Students Urged to loin
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Vol. VI-No. 1 Published by Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. September 20, 1954
Europe, and to lend its aid to
D.P. students in this country
mainly by scholarships.
A precedent was set on Thursday,
Sept. 2, by devoting the
whole day to Commission Chairman
and Senior Delegate Workshops,
the aim of which was to
orientate more explicitly these
persons for their roles on the
individual campus.
Among other problems 'pondered
was .an Academic Freedom
report, orientation m,aterial,
the travel program, and a
survey compiled by the Student
Government Commission seated
at Manhattan College, concerning
the nature of student government
'and the need thereof
on the campus.
The highlight of the Congress
was an ,address by His Eminence,
Samuel Cardinal Stritch,
Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago.
The Cardinal aimed his
remarks at the restoration of the
dignity of womanhood to society,
pointing 'out .that the
standard of a country can easily
be forecast by the morality of
the female. . ..
The new dormitory will ,accommodate more than two hundred
students. In addition to the student's rooms, the building will
contain a chapel, student lounge, infirmary and dining facilities
for more than four hundred. The dormitory will have six suites_
for the faculty ,counselors and a house manager's office with
adjacent living quarters. The new building is expected to be
completed by July 1, 1955 and ready for occupancy on September
1, 1955.
University Delegates At
N.F.C.C.S. Chicago Meeting
CONSTRUCTION OF DORM
STARTED THIS'SUMMER
Present at the ground breaking ceremonies for the dormitory
were. 1. to r .. Mr. J. Gerald Phalen, architect and president-secretary
of Fletcher-Thompson, Inc., Reverend President Joseph D.
FitzGerald. S.J.. Mr. Philip Epifano. President of the E. and F.
Construction, Inc.. Mr. Fred Frassanelli. Jr.. Ga.ther Gerald F.
Hutchinson. S.J.. and Father John F. Caulfield, S.J.
The 11th National N.F.C.C.S.
Congress was held at Chicago,
Ill., August 30 - September 5.
Delegates from 129 colleges
throughout the nation numbering
upwards of six hundred
convened 'at the Congress Hotel
in Chicago on August 30, for
the opening of the large-st National
Congress ever held. Delegates
from ·across the country
met to discuss problems ranging
from those of international significance
to those concerning
their own individual campus.
Representing Fairfield University
were Gerard Coiley as
Senior Delegate 'and Robert
Bayne, Junior Delegate, and T.
Paul Tremont, president of the
New Engl,and Region of
N.F.C.C.S. Accompanying our
delegates was Father Hohmann,
f,aculty moderator of the
N.F.C.C.S.on campus.
During the convention week
the delegates concerned themselves
with the Overseas Program
Report whioh is responsible
for sending goods -of all
,kinds to Catholic centers in
Four Faculty Members
A.re Given New Stations
Teachers' Mass To
Be Said By Bishop
His Excellency, the Most Reverend
Bishop Lawrence J. Shehan,
Bishop of Bridgeport, will
celebrate the Mass of the Holy
Ghost, which will be a Pontifical
High Mass at the Throne, on
Saturday, September 25, at
10:00 a.m. This Mass will be
celebrated ,at St. Augustine's
Cathedral in Bridgeport, and
will be offered to beseech God's
blessings on the work of all
teachers. The very well known
Father Vincent J. Flynn, President,
College of St. Thomas,
St. Paul, Minnesota, will be the
preacher. Father Flynn, whose
prestige is nation-wide, has been
selected to preach because this
is the first time that such a
Mass has been celebrated in this
country.
The Teacher's Sodality of the
Bridgeport Diocese which has
its headquarters at Fairfield
University is the sponsor of this
Mass. Mr. Arthur R. Riel, assistant
professor of English at Fairfield
University, is the chairman
of the Mass Committee. And the
Fairfield Glee Club will ohant
the music of ,the Mass.
F'ather John A. Bonn, S.J.,
and Mr. John A. Meany, both of
the University faculty, and
Spiritual Director 'and Acting
Prefect, respectively, of the
Teacher's Sodality, urge all
teachers ,and student teachers to
attend this Mass.
Orientation
The sixth annual Schola
Brevis and Orientation Day was
held today in Berchmans auditorium
and Xavier RaIl. The
ceremonies opened with the
Mass of the Holy Ghost, celebrated
by the Reverend President,
Joseph D. Fitzgerald, S.J.,
in Berchmans Hall 'at 9:15.
The recent changes of former
faculty members of F'airfield
University are as follows: Fr.
