Vol. VIII-No. 8 Published by Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. March 28, 1951
Tom Fitzgerald, president of the class of 1957, has
announced recently that this year's Annual Senior
Week will extend from Friday, June 7th to Wednesday,
June 12th.
THE FOREIGN SERVICE
EXAMINATION WILL BE
HELD ON JUNE 28th.
The annual appearance of the Glee Club at
the Klein Memorial in Bridgeport is scheduled for Fri-
James Rourke, a senior, added another mark to the APPLICATIONS C LOS E day, Apr. 12th. Co-sponsors for the affair are the Bridge-school's
list of accomplishments by being elected ON MAY lst. port Area Club and the Glee Club. Proceeds realized
Speaker of the House at this year's session of the APPLICATIONS MAY BE from the concert are used to augment a scholarship
Connecticut Intercollegiate Student Legislature, heIdi PIC KED UP AT THE fund which will provide future Bridgeport area stud-
PLACEMENT OFFICE.
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Measom Head Delegate ~,--- ~ To Sing Spirituals
The Fairfield delegation, I The Klein concert is a high-headed
by senior delegate Ed- light of the current Glee Club
mund Measom, former Editor- tour. In years past the student
in-Chief of the STAG, also dis- body has responded admirably
tinguished itself by having one to this "home concert." Among
of Fairfield's bills passed and the highlights will be such
by being instrumental in the marches as "March of the Gren-defeat
of a "Right to Work", adiers," "The Drum," and
bill. 'I "Marching Along Together";
Rourke, who is also president Neg r 0 spirituals including
of the New England Region, "Somebody's Callin' My Name,"
NFCCS, defeated Charles Allen "Water Boy," and "Climb Up
of Yale University for the most Ye Chillun"; and the ballads
important position of the mock "Sweet and Low," "Think On
session. Jim controlled the Me," and "The Rose of Tralee."
~orkings of the House, so that Medley from "My Fair Lady"
all of the bills were presented A medley of songs from the
and voted on by the members musical "My Fair Lady" and
of the junior chamber. three Leroy Anderson tunes,
Masterson Bill Passed "Blue Tango," "Waltzing Cat,"
Fairfield's bill to abolish the "Belle of the Ball," are out-
Fair Trade laws in Connecticut standing features of the pro-was
passed over some opposi- gram. "0 Faithful Cross" and
tion. The bill was presented to "Stabat Mater" are among the
the Committee on Public Wel- religious numbe-rs. "Bonnie Las-fare
and Humane Institutions sie" and the thundering "Gra-
Junior by James Masterson. nada" round out the well-bal-
After passing the commit- anced program.
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NEW BUILDINGS NAMED
AFTER JESUIT SAINTS
!
Resolution Passed By SENIOR WEEI( FESTIVITY
I
Student Council To
Limit .4ll Activities BEGINS FRIDAY~ JUNE 7
. . . \ At its last meeting, the Stu-
The two bUIldmgs, currently under constructIOn at I dent Council passed a resolu-
Fairfield University, will be named in honor of 16th t~o~ .1im.iting !he number of accentury
saints according to the Very Rev. Joseph D. tIvItIe~ m WhICh a student may
. '.. particIpate.
FItzGerald, S.J., presIdent of FaIrfield. This resolution is intended to
A dormitory with facilities~ benefit the .individual student, --------------<t.;> Festivities Begin June 7th
for 210 students will be named E '1 CA' d the student body as a whole, 5 . F' 51 d The week's festivities will
Gonzaga in memory of Saint . 1111 e ote ppolnte and the University itself, by re- clence air ate begin on the 7th with a Stag
Aloysius Gonzaga, the patron Chairlnan of Carnival moving from the student not April 25-26 In Xavier at the Catholic Social Hall in
saint of youth. The second only the temptation but also the I Bridgeport. Ken Catendella has
building which will house class- The Student Council has ap- opportunity of overburdening Students from more than 60 been named Chairman of the
rooms, ·a library, and adminis- pointed Emile Cote to be chair- himself with too many duties junior and senior high schools committee for this event.
tration offices, will be dedicated man of the 1958 Winter Carni- and responsibilities (as is obvi- are expected to participate in the On Saturday, Martin Toomey
Canisius Hall honoring Saint val Committee. ,ously indicated by the past his- eight annual Southern Connec- and his boys have arranged the
Peter Canisius, one of the A Junior tory of Fairfield's extra-curricu- ticut Science Fair to be held on Annual Faculty-Senior Softball
founders of the Catholic Press. I Cote, a junior, came to Fair- lar acti:vities), by g~idin~ .a~d April 25-26, at the University's game as the highlight of the
To Be Completed by September field at the beginning of this channelmg a stu~~nt s. act~vItIes Xavier Hall. The fair is spon- Class of '57 Picnic at the Ath-
Gonzaga and Canisius halls year after spending two years towards fU~l partI.cIp~tIOnm one sored by the Metropolitan letic Field.
