Stag - Vol. 19, No. 21 - April 4, 1968

              Vol. 19 No. 21 Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut April 4, 1968
Lynam Named Head Coach
involving President Johnson's
candidacy.
Student Moderates
. Choice '68 directors point out
that the primary is operating
with a spirited preconception In
mind, that "student moderates"
do care and do want their opin­ions
registered in a responsible
effective manner. Also they sug­gested
that since Eugene Mc­Carthy's
impressive showing in
the New Hampshire primary,
the army youthful supporters
have suddenly become the darl­ings
of the press. A New York
Times statement expressed the
same opinions as many other
newspapers when it said that,
"Senator McCarthy has man-
Cont.inued on Pa/:,e- 10
.Jallu's F. I .."'", III
By COLIN KILEY
Choice '68, the National Collegiate Presidential
Primary was given its first trial on campus Tuesday,
March 26. The preliminary poll, a random sampling,
was conducted to get an idea: of what candidates stu­dents
were considering for their presidential choice of
1968. The results of this poll:found Eugene McCarthy
with a majority of votes. The national poll will take
place on campus April 24.
Due to the current political
turmoil, Choice '68 directors had .'
previously selected a slate of
thirteen candidates. From these
candidates the 260 students 'who
took part in the preliminary
poll, 29% favored Eugene Mc­Carthy.
Robert Kennedy was a
close second carrying 22.5% of
the votes. Johnson and Nixon
tied at 11.5%. The rest of the
votes were dispersed among the
remaining candidates, Rockefel­ler,
Wallace, Halstead, Reagan
and Lindsay. 12% of students
were undecided as to whom they
would vote for. Fairfield Direc­tor
Emile Canning said that
there would probably be
changes in ~he candidate slate
due to sudden turn of events ------------- ._-----_._..
Preliminary Poll
Favors McCarthy
"As a reSUlt," he added, "the
task of the selection committee
was not an easy one."
Lynam said he considered
himself "fortunate to have been
selected for the head coaching
assignment at Fairfield."
"I know that I am mOVing
into a situation where the tradi­tion
or outstanding basketball
has been firmly established."
Continued on Page 11
and numerous high school
coaches with unusually impres­sive
credentials had applied and
were given long and serious
consideration b~' the selection
comI11ittee.
Last Thursday night the Student Co urt of Fairfield found that there were "fla­grant
and overt violations" of the Studen t Government constitution committed in
the recently held government elections. T he Court ordered that a new election for
sophomore class legislative representatives be held by April 30, 1968. Immediately
after the Court's decision was released, Philip Howe was sworn in as Student Gov-ernment
President. ~68
In the released statement the Choice
three justices, William Brennan
'69, Robert Kane '69, and Allan
Pilch '70, stressed that the con­stitution
was violated in four
areas.
The violations are as follows:
1) Robert Perotta, Chairman
of the Elections Committee, in­formed
members of the sopho­more
class that they were ell­gible
for election to the Legisla­ture
without submitting a peti_
tion of ten names.
2) Nominations were accepted
after the two week deadline.
3) Ballot box tenders did not
examine the registration of each
voter.
4) Members of the Student
Association, other than members
of th'e Elections Committee,
were involved in the counting of
ballots.
The Court found that the
violations did constitute an
effect on the outcome of the
elections.
Trial Proceedings
In the rather heated trial pro­ceedings,
prosecuting attorney,
Emile Canning and defending
attorney, John Gilsenan ex­amined
and cross examined wit­nesses
for over three hours.
There was some disagreement
as to whether or not Mr. Per­otta
was the chairman of a
standing committee in the Stu­dent
Legislature which is a
Continued on Page 10
By DAVID DZUREC
Court Swears In Howe;
Orders '70 Re-election
Serious Consideration
Bisacca said many established
colle,!;e coaches, men now coach­ing
in the professional ranks
ball man who possesses the dy­namic
spirit and vision which
we at Fairfield like to think is
characteristic, not only of our
basketball program, but our
academic growth as well."
Lynam was chosen for the
position by a selection commit­tee
which Bis'lcca said scanned
many applications for the coach­ing
job. The Fairfield athletic
director said "all of the applica­tiems
came from outstanding
men in the field of basketball."
Awarded Prize
The Education Writers Asso­ciation
awarded him its annual
prize for outstanding writing
two successive years; in 1948 he
won it for a "Harper's" article
entitled "Battle for German
Continued on Page 10
columnist for "The Washington
Post." He was a foreign cor­respondent
for the Overseas
News Agency. From 1950 to
1956 he was Education Editor
of the "New York Herald Trib­une,"
and from 1956 to 1959 he
was Associate Publisher and
Executive Editor of the "Bridge­port
Sunday Herald," while also
serving as Education Editor for
"Parents' Magazine" from 1957
to 1959. He became Education
Editor of "The New York
Times" in 1959.
Spirit ami Vision
Risacca described Lynam as
a "yllunc:, l'nthusiustic baskC't-
James F. Lynam, assi3tant varsity an d freshman coach at St. Joseph College
in Philadelphia and one of the school's all-time basketballluminanes, was named
Monday as head basketball coach at Fair field.
The announcement of the
selection of the 26-year-old Ly­nam
was made by Athletic Di­reetor
George R. Bisacca, at a
press conference in the Campus
Center.
I,~·na.m, a 196-1 graduate of
St. Jost'ph's where he captaIned
Hawk t!'ams in his junior and
senior seasons and was a memo
bel' or the school's 1,000 career
point elub, has been freshman
coach at his ltlma mater the last
three years. His teams have
compiled an 0\'1'1'.0111 record or
83·21.
Newsman
The long-time newsman at­tended
New York University
and later City College, from
which he was graduated a Phi
Beta Kappa. He did graduate
work at the University of Lon­don,
at which time he began to
write for the Educational Sup­plement
of "The Times" of Lon­don.
Returning to this country
in 1946, he se!'ved as Education
Editor as well as foreign cor­respondent
for the "Bridgeport
(Conn.) Herald," and education
Philip Howe is sworn in a" Student Government President by
Court ,Tnsticp. William Brennall.
Bisacca Announces
Editor To Lecture
On Student Power
The first guest lecturer in the recently-e3tablished Mitchell
Stock Lecture Series at Fair<field will be Mr. Fred M. Hechinger,
education editor of the "New York Times" and former education
editor, foreign correspondent, associate publisiler and executive
editor of the "Bridgeport Sunday Herald".
Mr. Hechinger will speak on
"The R~le of Student Power ­In
Politics, In Education and In
Society." The lecture will
be Monday, Apl'il 8 at 8:80 p.m.
in Gonzaga Auditorium. A cof·
fee hour, providing for info~mal
discussions with the speaker.
will follow the program.
•
April 4, 1968
e e
chapel of Christ the' King at­tached
to the convent of the
Sisters of Notre Dame. The
schedule includes:
Holy Thursday . . . . Loyola
Chapel .... 8:00 p.rn. Mass of
the Last Supper .... Preacher:
Rev. William C. Innes, S.J.
Good Friday Chapel of
Christ the King 3:00 p.m.
Solemn Liturgy of the Passion
Communion.
. 'Ho'ly Saturday .... Loyola
Chapel .... Easter Vigil ....
Solemn Mass 8:00 . . . Preach­er:
Rev. Joseph McCormick,
S.J.
Easter Sunday . . . . Chapel
of Christ the King . . . . 9 :00
a.m. Mass of Resurrection.
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YEARBOOK DEADLINE
The deadline for purchasing
copies of the 1968 Manor is
today. The yearbook may be
purchased during lunch hour in
the Campus Center or from
John Stocks or Paul Greeley in
Regis Ground 16 or Regis 123
respectively.• ••
KENNEDY MEETING
There will be an organization­al
meeting of students for Ken­nedy
at 8 p.m. tonight in Canis­ius
201.
NAA WINNER
The Bridgeport Chapter of the
National Association of Ac­countants
has announced the
winner of their contest for the
best term paper on a Cost or
Management Accounting topic.
He is John D. Higgins of the
class of '68. Mr. Higgins won
the $25.00 prize for his paper
entitled, "Direct Costing".
This first annual contest was
held by the N. A. A. to further
their program of bringing the
experiences of the outside world
of business to the classroom.
The papers were judged by a
committee of four accountants,
headed by Mr. Robert M. Chap­man,
Secretary of the Bridge­port
Chapter and Comptroller of
the Bridgeport Metal Goods
Manufacturing Company.
Fairfield University made a
fine showing in the contest, a
Tri-University endeavor. Re­ceiving
honorable mention for
their papers, considered by the
committee to be "excellent"
were: Henry A. Fiscella, Jr.,
Gerald A. Smith, Dennis M.
Doyle, Michael G. Jacobs, all of
Fairfield, and Frank Curran of
Sacred Heart University.
News
by being the first class to pledge
a sizeable Class Gift."
* * *
PKT _-\WARD
* * *
Since Phi Kappa Theta Fra­ternity
wishes to recognize out­standing
individuals on the Fair­field
University campus, the
brothers have decided to givli
an award to botb an outstand­ing
student and faculty member.
This award, it is hoped, will
give added impetus to campus
leadership and fill a gap in the
current awards program. The
name of this year's winner and
that of all subsequent recip­ients
of the aword will be in­scribed
on a plaque that is to
be hung in the Campus Center.
Nomination forms will be in
the mail boxes of all Seniors on
Thursday. The Seniors are asked
to fill the form out in full and
to return it to Box PP.
The qualifications for student
candidates are:
1. He must 'be in good aca­demic
standing at the Univer­sity.
2. He must be a full time stu­dent
either on-campus, off-cam­pus,
or day student.
3. He must have attended
Fairfield University for one full
year prior to being nominated.
4. He must be an undergradu­ate.
5. He must represent the type
of student most desired at
Fairfield by his overall contri­butions
to the University and,
most importantly, to his fellow
students.
The qualifications for faculty
candidates are:
1. He must be a member of
the faculty at Fairfield Univer­sity
for at least one year.
2. He should be a member of
the faculty of the undergraduate
level.
3. He must be a person who
represents the type of teacher
most desired at Fairfield as
demonstrated by his activities
in the community, his interest
in the betterment of the indi­vidual
welfare of his students in
particular and the student body
in general.
HOLY WEEK SERVICES
Holy Week Services will be
held for the members of the
Fairfield faculty, students, staff
and friends. This year these
services will be held alternate­ly
in Loyola Chapel and in the
Campus
THE STAG
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FOR YOUR FRIENDS
AND RELATIVES
Just 5 Minutes from Campus
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PRESIDEXT'S ACADE;\IY
The President's Office an­nounced
foday that student ap­plications
for membership in·
next year's President's Academy
are being received. Students
wishing to join the Academy
should apply in writing to the
President's Office. The letter
should state the reasons for
wishing to join the Academy. It
should also indicate an agree­ment
to attend the meetings
regularly which are held on
Monday evenings twice a month.
Deadline for applications: May
10.
The President's Academy,
formed three years ago by Fa­ther
McInnes to promote better
communication between stu­dents
and himself has concern­ed
itself with the general prob­lem
areas of the University.
Currently, twenty-five students
are members of the Academy.
The Academy is open to all in­terested
students. No special
qualifications are required to
join.
Last Tuesday the captains of
the Senior Class Gift Program
met .lor the first time with
General Chairman Marty Crean.
The captains will be looking for
volunteers to act as workers for
the program.
The Class Gift this year will
be a grant to the library for
the purchase of many "core"
materials in each department of
study. It is hoped that this gift
will enhance the feelings of per.
sonal gratification of each grad­uating
Senior. By a pledge to
the Gift Program the Seniors
will be contributing to their
own major study area and to
development of Fairfield Uni­versity.
The Senior Class Gift is one
of the ways in which a senior
can contribute to Fairfield's evo­lution
to greatness and to the
value of his degree. The Gift
offers each and every member of
the class the opportunity to do
something positive as a class
and for the benefi t of Fairfield.
Mr. Crean's comment on the
Program was, "I can't stress too
much that I feel that this is the
last chance we will have to do
something really worthwhile as
a class before drifting off into
the anonymity of alumni ...
I like to believe that we all still
have some Class Spirit and that
we would gain a great deal if
we could do this as a class with
100% participation. Let's set at
least one tradition while we are
here at Fairfield. I would like
to see proof that '68 is Great
Made
Board
E. C. Fubini
"PORKY"
MANERO'S
STEAK HOUSE
Din. With Us On Da!e Nit.
Riverside Ave., Westport, Conn.
Take Exit 17 227·1500
is a former director of the Na­tional
Better Business Bureau,
and is Chairman of the Spring­field
Redevelopment Authority.
