Puhlished by the Students of FairHeld University, Fairfield, Conn. October 23, 1958
Latin Culture In
C.Y.O. Wholesome
Raphael Luis San Miguel and
his cousin, Jose Esteban Gonzalez,
two men of Fairfield, are
presently etlgaged in giving
assistance to Our Lady of Providence
Church, Bridgeport. They
are part of the C. C. D. group
helping to give religious instruction
to the C.Y.O. children
of various parishes in the area.
Being a Spanish parish, Our
Lady of Providence may be examined
in comparison to the
other English-speaking churches.
Recently an interviewer from
the Stag asked Raphael for information
on his interesting experiences
with the Puerto
Rican and Cuban children of
the parish. The main questions
at issue were:
(1) What is the attitude of
Spanish children towards religion?
(2) What is the attitude of
Spanish children to social activities?
First of all, Raphael noted
that this comparison is "unfair"
because the Puerto Rican
and Cuban children here mentioned
are former rural and
mountain inhabitants of Cuba
and Puerto Rico. As you approach
civilized areas of these
countries, the religious inclination
decreases. Latin Americans
are very traditional, a character
trait inherited from Spanish
blood. They keep all their religious
and social traditions
faithfully. Those further from
the cities keep these traditions
better than the urbanites.
The Spanish religious spirit
in the Caribbean was so profound
that they integrated it
into their lives. At home, everyone
works during the week.
Sunday is the day of Mass. The
village church is always located
on the town square where the
parishioners gather after Mass
for conversation, for warming
romance with their loved ones
and for social interests. This is
true of every village. So, these
children are more devoted to
their religion through their
strong background than most
American youths.
Of course, every class has one
or two "wise-guys," but for the
most part, Cubans and Puerto
Ricans are more sincere in
their religious attitudes. Remember
that this is based on
the comparison of children, to
children.
What about their recreational
interests?
Raphael pointed out that
American music and dance
have had no influence on these
people. Baleros, danzas, and
danzones are some of the slow
dances popular in Puerto Rico
and Cuba. The "plena" of
Puerto Rico is a faster dance
with a lively melody. The cha-
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Canisius Academy Calls
For 3 New Members
The Catholic university student
in France is more .than
likely communist in ideology
and Catholic in namoe only, reported
Dr. von Kuehnelt-Leddin
in an informal chat in Loyola
Lounge the afternoon of his
visit. A strong traditionalist, the
Frenchmen will not at all deny
his tie to the Church of his parents,
nor will he often miss
Mass. But whether he is kneeling
in the oearly morning to receive
Communion, or arguing with
the university pere', the student
will not deny his essential communist
allegiance.
For the average French student,
this tie is at least, a protest
against smothering bureaucracy,
and at the most, a way
to unite himself to the industrial
gains of the communist labor
unions.
Secondly, if the university of
the Continent is socially demo(
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"Catholicism is the flood of
faith which will fill the void
created in Japanese culture today
by the disintegration of
Shintoism," declared world famed
columnist Erik von Kuehnelt-
Leddin, speaking at the first
Bellarmine Lecture of the year.
With the defeat of Japan in
1945, outlined Dr. Leddin, the
national religion of the country,
Shintoism, withered in prestige
and value. It had claimed that
Japan was the country of the
Rising Sun, but American might
had canceloed that bold hope.
Today, eighteen years later, only
the traditionalist elders hold to
this sapped. religion, while the
vast majority - the ones who
fought in the Pacific and the
generation that has grown up
in the interim - now floundoer
for some faith with which to
form their lives.
Catholicism, on the 0 the r
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Catholicism Plays Disparate
Roles In Japan And France
Elections On October 28 Will
Test Freshman Class Quality On Wednesday evening, Oct.
15, at 7:30 o'clock, the Canisius
'The Freshman class will exercise its voice, for the Acad~my held its first .general
first b.me, to.be Judged by the rest f F . fi ld h ·t meetmg of the scholastIc year. 0 aIr e ,wen 1 At this meeting the members
goes. to the polls this week to elect its first represen- of the Academy discussed plans
tatives to the Student Council. The character of the for an increase in membership,
class - alert or comp1acent, ta1ent ed or p10 ddl·n·g, a ble tahnedir tmheaintosptuicdywohficthhe wyeilalr. bIet
or ineffectual-will be indicated by the election results. was decided that the Academy
Monday, Oct. 20, marked the€! would admit three more seniors
opening of the week-long nomi- class who would care to run for to membership at the end of
nation period for freshman Stu- the Council should go through October, and five juniors would
dent Council representative~. the following procedure: be accepted in Dece~ber..
Nominations will be closed thIS 1. Obtain a nomination blank The Academy, whIch IS reFriday,
Oct. 24, the results will from Fr. Mahan's office; stricted to members of the
be tallied and the polls opened 2. Have the blank filled in junior and senior classes who
on Tuesday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. carefully following the attached have maintained an 85% averto
3 p.m. Results will be pub- directions: age in their studies, was formed
lished the next day. 3. Return the completed form by Father Edmund Hogan,
Any member of the freshman (Cont'd on Page 4) (Cont'd on Page 2)
Amidst one of the quietest
campaigns this reporter has
ever witnessed, Mike McDon- Dr. Erik Von Kuehnelt-Leddin, NATIONAL REVIEW contribunell
was elected to the office of lion editor, poses for a moment after his lecture, with Rev.
President of the Resident Coun- William Carr, director of the Bellarmine Lectures, and students
cil. When the results had been Bob Shepard, John Croake, and Larry Washburn.
tabulated it was announced that ---= _
Eugene Purcell was the new
vice-president, Richard Devine,
the treasurer, and Brian Hickey,
the secretary. Thus the higher
echelon was completed.
There were numerous posters
plastered all over the dorms,
but there were no mass rallies
and speeches as there had been
in the previous year's campaign.
Each candidate went out
on his own and tried to see as
many voters as possible in order
to present his qualifications
and his plans for the future.
This type of campaigning had
as its goal the securement of
the freshman vote. All of the
upperclassmen knew the candidates
well but the freshmen
didn't, and so this was the only
way to acquaint them with the
men who 'v~re qmning for
office.
As you know, each corridor
is represented by a delegate
who will present his own corridor's
views on the topics coming
up in the Council. The representatives
from the different
floors are as follows:
1. Loyola 3 north - Robert
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Vol. X - No.2
By BOB O'NEILL
. Promising to be even more entertaining and successful
than last year's presentation of Time Limit, TEA
HOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON by John Patrick,
is but the fitst of two plays to be offered by the Un:i~
versity Dramatic Society during the 1958-59 season.
Although the Society has~
doubled its endeavors this M D II G t
school year, the expansion has C onne e s
not blunted the quality of its C '1 Ch .
productions. In fact TEA HOUSE ounCI aIr
OF THE AUGUST MOON will
prove to be the most elaborate
play Fairfield has offered to
date.
