Stag - Vol. 09, No. 09 - March 28, 1958

              Published by Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. March 28, 1958
The Glee Club will present
to the public a varied program
of popular semi-classical ar­rangements,
including works of
Schubert, Dvorak, Bizet, Sousa,
Kern, and Rodgers and Ham­merstein.
Among the soloists,
William Doyle, baritone, will
sing "The Song Is You" by
Jerome Kern; Stephen Demp­sey,
baritone, will present the
"Serenade" by Schubert, and
"SXlvia" by Speaks; and Mich­ael
Rossi, pianist, will perform
the "Theme from the Warsaw
Concerto," arranged by Addin­sell.
In addition, the Campus Min­strels
will deliver two songs,
the "Sophomoric Philosophy" by
Dvorak, and the "Toreador
Song" by Bizet; while the Ben­sonians
will present a medley
of close harmony ballads, ar­ranged
by Farrell. Featured in
the Glee Club presentation will
be a medley of Fairfield songs,
a Jerome Kern medley, "MaIa­guena,"
"Ave Maria," a med­ley
from "The King and I," and
in a finale, two numbers with
the Alumni Glee Club, "Salute
to Leroy Anderson'" and "Gra­nada,"
followed by the Alma
Mater.
On Friday, April 18th, the U.niversity Glee Club, in
conjunction with the Bridgeport Area Club, will per­form
the eighth annual Bridgeport concert at the Klein
Memorial. Chairman Stephen Poor and Philip Guerin,
presiClent of the Bridgeport Area Club, have announced
that, as in past years, the concert will benefit the
Bridgeport Area Scholarship Fund for entering fresh­men
from Bridgeport.
Other members of the class of@>--------------­1959
who are in charge of vari­ous
committees are: Walt Beli­veau,
ticket sales ;Dick Cum­mings,
programs; and Tom
Monks, advertisement. After
the concert, a dance will be
held at a locale which will be
announced later.
BRIDGEPORT CONCERT
BOLSTERS SCHOLARSHIP
Director Simon Harak confers with accompanist Michael Rossi
and soloists Stephen J. Dempsey and William J. Doyle, in pre­paration
for the Bridgeport concert- on April 18th.
Alumni Singers Will Make Dehut
ALUMNI GLEE CLUB
In a special statement for the
Stag, Father Murray has re­vealed
that, for the first time in
the series, an Alumni Glee Club
of twenty-five members will
join the University Glee Club
for the final two numbers on
the program and also the Alma
Mater. This will be the first
concert appearance for the
Alumni Club who have thus
far functioned as a choir for the
Mass. The Alumni, especially
in the Bridgeport Area, have
participated very actively in
the preparations for the con­cert,
by selling tickets and ob·
taining patronage.
The Scholarship Fund for the
Bridgeport Area has already
awarded grants to sixteen
freshmen in past years, among
them Philip Guerin, who is
now President of the Area
Club;
National recognition for the
literary magazine "New Fron­tiers"
is the ultimate aim of the
newly appointed editor, Arthur
Einhorn. Though the magazine
has never been submitted be­fore
a national reviewing board,
its format and literary quaJity
match any equivalent college
publicati.on. The wide range of
material-from short-story and
poetry through political studies
to scientific reports - well rep­resent
the scholarship of the
school.
Einhorn, Founder
Of New Frontiers,
Named As Editor
Mr. Einhorn, a junior English
major, originally helped to
found the publication in 1952,
with Francis X. Matthews and
Ralph Marcarelli. A professional
pianist during vacation, Art was
assistant accompanist to the
Glee Club as a freshman, and
accompanist in his sophomore
year. A dean's list- student, Art
has this year been invited into
the Acquinas Academy.
This lecture will certainly be
one of the most interesting and
timely of the year. yv~ hope that
both the students, I and faculty
will give it full support.
On Wednesday evening, April
23rd, the Public Affairs-Inter­national
Relations Club will
present Mr. Sami Hadawi as a
guest lecturer. Mr. Hadawi will
sneak on the Middle-East. Sami
Hadawi is the Assistant Direc­tor
of the Palestine Arab Refu­gee
Office in New York City.
The Palestine Arab Refugee
Office in New York is a branch
of the Arab Palestine Office in
Beirut, Lebanon. It is an un­official
political organ run by
the Palestine Arab refugees on
a voluntary basis.
Sami Hadawi, by virtue of
his office and experience in the
Palestine Government during
the period of the Mandate, is
considered to be one of the out­standing
authorities on the
Middle-East. From 1937 to 1948,
he was Chief of the Land Taxa­tion
Section and Official Valuer
for the classification and cate­,;
orization of rural lands, as
well as Chief Inspector of Valu­ation
of property in urban
areas. After 1948, Mr. Hadawi
served in the Government of
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jor­dan
as Chief of the Inland Land
Revenue Section in the Ministry
of Finance, and later the post of
Land Specialist in the United
Nations.
Too Many Grants Unknown To U. Graduates
Vol. IX - No. 16
Rector Establishes Office
For Scholarship Guidance
On March 10, one of the most eminent speakers
ever to take the rostrum at Fairfield, Dr. Oscar Halecki,
Professor of History at Fordham Gmduate School and
Columbia University, gave an excellent address on "The
Ideological Struggles for East Central Europe."
The nucleus of Dr. Halecki's speech was that: "the
unity of destiny of East Central Europe is to preserve
the ideas of Western Civilization. Since the 10th cen­tury
there have been many times when the fate of
these buffer states - Poland, Hungary, Lithuania, and
Czechoslovakia - seemed doomed. The names and
boundaries of these countries have changed many
times, but their purpose is the same."
Dr. Halecki broke this pur-~-------------­pose
down into three stages ism. The Soviet dominates
during the history of these these countries today, but the
countries. First were the Ger- control has of course been
man invasions in the 10th cen-tury,
and, shortly after, the in- weaker since the death of
vasions from the Ottoman Em- Stalin. Dr. Halecki noted the
pire. The Moslems brought importance played by Radio
with them a new culture, but Free Europe which American
East Central Europe responded dollars support. The noted his­to
the challenge and kept their torian also stated the need for
Western ideas. cultural aid as well as econom-
Second in this "process of ic aid. He finished his talk by
destruction" was the Turkish saying that the ideological war
invasion during the 16th cen- must not be won by Russia. If
tury, followed by the Russian they realize that they cannot
conquest of Poland and Lithu- advance into the buffer states,
ania. But still the Western then, and only then will the
ideas prevailed. Atoms for Peace Plan be a reality.
