Vol. VIII - No.1 Published by Students of Fairfield University. Fairfield. Conn. Sept. 28. 1956
Huge University Construction Program Begun
On the ground level will be a
sloping floor auditorium seating
aproximately 600. other facilities
on this level will include a
student lounge, offices for student
activities, utility rooms
and service rooms.
Provisio for the erection of
a second residence building twas
made in plans for Loyola Hall,
which includes dining room,
chapel, infirmary and boiler
room large enough to serve the
new dormitory.
South of the proposed residence
hall, situated higher on
the sloping terrain, will be the
new classroom building, designed
as the first unit of a quadrangle
of instruction buildings.
The structure 'Will be L-shaped,
with the major portion containing
classrooms and 'the smaller
wing devoted to office space.
'Dwenty-three classrooms seating
30 to 50 students will be
contained on the three upper
floors. A lecture room seating
about 120, will be located on the
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View of new classroom building to be erected
The University's $2,500,000 construction program got under
way this summer with the begilnning of the erection of a second
student residence and a classroom-library building. They are
scheduled for completion by September, 1957. In the second stage
of the program a gymnasium will be built.
~ The new buildings have been
designed by J. Gerald Phelan of
Bridgeport, whose architecturalengineering
firm, FletcherThompson,
Inc., have already
designed three campus buildings.
The general contractor
will be the E & F Construction
Company of Bridgeport.
Occupying a site southwest
of Loyola Hall on a slightly rising
slope, the ne<w residence will
be an L-shaped structure with
brick and limestone exterior. Its
sty 1e will harmonize with
Loyola Hall. Its three upper
floors will contain double-room
accomodations for some 200 students
and six suites for faculty
members.
Sodality Participates
In Summer Activities
Evidence that Fairneld's excellent
Sodality was active during
the summer was given by
its participation in the combined
program of the Summer School
olf Catholic Action, and Closed
Retreat.
During September 4-7, 'the Sodality's
representatives discussed
pertinent problems and
exchanged ideas with numerous
Sodalists from scores of
Catholic Colleges, including
Holy Cross, Bosto.n College, and
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Fairfield University Credo
Fairfield Officials
Appointed To Posts;
New Placement Head. ..,., ···..f.fi{.J!.
The Rev. Joseph D. Fitzger-I ~~.'!.l
3.:d, president of Fairfield Uni- a, ~-_.-- .versity,
will serve on the Steer- -I. ~'!iI:" ~_,!_t"
:ng Committee with Dr. Victor
L. Butterfield, president of
Wesleyan University, and Dr.
Ed'ward S. Noyes of Yale University,
when the committee
meets for Connecticut's conference
on higher education in
.January.
The Rev. Gerald Hutchinson,
S.J., professor of chemistry, was
elected president of the American
Association of Jesuit Scientists
at the organization's 31st
annual meeting held at Georgetown
University, Washington,
D,c., earlier this month.
Fred W. Tartaro, a graduate
of Fairfield, was appointed dir=
ctor of public relations and
'Jlacement bureau at the University
to succeed William B.
Flanagan, this past summer.
Tartaro is a formeD sports
pub lie is t with Fairfield. He
came to the University fro m
the faculty of St. Mary's School,
Bridgeport. He was also on the
staff of the Boys' clubs in
Bridgeport.
A graduate of Warren Harding
high school, he received his
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We believe in God.
We believe in the personal dignity of man.
We believe that man has natural rights which come from God
and not from the State.
We are therefore opposed to all forms of dictatorship which are
based on the philosophy that the "total man belongs to the
State.
We believe in the sanctity of the home - the basic unit of
civilization.
We believe that liberty is a sacred right, and that law. which reglates
liberty, is a sacred obligation.
We believe in inculcating all the essential liberties of American
Democracy. and we taken open and frank issue with all
spurious brands of "democracy:'
We believe, briefly, in the teachings of Christ, who held that morality
must regulate the personal. family, economic, political.
and international life of men if civilization is to endure.
We believe in the natural right of private property, but likewise
that private property has its social obligations.
. We believe that Labor has not only rights but obligations.
