Stag - Vol. 02, No. 05 - November 16, 1950

              Vol. II-No.5 Published By Students Of Fairfield University November 16, 1950
Juniors Quizzed
By Faculty At
Public Specimen
November 6.
On Monday, November 6, the
Junior Class participated in a
Public Specimen held for its
benefit in Berchmans Hall. Rev­erend
Laurence Langguth, S.J.,
Dean, was moderator of the af­fair.
The guest pan~l which
questioned the students includ­ed
the Reverend Father Rector
James H. Dolan, S.J., Reverend
John P. Donnelly, S.J., Rever­end
Howard Harris, S.J., and
Reverend Robert MacDonnell,
S.J. Chronic nervousness was
the pathological disorder of the
day, and it was quite evident
that the bonds of friendship
were not stretched to the point
where one would gladly take
another's place on the stage. The
"Better you than I" outlook was
obvious in everyone's morning
salutation.
In a concluding speech, Fr.
Rector Dolan particularly stress­ed
the relationship of philosophy
to religion, and how both of
these important truths play a
vital role in our daily lives. The
aim of logic and philosophy is
not to mold us into a memory
machine of words, Father said,
but to fashion us into a sturdy
mechanism of thought and right
reasoning. The world will profit
by such men, for the moral,
political, and social problems
which are always so 'prevalent
can be solved only by level­headed
bearers of the truth.
Father Rector thought that the
Public Specimen on the whole
was quite satisfying. One critic­ism
he offered, however, was
the nervousness that the man
portrayed while on the stage,
and the fact that the memory
was relied upon too much. This
latter fault was what prompted
him to stress the great value and
need for a good thinking and
reasoning process.
The following Juniors were
questioned: William F. Martin,
William F. Miller, Edward F.
Fenton, Joseph D. Gabriel,.
Thomas F. Reilly, William F.
Schlenk and William J. Walko.
Also, Robert D. Kraynick.
Gerard A. Mohyde, Richard A.
McCormick, Joseph G. Wihbey.
Kurt W. Martha, Edward J. Kel­ley,
Paul C. Mastroianni, Joseph
A.. McEnany, and James M.
Connery.
To Direct
Intramural
Athletics
Sports Night Successful As
Fairfield Athletes Are Feted
Despite earlier indication to the contrary, the
Sports Night of last Thursday was very successful. A
throng of appwximately two hundred students, fathers,
and friends crowded the auditorium of Berchmans Hall
to partake of the program.
The first speaker of the eve-ning
was Mr. William J. Mc­Guire,
Athletic Director of St.
Francis College. Mr. McGuire
spoke of his athletic experiences,
and of his experiences as Ath­lectic
Director at St. Francis.
He spoke encouragingly about
the athletic future of Fairfield
University, and stated that Fair- By RAYMOND YUSKAUSKAS
field is already recognized and
respected by the coaches and
teams in and around Metropoli­tan
New York.
Mr. William Perrault, a mem­ber
of the Math Department and
Coach of the Track team, cited
the fact that although many of
the Track team members are
"green," we should expect a fav­orable
season in Track competi­tion
next year.
The Octet of the University
Glee Club presented several
selections, including the negro
spirituals "Keep in the Middle
of the Road," and "The Animals
A'Comin'." A special quartet
sang "Give Me the Moon Over
Brooklyn."
Mr. James Hanrahan, Coach of
the Basketball team, was then
introduced. Mr. Hanrahan stated
that while the student body
might expect the team to win
better than fifty percent of its
games this year, he hoped that
the students were not expecting
a ninety percent average. He
explained this by stating that he
is coaching the team under a
new system, and that it may
take several games before the
team becomes expert at the sys­tem
in competition.
Mr. John Leary then spoke
about his experiences as a mem­ber
of the Sports Department of
the New Haven Register. Mr.
Leary is Editor of the Sports
(Continued on Pag~ 5)
Rev. John Dennis Crowley,
S.J., Senior Instructor in Phil­osophy,
has been appointed
Moderator of Intramural Ath­letics
at the College. This divi­sion
of authority in the athletic
department was necessitated by
the increasing burdens placed on
the shoulders of Father Kinsella,
Moderator of Athletics. The lat­ter
was happy to receive help in
the Intramural activities. Father
Crowley brings both interest and
experience to his new position.
At one time he served as assist­ant
coach at Brookline High
School, Massachusetts, in foot­ball,
basketball, and baseball.
(Continued on Page 5)
Debating Society
Meets .:4lbertus
Magnus Nov. 27
Editor-in-Chief of the Manor,
Edward R. Flannery, has an­nounced
the names of those ap­pointed
to positions as editors
and associate editors of the year
book staff.
Working with editor Flannery
are associate editor Ciro Vene­ruso
and business manager Mike
Levinsky. Staffs to which ap­pointments
were made include
literary, photography, lay-out
and business.
Flannery stated that in addi­tion
to the editors appointed.
"there are many men working
on these different staffs. Space
does not permit the publishing
of their names now, but let no
one forget that it is their work
which actually turns out a year
book. The editorial staffs repre­sent
no more than the division
and delegation of responsibility
which is necessary on such a
large project."
