Vol. 20 No. 23 Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut April 30, 1969
___ Grauert Rugby Field Dedicated ,_
Chris Grauert ('68) addresses tbe crowd at the Rugby Field
dedication Saturday. The field was named In honor of Chri.8'
brother, Hans, who was killed •In Vietnam. See sports pages
·for deta.lls. (Photo by Pllch)
Acceptance of Compromise
Greeted By Mixed Reactions
By moM PERROTTI
. ~airfi.eld .studen~ will .always r~mem her Thursday night, April 24. For a strong
mmonty, It will remam a mght of bitter regrets, burnt ideals and cries of "sell-out."
'fC?r. the ~ajority it ~ill be re~embered as the night that liquor and parietals were
Imb~ted mto dorm hf~ at Fairfield. To both camps, however, Thursday night,
Apnl 24, suggests a wmd of change blowing over Fairfield - though for some it
had the meager strength of an evening sea breeze.
The students filed into the -------------------------
gym seats to cast their vote for
compromise or strike. The atmosphere
was never tense -
there was no more enthusiasm
than would be offered for a
home court basketball game. As
Larry Treadwell ('72) held up a
white p 1 a c a r d calling for
STRIKE, there was a glimmer
of student bitterness caused by
Administrative actions of the
past week. This emotion, however,
slowly ebbed into the wave
of compromise.
The encounter took the flavor
of the minority-majority platform
debate televised from Chi-cago
last summer. The initial
speaker, endorsing the compromise,
was Albert Mariani, President
of the Student Government
and chief negotiator. He
reminded the students that the
final decision on the compromise
was in their hands and he
stood by the government as still
being the "voice of the students."
He impressed the need
for student unity at this point.
In the final words of his short
address, Mr. Mariani explained
the logic behind the new tripartite
body: "In the future
we will not have a passive faculty,
we will face the administration
together.
This is power." He also suggested
that we cannot overlook
the greater area of academics.
Rick Otto ('69) supported the
minority, again asserting that
the real issue is student rights.
He warned that the tri-partite
body "could be easily controlled
by the administration." Calling
for strike, he walked off the
floor.
Other students .echoed these
calls. Tom Josefiak ('69), Joe
Decrease ('69), Allan Kaulbach
('70), and Rich Chiarappa ('70),
spoke for the majority. Jim
Donohue ('72), Drew Draves
('70) and Charlie Fairfax ('69),
spoke for the minority.
Curriculum Chairman Views Bruce Schauble, ('69) the first
speaker for the minority, explained
that the issue was not
"booze and broads" but student
rights. "If we accept the compromise,
we just drink - we
must realize that we are not
stags, but men."
It seemed, however, that the
minority never represented a
real threat. This was made evident
when Drew Soltys, speaking
for the minority, polled the
crowd. The reaction made the
later vote superfluous - the
majority of students in the gym
wanted compromise. At this
time, about 150 very frustrated
and hurt students walked out of
the gym. It is estimated, however,
that around 75 of them
returned in order to vote.
Possible
Interview with Dr. Donald J.
Ro88, chairman of the currlcul·
wn committee, concerning past
years' currlculwn proceedings
and possible pl1U18.
• • •
By RIC BAKER and
PAUL CUNNINGHAM
Stag: What is your position
concerning the academic demands
made by the students?
Acadamic
courses and in a certain way
that become ideal that should
be aspired to in a Liberal Arts
College.
Reforms
ed in a lot of courses. This time
could be compressed so that the
teacher is prevailed upon to really
give concentrated bursts of
knowledge in a class by class
basis. No man today can ever
teach all the knowledge that is
possible. The only gimmicks
are solid content written lectures
and outside reading carr.-
Contlnued on Pace 2
Dennis Donavan, ('70) supported
the compromise and discussed
the three segment idea
of university life. On student
power, he had this to say. "Our
power is not in Gonzaga Auditorium,
we have bought power
tor ,you. The Tri-Partite body
will meet on Monday in President
Mcinnes' office and further
expansion will be discussed.
As the majority vote was being
tallied and the minority was
waiting to be counted, Fr. McInnes
entered the gym, escorted
Continued on Page 2
Dr. Ross: My personal view
is that the core curriculum requires
some revision, and the
revision that is required must
bring Fairfield University into
focus with other universities in
terms of what they are offering
in a core.
In order that the man gets
the opportunity for a broad
spectral coverage of what he
needs, there must be a good
coverage of all fields regardless
of the major. I think the system
we have here at Fairfield
is something that has to stay.
Otherwise we are going to educate
individuals in their own
little slots and if you think communications
between people are
bad now, they are bound to get
worse in an a.ge of speciality.
Dogwood '69 Queen Contest
We must work for balance -
appreciation for all fields and
enough space for a man to prepare
himself for a field to specialize
in for the rest of his life.
The 1969 Dogwood Queens
Contest, which was run by
John Noce and John W.
Shafer III is proud to announce
that four finalists have
been selected by the popular
votes of the students. The four
finalists are:
Studies show that our cere is
a little heavy if we are measuring
credits. We should be able
to cut down on the core, but at
the same time enhance the quality
of the education, that is, the
core courses. The next logical I realize, as I know from Kathleen Gaynor is from
step is to arrange the core students, that time can be wast- Trumbull Connecticut. She is a
--------------------------- freshman at Hofstra Universi-
Fran Schulte Mary Ann Bundock Roxanne Walters
ty, Hempstead, L.I. where she
is majoring in speech therapy.
Her interests include horseback
riding and fashion design.
Kathy is being escorted by
Mark Abalan, Class '72.
Fran Schulte is a junior at
Marymount College. She is a
transfer student from Loretto
Heights College in Denver,
Colorado, her home is in Bur-
Kathleen Gaynor
Hngton, Iowa. Fran intends to
teach on the elementary level
after her graduation. Her escort
for the weekend will be Kerby
Riley, '70.
Roxanne Walters is presently
working in Philadelphia for
John Robert Powers Modeling
Agency. She originally lived in
Iowa but moved to Philly in
order to go into the modelling
field. She will be escorted by
David Jaguar Naman class of
'70.
Miss Mary Bundock, 18, of
Bridgeport, Conn., is a freshman
psychology major at Manhattanville
College, New York.
She is a member of the Dance
Club, and is also an accomplished
tennis player and swimmer.
John Leddy '71 is her escort
during Dogwood Weekend.
Pr.n"' T'"o T H E STAG April 30, 1969
Core Curriculum ·Reforms Cinema
(Continued from Page 1)
fully selected to provide maximum
information and insight.
Also the student should be exposed
to all possible facets and
dimensions of knowledge that is
ultimately going to connect with
his field . That is my genetal
philosophy.
Now as far as students go,
you tend to get caught in what
I call a "man-trap." You tend
to talk in terms of units instead
of in terms of what you really
want.
Stag: What exactly is the purpos-
e of the curriculum committee?
Dr. Ross: The purpose of the
curriculum committee is to receive
reports, especially from
the departments, study problems
and make recommendations
to the faculty concerning_
the undergraduate curriculum.
Our specific duty is primary
responsibility in recommending
ll the structure and content of
the undergraduate curriculum,
2l the honors program 3) the
summer school and general
education programs 4) descriptions
of courses entered in the
undergraduate catalog 5) academic
requirements for undergraduate
degrees. It should encourage
and receive reports and
recommendations in these areas
from all sources in the academic
community, look into such questions
on its own initiative, and
finally to act as a board of re- ·
view if requested by a department,
for example, on disagreement
concerning textbooks.
In our first organizational
meeting our philosophy was to
comment only on those components
of the undergraduate
curriculum which actually concern
more than one department.
For example, if I wanted to
reshuffle my courses in Biology,
add new courses, or take out
some, provided I added no
courses which would upset the
balance in other departments,
then I could operate within my
own department without clearance
from the committee.
However, to so reorganize
my courses that I would alter
also the core curriculum, then
I am crossing boundaries and I
am having a direct bearing on
other departmental concerns and
so this would have to come before
the undergraduate curriculum
committee for treatment.
Obviously, the core curriculum
· comes under our preview because
it is a galaxy of departments
that are involved here
in a total situation.
Stag: What area or special
· problems have you concentrated
on this past year?