We believe that Capital has not only rights but obligations.
We are vigorously opposed to all forms of-'racism"- persecution
or intolerance because' of race.
REV. RICHARD L. ROONEY
Fr. Bonn, S.]., Named
T () Prison Committee
By Gov. A. Ribicoff
The Rev. John L. Bonn, S.J.,
professor of English and Latin,
was appointed by Gov. Abraham
A. Ribicoff last July to a five
member citizens committee 'to
make an "unrestricted" investigation
into the conditions and
administration of the Connecticut
State Prison at Wethersfield.
The investigation was the re-sult
of a sit-down strike of 300
inmates at the prison, last July
27.
Father Bonn has had a special
interest in penology for
many years and has delivered
many lectures on the subject
throughout the nation.
One of his books "Gates, of
Danemora", a novel, gives an insight
into the mind of a criminal.
A native of Hartford, he has
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REV. JOHN W. RYAN
NFCCS Delegation Attends
'56 Convention In Cleveland
During the month of August, while the rest of the student
body vacationed, the members of the Fairfield NFCCS unit attended
the National Convention of the Federation of Catholic
College Students.
The convention was held in$:>-------------the
Hotel Cleveland, Cleveland,
Ohio, during the week of August
28 to September 2.
Representing Fairfield at the
National were James Rourke,
'57, President of the New England
Region of the N.F.C.C.S.;
David McCarthy, '57, Fairfield
Senior Delegate; Lawrence Fayette,
'58, Junior Delegate; and
James O'Meara, '57, Chairman
of the New England Region
Forensics Commission.
The convention, cognizant of
the need for improvement in
higher Catho.lic education, cond
e m ned in a resolution the
mediocrity and apathy of many
students and urged that they
work tQ attain a greater voice
in American intellectual affairs.
In a surprise move, the Convention
resolved to. hold the
J957 session in San Francisco.
The New England delegation
thereupon informed the assembled
Convention that the enormous
expense involved would
effectively prohibit their attendance
at the San Francisco
session.
Ten Jesuits, Layulen, Compose
Additions To 1956-57 Faculty
Five members of the Society of Jesus and five lay instructors
have been assigned to the faculty for the 1956-57 academic year.
The new Jesuits include, Rev. John W. Ryan, S. J., a former
dean at Boston College; Rev. Richard L. Rooney, S. J. instructor
in Theology and Communications; Rev. Walter Kennedy, S. J.,
Latin and English; Rev. James W. Ring, S. J., Physics and Mathematics;
and Rev. J. Christopher Sullivan, S. J., Philosophy.
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Editorials . ..
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P. S. By the way, how is everybody?
Sept. 28, 1956
Sept. 20, 1956
Box 45
Loyola Hall
Fairfield Univ.
Dear Mom and Dad;
Well here I am, a college man at last. And what a beautiful
place to start college life. The campus up here is gorgeous, the
dorm is out of this world, and even the air is filled with college
spirit. Everything is perfect - that is almost everything. If you
get a chance will you send a little more money?
Ever since registration day we've seen nothing but upperclassmen
with name tags on their jackets, helping us about the
campus. Gee, they've lYeen nice. One sold me two tickets to the
Freshman Dance 'tomorrow night, and said that would be enough.
Just one to get in and one to get out.
Speaking of tickets, for only five dollars one of the other
upperclassmen sold me a season pass to the swimming meets, and
all the home football games. They've been real nice, too.
After seeing the history book, and hearing the fellows 'talk
about how tough the course is, I got a little worried and went
to see the prof. He was the most encouraging of all. Told me not
to worry about a thing, anybody who works regularly in that
course and pays attention in class has nothing to worry about.
He says as soon as I take his first test I'll see what he means.
Be sure and don't forget to send that money now, I really
need it. There's dance tickets, and textbooks, and snacks, and
cigarettes, and . . . well, you know how expenses mount up.
Oh, before I forget, please send up my back copies of "Life
With The Birds". There's a society up here called the "Bird
Watcher" that I'd sure like to join. My only fear is that I haven't
been a member of the Audubon Society long enough. Maybe
they'll overlook that if I'm well enough informed - so don't forget
to send those books.
