Vol. VII-No. 12 Published by Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. May 4, 1956
JAMES ROURI{E ELECTED PRESIDENT
AT NEW ENGLAND NFCCS CONGRESS
Collegiate Democrats
Designates Officers
The newly ,organized bemocratic
Club of Fairfield has just
elected their officers for the current
year. They are Robert Sabo,
President; Brian Boland, Vice
President; Peter Hart, treasurer.
Under the president, a constitution
has been drawn up. This
organization is one of the
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James H. Rourke, newly-elected President of the NFCCS, New
England region, addresses the delegates at mee,ting in Worcester,
Massachuse:t:ts.
Israel ~NewspaperwomanVisits
America On Unofficial Tour
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Familv Life and ForeJlsics 0./
Workshops Led By University
On April 22, another milestone was reached by
Fairfield University in the N.F.C.C.S. James H. Rourke,
'57, of Fairfield, was elected president of the entire
New England Region. Jim, as he is better known to us,
has been active in the N.F.C.C.S. since his freshman
year.
For the past two years he has
been the chairman of Family
Life Commission, which was
evaluated as excellent by the
past Vice President of the Region.
Jim's nomination speech
was given by Dave McCarthy,
'57, Fairfield's junior delegate.
Upon the culmination of the
nomination speech a vote was
held, and Jim received a unanimous
vote as President. When
he mounted the steps of the
stage he received a tremendous
ovation from the attending delegates,
and then proceeded to
preside over the remaining
elections. The following officers
were named for the "56-57" session
of the N.F.C.C.S. Anita
Oliva of neighboring Albertus
Magnus College was elected
Vice Pesident. Jack Kingston of
St. Michael's College, Vermont,
was named Treasurer of the
Region. Maureen O'Rourke of
Salve Regina College and Ann
Monney of Ann Maria College
were named Recording and
Corresponding Secretary respectively.
When the elections were over,
M L Jim presided over a meeting in
rs. ea Ben Dor, a visiting Israeli newspaper- which new business was
woman,was interviewed by a group of Bridgeport brought up. A proposal by
newsmen and representatives of The Stag recently at Fairfield that all Colleges have
delegates on campus, was also
a luncheon at the Hotel Barnum. unanimously adopted.
Mrs. Ben Dol', is assistant ed- program is playing in the de- On Saturday, April 21, the
itor of the Jerusalem Post, the velopment of modern day Israel. first of the activities in which
only English language newspa- She insisted that the two most the Fairfield delegates and stuperin
Israel. The luncheon was important programs are the dents took part was the Forensponsored
by Mr. Dannenberg, further expansion of education, sics Committee Workshop. The
publisher of the Bridgeport and ~he educEtion of the wo- Forensics Committee was
Sunday Herald. m~n.m Isre':ll She reflected that granted to Fairfield on Febru-
The'visiting woman was on thIS InnovatIOn has already giv- ary 19, at the winter council
a personal visit to relatives en nse to an elevatIOn .of sO~Ial meeting. This committee is unwhen
she was requested by the standards. Also, of pnme Im- del' the capable guidance of
Israeli government to conduct a portance to the development of James J. O'Meara and Lawspeaking
tour to several cities the state is. the introduction of rence J. Fayette. The workshop
in the United States. Mrs. Ben current IrngatlOn and agncul- consisted of a debate between
Doris a native of Germany and ture methods. She feels, that Fairfield U. and Holy Cross
was educated in England. Communism presents no serious to determine the Champion of
The soft-spoken, well - in- threat m Isr~el and that any the New England Region. The
formed scribe, spoke on a vari- internal disturbances are main- topic that Art Bennett and
ety of subjects ,from the ex- ly stimulated by displaced John Papandrea of Fairfield
pansion of the educ,ation sys- Arabs, who reside in Israel. and Bill Kennedy and Jack
tern in Israel to the recent ac- Unfortunately, the interview Sheery of the Cross debated
quisition on seven new jet air- was limited, because of the was: Resolved, that movies, as
planes from France. Whatever heavy schedule of speaking en- recreation, are in effect, decepthe
subject, she had a wealth of gagements by Mrs. Ben Dol'. tive. A very lively debate
information and answered each Because of her enthusiasm to ensued, with the issue of who
query with the poise of a pol- answer the many queries, she would win in doubt at all
ished diplomat. She had high Iwas unable to finish her lunch, times. The final results were
pr,aise for the ~'0int-4 progran:" when she was ushered off to not revealed until the Banquet
stressmg the Importance thIS speak to ,another group. (Continued on Page 6)
Student Council
Votes Large Sum
To Shadowbrook
"Always progress, never retrogression," was the
motto issued by Thomas J. Fitzgerald, upon being informed
that he had been elected president of the Class
of 1957. Fitzgerald, a native of Waterbury is a candidate
for ,m A.B. degree, majoring in Mathematics.