Dr. Ross: Let me bring this
point out. Before the students
even got hot about changing the
curriculum, this c o m m i t t e e
which held its first meeting in
November, was very sepsitive
to this anyway. We we{e "sensitized"
prior to the effort from
the students. \Ve were committed
to doing something about
arriving at the best of all possible
worlds in a core curriculum
- at least at Fairfield.
This was to be our first consideration
-on the agenda but we
had to go about it assiduously.
One . of our biggest concerns is
that what you ask for may be
exactly what other students
hate in the future. What we
have to work with here is the
coming to grips with a core curriculum
which will have lasting
relevance to all students and it
must also satisfy the faculty
-standards for what a liberal education
should be.
We arc in a situation here at
Fairfield where we don't want
to say to a student: "How do
you know what you need if you
don't have the education." This
may be our first feeling, but on
second thought, we feel: "I
think they do know to some
extent what they need and they
are trusting us to provide the
service." Students are not telling
us how to teach; they are
telling us there is a necessity
for change that will enhance the
quality and at the same time
compress excesses in credits,
courses, and so on.
The committee wants a core
relevant to Fairfield. Comparisons
are invidious, and the first
urge is "let's imitate the other
guys." So you go and investi ..
gate how great universities are
handling the problem of a core
curriculum. But you find out
there are as many core programs
as there are colleges.
But from our studies we
could elucidate two common
denominators. There is the institution
that maintains an area
core, ·or the institution which
teaches it in terms of individual
courses - as at Fairfield.
Stag: What then is the "area"
core?
Dr. Ross: It is taking thE'
fields and breaking them down
into first, natural sciences -
its methods, signi·ficance, and
some of its specific conclusions;
second, the study of modern society
- development and organization;
third, arts and literature
- types, characters, insights
and values for mankind;
fourth, philosophy and religion
characteristic perspectives
and their importance in organIzmg
and synthesizing approaches
to other studies.
In this type of program, during
the freshman and sophomore
years, the student would
also complete the foundation for
his liberal education by attaining
the proficiency in either a
foreign language or mathematics.
This would constitute the
fifth area. At the end of one's
second year, he selects a department,
and during the last
Compromise
(Continued from Page 1)
by AI Mariani and Charles Fairfax.
He was met with some applause,
but the minority was not
going to let the occasion pass
without verbalizing their discontent.
As he was beiug introduced,
students cried "Let us vote."
After the final count was taken,
however, Fr. Mcinnes spoke.
First he warned that students
should watch saying something
that they would later regret.
He endorsed the group of students
that he has been working
with and warned of others "who
don't have the better interests
of the university at heart."
The students filed out of the
gym. Some went to Gonzaga -
to a meeting of the minority;
the legislators went to the government
office to take care of
the business of ratifying the new
laws into the constitution; others
went back to the dorm to
enjoy the new fringe benefits
of Fairfield. University.
two years, he concentrates more
than half his work in this department.
This is known as the Princeton
plan and it represents an
idea that - was pregnant with
suggestions for what we could
do here.
We must realize that we have
to do something distinctive here,
but nevertheless take the best
of all possible worlds from othed
approaches. At the last meeting
of the curriculum committee
we seemed to have agreed
upon an "area" approach.
This approach would offer
proficiency courses in the areas
of English and Mathematics for
those students who are in need
of them.
Stag: When can a change in
the curriculum of this type be
expected.
Dr. Ross: We are on the
verge, we feel, of coming up
with a suitable core with the
"area" approach. Once the committee
does come up with the
core, it is recommended by the
committee to the academic
council. Upon approval the academic
council will then present
the approved recommendation
to the general faculty at large.
We will have a faculty me8ting
May first. It is rather dubious
that it will be placed on the
agenda. The implementation of
this area core could be achieved
next year in segments, but
not "in toto." So therefore I
would say that the program
would get its formal baptism of
fire in the 70-71 academic year.
'Kisses' & 'Alexander'
By WILLIAl\1 BOROWICZ
Among close friends when one catches the other lapsing in a
c:m:mon ·human foiblP , a poss1 ble reaction is laughter. Not a
ia ughing' at or even with, but a genuine elation by the two at the
lm owle dg~ ·of being a -part of mankind. This may not happen very
often, just· as wPll. But it is reassuring when it does take place.
Such an 'attitude is pervasive
in two recent films which, unfortunately,
will probably never
leave New York City - Truffaut's
Stolen Kisses and Robert's
very happy Alexander.
Both are comedies, but I would
hesitate to attach even that
word. They represent more an
attitude one may take toward
life, not a Disney-type naivete,
but a more mature disposition.
More jolly than a stoical type
of response, yet never confident
and complacent.
In Stolen Kisses Francois
Truffaut has taken the major
character of an earlier film (The
400 Blows), Jean-Pierre Leaud,
in a sequence of life which is
so believable and totally enjoyable
that a shock may take
place when one becomes aware
of the closing credits. Shoot the
Piano Player dealt with the tragedies
that can occur in a man's
life, and Jules and Jim was a
serious treatment of friendship.
Kisses, besides differing in
style from these early greats of
Truffaut, is more optimistic. It
nevertheless contains the same
general outlook - call it the
outstanding trait of the director
which is conveyed in each work
of art. Antoine Leaud is one of
the best examples of a universal,
yet unstereotyped character
that I have encountered. In fact,
as I think back, other Truffaut
characters stand out famously
for this sort of thing.
Forum
Student
To Discuss
Rebellions
Alexander, a lesser !Urn if
comparisons must be made,
starts off a bit syrupy and remains
that way g e n e r a 1 1 y
throughout. Brawny Alexander
is the sole worker on a 300 acre
farm. He is in this predicament
because of his completely authoritarian
wife who epitomizes
the female bitch that we all dislike.
As the advertising pitch
showed, Alexander's strings are
c4t - when his wife dies, and
he is no longer a puppet. When
he decides upon a new way of
living, sleep ("to catch up") and
the absence of work, it proves
contagious and disruptive to the
community. Thus the film's major
point. The problem is that
Robert concentrated too much
on the deeper levels of his film,
causing the literal to sag. Because
of this, Alexander becomes
a parody, something
which gives the film merit and
detracts from it at the same
time. Still there is plenty of
good feeling, most enjoyable entertainment.
"Why Are Students Rebelling
Today?" will be the topic
f.or a Law Day Forum co-sponsored
by Fairfield University
and the Bridgeport Bar Association
Tuesday, May 6, at 4
p.m. in the Campus Center Oak
Room.
Seniors Charles Fairfax
and Richard Otto, who
answered the Bar Association's
call for two student activists,
will present their views on motivation
and justification for
student unrest to the point of
demonstrations, to sit-ins, to
seizure, to destruction ... and
why dialogue with the administration
does not always work.
Bridgeport attorney John Brannelly
will serve as moderator.
Following a -brief statement
from each panelist the major
part of the program will involve
dialogue with the audience.
Fairfield University students
and faculty community in
attendance.
Charles Fairfax is past chair-man
of the Afro-American Society,
past board member of
the Youth Interracial Council,
and second vice District Repre-sentative
of Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity (National Black
Fraternity). He has been accepted
at Columbia Law School
for September. A senior Philosophy
major, Fairfax ·is from
New York City.
Richard Otto has been active
with the Young Democrats and
with the McCarthy campaign.
He has been in honors seminars
for the past three years, has
been active with Youth Interracial
Council, and was poli-
. tical columnist for the Stag in
1967-68. A member of the University
Council this year, he
has been accepted at Detroit
University Law School and has
been .offered a volunteer job
with VISTA in the mid-west.
He is listed in "Who's Who
in American Colleges and Universities."
Calendar Revision
A.waits Finalization
By DAVID Me VITTlE
As of yet, there has been no
public decision made on the
question of next year's calender
change. Robert Murphy
headed a committee which
l'Ooked into the possibil'ity of
shifting Fairf!eld University's
academic calendar. The committee
has worked out a feasible
plan.
The recommendation has
been given to Fr. James Coughlin,
S.J.
The final . decision rests in
his hands, but Fr. Coughlin has
not yet declared whether or
not the new calendar has been
accepted. The change would
make possible the taking of
final exams before the Christmas
vacation.
A substantial argument may
be made complaining about the
scarcity of good, tempered, light
entertainment. Perhaps a reason
is that it comes in life rather
infrequently. Perhaps just as
well. At any rate, these two
films are presently in New York,
both of which are pleasant offerings.