Edward Cull has been ap­pointed
literary editor. Associ­ate
editors and their respective
sections include: Jim Keating,
features, Jim Burns, athletics,
John Heckler, activities, Thad­deus
Krok, organizations, and
Frank Bepko, classes and publi­cations.
Appointed as photography edi­tors
are Jack Merry and Donald
Swanson.
Al Bown has been appointed
lay-out editor and associate edi­tors
include George Dirgo, Har­ley
Black, Jim Potts and Bill
Lynch.
Appointments To
"Manor" Listed
By Flannery
The Senior Debating Society
of Fairfield University will hold
its first intercollegiate debate of
the 1950-51 season with Albertus
Magnus College on Monday eve­ning,
November 27, at New Hav­en,
Connecticut. The topic to be
discussed will be the national
question, "Resolved: Non-Com-munist
Nations Should Form a III New International Society."
. Thomas Tierney and Edward
Wall will represent Fairfield on
the affirmative side.
When the final meeting of the
year was held last May, the fol­lowing
men were elected officers:
Edward Wall, President; Francis
DiScala, Vice-President; John
Fray, Secretary. Father John
Clancy serves as moderator of
the group.
According to John Fray, sec­retary
of the group, tentative
plans call for debates with the
following institutions: Iona Col­lege,
Our Lady of Good Counsel,
Bridgeport University, Hofstra,
Fordham, St. Joseph's College of
Hartford, and New Haven State
(Continued on Page 6)
Rev. Francis Anderson, S,J.
Fairfield U. Activities
To Be Featured In
Radio Club Program
By JAMES DINNAN
Congratulations are due to the
members of the Radio Club and
its director, Mr. John A. Meaney.
Because of their splendid work
in producing "FAIRFIELD UNI­VERSITY
INTERPRETS THE
NEWS" and the ever increasing
popularity of the program,
WICC will in the near future
sponsor the Radio Club in a new
program. This new program will
be aired at 8:15 p.m. the first
Monday of each month, immedi­ately
following the current pro­gram.
Featured in the new pro­gram
will be news of the activi­ties
at Fairfield University and
Fairfield Preparatory School.
"FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
INT'ERPRETS THE NEWS"
presented Father Edmund Ho­gan,
S.J., on its October 30, 1950
program, the fourth broadcast in
the series. The topic, "The Doc­trine
of the Assumption" was
discussed by Father Hogan, and
a student panel composed of
Robert Hayden, T had d e us
Krock, and Charles McCullough.
Father Hogan emphasized that
~'When Our Holy Father pro­claims
Our Lady's assumption
as revealed, he is not making
public a truth revealed to him
personally within recent years,
but rather infallibly teaching
that this doctrine is part of that
revelation committed by Christ
(Continued on Page 6)
Waterbury Club
To Hold Annual
Christmas Dance
Bellarmine Lecturer Tells Of
Soviet Aims In Middle East
The first in the annual series of Bellarmine. Lec­tures
wa,s presented on Thursday, November 9, in
Berchmans auditorium. Speaking on the subject,
"Danger Spots in the Middle East," the Reverend
Francis Anderson, S.J., presented a talk on the import­ance
to every American of the attempts of the Soviet
Union to expand their sphere of influence to the Middle
East.
Father Anderson indicated the
strategic importance of the area ~
which due to its geographic posi- ---~
tions forms a bridge between
Europe, Asia and Africa. Vast
oil deposits found in Iran, Iraq
and Suadi Arabia increase the
impo,tance of the seven nations
compr'ising the Middle East. The
Soviet Union in its desire to con­trol
the area has reverted to the -.
basic plan of the old Czarist
regime, control of the Darde­nelles
as a step to the control of
the Suez Canal.
Father Anderson gave his rea­sons
why he thought the Soviet
Union has failed to take advan­tage
of the military weakness of
the nations of the Middle East.
Military intervention in the area
is first foiled by the lack of
satellite communist nations in
the Middle East by which Soviet
Russia might make its entrance.
Thus to incorporate the area, an
open act of unprovoked military
aggression by the armed might
of Russia itself would be neces­sary.
The second reason, follow­ing
from the first is that the
United States and Great Britain,
both possessing formidible air
bases in the area, would immedi­ately
retaliate with air attacks
directed against the main
(Continued on Page 6)
The Waterbury Club of Fair­field
University will hold its
"First Annual Christmas Dance"
on Wednesday, December 27, in
the ballroom of the Hotel Eton
in Waterbury. Music is to be
supplied by Pal,ll De Paola and
his band.
Arthur Boulanger was select­ed
chairman of the dance. Fran­cis
Woods was appointed direc­tor
of publicity. The ticket com­mittee
is comprised of Edward
Rielly, John McHugh, Francis
Iris, and John Burns.
Dress will be semi-formal, and
guests are requested not to wear
flowers, since the committee
plans to present flowers to each
young lady. The price of admis­sion
has been set at $3.50 per
couple. A limited number of
guests who are not members of
the Waterbury Club will be in­vited
to the affair, but the dance
will be primarily for club mem­bers.
Dancing will be from 8:30
p.m. until 12:30 a.m.
