Stag - Vol. 02, No. 13 - April 26, 1951

              -STAG
Vol. II-No. 13 Published By Students Of Fairfield University April 26, 1951
Sophomore Amateur Night Tonight; Girandola's
"Barber Of Palermo" Promises Hilarious Theme
Junior Prom At
Actor's Colony
Plans for the second annual
Junior Prom have been com­pleted.
Actor's Colony Inn will
be the site for this gala event,
and music will be supplied by
Morris Watstein.
More than 150 couples are ex­pected
to attend the Junior Prom
on May 4. Dancing will com­mence
at 9 p.m. and last until
1 a.m. The class voted for Ac­tor's
Colony Inn, Derby, as the
most convenient spot for all to
go. Chairman Jim Long an­nounced
that after great delib­eration
he and the Prom Com­mittee
decided upon Morris
Watstein and "his orchestra to
provide the music.
Watstein has played for many
of Yale's proms and frat dances
and is very well known for his
special arrangement of both cur­rently
popular songs and old fav­orites.
Among some of the other
outstanding colleges he has
played there" are "Trinity, Alber­tus
Magnus and Wesleyan, to
mention a few.
The price of the bid is nomi­nal
- $6.00, and the Chairman"
extends an invitation to all
members of the Senior Class to
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Reverend Gerald A, Kinsella, S.J.
Lost in his surroundings!
RUDY GIRANDOLA, '53
A. A. Director Revels In
Splendor Of New Office
By Paul Sullivan, '53
"Ye Ed" Chuck Black, Photog Idisposal containers, "coke" cases,
Jack "Flash" Malakie and your and various paint cans to the
reporter were recently given a section labeled "A.A. Office."
sneak preview of the magnifi- We hurriedly carried "Ye Ed"
cent new Athletic Association to the interior of this office and
office. propped him in a comfortable
The trio mert with Athletic Di- position against the wall. The
rector, Father Kinsella, and were poor fellow seemed to have had
led on this secret mission to the a sudden attack of the "bends"
unknown confines of Berchmans due to the quick change in pres­Hall.
Entering the elevator on sure.
the first floor, we descended two After he was restfully settled,
floors to the hallowed section the remainder of this little group
known only to those privileged inspected the splendid new
few who ride the elevator as office. It had been tastefully dec­"
SB." orated in green and bluish-grey
Alighting from this convey- and equipped with all the mod-ance,
we were led past several (Continued on Page Five)
N·. F. 'C;. c. s.
At Boston
On April 13, 14 and 15th, the
New England division of Cath­olic
College Students held its
annual Congress in Boston. John
McNamara and John Relihan
served as Senior and Junior
delegates resectively. Thadeus
Krok represented the Sodality,
and James Convery represented
the Public Affairs Club. Ap­proximately
two thousand stu­dents
attended, coming from the
twenty-two member colleges.
The Convention opened on
Friday evening, with an address
by the Rev. Richard J. Cushing,
Archbishop of Boston. Later in
the evening, a dance was held
at the Copley-Plaza Hotel.
On Saturday morning, the
delegates attended Mass at Bos­ton
College. Following Mass, a
series of twelve panels were con­ducted.
Each panel heard sev­eral
stude.nt speakers and a
well known authority, James
Convery of Fairfield spoke on
the subject, "How Can Italy Re­cuperate
Economically?" in the
international relations panel. A
particularly large audience at-
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JOHN WELCH, '53
Tonight, April 26, a't 8:15, in Berchmans Hall, the Sophomore Cl1ass will spon­sor
an Amateur Night. Departing from normal procedure, the shaw will be com­posed
mainly of a three act comedy, "The Barber of Palermo," which was written
and directed by Rudolph Girandola. Although arranged by the Sophomores, \'he
Amateur Night will feature members of all· four classes, while a band composed of
members of the student body will play for the dance which will be held immedi­ately
after the close of the shaw.
Starring in the "Barber" are
Clem Naples as Antonio, Art
Sapienza as Giuseppi, Roy Ervin
as the poll taker, Jim Farnum as
a customer, Bob Murphy as the
beautiful Maria, and Julius
Denitto as her ever loving
- "Papa." Rudy Girandola, who
directed the production, will '
take the part of 'the Banana
Vender, singing "Cheap Ba­nanas."
Act I takes place in the
shop of the Barber of Palermo,
Act II in the street before Maria
Murphy's house, and the final
stanza at the wedding reception
of Maria and Giovanni.
Bill Mentillo, an experienced
entertainer from Stamford, will
act as Master of Ceremonies,
and, in addition, will sing
"You're Breaking My Heart,"
"Mona Lisa," and "Old Man
River." The lone freshman in
the show, Chris Nelson, has top
billing between the first and
second acts when he will present
a pantomime, along with im-personations
of such stellar
characters as Jimmy Cagney,
Ronald Colman, Peter Lorre,
and Louella Parsons. The Chair­man
of the Committee, John
Welch, has assured us that Nel­son's
performance will be "one
of the high points of the even­ing."
Other acts will be incorporat­ed
within the "Barber of Paler­mo."
Incl~ded will be Prender­gast
and Schopp, Joe Forte and
his accordion, Ed Caldwell sing-
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A versatile, entertaining pro­gram
has been arranged for the
annual Junior Week Smoker to
be held on Monday at Berch­mans
Hall according to an an­nouncement
today by Co-chair­men
Fred Roback and Bernie
Beglane. Boxing bouts, a pair
of comedy acts, a novelty wrest­ling
act, singing and a sports
quiz as well as refreshments are
included for the nights activities
Tickets are now on sale, and
all members of the student body
are cordially invited to attend
what promises to be an all-star
program.
Three boxing bouts have been
arranged through the Bridgeport
Police Athletic League, with De­tective
John Leahy, director of
the club, promising top notch
attractions.
Bill Ryan's comedy in three
acts of "The Pirates of Pensance"
will have members of the stu­dent
body exploiting their tal­ents
in an act that has been well
received by all who have viewed
the rehearsals.
Still another comedy skit will
be presented, with Rudy Giran­dola
as director. It is a take-off
of a junior philosophy class, and
should be well received by all
in attendance.
The Bensonians, our school's
celebrated glee club quartet, will
present a selection of novelty
songs.
