Vol. 21 No. 19 Feirfield Univenity, Fairfield, Coanecticut May I, 1970
Strike Ends as Mcinnes Signs Truce
By KEVIN McAULIFFE
The Student Senate voted 42-2 late Tuesday evening, April
28th - not quite one week from the time an angry rally in packed
Gonzaga Auditorium signaled the start of a tense confrontation
that was to paralyze the Fairfield University academic community
- to endorse a package of five University Council resolutions designed
to halt the student strike and a moratorium on that strike
pending a referendum on its termination.
The Senate did so by incor-porating
into its resolution an
amendment authored by Mr.
Robert Cox of the Classics Department
as a paraphrase of a
dramatic gauntlet set down by
Student Government President
Dennis Gallagher at dusk Tu.esday
in the Campus Center Patio
- that if the Council's resolutions
are not heeded, then all
concerned parties shall take all
necessary measures to see that
they are. ,
The Senate meeting, held in
the same gym where a tumultuous
student meeting on April
24 of last year ratified a · compromise
on 6 social code demands
and caused a schism in
the student body, featured no
less than three standing ovations
for President Gallagher,
numbered several dozen faculty
and administrators (fresh from
a conciliatory faculty meeting)
in its crowd of about four hundred,
and brought to an end -
for the time being - an unprecedented
trauma in the history
of Fairfield Universtiy that
began in earnest when the Senate
voted 38-5 on April 22 to
strike until Fr. Mclnnes resigned
in the interest of assuring
binding tri-partitism.
In the wake of that meeting,
picket lines surrounded Xavier
and Canisius Hall and a longstanding
rule of the Campus
Center - that no signs be attached
to the walls - was forgotten
as posters advocated the
shutdown and announced listings
and locations of neutral
classes by willing professors.
Stag Controversy
Thursday morning, the University
Council met in the first
of many crisis sessions. Fr. McInnes,
originally scheduled to
appear that afternoon, was ultimately
deferred until Friday
afternoon at 5 p.m. While Gallagher
addressed interested faculty
on the Campus Center
Mezzanine, the Council instead
dwelled on The Stag, which the
Administration had shut down
until signature by the Editorial
Board of an agreement specifying
accountability of material.
Mr. William Schimpf, Student
Services Dean, announced this
action to the Board on Tuesday
evening and cited administrative
displeasure with alleged libel in
the April 8 satire issue. By a
vote of 6% to 4, with all negative
votes cast by the Administrative
representatives, the
Council directed the Administra-tion
to release the remammg
newspaper funds to the Student
Government, which would then
serve as interim publisher. Mr.
Schimpf admonished the Council
against expecting administrative
compliance without consent
of its lawyers.
Thursday Faculty Meeting
Thursday evening at 7:30, the
general faculty assembled in
Xavier. The meeting ratified the
satisfactory conclusion of delicate,
often rancorous salary
negotiations between a committee
including, among others,
Messrs. Arthur Anderson and
Harry Fishman of Sociology,
Dr. Joseph Grassi of Philosophy
and Dr. Theodore Coombs of
Biology, and administrative
representatives, including Fr.
J a m e s Coughlin, Academic
Dean. The salary increment
agreed upon brought to a close
an episode that began in late
February with a petition drawn
up by Mr. Leo O'Connor (English),
head of the campus chap.
ter of American Association of
University Professors, for an
across-the-board salary increase
that was signed by 91 faculty.
The faculty listened to a student
delegation of President
Gallagher, former President Albert
Mariani, and Minority
Leader John Harrington. Then,
after they had to leave the
room, they heard Fr. Mcinnes
and Fr. Coughlin defend the
administrative stance. It was at
this time that the Academic
Dean threatened to close the
school should the 'Strike endure
for a substantial period, with
the stipulation that the semes·
ter would resume only when the
students bad settled thelr cllf.
ferences with the admlnistra·
tion. (In Boston the same afternoon,
the Academic Dean of
Boston College had ceased formal
classes for the remainder
of the semester under a twoweek
strike).
Fr. Joseph Devine (Religious
Studies) moved to censure the
strike; the move was tabled
and the meeting adjourned
without taking a partisan
stance on thP. matter ..
On Friday, classes were at
highest a one-fifth attendancelevel;
Fr. Mclnnes informed the
media that his immediate goal
was to keep the university functioning;
and Mr. Harrington informed
the media that student
leaders viewed the tabling as
an optimistic sign.
Friday morning, the Council
offered Mr. John Hickson an
opportunity to defend administrative
fiscal policies and its
procedures on the now-defunct
Budget Committee, which split
up in public dissension. Until
5 p.m., in sessions taped for the
record and witnessed by swelling
crowds that created hotbox
conditions in the Faculty Meeting
Room of the Campus Center,
acerbic give-and-take oceurred
over issues such as finances and
the new dormitory.
Fr. Mcinnes' First Appearance
At 5 p.m., Fr. MP-lnnes made
his first personal appearance before
the Council. The atmosphere,
already tense with anticipation
at the first public confrontation
between the beleaguered
President and his ac·
cusers and of the result of Fr.
Mcinnes' confrontation earlier
that afternoon in Bridgeport
with Rep. Lowell Weicker over
alleged business mismanagement
in the ABCD poverty program
which Father heads, was
made more tense by Fr. McInnes•
insistence that he could
stay for only one hour and by
Mr. Dennis Donovan's opening
saivo from the student delegation
- a sizzling indictment of
the malaise Mr. Donovan claimed
graduates inevitably feel
upon their matriculation. Mr.
Gregory Keilty, departed member
of the Budget Committee,
pressed Father on the alleged
"secrecy" of the committee
which Father felt the students
had broken. Some wrangling
ensued, until Mr. O'Connor, also
a former member of the Committee,
was called upon to substantiate
the student version of
their "confidential" commitment.
As Fr. Mclnnes left, Chairman
King Dykeman (Philosophy)
had to make his oniy
demand for order. Student rep.
resentative Kevin McAuli1fe
criticized Fr. Mcinnes' refusal
to stay or to return later or to
spare no more than two hours
on Saturday. The crowd derisively
hooted Fr. Mclnnes' defense,
"Well, lots of things are
important."
As the meeting closed, the
Academic Council released a
report characterizing the strike
as "regrettable" and urging ari
immediate settlement.
On Saturday at 2 p.m., after
voting to bar all non-members
of the academic community,
proceedings resumed. To the
dismay of the student delegation,
cross-examination was disallowed.
Kevin McAuliffe and
Thomas Dooney read into the
record allegations on Budget
Committee proceedings and Financial
Aid discrir(lination respectively.
Fr. Mclnnes chose
not to respond to point-by-point
charges, articulated by Mr.
Keilty, that he acted in "bad
faith.'' At 4 p.m., Fr. Mc~nes,
clad in tennis clothes ·departed.
Disappolnt~Jlent
At this point In the proceed·
lngs, students and faculty inter·
changed feelings of disappoint·
ment. The student delegation
felt that inability to prompt lm·
mediate response to questions
by the University President had
led to a situation where he
spoke for only 12 minutes out
of two hours. The faculty delegation
felt that the atudeDt ln·
(COiltbuled oa Pap I)
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Senate Stops Strike as Mcinnes Pledges to Up hold Council
(Continued from Pace 1)
dlctment was faulty and an In·
sufficient basis to achieve a set·
tlcment.
Faculty and Administrative
Proposals
Accordingly, at 9 p.m. Sunday
morning, after Fr. Mcinnes
announced he had altered his
schedule to meet the Council's
needs, Mr. Fishman introduced
faculty p r o p o s a 1 s, towards,
among others, a neutral commission
of adjudication on the
indictment; student and faculty
trustees; and immediate publication
of The Stag "as a sign
of good faith." After a caucus,
called for by the Administration,
Fr. Mcinnes responded with
similar counterproposals which
differed in form and included
an insistence on a tri-partite
Editorial Board of The Stag.
President Dennis Gallagher
noted, just before the Council
adjourned for the Beethoven
Festival, that academic amnesty
must be part of any settlement
and that The Stag issue, minor
but especially controversial,
should be deferred.
When sessions resumed at 8
p.m., Mr. Gallagher angered
Fr. Mcinnes when he clarified
that the Student Government
could not negotiate beyond the
two strike demands but could
only assist the Council in formulating
its own proposals. The
University President, visibly
testy, called for a caucus and
was reportedly on the verge of
withdrawing his proposals and
leaving the session. The Sunday
night session went till 11:35; on
Monday it resumed from 9 to
10:35 a.m., now on the airwaves
of WVOF, from 2 to 6 p.m.,
and from 7 to 8 p.m.
