Stag - Vol. 04, No. 11 - March 12, 1953

              College Day Plans For March 15
See Page 3
Vol. IV-No. 11 Published By Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. March 12, 1953
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Bob Markovic and Stan
Suchenski, Co-Chairmen
Sports Nile
The co-chairmen of the an­nual
Junior Sports Nite, which
"..ill be held Wednesday,
April 22, Bob Markovic and
Stan Suchenski, have informed
The STAG of their tentative
plans. At this event, trophies
will be awarded the winner of
the Ping-Pong Tournament, the
intramural football champs (the
feared K's Killers) and all men
playing in their final year of
varsity sports.
The Sports Nite will be high­lighted
by the presentation of
varsity letters to those who
have merited them in the re­spective
fields of basketball,
baseball, track and cross coun­try.
The chairmen will announce
completion of their plans at a
later date. However, an effort
is being made to have a well
known baseball player as guest
speaker. With such an ,attrac­tion,
they feel the event will
be one of the most successful in
the school's history.
Junior Prom
The Junior Prom, set for
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Jack Welch, '54
Prom Chairman
Plans for Junior
Week Announced
The Junior Class President, Tony Pagliaro, has
announced the appointment of the chairmen of Junior
Week activities. Kevin Rarigan will head the commit­tee
for the Communion Breakfast which is scheduled
for April 19. As yet, no definite decision has been
reached with regard to the location or the guest speaker.
The latter, however, will be a member of the faculty at
Fairfield.
E-arly purchase of tickets by
students as the seating capacity
of the Klein is limited to 1500
persons. Tickets of admission
may be obtained today from any
member of the Glee Club or
Bridgeport Area Club and will
also be on sale for $1.25 per
ticket, in the cafeteria, the week
beginning March 23.
Program
As in previous years the Glee
Club has prepared a program
that will delight the Bridgeport
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Package
Plan for
Senior Week
The week beginning June 4
has been designated as Senior
week. This will constitute the
culmination of exercises of a
Senior's career at Fairfield. It
includes the Class Picnic, Class
Day, the presentation of the
Class gift, the Class banquet,
the Communion Breakfast, an
informal dance, the long-awaited
Commencement Exercises and
the Senior Ball. Also, in con­junction
with these festivities,
the annual Stag night will be
held during the second week of
May.
PACKAGE PLAN
The necessary funds for these
events will be raised by mean3
of the "package plan." Bron­islaw
Orlowski, president of the
Senior class, announced yester­day
at a class meeting that each
Senior would be assessed seven­teen
dollars for this event.
This is an increase over last·
year, but due to the smaller class
and the rising prices of commod­ities,
etc., it was deemed neces­sary.
ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL
Moreover, Seniors will not be
permitted to pay only for those
activities which they wish to
attend. It is a case of all or
nothing at all.
On Friday, March 27, the Glee Club of Fairfield
University will present its third annual Home Concert
at the Klein Memorial in Bridgeport. Under the joint
sponsorship of the Bridgeport Area Club and the Glee
Club, the copcert will provide and enlarge Scholarship
grants for deserving youth of the Greater Bridgeport
Area, regardless of race or creed.
Highlight -------------
The Choralers, after perform­ing
a highly successful concert
t 0 a responsive audience in
Waterbury are correcting some
weak points in the program to
guarantee the "Home Stand" as
the highlight of the entire con­cert
season.
Tickets
Clement Naples, Vice-Presid­dent
of the Glee Club, is acting
in the capacity of General Chair­man
for the affair. He has re­ported
a generous and prompt
response to his request for pa­(
Continued on Page Eight) trons and therefore urges an
Senior Retreat
March 30; Father
Donaghy to Speak
The Senior Retreat will com­mence
on March 30, the Monday
of Holy Week, and will end on
Wednesday, April 1. Father
Willial11 A. Donaghy, S.J. will
be the retreat master.
A native of New Bedford,
Mass. Father Donaghy gradu­ated
from Holy Cross College
and was ordained in June 1941,
at which time he was elected
associate editor of America
magazine. At present, he is the
superior of Campion Hall, the
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Time and Place
Berchmans Hall has been
named as the setting for the
play, and the date has officially
been set( this means, freely in­terpreted,
"subject to change at
any time") for Thursday eve-est
melodrama which will ever
cross the stage of Berchmans
Hall," and this, after seeing but
one rehearsal. It might also be
noted that the reviewer for the
English department has con­demned
the playas "temerari­ous
and bordering on the ob­scure."
Seniors to Present Glee Club Assured
Six-Gun Saga March 19 Of Success On Mar. 27
Fairfield Gets Three
Bills Passed In C.I.S.L.
By RUDY GIRANDOLA
"If you can mingle with the Dutchman and the
Irish "Micks" - man you're in politics ..."
So the song goes, and so did the boys from Fairfield,
Friday evening, March 6, 1953. Fourteen parties and six
beat delegates later, our men, assured of cemented rela­tions
with other college representatives, were ready for
the business of "politicking" at our State Capitol in
Hartford.
It was a group of seventeen
determined men who wrangled,
debated, presented Bills, argued
against them, rejoiced in vic­tories,
grew solemn in defeat.
Here, I thought, was a complete
paradoxical situation from the
previous year's escapade to that
"Golden Dome" on the hill. I
saw them, in '52, all sitting there
dumbfounded by the surround­ing
complexities of parliamen­tary
procedure, too awed even
to cough and too inexperienced
to dare oppose. In that year,
they never h e a l' d of George
Jaser -- and Jaser never heard
of them -- but this time, hear
Jaser they must, for George
was superb even in defeat.
After a most trying night in
Waterbury, with the Fairfield
Glee Club, I managed, with '~he
aid of six coffees, to attend the
Connecticut Intercollegiate Stu-
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By Emmanuel Ondeck
From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats
of the great horse Orlowski; the lost barber rides again.
owhere in the pages of history will one find a greater
champion of baloney.
We take you back to those
shaving days when the plot was
young. From the pages of
Variety resounds a hearty HI­HO-
Rudy; the Senior Class is
at it again.
Texas Li'l Bambino
"Texas Li'l 'Bambino," they're
calling it this year, a thrilling
saga of the old West as viewed
by the Italian-American Barber
of Palermo who left Paris to
join the Texas Foreign Legion.
This barber never enters upon
the stage and this isn't the plot,
but why give the gag away?
Reviews
Crooks Ratkinson, chief re­viewer
for the Rag, calls it "th~
rootinest, tootinest, gun-shootin-
March 12. 1953
SPORTS EDITOR
Harry Marmion, '53
FEATURE EDITOR
Jack Leonard, '55
BUSINESS MANAGER
Michael Russo, '53
Naturally it will show these
students what Fairfield has to
offer .and probably interest
them in attending Fairfield."
.Knowledge of Program
Thirdly, you must have a
thorough knowledge of what
the program will consist. As
these students from various
parts of Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New York, and Massa­chusetts
flow into the school
grounds, they will be greeted by
Fairfield students. After the
preliminary administrative de­tails
of checking in at Berch­man's
there will be an assembly
in Berchmans Hall. F'r. Mahan
will welcome the assemblage on
behalf of the school while Bron­islow
Orlowski, president of the
Senior Class, will welcome them
011 behalf of the student body
at Fairfield. The Glee Club will
offer several interesting selec­tions
and Fr. Rector will then
address the group.
Displays
After the preceding program
has taken place, the boys will
proceed to Xavier Hall where
they will have ample opportun­ity
to see evidence of all the
branches of learning which
Fairfield has to offer. There will
be students posted on each floor
and student guides to aid the
visitors in giving them direc­tions
and inf,ormation. Fr. Mc­Peake
will be in charge of this
group with students Lawrence
Schaefer, Richard Samsonetti,
Robert Slabey, and others aid-.
ing him.