Page 2 THE STAG November 16, 1950
Clinging· To Last Hope
MAKE-UP DEPARTMENT
.James Dinnan, '52
James Doheney, '52
.Joseph Iacuone, '52
Ralph Mastrangelo, '52
Richard McCormick, '52
Conrad Sternschak, '52
Stanley Turski, '52
Thomas O'Neil, '53
Robert Demshak, '54
Richard Haup, '54
ART DEPARTMENT
Richard Lindstrom, '52
Conrad Sternschak, '52
John Saracino, '54
PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
Francis McGouldrick, '52
John Malakie, '53
.Joseph Pander, '54
Walter Zackrison, '54
EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT
Francis Prior, '51 . . . . . . .. Editer
James Aspinwall, '52
Michael Russo, '53
Our Readers Say:
To the Editor:
Well, I see where the Student
Council has rigged another Com­mittee.
The names of the Com­mittee
for the Mid-Winter Car­nival
have been posted, and, as
usual, the only students repre­sented
are residents or boarders
of the Bridgeport area.
The notice for the students
interested in serving on the
Committee was posted about
two weeks ago, and quite a few
signed up. "It looked as though
all those charges that the student
body had no school spirit were
proven completely groundless,
with such a large number of in­terested
students of all four
classes.
However, it seems that every­body
is interested in having a
representative Committee ex­cept
the Chairman and his im­mediate
friends. The list now on
the Bulletin Board ·bears but
slight resembiance to the one
left for interested students to
sign. There is a preponderance­to
say the least-of names from
the Area immediately surround­ing
the University. Of course
there isn't a clique-the Editor
of the Yearbook pointed that out
recently - the r e aren't any
cliques at Fairfield. It's all a big
coincidence that all the names on
the approved list are of Bridge­port-
Fairfield-Stratford men.
We certainly aren't in favor
of discriminating against a man
because he happens to live or
board around the College. It's
"really handy" for all the Com­mittee
if a meeting or caucus
can be held at odd hours or at
night to discuss plans for activi­ties.
However, there are other
groups at Fairfield, from New
York, Stamford, Hartford, the
Valley, New Haven, Waterbury,
and other places too numerous
to mention. The very fact that
they signed the notice shows
that they're willing to put them­selves
out to attend Committee
meetings so other groups can
have a voice in the plans. Why
not give them a chance to ex­press
their opinions?
The committees in the past,
and at present, seem to feel that
the Ritz Ballroom in Bridgeport
is the only place in Connecticut
suitable for a Formal Dance.
They had one sometime in the
past at Glorietta Manor (also in
Bridgeport) and the Juniors had
their Prom in New Haven last
(Continued on Page 6)
Qatholic Tidbits
By Robert McKeon
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Francis A. Malyszka, 51
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Charles E. Black, '52
BUSINESS MANAGER
Robert Steele, '52
NEWS DEPARTMENT SPORTS DEPARTMENT
George Dirgo, '51} . Bernard Beglane, '52 ... . .. Editor
Francis Woods, '52 Co-EdItors George Birge, '51
G B h '51 Harley Black, '51
.Jae~~~eE~~r~~51 James Doheney, '52
Thomas Flaherty, '51
George Garofalo, '51
.James Dinnan, '52
Edward Sperry, '52
Paul Sullivan, '52
Raymond Yuskauskus, '52
David Phelan, '53
Robert Demshak, '54
Richard Haup, '~d
FEATURE DEPARTMENT
William Curnin, '53 . Editor
Bernard Mallon, '51
Martin Nigro, 51
Francis Philbin, '52
Neil Topitzer, '53
John Welch, '53
William Brown, '54
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
.John Reiihan, '52, Nicholas Rosa, '52
TYPISTS
.Joseph Iacuone, '52
Richard McCormick, '52
Robert Demshak, '54
Richard Haup, '54
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
William McGrath, '52
Thomas O'Neil, '53
"Crime Problem is a Youth
Problem" ... in the opinion of
J. Edgar Hoover, Head of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
"... the Home, the School, the
Church are inseparable in work­ing
for a goal of a crime-free
world." Therefore, par e n t s
should consider well their choice
of a school for their children.
How every Mission Sunday
Dollar is divided: 51 cents goes
to foreign missions, 40 cents
goes to home missions, and 9
cents goes to the Catholic Near
East Welfare Association.
When a movie is O.K., it is
passed by the censors; when it
isn't, it is sensed by the pastors.
JOHN H. WELCH
This is not supposed to be a
sports column, but since the bas­ketball
season opens in just eight
days, this column would like to
take this opportunity to wish our
squad and coach the best of luck
during the coming season.
There were many men who
worked on the Freshman-Sopho­more
Dance Committee, but a
great deal of the credit should
be given to Tom Bepko of the
Sophomore Class. He put more
time and work into the dance
than did anyone else, and as
chairman of the committee, most
of the responsibility rested upon
his capable shoulders. I don't
believe that any of us have too
much spare time at Fairfield, but
when it had to be found, Tom
found it and used it. The result
was a successful dance, and the
appreciation of all the under­classmen
for a job well done.
Knick-Knack Shelf
Although Fairfield Univer­sity
does not have a football
team, there are several students
who do follow a gridiron squad
with great interest. That squad
is, of course, the Fairfield Prep
eleven which for the past three
years has been well represented
on the playing field. It might be
imagined that only Prep gradu­ates
are interested in the for­tunes
of "our younger brothers."
