Vol. VIII-No.3 Published by Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. October 26, 1956
National Topic Leads
If the mock presidential election held at Fairfield
University last week indicates the result of the national
election next month, President Dwight D. Eisenhower
and Vice-President Richard Nixon will be re-elected.
It Scoring heavily in the race
for U.S. Senate seat from Connecticut
was Democrat Thomas
Off Intramural Series J. Dodd, who virtually crushed
Of S d D' . his opponent, incumbent Prestu
ent ISCUSSIOnS 1 cott Bush, Republican.
Last Wednesday marked the . Some 502 students, representfirst
in a series of weekly intra- mg more than 62 per cent of
mural debates to be held at t~e school's enrollment, pracFairfield.
The national topic for tI.caHy assured Ike of a shoo-in
this year: RESOLVElD THAT vIc.tory, wIth. a 332 - 170 count.
'DHiE U iN I TED S T iA T E S ThIS figure gIves the president
SHOULD DISCONTIiNUE DI- about a 2 to 1 advantage, over
RElCT ECONOMIC A,ID TO AdlaI .Ste~enson. . .
F10REIGN COUINTiIUIDS, affords . Pollmg m the v?ce-presldentinteresting
and informative lis- lal ra.ce proved NIxon a heavy
tening. Phil Calcina and Mike fa,:,o~lte over Estes Kefauver,
Gleem composed the affirmative gammg 308 ballots to 173 for
team while John Catalina and Kefauver.
Al Avitalbile defended the nega- Dodd outpolled his adversary
tive point of view. Bob Caroll Bush ?y a 262 to 162 count,
was acting moderator mdIcatmg that many student
. . . aiiter voting for the Ike-Nixon
The affirmahv~ sIde stresse.d ticket, split their ballot in favor
t~e . fact that dIrect economIc of the Democratic candidate.
aId IS unnesessary and should be In the race for the New York
replaced by an al~ernahve sys- senatorial seat New York City
tern such as tradm~, whereby Mayor Robert Wagner won
~he U.S. w:ould be "trengthen- over Jacob Javits 27 to 15.
mg countnes. econom~ . rather Wagner and Javits were placed
than ma~mg It a reCIpIent of on the ballot for the benefit of
·our chanty. New York students.
The neg~tive, howeve.r, clain:- The percen·tage of students
ed that dIrect economIc aId IS participating in the election
congrue.nt t~ any type of foreig:n holds par with the national
economIc. aId and thereifore. IS figure of about 60 per cent in a
an .essenhal part of our foreIgn good year.
polIcy. This was the first mock elec-
From whM may be consider- tion held at the university. It
ed a'S a good opening debate it was under the direction 0'1' the
is not too rash to suppose that Student Council and was superFairfield
will again be one of Ivised by the Young Democrats
the topnotch debating teams in and Collegiate Republicans on
the area. campus.
Elected Head of P_A.-
The annual retreat will be
held neXJt Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday on the campus. The
retreat will tak-e in all classes,
announced Rev. Joseph W. Murphy,
S.J, student counselor.
'1 Daily masses will be at 9:10,
followed by a conference. There
will be three conferences each
day. Also, there will be time
for the Rosary and the Litany.
.A 1:45 Benediction will be said, Ifollowed by another conference.
The seniors will hold their
retreat in McAuliffe Hall. Rev.
J'Ohn Bonn, S.J., will deliver the
sermons
Flor the juniors and sophomomores,
the Rev. Leo Brittimer,
S.J., of the New England Jesuit
Mission Band, will deliver the
sermon. This retreat will be held
in Loyola Hall.
EMIL GAROFA_L_O (.:--C~ontinued on Page 2)
Starred On Prep Quintet;
Played At Notre Dame U.
Emil Garofalo Appointed New Annual Retreat
Assistant Basketball Coach FTorSA
t
II CMlassdes ° art on ay
Emil Garofalo, former Fair- I
field Prep and Notre Dame star,
has been appointed to the
ne'wly-created position of assistant
basketball coach at Fairfield
University, it was announced
today by Rev. Thomas F. Lyons,
S.J., director of athletics.
Garofalo captained the 1945 I
Fairfield Prep bask-etball team
to a 20-5 record and third place
in the strong Newport Invitational
Tournament. Other members
OIf this team were Matty
F·orman, who went on to star at
Holy Cross and George Bisacca,
who is now head basketball
coach at FaiNie:d Pre·p.
At Notre Dame, Garofalo
played three years of varsity
baseball and two years of var-,
sity basketball.
Upon graduation from Notre ICOSS
Dame, he spent two years in the
service with the U.S. Army and I R C Cl b-A Pl then joined the Wiretex Manu-I - - - u, nnOUrtCeS ans
facturing Company in Fairfie'ld,
of which he is nO'W secretary.. John Coss, senior, was elected president of the
He is presi~~nt of the Fair-! PUbl~c Affairs-International Relations Club, at a recent
field Prep Var"lty Club, a mem- I meetmg. Other officers named were: Joseph Macchia
ber of the Notre Dame Mono- I' 'd B . '
gram Club, and during the past vIce~presl ent; nan Boland, secretary; and Desmond
fuur years, while as player- SullIvan, treasurer.
coach, has led the Southport Coss announced plans for an0>---------------
(Conn.) Firemen basketball and interesting program. Listed on I . so;f,tb~ll te-ams into state wide the agenda are student debates IBellarmme Debaters to
prommence. on current topics and regular Initiate New Schedule
appearance of outside speakers. W. . ..
