Stag - Vol. 10, No. 10 - April 17, 1959

              Vol. X - No. 10 Published by Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. 'April 17, 1959
William Buckley,
Miles McDonald,
To Lecture Here
On April 20, at 7:30 p.m.
in Gonzaga Auditorium, the
Public Affairs - Internation­al
Relations Club will pre­sent
as guest speaker, Mr.
William Buckley, Jr.
MI'. Buckley is the editor of
National Review and heads a
team of some of the greatest
conservative writers in America
including Whittaker Chambers,
John Chamberlain.. James Barn­how,
Willmoore Kendall, Max
Eastman, John Dos Possos and
Brent Bozall.
Mr. Buckley is a well known
and challenging speaker and
debater who has lectured wide­ly
over the United States, and
on television and radio pro­grams.
He has spoken at the
National War College, at Yale,
Harvard, Princeton, and many
others.
In 1951, Mr. Buckley's first
book, "God and Men at Yale,"
was published. It provoked pub­lic
attention and was a best
seller. He followed this book by
co-authoring another one, "Mc­Carthy
and His Enemies," with
Mr. L. Brent Bozell in 1954,
Judges Miles E. McDonald, a
e-raduate of Holy Cross and
Fordham Law School" recipient
of honorary ,Doctor of Law de­grees
from St. John's Univer­sity
and Holy Cross, Justice of
New York State Supreme Court,
is a man whose career has been
brilliant in United States politi-
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Regional President
For the fourth time in six
years, the New England Region
of the National Federation of
Catholic College Students has
elected their president from
Fairfield University. Donald St.
John, a junior history major
from Bridgeport, was voted the
post at the 13th annual 80ngress
of the Regional Federation
meeting at Providence College
and the Sheraton Biltmore
Hotel in Providence during the
weekend of April 10, 11 and 12.
He narrowly beat out Tom
O'Herron of Providence Col­lege
for the position.
St. John, a veteran, had ex­perience
in his favor, and in
nomInating him, Marge Cavan­augh
of Our Lady of the Elms
College dwelt uDon that. He at­tended
the national convention
of 1951 meeting in Notre Dame
University, of 1952 meeting in
Cincinnati, and though in the
service, he took leave to attend
the 1953 Convention in Chicago.
Don's service record hurt him
not at all, since he instructed
classes in history, military law,
and mathematics through his
four years in the Air Force. The
fact that he had continued his
interest in N.F. as an alternate
delegate this y~ar, while hold­ing
the post of junior delegate
to C.I.S.L. topped the argument
for his election.
The new president succeeds
John Croake, retiring N.F. head
from Fairfield, Jim Rourke, '57,
and T. Paul Tremont, '55, in the
line of regional leaders from
this campus.
Paul Ziegler retired the For­ensics
Commission for the ab­sent
Steve Ryan and Bob
Lyons, Desi Sullivan returned
the position of Publicity Direc­tor
of the Region, and Larry
Washburn transferred the Fam­ily
Life Commission to Dan
Comcovich. A possibility of re­taining
two commissions on
campus is open since the dele­gation
took an option on the
Mariology Commission.
The more interesting mo­ments
of the weekend occur­red
after the more formal
sessions had dispersed. Private
discussions at the S~n,­Biltmore
late Friday night and
early Saturday morning were
highly spirited. A minor point
at dispute was the use of the
ring in certain liturgical cere­monies.
The student government
president from Providence, Art
Boucher, convinced all too many
who had their eyes closed to
the truth by putting down his
foot. The delegates from Fair­field
later disagreed among
themselves on salient points,.
and after details had been bat­ted
back and forth, not even
motions from the floor were,
recognized. So all retired.
The Congress Banquet on S'at'­(
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FATHER RECTOR SPEAI(S
ON CAMPUS ATMOSPHERE EDWARD RIZY
Stag Reporter To
Head Manor Staff
The myth of the fire-eating,~-------------­nail
chewing rector, is just that,
a myth. When the Stag inter­viewed
the Rector, to put it
mildly, we were surprised.
In a recent interview, As soon as we started talking
Anthony Giordano, Presi- the myth disappeared. Here is
d t of the Junior Class a vital man, an inte?sely .inter-en
. 'ested man, a man WIth FaIrfield
announced the appomt- U. and its betterment on his
ment of the 1960 Manor mind. Getting down to husiness,
we asked Father Rector what
staff. he thought of the intellectual
Assuming the position of Edi- atmosphere of the school. He
tor-in-Chief is Edward Rizy. Mr. answered that, in general, the
Rizy, a Sociology major, is ex- atmosphere of the school was
experienced in newspaper work, very good, but doubted that
having been employed by The there was a college in the coun­Bridgeport
Post-Telegram, and try where there could not be
also served as a member of The improvement in that regard,
Stag. and Fairfield was no exception.
The Associate Editorship has He answered the next question
been assigned to Mr. Dino "What improvement?", by ask­Genga.
Mr. Genga is the past ing a question of his own.
Grand Knight of the Ignatian "How many of our students
Council of the Knights of Co- can say that they are working
lumbus and Treasurer of the to the limit of their capacity
Student Council. and taking full advantage of the
Anthony Giordano has assum- educational opportunities offer­ed
the task of Literary Editor ed by the University?" Father
as a result of the position of Rector felt that here, as else­Editor-
in-Chief which he so where, there is much talent that
ably handled at Brooklyn Prep. is not being used, that too many
Other appointments were: Wil- students, though capable of do­liam
O'Brien, Photography Edi- ing much better, are satisfied
tor; Robert Stubbs, Donald with meeting the minimum re­Therault
and Fred Cahill, Busi- quirements for a' degree. This
ness Managers. immature outlook is especially
Being the largest and most harmful today, he noted, when
difficult und'ertaking the class on the national level so many
must face, ,these men are highly trained men are so sorely
weighted down with tremend- needed in many fields, and when
ous responsibility. They will on the international level we are
need the help of their class- in a race with Russia, a race that
mates in order to turn out a "in the final analysis will de­product
that the class of 1960 pend on our producing men who
will be proud of in years to can out-think them." It is dur­come.
If anyone is interested in ing these formative years at
lending a hand in any of the college that the student by ap­remaining
capacities, contact plying himself diligently to the
any of the men mentioned demanding curriculum, develops
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St. John Is N. F. C. C. S.
Glee Club Takes Second Place
At Scranton; Concert Tonight
Fairfield's Glee Club finished~>-----------­second,
by a very narrow mar­gin,
to the Holy Cross Glee Club
in the competition held Sunday,
April 12, at Scranton, Pa. Also
in the competition were Provi­dence
College, Scranton Univer­sity,
Kings College, and St.
John's University.
The Music Festival began Fri­day
night with a combined con­cert
by the six participating
clubs, in which five songs, rang­ing
from Palestrina's "Chris­tus
Factus Est" to the rousing
"Winter Song" were performed.
Joining in this concert was the
mixed chorale from Le Moyne
University. Each of the clubs
also presented a number of
songs from their own repertoire.
Fairfield's offering, a medley
from Rodgers and Hart, was well
received by the audience.
The competition proper'was
held Sunday afternoon at the
auditorium of Marywood Col­lege.
Each club sang "Creation's
Hymn" by Beethoven and one
song of their own choosing. It
was at this point in the week­end
that the difference in philo­sophies
among glee clubs be­came
apparent. The two schools
of thought were; that glee club's
should please their, audience,
and that glee clubs should awe
it. Fairfield was in the first cate­gory
and chose "Maleguena;"
Holy Cross fell into the latter
and comp.etently performed an
even more competently chosen
credo. The audience left no
doubt as to which of the clubs
it favored. Fairfield walked off
the stage to cries of "More";
,Holy Cross was applauded as
they left.
Although the audience pre­ferred
to be entertained rather
than awed, a majority of
the judges took the other
opinion and Holy C r 0 s s was
named the winner. Although
the c'lubs which didn't win were
naturally 'disappointed, all felt
that the affair was a success.
Much of the credit for this suc­cess
must go to Fairfield's Fa­ther
Murray, who received a
loud ovation from the glee clubs
and the audience Sunday after­noon
for the part that he played
in the organization of the com­petition.
Those who have not heard the
club WlU be able to do so to­night,
Friday, April 17, at the
Klein Memorial Auditorium in
Bridgeport.
April 17, 1959
Paul Fargis
Walter Naedele
Geoffrey Stokes
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STAFF
B. Anderson, J. Distinti, S. Dunphy, M. Fratantuno, J. Grady,
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,
J. F. X. Warburton, B. Lawler, T. Cuomo, T. Ungerland, A.
Mannion, F. Fullam, L. Zowine, R. Jaros, V. DiBerradino,
G. Baker.
LAYOUT - R. Cagnassola, M. Kiernan.
By JOE MONAHAN
This week we shall continue our brilliant and thoroughly
penetrating study of the current literary trend toward the "comic
biography." We do not restrict this category to actual life
histories, for we do find within its province works of the imagina­tion
and also latter-day descendants of the familiar essay. Ex­amples
of this category are many: Please Don't Eat The Daisies,
Where Did You Go Out What Did You Do Nothing, The LivelY.
Arts of Sister Gervaise, and Bonjour Tristresse immediately
come to mind. In this issue we are extremely fortunate in being
able to have a work of this type to review for the first time any­where;
and, to boot, it is a performance which strikes very close
to "home."
The 'book is called Why Don't You Have A Glass of Milk or
Something?, and it is the most delightful book of its kind I have
read since Auntie Marne, and the fun-filled memoirs of Emily
Kinbrough, Cornelia Otis Skinner, and Mabel Crowley. Its
author, Frank Moy, (Class '60), while proposing to paint the
serious portrait of his mother, Winnie, has instead given us a
warm and witty cartoon, miniature in scale, but happy and
hilarious from beginning to end.
Winnie is a woman of no mean accomplishment. She has
reared Frank single-handedly; and, after reading this book, you'll
realize why she deserves a medal for that. Instead, the close
bond between them is shown both in his obvious admiration for
her as he recounts their adventures, and for the fact that she has
encouraged his writing of these most unorthodox memoirs.
