Stag - Vol. 10, No. 09 - March 22, 1959

              Vol. X - No.9 Published by Students o,f Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. March 22, 1959
ture Mr. Kaulbach proved
himself to be a most effec­tive
legislator in his capacity as
House Speaker. Bob has also
served as vice chairman of the
Executive committee.
Following the elections, Gov.
Ribicoff addressed the joint ses­sion.
In his address the Gover­nor
stressed the need of court
reform and then congratulated
t.he assembly on their evident
interest in politics and the ma­chinery
of government. The
legislators also received tele­grams
of commendation from
President Eisenhower, Vice­President
Nixon, U.S. Senator
Tom Dodd and other prominent
figures.
Friday afternoon, the various
committees met to review the
bills proposed to the legisla­ture.
It was their job to recom­mend
or reject them. About
half the bills were recommend­ed
either to the' House or the
Senate. Steve Ryan and Donald
St. John, junior~ from Fairfield,
served as Senate committee
chairmen.
FR. RECTOR'S MESSAGE
Senators and delegates representing seventeen
Connecticut colleges and universities, recently convened
in Hartford to attend the 1959 Conn. Intercollegiate
Student (CISL).
During the three day period,~>--------------­from
Thursday afternoon, Mar.
5, until the closing of the joint
session, five o'clock Saturday
afternoon, Mar. 7, the attending
delegations followed an exhaus­tive
schedule.
After registering at the Hotel
Bond, they attended a banquet
in the same hotel; guest speaker
was the Republican National
Chairman Meade Alcorn, who
spoke on. "The Party versus the
Independent Voter," blasting
the so-called Independent. Fri­day
morning the Senate and
the House of Representatives
met in the State Capital build­ing
to orient the day's commit­tee
activity and to elect the
President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House.
Fairfield University distin­guished
itself by having its
senior delegate, Robert Kaul­bach
elected as Speaker of the
House of Representatives by a
vote of 116 to 100 over Walt
Davenport of Hartford College.
It might also be added that this
is the second time in three years
that a Fairfield man has been
elected to this post. During the
remainder of the mock legisla-
Fairfield Bills Pass At CISL;
I(aulbach Is House Spealier
As you prepare for the cele­bration
of Easter and for the
spring recess period, it would
be regrettable indeed if you
were so preoccupied with plans
for the holidays that you did not
leave time to reflect long and
prayerfully on the profound
meaning of the Resurrection of
Our Divine Lord. For the
Resurrection is proof divine for
all mankind to see that the
forces of evil, no matter how
successful they may at times ap­pear
to be, will not prevail. This
year when evil appears to be
triumphant over a great part of
the earth, when good men are
confused and bewildered by the
incredible destructive power of
their own inventions, when fear
and despair are filling so many
human hearts left empty by the
denial of religious faith and
trust in God, it is especially
necessary that you share with
all you meet the joy and hope
and meaning of the Resurrec­tion.
May you and those near
and dear to you have a very
happy Easter.
James' E. FitzGerald. S.J;'
Saturday saw the legislature
convening to the task of voting
on the recommended bills. The
morning and afternoon sessions
were filled with hot debate as
each proponent rose to present
his or her bill.
Each delegation had two bills
but at the end of the legislature
only three schools had both
passed. Danbury Teachers Col­lege,
Bridgeport University, and
Fairfield.
Vincent Carafiello and Wil­liam
Lavery successfully had
their bill, 'To Repeal the Chal­lenge
Primary,' passed. Law­rence
Washburn and Frank
Fullam proposed a bill to 'En­force
The Existing Laws against
Obscene Literature" which was
also passed. Both encountered
stiff opposition and their pass­age
was a tribute to the efforts
of these men and their dele­gation.
Other members of the Fair­field
delegation were as follows:
Mike James, Desmond Sullivan,
Paul Zeigler, Dave Barrett,
J bhn Philip Gallagher, Jim
Moran, George McGauley,
George Lallos, Bob O'Neil, Tom
Catalano and John Croake.
The legislature then adjourn­ed
until next year. Judging from
the smoothness of its accom­plishments,
it may be well
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Glee Club Sings
At Klein, Apr. 17
On Friday evening, April 17th,
'n the Klein Memorial Audi­torium,
Bridgeport, the Bridge­port
Area Club and the Bridge­port
Alumni Association will
present the Fairfield University
Glee Club. Preparation for this
big event has been going on for
a few weeks now. Robert
O'Neil, the president of the
Bpt. Area Club, and Mr. Ken­neth
Kunsch, the moderator of
the club, and, as always, that
math teaching Glee Club mod­erator,
Fr. Murray, have been
getting things organized. The
inseparable Bob and Dick
Stubbs are the general chair­men.
Bob Pelton, Al Spencer,
Bill Lavery. Kevin Kavanaugh,
George Shail, and "Ace" Quinn
are the committee chairmen.
Champions or not, the pro­gram
will be superb, as several
new numbers have been added.
In addition to the Music Man
medley, there will be a medley
of Rodgers and Hart tunes.
There will be selections from
the Song of Norway and the
Scranton competition numbers
will be sung in full competition
fashion. The Bensonians will
have their newest medley.
So it's Simon Harak direct­;
ng. Emil Cote arranging, Fr.
Murray moderating, and the
Bridgeport Area Club spending,
all for the greatest evening of
entertainment of the year.
Bill Kramer Named As
Stag's Sports Editor
Bill Kramer, a Junior in B.S.
Mathematics, has ben appoint­ed
to succeed Larry Lessing as
Sports Edilor of The Slag. Bill,
'Who hails from Easl Rockaway,
L.I., has been oUlstanding in
Fairfield basketball reporting. In
addition to being Editor, he is
also co-chariman of the Ski Trip
and publicity chairman of Jun­ior
Weekend. He will now take
over the campus' renowned
column, News and Views.
Soph-Junior Winter Outing
Features Skiing, C.N.R. Girls
One of the important results
Sophomores Bob Ahern, Richie Davis and Dan Kiely discuss of this particular-concert is that
lheir strategy before attempting another go at the slopes. the proceeds will go into the
Area Club's scholarship fund.
"Fabulous" - "Great" - "Something to do every The Bridgeport concert should
be the usual sellout, as the Glee
second" - "Never had a better time" - "Worth at Club is in its best form at that
least $50". 'lnese are only a few of the typical com- time of the year. This year the
Bridgeport concert is scheduled
ments concerning the Sophomore-Junior Ski Trip. on a strategic date, because the
As the bruises and lumps and' weekend previous to that one
d t · f d 0 k' S t will have the Glee Club compet-scrape
pos enors a e away, snow at a n pruce was 00, ing in Scranton Pennsylvania.
the memory of a week-end light for skiing, but the largest' If 'the Glee Cl~b should take
well-spent remains for those snow-making apparatus in the first prize in Scranton, the
fortunate enough to have at- world provided excellent skiing Bridge-port audience will see the
tended. The days and nights at Bousquet's a mere 15-min- Glee Club's first performance as
. " the number one recognized
were well-planned, and each ute nde from Oak n Spruce. Catholic college glee club in the
resulted in as much fun as a Since many of those on the East.
whole week-end in itself. Oak trip had little or no experi­'
n Spruce Lodge was all and ence on skis, "learning how"
more than it was expected to did prove to be fun. It wasn't
be. One thing which could not an unusual sight to see a Fair­have
been described in a bro- field student tumble from the
chure or advertising poster was top of the slope to the bottom,
the atmosphere of the lodge in laughing all the way down. Only
the Berkshires. Besides the one mishap marred the week­ample
supply of female com- end, when a student wrenched
panionship and the cordiality of his ankle. We do not count the
the staff, a spirit of good fun minor scrapes and bruises, since
and vacation pervaded the en- they are the trademark of the
tire week-end. The rooms, al- Student Skiier, and few escap­though
somewhat small, were ed without one or two. Eight
always filled with congeniality. tows provided for quick trans­The
food was good and plenti- portation to the top, and shiny
ful, and tasted all the better skis provided quick transporta­after
a hard day on the beauti- tion back down the slopes.
ful white slopes. After dinner, After seven or eight hours of
the cheery atmosphere of the skiing, one was glad to get back
fireplace called, and there was to the warmth of the fire-side at
time for singing, relaxation, Oak 'n Spruce, there to recount
and other endeavors before the the day's adventures, which
evening social life began. were many and varied.
