FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, FAIRFIELD. CONIlECTICUT September Z, 1'7Z
Administrative
Shifts Occur
Over Summer
The imminent announcement
of John Fallon's appointment lo
the post of director of alumni
relations will end a three month
long search for a successor to
Paul Greeley who resigned
earlier this year.
Two classrooms located in the
western end of the building were
converted into office space over
the summer in order to permit
the move, which has enabled the
entire graduate school to
relocate Its facilities in Xavier.
Mr. Fallon, a member of lhe
class of 1911 and an active
participant in Student
Government during his years as
an undergraduate, will
coordinate all aspects of alumni
relations and correspondence.
In addition to changes in
personnel the University has
completed renovations allowing
for the transfer of the
undergraduate Dean's office
from Xavier Hall to the second
floor of Canisius.
A number of administrative
changes particularly in the
Business and Finance division of
the University were announced
durin~ the summer.
William J. Lucas, director of
Financial Aid since 1969, is now
serving as University controller
having succeeded Dana M. Stone
who accepted a position in
industry.
A native of Bridgeport and a
1969 graduate of Fairfield Mr.
Lucas will be r~ponslble fm- all
accounts receivable and
payable, payroll, internal cash
flow. budget consolidation.
preparation of business and
operating reports, recordkeepir!
R. and Financial Aid.
Paul J. Marchelli. a resident of
Trumbull. has succeeded Mr.
Lucas as director of Financial
Ald.
In his new capacity Mr.
Marehelli will administer a wide
range of financial aid programs,
including the National Defense
Student Loan Program. In
addition, he will work closely
with students on the Fairfield
campus who seek financial
assistance from the University
and various outside agencies.
He will also be responsible for
the school's Work-Study
program and screen students for
job placement within the
program for positions on campus
and with Work-Study employers
in the community.
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McINNES STEPPING DOWN - Rev. William C. McInnes. S.J.,
Prestdent of Fairfield forthe pastS years will resign ibis January.
last )'ear. while math score
averages remained unchanged at
560.
Geocrapkic D1versily
Yet the class of 76's
uniqueness is not limited to
intellectual prowess alone. With
students traveling from Malasia,
Nigeria. Puerto Rico, Hong
Koog. and Panama as well as a
number of southern and western
states its geographical diversity
is perhaps greater than any
p~ing class. Nevertheless as
in prior years the vast majority
of those arTivine today will have
set out from one ol the four
regional states of
Massachusetts, New York, New
Jersey, and Connecticut.
In major preferences the
fresbmen continue to
demonstrate a general trend at
Fairfield away from the-liberal
arts toward the natural and
~ial sciences.
Biology Number ODe
Biology and pre-med courses
closed out early with a
maximum of 101) students tll7 of
the total freshman enrollment of
1011) participating, apparently
the direct result of increased
interest in medicine and ecology.
The two remaining natural
sciences, chemistry and physics,
have maintained previous class
enrollmenl levels according to
the Admissions Office.
Psychology, the most popular
of the social sciences, has also
reflected a favoritism akin to
that of biology. Both the
psychology BA and BS pr~ra!,"s
have been found to be In high
demand by this year's incoming
students, many of whom hope to
pursue a career in psychiatry,
psychology, or counselling.
Figures for sociology,
economics. and politics are
unavailable for the class of 1976
since these majors are
customarily chosen at the end of
the first year of studies.
Re'aMM For CMice
In a survey entitled "Why
applications. Hut these factors
seem to have had little or no
effect at Fairfield where the
number of applicants for the
class of 1976 was up over 20
percent over last year's figure.
SibialioD V.Hal
Tenning Fairfield's situation
"very much a typical" associate
director of admissions Frederick
Lorenson indicated that
applications ~re turned back
~inniItg in Mareb when their
number reached 2.700. The
figure represents a tOiai double
the number of applications
submitted three years ago.
HanlertoOdu
He also noted that academic
criteria for acceptance were
much more stringent than in
previous yean, thus making this
year's freshmen, at least on
paper, the smartest class in
Fairfield's history. College
Board verbal scores averaged
about S51, 10 points hifi(her than
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building take-overs and a student
strike, plagued the latter years
of his term of office, only one,
the strike of April, 1970, centered
about the role of Fr. McInnes as
President. •
At that time a large proportion
of the student body boycotted
classes in an attempt to force the
resignation of the President.
Charges of incompetence and
mismanagement were leveled,
but subsequent Investigation by a
Neutral Board, created by an
agreement ending the strike,
revealed that the charges were
unsubstantiated by fact.
Born in Boston. Fr. Mcinnes
received both his B.A. and M.A.
from Boston College. He Is also
the recipient of a Ph.D. in
Marketing from new York
University and a Licentiate in
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Vol. 3, NO.1
Four Days Will Ease Transition
Frosh Unique and Diverse
which for the firSt time in its
history will claim a combined
graduate-undergraduate stud~nt
population of over 4,000 dUrlrll
the coming academic year.
