Tremont Elected By Regional N. F. C. C. S.
(Story Below)
Vol. V-No. 13 April 8, 1954
Rev. R. J. O'Neill, S.J.. of
Weston College, who gave talk
on "Existentialism" to Senior
Class.
Congratulations
This experience plus the valuable
contacts that Paul made
during the National Convention
which was held last summer in
Cincinnati, Ohio will provide the
strong background that the regional
presidency demands. The
Stag and the student body wish
to congratulate Paul for the
prestige that he has brought to
himself and the University.
Freshmen-Sophomores IExistentialism Outlined By
Prom Arrangements
I Jerry Malatfironte, chairman Fr. O'Neill of Weston
: of the FresJunan~Sophomore
stated that he's heard talk that Prem Committee and Andrew The sort of philosophy cur- I seems all but reduced to the
"some day FairfieldJ will have Perella president of the sopho- rently referred to as "Existen- status of a cog in the industrial
this, and some da,y we can do more ciass announced this week tialism" is generally admitted machine or of a number in the
that." Forget it. Live to the full that the final arrangements for i to owe its origin to Soren Kier- statistics of an over-organized
your college life as a grace now the seventh annual prom have l-.egaard's (Denmark, 19th cent.) state, this reaction in the name
-get as> much as you can out of been completed and their expec- reaction against Hegelianism. of personal dignity and personal
it- and likewise, you contribute tations for a successful spring Today its vogue is due to a re- significance manifests the need
in school spirit." formal will only be concluded action against Idealism and of the human spirit for some-
Guest Speaker about April 26, when the bids Scientism, as well as to the Ithing more than the material.
Mr. Donnarumma chose for are to be put on sale. inner struggles experienced, for
his address the to,pic "Comrnu- Bids example, by Heidegger in the!
llIism and its Infiltration." His The bids will be similar to German trenches and by Marcel
stirring delivery was such, that those of previous years. How- in his Red Cross work during
henceforth we would not be able ever, the members of the prom the First World War.
to "consider it as an ord.inary Icommittee are endeavoring to Subjectivtiy
problem of the day because of set a precedent, whioh is be- It is a philosophy of "subjec-all
the publicity it gets." lieved has not been used in the tivity," centering on human,
Misconceptions past, for any prom. It is' the personal freedom, and seeking
"There are three main mis- sincere. hope af the committee the understanding of. being
conceptions of communism to. that thIS precedent be a~c.epted through the underst~ndmg. of
day in America. 1) That it is a a'Ild mamtamed as a trad1tIon of oneself as a free eXlSt:ng bemg.
political party-no-it is a phil- Freshmarn-Sophomore Proms at G~d or Despair
oso'phy a reliigion and a way of FaIrfield Umve11SIty. The baSIC cleavage amongst
life. 2)' That we dan ha,ve peace It sho~ld be kept in mind, the~e ph~losophers is found in
or truce with it. No again. Com- along WIth the 'Purchase of a theI~ optIO.n for 'or agamst God.
munlism only allows truce when bId, the student must also re-I I~ lme WIth that optIOn, ~heIr
it wants to regroup-it gives us serve a table. VIews O.f man aJ?proach eIther
the crumbs ... it wants the I (Continued on Page Six) the ChnstIan OptI~lS~ of Mar-conquest
of the world., and, it cel or. the utter so1J~anness and
must forget this objective if N El . despaIr of the Sartnan man.
there is. to be /peace. 3)That Rus-I ew .Cctlon Moral Issues
sia will start World War III. By an? large, the mterests of However, the danger is that
No-we will when we realize P d these thmkers center on moral the emphasis on "subjectivity"
the situation' is out of control. roce ure issues rather than on meta- can degenerate into the atheism
They do not want to win the The following changes in stu- ~~ysics.. Inevitably, . their in- and snobbery characteristic of
world by war but by subversion. dent elections have been voted ItIal ChOIce and theIr detailed a Sartre, unless the correspond-
Objectives of Communism on and approved by the Student and often profound analyses ing "objectivity" is recognized
Continuing h1s dlivis-ional log- Council. pr~su?pose. a metaphysics, but and heeded as a criterion. There
ic, Mr. DOllIlJarumma pointed out New Procedure thIS IS .q.Ulte generally lacking is no true subjectivity without
Russia's three big objectives in m explICIt formulation. a corresponding objectivity.
the United States. "The first is 1. April first was decided as Human Need When the existentialist insists
to prevent the U.S. from inter- .the day on which the system . In an age when the emphasis that the former has been long
fering in Europe and Asia. We would be explained to the under- IS on m~ss movements and mass neglected in Philosophy, his ob-can
see the effects of this plan class men. The following men productIOn, when the individual (Continued on Page Six)
(Continued on Page Six) were employed for that job: T. ----.:-----::::::-----=:::::--=:--===---.:-- -.::.::..::..~=_
Paul Tremont, Gerry Smith, and N FCC S EI T
John Byrne. • • • •• ects remont
2. The nominating period for A R · I P
election would be held at the S eglona resident respective class meetings.
