year after year the National Invitation Tournament
has provided some of the top thrills in the collegiate
sporting world. This twelve team tournament has
brought many an unheralded basketball player and
many a "Cinderella team" to the attention of the American
public. The very idea of playing in Madison
Square Garden is enough to project a mediocre team
from a mediocre school into the role of national
champion.
Catholic colleges and universities have dominated
the action in the NIT. In years past Duquesne, Holy
Cross, Seton Hall, LaSalle, San Francisco and S1. Louis
have all emerged as champions.
This year's field of twelve teams is no exception.
Nine positions were occupied by Catholic schools and,
as this paper goes to press, three of them have reached
the semi-final stage. In all probability, this year's champ
will be another Catholic college. .
The charge that all collegiate athletics are nothing
more than large-scale financial enterprises can be refuted
by several instances that are related to the NIT.
In this year's tournament, an excellent example may be
offered to disprove the "win-for-cash" theory that is
commonly held. Xavier University, a Cincinnati Jesuit
school, had eliminated St. Loui's in the first round of
play, 84-80. The Musketeers, as they are called, overcame
a three-point defiicit late in the game on three
rapid-fire baskets by its leading scorer, 6-5 Dave Piontek.
One night later, on the eve of its next game with topseeded
Dayton, the Xavier coach, Ned Wunk, dispassionately
announced the dismissal of this same Piontek
from the squad for discplinary measures. He had failed
to obey a curfew set up for the team. Let us attempt
to visualize this situation. Here was a team which had
voluntarily dropped its star player on the eve of its
most important game. Coach Wunk had definitely
placed the importance of discipline before- the importance
of winning. Every story with a moral to it has a
happy ending and this tale is no exception. The Musketeers
entered the game, totally outstripped under the
backboards with their lack of -big men, and put on one
of the greatest displays of teamwork and spirit that a
Garden audience has ever witnessed, playing Dayton on
even terms right down to the final minute when the
Flyers pulled ahead, 70-68. After: an unsuccessful set
shot by an Xavier player, Dayton scored again and won
the game, 72-68.
JOHN COSS
DeCONCILIO
At its most recent meetiflg,
the Student Council passed resolutions
introduced by President
Reed which delfine and
limit the fund raising activities
of the various classes. These
resolutions stated that off-campus
money raising activity by
any class is not allowed. A
money raising activity means
one whose sole object is the acquisition
of funds. A second
resolution stated that :permission
for a s-ocial or cuHural
adivity shall be based on its
propriety and practicality.
These resolutions are not intended
to hamper any legitimate
profit making activity but rather
to prevent such from becoming
a pubhc nuisance.
John Papandrea and James
Masterson were appointed by
President Reed as a committee
to investigate the possi'bility oil'
-or-ganizing a Co-ordinating Publicity
Committee composed oJ
five Fairfield University students
who demonstrate a willingness
and availability to serve
on such a committee. The purpose
of the committee shall ibe
topubhcize activities od' the
University's student body in
the press and other pulblic channels
oJ communication.
The Student Council also
passed a resolution condemning
the actions of those students of
the Univ-ersity of Alamaba who
participated physically and intentionally
in the recent campus
demonstration against Autherine
Lucy as u'n-Christian, unAmerican
and repugnant to
American ideals oil' justice and
democracy.
J. S.
Editorials . . .
As the holy season of Lent draws to a close, we, as
Catholics, once more are reminded of the true significance
of this penetential season and the spirit of gladness
and joy which follows. Easter, for the practical
Catholic, affords an excellent opportunity to acknowledge
God's supreme dominion and our utter dependence
on Him. It was on this day that Christ arose from the
dead as He predicted. To Christianity, this is a more
remarkable feat than Christmas itself, for, by His resur-rection,
Christ ver1fied His claim to all that He was BELLARMINE
truly God. LECTURE
The season of Easter, apart from Christ's resurrec- (Continued from Page 1)
tion, carries with it many inspirations that may be con- Greeks dislike Italians and tend
sidered as messages to universal mankind. .It reflects to think of the Roman Catholics
the pre-Lenten season whereby one may meditate on as Italians.
the life of Christ" with special attention to His passion Turkey was described as a
warlike place where the
and suffering. Of these examples of Christ one may ask: 'Church operates on a purely
What does it mean to me as an individual? Why did marginal hasis since the Moslem
Christ who is infinitely perfect, having all good to Him- Turks permit no proselytizing.