Group Executive
Dr. E· G. Fubini, the other
appointee, is Vice President
and Group Executive of IBM.
Prior to joining IBM, Dr.
Fubini served as assistant
Secretary of Defense, and Depu­ty
Director of Research and En­gineering
for the U.S. govern­ment.
He has ·received the
Presidential Certificate of Merit,
and the Defense Medal for Dis­tinguished
Public Service.
He is now a member of the
Scientific Advisory Board of the
Air Force and Defense Science
Board, and is chairman of the
Scientific Advisory Committee
of the Defense Intelligence
Agency.
25, and final elections are sched­uled
for May 2.
Legislative Positions
The positions open in the
Student Legislature are: Class
of 1969, 2 on-campus and 1 day
student; Class of 1970, 10 on­campus,
3 day students, and 1
at-large; and Class of 1971, 1
on-campus.
Class posts of President, Vice·
President, Secrf.tary, and Treas·
urer are open in all classes.
Candidate Qualifications
All candidates must be free
of academic deficiency and must
be Fairfield University students
for two consecutive semesters
prior to the election.
Nomination forms are current­ly
available in the Student Gov­ernment
office in the Campus
Center and also in Regis 424.
All forms must be returned to
either of these locations by mid­night,
April 9.
Campaigning
Mr. Cunningham stated that:
"Campaigns may begin as soon
as nominations are 'closed (after
midnight, April 9). All candi­dates
and their supporters are
subject to University regulations
and to the regulations of the
Elections Committee and its
Chairman."
Edward J. Breck
Gov't Announces
New Election Date
Page Two
Appointments
To Trustees"
Inglish leather®
By DAVlD REEVES
In recent meetings of the
Board of Trustees, two appoint­ments
to the Board have been
given to Mr. Edward J. Breck
and Dr. E. G. Fubini.
Chariman of Board
Mr. Breck is currently chair_
man of the Board of John H.
Breck, Inc. (Hair Care Prepara­tions)
a subsidiary of American
Cyanamid Company. He joined
the company in 1929 and has
been instrumental in its growth
into- a national concern.
Mr. Breck graduated from the
Massachusetts ColI e g e 0 f
Pharmacy in 1928 and since
then has been active in local,
state, national, civic and busi­ness
ventures. In addition to
serving on the board of various
business e'1terprises, Mr. Breck
Student Government elections
for class officers and legislative
positions have been announced
by James R. Cunningham,
Chairman of the Elections Com­mittee.
Petitions are due Tues­day,
April 9, primary elections,
if nece~sary will be held April
For men who want 10 be where the
action is. Very schussy. Very mas­culine.
ALL·PURPOSE LOTION.
52.50, $4.00. S6.50. From the com·
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: men's toiletries.
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April 4, 1968
Parents" Weel~end
THE STAG
Offers Something
Page Three
For All
~
The bask causes as to why
it happened were clear to the
investigators. "White racism is
essentially res:ponsfble for the
explosive mixture which has.
been accumulating in our count­tr¥
since the l:nd of World War
II." Segregation in education,
and employment, growing con­centratN!
ghettos, along with
the white exodus to suburbia,
and resentment of ghetto youth
due to poverty and segregation,
were some of the "bitter fruits"
of the white racial attitudes.
And what can be done? The
investigation estahlished that
"virtually ('very major episode
of viol('nce was foreshadowed
by an accumulation of' unre­solved
gri('vances and hy. wide­spread
dissil t isfa'ction among
Negrnes with unwillingness and
Cop.tinued 9", Page 10
would be imposed 'on any future
cases of stealing, Mr. Griffin
said "I hope the problem never
comes up again, but if it does,
the maximum sanction of a
year's suspension will be im­posed."
"He felt that the maxi­mum
penalty should be imposed
because, "a theft is a theft in
a community of ·living. The stu-
~> A~At. who. steals from the book'"
; ~toi~" might' also be steahng
from their fellow students in the
dormitories,and thes.e are not
the:'kin~:ofp~opk w~ W1:mt 'In
our University."
Mr. Griffin feit that the stu­dents
involved in stealing from
the bookstore in' this case had
all made a rash mistake, not in­dicative
of their true character.
He said that he would not be
reluctant about trusting them in
the future.
Of the grievances of the vari­ous
cities affected, the first level
of intensity for all of them was
police, practices, unemployment
or underemployment, and in·
adequate housing. At the con­clusion
of this list of griev­ances
the pane! noted that: "the
urban disorders were not caus­ed
by, nor were they the conse­quences
of, an~' organized plan
or 'conspiracy."
Jack Mara and his parents spflnd a light moment .with Mr. Leo
O'Connor at last year's Parellts' \Veekend. ;,~ ,.:
"The summer of 1967 again brought racial disorders to Ameri·r
can cities, and with them shock, fear and' bewilderment - to the
nation." Thus begins the Pn'siclent's National Advis'ory 'C~mmi,ss-'
ion on Civil Disorders. Directed tl'): answer the questions: what.
happened? Why did it happen? And what' c0uld be done to pre- ­ent
it from happening again?, the, Commission came up with
some candid and sNlrching answers.. ' ~ r;-z !" Reporting an what happened,
it was discovered, after a
lengthy investigation of the ma­jor
riot areas, that "the 'typical'
riot did not take place. The
disor<;lers of 1967 were unusual,
irregular, and unpredictable so­cial
process." Negroes were act­ing
against white American so­ciety
'and authority in Negro
neighborhoods, I' a the I' than
against white persons. The list
of reasons is almost endless.
'White Racism' Spurs
Summer Disorders
By DAVID BURROUGHS
DisciplinarY'.'fJollrd
Reviews Satl~tions
By PATRICK K. LONG,
News Editor
Sanctions placed on students
involved in stealing from the
bookstore have been changed as
a result of a review of their
cases by the Discipline Com­mittee.
In all cases but one, the,
original sanction. of a year'sslls­pension
has been diminished.
Commenting on the decision,
Mr. Robert K. Griffin, Director
of Student Services, stated that:
"In this case we were leni~~!
because of, the numbers. oestu:',
dents Involved and their ignor~'
ance of the sanction which
would be imposed as a result
of their actions." Mr. Griffin
noted that the problem of steal­ing
from the bookstore had
arisen in the past, and that the
students who were caught were
suspended for a year.
When asked what sanctions
4:30- 5:30 p.m.
4 :00- 5:00 p.m.
9 :30-10 :30, a.m.
6:30- 8:00 p.m.
8 :00- 9 :00 p.m.
9 :00- 1 :00 a.m.
Cruise.
10.00-12:00 a.m.
10.00- 1 :00 p.m.
11:30- 1:00 p.m.
1 :00- 2 :30 p.m.
2 :00- 4 :30 p.m.
3:00- 4 :00 p.m.
10:30-12:00 p.m.
1:15- 2:15 p.m.
2 :00- 4 :30 p.m.
University is sponsoring a jazz
festival featuring Horace Silver
and his quintet with various
groups from the surrounding
area. The parents and their sons
are invited to attend with
tickets on sale at two dollars a
person and a reduced rate of
one dollar for students.
We would like to take
this opportunity to mention that
on Sunday, the 28th, of Parents'
Weekend the Fairfield Universi­ty
Jazz Movement is presenting
the 'Fairfield Intercollegiate
Revue. This will feature some
of the finest collegiate jaiz
groups in Connecticut as well
as The Horace Silver Quintet.
The quintet is known nationally
as one of the finest, most con­sistantly
popular jazz ensembles
in .the music ..vorld. The revue
will begin at two o'clock in the
gymnasium and run until four
o'clock whereupon, Horace Sil­v'er
will pe~form in concert until'
6 :00 p.m. Tickets for this con­cert
as well. as the jazz revue
are priced at $2.50 for the public
and $2.00 for students with'LD.
cards.
There was some inconvenience
at the time because the boat left
from New London, but the two
hundred 'and fifty couples that'
attended enjoyed a tremendous­ly
successful time.
"Sunset Cr,uise"
This year's cruise will take
place in the evening and should
surpass the previous event. The
"Soul Reaction" will flood the
decks with rocking sounds for
four hours. Those attending the
boat ride should bring their own
refreshments and blankets.
Sunday afternoon at 12:00 a
. Mass will be said in Loyola
'Chapel followed by a light:
brunch in the Campus Center at
one. In.addition to the previous­ly
announced group, Peter,.
'Jimmy and George; the MGC
trio has been added to complete,
the entertainment.
Th~ package deal price has
not been raised and will be 23
dollars. Tickets will be eoUeeted,'
for all e"l'uts.
Saturday Sunset
Dogwood ~68
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SATURDAY
Registration, Campus Ccnter Oak Room .
Coffce Hour, Campus Center Oak Room .
Faculty Reception, Campus Center Oak Room ..
Buffet Lunch, Campus Center Dining Hall .
Varsity Sports, Rugby and Baseball Fields .
Fashion Show, Gonzaga Auditorium .
Parent-Student Panel Discussion,
Campus Center Oak Room .
Confessions, Loyola Chapel .
Open House, All Dormitories
, SATURDAY EVENING
Banquet, Campus Center Dining Hall .
Social Hour, Campus Center Lobby .
Parents Dance, Campus Center Oak Room .
SUNDAY
Mass, Loyola Chapel .
Communion Breakfast,
Campus Center Dining Hall .
Folk Concert, Campus Center Oak Room .
Open House, All Dormitories .
Dogwood 1968 will follow in
the tradition of the successful
weekend two years ago and will
feature a four hour cruis'e on
Long Island Sound Saturday
night May 11. The boat, leaving
from Bridgeport Harbor, will
cast off at six in the evening and
dock at ten.
Afternoon Events
Saturday will provide much
variety for those attending the
gala events. At 2:00 p.m. The
Festival of American Music will
feature Aaron Copland, Rich­ard
Rodgers, Dave Brubeck and,
Virgil Thomson. Preceding the
Festival, the rugby team will
play three matches starting at
12 :00. Following the afternoon
concert, the COmmittee has
planned a buffet supper begin.
ing at 3:30 in the Campus Cen­ter
Oak Room.
Those who remember the
Dogwood event of 1966 will
testify that the much heralded
afternoon boat ride was the
highest point of the weekend.
The highlight of the evening
will be a parents dance in which
the sons and their dates are
invited. Frank Adamo and Rich·
ard Ch1arappa, the co·chairmen
of entertainment, have announc·
ed that music will be provided
by the seventeen piece Univer·
sity of Bridgeport Jazz Work·
shop who have a.)ready perform·
ed on campus during one of the
jazz concerts. .Set·ups will be
provided for'the dance, and par·
ents may bring any ref,esh·
ments they wish. This will be
the first weekend run by a class
in which liquor will be allowed.
Open House
On Sunday afternoon the
You t h Interracial Council's
group "The Spontaneous Gen­eration"
will give a folk con­cert
in the Oak Room. This will
be the group's first on-campus
performance since their forma­tion
last sem.ester. Following
the Folk Concert there will be
an open house in all the dormi­tories
whiCh will formally mark
the close of the weekend.
In addition, however, the
Special Events Committee of the
The Dogwood Festival
Queen will be crowned at
the formal prom on Friday
night. Beginning today, the
committee will accept all en·
tries.
There will be five finalists
ehosen by a vote of the stu·
dent body. Final judging wiII
be on Friday afternoon by a
selection committee. A free
package deal wiII be awarded
to the queen.
\Vhen submitting an entry,
the followin!:, rules should be
followed:
1. A picture must accom·
pany the girl's name.
2. Place the pieture and
name in Box T in the Cam·
pus Center mail room.
3. Final deadline for en·
tril's is :\lay 4, 1968.
"The efforts of the various
committees have produced a
schedule of events that afford
something for almost everyone,"
states publicity chairman Ed·
ward Smith. The tone of the
weekend is to provide the par·
ents and their sons diversified
entertainment with a fashion
show for the mothers, baseball
and rugby games for the fathers
and sons, and :I, dance for every­one.
By .JOHX BREXXAX
"Parents' vVeekend affords 'the parents a chance to see life at Fairfield," Fa­the!'
:\Iahan adyisor to the parents' weel,end committee and executive assistant to
the Pl'esideJ~t, summed up the purpose of the \\·eekend. He continued by saying
that "As the fathers have 2 chance to vie \\' the UniYersity in the fall, the mothers
\\'ill 'haye a chance to view Fairfield in the spring."
The weekend. which is spon- '
sored by the University, is plan­ned
and run by the sophomore
class. Ronald Mitchell and Wil­liam
Fallon ..vcre appointed co­chairmen
by Sophomore Class
President Rob~rt McCarthy. Ac­cording
to Mr. Fallon, "The suc­cess
of the Parents' Weekend is
now in the hands of the stu­dents.
