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Vol. 18 No. 24 Fairfield University, Fairfield, COMecticut May 3, 1967
Student Government Passes
'Special Privileges~ Bill
By BENOIT POISSON
A bill recommending that students receive " special privileges," including no
weekend sign-ins, was passed .. in ,a close v •ote a t the second meeting of the Legisla-ture
last Thursday. .
Spectators in the Oak Room saw a m ove to table t he bill defeated by an excited
legislature in a flurry of voting. Mark Galagan suggested a niore " liberal" a p proach
to changing the present
regulations, but James McGovern,
the bill proponen t,
pointed out that several member
s of the administra tion were
a lready favorable to the bill in
its original form and would probably
change t heir mind if the -
new "disciplinary philosophy"
was incorporated in the bilL
All of Michael Bocchini's a ppointments
to fill out the student
cour t were approved by
the legislature. Gregory Polzer
and J ohn Hall wer e appointed
Senior justices. Robert Kane
filled the only vacant judgeship
from the class of 1969. Walter
Soloniewicz and Allan Pilch will
be the judges from the Freshman
class.
Defeated Amendment
Philip Howe's constitutional
amendment concerning extracurricular
activities was defeated
after a lengthly debate
on the floor The chief objection
to the bill a rose from the section
of the bill which stated
Student court judges sworn in by William Dunn incl.ude
Wa lter Soloniewicz, J ohn Hall, Gregory Polzer , Allan Pilch
and Robert Kane.
Today's final elections will bring a week of active campaigning
t.o a ·close as class oft'icers w ill be chosen by t he student body.
Prima ries last week de.termined the following as candidates.
Class of 1968
John Reidy will be president -of the Senior Class, since
incumbent Kirk Walker has r esigned from the race. Laurence
Elinskas and William Hempling ar~ the choices for vice president.
The only candidate, John O'Keefe has taken the treasurer
's position and the battle for secret a ry of the class of
1968 is between John Higgins and Robert Ritz.
Class of 1969
The presidency of the class of 1969 will be held by eit her
Dominic Cusimano or Thomas J osefiak. James Smith will be vice
president since he is unopposed. The secretary of next year's
J unior Class will be either Edward Frey or Philip Keane, and
Steven Hackett and John Zelenski are the nominees for treasurer.
Class of 1970
In t he class of 1970 Patr ick 1\lcCarthy, the incumbent, will
meet Robert McCarthy in t he race for president of the sophomor
e class. Choices for t he vice presidency are James Da ily
and J ohn Mason. Unopposed Gerald McDonald will be treasurer
and either Alber t M:ariani or Ronald Mitchell will be
class secretary.
The polls will be open today from 9 to 3.
Open Discussion
Airs War Views
By BILL RABBETT
The first in a series of Open Rational Discussions sponsored
by the Student Government took place before an audience of approximately
250 people last Thursday Centered around the topic
of the Vietnam War, the discussion attempted to clarify the issues
and pose the question of withdrawal or continuance.
The discussion panel was
that all organizations on campus
must hand in minutes.
Minority leader Larry Czajkowski
pointed to t he secret
na ture of several organizations,
namely the PKT Fraternity and
Dogwood Finalists composed of Theodore Combs,
Assistant Professor of Biology
here at F airfield, Dr Robert
Dubroff of the Graduate School,
the Knights of Columbus, whose By CHUCK ANGELO poll held in the Campus Center
government approved constitu- F 'd . h f h fi Miss Maralyn Salvas, escorted
tions expressly forbid this. Ma- 1 ~~ ay mg t olndc _o t e;~ lvbe by John Bright '68, is a fresh-ove
Y young a les Wl e man at the University of Maine.
jority leader Monks rebutted crowned Queen of Dogwood '67
tha t "minutes" could be defined S fi She is 18 years old and hails
at t he trat eld Motor Inn, ac- from Biddeford, Maine.
as merely· a "signed statement cording to Robert Ritz, chair-with
the date and tirne." Hugh man of the Queen's· Contest. Escorted by Bernard Dena-
Grady, speaking as a c·o-author yer '69, Miss J eanne Siconolfi
of the measure, further stated The Queen will be selected by is a sophomore at Marymount
that action would be taken by a panel of five judges composed College. Miss Siconolfi comes
the administtation if the leg1. s- of University faculty The mem-. from .. Scarsdale and has brown
lature did no. t act .s oon. . bers of the panel of judges are . ha1·r and green eyes.·, ·
Mr. Monks said the 'porp<isli ... Mr Carmen Donnarun:ma,;; ¥~:~ .. · ·Miss . Kathy Stollmack,.· .. es-pf
t,h!l b!H wa!(;. J~; <;q·Qrdipat$' . . Leo Fay, S.J., M_:;.:: . St~phe?. •. · . . cQried .. by .James Van Volkent
he clult l¥.ltivities ancl ~~- ,p~e-· .:· Q'.l3rien, _Mrs. Cathe.r~ne Ly~QY,. _.bl,lrgh '£.9, is a senior .. at Coven'
them from lagging behind.. and Mrs. Howard. lumbia High Schooi in South
Although agreeing with the The five finalists wer e Orange, New J ersey.
Continued on Page 5 chosen Thursday by a student Miss Vicky Tollefson will be
Virginia Zengen KathY. Stollmack Vicky Tollefson
escorted by William O'Malley
'69. Miss Tollefson is a sophomore
at Marymount College,
and is a resident of New York
City
Escorted by Paul D'Ambrisi
'69, Miss Virginia Zengen is a
graduate of Elizabeth Seton
College, Class of 1966. Miss
Zengen, a blue-eyed blonde, is
employed on the Public Relations
Staff of the ABC Television
Network.
The Queen's escort will receive
a free package deal, arid
all the finalists will receive a
corsage, courtesy of Dogwood
'67
Ma r alyn Salvas
Mr. George Baehr of the History
Department, and undergraduate
student, Richard Eliot.
Invitations had been sent to
Senators Robert Kennedy,
Abraham Ribicoff, Thomas
Dodd, and General Walsh of the
Connecticut National Guard.
Because of previous. engagemen
ts, they were unable to attend.
. The first speaker, Professor
Combs, $tated·. his opposition to
A m e r i c a n intervention on
grounds that the Vietnam conflict
is, at root, a civil war and
the U.S. has little r ight to interfere.
Continued on Page 7
J eanne Siconolfi
P~e Two
Grading
Many times during this past
year the grading system has come
under attack by both the students
and faculty of Fairfield. After extensive
research and interviews
the STAG flnds the present evaluating
system to be theoretically
the best possible one for our Umversity
The trouble lies, not in
the system, but in the interpretation
and use of it by the students
and facu lty
When Fairfield went from the
numerical method to the letter
method it was keeping up with
the advance of modern educational
theory The difference between
an "85" and an "86" had no significant
meaning Number grades
were an attempt to achieve an accuracy
that could not possibly
exist.
The Proper Spirit
The faculty, however, has not
quite caught the spirit of the letter
grading system. Many continue
to mark numerically and
just convert the resultant 1mmber
to a letter This is not the intention
of letter grading, and often
leads the student to feel that he
has been "cheated."
If a student has a "79 average"
and receives a C for the course he
feels that he has not received
proper recognition for his efforts.
Teachers complain that many difficu
lt decisions must be made
·wh en a student's " average" puts
him on the border-line between
two grades. Thus the cries for
adding plus and minus ranks
into the grading system. Unfortunately,
the entire point of letter
grading has been missed.