Lebanon with its 1.2 million
self and needing nothing, resolve to suffer in such an people is the least oriental and
acute manner when he might have redeemed me only most modern country in the
by the blood from a prick of His finger? Why was He so Middle East. The iFrench lan-guage
is spoken and there are
silent and kind during the examination by His execu- nine Catholic rites, each with
tioners, when He could have annihilated them by a its own bishop or patriarch.
stroke of the hand? Why, finally did Christ forgive His In dis,cussing the Ara:b-Israel
enemies when, while dying on the cross, He uttered question, Professor PaHee said
with the solemnity of an all-forgiving master, "Father, that Jordan's big,gest problem
is that 45,% of her population
forgive them for they know not what they do." are Palestinian refugees. [srael
is a strange juxtaposition of
Today, in a world dominated by strife, turbulence, Biblical antiquity and twentieth
and material prosperity, the lessons of the Cross go century industry. Her one and
unnoticed. Easter, as Christmas, becomes no more than a half million Jews come from
45 countries, thus her problem
another mechanism for the merchant to fatten his pock- is in assimilating these various
ets and the boyfriend to charm his girl with the "new groups into the same linguistic
look." Many even find this an opportune occasion to group.
visit the Church with the intention of meeting those The Arab side of the confli,ct
is that they simply want their
they saw there the previous season, or merely to con- land back. Israel however, does
form to the conventional standards. not want to relinquish the land
that she believes that God has
For the model Catholic, however, the season of final1y restored to her. Prod'essor
Easter should be an added incentive to follow more Pattee believes that there can
be no ready solution to the
vigorously the way of the Cross. It should inculcate proiblem. The AT,alb and the
a sincere and efficacious desire to be the exemplar of Jews disagree on basic issues
Christ on earth. If he succeeds in this realization he and neither will give ground.
Any ideas of conference table
will have the true meaning of Easter and the spirit it agreements are an oversimpli-should
engender. ficaUon of the problem. It will
be a long time before any solution
is worked out.
Some time past we asked the student body to remember
that The Stag is not a journal of past or contemporary
events merely, but also an organ of student
expression. In keeping with this policy we shall inaugurate
with the next issue the custom of presenting
for the consideration of the student voters a statement
of purpose and qualification from the nominees for the
office of president in each class.
Before such a statement can be considered by The
STAG for publication, the nominee will have to clear
his candidacy with the Dean. This step will protect the
candidate from any embarrassment should he be disallowed
by the administration.
Each student who plans on running for the offi.ce
of president in any class, after having cleared his eligibility,
should hand in to either editor a statement of not
more than 200 words expressing his qualifications and
abilities for seeking such an office. This must be in the
hands of the editors by Wednesday, April 11, at the very
latest. Since the copy for that issue must be handed
into the publishers before the nominations will take
place, we must ask all those seeking the nomination to
submit this statement. However, by arrangement with
the publisher, only those who receive final nomination
will have their statements published.
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JOHN MUNRO
Republican Collegiate Club
Ed Morey, a member of the
Fairfield University Collegiate
Republican Club and Vi~e Chairman
of the Connecticut State
Collegiate Republican Club, has
received a letter from Sena·tor
Prescott Bush of Connecticut
congratulating him on his election
to the Vice Chairmanship
of the state club. Furthermore,
the Senator offered to the club
any service which he could
provide.
Club Notes
GENTLEMEN'S
OUTFITTERS
Naugatuck Valley Club
The Fairfield U. Concert at
Ansonia, sponsored by the Valley
Club, was considered a
great success by the patrons as
well as the financial committee,
which is still receiving returns.
The club wishes to take this
opportunity to thank all who
made this possible and especially
the members of the Glee
Club who lived up to their advance
notices, if not surpassing
them.
We can only hope that the
social event that took place
afterwards was enjoyaible to all
and repaid them in some measure.
Weare sure that the recipients
O'f the scholarships will
be duly appreciative.
