Stags Nip St. Michael's 79-78
Vol. V-No. 10 Published By Students Of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn.
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February 25, 1954
student Vote
Senior Delegate Not On Council
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AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
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On Wednesday, Febru- Large Student Vote
ary 24th, Reverend J.
Joseph Ryan, S.J., Ph.D., A d C ti't ti'on
Professor of Education at I illenBySARTHUoRnCOs'NWAYU Weston College, Weston, _
Mass., add 'r e sse d all The students of Fairfi'eld University, on Tuesday,
members of the Senior Feb. 16, voted on and passed the first attempt to amend
Class under the auspices the Student Council Constitution. It was a surprisingly
of the Aquinas Academy. large vote, with 316 in favor of it, and 58 opposed to it.
His subject was "The
Phil'Osophical Origins of I History of Amendment
John Dewey's Thought." The amendment was first proposed by T. Paul Tre-
, oo-ll mont; but after further consideration, he withdrew it.
__________________________---<0 Byrne and Devine
I Messrs. Byrne and Devine
then wrote the amendment and
placed it before the Council.
After much debate and repeated
attempts to "water down the
amendment" it received the
necessary two thirds vote of the
I
Council members to place It
before the student body. The
I amendment read as follows: "Be
it resolved that the Student
Council By-Laws, Article 1,
Section 3 be amended by striking
out, 'with a seat and vote
on the Student Council, he shall
I be one of the eight members of
the Senior class on the Council,'
(lines 9-10) and inserting a
peroid after 'automatically become
Senior delegate.' (Line 8)
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I
~&u44¥ £' /9£Y
IT Before the passing of the
amendment, the junior delegate
Reproduced above is the Charter awarded last week by the Ameri- to the N.F.C.C.S. automatically
can Chemical Society to Fairfield University's Chemistry Club. on becoming a senior, assumed
By ART EINHORN The Club Moderator is Fr. Hutchinson, S.J. and the President is the h.t1e 0 f the seru.or de1egate
0------------- Edward Limoncelli, '54. and also received a seat and
Bob Joy, Junior Class Presi- heartedly as possible. We want vote on the Council. With the
dent, has named the following to make this Junior Week the I amendment, the junior delegate II asotic record, extra-curricular
men 'as c~a~r~en for the Junior biggest in our school's history, B tee activities and ac:hievement in will automatically become sen-
Week achvIhes. . and although this is a high goal ,OS on 0 eg ior delegate, but will not re-
Apnl 30: JUlllor Prom, co- to s'et, it is far from impossible. I the legal aptitude test conduct- ceive the seat and vote. Accord-
~~~mQ~ht/am~s Roche and ~~~Ub~~r~n ~:aC~i~n~to~:v;oa~n!t Law School ~~r~rcet~: :e~C;:~~~;~ i::t~~ ~:~o;ocl~~~S W~l~et~~e;:t ~~:
May 1: JUlllor Picnic, co- we keep in mind the fact that I nouncement was made today by more duly elected representa-chairmen,
Robert O'Neil and this is OUT own affair, and that'Scholarsh'IPS Dean William J. Kenealy, S.J. tive for the senior class. Since
John Buckley. it is up to us to "make it or New Building in Fall no law or amendment can be
May 2: Junior Communion break it." These scholarships, known as retroactive, the senior delegate
Breakfast, co-chairmen, Edward Cooperation Needed In conjunction with the open- the Anniversary Scholarships, to the N.F.C.C.S. would be al-
Ambrose and Ralph Mason.. This' year we are trying to ing of the new Law School have been established by the lowed to retain his seat and
May 4: JUllla.r Sports NIg.ht, stress' the development of new building on the University Trustees of Boston College to vote for the rest of the school
co-chaIrmen, Robert GerwIen ideas and from what this re-I Heights campus the Boston Col- mark the twenty-fifth annivers- year, yet an interesting fact is
and John O'Col1tIlell. porte'r has heard, you fellows lege Law Sch~ol has offered ary of the foundation of the that the Senior delegate does
Junior Class Must Work have some that are sure to click. twenty-five full tuition scholar- Boston College Law School. A not have a seat on the Council
As anoy alert junior can see, ~owever, we can't get anywhere Iship~, valued ~t $1500 each, .to Ichief feature of the c~lebration this year because he was not
the men that have been chosen 1£ we don't get together. So let's: quallfied candIdates for adrrus- of the anniversary Will be the elected to the delegate position,
as co-chairmen for these various, stop talking and start doing.j sion to the school next Septem~ ! occupation, in September, of the but was appointed.
committees are tops in the jun- Committees fa.r these activities ber. These scholarships are new Law School building on the
ior class. All of them are engag- are now being formed by the available to outstanding gradu- University Heights' campus. The
ed in at least one or more extra- chairmen and any Junior inter- ates of any approved college or new building, which will cost Congratulations to the stucurricular
activities; and if they ested in serving on one is urged university in the United States. I $1,500,000, is' now under con- dent body for taking such an
can give so unselfishly of their to contact one of the co-chair-j
Candidates must rank in or Istruction by C. J. Maney Com- . t t' th tt d th
time and effort, it is onloy right men of the committee. Remem- close to the first tenth of their pany and will be ready for occu- meres me.rna er an. e
that the rest of us make an ber, this is your social, and only graduating class, but will be pancy in September. Ifine representatlOn shown m the
effort to contribute as whole- you can make it a success. I judged upon their over-all schol- (Continued on Page Six) number of votes.