From the book's very first words ("When Mother and I fin­ished
the half gallon of gin . . .") to its fast exclamation point
(" ... and no .one had said to me that the Jesuits would mind
if I brought along some scotch!") we romp through a series of
escapades which would make ClarE1nce Day's father cringe with
bewilderment. You won't forget the, time when Frank nearly
burns down the Greenwich hospital, while Winnie, thinking she's
giving him cough syrup, is really dosing him up with benze­drine,
or the time Winnie convinced the bartender at Kenne­bunkport
- with the help of some white shoe-polish in her son's
hair - that Frank was really her elder brother. Perhaps the
best scene (and the description must surpass the experience,
I'm sure) is the time when Winnie sang Irish folk songs to calm
the nervous passengers during a violent thunderstorm, on an
airliner going West, while Frank, having imbibed too much free
champagne, hiccuped in rhythm to the Irish Washerwoman.
These are just a few of the more serene moments in the life of
these two Hibernian high-lifers.
The book has been written as a Valentine for his mother
by twenty-year-old Frank, who is now a Jesuit novice. (Winnie,
take a bow.) After reading Why Don't You Have A Glass of
Milk or Something, we can only rejoice with Winnie in her
new-f-ound peace and-quiet and sayan extra prayer for the
Society, which, in Frank's own words, "is fast approaching the
most dire crisis in its history." - This, from one who signs him­self
"sincerely yrs. in me."
The book upon which the above review has been based has
not yet been released. The author himself has provided me with
large portions of manuscript from which to work. I wish to
acknowledge this and thank him most sincerely,- and also to
wish him all kinds of success when the book is issued, Which,
he promises enigmatically, will be "soon."
THE STAG
Examination Of
Development In
Catholic System
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By PAT WAIDE
When Father John Cavanaugh,
former president of Notre Dame
University, issued his new-fam­ous
criticism of the intellectual
accomplishments of American
Catholics, his remarks echoed
like an explosion in the ears of
United States Catholics. Indeed
many Protestants and non­Christians
were also stunned by
his frar-k statement, but in a
much different way. Shockingly
here was a former Catholic Uni­versity
president admitting what
they had always contended to
be true. Many outstanding Cath­olics
have defended or opposed
the views expressed by Father
Cavanaugh and there still pre­vails
active discussion whether
or not there are today the Cath­olic
population could be called
intellectual. Before an adequate
answer pro or con could be giv­en
however, I believe it is
necessary to examine the de­velopment
of Catholic education
in the United States.
It must be remembered that
the early Roman Catholic
Church in this country was pre­dominantly
of immigrant char­acter
and lower class status. The
Catholic Church from 1840 to
1920 was composed of German
artisians, Irish farmers, Italian
peasants, and Polish workers.
Their struggle to establish them­selves
and their Roman Church
caused them to be, looked upon
as a threat to the precious lib­erties
of Protestant America.
Unlike the New England Puri­tans
the Catholic immigrants
llild no university background,
cJnd unlike the Jews of Central
Europe they had no rabbinic
traditions of learning. Never­th~
less many of the immigrants
aimed at giving their children
economic security and social
status by directing. them into
politics, medicine and law. Since
only the professions required a
college education, such advanced
training was viewed as an im­practical
luxury for men not
interested in medicine, law or
government, and especially for
women. In the Catholic society
the life of a lay scholar or uni­versity
professor was not very
desirable principally because of
the indifference to higher edu­cation
that was prevalent among
the majority.
With the passing of time the
Church began to develop from I
an immigrant character into one
of native Americans. The im­portance
of a college education
was realized and an increased
number of Catholics obtained
one. There was an increased call
for Catholic colleges which pre­sented
a serious problem not
only financially, but also in the
staffing of the institutions. Due
to the lack of appreciation of
the life of a lay scholar there
were few Catholic laymen that
could teach at these desired col­leges.
However the difficulty
was SOlved through the estab­lishment
of colleges by religious
orders who had capable pro­fessors
of broad culture and
European training. And thus we
can trace the development of
should be a must for members of the Junior Class. our Catholic higher education
Those who have never attended a class function, or any up to the presen~ 26~ .Catholic
. .. colleges and UnIVersities that
other functIOn for that ma-tter, durmg their three years span the country.
(the number would be a surprise to many) should make I However the presence of so
the Herculean effort to attend.' man!. Ca~holic colleges and uni-
R O'N versltIes IS not proof that there
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There has always been a surplus of cracker barrel
philosophers around and I imagine there always will
be, but Fairfield seems to be developing more of its
quota. We have a young school which has no ivy cov­ered
walls, but it does have a good number of ivy cov­ered
students. This group of individuals is usually a
very socially minded lot, but their active interest in
school activity is confined solely to the dance floor, or to
conversing while bending their elbows on Friday nights.
They continually voice their protest against the way
things are being run, be it a formal weekend or any
number of other campus activities. They always are the
quickest to criticize and seem to have the solution to
every ,difficulty, but when offered the chance to do
something positive about the function in question, they
fade into the background or disappear entirely.
rhere are others under this classification that can
only be described justly as deadwood. These are the
ones who clamor for more dances, the bigger the better,
and are vehement defenders of any school functions,- but
when it com:es to supporting them, they can't even be
classified as socially inclined. Of course, I am not speak­ing
of those few who find it impossible to devote any
time to these various activities but rather of those who
talk a good game and that's all.
Class funotions are the ones which seem to suffer
the most £,rom this apathy. Each class must start from
its freshman year in order to raise the funds
necessary to pay for the expenses which are in­curred
during the senior year. This means a long, hard
pull for four years. The biggest test each class faces
comes in its junior year when it sponsors the junior
weekend. In the past, this weekend has always fin­ished
in the red, with much needed treasury funds de­pleted,
possibly put back a year. This is the point when
the cafeteria takes on the atmosphere of the porch in
front of the old country store. The class is approached
in the same manner as the weather. Everyone talks
about it, but no one does anything about it. I think
most will agree that it's time to dump over the cracker
barrel and take off the horse blinders. There is no
reason why any class at Fairfield should lose money on
any function through lack of participation.
In this case, attendance at the Dogwood Festival
The intellectual growth of our school and its stu­dent
body is the prime concern of a young institution
such as ours. This growth, however, is not to be cul­tivated
completely during our class hours. Another
method of promoting this campaign is to invite men
outstanding in their field to lecture the student body
on some aspect of their field. During the month of
April, the various clubs and societies on campus are
presenting lecturers who are without a doubt some of
the most prominent men in their field. To mention a
few, there are William F. Buckley, Judge Miles Mc­Donald,
John Houseman and Eliot Norton. Those who
know anything at all about any of the fields in which
these men are employed will certainly vouch for their
prominence. These lectures, to be given, will acceler­ate
the growth in the student and aid in rounding out
his education. . . J. MeN.
Approaching exit 44 from either direction, one may
now see that the University has received some extra
publicity in the form of signs directing the public as to
which exit to take in seeking out the campus grounds.
W'e would like to thank the Merritt Parkway authori­ties
for helping us in solving this problem which has
plagued many an incoming freshman and his family on
their first trip to Fairfield ...
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Editorials
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VARIANTS • • •
Page Three
By MIKE FRATANTUNO
The situation is a room in a dormitory. Joe and Harry,
undergraduates, are having some post-curfew fun:
Joe - Butt me, Harry.
Harry - Sorry, Joe, I'm all out.
- Don't you still have the carton??
- Naw, the prefect confiscated it.
- Let's play a little poker.
- We can't ... the prefect confiscated the cards.
-I think I have some in my desk ... Hey!! Where's my
desk?
- Sorry, Joe, the prefect confiscated it ... we were playing
cards on it.
- Boy, it's hot in here . . . lemme open this window . . .
hey, where's the handle? ... don't tell me the prefect confis­cated
that, too?
- Don't be silly! The maid busted it and I took it off until
we can get it fixed.
- What can we do, hey? We certainly can't sleep! ! ! !
What are we, high school kids? Turn "Wild Man Steve" on the
radio.
The radio booms forth with the voice of "Wild Man Steve"
and both men listen attentively . . .
Outside the door, unknown to Harry and Joe, there lurks a
mysterious figure, dressed all in black, and carrying a silver
flashlight. A key turns, the door is flung open, and the man in
black runs in, grabs the radio, and throws it against the wall.
The students are terrified. The man in black grabs Harry, and
beats him senseless with his silver flashlight. Joe tries to make
it to the door, but is splattered against the wall by a short burst
from a Tommy-gun wielded with amazing proficiency by the
'ntruder. Harry screams aloud, and begins sobbing violently ...
- My roomie! My roomie! He'd dead, I think.
He begins peeling his roommate off the wall, dropping the
still moist pieces into the wastebasket. An agonizing groan
emerges fro~ his lips as he watches his hand being mashed into
the concrete by the butt of the machine-gun.
- Let the maids clean it up tomorrow! ! snarls the man
in black.
Harry slumps down onto his head, cradling the mangled
hand in the other . . .
- It was our own fault! It was our own fault! he kept
repeating ... We should've known better ... the Rules were
made for guys like us . . . and we knowingly disoboyed them
... we deserved what we got I've learned my lesson, and
I'll never play my radio again and now, Joe can listen all
the time, to that Big Radio in the Sky ...
- Well, good night, Harry, better see the Nurse about that
hand.
- Good night, and . . . thanks for teaching me my lesson.
- You're welcome, lad, and ... by the way ... sorry about
your roommate.
The strains of "Turn Me Loose" drift from a room further
down the hall . . . the ears of the man in black perk up . . .
quickly he shoves another clip into his chopper .. turns on his.
heel, and charges determinedly down the hall . . .
By GEOFFREY STOKES
I grieve. Also.. I am desolate. Also, I am not going to go
live in a garret and write pessimistic plays. I am grieving, (not
to mention desolate) because of the marked lack of national
organizations on campus. What organizations do I mean? Such
ones as Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, the
national honor fraternities in various fields of study, and the
activities fraternities. What is an activity fraternity? The best
known is probably Tau Delta Epsilon, the national debating
fraternity. Non-membership in this society has barred the
growing, and reasonably successful debating team, from partici­pation
in a large number of important tourneys. On a broader
level, it has kept the name of Fairfield out of circulation, to a
degree, in some very important academic areas.
As for the other type of organization mentioned, those in
which membership is an honor, there is a great deal of prestige
and power in these organizations. If you decide to apply for
work as a statistician after college, and you have been recog­nized
by a national group for your excellence in math, you're
going to have a potent selling point for yourself. The same
thing holds, to at least an equal degree, in grad school. The
reverse is also true. If an admissions officer has to choose
between two men from different schools, both with good marks,
one recognized by a national society for his excellence in his
particular field, which is he more likely to choose?
