Vol. V-No. 14 Published By Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn.
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May 6, 1954
GLEE CLUB WILL SING AT
CARNEGIE TOMORROW
At Education Club dinner: l. to
r .. William Prendergast, Father
Healy, S.J.. Mr. Paquin.
Secretary of the Student Council,
reporter for the Stag, Publicity
Director for Sodality, the
Debating Society, Sodality and
a Bridgeport Area Club member.
Treasurer
John Kulowiec, '55, 'of Stamford,
was elected treasurer. A
star pitcher on the Flairfield
nine for three years, John has
served the Sodality well also
for three years, and found time
to make the Dean's list,
Secretary
Salvatore L. Fama, '57, from
Ansonia, is next year's secretary.
Although only at Fairfield
one year, Sal has shown his
leadership qualities in all his
school activities. A member of
the Glee Club, Sal is also working
with the Freshman Debating
Society.
Publicity Director
As Publicity Director for the
Sodality a freshman was elected,
James H. Rourke of Bridgeport.
A member of the StUdent
Council land the C.I.S.L., Jim is
also Treasurer of the FreshmanSophomore
Debating Society
and a member of the C.eD. in
the Sodality,
This article would not be
complete if there was no men(
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The Education Club held its
third, and most successful, annual
banquet, Tuesday, April
27th. The guest speaker at the
banquet was Mr. Lawrence Paquin,
Director of Secondary Education
for the Town of Fairfield.
Mr. Paquin
Mr. Paquin, who is co-author
of three text books, an experienced
administrator and educator
spoke on the subject "Practical
Experience in Education."
Mr. Paquin stressed the fact
that the education systems
throughout the country will welcome,
with open arms, all those
interested in the teaching profession
and that opportunities
in the field of education are
practically unlimited. In this
connection he pointed out that
in a matter of a few years the
number of students in schools
is going to double and that as a
result there will be a terrific
dema,nd for teachers,
One of the highlights of Mr.
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By JAMES H. ROURKE. '57
New Prefect
Elected to lead the Sodality
as Prefect was a Sooialist who
has worked for the Sodality for
three years, John E. Onofrio,
'55, of New Haven. In addition
to serving as Treasurer of the
Sodality this year, John worked
very hard for the Catholic
Truth Section in displaying and
selling pamphlets, This was the
first year the Sodality had any
funds in its treasury and no one
but John deserves the credit for
that accomplishment. Although
the Sodality receives most of
John's time, he still claims .a
position on the Dean's List and
is a member of the New Haven
Area Club.
EDUCATION CLUB ENDS
YEAR WITH BANQUET
The men who will have the
responsibiIity of running the
Sodality for the next year were
selected at a general meeting
on Tuesday, April 27, 1954.
These men will have the opportunity
to help develop one of
the schools most important activities,
and will, at the same
time, realize the fine work done
by this year's officers.
John E. Onofrio., ~55., Elected
As Our New Sodality Prefect
Vice-Prefect
A very able and conscientious
Sodalist was elected as
vice-prefect, Peter De Marco,
'56, of Bridgeport. Peter's school
activities are most numerous:
May Day Mass
By Fr. Rector
On Wednesday morning, May
5, Rev. Joseph D. FitzGerald,
S.J., Rector and President of
Fairfield University celebrated
the annual May Day Mass on
the south porch of Bellarmine
Hall. The Mass was witnessed
by over 1500 people, including
University students, members of
the faculty, parents and honored
guests.
In Honor of Blessed Mother
The Mass was celebrated in
honor of the Virgin Mother to
whom the month of May is
dedicated, and offered for the
conversion of Russia and world
peace. Preceding the Mass there
was a procession of the faculties
and ~oint student body who recited
the Rosary while marching
to the south porch. Also preceding
the Mass, the Seat of
Wisdom Sodality of Catholic
Men Teachers held their first
solemn reception of new members
under the direction of their
Moderator, the Rev. John L.
Bonn.
On April 28, 1954 F'ather
O'Callaghan announced that
Dick Forbes was chosen Editorin-
Chief of the 1954 MANOR. On
the same release appeared the
names of the following men to
assist Dick. Assistant EditorGerry
Coiley; Business Manager-
Jack Buckley; Photogra-phy
Editor-Charles Umstatter;
Asst. Photography Editor-Walt
Madigoski; Art Editor-Charles
Hanosovsky; Sports Edi,tor-Bob
Joy; Make-up-Editor-Bob Murren;
and Literary Editor-Tex
McGrath.
Officers of The Mass
The officers of the Mass were:
Rev. Francis X. Carty, S.J.,
Principal of College Preparatory
School, as Deacon of the
Mass; Rev. Edward J. F,ayne,
S.J., Assistant Principal of T,he
Prep School, as Sub-Deacon of
the Mass, The sermon was
preached by the Rev. Arthur J.
McCarty, S,J., a member of the
Preparatory School Faculty. Invitations
were extended to all
plastors and curates of the
Bridgeport area.