The neutral Board proposal
met objections from the students
as to its purely advisory.
capacity and its failure to require
a Presidential resignation
upon a guilty verdict. It
passed over student abstentions.
At one point, Dean Schimpf
demanded of Mr. Gallagher
whether he would resign from
the university if the board found
him guilty. His quick affirmative
response resulted in a floor
demonstration that forced
Chairman Dykeman to repeatedly
gavel for order.
The Trustee question bogged
down over the Issue of numbers,
I.e. whether to admit <l, 5, or 6
faculty and students each. The
number 6 was chosen, with
amending by Provost John Ba·
rone to attach 2 alumni. Re·
peated student Insistence on exposure
of Fr. Mcinnes' relations
with his trustees resulted In Fr.
Mcinnes Introducing a lengthy
articulation of bls etro:ts to
IJberallze their structure and
membership on Monday after·
noon. Only one vote wu east
negatively.
The addition of two students
and faculty each to the Administrative
Board passed unanimously
on Sunday evening. Administration
speakers devoted
their supporting arguments to
their wish to see The Stag and
the Executive Board of the
Student Government also become
tri-partite.
P residential Endorsements
The mutual endorsement of
the Constitutional Convention
by the two Presidents came in
the wake of Mr. Mcinnes' taped
endorsement on Sunday morning
of binding tri-partite in all
areas - a landmark statement
by the President, who had previously
exempted certain administrative
domains from binding
control.
Schimpf Reversal
Late Monday afternoon, Dean
Schimpf announced to the council
reversal of his position,
given to The Stag's editor-inchief
Sunday night, that it
·would be illegal to heed the
Council r esolution of Thursday
·and let The Stag publish. Points
of clarification by Messrs. Mc-Auliffe
and Fishman confirmed
that the administration no longer
regarded The Stag as necessary
in the Council package of
resolutions, and with the disappearance
of this controversy
from the agenda what the faculty
sector called "a settlement"
was within sight.
Davis Resolution
Prior to Monday afternoon's
adjournment, Mr. Paul Davis
(Hlstcry) Introduced a resolu·
tion of academic amnesty;
after its paaaa.ge, be accepted
a friendly amendment from
Provost .John Baroae IJmltlng
it to the period ending April
29th, putting the students In :::------
the delJcate p08ition ot having
to stop striking by that date or
running afoul of the faculty and
their own academic welfare.
Two conflicting pressures
worked heavily on the student
delegation at this point. Liberal
faculty warned that a faculty
condemnation of the strike was
all but certain at the Tuesday
evening meeting, and that failure
to accept the package would
mean outlawing of the strike,
its impending doom, and cancellation
of neutral classes.
Militant, disappointed students
who packed the Council chambers
Monday evening ready to
stage a walkout if the Government
accepted the package, expressed
rage at the specter of
another "sellout" so near the
first anniversary of last year's
compromise.
Two chaotic caucuses were
called for by the student delegation.
Donald De Fronzo pleaded
that "this gives us everything
but what we wanted." Presid:mt
Gallagher attempted to query
for inconsistencies in the package.
At length, Dr. Dykeman
shut off debate and rebuked the
student hesitancy as a blow to
"the spirit of tri-partite." It
passed, with seven of eight students
simply abstaining.
Fltth Mass Meettnr
The strike continued on Tuesday.
The fifth mass meeting on
the Campus Center Patio in the
the past fourteen months and
the second in two days began
at 3:30p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
President Ga.llagher had called
one at 10:30 a.m. Monday to
inform the students of progress
in negotiations and had met
with vast unwillingness to cease
striking until Fr. Mcinnes' resignation
was forthcoming and
tri-partitlsm was beyond sabotage.
This meeting expanded
from that one - of the three
dozen speakers, only a handful
urged capitulation. For those
who insisted on continuation of
the strike, there were several
standing ovations which visibly
impressed faculty spectators,
some of whom had been prepared
to imminently condemn
a strike that would now clearly
go on without them.
Gallagher Challenge
At close to 6 p.m., Mr. Gal·
lagber spoke. There were proposala
to stop the strike, to bait
It temporarUy, or to call for a
voluntary moratorium on
claMes; notbln&' came to a vote.
Instead, Mr. Gallagher suddenly
bit on a new tack and cbal·
lenged the entire university to
attach a pledge to the resolu·
tlons "that you will abut tbls
university down" it the resolutions
go unheeded.
The standing ovation lasted
several minutes, reversed the
entire momentum of the affair,
and now made several points
clear: that binding tri-partitism
would have to now be voluntarily
instituted and that Fr.
Mcinnes would be challenged
to a public test of good faith or
the strike would be renewed
with fresh vigor and extra passion.
The faculty held its meeting
in the Oak Room at 7:30, while
the Student Senate postponed
its meeting until their conclusion.
Just a.s at last year's meeting
over the proposed social
code strike, masses of students
were permitted as spectators.
The faculty had before them
the University Council resolutions
(non-binding) and the
Academic Council resolution,
which is binding unless reversed
and assumed in its preamble
that the strike's end was contingent
upon passage of the
University Council passage.
After parliamentary maneuver-ing,
the Academic Council resolut:
on went on the floor and
Mr. Cox moved to amend it.
Cox Amendment
Mr. Anderson and Dr. Dykeman
gave strong support of the
Cox Amendment; Mr. Davis
aa.ld, "We are supposed to want
the studenta to trust us . . .
Sometimes we act as it we don't
want them to." Dr. George
Baehr of History attacked It as
a concession to the strike, wblcb
Dr. BaebJ' wished to see stopped
at once as a breach of "academic
freedom." In contrast to
the galleries' outburst that
greeted Mr. Cox's introduction.
only a scattering of wblte·halr·
'ed professors applauded Dr.
Baehr's speech. Under questionIng,
Mr. Cox noted that his
paraphrase of Mr. Gallagher's
statement omitted the word
"strike" to give the faculty
maximum maneuverability and
leverage. Fr. McGrath of Psychology,
noting that "it we are
to survive, we mnst go trl·p&r·
tlte," moved the question. The
Cox amendment passed '74 to
S8. ~tb its paaaa.ge aud Its margin
of victory were surprlslnc
developments.
After some disputing over
graduate school representation
·in the University Council, Fr.
Joseph Devine moved for a twoday
moratorium on classes in
favor of discussion of recent
events. Mr. Fishman asked Fr.
Mcinnes to state his views. Father
drew widespread applause
by casually announcing he had
signed the Cox pledge and plac-ing
it on the Oak Room stage.
Then he urged immediate return
to class before a teach-in
and saw his wishes voted down
by an alm<;>st upanimous margin.
With the moratorium set
for Wednesday and Thursday
and Dean Coughlin meanwhile
drawing up the proclamation to
do so, the scene shifted to the
gym and the Senate meeting,
whose agenda was unprepared
for the sudden turn of events.
Senator Stephen Ferri moved
to approve the Unlvera.lty Coun·
e ll resolutions with the Cox
pledge and an otrlclal desire to
see further speclflcation of t:be
"neutral board." PolDta of cl&rl·
ftcatlon by Senator Geo..,.e Vu·
turo as to whether Fr. Mcinnes
bad slped the version of the
Academic or University Coun·
ell's, uad an unsucceaeful move
to divide the question by Min·
orlty Leader Harrington pre·
ceded the •2-2 vote. Donald De
F ronzo aeemed to be apeaklnc
for many spectators when he
announced bls cautious support
coupled with cynicism aa to the
true intentions ot Fr. MclnDee
aud a continued wt.h to see him
leave, at least by September.
Senator Mark Govoni introduced
a resolution to terminate
the strike. Under friendly
amendments by . Sens. Harrington
and Keilty, this was chaneed
to a moratorium assuring
classes on F riday and Monday
while the strike was · term.inated
by a referendum to be
completed by Thursday night.
The meeting adjourned close
to 11 p.m.. bursting with a
matching, but different, excitement
from the previous week's.
Two things were certain to
all: the strike might soon be
over and Fairfield university
would never be tl!e same again.
April 22, The President'~ Office
The foDowlng Ia excerpta
from the l.rat meetlDg between
11'1'. Mclmu• and Student Government
leaden. Those lD attendance
were; for the Ad.mlnia·
traUon, Fr. Mcinnes, Fr. Mahan,
Dean Schimpf, Dean Sam·
way and Dean Krell; tor the
Faculty, Dr. Rice, aud Dr.