George R. Fuir, S.J., who was
moderator of the Bellarmine
Lecture Series and taught Philosophy
at Fairfield was transferred
to Boston College where
The student part -of the pro- he will 'continue his instructions
gram was led by the Junior in Philosophy; Fr. John D.
Class which is traditionally re- Crowley, S.J., former moderator
sponsible for this program to of all ,area clubs, taught Philosoacquaint
freshmen with the phy ,at Fairfield and has been
many extr,a-curricular activities transferred to Holy Cross where
which the University offers. An he willcontillue his instructions
outstanding example of this ac- in Philosophy; Fr. John F. Caultive
participation was the F:air- field, S.J., former moderator of
field University Glee Club, school paper, the Stag, taught
which offered lively renditions Mathematics at Fairfield and
from last season's repertoire. will continue his Math instrucThe
final and closing feature of tion at Boston Colege; Fr. Edthe
day was the reception at mund Hogan, former Student
Xavier, at which the various Councilor, is on a leave of ,abcampus
,activities solicited for senCe from Fairfield. He will be
membership the assembled giving Spiritual Lectures at
group of students for the com- Notre Dame university in South
ing year. It is sincerely hoped Bend, Indiana; Fr. Francis B.
that all students will take an Sarjeant, former Philosophy Inactive
part in the various com- structor at Fairfield, has been
munity, spiritual and social transferred to Boston College
clubs that are open to their where he will continue his in-membership.
structions in Philosophy.
Schola Brevis
Ceremony Today
New Members of Faculty;
Alumnus Amongst Group
During the summer months Fairfield's faculty was enlarged
with the appointme'nt of nine new teachers. These men have
come from various parts to lend their talents toward strengthening
the student body both spiritually and academically during
the coming school year. The University would like, at this time,
to extend ,its welcome to these new professors with the hope that
they will find their tenure here a pleasant one. The new faculty
members are:
Father Anthony J. Eiardi; S.J..~>---------------has
been -assigned to the Mathe- 1947, he was assigned to the
matics Department. A nati-:e o~ Clinical Psychology Department
Holyoke, Mll:ss., Father Eiardl at Catholic University. From
attended _ Bndgewater Normal ..
School and Boston College. He there, he studied at the Chmc
'entered the Society of Jesus in and Mental Hospital in Boston.
1929 and both taught and did In 1953, Father McCall was 01'graduate
work 'at Boston Col- dained and celebrated his first
lege until 1941 when he was 01'- M t St A t" C th
dained. During the war, he ass a . ugus me s ,a e-served
as an instructor with the dral in Bridgeport. In June of
Army Specialized Training Pro- the same year, he received his
gram until 1944 when he was Doctorate in Clinical Psycholomade
assistant Professor -of gy and has been assigned to the
Mtahematlcs 'at B.C. In 1948 he G d t D t t f Ed
was made chairman -of the ra ua e epar men 0 u-
Mathematics Department and cation here at Fairfield. F,ather
during his ,chairmanship he McCall is the first Bridgepmt
founded the department's pub- Jesuit in over 20 years and. the
licaHon: "Ricci Mathematica first from thIS area to be assIgn-
Journal." ed to Fairfield.
Father Edward J. Keating. (Continued on Page 4)
S.J.. is a native of Worcester, a
graduate -of Holy Cross, and entered
the Society of Jesus in
1922. Father Keating did graduate
work in Philosophy at both
the University of Louvain, Belgium,
and Boston College. While
at Boston College, he held the
administrative post of Dean of
In-Town College which is an
undergraduate college offering
late afternoon and evening
courses in the Back Bay district
of Boston. Last year, Father
Keating lectured in Philosophy
at Boston Oollege and Emmanu,
al College. And this year, he
has been assigned to the Philosophy
Department at Fairfield
Father James D. Larkin. S.J..
is a native of Boston, Mass., and
a graduate of Boston College.
Father Larkill did graduate
work at St. Louis University
and taught at Holy Cross. He
was 'Ordained in 1942 and since
lo944 he has been at Bagdad
College, Iraq. His assignment at
Fairfield will be with the Theology
Department and .as moderator
of the Stag and the Advisor
on Foreign Study.