The Lodge's five-piece band Add to this the fun of horse­provided
music until the wee back riding and flying, plus
hours of the morning, when a countless incidents too numer­juke-
box took over for the rest ous to mention here, and there
of the time. The recreation you have a sketchy picture of
room provided many a happy the First Annual Ski-Weekend
hour, day or night. of Fairfield University. (And
Due to a small mishap on the let us not forget the girls of
part of Old Man Winter, the New Rochelle. And who can?)
Page Two THE STAG
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March 22, 1959
Paul Fargis
Bob Crowley
Walter Naedele
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Geoffrey Stokes
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STAFF
Joseph McNamara
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Lou Parent
Larry Lessing
NEWS EDITOR
SPORTS EDITOR
Variants: Exams, Rock 'N' Roll
MANAGING EDITOR
Robert O'Neil
PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Art Funk
B. Anderson, J. Distinti, S. Dunphy, M. Fratantuno, J. Grady,
W. Kramer, R. McCarthY,J. Monahan, R. Nalewajk, P. Negri,
L. Ockey, T. Phelan, D~ Preziosi, H. Pronovost, D. Reichelt, J.
Reilly, E. Rizy, J. Stewart, D.. Sullivan, J. Triscornia, P. Waide,
F. 4. Warburton, B. Lawler, T. Cuomo, T. Ungerland A. Mannion,
F. Fullam, L. Zow~ne,~. Jaros.
LAYOUT - RCagnassola, M. Kiernan.
This marks the beginning of a new column, one which will
be devoted mostly to opinion, (personal opinions, not necessarily
those of the other editors, The Stag, Fr. Sullivan, the network,
or the sponsors). Any reader who disagrees with anything s<\id
here and someone's almost bound to, is asked not to come
scre~ming to me or laying old family curses on my doorstep.
Instead. please wr:te nasty letters to the editor, a little good,
clean controversy could add some interest to the paper, besides,
it would give me a chance to write nasty replies, something I
haven't done since a certain article came to the attention of some
girls from New Rochelle.
Among thin'5s that are of interest now, is a bill before the
Student Council which calls upon that organization to request
the administration to investigate the possibility of a conditioned
exe·mption from final exams in certain courses. What would this
mean? Fundamentally. that if you finish the term with a 90 aver­age
in any course(s) except philosophy and your major, you
would be able to choose whether or not you took the final.
The advantages of the plan are many. It would free the
teachers from some of the crushing burden of correcting finals
and, more important, would give them wider range in ter~
assignments. It would give the students, particularly those In
the above 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.
Second Thoughts: Elsewhere in this paper you will receive
confirmation of the welcome news that the Met. Club is holding
an on-campus mixer next month. Since practically any dance on
campus is a good idea, this one seems, at first glance, to deserve
both praise and support. However, in the same article, there is
mention of the fact that the Met. Club is trying to get a second
band and a vocal group. These two groups are "rock and roll"
groups, and, though they may be good of their kind, this corner
has a strong feeling that they don't belong at any college func­tion,
particularly one where girls are being invited up here by
the busload. Why? Leaving aside my own feelings on "rock and
roll," (and I'll be glad to explain them to anyone who has a
spare few hours). Can you picture a group of girls from New
Rochelle, (college not city), Manhattanville, or the Marymounts
going back to their campus and saying to their friends, "Hoo ha,
it was great. They had the best rock and roll band." Sure,you can.
Even more important, can you picture the same girls, (or
their friends) coming up here again two weeks later for what
Ray Nalewajk they probably would expect to be another fun-filled day of rock
* . and roll?
Ignoring the fact that the Met. Club is probably not helping
their own evening along ... you remember the sophomore beer
blast last year don't you . . . they may well, for all practical
purposes, kill on-campus mixers for the duration.
In all seriousness, I hope that the above is wrong, but I'm
afraid that it isn't. However, aside from the so-called entertain­ment
scheduled to be offered the dance should be an outstanding
success if the students suppport it.
* *
Letters to the Editor
Dear Sir:
Two issues ago there appear­ed
in the Stag a- feature by Mike
Fratantuno concerning kitchen
and dinin~ hall circumstances
prevailing - in Loyola. Having
just returned from said vicinity
after having stared. for as long
as I could 'bear the sight, at a ----------------------------­slab
of veined and gristle-ridden
meat, the color of which was
sicklv GREEN in 'soots, I am
poss~ssed with the thought that
the present situation is not so
humorous as Mike has pictured
it. I find little humor in leaving
the table hungry meal after
meal.
It is apparent, however, that
the hands of the resident stud­ent
are tied, He has two choices
concerning the food presented
him: EAT IT, OR DON'T. The
situation does not suggest, "pay
your money, take your choice,"
but rather hollers defiantly,
"pav your money and eat the
stuff. or go hungry." But that's
the chance you take in specu­lating,
I guess. I, for one, would
rather lose my money in the
stock market.
Fairfield victuals, I'm sure
you'll agree, show no evidence
of a rise in quality. Many are
heard to designate the qualifi­cation
of Peter as probable
causes for this continued lack
in quality of the finished prod­uct.
But is he entirely to
blame? You cannot build a
house on a straw foundation. i
Other schools fare rather
nicely with a system whereby
payment for food is made by
the student at each successive
meal. If he doesn't want dessert,
he doesn't pay for it. If he
doesn't appreciate pot (luck)
roast,' he doesn't buy it. Why
not such a system at Fairfield?
(Continued'on Page Four)
MEMORABLE MOMENTS
Glee Club Concert at Waterbury
Shakespearean Lecture by Fr. Ryan,
8:30 p,m., Gonzaga Auditorium
....... "Spring Dreams," a mixer sponsored by the
NY Metropolitan Club; 8:00 to 12:00 p.m.,
Loyola Dining Hall
"Spring Infortpal," Freshman Dance in
Loyola Dining Hall, 8:00 to 12:00 p.m.
"Music Festival," Glee Club concert
at Scranton University, Penn.
Shakespearean Lecture by Fr. Ryan,
8:30 p.m., Gonzaga Auditorium
Glee Club Concert at Klein
Memorial Auditorium, Bridgeport
... "Dixie Picnic by the Sea," a Sophomore
picnic at Sherwood Island, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Editorials
O'RIENTATION FOR TRANSFERS
SCHOOL SPIRIT: WHY SO POOR? D;'~isSi{~tter concerns the edi-
.. Itorial which appeared in the last
The Mid-Winter Carnival this year was witho~t a doubt the issue of the Stag. The editorial
best carnival this school has yet seen. Such IS the general! sought ways to solve the prob­opinion
of the students who attended the weekend. These men lem of the lack of student sup­are,
of course, in the minority since Fairfield did not exactly port of. student activities and the
turn out in hordes for this, the big social event of the year. inadequacy of the present one
Then came the Junior-Sophomore Ski Trip. As plans were dollar activities fee, The editor­laid
for the outing. the women of the College of New Rochelle ial offered a solution.
were invited to accomoany us and at first notice. seventy-four The solution was to include a
girls si~ned to go. As -Fairfield began its ticket sales. a limit of t.welve dollar activity fee in the
only one-hundred tickets was available. As days passed. how- students' tuition. If the student
ever. it became evident that we ,were by no means to co:ne close i:dn't 9ay the twelve dollars he
to that quota. When the day cif departure arrived. and the buses would not be allowed to attend
were in th'? parking lot. a total of for1y-seven male heads were class. This was offered as the
counted as the vehicles were loaded. This group comprised only way to insure success of
forty-four sophomores. and three juniors. All we can say to, Fairfield functions, The only
this is. well done. soY)homores. and welL juniors. you've done it I difficulty is whether the Ad­aga~
n. - ..m'nistration will accept such a
We are now approaching the spring soclal season at F~lr- proposal.
field. Spring being also rejuvenation of what was lost durm.g My onlv ho~)e is that the Ad­the
w~nler months. we shall look upon this coming season as If m'nistration won't acce~)t it. If
all the school spirit that was frozen during the cold winter will this DIan is the best means of
once again thaw in the warm spring. solving the problem, it is cer-
The most outstanding event that is in the offing is the Dog- tainly not the most just.