Splurge.
Professors Present
Psychology Papers
Dr. Dorothea, Braginsky and
Dr. Alexander Tolar, members
of Fairfield University's Instiute
for Human Development,
hawe been notified that their ·
papers have been accepted for
presentation at the SeventySeventh
Annual Convention of
the American Psychological Association
which opens in Washington,
D.C. on August 31.
Dr. Tolor, who is director of
the Institute for Human Development
and a professor of
psychology at the University
will present a paper on "Children's
Popularity and Psychological
Distance." He is a Diplomat
in - Clinical Psychology
and serves as consultant to the
Dr. H. Philip Dinan Evaluation
Center and conducts a private
practice.
Dr. Braginsky will describe
her ::esearch on "The Invisible
Mental Patient: Fate or Way
of Lifec' and "Styles of Adaptation
to the Community and the
Mental Hospital: Disruption or
Continuity," both of which
were performed in association
with Dr. Benjamin Braginsky.
April _30, 1969 T H E STAG
Friday's Formal Launches
Annual Dogwood Weekend
The work of Dogwood Weekend Chairmen Ri'chard Chiarappa and William
More!ly and their committee will climax this weekend when what appears to be one
of the most successful weekends in the school's history takes place.
Friday, the weekend will get
underway with a formal dance
at Frederick's where a buffet
dinner will be served. The ten
piece "Penny Candy" from New
York will provide dance music
and entertainment. The formal
will begin at 9 p.m. and last
until 1 a.m., with set-ups being
provided.
Queen's Contest
Highlighting Friday night's
activities will be the crowning
of the Dogwood Queen, who will
be selected by the student body.
Pictures of the finalists ~ppear
on page 1.
Saturday afternoon arrives
with a beach party at 1 p.m. at
Sherwood Island in Westport.
The party will be a "bringyour-
own wine" affair and the
afternoon will be kept lively by
inter-class competition· in softball,
wine-chuggin arld kissing.
250 Student Leaders
Sign Anti-war Petition
Rock Concert
At seven o'clock Saturday
evening Fairfield University's
gymnasium will be the scene of
a concert given by the New
York Rock and Roll Ensemble.
The classically-oriented group,
which has been on a nation-wide
tour of college campuses
over the past seven months, will
perform until 9 p.m.
Saturday will come to a rolling
close when at 10:30 the
unique combination of "soul and
sea" will be realized with a
boat ride on the Long Island
Sound with music provided by
Society's Children.
Page Three
Penny Candy, who will provide music at the Fonnal on Friday
night, ~unchlng Dogwood '69.
WASHINGTON (CPS)-More
than 250 student body presidents
and campus newspaper editors
have signed a statement opposing
the Vietnam war and saying
they will refuse induction into
the armed forces as long as the
war continues.
involves injury to our personal
lives and careers."
"Students have, for a lon~
time now, made known their
desire for a peaceful settlement.
The present negotiations, however,
are not an end in themselves,
but rather, the means to_
a complete· cease-fire and American
extrication. And until that
cease4ire has been reached,
young men who oppose the war
will continue to ' face the momentous
decision of how to respond
to the draft," the statement
said.
New Dorm Regulations
Presented In Final Form
The statement, released by
the National Student Association,
has been sent to President
Nixon, along with a request for
an appointment "to share more
fully" with him the students'
concern over the war and the
draft.
The signers say, ··we will act
according to our conscience.
Along with thousands of our
fellow students, we campus
leaders cannot participate in a
war which we believe to be immoral
and unjust ... We publicly
and collectively express our
intention to refuse induction and
to aid and support those who
decide to refuse. We will not
serve in the military as long as
the war in Vietnam continues."
The statement was circulated
to demonstrate how widespread
this. position is among persons
who hold elected offices and positions
of responsibility on college
campuses, NSA officials
said. The signers come from ivy
league, big ten, denominational,
teacher and community colleges.
"Mr. President," the letter
signed by nine of the students
said, "we urgently write to you
now . . . to advise you that
many of the basic questions
students and other concerned
Americans have raised about
our purposes in Vietnam remain
unanswered . . . We must
now number ourselves among
those students who cannot at
this time square military duty
with integrity and conscience."
The overall statement also
said: "Most of us have worked
in electoral politics and through
other channels to change the
course of America's foreign policy
and to remove the inequities
of the draft system. We will
continue to work in these ways,
but the possible results of these
efforts will come too late for
those whose deferments will
soon expire. We must make an
agonizing choice: to accept induction
into the armed forces,
which we feel would be irresponsible
to ourselves, our coun.
try, and our fellow man; or to
refuse induction, which is contrary
to our respect for law and
EDITORS' NOTE: Thto!le are
the final donnltory reforms
worked on and passed by the
Administration, the Student
Government and approved by
a referendum of the student
body,)
Active Parent Interest
Stressed At Weekend
Stressing individual thought
and parents' active interest in
their son's education, Fr. William
Mcinnes, S.J., last Saturday
evening addressed about
100 parents and their sons and
several members of the faculty
during the third annual Parents'
Weekend here at Fairfield.
Registration took place Saturday
morning with Fr. George
Mahan, S.J., and Fr. T. Everett
McPeake welcoming all the parents.
After registration, a picnic
lunch followed on the Campus
Center patio.
Following lunch, the ~.dication
of the Lt. Hans Grauert
Memorial Rugby Field took
place. Present at the ceremonies
was Chris Grauert, class of '68
and his mother, and other
school officials. Afterwards the
"A" Red Ruggers defeated the
University of Pennsylvania 14-6.
Late that afternoon a FatherSon
_panel of four fathers and
four students was held at which
the rights of students and dorm
reforms were discussed. The
discussion was presided over by
Mr. Leo O'Connor of the English
department.
That evening at the buffet
dinner held in the dining room,
Fr. William Mcinnes S.J., gave a
chronological explanation of
e~ents of the past several
weeks. In reference to the educational
processes here he
said, "The students have a right
to be educated by us (the faculty)
and by themselves."
He went on to say, "We want
this university run by the people
to whom it means the most ...
Fr. Mcinnes expressed a hope
that parents would talk more
with their sons and be more
aware of what is happening at
Fairfield.
The weekend ended Sunday
with breakfast and mass.
Fr. George Mahan, S.J.,
chairmaned the weekend and
was responsible for most of the
arrangements.
European Tour
-Plans Finalized
Final details are currently
being ironed out for the coeducational
summer session
which the Language Department
is offering in Spanish,
French, Italian and German for
an eight week period from July
5 to August 29 this summer.
Living Accommodations
Program Director, Dr. Frank
Bukvic, Professors John Kolakowski
and Mario Guarcello of
Fairfield's Department of Foreign
Languages and Professor
Carmen Donnarumma of the
History Department have arranged
for classroom and living
accommodations at the Jesuit
University Residence Hall in
Vienna, the Ecole Dte. Genevieve
in Versailles, the Colegion
Mayor in Madrid and the Villa
San Paolo in Florence for both
male and female students.
Both intermediate and advanced
culture and conversation
courses will be offered in
the two month session and six
In accordancP with an agreement
with the Student Government
to present as soon as possible
decisions regarding the social
environment of the University
the following statement is
released.
Introduction
Progress in a university requires
growth and adaptation,
both of academic programs and
the social environment in which
learning takes place. This progress
will occur when it is based
on sound educational process ap.
propriate to an academic community
- rational dialogue and
respect for the rights of others.
In order to achieve this prog·
ress, the Director of Student
Services and the Student Government
recognize the legitimate
student proposals for
adaptation of dormitory life and
after extensive consultations
with the students, the faculty
and the administration announce
the following changes:
1) Creation and reoopJ.Uon
ot a Dormitory Council to provide
students in the dormitories
with self government. This Dormitory
Council consisting of rep.
resentatively elected dormitory
students will present to the Student
Government and the Director
of Student Services a Constitution
outlining its objectives,
indicating its executive machinery
and detailing its judicial
process. In order to expedite
formation and operation of the
Dormitory Council the Student
Government and the Director of
Student Services will ratify provisionally
any section of the
Constitution which has been
worked out - e.g. supervision
of parietals.
