STAG VOL. II-No. 8 Published By Students Of Fairfield University Ja.nuary 11, 1951
ADELE CASTLE
his Orchestra to the "night club
crowd" for in recent months he
has become a t09 favorite among
colleges and universities, having
played proms and dances at
some of the nations leading educational
institutions.
Jim Alexander has informed
us that the main feature of the
evening will be the selection of
the Snow Queen. Also that Mr.
George Weising of Fairfield,
Connecticut, a noted ice sculptor,
will again provide the deco-
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Chairman James Alexander
has announced that after careful
consideration, he and the Carnival
Committee have chosen
"The Band of Tomorrow," Gene
Williams and his Orchestra featuring
Adele Castle, to provide
the music for this year's dance.
Gene Williams, though only
twenty-four has been chosen as
one of the nations most promising
new bandleaders. He began
his musical career as a vocalist
with Johnny Long's orchestra
with whom he toured the West
and appeared in movie shorts.
After his army service Gene
worked with George Paxton,
Bobby Sherwood, Vincent Lopez
and Claude Thornhill.
With Thornhill, Gene made
great progress in his vocal
career. He made many hit recordings
fqr Columbia. When
Thornhill disbanded, Gene made
the decision to stim out on his
own and selected -an orchestra
not only for their musicianship
but for their videogenic qualities
as well.
Some of Williams' outstanding
engagements have been Frank
Palumbo's famous Click Club in
Philadelphia, the Glen Island
Casino in New York, Washington,
D.C's Kavakas Club, and
Frank Dailey's Meadowbrook in
Cedar Grove, N.J. However
Gene Williams does not confine
Gene Williams
GENE WIlliAMS
The Student Council, an organization
which has been the
object of much criticism, currently
is handicapped by a provisional
constitution, but will
have a permanent one drawn up
by a committee of seven students
in the near future.
During the past three years,
many students have asked to see
the constitution upon which the
Council bases its decisions, but
the Council has argued that no
one should see this constitution
before it is in its final form be-
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McNamara Guides
Student Council
Constitution Ain1.s
Debaters Win Two
In .Pre~Christmas
Nat'l Topic Sessions
The Bellarmine Debating Society
journeyed to Good Counsel
College in White Plains, N.Y. at
8 p.m. on Monday, December 4,
1950. Steven Sedensky and John
Fray upheld the affirmative in
a non-decision debate with two
girls from Good Counsel on the
National Topic: Resolved: That
the Non-Communist Nations
Should Form a New International
Organization.
On December 6 a debate was
held at Albertus Magnus in New
Haven on the National Topic.
The affirmative team consisting
of Edward Wall and Thomas
Tierney defeated the girls upholding
the negative side of the
question.
On Wednesday afternoon, December
13" the Negative team
of Frank DiScala defeated the
boys team from Iona on the National
Topic.
Carnival· By
Final plans have been completed for the fourth
annual Mid-Winter Ca:mival, the climax of the winter
social season at Fairfield University. The Ritz Ballroom
will again be the site for the Carnival, which will
take place on February 2, 1951. Dancing will be held
from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. With this year's Carnival
another tradition will have become firmly rooted at
Fairfield, as this will mark the completion of another
first, four year cycle in the brief history of our
University.
Magazine Sales Over
Top; Classes, Student
Council Show Profit
The Magazine Drive which
opened on November 6, 1950,
came to a successful end on December
4, 1950. The gross sales
totaled $3,759.30 and a net profit
of $1,131.70 was recorded. These
figures show an increase of
$2,463.05 in gross sales and of
$695.51 in net profit over the
figures for the 1949 drive. The
Student Council received $99.90
of the net profit this year.
The topseller in the school was
Albert Hurteau, selling $147
worth of subscriptions. For his
effort, he was awarded first
prize in the Senior Class competition,
amounting to $42. Other.>
who received prizes were:
Frank DiScala, '51, Rocco Forte,
'51, William Heagney, '51, Ed
Capasse, '52, James Thurston,
'52, Thomas Rose, '52, and John
Mahaney, '52. Also, Michael
Russo, '53, Paul McCarthy, '53,
James Auger, '53, and Carrol
McGrath, '53. Although no prizes
were awarded in the Freshman
competition due to low sales,
Frank Romano was the leading
salesman for his class.
The statistics on the gross
sales and net profit over and
above prizes of each class are:
Senior - gross, $2,119.80; net,
$662.9. Junior - gross, $1,361.60;
net, $389.04. Sophomore - gross,
$256.30; net $76.22. Freshman gross,
$21.60; net, $3.50.
Seniors Out,
"Stag" Lists
.<4ppointments
Appointment of Charles E.
Black, '52 as editor-in-chief of
the STAG heads the list of editorial
appointments made to replace
Senior Class members relinquishing
their posts to under-classmen.
-
Black, a member of the B.S.S.
course, majoring in Education
replaces Frank Malyszka, '51,
B.S. Biology Senior. Malyszka
steps down after three years
work on the University's newspapers.
Black served under him
as News editor of the Fulcrum
predecessor to the STAG, and
feature editor of the first STAG
and associate editor. '
James Aspinwall, '52, succeeds
George J. Dirgo, '51 B.S. Biology,
as co-editor of the News
Department. An A.B. pre-Law
student, Aspinwall was previously
associated with the Exchange
Department. Frank Woods '52
B.S.S. remains as co-edit~r of
the News Department.