In addition lhe rwmber of full
and part-time faculty bas ri~n
from 101 in 1964, the year In
which he was installed as
President, to 240 in 1m
The past eight years have also
witnessed a dramatic growth of
the University's physical plant.
Within that time span seven new
buildings including the
Northwest. Southeast, and Far
East dormitories. the Campus
Center, Bannow Science
Building, Nyselius Library, and
the central utilities complex
have been constructed oncampus.
Stadnt Problems
Although a number of student
disruptions, including two
With co1Jege enrollments
continuing to decline across the
nation (there will be some
3OO,~SOO,OOO vacancies in
American colleges this falli.
and empty donnitory beds,
something unthinkable only two
or tbree years ago, now
commonplace on many
campuses Fairfield University
with its increased number of
freshmen applications and acute
bou!ing shortage stands as a
notable exception.
MuyFIlCtOn eo.tribllw
Most experts cite increased
tuition and room and board
costs the general state of the
econ~my. cbanges in. the
selective service: laws, wbicb 00
longer pennit an undergraduate
student to escape the draft, and a
growing belief that a university
degree is not necessarily the
ticket to a better paying Job as
possible reasons for the
slacken.ing 2ff .of college
CHARLIE BROWN RETURNS - Here 80Iulie Dort.emio as 1Ak:y and Gec:Jrp Ablmeyer as Charlie
Brown perform in the bit musical "You're a Good MaD Charlie: Brown". Last year'. telkKIt abow wiD
return to the Playhouse on Sept. 8 aDd • for special orientation perlorm.ances.
McInnes To Resign Office;
Will Assume Frisco Post
Rev. William C. McInnes, S.J.,
President of Fairfield University
for [be past eight years, will
resign his posl effective January
20, 1973 in order to assume the
Presidency of the University of
San Francisco.
In a letter dated August 22,
1972, but not released until the
following week, and addressed to
"members of the Fairfield
community" Fr. McInnes
announced that he would
formally submit his resignation
to the Board of Trustees at their
Sept 1& quarterly meeting. He
further indicated that upon
expiration of his term of office in
January be would immediately
leave for San FTancisco where
he would undertake his new
presidential duties beginning on
January 21.1973.
Post Bre.... News
The announcement of his
resignation was to have been
made by Fr. McInnes at a press
conference on TuesdaY. August
29. However, leakage of the
story to the Brklgeport Post,
which carried news of the
resignation in its Saturday,
August 26 edition, curtailed
plans for any formal dedaralion.
Instead Fr, McInnes released
on the 21th both the letter and a
prepared statement, which was
to tlave been read at the press
conference,
Commenting in the statement
on his tenure at Fairfield Fr,
McInnes said, "During the past
eight and one-half years
Fairfield University has grown
academically; it has become a
full-fledged citizen of the
community; it has built
foundations for future
contributions to education, To all
those who have sbared this work
and vision, (am most grateful. It
is with deep persor.al regret, but
with the expectation of a new
professional cballenge, that I say
goodbye to the University and
Connecticut, ..
He further revealed In the
letter tbat though it wUl be
difficult to leave Fairfield, "it Is
only the greater need at San
Francisco which prompts me to
make a change at this time,"
UrlauCoUeae
The University of San
Francisco Is a Jesuit-founded,
urban college witb a student
enrollment exceeding 6,600. and
a faculty numberlne more than
425. Fr. Mcinnes will succeed
the Rev. Albert Jonsen, S.J., who
announced plans to retire earlier
in the year.
Extuaive Grewtll
Under Fr. McInnes Fairfield
bas grown from a relatively
unknown local college baYing an
enrollment of 1,290
undergraduates and BOt graduate
students in 1964 into a regionally
well-known and respected
institution, of hiaher leamiO(
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&UIW-ia-Cldef
Robert Bym
Ei'*iaI Pale Ectiter
Kevin Curtin
Sperls &Utor
TonyMixcus
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Gordon Andrew
AttvertitI., M.uqer
Terence Horan
runction on campus during the
school year. For those who wish
to plung into the midst of
extracurricular life opportunity
will be given to join those clubs
and organizations represented.
During the afternoon the
freshmen will meet with
members of the administration
from the Student Services
division. Student Services, which
normally coordinates housing,
disciplinary codes and
procedures, and social runctions
at the University. is that branch
or the administration with which
students become most familiar
during their rour-year stay.
Also the annual "Grease Pole
Climb" and "Tug·or-War"
across Bellarmine Pond will pit
the Hrst year students in
competition against their
counterparts in the junior class.
The Labor Day activities will
conclude with the traditional
barbeque at Bellannine Hall and
an orientation party in the Oak
Room.
Final programs of the
orientation period on Tuesday
will include discussions with the
student's . academic
departmental chairman. rurther
meetings with members of the
administration, participation in
Fairfield's unique version or the
Dating Game. and an evening
viewing or the movie "Little Big
Man."