Coombs; and for the Student
Government, Tbolll88 Gleuon,
Donald DeFronzo, Peter Lennon,
Robert Murphy, .John Harrington,
and Dennis Gallagher.
By .JOHN G. LEDDY
ture there must be assurances
that anything in this university
won't be covered . . . and the
only way to do that is . to have
a tri-partite ,fonn of goverrunent
- a binding tri-partite fonn of
government.
Secrecy
Gall. I think that one of the
facts in the case that seems to
my mind to be irrefutable is
that the operation of the university
has been cloaked in
secrecy during the past few
years.
After a list of the nine indic-ments
was read, including the Me. It ~eems to me that you
new dormitory, enrolment, are openmg _up another area
calendar, administrative secre- · • · What lS the role of a
cy, etc. the group began to ells- president in an academic insti-cuss
the issues: tution?
Sch. There's a lot of misin- There might be people who
formation about that. have different conceptions of
Gall. Well, if there's any mis- that than you do.
information, its because you Gall. I think an immediate
don't tell us the facts right. solution can be that the presi-
Harr. All we want is the facts, dent resign, and· to open the
today it was brought up that appointment to the Univer$1ty
we don't have the facts. Council
Me. John, without facts, how Me. Don't you think it would
can you make accusations? l,)e at least fair to a person, if
Harr. Because the facts at you ask him to resign. to have
our disposal point to certain the facts ·and substantiated
conclusions we cannot avoid. charges, the basis of which
Me. Would you be interested would .form his resignation?
in establishing some kind pro- Gleu. Everywhere we re·
ceedure to try to establish what moved the cloak 9a ~eerecy we
the facts are? have foUDd ~ reuou.
Harr. Well, we,re here now. I'm not tot a.se any eplthen or
I don't mean tx> be rude, but . adJectlv-', but there'• some
we're here now. cUrty/ thlngs going on lD the
Sch. If . your '.facts' are Adnlinlstratlon from the stu·
proven not to be correct . . . dJ.bt point of view; and everywhere
does the strike stand? where we look we find it, .and
Harr. If our facts. are proven / we lnd it everyWhere we look;
to be ilicorrect . . . in -the fu-/ (Contlllued on Pace 7)
May I, 1970
Convention Weekends
Mold New Constitution
By MIKE FARRELL
There is a distinct atmosphere
of accomplishment in the reaim
of academic and governing
change due to the efforts of the
administration, faculty, and scudent
representing the community
of Fairfield University.
Over the Easter recess, the
three factions of the University
met in order to create a governing
body directed by a binding
Tri-Partite Constitution. The
Tri-Partite Constitutional Convention
adapted an air of
openess from the start. The reprepresentatives
of this convention
have come ·to the agreement
that the University must
be operated on a responsible
and productive tri-partite basis.
of the faculty, and twelve student
representatives in the convention.
They have broken
themselves into four sub-committees
: Academic, Administrative
(Planning and Operatives}
Government a n d Community
Life.
These sub-committees w i 11
form the major structure of the
University Council. Under the
Academics Committee will be
functions such as admissions,
academic legislature, and department
structures. Under the
jurisdiction of Governance will
be the Trustees and Election
processes. The Univez<sity Review
Board, Athletics, Student
Services, Stud~nt Court, and
Dorm Councils will be subjected
to the action of the Community
Life Committee. And
finally the Administrative Committee
will be responsible for
finances, Treasury Office, f\nancial
aid, securHy, and the
Office of Planning and Development.
THE STA&
ther issues will be delt with
by the newly forming constitution
and it's body.
The Constitutional Convention
will convene again on May 1st-
3rd in hopes of concluding committee
work and perform the
actual writing of the document.
Once the constitution has been
written it will be subjected to
ratification by the Board of
Administration, Faculty Senat.t?,
Student Legislature, S t u d e n t
body, and the Board of Trustees.
Two other matters are directly
concerned with the actions
of the Constitutional Convention
and the idea of governance
reform. First, there have
been t h r e e Student-Faculty
forums held to this date. The
first two had Dr. Grassi and
Dr. Rosivach, respectively, as
their guests. The third was held
Friday, April 17, with Dean
Coughlin.
Finally, the Student Government
will distribute an opinion
poll this week to determine the
attitudes of the Student Body
on social policies such as lectures,
concerts, movies, and intercollegiate
activities.
Binding Tri-Partite
Seen as Ready in May
• The Convention
has met in two three
day sessions and has a third
scheduled for May 1st - 3rd at
which time the actual writing
of the document will be dealt
with. The Convention has adopted
an endorsement of "Tri-Partite
Government" as a basic
working principle. In addition,
it has adopted the following
structural chart as a working
basis for the writing of the
Constitution:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PRESIDENT
UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
(equal rep.)
COMMUNITY LIFE (3-3-5)
UNIV. ADMINISTRATION
(533)
ACADEMICS (3--5-3)
Explanation:
The President will no longer
have a veto over the University
Council or its sub-committees.
He will, however, be able to introduce
legislation to the Council
and if unsatisfied with its
decision he may exercise an
appeal to the Board of Trustees
which will be reorganized
to include Faculty and Student
representation. The Board must
muster a 2/3 negative vote to
overrule the University Council.
If it cannot, or dQe& not take
any action within 30 days then
the notion of the University
Council will become law. The
University Council itself can exercise
a 2/3 veto over any of
its sub-committees. A simple
affirmative majority or a failure
to take any action within
30 'days on a notion of a subcommittee
will be c.onsidered
approval. An inability to achieve
a majority or a 2/3 veto will be
cause for refering the item back
to the sub-committee for further
refinement.
The major work before the
convention lies· in the framework
of the University Council.
The convention has and will
continue to form a working
structure of committees and departments
to achieve the goals
of the Council.
The convention has stated
that the ruling body of the University
Council will be of equal
representation among the administration,
faculty, and student
body.
Indian Mystic Speaks
The numbers 3--3-5 next to a
board run as Administration,
Faculty, and Student voting
power on a given Board. For
example the Academics Board
(3--5-3) will be composed of 3
Administrators, 5 Faculty, and
3 Students. There are further
delineations in the structural
chart and they are posted on
the bulletin board across from
the mailroom.
T h i r t y-two representatives
form the working unit of the
Contitutional Convention. ~ere
are eight members from the Administration,
twelve members
Campus
News
CATCH
Community Action Through
Community Help (CATCH) is
a summer project, sponsored by
Georgetown University, June 22·
Aug. 14, in which 30 undergraduates
and 3 professors will
live off campus, studying psychology
and sociology while doing
field work in Washington's
inner city.
Open to undergraduates from
any college. Details: Dr. Veronica
Maz, S o c i o 1 o g y Dept.,
Georgetown University, Washington,
D. C. 20007. (Tuition:
$600 on a credit basis).
NOTICE OF PHILOSOPHY
AWARD
The Philosophy Department
plans to give a regular award,
· named after the late Fr. Crowley,
for superior student papers.
The first award is retroactive
and will be given for work done
for a philosophy professor in
in the Spring and Fall seme5-
ters of 1969.
Students who have done writing
that they think is eligible
~re invited to re-submit their
papers to their professor before
May 1st. It is hoped that
the award winning paper and
several "honorable mentions·•
will be printed in a school publication.
Morris Grossman
For the Philospby
Department
The Community Wfe committee
will operate under a membership
ratio of 3-3-5 Administration
Committee under a
5-3--3 ratio and the Academic
Committee under a 3--5-3 system.
Before their work is complete
the convention will designate
working ratios for every
committee.
The present University Council
has acted upon a number
of the demands presented by
the Student Government. Next
semester the following will go
into effect: plus system in
marking (A, B+, B, C+, C,
D-t, D, E) , departmental seminar
programs, reduction of philosophy
and theology credits,
and a calendar change.
The other demands and fur-
By BILL MELAUGH
Wednesday evening, April R,
Sri Chinmey spoke to approximately
350 people. Chinmey is
a guru or mystic and spiritual
master of approximately 1000
disciples around the world. The
reason his following is so small
is beacuse he isn't interested
in converting the whole world,
only those who are willing and
truly sincere in their search for
the highest realization. When
asked how the master knows
when a person is truly sincere,
one of his followers softly said,
"He simply enters deep into
the person's soul and immediately
knows if he is sincere."
Before he started his talk,
Chimney went through a lengthy
ly preparation. He sat over in
a corner alone and "meditated."
