University Voice - Vol. 01, No. 23 - May 06, 1971

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urged to follow the amendment
process to resolve any major
conflicts.
Dr. King Dykeman stressed
the need for presenting the
constitution to the varioos
segments with a positive
attitude.
Dr. Barone reminded the
council members that the
General Faculty had requested
copies or the raw document for
its May 5 meeting. Professor
Donnarumma strongly urged the
group to reject this request and
not permit the release of any
partial or incompleted forms to
be put oot prior to compilation of
the finished edition.
This finished document is
being prepared by the editing
committee which includes
Robert Sheridan, Dr. Lisa
Perkins, Dr. Edward Dew and
Dr. Barone.
As the meeting returned to
formal session. Dr. Dykeman
made a motion which had been
proposed a! th~ final meeting of
the ConstitutIOnal· Convention
which asked that the proposed
document be referred to the
UniversIty aUornies for review
in terms of civil law and the
charter of the institution.
An attempted friendly
amendment by John Hichson
that it be stated that this expense
be paid by the administration
was introduced. Following his
explanation that he wanted the
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Do~ood l¥eekend
Good 'Time for Us'
Looking back on Dogwood '71,
Weekend Chairman Joe
Berardino rated it a "sucr:ess
from the Social point of view, but
sounded a note of
disappointment at the weekend's
financial aspects.
A Thursday night concert,
featuring Gordon Lightfoot
opened the three day weekend,
with only a less than anticipated
crowd of 1250 in attendance.
Also a "Sunday Surprise"
failed to materialize as the
Dogwood Committee was
notified earlier in the week of a
cancellation of a tentative
concert which was to feature
Shawn Philips.
"The real surprise of the
weekend" according to Mr.
Berardino was the crowd in
atte~dance at Friday night's
seml-rorma!. ApprOXimately 750
people were on hand ror the
event while Saturday's Boat ride
drew an estimated 600 vOY8llen.
Council Approves
New Liquor Code
In what may well have been its
last meeting of the academic
year, the University Council
cleared its agenda, passing a
revised code for campus
alcoholic consumption and
several matters dealing with the
disposition of the proposed
constitution.
The new alcoholic beverage
regulation, which was
introduced by Dean William P.
Schimpf on behal£ or the student
affairs committee, provides that
consumption of alcohol be
extended to all "closed"
registered social events in
approved areas as long as the
state laws in such maUers are
adberred to.
This measure, which served as
an eleventh hoor reprieve for
several Dogwood activities,
replaced the former regulation
tbat limited drinking to the
Northwest Dormitory lounge and
several areas within the Campus
Center.
Other portions of the new
regulation reserved the right of
review and classification for the
scheduling of aU social events to
its social aHairs board and
established a "contest liquor
permit", which would be
recogniZed for University clubs
or organizations sponsoring
activities at Alumni Field or
Grauert Memorial.
According to the proposal a
"closed" event is deCined as "a
social event at which admittance
is restricted to the members of
the University community and
their escorted guests."
The matter was unanimously
passed after clariCication of
several legal points.
In discussion of matters
related to the recently passed
constitution, Dr. John Barone
asked the council to become
involved in making
recommendations for the
ratification procedure.
After the meeting was moved
into informal session, methods
of presenting the document and
providing a system that woold
permit changes were discussed.
Dr. Barone expressed a wish to
see the ballot provide an area for
"no" voted with comment so
that there woold be a greater
chance for action if the present
Jorm is rejected..
Paul Davis opposed this move
on the grounds that the
document must be accepted or
rejected as a whole, or it woold
take another two and one-half
years to get the matter
straightened oul. Carmen
Donnarumma urged that the
constitution be put forth in such
a way that voters be asked to
accept the principle and spirit of
lbe docwneot and Iha' lbey be
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DOGWOOD PANS - EDjoyirIc tbeIgeIYeI ia a variety of actlvlUei, tbMe Jludeats liDed the Ilill at
Hans Grauert Nield to watch tbe rugby contests this past week.
Mcinnes. the report says,
"informed the chairman."
Albert Waugh. "that
authorization for the creation of
the Commission arose. not from
the action of the University
Council on April 30. but from the
Agreement of April 27 . 1970." .
The Chairman pointed out to
the President, at that time, that
if this was indeed the case then
another problem would result
from the wording of Paragraph
No. 1 of the Agreement which
required the Commission to
submit its findings to an
"Enlarged Board of Trustees."
which had not yet become
enlarged.
Although Fr. McInnes
explained that he would not
object to the Commission
making its final report to
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repeated suggestions for the
names of the dormitories. Mr.
Delaney said that he arranged
for foor speakers from the
Berrigan Defense Committee to
speak at the event.
After the Legislature meeting
of April 29. the names had been
changed to Flahive and
Bonboefrer. Mr. Delaney stated
that the speakers will
concentrate the influence the
Bonhoeffer had on the
Berrigans.
Black Problem
Robert Smith. a student
legislator, was quite adamnant
about the proceedings in the.
naming of the dormitories. He
stated that the Black community
had not been approached but that
one of the dormitories shoold be
named after a black leader.
In not naming one of the
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Mix-Up Delays 'Dedication'
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President's resignation. In an
attempt to end the protest. Fr.
McInnes agreed that A Neutral
Commission to be established by
the University Council will
investigate the charges against
the President and report its
findings to the enlarged Board of
Trustees for their action.
AuthOriUtiOD Problem
The report which expressed
regret that last spring's
agreement did not "spell out
details which later became
important." notes that the
Commission's first difficulty
arose when a couple of technical
problems became evident.
First. the University Council's
authority to alter the terms of
the April "Agreement"
concerning the "scope and
functions of the Commission,"
by both the Rev. Bernard Scully,
S.J. and ~r. McInnes. Fr.
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, FAIRRELD, CONNECTICUT
THE
Neutral Commission Report
Ends McInnes Investigation
May 6,1971
By Timotby Grace
Following three months of
meetings. the Neutral
Commission has voted to
discontinue its investigation of
the Rev. William C. Mcinnes,
S.J.. university president.
because of a lack of sufficient
evidence to support charges
brought against him by the
students last spring during thE
student strike.
In its final report. released by
the president to the community
on Tuesday, the ten-member, tri­partite
Commission announced
that "Unless some extra­Commission
source is willing to
specify charges and present
evidence. the Commission will
not take upon itself to continue
the investigation."
According to the report. the
Commission's eleven meetings
were marked by a variety of
confusions which included not
knowing whether the University
Council or the President actually
authoriz.ed the creation of the
Commission; finding out that no
specific formal set or charges
against Fr. Mcinnes existed: ~
debating with the students over The on-again, off-again
dedication or Northwest and
their supposed right to search Southeast halls has been
University records ror evidence hed
to support their charges against resc uled for May 9, following
the President. the cancellation or the May 2
The Commission was part of date due to "the lack of publicity
the solution suggested by the and organization to carry off the
University Council and ofCicially event successfully" according to
agreed to by the President on Stephen Donner, the student
government.
April 27, 1970 to terminate last The dedication or the
spring's student strike. dormitories, which bad been a
Among other demands, the major project of the "student
strikers called for the trustees", will be named in
Report Exam"Ines bono,.' the G«man phil.,",ph«
Detlrlcb Bonhoeffer, an
hI
•• • ad~'ocate of non-violent At etlc Situatlon'..,,"'ace, and William Flahive.
the hrst Umverslty alumnus to
By Robert BlaIr be killed in service in Vietnam.
The event wbicb was
scheduled for April 25 had to be
moved ahead to the May 2 date
when the Student Legislature
had failed to select names for the
dormitories.
The proceedings are in
response to the Board or
Trustees' statements on
University Governance which
limited the student participation
to committee membership only.
The six "student trustees" were
chosen to fulfill the agreement of
last spring. The ·'trustees" will
present themselves to the Board
of1'rustees next week.
Kevin McAuliffe expressed
disappointment at the
postponement because in his
estimation the May 2 date would
yield a large student turnout. He
said that a significant student
turnout is imperative to
strengthen the position of the
"student trustees" before the
Board of Trustees.
Program Discussed
Ac.cordinc to Patrick Delaney,
co-drrectoJ":" of Student Services
for the Student Government, the
change to May 9 will afford the
possibility to get speakers ror
the event which he was unable to
do at an earlier date.
Since the names' of the
Berrigan brothers and the Rev.
Martin Luther King had been
The University's ad hoc
athletic has ended an eighteen
month long examination of
athle~ic~ and recreation by
submitting a comprehensive
eleven page report to William P.
Schimpf. Dean of Student
Services.
The report sets forth the
committee's recommendations
and proposed solutions to the
problems besetting the
mentioned programs which
have. according to the report.
reached "a slate of impending
crisis."
The committee was composed
of Jay Cincotta. C. Donald Cook,
James Diorio, Dr. William
George. Jesse Heap, Gary
Marzolla, Dr. John F. McCarthy.
the Rev. George S. Mahan, S.J ..
and. Dr. William Garrity,
chalnnan. Athletic director
George R. Bisacca was an ex­oCficio
member.
Formed in October of 1969. the
group has been at work to
determine the direction of
Fairfield athletics has taken and
what possible recommen(iations
and solutions could be found.
The committee's opinion was
that the basic problem
confronting the athletic and
recreational programs is that of
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courses and rated below average
on the SAT scores, Mr. Campbell
emphasized that "the potential
of students coming from a ghetto
background is very difficult to
measure,", Mr. Campbell cited
as an example, that one of the
girls entered in September is
now in the nursing program.
Because of their deficiency in
many high school courses.
remedial programs,
emphasizing individual
treatment, have been
undertaken to aid the student in
areas such as history. English,
and mathematics. Eventually
the individual will be able to
participate fully in the regular
curriculum of the University.
Mr. Campbell stated that the
faculty for these remedial
programs is on a purely
voluntary basis.
Another important element in
the program is that each student
takes a freshman course in the
curriculum in the area in which
he is the strongest. According to
Mr. Campbell, "this aspect of
the program gives the student a
feeling of accomplishment as
well as allowing him to come in
contact with the regular student
body. The feeling of alienation is
alleviated, and he is able to
adjust more easily to the
different environment."
The first group of students to
participate in the program were
mainly older that the average
college student, many war
veterans.
The present group, however,
consists of students from the
college-age group.
interpretation to have any
constructive value in the Bill of
Rights.
The phrase was deleted. and
the term "adhere to the canons
of responsibility" was inserted
in its place.
With much debate on many
sections, work progressed
slowly. Many minor changes
were made in phraseology and
arrangement. as the hour grew
late.