Application to mail at secondclass
postage rates is pending at
Fairlield, Connecticut.
fj\1oici
ne Umvenlty Voice is the
campus newspaper published
every Thursday during the
academic year by Fairrield
Univenity. Opinions expressed
herein In no way reflect the of·
ridal position of the University.
.Su,bscriptJons are available at a
. yearly rate or •.00 and may be
obtained by writing to the
editorial oUice located in Loyola
Hall, Fairfield University, Fair·
field Conn., 06430.
McInnes
Resignation
(ContiDued From Pace 1)
Sacred Theology from Weston
College.
Prior to his appointment as
President he served as an
associate proressor in the
College or Business
Administration at Boston
College rrom lfi9.63 and as an
associate dean rrom 1961-63.
No PI... for SKeetlloa
Plans and procedures for the
selection of a successor to Fr.
McInnes have yet to be Hnaliz.ed,
although the oHicial
appointment of a new President.
will be made by the University's
Board or Trustees. In addition
the charter of the University
specifies that the President must
be a Jesuit.
Within the next few weeks the
University Voice will begin
publication of a series of a
feature articles. entitled "n.e
McInnes Era", delaling the
accomplishments and
contorversies wbich
characterized his years as chid
executive. Tbe multi-part
documentary will cover the
bigblilhts of his term of ofrice as
well as include the impressions
of those.he leaves behind.
I
the rreshmen and their
assignment to dormitory rooms
the Rev. William C. McInnes,
President or FairHeld, will greet
them and their parents in the
Oak Room 0( the Campus
Center. Fr. McInnes, who only
this week announced his
resignation as President, will
speak at 2:00 and 4: :P.M.
Dinner and an assembly in
Gonzaga Auditorium will
precede Saturday's final
activity, a corree house-style
concert in the Oak Room.
On Sunday morning the
sludents will receive their
academic schedules and be given
time to make any changes or
corrections.
Mass and a homily by the Rev.
Joseph Trinkle. S.J .• University
Chaplain, will rollow in Loyola
Chapel.
Goveramut Talks
Plans ror the rest of the day
include talks by oHicials of the
Undergraduate Student
Government. including
Government President Steven
Mednick, a full slate or athletic
activities, dormitory rIoor
meetings. and an evening
concert to be held either on the
football Held or the Campus
Center patio.
Monday interested students
may tour the displays and
demonstrations set up by
members or the various
volunteer organizations which
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GERMANY IN CONN. - A part or the crowd or over 10,OOOwbicb enjoyed theBavarlan Beer Fest held
this past summer on the campus grounds.
Fr. Morris. a quiet and
reserved man, was noted ror his
tot!,J... : dedication and
comrt\ltnt~nt to education at
Fainifld.
A Fairlield Pr~p scholarship
rund with an initial goal of
$10.000 has been established in
bismemory.
You are a rreshman arriving
today to begin rour years of
college. life. yet you are HUed
. with many questions and
anxieties as to what the coming
weeks will bring. You have been
here before, perhaps ror a tour
or an interview. but the
surroundings are strange and the
names unfamiliar. How can you
best alleviate the worries and
answer the questions which have
plagued Hrst-year students for
countless years?
FOIIr Days 10 Lean
The organizers of this year's
annual rourday ritual known as
Freshman Orientation can't
guarantee that when classes
begin on Wednesday you will
know all there is to learn about
survival at Fairfield U. But they
do hope during the next rour days
to provide the rreshman class
with a tborough, though
necessarily superricial,
introduction to some of the more
important aspects or university
life.
Traditionally scheduled to
precede the return or
upperclassmen and hosted by
members or the junior class. the
orientation activities are
designed to cover a wide range
or academic. religious, social,
and athletic events as well as
provide inrormation in other
areas more remote rrom
everyday student life. The four
days also give the class of 1976
an opportunity to consolidate
itself before being integrated
intb the remainder or the student
body.
Orientation 1972. co-ehaired.
by Francis Calabro and Susan
Tomasulo. closely parallels last
year's program in terms of
scheduling and activities
planned.
Fr. McJuts to Speak
Following today's arrival of
While in his capacity as
principal of the Prep Fr. MOrTis
also participated as an ex oUido
member of the University's
Board of Trustees.
A concelebrated Mass of the
Resurrection was held in Loyola
Chapel on Monday. June 26 with
the Rev. William C. McInnes.
University President, atld the
Most Rev. Walter Curtis. Bishop
of the Diocese of BridceP.Qrt,
presidin,l!:. •
Robert Byrn
Fr.~orris,43,Succunnbs
Rev. AHred E. Morris. S.J.. served as an instructor and
Dean of Freshmen at FairHeld guidance counselor at Fairfield
for the past three years and .. ?r~l;l ,bef,o~e . bei~g named
rormer principal or Fairfield asslst~nt prinCipal In 1962. He
Prep. died suddenly or a heart c~tinued.in t~ latter ~t u.ntil
attack on Friday. June 23. hiS elevatlon In 1965 to prinCipal . or the Prep. in which position he
Fr. MorriS. who would have remained until his appointment
celebrated his 44th birthday this as Dean of Freshmen at the
October. suHered the ratal University in 1969.
attack. in his room at Berchmans
Hall.
