Stag - Vol. 05, No. 03 - October 23, 1953

              Vol. V-NO.3 Published by Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. October 23, 1953
Bob Guman's Orchestra
The exotic rhythm of the
Rhumba, the graceful pace of
the Fox Trot and the Waltz will
be arranged for the evening's en­tertainment
by Bob Guman and
his orchestra. During intermis­sion,
the Bensonians have con­sented
to harmonize in their dis­tinctive
"barbershop" quartet;
with such features as the afore­mentioned,
the Freshmen-Sopho­more
Welcome Dance should
prove to be an entertaining and
rewarding event. In an attempt
to make this possible, the fol­lowing
members of both classes
have taken an active interest and
participation in the sale of tick­ets.
decorations, etc. Art Con­way,
Richard Cox, Dave Bert,
Frank Bergen, Art Bennett, An­dy
Bertolla, Jack Crowley, Fred
Caruso, Paul Garrity, Joe Zac­kowski.
GEORGE LACOVARA
Chairman of Welcome Dance
Frosh-'Soph Dance To
B,e Held Friday Nite
An Inrtovation
Seniors Vote
For Gowns
It is the concensus of opinion
among the MANOR editors and,
apparently, the vast majority of
the Senior Class, that this inno­vation
will provide the yearbook
with uniformity and academic
dignity, and will definitely en­hance
its beauty and appeal.
Pictured above were those present at the charter meeting of the Aquinas academy. Cenier:
Rev. John L. Clancy. S.J.; Very Rev. Joseph D. FitzGerald. S.J.. Rev. William J. Healy, S.J. 1st
row: Rev. John D. Donoghue. S.J., Robert Petrucelli. Rudolph Landry, Patsy Pagliarullo, Paul
Poeltl, Ronald Cavannaugh, Henry Ossing, Joseph Bochniak, John McDermott. Rev. John D.
Crowley, S.J. 2nd row: Lawrence Shiembob. James Stapleton, Kevin Harrigan. Donald Hughes.
James Bacik. Joseph Macary, Robert Mazairz, Herbert Madlung. William Clancy. John Gorman,
and John Lynch.
On October 15 and 16, eighty
four peroent of the Senior Class Tomorrow evening, Berchmans Hall will be the site
(one hundred and five out of a of the Freshman-Sophomore Welcome Dance, the sec­hundred
and twenty-six seniors) ond social activity of the academic year (the Junior­took
advantage of the opportu- Senior Welcome Dance on October 16 was the initial
nity to express their opinion and event of the first semester). George Lacovara, chair­vote
upon the proposal that
photographs of the Seniors for man of the affair, is confident that, as the advance sale
the '54 MANOR be taken in of tickets indicates, a considerable portion of both classes
graduation gowns and Bachelor will be present at the dance.
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given each member to cast his ••
vote, the ballots were counted;
the results w ere tabulated as
follows: sixty-eight pro, and
thirty - seven contra. (Several
ballots were discounted because
no signature appeared on them,
a requirement which was em­phasized
in the bulletin board
notice.
Letter
Of Thanks
To S.P.A.
The various fines which the
Parking Authority has amassed
over the past year have been
forwarded to the Jesuit Missions
with the approval of the Student
Council. In appreciation of the
financial donation, Father Fran­cis
W. Anderson, S.J., Director
(Continued on Page Five)
The most recent move on the
part of the Fairfield University
German Club is the novel Beer
Stein Contest.
The Award
Dan Reed, president of the or­ganization,
announced that the
club is now searching for a
name. In order to stimulate in­terest,
the student body has been
invited to participate in the con-test.
To the student with the t _
most unique sugges~ion, the GE'r­man
Club will award an authen­tic
German Beer Stein.
(Continued on Page Five)
Mountan Electe,d
Vice-Chairman CISL
On the Sunday of October 12, 195'3, history was
recorded at St. Joseph College as the Connecticut Inter­collegiate
Student Legislature passed various Constitu­tional
Amendments which will change the entire struc­ture
of the Executive Council, the group which formu­lates
the policy of this intercollegiate organization. The
membership on the Council has been increased to ten,
thus allowing Chairmen of important standing commit­tees
to participate in this all-important formulation
policy.
Mountan Elected' 0>---------------
Hopie Mountan, Senior Dele-I A gate of the Fairfield University
group, wa~ elected to the posi­tion
of State Vice-Chairman.
After a brilliant nominating
speech by Barbara Burke of
Danbury State, and a seconding
speech by Rita Burns of S1. Jo­seph,
Mr. Mountan, who was
holding the position of tempor­ary
chairman, had little trouble
gaining this p 0 s t, a tribute to
himself ana Fairfield. Robert
Paige of New Haven State
Teachers was chosen as State
Chairman, and in the meeting
which followed, plans were for­mulated
for the coming year.
Senior Philosophy Club
Established On Campus
Growth from within as distinct from external ac­cretion
is an undeniable sign of life and this is particu­larly
true of Intellectual life. Signs of suoh growth
here at Fairfield poked their heads quietly yet hearten­ingly
and determinedly above the regular routine of
Campus life. An almost mysterious invitation went out
over the signatures of two of the Philosophy Faculty to
20 of the senior class who had evidenced during their
Junior~year that they had both ability and interest in '
things Bhilosophical.
This was an invitation be-0>--------------
cause in the minds of the Pro- B Ste·
fessors the impetus and drive eer ,tn
must come from the students C B
and not to be forced from with- ontest y
out. To the great joy and satis-faction
of the Faculty Members German Club and the Dean, who had blessed
the project from the start, the
students responded with genu­ine
enthusiasm and real inter­est
and were quite vocal about
what they wanted done in such
an Academy.
