Stag - Vol. 18, No. 26 - May 17, 1967

              Vol. 18 No. 26 Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut May 17, 1967
Coeds Come To Fairfield
COORDINATE SCHOOL PLANNED
The Board of Trustees and Fr. William C. Mclnnf>s pause for a relaxing moment during last
Friday's Boanl Meeting. With Fr. Mcinnes are, seated, l\lr. James v. Birkenstock (left) and
Mr. Herman W. Steinkraus a.nd standing (left to right) Mr. Martin F. Burke, Mr. Paul F.
Nachtmann, Mr. Alex Ross, Mr. James V. Joy aml ~Ir. \Varren J. Faust,
Legislature Defeats
'Liberal' Regulation·s
By BENOIT POISSON and
JEFFERY PATRISSI
A move to liberalize Campus
Center dress regulations was
narrowly defeated at a recent
meeting of the Student Legisla­ture.
Bill proponent Albert
Mariani yielded the floor to
Thomas Truscinsky who ex­plained
the bill and cited the
survey he took favoring the
change in attire.
88% - Informal
Mr. Truscinsky's survey indi­cates
that 88% of the 145 stu­dents
polled favored informal
attire at all evening meals .. H e
a lso stated that if the purpose
of the "formal attire" was to
"impress visitors" that it was
ineffective because it came at
the wrong time of the day.
Speaking for the Minority,
Robert Carpenter cited a poll
which he took supporting the
dress regulations as they cur­rently
stand. As one point of
consideration repre,;entative
Thomas Ross argued "that our
attire should befit the much
improved dining facilities in the
new campus center "
After a heated debate the bill
was voted down for lack of a
majority.
Liberal Privileges
Gerald Salomone's special
privilege bill was accepted
overwhelmingly by the body
Gerald Solomone stresses a point of his "Special Privileges
Bill" to contemplative colleagues at the legislature meeting.
The motion retained all the pro­visions
of James McGovern's
bill but made the requirements
much more liberal.
Any second semester sopho­more
automatically becomes eli­gible
and does not lose his
privileges because of a campus.
Mr. Solomone was questioned
about this provision and he re­butted
that "a campus is not
a fair indicator of what kind of
a student you are." A compro­mise
amendment was proposed
by Dennis Donovan, but falled
to get the necessary two-third
vote.
The bill was voted on after
some discussion and passed.
Activity Fees
The majority leader intro­duced
a measure which would
provide for a method of inforce­ment
for the collection of activi­ty
fees. A provision which
would allow the Attorney Gen­eral
to inform the parents of
non-payment was deleted in an
amendment by Ronald Mitchell.
The bill was then accepted.
Michael Bocchini had the
rules suspended so that his ap­pointents
could be approved.
Frederick Heissenbuttel was
appointed chairman of Publica­tions
on the executive board,
while Mardi Gras '68 co-chair­men
Anthony Labesky and John
Tabellione w e r e approved.
James Nicksa was given the
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Fairfield University will seek an existent women's
college to share the University's campus, according to
an official decision today by ·the Board of Trustees.
To implement the plan, the University will give
the selected women's institution a 30-acre tract of its
campus worth approximately a half million dollars.
Committee
Evaluates
Policies
By CHUCK ANGELO
:Many students who live on
campus have found faults in
the administration's present
system of r egulations, yet few
have attempted to alleviate this
situation.
Action
The announcement of this ac­tion,
a first for a Catholic in­stitution,
was made known by
the Fairfield University Board
of Trustees in a statement en­dorsing
the principle that "joint
education of men and women at
the colleg·iate level is academic­ally,
culturally and socially de­sirable
in our present age."
The Trustees' decision em­powers
the University adminis­tration
to actively seek a wom­en's
college to invite to Fair­field
University and establish
itself as a coordinate college.
Under this arrangement, each
institution would retain its own
"Action" is the motto of Stu- identity and administration but
dent Government Vice Presi- would share faculties and fa­dent
Thomas Colucci's Fact- cilities.
Finding Committee.
The committee has been ini·
tiated in order to evaluate our
present system. Under the
chairmanship of John Wohlers
'69 it has taken this problem
seriously and is now striving to
accomplish a ~finite result
where apathy once was preva­lent.
Other Colleges
Efforts have been concentrat­ed
on the formation and tabula­tion
of a questionnaire which
has as its goal a nationwide
appraisal of campus life at
other colleges. This que,;tion­naire
covers the areas that con­tribute
to the often conflicting
situation at Fairfield. The
topics of the questions range
from sign-ins to the evaluation
of a pass or fail marking
system in the required subjects
of Theology and Philosophy
The purpose of the question­Continued
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A representative of the Trus­tees,
who stressed the need for
esta!blished educational centers
of excellence, spoke of the rap­idly
increasing number of small
women's colleges in the United
States, especially those affili­ated
with the Catholic Church.
Outlining the pressures placed
upon these small institutions,
the spokesman said that "in­creasingly
strong competition
from growing state universities,
inability to raise tuitions high
enough to meet operating costs,
the struggle to obtain Federal
funds, rising faculty salaries
and other factors, would cause
many of the small women's col­leges
to cease operation within
the next decade."
The spokesman said that the
Trustees, who believe that the
future of Catholic higher educa­tion
is in "consolidation rather
than fragmentation," support
the coordinate college plan at
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Homecoming
Junior Class members Timothy 1\fcMla.nus and Paul Greeley
were recently appointed co-chalnnen of the Second Annual
Homecoming Weekend to be held on November 10, 11, and 12.
Plans will surround the Providence football game, while in·
eluding a semi·formal dance, concert, and Sunday event.
Page Two THE STAG
Progressive Move
After thorough and exhaustive
consideration of the pro's and
con's of coeducation, the Board
of Trustees has reached a deci­sion
which will radically change
the structure of Fairfield Univer­sity.
The STAG feels that the deci­sion
to coor dinate Fairfield with
a women's college was made in
the best inter ests of the entire
community. We look forward to
Fairfield's continued and acceler­ated
growth in the near and new
future.
Such a momentous decision was
made only after careful consid­eration
of the views expressed by
the various segments of the com­munity
- students, faculty and
administration. A large portion of
the faculty and administration
voiced hope in the establishment
of a co-institutional setup, while
more than half the student body
favored co-institut ion in the Stu­dent
Government Poll.
This new system promises to
more adequately fulfill the role
of the University academically,
socially and cultur ally. Academic-ally,
Fairfield will benefit sub­stantially
by coordinating with an
already established women's col­lege
of sound academic standing.
Socially, the change will effect
great strides in ridding Fairfield
of its long berated artificial at­mosphere.
The more complete so­cial
environment will facilitate
the end of the traditional "week­end
exodus." Culturally, women
will provide a fresh point of view
which will enable Fairfield to bet­ter
fulfill its role as a true liberal
arts university.
Practically speaking, the trans­ference
of a reputable women's
college to Fairfield will avoid the
tedious process of assimilation
necessitated by any other accept­ance
of female students other
than the co-institutional plan.
Although the details have not
been thoroughly determined, we
hope that the decision to make
Fairfield a coordinated institution
will reap the fullest rewards pos­sible.
Most importantly, the fine
tradition that has been Fairfield's
should be continued and built
upon. It is especially in this sense
that we welcome this change.
Letters To The Editor
Representative?
To the Editor:
The eventful meeting of the student
legislature which was held last Thurs­day
night pointed up to me a basic
question concerning representatives here
at Fairfield. The Campus Center dress
regulation bill was defeated by a close
vote and a number of students began to
question whether or not they had been
considered. Two polls were offered as
evidence - contradicting each other.
Which one was right? But that is not
the real question in my mind: Who are
the "representatives" representing?
Ours i-s not a complicated body but
our constitution says that the legislative
branch will "insure for each member
of the student community a just repre­sentation
in the affairs of the designated
government of that community .
(Art. II sec. I)
I think a clarmcat ion is necessary on
the question. Were the representatives
elected so that they could exer cise their
Establlahed liU
BOARD OF DmECTORS
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Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Kohler
SENIOR EDITORS
NEWS: Jay Doolan. SPORTS: Edward Williams. FEATlJIU!:S: Ralph
Kister. ART: Peter DeLisa. PHOTOGRAPHY: Thomas Quaekenbush.
LAY<YUT: Philip Keane. COPY: Fred Heissenbuttel. ADVERTISING:
Barry Smolko. cmOULATION: Richard Nilsson.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Sports: William D'Alessandro. Features: Vincent Curcio. Photography:
Mark Borserine.
STAFF
News: Peter Hearn, Edward Castiglione, Daniel Richardson, Benoit Pois­son,
Drew Draves, William Rabbett, Gerald Saibo, Michael Collins.
Sports: Robert Sillery, James Magnuson, Richard Benashki.
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own initiative and responsibility for the
benefit of the student body or were they
elected so that they could voice the
opinion of their constituents? Clearly a
compromise is called for here.
As one of these representatives I be­lieve
that every student has a right to
be heard in the interest of the greatest
benefit for the University community.
The legislature meetings are open for
all.
Respectfully.
Benoit Poisson
Representative, Class of '69
Job Well Done
To the Editor:
May I congratulate you and your staff
on the excellent issues of the Stag in
recent weeks? The Theology Department
is most pleased by thE> extensive and
intelligent coverage given our guest
lecturers in recent weeks. Both Father
Donnelly and Msgr. Bourke were par­ticularly
impressed 'by the interest
shown by the Student-Community and
the excellent questions proposed by
them after each lecture. To you and
your staff many thanks and a most
pleasant sununer.
Sincerely Yours,
(Rev.) James A. Walsh, S.J.
Chairman - Theology Dept.
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To the Editor:
With the freedom given to the Student
Government, one may wonder why there
isn't more agreement between Student
Government !bills and student wishes.
May we suggest that the basic prob­lem
lies in the relation between the rep­resentative
and the students he repre­sents.
Ideally, on a given issue the rep­resentative
should vote for the opinion
of the students he represents rather
than his own individual opinion - which
is only one opinion out of 35. Why
should this 1/ 35 decide the given issue ?
The r epresentative has been elected
·bY the students to represent them and
their Opinions, therefore, as representa­tive
he should carry out their will. Thus,
when an important issue comes up he
should take it to the 35 people he repre­sents
and turn in their opinion as his
vote.
Consequently, we see the representa­tive's
job as a three-fold task: 1) he
should inform each student of the im­portant
issue, 2) he should r ecord their
opinion on the issue, 3) he should vote
in accordance with the majority opinion
of the students he represents.
In this way the government will more
consistently do what the students want
it to. Thus, we will truly have a Student
Government.
James Murphy '70
Joe Musumano '70
Weigh Escalation
To the Editor:
Mr. Ralph Kister's column in the May
10 STAG affirms that President John­son
"must and shall" escalate the
strength of our land force in Vietnam.