Junior Class Plans
Ready For Junior
Week; Prom, Picnic
ROBERT PETRUCELI~I,'54
RETIRING EDITOR ,
One of Fairfield University's foremost personalities I
is Bob Petrucelli, Class of 1954, whose fine character
and magnetic qualities have dr.awn for him great respect
and admiration from his fellow classmates and professors.
It is with great pride that the members of THE
STAG present this small token of appreciation ,to a
truly hard working fellow student. We sincerely feel
that Bob will succeed with his every ambition; he has
been a constant inspiration to the members of THE
STAG, 'and his loss will be sorely felt. Bob, it has been
both ,an honor and a pleasure to work wi,th you.
Academic Honors and Class Activities
A transfer student from Yale University in his
sophomore year, Bob has achieved the highest a,ims of,
every spirited student at Fairfield. Among his accom~
plishments are: feature writer of THE STAG, sophomore
year; editor-in-chief of THE STAG, senior year;
senior class president; C.I.S.L.; Public Affairs Club,
senior year; Aquinas Academy, senior year; make-up I
editor of 1954 Manor; Debating Society, junior and'
senior years. Bob has also achieved enrollment in the I
Honor Society which deserves special mention. His
name has appeared on the Deans list consistently since I
he enrolled at Fairfield University. After his graduation
this June, Bob intends to enter law school in the fall.
Page 2 THE STAG February 25, 1954
SPORTS EDITOR
Robert Joy, '55
FEATURE EDITOR
Jack Leonard, '55
BUSINESS MANAGER
John Buckley, '55
MAKE-UP
Robert Murren, '55
Fears
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Robert Petrucelli, '54
MANAGING EDITOR
Fred Dori, '54
PHOTOGRAPHY EDITORS
Bob Madden, '56 Robert Visokay, '57
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Ronald Beatty, '54 J'ohn McDermott, '54
ART EDITOR
Art Panero, '54
CO-EDITORS
Joseph Battagliola, '54
NEWS EDITORS
Thomas Sheehan, '56
AI Pellegrino, '56
EXCHANGE EDITOR
William Kennally, '54
Giving due respect to the deliverer, the speeclh w.as a "political"
gem. Mr. McCarthy did not state outri,ght a pro or con
judgment on the Bricker Amendment. But he carefuUy weighed
both sides as in a scale, and the weigMier 'One drew his nod.
Fairfield University
Interpr'ets Th,e News
"Fairfield Drones"
Dear Pat: again/ 0 you can)t beat the
Now that I have a little time, conna*tion of good gin bermouth
I thought I would take the time and stiffed olives, beer ansq
to drop you a line. utoh and bourbon are allrighr
It's a cool evening, but I feel but you can't beat gin bermtht
cozy and snug as I sit here typ- with even pickld onoins'.
ing this letter by the fire, sort I like a littet dring now and
of half listening to the radio and then and i have tsken a fouruth
sipping a double Martini. I only or, maybe afiftht and i moret
wish you were here to join me han eve w concincde that any
in one, but since you are not, man shqe doesn8t is' s,tupifand
the least I can do is to toas1 not inty preteI' 1950 sprit! oi
your health and happiness, SD could drink matrinis ald'a and
time out while I bend, my elbow nefer quibber andd etelash and
to you. so sworse a citizeb i was bevore.
I als'O took time out to mix This, country is good: as it eveanother
Martini and while I was wwax. We all know w taxes are
out in the kitchen I thought I' hight, but still we are well of
might as well drink that one in USa. THERE ufst innOt a
out there and mix another to better countryx.
bring in here to s'ave getting up Say tes'e maranis isallrighr.
again to hix another to bring in when wev nede simu*lanys w
here to save getting up to go we sure do even if s'ome people
mix another out there and in so doneT like ti who are blunooses
doing I feel like I'm beginning and its pretty knf of lettlefish
to feel pretty high. It's funny if i cant drinkj a totst to old
how a cold drink can warm up dfriend, ,0 i could dronk inayour
stomsche and inspire troonies' by the queatt to yourf
yothoughtd, isn't! Imus1 have faleth all night and stiU pass
been sittgn to dose to the fire anu sobrity tets S'O here again
for Istartew feel slettet dizzy so to you heltz.
i mised another Martini and now Afextunately yyors,
my hear feels' clear as a bell Art Conway
The second semester is now a month old, and we
feel that it's about time to make a few observations
about the interest shown by the student body toward By PETER A. DE MARCO. '56
our extm-curicu1ar activities. Lt seems that far a college By JOHN McGRATH Mr. Matthew J. McCarthy, Fairfield's political critic from the
with an enrollment of nearly 600 students a surprisingly Council Rejects Proposal To history and government department, examined the Bricker
small number 'are forced to carry most of the burden in Invalidate Amendment Ballot- Amendment in a talk on Fairfield University Interprets the News.
ing ... Jack McDermott, Sen- February 6th. The panel that night consisted of Mr. Meaney,
these actiViities. ior Delegate to the NFCCS, re-I the Radio Club moderator, and two sophomores, Robert Hogan
The same men are seen working hard on many quested the Council to invali- and Joseph Germain, who disoussed the issue with Mr. McCarthy.