Father John R. McCalL S.J..
is a native of iBrid'geport where
his parents make their home at
64 Redding PI. IRe graduated
from Central High and studied
at both St. Thomas Seminary in
Bloomfield, Conn., and St. Bernard's
Seminary in Rochester,
New York. He entered the Society
of Jesus in 194.2 and ill
September 20. 1954
SPORTS EDITOR
Robert Hajas,. '56
FEATURE EDITOR
Gary Carney, '55
MAKE-UP EDITORS
Joseph Battagliola,.'54 ~
Robert Murren, '55
By BOB HAJAS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
John K. Leonard, '55
MANAGING EDITOR
Bernard F. Joy, '55
CLUB NOTE EDITOR
Vincent DeRosa, '55
NEWS EDITOR
Albert Pellegrino, '56
Thomas Sheehan, '56
Sports News and Views
EXCHANGE EDITOR
Edmund Measom, '57
BUSINESS MANAGER
John Buckley, '55
News
THE STAG
Sodality
9:15-10:05
10:10-11:00
11:05-11:55
12:00-12:50
12:55- 1:45
1:50- 2:40
2:45- 3:35
. 3:40- 4:30
Credo
SCHEDULE OF CLASS HOURS
1954-1955
THE CREDO OF FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
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Period 7
'PeriodS
Page Two
by Peter A. De Marco '56
There is nothing like new
things to inject an anticipatory Looking over the, sports picture for the past summer, it's
spirit into a new school year. hard to overlook the nati'onal baseball scene. The Cleveland
TFhe fiSloddalbity. of tOhur LaddY of Indians have perhaps captured the hearts of all baseball enthusi-aIr
e egms e aJca emlC .
y,ear 1954-55 with a new moder- I asts by showmg such courage land determination in taking the
ator, the Rev. Jos,eph W. Mur-I American League pennant. Their ,chief rivals, the Yankees, c-anphy,
S.J" and IS bulwarked by not be shunned because the Yanks have played winning ball
l a
ndewd workmg program out- this year. In fact, they played well enough to win the pennant
me unng the course of the . .
summer. but the IndIans were Just that much better. It pame as no sur-
N M d t
prise to us that the Indians would take the title, but the 'big
ew 0 era or .
F th M h nl b k
surpnse was that they have played better than .700 ball 'all season
a er urp y, 0 y em ar - I ,. .
ing on his second term at Fair- and couldn t clmch the pennant until the final weeks. Hats off
fiell, is wlell equipped to guide to the Yanks and Indians!
the Sodality. Last year, as mod- Thumbing through an old issue of The Stag (March 11 1954)
erator of the So?ality's Conf~a- the following paragraph appeared concerning the penna~t race
termty of Chnstian Doctrme . ....
group, he did a more than ad- I m our sports edltonal WhICh raIsed many eyebrows:
mirable job. Under him, the " ... in the American League. there are many "ifs" to reckon
comittee grew to its largest with. namely. if the Yanks can get a hurler to take Raschi's place.
numbers, and worked in parish- and if not. can the other two old men (Reynolds and Lopat) con-es
throughout Connecticut. h.nue to pi.tch over thei. r heads? ... also.If Ted.Wllh.ams can get
The struggle to ,capture the mind of youth is today Fr. Hogan Leaves back in the starting lineup by May L the Bosox could go all the
world-wide; "isms" of every sort seek to ensnare youth The pioneer Sodality modera- way. as could the White Sox if they get m,ore power. Cleveland
tor he replaces: Fr. Edmund J . . by specious aroO"umentation and false promises of social Hogan, h as car'ved a nl.Ohe fo'r shll has the best chance; only a dependable fust baseman holds
justice. America is no exception; our youth are con- himself in the his,tory of Fair- them back even though their pitchers are getting older. The
tinuously exposed to pernicious poisons which have the field's So,lality. It was he who teams should finish in this order: Cleveland. New York. Chicago.
began the campus o,rgan of the Boston. Detroit. Washington. Philadelphia and Baltimore:'
potency to destroy our hard-won liberties. It is the uni- Isoclety sfeven years ago,. and he With this successful prediction under out belt we'll venture
versities which should supply the antidote of truth, and 1as care ully nurtured It to Its .,'. .
present place of prominence. a few more. The Cleveland IndIans and N.Y. GIants WIll meet m
many of them are unwilling or unable to fulfill their Having done his work weLl at the World SeriE's with the Indians winning in five games. The
responsibility. Fairfield, he has been called to Most Valuable Players will be Minnie Minoso of the White Sox
Fairfield University refuses to subscribe to the doc- the philosophy department of in the A.L. and the "Say Hey Kid" - Willie Mays of the Giants
Notre Dame University in South . . , trine that "academic freedom" may be used as a pretex-t Bend, Indiana. m the N.L. Rookie -of the year WIll be Wally Moon of the Car-to
teach systems which destroy all freedom. It proudly dials in the Senior Circuit, and Bob Grim of the Yanks in the
Student Leaders· .
boasts that as a Catholic institution it has taught and The student leaders of the Jumor League. Manager of the year WIll be Leo Durocher of the
WI'11 a1ways t each the pn.nc,lp1es an wh'lCh rest a11 1aw, ISod'alists this. yeadr are the f'ol- NewTYheorkawGaIradntsf.or the best wi.se crack of the year should be
order, and right government. This is its creed: J~~~nt~~frf~I~~~ewm~~~:~n~~~awarded to Dick Young. New York Daily News columnist. who
We believe in God. - the Prefect position; assisting covers the Dodgers for that paper. Recently Young commented
We believe in the personal dignity of man. him is Peter De Marco '56, of " ... when Alston (Dodge Manager) went to his bench for help.