William Curnin, '53, B.S.S.advances
from the positiOn of
Feature Editor to fill the post
vacated by Charles Black. John
Welch, '53, B.B.A. replaces Curnin;
A former feature writer
under Curnin, he wrote the
column, the Knick Knack Shelf.
In the Photography Department,
John Malakie, '53, B.B.A.,
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Students Enlist
In Air Force,
Other Services
Public Affairs
Bills .L4ccepted
By C.I.S.L.
Fairfield University students
have been unaffected by the Korean
crisis except for those who
have voluntarily enlisted or are
members of reserve units.
Those who have joined the Air
Force are John Mahoney (who
is now at Lackland Air Force
Base) Roger Blain, Richard Duchelle,
and Stephen Orris. Eugene
Mockalis has enlisted in the
Marine Corps and is stationed at
Paris Island.
Under present Selective Service
laws, the date of induction
of a student summoned by the
draft is postponed to the end of
his current academic year. However,
if the student is rated in
the upper half of his class he
may be allowed to continue his
education.
Establishment of the R.O.T.C.
(Reserve Officer Trainrng Corps)
at Fairfield has been considered
but the lack of dormitory facilities
is reported to have hampered
such a program.
Several bills have been drawn
up and accepted by the Public
Affairs Club to be presented at
the mock legislature of the Connecticut
Intercollegiate Student
Legislature in Hartford 0 n
March 15. The following bills
have been accepted by the Bills
Committee of the C.I.S.L.
1. Limited Repeal of State
Gambling Laws Concerning Bazaars
and Raffles for Charitable
and Non-Profit Organizations.
This bill is to be sponsored by
William Heagney.
2. Amendment to the State
Constitution to Include the Initiative
and Referendum. James
Conklin is to sponsor the bill.
3. To Make it a Crime to Publish
Books, Papers, Etc. Which
Glorify Crime and Sex. James
Aspinwall sponsors this bill.
At a previous meeting of the
Executive Council of the C.I.S.L.,
interviews for candidates for the
respective legislative offices
were held. John McNamara was
nominated to the office of Speaker
of. the House, and James
Conklin was nominated to the
office of House Minority Leader.
Since there was not sufficient
time both to discuss topics of
current interest and to make
preparations for participation in
the C.I.S.L., it was decided
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Music At Mid-Winter
Chairman James Alexander
Alexander
Voices Pia ns
James Alexander, '51, Chairman
of the Mid-Winter Carnival,
has announced that the price of
bids for the formal has been set
at $5 per couple. He explained
the established price, lower
than the original estimate, as
being the result of reductions
in expenses.
Decorations for the affair will
be by Mr. George P. Weising, a
famous ice-sculptorer whose
work for the 1950 Carnival
caused much favorable comment.
Robert Conroy, chairman of the
Decorations Committee, has announced
that decorations this
year again will carry out the
winter theme, as Mr. Weising's
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Administration .<4ppoints Woods
To Editorship Of '52 "Manor"
Reverend Laurence C. Langguth, S.J., Dean of
Fairfield University, has announced the appointment of
Francis Woods, '52, to the Editorship of the 1952 class
yearbook, "The Manor."
The appointment, according to
Father Langguth, was made
after a month of deliberation
with Junior Class officers. Woods
was selected from a list of approximately
20 aspirants.
Woods has been very active
in extra-curricular activities. A
STAG staff member, he served
as co-editor of the News Department
with George Dirgo, '51, in
1950, and with newly appointed
James Aspinwall, '52, in this
first issue of 1951.
Active in the Glee Club since
his Freshman year, Woods has
been a consistent member of the
famous octet, the Campus Minstrels.
He is also very active in
the Waterbury Club. He is enrolled
in the Bachelor of Social
Sciences course, majoring in
Education.
Since he was only recently appointed,
Woods has had no
chance to appoint staff assistants
and departmental editors. Future
appointments will be listed
by THE STAG as they are approved
by the Administration.
Editor
SPORTS DEPARTMENT
Bernard Beglane, '52 Editor
George Birge, '51
Harley Black, '51
James Doheney; '52
Harry Marmion, '53
James Sweeney, '54
PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
John Malakie, '53 Editor
Joseph Pander, '53
Walter Zackrison, '54
EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT
Michael Russo, '53 Editor
John Byrne, '54
MAKE-UP DEPARTMENT
Joseph Iacuone, '52 Editor
James Dinnan, '52
Dominick Lonardo, '52
Ralph Mastrangelo, '52
Richard McCormick, '52
Stanley Turski, '52
Thomas O'Neil, '53
ART DEPARTMENT
Conrad Sternchak, '52
Richard Lindstrom, '52
Frederick Tartaro, '52
William Casey, '53
John Saracino, '54
design of the school rings which
now adorn the fingers of our
worthy Juniors and Seniors. The
versatile Connie designed our
new front page head, and has
done much of the other art
work for the STAG. To the new
Editor of the Art Department,
congratulations for a job well
done!
NEWS DEPARTMENT
Francis Woods. '52} .