Open House
The whole building will be
"open house" to the visitors
with every department and club
piaying host. Various depart­men
t s besides the Science
departments will occupy every
room in the building; there in­terested
parties will gather to
consult both student and fac­ulty
representatives. The Eng­lish
department and all its sub­sidiaries,
including the various
clubs under its jurisdiction, will
occupy one room, thus consoli­dating
the departments for
added convenience. Thus, as the
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ASSOCIATE
Ronald Beatty, '54
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Robert Petrucelli, '54
MAKE-UP EDITOR
Harry Walters, '56
NEWS EDITOR
John McDermott, '54
EXCHANGE EDITOR
John Byrne, '54
Plans For College
Day, Sunday, March 15
THE STAG
Acadell1ic Freedoll1
The cries of "straight, flush,
full house, four aces, etc." echoed
through Xavier cafeteria last
Monday evening, March 9, as
the "card sharks" of Fairfield
attended the Senior Card Party.
Here they demonstrated their
individual talents and luck in
the sporting games of poker,
pinochle, bridge or what have
you. The square tables covered
with cards and surrounded by
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Senior Card
Party Held
On March 9
I~
At a recent inv.estigation of campus Communism by
the House Un-American Activities Committee, a group
of professors from Smith College, Harvard and Temple
Universities were interrogated, some professing past By FRED DORI "I want you." No, this isn't Uncle Sam speaking.
Communist affiliations and sympathies, others refusing The council attempted to ob- It's Fr. Mahan, our versatile and ambitious Asst. Dean
h 1 1 tain St. Patrick's day for the tra-to
answer pertinent questions concerning t eir oya ty. ditional Rector's holiday, but speaking. March 15 has been set for this year's College
The Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments were sum- Father Rector designated in- Day at Fairfield University and the plans and activities
m·oned as a defense of their refusal to "incriminate them- stead March 19th, the Feast of for this highlight are well on their way to completion.
b . d St. Joseph. What's a difference selves"; our Constitution, once again, was eIng use as of two days among friends. .. However, no amount of plan-a
curtain beh'ind which these insurgents could hide. Slippery Sub)'ect Brought Up ning will attract the students
from the various local high
Despite sentiment to the contrary, it is quite appar- I Agadin ... M~ret'gripes frotm thde schools throughout Connecticut
ent that a great many of our secular m. stl.tu.tIOns of hI.aher stu ent assocla IOn were osse . t ddt d . I th t unless they are m 1'0 uce 0
b aroun ... mam y e worn ou the University How is it to be
learning are providing a breeding ground for card-carry- fact "of lack of .soap" in some Idone? How ca~ we attract these
ina Commies and are subsequently posing a threat to of the lavorato.nes. The black students to COLLEGE DAY
ou~ 'Security. Of cou;se there are 'a few unliahtened hands,are reachmg.o~t. . . .' here at Fairfield? As, Shake-
. '. . b AnCient and Unflmshed BUSI' speare so aptly put It, "Ah,
souls of the Amencan publIc, the so-called lIberals, who ness ... The committee that was there's the rub."
feel that the removal of Communists from our colleges appointed to look into the mat- March 15
would be a repudiation of "academic freedom," a phrase tel' cofncFernhing aRplaquet'liln ~e~~ COLLEGE DAY will be held
whI.ch has been tossed about W"Ith abandon and CIted as ory 0 at er yan s I asn this coming Sunday March 15 accomplished anything Last f t fi 'A d '
. . . '. . rom one 0 ve p.m. n you a defense of the pOSItIOn of the followers of Lemn, Stalm thmgs first I guess. can make it a success. Many of
and now Malenkov. A point which these liberals fail to College Day March 15th . . . our students are daily commut-
, h' . h d' f ddt t th Council members have been as- ers. If each student at Fairfield compre end IS t at aca. emiC ~ee om oes no .gran . e signed to contact the principals would take into his charge one
instructor the unrestncted nght to preach IdeologIes of the various high schools in high school student and ensure
which are contrary to the principles of good aovernment the area concerning student at- his attendance at this year's
1, I d 11 h' t b . h' tendance at college day. COLLEGE DAY, Fr. Mahan will and sound mora Ity. toes not a ow 1m 0 Impose IS No place like home ... The retain that much more hair.
erroneous judgments upon the minds of his students. council pond,ered over the ,situa- Appeal
Yet, this is ex:adly what professors with Communist tion of our 1.lttered cafetena . .. Many will read this appeal,
leanina attempt to do, not overtly but subtly. IThe conclUSIOn an~ com~on as-, wipe the tear from their eye,
b 3ent was that ... It wa,s littered and forget that they had ever
The threat has been pooh-poohed by many disillu- . . . They offered vanous prO-I read it. To these students I can
sI.Oned m" divI"duals who hke Sen. Taft "feel there are posals that 'might help . in the GnlY attrI'bute Matthew A,rnold's
, , matter ... SIgns ... A little co-I "eternal note of sadness". Co-situations
in which it would be better to let a CO'mmunist operation from the frequenters operation is t\e epitomy of suc-keep
his (teaching) job than to disrupt the whole fabric of the "eatery" might help. . cess arid we certainly desire to
f d . f d (Th ' th - d .) Th' Has anyone seen our ash make this COLLEGE DAY a o aca emiC r.ee om. e~e s . at wor agaIn. IS trays? There have been com- success. Too many of us with-form
of reasonmg, to my mmd, IS an example of exce'S- plaints about throwing ,butts on draw into our isolated shell of
sive liberalism. There cannot possibly arise any in- the floor in the cafeteria, but "so-called privacy" while at­stance
in which it would be beneficial for an out-and-out everyone agrees that y.ou can't tending F'airfield, unwilling. to
. . . swallow them; the bottling com- overstep the border of neceSSIty
member of the CommUnIst party to Jom the faculty -or panies are well stocked with into the field of willing coopera-any
college or university, For although the doctrines of soggy butts; and there aren't tion and striving for the be,tte~­"
The Manifesto" may not be openly expounded in the any ash trays .. '. ~ent o.f th~ school. These mdI-
. . Money Profit ... More VIdual egotISts have no place at
classroom, the professor does lillpose upon hIS students Money The Winter Carnival Fairfield and certainly should be
his own viewpoint and interpretation and, thus, exer- was a financial success ... The pitied for their lack of support
C.lses a defini'te m. ftuence. 0 ver a pen.od f th t net profit was $.273.58 ... and sad outlook on life. ·0 years, a Thanks go to Jim Farnum for "Wh tId t h I ut?"
one I.nd'IVI'dua1 can I.nstl'11I' n the hearts andm'Inds 0f his expert management and to will cray tchaonse wh0o 0havee pa 0deep
young Americans an ideology which is destructive of the committees for their fine job. and ~incere interest in the
our governmental system and heritaae. We must there- Wait U~til "54 ... Once again ~ch.o0l. First, you. should famil-
. " b. the counCIl brought up the old lanze yourself WIth the set-up
fore be wary of the lImItatIOn of academIC freedom and business about the possibility of of COLLEGE DAY. All high
not associate it with academic license, as many of these stag dances he.re ... I .~ouldn't Ischool students, teacher~, ~nd
secularists do. Moreover the Fourteenth and Fifteenth stay aw.a~e nIghts waltmg f.or mterested ~arents. are. mVlted
. ' . .. the deCISIOn, because the dls- to attend thiS affair. ThiS year's
Amendments were wntten mto our ConstltutIOn as a cussion of them never advances ICOLLEGE DAY is not restrict-protection
·of human riahts and not as a fortress behind Ifurther than mere mention. Ied just to High School Seniors.