Names Cleared Commission Work . co-chairman of the Family Liife
3. All names that are to be Over the past week-end, T. Commission here on the univer-placed
in nomination should first Paul Tremont, class of '55, was sity campus. This Commission
be cleared through the Dean's elected President of the New has successfully discussed the
offices. It is felt that this England Region of the National problems of birth control and
precaution will save embarrass- Federation of Catholic Colleges. Sex education before adult aument
for any candidate whose Paul has served this year as the diences at val" i 0 us parishes
r.omination for election has been throughout the diocese. Largely
rejected. due to his efforts and his rather
4. At the class meeting there novel use of phonograph records
is to be no limit on the nomin- to accompany his talks, the pan-ations
presented and all nomin- el discussions presented by the
ating speeches will be followed Commission have been well re-by
a seconding motion. A stu- ceived.
dent can run for only one office.
Vote At Class Meeting
5. A vote will be taken at the
class meeting and the two top
- men which have been selected
will be put on the ballot. However,
no numerical tabulation
of the votes taken at the meetings
will be pUblished.
6. The election commissioner
shall be the President of the
Student Council.
By PETER DeMARCO
On tthe evening of Mal1ch 24,
Fairfield's Italian Academy held
the first banquet in its short
history at the Golden Nugget in
Bridgeport. Due to the eXipert
arrangements of chairman Gerry
Malafronte and the society
Mr. Donnarumma Disc.usses
Communistic Infiltration
Sophomore Class Mal\:es
Their Lenten Sacrifice
moderator, Mr. Guarcello, a
group of 34 enjoyed a fine repast
in the good Italian tradition.
The banquet was honored
with the attendance of Fr.
Healy, Dr. Gerard MacDonald
and Mr. Carmen Donnarumma,
the guest speaker.
Fr. Healy Speaks
Fr. Healy began: the after dinner
speeches with an exhortation
to the society as' Fa.irfield
students "to live the Fairfield
University of ,today, not the
Fairfield of tomorrow." Father
During the period from March could not afford the offering or
10 to 17, a few members of the were not contacted by their resophomore
class were seen with presentatives. The result was
their palms open to their fellow that the class collected the sum
class-mates. They were not only of $50 which was presented to
collecting contributions, but en- the clinic by Peter De Marco
couraging the class of '56 in es- and John Papandrea.
tablishing a precedent: the adop- ...
tion of a charity by an individual
class.
Lenten Sacrifice
So as their Lenten sacrifice,
the sophomore class chose the
Crippled Children's Workshop,
a physical therapy clinic, 85
Park avenue in Bridgeport to
contribute to. Each student donated
50 cents and promised to
offer up 10 Hail Marys for the
success of the clinic.
$50 Collected
Approximately 112 of the 146
sophomores contributed the $.50
or whatever they could afford.
Those few who didn't, either
Page Two THE STAG April 8, 1954
Father Phalen
Metropolitan Club
St. Thomas
More Debating Society
Annual Senior
Retreat, April 12
The ,annual Senior retreat
will be held this year on April
twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth,
and will be conducted
by Father Robert P. Phalen,
S.J.
Election of club officers for the
coming year, '54-'55, to be held
the week before the Easter vacation.
This is just a little reminder
to all who are members.
Russo, Vice-President; Bob Oliver,
Committee Man; Tony Csicsek,
Publicity.
Father Phalen is a native of
Waterbury and at the present
time is engaged in giving retreats
and missions with the
New England Jesuit Mission
Band. Father Phalen has conducted
retreats throughout New
England, New York and his activities
have even extended to
New Orleans, Louisiana. F'or the
members of the Class of 19-54
this will 'be a very important
retreat ,as it will be their last
at Fairfield and will prepare
them for their post ·graduation
lives. Several seniors h a v e
already made their retreat, at
Gonzaga in New York during
the last week in February and
thereby are excused from the
Annual Retreat.
With F"ather Phalen as retreat
master ,and the lfine religious
feelings of most of the seniors,
Ithis year's retreat should prove
to be very successful.
Club Notes
Mendel Club
Student Council Secretary
Peter DeMarco
In the March II issue of the
Stag, a feature writer made a
very commendable suggestion
that the "Student Council be
brought to the students, that is,
that the meetings be held at a
time when a great number can
conveniently attend. The purpose
of this note is to rem,ind
the student body that this year's
council did seek a more suitable
meeting time for all.
Answer From
Council Secretary
Dr. Ginzler fro m St. Vincent's
Hospital, gave a lecture
on March 24 to the members of
the Mendel Club. The lecture I Hartford Club
was on "Pathology." On April 3rd a "Sport Dance"
On Wednesday, March 31, at the Tariffville Ballroom was
movies were shown on the SUb-I ~eld and 70-75.couples, consistject,
digestion of food. A movie mg of alumnI, students and
will also be shown Wednesday, friends, were a lasting tribute
April 7, on "Acth." to the President and Chairman
Election of officers will be of the dance, Larry Shiembob.
held the first meeting after Tentative picnic plans are beE,
aster. ing deliberated on by the members.
By JOHN McGRATH
Fever
Maturity
Spring
By CHARLES SCHAEFER
Hig.hly contagious, it often
proves fatal, teachers dread it,
young women love it.