Then he proceeded to the foot
Dr. Joseph Grassi, Chairman of the Philosophy Department,
was the first guest at the student-faculty informal sessions
held in the Mezzanine of the Campus Center. Subsequent appearances
were by Dr. Vincent Rosivach of Classics and
Academic .Dean Rev. James Coughlin, S.J . .
of the stairs where he took off
his shoes and stood for a minute.
He went to the top and
and stood for another 60 seconds.
Then he walked . to the
podium where he stood for another
minute before chanting for
30 seconds. The chant was an
incantation to his trinity for
enlightenment. Then he stood
looking at the crowd for four
minutes.
His topic was freedom. "Freedom
is ·joy in heaven, on earth,
and everywhere." He chanted
briefly and continued, "Freedom
is peace in heaven, here
on earth, and everywhere."
Then there was another pause
and he chanted. The chants got
less frequent and he began to
speak longer. He says that there
are two types of freedom, inner
and outer. "In outer freedom
we must see what we should.
In outer freedom we are to be
what we must. We must be the
flowing life of God's reality;
the glowing light of God's •rision.
Freedom rings where light
shines. Freedom rings when
truth sings. Freedom expands if
freedom rings. And if peace expands,
freedom rings because
courage demands:"
He ended his talk by saying
that the goal of freedom is the
smiling dancing serenity of his
Father who is at once fulfilling
him and being fulfilled. He expounded
on this during the
question period by saying that
Man and God are one which is
"the highest realization."
He holds that God needs us
to manifest his glory. When
asked the purpose of life, he
said that it was "to realize the
highest truth." The way to realize
this truth is on the strength
of inner aspirations, to cry
deep within for the highest truth
as we cry in the outer life for
various material things.
This is done through various
forms of yoga, which he defined
as "conscious oneness of God."
Chinmey said this is the only
way to realization.
This structure will put the
University de facto if not de
jure under a Tri-Partite form
of Government in all areas including
Finances. The Convention's
work is not done, bltt
progress has been very quick.
The meetings emit an air of
mutual concern for the University,
not confrontation o'i- ~attempt
to protect vested interests.
It is not inconceivable that
a final document will -be submitted
to all sectors in May
for ratification.
McKinney Heads
Comm. Relations
Thomas McKinney, class of
'73, has been appointed Director
of Community Relations, a new
position on the executive Board
of the Student Government.
This position has two main objectives:
1. To establish better racial
relations in the Fairfield Community.
%. To establish better communications
between the three
factors on our campus, namely
the administration, faculty and
the student body.
Some prevalent problem areas
need immediate attention. suggestions
for the solution of
these problems are needed
Sample problems ate:
1. Public Relations or communication
with the outside
world.
2. Language Laboratory made
more relevant and conducive to
learning.
3. Raising funds for the Student
Government without depending
on the administration.
4. Acquiring more books for
the library.
Those interested in joining
such a committee, contact Mr.
McKinney in Regis 120 or P.O.
Box 1171. Those not interested
in being an active member, but
may have suggestions for the
committee please submit them
in writing to P.O. Bax...U71.
'•r Four TH E STAG May I, 1970
Duffey Blasts Nix on
Demands Thnetable
Kuntsler Raps on Panthers
WEST HARTFORD- Branding
President Nixon's Vietnamization
plan an "outright fraud,··
Joseph Duffey recently called
for complete withdrawal of
American forces from Vietnam
within a year.
A member of the national
Policy Council of the Democr atic
arty, Duffey is seeking his
.party's nomination f o r U.S.
Senate.
Duffey delivered a blistering
attack on the administration's
Vietnamization plan because, h~
said, "No serious domestic
problems will be solved until
the war in Vietnam is ended."
Speaking f r o m campaign
headquarters in West Hartford,
the U.S. Senate hopeful asserted
. . . "no progress has been made
in ending the war since Richard
Nixon assumed office 14 months
ago."
He predicted that because the
war again has become the overriding
issue in national life"
No Democrat can win election
in 1970 without offering a clear
alternative to the fraudulent
Vietnam policy of the current
administration. •'
Duffy urged that Democratic
candidates give "an immediate
and open committment to bring
all American military personnel
home from Vietnam in no mor~
than 12 months from today."
He explained that after four
months of campaigning he is reasserting
and strengthening his
opposition to the war because ::
" ... anything I might say
as a candidate-about what we
must do as a nation-never can
be achieved as long as one ba- .
sic fact of our national life remains-
and that fact is the Vietnam
war."
Duffey spelled out a course
of action American s hould. follow
w h i 1 e withdrawing her
troops. "During this withdrawal
period, we should begin negotiating
directly with the NLF
(National Liberation F r o n t)
about the only thing that is
worthy of negotiation-the safety
of civilians on both sides."
He emphasized, moreover,
that . . . "whatever the outcome
of such negotiationswhatever
the wishes of General
Thieu or Marshall Ky-ou.r boys
must come home."
Zeroing in on the President's
Vietnamization plan, Duffey declared:
"I've had enough of a deceptive
policy that is more concerned
with saving face than
saving lives. I've had enough
killing, e n o u g h high taxes,
enough inflation-and enough of
this senseless, insane and futile
war."
Dignity
March
By CHRIS SULLIVAN
On Friday and Saturday, the
17th and 18th of April, an antiwar
march was conducted by
various related citizen-groups
from the Fairfield County area.
With organizations from Fair·
field and Bridgeport Universities,
and from Westport and
Stamford at the fore, the twoday
"Walk for Peace and Human
Dignity" was intended to
illustrate popular opposition to
the Vietnam war and to solicit
citizens' support of this
show of resistance.
At noon on Friday, the coalition
began the first leg of its
march at Stamford's Town Hall,
and continued, until late in the
afternoon, to Westport. Charles
Washburn, speaking on behalf
of Fairfield University's participating
group, reported that
the marchers received a generally
"good response," many
by-standers joining along the
way for a "brief walk," but
that the " harassment" of eggand
stone-throwing hecklers,
and of one irresponsible motorist,
was disappointing. Saturday's
continuation of the march,
beginning at noon in Westport,
was markedly a more successful
turnout of participants and
by a public reaction of which,
in Mr. Washburn's words, "the
overwhelming majority was either
ignoring us or in support
of us." The march was concluded
when the demonstrators
"slipped p o s t e r s through a
crack in the door" of Bridgeport's
Federal Court Building.
By J OHN G. LEDDY
One of the most intensely
discussed lawyers of our age,
William M. Kuntsler, made a
scarcely publicized appearance
at the University's gym on
Sunday, April 12th, exhorting
his youthful listeners to support
"physically or in spirit"
the embattled cause of the
Black Panther Par1Y.
Mr. Kuntsler is presen tly defending
Bobby Seale, Chairman
of the Black Panther Party, for
his alleged role in the execution-
style murder of Alex Rackley
in New Have.n. He won
fame as the unorthodox defense
counselor of the "Chicago
Eight" riot conspiracy trial ot
1969-70.
Also on the stage that Sunday
afternoon was Mrs. Bobby
Seale, attractive and aggressive
wife of the Panther leader,''Mr.
Frank Dommer, Chairman of
the local ACLU, and Dr. J oseph
French, Assistant Dean of
the Albert Einstein Medical
School. The last introduced Mr.
Kuntsler with William Fullbright's
words : "It will be ne~
essary . . . that we dare to
think the unthinkable."
"A deliberate attempt has
been made," intoned Kuntsler
in a calm and gravely voice,
"in this case Rackley's murder,
to destroy the social movement
in the United States."
"I have learned that informers
cannot be refuted. He may
say what he pleases, and all
the defendant can say is 'he's
a liar.' The only choice for the
jury is to believe the informer,
or those whom he is accusing.
And when you have Black Panthers
on trial, the informers
will normally be believed."
In this situation, said the
lawyer, the only recourse for
the defense is to show that the
informer has a strong motivation
for lying. "And there will
be other people testifying who
have similar axes to grind."
The irony would thus come in
public reaction to the trial:
You will tend to give the
state's version credence, while
your instincts say 'no.' This
promises to be a trial with enormous
pressure points; . . .
The new executive board of Phi Kappa Theta F rat.ernlty waa ln8talled oa AprU 'ltb. Tbe new
oftlcera are, left to right, Joe Goodhouse, Secretary; Ray SchmlU, Treasurer; ~Hudak. PreU·
dent; FraDk Rupp, Plecf&'e Ioatructor; an.d Jack Wl&'gtn, Vice Pre•lclent.
you will find it hard to believe
that the state can stoop so low."
He cited the case of a confession
extracted from a black
charged with the murder of two
career girls on the East Side of Manhattan. This one later
admitted to fraud in the attorney's
office.