Yet Mister Kis ter admits that with our
"present commitment of power, we have
not reduced infiltration or weakened
Hanoi's will to fight." All considerations
of "abst ract humanitarianism" aside,
what r eason do we have to expect that
more troops will in any way change the
situation ? To quote Arthur Schlesinger,
"the ratio of superiority preferred by the
Pentagon is 10 t o 1, which means that
every time we send in 100,000 more men
the enemy has only to send in 10,000
or so, and we are all even again. Rein­forcement
has not created a margin of
American superiority; all it has done
is to lift the s talemate to a higher and
more explosive level." If we are indeed
just striving for "some form of military
victory" we might as well, as it has
been rather aptly put, "blast them back
May 17, 1967
into the stone ages" and forget about it.
But if we are trying to find a just and
honorable solution to a complicated
problem, we must weigh carefully any
further escalation in regard to the tac­tical,
political, and moral implications
Involved.
Respectfully yours,
Bruce Schauble '69
Dogwood Thanks
To the Editor:
We would like to thank all those who
helped make Dogwood '67 such a great
success. Special thanks go to our com­mittee
chairmen and to the other Juniors
who gave their time to make sure all
had an enjoyaJble weekend.
We would also like to bring to every­one's
attention the fact that we im­pressed
everyone 'by our conduct at all
the weekend's events. The manager of
the Stratfield Motor Inn, those in charge
at Sherwood Island, the leader of the
"Chosen Few," and Anthony himself all
mentioned that we were a well behaved
college crowd and, in the case of the
entertainers, a great audience to per­form
for
Thanks again to the Class of '68.
Sincerely
Robert McCann
WOllam Coftin
Co-chairmen
Looking Back
To the Editor:
On October 24, 1964, the Very Rev.
William C. Mcinnes S.J. was installed
as the Sixth President of F airfield Uni­ver
sity If I may quote one passage
from Father Mcinnes address (TheRe­ligious
University. In A Pluralistic So­ciety)
on that Installation Day:
No institution in our modem plura·
listie society (l8.D guarantee the per·
feet conduct of anyone, either adult
or youth. But a religiously committed
school can at least reveal the rell·
gious roots of the problem and can
further suggest an answer to the ques·
tlon of why young women should
not be allowed in men's donnitorles.
A religiously dedicated institution
should be able to r eply forthrightly
to the nine o'clock rally that is herald·
ed by the cry: "we want booze."
Certainly such an institution should
be able to provide some response to
these inarticulate gestures towards
learning and not leave a ;vacuum the
relationship of learning and action.
After two years plagued by a lack
of response, lack of commitment, lack
of communication, lack of an adequate
answer, we might do well to ask our­selves
where we went wrong. Is the
blame for rules against liquor or open
houses to rest solely on the shoulders
of the administration ? Perhaps not,
for when we came to Fairfield Uni­versity,
we were more or less green
with expectations, blindfolded, some­what
fearful and naive to the campus
way of life. Pr esently we have all been
exposed for at least ten months to
Fairfield's mode of existence. With this
background, I ask the question, not
:ironically, but honestly: Have we form­ed
a unified, responsible, mature, en­thusiastic,
and active student body?
This letter is neither a defense nor
a condemnation of the immature stu­dents,
but mer ely an opportunity for
them to quietly fade away from the
campus picture and become a silent
but unfortunate part of Fairfield Uni­versity
history.
Once t his element is removed from
our development , I am confident that
Father Mcinnes will be able t o give
us the answers to our "inarticulate ges­tures
towards learning" that plague
us presently ; for from his address he
already has the responses to our ques­tions
prepar ed.
Respectfully,
David Zola '69
May 17, 1967 THE STAG
Students & Teachers Partners
By DAN RICHARDSON
What is the relationship be­tween
a student and his in­structor?
This question was discussed
by panelists Dr. James Farn­ham,
Dr. William Garrity, and
Fr. Robert Healey, at this
year's final Faculty Forum.
Partnership
of the instructor should be sonal level. Fr Healey gave the
taken as a point of departure
for discussion. This does not
mean that the teacher's ideas
should go unquestioned, but
that they merely represent a
knowledgeable opinion in a
particular field.
The students and teachers
have the r igh t t o demand " the
very best of one another," con­cluded
the English Department
Chairman.
example of two top universities
where their professors are
"simply experts" and share
their knowledge on a very im­personal
level. "This," he re­flected,
"has worked out very
well."
Liberalization Push
At a small liberal arts college
the faculty must push toward
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Father Healey expla.ins Fairfield's conservath·e problem as
panelists Dr. James Farnham, Dr. William Garrity, and Mr.
Robert O'Neill listen at this year's final Faculty Forum.
"This relationship should be
a partnership," began Dr. Farn­ham.
"Both the student and
teacher must take part in a
discovery process." The rela­tionship
cannot and should not
be defined from beginning to
end, but rather there must be
The second speaker, Fr. s Healey, stated that this enz•or
Forum's taking place indicates ·
o.ur dissatWa.ction with the
Week- A Fitting Finale
a "growing process".
Dr. Farnham further explain­ed
that there must be both
equality and inequality in the
classroom. The equality, which
is to be recognized, is that of
both student and teacher as
primarily human beings, and
the authenticity of the experi­ence
of both.
Point of Departure
The inequality prescribed is
that the insights and knowledge
present state of aJiairs con­cerning
this matter. He stated
that this is "a. new problem".
There is a generation lag be­tween
new needs and that old
form, and this old form is at-tributed
to the very conrerva­tive
element on campus.
This problem can, however,
be a "pseudo-problem" depend-ing
on one's aims. A decision
must be made between profes­sors'
top research work and s tu­dent-
faculty r ela tions on a per-
A Direct Reporf
Approximately 269 s e n i o r s
will march down Alnnmi Field,
Sunday, June 4,to receive their
Fairfield diplomas and bring
their college careers to an end.
But before the impressive. open­air
ceremony begins, the Class
of '67 will be t r e a ted to a
Senior Week of a.ctivities, cited
by Co-chairmen Peter O'Brien
and Kenneth Pavalonis as one
that promises "to bring the four
years at Fairfield to a fitting
and exciting conclusion."
Activities Schednle
On Thursday afternoon, the
first event, a Graduates Recep­tion,
will take place. A surf
party that evening will feature
AI Madison and his band.
A formal dance on Friday
evening will highlight that
day's festivities, which also in­chides
an afternoon picnic and
barbecue.
Class Day will be held on
Saturday when parents arrive
to join their sons for a review
of the class' four years and
the bestowing of academic and
activities awards. The day will
be climaxed by the Parents
and Seniors Date Dance.
On Sunday, a Baccalaureate
Mass will be offered before the
4:30 p.m. commencement ex­ercises.
A complete list of academic
or scholarship honors, guest
speakers, honorary degree re­cipients
have not yet been re­leased.
What Happened At Catholic University ?
Editor's Note: Fr. Varne­rin,
an associate proflessor of
chemistry at Fairfield, is cur­rently
on leave for post grad­uate
work at Catholic Uni­versity.
The story is his a.c­count
of C.U.'s recent dismi!r
sal of Fr. Charles E. Curran,
an bnportant event fD Catho­lic
education.
I was not in Washington
for the fir:.-t few days but was
here for most of the rallies
and for the settlement. In ad­dition,
I had an almost unique
opportunity for varied reac­tions.
My cousin, Archbishop Pe­droni,
Apostolic Delegate to
Thailand, Laos, Malaya an d
Singapore visited Washington
during the famous week and
I was with him for a day and
a half showing him Washington.
During that time I visited s taff
as well as a number of gov­ernment
officials, including the
House Speaker, John W Mc­Cormack,
and was able to dis­cuss
C.U. with many different
people.
Opinions vary w 1 d e 1 y, of
course, and we at C.U. feel
that the beSt. account has not
been written yet and, quite
possibly, cannot be written for
many years to come. We do
not know the long range effects
but do have the intnition that
we witnessed a significant event
in Catholic education.
The events developed very
fast, very very fast; such an
accelerated pace would not
have been possible if there_ had
not been suspicions that ot her
priests were fired ill the past,
if Cardinal Bea, and Fathers
John Courtney Murray and
Hans Kung had not been de­nied
the opportunities to speak
on campus a few years ago,
and if the administration had
not attempted (against the ad­vice
and wishes of parties con­cerned)
to fuse the Department
of Religious EducatioR with the
School of Sacred Theology last
Fall.
Yet, during this series of
events I have noticed a grow­ing
confidence in the fa.culty
and student body that there is
great potential here for excel­lence.
The a.ction of the trustees
provided the final stroke which
united the fa.culty and student
body to a degree never thought
possible in any institution.
As a result, F ather Curran
return, the J esuit Community
at Carroll House filled me in
on the details, many press state­ments
and other background
material had been duplicated
and widely circulated.
By the time of the faculty
meeting and simultaneous rally
on Thursday afternoon, word
was out that a number of bish­ops
had already wired in en­dorsements
for F ather Curran;
Archbishop Hallinan, the only
View of students during ·c.U. protest over dismissal of Father
Curran.
was fired Monday· ·evening and
k ept qui e t for twenty-four
hours before making it public;
the school was closed down on
Wednesday.
The first word I received was
on my way back to Washing­ton
on Wednesday evening. I
was winding up an exciting
phase of my sabbatical. On
Monday I had an inspiring day
a t Amherst College; Tuesday
I was at Fairfield to pass on
ideas for design of the new
Science Center; Wednesday I
had another inspiring day at
Swarthmor e. I was mulling
over the ideas and inspirations
I received a t Amherst a nd
Swarthmore as well as a t Am­erican
Univer sity, Haver for d,
Bryn Mawr and t he University
of Massachusetts the previous
week ; I flick ed on the radio
and heard the news. On my
:trustee to. have voted in favor
of Fr Curran, indicated that
the t r ustees had not been in­formed
of the unanimous en­dorsement
of Curran and of
his orthodoxy by the faculty
of the School of Theology and
by the Academic Sena te ; Car­dinal
Shehan wired from Rome
that Fr. Curran should be rein­s
t a ted.
The faculty meeting sent its
representative to t he rally to
!]J1119un.ce the 400 t o 18 vote
of tl1e faculty for a boycott
until Fr. Curran is reinsta ted.
At the rally on Friday, vague
rumors w e r e out t h a t the
trustees were being polled
again. Cardinal Cushing sent
his endorsemen t and st ated
that he, as a t rm:.-tee, neither
voted n or would vote because
he "knew nothing about r un­ning
a university" and was
against ex-officio appointments
to the B o a r d of Trustees.