In the musical drama "Man of La Mancha". now
enjoying renewed popularity as a revival at Lincoln
Center, Don Quixote triumphs not because he saves the
world or rights all that is wrong with mankind, but
because he clings to his ideal when all others reject it;
he dares to dream what those around him scoff at as
impossible. And though the results of his quest are
seemingly foreordained, he persists because in the
attempt there is glory and .nobility.
But though he slays no dragons,~ though his only foe is
an unconquerable windmill, Don Quixote's quest ends
far from failure. When he touches the soul of Aldonza,
when he brings happiness to a life tortured by suffering,
cruelty. and insensitivity, he has against all odds and
expectations "righted the unrightable wrong".
This newspaper, like Don Quixote's quest, was
founded on an ideal, an ideal which presupposed both
that those at Fairfield University from the highest
ranking professor to the incoming freshmen were
interested enough in their univ~rsity to form some
opinion of its successes and failures, its attractions and
shortcomings and that they would sense an obligation to
express these ideas for all to consider. The University
Voice was to have provided as open and as uninhibited
an atmosphere as possible in which any student, alwn·
nus, teacher, or administrator could feel free to attack,
counterattack, defend, or suggest when the need for
criticism arose.
Yet since the, first issue of the Voice appeared in
October of 1970, that vision seems to have soured.
Attempts to bring together a workable tripartite
Editorial Board, possibly a structure too advanced. and
incomprehensible for those it was intended to serve,
failed when the bulk of the workload fell to a conscientious
few.
Subsequent contributions in the fonn of commentary
stemmed from an almost non-existent minority, the
members of which need. no introduction so familiar did
they become as their articles appeared week after
week.
Students in the security and isolated selfcomplacency
of their own worlds seemed unWilling or
unable to stand up and say wlIaftbey felt, if indeed they
felt anytl1ing at all. The Snack Bar philosophe", or the
faculty, their nwnbers greater than ever, could sit back
and expound to their intimates, but never really have
the courage to share their thoughts with the rest of the
university. And a good many administrators, apparently
viewing their connection with Fairfield as nothing
more than a 9 to 5 job were content with doing what they
had to and getting out.
But in spite of setbacks the ideal still lives on and
hopefully will show no sign of fading. The opportunity is
still there for those who wish to grasp it. In fact with the
Voice's new policy of incorporating short guest
editorials, solicited by the Editorial Page Editor, the
availability for voicing your opinions is'"greater than
ever.
Is Fairfield University, as Aldonza puts it, "a dung
heap with all of us magates crawling within it" or is it
Don Quixote's castle? We, the editors, believe it is the
latter; we are counting on you, who make this university
what it is, to prove it so.
A native ot Boston and a
grad,uate of Boston College High
SchOol he was also the recipient
0( a B.A. in Classics. a
Licentiate in Philosophy. and an
M.A. in Philosopby from Boston
College, an M.A. in Education
rrom Fairfield. and a Licentiate
in Sacred Theology from
:~toet College, Woodstock.
Durine the early 1150's he
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Fall
Movies
SEPTEMBER
8-9, Stop the World, I Want to
Get Off.
15-16, Catch 22.
22-23, Who's Afraid of Virginia
Wolff.
29-30. Goodbye Columbus.
OCTOBER
6-7, Sons of Kate Elder.
13-14, Homecoming - NO
MOVIE.
zo-n, Father's Weekend - NO
MOVIE.
%7-28. The Heart is a LoneI,
Hunter.
NOVEMBER •
3-4, They Shoot Hones, Don't
They?
1~1l, Cool Hand Luke.
17-18, Take the Money&: Run.
DECEMBER
2·3, A Man Called Hone.
8 &: 10, Wait Until Dart.
15-16, Paint Your Wagon. ~
distributed to New Haven
Divison commuters in May of
this year.
Commuters Show I••erest or 412 regular commuters
returning the survey
questionaires 15.760 were
distributed) 409 replied that they
might be interested in enrolling
in one or more courses.
Responses varied as to whether
the courses shoold be graduate
or undergraduate. credit or noncredit.
An overWhelming
majority of commuters also
indicated a prefere~ fo,;"
courses in tbe morning rather
than during their evening ride
home.
Commuters desirous of
participating in the program
may board the 6: 16 at New
Haven, Milford, Stralford,
Bridgeport. Fairfield, Southport,
Green's Farms. Westport. or
East Norwalk. Classes will last
no longer than one hoor. and
instructors will include
members of the Fairfield
University faculty as well as
guest lectu~rs.
Offerings for the pilot program
include Principles and Practices
of Real Estate. meeting on
Mondays and Wednesdays;
Communication Skills for the
Businessman, meeting on
Tuesdays and alternate Fridays;
and Return on Investment - A
Criterion for Improved
Financial Decision Making, held
on Thursdays and alternate
Fridays.AII coorses will run for a
semester of 12 weeks.