In most cases it will be
their encouragement to attend
that will influence the parents.
The various committees have
worked very h?rd On this week­end
and it is hoped that the
students will have an enthu­siastic
reaction towards these
events."
Faculty·Administration
Reception
Registration will take place
Saturday morning in the Cam­pus
Center Oak Room from ten
until twelve o'clock with a cof­fee
hour and faculty-administra­tion
reception until one o'clock.
Robert Carpenter is chairman
of this part of the program
which formally opens the week­end.
Following the reception there
will be a buffet' lunch in the
Dining Hall which is being spe-­cially
catered. According to Fal­lon,
Manny Bart.olotta has been
"working long ~nd hard" on the
food committee "trying to make
accommodations acceptable to
all." There will also be a ban­q~
et dinner Saturday evening
from six-thirty until eight
o'clock in the Campus Center
dining hall.
Panel Discussion
The parents and students will
match wits and experience at
four-thirty in '1 panel discussion
to be held in the Oak Room.
Patrick McCarthy promises to
have pertinent topics conc~rIf-'
ing University life.
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En'I' sincl' 1\w 1<lsl \\-ol'1r1 \Var thcl'E' has oecn a pll\\"('!'
\'aCUUI11 in Asia, \Vhcn thc colonial POWC'rS withdl'C'\\-. thc.\- ll'ft
th~'ir fO:'l11l'2' co!nn:l's lr fend for thell1sC'I\'C's, SlliJsC'qUl'nt!~' til"
diso:'ders br:lkc out in the al'ea, Indo-China, ~Ia!a~'a, 1301'l1l'O,
India, Fakistnn and China ha\'e been conntlsC'd for thl' past t\\'()
decadcs by in'crnal re\-olutions and foreign wars, RecC'ntl~' th,'
signals ha\-c I;e.'n pDin:ing to\\-ard a new coloni.llism in tIll' al'ea,
China has been putting pressure on its rliC'nt satC's 10 slir LIp
rlisTdc:':; in South \'ietnal11 and J";:orC'i\, In Vietnam. this diso)'(h'l'
has taken the' fm'lll of an im'asion. in l";:o]'('a 111:' Ih:'l'at of (lllE', In
,hl' old da.\'~ 1\L' Colonial Pe\\"('!'s \\-ould henc !lut a quick sto;)
to this aggression with gunboats, It was precis.:'ly the I'l'IllO\'a! of
;hese gunboats that led to this ad\-enturous Chinese p:llicy of con­quest,
Therefore I suggest that the presence of UnitC'd Statl's
fo:'cb is net as historically U1'lpreceden'ed "is man~- "liberals"
would lead us to bdie\-e, Then U.S, forces. ar:~ only taking thl'
place of the forme:- colonial powers who policl'cl the area, As thL'
chief inn'stor in Asia today, we h~\'e taken c("'lain stl'ps to pro­~
ect eu:' hcld:ngs as did the former policing pll\\'ers. We aI'(' (Ic­fending
the territorial integl ity of the varied pO\\'crs in th' al'ea
so that we may safeiy invest in them_ My detractors may tC'rlll
me an imperialist and I can't deny it if imperial ism is defense of
th~ right to trade. We have a right to im-est in these underdC'­veloped
countries and a responsibility to maintain the peace where
we invest. At the present time we are policing South Vietnam, By
;his I mean we are trying to keep Vietnam ,)pen to investment
and free from foreign aggressors who would se~t1 her off. To this
end we have committed many troops and much treasure_ Our
hard won success only illustrates that the area is badly wanterl
by our Asian rival, Red China. Ideologies aside, WE: want Asia open
to trade and China wants it for herself. Basicall~- then, our war
in Indo China is a trade war with live bullets. We are opposing
China because we realize our exports will be excluded from any
new Chinese conquests. Therefore I can see n,' reaSOn why we
should give up the area because someone else 'I'>:n's it. We need
Asia as a market for our goods. and the access 1') this vast market
will not be barred without a fight.
Cur only wish is to maintain an "Open Door" for our tradC'_
To this end we are combatting the forces of anarchy by our
presence th~re. We are only opposed to those who would discrimin­ate
against our right to trade in Asia. The economic facts of life
make it imperative that peace return to Indo China. If we can
work out a peaceful solution so that Indo China is neutralized
with trade privileges for ali,fine. But let us not deceive ourselves
into believing that this conflict is being waged in humanity's
name. Rather i~t us remember that our interests are at stake, and
that we are merely defending them,
As of today, the Indian and Pacific Oceans are American
lakes. They a:'e American lakes because of the value of U.S.
trade and the Navies (British and American) rrotecting it. Let
us not relinquish this trading edifice without a fight. To our rivals,
let it be known that we and our allies shall maintain order and
peace in this area.
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The Beatles have continued in
this vein in "Magical Mystery
Tour," their album subsequent
to "Sergeant Pepper," as have
many others who enjoy pop
music fame. Even more import­ant,
so have some less cele­brated
souls, as proven by the
growing interest in religion on
the campus.
Indeed it now seems possible
that even Faustian America
may soon be transformed by the
knowledge that, "The fool on
the hill sees the sun going down
and the eyes in his head see the
world going 'round. Around and
'round and 'round and 'round!"
Finally, even the sty1L' of
their Nirvana bares a quick re­:;
emblance to the names of the
philosophical conservatives. For
also, with them it is a generally,
traditional divinity which ele­vates
the inklings of their souls
as they request us to recall that
we "are really only very small
and life flows on within you and
without you" in "Within You
and Without You," or summon
us to partake the pleasures of
symbolized God-head-"the girl
wit h kaleidoscope eyes" in
"Lucy in the Skies,"
"the topless opera". This infamy
caused the opera to_be banned
in Argentina, the composer's
homeland, pven before the gov­ernment
received a copy of the
scenario. With such a back­ground,
the New York premiere
was eagerly-awaited.
Bomarzo was well-worth the
anticipation. It relates the story
of the hunchback Duke of Bo­marzo
who, having been poison­ed
by his nephew, reviews his
life in a series of flash-backs in
the moments before his death.
The flash-backs show his tor­tured
family life, his sexual
fantasies, his bitter marriage,
and his life-long conquest for
symbolism and psychlogical
overtones, all of which give the
audience a rather complete pic­ture
of the Duke of Bomarzo,
the ruler of a kingdom of fan­tasy
and horror.
Ginastera's music is well­suited
to his subject. It is com­posite
of various musical idioms
- baroque, jazz, folk, and clas­sical
forms blend in the serial
score to produce a total effect of
great beauty. Though it is a
serial score, there are set pieces
in the work which possess al­most
bel ('anto lightness and
floridity. It is a modern work
which would appeal to the most
romantic of tastes.
The production was enthral­ling.
Ming Cho Lee produced
the massive sets, and Tito Ca­pobianco
directed. Julius Rudel
conducted a cast headed by
Salvador Novoa as Bomarzo
and Joanna Simon as the Court­esan.
The ballets were the best
that this columnist has seen
wi thin an opera. In all, this is
a stunning production of a fine
modern opera.
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Of all the many adjectives in the po\\-er of sages to summon concerning Ser­g-
t'i1_llt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Banel," "consenative" is probi'tbly the only
<:hoi<.:c \\-hich has never beer employed. A nel so it was with trepidation that I recent­Iv
determined to settle 011 that venera ble term to delineate the ideology of the
D('atles in this most hallowed of their W ol·b. Though the olihodox consen'ative-may
enthusiastically annonuce ------------
the incongruity of such a pros- morlern world, exertion are abanrlonerl \\-ith a
pect, I must confess myself con- \Vhat human exertions are desparatl' shriek, what more
\-incl'd that the positions of to!l'rable. they ask us, in a time suitable solution coulrl there be
Lennon and McCarthy in "Sl'r· which has abanrlonerl the con- than a willing abrlication to thc
gcant Pcpper" are as distinctly text of infinity. What common satisfactions of emotion and of
of the stamp of a conservative gauge of the human world is prejurlice_ "And it rl'ally rloesn't
pronouncement as is the blatant useabll' in such a circumstance? matter if I'm wrong or right."
certainity of \Villiam Buckley's What solace does an earnest the Beatles joyously conclude in
sovereign smile_ dedication to the human drama "Fixing a Hole," striking a tonc
For the conservative's faith, bring in a society in which with remarkably similar' to that of
one must recall, is considerably age, all genl'rally admitted favor Russell Kirk, "where I belong
more genuine than the vague may be lost, or in expediency I'm right, wllE're I belong."
and pointless applications of it all identity anrl purpose may be
made by such as Goldwater and taken. "Will you still need me,
Mundt. In its existential center will you still feed me, when
it is more securely based in I'm 64?". The wryly, pitiful
such substantial notions as a narrator of "When I'm 64," at
reverance for the powers of ir- one point asks and is replied to
rationality in man, a scepticism only by the pungent ilJustra.
of his claims to constant virtue tions of the insecurity of human
and a wise appreciation of the worth given in another number,
compulsions of his past. Anrl it "Lovely Rita, Meter Maid."
is in these that the creative "Give.us a wink and make me
Liverpudlians share a common- think of you,"
ality with conservatives. This initial conservative con-
For though the advocates of viction in turn leads them to
psycherlelia may rlissent, the others_ For if the reality of one's
most important common passion days is held as so intractable,
which the Beatles share is their what abilities could such a
desperation to decline a self- thing as reason ha\'e to temper
evaluation based only on the the velocity of human angUIsh.
fickle preferences of a restless And if the claims of reason and
By JOHN HOWLETT
The New York City Opera
Company recently gave the
New York premiere of Alberto
Ginastera's opera, Bomano. The
work has received much publici­ty
since it's world premiere in
Washington, D.C., last spring.
There the critics and public
hailed it as a bold and beautiful
work, though many members of
the audience were shocked by
the sensuous quality of the Ilro­duction.
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University has changed drastic­ally
during the past few years.
it is necessary that the basic
attitudes of a service organiza_
tion within the University's
structure must change as well.
Service to the University and
its members will always be
needed, but it now seems neces­sary
that an attempt at pro­viding
awareness must be made
beyond the level of strict ser­vice.
This would include a stu­dent
awareness of basic, neces­sary
issues on and off campus,
and an administrative aware­ness
of student opinion.
The possibilities of initiating
this type of program are in­numerable..
With the organiza­tion
and ftuidity the Cardinal
Key Society possesses. issues
and problems can be approached
with a minimal amount of red
tape, Results will be sought,
but by merply bringing the
problem~ to the forefront, a cer­tain
amount of accomplishmC'nt
can be made with f('gard to the
problpms that now hind F,.ir
field,
Ther'e (~xists ,I \'l't'y seriuLJs
pl'Ohlem of apathy at Fairfield
and as stlldents continue ill
their trend of individual dl'vel­opment,
this apathy will remain
unless proper modes of com­munication
are formpct. The
Cardinal Key Society of Fair­field
Univprsity, therefore, will
oppose t his leveling f {) I' C e
through its position as a ser­vice
organization by <illY means
feasible."
Tomorrow
To
Grant
CKS Adopts
New Approach
A special old time hannony group. ·The Bensonians, wiU be
one of the highlights of the Glee Club's perfonnance this Fri·
day at Klein Memorial. The Bensonians, who have become
known for their unique renditions of ballads.• include (left to
right): Emmett 'Casey '70, James Higgins '70, Peter McCann
'70, and George Holmes '69.
Red'
At a special meeting on March 26, the Cardinal Key Society
discussed the change which has become evident at Fairfield. The
conclusions drawn from this di'scussion indicated that new ap­proaches
to the new problems at Fairfield must be established.
A statement of policy was
drawn up by Key President
John Cronan which gave di­rection
to these approaches, and,
on a less theoretical level, plans
were formulated for a Key-spon­sored
"day of education" on
Vietnam and for a stUdent
"Apathy Poll" to be submitted
to the administration.
Mr. Cronan's statement:
"As the temper of Fairfield
In
THE STAG
Klein Concert
'Men
Soloists
The glee club concert will
also include a tenor solo, a piano
solo, and selections by two spe­cialty
groups - the Campus
Minstrels and The Bensonians.
The Fairfield club was found­ed
by Father Murray and Di­rector
Harak in 1947, the year
the University's College of Arts
and Sciences first opened its
doors to students.
Physics Department
Receives
Ampassa{\ors of Song
The rest of the concert tour
this year will take the Univer­sity's
Ambassadors of Song to
New York, Massachusetts, sev­eral
areas of Connecticut, and
Washington, D.C., where they
will appear in a combined con­cert
with the glee club at Dun­barton
College of the Holy
Cross.