A Step Backwards
The addition of a plus and a
minus, thereby creating more
categories, is only a step backwards,
back to the numerical system.
A C grade indicates average
attainment, a B grade, better
than average. What could C+
possibly stand for? Better than
average, yet not really better
than average? This same absurdity
applies to the minus.
THE
System
Students do not confer the
grades, however, and in t he
words of a high r,dministration
official, " the faculty must be educated
as to the pr.oper use of the
letter grade."
A "79" or a "71" are not and
sh.ould not be indicative of a C
grade. C should stand only for
average attainment; D should
represent less than average attainment,
and so on. This overall
view should be used exclusively
for test grading and the deriving
of the Anal grade.
Utopia
The Utopian marking sit uation
would be a simple "pass" or
"fail" for each course. This unfortunately
assumes a Utopian
Student Body, interested in knowledge
for knowledge's sake and
not needing any incentive to perform.
Also, graduate schools and
job interviews demand a better
indication of ability
National statistics show that
students do better under the evaluating
system used here than u nder
any other In the eyes of the
creditors, Fairfield has gained a
high academic standing due to its
admissions policy and the way its
students have performed under
the present grading system.
The Proper Attitude
The present system should not
be changed. A change in attitudes
is what is necessaj_.Y The faculty
must completely disassociate itself
from number grading and
number thinking Then students
will not be tempted to "compute"
their "average." They wiiJ instead
be motivated to "achieve" rather
than "score." This can be the first
step towards realistic grading
Creating more grading categories,
or any other change in the
present system is not necessary.
In fact. we are fortunate to be
using the system that we are be~"
ause it is the one students do
best 1.111der We can only reap
these benefits. however, if the
svstem is used properly by the
faculty
:l'.lltabllabed liD
BOARD OF DffiECTORS
Chairman of the .r5oard
Editor in Chief
Editorial Manager
Associate Editorial Manager
Bu9'iness Manager
Secretary
SENIOR EDITORS
Paul Hughes
Michael Lynch
. Michael Mu1Iin
Laurence Prud'homme
Paul Callahan
Robert Kohler
NEWS: Jay Doolan. SPORTS: Edward Williams. FEATURES: Ralph
Kister ART: Peter DeLisa. PHOTOGRAPHY: Thomas Quackenbush.
LAYO'UT: Philip Keane. COPY: Fred Heissenbuttel. ADVERTISING:
Bl'l.rry Smolko. CffiOULATION: Richard Nilsson.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Sports: William D'Alessandro. Features: Vincent Curcio. Photog-raphy:
Mark Borserine.
STAFF
News: Peter Hearn, Edward Castiglione, Daniel Richardson, Benoit Poisson,
Drew Draves, William Rabbett, Gerald Sabo, Michael Collins.
Sports: Robert Sillery, James Magnuson, Richard Bem.shki.
Photography: Richard Makse. Features: George Deren, John Mullen, John
Reidy Vincent Curcio, James Gatto, John McKenna, Paul Kemezis. Clr·
culation: Stephen Racket, Gene Tully J.alyout: Thomas Boudreau.
FACULTY MODERATOR, Albert F Reddy, S.J
The opinions expressed by colwnnists and reviewers are their own and
in no way reflect the Editorial Position of THE STAG.
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holiday and vacation periods, by the adrnininstration of the University
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STAG May 3, 1967
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Letters To The Editor
Open the Window
To the Editor·
The following is a selection from a
forthcoming anthology, Exhortations for
Swtdry Nuts and Vigilantes. This passage
may be of interest to those who opt
for a method of ventilation at variance
with that of John D. Brady (April 26,
1967)
''Cpen the windows! Crash through the
panes!
Blot out negativity
between student and prof" after having
contact with only five.
He condemns mediocrity and finds it
in the community of 1,500. I would like
to know how many of the 1,500 he he
knows well enough to make such a judgment.
We are "aJ.J content with that
foolish mediocrity " Where is the mediocrity
in the Bridgeport Tutoring Program?
Where is the mediocrity in a
Sophomore class that sponsors a Christ·
mas party for the underprivileged?
Where is the mediocrity in the tremendACT
that the bitter wine may pass ous
dedication of most of the members
The cup of mediocrity
Now please don't be offended
While I point up your gross STAGnation,
Or how you follow Camus' call
For weekend intoxication.
Although I find no condescend -
Ing (sic) Intellectuality,
• of the Student Government? And finally,
where is the mediocrity of the majority
of students who are dedicated to receiv·
ing an education and not just a degree?
Is this "dull practicality?" He doesn't
see a "heck of a Jot of" meaning at Fairfield.
I don't see a "heck of a Jot" of
meaning in any of his criticism.
This gopher knows he has to shake you
nuts
From Off your chestnut tree.
But u we sink our strengthened stems
Awaiting that trcmorous day,
Let us hark to strains of Sadler,
And iambs of OUR Favorite, OUR Poet,
Cassius Clay
I sec Our Absurd Situation
As having grand potential
Why this Our works and hopes , you
guys,
'Twill be soon, Good Grief, existential.
We give you fairest warning, Harvard,
Beware, dear neighboring Yale
To plant the verdant ivy
We Fifteen Hundred shall not fail."
Richard B. \VIlson, '69
Student Commission on Unwarranted
Drafts
Slandered!
To the Editor:
In my two years at Fairfield I have
never seen a more absurd generalization
than that made by John Brady in last
week's STkG. His column was a completely
unfounded slander of the entire
Student Body For some unknown reason
he feels that after only three months
in attendance at the University he is
qualified to comment on the entire community
He speaks of the "respect manifested
He criticizes the stand taken by the
anti-war committee. Being committed is
not "playing the old-fashioned closeminded
game." It is having the courage
to support one's convicti(ln with action.
I cannot say if they were right or wrong
in their stand but at least they took a
stand. He doesn't like a condescending
attitude yet asks this group, "Are you
open to rational discussion" as if they
were incapable of it.
I suggest that it might be wise if Mr
Bt·ady learned a Jot more about Fairfield
before he even attempts to criticize
it. I also believe he owes an open
apology to the community which he has
so irrationally categorized.
Irately,
Paul G. Brocl•, '69
Gentlemen
EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to the ill
feelings created at Molloy College r ecently
by several Fairfield students,
the STAG would like to print a loetter
sent to Mr. Simon Haral{, dlrcctor
of the Fairfield U. Glee Club, following
a recent perfonnancc a.t Molloy
Dear Mr Harak and the members
of a tremendous Glee Club:
The girls and myself here at Molloy
would like to thank you ever so much
for a most enjoyable and wonderful
night of song. I sincerely mean it when
I say we have never sung with a more
spirited Glee Club of perfect gentlemen.
Contlnuecl on Page 5
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Famed Musical Conductor
To Direct At Opera Festival
\Vorld renowned musical dir
ector and conductor Newoell
J enkins will direct the Clarion
Concerts 0J"ches.tra and Singers'
presentation of two l\'lontf'Yerdi
selections at the UniYersity
"Spring Festival of 011era
Celebrating MonteYerdi's 400th
Anniversary," Slllldav, 1\lay 14
at 2 t>.m.
Opera Offering-s
The Clarion Concerts group
will stage Monteve-rdi's 20 minute
opera "Il Combattimento di
Tancredi e Clorinda" with
Louise Budd as Clorinda. J ohn
West as Tancredi, and Robert
White as Testo (Narra tor) In
addition, brief moments from
"L'Incoronazione eli Poppea"
will be presented with Louise
Budd as Poppea, Robert White
as Nero, a nd John West as
Seneca.