The robins' have a bad habit
of bringing with them a paralyzing
maJ.ady, oormnonly called
Spring Fever. Basica~ly it's a
pen't-Ulp urge for beauty and action.
School and work become
irkJSomely monotonous with the
first spring day.
Under fue fever's influence,
birds join in a symphony, trees
break out in a rash of buds and
animals silled their fur coats.
Observing these wonders of nature,
man d!esires to join in the
activity. Old men forget their
pains and straighten up. Middleaged
men look at their expanding
middle and! resume their
morning exercises. Young men
load up their water pistols.
Invariably, marks show
I t is common knowledge that the coming of age of a I
new institution of learning such as Fairfield takes time. L- .....-__...-.
(By coming of age we mean the gaining of the ,respect
of the people of the surrounding area and of our fellow
students in other colleges). The reason for this long By all odds the carelessly
period of growing ,is understandable as a college is mouthed phrases: "I haven't got
judged on its merits, such as alumni, community rela- time" has been the most appealtionships,
student participation in intercollegiate affairs, ing catchword with the highetc.
1'1 has become more apparent in the past few weeks school mentalities on campus.
that Fairfield is rapidly becoming of age. Although the perfunctory grunt
Our Alumni are outstanding in what they have ac- runs a sloppy second, it's a safe
wager that one or the other of Literary Magazine To
complished in three 'Short years. They Ihave excelled these evasions functions as a Appear Soon
in industry, business, Grad-schools and some have even mainstay of their home exis- Father Bonn expressly stated
been singled out for praise in the Armed Forces of the tence. And I do not say home that a fine spirit was shown by
U.S.A. They are a tribute to the University and its great Ilt1h'fe, I sa:dshotmhe
t
etxhi~tencert' o~ the students and the cooperation
. e grou a s so 0 was not to be e celled
system of educatlOn. stock-response provides a good Th L't x M '. '11
. .. . ..' d f t k' t th e I erary agazme WI
Our relatlOnshIps wIth the surroundmg commumtIes In ex 0 soc m ye ano ~r be dedicated to the Marian year
h b . ave een especIa11y not e d ·.m recent week s. The re- sIensedI.e' 'tc1ommotnh' sthock. dDontt, Iand I't WI'II 'be stn'ctly Un'lver- say on oose e oun s ye -, t' 1 I bl' h' d
sponse of the men of Fairfield to the recent Blood drive a~ Catholic minded individuals sl~y rna ena ..ts pu IS mg ate
. . .. . Will be sometIme before Easter
m the Town of FaIrfield was outstandmg and mented we have a healthy attitude to-j
ac t'o The nights of April 10 and 14
. ward the accident of financial val n. .. ..
comment m the form of a letter from the local Red, t C th l' tl Room 211, Champs Elysees will find the Debating Society
envlronmen ; as a 0 IC gen e- in return matches with Boston
Cross ohapter. The Sophomore class has a drive on now men some of us occasionally dis- There is a new display in the College and the University of
to donate both financially and spiritually to a local play a poverty of wit, of the fam~us French room, which all Connecticut.
. . ., ., grinding sort, and a sterility of of us should investigate. It is
chanty, the Cnppled ChIldren s Workshop m Bndge- ideas that can be described as rather a petite collection of The Society will again en-port,
truly a community service. These are examples hoggish. While it is true that French models (cars that is). A tangle horns with their Jesuit
of Fairfield's spirit of cooperation with our neighboring mos t 0 f us haven't got t'Ime t 0 sen.es af magazm. es (automob1'le) rival.s from Boston, in the h,opes
. . .. dent the side of another fellow's are on hand for those interested. of commg off the floor with a
commurutIes, and are carned on In a truly humble car in the process of getting out clean sweep. In their first duel
manner wI. thout any O'reat ado b ut WI. th tru1y b enefiC'Ia1 of 'our own and the maJ,o.nty There are also a number of Iat F aI.rfieId on March 16, the
I:> d'd 't h 'to t t t scenes of 17th and 18th century teams split our home forces
resu}'+s I nave Ime 0 oss emp y "P , L d k" h' h '
!L • ••• • • • • Coke bottles around the lot, it ans an mar s w IC winning the affirmative, Boston
The partIcIpatlOn of FaIrfield men m IntercollegIate is also true that bouquet of re- should be ,of mterest. Among the negative sides.
ff · 'h h dIll k' h' t 'bTt t b t t d them are, The Louvre (17th a aIrs as reac e an unpara e pea In our· IS ory. S~Ot~1 I I Y .clanndo b ef
oas
t
e cen.), The Chapel of the In- The Fairfield teams have not
In the recent CISL, held in Hartford, twenty Fairfield Iat I.S encootutnhceiI.rSanto aessuomrgeot I~tn'S. vaII'des (18th cen.), and the P an_ yet been named.
men were as prominent and as -capable as any other ours to cultivate 'theon-Rue Soufflot, a Monument But up in Storrs, Connecti-deleO'ation
present. Seventeen colleO'es were repre- Author meets th~ critics: to the Nations Great Men. cut,. Bob Hoga~, and Joseph Ger-b.
