Vol. XI - No.3 Published by Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. November 6, 1959
Council Holds Late Night
Session On Cardinal Keva/
Rev. Mullin S.J. to
Give Lectures
About ~4lcoholism
It was recently announced that
the first lecture series of the
year will be given during the
month of November. Fr. Mullin,
S.J., of the University Psychology
Department will speak on
"Psychology and Alcoholism."
The series will be divided into
three parts and the lectures
will be delivered on the first
three Thursdays of the month.
Plans to have some guest speakers
during the series are being
considered by Fr. Mullin.
Lecture title and dates are as
follows:
November 5th - What is alcoholism?
November 12th - Moral aspects
of <J,lcoholism.
November 19th - Coping with
the problem of the alcoholic.
Fr. Mullin, S.J. is well versed
on the topic of alcoholism. He is
presently serving on the State
Board of Alcoholism and has
donated his talents time and
time again to efforts that are
helping out these unfortunates.
I
Marketing Club BeguJl
Officers Are Elected
On October 23rd, 1959, the
. first meeting of the American
Marketing Association, Collegiate
Division, was held. At this
meeting, the purpose of. the club
was explained, and the tentative
schedule for the year was mentioned.
The purpose of this club
is:
MR. TAR1'A.RO TO LEAVE
1. The prestige of operating
under the sponsorship of a National
Organization-the largest
and only marketing association
covering all fields of marketing.
2. The opportunity to hear
eminent men speak on marketing.
3. The chance to develop valuable
contacts in the marketing
field.
4. Contact with the rapidly
progressing development in the
science of marketing.
The purpose of the club is to
. . . . foster scientific study and reFred.
Tartaro,. UmversIty Pla~ement DIrector, ~l;ears up some search in the field of marketing
unfimshed busmess bef~re leavmg to assume pOSItIon as General Iand to enhance the knowledg~
Sales Manager for ArctIc Sports Shops.' learned in the classroom. Any
university student interested in
marketing may join, is it not
restricted to business majors.
The officers for the 1959-60
term are: President, Paul Clauson;
Vice President-membership,
Robert Monk; Vice President-prmotion,
Frank Donino; Corresponding
Secretary, Ray m 0 n d
H e c he; Recording Secretary,
Peter Houser; Treasurer, Wal-.
lace Timmeny, and Faculty Moderator,
Mr. T. F. Pinkman.
Sreventy-On:e Plac,ed
In Graduate ,Slchools
Seventy-one members of the Class of 1959 of Fairfield
University were accepted at the graduate schools
of their choice. The schools ranged from Georgetown
to B.C., from Louvain to St. Louis. This is truly an exceptional
record for a school 12 years old.
Fifteen of these l' e c e i v e d¢-------------scholarships,
fellowshir>s or a~- choice: John M. Ahearn, Jeffersistantships
as a reward for theIr son Medical College of Philadel-exceptIOnal
records at F.U. .
Th f 11
. . d phla; James M. Alexander, Se-e
0 owmg men receIve '..
awards at the listed grad schols: to? Hall c::olle?e of Medlcme;
Anthony E. C ham p, Research Vmcent BabusclO, B.C. Law; EdAssistant
Case Institute of Tech- mund M. Bard, B.C. Law; George
nology; Theodore' Combs, $1500 Y. Bramw~ll, Fordham Law;
biology assistantship, St. John's Walter Behveau, Western ReUniversity;
John P. Croake, full serve; Thomas Callan, Georg~tuition
scholarship, Georgetown town MedIcal; Roger Copo.tnUniversity;
Walter E. Dow, $1000 ance, Georgetown Law; Pa~nck
assistantship, Boston College; J. Carolan, Seton Hall Medl~al;
James Durkin, $1000 non-inter- Laurent Caron,. B.C. Law; RIchest
loan, Stanford University; ard Chok:'l' FaIrfield U, Scho.ol
James Ferrando, $1300 physics of EducatIOn; Edward Chopskl~,
assistantship, Boston College; Georget~wn MedIcal; Bartel. ~nJohn
C. Kelly, $1300 economics safi, Stnch School of Medlcme
assistantship, Boston College; of Loyal aU.; .Paul C. Fear,
Adam J. V. Knobelsdorff, $1300 Georgetown DentIstry.
biology assistantship, B.C.; Paul Also Robert Ferraro, CreighJ.