James Aspinwall, '52 Co-Editors
George Baeher, '51
George Garofalo, '51
James Dinnan, '52
Edward Kelley, '52
Joseph Silva, '52
Edward Sperry, '52
Paul Sullivan, '52
Raymond Yuskauskas, '52
David Phelan, '53
Robert Demshak, '54
Richard Haux, '54
FEATURE DEPARTMENT
John Welch, '53 Editor
Martin Nigro, '51
Francis Philbin, '52
Ronald Fattibene, '53
Neil Topitzer, '53
Robert McKeon, '53
Williaml3rown, '54
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
William McGrath, '52
James Musante, '52
Thomas O'Neil, '53
DESIGNER STERNCHAK
Cartoons. Caricatures. and Class Rings
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Charles Black, '52
ASSOCIATE EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER
William Cumin, '53 Robert Steele, '52
January 11, 1951
Our roving photographer,
John Malakie, managed to snap
the above picture, just as Connie
Sternchak was receiving an
early Christmas present. The
eagle eye of the camera shows
our well known artist, polka-dot
tie included, in the act of receiving
his school ring. Notice the
glint with which he gazes at the
ring, or is he making sure that
he will not lose a finger?
What the {:amera did not Our Readers Say:
catch was the air of superiority
with which Mr. Sternchak and L3TTER
all the other juniors returned to To the Editor of The Stag:
the .cafeteria. They ha~. at last On behalf of the members of
receIved. some re~og11ltlOn for the Glee Club, their Director,
overcomIng the pItfalls of the Mr. Harak, and their Moderator,
first two years, and now the Father Murray I want to thank
world would know that they the staff of the STAG for the
were upper-classmen. On that the great amount of publicity
happy Mo?day, many hours ~ere and favorable commentary
spe?t gazIng a.t that huge pIece which they have seen fit to give
of Jewelry ~hICh they. suddenly us in the pages of this paper.
found danglIng o~ theIr fingers. It is the earnest wish of every
Gone were the paInS of the past Glee Club member to reflect
two years: they were upperclass- credit on Fairfield University in
men at last! all of the Club's presentations;
The picture does bring out, such wonderful support as the
however, the marvelous detail STAG'S is sincerely appreciated
and wood carving which is evi- by all, since it seems to indicate
dent on the magazine rack. The that we· are accomplishing our
well. formed shield, embossed aims.
with a huge "F" marks this pic- In the future we shall strive
ture indelibly with the trade- to continue to live up to the
mark of Fairfield. This wonder- many fine things that you have
ful bit of workmanship came said of us.
from Mr. Barrows, our Librar- Once again, thank you.
ian, who finds wood-working an Sincerely yours,
interesting and enjoyable hobby. JOHN WALSH, Secretary
Mr. Stemchak, incidentally, Fairfield UiIiversity
must receive full credit for the Glee Club
THE STAG
My Very Own
By MARTIN NIGRO
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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henceforth there would be two
meetings weekly; Period 4 on
Wednesday and Period 2 on
Thursday, excepting the first
Thursday of each month.
Vincent Nemergut has continued
to preside over the meetings.
In their 400 years of educational
service the Jesuits have
ably solved, with ratiocination
and a certain je ne sais pas
which has always marked their
activities, most of the problems
which have arisen in their institutions
of higher learning. It is
in this light and not to carp that
I raise a minor problem which
seems to have escaped the administration's
attention, realizing
that once cognizance is
taken, a thesis or an axiom or a
rule of pro(:edure will be enunciated
which will pierce to the
heart of the matter and offer a
precise and practical solution.
The question is: how does one
read a notice on the bulletin
board?
There are never less than 30
undergraduates clustered about
the board, except during actual
class time when the throng is
reduced to 20. Because of the
unsympathetic attitude of the
Dean of Discipline towards those
who would cut a class in order
to read the notices, such a solution
is impractical. To dash from
class the moment the bell :rings
and rush at high speed to the
board is easy enough for Freshmen
since all their classes are
on the first floor, but for us
Seniors who spend our days way
up on the third or fourth floors,
this is hardly possible. It is useless
to come to school an hour or
so before class time, since no
new notices seem to be posted
until after classes begin.
Some students never try to
read the board, taking a chance
that at least one or two of their
hardier and more energetic
brethren will be able to read the
notices and bruit the more important
tid-bits about. This is a
dangerous game since such word
of mouth information is usually
distorted. Others with a 'period
or two free have adopted certain
techniques like pushing and
gouging and kicking to gradually
work their way to a spot close
enough to the board to read the
notices.
But once having reached such
a position, a new problem
arises - the problem of selection.
There are usually no less
than a half-hundred pieces of
paper tacked to the board and
some of these have been up since
Xavier Hall was first opened to
students. The experienced eye
easily ignores the older notices,
recognizing them by their yellowed
color and frayed edges.
The novice is lost for once a
notice is posted it is never :removed.
And what a plethora of
notices, bulletins, announcements
and varia! Which are important
and which are yesterday's
news can be ascertained
only by reading them all, a task
requiring super-human patience
and an ability to push
harder than the person next to
you.
A better way for disseminating
information must exist or
is at least possible. Four years
of the daily "Battle of the Bulletin
Board" is a great aid in de-veloping
muscles, but must so
much effort be expended to acquire
knowledge?
-Martin J. Tracy
Mr. Alexander expreo:sed the
hope that all students, and in
particular the Freshmen and
Sophomores, show their appreciation
for the splendid work of
the Mid-Winter Carnival Committee
by attending this dance
and helping to make the 1951
Mid-Winter Carnival the social
affair of Fairfield 'University.
too much. The sale of tickets
will begin in the near future and
will be made through a ticket
booth which will be located in
the cafeteria. Table reservations
may also be made at the ticket
booth and will be given on a first
come first serve basis.
