Stag - Vol. 10, No. 07 - February 20, 1959

              Vol. X - No.7 Published by Students of Fairfield University, Fa.irfield, Conn. February 20, 1959
U. OF DETROIT MEETING
CITES CAMPUS SIODALITY --------------~ Miss Skelly was escorted to
the carnival by Mr. David
Toomey, a senior from Water­bury,
Conn.
She said that she received
many phone calls and letters
from relatives and friends. A
great deal of popularity is now
being enjoyed by Judy at Trin­ity
College, Washington, D.C.,
because of her coronation. Our
Queen is a sophomore and an
English major at Trinity. To
add to the notoriety, her pic­ture
and accompanying photo­graphs
appeared in both the
Bridgeport Sunday Herald and
the Bridgeport Sunday Post.
Films of her coronation were
also shown on television on a
Waterbury station. Miss Skelly's
reign began immediately at the
carnival and after the Mid­Winter
Carnival's merry tunes
had ended, in another part of
her kingdom the funmaking
was carried on at two great
after-prom parties. The respec­tive
sponsors were the Senior
Class and the Knights of Co­lumbus,
Ignation Council.
The Seniors held their ren­dezvous
at the Woodland Grove
in Bridgeport. A buffet supper
was served featuring tempting,
delicious food to please the
palate. Then, The Sounds pro­vided
music for dancing until
three. Charlie McCann and his
able staff ran the party with
their usual aplomb.
The Knights held their high­ly
enjoyed soiree at the ever
popular Mary Journey's Inn.
Their buffet enticed the party­goers
with roast beef and all
the trimmings. The Tony Guzzi
Quartet played continuously
till the parting hour of three
A.M.
Dante Ac.ademy to
Be Credit Course
Judith Sl{elly Reigned Over
Splendid Winter Social Sce~e
The approval of school au­thorities
has been secured for
conducting The Dante Academy
on a "seminar-for-credit" basis.
The Academy conducts the
seminar every Friday during
the fourth period, under the
chairmanship of Fr. Leeber.
Under the newly approved ar­rangement,
the Academy will
be a three-year course on The
Divine Comedy, examining this
masterpiece of world literature
on its various levels of mean­ing.
The seminar, which shall
carry one credit a year for
thre~ years, will ultimately be
the equivalent of one year of
a language (in credits).
As has been stated in a pre­vious
article, the Dent bilingual
text is being used by the mem­bers.
To have an ultimate com­prehensoin
of the text, two or
three years of Italian is neces­sary.
However, the Academy is
now open to all (including
Freshmen) who are interested.
A knowledge of Italian is not
needed to join; but for those
interested, a short class in
grammar will be given before
each seminar. For those inter­ested
primarily in the work
itself, and would prefer not to
study The Divine Comedy in
the original tongue, the Dent
text (available in three volumes
in the bookstore) is equally
valuable.
It was a memorable weekend for Judith Skelly, a
Stratford Miss, who was crowned Queen of the 1959
Winter Carnival. "Thrilled" was her comment on hav­ing
been chosen Queen and 'a wrist watch was given to
her as a token for her to wear in memory of ·this great
occasion.
A free moment during the weekend catches Judy Skelly as a
smiling Queen over Fairfield's Winter Carnival.
and charged by the Holy See
with 'the social apostolate, thus
assisting Mary in the work of
helping Christ redeem the
world." Father stressed the
point that Sodalists should not
only influence individuals but
should also strive 'to transform
the institutions of society so that
men may live in an environ­ment
more conducive to the sal­vation
of their souls.
Father McQuade is National
Promo'ter of Sodalities and the
editor of Direction, national
Sodality magazine.
McNamara Named Stag
Editor By Naedele
In Annual Change
Delegates to the seventh annual Tr:aining School
of Sodality Action, held recently at the University of
Detroit, expressed keen interest in Fairfield Sodality's
more unique activities, such as working with deaf­mutes,
and giving religious instructions to high school
students in the area.
"Witnesses for Christ" was the1.>-------------­theme
of the conferences, at­tended
by over eighteen hun­dred
representatives of college,
nursing school, high school and
parish Sodalities.
Highpoint of the session for
college students was an address
by the Reverend James J. Mc­Quade,
S.J. The crux of Fr. Mc­Quade's
talk was his definition
of a Sodalist: "A Sodalist is a
kind of person living 'the So­dality
Way of Life regulated by
the spirituality of the Church,
and manifesting it in the total
balance of the Sodality rules,
Body Lacks A Definition Of Its Purpose
Joseph McNamara, a junior
b:ology major from Woodside,
New York, has been appointed
Editor-in-Chief of the STAG for
By JOHN F. X. WARBURTON the next publishing year. It is
, S AG the policy of the paper to
After reading the last issue of the T', one change editorial staffs at mid-student
was heard to ask another: "Well, what exactly year, in order to give new edi­is
the NFCCS and what is it supposed to be doing? tors the opportunity both to
work with the advice of the
Aside from defining the above abbreviation - the retired editorial board, and to
National Federation of Catholic College Students - begin functioning when student
the consideration of the questions is more complex than news-worthy activity is at its
d f 1 prime.
might be thought and eserve care u attention. McNamara is a member of
The second consideration ofE>-------------- the Student Council and junior
this reporter, in writing t~is work. This was the problem class, whose position on the red
arhcle, was to find out specI~- that the New England regional blazer issue sparkled a past
cally why John Croake, PresI- president faced as he went to front page of this newspaper.
dent of the New England Re- Chicago. Ahead of him had been His main work on the staff has
gion of th~ N~CCS, w~lked out sent a detailed report of the been sports reporting.
?f th~ nah?nal execuhve meet- region's concern and suggested Robert O'Neil, an AB history
mg .m ChI.cago and what dId action. But upon arriving in major from Bridgeport and
the ImmedIate future hold for Chicago Mr. Croake met what graduate of the Prep, has been
the organization, on a national (Cont'd on Page 8) (Co,nt'd on Page 8)
and regional basis. After an in- ---------------------------­terview
with Mr. Croake and a
few informal chats with other
members of the organization
here on campus, the following
information and opinions were
gathered.
The basic reason for the
difficulty that the NFCCS finds
itself in today is something of
a unique paradox. The organ­ization
is set-up as a channel
of informational services and
aids to the co-curricular and
extra-curricular activities of the
member colleges. But there is
no defined reason why this
set-up exists. The organization
lacks a statement of purpose or
policy and, without it, the ac­tions
of the federation are di­rectiveless
and often meaning­less.
The lack of recognition of
a guiding principle results in 'I
perversion of the faculties of the
NFCCS. The organization there-fore
cannot and does not pro- . .. . .
vide the aid and services re- Fred Ml1lE!r, JIm DevlIn, Paul Cervom, and Rafael San MIguel
quired by the members. The gro.uped. to discuss the results of their recent visit to Detroit
average student on the campus Umversity.
of the Catholic college does not
receive the benefits of the or­ganization
and even is aware
of its existence only in n~me,
if even that. The present situa­tion
can be summed up in the
statement of one of the active,
Fairfield Univ. members of the
NFCCS: how can an organiza­tion
,do anything constructive,
when it doesn't know what it
should be doing?
Up to the time of the Chicago
meeting, the national organiza­tion
was doing little, if any­thing,
to remedy this situation.
Instead, it was busily entangled
in internal organizational com­plexities
that had no positive or
external effect upon the aver­age
campus member. They were
also involved in a vague ed\J.­cational
project, about which
the only constructive comment
to be made would be that it
would involve several years'
The Story Behind Croake's
Dispute With The NationalNF
February 20, 1959
Bob Crowley
Paul Fargis
Walter Naedele
Geoffrey Stokes
FEATURE EDITOR
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
EXCHANGE EJ>ITOR
BUSINESS MANAGER
STAFF
An Idle Mind
Larry Lessing
Lou Parent
NEWS EDITOR
SPORTS EDITOR
MANAGING EDITOR
Robert O'Neil
PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Art Funk
By JOE MONAHAN
"That, my dear, is a B: the first let1er of a seven·letter word
which means Your Late Father!!" With this line, movie audi­ences
from West Orange to Sacramento and back again have
been moved to hurl themselves quietly into the aisles and re­main
there for the rest of the picture, finding their laughter
reward enough for the painful posture brought about by its
vehemence. Yes indeedy, AUNTIE MAME has crashed the
screen at last.