WhI·Ch pOl1't'Ica1 and'1de1o:>1ogl.Ca1 d'Issenters mI.ght 'h1'de. ' II.WPhatrldiamentadry Phroecneduorued.on. 't. Purpose a 0 you. 0 w y Secondly, you must be aware
The secular system of education, then, has failed in have, the mmu!es of the ~ast of the purpose of this event. As
proVI'd"mg ItS graduates WI'th a syst em 0f moral1'ty and Bmyeentmowg?thTehcaotunIScilthsehoquuldesthIaOvne. fFr. Mahdan states, "Itt isd tot int - . . I . orm an encourage s u en s 0 ethics and has made them npe for the receptIOn of for- an answer, s~nce they've had, continue their education in the
eign ideologies. We of Fairfield, however, are fortunate en~)Ugh practice. They shou:ld Ihigher realm of the college.
. . ... th .. 1 f Ch" h'l bnng that problem up for dls- ----..:=-------------------------- m havmg trammg m e pnncIp es 0 nstlan p '1 - cussion. They might be able to
osophy which is the best defense against the half truths initiate some legislation on that
of Communism. In this, we are indeed fortunate, matter. Also it might be ~ good
idea if they would begm the
practice of posting the minutes
avid players reminded the upper- of their meetings on the bulle­clas$
men of the "good old days" tin board just so the common
when the students would spend people could find out what was
their spare time playing cards goin' on.
in the cafeteria-a practice See Your Representative In
which for the, past two years Action ... The student body is
has been taboo. free to come to any meetings to
DOOR PRIZE observe the workings ... why
don't you go up and see them
The chairman of the event, sometime? . . . Tuesday nights
Mario Antignani, opened the at 7:30 p.m.
festivities by welcoming the The Wrath of the· Council Is
group and announced that the, Upon You ... The Council has
main attraction of the evening decided that they have run out
would be a door prize of some of patience concerning the as­value.
After its presentation, sessment delinquents ... they
your STAG reporter over-heard are going to turn the names over
one student comment on the na- to the various clubs and activi­ture
of the award: "That's the ties for their dismissal ... or
spirit." (Continued on Page Eight)
Special Edition Published By Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. March 12, 1953
Today, March 15, 1953, High
School Seniors from all direc­tions
and areas have come to
Fairfield University to partici­pate
in the second annual COL­LEGE
DAY. Under the direction
of Rev. George Mahan, S.J., As­sistant
Dean, both academic and
the social activities will be pre­sented
to the prospective fresh­men.
I FR. MAHAN
I
Every room in the building Iwill be utilized by various de­partments;
there, interested
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The struggle to capture the mind of youth is today
worldwide; 'isms' of every sort seek to ensnare youth by
specious argumentation and false promises of social justice.
America is no exception; our youth are continuously exposed
to pernicious poisons which have the potency to destroy our
hard-won liberties. It is the universities which should
supply the antidote of truth, and many of them are unwill­ing
or unable to fulfill their responsibility.
Fairfield University refuses to subscribe to the doctrine
that academic freedom may be used as a pretext to teach
systems which destroy all freedom. It proudly boasts that
as a Catholic institution it has taught and will always teach
the principles on which rest all law, order and right gov­ernment.
This is its creed:
We believe in God.
We believe in the personal dignity of man.
We believe that man has natural rights which come
from God and not from the state.
We are therefore opposed to all forms of dictatorship
which are based on the philosophy that the "total man"
(totalitarianism) belongs to the state.
We believe in the sanctity of the home - the basic
unit of civilization.
We believe in the natural right of private property. but
likewise that private property has its social obligations.
We believe that labor has not only rights but obligations.
We believe that Capital has not only rights but obliga­tions.
We are vigorously opposed to all forms of "racism" ­persecution
and intolerance because of race.
We believe that liberty is a sacred thing. but that law.
which regulates liberty. is a sacred obligation.
We believe in inculcating all the essential liberties of
American democracy and take open and frank issue with
all brands of spurious "democracy".
We believe, briefly, in the teachings of Christ. who held
that morality must regulate the personaL family. economic.
politicaL and international life of man if civilization is to
endure.
Pictures of Student Life l
(Left) Fairfield delegate to I
CISLo (Center) Fat her
F ran cis Anderson, S.J.,
Bellarmine L e c t u r e r .
(Right) O'Connell in action.
Welcome to Fairfield University
II
I
A
Schedule of Events
College Day, Sunday, March 15', 1953
2. Greeting from Student Body:
Bronislaw Orlowski, Senior President.
4. Selections by Campus Minstrels.
3. Speech: The Reverend President.
1. Welcome from Fr. Mahan.
Rev. Joseph D. FitzGerald, S.J•• Rector of Fairfield University
3:00 P.M. - Program in Berchmans Auditorium:
4 - 5 P.M. - Tour of Xavier; refreshments in cafeteria.
1 - 3 P.M. - Registration and tour of Xavier.
Page 4 THE STAG March 12. 1953
Busy Moment during Freshman Welcome Dance
Full
Grind
Junior Week
Immediately after Easter, oc­curs
the annual Junior Week
(April 19-24) which includes a
Communion Breakfast, Sports
Night and Prom. Then there are
the "smokers" held by the Sen­ior
and Sophomore classes, and,
finally, after examinations, a
Farewell Dance.
This is, we feel, a complete
program. It allows sufficient
time to study, but also affords
time for recreation, which is an
essential part of college life. The
times when the schedule is
crowded are generally those
periods when school work is
relatively light; but, as we said,
some feel that a more careful
scheduling and spacing of events
would help. All in all, then, we'd
say that the social program was
pleasingly full but not danger­ously
so, which is to the ever­lasting
credit of those who help
to plan it.
Affords
C,ollege
At the 1951 Mid-Winter Carnival: Bandmaster Williams. Miss
King and escort Welsh. A Queen to be proud of!
basketball, the social program I Li'l Bambino", will be parody of
drops in interest as the exam- the western sagas. In addition
ination period is prepared for, to these highlights, the G;lee
arrives, and becomes a thing of Club gives concerts during the
the past. On the first weekend entire second semester in differ­of
February, which follows the ent areas of Connecticut.
exams, the annual Mid-Winter
Carnival is herd in Bridgeport's
Ritz Ballroom. The huge ice­carvings
which decorate the in­terior
and exterior of the ball­room
have received notice
throughout the state, and add to
the wintry aspects and atmos­phere.
The carnival is open to
all classes, and usually is attend­ed
by around 600 persons. This
year's edition of the Carnival
proved to be one of the most
successful ever, with music be­ing
provided by Lester Lanin
and his collegiate band.
In the middle of February,
prior to Lent, a variety show is
staged on campus usually spon­sored
by the Junior or Senior
Class. A talent night was the
special feature which the upper­class
seniors inaugurated last
month; it proved to be a suc­cess.
A comedy has also been
planned for the 19th of March
and, as its title indicates, "Texas
MR. SIMON HARAK
Director of the Glee Club
Social Calendar
R·elaxation from
Glee Club
Early in December, the Glee
Club holds its first home concert
on campus in conjunction either
with St. Joseph College or the
College of New Rochelle. This
year a joint concert with St.
Joseph College proved to be one
of the highlights of the social
calendar.
Mid-Winter Carnival
After Christmas, aside from
Basketball
Immediately after the Thanks­giving
recess, there are the home
basketball games which are held
Friday nights, for the most part,
at the Bridgeport Armory. Fair­field's
bitter rival in this sport
is, as you may already know,
D.B. ·This year, an innovation
was inserted in the social calen­dar,
namely a pre-game rally
which was held before the Fair­field-
D.B. game. It is our hope
that this will prove to be an
annual event.
The program of social events
at Fairfield is to many minds
complete, while others feel that
there should be many more so­cial
events than there are. How­ever,
when the matter of studies
and finances is taken into con­sideration,
it is rather obvious
that the social program at Fair­field
is sufficiently complete.
