Stag - Vol. 04, No. 14 - May 7, 1953

              Class Officers Elected For '54
President
Secretary
'54
Petrucelli
Welch
'55
Vote Tied'::
Leibrandt
'56
Perrella
Schreck
'54
Vice-President Byrne
Treasurer Roach
'55
Gibson
Cammisa
'56
Sheehan
O'Shea
• Tie vote between Coiley and Joy to be run off at time of Student Council Elections
Vol. IV-No. 14 Published By Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield. Conn. May 7. 1953
Council
Purchases
School Seal
Peace Federation Held
At Fairfield, April 25
Sociologists Release
MarriageSurvey
Meeting. Ronald Homza empha­sized
the reluctance of UNESCO
to accept God as the dispenser
of justice. Paul Tremont criticiz­ed
the American Press.
Father Conway
Rev. Edward Conway, S.J.,
of AMERICA and foremost
Catholic authority on World
Government, delivered the key­note
address, after receiving the
Federation's Annual Pea c e
Plaque. Father Conway stressed
the importance of Catholics aid­ing
in the revision of the U.N.
of Heaven's" unhurrying chase
by working slowly and deliber­ately,
stepping over many diffi­culties.
Procedure
Its members first contacted
the many local parishes and
asked the pastors if they could
use their services. Many parish­es
which had just one curate
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Auditorium
Gym Fllnd
Launched
Campus Minstrels
The Campus Minstrels won
first place in the double quartet
division on the basis of their
presentation of "Lo How a Rose
E're Blooming," and "Johnny
Schmocker." Participating mem­bers
were: John F. Bigley, Ray­mond
M. Carey, Ronald J. Gib-
A f d
.. d' . son, Robert J. Murphy, Edward
new un -ralsmg nve IS F. Iwanicki, Thomas J. Donnel­to
be launched .on June 12, 1953 'lv ,and Joseph P. McCar .
by the Bellarmm.e Fathers Club . Bensonians y
and the Bel~armme GuIld. The Members of the Bensonians
proceeds WIll be donated as h . . .
funds for the construction of "': 0 were Judged .w:mners m the
a gymnaSI.Um-aud't' f smgle quartet dIVIsIOn are: Ray- 1 onum 0 r
F . fi ld U"t mond Carey, Thomas Murphv,
aIr e mverSI y. Edward Iwanicki and Thom~s
Plans Donnelly. This group sang,
The Rev. Francis X. Carty, "Margie" and "Down the Lane."
S.J. in a recent interview with The Campus Minstrels and the
the STAG stated that the Alum- Bensonians received a total of
ni Association of Fairfield Uni- 41 points of a possible 50, award­versity
and Prep, and the Area ed for diction, stage presenta­clubs
are cooperating with the tion, shading, blend of voices,
Bellarmine Guild and the Bel- phrasing and tone quality.
larmine Club in promoting what Judges
promises to be a star-studded Judges for the day were Rev.
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Sodality To R,eceive
Candidates May 17
By PETER DE MARCO
On May 17, the highlight of the Sodality year will
take place when thirteen candidates become the very
special "companions to Mary." Father Rector will for­mally
receive them in a ceremony performed in McAul­tor,
Father Hogan, and Joseph Borderi, senior prefect.
tor, Father Hogan, and oJseph Boderi, senior prefect.
All are welcome to attend.
The Sodality points with
pride to its infant Confraterni­ty
of Christian Doctrine Com­mittee,
better known as the
C.C.D. The aim of this organi­zation
at the University is pri­marily
to teach Catholic doc­trine
and help in parish pro­grams
in any way. The C.C.D.,
now in its second year, has cap­tured
the spirit of the "Hound
Glee Club Gains New
Laurels In Competition
I
At the Second Annual Collegiate Quartet Competi­tion
held on April 19 at Newton College of the Sacred
. Heart, the Campus Minstrels and the Bensonians repre-senting
the Fairfield University Glee Club, emerged as
first place winners in the single and double quartet
divisions.
Manor Editor
Reports On
Yearbook
Selective
Service
Exam
Major General Lewis B. Her­shey,
Director of Selective Serv­ice,
today reminded college stu­dents
that applications for the
May 21 Selective Service Col­lege
Test must be submitted to
the Educational Testing Service,
Princeton, New Jersey, not later
than midnight May 11.
May 21 Test
The May 21 test is primarily
for students prevented by ill­ness
or other emergencies from
taking the test April 23, but
General Hershey emphasized
that this did not bar any quali­fied
student from taking the test
if his application is mailed be­fore
the deadline. He also stress-
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An announcement by Carroll
McGrath, 1953 Manor Editor, in­dicates
that the editorial work
of the yearbook has been com­pleted.
Provided the printer
meets the delivery date, the
books will be available on cam­pus
around May 15. It may even
be possible to receive the books
before that date if everything
goes according to schedule.
Content
Commenting on the content of
this year's edition of the year­book,
McGrath said that the
book will present new features,
and will be a definite departure
in style from the previous an­nuals.
Sale
Those underclassmen and
faculty who intend to purchase
a copy may do so after it has
been delivered. However, there
are only sixty copies available
for sale, so it will be first come,
first served. Any student wish­ing
to order a book ahead of
time should stop by the Manor
Office and leave his name and
deposit of $2.00. The price for
the Manor is $7.00.
Several weeks ago, the Stu­dent
Council voted to purchase
two dies or a stamp, of the
school seal. This project was
undertaken solely by the Coun­cil
and at their own expense,
because it was deemed a bene­fit
to the general student body.
The purpose of such a move on
the part of the Student Govern­ment
is to provide the Univer­sity
seal to various organiza­tions
and classes on campus, par­ticularly
on dance bids, concert
programs and various places.
With such a die at our disposal,
the different organization and
classes will not have to get
special stamps made at extra
cost.
In a recent survey conducted by the members of
the Social Research Course, better known perhaps as
So. 164, under the direction of Mr. James P. Vail, 100
Seniors were polled as to their ideas concerning mar­riage
and a marriage partner.
The survey used a set of ques- -------------­tions
aimed at finding out ex­actly
what our seniors think of
the married state in regards to
the following topics: whether he
should marry a "college girl" or
not; the ideal age for marriage
and other related questions.