The greatest danger is now at
hand, in the two terrorizing It is interesting to note that
words of" Leninism and Stalin- (Continued on Page 4)
By DICK CUMMINGS
A further extension of educational services is to be
provided for the students of Fairfield University by the
opening of an Office of Graduate Scholarships. This
Office will provide comprehensive information concern­ing
opportunities, both academic and financial, in grad­uate
school. In the words of Father Rector, "The pur­pose
of the Office will be to provide students with in­formation
on available resources and opportunities for
financial aid in pursuing advanced studies; to counsel,
advise, and supervise preparation and filing of applica­tions
for graduate scholarships and fellowships."
A faculty committee has been~
appointed by Father Rector apply for any sort of financial
with Father T. E. McPeake be- aid for Graduate Study should
ing named as chairman of the register with this Office. This
committee. Other members of Office will be located adjacent
the committee are Dr. Barone, to the Placement Office. To
Dr. McCarthy, Fr. McGrath, show the need for this Office,
and Fr. Nickerson. Fr. Nicker- here are two excerpts from The
son is secretary of the commit- Directory of Fellowships in the
tee and will be in charge of the Arts and Sciences, published M S H d .
new office. All students who (Continued on Page 6) r. am a aWl
• To Speak April 23
Ex-I~eague of Nattons Member On Refugee Issue
Interested In Eastern Europe
Page Two THE S TA G March 28, 1958
Rights of Students
Editorial
FEATURE EDITOR
Bill Lavery
BUSINESS MANAGER
Bob Kaulbach
NEWS EDITOR
Dick Cummings
SPORTS EDITOR
Larry Lessing
STAFF
J. Chester, J. Croake, A. Einhorn, B. Lawler, M. Margiotta, J.
Monahan, R. McCarthy, T. O'Connor, J. Stokes, D. Sullivan, R.
Tiscornia, P. Waide, G. Lallas, B. Slayne, J. McNamara, F. Fullam.
MANAGING EDITOR
Walter Naedle
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
William Keish - Paul Nagy
From The New York Times, March 18; 1958: "Stocks trail
off in broad decline."
The above headline, and others like it, have brought a
whole new angle to on-campus interviews for jobs. Since a col­umnist
should be helpful (as well as friendly, courteous, thrifty,
trustworthy, brave, clean, and reverent) here, in the center ring,
for your entertainment and edification, is a sample interview, for
model use.
M.G.F. (Short for man in the grey flnannel suit) - Well,
son, I understand you're interested in the stock exchange.
STAG - Gee, gosh, yessir! I've wanted to be a stockbroker
ever since the Ballet Russe turned me down.
Note: This impresses him not only with your interest in
cultural affairs, but also with your wholesome, crew cut,
ingenuousness.
M.G.F. - Well, boy, we're looking for bright young men
to work down on Wall Street.
STAG - Oh, yessir, that's me sir, I'm the man you want sir.
May I shine your shoes, sir?
Note: Practice this line for sincerity. Its value con­tinues
even after the interview, e.g., when your new
boss says, "Who wants to work late tonight?"
M.G.F. - Now, what experience have you had?
STAG - I was a bear in the second grade play.
M.G.F. - Oh?
STAG (more eagerly) - And in fourth grade I was a bull.
M.G.F. - No, son, I mean business experience.
STAG - Oh?
Note: The following is known by some as The Big Lie.
We like to call it the embroidery method.
I was a bank teller last summer.
M.G.F. - At what bank?
STAG - Er, ah, etc. The Mumble Trust.
Note: The successful mumble requires practice.
M.G.F. - You've heard of the recession, haven't you, son?
STAG - Yessir, yes, sir, sir, yes.
M.G.F. (insidiously) - Well, this has to do with the reces­sion.
I moved up to Westport a few years ago and I've grown
rather attached to the place. With business conditions the way
they are, I need a job with a little more security than mine
offers. In view of this, I can let you take over my job as of
tomorrow, on one condition. Would it be possible for me to cut
the grass, and wax the flors here?
STAG - Well, son, the way things stand now, your hair is
a little on the ivy league side for that job. Maybe I can do
something for you in two or three weeks . . .
By GEOFFREY STOKES
EDITOR·IN-CHIEF
Philip K. P. Swanson
EXCHANGE EDITOR
Larry Kelly
attempt to iron out the prob­lems
of student club participa­tion.
Nihil???
Mr. Hirtle's letter also stated
that the meeting under discus­sion
"is not the only matter in
which the Student Council has
been deficient this year. Another
blunder is that of the student
tax." Again, we part company.
How else, Mr. Hirtle, would you
suggest that the Student Coun­cil
appropriate funds to support
the various club activities? Per­haps
they should increase the
Winter Carnival bid to twelve
or fifteen dollars in order to
realize sufficient profit and
thereby eliminate the tax? May
I point out that most colleges
have such a fee, although many
of them incorporate it in their
tuition fee. This procedure has
been "concretely proposed" by
the Student Council, but has
yet to be accepted by the ad­ministration.
Mr. Hirtle goes on to say that
"the 'Student Association' is a
laugh." Talk about 'blunders,'
Mr. Hirtle! Whether you know
it or not, by the very fact that
you are enrolled as an under­graduate
student at Fairfield,
you are a member of the Stu­dent
Association; so is every
other undergraduate student at
Fairfield. That's what Student
Associations are for, you know?
Again, I suggest you do some
reading - in the Student Con­stitution.
"Being a member in good
standing means nothing," says
Mr. Hirtle. Perhaps you should
make that statement to every
Knights of Columbus council,
every Alumni Association, and
every other organization in the
country which makes the dis­tinction
between "members"
and "members in good stand­ing."
But then, perhaps you
don't understand that distinc­tion
because of the fact that you
don't understand what the Stu­dent
Association really is. In
any association or organization
where the membership is auto­matic
and lasting, (as in alumni
associations), the distinction
must be made between "mem­bers"
and "members in good
standing," according to whether
or not the member has paid
dues and fulfilled other quali­fications
set by the organization.