Such apparently deliberate
persecution caused the recent
resignation of a California
District Attorney, a black man
who said that he would not be
a part of that process. "It must
have taken considerable thought
for a black man who had made
it in the system to come to that
decision," said Kuntsler.
Only Supreme Court Justice
William 0. Douglas has ever
acknowledged the existence of
political trial in American history,
Mr. Kuntsler pointed out.
(The justice is presently hearing
Congressional threats of impeachment
for his recent book,
Points to Rebellion.)
"This case has in it the seeds
of a monstrous tragedy; . . .
a serious, deadly trial, which
merits everyone's support, because
where Bobby Seale may
sit today, someday you may sit
there too."
"I hope you are in New Haven,
physically, or in spirit, or
in both, ... and that New
Haven learns, as should all authority,
that a people aroused
cannot be denied, and that the
grinding of the law cannot stop
the power of the people. All
power to the people!"
As he turned from the podium,
Mr. Kuntsler received a
warm standing ovation. Mr.
Donner then made a fund-raising
appeal, which had not ·been
expected.
Up until this point, no announcement
had been made that
Mrs. Seale would speak. When
she finally did r ise to address
the crowd, it had d1minished
considerably.
In a clear and ringing voice
the Chainnan's young wife called
for greater power at the community
level, including local
police control, md an end to
the infusion of drugs and alcohol
which is "keeping minds
confused in the deprived community."
She stated that in the "class
war" which threatens "there
can be no middle-ground. Either
you're for us, or against us.
... All power to the people!"
Pulitzer Prize Winner and
Wife to Cbair Arts Ball
FAIRFIELD- Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Penn Warren will serve
as honorary chalnnen of Fai~
field University's Beaux Arts
Ball, it was announced by cochairmen
Mrs. Paget and Mrs.
Maurice P . Corrigan.
By far his most famous work
was his novel All 'lbe King'•
Men, universally acclaimed as
one of the great masterpieces
of modem American literature
and for which he won the Pulitzer
Prizze in 1947.
The book resembles the rise
and fall of the late U.S. Senator
Huey Pierce Long, who
served as governor of Louisianl}
prior to his election to the Senate.
A political dictator, Long was
both a brilliant lawyer and extremely
effective "corn pone"
orator. He was assassinated by
an outra~ed doctor at the state
capitol building at Baton Rouge
in 1935.
Professor Warren won his se~
·ond Pulitzer Prize in 1958 for
"Promises," a work in poetry
which won the National Book
Award.
In 1967, Professor Warren received
t h e $5,000 Bollingen
prize in Poetry of the Yale 11-
brary. The prize, which covered
the two publishing years of 1965
and 1966 is one of the nation's
major poetry awards. It was
given to him for the volume,
"Selected oems,P New and Old,
1923-66," published by Random
House.
Mrs. Warren, a distinguished
writer in her own right who
publishes under the pen name
Eleanor Clark, won the National
Book Award in 1964 for "The
Oysters of Loc Mariaquer."
Her novel, "Rome and ~
Villa," 1s to be offered by the
Book of the Month Club in July.
May I I 1970 T H e $ T A 6 Page ~
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Time to Adjust
These are days of reflection and respite. There exists a promising
potential to bind our wounds and build a new structure on the chaotic
ruins of the old. We congratulate President Gallagher on issuing
his challenge to accept the University Council resolutions and take
all necessary steps to enforce them. We congratulate the faculty on
its vote of 7 4 to 38 to take up the chaJlenge. We congratulate Fr.
William Mcinnes on graciously bowing to the inevitable and signing
the · pledge. And we congratulate Mr. Gallagher and the Student
Senate for releasing the strike pressure at the· proper moment.
We unequivocally support the strike. We nevertheless agree that
the halting of it is an equally necessary step, and support that too. It
is true that the strike was for Fr. Mcinnes' resignation, and he is still
in office. But Father was dealt a telling blow, and his signing of the
Council resolutions was both .an open admission <>f defeat and a suit
for armistice. To have continued for Fr. Mcinnes' immediate departure
would have been sadistic and undiplomatic, in view of the
response to Mr. Gallagher's challenge. The students, having shown
how effective they can be when they turn the pressure on, showed
that they know enough to turn it off. Having been strong enough to
be victors, they chose to be genel'ous enough to grant a victor's peace.
We balance our optimism with caution. The respite offers Fairfieid
a chance to congeal into a cohesive community, to produce a
landmark Constitution in binding tri-partite university government
apd to make an unprecedented liberalization in trusteeships. It also
offers an opportunity for repudiated pledges, sour grapes and further
rancor.
For the fact remains that the strike and the response to it solidified
in many student minds what had been present but inchoate bef.
ore - that mass application of power tactics were the only thing
the power brokers of the University could ever understand. The students,
having left last year's compromise behind and gone all-out for
a strike, have earned immediate rectification of their frustrations. If
that is not forthcoming, there lies more rancor ahead - rancor likely
to dwarf this past week's. Many legislators voted for the -Council
resolutions w.ith the mental reservations that it was a cease fire, not a
settlement, that · any tampering with it should be met with more
militant action, and that the o0nly way Fr. Mcinnes may remain is
under inquiry into his performance and the watchful eye of only too
many who would like to see him discreetly turn his summer vacation
into a permanent one.
Fairfield has a respite to heal wounds and remake structures.
If Fairfield uses the time to do just that, it will deserve such time.
THE STAQ
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EDITORIAL BOABD
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Burgess
MANAGING EDITOR .. . ............................ . Timothy Grace
EDITORIAL MANAGER . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin McAuliffe
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT .. .... . .... . .................. Thomas Dunn
ASSOCIATE EDITOR .. .. . . ............................. John Leddy
ASSOCIATE EDITOR ..... ............... . ......... Paul Cunningham
ARTS EDITOR: Patrick K. Long. PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR: Gordon
Andrews. ADVERTISING EDITOR: John R. O'Neill. BUSINESS MANAGER:
Thomas Sidie. ART EDITOR: Joseph Azar. CIRCULATION EDI·
'l'OR: Paul Gallois.
NEWS: David McVittie, Duane McDonald, John Roberto, Vince Ray, Bill
Dillon, Jim Hurley, Bob King, Dennis Cannon, Ben Capelle, Pat Dorsey.
SPORTS: Frank Armada, Jim Clarke, Steve Daur, Robert MaheJ;1 Michael
Leary, Gary Marzolla, Frank Carollo, William Warnken. ARTS: Doug
Menagh, Rich Jones. PHOTOGRAPHY: Bryan Smith, Pat Long. COL·
UMNISTS: Bob Ellis, Kevin Kelly, 'Simon Harak, Rich Zogal. CIRCULA·
TION: Greg Kelly, Richard Cullen.
The opinions expressed by columnish and reviewen .:~re their own and in "" way
reflect the Editorial Position of THE STAG.
Published by the Student Ei._vernment of Fairfield University until May 31 , 1970,
according to • resolution of the Univenity Council passed on April 23, 1970.
Letters To The Editor
On 'The Rag'
Dear Mr. McAuliffe:
This week I picked up the Stag, and,
at first glance, was delighted to see that
the issue was the traditional Spring editiqn
of the "Rag." However, on closer
examination, I found that it was nothing
but a libelous tract which exposed not
the comical absurdities of life, of Fairfield
University, and of the people connected
with the institution, but rather,
the gross callousness, shallowness, and
insecurity of the pseudo-individuals who
wrote the articles. I am referring directly
to the column which you wrote
on the "affair" of the Reverend William
Mcinnes, S.J.
I find it a tragedy that you and your
cohorts are only able to laugh at others
rather than with them. It seems that
the only way that you can obtain security
and self-satisfaction for yourselves
is by attacking the security and ·beliefs
of others; and I feel sorry for you. You
have demonstrated hatred for yourselves
and have condemned by your own statements
the freedom which you have supposedly
espoused.
Sincerely,
. John L Bwr '70
.Deia Vu
To the Editor:
Regarding Pat Long's record review
in the March 18 issue concerning the
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young album;
I found this commentary to be very
good. Mr. Long's references t<.> the defunct
Buffalo Springfield and the initial
C, S & N L. P. were excellent. However,
Mr. Long's treatment of the title
"Deja Vu" seems a bit lacking. It is
true that "Deja Vu" literally translated
from the French does mean "already
seen" but the significance of this term
is much deeper. In psycho-analytic terms
"deja vu" is a little placed on a certain
illusion of memory. In this common
phenomenon, a person, experienced before,
may suddenly appear very familiar.