The Rev. Bernard Scully, S.J.,
wished to maintain the use of the
words "religion" and "Christian
tradition" in the manner in
which they were originally used.
The Rev. George Mahon S.J.,
executive assistant to the
president, also took this position.
Under the section on the rights
of the institution, it states, "The
University has the right... to
promote religion as a
specifically human ideal. "
Fr. Mahon wished that the
section simply read " ... to
promote religion." This was
defeated and the final form was
decided to be " ... to promote
religion as a human ideal."
With members leaving at 10:00
p.m., the quorum threatened to
fade, but enough held on to finish
the work.
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where the action turN.
on everything young.
"The success of the Five-Year
Program has been demonstrated
already, yet the ultimate key lies
in acceptance of the program
and its participants by both
students and faculty," according
to Louis Campbell, admissions
counselor and director of the
program, which will begin its
third year at Fairfield in
September.
Initiated in January of 1969,
when surplus funds were
available, the Five-Year
Program is designed to provide
minority students who exhibit
motivation and a desire for
learning, with a complete
college education. A majority of
the students come from the
inner-eity of New Haven and
New York, Mr. Campbell has
recruited the students through
referral agencies such as
Contact in Manhatlen.
While many of the students did
not have any college preparatory
Key is Acceptance
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RACKING IN THE OAK ROOM - An unidentified Fairfield student catches a few winks during the
Blood Bank held here by the Red Cross, last Thursday.
Convention Passes Bill of Rights
Waiting until 8:15 to establish as a majority of the entire
a quorum, the constitutional constitutional convention was
convention met until 10:55 last present.
Wednesday evening to discuss Before his arrival, the
and pass the last segment of the delegates discussed the lengthy
document, the Bill of Rights and draft of the Bill of Rights, noting
Responsibilities. areas of connict and taking votes
Dr. King Dykeman was the to get an indication of the body's
last to arrive at the 7:30 p.m. feelings.
meeting which could not begin Robert Sheridan, student
legal activities until two chairman of the convention, then
members from each delegation called for item by item debate
to the University Council as well and vote on the document.
The document, which will be
the last section of the
constitution, states four major
areas of concern: natural rights
and responsibilities, rights based
upon the nature of the
educational process", rights of
the institution. the right to fair
judicial procedure for all
members of the community.
Each section has subdivisions
which delineate more specific
rights and responsibilties.
There was considerable debate
over the term "responsible
journalism,. in reference to the
section in freedom of the press
and "the concomitant obligation
to adhere to the canons of
responsible journalism."
Vincent DeAngelo, student
lell:islator. felt that the term was
open to too broad an
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New Dorm Councils
To Have Autonomy
by Cory Giacobbe Mr. Horan went on to say that
Proposals calling for a the exclusion of members of the
Residence Hall Association, legisl~ture from the dorm
consisting of two elected council is primarily due to the
repre.sentatives per corridor and number of students who had no
an advisory dorm staff, will be desire to function in both
voted upon today by the Student capacities.
Legislature.. According to the proposal, the
Supporters of this proposal, procedure of recall of a
headed by Art Gallagher, hope to representative will be taken by a
improve living conditions of each petition of one·fourth of the
dorm by providing a system in corridor members of the
which communication in and representative in question. The
among all dorms will be R.H.A. will then make the
strengthened and in which decision.
various recreational activities. At any time. however, the
such as parties and lectures by elected R.H.A. members can
~uest speakers, will be remove another member by a
Increased. vote of a majority plus one. The
In the suggested Association, recalled member must be
elections of representatives replaced within one week of the
would be held the third week of decision.
the .first ~cm.estcr every y~ar. In general, prior to this
DUring thiS time each corndor proposal, the residence hall staff
elects two r~presentativ~s who functioned not only as advisors
choose a chairman. In thiS new but also helped in enforcing the
procedure the Residence Hall regulations. Student
staff members function only in representatives conducted dorm
an advisory capacity to the other meetings and discussed dorm
members of the Residence Hall matters with the staff in charge.
Association. With the proposal for a
Responsibilities will be varied. Residence Hall Association the
according to one spokesman for supporters feel. however. 'that
the proposal, and a member of dorm representatives will playa
the association will possibly be more important role in the.
available on weekends to fulfill functioning of the dormitory and
the duties of the association. The contribute greatly to the better
Resident Hall Association living conditions of the students.
members would enforce all U I ", V I
University regulations in the n vers' Y 0 ees by T1lorton Lal14in
dormitories through the help of r"fln F· l Ch
frequent dorm meetings and 1 j e Jna arpter c.o~sul.tations with students 1I
hVlng In thed~rms. Snow falls in April. and gloom Alumni Association when the
Stude~ts wII.I also be polled falls upon Fairfield. Degfoot and grass is gone, and the U is
concerning panetal h<,>urs a~ all Lightwood are but shallow asphalt and stoned? Even the
the dor'!! representatl~es Will be memories of the Spring. Over beloved potholes of the Winter
respo~lbl~ for enforCing the u~ and over again, my social are gone. Indeed, there is no
or slg.n·m. ~ht::ets and In conscience asks me where I was place left on campus to me.
control~lnJ?d~sclphne. the Sunday my brothers and Whose fault is it? We say it is a
In dlscIP.hnary matte~s the sisters closed down the Jersey holier-than-thou president and a
representative has the fight to ·pike. student-be-damned faculty. But,
recommend studen~ to the I was on 295 headed ror Philly _ in truth. we have met the enemy
s~udent, court, rollowlng proper the City of Brotherly Love, but I and he is us. (see Pogo).
dISCUSSion or the case In the was really running away from Spring at Fairfield means
dormitory. my brothers and from love. convents and carnivals, nuns and
No member of the R.H.A. Nixon says that he listened to clowns, and rugby and baseball.
would be pcrmiUc<I to serve in the demonstrators this time The perils of the peaceful Spring
the Student Legislature. Terry around. But would he have if besmirch our beloved university.
Horan, president of the there'd been a football game on? Yes, Fairfield. our paths have
legislature. statc<l that in this Our Fairfield,ourcountry,our crossed for four years, and now
way both the dorm association world· all begin to chill in my it is with a heavy heart and
and the legislature can be mind on this the coldest of upright fist that I leave your
composed of students able to Springs. I had returned from the womb. I know not where you go.
devote their time to the special spring break to find more of my I know not where I must go.
needs and concerns of one of beautiful Fairfield hardtopped There are no jobs to be had in the
these orji!anizations. over. What will we tell the straight world even though you
told me that to get a good job I
had to get a good education. So
now with 18 credit hours of
philosophy, I may stand in the
unemployment line, philosophize
about my situation, and
empathize with those who are
there with me.
Was it Mitchell, or Hoover, or
Agnew who said: "There is no
revolution to be had, "only
revolutionaries."? Your society
has filled me with empty
promises and lies so now I'll
wrap fish in my diploma and
save them for a rainy Friday.
Indeed, the Spring is a time of
sadness. After May 30, there still
will be a war. There will always
be a war at graduation, but will
there always be a graduat.ion?
In our throw-away culture, we
have discarded permanence,
tradition, and· inadvertently too
• our souls, We have been beaten
by the system.
Following graduation, some of
us will go off to war, others to
Canada, and all of us eventually
will do more than leave our
country, we will leave our world.
o farewell. old Fairfield and my
fellow Stags: I'll send a postcard
when I get where I am going.
I leave you with these words·
what kind of a university, what
kind of a country are we. that we
let laughter be dubbed in?
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Page Three
The 1971 Manor, being
prepared for fall orientation,
"will depict the total spectrum
of life at Fairfield." according to
Sue Coon. Assistant Editor.
With this theme in mind the
Yearbook staff will attempt to
portray the varied interests and
changing attitudes of the
students. Miss Coon emphasized
that these different interests will
be expressed freely and not in a
"rigid. set-down verbalized
form."
The principal features of the
Manor will spotlight the daily
life of the university students.
Pictures of students at class.
eating or walking on the grounds
will be shown.
Some changes have been made
in the format of the yearbook,
including the enlargement of
each senior's picture. The sports
section is also being expanded to
highlight basketball, rugby,
football and other sports events
in a more extensive manner than
in the yearbook of last year.
results, Dr. Klimas termed the
project "a positive student
activity, which can't be
ignored. While personalities
and other habits cannot be
changed, the information could
.help a teacher to perform in
certain areas where he is weak."
Lauds Maturity
Finally, Dr. Klimas praised
the apparant maturity of the
students, who did not seem to be
prejudiced by grades, and the
absence of any vindictiveness in
the summary report
Having seen neither the
evaluation questionnaire nor the
results, Dr. William Lazaruk
(Biology) spoke only in general
terms, "1 would not put too much
value on the evaluation, but I
wouldn't discard it either. No
one can really judge the quality
of teaching: even professors
can't totally evaluate another
teacher. He feels that weakness
in a faculty member is a very
relative term, and that a student
may look back years from now to
discover good qualities in a
teacher who was once
considered poor.
Fr. Bernard SCully, S.J.,
(Mathematics) agrees in
principle with the AA UP
statement, which approved the
concept of a teacher evaluation.
However, since he is not yet fully
aware of other facl.llty ratings,
Fr. Scully felt obliged to
comment using only his own
evaluation, which he labelled
"very fair", as a foundation.
Informal Ratings Effective
In general he finds classroom
ratings much more effective in
improving communication and
trust between professor and
student. "In addition to a
formalized evaluation I have
experienced great value of
impersonal, signed evaluations
addressed only to me." Still he
believes that the formal rating
system provides a service to the
students by informing them of
the qualities of a given teacher.
Although usually displaying
enthusiasm, Fr. Scully offered a
number of crticisms of tlle new
program. He joined others in
lamenting the fifty percent
response, stressed the "lack of
uniformity among people who
wrote up synopses," and felt that
questions of greatest interest to
students, such as grading
methods and amount of work
required, should be included in
future questionnaires.
Moreover, he considered it
"poor taste to put the synopses
up in the Campus Center lobby. "
If the purpose of the summaries
was to provide students with
information for Registration
Day, it could have been
accomplished with less public
display.
Manor Release
Set for Fall
experiences of a pilot program,
the completed questionnaire was
distributed to the student body
the week before Easter vacation.
Under the direction of senior
Joseph DeAngelo the numerical
results of over 100
questionnaires (roughly 50
percent of the entire student
body replied) were fed into a
computer and tabulated in a
lengthy report.