b . . mam, upholdmg the negatIve,
sented at the legIslature and none gamed any more On the evening of March 23 Radio Club and Daniel Reed and Robert
respect !than did our own delegation through its the Legislative Com mit tee . Bayre representing the affirma-ff
18 b h' hI' 1 l' . d' h swung open the big iron gate. A new productIOn encompas- tive will attempt to improve
e or at In t e egIS a Ive sesslOns an In t e sur- There blinking in the unaccus- sing the prologue of "Key Lar-', their score over UConn. Fair-rounding
social affairs. Fairfield's representatives to tomed light, stood the proposal go", under the direction of Rudy field was victorious over UConn
the N.F.C.C.S. have been favorably commented upon for a Rod & Gun Club. It had L~n~ry, will get under way last month. At least one of the
by many sources for their leadership intelligence and emerged from the labyrinthian wlthm the very near future. debates will take pI-ace in the
, 'passageways dressed in a home An election for replacement of famous UN room of the new
character. Our basketball team recently concluded made suit, a $10.00 bill nervous- old officers was held recently Student Union - this room is
its schedule ,and gained a great deal of admiration for ly clutched in its hand. The vote and -the results are as follows: an ,almost exact replica of the
its ability not only to win but to lose with diO'nity. was unanimous. The vote ap- Rudy Landry, President; Tony Genera~ ~sse:nbly Hall of the
, I:> proved, and somehow, we could- UN bUlldmg m New York.
The conduct of Fairfield men at all intercollegiate activi- n't help being moved by the
ties is above reproach. Council's tender concern that
an abundance of targets be pro'
r.hese are but a few concrete examples of the aging vided for this undernourished
of Fairfield, we have the support of our neighbors, the 9l:1 lb. weakling. The suggestion
respect of our fellow collegians, and the 'reputation of was heard that whereas other
colleges might sport convention-our
alumni. We have come of age. al target areas Fairfield's new
B.F.J. rifle range might be enhanced
by the judicious use of the
Freshman critics as shag-boys.
However, cooler heads prevailed,
and Councilors may be contacted
·for further information
steady decline. What chance has of interest to Rod & Gun Club
the Binomial Theorem against enthusiasts. Continuing in the
a baseball diamond, fairway or same vein, the Council has aptennis
court? How can ancient proved the adoption of school
Homer compete with a beauti- blazers. One seller has presentful
young lady? ed samples and swaths of all
Spring Fever !proves fatal for colors with the exception of The councl'l ml'nutes reveal
those unfortunate brethren of forest green. The problem seems that on October 20, Mr. Pagliaro
to be the difficulty with con-
OuTS who walk down the aisle tacting Robin Hood for the pat- made the su;~gestion that the
in June with a feminine ward- ent rights. However, the maker council investigate the possibil-en,
or those students, who con- atones with an offer of replac- ity for a new meeting time. On
tinue their education in summer November 10, a committee com-school.
able pockets, and extra set of prised of Byrne, Incerto and
buttons, a choice of "break-off"
Attencbing <:lasses in the spring white sleeves, and the price Ma1afr.onte was appointed to
is not bad! You could be laid up ladies, is a mere $26.95, F.O.B., handle this investigation. The
in a hospital, stuck ina coal pit Sherwood Forest. following week, on the 17th, Mr.
or locked lin a closet in which Byrne rCIPOrted that their in-
Eartha Kitt's ·record of 'Love n' vestigation found no other time
Spree' is played over and over1,.------------_1than the present 7:15 Tuesday
and over. Buy her corsage at the night, when each member of
A'S the seniors keep ,reminding GODFREY the present council could meet,
themseLves "It won't be long nor aJIty time during school
now." So stop dreaming about GARDEN SHO~ available for a meeting.
the prom and the Dod!gers and 1630 Post Road
dust off your books for one last Fairfield
a spurt.
April 8, 1954 THE STAG Page Three
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Bob Joy has asked for the
full support of the class in making
this year's prom one of the
finest in the history of the
school. Bob has worked with
each of the Junior week committees
and he is sure that all
of the events, especially the I
Prom, will be outstanding suc-
1
I
cesses. I '_
IMorris Wattstein Will
'Play For Junior Prom
Final plans have been an-'I Picnic
announced this week for the The picnic will be held on
1954 Junior Prom -by CO-Chair-I May 1, near the Bellarmine
: men John Quilty and J,ames Pond on the University campus.
I Roche. The Prom will be held I Co-chairmen of this event are
on April 30, in the Hotel Bar- I Bob O'Neill and Jack Buckley.
num on Fairfield avenue in They have announced that each
Bridgeport. Morris Wattstein couple will bring its own lunch
and ·his Orchestra will furnish and no admission will be chargthe
music for dancing from ed. The committee has -an ex9
p.m. until 1 a.m. The price of cellent program of recreation
bids will be $6.00, and will in- planned and a good time is
clude favors and refreshments. promised for all who attend.
Communion
The Communion Breakfast
Besides Quilty and Roche and Sports Night will round
those who will serve on the out the week's activities with
committee are Bernard Joy, the Breakfast on Sunday, May 2
Junior class president; Ronald and the Sports Night on TuesGibson,
vice president; Anthony day, March 4. Both events will
Incerto, Gary Carney, Harry take place in Berchmans Hall.