wood FestivaL alias the Junior Weekend. It promises to be a Tn most colleges, presumably,
good function and the committee has worked hard to present a 'he st.udent comes to the col­pr03ram
that will entice the student body into coming out ~f 'e;te to go to class. Shall we
its icv shell. Some of the other big functions are the Metropoh- orevent him from going to class
tan Club Intercollegiate Dance. the Sophomore Picnic. and the bscause he is unable to support
Freshman Spring InformaL The success of these events is "jazz concerts. difficult to at­entirely
dependent upon the support they receive from the tend middle-of-the-week basket­student
body. . ball games, and the Great
The clamor of "nothin' fo do around here" is unfounded If Wh;te Carnival?"
attendance at these events falters as it, has at all the preceding The method itself of collect­ones
this year. The fate of a better social life at Fairfield is in ing this fee is practical. but it
your hands. don't let it slip through your fingers because once should only be 09tional. Many
lost, it's an awfully hard thing to regain. students are not disinterested in
J.McN. such functions. but thev are ac­tually
unable to afford it, Those
who cpn easily afford it and
don't care about Fairfield are
another story. But the point is,
that no one ~hould be prevented
from attending class because of
inability to support social ac­tivities.
Recently I have been more and more conscious of the
number of faces each successive semester finds within the stu­dent
body. I am not speaking of the incoming Freshm~n ~ut of
those who enter Fairfield as transfers. say at the begmnmg of
the sixth semester. These students find themselves in a new
environment and within a strange group. Unless they prove to
be somewhat of an extrovert they have considerable difficulty
in adjusting themselves to the surroundings. Of course, this is
a natural exoerience which has happened to everyone at one
time or anolh-er, but it is something which need not be prolonged.
As a Freshman vou received an opportunity. as most college
freshmen do, of goiri'g through a process of orientation, the pur­pose
of which is to acquaint you with the different facets of
college life. ..
As a transfer a student wouldn't have thIS opportumty 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 classroom. and
perhaps his class is deprived of a valuable asset.
I am not advocating that there be a, large scale program of
orientation set U"l 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 adjus!i~g
are in a minority of the transfer group. Also that opportumhes
abound on camY)us for the development of his talents. Both
these statements- are true. but I feel that there is still something
needed by these students to "break the ice". . .
As suggested above. a policy might be put mto. pra~hc.e
which would recruit a number of students from the Umverslty s
body who would be willing to tag around with further tr.ansf~rs
or returning veterans. etc.. for at least an afternoon. ThIS brief
association might enable the new student to fit very easily into
his olace. His "guide" could introduce him to a few needed
frien-ds, point out the number of activities offered. in ~ene~al,
give him an outline of just what he can expect at th~ Umvers~ty.
This service would prove to, be~ invaluable not only m promohng
goodwill but also in creating a close-knit student unit.
R.O·N.
March 20th
April 9th
April 10th.
April 11th
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April 17th
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Page Three
MUSIC NOTES
By MIKE FRATANTUNO
Pardon me if I'm mumbling, but I seem to have lost all of
my teeth ... it all happened like this ...
. I was walking gaily down Main Street in Bridgeport (as
gaily as one can walk down Main Street in Bridgeport) when a
grizzled, or should I say grubby, old gentleman approached me,
and asked if I could spare a dime.
Me - Aren't you ashamed of yourself, going up to perfect
strangers on the street, and begging?
Him - You're not so perfect, Chief.
Me - Skip the compliments. What do you need this dime
for, anyway?
Him - Yo~'-;e awful inquisitive over a lousy dime, ain't ya?
Me - No, It s not that ... I Just want to help you regain
yourself.
Him - I don't wanna be regained.
Me - (feeling compassion) - O.K., where do you live, I'll
drive you home.
Him - Forget it, I live right across the street.
Me - In that doorway???
Him - Yep, "home is where the heart is" ... Say, are you
gonna give me that dime, or what?
Me - Are you going to buy booze?
Him - With a lousy dime??? That wouldn't buy what I spill.
Me - All I have is a five-dollar bill .
Him - I got change ... right here .
Me - Why, you've got a roll there big enough to choke a
horse! !
Him - C'mon! C'mon! You wanna change the five or not?
Me - Why should I give you a dime, when you have more
money than I do?
Him -'O.K., I'll give you a dime.
Me - I don't accept charity from strangers!!
Him - Oh, so you're a snob, huh??
With that, this grizzled old gentleman picked up a parking
meter, (It was too bad, because there were twenty-five minutes
left on it), swung it amiably,. and caught me square in the
mouth. While I was· making the appropriate noises (e.g., "gasp!
argh! crunch! crackle! choke!") the old gent put a fresh nickel
in the parking meter, and strolled away, whistling a medley of
bawdy ballads. When the cop came over, and accused me of
maliciously damaging city property, I (having no teeth) could
not convince, please, or persuade him otherwise. I "was lucky.
I got off With only a $15 fine. My dentist bill, however, exceeded
$3,000. And so, I advise you to dig deep for that poor grizzled
person who approaches you. It may be me !
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 push and
YOU can help do it . . . Elvis
Presley has a new album titled
"FOR LP FANS ONLY", and
for all you cats who dig that
man, there is a full color por­trait
of him on the cover in his
dress uniform! Gee!
TANGENTS: ... In recent
years a new kind of music,
which you don't even have to
listen to, has come out on the
market. It is called "mood
music" and has turned out to be
one of the mainstays of the re­cord
industry. For less than
three dollars one can acquire
"MUSIC FOR LOVE HOURS,"
catchy title, an attractive and
suggestive cover, and a pleasing
style of arranging and playing
popular melodies. The three
elements are about equally im­portant.
A mood music record
can quickly flounder in the
mal"ket if anyone of the ele­ments
failS to strike a response
from the public.
The title and cover make the
most immediate sales impact.
Mood n1:.lsic is sold as a desir­able
bv.:kground to various
forms of 2.ctivity and the par­ticular
p-"lrpose of each record
must be made visually com­pelling.
Records to accompany
romance carry sultry photo­graphs
of bosomy women and
crew-cut men intent on each
other's attractions. Mood music,
I think, ought to be called sex
music, if you go by the jackets.
Of course, not all of the records
~all into the above category, for
mstance "MUSIC TO WORK
OR STUDY BY" depicts a bob­by-
soxer going through the mo­tions
of studying, while her
mother sits by knitting and sur­veying
the scene with a wor­or
"MUSIC FOR TWO PEOPLE ried puzzled e x pre s s ion
ALONE," or "MUSIC TO "MUSIC FOR WASHING AND
CHANGE HER MIND." IIRONING" is even less glamor-
A watertight definition of Ious; it shows a pudgy woman
mood music is difficult to find, in a dingy basement laundry
but I would say that a success-I room with the most antique and
ful mood musIc record IS com- brokendown equipment imagin­pounded
of three elements: a' able.
THE STAG
From a social standpoint, the
tendency of our system has been
to eliminate social. cultural, and
economic distinctions and to
create a classless society. There
has also been a strong move­ment
toward socialized medi­cine
in the United States and
the absorption of the individual
in unionism in this country is
firmly established. The trend is
definitely toward modified so­cialistic
thinking and legisla­tion.
American Democracy:
Problem of Progress
By FRANK FULLAM
Politically, we started out
with the basic concept of free­dom
of the individual from the
restraints and coercion of gov­ernment
to pursue his own le­gitimate
ends under a republi­can
system which sharply de­fined
governmental preroga­tives.
The system featured three
notable principles, namely, the
elevation of the individual as
master of the state, the asser­tion
of the Federal Government
as one of limited powers with
the sovereignty of the states as
to their own concerns emphati­cally
asserted in the first ten
Constitutional Amendments, and
the creation of a balance of
power between the Executive,
Legislative, and Judicial branch­es
of government. Now what
has happened to these con­cepts?