h d date the vote taken on the con-committees
in several clubs while most of t e stu ents troversial Byrne-Devine Amend- Both Sides Weighed
look on, criticizing, oompla'ining, 'Or heckling no m,atter ment - the vote resulted in an
how successful ,the undertaking. These "Fairfield overwhelming 316-58 majority
in favor of the amendment. Mr. Drones" are found looking for any position which car- McDermott contended that there
ries with lit the least bit of glory or importance; but (lire were many factors' that unjustly
willing to expend any ,amount of energy to avoid doing influenced the voting, namely
the article in the Stag, the flyer
any work. These are the same men who can't be found circulated about the school He began by giving the reason for such an amendment: "This
at most social functions; and if they ever attend one, Iwhich he considered too one amendment proposed by Senator John Bricker of Ohio epitomizes
they are the first to e-omplain of any little mist'ake. s'ided, the ignorance on the part quite well file sense of dissatisfaction widely prevalent through-
A t I f ". 't" recen examp e h t thO of the underclassmen as' regards, out the country since the close of WorJd W,ar II reg,ardmg the 0 'our spIn was s own a IS h t th ' t' f 1 'I ". , . . - . w a , ey were vo mg or, p us conduct ,of our foreIgn affaIrs. RIghtly 'or wrongly, the belIef
year's WInter CarnIval. The CarnIval proved to be one other mfluencmg factors' that he exists among many American ,citizens that p,rofound blunders
of the best in ,the hiistory of Fai,rfield ,a great success claImed were vampant. He also have been committed either through 'Outright 1reason 'Or honest
both S'odally and financ1. ally The sue-c'ess of the annual thought that the repre'sentatibvles I.gnorance. And ... the de'mand'IS that such conduct WI'11 no
.. . . .. who handled the votmg tao es -longer be tolerated. Much though1 and study have been spent
affaIr ,IS a tnbute to ItS chaIrman, Jack Welch, and to a and the pre-ballot preparatIOns 'On this problem and one 'of the answers has been this arnendsmall
body of men who formed the active part of his were too bIased, and thus con- ment ..."
committee. But why was the b.Iggest,affaIr o- f the year tnbuted to the way fthe dvoht'e Nextheoutl'med the purpose f th ,1 ,g'ld' h 0 e proposa s I mg eac
. . ? resulted, Thes,e men re ute' IS objectively with striking examples: "We must first make the
thrust upon the shoulders of SIX or seven men. Perhaps statement ,by clalmmg they 'Observation that the Bricker Amendment endeavors to do not one,
the "F,airfield DI1ones" were again resting up so that were appomted by the, ChaIr but two things, .. to plug two allegedly glaring weaknesses in
they could find somethinO' to criticize about the Carnival. to d' o thIS.' 'a,nd thedy' carnedthoiurt lour ,eons1.ltuh' ona1 posl't1,'ons: one, t he d'Iscret'lonary ,authon'ty m.
, b theIr, dutIes accor ,!DIg, to e foreign affairs which past presidents ,have exercised throu.gh ex-
They oCouldn ,t! conS'Clences . . . whlc~ they ecutive agveements, and two, the intervention of the United
Not only are ,the "drones' not willing to work on a alsserted wt~re ,c1Jlh,ear. Dunng thlde Nations in our awn domestic situation.
. ..ong mee Ing ere were WI" d P t d 1 't', , th
ProJ'ect most won't even support one ,If all the work IS " d h' h d- The terms Yalta an 0 s am are no onger CI les m e
, ~ccusatl~ns rna e, W IC aceor. Crimea 'and Germany, but they have become symbols of fearful
done for them. The attendance at dances, basketball mg to thIS reporter were un]ustI- blunders in whioh we lost .halfof Eu.l'Ope and China, and made
gameS, club meetings or even the number who voted on fithed. 0
1
ne was
b ,
thtaht the m~nflat our entire war eff'Ort a ghastly farce.
. e e ectlOn 00 were m u-an
important Constiotutional Amendment IS proof encing the voters to vote yes', in Different Powers
enough of that. favor of the amendment. When " ,
. . h h" h h I wenrt to cast my baUot duving i "As we all know ... through the ConstItutIon, certam powers
WIth ,the school year n~anng t .e o~e stre-tc. '. t. e the second< period there were have been delegated by the states ,to the federal :government, plus
various classes are plannIng ,the1r spnng actIVItIes five or six men in the process the power, necessary and proper, to 'carry these powers 'out.
(Proms, picnics, etc.), and every student is needed to of voting and not one of them Powers not delegated and not covered by the n~cessary and
h I Th"ll b th I t h' f' t seemed to be pressured; in fact proper clause ... are reserved t,o 1he States, ThIS reSIdue of
e p 'Out. " IS V;,1 e. e. as c ance or m,any 0 I cast my ballot all myself. St~te power is kn:own as the State police power. And basically
escape the drone claSSIficatIon so we hope tha;t. e:r~ry I, During the meeting those not thIS polIce power IS for the safeguardmg of the lIves, morals, and
man will get "on ,the ball" ,and 'Support these aotlvlhes. ,m favor of the amendment property of the cItIzens of the States.