Bellarmine Debating Society
The Bellarmine Debating Sodety
recerrtly travelled to New
York for a de/bate with Marymount
College. The topic was
the "Guaranteed Annual Wage."
The affirmative team, consisting
of Art Bennett and John Papandrea,
both seniors, defeated
their opponents. On the negative
side J()hn Catalani '57 and
Philip Calcina '58 were defeated
by a narrow margin on the
same topic.
The Society will remain active
for the remainder of the
second semester. Immediately
after the Spring recess, the
affirmative and negative teams
will travel to Boston College
f.or their annual debate.
Waterbury Undergradute Club
The club recently sponsored
its annual Glee Club Concert
for its scholarship benefit fund.
The F. U. Glee Club was well
received by a large Waterbury
audience.
The concert indicated the
great deal of work which was
done by Chairman John Cata'
ani, President Richard Grappone,
the various chairmen, and
their committees.
Hartford Club
The club is sponsoring their
annual Easter Dance at Sunset
Rid.ge Country Club, East
Hartford, Connecticut. It will
be a semi-formal affair and the
bids will cost $3.00. The Hartford
Club is also in the process
of co-sponsoring a glee club
concert at the Bushnell Memorial
Auditorium.
MANOR STAFF
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Yearbook staff.
They are: Associate Editor,
Ed F. Measom; Business Manager,
Paul Dunn; Literary Editor,
Jim O'Meara; Art and Photography
Editor, Bob Visokay; MakeUp
Editor, Bill Halligan.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
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a certain amount od' satisfaction
in that we were at least announced
as coming into view.
We wish to compliment the
men who did participate in the
.parade for their initiative in
representing the school and the
fine spirit displayed during the
course of the parade.
SENIOR WEEK
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scheduled to take place either
Wednesday, June 13th, or the
following Saturday. The dinner
dance is tentatively slated to be
held at the Waverly Inn, in
Cheshire. The site for the Senior
Prom, if that is voted to be the
favored activity, has not yet
been announced.
Chairman O'Brien has stated
that the total cost for the week's
activities will be $10. This is a
package plan and will include
fees for the entire week. This
fee must be payed on Or before
the first week in May.
Campus Personality
By PETER BALDETTI
Trying to find Pete De Marco at sixth period was proving
to be as formidable a job as searching for the proverbial needle
in the haystack. After having searched through corridors, offices,
and assorted empty rooms, I was sitting in a corner of the cafeteria,
contemplating the blizzard swirling outside the windows
and musing on the tribulations of newspaper life in general, when
suddenly Pete himself burst through the front entrance, weighted
down with books and posters.
As excited as Stanley must have been when he found Livingstone,
I rushed over to him, pen and paper in hand. "Are you
busy right now, Pete?"
Pete surveyed the books and posters piled on the table and
shrugged disarmingly. "No, I'm not busy."
I began the routine questions in my best Jack Webb style.
"Activities?"
Pete leaned back in his chair.
"Well," he began thoughtfully, "I've been in the Sodality for
four years; I'm in the Aquinas Academy. I've been in the
Bridgeport Area Club for four years, and this year I'm president;
I've been in the Student Council 1, 2, 3, in the Debating Club 2, 3,
and on the Stag 1, 2, and 3. And I'm vice-president of the Senior
Class.'~
"Whew," I said, displaying my usual wit.
"Oh, yes," added Pete. "I was manager of the basketball
team my first year." He grinned impishly.
"Pete," I said, "I'd like to get a personal slant. You know future
plans, hobbies, your outlook on life."
Pete scratched his head. "Well, I have no definite future
plans." He thought for a minute. "Well, yes. I am interested
in literary work. Writing books, perhaps.
"Right now I'm working at St. Vincent's Hospital." He
smiled as if he had quite a story to tell about that. "MY' personal
·life - I'm afraid there isn't too much to tell." He smiled apologetically.
"Well, I believe in living an active parish life. I teach
C.Y.O. in Holy Rosary parish. My hobby - well, reading, I guess.
And I'm beginning to be something of a Jazz fan. Just yesterday
I bought a Jazz album. Terrific."
"Dave Brubeck?" I offered.
"Yes. It was one of his early albums, a real collector's item.
I paid five dollars for it." He shook his head in feigned agony.