This distinction may seem
trivial and unmeaningful, but
it is the mark of an educated
man to note such distinctions.
Perhaps the Student Council
will enact to take away the de­linquent
students' rights to vote,
as you have suggested. But
then, a law with no sanction is
not much of a law, is it? Per­haps
you can propose a better
sanction against those students
who refuse to pay their Assess­ment
Fee?
In closing, I would like to
suggest that Mr. Hirtle investi­gate
the facts before he indulge
in any more open criticism. I
would however, also like to
give credit where credit is due,
and Mr. Robert Hirtle, Jr. cer­tainly
reserves credit for the
work and superb job that he
has done as president of the
I.R.C. Club. For this, I think,
he should be highly lauded.
It might also be noted here,
that all Student Council meet­ings
are open to the entire stu­dent
body, and the Council will
gladly listen to any suggestions
or grievances which any stu­dent
might have. Perhaps, if
more students saw what the
Student Council actually does
(Continued on Page 6)
ierent from its meaning in com­mon
usage. For, in the very
same issue in which the letter
appeared, there also appeared
FOUR separate articles which
encouraged or advocated great­er
student participation in extra­curricular
activities. All four of
these articles were a direct
result of the meeting which Mr.
Hirtle branded "a farce" which
"accomplished NIHIL." How,
can the two column editorial
which appeared directly above
Mr. Hirtle's letter be called
"nihil"? Can we also call
"nihil" the Freshman meeting
which was called to improve the
interest of Freshmen in extra­curricular
participation? The
five column publication of club
agenda? The two column article
explaining the activities of the
Sodality and of the Business
Club? Well, if all these things
are to be considered "nihil,"
may I suggest reference to the
Latin-English Dictionary in the
library. I suggest also, that Mr.
Hirtle obtain a report from one
of the club presidents who was
present at the Student Council
meeting which discussed the
problem of poor club participa­tion.
One club president re­marked,
"I was overwhelmed
with the enthusiasm and the
unselfish attitude and interest
which the Student Council
members displayed towards the
student problem."
As a result of that meeting,
a special committee was formed
by the Student Council to work
with the club presidents in an
LEITER
The rig-hts of students. however dormant at this moment.
are being seriously jeopardized by a piece of legislation which
the Student Council, at its last session three weeks ago. made
part of campus law. As is usual, few are concerned with the
work done by the Council, for most of us have a confidence in
the integrity of judgment of our governing body. But at times.
ailer an interval of a law's 'acceptance. the practical application
of that law affects the student body so strangely that it reacts
with recoil. wonder. and then anger.
Such, ":'Ie fear. will soon be the case.
The issue is that now signatures must be gathered :from 50%
plus one of the student body in order to bring a referendum
before the Siudent Council, In the recent past, a referendum
was used to determine the question of what color and style the
official school blazer should be. This year, a referendum was
attempted in order to bring the big-name band debate before
the Council. In the future, a referendum might be required to
(1) settle the big-name band question. (2) determine the avail­ability
of the gym for dances, (3) request a specific national
figure for the Bellarmine Lecture.
(Robert Penn Warren, recent National Book Review prize
winner in poetry for 1957, lives close by.)
The possibilities for areas of student concern which would
warrant ~ referendum are numerous, and yet merely to place
any referendum on the Student Council's table for discussion
now requires that over five hundred students sign.
This is not only unrealistic. but can dangerously discourage
any sincere aggressiveness on the part of an interested group,
An accurate account of student sentiment could well be polled
by signature reaction of 40% of the students. For, the prepara­tion
of a referendum is the graphic bell-weather of student body
concern with an issue, and as such should be prudently encour·
aged, and not sheepishly feared by standing behind the 50% ball.
Lest the readers think that this is a private note to the
Student Council and not a desire to inform and warn the student
himself, consider a practical application, Next fall, the Carnival
committee decides to avoid a big-name band. (The Senior Week
wants no part of a name band. The Junior Week has struggled
to contact a low-priced group - Art Mooney or Billy Butter·
field). You don't want a Bridgeport band, but at the same .time
you can't afford $15 a bid for the name band. The middle road
is a decent, harmonious. hip dance band from outside. Would
five hundred fellows sign along with you to merely present ­not
urge to obtain such a band - but merely present your wish
before the Student Council? It is decidedly more democratic,
more ethical that the Student Council require 40% of the student
body to sign, in order to express a sentiment which the students
otherwise would have no right to express.
At present. and only because no one has spoken up, unless
50% of the student body signs a paper, the Student Council
denies that the student body has the right to express its beliefs.
Dear Sir:
Would you please print the
following letter in the next issue
of the STAG:
"Once Upon a Friday" a cer­tain
letter signed by a Robert
L. Hirtle, Jr. appeared in the
March 13 issue of the STAG.
The letter was a harsh and rash
criticism of several Student
Council proceedings. I find it
difficult to sit back and let such
a deceiving publication sneak
by unanswered. I call the letter
"deceiving" for the simple rea­son
that, anyone who is not ac­quainted
with the facts as they
actually are, would definitely
be deceived by the letters' un­warranted
criticisms of the Stu­dent
Council. In order to clear
up this deception, and in the
interests of justice, I feel that
the letter should be retorted.
Mr. Hirtle began his letter by
stating that, "Once upon a
Thursday," a meeting sponsored
by the Student Council was
held in Xavier Hall to solve the
problem of poor participation
in student activities. I will go
along with this much of the
letter, for it is about the only
part of the letter which is actual
fact. However, it is at this point
that Mr. Hirtle and I "part
company," for the letter went
on to state that, "the meeting
was a complete farce and ac­complished
NIHIL." Well now,
I don't think I can agree with
Mr. Hirtle here; that is, unless
his meaning of 'NIHIL' is dif-
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"Censorship and the Na·
tural Law" will be the topic
of a debate discussion be­tween
the Aquinas Academ­ies
of Fairfield and Boston
College. The discussion will
take place on the 18th of
April at 1:00 p.m. in Gonza.ga
Auditorium.
Iin the midst of a fight for the
Democratic nomination for
Senator. Thomas J. Dodd, ex­congressman
from Connecticut
is scheduled to talk here during
the second week of April.