Freud calls "deja vu" "an illusion in
which we seek a listener, accepting this
explanation of the album's title, is better
able to understand David Crosby's title
tune. Here, the lyric "We Have All
Been Here Before" is repetitiously sung
following the lines "And I feel like I've
been here before, . and you know, it
makes me wonder what's going on ... "
This song seems to echo the emotions
of a "deja vu" experience, while It
strengthens the entire album and injects
a musical insight into a psychological
happening.
BW Mat1oaey "71
Kennedy: 18 Vote
Dear Sir:
As you know, the Senate recently
voted by a large majority to adopt an
amendment sponsored by Senator Mansfield
and me to the Voting Rights bill
to enable 18 year olds to vote in all
elections, Federal, State, a~d local, as
of January 1, 1971.
The debate in the Senate on the
amendment was concerned with two
principal questions: First, the policy,
which I strongly support, of extending
the franchise to 18 year olds and, sec>
ond, the 'question whether Congress has
the power under the Constitution to
change the voting age by statute, rather
than by constitutional amendment. I am
taking the liberty of enclosing a copy of
the testimony which I delivered recently
before a Senate subcommittee on these
questions, and which formed the basis
for many of my arguments during the
debate on the s ·enate floor.
I hope you will find my testim~y of
interest. Neediest to say, I would ~
pleased to receive whatever eommenw
you may have on the major Issues surrounding
the amendment.
With my warm regards.
Sincerely,
Edward M. KeDDedy
EDITOR'S NOTE: The above leUw
waa accompanied by a copy of tile
Coagreaalonal Record wblch cantecl
Senator KennedY's speech. ADyoae Ill·
tereated In perusing 1he text of tbe
amendment should COidao& Daft
Dzureo tbJ'oaP 8os 8.
Easy Ride
EDITOR'S NOTE: The fol·
lowing article Is taken from
"The Activist", tbe newsletter
of t h e FalrtJeld Unlvenlty
Y o u t b lnterraclal CouncU,
wrlt11en by Kenneth Daly, sec·
re1:ary.
For those who feel that racial
discrimination in public
places is merely something of
the past, may we call your attention
to an incident, which
occurred on our return trip
from Appalachia.
While passing through Virginia,
in need of food and fuel,
we pulled up to a highway truck
stop. We waited in the bus wblle.
the driver offered our patronage
to the manager of the esstablishment.
Their conversation
follows, as retold by the bus
driver.
Driver: We need food and
fuel. Can you accommodate us?
Manager: How many in your
group?
Driver: There a r e thirtyseven.
Manager: How many colored?
Driver: Three colored students.
Manager: We cannot accommodate
your passengers, but we
can refuel your bus.
Our driver closed the conversation
aptly, by saying that be
was not interested in purchasing
fuel frQm people who were
not interested in his colorea
passengers. Cross Country Bus
Company of Conn., thank yo~
for your honesty!
In conclusion, let us say that
there was much to be learned
on this year's Appalachia Volunteer
Trip-even more thaa we
wanted to know!!!
Communications
Prof. Added
Mr. Max Lehman, former
New York Deputy Mayor under
Robert Wagner, has been added
to the faculty of Fair6eld
University's Graduate School of
Corporate and ·Political Communications.
Lehman, who served as Secretary
of New York Mayor
Robert Wagner's Cabinet from
-95~1965, will teach a course
in Political Communication, considering
the problems between
the would-be-office holder and
the voters, two-way communication
difficulties of the officeholder
and citizenry, and communications
between new government
agencies and the people
it was established to help.
Presently the Director of
Long Island University's Public
Administration Center, a post
he has held since 1968, .Mr.
l;.ehman has held numerous po-
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Why? Because financial and business
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So if problems intrigue you, and
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Transcript of Reactions
(OooUnued from Page 2)
a.od there's ooly one conclusion
we can come to, and that's
everythiog is rotten.
Me. If these charges are true,
then there's no faith that you
have in the Administration.
De Fr. Whatever faith there
was before has been sufficiently
eradicated by the presentation
of the facts we have bee.~
able to represent to the student
body.
POLITICAL ISSUE
Harr. Because of the loss of
faith, there must be a restructuring,
so that everyone can
participate in the decision making
process.
Me. In the first place, I am
not free to put the o1fcie of the
president at the disposal of the
University Council. The Office
of the president is responsible
to the Board of Trustees.
Harr. Father, the point is,
if you think the allegations
about the dorm decision are
false, then why don't you tell
us. What do you have as evidence
saying that our allegation
is false. How about the secrecy
with the budget in particular?
Mahan. Can you make one
declarative statement that signifies
what you are interested iri?
. . . apparently, you have
some difficulties, but you don't
seem to ·be able to qualify
what your ditiiculties are.
Gall. I think ·Father, you are
talking on a judicial plane, . . .
I would view it more in terms
of a political case - a vote of
no confiidence in the government
of the university, which
you as president represent -
and now ... after a vote of no
confidence is given to a man,
he can still, quote, run again.
And I don't think it is necessary
to make a judicial thing out of
it. I think, if you're going to
make it judicial, that you're
pretty much going to make a
mockery of the idea of community,
over political issues. I
don't think this is a much judicial
as it is wlitical in the
pure seJlese of the word, not
the American sense of that.
Me. So you're saying the issue
is a political, not a judicial one;
it doesn't involve justice.
Gall. No, no, not at all. I
said politics in the pure sense
of the word, which would also
involve justice.
The Stag
Sch. Dennis, if the publisher
of the Stag loses faith in an
editor, is he justified in asking
for his resignation before the
issue is considered?
Gleas. The Stag. a newspaper,
is an organ of free
speech, no matter ha wthat free
speech is arrived at. And you,
and anybody else, have no right
to do anything.
Murphy. Would you be willing
to give this group an undated
copy of your resignation, either
to be torn up by that group at
the end of their discussion, or
to be formally dated.
Me. As much power aa you
think the president bas, he does
not have the power to give a
resignation to the University
CouncU. If the purpose of this
gr.oup Is t oestablish the facts,
I don't think it makes any difference
whether they have a.
resignation In hand or not.
Murphy. Suppose the commission
found that its facts did call
for your resignation, would you
resign then?
Me. You know, it a tri-partite
council really came up with a
set of conditions, I would seriously
question whether I could
contine here at the University
. . . I can't give you an automatic
answer of what I would
do on charges that haven't yet
been made.
lnvestigatlog Commisioo
Me. A committee could serve
a very beneficial service to the
comunity by establishing the
truth or falsity of the allegations
that one segment of the
community is making. You are
trying to establish the necessity
of a president resigning, and
you will not dare submit that
to tri-partite.
Murphy. Either will you
Father. . . To a ·binding tripartite?
Me. What I'm talking about
is that a tri-partite committee
rule on the value of those
charges.
Gleas. And what happens to
the value of those charges?
Me. When these facts are
clear, you can do what you
want with them. But the first
step is '·are they right' or 'are
they wrong.'?
Harr. Baa the Board of Trustees
ever overruled somethingthat
you have decided\'
Me. Yes.
Harr. Could you tell uaf
Me. No, I can't; not because I
don't Imow, but, the ooly reason
I hesitate to tell you . . .
I can't think of one right away,
and I'm not aure It should be
public, especially in this con·
text.
Not One Iota
(The question was then
brought up ·as to the submission
of Fr. Mcinnes's resignation to
some impartial board.)
Me. I will o1fer my service&
to answer any questions that I
can to. any group to look into
any issue which you raise.
Harr. Including binding?
(Now a confusion of voices
ensued, from which there only
emerged this:) Gleas. Father
we don't trust you one iota.
Me. I wouldn't want to say
it's mutual; but, you're ·asking
for a tri-partite, and complaining
that you don't see it, but
you refuse to accept it in your
own case.
Gleas. And you refuse to give
us the power to implement the
trutl! that we will find out.
Beaux Arts Ball
A Beau Arts Ball to benefit
the expanding cultural arts program
at Fairfield University
will be held Friday evening,
May 1 in University Campus
Center Oak Room. The formal
dinner dance will be held in a
Viennese Garden setting in
keeping with the theme of the
University's Spring Arts and
Honors Festival.
THE STAG Pep Seven
April2l-22 How The Strike Began
· By JOHN G. LEDDY
The "spring fever" that was
becoming a Spring tradition at
Fairfield University began to
bear the marks of a bitter dispute
last week as dissident students
united in an unprecedented
call for the resignation of
the University President, the
Very Rev. William C. Mcinnes,
S.J. At week's end the embattled,
but outwardly calm
Jesuit Administrator remained
firm in his conviction to remain
in office and seek alternate
means of dealing with the students.