Le'ading off the program is a lth Area UnlVersltles
Freshmen Elect Four Idebate on the controversial stu-I The Bellarmine Debating SoClassmates
To Seats .dent tax issue. At the next ciety initiates its debating
. I' meeting of the club, there will schedule this week with schools
On Student Councd be a panel discussion on the fmm the surrounding area of
. 'I subject. Participating in the Connecticut and New York.
The eleotlOn for the fou.r discussion will be Robert Hirtle, In preparation for the season
seats on the Student CounCIl David F. Barry, Dave McCarthy the members have been holdal~
ocated to the freshman class, and Jno Catailani. Coss will ing practice debates. Each week
'WIll be held Thursday, Oct. 25, serve as moderator. (Continued on Page Two)
in the corridor outside the cafe-teria.
The balloting will con- IGI CI b T C
tinue througho~t. the day. All I ee U 0 ommemorate
freshmen are eligIble to vote.
Chairman of the election is I' NI-nth AnnI-versary ThI-s Year John Coss. He is being assisted 1
by Brian Boland, Mike Rossi,
Bob Piscetelli Bob Healy and When the first strains of I Through this group, the name
Bob Newall. ' '''Men In Red" are heard in of the Univers-ity has been
. . . formal concert this year, it Willi spread far and wide. In con-
Non:matlOn blan~s are avaII- mark the ninth anniversary of certs from Carnegie HaH to
able In the dean s office. In one of FaiNield's proudest 01'- Boston, the Glee Club has perorder
~ be nommated, a per- I ganiza,tions, the University Glee formed with such excellence
son mu.~~ obtam 25 name~ on, Club. Born with the school, the and verve as to draw praise and
the petItIOn. Also, the petitIOn Glee Clu'b has won acclaim as honor upon itself and the school.
should be cleared through the one of the finest amateur music- The normal concert schedule
dean's office. al groups on the eastern sea- calls for about a dozen public
Elected students -will serve on board. The organization now engagements during the schoo'l
the council for the remainder encompasses one eighth of the year: The schedule for the com-of
the school year. undergraduate body. (Continued on Pag'e Four)
Ike-Nixon Sweep ltlock Presidential Election
.Dodd Upsets Bush For Senate;
Netv York Goes To Waf4ner
Page Two THE STAG October 26, 1956
Editorial • • • Club Notes FROM THIS CORNER
EDITORS·IN-CHIEF
By PE,TER BALDETTI
David F. Barry, '57 - Edmund F. Measom, '57
Feature Editor
Christopher P. Baal, '58
Sports Editor
Paul Nagy, '58
Exchange Editor
Donald Gabriel, '57
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News Editor
William Keish, '58
Make-up Editor
John Cagnassola, '57
Business Manager
Jno Oatalani, '57
Books
News Staff: J. O'Meara, J. Lukiw, J. Macchia, F. Dougherty,
J. Breen.
Feature Staff: A. Bobay, P. Baldetti, W. Lavery, E. Rizy, M. Glean,
J. McGovern, J. Masterson, P. Calcina, A. Verrilli.
Make-up Staff: D. Sullivan, R. Skurat.
Phatographer: W. Fomento.
Sports Staff: Ray Martin, Walt Morris, Larry Fayette, Larry Lessing,
Sal Gilbertie.
The Vanishing Irish
John A. O'Brien, Edited by McGraw-Hill, New York, 1-953.
The book we mention aib'Ov,e is old. The circumstances which
it describes are, unfortunately, no older than yesterday.
The vanishing Irish are still vanishing. According to statistics
released earlier this year by the Dublin government the population
of the Republic of Ireland has again decreased because of
emigration,
There was a definite increase of birth over deaths. Whether
this is attriibutable to the high fecundi~y of Irish women or to a
'break in the present practice in Ireland of late marriages is
uncertain.
What is not uncertain is that Ireland is rapidly becoming
an unpopulated shrine sacred to the momory of a great nation.
Fr. O'Brien's book, The Vanishing Irish, is a collection of
essays by noted Irish and Irish-American authors. It discusses
quite bluntly the demographic proiblems which threaten the
extinction o'f the Irish and presents sev,eral possible solutions.
It offers no panacea but it does offer hope.
There are many F'airfield men who are of Irish extraction.
Theye would perform a distinct s,ervice to the ancestral homeland
if they made themeslves awa:r:e of the current danger to
Ireland. The real Ireland may not be the paradise depicted in
the annual St. Patrick's day oratory but it deserves a far better
fate than that towards which it is prese,ntly headed.
To see the Sodality of Our Lady in action is to see something
otf the very spirt o'f Catholicism manifesting itself in all its richness
a,nd magnificence. It is one of the glories of the Church
that her young men, burning with love for Mary their Mother
and Queen, should dedicate themselves completely to her.