Statistics Released
From this survey the "sociolo­gists,"
namely, Messrs. Ronan,
Vitale, B'o r de r i, Laskowski
Mountan, Selepec, Ferrillo,
Coyle and Romano under the
direction of Mr. Vail, coordinat­ed
the results and released the
following statistics, each of
which is based on personal in­terviews
with a hundred seniors.
College or Business
The opinions of the Seniors
run as follows: In answer to the
question, "Which type of girl
. would you rather date, college
or business?" 48 per cent said
they would rather date the col­lege
girl, while 25 per cent said
they would rather date the busi­ness
girl with the other replies
qualified. In answer to the ques-
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The Seventh Annual Peace Federation Convention
was held at Fairfield University on April 25, with rep­resentatives
of twenty New England Colleges attending.
Debate
John Keegan, President of the
Federation, arranged a program,
the appeal of which was only
exceeded by a lively debate of
two factions, Le. defenders and
critics of the U.N. Fairfield
was represented in this contro­versy
by three student speak­ers.
John Byrne delivered a
paper dealing with the U.N.
efforts in combating Commun­ism.
The panel was headed by
John Luckart, who will be best
remembered for his logical at-
. tack on the entrance of Ireland
to the U.N. during the General
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After the two sides had had
sufficient time to air their views
and both members of the Stud­ent
Council and of the Student
body had presented their cases,
the Council moved a vote. The
results: reopen nominations.
A Precedent?
FEATURE EDITOR
Jack Leonard, '55
SPORTS EDITOR
Harry Marmion, '53
BUSINESS MANAGER
Michael Russo, '53
established a CYO basketball
leagues in his district.
Members Listed
Here are the ranks of the
top C.C.D. teachers of the year:
Charles J. Sheehan, Sts. Peter
and Paul, Waterbury; Anthony
Csicsek, Holy Cross, Bridge­port;
Anthony Pagliaro, St.
Mary's, Derby; Steve Kelley and
Gerry Malafronte, St. Peter's,
Bridgeport; John Onofrio and
Al Annuziata. St. Anthony's,
New Haven; Ted Figlock, Our
Lady of Peace, Lordship; Wal­ter
Madigorsky, St. Augustine's,
Seymour; Charles Leibrandt and
Tom Casey, St. Mary's, Mil­ford;
Louis D'Aquila, St. Se­bastians,
Middletown; and Ed
O'Keefe in Danbury.
Communion Breakfast
The first event was the Com­munion
Breakfast, attended by
approximately 65 class members
and invited faculty. Father
Langguth officiated at Mass and
Communion, which was follow­ed
by the blessing of the class
rings. After a hearty breakfast,
Father John Donoghue, S.J.,
professor of philosophy, address­ed
the audience with an inspir­ing
talk.
Sports Nile
On Wednesday evening, the
annual Sports Nite was held, at
which time members of the sen­ior
class were awarded trophies
for their fine athletic ability and
triumphs. This affair was the
most successful event of the en­tire
week, from a financial view­ooint
(Approximately $40 dol­lars
profit was realized.)
Junior Prom
The climax of the week was
the Junior Prom, held at the
Longshore Country Club with
the music of Hugh Golden. The
event brought forth a sizable
representation of the school, and
everyone seemed to have an en­joyable
time. However, in
keeping with tradition, the
Prom took not only all profits
realized from the previous
affairs, but necessitated a raid
on the class treasury.
Junior Week 1953 must be
considered a great social suc­cess.
Deserving credit goes to
the chairmen and ,assistants for
their tireless efforts on behalf
of the class.
NEWS EDITOR
John McDermQtt, '54
MAKE-UP EDITOR
Harry Walters, '56
EXCHANGE EDITOR
John Byrne, '54
JUNIOR MASS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Robert Petrucelli, '54
ASSOCIATE
Ronald Beatty, '54
SODALITY
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trying to pour Catholic doc­trine
into 80-100 high school
teen-agers gladly accepted the
offer. And so our home mis­sioners
rolled up their sleeves­the
task had begun.
An example of the C.C.D.'s
fine progress is St. Anthony's
in New Haven. On the night of
May 29, John Onofrio had ar­ranged
a city-wide CYO forum
on the topic, "Aspects on Teen­Age
Dating." Four members of
Fairfield's student body were
the speakers-Gerry Smith, Dan
Read, Bill Mecca, and Bob Mc­Keon.
The forum was well at­tended
and the questions popped
from the youthful audience.
Future Plans
Despite its youth, Fairfield's
C.C.D. already compares fav­orably
with those at Holy Cross
and many other Catholic colleges
both in the number of work­ing
parishes and the fruit of its
labors. Next year, the C.C.D.
moderator, Fr. Foley expects a
vast increase of work and a
score of new participants. He
also anticipates a C.C.D. Con­gress
on campus.
Besides fulfilling the main
function of teaching catechism,
this year's C.C.D. squad was also
active in other programs. One
helped draw up a constitution
in his CYO; another took part
in a CYO operetta; and another
Junior W'eek Pvov,es
A Social Succ,ess
Junior Week, April 19 to April 24, proved to be a
social success for those who attended the varied activi­ties
but was a financial disappointment for the entire
class.
The second meeting of the
Lingua Association, the union of
the language clubs of Fairfield
University and St. Josephs Col­lege,
Hartford, took place Sun­day,
April 25, in Xavier Hall.
The French and Spanish Clubs
of the two colleges participated
in the discussions. Four papers
were delivered. From Fairfield,
Leo Morisette spoke on "Moliere,
Classical Dramatist," and Char­les
Schaeffer on "The Picares­que
Novel." From St. Josephs,
Virginia Spugnardo spoke on
"The Moral Development of
Don Juan," and Ann Altermatt
on "A Study of the French Neo­Classical
Period."
Fr. James A. Walsh, S.J. open­ed
the meeting with a prayer
and welcomed the members.
Following the delivery of the
papers, he showed some unusual
and beautiful color slides of
Paris. Recordings of French and
Spanish folk songs were played
ranging from the provincial to
the modern.