B F J seemed to be under the impres- P 1° P
• •• sion that certain members want- 0 Ice ower
ed the a~endment just t~ take I "Under the ,police power states <have passed laws of v,arious
an opposIte attItude agamst, a I types, including those safeguardmg the WIld ammal lIfe of 1!he
certam group " . .. thIS bOlls State ... Canada,about the time 'of the "first W'orld Wa,r, became f r0m down to a conflIct m perso~alI-: concern~d 'Ov~r the fate 'of certain migratory birds which spent
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... t h.· s tIes. As I saw It there was no theIr wmters m the regIOn of the Gulf of MeXICO and theIr sum- basis' for this viewpoint on their mel'S in Canada. Canada feared that while crossing the Unite,d
part. The proponents of this States these migratory birds would be destroyed . ' , The result
C0 rner amendment wanted ItS passage was 'a treaty with the U.S. f,or the establishment of "prudent
••• because they felt that it would hunting regulations." Then Congress passed ,a law enforcing the
be benefiCIal to the Semor Class terms of the treaty on the American people.
in the long run. It is my conten- .,
tion that there were no politics (Contmued on Page SIX)
entering into this issue ,at all,
for what benefits could, be de-rived
from doing this, since the
Seniors will be graduating come
June. Could it have been that
they felt that the future Senior
classes would be far the better
because of it; that they felt that
outside oI1ganizations should
have no representation on the
Council; or that they believe
that all Senior representatives
should be elected by their class
directly, and therefore know
that they are above all representing
them and not the
NFCCS? It is not mine to take
sides ,arbitrarily, but to report
the situation a's I saw it . . .
any way the Byrne-Devine
Amendment is passed, and the
Council saw fit not to invalidate
the balloting. All'S' quiet on the
Fairfieldl front.
Vassar College Invites Fairfield
Men . . , The Newman
Club of Vass'ar College invited
25 men to a weekend consisting
of an informal dance and dinner,
Communion breakfast and
play. This sounds good, so if )'lou
plan to journey to PO'ughkeep-
(Continued on Pa.ge Fave)
February 25, 1954 THE STAG Page 3
Forunl
Public
Ajfairs
At
Dr. Norman Talks
When you pause ••• make it count •.• have a Coke ,',
By RUDY LANDRY
ER
WE t>~
NUGGET
at the
Thru the week with Mac.
Speaker
MRS. MILDRED GRILLO
Crippled Children's Work Shop
Time 7:30
GOLDE
Club Notes
TONIGHT
EDUCATIO CLUB DL
MON .:-----
John CalIon. Chairman
Education Club Idate. Full cooperation is ex-
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pected on the part of the Fair-n
es ay, e ruary , ,field Club,
members of the Fairfield Edu-I I
cation Club .attended a Delegate Italian Club In the last issue of the STAG, I the characters of the novel "are At the meeting of the Public
Council meeting at New Haven Jerry Malefronte was ap_\Etherle apWPeareh~ a
l
treVlt'ew °lflnToht pecple but symbolic types." Affairs Forum held on Thur.;day
'., , ve yn aug 51 a es nove, ey are types, but they are not '
State Teachers College. Bill pamted chairman for the club s Love Among the Ruins. by Art1 symbolic. With one or two ex- February 18, Doctor Norman
Prer:dergast, '55, and Bob Foley, first dmner meetmg of the year Bennett. In it he made several ceptions, they are all progressive Idiscussed some of the factors
'54, were the delegates from ~md, It IS hoped. that partlclpa- assertions which this reader Ihumanitarians logically devoted I' whlCh affected the recent up-
F . fi Id U"t air e mversl y. tlo'1n1 fhro1m thekenttlhre studetnt body finds do not truly evaluate the to the precepts' of Great State. r:.'s.mgs m. Italy. WI e p rna e e even a suc- content of the book. When the Mi12s, who is fortunately a
Dinner and Speaker cess when final preparatlOns are reviewer says, "Satire is satire pyrcmaniac provesl himself a . .
made and the commitments I d h't 1 f . ' . 1 . Christian Party
A dinner meeting will be held settled . sUIPtposet' an" has I.S o::Jrfi) ptacle allure and becomes IloglCial. . . .
on Thursd<ay, February 25, at . " _ m I era ure, .e IS ",e m e Y The Loved One . In hIS Interestmg lecture, Doc-the
Golden Nugget Restaurant •The club also enJoyed a pre Implymg that s~tlre as a temper Some of the symbolIc ele- tor Norman showed how the
in Bridgeport at 7:00 p.m. Guests I s"ntatlOn by M~'nGuar~~~~ an~ o~ art has no smgular appeal to ments in the book are: ruins, IChristian I?emocratic Party in
of the Education Club will in_;a few"records 0 the 1 gua hIm. That may be. a.legltlmate ,bearded lady, fire, and plastIc. Italy IS bemg attacked by the
clude Fr. Mc Peake, Dr. Rogalin Iphone. tenet to have, but It IS not le~I-1 It is curious to see the parallel Communists and the left wing
and Mr. Stuart. The princi- . tlmate to brmg m thIS pr~Judlce between The Loved One and pclitical parties, some of which
pal speaker will be Mrs. Mildred, Radio Club Ito a cntIclsm SInce an obJectIve Love Among the Ruins. In both criginally belonged to the
Grillo, the Director of Retarded'I' "Light Over Nagasaki" will evaluatlon IS so much more dlffi-I novels there is one in.dividual Christian Democratic party as
Children in Bridgeport, who is be recorded on Fnday, February, cult to attam: who IS' capable of havmg true It was' assembled m 1948 by
also a student in Fairfield Grad- I\26, and will be presented, over Waugh m the Future klve, and, once he finds it re~ect-I ~iGasperi. He said the current
uate School. WNAB during the Novena of In the first place, Donne and ed, he gIves m to SUICIde. LIter- ,rIots are attempts to embarass
Plans are also being made for Grace, March 8-12. SWIft have nothmg to do WIth ally, both get burned up. The: the new Christian government
the club's annual banquet to be' On March 3, a rehearsal for Vlctcn~n satlre, for they were symbol of fire. can mean ~est~uc-I in Italy.