Numbers Held Back
But while the statistical report
was completed several weeks
ago, its contents have not yet
been made public. When the
Voice contacted several
members of the committee, they
refused to release any numbers
for newspaper publication,
maintaining that some faculty
members had expressed
opposition to an issuance of the
results. Therefore, they claimed
that nothing more than a briefly­worded
synopsis. such as that
released on Registration Day,
could be printed. Nevertheless,
the Voice has learned that in
spite of the committee's refusal
to permit publication of the
evaluation statistics, it may
place several copies of the
computer read-out on reference
reserve in the library.
Teacbers Comment
Since much of the statistical
data is still unknown, reactions
to the teacher evaluation have
been understandably slow in
forming. Still the general
impressions of many faculty
members seem to indicate that
the program was both
worthwhile and useful, and may
provide the basis for a much
more refined undertaking in the
future.
Walter Petry (History), who
has seen the summary report but
not the numerical data. found the
program to be both worthwhile
and a definite asset in his role as
a teacher, but expressed several
reservations. "By nature the
evaluation has to be imprecise.
... It is difficult in many cases
for students to judge the
competence of teachers."
Superficial traits such as humor,
classroom mannerisms, and
method of presentation, he felt,
might prejudice a student; yet
because of his limited. academic
experience the student may
ignore the accuracy or validity
of what is taught. Furthermore,
there may be a difficulty in
differentiating between a truly
poor teacher and one who
recognizes the weaknesses in a
course and seeks to improve
them.
Referring to the results in the
synopsis, Mr. Petry stated, "The
students went out of their way to
be lenient. ... It will be a much
greater benefit when the
teachers get the numbers."
Evaluation Opposed
In a carefully·worded written
statement Dr. Julia Johnston
(Philosophy) reacted much
more negatively, "The degree of
importance attached to the
student evaluations of professors
at Fairfield University is a
symptom of the breakdown of
departmental structure and
faculty responsibility within the
University. Ultimately, it
indicates that Fairfield
University is moving away from
being a liberal arts university of
serious intellectual standards to
being a sort of resort hotel with
diversified recreational
facilities."
Dr. John Klimas (Biology)
summed up his feelings with the
statement "private knowledge
has now become public
information." In his opinion
everyone had known beforehand
the teachin.e: abilities of certain
professors; the evaluation
results merely brought these
rumors out into the open.
Although displeased with the
fifty percent student turnout,
and the failure of the evaluation
committee to release numerical
Facuity Receptive to Report
Evaluation React~ons Vary
By Bob Byrns
After many hours of work,
mixed hostility and approval on
the part of the faculty, and a
degree of scepticism from the
student body, Fairfield
University's first schoolwide
teacher evaluation program has
drawn to a close. And if early
responses are any indication of
its overall worth, the project can
claim a high degree of success.
Faculty evaluation had its first
beginnings about three years
ago, when students from the
current senior class attempted
to rate their own teachers. The
program failed, however, when a
mere fifteen percent of the total
class submitted forms.
It was not until last year's fall
semester that discussion on the
topic was again initiated, this
time both within the
Constitutional Convention and
the University Council.
However, no definite action was
taken until the Student
Legislature enacted a bill
prOViding for the creation of a
committee, which would
supervise a rating program of
the entire faculty. When many
teachers and the local chapter of
the American Association of
University Professors lent their
endorsement, teacher evaluation
seemed well on its way toward
becoming a reality.
Initially, positions within the
committee were filled by
Sophomore Chairman Robert
Sheridan and members Alice
Hayes, Steve Mednick, Sam
McTyre, Dennis Gallagher, and
Edward Kenner. When Mr.
Sheridan was forced to resign his
post for personal reasons.
however, Freshman Alice Hayes
succeeded him as chairman, and
Chris Campbell was appointed to
round out the six man
committee.
Qu"tionDaire Formulated
The group's first task was to
formulate a questionnaire,
which would not only rate each
teacher in an objective and
comprehensive manner, but also
avoid any unnecessary
complexity which might
discourage student response. As
a result a simplified form used
at the University of Washington
provided a starting point; and
after numerous changes and the
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Paul David proposed that
st-.:dents be permitted to have
voting rights at departmental
meetings except in elections.
While questioning the
necessity of the motion, he
advocated that since the
handbook was so vague as to
leave a question, the faculty
ought to clear the air with a
definite amendment.
Mr. David went on to point out
that the student representation
within the history had been
responsible and encouraging.
Dr. Lisa Perkins pointed out
that this was in violation of a
handbook ruling which protected
the sovereignty of the
department, which is not to be
infringed upon.
The chair, however, ruled the
amendment to be in order.
Following an unsuccessful
attempt by Dr. George Baehr for
a written ballot, the faculty
voted the measure down 41 - 28.
Mr. Fay then called for a roll
call, which the body approved.
An unofficial tally indicated 44
for, 24 opposed, 4abstained.
EATING ~UT - Jay Holloway '73, George Ahlmeyer '74, and
Richard Tourville '71, chow down during the Dogwood Weekend
outdoor picnic last Saturday afternoon.
Faculty Turns Down
Three Amendments
May 6, 1971
TheGeneral Facultyhas turned
down three proposed
amendments to its handbooks,
including requests for st....' ,;nt
participation at meetings, direct
election of the meeting chairman
and clarification of student
voting rights within
departments.
Although all three proposals
received majority support, they
failed to gain the required two­thirds
vote necessary for
amendments. Only those faculty
members present at the meeting
were permitted votes.
The first item was the motion
to amend the handbook to permit
four student representatives to
attend faculty meetings with
floor privileges but no vote.
In the debate that followed,
Dr. Lisa Perkins, faculty
representative to the Student
Legislature, spoke in favor of the
motion as a reciprocal action
with the students.
Arthur Riel countered that it is
impossible for four students to
represent 4,000. Those students
selected would probably be from
the activist group, he stated. Mr.
Riel concluded that the General
Faculty meeting was not the
place to bridge the gap with
students, but faculty must do
this in their offices and
classrooms.
The Rev. Bernard SCully, S.J.,
pointed out that this measure
would prevent executive session
and suggested that the faculty
continue to admil. students on a
meeting by meeting procedure.
The amendment failed to
carry with 'J7 for the measure
and 34 opposed.
Arthur Anderson introduced
the second motion calling for the
direct election of the chairman
for faculty meetings. At present
the Rev. James Coughlin,
academic vice - president, has
been appointed to serve as
chair"';'"••m, by the President, the
R"v. William C. Mcinnes,' S.J.,
according to the handbook
regulations.
Leo Fay stated that the
question was not one of who
should serve as chairman, but
rather one of faculty autonomy,
responsibility ~ and
accountability. This principle
involved is whether we Ishould
elect our chairman or have him
appointed, he noted.
Fr. Coughlin explained that
this appointment was one of the
prerogatives of the president and
represented a link between the
General Faculty and the
trustees. He regretted the issue
of autonomy led to a situation of
separateness.
In the voting 35 favored the
amendment while 29 opposed.
Sincerely.
Ann Flanagan
May6,l971
I. I. IF 7
(Mrs.) E.H.L. Weinstein
George Summerson
Craig Stevens
Carl Carieri
Tom Lenoon
Distressed
before the alarm was sounded. I
told the switchboard operator
who I was, and still their only
response was to send somebody
over "to cbeck it oot". This to
me is a dangerous policy risking
the lives of people on this
campus, and somebody should
change it.
1 send this letter to yoo. and
the others, listed at the bottom
of this page in the hopes, that the
next time we have a real fire, we
do oot have to spend twenty
minutes watching it burn, while
the security guards are cbecking
it oot and the alarm system is
oot connected to any other
station.
Regretiully,
(Rev. Mr.) Thomas J. Andie.
S.J.
Students Praised
Dear Sir:
At the Blood Bank today I had
a chance to watch and talk with
some of the many student
dooors. It certainly makes you
proud of youth to see the
Fairfield students so willing to
donate their blood - and so
friendly to an old "over thirty."
They were great!
To the Editor:
As a student in our school of
Communications I bave become
more and more distressed about
the increase of vandalism
around the Fairfield University
campus. Stealing, shattering of
needed machines in the dorms
which made it necessary to
remove all of them, and above
all the sign in the book store:
ALL JACKETS HAVE TO BE
REMOVED. Overhead mirrors·
a TV set to help catch the thieves
-- and now lately the Chapel.
The indignity of all tbis is
depressing and so
unnecessary.
Do we want this type of human
climate at Fairfield? Do yoo
wish to do something about it?
Many among us in the Scbool of
Human Communication do.
Because we care about oursleves
we care about you - all of you ­and
about Fairfield.
Please join us with your ideas·
• Graduates and Undergraduates
alike - j'oin us with plans and
above a I with enthusiasm to
launcb a strong HUMAN
ACtION program. We bave lots
of ideas. but we want and. need
yoor help. Please leave your
names in Communication
school's office so we can ootify
you. We want to call a launching
meeting as soon as possible to
take action. We care. Hope yoo
do too.
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to check it out. At that point t
told him the buzzer had just been
silenced, so I could carry on this
conversation with him, and told
him to call the fire department,
or else I would. The fire
department got the alarm at 4:52
p.m.
After the fire department
arrived, within two to three
minutes of the alarm sent in over
the phone, the fire was
e:rtinguished. The captain in
charge stated that he didn't think
the smoke detector had worked.
I then brought him to the main
box for oor building and showed
him that the lights were all on
indicating an alarm had
registered. The buzzer had been
silenced previously, otherwise
there was no way to make a
telephone conversation audible.
Given this chronicle, I strongly
protest the policy wherein the
fire alarm system was oot
maintained to the point where
the alarm did not register at the
Security Office or at the Fire
Department.
I also register a protest
against the policy of the Security
Office, which got the first call a
good ten to fifteen minutes
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Sound Choices
The issue of the student dedication of Southeast and
Northwest dormitories has been surrounded by an aura
of confusion since its inception, a confusion which
ranges from intent to publicized dates. While the
dedication itself has sparked much controversy on the To the Editor:
campus, we feel no need at this t.lme to editorialize on At approximately 4:30 p.m. on
the validity of the "student trustees' .. action. Instead, Sunday, 25 April 1971. the fire
buzzer went orr at McAuliffe
we would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Hall. The ten Jesuits. including
the Student Legislature on its choice of names. myself, who were at borne at the
William Flahive, the first graduate of the University time, evacuated the building.
to die in Vietnam, was chosen purposefully for its Making a check of the school
corridors on the first two noors apolitical nature. The dormitory will be dedicated to a we found 00 fire. However, once
young man who served his country in a war which outside, we saw heavy smoke
sparked the most serious debate ever witnessed in the coming from the east-wing
area of foreign policy. The name was chosen not as an cbimney.
example of a victim of an unjust war, but as an example Alter waiting for about live
minutes, without seeing any
of the human element involved in what can, at best, be security personnel or fire
termed a qaettio••ble war. apparatus, I called the
Diettrich Bonhoeffer was chosen for his philosophical switchboard, identifying m}'self
influence in the area of civil disobedience, a principle as a Jesuit, and told the operator
necessary to the existence of any free society. The to notify the proper authorities
that there was a fire in
choice of his name shows a recognition of the value McAuliffe. We waited aootber
imputed to civil disobedience by American tradition. five or ten minutes and still 00
The Student Association, through its legislators, has fire apparatus appeared. A
shown a responsible attitude in the choice of these two security guard was checking out
the first noor. The chimney was
names. still belching black smoke.