Program
As you' look through the pic­ture
(rigt) of the Charter Mem­bers
of the Aquinas Aoademy
you will notice that the men are
chosen from every branch of
scholastic inquiry and this, too,
is of set purpose. In the Acad­emy,
devoted as it will be to
(Continued on Page Five)
_P_ag_e_2 ----; T_H_E__S_T_A_G _.- ~-------=October23,1953
SPORTS EDITOR
Robert Joy, '55
FEATURE EDITOR
Jack Leonard, '55
BUSINESS MANAGER
John Buckley, '55
MAKE-UP
Robert Murren, '55
attitude of the necessity to
prepare, and have in fact shown
a relatively great development
in preparedness.
Questioned on the conditions
in specific countries, Mr. Mea­ny
noted that "West Ger­many's
advance has been as­tounding
and there is less evi­dence
of the last war in that
country than in Great Britain."
France
"France," says Mr.' Meaney,
"is in the weakest position of
any of the nations, and the in­(
lividual in France seems to
show a lack of purpose in liv­ing."
Since 1945, the Frenchman
has begun to think of the old
glories, particularly those of the
regime of "Ie Roi Soleil," Louis
XIV. This is the French conse­quence
to a false concept of
freedom]; for the philosophy of
the Revolution could only offer
apparent purpose which, when
achieved, left them without a
real purpose.
Belgium
Belgium, on the other hand,
has more purpose than France,
and the balance of religion (de­spite
the attacks of the Socialis­tic
and Atheistic propagandan­dists)
has left the Belgian with
a sense of his own dignity and
the necessity of acting intelli­gently,
honorably and reliably.
Spain
In the neutral countries, no­tably
Spain, there is a strong
motivating force. Asked to com­ment
on the recent pact with
Spain, Mr. Meaney offered some
interesting facts: "The only
people who will be disturbed
will be the Monarchist emigres,
admittedly extremists."
He indicates that the Monar­chists
in Spain admit that Fran­co
has done a good job (consid­ering
how he came to power)
(Continued on Page Six)
ART EDITOR
Art Panero, '54
CO-EDITORS
Joseph Battagliola, '54
NEWS EDITOR .
John McDennott, '54
EXCHANGE EDITOR
William Kennally, '54
EDITOR-IN·CHIEF
Robert Petrucelli, '54
Objective
Queried about the purpose of
his travels, Mr. Meany an­swered
that his objective was to
gain an understanding from
personal observation of what
appears to motivate the peoples
of diverse nationalities, since,
as he states, "there can not be
any genuine peace until there
is a mutual understanding oi
one another by th~ peoples of
Europe and America.
He furthp.r added, "slnc? I
am a European Jiving in Amer­ica,
and I consequently have an
opportunity to bl':ng to light
the European point of view, I
think it necessary that I be
aware of the immediate changes
and developments that are t.ak­ing
place in Europe at the pres­ent
time."
General Agreement
With a view to the continent
as a whole, Mr. Meaney declares
that there seems to be a general
agreement on basic objectives
among the people of the several
nations; however, the lack of
readiness in following American
foreign policy would seem to be
consequent on "personal and
concrete" experience of what
war is. Thus the European fears
war and does not want to be
precipitously pushed into an­other.
He has found that not all
American policy under the
Democratic regime was based
on the fundamental policy of
the Cor.stHution, and though
they admire Dulles' stand and
that of the Republican adminis­tration,
the European does not
know whether this stand is ex­pedient
at the present time; he
feels today that Russia does not
want a Third World War, and
that this a a time to gain by
diplomacy and careful propa­ganda.
Our friends on the conti­nent
approve of military pre­paredness,
have developed an
Mr. Meaney Relates
Impression of Europe
Mr. John Meaney, Assistant Professor of .English
and Latin at Fairfield University, spent the past summer
in Europe. His vacation afforded him the dual oppor­tunity
of visiting his native Ireland, and of continuing
his observations on the conditions and attitudes which
the post-war period has produced on Europe and her
people.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Ronald Beatty, '54 Fred Dori, '54
of
Compliments
A Friend
By FRED DORI
Winter Carnival Tragedy ...
Plans for the mid-winter carni­val
are off to a good start this
year. Up to date, we don't have
a place to have it. The Ritz has
been booked for every Friday
r.ite in February. Since we don't
have a date set and a ballroom
selected, we don't have a Chair­man
appointed yet. This conse­quently
m:oans t hat we don't
have an orchestra chosen, which
in turn leaves us with an Alka
Seltzer deluxe (headache). The
way the situation appears now,
we'll probably have the dance
or. the fifth period Wednesday,
in room 309 Biology (Animal
Room). with the Firehouse Five
making with the waltz. If any­one
should hear of a nice drafty
barn which could accommodate
600 Arthur Murray fugitives, a
couple of rapidly melting ice
carvings, and a mahogany pho­nograph
let the council know,
so they'll be sure to avoid you.
Council Acquires a Parliamen­tarian
... The Council approved
a motion to have a parliamen­tarian
present at all meetings to
settle any difficulties which
might be encountered in their
use of correct parliamentary pro­cedure.
Jack McDermott struck
it rich again. by being appointed
to the position.
The Dramatic Club Issue Rises
Aqain . . . The Dramatic Club
issue has started on its annual
cvcle again. A prospective mod­~
rator was approached, and in­timated
he'll go along with the
quggestion. provided that there
is enough interest shown toward
forming the club. I. believe
everyone interested in being a
member will get their opportu­nity
to indicate that very soon.