Staff Is Chosen
For '55 Manor
Officers of Class of '55: l. to r ..
Sec. Carmen Vegliante. VicePres.
Richard Duchelle, Pres.
Gary Carney. Treas. Robert
Gerwien.
Officers Class of '56: l. to r ..
Pres. Daniel Reed. Vice-Pres.
Donald Kerwin, Treas. Thomas
Sheehan. Sec. Paul ZimmiUi.
By
PETER A. DE MARCO '56
Class Elections Are Sparl{ed
By Politics and Soap-Box
I
Solists
Featured soloists will be
Jeanette La Bianca, colo,ratura
soprano; Jack Russell, baritone
on TV's "Your Show of Shows;"
Marie Jeanne, prima ballerina
Monte Carlo Ballet; William
Dollar, choreographer; and the
Fairfield University Glee Club.
Simon Harak, director.
Program
The orchestra will open the
concert with ORPHEUS IN THE
UNDERWORLD from Offenbach,
followed by MIDNIGHT
IN PARIS from Conrad-Magid-
The honor of opening the son which will be sung by the
eighth season of the spring con- Fairfield Glee Club with the
cert series at Carnegie Hall has orchestra providing the backbeen
given to the Fairfield Uni- ground arrangements. The Glee
versity Glee Club. Student en- Club will then follow with two
thusiam over the selection of songs, the ever popular STOUT
their choral group has been ex- HEARTED MEN from Romberg
cellent, and it is expected that· and the beautiful WHEN I LIFT
a large delegation representing MY HEART IN PRAYER by
the student body will be present Messrs. D'Artega and White.
to encourage the group in its Jeanette La Bianca, soprano,
first Carnegie appearance. The will then do V 0 ICE S OF
faculty and the student body, SPRING by Strauss and DOINA
at this time, extend their wishes by Secunda, this will be folfor
a very successful concert. lowed by the orchestra playing
The concert will open May 7th BALLET OF THE MEADOW
at 8:30 p.m. under the direction SPRITES by D'Artega. Jack
of Mr. Alfonso D' Artega, mu- Russell will then sing IN THE
sical director. STILL OF THE NIGHT by Cole
Porter and BALLAD OF THE
DUEL (from "Cy,rano de Bergerac")
by ·Skiles. The orchestra
will then do Symphony No.
4 in F Minor (Finale) from
Tschaikowsky. After the intermission
Marie Jeanne, Jeffery
Holder and Hubert Furrington
will dance to PERFUME SET
TO MUSIC. Jeannette La
Bianca and Jack Russell will
then sing a duet: "YOU ARE
LOVE" (from "Show Boat").
The combined efforts of the orchestra
and glee club will then
join in Oklahoma selections by
Rodgers-Hammerstein.
All the Student Council did
was to change the class officer
voting procedure - and bang!
Xavier Hall was turned into a
hub of political campaigning
from April 7, the date of the
primaries, to April 13, election
day.
New Election Procedure
The voting procedure in effect
previously, as upper-classmen
can recall, was the preferential
system. A system as complicated
as it sounds. A vote was
cast not only for the first choice
for that office, but also for second,
third, and fourth preferences.
As can easily happen,
therefore, a candidate with the
highest total of first place votes
can be nudged out by a candidate
piling up ballots in the
lower categories.
High Style Campaign
Meanwhile, it seemed as if
Xavier, or TammarJJY Hall was
invaded by a circus. Posters were
splashed up on every pillar and
free space in the cafeteria, out-
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Page Two THE STAG May 6, 1954
SPORTS EDITOR
Robert Hajas, '56
MAKE·UP EDITORS
Joseph Battagliola, '54
Robert Murren, '55
pose of his activity has to be
consonant with the nature of
the child. But the child is spiritual
and spiritual natures are,
by definition, immortal. It is
typically Marxist mental process
to insist that the educator
can be definite about some subsidiary
function like hygiene
and vague and indefinite about
the higher functions of the spirit
which connect the soul with
Eternal Destiny."
Emotion Or Reason
"Because of their vagueness,"
he continued, "those who have
no definite beliefs are bound to
reduce the human reactions to
unchristian behaviour to sheer
.emotion, so that instead of producing
a type capable of saying,
'I do not like Malenkov because
he represents an unethical system
of government,' they produce
those who can only say,
'he is not the sort of man I
would like to date.' Emotionbecause
there is not mind
enough to know, nor sufficient
force or clarity. in the second
reaction to overcome, our enemies.
This second reaction is ty.
pical of liberal secularists."
. American Religious Training
Father Christie deplored "the
socialistic outlook of those who
wished to get rid of a rich variety
in educational systems."
He said: "Those who assert that
there should only be one system
of education in a democracy
have been affected by Marxist
teaching and are attempting
intellectual mass production.