Lingua Club
Meets At -
Fairfield
By FRED DORI
N.F.C.C.S. Delegates Ask For
Delay of Vote Until September
. . . The Federation delegates
(I'm in a good mood so I'll spare
them this time) demanded (there
I go again) I'm sorry, I mean
offered the Council some advice
on the vote that is to be taken
... They said it would be very
bad publicity for our dear Uni­versity
to drum themselves out
of the Federation at this time
(all schools would not speak of
us as brothers any more . . .
we'd be those (X/OT?X) ad­versaries
at Fairfield from then
on) so they suggested that we
refrain from voting until next
Sept. when we would not cause
so much criticism and the time
would be much more favorable
since there would be about 200
new freshmen in to help their
cause (they wouldn't be biased,
is the argument) how could they
be biased, they wouldn't know
whether the N.F.C.C.S. stood
for National Federation of Com­mie
College Students or you
name it and I have it, and they
could be offered anything and
they would accept if in blissful
ignorance (I'm going off the
straight and narrow again and
lest I be termed a radical and
partial I'll get off this delicate
subject). The result was that
the council rejected their advice
and told them we'll take the
risk (horrifying as it may be).
Council Elections May 13th
I'm playing the same record over
again when I write this since I
mentioned it before, but just
so everyone will be prepared
to submit their nomination blank
I'll write it again. From what
I've been hearing, everyone and
his uncle is running ... it should
make the race fun anyway.
Council Re-opens Nomin.ation
Period For Juniors ... Council
voted 11-10 in favor of re-open­ing
period for the office of Sr.
Class Pres.
which gives the Council the
right to set the nominating per-iod,
it was argued that the Coun­cil
could legitimately take action
in this case, if sufficient need
were seen. Of course, this meant
to the opposition that the same
action might be repeated and
that the whole procedure of
elections on campus might un­dergo
drastic revisions.
Views were varied and sentiments mingled as the
Student Council met, a week ago Wednesday, in emer­gency
session, to vote on the reopening of the nominat­ing
period for the office of Senior Class President. The
issue was left for the Council to decide after one of the
nominated candidates' names had been withdrawn, and
the election commission had no precedent on which to
take a stand. Many of the members of the Junior Class
were anxious for a reopening, in order to submit an
additional nomination. They got their chance in a close
11-10 decision by the Council after an hour 'of argument
pro and con.
A Precedent
It was admitted by both sides
of the question that the action
taken by the Council was to be
something new in their history.
Those arguing against the mea­sure
thought that it might very
well influence the decisions of
future groups on the issue. The
issue, however, was not too clear
inasmuch as there are no explicit
rules in the Council books re­garding
such questions.
Opinion
One student expressed the
opinion that it would be better
for the Council to vote upon this
particular issue and subsequent­ly
draw up rules that would pre­vent
the reoccurrence of the
difficulty in the future. Basing Did you know all locks at
their action on the Constitution Fairfield are Yale locks?
On last Wednesday morning, the Student Council,
in a special session, voted by the margin of one vote to
reopen the nomination period in the Junior Class for the
office of President of the Class of 1954. The meeting,
attended by a large gathering of students, was conduct­ed
in an atmosphere which was far more temperate than
have been many of the recent Council meetings. The
Council members worked overtime at keeping person­alities
out of the discussion, something which could not
be said for all of the students present.
Personalities did not seem to be the issue. The
arguments broke down along two main lines; a possible
injustice to those candidates who had already filed their
nominations and the establishment of a dangerous
precedent, vs. the "unity" of the Senior Class of 1954.
The close outcome of the voting indicates that there
were good arguments on either side and the decision
was accepted with appare~t good grace by both sides
and the nomination period was reopened. The original
fault in the matter rests, however, with the Student
Council itself, which under the ne~ constitution has the
power to draw up a set of election rules. It has failed
to do so, with the result that there was need of a special
meeting and much confusion.
While the present action of the Council should have
a beneficial effect on the future of the Class of 1954
there is an apparent danger in establishing such a prece­dent.
It is not inconceivable that while, Wednesday's
decision was made on the merits of a particular case,
some group in the future might use the "loop hole" to
some "unscrupulous" end.
The 6TAG, then, would like to propose that the
Council, as its first legislative endeavor of next year,
draw up and maintain a set of election rules, lest trouble
arise in the future. It could best be done early in the
year, long before any election "heat" is fanned, and at a
time when impartiality is at its greatest possible height.
J. H. W.
C,ouncil Votes To
Re10pen Nominations
May 7, 1953 THE STAG ;Page 3
© 1953. THE.COCA·COLA COMPANY
The movies have their re­views
and box office receipts;
the stage productions and radio
share in the applause or hiss
of the audience; but what has
television to turn to for en­couragement,
enlightment, or
damnation for its efforts?
Did you like Maurice Evans'
two hour T.V. production of
"Hamlet"? Do you think there
are too many commercials on
Perry Como's fifteen minute
show? Did you thing the chore­ography
and music on Jackie
Gleason's Show was especially
good? The men behind tele­vision
want to know. Their silent
audience can never help them
improve this tremendous med­ium,
which sorely needs and
seeks the applause of postcards
and letters.
But even if you are stirred in
destructive slants. Also, try to
be specific in your criticism as
to details.
The power of the printed
mail is gigantic. Letters to
congressmen have made and
changed laws; and letters to
television can improve the very
entertaining and informative
medium or leave it in its stereo­type
condition. It all depends on
the viewers.
By PETER DE MARCO
Everything's in high gear at May Fete time
... keeps you on the go.
Good idea is to pause now and then for a Coke.
Let's Be T. V. Critics
Are you a critic? I said critic
not cynic, so think twice before
you answer.
Contemplate the fact that in
English we have torn the
branches off Joyce Kilmer's
'.'Trees," sneered at the schem­ings
of Philip VI of France, de­bated
the Synoptic prOblem. So
are we critics? Let me say no
more.
Now there is a medium called
television which is crying for
the help of college critics. That's
because television is so different
from the movies, the Broadway
shows, and radio. The difference
is simply that there is usually
no "live" audience. They say
that an actor practically dies
if he goes backstage without
some applause ringing in his
ears. Thus, the T.V. actor can't
die but can he live without it?
BOTTlED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA·COLA COMPANY BY
COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC.
"Coke" is a registered trade·mark.
