Glee Club Hosting
Bogota Choral Group
The University Glee Club will United States visiting various
be host to the Club de Estudiantes
of the Universidad de
Los Andes, a glee club from
Bogota, Columbia. A free concert
will be given by the Club
Friday, October 1, in Gonzaga
Auditorium, prior to their
appearance at Yale on the following
day
The group is in the United
States to participate in the International
University Choral
Festival, to be held in the Philharmonic
Hall at the Lincoln
Center in New York. The group
will then travel throughout the
campuses.
According to G 1 e e Club
spokesman, George Deren, "the
decision to have such a concert
on campus reflects the belief
that American colleges, especially
Fairfield, will want to be
a part of this meaningful cultural
exchange."
"The Glee Club is glad to
have the opportunity to provide
a constructive keynote for the
coming year Although sponsored
by the Glee Club, this is
Continued on PAGE 5
Regis Obsolete: Plan
It's New Neighbor
COMPLETED PLANS for a new dormitory are now being
sent out to vario us contracto rs for bidding, and const ruction will
hopefully begin sometime th is fall.
The new five story structure will be loca ted beh ind the recently
completed Regis Hall, in direct line with Campion Hall. It will consist
of twin rectangular towers
connected by a curved lounge
area for each floor
The accompanying illustration
is the architect's conception
of the dorm, which may
house conference halls and
recreational areas o n t h e
ground floor, and will have four
stories of student rooms.
Free World Service:
The building will be financed
by a low interest Government
loan, according to President
Rev William C. Mcinnes, S.J.
and will not interfere with the
capital required for the construction
of other buildings,
such as the proposed library,
which is scheduled to go the
architect shortly Revenue from
the dormitory will be used to
pay off the loan from the Government.
Theme of New Center
A forum marking the formal
announcement of the University's
new Center for the Advancement
of Human Communications
was conducted on the
campus during the summer
months.
In speaking of the establishment
of the Communications
Center, Fr Mcinness commented,
"The values and ideas
that motivate corporations, educational,
social, and welfare institutions
and state and federal
government agencies require
skilled spokesmen and inter-preters."
"The importance of their
function requires bringing to
bear upon it the best training
methods and academic research
The University's public relations
director, Fr T J M.
Burke, planned the formation of
the Center with the assistance
Continued on PAGE 5 REGIS HALL
No name has yet been mentioned
for the new hall, which
should be completed for next
fa ll, if construction goes according
to schedule.
Student Symposium Eyes Dedication
Rights, Goals, Leadership Highlights
One would be hard put to seminar on alcoholism headed viction to his goals. The ques- Town Day
overstress the significance of by Mr Michael Swift of the tion of the visibility of intel-the
University's first Leader ship Fairfield County Committee on
Conference, held at Manresa Alcoholism. Mr Swift's remarks
Retreat House from September were tied in with the student
13 to 16. Through its series of discussion on personal insecurilectual
leaders at Fairfield, disavailable
and Investigating more informal discussions, the three ty as the cause for social unrest.
thoroughly the p r o c e s s of day conclave of student leaders Each of the eight areas for
cussed on Tuesday morning ,
drew widespread controversial
opinion from among participants.
Argument center ed about
the term "visible" and whether
leaders need be seen in order
to be consider ed leader s.
An open house for Fairfield
residents and t he dedication of
Regis Hall highlight the Fairfield
Town Day to be held on
October 2, 1965. The program
will reveal the many interests
of the University to the residents
of the town.
human
added.
communications,"
GRAD SCHOOL
he established a precedent in open discussion was led by two stucommunication
between stu- dents who had r esearched into
dents and administration. the topic a ssigned them before
The Center will initially consist
of a Graduate school of
corporate and political communications,
which will educate
and train highly skilled communicators
for service with governments
and armed forces of
the Free World, private and
religious institutions and business
organizations. An Institute
for the Study of the Dynamics
of Persuasion will also be included
with an eye towards producing
basic research in political
and social psychology and
international communications.
Its purpose will be to lay a
solid foundation on which the
arts and sciences of mass communications
can be systematically
developed.
The idea for the conference the group met. The tone of the
was conceived by Fr Mcinnes, discussions was thereby set
who was also present at the through student design and stuconfer
ence's gatherings. CKS dent initiative. Open discussion
President, Tom Londregan, was followed on each topic with a
responsible for the organization minimum of influence exerted
of the conference. by Fr Mcinnes, who remarked
The Student Academy formed at the outset of the confer ence
the core of those attending that it was his hope tha t stuwhile
the remaining partici- dent initiative would r esult
from the discussions. Each ses-
Little disagreement a r o s e Fr. William C. Mcinnes, Uni-over
whether "academic excel- ver sity President, and Edward
lence at Fairfield would require Shugrue, president of the Senmajor
changes in administra- ior Class, will speak at the
tion, faculty, and students." dedication of the new dormitory,
There was, however, a differ- which will be held at 11:00 a.m.
ence of opinion as to what At 12:00 Industrial Exhibits of
changes would be necessary. Fairfield companies will be
Several suggestions were made viewed in the back gym.
pants were selected from among
nominees designated by several
organizations and individuals.
with regard to methods of test- A tour of Xavier Hall with
ing at Fairfield, the establish- students as guides will include
S . n as m d t d b a pre ing of a better attitude towards 10 w o era e Y - exhibits of glass blowing, the
32 PRESENT
The 32 member panel discussed
topics ranging from "the
qua lities of a good leader" to
"personal insecurity is the basic
cause for social unrest among
college students." Included in
the series of discussions was a
viously selected student leader academics among students, and Japanese beetle lab, and a
the extension of academic free- Laser Residents may also play
tic-t a c-toe with the computer,
RIGHT OR PRIVILEGE or do various business problems.
SEEN OR HEARD doms.
During the course of Tuesday In Canisius Hall they may try
session on Monday evening, r e- evening's discussion on student
suited in the esta blishment of a Lie Detector test, listen to
The qualities of a good campus
leader , discussed at the first
several points which should be
present in every leader, including
knowledgibility of and con-rights
and goals, several dis- French or Russian in the Lan-putes
a rose as to the t erm guage Lab, and inspect books on
Continued on PAGE 5 f Continued on PAGE 5
The Bulldogs ; FOR THE RECORD
The Huskies;
THE STAGS!
There is a philosophy of life expressed in the age old adage,
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," which might
well serve as the basis of the STAG's first editorial of the academic
year '65-'66.
It is an essential aspect of any paper that it be free to act and
speak on all matters, guided by its sense of responsibility, if it is
to be respected and heeded. The STAG is no exception to this rule
and we might say that its right to freedom of expression is a more
cherished aspect of its incorporation than its commercial counterparts.
