Stag - Vol. 10, No. 08 - March 6, 1959

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Vol. X - No.8 Published by Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. March 6, 1959
NINETEEN SENIORS ARE
TO AC'CEPT H'O,NOR I(EYS
REV. FITZGERALD SPEAKS ABOUT
THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS NEEDS
CAMPUS ATMOSPHE
GOOD: FR. RECTOR
The myth of the fire-eating,
nail chewing rector, is just that,
a myth. When the Stag inter-I
viewed the rector, to put it
mildly, wer were surprised.
As soon as we started talking
the myth disappeared. Here is a
vital man, an intensely interest­ed
man, a man with Fairfield U.
and its betterment on his mind.
Getting down to business, we
asked Father Rector what he
thought of the intellectual at-mosphere
of the school. He an- The Legion of Honor Society Seniors. For the individual pic-swered
that, in general, the Fr. Fitzgerald at his office in Bellarmine tures of these men, see Pages Eight and Nine. .
atmosphere of the school was r r
very good, but doubted that that would challe.nge the stu- MONOHAN AND MANNION OFFICERS OF CLASS, there was a college in the coun- 1
try where there could not be dent ~n~ make ~Im produce to DRAMAT, DEBATING
improvement in that regard, the, lI.mlt of hIS talent and SCO.RE A'T N F FORENSICS By. MICHAEL? KIE~NAN
and Fairfield was no exception. abIlIty • • Nmeteen semors have won
He answered the next question We then queried Father Rec- coveted berths in the Fairfield
i"nWg haatquimesptrioonveomfehnits?"o, wbny. ask- tor about the bU'lldm' g program. Playing host to several colleges in the Forensics UnIversity Honor Society, ac-
He told us that the gym will be Festival, Fairfield University maintained its reputation cording to recent announce-
"How many of our students finI'shed by May, and that I'f as a breed'mg-ground for orators, by walk'mg away WI'th Healy, S.J.. Dean of the Uni- can s~y :that they' are wo~king to indoor graduation is necessary, ment by the Rev. William J.
the lImIt of theIr capaCIty and it will be held there. He also two of the four trophies offered. versity.
taking full advanta~~ of the I stated that one Mass of the . ~ Under the chairmanship of Chosen both for their scho-educatIOnal
opport~m~~~s offer- Holy Ghost will probably be A P I View Bill Margiotta, the Festival was lastic achievement· and their ac-ed
by the Umverslty. Father held in the gym for the whole ersona an anticipated success. It offer- tive participation in extra-cur-
Rector felt that here, as else- school instead of the four Mass- Of G F. ricular activities, those honored
where, there is much talent that es we' have now. onzaga Ire I ed an opportunity to the mem- include David BarreH (BBA),
is not being used, that too many . bers of 25 colleges enrolled in William Cronin (BBA), Arthur
students, though capable of do- In the .course of conver~atIOn "I had just finished shaving the New England Region of the Einhorn (BSS), Philip Guerin
ing much better, are satisfied we m~ntIOned.that the FaIrfield and was getting ready to head to N.F.C.C.S. of expressing them- (BS), Robert Healy (BBA), John
with meeting the minimum re- alumm have Just started com- selves in the fields of original Kelly (BSS), Lawrence Lessing
quirements for a degree. This pI'1'mg a good record m. . many class when bells started going oratory, dramatic reading, and (BBA), James Maher (BSS),
immature attitude is especially fields..Father Rector saId that off all over the place. Someone extemporaneous speaking. Of William MargioHa (BSS), Rob­harmful
today, he noted, when this was a tribute to the men yelled "Fire" and that's when I the 25 schools contacted, only ert McCarthy (AB), Tom
on the national level so many who started the school. He went knew that this was the real 5 responded, of which one was O'Conner (BBA), Raymond
highly trained men are so sore- on to say that the alumni are thing." the Holy Cross Debating Team O'Keefe (BS), James Supp
ly needed in many fields, and attached to. the school for the which bowed out immediately (AB), and Arthur Washburn
when on the international level rest of theIr lIves. Everythmg "I took off and headed down- prior to the registration date. (AB).
we are in a race with Russia a that they do, good or bad, will stairs. The student lounge was Representatives from St. Jo- ~!'ot pictured: Thomas Callan
race that "in the final analy~is reflect the name of Fairfield. By filled with smoke and it was seph's, Annhurst, Albertus Mag- (BS), Desmond Sullivan (AB),
will depend on our producing the alumni and. their reputation, pouring out of the corrider lead- nus, and Fairfield began regis- John Croake (AB), Dave Dron­men
who can out-think them." the name of FaIrfield WIll spread ing to the offices. After picking tration at 10 o'clock, Feb. 14. goski (BS), Patrick Waide
It is during these formative further. up an extinguisher, I headed for A single round of Dramatic (BBA).
years at college that the stu- We then mentioned student the fire. When I reached the reading terminated the morn- Membership to the exclusive
dent by applying himself dili- criticism of the administration, maintenance room the heat was ing's activities. Following a group is restricted to those sen­gently
to the demanding curri- the curriculum, etc. Father Rec- unbearable so I stood to one brief respite, Art Mannion, iors who boast a four-year aca­culum,
develops and disciplines tor said that he thought that side of the door and directed the Dave Hoyston, Geoff Stokes, demic average of 85 or better,
his mental faculties, which'"like this had its place as long as it nozzle into the room..Several and Joe Monahan represented and who have accumulated a
the arms and legs of the body, was constructive and based on guys joined me from then on Fairfield in the extemporaneous total of 20 Doints in extra-cur­need.
"?,rdered and constant fact. He feels, though, that put- and in no time we had the speaking contest. An informal ricular acti;ities. (Student par­exerCIse.
ting your gripes in the paper flames out. The fire department question period followed con- ticipation in non-academic clubs
Father Rector also pointed should be the last resort. He took over from there. That's cerning the consolidation of the and activities is credited ac­out
that since the present tui- said that the student should about it except that. I w~sh I, Catholic colleges in the New cording to a point system estab­tion
does not cover the full cost bring his complaint to the pro- ha.d so~e way of gettm~ rId of El1g1and region. Joseph Mona- lished by the Student Council.)
of the student's education, the per authority: a professor, a thIS mIserable taste m my han, with his complete control Students who qualify for this
college actually invests some of department head, a dean, or the mouth." of both audience and subject, honor must submit their appli-its
own money in each student, rector himself, whatever the In connection with the recent easily took first place in extem- cations at he start of their sen-and
for that reason wants to case demands. fire, the following is an exclu- poraneous speaking. Again, in ior year. These applications
enroll those students that are Father Rector regrets that his si.ve interview with Stag News the usual competitive spirit, Art must be recommended by the
most worthy and will make the present office quarters are not Editor, Lou Parent, who was on Mannion was determined the Dean before appointment to
greatest return on this invest- closer to the other campus the scene to help in crubing this winner in the original oratory membership by the Reverend
ment. buildings, but, at present, there most recent disaster, because of competition, scoring the second President of the University.
Because this can be done only is no available office space else- this action, Lou received minor win for the Stags. Yin Carra- As each year passes, it shows
by a stiff program, he would where. He hopes that by next inuries to his face and eyes. fielo, Dave Hoyston, and John that the men who have received
like to put in an accelerated year he will be able to have Others who were prominent in Warburton vied with Mr. Man- this honor are the ones who
program for the more able stu- offices in Xavier Hall, where he this occurrence were Stag Bus- nion for the honor. Miss Sheila stand out in the annals of Fair­dents
and bulk up the already will be more easily available iness Manager, Bob Crowley, Reilly, representing Albertus field Alumni. The Stag would
tough curriculum on the whole. to the students. John Murray, and Tony Cle- Magnus, and Miss Inez Pia from like to offer its most hearty
In other words, a curriculum (Cont'd on Page 4) mentino. (Cont'd on Page 4) congratulations to these men.
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,Letters to Editor
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EDITORIALS • • •
THE STAG March 6, 1959
WEAI{NESS IN GOVT. SYST
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Walter Naedele
Joseph McNamara
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
MANAGING EDITOR
Robert O'Neil
Another Letter is
Published on Page 3
One can say the student has
the right to complain because
in the future. he is the one who
someday will be among the
alumni of the school and it is he
who someday may constitute
the administration of the col­lege
or university. These gripes
do not necessarily mean that
the Dolicies of the school are
outrageous. The students ~eel
that if they were not for their
own good. they would, not have
come to this school. All students
coincide with the idea that Fair­field
is perhaps the best Jesuit
school in the East and someday
will be the best in the country.
Sincerely yours,
J. Diberer
Dear Sir: By FRANK FULLAM
As everyone knows. a fresh-' The present situation of our national government
man would not be a freshman at such a critical time brinO's into sharp focus a possible
if he did not comolain about. . b
. Th .-. f th senous weakness In our governmental system. somethmg. e maJOTlty 0 e Th 't t' f d t . " _
. e Sl ua IOn re erre 0 IS~
Frosh have gripes or complamts that of our having a Republi- .,. b t
, . ,.. htlcal CIrcumstance, ut no
of one type or another. Many can executIve admlmstratlOn on well. The weaknesses evident
of these gripes are very com- the one hand, and on the other, are lack of continuity of policy"
mon around the campus and a LegIslature controlled. m both lack of cohesion in policy due
have b een reoeated aqal' n and hou.se. s by the DeHmocratIC otrh op- to party rl'valry and animosi'ty
agam. th rough-out the'ah 11sOf bpOSItIOn party. Iotw' cabn t e,re and inability of the people to
Gonzaga. Also thev may have <he a ~ropert' corre ad lOf e IWt~en place responsibility for ineffec-b
- b h L e xecu lVe an egIS a lve tive governmental functioning
been talked a out y t e up- branches of our Federal Govern- . .
perclassmen. It'IS not perh aps ment when they are of. dI,fferent under such condItIons. .
the policy of the school to con-I political persuasions and jeal- Undoubtedly; the Amencan
cede to some of these gripes; ously antagonistic to each other? p.eople WIll watch apprehen­but
for the betterment of the It is time to address serious ~lvely to see whe'ther the oppos­student
body. the administra- thought to this problem, for it mg forces. can nse above party
tion might consider some of is a time when we, as a nation c.onslderatlOns and act construc­them.
The proper policy of the are faced on one hand with tlvely, for the common cause.
student is to take these co~- grave internal problems, and on At the present there are only
plaints to the Student Councll the other, with an external prob. two answers ~o thIS ?roble~ un­and
the Council should act ac- lem tantamount to a state of der our eXlstmg system, neIther
cordingly. The follo~ing is a perpetual war in the conflict of which affo.rds promise of ef­list
of the most Important with Soviet Russia. Both our fectlve solutIOn. The first of
gripes which are so prevalent. destiny and existence as a coun- these is a change of character
1. Examl.natI' on grades sh ould try could well hang in the bal- of the men we elect as sefnatorhs
be sent t0 the Darents as we11 ance, depending upon applica- and congressmb en, m'dedn 0bsu'c
as the grades fo-r the semester. tion of prompt and effective so- st.ature ahs to he gmb e yt pnn-
. lutions to the problems in both clple rat er t an y par y ex-
2. The late hght per~lss10n categories. In the light of infla- pedlen~y. In a word, 'true states­should,
be exte,nded unhl 12:00 tion, promise of a deficit of manshlp could cure the. weak­A.
