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REACT/O/V.l F/~. MacDONNELL '.. _
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Edward Daie,y, high schoolgraduate - "This
will just foul up everyone and everything
again. "
several' students were asked the question:
i'What is your reaction to President
Truman'.s reque'st for' universal military
training and the revival of Selective
Service?"
Here are some of the gloomy replies:
R.bertFitzpatriok, highschool graduate:
"Good i~ea, if itdoean1t interfere with,
scho61thisyear. n .
James Keating, high school gradl:l.ate- "I
believe it is part of a bombardment of
propaganda to call Russia's bluff and ,to
obtain requested appropriat~ons for the
Air Force."
James P. Conklin', veteran - "It will hold
the Russians in check,but please, not
veterans first •." .
Edward Caldwell, veteran - '''I think~t is
a bluff, but I hope the boys didn't put
their uniforms too far away."
RaYmond D~ 0' Conno'r, Jr.,: veteran - "A
good idea;' now we will' find out the in...
tent-ions of the Russians." . •
William H,van, high school graduate - "I
:wanta good desk job in Washington."
Howard Gonzales, veteran - "The" last one
wash't any picnic and I,cdon't expect this
,ne to be. V'le must be prepared."
On lionday, l\ia:r~h 15, the Building Fund,
Campaign began with a brief talk by Falther
MacDonnell to the various' college
lsectionsduring regular class hours. I The student teams 'have been organized
for the pllTPose of,c~vering a~l.districts:
{adequatelY and to lllJect a SP1rl.t of team'
work and local pride into the campaign.
The intensive campaign will last uptilthe'
close of the present school year_ Th~
lofficial end of the campaign will be in
jseptember' and will be' climaxed with' a car~~
jivaJ;., wni,ch will be held on the athletic
~ield shortly after the opening ·of scho~l!
I Arrangements are being made to have an,
~. ple supply of llbricks" .available d~ring~ .
he summe~ months. There'are approxlmate0350,000
bricks:' in Xavier Hall,The u- . tiQUe :i,d~:a, of selling11bricks ll as' tickets', '
as originated by Father Walter E_ Kennedy,
ho is also genera.l chairman of the .drive •. '
\,' Periodic prizes wili be awarded, at defite
intervals, dur.ing the campa:ign. '!he
rizes will consist'ofthe choicest art~
les in the bookstore. It may either b~
.ewelry, .'l5weatshirts, or something simi-.
are '
The first of these prizes will be aarded
to that student who makes the greatst
retur.ns on the first day after 'the
as ter vaciltion. . .
: fatheri,iacDonnell urges everyone to make
heir best effort in order to make thecam~
aign a .. success.
DR. RYAl'v .GIVES TALK'
.CLIJB
Thoolas J. Braheney, veteran - "I'm for
universal military: training, but not tha.t
draft aga.in." ' ..
Dr~ W+l+iam F. Ryan, ophthamologist 9£
the Eye, n:~ar and Nose Infirmary of New ~
York~ ~pokehere last Monday afternoon a-
,bout future· studies at medical schooL, A
Raymond E. Longd~n-, ·Jr., high schqol grad-lq,uestio petiodfo:),.lowed his..interesting
uate ,- "A neces~ary 'evil. 1I ,talk, wherein Dr. Ryan answered many ques-
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I , j Dr, Hyan,' brother of Rev. J. Jos eph NOTES IRyan of the prep School facuJ,.t,f,attended
,!~pston C?l~ege where he ,took ~is,pre~med11M,
l tra:l;Jlmg, He obtallled h1S·M.D. at.
There Yiill. b~ a .meeting of the school's Tufts, l~edicalSchooL At the present,: Dr~
social organization" Tuesday evening, . Ryan 113 .th,e ~ead-resident at the Eye, Ear.
March 23 at~7:30 P.M. It will be another and Nose Inftrnlary in New York.. ,
organizational meeting with several im- On his way from New York,. he, came upon
portant topics for discussion. an accid~nt on the~err~, Parkway. He
stopped ~nd ,a~~,ste~atLd.. wh?re necesThe"
Glee Club will meet on Tuesday in- saryI wfnch e,x.p...~ why he arr1ved late.
stead of Wednesday of next week. It is 1..-_:.__'................;.-.;.....,£.4....,..... - _
imperative that al1 members attend
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OFAVVIV AND 0f\iVS
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Last week, thr::mf:,h m,l :i.naccll;"~,te! At:;'the meeting of the Frashma.n
reporting, three g:Tl'G.leJ.IiE';l W2,Z'S 11:OljU.2':ly! COl'.Dc·ilJ'~l_Qst ¥,Eek, the f0:rmati rm of a
persecut8(L SincE' fiW 'Jnl v' I!'f<P,T.l3 of' ex-·; COllS Lit'ttion "las disCLlsSGd) viith F.l:'.