Several sports writers and
broadcasters of the Bridgeport
area will be on hand to conduct
a sports quiz that will feature
audience participation. A special
prize of a bid to the Junior
Prom, to be held later in the
week, will be offered for the
best question presented. This
alone should prompt attendance.
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Wrestling~ Comedy
Of Junior Smoker
BURT SHURTLEFF
Boxing~
Features
Exercises Planned
For Student Body
On Tuesday morning, May 1,
at 9:30 a.m., the combined stu­dent
bodies of the college and
prep will assemble on the Mc­Auliffe
Hall lawn for May Day
exercises. The ceremonies will
consist of a solemn high mass,
with the intention of the con­version
of Russia, and a talk by
a distinguished speaker. The
south porch of the hall will pro­vide
the setting for the mass
which will be celebrated by the
Very Reverend James H. Dolan,
S.J., Rector of the University.
Acting as deacon and subdeacon
will be the Revs. Laurence C.
Langguth, S.J. and Walter Ken­nedy,
S.J., deans of the college
and prep respectively.
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The elections for class officers
for the 1951-1952 school year
will take place on Wednesday,
May 2. The voting will be from
9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. at the
election booth outside the cafe­teria.
This election will be for
class President, Vice President,
Treasurer, Secretary, for the
present Junior, Sophomore, and
Freshman classes. Though elect­ed
to office during the present
school year, the new men will
not take office until the first day
of the next school year, which
will be sometime next Septem­ber.
"
Prior to the elections there
will be a nomination period
which will run from April 23
through April 27 inclusive. Those
who desire to run for any class
office should have a scholastic
average of 70 as a minimum, and
should possess a true desire to
serve their fellow students. Final
judgment as to a candidates fit­ness
to serve as a class officer
shall be rendered by the Dean of
Studies.
Students who qualify scholas­tically
may secure a nomination
(Continued on Page Two)
Elections For
Class Officers
Wed., May 2
Page 2 THE STAG April 26. 19,51
Editor
Debators Active,
Lose To Cadets
Of West Point
SPORTS DEPARTMENT
Bernard Beglane, '52 ..... , .. , Editor
George Birge, '51
Harley Black, '51
James Doheney, '52
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
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Charles Black, '52
ASSOCIATE EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER
William Curnin, '53 Robert Steele. '52
NEWS DEPARTMENT
HELP WANTED
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
William McGrath, '52
James Musante, '52
Thomas O'Neil. '53
Throughout the remainder
of this year there will be
numerous occasions worthy
of photographing. Club activ­ities.
sports affairs. informal
gatherings ... all go to furn­ish
a pleasant s.etting for
the photographer. Pictures of
this sort are what the year
book of 1952 will want. but
won't have if it waits until
late next year: nor can it
have them if the editors rely
too much on the other fellow
to do all this picture taking.
Photography need not be so
strenuous or complicated a
task. If you have a camera,
whether it cost three hundred
dollars or just one dollar,
you're on the way to becom­ing
a photographer: and
whether you're a profession­al.
amateur, or a "sub-ama­teur:'
your year book can use
your pictures. The editors
know thai it would be too
much to expect every Junior
to walk around taking pic­tures
of a person taking a
picture, but they do feel thai
if a strong appeal is made.
many students will respond
to this request of your year
book.
The greatest "kick" thai
anyone can get out of a fin­ished
product is in knowing
that he helped to make it. No
maUer how small or how
large the thing may be,
there's a litHe of you in it
and no one can take it away.
So keep this in mind. Put a
little of yourself in your year
book by contributing to the
work that goes in its makeup.
FEATURE DEPARTMENT
John Welch, '53 .. . Editor
Martin Nigro, '51
Francis Philbin, '52
Ronald Fattibene, '53
Neil Topitzer, '53
Robert McKeon, '53
William Brown, '54
Francis Woods, '52 } Co-Editors
James Aspinwall, '52
George Baeher, '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
On Friday afternoon, April 13,
Fairfield debators Ted Kroli­kowski
and Joe Franchi met the
girls from Marymount in an ar­ranged
non-decision debate. On
the following Saturday af,ter­noon,
two teams, Jim Eplett and
Dick Landy on the Negative and
Tom Tierney and Ed Wall on
the affirmative side, traveled to
West Point accompanied by the
moderator, Fr. Clancy. Both
;teams were upset in fairly close
decisions by the cadets.
This past weekend, April 20th
and 21st, the club wound up its
intercollegiate debate by a de­bating
trip to Providence, Wor­cester
and Chicopee, Mass. On
Friday afternoon at Providence
College Leslie Brimmer and
Frank Di Scala, upholding the
negative were held to a tie de­cision,
46 to 46, by a team from
Providence. That same evening,
the other team on the trip con­sisting
of Stephen Sedensky and
John Fray defeated a negative
team from Holy Cross at their
college. The next Saturday aft­ernoon
the four men travelled
over to the College of Our Lady
of the Elms where the affirma­tive
team of Fray and Sedensky
again came out victorious. How­ever,
the defeat of Holy Cross by
the two Fairfield men on this
trip held a double significance,
because it was the Cross, it will
be remembered, who narrowly
nosed out Fairfield by a split de­cision
in the debate tournament
last month.
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Last week, the club held the
preliminaries for the prize de­bate
to be beteL on.-May 10. Fr.
Mullin and Dr. Rogalin, the two
judges, chose Stepl:1en Sedensky,
Les Brimmer, Ed Wall, and
Glen Hawman as the four final­ists.
By Martin L. Nigro
My Very Own
Attention. Seniors
One of the first indications
thai Commencement is draw­ing
near comes with the an­nouncement
that Seniors will
be measured for caps. gowns.
and hoods which will be worn
at the Baccalaureate and
Commencement exercises.
Measurements will be taken
on Friday and Monday. start­ing
at 8:45. and will continue
throughout the morning and
afternoon in Room 20 adjoin­ing
the Physics Office.
their consecration. Families and
friends are invited to aMend.
On Thursday, April 26, the
elections of Sodality officers will
be held during the second period
in room 19. The new officers will
be officially installed Sunday,
May 6, during the reception
ceremonies.