For, unlike the non-collegiate press which serves peoples of
all walks of life, the college publication deals with a homogeneous
community of academicians. To this extent its freedom should remain
uninhibited, save in its responsibility to present mature and
accurate accounts of the news.
The scheduling of the University
of Massachusetts on the
Stag basketball calander represents
a milestone in the University's
quest for 'big time status'
and the recognition that it
brings.
While we are certainly interested
in (beating) U. of Mass.,
our interest fondly drifts to a
thing called the 'Yankee Conference'
- an institution which
Athletic Director Bisacca has
long desired to crack.
Through the arrangement of
this game with a Yankee Conference
member, we have moved
closer to our long frustrated requests
for tilts with Yale and
the University of Connecticut.
Whether the U. Mass contest
ends in victory or defeat for
the Stags, we can be certain
that the Huskies and Bulldogs
will take a keen interest in the
outcome. Much more interesting,
however, will be the sharp eye
Fairfield's students and local
fans keep on Yale and U.
Conn.'s reaction to the event.
At any rate, the inevitable
has been stalled by the two Connecticut
teams too long. Sportswriters
throughout the state
have often urged a meeting between
the Stags and either of
the other two Connecticut teams.
Yet, their pleas have gone unheeded.
Things are looking up with
the scheduling of U. Mass., but
our only alternative thus far, in
assessing the minds of our northern
brethren, is that the Huskies
and the Bulldogs are afraid
of t he Reindeer's bite.
By means of an explanation, the "ounce of prevention" is a
serving of notice to all organizations, individuals, and institutions
linked with Fairfield University, of the declared independence of
thought and action which will guide the STAG during the next
six months. This is not to infer that all are susceptible t o t he wrath
of the STAG, but to clear from the very outset, our intentions to
remain independent and unpressured.
The r esponsibility of the STAG to Fairfield University is another
area of inter est which can be explained through our responsibility
to present mature and accurate accounts of the news. The
STAG is in a position whereby it must defend what is right and
review what is not. By necessity, this involves a n attitude of divorce
from any one cohesive group - be it faculty, students, or administration.
Never shall it drift to a position in which it becomes directly
linked with one particular force in the university, unless it
deems that force right on more than several occasions.
Subverting Trends The "pound of cure" might well be taken to mean the power
of review available to the community through the letters to the
editor column. Here, t he community has a perfect medium to express
its views on the University AND on hte STAG. The STAG
sha ll always consider its obligation to present responsible opposing
views as the means of checking what you might feel is a wayward
press. Just as we expect freedom of expression, so too, shall we
assure it to others.
From experience, we have
learned that the more government
is centralized, the more
easily it is influenced - if n.ot
controlled - by leaders of organized
pressure groups.
Certainly, the political target
areas and the ruling officials of
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the government are more concentrated.
We have heard that the more
government is centrahzed in
l.<'ederal bureaucracy at Washington,
the more it is susceptable
to the influence of labor leaders.
It is now proposed that the
Federal Government outlaw
State right-to-work statutes.
In this connection, think of
this fact:
In the past 35 years strikes in
this country have prevented
more than 800 million man-days
of work; that is a loss of more
than 800 million man-days of
pay, and more than. 800 million
man-days of productiOn.
I have always conceded to
good citizens in the rank and file
of labor unions the privilege of
organizing.
I have conceded t<o legitimate
labor unions the privilege of collective
bargaining when they
represent their members.
But I also concede to men and
women the right to work if they
choose. This is certainly a basic
right.
Labor leaders want the Federal
Government to force
membership in a union. as a
condition of employment. In
excess of 50 million, or more
than 70 percent of those em
ployed in the United States
are not now members of the
big national and international
unions.
Generally speaking, State
rj,ght-to-work laws provide that
the right of individuals to work
shall not be denied on a ccount
of eit her member ship or nonmember
ship in labor organizations.
The T aft-Hartley Act recogni7.
es Statf>s rights in this field.
Labor leaders want this provis;,...,
reue a1ed.
W ithout it w e could expect
the present Supreme Court to
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strike down every State rightto-
work law in the country.
Nineteen States have these
right-to-work laws, a number of
them enacted with constitutional
amendments adopted by referendums.
If they are not desired,
the people in the States who approved
their enactment could
bring about their repeal.
But the labor pressure is at
the Federal level. They want
Federal action for wholesale nullification
of the States right these
laws represent, and the individual
liberty they respect.
The opportunity offered by the STAG to the community at
large as a means of expression, is open to all. The community must
also remember, however, that the STAG has an obligation to itself
to print decent and readable copy. For t hat reason, it should be
understood that the STAG r eserves the right to edit for grammar
and the like - while it will never edit the thought of letters or
articles submitted for publication.
It is our sincere hope that through this "clearing of the record,"
the STAG and the community will produce a representative
college j ournal.
I regard the right to work as
I do the right to life, liberty, and
the pursuit of h appiness.
This is my position and I shall
fight for it.
I am the only member now in
the Senate who voted against
the Wagner Labor Act of 1939,
giving special privileges to labor
and t her efore to their leaders.
I voted for the Taft-Hartley
Act and against the Truman
veto.
I supported strong labor legislation
in the past, and I will do
it again.
When labor leaders have the
power virtually to shut down the
seen the r easons for most of
these weaknesses develop. I
have tried to prevent them. I
wish I could have done more. I
am still trying.
I say t his as I think over the
trend toward centralization in
the Federal Government over
the past 30-odd years, and we
must keep t his trend in mind as
we attempt to a ct intelligently
on public matt ers which will affect
the lives of all of us in the
period ahead.
The two greatest foundation
stones in our form <of government
are individual liberty and state
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A major innovation in STAG po:icy this year includes commenting
on matters of national and international importance.
From time to time we shall pe rmit the use of entire
comments from people other than our own staff, such as
the article appearing today by Senator H. Bird of Virginia.
Comments from the community are always in order.
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country, our national security is sovereignty. These are the
imp eriled. strongest deterrents to central-
When they have the power to ized government. Centraliza tion
stop producti<on and wages, our of government leads to socialism.
economy is impaired. Looking to the f uture, against
When they have the power to the background of trends over
force wage increases without in- the past years, there is r eason
creased production, they create for concern. The trend has been
inflation. toward centralization of govern-
We have deficits and threats ment, with inevitable fiscal and
of continuing deficits; we have socialistic det erioration.
foreign trade balance trouble I have confidence in our fuand
dwindling gold r eserves; ture if the citizens of the Na tion
there are Communist gains in will opp ose those things which
their race against the free world are destructive of the principles
in the scientific, military, foreign underlying our form of governr
elations, and economic fields. ment, our individua l liberties
These are serious weaknesses and our n ationa l solvency.
which must be r eversed. Our system of government is
I have been a member of the being mena ced by three subU.
s. Senate since 1933. I have verting trends which must be
stouoed.