B. Anderson, J. Distinti, S. Dunphy, M. Fratantuno, J. Grady,
W. Kramer, R. McCarthy, J, Monahan, R. Nalewajk, P. Negri,
L. Oakey, P. Phelan, D. Preziosi, H. Pronovost, R. Reichelt, J.
Reilly, E. Rizy, J. Stewart, D. Sullivan, J. Triscornia P. Waide,
J. Warburton, B. Lawler.
LAYOUT - R. Cagnassola, M. Kiernan.
EDlTOR·IN-CHIEF
Joseph McNamara
We are happy to report that, as a movie, MAME is as much
of a delight as she was as a play or as a book or even (we are
told) as a person. But do not listen to our foolish chattering..
We cannot adequatley describe to you the marvels of artistic
decoration which will pass before your eyes, as you watch the
screen become alive with the hilarious history of the apartment
on Beekman Place (so loyall). Nor can we hope to recreate in
any reasonable - or unreasonable, for it was - dimension, the
breathtaking, harrowing, yes, awe-inspiring fox hunt down in
l'il ole Peckerwood (not so loyall). For surely, it is in the visual
realm that the movie version has triumphed: never before has a
cast of thousands been cast in quite such a way as here: never
before have the exotic regions of the world been used as back­drops
so exotically (that includes Westport, mind!): and never
before has a figure such as Rosalind Russell so emblazoned her­self
so boldly or so brightly on the pages of dramatic history
(except possibly for the gal who created the character ',of
AUNTIE MEDEA by Patrick Euripides, but then we don't know
who she was, do we?).
Let us not omit in our praises Miss Comden and Mr, Green
(somewhat akin to Terence and Plautus - but Plautus was a
man), who carefully supervised the screen adaptation of Miss
Russell's vehicle, with their usual sure and hilarious hand. We
are also deeply indebted to an unusually talented supporting
cast, among them many old friends and one or two new faces,
for a marvelous job, as they populate the mad Miss Dennis's
world. There will not be for many and many a moon a scene
to duplicate Coral Browne's performance as Vera Charles in
MIDSUMMER MADNESS, a perfect parody on the hammy old
drawing room plays of the 30's, and her exasperation at Mame's
bracelets ("What the hell have you got back there? Reindeer?").
Technically, AUNTIE MAME is brilliantly handled. There
has been a fine adaptation to the motion picture of the very
effective stage technique of the "black-out": and it is not at all
overdone. Bronislaw Kaper has suoplied a tuneful and effective
musical score which avoids sentim~~talism well.
We cannot but be amazed at such a motion picture as
AUNTIE MAME: perhaps Shakespeare did not write it, but
then he only lived until 1616. Perhaps Tennessee Williams
wouldn't touch it with a ten·foot pole: but then, he's SUCH a
youngster. Perhaps Orson Welles can't play the lead: but that
doesn't mean he won't try. No: all of these faint, wistful con­jectures
miss the point: AUNTIE MAME is with us. She has
been unleashed upon the world, upon society, upon Us. Let us
think always of her words: "Life is a banquet, and most poor
suckers are starving to death!"
Can we face the challenge?
(More next issue.)
THE STAG
By DON PREZIOSI
VERMONTUS
BRONTOSAURUS
Or
TODAY FAIRFIELD,
TOMORROW THE WORLD
I collected my books from
my locker, and wandered out
into the cold. Somehow, I wasn't
worried about the test any­more.
There were other things,
now, which made the approach·
ing lights of Gonzaga seem hazy
and unreal ...
• • •
Talents Of The Seniors
Raise The Tax!
Page Two
EDITORIALS
The Student Council consists of reoresentatives from each
of the four vears who are elected by their classmates to decide
upon and su~ervise the various activities which are held for the
betterment of the student body. This power, however, is de·
pendent upon the support of the student body.
At the beqinninq of each academic vear, the students are I
asked to contribute the sum of one doll~r as an activities fee
for that year. With the money, the council is expected to finance
extra·curricular club functions, the expenses of delegates who
are sent as school reoresentatives to the various conventions and
to finance the bigge~t school function of the year, the Mid·Win­ter
Carnival. All of this money is to come from that one dollar
per student activity fee which has never exceeded the total of Ten minutes for the quiz! I
sixty·eight per cent student payment. This is the prime example got that feeling of walls closing
of student inactivity which has been plaguing our young campus in on me, of bottomless melan­for
the past third of a decade.
choly threatening me, as I
Human nature as it is, if a man has payed for something heard those icy words. (It's hu.
himself, he wants to get all the benefits out of it. A minimal
sum of one dollar is not that incentive which will cause this manly impossible to give a
way of thinking. The question then arises, "Okay, so we raise complete analysis of the seven
the activities fee, what can we offer the students to compensate levels of meaning of The Divine
for this increase?" To answer this question, let us go under the Comedy in ten minutes!) I
supposition that we are aiming to collect an activities fee of could picture myself weeping
twelve dollars oer student. With a payment such as this, we and (what else?) gnashing my
can have a few· jazz concerts on campus through the year such teeth in the darkness outside of
as the one that was so well enjoyed by, all at the Carnival this the gates of Fairfield. Besides
year: we can finance a series of lectures: free admissions to the that, it was cold out.
basketball games and a ticket to the Mid·Winter Carnival.
I had to pass this quiz in or-
The prime purpose of this movement~s not to have more der to raise my semester aver­money
on camc:>us. That purpose is that the student by paying age to 19, so I set to it at a
the increase in fee will try and get as much as he can for his furious pace. After summarizing
money and thus school s!,irit and attendance at all the functions the first five levels in two sen­will
be bolstered. The Council will not be losing money on the tences, my trusty Waterman's
Carnival Weekend, delegates to conventions will not have to snagged on some scratch in the
make contributions from their own pocket in order to make the desk, and the blots rendered
trip and a nine A.M. to three P.M. -student at Fairfield Univer· the previous two sentences il­sity
will once again be in the minority. legible. Taking out another
"Okay, Okay, so you say all this can be done by more money half-sheet of paper, I began
in the council. but do you think you're going to find many I,tud· again; but the snags were still
ents around campus the first few days of school who will give there. Now the blots were splat­you
the money on the spot and without a fuss." This.- leads to tering on (horrors) my desert
the most imoortant oroblem of all. the problem of collection of boots. Reaching for another
the fee. Havinq suc""h difficulties collectinq one dollar from the sheet of paper as the IBM tick­student
proves -that it would be almost - impossible to collect Ed off the minutes, I felt the
twelve d~llars from the same people in the same way. sensation of slipping back into
One method, however, which has oroved successful in other some sort of mental abyss.
colleges seems to be the life saver in ihis department which the I was getting madder as some
council has been looking for. This method is to have the activi- clown brought his paper up to
ties fee included in the tuition payment. Thus if a man didn'~
the desk.. followed immediately
Pay his activities fee, his tuition check would not be complete
by the icy cry of "one minute"
and thus he's ineligible to attend class. This seems to be the from the front of the room. The
only way to .insure success of Fairfield functions. scratches in the desk were
"Well it sounds okay, but will the administration accept it?" drivinO" me insane; I could
That, my fellow students, is the sixty-four thousand dollar barel/ write. I gave off a loud
question and can only be answered in the isolation booth on the' groan as the teacher calmly ad-first
floor of Xavier Hall. vised, "time.." and I slithered to
J. MeN. the floor, a mass of jelly.
As the teacher gave the class
tidbits of information on what
would happen if they failed the
quiz, I amused myself by ex­amining
the scratches on the
desk which caused my agony.
It read VERMONTUS BRON­TOSAURUS.