Al
. Offi d At approximately 4:50 p.m. I ternatlve ere went inside and called .the sec"ity .ffice, idenlined myself
once again, and told him that
As one assesses the tales of corruption cunning and there was a fire. His reply was
. . . '. that someone had been sent over faVOritIsm that have fIltered about the campus SInce the
recent registration, it is perfectly clear that any claims
that course selections may be made on an egalitarian
basis are merely hollow words. Repeated examples of
total disregard for stated policies by faculty and
administrators plus their willingness to dispense
exceptions to the right students are just one side of the The framers of our first University Constitution have
picture. Students, motivated strongly by self 'interests, completed tbeir work for tbe 1970-71 year. The entire
were not to be outdone in this annual game of cunning as document stands approved. subject only to an inspection
they moved their way into desired courses. One of the for any legal flaws, before being presented for
more flagrant violations were the numbers of freshman ratification early in tbe 1971-72 academic year.
female students who had received permission for prior We commend tbe Convention for tbe good sense not to
registration or arrived, cards in hand, thanks to friends attempt ratification tbis spring. strong as tbe temptation
in junior year. This was probably outdone only by the must have been to see the fruit's of one's labors. Such an
vast number of students who were permitted early important document deserves to be studied in detail by
registration because of membership in the Glee Club, the University community before it is asked to decide
baseball team, Cardinal Key Society, or any other large for or against ratification.
number of sad excuses. The framers undoubtedly recognized that the
In addition there were the usual complaints of the document will be looked upon with yellowed eyes by
tremendous crush of people seeking to get into the gym tbose who saw red last spring. These people, in
at the same time. Endless confusion existed during the particular, must have the reflective time to study the
afternoon session particularly when course selection Bill of Rights and Responsibilities which was prepared
began to narrow and students were faced with the with those very national and local events freshly in
difficult task of adjusting their schedules to fit in mind. The Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, adapted
whatever was left. Needless to say, many courses were largely by the Carnegie Commission on Higher
subscribed to out of sheer desperation. Education, is reported, is designed to allow dissent.
Realizing that it is a titanic undertaking to attempt to minimize disruption, and prevent violence while
complete the registration process for more than 1600 securing and maintaining the freedom to teach and the
students during an eight hour period, we would ask the freedom to learn.
academic dean to incorporate registration into the long The members of the Convention believe that the
requested pre-exam reading days. This would enable the suggested form of governance guarantees everyone, but
scheduling of three days of registration during the final particularly the students and faculty. more
three weeks of the semester, in keeping with the needs of opportunities to help govern our common enterprise.
the registrar. With the posting of these days and the For the first time. the rights each one of us has on this
assignment of top priority over the scheduling of outside campus are spelled out for all to see and the right of
events, this system would greatly reduce, if not redress if those rights are wronged is assured by a
eliminate, the need for exceptions. University judiciary. Anarchy by students, faculty. or
The three..<fay period would also enable the registrar administration is prevented, indeed made unnecessary,
to initiate a program with fewer means of "beating the by this truly democratic document.
system" and far more meaningful opportunity for We recommend that committees from the three
students to plan out their curriculum. We would like to segments study thoughtfully the Constitution this
put forward a plan whereby the student would enter the summer. being at least as diligent as the many
registration area, be given a packet of ten cards, and go Delegates to the Convention have been during the past
to the individual professor to register for the course. year, and for some, even longer. We salute you, ladies
When the professor has accepted a sufficient number of and gentlemen of the Convention for your devotion to
applicants to close-off a course, he indicates this to our mutual cause.
administrative personnel who take the cards and post l r---------------------------------, the closing in an open display area. At the end of the day,
this system will enable those students scheduled to
register the follOWing day an opportunity to check for
availability of offerings before making the final
selections. While this certainly doesn't guarantee that
the course wil1 be available when the student appears to
register, it does offer the opportunity for serious
planning rather than just guessing in lining up an
academic program.
It should also be noted that this would alleviate several
other problems, from individuals registering for others
to unauthorized pre-registration. It would lessen the
instances where faculty members could aid particular
individuals by getting them into courses, and also
prevent them from closing off courses to some while
accepting others. Under this system, most of the general
confusion could be eliminated from the registration area
as entrance would be limited to those in the possession of
their course cards.
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Daily Press. (b) write editorials
for the FFPR. (c) chair a Media
Review Board. (d) take pictures
at faculty meetings.
(6) "-'hich of the following
items would Tightwad most
likely orrer for sale? (a) the 1971
edition of "Guide to Naming
Dormitories. (b) teacher
evaluation results. (c) instant
PhD certificates. (d) action
photographs of the Trustees at
work.
(1) Tripartite vending
machines operate only when you
(a) use three-sided coins. (b)
have memorized the new
Constitution. (c) pull the handle
with one-third strength. Cd) do
not upset the balance of
tripartite.
(8) Why did the faculty ask
God for a salary increase? (a)
AAUP dues had gone up, (b) the
Business and Mathematics
Departments were sponsoring a
joint field trip to New York City
entitled "Playing the Off-Track
Betting System," (c) God bad
given the students a Traffic
Court. and the teachers needed
money to pay old parking fines,
(d) the General Faculty had
voted unanimously to support the
Free Press by purchasing one
chance on a group portrait.
However, it was stipulated that
should they win, the painting
would not be released to the
public for fear that faces might
be recognized.
(9) If you scored an Aon "The
Perfe<:t Midterm" your prize is
(a) a reserved place in next
year's Registration Day line. (b)
an outstanding rating in the
faculty's evaluation of students,
(c) a free meal in the Faculty
Dining Room. (d) another year's
subscription to the University
Voice.
Reviewing
the Year
in The Middle
'- By Robert Byn
How well have you read this
column during the past
semester? Is your memory still
as good as you once thought it
was (or wasn't)? To answer both
of these questions and at the
same time review the really
important events of the school
year. you might just be tempted
to take the following quiz. All
questions are based upon past
"In the Middle" columns. and
for this reason there are no
correct answers.
(1) In "Birth of a Column"
God symbolizes (a) Fr. McInnes.
(b) Vincent DeAngelo. (c) God.
(d) Dennis Gallagher.
(2) Which of the following
would you least expect to buy a
tripartite sandwich? (a) Dr.
George Baehr. (b) Fr. Coughlin.
(c) Fr. Scully. (d) the author of
this column.
(3) In "Thank You. Mr.
President" why did the Student
Government President raise the
activities fee to purchase a
limousine for the clique? (a) It is
a long walk to Regis I, (b) the
FFPR could repay the student
body by holding weekly raffles,
(c) the Student Government
needed image building. (d)
Kevin McAuliffe could be hired
on a work-study program as a
chauffeur.
(4) When the administration
took over the Campus Center.
why did Provost John Barone go
along with the plan? (a) He was
under orders from Fr. Mcinnes.
(b) he thought that he was going
to a University Council meeting.
(c) his car bad rolled into the
Oak Room and he wanted to get
it back. (d) he had nothing better
1000.
(5) When Fr. Scully was
appointed Minister of the Media,
be gained the power to (a)
compose abortion ads for the
representatives Carmen
Donnarumma and the Rev.
Thomas McGrath, S.J., many
expected the convention to
change its focus.
Beside fulfilling their promise
to explore new kinds of
University governance, the
faculty delegates had to
familiarize themselves with the
work at the Convention.
And. although the results are
not yet in. it appears that these
new members, especially Fr.
McIntyre with his work on the
concept of the Senate and the
Academk Board, added much
toward the completion of an
acceptable document.
Fr. McIntyre's streamlined
board proposal served as a
model for trimming down the
rest of the Boards as well as
much of the constitution.
Fr. Scully was instrumental in
insuring the franchise of
graduate students in the
university governance structure
as well as presenting the more
conservative viewpoint that
exists within the facully.
Other Participutl
For the administration, Dr.
John Barone, university provost,
was a key participant. Once
accused of manipulating
uninformed administration
delegates, he was the chairman
of the governance committee of
the convention which attempted
to make the concept of a tri­partite
a workable system.
Dennis Gallagher and Terry
Horan consistently represented
the student viewpoint as well as
adding much to the general
discussion of the document.
Each monthly meeting of the
convention was diligently
recorded by Edward Dew. A
complete record of the
convention proceedings is on
reserve in the library.
The constitution is finished. It
is available for all to examine
and make their de<:ision. Then it
is up to the Trustees.
document as "ratification shall
consist of 50 percent plus one of
persons voting from each sector,
provided that a majority shall
vote."
Fiaisbed DocumCDt
The finished document, with
the lengthy Bill of Rights and
Responsibilities, calls for the
establishment of a fifteen
member University Senate to
"be the executive body of
university governance."
Some of its purposes and
obje<:tives are: "To oversee in a
responsible, shared way all
University functions within its
established purview. To
encoorage and facilitate greater
communication and harmony
among segments of tbe
University community. To work
for the general good of the
University and each of its
segments."
As the executive body of the
University, the Senate would
approve or send back legislation
from the three boards, the
Academic, Administrative and
Community Life.
Unlike the Senate, which has
equal representation from each
segment, the boards would be
weighed in favor of that segment
with knowledge in a particular
area. Each board will have
eleven members in a proportion
of 5·3·3-.
The Bill of Rights and
Responsibilities, prepared by a
special committee under the
direction of the Rev. John
Mcintyre, S.J., states the rights
of individual community
stemming from their basic
buman rights as well as the
rights whicb come from an
academic process. The
document also stipulates the
specific rights of the institution
such as prote<:ting its name from
irresponsible use.
Personality SyDthesis
But the story of the convention
is also a story of many
personalities. With the arrival of
an entire new faculty delegation
containing Fr. Mcintyre, the
Rev. Bernard SCully, S.J., Dr.