Marinaccio, $2700 teaching ton Medical; William Gallagher,
assistantship, Purdue; John A. Hartford Law; Carl Guariglia,
Muzzio, $2700 assistantship (half Professional College of Veterintime),
Purdue, Dept. of Chemis- ary Medicine, U. of Illinois; Philtry;
Thomas F. O'Connor, half lip Guerin, Georgetown Medical;
tuition scholarship, Fordham; John Guman, Hartford Law;
William Pellechia, $1800 pI u s Hans Habermeier, Georgetown
$600 increase after the first year, Medical; Clifford Hac k bert h,
research fellowship, Rutgers; LOlilvain; Robert Healy, N.Y.U.,
Desmond Sullivan, $500 scholar- School of Finance; David Hendship,
New York University; rickson, Fordham; George Hill,
James B. Supp, scholarship, Har- Hartford Law; Robert Hi l' tIe,
Yard University; Michael Mullen, University of Virginia Law;
scholarship, St. John's Univ. Lawerence Kelly, B.C.; Robert
The following were accepted Kline, Tufts Dentistry; Donald
at the graduate schools of their (Continued on Page 6)
The majority of the time, however,
was spent considering the
important item of the legislative
committee's amendments
to the constitution of the Cardinal
Key. Realizing the potential
of this activity, the Council
gave a detailed consideration to
the ratification of the Constitution,
previously approved by the
Administration. An attempt to
time-limit discussion on the topic
was well trampled. In designating
the non-voting members of
the Key, the Council decided
against inclusion of the editors
of the STAG and the Manor.
Some present felt that this was
less than worthy of 'the Council.
Also established was the financial
structure of the Key. The
Key will depend upon the student
council for its finances.
Once established, the members
of the Key can change their own
constitution. There were those
who felt that financial control
V/Quld yield control of the activities
of the organization. Surprise
was registered at the unwillingness
of the Administration
to contribute to the financial
support of the Key.
(Continued on Page 4)
Annual Retreat Held
In Several Sections
The month of October, dedicated
to the saying of the rosary,
is a time of particular grace. It
is most opportune therefore, that
the administration choose this
period to hold the annual retreat.
The Retreat lasted for three
days. Each morning the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass was
in the Loyola chapel, followed
at ten p.m. by the first of the
day's four conferences. Under
the direction of Father Rooney
the freshman conferences dealt
with such subjects as morality,
confession, Chr~st, the Saints
and Catholic values. The talks
were followed by a period of
silent meditation; during which
the retreatants contemplated
the ideas which had been presented.
A period of reflection
and free-time was the next item
on a busy schedule.. It was
suggested that during this period
the retrea:tants should walk
alone, read or pray in order to
foster the spirit of the Retreat.
Besides the day's exercises,
there were several conferences
in the evenings. On Wednesday
a Holy Hour was conducted
by Fr. Finnegan. He gave a disertation
upon the life df Christ
and the Saints. On Thursday
evening, there were three
exercises to choose from. Fr.
Clancy held the "Question Box"
in Loyola lounge, at which any
and all questions were promptly
answered. In Canisius 101,
Fr. Bonn 1e c t u l' e d on "The
College Man and Dating", a
h i g h 1y interesting discourse.
While these two priests were laboring
diligently; in Canisius
another subject was being discussed
under the direction of
Fr.McGrath. "Mental Health",
the topic of the conference, is a
subject of great importance to
the people of the world and was
treated as such by Fr. McGrath.
Friday's' exercises summed up
all the ideas presented in earlier
(Continued on Page .6)
On October 27th, a most extraordinary meeting
of the Student 'Council was held. It lasted from 7:30
P.M. to 1:35 A.M. Those who attended the meeting felt
that this show of interest and concern for problems of
the Student Body was an excellent display of the
merits of the Council. Although~-------------the
attendance by members. of Garrity urged council-members
the student body wa~ small, m- to collect suggestions from the
tel'est . and. appre.clatlOn of the student bodY' for the projected
CouncIl. IS mcreasmg m the Unl- use of this money and to turn
verslty. Larger attendance num- in full reports of the ideas they
bel's. are expected fo.r future encountered by the 17th of Nomeetmgs
of·the CouncIl. vember. It was noted that 80%
Turning to particular items, it of the Freshman class voted in
is seen that the present balanced the election of Frosh officers.
budget of the Council is over This fact was taken as a good
one-thousand dollars. President indication of the active support
to be expected from the Freshman
class. Representing the class
of '63, was its President, Mr.
Anderson. A motion was made
and passed that the Administration
provide an individual bulletin
board for the notices of
activities of the Council. Administration
support of this pro··
ject was anticipated. Several
present indicated concern as to
the fate of a passed motion, sent
to the Administration, recommending
a usage of holidays and
an extention of the Christmas
vacation. A number of the student-
body observers noticed a
tendency of some Council members
to lose themselves in parlimentary
procedure. Bids for
school blazers were received by
intelligent questioning and a
wonderment was recorded as to
whether the Council would
choose the most agreeable merchandise
or the most agreeable
salesman.
