Stag - Vol. 02, No. 10 - March 1, 1951

              STAG Vol. II-No. 10 Published By Students Of Fairfield University MARCH L 1951
Bensonians Make Debut,
Receive Resounding
Applause
McNamara Expresses Stu­dent
Appreciation
In Address
Approximately 1,400 music en­thusiasts
were thrilled by the
recent Fairfield University Glee
Club concert at the Klein Me­morial
on February 22. Though
it was the first time the club
presented a concert as soloists
at the Klein, the auditorium was
filled almost to its capacity, and
the club presented what has
come to be called the best con­cert
since its inception three
years ago.
The program was enriched by
selections from such current mu­sical
productions as the Rod­gers
- Hammerstein "Oklahoma"
and "South Pacific." Negro Spir­ituals
such as "Talk About Jer­usalem
Mornin'," "Steal Away,"
and "Dry Bones" were present­ed,
and both the martial "Stout­hearted
Men" and the patriotic
"This Is My Country" helped
balance the program. Also sung
were the "Agnus Dei" and "Jesu,
Joy of Man's Desiring," as well
as "Stardust" and several other
selections.
Edward Caldwell, '51, present­ed
the first tenor solo of the
evening with his rendition of
Clara Edwards' "By The Bend
Of The River." Soon thereafter,
the Campus Minstrels, including
George Keane, Edward Caldwell,
Raymond O'Connor, James Gill­son,
Francis Woods, Willis Kelly,
Charles Black, and Kurt Mar­tha,
sang their "Rigoletto Quar­tette"
and the "Toreador Song."
John Sacco, a veteran member
of the Minstrels, was absent due
to a severe attack of larangytis.
His solo in the "Toreador Song"
was sung by George Keane.
McNamara Honors Mr. Harak
At the conclusion of Part One
of the program, John McNamara,
President of the Student Coun­cil,
delayed Mr. Harak's exit
from the stage and presented
him with a gift on behalf of the
student body of Fairfield Uni-
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Jack Malalde
Mr. Harak and Council President McNamara
A gift ..• "On behalf of the student Body."
Glee Club Thrills Capacity Audience
At I{lein; Council Honors Mr. Harak
Starting tomorrow. Friday.
Adoration of the Blessed Sac­rament.
for peace in the
world. will be held in Berch­mans
Chapel. This Adoration
will be held every Friday for
the remainder of Lent from
9:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. Af
least two students should be
present in the chapel at all
times. Those who would like
to devote one-half hour to a
vigil before the Blessed Sac­rament
may designate on the
schedule on the main bulle­tin
board. which thirty min­utes
they would like to spend
in the chapel. By now. most
of us have broken our resolu­tion
to give up cigarettes for
Lent, so here's a chance to do
something positive.
Professor Walton
Stresses Layman~s
Place In World
The fourth in the 1950-51
series of Bellarmine Lectures
was delivered on Tuesday, Feb­ruary
20th in Berchmans Hall.
The guest lecturer was Mr. Wil­liam
M. Walton, Assistant Pro­fessor
of Philosophy at Yale
University. Mr. Walto'n chose as
his topic, "The Laymans Role in
the Resurgence of Scholastic
Philosophy."
Mr. Walton began his lecture
by tracing the history of Thomas
Aquinas and explaining that
Thomas ceased his writings in
1274, and from that time on lec­tured
in the various universities.
He was soon forced out of the
University of Paris and his
works were forbidden to be
taught. University professors at
Oxford had to take an oath not
to teach the doctrines of Aqui­nas.
Thus began the extinction
of the works of Thomas, Scotu,
Occam and other Scholastics,
from the cultural life of Europe.
From 1274 until modern times
the work of these men and oth­ers
like St. Robert Bellarmine
were not known for they were
forced into a catacomb and not
discovered until recently by
those that were outside the
Church. To bring out this point
Mr. Walton said that when he
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Receives
Letters
Jack Malakie
Chairman James Long
Biq Things Planned
Junior Week In
Embryonic Stage
Plans for a promlsmg variety
of entertainment are being made
for Junior Week, May 1-4. Un­der
their respective chairmen,
committees are formulating
what according to them prom­ises
to be a very entertaini!1g
and pleasurable week to all
members of Fairfield University
and their friends.
Tuesday, May 1, the Junior
Smoker will commence the fes­tive
week. The talent for this
Smoker will be provided by the
students of Fairfield, and tenta­tive
plans to get a well known
speaker have been made. Bernie
Beglane and Fred Roback, co­chairmen
of the Smoker, said
there will be a variety of activ­ity-
enough to satiate the ap­petites
of the most discriminat­ing
students. The price for ad­mission
has not been established.
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Society
And Call
The Amateur Radio Society has received its station
license from the Federal Communications Commission
and is now authorized to put a station on the air, accord­ing
to N~cholas Rosa, Activities Manager of the society.
The call letter'S are WIT H X.
way, direct personal contacts to
which they are restricted.
Most of the civilized countries
of the world, and quite a few
undeveloped places also, have
amateur stations, and American
amateurs may communicate
with most of the other amateurs
in the world. A few countries
now forbid their amateurs to
talk to outsiders, but so far the
U.S. has made no such restric­tion
(as it did just before World
War II) and WITHX will have
many opportunities for foreign
contacts.
The power of WITHX will be
only seventy-five watts at pres­ent,
but this is sufficient for
world-wide range under proper
conditions and choice of fre­quency.
"Our problem," says
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The station will not be used
for "broadcasting" as commonly
conceived, as amateur stations
may engage only in two-way,
personal communications with
other stations, and only on cer­tain
bands of frequencies on the
short waves. Thus the Amateur
Radio Society will not sponsor
any dramatic or news-analysis
programs, and it will not sell
"commercial advertising time.
Amateurs are forbidden by law
to transmit music or even news
reports. This is not a drawback
for amateurs, says the Society's
president, Joseph Matuskewicz,
because there is no standing
audience for amateur stations
as there is on the standard
broadcast bands, and amateurs
are interested only in the two-
Bridgeport Hospital
--
Room 301
Joseph Pander
Mr. James P. Vail of the Sociology Department
May he "cast off the cast" soon!
Monday, the eighth of January, was a beautiful,
sun drenched day. Early in the morning, however, the
air was frigid and the ground, covered with a thick sheet
of ice, was slippery underfoot. Mr. James Vail of the
faculty was on his way to school when the tragedy hap­pened-,
as he said, "Big Jim went boom." For the past
seven weeks, Mr. Vail has been confined to Bridgeport
Hospital. His classes, both at Fairfield and at St. Vin­cent's,
have been handled by Father Gabriel Ryan, S.J.
The article below is the result of an interview with Mr.
Vail, in Room 301, at Bridgeport hospital ....