Such is not the case, however.
The Prep graduates are merely
the nucleus of this sports mind­ed
group, and they are surround­ed
by those who follow the for­tunes
of the Gintoff-men very
carefully, if only to rub it in
when a loss is sustained.
I think that it is remarkable
to see such a turnout of Univer­sity
Students at the various· Prep
games. Perhaps it is an indica­tion
of what may happen if and
when, but until that day in the
future, we'll have to be content
with giving our praise and con­gratulations
to the Fairfield
Prep 1950 football squad.
Notes On Thanksgiving
The month of November contains several dates
which were of cruoial significance in the history of civil­ization.
As we give thanks to God on Thanksgiving
Day, November 23, these should come to mind, and the
ideals, trials, and triumphs which they symbolize should
be remembered and impressed upon our minds and
hearts.
We should thank God for the courage shown by the
pilgrims as they landed and established themselves in
the remote wilderness of an unexplored America on
that cold November day in 1620, and as they, on Novem­ber
21, drew up the Mayflower Compact to better their
order and preservation for the attainment of their ends.
For from his crude colony evolved our majestic nation,
destined at birth to lead and guard the world against
tyranny. '
We should thank Him for the streng.th of conviction
and foresight of our founding fathers as, on November
15, 1777, they inaugurated the Articles of Confederation
and Perpetual Union to direct and strengthen our youth­ful
nation that it might develop into the protector of
the rights of free men everywhere.
Thank Him for men like Abraham Lincoln, helms­man
of a nation "conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to
the proposition that all men are created equal," who
guided the ship of state through the turbulent seas of
The Civil War, and who, in his Gettysburg Address on
November 19, 1863, set forth the conv;iction that the gov­ernment
"of the people, by the people, and for the peo­ple,"
would not "perish from the earth."
Thank God for the frustration of tyrannical rulers
signified by the signing of the Armistice on November
11, 1918; proof ,that free men everywhere will fight
valiantly to uphold that which they deem right. Thank
Him for the strength of purpose, the valour shown by
our men and allies as on November 7, 1942 they landed
on the sandy battleground of French North Africa, again
to take up the sword against tyranny.
The people of Greece will thank Him as they re­member
their delivery on that November 4th, six years
ago, from the pains and sufferings borne during their
Nazi suppression.
Above all, thank God that wherever free men stand
united, there exists the courage and determination to
resist again, if necessary, any tyrannical aggression
which would impose the rule of a dictatJor in the S'tead
of His laws. And pray to God that if such interven­tion
is necessary, that by His graces and guidance, free­dom-
loving men again will emerge triumphant. Let it
be known, and know it yourselves, that men will fight
with determination that His Kingdom will come, His
will will be done, on earth, as it is in heaven.
This Thanksgiving Day, thank God for His mercy
and divine goodness, and pray that He calm the turbu­lence
on the sea of civilization.
Attention, all students who play musical instru­ments!
A chance is now offered to get good, practical
experience and have a lot of fun at the same time.
Reverend John P. Murray, S.J., has announced that
plans are being made to start a school orchestra again
this year.
A good beginning was had last year, but several of
the various instruments needed for an orchestra were
lacking. It is hoped that members of the Freshman
Class will fill these vacancies.
Here is another chance for Fairfield students to O"ive . b
Fairfield even another claim to fame. The Radio Club,
the Glee Club, the Public Affairs Club, The STAG, and
other organizations in the school are already spreading
the name of Fairfield University throughout the local
area. An orchestra might do its paI1t, too.
Any interested student should meet in Room 312
Friday morning, November 17, at 9:00 a.m,. and submit
his name to Farther Murray.
Music, Music, Music
ovember 16, 1950 THE STAG Page 3
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Arnold topped Fairfield, 84-52 l":,-st season. ThiS season sho~ld
tell a different story with the improvement shown by Miko
thus far.
~ovembel' 16. 1950
Fairfield University's Cross
Country squad was dealt their
third loss of the season on Fri­day,
November 3, as they suf·
fered a 15-40 loss at the hands
of Hofstra College at Bethpage
State Park, Long Island. The
Red Stags have only one win
this year, while the victors gain­ed
their second triumph as
against four setbacks.
Ed Rochford, star harrier for ~===========~~
the winners, finished the five
mile course in 27 minutes, fol­lowed
closely by teammates
Dave Lynch, George Mills, Terry
Moran and Lou DeSalvo. They
crossed the finishing tape with­in
two and a half minutes of
Rochford, enabling them to snare
the first five positions easily.
Joe Miko, versatile STAG per·
former, tallied the first points for
Fairfield, with running mates Ed
Dowling, George Boser, Bob
Drongoski and Connie Stern­chek
garnering the remaining
markers.
My Dear Students:
As the Director of Athletics of
Fairfield University I would like
to express my thanks to you all
for the very wonderful support
you gave to the Athletic Asso­ciation
on the occasion of the
recent Sports Night. It was your
generous help and cooperation
that made that Night such a sig­nal
success.