GENE WILLIAMS
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What Do Y Oft Think?
Page 2
rations. Mr. Weising, who's artistry
drew wide-spread attentiori
last year, hopes that King
Winter will do his part so that
he may be able to carry out his
prgmise for bigger and better
displays this year.
The price of bids has been established
as five dollars which
is one dollar less than the previously
announced price. The committee
feels that this price
should be enough to enable them
to avoid any repetition of last
year's deficit, which incidently
totaled $150. It is also believed
that the price of five rather than
six dollars will attract many
who thought that six dollars was
When men seek an official position, it is only logical
to assume that they are ready and willing to undertake
all the responsibilities of the office sought, and to perform
the duties required of them, College class officers,
no less than State officials. The chief responsibility of
the class officers ,is the initiation of class activities and
the appointment of competent men to guide these activities
to a successful conclusion.
A recent interview with a member of the present
Junior administration, 'concerning Junior Class progress,
revealed how little has actually been accomplished
on the three major activities of the Junior Class,
namely The Year Book, The Junior Prom and Junior
Week. When comparing the progress of the Junior
class to that made by last year's Juniors for the same
activities over the same period of time, one might have
serious grounds for speculation as to the possible success
of anyone of the three ventures. Only recently has
any mention been made of the Junior Prom or of Junior
Wee~. At the time of this writing, no chairmen have
been chosen and no thought has been given to possible
sites or dates. Last year, however, the chairmen for
the various events had been chosen before Chrtstmas,
committeemen had investigated sites in the various
areas, and the entire Junior Class had been polled for
ideas and suggestions at the same time. In the case of
the Year Book, the choice of ,the Editor had been made
before Christmas and was announced to last year's
Juniors immediately upon their return from vacation.
This gives rise to a further question. Why should the
Editor of the Year Book be chosen midway through the
Junior year ,and then be expected to take over such an
important job, with relatively little knowledge of it?
Would it not be better to 'Choose him in the Fall of Junior
year or in the Spring of Sophomore year, allow him to
appoint his own staff and ,assign this staff to work with
the Senior Year Book staff, in order that they may gain
the experience necessary for such a vast uridertaking'?
Assuming that an Editor for the Class of '52',s Year Book
is chosen by the beginning of the new term, and assuming
that a starr can be assembled by the first of March,
how much experience can this staff expect to gather in
the one remaining month before the publication of the
"Maner"? By March most of the difficult work should
be out of the way and the "Manor" should be ready "to
go to bed." Where will this leave the Year Book staft'
of the Class of 1952? It will find itself in exactly the
positien of last year's "Manor" staff, without experience
and without a "shoulder to lean upon" and, most important,
without the time, which the present Senior Class
wisely allowed itself, for "feeling along the uncertain
path."
Please, Gentlemen, though a Year Book Editor has
now been appointed, time is passing us all too quickly.
Any further delay might mean a Junior Year devoid of
even a skeleton of activity and, what is worse, a Year
Book, seriously handicapped, if not killed in its embryo
stage.
January II, 1951 THE STAG Page 3
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Times
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By BILL CASEY
LEE'S
for PANr-rS
and Sportswear
1258 MAIN ST.• BPT.
Changing
. No. that's not the cry of the
wild goose you've been hearing
lately. but merely Joe the Janitor
industriously policing up the
area and squeezing a mighty
blast on his horn at any innocent
but obstructing bystander.
Seems big Bill Miller gave Joe
the horn for his broom as a
Christmas present, and Joe has
great fun using it. Only big Bill
could think of that, and only Joe
could carry out the idea. Anyway.
it·s effective. Play us a
rhapsody sometime. Joe!
By FRANCIS G. PHILBIN. '52
voice scream, "Help me, help
me!" - my compatriot had fallen.
I hesitated but a moment
then continued struggling slowly
inward. Poor Fellow! he
might just as well learn now that
it's a dog eat dog world. If he
couldn't make it that was his
look out. Oh! What a carnage
took place that. morning. students
were dropping like flies,
piling up in the .doorway, being
trampled upon, overrun and mutilated.
Finally I burst through
the mob, collided with a file
cabinet and lay prostrate on the
floor, gasping for breath. I was
suffused with triumph. A warm
glow pervading my being, I
st..ruggled into a chair and relaxed.
I had gotten a seat in the
library at second hour on Thursday!
In my moment of victory
I did not forget my less fortunate
friends. My head bowed in
prayer for those who had not
made it. I turned to a sleepy
character sitting next to me and
giving him a battered smile, said,
"We11 I made it, I've got a
seat!" He looked bored, yawned
and replied, "Really, I've been
here since Tuesday afternoon."
Just then a black shadow fell
over the table and a well-modulated
voice said, "Young man,
since you'd rather chat then
study, you had better leave." I
had the fleeting vision of a
thumb being jerked toward the
door and the next thing I knew,
I was being propelled unceremoniously
towards the corridor.
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Council Report
By BERNARD S. MALLON
Four of us impetuous young
students got together one day
and formulated a daring plan.
In fact, the whole idea was rather
ra~h and far fetched, but we
decided it would have to be
done, just to see if it could be
done. As I look back upon it
now, I shudder at the temerity
which prompted us to engage
upon such a bold undertaking.