Alull1nus
Completes
Training
Aviation Cadet F. J. McGould­rick,
Jr. graduated this week
from the Primary Observer
Training School here. He has
been sent to Mather Air Force
Base, Sacramento, Calif., for en­try
into the Basic Observer
Training course.
Upon completion of this course
he will be commissioned a Sec­ond
Lieutenant in the Air Force
Reserve and will receive the
rating of an aircraft observer.
A graduate of New Haven
High School in 1947, he also has
a Bachelor of Science degree,
majoring in Government at Fair­field
University in Fairfield,
Conn., Class of '52.
While in college, Cadet Mc­Gou.
ldrick was active as a pho­tographer,
newsman, and sports­man
in basketball and baseball.
SELECTIVE SERVICE
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ed that students who have a
certificate of admission for the
April 23 test which they failed
You won't flunk "basket-weav- to use on the assigned date must
ing" for acting manly and de- submit new applications if they
fending your opinions. wish to take the May 21 test.
Student Power The old certificates, he pointed
out, will not admit a student to
The power of the Council is the May 21 test.
in the hands of the student body, General Hershey said the May
if they care to use it. They elect 21 test will be the last test this
the members. If they are dis- school year.
satisfied with the present regime, Application Blanks
let them fairly and reasonably The student may obtain a new
rectify this dissatisfaction by application from any Selective
nominating and actively sup- Service local board. The appli­porting
a qualified candidate of cation blanks should be submit-their
own choosing. ted as soon as possible to the
Personalities Educational Testing Service,
I am sure that the present Princeton, New Jersey, Admin­members
of the Council will istrators of the Test, who, in
agree with me when I say that turn, will mail the admission
no enmity would be harbored certificate direct to the student.
by anyone toward those men Eligibility
who honestly believe a change To be eligible to take the
is necessary and have the cour- Selective Service College Quali­age
of their convictions. Remem- fication Test an applicant on the
bel', however, for the good of testing date (1) must be a Selec- Il""---------------------------; Fairfield and for our own good, tive Service registrant who in- We here in our house believe that you would like to have
let no personalities enter into tends to request deferment as a our opinion of your show:
your choice. The man best qual- student; (2) must be satisfactor- The Web
ified is the man for the job. Joe ily pursuing a full-time college seen (heard) on Station WCBS-TV on 4126/53
and Jim may be "good eggs", course, undergraduate or gradu- Jonathan Smith, 9 Clark Drive N.Y, 6, N.Y.
but even the best eggs are easily ate, leading to a degree; (3) must Very Good Remarks: A potentially good
cracked. not previously have taken the Good play if it only had about 2
test. X more minutes for an ending.
A Final Word Deferment F'air Acting was excellent through-
I would like to say a word The criteria for consideration Poor out.
for the present Council. Their for deferment as a student at
position requires the advice and the present time are either a your T.V. seat to send a comment
opinions of their constituents. score of 70 or better on the on something you have just
If this advice and opinion is Selective Service College Quali- viewed, what happens? The
not forthcoming, they must act fication Test or class standing
in the way they believe to be among the male members in the thought 0' getting up, getting
most beneficial for all. Those upper half of the freshman class, out the stationery, buying a
stamp leaves you all the heav­who
don't like the way things upper two-thirds of the sopho- ier in your seat. So, a family
are run should form another more class, or upper three-interest
in the matter besides fourths of the junior class. Sen- called the Gargraves from Day-
. ton, Ohio has produced a very
frothing at the mouth about lOrs accepted for admission to a novel and simple method for
"injustice." Therefore, if you gradua'fte school satisfy the cri- writing T.V. critiques. The only are a "griper" and limit your teria 1 they are among the up- necessary items are a postcard
opinion to the "coffee club"- per half of the male members of and a pen.
put up or shut up. The election their senior class or if they make Student
for Council membership falls a score of 75 or better. Just that little card sent now
on May 13th. If you have a These criteria are guides for and then can mean a great deal COllncil
legitimate reason for a change, the local boards. The local to the future of television. Just
do something about it, "or for- boards are not under compul- remember, that what the T.V. V0 t e
ever hold your peace." sion to follow them, but any producers like most is construc-local
board classification is sub- tive criticism although they May 13
Above all don't be an imma- ject to appeal. won't turn th~ir backs on the
ture, psuedo~ru~rated re~~er.I_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~­You
put the power in the hands
of the Council. Don't be a col­lege
"baby." Make sure of your
choice, and once you have made
it, be man enough to stick by it
and actively aid it.
By WILLIAM CLANCY
Our Student Council
Father Donoghue
At Education
Club Banquet
There have been many un­favorable
and derogatory re­marks
heard from various mem­bers
of the student body during
the past few weeks concerning
two important comparable, and
also contrastable factors - the
weather and the Student Coun­cil.
That these two factors are im­portant
is immediately evident;
the former for our comfort and
activity, the latter for the pres­tige
and well-being of Fairfield
University.
Comparison
The comparison between the
two lies in the fact that they
both have theiJ; "ups and downs."
However, I think I may safely
say, as would any fairminded
individual, that there are many
more "ups" than "downs."
Contrast
The contrast can be shown by
quoting from Mark Twain. He
said, "Everyone talks about the
weather, but no one does any­thing
about it." That's all very
true about the weather, but far
from true concerning the hier­archy
of our student govern­ment,
the Student Council.
These gentlemen constitute an
elected body, hence unfavorable­ness
towards them can be sated
by replacing them, providing,
and I emphasize this, providing
we have a "sufficient reason"
for doing so.
Remedy
I am not advocating a com­plete
change in Council mem­bership.
That would be foolish
and injurious indeed. Every ball
club needs the steadying in­fluencing
of an old veteran. But
I do say that if we have a suffi­cient
reason for an unfavorable
attitude towards our council
members, we have the solution
for it right before us, and I
don't mean pointless talk.
It really is sad to hear so
many college "men" "moaning
the blues" about something they
can do something about. Com­plainants
sit and talk and ac­complish
nothing. Passive resis­tance
is a sign of cowardliness
and foolishness. If they are
afraid to fight for what is their
right, they are cowards. If they
feel injured and do nothing,
they are foolish. Remember
"boys, you're grown up now.
