Stag - Vol. 21, No. 10 - November 19, 1969

              Vol. 21 No. 10 Fairfield University. Fairfield, Connecticut November 19, 1969
Bla'cks List D'emands
hours
hours are subject to serious re­strictions
of rules included the new
Student Handbook.
Mr. Schimpf his discussion
with the Dorm Council gave
which have led up to the new
look Fair-field University has
taken on. He cited that the be­ginning
was the unrest of the
student body and demands for
changes in campus rules and
regulations by the Student Gov­ernment
in last year's second
semester. The Student Govern­ment
and Administration com­promised
was fonowed by the Tri-Partite
recommendations on social
standards which the Student
Government and Administration
approved, but the faculty re­frained
from voting on. Be­cause
of the present status of
the Tri-Partite as a non-govern­ing
power over the social standards
of Fairfield. "I have accepted
and have incorporated them the new Student Handbook, hav­ing
confidence in their judg­ment."
"Receptionist" for Parietals
When asked why it is neces­sary
to have a man present at
all times with the parietal book
Mr. Schimpf responded, "I have
what I believe to be two good
reasons. The first is that you
will never find a pUblic building
who is present the building
performing this task we will be
opening the dorms to anybody.
Secondly, this book-man is
the person responsible for the
enforcement of the parietal­hours
Contlnaed A typical scene 01 student eooperatloa Is Rich Thiebea1e."In KUey, "71' part.8ta.I hours. Success of
new pa.r.letal system Is attributed to the outstanding work
01 Donn Cooncll.
mester the senior and junior re­presentatives
will each cast one
vote; in the spring semester the
junior and sophor.oore represen­tatives
will each cast one vote.
Floor privileges are extended to
~presentatives at two meetings each
semester each upper division
major as its delegate to the
departmental meeting. '!'hese
delegates will have floor but not
In a recent interview with
Dr. Matthew McCarthy, chair­man
of the History Department,
stated, "One of the major pur­poses
.of this action is for facul­ty
to get a fuller knowledge of
the students wishes."
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JACK In a recent meeting of the
Fairfield University Resident
William P. Schimpf, impressed
upon the Dorm Council the
large responsibility which they
have in enforcing the standards
governing Councils of Residence
rules will be initiated in the
dorms, but will be also respon­sible
for the enforcement of
Coonen Fonns The Dorm Council under the
direction of Residence Hall
Chairman, Dennis Gallagher,
'72 has been the instrumental
force behind the recent change
dorm parietals. The Resi­dence
Councilmen conducted a
poll in each dorm which estab-
Opens A New Era
Innovation
These representatives will
be elected by general meetings
of the History majors each
class to be held as early as pos­sible
in the academic year. The
first of these elections will be
held at a general meeting .of all
history majors, December 2,
1969.
Student repl1esentatives will
be permitted to vote on all de­partment
matters except de­partmental
elections, that is,
for department chairman and
University Council representa­tive.
1.
Davis, chairman of the subcom­mittee
which drew up the pro­posal,
these latter two areas are
strictly faculty concerns.
Student Vote
The student representatives
following basis. In the fall se-
Department
stifle discussion, one example
right to stifle those in power.
RIght to Oppose the War
In regards to Moratc,>riums I
feel they don't assume the evil
proportion that many people at­tribute
them. "I am in support
of the right of those who op­pose
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By by the History Department of
Fairfield University will allow
majors in that discipline to
voice their opinions and vote in
the deliberations and decisions
taken by the department.
An anIiouncement released
last week outlined the desire
of the department to combine
give a broader perspective to
the history curriculum.
The resolution passed is as
follows. "Student representation
shall be provided at all meet­ings
of the department in the
following manner. There will
be one elected representative
senior, junior and sopho­more."
Rep. Welcker aQ8wers questions at recent lecture JD Campus
Mezzanine.
Riep_ On Wednesday, November 12 approximately twenty members of the Black
community at Fairfield presented the following published list of demands to Father
William C. McInnes, S.J. The statement was read by Leonard Butler '72. The list . demands was unsigned.
-------------------------- Father McInnes made his re-sponse,
also published this
issue, on Friday, November 14.
Father McInnes's statement is
twenty copies were pre­sented
to him to distribute to
the other members of the group
that he had spoke for.
from members of the Black
community and was referred Ron Mitchell '70. However, Mr.
Mitchell refused to comment
concerning his group's position
in light of Father McInnes's
Demands by
Black Students
Fairfield University, in order to
alleviate the racism at this insti­tuOOn,
demand the following:
1. We the Black students of
September, 1970 a total enroll­ment
of two hundred and forty
(240) Black students comprised
of one hundred and seventy­five
(175) Black males and six­ty-
five (65) Black females. This
demand is made under the
strict stipulation that the num­ber
of Black students increase
each year.
2. We the Black students of
¥airfield University, demand by
January, 1970 the confirmed ap­pointment
of two Black salaried
counselors, whose primary role
to the students on
campus.
3. We the Black students of
Fairfield University, demand
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"I sincerely believe President
Nixon is firmly committed to
forces in Vietnam not in three
or four years but in the quick­est
time possible." This was the
basis which Connecticut Repre­sentative
Lowell P. Weicker,
District used in his
Representative Weicker was in­vited
to Fairfield University as
Lecture Series directed by
. Charles Coviello.
In ·Rep. Weicker's brief open­ing
statements he brought out
issues often joined together
which he felt should be separ­ated:
- The right of people to ex­press
dissent.
- The right of two parties of
opposing opinions to disagree
and express themselves as long
has the right to cut off the oth­er's
views.
He used this for the founda­tion
of his belief that this open
discussion which is allowed in
of the nation. This will be true
as long as opposition does not
Fairfield. Demands
Mcinnes Sends Reply
lished the individual dorm bours
for the rest of the year. These
in event of violations
in in a brief history of the activities
Fail'field on several rules. This
body Mr. Schimpf still has
the proposals of the Tri-Partite
in
tor Parletals
public without a receptionist to record
in at all times. Without someone
rules. With the voting of
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Residence Council
ot eooperatlon Bleb Tblebea1e, "71,
signing in Colin Klley, '71' during pa.rkrt.aI bours. Suooess oJ
the parietal is ot the Dorm COWlcll.
By JAOK COUTURE
Hall Council, Dean of Students,
of behavior which are expected
of Fairfield students. "You, the
will decide on what types of
these rules."
Dorm COWlell Forms Change
in sophonlOre all three representatives at all
times.
In addition to these represen­tatives
history class may send one his­tory
These
voting privileges.
5)
in rep!1esentatives Accoroing to Mr. Paul I.
will take part in voting on the
being that opposition has no
Right Moratoriums the war, but by the same
DAVID DZUREC
A recent unprecedented move
Faculty and Student
announcement faculty and student opinion to
from each class of History ma­jors,
History
By JACK COUTURE
Weicker IUl8wers In Riep. Weicker Backs
Nixon's War Policy
the withdrawl of American land
Congressman from the 4th Con­gressional
discussion with a group of in­terested
participants unfortun­ately
less than fifty in number.
part of the Student Government
the conflict between two distinct
as discussion is not stifled by
turning each other off. No party
the United States is the strength
true.
foIl owing of
Mcinnes in addressed to Mr. Buttler, how­ever
The Stag sought a statement
to
statement.
List of We the Black students of
insti­tution,
following;
Fairfield University, demand by
Fairfield is to counsel and address them­selves
Black on Weicker
19. Advocates
Factor
ship between mother and child,
with the over-all emphasis be­ing
placed on a naturalization
of this relationship. Again, the
heightening of love was stressed.
In general terms, Dr. Mon­tagu
then presented his views
on education and its dependence
on love. "Man's one trait is his
educability," said the anthro­pologist,
thus refuting the pos­sibility
of instinctive knowledge
example of criminals, whose
"aggressions" are the result of
an education "without love." As
a total moral outlook, Dr. Mon­tagu
suggested that all people
should "live as if 'love' and
'live' were one." Following was
a question and answer session
during which he outlined sev­eral
of his views in greater de­tail.
The discussion was concluded
with a robust ovation. Dr. Mon­tagu
left the microphone, and
the audience retreated, feeling
mixed reactions to the lecture
by one of the most controver­sial
.figures in modern science.
He did not condemn the peace
movement but judged that it
was doing more harm than
good. "How can we bargain in
Paris with the show of dissent
at home? I believe the war is
a mistake but the President
knows the situation best and
should be allowed to carry out
his policy.' I believe in his deci­sions."
"Honor America Week"
Bob Byrn said that he was
participating in an "Honor
America Week.': He also agrees
that Nixon is trying to solve
the problem, but the North Viet­namese
have thwarted our peace
attempts. The answer, in his
terms, would be a free election
supervised by the U.N. observ­ers.
EscaJate the War
Bob Bruderman noted that
the American people cannot ne­glect
their troops now in Viet­nam.
He does not approve of
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Members of the Southern Conn. Moratorimn Committee read
dl"ad Campus Center in recognition last
Friday's Moratorium Day activities. '
of the intellect, of their influ­ential
members.
Increase Love
The principal topic of the
anthropologist's talk, as was
suggested by its title, was the
injection of a quality of human­ity
into the personality of the
modern person. For Montagu,
a human being is a higher form
than a person. The chief cata­lyst
in the achievement of this
humanization, Dr. Montagu af­firmed,
is increased love. this, he said, "This is not a
theory . . . a hypothesis . . .
or a prejudice of mine . . . It
is a scientific statement of ...
biological fact." He proceeded
to trace the history of man to
his earliest existence, saying
that "love" has been the "prin­cipal
factor in the evolution of
the human species."
The "need for love" of hu­man
infants, he then discussed,
showed that 30% of all "unloved
babies die during their first year
of life," "during the second
year." A series of comments
followed, describing the ana­tomical
and emotional relation-
'
By BEN CAPELLE
During the past week, several
American flags' were displayed
from windows' in Gonzaga
Dorm. Accompanying the flags
were signs expressing support
of President Nixon and the
American fighting in Vietnam.
Opposition to the Moratorium
When approached, those who
had flown the flags stated the
reasons which prompted their
actions. They all were in oppo­sition
to the moratorium which
seemed to be getting much pub­licity
on campus and further ex­plained
their positions.
Dennis Cannon said he felt
that many people have acquired
vehiCles for their opinions
through the moratorium and he
wanted to show the position of
the "silent majority on campus"
by expressing support for the
President. He also mentioned
that he showed his flag on a
national holiday (Veterans Day,
November 11.
Al1lerica'
Anthropologist
As Evolutionary
Nixon
THE STAG
ratorium in Washington that
evening. In the letter he asked
Rep. Weicker to contact the
Supreme Court to issue orders
for protection of the Moratorium
marchers.
Also presented to Rep. Weick­er
by the Southern Conn. Mora­torium
Committee were 552
petitions signed by citizens of
this district supporting the M<r
.ratorium. Twelve members of
this committee read the names
of men from all fifty states who
have died in the Vietnam con­flict
They deliberately caused a
delay at the start of the pr<r
ceedings.
Noted
'Love'
By C. SULLIVAN
Filling every seat, and lining
the walls, a capacity audience
crowded 'Fair,field's Oak Room,
Tuesday night, November 11,
for another in a series of lec­tures
sponsored by the Univer­sity's
Philosophy department.
Entitled "Making Human Be­ings
Out of People," the lecture
was given by internationally­famed
anthropologist, educator,
and author, Dr. Ashley Mon­tagu.
A brief outline of Dr. Mon­tagu's
credits reveals that, after
a British upbringing and educa­tion,
he emigrated to the United
States to continue his career as
a professor of anthropology. In
1938 was published the first of
list of celebrated books,
including,' Man's Most Danger·
ous Myth: The FaJlacy of Race,
Anatomy a:nd Physiology, and
the widely-read and controver­sial
volume, The NaturaJ Supe­riority
of Women. Dr. Montagu
has long been known as an en­tertaining
orator, largely be­cause
of his lively wit and keen
awareness of his subject. His
recent speech here was no ex­ceptio••
An Itinerant Sophist
Describing himself as "an
itinerant sophist," Dr. Montagu
directed his comments toward
a~ obligation anthropologist. Among these
concerns were: the Vietnam
question, about which he scof­fed,
"If what we're doing in
Vietnam is right, what is the~e
left to do wrong?"; the state of
American politics, which he
summarized with the comment,
"A Republican is one who does
not think"; ·'the problem of nar­cotics
abuse by young Ameri­cans,
which he traced to a "mis­trust"
for the "irrationality" of
the middle-aged generation; the
persistent labor relations up­roar,
with unions which never
should have been formed con­flicting
with "exploiting indus­trialists"
who should never have
been tolerated; and the religious
about which he said
that God is not Love, as some
say, rather, "Love is God." He
was also critical of the Ameri­can
culture, educational sys­tem,
'and value stratification, all
of which suffer because of the
"psychosclerosis," or hardening
Backs
"SHent Majority"
Congressman Weicker was
asked whether he believed the
Moratorium movement will be
detrimental to the Paris Peace
Talks. "Definitely not. The only
harm can see coming from
the Moratorium at this point is
if a line is drawn and the par­ticipants
refuse to listen to the
other side while voicing their
opinion."
of the most effective machines
used in the war but she was
withdrawn as part of the de­escalation
plans of the war. This
debate around this decision
brings up a third attitude t<r
wards the war. Along with
those who clamor for immedi­ate
withdrawal, and those who
favor an inexpedient phase-out
process is the faction who
favors the escalation of the war.
This is another problem which
President Nixon is faced with;
to keep his cool while many
Congressmen and Senators from
some of the Southern states and
other conservative parts of the
nation demand a step-up in mili­tary
activities, while others de­mand
the other extreme."