The new class president is The results of the other offic-mainly
concerned with cutting ersof the Class of 1957 are: Sal
down the expenses of gradua- Fama was elected vice-president
hon and SenIOr Week, and he ..
intends to execute his utmost over Carl GIOrdano; 1TI the race
ability in bringing about a fa- for secretary Al Avitabile took
vorable plan for the students. He the measure of Don Gabriel; and
also stressed, "closer cooperation Bob Killen polled more votes to
with the Manor and Stag take the seat of treasurer from
staffs". Social activities and cul- Art Pavlucicik.
tural functions are also a part In the Class of 1958, Charles
of his proposed pl.atform. Conway is the new vice-presi-
Mike Rossi, a native of Wat- dent having defeated Joe Cheserbury,
grabbed off the Presi- tel' for the office: the secretary's
dency of the Class of 1958. Ros- office went to John Weiss who
si, is a B.S., pre-medical major. outpolled Paul Nagy in the race;
The President-elect of the and Bob Berardi won out over
Class of 1959 is Desi Sullivan, James Masterson for treasurer.
who overwhelmed the losing Richard Cormier received
candidate Bob Scanlon. Sulli- more ballots than Steve Poor
van, who hails from Mineola, for the v. p. office; while for secL.
L, N.Y., is enrolled in the retary Bob Ianucci came out
A.B. curriculum. He intends to ahead of Phil Guerin. Randy
infuse "increased spirit" into Harper was elected as treas- ,,,,,
the class. urer over John Croake.
Tom Fitzgerald New Head
Of Senior Class Next Fall
On Sunday, May 13, at 3:00 p.m., the combined glee
clubs of Newton College of the Sacred Heart and Fa~rfield
University will present a joint concert in Berchmans
Hall.
This concert will mark theCS-------------second
meeting of the two glee
clubs. In 1954 Fairfield journeyed
up to Newton, and there
the two clubs presented a most
enjoyable and interesting concert.
The concert on Sunday
will bring to an end the current by Desmond Sullivan
season of both clubs. The Council debated dona-
Members of the faculty, stu- tions to two institutions at the
dents and friends ,are cordially last meeting. The discussion and
invited and no admission will be the votes will show how the
charged. council reflects the wishes of
Selections to be sung by the student body and the interNewton
are: "Break Forth 0 est it has in their welfare.
Beauteous Heavenly Light" by The first was a donation to
Bach' "0 Dulcis 0 Pie 0 Jesu" the Shadowbrook Fund. The
by Des Pres; ,lAve Maria" by motion was introduc~d b~ a
Monteverdi; and "Glory and student and, after dehbe~atlOn,
Worship are Before Him" by the me.mbers voted unam?1~usPurcell.
Other selections are: ly to gIve on behalf of FaIrfIeld
"Prelude for Women's Voices'" University students, the sum of
by William Schuman; "The Mar~ $340. This mo~ey ~s the pr~ret
and The Churn'" by Sulli- ceeds of the MId-Wmter Carmvan;
"Lordly Gallant~" by Call- val. Since this money :vas not
cotto "Teasing Song" by Bartok' expected, and the councIl treasand'
"The Seeds of Love" b; ury would have to survive if
Abbott it were not realized, the coun-
. . . . cil felt that this was the proper
SelectlOn~ to be gIVen by Fmr- amount to donate. The opinion
fiel~ a~;: March C?f }h.e Gre- was also brought forward that
nadlers. by Luvaas, 9"Ive Me the gift would show our gratiYour
TIred, .Y?u~,Poor ~r La- tude to the Jesuits for all they
zarus - Berlm, Lullaby by have done for us
Brahms; "Syncopated Clock" by The other 'motion was
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Glee.Club Sings Next Weel{
With'College of Sacred Heart
Page Two THE STAG May 4. 1956
Editorials . .. Letters • • • Letters . .. Letters • • •
Feature Editor
Christopher P. Boal, '58
Sports Editor
Paul Nagy, '58
Associate Editor
David J. McCarthy, ·57
DEMOCRATS
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branches of the IRC.The main
purpose of the club is to arouse
interest in the Democratic Party
and a more thorough knowledge
of American politics. The club
plans to invite prominent Democratic
members from the Bridgeport
area to speak at their future
JACK SMYTH meetings.
News Editor
James Russell, '58
Make-up Editor
John Cagnassola, '57
Associate Editor
J. Thomas Sheehan, '56
Business Manager Exchange Editor
Jno Oatalani, '57 Donald Gabriel, '57
News Staff: F. Beloin, J. O'Meara, J. Lukiw, J. Macchia, M. Vecchiarelli,
F. Dougherty, J. Breen, R. Scanlon, W. Naedele.
Feature Staff: A. Bobay, W. Keish, J. Smyth, P. Baldetti, J. Coss.
Sports Staff: R. Schreck, J. O'Brien, J. Riordan, L. Lessing, W.
Pieban, S. Gilbertie.
Make-up Staff: D. Sullivan, R. Skurat.
Photographers: R. Berthleson, W. Fomento, J. Toal.
David F. Barry, '57 - Edmund F. Measom, '57
EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
As the scholastic year of 1956 Dear Students:
draws to an end, we as seniors As you perhaps already know,
cannot help but realize that our 'the newly formed Student Pubdays
at Fairfield are numbered·llicity Committee is attempting
We can now look back on our to increase the quantity and
joys, sorrows, trials, and tribu- quality of the University's publations
as but accidentals paving licity. To this end we need the
the way to our long desired goal. co-operation and whole-hearted
Likewise, we can readily visu- support of every student on
alize the events of the approach- campus.
in.g senior week as .those tha,t I It'IS our WI.Sh that a11 studenis
W.Ill .be forever enJoyed and and act'IVI'tI' es WI'11 subm'It any
vlcanously remem.bered. But news or . f t' . h f HI orma IOn wort y 0
how many of us WIll recall the note to the Placement Office on
~trenuous and painstaking ef- the first floor of Xavier. This
forts on the part of our presi- should include the results of
dent to make this year the en- elections for' officers, programs,
joyable one it has been? I am speakers, dances and the like.
