Stag - Vol. 09, No. 06 - January 23, 1958

              Vol. IX - No. 14 Published by Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. Jan. 23. 1958
Kelly Named Chairman of Mid- Winter Pram;
Cicch£tti's Orchestra To Play At Formal
NEW SCIENCE LIBR~t\.RY
OPENED IN XAVIER
Negative Team Scores
Victory For Debating
Group At King's Point
On January 10, the Debating
Society traveled to the Mer­chant
Marine Academy at
King's Point, New York to en­gage
in verbal battle with the
Cadets.
Representing the affirmative
for Fairfield were: William
Margiotta and Arthur Mannion.
Representing the neg a t i v e
were: John Harburton and
David Royston. The negative
team, who were responsible for
the victory, were highly com­mended
by the Academy offi­cials
for the fine job that they
did. The affirmative team were
also noted for their fine speak­ing
ability and presentation.
The Fairfield squad was en­tertained
for dinner by the
Cadets and topped off an en­joyable
evening at the basket­ball
game that evening, in
which the Fairfield team was
also victorious.
Accompanying the debating
squad on their first debate were
Bob Carroll, President of the
society, and Mr. Babcock, S.J.
Fairfield's coming debates in­clude
those against Harvard,
Boston College, Holy Cross,
Georgetown and West Point.
"Rising of the Moon"
Slated To Be Played
By Dramatic Society
Group of N"ame Musicians Has
Made TV, Radio Appearances
Through the efforts of Tom DeLuca, entertainment
chairman for the Winter Carnival Committee, the or­chestra
of Chick Cicchetti has been engaged to play at
the formal dance of the forthcoming Winter Carnival.
--------------$> Some of the members of the
Cicchetti organization are such
talented musicians as "Champ"
Siconolfi, Carl Berg, Joe Billot­ta,
Carmen Magnano, Fred
Pascucci, "Busty" Depalma, Joe
Ranaudo, and Lou De Nicola.
These artists have been drawn
together especially for this oc­casion.
They have been with
well known bands such as
Tommy Dorsey, Johnny Long,
Boyd Rayburn, Les Brown,
Gene Krupa, Sonny Dunham,
Harry James, Lee Castle, Bob­by
Cummings, and Woody Her­man.
Mr. Cicchetti's organization
was invite5i to appear on the
Dave Garroway TV show three
times. They have played on the
Jack Benny and Gloria DeHav­en
programs as well as for the
Rosland Russell premiere of
"Girl Rush."
On February 10, the Fairfield
University Drama Society will
enact "The Rising of the Moon"
for the Ladies Guild of As­sumption
Parish in Bridgeport.
The one-act play will be pre­sented
by the orginal cast of
Frank O'Rourke, Frank Smyth,
Dave Barrett and Charlie Mc­Cann.
Mr. Emerich has announced
that the play will once again
go into rehearsal for a short
run. The play will be performed
with a limited amount of props
and no scenery.
On the same program, Rev.
John W. Ryan, S.J. will speak
on "The Aspects of Censorship."
Fr. Ryan is presently delivering
a series of lectures entitled "The
Development of Drama." The
last lecture in the series will be
delivered on February 6, 1958
when Father will speak on
"Contemporary Drama."
The society will enter the
preliminary competition for the
Annual Jesuit Drama Festival
on February 15. The One-Act
Play competition will be be­tween
Fairfield University, Bos­ton
College, and Holy Cross.
The winner will represent New
England in the Festival at Ford­ham
University later in the
year. Fairfield's entry will be
"The Rising of the Moon."
"0peration Decision"
Aims To Aid Students
In Selecting Careers
By WALTER NAEDLE
The pervading element be­hind
the series of lectures, con­ferences,
and interviews charac­terized
as "Operation Decision"
which has held the interest of
the campus for the past two
weeks, is the fact that it was
occasioned by a serious con­temporary
educational prob­lem.
During the last fifteen years,
according to Fr. Thomas Mc­Grath,
S.J., the head of the
guidance department, speciali­zation
in the many job fields
has increased enormously the
number of job positions avail­able
to college graduates. At
one time a fellow could pass
through the four years of a
business course, for instance,
and after graduation, enter the
general field of business confi­dently.
Now, before the college
student ends his sophomore
year, he must choose among
five areas of business in which
to specialize during his junior
and senior years. Then, before
graduation, he must again de­cide
and particularize.
This mushrooming of posi­tions
and, of course, corre­spondent
opportunities has plac­ed
a responsibility upon the
student of today, which was
unknown before World War II.
The science majors, Fr. McGrath
relates, are fairly sure of their
immediate futures because their
courses from freshman tend
toward one occupation; but the
possibilities open to a BBA and
BSS undergraduate are legion,
and sadly, confusing.