Quinn, C h a r 1 e s Schaefer, i Mr. Arthur Riel, English proCharles
Conner, and Howard I fessor, will be the speaker at
Travers. All of these men have Ithe Breakfast.
taken an active part in class F=========:;::;':;::::;::::;;:::::::; activities this year and they are
planning a gala affair.
Fairfield
GEORGE ZEISNER
TURF CLUB
at
Southport Turn-off
Fine Foods
The Best in Music
JIMMY NASSEF, Permittee
Post Road
In regard to what the future
,holds for George, he has a
teaching position secured in the
Connecticut School for Boys,
but hopes' to go on to law school
and political fame.
Campus Personalities
JOHN BYRNE
POST ROAD
Open Day and Night
In the heart of Fairfield's
"Little Times Square"
LillY'S DINER
.~
All wool slacks in pleated or
plain model. Popular medium
or Oxfords shades. Sizes 29
to 42.
Howland's Men's Clothing,
Street Floor
Corner Miller St.
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Activities
Stud'ent Council, '54, Vice
Presiden1t of Class, '54, President
of Public Affairs Forum,
C.I.S.L., Aquinas' Academy, Business
Club, Stag.
. Graduating from St. Thomas I
Seminary in Hartford, Conn."
J·ohn Byrne left the big in'Sur-1
ance city to seek his higher education
in the ivy halls of our I
beloved Fairfield University. I
John is a B.B.A. student, majoring
in accounting, and it is'
hoped that his ambition of en- I
tering Boston College Law
School will be s'U!ocessfully fulfilled.
Quiet and unassuming, with a
sense of humor appreciated: by
all, John has been one of the
top men in the seni,or class. He
has a genial personality and' is
always, neat, gentlemanly, and
alway,s a wHlinJg worker. Along:
with his extra-curricular ad-'
vances, John is an attentive and
hard-working studoent. He has
clearly shown that he is trying
to become a leading example of
the ideals taught at Fairfield
University. Whatever his, doestination
after college, John takes
with him our best wishes fQr
success.
George is a big man on the
campus not only because of his
size, but because of the leadershitp
he exer6ses in the many
extra-,curricular activities on
and off the campus.
George g r ad u ate d from
Coughlin High School, WilkesBarre,
Pa., in 1943, and after a
thTee-year hitch in the arnny,
tWlO of which were spent in the
China-Burma theater of operations,
he entered Wilkes College.
At Wilkes, George immediately
s,et out to make a place
for himseld', being aJPpointed announcer
for the Glee Club, and
becoming a star performer in all
productions of the TheSIPian Society.
In 1951 George entered FairfieLd
with a career in the field
of education his goal, and following
along these lines was a
charter member of the Education
Club. He was recently
elected president of the Education
Club, has been an active debater
in the Debating Sooieties
for three years, a member of
the Public Affairs Forum a par-ticipant
in all the German Club 'I
affairs, a representative to the
Student Education Association
of Connecticut plus a seat in the I
Legislative Commission of the
Connecticut Education Associa-I
tion, whioh is the pTofessional
--------------"I teachers' organization of Connecticut.
His activities, outS/ide of Fairfield
University are centered
about his position as Membership
Director of the Loyal Order
of Moose for the State of Connecticut
and a teacheT of speech
construction and debating in the
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Group of the Hampden Plains
Methodist Church, Hampden,
Conn.
Library Notes
By A. BENNETT
The Bridges at Toko-ri
Author Michener opens his
new novel with ,an artful, wellordered
description of action on
a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. In
fact this artfulness of description
and nice order continue all
through the book. We learn that
the "skipper" of the ship is ,a
gaunt, tight-lipped New Englander
with ,grey eyes and hard
jaw (that no fictional navy can
seem to do without), and that
the crew is made up of such colorful
characters as a blatant
Irishman who glibly defied Navy
regulations by wearing a ,green
derby; another crewman is a
big, rough~hewn flight commander
who calmly smuggles
two golfbags full of beer past
the bemused nose of the skipper
every time the carrier is in
port.
Michener obviously didn't
concentrate on genuine understandable
characters. Those he
does mention are sort of verbal
vignettes like the ones
above. Instead, he has concentrated
on something quite different.
The setting of the book
is the recent Korean war, and
the unwilling protagonist is a
young ex-World War II pilot
who had been called back to
duty just when he had settled
down to raising a family and
starting a law practice in Denver.
What enrages him about
the whole business is, natur,ally,
that he was called "back in" to
begin with, but more ,than that:
why he should be picked to risk
his life and his family's security
for a nation ,which hardly bothers
to notice that the Korean
war exists. Admiral Tarr,ant,
the understanding skipper, tries
to explain the sociological principle
that every age has its
small fraction of 'doers' existing
among the much larger element
of ordinary men, and that fate
has made him a 'doer.' But the
disgruntled pilot would still
rather be a safe secure drone
than a dead idealist. However,
he is 'convinced that freedom is
the noblest cause to fight for,
willing or not, and he meets his
inevitable end when he is shot
down after bombing the fateful
bridges at Toko-ri.
Time has called the book, ".a
short novel about a carrier ,pilot
who found out why he was
fighting in Korea," and this
description is even better than
you would notice at first glance.