Further endorsements came in
from the Jesuit theology facul­ties
at Woodstock, Maryland
and St. Mary's, Kansas; the
Catholic Theological and other
organizations backed Charlie.
Over the weekend, word was
passed around that Archbishop
O'Boyle (chancellor of the Uni­versity)
, B i s h o p McDonald
(rector), Fr. Curran and the
faculty of the School of The­ology
would meet on Monday
afternoon. We still feared a
delaying tactic and that the
issues would not be r esolved,
in fact there probably would
not have been a settlement at
this time save for Archbishop
O'Boyle.
If anyone em e r g e d with
greatness, Archbishop O'Boyle
should be high on the list; he
worked behind the scenes with
dignity and competence--he is
an unsung hero and deserves
the vote of confidence and ad­miration
of all.
The issues were settled with
an absence of triumphallsm on
either sid&-(the only exception
·being an editorial in the school
paper which even NCR cri­ticised).
We can talk about the
monumental b I u n d e r of the
trustees which triggered the
strike, or the prudence of the
fa.culty strike vote, or of the
appropriateness of p r 1 e s t s ,
brothers and sisters speaking
and striking, etc.; but the net
effect, I t h i n k , has b e e n
most constructive. C.U. has
found an identity-development
toward academic excellence and
all parties are anxious to con­tribute
to that emerging goal.
Possibly a good summation
can be the words of Cardinal
Newman in his Letter to Lord
Howard: "The open university,
when complemented by a strong
mission, may be safer than a
closed Catholic college." No
wonder Cardinal Newman was
persecuted; he was born too
soon or we took too long to
listen to him. The strong mis-sion
of C.U. has been crystal­lized,
many of us think and
know that C..U. can serve an
important mission in the coun­try
as a w i t n e s s to Christ
through competence and schol­arship,
excellence and academic
freedom.
The position of C.U. is al­most
unique because this in­stitution
:is the only education­al
apostolate of the e n t i r e
church in the United States.
The most important question
of academic freedom and Cath­olic
dogma requires further
study and development. Arch­bishop
O'Boyle made it clear
that the reinstatement of Char­lie
did not indicate an aban­donment
of traditional teach­ings.
Yet, Father Curran, a
c o m p e t e n t and responsible
scholar, received the support
of his fa.calty and was rein­stat.
ed. Does not this support
indicate that academic fr~
dom is somehow assocl.ated with
responsibility and competence
rather than with agreement or
disagreement with traditional
teachings? Even though infalll­b
ill t y guarantees protection
from error, it does not assure
that the "last word" has been
said and that doctrinal devel­opment
and insight ceased with
the ex cathedra pronunciation.
Even infalllblllty is cast with­in
the framework of the evolu­tionary
stage of man's ability
to know at the time of the
definition.
Fr. Curran is working in a
sen::;itive area, to be sure, which
has and still demands deep
study of the best scholars; we
s till do not know if the tra­ditional
doctrine is an absolute
or the best statement for the
pre:.-ent stage of scholarship
and comprehension of truth.
Fr. Curran has been judged fa­vorably
on his competence and
responsibility in a matter which
is open to study among schol­ars
and has far-reaching im­plications
in the sanctification
of souls.
Page Four THE ST..A:....;...S....;;... __
Review
'THE BURMESE HARP'
By JOHN BOLAND
At a time when war is upon
us and factions have arisen
both for and against, it is of
some value to us that we can
view an anti-war film made by
one of our recent enemies,
enemies who were categorically
classified as barbarous savages.
Kon Ichikawa has assembled
for his group of leading char­acters
a number of actors who,
except for their language and
Oriental physical characteris­tics,
are no different from a
group of American soldier;;, or
Brittish, or French, or what­ever
Set in Burma in W W II
the Burmese Harp deal;; with
a company of Japanese soldiers
fighting on a remote front.
Left by their nation to fend for
themselves, they have lost ex­ternal
communications and
turned inwards for spiritual
sustenance and camaraderie.
Their chief form of expression
is song, in which they are ac­companied
by a harp.
Of the group of soliders, only
one plays the harp. To their
great dismay, he is lost after
their surrender when he volun­teers
to go out with the enemy
and try to convince a stalwart
force of cave defenders to give
up a futile struggle. Though he
does not return, they become
gradually aware, through out­siders
visiting their prison
camp, that he has survived and
is somewhat reluctant to join
them. They do not realize, how­ever,
that the lost man has
made an attempt to return,
but, discovering on his jungle
sojourn time and again the
visible remains of the war, he
has lost his personal goals and
vowed never to go back to
Japan until he has buried all
of the bodies which lie rotting
on the hillsides.
Although the film contains
many scenes of these rotting,
vulture-tormented corpses, it is
more than a mere horror show.
Even in the midst of death the
fact of the wandering soldier's
piety and loyalty is not sub­dued,
but rather given promin­ence
through illustration. With
an equally keen sense of bal­ance,
Ichikawa has managed to
treat with ;;ympathy and re­spect
the victorious British,
those who were responsible for
the immediate carnage.
It is unfortunate that, de­spite
its other fine points, the
Burmese Harp has one struc­tural
deficiency in that it i;; an­ticlimactic
towards t h e end,
where it becomes very episodic,
giving some evidence of Ic­hikawa's
cinema background
(1964 Tokyo Olympiad) . Though
it has this flaw, it is a far
better film than most of its
technically perfect but aesthe­tically
vacuous contemporaries.
Min~isters
Named
and R~a,b·bi
Chaplains
Two Protestant ministers and
a Jewish ra!bbi have been named
as chaplains of Fairfield, ac­cording
to a joint announce­ment
by Fr William C. Mc­Innes
and Dr H o w a r d C.
Nutting of the Greater Bridge­port
Campus Ministry
The Rev Robert Bettinger,
chaplain at the University of
Bridgeport, will act as minister
to Protestant students. He will
be asisted by the Rev Francis
Continued from l'agc 1
nod as head of the Academic
Forum.
Loopho.le Closed
The approval of Robert
Maggi's bill r equiring the in­vestigation
of .all financial bills
closed a "loophole in the dis­tribution
of money."
Monthly financial reports by
the treasurer to the Legislature
will be required as the result
of the adoption of a measure
by Thomas Ferrigno.
A law redefining the activi­ties
fee was passed and a maxi­mum
of five dollars was set.
X. Cheney, rector of Trinity
Episcopal Church in Southport.
Rabbi Victor Solomon of the
Congregation Ahavath Achim in
Fail1field will serve as minister
to Jewish students at the Uni­versity
The chaplains will hold regu­lar
office hours for students of
their faith and will be available
for consultation upon request.
The newly-appointed spiritual
leaders will work directly with
Fr Raymond Bertrand, director
of the University Chapel, and
Fr. Joseph McCormick, chap­lain
for Catholic students at the
University.
Noting that the new appoint­ments
mark the fir-st time that
provisions have been made di­rectly
for students of other
than the Catholic faith, Fr
Mcinnes explained that the
move is being made "in order
to provide a truly ecumenical
setting for students who come
to the University As the
number of Jewish and Protes­tant
students increase at Fair­field,"
he said, "it is only
fitting and proper to provide for
them an effective spiritual di­rection."
If these grilming faces are any iltdication, the newly elected
officers of the Glee Club are quite !>leased with their new
posts. They are: Carl Chadburn '68, President, Nelson Bond·
hus '69, Secretary, Robert Emon<l '68, Treasurer, and Edward
Lamb '68, Vive-President.
Commenting on the coopera­tive
effort, Dr Nutting, who is
senior minister at the United
Church of Christ in Bridge­port,
said the objectiv·es of the
Campus Ministry are to under­stand
the Christian faith in
modern society, to share in con­ferences
to explore ecumenical
relations, and to seek renewal
of human life, corporate and
personal.
Dr Nutting explained that
the board of directors consists
of several sponsoring denomina­tions
and the members repre­sent
the universities, the stu­dent
body and the Council of
Churches. The Bridgeport Cam­pus
Ministry participates in ac­tivities
with the Student Christ­ian
Movement in New England,
the National Students Christian
Federation, ·-md the World Stu­dent
Christian Federation.
Forum
Continued from Page 3
liberalization. To do this there
must be a receptive climate on
the part of the student. "Stu­dent
and faculty must be push­ing
toward the same goals."
In a note of sharp criticism
of THE STAG, the Classics
Professor said it is not as ef­fective
as it should be in bring­ing
student and faculty opinions
to the foreground. He suggested
faculty profiles to ascertain and
define ideas and goals for the
university
Practical Probl•ems
The practical problems, such
as the Lack of oftice space and
privacy for student-faculty con­sultation
was discussed by Dr.
Garrity. He mentioned that the
li.mita,tions of time on both t he
pal't of the students and faculty
make apl)Ointment ti.Jnes diffi­cult
to arrange.
"What we need is more
space. Perhaps a private office
for each professor, but this
would require a great deal of
money"
Something To Say
By John Mullen
What do we think we all did here at Fairfield University this
year - any year? Or should I be bold enough to scare those who
are already scared enough and ask - for four years? The answer
necessal'ily would have to deal with (although the administration
would get around it some way) the concept of a liberal arts
education.
Walter Kaufmann, in his provocative book The Faith of a
Heretic, states, "If the point (of a liberal arts education] were
simply to give information, we should not require universities.
There would be no need for faculties and classrooms libraries
might prove sufficient if they featured reading lists." The time, I
believe, is well over due for all those eoncerneu to take a long
critical look with honest eyes at whether or not the traditional,
American liberal arts education has degenerated to the status of
being merely an information service.
!Obviously, intellectually but not apparently, there must be
some other value in a liberal arts education than merely ,informing.
If not, then why classrooms and not just libraries? Kaufmann sug­gests
that, "The classroom situation lends itself much better than
most books to stimulating and maintaining real interest in ~
variety of different views." Kaufmann is hypothesizing, not
analyzing.
In reality, it seems to me, that the present classroom setup
does neither stimulate nor maintain interest. Rather, it has be­come
boring and a downright waste of expensive time - intellec­tually
and monetarily The present classroom s·ituation has out­lived
its usefulness - if it ever was. The absurd classroom condi­tions
are obvious the instructor dictates his prepared information
for fifty minutes to note taking machines (uninterested and non­understanding
students) who are pressured into a life or death
situation of reading these irrelevant notes repetitiously until
memorized. The student is graded on how well he intellectually
vomits up these notes which he has memorized to the point of
meaninglessnes•s. The undergraduate has learned the futility of
his asking that what he learns should have pertinence to his life.
The teacher was bored years ago and in a matter of months the
student joins him. And so it goes - day after day, month after
month, semester after semester, year in year out - in which
time the irrelevancies have established !boredom and automatic
responses as supreme.