John Patrick's comedy, set in
the small village of Tobiki, on
the island of Okinawa in the
Pacific, is a genial satire of the
Pentagon's attempt to bring de,mocracy
into the lives of the
"backward" islanders. Again the
old adage: "East is East ..."
proves itself in an uproarious
way.
The setting of TEAHOUSE
OF THE AUGUST MOON is
American - occupied Okinawa.
A Captain Fisby has been ordered
to teach the ideals of democracy
and self-sustainment
to the natives of the village of
Tobiki. The best vehicle to
teach them these things would
be through a school. But the
natives of Tobiki Village are
not too interested in learning
the new ways of the Western
World. In fact, they prefer a
teahouse to a school. Captain
Fisby finds himself making little
progress with the natives,
and finds himself in deeper entanglements
when a geisha
girl, the regional colonel and
Washington add to the bewildered
captain's problems. It all
adds up to three acts of delightful
comedy against a background
of Oriental strokes.
Tea House of the August
Moon opened on Oct. 15, 1953
at the Martin Beck Theater on
Broadway and ran for two
years as a smashing success. In
the Broadway production John
Forsythe was Capt. Fisbie,
David Wayne was Sikini, and
Mariko Niki played the part of
Lotus Blossum.
After its impressive stage
run, Hollywood decided to replenish
its coffers and thus produced
the motion picture, TEA
HOUSE OF THE AUGUST
MOON, which starred Marlon
Brando as Sikini, Glenn Ford
as Fisbie, and again Mariko
Niki as Lotus Blossum.
Those who have seen either
the Broadway or Hollywood
productions before won't be disappointed
by a hashed over imitation
of what they've already
witnessed. The Dramatic Society
had them in mind when it
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JOHN PATRICI(~S TALE
OF TOBII(I IN REHEARSAL
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" Great import has been attached to the fact that so important
a person in the United States government as John Foster Dulles
Should be named as the personal envoy of President Eisenhower
to 'attend the burial of our late Pontiff,. His Holiness Pope Pius
XII. There are those who immediately will take up the issue
to use it with slanderous intentions. There are others who attach
a stigma to the fact that a President of the United States
should so blatantly show remorse at the passing of the 'Pope as
to 'attend a Mass of Requiem in his honor, with Mr. Dulles and
Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce, and to stand with head reverently
bowed in a Catholic church.
Few of these persons stop to realize that our President was,
during the trying days of World War II, one of many who came
to the Pope seeking counsel. He was also one of the first to
realize that the work of our late beloved Pontiff, right from the
time of his investiture,. was devoted in deed and in prayer to
the establishment and preservation of a true and lasting peace.
From that time in 1939, when Hitler was ravaging the countries
of Europe, to the day he died, Pius XII forfeited all personal
considerations in the work he considered so important to the
world and to the Church. Our Holiness was indeed a skilled
and erudite 'diplomat, to whom the leaders of nations l'locked :Cor
advi.ce in those torturesome days. ,
, . For the persons who know the facts, then, there is no .cause
to' question the President's actions upon receipt of the news of
the passing of an old and dear friend, whose counsel had perhaps,
lightened the load of a man .who, too soon, was General, of
the ArITlY, and who was so, young entrusted with the decisions
which could mean life or death to thousands of men.
Pope Pius XII has been for us who grew into childhood
awareness through the Second World War and who developed
into manhood understanding through the bitter rise to domina..
tion of Russian communism and American indecision. a person
of great character. of ex!>ressed integrity. of admirable humility.
And yet above this. Pius XII was a leader of the peoples of the
earth. Such a leader. in fact. was he that it is difficult to maintain
that he was not the truest spark of leadership our lives of,
twenty-odd years have ever experienced.
He had a unique !>osition. this man Pacelli. He spoke with
an authority profound to his millions of Catholics: and millions
of others listened. He conversed with an ease of knowledge
among meetings of doctors. lawyers. and businessmen: and here
a farmer. there a ulant worker heard. He chatted with sailors.
and the world cro;ded into the palazzo of St. Peter·:~. .
How many ex cathedra pronouncements did Eugenio Pacelli
make? They were not numerous. But how many speeches did
he make which caught at the ear of the world. only because :they
were sane and sound arguments on current problems? How
many comments did he make on international relations .on South
American corruption in government. on inflation. on relief to
the homeless of Korea and the Orient. on entertainment morality.
that made the man. not at all necessarily the Catholic. take note?
Eugenio Pacelli was fortunate that. in his position. he did
not bear the blight of the failures of the practical application of
his words. Granted that he was profoundly aware of the stupidity
of apartheid Catholics. of the Catholics of Louisiana who
appealed the pastoral letters of Bishop Rummel: granted that
he grieved at the National Churches of Poland and China. that
he regretted the lack of intellectuality in American clergy:
granted that he sorrowed in every other failure of Catholicism
in the hands of imperfect men.
Yet the man Pacelli. who was the Pope. stood for what he
was as a Harry Truman or a Clement Ailee. for all of their good
intentions. could never do.
Say that it was the inviolable office that protected him :from
the failures of his ministers.
Say rather. that it was the man. who sone above the office.
For who today can command so much respect from any
cut of the human cloth? Franklin Clark Fry? The Archbishop
of Canterbury? A sincere evangelist named Billy Graham?
Neither these able leaders of the practical religions nor the devoted
leaders of the ascetical Oriental faiths could share in the
respect that this man arned. But more than a religious leader.
this man Pacelli was a world leader. and such a leader that few
can rank with. Name Winston Churchill. and the glory of Britain
in struggle is recalled. Name Konrad Adenauer. and the
skill of a nation forcing itself seven days a week to become of
value again. is recalled. Name Ramon Magsaysay of the Philippines.
Ruiz Cortines of Mexico. and at most a half dozen others
who served with worth the men of their countries. And you are
granted a :';loint.
But name these men and you name leaders of men who.
turned an ear to hear the breath that spoke from Pacelli. Name
those men and you name leaders of men. which men by the
millions turned and listened and understood when this Italian
spoke to them of their souls.
For the soul was his concern. And as limited as the men he
talked to were in their concern with the necessary material considerations
of life. so unlimited was Eugenio Pacelli when he
spoke to them of the soul. And with the soul he dealt inces-,
santly.
Now he is dead. And the leader that was is gone. It is but
respite that we were privileged to have lived during his years.
EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
Walter Naedle
FEATURE EDITOR
Bill Lavery
EXCHANGE E,DITOR
Larry Kelly
BUSINESS MANAGER
Bob Kaulbach
Dick Cummings
Larry Lessing
STAFF
NEWS EDITOR
SPORTS EDITOR
Philip K. P. Swanson
PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Art Funk
J. Croake, A. Einhorn, R McCarthy, D. Sullivan, P. Waide, R
O'Neill, E. Rizy, C. Stokes, B. Lawler, F. Fullam, H. Pronovost,
J. Tiscornia, J. McNamara, RNalejwak, R Cagnassola, R
Stevens, D. Preziosi, M. Kiernan, J. Stewart, D. Reichelt, S.