Donald Ross, as well as new
University Council
By Larry HaDoro
Faculty Role
The se<:ond stage of this year'S
development of tri'partite was
the refusal of many faculty
members to accept "tl'i·partite
experiments" such as the
Traffic Court and the
Scholarship Committee.
Despite the close votes and
"wail until we have an entire
system" rationale of many
faculty members, these events
caused delays in the productive
work of the convention and
implanted doubts concerning the
future of any finished document.
Now, with talk of treating the
ratification procedure as an
amendment to the Faculty
Handbook. thus requiring a two
thirds vote of approval rather
than a majority vote as
stipulated in the constitution. the
future of the plan Is in doubt.
Ratification for the other
segments Is stated in the
The concept of a tri-partite
system of university governance
at Fairfield bas had a long and
problematic history. Officially
beginning on September 13, 1969,
that concept is now written into
a lonnal constitution which must
be ratified by all three sectors of
the community.
Thus the Constitutional
Convention. called the enlarged
University Council. has been
working on and off since that
time to complete a document
that eventually must pass the
scrutiny of the Board of
Trustees.
Clearly the most contested
issue in both student and facully
circles concerned with such
matters, tri·partitism at
Fairrield has undergone a two­fold
change lhToughoul the year.
First, new delegations to the
convention, especially faculty
representatives, trimmed down
the rough draft carried over
from last year's convention
meetings. This streamlined the
document considerably
eliminating many of the
committees formerly specified
in the constitution.
May 6,1971
Coalition Pushes for Aid
STATIONERY
GIFTS
If You're Looking For a
Paperback
We Have It
(0, We'" Try To Get It Fo, You.)
Hllgb Humphrey, assistnt
professor of Relig_s Studies "m atlead two iatenalioDal
co.fereoeel o. New
Testamul Sill dies wbile
dog. researcb in E.rope this
sommer. He will atlead tile
gueral meetiDg of tbe
Stlldlonm Novi Teslameali
Societas iD Amsterdam,
Nelberlandl.
No
by a state delegalioll at a
ClSL gatberiq at Westen
Coueeticat Stale College. A
silldellt from Yale Is
c1lairmaa for Dut year.
The Rev. Harold Powers. S.J..
has been named director of
admissions for the Graduate
School of Education and
assistant director of the summer
sessions.
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881 Post Road
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Leoaard Reed, '73 bas beeD
eleeted vlce<llairmaa of tile
Couectnl .Dtercolleggte
State Lqillahlre for tile 73 •
','" term. Reed ntomatlcally
becomes tk In_ deleeate
of CISL, replad ••
Cllrbtepller Daly, 71. ne
electiOll w.. Itdd .. A...U '"
Michael Lesnick and Peter
Holt, both sophomores, have
been named to the Mayor's
Youth Advisory Council in
BrKlgeport. They were among 16
sele<:ted from more than 80
applicants.
All II~OIe iaterested ill
JOIIlID. tile OrleDlaUOD
Comminee 1....ld leave tbeir
.!S&IDes, box DUmbers llDd
slimmer addresses al tbe
ShldcDI Services Olflce, or
COlllact Co-cbairmaa Bill
SpriaKer llDd Jobll O'Rourke.
Box UU, DO laler tbaa
lomorrow. ,"'rlday, May 7.
Inez Ryao, sculpluress, will
joiD- tbe Fairfield Uoiverslty
Commuoity all a leeturer iD
Fine Arts. Mrs. Ryan will
leacb two classes in figure
sculpture usiDg clay and wax
malerlals. Seeond semesler's
courses will be ID geDerally
advanced sculpture.
Richard Peck has been elected
to the board of managers of the
Fairfield Y.M.C.A. and has been
appointed to finance and
plaMingcommittee.
Miss Marguerite Carroll has
been appointed to a three year
term on the editorial board of the
national magazine for the
American School Counselor
Association.
poor people through summer
programs.
Fr. McInnes and John
Merchant, lecturer in sociology.
went to the State Capitol twict'l
last week to present their case
for restoring funds cut from the
Governor's budget that were to
be used for summer program in
Jt:hettos of the state.
The Coalition Is a bi-partisan
effort formed by Me. Merchant
to try to restore funds to the
Department of Community
Affairs which represents the
poor in the state government.
Calling a press conference on
last Monday, Mr. Merchant, Fr.
Mcinnes and 15 representatives
of organizations throughout the
state told the press that tbe
proposed cuts in the budget for
poverty programs would be
disastrous in the summer. They
also noted the frustration of the
poor because of the
discontinuance of programs and
the lowering of state priorities
for financial assistance in this
area. They told the press that
since they were not able to go
through the executive route they
would seek action through the
legislature and through public
opinion.
Fr. McInnes, Chairman of the
Connecticut Association of
Community Action Agencies,
returned to the Capitol on
Thursday and appeared before a
sub-group of the Appropriations
Committee. Speaking with Hi
representatives of community
action agencies, be urged a
restoration of $8,000,000 to the
Department of Community
Affairs budget for buman
resources and daycare centers.
By Rev. William C. MdDDes,
The President and a faculty
member have formed a coalition
to press the state government
for aid to disadvantaged and
Alumni Day ­Highly
Successful
In what has been termed the
most successful alumni function
in re<:ent years, the first annual
Alumni Day attracted more than
200 alumni. wives and members
of the campus community to the
awards luncheon, panel
discussion, and the reunion
scheduled last weekend.
"It was the most successful
event in my two and one-half
years with the association,"
stated Paul Greeley, Jr., alumni
relations director. "The
attendance was disappointing
but it represents an
improvement over past events. ,.
In the presidential address to
the Alumni, the Rev. William C.
McInnes, S.J., called attention to
the external and Internal
pressures which confront
American colleges. He pointed
out that the financial situation is
worsening through inflation,
labor bargaining and media
difficulties.
Fr. McInnes pointed out that.
Fairfield was no exception to the
natural trend of decreasing
alumni support. "In 1969, the
alumni contributed $27 ,000, but
the following year it fell off by 12
per cent. At the current rate,
revenues from Alumni will drop
another 19 per cent this year,"
bestated.
Play Review
Viet Rock Poignant, Funny
Neutral Commission Report
Ends McInnes Investigation
THE UNIVERSITY VOICE May 6,1971
And I was reminded of
something else, of all the times
the technique of slow-motion has
been used to sell something in
America, cigarettes on TV, for
instance - lovers loping. hand in
hand. slow-arced in springtime
air, noating through fields of
clover towards the ultimate shot
of the ultimate ecstasy: shared
inhalation of nicotine. Thinking
of this and of all the other
commercial gimmicks, thinking
too of the cocktail parties at
which the creators of such
inanities gather to drink their
toasts to Spiro, I thought also of
Megan Terry, and offered up a
blessing for the artist here and
there who has not sold out, and
for the priests here and there
who live like Jesus, martyr to a
cause.
For exa-mple: the rising into
the sky of a transport plane is
accomplishment via
choreographic design and the
cacaphonic surge of many
humming voices into a mighty
twin-engine force. uncannily
accurate in timbre.
Director Al Raymond. artistic
director Robert Emerich,
managing director Andrew John
Mollo and producer Thomas
McKinney are to be
congratulated on the superb
theatrical effects achieved.
Creative originality is in ample
evidence. each Diece of action
true to the revolutionary spirit of
of the work. -
At play's end - flickering
eerily beneath an interrupted
strobe light - the players create
a scene of carnage. dying in
spasms of pain, their mouth
wide-open in silent cries of
terror and disbelief as they lurch
in slow-motion to the ground, the
limbs of boys and girls
intertwined as we've seen
pictured In the ditches of
Auschwitz and My Lai, the eyes
staring into a premature
oblivion: The Children, the
Murdered, our Fine Proud Body
Counts.
I was reminded of a sculpture I
saw at an art exhibit years ago:
it had won First Prize over
dozens of huge beautiful
vacuities: it was just a small
wooden slab on which some
quixotic person I shall always
love had melted a bunch of those
olive-green toy soldiers which
come in cellophane bags. The
'sculpture' was called Vietnam:
like Viet Rock's final pile of
mutilated corpses, it was
comprised of separate objects
which had sacrificed their
individuality to become a single
symbolic entity; the agony. the
futility, the ugliness of war.
ever-increasing volume. like
waves pounding the shores of our
awareness, it is a movinj;! scene.
Equally so is the lyric, "I'm so
far from home" which issues
from the lips 01 a soldier-singer.
Gordon Andrew, who, in the
sweetness of his tone and of his
round child's face. seems in his
very person to be the essence of
that cruelest aspect of war: the
extreme youth and innocence of
its victims.
There are moments which
reach for and miss poignancy.
however. such as the mother­dying
son tableau: while certain
skits which try to amuse - t.....o
'moms' chatting, for instance ­fall
a bit flat. To compensate.
there are several moments of
dramatic impact: the abrupt
machine-gunning down of the
icky-happy Lucky Birthday TV
Show's contestants ... the
senatorial reply to mention of
napalmed human beings. "Gee
we're really sorry about that" ..
the robot·witness who, when
informed by the 'senators' that
"we have begun to turn the tide"
in Vietnam (imagine! Meg Terry
had heard that one almost a
decade ago!). replies tonelessly.
"Who is man?"
There are many laughs, too,
beginning with the lads in jockey
shorts who, upon induction, hop
forward in pairs announcing,
'·U.S. Government-Inspected
Males."
Tom Quigley is a born'
comedian. splendidly Dickensian
in appearance, and his draftee's
bewilderment receives the first
audience-guffaw of the evening.
He gives professional polish to a
mixture of roles.
As a stage-Asian a la Teahouse
of the August Moon. he delights
us with his stereotypical sing­song.
his excessive bowing. his
'subtle' Oriental platitUdes
delivered deadpan to the
accompaniment of temple gongs
straight out of Charlie Chan by
way of Love is a Many­Splendored
Thing.
Comically successful, also, is
the frustrated Pentagon-type
who wants to win, wants to "get
the atomic bulldozer off the
drawing board, push the jungle
into the sea ...we mop up.
blacktop the cleared land and
we'll have a helluva parking
lot!"
Viet Rock seems shorter than
its t.....o hours. and much of the
credit for this mesmerizing
illusion must go to the ensemble­playing
of the acting group; in its
virtuosity it creates visual
patterns and audioeffects which
are stunning, unique.
compeIlinj!;.
TAKING OFF - Richard Tourville '71, mounted on a chair is
shown testifying before a Senate sub-committee during VIET
ROCK, currently playing at the University Playhouse.
Although commending Mr.