Among the selections the Fair­field
singers will include in their
program when they appear at
the Klein will be "Testament of
Freedom," a medley from
"Showboat" and other show
tunes including "Somewhere My
Love," "Shadow of Your Smile,"
"The Impossible Dream," "Try
to Remember," and "Marne."
Rev. J. H. McElaney, S.J., of the University Physics Depart­ment
has received a $22,000 grant from the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration for spectroscopic studies of the aurora
borealis and the night airglow. This is the second grant to be
received from NASA this year by the department. A previous
grant of $15,000 had been made to Rev. William R. Callahan, S.J..
for spectroscopic studies of the earth's radiance.
The grant received by Father------·,----'­McElaney
will be llsed for co- from ground-based instruments.
operative research with Dr. The first rocket bearing experi­Donald
F, Heath of the Planet- mental equipment will bE'
<try Radiations Branch of the launched from Fort Churchill,
Laboratory for Atmospheric Bio- Canada in thE' latter' part of
logical Science at the Goddard April. Fort Churchill is located
Space Flight Center. in an area whE're auroras are
As part of :his research pro- most frequently observ('d. A
gram. Father McElaney will co- second rocket will he launched
operate with Dr. Donald F, from Resolute Bay, which is
Heath of the Goddard Space at the earth's north geomag­Flight
Center in a series of ex- netic pole. Both energies of
periments to study the energy these rockets will contain equip­deposited
in proton aurora, and ment for measuring the proton
a study of the night airglow. energies present in the aurora,
These experiments will involve and radiation from the aurora
measurements fro m rocket- which is emitted in the extremE'
borne instruments as well as ultraviolet.
Fairfield "Cni\'ersity Glee Club, which beg-an its 21st season in nl'cl11orablc ~ty1L'
this year with li2 Young People's concerts at ~e\\' York's Carnegie Hall, will pre­sent
its annual Klein )Iemcrial Concert i 11 Bridg-eport tomOlTO\\' at 3 :30 p.m. Tick­ets
fOl' the performance, which \\'ill inclu de a number of selections featured at the
Cal'l1egie concerts, may be ubtained at th e C ni\'ersity bookstore.
The $1.00 ticket price for stu­dents
includes transportation to
and from Klein Memorial, the
concert, and a mixer after the
concert in the Campui> Center
Oak Room. ",
The 70-voice group, which is
moderated by the Rev. John P.
Murray, S.J., and directed by
Mr. Simon Harak, took part in
the Young People's Concerts
with the American Symphony
Orchestra. Th€' concert series
is sponsored by the symphony
and New York City'S Board of
Education. This was the second
time in the club's history that
it appeared at the famous con­cert
hall (th2 previous times
being appearances with the New
York "Pops" orchestra).
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Thi~ i~ till' maidpn entry in a (:olumn which will attempt to
f,,('u~ "11 ('alllJlU~ i~~uC'". ami a pos~iblC' index of its worth will be
ih l)1'c"lllin~, in fact, a call1pu~ i~suC', l\Iy initi:l! ellort concerns
the fUlur,' of till' dr('ss regulation~ committee, which finally ma­tt'rializr-
d last week,
It i~ unu~ual to de~cribe campu~ relations and maintain op­timi~
m, but at facC' \"alue the long-awaited board holds genuine
promise of finding a just and lasting solution to our dress crisis.
:ll":'e important, ib \'ery existence suggests that a new, cool winci
may be starting to blow o\'er the hotly antagonized communica­tions
on campus, Each of the three sections sitting has had to
mak(' intense reassessments of its position in the structure of Fair­field,
and the board's conclusions may conveivably alter the old
~etup permanently.
The administration has been guilty in the past of a systematic
miscalculation of student opinion and a steady exclusion of them
from decision-making processes affecting their welfare. \\'orse, it
has used \'C'rbal camouflage to defend its treatm~nt of students as
\'irlual resident aliens, expected to obey all rules without question
()J' leave. It was, moreo\'er, enraged at the inherent audacity of
the demonstration itself. Foremost in this attitude were the Aca­demic
Dean, who had pushed current dress standards on the
grounds of "professional attitude" without due regard for con­sequences,
and the Director of Student Services, who misread the
December dress poll as a plea for compromise, instead of a de­mand
fOl" concession, which it was.
But faced with the reality of the strike and the belated but
tactful negotiations with the demonstrators latcr that week, the
Administration, while still basically in opposition, shed its in­tractability,
This new, reasonable attitude carried over to the first
two organizational meetings. The Administration's cooperation
personified by Fr. Coughlin, Mr. Griffin, and Mr. Bianchi, is as
full as possible under the Corporation, which exerts veto power
on the board (no reasonable consensus will in fact get such treat­ment)
and, as the Administration was quick to point out, exerts
supreme influence over all three sectors.
The faculty is getting used to an uncomfortable role. Its
Achilles' heel, lack of commitment, delayed its picking of repre­sentatives
(Fr. Burns, Mr. Donnaruma, Mr. DaVis), just as its
o\'~rriding concern to avoid being caught in a Student-Administra­tion
polarization inhibits it even now from assu:ning any role in­volving
responsibility, such as "teacher's option." This is dismay­ing,
but the faculty is asserting itself in other ways: the pro-Mc­Carthy
and antiwar sentiment contrast markedly with their almost
unanimous support for demagogue Joe McCarthy at his height.
For now, the important thing is that the faculty deliberates in its
proper place. ,
The students involved (Robert 'Ruddock, Emile Canning, Ralpn
Kister), taking their cue from what Mr. Bianchi said at the Home­coming
Demonstration, can be relied on for rational and cogenr­argument,
whether it be Student Government control or any other
alternative to current policy. The student thrust will be along the
same lines as the peace negotiations: no one retreats, everyone
makes strategic withdrawals; each side leaves all others a graceful
exit, no side pushes another too far. Logic and pragmatism will
motivate the student members most, striving -li> they will be to
maintain the current amicable air to the talks. Anathema, this
approach may seem to some students, but it is undoubtedly the
one with the most potential, and time is likely to show it was the
wisest possible.
T,HE STAG
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Vietnam Vet Discusses War
To th,' Editor:
1 lwlic\'(' that 1 bear the r1ubious distinction of being the only Vietnam \"l'!niln
in und,'!'graduatp ,;tudit's at Fairfield, Since 1 have been he!',> 1 have bcen askt'd
rq)('aU'r1ly abnut Illy first hand, expericnct'd views of that waL I chose not to
discuss Ih,' war profoundly. principally because it ha;.; been too r0cent in Illy lift'
to bc viewed in tht· prnper pcrspective, And, also, I had to rid mysclf of the typical
Marin!' notion that anyone who speaks out against Vietnam is a ctlward, I will now
say what I feel about Vietnam and hop", that I am not ostracizcd from the "Chu-Lai
Drinking Club" rt'union that is planned for this summer.
I do not fet'! that our prest'nce in Vietnam is immoral. I find it hard to under­stand
thost, people who claim that we are meddling in an affair not concerned with
the United Statcs, If the war was simply North vs. South then we would be out of
place being there, but it is not, so we must represent the free world by defending it
country unablc to sufficiently defend itself. People who say that the common man
in the South could not care less about our help are not weJl informed on the subject.
1 talked to a,; many South Vietnamese as I could and became close friends with
,;evpraL One signed my flag with a very long, moving statement to the effect that
what I did for him I coming to Vietnam in the name of democracy) was something
so stupendous in his eyes that he would never be able to repay me. I told him that
my country was constructed for the purpose of preserving" individual freedom and
that. if I did not come to Vietnam, the United States would then be! a living lie. So
it is not sensiblp to use the word "immoral" when referring only to our physical
pl'C'St'nCl' in Vietnam, However, when we come to our military policy of "non ag­gn'ssion-
non !'pgrpssion" that might be the true one word summilry of the whole
.ow,;s,
I havp yet to dpcide whether I am a hawk or a dove; now 1 am simply a "do­something."
I feel honest pangs of conscience for my country every time the news­castel'
matter-of-faclly tells me another hundred Americans w:1I not be coming
home, I repeatedly ask myself why. Why did they die? To preserve South Vietnam's
fn'edom, Why did they have to die? Because our President, or whoever decides
these things for him, has not finished something that he could have finished years
ago, or gotten out of something that he could have gotten out of years ago.
President Johnson is fighting a political' war in Vietnam and to me this is the
most immoral' act in American history, and the most unfair to th2 young men who
have gone there and to their families and friends who must go on without them.
When men are dying, political wars are no longer justi'fied, and military wars must
begin. In this case the war would be run by military minds, and looking at recent
American history we can see what a complete job the military can attain when it
is given the go ahead.
On the way to Vietnam 1 decided, with all the typical profoundity of a high
school senior, that it would be an honor to die for my country .in Vietnam. On the
way back, after realizing what we were not doing in Vietnam, 1 thanked the Lord
above that He did not see fit to waste my life. Guadalcanal, lwo Jima, Okinawa,
etc., were a different matter. With no undue emphasis on "patriotism 1 would have
considered it an honor to be there, and would have given my life proudly. With
Vietnam I can only sympathize and go on ~'!eling guilty for thos~ people who will
not set' thcir valiant sons again.
James D. Sack '71
• .. • ., • :I-:
Peeved by
"Poll"
To thE' Editor;
I should like to make a few rem.arks
concerning the recent poll on the ques­t
ion of increasing open house privileges
in the dormitories. If, a<; stated, this was
a product of the Sturlent Government
then. in my opinion, it serves as a sign
that this organization has ceased to per­form
its proper function on this campus.
It is the duty of the government to
take a poll of the student body on mat­lp,'
s \'ital to its interests; however, the
;;erit's of questions p'l.ssed out on the
night of March 25 hardly deserves such
:t name. It was certainly not a barometer
to meci:mre st.udent opinion on the open
house question but, rather, a rating of
thp student body's tolf'rance to a series
of sharply slanted and bigoted questions,
('ouchpd in an anti-administration tone
that was, at best, o\'erblown. The addi­tion
of pre-conceived conclusions and
l'amiticiltions to some 01' these (e.g, "Do
~"ou think that the administration policy
of oppn doors during the open house
l'pprt'sents a slap at the moral character
of your guests?" ( further detracts from
the value of this "poll." Further, in at­tl'mpting
to arouse strong feeling against
campus authority, the authors of those
questions become strangely akin to their
pnemies by dpnying th" student a chance
to think and to dww his own conclu­sions,
I am not in fa\'OI' of the open door
policy, gentlt'men. but a~ the same time,
1 do no!. agr('p that this procerlure neCl'll'
,;arily indicates a distrust of me or my
guests!
These features in the open house poll
have caused me t.o seriously question
the value of any results that might be
obtained from it. I strongly suggest that
Ule Student Government declare it. in­valid
and conduct in its place a poll de­signed
to mpasure student attitudes In a
more fitting and accurate fashion.
Hopefull,
Brian R. Moran '69
• * *
Hit and Run
To the Editor:
It is a new practice at Fairfield to
pass out unsigned flyers through the
dorms during the middle of the night.
Although most are of an informative or
rallying nature, one of recent vintage
has taken on more serious proportions.
On March 25 a flyer was passed out
which contained a charge against the
'integrity of a Justice on the Student
Court.
There is in my opinion no more
cowardly act than the anonymous at­tacking
of a man's character and repu­tation,
Indeed the overzealous "informer"
has cast doubt on the integrity of men
whom the community has chosen to
judge itself. By failing to name this
scheming judge the author has left room
for doubt about the Characters of the
entire Court.
The unsigned flyer has a definite place
and purpose on this campus, but I sug­gest
it is not to be a haven for one who
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A Belief
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April 4, 1968
Community Action
THE STA
'In the last two \veeks, the feasibility and the need of greater
student participation in the general government of the University
eommunity has been clearly demonstrated. The ad hoc discussion
group on the dress issue is doing what should have been started weeks
ago. Discussion by all three segments of the University community
on this pertinent issue has set a precedent for procedure that should
be followed in resolving future issues. Exactly what the mechanics
of such a procedure is to be, should be resolved by the segments in­yolved.
This past week, the blatant thievery that is prevalent on the
campus, both in the bookstore and in the dormitories, came under
the serious consideration of the entire University. This issue demon­strated
the need for some sort of group that would con3ider a relevant
issue or case and facilitate the proper execution of this group's senti­ments
on it. We would like to commend all those involved in the
resolution of this issue, both Administration officials and students, for
exhibiting the cooperation and understanding that contributed to its
final and just solution. May such action serve the entire campus as an
example of real university activity and as a notice that, in the future,
student theft will merit the severest punishment imposable. For con­tinued
student theft will be an affront to the beginning of a real
university spirit fostered these past weeks.