• . I In the past much valuable pub-fully
cogmzant of the fact that 1t licity, of benefit to the entire
is the chief duty of a president University was lost because of
to be concerned whole-heartedly failure to report the event to
with the interest of his class, for, the proper men.
after all, that is why he was We are trying to establish a
chosen for s~ch an ard:uous task. system of reporting campus
However, bemg an offIcer of the events to home-town newspaclass,
I ha:ve been in personal pers. To do this we must have
contact WIth John Papandrea information on the individual
th:oughout t~e. yea~ and could members of the student body.
no" ~el~ admlTl~g .hIS ultra- e~- Thus we urge that aU students
thuslastlc, altrUIstic, self-saen- submit the information circular
ficing attempts to make this year sent out at mid-semester to the
a beneficial one for all. Any fail- placement office
ure on the part of his programs .
certainly could not be attributed Remember that this new proto
him, but to the class as a gram will be of much benefit not
whole. He has more than ade- only to you personally but to the
quately fulfilled his campaign entire University. There is an
promises and expectations. The urgent need to make Fairfield
arrangement of a senior social better known to' residents, not
stimulated the class spirit, an O'nly of Connecticut, but also to
element which is the back-bone all areas having men at the
of any successful enterprise. Per- University.
haps his most noted and! succ~ss- Urging you to co-operate and
ful endeavor ;:as the sp()nso;,mg thanking you for any consideraof
the lecture W~r of Mmds by tion you may extend us in this
Frank Sheed. ThIS proved a tre- regard we remain
mendous success finaJ;lcially and .'
was applauded by all in atten- Smcerely and gratefully yours"
dance. Most important, h():wever, JOHN PAPANDREA
it showed an intellectual JAMES MASTERSON
achievement on the part of the Co-chairmen, Student Publicity
senior class, an achievem:ent
which has been a novelty and
may be an inspiration for similar
future undertakings.
So, as we prepare to leave the
hall of Fairfield, I, and I am sure
the body of the senior class.
wish to salute John Papand'I"ea
for a job so' efficiently and well
done; a job that we hope will be
a stimulus aIIlcL lignt to future
senior class presidents.
IS THIS
WEDNESDAY
REMEMBER!
SPORTS NIGHT
Dear Sirs:
Being a member of the Fairfield
delegation which attended
the Spring Congress meeting in
Worcester, I would like to thank
publicly the members of the faculty
who helped to make the
weekend such a success: Rev.
William Hohmann, Rev. John L.
Bonn, Professor Arthur A. Riel,
and Professor John A. Meaney.
I would also like to thank the
Junior and Senior delegates,
Dave McCarthy, '57, and Hugh
Boyle, '56, also the Commission
Chairmen, James H. Rourke,
Thomas Fitzgerald and James J.
O'Meara.
I would also like to thank
those students from Fairfield
who attended the weekend for
having helped make the name of
Fairfield the most prominent in
the Region.
LAWRENCE J. FAYETTE
We feel constrained to mention the amazing
paucity of students who were sufficiently interested in
the elections to bother to vote. Perhaps one of the reasons
was the starting rate of ineligibility because of failure
to pay the student tax. The total was 246 ballots
from the 361, who were eligible to vote, out of 605
underclassmen.
Dear Editor:
On behalf of the Senior Class
I wish to thank everyone who
in any way contributed to the
success of the lecture by Dr.
Frank J. Sheed.
We are particularly indebted
to Father Rector and Father
Healey whose encouragement in
large measure made this Senior
Class project possible.
That the Student Council has the power to levy this The Seniors shall be long indebted
to the entire faculty who
tax is undoubted. The Student Council themselves have so generously gave of their class
so stated. The Administration has also said quite flatly time to urge attendance at the
lecture.
that it is a valid tax. Most especially our thanks are
directed to the entire Student
The tax law was passed by the Student Council to Body whose presence at Dr.
Sheed's Lecture reassured many
raise funds to cover the cost of various student activities (myself included) of the pessi-such
as the NFCCS, and to insure against a possible mists among us that Fairfield is
intellectually alive.
loss by the Winter Carnival. To effectively implement It is my' sincere wish, and the
this law the Student Concil declared that any student wish of the entire class of "56",
that this shall not have been the
~ho failed to pay the tax would be ineligible to vote... - last lecture sponsored by an individual
class. It is our firm conThe
levy has been unpopular. One of the most un- viction that lectures such as Dr.