2) Dreaa ReruJa.tions outside
of class will be modified to meet
the standards recommended by
credits will be given in each
course. The intermediate sections
will be taught by the re-
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the Faculty Student Life Committee
- i.e. Fairfield students
are expected to present a neat
and clean appearance and to
dress in a manner which could
be reasonably considered ap.
propriate to the occasion. Ath-letic
wear should be restricted
to periods of recreation.
3) In order to enlarge sQCiai
opportunities while preserving
the privacy of those who wish
to study during the week, parietals
will be extended on the
weekend: i.e. Friday and Saturdays:
2-5 p.m. and 8 p.m. to
12 midnight, and Sundays 1-8
p.m. New Parietal hours will
be permitted in a dormitory
only after the dormitory council
has agreed to provide the
supervision and the corridor
has voted by ballot to extend
the hours, 4) Liquor consumption
will be allowed in the dorm
rooms from Thursday midnight
to S u n d a y midnight and
evenings of holidays and holydays.
Retention of alcoholic
beverages shall not be prohibited
at any time.
5) Slp·ln and sign-out sheets
will be provided for students as
a service, not as an obligation.
The above changes are effective
immediately on an experimental
basis. They call for a
lessening of external regulation
and an increase of self disci·
pline. Should experience prove
their value, further freedom and
self regulation can be initiated.
Should experience prove that
they are detrimental to the in·
dividual or to the school, they
will be rescinded. In either case
it is my desire to work with and
through the Student Government
to continue to grow and
adapt our manner of living so
that all members of the academic
community may benefit
At the end of this school year
the Student Government President
will present a written progress
and evaluation report of
these changes to my office
..
THE STAG April 30,
J -- - - .. I -
No Time For Euphoria
Last Thursday night, a possible strike was averted when a compromise
on the students' social demands was accepted, a midst a walkout
of some students and a standing ovation by others for the University
President. And so with that meeting ended a tense period of
confrontation, rumor, and threats. In the wake of these events, a
trend of euphoria has set in. It is presumed that,"the students won"
and now "normalcy" may return, so that we may/ all live happily
ever after. Regretfully, we cannot share such optimism.
What, indeed did the Student Association "win"? The demands
made were petty, and were reality at major American colleges years
ago. Yet even on this infinitesimally small scale the demands had to
be compromised beyond recognition. At Manhattanville last weekend,
parietals were instituted till 1 a.m. With no trauma. no browbeating,
no mass rallies, no faculty meetings, a nearby conservative girl's
school has to our shame outliberalized us. In an era of concern over
racism, militarism, the Vietnam war, and ROTC. it is a little embarrassing
to have a confrontation over alcohol and parietals. And yet,
in an era of seizure and sit-in, the tudents declined to strike. Were
this a triumph of rationality, we would applaud. But it was a triumph
of hedonism, a blatant exchange of student sovereignty for breadand-
circuses - and at that, only on the installment plan.
What of the Student Government? It functioned superbly right
till the very end. Its calculated gamble that the Administration would
reject the compromise package and alienate the faculty backfired
and left it with a settlement its most vital members privatPiy concede
is a failure in terms of the work involved. It has just won the greatest
victory of its life, but now it is utterly demoralized in the wake of
mass resignations. President Mariani must realize two basic facts.
First, he is in office today because those dubbed "radicals" on this
campus stayed neutral during the presidential election or supported
him outright. Second, those propping his government up now have
by and large little personal allegiance to him. He must reunify himself
with the left on this campus. or last Thursday will be remembered
not as his Bay of Pigs, but as his Waterloo.
What did the faculty show? If the faculty means to mediate
campus disputes. it is off to an inauspicious start. It gave the impression
last Thursday of factionalism. of being hamstrung by procedure,
of being too amorphous to move effectively under pressure. The proposal
for arbitration and the reality of the new Tri-partite Board
both leave us nervous: student rights are just that. To discuss them
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endlessly with two ae.ame•t. of the University instead of one strikes
us not as "a piece of the aetion," but as a new roadblock to any action
at all.
And of the Administration? The power brokers feel that they
have lost something. Indeed they have, for by permitting alcohol on
campus even on a part-time basis they admit that their legalistic arguments
used for so many years against the idea were outright deceit.
But the power brokers should take heart at their disguised
blessing. By cynically . accepting the compromise package, they
shrewdly divided the atudenta into "hedonists" and "radicals" - and
by siding with the former, they successfully turned them on the latter
with cries of "Communilt" and .. SDSer" which echoed throughout
the gym.
Fr. Mcinnes warned that there are certain nihilistic manipulators
lurking amidst the student body who should be watched carefully.
We are frankly unruffled by &uch advice, and we shall continue to
goad the students into thinking for themselves regardless of outside
pressure. And so we warn them not to delude themselves with visions
of "victory," for the statua quo which forced the confrontation in the
first place remains static. This is no time for euphoria.
Astounding Victory
To The Editor:
Speaking on behalf of tbe atap. I
wish to congratulate Fr. llc:lblles Oft
his astounding victory. Napoleoft could
not have scored as weU.
Was Fr. Mcinnes schooled bJ the
C. I. A. or some such reputable pemmcnt
organization? I uk t:hls question
because somehow he JD&de a ,._t part
of this institution believe tbat be gave
in to the students. Mao tactics?
Wbat many people seem not to understand
is that the issue is not parietals
and alcohol, but rather the integrity or
lack of it on the part of the administration,
which. is spearheaded by Fr.
Mcinnes. If I continue this letter, many
will not bother to read it, so I will stop.
Father _ (in, the pr iestly sense ) Me·
Innes - you have won the battle, but
the war is not over yet.
D.lsdainfully,
J. Schuyler Bishop
1969!.....-------------------___.;T:....:...:H...;E S T A &
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Ptt• Five
4
LeHers To The Edlto
The · Evidence
To the Editor:
My name is Mikochik. I'd like to give
a Stag:~ . view of the problem.
The boar before President Mariani
announced Mr. Griffin's second statement,
I was talking with Fr. Mcinnes.
From what he tol~me, I gathered that
, the administration's position was: Mr.
Griffin, the solely empowered arbitrator,
had agreed to the second statement of
reforms without administrative duress.
One hour later, I heard President Mariani
say over WVOF that he felt Mr.
Griffin was forced into the second statement.
He went on further to say that the
Student Government would hold the first
statement of reforms as binding - the
major justification of this being the last
few lines of this statement, that these
reforms would be subject only to pr~
cedural changes.
Mr. Bianchi's office was in a turmoil
that night. A tired looking man U don't
know ~ho) told me that Mr. Bianchi's
office had thought Mr. Griffin's first
statement was to be binding. I was told
that in regard to , the second statement,
a change in the liquor reforms would .be
a change in the essence, not the pr~
cedure of the first statement. I was also
told that, until clarification came from
Mr. Griffin, the prefects would go easy
on drinking.
Things were looking bad for Fr. McInnes
in my mind.
On Tuesday of the following week,
Fr. Coughlin told me that his copy of
the first statement did not contain the
sentence assuring only procedural
changes. After President Mariani's radio
broadcast, I was almost convinced that
Fr. Mcinnes was wrong.
To side with the Government on this
would mean in conscience to be ready
to risk at least suspension. I was scared
of this. I wanted to talk to someone
(here I can't deny th~ possibllity of my
wanting to be talked out of this risk).
I talked to Fr. Gallarelli. From him,
I learned of Mr. Griffin's wealth. Thus,
Mr. Griffin could not be pressured into
the watered-down reforms by a threat
to job security. From talking with Fr.
Mcinnes I did not think he could have
brow-beaten Mr. Griffin into a compr~
mise. Later on that evening I realized
that being a dean in a small Jesuit college
was not very prestigious, certainly
not enough to be lied for. I decided that
Mr. Griffin had not been forced by the
Administration into the compromised reforms.
I tried to make this clear at a speech
at the Tuesday night rally. I failed to do
this. Half the mob thought I was for
President Mariani, the other half against.
I received applause at the end of the
speech, mainly because I cowardly hid
behind my poor eyesight for protection.
I must say this - I still doubt that
Mr. Griffin was duressed. I want to side
with the Government and the student
body, but I can't until the duress is
proven.
If I'm wrong, call me a coward and a
traitor to my classmates and I'll deserve
every insult for I'll be a fool. But if I'm
right all I ask is for you to go over the
evidence and think. And if you, in your
conscience believe that the administration
is wrong, then strike and assert
yourself for you will be right.