The confusion exists because
the student, quite normally, is
more occupied with his studies
(Continued on Page 2)
MID-WINTER CARNIVAL
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday - Feb. 14:
Formal dance
Longshore Country Club
Music by Chic Cicchetti and His Orcheslra
Karen Rich - Vocalisl
Dancing from 9 lill 1
Vet's Club Party following
Saturday - Feb. 15:
Jazz Festival - afternoon
Berchmans Auditorium
Featuring the Eli's Chosen Six - Dixieland
and
Tony Guzzi's Quinlel - Progressive
Winter Informal - evening
Loyola Hall
Dancing from 8 lill 12
"An annual report on nation­al
education which will bring
the facts of this educational
problem to the public eye year­ly",
is one of the first propos­als
he would bring before Con­gress
if he were still in office,
stated former Senator William
Benton of Fairfield. Speaking at
a Bellarmine Lecture in Gon­zaga
Auditorium, Thursday eve­ning
the Democratic Senator
from Conn. from 1948-53 dis-,
(Continued on Page 2)
John Kelly, of the Senior
Class, has been selected to act"
as the chairman of the Winter
Carnival formal dance. He was
appointed to fill the post left
vacant by the resignation of
Joseph Chester. According to
Jack, who has been very active
in his new position for the past
month, there will not be any~
changes made in the program Former Senator Speaks
scheduled for the evening of
February 14. The dance will be At Bellarmine Lecture
held at the Longshore Country
Club in Westport.
The name of the Queen for
the Winter Carnival will be
announced by Jack at the
formal. George McGauley and
his committee have been work­ing
towards the selection of the
Queen. She and her escort will
be made guests of the Carnival
Committee at all of the week­end
functions. The Veterans
Club has announced that the
Queen and her date will also be
their guests at the Vet Club
party.
Fills Post
Left Open
By Chester
The opening in December of the new library in
Canisius Hall has given the University two evidences of
expansion - a science library in Xavier and several
novel services in Canisius.
The science library, occupying~>--------------­rooms
310 and 311, was formed editions of 17th and 18th cen­to
consolidate. th.e material, tury authors, mainly in the field
mostly referential, m the form- of English literature.
er library, with the data that A seating capacity of 200 has
formed the libraries of the of late encouraged the dorm
physics and biology laborato~- students, only a cold step away,
ies. The study room of the h- to make the library a comfort­brary
is open daily to off-class able and quiet study hall dur-students
in Xavier. ing the evening.
In Canisius an entire cabin- The library itself has a shelf
et, next to th~ index file, is giv- capacity of 70,000 books. At the
en over to 2,000 pamphlets. Ar- moment, .htere are 33,000 vol­gument
material and report data umes avaIlable, and, though the
is available on subjects from books are se~ected to comple­McCarthyism
to missiles. A ment the curncula of .the school,
microfilm reader, the gift of the mor~ books .are ~val1able con­class
of 1957, has been assigned cer:~l.lng ~nghsh, ~Istory, and the
a separate room close by the ~ocial sCIer:ces, smce these sub­library
offices. The New York J~cts req~lre the greatest out­Times
and one hundred peri- sIde. readmg . for full com~re­odical
titles are on file at a henslOn. StudIes of the phySIcal
minimum expense of spa'ce. On sci~nces rely heavily on peri­order
is a micro-card reader, odicals; and so 350 of these are
which will offer out of print (Continued on Page 2)
Page Two THE STAG Jan. 23. 1958
Editorials . ~ .
Swansong
This is the final issue of the STAG under the pres­ent
editorial management. In line with traditional
policy, the editors-in-chief will hand over the adminis­trative
duties to the underclassmen at the beginning of
the second semester. Announcement of the new editors
will be made then.
As we began our tenure of office exactly one year
a.go, we were thrilled with the idea of having the oppor­tunity
at last to put our new policies into practice. We
bubbled over with ideas of all sorts. Quite naturally,
some of them became realities and others ended up on
the "cutting room floor."
We have certain ideals of what a college newspaper
should be. It should be an accurate reflection of stu­dent
opinion; it should manifest to a secular world the
very essence of a Catholic university; and it should offer
a.mple opportunity for the undergraduate to express his
interpretations of the multi-faceted aspects of safety.
In closing out our career as college newspapermen,
we would like to take this opportunity to thank all
those with whom we have been associated in putting
out the STAG. Particularly, our faculty advisor, Father
Sullivan; the editors, Larry Lessing, Bob Cummings,
Bill Lavary, and business manager, Bob Kaulbach. Also,
Ken Swanson and Walt Naedle who have offered invalu­able
assistance in the operation.
EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
William Keish, '58 - Paul Nagy, '58
FEATURE EDITOR
Bill Lavary, '59
BUSINESS MANAGER
Robert Kaulbach, '59
PHOTOGRAPHERS
John Hall, '58
Jack Toal, '59
NEWS EDITOR
Dick Cummings, '59
SPORTS EDITOR
Larry Lessing, '59
EXCHANGE f:DITOR
Sal Gilbertie, '58
ILLUSTRATIONS
Roger Gerrity, '59
Bill Curly, '60
Student Council Meeting
STUDENT COUNCIL there proceed at his own dis-
MINUTES OF MEETING - cretion as a duly authorized
held on November 19, 1957 representat'ive of the Student
The meeting was opened by Council as to which band to
Father Rooney with a prayer. choose from the formal dance.
The minutes of the preceding SECONDED:
meeting were then read. PASSED.