We find that during the past
fifty years, and more particu­larly
since the Roosevelt Ad­ministration
commencing in
1932, there has been a progres­sive
absorption of the individual
by government in our country
under the guise of the Welfare
State. Thus we have today the
use of the income tax to effect a
redistribution of the product of
production, earnings of higher
income groups being utilized to
support and subsidize those of
lower income groups. We have,
largely as a result of the fore­~
oing, social security in the
form of old age pensions, be­cause
the individual today has
difficulty in providing for him­self
by reason of the tax bur­den
imposed. Increasingly is
government undertaking to
assert itself in business enter­prise
through government regu­lation.
No one can question the
usurption of Federal power and
the decline of state sovereignty,
nor the fact of the subtle war
which has been going on be­tween
the three branches of gov­ernment
for the dominant posi­tion
in our system. The present
situation in Little Rock over the
school integrated problem seems
to crystallize the tendencies al­luded
to above.
There can, of course, be no
Yes, there was a rival kingdom question that great technologi­up
there, and some of his sub- cal advances have been made
jects had been fraternizing with under our system, that it has
the enemy. developed remarkable efficiency
in the production of commodi-
Saturday he led his cavalry ties, products and services that
into the snowclad hills, hunting scientflic research and th~ ap­down
these culprits. That eve- plication of its findings to com­ning
. he raided the lounge, mercial and sociological uses
catchmg some cad attempting have greatly prospered, and
to put out the last light. Then that we have advanced at the
it was back downstairs to pro- level of low range and special­tect
his subjects from anti- ized education.
teenage visitors, a poor (?) vo-calist,
and a blonde piano However, the progress of our
player. American Democracy has been
" superficial and mconsequential
It seems hiS sUb~ects were insofar as permanent values in
qUIte bent on staymg up at the individual life are concern­n:
ght, but that didn't stop ourl ed, and the progress achieved
kmg fnend. No matter how to date cannot fairly be said to
(Continued on Page Eight) I (Continued on Page Eight)
WALTER NAEDELE
CAMPUS PERSONALITY
Walter Naedele can take a rest. But he doesn't want one.
Naturally, Walt is still helping out our new editor with his new
responsibilities. But Walt is looking for new places to channel
his once editor bound time. He is an A.B. English major inter­ested
in writing. Actually Walter found that his editorship
gave him little opportunity to improve his writing even though
it gave him a good training in organization on a wide scale.
The fact is he had to check everyone else's articles, so that there
was little time for his own editorials. He has the same problems
as Fr. Thurston Davis, S.J., minus Father Davis' staff.
What does the editor of a college newspaper want to do
after graduation? In Walt's case, he would like to work for a
small newspaper and then go to Harvard Grad school. The
magazine trade and college teaching look like good prospects
after grad school. In a more idealistic way, he would like to
acquire in some way the ability to write like James, Dreiser, and
Agee. That's a pretty big goal. But at least, one has to admit
it is different. And that's what we need around here, imagination.
When Walt was editor he didn't lo()k like the typical editor
sweating under a deadline. He didn't show it at least, and it was
hard to tell what was going on inside. Now we are going to
find out what Walter Naedele's ideals for the Stag are:
The Stag must not write for the inner circle between North
Benson and Barlow Roads; but it must write for a more general
audience.
If a student in Portland, Oregon, picked up our paper, it
should interest him not because it deals with Fairfield alone, but
because it deals with news of the campus as any magazine of
commentary should. What is going on at Fairfield must be con­sidered
with a view to what is going on in other colleges and
in the country. Such past articles as the draft system, and the
Unsilent Generation are examples.
Walt wanted to get news that was fresh, that is, exclusives,
with a stylstic approach. He wanted his writers to develop
themselvers as writers and he wanted more English majors on
the staff.
Finally, he wanted the Stag to remember its duty of report­ing
the news, in all its phases so that there would result a
development of a self awareness of the University.
Ray Nalewajk
._---
March 22, 1959
Somewhere in the Berkshires,
in the snowless valley, there
lived a king. As we approached
we noticed his gaily clad cour­tiers
in their motly costumes ­bright
crewnecks, khakis and
ski boots. The ruler easily
stood out. During the day you
could spot his Fairfield Univer­sity
sweatshirt and white golf
cap, and at night ... well, who
else wears white print pajamas
and an open black cassock for
a robe?
This king was a good king,
though. He protected his sub­jects
from housemaids during
shower hours, chambermaids
during waking hours, and dark
rooms during "other hours."
Page Four THE STAG March 22, 1959
slated to end before the Easter
recess, freshmen are urged to
purchase their tickets early.
LETTERS
(Continued from Page 3)
And thereby a rise in stand­ard?????
Institutional food is the ob­ject
of much joking and sar­castic
ridicule wherever insti­tutions
are found. And agreed,
much of this slander is un­founded.
It's just fun. Prepar­ing
food for four hundred peo­ple
is no easy job, but it is our
opinion that it can be accom­plished
more successfully, more
so than is evidenced three
times a dav two floors beneath
me. For o~ce' I'll disagree with
the proverb, "Don't bite the
hand that feeds thee."
Rod Jaros
Eng/ish: RUN-DOWN CHICKEN COOP
Thinklish translation: The appropriate
word for this gent is Crassanova! Main
reasons: 1. He's the only guy we know
who sends mimeographed love letters. 2.
He's the only guy who doesn't make
advances when he runs out of gas (the
gal's too Jmsy pushing his car). Too
thoughtless to buy his own cigarettes,
this bird only dates girls who appreciate
the honest taste of fine tobacco. "We
always have something in common," he
says. "Her Luckies!"
English: BOORISH LOVER BOY
'Y.t? ./. ?L ~.. __.... "CflL? " Product of Jfle,~Jo~~ - J~is our middle name
HOW TO MAKE $25
Take a word-ambition, for example. With it, you can make fake desire to
succeed (shambition) , acting aspirations (hambition), the desire to study
(crambition) or the urge to win at bridge (slambition). That's Thinklish-and
it's that easy! We're paying $25 for the Thinklish words judged best-your
check is itching to go! Send your words to Lucky Strike, Box 67A, Mt. Vernon,
N. Y. Enclose your name, address, university and class.
Get the genuine article
Get the honest taste
of a LUCKY STRIKE
where the effect of the regula- Frosh to Hold Spring
tions will be felt when the
Commissions are to be seated. Informal on April 11
CIGARETTES
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N.F.C.C.S. Convention
At Annhurst College
sion as a statement of real
action." The now tired discus­sion
group went back and
studied the question once again. However, it was recognized S .
On the weekend of February Under the dynamic direction of Plans for a post-Easter prmg
20, 21 and 22, at Annhurst C0 1- Father Rooney and through the that no matter what was pro- Informa1, sponsored by the Class
lege, the New England Regl.On dominant group leadership of fessed by the group of one hun- 0 f 1962, are we11 under way, a c-of
the National Federation 0 f Larry Washburn, Peter York, dred and fifty concerning the cord'mg ot mV· Carrafie110, c1ass
Catho1I·C C0 11ege Stu dent s h eld Bob Shepherd, and Desmond future of the N.F.C.C.S., the presl'dent.
question of "what good is the
its Winter Council. The keynote Sullivan of Fairfield University, N.F.C.C.S.?" and "what does it The dance, heralding the
address was given by Father a concrete goal was realized', all mean?" will never be an- class's entrance into Fairfield Richard L. Rooney, S.J. of the namely, a lecture ,or lecture swered unless each campus social life, will be held on Sat- Fairfield University faculty, series dealing with the Sacred Delegate and Commission Chair- urday, April 11 from 8-12 p.m. and an important report was Liturgy on each campus. The man fulfills his obligat.ion as an in Loyola cafeteria.
given by Randy Harper, Stu- results of this plan of action active member of the N.F.C.C.S. As yet themeless, the couple
dent Council President from are to be reported on by the The structure of the N.F.C.C.S. affair will be ooen to all mem­Fairfield.