Bndgeport; secretary, .salva-
I
it was worse than going to the Belgian Congo for your health:'
We believe that man has natural rights which come tore Fama, '57, of Ansoma, and .
from God and not from the state. Johili Kulowiec '55 of Stamford. As the end of the baseball season approaches, football news
New Prog;am' Outlined begins to hit the headlines. Look for Notre Dame land Maryland
We are therefore opposed to all forms of dictator- In the new program, there are to lead the nation again. Illinois, with J. C. Caroline leading the
ship which are based on the philosophy that the "total t~ree major fiel~Si of concentra- way, will play Oregon in the Rose Bowl. In the pro ranks, the
tlOn. The first, IS the Personal D . .. . man" belonoO"s to the State. s anct·Iftcat·Ion 0 f seIf and 0 thers. etrolt LlOns should agam be the team to beat' WIth San Frlan-
We believe in the sanctity of the home _ the basic Rule 34 of the Sodality is the, cisco and Cleveland close behind. The big football news, how-
. f . '1' t' ultimate word on personal SHnc- ever, is the increasing popularity of Canadi,an football. The big
unIt 0 CIVI lza lOn. - t"1ficat'IOn f()[" the S0 daII' St, bY ad- questi.on.IS whether I.t W.Ill last -or not. T.Ime.WIll tell.
We believe in the natural right of private property, vocating such practices aSI daily Reports on a few of the "Stag" athletes saw John Kulowiec.
but. l1'k. eW.lse that pn.vate pro,petr y h as 1'ts SOC.Ia11 mofecnotanlscpiernacyee,retacn.dO,neexanmemwatplrOo.n- three :ear vet of the baseball tea~. convalescing from an elbow
abl1gatlOns. ject the Sodahty will undertake operahon. Because of the operahon. Johnny was unable to go
We believe that Labor has not only rights but concerns all school. clubs and or- to Canada to play in the Canadian Summer League. Bob 'Ger-
, . gamzatlOns'. It WIll ask those wien and Jack O·Connell. basketball stars. spent the summer as
obl1ga:tlOns. that do. tnot atlhreaSdty Thhave a pAat- Coke salesmen. Fred Lane. stellar guard and playmaker. spent
. We. believe that Capital has not only rights but tr.o<innassamAcaasdemey, .to 'osmel,aesct qas- the summer work.mg out two and three tI.mes a week. BeS.ides
obl1gatlOns. their pat-ron a saint most closely that. Fred participated in two summer tournaments and in one
We are vigorously opposed to all forms of "racism" allied to their interest and acti- of them (Danbury Invitation Tourney) he walked off with the
_ persecutl.On o'r Intolerance because 0f race. Vl.ty.t Othn tShedFale'at st d'1a1y offf this most vaIuable pIayer award. News has come out that thi.S year•s saln, e 0 1 Y WI' 0 er to
We believe that liberty is a sacred right, and that the club a special dialogue Mass basketball sked is the best in many years. ~et's hope for a good
h
· hIt l'b t' d bl' t' WIth a sermon afterwards'. - sports year as the 1954-1955 school year begms.
law, w lC" regu a es l' er y, IS a sacre 0 Iga lOn. The second area of work is the I---------------------------~
We believe in incu1cating -all ,the essential liberties Confraternity of Christian Docof
American Democracy and we take open and frank trine Committee.. Its parish acti-
.' .' "-,, Vlty pro.gra~ WIll be expanded,
Issue WIth all spunous brands of democracy. as well as a branching out into
We believe briefly in the teachings of Christ, who other projects suc:h as apologeti-
'. ' . cal work and S'oclcl-labor work.
held that moralIty must regulate the personal, famIly, These ideas recall the days of
econom~c, political, and international life of men if the first Solalists in the 16th
. '1' t'on is to endure century who combated the re- CIVI lZa1· formersl and the abuses of the
Church - their truly Catholi'c
fire will once again burn in the
Sodality.