MOTION: That the minutes MOTION: Mr. Weiss. That
be accepted without addition or the Student Council appropri-change.
ate the sum of $85.00 to the
SECONDED: Manor for the purchase of one
PASSED. full page ad.
ABSENTEES: Fayette (ex.) SECONDED:
Doherty, Harper, Genga, Hyra, PASSED.
Kelly. MOTION: Mr. Boland. That
LEGISLATIVE COM MIT- the Student Council give the
TEE: No Report. Veteran's Club its full sanction
ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE: and approval for the club's post
No Report. Carnival dance.
FINANCIAL COMMITTEE: SECONDED:
Mr. Gilbertie submitted the Discussion.
report on the collection of the MOVED.
Student Activities Assessment OVERRULED.
Fee. MOTION: Mr. Croak. Whereas
Monday - (comt>ined collec- campus organizations are faced
tion of Xavier and Canisius - with the novel situation of
$118.00. classes being held in two build­Tuesday
- (combined collec- ings with the resultant prob-tion
of Xavier and Canisius - lems of separation of upper-
$99.00. classmen and underclassmen,
Total $294.00 whereas campus organizations
Additional individual collec- are hampered by the combina-tions
- $36.00. tion of activities and lunch per-
Total collection $330.00. iods, whereas the college enroll-
Seniors - $57.00 ment has increased considerab-
Juniors - $78.00 ly this year, whereas the gen-
Sophomores $78.00 eral level of the organizations'
Freshmen - $114.00 achievement appears to be less
Special - $3.00 than that which would be ex-
Mr. Gilbertie then announced pected in a college of this size
that another collection would and potential:
be taken up after the Christmas I move that the Student Coun­vacation.
cil reques( that the presidents
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE: or vice-presidents of all the
No Report. intra-collegiate organizations or
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE: clubs on this campus attend the
No Report. next meeting of the Student
-UNFINISHED BUSINESS: - Council, and that at-the meet-
Mr. Doyle called for a clarifi- ing the Council advise these
cation on the Student Activities organization presidents to in­Card.
The point was then clari- crease and improve both their
fied. respective activities and pro-
MOTION: Mr. Boland. That grams and their publicity and
all restrictive student voting membership programs. At this
rights be suspended until they meeting ways ·of improving
are included in the Student programs, publicity and mem-
Council Constitution. bership will be discussed
SECONDED: among the Student Council and
Discussion. the organization presidents.
MOVED. SECONDED:
PASSED. Discussion.
NEW BUSINESS: MOVED:
Mr. Cote, Chairman of the PASSED.
Winter Carnival weekend, sub- MOTION: Mr. Lavery. That
mitted a progress report on the the meeting be adjourned.
preparations for the weekend SECONDED:
to the Council. PASSED.
MOTION: Mr. Healy. That Father Rooney ended the
Mr. Cote see Mr. Ciacetti and meeting with a prayer.
find out his feelings on the mat- JOSEPH P. CHESTER
ter of the contract and from Recording Secretary
1260 Main St.
BRIDGEPORT
STAG Staff To Hold
Editor's Banquet
On Thursday evening, Feb­ruary
6, the STAG will hold its
first annual banquet for the
editors and staff writers at
Rudy's Restaurant on the Post
Road in Fairfield.
Editors-in-chief Paul Nagy
and Bill Keish announced that
the program will include a talk
by one of Connecticut's leading
journalists. Announcements of
the new editors of the STAG
will also be made.
Ethical
Pharmacy
Operation Decision .
(Continued from Page 1)
of the moment than with the
long-range job prospects of a
couple years hence. He is study­ing
his history, English, theo­ology,
math and allied courses.
Very often, he is unaware that
a BBA program automatically
excludes the fields of medicine,
science, law, teaching.
Thus, to help the undergradu­ates
correctly choose their ma­jors,
and to aid the seniors in
selecting their particular job
field, Fr. McGrath inaugurated
the first "Operation Decision"
here at Fairfield on January 6.
The two-week "Operation"
was built upon a six point pro­gram
enlisting the efforts of
both students and faculty. Ten
vocational lectures, in range
from writing and publishing to
psychology, were presented, one
each class day at 12:30 p.m.
A senior assembly was held
in Gonzaga Auditorium to
stress the importance of the
senior interviews. The Place­ment
Office furnished much per­tinent
information, and dis­played
more in the library; the
Guidance Office emphasized its
availability for consultation and
testing. And through the Sun­day
Post, letters to each stu­dent,
and conspicuous posters
throughout the buildings, the
program was vividly presented
to the student.
But the most conspicuous,
and at a Catholic college, re­assuring
point of the program
was the element of prayer. De­cisions
are everyday occur­rences
in the life of a college
student, and important deci­sions
add that something to
character which is called ma­tUIity._.
BuLbef.ore, during, and
after decision, the one constant
hope amid human failings is
prayer.
Science Library
(Continued from Page 1)
subscribed to by the library.
To keep. abreast of develop­ment
in scholarship and to bet­ter
aid learning here, the library
purchases over 3,000 books
yearly. In selecting this mater­ial,
the library must satisfy the
needs of the college, but it must
also aid the graduate school. In
fact, it was the removal of the
library from Xavier that neces­sitated
the re-Iocation of the
graduate department to Can­isius.