The Council was at- delegates of each school at the does not contain the fault. bers of the Freshman Class and
tended by a mixed aggregation Spring Congress in April. Rather it is the members who their dates. Negotiations are
of one hundred and fiftyd. eBesIdles theese ef-forts.t.o c.lanfy fail to make the organization bem. g made for a sI'x-p'IeCe
gates, student ~overnmentpresl-Ithe status of the N.F.C.C.S., the work the way it should. These band of area fame.
dents' com1 mb ISSIon .d chtasirmaennd, reguIatw' ns concern'm., g De1e- questions will not be answered Considerable notice has been
campus c u preSI en , gates and Commission Chair- in committee reports or news- attracted by the unusual and
observers. . men were tightened. The results paper articles, but rather in the unprecedented ticket price -
The purpose of the CouncIl of these improvements, would be concrete actions of the members $1.99 per couple. With only 150
Meeting is usually to deal ':'lth seen at the Spring Congres.s, of the N.F.C.C.S. tickets being printed and sales
general business of the ReglOn, -----------=--~---------------- _
but in this case the format was
altered to meet a pressing prob­lem
of the N.F.C.C.S. Namely"
what is it? and what is it lack-!
ing? In previous articles of The"
Stag these questions have been
asked, and it was at t.his Coun­cil
Meeting that the N.F.C.C.S.
delegates were to seek for
answers.
After the meetings of Com­mission
Chairmen and Senior
Delegates, there was general
agreement that something was,
indeed, lacking in the N.F.C.C.S.
This deficiency was emphasized
in Randy Harper's report from
the Committee of Student Gov­ernment
Presidents, which had
been set up to investigate the
problems of the N.F.C.C.S. on
various campuses in the Region.
Then, finally a study of the
N.F.C.C.S. as an organization
without the right kind of moti­vation
was given in an address
by Father Rooney. Father
Rooney had been asked to speak
to the group because of his
knowledge of the place of N.F.
in the Lay Apostolate, and be­cause
of his famed work with
group dynamics. In a powerful
forty minute talk, Father em­phasized
that the fault lay not
in the organizational structure,
but rather in each individual
member of the organization. He
went on to say that the Catholic
college student has become too
secularized, and that the only
way that he can be rid of this
evil is to rip out the roots of
secularism and fill the void with
Jesus Christ. Before the mem­bers
of the N.F.C.C.S. canr do
something they must be sotne­thing.
When this first goal of
oersonal sanctification is reach­ed,
then we could take the
Catholic atmosphere out of the
classroom and implement it in
our lives through the mechanics
of the N.F.C.C.S.
After Father's talk, the as­sembled
body broke up into dis­cussion
groups under Father
Rooney's direction, and they
discussed the points suggested in
the preceding talks. Namely,
what is the purpose of the
N.F.C.C.S.? why does it exist?
what should it do? and what
concrete action can the N.F.C.
C.S. members do to attain their
objectives? After the first meet­ing
of the discussion groups,
the general consensus was that
the Catholic college student
should exemplify Catholic prin­ciples
in his own life and then
help influence others to practice
these principles. Seeing that the,
conclusion was still in a gen­eral
or abstract form, Father
Rooney questioned them again.
"Is this concrete enough? Are
you satisfied with this conclu-
March 22, 1959 THE STAG Page Five
hand, and had retreated to un­known
corners. 'But the new
acquaintances and' re-acquaint­ances
made that evening result­ed
in a far more positive sum­picture;
due, in great part, to
the gracious and charming per­sonalities
of the ladies from be­loved,
old C.N.R.
Arising in the morning, the
early morning, after a night of
even mild indulgence, has al­ways
been a source of constant
sport for the college man. It is
at such times as these that one
is grateful for our good foreign
relations with Brazil. The meals
at Oak 'n Spruce were, on the
whole, quite good; the only not­able
exception was the "box­lunches"
that were given to the
skiers before they left for that
sport of swiftness and grace. A
singing bus ride and we were
there; Bousquet's slopes and
trails shining before us. Now,
being an inexpert skier, my
descriptions of the skiing condi­tions
(anxiously awaited for,
I'm sure) may be inaccurate.
But the mountain-side was just
a little bit too shiny; in fact, it
was quite icy. (All the skiers
sadly shake their heads and
mumble something about the
upper trails.) And when I say
that skiing is a sport of grace,
I am, of course, supposing that
the sport is ideally practiced. So
up the experts (and the hardy
adventurers) went, up the T-bar
lift (a machine with many curi­ous
habits) to the trails that
seemed to this non-sport as
legends that existed in the up­per
atmosphere. As for we
civilians, we tried to put on our
skis (discovered three new
muscles in the small of back)
and attempted to walk up a
little mound to practice this
new game. Oh the fun! Each
time one tries to get up (having
fallen down quite unintention­ally),
more new muscles in the
thighs and surrounding regions.
After two and a half hours of
this high comedy (one is able
to even laugh at one's self
(Continued on Page Six)
Soph~JuniorSki Trip: Slopes
Glistened, Evenings Glowed
"And so. there was this traveling salesman see
the positive-minded Stags. The
breakdown was taken only as
an opportunity to do a little
package shopping. And as soon
as those seemingly precious
suitcases were moved into the
other bus, the now-crowded
caravan moved on, singing
·strongly. The ride was graced,
also, by three courageous fem­inine
voices from Good Counsel
College. At last, in the shadows
of evening, we arrived at Oak
'n Spruce lodge in South Lee,
Mass. In the background, were
vaguely visible the tree-maned
and lumbering Berkshire moun­tains.
A quick supper followed and
then the quiet retreat to the
rooms to unpack certain trea­sured
items. The first dance,
held that same evening, was a
slow mixer, at first. It was then
that this commentator became
aware of the dreadful fact that
there were about twenty-five, or
so, more ladies than gentlemen.
With somewhat - foolish grins,
we mentally apologized for this
misfortune and cast a little less
than a frown upon those few
Stags who had decided to pre­serve
themselves for the skiing
on the morrow, with glass in
If this commentator were a believer in omens, the
departure of the Winter Outing, on Friday afternoon,
would have seemed to have been overcast with appre­hensions.
The wind chilled, the rains of Connecticut
poured down and one of the transportation buses broke
down outside of Danbury. -
But ill fortune did not trouble~~--------~-----
GEORGE ATWATER, '60:
Those students
who through­out
the semes­ter
have main­tained
a ninety
a vel' age 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 s~ch a pol­icy
here at the University
would undoubtedly find itsre­ward.
in more .pronounced aca­demic
endeavors.
E. WELLINGTON ANDER­SON,
JR., '61:
I would say
"yes" but
only in refer­ence
to the
freshman and
sophomore
years.
First, because this exemp­tion
would serve as an added
incentive toward full semester
scholastic' achievement in the
two years when one is most
needed. Also, for the first two
years the grade attained on the
final examination only repre­sents
one-third of the grade for
that semester. This indicates
that the University considers
the semester work as the more
important.
As for juniors and seniors, I
think an exemption from all the
final examinations would be im­practical.
In these two years most of
the student's courses are direct­ly
associated to his major field
of study; the final is, of course,
based on the student's knowl­edge
and understanding of the
entire semester's subject mat­ter.
Thus I deem it almost im­perative
for this student to take
the finals in at least his major
subjects.
But in the minor subjects, I
see no reason why the student,
though a senior or junior, who
has maintained throughout the
semester a ninety in a course
can not and should not be ex­empted
from its final examina­tion,
and thus be able to devote
more time to studying for the
finals in his major subjects.
* * *
* * *'
What do you think of the possi­bility
of exemptions from final
exams depending on a 90 pt.
average?
JOHN P. CROAKE, '59: De­pending
on the
course involv­ed,
no. Exam
exemptions in
many courses
would s e I've
both as an in­centive
and a
reward for proper study during
the 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
reuired to demonstrate a com­prehensive
knowledge of the
subject matter. On the whole, I
think that exemptions are a
good idea.
Inquiring
Photographer
DAVID M. McHUGH,
believe
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 in-dividual
tests on separate' as­pects
of that particular field. A
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."
He also added that a plenteous
supply of refreshments would
be available. Recalling a some­what
confused scene of a pre­vious
dance, we inquired about
the coat-checking arrange­ments
and were assured that
all matters would be well or­ganized.
Then MI': Cuomo fin­ished
our pleasant chat with an
imaginative description of the
unique lighting and decoration
effects that have been planned.
"It's too bad we can't remove
those pillars at the one side of
the halL" .But we assured the
active chairman that these were
necessary for basic structural
reasons. Mr. Cuomo then bid us
a good-day, we accepted another
cigarette and made a mental
note to have the two dollars
required to insure our enjoy­ment
of "Spring Dreams."