M. If there IS to be an ex- twelve billion dollars in the na- ness, or even convert It to a
amination the next day. tional budget for the coming strength, b';lt men of t~is bree.d
3. Longer 1a te permI'ssI,on on"year a nationa.l d. ebt of approx- arffei not bemgd placed m puI bhct
k d imately 280 bllhons and con- 0 ce by our emocracy, at eas
wee en s. tinued devaluation of the dollar in sufficient numbers in our
4. Extended breakfast period now valued at about 44 cent~'1 time. The other alterna'tive, un-on
Saturday. until 10:00 A.M. as compared to the dollar of der our eXisting. syst~m, would
5. Less disturbance in the cor- twenty-five years ago, it could depend upon ar: l.ntelhgent e~ec-ridor
during study hours. well be the failure to adopt torate so exerclsmg the votmg
sound fiscal policies that will fran~h~se ~s to. provide each
6. More social activities on prove the rock upon which our admlmstratlOn WIth party con-
Campus. democracy will founder. The trol?f both houses of Cong~ess.
7. If a student has above an questions of national defense In eIther case, these soluhons
85 av,~rage in each subject. he and security, and sound foreign turn on. ~opes ra~~er than upon
should be allowed to make the policies go to 'the heart of the any po~n" of pohhcal structure
Dean's list. Iconflict with Russia and Com- for theIr efficacy.
. munism. Will our system o'f gov- Perhaps time will prove that
8. A beiter vallety of meals. ernment, with opposition par- the only effective way to elimin.
9. A freshman baseball team. ties controlling its Executive ate this weakness IS by Consh­and
Legislative branches, prove tutional amendment adjusting
equal to the grave tasks before the time and manner of elec­it?
tions to both hous.es of Congress
We have been faced with the so as to practically assure an
same situation before in our identity of party affiliation as
history, but I doubt at ever so between the Legislative. and
critical a time. It would seem Executive branches of natIOnal
from our history to date 'that government, at least for the first
the system has worked ade- two years of a given Executive
quately under such adverse po- administration.
J. McN.
Recently I have been more and more conscious of the numbe'r
of new faces each successive semester finds within the, studelnt
body. I am not speaking of the incoming freshman but of those'
who enter Fairfield as transfe,rs say at the beginning of the sixth
semester. These students find themselves in, a new enviro,nment
and within a strange group. Unless they prove to somewhat' of
an extrovert they have considerable difficulty in adjusting to the
surroundings. Of course this is a naJural experience' which has
happened to everyone at one time or ano,the,r. but it' is some­thing
which need not be pro,lon,ged.
As freshman you received an opportunity as most college
freshman do. of going through a process of orientation. the pur­pose
of' which was to acquaint you with the different fascets of
college life.
As a transfer a student wouldn't have this opportunity offered
to him and would be left to shift for himself. As a result he
never does find out what goes on outside of the class room. and
perhaps his class is deprived of a valuable asset.
I am not advocating that there be a large scale program of
orientation set up to give these men an appreciated boost. but
rather that some sort of policy be inaugurated by organizations
or the student body in general.
You may say that the number who are slow in adjusting are
in a minority of the transfer group. Also that opportunities
abound on campus for the development of his talents. Both these
statemen,ts are true. but I feel that there is still something needed
by these students to "break the ic'e."
As suggested above. a policy might be put into practice which
would recruit a number of stude,nts ,from the unive,rsity's body
who would be willing to tag around with future transfers o,r
returning veterans. etc" for at le'ast an afternoon. This brief
association might enable the new student to fit very easily into
his place. His "guide" could introduce' him to a few needed
friends. point out the number of activities offered. in, general
give him an outline of just what he can expect at the university.
This service would prove to be invaluable not only in promoting
goodwill but also in creating a closer knit student unit.
R.O·N•
STUDENT ADJUSTMENT
Till just recently. upon arrival at the Fairfield campus. one
of the most striking characteristics of our campus was the well
kept grounds of our school. Little by little. however. we are losing
the scenic beauty which once was a proud boast of Fairfield
men. The biggest factor in this degradation is the student who
either because of a shortage of gas or a lack of driving ability.
cannot park his car in the Gonzaga parking lot but instead dodges
trees and other natural obstacles to park on the grounds across
from Canisius Hall.
Whether his motives be quickness o·f departure when his
daily academic scouring is over or the safety of his tires in the
face of the sharp gravel in the parking lot. he must not be aware
of the burdelD he has placed on the groundkeepers and travelers
alike. He is also a constant driving hazard to those who must
drive on that part of the campus. A driver unaware of such an
uncommon practice or even a student obeying only the usual
driving rules will only slow do,wn at the' e'ntrance to the parking
field not in the middle of a supposedly empty are,a and unless
you have the money to pay for the rise in your insurance due'
to an accident in a 25mph. zone. this pra.ctice had bette,r come
to an end.
The Stude,nt Council in a recent meeting has put forth a
motion to correct this violation. This action however will be null
and void unless you. the student body. cooperate and realize the
fact that camous imorovement is UP to you. You are the only
ones who ha;e the power to enfor~e this motion.
With the addition of each new building., there is a decrease
in the amount of "free area" on campus grounds. and with pro­ceedings
such as these. the amount of ground, being used by the
students will far exceed the total acre,a,ge owned by the adminis­tration.
In the past year. the administration put a wire fence
,around all the grounds in the immediate approach to the build­ings
to stop those who persisted in "walking up the grass to
class:' They did not realize. however. that some of us like to
"drive up the grass to class."
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VARIANTS
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, T. Cuomo, T. Ungerland, A. Mannion,
F. Fullam, L. Zowine, R. Jaros.
LAYOUT - R. Cagnassola, M. Kiernan.
attention of some girls from
New Rochelle.
This marks the beginning of Among things that are of in­a
new column, one which will
be devoted mostly to opinion terest now, is a bill before the
(personal opiniOns, not neces- Student Council which calls up­sarily
those of the other. editors, on that organization to request
The Stag, Fr. Sullivan, the net- the administration to investigate
work, or the sponsors). Any the possibility of a conditioned
reader who disagrees with any- exemption from final exams in
th O lng sal'd h ere, andsomeon'e s certain courses. What would this
almost bound to, is asked not mean? Fundamentally, that if
to come screaming to me or you finish the term with a 90
laying .old family curses on my average in any course(s) except
doorstep. Instead, please write philosophy and your major, you
nasty letters to the editor, a' would be able to chose whether
little good, clean controversy' or not you took the final.
could add some interest to the The advantages of the plan
paper, besides, it would give me are many. It would free the
a chance to write nasty replies, teachers from some of the crush­something
I haven't done since ing burden of correcting finals,
a certain article came to the and, more important, would give
them wider range in term as­signments.
It would give the
students, particularly those in
the 85-90 bracket a great in­centive
to more term studies
and would allow those that gain­ed
exemptions more time to
study their major in the all im­portant
pre-exam period.
The plan is not an unprece­dented
one, as Jesuit high
schools, e.g. Regis, and many
colleges now use it, or one much
like it. Naturally, final adoption,
or rejection, of the plan rests
with the administration, but the
passage of the bill rests with
the Student Council. Let your
representative know your opin­ion.
G.S.
NEWS EDITOR
Lou Parent
SPORTS EDITOR
Larry Lessing
PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Art Funk
STAFF
FEATURE EDITOR
Geoffrey Stokes
BUSINESS MANAGER
Bob Crowley
EXCHANGE EDITOR
Paul Fargis
March 6, 1959 THE STAG Page 3
for that. Indeed, the close bond
between them is shown both in
his obvious admiration for her
as he recounts their adventures,
and for the fact that she has
encouraged his writing of these
most unorthodox memoirs.
From the book's very first
words ("When Mother and I In­ished
the half gallon of gin ...")
to its last exclamation point
("... and on one had said to
me that the Jesuits would mind
if I brought along some scotch!"),
we romp through a series of
escapades which would make
Clarence Day's father cringe
with bewilderment. You won't
forget the time when Frank
nearly burns down the Green­wich
hospital, while Winnie,
thinking she's giving him cough
syrup, is really dosing him up
with benzedrine, or the time
Winnie convinced the bartender
at Kennebunkport - with the
help of some white shoe-polish
in her son's hair-that Frank
was really her elder brother.
Perhaps the best scene (and the
description must surpass the ex­perience,
I'm sure) is the time
when Winnie sang Irish folk
songs to calm the nervous pas­sengers
during a violent thun­derstorm,
on a airliner going
West, while Frank, having im­bibed
too much free champagne,
hiccuped in rhythm to the Irish
Washerwoman. These are just
a few of the more serene mo­ments
in the life of these two
Hibernian high-lifers.
The book has been written as
a Valentine for his mother by
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By JOE MONAHAN
IDLE MIND
By MICHAEL FRATANTUNO
It has rece,ntly come to my attention that a great many of
the students he're at Fairfield have no appreciation of the physical
beauty of a'ur campus. I fed that it is mv civic duty to correct
ihis situation, by pointing out some of the advantages we have'.
Nestled in among cities representing a conglome,ration of
exurbanites, we of Fairfield UniveTsity live in a veritable Para­dise,.
We are surrounded by trees. acres of beautiful wilderness,
and the pond. The trees of Fairfield never have leaves and seldom
be,ar fruit, and there have been rumo,rs that they were planted
originally by someone who loved crows. Our pond resembles a
moat, not only because of the' sharks, but it' is common knowledge
that visitors to our campus who disappe'ar from the' face of the
earth are always seen last down by the po,nd. Our grass is beau­tiful,
but many of the residen,t students have ne'ver seen it. This
is due to the fact that the grass springs up in early June and
disappears in early Septe,mber.
We also have man-made beauty surrounding us. Three new
modern buildings exhibit such facilities as inside plumbing, and
aluminum windows with removable handles.
The parking lot opposite Gon,zaga Hall is a true maste'rpiece
of construction, and is made' of a remarkable ne-w paving sub­sta;
nce known as WET SAND. This parking lo,t is convenient to
Canisius and Gonzaga., although it serves quite weH in the early
afternoon for several million graduate students' cars.
The woods adjacent to this parking lot is very de,nse, and
~here have bee'n occasional grizzly-bear and rattlesnake sight­Ings.
Fe·w pe,a,ple' have ever been in the're. and the-re' are many
legends conce,rning it. One of these states that it is the secret
hide-out of the famous rebel, Fidel Caffrey, and his Rogues of
RoUenwood Forest.
We also have some of the finest ruts and ditches in southeTn
New England. These are due to the' fact that au! parking lot was
~oo small for ou.r stude-nts. This situation was remedied by mak­l:
ng a new parkmg lot, in the apple-orchard. This does not help
the, apples much, but then" who needs apples? Anothe,r reason
for ruts and ditches is our unpredictable Co'nnecticut weather.
!he rainy season here extends fro,m January to December. This
IS good for the farmers, I suppose. but then, who needs farmeTS?
Space diminishes. and I had a dandy finish prepared, but
then, who needs a dandy finish?
By DON PREZIOSI
A long time ago in Central
Europe there was a tiny princi­pality
known as Notmeland. In
this tiny country, situated on
the peak of Mt. Indifference,
bordering on Transtirnotia and
Wessilencia, could be found a
contented race of people. They
were very satisfied, these Not­mees
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Then one gloomy day some
citizens got together to form a
society for the appreciation of
fine and time-honored music.
And they waited for interested
people to come and discuss and
hear the music their great an­cestors,
the Cecilians, had cre-
By RAY NALEWAJK ated by their own efforts.