Sincerely,
Charles J. McCann
Vice President of the
Resident Student Council
plant for education. During the
depression-ridden Thirties few
schools were built; during the.
war none were built. It is a
fifteen-year debt to education
that must be met.
The lecture was sponsored by
tlie PuNic Affairs-CIUb and ar­ranged
by Brian Boland.
LETTERS
Dear Editor:
I would like to take this
opportunity to thank the stu­dent
body for the fine spirit that
was shown at the B.C. game on
Jan. 4. Due to this spirit the
sale of the pins, the bon-fire,
and the motor-cade were all a
great success.
It was evident that the team
appreciated the spirit by the
excellent game they played
against B.C. This should be a
good indication of what our
boys can do when we students
back them up.
Because of the fine backing,
we on the basketball committee
are planning for bigger and
better games which are on Jan.
17 and Feb. 28. We expect to
have a rally which had to be
omitted before tile B.C~ game
because of the lack of time.
Thus we want a bigger and
better turn-out for these activi­ties
so that we can show U.B.
what the MEN of Fairfield are
really like.
A special note of thanks is
extended to the New Jersey
State Area Club for providing
the decorations for the motor­cade.
This Club will again pro­vide
them for the two U.B.
games. A job well done by one
of our newest area clubs on
campus. Also a note of thanks
to the Met. Club and the Jersey
Club for the party after the
game.
Sen. Benton
(Continued from Page 1)
cussed "Soviet Science and
America's Answer."
In the Russian ten - year
school, which is equivalent to a
combination of our grammar
and high schools, 42~5% of the
student's time is devoted to
science, stated Mr. Bento~.
The students attend school SiX
days a week, ten months a
year - a European tradition.
Physics and chemistry, electives
in most American high-schools,
are introduced at the level cor­responding
to our sixth grade.
There are no electives. There
is no propoganda.
According to AEC chief
Strauss, every Russian student
is exposed to more scientific
knowledge than is available to
any American youngster.
At the college level, the stu­dent
selects his own general
course of study; but having
once selected, he enters a sys-I
tem where he again can not
choose any of the individual
subjects he is to study. Often
he is persuaded by offers of a
fatter check, to cover his 'liv­ing
expenses', or by less capi­talistic
means, to choose a
course which would better aid
the state at the moment. Aft­er
that, it's work at the books,
or back to the factory.
The new priveleged class in
Russia, relates Mr. Benton,
consists of the graduates of aft­er-
graduate school institiutes.
Their Ph.D's are the tickets to
every Park Avenue comfort
from new VIM's to ancestral
dachas. Balance this with the
fact that last year twice as many
physical education majors were
graduated from U. S. colleges,
as the majors in all the sciences
combined.
What is to be done? urged Mr.
Benton:
1. Stop underestimating our
American students. Give them
mature courses; 2, Launch a
major program of teacher
training; 3, Supply a larger
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Jan. 23. 1958
There was a time when to the average American' boy Gov­ernment
Service meant little more than Military Service. Of
course, a political career was always open, by election, to the
politically minded few and, by pull, to the so-called "fortunates"
in line for party plums. But by and large, except in time of war,
Government Service offered almost nothing to the great body of
American youth.
Today aU this has changed. Every forward-looking
young man knows that openings are available in City. State
or Federal Departments and more and more serious consid­eration
is being given to them. In this article you will find
some of the causes which have brought about this important
change; also some of the opportunities in the new vocation­al
field. with training suggestions for those who desire to
enter it. My intention. however. is not so much to give infor­mation
as to point the way for an investigation on your own
which I consider more important.
The growing attractiveness of Government Service, strange
as it may seem, is not so much the security it affords, but the
strong challenge it offers to college graduates. Civil Service
today draws its thousands where formerly only hundreds applied.
The Merit System, long in existence but for the most part in
name only, is now a reality, and recognized as the keystone in
the triumphal arch of an enduring Civil Service program.
Through scientiJic classiJicanon of the job. the Merit
System is making its most notable contribution. Precise re­quirements
and duties for basic positions are established
and definite steps provided for promotion and salary increase.
Your own choice of work in the Government field is now
simplified. With a clear understanding of your qualifications
and training you are in a position to choose wisely and may
at the very outset visualize advancement and earning capacity
for years to come.
I A further application of the Merit System to Civil Service
is the adoption of the sound principle that the job should seek
the man. As the pull and job buying technique disappears, the
hand picked method is gradually taking its place.
Some cities. for the benefit of applicants, publish a Civil
Service Bulletin of all positions open for examination. The
Federal Government and many states have found it more
practicable to issue descriptive posters which carry accurate,
concise and official information of openings in all branches
of the Service. These are usually available at the National
and State capitals and city or town halls.