The business with education is
to develop the personality and
it is the different contributions
of varied groups which succeed
in creating a unified life in a
democracy." Father Christie
stated he was returning to England
"full of admiration for
everything I have seen here.
Among these is. the educational
achi€1vement of C a th a lie s.
'''This,'' he said, "is the most outstanding
factor in CatholicAmerican
life. And without such
religious training it is impossible
to sustain the democratic
way of life." He closed by hQping
that "while respecting other
educational systems inside the
.de.mocracy, Catholics will always
regard it their duty to
avoid sending their children to
the large secular institutions.
BUSINESS MANAGER
John Buckley, '55
EXCHANGE EDITOR
Edmund Measom, '57
EDITOR·IN-CHIEF
John K. Leonard, '55
MANAGING EDITOR
Bernard F. Joy, '55
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Ronald Beatty, '54 FIred Dori, '54
Robert Petrucelli, '54 John McDermott, '54
NEWS EDITOR FEATURE EDITOR
Al Pelligrino, '56 Gary Carney, '55
Th.omas Sheehan, ,56
CLUB NOTE EDITORS
Vincent DeRosa, '55 Paul Garrity, '56
The vitality and generosity
of Americans were praised Saturday,
April 24th, in a radio
broadcast by a Farm Street
Jesuit Priest in his first public
statement of American Life.
Respect For Religion
The speaker, the Rev. Joseph
Christie, S.J., chaplain of the
journalists in Fleet Street, London,
and internationally known
pamphleteer, debater and controversialist
stated that, "together
with its magnificent vitality
and generosity, there is
in the country a fundamental
respect for belief in religion, a
respect which is daily seen in
the attitude shown to priests,
nuns, and anyone who -represents
God. Even when people
are not church-going, which is
a sad thing," he added, "this
attitude of respect is apparent."
Must Be Aggressive
Father Christie spoke on the
program: "Fairfield University
Interprets the News" over Station
WNAB, Bridgeport, Connecticut,
,before his return to
England after a three months
lecture tour of the United States
He went on to add: "This situation
of respect for belief in religion,
of course, historically is
seen to deteriorate as it has in
Europe if our adherance is
merely to vague general principles.
But it does not if aggressive
attack on democracy is met
by that spirit which is created
by clear, definite, formulated
belief."
Dogmatists or Skeptics
"There is nothing vague about
the beliefs of the enemies of
democracy," he added. "We
know that democracy is a product
of clear, christian thinking.
But we have allowed ourselves
to be persuaded that it can only
be maintained and developed by
the prevention of any definite,
personal religious training. Too
much skepticism is being poured
into the milk of human kindness.
America was created by
dogmatists and it will not be
maintained by skeptics."
"When we say 'no religious
training" said Father Christie,
"we mean 'no religious men.' It
is very difficult to do anything
without a purpose. Education
is no different from any other
activity: the teacher must know
what he is training a child for.
In this he is not free. The pur-
REV. JOSEPH CHRISTIE
GIVES TALI( ON U.S.A.
Yet. from the general impres~
s,ion of the stud'ent body, it can
be inferred that our Council
has given a representative number
the impression that it does
not realize its· own function, ·i.e.
members have given the impression
that they are using
their positions for their own
immediate and personal ends.
his has been evidenced in their
negativism, personalism, etc.
This Negativism, especially, is
the product of a materialistic
mind and is, defini.tely a form of
Protestantism. And we might
observe at this point that "Negativism
for the sake of Negativism"
is far easily invalidated
than the other fallacy of "Art
for Art's s-ake."
cause
Is fame, the breath of popular
applause."
I might suggest that right
minded individuals are tired of
ponderous and negative bureauracy
and are satisfied only with
positive results - which results,
in our case, tend toward the
benefit of ourselves as human
- N.F.C.C.S. Jr. Delegate beings.
Fait Accompli
Because our government is going to sit down in
conference with Red China, a "hot issue" again rears
"To print our thoughts, the final
its head. Catholic opinion is not unanimous on the
question of admission of Red China to the United
Nations, and while I present here a strong case against
recognition of the Peiping ,regime, a necessary prelude
These thoughts. drawn from to U.N. membership, this author would carefully con- a two year association with the
sider opposing views. Student Courucil, will in aU
When Senator William Knowland spoke at the probability be manifestly unRepublican
Lincoln Day rally in Washington last Febru- popubr. It might be profitable,
ary, he made three pronouncements relative to the 'sub- nevertheles,s, to bear them in
ject. 'First, he approved ending the bloodshed in Korea. mind during the current elecSecondly,
he declared "We are not going to admit to tion.
the councils of free nations the aggressor ,responsible In the main. the purpose of
for that hloodshed." He concluded "We are not going elected government is to create
to recognize Red China." Although the Senator re- those conditions in which the
ceived applause second only to that of the President, govemed may perfect themand
despite the extreme coverage given to the rally, selves as, h~man ~eingS" In ~he
th l ·ttl t' f thO 'h Wh? IpartIcular, use uman to 'e- ere was 1 e or no men lOn 0 IS speec . y. note man, body and soul, with
Recognition among civilized nations is, traditionally, an eye not only to immediate
an important sign of progress. It was decidedly signifi- ends but to ultimate ends.