Bridgeport Hospital, Feb. 22, entitled, "Attitudes of College
1951: As the picture indicates, Students Towards Marriage and
here lies Mr. James Vail, who Related Subjects," which was
has been a member of the So- co-authored by Mr. Vail with
ciology Department of Fairfield Miss Virginia Staudt, Professor
University since September of of Psychology at Notre Dame
1949. At the present time, Mr. College in Staten Island, New
Vail is a member of the Ameri- York.
can Association for the Ad- The facts enumerated in the
vancement of Science, the preceding paragraph are more
American Sociology Society, the or less well known to the stu­American
Catholic Sociological dent body, but what follows
Society, and the American Cath- might come as something of a
olic Philosophic Association. In surprise, as far as most of Fair­July
of last year, the Journal of field is concerned. Between the
Psychology published an article (Continued on Page Three)
Senior Package Plan Amateur Radio
Large Economy Size FCC License
The F'airfield Seniors have de­vised
for themselves "a package
plan," which will include most
of the expenses connected with
their graduation activities. This
package, costing $25.00 contains
the following items:
1. The MANOR
2. The YEARBOOK SUPPLE­MENT,
containing pictures
of those events which take
place after the MANOR
goes to press.
3. The Senior Prom
4. The Contribution to the
Class Gift
5. Pioneer Night
6. Senior Class Picnic
7. Initial Contribution to the
Alumni Association
Chronologically, the number
one event included in the
"Package Plan'" is the Pioneer
Night which will be held on
Wednesday evening, April 5, in
Berchmans Hall. The Chairman
of the event is Martin Nigro,
and he reminds you that this
event is divorced from Senior
Week proper.
(Continued on Page Three)
Editor
March L 1951
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 .-
Accordance With Law.
receive and send International
Code at thirteen words a min­ute,
understand something of
radio theory, and the design and
operation of transmitting equip­ment,
and have a good know­ledge
of the Communications
laws," added Mr. Matuskewicz.
"We already have a training
program in progress. Members
will learn to build equipment
beginning with a simple one­tube
receiver, and other mem­bers
like Al Takas, Joe Pander,
Anthony Lomazzo and Nicholas
Rosa, to name a few are teach­ing
radio fundamentals and
code."
"The AREC is sponsored by
the American Radio Relay
League," explained Mr. Rosa,
"which is our national organiza­tion
of amateurs. The League
publishes the famous Radio
Amateur's Handbook, which is
used even by professional radio
schools to train students, and
the magazine QST, read the
world over and acknowledged
by engineers to be one of the
best technical journals in exist­ence.
The League sponsors ex­periments
and the development
of new equipment and tech­niques,
represents the amateur
to the Government, and handles
relations with foreign amateurs.
Needless to say the Society
hopes to affillate itself with the
League soon."
The Amateur Radio Society
is in no way affiliated with the
University Radio club. Meetings
will be held at 3:00 p.m. on
Tuesdays. Those interested in
joining the Society should con­tact
any of its officers as soon
as possible.
License Made Void In
RADIO CLUB
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Charles Black, '52
ASSOCIATE EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER
William C\jrnin, '53 Robert Steele, '52
NEWS DEPARTMENT
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
William McGrath. '52
J:ames Musante, '52
Thomas O'Neil. '53
FEATURE DEPARTMENT
John Welch, '53. . Editor
Martin Nigro, '51
Francis Philbin, '52
Ronald Fattibene, '53
Neil Topitzer, '53
Robert McKeon, '53
William Brown, '54
(Continued from Page One)
Mr. Rosa, will not be in getting
our signal into, say, South
Africa, but in competing with
more powerful American ama­teur
stations that are also reach­ing
South Africa."
Mr. Rosa explained the nature
of the amateur call, WITHX,
which has four letters and one
numeral. "The 'w' is a prefix
for United States." he said, "as
are 'K' and 'N.' Canadian ama­teurs
have VE, France F, Italy
I, Brazil LU, New Zealand ZL.
These prefixes were settled by
agreement among the govern­ments
in the nineteen-twenties.
The "I" in our call stands for
the First Radio District, of
which there are ten in the
United States, numbered one to
ten. The remaining three let­ters
are assigned in an alpha­betical
sequence, beginning with
AAA. There are four-figure calls
such as W2BB, but the supply
was soon exhausted, and some
districts have already run out
of five-figure calls and have be­gun
again with K: K9AAA, for
instance."
Secretary Joseph Lukas ex­plained
the function of the Am­ateur
Radio Society. "It will be
a permanent society here, both
for incoming students who al­ready
have amateur licenses,
and for students who wish to get
them or who would like to learn
a little about the technical side
of radio. Since a government
examination is required for a
license, the Society will train
interested members in the
necessary knowledge and skills."
"It is necessary to be able to
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
THE STAG
My Very Own
By MARTIN NIGRO
Buy
The
Manor
A Word To The Wise ...
Page 2
Congratulations to the Glee Club and everyone
associated with the recent Klein Concert. The capacity
audience was the result of the great efforts of Ml's. J.
Gerald Phelan, and Mr. Frank B. Rice, in charge of the
Clffair, and the Club's presentation was worthy of such
an audience. Soloists, Edward Caldwell, Rudy Ross,
and George Keane deserve hearty congratulations for
their performances, as well as Mr. John McNamara,
Student Council President, who delivered an inspiring
speech in pTesenting a gift to Mr. Harak.
The Bensonians also deserve special praise for their
initial scheduled appearance. The quartet has readily
established its place among the ranks of the increasingly
famous Glee Club. Mayall the future concerts be as
successful as the most recent and best at the Klein.
The Business staff of THE MANOR has been under­taking
some extensive advertising during the past week,
An accolade for The Admin­even
to the extent of releasing helium-filled balloons istration! Once again that au-throughout
the school. This campaign .was directed gust body has demonstrated its
clear grasp of a situation, its
mainly toward the underclassmen, with the intention swiftness in action and its hu-of
perhaps "persuading" them to purchase their copies manity. Its most recent act, the I painting of the numeral two
of this Senior yearbook. above the doors (rear) on the
To anyone who has seen the deveropment of this second floor landing, ranks with,
its brilliant promulgation of the
book, such "persuasion" is entirely unnecessary. Editor rules regarding absences as the
Ed d Fl . Y b k M d R d most outstanding achievement waT annery, ear 00 0 erator everen of this scholastic year.
Arthur A. MacGillivray, and the entire MANOR staff I You will recall that the situa­have
taken O'reat measures to assure an interestincr and tion prior to this de~d had be-o
b come nearly calamItous. Stu-worthwhile
book for this Senior Class. Flannery has dents rushing to class, their
.. . . . minds engaged on more ethereal
had hIS dIfficultIes, smce THE MANOR IS the first year- matters became confused as to
book of Fairfield University but by determination and exactly'what floor they were on.