Dunphy, T. Phelan, J. Reilly, L. Ockey.·
The Right To Worl{ Problem
If you can write a book review, see us.
If you can'i, see your English professor, fasi !
By PETER NEGRI
The issue of compulsory vs. voluntary unionism is approaching
its most critical test since 1944, when Florida enacted the
first legal ban on compulsory union membership.
In November six states will hold referendums that will do
much to decide: (a) whether right-to-work legislation, now in
effect in 18 states, will continue to spread, or whether unions
will be able to stop and possibly reverse the trend; (b) whether
the next Congress will pass a national right-to-work law or
adopt a labor-supported amendment to the Taft-Hartley Act that
would wipe out the state laws.
The states where this issue will be decided are California
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Ohio and Washington. Though the pro~
posed laws differ in detail, in general they protect a worker's
freedom to decide whether or not he wants to join a union. Any
labor contract which would require him either to join a union
or refuse to join is illegal in a right-to-work state.
Support of this point of view is based largely on moral
grounds, i.e., no free American should have to join any organization
in order to work.
Proponents insist that unions will be better stronger and
have more loyal members if workers join becaus~ they wa~t to,
rather than because they were forced into unions against their
will.
Independent committees, with numerous businessmen and
business organizations, are working for passage of right-to-work
laws in the six states. At the national level the United States
Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers,
among others, are giving them support.
Meanwhile, leaders at all levels are fighting right-to-work
with a wide assortment of weapons. Labor officials feel (and
rightly so) that sU~h laws strike at the source of union power,
namely, membershIp and dues money.
They are particularly concerned about the coming referendums
because the decisions in all six states will be made at
the polls, rather than in state legislatures where labor pressures
are more easily brought to bear.
Last year, when Indiana became the first northern industrial
stat~ to enact a law against compulsory union membership, labor
offiCIals excused their defeat on the ground that some bad strikes
in the state had brought down public opinion against the unions.
The McClellan Committee's disclosures of union abuses and cor~
ruption, added to the public appeal of the right-to-work title
may do the same thing this year. '
. T~e un.ions also fear that right-to-work success, particularly
~n CalIfornIan and Ohio, could easily spread to other important
mdustrIal states that have recently shunned the issue.
Right-to-work is a difficult concept for unions to fight, but
labor, namely the AFL-CIO, has a well organized and intensive
campaign under way to try to defeat the right-to-work referendums.
It is being mastermnded in Washington by an AFL-CIO
vice president and head of the Communication Workers of
America, Joseph Beirne, who promises that the entire resources
of the Federation will be directed toward telling the public just
what is contained in these laws.
Mr. Beirne said: "The so-called right-to-work laws strike
right at the very heart of the labor movement and all our resources
will be thrown into this if necessary. We'll have the
money".
CANISIUS
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chairman of the Theology Department,
last spring. It is a
theology academy which has as
its purpose a more thorough
study of modern theological
problems. Last year the Academy
undertook a comprehensive
study of the first book of the
Old Testament, the Book of
Genesis.
Seniors, who are interested in
joining the Academy, must call
on Father Hogan before the
24th of October.
Nuclear Weapons Ban
New Debating Topic
The topic of debate assigned
to the Bellarmine Debating Society
for this vear is "Resolved
- That the fu;ther development
of nuclear weaoons should be
prohibited by· international
agreement," it has been announced
by Rev. J. D. Donaghue,
the Society's Moderator.
The choice of tooic was reached
thus: The National College
Debating Association sent out
ballots, listing four or five
possible topics, to a select group
of colleges. These colleges chose
a topic prime to their interests.
The topic receiving the most
votes became the national topic.
Fairfield, due to its youth, is not
one of the electors.
And what is the outlook for
either side in the debates of this
year- Father Donaghue is of the
opinion, that the negative side
is the stronger. He states that
mutual trust, so necessary to
any such agreement as concerns
nuclear prohibitions can never
be proven by the affirmative.
The topic itself is sure to
arouse a great deal of interest.
It is one of the most controvercial
questions on the international
scene. If such an agreement
could be concluded, it
would quiet the fears of a nervous
world, ease the tension
that permeats it, and might
serve as the basis for a lasting
peace.
Soon it will be time again for
another annual retreat, to be
held at Loyola Seminary in
Shrub Oak, New York. This is
to be a closed retreat, and to
those not familiar with Shrub
Oak, Loyola Seminary is the
"second stop" in the training of
future Jesuits from New York
and Maryland. It is here that
the seminarian receives his
thorough training in philosophy
and classroom procedure.
The seminary itself is a modernistic
structure of red brick,
a section of which is set aside
for lay persons desirous of
making a retreat. Included in
one wing of the building is a
strikingly beautiful chapel of
bold modern design. Notable is
the huge' mosaic of a crucifix,
behind the altar, stretching
from floor to ceiling, reminding
one of some scene from peasant
south Russia.
The grey pebble walks are
often silent in the early Autumn
afternoons. The sun, down in
the south, warms the air that
was chilled in the morning. The
leaves are dying and the cars,
seen far away over the coloring
hills, move unheard.
All is passive there - in nature,
in buildings, in the man
himself. It's a good place to listen
to God.
Shrub Oak - A Quiet
Place For Reflection
Editorials • • •
FRANK FULLAM:
Faubus - Champion or Traitor
It is the legal right of every American to oppose any law
to which he is opposed, by all legal means. Were this not so:
how could we have gotten rid of prohibition, for example? This
is basic law of the land.
State legislatures have constitutional authority to determine
their own standards of the public welfare, as long as specific
constitutional prohibitions are not violated, and as long as conflicts
with valid and controlling federal laws are avoided. Orval
Faubus, as governor of the sovereign state of Arkansas feels
that it is for the general welfare and good order of that state
~hat there ~e segregB:ted schools. He has never yet taken one
~llegal step m OPPOSItIon to the Supreme Court's integration rulmg.
He has, to be sure, opposed the decision as bad law which
it is. The segregation issue has no federal aspect to it~ It is,
by nature, of local concern, and the jurisdiction over education
belongs to each of the sovereign states. This is so true that the
enabling acts admitting several of the states to the Union expressly
provide that they shall have 'exclusive' jurisdiction of
their schools.
. Mr. Justice Lear~ed Hand, retired, formerly Presiding JustIce
of the Federal CIrcuit Court of Appeals, and generally regarded
as the outstanding living jurist of this country by both
bench and bar, has recently published a treatise in book form
called "The Bill of Ri~hts,." in which he castigates the present
Supreme Court for settmg Itself up as a permanent constitutional
convention, effecting amendments to the constitution which is
~ot ~ts function nor :vithin its realm of jurisdiction. 'He takes,
m hIS book, substantIally the same position as that of the State
Chief Justices at their convention last August.