Perhaps nowhere is the vitality and force of the Sodality
felt more deeply than here at Fairfield University. Truly, the
ISodality has become an in'tegral part of our oollege life. It is all
around us: the League Leaflets, the Mission Collections, the
~osary, the special Masses. The Sodality magniJficently futifills its
Apostolate even on a larger sale.
One of the functions of the F'air,field Sodality is C.Y.O.
instruction. This is in itself a perfect example of Catholic organization
and cooperation: it includes a cohesive plan of ins,truction
which 'encompasses all the high school years, teaching underclassmen
the life of Christ and rudiments of Catholic doctrine,
and dealing in senior year with Practical Ethics. This plan,
recent as it is, has proved to be immensely sucoessful and
enthusiastically received by parishes throughout Connecticut.
In k,eeping with the Ignatian ideal of meditation as a means
to self-sanctitfication, the Fairfield Sodality has designated December
8'th as a d'ay of Recollection. This date is particularly
appropriate because it falls not only in the middle of the scholastic
year, but also on the feast of the Immaculate Conception
and therefore gives special praise and glory to Our Lady.
Certainly the most impressive and inspiring accomplishment
of the Sodality of FaiI1field is dactylology, or the instruction of
the deaf. Sodalists learn the universal sign language which enables
them to hold monthly meetings with the deaf mutes of
New England, and arrange for rosaries -and Benediction.
These are but a few examples of the true s'pirit of the Sodality
of Our Lady which radiates from the Sodalists and pervades the
entire student body. Indeed, it is this true spirit which has made
Fairfield's c{)mparatively young Sodality the leading one in the
east.
RETREAT
I Continued from Page One)
The mass and benediction for
the freshmen will be held in
Loyola Hall, while the sermons
will be delivered in Xavier.
Father Murphy is in charge of
the freshman retreat.
DEBATE
<Continued from Page One,
different members have been
paired against an opposing
team to give everyone an opportunity
to sharpen their argumen1;'
ative skills.
he question that is to be discussed
this year is "Resolved
that the United States should
discontinue direct economic aid
to foreign countries.
'Democratic Club
A very active Democratic
Club thiS past week brought
Senat,or Stock to speak to the
students. Various divisions of
the club have formed, in cooperatiocrl
with national and
local politics, a "Stuaents for
Stevenson and Students for
Stock" club. The, club's comoderator,
Dr. J. Norman, has
been chosen as chairman of the
"Volunteers for Stevenson" of
the greater Bridgeport area.
International Relatoins Club
On Thursday, October 11, the
first meeting of the I.iR.C. was
held and the elections of officers
took place. The following men
were elected: John Goss, president;
Joseph Macchia, vicepresident;
Brian Boland, secretary;
Desmond Sullivan, treasurer.
C.I.S.L.
On Thursday, October 11, a
meeting was held to elect the
junior delegate. At that time
Bob Hirtle and Bob Kaulbach
were nominated for the position.
Bob Kaulbach was elected.
Ted Measom, senior delegate,
and Kau~bach began their duties
of the year by attending an
executive meeting of the council
last Sunday. The group
decided to hold their meetings
in the evening after the Student
Council meetings.
Math-Physics Club
On Columbus Day members
of the club toured the Brookhaven
National LaJboratories in
Long Island. An interesting and
informative tour had been planned
by the hosts. Numerous exhibits
were displayed in the
fields of meteorol,o£"y, health,
physics, chemistry, biology,
medicine, nuclear engineering,
and atomic llhysics. The exhiJbits
and the guided tours
were supplemented by movies
and informal discussions concerning
the individual sciences.
N.F.C.C.S.
On Thursday, October 18, a
general meeting was held for
all NF personnel. The first topic
discussed was that of the workshop
weekend of October 19-21
at Sot. Michael's College. Ten
members of our student body
will attend this workshop,
which wiH feature both Fairfi'eld
Commissions. The next
item on the agenda was the
announcement of the upcoming
workshops at Regis College on
November 3. The Workshops tn
be presented on this date will
be Catholic Action and C.C.D.
The final item brought up at
this meeting was the explanation
of the Catholic Youth
Travel Program by the Junior
Delegate.
National Teache.l- Exams
To Be Held Feb. 9, '57
The Stag undertook a short poll the other day. A staff
reporter went through the cafeteria 'and library and selected at
random a number of men to be asked two questions. All of the
men were unknown to him.
These were the two questions asked: What do the letters
NFCCS stand for, and: What is the purpose of this organization?
Eight mene were questioned. Their answers are given in
another column. Five knew what the letters signified. NOT ON'E
MAN KNEW THE PURPOSE! .
Two seniors, two juniors, and four sophomores were asked
what the purpose of the National Federation of Catholic College
Students is. They didn't know.
The FairJield unit of the NFCCS is considered rather effective
by its aCtive members. They consider the organization itself
highly important since it is the only large-scale Catholic agency
in student circles, has the support of the hierarchy, and theoretically
includes within its membership the total enrollment of every
subscribing Catholic college in the United States, including
Fairfield.