Page Two THE STAG November 6, 1959
By J. F. X. WARBURTON is extracted from the minutes
This commentator is a little of the NFCCS N.E. Summer
nervous. In this article, he must Council, held June 12 to 14, '59.
cover two topics, extremely im- "Presidents Report ... In the
coming year, greater emphasis
portant to the Student Body of will be placed on the Region
the university; he must do that itself, and not the National or
in a brief space and he should international divisions of the
write the article in a manner organization ... At the National
that eve r y bod Y will read. Council, the president will try
The topics are the NFCCS and to place more emphasis on inthe
Student Council. The source dividual college affairs, thereby
for information concerning the following John Croake's preceNational
Federation of Catholic dent ... (this is a passed and
College Students is the Fall approved motion made at the
Council of the New England summer council), that the poliregion
of NFCCS. This reporter icy of the N.E. region be one
was fortunate enough to attend of practicality in all issues
those meetings, held October brought before the national
16th to 18th. The main source congress. Definition of practicalof
information about the Coun- ity - whether or not it is apcil
is that famed, six-hour 'plicable to the individual cammeeting
of the Council on Octo- pus." (Insert mine). Consider,
ber 27th. also, two statements made by
the president of the N.E. region
in a session explaining the
NFCCS structure and purpose:
"It is not a part of the aim of
N.F.(CCS) to be a pressure
group upon the government."
The president felt that this duty
lay solely with the political
clubs on campus. Secondly, "I
am not a representative of the
national office."
Member Defends Report And Comment On The
Jr. Von Braun and NFCCS F II C -I D
St d t C ·l a ounel: anger u en ounel '
year
Geoffrey Stokes
FEATURE EDITOR
BUSINESS MANAGER
Bob Crowley
:::
PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Art Funk
Paul Fargis
Joseph McNamara
EDITOR·IN-CHIEF
EXCHANGE EDITOR
MR.TARTARO
Lou Parent
NEWS EDITOR
MORE ... AND A 'ROAR
SPORTS EDITOR
Bill Kramer
. .,
MANAGING EDITOR
Robert O'Neil
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The Senior class came up with a big surprise recently in
their "'Roaring Twenties" party at Woodland Grove. It wasn't
just another dance but it had something else that made it the
best yet. Using the Theme of the Twenties, they injected some
life blood into the usually run-of-the-mill type dances we have had
up to this year. It's too bad some of the other classes and organizations
couldn't follow the example of the seniors and put a
little color into their future functions.
The University will lose its placement
and it will be a loss sorely felt.
Fred Tartaro has done a fine job since he came to Fairfield
and it is hoped that his replacement will be of the same caliber.
Everyone who has come into ,contact with him was most certainly
impressed with his aggressiveness and vigor; two qualities necessary
for this type of job, or any job for that matter.
Here's hoping that he will be as much a success in his new
capacity as he has been at Fairfield.
Editorials •
As a sidelight of one of the morning lectures during the
Senior Retreat, Fr. McCabe, S.J., was remarking on the success
of our young alumni in their respective vocational fields. This My little epistles appearing in
br01~ght to mind that the success of som.e of these men is due this bi-weekly journal have been
to the choice they made as undergrad'uates as to which company known to poke fun at certain
and field they would engage. This phase of your education is campus activities and personalihandled
by the Placement Bureau of the University which for ties, yes even the Stag! Now
the last four years has been under the direction of Mr. Frederick there' are those Stag members
Tartaro, '52. who are exactly what you'd call
The success of some of these men is in no small way a tribute "pro-Council," so, knowing my
to Mr. Tartaro and his staff. The prestige that Fairfield' University reputation for interjecting a
is now receiving because of this record is also another "feather few digs here and there, they
in the cap" of the m.an who has done so much for his alma mater. gave me the assignment to write
on the Student Council.
In addition to these duties, he is also a big factor in the
publicity our school has received in publications throughout the That's all well and good, but
eastern seaboard. He is the one man press-release department I'm on the Council - and I can't very well chop up my
of the University and has done his usually proficient job. Many buddies to suit a few "not exwho
are still undergraduates owe the financing of their education actly pro-Council" members of
to part time jobs which Mr. Tartaro has arranged for them. All the Stag. Yet the Stag has an
campus publications are kept abreast of the special events of obligation to the students for
the ~niversity by him and h~s d'epartment and for this we. are all the news and the 've got
especIa' lly grateful.t These are Just a. fewfmore oftthe unde·rtakmgs the n'ght t ' k f Y t' 1 by WhICh Mr. Tar aro has made himsel a great asset 0 as or an ar IC e 0 the hfe th St d t C '1
of the University. ,on e u en ounCI .