This aroused my
curiosity, believe me. Glancing
about to the desks of equally
eager students, I noticed other
contributions to personal im­mortality
etched indeliby in the
once-new desks.
During the day I observed
that each classroom had its own
"charm," ranging from BINKY
LOVES OLEY to the highly
original TODAY FAIRFIELD,
TOMORROW THE WORLD.
Other choice bits of "Fairfield­ana"
included praise of the pro­fessor,
remarks about how in­teresting
the class was, a vain
attempt to solve a differential
equation, declension of 'puella,'
and TWENTY-THREE AN­SWERS
TO A GERMAN TEST,
WITH CROSS-REFERENCES
TO OTHER DESKS.
The absence next year of the present Senior Class will leave
a very noticeable vacuum in campus life. Filling their shoes
will obviously take much more than a normal effort on the part
of the succeeding class and the student body in general.
The Class of 1959 (time and again) has shown itself to be
one of leadership, initiative, and ambition, to mention but a few
of its most not~worthy attributes. These have not only been
evide·nt in their class end€"avors but also in the role' they have,
played in other campus activities.
The predominant example of their accomplishments to date
was the recent edition of the Winter Carnival. Of course, it was
a joint effort, considering lhe part played by the student council
And a small number of underclassmen who worked on various
committees, but the end result was due almost solely to the
planning of and execution of the Senior Class.
Whether you attended one or all of the weekends events,
you'll have to agree that it had a certain quality that is seldom
if ever equalled in college activities. Let's hope that the future
Winter Carnivals of Fairfield are raised to the same level as the
Senior Class's Carnival Chairman, Paul Kane, raised this year's.
It is expected that the Class of '59 will continue to establish
itself as an example for the future classes to follow. Fairfield
needs more than just buildings to grow" it needs an increase in
quality graduates. By quality is meant more than scholastic
achievement, it means men who have developed their ability to
get along with people by working actively in campus life. This
year's class has proved itself to have more than its share of these
type men. They have made their presence known at Fairfield
as a class of exceptional' and widely diversified tale.nts. The
extent of their ability to use these talents was reflected in the
"high class" of the Winter Carnival weekend.
We hope that the succeeding classes will develop their po­tential
ability in the same manner. It's something to think about.
R.O.N.
February 20, 1959 THE STAG Page Three
By ROD JAROS
The Hotel Barnum. Fairfield Avenue. Bridgeport. provided
weekend accommodations for many who attended this universi­ty's
Mid-Winter Carnival festivities. Fairfield men and women
who were fortunate enough to retain rooms during the ENTIRE
weekend. and we mention this in view of the fact that there
were those not so fortunate. AHEM. were witness. and accessory
we might add. to circumstances which at the time seemed de­lightfuL
but not so delightful. in the mornings after.
We heard tell of a gentleman from New Jersey. currently
one of the school's most active Juniors. who wished. that Satur­day
night. that he had reserved the whole third floor of the:
Barnum instead of merely room 305 where. following the in­formal
dance at Notre Dame High SchooL approximately one
million individuals besieged his humble lodging. They were
going to have a party. or. as it were. org ...
Elsewhere. on the floors above. similar goings on were gath­ering
momentum. as might be expected. We heard tell of yet
another gentleman whose problems at one point Were even more
intense. He was left holding the bag (no. it was made of brown
glass) and facing the night manager. who proceeded to issue him
a stark ultimatum. It was most unfortunate that the gentleman
was alone in accepting these terms. but it seems that his party
had at a most opportune moment deserted him in favor of dif­ferent
surroundings.
Not even the hotel itself has any idea as to the number of
celebrants who enjoyed its facilities. Their numbers were great.
however. and their spirit unwavering. as was evidenced by the
increased sale of Bufferin in the immediate area. And finally,
during the wee hours of Sunday morning. the ups and downs
of the elevator having become less and less frequent. it Was fur­ther
evidenced that the celebrating was FINIS. at least until
next Carnival season. Speaking generally. we might say that
a good time and special rates were enjoyed by all. It has been
proposed that next year's package-deal Carnival donation include
the. price .of rooms at the Hotel Barnum.
By E. ANDERSON
CAMPUS PERSONALITY l\fUSIC NOTES
Albums: ... for those who
like modern jazz which isn't
"way out," any Ahmad Jamal
L.P. will more than satisfy. I
especially recommend his "BUT
NOT FOR ME" on Argo ... the
Cannonball Adderley - Miles
Davis Blue Note LP, "SOME·
THING ELSE" is just that.
Highly recommended modern
I
jazz ... the "DAVE BRUBECK
QUARTET IN EURASIA" LP By MICHAEL FRATANTUNO
for the Columbia label is a Friends. have you ever gotten the impression that the chef
must, if just for one song, hates you? I have. And. believe me. if is not entirely un-
"CALCUTTA BLUES:' founded. Aside from the fact that he thinks that he is doing
Incidentals: ... Benny Good- the world a favor by cutting down on my food ration. he seems
man is scheduled to do another to smile wryly as he runs into the back room for my "special"
"SWING INTO SPRING" TVer dinner. which often consists of a potato peel over which is poured
'n April. No network set yet a generous amount of what the French call "mung:' To this
... watch for a sudden rash in little concoction I have given the name "Springtime Fantasy:'
the number of films featuring For Breakfast. he usually runs to the icebox to get me my
music scores by top jazzmen. toast. then pours me my scrambled eggs "a la Ketchup:' which
Gerry Mulligan did a beaut for he gets from an undernourished chicken which disappears every
"I WANT TO LIVE" and now Sunday around noon. and is replaced the next day by a truck
Tony Scott, jazzdom's top clar- upon which the sign reads: "Government Rejects:' Stranger still
inetist, is doing one for the is the big black van. delivering the week's meat. bearing the
forthcoming "RUN BOY RUN" words "The Mystery Meat Company:' and driven by a man
. . . COUNT BASIE BECAME who bears a startling resemblance to Lucky Luciano. Much of
By RAY NALEWAJK THE SEVENTH MEMBER OF this meat is not yet ripe. since a great many of the portions are
Here we are folks, up in the capitol cloakroom in Hartford. DOWNBEATS HAL L OF green in color.
I'm hiding behind all the cloaks waiting for a chance to inter- FAME. There he joined such Lunchtime is a constant challenge. If one were to make
view Bob Kaulbach from Fairfield. There's Bob now, hanging jazz giants as Louis Armstrong, judgments solely on the basis of what one's friends tell him.
up his cloak and dagger. He's Fairfield's senior delegate at this Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, he would not dare to go within a mile of Loyola. But. disre.
seSSIOn of the Connecticut Intercollegiate Student Legislature. ICharlie Parker Glenn Miller gardlng all warnings. he may find that the emptiness in his
"Oh Bob! ~ob Kaulbach!" and Duke Ellington .. ,Ahmad wallet overpowers the emptiness of his stomach. and he will
"Excuse me, Governor, but there is a man from the Stag Jamal's "BUT NOT FOR ME" is venture forth into the unknown. to seek the gratification of his
here." again topping the list of best- sense of taste (not has sense,of smelL mind you). When the
."It'll only take a minute, Abe; I just want to get a little selling jazz albums as it has hungry one enters the cafeteria. he is perplexed. Should he go
story here .. , O.K. Bob, suppose we start with your job up been since last Seotember ... upstairs and clean the cobwebs out of his mailbo'(. or should
here at CISLo Are you running for anything?" my man Dave (Brubeck, that is) he engage in a battle of wits with the omni-present Father
"Yes, Ray, Speaker of the House." holds the third slot with his Caffrey. by trying to sneak into line? He reaches his decision.
"Very good. I heard that you ran last year and lost by only "IN EUROPE" LP . , . and as a and joins the others in the line. snarling. biting. and clawing
four votes." note, according to the critics, to hold their place. After careful selection of spotless silver·
"That's right." the best iazz oianist is not Bru- ware and tray. the first thing that meets the eye as he enters
"Well, you ought to get all the girls' votes this year, heh, beck or 'Erroil Garner but Mr. the carefully guarded serving area is the dessert. Ah! We have
heh." Thel~nious Monk!' a choice today! Raspberry. Lemon. and Raspberry-Lemon Jello.