Under these conditions the instructor is nothing more than an
animate computer (built in a graduate school) and far inferior to
the mechanic computer soon to replace him if something is no ~
done. Unless the teacher can become what Professor Willian1
Arrowsmith calls "the evidence of the text we study, a living
example of the meaning and value of what he teaches," there will
no longer be any need for him. Simply, if the teacher cannot come
alive in his class in the sense of not merely stating the facts but
_analyz·ing them in an attempt to make them applicable and rele·
vant to his life and the lives of his students then he is, according
to Arrowsmith, one of those men "who are fit to have other
fates."
Arrowsmith summarizes, in his article "The Shame of th
Graduate Schools," that there is no optimistic hope that our
graduate schools will be turning loose anything other than "pro­cessed
scholars" whose god is bibliolatry (books, research, and
busywork) and who are surrendering "a mistaken loyalty to a
cramped and academic sense of order "
It seems to me that the entire present concept of a liberal
arts education is in a rut so deep and so dark that the light of
orig•inality is incapable of illuminating the exits. The rut was
•burrowed and continues to be burrowed by the "traditional educa­tion"
and the "mistaken loyalty" to it. A rut recognized by its
lack of imagination, lack of freedom, lack of creativity, and lack
of originality resulting in inefficiency and futility Fear and in­tellectual
cowardice to end the tradition keeps Uf: chained in the
rut. A tradition so powerful that it has become synonymous with
education. A tradition characterized by bookishness, busywork,
and bibliographies -irrelevant to intellectual development and crit­ical
thinking but which has become a god to intellectual discipline
thought to be the end rather than the means. A tradition not only
powerless in the games of the establishment but which actually
caters to it (and, thereby, sells out to it) in newly constructed
but already cracked buildings called Campus Centers rather than
Student Centers. A tradition not only contrary to but which by its
very characteristics suppresses creativity In short, a tradition
that professes to give but which is contradictory to a liberal arts
education. How much longer can the academic community afford
to enslave its·elf to this decadent tradition at the risk of suppress­ing
everything that is true and honest?
What, then, is the end of the valid and valuable liberal arts
education? To teach man to think carefully, conscientiously, and
critically not about what he is permitted to think about but about
everything that there is to think about. To inoculate man not
against bigotry, inhumanity, a'nd propaganda of one kind while
forcing him to profess another, but to inoculate him against all
kinds.
I conclude with the words of Walter Kaufmann which I dare
anyone, who thinks he cares, to read twice, "people who
cherish their own freedom can ill afford to tolerate authoritarian­ism
in their education."
May 17, 1967 THE STA6 P•g• Five
More Letters To The Editor
Corrections?
To the Editor ·
Being a member of the Fairfield Uni­versity
tennis team, I feel it my exis­tential
responsibility to comment upon
certain aspects of Mr Paul Hughes'
column (May 10, 1967). First and fore­most,
I suggest that the well-informed
Mr Hughes exercise his feet before he
exercises a typewriter. The "four brand
new (and quite expensive) nets" are
two in number How, Mr. Hughes, can
these nets be considered equipment of
the tennis team, per se? They are pro­vided
for the use of -each and every
student at Fairfield (the Prep included,
I might add) not just for the varsity
team alone.
Next, the "first class transportation"
(with the exception of the Rider tourna­ment)
is provided 'by the team members.
In a sense it is "first class," for this is
the brand of team I believe we have.
The "Utopian luxury" (full time
~oach) was possessed by every team on
.. is year's schedul-e, with the exception
i two (University of Bridgeport and
8acred Heart. One team, namely Holy
Cross (N.B., a Jesuit institution) is
under the able guidance of a top rank­Ing
New England player (Nick Sharry)
Sure, we were provided with an ample
supply of tennis balls. However, one
cannot wear a can of tennis balls during
a match. This is where the main gripe
of the team lies. We need personal ten­nis
equipment (sneakers, shirts, shorts,
racquet restringing, etc.) , not just nets
and balls. The schools on our schedule
see fit to provide these things. Why can' t
Fairfield? Perhaps the powers that be
(whoever they are, for no one seems to
know) wish to keep this "minor sport"
exactly that. If so, this is unfortunate.
A
R-espectfully yours,
Brian Fitzgerald '69
Ray of Light
To the Editor:
Last week's Staglan4l (5/10/67) by Mr
Paul Hughes very successfully shed the
proper light on the Athletic Department
and Director George Bisacca, for once
giving a little credit where credit is
due.
It's so easy to bite the hand that
feeds you and be ungrateful for the un­selfish
efforts of a few sincerely dedica t­ed
people.
Of course the tennis, track, soccer
teams, etc. need a lot more help by way
of equipment, financial subsidy and gui­dance.
But as Mr Hughes so astutely
pointed out, none of these needs can be
fulfilled as long as the Athletic Depart­ment
doesn't have its own money and
must rely on the decisions of the Uni­versity
Budget Committee. \Vhy must
George Blsacca and his department be
so selfishly criticized and belittled for
doing their utmost for Fairfield sports?
Unfortunately, because Mr Hughes
chose to show what is being done under
the limited circumstances, many short­sighted
readers will accuse him of de­fending
an Athletic Department con­cerned
solely with basketball, and still
others will go so far as to att ack him
as just not being aware of what these
other Fair:fi·eld sports need. It doesn't
require much insight to see that neither
'lolds much truth.
There was obvious research in and
,-ommunication with the Athletic De­partment
before the column was written.
Such positive action is needed to offset
the negative views of those sat·isfied
with mere griping, grounded in more
emotion than fact, which is only detri­mental
to a department which is lbend-ing
over backwards for Fairfield sports.
I personally would like to see all ath­letic
teams at Fairfield eqipped as best
as possible, but as was so correctly
stated by Mr. Hughes, " ... such re­peated
pleas, along with numerous
others which would bolster athletics at
Fairfield have fallen on deaf ears." Is
the Administration listening?
Sincerely,
John Hoffman, '68
White Wash
To the Editor .
After reading Mr Hughes' "report"
on the state of athletics at Fairfield
University, I can only conclude he is
either trying to get the adminirotration
off without taking responsibility for the
present mess or just isn't cognizant of
the facts. My own personal feelings are
a combination of both. Having spoken
to various players, obviously a tech­nique
of reporting ignored by Mr
Hughes, I came to the conclusion that
this article is a white wash. Just be­cause
the tennis team does well without
a coach, does not preclude that the team
does not need a full time coach. I be­lieve
tennis needs a coach to improve
the individual player's performance. I
would suggest speaking to members of
that team ,before stating your "facts"??
My own reason for writing this letter
is in defense of the track team. You
stated, Mr. Hughes, that the chief prob­lem
with the track team is lack of in­terest.
Have you consulted any students
on campus other than your crystal ball?
If you would leave the precincts of the
STAG office you might, other than see­ing
daylight, acquire some pertinent
facts on this matter If you had taken
the trouble to int-erview the track team
members you might have gotten the
facts. If we had a place to practice
during the winter we would have more
guys out for the team. You can't prac­tice
when the gym is off limits whil-e
the Preppies practice basketball. This
eliminates the only place where running
could be .possibly done while snow cov·
ers the ground. Quite a few Frosh run·
ners grew discouraged at the lack of
sympathy that our pleas for a place to
practice elicited from the Athletic Of·
fice and quit. Later, when the season
started, the remaining Frosh discovered
that they would not be getting equip­ment,
at least for a while. When they
finally got the equipment it was found
to be all but unusable. Thus the rest of
the Frosh quit except for two out of a
total of perhaps twenty to begin with.
By the way, I'm still waiting for my
flats to arrive, two months after order­ing
them, and with a week and a half
of the season to go.
Thus, it is not a lack of interest that
keeps the track team in the doldrums.
The simple fact is that the Athletic
Office and the Administration just don't
care a b o u t the track team. We are
relegated to the scrap heap not by lack
of student spirit, ·bUt rather, by sheer
neglect. Therefore, Mr Hughes, please
don't write any more articles pertaining
to the situation of Athletics on campus.
Your evident lack of depth in reporting
eliminates you as a competent judge of
the situation.
Who's
To the Editor ·
Respectfully,
Joseph De Cresce '69
to Blame
In Stagland (May 10) Paul Hughes
ably pointed out that the existing
problems associated with the Athletic
Department do not find their roots in
its personnel. The recent criticisms of
minor sports should direct their fire at
the NCAA rather than the Athletic De­partment
of Fairfield University. If one
was to carefully examine the structure
of the NCAA they would find that it
considers only three sports to lbe major·
baseball, basketball, and football. The
greatest emphasis in all university di­v:
isiOn and co.llege division schools is
placed on these three sports. Thus,
the mere size of letters awarded to let­termen
at Fairoeld conforms with the
NCAA standards, that is, only basketball
and baseball, major; track, go1f, tenrus,
and soccer, minor At Fairfield only one
sport is registered in the university di­vision
- that is basketball. Th-e other
sports are registered as college division.
~he other criticisms should be di­rected
at the University's fiscal program,
and not at the Athletic Department. All
the published criticisms aimed their re­marks
at lack "of's" which stem from
the lack of sufficient funds, namely,
coaches salaries, track conditions,
limited equipment, and playing field
conditions.
The Athletic Department could raise
its standards if, and only if, it was able
to be separated from the University -
that is, if the Athletic Association were
allowed to become self-sufficient. All
this can begin if a University fieldhouse
were to be built, increasing the potential
revenue of the A.A. But since this will
take time, measures will have to be
taken NOW to assure a continuence
of our bulging Athletic Department. Our
present program is growing as fast, if
not fas,ter, than the University itself,
through the dedication of Athletic Di­rector
George R. Bisacca.
Decision for change does not lie in
the Athletic Department, so I hope that
the powers governing the atheletic pro­gram
changes can have the foresighted­ness
to enact a program to assist our
Athletic Director, who has done so much
to enhance the name of Fairoeld Uni­ver,
sity. I also hope that the negative
criticism which has been so freely
offered can be changed into constructive
criticism based on fact not fiction.
Losing
To the Editor ·
Respectively,
David Zola, '69
Patience
The members of the tennis team fully
appreciate the position of the Athletic
Department and find ourselves in sym­pathy
with it. In this light, we feel quite
privileged to represent the only varsity
team on campus that subsidizes itself
(to the tune of $150 a year.) We ap­preciate
the nets recently "donated,"
although we would all like to inquire
for the nets left up all winter to brave
the elements. Did they prove less sturdy
than the team when faced with neglect?
Our patience, as well as our strings
and sneakers, is wearing thin. We have
needed a coach desperately for years.
We have needed a source of inspiration
and organization that only a coach is
able to provide, a source that no East­ern
team on a par with us is without.
What we do not need are poorly written,
ill-informed articles that worsen our sit­uation.