. So now that we've established
Come the fifteenth of November, however, he wIll no longer h I h t 't
be able t f th d t· f h' h I H' . d w y was c osen .0 wn e an 0 per orm ese u Ies or IS sc .00. avmg recelv~ article on the Student Council, Previous issues of the STAG
the offer, of General Sales Manager of Arctic Sports Co., he ~Ill, and that the Stag has a right have reflected a difficulty and
leave FaIrfield but never to be forgotten by those who knew hIm and obligation to have the Coun- confusion Fairfield University
and whom he helped. cil revie~ed, it should be deter- has encountered in dealing with
In closing, the Stag would like to offer a wish of prosperity mined what kind of an article to NFCCS. The problem, as you
in this, his new field of endeavor. If his work there is on the write. will remember, was brought to
sa~e scale as .the job he did for Fairfield, this will with cer- Sad to say, about the only a boiling point by the national
tamty be a WIsh come true. type of article to write on the increase of dues. Nat u rail y,
J. McN. Council is just a general one _ STAG - investigation followed.
what its job is, what job it After mulling through his scatdoes,
the way it's run, the type tered notes, this commentator
of men on it, the work involved, will now relate his suggestions, Taking just these examples
the lack of cooperation, enthusi- conclusions, and the reasons be- (and there are many others),
director this month, asm, and even interest of the hind these. Anyone, desiring what conclusions can be drawn?
student body. further information on the Fall The New England region is iso-Sure,
there are issues to be council, can consult the full lating itself, and the colleges report compiled by this reporter within its region, from the na-discussed
about the Council, but through the offices of the STAG tional organization. It is dedoes
Wehner Von Braun write
articles for the general public or the Student Council. (The stroying an essential part of
on the reasons why failure oc- Council will be presented with NFCCS, the unified voice of
curs in the second-stage ejection a copy of the full report, for students throughout the nation.
of the Atlas? No! because John their use and discretion.) I shall not dwell on the attitude
Q. Public doesn't care enough In regard to the directional of the subtly satirical manner
to know en 0 ug h about what purpose of NFCCS, this com- with which the vice-president
makes a three stage rocket tick. mentator holds that the New treated her report of the NaWell
John Q. Fairfield doesn't England region is generally ig- tional Congress. Nor, shall I
know or care enough about his norant or neglectfl.l\l of an im- mention the apathetic manner
Student Council to discuss any portant part of the purpose. in which the national Academic
problem concerning it! The argument shall proceed in plan was discussed by the presi-
For weeks Council members the concrete. In the pamphlet dent. I see here a precedent.
have been going back to the stu- of the 13th annual Congress of I see here harm for the CathR.
O. N. dents who elected them to dis- the New England region, under olic college student and his ex______________________________
cuss a solution for the election the title of "The History of pression on the individual cam-or
selection of he original mem- NFCCS," we find the statement puses of New England. A secbers
of the Cardinal Key. And that the NFCCS's foundation at ond conclusion, I draw from
what were our results? Every' Manhattanville College, in 1937, the evidence presented, and the
time we spoke with a new group "was founded to unite the stu- remaining in the full report,
or individual we had to explain dent bodies of the American that the region is hesitant to
the function of the Key all over Catholic colleges and to give, enter i~ the political, social ~nd
again - like Von Braun ex- A Voice to these students in na- economIC fields of our nahon,
plaining the history of the rock- tional and international affairs." in which Catholic principles and
et from its beginning in China In the same pamphlet, Fr. Burns the workings of the lay apo~toin
1259 until its intricacies 700 (a person of influence in NFCCS late are so desperately needed.
years later every time he wants circles). talks of purpose: ". .. Bearing the previous in mind,
to make a point about the sec- The . mtellectual and moral let us examine the relationship
ond stage. training of the individual stu- of NFCCS, to ourselves, the stu-
What happened to the gr.ape- ~ent to meet the problems and dent body of Fairfield Universivine
that spreads odds on races, 1 s sue s of our Contemporary ty. Should we withdraw from
that knows about holidays or I n d u s t ria I Society . . . in the national, following a prelack
of holidays, that has profs the light of Christian world- cedent that perhaps had seed on
pegged? What happened to the view and principles." Finally, our campus? No; RETREAT IS
boys that spread the word on examine a basic statement of NOT THE ANSWER. The anupcoming
tests? What happened pol icy. by the Detroit-Cleve- swer lies in full participation,
to the boys who can tell you the land regIOn of NFCCS and see active participation. (Despite its
case history of every girl whose that the central theme is "apos- proud appearance the next
name is mentioned on campus? tolic responsibility." It would statement I believe'to be true).
Why is it that none of the grape- thus seem that essential to Only our .enthusiastic interest in
vine boys spoke about the Key N~C:CS is ~a~-ticipation and NFCCS can turn the region
among their classmates so when vOlcmg of opmIOns on a NA- aside from disaster. Returning
the Council representatives ap- TIONAL level. And what type to the Fall council, for a mo-proached
their classmates for of opinions? Setting aside, for ment, there are two examples of
opinions, at least the issue might the moment, the religious and active interest on the part of
have been known? The obvious, devotional elements of our Fairfield University. The first is
sad, and pathetic answer to all Faith, woul~ not the carrying a move by the Junior delegate
these "whys" is that John Q. and expressmg of the truths of of FU to organize the seating
Fairfield doesn't car e enough our Faith .on political. and social and attendance by New England
about the work of his Council front be mcluded?, It w 0 u I d to the National Congress by acto
know anything about it. seem so. Thus, we would try to tuality or proxy (At the last
And work it is! The duties of set o~r soc~ety':;; and our govern- National Congress, New England
the Council, the preparations for ment s actIOn to reflect our be- with a potential 50 votes had
the me~tings, and the work at liefs. Thus we would be a pres- only 14 votes recorded), Se~ondthe
meetings go completely un- sure group (a political science ly, is a plan by V. Carrafiello to
appreciated by the student body. terminology). organize political clubs of both
(Continued on Page 4) But, observe. The following (Continued on Page 6)
November 6, 1959 THE STAG Page Three
That, incidentally, was the last letter we received from him.