The final point is the expansion
of the mission activity on
campus. New and many effolrts
will be made to swell the familiar
weekly contributions: to the
.Jesuit Missions, as well as creating
a mis-sion consciousness:
among the student body. Also
bolstering the Sodality schedule
will be the formation of tw-o
new committees, ,a Liturgy
Committee and a Propagative
section.
We present .to you the "Credo of Fairfield University."
Freshmen will think it a list of very vague philosophical
thoughts and cliches. But the graduating senior
will know that its message is remarkably clear and true.
And the difference in knowledge and understandjng
between the incoming freshman and the outgoing senior
of the terms of this credo is the four year purpose of this
University.
This credo is the pl).ilosophy which Fairfield University
gives. All else is secondary - the sciences, the
languages and other studies. This is because the university
realizes that factual knowledge acquired in the
classroom will be learned and forgotten. But the philosophy
of life imparted, must remain firm and strong,
never ,to be cast aside, but to form the spring-board for
all other desires, thoughts and plans.
Page Three
Stags in action against Quonset Point during last year's season.
HONOR SOCIETY
Qualified students may ,apply
now for appointment to the
Honor Society of Fairfield University.
Seniors are urged to fill
in the application blanks as
soon as possible so that the appointments
to the Honor Society
may be made early in the year.
Purpose
The purpose of the Society is
both to give added inducement
to scholastic ,achievement and
extra-curricular activity, and to
make public recognition of
those students who have distinguished
themselves in these
Business Club matters.
Here is an organization which Rules
Requirement for membership
seeks to supplement the theore- in the Society for seniors are
tical business knowledge learn- an overall academic average 'Of
ed in class by practical apPliea-185 for their previous three
tion. This' is done in the form of years ,and 12 points for extra-bi-
weekly gatherings and the curricular activities. '
a good job at the C.I.S.L. Last year.
THE STAG
of Educational Plan
September 20, 1954
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THe 'famOus "Campus MihStrels" Glee Club
fIall.l~~!,_!ear.
University Offers Various
Student Club Activiti'es
Part
I Students Ureed 0------------------1 L./ rests with its ability to give group between the student body To Joil1. Clubs everyone a chance at a formal and the Administration and viee
bull-session or a little d,ay- versa.
Last year, the student body dreaming. The new moderator of the
enjoyed one of its most fruit-, But don't let all this glitter Student Coun'cil is Fr. Barrett,
full years in the field ·of student d'
activities. It seemed as if every ~sc.ouragte you'
d
The . accom~ S.J.
class and ,section were pulling p Ihs!'medn sl t an enJoymenl Sports
t k I b ac leve as year were SlIDp y The sports scene ,at Fairfield
:. rna e our c u~ a success. the result of that nasty phrase, presents a wide program of
.nd that thIS en USlasm was "student participation," which inter-collegiate athletics and
smcere IS eVIdenced by some of. . t t d t th t l'ntra 1 Th . t
the achievements of these ac- IS In erpre e 0 mean a you -mura s. e major spor s
t · ·t· T t' nl f Jom ,a few cubs, go to theIr at Fairfield are basketball,
thIVeI leGsl.ee '0Cmluebn lmOnain0 tayinead eiwts, meet'mgs.. and .get a'b'Ig k'lCk out b aseb a11,and track. There I.S ,a,.so
high standards throughout its of W'orkmg wIth your buddIes. Cross-country and golf. A large
t d th
There are twenty-five clubs on scale intr,a-mural program is ey of the lay faculty is modera- project of having prominent
concer season, 'an ey were 1 h' h 1 b' . d 'ior. figures in the local business
invited to sing at the first campus, a 1 of w lC are on y emg 'Orgamze .
. . as enjoyable as the student Varsity Program St. Thomas Aquinas Academy world as guest speakers.
Sprmg Pops at CarnegIe ~all. body wants them to be. So why The basketball teams, con- The Aquinas Academy is com- I Mr. Jordan IS the moderator.
The Chemdlstry Club can:e mto don't you sign up for a few ac- sisting of varsity ,and freshman posed of the school's top senior The Language Clubs
matunty urmg the S~rmg se- tivities before that "I haven't squads, are coached by Jim' philosophy students, and is ded- There are feur groups on
mester when It receIved. ItS got time" attitude kills you be- Hanrahan. Fairfield is very icated to developing their tal- campus fostering interest in the
Charter from the Amencan f 't t d proud of their progress in bas- en-ts by challenging them in the culture and nation of the lan-
Chemical Society. Our chapter ore you re s ar e . ketball as in just .a few years form of philosophical ideas. This guages stud'Ied'm sch001, the
of the National Federation of I..ist of Clubs such opponents as St. John,s, is a comparatively new society French, Italian, Spanish, and
Catholic Colleges sponsored the Boston College Manhattan on campus, embarking only on German Clubs. Meetings are
regional Family Life Workshop Iona, and Provid~nce appear o~ its second year.. weekly, with movies, or papers,
which provided the student the schedule. The freshman The moderator IS Fr. Don- and discussions on their respec-body
the opportunity to discuss teams, -organized in 1952, have cghue, S.J. live language. Often, exhibits il-such
subjects as sex education lost 'only three games in two The Radio Club lustrating a nation's culture are
and juvenile delinquency. And Iyears of competition. The base- This club is composed of Fair- given. The advisory department
at their annual meeting in Bos- ball team, coached by Joe Bros- field's amateur radio hams and is headed by two laymen, Dr.