The OI>ei'a offerings will be
ac<lO.mpanied by the 12 string
C I a r i on Conecrts urch•estra
with harpsicord continuo by
Kenneth Cooper and Yiola da
gamba by Martha Blackman.
The presentation by the ensemble
will be part of the twoweek
festival's main event, an
outdoor Arts and Honors Program
to be held on Bellarmine
terrace.
Honorary Degrees
Also on the Arts and Honors
Program will be the bestowing
of three honorary degrees. Recipients
will be Madame Licia
Albanese, one of the Metropolitan
Opera's greatest soprano
stars, Norman Treigle, current
leading baritone of the New
York City Opera Company, and
Denis Stevens, one of the
world's great scholars of Monteverdi's
works and a well
known specialist in old music.
Madame Albanese ami l\'l r .
Tr.eigle will sing seYeral sele('tions
and l\'[r Stevens will l l rt'sent
a brief discussion on Monteverdi's
eontribution to early
opera.
Mr J enkins, who has been acclaimed
for his "modern touch
to 17th and 18th Century
music," has sen·ed as musical
director of t he New York City
Handel Festival and the Westchester
Symphony Among his
many other musical honors and
conducting performances, Mr
J enkins has received the Second
Fairfield Fraternity
Announces Officers
Newly elected PKT officials discuss upcoming Fraternity
events.
By DREW DRAVES
Fairfield's branch of the Phi
Kappa Theta Fraternity has announced
the results of their recent
election of officers for the
1967-68 school year
President
John Csenger, from the class
of '68, has been elected next
year's president. An English
major, John is a player-member
of the Football Club, and
also chief justice in the Student
Court for his class. He has
been active in the fraternity
since its beginning and is one of
its "founding fathers." As a
membel' of the committee that
collaborated with Fr Mcinnes
and Fr McCormick, John was
instrumental in starting a fraternity
at Fairfield.
Vice President
Bernie Maule '68, is the vicepresident
elect. Bernie is a biology
major and has served as
co-chairman of Phi Kappa
Theta's Service Committee in
which he was active in helping
with the Bellarmine Series raffle
and the American Cancer
Drive, now in progress.
Treasurer
Edward Barius '68, was reelected
the Fraternity's treasurer
for the 1967-68 year. Ed
has been treasurer for the last
two years, and the accounting
m a j o r was a unanimous
choice for a third term. He is
also a member of the Student
Athletic Association.
Secretary
Frank Olah, '69, will be the
new secretary A history major,
Frank is a committee chairman
of next year's Orientation, and
has served as past chairman of
the P K T Awards Committee.
Joe Stanek, '68, will serve
as Pledge Director He is a
biology major and was cochairman
with Bernie Moule on
the Service Committee.
New York City Annual Music
Award, conducted the Bologna
Chamber Orchestra for four
years, recorded for the Haydn
Society, and participated in
many international tours including
one to Africa and Europe
with the American Field
Service.
In the event of rain on May
14, the Ar ts and Honors llrOgram
will be held in the uni,
·ersity gymnasium.
New Members
Sought by
Academy
The President's Academy is
seeking new members for 1967-
68. At a recent meeting of the
Academy the members voted
to continue the present form of
application so that membership
will be open to all students regardless
of whether they hold
class office or are the heads of
any campus organization. To
apply to the President's Academy,
an applicant must be a
student in good standing. He
must write a letter requesting
admission to the President's
Academy giving his reasons for
wishing to join. He must also
agree to attend meetings of the
Academy which are held every
other Monday night at 7:00p.m.
Two current members of the
Academy and Fr Mcinnes will
review the applicants from the
letters received. Applications
should be submitted to the
Olfice of the Director of Student
Services before May 19.
The President's Academy
meets to discuss problems and
events concerning campus life
and to create a dialogue between
the President and members
of the student body Now
in its third year, its current
members are Kevin R. Cosgriff,
Dennis Gorsuch, Anthony LaBruzza,
Frederick Lucey, Tom
Mulligan, Peter O'Brien, Kenneth
Pavolonis, Paul Brock,
William Brennan, William Koscher,
Michael Counihan, Kevin
Doherty, Kevin Looser and
James Alstrum. The President
of the Cardinal Key, Kenneth
Pavolons, is ex-officio chariman
of the President's Academy
The President's Academy will
hold its third leadership conference
at the beginning of the
school year, 19.67 The conference
is held at Ridgefield during
Orientation Week.
Final Day
By Bill Brower
Today is t he last day that
pack~ge deals may be purchased
for the '67 Dogwood
Festival. Ticket sales have been
good, with over two hundred
package deals sold.
The Festival Weekend will
begin with a traditional formal
on Friday night, held this year
at the Stratfield Motor Inn,
Bridgeport. Music for the prom
will be provided by Pat Darn's
13-piece orchestra.
The new officers of the Cardinal Key Society are Jack Mara,
vice president, John Cronin, president, Martin Crean, trea.s·
urer and John Toner, secretary.
CKS Elects New
Officers & Members
By Benoit Poisson
John Cronin '68 was rec~mtly
elected president of the Cardinal
Key Society John Mara
'69 fills the vice-presidential office
replacing the newly elected
chief executive. John Toner '68
takes the place of Sebastian
Fiore as secretary and Martin
Crean '68 takes over the finances
from senior P e t e r
O'Brien.
In an interview with the outgoing
president, Kevin Pavolonis,
he wanted to dispel the
notion that the "Key" was
mere ly a group for "tour
guides," and emphasized that the
society was made up of dedicated
individuals who serve the
student body, the community,
and the university, often without
personal recognition.
Mr Pavolonis noted a special
emphasis on service to the students
this past year He cited
the aid given by the CKS in
speeding up the distribution of
semester grades. A new event,
the Sit 'n Bull session, was initiated
by the society to stimulate
the expression of ideas by
the students.
"Expanded cultural offerings"
are definitely planned for next
year, both in the Connecticut
and New York Area, according
to the new president John Cronin.
As is customary the CKS
will again assist in graduation
and senior week activities to
round out their schedule for
this year
At the most recent meeting
of the CKS the candidates for
membership in the coming year
were interviewed. On the basis
of these interviews the twentyfour
new members were chosen
by the entire membership of the
''Key"
The new members of the CKS
from the junior class are Paul
Buker, John O'Keefe, Byron
Collins, A n t h on y Palumbo,
Frank Mandanici, and Daniel
Hayes.
Twelve new members were
taken from the Sophomore class
this year They include Thomas
Josefiak, Geoffrey Patrissi, William
O'Malley, Bernard Price,
Aylward Powers, Nello Trevison,
James McGovern, Dominic
Cusimano, John Lazlo, Richard
Makse, Michael J ansen, and
Francis Closter
F r e s h m a n Peter Notch,
Thomas Dybick, Charles Viviano,
Matthew Parzych, Robert
Carpenter, and Emmanuel Bartolotta
were picked to represent
their class.
For Package Deals
On Saturday, a "BYIO-all you
can eat" picnic is planned at
Sherwood Island State Park in
Westport from one to five in
the afternoon. Entertainment
will be by the "Chosen Few "
The Saturday night concert
this year features Anthony and
the Imperials, The Chiffons, and
The Duprees in a '\Renaissance
of Rock." The Post Concert
P arty in the Campus Center
will feature The Profets. Following
this Party, Midnight
Mass will be offered in Loyola
Chapel.