I would like also on this occa··
sion to thank, on behalf of both
the Administration and the AA,
the following who gave so gener­ously
of their time and energy
in the running of this splendid
school activity: John Miko and
his committee; John Heckler,
the excellent master of cere­monies;
Raymond O'Conner and
the Glee Club octet-quartet; and
Joseph Powers and his Dixieland
Stompers. To one and all I give
my heart-felt thanks.
Very soon, my dear students,
the basketball season will be
under way. I know that Fairfield
University will be represented
by a good team. I predict that
Fairfield U. will be represented.
by a great team which, despite
a difficult schedule, will win
more than its share of victories.
Whether or not this predic­tion
comes true, depends in a
very large measure upon you.
This team, to be a great team,
needs your support. Through
me its members are begging for
tha't support. I am copfident that
you will not fail to' give it.
This is YOUR team! Back it!
Win, lose or draw ... stay with
it!
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Gerald A Kinsella, S.J.
Director of Athletics
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John Miko's 128 game and a
three game series by Jack Glea­son
set the pace in the opening
week of the Senior Class Bowl­ing
League at Fairfield Alleys.
Miko led his Sandbaggers'
combine 10 a 2-1 win over the
Mudhooks, w h i 1e Gleason's
Woodchoppers did not fare as
well, as they dropped a 2-1 set
to the Spoilers. The Sandbaggers
garnered high team series for
the action with a 1445 total.
In other matches, the Dead­woods
decisioned the Lucky
Strikes, 2-1, and the Hackers
scored a similar triumph over
the Beanbags.
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Seven Vets, 8 Frosh On Varsity
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By BERNIE BEGLANE
With the opening gamt of the season just a week
off, Coach Jim Hanrahan has named fifteen cagers to
Fairfield's varsity basketball squad. The young mentor
plans on keeping fifteen, but will dress tw~ members for
jayvee play also.
Some of the players are well known to most of the
students, while others are, for the most part, new­comers.
So that all the students may become better
acquainted with their representatives on the court, a
brie~ summary will be given of the members of the
team.
. Back from last year is Jack
Sullivan. a native of Bridgeport Another highly rated frosh is
a~d a member of the Junior Paul Frauenhofer of Torrington.
Class. Sully was the captain of Nineteen years old, Whitey play­that
team, and has played var- ed two years of varsity ball at
siLy ball since his entrance here Torrington High, and from there
at Fairfield. An even six feet went to Marianapolis Prep
in height, Jack tips the scales School where he also starred.
at 160, is 23 years of age, and Five feet ten inches in height,
in the words of Coach Hanra- Paul's special ability lies in his
han will be counted on a good terrific driving ability and all
deai to steady the team. He is out stamina.
a veteran of the Marines. Roger Blain. one of the best
Another mainstay that is re- sl:ots in this section of the state
turning for his final season of during his higp. school competi­competition
is Jack Mullady. 24 tion, calls East Hartford his
years old, a native of Hartford home. A graduate of that town's
and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. high, he led his squad to the
Though only five feet ten inches finals of the New England Class
in stature, Jack's hustle and A Tourney. Roger stands six feet
fight will make his presence tall, weighs 180 and is 19 years
known on the floor. of age.
Two of the tall men of the
Important to all teams is a frosh cagesters are expected to
center, and in Joe Miko. a six- be heard of very early in the
four resident of Stratford, the season. Jim Homa. native of
Red Stags are well taken care Fairfield and a veteran of the
of in that department. Joe's con-sistent
practice during the past Army, and Stan Suchenski of
summer has given him a great Bridgeport, both six-four, are
deal of "know how" that he lack- counted, upon to give Fairfiel~
eda1st year. J o.e, l1'ke Mullady, bpoleanrdtys. of control off the bac
IS a Semor, and IS also a member Frank Fitzpatrick. native of
of the cross country and track·Suffern, New York, 'IS another
teams. man counted on for reserve.
. Joe Regensburger. lik.e Miko, Eighteen years of age, he played
IS a Semor and also halls from three years of varsity ball at St.
Stratford. Know~ for the past Luke's High School in New Jer­th.
ree ye~rs for hIS set shots, Joe sey and Suffern Fj:igh.
VIllI fit In WIth the fas~ style Bill Smith. graduate of Fair­of
play that H~nrahan Intends field Prep, and Patsy Pagliarulo.
to employ. He IS 23 years old, both residents of Bridgeport,
weighs in at 1.85 a17d stands. SIX round out the squad. They will
feet one inch m heIght. He IS a also play with the Jayvee squad
veteran of the Army where. he to gain the experience the Coach
played ball for two years agamst Hanrahan feels they need for
some of the better teams of the their first year of college play.
East.
High scorer for the past two
years has been Joe Kehoe. a
Junior, and a product of the
Bronx, New York. Joe's set and
push shot were his chief as~ets
in rolling up a total of 540 pomts
in two seasons.
Jack Moffett or "Mr. Set Shot"
as we like to refer to him, is a
graduate qf Bulkley High in
Hartford, and figures to have a
good year with that high loop­i~
1g set of his. An even six feet,
Jack is a Junior, 21 years of age
and weighs 160 pounds.