Sheed's are a most valuable and
popular features has been the deprivation of voting essential part of University life.
rights. Many feel that it is unjust to deprive students of We also believe that there are
few projects which lend themthe
privilege of voting, students who have out matricu- selves as do these lectures to the
lated, paid their tuition, and attempted to be a credit to cultural service of the surrounding
communities which we hold
the University in various activities, because they have to be an obligation of a Univer-not
paid their tax. 3lty. It would do little harm for
the future Senior Class to in-
Whether this is a valid criticism or not is not within quire into the possibility of sponsoring
simila'I" projects.
the compass of this editorial. In conclusion I wish personal-ly
to thank the Seniors who by
Unfortunately, the money raised by this unpoplar their hard work and persever-
$ f 11 f 1 d d 2nce assured the gratifying levy, some 411 rom a our c asses, was not nee e . results of the class project. Our
The Winter Carnival, one of the most popular under- class is indeed appreciative of
the efforts of Peter DeMal'Co,
graduate activities on campus far from showing a loss, Jack Smyth, Joseph Ryan, Jo-brought
in a profit of $339. Yet 224 students were not al- seph O'Brien, Richard Grappone,
Jobin Moriarity, Daniel Reed,
.lowed to vote because they had not paid a tax the pur- Paul COlwertito, Paul Zimmitti
Pose of which was to cover the loss of the Winter Car- and Michael D'Aiuto who by
their unselfish efforts made our
nival. hopes a reality.
Again our sincere thanks to
The profit from the Carnival, which was not needed everyone who in any way contributed
to the success of ·our because of the tax income, was turned over to the fund project.
for the rebuilding of Shadowbrook, the Jesuit novitiate. Gratefully yours,
JOHN PAPANDREA
This was an action with which no one can quarrel since President, Class of 1956
it was a demonstration of our gratitude to the Society
of Jesus.
We know that the Winter Carnival is not held to
make profits. We know that the. large profit made this
year was the result of a fortunate accident. Yet the popularity
of the Winter Carnival which has grown tremendously
in recent years seems to insure that if it
should show a loss, which is improbable, it would be
very slight.
We would suggest that although the Student Council
has the power to levy a tax, it refrain from exercising
this power. The Winter Carnival, thanks to the efforts
of past chairmen, seems strong enough to stand on
its own feet and earn the profit necessary. The privilege
of voting would not be denied to anyone and a large segment
of the student body would be much happier.
Should an occasion such as the Shadowbrook fund
again arise, an open drive for contributions from the
University undergraduates would result in a sum which
would exceed the $340 given this year. Should the Student
Council find that it lacks funds to support an activity
such as the Sodality or the NFCCS rather than
tax the student body, it might be preferable that they
respectfuly request the additional funds from the Administration,
with their recommendation on the matter.
May 4, 1956 THE STAG Page Three
Campus Personality
By WALTER NAEDELE
MR. SHEED~ NOTED CATHOLIC AUTHOR
REVEALS DEVOTION TO APOSTOLATE
JUNIO'R WEEI( BEGINS FRIDAY
noon, May 5, from 1:30 to 6:00
P,M, Tickets are $2,50 for either
couples or sirigles, An ample
supply of food and refreshments
win be an hand, ,
The third and last activity of
the week will be held on campus
at Berchman's Hall on
Wednesday, May 9, The program
will include a guest speaker,
some interesting Sports films,
and the giving out of awards to
the Senior athletes, All this will
be preceded bv a buffet supper,
Bob Newall '57, Chairman reports
that tickets are $1.50 ,and
all classes are invited to attend,
By DAVID F. BARRY
"Maisie and I had both been
active in the Guild work at
Hyde Park before our marriage
and we continued to be such in
the years following, During
that time a heckler, a Jew, nev- Although the natural humiler
failed of the opportunity to ity of Mr. Sheed led him to
be present at our talks. In 1951 deny that he deserved the honwe
observed our twenty-fifth or or that he had done anywedding
anniversary. In order thing singular to merit it, an
to avoid the fuss that is made half hour's conversation with
on such occasions, we decided the finest Catholic layman of
to slip off to Paris where we. this century was well sufficient
could quietly spend it together. to enable this reporter to form
Somehow or other, the Jew his own conclusion as to Frank
wormed out of my son the ad- Sheed's service to his Church.
Both have been active in the
Catholic Evidence Guild in London
since before their marriage
and Mr. Sheed passes by no opportunity
to preach in Hyde
Park whenever his tight schedule
will permit it. The importance
which they attach to this
work was well indicated by a
short anecdote which Mr, Sheed
related in the course of our discussion,
On and Off
the Campus
DRINK PEPSI
Bridgeport Area Club
"It was probably one of the
most successful concerts in history,
altho'llgh the final returns
have not yet come in," The preceding
was a statement by Pete
DeMarco concerning the Glee
Club Concert which was recently
held at Klein Memorial . , . The
Club plans to hold elections on
April 26,
Sodality
On Sunday, April 22, several
of the members of the Soda,lity
traveled to Fordham for the
Metropolitan Area Union at
Fordham University, John Prendergast,
Sodality Secretary, was
a chairman of one of the discussion
groups, Others who went:
Fr, Joseph W, Murphy, Moderator;
Peter DeM'arco, Prefect;
Sal Fama, Treasurer; Philip CaJcina,
Santine Capria, Christopher
Boal, Donald Shea, Vkeprefect,
and Larry Washburn,
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German Club
The German Club's annual exhibit
proved very interesting to
those who happened to wander
into the cafeteria last Friday,
(April 20,) One of the featured
attractions was a display of
landscape and other pictorial
cards made in Germany, There
was also a very interesting display
,of German armaments and
steins.