Add the fine placement bureaus maintained by many qf these
groups to their influence on prospective employers, teachers, etc.,
and the desirability, if not the need, of having them open to
deserving Fairfield men is plain.
THE STAG
Plans ·To Aid
Tuition Cost
By JOHN F. X. WARBURTON
The cost of education is,
today, ever increasing. The
expense of a college edu­cation
for their progeny is
the source of some worry to
many parents. In this report,
two plans instituted to aid the
parent in his troubles have been
considered. The first is that of
the Insured Tuition Payment
Plan of Richard C. Knight of
Boston, the second is The Tui­tion
Plan, Inc. of New York.
The basis of Mr. Knight's
plan is somewhat as follows:
The parent makes monthly pay­ments
to an individual trust
account established for him, or
her, by the Insured Tuition
Payment Plan at the Second
Bank - State Street Trust Com­pany,
of Boston, the latter insti­tution
being trustee of the
funds, in lieu of regular term
payments to the college or uni­versity.
From this account, pay­m'!
nt is made to the educational
institute and to the insurance
company. The purpose of the
insurance company is that the
parent is insured from the date
of the first month's payment for
an amount that is always ade­quate
to pay the balance of the
entire educational program
planned. The insurance is pay­able
upon death or total and
permanent disability of the
parent. This plan is one of pre­payment,
not deferred payment.
For this reason there is no inter­est
charge. The cost would
amount to the sum of the edu­cational
expense (tuition, board,
etc.) plus an initial fee of $25.00
plus insurance premiums plus
a fifty cent ($00.50) per month
banking charge. It must be not­ed
that the principle of the
value of the i'TIsurance is con­stantly
decreasing since it pro­vides
to cover only the educa­tional
expense and therefore the
longer the student is in school
(and thence the less time he has
yet to spend schooling). Also,
it must be remembered that the
insurance rate is not constant in
this plan and will vary with the
age and health of the parent.
Whether the insurance program
is of value must be determined
by the individual, but this re­porter
feels he must interject
the comment that, according to
the terms of the plan, the
money for the educational ex­pense
must be deposited in the
Trustee in Boston, before it can
be given by the plan to the edu­cational
institute. If a parent is
able to meet this requirement,
this reporter can not see the
reason for individual banking
and savings accounts not being
used; unless the insurance is
considered of that much value.
The opinion of this plan is that
it can only serve a small and
very limited number and has
little bearing to the parents of
the student body of Fairfield
University.
The second plan considered is
that of The Tuition Plan, Inc.
of New York. This plan is now
part of the operations of the
C.l.T. Financial Corp. This is a
deferred payment system, or, in
other words puts the payment
of tuition on a "pay-as-you-go
basis." The Tuition Plan pays
the tuition of the student and
the parent of the student pays,
in monthly payments, the Plan.
The payments include (for a
two, three or four year plan)
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tures in addition to Eddy's hol­low-
sounding guitar, a "scream­ing"
tenor sax and an equally
"screaming" c hoI' us, which
sound as though they are really
driving home their message ­whatever
it might be.
Review: During the past vaca­tion
period, I saw the premiere
of a potentially excellent jazz
series. "One Night Stand," pre­sented
on WNTA-TV (Channel
13), began at 11 p.m. and ran
for ninety minutes. Emceed by
Allan Edwards, a very person­able
and quite informative
gentleman, the show featured
the ultra-modern sounds of the
Chico Hamilton Quintet, the
piano artistry of Don Shirley
(accompanied by bass and cello),
the song stylings of Helen Mer­rill
and the trombone and vibes
of an alumnus of the Ellington
organization, Tyree Glenn.
The Hamilton group, appear­ing
very fatigued and/or very
uninterested, opened the pro­gram
with their interpretation
of "Fair Weather" (which was
indeed "fair"). Next they play­ed
what might be termed, "a
spotty 'Potsville'," followed by
"Mr. Jo Jones," on which Chico
gave us an exhibition of his
unique percussion work - but
still the lack of true feeling was
evident.
Spaced between the Hamilton
Quintet offerings were the ex­cellent
(and I am not using the
word loosely) cocktail piano of
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IncidE,ntals: A Fife, Scotland
minister recently tried using
jazz to help fill his pews. The
high spot of the evening service
was the tune, Whe,n the Sain,ts
Go Marching In>, played in a
stomping tempo by a local
group aptly titled "The Saint's
All-Stars." The hymns, Onward
Christian Soldie,r and Safe in
the, Arms of Jesus, were also
done by the five All-Stars in
up-tempo arrangements. When
asked his reasons for such an
innovation, the minister, Rev.
Angus Cameron Mackenzie,
simply replied: "By advertising
this rhythm group I hope to get
people to come to my evening
services. I will try anything to
get people to church in the
evening."
Albums: Hen l' y Mancini's
"Pe,ter Gunn" LP for Victor
holds the top spot on the album
hit parade. A distant second is
Sinatra's "Come Danc'e With
Me." This new album by Frank
finds him swinging in high gear
on some oldies (Dancing in, the,
Dark) and on some of the more
recent hits (Something's Gatta
Give) ... Duane Eddye, the
"Rebel Rouser," after having
sold over two million records
in just four outings, has made
his first album for the Jamie
label. "Have Twangy Guitar,
Will Travel," a solid "rocker,"
and probably a solid hit, fea-
Felver Modern Language Failures
Attributed To New Language Lab
By FRED J. ABBATE
In September of 1958, Fairfield opened one of its more
optimistic doors in Canisius Hall and revealed a glassy phe­nomenon
called the Language Lab. It was not intended to be
an electronic replacement for the language teacher, but rather
a modern device to help him turn out better language students.
By telling his grammatical troubles' to a recorder, the student
was using tape adhesively to bind up linguistic wounds.
Father Victor F. Leeber, S.J., has given the Language Lab a
most favorable conduct report. In cases of student co-operation, it
has been a success. Grades have been enjoying somewhat of a
heydey, indicating that the two-way mold tablet of aural-oral
comprehension was not just a promise.
There have been sighted, of course, a few who failed to
recognize the salient beneficial features of this study help. They
can flounder about in the tidal wave of native tongues without
getting their brains wet. Fortunately, these are not a valid cross
section.
The philosophy behind the Language Lab is older than most
realize. As Father Leeber has stated, we all learned to speak
English before we could write it, simply because the spoken
word is the foremost means of communication. If, in learning
a new language, the textbook can be complemented by the tape
recorder, the eaSe and speed of comprehension is bound to
increase.
Classroom situations create in a student about as much
feeling for language as a comedian does for sympathy. Litera­ture
and conversational idioms dramatized in native sounds
obviously accustom the ear to the real thing. Add to this the
average student's delight in finding a new "gimmick" that will
break up the usual monotony of the educative process, and the
prospects for success are apparently sure-fire.
French students, for example, have evidenced that they have
gained completely new insights for the comprehension of such
masters as Moliere. Spanish has also been seeing a definite rising
sun, both in grades and in real appreciation of great literature.
The study of German, however, while certainly not taking any
backward steps, appears not to have been too impressed by the
electronic marvel. Nevertheless, there have been fewer Fresh­men
failing modern languages this year than ever in the history
of the University.
Certain qualities of a language will always influence its
success in the aural-oral process. Educators are finding out that
the less phonetic a language, the more valuable the Language
Lab, so naturally French would lead the pack. But other factors
are not quite as inevitable. The proportion stating that the less
time spent in preparing study tapes, the less the improvement
in the student, should never have to be used in indictment.
Careful attention should be given to both vary the content of
the weekly recordings and to correlate them to classwork.
The Language Lab, then, is doing the job assigned. Next
year all students of language will be required to take it into
their curriculum. The pride one takes in Fairfield is certainly
justified when greeted by such examples of foresight in education.
April 17, 1959
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THE STAG April 17, 1959
FR. RECTOR
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and disciplines his mental facul­ties,
which like the arms and
legs of the body, need "ordered
and constant exercise."
Father Rector also pointed out
that since the present tuition
does not cover the -full co·st of
the student's education, the col­lege
actually invests some of its
own money in each student, and
for that reason wants to enroll
those students that are most
worthy and will make the
greatest return on this invest­ment.
Because this can be done only
by a stiff program, he would
like to put in an accelerated
program for the more able stu­dents
and bulk up the already
tough curriculum on the whole.
In other words, a curriculum
that would challenge the stu­dent
and make him produce to
the limit of his talent and
ability.
We then queried Father Rec­tor
about the building program.
He told us that the gym will be
finished by May, and that if
indeor graduation is necessary,
it will be held there. He also
stated that one Mass of the Holy
Ghost will probably be cele­brated
in the gym for the whole
school, instead of the four
Masses we have now.
As far as new construction
goes none will start immediate­ly,
but a science building, a
dorm, a student union building,
and a faculty building are plan­ned
for the future.
In the course of conversation
we mentioned that the Fairfield
alumni have just started com­piling
a good record in many
fields. Father Rector said that
this was a tribute to the men
who started the school. He went
on to say that the alumni are
attached to the school for the
rest of their lives. Everything
that they do, good or bad, will
reflect the name of Fairfield. By
the alumni and their reputation,
the name of Fairfield will spread
further.
We then mentioned student
criticism of the administration,
the curriculum, etc. Father Rec­tor
said that he thought that
this had its place as long as it
was constructive and based on
fact. He feels, though, that put­ting
your gripes in the paper
should be the last resort. He said
that the student should bring
his complaint to the proper
authority: a professor, a depart­ment
head. a dean or the Rector
himself, whatever the case
demands.
Father Rector regrets that his
present office quarters are not
closer to the other campus
buildings, but, at present, there
is no available office space else­where.
He hopes that by next
year he will be able to have
offices in Xavier Hall, where he
will be more easily available· to
the students.
Our Rector comes to us as a
learned and experienced Jesuit
priest. He has studied at B.C.,
St. Louis University, and Ford­ham.
For the past twenty years
he has been stationed at Holy
Cross, ten years in the educa­tion
department, and the last
ten years as the dean of the
college.
Now, as Rector of Fairfield,
Father wants the student body
to know that the door to Bellar­mine
is open to any student anc~
that they should feel free to
see him.