Also stressing the need for a greater student voice in the affairs
of the entire University is the newly-proposed Student Constitution.
One section in particular which keynotes the tone of the entire Con­stitution
reads: "The Student Association shall have clearly defined
means to participate in the formulation and application of institu­tional
policy affecting academic and student affairs. As 'yet such
means have remained undefined or, at best, vaguely hmted at.
Through the approval of the proposed Constitution, a clarification .of
these means will occur and thereby enable the students to exercise
themselves in truly governing themselves within the framework of
the entire University community. Underlying thi~ need for ~reater
student participation is the notion of the communIty, p~rmeatmgthe
framework of the University. This notion of commul11ty denotes a
commonness of purpose. 'That we are finally progressing toward a
definition of this common purpose and trying various procedures to
;lehieve this aim is encouraging.
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The goal that is common to all the segments of tile University,
but expressed according to each segment's role in the University gov­ernment,
is the transmission and pursuit of truth. Trnth also serves
as a criterion by which we can judge the reality of this government
partnership, modeled to a certain degree on the government frame­work
found outside the campus. It would be unrealistic of us to ignore
the d~I:lOcratic tra~ition of an enfranchised population. For this is
the mlheu from WhICh a student enters the University and of which
h(' is and will always be a member. .
It w.ould be u~ll'ealistic of us to deny that all legal power on this
campus IS vested m the Board of Trustees. But it is up to them to
decide whether or not they wish to play the power game to the hilt.
Does the Board see the necessity of student participation in imple­menting
this power in light of contemporary world problems? The
Administration must now choose between over-protectiveness and
responsible guidance. Students must be trained in responsibility now
so that they can cope with the pressures of total involvement in a
changing world.
.There are some, however, who say that the student body has
nothIng to offer to the other two segments of the University. It is our
feeling, however, that students, by means of their fresh creativity and
idealism have much to offer to a faculty already troubled by the
"publish or perish" dilemma and to an administration too submerged
in the mechanics of day to day exigencies to be concerned with
scholarly interests. Here, especially, the student body can cooperate
to insure against losing sight of the University's primary objectives.
Moreover, being a Catholic university, Fairfield has a moral
obligation to live up to basic .christian principles. One of these is the
duty of involvement according to one's position in life. What are the
moral irpplications of a situation in which the students are told, in
effect, that if they are displeased with the status quo that they
should leave? It would seem, quite to the contrary, that when stu­dents
see the need for reform they must, as Christians, undeltake to
change the situation.
Such involvement presupposes a competent student body. We
feel that such a student body does exist at Fairfield. UnfOltunately,
the students are not being given the opportunity to fully participate
in their university. Does the Administration feel that they have not
shown the responsible attitude needed for such participation? How,
then, must the student body prove itself.
We would ask the Administration to genuinely re-examine its
position on student participation in the University government. The
events of the past month have not only shown the need for such a re­examination
but also th~ encouraging result of true communication.
Peace Offer and
Political Shock
In what was probably the biggest shock on the political scene in
years, Lyndon Johnson bowed out of the presidential race earlier this
week. Coupled with what some consider to be the first peace move­ment
by the U.S. to merit North Vietnamese consideration, the Presi­dent's
announcement has no doubt regained the respect and admira­tion
that the office had begun to lose in t11e face of ht:ated domestic
and foreign tumult.
In the face of a war that obviously cannot be won without addi­tional
costly escalation, Mr. Johnson has c40sen to implement, in part,
his political opponents' suggestions for action which will, hopefully,
end what must certainly rank as the most unpopular war in our his­tory.
An indefinite halt of the bombing of the North except for a
small area immediately north of the DMZ is the fin,t step toward
such negotiations.
We commend Mr. Johnson foi' placing country lJefore self. At
the same time, it appears likely that movements that were bitterly
anti-Johnson rather than strictly anti-war in content played a larg-e
role in the President's disenchantment with the political scene.
H is our sincere hope that the ne\\' peace movem~nt will draw a
positiH response. But anti-war leaders in this country and abroad
should realize that the L"nited King-dom and the Soviet Union hold
the key to producti\'l.' talks. \-Vith the re-convening of the Geneva
talks the back-door negotiating can be ended and rcpiaced with a
sincere, oPf-'n discussion that \yill truly lay the cal'ds 011 the table.
TAG Page Seven
Perspectives
; By PETER HEARN
Amel'icans Awake! We are rapidly b('cumin~ victims of an
international conspiracy to nestroy an the values which Wl' chl'rbh,
and which have contributed to make this nation what it is toda.,'.
An insidiou~ attack i~ being conducted by the Communist blllck
ann b directed at attempting to undermine the (<lith which Amer­icans
ha\'e in their government and in the nwn who run it.
Their strategy is based on the E'lementary :),~ychological fact
that within every individual therp are deep <;el'dE'o fedin;.;s Ill'
haIred and aggression which must somehow be vpnteo. In civilized
society these feelings are usually released by nctivities such as
\'iewing boxing matches, reading Mickey Spillane stories ann.
most important, hating the leaders of other nations. Elimination
of these usual outlets of hostility would result in the nestruction of
Society as we now know it. .~
Interpretation of recent events leads inevit<ilJly to the conclu­sion
that we arc the victims of just such an attempt. Curiosly thl'
only prize ,fighter capable of doing seI'ious damag" to his opp()n'~nts
has been stripped of his title and eliminated [I'om comp<'tition.
Also strangely enough, Mickey Spillane has ce~"'.ed writing about
his brutality-prone hero Mike Hammer. E\'cn more phenomenal
is the fael. that there arc few c'TIaracters on the internationa I scen~'
who arc capablc of being detested. Not many } cars ago it wali
relatively easy for Americans to find a foreign lpader whom they
could condemn and berate. That was in the days of black and
white, when baddies were really baddies. Hitler. Tojo. Mussolini
and Stalin all provided excellent targe~ for American animosity.
That was before the conspiracy which began with Khrushchev
Although he was the leader of a sophisticated and oppressive state,
he had the image of a country bumpkin. And Americans Iwho are
country bumpkins at heart) had a difficult tim? despising him;
even though he subscribed to that heinous school 'Jf thought known
as Marxist Leninism.
It wasn't long before the strategists of the Monolithic, Interna­tional
Communist Conspiracy (who as everyone Imows, are out to
de:;troy us all) realized the possibilities of having their national
leader appear as innocuous and inoffensive as possible. Thus they
replace Khrushchev with Brezhnev and Kosygin. The reason behind
the power shift was to puzzle the American people as to whom
they should blame for reversals in United States' foreign policy
and consequently create confusion as to which commie they 'should
hate.
Recently they have developed another tactic to further be­fuddle
the voters of the United States. Americans know Commun­ism
and tyranny are synonymous. Yet the Communist nations of
.Eastern Europe are embarking on a course of liberalization. Un­censored
newspapers are available, academic freedom is growing,
and criticism and dissent are being tolerated. But all these changes
are only attempts to perplex the average citizen in this country.
How can he hate a tyranny that doesn't act like one? -
Of cour~e there are other world leaders eligIble for American
hostility; but they all have ameliorating qualities that make them
less despicable. There are many petty dictators like those in South
America or South Vietnam that would be suitable objects of our
antagonism but most of them are anti-CommuniFt, so they can't
be all bad. Mao Tse Tung would be a likely C'andidate for our
animosity; but he is also a kind of philosopher and it is hard to
hate philosophers. Ho Chi Minh would be a good enemy except we
know that we are going to defeat his ignorant peasant troops and
thus make him look foolish. The last person whom we had a good
reason to hate because he was upsetting the status-quo was Che
Guevara. Alas, he is no longer with us. This leaves only De Gaulle.
He is eligible for the dubious distinction of being (lUI' Public Enemy
No. I, by virtue of the fact that he has continually refused to
become a puppet of American Foreign Policy and has had thp
audacity to lead his country out of the sphere of our economic
control. Nevertheless it will be difficult to hate the leader of a
nation that has produced the Riviera, Follies BC'rgeres and Brigitte'
Bardot.
A few of' our statesmen like Dean Rusk have realized thl;
danger of having no foreign leaders to abhor ',md have tried in,
vain to direct our venom to cntire countries by raising the scan'
of the "yellow peril." However they should have known that no
American could dislike the people who im·pnt.c'.\ gunpowder and
rockets.
The real changcs, and obJecf or thC' com;pirators, is that th.'
lack of foreigners to hatE' will cause us to turn our attention in­ward
and will focus it on our kadel'S. Then, oVE'rwhelmed by
unvented hatred, we will begip to criticize prominent American
figures. Such criticism of personalities could result in the destruc­tion
of the, traditional Americc\n Virtues fc)r which thpy stand. Thus
an attack on Nixon could rC's'ult in the loss of th(' desirability of
fuzzy thinking, ambiguity and meqiocrity in American Politics.
Eyen assaults on Wallace may bring .about agitation for elimina­tion
of provincia,Iism, poli~,e brut<;tlity, and racism. And what,
gentlem('n, would America be without thes!' qUiJlities?
Page Eiaht THE STAG April 4, 196b
More Letters to the Editor
Sincerely,
Patrick J. McCormack, Jr.
Acting Chief Justice
* * *
To the Editor:
The following is on cpen letter to the
student community of Fairfield Univer­sity:
Dear Fellow Stags:
\Vhat has happened to our sense of
Continupd frolll Pag-I' 6
dcll's not possess the responsibility of his
aclions,
Had this accusation been communi­C'.
i\ed to the Court, 2\'C'n anonymously,
it could have been considered a cause
for im'estigation, Ho\\'e\'er, since the
"man" \\'ho \\Tote this flyer fails to
identify either the judge he accuses or
himself I find no cause to question men
who have proven their integrity upon
the accusa tion of someone who obvious­ly
hilS not.
Campus Morals
moral responsibility? TIa\'e \\'e all gi\'en
it up and condoned immorality and ir­re~
ponsibility as our new "Code of
ethics?" It seems that vandalism, drun­kenness,
theft, and othC'r "common" oc­currences
ha\'e become a new way of
life here on campus, Fnl' example: there
arc dorm students here that would rather
lock their doors and lake the keys with
them into the showers than "trust" thei;'
fellow students in the next room. Is this
any way to jive with Deop]e in a "com­munity"
-- in common fear and indif­ference
to a situation that is ever-grow­ing
on this campus?
Stags are gradually becoming "accus­tomed"
to doing, watching, and condon­ing
damage to persona] and University
property by their fellow students. Rome
fell from within, is this the way' Fair­field
Stags will destroy themselve"
morally?
What can we do a90ut rectifying the
above situation? The Administration has
taken into its own hands the power and
obligation with which to combat the cor-ruptness
on this campus. But there is
something wrong in this setup; \\'E
should be mature enough by this time
to distinguish from right and wrong and
follow the right path by oursC'lves alone.'
But what can WE' rio about it now ~
I don't know., The only thing we can
and must do is keep trying to realize our
responsibilities and 0bligations to our­selves
and others, Mlybe at this point
we might be able to finel a solution, but
not before, But we must at ]C'ast try. Ii
is our problem, and it is up to us to find
a solution.
Richard E. Murphy '71
~ ~
Vietnam Reply
To the Editor:
I would like to reply to the letter by
Craig S. O'Connell in the March 13 issue
of THE STAG. Rather than answer all
his statements, which ranged from Viet­nam
to a call for the support of "the
honorable indigenous revolutions of the
\\'orld." I will restrict my focus to the
allernati\'es for the United States in
South Vietnam,
First of all, the immediate withdra\\'al
of "all military troops from that coun­try"
and the offer "to build Vietnam"
se"m contradictory. Does 1\11'. O'Connell
really belie\'e that such a policy will
ameliorate the present situation in that
\\'ar-torn country? Such a solution seem:>
far loa simplified,
Secondly, if we should withdraw from
South Vietnam, how far would Mr.
O'Connell recommend extent? After all,
we do have men stationed in other coun­tries
in that arC'a as South Korea and
Japan. Should we recall all our forces
to United States territory?
I do not pretend to have all the an­swers
to such considerations. Certainly
the recent offensive musl make one stop
and reassess his stand. The one thing that
does seem certain is that a simplified
answer does not exist.
Sincerely,
William S. Collins, '69
Parti(,ipants in last Thursday's Comment Forum seen discuss­ing
tile pro and c(lns of the Fraternity system at Fairfield.