"These hobbies are really expensive," he added ruefully.
I was just about to finish the interview when Father Murphy
materialized from nowhere and murmured something to Pete.
Pete jumped from his chair. "Please excuse me. I'm wanted
in the office."
He hurried down the corridor, looking diminutive indeed as
he disappeared around the corner.
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Page Four THE STAG April 9, 1956
GLEE CLUB
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as soloist for both the National
Broadcasting Company and the
Columbia Broadcasting System.
Since the inception of the Fairfield
Glee Club, he has devoted
his talent and genius to the
training of this fine group.
This semester, more than
ninety-five men will blend their
voices in a varied repertoire of
arrangements which should
please all tastes and likes. With
their famous precise attacks and
tonal shading the group will
present such stirring marches as
"Song of the Vagabonds" and
"The March of the Grenadiers,"
popular standards including "In
the Still of the Night", and "It's
a Grand Night for Singing," a
brilliant medley of Emile Cote"
arrangements, "H ern and o's
Hideaway" and "Hey There,"
Negro Spirituals such as, "Keep
in the Middle of the Road" and
"Talk About Jerusalem Mornin',"
a fine religious trio including
Emile Cote's arrangement
of the "Hail Mary", several
beautiful c hoI' a I selections,
among which are "Shenandoah",
"Give Me Your Tired, Your
Poor", and "When Day is Done",
and two novel arrangements,
"Syncopated Clock", and "Dry
Bones".
The Glee Club's two trophywinning
novelty groups will also
provide fine entertainment at
each concert. The Campus Minstrels,
a group long famous for
its musical. interpretations, will
present the Negro Spiritual
"Who Dat Yonder", and two
laugh - provoking p a I' 0 die s,
"Comin' Thru the Rye" and
"Looking for the Lost Chord."
Also in their repertoire will be
the perennial favorite, "Johnny
Schmoker". The Bensonians,
Fairfield's well-known quartet,
will sing a medley of memorable
barber shop harmonies.
The present semester will include
the following appearances:
April 13, at Bridgeport, cosponsored
by the Bridgeport
Undergraduate Club and the
Glee Club.
April 27, at West Haven, sponsored
by the Men's Club of Our
Lady of Victory Parish.
April 28, at Chicopee, Massachusetts,
combined concert with
the Glee Club of the College of
Our Lady of the Elms.
April 28, at Weston, Massachusetts.
May 2, at Hartford, Bushnell
Memorial, combined concert
with the Glee Club of St. Francis,
Hospital.
May 13, at Fairfield, combined
concert with the Glee Club of
Newton College of the Sacred
Heart.
JUNIOR PROM
COMING SOON!
Senior Delegate James Rourke opens the C.I.S.L. session with a
prayer.
Des Sullivan and Mike J,ames,
freshmen, were very active on
their committees.
That night at the hotel there
was more talk of the bills' and
their passage. Friendly delegates
attended victory parties
and caucuses. All felt that the
job was only half over and the
next day's sessions would finish
the work.
I
John Coss speaks as proponent of one of Fairfield's bills.
E~eceutive Assistant to Gover- Saturday morning saw the
I nor R~bkoff. representatives a.gain make the
After lunch delegates scat- trip to the State Building. This
tered to the different commit- time, however, it was through
tee rooms throughout the build- the twelve inches of snow that
ing. The Labor Committee, had fallen since the previous
chaired by Ted Measom, was day.
the scene of much controversy. In the Senate sessions, Brian
Seniors John Papandrea, Art Boland and Ted Measom showBennet
and Hugh Boyle, dele- ed their ability in the fioor degates-
at-Iarge successfully spoke bates. Their speeches speeded
against UB';; "Right to Work the passage of F'airfield's two
Lalw." It was "killed." Phil bills through that body.
Messina and Dave Barry aided Fairfield's representatives in
in having Fairfield's Automa- the House proved their qualtion
Bill pass this committee. ities in debates on all the bills.
John Coss and John Prendergast Dave :McCarthy and Bob H~rtle
oerformed as well for Fail'field's spoke well in defending Fair"
Act to limit the County- field's bills. The delegation, inSheriff's
powers." Bob Ka~bach, cluding Phil Calcina, Dick Warfie
and Jim M'as1erson, starred
in prolonged andl sometimes
he·ated discussions.