The present crisis appears to
be the immediate result of the
cancellation of a May rock concert
featuring fhe Doors. Eight
hundred enraged undergraduates
massed in Gonzaga Auditorium
after JuD.ior Class President
Joseph Valerio announced
over WVOF Radio Tuesday,
April 21st, that he held Fr.
Mcinnes fully responsible, "because
he betrayed the agree.
ment of our September meet~
ing.''
1965 Agreement
The Student Government,
however, took as its cue the
existence of a parking regulation
agreement that the Administration,
through the office of
the Executive Vice-Pres., had
made with Fairfield town police.
In 1965, this agreement severely
limited the number of persons
who could attend a concert.
This arrangement was unacceptable
to Belkan Productions
of Ohio, the booking agency,
which was hoping for a reported
figure of 20,000.
At the Gonzaga assembly,
tRe issue war further broadened
into a general charge of administrative
secrecy. Dennis
Gallagher, Student Govt. President,
revealed that the Administration
planned to enroll 2,000
students by next year, and to
build a pre-fab dormitory behind
the Maintenance building.
Dean Schimpf of Student Services
later countered that there
was hardly any secrecy involved,
as the enrollment figure was
based on projections already
made, and that the university's
master plan clearly provided
for the erection of such a dormitory.
The highly emotional tenor
of the Gonzaga assembly was
highlighted by the impassioned
plea of sophomore Frank Cappuccio
for students to view the
issue as a matter of personal
integrity. His words drew a
thunderous applause. In a calmer
moment, the assembly voted
to defer any strike decision till
the following Wednesday afternoon,
after the issues were discussed
in a more rational manner.
As the meeting began to disband,
Robert Murphy reminded
the students of the actual motivation
for the gathering, and
thereupon led a contingent of
about 500 up to the Jesuit Residence.
They chanted "Mcinnes
must go!", and "can Billy come
out and play?" as they formed
in the courtyard below Sellarmine's
windows. They were finally
turned back by Gallagher:
"You've made your point. I'm
sure he's awake by now."
AprU 22 Meeting
The next afternoon speakers
came forward pro and con resignation
and strike calls. Freshmen
Jack Couture, Larry Halloran
and Pat Hogan insisted
on a calm and factual appraisal
of the charges. Hogan, in particular,
after personal investigation,
scaled down the financial
estimate of the Beethoven Concert;
however, when he brought
out that the estimated enrollment
was closer to 1,970 undergraduates,
and that the controversial
dormitory was actually
to be a "substantial" building
"which will last fifty to a hundred
years, just like all the
other dormitories on campus"
he met with a tide of laughter.
Further indictments of administrative
secrecy and "misdirected
priorities" were presented
by Thomas Donney, a
senior who made an extensive
investigation of financial aid
ledgers, and by Kevin McAuliffe
of the ·stag who produced
an exp'anatory booklet on the
Graduate School of Communications.
In the first case, it was
revealed that financial aid was
reduced markedly for the undergraduate
after freshman
year, while his costs climbed
and the Administration directed
its resources toward the expansion
of the physical university.
McAuliffe then quoted ·figures
to show that, while service allocations
were declining, individual
administrative budgets
were rising sharply.
Communications School
The most stunning .effect,
however, was that of the readIng
by ~Auiltre of the official
guidebook of the Communi.cations
School, which he said had
been given to him by a person
he would not identify. He read
passages which explained the
School to be a center for the
training of ''highly skilled propagan.
dfsfiJ ...
Dennis Gallagher summed up
the government position as an
opposition to Administration
policy which acted against the
spirit of tri-partite at a time
when such an apparatus was
being constituted. He made
clear Fr. Mcinnes' unchanging
opposition to a binding tri-partite
council, and thus called for
the administrator's resignation
as a prior condition to the establishment
of such a governing
body.
Students then voted by placing
their ID cards in barrels:
the three part resolution calling
for Fr. Mcinnes' resignation,
the establishment of a binding
tri-partite, and a student strike
until these conditions are met,
was sent to the Legislature for
rati-fication by a vote of 722 to
98. The Legislature passed it
by a similar 8-1 margin Wednesday
evening.
The refenendum on the fol·
lowing day passed the resolu·
tion, which cited a long list of
indictments against the Prest·
dent, such as bad faith bar·
gaining la8t year, betrayal of
"Fr. Coughlin. Fr. Mcinnes and
Fr. Mahan's promise of a bind·
lng tri·partite," the removal of
student representatives from an
ad hoc tri·partite financial com·
mittee, the existence of a "hi·
therto secret 1965 agreement
between (the Police Depart·
ment) and the University which
effectively prohibited p-antlng
of a permit for the Doors COG·
cert, and the existence ol a
Graduate School of Corporate
and Political Communications
from which only four students
·have graduated since its founding
In 1966, and whose "found·
lng catalogue advocates It aa a
training g-round for propagaod·
ists; Psychological Operatlooa
Officers . . . for services with
the government and Armed
Forces of the Free World."
Friday evening WVOF Radio
aired a tape of the meeting of
Student Government representatives
with Fr. Mcinnes and
other Administration members.
From this meeting there emerged
the first Administration
statement on the current crisis:
Admiolstrative Statemem
"The Student Government has
focused its attack on the President
as the most visible symbol
of . . . authority in the University.
They see the real issue,
not as one to determine the
truth or falsity of the allegations,
they make, but to get
some action first. In the words
of the Student Government
president, "'f'his is a polltcal,
not a judicial issue."
Interestingly enough, these
are not the words of Mr. Gal'
lagher, at least according to the
tape. In the context of a "vote
of no confidence" which he
thought the student protest represents,
Gallagher stated:
''I don't think this is as much
judicial as it is political in the
pure sense of the word, not the
American se~ of tha&."
"So you are saying the issue
Is-a political, not a Judicial one;
It doesn't Involve justice," Mid
Fr. Mcinnes.
"No, no, not at all," Insisted
Gallagher. "I said politics In
the pure sense of the· word,
which would also Involve juatice."
~mm. School
(Continued from Pag-e 5)
sitions both as public servant
and academician.
A former editor for Scientiftc
Progress and American Spectator,
Mr. Lehman wrote a daily
column on government News
for the New York Post newspaper
and has authored numerous
governmental and political
reports.
An accomplished musician·
who helped Leopold Stowkowski
in developing the American
Symphony Orchestra, he is a
member of the Board of Directors
for the Queens Symphony
Orchestra.
Other professional affiliations
include a membership on the
Board of Directors for Associated
Hospital Service and a
membership in the American
Society for Public Administration.
Registration for the coming
semester will be held Tuesday
afternoon from 3-7 p.m.
Stags Stay Around .500
As Vets Try to Hit Peak
. By DAVE GRIFFIN
With tbe baseball season already
in full gear, Coach C.
Dohald Cook finds himself optinilstk
about the team's overall
~liy, but he's still waiting
.tor the Stags to put it all ~
gether.
Since corning North, the Stags
have played around .500 ball.
In the first four games the
baselnen have beaten Sacred
Heart and Central Conn. State
while losing to the University
of Hartford and New Haven
College. Yesterday the Stags
lost at Providence College.
As of yet many of the veterans
on the team have to reach
peak form. Pitchers Jim Tully
and Co-Capt. Bob Gibson, involved
in all the decisions but
one last year, have yet to win
a game. Solne strong pitching
froln freshlnen AI Gabriele and
Mike Yates along with soph
Hank Dunphy have kept the
Stags froln slipping below .500.
If Gibson and Tully start to
produce and soph Jim McGintee
is able to shake off arm troubles
the Stags pitching departlnent
will be strong with plenty of
depth. Another veteran as of
Panel to Pick Coach
After Lynam Leaves
Following the resignation of
varsity basketball coach Jiln
l.ynaln, the University has organized
a seven lnan selection
colnlnittee for the purpose of
choosing a new head mentor
for the Stags.
Thus far 50 applications for
the vacant post have been sublnitted
for the cOlnlnittee to
screen. They will also conduct
personal interviews and hope to
announce their final decision in
about two weeks.