The resolutions and report of this convention of State Chief
Justices are historic documents, and may yet prove the forerunner
of acts of Congress curtailing the Supreme Court. Despite
the fac~ that the resolutions avoid direct reference to specific
mtegrat~on cases, the action taken is directed toward those cases
yery p~:nntedly. The reason for the avoidance of direct reference
~s ObVIO~S. I~ is. a ~r~dit~onal rule of restraint of reference to
Issue whIle stIll m lI:IgatIOn, especially by judges in public utterances.
When theIr report and resolutions were made in
August, there was hot litigation before the Supreme Court in
the ~Ittle Rock contest, and litigation is still pending involving
that Issue. .
Very significantly, in resolution No.5, the Justices urge the
Court .to observe t~e difference between what the Constitution
presc~Ibes or per~Its, an.d what the Justices of the Court, as
constItuted from tIme to tIme may deem desirable or undesirabl
. So, .Faubus and Arkansas .have the courage to defend State;~
RIghts m the matter. If we m America think that it should b
a law of t~e ~and to have integration, how about submitting i~
to a ConstItutIOnal Convention for vote?
* * *
An Open Mind
By JOSEPH MONAHAN
It has always been my ambition
to commandeer a column
of my own, and at last someone
has been foolish enough to
present me with the opportunity.
Certain quarters were given
the impression that this column
would deal about music
and records, since my idle hours
are usually spent within close
range of a phonograph. So I
suppose, in this particular issue,
that I might as well cater to
this belief. However, I wish to
make it quite clear that I can
write reams of uninteresting
material on nearly any topic
and will probably do so in succeeding
issues of this paper.
Therefore, I intend, in the future,
to lash out (in a quiet
journalistic way) at books tele~
v~sion, films, cocktail p~rties,
bIrdbaths, the beat generation,
and the last election (it's
always safer to talk about that
than about the next one).
By RAYMOND NALEWAJK
Bob Healy (rhymes with zeal-y) is still looking as confident
as he did the night before the senior elections. Controversial
Bob turned a capable trick last year by becoming Fairfield's tirst
Junior Class president to win the Senior Class presidency. He
says it can be done again. After all, this is Fairfield's political
tradition in the making. Bob drew in his votes long before
election time when he feted his class to a liberal movement· in
social activities. He organized the first Fairfield Easter Week
trip to Bermuda, brought to Fairfield the first big-name band,
for the Junior Spring Weekend, offered his class the first per·
sonalized beer mugs as mementos of their days on campus.
I was recently invited to Holy Although conservatives gave him warnings, his class gave kim
Cross College (you know _ in the votes.
Worcester) to hear the first lec- If Bob's class impeaches him, he has his St. Helena all picked
ture in their "Cross and Scroll" out. . . Bermuda. 'Er Majesty the Queen ought to be thankful
series, equivalent, in a way, to to Bob for the business he brings into the Empire. She may con·
our Bellarmine Lectures. The sider him to take Townsend's place. Last spring Fairfield meh
talk _ or I should say "per- landed in Bermuda to have a good blinkin' show while they bolo
formance" _ was given by stered the English pound. This year Sir Healy will certainly reo
Anna Russell, the concert com- ceive the Order of the Garter when he goes to a dozen colleges
edienne. Miss Russell did nothing recruiting colonial minded collegians for the next embarkation.
which she has not already re- Bob plans to make this the biggest landing since Normandy,
corded for Columbia _ her And who knows what policies are being formed? Fairfield's
analysis of Wagner's "Ring" privateers have rarely ventured outside of Long Island Sound.
and "How to write your ovln C'mon, Bob, what about the Bahamas, the Barbados, and Jamaica?
Gilbert and Sullivan opera" _ Number 10 Downing Street will be watching Fairfield's good will
but the audience either hadn't _a_m_b_a_ss_a_d_o_r_. _
heard them or didn't mind the
re~etition. She was, in Mr.
Wmchell's hysterical Broadwayese,
"a smash."
It appears that the Cross and
Scroll Society has an excellent
line-up of speakers (Louis Unten'~
eyer, Willy Ley, Thurston
DaVIS, S.J., Robert M. Hutchins,
and four others) for the
year. One wonders what the
Bellarmine Lectures would be
like if season tickets were sold
(as at Holy Cross) at five dollars
apiece, and the rich mine of
talent from New Haven and
New York was tapped.
* * *
Mr. Van Cliburn played his
first concert with the Boston
Symphony Orchestra on Sunday,
October 5th. Rachmaninoff's
ThIrd Piano Concerto and the
Schumann Piano Concerto were
on the roster for the afternoon.
In the evening, Mr. Cliburn and
the orchestra burned the midnight
oil recording the Schumann
Concerto for Victor. On
the next evening, Sunday's concert
was repeated in response
to a great demand for tickets
from those turned away from
Sunday's Concert. I was proud
to be there on Sunday, and to
hear suc~ a magnificent program.
It IS a rare thing to find
a soloist doing two concertos on
one program, a rarer thing to
find one doing two such utterly
OppOSIte works, and the rarest
thing to be able to say that both
performances were closer to
perfection than one would have
dared expect. After hearing
Cliburn's performance of the
Schmann work I was reminded
of Schumann's own comment
when he heard of the work of
the young· unknown Chopin'
"Hats off, gentlem~n ~
genius!"
(Cont'd on Page 5)
MOTION: Mr. Sullivan. That
the S.C. appropriate $24 to pay
for the, assessment fee cards
and to re-imburse Mr. Lupo for
mailing expenses incurred in
the collection program.
SECONDED:
PASSED:
Pres. Harper then proceeded
to appoint the committees for
the present Council year.
Activities Committee: D. Sulli-van,
chairman; J. Maher, A.
Cuomo, E. Garrity, R. MacMurray,
D. Drongoski.
Financial Committee: D. Genga,
chairman; R. Healy, B. Lawler,
R. C"rowley.
Grievance Committee: B. Boland,
chairman; R. Lyons, A.
Giordano, J. MacNamara.
Legislative Com mit tee: J.
Croake, chairman; J. Redgate,
J. MacNamara, A. Giordano.
Pu~licity Committee: D. Lupo,
chaIrman; R. Crowley.
Pres. Harper then assigned to
the following committees:
Grievance Committee:
1. Investigate possible discounts
on school blazers.
2. Approach the Road Division
concerning directional
signs on the campus and at the
major junctions leading to the
University.
Financial Committee:
1. Make preparations for the
seco.nd Assessment Fee collection.
2. Investigate the amount
and proportion alloted to each
Council from the receipts of the
Bellarmine Raffle.
(Cont'd on Page 4)
By GEOFFREY STOKES
I'd like to say that I'm really disappointed in this year's
Frosh. Not one terrible problem got written in this week.