Walter Naedele can take a rest. But he doesn't want one. Soon the first citizens arrived
Naturally, Walt is still helping out our new editor with his new from the 'far corners' of the tinv
responsibilities. But Walt is looking for new places to channel principality. Soon all fifteen a;­his
once editor bound time. He is an A.B. English major inter- rived to begin their discussions
ested in writing. Actually Walter found that his editorship gave and to listen to the Cecilian
him litle opportunity to improve his writing even though it gave music. But the headmaster of
him a good training in organization on a wide scale. The fact is the group was puzzled that so
he had to check everyone else's articles that there was little few responded to his call. He
time for his own editorials. He has the same problems as thereupon gave the new mem­Thurston
Davis, S.J., minus Father Father Thurston's staff. bers a lecture on staying togeth-
What does the editor of a college newspaper want to do er and preserving their love of
after graduation? In Walt's case, he would like to work for a Cecilian music, telling them it
small newspaper and then go to Harvard Grad school. The was obviously fruitle~s to per-
, .,' suade others who were obvi-magazme
trade and college te~chll~g .look llke good prospects ously not int~rested in the obvi-afte.
r gr.ad school. Itnh a mb'ol're ldealls.tlc l'wkayJ' he would. llke to ' ous1y beautI'fu1 musI'ctcqulre m some way e a llty to wnte I eames, Drelser, and I d" th ' 0 come
Agee. That's a pretty big goal. But at least, one has to admit I an Jom em.
it is different. And that's what we need around here, imagination, But one young enthusiast, ob-
When Walt was editor he didn't look like the typical editor viously an immature idealist,
sweating under a deadline. He didn't show it at least, and it was set out to convince others of the
hard to tell what was going on inside. Now we are going to Ibeauty, grandeur, and magnifi­find
out what Walter Naedele's ideals for the Stag were. cence of Cecilian music. He
The Stag must not write for the inner circle between North thereupon undertook a t(.n~r of
Benson and Barlow Roads; but it must write for a more general I Notmeland to seek out cltlzens
audience. Iinterested in the great music of
If a student in Portland, Oregon, picked up our paper ,it their ancestors. To the surprise
should interest him not because it deals with Fairfield alone, but of the headmaster, the young
because we deal with news of the campus as any magazine of Iman found almost half of the
commentary should. What is going at Fairfield must be con-, population interested in Cecil- This week we shall continue
sidered with a view to what is going on in other colleges and in' ian music. But not one was will- our brilliant and thoroughly
the country. Such past articles as the draft system, and the ing to make the long long trip penetrating study of the current
Unsilent Generation are examples. to the headmaster's Academy. literary trend toward the "comic
Walt wanted to get news that was fresh that is exclusives They were all content where biography." We do not restrict
and the stylistic approach. He wanted his' writers' to develop they were, doing whatever they this category to actual life his­themselves
as writers and he wanted more English majors on did. When prodded by the young tories, for we do find within its
the staff.' idealist, they gave oc a loud province works of the imagina-
Finally, he wanted the Stag to remember its duty of report- squeal, "not me, not m~," and tion and also latter-day descend­ing
the news, in all its phases so that there would result a promptly returned to their com- ants of the faI?iliar essay. Ex­development
of a self awareness of the University. placentovision sets. amples of this category are
many: Please Don't Eat The
The young man. had gotten I Daisies. Where Did You Go Out
much older and wiser when he What Did You Do Nothing, The
:e,turned t~, the Acade.my, real- Lively Arts Of Sister Gervaise,
lzmg that man.y. are" mterested and Bonjour Tristesse immedi-bu.
t .few are wlllmg.. He then ately come to mind. In this issue
reJomed the happy llttle grou~, we are extremely fortunate in
wher.e he spent the rest of. hiS being able to have a work of
l~fe m peace and beauty; m a this type to review for the first
llttle sheltered h~t. away. from time anywhere; and, to boot, it
the complacentovlslOn dial of is a performance which strikes
hiS countrymen. very close to "home."
March 6, 1959
ROSARY IS SAID EVERY
EVENING IN LOYOLA
CHAPEL
mere adherent to a "beat".
Some true Dixieland fans may
have answered the question of
"WHY DO YOU LIKE DIXIE·
LAND JAZZ?" with the answer,
"Because it's danceable jazz."
With this answer I can not just­ly
argue, for although Dixieland
music was originally marching
music, with a heavy emphasis
on all four beats in the meas­ure,
it soon devel0ged into
lighter-sounding jazz which was
more like dance music with an
emphasis on the second and
fourth beats in the measure.
This is untrue for the other
forms of jazz - except Swing,
which, however, has just about
"had it".
As for myself, though I am a
staunch enthusiost of the more
modern forms of jazz, I must
confess that Dixieland is, at
times, excellent jazz. An album
of mine, gotten through a jazz
record club, features the "Big
T", Jack Teagarden, in a form
of Dixieland known as "Chicago
Jazz". Performing such jazz
standards as "ST. JAMES IN­FIRMARY,"
"A HUNDRED
YEARS FROM TODAY" and
"STARS FELL ON ALABAMA,"
Teagarden is a fine example of
a great trombonist and singer
using an especially easy-flowing
style that is steeped in the old
tradition of the blues. Also, for
examples of good Dixieland,
almost any recording by the
Jelly Roll Morton groups of
1926-28 is reputed as such.
Jazz ...
E. WELLINGTON ANDERSON
Each week-end thousands of
our college males sit hours at
places like the Metropole and
Ryan's downing beer after beer
while "ole-time" greats like Sol
Yaged, Henry "Red" Allen, J.
C. Higginbotham, Cozy Cole
and the like, vie with each other
for the privilege of shattering
the first - eardrum. Yet these
collegiate pseudo jazz enthusi­asts
profess to be enjoying the
"music" though rarely ever at­tentively
listening to it, for their
eyes are constantly roaming the
room's interior, which is usual­ly
decorated with a fluffy va­riety
aptly termed "cool college
cutie."
one Senior who has not one
note to show for his four years
here, but has developed into a
fine cartoonist.
When aksed the question of
how he could possibly be en­joying
himself here, when the
excellent "chamber-music" type
Modern Jazz Quartet is cur­rently
at the Village Vanguard,
a typical young collegiate might
first say, 'MJ .. who?", and then
after another beer come up with
something that may be toned
down to "Because it's wild,
man."
Could it be concluded from
the answer "It's wild" the fact
that our typical collegiate is im­pressed
mostly by the "beat"?
If so, could it also be concluded
that he may be placed in a cate­gory
previously reserved for the
"rock and roll" teen-agel's - a
THE STAG
this writer will present several
rules of technique which have
been time-tested and proven in
the hope that even more stud­ents
will be able to avoid the
onerous task of giving a profes­sor
one's undivided attention.
RULE I. Note whether the
:;>rofessor is one who calls only
on those who do not raise their
hands. If he is, then keep your
h2nd perpetually in the air.
Otherwise, keep them on your
desk.
RULE II. Stare directly at the
instructor. Occasionally make a
grimace with your face as if
you were confused on a point.
At other times. smile gently, as
1£ a great knowledge had come
to you. Sometimes scratch your
head. Other times lean forward.
Once in a while frown.
RULE III. Always laugh or
applaud when the maior et
sa.nior pars of the 'class laughs
or applauds. It is certain that
the teacher has gotten off a pur­ported
witticism and is care­fully
noting those who fail to
laugh. Let expediency and not
humor direct your laughter. If
you feel this would compromise
your good taste then you should
'not be trying to learn how not
to pay atention in the first
Dlace. You ought either to be a
man of principle or a day­dreamer,
you cannot be both.
RULE IV. Always be making
marks with your pencil on
some piece of paper. This will
pass as note-taking and is cer­tain
to please the instructor.
Moreover, should you doodle or
draw, it pleases your aesthetic
sense and satisfies any creative
urge you might have. I know
Page 4
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I
DEAN ...
(Cont'd from Page 1)
FORENSICS
(Cont'd from Page 1)
Our Rector comes to us as a
learned and experienced Jesuit
priest. He has studied at B.C.,
St. Louis University, and Ford­ham.
For the past twenty years
he has been stationed at Holy
Cross, ten years in the educa­tion
department, and the last
ten years as the dean of the
college.
Now, as dean of Fairfield,
Father wants the student body
to know that he door to Bellar­mine
is open to any student and
that they should feel free to
see him.
We shall, at this time, bow To sum up his ideas about
to the judges of the various IFairfield, Father Rector said
.. that he is anxious to see Fair-contests.
Fr. Carr, S.J., Mr. Llb- . fieId deve1op as qUl.Ckly as pos-enthal,
Mr. Pratt, and Fr. sible and offer the best to its
Donoghue, S.J., graciously ac- students in every field. Fairfield
cepted this task. Attention must will grow through the reputa­also
be given to the chairman, tion of its grads, the ':'lell round-
., . ed young men who will produce.
BIll MargIOtta, and hiS staff Therefore he wants quality and
comprised of Bob O'Neill, Paull excellence in both students and
Ziegler, and Steve Ryan. Istudies. This is Father James
It was disappointing, how- Fitzgerald's aim at Fairfield.
ever, to observe the attendance, M V 0
at th" various functions. Fair-I y ery wn
field University was designated By LOU PARENT
to be the host of the Festival, Spring has come to Fairfield
and only a handful of "hosts" and with Spring has come the
tur.ned out. Perhaps, the incle- na.tural tendency not to pay at­ment
weather could be regard- tention in the classroom. This
is a chronic condition with
ed so hazardous as to make some students, but with the
travel between the Dorms im- vast majority it is merely sea-possible,
but the authorities of sonal. At any rate it is a pleas­the
various women's colleges ant pursuit and should be cul­did
not have the good sense to tivated. How to achieve inat­prohibit
the trip for some 35 tention without being caught is
irIs. Pudeat -Nos! a poser. As a public service,
Annhurst, were awarded tro­phies
for Dramatic reading and
Dramatic Declamation, respece­Evely.
The Fairfield Debating
team staged an exhibition de­bate
in Gonzaga Auditorium
whi~h closed the doors to the
competitive aspect of the Fes­tival.
A banquet, with guest
speaker Father Mooney, S.J.,
followed by a social, supple­mented
the evening's enter­tainment.
YESD NoD mB-05. Would you be at all hesitant to rent
.:: (;)' a desirable apartment where the
.....,.;.. previous occupants had died under
-:;::::::::::< ••.••,... mysterious circumstances?
Do w'u Think for Yourself ?(HERE~~[F;ftu~H,~TWlLL)
f_~_.::.~'~i ~- 1. Can you honestly say that you'vemade D D ~~ an effort to understand modern art? YES NO
o~~~1h
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pack or
crush­proof
box.
YESD NoD
YESD NoD
YESD NoD
ONLY VICEROY HAS A THINKING MAN'S
FILTER •.. A SMOKING MAN'S TASTE!
YESD NoD
If you had an independent income
sufficient for all your needs,
could you be happy never to go
to work?
Would you be reluctant to participate
in an important medical experiment
which, though not dangerous, would
cause some discomfort?
6. If you were walking to town in a
hurry, would you be unwilling to
accept a ride in a garbage truck?
-
The truth is, thinking men and women
aren't influenced by extravagant claims­especially
when choosing a filter cigarette.
They use their heads! They know what
they want. They know that only VICEROY
gives them a thinking marl'Slilter ... ;:t
smoking man's taste.
*lj you have answered "YES" to three out oj
the first jour questions, and "NO" to jour
out oj the last five, , , you certainly do think
for yourself! @1959,Brown&WilliamsonTobaccoCorp.
9, Can an extravagant claim
make you switch from
one filter cigarette
to another?
YESD NoD
YESD NoD
'YESD NoD
2. If you were to break aNew Year's
resolution, would you renew it
on the spot rather than wait
until next year?
3. Would you be unwilling to playa
single game of "Russian Roulette"
for a million dollars?
4, Are you fully convinced that the
saying "Money does not buy
happiness" is completely true?
The Man WhoThinks for Himself Knows
March 6. 1959 THE STAG Page 5
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* * *
final exam in that field would
not only force the student to tie
all the separate aspects togeth­er,
but would also give him a
fuller understanding of what he
has learned."
GEORGE ATWATER .. Those
students who
throughout the
semester have
maintained a
ninety average
are well entitl­ed
to exemp­tion
from -final
examinations. To these students,
a final examination serves no
other purpose than to mirror
their already evident personal
achievement. A privilege of this
sort would provide a strong
inducement to good study hab­its,
not to mention the attain­ment
of a more thorough
knowledge of the subject mat­ter.