Rail Classroom
To Make Debut
AWARDING OF DlPWMAS - is tbe highlight of every commencement
ceremony, ,Here President Mcinnes confers the
sheepskin in a scene from graduation 1972.
AMTRAK assertions
notwithstanding most
Americans have come to the
conclusion that luxury train
travel has been relegated to the
pages of history. But not even
the extra-plush Broadway
Limiteds and Super Chiefs of
yesteryear could boast what the
Penn Central Railroad in
conjunction with Fairfield
University and the Commuter
Educational Services, Inc.
tCES) of New York plans to
inaugurate on September 25.
aasses By Rail
Beginning that Monday
morning New York-bound
commuters on the New Haven
Division may board a specially
designated car of train 1337, the
6: 16 from New Haven. where
they can participate in a novel
"c1assroom-on·rails" pr~ram.
The pr~ram. only the third of
its kind In the East, will enable
bored commuters to escape from
their card-playing, newspaperreading
routines and participate
in non-credit, college level
courses ~eared to improving
buiness skills.
CES initiated the "classroomon
·rails" project in October of
1971, when with the cooperation
of New York University college
level courses we~ offered to
commuters of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey. The
program grew to include the
Erie Lackawanna Railway Co..
running out of Hoboken, N.J ..
and Rutgers University.
The Penn Central-Fairfield
University concept of a mobile
classroom developed from the
results of a questionaire
Was~ington, D.G. He had
preViously been awarded a B.A.
and M.A. In Philosophy from
Boston College, an M.S. in
Psychology from Tufts
University, and a Licentiate in
Sacred 1beoI0I)' from Weston
Coll~e. Fr. Higgins also taught
at Fairfield Prep from 1960-1962.
A native of Dorchester. Mass.
he has been recognized as an
authority on the thought and
philosophy of Thomas Merton,
the famed priest and Trappist
monk. Durin« his brief stay at
Fairfield Fr. Higgins published
bis first booll:, "Merton's
Theology of Prayer", an in-depth
study of Merton's understanding
of prayer.
In addition to bis studies as
chaplain and teacher Fr. Higgins
served as housemaster on
Gonzq:a I.
Curtin will actively solicit guest
editorials from members of the
University as y,-ell as review all
columns and Letters to the
Editor.
A sophomore and former
sports writer. Tony Mixcus
replaces tw~year Sports Editor
Robert Blair. In his new
capacity Mr. Mixcus will handle
all stories dealing with intercollegiate
and intramural
athletics.
Finally. junior George
Ahlmeyer succeeds recent
graduate Gordon Andrew as
Photography Editor. Mr.
Ahlmeyer, a member of the
Playhoose staff as well as a
Voice photographer for the past
two years, will supervise all
photography operations.
Outlook Optimistic
Speaking of the problems
facing the Voice Mr. Byrn
commented, "It is almost as if
we were starting anew. All of the
previous editors had been with
the paper since its inception two
years ago. and now that they
have left a good deal of editorial
es:perience has gone with them.
However, I foresee nd teal
diUiculty in our attempts to
adjust to our unaccustomed
positions...
"Of course the tight budget is
a real burden. but we plan to
increase revenues through a
massive subscription and
advertising drive. Also by
placing a top priority on printing
costs and by reducing
expenditures in all other areas
we have managed to ~alize a
production schedule which
allows a minimum of 28 issues.
most of which will comprise
eight pages."
Voicf: "lavalaable"
Mr. Bym also took aim at
those who in the past have been
critical of the Voice and its
method of operation.
"As a source of information, a
record of past events. a vehicle
for open debate. and. at the very
least. an example of what
literate journalism can be, the
University Voice is an invaluable
asset to Fairfield University.
Those who deride it as an
un~ry es:penditure fail to
appreciate its worth, while those
who Ia bel it as an
'administration controlled
propaganda sheet' engage in
specious and unsubstantiated
argument. .,
"Unfortunately, the people
who have looked down on us
most severely are the very same
individuals who know little or
nothing of how we operate. I can
only urge them to take a more
active interest in the Voice so
that they may see for themsel ves
that we are not a body dominated
by anyone person or special
inte~st. but a group striving for
objectivity and truth in our
reporting: fairness and openness
in oor editorial policies."
THE UNIVERSITY VOICE
Fr. Higgins Leaves for Maine
recently appointed Director of
Financial Aid, stated, "Because
funds allt:X?ated for financial aid,
and especially from the Federal
programs, were less than
requested, it was necessary to
decline giving awards even to
some students demonstrating a
high level of need...
. Rev. John J. Higgins, S.J.,
Catholic Chaplain and lecturer in
the Religious Studies
Department, has assumed the
position of Rector of the Jesuit
community at Chevrus High
School in PorUand. Maine
foUowUtg his appointment to that
post by Rev. Pedro Arrupe, S.J.,
Superior General ~ 1M Society
of Jesus.
In his new administrative
capacity Fr. Higgins will serve
as religious superior for thirty
Jesuits teaching at Chevrus, a
small male secondary school
having a total enrollment of 350.