To sum up his ideas about
Fairfield, Father Rector said
that he is anxious to see Fair­field
develop as quickly as pos­sible
and offer the best to its
students in every field. Fairfield
will grow through the reputa­tion
of its grads, the well round­ed
young men who will pro­duce.
Therefore he wants qual­ity
and excellence in both stu­dents
and studies. This is Father
James Fitzgerald's aim at Fair­field.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
(Con'! from Page One)
cal issues.
A member of the renowned
law firm of Wingate and Cullen,
was in 1945 appointed as a
United States Attorney by Pres­ident
Truman. Elected District
Attorney of Kings County,
Brooklyn, in 1958 he was elect-ed
to the Presidency of the
Association of Supreme Court
Justices of New York State.
Judge McDonald will be here
as a lecturer on April 30. From
this brief outline of the high­lights
of this man's career, we
can only see that his lecture
will be most interesting and in­formative
to those who attend.
TUITION ...
(Con't from Page Three)
insurance and interest charge.
Examining first the One Year
tuition plan, with an interest
rate of 4% (four-percent) and no
insurance, we come to the con­clusion
that for the privilege of
deferred payments one must
pay four percent of the tuition
to this company (or corpora­tion).
We can imagine instances
in a family's financial affairs
where this sort of a system had
to be used, but we also cannot
help but feel that the situation
is unfortunate. For the two year
plan, here, the interest and in­surance
rate is 5% and for the
three and four year plans the
interest and insurance rate is
6%. In these latter plans, it can
be seen that the factor of insur­ance
enters the picture again.
What was said for the insurance
value of the previous plan, we
believe still holds for this plan.
To concretize the issue, the fol­lowing
example is set up. If a
plan for an educational expense
of $1600 for four years (or a
total of $6400) is formed, for the
convenience of monthly pay­ments
and an insura"nce of
initially $6400 (which will de­crease
- as previously men­tioned(
for a period of, at most,
four years, the parent will pay
an extra sum of $384 to the Tui­tion
Plan, Inc. This reporter
feels that this plan should only
be used if the following condi­tions
exist. The parent is insuffi­ciently
insured, yet he can pay
the tuition.. etc. not of his yearly
salary but cannot, despite bank­ing,
saving accounts, education­al
endowment plans (offered by
many insurance companies) and
credit unions, see his way clear
to meet the twice annual lump
sum of education's expense.
On and Off
the Campus
DRINK PEPSI
1. When your friends impart confidences,
do you feel (A) uncomfortable, or
(B) complimented?
Do }f,u Think for }f,urself ?(;Z1.~sTf:C:~r, ~~~~J
AD B0 ~" a~~'~ 5. Do you find that you work or study AD B D /" more effectively (A) under supervision,
or (B) on your own schedule?
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2. Do you prefer a task which demands
(A) the organization of complex details,
or (B) a constant flow of ideas?
6. Is it your feeling that close
friendships with superiors would be
(A) a great help, or (B) actually a
hindrance to your career with a firm?
Familiar
pack or
crush­proof
box.
Which, to your mind, has the greater
influence on you in making a good grade:
(A) the instructor, or (B) the subject
matter of a course?
8. Do you believe that the saying "haste
makes waste" is (A) always true, or
(8) often false?
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9. Which would weigh more
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cigarettes: (A) the opinions
of friends with similar tastes,
or (B) your own
considered judgment?
3. Would your first reaction to a difficult
committee appointment be that you had
been (A) "stuck," or (B) honored?
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Page Five
EDUCATION IN THIS ERA
THEME OF CONVENTION
THE STAG
DRAMA LECTURES
BEGUN BY FR. RYAN
Gonzaga Audit.. 4/9/59: To­night
marked the first of a series
of Shakespearean lectures to be While college students from Jesuit colleges from
given at Fairfield University. all over the Western Hemisphere were merrymaking
To a full house, Fr. Ryan, the or .relaxing over the Easter vacation, the Jesuit Educa­lecturer
replacing Fr. Bonn, tion Association held its convention here at Fairfield
opened by explaining the pur~ University.
pose of lectures of this sort; The convention included dean~>---------------­namely
to stimulate interest in and presidents from twenty- Somehow the Jesuits' olans for
a movement to preserve the cul- eight colleges and universities science must follow a serious
tural and spiritual heritage of and principals from forty-three and purposeful channel. In the
the Western World. high schools. It. was !he largest past the Jesuits have educated
number of Jesu~t preSIdents ~ver great literary figures; now it is
After a brief narration of to gather. BesIdes the Umted time to educate great scientists.
Shakespeare's boyhood in a States, representatiyes came " .
realm of nature, Fr. Ryan went from Japan, Puerto Rico, Can- ~ut not only IS the s<:IentI~t
on to develop the evolution of ada, and Cuba. Fr. George V. gomg to ~av.e a share Ill. thIS
Shakespearean tragedy from its McCabe, S.J., was the chairman program; It mclu~es all ?ifted
early chronicle plays to the of the local committee on students. ThI~ WIll reqUIre .a
mature tragedy. As examples of arrangements. carefu~ retunmg of the Jes':lIt
h ' . . .. educatIOnal system. Fr. Nlel
S akespeare s tranSItIOnal per- . What was saId at thIS c?nven- McCluskey, S.J., of "America"
iod from immaturity to matur- tIOn and what results wIll de- puts it this way, "Commuication
ity, he chose four plays, "Henry velop are n~t only the concern I'S the prI'mary obJ'ectI've of our
VI," "Richard III," "Richard d
of the J.E.A., and e ucators schools. The development of the
II," and "Macbeth," to illustrate throughout the count~y, but are scholarly ambition begins in
the characteristics of a develop- of VItal and, p~rsonal ~nterest to high ·school and continues
ing, hard-working dramatist. the st~dents m JeSUIt colleges throughout college. How the
The first play to fall into Fr. and hIgh schools everywhere.. d h' h h 1
Ryan's shears of analysis was The results will affect the thou- ~=~Ul~r~~~:ge:nanatm~;Ph~~eooo~
"Henry VI," which illustrated sand or so students here at even greater scholarly expect­how
Shakespeare merely trans- FaIrfield, too. ancy is one of the most serious
lated a history into dialogue, Tl~e main them~ of the c?n- challenges we face in common
ignoring the basic concept of a ventIOn was, what IS the bearmg with leading educational insti­central
figure, and fluctuated in of the technological age on tutions. The time has arrived
style from fanciful to intense various aspects of Jesuit educa- for increasing the scholarly de­and
earnest poetry. In short, the tion, namely, mathematics, sci- mands uoon· our students . . .
play showed the poet untrained. ence, gifte~ ~tudent~, manpower, To increase the writing poten­"
Richard III" next fell into the the humam.tIes, artIcuI~tIon,and tial among our faculty and gift­analytical
shears. Trimming off the expanSIOn of currIcula. ed students we must multiply
melodrama, theatrical' appeal, Just what the middle of the Jpportunities."
and a western villainous-type . h '11 b 11 d
hero, Fr. Ryan found a central twen.tlet. cen!ury WI e ca e There definitely will be reor­figure
in Richard III. While by hIstOrIans Ill. a hundred years ganization from the bottom up.
trimming "Richard II," he found we are not sure, b':lt we can u~- Suggestions were lJut forward
his shears less useful; for amid derstand and reahz~ now w y such as advanced college place­the
scraps of beautiful but in- men today call thIS age the ment programs, grading stud­consistent
poetry, he found not S~ace Age. In a few short years ents on what they have achiev­only
a central figure, but also a thIS decad~ changed names from ed as measured against their
universal tragic hero. On ap- the AtOr.nIC Age ~o the Space God-given talents, placing stud­proaching
"Macbeth," Fr. Ryan Age. ThIS I~ defimtely the age ents where thev will be pushed
laid down his shears, and pick- cf technologIcal advancem~nt.~t to their capacity, and encour­ed
up a marking chalk to de- IS easy to see why the SOCIety s aging an honors program that
!ineate the characteristics of a educator~ s~ould be so concern- carries prestige and recognition.
2d at thIS tIme. . .
mature Shakespearean tragedy; A little more than four This convention took place
namely universality, philoso- I 1
phical wisdom, psychological in- hundred years ago, Ignatius, a o~ Y a coup e of weeks ago. It
sight to character, dramatic ;rown man.. sat in a class with WIll take tIme to take definite
insight to poetry, mastery of young boys to learn Latin. He steps. But it seems that the
dramatic poetry, and imagina- received his master's degree in Space Age will be moving into
tive dramatic daring. the arts. From that time the a new scientific age soon; so
Society has been the bulwark these steps must come soon also.
for the advancement of the All this will mean more new
classical tradition. But this is work for the Society, more new
the Space Age and during the work for us students, and for
convention Fr. Patrick H. Yan- the world, we hope, a new
cey, S.J., of Spring Hill College, '5ood.
Mobile, Ala., said. "St. Igna- ----~---
tius of Loyola, the founder of the
Society of Jesus, instituted the U.N. Delegate Sp~aks
study of the classics as the back- On Israeli Pacifism
bone of his educational system
because the classics were very On March 16 in Xavier Hall,
attractive to the men of his age. the Public Affairs Club present­We
are living in an age of sci- ed Mr. Alexander, cultural at­'
nce. Therefore, fOllowing the tache of the Israel delegation to
example of Ignatius, it behooves the United Nations.
us to make the sciences equally
important in our educational Mr. Alexander, substituting
system." for his colleague Mr. Elizer,
gave a well versed analysis of
There are often many discus- the Near East situation, empha­sions
between science majors
sizing Israel's position in im­and
humanities' majors as to portant issues.
which is the more important.
Fr. William T. Costello, S.J., of To the, student audience at­Gonzaga
University, Spokane, tending, Mr. Alexander high­Washington,
said, "The division lighted his talk with the prom­between
technology and the hu- ise of Israel's sincere and un­manities
is as phoney as the aggressive intentions in the
fifteenth century battle between controversial Israel - Arab con­religion
and science. The hu- flict.
manities are concerned with To support the conviction of
man's moral past; technology is the Jewish nationality's non­concerned
with man's physical aggressive nature, Mr. Alexan­future."
del' cited the peaceful co-habita-
It is good that science and tion attitude throughout history
the humanities will go together. ~ even referring to the Old
This is an age of technology, Testament.
but it shouldn't be merely an I The lecture ended with ques'­age
of anti-missile-missiles. tions raised by the audience.