The adoption of such a pol­icy
here at the University
would undoubtedly find its re­ward
_in more pronounced aca­demic
endeavors.
* * *
* * *
By BRIAN LAWLER
Inquiring
Photog.rapher
During February, in joint sponsorship the English
Department and Drama Society presented four public
lectures by Rev. John W. Rryan, S.J., at Gonzaga
Auditorium.
--------------~ The series, entitled "American
Plays and_ Playwrights," served
a two-fold purpose; it was an
exemplification of the university
as an integral cultural element
in community life, and a valu­able
extra-curricular oppor­tunity.
The Thursday evening lec­tures
began February 5th with
a broad analysis of the current
theatre. Father Ryan cited the
emphasis on strict realism in the
contemporary drama, pointing
out the advantages and weak­nesses
in such a theatrical
structure. The lecture was fol­lowed
by a short question and
answer period, and concluded
wi.th excerpts from Arthur
Miller's "Death of a Salesman."
On the following Thursday,
Father Ryan spoke of "the
poetic challenge" which such
writers as Maxwell Anderson
and Archibald Macleish have
displayed in overcoming real­istic
approaches. Again there
was a discussion period follow­ed
by an excellent reading from
Anderson's "Elizabeth the
Queen" by ? ? ? and Law­rence
Washburn.
The works of Eugene
O'Neill were evaluated and dis
cussed on the nineteenth. This
lecture also gave Father Ryan
the opportunity to categorize
and criticize the techniques of
realism. The concluding presen­tation
of the series dealt with
Tennessee Williams and the po­sition
and probabilities of the
future American theatre. Once
a~ain, the Drama Society sup­plemented
the lecture, this time
with scenes from Williams'
"The Glass Menagerie."
The entire program was ex­pertly
executed and heartily
received, and we hope this will
encourage other such offerings
from the administration and
student body. Both community
and student alike will undoubt­edly
accept any opportunity as
valuable as this recent presen­tation.
Drama Lectures By Fr. Ryan
A Big Success On Campus
Question - What do you
think of exem:>tions at Fairfield?
JOHN P. CROAKE: Depend­ing
on the
course involv­ed,
no. Exam
exemptions in
man y courses
would s e r v e
both as an in­centive
and a
reward for proper study during
~he semester. I would oppose
such exemptions in courses in a
student's major field, as well as
in our collective major, philos­ophy_
In the major and in phil­osophy,
the student should be
required to demonstrate a com­prehensive
knowledge of the
subject matter. On the whole, 1
think that exemptions are a
good idea.
DAVID M. McHUGH '62: "I
believe that a
student having
a 90 average in
any course
should be re­quired
to take
the final exam.
In most cases,
the 90 average is a result of in­dividual
tests on separate as­pects
of that particular field. A
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By J. DISTINTI
INCIDENTALS: Spot records
has a new release with two good
sides "ANNETTE" and "WHITE
BUCKS" by the Shytones. The
composer and a member of the
group is BILL SANGIOVANNI.
one of our freshmen. In my
opinion, the record ranks with
some of the top rock 'n' roll hits
of today, but it needs a good
the University's Honor Society push and YOU can help do it
and to limit the number and ... Elvis Presley has a new
type of activities in which each album titled "FOR LP FANS
student may engage. This limi- ONLY" and for all you cats who
tation was imposed by the dig that man, there is a full
Council in order that students color portrajt of him on the cov­would
not spend an inordinate er in his dress uniform! Gee!
amount of effort in extra-cur- TANGENTS ... In recent
ricular activity and to insure years a new kind of music,
that the major positions in stu- which you don't even have to
dent activities would not be the listen to, has come out on the
possession of a select few. market. It is called "mood
The elimination of some clubs music" -and has turned out to
from the system and the lower- be one of the mainstays of the
jng of others to the Minor Cate- record industry. For less than
gory are indications of the three dollars one can acquire
Council's growing awareness "MUSIC FOR LOVE HOURS:'
that campus organizations must or "MUSIC FOR TWO PEOPLE
fulfill a definite need at Fair- A LON E:' or "M U SIC TO
field and actually benefit the CHANGE HER MIND:'
students through their activity, A watertight definition of
or else be eliminated from the mood music is difficult to find,
roster. but I would say that a success-
Full details on the point sys- fnl mood music record is com­tem
may be obtained in the pounded of three elements: a
Dean's Office by asking for the catchy title, an attractive and
Honor Society brochure. suggestive cover, and a pleasing
----------~-----------j"style of arranging and playing
popular melodies. The three ele­ments
are about equally im­portant.
A mood music record
can quickly founder in the mar-ket
if anyone of the elements E. WELLINGTON ANDER-fails
to strike a response from SON, JR.: I
the public. w 0 u Ids a y
The title and cover make the "yes"-but on-most
immediate sales impact. ly in reference
Mood music is sold as a desir- to the fresh-able
background to various man and soph-forms
of activity and the par- omore years,
ticular purpose of each record First, because
must be made visually compell- this exemption would serve as
ing. Records to accompany ro- an added incentive toward full
mance carry sultry photographs semester scholastic achievement
of bosomy women and crew- in the two years when one is
cut men intent on each other's most needed. Also, for the first
attractions. Mood music, I think, two years the grade attained on
ought to be called sex music, if the final examination only rep­you
go by the jackets. Of course, resents one-third of the grade
not all of the records fall into for that semester. This indicates
the above category, for instance that the University considers the
"MUSIC TO WORK OR STUDY semester work as the more im­BY"
depicts a bobby-soxer go- portant.
ing through the motions of As for juniors and seniors, I
studying, while her mother sits think an exemption from all the
by knitting and surveying the final examinations would be im­scene
with a worried, puzzled practical.
expression. "M U SIC FOR In these two years most of
WASHING AND IRONING" is the student's courses are direct­even
less glamorous; it shows a ly associated to his major field
pudgy woman in a dingy base- of study; the final is, of course,
ment laundry room with the based on the student's knowl­most
antique and brokendown edge and understanding of the
equipment imaginable. entire semester's subject matter.
Although mood music has not Thus I deem it almost impera­yet
attained the Johnny Mathis tive for this student to take the
or Elvis Presley level of sales, finals in at least his major sub­it
is following very close be- jects.
hind. It does, however, assist the But in the minor subjects, I
large record companies to foot see no reason why the student,
the losses incurred from their though a senior or junior, who
classical releases. Still it should has maintained throughout the
be realized that millions of dol- semester a ninety in a course
lars are spent in the U.S. every can not and should not be ex­year
for music nobody really empted from its final examina­listens
to. tion, and thus be able to devote
~i;;;iiiii.;;i;;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii"more time to studying for the
finals in his major subjects.
•
Date of Interview: March II. 1959
Harry E. Duffy, General Agent
Sales and
Sales Management
Training Program
Home Office
Administrative Openings
Connecticut Mutual Life
INSURANce COMPANY. HARrF9RD
This Program is designed to develop young, inex­perienced
men for careers in life insurance sales
and sales management. It provides an initial train­ing
period of 8% months (including one month at
a Home Office School) before the men move into
full sales work.
Those trainees who are interested in and who are
found qualified for management responsibility are
assured of ample opportunity to move on to such
work in either our field offices or in the Home Office
after an initial period in sales.
A limited number of attractive opportunities are
also available at the Home Office for Actuarial
Trainees and Administrative Trainees.
The Connecticut Mutual is a 113-year-old com.
pany with 500,000 policyholder-members and over
four billion dollars of life insurance in force.
Aggressive expansion plans provide unusual oppor­tunities
for the limited number of men accepted
each year.
Arrange with the placement office for an inter­view
with:
INTERVI-EWS for:-
Extra-Curricular Point System
Is Revised By Student Council
Several weeks ago, the Student Council dropped
three ex,tra-cur,ricularactivities from the list of those
clubs in which members can gain extra-curricular ac­tivity
points.
The effect of this action is€l>----------------
such that the Sociology Club,
the Radio Club, and the Col­legiate
Council for the United
Nations eC.C.U.N.) are no long­er
recognized as official campus
organizatoins and no credit can
be gained by membership in
them until they are recharter­ed
by the Student Council.
Each year the Council re­vises
its extra-curricular point
system to ascertain that the
importance of each activity is
duly recognized with Honor
Society points. In addition to
dropping the above clubs, the
Council recognized the stature
of the Drama Society by mak­ing
it a Cardinal Activity; mov­ed
the Resident Council and the
Canisius Academy to the Major
Activity category; raised the
St. Cecilia Academy and low­ered
the language clubs to the
status of Minor Activities. Un­der
the new ruling, the Chair­man
of Junior Week will be
given two activity points and
sub-chairmen of the Winter
Carnival. Junior Week and
Senior Week one point.
The Council's point system
serves two purposes. It is de­signed
to regulate the amount
of extra-curricular activity I
necessary for appointment to
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CAUSES BEHIND THE MASS EXIT IDLE MIND ...
(Cont'd from Page 3)
Have you ever noticed Loyola parking lot late on a Friday
afternoon? You have. Then you agree that there occurs some- twenty-year-old Frank, who is
time between Friday noon and Friday evening a sort of auto now a Jesuit novice. (Winnie,
decimation. And the fact of the matter remains that for various take a bow.) After reading (Why
reasons very many resident students have departed for the Don't You Have A Glass Of
weekend. Milk Or Something we can only
Not attempting to condemn nor condone this consistent rejoice with Winnie in her new­happening,
we should like to explore causes which might possibly 'found peace and quiet and say
lead to this mass exit, suggesting in turn situations which could Ian extra prayer for the Society,
very well alter such occurrence. vvhich, in Frank's own words, "is
The student presented with the question concerning his con- fast approaching the most dire
stant weekend retirement from campus will, more often than aisis in its hlstory."-This, from
not, remark, "There's nothing to do here." And he might just one who signs himself "sincere­have
something there. Aside from the fact that there are those ly yrs. in me."
weekends which demand of him an increased concentration on The author himself has pro­his
academic endeavor, there are many more weekends which vided me with large portions of
offer him small means of entertainment. If he chooses not to manuscript from which to work.
attend the Saturday night movie in Gonzaga, his alternate choice I wish to acknowledge this and
might not only be that of spending the time in some bistro. thank him most sincerely, and
No doubt the completion of our new gymnaisium will con- also to wish him all kinds of
tribute substantially to a growth in on-campus interests. Those success when the book is issued,
who find it inconvenient to attend basketball games in Bridge- which, he promises enigmatic­port,
for instance, will find the new building easily accessible. ally, will be "soon."
and aside from its use for athletic activity, the gym will accom-modate
a great variety of functions as well.
Fairfield is a young school experiencing the task of acquiring F fi ld L
increased recognition in extended localities. Presently the home- air, e aundromat
towns of the majority of resident students are situated in areas
not far from the school. Trips home are achieved without diffi­culty.
We believe that a further growth in the school's popularity
and a maintenance of its praiseworthy academic status will help
seek out students from a greater variety of areas. We expect
further that hand in hand with Fairfield's development in the
above mentioned aspects there will appear an enhanced program
of weekend social activity.
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Chillun, you jes give a lissen here, an ole Uncle Bill'll spin
ye a yarn 'bout Brer Fox an de picnic. G'wan, set yo feet up
dere nice an comfo'ble like, sort 0' like what Brer B'ar wuz a
doin wen dis very avencha tuk place.
Dere he wuz, a sittin in de quiet an seereenity of his den,
jes' dreemin 0' ripe huck'lberries an deelishus honey, when bold Th S E h C
as brass, an sassy as all git9ut, Brer Fox busts in a screemin an e ~ tau xc. anu, e orne,r
a holler'n at de top 0' his lungs, "Brer B'ar! Brer B'ar! C'mon ~ M
outen dere, Right now!" STOLEN FROM is a new column ~hich will attempt to
"Duh! Wat you wan, Brer Fox?" sez Brer B'ar, sezee, still relate important, interesting and humorou..." selections from the
half dreemin'. "Cain't yo see I is sleepin'?" various college newsoapers that are received by THE STAG.