-Desmond Sullivan '59
"Senator" Measom presents a point at the Mock Legislature.
At the same time, members
of the Senate were choosing
Nancy Johnson and Ray Turner
as President and Majority Leader.
Ted ,Meas'om, Junior Delegate
from Fail1field, was the
hard working campaign manager
for Miss Johnson. A joint
assembly then heard a welcoming
address by W. H. Dempsey,
JOYOUS
SEASON
WLAND'S
Our warmest greetings at this
On Thursday, March 15, 1956, six girls sat at a long
table in the lobby of the Bond Hotel, Hartford, Connecticut.
A sign above them stated - Registration. The
ninth annual Connecticut Intercollegiate Student Legislature
had begun.
FAIRFIELD DELEGATION
VICTORIOUS AT C.I.S.L.
We, the delegation from Fairfield,
signed in and found our
rooms. Later that evening Con.
gressman \Dodd gave the keynote
address at the banquet.
Afterwards delegates s'ought
out friends and made new ones
at various campaign parties.
Bills wer.e discussed by groups
of students and delegation
caucuses throughout the hotel.
Early Friday morning a long
line of representatives wound
its way uphill to the Capitol
Building. Inside the students
took seats in the Assembly and
Senate Chambers. The State
Chairman called the session to
crder and immediately opened
nominations for S.peaker of the
House. Jim Rourke, Senior
Delegate from ~airfield, rose
and delivered his speecch £01' Pat
Benny from St. JlQs€Jph's Colle,
ge. Soon the nominations
were closed. Appointed tellers
collected and tabulated the ballots.
Miss Benny took the chair
and voting went on for the
position of House Majority
Leader. Allyn Hartman, nominalted
by Art Bennett of Fairfield,
was elected.
L. ." vF.airfield representatives D. McCarthy, '57: J. Papendrea, '56 and Rourke, '57 confer in the Assembly.
April 9, 1956 THE STAG Page Five
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WATCH BAND ON
FRECKLED WRIST
David Hunt
N.Y.U.
DARK NIGHT,
WELL-LIT TUNNEL
Robert Sweyd
U, of San Francisco
HOOFPRINTS OF
ROCKING HORSE
Charles Thornton
Northwestern State (La.)
Lawrence J. Fayette
by Fr. Knott was followed by a
group discussion with all students
taking part. Following the
day's business a very successful
social was helc;i in Berchmans
Hall, from 7:30 to 12:00 p.m.
On Sunday morning Mass
was celebrated in Loyola Chapel,
with breakfast following in
Loyola cafeteria. After breakfast
the students once again returned
to Berchmans Hall, to
attend the C.C.D. Workshop presented
by Joseph Mager, of St.
Anselm's College. A very lively
discussion followed, and
much interest and knowledge
were carried away from it.
The success of this weekend
can be attributed to the efforts
of Edward J. Morey, chairman;
Hugh Boyle, Senior Delegate,
and David McCarthy, Junior
Delegate.
dents must sUlbmit their application
and be recommended by
the Dean and then appointed to
membership in the Honor Society
by the Rev. President of
Fair,field University.
Following this announcemenIt
Keys signirfying service on the
Student Council were awarded
to Arthur J. Bennett, J'Oseph F.
Delano, Thomas J. O'Brien,
Leonard Paoletta, and John T.
Sheehan.
N.F.C.C.S.
(Continued from Page 1)
Rev. John Knott, the principal
speaker of the workshop. Fr.
Knott, Archdiocesan director of
CANA Conferences, spoke on
Dating and Courtship. He was
well equipped to speak on this
subject, because of his renowned
work in this field. The speech
DROODLES, Copyright 1953 by Roger Price
YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK when you light up a Lucky,
because Luckies taste better. Only fine tobacco-naturally
good-tasting tobacco that's TOASTED to taste better-can
give you taste like this. All of which goes to explain the
Droodle above: Light-up time in caboose, as seen by halted
~otorist. Switch to Luckies yourself. You'll say they're the
best-tasting cigarette you ever smoked.