are expected to be completed by at Tufts University. While at or two major actIvItI~s, thereby Bridgeport Science Teachers As- Class Day June 9th
September, while the construc- Tufts he was a member of Impro:vm~ the quahty of our 3Ociation whose express purpose June 9th, Class Day, a Com-tion
of a gymnasium is expect- Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, a orgamzatIOns. is to promote an interest in teen- munion Breakfast is scheduled
ed to begin soon with the cost I student council representative, . All too often, a st~dent has agers for a scientific career. at Loyola Hall. Baccalaureate
of the three b~ildings t? exceed Iand a member of several dance m the. past spread hI~ talents An Annual Event Services will be held in the aft-
$2,500,000. ThIS expansIOn pro- committees. He was also Stu- too thmly to the detn~ent of Pioneers in the Association ernoon. Joe Zaczkowski has been
gram, the largest undertaken dent Manager of the campus hIS o~n scholastic standmg, .the were Walter Hellman of the named head of Class Day cere-since
that of the College Pre- radio station WTCR. b.est mterests of the orgamza- F . fi ld bI" hIt monies, which will be open to
, hons concerned and those of the aIr e pu IC SC 00 sys em the faculty and administration.
paratory School 15 years ago A graduate of Staples High U· 't Th' t . t and Leo Rosenthal audio-visual Monday has been set aSI'de
on the former Lashar and Jen- . mverSI y. IS sys em IS no 0' , ' ' . . , School, Cot~ makes hIS home so restrictive however as to UJrector m FaIrfield. In 1949 the for the Class Formal Banquet
nmgs estates, follows FaIrfield s in Westport. He is currently .'.. '. . success of the first fair insured at Loyola Hall. Members of the
master plan for the devel-' . prevent hIS particIpatIOn m., . .
servmg on the Jumor Prom minor activities in which his ItS contmuatIOn as an annual faculty will be the guests of the
0I?me,nt of t~e campus, Father Committee and is a member of " event for the area. SenI'ors.
FItzgerald saId. ,mterests he. .
P C ' . . Ithe Glee Club. He IS the son of Failure. to comply with the (Contmued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3)
et.er am~lUs, born m Hol- Emile Cote, Sr., the nationally , ,. .
land m 1521 IS regarded as one f lIb d' t d pomt hmit set up by thIS Stu-
. ' amous g ee c u Irec or an dent Council System shall re- AlB d '
(Contmued on Page 6) arranger. sult in invalidation of the stu- . .nnua ri neport Concert
(Continued on Page 3) M
James Rourke Elected Speaker April 12 At Klein Memorial,
Of the House At CISL Meeting;
March 28, 1957
JUNIOR PROM
MAY 3
Feature Editor
William Lavery, '59
Sports Editor
Larry Lessing, '59
Exchange Editor
Sal Gilbertie, '58
you may do well to consider
this field.
If you are interested and
feel that you qualify, you
should inquire at the placement
office about available
openings and application requirements.
By TED COMBS
EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
William Keish, '58 - Paul Nagy, '57
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
David F. Barry, 57 - Edmund F. Measom, '57
News Editor
Dick Cummings, '59
Make-up Editor
John Murphy, '58
Business Manager
Robert Kaulbach, '59
News Staff; J. Lukiw, J. Breen, G. Gingras, E. Sittnick, J. Sargent.
Feature Staff: E. Rizy, M. Glean, J. Masterson, P. Calcina, A.
Verrilli, J. Croake, J. Chester, M. W-olcott, F. O'Rourke,
R. Carroll.
Make-up Staff: D. Sullivan.
Photographers: W. Fomento, J. Knobelsdorf.
Sports Staff; J. Young, R. Martin, W. Morris.
Art Staff: R. Warfle.
ments. Opportunities for advancement
depend. of course.
on the ability of the individual.
Large Possibilities Offered
The insurance' business has
grown steadily, and it offers a
career of large possibilities to
one who has a liking for business
details that are to a considerable
degree mathematical. I
So if you have a liking for figures
and ability to meet people,
..
THE STAG
By BOB CARROLL
Group Insurance
Some insurance agents sell
group insurance policies to insure
a large 'group of persons.
Such groups may be employed
in the same organization or
company; they may all be in a
certain kind of occupation; or
they may be people who wish
to take out policies for a certain
purpose, such as for hospitalization.
Life insurance agents call
on many prospects. selected
from an active list of likely
clients, and interview them
either at home or at their
place of business. The agent
works on a commission basis.
so that his income depends
upon his success in selling insurance.