Sweeney for his "earnestness
and the rapidity with which he
undertook his new duties." the
Commission reported that he
entered the situation, "tardily
and ill-prepared."
He and Student Government
President. Stephen Dormer both
restated the position earlier
taken by Mr. Gallagher that it
was "generally understood at
the time of the Agreement that
the students would be permitted
such investigatory powers."
The Commission again refuted
this stand saying that no charges
should have even been made
without supporting evidence and
ruled that Mr. Sweeney should
submit evidence to support the
charges within the general
framework laid down by Mr.
Gallagher.
Shtde!ntS VoiCe! Dissent
According to the report.
student members of the
Commission voiced considerable
dissent when the group voted
"not to favor the release of any
books and records which pertain
to the 'charges' (general)
accepted by the Commission.
While both Sweeney and
Dormer assured the Commission
that unless the students were
awarded subpoena powers, they
felt sure that the students would
not wish to continue their
relationship with the
Commission, the Student-Senate
did not vote before Easter and
the Commission thus determined
it impossible for them to reach a
decision within the time
available to the Commission.
Thus faced with the
alternatives of either continuing
the investigation on its own or
discontinuing the investigation
unless another "extra­Commission"
source provided
charges and evidence. the
majority favored the second
possibility while the minority.
composed of the student
delegates. favored the first.
A-t the play's start. the
participants wander on as if each
is a lone meadow-stroller, one by
one. and so unhistrionic is their
gradual gathering that the
audience noisily disregards
them: thus. almost subliminally.
we are alerted to the symbiotic
interdependency of silence and
inattention. a coupling which ­as
regards man's inhumanity to
man - can be broken only by the
voices of those who, in any
generation, speak out.
The playwright has some
extremely specific matters to
point out. such as the now­antiquated
fact that in "killing
for freedom" we are "burning
babies". and that "6 percent of
the world's population controls
60 percent of its wealth" - the
latter murmured almost
inaudibly by a Yank crawling
beneath an artillery barrage. as
if to illustrate how trivial such
an economic disparity seems to
Middle America.
Viet Rock is a thousand times
more significant today than
when it was created. It is in this
fact that its value lies. and it is
within these limits that we must
accept it.
Viet Rock. constricted by its
subject matter into saying
something perinent rather than
timeless, contains no
metaphysical mysteries, no
. universality of theme to wrench
our souls with ruefulness; it
touches our funny bones and.
once or twice, our hearts. "Don't
put all your eggs ir: one basket ­men
die young" is the substance
of a funeral chant. and, in its
prior to the agreement and
concluded that although they
seemed to have been drawn up
without any expectation that
they would be used as formal
charges. "they nevertheless did
appear to include the general
fields which Mr. Gallagher had
previously outlined."
Dean Schimpf, representing
Fr. Mcinnes during the hearinj!;s.
reportedly questioned Mr.
Gallagher's material on the.
grounds that "it was not specific
and not identical with charges
being made on the date of the
Agreement.
The Commission responded
that in order to follow its original
directive it would allow Mr..
Gallagher to bring specific
charges from the framework
which he had suggested.
At this point. however. Mr.
Gallagher challenged the
authority of the "procedures of
the Commission." on several
grounds: that it was powerless
since the Board had not been
enlarged: that it was allowing
the President to decide what
charges should be brought
against him: and that the
agreement had been reached
with the "expectation" that
students would be able to seek
further evidence in University
records to support their charges.
The Commission replied that
despite repeated invitations.
offered thus far in the
investigation to him. Mr.
Gallagher had not yet submitted
any data or witnesses to support
his charges before the
Commission. -
Students Vote! to Continue!
Holding his position. Mr.
Gallagher decided to break off
relations with the investigating
group and suggested that
students follow suit. The Student
Senate. however. voted to
continue their part in the
investigation and assigned
Thomas Sweeney to represent
their faction.
of course, is the tragedy of the
pseudo<omedy of Viet Roc:k.
In Viet Rock. the 'sergeant' is
not alone in his myopia. for - on
a 'higher' intellectwal plane - a
'senatorial committee' utters
chauvinistic cliches as a parade
of witnesses come before it. the
most amusing of whom is a
spaced-out psychopath, while the
most poignant is a woman
rocking an invisible infant. the
religious litany of her
interrogation consisting of a
repeated, "Madonna, what is
position on VietnamT'
Constance Dunseath. playing
the "madonna" like all the
actresses. was fine. But it was
Janice Minninberg who is
outstanding in multiple roles
which range from a gently
gesturing peasant to a callously
sensual Hanoi Hannah.
Seventeen excellent actors and
actresses sing. dance, mime.
chant. scream. weep and twist
their faces and bodies into
metaphors for anguish and
despair. to make of Viet Rock an
always-unpredictable amalgam­ation:
slashing contemporary
polemic, rollicking muscal
revue.
But beneath the satirical
surface the fundamental mood of
Viet Rock is that of the youth
culture at its best: it is one of
relaxed good will. even of quiet
joy. "This." the players seem to
be saying. "is the way it could
be. should be. if only... "
It is the "if only" which they
explode like a mine - shocking.
shattering. fragmented - on the
staj!;e.
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whatever Board eXlstea. the
Commission "always
acknowledged the validity of this
objection. and took the position
that if any significant element in
the University community felt
that this technicality was in
itself of sufficient importance to
warrant it. the Commission had
no alternative but to report that
it could not comply with the
'leiter of the law.' and thereupon
disband."
No Formal Charges
Before long the Commission
was beset with another major
problem - the lack of any specific
formal set of charges against the
President. which it could
investij!;ate as it had been
directed. All charges in the
materials supplied to the
Commission. thus far. were
determined "implicit".
Faced with the task of
determining just what charges it
would investigate. the
Commission asked student
Dennis Gallagher to go over the
available material and "sift out
the basic "charges" contained in
it. Mr. Gallagher produced a list
of four general areas within
which he felt the original
charges were made.
The President. however.
contested this list and. according
to the report he "wrote the
Commission objecting to Mr.
Gallagher's summary on several
grounds. including the
allegations thatlhe material was
with no supportive evidence."
and that it included "new"
charges which had not been
made prior to the Agreement.
Fr. Mcinnes was then asked to
submit a set of charges which he
felt were agreed upon when the
Agreement had been signed in
April. He forwarded to them
several long documents which
had been circulated around the
University and within which he
felt the charges were included.
The Commission studied these
carefully for all charges made
By MARTHA Wu.£Y EMMETT
Last Friday night I saw Viet
Rock and Saturday night I found
myseU surrounded at a suburban
cocktail party by a reactionary
phalanx of Irish Catholics.
Megan Terry Irish. ex­Catholic.
ex-suburbanite. ex­schoolteacher.
militant pacirist.
who wrote Viet Rock - would
have savored the verbal
atmosphere. in which "these
punk kids nowadays" vied for
redundancy with "These damn
pinko teachers. these Jesuits.
what the hell do they know. have
they ever had to makea buck?"
She would have relished a
'particular gem from which I got
full in the face along with an
aromatic blast of clam dip and
martini: "V'know what's
ruining the kids on the
campuses" I'll tell ya what. All
this damn emphasis on
conscience. that's what." Oh
beautiful.
Rightist America is
caricatured with felicity in Viet
Rock. its sensibility and
vernacular '·these punk
Commies, bleeding hearts" ­warning
us that. if we protest the
Vietnamese slaughter. we may
be castigated as trailOrs to The
Flag. These castigations are
barked out by a talented actor
(Tony Gmyr) whose Everyman
features, cold pale eyes, buUyish
slance and gravelly voice are a
marvel of perfection for the
part: his 'sergeant' is all the
people who should see this play.
but who won·t. considering it
'dirty' and 'unpatriotic' and that.
Page Six
May6,1971 THE UNIVERSITY VOICE Page Seven
.....
,
dynamic performers in rock and­he
always dresses for the
occasion, usually wearing a
multi-layered costume wbich he
gradually discards until he is
down to a jump suit. Elton knows
how to pace his concert
perfectly, starting very slowly
with songs like "Friends" and
building to a climu with "Burn
Do!'n the Mission," during
whiCh he throws away his piilDO
chair. plays that instrument in
every imaginable position and
then merrily dances on top of it.
This always puts the audience in
a frenzy and they all wallr. away
hard-core Elton John freaks, It's
actually. an excellent formula,
one whlcb other performers
could learn from.
After releasing three albums
in less than a year, I hope that
Elton John takes a rest after tbis
tour. If he puts out anymore
albums he will risk flooding the
market with his product, wbich
tends to make the rock public
grow rapidly tired of a
performer.
CatSteveu
Last but certainly not least
was Cat Stevens, who was
performing at the new Gaslight
in the Village (mOre on that
later). His latest album Tea for
tbe TUiermu is a real gem, one
that I have played over and over
again. Happily, Cat also turned
o~~ to be a very pleasant and
effective performer. I feel that
an artist in concert should be
able to mak.e his songs more
meaningful by voice modulation
facial expression, different
arrangements and other devices,
an~ Cat Stevens proved
emanently capable of doing this.
He made songs like "Father and
Son," "Hard Headed Woman"
and "On The Road To Find Out "
which I had listened to
repeatedly. come alive with new
meaning through his live
interpretation.
The environment for Cat
Steven's appearance was
another story, unfortunately.
The Gaslight has moved to new
quarters in the old Cafe Au Go
Go building. and they seemed
determined to try to squeeze as
many people in as possible
without regard to personal
comfort or safety standards. Tbe
tightly-packed room was hot,
poorly ventilated and the aisles
of seats are so tightly jammed
together that you can hardly
move. I was in the third row and
actually ltad a hard time viewing
Cat Stevens because of the poor
seating design - I can only
imagine how bad it must be to
see the show on stage from the
rear of the place. To top it all off.
they charged six dollars a bead!
This Week
. In fact it is doubUul whether
many rock freaks could recite
the names of half the group
members. While I'm not sure
how this anonymity came about
it is certainly true that some of
the members are due special
mention. Among them are
Walter Parazaider wbo plays a
very good flute and saxaphone.
Jim Pankow who arranges the
brass section and plays a mean
trombone and Bob Lamm who
writes a lot of the group's songs
and produces some interesting
effects on the organ.
EltMJob
Elton John made a triumphant
return to the Fillmore tast.
where he played a three night
stand on a bill with Wishbone
Ash and Seatrain. Elton used the
same excellent backing group as
be did on bis last tour, consisting
of Dee Murphy on bass and Nigel
Olsson on drums.
Elton is one of the more
TODAY
- MEETING, Student Government Legislative Meeting: 8 p.m. in
the Campus Center Oak Room.