The popular and personable
chaplain came to Fairfield at the
beginning of the 1971-72
academic year following
completion of his doctoral
studies in Sacred 1beol0l)' at
Catholic Ul'Iivenity of America
Tight Money
Blarnedfor
Cuts in Aid
New Staff and Procedures
Usher In Voice's Third Yr.
September 2,1972
A total of sil: full tuition
scholarships, renewable each
year for four years, have been
awarded to membe.rsof the c1ass
of 1976 who demonstrated
superior academic achievement
while in high school.
The number represents a drop
of 15 from 21 such awards
presented to last year's
incomi"i freshmen.
Named to receive Headmaster
Scholarships, presented to
outstanding students from 16
area high schools, ~re Thomas
Behn of Notre Dame High
School, Bridgeport: Susan
Cartiglia of Bunnell Higb School,
Stratford; Patricia COl: of
Trumbull High Scbool; and
William Walsb of St. Joseph's
High Scbool. Trumbull.
Winners of Presidential
Scholarships. assigned on a
national basis, included Richard
Petry of Notre Dame High
SChool. Berlin. New Hampshire
and Margaret savage of St.
Cregory's Higb School,
Dorchester, Massacbusetts.
In a letter to financial aid
applicallts Paul J. Marchelli.
Despite a further sizeable representative tripartite
budget cutback and a major Editorial Board. Since that time
reallignmenl of editorial a series of three reductions has
positions and personel the trimmed the budget to $10,000
University Voice, the campus the Editorial Board has
newspaper published by disbanded, and the post of
Fairfield University, will Managing Editor been
continue to appear on a weekly eliminated.
basis during the coming Moreover, repeated
academic year. invilations for active faculty and
The announcement of a 28- administration involvement
issue production schedule and have wiOl few exceptions been
the naming of fOOT new editors largely ignored. As a result the
ended speculation of the Voice's Voice bas remained a
demise. which in the spring of publication dominated by
19'12 seemed a possibility when a student participation.
surprise reduction of funds Name New Editon
forced the paper's editorial starr Succeeding Timothy Cr~ as
to curtail publication of four Voice Editor-in-Chief is Robert
issues. Bym. a staff columnist and news
Problems NotbiDg New reporter for the past year and a
Founded two years ago at the half. Presently in his senior year
behest of University President, Mr. 8yrn will oversee all
the Rev. William C. Mcinnes. administrative operations of the
S.J., as a means of improving paper in addition to his other
communication among the duties as a starr writer.
administration, faculty, and Kevin Curtin, also a senior and
student body. the Voice of 1971).71 a Resident Advisor, has assumed
boasted a bud~et in excess of the new position of Editorial
$20.000, a full-tune, professional Page Editor. A Voice features
Managing Editor, and a writer duri"i the past year. Mr.
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Following is the undergraduate academic calendar for lVT2-73 as
ann<lUnced by the Dean's office.
Inaugurated two years ago the revised calendar, which aOom
for 14 class weeks during the flrst semester, 15 during the second
semester, and examinations before Christmas, has traditionally
proved troublesome for both students and teachers desiring to
complete first semester work.
In place of last year's week and a half Easter vacation a weeklong
spring recess has been scheduled for the end of March. At
Easter time In late April only Holy Thursday and Good Friday will
remain as holidays.
Fint Semester -1m
Saturday, Sept. Z, Arrival 01 frnltme-.
Sept. t-:i, Frullmaa Orieatatioa.
TDeSday, Sept.~, Arrival of.pperclaumea.
WedDesday, Sept. I, Casses be"".
M-uy, Oct. I, Holiday.colUliba Day.
Welbesday, Nov. I, Holyday"'d HoUday-All-Saillt's Day.
1'1Iescl8y, NO'\'. fl, 'l'laaakqivtal rectts be'" at lite eM 01 tIw:
last period.
MODday. New. Z7, Classes ruame.
Friday, Dec. 8, Holyday aDd HoUday·lmmacaiate e-cepdOll.
Tllarsday, Dec. 14, Readlag Day.
Fri., Oec.l~ to Sat., Dec. Z3 - Flul Examlaatlou.
Sat., Dec. Z3, Dlristma. recess beglBs.
Second Semester· 1m
Mooday, Jam. Z%, Classes resume.
Moaday, Feb. It, Holiday-President's Day.
Friday, Mar. II, Holiday·Ecameolcal Day (formerly St.
Patrick's Day).
Moll.• Mar. ZI to Fri., Mar.• - SpriaC ~s.
MoD_, Apr. f, Holiday - Black Leaden Day.
T1tnday, Apr. 3, Classes res:ame.
1'JNrsday, Apr. II, Friday, Apr. !I, HoUdays- HolyT'llllf'lday ud.
Good Friday.
Thursday, May II UlII Friday, May II, Readiq Days.
M....y. May 14 to T1Iesday, MayZ%, Flaal eu.m.baatiou.