These trends are: ( 1) Increas-ing
Federal paternalism with
fiscal deterioration; (2) increasing
usurpation of power by the
Supreme Court and the Federal
Government; and ( 3) increasing
influence of labor leaders over
Federal authorities.
Reverse these, and I have no
doubt about ·our strength to meet
any foreign challenge. I pledge
my unrelenting effort in that direction.
It is up to all who believe in
our system to fight for progress
without destroying the fundamental
principles of our Government
which, in a short space
of time, h ave m;.'IP us the great est
Nation in all the world.
Established 1949
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chrm. of the Board ........................ John Craig
Editor-in-Chief ........................ Michael DeMore
Editorial Manager .................. Andrew Hogan
Editorial Assistant ............ Claude Frechette
Business Ma.nager ........................ Robert Bolio
Secretary .......................................... Edward Schuck
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NEWS: Michoel Mullin. SPORTS: Richerd
Peck. FEATURES: Frank Cunninghom.
LAYOUT: Pou I Hafele. PHOTOGRAPHY:
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Fr. Albert Reddy
Published weekly by students of Fai rfield
University.
I
Father~ Son w eel{_end [Bannon Predicts
I Cites Previous Advances
Success;
Planned for Nov. 6-7 Nearly 80% of the student sion and investigation of the
A mock Student Court, a
variety show, a talk by Fr.
William C. Mcinnes, S.J., and
a Communion Breakfast will
highlight this year's Father and
Son Weekend. The festivities
planned for November 6 and 7,
promise to surpass those of recent
years. According to Mr R.
Pettit, Publicity Chairman. the
committee is especially anxious
to have Freshmen and their
Fathers attend.
The schedule of activities indicate
a wide scope of entertainment.
Registration will begin
at 9:00 a.m. Saturday in
Loyola Cafeteria with coffee
and refreshments to follow Fr
Mcinnes will then address t he
group in Gonzaga Auditorium
followed by a Business Meeting
with participating fathers.
Court Tria!s
The activities will then resume
in the gymnasium with
the annual Varsity-Frosh Scrimmage.
Preceding the banquet in
the gymnasium, simulated trials
will be arranged for the fathers,
to explain the activities of the
Student Court. Confessions will
be heard in the Loyola Chapel
and at 9:30 a variety show will
be held in the auditorium.
On Sunday, Mass will be
celebrated at 8:15 in Loyola
Chapel. The Communion Breakfast
will be served in the cafeteria.
The guest speaker for
the breakfast has not be announced.
The weekend will culminate
the year-long labors of many
dedicated men headed by Fr
GeorgeS. Mahan, S.J., and Mr
Stanley Robertson. Chairmen of
the various committees are Mr
Drab and Mr Edward J Bren·
nan of F ood Services, Mr
Robert Pettit and Mr Arthur
Sullivan of Photography and
Publicity, Mr John D. Higgins
of Activities, and Mr John B.
O'Connell and Mr Hufnagel of
Communications.
Dr Paul R. Leprohon is chair man
of the Registration Committee,
Mr John Lappin of the
Spiritual Committee, Mr Thomas
Murphy, Jr., of Motel Reservations,
and Gabriel Dalton
and Mr Walter Donnaruma of
Winter
Carnival
Committees for the "Winter
Carnival 66" Weekend are now
being formed. There will be
many changes this year, with
an exciting new forma t, accor
ding to co-ch airmen J ohn
Hamrrier' and Tom Finn. The
Carnival will no longer be held
on semester break. It will also
be a project of the entire student
body rather than a limited
event run by seniors or the
I
body has paid its activities' fee academic situation on campus.
the Business Meeting. The fac- ~ The cost of the entire weekulty
advisor is Mr Robert end, for both Father and Son,
O'Neill. will be $20.
of $2.00 to the Student Govern- In the past the Forum has been
men t. Student Government efficatious in reduction of the
President David Bannon stated required theology and philosothat
he was pleased with the phy courses, among other
figure and hopes to contact the things.
remaining students who have
not yet paid.
This year's forum will be
headed by Kevin Fitzpatrick,
With this, and the $300 made '66, who is now accepting names
at the mixer last Friday night, of people interested in working
the Government appears to be on the Forum.
in a good financial situation. Past Record
The Student Government is Bannon predicted a succes-
Several fathers are shown at a planning meeting in preparation
fot· the Father and Son Weel{end.
again sponsoring the Academic ful year for the Student GovForum
this year, a body of se- ernment, citing the success of
lected students for the discus- last year's Government in help-ing
to effect such programs as
abolition of manditory Mass
and r etreats, which he hopes
Fairfield Aids Deprived l(ids
With Summertime Program
This summer, Fairfield University,
aided in part by a U.S.
Goverf1!ffient Grant, ran a sevenweek
ali-day-long enrichment
program for approximately 38
boys f r o m underprivileged
a reas.
The program helped these
yomtgsters to develop their tal·
ents more quieldy through special
classes and to secure a rich
diversity of experience through
contact with the arts and t heatre,
and through a planned re·
creational program.
"The goal of the program,"
according to Reverend William
C. Mcinnes, S.J ., "was
to enable these youngsters
to r ecognize their potential and
ma ke the most of it in order
that their talents will not be
wasted." The boys who r ange
from 11 to 12 years old and
had completed the 7th grade,
spent the morning from 9 to 12
in English and Mathematics
classes on the University campus.
The approach of these
classes was to supplement and
enlar ge the normal academic
tra ining the boys r eceived in
the regular school year
Culture Too
The a fternoons were spent
under skilled directors in diversified
activities. Among the activities
were trips to the Yale
Art Museum, Museum of Art,
Science, Industry and Planetarium,
Peabody Museum,
Shakespeare Theatre, World's
Fair, Mys tic Sea Port, and on
campus sports and r ecr ea tion.
The combination of classes
and diversified r ecr eational experience
gave these talented
youngsters greater interest and
confidence to pursue their stu dies
and possibly go further in
education than they might have
otherwise.
The students enrolled, who
were selected through arrangements
set up by Mr. Frederick
Esposito, P sychologist in the
Bridgeport S c h o o l System,
come from the f o 1 l o w i n g
schools Whittier, Elias Howe,
Roosevelt, Franklin, Waltersville,
St. Mary's, Black Rock
and Colwrnbus.