Stephen Mlkoohlk
• • •
Rude Awakening
To The Editor:
Let it be known that I have acted
in good faith with the presiding student
government sillce its election last February.
On Thursday night, when the
present situation concerning the compromise
of student rights came up, I
was voted down democratically by the
student body. I felt that the issues were
not whether to strike or not to strike,
but rather whether to accept a compromise
of what I felt were my rights or
not to accept the c.ompromiae of these
same rights. I think the entire student
body made a mistake when they felt
that a vote aga·inst the compromise was
a vote for the strikke. I felt that by
voting against the compromise we the
students would have been in such a
negotiating position as to make Father
Mcinnes accede to our full demands.
On the night in question, the student
body voted my position down. I accept
that fact. I am writing this letter to
inform the student body of the nature
of the student government. Before Fr.
Mcinnes came into the gymnasium a
second time, I was assured by Robert
Murphy of my right to ask him some
pertinent questions. Mr. Murphy denied
me that right at the end of Fr. McInnes'
talk. He flatly refused to allow
me to question Fr. Mcinnes and James
Ruane inferred that I could talk if I
said the right thing by asking me what
I wanted to say. I was also intimidated
by Albert Mariani's body guard ,Bill
McGee. I feel that I was lied to, and
insulted, by their actions of the night
in question.
I would also like to remind the student
body that if they feel that Fr.
Mcinnes and the tri-partite system will
act in good faith and is, also, a feasible
plan for sudent negotiation, they are defi
·aitely wrong. After the way the administration
of this school insulted my
parents with a letter concerning my
riehts and also considering the fact
that the administration has dealt continually
in bad faith with the student
bo::ly, the student body is in store for
a very rude awakening. For these reasons,
I am writing this letter to explain
my position.
Irately,
Stephen J. Nangle, "71
Racism Refuted·
To the Editor:
In reply to Daly's comment on "Black
Racism," I strongly feel that the man il
creating a big stink over nothing.
First of all, I don't think our. "fine
gentleman" Mr. Daly, has a valid case
if he relies on what was printed by the
news, concerning black students and
their demands. I'm sure all Fairfield
students are cognizant of the paper's
poor coverage of the demonstration. By
over-emphasizing and omitting facts,
they presented a completely inaccurate
description of what really took place
that day.
Secondly, I fail to see why, out of
all the things that were not in accordance
with the so called "good behavior"
of the "orderly demonstration" the black
students grievances, which if considered
rationally prove to be fair grievances,
was the only one attacked. These acts
previously referred to that were not in
accordance with "good behavior" are,
the representation of the Administration
as the "pig" and the extremely vulgar
remarks directed at the Administration,
when the pig's head was ordered to be
brought forth and displayed to the student
body. Also, I heard no rebuke
handed to the organizers of the demonstration
for making additional demands
during the demonstration, which to my
knowledge were not included in the platform
passed out to the students before
the demonstration took place. Rather
underhanded wouldn't you say?
Lastly, I would like to point out, that
if my "extremely concerned" friend Mr.
Daly was really knowledgeable on the
topics he chose to write about he would
have known, that when the black student
organization was invited to participate
in the demonstration, it was
stipulated that there would be a grievance
period, in which "all grievances"
could and should be presented.
Howard RoiUl '1Z
Faculty Assembly Discusses Social Reforms
By GEORGE BRITTON
News Editor
Approximately 78 faculty
members appeared at the session
called by Dr. Frank Rice
at the request of the Student
Government for the purpose of
having the nature and the current
results of the Student-Administration
negotiations over
a revised social code explained
to the faculty. The meeting
began at 3:30 p.m. on Thursdayy,
April 24.
Before the a<l.tual proceedings
began, a vote was taken
to decide whether or not the
meeting would be declared an
official faculty session. One
third of the faculty may call
an official meeting. Only 42 of
154 faculty members (total)
voted for an official meeting,
and the session was declared
informal.
The first speaker was Mr.
Ken Barletta, '71, who explained
the philosophy behind the
negotiations, as far as the students
were concerned, when
talks began with the Administration.
Mr. Barletta Indicated
to the faculty that the student
association had requested their
presence to inform them of the
history of the negotiations.
The next speake!' was Mr.
Thomas Gleason, '70, who read
from a list of compiled incidents
· and results from the
weekend of April 18-20, when
Mr. Griffin's "first final'' statement
was declared in etfecl
Mr. Gleason cited the few minor
incidents that did occur, and
asserted. that they were handled
without difficulty by the Stu·
dent Government. Mr. Robert
Dohn, 71, spoke immediately
after Mr. Gleason and presented
the faculty with the list of
student proposals for Academic
reform.
Albert Mariani, Student Government
President, then gave
the faculty its version of the
"Sequence of Events" as the
students had recorded them,
from the beginning of the negotiations
to the afternoon of
April 24. when at the same time
as the faculty meeting, a group
of Student representatives
were in session with the Administration
discussing the
compromise that the Student
Association went on to ratify
the next night. Mr. Mariani
also read the statement by Fr.
Mcinnes that delegated Mr.
Griffin as the sole negotiator
and authoritative spokesman
for the University Administration
in deciding the social reform.
He affirmed that in the •
event of a Student Strike, over
the revised demands, that there
would be no "interference with
the operations of the University."
At this time Joseph Coyne,
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, read the terms of the
compromise to the faculty, and
requested that faculty mem-bers
not take any unusual
action towards any student
that participated in a strike the
next day. As soon as Mr.
Coyne had finished speaking,
Mr. Michael MacDonnell presented
a motion that would
allow Drew Draves, '70, to
speak for the minority of the
Voters in the Student Government
Legislature who had been
defeated in the Legislative session
the preceeding night in an
attempt to bklck passage of the
revised compromise proposal.
The vote in the legislature was
15-14, with 2 abstentions. Mr.
Draves then expressed his
opinion as to what the proposal
had done to student rights.
"The compromise has wiped
out the issue of Student rights",
he declared. and added that the
Student body should not accept
the compromise. "Call that
radical, call that insane, I
don't care," he concluded.
At thjs point, Fr. Robert
Varnerin, S.J., interjected with
a motion that the faculty suPport
the compromise of tl}e
Student Government. Debate on
the floor ensued over the question.
Mr. Paul Davis askE-d
whether or not any of the other
issues on the list of demands
other than alcohol and parietals
were being questioned by the
Administration. Mr. Mariani indicated
that the only problems
were as to the validity of the
two opposing statements of Mr.
Griffin's. Mr. Barletta indicated
that they were both signed.
Voting was held up further
on Fr. Varnerin's proposal due
to a different suggestion by Mr.
Leo O'Connor who a s k e d
whether the students would be
concurrent with a motion that
the "faculty is available as a
mediating board; the members
of a special "ad hoc" committee
would be chosen directly
by students and Administration
from the general faculty.
Mr. Louis Berrone urged that
Mr. O'Connor's proposal be
accepted by the faculty members
present. Fr. Varncrin withdrew
his original motion in
deference to Mr. O'Connor's
suggestion. Nominations from
the floor were taken for faculty
members who would be chosen
to present and discuss the i'dea
of a mediating and possibly,
binding faculty body. Mr.
O'Connor and Mr. Art Anderson
were chosen by the faculty
1 o represent them. A vote was
tDken on Mr. O'Connot's mO.
tion and was passed almost
unanimously. The faculty also
passed a motion that would
place on the agenda for the official
May 1 meeting of the
faculty, the problem of the
student demands. Dr. Rice
agreed to a suggestion that
Mr. Griffin be invited to the
meeting so that the Administration's
view could be explaine<J.
Dr. Joseph Grassi had made
a motion at the beginning of
the meeting that called for temporary
negligence of the Administration's
"Sequence of
Events," due to some "erroneous
material," Dr. Grassi's m~
tion was passed.
Fr. Bonn then spoke from
the floor and "personally"
thanking the students for calling
the faculty together to explain
the recent events, of
which th~ fnc•Jlty had been
l&rgely "uninformed". At 5:45
p.m. the meeting was adjounr
ed. Mr. O'Connor and Mr.
Anderson then met briefly with
the student negotiating team,
and then proceeded with them
to Canlsius to discuss Mr.