Metropolitan Club
Because orf the interest shown An interview with Frank Sheed cannot pr0perly be
in softball the club had to divide termed an interview. It is more a swiftly passing chat
in~o two ball teams" On:, car>-, with a brilliant man whose thought and wit betray the
tc:med by Tony Colavlta, IS pla,y-I savor of a deep intellectual consciousness of the experi-ing
under the name of the Met- I ' ". '
r'opol1'tan Clu b and the 0 ther, mIental problems of the ChrIstlan hfe.
h ' h' 1 db B K d t was my pleasure to meete>-----------·---
w lC IS e' y ruce enne y, ,
, k ' th N Y k and talk WIth Mr. Sheed during dress of our hotel. On the day
IS nown as e ew or h' t' 't t h U'
K ' k IS recen VIS1 0 t e mver- of our anniversary, the only
nlC s, , d l'
Slty campus to elver a lec- telegram of congratulations
Elections will be held the first ture, Although immersed in which we received was from
week of May, conversation with several mem- the man who for over twentybel'S
of the student body and five years had been our confaculty
when I arrived at the stant heckler and of all the
lounge of Loyola Hall on the . '
evening of his lecture, he gra- pres~nts ~hlCh we could have
ciously consented to answer a receIved, It seemed the most
rather lengthy list of questions valuable, because it syr,nbolized
which I had prepared, what our years of marnage had
F k S
stood for; a devotion to the
ran heed was born in apostolate"
Australia where he attended '
the University of Sydney and During his many trips to the
was graduated in both Arts and Umted States (Mr, Sheed crossLaw,
He left Australia for Eng- es th~ Atlantic approximately
land and there, in 1926, passed ten times each year),. ~e has
the first and "most important spoken m numerou~ clti,es on
Mendel Club milestone in his long career; he behalf of the Cathohc EVIdence
married Miss Maisie Ward the Gmld here. Just recently he
On April 26, the Club held a daughter of Wilfrid Ward' the spoke on Wall Street in New
social with the student nurses well-known English Catholic York, during the lunch hour,
from St. Mary's in Waterbury, Iauthor, and shortly afterwards and drew tremendous cro,:,ds.
Donald Kerwm was the chalr- founded the publishing firm of WhIle the Gmld IS not as WIdeman
and everyone who went en- Sheed and Ward Ltd, In 1933 spread here as it is in England,
joyed themselves to the utmost. Sheed and Ward' Inc, was es~ it draws crowds as good or bet-tablished
in New' York, tel' than does its British coun-
" terpart.
The fIrm pubhshes approxi- "
mately thirty to forty books It was durmg hIS pre-college
each year, the greater part of education in Australia t,hat
which, while not aimed specific- Frank Sheed became acqualJ:tally
at a Catholic audience are ed WIth the works of two flgdirected
to the presentatio'n of ures in Eng~ish letters. that
Catholic thought to those whose were to exerCIse a great mflureligious
consciousness is some- ence over him and with whom
where in the middle-brow cate- ~e was to work in close associagory,
The output of the com- tion: Chesterton and Belloc.
pany has been deliberately re- ~hen he was abou~ eighteen or
stricted, as has the erection of nmeteen, one of hIS professors,
new branches in other parts of who, w~~ a non-C~tholic, said
the world, by Mr. Sheed's con- t? hIm, Fr~nk, I thmk you w,ill
viction that it would be a shame hke ~hese, and handed hIm
if the firm grew to the extent Herehcs bv Chesterton and
that one man could not keep a l?a,nton by Belloc, When he had
personal touch with its total 00- flmshe~ them the C~esterbelloc
erations, As it is, it requires the h~d gamed another hfelong adincredible
energy of F I' a n k mIreI',
Sheed to fulfill his own ideal, At present, the Sheed and
since he personally reads every Ward companies are re-issuing
book which is published over many of the better Chesterton
the name of his firm, volumes which have gone out
The sense of partnership that of print., The total i~ expected
has permeated the domestic and t? be thIrty or so smce many
business life of the Sheeds titles were ~ever allowed ~o
holds no less a grip on their lapse from prmt by the pubhc.
devotion to the work of the Despite the many pressures
Church through Catholic Ac- to which Frank Sheed is subtion.
ject, he has found time to begin
work on a new volume
which is to be titled, Mental
Equivalents. It will appear
some time in the future and
will deal with the necessity of
the right meanings attached to
words used' in teaching doctrine.
The highest honor ever accorded
a layman will be conferred
on Mr. Sheed at the end
of May, Cardinal Griffin of
England will award Frank
Sheed the degree of Doctor of
Sacred Theology in Westminster
Cathedral by order of the
Sacred Congregation of Seminaries.
JOHN PAVLIK
One of the more successful extra-curricular enterprises
at Fairfield this year has been the dinner-talk
program sponsored by the Business Club. Noted Connecticut
businessmen have frequently appeared to give
the Club members valuable bits of information for later
life. All appreciation for these talks must be directed
to one man: the president of the Business Club, John
Pavlik.
An accounting major, John has been a four year
member of the Bridgeport Area Club, as well as of the
Business Club. A recipient of the Brass Company scholarship
upon graduation from Fairfield Prep, his name
has frequently appeared on the Dean's List. It is his
frank seriousness towards his studies that has earned
John the Connecticut C.P.A. Educational Grant.