. ' . . The question, "Is this the second
mutual cooperatIOn, he and. hIS staff have produced a floor?" became a byword. Many
yearbook worthy of representing our univeI"sity. a pupil .was late.' many a lad
walked mto 212 mstead of 312,
Formal and informal photographs by Delma Studios many a moment was lost. Confu-which
were taken of outstanding Seniors and inter- sion reigned, classes were need-lessly
mterrupted and morale
esting buildings and scenes throughout the campus are v.:as siuking. Quick, clear and de­.
. ClSlve actlOn was called for and,
m themselves almost, worth the reasonable pnce asked just as we knew it would, The
for the book. These photographs are complemented by Administration responded nobly.
. . k b J h M '1 J k There is no more confusion. mformal pIctures ta en yon erry, 5; ac Gone are all one's uncertainties
Malakie '53 and Joseph Pander '53 and other con- and doubts, for now one cannot
. ' '. ." . help but know what floor one is
tnbutors ... pIctures whIch represent the bIrth and on, for purists, on what floor one
crrowth not only of the UniveI"sity itself but also of the is. Yet this tremendous change
b 'was effected with the utmost
spirit within the buildings. economy. The observant will no-
Naurally Senior Class members dominate the book tice that a numeral is painted
, , only above the doors on the sec-but
underclassmen are also represented in its pag.es. on~ floor. "Odd," is one's first re-
. actlOn, but after open reflection
In purchasmg the book, however, an underclassman one could, only say, "briHiant."
should not do so merely because his picture appears on With the accumulah~d saga­one
of its pages. These Seniors are the men with whom city, of 400 years, our superiors
reahzed that nearly every stu-he
started his college education, whom he saw in the dent would know when he was
. . . . in the basement. Moreover only
cafetena, played WIth m sports events, prayed WIth at Freshmen need be conc~rned
RetTeat.. 'Dhis alone should be reason enough for him with the first floor, since only
they have classes there. Now
to want the book as a permanent keepsake of his first surely Freshmen can count to
years in colleO'e. one. No need of a painted nu-b
. meral here. (The faculty also
The cost .of the yearbook for underclassmen IS $6.00, use the first floor, but they ride
which can be paid in installments if necessary. An up and down in the elevator and
. . f' there are little buttons in the
underclassman would thmk nothIng 0 paymg that elevator which designate floors).
price or even more for a prom and the good times fol- The stairs go no higher than the
lowing it, but when the evening passed, he would have fourth. floor, so on this floor, too,
. . . . there IS no need of a numeral.
nothmg to represe. nt hIS Inv.estm.ent except a.fe.w, eaSIly But The AdmI.n.IStrat'lOn I.n 1'ts
forgotten memONes. By mvestmg $6.00 In thIS fiI"st, wisdom realized that to put nu-
MANOR, however, such memories will be preserved 'I m~rals on bo~h the second and
in its pag~s for ~he years to 'come. They ~Hl onoe again ~~~f ~~':t~lr;;,lgl~;ym:~~:feep:;~~
come to hfe, WIll be remembered and enJoyed, merely him of initiative and self-reli-by
scanning the pictures in the book. ance. Moreover it would cost
'. . . . more. The Administration there-
Here IS a photographIc hIstory of the archItectural fore painted a numeral on only
d.nd ~piritual development of Fairfield Univer.sity. No one of the floors, allowing the
underclassman should have to be "persuaded" to buy it. student to reason logically to the
other floor. If one were not on
If he fails, to do so, it will be nobody's loss but his own! the second floor nor in the base-
The Editor ment, nor on the first floor, nor
on the fourth floor, one could
logically assume that one was
on the third floor and hence no
numeral was needed. For such
startling achievements as this
The Administration deserves ou~
praise.
I
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Page 3
ROOM 301
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time that he graduated from St.
Michael's High School in Jersey
City, where he was a track
star and his arrival at Fairfield,
Mr. 'Vail became a first sergeant
in the US Infantry. On June 6,
1944 when the first wave hit
other look. Your mind questions the' beach at Normandy, Mr.
what your eyes see. This, your Vail was with these troops, and
hostess informs you, is a re- before it was all over, he man­hearsal
of one of the acts for the aged to engage in five major
Junior Class Minstrel to be held campaigns; He received the
in April. These girls must have Silver Star for gallantry in ac­unlimited
energy to be kicking tion, the Bronze Star with an
away the way they are, trying Oak Leaf Cluster, the Croix de
to perfect a "one, two, three, Guerre from the French, the
kick!" dance routine. We cer- Purple Heart, and the Infantry
tainly wish them luck!! While Combat Badge for his trouble.
this explanation has penetrated Returning home, Mr. Vail en­into
the dark recesses <;Jf. your tered Seton Hall, and was grad­mind,
y6u have become' aware uated with a BS Degree in
of nine rehearsals going on. A Sociology in 1948. Columbia and
blackface chorus, is harmonizing study for a Master's Degree oc­"
Mammy" as though they were cupied his time for the follow­forlorn
orphans. ing year, and then in the fall of
Making our way' forward, we 1949, Mr. Vail came to Fairfield.
arrive front and center where we He continued teaching here, un­witness
a solemn procession til some seven weeks ago when
making its way at a slow pace,' a patch of ice literally caused
halfway across the stage. There his downfall. Since that time,
they stop, kneel down and bow Mr. Vail has been lying, encased
their heads slowly, arise, go a in plaster and other medical
few steps' more, shake hands paraphernalia, in Room 301 in
with someone and then, return the Bridgeport Hospital.
to their original seat down front. Unfortunately, we cannot pro­This
is a "capping" rehearsal for phesy when Mr. Vail will return
the pre-clinical class. Capping to Fairfield, but we do wish him
will take place in March. This a very speedy recovery.
ceremony signifies that the stu- (Ed. Note: We wish to thank
dent has successfully completed the Administration of Bridge­her
six month probationary per- port Hospital for their coopera­iod
and is now ready to wear tion in helping the Stag get the
the cap of St. Vincent's. Hospital. picture which appears with this
The capping ceremony is a maj- article).
or event in the life of a student - _
nurse. classes and reviews for state
As we turn to retrace our board examinations which are to
steps, we are greeted by a group be held February 28 through
of our recent graduates who March 2 in Hartford. Stateboards
have returned pay us a visit. and the R.N. which a passing
While most of them are living grade awards signifies the at­home
now, they still return to tainment of the goal toward
the' school to attend various I which we all strive.
THE STAG
SENIOR PACKAGE
[Looking 'Em Over by Robert McKeon
(Continued from Page One) . ..