The main difficulty seems to
be that all the events are crowd­ed
into one or two periods of
the school year. Well, we'll run
through the schedule for this
past year and let you judge for
yourselves.
Harvest Hop
Early in the year, during the
first three weeks of October, the
Sophomores stage a welcome
dance for the Freshmen; the
Seniors and Juniors combine
talents for a Harvest Hop. These
dances are held one after the
other, with the upper class affair
coming first, and they are held
late enough so as not to inter­fere
with the busy early weeks
of school.
Next on the list comes the
Father and Son Sports Nite in
early November which points
the way toward the fast ap­proaching
basketball season. Be­tween
Sports Nite and the
Thanksgiving holidays, is an an­nual
barn dance, open to all
classes, and staged by the Senior
Class.
their stay at Fairfield, have mas­tered
a modern language. The
Glee club is noted for its pre­cision
throughout Connecticut
and the only requirements de­manded
are that the student be
able to sing and devote his time
to the most successful organiza­tion
in the school. To the stu­dent
whose interest lies in jour­nalism
and writing, The STAG,
the bi-weekly college news­paper,
offers experience and
recognition.
The powers of argumentation
and speech are trained in the
Debating society and the Sodal­ity
adheres to the need for ­spiritual
guidance and Catholic
Action. The historically minded
student, the alert student who
is interested in the problems
that face the world today would
benefit by membership in the
Public Affairs Club, which each
year sends delegates to the
CISL (Connecticut Intercollegi­ate
Student Legislature), a mock
session of the State Legislature
held each year at Hartford. The
experience and insight gained
from such an excursion is
invaluable.
(Continued on Page Five)
An Open Letter
Co-Curricular Activities
Feature College Life
'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy"
this is an accepted axiom at Fairfield. It is true that
there is a great deal of study to be done, books to read,
assignments to be completed and term papers to be
written. And yet there is another side to life here,
those activities which were once called extra-curricular
activities but are now termed co-curricular activities.
At Fairfield, the new student
finds many and varied activities
from which he may choose. No
matter what your interest may
be, whether it be photography
or radio, sports or drama, social
or scientific, politics or music,
there is a club at Fairfield to
satisfy this interest.
One of the most important
o.ctivities is the student govern­ment
of Fairfield, the Student
Council. Here, duly elected rep­resentatives
of the respective
classes meet to thrash out the
problems of student govern­ment.
It affords its members an
insight into the workings and
problems of a legisIative body.
Working closely with the ad­ministration,
the Council acts
;;,s the official voice of the stu­dents.
It is the job of the Coun­cil
to approve new organiza­tions,
to clear dates for student
activities, and, in general, to
oversee the dances and social
affairs at Fairfield.
What .activities are open to
freshmen entering Fairfield?
Here is a host of clubs to which
he may secure membership. The
Language clubs are comprised
of those students, who, during
Today, you High School Seniors have had the op­portunity
to see Fairfield University. You have seen
the buildings which we use, the classrooms where we
study. You have met some of our students, and from
them, you have learned much about Fairfield Univer­sity.
Whether or not you decide to come here is your
own business.
There are many of us who came to Fairfield be­cause,
for one reason or another, we could not, or did
not wish to go somewhere else. Some of us found it
financially impractical to go elsewhere; some of us were
married and found that this was closest to our homes;
some of us did not have the academic standing to get
accepted under the crowded conditions of three and four
years ago. So, we ended up at Fairfield.
We have not been sorry. At Fairfield we were taken
for what we were. There were no class distinctions, no
exclusive fraternities, clubs or organizations. No one
kept us out of organizations, no one forced us to join.
Ability and the person himself was the deciding factor.
Every student at Fairfield has a place. It is a place
which he himself has chosen, a place which he himself
has created. There can be no complaints on that score.
Today you have seen the material side of Fairfield.
Someday, you may be able to see the true spirit of
Fairfield personified in some action or another.
Some feel that a small college is best, others desire
a large college. Fairfield is small in facilities, but large
in heart. You may not like Fairfield, but we obviously
do. You may not think much of our campus or facilities,
or faculty or students. We, in turn, appreciate what we
have, complain about what we don't have, and are
deeply proud of our faculty and their outstanding
ability.
Much may be said, much will be said, both for and
against our school. You may love it, hate it, or ignore it,
but never make the mistake of underestimating it.
March 12, 1953 THE STAG Page 5
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Campus Personalities
Tim Cronin: President of Student Council. Senior Delegate to
N.F.C.C.S.. Stag. P.A. Club
Limericks
There was a sweet girl from Duluth
Who drank a huge jug of vermouth
When she started to clown,
Said her friends with a frown,
Forsooth, Ruth from Duluth is uncouth."
(Leonard Seaberg)
Mendel Club
Names Editors
Of "Nucleus~~
Rev. Francis X. Wilkie, S.J.,
Moderator of the Mendel Club
has announced the appointment
of the Co-Editors of the Club's
Bulletin, The Nucleus. for the
coming year, John Nori of Beth­any
and Roland J. Cavanaugh
of Waterbury, both members of
the Junior Class, will soon take
over duties from the outgoing
editors, Ronald Homza, '53 and
Ray Keogh, '53.
Meaning of Title
The Biology Club newspaper
commenced publication at the
request of the class of '51, real­izing
the necessity of an outlet
for research papers and general
information concerning the Bio­logical
field. The pioneer editors
of the bulletin stated in their
first editorial, "The name of this
bulletin has been designated
The Nucleus. We sincerely hope
the name will fulfill its signifi­cance.
For, just as the nucleus
·plays an all important role in
the activity of the cell, so this
bulletin should play an all im­portant
role in the activity of
the Mendel Club."
Bi-Monthly
Certainly the paper has lived
up to the expectations of the
first editors. For, at the present
time, the Nucleus is published
bi-monthly, and although it is
not too well known among the
general body, it has a large
group of readers among the
science majors; copies are sent
to the Alumni and to many
other colleges throughout the
East. The paper has so expanded
as to give rise to a variety of
features besides the aforemen­tioned
research papers. In each
section there is a section dealing
with carriers in Biology, anoth~r
reviewing additions to the Biol­ogy
library, and an informative
Alumni section. Certainly, the
Mendel Club and its Moderator,
Fr. Wilkie, are to be commend­ed.
By JOHN
Subject: College Day
Dear Prospective Student,
We all extend our sympathies
to you, for we too had to choose
our school not so long ago. I
know that your decision would
be simplified if you weren't
troubled by the dramatic statics
that most college students take
glory in. The summer school
veteran will depict the horrors
of English 11 and 12; the psuedo­classicist
will terrorize with
remote asclepieds; and Newton's
contribution will be catalogued
with the seven other impondera­bles.
Others, with more need of
compensation, will delve into
distorted personality sketches
of "pleasant little men" who
collect fifty-nines and sell uni­forms
to the newly chilled of the
"lower two-thirds." All this, of
course, is seconded with "Boy,
is he right" glances from some
more sympathy-starved heroes.
If you should happen to in­quire
about extra-curricula ac­tivities,
the ego salesman will
probably stare with a "how do
you spell that" expression or
"I think we have a library for
research" sneer. However they
might attempt to vilify college
life in general or Fairfield uni­versity
specifically, I know that
these neurotic insights will be
weighed for their obvious worth.
I can guarantee that your in­tellectual
trials here at Fair­field
can be hurdled by all who
ACTIVITIES
(Continued from Page 4)
To those whose interest lies
in the field of science are offer­ed
the facilities of several scien­tific
clubs; the Mendel Club, the
Chemistry and, a newly formed
organization, the Physics-Math
clubs are but a few of these
organizations. The Business club
on the other hand satisfies the
need for students in the BBA
LEONARD
are accepted with sufficient
training and coaching. Our three
hundred alumni and six hundred
undergraduates would gladly
give you the word that the
genius requirement amounts
mostly to "intestinal fortitude"
rather than brilliance. (Besides
the formula for genius is: "strict
application of seat of trousers
to seat of chair.")