Sunday, the pace will be informal
and relaxing; a "Turn
Down Day" with varied entertainment
provided by the "Take
Three," Campus Minstrels, and
The Bensonians. Tickets for
these weekend functions, with
the exception of the Concert
Saturday night, can be obtained
only by the purchase of a package
deal.
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,By PAUL KE.i."\'IEZlS
"Accident" is a sophisticated
British telling of a rather comJ?
licated tale. It concerns four
tragically high strung people
who cannot escape makjng their
lives emotional battlefields,
which is basically the same
problem of those four characters
in "Virginia Woolf". But
thls time there is a fifth per$
on, a man who is more inteliigen
t but emotionally weaker
than the rest, ru1d the focal
point of the film is his struggle
to survi\·e in their war
This by itself is a solid theme,
howe\'er, script writer Harold
Pinter and Director Joseph
Losey present it with a highly
inventive ,tyle, and the overall
effect is excellent.
Dirk Bogarde plays the central
figure, an intro\·erted Oxford
don who is being continually
upstaged by the men in his
small universe and rebuffed by
the women. Among the males
he must compete with a fe llow
don who has gt·eat succe::.s with
both women and the public for
no apparent reason other than
his lack of scruples I he even
looks like "Alfie"), and a blond
English blucblood who, dcspi1 c
his youth, manages ft·equently
1o dominate his tutor, Boganlc.
The two main females are Bogarcte's
wife who is bo1 h pregnant
and aloof, and another of
his students, a striking Austrian
aristocrat, who prefers to
have affairs with everybody
but him. As the film progresses
and the emotional insults pile
on, Bogarde naturally becomes
increasingly cynical and resigned.
But the story has a logical
and almost optimistic solution.
A car accident, which is morP
destiny than coincidence, anc:
Bogarde's own intelligence
bring him the ultimate victory
The emotiona.Jly weak man
does not vanquish his opponents
on their own grounds, they con
sume themselves, and he has
the b. ains to put the pieces
back together to suit his own
taste. The "Virginia Woolf"
thesis (i.e. at the bottom of
this game of life, men live and
relate by their emotions a lone l
is broadened. Not everybody is
like the four people gathered
at the Burton's house that
evening; and the meek but
clever, shall perhaps inherit
the earth.
As I said before, in "Accident"
it is the telling of the
tale that is particularly noteworthy
Nothing is wasted or
obscure despite the intricate
scene arrangement and flashback
scheme. The film opens
with the accident itself, which
is of course the climax, but
as presented, it whets th£' curiosity
revealing the conclusion.
The film then goes back to the
beginning and estabUshes the
,·arious relationships. What goes
on between the characters is
THE STAG
never stereotyped and seldom
obvious, ttle viewer is challenged
to recog'nize the subtleties
on his own. The tone is
subdued, the same semi-barbaric
tensions as were seen in
"Virginia Woolf" are also
brought to the surface here,
but without the distracting
raving and theatrics.
The photography is much
akin to that of "Blow Up" The
angles and scenes are imaginative
without any of the irritating
"cuteness" of the British
"new wave" style. The col(>r, as
Antoruoni's, is rich but carefully
controlled. The backgrounds
of Oxford with its
Gothic buildings and cricket
fields, and the English countryside
are marvelous. No one has
seen a bad British acting job
recently and the ca ~ t of "Accident"
is better than u;;ual.
Bogarde, who played somewhat
the same character in "Darling"
is excellent. Stanley Baker as
the fellow don, Michael York
as the student, Vivien Merchant
as Borgarde's wife, and
Jacqueline Sassard as· the Austrian
girl all play up to each
other It is this which makes
such a five way free-for-all
dramatically credible, one bad
performance would ha\·e upset
the entire balance.
I recommend "Accident" as
both challenging and rewarding.
Not only does it delve deeply
into the same part of the human
condition that "Virginia
Woolf" toyed, but it also avoids
the needless physical strain.
Fan1ous P hotogra phers School director Victor Kep}>ler discusses 1\lr. Thomas Quackenbush's
prize-winning photo with him at the School's offices in Westport htst week.
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Unfinished Business
By George Deren
THE FLOWER OF OUR TIMES
General Wantmoreland looked across the table at his antagonists,
3 representatives of ROSE - the international flower
organization. They had traveled to Vietnam by raft to protest the
systematic destruction of all flora in that troubled land. Back in
the states it was agreed that such arbitrary annihilation of life
was a crime and should be condemned as such. It had been front
page story for weeks following a sensational expose by the Philadelphia
Enquirer·
"Enraged Pilot rips apart Tulip with Bare Hands -
Blames 1t on Pollen."
Statements had been issued by famous American statesmen.
Dwight Eisenhower. "Both Mamie and I are shocked by such
a terrible thing.
It's really bad, I guess."
Bar ry Goldwater: "Some of those flowers were red, white, and
blue."
Nelson Rockefeller: "I will not run."
On the other side of the question was the Administration represented
by
Robert Strange McNamara "Exactly 3,212,416 flowers have
been destroyed in search and destroy actions. That leaves 2,644,201
Therefore, I see no cause for alarm at this time."
Lyndon Johnson: "This country is full of Petulant P etunias.
Today Vietnam, tomorrow the Botanical Gardens."
AU the while General Wantmoreland defends his position,
naturally, on purely military grounds. "You see," he told the
ROSES, "the Viet Cong are extremely small in stature as you
probably know They have, therefore, used these flowers as protective
cover in their campaign of subversion. They wear gaudy
costumes camouflaging themselves in accordance with the color of
the flowers inhabiting the area they are passing through.
As you can see on the map we are presently pursuing the
tulips in the West, the Irises in the East, and the Pansys in the
North."
"What about the South, General?" he was asked tby a correspondent
from Osservatore Romano who was in Vietnam studying
the effects of the birth control in battle zones.
"Well, fortunately for us, the southern part of Vietnam is no
more. We blasted the southern peninsula into the South China
Sea this morning as part of our campaign to deny the enemy a
refuge."
"How do you plan to counter the flow of goods into the
South?"
"We have decided to plant 79 million thorny rosebushes itt
the demilitarized zone at the 38th parallel. Our reasoning here,
gentlemen, is that the enemy shall not be allowed free access to
the South without suffering the consequences. It will also aid the
security police in picking up suspects. They will merely have to
look at their knees and ankles."
"You have been accused of using poison gas on these flowers.
Is that true ?"
"We have used DDT in our war on pest control. And, of
course, we have used napalm on the human pests. If the flowers
get in the way we are sorry about that. The innocent always
suffer We consider it a necessary part of war If we stopped to
worry about the flowers we could forget about winning the war
Frankly, gentlemen, if we don't kill enough of thC' enemy how can
we ever hope to arrive at a solution. It's either kill or be killed.
I will promise to tell the troops to spare as much of the plant lifC'
as possible. When we leave this country we want it to look nice.''
The General's aide, Major Gungho, stool up to the microphones.
"I think it should be pointed out, gentlemen, that th.~
United States is the world's biggest user and exporter of Flowers.
Every time a serviceman dies in Vietnam his wife receives, the
very next day, a dozen nrst prize roses. Nothing but the best fo:·
our people. And just last week we sent 400 tons of sunflowers t0
India. We did this in an effort to brighten their dismal existence
threatened recently by famine and disease. It should be pointed
.out, however, that this cannot be continued unless the Russian ~
agree to·match our shipments flower for flower."
· · Just then a reporter from a small college newspaper stood
facing the General ahd asked, "The destruction of so much plant
life is interesting but could you say something about the death of
so many humans?"