held on April 28, a Wednesday, I"The Living God" will be held, : more VItal In m~tho~ a.nd mes- tlon, purgatlOn,. IllummatlOn" .
but prior to the 'I"ehearsal a Isage. The Vlctonan .,atlnsts, as and fervor. Is Miles destroyed: Too Many Parties
Chemistry Club short business meeting will be Ford Mado~ F.ord ably put. It, by love or purged by fire? Love I
. Iheld for the purpose of electing had the vltalit~ of Polomus. was out of place among the Doctor Norma~ also showed
PreparatlOns were begun for Ia new correspond'ing secretary Actually Waugh IS m the tradl- ruins! Even plastic cannot cover how the complexIty of problems
the thIrd annual banquet to be and a ublicity director tion of Donne and Swift with his over the decadence. Symbolism Iin Italy, due to the presence of
held III May, w~lOh should prove p . Iverbal adroitness and satiric and paradox go well with satire Iso many "splinter parties" as
to be a very enJoyable occaslOn.\ M t rt Cl b symbolism. In both The Loved which in turn lends easily to well as the effects of the war,
At the la;st meetmg a talk by e ropo I an u i One. and Love Among the the p~rception' of themes and. the depresS'~on, and the political
Paul Guevm was presented to Members of the club are hav- Ruins. it is the overall inversion ideas i dIfficultIes m the TrIeste prob-the
club on the needs, applica-! ing a party March 6 at Hollis, of values presented in seeming- . Ilem, has led Italy to .suffer her
hon and qualItl~s of the process L.I. A good crew IS expec~ed and ly ridiculous situations- which (Continued on Page Five) many present difficulties.
of water softenmg m the home als-o a good tlme IS' promIsed for gives these novels their potency.
and industry. all. ' And, by the way, are the situaOn
the second Thursday of tions so "ridiculous" that they I
Social Planned March the club will donate blood are like "grammar school pro-
Due to the enjoyable time as a ,group. (A very good Idea, phesy?" Notice how Sinclair
last November when the Fair- and one which all clubs should Lewis' prophetic world, has be- I
field Chemistry Club was guest encourage among their mem- come a commonplace reality.,
at St. Joseph's, the club is plan- bers.) Evelyn Waugh depicts the fu-ning
to invite them to attend an Plans are being made for the Iture rather accurately - if our I
evening here at Fairfield. Chair- Met's annual spring dance. faith in the Welfare State and
man of the proposed event is . inevitable progress is carried out
John Nori and he has suggested, Notice To 1to its logical conclusion.
a businesS' meeting, followed by i Freshmen and Sophcllllores Symbolic Types? I
a buffet supper, movies and a so-I Watch for further announce- Secondly, Mr. Bennett in the'
cial to make up the agenda of ment of developments, of the an-\ course of his review, says that I
the evening. The club is now \nual Freshman-Sophomore Prom I
awaiting confirmation of the to be held April 30. IOfficer
~ 111(( 1-.'" ~;.tiCandidate I
G.. h:.) ((\\{.~;. ct ? School~ USMC:
V<t!~i' ~ (1)') '\ Washington, D.C.-All newly ~ enrolled Marine officer candi-
:::- dates will be required to serve
an extended period< of active
duty after being commissioned, I
according to General Lemuel C'I
Shepherd, Jr., Commandant of
the Marine Corps. ,
. Current and future officer re-I
quirements of the Marine Corps,
as they are presently indicated,
make desirable longer periods Ii
of active service for all newly
commissioned reserve officers,
General Shepherd said this I
week.
I
Three Year Service I
The Marine Corps has com- .
. pleted plans to make certain I
that a college man who enrolls
------ in the Platoon Leaders Class I
~---------------------------l after 1 July 1954 will be requir- I
ed to serve three years of active I
.. commissioned service, instead of II
the present two-year tour.
EXElIllption '
Officer Candidate Course can-J
didates enrolled subsequent to i
1 February 1954 are subject to I
. this new policy change now.'
This new obligated active duty I
service does not apply to OCC
and PLC cand'idates who are! BOTILED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA·COLA COMPANY BY
currently enrolled or whose ap-I The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York. Inc.
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$1.50 al; nor does it apply to reserve 1-------------------------.:..-.:..-. , .!.Iofficers now on active duty.
February 25, 1954
weather permitting. One afternoon
last Fall, a few of the
cross-country men noticed Harry
running and asked him to
run for the team. Harry agreed
and without the benefit of any
coaching he took second place
in the first 5 mile meet he ever
participated in. Then he proceded
to roll up four consecutive
wins, and finished the season
by being the school's out-tanding
runner.
Golf
In the spring it is still "all
work and no play" for Harry,
since he runs track and plays
golf. Participating in his first
collegiate golf meet, Harry shot
a splendid 73. He consistently
shot in the 70's and low 80's
for the remainder of the season
In between golf matches, Harr;
runs the 2 mile event in track
Come spring, however, Harry
plans to stop playing badminton
until next fall so he can
practice track. He is the first
to admit that he needs a little
coaching and he is willing to
stop badminton so tlhat he miJght
help the track team.