Jack McKenna '68
Internal Freedom
To the Editor
Before I even arrived at Fairfield, I
heard the rumor that within the next
ten years, Fairfield would be considered
the Notre Dame of the East, not in
quantity but in quality. Just recently I
came across an article in Harper's Mag­azine
that dealt exclusively with N.D.
Here are a few interesting quotes which
I feel to be very applicable to our uni­versity
"On its campus at the edge of South
Bend, there are 6,000 undergraduates
and 1,000 graduates, as well as class­room
buildings, dormitories, etc." This
leaves quite a larger group of students
to ,cope with than Fairfield has.
"The dormitories, despite relaxed cur·
few regulations," (which have been lifted
for all but first semest-er freshmen),
"and a greater reliance on individual
responsibility - are still inhabited -
and probaibly inhibited - by priests."
"Undergraduates are demanding more
respons,ibility - the right to have cars
and ent-ertain women (the rules against
drinking in the dormitories seem to be
largely ignored)."
In regards to whether N.D. can be
the "university for the whole world,"
this is what was said. "Yet it is clear
that the university, with its growing
research programs, its ecumenical
studies and conferences, its service proj­ects
in North American cities and in
Latin American hamlets, its young theo­logians,
its internal freedom, and its
dynamic president, is taking the respon­sibility
seriously."
I personally feel that F.U is growing,
although slowly, in its research pro­grams,
is broadening its ecumenical con­ferences
gradually, is building up its
service projects, is composed of many
intelligible thinkers with important ideas
(not calling them theologians), and has
the capable administration and faculty
(not singling out anyone) The question
I am very puzzzled by is whether Fair­field
has the "Internal freedom" to ex­pand
progressively outwards. Will Fair­field
University become the Notre Dame
of the East?'
Respectfully,
Richard J. Chlarappa, Jr. '70
Films Tonight
Three historic opera "shorts" will be
offered this evening at 8 p.m. in Gonzaga
Auditorium. The films are in conjunction
with the University's "Spring Festival"
Films included in tonight's presenta­tion
are:
Opera Program- excerpts 1915-1938
(Silent and Sound) with Geraldine Far­rar,
Mary Garden, Enrico Caruso, Nino
Martini, Gladys Swarthont and Kirsten
Flags tad.
Highlights from Cannen - featuring
Tito Gobi and the Rome Opera Com­pany.
Invitation to Music - Backstage at
the 1950 Music Fe:.-tival of Florence,
Italy - opera and ballet.
After The Fall
The Westport-Weston Community
Theatre, frequent occupants of the Uni­versity
Playhouse, is currently in re­hearsal
for the first amateur produc­tion
in the Eastern United States of
Arthur Miller's "After The Fall."
The show, which will be presented at
University Playhouse, is scheduled for
8:30 p.m. May 26 and 27, and June 2,
3, 9, and 10.
Tickets, regularly $2.75, are being of­fered
to students at a special rate of
$2.00. Reservations may be made at the
Fairfield Camera Shop, P ost Road in
Fairfield or by calling Mrs. Inge Van
Gelder in Westport, 227-6120.
.-T H·E- S:T.-A·G
• 2 . -- " ~ -- .. --· -~- ! ..
With Two Weeks To Go
A Senior Looks Back
EDITOR'S NOTE- This
being the last issue of the
school year, the STAG would
like to take thls opportunity
to congratulate and bid a
fond farewell to the Class of
'67. A member of thls gradua­ting
class revealed to us his
feelings upon leaving Fair­field.
We thought that per­haps
they would be of inter­est
to the rest of the Stu­dent
body.
Things go better with
Michelob, Lowenbrau, Heine­ken,
Schlitz, Turborg, Carls­berg,
Miller's Schmitz.
Come alive, they tell us
You're in the soft-drink genera­tion!
That's close.
Last year, while lecturing on
that great man, John Stuart
Mill, the man who knew how to
read Greek and Latin in his
eighth year, and who was never
a boy, our teacher told us that
he did not believe in overburd­ening
his students because the
students had a more important
part of their intellects to de­velqp,
and thus, needed time to
be about other business than
studies. I agree. And thus, in
this inadequate summation of
my feelings of the last four
years, you will please forgive
me if I seem to dwell too heavi­ly
on the seemingly irrational
and insane. For, you sec, I feel
that w.e come here as boys and
for this brief span, must act
like, and be treated like boys,
while the boyhood is wearing
off, and the manhood, whatf"'Vt>r
that is, is creaping on.
I remember, for example, the
feeling of comradship I got
when carloads of townies in­vaded
the campus and the sym-
Ray Gaboriault
bolic Jesuit, after first having
tried to dismiss them, told us
to clean the bums off the cam­pus,
and we did. (I use the
term rather losely, being weak­er
than most I only watched,
but the feeling was there never­theless)
This feeling was often
repeated in bars and basketball
game and other places where it
is god to have a brother.
I remember the feeling of
communion I got when my
classmates opened themselves up
to me, and I to them, telling
things that could never happen
to anyone else .and finding that
we had these In common -
hurts and joys. We always
opened up, talking through the
night until the birds started to
sing, going to bed feeling very
empty, yet to wake feeling very
full. (All night, you are sick.
Yes, by some standards.)
I remember the feeling of
loneliness over the ones who
didn't make it. There was one
who walked into his room,
packed his bags, told his room-
Deputy Grand Knight David Zola '69, and Grand Knight Jay
Crane '68, relax together, after their recent election, at a
Knights of Columbus picnic.
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Just 5 Minutes from Campu!
Recommended by AAA
mate to beware of Indians, and
walked off whistling "The Bear
Went Over the Mountain."
They don't appear in the Manor,
the official organ of beatifica­tion,
but they are a part of us,
however small, both those who
deserved it (and there's always
someone ready to decide this)
and those who didn't (hoping
for a moment that mistakes
may be admitted, even with the
perfect, and hoping that, for
some, even in failure, there
may still be some hope for pas­sage)
I will r emember lots of things
about Fairfield, not now, when
coerced into writing about
them ("someone should do it")
but later, in some other uni­versity,
hung over on coffee and
cigarettes from an assorted
semi~all-nighter, (for studies
naturally) while lying sleepless.
They, the memories, will rise
groaning from the bog out of
which I cannot dredge them
now The paper is pretty full
(this issue anyway) And on the
night before graduation, Kevin
Kiernan's history will be fuller,
and I hope, a hell of a lot fun­nier
Fact
Fi.nding
Commi·tte~e
Continued from Page 1
naire is to provide a source of
facts with which thls progres­sive
committe can judge life
here and recommend revisions.
Unified Body
In calling for student .support
of the new activity, Mr Woh­lers
remarked, "Many students
have often criticized our Stu­dent
Government as impotent,
but now when our officers are
trying to accomplish a definite
result which is a benefit to
all, it is imperative that the
students support them. In t he
past when our leaders sought
revision of the regulations for
our community, the administra­tion
knew that it was dealing
with individuals - not a uni­fied
body If this situation con­tinues,
the complaints will find
no solution·."
"The time for a change," con­cluded
the committee chairman,
"is now." "When our student
leaders attempt to discuss the
problems with t he administra­tion
their effectiveness depends
on student support.''
-May 17, 1967
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Internal Revenue Service
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In modern working environment for
Day and Evening Graduating Seniors & Alumni
Intensive Training and
Career Opportunities in the
Position of For Majors In
lnterna~ Revenue Agent Accounting
Professional Accounting position. Entrance Salary: GS-11,
$9221, GS-9, $8218, GS-7, $7303, GS-5, $6387. Merit
advancement to higher levels, plus within grade increme.nts.
Positions in grades GS-5 thru II now availoble in Manhat­tan,
Brooklyn and Boston. Positions in grades GS-5 and 7
now available ·in Buffalo, Albany, Hartford and most major
cities in the United States. Will examine tax returns of corp­orations,
partnerships, individuals, fiduciaries and other bus­iness
enterprises. Experience required: Six years for grade
GS-11 and five years fo grade G'S-9 of diversfied profes­sional
accountrnq or auditing work, a substantial portion
of which provided emphasis on accounting for Federal Tax
Purposes.
GS-7 requires four years of professional accounting
or auditing experience; or appropriate MS degree
or superior academic achievement. G$..5 requires
three years of similar experience. A Bachelor's degree
which included 24 semester hours ·in accounting can
be subsitituted for three years of such experience.
For grades GS-5, 7, 9, payment will be made for travel
and transportation expenses of new appointees to first post
of duty. New entrance salary rates for GS-5, 7, 9 effective
June 4, 1967.
Positions ava~able for men and women.
Interviewing in:
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For further information contact yot~r
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POSITIONS AT GRADES GS-7, $6451 and GS-5, $5331:
Revenue Officer All Majors
Y.isit taxpayers from all walks of life. Examine records, obtain
information regarding business situations, insure protec-tion
of the taxpayer's and Government's interest. Positions
available for both men and women.
Prerequisite: Have received Rating on current Federal
Service Entrance Examination.
Tax Technican All Majors
Specialists in resolving all kinds of Federal income tax quest­ions
not involving professional accounting ·issues. Conduct
office ·interviews and corresponds with taxpayers to identify
and explain tax issues. Positions available for both men
and women.
Prerequisite: Have received Rating on current Federal
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Special Agent
ACCOUNTING, LAW, POLICE SCIENCE,
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Special Agents of the Intelligence Division ·invesioigate will­ful
evasions of Federal income, excise, estate, social security,
wagering and other taxes. They play an important role in
the nation's drive against organized crime. Positions avail­able
for men.
Prerequ-isite: Must have 12 semester hours in accounting.
Have received Rating on current Treasury Enforcement
Agent test.
. Appointments to the above positions, de­pending
on applicant's availability will be
immediate or upon graduafoio.n.
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An Equal Opportunity Employer
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Unfinished Business
By Georre Deren
STOP FOR A MOMENT
As I start out I know this column will be especially difficult
to write. It will be my last and therefore I would like it to be my
lbest effort and at least to me the most significant. I wish I could
sit down and relate, within the physical limitations allowed, the
many thought I've had on a variety of topics. I'd like it to be
possible to put down on paper all my experiences in a way that
you the reader could sift through them and judge which ones you
would want to pay attention to and use for your own purposes.
But I'm afraid that they could never really be meaningful and
they would remain just what they were in the beginning - mere
words.
The problem is, of course, that our experiences in life are so
personal and subjective. And yet our place in this world can never
be as isolated human beings, shut off from contact with the rest
of existence, living each day for complete and pointless security
and not caring what happens to the man next door or the soul
around the globe. We are integrated with the rest of creation
whether we like it or not. To the extent that wt> cooperate and
make a conscious effort to belong - that is a subjective decision.