Rep. Weicker, when asked
for his opinion on Vice-Presi­dent
Spiro Agnew'S recent
obstreperous statement he as a true politician, "Mr.
Agnew's statements are most of
the time as harmful to Mr.
Nixon as a Moratorium if it
stifles his freedom to carry
through his policies. have a
Agnew does not al­ways
consult Mr. Nixon before
he speaks."
The " Silent Majority" which
President Nixon often refers to
was brought out in the discus­sion
of the question why Presi­dent
Nixon has not proposed a
referendum to the American
people to find out who is for or
against the war. Rep. Weicker
replied that he did not feel that
the governillent is designed to
be run by referendum. Then
the point was raised that only
through a referendum could
President Nixon find out who
his "Silent Majority" really is.
He assumes that because they
are silent they approve of his
but, because they are
silent does not necessarily mean
they favor him. Because the
term "Silent Majority" failed
to be defined the point was left
at a stalemate.
In summation Rep. Weicker
stated that he is convinced the
United States cannot function
at its best in a negative fashion
- at war! This is opposed to
the / unwarlike nature of the
American people. He reiterated
that' President Nixon can ac­complish
lot more than most
think and that he is just as
concerned over the war as each
citizen is. In months ahead facts
as they are ace 0 m p lisbed
through Nixon's policies will
have favorable results. He has
faith in Moratoriums and is con­fident
that no violence will
erupt, but it cannot be tolerated
if it does occur.
At the close of the meeting
Rep. Weicker was presented
with a letter written by Rev.
James Bresnahan, S.J., who
was attending the Nov. 15, Mo-
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token President Nixon should
not be prevented from working
out his policies."
The Congressman cited the
results of the Nixon Vietn!lJ1l
as compared to those of
the Johnson Administration as
the reason for his confidence in
President Nixon. "During 'my
campaign for office last sum­mer
called for two things, the
cessation of bombing in North
Vietnam and the disengagement
of United States land forces
there. During the Nixon Ad­ministration
bombing has stop­ped
and the policy of troop en­gagements
has changed from a
year ago, when battle activity
was up, defense budget up,
draft call rising, and casualties
growing. All this has been re­versed.
As of December 31,
1969, land troops in Vietnam
will be 484,000 as compared to
540,000 on December 31, 1968,
during the Johnson Administra­tion.
I admit I am not satisfied
with this but it is a start and
actual figures are a lot more
reassuring to me instead of pre­dictions
and statements made
and not fulfilled by the Johnson
Administration." In answer to
one query he ,asserted that Nix­on's
troop withdrawals to date
have not been mere tokenism.
When asked whether the
United States entrance into war
was an honorable one and what
our commitment there is Weick­er
said that "Employing land
forces in Asia was a blunder to
begin with. No military advisor
has ever advocated war on
Asian land. Though we cannot
remain there, I do not doubt
that our intentions were honor..
able."
Honorable Intentions
"The obligation which the
is the insurance of the right of
the South Vietnamese to choose
their own government, whether
it be similar to American de­mocracy,
headed by commun­ists,
socialists, or right-wingers.
I want to make it clear that I
have little or no confidence in
the present South Vietnamese
government, I don't believe that
the South Vietnamese men have
sacrificed as much as our men,
but I have less respect for the
North Vietnamese government.
What is needed is a supervised
election, not by the United
States, but by some interna­tional
mediator, like the Geneva
Court Powers. This is the min­imal
commitment of the United
States in Vietnam.
World Policeman
The United States has not
the resources to be a world p<r
liceman. believe the only suc­cessful
way of spreading last­ing
democracy is through posi­tive
means such as: education
exposing our culture, medicinal
aid, and scientific research to
just start the long list. All prob­lems
cannot be solved by mili­tancyalone."
The topic brought up the de­activation
of the powerful bat­tleship,
USS New Jersey, and
the intense debate surrounding
this action resulted in this re­sponse
by Rep. Weick:er: USS New Jersey is indeed one
November '9, 1869
in human beings. He cited the
"live policy. -be Week." Viet.
namese answer. Escalate (Continued SouthemConn. Moratorium rea4
names of war dead in of .
Of
. . .
fact. " haf; citing statistical evidence which
5% week windows Gonzaga Supporters
'Honor A11lerica'
Mo­ratorium.
before and after the meet­ing.
pro­ceedings.
a long including: Danger­ous
Fallacy and Natural ex­~
eptioa.
all modern concerns, as this,
he felt, is the obligation' of an
there
think" ; the indecision whi-ch T. Agnew's an­swered
nlost cany
I feeling Mr. to- .
with,
I Sllent government out.policy, that a presentea
Continued Pq'e Vietnam
policy I asserted there. honor·­able."
'Honorable United States has in Vietnam
po­liceman.
I Weicker: "The
Lindsay Headquarters Nov.4
From The Outside Inside
November 19, 1969
that afternoon in the
afield and most important, it
was peac'eful. Near the climax
were released, and the songfest
However, human warmth
In all these cases verbal repri­mands
were first offenses. A serious
(amidst sharp questioning, Min­ority
of cancer could be invited
for assuring "peace in your
body") held sway until an
amendment by George Vuturo
to submit n,ominees by Decem­ber
1. The committee mclud@l
Glea­son,
Vuturo. Keilty,and "20,­000
Leader Harrington was signed
number of legislators at meet­ing's
Justice Coyne has said, "This
·means business'. This year the
power as far as sanctioQf.' gpo
this .pOwer
S~ent
Government Constitution' and
the Administration. In all de­cisions
the court will be backed
The following are the sanc­tions
using:
1) Verbal Reprimand
2) students record.
3) Probation
aotivftfes
5) Loss of Residence Privi­lege
6) 7) Recommendation of and two sophomores. Both
the Department of Justice
In
Board; two faculty mem­bers,
Jus­tice
Major Bills
New Judges Rule­Issue
Reprimands
By PAT DORSEY
Last Tuesday night the Fair­field
"70" by Judges Alan Perkins
"70" "71".
Acting prosecutor was Bob
"7L" con­cerning,
more or less, a maze of
room,
here. The first room of the
the first time night, I found
being pushed about or fighting
for a space to sit down. There
outfits would range from pants
I I
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four new Student Court Justices
and two new Executive Board
g~'eater 24 $600 $200 Judo-Ka­rate
Kevin McAuliffe directing the
of the University's finan­cialcondition
.draft - counseling service was
proposed by Thomas Williams
passed with a minimum of de-.
bate Acrimony ensued, however,
ft~e THE STAG
involved people savored the
The disruption that had taken
was negligible in comparison to
events. The Moratorium was
incident of violence nor a
obvio~s wasn't - I.e. myself - that
and in a few cases, maybe the
neighbor from next door. There
be By KEVIN McAULIFFE
several major Presidential ap­pointments.
approval Since this second floor of
than those of the f..::ost, not only
few of the first floorers wore
floor wouldn't be caught
without them. This is expected
1963, t~
appropriations. elections committees, He was
assistant majority leader in the
1967 He is a partner in the law
Tuberculosis Association
The lecture is open to the
rectly. A relatively small pa­rade
that they wished the release of
Seale. They also made it known
Department's windows. Break"
was that too many un-
By DOUGLAS MENAGH
this column for The Stag, I
really' had no idea how ex­plain
party that Tuesday night.
is I crashed it. Enough said!
Headquarters w'as filled with an
than five thousand. There was
beer for everyone, and a notice­able
thousand people comfortably.
The great majority of these
thousands were the "under thir­ty"
It with anyone, but if you belonged
thirty': fe!!l the" minority,
I to the back of the platform,
way of staying together,
ha"~ Second Floor Packed
F AIRFIELP, CONN. - Wil­liam
R. the House of the Connecticut
State Legislature, will d!scuss
18 an
7:30 This .lecture, the seventh in
a series of discussions of con­temporary
by the university's Student Gov­ernment
News Analysis
By RICHARD BARBA
marked the inVasion of the na­tion's
purpose of peace. The war in
kee
expression of dissatisfaction
it an ocean of people had gather­ed
to make themselves heard.
Many times before, the mes­sage
the President and an incendiary
sent the same message an
imagined. For all that took
.astounding elating..
The citizens of Washington
seemed to be brought up .on
recipro­cate
a greeting from a marcher,
and to my great surprise, they
morning was relaxed and un­organized.
12:30, The crowd then made its next
Washington Monument where a
Davis, Dr. Spock, Dick Greg­ory,
Coretta more. In addition, Timothy
Leary managed to spurt out a
the cast of Hair, just to name
a ,few.
& March On Dea,th
During the whole event, the
crowd exhibited a tremendous
spirit, not only for the move­ment,
but for each other. Chant­ing,
singing, dancing, and shar­ing
food were indications of the
unity and identity that had cul­minated
midst of a -field of people. In
short, the total scene was phen­omenal,
peaceful. of the program, several doves
ended with a massive chorus of
"Let the Sunshine In." The
crowd dispersed in all direc­tions
to seek warmth for frozen
feet and food for empty stom­achs.
and food for thought were plen­tiful
everywhere.
A separate incident at the
Justice Department ensued di-
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were given because they
case dealing with possession of
stolen property was postponed
until next week.
and some moderates who feared
chafing the discretion of the
selectors. Considerable wrang­ling
over the meaning of peace
Leader John Harrington
was compelled to assure an op­ponent
that a hypothetical heal­er
providing for blank-check selec­tion
supplanted the Carpenter
motion by a decisive recorded
vote. Speaker Allan Kaulbach
appointed a committee of seven
nominees includes
Majority Leader Thomas Glea·
son, Thomas Williams, Mark
Govoni, Kevin McAuliffe (Chair­man),
George Vuturo, Majority
Whip Greg KeiIty,and William
O'Neil.
Divisiveness also ensued when
Speaker Kaulbach urged legis­lators
to write to The Stag and
refute its recent editorial Leagues Under the Legis­lature"
from members who en­dorsed
the editorial. A mass
open letter authored by Minority
informally by a considerable
end.
court will not be a laughing
matter," and it is apparent from
its efficient operation that he
business. court will have substantial
sanctioIlf: gO.
The court receives thismwer
from two sources: The dent
Constitution by both these agencies.
that the court will be
Disciplinary Warning
letters to parents and goes on
4) Disciplinary Probation ­restrictions
on aotivitfes
Suspension
7) Ex­pulsion
The court will have nine jus­tices:
four seniors, three juni­ors,
the prosecuting attorneys, and
the defense attorneys will com­prise
headed by Bob Murphy. some cases the court will be
assisted by the JudicialRe­view
two administrators, ,Jus­tice
Coyne, and one other un­dergraduate.
Meeting
Senate
University Student Court
held its first session of the aca"
demic year. Presiding was Chief
Justice Joseph Coyne as­sisted
and Tom Sweeny Murphy Several cases con­cerning.
minor parietal and
drinking infractions wel'e heard.
that night as "the party" ­was,
rooms within one large room.
The bulk of security police were
maze was where most of this
floors people were arranged. For
all I could relax, without worry of
were only about sixty people
here, some in suits, some in
sports coats, while the ladies
suits to formal gowns. r recog­nized
that this was a better
group than the others I had
seen earlier, because not only
was beer, gin, and vodka served,
but here also one could have a
scotch. There were waiters
here to serve you, and they had
very little rest from what appointees came early in the
evening after a personal plea
by President Albert Mariani for
speedy consideration, and in his
presence. The appointees will
be subjected to g:'eater scrutiny
at the November meeting
and presumably voted on then.
went to the Fencing
Club and to the Jude>-Ka­rate
Club; a bill sponsored by
Administrative Committee to
undertake an intense investiga­tion
finan­cial
condition and report back
its findings in writing in a
month passed; and a part-time
and enacted. All three measures
de­bate
and no dissent; the third
vote was even made unanimous.
when the legislature took up
the invitation of Dean William
Schimpf to nominate candidates
for degrees at next June's grad­uation.
A motion by Robert
Carpenter to nominate on the
basis of "the theme of peace"
drew ·fire from conservatives
Two
To Talk
Question
The third fioor-better known
Student
taste of the gas. In addition, too
many members of the news me­dia
left a bad taste in the
mouths of eye witnesses.
place at the Justice Department
the order of the preceding
successful, and neither an isol­ated
yellow press can eradicate this
recent fact of American history.
Passes
The third meeting of this
year's Student Senate acted on
two major bills, cleared the
first of this year's appropria­tions,
featured some sharp de­bate,
and declined to act on
The delay in approval.of the
Presidential appointments of
was obvio]Js to anyone who
i.there was a sense of great self­importance
on the part of these
"guests". The 500 were mostly
assemblymen, councilmen, at­torneys,
and a few judges. All
were with their wives, children,
was less enthusiasm here, but
that's to expected of "those
kinds of guests", as I was to
find out later.
people were supposedly "better"
f.::-st. was beer available, but there
was also gin and vodka. Very
jacket and ties, but the second
500 of "guests".
tative since serving on the
appropriations, corrections and
committees. session before assuming
the duties of Speaker of the
House for the last meeting of
the legislature.
firm of Papazoglou and Ratch­ford
and lists membership on
the University of Connecticut
Alumni Council and the Clean
Air Committee of the Connecti­cut
among his civic activities.
public free of charge.
of militants marched on
this building to make it known
Black Panther leader, Bobby
that they did not care for the
aesthetic value of the Justice
ing a few panes, they received
canisters of tear gas, courtesy
of the Washington Police De­partment.