ton, one of its sterling members, ley, maintains at least a nine all those interested in radio McDonald and Mr. Guarcello.
T. Paul Tremont, '55, was elect- game schedule. Early exams work, announcing, acting, etc. The Education Club
ed president ,of the New Eng- prohibit a longer schedule. During the year several live The teaching-minded ~tudents
land Region. However the team plays some broadcasts are put on over the of Fairfield make up this very
In fact, all the student activi- of the leading small schools in local stations. Included in its popular and expansive organi-ties
had prosperous years: the Connecticut and has had suc- program is the celebrated series, zation. There are meetings with
Education Club held a few cessful seasons for the past five "Fairfield University Interprets school ,administrators and edu-workshops
on campus for the Fr. Hutchinson, S.J., directs fu- years. Track and cross-country, The News". Fr. O'Brien and Mr. cators as well as regional con-
Connecticut Student - Teacher ture chemists: Chemistry Club under the guidance of Ed Ta- Meaney share head duties. ferences with ethers interested
Association of which organiZ'a- received charter last year. mashunas also present fine Sociology Club in education. These keep the
tion William Prendergast, '55, Science Clubs schedules. Fairfield has always Sociology is carried outside members busy and help them to
was elected president for the Science students, in all depart- been proud of its golf team; last the classroom in this club. It Jearn the many facets of educa-coming
year; the Language ments will find ample sources year's team was one of the best meets' every week for discus'- tion.
Clubs were enjoying French for extra-curricular activity in in New England. These sports sions, papers, etc. to carry The moderator is Mr. Stuart.
movies in Room 212; and the their special interests. Fairfield afford the students with an op- through the principles of ChrisDebating
Teams were traveling has a Mendel Cl~b for biology Iportunity to. participate in ath- tian Sociology, based on the in-the
coastline reducing 'adver- students a ChemIstry Club, af- leties year round. trinsie dignity of man.
saries to absurdities. But not filiated with a national chemical.
satisfied with the present state crganization, and a Ph~s:ics,
of things, the' students and the club. These groups produce
faculty put their heads together papers, show movies on sciention
a friendly basis and gave fie methods and trends, as weIll
birth to two new school activi- as invite guest lecturers.
ties. The Aquainas Academy The moderators are:
was founded for the purpose of Biology-Fr. Wilkie
"developing the philosophical Chemistry-Fr. Hutchinson
talents of its members" and to Physics-Fr .McEwen.
this purpose Father John Dono- The Student Council 'j
ghue, S.J., of the Philosophy Twenty-three elected repre-
Department, was seen beating :::entatives form the nucleus of
the heads of talented seniors Fairfield University's student Th F' f Id d Ie ation did
who were preparing papers for government. The ,purpose of the e aIr Ie e g
the edification of the student organization is fourfold: 1) to Public Affairs Club
body. And with an eye for the initiate and coordinate extra- This, is the political forum on
esthetic or with an ear for circular and social activities for campus. Each week, two memsomething
to be said, "New the student body; 2) to lay the bers of the club debate current
Frontiers" came into being as groundwork for the standards world and national issues, folthe
University's magazine. Its Iand scope of the campus organi- lowed by an open discussion
first publication was an accom- zations; 3) the supervising of from the floor. The moderator is
plished product ,and its appeal tions:; 4) and to act as' a liason Fr. Hohmann.
Bellarmine Debating Society
This oratoriacal group is comprised
only of seniors and juniors.
The Fairfield teams' have
maintained the high regard
given to- past Jesuit school de.
bating squads. Debates are held
with various colleges as well as
in regional to-urnamen.ts. The
moderator is Fr. Donoghue, 8.J.
St. Thomas More
Debating Society
Freshmen and sophmores' join
to make up the underclass' division
of FairfieId,'s debating program.
Th'is'group is ind'epen.'