But this university's target
isn't solely scholarship. Probably
the best way to sum the pro­gram
is under the general term
of "guidance." This brings us to
the "sneered at" extra-curricula
activities. In order to get at the
student body on a more con­crete
and practical level, the
school planners have set up a
variety of activities that give
each student the singular ex­perience
of surveilance of the
faculty. How much of our class­room
theory really sinks in? How
much better it is to see work by
your own hand! The English
student concentrating on theme
work or aspiring to journalism
can vent himself on the school
newspaper; the would be politi­cian
can exercise his talents in
the Public Affairs club, the
Student council, or the Debating
club.
Let these several pages serve
then as a more valid summary of
some of the interesting extras
that Fairfield students can utilize
for their own benefit. .
course to gain experience in
their field, through association
with his fellow classmates in
the same field of endeavor and
to hear guest speakers from the
business world relate their ex­periences.
The well balanced student has
a well balanced schedule; he
does not over-emphasize his
social life nor on the other hand
does he overemphasize his
studies.
Two lovely young girls from New Haven
Their love and affection are savin':
Yale boys are okay,
But by night and by day,
It's the fellows from Fairfield they're cravin'.
(Robert Hogan)
A bright student from Fairfield once said,
"You must study to get far ahead;
And the more that you do,
All the better for you."
And with that the poor fellow dropped dead.
(Robert Chiarenzelli)
Two lovely young gi1"ls from New Haven,
Who started out life misbehavin',
Soon wound up in the clink
And had much time to think
Of the last line of Edgar's "The Raven".
(EDITORIAL NOTE: the last line of "The Raven"
is, "Quote the Raven, Nevermore.")
(Harry Walters)
"Coke" is a registered trade·mark. © 1953. THE COCA·COLA COMPANY
BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA·COlA COMPANY BY
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. OF NEW YORK, INC.
Parties click when the
mood is right. With
enough Coke on hand
you can set the scene
for a gay seSSIOn •.•
anytime.
Campus capers
call for Coke
of the college. It was with this
frame of mind that the College
Day originated.
The purpose of this day is to
show the organic life of a col­lege,
the facilities, the oppor­tunities,
the advantages of at­tending
such a school, and the
career that is to be found at such
a school. It is felt that such an
affair will not only familiarize
the young men with the college
but that moreover, Fairfield
lfniversity will sell itself.
WELCOME
(Continued from Page Three)
parties will gather to consult
both student and faculty repre­sentatives.
It is very simple to sit down,
leaf through a pile of pamphlets
and college catalogues, but these
thousands of words on paper are
hardly an inducement for a high
school senior to continue his
education in the higher sphere
Page 6 THE STAG March 12, 1953
Sports News and Views
the schools. It is unlike any
method used to pick the All­Americans
insofar as it involves
two ballots.
The first ballot by each school
will pick a team from a dis­trict
in which the school lies.
The ten most popular men from
each district will then be put
on another list. From this list of
fifty, all the schools will vote..
MERIT POINTS
The points of merit behind
this method are meant to elim­inate
the inequities usuallv
found on most of the teams. Fo'r
example, Johnny O'Brien of
Seattle university, a Jesuit col­lege,
was not picked on many
teams simply because he didn't
get the publicity the other
players did. He will get ade­quate
representation on the
Bob Gerwein, Fairfield's lead­ing
scorer and rebounder over
the past two seasons, has been
given honorable mention on the
All-Jesuit Basketball team. His
name appeared on the final
ballot of the top forty Jesuit
players in the country. The best
fifteen of these will be named as
the three strings in the final re­sults
to be IlSt~d soon. :11:"
Stags Name
All-Opponent
Varsity Five
A poll of the varsity team
revealed the following choices
for an all-opponent team. All
of this years lettermen took part
in the voting:
F-Bob Moran, Providence C.
F'-Gus Seaman, UB.
C-Vern Stokes, St. Francis C.
G-Werner Henkel. N.B. Teach.
G-Ernie Petrucciano, Arnold C.
Honorable mention was re­ceived
by Jim Grant, Adelphi,
and Gene Roberti of Iona.
Stokes, Moran and Henkel
were unanimous choices.
Moran flashed in both games
against the Stags scoring 21
points in Waterbury ·and 20 in
Providence. Stokes was sensa­tional
against the Redmen in
Brooklyn scoring 27 points and
grabbing over. 20 rebound~.
Henkel flashed m both New Bn­_______________
1 tain games with his excellent
shooting and floor play. Sea­man,
UB's great rebounder,
played his best game of the sea­son
against the Stags and de­served
his place on the team.
Ernie Petrucciano, Arnold's lit­tle
sparkplug, was the only
freshman to be named. His ex­cellent
play in the second game
made the difference as he led
the Terriers to an upset win
over the Stags. . J;
"Joy's Jottings" Purple Knights of VB
By BOB JOY
The 1952-53 basketball season Trounce Stags 74 62 is over, and even though it was ' -
not an exceptional one, follow- A potent University of Bridgeport basketball team
ers of the Stags were rewarded
by some outstanding perform- handed the Fairfield shooters a sound 74-62 beating
ances. The Fairfield five made before a packed house at the Armory on February 28.
their television debut against1---------------;- First Half
St. Francis and won many fans F h F. The win gave UB its first
and friends for Fairfield U. by roS IV,e Connecticut Little Three title
their great play and fighting and marked the first time in
spirit. The record - smashing d S three years that the Stags
game in Providence was a bright En eason haven't held the crown. Fair-note
in the season, but few Fair- field jumped to a quick 11-6 lead
field students were on hand to in the opening period, but the
witness it in the Rhode Island V d f t.,] Purple Knights came back to
city. Thrilling games with Le- n:e eaeU cut the deficit to one point,
moyne and New Britain were 14-13, at the end of the opening
played on the Armory floor with The Fairfield Frosh wrapped quarter. In the second period
the Stags being shaded in the up the first undefeated season of the Purple, led by the great
former, pulling an upset in the any team in the school's history Gus Seaman, continued its rally
latter. All in all it was an inter- last week by defeating the UB and led 29-22 with two minutes
esting season and with only one JV's for the second time, 71-66. left in the half. Baskets by Bob
senior on the club - wait 'til This was the thirteenth victory Markovic and Paul Frauenhofer
next year. for the Frosh, who played one cut the lead to three points, but
Co-Captain Norb Fahey play- of their best games. the Seasiders got them back and
ed his final basketball game for Scoring Ace led 33-28 at the intermission. Fairfield against Bridgeport. h 1 Stags Wane
1 Dan Pisacane, ex-S e ton ace,
Norb proved that a good sma 1 led the scoring against t he The Knights increased their
man can hold his own against a Knights with a 22-point out- lead in the third period, but in
good big boy by his superb play burst. He was, by far, the out- the final stanza the Stags came during the latter half of the sea- standing player on the court rharging back. The F'airfield
son. with his deadly one-hand push rally was cut short, however,
Baseball, track and golf sea- shots. Jim "Dixie" Pavel tallied when Bob Gerwien fouled out
sons are rapidly approaching 16 points and played an alert with five minutes remaining. He
and many of the returning ath- defensive game along with was soon joined by Stan Su­letes
are out getting into shahpe Henry Higgins. chenski and Norb Fahey who
already. The baseball team as In the unofficial Little Three also committed their fifth foul,
a large number of returning Conference composed of Fair- and the Stags' chances were lettermen: pitchers John Do- eliminated.