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high moral standards and hates
all forms of crime and corrup­tion,
especially abortion. Mc­Leod's
stern sense of righteous­ness
receives a shattering blow
when he learns that his wife ­the
only person towards whom
he has any tender feeling - has
been guilty of a grave indiscre­tion.
Mr. Robert G. Emerich will
again ably direct the production
with the help of assistant direc­tor,
Don Zucco and stage man­ager,
Bob Bitar. The cast in­cludes
Larry Washburn as Mc­Leod,
Joe DeCicco as Kurt
Schneider and Janet Sarno of
the Polka Dot Playhouse as
Mary McLeod. Others in the
cast are Don Zucco, John War­burton,
George Lallos, Nick
DePaola, Louie DiGuilio, Brian
Boland, David Barrett, Larry
Laitres and Jim Davidson.
Production will be supervised
by Mr. Frank Barrett of New
York City with the aid of Joe
Scanlon, production chief.
Miss Fedora Bontempi of
Channel 8 in New Haven has
invited the Drama Society to
stage a scene from "Detective
Story" on her television show
sometime this month. No date
has been set as yet but it should
be interesting to see some of
our "Stags" on TV.
C~L\MPUS PERSONALITY
Detective Story To
Head Festivities
Tickets are now on sale for
the 1959 Dogwood Festival.
Ernie Garrity, chairman for the
festivities stated that tickets
are going fast and that anyone
wishing to attend should pur­chase
their ducats as quickly as
possible. The schedule for the
weekend is:
Thursday, May 7 - Stag.
Friday, May 8-Formal dance
at the Stratfield Hotel. Post­formal
party.
Saturday, May 9 - Picnic at
Sherwood Island. Drama pro­duction
of "Detective Story."
Post-play party.
Sunday, May 10 - Jazz con­cert
in the Fairfield Univ. shell.
The package deal price is
$23.50 Music for the formal will
be supplied by Joe Carroll of
New York and Stan Rubin will
play at the Jazz Concert.
One of the highlights of the
Dogwood Festival will be the
Fairfield Univ. Drama Society
production of "Detective Story."
The story takes place in a
Manhattan precinct and revolves
around a detective named Mc­Leod.
This "protector of the
people" possesses extremely
April 17. 1959
French Club To Hold
High School Contest
JACK KELLY Dr. Gerard B. McDonald
moderator of the Universit~
As the Glee Club approaches the height of its concert sea- French Club, recently announc-son,
we thought we'd have a talk with the Club's president, Jack ed that the annual French Cul­Kelly.
Jack couldn't have been president of the Club in a better ture and Civilization contest
year because this may turn out to be the biggest year in Glee sponsored for the past fou;
Club history. Jack feels that this year's club is as good as any years by the French Club, will
of the others: and after sweating it out with the Club for four again take place on Saturday,
years, he was justly proud of the performance the Glee Club May 2, at 3 p.m. in Canisius
gave at Scranton. Hall. As in previous years, the
One might ask how anyone can sit around and learn a bunch contest is open to public and
of songs for four years. Jack can tell you that there is a lot private high school students in
more to be learned in the Glee Club than mere music, which an area included between Stam­is
not so mere. ford and Hartford. Invitations
Jack also likes to putter around in the Drama Society. Last were sent to the high schools
semester he was the production manager for "Teahouse of the in early March.
August Moon.", And those were the long, long nights. The aim of this scholastic
Coming from Westwood, New Jersey, Jack is a member of competition is to. awaken an en­the
Jersey Club. He is also a member of the Knights of Colum- thusiasm in secondary school
bus, all of which makes an interesting schedule here at school. students for the glorious contri­Besides
these things and studying, Jack does nothing else, which butions of France in the fields
goes to show that all work and some play will make Jack col- of art, music ,architecture, liter­lapse
on graduation day. ature, and science. The display
But after he recovers he is hoping to go to graduate school, of erudition in previous years
and then probably teach economics. Whether you folks out has more than amply rewarded
there know it or not, Jack is an old hand at the stock market. the sponsors o.f this event.
He can't exactly tell you when the next crash is coming because Parents, teachers ,friends of
only the Stag can tell you that. But anyway, for the past few the contestants, and all Fair­summers,
Jack has worked for the New York Trust Company. field University francophiles are
They mess around with stocks and bonds down there on Wall cordially invited to attend. The
Street. Jack has watched the specialists and all the goings-on Icontest this year will be judged
down at the stock market. In fact, the ticker tape in his room by three members of the Uni-has
been of invaluable service to him for the past four years. versity French Club.
Page Six THE STAG April 17, 1959
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Is this reliance on "con­tractual
relationships" an all­together
good? It is not, perhaps,
some sort of misfortune of an
inflationary economy. This re­porter
could not, and will not
venture into the mazed eco-nomic
field. He only wishes to
record his suspicion of the "pay­as-
you-go" method of family
finances.
(Con't from Page Three)
While such a plan might incur
the risk of going into debt to a
finallce corporation (at least in­directly),
the benefit of such a'
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themselves, and in fact many MUSIC NOTES. . . The latter also seemed to notice
have no idea where they are (Con'! from Page Three) this and it was reflected in their going - they want to be one playing by brief sparks of en-thing
one month and they the Don Sherley Trio, the soul- thusiasm during the concluding
"think" they might be some- ful renditions of "It Never En- half-hour. However, when they
thing else the next. With this tered My Mind" and "Let Me "wrapped things up" at 12:30
constant drfting back and forth Love You" by Miss Merrill, and a.m. with' their rendition of
it would be a miracle if these some "swinging" sounds by the I"Sleep," they seemed to express
men ever became competent in veteran Glenn. their sentiments and mine
their profession or career. It is exactly.
high time that many of us took I am tempted to attach the ad-time
out from playing cards or jective "magnificent" to Shir-watching
television and realized ley's work, but shall refrain TUITION ...
we have a life to account for from doing so until I see him
and what we did with the tal- in person. As for this particular
ents and opportunities that were show not only his playing, but
given us. Men aim high because also his selections were excel­it
wil lalways keep you striving lent. St~ring wi~h such stand,~
for perfection and competence, ards as. !i0,'t' High ~he Moon,,,
and prevent you from being _(}ershwm s The Mam I Love,
complacent. You will thereby and a me~ley of Rogers. and
give a better account to the Hammerstem songs, Shirley
world of your Catholic college casily "stole the show" from the
education. featured Chico Hamilton group.
INTELLECTUALS
(Con'! from Page Two)
are Catholic intellectuals. One
of the chief criticisms that non­Catholics
make of our colleges
and a reason they present why
we do not have a true educa­tion,
is that the lay professors
who teach in them lack free­dom
of their classes. This is one
of the rash statements that is
made without objective proof.
Those who have visited Cath­plic
colleges and universities
and talk to Catholic scholars,
have usually been surprised to
find that an authoritarian at­mosphere
does not pervade on
'the campus. They have found
that orthodoxy Qften gives the
s'incerely committed person a
dynamic principle that gives
impulse to his intellectual pur­suits.
In fact many Catholic lay
teachers and non-Catholic pro­fessors
who t~ach at Catholic
colleges will tell you they are
associated with these institu­tions
because they feel more
free than they would anywhere
else. There should always be
academic discipline in every in­stitution
encompassing good
taste, good manners, and a re­spect
for the opinion of the non­academic
world.
It has been said that Catholic
colleges have been too much
concerned with getting a roof
on their buildings and not with
.what is contained inside. Indeed.
the Catholic colleges have made
a tremendous and courageous
growth, however there are also
Catholic universities whose de­partments
and schools are re­cognized
absolutely first class.
The philosophy department at
St. Louis University has on
microfilm all the great manu­scripts
of the Vatican Library,
the School of Foreign Service
at Georgetown is tops, so is the
School of Drama at Catholic
University, and the Fordham
School of Law has long been
applauded for its accomplish­ments.
In addition many Cath­olic
colleges throughout the
country are recognized as giving
their students excellent prepara­tion
for medical and law
schools. Of course there is al­ways
the question why don't
the Catholics have an M.LT.?
. . to which can be replied if
there is already an excellent
graduate school in a certain field
why should the Catholics try to
challenge it, of necessity having
to start at the bottom and over­take
the leader.
Why then have not the Cath­olic
Intellectuals made a greater
name for themselves and be
among the top men in business,
medicine, and jurisprudence,
etc.? I believe that there are
two answers to this question.
First, you must honestly con­sider
the shorter length of time
and the smaller finances with
which the Catholic colleges have
had to work with to develop
their greatest potentialities and
that of their students. Indeed
there have been many outstand­ing
Catholics in the professions
but in relation to the total
population of Catholics this
number is very small.
I believe that the major rea­son'
why there is a lack of a
great number of prominent
Catholic intellectuals and lead­ers
among the laymen is that too
many of the Catholic college
graduates have been concerned
with getting a college diploma
and that is all. You can talk
with many of the students on
our own campus and discover
that they have set no goal for
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April 17, 1959 THE STAG Page Seven
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of red faced dates that same
night.
That was the end of the or­ganized
part of the trip, but it
wasn't the end of the fun. Who
can forget the greenery of that
beautiful island? The palm
trees, the banana trees, the pro­fuse
growth of tropical flowers
along the roadsides. The sight
of Horseshoe 'Beach dotted by
campfires during an evening
beach party. The white sands,
the clear water.. the rugged
beauty of the jagged coral cliffs
with the frothing white waves
crashing on them. The caves
On Wednesday, the Fairfield the hidden coves, the rolling
group, along with hundreds of green countryside dotted with
other college people from all neat, well kept, white houses,
over the country.. was treated the endless blue expanse of the
to an all day boat ride out to ocean, the beautiful clarity of
the picturesque old town of St. the underwater reefs.