The shame of the sit­uation
House Speaker
On
Voting Age
FAIRFIELP, Ratchford, Speaker of
d:the question of extending voting
privileges to year olds in an
address at Fairfield University's
Campus Center Oak Room on
Wednesday evening at p.m.
issues by state and
national leaders, is sponsored
under the direction of
Charles Coviello, Jr.
A native of Danbury, Ratch­ford
has been a State represen-
When I was asked to write
really to Election Night, without
making this column epic length.
The only solution I found was
to disregard the story of how
I got to be a part of the May­or's
The simple fact of the matter
The ground floor of Lindsay
enthusiastic crowd of no less
lack of organization. This
was reasonable, I thought, es­pecially
since the ground floor
could only hold perhaps a
01 group. was almost like
a very noisy, over-crowded,
private club. If you were young,
you could strike a conversation
to the "over thirty." set, you
couldn't help but feE!1 uncom­fortable,
being in the- minority.
Joe Valerio and J. F. Mc­Manus
and managed our way
only to become separated five
minutes later. There was no pos­sible
as we ha,~ planned.
The second floor of Lindsay
Headquarters was crowded, but
like the open spaces compared
to the first. Here, in a room half
.the size of the first floor, were
no more than 500 "guests".
These 500 were invited, and it
The cold day of November 15
invasion capital by an army of
Americans who, for the most
part, came in peace for the
Vietnam was the issue, the f.ree
with was the objective and
of "Peace, Now" has fallen
on the ears of the Nixon Ad­ministration.
The results, so far,
have been a pretty speech from
verbal exercise by his alter ego,
Spiro T. Agnew. With a strange
mixture of anger and hope, the
participants on November 15
with intensity that was never before
place there, the results this
time had better be a little more
substantial. Next time, the ele­ment
of hope might be missing.
Both the physical and spiritu­al
aspect of the Moratorium
were astounding and elating.
upon
patience and cordiality. Police­men
even found time to recipre>­cate
gave honest directions. In gen­eral,
the atmosphere of the
Towards the middle
of the day, the masses moved
orderly down Constitution Ave.
to the Mall for the march on
the White House. Unfortunately,
the march permit ended at
and a tremendous num­ber
of people were unable to
get in line for this major event.
move for the grounds of the
rally and concert were held.
Speeches were made by such
noted figures as W. Sloane Cof­fin,
George McGovern, Ossie
Caretta King, and many
few holy words. Interludes of
music for inspiration and pleas­ure
were provided by Richie
Havens, Peter, Paul, and Mary,
Pete Seeger, John Hartford, and
-.J
,
I
.
t"ge Four
"
Mr. Leonard Butler '72
Fairfield University, P.O. Box #56
Fairfield, Connecticut
Dear Leonard:
on t1?e prese!1ted you arid your twenty fellow students on Nove~ber 12, and to
suggest to you an appropriate course of action.
May I say, first of all, that I believe your suggestions merit
serious attention apd indicate a desire on your part to'make this
University a better place for all of its members by having it
rface up to the urgent moral disease of racism. is on this
basic assumption that I would hope we all proceed.
In your letter you seek an increase black students at the
University. We presently have 43 black students in the under­graduate
school. I would like point out 'that o~r recruiting
efforts to increase the enrollment of minority students give
evidence of our concern in this regard. We have already indi­cated
our efforts as of last year. Today, under our Admissions
Counselor, Mr. Louis Campbell, 'and with the assistance of
some of our black stUdents,' we have been actively seeking
qualified applicants. On his recent tour of southern states, Fr.
Gallarelli visited ·both black, and white schools on an equal
basis. He visits every high school in 'Connecticut. Mr. Camp­bell
has already visited several ghetto schools and compiled a
list of schools where minority students attend. This list will be
utilized with students assisting in the visits, during the coming
month.' Because black recruiter,S are accepted more readily
than white and because - as Mr. Campbell has pointed out
recently - it is not the school that is rejecting applicants but
rather the atmosphere on campus which makes it hard to
attract students, we have turned more than ever to· seeking
student assistance in recruiting.
is our policy to seek students who cim profit most from
University experience. We feel that it is far better to increase
recruiting effort than to lower standards. We believe, further,
that increased efforts are preferable to establishment of any
quota systems and if we are to make an increased effort to
recruit qualified black students, we will need a continued com­mi'tment
on the part of our present students who are black.
The efforts of Ron Mitchell and others in the past have been
helpful; if they continue and expand, we will be able' to 'satisfy
the demands of all for justice as well as ,opportunity.
Our five year program, recently initiated, provides an aca­demic
opportunity for 15 educationally, disadvantaged students
on a greater scale than any previous action by the University.
In this program the University provides complete financial aid
of tuition, room and board for ellch of the s1\1dents, and this it
'
,
In the discussion of bringing disadvantaged and minority
group students to the University, it should not be overlooked
that providing real educational opportunity is much mo~e than
a 3-month recruiting effort. At the present time Fairfield U~i­versity
is committed to 125 disadvantaged students from our
surrounding area in he. F.U.R.S.T. program. This program, in
operation now for five years, commits the University to4-year
scholarship for all who choose to come here upon completion
of the high school phase of the program. The first class enters
next September. No other school in the nation, large or small,
has made such a commitment. Further, the University is com­mitted
to finance, out of its own resources, the 4-year cost of
this education. Thus, the F.U.R.S.T. program heavily commits
us financially and academically. We all realize that such steps
don't completely solve problems. But they make ,a contribu­tion.
Several of the black students who have assisted in F.U.R.
S.T. can testify that while takes time the program is a very
worthwhile effort.
'
The demand for black counselors must viewed in the light
of the presence on campus of a black counselor, Mr. Louis
Campbell. Though he has been called temporarily to four
months service in the Army, he will return. In the meantime we
are seeking a temporary replacement. Besides an academic
counselor, a spiritual counselor serves the student. Rev Raymon
Johnson is chaplain the black students and was engaged at
the specific request of the black students last year. Mr. Charles
Gordon, who is known to some of the students, has also indicat­ed
his desire to work with and advise black students while he
pursues graduate studies in education here and has already
talked with some of the students to explore their interests.
On the President's Advisory Council, two members - Mr.
Billy Taylor and Mr. John Merchant - are, I assure you,
sensitive to the interests of all of our students and especially
of those who are seeking to better themselves through the op-portunity
of educatiion.
THE STAG
Hence', there are staff and advisors concerned and involved
with the interests you ~ention.
The appointment of teachers is primarily a faculty respon­sibility
with ultimate decisions made by the Academic Vice
President on the recommendation of the Department Chairmen.
The basic policy for teachers is to recruit the person most pro­fessionally
qualified to teach the course. Only in this way can
the Univet,'Sity serve its students well and maintain its own
integrity.
We will be most happy, therefore, to increase the number of
black faculty members providing they are academically quali­fied.
,We !l-r~ actively recruiting faculty now and once again
requesffrom blac.k students - as we did last year - the
names ·,of any prospects for faculty positions. Fr. George Fitz­patrick,
S.J. a faculty member here last year, has gone to Miles
College in Alabama to teach and would, I am sure, be willing
to help in our search fo~ qualified personnel.
The request for language courses in Swahili and Arabic
opens some interesting possi'bilities. If there is a student com­mitme!!
t ,of ten who are eager to study Arabic for credit, we
can begin such' a course next year. We already have faculty
capable of doing this. If that works out, we could certainly
consider seriously Swahili. We would expect, of course, any
courses to be open to all qualified students.
The University is as concerned with living arrangements for
its students as for their academic advancement. is the policy
of the University to allow all students to choose their rooms
freely and to, live in the dormitories with the friends they se­lect.
We do not require students to live in a particular room,
nor do we restrict them from choosing their own rooms within
the broad limits of seniority and available space. It is, of course
- as you know - illegal for the University to establish any
segregated residences. Our acceptances of government funds
and our principles of morality forbid any discrimination on the
basis of color. It is within these legal, academic and moral
limits, therefore, that we must operate and a procedure already
exists to implement this policy. The next selection of rooms will
be during the Spring for the following academic year.
Our resident advisers are chosen on their ability to perform
their tasks as advisers to students. T!1ey cannot be chosen on
the basis of race. I am sure, however, that we can find among
our black students qualified advisors who would serve admir­ably.
I recommend, therefore, that present Juniors seriously
consider applying for the positions of resident advisor which
will be open in the Spring.
The demand "for a holiday to commemorate a black leader
is I feel a matter which should be decided by the Tri-Partite
University Council and the Academic Vice President. I would,
therefore, leave this in their hands since they represent the
. entire comunity. If an appropriate time and occasion can be
fitted into the academic schedule I see no serious objection to
such an observance and would, in fact, personally favor it.
Finally, I would like to suggest that the next step would
to open discussions with the Uniyersity C;ouncil concerning
the points raised in your presentation. I have cited my own
comments here and am forwardin~ a copy of your demands
and this letter to the University Council. I have repeatedly said
that any issue in the University is open for discussion. I would
hope, therefore, that you would choose the path of discussion
as the best means for arriving at solutions agreeable to all.
Since, this is the first presentation of your case, and since it
has not had any discussion yet: I am sure you want to explore
this' further. I have asked Mr. Schimpf, Dean of Student Ser­.
vices, therefore; to meet with you as soo~ as possible to explore
these possibilities.
. Last year a group of black students sat down and discussed
with me ways in which the University might respond more
sensitively in justice and charity to their particular needs. If
you review the record of that meeting you will note that from
those discussions, changes were effected. I would hope, there­fore,
that you would enter into serious discussions with the
University Council on your presen,t propositions and that you
would even widen them by adding to the discussions ways in
which you might contribute more effectively to service of the
l.'nity of the disadvantaged in our neighboring city of
Bridgeport.
I commend you on the seriousness of your concern and
look'f,orward to the further continuance of appropriate means to
solve our serious problems.
Sincerely,
(Rev.) Willi!l?1 C. McInnes, S.J.
President
November 19, 1869
Campus News
There will ,be a Business Club
meeting on Thursday November
20th in X-130 at 3:30. All inter­ested
are invited to attend. A
particular invitation is extend­ed
to freshmen and sophomores.
To join the swim team. Es­pecially
back-stroke and butter­fly
men, also divers'. If you are
interested contact Jack Mona­han
Box 1808, ND 422 or Jay
Peckos Box 1830 Regis G3.
Tryouts
Tryouts for Tennessee Wil­liams'
play Rose' Tatto, under
the direction of Vera Meyers,
wil b~ held on Monday, Decem­ber
1, in Canisius Room 201 at
8 o'clock. All students wishing
a part in the play are invited
to tryout at this time.
Dorm Council
Continued from 1)
parietals the' book must be
maintained."
Mr. Schimpf was asked whe­ther
he felt the standards of
Fairfield were being lowered by
liberalization of traditional
rules. "We are not abandoning
the standards of Fairfield Uni­versity,
they will be the same
if not raised. But much relies
on the success of the Dorm
Council. want to emphasize
that one rule is not changeable
- reason. And requests from
the student body for changes
must be reasonable and justi­fied."
Police InterVention
Resident Advisors on dorms
have the function of serving as
observers and are always avail­able
for consultation. The Dor­mitory
Council though will
handle disciplinary actions by
recommending viola,tors to the
Student Court for sanctions. is important that dorm residents
realize that the entire house
will be responsible if a violation
is discovered and has not been
reported. Dorm Councils are
responsible for the enforcement
of the rule that alcoholic bev­erages
can be only consumed in
dorm rooms or other specified
areas. is interesting to note
that if there are abuses of this
rule police can enter the Uni­versity
premises.
Resident Hall Councilors be­sides
enforcing standards of be­havior
are urged to organize
dorm programs to insure good
and enjoyable relationships be­tween
all members of a dorm.
Dorm Councilman, Greg Kielty,
'72, who was greatly responsible
for Gonzaga Hall being the first
dorm to draw up and conduct
its poll on parietals and have a
working parietal system when
asked for his opinion on the
value of the Dorm Council an­swered,
"The Dorm Council to
me is the first' positive sign of
student power at Fairfield Uni­versity.
We didn't fully realize
what it entailed when running
for election in regards to the
time and effort required. I am
optim:stic for success evolving
from the Dorm Council system
looking at the student coopera­tion
up to this point. It maybe
too early to tell whether the
typical Fairfield apathy will set
in. But the cooperation experi­enced
so far could be a signal
of the end of Stagism, and I
think that they are not only
willing but becoming capable of
assuming other responsibilities
in other areas of the Univer­sity."
PI!C]8 (Continned trom Page the mucb I Intervention
viol~tors It
It Uni·
versity 'Resident first· Stagism. be JOCKS WANTED
Play Tryonts
Rose· be Willia,m look forward Hence, tbere xpention.
{)f II).ade hasic University quali­fied
.. are request· from black pMspects fo! com­mitment
.stUdy such It to seniorlty .of They admir­a1bly.
for - be University Council forwarding, tbat Since · yet,' this· Ser­vic~
s, therefore, present l.:, ,
Fairfield. I would like to commen,t the propositions presented by
and November !face It in black tbe to rrecruiting
stUdents,· black. Connecticut. utilized, month. recruiter.s tUrned It clm com­mitment
past able .educationally each students, finances out of its own resources.
more Uni­versity
he, ThUS, do it be called. to ~
Pres. McInnes Replies To Demands
.,
,
19. THE STAG Page Five
1969
(Continued from Page S)
could see. Surprisingly enough,
there was very little excitement
about the night in this room.
In fact, if hadn't know that
I was in Lindsay Headquarters,
would have thought this was
a private party for something
almost insignificant. left here
as soon as I could.