O'Connor's proposal with the
Administration.
European Tour
Continued from Page S
spective program directors,
while the advanced courses will
be instructed by native college
professors from each country.
The Intermediate course will
require two years of language
in high school or one in college
for admission.
Anyone interested in studying
abroad this summer or in participating
in the Fairfield flight
to Paris is urged to contact
Mrs. Rose Pearson, Language
Laboratory Supervisor, or their
language instructor.
Page Si1 THE STA G
A League Playoffs
Set For Hoop Ti(l~
. .· ... i_~; : - ~~:_,J;. < . ·.
By BILL WARNKEN
As a r esult of last week's
cage play,· the A league has set
its four playoff positions: Beach
A, BAK, Campion 3, Regis 4.
Beach A will meet Beach B in
a preliminary playoff game, the
winner representing the Beach
in the playoffs.
In the games played last
week, BAK, Campion 3, and
Regis 4 all cemeted their playoff
spots with a pair of wins.
The "Baggers" were on the
verge of their . second defeat,
trailing Gonzaga 1 by nine
points with three minutes left.
They then resorted to the usually
futile tactic of fouling. However,
G-1 was more than accommodating,
missing five consecutive
one and one foul line
situations.
Ed Wargo, cold to this point,
threw in four straight clutch
corner-jumpers and Woodie
Long converted a free throw
to send the game into overtime,
at 51-51. The BAK then ran
away, tallying 12 points to G-1's
two, for a 63-53 decision. Long
led all scorers with 23, Wargo
Trackmen
Continued from Page 8)
tical race. He passed a pack of
three runners which put him in
third place. On the final lap
with 220 yards to go he began
his kick and succeeded in passing
the leader 20 yards from
the tape.
The mile relay team finished
with a 3 :34 time, missed the
meet record by one second. The
r elay consisted of Bob Landmesser,
Justin McCarthy, Bill
Martens and Colin Kiley. McCarthy
and Landmesser ran in
54 seconds, giving Martens a
lead. Martens, running his third
quarter mile of the day, increased
the lead to 10 yards,
running in 52 seconds. He handed
off to Kiley on the anchor
leg who finished up with a 53.8
time.
had 14 and Mark Govoni added tnpped the . Super!JP~J~-.-·~4-32.
11. Mike Kitson led the losers Jerry O'Hallorari' .,_;.Qt).d1 ' Curt
Raschi had 10 pointS · ~ach, as .
did the Sanies' Pat Sullivan. The
Warriors won a second squeaker,
this time by one, 37-36 over
the Knicks. Steve Polawiski had
16 for the victors, as did John
Clark for the Knicks.
with 16. The Baggers then received
a forfeit victory from
winless Loyola 3.
Campion 3 reached its 9-2
mark with victories over the
fraternities. Bob Doss had 20
in the 55-32 win over the PKT.
Mike Harris had 14 and Pete
Yaros netted 10. Dennis Donovan
led all scorers with 22 of
the PKT's 32 points. Campion 3
then dropped the D·.s.P., 52-34
as Yaros scored 17. Marshall
had 16 points for D.S.P.
Barrett Bacs 35
Regis 4's Bill Barrett was
easily the offensive star of the
week. He scored the season's
indiv;dual high when he r egistered
35 points in the 90-49 romp
over Gonzaga 2. Big Bill then
came back with 20 as "The
Best" defeated pesky Campion
2, 45-36. Jim Whittaker had 15
for C-2.
Last Monday Regis 4 and
BAK met in their last regularseason
game. A Regis 4 win
would create a three-way tie
for second place, as Regis 4,
Campion 3, and BAK would all
be 9-~.
In the other A game, Gonzaga
1, behind Mike Kitson's
21 points, edged the PKT, 32-29.
Dennis Donovan again led PKT
with 22.
B League
New Dorm 2 will have gone
into its Monday encounter with
ND-3 with a chance to force a
three-way tie for fourth place
in League B. An ND-2 win
would place it in a tie with
Campion 4 and Regis 1, all
with 6-4 ledgers.
New Dorm 3 slipped from
playoff contention when a wellbalanced
New Dorm 4 attack
crushed them 59-36. George
Wrobel, Tom "Zoup" Krenn,
and AI Perkins each had 11
points. Jay Smith added 10. A
sour note was added to the victory
when center Ben Hammerbacher
suffered strained leg
ligaments and he is unlikely to
see playoff duty.
Reversing their first game
score, the Warriors were nipped
by the Royals, 34-32 as Kevin
Kammeron had 16 points for
the Royals. Bob Sandman had
15 for the Warriors.
In another game, the Lakers
downed the Celtics 51-34. Shaw
was high with 17. Bud Giannetta
had 17 for the Celtics. In two
forfeits, the Rangers won over
the Sanies and the 76ers over
the Celtics.
The standings ar~:
League A
Beach A . ..... ... .. . . .
BAK .. ... ... . . . . .. . . .
C-3 . .. . .. . ..... ..... . .
R-4 . .. ........ . ...... .
PKT ................ . .
C-2 . . ............. . .. .
G-1 .. . ........... ... . .
G-2 . ... . .. . .. . .... . .. .
ND-1 ............... . .
RG . ......... ... .. ... .
DSP ..... .. . . ...... .. .
L-3 . ... . .... . .. . . .... .
League B
R-3
Beuch B .. .... . . ... . . .
ND-4 .......... . ..... .
R-1 . . ............ . . . . .
C-4 ... . ............. ..
ND-2 .. . ...... . ...... .
ND-3 ..... . .. ... .. .. ..
R-2 ..... . . . .... . . . ... .
L-2 .. ....... . . . ...... .
G-3 ....... ... ....... . .
Hav Med . . ..... . . . .. .
League C
Bullets ... . .. .. ...... .
Royals .. .......... ... .
Rangers ........... . . .
Goldie Trotters ....... .
Bucks . . .. . . ......... .
Celtics ..... . .... . .. . . .
76ers .. ... .. .... . . ... .
Sanies . ... . .......... .
Lakers . ... .... . . ..... .
Warriors ... . ......... .
Knicks ...... . ...... . . .
11- 0
9-1
9-2
8- 2
6-5
6-5
6-5
2- 7
2-9
2-9
1- 9
0-10
9- 1
7- 3
7- 3
6-4
6-· 4
5-4
4- 5
3-7
3-7
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April 30, 1969
Sports Schedule
Ba11hll Tenni!l
Aprtl May
30 Fordham A 2 St. John's A
May 5 Hofstra A
1 Hartford H GoiJ
2 St. John'a A
5 Sacred Heart A May
T.r..u.l l 2 Central Connecticut H Rugby
3 New Palb A May
-6 Bridgeport H 3 Fordham H
Stag Karate Club
In Tourney Debut
By TOM LENZO
On Saturday, April 26, the
Fairfield University Karate team
fought for the llrst time. The
scene was the Second Annual
American Intercollegiate Karate
Championship at Sacred
Heart University and the competition
included 10me of the
best teams in the nation. However,
the Fal.rfteld University
team won in a bJc way.
Because the team was made
up of five white beltl, they were
rated lowe11t of the twelve teams
competing but thll ranking was
changed by the end of the night.
Five two-minute long matches
were held simultaneously; that
1.1, as two teams fought, all ftve
members of each team were
fighting at once. Two referees
one judge presided over each
set of combatants. These men
signified the winner _based on
number of points scored during
each match, by holding up a
red flag or a white flag depending
on the team's color. The
scoring for personal matches
was based on a total of three
flags and the scoring for team
versus team was based on a
total of 15 ftag11, or three flags
each for the five matches.
"Stags Edre American
The first team Fairfield met
was from American University.
The five white belts from Fairfield
beat these five by a score
of 9-6. High points of this match
were when team Captain Joe
Deste(ano and his teammate
Mike Garrett beat the two
Green Belts from American by
scores of 3-0 and 2-1.
The second match pitted Fairfield
against lona College,
which is rated as the second
best Karate team in New York
State. Iona proved their ranking
by beating Fairfield's five white
belts, 12-3. However, this set of
matches did include an upset
when Fairfield's John Lindsay
defeated an Iona Green Belt,
2-1. Iona's team was comprised
of three Brown Belts and two
Green Belts.