This is the salne procedure
which was followed in the hiring
of Coach Lynaln but the
colnlnittee lnelnbers differ. They
now include: Athletic Director,
George Bisacca; faculty lnember,
Dr. Willialn J. Garrity, Jr.;
Acadelnic Dean, Jalnes Coughlin,
S.J.; student, Frank Magaletta;
Dean of Student Services;
Mr. Willialn Schilnph; Mr. Richard
Peck, Director of Public Information,
and Dr. William
George, President of the AlUln·
ni Association ·
Coach Lynam who is leaving
for "personal reasons" plans to
return to St. Josephs College in
Philadelphia as the assistant
head basketball coach.
Magaletta Sets Hoop Scoring Marks;
Co-Captain Posts Point Total of 1.399
The final statistics for the
69-70 basketball season indicate
that senior co-captain Frank
Magaletta has necessitated 11
few alterations in the Stag record
books due to his outstanding
play on the hardcourt over the
past three seasons.
The Yonkers, N.Y. native has
piled up an impressive list of
records including: Most Career
Points, 1399; Most Points in a
Season, 546; Most Field Goals
in Career, 574 and Most Field
Goals in a Season, 224. Frank
ranks as the fourth all-tilne university
division scorer in Con-s
T
A
G
SPORTS
Page 8 Mey I, 1970
necticut history and two of
those lnen played for varstty
ball for four ye.ars.
Just out of Archbishop Stepinac
High in White Plains, as
a freshlnan, Frank set two records
for the Stag yearlings
which figure to go untouched
for awhile-his 32.5 ppg. and
his single game 49 point outburst
against Sacred Heart.
The husky math major showed
amazing consistency over
his three year career at Fairfield
as is reflected his successive
scoring avP.rages of 17.4,
19.5, 21.0, the last of which is
the best by a Fairfield player
since the school we.nt big-time
in 1964.
Having been nalned to ECAC
weekly AD-East teams twice
Frank proved to be the lnost
durable member of the clu!)
this year as he led the team
in rebounding in addition to
lnaintaining the highest field
goal and 200 free throw percentages.
In post season selections
he was placed on the UPI ADNew
England Second Team and
was voted one of the top 12 N.E.
university division players by
the Springfield Hall of Fame
Committee.
Scheduled to graduate in
June, Frank's other plans include
marrying Miss Maryanne
Agostino of Yonkers and joining
a National Guard unit.
yet to produce is Co-Capt. Stan
Norman. One of New England's
top hitters last year Stan is
batting below .200 this year.
Coach Cook feels once Stan
snaps his slwnp the Stags,
along with the consistent hit~
ting of catcher Tom Finch and
ouUielder Bob Scheiber, will
start to lnove. The varsity mentor
also stated that "if not for
the pitching depth and help of
the younger boys we would not
be near .500." Cook, however,
did express assurance the veterans
would start to produce.
One of the bright spots of
the Stags game has been its defense.
Particular praise was
given to frosh Kevin McKee
and junior Ed Wargo. "Kevin
has won two ball games for us
by making a game-saving play,"
noted Cook. On Wargo Cook
added, "Eddie just does not
lnake errors at shortstop."
Rounding out the infield are
Ken Lanlfero at first and Bob
Castrignano at second
Talking about the relnainder
of the season Coach Cook said,
"If our veterans produce, we
will be tougher. If they don't,
I lnay lnake solne changes to
put a little lnore punch into the
lineup." Cook also added that,
"we play one of the lnost difficult
schedules in New England,
playing 13 university division
teams."
Ruggers Beat
Dartmouth by
11-6 Score F ollowing their spring tour
through Wales and England the
Fairfield Rugby team bas gained
two key victories in as many
weeks to boost their overall
record to 4-3. The highly touted
New York Rugby Club will be
the Stags next opponent.
Two weeks ago the Red Ruggers
traveled to Dartlnouth College
in Hanover, New Hampshire
to hand the Eastern Intercollegiate
Invitational Champs
an 11-6 defeat while tbls past
Saturday Drew University of
New Jersey came out on the
short end of a 10-6 decision.
At Dartlnouth Fairfield drew
first blood when Q. Murphy recovered
one of Jiln Casey's up
and under kicks on the DartlnOUth
goal line and Toln Krenn
kicked the extra points to make
the score 5-0 at half time.
All the scoring in the second
half came on penalty kicks as
the Stag's Toln Krenn compl~
ed two and Dartmouth did the
s&lne to put the score at 11-6
where it relnained.
Hooker Gino Tarnowski played
an outstanding game for the
Red Ruggers as he captured at
least 75% of the hooks.
This past weekend the A's
scored their fourth win of the
season downing Drew University
in an away gme, 10-6.
TENNIS
April
23--Central Conn ... .... Home
25-New Haven College .. Away
28-New Paltz . . . . . . . . . Away
30-Univ. of Hartford . . . Away
!by
2-So. Conn. State . . . . . Away
7-Fordham Univ. . . . . Home
13-Univ. of Bridgeport . Away
16-Providence College . Home
Coach: Dr. Joseph G. Grassi
Stags Run Saturday
Priming for C.T.C
By TOM KALUZY'NSKI
Facing New Paltz away this
Saturday, Stag cindermen will
try to ilnprove upon individual
performances in light of preparing
for the College Trar.k Conference
Chalnpionship Meet
which will be held one week
later, May 9, at C. W. Post.
Wednesday, May 6, Fairfield's
track team will face tbe Univ.
of Bridgeport in their last holne
meet of the season.
Young Club
Lead by C a p t a i n Mark
O'Donoghue '71, this year's
squad lacks size and depth, and
calls upon a nucleus of approximately
fourteen men to share
the scoring duties, with the
freshlnen class having the lnOSt
representation. "We h a v e n
young club" cites Stag Track
Coach Mr. Nick Giaquinto, adding
"They (frosh) are the best
freshmen class so far in terms
of the number who can perform."
Due to the lack of depth
on the team Mr. Giaquinto naturally
expects "a lot from the
boys" and has set his concentration
on "getting each individual
to perform at his best."
A new College Track Conference
ruling, which allows freshlnen
to colnpete on a varsity
level is apparently a saving
event for the squad, as Coach
Giaquinto relies heavily on
freshmen sprinter Bob Smith,
javelin thrower Gary Janowski
and distance men Chris Weigl,
Gene Mulvaney, to aid the upperclassmen
in scoring points.
Abbreviated Ro8ter
The tealns abbreviated roster
includes lone senior and four
year veteran Bill Moriarty competing
in the javelin throw,
while high jumper Tom Purcell
and hurdler Bob Landmess£>r
join up with Captain O'Donoghue
to forln the tealn'S junior
class nucleus. Representing the
sophomore class are sprinters
John Reed and Toln McKinney
while frosh cindennen include
Bob Kunces, Gary Janowski,
01ris Mount, Gene Mulvaney,
Bob Smith and Chris Weigl.
Colnmenting on the ilnmediate
future Coach Giaquinto admits
that. with this year's team
"we can't really talk about winning
individual meets, we sim-ply
have to go out there and
do it." Entering his tenth year
as track coach Mr. Giaquinto
cites a short season and no indoor
colnpetition as factors in
cutting down performances. But
he adds, "once we are in shape,
we will be ready to handle the
other teams in the conference
and when the tilne colnes, we
should be capable of scoring
well in the C.T.C. championship
meet."
Lack Experleooe
Another handicap, according
to Giaquinto is the lack of "se:isoned"
trackmen, especially in
the weight and field events.
"We hurt in the field" he explains
"due to the lack of those
who have acquired the basic
techniques in high school and
would be potential scorers for
us, yet fall to come out for the
team."
The season's highlight, the
C.T.C. meet will reveal the
Stag's potential among the conference
teams regardless of the
final record of d u a 1 and trilneets.
Between losses to both Jersey
City State and Southern Connecticut
State, the cindennen
sandwiched in a victory earlier
in the season, defe.ating New
York Tech and Downing in a
triangular lneet.
~CK
April
2-New Paltz . . . . . . . . . Away
6-Univ. of Bridgeport . . Home
9--C.T.C ....... . ...... Away
Coach: Nick Giaquinto
Captain: Mack O'Dor)ogbue
BASEBALL
April
23-Long Island Univ. . . Away
25-Manhattan College . . Away
26-Iona College . . . . . . . Home
28-Quinnipiac College . . Home
30-Fordahm Univ. . .... Home
May
2-Boston College . . . . . Holne
&-St. John's Univ. . .. . Away
9--Central Conn. State . Holne
12-So. Conn. State Col. . Holne
13--St Peter's College .. Away
14-New Haven College . . Away
19--Univ. of Bridgeport . Holne
20-Holy Cross College .. Home
Coach: c. Donald Cook