HONOR SOCIETY
(Continued from Page 1)
A. To ,give an added inducement
to scholastic achievement
and to encourage gre·ater participation
in extra-curricular
activities.
B. To give public recognition
to those students wl:io have distinguished
themselves over a
period of three ye.ars, both by
outstanding scholastic achievement
and by generous participation
in extra-curricular activities.
Seniors may apply for membership
in the Honor Society if,
during their previous three
years of college, they have obtained
an ovel'all academic
a'verage of at least 85% and
aocumulated a total of 1,2 points
for participation in extra-curricular
activities. These stu-
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JAZZ CONCERT
(Continued from Page 1)
CIGARETTES
enthusiasts gathered in the
usually serene Berchmans and
·paid heed to the future Brubecks
and Goodmans. The program
was under the direction
of Bill Labreque, Who himself
toots a mean alto-sax, and it
was under the sponsorship of
the Bridgeport ATea CIU!b.
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The schedule:
Baseball
Stags Spring Baseball And
Track Schedules Announced
Fairfield University's baseball team will play a
14-game slate this season while the Stag tracksters will
compete in 7 meets, according to schedules released this
week by Rev. Thomas F. Lyons, S.J., Athletic Director.
Three new rivals, Rider,¢>-------------Fairleigh-
Dickinson, .and Holy
Cross mark the Stag's baseball
card, while St. 'Peter's of Jersey
City returns after a three year
absence. The only newcomer on
the Stags track slate is Upsala
College of E'ast Orange, New
Jersey.
Coach Joe Brosley, who is
starting his 7th season as the
Stag's baselball coach, will have
7 lettermen back from last
year's squad which compiled a
5-4 reoord. Leading the list of
returnees are pitchers Ed Cerulli
and Bill Burns; catehershortstop
Pedro Taga1ac; 1st
baseman Paul Williams; 3rd
baseman Art iPavluvcik and
outfielder George McGoldrick.
Pavluvcik and Ta,gatac were
the Stag's leading batsmen last
seas'On, both hitting well over
the .300 mark.
Coach Edward T·amashunas
will begin his 5,th season 'as Stag
Track Coach and will face a
major rebuilding jolb. Leading
the list of returnees is basketball
ace Jack Smyth, who runs
the mile and two mile for the
Stags. Also 'back fr,om last year's
squad are haltf-milers Gerry
Garvey and Bill Connell.
April
13-Rider, home
16-Univ. of Bridgeport, home
18-Fairlei'gh - Dickinson, alWay
25-New Britain, home
26-Quinnipi'ac, aJWay
28-New Haven, away
May
I---;Hillyer, home
5-Bridgeport, away
ll-Hillyer, away
12-St. Peter's, home
15~Quinnipiac, home
17----lNe.w Britain, away
19-Holy Cross, away
23-New Haven, home
Track
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25--New Haven, away
28---;Upsala, home
May
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at New Haven
12-Collegiate Track Oonference
at N. Britain
18-Bridgeport, home
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Life, Time, Newsweek, America,
a nd the Saturday Review
of Literature are only a few of
the voluminous selections of
magazines in our library. These
periodicals are so placed at the
student's disposal, yet it is conceivable
that many fail to digest
the valuable contents.
Many of these popular publications,
if they were purchased
at the consumer's mart would
cut deeply into the student's
finances. 'Yet, here they are
offered stripped of the regular
fee. Still, many of the students
fail to take advantage of this
opportunity. Why?
My purpose is to acquaint
some of the uninformed students
with the value of the magazine
rack and to attempt to
arouse some interest in the
reading of these publications.
Geographically, the racks are
located in the rear of the reading
room in the library. The two
racks contain allocated positions
for some 224 publications.
Due to the success of the
Bowling League the Intramural Study of Shakespeare at
Staff is trying ano,ther first. It Stratf.ord, an introduction to
is a Fairfield Intramural Golf 17'thcel1'tury England at historic
Association. As this issue of the OXiford University, courses in
S'11AG g'oes to press the follow" English and European culture
ing have requested membership in the capital cities of London
in the Association: and Edinburg - these are the
Ron Clark and Jim Russell; study opportunities for AmeriEd
Garrity and Jack To-al; John can students at British summer
Flaherty and Paul Murray; Bud schools in 19'56.