Competition is usually
keen for beginners who
must compete with experienced
salesmen.
Careers.
LIFE INSURANCE
The great and growing business
of life insurance has need
for many skills. Opportunities
for college trained men are
numerous and the college
placement program each year
starts a number of outstanding
graduates on interesting, profit-able,
life-time careers. I
For a college graduate.
there are many opportunities Last week in the Cafe I found myself sitting across
in the insurance fields. Men the table from the most remarkable intellectual in the
selected for a career contract whole student body., Joe D. Funct. He is the character
receive training through care-fully
planned study courses whom we always see during the ten minute breaks
designed to give him a thor- between classes but never in any. His name cannot be
ough knowledge of, the fun- f d' th hIt I b h I h
damentals of life insurance. oun In e sc 00 ca a ogue ut e is a ways wit us
of the various types of poli- from the cafeteria to the Biology Lab. Joe can answer
cies and their uses. and effec- any question on any subject, so with this in mind, I
!ive techniques in selling life decided to ask him something which has been a conInsurance.
stant source of controversy in Xavier.
A Well Informed Agent ., .
Life insurance agents sell ThIS pa~tIc~lar mornmg Joe was contemplating,
policies in amounts of $1,000 or Ithrough unflmchmg eyes, the graceful symmetry of the
more to clients. A client insures Seven-Up machine. This was the time to approach the
his life so that in case his in- "0 I" 'th t' "J" I'd . come is cut off by illness or rae e WI my ques IOn. oe, sal, waVIng my
death his dependents will not hand in front of his eyes, "what do you think about the
suffer. A client therefore, ex- A.B. and the B.S.S. courses?" I sat back and silently
pects the agent to be well in- 't d f h' I "H hi R t d t' '11 formed on insurance laws, so-I wal e or IS rep y. u. epea a ques lOn, WI
c;al security t,axation, and in- yez?"
vestments related to. insura,nce. Half an hour later Joe started to answer. The
The agent as finanCIal advIsor, I ., . .
develops a plan to fit the in- words flowed forth from hIS lIps WIth unmterrupted
dividual's needs for insurance. brilliance. "Well, da way I seez it, a A.B. course is a
Industrial life insurance souped-up B.S.S. Doze A.B. guys are just scared. Dey
agents sell life insurance to .
persons in the lower bracket know nobody ever heard of B.S.S.. so dey plays It safe,
of income who usually take see! What was da udder one ... oh ya, B.S.S. Dem
out policies in amounts of are da guys what don't care about all dat old time talk
less than $1,000 with pay-. . ,
ments- p3yable weekly or lIke Latm and Greek. Dey must be better cause dere s
monthly. No medical examin- so many of em around." "Joe," I said, "isn't there anyati~
n. is required for these thing you don't know?" Joe thought for a while ...
Dohcles. and the agents col- "H hi"
lect the payments regularly U.
at the homes of the policy -----------------------------
holders.
"Tops in Town"
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,-,
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ED 4-6179 - Phones - FO 8-1661
955 Main Street, Bridgeport, Conn.
1260 Main St.
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KLEIN CONCERT
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boasts four outstanding soloists:
Ronald A. Skurat, William
J. Doyle, Donald E. Hofer, and
Simon Harak is the director Michael A. Glean.
of the 85-voice Glee Club. In TIckets for the concert may
addition to the Campus Min- be purchased from any member
strels, the club's novelty group, Iof the Bridgeport Club or from
and the Bensonians, a barber- the Rev. John Murray, S.J., the
shop quartet, the Glee Club Glee Club moderator.
Recently. the Student Council passed a resolution. limiting
the number of extra-curricular points a student can accummulate.
The Student Council is to be commended for its progressive
action. aimed at benefiting the individual student. the
organizations. and the University. It is a sign of maturity. It
manifests the idea that extra-curricular activities are for the
many - not only for the few.
Now that the Student Council has taken the initiative. it is
up to the students themselves to develop the issue. The Student
Council has the authority to limit the activities of an over-aggressive
studen-t. but it doesn't possess the right to force an individual
to participate in the program: And. unless the casual.
indifferent student shows an interest in the activities. the resolution
will be fruitless.
The extra-cuirricular program is a well coordinated plan.
design'ed to satisfy the particular interests of the individual,
student. Participation in the program is just as important for an
undergraduate. as his academic work. Whereas. the academic
work develops a student intellectually; participation in the extracurricular
program develops a student's personality. And in
order to be a success. both are equally important.
Since its inception ten years ago, Fairfield University
has grown in leaps and bounds. Through its first
decade of existence this program of expansio~hasmanifested
itself in the form of new classroom buildings,
student dormitories, and an augmented faculty.
Only in the past few years has Fairfield gained the
public eye as a dynamic young center of intellectualism.