On Thursday evening, April
30, at the Hitching Post Inn in
Bridgeport, the Education Club
held its annual banquet. William
Whelan, senior, was Toastmaster.
The guest speaker of the eve­ning
was Reverend John Dono­ghue
S.J. of the Philosophy De­partment.
Father Donoghue's
speech entitled "Liberty" dealt
. with the problem of teaching
free students' and not forced
students.
The Chairman for the banquet
was William Whelan. Others on
the committee were John How­ard,
Connie. Testone, Joseph
Matthews, Charlie Connors, An­thony
Pagliaro, and Lawrence
Schaefer.
May 7, 1953
Broadway Producer Michael
Todd, who is currently assem­bling
the stars and headline
singers and dancers for his
gigantic musical, "A Night in
Venice" which will open on
June 25 at the Jones Beach The­atre,
said today that there will
be many openings in the big
show for which he will consider
u~ing High School and College
Students.
Large Cast
"A Night in Venice," with a
cast of more than 500, played to
almost a half million people
during its run last summer at
J ones Beach, and was so suc­cessful
that the Long Island
State Park Commission asked
that it be repeated this year.
The new version will be con­siderably
enlarged, and students
(Continued on Page 6)
Student
Auditio,ns
F,or Sh,ow
ning two firsts, the only wins
the New Yorkers had.
UB Wins
A strong Bridgeport team
handed the Stags their initial
defeat at Seaside Park downing
the Stags 65-49. A definite su­periority
in the field events was
the measure of victory for the
Knights as they garnered eight
of the nine places in the Shot,
Discus and Javelin. George
Cucak, Sam Merhorter, Phil De­bruil,
and Don Glasing starred
for the winners getting 45 points
among them.
D'Elia and Rackiewicz
Dan D'Elia and Pete Rackie­wicz
showed up best for Fair­record
in the broad jump with a
leap of 20'6" and Rackiewicz
tieing the Pole vault mark of
ten feet. Jim Bacik, Bill Lannon,
Henry Higgins and Al Purcell
also got first places for the Red­men.
Arnold
Arnold College nipped Fair­field
67-64 in the season's closest
meet on May 1 on Alumni field.
The meet was decided in the
day's final event, the mile relay,
the Terriers' Al Clinckscales
speeding home ahead. Larry
Roche, Al Purcell and Jim Ba­cik
were the top point-getters
for the Stags. Roche won the
high and low hurdles, Purcell,
the mile, placing second in the
880, and Bacik was second in
the high jump and javelin
events.
Jim Ballotta turned in a great
performance for Arnold, win­ning
the 100, 880, and the jave­1in.
Pete Rackiewicz again tied
the University's pole vault mark
of 10 feet. Bill Lannon once
more amazed everyone with his
great finish in winning the 440
yd. run.
without allowing a run. After
McLean forced a man at home,
Fahey struck out one, and ended
the threat by getting the third
man to ground out. Fahey was
also the hitting star of the after­noon
garnering three hits.
Lost to Arnold
The Stags met their first de­feat
of the season on April 30 as
a strong Arnold College nine
beat them 5-2 on Woodmont
Field Milford. The Terriers took
advantage of wildness on the
part of Stag hurler John Doheny
and some loose fielding to get
three runs on no hits in the first
inning. The Redmen settled
(Continued on Page 6)
Fairfield's Track and Field forces have passed the
midway point in the season and have split in four meets,
beating New Haven Teachers and CCNY evening ses­sion,
while losing to University of Bridgeport and
Arnold.
Jaser Sets Record
In the opener against New
Haven, the Stags had little diffi­culty
in routing the Owls 721/2­401/
2. Fairfield moved to an early
lead, when Bob O'Keefe won the
opening event, th2 Shot Put, and
they never lost it. Other Fair­field
winners were Al Purcell,
mile; Dick Sternchak, broad
iump; Jay Jaser, discus; Jim
Bacik, high jump; Pete Rackie­wicz,
pole vault; Don Burns,
javelin; Henry Higgins, 440 yd.;
and Gerry Garvey, 880. Jaser's
heave of 110'6" set a new school
record in the discus, beat his old
record by six inches.
Ed Wysocki
The outstanding individual
performance of the day, how­ever,
was turned in by New
Haven's Ed Wysocki, who won
the 100 and 200 yd. dashes and
ran the anchor leg of the Owl's
winning relay team.
Stags Win Over CCNY
In the home opener, the Stags
ran rampant over CCNY eve­ning
session and won easily
88-41, sweeping four events. The
clean sweeps were in the pole
vault with Rackiewicz, Bacik
and Biglev scoring; the Shot
Put won by Macary, followed
by Jaser and Grabone; broad
jump, by Roche, D'Elia and
Sternchak; and the high jump
ending in a four way tie with
Bacik, Bigley, Sternchak and
Lombardi all clearing 5'2". Larry
Roche was the outstanding per­former
in the meet winning
three events, the 110 yd. high
hurdles, the 220 yd. low hurdles
and the broad jump. Dan D'Elia
won the 100 and 220 yd. dashes
and was second in the broad
jump.
Discus. Javelin
Jay Jaser and Don Burns re­peated
with wins in their
specialties, the discus and jave­lin
respectively.
Grau and Cleary were out­standing
for CCNY, each win-
THE STAG
Fahey
A brilliant mound duel be­tween
lefthanders Fahey of the
Stags and Dick Fitzgerald of
New Britain was marred only
in the fifth inning when Fair­field
scored on a long double
by Jack McLean and a single
by Bill Smith. Fahey gave one
of the most brilliant exhibitions
of clutch pitching ever seen on
the Alumni diamond in the
seventh and eighth innings. In
the seventh, with two men on
and no outs, Norbey forced one
man to pop up and then struck
out the next two. In the eighth,
the bases were loaded with none
down but he retired the side,
The Baseball forces of Fairfield opened their cam­paign
on a successful note by besting a good Teachers
College of Connecticut nine, 1-0, on Alumni field.
Stags' Belat Tee 1- 0;
Lose T,o Arnold 5 -2
By BOB JOY
The Spring Sports program is
well under way, and all three of
our varsity teams are doing well.
The Golf team is unbeaten in six
matches as of this writing, the
Track team has split in four
meets, and the Baseball team
has a 2-1 record.