George. The sky was clear and
the sun was warm, a perfect day And the people! The parties!
for an outing. Upon arriving, The happy h 0 u rs at the
the visitors were treated to a Elbow Beach Hotel where sun­hair-
raising bus ride through tanned bathers would gather
the narrow streets of this from 4 to 6 p.m. to have a
quaint old town to the 17th friendly drink -together and to
Century fortress of St. Cather- plan the evening's activities.
ine. Here.. squatted on iron can- T~e congenial atmosphere, the
non and ancient gun emplace- mght the girls from Ladycliff
ments, they were entertained thought they hailed a taxi and
by the Esso steel band, a fife found they had picked up two
and drum group and the swirl- friendly poli('o,.,,;n. Shawn and
ing spectacle of the famous Don, who proved to be the life
Gombi dancers. Then there was of the party at Campell's Cor­time
for a. quick swim, a tour nero At the same party when
of the town itself which includ- Louis Di Guilio proved his
ed an historical pageant put on genius by mixing up a terrific
especially for the college group drink based on grapefruit juice
and soon it was time to leave. and anything else he could get
With the exception of a few his hands on. The variety of
late arrivals who were left night lif~, the top flight floor
standing on the dock and a con- shows in the hotels or Jack
fused lad from Bucknell who Quinn on the bongo drums! The
spent the night sightseeing in lobby of the Princess Hotel,-the
the local jail, everybody was on cellar of the Ea'!;le's Nest Hotel
hand to enjoy the trip back. the terrific dancino: in the dark~
Some went below to enjoy the ened Leapord's Club, if you
rhythmic tunes of Herbert Smith could get by the doorman.
and his Coral Island group, Those dangerous narrow roads
while others stayed topside winding through the scenic
basking in the warm sunshine, beauty of the island. Pete Cross
lulled by the hum of the ship's and his well stocked motor
engine and the muffled splashes bike. The foreign cars keep to
of hundreds of beer cans hitting the left and yo"iI're right, those
the clear blue waters alongside.' white houses and small shops
A good time was had by all and built right on the road. The city
when the boat finally docked in of Hamilton, the salesmen in
Hamilton it disgorged a very shorts, the shops on Frent
happy group of young tourists. Street where the merchandise
The next day. Thursday, was was marke~ in shillings and
College Day at the Elbow Beach pence, but In fact cost plenty
Surf Club. The sun came up of dollars.
warm and bright and the beach Who can forget the ferry boat
was soon crowded. Many set ride around Hamilton Bay, the
about getting a tan for them- friendly natives with the British
selves while others, more ath- accent, swimming in the cool,
letically inclined, joined in clear waters, lounging under a
some hard-fought games of vol- warm sun. Who can forget that
leyball. In the afternoon there beautiful sun porch at Campell's
were hamburgers and free cokes Corner where the British flag
followed by the original Calyp- flew at half mast and so much
so numbers of the famous Tal- time was spel'lt before, during,
bot Brothers. Later the Fair- and after .the evening's activi­field
group made good use of ties sitting around shooting the
the talents perfected on our bull over a friendly drink, or
own Jenning's Beach. In fact enjoying the cool stillness of a
our pyramid building was so tropical evening, the silence
good that the two lovely young broken only occasionally by the
ladies who won the beauty con- sound of a motor bike banging
test, posed for their pictures on into a coral wall. The sight of
a mountain of Fairfield men. that little inlet the morning
The rest of the afternoon was after when it looked as though
spent sunbathing and practicing a ship carrying a load of
the art of "hawking"; a com- Rheingold six packs had been
b:nation that resulted in a lot wrecked on the- shore.
Most of the Fairfield conting­ent
was split between the Ox­ford
House in Hamilton and the
Campbell's Corner guest house
just across the bay at Paget,
while the many young ladies
who made the trip were quar­tered
in other houses conven­iently
situated in the same
area.
Talertts Of Jenni,ngs Beach
Put To Good Use In Bermuda
On Monday, March 30th, a large and excited col­lege
crowd boarded two Eastern Airlines Constellations
and took off from New York's Idlewild International
Airport with Bermuda as their destination.
It was the beginning of th~----------­second
annual College Week
Trip sponsored by the Senior
Class of Fairfield University.
Ahead lay 7 fun-filled days and
six glorious nights on the "Is­land
Paradise" of Bermuda.
William Buckley
To Lecture Here
Monday Night
Peter J. Grimes Made
Grand Knight of KofC
The following slate of officers
was e 1e c t ed on Wednesday,
April 8, 1959 to head Ignatian
Council, No. 4203 of the Knights
of Columbus here on the Fair­field
University campus, for the
year 1959-1960.
Grand K n i g h t, Peter J.
Grimes, 1960; Deputy Grand
Knight, Kenneth Dubuc, 1962;
Chancellor, Anthony Giordano,
1960; Recorder, Frank Connors,
1960; Treasurer, James Ban­dura,
1960; Warden, Art O'Lea­ry,
1960; Advocate, Frank Walsh,
1961; Inside Guard, Denis Gan­non,
1961; Outside Guard, Vin­cent
Gamba, 1961; 1st Year
Trustee, Dino Genga, 1960, Past
Grand Knight; 2nd Year Trus­tee,
John Barbieri, 1961, and
3rd Year Trustee, Ant 0 n i 0
Clementino, 1962.
They will take office at the
first meeting in May, and formal
installation of officers will be
held after classes resume in the
Fall.
not or did not know whether
they had.
5. 80% of the companies re­sponding
have established the
policy of hiring through univer­sity
placement offices; 20% do
not because their needs cannot
be filled in this way.
6. 68% are planning to conduct
campus interviews this year.
The recession caused only 5%
to drop their campus interview
program for 1958, but in 1959
another 5% will omit their pro­grams,
consequently a total of
10% are dropping campus inter­viewing
at least for the present.
7. This question was probably
the most important on the sur­vey.
It asked the companies
whether they were interested in
participating in our campus in­terview
program conducted by
the Placement Bureau. 20% said
they were interested, and of this
20% only 3% were on the inter­view
program before this sur-vey.
There will be many new L W·II F
companies added to the Univer- ectures 1 eature
sity's interview program. Boston Critic, Director
8. The eighth question was
concerned with the emphasis The 1959 Fairfield University
that companies placed on the Sha~espearean lectures continue
curriculum of the graduates. In to be exceptionally interesting
their selection of new employees with the addition of two very
82% preferred a combination of distinguished speakers to the
marks and extra-curricular ac- program.
tivities with the emphasis on The second lecture of the
marks. Emphasis on marks alone series was given by the cele­was
indicated when the gradu- brated critic, Elliot Norton. His
ate liad "to De highly specialized topic will be the Tragedy of
or had to fill a technical job. Romeo and Juliet. Mr. Norton
A combination of both with is the drama critic for the Bos­stress
on extra-curricular activi- ton Daily Record and Sunday
ties was indicated for those Advertiser and many of Broad­entering
into the sales or man- way's outstanding dramas have
agement fields where a great opened in Boston and benefited
deal of association and person- by his helpful criticism. In addi­ality
is needed. tion, he is also a lecturer on the
9. 33% pre fer l' e d highly Drama at Boston College and at
specialized graduates and 47% Boston University and is a past
were interested in graduate"s president of the Boston Press
with a more liberal education. Club.
20% felt that both were needed On April 23 Mr. John House-to
fill their various needs. man will speak on three of
10. List in order of preference Shakespeare's comedies. These
when hiring graduates: plays, incidentally, will be pro-a)
Married men with service duced at the Shakespeare Fes-time,
38%; tival this coming season. They
b) Married men with no serv- are "M ids u m mer Night's
ice time, 14%; Dream," "Merry Wives of Wind-c)
Single men with service SOl'," and "All's Well That Ends
time, 15%; Well." Mr. Houseman, director
d) Single men with no service of the American Shakespeare
time, 6%. Festival, has proven himself a
The significant factor revealed master of many media. His suc­in
this question is that 27% had cesses in directing on Broadway
no preference; other factors had include the Gertrude Stein­more
weight. If all things were Virgil Thomson opera, "Four
equal the veteran would be pre- Saints in Three Acts" and
ferred. Ibsen's "Lady From the Sea.H
11. 64% said that there was a He has produced fourteen mov­formal
training program, vary- ies including "The Bad and the
ing in length, 3 months to 2 Beautiful," "Julius Caesar,"
years, and intensity in their "Executive Suite,' 'and "Lust for
company. Life." The Shakespearean direc-
12. 12% placed some signi- tor also found success in tele­ficance
on being familiar with vision when he produced seven
a foreign language; 6% wanted Playhouse 90's during the 1958­a
reading knowledge and 6% 59 season and he is currently
felt that a speaking knowledge directing "The Devil and Daniel
was necessary. 88% did not feel Webster" on Broadway.
a foreign language was import- Fairfield University is fortu-ant.
nate and thankful for having
13. Does practical experience these men on the series. Much
before graduation have a bear- should be derived from the lec­ing
on your hiring of a gradu- tures and everyone should grasp
ate? 64% felt that some experi- the opportunity while it is at
ence is necessary. Considerable hand.
experience is required by 19%,
13% feel that little experience
is needed.. 4% feel that no prac­tical
experience is necessary.
14. 39% reported they were
Moderately affected by the re­cession,
35% were Slightly af­fected,
17% were Not at all
(Con't on Page Ten)
S11rvey Of Industry Compiled
By Business Club Committee
The Statistics Committee of
the Business Club has recently
completed its Industrial Survey.
This survey was sent to 316
major business firms throughout
the eastern half of the United
States.
The purpose of this survey is
to give the students here at
Fairfield an idea of the interests
and trends of various businesses
which will aid the student in
directing his course of study to­ward
a definite goal in business.
We know that this survey has
accomplished at least one thing
- 316 companies in this country
know that Fairfield University
exists.
Of the 316 questionnaires sent
out, 55.4% were returned which,
according to statistical stand­ards,
is an excellent return.
About half of the returns have
requested the results of the sur­vey
which have been compiled;
from the names of the com­panies
many industries and
fields of business are represent­ed-
oil, steel, rubber, chemical,
insurance, electrical, glass, re-tailers.
.
The following precentages are
based on the 175 returns.
1. Does your company plan
to hire any college graduates at
the end of the 1959 school year?
85% answered YES, 12% NO,
and 3% were not sure at this
point.
2. In what departments of
your company would you be
hiring college graduates? 19%
were hiring for Sales; 15% for
Management; 20% for Engineer­ing;
14% for Production; and
15% for Accounting. Some firms
specified the following: Mer­chandising,
Management Train­ees,
Claims Adjusters, Under­writers,
Agriculture majors, ac­tuarial
personnel (insurance risk
and premium calculators), Pur­chasers.