When final exams are finished, and summer rolls
around, the active s~nior takes the proverbial "busman's
holiday". But it isn't all sun and relaxation, for he
also keeps careful check on the books of the Black Rock
Yacht Club. To John, this has been a welcome bit of
practical knowledge. And when the working day is completed,
he reverts to his favorite hobby, the one that
won him special recognition in senior year of high
school, dancing.
For John Pavlik, the immediate future holds military
service, and then a C.P.A. certificate. The certainty
of his success can be predicted from his determination
during his college career. '
Junior Week, an annual schedule of activities which
is open to all clas~es d the University, will be ushered
in by the Prom.
It will take place tonight, May<$>>--------------4,
in Stamford at Laddin's Terrace,
one of Fairfield County's
most favorite spots for evening
get-togethers, Paul Check, '57,
chairman of the affair, points
out that despite its official designation
and its part in the Junior
Week activities, this formal
will be jointly participated in
by the Freshman, Sophomore
and Junior classes, Frank Daly
'will provide the music,
George Myers '57, and Bill Labrecque
'57, are the cochairmen
of the Junior Picnic to be held
at Sherwood Island State Park
in Westpo'rt on Saturday after-
Page Four THE STAG May 4, 1956
* * *
BY SAL GILBERTIE, JR.
Rod 'and Gun
(Oh well, it was a good try,
anyhow!)
"Oh, it was easy," said Vin,
speaking very confidently. "I
just marked an X on the side
of the boat!"
"You jerk!! You brainless,
narrow-minded idiot!!"
"Well, what's the matter with
you? What did I do wrong this
time?" asked Yin very innocently.
Ed just sat there, trying desperately
to control his temper;
then he turned slowly to Yin,
gave him a most offending
stare, and said, "Listen stupid!
How d'you know we're going to
get the SAME BOAT next
time"????
Several Fairfield students decided
to try their luck at salt
water fishing Saturday. After
ro.wing half way to Long Island,
they anchored somewhere in the
middle of the sound, baited their
hooks, and tossed their lines
overboard. No sooner had the
weights touched bottom, when
the blacks began to hit. One after
another they hauled them in
until they finally ran out'of bait.
When the catch was counted up,
it totaled 108 large black fish.
Excitedly, the two set about trying
to determine a method by
which they would be able to
mark the exact spot so that they
would easily find it on their next
trip. Finally Vinny said, "I got
it! I know how to mark the spot.
Leave it to me, Ed, I'll be aJble
to find it next time."
Ed was somewhat astonished,
but realizing the fact that Vmny
was a rather odd fellow with
strange abilities, he took Vinny's
word for it and hoisted the
anchor. And so, content wIth
Vinny's certainty they started
back for Fairfield. After rowing
for some time, Ed looked
out at the vast body of water
and bewilderedly asked, "How
d'you ever mark that spot? All
that water looks the same to
me."
Well, Saturday wasn't exactly
the warmest opening day we've
ever had, but neverthless the
cold weather didn't keep the
Fairfield boys away. George Moran
must have stepped iruto
some warm water, for he pulled
in two ten-inchers. Waterbury's
John Begg also had some fair
luck, hauling in three mediumsized
brownies. All of the reported
catches were from this
year's stock, since most of the
old big ones were washed downstream
during last fall's floods.
Bill Glover, a prominent F. U.
worm-fisherman, was not very
successful on his first outing this
season. He wasn't able to take
home anything but a "frozen
line, frozen nose, frozen toes,
and even a frozen worm"! Poor
Bill!
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the scholastic view, Dr. Rogalin
showed the compatability of the
two positions rather than their
supposed contradictions held by
many modern thinkers.
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Dr. Rogalin Speaks At
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On Wednesday evening, the
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their annual dinner at the Turf
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and Jack Corwin should
be congratulated for the fine
turnout that attended the dinner.
The guest speaker for the
affair was Dr. Rogalin, a noted
professor at the university.
Dr. Rogalin's theme was Religion
and Science and the interrelation
which exists between
the two. In his talk the Doctor
stressed the fact that both scientific
knowledge and creatures of
God are subject to conservation.
This point was expressed by
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TABLE TENNIS
Here are the results of the
Spring Tournament: Bob Gallagher
retained his senior class
championship by defeating Bob
Caseria. Pedro Tagatac duplicated
Gallagher's feat by successfully
defending the junior
crown against Fred Belloin.
The University champ of the
Fall Tournament, freshman Harry
Riebe, had little difficulty in
breezing through the freshman
class eliminations. The sopho,mores
have a new c1ass champ in
Bob Bello, who turned back
Pete Morano in the finals.
During the week of May the
sixth, the four clasS' champs will
battle it out for the University
Trophy. Tagatac will tangle
with Gallagher while Riebe alnd
Bello will square off in another
match. The winners will then
vie fo.r the coveted trophy.
There have been several requests
on the part of the student
body for the formation of a
tennis tournament. There are
many outstanding players here
at ~airfield including Denny
Doud, a freshman w~o reached
the finals of the New York Public
School Tournament last year.
The Intramural Staff is nOlW
alccepting applications for the
tournament. When applying, the
candidate is requested to submit
his name and a complete
schedule of his classes.
TENNIS
Intramurals
THE STAG
Sports News and Views
By JIM RIORDAN
SOFTBALL
Since the last issue of the
STAG, thcree new teams have
been added to the league to
bring the total membership up
to thirteen. There are 142 students
participating in S'oftball.