Waters and Dick Keating; \Hal T'wo weeks remain in which
BOlwman and Yin Scully; Paul
Kane and John Long; Don Bart- to apply for' British summer
study.
moccia and Pete Curran; Ed (Continued from Col. 4)
Brand and Joe Chester; Dick March 26 is the closing date
Finnegan and J'ack Murphy; for applications for admission Sophomore Champ of the WinNeil
MOrDOW and Charlie Tran- and award to the four British tel' tournament was beaten by
tanella; George Olechowski and universities. Applica·tion blanks a hard smashing Bob Bello. Also
Joe Zaczkowski; Pete Low and may be secured from the Insti- Tom Halloran, seeded number
Pete Mirabelli; Dick Cox and tute of International Education, five in the tournament, .was deHugh
Boyle; Pedro Tagatac and 1 East 6·7th Street, New York feated in the quarter-finals by
Walt Shanley; Ken Catandella 2,1, or from th eregional offices Pete Hart. Harry Rielbe, the
and Bill Halligan; Jno. Catalani of the ~nstitute in Chicago, University Champ of the Christand
Sandy Capria; Charlie Mc- Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, mas tournament, looks like he
Cann and Bolh McCarthy; San Francisco and Woashington, might go all the way. H{)!Wever,
George Oliver and Ross Emen- D.C. Bob Gallagher the finalist this
gel'; Steve Poor and Don Sweet; Courses to be offered next past winter will give Harry
Ron Obiejiski and iBill Kennedy. summer are: Shakespeare and another hard fight. Several
The schedule: 3 rounds before Eliz'a1bethan Drama, the course others are definiteLy in the runA'pril
11th, 2 rounds between given by the University of ning. Anyone of them could
April 11 and April 23rd, 3 Birmingham at Stratford-on- win a trophy: they are Pedro
rounds between .A!pril 23rd and Avon; Literature and Art from Tagatac, FI'ed Beloin, Bob
May 7th, 2 rounds bet,ween May 1750 to 1850, including the in- Oaserio, Pete Morano, Bob
7th and May 21st, a total of 180 tellectual backgr,ound of the Bello, and Pete Hart.
holes. Romantic Movement, at the FLASH: BOWLING
University of London; Litera- Thirty-two teams participated
Rules of the U.S. Golf Asso- tme, PolHics and the ATts in in the Intramural Bowling
ciation hshall gover~ all play ex- 17th Century England, at Ox- T1ournament. Because of the
~~f:s. were modiued by local ford University; and the Euro- tremendous interest and success
pean Inhedtance, given by the of the Winter League many
Winter rules are in effect. Scottish Universities at the have a'sked f·or a Spring tourna-
Therefore where preferred lies University of EdinJbur,gh. ment. The committee, hotWever,
are taken the ball may be mo,\,- has decided that there is not
d only six inches with club (Continued from Col. 3) enough time betiweeri the end
head. of the Easter holidays and the
The Golf Tournament will be Neapoli, Pete Morano, Maury Finals to complete another
based on Medal Play. Appagi, Ray Byko'wski, Frank b01wling tournamenrt.
Your score card must be re- Milano, Charlie Guri, Ray Beautiful engraved trophies
corded on an official course Prendergast, Bolb Caseria, Allan were presented to Dan Krenisky
s·core card. It must be signed, Maloney. '57 and Tony Bosco '59 the w·inattested
and dated. Please place Already there have been some ning team and also to Nick Dethese
cards on Fr. F'arrington's upsets. In the quater-finals the P.a,ola for the high string of 144.
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scorer for the tournament, will
pick them up there.
There is no fee to enter this
tournament.
The handicap is 85% of the
difference between your score
and par. Y.our first handica'p
will be determined from your
first round. Alfter the first five
rounds Jim Ryan will a'Verage
your score and figure a handicap
for the second five rounds.