Mr. Dodd's first elective office
was to the House of Representa­tives
in 1952. He was re-elected
in 1954, and in that election, he
polled the highest congressional
vote in the country. He was
nominated for the Senate in
1956, but was defeated in the
great Republican landslide by
Prescott Bush.
Mr. Dodd's career began as a
special agent for the FBI in
1933. Later he was named
Special Assistant to the U.S.
Attorney General, and helped
to smash the historic Molzahn­Kunze
spy case. As Chief Trial
Counsel he represented the U.S.
at the Nurenberg War Crimes
Trials. Last year he represented I
thirteen members of the Team­sters
Union to establish the set
principles of union democracy
in a law suit.
Mr. Dodd's two opponents in
the Senatorial primary are
Chester Bowles, ex-governor of
Connecticut, and William Ben­ton,
former Senator of the Nut­meg
State. Mayor Richard Lee
of New Haven, an early favor­ite,
has dropped out of the race,
leaving it wide open.
With such a background,
Thomas Dodd promises to be
one of the most pertinently in­teresting
figures to visit the
campus this semester.
THE STAG
FROSH DANCE
DODD LECTURE
The Senior Week will commence its eleven event pro­gram
on June fifth with a .sports Night and conclude on
June eleventh with the Senior Ball to be held at the fash­ionable
Waverly Inn in Cheshire, Conn. The following
schedule was recently submitted to the STAG by Larry
Fayette, General Chairman of Senior Week:
Thurs., June 5 - Sports Night
Fri., June 6 - Senior Stag
Sat., June 7 - Picnic (Alumni field)
Sun., June 8 - Communion Breakfast
Afternoon - Class Day (Class gift
given and Class Will read.)
Mon., June 9 - Senior Banquet (Loyola cafeteria)
Tues., June 10 - Graduation
Wed., June 11 - Senior Ball (Waverly Inn)
Such things as the choosing of the Class gift, the band
for the Ball, and committee chairmen remain the incom­plete
plans.
Assisting Chairman Fayette will be: J. Masterson, L.
Waters, J. Murphy, J. Hall, R. Hughes, S. Capria, J. Ches­ter,
D. Pupalo, V. Scully, J. Doherty, and C. Conway.
Construction Leader
Invited To .4ddress
Business Luncheon
Don Lupo has been named as
the general chairman of the
Freshman Spring Dance, April
Showers. He announced that
the dance will be held in Loy­ola
Hall on April 19, from 8:30­12:
30, and will be limited to
freshmen.
Assisting him as committee
chairmen are: Mike Kelly, re­freshments,
Hank Pronovost,
tickets, Joe Cannozzaro, pub­licity,
Bob Crowley, decorations,
Brian Lawler and Geoff Stokes,
band.
The donation for the dance
has been set at $2.00.
A future lecture at the Uni­versity
has now found himself
The Business Club will have
a dinner meeting during the
week immediately following
Easter vacation. The guest
speaker will be Robert F. Smith,
Treasurer and General Manager
of the Ansonia Lumber Com­pany.
Bob, a well known per­sonality,
has been Police Com­missioner
of Seymour, Conn.,
President of the Chamber of
Commerce, and prior to his pre­sent
position, Vice President
and General Manager of New­town
Lumber Co., Newtown,
Conn. Bob is well known by
the lumber and building indus­try
because of his many contri­butions
and activities in this
field.
Definite date for the dinner
will be posted on the bulletin
board and posters.
March 28, 1958
American Democracy.NothingI
But A Nice Feeling - Columbia
ACCOLADE TO FAIRFIELD
Fr. Thomas A. Carlin. O.S.F.S.. Assistant Director of
the Youth Deoariment of N.C.W.C.. Washington. wrote re­cenily
to the -Very Reverend Father Rector in the follow­ing
vein:
Fairfielders Learn Own Beliefs Juvenile "Last year we brought to your aUention our con-cern
for the number of Catholic college students who
By ART EINHORN were going to Florida and Bermuda during Holy Week.
"Due to your .cooperation one group of students
FROM NOTES BY R. PRETO-RODAS. L. WASHBURN was formed under NFCCS auspices to take advantage
Several members of the Acquinas Academy re- of Easter Week in Bermuda. which by contrast we find
much more wholesome and inspiring than on overly
cently attended Barnard College to take part in a series commercialized and unusually please-conscious Florida.
of discussion groups whose subject matter ranged from "The aUendance at Mass and reception of Com·
Democratic Ideals to Religion. The academic origin of munion by last year's group . .. while on vacation . ..
inspired the Bermuda clergy who have come to look
the participants was diversified, but the thought trend upon College Weeks as pagan orgies:'
was undeviatingly uniform. The impressions which the Come on. Fairfield. let's do it again this year . .. in
members of the Academy received would, at first I!-_th_e_sa_m_e_t_r_u_ly_C_a_th_o_l_ic_st_y_l_e! •
glance, appear ludicrous, at second glance, grotesque.
Richard Preto-Rodas, Marshall Gionnati, John
Croake, William Lavery, Desmond Sullivan, and
Lawrence Washburn comprised the Fairfield delegation.
The first part consisted of a'%
general assembly at which Max to democracy. What is the an­Lerner,
prominent sociologist, swer? Dr. Blau denied the ex­lecturer,
and author of "Ameri- istence of the immortal soul, of
a: As a Civilization", addressed God, and the after-life. This
the students. He felt that de- posed a problem. How could Dr.
spite the fantastic flux in the Blau claim title to professor of
facets of our culture, we must theology, where he himself was
zealously guard our basic free- a non-believer? He explained
doms, such as freedom of ac- the paradox of his position by
cess, which he felt to be the saying that it would be disas­foundation
of our equality. He trous should the teaching of re­applied
this point particularly ligion be limited to those who
to equal opportunities for all in believed in its tenets. This would
education. In the presence of appear as an excellent argument
the Soviet threat, Mr. Lerner for a plumber repairing watch­called
for confidence in our own es. Dr. Blau implored the mem­abilities.