In their third and final match,
Fairfield fought one uf the best
teams in the nation. The University
of Tennessee put two
Black Belts, two Brown Belts
and a Green Belt against Fairfield's
five white belts and won,
10-5. This match seemed to have
been the best our Karate V>am
has ever fought and this can be
proved by the individual
matches.
Destefano Impresses
Joe Destefano faced Tennessee's
best Black Belt and although
he lost the match, the
Black Belt only scored two
points with techniques. Mike
Garrett also fought a Black
Belt, but the judges awarded
-the win to the Black Belt with
The Brandeis meet was well
run and increasing its status
rewarded the winners with gold
plaques this year instead of
ribbons.
Fairfield B e a c h B (7-3)
trounced Loyola 2, 69-33 as Jim
"Phleuge" McAuley had 19
points. They will meet Beach
A in a crucial elimination game.
Forfeit dominated the other
scheduled B games as Regis 2
forfeited to both Campion 4 and
Regis 1.
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a decision of 2-1. Art Schmidlien
of Fair.field fought one Brown
Belt and lost. John Lindsay put
on another excellent match in
which he, a white belt, beat a
Brown Belt, 2-1. Greg Stine of
Fail'field fought a Green Belt
but lost, 2-1. So the final score
of these five matches was University
of Tennessee 10, Fairfield
5.
When all 12 teams had fought,
the scores were totaled and the
ratings in the tournament were
announced and trophies given to
the top five teams. Anarunda
College took first place, University
of Maryland was the second
place winner, Iona College won
third place. John Jay (N.Y. Police
Academy) held fourth place
and University of Tennessee
was in fifth place. However, in
sixth place of the 12 teams, was
the Karate team from Fairfield
University. The sixth team
trophy awarded, was given to
the team picked by the other
teams as most outstanding in
representing the tournament
motto of "Sportsmanship and
Scholarship" and this trophy is
as coveted as the first place
trophy for fighting. The trophy
for Outstanding Sportsmanship
was then presented to the Fairfield
University Karate team.
The members of the team gave
the three foot tall trophy to
their instructor, senior John
Gagnon.
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In the C League, the Bullets
remained undefeated, collecting
their seventh win, a 46-27 drubbing
of the Goldie Trotters. Ullmann
led the Bullets with 16.
The second place Royals defeated
the Knicks, 64-42, as
Kevin Kammeron scored 25
points.
The following night they defeated
the Bucks, 36-30 behind
Kammeron's 13. The third place
Rangers were upset by the Goldie
Trotters (who climbed to
fourth place), 39-34. Tom Ravener
paced the winners with 16.
Bill Doerner had 12 for the
losers.
Warriors Victorious
The previously winless Warriors
dented the victory column
twice last week, while losing a
third contest. The Warriors
By DAVID FULTON
A group of gentlemen outside
Fairfield University, but
interested 'in the school's hockey
club, have formed the Friends
of Fairfield ' Hockey Committee
and are sponsoring, what they
plan as an annual event, a
dinner for the Club's benefit.
Win Eliot, voice of the New
York Rangers, is the principle
guest speaker, and it's expected
a few other names in
the sports world will be there,
if not as speakers.
Beyond the dinner , which is
expected to get the club off
for next year financially, they
are planning to direct the club
into a varsity sport which
would compete in the ECAC
Division II hockey independents.
The committee was
founded by Mr. James F. Fulton
of Southport and consists
of the 13 other notable businessmen
in the immediate Fairfield
area.
The dinner consists of prel'iminary
cocktails in the Oak
Room and a full course steak
dinner in the main dining hall
around 8 o'clock.
Tickets for the dinner, which
is Thursday night May 8th in
the Campus Center, cost $7.50
for students, and may be purchased
from Jay Flynn (R 127)
or David Fulton (ND 121) .
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April 30, 1969
By JOSEPH VALERIO
Sports Editor
The Fairfield University Rugby
Football Club is quickly
closing in on its first undefeated
season. The Red Ruggers have
only had one difficult encounter
this Spring, that being their &-0
deadlock with perennial power
Drew University. But, at Fairfield,
rugby is merely a club
sport. Still, the Stags, by such
convincing victories of Columbia
Old Blue and Villanova,
must be reckoned with as one
of the East's premier collegiate
teams. John Langan, outside
center, thinks the success of
rugby at the Jesuit college
stems from the club's spirit. He
is so right.
John Langan came to Fairfield
with a list of impressive
credentials he compiled at
Queen of Peace High School in
New Jersey. The side-burned
athlete garnered eight varsity
letters, captained the basketball
team, set his alma mater's high
and broad jump records, and
was President of the Student
Council.
John entered Fairfield in autumn
of 1965 because his mother
liked the school and, also, because
it offered him a Jesuit
liberal arts education. In his
freshman year he saw considerable
action on the basketball
team and participated in track.
Soph Sensation
However, it was John's sophomore
year which marked the
turning point in his undergraduate
education. Although the
handsome Langan played football
in the club's initial season,
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DESPONDENT: A tired and dejected John Langan (left)
congra!ulates his Drew University opponent after the 6-6 tie.
The deadlock is the Stags only blemish on their record.
his close friends, Tom Crowley
and Gary KerWin, urged him
to come out for the rugby club.
Langan, in his first encounter
with the sport, earned a chance
to play outside-center on the
prestigious "A" . team when
husky Mike Gri:tnn was injured.
The Red Ruggers enjoyed
modest success in Langan's
sophomore year. Last year the
ruggers established themselves
as a strong, winning combine.
But this year, rugby at Fairfield
has become THE sport. The
Stags compiled a respectable
7-2 mark last fall. One of their
defeats was to Manhattan, 3-0,
when Tom Crowley, Steve Carre
and Billy Connolly were absent
' due to National Guard commitments.
This spring, the ruggers
will have a chance to avenge
that defeat in their season's
finale. "Manhattan will be
tough," the hazel-eyed Langan
notes, but he nods his head
positively when assessing the
possibility of an undefeated season.
"Spirit," he states, "is the
key to our success."
(Photo by Jim Reme)
The ruggers are deep in talent.
Throughout the week the
second-string "B" team pushes
the top line. Since there is such
an abundance of talent on this
campus, each athlete must put
forth his best effort in each
practice. It is this spirit which
breeds comradeship, the keynote
of the club. At Fairfield the
rugby club is a fraternity of
athletes. For John Langan, his
'friendship will be his strongest
remembrance of Fairfield. "The
friends I made here I'll miss
most," the intelligent senior explains.
Dean's List Student
A history major who was on
the Dean's List last semester,
the 6-1, 185 pounder will enter
Fordham University Law School
next year. "I'll probably get
drafted," John admits, "but it's
up in the air. I might like to be
a coach."
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In addition to his rugby interests,
John Langan played
football admirably for three
years, was a Student Court
Judge, and a member of the
Knights of Columbus. Still, the
friendly Langan will be remembered
by this university as a
rugger who possessed outstanding
defensive talents. As the
Red Ruggers undefeated season
unfolds, John Langan's play improves.
John Langan and the
Fairfield University Rugby Football
Club deserve their accolades.
They are outstanding athletes
and, above all, fine men.
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to go to Duke University. Other colleges that
Fitzsimmons considexed were Harvard, Columbia, Villanova,
and William and Mary. Fitzsimmons was named
to the all-star team at the Dapp.er Dan all-star tournament,
an attraction that features the best high school
players in the nation. The last player from Connecticut
to make that all-star team was Calvin Murphy who
played at Norwalk High.
* * *
It seems that the playoff series between Boston
and L.A. will depend on the winner of the scoring duel
betw.een John Havlicek and Jerry West. Both players
are averaging about 36 points a game thus far. Actually
the two teams present startling contrasts of play.
L.A. was formerly a great "running" team with Baylor,
West, and mobile men up front such as Mel Counts and
· Leroy Ellis. The. acquisition of Wilt Chamberlain has
drastically changed L.A.'s style of attack. Wilt clogs
up the middle on defense and grabs many offensive
· rebounds. He was effective in the first two games but
was outplayed by Russell in the third.
L.A. will lose because they cannot reach Boston's
momentum. L.A. is the better team but they have rarely
combined their multiple talents in impressive fashion.