::W
I
dell, 'tI .. t b W h b' .. 'fi . TANGENTS: ... Commercial Next. comes the soup. a delightful blend of every vegetable
. on mea~" 0 em arrass you. ell, w at III IS Fair eld Jazz, or "combop," as it is re- known to man. and made by a special process. which I am for-gom~
to propose" . ferred to in the trade, seems to bidden to mention. as someone from the Board of Health may
We have a bll~ WhICh would be a mandate to the A~torney describe fairly well the kind of read this. Our sandwiches are always a surprise. and are made
General of Connectlc~~ to enforce the censorshIp laws WhICh are music a number of groups are with a care and delicacy which befits an operating room (I
alre~~y on the books. . ,. t)laying these days. One of these I know that many of you think that the "man behind the counter"
. Suppose It. I;,passed here at thIS students legIslature, what combop groups is the popular is a doctor. but don't let the blood-spattered white coat fool you).
WIll ,~appen to It. , George Shearing Quintet with Last. but certainly not least. I must advise those of you who
d k Tf he bIlls.dthatt' are" passed, Ray, are put on the Governor s l't.S block chords on p'lano, VI'bes must have a hot beverage with your meals to "Take Tea and
es " or conSI era IOn.? . . . and guitar doubling the melody. See:' since not much can be done to hot water and a tea·bag
DId you hear that, Abe. . .. Well at least thIS seSSIOn WIll I ecall ead' g ttl g g to make it taste "better:'
h 't t' 1 ff t" . r r m no 00 on a 0
av~, 1 s ~rac .Ica e ec. , . some of the observations Shear- You may wonder how I can say these things and still get
. That s nght. And I d .lIke to add a few words for CISL, ing made on this so-called Com- served in the cafeteria: WelL frankly. I am wondering myself.
Itself. These campus orgamzatIOns have a very good practIcal mercial Bop orior to one of his and just in case. I have a reservation ready for a seat in the
effect on the students. who are members. They get a practIcal concerts. I believe he said that Holiday' Diner ... Bon Appeti!
knowledge of legIslatIve procedure. They can make the words h' g t t -----------------------------
'government of the people' mean something." bJ~· f
roup
, l~on r~ry °l~om~on The Greatest Sho'l·v On Earth "I knoWw. he ~ve t t h t f th g 1T' "e Je, cou an wou SWIng. (/ 0 wa c ou or ese ca ey po 1 Ic~ans. That they would for that par-
"I wouldn't put It that way. But we must protect our .mter- t' If' th
ests with knowledge. We can trust our government and it won't ICU ar
th
Pfer ortmtahnce'h d row
b h 'f k h' ." away e orma ey a scor-e
suc a mystery 1 we now w at IS gomg on. ed so successfully with and
"I see what you mean. Well, thanks a lot, Bob. I have to '1' . h
catch a plane for Fairfield now, and I see the Governor is trying ~aI, Im~Ot~ISei e ~ayk ;,v~n
to get your a ttent'IOn . ... 0 .K., Abe,eh's com·mg, he's com·mg. anayve cuassee it ewaesrmevidceonot . thant
I'm tellmg you there's no respect left for newspapermen." M Sh'· 1
fi k H' 1 h b ' 1", earmg was a so aware
There goes a ne boy, fol s, . e s a so t e usmess manager that he and his group had left
o.f th.e Stag and the Dh ramatIc SOCIety. Before I leave, I want to someth'mg t b d . d' th 0 e eSlre m e
listen m on one of t ese caucus rooms. . . " k' "fi Id
"We are no longer Virginians, New Yorkers ..." coo mg e.
My position on "the subject is
that this rather "pleasant" type
of music is an unnecessary com­promise.
The combop musician
's ,constantly held in check,
both by short solos, and the
obvious compromise of pleasing.
Granted the jazz musician de­serves
some place to play his
music and Commercial Jazz pro­vides
a pleasant one.
But jazzdom's top stars like
Brubeck, Davis, Ellington, and
the MJQ share the same privi­leges
and yet have not made
that compromise!
For the tired or rather run­of-
the-mill musician· Commer­cial
Jazz is a godsend. It gives
him a place to relax and get
paid well for it. But for the in­ventive
and the searching jazz
musician, combop is a destroyer
of what is most vital to him ­his
imagination.
The Student Prince Strikes ~.\gain
After reading the enthusiastic letter of Mr. Carrafiello to the
student body in the January 22nd edition of the STAG. it would
appear that the rumor, heard in certain quarters, has an aspect
of plausibility in it. The rumor is that the class of '62 is said
to have volunteered to single-handedly complete the work on
our new gym and finish all the general landscaping of the
University. It has been heard further that the leaders of this
militant group will use, as slave labor, all those who criticize
the University, pretend to be "egg-head-sophisticates" or show
"divisive displays" of behavior toward the "community" (by
perhaps suggesting that the accomplishment of the individual at
a university is a bit more important than the collective good of
"our" community).
It is also whispered that the slogan to be chanted by the
workers will be: to serve the community is to serve "our own
best interests," or what's good for the team is good for you! All
copies of "The Organization Man" will also be burnt, it is said.
It is not impossible to look forward and see the day when
a pudgy, Chinese gentleman will conduct a forum on the more
intricate workings of a Commune system.
Cordially,
John F. X. Warburton
Page Four
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THE STAG February 20, 1959
Fairfield's First Name Carnival Sparkled
Six Pence from Pennsylvania play at Berchmans Auditorium Kai Winding Septet plays at Jazz Concert
* * * * * *
Phil Reilly concentrates on latest dance craze.
1 9
* * * * * *
Tony Cuzzi's quartet warming the K. of C. party Jack Tine breaks through crowd with hard-earned oV.ercoat
--~--------~-------------------- ------ -----------------,-,---
Fe,bruary 20, 1959
With The Elgarts,
THE STAG
Winding, And
Page Five
Sixpe.nce
59
CARNIVAL Judy Skelly and escort, Dave Toomey, eil1ljoy
her Coronation
* * * * * *
Students sit one out at Carnival Formal Elgart soloist performs during evening's festivities.
Page Six THE STAG February 20, 1959
Winter Carnival's Success Result Of
Foresight, Co-ordination and Co-operation
AMIDST THE CANS AND CLATTER
OF MUSIC, A CRY WAS HEARD
The fellows who put the work into the Carnival preparation
gather' around Paul Kane (seated), (I. to r.): Desi Sullivan, Dick
Cummings. Mike McDonneU. Bob Shepard. Roge,r Gerrity. George
McCauley. Mike James. and Paul Fe'ar.
By JOE DISTINTI sylvania Six Pence was so, so
by Joe Monahan, John Croake, As you descended the stairs smooth, that you danced to
Larry Washburn, Randy Harp-: with much care and effort, that your heart's content. In a cor­er,
Ray Callahan, John Redgate, i Saturday afternoon the zum- ner of the huge, but well light-and
innumerable other men mi of the tromb~nes of the Ied modern place, a party was
who gave an unselfish effort for ng . "
a great success. . Kai Winding Septet captivated bemg held and the words Ford-your
ear. After presenting your ham had a little lamb" were re­To
these hitherto unsung
spirited workers the enJ'oy-ees ticket at the door, you searched sounding off the undecorated
Donnell for design and decora- of the Week-end Successful give in vain for an empty chair, but wa11s. The' co1orfu1, second
tions.
Hours of ticket-selling, pos- the applause and acclaim they Ithere were none. So you took to queen contest seemed to pro-ter-
hanging, clean-up, and er- so well deserve. the job of getting your date and vide an interesting stimulus to
rand-running were contributed Fred J. Abbate yourself a couple of iron but- otherwise drab surroundings.