He felt our mimicking bers to forget denominational
of Soviet education to ridicu- differences which had led them
lous heights to be a manifesta- astray by saying that the semi­tion
of our insecurity. Mr. Ler- nar was not to discuss "religi­ner
felt that the Russians have osity", (the existence of denom­no
really superior methods, but inational, sectarian beliefs in
that they are merely shrewd America), but rather "religion,"
enough to borrow methods and (the constant, never-ending
truths from any source, which quest for an "unfindable" truth).
we, in our arrogance, have fail- The immediate response to such
ed to do. He spoke of the Soviet an Elysian attitude would ap­educational
system as too one- pear to be "how convenient".
sided, stressing out of propor- Dr. Blau referred to the be­tion
the scientific and techno- lief of personal salvation as an
logical subjects. In contrast, Mr. arrogant belief, and was chal­Lerner
said that we must not lenged by Desmond Sullivan.
be caught in the frantic race for MORALITY UNNECESSARY
scientific knowledge, but that " '".
we must also have good teach- . Item:, Th~ famIl~ IS. an
ers, philosophers, journalists, :dealIstIc UnIt not really, eXIst­and
secretaries of state. Rather m~, rathe~, a sexual UnIon of
than intensify anyone subject, o~tH~es polygamous succes­we
should expand our peda- SIOZ: resultmg m .several off­gogical
system, always remem- sprmg not necessanly fully re­bering
the need for freedom of l~ted, and several other rela-access.
Mr. Lerner's position tIons.. '"
was neither pessimistic nor Item. The famIly tha,~ ~rays
optimistic. He admitted our ~,ogether sta,~s ~ogether IS a
misplaced values, our perilous .sacr~d co~ WIth n? found~­p
0 sit ion internationally. He tIon m realIty. ~h~re IS no. ~VI­spoke
of our potential spirit of dence that relIgIOUS trammg
dedication so prevalent in our and church attendanc~ are at
past, and indicated a need for all deterrent to ~~lmquen?y,
personal and national reevalua- ~ather, we use relIgIOUS tram-tion
mg as a scapegoat for our
. "stinginess" to spend money on
The introductory seminar on social reforms.
American Ideals proved to be of Item: Communists are godless
a casual nature, since no one materialists. We are godly ma­outside
of the Fairfield delega- terialists.
tion would admit the existence Item: Morality is completely
of any premises. It was simply relative. Richard Preto-Rodas
a conversation for conversa- asked about personal morality.
tion's sake, since no one could Dr. Blau labelled it non-exist­re~
lly.lay claim to knowing an? ing. Sin equals social injustice.
obJectIve truth. It was at thIS Item: Democracy is a person­moment
that the members of al development including a
the Acquinas Academy felt that person's social relations. Ideas
the title of the seminar should of a personal God and inalien­be
changed to one of a less aca- able rights, etc., are not really
demic nature. in the Constitution which was
Another seminar was on the the outgrowth of the deistic
topic of the influence of Ameri- democratic ideas born in the
can democratic ideals on re- Age of Enlightenment.
ligion. The moderator was Dr. Because of these unacceptable
Blau, professor of theology and premises, there was much con­philosophy,
Columbia Univer- fusion and bickering with Dr.
sity. Dr. Blau stated the prob- Blau who smugly concluded
lem: Protestants, Catholics, and that our failure to arrive at any
Jews claim to have given birth (Continued on Page 4)
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TIME LIMIT
JOHN F. CALLAN, Jr.
to
BUY TICI(ETS
Pius XII; the Pope has bestow­ed
on him the title of Privy
Papal Chamberlain. Dr. Halecki
has written six historical books,
which have been translated into
several foreign languages.
BRIAN LAWLER, '61
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(Continued from Page 1)
Dr. Halecki was a delegate to
the Paris Peace Conference of
1919, a member of the League
of Nations Secretariat from 1921
to 1924. He is also the biogra­pher
of the Holy Father, Pope
If you answered "No" to all questions, you obvi­ously
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But if you want to enjoy smoking as never before,
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Have a real cigarette- have a Camel
BARNARD
conclusions was an indication
of Young America's search for
truth and lack of security. It
never occurred to him that the
failure of the Acquinas Acad­emy
members to arrive at any
conclusion was due to his im­possible
premises which violat­ed
all tradition, and which
were acceptable only by a few
agnostics in the seminar. He
allowed no ,questioning of his
own premises, assuming them
to be unassailable. Dr. Blau re­joiced
in the confusion, regard­ing
it as an indication of "true
religion," a never-ending quest
transcending bee a use they
"think they're true".
Dr. Blau's concepts are shock­ing
only in their mediocrity.
Though he professes humility,
the rejection of the "fisherman
theme" is egotistical, the idea
being that anything so obvious,
which could satisfy so many
people, could not posisbly be
right for hIm, and therefore is
not true at all.
Certainly the opinions heard
by the representatives of Fair­field
were not foreign to them.
It is the doctrine overheard on
the assembly line, in the local
tavern, in the high school. Per­sonal
subjective morality, and
the denial of absolute ideals,
has always been popular. It be­comes
appalling, however, when
it is promulgated by men of a
supposedly learned background,
men who establish themselves
as norms for contemporary
Y0ll-th.
March 28, 1958 THE S TA G Page Five
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By PAT WAIDE
Paramount to the information of a correct economic policy
is the ability to diagnose accurately the current health of the
economy and its prospective future change. To do this we have
a vast amount of statistical data gathered by both the Federal
Government and private sources. One of the unfortunate results
of the Government assuming this major economic role, is the
inevitability that the public will receive distorted information,
favoring the political party in power, about the state of the
economy. This is achieved by the different methods used in
collecting and computing data, and the comment and interpre­tation
that is made about the statistics when they are released.
Any President of the United States, when he discusses eco­nomic
matters, must have an optimistic flavor in his statements.
In a time such as the present, a statement issued by the White
House would likely have a destructive effect if it contained any
note of pessimism. On the other hand' the President's political
opposition endeavors to paint any economic decline worse than
the facts warrant. Thus the two opposing forces: the optimism
of the Administration, and the pessimism of their political foes.
The Federal Government is limited in the degree of optimism
that it can inject into its economic statements. If a predicted
economic upturn fails to materialize, then a majority of the
people will lose trust in the economy and instead of a status quo
being maintained or even a business upturn commencing, the
economy will slide to a further decline. This fact is particularly
true today. Latest reports from the Federal Reserve Board have
indicated a growth of pessimism among consumers, disappointed
by the failure of business conditions to substantially improve
this month, as had been continuously forecasted by the White
House throughout January and February. More specifically this
phenomenon is reflected in the substantial reductions from last
year in the number of persons planning to purchase new homes
or new autos, and the decline in industrial production to the
lowest level in four years.