The Student 'Council thought the campus unit of the NFCCS
sufficiently effective to grant it approximately $140 in partial
defrayment of expenses out of an already seriously depleted
treasury at an earlier meeting.
Last year's Student Council appropriated approximately
$342 for NFCCS expenses during the year, including the National
Congress which will not be attended this year because of transportation
difficulties. This was a rather substantial sum of money.
Yet a fairly representative sampling of the student body
seems to point to the fact that they are somewhat oblivious :to
the magnificent work being done by this very effective and
expensive organization.
Nor are they alone.
A meeting of student government representatives from several
New England colleges was held recently at Salve Regina
College in Newport. The purpose of the meeting was to examine
the relationship between student government and the NFCCS
on campus.
The Stag was fortunate enough to contact someone who
attended that meeting. He thought it highly ineffective and he
gave us his reason for saying so: a definite lack of knowledge
on the part of the student council representatives as to what
the NFCCS is!
The Fairfield NFCCS group has been under aUack before.
It has been shouted at, threatened, and all but dynamited, yet it
has emerged unruffled and unperturbed each time.
Today it must weather the most severe assault imaginable.
It has welded itself into such a tight and important instrument
that the student no longer shouts or threatens. They merely
ignore.
Perhaps if the NFCCS were as forward in putting its raison
d'etre before the student body as it is in putting its budget before
the ,student Council it would have a chance to survive. That will
depend on those few what at present profit from its existence.
We understand that at present he NFCCS has scheduled one
:workshop this semester, for the benefit of Fairfield University,
to be held on Saturday..Aside from the fact that Saturday is a
day on which few of the student body are present, we wonder
whether the student body considers one workshop an adequate
return for an outlay of $140 or so to an organization whose
purpose is unknown to the majority.
The Stag would like to suggest that the Fairfield NFCCS
unit earn its money. We suggest that they stay home some
weekend and map out plans to bring the NFCC,S to the attention
of every man on campus. We suggest that they cajole and buttonhole
until the student body talks in its sleep. We suggest that
they utilize their on-campus personnel :to run workshop after
workshop during the activity periods on scheduled clas~ days
until every student at Fairfield knows what a workshop IS and
why they should be held, In other words, we suggest that :they
work until eigh:t out of eight can tell you what :the letters
NFCCS signify and what the organization is.
We have presumed in he preceding sugges:tion :that :the
NFCCS is an instrument for good not only on campus but
throughout the country if properly implemented. We do so. on
the word of those who actively participate in it. We must smce
we are uncertain of its purpose. We are certain, however, o·f
its cost.
PRINCETON, N.J., Octo-\ include tests in Professional
. 1 T h Inf1ormaEon, General Culture,
ber 12. The Nahona eac -, E'nglish Expression, and Non-er
Examinations, prepared I verbal Reasocrling; and one or
and administered annually two of eleven Optional Exam-
. 1T . S inations designed to demon-by
EducatlOna estmg er- ,trate mastery of subject mat-vice.
will be given at 200 tel' to be taught. The college
testincJ centers throughout which a candidate is attending,
/:> • S t or the school system in which
th.e Umted States on a ur- he is seeking employment, will
day, February 9, 1957. \advise him whether he should
At the one-day testing ses- take the National Teacher Exsion
a candidate may take the aminations and which of the
Common Examinations, which I Optional Examinatiom to select.
October 26, 1956 THE STAG Page Three
IThe Bad Seed
I By PHILLIP CALC-INA
Campus Personality Sign Calls For Greater
By RICHARD CUMMINGS Ivince others of his conviction. Use of Catholic Principles
Dave is a polished speaker Seldom, does Hollywood adopt
1 and his voice is often heard UNION CITY, N.J. - "You can't tell a Catholic a play from the legitimate thea-
, around the campus discussing from his neighbor by the style of his hat or the cut of tre without some major devia-the
merits of numerous ideas or
I
principles. His activity concern- his coat or the baseball team he roots for. But you tion from the plot. The Bad
ing his favorite topic for discus- should be able to distinguish him by the principles he Seed proves a noteworthy ex-sion
at the moment, the coming holds and by his outlook on the world." ception, for the Maxwell Ander-
!'Presidential election, perfectly 0 son production retains jjaith-
I exemplifies this. So declares Rev. Ralph Gor- fully the suspense that fasci-
I man, C.P., editor of The Sign, atin. While loving and serving
. Dave's zeal for. his. convictions I national Catholic magazine, in nated Broadway audiences.
IS reflected m hIS smcere w~rk a signed editorial appearing in his own country, he dislikes
for th~ Ni~OC?S and the SodalIty the magazine's October issue. chauvinism and is nauseated by While undergoing min 0 l'
- bemg semor delegat~ to. the Under the title, "The Thinking the raucous boasts and constant IHollywood changes, Anderson's
NiFCOS. In these orgamzatIOns, Catholic" Father Gorman de- flag-waving of the extreme Play, under' the direction of
Dave is an active member, scribes 'What he calls "a few nationaolists. Mervin LeRoy, essentially re-whose
voice is heard in every Idistinguishing marks of a ICath- "Such a person advocates tains its original theme a'bout
discussion and whose ideas are olic ..." generosity to less favored na- an amoral child who has in-
, .\' highly respected. "He knows" the oriest as- tions ... He believes we should herited homicidal tendencies
Dave McCarthy's activities serts, "that 'Christia~ charity welcome refugees ... He con- , '';''; Irange from Editor of the Manor isn't limited by national bound- demns efforts to segregate the from her maternal grandmother.