Day by day this justly-earned reputation is taking
on new proportions. Public esteem of the merit and
achievement of the Jesuit University of Southern New
England is continl,Jally gaining iavorable momentum.
This condition necessitated the appointment of a
man with resourcefulness, initiative, and imagination
to the office of public relations.';. Such a man is Fred
Tartaro. Graduating with the first class in 1951. Mr.
Tartaro had a successful career in the business· field
before assuming the onerous duties of public relations
and placement director at his alma mater. The seniors
will lend vocal testimony to his excellent assistance in
helping them settle into post graduate endeavors. The
Sunday and daily newspapers of Connecticut offer written
testimony to the fact of his success as public ,relations
director. Campus activities and happenings are
giyen superb coverage.
Editorials .
Companies Rely on Education
and Background
In selecting new staff members,
insurance companies rely
primarily on education and
background of the individual
and on interviews. These elements
are supplemented by a
testing program that is kept
abreast of current developments.
For background a good
business course will be of great
advantage.
Proper and adequate instruction
in many segments of
the insurance field is neces-
I sary because of the specialized
nature of insurance.
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March 28, 1957 THE STAG Page Three
"VICEROY HAS
THE SMOOTHEST
TASTE OF ALL"
e 1957, Brown & ,
SMOOTH! From the finest tObI1C"U grown, Viceroy selects only
the Smooth Flavor Leaf ... Deep-Cured golden brown for extra smoothness!
Mexican Tour To Be
Sponsored By NFCCS
Again This Summer
Adventure and education will
be offered to Catholic college
students again this summer
through the second Mexico tour
sponsored by the National Federation
of Catholic College Stu<
lents.
In a forty-five day itinerary
me included such points of interest
as Morelia, Guadalajara,
Guanajuato, Taxco, Acapulco,
Pueblo, Veracruz, and of course
j\,Texi<lO City. The tour will provide
extensive' opportunity for
personal contact with and study
of Mexican culture in this
"Viaje de Amistad" - journey
of friendship.
Depart on June 18
The point of departure and
return is San Antonio, Texas,
v. here tour-goers" will entrain
for Mexico City on June 18. Au['
ust 1 is the return date.
Academic credit is available
to interested tour participants.
Six transferable credit points in
social problems and social anthropology
are awarded by St.
Mary's University, San Antonio,
a member college of the NFCCS
Texas Region, through which
tour arrangements have been
made.
Will Attend Lectures
Students will attend lectures
by Brother Herbert Leies, S.M.,
Professor of Sociology, St.
]VTary's University, in Mexico
City and other designated stops,
and receive a final examination
before returning to the United
States.
The tour is available 'to college
students only. Size of the
group will be regulated to insure
the greatest benefit to individual
members.
Tour Will Cost $385
All-expense rates for the tour
are: $385.00 including tuition
costs for those desiring academic
credit; or $320.00 without
credit. Preference will be given
to credit applicants.
Applications and information
regarding the tour may be obtained
by writing direct to Joreph
Schmitz, S.M., University
Cultural Tours Inc., St. Mary's
University, San Antonio, Texas.
SUPPORT THE
By JAMES MASTERSON
DOGWOOD FESTIVAL
;s also an Associate Editor of the
Manor for 1957.
Ted's accomplishments at the
University have not been limittd
to the field of journalism. As
<in active participant in the Connecticut
intercollegiate Legislature,
Ted has served as both
.: ..mior and Senior Delegate from
Fairfield and this year serves as
vice-chairman for the state organization.
Parliamentarian
This interest in the workings
of the legislative branch of government
led to his appointment
a~ Parlimentarian to the Student
Council as well as his election
to the office of Advocate to the
f'ClmpUS council, Knights of Columbus.
In addition to these many
t~me consuming duties, Ted has
also been active in the NFCCS,
the IRC, and on the committees
for the Junior Prom and the
Mid-winter Carnivals.
Given Time and Effort
The future for Ted includes a
.,tint in the military followed by
an oppor·tunity in private business.
If his past accomplishments
are any measure of what the
future holds, the Stag is proud
to salute Edward Measom, who
has given unstintingly of both
his time and effort in order to
l)uild a better University.
WLAND'S
1000/0 WOOL SiUITS
$29.95
TED MEASOM
Outstanding Pre-Easter Sale! Men's
Men's Clothing, Street Floor
Regular $45 and $50 Values! Shetland Tweeds! Herringbone
Tweeds! Flannel Stripes! Worsteds! Select handsome
Charbrowns, Blues, Tans and Grays. Regulars 35 - 56,
Longs 37 - 44, Shorts 36 - 42.
SCIENCE FAIR
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Over 250 Exhibits
Enthusiasm for the fair can be
shown by the fact that as many
as 250 exhibits have been on
display in the past years.