. . There has been a noticeable: Flaherty, of FaIrfield UnIvers~ty,
SenIor Week wIll c0Illl'?ence slack on the part of club secre-I defeated the Hofstra debatIng
on Thursday, June 7, w~th a taries in notifying the STAG team. The following week on
p:ese~tatlOn by t~e dramatIc S?- about their club's activities. If February 14th, Glen Hawman
clety In the evenIng. FrIday wIll ou want your club to have pub- and .Genrge Birge, a negatIv.e
be ~ .Day. of RecollectIOn under ~city, prestige and appeal, the team, :defeated Bridgeport ,unI­the
dIrectIOn of Fat~er .Edmu~d STAG is willing to cooperate .versity,~ .on ,Jhe same natIOnal
Hogan, S.J. AlumnI F~eld wIll with you. Perhaps 'many of the topic. Again' on February 21st,
be t~e scene of the SenIor Class secretaries are unaware of the the affirmative team of Ed Wall
PIC~IC .on Saturda~, June. 9, fact that a notice is put on the and James. Eplett engaged
WhIle, In the evenIng, an I.n- bulletin board every other Mon- another team at BrIdgeport y.
formal. dance, under the c.halr- day morning informing them in a heated debate on the sarn;e
manshlp of Frank Bepko wIll be that the STAG will accept news topic and were defeated. Today,
held. of any recognized clubs. The John Daly and Tom Flaherty,
On Sunday morning, the presidents should encourage travel to the New Haven State
Seniors will attend Ma~s togeth- their secretaries to write all Teachers Colle~e and next week,
er, after which the~ WIll l;>e the news and events concerning March 9, Le~lIe BrImmer and
guests of the AdmInIstration at their respective groups. These Tom Desy WIll debate Manhat­a
Communion Breakf.ast.. The reports should be left on the tan College, while J~hn Fray
Baccalaureate CeremonIes In the desk of Father Harris not later and Steve Sedensky wIll.debate
evening will bring the day to a than 2 p.m. Wednesday of that Mount St. Vincents, both In Ne;v
close. . same week. I shall then rewrite York. A hIghlIght of the clul;> s
A Shrine to Our Lady of Fair- them and present them in this debating activities will be Its
field, the gift of the Senior Class, column. participation in the New Eng­will
be presented on Monday The New Haven Club is com- land Debate TourI?-ament to be
afternoon followed by the pleting its final plans for the held at PrOVIdence College on
planting 'ceremony. This cere- Glee Club Concert scheduled for March 16 and 17. I understand
mony will see first of the Dog- April 6th, at Troop Junior High that a. number of ~ew Engla~d
woods, which are to be plant~d School. It is hoped that enough C~tholIc Colleg~s WIll en~age.In
by the Senior CI~sses of F~lr- support will be given to this af- thIS contest. FaIrfield UnIversIty
field, placed firmly In the ground. fair so that a scholarship may WIll be ably repr~sented by two
A tea for the parents and guests be offered to a worthy recipi- teams, one consIsting. of Tom
of the Seniors is being planned, ent. At the last meeting, the fol- Flaherty and George BIrge, and
to be followed by Class Prop~- lowing members were selected the other of Ed Wall and Tom
ecy. The Senior Banquet WIll to act as committee chairmen: TIerney.
take place in the evening. George Thomas, Hall; Robert '~he Fre~hman-Soph9moreDe-
The climax of Senior Week McCoy, Program; Enzo Montesi; batIng SOCIety has been .assure~
will be the Commence.ment Ex- Publicity; John Swans,?p, Tlc.k- of a publIc debat~ ~urIn~e~_
ercises which will begm at ten- ets; all under the gener chalr-' first week of Marc.. our.. t
thirty on Tuesday morning. -r:hey manship of ~aymo?d O'Con,nor. bel'S ?f the club ~Ill:~~tI~l~a :
will be held at AlumnI FIeld, Club preSIdent WIllIam Magee In thIS debate to e e e or
and arrangements will be made is chairman ex-officio. the freshman and. sophomore
if the weather is inclement. The The Junior-Senior Debating classes.. Ahwelcom~ IS e:tended
first graduates of Fairfield Uni- Society writes that on February to all fres men an . sop omores
versity will attend their Senior 7th the National Topic: Re- w~o ~re contemplatIng member­Ball,
that same evening. The solved: That the United Nations shIp In the club.
Ball committee is is headed by should form a'flew International
Joe Regensburger, but the site Organization was debated at
of the dance has not yet been Hofstra College. The affirmative
selected. team of George Birge and Tom
• • •
By Rudolph Girandola
Council Report
Club' Thrills
The Campus Minstrels ... Still Going Strong
"Toreador" at the Klein
Glee
GLEE CLUB
March 1. 1951
(Continued from Page One)
versity. With a well-delivered
speech, Mr. McNamara praised The air is tense ... a feeling
Mr.. Harak, Director of the Glee of awe creeps over the F.U. dele­Club,
for his untiring efforts in gation as our chairman for a
organizing the group and devel- day, "MOLOTOV" McNamara
oping it to its present status, speaks quick son ... my ear-and
cited it as "one of the best phone~ STRAINING THE
glee clubs in New England." Mr. STRAINS:
McNamara added that the lead- The JUKE BOX is squashed
ership afforded by Mr. Harak ... let silence reign no pic-had
done much not only for the ture of COUNCIL for shame,
Glee Club, but for Fairfield Uni- for shame ... A gift for our lead­versity
as well. This pre~enta- er of GLEE CLUB renown ...
tion was unique in the hIstory a clock with inscription. Look
of Fairfield, and Mr. McNamara over the door ... for number of
expressed the appreciation of floor ... mistake no more . . .
the student body a's a whole for as so many before ... To relieve
Mr. Harak and his ceaseless and! the congestion I offer suggestion
untiring efforts. . .. put in escalators ...
During Part Two, Rudy Ross, TO ASSESS OR NOT
'51, accompanist and President TO ASSESS: .
of the. Club, amazed the audI- The JUnIor CI~ss c0,1;nmlttee,
ence with his rendition of the meetmg on the Issue How to
"Fire Dance" by DeFalla. Then raise funds for a YEAR BOOK,"
George Keane, '51, sang as his is inclined. to favor assessment
tenor solo "The Hills of Home" of the SenIor. Class a~ th~ best
by Oscar J. Fox. means to obtam finanCIal aId ...