';' , to membership in the Gl€€ Club. aries, nor can it exclude Jew negro. . . A series of "unfortunate acci-
, I His class has placed its con- or Gentile, Russian or Ameri- , dents" finally reveal her warp-
I
fi 'The kind of Catholic we're ed nature.
DAVID J. McCARTHY den~e in him by unanimously can, black or white. He is natur- ,writing about," the priest says,
electmg him to the Student Ially inclined to favor organized "has distinct ideas on the sacred The original Broadway Coast
Dave McCarthy is a man who Council. • efforts for international cooper- character of the individual and deliver outstanding perform-has
learned well the meaning While he is active in many' -- on the rights and duties of the ances. Patty McCormack is unof
a Jesuit education in his stay organizations, Dave neverthe- Dave is an English major in state. He is a middle-of-the- dOu'l:1tedly the most accomplishat
Fairfield University. This less realizes the need for some the liberal arts course, and his roader, avoidiil1g the extremes ed child actress to vis,it the
knowledge is more than just r~laxa,tion. When he want~ to marks have been consistently of socialism and excessive in- movie screens in years. Nancy
book learning to him; it is a Sit dbaclk ~ndl relax, hBe tenJhoys high at Fairfield, hovering near dividualism. Kelly is extremely convincing
f l'f th t' fl t d' goo c asslca mUSIC. u w en "H b I' . th . ht f in the role of the distraught
way 0 1 e, a IS re ec e In h t l'ttl t' the Dean's list. e e Ieves m e rIg 0' mother who comes to the reall'-
aII h I·S act'IOns. He typI',fies the e wfiand s Da l' be al'c lOn, yt ou When Dave receives his di- Iworkers t0 orgam.ze.m um.ons. zation that she nurtured the .. 't f th II d d can nave ea mg ou a
pm . 0 e we -roun e , tune at the piano or playing ploma in June, the ideals he "The thoughtful Catholic is "Bad Seed." Excellent support-
CatholIc college man. the trombone in a Dixieland has learned at Fairfield will be in some respects an individual- ing roles are given by Henry
A strong belief in Catholic group. Upper classmen may re- his guide throughout life. In ist," Fa,ther Gorman concludes. J'ones as the janitor who beideals
characterizes Dave in all member his Dixieland band at future years we can be sure "Having definite principles to oomes one of the child's victims
his actions. When convinced of some of the basketJball games. that Dave MCoCarthy will estalb- guide him, he doesn't n€€d to after discovering incriminating
an idea, after studying it thor- At any gathering, his wit and lish hims,elf as a leader dedi- follow blindly a commentator, evidence against her; and by
oughly, Dave will put his abil- sense of humor are al'ways evi- cated to Christian ideals and a columnist, politician, or dema- ~ileen Hackett as the alcoholic
ity behind it in order to con- dent. I fighter for any worthy cause. I rogue. mother of one 01' the victims.
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GLEE CLUB
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ing year is now being drawn up
and will be published shortly.
A possi1bility for this season is
a television COJlcert over a na-tional
network. .
Last year, .our Glee Club waxed
a long play al]:>um for RCAVictor,
which was received with
even more enthusisiasm than
previous numbers which the
club .recorded.
Much of the credit for the
success af the musical organization
must lie with its condudor.
Mr. Simon Harak returns
this year to weld together
a group which has lost few
v·oices to last year's graduating
class. This year's chorus will be
the largest yet to represent the
school. The class of 1960 respimded
with so much quaniity
as well as quality, to the tryouts,
that the ranks of the Glee
Club were forced to widen.
With Father Murray as Club
'Moderator, the group rehearses
at least five hours a week. This
intense concentl'ation, however,
is the causative factor in that
~well of pride which invariably
envelops a Fairfield man when
the Glee Club renders our
Alma Maier.
Bill Fogarty Elected
Veteran's Assoc. Prexy
At a recent meeting of the
Veterans' Association, WiUiam
Fogarty, '57, was elected president.
Other officers include:
Fr·ank Smith, '59, vice-president;
Edward Reynolds, '58, secretary;
and Robert Newall, '57,
treasurer.
Plans for a fall social and the
ann\lal party after the midwimer
carnival were discussed.
Fogarty appoilIlted Brian Boland
as chairman of. the event.
Assisting th echairman wiU be
Richard Cumier, Robert Newall,
Philip Reilly, Louis Angelone,
Louis Cotignola, and, Sieven
Ryan.
Also di~cussed at the meeting
'Was a plan to set up .a scholarship
for the son of!a Connecticut
resident who was killed in
either World War III' or the
Kore-a.'1 War. .
Tenta'tively planned is a memorial
mass to'.be held on Veter,
ans' Day, Nov. 12.