We met secretly and swore our
unwavering determination to see
the thing through, no matter
what the outcome. Came the appointed
day, cold and early
Thursday, we met in the corridor
just outside the library and
rehearsed once more each man's
part in the plot. At precisely
10:20, I dashed madly out of a
lecture downstairs to the first
floor and headed straight for the
library door. My fellow conspirators
were playing their parts
well. One of them was swinging
open the second door at the entrance
to the library. Another
had thrown himself prostrate
directly in front of a sweeping
mass of students in the main
corridor. I joined the remaining
conspirator and locking arms,
we put our heads down and
headed blindly for the entrance.
Just a second too late! We almost
had one foot in the door
when we were met by a thunderous
stampede of humans.Howling,
shouting, bustling humans.
They roared at us, we
were caught in their midst, I
swayed, pushed and then began
to fight. I heard a terrorized
McNAMARA
Student Teachers
Invade Prep
At the Prep last month, many
of the students were surprised
to see an extra student in class,
a little older than they, diligently
taking notes and being
especially attentive to the professor.
They will, very probably,
be more surprised next semester
when they come into find the
same man sitting in front as
their teacher.
All this has come about and
will come about as part of the
curricula of our Education Majors
in the Senior Class. These
future teachers; thirty-three of The last Council meeting of
them, have just completed the 1950 was held on December 12th.
first stage, the Observation Per- Such school-shaking issues as
indo This will be followed by the the (ugh!) one-way stairs and
second stage, the Observation (gasp) coke bottles in the parkand
Practice Period. Up to now, ing lot were firmly dealt with.
the Seniors in Education have The former leaves one wondering,
though. Isn't this a school
attended a class each day at the building? Wasn't it designed for
Pr.ep, observing and noting the just that? There is no overcrowdmethods
used by the professor to ing in the classroom. Surely the
teach one of the subjects they architects didn't intend for a
themselves hope to teach some- student with 9:30 class in the
where next year. The men then. south end of the building to
prepare a report on w~at they walk all the way to the north
hav,e seen to be submItted to end, down the stairs, and back
theIr own professor. to the south side for a 1:25 class.
This report treats the subject Well, quien sabe?
from four angles: the teaching The President and the exsituation;
the pupils; the teacher President locked horns over the
and the lesson. Each of these is STAG editor's vote, and finally
subdivided into many categories, decided gracefully to withdraw
all important in the art of teach- the motion. Besides, the Editor
ing. The report also includes a is busy Tuesday nights.
constructive criticism of what One member, who probably
the "future teacher" has ob- isn't photogenic, took exception
served. to the picture taken of the Stu-
Dr. Maurice Rogalin, head of dent C?ouncil, den?uncing }hem
the department of Education at (the. pl~;ures, I thmk) as ~maFairfield,
had words of praise teunsh. He, called for bIgger
for the Prep and its faculty. He and b~tter pIctures of ,our dear
said, "From all of the reports Cou.ncll. On to. Delm~. .
received, the calibre of teaching BIll Heagn~y IS pullmg strmgs
in our Prep school is definitely to get a Kmghts of Col~mbus
superior in every way." This clubroom for the CO\lncll and
h . . , other school club meetmgs.
was t e unammous opmIOn ex- S th t' th tId
pressed in approxima~ely 175 wit~ ana o~d c~sto~ ~~~~ a~~:
reports. Doctor also WIshed to 't d I 1 'th th
h ' . t' f th JUS ma e up, ,a ong WI e
express, IS apprecla IOn or e rest of the Seniors on the STAG,
cooperatIOn and help of the Prep am turning the job over to some
faculty. fortunate youngster, who can
The Observation and Practice take his turn at righting all the
period, beginning with the sec- wrongs' in the world. And, to all
ond semester, will not be con- my faithful readers, and to those
fined to the Prep. During the who have followed my column
Easter recess, the men will go all year, and have written enout
into the public high schools couraging letters, I say, with
in the district to continue their deepest sincerity, thank you,
practice teaching. Cathy.
(Continued from Page One)
cause it might be misinterpreted.
An original committee of five
students dwindled to two, and
these, Joe Regensberge~ and ,">
Don Swanson, finally submitted
their work to the University Administration.
The Administration
said it was not acceptable, but
gave no evidence why it wasn't.
The Student Council is using
this Constitution now.
The Council saw no reason to
mimeograph and distribute this
Constitution because it was not
a permanent one.
A new Constitution Committee
under the chairmanship of
John McNamara, '51, is holding
its first meeting Mondl\Y, January
8. Other' members of the
committee are: Joe Regensberger,
Don Swanson, Tom Flaherty,
Jim Conklin, John Fray, and
Tom Bepko. All committeemen
are determined to submit an acceptable
constitution before too
many months pass. According to
John McNamara, this meeting
and subsequent meetings will be
long, and the business under discussion
will be carried to a close.
HIS COPY-DEADLINE
woR~'es ARe
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which reviews all school publications
throughout the country.
Frank Malyszka's endeavors,
though, have not been purely
literary, but religious and political
alike. He is responsible
for the formation, development
and popularity of the Knights
of Xavier, and he has helped the
student council become foremost
among student organizations.
His influence has been
strongly felt in the Chemistry
and Biology Clubs also. Yet, in
spite of his extra-curricular
achievements he has maintained
an eighty-nine average for
three and a half years in a premedical
course.