Competent Staff
The Director of the p;·ogram
was Sean Meehan, who is a
graduate of Fairfield University,
from Wallingford, Conn.,
and t eaches at Fairfield P rep
where he is Assistant Football
Haven, Conn., who is entering
his Junior year at Fairfield
University, and is a basketball
player on the F a irfield University
team. The t eachers were
two J esuits from Weston College;
Rev J ohn Karwin, S.J.,
and Rev Raymond Shea, S.J
come from Weston College to
participate in the program , Re\·
John Karwin, S.J. , and Rev
Raymond Shea, S.J
This summer program will be
repeated next year. For those
and Track coach. Assistant Di- students who wish to return in
rectors were Ronald J Bianchi,
from Windsor Locks, Conn.,
who holds a Master's Degree in
Counseling from here, and is
the new Assistant to the Dean
of Resident Students a t Fairfield
University; Joseph S ikorski,
who t eaches Ma th ematic~
a t F a irfield P rep, is Assistant
Basketball and Foot ball coach
and was Captain of Boston College's
F ootball team in 1962.
and James Brown, from New
the following summers, gradu·
ated programs will be offered to
match their increasing rna-turity.
At the end of their high
school studies those students
who have successfully completed
the sequence of summer
programs will be offered scholarship
to F airfield Univer s ity,
a ccording to Fr Mcinnes.
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Students should present their
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suggestions they may have, according
to Bannon, and the lists
of representatives will be printed
in next week's STAG. For
freshmen, elections will be held
next month, and they should
be thinking about their officers,
Bannon noted.
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lJniversity Experience: A Venture
In Mature Freedom
• • increase informed action
• •
• •
cease social suffication
end campus isolation
One of the most creative
and destructive tendencies of
modern life is the search for
autonomy. Born of a deep individual
aspiration and implemented
by a powerful social
urge, the desire to live
without restraint, to move
without hindrance, to be liberated
from external force
and to reach self determination
is felt everywhere. Its
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idealism and its despair are
manifested in the civil rights
movement, in the emergence
of nations, in the growth of
business enterprise, and in the
teen age rebellion. Though
never fully realized, it is
likewise n e v e r completely
stamped out.
This search for autonomy
by modern man casts its
bright reflection today on the
campuses of this nation. The
university has long been a
champion of autonomy for itself.
First against kings and
bishops and today against the
metropolis around it, the university
has adamantly asserted
its right to be free
from external constraints.
Self Action
The repeated assertion of
autonomy has been contagious
among its student body
Last year the National Student
Association debated at
length whether students had
the right to engage in activities
of their own choosing
outside the classroom and off
the campus. This past sum-~
mer the resolution affirming
this right passed with hardly
any opposition. Recently a
group of students at Northern
Illinois banded together
to declare their autonomy by
protesting the payment of social
security taxes by the
young since it provided windfall
benefits for the aged. Perhaps
the most autonomous
performer of this past summer
was Bob Dylan. He dared
to defy the demands of 15,000
teenagers by singing a new
->tyle of folk-rock music.
When the audience booed and
hissed. he went right on singing
a·s he wanted. Youth has
learned from its elders to
search for its own autonomy.
In the- P'"esence of such a
dPPD f'onviction. the unive-rsity
of ton:w mm;t undPrstand this
!;P::!'"f'h for a11tonomv, offer its
inc;+in,.tive """"'mtthv. lPaven
its ene'"gy with the- discriminatinp-
inrlo-mPnt of intellt>ct,
and create for its own members
the conditions for the
free personal choices tha t produce
real liberty
The search for a utonomy is
both ambiguous and strong.
Energetic Youth
It is, firs t of a ll energe tic.
It finds hot blood congenial
and youth a fertile soil for its
growth. It turns the urge "to
be yourself" into a formless
drive "to be." It accompanies
and assists real human growth
but unlike the growth of
chemical organisms it produces
not integration but
fragmentation and disintegraion
of life.
It is creative. It breaks
through the stagnation of
present life. It overrides the
rules of action and writes a
new synthesis long before a
t ext can be prepared. Much
of today's recited poetry and
plunked guitars express a
truly creative spir it. The drive
towards self - determination
has even enlisted art in its
service to cr iticize the accepted
values of present-day
life.
The Way Out
But the drive is also r ebellious.
Often the search for
autonomy is an attempt to
escape. Many young people
have reacted strongly against
our impersonal and over-collectivized
system. They have
resisted the "one up-manship"
that has become the condition
of success in our society
When the family t ells their
son "not to come home for
Christmas because we're having
a party" and the t eacher
waves him off with the remark
"not to bother me now
but between 1 and 2 on the
2nd Monday of the month
when I have office hours," it
is not surprising that a student
turns elsewhere, sometimes
violently Pitted against
the automatic society is the
autonomic man- and he even
r ebels against the label'
Affluent Rebels
Some turn in r ebellion to
the "buoyant Jeffersonian
note of personal autonomy"
preached by their prophet
Paul Goodman, while others
settle for brooding in the coffee
houses listening to the records
of Theolonius Monk. But
none are willing to accept the
Establishment and conform.
Further, the drive for autonomy
is well-heeled. The
searchers have the time, the
spact> and the wallets in order
to indulge their fan<:y Paradoxically
the econotTtic affluen"
P which hac; o-roAted them
most by outmoding- the struggle
for survival and the search
4 e THE STAG, September 29, 1965
Rev. William C. Mcinnes, S.J.
fur the next meal has produced
a generation which has
little interest in past economic
achievement and lit tle a llegiance
towards keeping the system
going. Just the opposite.
They have t ransferred the
physical principle of possibility
into a moral sanction for
freedom . "because I am physically
able to do practically
anything today, I , ther efor e,
am free to do so."
There are Symbols
Finally the search for a utonomy,
though a deep inner
drive, tends to express itself
in external symbol. F or the
academic climber it is good
grades alone that matter; for
the less hearty it is a st r aggly
beard and sandals that serve
best. Power in this movement
is expressed not through contemplation,
but through the
magic m a r k e r and the
scrawled sign.
T hus in its symbols, i t.s afiluence
, its r ebelliousness, its
creativity and energy, the
search for autonomy shows
confli.cting characteristics. It
carries both idealism and cynicism
within it , it bears the
seeds of gr eatness and destruction
, it is accompanied
both by Satan and the Holy
Spirit. It is a road tha t leads
to heaven and t o hell!
Necessary Dialogue
As a member of society, the
university has a special obligation
to appreciate this all
pervading concern of mankind
for autonomy Too often in
the past, the college campus
has been isolated from the
mainstream of life. Even today
many students feel that
they must leave the campus
and "disappear" into the
slums of Harlem or the backwoods
of Mississippi in order
to find the "real." In our present
age the academic community
can neither ignore nor
deny this movement. It cannot
either studiously avoid
nor cheaply imitate its manifestations.