This is related to the topic I would like to speak a·bout in this,
my last column. I have to admit that I am frankly disturbed when
I hear someone say as did Mr Reidy in last week's STAG, "
I wouldn't stoop to their level; not even to talk with them. It
makes me sick just to talk albout them." To me, this shows an
extremely closed and narrow mind. It shows a person, perhaps,
with more of a feeling of fear of communication than a feeling of
conscious justification of his own views. But he is not alone. It
typifies, I believe, this fear in all of us which prevents us from
conveying expressions of love and understanding, charity and
concern. It symbolizes our tendency to regard the many beautiful
and worthwhile things we have in this world, a world divinely
created, with cynicism and disbelief. It demonstrates the lack of
confidence we have in seeking peaceful solutions to potentially
disastrous situations and our inclination to use the human being
not as an end but as the means to other, less-worthy ends.
This way we have of kidding ourselves manifests itself on
campus every day of the week. It shows when we criticize the
eccentric and different behavior of fellow students. It shows when
we refuse to see a person crying for help as one worthy of our
time but rather someone to be tolerated and socially ostracized.
So we must stop for a moment and ask ourselves several
questions. What are we doing here at the University and why?
What are our goals in life, our motivations, what do we consider
valuaible to us and in our lives and why? How can we become
more human in our approach to ourselves and therefore our fellow
man? Has apathy and not empathy been our security? When we
leave here will we enter society the solid, tradiHonal, double­•
breasted, letter-of-the-law Catholic? And will we allow the world
the same world we constantly criticize - to stay the way it
has been? All these answers are up to you and me.
We'll never reach those answers so long as we allow obstacles,
shallow and unimportant obstacles, to stand in our way whether
they be skin color, ethical principles, or political beHefs. Can we
afford to sit back complacently in our material institutions and
know that some day our children will read in history books that
in the state of Bihar •in India forty out of fifty million suffered
from severe famine while the United States entertained the high­est
standard of living in the history of mankind? Or that distinct
minorities were penned in disease-ridden slums while men on
Wall St. debated the Stock Market and 5omething called property
rights?
This is our world to improve. These are our brothers in
Christ we are dealing wit\). It will call for Love and in turn pain
and sacrifice for without these elements it would not be an act
of Love.
So let us put our guns and petty hatreds, our unfounded
jealousies and material concerns aside for a moment and dwell on
the Supreme Sacrifice of Love that took place nearly 2,000 years
ago. Lsn't that what Hfe is all about?
GREAT!!
THE FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE WILL
BE OPEN ALL SUMMER
AT REGULAR HOURS
(9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Many New Items Arriving
During Summer Months
THE STAG
Coordinate
School
Continued from Page 1
Fairfield because they recognize
the University's respons~bility
to both the men and women of
today's world and consider this
plan to be ~he most desirable
form of joint education at this
time. He also noted that if,
for some reason, the coordinate
college plan cannot be realized,
the "Trustees will consider fur­ther
exploration of other arran­gements
for implementing ed­ucation
for women at the higher
level."
The Very Rev. William c.
Mcinnes, S.J., Fairfield Univer·
sity's president, who said prel·
imina.ry steps have been taken
toward contacting some possible
choices, expressed strong ap·
proval of the coordinate college
proposal. "We recognize," he
said, "that for an educational
institution to be true to itself
and society in the twentieth
century, we must become in·
volved with the total communi·
ty, both men and women."
Father Mcinnes, explaining
that the coordinate college plan
is cons-idered an integral part
of the University's new phase
of development, said that both
the Board of Trustees and the
University administration are
"enthusiastic about the dialogue
with women's colleges which
will result from Fairfield's ac­tion."
The Trustee decision an­nounced
today follows five
months of discussion at Fair­field
University on the question
of coeducation. Dul'ing this
time, the over-125 faculty mem­bers
and 1,500 male undergrad­uates
tossed aJbout the pros and .
cons of the issue at forums, in
The STAG and through opinion
polls, with tabulations indkat­ing
that a majority disapproved
of coeducation but approved of
a coinstitutional or coordinate
arrangement.
Oakroom
Exhibition
Opera singer, Enrico Caruso,
probably the most famous tenor
of all time, was also an artist
of considerable talent. Two ori­ginals
of his works - a self
portrait sculptured in bronze,
and a pen-and-ink self carica­ture
-are currently on exhibit
in a collection of opera memo­rabilia
in the Oak Room.
A large photograph of Car­uso
(from the Archives of the
Metropolitan Opera Co~pany )
is also on di~play with such
items as a six by seven foot
painting of Metropolitan star
Mary Garden; Donald Oenslag­er's
original set and costume
designs from the New York
Opera presentation of Monte­verdi's
"Orfeo" photos and
sketches of ancient opera
stars from the last fifty years,
from the collection of Metropoli­tan
Opera historian William
Seltsman; costumes worn by
such great opera divas as Grace­Moore,
Geraldine Farrar, Olive
Fremstad and Brenda Lewis
from The Museum of the City
of New York.
The exhibition is one part
of the University's annual
Spring Cultural Festival - "A
Salute to Opera on the Oc­casion
of Claudio Monterdi's
400th Anniversary".
Page Seven
Trustees~ Statement
The Board of Trustees of Fairfield University, having
heal'd reports from the Administration, faculty and students
concerning this problem, endorses the principle that joint
educat·ion of men and women at the collegiate level is aca­demically,
·culturally and socially desirable in our present
age.
In order to implement this principle, the Board recom­mends
that a coordinate women's college be sought to join
with _Fa~rneld University as soon as possible. We recognize
at this time that tile coordinate system is the most desirable
form for joint education and this should take precedence
over any other possibility We recommend to the Adminis­tration,
therefore, that it make an intensive and_ thorough
effort to implement this program.
If the possi:bHity of a coordinate women's college cannot
be realized, we endorse the further exploration of other
arrangements for implementing education tor women at the
higher level. Such exploration should include the investiga­tion
of the creation of a women's college within the Univer­s-
ity or full co-educat·ion under one organizational structure.
We do not feel that either of these latter systems is as
desirable as a coordinate college arrangement and hence
do not wish to have this second implemented until' full in~
vestigation and exploration has been made for a coordinate
college.
. I~ is our re~ommendation that faculty and students be
sufficiently notified in advance of any arrangements before
they are made final.
In accordance with Art. III. _Sec. 1, b, of the Student Govern­ment
Constitution,
. 1. Student A filed an appeal to the Supreme Court re : a
se~Ies of c~puses given by a prefect for alleged offenses com­mitted
prevwus to and during .the Mardi Gras weekend, 1967.
2. A total of eight campuses bad been given
two for not signing in on Friday night;
two for not signing in on Saturday night;
- two for insubordination,
- two for improper conduct
The student appealed the two for insubordination on the
grounds that they wer-e imposed for exactly the same signing in
and the two for improper conduet on the same grounds. '
3. The Supreme Court convened to sit on the case on March
9, 1967 Its disposition was: ·
a. The two campuses for insubordination were upheld on
the. grou~ds th~t, ~is request for permission to sign out being
demed, his actiOn m proceeding with his intentions did consti­tute
a separate offense of insubordination.
. b. !he two campuses for improper conduct were rescinded.
Th1s actiOn lby the Court is not to be construed as condonation of
the act of staying overnight at a motel on a social weekend. It is
merely the Court's condonation of Student A in this case, since
there has not •been a clearly defined and enforced policy on this
matter on the part of college authorities.
c. T~e Court interprets the act of staying overnight in a
motel durmg a social weekend as a clear and definite violation
of Student Handbook injunction against conduct "detrimental
to the n_ame of the University." (p. 18) It therefore instructs
the _o_ffice of Student Services to take all suitable means to
publicize and enforce this interpretation.
4. The Court's decision was unanimous.
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On The Guitar And Banjo
JUNE 18, 7:30 P.M.
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Now pick up on Wedneaday & Friday and delivera
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THE BEST IN LAUNDERING
WE FOLD 'EM. TOOl
Ph 102
Ph 115
Friday, May 19
9:20A.M.
Ph 153
Ph 182
1:20 P.M.
Ec 12 (Fr. Hohmann) Ma 112
En 102 (Mr. Riel) Psy 166
Hi 52 (Dr . .A!bbott- 30320 Psy 168
So 12
Ac 12
Saturday, May 20
9:20A.M.
Hi 164
Ac 162 (Mr. Fitzpatrick)
Ed 141
Psy 12a
1:20 P.M.
Gm 192 Ma 102
Go 12 Ps 16
Go 158 (03033) Psy 16
Hi 158 (03033)
Monday, May 22
9:20A.M.
En 12 Fa 161
En 26
1:20 P.M.
Ac 112 Gr 12
Bi 82 Hi 52 (Dr. Abbott -10101)
Ch 12 Ps 82
Ch 16 Ps 86
Ch 82 Psy 171
Tu~day, May 23
Ed 145
Fr 22
Fr 32
Gm 12
Ac 102
Bu 142 (Mr. O'Neil)
Bu 144
9:20A.M.
tGm 32
Sp 12
Sp 22
1:20 P.M.
La 10
Ec 12 (Mr. Duchesneau)
Ec 132
La 12
Ma 16
Ma 152
Ps 127
Psy 148
Ru 22
En 102 (Dr. Rinaldi)
En 152 ( 40404)
Gm 112
Gr 124
Hi 152
So 166
Sp 182
Til 181 (40404)
Wednesday, May 24
9:20A.M.
Til 15
Til 25
Til 143
Bl 12
Bu 162
Oh 24
Ch 112
Ch 162
Ec 105 (02202)
En 152 (02202)
En 196
Fr 182
Gm 172
Go 132
Thusday, May 25
Bu 126
Ec 182
En 121
Gr 22
Bi 131
Fa 151
Ph 191
1:20 P.M.
Hi 82
Hi 122
Hi 132
Hi 1.54
.Ma 132
Ma 172
Ps 186
Ru 32
So 164
Sp 152
Th 181 (02202)
Ma 12
Ma 14
Ma 22
1:20 P.M.
Go 158 (60550)
9:20A.M.
Bu 112 (60550)
Bu 122
Hi 52 (Mr. Baehr - 60550)
!Hi 126
Bu 142 (Mr. Pinkman)
Ec 105 (60550)
En 116
En 132
Fr 138
Hi 158 (60550)
Ph 132
Ps 84
Sp 32
Ac 132
Bi 111
Hi 16
Friday, May 26
9:20A.M.­Ph
136
Ps 172
Bi 160
Bu 112 (54040)
Ec 12 (Dr. Walters)
Ec 124
En 144
En 172
Saturday, May 27
Bi 152
Bu 172
1:20 P.M.
Fr 12
Hi 172
Hi 194
It 12
So 14
En 164
Go 112
9:20A.M.
Bu 173
Ch 122
Hi 52 (Dr. McCarthy)
Hi 166
Ch 174 La 22
En 111 So 182
1:20 P.M.