"Yo ain't no mo', Brer B'ar. I got big nooz, yessir, An it's (THE SIENA NEWS, Siena College) "The Student Senate of
mi'ty impo'tant!" Siena College passed a resolution of policy concerning United
"Well, it bet'r be," sez Brer B'ar, sezee, "0, 1's gonna deetach States diplomatic relations with the Vatican State and urging this
you scrawney body f'om yo bushey ta'l." country to 'etsablish permanent diplomatic relations' with the
Brer Fox, he hoi's ta'l in de wun han, an scraches his chin Vatican.
wid de otha, "Dere's gonna be a picnic, Brer B'ar," sez Brer Fox "Ray Rafferty, NFCCS Representative to the Semi.te, sub­sezee,
"down in de grove an' all de folks her'bouts is invited mitted the resolution at the request of the NFCCS Campus Board,
t'attend. Yessir!" who will sponsor a campaign throughout the nation to have
"Zat so? Duh, I dunno, Brer Fox," sez Brer B'ar, sezee, sort Vatican relations. They urge students of the College to write
0' hes'tant like, "Watza matta wid de wa'fall? S'fur prittier, an' Preside~t Eisenhower, their CO,ngressman, and contribute letters I'
'sides, it's only down de road." . and artlcles to local and natIOnal newspapers concerning the
"I knows dat, Brer B'ar," sez Brer Fox, sezee, mi'ty ankshus resolution."
to git a goin', "but de grove is de mos' conveen'ent t'everone," (THE HOFSTRA CHRONICLE, Hofstra College) "'Football
"Why is dey havin's a picnic 'stead of a maskerade?" sez is an expensive undertaking on the college level. Hofstra spends
Brer B'ar, sezee, wid a big wide grin,. "I cud go as a sparrow er 50-60 thousand dollars per year on the sport,' said Dean Randall
sum'n, an' nobady'd know who I wuz." Hoffman."
"Anybody'd know who you wuz, Brer B'ar, no matta watcha The following letter. to the editor appeared in THE HOFSTRA
wuz got up as, b'sides, not eva'body kin git a costume. Seems CHRONICLE:
t'me I recolleks hearin' you say last week dat you wanted a pic- "Dear Editor:
nic in de grove." sez Brer Fox, sezee. Where the heck are the squares around here? Eggheads
"S'pose I did? So wat? Jes 'cause I sez it don't meen nuthin. arise!
I got betta things te do, Brer Fox, now yew gil 'cause yew is a I just came from a class where an essay test was given; the
gittin' me pow'ful mad." open cheating was unbelievable! Somebody had said 'Let's have
"If ye din wan de picnic, ye shudda sed so, dat's all. It's a gentleman's. agreement, everybody who cheats will be shot at
orn'ry critters like yew wat sperls it fer de rest uv us," sex Brer sunrise.' What howls of derision! Yeah, boy ... whata yak!
Fox, sezee, still holdin' on t'is ta'l. Before the test started four people said they were changing
"Git!" holla's Brer B'ar, a grabbin' fer his bashin' club. An' seats so they could copy better! After the first question was
wit dat, Brer Fox, he scoots down de hill lickety-split a headin given collaborators exchanged information so loudly a student
in de direction of de grove. asked them to at least cheat quietly!
"Whar is eva-body?" sex Brer Fox, sezee, a runnin' up to Mind you, the professor's assistant giving the test did not
whar Brer Skunk an' Brer Badger is a playin' mum'lypep in de chastise the little darlings; after all, how could they 'get a col­grove.
lege education' if they didn't pass tests by their wits instead of
"Well, dey all wanted a picnic, but we t'ree is de on'y ones by their knowledge? Bless their little hearts.
wat show'd up." ansez Brer Badger. "We ain't neva gonna ask What do you students who DON'T cheat do about stuff like
'em agin." this? Nothing! It would be too square, I guess.
Back in his den, Brer B'ar wus a mumb'lin t'hisself, "S'awful This square is going to holler everytime somebody cheats.
quiet 'round dis place. Nobtidy eva wants to do nuthin." An' he The rest of you eggheads got nerve enough to stand up for your
curl'd up an' wen back to his dreemin'. principles? - Gretchen Smith"
Yessir, chillun: (THE MOUNTAIN ECHO, Mount St. Mary's College) "All
Their fairfields er quite now, non-Catholics in America are worried over the possibility of
An' jes b'cause a few having a non-Catholic president. It's now time for all Catholics
Wud not s'port de very things to begin worrying about having a non-Catholic president."
Dey sed dey'd like te do. (VILLANOVAN, Villanova University) "Thirty-two Villa-
'r====~===~===================;,ndov.a students have been named to the annual National Collegiate
Who's Who ... Selections were made on the basis of academic
standing, participation in extra-curricular activities and disci­plinary
and chapel records."
(McGILL DAILY, McGill University, Canada) "The true
scholar is a 'lone wolf,' . . . according to Dr. K. J. Charles of
the Economics Dept. . . . Dr. Charles maintained that the ideal
of a 'university community' is not the most important part of
university life; the creative individual is necessarily lonely Get your Sheraton I. D. card from:
through intellectual activity ... Dr. Charles also attacked the
necessity for a university's producing a 'well-rounded man.' He The representative is:
declared that 'well-rounded' are rarely creative; the truly cre- JOHN B. LAWLER
ative individual is often unorthodox and queer." P.O. 297
In the same issue of the McGILL DAILY it was stated that Loyola Hall
a Vancouver General Hospital student nurse was suspended from Fairfield, Connecticut
classes for 2 weeks for kissing her boy friend in broad daylight.' __P_h_.o_n_e_:_C_L_e_a_r_w_a_te_r_9_-_9_18_8_
Metropolitan Club
Intercollegiate Dance
By RAYMOND NALEWAJK
Product
Inferior
By PAT WAIDE
March 6,_19_59________________.r-_-T=-H-=E-=-=S=T--A-G-_-=---~=--=,-----,--,------------.--------.:.~Pa7ge
Catholic Press
Criticized As
and those who might wish to
believe.
I did not present these criti­cisms
of the Catholic press
solely for the sake of criticism
but my intention was to mak~
my fellow students aware of
. There are many people in the world today who the major problems that con-
VIew the Catholic Press as a device which the Church front the Catholic press. The In the past two weeks, each student received ten
h f
as power of the secular press is books of tl'cket Th k h 0 asserting her will on all mankl·nd. Few reall'ze tremendous; we have only to s. ese are, as we now, t e raffle
that the primary task of the Catholic Press is to pre- recall the anguish of some at tickets for the benefit of the scholarship and welfare
sent the news from the view of the whole man. the failure to have a newspaper fund of Fairfield University and its preparatory schooL
The late Pope Pius XII in hi~ during the recent newspaper ~
address on "Public Opinion in . . strike in New York City. It is D II "! II Last year was the first time
the Church" in 1950, amply dIfference, and that .IS the con- the specific object of the Ca.tho- U es Iness the students of Fairfield were
t t d h
s a e t e necessity of a Catho- teptual, or t0tal VIew 0 f thel.ic press to present the total N to "! C asked to help in the sale of
1
. b h VIew of the news, the view that a Ion s oncern IC Press and the obligations of news y t e Catholic journal- ' tickets. We w~re asked to help
the Catholic writer within that ist. He measures the importance relates the news to the hier-medium.
An excerpt from that of events in the light of their archy of values, to its relation A vacuum of uncertainty is considering the fact that we
address follows: special relationship with the rest to man's last end. If we are now apparent in the U.S. and had been reaping the benefits
"The Church is a living body, of reality. The Catholic press has aware of the problems, and the elsewhere because of Secretary all along without giving any
h I criticisms that are made by f St t D 11 '1 '11
and something would be lack- a muc arger world than that outsiders as well as ourselves 0 a e u es 1 ness. The aid.
ing to her life if expression of the secular press since he has questions now being asked of
could not be given to public two sources, that of Divine about our press, we will be the situation created by Mr. Unfortunately, many of the
opinion within it. For such a Truth, as well as that of hu- more objective in evaluating Dulles confinement point up University students are tepid
lack, pastors and the fal'thful m.an, sC..lence. It is useless and the Catholic newspapers and qUI'te c1ea1rytheabsence f magazines that we read. In this 1 d dId h' 0 and apathetic to the whole idea. might be to blame. Here the ImpOSSIble to attempt to sepa- ea ers an ea ers lp in the The reason is they don't really
Catholic press can render use- rate the spiritual and the tem- wsitaiyonwetowwillribtee tion athbeetteedritpoors- 1Unkitedf 1Stadtes. h'Thi.s situation, know enough about the Bellar-ful
service . . . poral orders, and as long as ac 0 ea ers Ip, IS not a new
th
stating our opinion and l'n a 0 It 1 b 'mine Club The thO k th
"The Catholl'C wrl'ter must ere is a world, it will be the ,ne. on y ecomes apparent, . y m e
d t f th Ch
constructive ~anner contribute however whe d't' .. Prep schoo.l is som"e forel'gn ele-know
how to guard himself u y 0 e urch to influence ' n con 1 IOns Slml-against
mute servility as well that world to t~e. glory of God. ~~e:~e quality of the Catholic lar to those present now, exist. ment on our campus. They feel
as against uncontrolled crl'tl'- Othnee Coafthth1~ prmclpal labodr's of At . the moment, people and wscehooalreanwdornkoint gthfeorUtnhieverPsirteyp.
cism. With a firm clarity he. . 0 IC ne.wspaper e ltors government officials in general They lack incentive because
should contribute toward the IS ~he mterpretmg of the news Lief,." Addresses Baun cannot turn to the President for they have never heard of the
formation of a Catholic opinion WhICh ap~ears e~se:where, and 0 solace. The role that Mr. Eisen- full scope. of the Bellarmine
within the Church This is par- the analyzmg of It m the light n Nationalists Plans hower plays as President ex- Club. -
ticularly true t~day, when of ~he. Chur.ch .of Chri~tendom. cludes this. I won't comment on
opinion vacillates between an It IS ~n thIS mterpretmg and Roland Liem, tehnical coun- this type of leadership, it speaks When the Bellarmine Club
illusory and unreal spirituality analyzmg ,:,f the n~ws that many sellor of the Chinese Mission Jor itself. was founded, it was founded as
and a defeatest and materl
'al- of the edItors fall, and conse- to the U.N., proclaimed his faith the Bellarmine Club of FAIR-tl
h
. ·h I·' • f It is tragic that today in a
istic realism.'" quen y ~ e content of their In • e u dma.e return 0 the FIELD UNIVERSITY. Its mem-papers
fall. Instead of present- Chinese Nationalists to the nation of 175 million people we bership is extended to the par-
Inde~d today. we have our ing the total view they become manland of China following an produce so few leaders of great ents of the University students
CatholIc press m t~e. form of influenced by sentimentalism or "inevitable uprising the r ,e stature. The great paradox is as well as the pare~ts of the
newspapers and periOdICals,. and give too much importance to against Communist tyranny." that it was not always so. It Prep school students.