SllItCIay, JaDe 3, CommeDCemeDt.
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Strikes and Weather Cause
Crunch in Donn Housing
TV. Newsman Opens Lecture Series
'l)niv. to Host Harry Reasoner
Texts of McInnes
Staiernent and Letter
September 2,1972
The alumni News 'n Views
series will be moderated by
Frederick Lorenson, associate
director of admissions at Fairfield.
Univ. Alumni
To Speak in
Talk Series
The results of this year's
survey, though expected to be
nearly the Same, have not yet
been released,
announced that for the third year
in a row some 50 incoming
freshman girls and 3 staff
members will utilize the single
rooms of Julie Hall. It was
anticipated that last year's use
of the convent facilities, located
just north of the Fairfield
campus, would mark the end of
coed residence there.
However, a larger than
expected number of male
dormitory applications has
curtailed plans to convert the
second floor of Northwest into a
c?e<! corridor. Under present
Circumstances girls will live
only on Northwest's first floor.
Four speakers, all of whom
attended Fairfield University
and whose professions range
from politics to urban affairs
work, will participate in this
year's News 'n Views program,
an annual series of presentations
sponsored by the Alumni
Association.
Richard Kinney, a member of
the class of 1963, who works in
the urban affairs department of
J.C. Penney Co" will inaugurate
the program on October 16 with
an address touching upon the role
of corporations in contributingto
the solution of urban problems,
On November 13 Devin Doolan,
a Maryland state legislator and
Washington lawyer, will speak on
his own experiences in politics;
Scheduled Iir the secona
semester are talks by Edward
Caldwell, Majority Leader of the
Connecticut state legislature,
and Thomas Meath, who directs
a volunteer probation program in
Stamford.
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Fairfield?", conducted by Mr.
Lorenson last fall, incoming
members of the class of 1975
listed major reasons why they
chose to attend Fairfield
University. Among the most
popular responses were included
the school's central location, the
beauty of the campus grounds,
Fairfield's relatively high
academic reputation, its small
size, and its commitment as a
Catholic and Jesuit institution.
Freshmen
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the inclement weather wrought
by tropical storm Agnes as
reasons for the construction
setback.
On May 1 Local 2 of the
Bricklayers, Masons, and
Plasters Union called on its
members to walk off their jobs
when contract negotiations with
the Bridgeport General
Contractors proved
unsuccessful. The ensuing month
long strike of 150 bricklayers
stopped all construction on the
newest dormitory as other
unions refused to cross picket
lines.
Again on June 15 one thousand
area carpenters, members of the
Carpenters District council,
struck the Bridgeport General
Contractors, an amalgamation
of 24 contractors, in a dispute
over wages and jurisdictional
questions between unions.
Although both sides came to an
early agreement on the question
of salaries, the battle centering
about union representation was
not resolved for nearly two
months.
A day long strike by heavy
machinery operators and a
prolonged walkout by elevator
mechanics proved troublesome
but not as crippling as those
waged by the bricklayers and
carpenters.
UB Again
In order to accomodate the 86
girls and 104 boys caught in the
middle of the housing squeeze
the University has contracted
with the University of
Bridgeport and the Merritt
Parkway Motor Inn, located at
the Black Rock Turnpike
entrance to the Merrill
Parkway, to provide temporary
rooms, The girls, two to a room,
will reside in UB's Warner Hall,
a modern eight story dormitory,
while the borS, sleeping three in
a room, wil enjoy the pool and
television sets of the Motor Inn.
Mr. Schimpf explained in his
letter that the use of the Motor
Inn was dictated by a lack of
sufficient residence hall space
for males at UB.
Two years ago similar
construction delays on the nowcompleted
Southeast dormitory
forced the University to seek
temporary housing at
Bridgeport's Holiday Inn. In
addition the large number of
students seeking admittance to
on~campus dormitories
necessitated a year long rental
of UB's Shelton Hall and the
,faci.lit.ie~ of the Sisters of Notre
Dame at Julie Hall.
WUI ase "Red Rocket"
Transportation to and from the
various off-eampus residences
will be handled, as it was then,
by the 44-passenger University
bus and 12-seat van. Although a
defi~it~ schedule of pick-ups has
yet to be published. Associate
Dean of Students Henry Krell
has given assurances that
service will be as frequent as
possible.
In other developments related
to the housing problem the
Office of Student Services has ._----------------
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For the second time in three
years construction delays
involving an on-campus
dormitory have necessitated the
temporary reassignment of
resident students to a nearby
motel and an apartment-like
dormitory located on the
grounds of the University of
Bridgeport.
In a letter dated August 9, 1972
Dean William Schimpf, Vice
President in charge of Student
services, informed those student
expecting to reside in the still
unnamed residence hall adjacent
to Southeast that the building,
popularly ~known as Far East,
will not be ready for occupancy
by the opening day of classes. He
indicated, however. that the
contractor has assured the
University that the delay will
last no longer than 30 days.
Pickets Hit Site
Administralive officials list a
series of two major and two
minor labor strikes as well as
leaflled here I can apply there,
and what I learn there I can
share here, ,.