sant for United States prestige when France and then You must accept these preSpain
sent ambassadors to this country. Was not recog- mises,. They are mine only in so
nition by F,rance and England significant to Texas in far as they are Catholic. Furthe
1830's? And was it not highly decisive for the Latin thermore, they provide us' with
American Republics :in the 1820's? Certainly, full recog- solid grounds fo,r concluding
nition of the Soviet Union by the United States in 1933 that government, state or Stuwas
an event of incalculable importance. dent Council, has no right of
its own to exis,t, and conseWere
we to recognize Red China, the blow to the
quently should meet, discuss
oriental leaders trying to ally themselves with the and function only in so far as it
"West" would be im'measura<ble. In that -event, the is necessary to preserve those
resulting position of Formosa would entail the probable conditions.
defeat of the oldest oriental leader friendly to our cause.
Gandhi and Romulo have testified to the esteem in
which Chiang is held by Asiatics. Should we sell out
this rallying point to an obvious enemy, what incentive
remaIns for Korea, Indo-China, Japan, the Philippines,
Indonesia, or Pakistan to place further confidence in the
good faith of the United States?
Whatever sophistry may be used to ex-plain the
action of recognition, it will not hide to the Oriental the
fact of betrayal of an ally. Moreover what could be
regarded as our refusal to win in Korea is still vivid,
and has not it already been interpreted to mean that the
powerful U.S. could not defeat a third rate power? It
is indeed strange that those who insist on the necessity
of a defense perimeter east of New York show no
qualms at pulling our western defense back to San
Francisco! In the line of constructive
In the Security Council China sits as a permanent thought, we suggest that there
member with the power of veto. We shall have sur- should be a manifes·tation of inrendered
much when two of the ,five permanent votes tellect, i.e. distinguish between
leg·itimate criticism aimed· at
are necessarily ,against us. Bcause the Soviet had positiV'e result, and just being
walked out of the Council, we were .able to 'secure U.N. critical. If there is no positive
. K H d R d Ch' b aim evidenced in the agenda, backing on our entry mto orea. a e ma een· charity will suffer. In the words
sitting, what would have been the course of events? of Fr. Healy, "the 1ack of charIn
April, at Geneva, the United States of America ity, 'in the methods of this
sat down in conference with the Chinese Communist year's Council,' would sug·ges-t
that truth will not always be
government. True, Mr. Dulles has assured Congress attained." The conditions that
that this does not mean recognition, but what does create a divergence of view-point
will always be present.
recognition mean? To the Soviet, with its contempt for They should be used. to set up,
moralistic leg.alities, force is sole law and power, the aid and positively develop in
sole object of respect. The forthcoming April meeting our appreciation. This for the
most part has been considered
is not one merely of field commanders or lesser officials, the pr.oper realm of Student
but a top level diplomati,c conference, one in which we Council activities.
will have yielded to another the place of Free China as
fifth big power. May we not have by Communist standards
already recognized Red China in the only sense
worthy of the name?
Recognition of Red China? Question or ·accomplished
fact?
May 6, 1954 THE STAG Page Three
Campus
Personalities
John McDermott. '54. entering
Fairfield in his freshman year,
commanded a very active career
in school activities. Jack became
a member of both the Business
Club and the Public Affairs, in
which he remained his entire
four years at Fairfield, being
elected Vice-President in his
Junier year. The Debating Socity
also interested Jack and
he ,has been a member of this
club during his, Junior and
Senior years.
Jack has- also worked for the
Stag as a repo,rter, news editor,
and associate editor. He also
has taken a very active interest
in the C.I.S.L. As a member of
the N.F.C.C.S., he has served
as both Senior and Junior Delegate.
This year, Jack has served as
the Parliamentarian for the
Student Council, a member of
the Aquinas Academy, the
Manor, and the Norwa~k Club.
Law School is Jack's goa~ and
we wish him all the success in
the world.
Bill Clancy, ,only a short time
on campus, began immediately
to take an active part in stud,ent
affairs. After leaving St. Thomas
Seminary at the end of his
5econd year, Bill came to Fair_
field. He joined and became an
active member of the Education
CIUJb, the New Haven Club,
N.F.C.C.S. and, the Stag. He
served on these organizations
during junior and senior years.
In his senior year Bi1] was
elected president of the newlyformed
Aquinas Academy and
also president of the New Haven
CIUJb. He was also honored
in his senior year by being
selected as a member of the
Honor Society. Another one of
the many offices, held by Bill, is
that of secretary of the Education
Club. A few more of the
many activities Bill has- participated
in, are the Manor, serving
as literary editor, C.I.S.L.,
a member of the bas-eball team,
Mid-Winter Carnival Committee,
and chairman of the Senior
Ball.