Peter Tremml of Milford is
this year's president of the association.
In addition to Mr. Rosenthal,
two of the previous
presidents were Rev. Lawrence
C. Langguth, S.J. and Rev. Gerald
A. Hutchinson, S.J., both of
Fairfield University.
STUDENT COUNCIL
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dent's membership in those activities
in which he exceeds the
limit, this to be determined by
the Council according to the
direction of its President.Furthermore,
any organization that
condones the exceeding of said
limit on th~' part of any of its
SENIOR WEEK officers or members shall be de-
(Continued from Page 1) prived of financial aid from the
Graduation Exercises will be Council and of any other sup-held
on Tuesday, June 11th. port which the Council is able
Annual Dinner at Waverly Inn to provide at that time.
Culminating the week's activ- In addition, if any person has
ity will be the Annual Dinner exceeded the' limit it any given
Dance at the Waverly Inn in year or years, 10 points each,
Cheshire. Paul Check has been in first two years, 15 points each
named as Chairman for this in last two years, and if this
event, the first Alumni activity same person shall be applying
of the Class of '57. for the Honor Society, the num- CIS L
General Chairman for the ber of points by which he has (Continued from Page 1)
week, Paul Dunn has announc- exceeded the limit shall be sub-ed
that the assessment for the tracted in turn from each of the tee favorably, it was brought
entire week's activities, includ- yearly point totals he has gain- before both House and Senate
ing $5.00, for the class gift, will ed. E.g., Exceeding by three where it was voted on and
be $25.00. Any Graduate wish- points, he shall have three passed. The bill would remove
ing to attend any of these func- points subtracted from his price restrictions on many items
tions must have his total fee Freshman total, from his Soph- to allow competition among
paid before April 17th. omore 10tal, and so on. sellers. The Fairfield bill to
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defeated in the Senate.
The "Right to Work" Bill, an
annual visitor to the Legislature,
was the most controversial
I
bill to be presented. The bill
which would be a blow to the
I legitimate rights of labor to organize,
was objected to on mor-al
grounds. Several Fairfield
men spoke against it, with the
major speech being delivered
by Dave McCarthy, a senior.
Chairmen of Committees
Two members of the Fairfield
contingent were chairmen of
committees, Robert Kaulbach,
junior delegate of C.I.S.L., was
Senate Chairman of the Motor
Vehicle and Liquor Control
Committee, and Robert Hirtle
was House Chairman on the
Committee of Public Welfare
J .! I and Humane Institutions.
A Stag Salute this week, to
Edward "Ted" Measom, '57, one
of Fairfield's outstanding journalists.
A graduate of Cardinal
}Iayes High School in the city,
Ted came to be a permanent
fixture in the Stag during his
years at Fairfield. Starting as
Exchange Editor, he rose in successive
years through Business
Manager, to Editor-in-Chief and
this year serves as Associate
Editor.
Associate Editor of Manor
Not neglecting his duties to
his own class, this smiling young
senior from Pelham, New York
The Stag Salutes ..
By MICHAEL GLEAN
Gathering the fruits of many
weeks of diligent training,
Fairfield's top-notch Glee Club
is busily spreading the name of
our school throughout New
England. With the Boston trip
just around the corner, the boys
are polishing a few rough edges
under the artistic tutelage of
Mr. Simon Harak. Many of us
have heard the wonderful performances
fo the Glee Club,
rated as one of the best in the
East, but few of us realize what
goes on behind the scenes. For
this reason the STAG sent one
of its on-the-spot reporters to
enlighten its readers.
Now in its tenth year. our
Glee Club has grown both in
size and in reputation. It averages
about fifteen public
concerts per year. and turns
down many more than this.
Most of these concerts take
the Men in Red to various
cities throughout Connecticut
and Massachusetts. while a
few are given right here on
campus. The Glee Club also
sings with many girls' schools
in the New England area.
Besides an appearance at
Carnegie Hall. the Men of
Harak have poured forth
their exuberant singing in
such places ast he WaldorfAstoria.
K lei n Memorial.
Bushnell Memorial. and Sharon
Towne Hall. to name a
few.
Page Four
American Education
By BOB CARROLL. '58
Our great country, although
it has brought us the highest
standard of living in the world,
lacks the best possible education
for her youth. This seed
embedded within her has the
makings of a horrible tragedy.
Lack of Education
This lack of a sufficient education
involves the whole future
of America - the quality
and competence of our oncoming
citizens. All of us, therefore,
have a duty to familiari:ae ourselves
with the nature of this
crisis in education and to dedicate
our time, energy and ideas
towards making it better in
every possible way.
Our basic problem is that
there are not enough GOOD
teachers in our nation's classrooms.