Exciting Maze of Rooms
The rest of the maze is a I:>it
more complicated. It consisted
of five rooms. like an apartment,
with one room leading to an­other.
The importance of each
room would increase as you
went from left to right. On the
far right was the "press box".
you've probably guessed, this
was packed with cigar smoking
reporters, guzzling beer and
the excitment of the
night. There was a fair share
of drinking done here. Once
again though, you could only get
beer.
The room to the left of this
was the make shift headquar­ters
for Perrotta. There was
little of anything in this room,
for Perrotta was losing heavily
at the polls. Perotta was talk­ing
to Mary Travers and Peter
Yarrow (of Peter, Paul, and
Mary) and they were laughing.
Perotta was a very good loser.
Sanford was
next, and all night he would be
seen running back between his
and the Mayor's, writing
quick notations, calling people
on the phone. Mostly everyone
here left him alone. This was
a winner's room, meaning, ev­eryone
was quite thrilled with
being there, all aypes of drinks
could be had from the waiters,
there were a few notables, and
no one "under thirty".
The last room of importance
is hard to describe. Everyone
here was of some importance,
and from quite different fields.
There were some politicians ­Sen.
Javits, Congresswoman
Mary Chisholm, Alex Rose etc.
- show biz people ­Alan
King, Theodore Bikel ­some
writers - Jimmy Bres-
. lin and Warren Avries - and
of course, the Mayor. The num­ber
of waiters here seemed to
be in abundance. One could
hardly finish a drink - which
ranged from soda to champagne
- before it was filled again.
Actually, though, considering
the high spirits of everyone
here, there was little celebra­ti0n
with liquor. Cigarettes
were at a premium. The air
was becoming stale with cigars.
There were no more than 20
people here. never felt that
these people were conscious of
their own importance, thus,
everyone was quite relaxed,
with the exception of the May­or
and the workers. Even
though everyone was victory
confident, there was still work
to be done.
The phone to Proccacino's of­fice
was constantly open. At
this point, the most important
thing people were anxious for
was Procaccino's concession
speech. The Mayor, at the in­sistance
of Alex Rose, would
not go down and claim victory
until the concession speech.
didn't come till after two
a.m., with 99% of the vote in.
The security men got the
Mayor's IJarty together, only
after Lindsay had gone around
to everyone in the room and
had thanked them for their sup­port
and encouragement.
Everything now was in chaos.
People from all the rooms were
rushing excitedly about, trying
to get in viewing position for
the Mayor as he passed. The
poli-ce formed what might look
like a battering ram for the
Party, but to little
avail. stop every
feet and shake hands with a
few dozen people who had wait­ed
hours for him to pass.
Lindsay finally reached the
first floor of flve thousand,
and climbed the platform to the
shouts of "Vive el Presidente."
Victory sighs were everywhere,
shouts of "Peace" were heard,
and general shouting for just
Lindsay. The Mayor tried to
speak but he couldn't be heard
over the screaming, so he wait­ed.
After a time, there was a
semblance of order and Lindsay
spoke. His words were of thanks
and encouragement for the fu­ture.
The evening gradually came
to an end and met Joe Va­lerio
and J. F. McManus in a
bar we had agreed on if we
had become separated. They
asked what was like. could
only tell them that he has the
charm of a genuine person, and
the charisma of a great man.
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Mr. Davis concluded, saying,
"The success or failure of the
proposal now depends upon the
students. Only total student in­volvement
will insure success,"
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The Paulists arrived on the
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the present war policy and feels
that if an honorable peace is
unattainable, America should
win a military victory through
escalation of the war effort.
"We're letting them (the NortJ1
Vietnamese and the Viet Cong)
walk all over us and not doing
anything about it. The soldiers
are saying that they know what
it is like to fight with their
hands behind their backs!"
In the opinion of Carl ~ryj!g­gestrat,
the peace marchers are
just "getting on the bandwagon"
'and are against what most
Americans believe in. "I want
a victory over our real enemies,
Moscow and Peking. It (Viet­nam)
is a fight against Com­munism.
Every weapon used by
the North Vietnamese is pro­duced
Russia or Eastern Eu­rope."
Mr. Brueggestrat's flag was
displayed on November 15th and
16the in direct protest of the
march in Washington. "The
enemy uses the moratorium as
incentive for its troops. This un­dermines
the confidence of the
Americans there and places
their lives in further jeopardy.
This will cost more American
lives," He concluded that the
war will probably only end by
the electing of new officials to
determine our Vietnamese pol­icy.
Supporters
(ContlDuecl from Page 1)
Dr. McCarthy went on to say
that there will be two levels of
student participation: general,
majors at a social hour at the
first meeting in December and
the elect­ed
representatives.
Approval
Mr. Paul Davis along with
Lawrence Kazura and Rev.
James Murphy, S.J. drew up
the proposal which was then
voted on and passed overwhelm­ingly
by the department mem­bers.
Mr. Davis expressed his en­thusiasm
saying, "The most part of this action is
the granting of the vote to the
students. This will allow them
not only to make their opinions
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FRIDAY
I realized it had been a fool­ish
idea to hitch, as I had de­cided
to do before spurning
several rides, when I walked
towards the turnpike from the
beach through the punishing
rain. But a local Middle Amer­ican
gave me a lift to the center
of town, and it relented. Then,
my very first truck driver fell
for the lure of a "Washington,
D.C." sign. He had gray hair,
a face like an ash tray, a voice
crippled by age, wore a green­and-
white warmup jacket and
stopped for reasons I will never
know. The gruffest he got was
"I don't care what youse do"
when I debated aloud whether
to accept his relatively short
lift. We never discussed the
war; the only ideology he re­vealed
was "God bless 'em, as
long as they don't hurt nobody
I hope they get away" when he
heard of a million-dollar race­track
robbery. Only conjecture
could explain why a hard-boiled
individual would pick up a
peace punk when he could have
harassed him. Nothing unusual.
I say "nothing unusual"' be­cause
at Greenwich, there was
trouble. Old ladies and suburban
housewives laughed and pooh­poohed
the sign. A truck driver
with an ugly face and a mean
look gave me the finger. Three
other vehicles followed suit.
One was driven by a girl.
Bill, a short, squat fellow with
a well-trimmed beard, pulled
over a VW with no passengers
- odd - and we were off tc­DC.
We were S09n lost, but I
had never seen JFK Airport
or the Verazzano - Narrows
Bridge, so it mattered not at
all. On the radio was Apollo
12's flirtation with death via
the same lightning we were ex­periencing,
and I had to reflect
on the massive domain of Amer­ica
- war, internal rebellion,
social cleavage. "Remember the
Pueblo," and the conquest of
space - all going on with a
combination of consummate
ease and inscrutable apathy. It
seemed anything can indeed
happen in America, but Ameri­cans
are no longer enthusiastic
about it.
I began to sense what an up­tight
individual Bill was. I men­tioned
tha t when I undertake
my odyssey of America I will
get a haircut and a car flag for
the South. He went out of his
way to tell me "1 think that's a
very good idea." He was loathe
to accept our money for the
ride. We stopped in Jersey at a
Savarin and the place was
swarming with kids flashing
peace signs. All Woodstock ca­maraderie
aside, I asked out of
reflex if Bill wanted the door
locked. To my surprise, he said
"Yes." Inside, he asked us not
to get food - "When I'm on the
road I like to keep going." As
the afternoon wore on, we talk­ed.
He was from Huntington,
Connecticut, Penn State '65 and
only civil rights had been big
then. I overcame his defensive­ness
about his work only when
I assured him I wasn't a moral
puritan: he was a flight tester
for Sikorsky Helicopters, "a
good percentage" of which he
finally admitted were for Viet­nam.
He had used the job to
avoid the draft ("What an awful
thing to hang over someone's
head") and now at 26 he want­ed
out of Sikorsky, out of en­gineering,
but didn't yet trUl;t
his draft board not to grab him.
He had gradually soured on the
war, but had always been "too
lazy" to publicize it. He had
been silent on October 15, but
had resisted the pressure at
work to cut his beard, called
in sick, and gone to DC alone
after others had backed out.
When the talk turned to drugs,
he just smiled.
At the Delaware Memorial
Bridge, a huge jam ensued and
Young America affirmed its
loyalty to the system by paying
toll money - perhaps destined
for Vietnam. V's were exchang­ed,
a freak dressed as a cow­boy
fired cap pistols at the
straight people, and the toll col­lector
smiled at our destination.
Would he have been so nice
only two years ago? After the
Baltimore Tunnel the Sun came
out and we when it
developed we'd bid' nyself.
Circle,.
Po:;t a::;ked
a'
oc~erver me
has permit," and
Washington Car 405
drove away froD me, perhaps
when he noticed PRESS, per­haps
not. "Onward, Christian
Sold;ers" made the rounds, and
at Massachusetts and 22nd the
clubs hit - screams, always
followed by the inevitable se­quel
"Walk! Walk!" I ran for
cover, realizing at that moment
what Chicago would have been
like - stampede, panic, instinc­tive
retreat from some boyhood
bully, the vulnerability of my
unprotected head to those heavy
wooden clubs any moment any
side. I ducked into an apart­ment
porch and walked right
into a black cop, the spitting
image of Ossie Davis. He could
have clubbed me. He didn't. A
"Mobe" told me, "Ph'ase leave.
Tomorrow's permit is going to
be revoked," and then the gas
cloud rose high enough to see
and I remember thinking to my­self
that, for better or worse, I
had attended a riot and the
host would not like his guests
to leave one minute early.
"Charge the 'man - rip
those masks right off of them,"
someone gayly directed me, and
I knew right then that someone
had come to DC to give the
weather report.
The crowd split - a few on
By KEVIN McAULIFFE
22nd toward the White House,
most right on the intersection,
me and some others on 22nd to­ward
sanctuary, the Church of
the Pilgrims. I tried pumping
a radio crew for information.
They said, "Listen, kid, just run
out, hah?" and they all put on
their gas masks. A dud tear
gas canister was thrown right
at us. A Weatherman must have
been in the street when it did,
because a police van raced
through at full speed and I
heard the bloodcurdling cry
"They ran him over! Those god~
dam mortherfuckers ran him
over!" and the van was hit with
rocks, bricks, and w;ne bottles.
At the intersection huge TV
lights formed a rectangle over
a "Ho! Ho! Ho!" chant and
three canisters of gas were
dropped. Blue Meanies in the
gray mist, the police moved the
crowd back to Dupont, moved
a bus in, pushed it when it
staJJed out, and hauled a girl
away the arms.
At OUi' intersection, a police
scooter had been left unguard­ed.
Someone tipped :t, then
methodicaJJy began kicking it
to t\1e rhythmic rooting of "Kick
it! Kick the fucker!" Then he
set fire to it, and everybody
split. It was then became
aware of my sprained ankle. In
cover, I met a young, liberal
HEW executive ("John Mitchell
is freaked") and a contingent
from Trinity. A van went past
the Church and had its front
windClw and grill struck, New
York Giant helmet was visible
in the st::eet. "The Whole World
Is Watching" erupted from the
far side of 22nd, and I worked
my way the direction of Du­pont.
Tear gas was t!1rown to­ward
the Church but short of
the mark, a Weatherman tried
to pick it up, kicked when he
couldn't, and it came at us. I
ran to a glass-fronted apart­ment
building for safety, but
the doors were being held from
the inside. Some we:-e enjoying
it ~ "Tell the Weathermen to
go away." I put my coat over
my face. held my breath,. and
waited for the cloud to pass
over, which it did quietly thanks
to the wind. I had discovered
the sensation of being tear-gas­sed;
perhaps subconsciously I
wanted to be. A young, bystand­ing
woman called the people in­side
"mothers;" I called out
"bastards" and got a "no com­ment"
from a DC cop I tried
to interview. Then someone with
a microphone asked me who
the leaders were, and I begged
off.
At the Fairfax Hotel, gassed
peop'e were let in to wash up.
A WTOP reporter told me in
the men's room, "I'm with you,
but this is polarizing people. If
you got $50 each from 100,000
people instead of parading them,
you could buy Newsweek ...
Look, I was at Chicago, I've
been gassed several times be­fore,
and it never stung like
this. This is mace, and I'm sur­prised
the DC cops would do
this." We thanked the manager,
hit the street, and I went back
up to where I'd been gassed. At
the apartment porch, the lady­owner
was being interviewed
through the glass'on her policy.
"Shave!" she screamed. "I'm a
girl," the interviewer said.
"You're in diapers," she scream­ed
at me.
Sergeant S. D. Baker let me
interview him. Chief Jerry Wi­Ion
had been in the "front of
the lines" and given personal
orders for tear gas; "scores,"
not hundreds, were under ar­rests;
two policemen were hurt,
none seriously; no mace was in
the gas. I returned for one more
question, was challenged, nearly
hit, bailed out by Baker's in­tervention.
No, he didn't know
who the leaders were. I thanked
him. With my luck, he threw
the gas that got me.
At Dupont, gas was all over
the park. "Where there's pigs,
there's trouble. I can't be any
more explicit than that, man"
is what I was told. A radical
turned to me O~!t of the blue and
quietly ranted in an Irish bro­gue,
"The gas has a microscopic
effect, because of the area's
narrow parameters, and the
self-discovery that they can take
it removes the fear from the
people's mind.>, and they keep
regrouping, you see, and I mean
I was at Fort Dix and we had
none of this fucking shit, man.
I mean, like wow." Silently, I
watched him step off into the
gassed area. Two Wesleyan
graduates, one of whom had
served at Okinawa and taken
a wife home, had been gassed
out of their restaurant with
their wives; the Japanese wom­an
kept calling out the name of
a dessert she equated with the
smell she encountered. "Peo­ple's
Park" was being chanted,
and gas kept exploding.