What's wrong with you guys? By this time last year, we had
three breakdowns, seven complexes and countless neuroses. So
any of you with problems just drop into the Stag office and ask
to see kindly old Uncle Bauregard. I can promise you that
Uncle B. will put down the dice, pat you on the head, and say,
"Get outta here, kid:' Keeping that in mind, let's all pitch in
and get sick.
Speaking of toothbrushes and bicycles, the other morning
really started off miserably. It was Monday and the weekend
had been a great one (What am I telling you this for? You know
how Monday mornings are.) Anyhow, I was walking over to
Xavier when, as I passed the parking lot, I heard brakes squeal.
ing and a voice saying, "Hey buddy, you wanna get run over?"
I gave the matter careful consideration and decided that it
wasn't such a bad idea. So I said, "Yes, please. Do that for me,
won't you?"
"I can't do that:'
"But you promised:'
"Please get up:'
"Just go over me once fast, then back up a little for good
measure:' By this time cars had backed up to North Benson
Road, and they were all honking their horns. He said, "Get
up or I'll call a Jesuit:' The poor guy seemed about ready to:
cry. I lay back and closed my eyes.
The next thing I knew, the group of students that had gath.
ered around me was making way for a black robed figure.
"Get up, mister:'
"But why, Father? There's nothing in our new student hand.
book that forbids one to lie down on the road:' The Fairfield
Police had just called to complain that three local streets we~~
tied up.
"Look, Mac. Get up and I'll give you five dollars:'
. "l:fy name isn't. 'Mac: but it's the thought that counts:' Say·
mg thIs, I rose and accepted the money. Ever notice how a day
can suddenly get brighter?
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STUDENT COUNCIL-Moans
And Motions
held on Oct. 2, 1958
The meeting was opened by
Fr. Rooney with a prayer.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were then read.
MOTION: Mr. Croake. That
the minutes of the previous
meeting be accepted without
addition or change.
SECONDED:
PASSED:
Mr. Genga then submitted the
financial report to the Council.
ABSENTEES: Maher (59)
Assessment Collection Committee
Report: (Mr. Sullivan,
chairman)
Mr. Lupo wrote and mimeographed
a suitable letter for the
Freshmen, welcoming them and
explaining the Council and its
functions.
Mr. Sullivan wrote and
mimeographed a letter to all
upperclassmen explaining the
tax and its collection. The letters
were mailed over a week
before registration dates.
" On the registration of the
various classes, members of the
Council collected the assessment
and issued cards certifying
payment.
Those who aided in the collection
were:
R. Harper, A. Prisendorf, D.
Lupo, J. Croake, A. Giordano,
J. McNamara, D. Sullivan, J.
Redgate, R. Lyons.
Approximately $671 was collected
and deposited with the
treasurer.
Breakdown of payments according
to classes will be made
upon accurate' count.
;THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE - BUT TODAYSI L&M GIVES YOU-Page
Four
COUNCIL
(Cont'd from Page 3)
Election Committee:
1. Make, preparations for the
elections ofthe Freshman Council
members before the third
week in October.
Publicity Committee:
1. Investigate a feasible plan
for preparing meeting agenda.
2: Make certain that the minutes
of the Council appear on
the S.C. bulletin board and in
the Stag.
3. Post signs in both buildings
to announce the time and
place of the meetings.
Legislati.ve Committee:
1. Determine the members in
good standing before the third
week in October.
Activities, Committee:
1. Investigate the point system'
and determine its violators
before Nov. 11. (Sullivan)
_2. Take charge of the Freshmen
Orientation, and acquaint
them. with the clubs on the
campus. -(Garrity)
-3. Take charge of the socials
and: dan.ces during the year.
4. Check on the possible uses
foro' the $2100 profit from the
raffle.,
,MO;rION: Mr. Redgate. That
the meeting -be adjourned.
.SE<;:ONDED:
JAPAN.
(Con't from Page 1)
hand, has an appeal for the
masses, primarily because in
practice it is a faith of rites
and ceremony. To a people of
the eye and 'ear such as the Japanese,
this is essential for acceptance.
Furthermore, the Orientals
demand a dogma of substance
- more profound than
the "do good" syruping of Protestantism,
yet more realistic in
this twentieth century than the
intangible idealism of the old
Shintoism.
There is in Japan today a rich
background of Catholicism dating
back to the time of Francis
Xavier, continued the Austrian
lecturer. W hen the Catholics
were forced to burrow underground
in time of persecution,
the religion was nurtured and
fostered. In these recent years,
the religion of Christ has gained
a firm place in the respect of
the workaday Japanese because
of this relation to island tradition,
because it is espoused by
a good percentage of the intelligentia,
and because it is, as stated,
a religion of substance.
Now the step is for the further
development of a native
clergy, concluded Dr. Leddin,
and a program of propaganda
saturation in order to make the
drifting Japanese consciousness
fully aware of what could be its
THE STAG
cultural, if not certainly religious,
fulfillment.
Dr. von Kuehnelt-Leddin, contributing
editor to the National
R'eview, and widely read here
in Connecticut from his multidatelined
columns in the Catholic
Transcript, has tau g h t in
several universities on the Continent.
His most famous book,
"Black Banners", established
him as an authority of note on
world affairs.
FRANCE.
(Con't from Page 1)
cratic, it is at all costs intellectually
aristocratic. Dr. Leddin
pointed out that a student must
go through a hell of bitter eliminations
before he is admitted
to the elite of learning. And
once in, the student may roam
down any alley of intellectual
search. Many Catholics, breathing
in the atmosphere of Sartre',
are true existentialists; and
many tend to the modified versions
of Jaspers, with which, incidentally,
Dr. Leddin has found
favor. And, of course, many
more Catholic students simply
swim, without reaching out for
any belief. For in France, in
the attitude of the French, there
is a very fluid aspect to the doctrines
which one may hold.
Perhaps that has some connectio
with the fall of the Fourth
Republic. But whether or not
that is true, Dr. Leddin did note
in our discussion that interest
in politics has decreased starkly
since the 1930's. In his days as
a student, the Austrian writer
found the political awareness
and vitality of Continental students
all-consuming. Students
would debate with teachers,
fume in argument at cafes, command
the streets in time of election.
Now the vitality has strongly
subsided. The smell of the
dust of two wars, of the rotting
of a country's greatness, can do
that.
Strangely, as a last point, it
seems that the draft is looked
forward to by students. After a
torturous high s c h 0 0 I of ten
years, the service with a bit of
prestige is a welcome change.
For the prospective university
stuQ'ent, it is a breather, a bit
of air before the books smother
him again.
The conclusion? - A strange
lot, these Catholics.
FROSH ...
(Cont'd from Page 1)
not later than Oct. 24.
All freshmen may and should
cast a vote. At present, the
class of '62 is without representation
on the Councii and it is
October 23, 1958
imperative that four good men
be carefully considered and
selected. It is your class and the
opinions and decisions of all
men you put in office will directly
affect each individual in
the coming months. Also, according
to the constitution of
the Student Council, the four
men elected to seats on the
Council automatically become
president, vice-president, secretary,
and treasurer of the Freshman
Class, according to their
vote-totals.