Reserved and unpretentious,
Frank seldom mentions the fact
that he served for two years
with the Intelligence Corps of
the Army, spending a year in
Germany. He has always geen
devoted to reading and ·~njoys
a game of football or basketball.
Following Medical school at
Georgetown he plans to enter
the field of Ophthalmology.
Campus Personalities
..~By
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MOST AC~'VE. 17
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FRANK MAINTAINED AN ~8g?.\,Avc:r.
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IN THE PRE-MEO COURSE.·.
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"I was wondering sir. if I might sit next to the door from
now on. in the event of a national emergency:'
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In June Frank Malyszka will
leave Fairfield with his name
indelibly written in the history
of its development. Untiringly
and unrelentingly, he has
worked to see a one-paged
mimeographed sheet become a
fully' recognized college newspaper.
Frank and a few other literary
minded students received
permission during their freshman
year to print a news sheet.
Under the supervision of Reverend
Arthur A. MacGillivary,
the first copy of the Tentative
appeared. By popular vote the
new enterprise was renamed the
Fulcrum and had Malyszka as
its first editor-in-chief. The second
year of its existence found
the Fulcrum increasing in size,
staff and interest; and it became
a regularly printed informer.
Due to the careful guidance
and competence of its editor
the re-named Stag bounded
to greater glory in its third
year. It was rated as "good" by
the National Press Association,
Page 4 THE STAG January 11, 1951
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A new department head, Joseph
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first year on the STAG staff, becomes
head of the newly formed
Make-Up Department.
The Art Department, another
new department, has as its editor
Conrad Sternchak, '52, B.S.S.
He has done other work for the
STAG, notably the caricatures
on the basketball insert. He is
also credited with the designing
of the new STAG mast head.
Frank Prior, 51, Exchange Editor,
relinquishes his post to
MIchael Russo, '53. Russo has
been working on the Exchange
staff.
Other men retaining positions
on the STAG staff are Business
Manager Robert Steele '52
B.B.A., and Sports Editor Berni~
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Aspinwall. Sternchak.
(Continued from Page One)
has been appointed to the newly
created editorial post. A staff
photographer, Malakie did the
photographic w 0 I' k on the
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(Continued from Page One)
ice figures will be displayed inside
and outside the Ritz Ballroom.
As was the policy in previous
years, roses will be presented to
the guests, thus eliminating corsages.
Also, there will be no
refreshments served.
The traditional Snow
will be selected to serve
throughout 1951. She will suc-I
ceed Miss Judy Schmidt of
Montclair, New Jersey, the
reigning Snow Queen of 1950.
Tickets will be sold from a
centrally located booth and
table reservations may be' made
at the time of purchase. John
Reilly is the chairman of the
Ticket Design Committee.
Serving as Hosts and Hostesses
will be Mr. and Mrs. J.
Gerald Phelan, who were patrons
of the first Winter Carnival;
Mr. and Mrs. James V. Joy,
and Mr. and Mrs. W. Raymond
Flicker.
Arthur Perry will be the
photographer at the affair.
Group or individual pictures
may be purchased at that time.
the publicity committee, and
Art Boulanger will serve as
ticket chairmen. Best of luck,
gang!
The Chemistry Club is pleased
to reoort an increase in membership
-since its formal meeting in
October, 1950. The order of
events, as enumerated by Reverend
Gerald Hutchinson, S.J.,
Moderator, will include demonstrations
to be given by the
members themselves, trips to
various chemical and biological
plants, and papers written on
some as.!?eet of chemistry by the
members. William Sjovall highlighte<;
l the first lecture with a
demonstration after speaking on
the subject, '\Modern Motor
Fuels," and Father Hutchinson
lectured in the last meeting on
"Medical Theusopy." Both lectures
were enthusiastically received
by the club. I'm told that
the next scheduled event is a
trip to the American Cyanimide
Corporation ~n the WaterburyNaugatuck
area.
The' New Have'n Club, of
which yours truly is a member,
is completing plans for a Glee
Club concert to be held April
9 in New Haven. I have been
a~ked to request that all members
attend the next meeting
so that they might be assigned to
the various committees and offer
comments on the work thus far
accomplished. I'm sure this too
will be a success.
And last but far from least,
the Valley Club members enjoyed
the tremendous success of
theiF dinner-dance at the Paradise
Inn, December 28, in Ansonia.
Sixteen members of the
club and their guests were present.
Initial preparations ar'e being
made for the annual concert
of the Glee Club to be sponsored
by the club. Ansonia High
School has been chosen as the ~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~I
site for this musical extravaganza,
and the' 28th of February
has been set as the date.
Mr. Weising Works on Carvings for 1950 Mid-Winter Carnival.
Looking'Em Over by Robert McKeon
With the advent of the new
year, the plans and expectations
of the various clubs at Fairfield
University are beginning to take
pattern. Henceforth, this column
will be devoted exclusively to
such club news as is 'submitted
by the secretaries of the various
clubs.
Apropos to this announcement,
the Red Cross Unit of Fairfield
University has informed me that
a representative from the local
chapter has recently visited the
campus. The representative was
so pleased with the location of
the College and Prep buildings
that he has asked permission to
util\.ze them as future emergency
hospitals and shelters in
the event of disasters. Under the
chairmanship of Thomas Keene,
diagrams and measurements of
floor space have been made
available for such a program.
The Red Cross Unit has plans
for further drives and activities,
but to attain success its members
need the backing of every student.