Bill intends- to go to- Boston
College Law School and we
JACK BURNS wish him the best of luck.
ED CERULLI
Fairfield 12 - Bridgeport 20
The Red Stag's baseball team
suffered its third d,efeat in as
many games when they lost to
the University of Bridgeport by
a SCOl'e of 20 to 12. Fairfield outhit
the Knights 22 to 18 but six
errors" two hit batsmen and
seve-n bases on balls led to the
Stags' downfall. Joe Moretti
was the victim of the U.B. attack
in the four innings, that he
werked. He gave up 14 runs six
of which were earned. From
then on the Stags tried to catch
C;:') but the Knights kept pulling
a~vnY and led 18 to 5 at the end
of six frames. Only the hitting
of Fred Lane, John Kulowiec
. 3.nd George Shus-ter kept the
differences from being even
greater. The Stag hitters seemed
to find themselves in the lasi
two innings, especially in the
eighth when they batted around
and scored four runs.
Tragically enough, this represented
the firs't baseball defeat
at the hands of the Knights
from Bridgeport.
- Baseball-
Fairfield 3 - New Britain 10
Again a poor defense cost the
Stags a victory as they traveled
to New Britain and lost by a
score of 10 to 3. A total of five
errors furnished the Teachers
with a total of nine unearned
runs. Bob Hajas was on the
mound and was forced to leave
after the fifth inning; Ed CeruHi
finished for the s-econd consecutive
time. The Stags were hitting
well but they were unable
to overcome the disadvantage
of several errors. Art Pavluvic
exploded for a hom'e run and
Jl)hn Kulowiec continued his
s'llgging with a triple and a
sing]e. Jack Burns and Bob
Markovic also hit safely on two
of their trips to the plate.
Fairfield 6 - New Haven 12
Errers proved fatal in the
Stags debut at New Haven. The
Teachers thumped the Stags by
a scere of 12 to 6. Fairfield's
starting pitcher, Joe Moretti,
was coasting to what looked
like certain victory going into
the sixth inning with the score
:>tanding at 4 to 2 in his favor.
But Joe was "ambushed" by a
leaky defense which posted a
total of e~ght errors in the contest,
five of which occurred in
the sixth inning. Ed Cerruli, a
fros-h, toiled the last three innings
and gave up five runs
which with a little luck or sup-port
could have been avoided.
The game was brightened by a
tremendous 425 foot home run
by "Bi:g" John Kulowiec. Art
Pavluvic chipped in with two
safeties to lead the Stag offense.
Carl Braun of N.Y. KnickerRecipients
of awards at very successful, interesting Sports Night bockers speaks at Sports Night.
College baseball, for the first time in many years, has taken
part of the spot light away from the national scene. Two weeks
ago, Mr. Spike Briggs, owner of the DetroIt TIgers of the Amencan
League, issued a statement stating that college baseball players,
along with football and basketball players, shoud be allowed.
to play professional basebal during the long summer vacatlOns.
He said that by allowing college athletes to play ~ro-ball. It
would be possible to relieve two possible problems. FIrst, a Job
f.or the men which would payoff substantially and secondly, an
opportunity for the major leagues to develop potential professional
baseball players. Mr. Briggs based his argument on the
fact that college baseball is "dying" a slow death. Defendmg
against Briggs' proposal was John Kobs, the baseball coach of
Michigan State College. Kobs said that such a plan would. be
ridiculous because all college athletes would then be competmg
on a professional basis and the primary purpose of college athletics
is educational. Kobs feels that if an athlete were successful
in his professional debut he could possibly decide to leave school.
He said that this possibility could prove to be quite dangerous,
as an -athletic career is very short and present day standards
demand college graduates in the business world.
Mr. Briggs was quite correct when he said that college baseball
is dying. This fact is in evidence all over the country as it
is also right here at Fairfield:. Baseball. at college level. can no
longer compete with basketball and football as a drawing power.
The calibre of baIl has dropped off tremendously. Whereas football
and basketball are financial assets to colleges. baseball is not.
for there is seldom any admission charge to see a game. Ye-t the
amount needed to sup-port a college baseball team is practically
the same as a basketball team; the only dlifference being that
baseball cannot make any money for the school. I think. it would
be a great thing if Mr. Briggs' proposal were adopted and if professional
leagues (open only to college ball players) were organized
on a regional basis, such as one league for the New England.
New York and New Jersey areas. Doing this. many college
athletes could make enough money to help them through school.
It would also Il'romote a greater desire to play college ball and
I think the competition woud be a lot better. Let's hope that the
idea is not just a spark in the fire.