Of This We .4re Sure
There was an old saying which
was never very popular to the
effect that seniors never grad­uate,
they just fade away. Be­fore
I fade away, however, I
would like to leave several sug­gestions
which if acted upon by
the administration would result
in a better and finer Fairfield
University.
I suggest that a ping-pong
table with four legs is needed.
The present table has rendered
admirable service but it is near
the end of that long road which
all ping-pong tables must travel.
Our athletes should h a v e
equipment which is not defec­tive.
I suggest the creation of a new
administrative position. The
holder of, this post would be
known as the Assistant Dean in
charge of Being Not in Confer­ence
and Not Busy Just Now.
The title is self-explanatory and
the office would be a great boon ELECTIONS
to students. His hours would be (Continued from Page One)
from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m_ and blank"from the office of the Dean
any student would be able to of Men. The candidate must
meet with him at any time. have twenty-five of his fellow
I suggest that all Bellarmine classmates sign their nomination
Lectures be held in the cafe- blank and then they are to put
teria. This would make it con- their own signature at the end
venient for all students, would of the list and return the blank
assure a larger attendance and to the Dean of Men. It is import- EXERCISES PLANNED
would relieve the Dean of Dis- ant to remember that students cipline of some of his policing may sign only two nomination (Continued from Page One)
and patrol work. Think of the blanks for anyone office, least The Sodalities of the college
advantages of supplying food they should render a man inelig- and prep have combined to spon­for
the mind and food for the ible. sor this affair - our answer to
body simultaneously. If the lec- About two weeks after the the marching feet and flying
ture were dull, card games could regular elections for the class flags which will fill Red Square
be started and the whole hour offices, probably during the week in Moscow on that same day.
would thus not be wasted. Why of May 16, elections will be held The Mass will be served by
not, in fact, have all our as- for the Student Council. No man prep Sodalists, and the college
semblies there. A temporary that is elected to any class office Glen Hawman as the four final­stage
could be constructed of shall be eligible to run for a po- of Mr. Simon Harak, will sing
two orange crates and a wide sition on rt:he Student Council. the Mass of the Shepherds.
plank. I can even now picture ------------.----------~-----
An apportum.ty f or Cath r S 1 the Dean at one of our informal 0 I'C tudent eadernhip is assemblies presenting the keys
offered on our campus through the National Federation signifying admittance to the
of Catholic College Students. This organization, a fed- Senior Honor Society. Each
~ration of the student bodies of 80% of the Catholic awardee would leave his ham-burger
and coffee, walk to the
colleges throughout the country, is an outlet for leader- front of the cafeteria, receive his
ship development and is an important, unified voice of key and a round of applause,
C 1 1 and then return to his meal. students in atho ic col eges.. The New Engl'and Region The plan is marvelous for its
alone consists of twenty-two colleges, and has a mem- simplicity and efficiency.
bership of 20,000 students. I suggest that the Dewey Deci-
. . mal System be employed in the
The N.F.C.C.S. has as Its aIm the defense of Catho- library and that a St. Bernard
lie principles and the promotion of student unity. This' dog be purchasedJor library us.e.
organization should receive the full support of Fairtield The latter c~)Uld b~ se~t out In
. ., • . search of assistant librarIans who
UmversIty s student body. had gone to get you a book from
the stack room.
I suggest, finally, that either
a new biology lab building be
immediately construcrt:ed or re­frigeration
be installed in the
room on the third floor where
the dead cats and fishes are kept.
If either of these courses can­not
be carried out, I suggest
that science and scholastic phil­osophy
be found incompatible
and that biology courses togeth­er
with dead cats and fishes be
expelled from the university.
To many people in the world today, the political
and military situations confronting us have brought a
cloud of despair to hang over their horizon of hopes.
We have heard questions and comments such as "Where
will it all end?" "They're selling us down the river!"
"What's the use of it all?" and many others. To same,
the future appears hazy and empty, and the life of day­to-
day has become foremost, with hopes, beliefs, and
aspirations being cast to the wind.
These are admittedly troubled times, and we do not
intend to propose a solution for them, but we do claim
one fact as certain . . . a nation in despair is a nation in
weakness. A nation is never defeated until it has lost
all hope for victory, and our hope that Christianity will
triumph must not, and will not ever be sacrificed upon
the materialistic altar of communism.
lf a person believes that his political leaders are
short-sighted and incompetent, he should seize the hope
that future leaders will be more competent. Likewi3e,
if another feels that a military leader is brilliant and
faultless, he must also seize the hape that there are
others as competent in military matters to succeed him.
It has been so in the past, and it will be so in the future.
No mortal is always right, nor alw·ays wrong. To
despair and lose faith in one's nation, its leaders, per­haps
even in oneself, is to admit defeat. We must alwaY'S
hope for the best, suffer our trials, arid have faith that
the best will triumph.
The free men of the world have but one cammon
enemy . . . the enslaving communism. This doctri ne
does not seek a serene, peaceful lake, but loo~s for dis­turbed
and unruly waters in which to fish. Only there
can it cast its line into the depths and snare a literal
sucker. But a nation with hope and faith, determina­tion
and strength of purpose, is the peaceful moun~ain
lake where the bait of communism will dangle unheeded
in the calIT?- minds ofjl. people at rest.
It 'has been said that all the waters of the seven
seas cOl,lld not sink a ship ... unless it got inside the
holds. So, too, all the despair existing in the world can
not subdue the free minds of free men unless it seeps
undisturbed into those minds and weights them dawn,
ever down into bottomless chasms of despondency.
As the food after digestion becomes part of the
body, so in a certain sense does thought become part
of the mind. lf despair is digested, we have but a
stomach-ache of the mind to suffer. lf this is replaced
by the delicacy of hope, however, we, as a nation, and
as a common alliance of Christians, will enjoy the spir­itual
nourishment and growth of minds well-fed!