So if you want the club, pres'­sure
for it.
The Case of the Hot Meal ...
Another grievance that was re­cently
brought before the coun­cil
concerned the possibility of
having hot meals served in the
local eatery deep in the heart
of Xavier.
More About the NFCCS . . .
The council will discuss an
amendment to the Constitution
which would eliminate both the
seat and the voice on the Coun­cil
of the Senior Delegate. In
short he would no longer be on
the Council, unless he ran for a
Council seat and won it. The
NFCCS also rejected our bid to
hold a conference here. In fu­ture
years, who knows, we may
be considered.
Book Store Back To Normal
... Concerning a grievance that
was brought before the council
about the lack of certain books
in the bookstore; they're happy
to report that everything is back
to normal. They'll be glad to
meet your every need now.
Acadell1ic Freedoll1
A topic that has appeared in the spotlight of the
newspapers for the past year or so has been the infiltra­tion
of communistic doctrines into our institutions of
learning. Many professors have 'been summoned before
the Un-American Activities Committee, and as usual,
the Fourteenth and Fifth amendments have been in­voked
as a defense of their refusal to "incriminate
themselves." Our Constitution undoubtedly is being
used as a curtain behind which these insurgents may
hide.
Despite sentiment to the contrary, it is quite appar­ent
that a great many of our secular institutions of
higher learning are providing a breeding ground for
card-carrying Commies and are, subsequently, posing a
threat to our own security. Of course, there are a few
unenlightened souls of the American public, the so-called
liberals, who feel that the removal of COMMUNISTS
from our colleges would be a repudiation of "academic
freedom," a phrase which has been tossed about with
abandon and cited as a defense of the position of the
followers of Lenin, Stalin and Malenkov. A point which
these liberals fail to comprehend is that academic free­dom
does not grant the instructor the unrestricted right
to preach ideologies which are contrary to the principles
of good government and sound reality. It does not allow
him to impose his erroneous judgments upon the minds
of the students. Yet, this is exactly what professors
with Communistic leanings attempt to do, not overtly
but subtly.
The threat to our democratic "way of life" has been
pooh-poohed by many disillusioned individuals who, like
the late Senator Taft, "feel that there are situations in
which it would be better for a Communist to keep his
(teaching) job than to disrupt the whole fabric of ·aca­demic
freedom. (There's that word again.) This form
of reasoning, to my mind, is an example of excessive
liberalism. There cannot possibly arise any instance in
which it would be beneficial for an out-and-out member
of the Communist party to join the faculty of any college
or unive·rsity. For although the doctrines of the Com­munist
Manifesto may not be openly expounded in the
classroom, the professor does impose upon his students
his own viewpoint and interpretation, and thus exercises
a definite influence. Over a period of years, that one
individual can instill in the hearts and minds of young
Americans an ideology which is destructive ·of our gov­ernmental
system and heritage. We must therefore be
wary of the limitations of academic freedom and not
associate it with academic license, as many of these
secularists do. Moreover, the Fourteenth and Fifth
amendments were written into our Constitution as a
protection of human rights and not as a fortress, behind
which political and ideological dissenters might hide.
The secular system of education then has failed in
providing its graduates with a system of morality and
ethics and has made them ripe for the reception of for­eign
ideologies. We of Fairfield, however, are fortunate
in having training in the principles of Christian philoso­phy,
Scholastic philosophy, which is the best defense
against the half truths of Communism.
It is consoling and edifying to realize that one has at
its advantage the forces of domination which are defin­itely
adverse to the moral law. With the intellectual
and theological training received at Fairfield, each and
every Alumnus can hold his ground with the philosophi­cal
"milksops" and would-be intellectuals of the secular1-----------­world.
It is a fact that the war we are fighting today is
not only being fought on the battlefields of Korea (tem­porarily
interrupted by a truce), Indo China and ev~n
Trieste; it is a battle of wits and intellect, of morality
and secularism. With the proper education and "indoc­trination"
in the true method and system of morality,
and a strong adherence to Chirstian faith, the advances
of the "Big Brother" of George Orwell, will prove futile.
R.P.
October 23, 1953 THE STAG Page 3
...fromh
.
t IS corner...
By JACK LEONARD
Juniors. Seniors. and. Guests at the Welcome Dance.
There probably isn't a community in the country that isn't
filced with the dilemma of providing an education for a bumper
crop of children without benefit of the necessary physical facili­ties:
lack of class-room space and an inadequate supply of teach­ers.
The question is, then, how will these communities solve
these problems? Many towns will face their classroom problem
wtih the eagerness of crusaders. They will give strict attention
to the latest designs, will go to all extremes to consult many and
varied experts in the field of school construction, and finally will
donate super-human efforts towards campaigns to raise the
money for such projects. And all this work will be accomplished
and motivated under the principle that "Nothing is too good for
our children."
But how will these same conscientious persons approach the
task of acquiring new teachers for these most modern of schools?
Rather than take counsel of their own judgments and study the
question with the same intensity that led to the success of their
building plans, they will rather foolishly fall back upon the easy
path of "What is everyone else doing?" Unfortunately, in this
case, custom is a very sour criterion. For the "what everyone
else has been doing" amounts to this: they have been employing
the standards set down by the various State Boards of Education.
Now these governmental bureaus were initially established to
protect and ,assure quality in our educational organizations. At
first, they proved rewarding. But what were originally judicious
safeguards have matured into a vast labyrinth of intellectual
sterilty and pettiness. For today, we find that these bureaus have
developed from their simple scope of a check on abuses to a
complete dictatorial control of all phases of education: subject
matter, certification of teachers, and the training of teachers.