The basketball season may be over but there are still many
headlines being bragged off by that sport. Recently "Bevo"
Francis, the giant from Rio Grande College, was expelled from
that school. "Bevo" .wast he National Collegiate scoring champ
for the past two years. In fact "Bevo" literally made Rio Grande
College. tPreviously that school was unheard of but when "Beva"
Call1Je things started happening. For two years "Bevo" startled
the basketball world by shattering all records. Then "Bevo"
announced that he either had to receive financial aid from the
school or else enter professional ball as he was married and 3
father. The school turned him down and the National Basketball
Association said he could not play for two years or until he
graduated. However, SOQn "Bevo" and his coach, Newt Oliver,
looked around and finally received an offer. Abe Saperstein,
owner of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters, signed both
<IBevo" and Oliver to a $30,000 contract to play 'ball for the
Boston Whirlwinds. Guess "Bevo" does not have to worry -about
paying any more bills!
Fairfield University has officially announced that the constructioi1
of a dormitory which will accomodate approximately
210 students, ~ill begin this summer. This new building will also
.include a large cafeteria which will contain facilities for both
boarding students and commuting students. The completion of
this building is expected in time for the 1955 fall session and it
will 'be the third in a series of buildings which manifests part
of the physical plan which will eventually complete Fairfield
Univers.ity's building plans.
By BOB HAJAS
No More Worries For "Bevo"
Sports News and Views
Page Four THE STAG May 6, 1954
Chemistry Club
Last Friday and Saturday, Edward
Limoncelli, President of
the Fairfield Chemistry Club and
Paul Guevin, Vice-President attended
the eighth annual Eastern
College Science Conference.
This year, the Conference was
held at Brooklyn College with
over fifty colleges represented
by some 350 students from all
over the Eastern Half of the
Vnited States. The purpose of
the organization is to stimulate
undergraduate interest in the
natural sciences and their relation
to ofher fields.
The entire affair was conducted
by the science majors at the
Host College which this year
was Brooklyn. A very interesting,
educational, and enjoyable
time was prepared for the
"scientists of tomorrow."
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Mendel Club
By DOM SORGE
Are vou curious to know what
goes o~ in the 'ominous' mysterious
Lab on the fourth floor?
Perhaps you have the impression
that the figures seen roaming
about are Dr. Kildares,
who, walking about with scalpel
and scissors in hand, take joy
and delight in mutilating poor,
defenseless animals, whose only
mistake was that they were
caught. Well, I hope after you
read this article you have a different,
or perhaps even better,
idea of what goes on especially
at the meetings of that curious
group called the Mendel Club.
Problems
The club is named after Gregor
Mendel, an Augustinian monk
who first discovered the principles
of hereditary and genetics
while working with peas. The
purpose of the club can be said
to be: to increase and further
develop scientific knowledge and
to create and stimulate interest
in things biological. But before
you jump to any conclusions,
does this mean, however, that
we limit our activities merely
to things scientific. By no means.
True our primary interest is in
things scientific or biological,
but in the past we have discussed
such things as evolution and
the principle 01f t-he double
effect in its medical application.
This is to cite merely two ex-
(Continued on Page Five)
His Limits
Library Notes
His Philosophy
The narrator has come into
possession of a lignite mine on
the island of Crete, and on his
voyage to the island to begin
operations he meets and signs
Zorba as a cook. Zorba, howEver,
takes complete charge of
the operations, and through 311
nearly plotless but never pointless
pages, manages to expound
a truly remarkable philosophy.
Each day he sees the world as
something new and invigorating.
While at times he is a wanton
pleasure-seeker, still his
pleasures don't rule him; while
his nights are occasions of carousing
and revelry with the "female
of the species," as he puts
it, his days are spent in sincerely
backbreaking work. He believes
that while you are living,
live and enjoy it. Yet we do not
see him desperately chasing
pleasures, glancing over his
shoulder for signs of the relentless
Grim Reaper. When he says
he enjoys life he means it. Nothing
grows monotonous; and
while his choleric temper often
knows anger, it never knows
contempt or viciousness.
Yet the dynamic dimensions
of Zorba.'s nature have limits.
He is uncultured and ignorant
of religion, and he has no answer
for the great mys,teries of
human justice and death. When
his lover dies, the agonizing
puzz'le of life almost overcomes
him.
It is disconcerting when you
meet a person who by his conversation,
or attitude, or sheer
intellectual dominance seems to
possess this priceless gift; disconcerting
only because the gift
itself is so priceless. The many
who try to convey the impression
of wisdom only discredit
themselves by their incapability.
Thus the truly wise man is so
rare that for the few it takes a
lifetime to become one, and for
the many it takes a lifetime to
find one.
Nikas Kazantzakis has created
a character who comes near fulfilling
the qualifications - near
but not quite. Alexis Zorba is a
sixty-five-year-old Greek who
by sheer virtue of his dynamic
intellect stands above all his
companions. He is uneducated
as his speech and manners easily
betray him. But in spite of
his crudeness and lack of culture
he easily outsizes the narrator,
a melancholy, bookish intellectual
of thirty-five. I can
hardly say why it is that Zorba
is greater than others; perhaps
it is because he is the equal of
all things, and that no difficulty
overcomes him.