A greatly improved examination technique now serves to
safeguard the interests of every candidate and to inspire him
with new confidence in the Service. With a Civil Service Per­sonnel
of unquestioned integrity, examination leaks, so disastrous
to fair rating whenever they have occurred, have been practi­cally
eliminated. By the installation of the latest and most
efficient mechanical rating devices, dangers of personal bias on
the part of examiners have been greatly reduced. Everything
possible is now done to ascertain the applicant's real capability
for the job under consideration. Last minute cramming is dis­couraged
by the nature of the examination offered. Written ex­aminations
are some times supplemented by actual testing on
the job itself. In addition to this, a six months' probation per­iod
of actual work is often required before the applicant is finally
accepted. Practical safeguards like these, obviously in the best
interests of the candidate, have served to- greatly increase the
popularity of the Service.
For further advice in your preparation for government
Service, if that be your endeavor, I would direct you to visit
the Placement office and talk to Mr. Tartaro. You will find it
very helpful to lay your case before him.
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definite slowing down of commercial and industnal actIVIty. Catholic College Students.
Consequently, a threatening decrease in employ~ent, profits, The NFCCS tours this year
production and sales has Americans on edge. As if that ",,:ere will honor especially the Cen­not
enough, their dollar value is in the process of battle agamst tenary of the great Marian
inflation. Prices are on their way up. Shrine of Lourdes. The special
But that seems to be the only thing that is ascending. Ameri- observance of this Hundredth
can prestige - due to unfavorable turns in U.S. missile develop'- Anniversary is offered, in all of
ment - has taken an opposite course. This, of course, stems the tours, for the student's pil­from
the lagging improvements in our militar~ d~fense pro- grimage to Lourdes.
grams. Russia's Sputnik has captured the admIratlOn and r~- The tradition of NFCCS tours
spect other countries once gave to us. The ascendency of A.men- began in the Holy Year, 1950
can esteem can be well determined to the extent of the nse of when more than 2500 American
the Vanguard. Little Rock, Ark., also has its place in the mem- Catholic students traveled to
ories of most New Year celebrants. the eternal city, Rome. Each
Buckets of blame for the hardly auspicious conditions are successive year has brought
being handed out in Washington, with most of the discredit aimed hundreds of students the spirit­in
the direction of the personnel and policy of the Eisenhower ual, educational, and cultural
Government. And who better deserves the responsibility for the riches which are offered by this
not-so-propitious situation? program. As well, the economy
of the NFCCS tours, and their
That is not to say that Mr. -Eisenhower personally deserv~s excellent arrangements, have
the blame for the nation's difficulties, although on the face of It, become the hallmark of this
Ike hardly appears to be that could-do-no~wrong President. in annual program.
whom the voters placed their confidence m the last electlOn. Five varied European tours
The turmoil and tumult of the present and the prospects for are scheduled for this summer,
more of the same in the future ci;m be better accredited to the ranging from Tour A for $695,
policy of the Republican White House as a whole. which covers six countries and
The present Administration, for instance, and though con- extends over 47 days, to Tour
trary to well designed reports, nevertheless, seems to be more L for $1473, which is the Deluxe
concerned with the requests of businessmen than programs for Grand Tour, covering eight
adequate defense. Small wonder, then, that .our nuclear de,:el- countries over a period of 62
opments and missile achievements are laggmg so far behmd days. Accomodations on the lat­those
of our "enemies". Inadequate foreign policies, especially ter tour are all first-class.
in the fields of economic and technical assistance, have produced Another new feature of this
indications of a reversal on the part of many countries to the year's program is Tour C for
appealing proposals of assistance by the Russians. Th~ result.- $899, wf.1ich includes four coun­loss
of American leadership abroad. Weak U.S. foreIgn polIcy tries, two weeks of study at
has become the grounds for a serious increase in the disfavor Salzburg University in Salz­our
own allie~are sho~i~g towards thissountry. -burg, Austria, and lasts 60 days.
Most blame for things of this nature can be attributed to the Lectures by eminent professors
National Security Council - the nation's top policymaking body, from various European univer­and
the President's advisors - a "palace Guard" to which the sities will be given on the sub­well-
meaning President is falling victim. ject of "The Worldly and
Spiritual Aspects of the Christ-
The advisory element of the President's Cabinet also has its ian Laws and Social Order."
capacities for adequate policymaking in question, and these, too, These lectures are offered with
deserve their share of finger-pointing. Secretary of State Dulles a simultaneous translation ser­has
flown 426,831 miles since he first stepped into office five years vice as is done in the U.N. As­ago.
That see~s to be a great deal of unnecessary travel for the semblies. Tickets for concerts
amount of accomplishment that man has personally achieved. being held as part of the famous
Sputnik has done more for the Russians with only one trip Salzburg Festival will be given
around the world. Along the lines of disarmament, Dulles' policy to each tour participant.
attitude towards the Soviet Russians has done nothing more but
sustain world tension and make a satisfactory disarmament pro- For students desiring air
travel to Europe in preference
gram between the U.S. and Russia virtually impossible. to ship accomodations, air pass-
Americans have been slow in their realization of the peril age can be arranged to and
which now confronts them. The present administration in Wash- from ports of departure and
ington had better be a lot faster in doing something about re- return, with no additional
moving these dangers. It will be easy pickings for the Demo- charge over actual air fare.
crats in 1960 if they aren't. A better motive for acting more Additional information on all
adequately is the preservation of the security of a nation. of the European tours can be
obtained by writing to:
Mr. John J. Plungy
Catholic Youth Travel Office
No.1 Thomas Circle, N.W.