The Bensonians as far as using procee~s from the
. JUNIOR PROM ... nIX ... The
As the final SOlOIStS, a new reason for the "no squeeze" on Submitted by a student of
group. within the Glee Club the PROM proceeds being, "the St. Vincent's, Peggy Nolan
made ItS first scheduled appear- active student who always par- Now that we have been for-ance
i~ a concert. The Benson= ticipates in class functions, such mally introduced to the readers
Jans, In.clu.dmg Edward Cald as the J.P., gets hit twice while
well, WIllIS KeIIy, Ar thur Lan- "money sacks" Joe only pays at of the Stag, .we shall try to live
dry, and Kurt Martha, sang theIr assessment time" ... Want help? up to everyone's expectations.
barbershop quartette arrange- leave it optional ... the After due consideration and
ments of "Skeeters Am a ~hoice between the TAX when a much thought, we decided the
Humm-in'" and "Moon Over Senior or dance as a Junior (for best way to further introduce
Brooklyn." The contrastmg style a substantial fee' ... a good way ourselves would be through our
of singing, and the excellent to get a run for your money. . . various actiivties. So, here it is,
presentation of the songs .by the BANKRUPTCY DECLARED: the first communique submitted
quartette, caused reso~ndmg ap- We need more funds to run by feminine hand to that great
plause from the audIence even the COUNCIL ... 2% levy on publication-"The Stag::
after the encore had been sung. all activities only nets $4.50 per Serving as the center of our
year ... I wonder what's done activities and located to the left
with the remaining 50c? ... the of the Information' Desk, and
Council is shopping around for down the hall is our auditorium.
new ideas to boost revenue . . . Many of you Fairfield men who
Why not charge admission . . . have attended our dances are al­HOT
TIP ... to "JIM" BURNS ready acquainted with it. We
of A.A. . . . get the figures fOr doubt, however, if you would
SPORTS NIGHT take ... the recognize it as the softly illu­2%
levy wants you ... pay up or minated and attractively deco-it's
da choppers. . . rated room with which you are
BONG! ALL RIGHT! familiar.
ALL RIGHT! As you step across the. thresh-
Attention'! "Ukuelele" Sam hold, an ·extraordi,n.aty sight
and "Corridor" Como ... Sopho- meets your eyes; the auditorium
mores are giving a "SHOW seems to be a mass of confused
YOUR 'STUFF NIGHT" . : . humanity. Quickly you retrace
April 2£, 1951 . . . All cliJ,sses your steps as something, pre-may,
participate We'll take sumably a, basketball, whizzes
strings . . . swings any ole past your head. Looking toward
thing. , . you may even sing. . . the rear left hand corner of the
Show us the genius ... that's room, you see a group of run-said
of wise Seniors ning, jumping and yelling girls.
Let's hear the crooners . . . This, your guide informs you, is
from you mighty Juniors a practice game of basketball.
Oh, sounds galore . . . the The team's next tussle will be
witty Sophomore 'with the Sterling House team on
Bring on the ham ... vtJila ... March 2nd, at 7:00 p.m. at the
Freshman . . '. IYWCA. .
EXTRA: Juicy vegetables sold A glance toward the right-at
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JUNIOR WEEK
(Continued from Page One)
The feature event, the Junior
Promenade, will be held Friday,
May 4. Jim Long, chairman of
the Prom committee, and his co­adjutants
are deciding upon one
01 the two sites selected. Up to
press time the decision between
the Shore and Country Club in
Norwalk, and the Actors Colony
Inn in Derby were the two ob­jectives
to be decided upon.
No definite arrangements have
been made for a band, nor has
the price for bids been establish­ed.
Long said as soon as e and
his committee pick a site, he
will be able to make definite
contacts for a band and the price
for the bids will be .set.
The Promenade Committee
contains the following members:
James Long, chairman; Robert
Conroy, Conrad Sternchak, John
Fray, Joseph Wihbey, Charles
Vernale, ",' Jerry Russo, Willis
Kelly and Thomas Loricco.
March L 1951
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of you wr.o do not understand
this system. Dunkel figures a
school's mark on the basis of the
scores they make in games play­ed.
The caliber of the team play­ed
is also taken into considera­tion.
Each and every game is
rated. and it gives an indication
of the superiority of one team
over another. A team with a
rating of 50.7 would be expected
to beat us by eight points. The
figures given do not mean that
the score will be 50-42.
By BERNIE BEGLANE
With the recent basketbali
scandal still the talk of the coun­try,
it wouldn't be right to com­pletely
ignore it at this time,
although what I have to say
about it has probably been said
over and over since .the story
bas occupied the headlines of all
the newspapers.
In mv opinion, the whole af­fair
"stinks," and I don't fpel
that any sympathy should be
given the players involved.
Sure, everybodv is entitled to
make mistakes in their life. but
how low can they stoop to do
so? Do they have to bring such
disl{race upon themselves as to
sell their self respect? Do they
have to disgrace their families?
Do they have to sell their
future?
I don't think so. The money
they received isn't worth the
futures they gave up. One of the
boys involved expected an ao­pointment
to the New York City
Fire Deoartment. Another was
expected to really make a go
of it in pro ball.
What's the solution? I don't
claim to know the exact answer.
Many steps are being taken now
that the pressure is bain.!! out
on by the authorities. The wel­fare
of the other students is be­ing
ignored in the hasty an­swers.
Pulling out of big arenas
doesn't seem to be a suitable
reply. Some of the blame might
exist there, but not all of it.
The players involved aren't
"angels" in the matter. It will
take time and study to really
come up with the proper rem­edy.
A word of praise should goo to
the timer at the New Britain
State Teachers game. With the
pressure that was put on him
by the home crowd, it is really
a tribute to his integrity to have
him e-ive an answer that cost
his school the ball game and
which might cost them a tour­nev
bid.
George Thomas. manager of
the varsity baseball team. is
anxious to hear from some
freshman or sophomore who is
interested in assisting him with
the team. The man selected will
step in to Thomas' job when
George graduates. Managers are
a necessary part of any sport to
make it a success, so anyone
interested is asked to contact
Thomas or Father Kinsella, Di-rector
of Athletics.
The success of the Junior
Varsity-Knights of Xavier bas­ketball
game staged two weeks
ago will now make it an annual
fixture. Those in attendance
were "treated" to a fine exhibi­tion
of comedy basketball that
included "blind" referees, a new
type basketball and some "won­derful"
platoon-system substitu­tion
on the part of Coach Frank
Orlowski of the Knights.
A challenge has been issued
by Bernie (Max) O'Meara on
behalf of his intra-mural basket­ball
team. They are willing to
vie with any team in the school.
Interested opponents should see
Bernie or Father Crowley, Di­rector
of Intra-Mural Athletics.
Fairfield's latest rating in
Dunkel~s Ratings, the nation­wide
standard which lines up
one college with any other in
the country, is 42.7. For those
The Senior Bowling League
has concluded the first half of
its schedule, with the Mud­hooks
crowned winners. The
second half of play has gotten
under way with the Lucky
Strikes setting an early pace.
They have garnered. a new high
team game record with 573.
They also hold down the team
three-game series standard with
a 1586 total.
In a pair of challenge matches,
the Seniors defeated the Pre­Medical
Section in three straight
games, while they gained a 2-1
decision over the Juniors.
At the last meeting of the
loop, it was decided to divide
the schedule into three sections,
with the winner being decided
by a round-robin playoff.
Mudhooks Annex
First Half Title
THE STAG
Fairfield's regular basketball
season schedule will come tt> a
close tomorrow night at the
Bridgeport State Armory when
the Red Stags play host to their
neighboring rivals, the Uni­versity
of Bridgeport.