A vital key to the remaining games will be the play of
Bill Hewitt for the lakers. He was assigned the job of
guarding Havlicek. Havlicek brings the ball up probably
faster than anyoiie in the NBA. He is the key to
Boston's running game. Havlicek is also a great scorer
and clutch performer. Assigning a rookie to guard is
almost an impossible task and thus far Hewitt has
failed. Havlicek is 9.veraging almost 15 points more
a game than he did ~gainst the Knicks. The Lakers
~ill have to try to keep Boston from running with
Chamberlain handing out assists to West and Baylor.
Boston's bench is superior in depth and this alone
could be the determining factor in the series.
* * *
A number of interesting events are glamorizing the
current young major league baseball season. Many
questions are being asked around the league in this
baseball's lOOth anniversary. Will Bobby Murcer lead
the Yankees into another dynasty? Will the Conigliaro
brothers rr.ake the Red Sox forget about Ken Harrelson's
bat? Can the Dodgers keep up their winning wah
without a healthy Don Drysdale? These and other develr
pmcnts such as the Willie Mays "experiment" are
going to determine who will be around in October to
· play in the World Series. With Lou Brock hitting .147
and Denny McLain 2-3, it could be a completely different
picture than last October.
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Stag Ruggers Defeat Penn, 14·6
New Field Dedicated;
Krenn Chosen MVP
By BILL GERApHTY
The Fairfield University Rugby
Club dedicated the Lt. Hans
Grauert Field Saturday in a
winning spirit. Both the "A"
and "B" teams played well
fought games and ·finished victorioWI.
The day opened with the
dedication of the field and brief
speeches from George R. Bisacca,
Director of Athletics and
Very Rev. William C. Mcinnes,
S.J., President of Fairfield University.
Edmund W. Lee, President
of the Eastern Rugby
Union, was the guest speaker.
Chris Grauert, brother of the
late Hans Grauert, spoke for
the members of his family, and
expressed his feelings for the
dedication in honor of his brother.
Mrs. Grauert gave the
field to the Fairfield Ruggers as
a gift in honor of her late son
Hans.
The Rugby Club was greatly
honored by this gift and christened
the field with two wins
over the University of Pennsylvania.
Penn Scores First
The "A" game opened with
tough play and hard hitting.
University of Pennsylvania was
·first to score on a penalty kick.
The Red Ruggers fought back
and scored on two penalty kicks
by Tom Krenn. Penn scored a
try but missed the kick by hitting
the goal post.
Mark Feeley broke the tie
with a fine run for a try and
Krenn made the kick. Tom
kicked another penalty kick to
end up scoring 11 of the 14
points to Penn's 6.
Krenn was awarded the Most
Valuable Player Award for his
outstanding play. The game was
highlighted by good movements
in the backfield and all around
play by the serum.
After the "A" game there
was a short game with teams
made up of the Alumni of the
Rugby Club. The Old Red showed
that they hadn't lost their
touch even though they might
be a few steps slower ..
"B's" Rout, 29-13
The "B" team finished the
day off with a well deserved
win. Through a team effort the
"B" Ruggers overcame Penn
by the score of 29-13. The scoring
started with a 20 yard drop
kick off the toe of Fatty Maher.
The wings showed their speed
and ran around the Penn backfield
for three tries - two by
Joe · Sindt and one by Steve
Ryan.
The serum also showed their
speed by fine pursuit. Carl
Sachs scored two tries and Tom
King also showed his running
ability by scoring a try. Fatty
Maher ended up with 11 points
through his exceptionally good
kicking.
Both teams showed that the
Fairfield Rugby Club will always
hold up the honor bestowed
upon them by the Grauert
family.
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UNBEATEN STAGS: University of PeJUllllyvanla and Stag Ruggers battle for loose ball during
a line-out in Saturday's contest won by Fairfield, 14-6. Site is Lt. Grauert Field.
Stag Nine Edges LIU, 11-9;
Face Fordham At Rose Hill
By FRANK ARMADA
The red-hot baseball Stags
edged strong Long Island University
11-9 last Saturday at
home. The victory evened the
season record for Fairfield at
5 wins and 5 losses.
Jim Tully picked up his third
victory of the year going 5~
innings in which he gave up 7
hits and 3 runs (only one earned).
Rick De Amore relieved
him and pitched 2lf.J innings giv-ing
up 3 runs on two base hits.
In the ninth Fairfield used three
hurlers to squeeze out the victory.
· Stags Score
The Stags scored first )n the
second inning when Bill Granata
singled, Tom Finch walked,
Stan Norman beat out an
infield hit to load the bases and
Ed Wargo singled to score Granata
and Finch.
In the next frame, with one
away, Skip Bolger, Granata and
Finch singled to score a run. A
wild pitch moved the remaining
runners up a base and then
Bob Giusti lined a single for the
Stags' fifth run. Norman followered
with a triple to drive in
Giusti. He himself scored when
the LIU catcher dropped the
throw.
In the top of the fourth LIU
Stag Trackmen Notch Fifth
Place In Brandeis Invitational
By COLIN KILEY first, had it not been without
Placing fifth in a field of the services of J . C. Dennis and
twenty schools from the New John Mezzanotte who both
England area, Fairfield Univer- placed last year.
sity's track team equaled last Martens Triumphs
year's performance at the Bran- Last years' sophomore sensa-deis
Invitational. The participat- tion, Bill Martens continued his
ing teams, Assumption, Barring- winning ways this year by takton,
Bentley, Boston State, ing first in the quarter mile.
Brandeis, Bridgewater, Mryant, Finishing third last year in the
Rhode Island, Clark, Lowell same event Martens qualified
Tech, Lyndon State, New Eng- for his final heat with a 50.9
land, Nichols, Rhode Island second clocking which topped
Junior, St. Francis, Southeast- all other heats. Had he been
ern Mass, Tufts and University pushed he could have slipped
of Maine offered tougher com- under 50 seconds. In the finals
petition than the Fairfield squad he breezed to an easy first place
faces during the season but yet with his 51.7.
since these schools too, are not Ed Goodwin, a frosh hurdler,
big-time track enthusiasts the was the surprise of the day.
competition was within Fair- Inexperienced in running the
field's range. - high hurdles, it was not really
While Boston State and Uni- expected that he would place.
versity of Maine battled it out- But it was pretty obvious, howfor
first place Coach Nick Gia- ever, after the first three
quinto's team's respectable fifth hurdles that his form was pretplace
may well have been a ty good and he might catch the
Rhode Island hurdler in third
place. He did.
Fairfield received good races
from its distance men Mark
O'Donoghue and John O'Rourke.
The two, who have been doing
special workouts to improve
their times finished second in
the two mile and mile respectively.
O'Donoghue, reducing
his time drastically from last
year's, covered the two mile
distance in 10:28 minutes.
Hesitant in previous meets to
move into front position, he
moved into 2nd place within
the first three laps.
While he finished strong he
was unable to make up the distance
the first place man had
made,
O'Rourke Repeats
O'Rourke, holder of several
school records and who finished
second in the mile last year,
repeated the feat. He ran a tac-
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scored its first run on a double
and a run-scoring single but in
the bottom half of the same
·frame the Stags came back with
another run on a two-base hit
by Jim Hoch and Granata's
third single.
Tully Wild
LIU came back with runs in
the fifth and sixth frames as
Tully ran into control problems.
In the seventh Fairfield made
it 11 to 3. Walks to Granata
and Finch and an error on
Giusti's grounder loaded the
bases for Wargo who reached
safely on a two-base error which
pushed across two more tallies.
De Amore who had relieved
Tully singled to drive in Fairfield's
last run.
LIU Rallies
In the top of the eighth LIU
cut the lead to 5 runs as Joe
La Rocca h.it a three run homer.
The New Yorkers scored their
last three runs in the ninth on
2 base hits and 4 walks before
Jeff Reinen came in for the
Stags in relief to stop the rally.
Giusti, as of Saturday, leads
the Stags in the three major
departments: hitting, .42.4 ba,
RBI's (10) and runs (8). Bill
Granata is second in run production
with 8 RBI's and 7 runs
while belting the ball at a .3( 8
clip. Finch is second in ba with
a strong .385.
Fairfield will face Fordham
today and Hartford on May 1.
The latter is a home game. Last
week three games were rained
out (Holy Cross, Southern Connecticut
and Providence). Thus
far no date has been set to :play
the make-up games.