The United States
Office of Education estimates
that more than eighty thousand
teachers this fall will be
employed on "sub-standard"
licenses. and almost half the
elementary school-children of
the nation now receive instruction
from overworked
and inexperienced teachers.
of whom less than seventy
per cent have graduated rfom
college.
Crowded Classes
Crowded classes and inadequate
instruction has led to a
serious decline of educational
standards and the result of this
is evident. The study of a foreign
language has disappeared
THE STAG
from almost half of the nation's little in our high schools. That's
public high schools and twenty- why our students shun away
three per cent of them offer no at the thought of entering into
physics, chemistry or geometry. a scientific field.
The effect from this can easily Free Education
be seen in the field of science Money is no worry to the
and engineering. Russian student. Education is
Maybe by drawing a com- not only free, but students reparison
with another system ceive handsome compensations
of education. we will awaken
to the fact that ours needs a for studying.
This generation of Russian
rapid revision if we are to youth. trained for' a purpose
remain a leader in democracy to destroy our way of life. is
and sustain the wreedom and dangerous. Upon them. the
equality that we as Ameri- Russians base their main hope
cans enjoy. for triumph in their techno-
Russian Education logical race against the West.
Allow me to cite Russia as We must prevent this, by
our example. Russia is realiz- makine; known to our Congressing
the importance of educating men that we will not tolerate
her youth. She has progressed continued inaction on aid-toin
her effort far greater than education bills. We must see to
we have. At the high school it that bills are passed to give
level, Russian youngsters spend I federal aid to all schools, prialmost
half their time studying vate as well as public. Last year
science and mathematics. In Congress killed the President's
Russia, mediocre students are bill providin'i for federal aid
shunted aside and the superior for school construction.
students are taught only by ex- What can you and I do
perts in their particular field. about this crisis? There are
It is ~Iain to see the mili- many things we can do. We
tary purpose of their pro- can make this problem our
gram. but aside from this can responsibility. This is a de-be
seen that sciences are mocracy. In the long run. we
taught at a very early age. get the kind of public educa-and
the young Soviet under- tion we demand. An alert. in-stands
these subjects because formed and edterminedp ub-he
is taught only by the most lic can make the needs known
competent professors. As a through the press and com-result.
students enter the sci- munity leaders. Unless we
entific fields because they are willing to. make a seri-were
properly prepared to do ous. united eqort. we'll have
so. to quit complaining and let
In the American system, it is things get worse. Let's do
rare to see the sciences taught something now - tomorrow
in the lower grades and very may never come
Glee Club ...
March 28, 1957
Musical Musings ...
By MIKE WOLCOTT
With the beginning of the
second semester a new organization
has been formed under
the title of "The Order of Saint
Cecilia's Classical Musical Society."
It is the first club of its
kind at Fairfield University and
at present boasts an enrollment
of approximately twenty-five
students. .
Business meetings are currenily
being held weekly in
the Biology Lab, with the foIlow
i n g officers presiding:
Brian Murphy. president:
Robert Banyai. vice-president:
Joseph Monahan. librarian.
and Dr. Donald Ross.
moderator. Concerts are held
on Fridays usually in room
312 at which time the lives.
musical techniques. styles.
and other facts pertaining to
certain classical composers
are explained and discussed
with the aid of records.
Plans Announced
The tentative plans for the
group include trips to concerts
such as those of the Connecticut
Symphony and others. Also,
plans are being made to begin
a classical music library consisting
mostly of classical
records.
The club has yet to be
placed before the Student
Council for approval. It is not
a school activity of credited
recognition. but it is meeting
regularly. Anyone interested
in membership is extended a
welcome to all members.
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March 28, 1957 THE STAG Page Five
64.0
Total Average
339 16.1
328 15.6
232 11.6
200 . 9.5
100 5.6
69 3.6
21 3.0
17 1.3
20 1.5
o 0
o 0
502 341 1345
tered by a red-hot and fired-up
Cheshire Academy squad.
The brunt of the scoring rested
on the shoulders of no one
man, as time and again 'the score
book showed the entire starting
five to be in double figures.
Statistics for the first 14 games
show keen-eyed guard Harry
;.'!yra with a 17.6 average. He is
followed by Pat Kelly, Tom
Czarnota and Joel Cherrytree
with 14 each and Joe Flanagan
with a 13-poin't average.
Thus with the end of the successful
Freshmen year, the
Freshmen squad will have to
take the big step up to the varsity,
next season. Defenses wiil
Le stronger, the opposition's offensive
patterns tougher to stop
and the opponents will be bigger
and stronger. Whether this
Freshmen squad will be able to
nlake the transition successfully,
only time will tell, but one thing
that we are sure' of is tha't it
will be a difficult task and one
that will require much perseverence
and hard work. We wish
them luck in their varsity career.