Helping?
So how ,is the government's
tax program helJping the average
man? It isn't. "The largest income
tax benefits> are going to
those who don't need' them ...
NecesS!ities are hard to obtain,"
but "the tax program makes
luxuries more available. Unbelieveable?
Cons'ider the fact:
taxes ·are to be lowered on the
(Continued 'on Page Six)
Cost vs. Salaries
Now Mr. Riel digs' his, wellfounded'
principles into the clay
of practical facts to plant them
uprig.ht. He 'hits on these points:
The cost of living is! going up;
salaries are going down. What
is the Aunerican system doing
about this? He proves that they
are not helping, "Some of the
business·eS! which supply families
with necessities increased
their profits ... after taxes.
Note these are not profits but
increases in profits:
Textiles increased' profits 28%
Iron and Steel 38%
Food! 11%
Shoe and leather 36%
Food ohain stores 31%
"Unrler suoh conditions private
initiative would! recognize
this obligation to lower prices
... Unfortunately bus i n e s s ,
with exceptions, seems to feel
that the law of S!upply and demand
is higher than God's' law,
Love thy neighbor as thyself
for the love of God.. Morals and
economics don't mix, I've heard
it said. Prices seem to come
down only when demand' falls
off. In the matter of necessities,
this is little short of criminal
... The average family man
has no recourse but to ask the
government to supply these
things to which he has a natural
right."
by ART BENNETT
ZORBA THE GREEK
Then we echo the businessman's
favorite re:ply, "Don't you be- By ikos Kazantzakis
lieve in private initiative?" Mr. At no time in my young life
Riel a!1JSwers yes-"I bellieve have I ever professed to know
th'lt private initiative should all the answers. At twenty I am
not only be free to make money, beginning to realize that one of
but it should first exercise its the ironies of life is that I well
freedom and private function may live and die without ever
to face social responsibility . . . knowing all the answers. I speak
labor should take the initiative.
not of "scientia," but of "sapT<
his is the wa,y of free .society: ienta" as the Latin so capably
freely havmg responsibilIty. The puts"t f h'l't' 't I; or w I e I IS qUl e
welfare state forces men to face impossible to know all the w:h.at IS already their responsl-
1
"who's," "what's," and "when's,"
?llIty ... When a eO~lety slays: I still yearn to know some of
I am not my brother S' keeper, U " h ' "
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THE NEW TAX PLAN
By PETER A. DEMARCO
"I submit that in the United
States today, the average man
does not have access to a reasonable
supply of the necessities
for himsc,lrf and his family." The
government of the nation with
the highes,t standard of livilllg
in the world can well sit up at
this·. Mr. Arthur R. Riel added,
"This is a strong statement, but
I intend to stick to it." And. he
did, in his laddress on Fairfield
University Interprets the News
entitled "F·ood not Furs."
Talk Received Well
The audience that list'ened to
Mr. Riel's talk on the President's
tax budget over stations WNAB
in Bridgeport and WATR in
Waterbury received, it so well
that the program was repeated
the following week on March
27. Two university students,
Walter Madigosky .and Arthur
Bennett, took part in the program,
inquiring into the speaker's
views.
Man's Rights
The biggest forte of any man
criticizing the policies of our
current government is the Declaration
of Independence. Mr.
Riel diid run behind the spirit
of this document and, us·ed it as
an impregnable defense: In it
"When our first Ameri0ans
wrote that man has a right to
life, they meant that he has· a
right to live as a human being
... to food, shelter, clothing
. to rais'e a family decently
... they did not mean that he
has a right to fight for them.
Such a principle limits riwhts
to certain :personalities ... and
consdenses. What the founders
of this nation meant is that the
community as a whole has the
duty of making these things
available to the average man
who is willing to work."
Tax Problem?
The answer to how good
a tax program is being proposed
cannot be found in what a man
feels, or what he wants most,
or what an economist feels.
Prinoiple must solve this problem
... the principle that the
average man has a right to the
means of decent living.
Living Means
Are the means present today?
No! The "average factory worker
in some Oonnecticut towns
varies from $50 in Willimantic
to $76 in Bridge:port to $81 in
Hartford. Eighty-one dollars a
week is not a family wage."
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tion of this past year's Sodality
Officers. It has been under their
leadership that the Sodality has
had its most successful Ytar at
Fairfield. Membership is at ·an
all time high, and more important
its spiritual progress on our
campus has been tremendous.
The officers were, Anthony P.
PagILar·o, '54, as Prefect, and
Louis S. D'Aquila, '55, as VicePrefect.
Serving as Secretary,
Domenick V. Sorge, '55, and as
Treasurer, John E. Onofrio,
'55. Peter A. De Marco, '56,
served as Publicity Director.