Now complete control isn't objectionable in itself; but it can be
dangerous when undesirable elements are administering this
control. We don't have to go beyond our own state borders to
witness the results of a warped educational administration, an
administration that proselytizes an educational philosophy that
has substituted the light and the pleasant for work and discipline,
a system that has built a monopoly of teacher's colleges where
standards 'are notoriously low and where sincere students are
forced into curriculas that carry such courses as: "Supervision of
Play," 'Making Young Citizens," "How to Teach Finger Painting,"
and "Group Control," a system whose leaders have no more
concept of the human nature that they are attempting to mold
than you wouid expect the children they are teaching to have.
And yet, the towns in thi!' state and in other states are forced
to comply to the criteria established by such groups. The rea­son
that towns are forced into choosing teachers according to
these distorted administrators has been the willingness of legis­lators
to pass the pronouncements of these "experts" into .egal
statutes. In other words when they emote, the communities have
to jump.
Who, then, is suffering? Both the towns and, in turn, the
children are suffering from a system that has reduced Itself to a
policy where teachers must be more acquainted with square
footage of library space, ideal lighting arrangements, janitorial
duties and .administrative practices than with subject matter and
the art of teaching.
The obligation, therefore, seems to reside with the com:nuni­ties
who are most directly concerned. There is no need to com­placently
accept the dictates of such bureaus. Rather, communi­ties
are obliged to study the true norms of teaching stich as: at
least an indication of scholarship, a knowledge of human nature
seen through a reverence of God, and an end directed i.Gward the
salvation of the soul. Their next obligation is to f'xert their
politic,al power to halt these encroachments upon our c(.mmon
sense and our intelligence. And furthermore, it is up to you and
T, as members of various committees, to assist in such '" ~t('mpts.
C. c. D.
The Eastern States Exposition
grounds in West Springfield,
Mass., was the site of the Sev­enth
Annual Congress of the
Confraternity of Christian Doc­trine
on October 10th, 11th, and
12th. Representing Fairfield Uni­versity
at the Congress were:
Fr. Joseph Murphy S.J., moder­ator
of the C.C.D.; Louis D'Aqui­la,
chairman of the C.C.D., An­thony
Pagliaro; Joseph Borderi;
John Monroe; and Steven Kel­ley.
CCDAt
Springfield
Meeting
The weekend was devoted to
the discussion of the advantages,
purpose, and duties of the C.C.D.
on three levels; C.Y.O., college,
and adult. Fairfield's representa-1-----------------------------­tives
were particularly interest-ed
in the Catholic college stu­dent's
position in the C.C.D. The
main problem confronting Ca­tholic
college students today is
the great need in parishes for
their assistance in the religious
education of public school stu­dents.
I Fairfield-Largest
I Fairfield University has alrea­dy
begun to prepare to meet the
need for religious teachers by
training and placing men. The
C.C.D. unit at Fairfield is the
largest yet organized here, with
approximately 35 active mem­bers.
In addition to training
teachers a panel discussion topic
is being prepared for presen­tation.
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Joe St. Lawrence, popular vocalist. and the Frank Zullo Band at
the Junior-Senior Dance.
UPPERCLASSMEN DANCE
TO FRA JK ZULLO'S MUSIC
On Tuesday evening. October 13. a representative of
the Junior Class on the Student Council, T. Paul Tremont.
proposed an amendment to the present Constitution. In
cOIl'liPliance with the terms of the said Constitution. particu­larly
Article VII. Section I. the STAG hereby publishes the
proposed amendment.
BE IT RESOLVED: that the Student Council By-Laws.
Article I. Section 3 be amended by striking out: "With a
seat and a voice oli the Student Council. he shall be one
of the eight members of the Senior Class on the Council"
(line 9 and 10) and inserting a period (.) after "automatically
becox,ne Senior Delegate" (line 8)
N.B. Confer the September 21 issue of the STAG.
Sodality
by Peter De Marco '56
The above title explains the
Sodality. It is not just another
club, or one more extra-curri­cular
activity. Nor is it a gather­ing
that begins with an opening
prayer and adjourns fifty min­utes
later. It is not a group
assembling because they are in­terested
in political affairs, the
sciences, etc. Moreover, it is not
a pious group who meet occa­sionally
to say prayers or hear
sermons. No. the senior Sodal­ist
remains one forever after he
leaves Xavier Hall.
The Holy Father in Rome,
Pope Pius XII, in his Apostolic
Constitution and Bis Saeculari
clearly states the purpose and
end of the Sodality:
What Are Sodalities
"Sodalities of Our Lady, duly
affiliated to the Prima Primaria
of the Roman College, are re­ligious
societies erected and es­tablished
by the C h u l' chand
have been enriched with the The first social function of the semester for the
fullest privileges by her for the
better fulfillment of the work upperclassmen, namely, the Junior-Senior Welcome
entrusted to them." Dance, was held last Friday night in Berchmans audi-
For Whom torium and proved to be an enjoyable evening for the
"It is not meant for all the
faithful indiscriminately. The eighty-five couples who attended. The danceable music
Sodality is for those among the of Frank Zullo suited every mood and tempo, ranging
faithful who desire to lead a from the romantic Fox Trot to the energetic Mexican
more per f e c t life within the
framework of the state of life Hat Dance 'and Charleston. During the intermission,
they have chosen." ... it "is "appropriate" refreshments, i.e., cider and doughnuts,
suited only to those who are were served.