- LECTURE, Modern Language Dept.: 3:30 in the Campus Center
Oak Room. '
- BRIDGE TOURNAMENT: 7:30 p.m, in the Campus Center Mezz.
Lounge
- BASEBALL. vs. Boston College; 3 p.m. - away.
- GOLF. New England Tournament- away.
- PLAY, "Viet Rock"; 8:30 p.m. at the University Playhouse.
FRIDAY. MAY 7
-GOLF, New England Tournament - away.
- MOVIE. "Getting Straight" , 7:30 p.m. in Gonzaga Auditorium.
- PLAY, "Viet Rock": 8:30 p.m. at the University Playhouse.
SATURDAY, MAY 8
- MOVIE, "Getting Straight". 7:30 p.m. in Gonzaga Auditorium.
- BEAUX ARTS BALL, 9 p.m. - 1 a,m. in the Campus Center Oak
Room.
-TENNIS, vs. Villanova - away,
-TRACK. vs. ere -away
- PLAY, "Viet Rock"; 8:30 p.m. at the University Playhouse.
SUNDAY,MAY,
-TENNIS, vs. Fordham -away.
- ART EXHIBIT. "Spring Rebirth" - work of noted artists of the
area: Campus Center Oak Room. Open daily May 9 -29 from 1-4 p.m.
- PLAY,~'Viet Rock": 3:30 p.m. at the University Plahouse.
MONDAY, MAY 1.
• FINALS BEGIN.
TUESDAY. MAY U
- MOVIE, "The Golden Age 'of Comedy". sponsored by the Film
Society: 7 p.m. in GorwIga Auditorium. Admission - t.75.
r
be
the
Elton, Others Appear in Concert
Musie Review
ByP.t Leq
Easter is traditionally a time
when many of the top rock
groups visit New York to play in
its concert halls, and this year
was no exception. Over the
holiday I was fortunate enough
to be able to see top-notch groups
like Chicago. Elton John and Cat
Stevens, and in this column I am
going to report on tbese
concerts.
Ckir.,O
Chicago. probably the best of
the so-ealled jazz-rock groups,
set some sort of a Carnegie Hall
record by playing eight sold-out
concerts in one week. They gave
a long two and a half bour set in
wbich they were able to cram in
the highlights of their three
.albums, including , 'In The
Beginning,"' "25 or 6 to 4,"
"Fancy Colors," "I'm Free"
and "Travel Suite."
Chicago bas always been
pretty much of a faceless group,
the University Council
established to transmit
document to the sectors.
In the debate that followed
Dean Scbimpf objected to the
council becoming involved in the
ratification process, since all the
necessary provisions had been
handled by the Constitutional
Convention.
After accepting a friendly
amendment from Greg Keilty
that the matter be turned over to
the operations committee, the
council approved the motion
with Terrance Horan opposed
and Mr. Schimpf abstaining.
Other mallers handled
included referring a motion by
Mr. Davis that the system for
making the University
community aware of deaths of
its members Or their immediate
families be reviwed. The matter
was referred to the community
life committee.
The council also accepted a
letter from the Rev. Bernard
Scully, S.J., that complained
about the most recent meetings
of the Constitutional Convention
as being called with great haste
and violating the tri-partite
spirit. Fr. Scully singled out the
meeting of April 29 which barely
produced a quorum and the
meeting of April 22 whicb had to
be adjourned for lack of a
quorum.
Council chairman, Dr, George
Baehr expressed concern over
the lack of trust shown by
certain members of the
University Council in handling
this matter noting that "it
augurs poorly for the future of
this type of government."
Dr. Dykeman broke off debate
with a motion that the letter be
accepted and that a reply be
written from the members of the
council to Fr. Scully. Themoticn
was approved.
td!£~{£fo!~c:.e~ituation Report
Inadequacy of lacilities. nf t th .
services, budget and planning acco 109 0 e ~mmlttee .due
The report points out the fact to the 1!1~k of a Uniform plannmg.
that this overwhelming problem Specl!lcally the planmng board
has arisen due to the shou!d Include persons. who can
recreational and athletic proVide knowledge mto. the
programs lack of growth in nature and ~tent~! ~ecreatlOnal
proportion to the growth f th and athletic !acdltles needed.
. 0 e the report continues.
student body and university. The committee centered much
U.pon examination of the of its attention upon the pressing
variOus problems the committee need for athletic and
formu.lated a list of. causes and recreational facilities both
pOSSIble so.lutlons and indoors and outdoors.
recommendations to the Specific recommendations
proble~s. . included an indoor sports
A major recommendation was complex which would be
thec~1I for a ge~er~llong range composed of extensive
pla~D1ng . co~mlsSJon .for t:he recreation accommodations
ent~reUmve,rslty~perati~m,wlth while also including
major conSiderations given to consideration for basketball
students and p~g.rams. Su~ a courts for intramural and
boa.rd would faCIlitate plannmg intercollegiate activities.
which has been retarded The installation of an ail- eOUnCI°1 Approves bwaesaetbhaelrl.trascokc.creer-Iocaantdion toefntnhies facHili" highlighled the
proposals concerned with
outdoor facilities. The pressing
need for proper keeping of such
fields would make it mandatory
for improVed maintenance.
In regard to the need for an
increased budget, the committee
proposed the assessment of an
obligatory student athletic fee 01
$100 to be distributed among club
and varsity Sports in place of
gate receipts, In addition a plea
for substantial increase in the
intercollegiate athletic budget
was set forth,
The committee submitted its
findings to Dean Schimpf and
those other officials and boards
whose decisions are "essential in
alleviating the crisis."
'Dedicafion I
Improvements could be made
right now with a more equitable
distribution of funds among the
various sports. If Fairfield is not
going big time eventually in
other sports as well as
basketball. then its about time
basketball toned down its
program and shared the wealth
with tennis. track, baseball.
soccer and so on.
If there is, in the near future, a
foreseeable increase in the
overall athletic budget, such to
enable other sports to maintain
the level of basketball or near
respectability not present now,
then fine: but if not. something
should be done to put the '<\-'hole
athletic philosophy on this
campus in proper perspective.
OtrviCMIs Bias
No one's k.iddin~ anyone when
the basketball floor is repainted,
new uniforms are provided,
lockerroomiscarpeted. etc., and
then the soccer field is left in its
rocky staJe, the track provides a
great water trough after a rain.
an intramural program can't
afford to provide basketballs for
games and nets can't be
provided for outdoor basketball
hoops.
Something has to give
eventually: Fairfield's attempt
in the last few years to have such
an accelerated program in one
sport and retarded progress in
others has proven a failure. Not
only in the other sports but
basketball as well.
This is not a potshot at
basketball, rather an attempt to
realistically look at the sad state
which athletics finds itself to be
in at Fairfield. It comes down to
the fact that instead of being
concerned with the athletic
opportwrity for the average
student in the immediate future.
the athletic department et al are
casting their eyes tOward "big
timeness" when it's just not in
the cards.
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obvious noted for the record, the
amendment was rejected by the
proponent.
The motion of Dr. Dykeman
was passed unanimously.
Dr. Barone then introduced a
motion that after advice bad
been obtained from the
attornies, that a committee of
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dormitories after a Black leader
the voice of the Black
oommunity bas not been heard.
He went on to say that the
selection of the names was a
result of a "white power play."
Otber Issues
In addition to the problem with
the Black community, there has
been an apparent breakdown in
the communication between
various governmental factions.
The Student Government
president said that the "sludent
trustees" were supposed to
arrange the event since "it was
their duty." ';1 had nothing to do
with the planning of the event ...
I am only one man.. ,," Mr.
Dormer continued.
Kenneth Daly, one of the
student trustees, said that he
was under the impression that it
was the duty and responsibility
of the Student Governmnent to
organize the event.
The most striking problem in
the whole affair is that no one
seemed to know why the event
did not take place on May 2.
Arthur Gallagher and David
Johnson bave indicated in
separate interviews that part of
the confusion over the date was
due to the fact that the
F.F.P.&:R, erroneoosly reported
that the date would be May 2
instead of the fact that this was
merely a tentative date.
By Bob Blair
-----sport Slants------,
Committee Misfire
The University's Athletic
Committee recently released its
comprehensive report on the
slate or athletics at Fairfield to
Dean William P. Sdlimpf.
This ad hoc group has dealt
Wit~ . PToblems concerning
raeilities. recreational
opportunities. intramurals.
inler-collegiate and club sports.
All factions come under
scrutinous examination in the
eleven page report which the
committee members have
worked on diligently since the
birth of the committee in
October of 1969.
Misses tile Targd
The committee has however.
blindly overlooked a glaring
aspect of the problem which
Fairfield athletics face. They
have dealt with only the
potential of athletics at
Fairfield. supposing there will
be an unlikely substantial
increase in the athletic budget to
facilitate their recommended
solutions.
The one drawback which
comes into the picture every
time a suggested approvement is
brought up is -lack of money. At
the present time there doesn't
seem to be more money to go
around so the question should be
just what more can be done with
the sources available at the
present time, instead of asking
what can be done when we get
more funds.
This is where the committee
has missed the boat. It is
understood that by their nature
as an ad hoc committee they are
meant to be general in their
suggestions but the fact is that
they have not dealt with the
problem at hand as it is now.
The committee recommends a
"general long range planning
commission for the entire
University operation, with
major considerations given to
students and programs." It cites
the lack of such a comprehensive
policy making body on campus
as a major cause for lack of
progress in Fairfield's athletic
program.
Planning is now carried out on
three levels - Administrative
Division Heads, Educational
Planning Committee and Ad.Jloc
Committees for special projects.
The suggested long range
planning commission might be
fine to have but what can be done
for Fairfield athletics in the near
future
Atlaletk Imbll"a«
It's been obvious to all for a
long time that gross
inadequacies exist in every sport
in Fairfield, except pemaps for
basketball. Even in basketball.
Fairfield is finding it difficult to
keep up with its projected big
time image.
An intramural program which
rests on the shoulders of a full­time
student is in serious need of
more help.
A track team whose coach can
provide only enough incentive to
field a team of eight for a home
meet is hurting. Pemaps the fact
that track has only one
scholarship to offer annually
hurts the program too.
The committee recognizes
these shortcomings but doesn't
bother coming right out and
mentioning the fact that if we
don't get an increased athletic
budget none of their solutions
are of much value
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Fairfield's track team closes
out its season Saturday when six
squad members will compete in
the Collegiate Track
Conference's annual meet at
C.W. PostCollege.