Well, I'd better get some studying done now. Hope to see you
next week end - and please, don't forget the money.
Love,
Jack,
SODALITY
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F-ordham. From these activities
the Fairfield men acquired a
deeper appreciation of the true
Sodality way.
Those in attendance with Rev.
J-ose-ph Murphy, S.J., Sodality
moderator, at this Summer
School held in New York City,
were: Salvatore F-ama, Salntine
Capria, Robert Darim, Eugene
Michael, Henry Scopp, Desmond
Sullivan, Richard Lappert, David
McCarthy, Philip Calcina,
and Anthony Bosco.
Completing the summer program
was a closed retreat at
Holy Cross College, September
7-11, given. by Rev. Richard
Rooney, S.J., nerwly appointed
member of the Fairfield' fa-culty.
The retreat, planned by Rev.
Edward Stanton, S.J., of the
Holy Cross faculty, was a moving
experience surpassing - any
college activity thus far.
UNION CITY, N.J.-Tossing
pedagogical prudence to the
winds, K atherine Burton, w0 - I ~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~r;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~
men's oolumnist for The Sign, II
national Catholic magazine published
here, lets loose all her
adjectival ammunition to slay
the suggestion that sen din g
Catholic childreln in the first
four grades to public schools
'Would be a way of solving overcrowding
in Catholic schools.
The idea, at least according
to Mrs. Burton, is "disquieting,"
"alarming," "startling," "shortsighted,"
and "singularly inept."
"The Church in America,"
submits Mrs. Burton, "is ver-satile
enough and can find a
better idea."
Test Dates Announced
By ETS For Graduate
Record Examinations
Women Writer Assails
Program To Eliminate
School Overcrowding
THE STAG
This fall candidates may take
the GRE on Saturday, November
17. In 1957, Ij;he dates are
January 19, April 27, and July
6. ETS advises each applicant ,to
inquire of the graduate school
()If his choice which of the ex:
aminations he should take and
on which dates. Applicants for
graduate school fellowships
should ordin.arily take the designated
examinations in the
fall administration.
The ORE tests offered in these
na'tionlwide programs include a
test of general scholastic ability
and advanced level tests of
achievement in sixteen different
subject matter fields. According
to 'DES, candidates are
permitted to take the Aptitude
Test and/or one of the Advanced
Tests.
A Bulletin of Information, (in
which an a'pplication is inserted)
provides details of registration
and _administra1tion as well
as sample questions, may be
obtained from -college advisers
or ctirectly from Educational
Testing Service, 20· Nassau
Street, Princeton, Nerw Jersey,
or 'P.O. Box 27896, Los Angeles
27, California. A completed application
must reach the ETS
offi-ce at least fifteen days before
the date of the administration
for which the candidate is applying.
Club Notes
The Dactylology Club will
have its first meeting Sunday,
October 7, at 2: 30 p.m., in
Berchmans Hall.
The club, which was originated
last year, is designed to help
deaf mutes.
Anyone, especially freshmen
and sophomores, 'who are interested
in 'Participating in the
club, sh<Juld contact either
Henry Scoop or Father Murphy,
student counsellor.
It is reported that 265 students
have registered for the
freshman class at F'air,field
University.
Students from Mannheim,
Germany, Puerto Rico, and
Canada have enrolled for studies
at the university.
Bridgeport heads the Connecticut
cities with 371 students.
Next in number is Waterbury
with 19.
New York leads the out of
state list. 48 from the Empi-re
State have registered. 'I1welve of
this number -are from Brooklvn.
Next in line is New Jersey
~ith 14. Following NelW Jersey
is MassachuseHs with 11. Students
have also registered from
Maine and Rhode Island.
The foreign students include
Hans Ha'benmeier from Germany,
and Rafael Luis San Miguel
fro lllSan Juan, Puerto Rico_
ADMINISTRATOR
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B.A. and M.A. degrees from
Fairfield.
Mr. Flanagan retired after almost
40 years in the personnel
and public relations field.