Jlraternity
Answer To
* * *
Week
Action Report
In a meeting with Dean
Coughlin Monday, the Greviance
Committee discussed the pos­sibility
of reading days just be­fore
exams. Father stated that
it was his opinion that the in­stitution
of such days would
serve only as a period for cram­ming
which should be uneces­sary
if the final examination
was truly comprehensive. Ac­cording
to Father, if the profes­sor
gave an exam which needed
much cramming, the purpose of
the final is rendered superfluous,
It was further learned that if a
professor gave a final for which
an excessive amount of memori­zation
is needed, the exam
should be brought to the at­tefltion
of the Department
Chairman or the' Dr'an's Olficp,
Mr. Corvalan summed up Ar­gentina's
relations with our
country in this way, "Argentina
is opposed to the United States'
world policy but there are no
real grudges hetween the coun­tries."
student is present, possibly by
a prefect during regular room
check.
Study
Committee
• * •
The Emerging
Latin America
Grievance
On Wednesday in a meeting
with Mr. Bianchi, the Greviance
Committee received an explana­tion
regarding the room search
during vacation periods. Mr.
Bianchi first made reference to
the Student Handbook which
states that "during these \'a­cations
the University resen'es
the right to use student rooms
for official University guests."
Mr. Bianchi explained that the
rooms were searched during the
Christmas vacation for goods
stolen from the University. He
stated that in the future, how­ever,
every effort will be made
to have rooms checked when the
were listed by Mr. Corvalan as
being, "Socialized industries and
utilities, free education," and
the fact that "the national gov­ernment
has acquired more
power since ItS conception as a
nation."
The Grievance Committee
learned last Monday from Fa­ther
Mahan that the number of
firms seeking a food contract has
been reduced to approximately
five bidders from the original
thirteen. Father also informed
the Committee that in the final
contract talks to begin shortly
an advisory committee com­posed
of two faculty members
and two students has been
formed. The purpose of this
committee is to represent the
different viewpoints of the Uni­versity
community. The two
students appointed to the com­mittee
are Joseph Coyne and
Robert Maggi, both members of
the Grievance Committee. Any
student having suggestions con­cerning
the food contract
should consult them.
Race Problem
Although Argentina has a
varied racial background of
Italian, Spani"h, German, Irish,
English and Arabian people, ac­cording
to Mr. Corvalan the
racial problem is "almost non­existent."
He explained this by
saying: "There is no longer one
because of wise legislation."
In reference to the Argentine
government, Mr. Corvalan said,
"Argentina is now ruled by a
military junta. They have been
very effective iT! economics," al­though
"most of the problems
that aroSe in ] 955 with the fall
of Juan Peron, the dictator, are
still being deillt with.
Standard of Living
Argentina's standard of living
is now the "highest in Latin
America." The reasons given
for this high standard of living
By ROBERT BURGESS
"It seems that the new government is capabl e of coping with economic problems and is now
associated with the United States, which does not seem to be too good a thing today. They are
returning to an old fashioned liberalism." This is how Mr. Octavio Corvalan, Prof~ssor and Director
of Hispanic Affairs at Wesleyan University, desc ribes the political situation of present-day Argen­tina.
Mr. Corvalan's topic, "The Emerging Power in Latin America," centered upon Argentina's
growth and development.
The program, held in the
Campus Center Oak Room, in­cluded
numerous slides that dis­played
prevailing conditions in
that country. The slides showed
many of the major cities and
also much of Argentina's scen­ery
which Mr. Corvalan de­scribed
as being, "one of the
most beautiful countries in the FOOd., Rooms.,
world."
Following the slides, the floor
was opened to discussion. Sub­jects
covered in the discussion
included: the Argentine Govern­ment,
race problems, and stu­dent
influence (In government.
Argentina:
Power In
the fraternities would be would
depend on student interest.
During the question and an­swer
period the discussion nar­rowed
to the particular prob­lems
of the various Fairfield
fraternities at this time. The
discussion centered on publicity
procedures and the necessity
and feasibility of fraternity
houses on campus or in the im­mediate
area. The general con­census
was for an off-campus'
house at the present time.
Syste11l:
Apathy
brothers all come from different
backgrounds, they find a "com­mon
ground in service to the
fraternity and the university."
As a transfer student from
Northeastern University where
he was a member of Phi Sigma
Kappa, Mr. Coppa pointed out
the various ways in which fra­ternities
improved the life of
students at Northeastern, which
at that time was chiefly a com­muter
school. He felt that the
same advantages of greater
spirit and more involvement
would come'to Fairfield if the
frats were allowed to grow.
Personal Level
Jam e s Lombard, outlined
what he felt were the individual
advantages of a fraternity on
any campus. alief among the
advantages was the opportunity
fraternities offer to get to know
the members on a deep personal
level.
Questioned as to why many
schools were dropping- fraterni­ties,
lUI'. Lombard said that the
usual reasons were that the
houses had become either too
cliquish or too powerful, so that
studpnt life centered around the
fraternity to the near exclusion
of everything else in the stu­dent's
life. However, he pointed
out that this occured on cam­puses
where the fraternities
had been allowed to grow with­out
restriction. At Fairfield, 1\11'.
Lombard rpvealed, the adminis­tration
was favorable to a
linuted fraternity system over a
nllmber of years. Just how big
By KEVIN BRADY
"The fl'aternity system can
help Fairfield to combat apathy
and initiate a new spirit of in­volvement,"
was the keynote of
a Comment Forum held on the
pros and cons of the fraternity
system at Fairfield.
Fraternity Representatives
The representatives each gave
a short history of his fraternity
and outlined its goals. The fra­ternities
present were, Phi
Kappa Theta, represented by
Frank Olah and John Csenger;
Delta Sigma Phi, represented by
Timothy Gyvse and Vin'C"ent
Mazzone; and Phi Sigma Kappa,
represented by Donald Coppa.
the only brother on campus,
Giving- the history of his
l'ha-pter. Mr. ('yves of Delta
Sig-ma Phi pointed out that his
fraternity is new to this eampus
and has only 18 members, all of
whom arp freshmpn. He outlined
thp g'oals of the frat as being­primarily.
"the promotion of
sl'!lOol spirit and the name of
Fairfil'ld in g-enpral." In fal't, all
thp pallPl IllPml)prs laid partil'u­lar
strpss on tllP potpntia-I of thl'
frat'prnitips is dispelling- apathy
and g-pnprating' a npw spirit of
pridl' and al'tivity on camplls.
:\Ippting Ground
Speaking for Ph: Kappa
Theta, Mr. 01ah pointed out
tha t a fra terni ty otlers an ideal
meC'ting ground for the three
segments of the student body ­off-
campus. on-campus. and day_
hops. HC' stressed thp fact that
in it fratf'rnity. although th('
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Therefore the real issue here
is the fact that the school does
not take the initiative to imple­ment
s!lcial reform on campus.
Through the C'stablishment of
an on-campus oriented social
life at Fairfield, these wrong
attitudes could possibly be cor­rected
in an :J.tmospherp where
the social life of the students is
accepted as a normal part of
their development. A possible
approach to thi;' problem would
be the initiation of alcohol at
all school - sponsored activities
on campus, such as mixers and
athletic events. This could briiJ~
about a gradual aceeptanc(' of
alcohol by the studC'nt as a na­tural
part of his maturity. Only
then will the "mature Christian
gentleman" wh0'graduales from
Fairfield be able to have a few
social drinks' without turning
the situation into a typical Fair­field
weekend.
RamskellC'r I\"ould be irkal. It
\\'ould tend to draw people to
the campus, rather than dri\'e
them away. \\Tith a band on
weekends. it would attract more
girls to the school, thus making
it unnecessary for you to go to
New York for a date. A bar on
campus would make things
around here much more pleas­ant,
especially on weekends,
This is just one possibility,
An increase in such events as
the recent jazz concerts would
also be an improvement. How­ever,
if something isn't done,
the mass exodus will continue,
and Fairfield will remain the
social Siberia that it now is.
* • •
Frank Santulli '70
In my opinion, the term "so­cial
life" is a non-entity on the
campus of Fairfield University.
The validity of
t his statement
is evident in the
tradition a Iweek­end
exodus to
New York,
where the Stags
hurriedly make
up for thE' previously haggard
week, As far as 1 am concerned,
this is not a normal outlook
upon any valid social life. A
much better outlook would be
al'hif'\'ed if mo~t students could
Michael J. Counihan '68
The problem of Fairfield's
social life can be best summar­ized
by saying that it's a pro­duct
of poor or­ganization.
Oth­er
than the
weekly mixer
and the week­ends,
there are
no other social
activities in
which the student body can par­ticipate.
At best, the mixer reo
sembles a "cattle show" with
girls brought in from other col­leges
and lined up against the
walls. It can hardly be consider­ed
an authentic social gathering,
and it is hardly conducive to
one's social development. Even
the conversation at the mixer
seems contrived.
If Fairfield is to advance so­cially,
the students themselves
must assume full responsibility
for increasing the number and
variety of social events. More
class parties and less fund rais­ing
events might be one step in
the right direction. The stu­dents
themselves should form
a Campus Center Committee
which would be responsible for
seeing that, at least one, if not
several activities are held on
each night of the weekend.
Two obstacles to social im­provement
are the lack of so­cial
facilities in the vicinity of
the campus and the Connecticut
drinking law. While the former
problem was ;0 be solved by the
Campus Center, the Campus
Center hardly lends its'2lf to in­formal
gatherings or suffices as
a place where one can enter­tain
his guests.
If the social life on campus
is to be improved it can only be
improved by a concerted effort
on the part of the students. A
co-ordinating Campus Center
Committee would help im­mensely.
But the need for a place
where students can gather in­formally
(such as Fordham's
Ramskeller) is also essential.
• • *
THE STAG
STUDENT OPINION POLL
Sten'n Leone '71
The social life at Fairfield
University c e r t a i n 1 y leaves
much to be desired, The nature
" of the school as
an all-male in­stitution
makes
the weekly mix"
er far from
enough to satis­fy
anyone who
has suffered
through a week of rigorous
studies with little or no diver­sion,
The mixers, for the most part,
have become dull, monotonous
and fail to inspire any enthusi­asm
from the ~tudent body. The
general attitude towards the
mixer is, "I'll go if there is
nothing better to do." When a
student would rather hitch-hike
forty-five miles to New York
than walk two hundred yards
to a mixer, then there certainly
must be something wron5'
A school the size of Fairfield
should show more imagination
in its social planning. It is true
that the State of Connecticut
has handicapped the school in
certain ways, but this is not
insurmountable, as shown by
the class of '71 in their two
beer parties. These events show­ed
imagination, initiative and
concern on the part of the
freshman class.
The social life could be en­livened
in several ways. Per­haps
some affairs of an informal
nature at a local hall would
generate some enthusiasm. A
combination concert - dance
would bring the interest of 8
great many students and would
also prove to be a financial suc­cess.
On a larger scale, a co­sponsored
ski trip for a winter
weekend would draw the atten­tion
of more than a sufficient
number of ,>tudents. For the
warmer spring weather, a field
day on the order of that held
during freshman orientation
would bring the "Stags" march­ing
in. These are just a few of
many events which, supplement­ed
by the mixers and big week­ends,
could help to bring the
social life at Fairfield to the
level of what college social life
should be.
• * •
By JA:\1ES CRISUTLLI
QCESTIOX: What do think
of the social life at Fairfield
and what improvements or
changes would you make in
it?
Thomas Schwind '70
The fact th'!t there is some­thing
lacking in the social life
here at Fairfield is quite ob­vious.
The mass
ex 0 d u s each
weekend is
proof enough of
that. E x c e p t
when there is a
mixer, a "big
night on cam·
.pus" might consist of watching
T.V. or shooting pool in tht'
;{ame room, and I am SUrE' that
th;<; is not anvone's idea of a
gOOQ social life
The two main attractions
which we do not have here 011
campus, but \'vhich can be found
in Tarrytown a:,d New Rochelle,
are liquor a.nd girls. 1 think that
the establishment of a bar on
campus would greatly alle\'iate
the problem of ~ocial isolation.
S(lmething similar to Fordham's
Meets
explVienced by a tough environ·
ment, was no easy job. By the
end of the day, VIC members
were worn out trying to keep
up with every kid. There were
some casualties too. One boy
tripped and hit his head on the
asphalt basketball court; anoth·
er boy hit his nose against the
cross bar of the high jump. One
VIC volunteer managed to tea"
some ligaments on the same
high jump.
This part of the recruitment
program went a long way in
portraying, on this campus, the
picture of children who have
!leen given the burden of a sick
society.
Port Chester will have its
housing project for a while and
Harlem will keep its endless
tenements but the people who
live there won't be staying there
forever. They wiU see more and
more of us and we will see more
of them.