The Editor
Sodality News
On Friday, April 27, candi­dates
for member~hip in the So­dality
will be' examined 0 n
Sodality rules, in preparation for
;the formal reception, which will
take place Sunday, May 6, in
the McAuliffe Hall chapel. Prior
to the reception ceremonies, all
present Sodalists will renew
April 26, 1951 THE STAG Page 3
The Birth Of The Stag, From Copy Desk To Printing Press
1. Repo,rters submit copy to STAG moderator, Reverend How­ard
P. Harris, S.J. 2. Carroll McGrath types unfinished copy.
3.,4. H's in their hands'now! Linotypists at The Brennan Pub­lications
set STAG copy. 5. McCormick and Dinnan proof­read
the "galley" sheets. 6. The make-up staff works on the
"dummy" sheets. 7. Associate Editor Curnin and Feature Edi­tor
Welch check the "dummies." 8. Mr. John O'Connor makes
up the forms with the "dummy" sheets as his guide. 9. Setting
the finished form on the press. 10. The press rolls, and another
issue o·f The STAG is in circulation.
AMATEUR NIGHT
(Continued from Page One)
ing a tenor solo, the Bensonians
of the Fairfield University Glee
Club, and another solo by John
Bigley who plays Giovanni in
the comedy.
A chorus composed of mem­bers
of the Glee Club will supply
the background music and Rudy
Ross will act as piano accom­panist
for the soloists and for
the entire show.
Arrangements for the band
have been in the hands of John
Auger, while Dick Bepko is
handling the stage props and re­freshments.
John Malakie and
Carroll McGrath have handled
the publicity, while Louis Pel­legrino
and David Phelan have
helped line up the entertain­ment.
The Committee was head­ed
by John Welch as Chairman.
Tickets for tonight's show
will be on sale in the cafeteria
until three, and again at the
door before eight fifteen this
evening. The price is seventy­five
cents per person or one
dollar per couple. Refreshments
will be served.
With regard to this evening's
performance, Mr. Welch has is-sued
the following statement:
"Tonight's performance is the
culmination of two months of
concentrated work on the part
of the committee and the mem­bers
of the cast. Full credit must
be given to them, and to Rudy
Girandola who has handled the
direction of the "Barber." My
thanks, also, to Rudy Ross who
worked with him on the musical
arrangement of the show. Many
members of the various classes
have contributed their services
and advice at times when it was
most valuable, but I can name
only a few-Tim Cronin, Presi­dent
of the Sophomore Class,
Charles Waring, Connie Stern­chak,
Chuck Black, Tom Doyle,
Pete LaChance, "Dutch" Mac­chia;
to these and all the others,
many thanks. I would like, also
to thank Fathers MacDonald
and Murray for their advice and
assistance, the Dean's secretar­ies,
Miss Hritz and Miss Lipecz
who mimeographed much of our
music and the script, and the
Faculty Advisor of St. Vincent's,
Miss Kerbellis for the coopera­tion
that she has extended to our
committee. To all the members
of the committee, congratula­tions
for a job well done!"
From A Freshman's Point Of View
By BOB McKEON lOur Freshman class was inert
Recentl at the Student Coun- and dormant in its first activity.
"I . y, " One man, Frank Romano, (and
Cl meetmg, It was brought to. .d t 11 11) Id
my attention that our class of mCl en a y. a swe ~u~ so
'54 has little if any money de- some magazme subscnptIOns. Is
. . ? he the only one of us who has
poslted In the treasury. Why.- . T t' d' 't?
Other classes have enough to ml la lve an spln.
sponsor dances, smokers, and The winter carnival was ~he
communion breakfasts. Where next event on the agenda. I thm.k
has the freshman class fallen we were well represented at thls
down? affair, but all the profits went
Before we sink back into ob- to the Student Council. It un­scurity,
because of this dilemna, dertook this extravaganza.
let us look in retrospect at the And now the final social activ­social
events during our first year ity of this school year, and one
at Fairfield University. Our first in which all should take an ac­social
activity was a welcome tive interest, will be the Fresh­dance
from the Sophomore class. man-Sophomore Prom. The prom
There were very few freshmen will be held May 11 at Laddin's
in attendance. However, some of Terrace in Stamford. Frank Daly
them had only been in town a and his orchestra will supply the
month and were, as yet, unac- music for this gala affair. The
quainted with the expose of gla- cost of the bid is $5.00 which in­mour
in Fairfield and surround- cludes tipping and a wrist cor­ing
areas! (I understand this is sage for that dream girl of yours.
no longer the case.) Since that This panorama of color is enough
welcome dance was undertaken to induce all to go and also the
by the Sophomore class i,t was dance affords an opportunity for
only candid that they should the Freshman class to make some
take all the profit. money. The class of '54 will split
Then the magazine drive got the profits or the "loss" with the
under way and here was our first Sophomore class.
opportunity to "knock the lid Plugging a worthy enterprise
off the pot" and get our treas- -the sophomores are presenting
ury rolling. But what happened? an Amateur Night Thursday,
JUNIOR PROM
(Continued from Page One)
attend. Long said, "I want to
make it clear that all the stu­dents
of Fairfield University are
invited to attend."
Following the policy of past
years, favors will be given the
ladies at the door. Therefore,
there will be no corsages. The
dress for this evening is optional
-either black or white jackets
may be worn.
With the bid, there will be a
map showing the route to take
in order to get to the Inn. Res­ervations
will also be made when
you purchase your bid. Bids will
be on sale in the near future
and may be purchased from the
following members of the com­mittee:
Jim Long, chairman,
Conrad Sternchak, Joe Wihbey,
Willis Kelly, Charles Vernale,
Tom Lorrico, Gerry Russo, John
Fray and Bob Conroy.
April 26, in the hope that this
will create a more congenial at­mosphere
for the Freshman­Sophomore
Prom. Remember if
we Freshmen want more activ­ities,
social or otherwise, in our
ensuing years we have to get
money into our treasury. Let's
give our full support to the
prom and make it the best yet.
Page 4 THE STAG April 26, 1951
Fairfield rallied for a pair of
runs in the fifth. Tom Winfield
singled and advanced to third
on two consecutive wild pitches.
He scored when the shortstop let
Frank Fereletto's grounder go
through him for an error. Fere­letto
then crossed home plate
when Fahey's liner to right field
went by the outfielder for the
third error of the canto.
Eliott Pierson and Winfield
led the Stags at bat, as they
went two for four each, while
Gangemi collected three for four
for St. Peter's, including two
doubles.
Fairfield continues in action
today and tomorrow at home,
as they face Arnold College and
New Britain State Teachers Col­lege
respectively. May 2 finds
them on the road facing New
Haven Teachers, while they re­turn
home two days later to meet
the University of Bridgeport.