Washington 5, D.C.
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ADVERTISEMENT
Due to the increased student
enrollment, it has become in­creasingly
difficult for everyone
to procure tickets for the Mid­Winter
Carnival.
The Vet's Club is pleased to
announce that they will be able
to accammodate anyone who
wishes to attend the Post-Car­nival
Party, whether or not they
attend the formal dance.
Remember, don't miss the
fun of the Carnival Weekend
because there are no r.nore bids
to the formal. Let the Vet's Club
provide you with an enjoyable
evening.
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WHAT IS A SEASICK MONARCH?
WHAT IS A STARVING GHOST?
·lEON THIKOll.
U. OF ARIZONA
ALAN BROWN.
C.C.N.Y.
WHAT IS A PENNY·PINCHER'S EYE SHADE?
by guest speakers and faculty
members.
The lectures in such fields as
science, education, writing, bus­iness,
medicine, and social work
were presented daily through
January 17.
Cheery Theory
WHAT IS A 6·FOOT RABBIT?
WHAT IS A HAPPY HYPOTHESIS?
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IOWA STATE TEACHERS COll.
"Operation Decision," a pro­gram
planned for Fairfield Uni­versity
students by the guid­ance
and placement depart­ments,
took place in Canisius
Hall Monday (Jan. 6) with the
first of several guidance talks
JOSEPH COLUCCI. Fudge Judge
MICHIGAN STATE
WHAT IS A CANDY TESTER?
that the children hated to leave.
Larry Kelly provided ice
cream and soda; Dave Drongo­ski,
through the generosity of
his boss at the Artic Sport
Shop, provided the children
with wonderful gifts; Jack
Weiss played a most convincing
role at Saint Nick and there
were movies and songs for
Christmas, all of which spelled
a happy time for the children.
The thanks of the entire
Council go to those Knights
who took the time and made
the effort te give those children
a party that undoubtedly made
Christmas just a bit more real
to them.
A week before Christmas
about two dozen members of
the Ignatian Council #4203,
Knights of Columbus, took an
evening away from the then
-young Christmas vacation and
traveled to New Haven and the
Highland Heights Orphanage
where they held a Christmas
party, complete with Santa
Claus, for the youngsters rang­ing
in age from eight to twelve
years. The Catholic Activities
Committee and" the Youth Ac­tivities
Committee of the Coun­cil
combined their efforts; were
backed up by the rest of the
council, and turned out a party
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~ money-start Stickling! We'll pay $25 for
every Stickler we print-and for hundreds
more that never g@t used. Sticklers are
simple riddles with two-word rhyming
answers. Both words must have the same
number of syllables. (Don't do
drawings.) Send your Sticklers
"'II•••.~:.: with your name, address, college
IIIII! and class to Happy-Joe-LuckY, r Box 67A, Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
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go without. Wash-and-wear chaps? Shock­resistant
Stetson? Foam-rubber saddle?
Nope, nope and nope. What you need is
plenty of Luckies! (Figured we'd say that,
didn't you?) Luckies, you see, mark you
as a man who really knows his brands.
Have 'em handy, and you'll be considered
a Shrewd Dude! Dubious distinction, may­be-
but ~ou've still got the cigarette
that's ;tight as they come! Luckies are
made ofnaturally light, wonderfully good­tasting
tobacco, toasted to taste even
better. Try 'em right now!
the Campus LIGHT UP A light SMOKE -LIGHT UP A LUCKYI
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Disliowslii Leads Fairfield
In 68-58 Victory Over DB
Two jump shots by Junior Ed Diskowski midway
in the second half put the Stags into the lead by a 44-40
margin which was never headed by the University of
Bridgeport's scrappy basketball squad. In a game play­ed
in the Knights home gym, the Stags steadily in­creased
their lead to their final victory margin of 68­58.
Frank McGowan paced the Stags with 19 points,
while UB captain Hal Hellerman paced the Knights
with 17 points.
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THE STAG
Missions
By LARRY LESSING
Support' .The
Page Six
Game Recaps
Winning 4 out of their last
8 games, the Stags now stand
at 5 and 5 on the season. In­cluded
in these 4 victories are
three Tri-State wins over Hun­ter,
Brooklyn College and
Kings Point which have moved
the Stags into third place be";
hind undefeated Rider and
Adelphi.
During this period the Stags
have been led by Eddie Dis­kowski,
who is the team's lead­ing
scorer with a solid 14 point
average. He is trailed in the
scoring race by veteran Frank
The largest crowd in two years witnessed one of the most McGowan who has scored more ~ Led by Hellerman the Knights
startling form reversals of the New England court season when than 9 points a game during in the contest on three separate jumped off to an early 15-7 lead
Boston College had to play their best basketball to hold on to thl'S perl·od. Frank's abl'll'ty to occasions. halfway through the first half.