The latest entries are: the Nocrwalk
Area Club, Frain Hanley,
captain; the Waterbury Club,
8 Jno Catlani, captain; the Black
5 Sox, Joe O'Brien, captain.
GOLF
8 The golf committee asks the
2 co-operation of all members of
the Fairfield University Golf As5
sociation to put the score cards
o on Fr. Farrington's desk the day
after you play. Please be sure
that they are properly dated.
11 Jim Ryan will pick them up and
6 figure the handicaps and record
them. Important: Every member
10 should have completed seven
7 rounds by May 9.
The standing,,, of April 20:
5 N. Y. Met Club, Crusaders,
2 Birdwatchers, Norwalk Glub,
Mendel Club, Vets Club, Hiber12
nians, Albatross A. C. New Ha8
ven C1ub, Hartford Club, Black
Sox, Waterbury Club.
The top four teams will have
a play-off on May 14 and May
15. The eventual champs will
11 play an All-Star team which
10 will be selected by all the team
captains. This All-Star game will
5 take place on Thursday, May 17.
o
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INTRAMURAL
RESULTS
Recent scores:
Mendel Club
New Haven
RAIN HAMPERS STAG STARTS
TR_ACKMEN DOWNED BY AGGIES
The Red Stags track team opened the season on
Saturday, April 21, with a 61-53 loss to the Long Island
Aggies. Inclement we~ther and the lack of training
time in the wf'E'ks before hindered the times and
performances.
Captain Jack Smyth led the<S>--------------~
cindermen with firsts in the
mile and two-mile runs. Jim
Breen placed first in the discus
and Jack Murphy tied for a
first with a 5' 8" high-jump.
The welcome surprise, however,
came from a promising
freshman, Don Marinaccio.
Placing second in both the 100
and 220, Marinaccio took a third Met Club
in the low hurdles, and then tied Hibernians
for second place with team-mate
Bob Ianucci in,~ 10'. 6" ~ole Birdwatchers .
vault, accumulatmg elght pomts Veterans ..... !
and assurance of a letter.
Asked about this, as well as
the pleasing performances of Veterans
F'red Schwetz (who· took thirds Mendel Club
in the mile and two-mile) and
Ianucci, Co a c h Tamashunas N.Y. Knicks
willingly .expressed his views. Nelw Haven
This year there is a healthy in-terest
in the track team. And the Crusaders
ones responsible for the interest Albatro-ss
are the freshmen. Three days a
week is what the coach requires Veterans .
and the freshmen seem to be the Hibernians
only ones complying willingly.
In fact, for the first time W t b
since it was formed, the track N 'a ell lukry
team has been cut to a group of orwa .
twenty. Coach Tamashunas is
readily welcoming anybody who Black Sox .
can help the team. But the in- BirdS'watchers
terest must be kept up or there
is not a place on the team for Nelw Haven ...
him. Mendel
May 4, 1956
Hglmpered by cold weather and bad infielding, the
Stags have gotten off to a poor start by losing two of
their first three games. Pitcher Ed Cerulli has been the
victim of the two losses, yet he has also chalked up the A few weeks ago hats were rising and baseball fans,
only win, a nifty three-hitter over Farleigh-Dickenson. especially those in N~w Jersey, were nodding their
The Stags dropped their op-~------------heads affirmatively to the rep.Qrt that the Brooklyn
ener to Rider College ending portant factor in the outcome Dodgers would tryout Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey
up on the tail-end of a 5-2 of the game. City, as their future home field. Everybody was thrilled,
count. Rider opened the scor- In a game played at Alumni imagine Jersey City being the home town of the World
ing with trwo singles sandwiched Feld, the Blue Devils from N'elW Champions.
around a wild pitch for their Britain clobbered the Stags by
only earned run of the game. a 13-6 margin. New Hritain However, after one day of play in the new atmo-
Faimeld stormed back to take picked up one run in the first sphere, opinions se.emed to be reversed concerning the
inning on" a three-base hit by
the lead in the fourth inning situation. Discontentment prevailed, as the players
on a single by Tagatac, a triple Amenta and a singIe by Balles-by
Mickey Grasso, and a sac- trini. Fiv emore New Britain themselves longed to be back at dear old Ebbetts Field.
rifice fly by George McGold- runs crossed the plate in the Why the disillusionment? Well, it goes something like
second as a result of five base
ri'ck. knock,s and :f)our Fainfield mis- this: The Dodgers consider the park itself too spacious.
Don Vacburgh singled to cues. The visitors iced the game In a game played against the ~hiladelphia Phillies on
open the sevent hinning for with insurance runs in the A '1 19 h 't' 1 h h't B t
.Rl·der. B'l'll O"H,e.a w'"~.s hl'"'. b'y a fourth, sixth, se,venth and pn t ere wasn a smg e orne run 1. U many
pitch. The runneTes were sac- eighth innings. F,airfield scored witnesses agree that there were many long hit balls
rj,ficed and eventually tallied on its first three runs in the fii£th which would have, without a doubt, cleared the wall at
a fiielder's choice and an er- on a single by T1aga1tac, a triple Ebb tt F' Id Oth 1 . t th 1
ror. Two m'ore une·arned runs e s Ie. er comp am s among e p ayers are by' Grasso and singles by Paul
came across the plate in the Williams, Cerrulli, and Mc- that the ground, both the infield and outfield, is excess-eighth.