Particularly surprising is the
showing of the Track and Field
forces of Ed Tamashumas. Be­fore
the season started, few
thought that they would have a
very successful season but the
showing of some previously un­known
stars has been most
pleasant to Coach Tamashumas.
Bill Lannon ·and Don Burns, two
juniors, have been consistent
point getters for the Stags in
the 440 and javelin events. The
lightning finishes of Lannon in
the 440 are becoming legendary
around the campus. Perhaps the
most improved performer on the
squad is Sophomore Pete Rackie­wicz.
Pete is unbeaten in the
pole vault and is an excellent
distance runner. Freshmen
Gerry Garvey and Henry Hig­gins
have been dcing some ex­cellent
running and will be in­teresting
to watch in the forth­coming
meets. Bill Higgins is
another freshman who is coming
along and with a few breaks
will undoubtedly turn into a big
point maker. These men along
with such stars as Al Purcell,
Jay Jaser, Dan D'Elia, Bob
O'Keefe, Joe Macary, Jim Bacik
and Jack Lindsay and Larry
Roche could throw a few sur­prises
into the two coming invi­tational
meets at New Britain.
Let's hope so.
The bad weather of this spring
has been the' greatest opponent
of Coach Joe Yabrosky and his
baseball team. The elements
have kept practice sessions down
to a minimum and rainouts have
already caused several schedule
revisions. The squad which
showed almost unlimited prom­ise
before the season started has
been making the most of the
bad breaks and a good season is
a likely prospect.
Our principal gripe is still
about the Intra-mural program,
or rather the complete lack of
one. Perhaps the proposed gym­nasium
will help get a strong
program into effect, perhaps,
that is.
I"Joy's Jottings" Stag Tracksters Open;
S'plit F,our M,e'ets less proficient type of guy, who
has the approval of everyone,
everyone that is except those
who really follow the sport and
know who are the stiffs and
who are the real good boys,
The "golden age" of Boston
sports to which Dave Egan so
often refers has certainly been
tarnished up some ... Mary­land
murdered Agannis and
company. The Celtics get beat
by the Knicks in the NBA play­offs,
General McClellen leaves
~.C., the Bruins lose in the
Stanley Cup finals to Montreal.
The Braves move to Milwaukee,
the Red Sox have nothing, (ex­cept
White and Piersall) Collins
gets massacred, and a Jap wins
the Boston marathon . . . oh
those crazy mixed up. people!
All these prodigious home
runs by Mantle and company,
have started the seasonal debate
about the difference in the old
baseballs and the new. Well, all
I can say is that there has been
an alarming downward trend in
baseball attendance (tracks -are
now way ahead), could it be
that the moguls think the an­swer
might be in doped up
balls?
Too bad Clint Courtney got
fined that 250 bills for his little
run in with those big bad Yan­kees.
The fire plug catcher is at
least one guy who doesn't drop
dead at the sight of those strip­ped
uniforms. When he was with
the New York club, he made it
known that he was a better
catcher than that thing the
Yanks use. To prove it, he out­hit
Yogi by thirteen points last
year, and won the Sporting
News rookie of the year award.
You also didn't hear him scream
when McDougald came into him
at home plate, the day of the
riot . . . I imagine that before
the season is over there will be
a lot more action between the
boys. Bill Martin, another fre­quent
main eventer, was asked
recently if he'd consider tangl­ing
with a certain rival. Martin
looked at the questioner dis­dainfully,
and queried, "Who'se
he beaten that's any good?"
A few notes ...
See where the Purple Knights
are going to try another football
season, . recently released an
eight game schedule.
Forgot to mention it last time,
but George Gross a member of
the freshman basketball team,
and of the sports staff of this
paper, recently took over the
Sports editorship of the Fair­field
News ... good luck,
George·...
Read that Notre Dame closed
their spring football practice last
week-end with a 34-7 victory
over the oldtimers squad. After
the contest Coach Leahy moan­ed,
"We need work in every de­partment
of the game"
Hope it's not true, but it
looks as if my Giants have a
little dissension problem ... this
is not a nice situation since that
crew from the Quaker city
seems to have favored several
pitchers to fill out their already
strong staff; besides Roberts ·and
Simmons, Drews ,and Konstanty
look good . . . should be very
interesting.
The track squad has also been
having a good season, win­ning
its first two meets, then
dropping a close one to Arnold.
There are two big meets left this
year; one is the Conn. small col­lege
meet and the other is the
Spring track and field champion­ships,
both to be held at New
Britain. The team is a lot deeper
than first expected, and all the
big point men are underclass­men
who will all be back next
season. Jim Bacik, Larry
Roach, Dan· Delia, Tom Purcell
and Bill Lannon are some of the
big point scorers and are being
helped along by several prom­ising
freshmen. In the two big
meets mentioned above, I think
Fairfield will do real well for
itself, and for years to come.
On the baseball scene, Norb
Fahey opened the season with a
1;.rilliant shutout victory over
New Britain. The team then lost
a tough one to Arnold, with the
usually very steady John Do­heny
having a tough first frame,
giving up three runs on no hits.
To sum up the first half of
the Spring sports season here
on the hill, we can honestly say
that the boys have been doing
a fine job. It seems that in the
future the golf team can be
given a few bigger matches, be­cause
right now they have shown
that they are better than the
teams that are supposedly in our
class. The same goes for the
track team, if we could improve
in the field events, we'd have a
team, capable of giving a good
account of itself against good
small colleges. The baseball
team is by no means the weak
sister of the trio; just the oppo­site.
Also, it is capable of handl­ing
a bigger scf.iedule.
In short, gentlemen, this
SflOUld not be a one sport school.
It could very well be, that one
of these sports mentioned above
will hit the spotlight in the near
future. It certainly is a good
sign, for everybody concerned.
To move on now to the world
outside. Ah, yes, I have been
mocked for my obviously wrong
guess on the Collins-Carter
fiasco. and I am only too willing
10 admit it. It was much worse
than the DaveyGavilan mess
several months ago. It seems
now that the large and very
profitable TV audiences are pro­ducing
a large number of mati­nee
type fighters, who appeal to
the average watcher with their
colorful styles. or lack of the
·same. It seems that it is not the
·best fighters who get the big TV
lights, but the more colorful.