Ac 162 (Mr. Connelly) Go 122
Bi 84 !Hi 52 (05065 - Mr. Baehr)
Bu 132 Hi 192
Ec 12 (Fr. Devine) La 112
Ec 110 Ps 188
En 102 (05065) - Dr.iR.inaldi) Psy 1.32
En 125 Til 142
THE STAG
Summer
Seminar
Planned
A new seminar program, con­structed
to examine current
practice and critical issues of
urban planning in Connecticut,
will be offered here at Fairfield
this summer, according to Mr
Richard J. Kinney, di~ctor of
the University's Bureau of
Business and Public Adminis­tration.
Entitled "Ideas and Issues in
Urban Planning," the course
will be on Thursday evenings
from 7 to 9 p.m., June 1
through July 27, and will be
held in the Campus Center.
The nine sessions will have
a double focus, explained Mr.
Kinney. "It will aim at inform­ing
municipal officials, plan­ning
and zoning commission
members, zoning board of ap­peals
representatives, and oth­er
interested citizens about re­cent
occurrences in the field
of planning," he said. He point­ed
out that the course also
will examine "some critical is­sues"
that are being faced by
many Connecticut communities
and investigate what has been
done, what is being done and
what should be done "to en­hance
the livability of urban
areas."
The subject matter for the
nine-session course will be cen­tered
around presentations by
planning experts and critics who
will discuss various planning
projects. The evening's topic
will then be opened for discus­sion
to the participating class
members.
The moderator for each ses­sion
will be Mr. Marshall. L.
Winston, a city planner with
the Raymond & May firm, New
Haven. Dr. Winston, who has
been designated to serve on
an education subcommittee of
the New England Chapter of
the American In:,-titute of Plan­ners,
will guide the course dis­cussions
to effect a thorough
examination of each topic.
A partial list of speakers
who will t a k e part in the
course at the University is:
J.une 1: Albert B. Morgan,
Area Development Manager
for the Connecticut Light and
Power Company, who will
speak on "Succe:.-sful Promo­tion
of Industrial Develop­ment
in Suburban Communi­ties."
June 8: Harry D. Williams
II, Fairfield County's largest
developer, to speak on "Clus­tering
Residential Develop­ment."
June 15: Samuel W. Pine,
Associate Partner of Ray­mond
& May Associates,
planning consultants, former­ly
Planning Director for the
City of Norwalk, who will
discuss "Apartment Develop­ment
in the Suburbs."
June 22: Earl H. Rush,
Fairfield Town Planner, will
speak on "The Need for Aes­thetic
Controls in Urban De­velopment."
June 29: Daniel A. Foley,
New Canaan Town Planner,
will disCUl>-s "New Directions
in Zoning and Subdivision
Controls."
Also on June 29, State Rep­resentative
Norris L. O'Neill of
West Hartford will present his
views on "Large Lot Zoning."
The red hot bat of Fairfield's John Walsh has accounted for
a triple and two home runs in the last two games, both round
trippers coming in a perfect four hit performs.nce against
Fairleigh Dickiruion.
Track Team Loses
First Meet To Hofstra
After basking in the success
of victory for two consecutive
meets, Fairfield Univer:;ity's
track team was jarred back to
earth by a crushing 94-45 de­feat
at the hands of Hofstra.
The Long Islanders, a peren­nial
track powerhouse, proved
that they are the team to be
reckoned with in the upcoming
championship meets as they ad­ministered
a thorough drubbing
to the Stags, limiting them to
only five victories and scattered
seconds.
There were some bright
points, however, especially the
performance of J. C. Dennis,
who captured three of the
Stags' five first places. In ad­dition
to taking the high jump
and broad jump, Jim set a new
school standard of 41' 7" in the
triple jump, breaking his own
record which he set against
Adelphi.
The other Stag firsts were
scored by Jim Garrity, who
C's Top
Continued from Page 10
one point all season.
Outside center Bob Ellis was
the first to score as he ran
wide on a sweep, then cut in
for a 15 yarder. Jay "Hot
Foot!' Crane, chalking up 4
more points for the season, got
his first two on the follow up
conversion, and the Stags led
5-0.
The eager Pups pressed Man­hattan
back into their own ter­ritory
many times, but were
otten held at bay as a result
of well placed fly kicks by the
Manbattan fullback. These
kicks were not enough, how­ever,
to contain the Stag of­fense
as "Fatty" Bob Maher
scampered in for a score after
getting the ball on a l o o s e
Softball
Continued from Page 10
Tuesday, Jim Magnuson of C-3
combined with the brilliant
fielding of his te.ammates to.
pitch a one-hitter and defeat
R-2 1-0. Tony DePaolis's single
brought Howie Emond in to
score to account for the only
run of the game.
The next day Campion 4
turned the tables on C-3 and
swamped "the Bumsmen" 11-0.
Jerry Cosker pitched the shut­out
for C-4 and received hitting
support from the entire team.
sped to a 10.1 clocking in the
100 and also took first in an
exciting and close 220.
The remainder of the Stag
scoring was done by George
Train and Joe DeCresce in the
distance events, Bill Cibulsky
in the high hurdles and javelin,
John Mezzanotte in the weights,
Norm Balthasar in the low
hurdles, and Rich Fitzgerald in
the 440.
Despite this defeat, the Stag
cindermen have given a good
account of themselves so far
this season as their record now
stands at 2-1. With three meets
remammg against Southern
Connecticut, U.B., and New
York Tech, the Stags have a
fine shot at their first .500 or
better season in years. Some of
the cindermen were also rated
fine chances to take medals at
the Collegiate Track Confer­ence
championships held Satur­day
at C. W. POb-t.
Manhattan
serum. Crane's toe hit the mark
again giving Fairfield a 10-0
lead.
The final tally came as the
"Little Red" pushed the New
Yorkers back to their own goal.
Serum half Kirt Schlichting
pickked up a loose ball on the
two and dove in for three more
points. Befure the game end­ed,
other individual perform­ances
were seen by hard run­ning
Joe "Snagglepuss" Sindt,
hard hooking Bill Connoley and
hard-hearted Mike Fox who
was "frozen out" the entire
game;· So the C team closed
out the season untied and un­scored
with a big 13-0 victory
over Manhattan Rugby Club.
NEED
EXTRA GASH?
Gentlemen:
We have part time jobs
available where you can earn
$66.00 for a .20 hour week.
Full time opportunity
avai~ble during the summer.
FOR INFORMATION
Can 334-0786
Ext. 2
Mon. & Thurs. ONLY- after
2:00P.M.
Mr. PeiJi.grino
May 17, 1967 THE STA G Page Nine
Intramural Champions
By EDWARD WILLIAMS
By ROBERT SILLERY
The intramural ping-pong and
pool tournaments held this week
served only to tighten the al-
As another school year approaches its final days, it ready extremely close compe­would
be a good idea to look back on this past year in titian for the yearly corridor
Fairfield sports, looking at bot h the highlights and dis- championships.
appointments. Allie Vestro succes,-fully de-
The two big stories during the fall season were the
blossoming of the new football club and the develop­ment
of a vastly impJ'IOved soccer squad.
Although the record is no indication of their a­chievement,
the Fairfield University Football Club,
under the direction of dedicated president Paul Barnes,
had a very successful season. In their first year of
battle, the gridiron men did not fare well on the score­board,
as they ended up with an 0-5-1 record. But,
the big story lies in the fact that the club, privately run
by the students of the University, grossed a net income
of 2,100 dollars, for their first year's work.
(flhe soccer team, in its third year as a varsity sport,
compiled its best r ecord at 5-6 for the year. Under the
capable leadership of Jim Kuhlman, a dedicated and
hard working coach, the Stag hooters played outstand­ing
ball. Great things are hoped of next year's team,
as most of the members will be returning.
The winter season saw the basketball team face
its toughest schedule, ending up with a respectable
12-9 record. Coach George Bisacca had expected great
things f rom this year's team, but at the start of the
year he encountered the first of his many problems.
At the return in the fall, Mr. Bisacca discovered that
he would be without the services of his star senior for­ward
Jimmy Brown, who was forced to leave school due
to academic deficiencies. He thus lost his major scoring
punch and had to revamp his entire offensive plans.
fended his ping-pong crown as
he repeated last year's tri­umph
over Lou Canepa of C-3.
Vestro's dominating style of
play was too much for Canepa
to overcome, as Allie took t he
be::.-t three-out-of five in three
straight, 21-14, 22-20, and 21-13.
Fred Beyer of R-2 took third.
The pool title was won by
soph Pete Flattery of G-2 in
an exciting contest with run­ner-
up Pete Maher of R-2. Flat ­tery
dropped the first match
but then roared back to take
the next two games to sew up
the vi c t o r y. He displayed a
smooth, sure stroke and fine
ball control in chalking up the
win. Pre-tournament favorites
John Durr and Steve Grimes
were victims of upsets, with
Durr f i n i s h in g third while
Grimes fell by the wayside
early in t he competition.
The race will ultimately be
decided in softball, where R-2
has been eliminated, giving C-4
a shot at the title if they can
take at least a second. The
awards will be given tonight
at the Varsity Awards Banquet
in the Campus Center.
P ete F lattery
-Pool-
Allie Vestro
- Ping·Pong -
Tennis Team Takes
Third In Rider Cup
The Fairfield University ten­nis
team finished third in the
annual Rider Invitational Ten­nis
Tournament in Trenton last
weekend.
The Stags' double team of
Brian Fitzgerald and Gary
Cochran received first seed in
t he tourney and showed it was
worthy of the p~-ition as the
two sophomores swept aside all
competition to win the doubles
title. After defeating LIU in
the first round, Fitzgerald and
Cochran met a h a r d serving
team from Hofstra and won
in three sets, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
By winning this match, Fitz­gerald
and Cochran advanced
to the finals and met the Rider
doubles who they defeated in
three sets, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5. Each
team won service in the final
set for the first t e n games
and the score was 5-5. At this
point Fairfield broke Rider's
serve and won the eleventh and
twelfth games and the set 7-5.
Fairfield's Steve Smith re­ceived
f o u r t h seed in fir:,-t
singles draw and was being
ousted in the semi-finals by
Steve Turner of LIU. Turner
who is the 15th ranking East
Coast player defeated Smith in
straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.
In the second singles draw,
Fairfield's Ben Hill met first
seeded Bob Zeah of Rider and
lost in straight sets 6-3, 6-3.
On the whole, the season was a disapp.ointment to
many people, but the most important fact was that the
fans stayed behind the team all year. Next. year's team,
combined with the fine frosh of this year - Wayne
Gibbons, Frank Magaletta et. al. - should be a vastly
impr oved club. Many Stags are waiting to see just
how they will fare against such powerhouses as Hous­ton
and Dayton, but only time will tell.