TABLE TENNIS
By ,popular demand a Srpring
Intramural Ping Pong tournament
is be,ing organized. The
following have entered:
Harry Riebe, Gerry DeAngelo,
.Pete Hart, Art Koines, Tom
Halloran, Tom Stag, Dick Finnegan,
J'im Ryan,' Andrews,
Bill Flood, Hastings, Ed Annunziata,
J'Oe Cueno, T. CoperIn
conclusion, a little advice, tino, Pedro Taga:ta.c, Mennilli,
which is not original. In read- Bob Bello, Dick Ungaro, Bob
ing the magazines, be cautious, Jossick, iBill Boyle, Bob Rosco,
scan them with a critical eye, John McCarthy, A. Aviba'bile,
seeking out inconsistencies and R. Piscatelli, R. Cox, Lee Mailsetting
facts to trial with your loux, George Oliver, Fred Beown
store of tested knowledge. loin, Fred Sharf, Bob Gallagher,
Bea~~bea~~ ~~~a~~~~s~~~y~t~h~,~B~~~~iB~e~r~a~r~d~~~T~O~n~y~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
the Campus
On and Off
THEATRE
"PLONffiC" (Columbia Pictures)
is the screen version of William
Inge's Pulitzer Prize play
and, although it compares very
favorably with the original
drama, its total effect is entirely
different.
Inge's play was a rather sord.
id, if sensitive, stud\)' of passion
and frustration; but somehow
on the screen it emerges
as a colorful bit of Americana,
a modern "Oklahoma." Director
Johua Lo.gan has achieved the
effect not by underplaying the
sordid elements od' the story f.
or they are still present and
somehow more startling than
eveD when derpicted on the
screen - but by heightening the
lyricism whi·ch was latent in
Inge's play. Thus the picni'c,
which tWas only talked aiboU't in
the play, becomes the core of
the film; and it is in this sequence
that DIrector Logan is
at his best. He ihas managed to
capture meticulously a kaleidoseope
of summer sights and
sounds: dogs sniffing at picnic The racks are .not reserved
baskets, brasslbands blaring, 'fo: popular magaz~nes, but conbabies
howling, a fantas'tically tam many tec~mlcal. manual~,
beautiful sunset· and it is at college quarterhes, sCIence penthese
moments that the camera odicals, and others. Nor is the
artistny borders on sheer poetry. selection limited to domestic
Th t th f r f publications. Also featured are
.en, 00, e ee mg 0' es- Blackwood's Magazine Ltd., an
sentIal beau~y IS sustamed by English import having a desig-thecoJnpaSslonate
treatment of d .. ' h k
the s_t ory, for 1'f ".p.lcn."lchas 1'tSnate pOSFItIOn on t 'e rac ., and
terr!''blemoments, 1't aIso has 1'ts numerous rench pubhcatlOns.
beautiful ones. lit is this com- Magazine reading, however
passion which raises the film impractical it may sound, should
from mere sensationalism to the constitute an integral part of
level of an artistic achievement the student's academic day. If
of the first order. he could devote say fifteen min-
William Holden is hopelessly utes a day, it. w~uld be to his
miscast as the young vagrant advantage. It Isn t nec.essary. to
"let down" in life but he gives embark on a long artIcle WIth
a brave peI1forman'ce. The o.thers full k~o~ledge. that you have
are pemect _ Rosalind Russell only hmlt~d tIme. There are
as a lonely spinslter, Arthur many pUb.hcatlOns WhICh conO'Connell
as her muddled suit- tam short Items. It WIll not only
or, Kim Novak as the beautiful ennch the student mtellectualbut
rather dumb-witted totWn ly, but WIll prOVIde an enJoya1;Jle
. . deVIatIOn from the throes of m-belle,
_and Susan Strasbel'g as aetnS'lve study. A short art'lCIe,
confu~ed adolescent. They are 'tt . r ht' Id
familiar types, but such is the wn en m a Ig vem, cou
·magl.c 0 f "p.l'cm.c" that byteh very well offset that mood. pro-film's
end the audience feels duced b~ t~e last class. Or, If the
th t ·t k h if th student IS m search of an artIcle
a 1 nows eac . one 0 em with profound depth I'm cer-personally.
ThIS plcmc IS a real tain the magazine ra~k can acexpenence.
commodate him. It might be a
contemporary labor problem for
the solution of which he could
refer to the Monthly Labor Re-view,
or it could be a modern
technical problem which could
be solved through the use of
Electronics. There are a large
number of historical reviews
dotting the shelves.
DRINK PEPSI