One firm remarked that
no company hires graduates into
Management.
3. This question listed the dif­ferent
majors that are offered
at Fairfield and the companies
were asked to check those that
would be of interest to their
firms. Economics 11 %, Educa­tion
1%, English 5%, Govern­ment
2%, History 2%, Lan­guages
2%, Mathematics 12%,
Sociology 2%, Biology 2%,
Chemistry 9%, Physics 7%, Ac­counting
14%, General Business
11 %, Industrial Management
10%, Marketing 10%.
4. Approximately how many
college graduates have you hir­ed
in the past three years? The
purpose of the question was to
determine whether any trend
has developed over the past
three years as to the number of
graduates being hired. Only 3%
of those firms who hired in 1956
and 1957 did not hire in 1958,
the recession year. The majority
of the firms which hired in '58
did cut down on the number of
graduates added to the payroll.
Haskins & Sells of New York
has hired an average of 150
graduates a year; Sylvania Elec­tric
180 a year; 450 a year by
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.;
McKesson & Robins 150; New
York LifE: Insurance Co. hired
1000 in 1958; Shell Oil Co. 600;
Du Pont 687 in 1958. In 1957
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
hired 957, in 1958 only 269.
15% of those questioned had
hired Fairfield University grad­uates
whereas 84% either had
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the second reason. The varsity
now dresses in the cramped
quarters of Berchmans Hall. To
dress one team there makes the
room crowded; it would be im-I ;;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:~
possible to dress two teams in
these facilities. The completion
of the gym should settle this
question.
In all probability there will
be a Frosh team next year. Solu­tion
for now: Why not have
non-subsidized practice sessions
and games at Fairfield public
parks. With the neglect of uni­forms
only the cost of equip­ment
is needed. The cost would
be reasonably small.
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This will mark the second year of va'rsity compe­tition
for the tennis team and there is a definite air of
optimism evident in the players.
They face a tough 9 match~-------------­schedule,
the highlight being outside tournaments in his sen­Amhe.
rst, rated as one of the ior year. Playing NO.5 is Larry
best In the East. They a~e a Lessing, the only senior on the
strong team and the best In a team. Larry his compiled a fine
strong team is usually brought .. ..
out I·n top-ft·Ight compet1't'lOn. record In Inter-club competition
. on Long Island. Rounding out
Playing in number one pOSl- . .
t l·On I.S Denni.S Dowd, tW'lce fi - the team IS Bob Mehcan, the
nalist in the New York City sixth man, and Tad Dowd (no
F.S.A.L. championship and hold- relation), who will play doubles.
er of the Bethpage State P~rk The captain of the team, Larry
title and Suffolk County Jumor. .
championship. With these cre- Lessmg, feels that thIS team,
dentials it is easy to see why with the addition of the Dowds,
the team was pleased to see should vastly improve last year's
Denny return to school after a 2 and 2 record.
year layoff. In the No. Two slot TENNIS SCHEDULE
is Co-Captain Joel Cherrytree. April
Joel is equally as proficient on 11 _ New Haven S. T. C. away
this type of court as he proved 14 _ Amherst (sub rosa)
by being runner-up in the Rider away
College tourney last year. No. 18 - St. Peter's
3 man for the Stags is the sec- 25 - Fairleigh-Dickinson
ond half of a brother act, John away
Dowd. He, like his brother, won 27 - Holy Cross
the Bethpage Tournament and May
the Suffolk County Junior title, 4 - U. of Mass. . ........
and is also well respected in 6 - Bridgeport .
tennis circles on Long Island. 7 - New Haven S.T.C.
The fourth player is Paul Mc- 11 - New Britain S.T.C.
Guire, a brilliant high school 15-16 - Rider College
tennis star and winner of many Tournament
The Dowd Brothers And Cherrytree Frosh Baseball Team
Top Seeded On Young Tennis Team Would Pose Problems
The question has been raised
at Fairfield ever since the
N.C.A.A. banned Freshmen
from competing in varsity com­petition.
Two logical answers
are given. The first is the lack
of a playing field. The varsity
itself is forced to play home
game only on those dates that
Fairfield Prep relinquishes its
field. Again, naturally, it is ask­ed
why we cannot play on our
home field? The poor foresight
in building this field in its pre­sent
location answers this prob­lem.
(1) The outfielders are
wedged in by the boards on the
edge of the track. (2) The in-field
is hampered by poor drain­age.
Now, if these two problems
concerning the condition of the
field are settled, a third and the
most important one must be
contended with. When a game
takes place on Prep's Alumni
Field, foul balls are constantly
driven over the fence and land
away on the University Field. If two
games were played at the same
time, the players and spectators
... .. ..... away could both be endangered by
these foul balls. Both Prep and
the University have given seri­ous
thought to having their re­spective
fields relocated to
allow two games to be played
simultaneously.
away The lack of locker rooms is
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28 U. of Hartford, away, 3:00
May
* 1 Seton Hall, away, 4:00
Fairfield University's baseball mentor,
Feroleto calmly raised his head ,and answered,
to win it," when asked about the outcome
Collegiate Baseball League.
This was a strong prediction~-------------
Coach Predicts Stag Nine
Will Capture League Crown
'BASEBALL SCHEDULE
STAG
Dave Drangoski, Tony Champ
THE
April
18 Long Island U., home, 1:00
20 New Britain S.T.C., away,
3:00
*22 Upsala, home, 3:00
25 C. W. Post, away. 1:00
With the arrival of the warm weather and the appearance
of more and more of the red Fairfield Track uniforms, one is
bound to inquire who is the backbone of the Cinder Team at
the University. The answer can be found in co-captains Dave
(Drano) Drongoski and Tony Champ.
Dave, who attended the Prep, received his unusual alias
from a tongue-tied freshman who mispronounced his name at
a football game in which Dave participaetd. After two years,
he turned in his cleats for a pair of track spikes and ever since
has been constant winner in the Quarter Mile, the 220, and the
Relay Races. A typical example would be the New Haven Meet
in which he outsped all opposition in not only the quarter mile
and 220, but also in a devastating anchor leg for a relay victory.
Scholastically, Dave boasts an 87% average which garners
him a place in the Honor Society. Quite an accomplishment for
a B.S. Physics Major. With all his track activity, Dave man­ages
to hold down the Presidency of the Spike Shoe Club, along
with a position on the Student Council.
Upon graduation, Dave hopes to acquire a commission in the
Navy, after which he will seek a career in industry.
Tony Champ, also a Prep graduate, had the distinction last
year to be the only member of the team to place in the C.T.C.
(Collegiate Track Conference Meet). As a low hurdler (he holds
the 220 record) Tony has also taken many firsts in Fairfield Dual
Meets, and adding to his prowess is a string of seconds and
thirds as a high jumper. '
As a Chem Major and President of the Chem Club, Tony
held up his "B" average well enough to merit two assistantships,
at U-Conn and Case graduate schools.
Besides many things in common, the boys agree on the
excellent chances of the track team for the coming season. A
group of talented and upcoming Sophomores have both Tony
and Dave optimistic as to the team's possibilities. As a personal
observation, we only hope the newcomers uphold the fine tradi­tions
that their co-captains have set.
for a coach whose team pro- port in the field and at least two
ceeded to win only three out of or three more victorious could
eleven contests last season. have been his with adequate
What made him S0 confident? fielding support. The two soph­Many
coaches have stated omores, Bruzas and Panuczak
that a team is built around a both pitched brilliantly in the
pitcher and that pitching is 75% Bridgeport Senior City League
or more of the game. Well, if during the '58 season. John
this is the case,' Mr. Feroleto possesses the most stuff on the
has three good reas.ons to smile. staff. He teases the hitters with
Namely these are: John Bruzas, slow breaking pitches and sneaks
Dick Panuczak, and Dave his hopping ,fast ball by when
Toomey. not expected. Dick's fast balls
A senior, Toomey won two and sharn curves keen the bat­of
the Stags' 3 victories last sea- ters on their toes. E;ery team
son. Dave was given poor sup- needs a good bullpen and coach
---~--------_-:......_------------Feroleto has seen to it with the
ATHLE'TES OF MONTH' DadodniitnioonandofTomJuSnhioeras., Frank
To handle the pitchers be­hind
the plate is Don Rinaldi.
He played in the outfield last
season; but the stocky junior
can handle the catching while
supplying the punch to the bat­ting
order. Sophomore Dick
Loughlin also handles the mitt
behind the plate.
Around the horn:
Who's on first? Senior Bart
Panessa holds a slight edge over
Frank Tracy and Tom O'Brien.
All three swing a good bat and
it is just a toss-up to see who
starts.
The second base and shortstop
positions are handled by Vin
Ciminera and Kev Walsh, Jun­iors.
With a year of varsity ex­uerience
under their belts, they
should haw' the middle of the
infield in good control. Walsh is
the team's good number two
batter.
From the hot corner Dick
Lorenzo has raised the quality
of this infield. He covers his
nosition with a firm glove. The
coach has nlaced him in the
number three position in the
lineup and he-has retaliated
with a number of long hits dur­ing
the practice games.
Tom Caragliano is the club's
utility infielder. One of the 3
seniors on the squad.. he might
share seconrl base duties with
Ciminera, or can be used at
short or third if needed.
Covering the outfield:
In left field is the cleanup hit­ter,
Sophomore John Murray,
who is being counted on for
R.B.I.'s. He's agood fielder with
an average arm.
Harry Hyra covers the spa­cious
center field. The depend­able
leadoff man is outstanding
on corralling fly balls. His speed
enables him to handle this
tough position.
Right field is patrolled by
either Will Wallin or Dick
Pruchnicki. Wallin is the better
hitter while Pruchnicki is the
better fielder. Bruzas can also
handle this position, being a
capable fielder and hitter.
With only three seniors and
fifteen juniors and sophomores,
coach Feroleto and his assistant,
Emil Garofalo, have a young
squad. On paper the team looks
like it is ready to have a suc­cessful
season. But only time
* Collegiate Baseball League and the fourteen game schedule
game will determJne this.
A spectator at anyone of the
home games this past season
would easily notice the work of
the cheerleaders in improving
the school spirit. Head cheer­leader
Jay Simpson drilled his
squad almost every afternoon in
preparation for the games. The
other members of the squad are
Jim McConville, Gene Papa,
Rod Dowling, Barry Coyle, Bud
Tierney and Davy Jones.