General Wantmoreland and Major Gungho turned and stared
at each other incredulously
"It's amazing," said the General in flowery tones, "these
civilians are so impractical."
Quackenbush Wins _Photography
Mr Thomas G. Quackenbush
.:159 . . has been awarded. a full
.scholarship to Famous Photographers
School of Westport
Connecticut, for winning the
first prize in a photography contest
sponsored by Famous Photographers
School for students
and faculty at the University
The two-month contest, which
wa.s opened with a talk by
]famous . , Photographers School
. flirector Mr. :Victor Keppler at
the Campus Center in February,
had as its theme "Sunday."
Second prize was won by Mr
Russell Panczenko of Bridgeport,
who received a photography
album from Jay James
Can1era Shop, Inc., in Bridgeport.
Honorable Mention winners,
who received a. 'phol:ogt;aph by
.:world; famous· . . Alfred· 'Eis!m
·s·taedt, -per5on~lly. a.l(tograpned
by him, were led by Mr. Quackenbush
with his photograph entitled
"Sunday Solitude" depicting
the early Sunday hours at a
country stable.
Others in the Honorable Mention
category were .'Mr Thomas
O'Meara, a resident assistant at
the University; sophomore The-odore
Drab; seruor Michael
Brancaccio ;and freshman Mark
Borserme.
All contest entries, which a re
ou display and open for public
viewing daily at the Campus
Center, were judged by Mr.
Keppler aud Mr. Steven Dobanos,
a founder of Famous
Artists School and a nationallyknown
illustrator.
First prize-winner Quacken-bush,
an economics major at thr
.Un,iversity •. is photography editor
of the STAG; vice-presiden1
of the Math-Physics Club; and
a member of the Knights or
Columbus.
His winning l>lloto was take11
with a Nikon F camera with a
50 mm F 1.4 lens on Kodak
Tri-X film at one-thirtieth of a
second at f 2.8.
Dr. William Arrowsmith speaks on "Obsolescent Humanities"
before a.n audience of two hundred.
Professor Defines
Higher Education
By MIKE UOLUNS
''The universities are neither
loyal to tradition nor rational
ministers of change but rather
arc being altered by social and
cultural forces they should be
shaping." This was how Dr
William Arrowsmith, classics
professor at the University of
Texas, summed up the state of
higher education in America.
Speaking on "Obsolescent
Humanities" before an audience
of about two hundred, he went
on to describe the obsolescence
of the universities today and
most particularly the humanities.
In this age of science, the
science department of the average
liberal arts college is
headed by a "college Mr Chips
thirty years out of date."
Nothing Significant
T lw situation is even more
aeuk in tlw humanities. "They
are accomplishing their own
obsolescence. The enemy ls not
sdence or lack of money ; they
are bankrupt because they have
nothing significant to do." He
pointed out that the humanities
.are completely out of relation
to the times and have become
only a discipline. We
arc fa.ceu with the choi<ot• oJ
reviving or abandoning them.
A major problem also to be
considered is the system of
scholarship, which "aims at
scH a nnihilation," because it
rules out the majority of students.
Scholarships are no
longer significant or important,
and by making education t he
slave of scholarship, education
fails in its basic responsibilities.
"We need men, not programs."
He added that these programs
should require intelligence as
well as scholarship.
Humanities As Action
The clasics professor stated
further that ltmnanities "should
aim at ending critici!Oln, not
producing it." What is needed
is an expansion of humanities
not in t heir present form but
humanities as action. "When
education is irrelevant, as now,
th.e culture is finished."
Dr Arrowsmith then listed
some of the tasks that must
now be undertaken to alleviate
the situation. First of all, the
crisis of liberal arts colleges is
that they are too often prep
schools for grad schools. Also
the worship of research has
THE STA6
New Campus Political Group
Considers Activist Affiliation
By PETER HEARN
Poiltical and social action
coupled with University reform
will be the main objectives of
a new Student Action Group
which is presently forming on
campus. Their first meeting, attended
by about forty students ,
was to determine whether the
organization should remain independent
or affiliate with a national
student activist group.
Political and Socla.l Change
!\'lark Galligan "70 spoke of
his activities with the Young
Socialist AlliiUlce. He pointed
out that the Y S A performs
few activities on campus. Its
goals are to bring about polltl·
cal and social chiUlge, and seeks
to accomplish this by working
directly with those whom they
consider to be the oppressed
classes.
Mr Galligan also spoke of his
activities last summer in the
slums of Chicago, and of how he
had to deal with problems such
as getting more police into the
slum neighborhoods. Although
he personally does not believe
in violence, he mentioned that
other Y S A members helped
lay the foundations for the riots
of last summer.
The main reason the students
should affiliate themselves with
theY SA, acording to Mr. Galligan,
is that "it gives you the
sense of wanting things done
now."
"Hellishly Wrong" Society
"I feel that qnlte a. number
of things in quite a number of
areas have gone hellishly wrong
with this society," is the way
that James Anderson, a mem·
ber of the Yale branch of Stu·
dents for a Democratic Society
began his talk. He urged the
Fairfield group to rinify with the
S D S because of the group's
goal, which is the creation of
a "participatory democracy."
Mr Andreson felt that our
system of government has become
a "managed democracy"
and that "none of the politiCal
decisions made in this country
since 1940 have been with anything
approximating democratic
debate." Such decisions as the
construction of the A-bomb, the
establishment of the CIA and
the interventions in Lebanon,
Viet Nam, and Korea were
made with ''no semblance of
democratic debate."
Top-down Democracy
The SDS seeks to combat
Government Bills
Continued from Page 1
spirU ot the bill the opposition
defeated It because no amend·
ments could be made to it. It
had to be either accepted ol'
rejected.
Streamline Elections
A bill streamlining primary
election procedures was passed
with no opposition. Also ap·
proved was a motion calling for
a quarter page ad for the Dogwood
Festival.
A move to reintroduce a bill
approving the Youth Interracial
Council's constitution was sue-added
to the situation, as well
as the expensive crash programs
of grad schools.
In conclusion, he stressed the
need for general educationteaching,
what it is to be a
man, and education of not an
elite but the masses.
cessful near the end of the
meeting. It was voted on and
approved by the body
New bills introduced will include
a number of clarifications
in the by-laws of the legisla·
ture. Another bill would make
mandatory a monthly financial
report by the treasurer to the
legislature. The extra-curricular
activities amendment was reintroduced
with changes by the
majority leader
Financial Bills
Financial bills not i.nvesti·
gated by the financial com·
mittee would not be permitted
to go on the agenda in a pro·
posed piece of legislation by
Robert Maggi.
An amendment .to James Mc·
Govern's "special priveleges"
bill is proposed by Gerald Solo·
mone. Attendence requirements
are ·set for in a bill by Tom
Ferrigno.
this "top-down democracy' and
in. the last three years it has
"been deeply involved in or at
the head of an overwhelming
pa,rt of the protest .movements
of students, such as Civil
R i g h ts, Community Action,
Peace and Disarmament, and
University Reform."
Mr. Anderson stated that,
"In general, the SDS committment
is strongly non-violent."
He also stressed that, unlike
the Y S A, there were t\;'io
strands in the SDS. One demands
immediate ac.tion and
the other is working "towards
a society that can sustain action
ov~r a long period of time
because there· ar~ many deep
rooted ·problems in this country
and it will take a long time
to iron them out."
Student Sit Ins
When speaking about activi·
ties on cainpus he referred to
his experiences as an under ·
graduate at Michigan State
where "only after direct action
did the administration begin to
respond. When students sit in,
teachers say 'work through the
Student Government. When
they do try to work through
their Governments, the admin·
istratlons ignore their Govern·
ments."