------------------------ !ocks, which after you had fin- Did you say that the drummer
Ished appeared as though you ,
had gone looking for "The Cask was a hep-cat? Yes SIr, daddy,
of Amontillado." Did you say he was way out, and that trum­you
wanted to sit in the middle peter made his horn talk. They
of the floor, the, best place to be, were a cool bunch and sure
but y?ur girl didn't want to be pleased everyone.
conspICUOUS, because no one
else was sitting there?
Amidst he clatter and clash- NEW ADVANCED LANGUAGE
ing of canned beverages and COURSES OFFERED IN FALL
chattering of many teeth some- Next fall, students of Fairfield
body said, "and now I will try will have the opportunity to
to give you some education" further their language studies
(concerning some periods of under a new, highly diversified
American jazz), but I do not program offered by the Modern
think he was very successful, Language Department. In a re­because
about that time some- cent interview with Fr. Leeber
body decIded to have a party it was learned that a general
on a blanket in the middle of I prgram of advanced courses
the floor. All that could be Iwould be offered the interested
heard were th~ brassy trom- student; a program standardized
bones and the plano play~r had, among French, Spanish, and
to wear gloves to keep hIS fin- nerman to include classes in
gel'S warm. (That's a fact.) Gol,den A~e literature, ad-
Day passed into night but vanced phonetics-composition,
night just beginning as you civilization and culture, and
brought your "angel" to the contemporary trends in the lit­dance.
The music of the Penn- erature of each language.
A New Haven TV spot, as
well as some other excellent
publicity, was procured by
Paul Fear. George McGauley as
formal dance chairman did a
professional job, while Bob
Shepard's well-liked bids and
favors were engineered at a
reasonable price (and are still I
available at the bookstore).
Honors also go to Des Sullivan
who handled a Communion
breakfast graced with a very
large attendance, and Roger '\
Gerrity for a well-organized
(and very pretty) Queen con­test.
Euphony demands the award­ing
of congratulations to Mike
James for the coolest of jazz
concerts. Ed Brimo ably kept
heads above financial water,
and ticket sales were expertly
managed by the indefatigable
Dick Cummings, A tip of the
hat also goes to Gene Purcell
for the' glee club concert, and
to Tom Roach and Mike Mc-
Rumor - and reality - has it that Fairfield's Wiri­ter
Carnival didn't just happen; it was rather the
product of an industrious and energetic group working
for a very enjoyable end. Indeed, the Carnival owes to
this committee effort its creation and success.
Paul Kane, conceIVmg his.-------------­grandiose
ideas since September,
proved himself to be an able
and hard-working chairman,
while his organizational genius
sparked his aggressive commit­tee.
YESD NoD
YESDNOD
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When arriving late for a party, are
you inclined to join a group of close
friends rather than attempting to
strike up new acquaintances?
5. Do you prefer a salesman who is
anxious to make a quick sale to one
who will patiently answer all your
questions about the product?
YESD NoD
YESD NoD
1. When you feel that certain fads are
foolish do you talk against them?
2. Do gadgets such as new cigarette
lighters often intrigue you so you
want to take them apart?
Do }f,u Think for Yourself?
f/;"(<<~(• ~
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You'll notice that men and women who
think for themselves usually smoke
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in a filter cigarette. They know that
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out of the last five • • . you really think for
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YESD NoD
7. If you met somebody with a beard, D D would you tend to consider him "ofi'- YES NO
beat" and treat him with reserve?
YESD NoD
8. Are you normally reluctant to go
on a "blind date"?
9. Do you base your choice of
a cigarette on what people
tell you rather than doing
your own thinking?
Given the choice, would you prefer YESD NoD
having an apartment of your own to
living at home with your parents?
3. Do you think that political candidates YESD NOD
should write their own speeches
instead of using a "ghost writer"?
The Man WhoTh.enks Lor H.emself Knows ONLY VICEROY HAS A THINKING MAN'S Tl - FILTER ... A SMOKING MAN'S TASTE!
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erly for a tackle football game.
Estimating a fifteen man team,
the cost would be nine-hundred
dollars. Where would we get
the money?
What about a coach and the
Senior Class expenses involved there?
Injuries are inevitable unless
"In general, I am strongly in the team is in good physical
favor of par- shape, which means at least
ticipation in four practice ~sions per week.
all intercol- This would definitely cut down
legiate sports the candidates.
activties. In- Tl}~ &ames would, most like­tercolleg
i ate ly, be played on Saturday aft­sports
form a' ernoon and. football. fans ~01!ld
vital part of have a chOIce of eIther slttmg
every student's college life, inside to watch two. top coll:ge
whether he be a sDectator or a t~ams play or standmg outSIde,
player. The absence of football, eIther here or on a~ aw.ay
which is one of the oldest and field, to watch two relatively m­most
popular of all intercol- experienced teams compete.
legiate sports, at Fairfield has How? many are the outdoor
always seemed to me to create type. .
a void in our college life. I Although I thmk that t~ese
think that it would be possible reasons, show that such a proJect
for Fairfield to engage in inter- wouldn t work, I feel th~t ~n­collegiate
football on a small o.ther proposal. along SImIlar
level and to play other small Imes woul~ receIve greater. sup­colleges
as those we play in the port ?-nd mterest. If an m~er­Tri-
State Basketball League. I collegl~te board was. estabhshi would like to see the present ed Whl.ch w?uld send mtramur~
movement supported not only champlOn~hIp teams to a tou .
because it might lead to inter- nament m each sport, touch
collegiate football on a varsity football, volleyball,. bask~tball
level but also, if the obstacles and s~ftball,.to dec.Ide. an mter­prove
too great to overcome be- collegIate wmner m m~ramur­cause
of the other possibilities als; the purpose of thIS p:o­it
might uncover such as an in- posal, namely to encourage m-tercollegiate
touch football tercollegiate participa~i?n,would
tournament for intramural be fulfilled at a mmimum of
champions" time and money. I am also con-
: . : fident that the student-body
To.ny GIordano. JUnIor Class i would support and follow with
pr,~;ld;~t: th vast success of enthusiasm this type of inter-u
gmg e collegiate participation."
the intra-mur- Vincent A. Carrafiello. Fresh­al
f 0 0 t ball man Class President:
and basketball "When Larry Lessing got up
1e a g u e this and broached
year, and the the idea of
prevalent in- for min g a
terest at Fair- league of non-field
in all sub sid i zed
sports, there is not much doubt football teams
that under tae direction of the fro m New
athletic directo~, l'thi~ innova- Eng 1and's
tion of Larry Lessing would be small, young, and unendowed
profitable both to the partici- (and that means un-Ivy League)
pants and the entire supporting colleges with Stag participation,
student body. ~i:nce football he proposed perhaps the most
plays such an important role in positive and constructive pro­American
colleges, even a non- gram to come out of the Stud­subsidized
team will increase ent Council this year. I am not
the attraction of many students interested in seeing Fairfield de­to
Fairfield." velop into a haven for half-lit-
Bob MacMurray. Sophomore erate, pensioned football play­Class
President: ers, but I am very interested
"An unsubsidized football in seeing Fairfield acquire that
team playing collegiate "something" for which
other unsub- a football team of some sorts is
sidized foot- (fortunately or unfortunately)
ball teams, is indispensible. I am likewise in­the
0 retical- terested in seeing the spirit of
ly, a v e r y mutual cooperation and close
goo d idea.
Wh I contact that would develop be-
. . .en con- tween the participating colleges
slde:ed the practIcahty of such to each's individual profit. Per­~
n Ide~, ~owever, the f~llow- i haps to many, Larry's plan
mg obJectlOns .b~came eVId.ent·
1
seems impractical, but he's got
It costs a mmimum of SIxty my support because I feel it can
dolla~ to ,qmp a play" p,opr' p,,"'cally impl,m,nt'd.
GREEN COMET
DINER
Inquiring Reporter Questions
Student Class Presidents
By BRIAN LAWLER
The Question: Should Fair­field
U. participate in a non­subsidized
football league as
suggested by the Student Coun­cil?
Bob Healy.
President:
FRESHMAN FORUM
Dr. John Norman. associate
professor of history and govern­ment.
is scheduled 10 speak
February 22 on various aspects
of the question of capital pun­ishment.