Three days before we received it, Russia released the news that
they had shot the first "volunteer" into space. I wonder who that
poor slob was??
Winter Is ~4 Glorious Time
If You Are Dressed in
The Latest Fashion
* * *
Dear Comrade Brother,
I am wanting to thank you so much for sending the Care
package, but what will I do with European history notes?
They contain no truth, you know. Truth, in this here particu-·
lar case, means anything Chief Comrade says. For example,
there will be no Christmas this year. Chief Comrade says
that we are falling too far behind the Americans, so we will
have to work for the whole vacation. I was planning to work
my way home on a mail boat, but I guess that's out now.
Oh, by the way, as I was walking down the People's
Plaza the other day, I happened to overhear several of my
comrade scientists saying that there is a "big-mouth" in the
People's country who has relatives in America, and that they
have developed a rather unique way of eliminating him.
That strikes me as very funny, because in all the years that
I have been here, I never knew there was anyone else with
people in the States. Well, anyway, I must run- now because
I am late at the lau~ching pad. Something big is brewing
here, but I'll write and tell you all about it, just like last
time. Just to prove to you how wonderful the People's government
is, they have even sent me a Secret Police escort.
I must leave now, they are waiting for me.
Hate and corruption to all,
Nikita
• Howland's offers you a wonderful selection of the latest
in Winter fashions in men's furnishings and clothing
on the street floor,
• You may also want a gift for that special girl or mother,
which you will find on the second floor.
By MIKE FRATANTUNO
In our last edition, I noticed that Joe Monahan's column
featured a letter from Russia. This fact recalled to me that there
has been a lot said in recent years of inter-country visits, summit
meetings, and beating the Russians over the head with mailbags.
All this talk of Russia being a foul place to live is untrue.
It's not a bad place to live, but I wouldn't want to visit there. I
have a brother who is a Russian scientist, (you'd never guess it
from my marks), and in his letters home he shows a great deal
of admiration for the Russian people.
It's funny, you know, how he happened to become a Russian
scientist; he had been working at Brookhaven, and one night he
went out for a pack of cigarettes (Viceroys, I believe) and three
years later, we heard from him via a short, fat man with a bald
head, an earring in one ear, and he was wearing a tee shirt.
Brother wrote that he was a Russian scientist of great merit (he
always was modest) and that he had to start from the ground up.
So for. two years, he was a launching pad and got ground up
everytlme there was a take-off. After that, he gradually rose to
fame, by "eliminating" his competition. I searched through
trunks and closets, and finally came up with a letter h,e wrote
to the family last year:
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JAZZ '59
1260 Main St,
BRIDGEPORT
By E. W. ANDERSON
A major innovation in the
field of modern jazz that caused
much controversy (and rightly
so) has been the rising trend
toward a "form" which is sometimes
t e r m e d "com-bop" or
simply "commercial jazz."
This off-shoot of the idiom is.
represented under man y and
varied modes - most of which
are at present enjoying a high
degree of popularity. Ranging
from the heavy "jazz?" :ilcoring
for a few second-rate detective
series, to "jazzy'l beer and cigarette
advertisements, to music
which was previously designated
"Gospel," this form of music
has proven to be one of the
country's best selling commodities.
However, this columnist would
tend to call this music a "diluted
counterpart" of the idiom
and therefore not jazz at all. I
say "tend to call ... " for it is
necessary to hesitate before
making a positive assertion. By
this is meant that one can't
really say whether this "diluted
counterpart" is or is not true
jazz - for there is not, as yet,
any complete definition of true
jazz.
What is jazz? There have been
numerous attempts to answer
this all important que s t ion.
These range in degree of sophistication
from the late Fats Waller's
definition of "If you don't
know by now, don't mess with
it!", to a much more scholarly
definition by the noted jazz authoritY,
Marshall Stearns (who
fuly admits that his is only a
tentative definition) of: "a semiimprovisational
American music
distinguished by an immediacy
of communication, an expressiveness
characteristic of the
free use of the human voice and
a complex flowing rhythm."
Yet, regardless of how precise
definitions have been, there
is not as yet, one all-encompassing
definition recognized by the
jazz world as being the criterion
from which to dicate the standards
for jazz music.
Marshall Stearns writes in his
book, "The Story of Jazz," "a
definition of jazz in the most
complete sense - how and why
it communicates satisfying human
emotions - can never be
truly formulated." Perhaps Mr.