resolved to strive for Christian
perfection." Decorations
Distinguishing Characteristics An outstanding feature, how-
"These Sodalities are to be ever, was the novel use of deco­called
"Sodalities of Our Lady" rations at the entrance of the
not only because they take their hall, a series of orange and black
name from the Blessed Virgin, crepe strea~ers were suspend~d
but especially because each So- from the. ceIlmg ~nd ar~anged m
dalist makes profession of spe-, a cage~lIke motif, whIle crepe
cial devotion to the Mother of decoratwns of the same Hallow­God
and is dedicated to her by e.en tint extended across, th~ .en­a
complete consecration. under- tire length of Ber~hmans ce~lmg.
taking . . . to strive by every To th~ decoratwn commltt~e,
means and under the standard and BIll Lannon, Semor ChaIr­of
the Blessed Virgin for his man of the D~?ce and th~ orig­own
perfection and eternal sal- ;?at.or of the cag~-effect Idea,
vation as well as for that of a Job well done.
others. By this consecration the CommiUees
Sodalist binds himself forever A dance or any social func-to
the Blessed Virgin, unless he tion of such a nature demands
is dismissed from the Sodality a great deal of work on the part
as unworthy." of the various committees and
Delving into the history of the chairmen. The STAG takes this
Sodality we find that it had a opportunity to acknowledge the
grassroots development. The idea following men who acted in this
of such an organization came capacity, and to thank the mem­from
a scholastic in the Roman bel'S of the Senior and Junior
College; because of the immense classes present at the affair, for
possibilities for encouraging per- their interest and participation
sonal sanctity for the laymen, it in the first class function of the
took hold fast. It soon was put social calendar. Acting as Junior
under the supervision of the co-chairman was "Swing" Incer­Jesuit
Order, and in a sense, is to who was assisted in the var­their
Third Order, as the Fran- ious duties by the following:
ciscans have instituted a Third Bob Joy, Bud Conner, Jim
Order of layman doing apostolic Roche, Ronny Gibson, Charles
work. Umstatter, Pet e l' Rackiewicz,
The Sodality way of 1i f e is Silvio Salerno.
threefold: 1) a consecration to The Senior committee mem­to
Our Lady; 2) a striving for bel'S were as follows: Bill Ken­Christian
perfection by daily ally, Jack Welch, Walter Zack­.
exercises of prayer according to rison, Jim Bacik, Jim Stapleton.
(Continued on Page Five) Vin Begg.
Page 4 THE STAG October 23, 1953
By BOB JOY
Sports News and Views
NF·C:CS C·onference At
Regis Colle~g,e Oct. 31
134·V
Fairfield
Camera Shop
... it's real fun
taking movies with a
Bell & Howell
o Easy ad .conomic~1 to use, 1m..
o las.rt film aad start "shootiag"
o T....s black-4lncl-whit. or color movies
o rlV. oPerating speeds for .v.ry actieII
o Fast, sharp f/2.5 Iu.
o G"/'fIat.edl., UI.
o lig rn.Io-io allo_c., eosy pay1lIOIIh
Fairfield Center
1482 Post Rd. 9·7029
with actual scenes of the opera­tion
and breakdown of an en­gine.
An added attraction is the
film of the latest Indianapolis
Speedway R ace. Immediately
following this program questions
from the audience will be ans­wered.
President Bob Mazairz
cordially invites all those who
are interested. Math and Physics
majors who have not as yet join­ed
the club are requested to do
so at this time.
Plans for the construction of
technical instruments to be used
in the Physics Laboratory have
been furthered. Father McEwen,
the club moderator, suggested
the construction of a matched
oscillator and wave meter with
its own power supply. Work on
this project is expected to start
early next month.
Bellarmine Debating Club
In conjunction with the Metro­politan
Intercollegiate Debate
Council. Fordham College is
conducting a practice deb ate
tournament on November 3,
1953, Election Day. To this tour­n',
ment, announces Fr. Donog­hue,
Fairfield has been invited
and as a result, three units, each
being composed of two teams,
will attend the event. The sche­dule
for the tournament on that
date will be as follows:
9:30 A.M. - Registration in
Keating Hall.
10:00 - First Round.
11 :30 - Second Round.
1:00 - Lunch.
2:30 - Third and final round.
4:00 - Posting of results in
Keating Main Lecture Hall.
Each school is required to send
a qualified judge. Acting in this
capacity for Fairfield, Fr. Donog­hue
will a c com pan y the
debaters.
After each of the three rounds
of debate, decisions and oral cri­tiques
will be g i v e n, but no
tournament winner will be an­nounced;
the final results, how­ever,
will be tabulated for the
interested parties.
Club Notes
The Waterbury Club
The officers of the Waterbury
Club feel that the coming year
will be one of the most fruitful,
both socially and financially.
Their opinion is based on the
fact that the club has under­taken
to schedule a number of
interesting activities. The first
on their agenda will be a hay­ride
on the seventh of Novem­ber,
and this will be followed
by an event which will take
place on November 12, a Card
Party at the Hotel Elton in
Waterbury. Moreover, at the
same place, during the Christ­mas
holidays, the traditional
formal dance will take place.
At the Club's last meeting, a
natural precedent to the above
decisions, was the initiation of
new officers. Five men filled the
following positions: President,
Joseph Carlin; vice-president,
Tho mas Donnelly; secretary,
Donald Kerwin; corresponding
secretary, Joseph Macary; treas­urer,
Vincent Begg.
St. Thomas More Debating
Society
At the meeting of the St. Tho­mas
More Debating Society, held
on Thursday, October 16, 1953,
the sophomore officers for the
present year were elected. The
results were: President, Thomas
C. Cornell 56; Vice-president,
Gerry Garvey 56; and Publicity
Director, Peter A. DeMarco 56.