heny, Norb Fahey and John field, Arnold and UB, the Stags Gus Seaman led the UB's with
Kulowiec; infielders Walt Mc- knocked over each of their op- 21 points, followed closely by
Vety, Bill Smith, Bob Markovic; ponents twice, finishing with R Lou Saccone with. 20. Ernie
catcher, Jim Roach; and out- 4-0 slate. Amaral chipped in 10 to the vic-fielder
Rudy Girandola. With Opponents tors' cause and Dick LaBash
this nucleus Coach Joe Yabro- Among the stronger teams the 9 more.
sky should have another suc- young Stags defeated, Cheshire O'Connell Leads
cessful season. Academy and New Britain Jack O'Connell led the Stags
Track Coach Ed Tamashunas Teachers JV's proved to be rug- with 16, followed by Fahey,
also has a host of veterans in- ged tests. The latter team led (Continued Page Eight)
cluding Jim Bacik, Al Purcell, the Frosh by 10 points as late
Jay Jaser, Dan D'Elia, Bill as the fourth quarter up in New
Mecca, Gus Horvath, John Gra- Britain, before the Stags were
bone and John Bigley. If a large able to pull out the victory. The
number of new candidates turn Stags also knocked off the
out to help this group, the track- Waterbury Freshmen, who were
sters should have a good season. until then undefeated.
The spring intra-mural pro- Mainstays
gram should be starting next Jimmy Gallagher, Jack Nick,
month so all planning to help Higgins and Pavel were the
organize teams for spring sports Frosh mainstays throughout the
should start immediately. season. The team was helped im-
Two of the nations best play- mensely by the addition of Pisa­ers
flashed against the Stags cane late in the season. Galla­this
year: Bob Moran of Provi- gher, the team's most depend­dence
and Vern Stokes of St. able rebounder all season, and
Francis gained honorable men- Pavel led the scorers. The team
bon berths on Collier's Mag- lost its playmaker, Len Pao­azine
All American team. Moran letta, midway through the sea­scored
41 points in two games son due to an appendectomy
with Fairfield while Stokes operation, but Higgins took up
dunked 27 in the televised game the slack admirably.
in Brooklyn. The scores of the thirteen
Frosh victories are:
28 Arnold JV's 26
66 Hillyer JV's 27
81 Bpt. Club All-Stars 39
51 Blessed Sacrament 45
51 Waterbury UConn 43
54 Bpt. JV's 50
52 Arnold JV's 41
44 Cheshire Academy 40
56 Fairfield Prep 38
53 New Britain JV's 42
61 New Britain JV's 26
88 St. Thomas Seminary 68
71 Bpt. JV's 66
Jesuit team because the voters
in his district may put him on
the list which also includes play­ers
getting far more publicity.
OPPORTUNITY
The method also insures small
schools as much chance to
place a player as the large
schools, which is a new twist.
Usually the large schools place
all the players on the squads.
Just because a player doesn't
play on a "big-time" team
doesn't mean he isn't as good.
RESPONSE
All the 27 Jesuit schools have
answered the call to participate
in the plan. The first ballot is
now coming in, and it shouldn't
be long before the final tab will
be in.
Three teams will be picked
in order of first, second and
third teams. The players with
the most votes will be dsignated
as the best of the group.
Plans FOfll1ulated
For All-Jesuit Team
A plan to pick an All-Jesuit basketball team has
been inaugurated by the University News, student pub­lication
at St. Louis university. Tom Callahan, sports
editor of The News, is coordinator of the selection which
is going on now.
PURPOSE
The idea behind the selection
of the team is twofold: primari­ly,
it is meant to pick a team
which will represent the Jesuit
colleges as significant of their
achievements. Although many of
their players have made All­American
teams at one time or
another, they have never been
properly represented for their
contributions to sports, and bas­ketball
in particular.
The second reason for select­ing
a team is to bind the schools
together in a joint effort and to
make them conscious of the
talent which lies in .the Jesuit
colleges and universities.
SELECTION
The method of selection was
picked by the sports editors,
publicity men and coaches at
By HARRY MARMION
Although the UB game is twelve days old now, I think it is
still worthy of a few observations.
UB's Big Three threw fifty points, or two-thirds of their total.
Gus Seaman was outstanding. The whole Seaside squad playec'
well, especially on defense. They kept us bottled up all evening.
To be honest, they deserved to win that night, although I still
maintain that we are the better ball club.
On our side "perpetual motion" Norb Fahey played well:
he not only threw fourteen points but played Dick La Bash so
close that Dick got but one field goal. and that came on a long
heave. For us the loss of the backboards was cosily since
Messrs. Saccone. Seaman and Silverberg gave our boys one
shot at the hoop. and kept them boxed out all evening. under
their defensive boards. We seldom had control of our defen­sive
boards and they scored on several rebounds. Perhaps we.
could have played our three big men -together (Gerwien.
Suchenski and Roche). This might have been of some help.
Our set offense consisted of a series of pics. This paid off on
our first offensive play of the game, with Norb Fahey scoring on a
driving layup. The rest of the night was catch as catch can, and
when we were shooting we just weren't hitting. Well, that's the
way the ball game went.
The outlook for next year is bright, with six veterans return­ing
with lots of experience, plus the members of the undefeated
freshman team. What we really need (outside of a George Mikan)
is a good set shooter, one who can hit regularly from the outside.
By outside I do not mean the circle. I mean between the circle
and midcow·t, to keep the defensive players from bottling up
the inside. If any of the freshmen would like to start next season,
all they have to do is develop and practice this simple but very
important shot.
Now about the all Jesuit team: it will be announced soon.
The final ballot has been received and turned back to St.
Louis already. My choices were: Togo Palazzi. Holy Cross:
Johnny O·Brien. Seatile: Ed Conlin. Fordham: Dick Boushka.
St. Louis: and Bill Bolger from Georgetown. The last boy
mentioned is one of the most underrated players in the country.
Only because of the lack of publicity and a short schedule has
this boy not received the acclaim that he deserves.
The N.I.A.A. (National Intercollegiate Athletic Association) is
losing popularity here in the east. The Association runs the tough­est
tourney in the country. It is a thirty-two team affair with the
winning team playing five or six games in five or six nights. This
year instead of four team regional tourneys here in the east,
there were two sudden death games, with Arnold College, and
St. Peters of Jersey City the winners. The reasons that the tour­ney.
could not get enough teams to accept bids seems to stem
from the fact that the trip to Kansas City is not relished by any
of the schools plus the fact that the financial stipend is not large
enough to take full teams (Arnold took a squad of eight players).
Finally there is a real feud brewing between the cities of
New York and Boston. "The Colonel" Dave Egan of the Bos­ton
Daily Record. berates anything Gotham. including Jimmie
Powers. Madison Square Garden. Ned Irish. the Knicks. the
Yanks and anything else you can think of. He accuses N'Yers
of many things some of which seem to be downright absurd.
Ii makes very interesting reading however and I am keeping
my eye on the N.Y. papers for any sign of rebuifaI.
'"' l' '"
March 12, 1953 THE STAG Page 7
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Council Joins
Mid-Century
Committee
The President of the Student
Council, Tim Cronin, recently
announced the acceptance of an
invitation to join the Mid-Cen­tury
Committee for Children
and Adults of Greater Bridge­port.
The three delegates who
were appointed are T. Paul Tre­mont
'55, Louis D'Aquila '55 and
Art Conway '56.
Purpose
The Mid-Century committee is
an organization composed of
area educators, professional men,
businessmen and Fairfield and
Bridgeport University, who have
banded together to study the
problems of youth. They are the
National White House commit­tee,
acting on a local level.
Project
Mr. Tremont has informed the
STAG that the project upon
which the Committee is working
at present is guidance and youth.
The delegates attended two lec­tures
on the subject and were
extremely active in the question
periods that followed.