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Foreign Service Officer Examination will be
given on December 8 at more than 65 centers throughout
the United States. This examination is open to anyone
who meets the age and citizenship requirements
outlined below.
Officials of the iDepartment of~~-------------
state estima,te t?at seve~al hun- English expre6sion, general a'bildred
new ForeIgn SerVIce offi- ity and background as well as
cers will be required. ~uring the his proficiency in a modern
next year to fill posltlons.over- foreign language, will subseseas
and the many Washmgton quently be givelIl an oral exampositions
nO',:,", requi~ed to be ination by panels which will
filled by F-orelgn SerVIce officers. meet in regional c e n't e r s
Aifter completing several throughout the United States.
weeks O'f training at the Foreign: Upon com1Jletion of these
Service Institute in Washing- phases the candidate will be
tion, albout half af the new offi- nominated by the President as
cers will take up duties at one a Foreign Service officer of
of the 268 American Embassies, Class 8, Vice Consul and SecreiLegations,
and Con suI ate s tary in the Diplomatic Service.
around the world. At these To be eligible to take the
posts, which range in size from examination, - candidates must
the large missions such as Paris be at least 20 years of age and
and London to the one-man under 31, as of OctOlber 26, 1956
posts such as Perth, Australia, and must be American citizens
the new officer may expect to O'f at least 9 years standing.
do a variety of tasks including Starting salaries fur successadministrative
work, political, iul candidates range from $4750
economic, commercia'l and labor to $5350 per year depending
reporting, consular duties, and upon the age, experience and
assisting and protecting Ameri- family status of the individual.
cans and their property arbroad. In addition iIIlsurance, medical,
Other new o·ffieers will be as- educational and retirement bensigned
to, the DepartmelIlt's efits are granted, as well as
headquarters in Washington, annual and sick leave.
'Where they will engage in re- Application forms available
search or other substantive in Placement Office.
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trative tasks which are essen-tial
to the day-to-day conduct
of foreign affairs. Fairfield Laundromat
Arrangements are being made
to have a Foreign Service Represootai'tive
come to Fairfield to
explain career opportunities.
The program may be of interest
to students of history, political
science, international relations,
eoonomics, foreign languages 1227 Post Road
and business administration.
Those success<ful ..in the olIleday
written examination, which
tests the candidate's facility in
Our roving reporter went out into the murky corners
of the cafe last week to sample the student body's
knowledge on the NFCCS. The results were rather
interesting.
What do the letters NFCCS stand for?
Wha is the purpose of this organization?
William Cronin '57:
"I don't know. I've s'een the letters around. Have no idea
of its purpose."
George Pate '57:
(Correctly identifi'ed the letters). "It seems to be a gatheri,ng
(jf differ,ent Catholic colleges to discuss Catholic family life.
Aside from hat I don't know."
Steve Kelly '58:
QCorrec.tly identified the letter). "I suppose to apostolate the
'ways of Christian modern society. A mem'ber of the OCD s,aid
it should help the student but I don't know if it does."
Jim O'Connell '59:
"A national federation or council of some oort. I have heard
of them but I don't know what' they' are."
Gerald Gabel '59:
(lCorrectly identified the letters).· "I don't' know much
about it."
Name Withheld on Request '57:
"Don't know. Have no idea af its purpose."
N~lson Dion '59:
~Correctly identified the letters:) .. "No definite idea, I really
.don't· know.'
Mars.hall Giannotti '58:
.. QCorreetly idetified the letters). "Oh, they're for the, ah -
I really don't remember." ,
. The geI1itleman whose name was. withheld is an active s'enior
and a member of the Sodality. He asked that his name not be
used sinee it might embaDass the Sodality.
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Basketball Squad Starts
Preparation For Season
In the first meet of the season,
Fairfield's varsity harriers
'Jlaced third in a ithree-team
meet here on campus on Co'
umbus day. Hunter College
came out on to.!'> with a 27 point
total while Queens College
edged out FaiI1field by four
"'oints for seC'Ond position, 37
to 41.
Fred Schwitz was the only
R·ed Stag to place in the top ten,
running a close second behind
Hunte,r's Vogel. Schwitz appears
to be one of the best crosscourutry
runners Fairfield has
had in a long time. Only a
,ophomore, he has three years
of eligibility ahead of him.
The results and the times;
1. Vogel, H, 21:29
2. Sch1witz, F, 21 :55
3. Bachman, H, 22:28
4. S. Schilling, Q, 22;36
5. G. Schilling, Q, 22;39
6. Dammann, H, 22;45
7. Hoffman, Q, 23:04
8, Lazarus, H, 23:25
9. Kelemen, H, 23:42
10. DeLeon, Q, 23:42
11. Lucy, Q, 24:11
12. Bernhardt, Q, 24;49
13. Reilly, F, 25;01
14. Giumento, H, 25:14
15. Cuskley, F, 26:10
16. Novik, Q, 26;20.
17. Mc:Carthy, F, 26 :59
18. Marcus, H, 27:15
19. Esslinger, F, 28;00.
Varsity Harriers
Take Third Place
In M.eet On Campus
Interest in having a varsity
tennis team has been gaining
momentum on campus lately
and the result is a practice call
~o see if there is sufficient material
within the student body
to take von in·terc-oUegiate competition
The practice ses'sion was called
for October 24 and was to
have been held at the Roger
'Ludlowe courts. Father Ring is
in charge of the entire program,
which is still pending on further
developments.