The posts of Secretary and Treas­urer
will be filled by freshmen
at a later date.
The society also had its first
intra-club debate on the ques­tion,
Resolved: that the voting
age should be lowered to 18. The
affirmative team was composed
of Gerry Garvey and James De­Mario,
the negative, Thomas
Cornell and Wesley Fitzgerald.
Upon a vote of the club mem­bers,
the negative team received
the winning decision.
A future project of the Debat­ing
Club is a debate with Alber­tus
Magnus College of New Hav­en
some time in November.
Directly after the debate, there
will be an informal social eve­ning,
highlighted by a dance for
both clubs.
New: Haven Club
The New Haven Club of Fair­field
University appointed Ro­bert
Bayne as chairman of its
dance which is to be held on
November 6 at the Sea-Cliff Inn.
A . committee of the following
men was selected: Bill Kennedy,
Brian Reynolds, Jim Sullivan,
Tom Bolcer, Jim Riordan, John
Onofrio, Ed Limoncelli and Joe
Borderi. The completion of ar­rangements
and the distribution
of tickets will take place at to­night's
meeting. Thereupon, tick­ets
will be sold at Fairfield to
the student body. Other plans
for the year were discussed by
the club but are still in their
formative stages and will be re­vealed
at a later date. Conse­quently,
to keep in touch with
the' olans of the club, consult
Ithe future editions of the Stag.
I
Fairfield
Loses to
L. I. A. & T.
A fast band of runners from
Long Island A. & T. easily out­ran
teams from Brooklyn Col­lege
and Fairfield to win the
season's first Cross Country meet
at Long Island. The Aggies
placed six men in the first ten,
including first and second plaCeS,
to score only 21 points. Brook­lyn
College was second with 49
and Fairfield third with 52. Al
Purcell, Harry Quinn, and Pete
Rackiewicz led the Fairfield
del ega t ion, finishing tenth,
eleventh, and twelfth respec­tively.
DeFritas Winner
DeFritas was the winner for
the Aggies with a time of 21m.
lOs., followed by teammate Ham­ilton
at 21m. 30s. and Brooklyn's
Litkos at 21m. 45s. Purcell's
time was 24m., Quinn's 24m. 07s.
and Rackiewicz's 24m. 30s. The
Stags had four more men in the
scoring, Budelis, Rodie, Oliver
and Callahan. Coach Ed Tama­o:
hunas looks for some improve­ment
in future meets with more
time available for practice. The
remainder of the schedule in­cludes
Westchester College, Hof­stra
College, New Britain Teach­er's,
CCNY, and the Metropoli­tan
Track Conference Meet at
New York.
The first fifteen finishers were:
1. DeFritas, Aggies; 2. Hamil­ton,
Aggies; 3. Litkos, Brooklyn;
"4. Widman, Brooklyn; 5. Ades­sa,
Aggies; 6. Bogdansky, Aggies;
7, Muringhan, Aggies; 8. Reug­gel',
Aggies; 9. Devlin, Aggies;
10. Purcell, Fairfield; 11. Quinn,
Fairfield; 12. Rackiewicz, Fair­field;
13. Ardicewicz, Aggies; 14.
Bround, Aggies; 15. Greenstien,
Aggies.
Are you a bench-warmer, or a
ball carrier? The Honor Society,
your team, is on the offensive
and is within scoring distance.
This is the first and next to last
chance they will have to score.
Look over your opposition.
They have only two worthwhile
defense men, namely Academic
Average and Activities Points.
The former is a line man and
the latter a backer-up.
The coaches have briefed you
on their weaknesses and now
you are remembering them. To
get past the line, you must use
play 85. For three years, you
have practiced this one play,
over and over again. The chance
to use it "is" upon you." You
are shooting for all the marbles
-this is it!
Hold on, that's not all. It
won't suffice just to get past
Academic Average. There is the
other half of the team-Activi­ties
Points. To stop him, you
will use Play 12.
Now you are ready. You
huddle together for a final word Math-Physics
of advice. The game has been The first meeting of the Ma-thrown
open to all. Each and thematics and Physics Club was
every man is a potential scoring held Thursday, October 15. One
threat. of the developments of this
Signals--85-12 "hup".-Some meeting was the arrangement of
try to buck the center, others a movie-lecture to be held Wed­are
trying some of the variations nesday, October 28th, at 3 p.m.
of the two fundamental plays. The movie will deal with the
(Continued on Page Five) Iconstruction and stability of cars
Honor
Society
Openings
For this reason a call is being
sounded for all underclassmen
who are willing to work for this
organization. Men are wanted
who will attend this Regional
Conference, and become ac­quainted
with the working of
the N.F.C.C.S. When the time ar­rives
for the election of the Jun­ior
Delegate of the N.F.C.C.S.,
men with experience will be the
ones who are considered as like­ly
candidates. The Student
Council has made it known that
experience is a prime requisite
for this position. Such ex­perience
may be acquired at this
conference.
Besides· the social aspect of
meeting and co-operating with
people, there is the additional
attraction of the practical appli­cation
of such important activi­ties
as public speaking and de­bating.
Such experience will be
invaluable in later life, as will
be many of the connections one
can make at these conferences.
Therefore. let us see a good
tU'rnout of responsible under­classmen"
interested in this work.
October 31st through November 1st marks the
week-end designated for the Regional Conference of the
National Federation of Catholic College Students to be
held at Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts. Twenty­three
Catholic colleges from this section of the United
States will be in attendance to make plans for the com­ing
year. Therefore, so that Fairfield University may
take an active part in this year's activities, it is neces­sary
that we send a strong delegation to this conference.