Most newspaper editors have had to deal with the well-meant
advice that they should minimize bad economic news and em­phasize
the optimistic. In that way it is felt consumer confi­dence
will be created, However, it is the opposite that is true,
as evidenced by the growing skepticism.
The belief that it is possible to talk the country out of a
recession continues along with the fear that it is possible to talk
it into one. History, however, has proved that both tenets are
dubious. After the stock market crash of 1929, President Hoover
made efforts to reassure the nation. Business and financial lead­ers
were called to Washington and they agreed not to cut wages.
(Henry Ford even raised them). Nevertheless the depression
ran its course and the economy rebounded at the most unlikely
time, just before the Presidential election of 1932 when the
people were being reassured on one hand and warned on the
other.
When World War II ended everyone was forecasting a seri­ous
decline while the economy made readjustments from war
back to peace. As events turned out, even the most moderate of
the pessimists proved wrong.
Economic optimism in itself is good if it is based on sound
and unbiased judgments. However, when it is adopted as a
policy to keep bad news from reaching the public, the economy
will eventually be in a sad state. Rumors will quickly spread,
interest will be aroused and the true state of affairs will "come
out in the wash." The danger arises that the very publication
then of the real evidence will cause more distrust among business
planners and consumers, leading to a vicious cycle of cuts in
capital spending and consumer income.
By TOM O'CONNOR
To Bill Keish, then, who
has indeed displayed a dis­tinction
of personal traits,
whose fine work and friendly
manner has been appreciated
by us all, we raise a loud
voice of praise and well­wishing
for the future.
the New Haven Area Club.
Now in his senior year, a
major in English, Bill is well
on the way to realizing his
ambition of entering jour­nalism
as his life's work. He
has been a long-time employ­ee
of the New Haven Regis­ter,
and gained personal dis­tinction
at Fairfield by
assuming the co-editorship
of The Stag in his junior year
with Paul Nagy. His fine
writing ability has gained
him many top notch assign­ments
on the staff of The
Register.
Bill is at present the Pub­licity
Director for the Easter
Seals Campaign in the Great­er
New Haven Area, a job
which speaks well of him for
his devotion to a worthy
cause.
Married to the former
Doris Ann Walsh, Bill and
his wife are expecting an ad­dition
to the family in the
near future.
BILL KEISH
DRAMA SOCIETY 'READYS
"TIME LIMIT"
The dictionary defines per­sonality
as "distinction or ex­cellence
of personal and so­cial
traits; magnetic personal
quality." Our subject of this
issue indeed fits this descrip­tion.
Bill Keish is a transplant
from Boston College, where
he spent his freshman year.
A veteran, he served in the
Army for two years in Ger­many.
He came to Fairfield
as a sophomore, and immedi­ately
became active in extra­curriculars.
He has been a
member of the Vet's Club,
The Stag, The Manor, and
In the last issue of the STAG
there appeared a book review
by Joseph Monahan concerning
a collection of essays written at
Princeton by a group of seniors
last year. I would hesitate to
say that the opinions expressed
were typical of our generation,
but they are not unexpected nor
are they confined to the few
individuals who wrote the
articles.
Though they are not typical
of our generation as a whole,
the underlying philosophy is
typical of the educated non­Catholic.
This type of ideology
is almost a fad on our "Ivy Lea­gue"
campuses. The men who
attend these colleges are usually
representative of America's up­per
strata and may even be
referred to as the "American
aristocracy." They are, or will
be, a well educated,. influential,
respected, and moneyed portion
of our society. These men will
supply much of our nation's
leadership in the future and yet
we are shocked when we hear
some of their ideas. To be sure
the book presents many of the
ideas in a radical form but
underlying each individual es­say
is a basic outlook on life
which is common to all.
That outlook might be sum­med
up in one word, individual­ism.
Webster defines the word
as "any doctrine or practice
based on the assumption that
the individual and not society
is the paramount consideration
or end."
At the beginning of our young
country's history this was in­deed
a valuable asset. It gave
to us the type of leaders we
needed to mold our sprawling
country into the giant it is to­day.
Individualism was present,
but it was modified by a strong
religious background and con­trolled
by the existence of a
frontier. If a man had his toes
stepped on he merely moved
Fr. Mullin, S.J., discusses "Time Limit" with Dave Barrett and West and began all over again.
John Kelly of the cast. Because of this' we found our­selves
with great statesmen to
shape our laws and equally
great men who carried out
standards gradually to the West
Coast and beyond.
Now that we extended from
manager. Robert Kaulbach, coast to coast we had to solidify
business manager, has been and unify our country so that
making arrangements for ticket we might be able to flex our
sales and William Margiotta has new muscles to all the world.
been handling publicity in con- This task fell to commerce and
junction with Mr. Fred Tartaro, industry and they did their job
Public Relations Director. well. Here again we see indi-
Out of the seventeen male vidualism playing its part but
members of the cast, six are this time it was not quite as
veterans of last year's perform- free from the after effects as
ance, "Caine Mutiny Court before. They gave it a new
Martial"; they include Francis name and now the cry heard
O'Rourke, Robert Carroll, David about the country was for a
Barrett, John C. Kelly, P. Jo- "laissez faire" economy. The na­seph
DeCicco, and William tion's business men cried that
Margiotta. Charles McCann and if everyone was allowed to
John F. X. Warburton have seek his own self interest the
performed in one-act plays for self interests of the nation
the Society this year. Lawrence would naturally follow because
Washburn, Nicholas DePaola, the nation was only a collection
Paul Zigeler, Donald Zucco, of individuals. And what was
Thomas Morrison, Martin Dee, the interest of the individual?
David Norton, Henry O'Hagan, Profit, and profit alone. It
and Joseph McNamara are per- didn't matter too much who got
forming for the first time under stepped on or who got hurt now.
the auspices of the Fairfield Self interest was the recognized
University Drama Society. The and sanctioned motivation of
cast consists of nine juniors,' the economy and as long as the
three sophomores, three fresh- desired results were attained no
men, and two seniors. Two fe- one seemed to care.
male roles have also been filled Even when things got out of
and a later issue of the STAG hand and someone became a
will carry a full story on the little too big, the cry was still
two actresses chosen by Mr. in the name of individualism
Emerich and Rev. Laurence S. but now it was called the right
Mullin, S.J. (Continued on Page 6)
The Fairfield U n i v e r sit y
Drama Society has entered its
third week of rehearsal in pre­paration
for the presentation of
"Time Limit!" on May 10 at the
Shakespeare Festival Theater in
Stratford, Connecticut.