Rather it must
recognize this groping preoccupation
of humanity and
even see in it the deeper significance
of reaching for life
through death.
To understanding must be
joined svmoathy The academic
community should instinctively
bring to the search
its human compassion. One
way is for all members of that
community to reach out to
others, to talk with them, to
bring them to campus to
share views and opinions. Recently
the National Federation
of Catholic College Students,
sensing the anachronism
of isolation on Ca tholic
campuses, passed the following
resolution at its convention:
Cat holic Colleges should
make a sincere effort to
promo 'e, to encourage,
to suggest that which
would tend to make t he
ecumenical spir it a vital,
integr at ed living part of
the Catholic college collegian.
Open To All
Today, more than ever, the
apostola te of the Catholic college
is universal. It exists not
to defend the faith but "to
t each all nations." It must be
ready to receive anyone regardless
of r ace, creed or
color as long as there is a
desire to learn. This mission,
if it is to be exercised effectively,
will require not only a
stronger commitment to r eligious
truth than we have yet
shown but a lso a far wider
c on c~rn for all who are seeking
for freedom than we have
yet given. It will require a
deeper faith tha n we have yet
lived, but it will open up apostolic
possibili ties we have not
yet begun to realize.
In commenting on the spir itual
life of t he outstanding
Catholic lay woman Carol
Houselander, as revealed in
her letter s, Maisie Ward summarizes
beautifully this spirit
of sympathy
The discovery of the unknown
Christ in man, by
men in whom He also
secretly dwell s, was the
chief achievement of her
spiritual life, the chief
adventure in which she
t ried to engage all who
came to her for help.
Guiding The Choice
This is the spirit of sympathy
added to understanding
which can help to make the
student an effective par ticipant
in the search for autonomy
But it will do more. To
t he poor he will bring more
than riches , to the ignorant,
more than knowledge; to the
community, more than a standard
of living; to the world
more than an armed peace.
His s y m p a t h y will br ing
Christ to the world.
Understanding and sympathy
are universally needed
to search for autonomy But
they are not the specific contributions
of the university
Intellectual judgment and fr ee
choice must be added - these
are the distinctive gifts of the
academic community! The
search for autonomy , if it is
to be fully realized, must be
leavened by an intellectually
discriminating- judgment and
strengthenf'd by truly free
personal choices.
Lost Sensi~ivity
Our society is r anidlv losing-
its power of discrimination.
In matters of lanf!Uage,
dress, conduct and taste, we
see the visible manifestation
of this loss of inner power.
The decline of standards and
the pressures of conformity
have eroded that inner sensitivity
of judgment that
makes a man human. Who
now dares to say he doesn't
like a modern painting or
dares to object to a vulgarity
of expression, let alone a vulgarity
of conduct? New and
deeper insights in art, politics,
urban life, social r elations,
philosophy and theology
must be found if there is to
be real freedom. Even the
aching desire to serve is
empty if it is not first informed
by a discriminating
judgment t elling a volunteer
how he can best serve.
The sociologist Oscar Handlin,
reviewing several recent
books on the civil rights movement
in the South points out
how failure of leadership was
due first of all to a failure of
intellectual judgment:
The most striking testimony
to emerge from
these accounts is that of
the failure of leadership.
In such North Carolina
communities as Chapel
Hill and Greensboro, the
demonstrations began in
spontaneous and unreflect
ive decisions by students
scarcely aware of the
forces they were unleashing.
They saw specific injustice
and protested. But
lacking any ideology, they
were unable to frame any
long term program so
that action became an
end in itself.
Scholarship - Means
Action mus t be informed
by discriminating judgment
which in turn is a product of
scholarly s t u d y "Scholarship,"
writes Howard Mumford
Jones, "is not an escape
from reality, it is a part of
reality, it is reality, since if
there were no scholarship it
would be hard to think of us
as a nation." That is why the
advice of the prophet of modern
scientific method, Francis
Bacon is so meaningful even
today
Read not to contradict
and confute, nor to believe
and take for granted,
nor to find talk and discourse,
but to weigh and
consider
The really great revolutions
for freedom begin in the
mind.
Ours is an age in which
we proudly proclaim that ignorance
has been wiped out.
But the web of nature has
produced a greater counterdanger
We are in danger of
suffocation because of too
much knowledge. Too ofteneven
when we can digest
quantities of knowledge - we
try to solve all problems not
by thinking but by counting,
not with the power of reason
b u t w i t h the electronic
abacus. Along with the artist
described by the writer Saul
Bellow, the student "must
fi ght for his life. for his freedom
. to bt>P.'in with he
must begin to think .. the
romantic cr iminal or desper-
Continued on PAGE '1
The
Grab Bag
By TONY LaBRUZZA
Elmer Pig awoke with mixed feelings of gladness, insecurity,
determination, and uncertainty. Today he would leave behind
him his familiar surroundings, his comfortable pen at Oakford
farm, his sweetheart Elsie Piglet, his parents Ma and Pa Pig,
and he would venture into the unknown. Today Elmer would
embark for Animal Farm.
It was quite an honor to be accepted by Animal Farm, especially
this year when the competition was so high and only thL
best animals from the smaller farms all around the country were
even cons1dered. Elmer had been accepted by several other farm>.
but after eareful consideration and much delibe1ation he free!)
and, to his own mind at least, responsibly chose Animal Farn,
above all the rest.
If we may use our literary license to peer two or three year~
into the future, we shall see how Elmer and his newly founc.,
companions would so conveniently forget their free choice Oi
Animal Farm when conditions at the farm did not square with
their own conception of how the farm should be run. We shal.
also see how they would be shocked when, embittered by no;
having their own way, they were told that their proper plac~
was as a handful of pigs among hundreds of other animals whom
no one had begged to come but who all chose freely to do so am.
who were just as free, if their conscience told them they coulc.
do nothing other, to leave. But pigs will be pigs - proud, even
insolvent, pig-headed, obstinate, dnd often overwhelmed by a
5ense of their own self-importance and self-righteousness. Enougl.
crystal gazing let us return to the present.
Elmer Pig arrived at Animal Farm early in the afternoon
He was greeted by a group of animals who were entering thei.
third year at the farm and who took charge of showing him tL
his sty He could distinguish among those animals several pig
like himself who were, however, somehow more pronounced])
porcine, and very many donkeys, like the ones who were arriving
the same day as Elmer, but who were assuredly more asinine.
TI1ere was something strange about most of those animals that
Elmer did not understand. Whereas he could in1mediately spot
the pigs and the donkeys, he could not readily categorize the
majority of the other animals. They seemed to retain the best
of their piggish and donkeyish traits and to possess something
besides; indeed, he began to wonder whether they were really
animals at all.