Going into this week's tri-meet
with Bridgeport and Lehman.
Coach Nick Giaquinto's team
owned a 2-4 record.
Last week the cindermen took
it on the chin from powerful
Southern Connecticut 94-30 as the
Stags fielded only eight
competitors. Joe Von Ehr
managed to cop firsts in the high
hurdles and 440 intermediate
hurdles.
On Saturday the team
travelled to New Paltz State in
upstate New York to find
themselves without an opponent
since an apparent mix-up in
scheduling caused the meet to be
cancelled with New Paltz failing
to show.
The six competitors for
Saturday'S meet will be Von
Ehr, in the hurdles; Coleman
Harbor. who will compete in the
sprint events: Greg Gerics, a
half·miler: Mike Booth,
shotputter; and Bob Torte and
Bob Kunces both in the 3 mile
roo.
Schools from the New
England. New York and New
Jersey areas will compete.
Thin Clads End
losing Season
Coach Joe Grassi's tennis
team will close out a thus-far
disappointing season thiS
weekend when they meet two
highly respected squads.
Fordham on Saturday and
Villanova on Sunday.
Grassi rates Fordham and
Villanova as two of the best
squads his team will have faced
this year.
The netmen saw their record
dip to 2-5 after salvaging one win
out of three decisions last week.
Last Tuesday they edged out
lona College. 5-4, as Rich
Umdenstock, Steve Marchione.
and John O'Rourke copped
victories in singles while Tim
Dowling. Mike O'Rourke and
'Andre Kovaltchouk suffered
losses. The pairs of Umdenstack
and Kovallchouk, and
Marchione-Dowling teamed up
for crucial wins in the doubles
matches.
Bridgeport and 8-1 to Holy Cross.
In both of Ulese contests the
Stags competed without the
services of their number one
man. Rich Umdenstock. who
was out with German measles.
In the UB match. Kovaltchouk
and Dave Skeffington were the
only Stags able to break into the
victory column.
The doubles team of captain
Bill Murphy and George Slavin
came through with a win against
the Crusaders to avert a shutout.
Felghan converted it to make the
score 13-3.
Moments later the Wesleyan
fullback was pressured into
making a bad kick to the weak
side of the field. Junior wing
Mike Gallagher picked up the
ball, beat his man, and outraced
the Weslevan backs 40 yards
for the Score. Sophomore Bill
Beyer drop-kicked the difficult
conversion a!tempt, and the
Ruggers had an 18-3 lead at half­time,
having scored 15 points in
seven minutes.
The second half was anti­climatic,
with the two teams
trading scores, Fairfield's
coming on another try by
Hemmer and a penalty kick by
Feighan.
Hardluck Continues
Nebnen End Season
converted the try and the
Ruggers led 5-0.
Several minutes later the
Ruggers again scored, this time
off a penalty kick with O'Neill
passing to Kevin Manley for the
try which made the score 8-0.
Fairfield continued to have
trouble with penalties and
towards the end of the half
Hartford's Australian fullback
converted a penalty kick to make
the score 8-3 at half-time.
For the first few minutes of
the second half play remained
around mid-field, with neither
team gaining an advantage.
Then the Ruggers committed
another penalty on their 45 yard
line, half-way between mid-field
and the sideline.
SO Yard Kick
HarUord elected to try a kick
on goal, which was 50 yards
away considering the angle, and
amazingly the HarUord fullback
converted the kick with room to
spare to make the score 8-6.
However, Fairfield retaliated
and scored almost immediately
on a fine movement as
sophomore John Roach ran 30
yards and then passed inside to
Chris GalVin, who passed to
O'Neill for the score.
O'Neill then converted the try,
to give the senior ten points in
his final game.
With a little more than ten
minutes left in the game the
Ruggers again moved downfield,
and lock Jeff Sylva went into the
end zone for the try which iced
the match.
Hartford scored again on a
penalty kick, but it was too late,
as the "A" team won its third
game in a row.
The "A" team finished the
season with a fair record of 4-3.
They scored 100 points, 40
against Hofstra, and gave up 66.
The "A" team was only 2-3
against College teams, but they
won both their games against
Club teams.
"B's" Romp
The Fairfield "B" team won
its fifth game of the season as it
downed Wesleyen University's
"A" team, 24-9.
With seven minutes left in the
first half the score was 3-3,
George Hemmer having scored a
try for the Ruggers. At this time
Kevin McCormick made a fine
run and kick, which Jim
McKetlrick scooped up and took
into the end zone for the try.
The kick was converted by
Peter Ferrara, and on the
ensuing kick-off Jim McCarthy
got the ball to the backs from a
loose serum. The "B" backfield
moved the ball 75 yards on this
one movement, the key break
being made by Roach. Tom
Damato scored the try and Mike
Captains Elected
At a meeting on Monday
night the Fairfield Rugby
Club elected its 1971-72
officers. Gerald Murphy was
elected Presidenl, Greg
Gomez Vice-PresideDt, DaD
Sciarra Treasurer, and Tom'
Damato Secretary. All are
sophomores. Junior Arthur
Lipani was selected as Tour
Secretary, while freshman
Charles Morace was choseu
as Publicity man.
Junior Chris Galvin was
chosen as Captain for .Ihe fall
season, while Sophomore Tim
McEDdy was picked as Vlce­captain.
The Fairfield Rugby Club
closed its spring season on a
successful note Saturday, with
the "A", "B", and "0" teams
airregistering victories.
The "A" team defeated the
Hartford Rugby Club, 16-9, in a
sloppily played game.
In the ..A" game the Red
Ruggers put continuous pressure
on the Hartford team at the
slart, with wing Dennis Barry
almost scoring on several
occasions, but they were stopped
from scoring by numerous minor
penalties.
_ O'Neill SCores
Finally mid-way through the
half John O'Neill scored a tryon
a backfield movement. O'Neill
three-run seventh, jumped off to
a 9-0 lead against the Stags
tallying their first run in the
bottom of the seventh.
A two-run triple by Ciccone
and a run-scoring single by Bob
Dillon gave Fairfield three more
in the eighth before Ciccone's
second consecutive triple drove
in a pair in the ninth frame. The
late explosion was not enOUgh,
however. as the Blue Devils
made their lead stand for a 10-6
victory.
Finch. a senior catcher,
continued to lead the Stags
offensively with a lofty .375
batting average. Lanifero. the
Stags rugged third baseman.
used a 4-for-4 performance
against St. Peter's to raise his
mark to .348. while Azzara's .314
average and Ciccone's .301 mark
are the other Fairfield sticks
over the.3OO mark.
over Fordham before the Rams
managed to score four runs in
both the sixth and seventh
innin/;!s en route to a 9-5 victory.
Stags Falter Early
Central Connecticut. behind a
four-run second inning and a
Finch and Lanifero boUl had
two singles and an RBI while
freshman outfielder Bob Ciccone
connected for a triple and single.
Peacocks Fall Easily
St. Peter's proved to be an
easy foe for the Fairfield nine as
a six-run eighth inning aided the
Stags to a 13-2 victory.
A triple by hard-hiUing Dan
Sullivan and a sacrifice fly by
freshman Pat English, making
his first start of the season at
first base. made the score '1-0
before a single by L;;Inifero and
two Peacocks' errors produced a
lone run in the third.
Azzara led off Ule fifth with a
walk and Lanifero singled before
a Ciccone infield grounder was
enough to wash out Azzara at the
plate. Sullivan followed with a
run-sC(lring single and English
connected for a two-run single to
give the Stats a 5-0 advantage.
A two-run single by Ciccone.
following an Azzara double, a
Finch walk and a Lanifero
single, increase({ the margin to
T·O before a three-run triple by
Ciccone and an RBI-double by
F.nglish highlighted the
explosive ~ighth inning.
Bob Trojanowski picked up the
win in scattering nine hits while
strikin~ out eight and walking
three. The freshman righthander
had a shutout going until the
Peacocks tallied two runs in the
ninth.
, BIG STICK - Ken Lanifero is shown here at bat in recent game against the University of New Haven.
The senior third baseman led the Stags with five hits against the Chargers.
TRYING TO GET RID OF IT - Fairfield rugger, Bruce Klastow
tries in vain to pass the ball before getting smothered by a host of
his opponents from the University of Hartford, last Saturday.
Stag Nine Suffer Through Errors;
Play Be Today, L I U Saturday
Unbeaten Teams
Vie for Int. Title
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The varsity baseball team.
after dropping Ulree of four
weekend C(lntests. will entertain
Long Island University Saturday
at 2 p.m. at Alumni Field.
following road games yesterday
at lona and today at Boston
College.
The Fairfield nine, 7-11 on Ule
season. dropped decisions to
Southern Connecticut. 7-0,
Thursday; Fordham. 9-5. on
Friday and a 10-6 loss to Central
Connecticut Sunday while
routing 5t. Peter's. 13-2.
Saturday.
Stags Wbitewashed
The pitching of SouUlern
Connecticut's Rick Castro
proved to be too much for the
Stags to handle as Ule senior
righthander tossed a three­hitler.
struck out nine and
walked only two in blanking Ule
Stags. 7-(1.
Tom Finch continued to swing
a heavy bat with two singles in
two appearances at the plate.
while Ken Lanifero collected Ule
only oUler safety off the Owls.
who raise({ their record to 9-4
with the win.
Fairfield enjoyed a 4-1 margin
After two weeks of intramural
softball play hampered by many
rainouts. three teams still
remain undefeated. They are
Northwest -". Regis-2. and
Northwest-3. Teams with one
loss in the double elimination
tournament are C-3. the Giants.
RA ·s. the Football Club. and R-4.
According to intramural director
Gary Marzolla. "The
tournament will hopefully end
this week unless Ulere is rain."
Tonight there is a meeting for
all team captains in the NW-l
lounge. The meeting is slated for
7:30 p.m. On the agenda is
discussion of awards and the
intramural dinner scheduled for
next week. All captains are
encouraged to attend by
intramural director Manolla.
Marzolla especially wants
representatives from C-3. C-2.
the Football Club. NW-4. and Ule
Bucks to be there. Failure of a
team's captain to attend the
meeting will mean forfeiture of
that team's award.
MW-4 Favorite
The favorite in the tournament
at this juncture is NW-4 which
had put together impressive
wins over R-4 (8-3) and the
Football Club (3-2). The Football
Club bounced back from this loss
to dump highly regarded G-2. 5-4.
Both R·2's and NW-3's nines are
surprise undefeated teams in
Ulis Spring's competition.
Another surprise club is C-3. C­3
lost their opening game but has
comeback with four straight
wins since that initial defeat.