In the preliminary game, the
junior varsity squads of both
schools will clash, with the
opening whistle slated for 7:30
p.m.
The charges of Coach Jim
Hanrahan will be out to g.ain the
second win of the year over the
Purple Knights. In an earlier
meeting this season, Fairfield
prevailed by a 64-57 margin.
For Fairfield, Paul Frauen­hofer
and Joe Kehoe are expect­ed
to start as forwards with
Jimmy Homa holding down the
center slot. At the guard posi­tions
will be Stan Suchenski and
Bobby Markovic.
Frank Fitzpatrick, Jack Mul­lady,
Jack Sullivan and Joe
Miko are expected to see first
line reserve duty.
Herb Glines, mentor of the
U.B. five, is scheduled to go
along with Josh Liburd, Dick
LaBash, . Gus Seaman, Charlie
Kozulko and Lou Saccone.
The Seasiders will be "up"
for this important area battle,
as first place for the mythical
Bridgeport championship will
be at stake. The Knights have
two wins in three outings for
this title, while Fairfield boasts
one win and no losses.
Stags Close
With U.B.
Beglane Sets
Record At 333
./'
t
St. Anslems Wages A Losing BatHe
They made things tough!
The second basketball Pep A 333 series by Bernie
Rally of' the season was held Beglane on games of 115, 111
this morning during second pe- and 107 set the pace in the Jun­riod
at Berchmans Hall in prep- ior Bowling League last week,
aration for the "big natural" as he set a new high individual
rivalry tomorrow night - the total standard to lead Team No.
University of Bridgeport. ,3 to three wins. Previous high
Guest speaker for the rally Iwas Jim Long's 326.
was Phil Peterson, sportscaster Team No.4, composed of Kurt
of Radio Station WNAB 0 f IMartha, Joe Forte, Joe Wihbey
Bridgeport. and Long are in first place with
Father Kinsella, Fairfield's 13 wins and eight losses. Four
Athletic Director, also spoke. Iteams are deadlocked for sec­Members
of the varSIty were ond place one game bebiT'r1 the
present and were introduced by tt '
Father Kinsella. pacese ers.
Members of the glee club and The first place crew has high
the school's cheer leaders also team average with a mark of
took part in the program. Bernie 195, while Team No. 3 has high
Beglane was master of cere- team game and series with totals
monies. of 416 and 1192 respectively.
Peterson Speaks
At Pep Rally
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The annual ping pong tourna­ment
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James Byrnes, president of the
group. It will run every school
day until March 16, and a record
number of entries are expected
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the school has opened.
Entries have been received all
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THE STAG
Results IOf
ROTC Poll
Jayvees Beat
Hillyer, K. X.
In an effort to stimulate more
interest in the Intramural Bas­ketball
League, Father John
Crowley, league director, has
announced that an indoor tour­nament
will be staged at the
Bridgeport State Armory.
Most students should find
this a better tourney to partici­pate
in rather than the outdoor
loop that was staged with mod­erate
success. A record number
of entries are expected.
The tournament will be an
elimination affair, with suitable
prizes offered to the victors.
Members of the Athletic As­sociation
will be in charge of
the affair, and they will supply
the necessary officials.
Teams desiring to participate
are asked to submit their entries
to Father Crowley or to any
member of the Athletic Associ­ation.
~ ... fr;~iS
~ ~ corner...
" ~~ By FRANCIS G. PHILBIN, '52
Of my early days in Fairfield My censor then resumed his
one impression remains para- sombre progress down the hall.
mount in my memory,-brief- My analytic mind also told me
cases, all shapes and sizes of that the gentleman with the
them, carried always, however, briefcase had some mysterious
by important looking young influence in that dark nebulous
men. I soon came to realize that council, the "administration,"
the briefcase, like the turban in else he would not have invoked
India, was a mark of distinction. its name so casually and with
A briefcase was more than a such superb assurance. As I pro­mere
vehicle for books, it was a gressed in wisdom in the halls of
sign, a standard, by which the Fairfield, I learned that there
more assiduous student, the was just something about a
more energetic club joiner might highly polished leather case
be recognized from the mass of which lent its owner a certain
drones in the student body. My air of confidence and self esteem
first encounter with one of these that was a remarkable thing to
privileged bearers of the sacred see. In fact, when I passed one
sacks was very embarrassing of them in a corridor, I had to
and, 'in fact, might have con- check a rather self degrading
tributed to my present malad- impulse towards bowing my
justed state. I was giving vent head to the gentleman.
to one of my favorite passions, I am not without ambition,
rolling oranges down a corridor and I, too, determined that I
floor and watching the juice would some day break into that
splatter on the wall, when I magic circle. I planned, however,
heard a loud "ARUMPH," be- to do it inconspicuously, lest I be
hind me. I arose, quaking with looked upon as an impertinent
fear, thinking I had been caught "climber." So, I purchased a
by one of the inquisitorial board. book-strap. Later I planned to
I sighed with relief, when I saw work into the athletic bag stage
that it was a mere student, com- and, finally, to use a full fledged
The Junior Varsity had little posed of flesh and bone as I was. briefcase. However, my illusions
trouble securing their fourth My relief was short lived, how- were rudely shattered one day
win of the season when they ever, when I saw that he was ";"hen I saw a distinguished look­traveled
to Hartford and met carrying a briefcase and was ing member of the fraternity
Hillyer College February 9. conservatively dressed in con- reach into the sacred precincts
The Hillyer freshmens' lack trast to my rather outlandish of a plush briefcase and from a
of perfection of the funda- garb. "Ah, you know that you layer of cracked ice extricate a
mentals of basketball enabled are acting rather childishly, bottle of Heinschmers deluxe ale.
the "Redmen" to coast to an don't you," he said, frowning,- So that is what those bags were
easy victory. The Stags pene- "Aside from that, the 'adminis- for! They didn't contain import-.
trated Hillyer's haphazard zone tration' wouldn't like this at all." ant documents, weighty tomes or
early in the second period and Being sensitive, I immediately blueprints for a dormitory! It
never were in serious trouble realized that here was a man of
for the remainder of the contest. }'mportance, even }'f he ·was only was then I determined to return
Bill Meehan, George Boser, a student. I stammered, "Y-yes to my plebian days of loose, bat­sir,
I-ah, I won't do it again." tered books.
and Jim Stapleton maintained ~~~~~~~~~~;;;;;;;;~=="-=============j
perfect control of the boards,
while Don Burns and Bill Smith
carried the burden of the scor­ing
chores.
Burns proved particularly '="""''''''''''''''''''''''.....''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''='''''''''''''=''''''''''''''''''''''''''''"""J troublesome to the Hillyer men
in the closing minutes when he
dumped in four straight sets
from far out and broke the back
of Hillyer's only rally. The score­board
read 42-34 as time ran
out.