Mr. Robert G. Emerich, di­rector,
is conducting a heavy
schedule of Play rehearsals in
the rooms which formerly
housed the University library,
in Xavier Hall. Mr. Emerich
and Randy Harper, stage man­ager,
have laid out the floor
plan of the Shakespeare stage
in the old library according to
measurements established by
Mr. Emerich and William Mc­Quillan,
set designer. The stage
area consists of an office scene
in the foreground and a raised
platform in the background for
flashback scenes in a North Ko­rean
Prisoner of War compound.
For this year's production,
Mr. Emerich will be ably assist­ed
by a production staff who
will be responsible for all back­stage
activity. Donald Zucco is
in charge of costuming, make­up,
and stage properties. As
mentioned, William McQuillan
will handle set designs, and
Randy Harper will be the direc­tor's
right-hand man as stage
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from the classroom or from the
armed services, youth offers
both politics and Government
new vitality. They have the
right to determine that honest,
efficient Government by men of
integrity and ability be con­tinued;
that there shall be no
return to the era of stumbling
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the vote to 18-year-01ds. But
the movement to the lower vot­ing
age is gaining momentum.
The Democratic Party has, not
as yet, made up its mind on this
issue; the Republican Party has.
The President, in his State of
the Union message, emphasized
that "For years our citizens be­tween
the age of 18 and 21
have, in time of peril, been
summoned to fight for America.
They should participate in the
political process that produces
this fateful summons."
Master Caster
WHAT IS AN ADROIT FISHERMAN?
WHAT IS A MODEST MISTAKE?
ANNE LUBELL, Humble Bumble
BROOKLYN COLLEGE
WILLIAM WILLIAMS.
'YOUNGSTOWN U.
America free. And yet today,
thousands of American taxpay­ers
are denied the ballot. They
are the 18 to 21 year-olds who
are marrying and raising fam­ilies
and working to support
them.
Every young man who passes
his 18th birthday faces an
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years on active duty and
six years in the reserve. These
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Government, but they also de­mand
the right to help select
their Government. They reason,
and rightly, that if they are old
enough to fight, they are old
enough to vote.
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women have the greatest stake
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done today will affect their to­morrows;
will determine what
kind of a world they can ex­oect
as their heritage. Fresh
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A Lucky, after all, is the best-tasting ciga­rette
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to taste even better. (That's advertising!)
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WHAT IS A SHEEP'S "HELLO"?
WHAT IS A LONG·DISTANCE
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JOYCE BASCH.
PENN. STATE
WALTER LEYLAND.
WILLIAM AND MARY
REPS & DEMS
nomics, and science that we no
longer wanted to accept author­ity
in any field.
Why should we believe in a
church where one man had al­most
complete authority? Why,
that wasn't democratic. In fact
why shouldn't we look for a
God who conformed to what
our idea of a God should be?
This is exactly what happened
to those misguided men at
Princeton, and many others like
them. They have become so
impressed with their own self
importance that they have even
decided to reform God.
By BOB HIRTLE
"Battle for the Ballo,t"
Almost two centuries ago, the
demand for "no taxation with­out
representation" fomented
the Revolution which made
GO'RDON WAKEFIELD. Brief Chief
U. OF KANSAS
WHAT IS A TEN·DAY DICTATOR?
IDEAS ...
(Continued from Page 5)
of free enterprise.
Yes, individualism had con­tributed
to the carving of this
country from a wilderness and
then it had again contributed to
the creation of an industrial
giant that made this nation the
power of the world. This then
must be the way to success:
Let man have his own way and
he'll do his best. Don't allow
anyone to exert authority over
you or else you'll be crushed
under heel. This became the
by-word of Americans - au­thority
leads to tyranny. It al­ways
had been so and it always
would be so.
This ideology carried very
gradually over into religious
life too. Man was the measure
of all things. We had become
so impressed with our ability
and success in government, eco-
LETTER
(Continued from Page 2)
for them, if they read the min­utes,
the Treasurer's report, and
showed more interest in the
Council, other than to criticize
its every action, perhaps then
there would be, (as there should
be), a greater appreciation and
a closer harmony between the
student body and the Student
Council.
Respectfully yours,
SAL GILBERTIE, .TR.
THE
SUPPORT
GRAD ..
(Continued from Page 1)
by the Association of American
Colleges:
"The most important part of
any application to Graduate
. School is the answer to the
question, 'What are your plans
for graduate study and how do
they relate to the future career
you have in your mind?' "
" . . . The sponsor of any
good-sized fellowship program
unfortunately receives a num­ber
of letters each year from
students who write to him, not
about their own plans, but with
a request for information about
what they ought to choose in
order to get the fellowship. It
should be remembered that
Foundations are not in a posi­tion
to counsel students; this is
something the student should
get from his own school."
This committee, then, will co­ordinate
and supplement the
work already being done by de­partment
chairmen and other
faculty members who are assist­ing
students to obtain scholar­ships
and fellowships in indi­vidual
university graduate and
professional schools. The main
work of this committee in the
immediate future will be to
provide information on philan­thropic
support of graduate
study and to assist members of
the class of 1959 in applying for
aid from both private and pub­lic
national grants.
The committee will hold a
group meeting after the Easter
vacation with members of the
Class of 1959 who are on the
Dean's list and with other elig­ible
Juniors. At this meeting
the plans of the committee and
the functioning of the Office on
Graduate Scholarships will be
outlined. Students should watch
for notices from this committee
which will be posted on the
Dean's bulletin board. The hours
during which Fr. Nickerson will
be available for consultation
will also be posted.
The following statistics con­cerning
the class of 1957 may
help encourage tl)e. students to
apply for these scholarships. Of
44 men (from this class), who
have gone to graduate school
thus far, 15 or 33% have re­ceived
aid of some sort. The
Physics and Chemistry depart­ments
led the way with the
most men receiving aid. Of all
those going to graduate school,
Law school led the way with
the most men in one course of
study.