Elmer's puzzlement about those anlmals remained in the
back of his mind the rest of the day Sometimes while he was
converS1ng witn nis pen-mate or meeting other pigs and donkeys
who had just come to the Farm, he would suddenly stare blankly
at the wall with a bewildered look on his face. It was not until
that night when he had said his prayers (a praetice which he
would soon abandon) and had gotten into bed that his puzzlement
again became conscious, but this time it was accompanied
by an answer His heart beat faster and faster as he gradually
realized the meaning of what was rising out of the depths of
oblivion in his own mind. He had heard a rumor about this place>
long ago whkh was so incomprehensible then that he had rpfused
to believe it; but now there seemed the slightest chance
that the rumor might be true. What was that rumor? It wa"
something about all those pigs and donkeys who had enterer1
Animal Farm being transformed into human beings.
New Center
Con tinued from PAGE 1
of leaders in the field of mass
communications.
Dr. Reuben Nathan, consul·
tant In lnternationai affairs and
communications, has been ap·
pointed associate director of the
Center. Dr. Nathan will assume
his duties upon his return from
Vietnam where he served as eli·
rector of psychological opera·
tions and planning for the de·
partment of the Army.
Several acres of land have
been set aside for the purpose
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of the Center Present plans include
a large building for offices,
classrooms, conference
rooms and a library
Initial financial support for the
Center was given by corpor ations,
foundations, and sever al
individuals. Some twenty-five
qualified practitioners in the
communications field will compose
the first class. Plans call
for a September '66 opening of
the Center
Town Day
Continued from PAGE 1
Jesuits and the Fairfield author's
exhibit in the library.
At the Playhouse a scene
will be r e-enacted every t en
minutes so that the townspeople
may view it at their leisure.
Milk, donuts, and coffee will be
served in the cafeteria while
visitors hear the Bensonians,
view a student activities display,
or t alk with faculty members
and students.
At 6 :00 the University will
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Symposium
Continued from PAGE 1
'right' versus what. some con;;
idered a more proper term -
privilege' It was agreed at the
.:onclusion of the discussion,
.10wever, that every student had
.he right to learn, including the
amifications surrounding that
Jasic right.
Undoubtedly the most hotly
Jebated topie of the entire con:
erence was the pmposal that
Student government today
Joes not and cannot work."
Areas including the establish_.
nent of a two-party system,
~hanging the government's pres..!
nt three branch form to a parliamentary
form based upon the
present British system, and the
calling of conventions for the
purpose of nominating government
office seekers, were suggested
as means of drawing
students more directly into the
operation of the government.
.I"ast government flaws were
raised as arguments agreeing
with the proposal while accent
on the future was the keynote
of those opposing the proposa 1 .
The religious attitude and
spiritual commitment of Fairfield's
student body was discussed
in Wednesday afternoon's
session. It was suggested
that University students, as th
leaders of the Church in th
future, eoncentrate on the need
for and establishment of a new
"Christian Asceticism."
By all appearances the gar
between students and admins·
tration moved closer to resolve·
ment as a result of the con·
ference. Its outcome will largel~
depend upon the quality of campus
leaders, whether they wer1·
in attendance at Manresa or
not.
Those participating in thr
conference were:
H a r r y Christenson, BAT<
President; Royal Rhodes, Stnnent
Court Justice· Robert Mor
"issey, Manor Editor; Terry
Smith, Student Legislator; Ton"
LaBruzza, STAG Columnist: Efl
Shugrue, Senior Class President;
Bill McCarthy, K of C'
financial secretary; Jim McDonald,
Young Dems President·
.Terry Buckley, Student Legislator;
Lou Peddicord, Sopho-host
a r eception in the back of
the gymnasium. A Dinner for
Fairfield Town Residents will
then be held in the Front gym
at 7 :00, completing the day's
festivities.
more Class President; Tom Kelly,
Sophomore Class Treasurer;
Ken Pavolonis, CKS Vice Pres.
Jerry Smyth, Junior Class
President, Bill Garland, Student
Court Chief Justice; Art Kenney,
Basketball team, Jay
Standish, STAG Columnist;
Claude Frechette, former STAG
editor; Frank Cunningham,
STAG Columnist, Jim Jackson.
Sodality; Russ Kellerman, Executive
Committee Chairman;
Tom Londregan, CKS President;
Jack Craig, Chairman of
the Board of the STAG; Dave
Bannon, Student Government
President, Kevin McGovern,
Student Government Vice President.
Also, J erry Fitzpatrick, Student
Court Justice; George Deren,
Glee Club Public Relations;
Joe Chrzanowski, Student Academy
Also in attendanee were Tim
McManus, John Walsh, Paul
Bather, Vin Walsh, and John
Cronan.
Glee Club
Con tinued from PAGE 1
basically a true university
event , and will enrich the University
as a whole."
The International University
Festival, in which the Columbian
Club will be participating,
marks t he first time that university
choruses from all over
the world have gathered for
such a meeting.
More than 700 students from
15 countries will present some
of the world's greatest choral
music, as well as popular folk
music from each country
Participating will be representatives
from Argentina, Br azil,
Canada, Chile, Colombia,
France, Germany, Japan, Poland,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Venezuela, and possibly the
U.S.S.R.
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THE STAG, Septembe r 29, 1965 m 5
Darling- Superbly Brutal
One of the biggest complaints
lodged against the contemporary
cinema is that it fails to
give a good artistic representation
of life. It concentrates
dther on sensationalism or on
meaningless trivialities. Very
rarely does it touch on issues
of importance and slap at the
complacency and quest for
her as we watch her gradual slipping from its typically puririestruction.
tanical stand. Perhaps in the
Darling is not a pretty pic- future they will become more
ture. It was not intended to be.
The corruption of an individual
by a decadent and perverted
society is never very appealing.
But it is a fact of life, and if
it is presented with an eye toward
morality and good taste
lenient in their evaluation of
pictures that, although they
deal with questionable topics,
contain all the elements of good
art.
* * *
features
Just as a footnote I would
like to present a list of the
five most noteworthy pictures
of the summer
1 - The Collector
physical happiness that characterizes
our generation.
This is one sin that Darling
is not guilty of. It presents,
with delicacy and candor, the
gradual degradation of a girl
committed to nothing except
physical pleasure. Julie Christie
is superb in this role. Her performance
rings true, and it is
not difficult to associate with
it can form the basis of a true
work of art. In this case the
requirements are admirably fulfilled
and the picture rates as
one of the best releases of the
season.