A man that is expected to im­prove
vastly this season ov~r
his fine showings of the past IS
Dom DePonte, a Senior from New
Haven. Dom expects to have his
hook shot down to a science by
the time the opening whistle
blows and his height of 6-3 and
weight of 185 will go a long
ways towards making him an
asset in the bucket.
So much for the veterans. In
introducing the newcomers, it is
only proper that the most highly
touted be mentioned first. Bob
Markovic. a frosh from Nauga­tuck
and Sacred Heart Academy
in Waterbury, enters Fairfield
with a brilliant high school re.c­ord,
as he led his school into the
finals of the New England Class
B Tournament. Bobby stands an
even six feet, is 19 and weighs
178 pounds. His adept ball hand­ling
should go a long way in
setting up plays for his team­mates.
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PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED
A. A.. Plans
Barbell Club
resting on its shoulders . . . of
all things ... a Sports Day. I
may be getting a little ahead
of myself but the date has been
set for May 19. The day's events
will include a track meet in the
morning, followed by lunch to
be served in Xavier Hall. A base­ball
game will take up the major
portion of the afternoon. Our op­ponent
in both events will be St.
Peter's College of Jersey City.
Incidentally, this same team is
included on the roster of basket­ball
opponents for the first time
in Fairfield University's athletic
history. There will of course be
a slight charge, but then, every­one
has until next May to save.
From the information thus far,
the day does show promise of
being another successful Fair­Held
University "First."
With the basketball opener.
which is Fairfield against Brook­lyn
Poly. not too far removed
from the present. it might be
worth while to mention that up
until now we have yet to defeat
them. Last year's final score was
65 to 58. a mere seven point mar­gin.
and an improvement over
the previous year's score. Ii
would be safe to say that the
trend looks encouraging. Your
presence at the "Pep Rally"
could contribute to the wiping
away of that seven point mar·
gin with a few exira points
thrown in. So what say
try to make it everyone.
New Cage Rules
For This Season
The best way for any specta­tor
to enjoy a sports event is to
have a knowledge of the rules
that govern the game being
played. This year several
changes have been adopted by
the Rules Committee of the Na­tional
Collegiate Athletic Asso­ciation
which will have a direct
bearing on the game from the
spectators point of view.
Probably the most noted
change will govern the personal
foul. When a foul is called by the
referee this year,the player who
commits the violation is com­pelled
to raise his hand. The offi-.
cial has the authority to tell the 1""""-------------"
player to do so, and if the player
does comply, no penalty will be
inflicted, but if he fails to, a tech­nical
foul will be called.
A change has been made re­garding
substitutions, and this
year substitute players may en-ter
the game only when the
clock is stopped. The clock stops
on all jump balls, another change
this year, on all fouls and on
time outs, either at the request
of either team or of the officials.
Another change occurs in the
rule regarding penalties- for a
personal foul. The word "inten­tional"
in Rule 10, Section 7, has
been criticized throughout the
years, and the rule has been re­worded
to give the official more
latitude in calling a deliberate
foul. The rule was reworded for
just such a purpose, with the
hope that more deliberate fouls
will be called.
Sports Slants
By HARLEY BLACK
Plans are being formulated
for a Pep Rally to take place
on Tuesday, November 21 in
Berchmans Hall. The time has
been set at 2:00 p.m. and all
those who have free periods are
invited. Not without purpose,
the rally has been scheduled at
a most appropriate time ... just
three days prior to Fairfield's
season opener with Brooklyn
Polytech. As was stated in a pre­vious
column, the team we have
chosen to represent the college
in inter-college contests will and
does need some support. It has
been the contenti6n of this col­umnist
that we, as members of
the student body, are obliged to
lend our players' that support,
and what better time can there
be than the present?
Bernie Beglane, who contrib­uted
his efforts in making last
season's rally a success, will be
on hand again this year lending
his talent in anticipation of du­plicate
success.
The Athletic Department under
the direction of the Rev. Gerald
A. Kinsella. S.J.. has announced
that they are currently in the
process of publishing what they
have given title. "The Redbook:'
John Reilly. publicity chairman
for the Athletic Association is
working in conjunction with
Father Kinsella. Gus Horvath
and Beglane. also members of
the association.
(The publication will have to
do with basketball teams ex·
clu£ively. Ii shall be the purpose
of "The Redbook" to acquaint
those parties interested. such as
other colleges. newspapers. both
local and state. with the informa. Several interested students
Hon pertinent to the team ... have requested that a Barbell
sounds like a good idea. Club be formed to put more
Not content with the success muscles on Fairfield men and
which was had on Sports Night,. aid in "burning off" some of the
the Athletic Department has flab resulting from months of
arduous mental but not physical
(Continued on next column) labor.
Leaders of the movement
are Jerry Altieri. William
McNamara, and Richard Lind­strom.
Equipment has been con­tributed
by these men, and pre­sently
is stored in the locker
room of Berchmans Hall. This
will be the exercising location
in the event that the club is
successful.
There has been no official ap­probation
for the club as yet.
However, if enough students are
interested, Father Kinsella, S.J.,
Atheletic Director, is certain the
Athletic Association will cooper­ate
in the activity.