I moved over onto Connecti­cut
Avenue and saw the effects
of the guerrilla war the Weath­erman,
Crazies, and Mad Dogs
like to play at. These people
know no fear; like the lem­mings
on a shoreline, or a play­er
for Vince Lombardi, they
live to hit and be hit back. One
was speaking to me, noticed a
passing cruiser, threw a rock
a t it, and, without interrupting
the conversation's pace, said,
"Shit, I missed:' and kept talk­ing.
Some threw rocks at first­aid
vehicles, possibly seeing
only the bubble-gum atop it.
The glass windows at People's
Drug completely caved in, a
policeman moved in and club­bed
the perpetrator so hard the
crack was heard on P Street.
two canisters fen on Connecti­cut
and one on P. The Indone­sian
Embassy was opened to us
as sanctuary, its cars as pro­tection
from gas; I used its
walls as a vantage point. A DC
Transit bus was trapped in the
square, enveloped by gas, and
had to abandon ship. On its
rear, a poster read: "In Traffic,
Expect the Unexpected." A
priest walked by, gassed and
spitting. Two Weathermen grab­bed
the Embassy's four road­blocks,
flung them across P
Street, reinforced it with rope,
and froze traffic. A Cadillac
driver abandoned it for fear of
the gas. Next to me, someone
had a rock. "You really going
to use that?" I asked. "I cer­tainly
hope to, next chance I
get," he solemnly said. I evac­uated,
passing a middle-aged
couple forced out of their home
who called us "all very polite"
and a black who kicked the
dirt, muttering "I want a riot,
man."
I rounded over to Dupont and
interviewed a police captain,
who said no Guard or Army
units were in use and that the
park was empty. As he rode off,
two jeeps drove by and a canis­ter
exploded in the park. A
black police reporter spoke to
me. "They caught one cop in
there, they hung him . . . you
know, beat him up. I'm waiting
for my man Chief Davis. See
those CDU helmets? Civil Dis­turbance
Units. Real head-bust­ers.
Man, they don't even fill
out reports."
I inched past the square and
one block over. A middle-aged
couple asked me about the gas;
I said the police evidently felt
it was the only alternative to
mass clubbing, and too much
was better than too little. They
had been gassed, too, "silent
majority" nothwithstanding. I
was accidentally introduced to
Rod Macleish of Westinghouse,
whose work I have always con­sidered
outstanding. He, too,
mentioned mace - but would
not let me quote him, thereby
capsuling what the riot was all
about. In one way Masleish was
phony, using hip terms and try­ing
to pretend he wasn't scared.
But he was friendly and stable,
and had some valuable anec­dotes.
"The DC cops are rela­tively
sophisticated. Most are
black, not uptight about the
system, and they won't hit you
. . . This is only a mini-con­frontation.
I was in Cairo in
1952 when they were throwing
foreigners out of windows and
I was in Saigon for three years.
The Buddhist riots were the
worst. When the Vietnamese
get going on a violent streak
they stay on it for four or five
days." The police were driving
the demonstrators toward us in
a flying wedge, then they dis­persed.
Macleish and I walked
into the park and the latent
gas, rubbing and washing our
stinging eyes. We were separ­ated
when the Da-:tmo'lth Col­lege
radio station pulled me
aside for my comments on the
whole thing.
It was more or less over, so
I went to the White House for
the March Against Death. At
17th&K nine jeeps were form­ing
in convoy and the MPs re­fused
to talk. At San Clemente
E£lSt the solemn procession re­minded
me of the riot scene in
"Seven Days in May" and
brough': home the tOt,;gh reali­zation
that my supercountry
was having a social nervous
breakdown f.or real. I was al­lowed
to march with them and
inteI'Viewed Remson Ostrander
and Doug Davis, Amherst
sophomores. They spoke of
Moratorium Day, their haphaz­ard
enlistment in the march,
their amazement at the vio­lence
they had not heard of till
now, and of David Eisenhower,
whose frat house they had
shared ("He's really a nice
guy"). Spirits were high, de­spite
the cold and the fact that
Richard Nixon had put the
White House in darkness and
strung two long floodlights to­gether
.on the lawn to blind the
marchers, Gestapo-style, as they
passed his palatial estate.
I left the march to reach the
1st Presbyterian Church, con­verted
to a Mobe Crash pad, to
find a friend separated from me
during the gas. Along the way,
(Continued on Page 9)
Weekend Antiwarriors
THE S_T_A_~,_---,,..-......... _ Nove,
dirt, muttering "1 want a riot,
man."
I inched past the square and
one block over. A middle-aged
couple asked me about the gas;
I said the police evidently felt
it was the only alternative to
mass clubbing, and too much
was better than too little. They
had been gassed, too, "silent
majority" nothwithstanding. I
was accidentally introduced to
Rod Macleish of Westinghouse,
whose work I have always con­sidered
outstanding. He, too,
mentioned mace - but would
not let me quote him, thereby
capsuling what the riot was all
about. In one way Masleish was
phony, using hip terms and try­ing
to pretend he wasn't scared.
But he was friendly and stable,
and had some valuable anec­dotes.
"The DC cops are rela­tively
sophisticated. Most are
black, not uptight about the
system, and they won't hit you
. . . This is only a mini-con­frontation.
I was in Cairo in
1952 when they were throwing
foreigners out of windows and
I was in Saigon for three years.
The Buddhist riots were the
worst. When the Vietnamese
get going on a violent streak
they stay on it for four or five
days." The police were driving
the demonstrators toward us in
a flying wedge, then they dis­persed.
Macleish and I walked
into the park and the latent
gas, rubbing and washing our
stinging eyes. We were separ­ated
when the Da~tmo'lth Col­lege
radio station pulled me
aside for my comments on the
whole thing.
I rounded over to Dupont and
interviewed a police captain,
vvho said no Guard or Army
units were in use and that the
park was empty. As he rode off,
two jeeps drove by and a canis­ter
exploded in the park. A
black police reporter spoke to
me. "They caught one cop in
there, they hung him . . . you
know, beat him up. I'm waiting
for my man Chief Davis. See
those CDU helmets? Civil Dis­turbance
Units. Real head-bust­ers.
Man, they don't even fill
out reports."
It was marc or less over. so
I went to the White House for
the March Against Death. At
17th&K nine jeeps were f'Orm­ing
in c.onvoy and the MPs re­fused
to talk. At San Clemente
E%t the solemn procession re­minded
me of the riot scene in
"Seven Days in May" and
brough': home the to!:.gh reali­zation
that my supercountry
was having a social nervous
breakdown 1'.or real. I was al­lowed
to march with them and
inteI'Viewed Remson Ostrander
and Doug Davis, Amherst
sophomores. They spoke of
Moratorium Day, their haphaz­ard
enlistment in the march,
their amazement at the vio­lence
they had not heard of till
now, and of David Eisenhower,
whose frat house they had
shared ("He's really a nice
guy"). Spirits were high, de­spite
the cold and the fact that
Richard Nixon had put the
White House in darkness and
strung two long floodlights to­gether
.on the lawn to blind the
marchers, Gestapo-style, as they
passed his palatial estate.
I left the march to reach the
1st Presbyterian Church, con­verted
to a Mobe crash pad, to
find a friend separated from me
during the gas. Along the way,
(Continued on Page 9)
to hit me, noticed cruiser, threw rock
at and. without interrupting
the conversation's pace, said,
"Shit, missed," and talk­ing.
Some rocks possibly only the bubble-gum atop it.
The windows at People's
Drug completely caved in, a
policeman moved in and club­bed
the perpetrator so hard the
crack was heard on P Street.
two canisters fell on Connecti­cut
and one on P. The Indone­sian'
Embassy was opened to us
as sanctuary, its cars as pro­tection
from gas; I used its
walls as a vantage point. A DC
Transit bus was trapped in the
square, enveloped by gas, and
had to abandon ship. On it!!
rear, a poster read: "In Traffic,
Expect the Unexpected." A
priest walked by, gassed and
spitting. Two Weathermen grab­bed
the Embassy's four road­blocks,
flung them across P
Street, reinforced it with rope,
and froze traffic. A Cadillac
driver abandoned it for fear of
the gas. Next to me, someone
had a rock. "You really going
to use that ?" I asked. "I cer­tainly
hope to, next chance I
get," he solemnly said. I evac­uated,
passing a middle-aged
couple forced out of their home
who called us "all very polite"
and a black who kicked the
girl," the interviewer said.
"You're in diapers," she scream­ed
at me.
Sergeant S. D. Baker let me
interview him. Chief Jerry Wi­Ion
had been in the "front of
the lines" and given personal
orders for tear gas; "scores,"
not hundreds, were under ar­rests;
two policemen were hurt,
none seriously; no mace was in
the gas. I returned for one more
question, was challenged, nearly
hit, bailed out by Baker's in­tervention.
No, he didn't know
who the leaders were. I thanked
him. With my luck, he threw
the gas that got At Dupont, gas was all over
the park. "Where there's pigs,
there's trouble. be any
more explicit than what I was radical
mlt ranted ,By KEVIN McAULIFFE
22nd toward the White House,
most right on the intersection,
me and some others on 22nd to­ward
sanctuary, the Church of
the Pilgrims. I tried pumping
a radio crew for information.
They said, "Listen, kid, just run
out, hah?" and they all put on
their gas masks. A dud tear
gas canister was thrown right
at us. A Weatherman must have
been in the street when it did,
because a police van raced
through at full speed and I
heard the bloodcurdling cry
"They ran him over! Those god­dam
mortherfuckers ran him
over!" the van was hit with
rocks, bricks, and w;ne bottles.
At the intersection huge TV
lights formed rectangle over
Ho! and
vvere
stalled by QUi' methodically tne Kkk
r' wind::lw A st:'in t~rown to·
ward it the were being we:'it - "the to
go away." put my coat over
my held breath, and
waited for the cloud to pass
over, which it did quietly thanks
to the wind. I had discovered
the sensation of being tear-gas­sed;
perhaps subconsciously I
wanted to be. A young, bystand­ing
woman called the people in­side
"mothers;" I called out
"bastards" and got a "no com­ment"
from a DC cop I tried
to interview. Then someone with
a microphone asked me who
the leaders were, and I begged
off.
At the Fairfax Hotel, gassed
peop'e were let in to wash up.
A WTOP reporter told me in
the men's room, "I'm with you,
but this is polarizing people. If
you got $50 each from 100,000
people instead of parading them,
you could buy Newsweek ...
Look, I was at Chicago, I've
been gassed several times be­fore,
and it never stung like
this. This is mace, and I'm sur­prised
the DC cops would do
this." We thanked the manager,
hit the street, and I went back
up to where I'd been gassed. At
the apartment porch, the lady­owner
was being interviewed
through the glass on her policy.
"Shave!" she screamed. "I'm a
war, but had always been "too
lazy" to publicize it. He had
been silent on October 15, but
had resisted the pressure at
work to cut his beard, called
in sick, and gone to DC alone
after others had backed out.
When the talk turned to drugs,
he just smiled.
At the Delaware Memorial
Bridge, a huge jam ensued and
Young America affirmed its
loyalty to the system by paying
toll money - perhaps destined
for Vietnam. V's were exchang­ed,
a freak dressed as a cow­boy
fired cap pistols at the
straight people, and the toll col­lector
smiled at our destination.
Would he have been so nice
only two years ago? After the
Baltimore Tunnel the Sun came
out and we laughed when it
developed that we'd been simul­taneously
singing "Here Comes
the Sun" to ourselves. Then
came the hailstones - "God
is a hawk," I joked, but it was
so tense I urged Bill to pull
over. We went on through it,
passed his brother's house,
which he wasn't staying at,
plunged into downtown, and met
Bill's "friends" and hosts - two
lovely g i r I s, but plump.
"Friends," indeed. We read
Nicholas von Hcffman's cynical
caution about the non-reception
DC would exten:l, and bid Bill
farewell. I felt so sorry for him
I began to pity Myself.
FRIDAY NIGHT
"1-2-3-4, fuck the pigs, fuck
the war!" It was Dupont Circle,
8 p.m., and the P03t and Quick­silver
News had advertised a
Crazies-Mad Dogs march on the
South Vietnamese Embassy. I
got there, and saw what looked
like a bubble-gum perched right
in the park. "Pelice?" I a3ked
someone. "Aw, no, man, if they
were there, we'd be there."
They moved out in jerky move­ments
that suggested a split in
the ranks. The march moved
up Massachusetts Avenue; a
"Mobe Legal" ol::~erver told "This has no permit," and
Washington Police Car No. 405
drove away froD me, perhaps
when he noticed PRESS, per­haps
not. "Onward, Christian
Sold;ers" made the rounds, and
at Massachusetts and 22nd the
clubs hit - screams, always
followed by the inevitable se­quel
"Walk! Walk!" I ran for
cover, realizing at that moment
what Chicago would have been
like - stampede, panic, instinc­tive
retreat from some boyhood
bully, the vulnerability of my
unprotected head to those heavy
wooden clubs any moment any
side. I ducked into an apart­ment
porch and walked right
into a black cop, the spitting
image of Ossie Davis. He could
have clubbed me. He didn't. A
"Mobe" told me, "Please leave.
Tomorrow's permit is going to
be revoked," and then the gas
cloud rose high enough to see
and I remember thinking to my­self
that, for better or worse, I
had attende<1 a riot and the
host would not like his guests
to leave one minute early.
"Charge the pigs, man - rip
those masks right off of them,"
someone gayly directed me, and
I knew right then that someone
had come to DC to give the
weather report.