For while the book never intends
to be a searching story of
human conflict, it uses its emotional
crises capa:bly enough to
illustrate what it is trying to
say.
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Schedule
Track
THE STAG
The first pleasant break in the
weather proved to be a very
valuable asset for the members
of the track team. At the present
time there are quite ·a few
who are practicing and taking
: advantage of it. The future pros'
pects of an undefeated season
look excellent, for there is a.
tremendous turn-out this year,
more than any previous year in
Fairfield's history, and under (
the capable coaching of Edward
Tamashumas, this prediction
will come true.
Prospects
The 440 and 880 yard runs
are the prime interest of Gerry
Garvey, . Bill Lannon, and AI
Purcell.
The meets, which have been
scheduled under the auspices of
Fr. Lyons, Director of Athletics,
are as follows:
April 28, 1954 - N. H. Teachers
- home.
April 30, 1954 - Westchester
College - home.
May 2, 1954 - CCNY (evening
session) - away.
May 8, 1954 - Conn. Small
College Meet - New Britain.
May 11, 1954 - University of
" Bridgeport - home. IIT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~§§§.§.§.§..~mi
May 15, 1954 - Track ,and II
Field Conference - New York.
Baseball
The distance and middle-disBob
Markovic, Third Baseman tances will be run by two cap-able
veterans, Al Purcell and
They are Art PavluV1cic, Tom Pete Rackiewicz. Two shining
Kearl1ley and Pedro Tagatac. Ray lights who came out for CrossLovett
al1ld Tony "Swing" In- Country last F'all, Harry Quinn
certo are also candidates for and Dick Smythe, will' give
first base. Fred Lane isa can- them quite a bit of competition.
dtidate for both second base and The 100 and 220 yard dashes,
the outfield. and also the broad-jump, will
Schedule i be done by capable veterans
It has been ad.v~sed that thos,e IDan D'Elia, Jack Lindsay, Larry
stud'ents who wish to tryout Roche, and Dick Sternchak, who
fcr the team please consult the will also be throwing the discus.
Returning Lettermen bulletin board at Fr. Lyons of- The shot put event will be
Returnees from last year's fice for instructions as to when handled by Bob O'Keefe, John
squad are second baseman Jack to rEport for iPractice. This year's Grabon, and Jasper Jaser, who
McLean, third baseman Bob slchedule is: will also be throwing the discus
Markovk and outfielders' Jack April 24-N.H. Teachers-Away and javelin. The hurdles are
Nick, "Skip" Vegliante, Jack AiIJril 26-N.B. Teachers-Home the specialty of Larry Roche, a
Burns and Jack Welish. The April 28-Univ. of Bpt.-Away close second is Jim Bacik.
t1clUghest job for Coach Joe May I-N.B. Teachel's'-Away
Brosley will be find~ng a re- May 5-N.H. Teachers-Home
placement for Billy Smith, last IMay 7-Hillyer -Away
year's regular shortstop. Three: May 8-Univ. of Bpt.-Home
fwsh will vie to fill this gap. May 30-N.Y. A.C. -Away
Page Four
John Kulowiec - Pitcher, '55
As the meroury began to push
toward the 60's, some hopeful
battery ,candidates began workouts'
last week. It was encouraging
to s·ee many freshmen can-I
didatEs who are highly regarded
by Coaoh J'oe Brosley. The rest
of the team is expected to begin I
drills thiis week. Holdover pitchers
John Kulowiec and Bob Hajas
a're back this season along I
with ca.teher Jim Roach. Homer
Cus'ic, Johnlny Shea, Ed Cerulli,
Joe Esposito and Bob Canoel- I
liere, aU freshmen, will vie for
the two or three open berths on
the pitching staff. Jne Moretti,
a junior, will team up with Kulowiec
and Hajas to form the
nUlcleus 'od' the pitching staff. Joe
also catches and will probably
relieve vetemn Jim Roa,ch in
some of the games,. Gil Vincent,
a soph, is also another hurlil1lg
prospect. George Schuster ,of
Naugatuck, John Cagnassola and
Ed Klim are the catching candidates'.
Schuster can also play
the outfi·e1d a'l1Id has been tabbed!
quite a prospect along with Moretti.
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April 8, 1954 THE STAG Page Five
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average <and he also was among
the leading foul makers in the
country with a dose 85 per cent
shooting average. Stan went on
to be the only student-coach in
the short history of Fairfield as
this year he led the Freshman
team to a fine nine and three
record.
Among Stan's other activities
are tne Education Club and- the
Bridgepo-rt Area Club.
to make this concert the best
one of the year.
The usherettes for this concert
will ,be student nurses from
Saint Vincent's Hospital. A very
novel program has been printed
up and a large crowd is expected.
General chairman for
this concert is John Ronan who
has been ably assisted by program
chairmen, Joseph Battagliola
and Vincent DeRosa, chairmen
of ads, Edward Iwanicki
and Ray Buccino, and ticket
chairman, Edward Fox.