...........21
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL TEAM
SCORING STATISTICS
Games FG FT
.....21 132 75
........ .... 21 119 90
....20 88 56
....21 71 58
.......18 37 26
......19 25 19
7 10 1
.....15 6 5
.... 13 6 8
7 0 0
7 0 0
TOTALS
Player
McGowan
Tagatac
Hanley
Mullen
Pavluvcik
O'Brien
Avignon
Healey
Gregory
Miko
Toomey
Freshmen Hoopsters
Wrap Up Good Year
By ERNIE GARRITY
The Freshmen have just
completed a very successful 13
and 2 season. The high scoring
Frosh hoop combine can look
back with pride at a highly successful
campaign which saw the
Freshman team establish a new
high for games won by a Fresh!
nan squad and also a new high
percentage wise. This second
achievement is a school record,
since the Li'ttle Stags present
percentage of .866 tops the previous
high of .600 held jointly
by the Varsity teams of '53-'54
and '54-'55.
This recently ended season
saw the "Garofalomen" run
roughshod over most of their
local opponents, humble such
nighly rated teams as the Iona
and St. Pe'ters Freshmen, take
'.wo close battles with the U.B.
Frosh, and then have their hopes
vi an undefeated season shat-the
Campus
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Frank McGowan was selected on AIC's all-opponent team.
If you remember, Frank hit for 30 points against this club. Congratulations!
... Eighteen teams have already accepted an invitation
to participate in the annual Fairfield University High
School Invitational Track Meet ... Baseball Coach Jim Hanrahan
has his boys running to get them into shape. He is also making
sure that good care is taken of the players' arms in order to
avoid the arm injuries that can destroy a college team because
of the short season ... A Freshman squad has also been organized
and will play about five games ... Varsity is seeking a top
notch pitcher and also a manager .. This is written on the first
day of practice and we hope that these needs will have been
satisfied by publication day . . . How did Tad Dowd smuggle
himself on to the Yale bench during the NCAA triple header in
the Garden? Incidentally, Tad· is very active in scouting the
Jersey shore for future Fairfield basketball stars. We wish him
luck in this endeavor ... It was quite a shock to walk into the
Bishop Dubois gym in Manchester, New Hampshire and find
former Frosh stars Dave Carpenter and Gene Purcell refereeing
a preliminary to the St. Anselm's game. Buzz Garrity, Paul
Fear and Frank Sullivan also followed the team to New Hampshire
. . . A tennis team has been organized on an informal basis
and letters have been sent out to various schools requesting a
date, so that a schedule can be drawn up ... The team will depend
on Dennis Dowd, Dick Keating, Gordon Willard, Ed Sittnick,
'Joel Cherrytree, John Cuskely and Art Rocke ... Intramural
Decathalon is in the planning stage, according to Father
Lyons, S.J. Ii will be modelled after the successful one held at
Boston College. It will be open to all members of the school
and will consist of ten events. The 660-yard run will be the
longest, so that training will not require too much effort, although,
naturally, it wouldn't hurt ... Spring Intramural leagues
will be activated shortly. Many of the members of last year's
softball teams are looking forward to another year of tough
competition.
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
VARSITY BASEBALL SCHEDULE
1957
Friday, April 12 - Rider - Away.
Saturday, April 13 - New Haven - Away.
Thursday, April 25 - St. Peter's - Away.
Saturday, April 27 - Bridgeport - Home.
Wednesday, May 1 - Seton Hall - Away.
Friday, May 3 - Fairleigh Dickinson - Home.
Monday, May 6 - Iona - Home.
Wednesday, May 8 - Hillyer - Away.
Saturday, May 11 - C. W. Post - Away.
Monday, May 13 - Bridgeport - Away.
Thursday, May 16 - New Britain - Home.
Saturday, May 18 - Hillyer - Home.
Saturday, May 25 - St. John's - Away.
Saturday - June 1 - Holy Cross - Away.
9- Away.
5 - Home.
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Sock Doc
PETER SCHMITZ,
NEBRASKA
Art Pavluvcik and Kenny O'Brien
were the other starters
who alternated as the season
Pedro and Mike in the back;~
ourt. Red Healey, Wes Gregory,
Danny Miko and Dave Toomey
gave the team a very dependable
bench.
A Fine Job
Coach Jim Hanrahan did a
nne job with this team despite
the record.
Jungle Bungle
WHAT CAUSES A LOST SAFARI'
""
EDWARD SAMPLE.
WESTERN MICHIGAN COLL.