an early lead and come out on the high side of a 71-64 ball game get possession of the ball un- Th S dr b k' th
in a Saturday night contest at the Brass Recreation Center. der the boards has been the Returning to the hardwood e tags ove ac mto e
Boston College is rated, according to the "New York Journal most pleasant surprise of the after the Christmas lay-off, the game and tied it as Frank Mc­American"
as the second team in New England. Before the season thus far. RI'ght behl'nd t f ht d at battle Gowan hit a jump-shot from the
game, there was no trouble in finding peop1e wh 0 wouId predl·Ct Frank l'n scoring is Pat Kelly earn oug a esper e C. 1 key. A minute latter the Stags
a 20 or 25 point 1oss for the Stags, and wi· th good ground. The who turned l'n the finest game against undefeated Bo'1ston t0h - went into the lead for the first
reasoning often fo11owed th l·S trend: The Stags h ad 1ost t 0 5th- of the year when he hit for lege, but to no aval as e time as Ed .Diskowski sank a
ranked P rOVl'dence by 23 pO.lnts, PrO'Vdl ence l.n turn had 1ost 28 pOI'nts against Boston Col- Eagles managedf to 7e1m6e4rge on pair of key fouls. With less than
their only game to Brandel·S by more than 20, but Brande'lS h ad lege, Sparkling guard, Harry the top sidPe 0 Ka 11 - sdcotrhe. a minute to go in the first half
1ost to undefeated Boston C0 11ege by about 30,so... The Eag1es Hyra, has hit for more than 9 Sophomore 2at "e y pace th'e the Knights rallied to take a 27-
h f 1 UC b 14 . t Th Stags with 8 pomts m elr 24 lead. Two driving lay-ups by·
ad also conquered power u onn y polO s. ese are pOI'nts a game to take fourth f th Th
the reasons why the Stags were not gl.ven a ch ance. Basketba11, place l'n the team's scoring. finest. gamd ef 0 e sdeasobn. the Harry Hyra nullified this rally
however, does not always follow the form ch arts and ·lt·lS th'lS Captal'n Fran Hanley wI'th 7 pressmg he ense uIse 'y t e and gave the Stags a 1 point Stags in t east seven mmu e, halftime lead.
reason why it has such great spectator appeal. Fairfield, with a points and Joe Flanagan with . ff th BC 1 d d
young, m. experl.enced team, had b egun t0 'JeII pr1'or to this con- 6 have also played solid ball for cguavt e5 pthoemtSt0ags seeveraleaoppaonr-r The lead changed hands sever-test
with the Eagles, having won three of their four previous the Stags thus far. Both players tunitieis to emerge with the al times in the second half, until
games. One of these wins had been a tough 69-67 win over have helped the Stags under the d' Th' d Diskowski scored two hoops to
preVlO- US1y undefeated Brooklyn C0 11ege 1. 0 a Trl.-Sta te ba ttle. boards to such an extent that much covete V1 Ictory. ISd e-f gl've the Farr'field five, a 4 pOI'nt
Coach J 1.m Hanrahan, by constant experl.menta tl'on and 0 bserva- no team has been able to dom~ fense had t.he afrgest crotw'l th0 margl'n wI'th 10 ml'nutes to go.
b.on, h ad decl'ded to use both F rank McGowan and J oe Flanagan inate them against the Stags the sebason m a renzy un 1 e Frank McGowan then hl't on a
. h . h S h b d' t th h' h final uzzer. short J'ump-shot and converted 10 t e corners to glve t e tags t e re oun 109 s reng w lC this season.
they have needed so desperately for the last few years. Pat In a Sunday afternoon game Jumping into an early 18-4 two free throws to put the Stags
Kelly had earned a starting berth for his fine play in both the in the Brass Recreation Center, lead the Stags coasted to their ahead by 8 points.
New Haven Teachers and the Brooklyn College games in which a slick, veteran Assumption third league win of the season The sparkling board work of
he had scored 17 and 18 points, respectively. Vinnie Alvino, be- club took advantage of the as they trounced Kings Point Captain Fran Hanley, was an
cause of his outstanding play in the Brooklyn College· game had Stags inexperience and rolled fo on the latter's court, 70-55. Ed- important factor in the Fairfield
also clinched a starting berth for this crucial ,game. On the basi~ an easy 73-64 win, Leading by die Diskowski playing his fi- win. His constant hustle and fine
of his constantly consistent performance in the practice drills, 20 points with only two min- ~est gan:e of the sea~on.d~opped defensive work did as much to
Joel Cherrytree was given the other starting berth. On thE' utes to go, a pressing defense m 21 pomts, as he mdlvldual~y give the Stags their well earned
bench were four men who had started at one time or another sparked by Diskowski and Hyra broke open the game early m win as any other single factor.