The installation of Sodality
Officers and the recepti·on of
new candidates will take place
on Sunday afternoon, May 16,
in a beautiful ceremony in McAuliffe
Chapel. A tour of the
Campus for parents and friends
will be followed by refreshments.
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New dormitory to be constructed at Fairfield University. ·and to
be completed in Sepetmber 1955.
Gerald P. Smith, President of
the Student Council, was chosen
by the administration to attend
the annual meeting of the National
Chamber of Commerce
which was held in Washington.
At a represen,tative 0.£ the
Bridgeport Chamber 0.£ Commerce,
he headed the group of
delegates' which included fourteen
students from the local
high schools and one student
from the University of Bridgeport.
The three d.ay stay at the
Capitol included attendance at
lectures, committee meetings
and banquets all of which were
beneficial and: enjoyable. We
cannot minimize the honor of
this everut and must pay tribute
to an outstand~ng student who
now, as in the past, has proved
hims'elf truly worthy of representing
Fairfield.
MENDEL CLUB
(Continued from Page Four)
amples. Perhaps we have been
accused ·of not being interested
in what is beyond the f.ocus of
the microscope, but I feel that
there has been a sufficient mixing
of scientific discussion with
other subjects.
Accomplishments
But some may ask just what
the dub is accomplishing? Well,
to begin with I think the Mendel
Club is, comparatively
speaking, as well developed in
its activities and in its function
·as most of our other clubs. 'We
have had and will continue to
have speeches from the members,
timely movies on interesting
and important topics, guest
speakers, demonstrations and
open discussions. One of the
club's more important activities
is its monthly social in which a
doctor or some ,other promrinent
person is invited to speak to the
group. In the past year we have
had such noteworthy speakers
as the Chief Surgeon and Chief
Pathologist from St. Vincent's
Hospital as guest speakers. The
Mendel Club, near the close of
the school year, joins with the
Chemistry Club in a banquet,
which in a way symbolizes the
co-operation and union between
these natural sciences. The
Mendel Club ·also helps ,Fair.field
to become recognized and well
known by its sister colleges.
The club prints its own newspaper
called the NUCLEUS,
which is sent to various colleges.
We in turn receive papers from
the scientific dubs of those respective
colleges. In this small,
but still effective way, we help
to spread Fairfield's reputation.
And so I hope you now know
a little more about the Mendel
Club and if you are interested
enough you may attend one of
the meetings sometime to see
for yourself what goes ·on.
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Paquin's talk was his reading
of a diploma presented to him
by one of his classes in which
they humourously thanked Mr.
Paquin for his guidance and
help. Mr. Paquin read the diploma
to illustrate his statements
concerning pupil-teacher
relations. The diploma was, he
said, a good example of how
students observe the idiosyncrasies
and mannerisms of their
teachers. In concluding his talk
Mr. Paquin gave those attending
some interesting tips on
what to do and what not to do
when applying for a position as
a teacher.
Moderator Praised
Several members of the faculty
who attended the banquet
praised Mr. Chester J. Stuart,
moderator of the Education
Club, for his efforts in guiding
and advising the club. They
stated that as a result the club
has not only grown in membership
but has also helped to
spread the name of the school.
Successful Year
This banquet marked the end
of a very successful year for
the club. The club held three
other dinner meetings this year
and had las guest speakers such
distinguished educators as Mr.
Thomas B. Banhahan, Principal
of Pequot School, Fairfield; Mrs.
K. Grillo, Director of the Crippled
Children's Workshop, and
the Reverend Francis X. Sarjeant,
S.J.
New Officers
At a recent meeting of the
club an election of officers was
held and William Prendergast
was elected President of the
club, John F. Callan Jr., Vice
president, Paul Cochrane, treasurer
and William Sweeney
treasurer for the coming year.
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The candidates were presented
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Mr. Arthur R. Riel questioned
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Also present, were the veteran
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Mr. Riel retorts: "He (Eisenhower)
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the country thereby, a man who
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The family which supplies' tom'orrow's
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the refusal to raise personal exemptions.
The avel~age man with
a family must still pay taxes
on the money he needs for living.
This is criminal."
Exemptions
FinalLy Mr. Riel attacked the
President's reasons for not raising
exemptions to $1000; which
were that one out of every three
taxpayers would be excused,
and then in an appeal to the
American ,patriotism, he asked
us to all do our share rather
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things the family man d'oesn't
need: furs, jewelry, cosmetics,
lruggage,. movies. The average
man has been insulted again.
'You canlt get all you need for
your family. Look, we'll lower
the taxes on funs and cosmetics.'
This same thing happened 150
years ago. A certain person: "Let
them have cake." Take warning.
Family Man
Now Mr. Riel fire both barrels,
at Mr. Eisenhower and his
tax program: "The most absurd
statemenlt in the President's
speech. was the remark that the
tax pr·ogram would interest
those who want to make or
who have made investments to
help meet the expenses of a
growing family. (Taxation on
diwdends was to be moderated)
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