Goldrick. The other three runs ively soft, and that the wind from nearby New Jersey
The game was marked by five came in the eighth as the Stags bay encumbers the hitting ability of the sluggers.
d ld ' d nd j"n nought desperately to get back
errors an a co wm a- There is one Dodger player, nevertheless, who is termittant sholWers. into the game. Cer'rulli singled
and Paul Dunn was nicked by quite content with the new park. This individual is Pee-
The next game was played at a pitch. Buddy Watecrs then R h b bl Id b t· fi d t 1 . Rutherford, New Jersey, ag.ain.st wee eese, w 0 pro a y wou e sa IS e 0 p ay m laced a home run o-ver the, left-
Farleigh - Dickenson. Pitcher fielders head. a cow pasture. It doesn't make much difference to the
Ed Cerrulli went all the way The Stags dis'played their little guy where he plays. He still is the best shortfielder
to complete his second game of best hitting of the season in h b' B h f . h t th .. f
the year. Fairfield pi'cked up in t e usmess. ut t e act remams t a e opmlOn 0 this contes't, befting out twelve .
two runs in the second inning safeties. ':Dagatac led the attack one man cannot alter the dejection of an entire team.
on a sharp single to right by wih three hits. Ten erI1ors, What is the attitude of the Jersey fans? Evidently
Danny Miko and a homer over however, easily offset this out- h d t b t th d b t th 'd
t.he left-field fence by Grasso. . t ey 0 not appear 0 e 00 en use a ou e 1 ea.
burst of hitting.
Theye scored again in the fifth Buddy Waters, with three This is proved by the fact that' a meager 12,000 turned
frame on two walks and an er- hits in eight times at bat, is out for the Phillie game. One the previous day at Brook-ror'
by second-baseman Tom 1 d' h 'th 375 Walsh. ea mg t e team Wl· a. lyn, the park was filled to the brim with raucous fans.
batting average followed by
The four Fairfield hits were Tagatac, who is batting .333. Six more games will be play~d in Jersey this year
picked up by Grasso, Pavluvcik, Mickey Grasso has belted out with an additional seven the next season. The best adCerrulli
and Miko. The frigid two triples and a home run to vice that this scribe can give to MT. O'Malley is this:
wea.ther W 'hl'ch h,as plagued the take t.he lea.d in the slugging Start thinking of a way out of this predicament, or buy team so far, was again an im- department.
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Bonn. Father Bonn's topic was
child training. Father Bonn
stated that, "Parents must
maintain discipline and teach
their children to obey, because
of their obligation." He further
stated that, "In order to do this
the parents must fulfill their
promises and threats." Following
Fr. Bonn's address a lively
discussion period was held, in
which Fr. Bonn answered all
questions put to him.
At the end of the day's business
a gigantic banquet was
held in the ballroom of the
Bancroft Hotel. It was at this
banquet that various awards
were presented. In the Literary
Contest, Fairfield U. was honored
by having Francis X. Matthews,
"57", win the two first
place awards. Following the
presentation of the Literary
awards, James J. O'Meara, Forensics
Committee Chairman,
presented the debate. awards.
Fairfield's Senior Delegate,
Hugh Boyle, accepted the Forensics
Trophy.
May 4, 1956
Fr. Donoghue, mpderator of the Debating Society, holds Forensics
trophy with N.E. Champs.
INTRAMURALS
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THE STAG
." GLEE CLUB,
(Continued from Page 1)
Anderson-Parish; "Hail Mary"
by D'Artega with arrangement
by Cote; "Keep in the Middle
of the Road" arranged by Bartholomew;
"Hernando's Hideaway-
Hey Tmere" by AdlerRoss;
and "Dry Bones" arranged
by Gearhart. The Campus Minstrels
will sing "Won't You Sit
Down?" arranged by Cote and
"Travesty on Comin' thro the
Rye" by O'Hara-Porter. The
Bensonians will perform and are
expected to delight the audience
with their Close Harmony Bal-lads.
.
The concert has all indications
of being a stimulating performance
and a good crowd is expected
to be in attendance.
STUDENT COUNCIL
(Continued from Page 1)
brought to the attention of the
body by a faculty member. He
felt that the council should appropriate
the sum of $35.00 or
less to the local Red Cross
Chapter, as the university had
not reached its quota after a
general appeal to the students.
Objections to this were two.
The council cannot represent
the individual feelings of the
students toward this or any
other organization.
N.F. CONGRESS
(Continued from Page 1)
that night. Fairfield University
defeated Holy Cross by the
score of 83 to 78.
Irllinediately upon the conclusion
of the debate, Prof. Arthur
A. Riel, of Fairfield, the
guest speaker, delivered his address.
.Mr. Riel's speech also
dealt with movies. Prof. Riel
stated that, "Unreality in the
movies makes men sick, and
that men must realize that they
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and not be deceived by the
romantic aspect of life that the
movies portray."
On Saturday afternoon,' the
Family Life ~ommission at
Fairfield presented its workshop.
James Rourke gave the
introductory address, and introduced
the new Commission
Chairman, Thomas Fitzgerald,
'57, Fairfield. Mr. Fitzgerald
then proceeded to introduce the
guest speaker, Rev. John L.
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