Met Club to Hold On
Canipus Mixer Apr. 10
ations might well be called lav­ish.
The main dance band will
be the "Starlighters" and we
"Two bands plus entertain- immediately envisioned H. Pro­ment!
It will be like an evening novost at bass, with his good
spent at a night club," Tony group, and smiled. The "Star­Cuomo
enthusiastically replied. fires," a versatile instrumental
This reporter nodded under- group, from A.B.C. Paramount,
standably. Mr. Cuomo is the are scheduled' as intermission
chairman of the N.Y. Met. attractions. "But there are still
Club's spring intercollegiate a few details to be ironed out.
dance (titled "Spring Dreams"). I' We will have, also, the 'Shy­It
will be held amid lavish de-, Tones,' a vocal group as part of
. . the entertamment," Mr. Cuomo
coratlOns, on Apnl 10th, in continued.
Loyola Dining Hall. Not only
will the evening provide an out­standing
social event, on
campus, but the money receiv­ed
by the Club is going to be
used to start a scholarship fund.
We agreed that it was ideal to
combine pleasure with academ­ic
interests.
We then proceeded, after M"r.
Cuomo's generous offer of a
cigarette, to inquire about the
exact components of the "lavish
decorations." First, we were in­formed,
invitations have been
sent to the following colleges to
provide for female companion­ship
for the evening. We
agreed, upon hearing the col­leges
(Colleges of New Rochelle,
Marymount - town and country
-, Manhattanville, Good Coun­sel,
Albertus Magnus and St.
Vincent's), that, indeed, decor-
Fellou}shi.ps: No Advantage Is
Being Taken of Opportunities
By FRED J. ABBATE
If the word scholarship only suggests futility to the average
collegiate mind, fellowship is probably synonymous. It is some­what
anomalous that in their abundance fellowships are viewed
as the prerogative of an esoteric few. It is clearly a case of
sublime ignorance - and ignorance alone - when a student
regards a fellowship grant as something absolutely unattainable.
Of course, it would be quite presumptuous to say that any­one
can obtain a fellowship. But both logic and statistics can
prove that for everyone person person who pursues graduate
study, there are many others who could have done the same.
These are not the people who are uninterested in advance scho­lastic
work; these are the people who consider fellowships to be
essentially a program of "eggeadry" and "string-pulling". To
say this is not the case would be an understatement worthy of
an award.
Universities and other institutions are quite prolific in pro­ducing
fellowships. Opportunities exist from A (American Acad­emy
of Rome) to Z (Zonta International). The major fields for
study run likewise from Agriculture to Zoology. The list is
practically inexhaustible, including such unexpected entries as
Portuguese, Foresty, and Ceramics. Literally hundreds and
hundreds of fellowships are being offered every year in the
United States alone. Adding to this the grants of foreign coun­tries,
the prospects are not only multilateral, but multitudinous.
It takes no logician to conclude the hardly profound fact that
if these fellowships are being offered in such abundance, an
equally abundant number of students must be obtaining them.
There is no reason why some of the very, readers of this article
could not be among them.
In the first place, few students at Fairfield have any know­ledge
about exactly what Fellowships are being offered. Many
are unaware of the fact that there is 'a little room in Xavier
Hall called the Scholarshio Room. Filled with all the necessary
information on fellowships, this unjustly inconspicuous room also
offers adequate office hours geared to the needs of the student.
The cry, "To whom shall we go?" holds no water when faced
with the scores of publications on fellowships.!
Again, a Graduate Scholarship Committ~~ f2f:ists to "direct
capable and willing students to graduate scholarshIp and fellow­ship
courses and assist students in attainment of them" (Cata­logue).
Through its recommendation, countless students have
achieved their fellowship goals. The "red-tape complex" of the
grumbling element at Fairfield has no basis in fact.
Any student worth half his sodium chloride and interested
in a fellowshio will not be content to sit in the dark, while
others about him enjoy the scholastic plums. With a few steps,
and fewer inquiries, many might be shocked when they discover
that they do qualify.
Fellowships are not only the business of the genius. If your
scholastic goals are worth attaining at all, you owe it to them
to inquire into these possibilities.
•
March 22, 1959
Tel. FO 8-9471
"Tors In Town"
GREEN COMET
DINER
90 Kings Highway Cut-Off
Fairfield, Conn.
But we are sure that the crisp
remembrance of horseback rid­ing
will outlast the slight stiff­ness
in the small of one's back.
And so it is slowly that we
go back to academics. Yet, in
the spare moments, can be
heard 'plans for next year and
planned remembrances of this
year's Winter Outing.
Stop and Shop!
Men's Clothing, Street Floor
Howland's Easter Array
Tops with the Stag-Line
• Be the perfect beau • • • with a gift for your young
lady from Howland's
• Be a gentleman of fashion • . . with an Easter outfit
from Howland's
THE ST A G
a return visit to the slopes. This IThen the skiers came back with
commentator added the phrase I many laughing tales, until they
"someday" to his vow of re- hit the lounge and realized the
pilgrimage. weekend was' over. The last
Having been replenished by minute confusion of packing
those certain treasures, with a followed, the darting and part­fresh
change of clothing and ing glances and it was goodbye
warmed by a tidy meal, we ladies, goodbye gentlemen.
again commen~ed the dancing On the longer tri home the
and related domgs. The dance p,
was well received (even the rer::tnant of all treasures ~e.re
voca1I·St d1'dn 't sound as b ad as fidmshed off and some less-splnt-th
'ht b f ) S f th e songs echoed. The first star
e mg e ore. ~me 0 e of evening could be seen clearly
less energetic set .retired to the over the shadowy Berkshires.
lounge, the .fireslde, and the And, softly, in the back of the
warm shadows. After the good- bus, came, "You had a dream,
mgh.ts and the llke, a few stag dear, I had one, too ..." If this
pa:ties were held m the rooms, part of the commentary seems
enJoyed by all thos.e who had to be traced with lines of sad­the
vltallty to remam awake. ness, it. is only a sad smile that
The walk of over "a little comes upon the realization that
ways," to Mass in the morning the morning will not bring the
was a cure for most ills. Ah, swift sight of skiers "tacking"
the embracing briskness of the down glistening slopes nor will
New England mornings! After the evening glow with quiet
the Mass, celebrated by Rev. ~riih;i;Yoiithiiiimoiis~~a~n~d~~e~la~t~e~d~l~a;.;u~g~h~t~e~r':~".i::iiiii::iiiii::iiiii::iiiiiiiiii::iiiiiiiii:ii:i:ii::iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii::iiiii::iiii~:
O. Nickerson, S.J., coffee and ..-
breakfast restored sight, hear­ing
and clarity of the brain to
those of us who seemed a bit
dulled. Then, led by the Alpine­spirited
Father Nickerson, some
went mountain climbing. (But
were they looking for the other
side of the mountain?) Others
departed for the jolting, yet
near - esthetic, experience of
horseback riding. And those re­maining
retired to the quiet
pleasures of convalescing in the
lounge around the fire. Then
the time for departure approach­ed
and a slight sadness filled
the room. Some were wishing,
in vain, for mixing of the buses
on the home trip. Others were
wishing for the previous-wis­dom
of more mixer and less ...
At last, and late, the horseback I
riders came hobbling back.
a reduction of speed. Well,
snowplow should mean a reduc­tion
of speed. But nobody ever
mentioned anything about ice!
And then you see it coming.
Trees!! And your skis begin to
dislike each other and part at
forty-five degree angles! Sud­denly
you're clearing out the
underbrush on the side of the
slope with your arms, ski poles
and one leg that has ascended
to a right angle from your body.
One desperately lurches back to
the snow on the slope. So then
you're travelling down the hill,
in an almost-cartwheel, attempt­ing
to become a snow ball.
At last, the bottom of the
slope; the nice, calm, level bot­tom.
Then, the crowning event
of the day occurs. A little lad,
no higher than a keg of beer,
comes whizzing by and, with a
quick swish of his skis, stops
(upright!) to inquiries after your
safety in an indifferent tone.
Resisting the urge to kill, you
laugh it off and he starts off
again, gracefully, to the rope­tow
to do this simple sport all
over again. You crawl over to
the lodge and, in a charming
voice, are delighted to lend your
skis to someone' who was un­able
to obtain a pair (poor
soul!). Off he goes, effortlessly.