After the snow cleared away, coach Donald Cook
began practices for what he considered to be the "best
baseball team in Fairfield's history." After jumping off
to a quick 5-1 record, he too ran into many problems
and the team is now fighting to stay above the .500
mark. The weather did not help much as it forced
many games to be p ostponed, with the team facing
an almost unbelievable five games in four days this
week.
SPORTS PERSONALITY
As the y said in Brooklyn years ago - "W ait till
next year." With the return of at least six starters, next
year's team should be one of the best in New England.
The team which has surprised everyone this year
was the fabulous golf team which so far has compiled
a perfect dual meet record of 11-0. They won the
coveted Metropolitan Conference, and were all set for
the New Englands. However, they had some tough luck
and could do no better than eighth place. Next year's
team is expected tot keep its winning ways, as th e re will
be many returning membe rs from this year's team,
includin g former Connecticut Sta te School Boy Champ,
Ted Coia, junior Joe Paisa and soph J ack McConnach ie.
The "controversial" tennis team had a fine season
as they completed another winning year. The highlight
of the year was last Saturday when the racquetmen
coped third place in the Rider Cup Invitational. Fair­field
fared well as Brian Fitzgerald and Gary Cochran
took first place in the doubles match.
The track team is also on its way to its most suc­cessful
season. They have been victorious in two out
of three meets and last week took fifth place in the
Intercollegiate Conference meet, as James Dennis took
two first places. The biggest disappointment has been
from the student body. It is hoped that next year more
support will be given to a sport which has made Fair­field
proud on many occasions.
Tonight, the Athletic Department will honor all
its athletes in the annual Letter Banquet. The Student
Government is charging nothing for the dinner and yet
only 184 tickets have been "sold" . What h appened to
a ll the support for which the Stags h ave been knotwn?
Now that the season is near over, all the Stags sh ould
at least come to the dinner and give t heir a thle tes the
reco gnition which they deserve.
By ROBERT SILLERY
Every standoff playing for a
t eam which must opp~-e the
Fairfield Rugby Club this spring
fears the freckled face of Fair­field
wing forward Tim Rab­bitt.
Tim has impressed numer­ous
opponents with his persist­ents
hustle and aggressive de­fense,
as he consistently booms
into their backfield to block
kicks and drive ballcarriers to
the turf with his jarring
tackles.
Tim is famous for his a::.-tute
knowledge of the game. Team­mates
note that he loves to
show off rugby's finer points to
less knowledgeable players.
The hard-fighting senior was
captain of the team during the
fall seasc.n. He played an instru­mental
part in leading the
squad to their outstanding
autumn record and has also
been playing excellent ball so
far this spring.
The aggressive senior has
also excelled in several other
sports. He starred on the court
for Cathedral High in Spring­field,
Mass., and played intra­mural
basketball for Regis
Ground, displaying an amazing
collection of moves and a dead­ly
shot.
Tim has also been very active
in politics, serving as campaign
manager to aspiring candidates
on many occasions and lending
a sympathetic ear to complain­ers
on the grievance committee
of the Student Government.
Tim's personality has had
Tim Rabbitt
much to do with his rugby suc­cess
as friends agree that his
aggressiveness and desire to
excel have made him the player
that he is. The pugnacious
senior is known for his crack­ling
wit and wise remarks, and
plays an important role in the
success of the ruggers' post­game
parties.
Tim is an economics major
and after graduation plans to
enter the Marine Corps. After
long and careful consideration,
all Tim's acquaintances agree
that if he continues to exhibit
the hustle and desire he shows
on the field, he is bound to be
as outstanding a success in his
chosen field as he is in Rugby.
Baseball
vs
Stonehill
Thursday - Home
Page Ten THE STAG
Have
A
Nice
Va.ca.tion
May 17, 1967
Baseball Team Defeats Queens
Loses To Southern & Fairleigh
By BILL D' ALESSANDRO
The Stags held on to a .500
percentage win-lose record this
past week by beating Queens
College, this year's Knicker­bocker
champions, while losing
to Fairleigh Dickinson a n d
Southern Connecticut.
Walsh Wallops 2 Homers
John Walsh led Fairfield's
hitting attack. In the 10-5 de­feat
at the hands of Fairleigh
Dickinson, Walsh went four for
four with two home runs, and
three REI's.
Fairfield scored in the top
of the first when Jim Bolger
walked, stole second and came
home as Walsh singled in his
first run. FDU came back in
the third inning, scoring five
runs, three on a home run by
Mike Costello. Despite Walsh's
continued slugging, the Stags
never regained the lead.
Frank Mahoney was the los­ing
pitcher. He was relieved
by Rick D' Amore and Mike
Hermida who made his first
appearance of the season.
Queens Game
Against Queens the Stags
put together a fine offensive
effort to win 8-5. Queens came
into the gam e with an 11-2
record.
In the second inning Fairfield
put on a two out rally with
consecutive singles by John
Walsh, Dennis Hurlie, and Bill
Granata. Pete Gillen then
smacked a two base hit com­pleting
the three run frame.
Three more runs in the sixth
gave Fairfield enough of a lead
to last the game. Barney Monks
and Jim Bolger walked. John
Walsh again stroked the big
bat for a triple and scored him­self
on an error.
Pitcher Ted Symeon won the
game w i t h late inning help
from Frank Mahoney.
Southern Game
Southern Connecticut threw
the nation's number one rated
pitcher, Rusty Brooder, against
Fairfield and the Stags suc­cumbed
5-0. Brooder has allow­ed
one run in forty innings
pitched. He gave up just three
Four
For
Teams
Softball
Battle
Title
By JIM MAGNUSON
Undefeated Gonzaga 3 and the once-beaten teams of Campion
4, Loyola 2 and Regis 1 advanced to the final phase of competition
in softball intramurals during the week and will match each other
until the champion is decided in the double elimination tourney
With alternating days of
good and bad weather the teams
managed to play eleven games
during the week and, in the
process, eliminate the weaker
teams until only four remained
in the tournament.
Unbeaten G-3 led the charge
as it won two big games. On
Tuesday, G-3 met a tough C-4
team and defeated them 9-4.
George Wrobel led his floor­mates
to the victory and rapped
out two timely hits. Following
this game, Gonzaga 3 played
Loyola 2 in a battle of the un­beatens.
Once again George
Wrobel played well as he and
Bill Murphy both homered to
give their team a 8-3 win.
Regis 1 rebounded from its
initial loss two weeks ago and
pounded out two wins. In t heir
first game, the men of Regis 1
edged L-3, 7-4. An error by the
catcher gave Regis 1 two runs
in the seventh and put R-1 out
of L-3's reach. Later in the
week, Jim Gruschow pitched
a fine shutout and Charlie
Phillips walloped two tremen­dous
home-runs as Regis 1
crushed Gonzaga 1 11-0.
hits, singles to Barney Monks,
Jim Bolger, and Al Vestro.
Brad Behan took the los:;;.
Behan started strong, striking
out six of the first ten men,
but gave up two runs in the
fourth and fifth innings and
one in the seventh.
The Stags, now nine and nine,
face Stonehill today on Alumni
Field.
Stag second sacker P ete Gillen watches the Queen's right
fielder scramble for his double as he rounds first base. The
"Red Snapper's" blast scored Dennis Hurlie, shown crossing
the plate, aml Bill Granata..
Ruggers
A's Tie;
Split With Manhattan
B's Lose; C's
By JACK MARA
The score of the A game
Saturday afternoon was 3 to 3,
yet it was hardly indicative of
t h e "rookum-sockum" brand
of Rugby played that day The
Fairfield Veterans played proba­bly
their best game of the year
as t h e y evenly matched the
Manhattan squad of English or
Scottish Ruggers. As usual, the
contest between Fairfield and
Manhattan was one of speed
and spirit against experience
and fineae.
"Tiny" Hustles in A Game
It would be unfair to say
that the Stags outplayed the
Manhattan squad, yet it seems
as if the r eal action in the
game was provided by the red
jer:sies. This can be evidenced
by the outstanding play of for­wards
Chris Grauert and Tiny
Smith who not only managed
to hustle in the serum but
who also came up with timely
offensive runs. In one instance
Tiny litterally ran "through"
the Manhattan serum and then
booted a fine kick for touch.
Langan Drives for Score
The backfield also kept the
de termined Manhattan Vets on
the defensive. Hard working
hooker John Swanhaus man­aged
to get the ball out and
into the eager awaiting hand
of serum half Jay Kirwin. Jay's
accurate passes to fellow "Sea­Ranch"
senior Mik~ Kelly kept
the Stag backs on the move
for a good portion of the game.
Then as the Stags began to
press on the Manhattan twenty,
rookie John Langan picked up
the ball and stole the show
with a h a r d driving rtm to
paydirt.
The hard working Stags
were soon caught off guard
themselves however, when a
Manhattan wing running on a
sweep to the outside managed
to swing to the farside and run
45 yds. for the equalizer
Victorious
Much of the rest of the game
was played on Manhattan ter­ritory
as the determined Fair­field
squad sought in vain to
come up with another tally
The final score 3-3 hardly did
justice to the Fairfield team,
especially to t h o s e retiring
seniors who gave it that extra
something that the Stags are
often capable of.
B's Lose
The B game can actually be
told in a few words. Manhat­tan
simply had too much ex­perience
and even more, too
much finesse for the Stags No.
2 team to cope with. Their
strong serum enabled them to
win both the lineouts and the
serums, a n d as a result, to
stay for the most part on the
offensive.
The first Manhattan score
came on a penalty kick called
against Fairfield for being off
sides. Manhattan converted for
three quick points. The next
score came on a short cutback
to the inside of a loose serum
by their stand off. The last
tally in the one sided scoring
came on a twenty yard run
by the outside center.
Although the Fairfield squad
was not able to contain the
Manhattan team completely,
they did have some fine mo­ments
of their own. Wing for­ward
Paul McGrath played very
aggressive defense as did Steve
Carre. Bob Manney kept the
Stags offensive hopes glimmer­Ing
as he scampered off on
one of his pattened "freight
train" nms for 35 yds. Bart
Franey In his las t appearance
a,s a Fairfield Rugger com­manded
everyone's respect with
some fine all around Rugby.
Yet the efforts were not quite
enough and Manha ttan emerged
a 9-0 victor
C's Stay Unscored Upon
Campion 3 had an amazing
week of ups and downs. On
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The "C" team charges down field for another score in the rugby game against Manha.ttan
R.F.C. last Saturday.
Again the C game can be
summed up, but in even fewer
words. They did it again! Play­ing
the consistent ball that has
kept the C's winners all sea­son,
the Fairfield P ups score
heavily without relinquishing
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