In Action
If any of the readers wish to
see Harry in action before
spring, he works out practically
every night at the Westport
YMCA. I am sure that all of the
student body at Fairfield wishes
Harry luck in all of his future
athletic endeavors. It takes
courage to participate in all
the athletics that Harry does
without receiving any publicity;
but, for Harry, it's all in
a day's work.
By BOB HAJAS
Harry Quinn, Nation's eighth ranking Badminton champ.
Track Team Star
It was through badminton
that Harry was "found" by fellow
classmates. Being a perfectionist
and a tireless worker,
Harry keeps in shape by running
from 2 to 5 miles a day,
HARRY QUINN ENTERS
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1260 Main St.
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THE STAG
Ethical
Pharmacy
Stags Sink
(Continued on Page Five)
Roche (7) tries block in Quonset game.
Sports News and Views
Bridgeport - The sweetest victory of the season came when
the Stags outran UB for a 79-63 win. Al Clinkscales starred for
the Knights, but a freshman. Ed Dizcowski, blossomed into a
star fo)." the Stags and he, along with Roche, Markovic. Gerwien.
Lane and O'Connell. were just too much for the over·rated Purple,
Stonehill - Fred Lane again scored 20 as he led the Stags
to a 68-56 victory 'over 'highly-rated Stonehill in Massachusetts.
Another Frosh, Jack Shortell, showed weI'l to add to the Stag
bench strength.
St. Anselm's - For the ,third time the Saints from New
Hampshire ·edged the Stags by a two point margin, this time
coming from behind in the dosing minutes to win 64-62 in Man-cfuester,
N.H. O'Oonnell led the 10uring Stags with 14. I
lona - Richie Guerin, great lona star, soored 38 points to
lead his Gaels toa 77-63 win over the Stags. T,he giant Gaels I
had too much heigJht 'for the S1ags, despite the sensational play I
of Roche and Gerwien under the boards. O'Connell aglain led
the Stags with 13. '
New Britain - 'Dhe sensational shooting of Eddie Dizoowski
inspir,ed the Stags to romp away from TCC, 87-57, before another
large crowd in the North End Boys' Club, Bridgepo,rt. Eddie
hooped 27 points in the rout. I
11.-- -'
With the 'final g,ame :: ~h:Bs:a:~n scheduled for Saturday 'I Navy Flyers night against arlYh rival University of Bridgeport, the entire record . . .
of 'the past season should give some indication of the Red Stags' WIth BIb JIm. Roche and, Bob For two and one-half years now, Fairfield Univer-chances
against the Purple Knights. IGerWlen grabblllg off 40 re- sity has been most fortunate to have Harry Quinn as .a
bounds the Stags coasted to an
Adelphi _ 'Dhe Stags opened the season with a 70-59 upset. easy win over New Haven, me~ber 'of its student b~dy. ~a~ry .is a 6'1", .160 pound
over Adelphi College. Led by 'big Bobby Gerwien the Stags Teaahders, N70-59Hbeforewa hgfoiOd Jumor, who had the envIOUS dlstmctlOn of bemg ranked
used thel.r f,ast b,reak t a ·coast •h orne I.II froni af the ta'11e' r Pantn"er3. cmreonw h'Itnt' ewd abvlen.fi It thve el.f!ht'h'm the recent NatI.onal Badmm. ton seedm. gs He 1 ling au e gures e ~. .
Stags turned on the steam and also was the backbone of la:st year's very successful
sent the Owls down to their Ioross-country team. Besides this' he is .a m~mber of the
fcurth d'efeat against 11 wins. '
O'Connell Gerwien Lane Roche Itrack 'and golf teams.
and DZiz~owski ali hit 'double ---"-."----
figures for Fairfield. Leon Inglese,
Bernie Pichowski, and
Wally Camp led New Haven.
Quonset Point '1
The Stags gained some revenge
over the Quonset Point I
'I Naval Air Station's Flyers by
plllnlllg an 88-79 loss on them.
.The Flyers with five men well
:bove six feet on their team
couldn't cope with the fast
breaking tactics used by the'
Stags' in the first half and he
Stags' led by Roche, Lane and
O'Connell led 47-24 at halftime.
In the second half the Flyers
cut the Stag lead to 15 points
a,s they broke out with a rash of I
baskets, but Bobby Markovic en- :
tered . t.he game and cooled off I
the VIsItors WIth a great display I
of ball handling and defensive
'play. Bob Gerwien took up the
I scoring slack in the second half
and the Stags, went on to win.
Top Scorers
Gerwien Slcored 21 points for
the Stags hitting on a great
------..---- number of drive-ins and layup!