Lafw School Candidates Ur~ed
To .L4pply _For Admi.ssion Test
Princeton, N. J., September 14: The Law School Admission
Test required of applicants for admis~ion to a number of leading
American Law schools, 'will Ibe ,given at more than 100 centers
throughout the United States on the mornings of ~ovember 10,
1956, February 16, tM-ay 4, and August 10, -1957. nuring 11955-'56
over 11,000 applicants took this test, and their scores were sent
to over 100 laJw schools.
A ca,ndidate must make separ-~>---------------
ate application for ad~ission.to 265 Students Enroll
each law school o'f hiS chOice
and should inquire of each For Freshman Class
whether it wishes him to take
Law School Admission Test and
when. Since many lalw schools
select their freshman classes in
the spring preceding their entrance,
candidates for admission
to next year's classes are ad'Vised
ordinarily to take either the
November or the February test,
if possible.
The Law :School Admission
Test, prepared and administered
by Educational Testing Service,
features objective questions
measuring verbal apititudes and
reas-oning aibili<ty rather than acquired
information. It cannot be
"crammed" for. Sample questions
and information ['egarding
registration for and administration
of the test are "'given in a
Bulletin 01' Information.
The Bulletin (in which an
application for the test is inserted)
should be obtained four
to six rweeks in advance of the
desired testing date from lL'arw
School Admission Test, Educational
Testing Service, 20 Nassau
Street, Princeton, Nerw
Jersey. Completed applications
must be received -at least ten
days before the desired testing
date in order to allorw ETS time
to complete the necessary testing
-arrangements for each candidate.
Bright College Years! The words of this traditional college
hymn express perhaps better than any other phrase the sense of
nostalgia with which we. who are soon to leave this university.
are filled as we view the initiation of the Class of 1960 into ·the
routine activities of life at Fairfield.
They are bright years because they are your college years.
They mark not merely the passage of time but the transition from
youth to manhood. You enter with the hope of intellectual achievement.
You shall leave with far more: a knowledge of the true.
the good. and the beautiful. You enter to prepare for a career. You
shall leave prepared for life. You will strive to achieve a m,astery
over your course material. You shall find that mastery but an
introduction.
College years. In coming to Fairfield you have chosen to obtain
your college education within the discipline of the full.
Christian tradition. That is your first mark of distinction: your
first motive for pride in your school and in yourselves. We hope
that as you progress in your academic work and in the many
extra-curricula activities available you will gain many other
marks of distinction that will reflect honor on you and on your
college.
But we warn you. There is no list of "gut" courses here for
you to pick and choose from at your pleasure. Honest progress
demands work. In choosing Fairfield you have chosen discipline:
in choosing Fairfield you have chosen an education.
There is no honor system at Fairfield. All the examinations
are proctored. Yet there is often opportunity to hide. to cheat.
to toy with cowardice as though it were a passing fancy of the
moment rathe-r than a hideous blot upon your name. your honor.
and your soul. Men must worle out their own salvation and it iii
so with you. Temptation is an instrument for good not for gain.
Consider it as such !lnd you shall be the stronger for it.
Bright years. Long after you put away your books in their
case and your sheepskin in its frame you will remember the en·
jqyment and fun.
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been on the faculty since 1953.
He entered the Society of J'esus
in 1923 following graduation
from Crosby high school in Waterbury.
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5round floor will provide a
working area for the library
,tafT. The £.l'3t floor will contain
ldministrative offices and the
second and third floors will have
small offices for department
heads and other faculty members,
together M'ith a lounge.
The exterior of this building
will be ·of ,brick with limestone 1.---------------. trim, with a large decorative
panel facing the new residence
hall.
The site selected for the university
gymnasium is at the center
of the campus, south of the
traffic circle and midway between
the .developing group of
buildings and the Prep School.
The main body of the gym
will be approximately 160
square feet and will house a
basketball court over which
concrete arches having a span
'If nearly 120 feet will extend.
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Luckies Taste Better
A graduate of Georgetown,
Mr. Emerich received his M.A.
in English from Fordham and
also studied at Catholic University.