Stearns is right; perhaps there
can be no "all-encompassing"
definition of jazz. However, as a
deterrent to the increasing number
of musical forms presently
being passed off as "jazz," I believe
that Stearns and the other
r e cog n i zed jazz authorities
(Leonard Feather, Nat Hentoff,
Andre Hodeir, et, al.) should
feel an obligation to the jazz
world to at least come to some
basic agreement as to what are
the vital elements constituting
this important art form.
JlA RIANTS ...
You And The Night And The Nelv
Gym; More Of Abbate's Insides
By FRED J. ABBATE
From time immemorial, man has concerned himself with
fitness and recreational activity and places where his sporting
nature could vent itself. It was only natural, therefore, that when
our newest building was finally unveiled, speculation and opinion
came to the forefront. Some of the attitudes expressed have been
favorable - it is well-designed, a valuable addition to the campus,
and so forth. Others, however, have not given the building
itself or the place it occupies in campus activity such go.od report.
It is with the indictments of the latter group that we shall concern
ourselves here.
The first charge is one of insufficient equipment. Allied with
this is the charge that whatever equipment exists is not of the
most lasting calibre. There i~ a punching bag attached to an
arched beam by a chain swung loosely around it. There is a
striking drum of poor quality. There are weights resting upon
thick blankets supposed to resemble mats. There is no drying
room for uniforms - a dangerous thing since damp uniforms are
not the healthiest thing in the world. To pass oh to some of the
equipment that could be there: wrestling mats, a trampoline,
game posts, parallel bars, chest weights, a wall-ladder - just
about any intercollegiate equipment. But buying in haste, and
coming up with cheap equipment, can be more retarding than
progressive. This should be considered along with any plan to
outfit the gym.
A second charge aims at the inadequacy of space and design.
But this leads to a complication with the first problem, since
it is hardly funny for someone on a wrestling mat to get stepped
upon by a basketball player. Putting all the equipment in the
practice room would be similar to putting the Library of Congress
in a gunny sack, so this would not be the answer. Furthermore,
the arched interior forbids the use of such valuable equipment
as travelling rings and climbing ropes. The portable basketball
backstops, which just arrived a while ago, will have to be removed
at major games and non-athletic affairs, since it is quite
difficult to see through wood. In fact, an informed source reveals
that in December they will be taken down and stored away until
the basketball season is over. So this problem takes on serious
proportions, and can only be met with some sizeable expenditures
for correction.
The final charge is that the gymnasium is being treated like
the Hope diamond. This too overlaps both other considerations,
for if we have neither equipment nor space, we also lack incentive
due to the heightened restrictions imposed. This charge is often
supported by the fact that the gym is a "maze of locked doors."
Also cited is the practice of "renting" the gym to any group that
wants to hold any kind of affair, and many emphasize that soon
basketball will have to be played in ballet slippers.
When all is said and done, no completely affirmative or
negative statement can be made about these existing attitudes.
First of all, a gymnasium is primarily a piace for athletic activity,
and only secondarily a special spot. The former having to yield
to the latter (in cases where a decorating committee ousts an
athletic group) is hardly proper. On the other hand, keeping
the new gym the "new" gym for the next twenty years smacks
a bit of inconsistency. And perhaps space and equipment are
inadequate, but as was seen, the problem will involve more than
merely caustic words. We at this end are pretty certain that any
constructive ideas will not be met with deaf ears.
Here it is again, fans. Jack Frost is dashing about gaily
painting the leaves and the little birdies are flying south. That
is, most of the little birdies are flying south. There is, however,
a group of starlings, refugees from Mount Vernon, who gather
outside Loyola's north wing each morning at six for a community
sing. With all these signs of approaching snows it is fitting indeed
that we consider the season's schedule of snowball fights. Best
among these will probably be the Resident Council vs. the Maintenence
Dept. The Board of Health will officiate.
The Phantom Editor was by again last week. Although his
editorial, "Politicsmanship," seems ridiculous on the surface,
closer examination shows that it is ridiculous all the way
through. Anyone for Javits vs. Eastland?
Congratulations to the New Jersey area club for running one
of the year's most ord~rl events. "They said it couldn't be done,
but ..."
It was good to see that Kaiser gave in, in the steel strike, as
things were eyidently brought to a standstill in shower curtain
factories all across this great land of ours.
New Frontiers should be out soon. The student body reaction
to the appeal for more quality writing was so overwhelming
that the editors didn't even notice it.
On the debit side, for the first time there is enough interest
in debating' to enable the school to sponsor two tournament
teams. One if these travels to Brown this weekend, while the
other goes to Marymount.
Also heartening is the great deal of student interest in the
Cardinal Key Society - some pro, some con, but all wonderfully
violent.
Still more, the merry clicking of barber's shears is another
indication that the Resident Council will do. more this year than
paint windows.
Why are all those big glass plates being delivered to the
gym?