You, meanwhile, enter the lodge
and engage in conversation with
a lovely young thing; yet, it is
with extreme care that one sits
down next to her; extreme care.
The day at Bousquet's was
ended with heart - warming
songfest qnd, singing, the happy
skiers went back to Oak 'n
Spruce. Only the inexpert could
exchange that look of under­standing
soreness. Amazingly
enough, each skier, no matter
what his skill, promised himself
SKI TRIP ...
(Continued from Page Five)
through the soreness and stiff­ness),
one manages to crawl
over to the rope-tow and then
is suddenly whisked up to those
heights that before had seemed
as a part of never-never land.
The tow-rope ride is most ex­hilerating;
in fact, it almost
makes one forget that the far­ther
one goes up the mountain,
the longer and steeper he, or
she, must come down.
At last, one reaches the top
of the slope. Magnificent! The
crisp air, the view and the peo­ple
below, slowly moving
specks, all add up to a tre­mendous
boost to man's soul!
But this is not to last for long.
Soon a dashing fellow, in a
black, tightfitting outfit, springs
out from beside you and, with
gallant turns and his sin g
swerves, goes tacking down the
slope.' (Translation: tacking ­the
downward, yet angularly
back and forth movement
across the slope; intended as all
one continuous motion.) And
slowly the figure in black be­comes
smaller and smaller. It
is then you realize. . Some­one
calls your name from the
left, you turn, ever so slightly,
but still you move your weight
forward (despite all good inten­tions)
and, yes, down the hill
you go. Now speed is probably
one of the most enjoyable and
yet the most terrifying of phe­nomena
known to man. This
your commentator will testify.
And as the bottom of the hill
moves up on you, one begins
to realize that you are breaking
all sorts of speeding laws. The
magic word "snowplow" comes
into mind, for snowplow means
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UPSALA DEFEATS Sl"AGS;
DISI{OWSI{I SET'S RECORD
Diskowski goes in for two in the last game of his college career.
In the final game of the year, Coach George Bisacca
started the three seniors, Co-Captains Ed Diskowski,
and Frank McGowan and Mike Mullen who were play­ing
their last college ballgame.
They played as if they wanted';
to be remembered as they built N S . R d
up a 14 point lead 41-27 after ew COring ecor
17 minutes of play. But from Set A.,-ainst Upsala
that point on it was a horrible ~
evening for the Stags. They One week to the hour after
blew the lead and the game as he scored his 1,000th collegiate
they went down on the short point, Ed Diskowski dropped in
end of the 85-64 final score.
his 1,063rd to break· the existing
The original starting team record set by Bob Gerwin and
fi~ally appeared af~er three became the highest scorer in
mmutes had gone by m the sec- Fairfield's short basketball his­ond
half when O'Brien and tory.
Hyra replaced McGowan and I .
Mullen who received a well de- In doing this, Ed performed
served round of applause from an almost impossible task. After
the crowd after playing a fine the Bndgeport game, he needed
game. However, the first team 52 points to break th~ record.
just couldn't get warmed up as He scored 25 agamst S.lena a:ld
they hit for a miserable 21 WIth one game remammg on
points in the second half. Upsala the schedule, he needed 27. ThIS
on the other hand could do no would require his best effort of
wrong and scored 47 during the the year as his pre,,:ious high
same period. was the 25 scored agamst SIena.
The only thing that can be Before the start of the Upsala
salvaged from an otherwise dis- game there weren't n:any people
mal evening was Ed Diskow- wlllmg to bet on hIS breakmg
ski's record breaking perform- the record. "Too much pres­ance.
Ed needed 27 to break the sure," it was said. But at half­school
record and got just that time the situation was complete­as
he ended his college career ly reversed and there wasn't. a
with 1063 points. Joel Cherry- person who would bet agamst It,
tree whose performance was as he flipped in 20 points in the
ove;looked be-cause of the ex- first half and had the crowd
citement of the record played a cheering on every shot.
very good game and collected Ed opened up the second half
15 points. Upsala, who play- with a miraculous 3 point play
ed as well as the Stags played and was only 4 short of the rec­ed
poorly, (and that was very ord. He then went basketless
well) was led by Lazaroff, Nich- for a full 12 minutes until he
ols and Jackowitz who had 19, came within 2 of the record.
18 and 17 points, in that order. Finally after 3 shots had rolled
around the rim and out, he hit
on a short jump shot with 2
minutes and 25 seconds left in
the game.
Bedlam broke out in the
stands, the game was stopped
and Ed was presented the ball
and congratulated by his team­mates.
Coach Bisacca took Ed
out of the lost cause with one
minute to play and this ended
the career of one of Fairfield's
finest basketball players.
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By LARRY LESSING
Coach Emil Garofalo's Fair­field
University freshmen closed
out a very successful season by
routing the St. Thomas Semi­nary
combine, 94-71. The young
Stags closed their regular sea­son
play with fourteen straight
victories and a 16-1 record.
The Frosh averaged 85.5
points to their opponents' 65.9
while piling up those 16 vic­'
tories. Three teams were beaten
twice: the Chesterfield Satis­fiers,
the UB Freshmen, and the
Three years ago this reporter was given the privi- St. Thomas Seminary team.
lege cf serving as the Sports Editor of the Stag. It has Their lone setback was handed
to them by the Fordham frosh.
been a wonderful experience, but like all earthly things A Look At The Season
it mus1 come to an end. Stepping into this spct will be Fairfield racked up its high­est
total of the season against
Bill Kramer who ha.s done such a fine job as a sports the Davisville Marine Base by
reporter in recent months. scoring 102 points to the losers'
62. But this was not their big-
We hope that our readers will allow us to remi- gest gap, for they beat the New
nisce about some of the experiences and happenings Haven freshmen by 47 points,
96-49. Thev reached the century
that have so filled these years. These are not always mark only once. However, the
the big things, but they are to this writer the most vivid Sta~lettS t lh1ad 98 dandt 96 points
agams ree an wo oppon-reccUe'Ciions
of this period. 1ents, respectively. The lowest to-o
0 Ital of the season was against the
Let's start at the beginning. My hrst memo,ry IS I Adelphi freshmen when Fair-the
beginning of Freshman basketball. The hero of field squeaked out a 64-62 vic­tory.
The highlight was thought
those early days was John Avignon, who pumped in to be against the Yale freshmen
more than 45 pa,ints during those early days of scrim- until Fairfield beat the UB frosh
in their second engaf{ement at
mage. He was really amazing: it seemed that he just the Bridgeport gym. The over-h
coming of a UB five-point mar­couldn't
miss. Then there was Buzz Garrity w a !{in in the first overtime and to
always managed to hit at least one long set as soon as /So on and beat them by five,
98-93, showed the poise and po­he
entered the contest. Who can forget the humorous tential greatness of this team.
and really good natured combination of Davy Carpen- Two players placed their
names in the Fairfield freshmen
ter and Dick Devine, as we returned fro·m Assumption record book by tying Frank
gym in "Ockie's" car? McGowan's three-year-old re­cord
of 33 points in a single
That same Spring, I walked over to watch a make- game. Dev Doolan pulled the
shift Frosh baseball squad play. At shari was the highly trick against the Brooklyn frosh
tcuted Jack Redway. I had lost some of the' incredulity while Mike Touhey scored high
'n the second UB game. Bob
of the Freshman and I had to see something to believe Jenkins now holds the freshman
it. The proof was there. A bullet throw from short, rebounding record by pulling
a solid basehit and then tragedy: Jack, racing toward down the amazing total of 31
• 0 0 rebounds against Yale.
second, shd on the hard turf, but hls splkes caught and', Mike To·uhey proved to be
his ankle snapped, thus ending his baseball activities the most consistent score~ for
for that Spring. The end of the story is common the frosh WIth hIS sets, Jump
k 1 d J k f fo F 0 f" ld . 0 shots and dnves, he showed that
now e ge. ac, a tel' a Ine career at all' le , IS In it was almost impossible to
ih£, Milwaukee farm system and thus must sit out lHs guard against him. Time and
senicr year at Fairfield. a~ain, when team~ would set up
- zone defenses agamst the young
Sophomore year was highlighted by the fine back- Stags, Mike would calmly drop
cc,uri play of Pedro Tagatac who could hit beUer than ;n a few sets and break the
back of the zone. It is signifi­65
per ce'nt from a spot just to the right of t,he key. cant to note that in the one
He did it every day as he took that shot 100 times in ",arne he was off against Ford­each
pra.ctice session. Then there was the great game ham, Fairfield lost. For his sev-
, 0 0 0 0 enteen games Mike had a team-that
Kenny a Brlen played m hlS back yard agamst leading 19.3 average.