The Jayvees "upset" a strong,
and heavy, Knights of Xavier
quintet in a "battle" at the ar­mory
on February 16 by the
score of 37-31.
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March L 1951
Stags Upset State Teachers,
St. A's; H,ope For Tourney B,id
By BERNIEBEGLANE
After winning three straight games at the expense
of New England colleges, Fairfield dropped the next
two, the first to Hofstra at Hempstead, Long Island,
while the second defeat was inflicted by neaI"'by Arnold
of M:i1ford.
Fairfield's record now stands at 13 wins and 10
losses. .
The Stags are hopeful of a bid to the New England
N.A.I.B. tournament to be held at Tufts College in
Boston next week.
Fairfield 78, Hillyer 44 games of the year. Playing a
Setting a fast pace throughout hunch, Hanrahan went along
the contest the Jesuits bounced with a starting lineup of fresh­back
to their winning ways after men, and kept them intact until
a three game, two loss week in the final minutes of play when
Metropolitan New York. Falling an ankle injury forced Fitzpat­behind
2-0 in the opening sec- rick out of action. Besides Fitz­onds
of play, Fairfield opened up patrick, the other starters were
a 14 point spree to romp to an Homa, Suchenski, Markovic and
easy win over the Insurance Paul Frauenhofer.
City school. Homa set the pace for Fair-
Bobby Markovic set the scor- field with 15 points, with Marko­ing
pace with 17 points, fo'llow- vic and Suchenski chipping in
ed closely by Stan Suchenski's with 12 each. _
16. Joe Kehoe chipped in with Hofstra 71. Fairfield 51
10.' Trailing by but four points
George Mainville and Roger with 10 minutes remaining, Fair­Wilson
were top point gatherers field's Stags were limited to one
for the Hillyerites, meshing 14 two-pointer and five throws from
and 10 tallies respectively. the 15-foot stripe, while Hof-
Fairfield enjoyed an unusual stra's Flying Dutchmen fast
success from the free throw line, break for 23 turned a: tight game
finding the range 16 times in 20 into a route.
attempts. Al Piccard proved too much
Fairfield 62, New Britain 61 off the boards, as he meshed 13
Jack Sullivan's foul shot after points in the second half. Percy
the game was completed proved .Johnson was top scorer for the
tc be the margin of victory in an Long Islanders with 16, while
exciting tussle that saw the Matty Ernau poured 10 through
Stags come from behind in the the hoop.
final four minutes of play after For Fairfield, Suchenski was
leading throughout most of the the only performer to operate
game. effectively, scoring 20 markers
Frank Fitzpatrick's set shots on eight field goals and four foul
and Jimmy Homa's hook shots shots.
and great defensive playoff the Anro1d 57, Fairfield 51
boards were decisive factors in With three men, Homa, Mar-
Fairfield's upset victory. Marko- kovic and Suchenski, unable to
vic also came through in fine perform at full strength because
style in the last two minutes of of heavy colds and the grippe,
play with a pai}~ of long one- Fairfield dropped its second
handel'S. game of the year to the Milford
Dick Schermerhorn was the school. Suchenski failed to play
thorn in Fairfield's side through- 'at all, being bedded with a tem­out
the engagement, scoring 18 perature of 104 degrees.
points. Werner Henkel totaled The Stags were in the ball
12. game until midway in the sec-
Markovic and Homa were top ond half when Arnold's superior
scorers for the winners with 15 height began to produce divi-while
Fitzpatrick earned 14. dends. Frank McDermott posted
Fairfield 45, St. Anselm's 42 15 points, mostly on taps. Buddy
Registering its second straight Amato was next with 13.
upset WIn in as many games, Kehoe led Fairfield in scoring,
the charges of Jim Hanrahan gaining 21 points, while Jack
played one of the best ball Mullady and Sullivan hooped 10.
No plans will be made for the
Air Force RO.T.C., for which
Fairfield recently applied, until
the beginning of ,the Fall Semes­ter.
Major Jansen, U.S.A.F., vis­ited
the school recently, and in­spected
it for RO.T.C. possibili­ties.
Major Jansen is attached to
Yale University as an RO.T.C.
officer. At the present time, he
is on assignment with the First
Air Force, and is inspecting the
various colleges which have ap­plied
for the unit.
The recent poll taken in the
school demonstrated a great de­sire,
on the part of the students
and faculty, for a permanent
RO.T.C. unit. Major Jansen's
report has been submitted to
Washington from whence the
final decision will come. No de­cision
on the subject has been
'------------ -: handed down as yet.
Page 6 THE STAG March 1, 1951
Student Teachers
Apply Theory In
Prep Classroo,ns
While many members of the
Senior Class will not begin their
professional training until after
graduation, a number of other
Seniors have already begun
their professional training here
at the University in the Teacher
Training Program. The course
being conducted in Directed Ob­servation
and Supervised Prac­tice
Teaching is under the super­vision
of Dr. Maurice E. Rogalin,
Director of Teacher Training.
In the program all phases of
classroom management and the
art of teaching are considered.
In addition, all related activities
which are proper to and expect­ed
of a teacher today are in­cluded;
his relations with hi
fellow teachers, the parents of
his pupils, and his community
are included in the course.
After careful observation and
study of the curriculum being
followed, the student-teacher
takes personal control of a class.
His work is observed and super­vised
by the teacher who nor­mally
conducts the same class.
The personal habits and traits,
classroom organization and man­agement,
class records, and the
teaching technique of the stu­dent-
teacher are all evaluated
by the supervising teacher.
The Observation phase of the
program is conducted at the
Fairfield University College Pre­paratory
School and in some
local high schools. All Practice
Teaching is also done at the Pre­paratory
school, the only excep­tions
being some few subjects
which are not taught at the
Prep.
Doctor Rogalin conducts per­iodic
inspections of the internes
in the classes which they are
conducting. These inspections
are followed by individual con­ferences
with Dr. Rogalin where
each student-teacher is consult­ed
about his personal class prob­lems
and procedures. Then also
there are group conferences
where common difficulties that
the whole training group may
have encountered are discussed.
At the. completion of his train­ing
period each interne will have
been evaluated by the supervis­ing
teacher. A full and thorough
consideration will be given to all
phases of his work. In addition
to this report on the interne, Dr.
Rogalin also will evaluate the
whole course as evidence of the
student-teacher's work.
Those men who are approved
by the supervising teacher and
by Dr. Rogalin will be recom­mended
for State Teacher's Cer­tificates
if, in addition to this re­commendation,
they have ful­filled
the University's require­ments
for graduation.