Dr. Norman himself is oppos­ed
to capital punishment on
"humanitarian and practical"
grounds. Originally. he was
scheduled to debate with the
Rev. John L. Bonn. who has
since been taken ill.
the "bigs" with their reserves
of capital.
This year with a Democratic
majority in Congress, labor
hopes to push through educa­tion,
housing and health, indus­trial
and urban development aid
bills. Such economic policies
will stimulate the economic
growth of this country. These
measuers are not "pump-prim­ing,"
used during recessions, but
are to meet national needs. In­dividual
towns and states can­not
supply the necessary money
for these projects and need
Federal aid.
Labor would like the govern­ment
to look into and expose
the real causes of inflation, to
pass more civil rights laws, and
standardize unemployment ben­efits,
taking the job out of the
hands of individual states.
Lastly, labor wants anti-corrup­tion
labor-management legisla­tion
and for the A.F.L.-C.I.O. to
continue to clean up those in
labor who give it a black eye.
So are the trends and hopes
of labor for this year.
in the
~
The unemployment picture
does not look like it will change
in the near future due, in part,
to the government's deliberate
policy to restrain economic
growth. Weare now beginning
to feel the technological ad­vances
which have taken place
since World War II - a more
intense automation without cre­ation
of jobs in other fields of
·work which will absorb the
displaced workers.
Industrial peace in labor's
fondest hope for '59, along with
the continued security and well
being of its members which can
be brought about by higher
wages, less unemployment, more
fringe benefits at no expense to
the community but which will
contribute to the community.
Labor believes that the basic
causes for inflation are not the
increased wages paid to labor,
but the administrative price in­dustries,
such as General Mo­tors
in the auto industry and
U.S. Steel in the steel indus­try.
These companies can set
their own Drices and have some
competitio;'; however, this com­petition
can be forced out by
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u.s. LABOR BECOMING
AN UNILATERAL FORCE?
ON MARCH &
By PETER NEGRI
Recently I had the occasion to hear one of the
state's top labor leaders speak on labor trends, labor's
hopes for '59, and legislation that labor will try to push
through.
He contends: ~>---------------
There will be no economic
boom this year but rather a
slow pace to recovery, resulting
from a deliberate slow-up pol­icy
of the government. The gov­ernment
is counteracting a
possible boom by the use of
economic brakes. These brakes
are high interest rates which
will keep the amount of bor­rowing
low, by awarding fewer
defense contracts, by less eco­nomic
aid to pressed areas of
the country, by balanced bud­gets.
The government is using
these brakes to curb possible
inflation yet this inflation fear
may invite economic stagnation
and another recession.
Stockholders are receiving a
ten to twelve percent return
on their investments, i!f not
through dividends then by
profits plowed back into com­panies;
productivity has in­creased
6%, profits are up,
wages have increased. On the
dark side, unemployment re­mains
high and will rise sub­stantially
in ·June when high
schools and colleges close their
doors for vacation.
Page Eight THE STAG February 20, 1959
Ethical
Pharmacy
1260 Main St.
BRIDGEPORT
STAFF
(Cont'd from Page 1)
named managing editor. It will
be O'Neil's job to work with
McNamara in co-ordinating the
activities of the various depart­mental
editors. O'Neil, a junior,
IS currently president of the
Bridgeport Area Club.
The third appointee is Rob­ert
Crowley, who has taken
over the position of business
manager from Robert Kaul­bach.
In stepping down from
the STAG, Kaulbach leaves
behind him three years of cap­able
service to the University
organ as business manager. An
AB candidate from Dorchester,
Mass., Crowley is a sophomore
representative on the Student
Council.
Lou Parent, a sophomore in
the BBA program, has agreed to
take over the post of news
editor, in place of Brian Lawler,
who has resigned because of
academic pressures.
Two seniors maintain posi­tions
on the editorial staff.
Larry Lessing, now in his third
year as sports editor, has agreed
to continue into the last semes­ter
in that capacity. Walter
Naedle, former editor-in-chief
has accepted the position of
associate editor, an honorary
advisory post given annually to
the past editor.
formality of a walkout necessi­tated?
Only the future attitude
of the other regional groups and
the natoinaI groups toward
New England and proposals
from New England will indicate
the answer. It is not this re­porter's
position to deny the
need for the action, but he does
question the need for the de­gree
of drasticity that was
used. It is hoped that the ac­tion
will prove positive instead
of negative in its results.
And what of positive action;
is there any? There is; in that
a statement of policy, given at
the initiation of the federation,
by the founding bishops, is to
be re-issued to all the mem­bers
of the organization. For
this action, Mr. Croake is to be
congratulated on his partial-re­sponsibility.
There is one reser­vation,
however; the statement
of the bishop§ first has to be
found. Mr. Croake also feels
that by this time the other re­gional
groups are awakening to
the fact that something is wrong
in the structure and functioning
of the national organization.
(This is due, in part, to the
effects of the Chicago meeting.)
Thirdly, in a recent interview
in "Apostolic Perspectives," the
previously indifferent National
President, has spoken as though
he, too, has come to a realiza­tion
of the need of the national
organization for purpose. On
Feb. 20-22nd, at the Winter
Meeting, the New Enaland re­gion
will try to accomplish what
was desired at the National
meeting. For that occasion, the
outlook for success is more op­timistic.
N'ow why did New England
fail to get the vote of approval
on this motion? Perhaps, this
reporter feels, these are some of
the reasons. A good deal of the
debating at Chicago was car­ried
at a personal level; this is
inclined to hamper any type of
discussion. Secondly, the New
England region, up to this
time, has acted rather independ­ently
of the national organiza­tion
and has managed fairly
well. The New England region
is, also, not the most popular
in the organization; and after
the Chicago walkout, its popu­larity
certainly has not increas­ed.
The attitude of the national
President, and other officers at
the meeting was not the most
receptive. All in all, Mr. Croake
could not turn the general tide
of lax interest. But was the
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COll.
CROAKE.
(Cont'd from Page 1)
might be called a somewhat
indifferent, if not hostile, atti­tude.
The majority of the mem­bers
at the meeting were either
apathetic or interested more in
the sights of Chicago than the
meeting itself. Added to this
was the strong and personal QP­position
of two of the national
vice-presidents, combined with
the negative indifference of the
natoinal President, Mr. Croake's
task was an extremely difficult,
if not impossible, one. He
moved that a statement of pol­icy
be established, (of course,
after the national organization
had decided what their pur­pose
was) and that this purpose
be recognized in the function­ing
of the organization.
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blocking. lea!ls high to grab rebound from opposing Fairleigh­Dickinson
player.
Touhey and Jenkins Pace
Wins Over F.D, Yale Frosh
BULLETIN
Senior Hoo_p Tourney
Remain A Toss-Up
After almost three weeks of
play in the senior league first
place is still up for grabs. The
only outfit still without a loss is
"Moe" Ross's combo. He is in
undisputed possession of first
place with a 3-0 record due to
the fine play of Devine, Scan­lon,
and Fleming. But right be­hind
him are McGivney, Tis­cornia,
Garrity, and Dowd, all
with one loss apiece. Among the
standouts on these squads who
have led it so close to the top
are; for McGivney, Gertsner &
Carr; for Tiscornia, Vath &
Czarnota; for Garrity, McDon­nel,
and for Dowd, John Gib­bons,
who is currently averag-
STAGS STOP RIDER
A rejuvenated Fairfield squad
snapped a five game losing
streak by upending Rider 89-82
in a Tri-State game.
Led by Tommy O'Brien the
Stags raced into a 15 point lead
midway in the last half. Tommy
had 24 points and 21 rebounds
to turn in one of the finest in­dividual
efforts of the year.
Artie Crawford also played a
fine game with 18 points and 18
rebounds, while Eddie Diskow­ski
had 20 points and Harry
Hyra 19.