More later, but now I'm going out to throw nepalm on the
starlings. G. S, , •• I~ _J
Page Four THE STAG November 6, 1959
November
ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
6 Met Club Social
7 Junior Sports Competition
7 Cross-Country Meet; Adelphi-New Britain (away)
7 Movie: The Safecracker
12 Lecture on Alcoholism-Fr. Mullin, S.J.
14 Cross-Country Meet-CTC Championships (Van Courtland
Park, Bronx)
14 Movie: The Buccaneer
14 Movie: Rock a Bye Baby
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drilling a hole right in the middle of the campus, would you
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All amendments dealing with
the class-proportion of members,
the present and future election
o£ members, and whether or not
members of the student council
should be members of the Key
were tabled and postponed to
the next meeting-after lengthy
discussion and argumentation.
The major principles underlying
the debate upon the previous
were: the effort toward stability
of the Key, the pro and con of
senior domination of the Key,
adequate experience and knowledge
of candidates for the Key
in order to secure valid selection,
and the concern to find the real
Fairfield University man of spirit
and action. An important distinction
was made by the chairman
of the legislative committee:
one may be a member of the
Key or the Council, but not both.
The highly controversial issue
of the initial selection, or election,
of Key members was postponed
after much debate. The
two foremost proposals in this
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the Ladies Home Journal's
expressions of appreciation CARDINAL . . .
or togetherness. All the members
of the Student Council ask
of the student body is interest.
Without expressed interest in
activities, procedures, and motions
of the Council, its members
can only vote as they feel
concerning an issue. With no
interest shown, Council representatives
can only act on the
assumption that they were elected
by the members of their class
and should therefore consider
their opinion to be that of their
classmates. Without student interest,
cooperation, and participation
in the' Councils job, the
representatives act as individuals
and not as true representatives
of a total class's opinions.
Only with an ardent interest
of the student body' for its Student
Council will the Council
be able to do its job as designed.
And only with this increased
i,nterest may pro b I ems be
brought forth to the entire student
body (through this publication)
concerning the Council
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LAST
THE STAG
WEEK IN P·I CTU RES
Page Five
Reading from left to right:
Radio Free Gonzaga
Fr. Murray shows Glee Club album
to Mr. Harak and' Joe
Monahan.
Mr. Tartaro and Alice
Soon-to-be-passed H art for d
Harrier pursued by Stags.
Solitude of Retreat
Roaring halarity at "Roaring
Twenties."
November 6, 1959
RETREAT
(Continued from Page 1)
confere'nces. The day and the
Retreat ended wit h solemn
Benediction and prayer for
world peace.
NFOCS ...
(Continued from Page 2)
major parties on every Catholic
campus in New England. This is
aimed at Catholic influence in
the young Democrat and young
Republican throughout the five
states. And Catholic influence
means or should mean the
spread of Catholic ideals and
principles.
On this topic, two notes of
finality. Membership in NFCCS
is worth as much as we, the
university, can put into it. In
regard to the payment of national
dues, we ask has the
student council fully investigated
the method of partial
payment. Is Fairfield taking full
advantage of' the unoccupied
commissions?
School of Finance, University of
Pennsylvania, Arthur Lawrence
Washburn, Fordham.
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From the House of Giordano of Brooklyn, New York comes
one called Tony Giordano. He is one who has followed the aristocratic
tradition of early and constant Jesuit training, that is,
from Brooklyn Prep through Fairfield University. (Well it isn't
quite yet over, is it Tony?) Eight years ago Tony began the same
Jesuit training that has trained Popes, cardinals, kings, and
tyrants.
But Tony is rather calm about the whole thing. He likes
the simple things of life, like swimming, tennis, skiing, and dancing.
He looks forward to more studies in psychology, probably
to be a clinical psychologist.
Yet Jesuit training wants leaders, fighters, thinkers, men of
action! Last year Tony rose to the occasion and held the scepter
of the Junior class presidency and served his fellow students on
the student council. He is now the chancellor for the Knights of
Columbus.
This year Tony is doing something more fitting to his intellectual
nature. He is the literary editor of the Manor. Tony says
that his department on the Manor will attempt to say in words
what Fairfield has meant to us and to increase in this meaning
the importance of our studies.
He is also the Student Director of the Drama Society. As
most of us know there is no play this semester, but Tony said
that the Drama Society is still active directing its attention to
its actor and playwrite workshop.
For those who are looking for old tests, Tony lives in the
House of Loyola; his course is A.B. English.
By RAYMOND NALEWAJK
the Campus
On and Off
THE STAG
Fairfield Down 24-31
OCT. 24, .1959
Not quite so inspiring was
Fairfields 24 to 31 loss to Hunter
College, which was to have been
a 4 team affair, but was partially
rained out. (St. Peter's and
Queens College not participating).