" ~>-------------
Fairfield's Function
Perhaps more than any other
activity, Fairfield's functioning
in the N.F.C.C.S. gives the school
recognition among other Catho­lic
colleges throughout the coun­try.
Our delegation to the s e
meetings comes into close con­tact
with groups from other
schools, and thus reveal Fairfield
in a personal way.
With such an activity, it is
very important, and naturally so,
that we have responsible men to
represent us, men who will take
an active interest in this organi­zation
and will participate to
their utmost in making its un­dertakings
successful. Already
the many commissions of the
N.F.C.C.S. at Fairfield have done
excellent work throughout the
state. Now is the time to supple­ment
this s~ate recognition with
regional and national recogni­tion.
There is no reason why
Fairfield University cannot at­tain
a prominent niche in the
N.F.C.C.S. All we need is inter­ested
participants to assist this
work..
The varsity sports season has begun during the past week
with the Cross Country squad opening its season and basketball
practice getting under way.
Prospects in both sports are good. The Cross Country team,
has three returning letiermen. including last year's star, Al Pur­cell,
and with some promising newcomers, the squad has a lot
of potential. A tough six-meet schedule, including both Hofstra
College and New Britain Teachers. is highlighted by our first
appearance in the Metropolitan Track and Field Conference Meet
to be held in New York. Most of the top small college teams in
the area will be on hand, and the STAG harriers will have their
hands full.
Basketball coach, Jim Hanrahan, has six returning lettermen,
a host "of good sophomores from last year's unbeaten frosh team,
and a new assistant coach to work with this year. Bob Markovic
and Paul Frauenhofer are returning for their fourth year of var­sity
play and. along with veterans Bob Gerwien, Jack O'Connell,
Jim Roche, and Fred Lane, provide the squad with plenty of
experience.
Dan Pisacane, John Nick. Dixie Pavel and Ed Hogan of that
powerful frosh squad of '53 are looking good in the early drills.
Former Co-Captain Stan Suchenski has assumed the position
of aide to Hanrahan, and he will be a great help in developing
maiy of the fine freshman prospects who are out. Stan and Co­Captain
Norb Fahey will be sorely missed by the STAGS and a
tough schedule is expected for this season.
The Bridgeport Armory, site of all STAG home-games, is in
doubt, and some games may be shifted to the North End Boys'
Club Gym in Bridgeport.
Along with the foreshadowing of the varsity season is word
of the formation of intramural leagues. Always an important
part of college life are these leagues, played by and for the
benefit of those of us who cannot participate in varsity athletics.
The touch-football league is now in the process of being formed,
and it is hoped that many of the students will take part. For
those, however, who don't play football, bowling and basketball
leagues will be formed. We hope that every student will find it
possible to play some of these sports.
Some of the best scholastic football games in the area are
being played on Alumni Field this fall. Fairfield Prep has come
up with another powerhouse, and for any football fans who have
a spare Sunday afternoon. it would be action packed if they were
to aUend one of the games.
A word of Hello to Pfc. Harry Marmion, my predecessor as
Sports Editor, who is vacationing in the warm climate of Virginia
(some spot called Quantico, or something).
October 23, 1953 THE STAG Page 5
Fr. Crowley. Senior Professor. takes care of the adversaries.
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Dear Mr. Tremont:
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thority for your letter of Sep­tember
20th with the enclosed
check which you offer as a con­tribution
to our mission fund.
While, of course, as a proponent
of law and order I should de­plore
the violations of your
parking laws, as the Director of
Jesuit Missions I suppose I ought
to welcome the transgressions
that bring to you the contribu­tions
of the fines imposed.
So, grateful good wishes to
your law violators. Assure them
that I take a rather forgiving
view of their lawlessness.
With my own personal thanks
for your interest in our missions
and a fervent prayer that God
will bless you all.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
(Rev.) Frances W. Anderson, S.J.
Director
LETTER OF THANKS
(Continued from Page One)
of the Jesuit Foreign Missions of
New England, has written the
following letter to the Parking
Authority Director.
SENIOR CLUB
(Continued from Page One)
the examining of the relation
and impact of Scholastic Phi­losophy
on each member today,
there will be much roundtable
discussion and for the better
achievement of such discussion
there will be minds grounded in
all the natural and social
sciences. For this reason, too,
there are two Faculty Moder­ators
working in different
spheres of Philosophic interests,
Fr. John Dennis Crowley, S.J.,
and Fr. John Dervin Donoghue,
S.J.
Meetings
Meetings will be held weekly
at designated times and places.
The first items on the agenda
will be a discussion of philo­sophic
principles and funda- I"'__'~.
mentals of Scholastic Philosophy
by two of the members, William
Clancy and Robert Mazairz. All
the members are required to
contribute something to each
meeting for they are considered
to be in active potency and too
long has education been con­cerned
with forcing precon­ceived
moulds or patterns on
the students. Education means
to draw out . . . that is what
the Aquinas Academy intends
to do with each member -­draw
out the obvious but latent
talents in him.
Realizing the fact that some
really good students may de­velop
this year, the members
themselves may elect. a member
of the senior class to the group.
Thus, anyone desirous of join­ing
must persuade a majority of
the Academy that he is deserv­ing
of the honor of being invited
to become a member.
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HONOR SOCIETY
(Continued from Page Four)
It's too soon to tell the outcome.
The crowd is tensely anxious.
They are rooting hard. cheering
and yelling for a victory.
Those who cross the end stripe
are the same men who received
their opposition before the game.
They are the ones who picked
up the information sheets at the
coaches, office and who filled out
a white form specifying their in­dividual
qualifications.