Craig O'Connel '69 acted as
spokesman for the American
Independent Movement. He defined
AIM's goals as being
'\basically political. It differs
from SDS because it intends
to get a man in office."
Group Projects
Mr. O'Connel admitted, how·
ever, that 'tffiliation in AIM,
which is only a small Connecti·
cut organization, would be
pointless for the majority of
Fairfield students. He person·
ally prefers affiliation with the
SDS above all other groups.
The new group, he felt, should
copy the structure of AIM and
initiate their system of projects.
Al.l\1 accomplishes its goals by
working at certain projects
w h i c h are determined by
'a consensus of the members.
The final decision of whether
or not to affiliate with one of
those organizations was set for
.a later date in order to give
the members adequate time for
debate and thoughtful consideration.
More Letters To The Editor
Continued from Page 2
The concert would never have been the
great success it was if we didn't have
such a wonderful Glee Club to help us
entertain.
I'm pret1y sure you know it ibut we
would just like to tell you once again -
·you make very beautiful music and have
·a Glee Club you can be proud of. Here
at Molloy you're number one.
"Track and tennis seem to be in the
background here on the Fairfield campus."
He then discussed the tennis problem.
Since he neglected to include a
criticism of the track program, I would
like to do that now.
and gullys. This is not conducive to
running a good time.
Thirdly, the amount of actual instruction
given by the coach is almost nil.
A shot putter who does not understand
how to throw the shot prope,:ly, or a
hurdler who jumps over hurdles, instead
of .hurdling them, are t he rule,
not the exception . .
Fairfield to field a respectable track
team. Only time and planning are
needed. ·There are many fine former
high school runners here who did not
go out simply because they are disgusted
with the way things are run. I ask only
t hat the athletic department look into
the possibility of improving c~nditions
for this important sp01't; a sport which,
incidentally, has made such colleges as
Villanova and Georgetown extremely
well-known throughout the country and
has enhanced their reputation and quality
of students. An intelligent student
who enjoys running track would think
twice before he came to Fairfield.
Sincerely yours,
PatMehrtens and
The Molloy Glee Club
Track Lack
To the Editor·
In his column of April 26, Edward
Williams correctly pointed out that
A major problem is that the present
coach refuses to insist that t eam mem·
bers come to practice. The average
afternoon practice is usually attended
by under ten people. Since formal practice
began a mere two weeks before the
first meet, it is easy to see why few
men on the team are in shape.
Secondly, the track itself is in horrible
shape. The cinders are interspersed
with rocks and there are many bumps
Finally, the schedule is so small-time
that it is impossible for a really good
runner, if we ever get one, to be recognized.
An exchange of schedules with
any local high school would mark an
upgrade in competition. The schedule is
very poorly arranged, there are sometimes
gaps .of two weeks between meets.
It would take very little money for
Hopefully,
Robert Sillery '70
Peg• Six -THE S T A·G
'70
Candidates Present Views
What seems most important
to me at this point is not to
reiterate my platform but rather
to anaylze what it can
mean for us as a class.
Interest is lacking in our
class for a just reason. The
scope of our class activities
does not demand it. Interests
vary and tastes are different.
My pJatfot·m appeals to these
varied tastes and interests -
from beer parties to dialogue;;
with coeds, from skiing trips to
theater going in New York. 1
do not na ively belie \·e that I
will be able to organize our
Dominic Cusimano
en tire class behind each and
every event. What my platform
does reveal is my belief that by
the participation of the different
membees of our class in these
clivcrsificcl activities at various
a nd convenient dates throughou1
our Junior year eventua lly
all of us will have participated
in class events.
I ask for your vote so that
I may assist in bringing our
potential interest into participation.
Participation means activity
And activity creates
greatness.
* * *
If I were to sum up my entire
program in one phrase it
would be, "service through cooperation."
To help carry out
1 his program I have proposed
a committee system. The unique
aspect of this system is that
each committee would be headed
by co-chairmen. One individual
would represent the r esident
students while the other
chairman would be chosen from
t he commuters.
Functioning as a cooperative
body is the basic goal of any
organization yet t his cooperation
does not merely consist in
Thomas Josefia.k
being in constant agreement
with what is being done. It
also involves constructive criticism.
I have proposed a Controls
Committee which would
periodically send out grievance
forms on which the student
could make known his suggestions
and complaints. Be-sides
this committee there are
the Social, Academic and Activities
Committees. Together
with the regular mixers and
beer parties a date dance is
being planned. In the academic
field I would like to expand the
intellectual discussions program
with various girls' colleges
and at the same time to
foster controversial lectures.
* * *
I believe that the problems of
our Class of '70 have been
chiefly three, they have been
problems of comunication, coot
·dination, and spirit. These
problems can, and must, be
solved, but we will be successl'ul
only by facing them with
practical and workable solutions.
Communications is perhaps the
field in which the situation is
most obviously lacking. This
trouble can best be dealt with
by two actions. First, a class
meeting must be held before
exams to discuss pertinent
topics, such as dues, future
mixe rs, a beer party, etc. In
addition, bi-monthly meetings
would be called with the beginning
of the new schoolyear
These meetings would also give
the class member an excellent
opportunity to air any sugges-
1 ions or complaints. Secondly,
a chairman would be appointed
Patrick McCarthy
for a Communications-Con ·espondencc
Commi ttce w h i c h
would publicize all class activities,
and keep the class informed
of the action of its ofnce
rs and legislators.
T he next problema tic area
has been that of coordination.
In two places between the
class officers and the legislators,
and between the legislators
themselves ancl their constituents.
This is probably the
situation most easily remedied.
In order to insure better cooper
ation a n d coordination,
meetings must be held not only
between the executive and the
legislative branches within our
class, but also, and very importa
ntly between the legislators
and the individual class
membct·s they represent. Here
we come to the problem with
the off-campus boarder, and the
clay hop. A representative (appointed,
again, by t he president)
of each of these two
separate groups would be
obliged to attend the meetings
between the offi~ers and legislators,
supplying them with his
adivcc and suggestions. In this
way, these groups, up until now
neglected, will gain a loud and
clear voice in their class.
We, the Class of '70, have
been referred to by faculty and
by administration as Fairfield's
most promising. In the Freshman
Class Mixer we showed a
spark of the spirit we are capa
ble of. Only a spark. I believe
that the entire university will
be disappointed unless "-:e are
able to command its respect. To
date, the adminsitration has not
given the student body this respect.
We can command this
respect onty if we DEMAND it!
We must let this university
know that we refuse to disappoint
it.
* * *
My primary objectives, as
class president, would be first,
to see grE'ater organization
among the men of the Class of
'70, second to strengthen the
relafionship between the officers
and their classmates, and
third to strengthen the relationship
between the class and
the administmtion of Fairfield
University The idea behind
these objectives is the establishment
of a sound identity for out·
class. My platform has been
gauged to accomplish these
basic deficiencies of our present
class administration. I want to
make you the class aware of
these existing problems so that
you can considet· t hem and relate
· them to the class aclminsit
ration of our Freshman year
One of the major criticisms
of our cla-ss is that we have
not ot·ganized to get things accomplished.
The problem partially
rests in the fact that we
have not had enough class
meetings. This has been due to
a communication problem, for
which there can be no valid excuse.