St. Francis. Kenny hit for 17 points, including a three-. Bill Shin, after starting off
quarter court set shot that wa~ the longest shot of the fast, led the te~m in scoring but
_ found the gomg rough after
last three years. There was a fme freshman club that midyear exams. However, the
year that portended great things for the future. f.'5" center came back strong in
t.he last six games to build up
Last year was the year that Eddie Diskowski re- his average again. Bill often
turned from the service, eventually to break the school took advantage of his height
o d' h - . 0 and drove from the side to the scormg recor Wlt an exclhng varlety of shots. It keyhole to throw his running
was even more the year of the greatest "tiger," Fran :'u;m~p~s~h~o~t~o~v~e;r~h~is~O~p~p~o~n~e;n~t:s;'II~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hanley. Fran fought on even terms with men much (Continued on Page 8)
bigger and more talented. The season ended with a
memorable "Day" for the Stag captain, who had' so
justly earned this distinction. For the first time, Fair- Fairfield Laundromat
field was officially represented on the tennis courts.
J cel Cherrytree went on from there to aUain the semi­finals
in the Rider tournament to allow the team to
finish thi~~:Lout of the eight "teams represented.
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,Paul Nagy for my appointment and even more so to Opp. Post Office
those reportc::rs who made my job so easy.
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Now that Fairfield's semi-successful basketball season has
terminated it is interesting to review the past three months and
select one outstanding player. Because of the top-notch ability of
the graduating seniors (Diskowski, McGowan and Mullen) the
choice is a perplexing one. Certainly not to be overlooked, how­ever,
is junior cornerman, Tom O'Brien.
Tom, who hails from New Jersey, came to Fairfield from
Seton Hall with highest recommendation from coach Honey
Russell. While sitting out his year of ineligibility (required after
a change of schools) Tom practiced diligently with the Freshman
team to further sharpen his natural shooting eye.
Best described by his versatility he soon became a welcome
addition to Fairfield's courtmen. Unusually calm, especially in
tight games, Tom continually came through with the needed two
points. During the last half of the season he piled up a respect­able
17 point per game average, not to mention numerous re­bounds
and innumerable assists. This scoring spree was com­plemented
by hustling defense, the kind that won six out of the
last eight games for coach Bisacca's reorganized squad.
Now that spring is on its way, Tom has turned to more
cultural pursuits, in the upcoming school play. He hopes to ob­tain
a part, in order to perfect his speaking ability which is
necessary for the law degree on which he has set his goal. Off
the stage, Tom claims to have a serious interest in aviation
which he fulfills during the summers at Marine Officers Flight
Training. If Tom completes his present projects, which we sin­cerely
believe he will, there is no doubt that Fairfield Univer­sity's
alumni will add one more illustrious member to its ranks.
Seven)
FROSH
THE STAG
AM. DEMOCRACY .
(Continued from Page Three)
come up to the expectations en­tertained
for it by our found­ing
fathers. "I say that our New
World democracy, however
great a success in uplifting the
masses out of their sloughs, in
materialistic development, pro­ducts,
and in a certain highly
deceptive superficial popular in­tellectuality,
is, so far, an al­most
complete failure in its so­cial
aspects and in really grand
religious, moral, literary and
aesthetic results." - Walt Whit­man.
heads. He was effective enough
to have a 17.5 average for the
season.
Dev Doolan, with his
handed driving hooks and
ups, had all the attributes of a
forward and guard. He re­bounded,
ball-hawked and shot,
while showing good court
finesse. The Rebel was a con­stant
hustler throughout the
period of every game. Dev had
an average of 14.8.
Bob Jenkins was the link
which kept the five players one
team. This was felt in the Rider
game. Bob was delayed arriving
at the game. He came at inter­mission
with the team having
only a two-point lead. Bob
dropped in nine points and
grabbed numerous rebounds as
the team went on to win by
eleven, 71-60. With his outstand­ing
jumping ability, Bob was
the key man under the boards
all season. Jenkins was not a
big scorer because he always
looked for another man to pass
to. It was Bob's very fine eye
which enabled him to finish
with a 13.5 average.
The only non-scholarship
player on the starting team,
John Mullen won a starting
berth halfway through the sea­son.
With his deadly jumpshots,
John was a valuable man to the
team. His- accuracy from far out
with the jump shot was amaz­ing.
John was equally effective
on defense as he ball-hawked his
opponent and constantly stole
the ball. His high point came
in the last game against St.
Thomas when he scored 20
l)oints to boost his average to
10.7.
Jim Mooney played an im­l)
ortant role as a reserve.
Against Yale, Jim proved his
value by getting the team to roll
when it started to collapse.
When Doolan was absent from
the Chesterfield Satisfier game,
Jim stepped into the starting
lineup and contributed nine
points while grabbing his share
of rebounds. His 5.6 average
seems low but each point he
sank during the course of the
season turned out to be an im­portant
one in the clutch.
II
HOOPSTERS ...
(Continued from Page
the Campus
On and Off
DRINK PEPSI
many men were crammed into
a room (at one time eighteen),
this tyrant still wanted to come
in. Funny thing, though, every­time
he came in the population
diminished in that room and
soon increased in another. Yes,
after hours he infiltrated the
dorm (which is a hard thing fOl
one man to do - but he did it).
And speaking of omnipresence,
we even heard of one of his
subjects climbing halfway up a
mountain with a member of the
rival kingdom, finding a cozy
lean-to, and then being rudely
'nterrupted by the Nickerson
l)atrol, walking staffs, yodels,
and all.
This wasn't the first time the
king had kept tabs on this or
anyone of his subjects. As a
matter of fact, the men often
wondered why the king didn't
lead a ski patrol or an air pa­trol.
I guess the only answer to
this seems to come from the
words of the ruler himself, 'If
I've learned anything this
weekend, it's that I'm middle
aged."
Middle age or no middle age,
I think that it is generally
agreed as to the future ski
weekends, "Long live the king!"
Dave Shay
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way. But long before this happens many hours of prac­tice
will have to be put in by all those who hope to do
anything.
That will be the task of this~-------------­year's
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This year's team has what it
takes to be a big winner. Many
who had to triple or even go into
four events will be able to con­centrate
on their specialties. In
the sprints we will have our
work horse Phil Gallagher,
along with Bob Bitar, Jay Per­rine,
and Jerry Ferris. In the
quarter will be Drongoski, Gal­lagher,
Frank Connor and Jim
McConville. In the 880 we will
have Connor, Gallagher, and
Pete Kujawski. In the mile and
2 mile will be the Irish foursome
of Bob McCarthy, Jack Quinn,
John Garity, and Jay Simpson.
In the hurdles we find Champ,
Pete Hauser, and Pete Vath.
Tony Champ and Vath will also
be in the high jump. As far as
the field events are concerned
we have Fred Schwitz in the
pole vault and javelin, and Big
Bill Melahn in the shot and dis­cus.
It is also hoped that Artie
Crawford will come out for the
high jump and the broad jump.
Dick Medve is also expected to
do very well in the javelin
throw. All in all things look
very bright.
As far as the freshmen are
concerned we don't know too
much about them. They were
great in cross country and we
are sure that they will do well
in the spring. But, we don't
know too much about the field
events for the frosh. I trust that
if there are any freshmen who
are interested in these field
events that they will get in
touch. It would be a crime for
the rest of the freshmen not to
support such fine runners and
hard workers as John Barry,
Richie Bodaletto, Lou Ockey,
Mike Medley, Jack Barry, Gary
Ambert, Bud Tierney. Robert
McCarthy and Greg Lalley. The
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15 New Britain away
18 Queens-Iona Relays-away
21 Queens away
25 Hunter home
29 New Haven home
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