Anyone interested in joining
the club may sign at the desk
of Father Kinsella in the Con­sultation
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Three College Cheers For
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From The Sidelines
by Bernie Beglane
In another move to further. Recommended - the annual
establish and cement sports basketball Pep Rally which will
competition with our neighbor- be held on Tuesday afternoon in
ing rivals, the University of the auditorium of Berchmans
Bridgeport, Father Gerald Kin- Hall. Features of the rally will
sella, S.J., Athletic Director, has include guest speakers. Coach
made plans to meet the Seaside Jim Hanrahan and his b~ske~ball
Parkers in touch football. A charges. and our athlehc duec­definite
date has not been de- tor. Father Kinsella.
cided upon as yet, but the win- In my last column, I reported
ner of our school's intra-mural that our home game with Provi­lE:
ague will represent the Red dence College would be played
and White colors. At present, the at Waterbury, mstead of the
Schafters are in first place. usual site of our home games,
Herb Glines, the Pur pIe the Bridgeport State Armory.
Knights' athletic director, was Since that time, original plans
very oleased to begin new com- have been scrapped, apd the game
petition with our school, and he will be played in Bridgeport. It
will probably select the winner ",:as hoped that this "n~tural"
of his vast intra-mural program nvalry could be staged m the
to carry the banner of UB. This home town of the coaches and
will probably be the beginning some of the players of .both
of wha't everyone hopes will lead schools. Father Kmsella belIeves
to real gridiron rivalry in the that a post season game can be
near future. arranged, with Waterbury the
John Miko. director of Fair- site of action.
field's annual golf tournament. Before the basketball season
tells me that he is very pleased gets underway. it is the usual
with the response to his initial custom of the spods editor to
call for candidates. With the turn prognosticator and predict
classic not slated to begin until what kind of a season is in store
early spring. Miko believes he for the team. Speaking to Jim
has enough good prospects lined Hanrahan. our co~ch. I learned
up to form an informal team to that the team w111 do well to
represent the school in practice come away with a SO-SO a!erage.
competition with other nearby and he calls Father KInsella.
colleges. ath~etic director. optimi~tic f~r
Speaking of Miko, he has done sayIng that the team w111 defl'
a fine job in organizing the bowl- nitely go over that average. As
ing league of the Senior Class for myself. I look for th~ school
which rolls every Monday after- to have the best year SInce the
noon at the Fairfield Alleys. Stan spod became a pad of Fairfield.
Turski is interested in forming and predict thai the team will
a similar league for the Junior have a record of 14 wins and 11
Class and all who are interested losses when the final buzzer is
are a~ked to contact him as soon sounded at the conclusion of the
as possible. sea£on's competition. _
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR SPORTS NIGHT
(Continued from Page 1) (Continued from Page 1)
More recently, during his mis- Department, and is well known
sionary work in Jamaica, B.W.I., for his knowledge of sports.
Mr. John Heckler, Master of
he made a study of the English Ceremonies for the evening, then
sports techniques as exempli- introduced Reverend Gerald A.
fied in soccer and cricket, even Kinsella, S.J., Director of Ath­occasionally
trying his hand at letics. Father Kinsella's remarks
them. emphasized praise for the team
When asked about his policies and for individual players.
in his new office, Father Crowley While making the presentations
said that he wanted to expand to the athletes, Father noted the
the present athletic facilities as abilities and special characteris­much
as possible. A sizable field tics of each.
is one of the greatest needs at Refreshments were served,
the moment. Needless to say, and several motion pictures
Father Crowley will work in were presented. Music for the
close coordination with Father evening was proyided by Joe
Kinsella and the combined ef- Powers and his orchestra.
fors of these two moderators John ~iko, '51, was Chairman
may well beget a new era in of the committee which planned
Fairfield's athletic history. the event.
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printed in "The Mailbox," a col­umn
in the Daily Tar Heel.
Editor:
Why not begin the new quar­ter
right with a solemn resolu­tion
to somehow fill the pages
of the Daily Tar Heel without
recourse to the ubiquitous words
"apathy" and "lethargy."
All student newspapers write
daily of the failure of some
campus social function, some
rooting section, or some voting
procedure, invariably attribut­ing
the failure to those terrifying
attitudes, "apathy" and "leth­argy."
Face the facts! Students will
support what they are interested
in and will not support those
things in which they are not.
In a heterogenous student
body such as at Carolina, let's
be content to leave politics for
the politicians, dances for the
d~ncers, sports for the sports,
WIthout being faced each morn­ing
with headline statements
berating us about our unforgive­able
you know what.
Apathetically yours,
Name withheld by request
Student Types
No. 11.
It seems he is never in the
library except the period before
your hour exam when you're
craming to the brink: If he isn't
telling the man next to you of
the good times the boys had last
nI.ght, he'll be humming "Good­NIght
Irene," as he noisily flips
through Collier's; occasionally
he'll sneak down a Milky Way
or count his Pinochle winning~
on the table. He always creates,
though, a peaceful stUdying at­mosphere.
No. 12.
The ticket agent. He is per­petually
selling chances on a
new Oldsmobile, a T.V. set, or
a turkey; and if you're lucky
he'll have just one ticket left for
you for a Halloween Dance or
Hay Ride. It is fruitless to refuse
him for he can always change a
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In Control?