Do not be disillusioned by
the argument that because we
were Freshmen we could not
expect to do anything. If the
ini t iative had been taken we
could have made more people
rtware that we care about the
uniYersity I feel that by having
class meetings we can .aid the
process of organization. It can
not b ~ accomplished overnight
but I am ready to begin t he
pro:::es" now I also feel that
we should conduct opinion polls
within the Class of J 970 to
discover t he views of our indi-
Robert McCarthy
vidual classma~es .. <?!1 issues pertinent
to the class, university,
nation and society in general.
Secondly, we must ·have
greater contact between the officers
and the class members.
I have tried to sec you individually
to show you that I am
s incere in my platform and that
I want to know you personally
Unless you students can feel
free to talk about class problems
with your president the
process of unification will be
s lowed up, as evidenced this
year.
Finally, we must solidify our
relationship with t he ·adminis
tration of the University "Make
more people aware t hat the
Class of 1970 wants to see itself
and the Univer sity forge ahead."
The members of the administration
would like to see
us come to them, I would have
the officers of our class meet
with them from time to time.
May 3, 1967
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Sophomore John Brady pre1mres to Introduce the S}lea'kers at.
the "Open, Rational" discussion on Vietnam.
VietNam Discussion
Continued from Page 1
Dr Dubrofl", of similar sen timent,
emphas ized the point that
the United States had set up
South Vietnamese government
and had stifled free elections in
that Asian Country He strongly
urged all to heed the words of
Pope Paul and U Thant.
Richard Eliot expressed his
concern about the war as a
moral issue. He felt that t hose
ideals cherished by Ameri<'ans,
free speech , free elections, and
the right of self-determination,
were being suppressed by Americans
in South Vietnam. He
a lso expressed horror at U.S.
war methods and suggested that
the United States stop the
bombing and make all feasible
concessions.
Valid Comittment
Mr. Baehr, the only pro·
administration , member of the
panel, defended the contain·
ment 1>olicy, a.nd maintained
t hat our commitment in South
Vietnam remains valid. He ex·
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Class of 1964
11lained the "domino" theory
which states that If the U.S.
removes itself or is extricated
from Vietnam, the entire row
of Southeast Asian countries
will top11le, like dominoes into
Communist hands. l\'Ir. Baehr
:tlso spoke of the strategic IIO·
sition of South Vietnam In re·
lation to the safet~· of Austra.lla.
uml Japan.
Emotion aml !Uudslinging
Following the formal talks,
a question and answer period
was held. Mingled with the
several points brought up was
an obvious display of emotion.
Panel members complained of
mudslinging. One student walked
indignant ly to the door as
his question was being answered.
Although many were
eager for further discussion the
session was closed at 5:00.
State and National
In his concluding statement,
moderator John Brady announced
that a ttempts were
being made to make Fairfield
University the center for Open,
Rational Discussion on a statewide
and national level.
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THE STAG P!C)e SeYett
Stag Cindermen Race
To, 2nd Straight Win
By ROBERT SILLER¥
Th e F a irfield University
track team scored its second
consecuti,·e victory, an 80-65
trouncing of .Adelphi, on a
wind-swept track which s lowed
times consider a bly
The outsta nding performers
for· the Stags were BiiJ Cibulsky,
George Train and Jim
Dennis, who a ll turned in performa
nces worthy of a Jim
T horpe.
Cibulsky accounted for seventeen
points with first in 1 he
high hurdles, pole \·ault and
javelin and a set of t hirds in
t he shot and discus. Train put
on an amazing display of speed
and endurance, sweeping the extremely
difficult trio of the 880,
mile and two-mile. Dennis took
the long, high, and triple jumps,
setting a new school record of
35' 1h" in the t riple jump.
Again the Stags' ma rgin of
victory was provided in the
fie ld events. Adelphi held a
54-28 advantage on the track,
but I he Stags reversed t his in
the fie ld, where they buried the
Long I slanrlers under a 52-11
H\·a Janche. J ohn Mezzanote took
both the shot and the discus,
and Norman Balthasar grabbed
second in both events.
Also outstanding for the
Stags was Jim Garrity, who
copped seconds in t he J 00 and
triple jump, and thirds in the
220 and long jump. Freshmen
continued to improve, as evidenced
by Bob Treanor's 6" 3"
high jump and Tom Barry's 10
foot pole vault.
The cindermen have many
tough meets coming up, but
they are especially pointing for
the Collegiate Track Conference
championships on May 13.
The Stags are rated as an outs
ide threat, a t best, but if their
recent performances are any indication,
they are sw·e to s ul"prise
many of the experts and
turn in their finest performances
yet.
Fairfield's Bill Dodwell <lisplays the form that has made him
t he track tel\illls number one polevaulter.
Softball Teams
Begin Competion
By JIM lUAGNUSON
Intramural softball competition
opened last week with an
abbreviated schedule of four
games. In the following weeks
of the program there will be
four games each afternoon until
a winner is decided in the
double-elimination tournament.
On Tuesday two games were
played. Regis 1 met Loyola 1
on the far diamond while Gonzaga
3 battled Regis 2 on the
field adjacent to the parking
lot.
Racketlllen
New Paltz,
Down
u. B.
In the R-1 and L-1 contest,
the misplaced basketball players
of Regis bel ted the ball all over
the field to score an impressive
win, 20-2. Chin Gruac:how
pitched a ftne 3 hit ball game
for the 'winners and helped establish
his team as the favorite
By BILL D'ALESSANDRO in ·early season predictions.
The tennis team served up
two ad<litiona~ victories last
week to bring their impressive
record to eight wins and only
two defeats. New Paltz and
the University of Bridgeport
succumbed to Fairfield's streaking
racquetmen.
New Paltz was overcome 6-3
due to the fine showing of the
Stags' four top ranked players.
Steve Smith , Brian Fitzgerald,
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Gary Cochrane and Ben Hill a ll
won their singles matches and
also combined to take the two
doubles contests.
Smith and Fitzgerald won
easily against U.B. and were
a ided in the 6-2 trouncing by
the fourth and fifth singles
players, Jack McKenna and
John Carberry
On Sunday afternoon of the
Dogwood F estival, Stonehill
College will be pitted against
the host Stags. Stonehill beat
Fairfield last year and is a
perennial threat on the courts.
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In the other game of the day,
Gonzaga 3 edged Regis 2, 10-8.
Bi11 Murphy of G-3 hit a timely
double in the last inning to
score two runs and give his
team the victory. John Wha len
got credit for the win, while
the popular "Bull" Simms disa
ppointed his many fans of
Campion 3 and took the loss.
Later in the week, Regis 3
bested Loyola 2 2-1 in a close
game. Frank Magaletta of the
losers was the star of the game
as his hitting and fielding allowed
his team to stay close. Bob
Watson, the pitcher for R-3,
hit a home run to support h is
cause and took the win.
In the frnal game, Campion ~
stormed by Gonzaga 2, 14-7
Jack Martin and Ed Williams of
C-3 combined for three homeruns
to pace their team to the
win. Bill Rienke was the losing
pitcher and George Langley
received credit for the win.
Baseball
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Stonehlll
Home - Sa~day
hge~ght THE STAG
Stag Nine Slumps;
Drops Two Of Three
By BILL D'ALESSANDRO
The Fairfield Baseball Club ran into a week they woul~ just aa soon forget.
While doggedly pursuing victory, the Stags ran into some bad luck, winning .once but ···
losing two hard-fought contests.