2 - The Pawnbroker
3- Darling
4- - Lord Jim
5 - Nobody Waved Goodbye
These pictures were presented
for general distribution this
summer, and serve further to
illustrate the fact that good art
and entertainment are compatible
and financially profitable.
The Legion of Decency was
a little too hard on this film,
but at least its A-4 classification
shows that it is gradually -FJC
Capable of speeds better than 2,000 mph,
the YF-12A is the hottest aircraft around.
Now Maj. Walter F. Daniel, test pilot for the YF-12A,
answers your questions about the world's fastest
manned airplane and America's Aerospace Team.
(Maj. Daniel, a test pilot since 1954, is a member
of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. He
recei1·ed a B.S. degree in A eronallfical Engineering
from the University of Oklahoma. In February
1962, he set ll'orld class time-to-climb records in a
T-38 jet trainer.)
Is the YF-12A the world's fastest manned aircraft?
It certai nly is. On May 1 of this year the YF-12A
(formerly known as the A-11) reclaimed the world
absolute speed record from the USSR. It was
clocked at 2,062 mph over Edwards Air Force Base.
How big is the YF-12A?
The exact dimensions of the YF-12A have not been
released yet. But it's approximately 100 feet long,
with about a 50-foot wingspan. That's half again
as big as our present interceptors!
Is the Air Force training many men
as pilots these days?
Yes. very definitely In spite of all you hear about
unmanned vehicles, the human pilot is still very
much in the picture. As a matter of fact, the Air
Force pilot quota is on the increase.
What other kinds of jobs does the· Air Force offer?
Since it's one of the world's foremost technological
organizations, the Air Force has plenty of openings
for scientis ts and engi neers. There are also many
challenging and varied admi nistrative"managerial
positions.
What do I have to do to become
an Air Force officer?
Air Force ROTC is the best.way to get started as an
6 e THE STAG, September 29, 965
Air Force officer The new two-year Air Force
ROTC program makes this method available to
men who have already completed a year or two of
their college education. For college graduates, if
you did not take advantage of ROTC, you can
still get started through Air Force Officer Training
School ( OTS), a three-month course open to both
men and women.
Can I keep up my studies while
I'm in the Air Force?
The Air Force encourages its men and women to
continue their educations. For instance, you may
qualify to study for a graduate degree during offduty
hours, with the Air Force paying a substantial
part of the tuition.
What kind of future do I have in the Air Force?
A bright one. As we move further into the Aerospace
Age, the Air Force is going to grow even
more important. And you can grow with it!
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Julie Christie prepares to leave her lover, (Dirk Bogarde)
in a scene from "Darling."
One Small '1/oice
Frank J Cunningham
Last year I closed my typewriter, packed my standing headline,
and prepared to bid farewell to Fairfield. Every indication
was that I was leaving for Medical school and One Small Voice
was dead. Well gentlemen, it has risen. This does not nullify
anything that was said in my last column. The sentiments expressed
there were emotions I sincerely felt, and my tribute to
this University still stands. Fairfield did teach me to "live life."
The only difference is that now it has another year to teach.
* * *
I would like to address a few remarks to the Freshman
class. Perhaps I should start by welcoming you to our community,
but there is the question of whether that welcome is
deserved. This is not to say that I disagree with your acceptance
here, or that I would prefer it if some of you were not here. It
only means that I am withholding judgment. You have to prove
yourselves, both as individuals and as a group, before a nyone
can extend a sincere welcome.
"That's all fine, '' you may say, "but how can we prove
ourselves?" This is a difficult question to answer There are
many elements which form a class and develop an individual,
but in general they can be classified under intellectual, social
and religious. It is the way the group or individual performs in
each of these three general areas that determines the degree to
which he has proven himself, both as a member of Fairfield
University and as a man.
I'm not saying, though, that what we're looking for is a
person who goes to Mass every day, comes home from class and
studies diligently, and then on Friday and/or Saturday night
goes to a local girls' school and engages in some sort of meaningful
relationship with a beautiful co-ed. What we should be
searching for is not t he external manifesta!tion of the Renaissance
man, but a spirit of personal inner commitment.
Imitation of purpose is no purpose at all, just as imitation
of virtue is no virtue at all. If a person sets out to fulfill the
external manifestations of a personal commitment, the only thing
he is committed to is externals. He is putting forward a front,
presenting a face to society that is different than his true face,
and in the final analysis deceiving no one but himself.
If you were trained in a Catholic high school, the oddii are
in favor of the fact that you were just trained. Particularly in
matters of spiritual life, you were given a set of laws which
outlined the outward manifestations of a committed Christian,
and you were told to live by them. You were educated to imitate.
It is doubtful that the proper emphasis was placed upon why
you had to behave as you did. There was probably little discussion
of the love relationship with God. There were only laws to
be followed, and you followed them or went to hell.
A similar thing probably happened in both intellectual and
social areas. You studied and learned what the teacher wanted
because, if you didn't, you failed. There was little opportunity
to disagree with your instructor's opinion, either in class or on
exams. You repeated what you were told and that was that. In
the social area the influence was more subtle, but you should
have been conscious of the fact that it was there. There were
certain things to be done, certain conventions to be followed,
certain things to be said, or you would not be accepted by people.
Why? Because that's the way t hings a re. No explanation, no
answer, no communication, just an assertion of authority.
Personal development is not a question of following orders.
Machines obey commands much better than humans, and they
never develop at all. The big question in life is not "what should
I do" but "why should I do what I do." What indicates growth
is not our actions so much as our interior development. It is the
reason behind our actions that is important. The proper attitude
toward life gives meaning to almost any action, while the most
objectively good action is worthless without this attitude.
You are embarking on a new phase of your jour ney Your
success, and hence the degree to which you will be welcome
here, depends now not on how well you can follow laws, but on
the motive behind your actions. It depends on your degree of
commitment.
"Not fare well, but fare forward, voyagers."
Fr. Mcinnes'
Address
ado cannot get within miles
of the significant truth."
Never before in history has
the activity of men been as
strong; never before, then,
has the need for the leaven
of discriminating judgement
been more necessary.
Judgement in itself however
stands on the sidelines of activity
It reveals choice but
does not take a step. Only
choice does that. If, then,
the academic community is to
make a vital contribution to
the search for autonomy it
must create - first within its
own city - the conditions of
free choice.
Modern youth is often prevented
from acting freely by
two opposing forces: the over protection
of authoritarianism
and the softness of permissiveness.
Neither suppression
nor weakness foster freedom.
Too often students are cut off
- by neglect or well-meaning
sentimentality - from the
consequences of the free actions
they have placed Such
short-circuiting may make life
more comfortable, but not
more free. In the competitive
pressure cooker of getting
ahead it becomes impossible
even to look at the realities
of dropping out, of facing
the draft, of recommending a
student for graduate school.