unfortunately these medIUms isolated facts. Liem addressed the BAUN seems strange that the United
have an abundance of import- meeting at the Bridgepod States in its first three genera- The Bellarmine Club has two
ant problems. In this article I Many examples could be giv- YWCA Wednesday evening, tions of existance and with a purposes: the first is to provide
shall confine my discussion to en of this editorial incorrect- about half of the audience con- much smaller population could scholarships and emergency aid
the difficulties encountered in ness, but I shall mention only sisting of F.U. students. porduce such leaders as Jeffer- to those in financial need. The
our Catholic newspapers, many three majo.r .erro~s. First is that "The Chinese resement against son and Hamilton, Webster and second is welfare, that is, the
of which are equally found in of pure spIritualIty, or the atti- the new commune system's Calhoun and Lincoln and Lee. Bellarmine Club wants to pro­Catholic
magazines. ~ude of escapism. While we may breakage of family ties will re- Yet in the past few decades we vide for the school the things
The main criticism of our m thought, ~nd in cop~, isolate sult in revolt, which the Na- can only occasionally come up that it needs but· is not in a po­Catholic
newspapers is that man. from ~IS surro~ndmgs and tionalists are ready' to assist.' with an F. D. R. or a Senator sition to buy itself.
they lack the professional touch c?nslder ~llm ?nly m terms of needing only weapons and Bob Taft. The students of the Univer­or
more exactly, that our press hIS rela~lOnshlp to God, we moral support from the U.S." It is not hard to see how such sity will be interested to know
produces an inferior product cannot m fact separate him Liem declared that the Nation- great leaders arose in our early just how much welfare the Uni­This
view is indeed valid al~ f~om the. world in which he alists were effectivelv combat- history as a nation. The prob- versity received. When the
though to a lesser extent 'now lIve~. It IS true man liyes ~o ing "Mao Tse-Tung's- totalitar- lems created in developing a raffle was. started the Univer­than
it was a decade ago. If a glOrify God, but he also lIves m ian ideas with Sun Yat-sen's continent and maintaining a sity didn't sell any tickets, but
paper is not attractive or invit- the temporal order. humanitarian ideals." Federal Union would be a tre- the Bellarmine Club put an
ing enough it will fail to attract, A second example of Catholic He characterized the com- mendous challenge to any age. organ in Gonzaga auditorium;
the reader's attention; its ef- 'I' editorial failure is that of politi- mune system as a "peculiar form Yet is not the ideological strug- they put flood lights on Xavier;
fectiveness will be lost almost cal Catholicism or that of at- of Communist social security - gle that is facing us today they bought us a jeep to plow
immediately since it will not be tuning Catholic morality to the inhuman slavery from the against Communism, an infinite- out our parking lots; they put
read. However most of our po!.itical platform instead of cradle to the grave." "In order ly greater challenge? If so then water fountains in our build­newspapers
must operate on a vice versa. This is a fault of a to do away with this system the where are the dynamic leaders ings; and they furnished the
restricted budget and they can- considerable number of Catho- Nallionalists are not going to that we need so badly? Leaders faculty residence with domestic
not afford the financial outlay lic newspapers, and it is prin- INVADE the mainland: they are that will inject their ideas into needs. Last year the University
which is required in order to cipally highlighted by the Cath- going to RETURN to it. And our society and diplomacy giv- helped and we received $2100
have personnel and maintenance olic Church's continual fight when they return, they will ing America the lift it so badly which is being used for gym
to give the professional touch. against Communism. Do not initially replace the Peiping needs. equipment and a color TV in
Thus we have a remedy to our jump to a fast conclusion, I am regime with collective leader- What is to blame for this ap- Loyola. Outside of direct wel­first
difficulty and that is the 100% against Communism, but ship." parent absence of leadership in fare, the Bellarmine Club
raising of more funds through the major criticism of the Cath- Lem, who once served as dep- our country? Perhaps the reason bought a full page ad in the
suscription campaigns to better olic press on this matter is that uty head of the Chinese Minis- lies in the character of the Amer- Manor this year, and they were
the financial status of the Catho- it is not always true that the try of Information in London ican people who so-often suc- the first ones to start the annual
lic press. As we know, this is a enemy of an enemy is a friend and' head of the Central News cumb to the illusion of hero- Glee Club concert in the Bridge­most
difficult assignment. whose company we want. More, Agency of China in the same worship when picking a national port area until our own Bridge-
It would seem to follow from precisely, our Catholic editors city, declared that Britain re- leader; thus failing in their ob- port Area Club took over.
the above paragraph that the must not lend our support sole- for t.rade and to preserve Hong jective. Fault can also be placed
1 th b
. f d R d Ch' b on our educational s"stem Whl'ch The biggest contribution we
Catholic newspapers with the y o~ e aSlS 0 an anti-Com- cogmze" e ,Ina. asically J • d' . h
t d f K d h l'n l'tS zeal to turn out commun- reeclve IS m t e making. Be-largest
circulations and the mums recor, a tel' all, some ong, an as SInce been f
t
.. ·1 d' . d ity ml'nded CI'tl'zens fal'ls to ex- ore any of us were students
longest traditions should be the an l-commumsts may also be qrea. y ISappoInte in the h F
t
. C th l' d Ch' • d " tract those personall'tl'es where ere at airfield, the Bellarmine
best. However this is not the an 1- a OIC an may advocate Ina .ra e. Cl b
h th O b' h H ·d.h • UN' in lie true and great leadershI·p. u in the early 50's set up the
case, and it demonstrates that suoc mgs as lrt control and e sal.. a. .. recognItion fi t b
d
f R d Ch I 01' could it be that our national rs esta lished funds for the
good writing and good make-up lvorce. ?, pee Inat wohu. dh a.mou.nt Ito society is not yet mature enough gymnaSI.Um. We WI.ll have it by
only give a good groundwork The third main criticism of ap asemen w IC 15 .slmp y May
to. a patpher. It is the content that our Catholic newspapers' con- mtoetanlt psularrne"nder on the Install- ttourpercoadpuacbeleleoafdmeresetoifngwtohreldchstaal-- Wh. o are the men that run the
gIves. e paper the appeal,. or tent is that too often our papers' lenge of Communism. Can it be Bellarmine Club? They are the
thedrIght ~rmula for attractmg appear to offer a distorted and that the United States has been men on the executive board.
rea er~. ra.ctically all the inaccurate view of reality. Yi RED CROSS thrust onto the main stage of 'The term "executive b~ard"
CatholI~ EnglIsh language news- Some Catholic newspapers with our history before it was ready to sounds as if they are a clandes-pa~
ers m the U.S. are weeklies large national circulation per- assume the major role? tine group that meets in plush
dwa~lll~Iees. thTehI.SsecbualSaI~C pad~Iefrfesrenacree swishtaetnetvlyer hceuadriloinues oitnempagcaen obnee Let us hope that in 1960 a wise chambers. Actually, the "execu-points
to a different treatment found to catch the public imagi- choice will be made by the dele- tive board" stands in front of
of the. news on the part of the nation. This indeed injures the gates to the respective conven- Super Markets giving up their
~atholIc papers. However there cause of Catholic J'ournalism hons and by the people in the weekends and week nights to
h f d subsequent election for the Pres- sell tickets for our benefit.
IS a muc more un amental among believers, non-believers, idency. They seem rather selfless.
Page 8 THE STAG March 6, 1959
* * * HONOR SOCIETY MEN ANNOUNCED AT FAIRFIELD
WILLIAM MARGIOTTA ROBERT McCARTHY THOMAS CALLAN ROBERT HEALY DESMOND SULLIVAN.
JAMES SUPP
On and Off
JOHN CROAKE
WILLIAM CRONIN
RAYMOND O'KEEFE
THOMAS O'CONNOR
CIGARETTES
Thinklish translation: This fellow reads
nothing but the phone book (numbers
only). The only music he likes is loga­rhythm-
the only dessert he'll eat is pi.
When it comes to smoking, he's 100% for
Luckies. Enjoying the honest taste of fine
tobacco, he's a fairly agreeable fellow.
But the second he misplaces a decimal (or
his Luckies), his ire multiplies. Label him
wrathematician ... you've got his number!
Eng/ish: ANGRY ALGEBRA TEACHER
English: AQUATIC SPORTS ARENA
fnglish: CANINE CASANOVA
English: TALKATIVE
Start talking our language-we've got
hundreds of checks just itching to go!
We're paying $25 each for the Thinklish
words judged best! Thinklish is easy: it's
new words from two words-like those on
this page. Send yours to Lucky Strike,
Box 67A, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Enclose name, Get the genuine article address, college and class.
Get the honest taste
of a LUCKY STRIKE
@A.T.Co. Product of JA:.~J'~-'~~ is our middle name"
the Campus
DRINK PEPSI
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March 6, 1959
* * * Faculty Personality ALUMNI PERSONALITY
• • •
By BOB- O'NEIL
the summer, the Bridgeport Democratic Town
met to endorse candidates for the city's three
districts. Their choice for the twenty-first dis­trict
fell on the shoulders of John Reli­han.
a graduate of Fairfield University,
Class of 1952, and an attorney in the
Bridgeport area.
While at Fairfield, John showed by
his scholastic achievement and interest
in school activities that he had all the
indications of developing into an out­standing
alumnus. He was constantly
on the Dean's list, majoring in History
with Government and English minors.
His interest in activities seems to have
played an iIl\porJ:ant role in the achieve­ment
of the legislative post he holds
NEXT ISSUE WILL BE OUT
MARCH 20
By FRANK FULLAM
With regard to government, the Christopher thesis is the
same as that for any other vital sphere: An abundance of good
workers makes for a scarcity of bad ones.
It is our conviction that a large number of workers ·with
high motivation will take up lifelong careers in government once
they realize the tremendous opportunity for serving the good of
all; once they comprehend that those who claim to have a true
Love of God and Country should be in the forefront, willing to
give their all for this important service.
Those who would give themselves to the services of all
through federal government must be dominated by the highest
spiritual and patriotic motives if they would persevere, despite
the hard work, long hours, sometimes low pay, and headaches
that may often be their lot. In addition, they will have to be
ever on the alert to promote measures that are for the best
interests of the country. They will thereby overcome the deteri­orating
and demoralizing tendencies that handicap good govern­ment,
regardless of what administration may be in charge.
Among other things, it should be of special interest to every
Christopher-minded worker to recognize that the object of our
government must always be to aid the people, not rule of domin­ate
them; that too much government may be more of a threat to
human freedom than too little government; that nothing should
be done by federal government that more properly should ):Je
done by state governments; that the use of taxpayers' money is
a sacred trust and that loyalty to country takes precedence over
party affiliation and personal gain.
Education is a singularly important factor in considering a
career in politics. Sound values, keen judgement, and human
understanding are vital assets. It does not particularly matter
whether a person picks a college major of Government, Political
Science, English, or History. However, the curriculum should be
liberally dosed with the social sciences and humanities. Equipped
with such a broad and rounded education, the college graduate
will find himself particularly suited for a career in politics, for
he will be truly educated, not merely trained. Job training is a
poor substitute for education. Goethe said, "It is in the half fools
and half wise that the greater danger lies."
A democracy demands something of those who claim its
privileges, and a man cannot exercise his individual rights with­out
assuming, at the same time, his individual responsibilities.
Purpose will be the determining factor, and a career in govern­ment
will afford a gratifying means by which one may discharge
those responsibilities.
today.
To mention but a few of his accomplishments at Fairfield,
he served as president of the Public Affairs Club, as Junior and
Senior delegate to the N.F.C.C.S.. a representative to the C..IS.L.
in both 1951 and 1952, a member of the Stag and the Manor.
and succeeded in bringing the Family Life Commission of the
N.F.C.C.S. to Fairfield in 1951.
His career at the University, as has been exemplified, was
one marked by scholastic endeavor, coupled with a great inter­est
in extra curricular activities. The contribution he gave at
Fairfield served him in good stead, for in his senior year John
was the recipient of the Samuel J. Tilden Law Fellowship from
New York University Law School. an award merited on the
college students' leadership in thought and action.
John Relihan is but one of a great number of Fairfield grad­uates
who are bringing prestige to the University. The School
is comin'J of age. John is definitely on his way to becoming
a state-wide and in all likelihood a national figure, if his suc­cesses
mount up as rapidly as they have.