He was a member of the
U.S. Army during the World
War II, and was on the staff of
NBC-TV.
Mr. Barbano was in accountant
with the Harris, Kerr, Forster
Company of New York. He has
his degrees from Seton Hall
'University and N.Y.U., and served
with the U.S. Army for two
years.
CONSTRUCTION
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first floor. Library reading room
and stack room space are provided
on the ground floor, which
will have a working areas for
more than 200 and a capacity of
60,000 volumes.
In the faculty wing the
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Mr. Carrano is a graduate of
Y a I e University and pursued
graduate studies at Boston College,
receiving his M.S. in chemistry
last June. Prior to joining
the faculty, he was senior scientist
in the research and development
division of the Avco Manufacturing
Co.
A graduate of Rider, College,
Mr. Kunsch received his M.A.
degree in business education
from Columbia. He was a member
of the Prep faculty since
1947 and was associated with the
accounting d epa l' t men t s of
Chance Vought Aircraft and
Lektro Products.
Mr. Landry received his bachelor
of arts degree from Fairfield
and an M.A. degree in
English from Tufts University.
He has also studied at Boston
College and is a member of the
Catholic Interracial Council.
TEN JESUlTS
(Continued from Page One)
Father R y a n succeeds the
Rev. John A. O'Callaghan, S.J.,
as chairman of the English department.
Fr. O'Callaghan has
been transferred to Boston College
as chairman of the English
dep~rtment. Other Fairfield faculty
members who went to Boston
College are the Rev. John F.
Fitzgerald, S.J. associate professor
of Physics and Mathematics.
and Rev. Joseph L. Barrett,
S.J., associate professor of
Chemistry.
The new instructors are Salvatore
A. C a l' l' a n 0 of New
Haven instructor in chemistry;
Rudol;h J. Landry of Norwich,
Con n., instructor in English;
Rob e l' t G. Emerich of New
York" N.Y., instructor in Eng:
lish Kenneth M. Kunsch ot
Str~tford, instructor in business
and economics; and Guy R.
Barbano of Brooklyn, N.Y., instructor
in accounting and economics.
Fa cui t Y members who left
this past year include, John A.
Meaney, Paul Edmonds who
joined the faculty at Holy Cro:>s;
E. Gasperik, who entered pnvate
business, and E. Jordan, who
is working with the Southern
New England Telephone Company.
Father Ryan entered the Society
of Jesus in 1931 after receiving
his A.B. degree from
Boston College and a M.A. in
EnO'lish from Harvard. Later he
rec~ived a Master's degree in
Philosophy and a d van c e d
Theology degrees from Weston.
He was ordained in 1942. A well
known Shakespearean scholar,
he served on the board of directors
of the Greater Boston Council
of Adult Education.
Father Rooney, who received
his M.A. degree in Philosophy
from Boston College and S.T.L.
at Weston, entered the Jesuit
Order in 1923 and was ordained
in 1935. During World War II
he served in the U.S. Air Force
as a Captain and was stationed
at the Queen's Work in St. Louis
for the past ten years. He has
served as the edito.r of two Sodality
magazines, "Action Now"
and "Direction".
The most popular of the dozen
pamphlets he has written is
"Let's Really Pray the Rosary".
Father Rooney is also the author
of the book "The Adventures
of an Angel".
At the time he was assigned
to the faculty he had completed
nearly four years as Director of
the National Sodality Service
Center at The Queen's Work in
St. Louis.
Prior to his transfer Father
Kennedy served on the faculty
at Fairfield Prep since the
school's inception in 1942. His
educational background includes
teaching at Shadowbrook, the
former J e sui t novitiate, St.
George's College, Kingston,
Jamaica, British West Indies;
Boston College and Boston College
High School. At Prep he
was moderator of the Math Club
and school treasurer for two
years.
Father Kennedy received his
A.B. and M.A. degrees from
Woodstock College, Maryland.
Father Ring was with the
physics department of Boston
College after taking graduate
studies there and at Weston College.
He is a member of the American
Association of Physics
Teachers.
Father Sullivan also was a
member of the faculty at Boston
College before coming to Fairfield.