onerating them is th:"; ...:.gh ~dtjs ':;',)1 ·x,n.;t Ii Lar.f,6u'ch ~ s W'..H'CS ~e.~:,::·yhl.g a goua deal
herewith reprint the f,)].:;'o1ji.ng lJ~t":tT~ i of 'N'-:::'3,:1;!~. It h~ 'i:,he pl,m of t~e ad-urve,
the unde:'32-gneJ J &1'8 e tL~:)11}.i;e·-1 m:Ln:: S':;:'6;,'L'iO:l t:- ,S At up 8. government
. ly not, under any ci:r:'Cl_".m8:.;:>.(]r,s:~.1 ':;0;1-- I' wh).ch 'N.:,.lJ l:>e st u;:ent'-TlJ.no
nected with anJ," Q:rganj.zar,ion ·::)1l~s:ide I' Triw:erJO::n,i.tj a.nd. respomd_bility
'. " • 1...1.' of those recognized by thE:. all.tho.:;:'ittes of tv:.s 'P!'OFO~:>:Lt~LO,'i shoL:-iu SWL-.."'+-,'.'.y dO1S-of
Fairfield Uni·re:s.L;ty 1 I COL~:r.'8 f!(; tb'3 "co.-:,X'·ir;:,yr ccng::,.;)s:3.llPnj II for
(Signed: Robert L Patterson ." sll.(;ho ~ syol.em L:atuI·.5..nYi'r:~J.l inlT~lve
John;rJ Gre.nt ! " o~·eit:i.m.e .8,ffo:+:'E: on the :o,g.rt of toe
HolY:3rt R- AUcu'd) I' CotlY,ciH1en. ThE r-e a-re onJ.y six members
uP.S. And furthermore; we are in·-!· of the 80uncil; to .f)j,~m a wor:{;;·.tie consulted
by the fact tha.t Y0U ha.ve omit-I stJtil.tion coved,ng ell pos:,nbJe s-Ltu.ated
the name of 1I1a.ud.ce G. Hartnett) I tiO:'IS •. 1.'hh fllsahs tb'3.t they nl1.l.st con··
our treasurer. II I sider d.·:ccumstaHe-es that ma.y a.rise in
Dave Goodspeed is to be cong.l:'a.tu- the i'o:t',thcGmi!1g years of our rapidly
lated as the proud oymer of the f:L':,st expandi{lg college,.' . .
jet-propelled Bui.ck on the Ca.ID.plls, Th~cO~1S',~itution will not concern
Jim EVrard hJ.s the b.1j.ge t~ek of i.tself·~vith academic affairs; however,
running int!'amural bas?~.2.1l< He 'vi 11 Ithe de'e;i3ions to be a,p?lied will take
a}Jpreciate fd:Lows offering thei r ser-' in ,3. lair ge scope a These ded.sions will
vices as umpires. ' .. affec~ -every student and should not be
'. :Bob'I'yler is perfe(~til1g a mean baCk"j takE,m l;:i.~h·~l.Y' >
: hand t(3 go·with hi.s 1I1:"s.. upcin~.the·.,a:ll- ',! The council plans to have' a meeting
, why-:-don I t-you-:ldll,-it se:nre r;", ' . open to: the. e,ntirestudent b9dy in the
Why is' it that the tests all come nea.r future. Those who have any sug--
during the same week? gestiollq • to make are as,ked to consult
. Tbat frith'tened look on .John Mal- their representative.
lon's face has been aceounted for. He
has been listenin§,. to Vlalt.er .·.1i.nchelL
Thls week I s thanks boto that dis - tinguished man who sits behind the sign I
thatrsads IlNiI'. Paduloll ,~ the' €"uardian I
By thf;3 way, Dick Leona.rd, those
of lost books, pens, and the recipient bricks are to be sotd and not thrown.
of previewed hard luck stories. Frank r On the sarile subject., Fr. M.acDonnell
does an awful lot for us. I has co ered up the situation fairty
One by one everybody is movine, to:.. ,veli, .with one ex.ception - .who j.s going
New Jersey: Irving Breslow recently I:; to climb up the side of Xavier Hall and
joined the fair state - and n0W that Ii point: out the bricks to the dcnators?
makes two of Us. i Not me~
Mike Bowler is going' to make that I': An. additional prize of one box. of
long trip back to Phi1adelphia during th~ Sni.cke:c.s will be awarded to the man who
holidays J although he thinks it is a' sells' '~he most bricks in Russia" I'
waste of time. Chestnut Hill, will be sho·uldrt 7 t sa.T thatj I may be over there
on vacation. . 'next year.
Ray O'Connor was doing all right Neilow members in Section E held a
in French the other day ~. then he was "stagl1 l~at night for Bill Carrigan, who,
called on. as th~ ,FULCRUM praviously announced, is
It look~ as thoug,h plans for a' to be' 'maiTiecL .
lounge will have to be discarded. Lack ,Ten students obtained permission and
of support doesn r t do any organizatio~ ,attended the st~ Patrick's pardoe in New
any good. York 'on Wednesday. Question of thel'@ek:
Dick .Maher has been signed by MGM.' 'Who was the rose-buying Lotharb in New
to play the life of Gregol.:'Y Peck~ York?·11 .
Quoting the I1Fairfield News; 11 I L~.uis MacTavish Rotello is trying tc
March 11 - Peter Cae and Robert Fitzpat- obtain '~embership j,n the Benevolent S~·ci- .
rick attended festivitJes at the' NorthaiUP4 ety of 1:l:1rl.ependent Bagpipe' BJ eaters, 10,-
.ton School for Girls. 1'h<3:(:, ~kst shows i cal. #,7'17. Can anyone afford a little
what S?ffie of us wj.·U. do to b:i.'o<.iden our .irtwindll :itl his behalf?
educat1.On. Is Iibro8.c.lA'l.:t a vo:r-b? NE.,"xt Friday is Good Friday, and that
j·imm.i~ Burns tu:~n'2-dblu.e vlhen he doesn't just mean 'another day for eating
found Olit that the e]_e-rator will not be fish. Try to pakethe Three Hours - if
used for the stu.dents, ._. I.r:et) a visi t. -It certainly i~ a smal:\.
. si:l.criiice compared to what He w\:3ht througr _.__=_~.~_nt~:~=~.._~~~~~t..~~_~l u~n .: __J;.......('_,n_t_h...:;~,:::.~~1)~~~~=i.As~B EGGU<LXQU.J.YP YOU. '
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