"During the past eight and
one-half years Fairfield
University has grown
academically: it has become a
full-fledged citizen of the
community; it has build
foundalions for future
contributions to education. To all
who have shared this work and
vision, I am most gratefuL It is
with deep personal regret. but
with the expectation of a new
professional challenge. that I say
goodbye to the university and
Connecticut. " .
"The Trustees will be meeting
in September to plan an orderly
transition for the next president.
Since the selection of the
president of the university is the
primary responsibility of the
Trustees and their most
important function. they will be
seeking the widest input from
the university community and
setting up guidelines for the
process of selection."
commentator were coverage of
Pope Paul's visit to the United
States in 1965, the 1964
presidential elections, and
serving as White House
correspondent in 1965-06. He also
covered the House of
Representatives on election
night in 1966, and had major
aSsignments during the 1968
election campaigns.
'Mr, Reasoner has received
numerous awards for broadcast
journalism, including the Honor
Medal of the University of
Missouri School of Journalism,
the George Foster Peabody
Award for "outstanding
contributions to television news
during 1966," the Southwest
Journalism Forum Certificate of
Recognition for "clarity, wit and
thoroughness in news
broadcasting" by the Southern
Methodist University and Press
Club of Dallas, and the Greater
Minneapolis Chamber of
Commerce Outstanding
Achievement Award.
He was honored by the
National Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences as writer of
"What About Ronald Reagan?",
and received the University of
Southern California Journalism
" Alum·n.i·.. Association
- Distin"g-uished Achievement
. Award.
j il'HE UNIVERSITYIVOICE
summit sessions in the Soviet
Union last May,
Additionally, he co-anchored
ABC's coverage of the
Presidential Primary Elections,
the Democratic National
Convention and the up-coming
Republican National Convention
as well as hosting a series of
television essays and special
programs aired last season
under the title of "Who Do You
Think You Are?"
Educated at Stamford
Ufliyersi~y and the University of
Minnesota, Mr, Reasoner began
his journalistic career in 1942
with the Minneapolis Times and,
following Service with the U.S.
Army in World War II, returned
to the Times where he was
drama critic from 1946 to 1948.
He became a newswriter with
WCCO in Minneapolis in 1950
and,:.after three years with the
United States Information
Agency in Manila, returned to
Minneapolis as news director
with KEYD-rv. In July, 1956 he
joined CBS News in New York,
and in February of 1963 became
anchorman of the network's
Sunday News.
Among highlights of Mr.
Reasoner's career as reporter-we
will be preparing for an
orderly transition in the office of
the President I know that I can
count on your generosity and
dedication to serve us during
that time as it has in thepast.
With prayerful best wishes to
you all.j.~m
• ~.. Sincerely,
fRev.l William C. Mcinnes, S.J.
President
Statement
"I wish to announce formally
my resignation as president of
Fairfield University effective
January 20, 1973, at which time I
will assume' the office of
president of the University of
san Francisco.
"The University of San
Francisco is a larger and more
complex institution than is
Fairfield University, although
both share the same Jesuit and
academic traditions. Both are
closely related to the community
life that surrounds them: both
are eager he face the new
challenges facing independent
colleges in the decade ahead. "
"It is my hope that what I have
ABC ANCHORMAN - Harry Reasoqer ~lt speak bere later this
month as he opens the annual Bellarmine series 'of lectures.
Harry Reasoner, co~
anchorman on the ABC Evening
News, will launch the 1972-73
Bellarmine Series lectures
program at Fairfield University.
Mr. Reasoner's address will
take place in the university's
Campus Center Oak Room on
Wednesday, September 20,
beJ:inninJ!; at 8:30 p,m,
The Fairfield University
Bellarmine Series. which each
year brings to area residents
noted authoratative
personalities from various
professions. will begin the
current year's program with the
man who joined ABC in 1970
after 14 distinguished years as a
newscaster, correspondent and
commentator for CBS News.
Mr. Reasoner is widely known
for his ability to translate
complicated, sometimes
confusing events into
meaningful. understandable and
- when appropriate - humorous
lanfi:uage.
Earlier this year he was the
ABC News' chief correspondent
in Peking for its Emmy awardwinning
coverage of President
Nixon's historic visit to the
P~ple's Republic of China, and
was co-anchorman for the ABC
cover~ge of the President's
August 22. 1972
Dear Members of the
Fairfield Community:
It is with sincere regret that I
write to inform you that I have
submitted my resignation as
President ot the Board of
Trustees. Effective January 21.
1973.
I have accepted a new position
as President of the University of
san Francisco effective January
22. 1973.
The past nine years here at
Fairfield have been years of
blessings and opportunities for
me. I thank all of you who have
made them so happy and
rewardinJ:.
It will be truly difficult to
leave Fairfield which I have
tried to serve and which I have
grown to love. It is only the
greater need at san Francisco
which prompts me to make a
change at this time,
Ouring the next five months
Leller