Injury-Ridden Team
Loses To Adelphi
63-62, 74-70, 78-76 - It has
been a hectic week for Fair­field's
cagers but there are a
number of things that can be
salvaged from it. In the first
place, they are playing as a
team, together, a solidly knit
ball club, working the ball,
taking good shots - looking
good. And secondly they have
become a team to be proud of.
This was proven in the Adel­phi
game.
The souad took the court
faced with a seemingly impos­sible
task. Minus starters Frank
McGowan, Pat Kelly, and Joe
Flannigan, the Stags had to play
one of their toughest games of
the season, the powerful Pan­thers
of Adelphi College, who
were riding into this game with
a record of 13 wins and 4
losses.
As the game grew older,
everyone in the stands became The Fairfield U' 't F ~1.. h d b
aware that they were support- . nlverSI '! .rel>..llr:n.e~, coac e y
ing a good team. Hyra and EmIl Garofalo,added the Falrlelgh-Dlckmson and Yale
Cherrytree worked the ball University Freshman squads to their long list of defeat-very
well. Ed Diskowski re- d t· 0 .. h h turned to the lineup a d I k d e opponen s. n succeSSIve mg ts, t ey set down
n 00 e th' . h h d . h . as though he hadn't missed a elr elg t ,an milt vIctims of their ten games to
day of practice. Art Crawford date.
was ?ut-jumping and o~t-re- The Young Stags put an end.>--------------
boundmg the fabulous JImmy to the unbeaten string of the "
Grant (who if any of the New F D F h b' F' placed FaIrfield m the lead,
Yorkers c~n remember back fi-Id ' res edmanff ctom InleI' 3 lalrd- 22-21, a lead which they did
e Jump 0 0 a - ea t l' 'h D I J k'
that far was all-Met with and was never headed there- nOd rMe Inllquls. 0.0 an'h en Ins,
"Zeke" Zowalik of St Johns' aft Th t b M'k an u en supplIed t e punch
fame) Tom O'Brien shook off T ~ eteace6~as se d y VIe which led the team to a 14­his
first quarter jitters and ~ t:y, :th - t guard ' ery point lead at the break, 48-34.
played a very good game eh
e~ IV: fld thse ~ an ~~mp The shooting of all three, plus
Tonight however was ~ot to ~80 s'. ~ t et I ~ ~~m JWl k' a the ball hawking of Mullen
be the 'Stags' n'ight Fouis po~~, 0 a. , 0 I Yd' en ms Ialong with the rebounding of
mounted _ first O'Bri~n then ;as d e ~ame s d e~. l~g re- Jenkins and Doolan helped
Crawford and finally Diskowski e~.u~i~~ :~o ~~~lo~hinl:nd s~o:~, spread the gap. . .
fouled out The subs then fooled D I h'tt' 'th t' I I WIth the conclusIOn of m­everyone
.and kept the pace ;Ot an dl tl~g ~WI d f Im~ Y termission, Yale got the tap.
never falling behind by mor~ s o~, :n
J
h ~ ~ne th: e~sl~e But a foul by Doolan, a missed
than 7 points but they just :-"or 0, t ~ n u ~, ~s: ar-t shot, and a rebound gave the
couldn't get that extra spurt dmg qUlrlthe fiwas ,Otwe
0 ,Sl Youn Stags the ball. Doolan
own WI ve mlnu es remarn- d t . h' .
that would have meant victory.' . th Th bl score 0 glVe IS team theIr
.Adelphi met a g.ood team to- ~~:er~es c~~ea~e~nd ~IO~:~ath: biggest lead of the evening,
mght a team ItS followers b k 77 63 . t 50-34. The teams matched bas-should
be proud of. The final 00 s on a ~ VIC or::. kets for about nine minutes.
score was 78-76. The followmg evenmg, Old During this period Jim Mooney
Ell was forced to bow down to replaced Dev Doolan and his
our aggressive Yearling squad play was outstanding. Ris re­at
the Yale Payne Whitney bounds and two important bas­gym.
kets kept Fairfield in the lead.
With only Bill Shin showing With the score 63-51, Fair­a
height advantage, the smaller field's defense and offense col­Fairfield
squad outhustled Yale lapsed, and Yale got 8 points
from the floor and off the while blanking the Frosh. Mike
boards. Fairfield pulled away Touhey contributed 4 points
to a 6-3 lead with Jenkins and it seemed that Fairfield was
throwing in five, They lost it on the move once more. But
there to the Bulldogs before Yale found the range again and
tying the score at 17 all with 9 with three minutes remaining
minutes gone by. Two hoops by roared back to come within 4
Yale's 6-3 forward Tom Petke points, 71-67. Coach Garofalo
put the Yale Freshmen ahead made the team call time out.
momentarily. But two free With a few words of inspira­throws
by Shin, one by Touhey, tion, the boys returned to the
and a field goal by Jenkins floor and proceeded to score 15
points to the Yale Freshmen's
5. At the final whistle, the Stag
Freshmen walked off the Ivy
League floor with an 86-72 vic­tory.
Jenkins got his usual share
of rebounds and wound up as
ing about 25 ponts a game. high scorer with 22 points.
The other remaining teams in Touhey had a number of assists
along with his long sets and
the league including Lawler's driving layups. He finished
Lyon's, Ferris' & O'Keefe's with 20 points, a total of 48 for
may not be in contention for two games, Doolan, with his
the title but they go along up- driving hooks and layups, scor­setting
the other teams' hopes. ed 20. Mullin and Shin collect­Like
when Lyon's team won its ed 10 each.. while Mooney only
first game by beating previ- playing for a short time, fin-ously
unbeaten McGivney. This l_i=s=h=ed=t=h~e~s~co~r~in~g=w~it;;h;;;4;=;.===;;;;
is true throughout the league I I
where no team is a sure bet for
the title. This is one of the
main reasons that he league is
so popular this year for there
is no real powerhouse and each
team feels that it has a good
chance for the title.'
_F_e_br_u_a_r_y_2_0_,_1_9_59 .--__T_H_E__S_T_A_G__--:-- ---=-P--=a::"9-=-e Nine
By LARRY LESSING
Artie Crawford has been a big addition to the Stag
star,ting five. After his fine scoring and rebounding
performance against St. Peter's, Coach George Bisacca
rewarded Artie by giving him his second chance as a
starter. This time he proved that he could become a
fixture for the Fairfield five, as he pulled down 28 re­bounds
for what is unofficially a school record. This
was in the tight heartbreaking loss to Assumption. His
value to the squad was further proven in the Fairleigh­Dickinson
game when he completely dominated the
boards in the opening minutes of the second half,
thereby erasing a Fairfield deficit and turning it into
a six point margin for the Stags. However at this
juncture, he fouled out of the game and the Stags lost
control of the boards and their chance at the Tri-State
Championship. It must also be remembered that Joe
Flannigan, the team's second best man under the boards,
had been injured earlier in the game ... Also playing
well since they have been given a starting berth are
former Frosh stars Harry Hyraand Joel Cherrytree.
Harry's driving lay-ups and fine ball handling have put
a needed spark to the Fairfield five. He has been aver­aging
,about 14 points a game since he has started play­ing
regularly. Joel has been averaging about the same,
but it is his improvement on defense that has surprised
Stag ·followers. His fine play against Fairleigh-Dickin­son's
star backcourt man Potaralya and St. Michael's,
Little All-American, Nicodimo, was a revelation to
Fairfield's afficiandos . . . As we are already falling
with the broken limb of our predictions, there can be
no harm in making one more prediction. So-o ... Fair­field
to finish at .500 or better, winning at least 6 of the
last 9 games ... Bobby Jenkins wonderful game against
the Yale Frosh has been a topic of conversation around
the school for the last few days. For those who haven't
heard, Bobby pulled down 31 ,rebounds and scored 22
points as his contribution to one of the best Frosh vic­tories
in recent years. While talking about Bobby, it
seems appropriate to mention the fine play and team­wor~
of. the rest of the Freshman squad. Mike Touhey,
Devm Doolin, Bill Shin and John Mullen have all been
instrumental in the team's excellent record thus far.