Taking part in the Teacher
Training Program are: Robert
Berg, Frank Blowe, Richard
Blank, Al Bown, William Braun,
Bernard Bzdick, Anthony Cas­eria,
Edward CUll, David Cun­ningham,
Anthony DeFrancisco,
Emilio DiFrancisco, Pasquale Di­Orio,
Edward Flannery, John
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Klimczak, Richard Leonard,
Joseph Matuskowitz, Thomas
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Ralph Money, T. Emmet Mur~
ray, Thomas C. O'Connor, Ed­ward
B. Reilly, Louis A. Rotello
Paul Sinanis, Joseph Skerrit, Al~
fred S. Tolius, Albert S. Takas
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Welch Chairman PROFESSOR WALTON Now Hear This! (Continued from Page One)
M d 800 PM Of Sophomore arrived at Yale he did not find on ay,.· ... AmateNur ·19ht ohnisewboorokks ianbothuet sSotm. eThthormeeasanodr Ie C a half million volumes in the
President Tim Cronin of the Yale library. Mr. Walton placed cL· gb Sophomore Class has announced some of the blame for this long
On Wednesday, February 28, a to U that the Class of 1953 will spon- absence of scholastic phiioso-at
8:00 P.M., the Fairfield Uni- C SOl' an amateur night on Thurs- phy upon the Catholics them-versity
Glee Club held a concert W I C day, April 26. He announced selves, for many of them fought,
in the Ansonia High School au- ••• ,. that John Welch, BSS, has been rather than integrate, s u c h
ditorium. This concert was the appointed Chairman of the Com- movements as the Renaissance
second of its kind sponsored by mittee. and the advance of the sciences.
the Valley Club of Fairfield Uni- S J I Ne Mr. Welch has informed the
versity. The last one was held in oua ity ews STAG that he has picked a Professor Walton said that if
March of 1950. The purpose of1--------------- committee which includes: Dave there now seems to be a resur­this
concert was to add to the 0 March 19 at 1 30 m the Phelan, Louis Pelligrino, John gence in Scholastic Philosophy,
n ,: p. ., this new interest can be greatly
present scholarship fund of the first of three pre-Cana confer- Auger, John Malakie, Carroll attributed to two men; Maritan
Valley Club. This fund has al- ences will be held at Albertus IMcGrath, and Dick Bepko. Plans of Princeton and Gilson of Har-ready
been used, having con- Magnus College in New Haven. for the affair are as yet incom- vard. These men stand out as
tributed to the first scholarship Plans were laid for this confer- plete, but it will include a num-award
presented by the club last ence on Monday evening, Febru- bel' of skits, plus various per- the best general philosophers in
September. . ar)' 19, by a group of students formances from talented stu- the world at the present time
G I C · f th from Albertus Magnus and Fair- dents. and they are not being accepted
The enera halrman 0 e .. on the basis of what they are
Valley Club in charge of this fi.eld UfnRiversJity under the direc- .BIll MfentIllo, a popular enter- teach'lng, but ra:ther on thel.l'
concert was Mr. Edmund Gub- tIon 0 ev. ohn C. Knott, who tamer 0 Stamford, has agreed t t' Th l' th t
bins. specializes in conducting Cana to serve as Master of Cere- repu a IOn. ey rea Ize a
C
. . most of our contemporary prob-
On Friday, March 9, at 8:30 a~d pre- ana throughout the mMonlMes for the amateur nIght'llems are the same as those that
P.M., the Waterbury Club of DIOcese of Hartford. It was de- r. entIllo has performed m faced the eo Ie f th 13th _
Fairfield University' will sponsor cided to conduct the conference many benefits throughout the t p poe cen
the Fairfield University Glee as a round-table discussion southern part of the state, and ury. .
Club in a concert to be held in among four students, two from recently directed the Minstrel Under our present system, saId
the Wilby High School AUditori- Albertus and two from Fairfield. put on by the employees of Mr. ~alton, we are living in a
Questions from the audience will Schick, Inc. in Stamford. A ver- transItIOn to pure pagamsm; the
um, Waterbury. The price of ad- t t th t t
mission will be $1. All the pro- conclude the discussion. Though satile, humorist, Bill has prom- same Sl ua IOn a was presen
ceeds will go towards the estab- the time is rather inconvenient ised not only to act as master m the 13th century untIl the
-1 :30 in the afternoon - Fair- of ceremonies but also to en- tIme of St. Thomas. The greatest
lishment of a scholarship award field students are invited to at- tertain with o' ne or two vocal reason for thI'S trend I.S the pres-for
1951. Last year the Water- tend this first conference. Rob- numbers. ence f t 0 wo types of people in
bury Club sponsored a similar ert Wakin, Joseph Cuomo, James regal'd t S m 0 1. .. homas. First we
concert, which was very success- Doheny, Donald Haefler and have th ose who do not want to
ful and helped greatly in estab- John Boyle represented Fairfield read th e works of St. Thomas
lishing the scholarship award University at the initial meet- and secondly we have those who,
mcluabd.e last September by this ing. Any engaged or married I'f they d0 read them, do not un-students
at Fairfield who might derstand them at all.
The following members are be interested in taking part in The modern intellectuals are
the committee leaders: Francis one of the later discussions can mostly Hegelians who are roam-
Woods, Chairman of Publicity; contact either Father Hogan or ing in a confused world, search-
Arthur Boulanger, Chairman of Robert Wakin. ing for a system of philosophy
the Ticket Committee; Charles that appeals to them. They con- PETER'S PHARMACY stantly move from one system to
Vernale, Chairman of the Pro- another trying to satisfy them-gram
Committee; Joseph Sker- 1527 North Ave.• Bpt. selves. The present "fad" is Se-ritt,
'Chairman of the Finance Prescriphons a Specialty mantics, which according to Mr.
Committee. Walton, is absolute nonsense, for
Call 5-4532 they seem to spend a great deal
of time searching for something,
and when they are through they
do not seem to know what it
was.
Logic, however is the one
thing that these people do still
"'" believe in and here, Mr, Walton
Jack Malakie says, is a chance for us to ac-cept
the providential call for
each of us to bring the message
of God into every field of life.
We cannot conform ourselves to
this society, but we must be able
to' stand on our own feet and
give reasons for the faith that is
in us. However, since you can­not
give what you haven't got,
we must prepare ourselves now
by concentrating on and under­standing
our Scholastic Philoso­phy.
As laymen, we will be able to
get places and be accepted in
circles where a priest would
find it most difficult, if not im­possible
to penetrate. These
men, said Professor Walton, are
searching for truth, and it is our
duty to give them this truth in
a language they will understand.
The Chairman has expressed
the wish that the Freshmen and
Sophomores will support this
affair which precedes the Spring
Prom by some two weeks. Mr.
F;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;g!;;;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;::=;:;;:;;:;;;:;;;;;;=~;:W:::~elch has requested that any
members of the Student Body
who would be willing to serve
on any of the committees, con­tact
him or any of the commit­te~
as soon as possible.
Glee Club Sings
For Waterbury,
Valley Clubs'
Scholarships