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March 28, 1958 THE STAG Page Seven
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THE STAG
Who Be Those Red Men This Year Marks Fr. Ring, Formerly
Stretchin': Jumpin' Entrance of Team Bo.ston.Coliege C~ach,
An' RUDDln' Yonder? I B II L Wdl Dlrect TennlS
This week, as I gaze out of nto a eague Monday, March 10, marked
my window in the direction of the first meeting here at Fair-
McAuliffe Hall, those red-clad On March 14, a meeting was field of the tennis cand'd 1 ates
bodies doing their unusual con- held in Xavier Hall for base- for the 1958 season. Fr. James
tortions seem to be of smaller ball can.did1ates. hThe season'hs W. Ring, S.J., the newly ap-stature.
In addition to that, this opener IS ess t an a mont pointed moderator, conducted
new bunch seems to be a little away, and the boys have yet to the session.
hold any workouts. Jim Hanra-more
conscientious of their han will again work the team Twenty members from the
work than were the athletes of and is eager to improve on last student body attended. Ten
last week, besides the fact that year's record. were Freshmen candidates. Of
the newcomers are also leading the remaining, such men as
the race in total hours spent at Among the 40-odd candidates, Joel Cherrytree, Dick Keating,
practice. After a moment's re- there were many sophomores Dave Hendrickson, Larry Less­flection,
the answer becomes who hope to improve the squad. ing, John Cuskely, Bob Halapin,
quite evident - this new group There was sad news for the John Fleming, Pete Priscullo'
is the Freshman Track Team. freshmen when they were in- and Ted Dowd promised hope
In the running events, the formed that there will be no of a successful season.
Frosh have as much depth as frosh squad. Fr. Ring explained the pro­they
have high-school experi- In the next few weeks there gram to the players, noting
ence. Cross Country standouts, will be many long hours of such matches as Holy Cross,
John Garrity and Gerry Ferris, practice, for the squad hopes to University of Bridgeport, and
will be the big guns for the first make a good start in their first the Rider Tournament in New
year men. Other members of year as a member of the Col- Jersey. Father also outlined a
this year's freshman team who legiate Baseball League. training program and illustrated
will be a great help in the on the blackboard some basic
"point-piling" are Jim McCon- FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY tennis shots.-
ville, Pete Kujawski, Mike Ri- SPRING BASEBALL -------------
naldi, Bill Wallin, Jay Simpson, SCHEDULE
Paul Schlickman, Joe Dews,
Mike Madden, Bill Beard, Steve April
Kristofak, Bob' "Moe" Ross, 12-C. W. Post (home)-2 p.m.
John Tiscornia, Dick White, and 14-U of Hartford (away)-
John Shannon. 3 p.m.
Depth again is the big char- *18-Fairleigh-Dickinson (away)
acteristic of the Frosh in the - 3 p.m.
field events. Led by Bill Melahn, *20-Seton Hall (home)-2 p.m.
one of the City's leading shot- 23-New Britain (away) _ 3
putters, the "sawdust and iron p.m.
men" will be Pete Vath, Jake *26-St. Peter's (away)-3 p.m.
Marran, Tom Murphy, Dan For- 28-U of Bridgeport (away)-
tuna, Steve Dempsey, and two 3
local boys named Bitar and 30-N:~mHaven (home) _ 3
Medve, who will throw the
].avel'm. p.m.
With Westchester a fresh-man
meet this year with no
varsity help, the frosh have
their work cut out for them as
they make their debut on April
16 against New Britain.
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As the cold damp winds of the off-season blow briskly
across the campus, all athletic endeavors of a varsity nature
have slowed to the proverbial snail's pace. Only a few hardy
trackmen have dared to brave the bitter, raw March weather
of the pre-Spring training season. Beneath the seeming quiet
of the campus, two men have decided on a plan that will
spread the name of Fairfield University over a thirteen­thousand
mile area, and in the process they will partake in
experiences that will be remembered for a lifetime.
Mounted on two shiny new "200 Deluxe Zundapp's," motor
scooters, Charlie McCann and Randy Harper will leave Fairfield
University on June 2 and return three and a half months later,
having visited Mexico and Canada, in addition to circumnavi­gating
the United States. The purpose of this trip is to "prove
the versatility of the motor scooter and to see the United States
and its nearby neighbors."
The men will travel with the minimum of equipment
and money as they plan to camp out almost every night
during their trip. Their nights will be spent in many differ­ent
environments, from the cold of the snow-capped Sierras
to the sun-baked deserts of the southern part of New
Mexico and Arizona. According to present plans, the boys
plan to keep expenses between $250-$300, using only $45
for oil and gas.
With the' aid of the Esso touring service they have mapped
out an itinerary which will see them head southward through
Kentucky and Mississippi to New Orleans, Louisiana where they
will change direction and head westward to San Antonio, Texas.
Following the Pan-Am highway the expedition will head south
to Mexico City and eventually to Acapulco. After they return
to the United States, the team will turn westward again and
the north through California. As they head northward along the
West Coast, they will visit some of the famous National parks
including Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. They will
return through the Dakotas to Milwaukee and Chicago and from
there they will return home.
The team will use two cameras and 65 rolls of film to
record the more exciting moments of the trip. The Zundapp Fairfield University
is capable of speeds up to 70 miles an hour and it usually Track Schedule - 1958
cruises around 55 mph. It is equipped with an electric starier April
and other modern equipment. In case of a shortage of that *16-New Britain, Varsity and
ever valuable commodity. money, the boys plan to increase Frosh
their funds by working at anything from fruit picking in 19-Queens _ Iona Relays,
the San Fernando Valley to ranching and dish washing. Varsity and Frosh
====I:t:S:h:O:U:l:d=b:e:q:u=it:e=a:s:u:m=m:e:r=!===========:::;:,1 *26-Upsala and Farleigh Dick-
It inson
*30-Hunter, Varsity and Frosh
May
*6-Bridgeport, Frosh
8-New Haven, Varsity and
Frosh
10-Collegiate Track Confer­ence
Meet
*14-Westchester, Frosh
*15-:Bridgeport, Varsity
17-E.I.C.A.A., Worcester
* At home.
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