Sports News and Views
By HARRY MARMION
Page 4
Congratulations to the unde··
feated golf team, for their fine
win over Bridgeport U. It was
about the only time this year
that we came out on top against
the Parksiders. Incidentally, the
U.B. boys switched their
players around... in other
words, our first man played their
last man and vice versa . . .
about the only good it did them
was to avert a shutout ... they
only lost 7-2. Our team
should go through the rest of
the season without losing a
match, which means another un­defeateo
·"athletic team, the first
was the freshman basketball
team this season.
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The grass is riz - don't we
wish our marks would! How­ever,
this new warmth seems to
have melted the seams of our
thinking departments, and the
necessity of Budweiser's lubri­cating
nectar for proper func­tioning
has consumed many
saturated hours normally spent
on studying.
However, the primary end of
the university is not totally lost.
Concomitant outcomes are fav­orable
in the philosophical de­partment
as eager students dis­prove
Zeno's Paradox on the
porch swing. They can never get
more than a half space closer at
a time but soon the cushion
space is narrow enough to be
effective.
The bloomin flowers are
bloomin - along with Fair­field's
beautiful dogwoods, the
pride of the university-Minnie
can wait.
I wonder where the birdies
is - all I can say here is, it's a
good thing cows don't fly . . .
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BRIDGEPORT
Spring is sprung - and most
of us here at Fairfield, as else­where,
are still suffering from
the recoil. More and more stu­dents
are 'fleeing from the smoke
filled cafe to the glorious warmth
of the parking lot; sea erosion
seminars are becoming increas­ing
popular at Jennings beach,
and apparently the iron in our
blood has turned to lead and
settled, for the most part,. at
the back of our laps.
Compatable with the vernal
equinox is the activated affinity
between female woman and
male man-the call of the wild,
if you will. Freud calls it the ris­ing
"id", above the beyond;
then, again, Freud was a polite
man. Nevertheless this brings to
mind a certain mock debate con­cerning
the possibility of women
here at Fairfield. Unfortunately,
I was unable to attend, but I
understand that Mr. George
Jaser, in an attempt to defend
his position, made some very
startling statements concerning
his virtues (though not a very
convincing defense.) .
Ushers Needed
Father Carty maintained the
prospect of a gymnasium-audi­torium
in the near future is not
only of interest to athletics but
should attract the attention of
all Fairfield sudents. More assist­ance
is required in soliciting
advertisements and selling tick­ets
especially in the Waterbury
and New Haven areas. Also, on
the night of June 12, ushers will
be needed to direct the antici­pated
crowd. Anyone who wish­es
to volunteer is asked to see
Fr. Carty at Berchmans Hall.
Another question, "What do
you consider the ideal age at
which a man should marry?"
had the seniors opinions ranging
from 23 to 29, with the greatest
majority giving an age between
26 and 29. In answer to, "Should
a college man' marry a college
girl?" the replies found 55 per
cent of the seniors saying yes,
24 per cent no and 21 per cent
qualified. A question which is
perhaps uppermost in the minds
of most of us is, "Do you think
a marriage should be postponed
in event the man is about to
enter the service?" was an­swered
by the greatest majority
in the affirmative. Another
question asked "What do you
think your annual salary should
be before getting married?" and
the answer again found the sen­iors
well split, with the major­ity,
however, feeling that they
could start on $3,000 a year. The
last question asked, was phras­ed,
"What is the maximum age
difference which you consider
satisfactory?" Here again we
found a wide divergence of
ideas, ranging .between three
years and twenty years, the ma­jority
agreeing on five years,
however.
MARRIAGE SURVEY
(Continued from Page 1)
tion, "What characteristics do
you consider most important?"
the seniors listed the following
characteristics in order: (at least
the majority of the seniors shar­ed
this view): moral character,
similarity of interests, health,
education, beauty and congenial
in-laws.
GYM - AUDITORIUM
(Continued from P,age 1)
night of enjoyment. According
to Father Carty, arrangements
are progressing to provide enter­tainment
which is not only fam­ous
on Broadway, but nationally
prominent.
Drive
Mr. Francis Rowan of the Bell­armine
Club and Mrs. James
McGovern of the Bellarmine
Guild are heading the drive and
coordinating the efforts of the
interested groups in order to
achieve the greatest possible
success. The more cooperative
effort evidenced by the univer­sity
students, the more financial­ly
successful will be the venture
and the sooner we will have a
gym.
In the heart of Fairfield's
"Little Times Square"
POST ROAD
LARRY'S DINER
Mountan has been a member
of the Public Affairs Forum for
the past three years, serving as
president during the present
term. He has distinguished him­self
by two years active partici­pation
at the "Mock" Legisla­ture
in Hartford.
Corner Miller St.
DEBATING ELECTION
The Bellarmine Debating So­ciety
has elected Jack Sullivan,
Jasper Jaser, and Bob McKeon
to the offices of President, Vice­President,
and Secretary, re­spectively.
Recent Debates
In recent debates with Man­hattanville
College, the Varsity
Debaters split on two decisions.
The winning affirmative team of
John Luckart and Bob McKeon
won, while a negative team,
composed of John McDermott
and Jasper Jaser, went down to
ignominious defeat.
Overall Record
The overall record of the De­baters
for the year was ten wins,
seven loses, two draws and two
non-decisions on the national
topic. This is as yet incomplete,
for on May 8 the affirmative
team of John Luckart and Clem
Naples will meet the debaters
of Providence College.
CISL
Henry Mountan, President of
the Public Affairs Forum was
elected Vice-Chairman of the
Connecticut Inter - Collegiate
Student Legislature at a meet­ing
of the executive Council
held recently at Larson College
in Hamden.
The Vice-Chairman serves as
a member of the executive com­mittee
that directs the activities
of the Student Legislature dur­ing
the year. The election of
Mr. Mountan marks the first
time that a Fairfield University
student has held this office.
Open Day and Night
GERMAN
Dan Reed, '56, was elected
President of the German Club
at the weekly meeting held
April 29. Reed is a veteran of
four years in the armed forces,
serving in Germany and was
attached to Military Intelli­gence.