It is not too late to get this in­formation.
The assistant coaches
are handing them out at this
r;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;j Ivery minute upstairs. Don't be
a "cock-sure" athlete who knows
all the rules. Remember, the
Rules Committee made a num­ber
of revisions, especially in
connection with Play 12.
I repeat, are you going to
warm the bench, or are you go-ing
to get into the game? Better
hurry, the referee is about to
blow his whistle, signifying the
end of the first half.
NAME CONTEST
(Coniinued from Page One)
Rules for the contest are as
follows:
1. The contest is open to all
members of the German club
(except Pres.) and to all stu­dents
who are, or have, studied
German.
2. Names together with sig­nature
and class are to be put in
the box which will be on Dr.
McDonald's desk in the (Consul­tation
room.
3. Contest closes 6th Period,
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 1953.
4. Judges are: Dr. McDonald,
Mr. Stuart and Dan Reed.
tremendous ends of the Sodality
can only be attained by men who
are leaders and serious in their
obligations. And so the Pope ex­horted
the Sodalities throughout
the world: "A wiser selection is
the source of all renovation, and
consequently must be strenous­ly
applied, especially wherever
the authentic s p i l' i t is weak.
Only those must be admitted to
perpetual consecration who are
able to and will, by observing
the Common Rules, lead a more
fervent, apostolic, and active pri­vate
life."
And so you h a v e seen the
Sodality is a way of life--that
exists whether the Sodalist is in
school, in the profession or the
factory because what ever he
does can be a means of perfec­tion
and a field for apostolic
endeavor.
Letter to the E,ditor
The last issue of the STAG carried the story that Fairfield
University would be host to the National Federation of Catholic
College Students at their Fall Council meeting. That meeting is
not to be held at Fairfield.
As Senior Delegate to the N.F.C.C.S., I would like to qualify
this retraction and to thank all those who offered their help with
the week-end affair. Especially would I extend my appreciation
to the Rev. Dean and Father Rector, to Bob Petrucelli, Senior
Class President, and Bob Joy, Junior Class President.
Because of the lack of facilities for boarding a large amount
of students and the fact that Fairfield is not centered in relation
to other colleges, the Council was 'awarded to Regis College in
Boston.
I am certain that in the future when Fairfield does possess
boarding facilities, N.F.C.C.S. Council meetings will be held here.
I can only hope that the future Senior Delegates will be fortunate
enough to have the same type of assistance offered.
Sincerely,
Jack McDermott
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SODALITY
(Continued from Page Three)
the Jesuit pattern, and 3) a de­dication
to the works of Catho­lic
action. The Sodality cannot
be one of these only--all three
are equally essential. If one is
absent, you do not have a So­dality.
We call these three fa­cets,
"C-F-D"--consecration, for­mation.
and dedication.
By consecration, Sodalists be­come
t l' U I y "companions of
Mary" by offering her their love
and reverence through prayer
and the realization that she is
the Mother of God, and is also
the "gate of heaven" which we
cannot obtain without her in­tercession.
The formation consists in de­veloping
pel's 0 n a I sanctity
among the Sodalists. This is the
phase which aims at making
saints--an important task. The
Sodality's spiritual tools are
the morning offering, attendance
at Mass and reception of Holy
Communion, the rosary, mental
prayer, and the examination of
conscience.
Through dedication Sodalists
become "apostles of Christ."
They are encouraged to practice
the corporal and spiritual works
of mercy, in the p a l' ish, the
school. the neighborhood, as well
as in the professions.
The means the campus Sodali­ty
uses to achieve these three
goals are specific committees.
For instance you have the Con~
fraternity of Christian Doctrine
group which teaches catechism
to CYOs in the parishes; Our
Lady's Committee which recites
the rosary daily at Mary's shine,
and the Catholic Truth Commit­tee,
which sells the Catholic
Digest, Sign, and America.
It can be ascertained that the
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to the European, seemed poor
evidence of democratic purpose,
but he now sees it as only a
manifestation of personal lack
of understanding on the part of
a few policy shapers who have
failed to interpret democratic
principles.
In concluding, Mr. Meaney
declared that "Europe is mov­ing
forward and closer to Amer­ica,"
"Europe seeks positive
purpose in government, positive
attitudes like those of the foun­.
ders of the America Constitu­tion."
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(Continued from Page Two)
and that they have no adequate
alternative to offer. The four­teen
claimants to th'O! throne
are not acceptable, and the
Monarchists are willing to co­operate
with Franco until one
of the two sons of Don Juan
has completed his education in
Spain and is ready to assume
power. Franco seems willing to
retire, if either one gives a hope
of proper ability.
'I:~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I The criticism against Franco
for his apparent intolerance
GREEN COMET seems in a large part, unfound-ed
since Mr. Meaney says that1------------­groups
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Franco does not allow
groups with ulterior motives,
mainly from abroad, to run
negative campaigns of criticism
and insult against Spa n ish
ideals, culture, and the religion
traditionally practiced and re­vered
by the Spanish, since
these campaigns would neces-
~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;!sarily involve a breach of peace:
r Franco recognizes and demands
a responsibility in the use of
free speech. These insights on
conditions in Spain were gained
by Mr. Meaney both from his
own observations and fro m
those of the Monarchist family
with whom he stayed.
Once again looking at Europe
in general, the feeling of the
peoples is that they are being
liked because they can be used;
individual Americans, however,
who have tried to understand
the European view, tradition
and way of life have countered
the effects of those who treated
Europe as recipients of handouts
and consequently seemed to de­mand
servility from them.. This,
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