The agonizing problems of the
use of alcohol are covered up
with a joke; sexual insecurity
is hidden under a bragging
leer, r eligious indifference is
.cut off by an unconsidered silence.
Student government, instead
of making free choices
on behalf of all students, becomes
cumbersome in operation,
ineffective in control,
and - wor st of all - unresponsive
to r eal student needs.
Student life drifts off into
phantasy · horizons of choice
are placed arbitrarily where
the subject wishes, and God
is placed conveniently in the
subjective consciousness of the
individual. In such an environ-
Con't.
ment a student does not live;
he endures. "To venture may
cause anxiety," Kier kegard
writes, "but not to venture is
to lose oneself." When internal
values become st ronger
than external threats, the
path to real autonomy will be
opened. It is the task of the
univer sity both to strengthen
those internal values and to
remove those external threats
so that free choice becomes
possible.
Judgement Not Enough
Recently I participated in a
t hree-day Leadership Conference
conducted by 33 student
leaders of t his University.
The experience was a unique
one for a college president,
and as a r esult of the extensive
discussions I would
like to propose tentatively a
list of those freedoms that are
needed to create the condit
ions for true autonomy·
1) Freedom of place
w h i c h guarantees to
each student at this
Universit y as a primary
right the right to learn
and to each teacher t he
right to teach .
2) Freedom of action -
which guarantees that
human acts, both good
and bad, and the consequences
which follow
directly from them, are
recognized and rewarded
or sanctioned in a
society of free men.
3) Freedom of inquiry -
which guar antees to all
in and out of class -
the right to express
themselves and to ask
questions at the proper
time and place and in
the proper manner in
order to learn.
4) Freedom of as sociation
- the right of faculty
and students to meet to
develop t he personal
and professional relat
ionships which are t he
Best Student Buy 1• n
basis of learning and
education.
5) Freedom of forum -
which guarantees to all
in assembly a f r e e
hearing where trials are
not held nor defenses
prepared, but conversations
are opened; where
the aim is a dialogue,
not a double monologue,
let alone a diatribe, and
where truth, not a vote,
is the supreme soverignty.
6) Freedom of residence
- the right of each student
and faculty member
in residence on
campus to reside in an
atmosphere conducive
to study and reflecting
the values of a civilized
and Christ ian community
7) Freedom of environment
- which creates
conditions where r eligious
commitment can
be made visible and
Christian asceticism
can be practiced witho
u t noisy or silent
s corn, where truth and
holiness are held in
honor
Create Atmosphere
To cr eate these freedoms and
thus promote the conditions
necessary for free choice will
require the concerted effort
of all members of the academic
community; faculty,
students, administration. Even
more it will demand the involvement
of each individual
member in conscious and del
i b e r a t e personal choices
seeking freedom. Some s tudents,
when exposed t o a campus
environment, don't develop
intellectually or grow
That is because they never
choose anything. E i t h er
t hrough fear or indifference
they become paralyzed. Yet
o n 1 y through a conscious
choice between alternatives
can Christian freedom be r ealized.
Too often students forget
t hat , as Chesterton observes,
"when a Christian is
asked 'which of these two
alternatives do you want ?'
he can answer, 'both!". With
this Christian optimism as a
base and Christ ian freedom as
a goal the making of free
choices is a sure step to rna-
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tur ity. It is to move from
that "fixed point" to answer
life, so movingly and gropingly
described by the late
Dag Hammarshjold in his
Markings:
At some moment I did answer
Yes to Someone or
Something - and from that
hour I was certain that existence
is meaningful and
that, therefore, my life, in
self-surrender, had a goal.
Today on an Ember Day we
consecrate the coming season
to God. Today at the Mass of
the Holy Spirit we ask the
blessing of God on our efforts.
We in the academic community
have a real contribution to
make to t he search for au-tonomy
by granting to it our
instinctive understanding and
sympathy, by leaving it with
discriminating judgement and
the conditions of t r uly free
and personal choice. If our
academic careers are to consist
of something more than
"baccalaureate or bust", we
will seek to find freedom and
autonomy in the environment
of academic citizenship.
The task is not easy Generations
have trod the path
before. But, as the poet Gerard
Manley Hopkins concludes,
we should not despair:
Because the Holy Ghost
over the bent World broods
with warm breast and with
ah! bright wings.
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Knicks Defeat 7 6ers
Twice In Exhibition
As Allie Sherman has done
in the past, so Knickerbocker
Coach Harry Gallatin has set
up training camp here at convenient
Fairfield where the
Knicks will continue prepping
for the upcoming NBA season
until this Friday
At present there are fifteen
players fighting for starting
positions, but by departure time
the squad must be cut to
twelve players due to NBA regulations.
The showing made by
each of the players here in Fair·
field gym will be a major factor
in determining which three men
will be cut from the team be·
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Last weekend the Knicks
swept two exhibition games
from the Philadelphia 76ers and
look like a much improved club.
On Friday night Sept. 24 the
Knicks were down 15 points in
the third quarter, but made up
the deficit and tied the score
at 101-101 on Howie Komives
jump sho't at the end of the
fourth quarter. Rookie Dave
Stallworth hit for 7 of 24 points
to lead the Knicks to a final
117-108 victory Wilt Chamberlain
played the entire game and
was high for Philadelphia with
22 points, but was outrebounded
by the Knicks Willis Reed.
The following night t h e
Knicks left no doubt as they
lead throughout, piled up a 20
point lead in the fourth quarter
and drubbed Philadelphia by a
125-105 score. Bob Boozer was
high scorer for the night with
25 points and Wilt Chamberlain,
again playing the whole game,
was somewhat dismal, collecting
only 13 points and again
being outrebounded, this time
by jumping Johnny Green.
In both exhibition games
rookies Dave Stallworth and
Dick Van Arsdale were very
impressive. All the players saw
action with the exception of
Stags
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Quinnipiac
rookie Barry Clemens, who had The F airfield Soccer Team, The Stags had a strong first up in the last period, with Mike
a sprained ankle. short on practice, and hindered half, holding a 0-0 score, but Budaj and Carson Otto scoring.
The Knicks open t heir regular
season against the Detroit Pistons
at Madison Square Garden
on October 16.
by some inexperience, lost its
1pening game to Quinnipiac Col lege
3-0. This marks the 19th
straight win for Quinnipiac.
Quinnipiac broke t hrough in the
3rd period, with Vito Giannini
scoring on a penalty kick. The
other two points were picked
Playing an especially strong
defensive game were Ben Hill
and Chuck Moakley, Jack Casey
did a fine job as Fairfield goalie.
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