Jack Wooster '56, George Zeeb
'56 and Mike Tierney '56, were
elected to the offices of Vice­president,
Secretary, and Trea­surer
respectively.
"Der Hirsch" the publication
of the German Club will be
under the direction of Ted Fig­lock
with Ray Prendergast act­ing
as Publicity Director.
RADIO CLUB
The Radio Club announces
the election of the following men
to office for the 1953-1954 acad­emic
season: Rudolph Landry,
president; John Alan Kane,
vice-president; Jam e s Lan­ganke,
recording secretary; Ar­thur
Conway, corresponding sec­retary;
and Walter Zackrison,
publicity director.
PHYSICS AND MATH
The Physics and Math Club
of Fairfield University held elec­tions
for club officers Wednes­day,
April 29. This election
marked the first time that nom­inations
were made for the posi­tion
of a Public Relations Officer.
The following men were elected:
President, Bob Mazairz; Vice­President,
Henry Ossing; Trea­surer,
George O'Keefe; Secre­tary,
Edward Sinanian; Public
Relations, Lawrence Shiembob.
The newly appointed presi­dent,
Bob Mazairz, expressed
the hope that more underclass­men
will show an interest. The
club, while offering social af­fairs,
also gives the Freshmen
and Sophomores an opportunity
to receive academic help.
The co-chairmen, Donald In­certo,
John Buismato, and
George O'Keefe, announce that
plans for a picnic to be held
during the first week in June
are progressing rapidly.
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Page 6 THE STAG May 7, 1953
The Brains of the Team
AUDITIONS
(Continued from Page 4)
with unusual singing and danc­ing
ability will be allowed to
audition for a limited number of
roles in the ensemble groups.
Qualifications
Samuel Liff, who has been
named General Supervisor for
Mr. Todd, suggests that those
interested mail a photograph to
him in care of Jones Beach Pro­ductions,
1681 Broadway. The
photo should be accompanied by
a detailed account of the stu­dent's
training and accomplish­ments.
Also, Mr. Liff suggests
that a short note of recommenda­tion
from the student's singing
or dancing teacher be included.
If the photograph is to be re­turned,
a self-addressed envel­ope
should be enclosed.
Final selections will be made
from photos and descriptions
that are submitted, and those
selected will be asked to appear
at a series of auditions that will
be held beginning June 1.
"A Night in Venice" was writ­ten
by Ruth and Thomas Martin
with music by Johann Strauss.
SOPHOMORES!
FRESHMEN!
ATTEND
THE FRESHMAN­SOPHOMORE
PROM
STAGS SPLIT
(Continued from Page 4)
down after that and played on
even terms with the home club
thereafter, but the damage was
done.
Arnold
The Stag hitters out hit the
Terriers 6 hits to 4, but Arnold
did everything right when it
counted and the Stags could
dent home plate but twice. John
Nick and Doheny led the attack
with two hits apiece off the
offerings of Arnold's four-sports
star, Larry Stone. The fielding
gem of the afternoon was pulled
by Arnold. With Jimmy Roach
on first, Jack Burns hit a drive
to deep right center and it
bounced off the glove of Arnold's
Arnie Rudnick, who fell down.
Jim Ballatto, the right fielder,
fired the ball to third, but Roach
was heading home. Sal Gradoia
relayed to the plate to nick
Roach and the ball was fired
back to Gradoia to double up
Burns, who was trying to ad­vance
on the play, and Fair­field's
best threat was over.
Bob Markovic, classy third
sacker made several fielding
gems in both games to save runs
from being completed.
*
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GLEE CLUB
(Continued from Page 1)
Gerard Yates, S,J, Dean of
Georgetown University Gradu­ate
School; Professor Frederick
Mirliani, Musical Director of the
Holy Cross Glee Club; Mr.
Frank Flannigan, former presi­dent
of the Society for the Pres­ervation
of Barbershop Quartet
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College of New Rochelle.
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wings, and earn more than $5000 a year as an Air Force
Lieutenant. You'll enjoy an adventurous, exciting career
with a hand-picked crew of real men. You'll be THE BRAINS
OF THE TEAM, A TRIPLE THREAT MAN ... as a Bombard­ment
Officer, as a Navigation Officer, as a Radar Officer, as
an Aircraft Performance Engineer.
TO BE QUALIFIED you must be single, a citizen, between 19
and 26Y:i years old, have had at least 2 years of college and
be in tip top physical shape. If this describes you, then
YOU, too, can qualify. Today!
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL GET! The world's best training. Good
food and plenty of it. Uniforms, flight clothes, equipment.
Medical and dental care. Free insurance. Flight training in
Uncle Sam's greatest aircraft.
side and out, who keeps it fit for the skies and sees that it
stays there!
If YO U can accept a challenge like this, you'll take your
place beside the best-you'll find your future in the clouds!
* AIRCRAFT
OBSERVER PROGRAM
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AIRCRAFT OBSEivER---
THE SOONER YOU APPLY, THE SOONER YOU FLY!
GET THE DETAILS: Visit your nearest Air Force Base or Air Force Recruiting Officer. Or write to Director
of Training, Headquarters, USAF, Washington 25, D.C., Attention: Aviation Cadet Branch. If you are
in a school that has an Air Force ROTC program, see your Professor of Air Science and Tactics.
New Aircraft Observer Cadet Training Classes Begin Every Two Weeks *
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Teamwork can work miracles. In a football game the man
who sparks these miracles is the quarterback. He's the man
who calls the signals. There's a man who calls the signals
for an Air Force flying team, too!
They call him an Aircraft Observer.
Do YOU have what it takes to become an Aircraft Observer?
It isn't easy. It's tough. You have to be a MAN to qualify
as an Aircraft Observer. But when you are one, brother,
you're SOMEBODY! The success or failure of a mission in­volving
over a million dollars worth of flight equipment
depends on you.
THE AIRCRAFT OBSERVER IS THE SOMEBODY WHO:
As Bombardment Officer, is number one man on a bombing
run, the man who controls the plane in the target area!
As Navigation Officer, is the pilot's guiding hand on every
flight!
As Radar Officer, is master of a new science and operator
of the device that sees beyond human sight!
As Aircraft Performance Engineer (fficer, is the one who
"keeps the plane flying", the man who knows his plane in-