The crowd split - a few on
I realized it had been a fool­ish
idea to hitch, as I had de­cided
to do before spurning
several rides, when I walked
towards the turnpike from the
beach through the punishing
rain. But a local Middle Amer­ican
gave me a lift to the center
of town, and it relented. Then,
my very first truck driver fell
for the lure of a "Washington,
D.C." sign. He had gray hair,
a face like an ash tray, a voice
crippled by age, wore a green­and-
white warmup jacket and
stopped for reasons I will never
know. The gruffest he got was
"I don't care what youse do"
when I debated aloud whether
to accept his relatively short
lift. We never discussed the
war; the only ideology he re­vealed
was "God bless 'em, as
long as they don't hurt nobody
I hope they get away" when he
heard of a million-dollar race­track
robbery. Only conjecture
could explain why a hard-boiled
individual would pick up a
peace punk when he could have
harassed him. Nothing unusual.
I say "nothing unusual" be­cause
at Greenwich, there was
trouble. Old ladies and suburban
housewives laughed and pooh­poohed
the sign. A truck driver
with an ugly face and a mean
look gave me the finger. Three
other vehicles followed suit.
One was driven by a girl.
Bill, a short, squat fellow with
a well-trimmed beard, pulled
over a VW with no passengers
- odd - and we were off to
DC. We were soon lost, but I
had never seen JFK Airport
or the Verazzano - Narrows
Bridge, so it mattered not at
all. :On the radio was Apollo
12's flirtation with death via
the same lightning we were ex­periencing,
and I had to reflect
on the massive domain of Amer­ica
- war, internal rebellion,
social cleavage. "Remember the
Pueblo," and the conquest of
space - all going on with a
combination of consummate
ease and inscrutable apathy. It
seemed anything can indeed
happen in America, but Ameri­cans
are no longer enthusiastic
about it.
Paqe Six
FRIDAY
I began to sense what an up­tight
individual Bill was. I men­tioned
tha t when I undertake
my odyssey of America I will
get a haircut and a car flag for
the South. He went out of his
way to tell me "I think that's a
very good idea." He was loathe
to accept our money for the
ride. We stopped in Jersey at a
Sll.varin and the place was
swarming with kids flashing
peace signs. All Woodstock ca­maraderie
aside, I asked out of
reflex if Bill wanted the door
locked. To my surprise, he said
"Yes." Inside, he asked us not
to get food - "When I'm on the
road I like to keep going." As
the afternoon wore on, we talk­ed.
He was from Huntington,
Connecticut, Penn State '65 and
only civil rights had been big
then. I overcame his defensive­ness
about his work only when
I assured him I wasn't a moral
puritan: he was a flight tester
for Sikorsky Helicopters, "a
good percentage" of which he
finally admitted were for Viet­nam.
He had used the job to
avoid the draft ("What an awful
thing to hang over someone's
head") and now at 26 he want­ed
out of Sikorsky, out of en­gineering,
but didn't yet trust
his draft board not to grab him.
He had gradually soured on the
LEITERS TO THE EDITOR
STAFF
Saving The Hadio
Page Seven
book. I feel that the parietal book
serves no worthwhile function and that
it should be eliminated. A parietal book
was not necessary a year ag." for Sun­day
parietals. why is it needed now?
The only answer received to the ques­tion
of the necessity of parietal books
is that it is pal't of the arrangement
made with the administration. this is
I feel this part of the arrangement is
worthless; serving only to cause the
dorm residents meaningless inconveni­ence
to satisfy someone's whim.
I therefore believe the provision call­ing
for the sign-in book be shortly re­vised.
To this end, I plan on getting up
a petition calling for the elimination of
the book.
Charles F. Behnken '72
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Radio Station WVOF had planned to use this year to undertake
substantial strides toward progress, including the establishment of new
studios in Regis Hall. Unfortunately, the Student Government funds it
has been depending on it cannot get - $2,000 can be spared, and that
cannot tide WVOF over.
Its only alternative to stay alive is a fund drive among the students
which will begin shortly. We urge the student body to come across.
Two questions need an answer. WVOF broadcasts Stag basketball
throughout the winter. What will the students do if that ceases? WVOF
kept the studeLts informed up to the minute last spring, and gave
President Mariani a pulpit by which to reach the students instantly.
Would the students want to try a spring uprising over again without a
weapon like that?
History's Breakthrough
The History Department last ''leek scored a historic coup for itself
when it announced student representation - with votes - at the bal­ance
0f dep3rtrnent "essions involving student concerns.
We predict that the prestige and morale of History will receive a
substantial beost as a result; that it will achieve greater communication
and harmony within the department; that its meetings will of necessity
be less stuffy and more productive; and that, as the innovation shows
its worth, other departments will feei the need to go along. The Educa­tion
Department is considering- a similar move right now. We urge them
to follow suit.
seen that the transitional stage from the
old form of governance to the new con­tributed
to the unfortunate sistuation 0;
that first meeting. We, as Student Legis­lators,
regard this letter, not as an ad­monishment
but a clarification of condi­tions.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
John Fagan, John Harrington, Kevin
McAuliffe, Tom Williams, Gary Crossen,
JiJn Sullivan, Terry Horand, Peter Birn­ey,
Donald Malone, Greg Keilty, Allan
Kaulback. •••
S TAG
To the Editorial Board of the Stag:
The Stag Editorial of Nov. 5, 1969
concerning the Student Legislature is
partially justified, but antagonistically
irrelevant. was a cursory glance
at the unfortunate situation of the First
meeting of the Seventh Session of the
Student Legislature. Clarification and
explanation is definitely needed at this
time. The new constitution, which was
overwhelmingly adopted by the Stu­dent
Association, changed the character
of the Student Government. For ex­ample,
the Secretary was formerly
elected from the Student Association
and now, according to the accepted con­stitution,
he is elected from the floor of
the Student Legislature. One of his
duties is to provide for the disbursement
of information relative to the function­ing
of a legislature (e.g. material con­cerning
the system for election of of­ficers
and parliamentary proceudre).
But how could have these duties been
performed as yet, the Secretary had
not been elected? Thus, it can be readily
Legislator's Reply
journalistic taste that it implies."
Gentlemen, do you read letters before
you refute them?
I realize that this scrutiny of the
Editor's Note must necessarily be tedi­ous
reading, but would ask ,the read­er's
kind indulgence as continue.
I must quote the Editor's Note again:
they (the fiendish expletives) are
lewd, so is the human condition.' I do
not feel particularly lewd, but perhaps
am too selfrighteous. I'm sure many of
you, who may not have known that the
human condition was lewd (before last
week) are indebted to "The Stag" for
its proclamation which could have pos­sibly
been entitled, "Thus Spake "The
Stagt
."
Furthermore, we are told that with­holding
obscenities is tantamount to "...
defending an established viewpoint - in
this case organized religion." I can think
of worse things to defend, but that is
another issue. However, I am sure that
there must be an atheist somewhere who
defines his values in journalism as I do.
Next, the editors fancy themselves to
be judges of another's moral fiber. This
attempt to intimidate the reader reeks
of sensationalism. I regret even having
to dignify such an ignoble gesture by the
very mentioning of it.
The crowning example of inconsisten­cy
and non-topical refutation can be
found in the las, paragraph of the edi­tor's
note. It is disclosed that "The New
York Times" tampers with photos "of
Clete Boyer being kissed at bat by a
girl in a minis;;:irt." I fail to see any
connection between an invective con­cerned
with the printed word, and a
photograph. I have never mentioned
photography. I find your photography to
be excellent.
I would ask you, gentlemen, to ad­dress
yourself to the topic when you at­tempt
refutations in the future. Perhaps
they will then assume at least a passable
degree of perspicacity.
;Once again, thank you.
Bill Warnken '70
P.S. Dear D.D.M.,
Have you ever known the difference
between "cardinal" and "carnal" "know-ledge?
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~~Flsh Yisitors9
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To the Editor:
When one complains about a lack of
editorial discretion and common sense,
he can hardly expect to be simultane­ously
vindicated. However, when such
the case, he feels it incumbent upon
himself to express his gratitude. There­fore,
I extend my thanks to the editorial
board.
By juxtaposing my of one'
ago and your editorial rebuttal, you have
substantiated my claim that you are
deficient in both good judgment and,
lamentably, in the simple rudiments of
writing. My objections covered three dis­tinct
areas: a column, a sports editorial,
and letter to the editor. Only the
Sports Editor saw fit to make an iso­lated
reply, in which he disclaimed re­sponsibility
for a quote appearing in his
editorial. This tells the reader nothing
that a reference to the editorial (which
suggested) had not already told him.
Certainly the statement made by Mr.
Krenn is not to be abhorred. Rather, questioned the propriety of its inclusion
in a newspaper. The responsibility for
any statement appearing in print is that
of the editors, not the speaker. There­fore,
I must conclude that the Sports
Editor's Note was neither topical, nor
enlightening.
Proceeding to the Editor's Note, one
is immediately presented with a defini­tion
of obscenity that is placed in qu(}o
tation marks. It had been my under­standing,
heretofore, that, with the ex­ception
of certain unusual, but accepted
expressions (e.g. "yellow journalism"),
all quoted statements should be accom­panied
by some form of identification. I
would like to know, therefore, who issued
this dubious definition of obscenity. it is the ,opinion of the editors, then this
could have been very simply indicated
by the omission of quotation marks. If
it is not, then I would think that some
elucidation is indicated. I would ask
the reader to regard the statement in
• to
be defined as 'the pretense that certain
words may not exist'. " Does this state­ment
not imply that all previous defini­tions
of obscenity have been unjust? If
so, then Webster's New World Diction­ary,
which defines obscenity thusly:
"Sometimes obscene, (obscene is defined
above as 'offensive to modesty or de­cency;
lewd.) as language, conduct, a
remark, an expression, an act, etc.,"
must be constructed as unjust. Perhaps
I have been programmed, but I am dis­posed
to accept Webster's authority in
the realm of definitions bef,ore I will
affirm the validity of a definition that
is unidentifiable.
Again, I would like to quote the edi­torial
rebuttal, "And while "The Stag
meekly disclaims credit for inventing the
fiendish expletives Mr. Warnken recoils
from . . . " Departing from the obvious
grammatical deficiencies of this state­ment,
I would like to refute its misrepre­sentation
of my views. Questioning the
journalistic value of certain words does
not imply a recoiling from them. I felt
that I had made this abundantly clear
when I wrote: "... let me state that
my objection is not particularly con­cerned
with the relative merit of sucr
language, but rather with the lack of
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On Campus
19,1869
A perfect symbol of just whom Fairfield University reallY
serves is the brand new library. Strutting alumni and beaming
businessmen point to it and other improvements in the physical
is the
stupefying heat in the library from spring to autumn because
there are no funds for installing air-conditioning; it is the student
depth in research necessary to write good term papers; and it is
the student who also must tolerate the shortage of teachers and
Ilasn't department budgets.
And where is the money going? What happens to the millions
raised by the University, granted by state and federal govern­ments,
and paid by the students? It goes into these very same.
bui1dings The public relations department pUblished a magazine which
describes Fairfield as a "university in motion." Yet this question­able
phrase does not refer to the education of the students. It does
not refer to a bigger and better paid faCUlty. has no relevance
academic refers of the physical university. Fairfield in this light must be
6~en ~s an institution which exists not for the students primarily,
e,ven, fQI':. its,elf,. I~ s'trongest forces are ymployed for its own preservation
and: enhancement.
:This ~f making Fairfield an academic institution. Our school's practice
of, combining the academics of the time of St. Ignatius with an
outlook oriented toward the future of the physical estate must be
halted and the process reversed. The next time students are asked
to pay an increase in tuition, they should be shown a commen­surate
improvement in the education they are receiving. The lm­provement
of the physical university should be made second to the
be increased, and a greater number of teachers hired in those
departments which at present offer only a narrow range of elec­tives
to their majors. The Administration must make the student
of here and now its primary interest. In the process of making the
university a better place to live and learn for the student of today,
it will also make it a better place for the student of the future.
Viewed next to this state of affairs, the purely academic
problems of the university, which will be taken up in the next
installment, become almost insignificant. We must no longer allow
ourselves to be fooled by the imbalances in the academic program
main problem, but merely a result of the situation described above.
The university cannot afford to decrease its requirements, for this
would mean increasing the number of electives, which would mean
hiring more teachers, which would mean diverting funds away
from what has been and remains its -first interest, the expansion
of the physical university. The problems we have been dealing
with are but a few twisted vines in a dense jungle.
TOWABD COMMUNITY
Part n. The Solution
(a) physical univel'llity.
The following is not set forth as "the solution.II The above
80
widespread and multi-faceted as to admit to no one solution. I
University the academic community that university is supposed
be.
a varied array of buildings ready completed or the of completion.
At the center of the campus, SUitably enough, is the Center. The students use it as a cafeteria, post office, for its game
room and for mixers. Its existence for the student is functional
then, not academic. Students do not go there exchange ideas
except at lectures which on the average are poorly attended. The
faculty eats separately from the students, apparently relief
from the tedium of the classroom. The Campus Center is used
frequently for the conventions of such organizations packaging
companies and policemen's associations, whose purpose not con­nected
to the academic community - quite the contrary, their
to diminish what little academic spirit there is at the center of the
campus. The solution here is quite clear. The dining rooms should
segments of the university, as now occurs only with a handful of
Jesuits who regUlarly brave the dangers of the student dining
room. Other Campus Center activities should limited to such
social and academic gatherings as community members may re­gard
as furthering the interests of the university as an academic
community. The very name of the building might well be changed
to one more in keeping with its pUrpose as a gathering place for
the segment which the university is supposed to serve - the
Night students.