TRACK SCHEDULE
Saturday - April 27 - Upsala and
Fairleigh Dickinson New Jersey
Thursday - May 2 - New Haven State Teachers
College Fairfield
Monday - May 6 - Westchester College White Plains'
Wednesday - May 8 - Hunter Fairfield
Saturday - May 11 - Collegiate Track
Conference .
Monday - May 13 - University of Bridgeport
Wednesday - May 15 - Freshmen vs.
University of Connecticut .
Mullen was another player who
became better as each game was
played, especially in the latter
part of 'the season when he became
the floor leader. Mike had
the knack of fooling his defen~
ive man by driving and either
shooting or passing off as the
sItuation developed. His sharp
passing often fooled the opposing
squad and led to a quick
and direct two points.
CALENDAR says it's spring ... but it ain't necessarily
so. The freezin' season may still come up with one last
blast. And when that happens, your cigarette smoke
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WHAT IS A ROOKIE TAXIDERMISH
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Book Review. Stags Drop Final Game ~hot from the right side. Frank
~.1cGowan gained valuable exWE
HAVE BEEN FRIENDS To St. _4nselm's Five perience under the boards as he
TOGETHER often played against such top-by
A seventeen point defeat by notch centers as Al Inness and
Raessa Maritain St. Anslems brought to a close Herb Ritch. Besides picking up
trans. by Julie Kernen one of 'the worst seasons in Stag experience Frank also managed
Longmans. Green. and Co. history. The team finished with to lead the team in scoring with
New York. 1942 G wins in 21 games. It was a 339 points in 21 games, an ex-
B KEVIN DONNELLY ~eason ,:",here lack. of all ~mp?r- traordinary performance for a
y tant heIght combmed wIth m- sophomore. Frank has a deadly
It was summer in Paris. The Iexperience and a rough sched- jump from the circle and as the
parks and_ gardens were filled ule proved too much for the season developed he picked up
with people taking advantage Fairfield five. an equally good shot from the
of the afternoon sun. In one . "
particular spot, the "Jardin des However~ no mdIvI~ual play- corner.
Plantes," was a scene built for er ever qUlt or got dI~couraged Hanley A Strong Rebounder
the American tourist, complete and e~ch man cont~nued to Junior Fran Hanley was one
with "lovers in shady laces "'ork hIS heart out durmg prac- of the strongest rebounders on
and everywhere nursesp and tive and on ~he floor during 'the the club. Game after game he aschildren."
Among the loiterers game. Captam Pedro Taggatac tounded the crowd with his
under that summer's sun were gave the Fairfield rooters, many yeoman work under the boards.
two students from the Sor- thrilling moments by stealing He also showed that he is a very
bonne. One was a young man, the ball and converting a quick capable scorer, especially against I
tall, with slightly stooped hoop, or by picking off his man Ithe good clubs when he always
shoulders and with a habit of and hitting with a deadly jump- seemed to do his best. Mike
tilting his head as he talked.
The other was a Russian Jewess,
whose parents had fled
their native land under pressure
of persecution from the
Tsar.
The effect of a summer's
day is but our own affections
on that day and the two
were not happy. They had
been going over the results
of their study: "a rather extensive
amount of specialized
scientific and philosophical
knowledge"; to the question
"What am I?" They had
no answer.
Inheritors of Skepticism
We are the heirs of the gen.
erations before us: the life they
leave is the life we must live.
Jacques and Raissa Maritain
were the inheritors of relativism
and skepticism, and on that
day, half a century ago, they
decided to "extend credit to
existence, look upon it as an
experiment to be made, in hope
that .to our ardent plea, the
meaning of life would reveal
itself, that it would enlist our Ir------------., total allegiance, and deliver us
from the nightmare of a sinister
useless world." Burke's prophecy
had been fulfilled; they
lived in a world where men
were but "flies of the summer."
If time did not unravel its
meaningful thread, and they
were not delivered from the
"Nightmare," the solution
would be suicide," before the
years had accumulated their
dust."
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(Continued from Page 1)
of the outstanding intellectuals
of his time. Having been attracted
to Society of Jesus by
the preaching of Peter Faber,
the first disciple of St. Ignatius.
Canisius was instrumental in
developing several Jesuit universities.
Served as Page
Gonzaga, born in Italy in
1568, was the son of Ferdinand
Gonzaga, Prince of the Holy
Roman Empire, and served as
a page in the Spanish court before
he entered the Jesuit order
at the age of seventeen. During
the epidemic plague in Rome in
1591, although he was a frail
young man, Gonzaga offered
his services to attend the sick
and fell victim to the disease
himself, dying at the age of 23.
Both of these men have been
canonized. Gonzaga, whose relics
now lie beneath the Lancelotti
chapel of the church of St.
Ignatius in Rome, was declared
a saint in 1726, while Canisius
was canonized and declared a I
Doctor of the Church in 1936,
twenty one years ago.