The following Wednesday they
play host to Hillyer College to
round out the schedule before
the next issue of STAG is
printed.
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Norbert Fahey twirled the
distance for the Stags, and after
an erratic first inning, proved to
be too much for the winners.
He gave up but five hits, fanned
seven and walked five, three in
the disastrous first frame.
For the Jersey City aggrega­tion,
Jack Royce scattered six
safeties, struck out five and
issued no free tickets. It was his
second win of the season as
against one loss.
The winners struck pay dirt
as a result of "Fahey's wildness
in the opening inning, as Bob
Lee and Bernie Brennan walked,
and after Joe Garvey and Charlie
Doerrler went down via strike­outs,
Bill Harford walked. Bob
Burke grounded to second base­man
Billy Smith who threw wild
to first, allowing the other two
tallies home.
A single run was added by the
Jerseyites in the fourth, as
Gangemi and Dick Gallagher
connected for singles, Royce
sacrificed them one step further,
and Gangemi scored when Walt
McVety erred on Brennan's
grounder.
Pushing across four unearned runs in the bottom of
the first inning, St. Peter's College of Jersey City
proved rude hosts to Fairfield University's Red Stags
last Saturday, as they garnered'a 5-2 win at Jersey City
High school field. The win was the third for the Pea­cocks
in seven outings, while the Fairfielders were play­ing
the inaugural game of the diamond sport in the
school's history.
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continue for five weeks. Six
four-man teams are entered and
prizes will be awarded' the
league's finalist. Any members
of the school interested in par­ticipating
are asked to see John
Miko.
Intramural Diamond Squad Loses;
S~~~ts Faces Arnold Today
John Miko, chairman of the
Senior class bowling league, has
announced that the circuit's
Award Banquet will be held on
Monday, May 14 at Sullivan's
Pickwick, Bridgeport.
The league will come to a
close on May 7, and playoffs will
begin after that to determine
the league titlist. On May 14,
the same day of the banquet, an
individual tournament will be
conducted amongst the members
of the loop. A trophy will be
awarded to the winner.
Plans will also be made to
conduct a playoff with the win­ner
of the Junior league for the
school championship.
performance s hat t ere d the
school's record for that event.
Ed Conroy won handily in the
100 yard dash to round out the
first place winners for Fairfield.
Dowling was top point gather­er
in the Elm City meet, captur­ing
first place in three events,
followed by Conroy's pair of
wins in the sprints. Jim Long
also gained a duo of victories,
both in field events.
Of the 13 events staged, Fair­field
captured nine first spots.
Dowling's wins came in the 440
and 880 yard runs, and he fol­lowed
these performances with
a triumph in the two mile run.
Conroy gained his wins in the
100 and 220 yard dashes, and
Long's first place finishes were
in the discus and" javelin throws.
with them is the following state­ment
that Father Donnelly made
last week. He wanted to know
whose side God takes when two
Catholic schools play each other.
Two resignations have affected
the coach;,ng staff of Arnold Col­lege
of nearby Milford. Dutch
Schuldt has left as basketball
mentor, while the cross country
boss, Bernie De Courcy, has left
for another post. No replace­ments
have been named as yet
St. Peter's College of Jersey
City has a new basketball coach
this season. George Manfredi is
now at the helm of the squad,
having been named by Don Ken­nedy,
the school's athletic direc­tor,
to take the place of Pete
Caruso who is now at Mt. St.
Mary's of Maryland.
Congratulations are in order
to Ed Dowling on setting a new
track record for the school in
the 440 yard run. His time was
53.7 seconds, recorded against
the White Plains Technical In­stitute
in the opening meet of
the year. Jimmy Burns and
Frankie Fereletto also came in
for congrats, as they have been
elected co-captains of the base­ball
team.
On behalf of baseball coach
Joe Yabrosky, basketball coach
Jim Hanrahan, Joe Kehoe and
Jack Mullady, members of the
basketball team, and myself, I
wish to thank Father Kennedy,
athletic director of the Prep, for
his kind invitation to take part
in the annual Father-Son Sports
Night held last Wednesday. It
was a most enjoyable affair.
Recommended: The Junior
Week Smoker to be held on
Monday. A diversified, enjoyable
program has been lined up for
the entertainment wishes of the
entire college. Hope to see you
there.
????? of the Week: What has
become of the Barbell Club?
Scoring first place" in seven of
the 13 events held, the Stags
won handily over the New York
school. Depth in the field events
proved to provide the scoring
punch for Fairfield, as the Men
in Red won five of the six events,
and lost only three places in the
entire six contests.
Highlight of these events was
Jim Bacik's performance in the
high jump. The youthful fresh­man
went across the bar at six
feet. Another outstanding ev~nt
was turned in by Larry Roche,
another freshman, as Larry
Roche leaped 19 feet, seven and
one-half inches in the running
broad jump.
Top honors in the running
events went to Ed Dowling with
a 53.7 seconds 440 yard run. Tpe
By BERNIE BEGLANE
Tracksters Win Twice
Coach Bill Perrault's Fairfield trac~sters got off to
an auspicious start in the first two meets of the season,
as they scored a p'air of wins over the White Plains
TechniC'a1 Institute and New Haven State Teachers col­lege,
bobh on the road. Winning by a 74-39 count against
the former·a week ago Friday, the Stags followed with
a 66-47 triumph over the latter last Saturday.
In the last column, I said that
I was going to "bury" ,the bas­ketball
news, but a recent arti­cle
in the school paper of the
University of Connecticut forces
me to extend the topic. The ar­ticle
has to do with Grank Geis­sler
and his Willimantic State
Teachers College charges. He
was referring to the game play­ed
at his court in January. Dur­ing
the late stages of the game
he looked at Fairfield's bench,
and, even though he met Coach
Jim Hanrahan earlier in the
season, and also before the game
in question, he mistook Father
Kinsella, our athletic director,
for the coach.
The Red Stags were holding a
one point margin when Geissler
peered at Fairfield's bench and
he spotted Father Kinsella hold­ing
his breviary in his hand, and
his lips were also moving, as if
in prayer. He further claimed
that the STAGS won by a mere
point (Editor's note-the score
was actually 83-77), and that the
game wasn't exactly won fairly.