shots. O'Connell scored 20, his'
Quonset Point - The Stags opened an ill-fated road trip best effort of the campaign,
wibh ,a 74-55 loss to the powerful Fliers. Jim Roche led the Stags, mostly on driving onehanders
but his eff'opts were not enough as the rest of the team couldn't from the ins'ide. Fred Lane,
get started. dassy ballhander, scored 19, I
Providence - The Friars edged the slumping Stags 72-69 nine of them from the foul line.j
for the' second loss of the season for Fairfield. Providence's top Duke Roche again led the Stags
star, Bobby Moran, and his mates trailed for most of the night, under the boards until he fouled I
but came on fast in the final period to pull the upset. out in the fourth period. The \---- --.- -
Stag's record now stands at 10-6, National Ranking
St. John's - The smaller Stags outplayed, 'Outfcught, and d Q ' 22 I outscored the potent Redmen fr,om Brooklyn for three ,periods, an uonset s at -11. The best way to describe Har-but
after four of the starting five fouled out, the Fairfielders ---------------- ry's atheltic prowess is to list
collapsed, and St. John's won it 75-53. Fred Lane flashed for his achievements. While a jun-
Fairfield, scoring 20 points, tops for both teams. ior at Fairfield Prep, Harry MAIN TIRE & gained state-wide recognition
Rider - The Stags returned home and got 'back on the win- APPLIANCE CO. by capturing high honors at the
ning side ,of the ledger with a 67-59 win. Gerwien and Lane led Connecticut State Junior Bad-the
Stags to this big win, and they evened their record at 3-3. 1629 Main St. Bridgeport minton Tournament. He was
Providence - The Stags gained :revenge by sWlamping the Tel. 4-3104 champ in coth class "A" and
Friars 74-62 before a packed house in Waierbury. Bob Markovic I class "B" divisions. After this
flashed in front of his hQI11etown crowd in leading the Stags to '- '1· outstanding fete, Harry was
their fourth win. ranked· 3rd nationally in the
Manhattan _ The tall and talented J,aspers were givenai,junior classifications. Then up-i
on graduation from the "Prep"
scare by the speedy Stags, but managed to ,raLly in the closing The New in 1951, he was invited to par-minutes
to win 84-72 in New York. Bob Gerwien's 26 points R ticipate in National Invitation
were not enough to cope with O'Connor and Cahill of Manhattan, udy's Badminton tourney in Wash-who
scored 42 between them. ,ington, D. C. Harry bowled
STEAK HOUSE lover some formidable opposi-
Post Road, corner Pine Creek ,tion and entered the finals in
the tournament only to be de-feated.
Harry then toured the
Eastern part of the country,
playing in Minneapolis, Baltimore
and Montreal, Canada.
The week-end, Feb. 19-21, found
Harry journeying to Boston,
Mass., to participate in the annual
New England Open Badminton
tourney. At this tournament,
the top teams and players
in New England were on 'hand
along with the best that Canada
had to 'offer. 'Harry was quite optimistic
about his chances, and
why shouldn't he be? ... look
at his record!
Page 4
Merrimack - With Coach Hanrahan giving his benc~ plenty
of action, the Stags added their second victory to the record
books, this one an 86-63 win over the visiting Warriors f,rom
MassaClhusetts.
February 25, 1954 THE STAG Page 5
Rev. W. J. Ong, S.J.
COUNCIL DRUMS
WHERE TO GET MORE DETAILS:
Contact your nearest Aviation Cadet Selection Team,
Air Force ROTC Unit or Air Force Recruiting Offlcer.
Or write to: Aviation Cadet, Headquarters,
U. S. Air Force, Washington 25, D. C.
He's a Bombardment Officer ... in full control of the plane
over the target area ... tDe Air Force Officer who "lowers
the boom" on the enemy.
What the Aircraft Observer gets
He ·earns over $5,000 a year. His silver Aircraft Observer
wings give him prestige and distinction, and he wears the
bars of an Air Force Lieutenant. They mark him as the
eyes, ears, and brains ofAmericc's Number One flying team.
What it takes to be an Aircraft Observer
The Aircraft Observer must be sound oflimb, keen of mind,
and above all, must have the determination to be the best.
To qualify as an Aircraft Observer you must be single,
between 19 and 26l/z years old, and a high school graduate.
However, it will be better for you and the Air Force if you
stay in college and graduate before you apply. {hen you,
too, can be one of the best ... as an Aircraft Observer.
SPORT NEWS AND'VIEWS
(Continued from Page Four)
New Haven Teachers - Another win for the Sta,gs as they
w'hipped the Owls 73-59. The rebounding of Roche 'and Gerwien
again made the differnce.
Curry - With the reserves playing all the way, the Stags
easily routed a hapless Curry five 78-47. Frosh Pedro Tag,atac
led the Stags with 15, and all the reserves ohipped in ag~inst
Curry.
Quonset Point - The Stags evened an earlier defeat by the
Fliers with an 88-79 win at the North End Boys' Club, Bridgeport.
Bob Gerwien, Jack O'Connell and Fred Lane scored 61 points
in the big win.
With the LeMoyne, St. Michael's and TCC ,games yet to be
reported, the record stands at 10-6, and 'another win over UB
should add a little more lustre to an already g10wing season.
Foot Note: At 'press time we learned that LeMoyne defeated
the Stags 86-74, and 'On the road trip, Fairfield came back to take
St. Michael's 79-78.
WAUGH AGAIN
(Continued from Page Three)
Healthful Awareness
I believe that what saves
Waughian satire from Mr. Bennett's
charge of "s'avage satiric
levity" is the use of symbolism
in a setting of the future. Utter
viciousness would have resulted
had the author been deadlier in
ihis method, and had the setting
been the present. Whereas one
comes away from Nineteen
Eighty-Four horrified, and from
Huxley'sl Brave New World
mesmerized, one can put down
Love Among the Ruins with a
healthful awareness.
t; lr.s·~IR
I N THE still of the night-high above a sleeping American
city-an unidentified aircraft is spotted. In a matter of
seconds a lightning-like jet interceptor takes to the air.
Unerringly, with an Aircraft Observer showing the way, the
Air Force F-94 Night Fighter speeds to intercept the
stranger. The Aircraft Observer is the man behind the pilot
-the officer who keeps America's planes flying on course
and on target. Without him the Air Force couldn't do its job.