The Oak Room will be the
scene at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow
pUblic meeting ever staged
by Alcoholics Anonymous in
Fairfield County. Programmed
anyone with a "problem drink­er"
friend or relative, the meet­ing
will feature brief talks by
succ~sful and the other an employed
will describe how excessive
drinking messed up their fam­ily
lives and job situations and
how, with the help of AA, they
found their way i:o continued,
happy and productive sobriety.
The last half of the meeting,
which will end promptly at 10
p.m., will be devoted to answer­ing
questions from the audi­ence.
Questions frQm the floor,
which can be either written or
oral, will be answered by. a.
panel of experts, all of whom
are well informed on the disease
can do to help a
"problem drinker" get off the
sauce - and stay off it.
One of the eminently qualified
panelists is Donald G. Murphy,
Ph:D., clinical psychologist, cur­rently
serving as consultant on
alcoholism and group therapy
at Norwalk Hospital and in pri­vate
practice in Westport in the
fields of psycho-therapy and
psychological evaluation. Anoth­er
of the panelists also active
professionally in the field of al­coholism
in Wesley Irvine,
Managing Director of High
Watch Farm in Kent, Conn.
High Watch is a long establish­ed
and highly regarded rest and
recuperative facility for alco­holics
that use the AA therapy.
A A Meeting
the establishment of a Black
holiday in order that we may
recognize the achievements of
a great Black leader. Primary
considerations should be given
to the achievements of Dr.
Martin Luther King and Broth­er
Malcolm X when deciding
Bay In conclusion, we the Black
to the doctrine that there can
be no progress for the Black
man without a struggle.
these demands are not com­plied
with in the form of a de­finitive
statement of your posi­tion,
to our approval, on
November 14, 1969, the Black
students will take mas charity. Cole had 1,000
cards printed and sent to friends
in place.of his usual Christmas
letter.
cards are now extreme­ly
dozen are known to in exis­tence,
and two of these are part
of the Hallmark Historical
Collection.
Other cards include several
Louis Prang originals. Prang,
known as the father of the A­mericanChristmas
the foremost 19th century A­merican
publisher of social
greetings. From his shop in
Boston in the 1880's he issued
tastefui cards of consistently
high quality, many of them re­productions
of prize-winning
paintings of his era.
The exhibit, which runs
through December 19, is open
daily to the public free of
charge.
For Dec. 2nd
Continued from Page 1)
the appointment of Black
salaried professors in every
academic department in the uni­versity.
4. We the Black students of
Fairfield University, demand
the implementation of two lan­guages
into the existing Lan­guage
department. These lan­guages
are indicative of the
Third World or peoples of color.
The two languages are Swahili
and Arabic.
5. We the Black students of
Fairfield University, demand the
floor with Black resident
advisors.
6. We the Black students of
Fairfield University, demand
FAIRFIELD, CONN. - A
rare collection of antique Christ­mas
Fairfield University's Campus
December exhibIt Christmas cards, some of them
a century old. The specimens
and most valuable collection
of containing more than 70,000
items.
Among the cards · to be shown
is a replica of the first com­mercially
printed Christmas
card, published in London in
1843 and invented by Sir Henry
Museum.
shows a friendly Christmas
party in the center, flanked by
panels showing acts of Christ-
Page Eight THE S TA6
• By JOHN G. LEDDY
really
Is In university with pride. But it the student who must bear who must go to Bridgeport or New Haven in order to find the
elective courses because the Dean hasn't got the money to increase
brand new buildings and their exorbitant construction cost.
published faculty. It to a.ca.demlc motion. It refer,s precisely and narrowly to the ex­pansion
seen instttution or even fQr, the academic community as a whole. It exists for
elf, Itll. s'ti-ongest an.d· .This problem I regard as the most serious besetting the cause
qf In im­provement
improvement of the academic university. Faculty salaries should
Adminis1ration It Installment, and the excessive number of requirements. They are not the
Increasing Which Its ll.rst Interest, dealfug
November 19.1869
TOWARD AN AOADEMIC cOMMUNITY
Solutloa
The solutlon." "1be title is a necessary simplification of an approach to a problem so
offer merely a few ideas and possibilities toward making Fairfield
a to This week's installment will deal with the physical institution
all in process
,the Campus
to exce.pt as a as is con1rary, presence, and that of business and armed forces recruiters, serves
be integrated so as to allow intellectual intercourse among all three
regularly be night, of the largest open-to­the-
to be of maximum assistance to
two out-of-state AA members,
one a succ\!Ssful businessman
housewife. The speakers' stories
-1;0 ansWe.1C­ing
fIoor,
by aU of alcoholism and on what non­alcoholics
Ph.Thursday
great. upon the 6ay chosen.
students are totally committed
If subject action!
place of Originals of the 1843 Cole­Horsley
ex1reme­ly
rare· and valuable. Only a
be card, was
tasteful Demands
Card Display
One of the ailtlqne Christmas ca.rds be exhibited December 2. Black
(Contlnned establishment of a Black resi­dential
cards will be on display in
Center Oak Room beginning
2.
The exhibi't includes historic
are on loan from the Hallmark
Historical Collection, the larg­est
antique cards in the world,
Cole, a wealthy patron and
founder of the Victoria and Al­bert
The three-paneled card, de­signed
by John Calcott Horsley,
Christmas
Scheduled
Page Eight
November Page Nine
(Continued from Fage 6)
facial greasepaint, the cal'­toons
on Lafayette Park (of the
and now including fur some rea­son
Keith's theatre 100 yards from
SATURDAY
Driving to the Capitol, we
crawling with troops. Walking
to it, a lady called out, "Never
seen so many young people in
all there was a game of signs:
"Hitler had a Silent Majority",
"ESP: Effete Snobs for Peace",
"Majority for a Silent Agnew",
"Nix On War", "God is an Im­pudent
Snob", "War Destroys
Chromosomes", "Lefthanded
Norwegian Poolshoters Against
the War, Durham, N.C. Chap­ter",
"When Agnew Closes His
A First Time Marcher", "Young
Hegelian Society". Ahead of us,
a yippie with a Nixon mask
medic team made jokes over
everyone literally followed
down to stay warm, radical li­terature
as a "liberal" sellout and
U.S. rape of Vietnam" made
ove~ Notes for a quarter. "No, thank
In
capitalism".
in vaudeville step to 'What?
Peace. When? Now?" Archives'
slogan, "What is Past is Pro­logue"
year-of "Justice". "Smile, you're on
Hoover's camera." The slogan;
button lying in the gutter. A
lullaby, "Spi-ro-ag-new". Post
Peace" turn away from the White
urged to go up the Mall, groans
was cold and subdued, even
Our President"). The ex­ception
long Rockette line of people up
the' you; please get a haircut, won't
you?" The police apparently did
much the speakers in the park.
We hit the Mall as Dick
Gregory was finishing up,. walk­ed
around during 'Arlo Guthrie,
bring the troops home from
Vietnam, they're going to come
home all by themselves"). David
Dellinger intr.oduced "Jerry Ru­bin,
, .. STONEDt" with a Yippie flag, Dellin­ger
so that when the latter did
Pig!" speaker's platform. To my left,
child VW bus. a mobile radio station.
yo~
MONEYt") spoke - effective, not over­whelming.
Where was Lowen­stein?
· "Give Peace a Chance" for 20
by John "Revolution" Lennon?
Mrs. Coretta King gave the
with young people', I say 'Look
trying to end the war
Havens' beat hypnotized the
most
"Oh, Richie Havens, you're our
boy". Earl Scroggs gave us
& with telltale phrases like "Oki­nawa
people", "third world
peoples", "revolution in the
high schools." Behind me, some­one
wondered why he had come.
"If was interrupted to tell us
we were 1,500,000 strong. Peter,
& Yan10w blurted, "Ladies
Learyl"
. SIGHTl" fOl1 aloud. everyone was numb, and Hitler
had shown how crowds could be
us, having some trouble at the Jus­tice
Department" and urged
someone liberated a mike for "a
Woodstock freak, rock, drug,
SATURDAY NIGHT
but when our lungs burned we
an ant's army worth going in
all directions, but mostly away
block, noticing the smashed win­dows
across Pennsylvania before me.
Gas hit. We fled upstreet to an
office building plaza, which
saw a mob flee at us from gas
on Constitution. We fled to H
cl1Owd, met us there. Gas rolled down
the hill with them, the traffic
a shades gr(iUPS mel1ed, warfllng ca'll­istel
rOIJm rf'eked teal' 01'
hstenC'd to
raGlo his thf' boot\;. !\~ from' he the run, which they can do, and
for it. After all tqis, I
must say was surprised at the
Times most of the crowd did not pro­voke
Leaving the restaurant, was all clear. Two MPs, one
which avenue, and as admired from
I buses picked up street strag­glers.
Small bands of kids lit bonfires,
Wisconsin wandered helplessly,
underwent preliminary frost­bite,
6 later. At midnight we found a
any 'Leddy
en­gaged
Stag trying
to convey.
At any rate, had I known that the
quote in my column would cause such
indignation, especially to so fine a
sports writer as Mr. Warnken, I would
have withheld it myself so as not to have
distracted the reader from the purpose
partiCUlar of the "new breed" of resident advisers.
• • Re. comments/criticism appearing in
last week's Letters to the Editor: I de­fer
answering Dr. Grassi until the com-
EDITORS NOTE: inter·
ested "The Stag" possesses a list of
these tapes.
that are meaningful to the realities of
1969. Later in an attempt to obtain a
tape of this presentation, for my self,
I discovered that tape recordings of Ram
Dass and others are available. Upon in­quiry,
I received, last week, a list of
these tapes and a copy of it is enclosed
with this letter.
In view of the active and lively dis­cussion
following Ashley Montagu's lec­ture,
there may be others, at Fairfield
Univel'Sity, interested in the message on
these tapes. Would you please pass this
list along to them.
and about ways to communicate
with them. For me, Dr. Montagu's an­swers
were inadequate. However, a
to. attend a dialogue discussion with :Saba
Ram Dass; foremrly Richard Alpert,
Christ) is a goal of all human beings
and that the spiritual and transcendent
The value to me of experiencing him
and his ideas is that~ presents himself
and them in a context which is relevant
to my own life experience and in terms
Letters 10 Ihe Editor
This letter is being written in re­sponse
to the stimulating lecture by
Fairf­field
University, he like Dr. Montagu
examined in many ways, from stand­points
of modifying external reality to
achievement of higheI1 levels of aware­ness.
In primary as human beings.
Currently Western society is in the
process of minutely examining external
reality through use of rational ma­terialistic
more about the physical, mental, and
emotional environments but have ne-.
glected the spiritual and transcendent
nature of man. Psychologists have be-
Nov.ember 19, 1969 THE STAG Weekend Antiwarriors
I admired a marcher with white
ca~
toons White House, the Presidents,
for the exhortation to "Fuck
Capitalism"), and the RKO
the White House, which was
showing "Hang 'Em High".
passed the Soldiers' Home,
my life". Next door, a man
said, "March in Hanoi, you
know? Defend your boys, your
rights". Helicopters hovered
above, but the police called out
"good morning". In the park,
fur Chap­tel''',
Mouth, I will Get Off My Feet:
imitated him, someone from a
.over
the mike and told us we were
400,000 strong "and still com­ing",
his instructions to jump up and
attacking the Moratori­um
the Paris talks as ratifying "the
.of the rounds, and an argument
over "elitism" and the worker­student
alliance raged between
a young man and an older
couple downing Budweisers.
Someone tried to give me SDS
you," I said, 'I don't believe At the Federal Trade Com­mission,
an elderly man in the
image of Lester Maddox danced
seemed to be meant for
America. A marshall yelled out,
"What do we want?" and a
45-year-.old man with a gut, a
moustache, and VC flags from
head to toe walked outside of
him and barked "Revolution",
to which the marshal retorted,
"Oh don't give me that crap"
Justice, and the angry chant
slogan,
"No free government cannot
survive that is not based on the
supremacy of law" smiled down
on a discarded "nonviolence"
Office. "Federal Employees for
Pea<:e" paraded outside. The
House. Here, violence had been
feared. But marchers had been
nothwithstanding, and everyone
passing hawkish countersigns
("Peace is in Reality - Sup­port
to all this calm was a
by the· buses chanting some­thing
like "Spiro Agnew, fuck
haircut,. not attempt to move them, and
Agnew got it mu<:h worse from
Leonard Bernstein, and a GI
dissident ("if Mr. Nixon doesn't
aU who had his hair cut in the
Chicago jail ... Abbie Hoffman
. . . and Lee Weiner ... IS
STONEDl" Flanked by Hoff­man
was surprisingly vitupera­tive
in his speech. He gave his
own plan and lit into Goodell's
as "continuation of the war"
speak, the area full of VC flags
sent up "Pig! Pig! Pigl" I was
by now parallel with the plat­form,
about 90 yards right of it,
in the crowd but not of it,
with a fantastic view of the
a broken down truck with a
sick <:hild and photographers all
over the hood and someone with
a sweatshirt playing openly with
a nickel bag of marijuana. To
my right, a bus serving as
Ossie Davis came on too
strong ("When you put your
fingers for peace, we want
MONEY in them! We need
MONEYl") George McGovern
Kennedy? Pete Seeger
and Brother Livingston did
minutes. Were the Weather­men
singing along with a tune
best speech I heard: "When
someone asks me 'what's wrong
in the mirror' . . . Is the gov­ernment
or opposition to the war?" Rich­ie
audience; his "Motherless
Child" had the crowd at its most;
"together", and an elderly coup­le
began jumping up and down,
"Bonnie Clyde", and a Wea­therwoman
gave herself away
next", "defeat of the A­merican
.Empire by the Viet­namese
with a beard began curs­ing.