Activities such as this,
making Fairfield University an
Emergency Center in times of
disaster, enhances the popularity
of our school by working with
the community in which it is located.
Such popularity gives
more publicity to this university,
which must become more
conspicious if it is to compete
with other universities in the
East.
The recent Christmas Dance
sponsored by the Waterbury
Club at the Hotel Elton on December
27 was a huge success.
Amid the Christmas panorama
of color, sixty couples danced
to the music of Paul DePaola and
his orchestra. Mr. and Mrs. Carmen
Donnarumma served as
host and hostess. Congratulations
to Art Boulanger and his
committee! Also, Charles Vernale
has been selected program
chairman for their future Glee
Club concert in Wilby Auditorium
on March 9, 1951. Joseph
Skerritt will take charge of the
finance committee, Frank Woods,
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By BERNIE BEGLANE
During the holidays, I had a State Teachers College. The
chance to go over the records of most field goals by our team was
the basketball team since the also gained on the same night.
inception of the sport at this The marks are 83 points and 34
school, and came up with some field goals. The Red Stags won,
of the individual and team rec- 83-44.
ords that have been established. Holy Cross holds the record
Joe Kehoe and Jack Mullady, against us in the same departboth
playing their third year on ment, as they garnered 89 points
the varsity, are the holders of and 39 field goals on March 18
the individual marks. The :(01'- of this past year at Worcester,
mer has tallied the most points Massachusetts. The Crusaders
in one game, 25, against Mt. St. won, 89.43.
L. Mary's of Maryland and St. Team foul shooting records
5 Anselm of New Hampshire. are exchanged between our
6 The Mount game was played at school and the University of
6 the Danbury State Armory on Bridgeport. We scored 22 against
7 January 3, 1949, while the St. our neighboring rivals on Janu7
Anslem engagement was wag- ary 26, 1949, at the Bridgeport
9 ed at the Bridgeport State Ar- State Armory, as we won, 58-54,
9 mory on February 19, 1949. St. while UB posted 26 against us
11 Anselm's was victorious, 83-71. on January 9 of the past year at
------------- Kehoe also holds the record the Knights of Columbus Hall,
for the most field goals register- Bridgeport. They emerged with
ed in one tussle, 10, gained the a 64-59 win.
night of the Mt. St. Mary's Siena College of upstate New
game. York and St. Francis College of
Mullady's record was gained Loretta, Pennsylvania, are curfrom
the free-throw line as he rently undefeated in the Eastconnected
for nine tosses against ern Catholic Intercollegiate AthHofstra
College at Clakins Gym- letic Conference. The former has
nasiurn, Hempstead, Long Is- three wins while St. Francis has
land, on November 30, 1949. gained a pair of victories. With
Hofstra won, 60-50. the world situation the way it
Opponents who hold the same is, it looks as if the freshmen
records are Pete Clark of the rule will be waived in this conMaryland
school, who has ference next year, and we will
matched Kehoe's two records, probably become members.
while Lou Cardillo of New Hav- lona of New Rochelle and St.
en State Teachers College has Peter's College of Jersey City,
evened Mullady's standard. opponents of Fairfield, have not
Clark gained his on the same fared too well in the league.
night as Kehoe, as he scored 37 lona has split a pair of games,
points and 16 two-pointers to while St. Peter's has lost twice.
lead his team to a 79-68 win. . Congratulations are in order
Cardillo's mark was establish- for Jerry Altieri, member of
ed at the Bridgeport State Ar- last season's track team, and
mory, January 13 of last year, one of the founders of the Baras
he poured nine foul shots bell Club, on his wedding to the
through the hoop. New Haven former Bessie Kellogg of New
won, 60-56. Rochelle. They were married
Team records show that the last Saturday at Holy Family
most points scored in anyone Church in New Rochelle, at a
game by Fairfield was on De- very impressive ceremony.
cember 16, 1949, at the Bridge- Father Gerald Kinsella, our athport
Armory, against Danbury letic director, tied the knot.
lona 54, Fairfield 51
The Fairfield "Stags" suffered
their third defeat of the season
in a close contest against Iona
College at New Rochelle.
Most of the action came in
the second half, as the "Men in
Red," starting with a six point
deficit, came within two points
of matching scores. However,
with the score resting at 51-49,
Mannya Kennedy's foul shot
and Trimarcho's driving lay-up
insured an Ionian victory.
Jim Homa, Bobby Markovic,
and Jack Moffett were the last
three "Stags" to score as Moffett's
set closed the gap to three
points, bringing the tally to 5451,
the final score.
Iona's point total was pretty
evenly divided with Chimalera
at the head of the roster with 11
points. Kennedy was second
with a nine point credit.
For Fairfield, Kehoe's 15
points placed him in the top
position, as Bobby Markovic occupied
the number two spot
with 11 points.
St. Anselm's 73, Fairfield 72
In their fourth game away,
Fairfield was still unable to
gain a road win. Trailing at one
time in the second half by 19
points the "Men in Red" workhorsed
until the gap had been
closed to 72-64 at the three minute
mark. From this point on
the Stags worked harder than
ever in a surge that nearly '~urned
the tables on the Hawks :(rom
New Hampshire. The final score,
St. Anselm's 73, Fairfield 72, is
a good indication of the slam
bang finish. With the half time
score resting at 38-30, St.' A's
used this eight point lead and
Fairfield's slow start to good advantage
by building up a lead
of 19 points in the opening minutes
of the second half.