He said this as he looked at
"Father's prayer book.
Of course this was not all in
seriousness on the part of the
Willimantic mentor, but the part
that seems to make me and oth­ers
who read the article take
issue with his statements is the
constant reference, not only by
Geissler, but by other coaches,
that a Catholic college team al­ways
has a big advantage on
their side. It would seem that
spectators are to believe that
God is a sixth man on a Catholic
college team. The non-Catholic
schools have the same sixth Man
to call upon if they desire. God
is on the side of everyone-all
one has to do is to ask Him to
join the contest. I think that it
is time for some of these coaches
to stop making themselves sound
ridiculous by issuing such state­ments.
Another thought I leave
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deed, most of those present, ever
wary of their grades in physics
assumed thai the loud buzzing
was i",?a.ginery but unfortunately
a cymc m the rear of the theater
was heard to say that the din
was deafening him. With that
wonderful poise which is the
true test of a showman, the M.C.
ignor~d the heckler and whip­ped
nght mto a stirring rendi­tion
on a mechanical flute the
noise from which was gene;ated
by a perforated plate and an air
pipe. Although the tune was un­recognizable,
the assemblage
were unanimous in their agree­ment
that it was performed with
a keen insight into harmonics
and polyphony.
The audience was next treated
to a precise, polished perform­ance
on a Xylophone consisting
of a row of tuning forks. This
was performed with great nerve
and gusto, and the audience was
visibly stirred.
Perhaps, the most popular
feaw.re of the whole perform­a!
1ce, was that part devoted to
imitations. It has been a source
of concern to us vaudeville fans
that the art of imitating ani~
mate objects and the lower ani­mals
has degenerated consider­ably
in latter years. However
our hopes were raised consider~
ably by a sparkling imitation of
"car with horn blowing ap­proachmg,
then passing other
car on parkway." This almost
brought the house down and re­quests
were shouted for "chick­en-
laying egg" and "bell ringing
for end of class" among many
others. However, time finally
ran out and the audience left the
hall firmly convinced that T.V.
had better watch its step as
long as there were physics pro­fessors
and gadgets.
...frotmhi1.1 corner...
By FRANCIS G. PHILBIN. '52
THE STAG
N. F. C. C. S.
(Continued from Page One)
tended this panel, since Repre­sentative
John Kennedy of
Massachusetts was the main
speaker. Thadeus Krok, in the
panel on liturgy, spoke on the
importance of the liturgy.
Perhaps, one of the most
thoroughly prepared panels was
the panel on Student Govern­ment.
During the past year, this
commission conducted a survey
and published a lengthy report
on Student Government in Cath­olic
Colleges. In this panel, John
MaNamarra spoke on the inte­gration
of student government
in a Jesuit School.
The Rev. James Keller, M.M.
spoke to about a thousand dele­gates
on the Christopher Move­ment,
Saturday evening. Before
the lecture, the glee clubs of
Boston and Emmanuel Colleges
entertained the delegates. Short­ly
after the lecture, the execu­tive
council began a session
which was to last until three on
Sunday morning.
Sunday's activities began with
a dialogue Mass at Emmanuel
College, and that school was
host to the convention for the
remainder of the day. At the
Sunday sessions, reports of the
activities of the federation dur­ing
the year were given, and
election of officers for the com­ing
year was held. At a drawing
during the same meeting, Our
Lady of the Elms College
emerged as the recipient of a
scholarship offered by the Fed­eration.
The Convention closed
with Benediction and tea.
During the coming year, John
Relihan will be the Senior Dele­gate
to the federation. Since
Fairfield is particularly inter­ested
in acquiring the commis­sion
on Labor Relations, Fr.
Ryan, S.J., moderator of the
group, has suggested that those
interested in such activity at­tend
the Diocesan Labor Insti-
S d tute, which he conducts each tu ent Friday night at the Catholic
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Opp. Straifield Hotel N.F.C.C.S. is asked to contact
Last Friday evening, I attend- John Relihan. He is especially
ed a dance at St. Vincent's, and PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED anxious that current freshmen
ever since then, I've been ask- and sohomores contact him.
ing myself "why." There I was, IFr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:;;~~~~~~~~;;;~~
standing bef.ore the building at
75 Hunting Street" full of life,
and ambition, and dreaming of
the pretty nurses which I had
been assured were inside.
I entered and was quickly re­lieved
of sixty cents cash money,
in return for which sum I was
given a ticket and ushered, into
a dimly lit auditorium. This, I
have come to belieye, was a
strategic move on the part of our
"Florence Nightengales to be,"
because if the lights had been
on, and I had seen what was
inside, they would never have
gotten my sixty cents.
Now, ordinarily, Fairfield men
are considered a nice catch for
any girl's school, but evidently
the students of St. Vincent's
haven't read our press clippings.
Anyhow, I walked in and start­ed
to look for girls, but all I
saw was the finely garbed Fair­field
University G 1e e Club,
which, to a man, was looking
toward the door with great ex­pectations.
One look around the
room, and I knew what the
score was. Dancing or sitting,
the entire contingent of girls
numbered a baker's dozen.
Our seventy man Glee Club was
taking turns dancing with these
future hypo-pushers, but I, with­out
benefit of a siiff shirt and
red ribbon, had no chance at all.
(Continued on Page Six)
Physics is an odd subject.
Many a time as I sat through
class and watched the various
experiments being performed
and witnessed the graphic expla­natlOns
of natural phenomena, I
have wondered what the reac­tion
of a lay visiior to the class
would be. The following is
probably how a drama and mu­sic
critic writing for the Sun­day
Supplement of The Bridge­port
Post would treat an aver­age
class. With apologies both to
The Post and the Physics De­partment,
here it is.
The members of the Pre­Medical
Physics Class were
treated to a highly entertain­ing
variety show recently in
Room 19. The program was well­chosen,
diversified qnd exempli­fied
the little-known fact that
Physics is not all drudgery and
formulas (What?). The head of
the Physics Department was
Master of Ceremonies, star of
the show and head usher. The
performance got under way with
a ~lsplay of artistic talent, such
as IS seldom seen in our mechan­ical
age. In this case it was a
stirring drawing of a train
wreck which quickly captivated
the receptive audience. Then,
after a few transitory remarks,
WhICh served to get the audi­ence
in the proper frame of
,mind, a section of the program
I,was devoted to magical tricks
which no doubt, would hav~
Ibeen wondrous to behold had
they been successful. One trick
in particular had all the pre­requisites
of a marvelous spec­tacle.