By far the most important aspect of the Freshman play
to date has been their unified play which has resulted
in the team's ability to absorb an individual's bad night
and win. The Frosh team's great record is also due to
the fine coaching of ex-Fairfield Prep and Notre Dame
athlete, Emil Garofalo, the winningest basketball coach
in this area, with a3-year record of 40 wins and 6 de­feats
so far ... A few hints to the skiers who will be
heading for Oak 'n' Spruce: (1) 70% of all skiing acci­dents
happen to those individuals who have never had
a lesson, while those who had a minimum of one lesson
accounted for only about 20% of the accidents· (2)
Never ski when you are overtired, as most accidents
are the result of the s10w I'eflexes that follow from too
much skiing. Th period after lunch is the most dan-
, gerou~ peri~d, and. (3) Don't try too much, if you are
a nO."ICe, SkI a nOVICe. slope, etc. With the proper pre­!
cautIons, the first FaIrfield ski trip should be a great
L~'iccess and establish a winter tradition.
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Page Ten THE STAG February 20, 1959
Joel Cherrytree
SPO'RTS PERSONALITY
"This guy the best player? Ii's a fix!" Harris Russell (r.),
University sports publicist, seems to be saying, as Bob O'Neil
presents the trophy to Diskowski. O'Neil, Bridgeport Area Club
President, was p,resen-ting the trophy which has become an an.nual
award of the Area Club to the t'e'ams.
Ed Diskowski Named the Best
Player In Bridgeport Game
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Yearling Report: The strong
play of John Mullen and Jim
Mooney in recent games has
helped take up the slack left
by the departure of Bill Mc­Kenna
and Mark Kelly from the
the squad. Frank Hendricks IS
also likely to see more action.
The former Brooklyn Prepster
has been a standout during
practice sessions ... Dev Dool­an
showing signs of being an
outstanding playmaker. A~ the
Yale game, he stunned the
crowd with a "Cousy special"
pass behind his back to Mullen,
who easily made the basket. His
driving left handed hooks and
helpful .rebounding make him
more like the famous Celtic
star ...
The Freshman intramural
league seems to be a farm sys­tem
for the Freshman squad.
Roddy Dowling, Steve Coyle,
and Jim Mooney are graduates
to the big league... Mike
Touhey might be the set shot
artist whom Head Coach Bisac­ca
needs. The Bronx flash has
shown some dazzling work in
his long bombs ... The Payne
Whitney gym in New Haven is
probably the most outstanding
one the boys will play in all
season.
Frosh lntramurals
Prove Farm League
McGrath
Barakat
Masterson
, Coulombe
: Cooney
:1 Sullivan
Broderick
Sweeney
Lane
Who ever said, "You can't keep a good man down," obvi­ously
was acquainted with this week's sports personality, Joel
Cherrytree. The "Tree" as he is called by his basketball team­mates,
typifies what years of hard work can accomplish.
In his high school days Joel thought nothing of spending the
entire year practicing; w:'nters at St. Ann's where he was a third
team All-City choice, and summers at Clair Bee's basketball
camp, reputed to be the best in the country.
Once in college, with plenty of experience at his command,
he proceeded to tear into opposing freshman teams for an im­pressive
14 point margin.
With the beginning of Sophomore year, Mr. Cherrytree en­gaged
in an industrious study program in order to maintain his
"B" average. He found himself lacking the stamina to play his
usual aggressive game.
Now in his Junior year the "Tree" has not only initiated a
program where he can keep up his high scholastic standing, but
contribute a valuable court knowledge to Fairfield's varsity; A
quick look at the statistics will show Joe to be. the high scorer
on Fairfield's recent grueling road trip. This is a fine achieve­ment
even at the home gym, but only a long practiced athlete
can defy the challenge of a strange court.
A second look at the records reveals Joel's proficiency in
tennis as well as basketball. Joel was the Stags' Number 1
Assumption College rallied in the last minute of racket star last season a~d also a semi-finalist in the Rider Small
College tournament. It IS Joel's fine play of last season that has
play 'to edge the Stags in a recent game at the Wor- enabled the tennis squad to embark on this season's ambitious
cester Boys' Trade School g m Th St g t '1- 1 y. e a s were ral schedule which includes such squads as Amherst, Holy Cross and St. Peter's.
ing 5'9-56 with only four minutes' left when Harry Hyra His obvious abilities as an all-around athlete, as a fine stud-ent
and as world traveler prove that, "You can't keep a good
,man down."
Last Minute Assumption Rally
Captures Hearthreaker
Art Crawford is shown clean­ing
the boards as he has been
doing since breaking into the
line-up. His rebouding has cer­tainly
been a high-mark of the
season.
A'Look ,at the University Llook
summer.
Almost as important ':is the well-educated man ... the
well-dressed look. Case in point - our new collection
of coat sweaters, crews, knitted shirts, polo and sweater
shirts keyed to campus and casual living. Get your­self
some right now - enjoy them straight through the
Displaying a well rounded offense, centered around
Harry Hyra, Joel Cherrytree, and Frank McGowan,
Fairfield's cagers gave league-leading Fairleigh-Dickin­son
the fright of their lives last week in an all-important
Tri-State League contest.
It was "a do or die" situation~>--------------­for
both teams with respect to
the league - for Fairfield a win
would push them into a tie for
for firs't place and create the
possibility of a playoff and for
Fairleigh, it meant preserving
their first place standing.
The first half was close all the
way through with Fairleigh
Dickinson enjoying the largest
margin after fifteen minutes of
play when 'they led 31-23. Then
Fairfield came alive and after
a series of baskets by Cherry­tree,
Kelly, and Hyra, they
closed the gap to 39-37 at half
time. The Stags pumped through
four quick baskets at the be­gininng
of the second half and
led 45-41 after 't w 0 minutes.
Fairleigh Dickenson came back,
tied the score and from then on
both teams traded baskets with
neither enjoying more than a
four point spread.
The turning point of the
game came wi'th 9 minutes to
play. Joe Flannigan was injur­ed,
Pat Kelly drew his fourth
personal foul and Artie Craw­ford
fouled out of the game.
From here on Fairfield was
greatly hampered by lack of re­bounding
strength but still stay­ed
in the ball game relying on
the fine all-around play of Harry
Hyra 'and the sweeping hooks
and jump-shots of Frank Mc- and Artie Crawford hit on jumps to give us the lead.
Gowen. However, 'they couldn't I But at this point McGrath~>--------------·
grab the lead as Fairleigh kept: I the pressure on with baskets by scored on a rebound and Bara- standing for us. He grabbed 28
Kaker, Walsh and Potaralya. kat hit on a foul to ice the rebounds which we believe is a
The game was finally decided in game. A last second basket by school record. He scored 17, but
the last 30 seconds when Walsh Crawford left the Stags one Joel Cherrytree was high for us
hit on a jump shot and then col- short. again with 18. One must cer-lected
two charity 'tosses to The game was nip and tuck tai1nly1\ mention the important make the final score 74-70. ro e Ifike Mullen played in the
all the way. The score was tied Stags' second half rally. Trail-
Kaker, who sparked the Jer- eight times and the biggest lead ing by five at the half we soon
sey club throughout the ~ve that either team had was nl'ne ~ - fell behind by nine. Coach
ning annexed scoring honors points. High scoring honors Bisacc'a inserted Mike into the
with 32 points. For Fairfield, went to McGrath with 21 and line-up and he sparked the
Hyra had 18, McGowan 17 and Masterson with 14 for Assump- squad with his feeding and his
Cherrytree 14. tion. Artie Crawford was out- defensive play. When he left
the scene we were up by one.
But what really hurt the Stags
was the fact that three times
they lost the ball in the last
minue of play, and this cost
them the game. The totals were:
ASSUMPTION (63)
G F
,.,10 1-3
2 3-4
5 4-6
1 0-1
3 1-2
1 0-0
o 1-1
2 0-0
2 1-4
Stag Varsity Dr()ps Close One
To League-Leading Fairleigh
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Hyra 2 1-3 5
Street Floor Cherrytree 8 2-5 18
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