Campus Tennis Squad
Begins Practice Soon
Faillfield's freshmen crosscountry
team got off to a flying
start on October 17 by taking
the measure of ,the Danbury
State Teachers' frosh with a 25
to 30 score.
Frank Connor was the first
to cross the finish line. He posted
a time of 18 minutes and 3
seconds. Second place was captured
by Tom O'Hara od' Danbury
with a time of 18;20.
Indiactions point to a strong
season an ds,ome excellent m-aterial
for next year's varsity.
A pair of outstanding runners,
Vic Sergi and John Fleming,
already have dra1wn favorable
comments along with those of
Connor.
The r·esults; Connor, Fairfi
·eld, 2. O'Hara, Danbury, 3.
Fleming, Fairfield, 4. Sergi,
F,airfield, 5. Karcheski, Danbury,
6. Reonoff, Danbury, 7.
Crane, Fairfield, 8. McKee, Danbury,
9. Hass, Danbury,. 10.
Richards, Fair,field, 11. MellIllo,
Danbury, 12. Ruddy, Fairfield.
Coach Jim Hanrahan's first By PAUL NAGY
. call for varsity basketball prac- Now I know we're getting to be an old school. Any college
Last week a large wooden carton was delivered to Itice was responded to by six- that would tack an alumni game onto its regular basketball
' . dd d t I teen men, mcludmg four re- schedule must possess some degree of antiquity. As you already
the college library in XavIer Hall. It was a resse 0 turning letteI1l11en from last know the 1956-1957 edition of J'im Hanrahan's Red StagS will
Rev. Frances A. Sma11, S.J. and was postmarked from yer. These four, Pedro Tagatac, go at' it on the hardwood against an aggregation of Fairfield's
Miami Florida. No one gave much attention to the car- Da~ny Mik,o~ ~t Pavl';,vcik, court stars of yesteryear (1948 through 1955) on November 23.
' . d h l"b semors and Jumor Fran Hot- But don't expect to see bald, pot-lbellied, shadows of former ton, since many such crates are dehvere to tel .r~ry Rod" Hanley, will form the athletes donning the alumni uniform. Men like Joe Kehoe, stan
durin cr the course of. the school year; most contammg nucleas of the Red Stag scoring Suchenski, Bob :Markovic, Bob Gerwein and Jack O'Connell are
new books new shelfing racks and other essential attack for this season Tagatac no't likely to fit that description. These ex-Stag performers are
library mat'erial. But to the surp,rI.se of all, the carton IpSlalyamstakseearsownh'silehIPgahvlsucvocreikr aanndd as shar·p and fiast as they wer'e m th' ddt d Th' ell' un ergra ua e ays. IS,
contained neither books nor shelves, but instead, a·beau- Miko are r>roven, well-tested othfeco2u3rrsde, ainnddicaatleost aofmbigashktyetbsatilflf, etexsctitfeomr etnhte f'Horantrhaehafnamnse. nPount
t'fully mounted multi-colored sailfish veterans who excell in all points that date aside and make it a point to be there when the action
1 '. 11 of the game, reboundmg, ball-
Furthermore, the large eIght foot fish was a.ctua .y handling, and defense. F.air- starts.
caught by Father Small, our librarian, on a fishmg trIp Following the alumni tilt, Coach Htanr,ahan's boys embark field's top relbounder figure~ i;? on a 21 game schedule, including six contests in the newly-off
the Matecumba Keys in the Florida Gulf Stream, be Hanley, who measures 6 3 , formed Tri-State Basketball Conference. This will be the first
but played regular center last season of its o'peration, and many are already predicting it to be
this past June. year. one of the toughest small-college conferences in the metropoli-
'Dwelve other candidates are tan area,
competing for varsity berths. Highlights of the coming season are the games against St.
They include most of the mem- Francis of Brooklyn, the Seton Hall branch at Patterson, N.J.,
bers of the crack' freshman Boston College (an unimportant and small J,esuit school up the
squad of the 55-56 season. They line), St. Peter's (another Jesuit institution), AlC, and St. Michare;
Ed Garrity of Oxbridge, ael's of Vermont. Of course we don't expect too much trouJble
Mass., Dave Toomey of Water- from DB (I hope).
bury, Frank McGotwan od' Ham- St. Francis of Brooklyn ranked in the top twenty last year
den, Wes Gregory of Bridgeport, and went all the way to the semi-'finals of the National InvitaJ'Ohn
Avignon of Willimantic, tion Tournament before bowing to Dayton. 'Dwo years ago the
and Bob Healy of Hartford. Red Stags handed Boston College a 76-65 pasting in the only
Also Tom Callan, Mike Mul- meeting between the two schools. Now the boys from the Hub
t 'in Ken O'Brien, and George are ready to ch1ance it again.