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COLLEGE DAY
(Continue dfrom Page Two)
students enter each department,
they will be able to see what it
constitutes and what it has to
offer.
Science Department
The Sci e n c e departments
should prove to be of extreme
interest this year as new equip-
JUNIOR WEEK \ment and the new labs have
. made great progress in the past
(Contmued from Page One) year. The Chemistry and Biolo-
April 24, will bring about the gy ?epartment.s. have. been
culmination of .Junior Week workmg very dihgently m set­festivities.
Prom Chairman John ting up interesting experiments
C. Welch disclosed that among and displays. They will also ~ut
the places suggested as a site out a special broch~re. PhYSiCS
for this social function of the has also been workmg on un­Class
of '54 is Longshore Coun- usual exhibits.
try Club and Hugh Golden has Thus, all the facilities of the
been designated as the possible school will be on display for
maestro of the baton. Plans have the visitors and they will be
been formulated as regards able to see the integration of
favors, bids and exact time of social as well as scholastic ac­the
prom. But all announce- tivities which is offered in the
ments are not as yet final. well-rounded liberal arts pro-
CommiUee g_r_a_m_h_er_e_a~t~F~a~i~rfi~el~d~. .-:..."=============~
The committee members are
as follows:
John Ronan, John Nori, John
Sal' a c i no, Gordon Gomba.r,
Michael Lombardi, Thomas
Grace, Edward Divine, Howard
Davis, John Sullivan, William
Begg, Edward Fox, William
Kennally, Robert Petrucelli,
Jack McDermott, and Ronald
Beatty.
U.S. Police Action
By BILL GILLEN
Another general has returned press for their "shortcomings"
from Korea to tell his story be- in Korea. Another man, the one
hind "closed doors," to Congress. time head of the Civil Intelli­James
Van Fleet, the retired gence Department in Korea, was
Eighth Army General, has been brought to task by the army
in Korea leading an army in a leaders at home and members
bloody, heart-breaking, man- ,of the Senate, for publishing
killing war of containment. In Isomething that the people at
his first meeting with the press, home "shouldn't know." I feel
the general stated very firmly certain that when Colonel Han­that
a United Nations offensive ley made known his "Atrocity
in Korea could "certainly" be Report," he felt he was doing
successful. He also reported that the right thing. I realize the
the stalemate is one of the need for security, but when we
U.N.'s choosing, and not the attempt to blindfold the people
enemy's. on the homefront, and tie the
Not too long ago General Mac- hands of men who want to win
Arthur was hurriedly removed and end a bloody war, it is being
from his position as Commander overdone.
of the U.N. forces, because our Senators Gilette (Jowa) and
leaders at home didn't agree Humphrey (Minn.) came from
with his plans for winning the behind a recent closed-door ses­war.
The policy-makers and sion with General Bradley to
diplomats have had their way say that a U.N. offensive at this
up to now, and its time they not time is out, and added that the
only realized their error, but build-up necessary for such an
left problems of war strategy to offensive would be costly in
leaders whose sole aim is to manpower and material. I doubt
win it. that the cost to the U.S. in
When the U.N. forces appear- money and supplies for the
ed to be slowly forcing the com- stalemate in Korea could ever
munists back into northern ter- be reckoned. I do know, how­ritory,
the Reds decided that it ever, that America's loss of man­was
time for the cease-fire peace power in that war-torn land can
talks. The armies dug in, and be too easily assessed. Undoubt­the
communists successfully edly, General Bradley and the
completed a build-up operation Senators are aware of the fact
that was never seen before in that approximately thirty-thou­the
Korean war. For us, the sand Americans have died al­peace
talks were a waste of ready. If this is the preferred
time, but not for the Chinese, economy-size variety of war led
guided by the bloody hand of by diplomats and statesmen, it's
Moscow. While this may have time to end it.
caused some blushes in diplo- The war in Korea will never
matic circles, it caused a great be won behind closed-door ses­deal
more, American bloodshed sions, at court martials, or on the
in Korea. floor of the U.N. How much more
Very recently the ex-chief proof is needed for Americans
censor and public-information to see this? Such words as "stale­officer
of the Eighth Army in mate" and "cease-fire talks" no
Korea, after a seven officer court longer have any meaning. If the
martial, was dismissed from war is to be won, let's win it,
service. Lieutenant Colonel Mel- and bring our boys home, before
vin Voorhees committeed a faux they too find a grave away from
pas by publishing a book which home upon which the sun will
criticized army brass and the never set.
KEVIN HARRIGAN
Chairman of Junior
Communion Breakfast
FG F Pts.
103 71 277
100 39 239
79 58 216
46 36 128
58 28 144
35 30 100
14 27 55
10 3 23
3 6 12
8 7 23
11 3 25
2 1 5
1 0 2
1 4 6
6 1 13
o 0 0
G
Gerwien 18
O'Connell 18
Suchenski 18
Markovic 13
Fahey 15
Roche .. 17
Fraunhofer . 16
Gallagher 12
Smith 7
Nick 7
Pisacane 11
Higgins 1
Hogan 6
Pavel 3
Bush 6
Paoletta 1
If Nott is Nott, and Wright is Nott,
It comes without a wrench
That we have not, if not two Notts,
Five judges on the bench.
The knot is not, is Nott not Nott?
But, is Wright right, or Nott?
Is Nott not .right? What right has Wright
To write that Nott is not?
Do I do right to write to Wright
This most unrighteous rot?
(From "Judicial Humor")
Wright or Nott?
ANY MORE ORIGINAL IDEAS?
If only four, as shown before,
And three agree with Nott,
The judgment is unanimous,
And Wright's dissent is naught.
That Nott is right, and Wright is not,
We all must now agree;
That Nott is right, and Wright is Nott ­The
same thing, to a T.
Final Statistics released by
the athletic department show
that Bob Gerwien led the Team
in scoring with 277 points for a
15.3 average per ball game. His
total over a two year span is
529 points. Runner up honors
went to Jack O'Connell who
threw 239 points. The other
totals follow.
That Wright is Wright and Nott is Nott
Logicians must concede.
That Nott is right and Wright is not
Four judges have decreed.
Team Average
Released By
Athletic Assn.
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SENIOR SHOW
(Continued from Page One)
ning, March 19, 1953. The show
will start at 8 o'clock, .approxi­mately,
and will continue in­definitely
into the wee hours of
1954.
GLEE CLUB
(Continued from Page One)
Audience. In addition to their
f a VOl' i t e rendition of "Lost
Chord" and "Syncopated Clock,"
the "Men in Red" will warble
the modern favorites, "I Whistle
Plot a Hap p y Tune" and "Hello
News from official quarters Young Lovers." The Negro Spir
indicate that the fiasco has been itual is represented by "Who
shaping -up nicely during the Did," and "Little Inn 0 c e n t
past two weeks. The same Lamb." To stir the hearts of the
source, who, for variqus rea- audience, the Glee Club will
sons, wishes to remain anony- sing, "Old Man R i vel' ," and
mous, outlined the plot briefly: "Song of the Musketeers." Var-at
the beginning of the story ,a iety will be added to the pro-bartender
is seen tending bar on gram by the Campus Minstrels
left stage; from there on any- and the i l' interpretation of
thing can happen (on right "T h l' e e Bells," and "Johnny
stage?). Schmocker." The Bensonians, a
Actors? I[ quartets will sing "Down the
Actors. in this year's donny- Lane," "Margie" and "My Eva­brook
include the following line." Soloists for the evening
characters, all ex-members-~o-',are: John B.ig~e~, Tenor; Paul
br> of the Senior Class: Broms- Heetman, VIOlImst; and Mark
law Stanislaw Orlowski, who Lolatte Pianist.
will play the Bartender in the In addition to the General
opening scene; Clement Naples, Chairman, the various commit­Roy
Ervin, Ed Pierce, Bill tees are being directed by Fred
Mecca, P-aul Sullivan, Richard Tartaro, Publicity; John Sulli­Dowling,
Bud Conner, Lou van and Roy Irvin, Ticket Drive;
D'Aquilla, and Rudy Girandola. and Hugh Coyle, Program Ad-
The .above mentioned Mr. 01'- vertising. The St. Vincent School
lowski, for the benefit of those of Nursing has graciously con­who
have been out all year, is sented to provide a contingent
the president of the Senior class; of students to serve as usher­Mr.