As for the men who plan to
run for the Council: they would
do well to consider thoughtfully
the obligations and responsibilities
which necessarily are attached
to such a position. The
experience to be gained is of
great value; this is a job of genuine
service to your classmates.
Consider carefully and decide.
Best wishes are extended to
all aspirants from the standing
members of the Student Council.
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The Fairfield U n i v e r sit y
Drama Society recreated the
third act of TIME LIMIT! on
October 7, 1958 for the Southport
Women's Guild at the
home of Mrs. William B. Lasher,
for a capacity audience of
approximately thirty-five women.
Taking part in the dramatic
segment were Larry Washburn,
playing the role of Sergeant
Edwards; Joseph DeCicco, General
Connors; Tom Morrison,
Miller, and David Barrett, Sergeant
Baker.
This was the second invitation
of the Southport Women's
Guild to the Fairfield University
Drama Society requesting dramatic
segments of the Society's
repertory of dramatic hits. Last
year the Society performed
scenes from the CAINE MU·
TINY COURT MARTIAL. TIME
LIMIT! was directed by Mr.
Robert G. Emerich and was
performed at the Shakespeare
Festival Theater in Stratford,
Connecticut on May 10, 1958.
LIMIT Given
Showing At
Southport
chose an entirely new approach
to the story.
This year's first production
has in the leading roles veteran
performers of last year's
Time Limit. Capt, Fisbie is
played by Dave Barrett, Sgt.
Baker in last Spring's production.
Tom Morr.ison, who played
a prisoner last Spring, is Sikini.
Joe DiCicco, who was the General,
plays Col. Purdy. Also in I ~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~
a leading role as Lotus Blos- I •
sum, an import, Madeline
Klein.
Under the able direction of
Mr. Robert B. Emerich, and
with the technical production
advice of Mrs. Minerve Farrell
of Bpt., and Mr. Frank Barrett
of New York, The TEA HOUSE
OF THE AUGUST MOON will
be presented on the evenings
of Nov. 21, 22, at 8:30, in the
auditorium of the new Notre
Dame High School in Bridgeport;
all seats are reserved.
Following Mr. Barrett's talk,
he was introduced to the Production
Departmental Leaders
who are:
Set Construction, James Moran;
Set Painting, James Betts;
Lighting, Andrew Warwick;
Crew Chief, John C. Kelly;
S'weat And Long Hours At Southwell Hall
The Prospect For Campus Production Crew
Time out at a rehearsal: Here are Frank Barrett, technical director; Bill Margiotta, Mr. Emerich.
director and 9'oateed bon vivant; P. Joseph De Cicco, and Don Zucco, assistant director.
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SPANISH ...
(Cont'd from Page I)
cha is characteristic of Cuba.
How do these people feel in
the American community?
They unite into groups of
Latin Americans and therefore
feel right at home, having created
a South American atmosphere
in their settings. Being
a community inside a community,
they will probably give
some of their traditions to the
whole community and will
pick UP certain American customs
and habits.
Raphael has spent the past
two years in this parish. His
remote aim is to get the interest
also of the parents so that they
may be directed, to a fuller
meaning of God.
the Campus
On and Off
DRINK PEPSI
McDONNELL... Mr. Frank Barrett, Technical<il--------------------------'---
(Cont'd from Page I) Advisor to the Fairfield Univer- Properties, Frank Full a m;
Kenefick. sity Drama Society, addressed Wardrobe, Paul Ziegler.
2. Loyola 3 south - Richard the members of the Production Mr. Barrett also personally
Guagnini. Staff at its first meeting, earlier interviewed the members of the
3. Loyola 2 north - Anthony this month in Room 101 Cani- staff including:
Prisendorf. ' sius Hall."He outlineHd and dis- . Allen Gree:, Eugene D.
4. Loyola 2 south - Anthony .. Honan, James Fmnegan, Ray-
Ward. c~ssed the productIOn .prepara- mond Hedie, John J. Donohue,
5. Loyola 1 north - Paul ~,IOns for the forthcommg pla~, Kenneth Camorro, Thomas F.
Ziegler. Teahouse of t~e Augu.st Moon.' Heaton, John A. McCall, Paul
6. Gonzaga 1 north - Thomas At the conclusIOn of hIS le~ture, Heimbuch, Charles John Ro-
Ryan. ~r. Barrett ~ersonally mter- land, Thomas P. Spillane, Henry
7. Gonzaga 1 south - Frank vIewed the vano~s department- O'Hagan, John F. X. Warbur-
Murphy. al heads ,along WIth the rest of ton, Neil McAneny, Richard A.
The other corridor represen- the Staff s members. Smith, Timothy Carmody, Wil-tatives
in Gonzaga will be The Technical Advisor labeled liam Edin, David Norton, John
chosen later in the year after the project in hand as a "bold" C. O'Regan, Dick Guagnini,
the estimates. This is because undertaking and a "true chal- Martin Dee, Joseph McNamara,
they are freshmen and the lenge" to any production crew. Joseph Scanlon, John C. Kelly,
Council wants to see who will Since there are five separate Edward T. ColI, Lawrence
be eligible and who will be able scenes in this play, five sets will Laitres, Charles D. Mirabella,
to carry out the duties which have to be designed; five sets William F. Bragg, Richard P.
this position entails. will have to be constructed; Picardi, Donald J. St. John,
Congratulations are in order five sets will have to be paint- Donald P. Butzko, Robert L.
to those chosen for the above ed. Lighting blueprints and Garofalo, Jose Gonzales, Robert
positions and we wish them layouts will also have to be pro- Reynolds, Anthony Giordano,
well in the tasks that lie ahead vided for five scenes. Because Paul Heimbuch.
=fO.,I.,·.,t.,h.,e.,m_. ----------.,·------OiiiiIof the obviously massive amount
-------------- If' of work ahead, Mr. Barrett
called for full "co-operation TOBIKI TALE.
and teamwork" stressing, time lCont'd from Page I}
and again, the great importance
of the individual and his job.
"If someone drops the ball, it
can have dangerous effects upon
the entire production," were
his words. He further urged the
vital necessity of everyone fulfilling
his obligation. Since this
is a voluntary organization, he
asked that everyone do what
they have freely pledged to do.
In conjunction with the producti.
onal procedure, he noted the
availability of Southwell Hall
as a "Production Workshop"
which will be open in the future
even on Saturdays. There,
all the sets will be fully realized.
IDLE MIND ,
(Cont'd from Page 3)
Anyone whose idleness of
mind has matched mine thus
far is cordially invited to drop
over some Monday evening at
7:30 to the Faculty Lounge on
the 2nd floor of Canisius Hall,
to attend a meeting of the St.