The squad was organized un­der
the advisorship of Fr. Ring,
S.J. and the sponsorship of the
resident council. However, they
will become a self supporting
organization by running social
functions throughout the school
year.
One sad note was the lack of
attendance at the rallies held
in the auditorium.
Cheerleaders;
Aid To 'Spirit
By BILL KRAMER
In the spring, people have been known throughout
the history of man to do many rash things, the latest
being trying to see how many people can be fit into a
telephone booth. This corner, therefore, in keeping
with the trends of society, intends also to do something
rash, although not quite as bad as the above mentioned
seems to imply. I would like and am going to name an
all-opponent team for the past basketball season, based
only on performances against Fairfield. Here goes:
Bill Smith St. Peter's
George Carter .. Iona
John McGee Boston College
Lenny Wilkins Provid~nce
Tony Nicodem9 81. Michael's
Bob Laemel Bridgeport
Connie Kaker Fairleigh-Dickinson
Irv Bader .. Yeshiva
Art Benoit Adelphi
Gerry Ryscavage New Britain
Now, before burying the past basketball season for
good, I would like to congratulate Ed Diskowski and
Joel Cherrytree for being named to the Tri-State League
all-star team.
With that completed, we will now turn to the
spring sports agenda here at the University. At this
time, it looks like this spriljlg will be the most success­ful
in the history of the school.
The baseball team, with nearly all of last year's
men back and a very promising crop of sophomores
coming up, should have a reasonably successful season.
And, should the sophomores make the jump to varsity
ball smoothly, plus a few breaks here and there, it
could be very successful. Since I have already enraged
a few people with my all-opponent team, I will now
enrage a few more and say that I think the team is
going to have at least a .500 season, if not bet,ter.
The track team still looks a year, maybe two, away.
The loss of Bill Melahn, the soph shotputter, was a big
blow to the harriers. They, too, are hoping to improve
last year's record but faee a much harder job than does
the baseball team. One bright spot, which will be news
to many, was that Art Crawford of basketball fame was
seen high jumping under the direction of Coach Tama­shunas
the other afternoon. This addition could prove
very interesting.
Then there is the tennis team, entering its second
year of competition. They are without a doubt good
and after this season eould be hailed as one of the best
small college teams in the East. They have shown their
eagerness for top-flight competition and have chosen to
prove themselves not by an easy, but by a tough sched­ule.
They have the ability to do it, and the only thing
I can add is good luck.
The fourth spring sport is the reborn golf team.
Although it is being formed on an informal basis
this year, this corner feels that it is almost certain to
become a fixture on campus. At a school where there
is a terrific amount of golf talent it was a shame that
this talent could nat be used in intercollegiate compe­tition.
Now, with the four or five matches already
lined up, the golfers are finally getting their chance.
Well, that's what this spring looks like from here.
I must say that the smug grin that usually appears on
the face of someone who has an eventful, but pleasant
job ahead of him is slowly creeping across mine.
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Captain Jack Doyle led his In concluding this article I shall
talented five to an undefeated mention a few miscellaneous re­season
and a league champion- marks about the league.
ship. His s qua d consisted of Most Valuable Player - Mike
Mike Corcoran, the league's Corcoran.
high scorer, Tony McCall, a Best Rebounder - A toss-up
great. rebounder, Bobby Aqua- between Danny B l' 0 W n e and
via, a little man with a big shot, Tony McCall.
Ray Graziani, a stellar defen- Most Underrated Team-Mike
sive performer, and three ter- Maloney's-his overtime loss to
rific hustlers; Jim Radigan, Pete Doyle's squad is evidence of
Chafe, and Greg Lalley. the fact.
Besides being the highest Best Set Shot - Bobby Aqua-scoring
team in the freshman' via.-
league, Doyle's squad was also Best ;rump Shot - A tie be­the
best offensive team. As the tween Jim O'Connor and Mike
record shows, spirit and team- Corcoran.
work were the keys to their suc- Biggest· Man In The League-cess.
John Creed.
As far as the rest of the league Best Referee - Oh hum!
was concerned there was a close FINAL STANDING
battle for second slot, with Paul W L GB
Rudd's team, led by Danny Doyle 6 0
Brown, edging out Ned ColI's Rudd 4 2 2
squad, sparked by Bobby John- ColI 3 3 3
son. The remaining three en- McCrosson 2 4 4
trees; Brown's, McCrosson's, and Browne 2 4 4
Maloney's finished in that order. Maloney 1 5 5
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return questioned the question' t·e ,orcoran osen 1'~ e e •
- "What recession?". This per­son
should have asked the 9%,
who were Seriously affected
whether there was a recession.
15. To what degree is your
company presently affected by
the recession? Seriously 3%,
moderately 19%, slightly 40%,
not at all 38%.
16. 71% were optimistic as to
their company's forecast for the
years 1959, 1960 being better
than the year before the reces­sion.
8% reported that their
forecasts were not better than
before the recession and 21%
were not sure.
92% felt there would be no
far-reaching effect by the re­cession
on the company.
It is felt that much was. ac­complished
by this survey,
spreading the name of Fairfield,
obtaining companies to conduct
interviews here, and informing
the student body as to the de­sires
of business.
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chairman, Charlie Jones,
Ralph O'Kenquist, Dick Bassett,
Frank Kane, and Pete Negri.
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III Thrilling Game MODERN TRAGEDY
"The pity and fear elements
Everyone who ventured down in modern tragedy had deteri­to
Wakemans Gym on Thursday orated into Stella Dallas senti­evening
agreed that it was well mentality and horror," said Fath­worth
the effort. They saw the er John W. Ryan, S.J., in the
exciting climax of an already latest of his well received lec­exciting
intramural basketball tures on modern tragedy. Father
season; Tad Dowd's team which Ryan says further that histori­could
be compared with Navy's cally, the greatest literary works
team named "Desire" almost have been tragedies and center­pull
one of the biggest upsets ed his talk on the depressing
of the year; and Ray McGiv- efforts of Tennessee Williams
ney's team showed they were and the reasons for his success.
really worthy of the league title He told the Gonzaga Hall audi­when
they pulled up after be:ing ence that seveJ;al theories have
behind by as much as 14 points been set forth to explain an au-and
grasped victory. dience's enjoyment of tragedy.
They saw Ray McGivney lead Among them, he said, were
his team with 18 points only to Shopenhauer who said that life
foul out with 2:30 left in the is such a dreary mess anyhow,
game; John Gibbons almost win that we should enjoy tragedy.
the game singlehandedly as he The school of O'Neil and Ber­scored
27 points and received trand Russel holds that we
everyone's vote as the most val- enjoy annihilation of others,
uable player in both the game and Aristotle who held the gen­and
the league; and Bart Pa- erally accepted theory that
hessa score three strai~ht crucial tragedy is an imitation of an
baskets in the second half and action, unreal, with a catharsis
end up with 11. of pity and fear. The difficulty
in applying Aristotle's theory to
They saw Tad Dowd duplicate Mr. Williams' work is that his
Notre Dame's famous injury in characters are not real in the
the Iowa game 5 years ago sense of normal.
when he "lost" his shoe with "MacBeth" had a certain uni-the
score· tied and one minute versality in its theme-murder
left; McGivney's team pull to- the boss and get his job. "Ham- N.F.C.C.S....
gether after their captain had let" had a universal characteris- (Con't from Page One)
fouled out and score a team tic, since the theme of a young urday evening, addressed by the
victory; Dowd's team build up man discovering that his mother Bishop of Providence and the
aleadseoefmi1n4glpyoinitsn'suinrmtohuentfairbslte'·S no good has been a f requent President of Providence College,
half; but also McGivney's team one I'n real II'fe down through was highlighted by the keynote
come back in the second half the ages. But the dilemma of speech of Dr. van K. Thomson,
and finally _grab the lead with modern tragedy lies in the fact ~.~sociate professor of English at
7 minutes left. that the abnormal Lennie in P.C., who described the impli-
Steinbeck's "Mice and Men," cations of "Veritas", the theme
They saw the score subse- Nina in 0'Neil's "strange Intel'- of the Congress, in a Catholic's Ipiiiiiiiiioiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;;;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii""'i
quently tied two more times l.ude," Williams' own Baby Doll, living day. A subsequent gather-with
never more than 3 points have none of the universal ing of the dplegates began with
separating th~ teams. Jo C'lrr strengtn o.r--:Hamlel and Mac- the accustomed pattern of strict
and Denny Locke of McGivney's Beth. division into opposing camps;
come through with baskets just Father Ryan went on to say after a few go-rounds, though,
when they were needed in the that Williams does have an out- a cohesion of attitudes devel-second
half; Mike Richards of standing ear for dialogue of oped. .
Dowd's sink seven foul shots the people he writes about, that John Croake, past N.F. re­and
Jay Perrine take advantage he has a remarkable penchant gional president, Walter Naed­of
the situation and drive on for depicting off beat characters ele, associate editor of the
McGivney when the latter had like Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Sta;1, Bob Shepard, acting dele­four
fouls on him; and Tom Tin Roof, and that he has a gate, Donald St. John, present
Caragliano calmly drop the foul remarkable flair for picturing N.F. Regional president, Des­shot
and complete a three point the decadent Southern gentility. mond Sullivan, Regional Pub­play
in the closing minutes. Father closed with a short licity Director, Larry Washburn,
They saw Willie Gerstner sink sketch of Mr. Williams' life Commission Chairman Peter
a long one handel' with 50 sec- which is reflected in his work. York, Fairfield observer, and
onds left to give his team the The program closed with a scene Paul Ziegler, present senior
52-50 margin of victory; Dowd's from Williams' first play, The deleg-ate from Fairfield, com-team
so closely guarded that IjGjiiii.la.s..siiiiMiiiie.n..a.oiig.e..r..i.e"·iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii,-o..o..s..e..diiiit.h...eiiiic.a..m....p..u..s.iiiid.e..l.e;oigii.;a.t..i.o..n....iii
they were not able to get off a
shot at the end; and Bob Lyons
and Tom Czarnota ref a very
fair game. But most of all they
saw a fine basketball game, as
exciting as any during the year,
a game that both teams can be
proud of.
Finally I would like to depart
from standard reporting pro­cedure
and say "hats off" to
Father Caffery, S.J. and John
Creed for a job· well done in
forming and governing the
league.