Girandola, also mentioned, ettes for the evening.
is the one from whose brilliant
genius and fertile imagination I
the play evolved.
Talent (Continued from Page Six)
Special acts to be presented who was playing his last col­in
the course of the show are: legiate game, with 14. Stan Su­Mark
Lolatte, his piano and his chenski scored 9, but was ham­music;
Virgil ,at the Vibes; pered throughout by 'a surplus
Bayne and company of rabbits of personal fouls as was Bob
in hats; Jack Sullivan, batonist Gerwien who got 6. Bob Marko-extraordinaire;
Jack Palmieri vic and Paul Frauenhofer got
and friend (on record); the seven each and flashed on de- O.K. CLEANERS
Campus Minstrels, comic opera; fense, combining with Fahey to QUICK SERVICE
Bensonians, barber shop ballad- hold LaBash, UB's high scorer, Tailors, Cleaners and
ers; and Ed Iwanicki, accordion. to just one field goal. Duke Laundry Service
Committee Roche scored on a hook shot Press suits on premise
There is, as usual, a hard- that brought the entire crowd 1468 Post Rd. Fairfield
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tee behind this whole event: ;.
John Welch, chairman; Eman-I
uel Ondeck, John Vitale, Walt
McVety and Ed Pierce. An
official spokesman for the man­cn~
the-committee-in-charge-of ­seeing-
that-someone-else-asks _
another - man - to-get - tickets _
printed .announced last week
that tickets will be on sale to
anyone with cash tomorr.ow
morning at the nominal price of
$1.25 per couple, $1.00 per Stag.
Come one, come all, and bring
horses and six-guns.
COUNCIL DRUMS
(Continued from Page Two)
are they? Tune in for the next
exciting episode of this thrashed
out question, and see what hap­pens
to the wayfarers. The mem­bers
still have some more ideas
on the subject ... R.I.P.
Compliments
SENIOR RETREAT
(Continued from Page One)
Jesuit Retreat House in North
Andover, Mass. His reputation
as a retreat master is well estab­lished
throughout all New Eng­land
as well as New York,
Chicago and Jamaica. In 1949,
Fairfield was host to Father
Donaghy who presented, at that
time, a Bellarmine lecture on
"The Unchanging Principles in
a Changing World."
things like t hat couldn't dis­courage
our George! ... What
happened? ... Our school had
the singular honor of having all
three Bills proposed, pass both
House and Senate. Since there
were only six Bills accepted the
whole day, I would say the pro­portion
of our victory was very
gratifying. For tho s e accom­plishments
we can give special
credit to those who introduced
the legislation, Eugene O'Meara
and John Papandrea, John
Byrne, and John Keegan. We
must not forget all those dele­gates
who took active part in
this confab of legislators among
whom were:
George Jaser, Jack Byrne, Tim
Cronin, Ronny Homza, Hoppy
M'ountan, J a c k McDermott,
Gerry Smith, Donald St. John,
Eugene O'Meara, Jack Papan­drea,
Gene Magner, Jack Lar­kin,
Roy Ervin, Harry Marmion
and two alternates, John Young
and Ronny Norko.
I saw students from Yale, U.
B., U Con n, Hillyer, Albertus
Magnus, Annhurst, Sa i n t Jo­sephs,
and Fairfield, discussing,
arguing, poking fun, but event­ually
arriving at a legislation
which they sincerely believed to
be another step toward a better
"Democracy."
"Wise - men" will war nus,
over and over again, that the
cry of "youth" is like Shake­speare's
"sounding fury" but
youth will not submit to the
"ancients" - the student legis­lature
gives us one reason why!'
Value of Iniative
Here there were young men
and women, some wit h more
"gusto" than usual, but all of
them leaders who recognize the
value of initiative. Though a
mockery of Government's high­er
echelons, yet it is true that
this aggregation of imitators
may, some day, don the cloak of
Senator, Governor, and (why
not!) President. Here, along
with ideas, ideals were being
formed primarily upon the
foundations of correct thinking
and intelligent recognition of
·other men's moral, political, and
social needs.
To end this "significant noth­ing"
- "You're right!" - we
did not buy a pound of deter­mination
or a bushel of pres­tige
or a slice of the future but
the Fairfield Delegation did ac­quire
a barrel of intellectual
respect and a d l' U m of jus t
"skimmed good-will" - if that
wasn't worth the trip-"broth­ers",
go find yourself a nice,
high - bridge!
CISL
(Continued from Page One)
dent Legislature the next day.
As I came up the w,alk, Roy
Ervin, a senior delegate, remind­ed
me of that trivial practice of
eating in which politicians must
also indulge. Well, since I was
in no mood for food, my next
few steps led me inside and up
into the House Chamber where
I met, none other than, the in­comparable
"Abdullah" George.
Three Bills
He quickly ran down an im­pressive
resume of the morning
events, tell i n g me how well
every move of the delegation
was going. He said that the
bills presented, Promotion of
Industrial Safety, Trucks and
the Tandem Axel, President and
Vice-President vs. Electoral Col­lege,
had passed the preliminary
tests of either House or Senate.
He predicted no opposition later
in the afternoon and, as far as
he saw it, the situation was well
in hand . . . After a pause for
breath, Mr. Jaser mentioned
that all our nominated candi­dates
for offices were elected,
that John Luckart was in the
Comittee on Education, and that
he, himself, was in Labor . . .
Lunch
And so with that exuberant
half-day of Bills and chills over,
I accompanied Mr. Jaser and the
"wheels" to lunch, hoping to
gain more first-hand informa­tion.
We, being non-sectarian
individuals or prejudiced souls,
journeyed "0 a well known
"pizzaria" called, D'Pasquale's.
While excitingly discussing in
detail the earlier proceedings,
a delegate managed to pipe
above the din his order of one
dry Martini . . . (immediately I
unexpressively thought of a
contrary). Naturally enough, his
appetite could not be stimulated
until he had given proof that
they c 0 u 1d serve him the
"proof." Presently, he came up
with an Army Qualification
Certificate
Draft Card
"Draft card?" Patsy, the pro­prietor
said, "There is no age
on that!" John Keegan, being an
old hand at the game of fili­buster,
began drawing on his
vast knowledge of Draft-Board
procedure. He showed Pat s y
how to tell the year of birth, the
month, your local board num­ber,
and what's more, which
stork brought you by just a
glance at the serial digits.
Not easily fooled, Patsy de­bates,
John insists, and "D. P."
pulls out his own discharge
papers ...Keegan then asks the
year of his birth etc. . . . pres­ently,
like the "Mathematical
Brain," be rattled off said serial
. . . Patsy stares at the paper,
then at said delegate, back to
John, and walks wearily .away,
meekly saying, "O.K.!" (Result:
bill passed - Measure approv­ed
- one Martini for a very
thirsty delegate.
Our Delegation
Much to my own amazement,
it wasn't all Martinis and spa­ghetti
for the boy s but that
afternoon I saw a group of men
of whom the whole student
body would well b e pro u d .
The l' e was Marmion, Luckart,
Homza, lashing out against Bills of
which they thought not befitting "Where it is a treat to eat" I passage. There were others like
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