Cecilia Academy. This society
was formed for those who
would like to learn about
classical music, so as to enjoy
it more fully. All meetings are
open to non-members and one
becomes a member by attending
a specified number of meetings.
Such a society, we feel,
should be of great importance
in a Liberal Arts College; and
strong and loyal support by the
students will tell the tale.
Plans to erect a shrine to the Blessed Mother, on
the college side of the campus, 'have been announced
by the Sodality,
The shrine will be located directly opposite the
island which separates the entrance and exit to the
Loyola Hall parking area. Its statue will be made in
Italy of white carrara marble and it will be mounted
in a setting of variegated tan brick that will harmonize
with the surrounding campus buildings.
To be dedicated to Mar·~·-------------under
the title "Our Lady of
the Way," the structure will be
equipped with durable allweather
kneelers. It will provide
a place where the students,
in keeping with a Jesuit tradition,
will be able to kneel and
seek Our Lady's protection for
a safe journey from the campus
to their destination. It will also
be the scene of the daily Rosary
during the warmer months of
the school year, and undoubtedly
a prayerful shrine for
visitors to the campus.
To be entirely a Sodality
project, the campaign to finance
the building of the shrine
will be conducted by Our
Lady's Committee of the Sodality.
It will extend over a
three year period in which
time the necessary funds will
be gathered from donations by
the Sodalists themselves, other
interested students, friends, and
proceeds from sponsoring lectures.
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Page Six THE STAG October 23, 1958
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educated look. Case in point: the neat Ivy styling, subdued
detail, self-lining and fine English poplin, densely woven
to weather the weather. Natural colors.
The winners of all the
leagues will have their names
put on a permanent trophy
w hie h will one day be
placed in the gym's trophy case,
and each individual player will
receive a medallion.
Each team would play one
night a week s9 that they
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INTRAMURAL . ..
(Cont'd from Page 8)
league for all. Teams will
chosen on a corridor basis.
For the winter the intramural
directors have high hopes of
getting the use of a local gym.
If they cannot acquire one for
afternoons, the leagues might
be set up on a nightly basis.
BOWLING . ..
(Cont'd from Page 8)
ing tournament to be held at
the Fairfield Center Bowling
Alleys. The league began on
October 3. Back to defend his
championship and a heavy favorite
is Sam Mowad. Prominent
among those who will be out to
acquire the crown are Nick
De Paolo and Mike McDonnell.
These tournaments 0 ff e l'
something that at times seem
to be lacking at Fairfield: that
is student participation. The
spirit of a school is kept alive
by the contesting between different
classes, different. groups
or different men in the school.
'Thus the purpose of intramural
programs. So let's make these
tournaments a big success by a
big turnout in either of the two
sports.
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Fairfield's young baseball team has gained its first
measure of success in producing a first-rate bonus-baby.
Senior Jack Redway, Fairfield's star shortstop, became
Fairfield's first bonus-baby when he joined the Milwaukee
Braves farm system last summer.
He was approached by the'!;>-------------Milwaukee
Braves, Detroit Tig-! second place finish by batting
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Fairfield's season.
Milwaukee offered him a twoyear
contract with a $7,000
bonus and no spring training
required either year. The requirements
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his reason for choosing the
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He reported to the McCook
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NEW HAVEN ...
(Cont'd from Page 8)
3. Lou Ockey, F.U.
4. Jim Padlino, Iona
5. Rich Bodoletto, F.U.
6. John Barry, F.U.
7. Jim Brown, Iona .
8. Jack Doyle, F.U.
9. Ron Coleman, lana
10. Dennis Bates, lana
11. Steve Bizzarri, lana .
12. Jack Lally, F.U.
good season for both. (Since all
the boys are working so hard,
let's see some of the student
body out for those meets.) The
next home meet for both varsity
and frosh teams is on Sat.,
Nov. 25 against Queens and
Hunter.
The times for the last meet
were:
1. Jack Quinn, F.U. 24:54.
2. Ray Fresti, N.H. 25:13.
3. Tom Davis, N.H. 25:38.
4. Phil Gallagher, F.U..... 25:55.
5. Bob McCarthy; F.U. 25:56.
6. Mike Misasiak, N.H. 26:30.
7. John Garrity, F.U. 26:31.
8. Pete Kujawski, F.U. 27:14.
9. Phil LaBreche, N.H. 27:21. ~=========================i1
10. Ralph Kuoze, N.H. 27:38.
11. Jay Simpson, F.U. 28:03.
12. John LaTerra, F.U. 28:35.
13. Harry Brown, N.H. 28:48.
14. Frank Connor, F.U. 29:05.
By BOB McCARTHY I in close pursuit. Seven seconds
Under cloudy skies at Van behind the winner was our own
Courtland Park in the Bronx, Mike Medley, followed by Lou
the Little Stags strode to a Ockey. Closing in fast were
24-31 victory, thus getting their Jack Barry and Rich Bodoletto
season off to a flying start. At together with John Doyle and
the mile mark of the three mile Jack Lally.
run both teams were bunched Coach Tamashunas was very
tightly. Then they hit the big pleased with the boys in their
hills. first outing and has high hopes
Since most of the fellows on of regaining the C.T.C. chamour
squad were unfamiliar with pionship later on in the season.
the course they were content to The next meet for the fres~let
Iona take t.he lead until men will be on Oct. 25 against
they hit the 1,000 yard straight- New Britain and Adelphi.
away. Then all started to kick. The order and times of the
The first man to hit the tape Iona meet were as follows:
was lana's Al Temme. But the 1. Al Temme, Iona 16:52.
freshmen running together were 2. Mike Medley, F.U. 16:59.
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The fact is, men and women who think for
Do you ignore extravagant
claims and think for yourself
when making your choice of
filter cigarette?
Do you try to keep from getting
angry because you feel that emotion
can interfere with your judgment?
Do you like to "show your stuff"
when you know you are really good
at something?
Can you honestly say you like to be
entirely independent of others in
most things you do?
In the morning, do you carefully
choose a tie, matching jacket, etc.,·
instead of grabbing the first thing
you see in the closet?
The. Man WhoThinks for Himself Knows-
Do }f,u Think for Yourself?
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October 23. 1958
1260 Main St.
BRIDGEPORT
Ethical
Pharmacy
Balance And Depth Are Prime
Assets On Tamashunas Squad
THE STAG
Revs. Caffrey And Farrington
Map Broad Intramural Slate
Displaying their first well
balanced squad in years the
Stag harriers swept to a 25-30
victory over New Haven State
Teachers. Running at home, the
varsity, led by a newcomer to
the cross-country ranks, J:ack
Quinn, jumped into the lead
about a mile from the start and
kept there most of the route.
The way to win these meets is
to have all your men bunched
near the front and this is exactly
what the Stags did.