The Modern Language De­partment
of Fairfield Universi­ty
ha!? recently annollnced the
acceptance of six of its majors
in Spanish into the National
Hispanic Honor Society, Sigma
Delta Pi. Named as recipients
of this honor are, James Al­strum,
John Barone, Robert
Biega, and Rodolfo Chiari all of
the class of '68; Robert Per­rotta
'69 and David Marlow '70.
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FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT
Social Stationery and Engraving
Gifts & Gift Wrappings
party gifts - playing cards
.Panel·Forum
The third pu~h for recruit­ment
was mflde last night by
YIC's Panel-Forum. This group
of YIC members has presented
through seminars with high
school-college students the re­alities
of the racial problem,.
the Civil Rights Movement, and
the possible role of the student
in social reform.
Spanish Society
Inducts Members
The main purpose of this so­ciety
is to honor this scholastic
excellence and foster friendly
relations and mutual respect be­tween
Spanish and English
speaking peoples. Membership
in Sigma Delta Pi has also many
practical and realistic advant·
ages. The emblem of the society
serves as a credential which
makes its wearer welcome in
graduate scho·)ls and helps hi:r
to attain certain positions, es·
pecially in the field of teaching.
The formal ceremony of mem­ber
initiation and chapter in­stallation
will take place in the
Campus Center's Faculty Room
on April 30 at 6 :()O p.m.
Drive
WATERMAN-BIC PEN CORP,
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stick pellS \\"iIlS again in
11IH'lHlill,~ Wi.tr a.~ainst
ball-point ~kip. cJog am
'I nea r. DI"pi te horrible
l'uni~llllll;nt hy mad
~cil'ntists, lllC still write,
lirst tillH.', l'\'cry tillH.;>.
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Ilardest metal made,
l'nl';\sl'll in a solid brass
IHl.'l' cone, \\'ill not skip
clog or smear no matter
wlrat deyilish abuse is
dl'\'ised for them hy
""Ii.,tic students. Cd
tl", dynamic 11IC Duo at
;dJlll" caIn pus store no\v.
Despite
fiendish torture
dy!1amic BiC Duo
writes first time, I
every time!
April 4, 1968
YIC
By 0.-\nn R. BCHHOUGHS
TIll' 1\'C'('k of ::\[arch :25 sal\" the unfolding 01 a recruitment
drill' for thC' Youth Interracial Council. Focusing. attention to a
('ampus ('('nlpr display, \\'ere taped speeches b~ Dick Gregory
and John \Vi Ison I S?\CC). A Panel-Forum I re3cheduled for this
II'el'k I prcsented the topics "Civil Rights" and "Social Action,"
Saturday II'ilncssed thc visit of some 30 boys from a housing
projC'ct in Port Chester.
Favorable Hesponse
William Luddy, one co-ordina­tor
of the week's drive, felt that
the Campus Center presentation
met with a "very favorable re­sponse."
Abo:!t 40 students ex­pressed
a desire to commit
themselves to YIC's various pro­grams.
There was some discus­~
ion on the race problem and
racism, but vocal opposition to
integration was small.
Saturday's visit of the boys
from Port Chester proved to be
the most concrete example of
YIC's work. The day began in
the Campus Center lounge with
entertainment by a folk group.
Lunch in the cafeteria was fol­lowed
by a loosely scheduled
afternoon of basketball and field
sports.
Tough Environment
WatchIng 30 boy8, sll early
Favorable Reaction
.J
April 4, 1968
Riot Commission Student Court Decision
Choice '68 Poll
Connnu('d from Pag-(' 3
inahiJity of local gm'C'rnmcnts
10 rC'!;pond." \Vith rpfprcncc to
that statement, action was rcc­ommr'ndC'd
regarding police ac­tion,
a rC'\'iew of police opera­1ion!;,
more protection to ghetto
re!;ident!; (who havC' the highest
crimC' in the major cities) and
more Negro recruits into the
regular police force.
Yital Nt>eds
The commission's recommen­dation
to national action was
"to generate new will - the
will to tax ourselves to the ex­tent
necessary to meet the vital
needs of the nation." Much de­tail
went into employment, edu­cation,
welfare and housing,
Concluding this report, the
Riot Panel noted that: "the de­struction
and the bitterness of
racial disord~r, the harsh po­lemics
of black revolt and white
repression have been seen and
heard before in this country, It
is time now to end the destruc­tion
and the \'iolence, not only
in the streets of the ghetto but
in the lives of the people."
Reaction
Reaction to the report was
swift in coming - that is with
the exception of one major fig­ure,
the President. Negroes and
Civil Rights people had high
praise for its honesty and depth.
Rev. James Groppi,. a white Ro­man
Catholic priest in the fore­front
of Milwaukee civil rights,
said: "I would concur that white
supremacy and racism is the
cause of all the problems and
that we need at least as much
money as we're burning up in
Vietnam for :l no-holds-barred
Inframurals
Continued "from Page 12
passes, the Beach steamroller
could not be denied.
The Beach garnered first
seeding, along with Lantern
Point, in the pla~'offs to decide
the championship. The double
elimination tourney, with the
first four finishers in both lea­gues
involved, will begin next
Monday night.
program for thc' innt>r city and
thC' C'limination of po\'erty."'
WaIter Lippman, writing in
X ewsweek, noted: .. the Presi·
dent and VicC'-Prcsident did not
fail, howe\'C'r, to recognize the
significance and criticism im·
plied in the words 'there can
be no higher priority than the
race problem'," thus coming into
direct conflict with the Admin·
istration's Vietnam policy.
Negro Self.Help
Mr. Lippman concluded his
analysis of the report by com·
menting that since White Amer­ica
would never really tax it­self,
the only other alternative
is that Negroes participate as
citizens, not 1.S Negroes receiv­ing
charity: "ugly as are some
of its manifestaHons, the grow­ing
feeling 3mong the Negroes
that they must help themselves
is one of the bright spots in a
somber picture."
Times Editor
Continued trom Page 1
Youth," and the' following year
the award was for "The Inside
Story of Connecticut's Schools"
in the "Bridg~port Herald," In
1964, he shared the E.W.A.
award with his wife for articles
in The New ,York Times Maga­zine,
on the mores and morals
of college students. He also re­ceived
the George Polk Memori­al
Award twice, in 1950 and
1951, and the F'airbanks Award
in 1952. He is a past president
of the Education Writers' Asso­ciation.
Fred Hechinger is the author
of "An Adventure in Education:
Connecticut Points the Way,"
published by ~he Macmillan Co.
in 1956, aDd of "The Big Red
Schoolhouse," Doubleday, 1959,
and (co-authored with his wife,
Grace) "Teen·Age Tyranny,"
Morrow, 1968; "Pre·School Edu­cation
Today," Doubleday, 1966;
and "The New YO"k Times
Guide to New York City Private
Schools, Simon & Shuster, 1968.
Continued from Page 1
prerequisite for an elections
committee chairman.
Acth'ities Chairman
A signed statement by Mr.
Perotta stated that he was the
chairman of the Acti\'ities Com-'
mit tee. This was attested to by
Mr, Thomas Colucci, former
vice-president of the Student
government, who is in charge of
appointing the various com­mittee
chairman.
In his closing comments, Mr.
Canning pointed out that there
were clear violations of the con_
stitution in the extension of
nominations being accepted;
students' identification was not
checked; non-members of the
election committee were in­volved
in counting ballots; and
because candidates for office
manned the polling place, there
was a possibility of ballot stuf­fing.
Representative Body
Mr. Canning went on to say
Continued from Pl!-ge 1
aged to persuade great numbers
of concerned youth that it is
possible to make effective pro­tests
against existing American
policies and practices by tradi­tional
democratic means."
Thus, the directors pointed
out "this endless journalistic
game of lumping all students
into one vast and grotesquely
misleading generalization con­tinues.
Suddenly no longer is
the student leftist, demonstra­tor,
draft-card burner, the ar·
chetypal collegian. The arche­typal
collegian has now evolved
into the "average" concerned
college student, one whose faith
in democracy is slowly surely
being reaffirmed through elec­toral
triumph and lots of hard,
determined work."
Fringe Elements
The directors said further that
this idealistic portrait of the
youthful volunteers, like the
radical demonstrators are but
fringe elements of the college
that if the elections were up­hC'!
d, the Fairfield Unh'ersity
Student Association \\'ould not
think of the Student Legislature
as a representati\'e body. The
government would seem to be
nothing but a joke and would
not be taken seriously. There
would be a doubt in the validity
of the Student Government if
new elections were not held.
l\fr. Gilsenan, in his closing
remarks, stated that the Stu­dent
Government Constitution is
liberal enough so that the elec­tions
committee is able to de­termine
election procedures
each year. Also pointed out was
that if there were irregularities
in the election, they had no
bearing on the outcome of the
election.
Mr. Gilsenan also questioned
whether the whole election
should be contested or only part.
He went on to point out that if
a completely new election was
community and hardly represen­tative
of the American student
body as a whole, whose reputa­tion
for indifference and apathy
is not without substance.
The April 24th election will
determine whether Choice '68's
image of the average student is
accurate. To attain national vis­ibility
Choice '68 must attract
at least two million voters. If
enough moderates choose to ex­ert
themselves to minor degree
of casting thC!ir votes the goal
will be attained. If they do not
the liberal and conservative ac­tivists
will continue to hoard the
headlines.
Final Details
Mr. Canning said that he still
was waiting for final details.
However, he did say that the
poll would probably be conduct­ed
in the same manner as the
Student Government elections.
In the meantime there will be
people distributing campaign
literature for candidates.
ordered, thC' student association
\\'ouJd ha\'e no faith ill tlll' gll\'­ernment.
Court Re('OnUllPnda tions
In a purely advisory capacity,
the Court made til(' following
s ugges tions:
1) That writc_in eandidates
for all positions be valid if the
given and surname of the write­in
candidates ar(' properly writ­ten.
This suggestion has been
founded by reference to the
Connecticut State Statutes.
2) That candidates for elec­tion
posts shall not in any ca­paeity
be involved in the Elec­tions
Committee's procedure.
The Connecticut State Statutes
also serve as a reference for this
suggestion.
3) That all ballots &hould be
separate.
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April 4, '968 THE STAG Paqe Eleven
Youthful Mentor PraisedByRamsay, Bisacca
SPORTS PERSONALITY
FAJRFIELD LAUNDRO~IA.T
"'Yhn's "'hn .\.lllnn~· ';ll1d,'nls ill
.-\nwri":In ('niH'!'"iti<'" and ('01­I('~
p~."
Baseball
ContilllH-d from I'a.:.:·,- l'~
men's besl hitll'I' lasl spring and
one of Ill(' full'S tal hIe 1L'S ill the
Fairfielrt systcm. has made the
successful cOIl\'crsioll from an
outfie IdeI' anrl now dons the
"tools of ignorancl'" as Ma­honey's
battery mat/',
Coach Cook stated that de­spite
the relati\-ely easy win
last faU, he respects the scrappy
Sacred Heart club and is ex­pecting
a tough ballgame. He
pointed out that the Pioneers
were ,hampered at that time
since their coach was ne\\' and
unacquainted with th<:' person­nel.
Since this ditriculty no
longer holds true, and since the
little-known Pioneers, will be
gunning for a big upset against
Fairfield, a difficult contest call
indeed be expected_
The game will be a ('rllci~LI
one for the Stags, who need to
chalk up some wins in the early
going before the toll of the op­pressive
scheduling in May is
felt. The Stags' next eontest is
Saturday, home against New
York Teeh. Fairfield then tnL\'els
to L. I. U. Monday before eHi­barking
on their Easter tour.
For the college man
who thinks for himself
. .. and cares how he looks
Bisacca said the committee
was looking.for a coach familiar
with all aspects of major college
basketball and its relation to
the academic world and student
body and also felt that the job
required a man with youthful
vigor and enthusiasm to meet
the demands of our program.
In Lynam, he continued, "we
have a coach who was not mere­ly
a great basketball player."
"Lynam was an outstanding
scholar and student leader at
St. Joseph's and was selected to
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"After weighing all candidates
on the basis of a formUla th<:,
selection committee had estab­lished.
the~roup decided the
m'an who best meets our re­quirements
was Jim Lynam,"
the Fairfield athletic directOl'
said,
\\'hc're he achir\'ed instant suc­cess.
He coachrd at Lansdale
C'atholic high school in Phila­delphia
for two srasons com­piling
a mark of 25-14 but as
soon as a coaching \'acanry or­l:
ul'l'ed at S1. Joseph's h<:, \\'as
brought back to his 'lima mater
by Ramsay.
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Open 9 am to 6 pm: Fridays till 9
For the' past three years, Ly­nam
has sen'pd as assistant
varsity and head fres'hmen
coach at St. Joseph's and has,
in addition been the school's
chief scout, recruiter' and as­sistant
athletic director,
He was an AIl-Ea..'ll Sf'lec-tion
in his sf'nior yl'ar.