1 dent of the, sen.ior di;vision, and
, schedules it's own d1'!b'ates with '" ..
sang at' Carnegie IYnngd~~~i:~~:e~.n;~~ r:.i~':~= I ~as~ year's b~sketballtea~did ~ fine job again~t'a' io~gh 's~h;;d~le. :,
September 20, 1954
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Father Francis Malioy. S.J.•
graduated from Boston College
in 1940. He has taught at Boston
College and he was ordained in
1950. From 1952 to 1954, he
taught Philosophy at the Business
School in Boston, and his
assignment at Fairfield will include
the Philosophy Department
and assistant directorship
of the Undergraduate Sodality.
Father John A. O·Brien. S.J..
was the former president of
Holy Cross College. Father
O'Brien entered the Society of
Jesus in 1918, taught at Holy
Cross and did graduate work in
Philosophy at Gregorian University.
After this, he was made
chairman of the Philosophy Department
at Boston College. In
1948, he was made president of
Holy Cross. During his tenure
of office, the college enrollment
grew to the all-time high of
1850 and an extensive building
program was initiated which
included a new dormitory, a
biology biulding, and new facilities
for offices and lecture
halls. In 1953, Father O'Brien
represented the New England
Province of the Society of Jesus
at the Congregation of Procurators
in Rome. At Fairfield,
Father O'Brien will lecture to
the seniors in Ethics.
Mr. Robert Bolger is a native
of Waterbury, Conn., and
taught last year at the Sacred
Heart school in that city. Mr.
Bolger was a member of the
c1ass of 1951 from Fairfield University
and holds the distinction
of being the first alumnus
to be appointed to the faculty.
He received his M.S. from New
York University and anticipates
his doctorate from the same institution
in the spring of 1956.
Mr. Bolger taught at summer
school this year and he has been
assigned to the Mathematics Department.
Mr. Edward Gaspierik is a
graduate of Pace College in
New York. He is a practicing
Certified Public Accountant and
he will serve Fairfield as a parttime
instructor in accounting.
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mild mannered scholar was cap- During the Summer, the Na- Senior class, wants to call to the
able of such a decisive attack. tionaI Federation of Catholic attention of every member of
It almost seems as if Paul has College Students has been en- the Senior class that this is our
some sort of preview of every gaged in active planning so as "d0 or die" year financially.
situation for he is always the to insure the student upon each What with the dollar needs that
New England Campus a well we will be facing in a few
one with that tiddy bit of in- balanced program in the inter- months, Gary is extremely anxiformation
that can push plans collegiate sphere. During the ous to notify the class that a
along successfully; he always month of June at a Regional meeting will be held before the
Council meeting at St. Joseph t· t ld
has that little note book filled semes er IS 00 0 . Plans will
Colege, T. Paul Tremont, pres- be discussed for realizing some
with things to be done, and ident of the New England Re- of the traditional senior year
places to go for the straight igion, laid plans for over 36 obligations: class gift, Manor,
scoop Workshops and Seminars Senior Week, etc.
. throughout the six New Eng-
Getting Things Done land States which will present Small Class Difficulties
F,airfield students with the op- Gary also pointed out that -all
portunity of participating in the tasks for this year's dass
Intercollegiate student discus- will be doubly difficult because
sion in the fields of Interracial we are the smallest group of
Justice, Family Life and Indus- seniors to face these problems.
trial Relations, just to mention Therefore, it is rather obvious
a few. that each member of the class
It was also at this meeting Iwill have to part~cpate with a
that Resolutions were accepted lIttle more enthusIasm ~han the
urging the adoption of Senator senlOrs of past years. It IS hop~d
Homer Fergeson's Resolution on that J?e~bers of the class ~lll
placing "under God" in the be thmkmg of methods to. ralSe
Pledge of Allegiance. This bill money so that there :-V111 be
was fought against by the sepa- some valuable suggestlOns at
ration for Church and State the first class meetmg.
lobby. In its passage by the Meeting To Be Announced
Congress of the 'United States, All members of the class
the N.F.C.C.S. received the ap- should keep their eye on the
preciation of the Senator in bulletin board for the announceusing
its influence in the com~ ment of the first class meeting.
mittee hearings. lit is just not a hope that every-
But perhaps the most. signifi- one be there, bl;lt rather it is an
cant highlight of the Summer's absolute necessIty for the sucmeetings
was the N.F'.C.C.S. cess of the coming year.
National Convention held in
Chicago during the first week in members were too closely split
September. Fairfield was well in their opinions to allow any
represented by Rev. William H. representative decision to be
Hohmann, S.J., Faculty Moder- made. .