A buzzer was inserted in
a jar, allowed to ring, and then,
the air was pumped out of the
jar and the buzzer was rung
again. The audienc.e was sup­posed
to hear nothing and in-
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Feature of the night's show
will be an innova,tion in this
area-a comedy "Wrestling Rev­elations"
presented by Bert
Shurtleff, noted author and lec­turer.
Shurtleff's act includes expla­nations
and illustrations of vari­ous
wrestling holds. He further
calls upon members of the audi­ence
to participate in his pres­entation,
and he "promises to
break all bones very gently and
to replace any teeth or eyes that
are removed from the partici­pant's
body."
He has been touring the
country recently with his act,
and has visited 41 states and has
had four and a half million peo­ple
in attendance at his shows.
All in all, a very entertaining
program is in store, so again, all
members of the student body
are urged to attend.
April 26, 1951
Jack Doheny winds up in practice session. He will face Hillyer
at Hartford on Tuesday.
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(Continued from Page One)
ern conveniences; air condition­ing,
direct heat and lighting, and
a fine desk, as well as a pleasant
view of the campus. At present,
there is room for newer and
more equipment as the Associa­tion
grows. As a final touch, un­usual
scatter rugs have been
placed on the floor.
On our return, we thanked
Father Kinsella for this special
treat. "Ye Ed," now completely
recovered, though still a little
green around the gills, asked
Father if he had any comment
for publica,tion. Father Kinsella
blushingly said that we should
make note of the fact that Fa­ther
Valenti and he were re­sponsible
for the decorations.
The name of the painter was
tactfully omitted.
So 1t is with great pleasure we
of THE STAG present the first
formal portrait of our genial
Athletic Director in his new
domain.
----- ManhaUan
Page 6 THE STAG April 26, 1951
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During the month of May, the
Rosary will be recited every
morning at 9:10 outside the south
entrance to Xavier Hall. In the
event of inclement weather, it
will be said in room 19.
weeks away, and a win would
really put O'Brien in the spot­light.
As faithful as Jimmy was
with his training, Mrs. O'Brien
was with her prayers for all of
this to end. She prayed and
prayed, and it seemed that it
would be in vain, But no!
The betting on the fight was
heavy. Large sums of money
were being wagered on Amato.
O'Brien heard a rumor spread­ing
throughout the fighters'
circle that his manager had put
a great amount on Amato. At
first he couldn't believe it. Final­ly
after much investigation, he
found that it was true.
What to do? Report it to the
authorities? No. He thought and
thought, and finally reached a
decision. The fight was only two
days away now, and he would
handle the situation his own
way.
He went to his mother and
told her of the situation. Deter­mined
to avenge the crooked
deal, he told her he was eager to
win the fight and cause his man­ager
to lose his money. Mter
all, the seasoned Amato was
rated a heavy favorite, and Jim­my
would really stage an upset
by winning.
The night of the fight saw
O'Brien very cocky. He entered
the ring with a big grin as he
recounted his scheme over and
over again in his mind. The best
part would come after the fight.
But wait-the announcer is in
the center of the ring introduc­ing
the principals. Both boys
report to the referee for final
instructions, then return to thejr
respective corners-to await the
opening bell.
Bong! Amato rushed Jimmy,
grazed him with a right to the
head. O'Brien moved in to­wards
his opponent and let loose
with a barrage of lefts and rights
to the jaw. Bang! A loud thud
resounded throughout the arena
as Amato hit the canvas. He was
counted out and Jimmy's hand
was raised in triumph.
But wait. The best was yet to
come. He went to his corner
and spotted his startled man­ager.
Another left shot forward
from the body of the winner.
Rothstein fell into the crowd.
The police moved in and Jimmy
told them the story. Immediate­ly
Rothstein was placed under
arrest.
O'Brien hurried home to tell
his mother the good news. He
was leaving the fight game to
return to high school and finish
his education. Greater joy reach­ed
her heart when he told her
that upon graduation he was go­ing
to enter the seminary to
study for the priesthood.
Tears came to Mrs. O'Brien's'
eyes. Her prayers were not in
vain. God heard her. A mother's
prayer was answered.
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Of course, I'm not trying to
give the impression that there
weren't enough girls to go Young Jimmy O'Brien was
around, because ordinarily, a entering Brown's Gymnasium,
dozen girls who haven't been let Chicago's North Side training
out in a year should be able to headquarters for the small club
handle an easy hundred of the fighters of the area. This young
opposite sex. But what I am still cocky lad was no longer a small
trying to figure out is, where club fighter though, but was
were the other two hundred preparing for his first main
girls? By the time I received an event fight in the Civic Hall,
opportunity to dance, it was al- top fight arena of the city. He
most time to leave. preferred to continue his train-
Ordinarily I do not consider ing at Brown's, as it was Bob
myself to be too deficient as far Brown who gave the boy a start.
as looks are concerned, but the O'Brien was only seventeen
way the medicine peddler that years old, son of a hard working
I got "stuck" with treated me, widow who' toiled nights as a
you'd think that I was a facial cleaning woman 'in one of the
case ready for the "O.R." I no- large office buildings of the city.
ticed that she was a little tired, His father had been killed as a
or perhaps I should say, I felt result of an automobile accident
that she was tired, when she when Jimmy was only seven
stood on my feet and I had to years old. Mrs. O'Brien was re­lug
her around the dance floor. ceiving a small pension from her
Using my wit, which has been husband's company, but it was
carefully developed at Fairfield not enough to make ends meet.