Joe Kehoe, in top form, was
high man for the night with a
23 point total. Bobby Markovic
also in form. was second with 15.
Mullady and Suchenski followed
with 13 and seven respectively.
High scorer for the Hawks was
Charley Duffley with 17 and
runner-up honors went to Bart
Lavin with a 14 point total.
Flannery Tops In
Senior Bowling
Ed Flannery is currently holding
down top honors in the Senior
Class Bowling League. He
has high average with a mark
of 113, high single game with a
mark of 146, and high individual
series with a mark of 373.
Three competitors are tied for
high game without a mark, as
John Miko, Jim Burns and Lou
Deneze have rolled 92.
The league has discontinued
bowling at Fairfield Alleys, and
have moved to the Kingsway
Alleys. They will still bowl on
Mondays, but the starting time
has been changed to 3:30 p.m.
The standings:
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break working, and when they
got tired, they slowed down and
played a deliberate game. In
short, it was an exhibition of
good basketball by anybody's
standards. Scoring honors were
shared by two brilliant shooters,
Kehoe and Markovic, both hitting
for 19 points. They were
followed by Mullady, who played
a bang up game at the pivot
and scored 14 points. The board
game of Suchenski was once
again an important factor in
victory. The shooting of' the
Stags was tops, hitting 24 out of
50 times from the field. At the
foul line they connected for 17
out of 20. This was definitely one
of the best, if not the finest game
played to date.
Fairfield 68, 'Willimantic 56
The Stags had a tough time
with Willimantic State Teachers
for a spell, but after the intermission
which saw the Jesuits
hold a 27-25 edge, Fairfield pulled
away and won 68-56. Again
it was Markovic and Kehoe who
paced the scorers. The steady
freshmen connected for 17 points
and Kehoe dropped in 16 markers.
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January 11, 1951
Fairfield 65, Hofstra ·18
Fairfield U. uncorked a stunning
upset last Friday evening
when they handed a strong
Hofstra squad a 65-48 lacing.
It was practically out of the bus
and into uniforms for the Stags,
who had, the night before, dropped
a heart breaker to St. Anselm's.
However, the Jesuits
looked anything but travelweary
as they played brilliant
ball. A definite underdog, F. U.
nevertheless started strong, and
by the end of the first quarter
were in the lead. From then on
it stayed that way, although
Hofstra continued to pose a
threat.
It was primarily an iron man
team composed of Joe Kehoe,
Jack Sullivan, Jack Mullady,
Bob Markovic, and Stan Suchenski
that performed for Fairfield.
These boys played almost
the whole game, finally leaving
the court with but two minutes
remaining, and victory assured.
It was a treat hardly expected,
considering the long haul from
New Hampshire, but their '~eam
work was smooth, their fast
By GEORGE BIRGE and HARLEY BLACK
Fairfield University's varsity basketball team
gained an even break in the last four games waged
among top flight opponents. The Stags beat Hofstra
College on the home boards, 65-48, lost to St. Anselm's
in a hotly contested battle, 73-72, beat Willimantic State
Teachers, again a home, 68-56, and dropped another
"heartbreaker" at New Rochelle, to lona, 54-51.
Page 6 THE STAG January 11, 1951
"Which do you prefer, bread or circuses?"
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Clubs Mark
Social Season
To'morrow morning, Friday, at
9:00 in room 19, there will be
a meeting of all Sodality candidates.
This includes all those
who wish to become Sodalists,
and those who have previously
been members of another Sodality.
This meeting is mandatory
for all prospective members.
Don't forget-Friday, 9:00, room
19.
In the near future, a campaign
will be conducted by a special
committee of the Sodality to enroll
the entire student body in
the Knights of the Blessed Sacrament.
Requirements for membership
in the Knights will be
made known at that time.
One more thing - how about
the Rosary? Let's have a crowd
down in room 19 every Monday
morning, and make this devotion
a real tradition here at Fairfield.
The editor of the Connecticut
Campus worked out a way
to get even with those who insi,
t that their letters to the editor
be printed - with no cuting.
At Connecticut, the president
of Panhellenic insisted that
a letter be printed and promised
that she would be around to
make sure it went in without any
deletions.
The obliging editor printed
the complete letter and sprinkled
asterisks throughout the copy.
In an editor's note, he explained:
"All asterisks in the letter refer
to errors in grammar, spelling
and typing, which we felt honor-
bound to leave unchanged in
view of our unconditional compliance
with Miss Oppell's wishes."
Consistently misspelled in
the Panhel president's letter the
word sorority.
The reaction to this editorial
t e c h n i que was immediate.
Among the charges in the next
day's letters' column were, "You
are small minded" . . . "the
Campus is run by a clique of
sadists" and ·"You do not show
both sides of the issue." Of special
interest was a letter signed
by six of the Panhel president's
sorority sisters accusing the paper
of printing biased editorial
comments.
Psychology class at Coe College,
Iowa is really progressive,
according to an item in the State
College News. The s'tory told
about a word association test being
given by one of the psych
professors at Coe. The usual
black-white e x amp I e s were
given, then the prof came up
with "love." Ventured a timid
student, "Neck?"
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The Daily Kansan carried a
story about an entomology profe~
sor who walked into class
with a large brown sack under
his arm. Before revealing its
contents he told puzzled students,
"When a dog bites a man,
it's a little unusual, but when
a teacher brings apples to his
students - that's news."
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