New Haven
The first game of the week control difficulties and the
was an extra-inning battle score going into the ninth was
field. With two men on base; ·
and two out, John Pettmgeli "hit
against New Haven. Dennis 8-5 with Central Conn. in the a three run homer 'iO .w in the
Hurlie singled for the Stags lead. The Stags scored once, game. He went _five for six overin
the bottom of the tenth, but the rally died with the all In addition to walking twice.
driving in Skip Bolger for the tying runs on base.
3-2 victory. Providence
Ted Symeon, who started the Against Providence, victory
game, went five innings ~before kept eluding Fairfield and the
developing arm trouble. · He Friars won in the thirteenth
struck out eight and left with inning, 12-11.
a 2-llead. Frank Mahoney came Frank Mahoney got the nod
in to relieve and eventually got from coach Cook but tired early
tht{ win, his fifth of the season. after heavy work during the
Mahoney <fflts Win past games. Ted Symeon came
Symeon got the loss despite
striking out twelve men and
walking none. He gave up only
two earned runs over the course
of nine innings.
The Stags, holding a 7-6
record, wiil face Stonehill
Saturday on Alumni Field at
11:30 a.m. ·
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Home - Saturday
May 3, 1967
Fairfield s hortstop Dennis Hurlie slides in a.t the plate WI·
.~on tested on Allie Vestro's base hit In the Danbury game.
Mahoney nearly won his own on, making his first appearance
game in the last of the ninth. since injuring his arm.
With two out, he belted a drive Force To Extra Inning
deep into right field but was Going into the ninth inning,
thrown out at the plate. the Stags were down 7-4. Paul
The hard-luck loser for New Gartska and John Walsh singled
Haven was Dave Walace who in two runs and with the bases
went the entire ten innings. He loaded Bob Giusti walked to
B's Romp
Wesleyan ·Downs
To Victory;
A's, 6-0
also doubled and tripled while
operating at half strength due
to a blister on his pitching hand.
Central Coun.
Later in the week, it was the
Stags' turn to face difficulties.
Central Connecticut chipped out
eight runs, one or two nearly
every inning, to defeat Fairfield,
8-6.
The big blow of the game
carne In the seventh when, with
one man on Skip Bolger drove
the ball to the fence to collect
a four bagger.
Brad Behan, however, had
drive in three runs to tie the
game, extending the game into
extra innings.
Fairfield went ahead by
scoring two runs in the top of
the tenth. Bill Granata drove
in Gillen and Hurlie for the tal-lies.
The Friars, however, tied
it up on two unearned runs.
Again in the top of the
thirteenth, the Stags took the
lead by scoring twice with the
help of hits by Jay Cincotta,
Rick D' Amore and Ted Symeon.
The Friars came to bat, with
the score 11-9 in favor of Fa.ir-
Hardthrowing Frank Mahoney, en route to his fifth victory
without a setback, serves up one of his patented breaking
pitChes to an expe~tant Danbury batter.
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THE BEST IN LAUNDERING
WE FOLD 'EM TOO!
By JACK MARA
Victory just doesn't seem to
be In the car"':' - for the Stag
A's this spring. The \Vesleyan
University A team employed
the same tactics it used in a
previous n:teetlng with the Stag, ..
Pups (beating them 23-0) in
order to beat the Fairfield Vets
this Saturday . at Wesleya.~ . by
The whole second half was
played inside the Wesleyan 30
yard line, but the Stags just
couldn't seem to get the ball in
for a score. The game ended in
disappointment for most of the
Fairfield team who felt they
had outplayed a lucky \ Vesleyan
club.
' B Game
a scot:e of 6-0. As before, the ~oth the serum and the backs
Wesleyan l~ugggers made the played heads up offense and agmost
of some well placed fly gressive defense (on the few
kicks to put themselves on the times they had to play defense )
scoreboard early in the gaqte, The first score came from Stag
The Stags hardly had en.ough wing forward Quinny Murphy
time to feel out the Wesleyan who picked up a loose ball and
defense when they were faced scampered into the end zone
by an off side~ penalty The at- for a•qpick three points. Then,
tempted penalty kick went be- it was sophomore Ned Briggs
tween the crossbars for a quick who snatched up a fly kick and
three points for Wesleyan. ran in for another three. Frank
Again it was a ser1es of long Allf!l:d '.ma'iie the conversiorr for
high fly kicks by the Wes backs two points, to up the score to
that enabled them to ge_t QiJ.Ck 8-0. . ~-:·
into Fairfield territory -They
consistently. :·PUt pressure. . on Grauert Scores
Stag · t1,1~~k '.Rich ·,G.asey ·who· Wesleyan :just- could··Hot seem -·
was_ , _pl!ljY~ •• bis ·· fi~li ,acwah ·· 'to ·COPE: , w~th either the strong
,. garpe.,A~;ni(j1 1l oa.;enf fin;t.~& · ··"Red SC'~m!·: · .or the har.d ·;~njitters-
, .. ;md_: stFOng ,.·offensive ' :'! ning Stag ·h~cks , · With Chris
pressure, -a Wesleyan wing man- ·· Grauert pulling. down almost
aged to get by the fullback ·for everyo line out the Fairfield
a score. They missed the eon·- backs were co~tantly on the
versiQn, ·but '-the ' 6 · points they ·.move. On their first good movehad
··was ·enough··to- carry them· ment, Jack Doyle _ playing in
through for the -win. th~ wing spot - took a pitch
Burke Paces A's out, cut to the outside and back
The score, however; ' was in . {or, the score. Then it was
hardly indicative of the rest of anc:fther o~e for 'the hard workthe
g~me .P7 th~. play· }:>Y, ,th ing serum. Grauert picked off
Stags . . · The · Fairfl·eld .' defertse a loose pass and ran through
tighten;q. S~-~ .· ?:e$.~~~ ~<? .. ;5~- and around the remaining deturn
most, 41f not all, the ·wes- fenders to roll up one more for
leyan '.kicks' while John Burke the "Big Red."
managed to d~? :Some,, tine kick- The \ Vesleya.n defenders coning
an!} riJnning, for ,tre . F;air- tinued to . ·weaken in their alfield
sq~fld,," , T~~ t•~q·. Sg.u~" most lost cause. And lost it was
also began to' dominate' · the as the Stags again ripped up
game. HooKer ' John· Swafthaus their defense and stalled their
pulled1 in. m~-:1; of . the .s~t , aP,~._ s low ; ~~ving offense. The next
loose serums, while Pete .Smith 'to get the scoring nod was
managed to graB jilst · tlbbG.t Frank Altard. His toe was right
every line out., '"-·· __ ~!1 .~h.L~~·rk as he made a
twenty ya1·d penalty kick.
The serums' hard work enabled
the Stags to stay on the
move and to enhance a developing
"circus atmosphere" in
the destruction of the Wes
team. The final tally before the
half came as Jack Doyle, the
outside man on a power sweep,
got the pitch and outran the
defending fullback for the score.
The half closed, Fairfield in the
lead with a brutal 20-0 score.
The pressure never let up.
Minutes after the ensuing kick
off, the Stags were again rallying
on the Wesleyan twenty
yard stripe. Flush Connolley,
playing consistent ball all day,
got the pass back from serum
half Richie Gordon, kept it himself,
cut to the inside of the
serum and ran it over for the
score.
Allard Leads Attack
Allard converted for two
more, but had hardly relaxed
when the Stags were given a
penalty kick for hands in the
serum. Allard put it through
the uprights for three more
points. The Stags were just getting
"warmed up" to do some
"serious scoring" when time
ran out and Wesleyan ran off.
The final score, a ridiculous
28-0 win for the B's who have
won two and tied two thus far.
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