. Pu~cell all of New York City, Scuttlebutt on campus has it that bond fires, pep rallies and
Dave Carpenter of Glens Falls, motorcades are being planned for some of these games. It looks
N.Y., and Dick Devi,ne of Hack- like we're in for a fine season of basketball with a lot of excite-ensack,
N.J. ment, fun and thrills. Don't forget that alumni game!
Coach Hanr,ahan, who pos- :,_::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
sesses a 65-55 won-lost record
f,or s·even years of mentoring at SUPPORT YOUR TEAM Fair,field University, experienc-ed
his firs t losing season last I;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~ _ ..... year. With a 21 game slate fac- I.
ing him and the squad this
year, including six games in the
Tri-'State Conference, the Red
Stags certainly have their work
cut out for them.
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While at a convention of ~he I C
American Library ASSOCIatIOn Stags Cross- ountry
in Miami, F,ather Small.was i~- Defeats Danbury S,T.C.
vited on a deep-sea fishmg tnp
by an old classmate of his, Dr.
William J. Clifford, M.D., of
Miami. Leaving from Miami on
the morning of June 24, in a 30
foot caJbin cruiser skippered by
Capt. Al Lipfvrd, the small
p.arty headed for "deep water
and big fish."
Several smatll Dolphin were
taken by other members of the
party, but Father Small hadn't
had much luck. Then suddenly,
A STRIKE!! Father Small pulled
back sharply on his pole to
"set the hook" weH into the fish:
the pole bent steadily as the
fi'sh made a nosedive into deeper
water ... This was no Dolphin!
Suddenly the fish reversed
its course and headed upward.
The line cut water rapidly
for some 100 yards outward
from the bo-at and then UiP IT
CAME. Its large sail and beautifully
colored body flashed
britlliantly in the sun as the fish
majestically le'aped high into
the air a,s only a sailfish can.
From then on, it was a struggle
of' man against fish; muscle
ag.ainst fin. Ftather Small was in
charge all the way, expertly
handling the fish and finally
bringing the giant in after a
35 minute battle.
Dr. Clifford became so enthusiastic
that he promised to
have the fish mounted and sent
to Fairfield if Father Small
could land it, and the good
Father, determined not to let
Fairfield down, fulfilled the task
in a professional fashion.
The fish caught on a 70 pound
test line, 'weighed in at sixtyeight
pounds and measured 7
feet 11 inches in length. A fish
of ~imilar size and weight as
this, placed fourth in the Florida
Sailfish Contest last year.
FR. SMALL LANDS GIANT
'OFF FLORIDA'S COAST
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Avitabile Elected;
Nat'l Topic Stated
New officers were elected at
the last meeting of the Cardinal
Ballarmine Debating Society.
Named as president of the orators
was Alphonse Avitabile,
senior. Other officers include:
Robert Carroll, '58, vice-president;
J'ames Bigham, '59, secretary;
Frederic Beloin, '57, treasurer;
and J'ames O'Meara, '57,
corresponding secretary.
P1ans were made to schedule
debates every Wednesday in
Room 206. An intercollegiate
debate will be held with the
Preston Debate Society of Good
Counsel College, Wednesday,
Oct. 24, at 7 p.m., in Room 206.
Letters have been sent to all
colleges in the greater New
York-Connecticut area, requesting
delbate engagel11;.ents on the
1956-1957 National Debate Topic
- RiElSOLVED: "The the UlIlited
Sta,tes Should Discontinue Direct
Economic Aid to Foreign
Countries."
Flor the first time in the history
of humor, a search is being
undertaken to find a young
humorist from among the nation's
colleg,es and universities,
and bestow upon this young
student the recognition he so
rightly deserves as the "Campus
Cartoonist of the Year."
Three of the world's roremost
humorists, Groucho Mar x ,
Steve Allen and Al Capp have
j'oined forces with Bill Ketlnedy,'
prexy of Box Cards, the
leading designer of contemporary
studio cards to initiate a
search which will start on October
15, 1956, and C'Ontinue
through December 1, 1956, and
end with the final selection from
the ideas submitted to the
judges of the student who is to
be accoladed this year with the
annual recognition of "Campus
Calitoonist of the Year."
The contest will be channeled
through the local college
bookstore. Each college bookstore
will have complete details
including general information,
rules and entry blanks for the
conteS/t.
There are absolutely no gimmicks
involved. The student is
under no obligation to purchase
anything, including the Box
Cards on display at the bookstore.
The studenrt need not be
a Picasso nor a Rembrandt to
enter. The basic idea is smart,
contemporary humor which is
sketched out simply on paper,
just enough to give the judges
a visrble idea of the humor
involved.
The winning student will receive
a FREE all-expense paid
seven-day holiday in Paris,
France, via T.W.A. Trans-World
Airlines Super-G Constellation.
The winner will also receive
international recognition and
publicity in newspapers, television,
radio and magazines as
a result of his selection by three
peers of humor. Messrs. Marx,
Allen and Cappo
The contest definitely closes
on midnight of December 1,
1956. This is being done in order
for the winning student to be
able to spend his Christmas
vacation in Paris, France,
sh'Ould he desire to do so.
National Search For
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