There are John Relihans at Fairfield now; you know who
they are. You men have the potential yourself but this won't
make for a successful student and graduate. It's the application
of one's talent that counts, and it's this development that pro­duces
the final product.
Careers
Our Imported English
All-Weather Coat Takes
The Elements in Stride
almost as important as the well edu­cated
man - the well educated look.
Case in point: the suave Ivy styling,
subdued detail, self-lining and fine
English poplin, densely woven to
weather the weather. Natural color.
now's the time you need it .•..
$25
Men's Furnishings
Street Floor
Like most of the Jesuits this reporter has met during the
last seven years, Father William Hohmann, S.J., chairman of the
university's economic department, is a Boston native.
Although Father's birthplace is not unique, the interest he
Ihas in his subject and the student body is, as any of his present
or past students will testify.
Entering the order of completion of high school in Boston,
he attended Boston College, Weston College, and went on to
receive his Ph.D in Economics from St. Louis in 1952. While at
St. Louis Fr. Hohmann was an active member of the Institute
of Social Order, an assistancy wide group which studies social
problems and edits "Social Order" magazine on its finds.
On finishing his studies at St. Louis he was assigned to
Boston College for a short time and then sent down to Fairfield
late in 1952. Since that time Father Hohmann has been a pro­fessor
of economics on the Fairfield University faculty.
During the interview, Father laid great emphasis not as you
might except on economics but rather on the value of extra­curricular
in th development of a successful graduate. He pointed
out that from his own experience and from authenticated reports,
firms today rate participation in extra-curricular activities above
good marks. "Most college students don't seem to realize," he
said "the big emphasis business has placed on these activities."
Continuing, he stated that they are looking for persons to
fit into the machinery of the corporation, if a graduate doesn't
fit, he is considered a bad risk. They look for a man who has
the ability to get along with people, able to stand on his own
two feet in front of a crowd, more or less on the extrovert side.
Of course Father stressed the record is first to be considered, but
it has been shown that in interviews, firms have been more
interested in the answer to the question of why the applicant
has chosen a business field, and more particularly why he is
interested in their particular organization. Also they lay emphasis
on the type of personality the applicant has, if he has any to
start with. As is evident personality lays at the bottom of the
structure, and a graduate who has developed himself during
college through participation in activities, can be almost judged
by his record alone.
Not only in the business field but in law, medicine, and so
on, the value of this participation is so out of proportion with
the time put into them, that it is ridiculous. Although in apply­ing
for graduate school the greater emphasis is assuredly placed
upon grades, a good record of activities might prove to be a
deciding factor and often times does. Their value won't be real­ized
till it's too late in many cases.
"Better marks mean a better chance, Father Hohman said,
but at the same time the student might lose sight of other things
going on around him. College is more than classroom work."
DAVID BARRETT
JOHN KELLY
PATRICK WAIDE
1260 Main St.
BRIDGEPORT
Ethical
Pharmacy
DAVID DRONGOSKI
EDWARD CHOPSKIE
LAWRENCE LESSING
ARTHUR L. WASHBURN
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6
(76)
F
0-2
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27 12-15 66
box score:
FAIRFIELD
G
0-3
6-10
6-12
10-20
6-18
3-9
The
Diskowski
O'Brien
Crawford
Cherrytree
Hyra
Kelly
31-72 14-26 76
ST. FRANCIS (66)
G F P
Schneider 7 0-0 14
Schweitzer 2 3-3 7
Dreyer 8 5-6 21
Messineo 1 0-1 2
O'Lee 7 4-5 18
Rizzo 2 0-0 4
Massachusetts Area
Club Dance
March 27th
Stag Offense
Overcomes Kingsmen
From the outset of the second
half it was all Fairfield as the
Stags increased their margin to
Closing out their Tri-State
League slate Fairfield's cagers
handily whipped the Kingsmen
of Brooklyn College as Coach
Bisecca cleared his bench en­route
to the 98-82 win. The Stags
started slowly and were be­hind
13-6 after 4 minutes of
play, but soon managed to grab
the lead 25-23 at 11 :17 on a hoop
by Hyra. They then remained on
top of the scrappy Kingsmen for
the rest of the half and in­creased
their lead to 49-43 at the
buzzer.
Tom O'Brien about to lay up a score with Co-Captain Diskowski
leading the way.
By BOB McCARTHY, '59
The Stags extended their current winning streak
to three games the night of Feb. 21 at the expense of
St. Francis' Terriers. Playing in the II Corps Armory
the Stags had a hard time finding the range in the first
twenty minutes of action and they only held a slim
three point lead,
---------------<~ But they really caught fire as
they hit the twines for 57% of
their shots in the second half.
Leading this charge were Harry
Hyra with 14 points and Joel
Cherrytree with 13.
Statistics often help to tell
the story of a ball game and
here are a few of them. We out­rebounded
the Terriers, 63-41.
Artie Crawford pulled down 22
and Eddie Diskowski 12. For
the entire game the Stags shot
31 for 72 (43%) while St. Francis
could cash in on- only 27 of 74
from the floor, or 36%.
Early in the game St. Francis
had gotten a four point lead
and they held it until the thir­teen
minute mark of the first
half. Only once after that were
they to jump ahead, and then
only by two. Seven set shots by
Fred Schneider kept the Ter­11
points. after 7 minutes, 15 riel'S within range -in the final
after 9 ml?utes and finally 20 twenty minutes, but Hyra iced
when ArtIe Crawford stu~ed I the game by hitting on 6 of 8
one through the hoop at 12.40 from the charity lane in a five
to make the score 81-61. The minute span.
men from Brooklyn however
were not to be counted out yet O'Brien and Diskowski were
as they rallied and closed the outstanding on defense and
gap to 89-90 with two minutes they set up many a play. When
tc go. But the best Brooklyn ef- Tom drew his third foul early
forts were in vain as the Stags in the game, Kelly replaced
insured victory with three quick him and hit for three buckets.
baskets and coasted home with All in all it was a fine team win.
the 98-89 win.
Fairfield displayed a potent
offense with all 5 starters scor­ing
in double figures. Once again
the Stags were paced by their
classy little men with the "Tree"
hitting 22 and Hyra 20. Right
behind them in the scoring col­umn
were Diskowski, Crawford
and O'Brien who had 19, 18 and
10 respectively.
Cherrytree Paces Fairfield
In Varsity Win Over Terriers
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EX·LUDLOWE STAR
NOW SHINES AT UNIVERSITY
By TOM UNGERLAND
If ability and confidence as an athlete can be determined by
past performance, Harry Hyra, this month's sports personality, is
worthy of high praice.
Harry (often called Mr. Highschool by his large female fol­lowing)
is unique in that he is the basketball team's smallest
participant, a mere 5'10". This deficit has little effect on Harry,
however, for his consistent crowd pleasing game is characterized
by casual and deceptive back court maneuverability among seem­ingly
befuddled opponents.
Mr. Hyra's left basketball ability can be traced back to
Roger Ludlowe High School in Fairfield where he led his alma
mater to a State Championship and gained himself a position on
the All New England Team.
Assumed quickly into Fairfield ranks by Freshman CQach
Emil Garofalo he soon became the yearling to scorer and play­maker.
Emerging from the difficult to vercome "sophomore
slump," Harry, now a junior, has been a deciding factor in Fair­field's
late season drive.
When interviewed regarding the extent of his success, Harry
told us of a small indoor court in a barn behind his home which
served as a frequent practice area during summers and rainy
weekends. (He claims to be undefeated in this humble establish­ment
and cordially invites all disbelievers to try their skill).
Here, among the hay bales, he accumulated the experience neces­sary
to obtain the degree of rspect he now receives from both
coaches and players alike.
We are told Harry also serves aptly as a center fielder for
the varsity baseball team. Although he may never make the
Baseball Hall of Fame, Harry's love of sport, (he hopes to be a
coach upon graduation) and aggressiveness in all fields, make
him a welcome addition to the Fairfield campus.
Since this article was written, Harry has established himself
in the Fairfield record books by breaking Stan Suchenski's six­year-
old scoring record. He broke the old record as he calmly
dropped in two free throws against New Britain with 20 seconds
left for his 36 and 37th points, thus snapping the old record of
36 points which was set against Providence. Harry hit 12 times
from the floor and an amazing 13 out of 15 from the foul line in
his record-shattering performance.
Barn to Armory
+ TASK
FORCE
Pulling away in the last four
minutes of play, the Stags swept
to a 98-89 upset victory over
NAIA bound New Britain State
Teachers College. It was the
Stags' fifth straight win and
only the third loss in twenty
games for the Blue Devils.
It was a tight game through­out
as the lead shifted hands
frequently. The Stags left the
floor at halftime leading 48-46,
on the fine shooting of Joel
Cherrytree and Harry Hyra.
Joel's hard driving and his
deadly left-handed jump shots
gave him 17 points at the end
of the first half. Harry Hyra hit
for 14 points on a combination
of set shots and jump shots
from around the key.
In the second half, however,
it was all Hvra as he hit for 23
points. This: added to his first
half total, gave him 37 points
and a new Fairfield single game
scoring record. His 35-foot set
shot which dropped neatly
through the net broke a 69-69
tie, and put the Stags ahead to
stay. The record breaking two
points, number 36 and number
37, came with thirty seconds
left as Harry knowingly drop­ped
in two free throws to give
him the record. Harry hit 12
times from the outside and
dropped in a phenomenal 13 out
of 15 from the free throw line.
Joel Cherrytree finished the
game with 23 points to give the
two back court men a total of
60 ooin:ts for the ball game. Pat
Kelly played one of his finest
games of the season as his
clutch rebounding and 14 points
enabled the Stags to finally pull
away from the smooth, strong
New Britain club.
For the Blue Devils Ryscav­age
hit for 34 points to pace his
team's 89 point performance.
In the preliminary game the
Fairfield -Freshmen won their
12th straight game. Bill Shin led
the Frosh scorers with 28 points.
Fairfield broke up a 29-29 tie by
scoring 30 straight points to ice
the game.
Fairfield University Freshmen
will climax their scheduled
season. Wednesday, March 4th,
when they take on the power­ful
Saints of St. Thomas Semi­nary.
The Saints come into this
game with a 19-1 record. Their
only previous loss was at the
hands of our Freshmen and
co'nsensus has it that they will
be in too form for this encoun­ter.
They want to win this game
as much as we would like to
have another shot at Fordham.
The Rams are the only team
who have beaten us in this, our
greatest freshman year in bas­ketball.
New Britain Upset By Stag }-"ive 98~39G Hyra Breal{s School Record
Shin Leads Frosh To
12th Straight Victory
March 6, 1959 THE STAG Page 11
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March 7 - Night People
March 14 - Naked Jungle
March 21 - Me and The
Colonel
With 9 minutes and 55 sec- he was fouled. He made one of
onds gone by in the first half, the two free throws and a mur­Ed
Diskowski stepped across mur shot through the crowd,
the threshhold of an exclusive "Diskowski needs two more."
club. He became the fourth Fairfield got the ball and
player in Fairfield's short bas- brought it up court. They work­ketball
history to score over ed it around, then a shot, "Miss­1,000
points in his college ed." Ed grabbed the rebound,
career. Ifake done way, dribbled back
At the beginning of the game around his opponent and drop­he
was nine Doints short of the ped his thousandth point. The
1,000 point mark and almost crowd came to its feet and gave
everyone felt certain that this him a standing ovation. But
was the night he was going to Eddie didn't stO!) there. He con­do
it. He ouened UD his assault tinued his torrid Dace through­w~
th a long -jump shOot that snap- out the rest of the' game, hit­ped
the net like a bull whip. He ting for 16 points in the first
thEm hit on a twisting layup, half and ending up with a total
another jump shot and finally of 20.