He attended New Britain
State Teachers College for one
year and prayed in one varsity
gam'e there during the '49-'50
season. This one game cost him
a year of eligibiUty, thus limiting.
him to three years of basketball
at Fairfield. Then he
came to Fairfield. Stan became
one of the mainstays of the
Stag team from the star,t. He
closed out a very suocessful career
in 1953 by attaining a 12.4
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in conjunction with the
Fairfield Glee Club will present
a concert ,at the Klein Memorial
in Bridgeport. The purpose of
this concert is to obtain money
for part scholarships for students
from each of the six area
high schools. Both organizations
have been working extra hard
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game, 14, and the most points
ever scored, 36; both these were
rung up against Providence College
on February 18, 1953. In
his three years of varsity competition
with the Stags, Stan
has a net production of 691
points. He scored 233 in '50-'51,
242 in '51-'52, and 216 in the
'52-'53 season to aJccount for his
high total.
3-HOUR
DRY CLEA I G SERVICE
JAMES V. JOY
In this issue the Stag honors
one of Fairfield University's
basketball greats and outstanding
personalities. Stan Suchenski,
B.B.S., '54, has set many a
mark to be aimed at by future
Fairfield athletes, and with his
easy-going attitude has won
many friends. Among Stan's
conquests ar.e two all-time Fairfield
University scoring records.
The most field g'oals ever scored
by a Fairfield player in one
Package Plan
To defray the expenses for
these events, a so-caUed package
plan was announced at a
recent class meeting and was
set at $20 per student. The
senior class president requested
that the first payment of $10
be made before the commencement
of the Easter holidJays.
This is an increase over last
year's fee, but due to a smaller
class and financial commitments,
it was deemed- necessary.
All or Nothing
It was< further stated that Seniors
will not be permitted to
pay onLy for those activities
which they wish to attend. In
fact, it is a case of all or nothing
at all.
Package Plan
For Senior Class
Basketball
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Fulton Clothiers
Word has come out of Providence
College that they have
scheduled basketball games
with Holy Cross, the N.I.T.
champ, Notre Dame, Seton
HalL and other large schools
for next yeat. It should only
be a matter of years when
such teams will appear on
Fairfield's schedule (we hope).
After all, the Stags have beat-en
the Friars three out of
the last four times the two
teams have met.
GOLF
Many studeilits probably do
not realize that Fairfield has one
of the best collegiate golf teams The week beginning June 3
in tJhe East. The school has just has been designated as Senior
reason to be proudJ of their Week, a noble denouement to
"li1nksNme'ln.M" Jim HoHma, EQd 'Se- grad uat'IOn. I,ncluded l'n this
g;a a" el orrow, arry umn schedule are the following
~nd Art P~ne;,o make up th.e events: Class Picnic, June 3; in.
Fearless :"'1Ve and I thmk It I formal d-ance at Berchmans Hall,
lS. about tune the students !pay June 4; Communion Breakfast,
tnbute to these ulliherald.ed ath- and Bacca1aureate, June 6; Class
lete,s. Next week they WIll start Day and Banquet, June 7; Comthe
1954 season ll1J hope of hav- mencement, June 8; Graduation
mg an·other undefeated: sea,son. Ball, June 11. (The names of the
I am sure that we all wlsh them chairmen and the committees
luck. appeared in last week's issue
of the STAG.) Also in conjunction
with these activities', the
annual STAG NITE will be held
during the second week in May.
Refreshments
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Sports News and Views Golf Teams
On April 9, the Golf Team
will open its 1954 season against
another 10 per cent were Prep I a strong Fordham University
stud'ents, and the rest were our team. The Fairfield team is comloy-
al student fans. These few posed of fiv·e returning letterstudents
were ,practically all men, Jim Homa, Art Panero,
boarding students. Of the 300 Neil Morrow, Harry Quinn, Ed
or 400 students who live in ,the Segala, who will try to maintain
vicinity of the school only a their previous undefeated rechandiful
could! find time to come ord. The team faces a much
up to Alumni Field to back up tougher schedule than last year's
the team. since they will be matched
against such schools as Fordham,
Bridgeport, Hofstra, Seton
Hall, Hillyer, White Plains, Iona
and New Haven Teachers. It
is hoped that under the able
leadership of co-captains Segala
and Homa the team will be victorious
in all ~ts matches. It is
obvious after observing some of
their practice rounds that the
team has not lost its, touch over
the winter months, and the very
promising new candidates shall
prove to be an asset to the Fairfield
golfers. The tentative'
schedule for this year is: I
Friday, AJpril 9, Fordham, Away I
Monday, April 19, White Plains.
Away
Tuesday, April 20, Bridgeport,
Away
Wednesday, April 21, Hofstra,
Away
Monday, April 26, Seton Hall,
Home
Thursd-a·y, April 29, New Haven,
Away
Friday, April 30, Bridgeport,
Home
Monday, May 3, Hillyer, Away.
Friday, May 7, Iona, Home
Saturday, May 8, Mill Brook,
Away
Monday, M'ay 10, Iona, Away
Tuesday, May 11, W,hite Plains,
Home
Tuesd-ay May 25, Seton Hall,
Golf Team - Left to right: Art Panero, Jim Homa, Ed Segala.
Harry Quinn, Ned Morrow. Away
Thursday, May 27, New Haven,
and track holdovers from last Mome.
year's teams who commute
every day: but to make it
easier on themselves, they
started a car-pool and take
turns daily in driving. So, this
leaves practically no excuse
for those men who can play
ball or run track who do not
tryout for either team.