"Is that Joan Baez?" I
At 4 p.m., I Had a Ham­mer"
Paul, Mary continued with
"If I Were Free", when sud­denly
Yarrlow and gentlemen, Tim Leary!"
and he appeared in gray buck­skins
to match his hair and
began raving "Out . . . of . .
SIGHT . . . Out . • . of . • .
SIGHT . . . Out . . . of . . .
SIGHT!" to backstage chaos
and weird music. Leary fin­ished
up with "universal peace
for, all the universe" and coher­ence
made a comeback. Where
were Tom Smothers and Nor­man
Mailer? Finally, Ragni and
Rado, dressed in shawls, gave
us "Aquarius" and "Let the
Sun Shine In" from Hair, kept
the finale going for 25 minutes,
released doves into the air, and
made everyone feel less and
less embarrased about singing
alOUd. The crowd would have
been more enthusiastic, but
exploited anyway. Above the
doves, U.S. Army helicopters
kept plotting our every move.
Yarrow informed uS, "They're
nonviolence from those who
went there. As we poured out,
spasm show".
At first, it smelled like leaves
burning, then like maple syrup,
knew it was gas. Pennsylvania
Avenue was devoid of traffic
but aswarm with young people,
from Justice. I got to within a
at paint shops and the
tense sullen people stretched
proved no protection when we
Street, a block to the right. A
,cI1Owd, gassed away from the
White House, doubled back and
cops fled, and we ducked into
restaurant. Many shared that
idea - soon silverware, trays,
and chairs had run out, and the
shAdes were drawn for protec­tion
against bricks. We settled
in for a good meal and a long
seige, talking with other dem­onstrators
about the incidents.
Most said all large grcups had
melted, that the gas had been
dropped at Justice without
warrung and before provocation,
and heen repeated by one can­ister
after another. The men's
room rE"eked of tear gas, and OIl
my way out of it, I llstene-d W
a radio reporter ph0r.e hi!'> story
in at thE' public boot~. N~ \' arn­ing;
repeated canisters; the
Mall had been gassed as soon
as the permit expired and the
buses had fled, stranding thous­ands
of people. John Mitchell
was so eager to run these kids
out of town he had forced them
to stay. To keep the Weather-men
from - grouping, be had
made them commit mayhem on
made the entire population suf­fer
~, I account of provocations
at Justice; the paint store win­dow
was probably connected
with it. The fact remains that
and was ignorant that any­one
among them was doing so.
it
a double for Charlton Heston,
knew nothing. We passed a top­less
restaurant, .the main at­traction
for whi<:h was clearly
visible all the way across the
I afar wondered what sort of
society tolerates exhibitionism
two blocks from the White
House but gasses demonstrators
three blocks from it. "Peoria"
10 p.m. Back at the Monu­ment,
looking for stray buses.
Most New York buses had gone.
a contingent from Madison,
I stepped in mud and water and
and Trailways #296 was
stranded full of people at En­gravings
by a driver who never
returned at o'clock or any time
fleet bound for Hunter College,
empty because its drivers were
at the wrong place and threat­ening
to leave. We hopped on
unchallenged and the buses
ended up half-empty because
its occupants .were missing
somewhere. The driver founght
with the organizers, America's
traitors he felt visibly ashamed
to have aided in way, about
bathroom privileges. Not until
Delaware, he said. You won't
get paid, they said. Finally, the
driver put hands on hips, cig­arette
to side of mouth, and
greasy black hair to back of
head, and addressed us, "Look,
I'm no hard guy", so right away
I knew he was and let him fin­ish
without taking him serious­ly.
The bus began to move out.
John G. pletion of the series I am presently in. His letter is of course hearti­ly
appreciated. As for Mr. Warnken, I
regret having offended his sense of journ­alistic
propriety by any part of my col­umn.
While I don't think that he is
"prudish or' . . . betraying a sheltered,
parochial background," I do think he is
mistaken in demanding that edi­tors
censor the remarks quoted in arti­cles
or contained in letters to the editor.
Removal of the "vulgarities" from the
text of the cases which he cites would
have presented a different message to
the reader from that which the persons
who made those comments were of the particular column, a description
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The Defense Rests
To the Editor:
Peace
Jerry Whitney
For anyone inter·
come our priests and the religious have
gone secular.
Last evening several questions were
asked concerning the spiritual and trans­cendent
great deal of effort is currently being
focused toward these areas. One has
only to look through such publications
as the Journal of Hwnanistic Psychology
and the catalog of seminars offered by
the Esalen Institute for examples of
such activity.
Recently, I had the opportunity to
J3aba
Ph.D., Harvard professor and associate
of Timothy Leary. His views include the
message that love (as manifested by
Christl are vital to that quest.
ill that~ Leiters '0 'he Montagu Reaction
To the Editor:
Ashley Montagu last evening. Although
I did not hear Dick Gregory at Fail\­field
cuts through to the fundamental prob­lems
confronting all of us.
These problems are currently being
highen both these directions, Dr. Mon­tagu
stressed love as the pmmary in­gredient
in the full realization of our­selves
tools. We now know much
ne­glected
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the evils of drugs. Through the
interaction of people who have
been rejected by society and
sent off to "get rehabilitated"
we learn a great lesson about
the human condition and its
ability to "take it."
The play climaxes with a,
excerpt from a forty hour "En­counter,"
which is very much
like a T session. In an emotion­tearing
scene the members of
the cast unrelentingly analyze
one another's faults with a final
plea frctm one cast member to
another to accept her love and
embrace her. This entreaty is
then transferred to the audi­ence
and to see a stereotyped,
cold New Yorker embrace a
comple~ stranger is quite a
tribute to tht play's impact.
While the actors' perform­ances
are occasionally uneven
and there is not much of a
plot, "The Concept" has an im­portant
in'gntiient that in thE'
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by actual drug addicts who have
undergone various stages of
treatment at the Daytop Vil­lage.
At the beginning of the play
the level of acting was dearly
unprofessional, but as the story
of life at Daytop village con­tinued
the performers became
so emotionally involved in the
proceedings ~at they were no
longer "acting," but actually
living the experiences depicted
on the stage.
However, the play is by no
means simply a moral lesson on
ond half to be by his father's
side. Mr. Christopher Kenefick
suffered a heart attack towards
the end of the first half. Mike's
place was filled in by Fran
Neary who played very well,
knocking down several passes
and the like to bring the Stags
to victory. At a football ban­quet
on Saturday evening, the
most valuable player award
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Take eight drug addicts, some old milk boxes painted dark blue, put them to­gether
on an empty stage and what do yo u get? Surprisingly enough a moving the­atrical
experience. Or at least such is th e case with "The Concept" currently at
the Grar:~ercy Arts Theatre on 138 East 2 '!th Street.
"The Concept" is the story of
one person's drug addiction and
how he overcame this addiction
through his experiences at Day­top
Village, a therapeutic com­munity
of former narcotic ad­dicts
on Staten Island. It at­tempts
to express in theatrical
terms the meaning of the Day­top
way of life which sees the
root of the problems of nar­cotic
addiction, indeed the root
of all problems in our society
as a lack of meaningful com­munication.
any hopes they had of success­fully
the two­point
conversion. Thus, the
Stags came home with their
precious 20-19 victory, and their
second triumph in a row.
The victory was greatly sad­dened
by the untimely death of
Michael Kene.fick's father who
was watching the game on the
sidelines. Mike played well in
me first half before he rushed
of to Yale Hospital in the sec-
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was getting dangerously close
to the right sideline as the New
Haven defenders began to close
in. Just before he was pushed
out of bounds Van threw way
down field to Big Mike Dough­erty
who was coming back to­wards
Van after he saw the
quarterback dilemma. Dough­erty
caught the ball on the New
Haven 21-yard line and the
Stags were still alive.
Alive they were as on the
very next play Van Muller spot­ted
Mraz in the end zone again
and hit him with another touch­down
pass. The two-point con­version
was successful on a
Muller pass to flanker Bob Piaz­za
and the Stags led 20-13 with
only 43 seconds remaining in
the game.
But all was not over because
with only a few seconds on the
clock, New Haven quarterback
Paul Grasso hit flanker John
English on a 62-yard touchdown
bomb, and before anyone knew
what happened, New Haven had
a chance to win the game with
a two-point conversion as they
trailed by only a .20-19 count.
Stag captain John Moriarty
called "time-out" and rallied the
Stag defense. It paid off as Tom
Rosendahl, Tom Hildenbrandt,
and Kevin Doyle broke through
the New Haven line to vanquish
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touchdown. Fortunately, the
Stag defense held on downs on
their 14-yard line.
After a series of punt ex­changes,
supported by some
good play by the Stag secondary
in covering a formidable New
Haven pass attack, Van Muller
again fumbled the ball as he
was hit attempting to pass from
deep in his territory. New Ha­ven
recovered on the Red seven­yard
line. O'Neal, New Haven's
ace back, carried it across for
the score. With only a few min­utes
remaining in the game,
New Haven led 13-12 as the
conversion kick was blocked
FaiI'lfield.
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Now was the time for the
Stags to act. Receiving the kick­off,
Van Muller ran it back to
his 40-yard line. He proceeded
to hit Bob Piazza for a 14­yard
gain, but with the clock
showing only two minutes re­maining,
Van was faced with a
fourth down and six to go on
the New Haven 42-yard line.
This was the play that won the
game as Van rolled right look­ing
to throw a short pass. All
receivers were covered as Van
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journeys.
The club has estimated the
cost of the tour at about $10,000
or approximately $300 per play­er.
order to reduce this tre­mendous
expense the Rugby
Club will sponsor a Raffle
beginning after the Thanksgiv­ing
vacation. Tickets be 25
for the drawing ofa 1970
Ford Maverick which will take
place in the Campus Center on
February 14th. The club will
also sell copies of the Rugby Yearbook to the stQdent
for $1.00. The club your' strong support in
enabling them to achieve thls
vital capital.
to All 8tudenQ
This Spring Rugby Tour 15
open to any Fairfield student
who is able to cover own
expenses. The approximate cost
for the tw~week trip during
Easter vacation is $300 (three
hundred dollars). This includes
your transportation between
New York, London and Wales,
motel accommodations, meals
and a small amount of spending
money. Following the last game
on Eastern Monday you can
choose one of the three week·
'
long tours: England, Ireland,
Germany, France, or the Scan·
dinavian countries. This is in­cluded
in the total cost and all
accommodations are covered. If
you don't wish to participate in
one of these tours a percentage
of the total cost will be refunded
and you can travel where you
please.
On April 8 all will board an
Irish International jet in Lon­don
and return to New York..
Any student who plans to ac­company
the Rugby Club on
this tour must make a twenty­
·five dollar deposit by December
2. The club encourages all those
interested to make an effort to
join in the tour.
Thus the Rugby Club is tak­ing
a tremendous stride. They
are going to attack this effort
completely on their own. As in
the past the Rugby Club is a
student organization which is
governed and sup­ported
by Fairfield students.
The club needs your endurable
backing and encouragement in
their car raffle.
Fairfield is a member of. the
Eastern Rugby Union which en­compasses
the Northeast. South
and Midwest. There are some
ninety-six clubs within the
Union. Fairfield's Rugby Club is
the largest with a present status
of members. Fairfield is one
of the first University clubs to
tour the British Isles. The Red
Ruggers represent not only
Fairfield University.' but a great
number of America's Rugby
clubs. This tour synibolizes an
innovation to the sporting scene
at Fairfield and every student
can be a part of it.
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season, the ea~y frustrating
losses to Fordham and Fair­leigh
Dickinson seemed to set
the tone for the first half. The
booters did not get their first
victory until the seventh game
of the season, and certainly
playing six of these first seven
games on the road did not help
scorer for the second
year in a row was Jack Mona­han
with six, followed by Ro­land
Corbin and Chip Mount
with five each. The team will
lose co-captains Don McInerney
and Buzz Kowaluk, John Pata­vina
and Joe Kailakaitis through
graduation ,but the squ/Jd is
composed mostly of underclass­ment
who hopefully will be
back next year, and maybe then
the team will bounce back and
play the kind of soccer. of which
it is capable.
Booters 9-1
By MIlD!: FABREI.I.
March, after only seven
years of existence, the Fair­field
Rugby Club be involv­ed
in its most pressing but re­sourceful
challenge. On the 24th
of March the Rugby Club journey to the British Isles and
encounter teams who hail from
the birthplace of rugby.
During the past two years
the Rugby Club has sponsored
tours of the Bahamas and Ber­muda.
This year they plan to
tour England where they will
play their sport of rugby in
London and nearby Wales.
Their main objective ex­perience
the traditional game
of rugby in its native state.
in the semi-final game of the Last week the club selected
playoffs, as the Beach drew the from its playing membership
two teams and ten alternates.
bye. A 20-yard screen pass In all there will be about from Tom Denning to "Ro Ho's" m~mbers of the club participat­back
Rich Bailey proved fatal ing in the spring tour. On Tues­to
R3 as Bailey followed some day, March 24 they will leave
strong downfield blocking as he from Kennedy International via
romped into the end zone un- Irish International Airlines.
touched for the only score of Their destination, London. Their
the game. R3 was unable to tour will consist of three games
move the ball at all, due to for each of the two teams. Two
tremendous pressure put on games will be played in Wales
quarterbacks Frank Schultz while the other contest will be
and Ten-y Sacchi by the ND3 held in London.