Two vets of these crosscountry
wars, Phil Gallagher
and Bob McCarthy, finished
fourth and fifth, respectively,
with two of last year's freshmen,
John Garrity and Pete
Kujawski finishing seventh and
eighth. The rest of the squad
composed of Simpson, LaTerra,
Connor, and Hauser also con- Phil Gallagher. Frank Connor. Bob McCarthy, and Jack Quinn.
tributed to this opening vic- the key cross country men, limber up before the New Haven meet.
tory.
The next meet for the varsity
will be on Sat., Nov. 18 at Bos- By JOE McNAMARA
ton when they run up against With the coming flf the fall months, Fairfield is pre-
Boston College. There is also a parinO' to field its first athletic team of the new school
strong possibility that they I:':> Tb f d' t'. d h't
may run- against Holy Cross on year. .le appearance a re swea SUItS an w I e
the same date. With the spirit, shorts will again be seen over all the back roads of the
and hard work shown by both' campus as the Stag Cross Country team prepares to
the varsity and freshmen '. .. h '
squads this looks like a very face one of ItS toughest seasons III thIS young sc 001 s
(Cont'd on Page 7) history.
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By LARRY LESSING
What is it that Fairfield University lacks? Its students receive
a fine education and have a fine physical plant at their',
disposal. But it is primarily a weekday school .even for the!
boarding students. There is no really unifying force to tie the
school together for weekends. nothing to keep the students from
the Merritt Parkway every Friday after 6th period.
School spirit cannot be obtained simply by joint
scholastic endeavors and a big weekend twice a year, but on the
contrary it has to be the result of a strong and unified interest
in something.
In most schools this something is football. Saturday afternoon's
game is a magnet for everyone from the dumbest cooed
from Podunk Junior College to the wealthiest and most influential
member of the Alumni. The game is something more
than 22 colorfully clad players on a gaily striped lawn, crunching
brutally together because of a ridiculously shaped ball. It
is a symbol of a school which ties mighty Joe Campus to hornedrim
Tom, tough Johnny card-shark to Jim Collegiate. Very few
members of the student body would disagree with us when we
say that football at Fairfield would be a real boon to Fairfield
spirit. But we can already hear the cries that this is a naive,
and irrational hope, one to be held only by an unrealistic idealist
and a person who is perpetually in the clouds.
Immediately the irrefutable arguments of the realists begin
their righteous barrage. "Don't you realize that at the University
of Oklahoma there are 80 players on scholarship? Why
that's about $500,OOO! You're insane, and what's more don't you
realize that each player costs about $200 to outfit and then there is
travel and a coach and many hidden expenses? Not only that.
but where are you going to get players?" With these shattering
and absolutely unanswerable questions. the realists leave the field
with only a pair of smashed rose-colored glasses lying forlornly
behind on the deserted field. The idealist is shattered! Beaten!
How manv times have those who have dared mention that
a football tea~ would be nice been crushed beneath the mailed
fist of the righteous realist?
,Let's be naive for a few minutes. Let's say a group of colleges
have gotten together to discuss the possibilities of establishing
a football league. None of these schools can afford' to
enter the player market and compete with Oklahoma, Michigan
State and Notre Dame, so they very rationally decide to outlaw
athletic scholarships and other forms of athletic pay. Now these
same schools are faced with the problem of outfitting a team.(
This cost would not be prohibitive, since many small schools
manage to bear this burden each year and they usually come
out ahead on the season, financially. These same small schools
also manage to provide a coaching staff. If it is possible for a
small school to do it, why is it also not possible for a young and
vigorous school such as Fairfield to provide football for its
students?
What about traveling costs? A league built on the above
mentioned principles would have to be made up of teams which
remain in a tight geographical area. For arguments sake, let's
say the league consisted of Fairfield, lona, St. Peter's, Le Moyne,
Siena, Providence, St. Anselm's, and St. Michael's. By judicious
scheduling there would be only one overnight trip a year and
traveling costs would not be prohibitive.
What would be needed to start such a league? A real interest
on the part of the student body of each school. a rational
attitude by the schools on the scholarship issue and a casting'
aside of pre-judgment and pre-conceived prejudice on the part
of the various administrations.
Improbable, yes, but ....•• maybe?
Page Eight
Leading off with lona College
on October 8th, the Varsity
Harriers will face such notable
squads as New Britain State
Teachers' College, Boston College
and St. John's, who by the
way is a strong contender for
the United States Collegiate
Cross Country Championships.
Then as a big finale, they'll
compete in the Connecticut
Track Conference Championships
on November 15th.
One of the many outstanding
facts about this year's team is
the fact that one of its members
has yet to be beaten on the Fairfield
campus. Frank Connor,
'60, will go into this year's
meets to defend the proud
record which he has held for
the past two years in the face
of all competition.
Other returning members of
last year's varsity squad are
Bob McCarthy, Phil Gallagher
and Dave Drongowski. To their
aid come a host of promising
sophomore talent who compiled
The defending intramural football champions of last season. such a fine record during their
frosh year. A few of these to be
SCH LE' ON THE GREEN' I' noted are John Garrity, Pete
FALL EDU. I . Kujauski, Pete Vath, Jay Simp-
This year the intramural Known to all upperclassmen son, Pete Houser and John
program of Fairfield University as the author of the "Great LaTerra. In addition to the
will be under the direction of Guess," Fr. Farrington, S.J., has already talented squad comes
Fr. Charles Farrington and Fr. now taken two more endeavors the mile and two mile standout
Augustine Caffrey with . the under his wi~g. P~tters and of last year, Jack Quinn, who
able assistance of John Creed, wedges are b.emg shme~ up as figures high in Coach Tamas'
61. Fr. Farrington will be in students begm 9-uah~ymg for huma's season hopes.
charge of the commuting stu- the FaIrfield Umversity Intra- This 12-man squad offers
dents, while Fr. Caffrey will mural ~olf Tourna~ent.. depth, which has often been
cover the activities of the board- Favontes to fimsh m the lacking in Fairfield X-Country
ers. money are Joe Carr (low 70's), history and talent. Both the
Unlik~ the past year.s, mu~h Bill Kram.er, ~om ~zarn~ta, Coach and the team are looking
more time and attentlOn w111 Frank Domno O"llgh 70 s), MIke toward their most successful
be given to the intramural pro- Richards, John Downey, Pete, season as of date.
gram. Instead of just football and Michael Low (low 80's). As .-_.....iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioiiio...
and softball, volleyball and a these scores show, the quality
full scale basketball league will of these men's games should
help broaden the intramural stand up against all competition.
program. The two-fold purpose of this
In the fall football and vol- tournament is the recreation of
leyball will' be played. The the students and in order to
same team that plays football pick the best ten golfers to repone
day will try its skill at vol- resent Fairfield intercollegiately
leyball the next. The games will as a team. Opinion has it that
begin at 3:30 and if the oppon- these ten men should be good
ent is not on the field by 3:45 enough to cop a winning record
he will automatically forfeit in their first year. I
the game. There will be no The other endeavor of Fr'l
freshman league but one big Farrington is the annual bowl-
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