He's a Radar Officer ... employing an all seeing eye that
penetrates where human sight fails.
He's an Aircraft Performance Engineer Officer know-ing
everything there is to know about his plane keeping
it fit for the skies and ready for action.
He's a Navigation Officer ... plotting his plane's course
... with an entire crew depending on him for a safe flight.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
What is the Aircraft Observer?
The Freshman Class witH
have its fir,st class meeting
on Thursday, March 4th, during
1!he second period.
The purpose ·of this meeting
will be to discuss the
Freshman-Sophomore Formal,
to be held on Friday,
April 30, 1954.
It :is irnJportant that the
members of the Class of '57
attend this first meeting and
give their support to this important
event.
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Day as a holiday, BUT we will
receive a day off sometime
around that date. Well that's
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Tuesday evening March 9,
Walter J. Ong, S.J., will lecture
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the American Catholic Mind."
Father Ong is a sometime Guggenheim
Fellow, and a professor
of English at St. Louis University.
The last lecture of the series,
"A Contemporary Crisis, for
Catholic Humarnism," will be
given by Herbert Marshall McLuhan
of the University of Toronto,
Tuesday evening, March
23
(Continued from Page Two)
sie, give your name to Jerry
Malefronte or Ed Devine.
Father Healy Visits Council
... th'e Student Council was
honored by the attendance of
our Dean. Father Healy offered
some constructive criticisms
after observing the meeting in
its entirety. He also answered
any questions or grievances that
the Oounci1 had to offer, such
as what happened to the Bellarmine
Lectures. Fatlher Healy
implied that the Bellarmine Lectures
have only been temporarily
discontinued, and will
most likely resume some time
in the future.
Each lecture will be given in
the Saint Joseph College auditorium,
and will begin at 8:15
o'clock. There will be no charge
for admission, and! members of I
our student body and faculty
are cordially invited to attend. I
The first lecture in the series
was given by Professor Howard
Rollin Patch of the English
Department of Smith Coll:ege.
Professor Patch spoke on "The
Individual and the Type in
Mediaeval Literature."
The third' annual McAuley
Lecture Series', sponsored by
Saint Joseph College, West
Hartford, Connecticut, began on
Tuesday evening, Feb. 23.
Professor Patch
McAuley
Lectures
Series
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With this issue of THE STAG.
Robert R. Petrucelli, '54. retires
as Editor-in-Chief. The members
of the Staff and the Reverend
Moderator take this opportunity
to thank him for his competent,
g e n e r 0 u s and self-sacrificing
management of our College publication.
FAIRFIELD INTERPRETS THE NEWS
(Continued from Page Two)
Precedent
"Immedi,ately objections came from the States ... But in the
historic case of Missouri vs. Holland, the Court informed the
States that as a soverign nation the treaties made under the
authority of <the United States are as coextensive as the treaty
power of 'ofuer nations ... Consequently, we f'ace this ;paradox
under the delgated powers of the Constitution, Congress is unable
to regUllate wild life, but under the treaty power, it can. And this
mean the invasion of state rights.
"With this fact duly appreciated, we can see w:hy our membership
in the U.N. should cause some alarm. Not only does our
joining this international or~anization constitute a treaty, but
every subsequent treaty within the U.N. constitutes a treaty, and
the result is the rather disturbing picture of the nations of fue
world, some 'of them not too interested in our welfare, meddling
in our domestic affairs.
Hopes
Now we look at the other side of the scale: "How valid are
these fears entertained by <the proponents of the Bricker Amendment?
Can the U.N. disturb the American way of life? And can
the president be restricted in his power to enter into ,executive
agreement?
Separation of Powers
"Let us eX'amine the second point first. Under our principle
of separation of powers, the President is not responsible to Congress
for their approval through legislation. F'uture Yalta 'and
Potsdam agreements could be made with 'or without suoh ,an
amendment to the Constitution. Consequently, in respect to this
phase of the problem, the amendment is futile.
"Regarding the second objective of the amendment preventing
a treaty from becoming effective ,as internal law in the U.S.
unless implemented by legislation, we find it necessary ... any
fe,ar that our domestic affairs can be effected by 'Others is :groundless,
simply because Congress has the power to prevent any such
action.
"It is a point in our constitutional law that should there be
any conflict between the clauses of a treaty and a congressional
statute, both of them constitute part of the Supreme Law of the
Land, that the more recent of the two should controL Consequently,
then, should any treaty in whole or in part, whether
made within or without the U.N., Congress has the power of
overriding it. And if necessary, ,over the veto of the President.
In fact, if Congress so wishes, we could leave the U.N. by a simple
resolution and send its headquarters in New York City back to
Genev,a 01' elsewhere, bag and baggage. Why is it necessary
under <this situation to propose a Bricker Amendment?" Furthermore:
"... the U.N. has no legislative power and with the Security
OouncH is 'hamstrung by the veto. Then remains only the
General Assembly with its power 'Of recommendation. A recommendaion
is about as weak a governmental action as ·one could
imagine."
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The scale has moved, and Mr. McCarthy can confidently conclude:
"'Dhus we see with the nullifying power 'of our Congress
and the basic weakness within the U.N. itself, fears of its meddling
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either Congress or the States ,are mere phantoms of fue imagination
... on either count, the Bricker Amendment is <to no pUlipose
,and might be a source of embarrassment in the future."
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