Ed Diskowski Joins 'Excusive
1000 Pt. Club' In Bridgeport Game
points, no one can pass off the
fine game played by Ross's
team.
The only team without a win
is Gerry Ferris's and this isn't
due to Gerry who is averaging
over 20 a game either. Both Tis­cornia
and Lawler lost good men
when coach Bisacca re-instated
Czarnota and Ungerland.
Meanwhile in the frosh cir­ciut
it looks like a runaway with
Doyle taking all the marbles.
His team currently has a 4-0
record. Corcoran and McCall
are leading this team to the
title. Not out of the picture yet
is Rudd, with a 3-1 mark, so
far, with Brown and T. Arnold
pouring in the points.
Bridgeport Edges Fairfield 86-84. Diskowski Scores lOOOth Point
Clutch Shot by Wysocki
Upsets Favored Stags
A fadeaway jump shot from
10 feet out by Ed Wysoki in
the last second of play gave the
Purple Knights of Bridgeport a
hard earned 86-84 victory over
the Fairfield Stags. This broke
the Stag winning streak at five
games and extended the UB
skein to three straight.
Leading by 11 points with
four minutes to play it looked
like '-the Knights had clinched
one of their finest upsets of the
season. It was not to be that
easy, however. Leading 82-71
the Knights fell victim to a
frantic all-court press. Artie
Crawford hit the first basket of
the Stag rally as he slammed in
~ a lay-up, then it was Joel Cher­rytree
with another and Harry
Hyra with a jump-shot from the
key. At this juncture Jumping
Joe Colello hit with a short
jump shot from the key.
From this point on it was all
Fairfield, until Ed Wysoki hit
the clincher at the buzzer. Hyra
dropped in two free throws to
cut the score to 84-77. Then
Tommy O'Brien stole the ball
from Laemel and drove in for
a quick lay-up. A few seconds
later, a steal by Artie Crawford
led to another O'Brien lay-up.
The Stags again got posses­sion
and Joel Cherrytree was
fouled on an attempted jump­shot
from the side. He dropped
in the first free throw to make
the score 84-82 with about forty
seconds left. In an attempt for
the two pointer, he rolled the
ball off the basket. There was a
scramble for the ball and a
jump ball situation developed.
Joel again got the ball and was ifouled as he attempted to
shoot. With just thirty seconds
left, he dropped in both free
throws to tie the game at 84 all.
After a brief timeout, Bridge­port
played cautiously for the
last shot. With seven seconds
left, Bob Laemel took a jump­shot
from the key.. with Eddie
Diskowski playin. him tightly.
The shot hit the rim and bounc­ed
off to the side where Wysoki
grabbed it and the ball game.
Eddie Diskowski became the
fourth Fairfield player to hit the
thousand point mark for his
career. With 16 points in the
first half and 4 more in the sec­ond,
Ed finished the evening
with 1,011 points in his career.
Bab Laemel for the University
of Bridgeport broke the 500
mark for a single season of play,
as he finished the evening with
19 points.
Joel Cherrytree and Harry
Hyra had 17 points each, while
Artie Crawford and Tommy
O'Brien had 10 points each, to
give each Stag starter double
figures for the game. Colello and
Bob Laemel had 19 points for
the Purple Knights. Romenello
and Wysoki had 14 points
apiece.
Ed Diskowski. about to join the ranks of Joe Kehoe, Bob Gerwien, and Jack O'Connell, lays up his one-thousandth point
against U.B.
Three Teams Tied In Senior
Intramurals; Doyle Leads Frosh
By JOHN TISCORNIA
In the intramural league over
the past week or so there has
been a change in the standings.
Two weeks ago Moe Ross's
team had sole possession of first
place with an unblemished rec­ord,
but .now.. due to the upset
victory by McGivney's combo
over Ross by a 42-40 count, there
are 3 teams tied for 1st place:
Dowd, Ross, & McGivney, all
with a sole defeat. In that game
the big guns for McGivney were
Willie Gerstner, who with dead­ly
aim poured in 14 points be­sides
setting up a few nice plays,
and Joe Carr, who did a nice
defensive job, with 10 points to
his credit. Lead by Wilson and
Kramer, who totaled for 21
HI MOM!
"Four in a row"was the cry as the Stags halted
A.LC., 98-90. It was the second time in three games
that Fairfield fell just short of the century mark and it
was the game that we have been wai.ting for since the
beginning of February, as it boosted our season's mark
to .500 with a record of 9-9.
Fairfield was behind but~-------------
once throughout he game when be the Stags' night as they en­they
trailed 3-2 at the begin- joyed leads of 7, 10 and 14
ning. From then on it was to points durin()" the fir3t half
_____________ when they built up a 55-44 lead. '
Pacing this onslaught were Tom
O'Brien and Artie Crawford
who had 17 and 14 points in the
first half, Both of these men
have been' instrumental in this
past streak. O'Brien, who came
off the'bench for the Adelphi
game, has been playing inspir­ed
ball and has averaged 17
points a game during these..
four victories. Crawford, our
rebounder, hit a remarkable 5
for 5 in this hot first half and
has averaged 18 points per
game during this same period.
The second half saw the Stags
continue their torrid pace with
Diskowski picking up where
O'Brien left off. They hit three
in a row without a miss and it
looked as if the game was go­ing
to turn into a rout when
the Stags built up their lead to
16 at 6:20 of the second half,
making the score, 72-56. Then
A.LC. got hot and behind the
shooting of Ralph' Dobiejko,
who had 22 for the evening,
rallied to close the margin to
88-81. The Aces' hopes were
quickly dimmed by three quick
hoops by Cherrytree, Hyra and
Diskowski and the Stags coast­ed
home to the 98-90 decision.
Senior Ed Diskowski captured
scoring laurels with a brilliant
performance while scoring 25
Doints. He was followed by
Crawford with 21 and O'Brien
with 19. The scoring was
rounded out by the little men,
Cherrytree and Hyra, who had
16 and 11 in that order.
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY'
Fairfield, Connecticut
Art Crawford eyes the bucket before seUing aga~nst A.I.C.
Now Quick hoops by Shin and
Touhey, plus a foul shot by
Shin which caused Yasinski to
foul out, put Fairfield in the
lead, 95-90 with only, a minute
and a half left in the game,
Both te2ms added three more
points and the whistle blew with
j<'airfield winning its 15th out of
16 games, 98-93.
Touhey's record tying 33
points was followed by Shin's
25 and Jenkins' 23, Doolin with
his accurate foul shooting, and
Mullen finished the scoring with
10 and 7 points, respectively.
Former Bridgeport hig-h school
stars, Joe Yasinski and Danny
Morello contr~buted 32 and 22
points in the fine UB effort.
March 6, I ~59
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Number 13 in a row turned
out to be the toughest and most
exciting of the strin':(, as Coach
Emil Garofalo's Freshman com­bine
showed poise and tremend­ous
savvy in whipping the
University of Bridgeport Fresh­men,
98-93, in a double over-
Itime game at the UB gym.
Mike Touhey, tying the week
By LARRY LESSING and four-year-old scoring record
The fine play which has the Stags currently riding of DeY Doolin and varsity co­the
crest of a four-game winning streak can be directly captain Frank McGowan by
attributed to the hustle of the starting five. For the scoring 33 points, led the team
first time since the "Mighty Mites" dropped a heavily with 18 points in an. all-Fair­favored
Bridgeport team by 17 points, Fairfielcl has field first half. Breakmg a 4-4
f d mho 0 • tiE: Fairfield built up a lead
oun a co mahon that they can be proud of.. wm or ~hich ran as high as 16 points;
lose. This team, however, has many things that the 35-19 with eight minutes to go
earlier team didn't have. It has five shooters who can before the intermission and led
h IOt from anywhere and much stronger reboundOIng m0 I48-41 at he half-way mark.
the pe~sons of Artie Crawford, Ed Disko'wski and Tom- haiiit~eth~u~~~t ~ni~;tssecc:~~
mie 0 Brien. In each of these games at least four men back with two fast hoops to cut
have scored more than 16 points. One of the strongest the margin to only 3 po~nts. The
performers in this late season surge has been Tommy Stags broke awa! ag.am. to a
, 0 59-47 lead. At thIS pomt It ap- o BrIen, a transfer student from Seton' Hall. At the peared that the UB team had
time of his transfer, his coach at the Hall. Honey Rus- had it.. However, .this was the
sell. said that "Tom could play for any team in the last bIg lead FaIrfield would
" 0 0 0 have. The UB team doggedly
country. HIs fme play for the' Stags m the last part pecked away at the Fairfield
of the season' seems to have verified this opinion. lead until the score was 72-70
Against Rider, Tom scored 21 points and pulled down with four minutes left.
24 rebounds, and against A.I.C. he hit for 17 points in A goal by Touhey countered
o by a UB goal and then a foul
the fIrst half to spark the Stags to their highest first shot by Touhey made the score
half total of the year, 55 points. Having recovered from 75-74 with 2:22 remaining. Con­his
injuries received in a mid-season auto accident, seq~ently the ~nights had pos-o
o. • 0 seSSIOn and tried to set up a
EddIe Dlskowskl has been playmg hIS usual exciting play for the one last shot. An
basketball. By the time this paper hits the newsstand attempt by Dan Morello, UB
Ed should have scored his LOOOth point in the Stag standout guard, missed an~ Bob
o • 0 Jenkms rebounded. FaIrfield
umform. HIS 25-pomt performance against A.I.C.. in called time. With the resump-the
recent winning streak, was one of his finest of the tion of play the young Stags
year ,and proved that he should pass this standard of tried to freeze the ball, but
II 0 0 Touhey was fouled. He made the
co ege stardom, If he can mamtain any part o,f his first shot but missed the second
team's leading 15-point average for the rest of the and the' Knights got the ball.
season ... Devin Doolin, with thirty-three points against With only 18 seconds remaining
B kl C II 0 d F k M' UB called time. Morello took the
roo yn 0 ege, he ran cGowan s freshman ball out. dribbled around the
recJ)rd. Devin has been playing consistently good ball key, fed' 6'5" center Joe Yasin­for
the Frosh this season, averaging about 14 points a ski and he made the ba~ket ~o
d h h 0 tie the score at 76-all wIth SIX
game, an e as been esp~clally outstanding on de- seconds left. Fairfield's attempt
fense. He will be a big~ddition to next year's varsity at the last shot failed.
squad . . . ,It has been heard in this quarter that the The first five minute overtime
Commodore of the Holy Cross Yacht Club is interested beg~n ~ith two fast baskets by
in sailing against a Fairfield s d f 0 ht be Yasms~1 an~ a UB lead of 80-76.
o qua 0 elg mem rs. BIg BIll Shm came back WIth
They wIll supply the boats if we supply the sailors., a three-point play, Two more
Fordham might also be interested in a sailing match. UB baskets, ~ollowed by two
Are there any interested yacht. . th h I? "(oals by Jenkms and a foul shot ________________s_men In e sc 00. by John Mullen tied the score
at 84 all. At this point Mullen
fouled out and Morello sank
both shots to put his team in
the lead once-more. Jenkins
calmly brought he ball up court,
took a jump shot and the score
was tied a;!ain with forty sec­onds
left. 8-6-86. Here the game
seemed to be replayed as at the
end of the first half. The
Knights now played for the last
shot. Morello made the attempt,
missed and Jim Mooney re­bounded
for Fairfield. He called
time with five seconds remain­ing.
Touhey tossed to Doolan
who passed to Mooney who re­turned
it to Touhey whose
jump shot missed to put the
game into the second five min-ute
overtime.
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and was immediately fouled by
Morello. It was his fifth per­sonal.
Doolin sank both shots.
UB came back with Yasinski
scoring. Touhey scored, but an­other
basket by Yasinski tied it
for the last time at 90 all.