Spectators?
Another thing that the students'
at Fairfield can be "proud"
of i5 that they showed such
tremendious sonool spirit last
year. There were at least 50 to
60 spectators at every home
bas'ebalL game last year. About
half of the spectators had nothing
to do with the university,
Last week, an artic1e concerning
the laxity of the backing of
the intra-mural program appear6:
d in this column. T,his
week I am primari1y concerned
with the over-all lack of interest
on behalf of the students in
backing up some of the major
sports in the sohool, namely
baseball and track.
Student Difficulties
First of all there are quite a
few students at Fairfield who
have the natural ability to
play sports and to play them
welL yet' because of their laziness
they never tryout for
any teelm. A person who has
ability has no excuse for not
participating in sports, except.
maybe, those men who must
commute every day. Yet,
there are quite a few baseball
April 8, 1954
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William Clancy, chairman of
the 1954 Fairfield University
COffi1mencement Ball, has announced
that the affair will take
place June 11, at Shore-Haven
Country Olwb. Mr. Clancy and
his committee have contracted
Morris Wattstein and his orchestIia
from New Haven to provide
music for dancing from 9
to 1.
Somerset Hotel in Boston, PROM PLANS is well known for his appearances
on local television stations
Mass. on Friday, April 2, 1954. (Continued from Page One) and previous engagements at the
T hat afternoon, preliminary The floor plan of the Long- Longshore Country Club. He
sessions were held at the Hotel shor,e Country Club allows am- has also g8Jined recognition for
and they were followed by a pIe space for all, but "a word his appearance at the Univerbanquet
later in the evening. to the WIse," the more adlVanta- sity of Notre Dame.
Th . h ld S t d geous tables will be glVen to April 30
e seSSlOns e on a ur ay those placing their reservations As, a final rem.inder, for all
and Sunday, April 3rd and 4th early. those who haVJe nOlt heard, April
respectively, were transferred to I The atmosphere of the Long- 30 is ,the date, Longshore Counthe
Boston College Campus. shore Country Club will be new try Club the place, from 9 to 1
Here approxImately twenty-five and impressive to sophomore as the time.
colleges were represented. well as freshmen, as renovation Members of the committee
of the former dance floor has Ihope full SUipport will be given
Fairfield Ii€sulted in an appealing mod- by all the lstudents of the fresh-
Five delegates from Fairfield ernistic motif. Iman-sophomore dass to Jerry
attended the three day sessions Accompanying the new look, Malafronte for his firm deterand
conducted one of the ten Gene Hall and his orchestra will mination to make this year's
The 8th regional conference of regional workshops that were feature his arrangements of IFreshman-Sophomore Prom a
the N.F.C.C.S. began at the I presented. popular musical selections. He Ilasting success.
Regional Conference
N.F.C.C.S. At Boston
Page Six
MR. DONNARUMMA
(Continued from P,age One)
by the cries of 'isolationism' in
America, the bringing back of
the military from the worId
fronts and a speeded-up rotation
system.
"Second is the breakdown of
the morale of the U.S.-if they
want to be 1ead'ers, then make
them pay the check (in money
and blood).
"And lastly, to imbed themselves
in the social fabric so
that U.S. mobilization would
turn to immobilization .So for
instance in the Korean war,
the Reds used our own antiaircraft
and had sabatoged our
tank gun-turrets in U.S. factories.
Communism has, chosen four
groups in America for infiltration:
the pUib},ic opinion industry,
translPortation and communication,
the intelligence forces,
and the scientific field. Mr. Donnarumma
asserted that 'the only
institution the communists have
not been able to infiltrate is the
FBI, for two reasons: because
of J. Edgar Hoover, one of
America's greatest living patriots,
and because of the fad
that FBI personnel tare haTd
working, intelligent and welltrained
men.
ITALY
A point of speciaL intereslt to
all present was why Catholic
Ita,ly fell to communism. Mr.
Donnarumma eXiP1ained: "Italy
has a land (base) problem which
is the modes and means ()f existence
for them. AmeI1i.ca's aid
was left on the docks· as, prey
for the black market. The com-I
munists took .their food, right
into the towns and v.mages,
Lined the people U/P, and gave
each family an equal share. As
the Italians say: 'W,hen Muss'olini
was here, we had three
meals a day; under Hitler we
had tW{); then the Americans
came and· we were liberated'."
Mr. Donnaru:mma conrcluded
on a ,crusading note: "As Catholic
college students. we have a
responsibility to our country
and the Churoh, otherwise we
are renegades. Christ said:
'Teach ye all nations'-the communists
have that excLusiveness
and aggressiveness-don't pass
the buck-the winner is going
to' be the one who wins the battle
of ideas'."
FR. O'NEILL, S.J.
(Continued from Page One)
jection has much validity.
When he, in turn, neglects 'or
denies the latter, his doing so
is understandable but indefensible.
Only in the union ·of 'the'
two is it realized that philosophy,
while remaining the most
personal acquisition of the individual
thinker, needs to be
well rooted in objectively valid
truth.
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