(Half of it has, anyway-Ed.), She had put Jimmy through
I suggested that she might like St. Ann's grammar school un­some
refreshments. der the care of the Siste~s of
Minutes later, we were par- Charity, and after his gradua­taking
of punch and dried tion, he entered St. Pascal's High
crackers. I wouldn't go so far as School. Jimmy was a good stu­to
say that the refreshments dent, religious in his own right,
weren't of· the best quality, but but lately he had the urge to
they were unusual. In fact, I quit school and run around with
still can';1; figure out what the the "tough" boys of the neigh­thermometers
were doing in the borhood. Mrs. O'Brien had vis­bottom
of the punch bowl! ions of Jimmy entering the sem-
Soon the ball was over, and inary upon completion of high
I was once again on the street. school, and it almost broke her
How did I like it? Well, the con- heart when her only son started
cert was wonderful, and if there to sway from the training he
should be another dance had received.
well, I'll be there! The big blow came when Jim-
(Ed. Note: The preceding ar.fi- my returned home from school
cle does not necessarily reflect one afternoon and told her he
the opinions or judgements of was definitely leaving school. It
the STAG or of any member of ",:as an incident on the way to
its staff. It was written by a hIS house that made him reach
student who, for a number of this decision. One of the bullies
reasons, desires to remain anony- of the class passed a remark
mous, and it is merely an ex- about Jimmy's mother being a
pression of the personal opinion cleaning woman. That was all
of said student.) that was needed. A brawl fol-
-;~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ilowed, and the bUlly received Ii the licking of his life. Noone
was going to speak of Jimmy's
mother like that and get away
with it.
One of the witnesses of the
street fight was Max Rothstein
one of the fight game's top man~
agers, but one who also possess­ed
a reputation for pulling many
"shady" deals with Chicago's
gamblers. After the fight was
over, he approached Jimmy and
told him that he thought he had
great potentialities. The young­ster
was persuaded by the fast­talking
Rothstein to sign a con­tr~
ct making him his manager,
WIth the promises of good fights
with sizeable purses.
The thought of making big
money fast was the only thing
that entered Jimmy's mind. He
would be able to support his
mother, give her some luxuries
which were only a dream to her,
and above all, she would be able
to leave her job. After all a
high school education was ~ot
needed to' be a boxer. All the
talking on the part of his moth­er
went unheeded.
Faithfully young Jimmy
would report to Brown's every
day in preparation for the fight
with Tony Amato, one of the
better rated lightweights of
Chicago. The fight was only two
BridgttpOrt, Connedie:w
to that of firemen who see homes
go up in smoke daily. Perhaps
it has taken years of pinching
and scraping to pay for it and
everything is lost in a fe.w short
minutes; certainly this is heart
rending and gruesome. Or
perhaps a comparison might be
made with a criminal lawyer
who sees the broken and shatter­ed
minds of individuals who be­lieved
crime was the best
method of escape from their
problems. All this may be con­sidered
gruesome, but it too, is
a part of life.
Congratulations are the order
of the day for the Junior Class
here at St. Vincent's, and their
stellar presentation of "Dixie
Fun in '51" last Friday the 13th.
Special thanks for a job well
done go to Co-chairman Eleanor
Tomanio and Joan Fisher and to
Business Manager, Jean Tar­dette.
Though space won't permit us
to name the participants of all
the acts, we can name a few.
Soloists were Pat Clausing,
Lucy Sholanich, Jeanne Kane,
Margaret Droyd, Alberta Hein­zelman,
Vera Pizzolorusso, Dot
Molcan, Eleanor Tomanio, Peggy
Nolan, Mary O'Connor, Dot
Munhall and Lucy Camillo. Tap
routines were performed by
Joan'Darvas, Joan Murphy and
Pat Maloney; Norene Carey,
Joan Hulton and Lois Caffrey;
Joan Fisher and Nancy Lutes,
and Claire Regan and Rita Ron­dini.
Without the expert assistance
of director, Bill Bray, musical
director, Mary Malone, and Class
Advisor, Miss Kerbelis, "Dixie
Fun in '51" could not have been
the success it was.
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Campus Personalities
Edward Wall is another Senior utively for the last two years,
who will graduate in June, leav- and just last week he received
ing his name firmly imprinted the key to the Honor Society
in the history of Fairfield Uni- w hen Father Langguth an­versity.
Ed, with a few other nounced that a few more deserv­Juniors
last year, helped to form ing students would be admitted.
the successful Bellarmine De- Ed is a Sodality man, and a in­bating
Society, and saw it de- fluencial factor of the Metropoli­velop
from its embryonic stage tan Club. His literary genius is
to one which placed second in currently being put to use on
the New England Tournament. the MANOR.
During his extensive debating Ed is a daily commutor from
career Ed has opposed schools White Plains, where he gradu-from
Bridgeport University to ated from Regis High School. I:~============~
West Point, and has argued over An avid Giant fan Ed is certain
ten times on The Formation of that this will be 'their pennant
a New Non-Communistic World year.
Organization. This year, in rec- After he receives his Bach­ognition
of his splendid achieve- elor's degree in June and com­ment,
he has bee!1 mad~ presi- pletes Fordham Graduate School,
dent of the Debatmg SOCIety. Wall is considering either of two
The name of Ed Wall has vocations ... Teaching or the
been on the Dean's List consec- Foreign Service.
Almost daily we hear the
question, "Why did you become
a nurse?" or "How can you stand
it, isn't it gruesome?"
To answer the first question
satisfactorily is very difficult.
There are as many reasons as
there are nurses. There is one
basic reason, however, the love
of mankind, a truly intrinsic
value. There is a little more to
it, than this love of mankind­there
is a certain characteristic
drive-a desire to help those
who are unable to help them­selves.
More often than not, when
asked this question a nurse will
simply reply, "Mainly, because
I like people." This straight for­ward
answer is found carried
out in other traits of a nurse.
Rarely found is the nurse who
"puts on airs." Patience and a
sense of humor are prominent
traits found among those of the
nursing profession. Imagine how
miserable the patient would be
with a nurse lacking patience
and a cheerful outlook.
In answer to the latter ques­tion,
"Isn't it gruesome?" The
answer is no! If one were to con­sider
the normal course of life
gruesome, then perhaps the an­swer
to that question might be
yes. But, from our viewpoint,
life is anything but gruesome.
Daily we observe the work of
Divine Providence guiding the
skilled surgeons hand as he re­pairs
broken and diseased
bodies. While occasionally, the
combined efforts of our skilled
and ever willing staff fail, this
can only be credited to His will.
Can aversion be found in any­thing
as miraculous as this?
Our work might be compared