_AU..!.in9 thE! se~son anJLwM wer. re~~!. install! acti.Q!b_ The hewed tIre Greyh')unds' '::ead the sec?nd half. !~an~_M.-:9.0 - Mc.Ji.ow..an with 19 points, UlhicQ
team dressed quickly and began their pre-game drills with a to its low of 9 points. Hyra was wan and Joe Fra'nmgan aomm- gave him the game's scoring
fierce determination to show that they were better than the high for the Stags with 15 ated both boards throughout the laurals also did a fine job under
heralded BC five. In the stands was a large partisan crowd points, followed by Fran Han- game, the Stags having a 27- the bo~rds.
who ~ere.also hoping for a miraculous upset, but in no way ley with 13 and Frank Mc- ~;li~ad by the end of the first Eddie Diskowski who had 7
expechng It. Gowan wI'th 12. field goa1s and 4 free throws for
To recount the details of the game is not necessary here, as In a tough league game D~ck Kross in setting. a new a total of 18 points and Harry
it has been discussed shot by shot, play by play in every. room against Hunter the Stags came scorm¥ record for Amencan I~- Hyra whose brilliant backcourt
and at every lunch table for the last week. It will suffice to back from a 29-27 halftime defi- ternatlOna~ College, as he. hIt game gave him 16 points con­mention
here a few of the highlights of a really spectacular ball cit to eke out a close 63-61 vic- for 27 pomts, led the Sprmg-, tributed to the bulk of the Fair­game.
Pat Kelly. playing his finest game to date, hit on 8 jump tory, McGowan, Hyra and Dis- fi~ld team to a surpris~ 70-.64 field offensive punch. Vinnie AI­shots
from the side of the key and scored on 2 driving lay-u?~ kowski had 12 points each in wm o,:"er t~e Stags. EddIe D.IS- vino played his usual aggressive
for 10 field goals. He also hit 8 times from the foul line to tie this contest. kOWS~1 agam led the Stags WIth backcourt game, in his role as
BC's MaGee for scoring honors with 28 points. Boston College The Stags could not overcome 16 pomts. Har~y Hyra played the team playmaker, while Joe
with a fair height advantage. managed to get only 7 more re- a tough Rider club in one of only a few mmutes but he led Flannigan and Pat Kelly also
bounds than the hustling Stags. but they outshot the Stags from their finest performances of the the Stags to a 64-60 lead as they played a hustling game to con­the
Ooor. hitting an excellent 50% of their shots. while the Fair- year, and fell before the Tri- overcame a 6 point deficit late tribute to the Stag win.
field squad hit on 39% of their floor attempts. Frank McGowan State leaders 72-67. Joe Flan- in the last half to take the lead I h .. th
h with two minutes to play. He n t e prelImmary ~ame e
played is finest game as he hustlefdf beneath both boards. man- nigan and Eddie Diskowski had scored 13 points in a fine ef- Young Stags stoped thelr F r esh -
aging to convert 4 baskets off the 0 ensive board and also play- 14 each, while Fran Hanley fort. man .conuterparts by a 72-66
ing a tight defensive game. Eddie Diskowski. by sharp play. dropped in 13. score m a game that was not de-moved
into the line-up in his new guard position. The crowd- In their next outing the Ir;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~ cided until the last minute of
pleasing, disconcerting press that put Fairfield in the game right Stags paced by Diskowski's 20 play. This was the Frosh's 9th
down to the buzzer will not be forgotten as the fine play of' the point performance rolled to an win of the season against only
ball-hawing Diskowski and Hyra befuddled the BC offensive unit. easy 84-59 win over New Ha- Follow The one defeat. Led by the rebound-
On December 27 near Armonk. New Yok. Junior Bob Rich- ven State Teachers. Kelly had ing and scoring of Artie Craw-ards.
using a bow and arrow. downed a large buck while on a 17 and McGowan 15 in this con- ford who had 18 points, the team
hunting expedition. Its dressed weight was 191 Ibs. Hope you test. Team To managed to hang in a game
like venison. Bob, there's plenty of it available ••• Artie Craw- In their last game before the whose lead changed hands as
ford's great rebounding has sparked the Frosh to its present vacation the Stags upset un- each basket was scored. Dick
6 and 0 record. Watching Art in action is a real pleasure for I defeated Brooklyn College 69-' Lorenzo who turned in a fine
Fairfield fans. He also is averaging over 14 points a game as he 67. Pat Kelly with 18 points and Merrimack backcourt game also had 18
frequently scores with his fine jump-shot from around the key Frank McGowan with 17 gave points, while Bert Anderson and
••• Dick Panuczak is the leading Frosh scorer as he hits fre- the Fairfield five their much de- Joe Flood contributed 12 points
quently from anywhere on the court. Bert Anderson. Johnny served win. Vinnie Alvino also to the winning cause. John
Dowd and Dick Lorenzo are the other starters for the unde- played his finest game as his JOHN F. CALLEN. JR. Dowd hit for 8 points and Dick
feated Frosh. Tom Ungerland and Joe Flood are two high scor- clutch baskets kept the Stags Panuczak 4.
ing subs that have aided the team to its fine record ••• Fairfield r;;,;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;r,
Center Jewelers finished in second place in the Fairfield town
league in the first round of play. Mike McDonald. Bob Healy
and John Gibbons have been the team stalwarts thus far. Emil
Garofalo's Southport Firemen won the round. The acquisition
of Tom O·Brien. mentioned earlier, has paid off, as his all-around
play has aided the Firemen to remain undefeated ••• Every Sat­urday
has seen The Fairfield University Western Trio hitting the
bridle trails at the local hostelry. Al Emmanuelli. who gained
his previous experience as a roper in several rodeos in his native
state of California, is. accompanied on these hard riding jaunts
by Carl Guareglia and Sam Mowad.