,ator, Gerard Coiley, Senior Seated for another year, howDelegate,
Bob Bayne, '56 Junior ever, was the National Policy
Delegate, and Paul Tremont, '55, Making Committee, through
Regional President. It was at whose channels a student from
this Congress that advances Fairfield can directly present
were made in the vital field of any issue which he deems iminterracial
justice as the Fed- portant for national considera-tion.
eration announced that under Arrangements have been
its auspices 28 scholarships
were being offered to southern made for the National Forensics
Negro students to study in our tournament to be held for the
northern colleges. first time in New York City.
This will make it convenient for
Perhaps it would be interest- the first time for Fairfield's deing
to note that the expectant bating team and individual stufloor
fight on Senator Joseph dents who wish to participate in
McCarthy .was avoided when such specialties as extemperthe
ResolutlOns Comm~ttee, aft- aneous speaking, expression or
er stlmulated debate m closed' dramatics
session, refused to report on T. P,aul' Tremont pres'd t f
the floor resolutions either con- the New Engl;nd k:;·0
0
dem.nmg or congratula.ting the N.F.C.C.S., will speak to \~~
Jumor Sen~tor from Wlsconso~. Student Body today as part of
The commIttee felt that the~ ?is tour of Catholic Campuses
m New England, which will
take him to the twenty-five
member schools of the Federation
in the Area. It would be a
Fairfield good opportunity, therefore to
briefly highlight the plans which
have been drawn up during the I
Summer for N.F.C.C.S. -activity
The annual retreat held during
the 15, 16, 17, of September,
proved to be as great a success
as last year's. Retreat master Fr.
Robert P. Phalen provided the
students with a series of conferences
which were both interesting
and satisfying. Fr. Phalen's
office was open during the
entire retreat to any student
who wished to consult him.
From the attitude of the student
body it is quite evident that Fr.
Phalen has succeeded in giving
the students the type of thought
material whlich is so essential
to a student's career.
Personalities
T. PAUL TREMONT
ew Librarians
Campus
Pag£, Four
But above all, our pipe smoking
squire has that pleasant
gift of letting everyone get into
the act without too much soft
soaping. Paul sits in with a
group, plans are made, decisions
arrived at, and T. Paul walks
The question is, "Where to away with another one 'of his
begin?" What with so many tal- pet projects initiated.
ented men on eampus, it is diffi- Yes, I guess we can say that
cu~t to make the first choice for Ihe is sort of ~n outs~anding man
thIS year's series of "Campus and that FaIrfield IS much the
Personalities." But fortunately 'oetter for having him here. I
for this reporter, there is one think most of us can remember
man who stands above all when our parking lot was
others, one man whose selection simply a matter for "bad risk"
will be debated by none. And policies. Well, Paul wasn't here
that student is the aflab~e face too long before marshal law
that you see to your left. Now was declared, stickers were isleast
this portrait resemble a sued, fines were meted out and
caricature more than ,a photo, finally law and order restored.
let me explain that we are not And I also think that most of
discussing a "character" but a us will recall his starting lecreal
gone personality of the tures on sex education that not
vintage that runs you over with only impressed the student
its energy. body, but were also very en-lightening
to the adult audi-
Dynamite? ences that were fortunate . . Ienough to hear them. But ,all
DU,:mg the ,rear, yo~ WIll see this success wasn't enough fer
our T. Paul vamshmg down Paul, so last year he got himself
the ~orndor .to hIS next club elected as the president of the
meetmg, makmg a short speech New England Region of the
for t~e N.F.C.C.S., driving hom.e N.F.C.C.S. This is probably one
a po.mt at a St~dent CouncIl of the most responsible positions
meetmg and taking the floor, that any student could have.
durmg the C.I.S.L. to thrust the' With a fellow like Paul h _
sharp blade at his abject ever, we don't have to' woor":y
opponent. about keeping pace with past
. Don't let that naive expres- years, but we will just sit back
slOn cull you mto a state of re- and let all his dynamism exlax
·ation; the man behind that plode in whatever direction he
gr~n is Fai.r~~ld's most accom- has set his sails for this year.
plIshed polItICIan. Many an un- So don't let it be said that you
weary adversary has tumbled weren't warned; keep those corbefore
that expression of inno- ridors cleared for action.
Newest additions to the library
staff are two graduates of
the College of St. Catherine of
St. Paul, Minnesota. Miss Ursula
Bieter and Miss Suzanne Betlach
both majored in library
science and graduated in 1954.
Miss Bieter, who is assistant in
charge of technical processes, is
a native of St. Paul and Miss
Betlach, assistant librarian in
charge of reader's service, is
also a native of Minnesota. The
new clerical assistant, Miss
Bernice Madar, resides in
Bridgeport.
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