RADIO CLUB from Page One
to the care of Peter, the Apostles,
and their successors."
On election eve, November 6,
1950, Father John Clancy, S.J.,
head of the Philosophy Depart­ment,
analyzed "The Right to
How would men feel if sud- Vote-What Does It Mean?" The
denly they had no vote and student participants were John
women ran everything? Every- Relihan, Judson Bump, and Hor­thing
- finally, completely fe- ace Bridgewater. After discuss­male.
In the October issue of ing the political systems in coun­LADIES'
HOME JOURNAL, tries behind the "Iron Curtain,"
Judith Chase Churchill tosses Father Clancy concluded, "You
that question to a forum of fa- have to live outside our con­mous
men in her article "If tinental limits to realize that it's
Women Were in ControL" Here
is a cross-section of their an- great to be an American. Other
swers: nations once were great but
Stringfellow Barr: W 0 men they failed to maintain their
would insist that the American greatness. By one excess or an­"
economic system" should stop other the personal, the economic,
being a slogan, should become the social or public immoralities
a system and should become ec- of a few were permitted to un­onomical.
dermine the common good, until
Jacques Barzun: Why ask us forgetful of God's authority they
to imagine a condition which is brought it crashing to the
already in effect, except for the ground. Our American coins
vote which men still retain. bear the inscription 'In God We
George Gallup: I do think Trust.' The best American
there would be less corruption achievements are in that tradi­in
government and more efficient tion. Let your vote, cast in a
service if women were in charge. godly, fearless and honest spirit,
James F. Bender, Ph.D.: I be- keep them that way."
lieve we would be better off than Newspapers in various cities
we now are. Our researches in- throughout the state have been
dicate that the female sex is: publicizing the "FAIRFIELD
more intelligent, more peace- UNIVERSITY INTERPRETS
loving, more prudent in the man- THE NEWS" program. The dis­agement
of money, and less ec- play of clippings outside the
centric. Library entrance is evidence of
J. Edgar Hoover: I believe if some of the publicity received to
women took a more active part date. National prominence was
in civic, state and national af- given to the program when it
fairs, a greater security and was mentioned in the Under­progress
would inevitably fol- scorings column of the Novem-low.
bel' 4th issue of AMERICA.
Howard Dietz: Women will
give us .charm in government. . DEBATING from Page One
Teachers College.
I think that might save the In preparation for the coming
world. Charm doesn't negate debates the 15 members of the
tough-mindedness. It's a combi- Society have been holding de­nation
of manners, smiles and bates on an interclass level the
diplomatic consideration of the
other fellow. past few weeks. On October 31,
Mark Hanna: I think war Thomas Desey and Thomas Fla­would
fade away. Women have herty for the affirmative side
no desire to see their homes won over James Eplett and
broken up, their men roaring off Thomas Tierney on the question:
on some dubious crusade. "In the interest of world peace,
Norman Corwin: The records the UN forces should not cross
show that until recently, at least, the 38th parallel." The second
representatives (of the male sex) debate, which was held on No­have
not made out any too well. vember 7, was on the question:
I cannot imagine the female of "U.S. aid should be withdrawn
the species doing worse. from Yugoslavia." John Fray
Rube Goldberg: If women were and Joseph Franchi were victors
in charge, they'd talk the world for the negative side over Leslie
to death. Therefore I think the Bremmer and Steve Sedensky.
world is better off being run by ­dumb,
homely men than it would
be if it were run by beautiful,
intelligent women.
Irwin Shaw: Absolutely the
worst thing I can think of ­the
world would be exactly the
same.
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Jackets
John MacNamara, "The Great
Dissenter," was elected Presi­dent
of the Council at the meet­ing
of November 6th. The rest
of the officers are as follows:
Vice-President, Bob Walsh; Re­cording
Secretary, Harold Mul­len
(without a vote, incidentally
-popular kid). Corresponding
Secretary, undecided, and Treas­urer,
Joe O'Connor.
The school clubs caused some
debate again. To the clubs' cry
of "Legislation without repre­sentation,"
or something, the
Council replies: "We're in the
right," and, if it will help any,
the club representatives' will be
invited t6:. attend a Council
meeting. It won't make any dif­ference,
however; the issue has
already been. decided.
The Freshman election nom­inations
have been put off until
this week. They're evidently
sound asleep.
In answer to another staff
member's inquiry, the Student
Council definitely plans to pub­licize
the school, by fair means
or foul. The Radio Club's air
time will be one means.
Now for a sore point: This col­umn
has been criticized often,
loudly, and unjustly. Now get
this. Hereafter, any complaint
about this column, personal or
otherwise, will be answered in
this column, and nowhere else.
If you know how to write, com­plain.
Otherwise, keep it to
yourself.
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BELLARMINE LECTURE
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sources of Russia's oil supply,
the highly vulnerable Caucasian
oil fields.
The newly founded Republic
of Israel was stressed as being
one of the most important factors
in the Middle East. Israel is the
only one of the seven nations
which has not outlawed the
Communist party from its gov­ernment.
The percentage of
Communist representatives in
their government has increased
greatly since its institution. The
importance of this fact would
be of great significance in the
event of open conflict in the
Middle East.