Lynam was coached at S1.
Joseph's by Dr. Jack Ramsay,
whom Bisacca described as one
of the greatest roaches in bas­ketball
history,
Ramsay, now I("enera.l man·
ag-er of the world ehampion
Philadelphia 76'ers, called Ly·
nam "a player and ('oaeh with
unusual leadership talent, a
keen basketball mind and a gift
for teaching thf' game."
After graduating from St.
Joseph's, Lynam went imme­rtiat<:'
ly into high school coaching
battle all the way." According
to lineman Tom Rosendahl,
"Walsh played like a true
Beaver."
Residents of Gonzaga 1 have
been bedazzled by John's in­spired
prefecting. According to
Joe (Super-Ruggerl Sin d t ,
veteran corridor resident, "After
my recent sojourn under the re­markably
efficient, ethical, and
equitable Mr. Walsh, I find
myself unable' to rE!llUmerate
the multitudinous gestures of
goodwill and camaraderie which
John has bestowed on me."
Famous for his gracefulness
on the diamond, John has also
gained notoriety for his moves
on the dance floor. He reached
the i\pex of his success at last
.Friday's mixer, as he overcame
his innate shyness and bashful­ness
to confront the issue at
hand with an overwhelming
display of sportsmanship and
skill before a hostile crowd,
It is people like John Walsh
who make sports at Fairfield
worth covering. A win in today's
li:'ame and a successful baseball
season would go a long way
toward prodding men like John
with a most deserved reward
for their' time. effort. and talent.
JOHN WALSH
mittee has eXOl<:,ssed."
A graduate of West Phila­d,
·lphia Cath');ic high school.
Lynam was an All-Catholic
choice and voted the Outstand,
ing Athlete in h is senior class.
Durin~ his ('()lle~iate career
at St. Jospph's, Lynam as a
sophomorp Ipd thl' Hawks to 11
third-pial'" finish in the :SC.\.A
fina.ls at K~lIl'Sas City and was
chosen as the :\lost "aluable
Player on his club and in 1962­63
shared with "iIlano\,a's '''al­ly
Jones, the Most Valuable
Player award in the Big Five
for Philadp.lllhia's major sehools.
and county honors. An econom­ics
major, he has a job lined up
after graduation with the Shell
Oil Co.
In intramurals, Walsh has
played an instrumental role on
two championship clubs. He
was a starter on the C-4 team
which captured the basketball
title and intramural trophy, and
was the leading pass receiver
for the G-l Beavers, this year's
football champs, Walsh, who
scored the only T.D. in the
championship game, stated that
the G-1 win was "his biggest
thrill," because while C-4 was
expected to win, the Murphy­men's
triumph came as "a real
surprise" and was "an uphill
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Contimlf'd from Pag-e 1
1I1~ "aid, "Gporg-l' Bisa('(':1 has
put forth t..:Ims of th(' hig-llPst
.. alibl~r and I ('('rtainly hope to
('ontinue in til" sam£' \,pin."
The youthful Fairfield mentor
continU<'d, "th" position repre­s<:'
nl5 for a me a great challenge
hut one which I readily wel­come."
Lynam said he looked ahead
with "great expectations to a
mutually beneficial relationship
with Fairfield." He called his
selection a "great opportunity
which, in time, I hope to justify
th<:, confirt<:'n('e t hr srlection com-
By ROBERT SILLERY
A few years ago, any discus­sion
of the Fairfield baseball
team was couched in' terms of
hilarity with overtones of slap,
stick. If the Stags were beaten
by "only" seven or eight runs,
the headlines 'read that they
were "edged." Such is no longer
the case, Fairfield now boasts
a highly respected squad capable
of traveling south to challenge
the best of Florida's teams, and
nearly beating such powers as
Rider, an N.C.A.A. semi-finalist
last spring.
The beginnings of this turn­about
were negotiated three
years ago by a youthful new
coach, Don Cook, and a talented
group of sophomores who, now
as seniors, have seen the Stag's
brand of ball evolve into first
class college caliber. One of the
most gifted and well-liked of
that group is tirst baseman
John Walsh.
It is hard to describe the
unique personality that is
Walsh's. Take an effervescent,
boyish enthusiasm, a friendly
outgoing attitude, add a touch
of Irish temper, a love of sports,
a quiet determination and a
healthy dose of natural ability
and you've come close to cap­turing
him.
The senior first baseman has
provided a substantial quantity
of the offensive fireworks for
the diamond crew in his three
varsity years. He best remem­bers
the Fairleigh Dickinson
g-ame last year, when he came
up with 4 hits and clouted two
homers, and the Quinnipiac
game two seasons ago, when his
ninth inning single helped
fashion a 4-3 win.
Walsh's batting average has
climbed as steadily as the team's
and this spring he is looking to
crash the ,300 circle. A resident
of Slingerslands, N. Y. John's
high school credentials are, to
say the least, impressive. He
starred in baseball, basketball
and cross-country, captaining
each sport in his senior year
and garnering several league
Stag Nine Opens
BASEBALL
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FOOTBA.LL S~[oK}O;R
Oak Room
April 4th
8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
April 4, 1968
Today
Hoyas Top RuggerA Team
B's' Streak Reaches Eight Bill GrlloData, shifted from
outfield to catCher, is one of
the keys to thc diamond.men's
success.
This evening at 8:00, the
Fairfield University Football
Club will hold an informal
Smoker in the Oak Room of
the Campus Center for all those
interested in joining the club on
a playing or non-playing basis.
The ranks of the team have
been to a great extent depleted
by the loss of such seniors as
Brian Burke, Bill Cibulsky,
Hank Frieary, Jim Garrity,
Tony Labesky and Norm Bal­thasar.
The offensive and de­fensive
lines especially need
bolstering. But if a respectable
turnout of newcomers can be
coupled with such returning
veterans as Bill Granata, Rich
Gaeta, Marty Hankard, Doug
Sack, John Conroy, K e v in
Doyle, Pete Halas, "Bullet" De­vanney,
Drew Ketterer, and
John Praskac, there is no rea­son
why next year's team can't
be the finest in ~aireld's brief
history.
Cook, along with treasurer
JolUI Butler lIoDd Secretary Bob
Carpenter, all of the class of
'70, the newly a.ppointed officers
of the club, also noted the
need for non-playing members
in such areas as statistics and
public relations.
In a recent poll conducted by
the newly formed National Club
Football Service, Fairfield was
ranked tenth in the nation
among the 40 teams polled.
Rivals lona and Fordham were
ranked first and fourth respec­tively.
In preparation for next year,
spring practice has been tena­tively
slated for April 24, and
the fall schedule is nearing com­pletion.
Home matches have
beNl arranged against Manhat­tan,
Seton Hall and Iona, with
away contests versus Marist
ami Providence.
Football
Smoker
In the outfield, Bob Guisti and
Jim Bolger are fil'mly C'ncampcd
in right and left fields, while
Coach Cook mus t decide be­tween
Stan Norman and "Bul­let"
Devaney in center.
Bill Granata, the diamond­Continued
on P~l" 11
innings before being touched for
a single in the eighth. Costly
fielding errors by Sacred Heart
and some clutch hitting by Stan
Norman and Pete Gillen pro­vided
Mahoney with the com­fortable
cushion in the win.
The 1968 intramural basket­ball
program provided a climax­ing
night of dramatic show­downs
for its final week last
Monday.
Lantern Point, Regis 1, Camp­ion
2 and Fairfield Beach were
the four squads which provided
two exciting tension-filled con­tests.
Unbeaten Lantern Point
squeeked past R-l, 49-38, but
unbeaten C-2 fell victim to an
upset-minded crew from the
beach, 56-50.
R-l jumped out to a 21-12 half­time
lead over the Point, which
wa::; without the services of its
ace, Tom Crowley, who incur­red
a rugby injury earlier. The
Pointers, however, pressed pre­fect
Charlie Phillips, who needs
no introduction, into service. Led
by the Red Rocket, the Point
came roaring back. With Phil­lips
popping in his patented two­hand
jumper, Lantern Point won
going away, to ,finish the yar
with an unblemished slate.
C-2 did not fare as well against
FairEeld Beach. Campion 2
rode the red-hot shooting of
George Wrobel to a six point
lead at the half. but the Beach­boys
began to set up mismatches
in the second stanza to turn the
tide. With Billy Casey scoring
almost at will on Chris Grauert,
and with big Ted Sotinsky hitting
Dave Callahan with perfect
Continut>d on Pagt" 10
The Pioneers will probably be
seeing a great deal of Mr. Ma­honey
this afternoon. The undis­puted
aee of Coach Don Cook's
mound staff, Frank must better
or at least duplicate his out­standing
previous successes if
the paper·thin pitching crew is
expected to hold up throughout
the grueling 27-game slate.
Should Coach Cook decide to
save Mahoney for L.I.U. next
week, either Soph Bob Gibson
or Junior Brad Behan will start
in his place. Gibson, a pleasant
surprise last Fall, would prob­ably
get the nod over the er­ratic
Behan although Brad has
looked impressive recently.
The Stags boast a bevy of
powerful hitters to back up Ma­honey
in the starting lineup.
Jim Hock will be given the
starting nod at third base, while
across him on the diamond will
be the irrepressible John Walsh.
Veteran seniors Pete Gillen and
Dennis Rurlie will start at sec­ond
and shortstop to provide
Fairfield with dependable hitting
and a smooth, sure handed
double play combination.
By ROBERT SILLERY
Sports Editor
This afternoon, the 1968 Var­sity
Baseball squad opens its
spring season away against al­ways
tough local rival Sacred
Heart University. The Pioneers
will be the first obstacle in the
most difficult schedule ever to
challenge a Fairfield diamond
squad.
FaiI'1ield split a pair of close
decisions with SHU last spring
and downed the Pioneers 5.2 in
the fall. In that contest, a
sparkling performance by Stag
ace Frank Mahoney was the
whole story as the talented
senior hurler was overpowering,
stringing together seven no-hit
all played fine games to keep
the Third in contention. Tom
Certo and George Langley both
excelled on defense and stopped
the fast and powerful George
Washington backs.
Next week, the First and Sec­ond
Fifteens play host to Wes­leyan
down by the pond, and
the New York RFC comes up
for a rematch with the Third
team.
Pt>tt> :Uaher of ('·2 tosses up a. jumper against I·'airfield &ach.
Once again, the C team found
themselves playing a B team.
However, the C's were the re­ceivers
of a home job by the
George WashIngton referee who
wished the final score over
by 'missing' Jimmy Nicksa
touch the ball down. Joe
Fritsch's fifty yard run was the
lone Fairfield score, but Bobby
Godfrey, Mondo 'the Clocker'
Flanagan, and Mike Kenefick
Beachhoys Upset Campion 2
Lantern Point Down s Regis I
By STEVE RYAN
In a recent scrimma~e, JolUI Walsh handles an attempted pick·
·off throw as "Bullet" Devanney dives back.
B's Win Eighth Straight
The B's once again came
through with a victory to save
face for Fairfield. On a fine
backfield movement, Carl Sachs
didn't monkey around but zipped
the ball to Jack Doyle Who, in
the words of John Q. Murphy
"bulled his way over." The Blue
team came roaring back and
their fullback dropped kicked
from thirty-five for a beautiful
score. Despite the fact that Bill
Cosgriff beat the bawky George­town
hooker repeatedly, the Red
did not get another score until
till' redoubtable Murphy blocked
11 kkk and watched 'Bozak'
Klastow g"t>t tht' try. Grt>g Pol­zt>
r's kil'k was perfed and tht'
Fairtit>ld Seconds won their
t>ighth in a row.
After playing in a snowstorm
last Saturday in Philadelphia,
the Fairfield RFC wasn't pre.
pared for the eighty-five degree
weather in Georgetown and the
A's dropped a 14-5 decision to a
powerful Hoya squad, while the
Seconds had to battle fiercely
for an 8-3 win. The C's were
edged by the George Washing­ton
University team 6-3.
The Georgetown A team was
perhaps the best team Fairfield
has played this year; they were
made up of a few graduate stu­dents
who possessed an excel­lent
knowledge of the game. The
game was close with the Hoyas
holding a three point advantage,
though the Big Red led by Tom
Crowley and Billy Connolly was
pushing hard, but the George­town
center broke the game
open with two trys to make it
11-0. A penalty kick for Fair.
field fired them up and Dougie
Ferrarro cold t u r keyed a
Georgetown back to jar the ball
loose, with Crowley beating
Jack Novero to the ball and a
score. 'Flush' Connolly convert­ed
successfully for the final
score.