Inclement weather condi-tiorls
(6 inch puddles) w h i c h
cancelled all other meets at the SENIORS ...
always trecherous 5 mile Van (Continued from Page 1)
Cor t ~ a ~ d Park .~fur~e w~~e Lasson, In d i a ~ a University,
somew la responSI e or e School of Sociology; William
unfavor~ble outcome. . . ILavery, Hartford Law; William
: The smgle rays of lIght Shll:- Margiotta, Hartford Law; James
mg through the clouds were m IF. Moran, Boston University
the persons of Lou Ockey and Law; Massoud Mowad, Set 0 n
John Barry who placed 1 and Hall Dentistry.
3 pre~edmg a maze of ~ed Hunt- Also, Thomas Murphy, New
er umforms. The c.onsIstency of Britain State Teachers'; George
these 2 boys has gIVen FaIrfield Nicastro Fordham Law' J 0 h n
track enthusia~ts much to hope Nichols, 'Loyola of Chicago; Rayfor
m future cmder meets. mond O'Keefe, G e 0 r get 0 w n
Medical; Michael Paolillo, University
of Maryland; Robert Pelton,
B.C. Law; Stephen Poor,
Rutgers; John T. Redway, Fordham
Law; Joseph Sargent, N.Y.U.
Bus i n e s s; Felix Sassano,
Georgetown Me d i cal; Fred
Schwartz, St. Louis Medical;
Robert Shephard, N.Y.U.; Donald
Sweet, Georgetown Medical;
Henry Tiska, B.C.; John Toal,
Fordham Law; David Toomey,
Fordham Law; Joseph Vitale,
N.Y.U.; Patrick Waide, Wharton
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Date By Harriers
Fairfield 17; U of H 46
OCT 27, 1959
When the tape at the finish
line had been broken and the
scorers had tallied up the positions,
Fairfield's newly inspired
cross country team had defeated
the Univ. of Hartford 17 to 46
at the former's hill and dale
course.
While traversing the four and
one-quarter mile route, Fairfield
men, spurred on by Captain
Frank Connor, managed to. capture
9 out of the first 10 position,
thereby accounting for their low
17 point tally (15 points-perfect
score) .
Notably, the first 3 finishers
were sophomores and leading
the group was John Barry (22:25),
who missed breaking the
course record by 1 and % seconds.
immediately behind was
Lou Ockey who has recently
become a threat to Mr. Barry
and can often be observed finishing
in the number one spot. Very
respectable times (23:5) (24:4)
(24:5), were also turned in by
Bob McCarthy, Jack Doyle, and
Frank Hendricks, thereby totaling
5 sophomores in the first
eight finishers. Speedy Long Island
Junior John Garrity improved
his time over the previous
meet by 3 minutes and
may be the man to watch when
Fairfield meets New Haven next
Saturday.
By ~ILL KRAMER
Lou Ockey starts up the hill in run against University of Hartford
Autumn in Fairfield is a time of restlessness. Each weekend
there is a mass exodus of students to the respective home towns.
Why is it that at a good majority of colleges, (yes even those
Jesuit rivals up the line), this autumn exodus is not present. We
all know what the magnet is that keeps these students on campus
each weekend and we also know that the cl03est this magnet
comes to Fairfield is 20 miles away in the huge oval of New Haven.
My predecessor made a plea to bring this magnet to Fairfield
and even though his plan was a good one and worthy of
consideration, his success, if 'success was tangible, could be packed
into an empty gum package. This writer has no such plan, not
because he is against football, but only because he .sees the
futility of such efforts. In the first place it would be too - you've
heard the arguments one hundred times if you've heard them
once, we agree with them and don't want to be redundant.
However, seeing as we enjoy football immensely, we would
like to point out to the student body or rather to that small group
of footb<J.ll fans in the student body (approximately 99%) the
opportunities that are at hand in this area.
For those perfection seekers amongst us, there are the New
York Giants, N.F.L. Eastern division champs last year and headed
in the same direction this year. Pro football is no longer a status,
it is accepted as the best football, played by the best players.
This we are sure no one will contest. Anyway these games are
played just an hour away, and a Sunday afternoon spent in
Yankee Stadium will provide enough excitement to satiate the
appetite of any football "afficionado."
Then for those who like the color of the college game, just
a scant 20 miles away is Yale Bowl. The Ivies certainly do not
play the best football around but for color and the good old
"college try" they are tops. You may object to all this and say
"that that costs too much money." Well then you really don't
want to watch football and we're afraid that it would cost too
much to see Fairfield play also. And then the supposedly unfounded
objections of the authorities would suddenly become
founded.
Food for thought: Everytime we enter the gym we keep
looking for a sign saying "Don't open 'till Dec. 5." This corner
hopes that after the baskets are installed that the main gym is
used for the Varsity and Freshman practice and the rear gym
will be available to the students. It is only reasonable that the
gym benefit 1000 rather than 30 students. The intramural league
is again a booming success, and on the basis of this we have a
few thoughts. First, why not have a tackle league with four
teams - freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors. All that
would be needed would be two sets of equipment and the teams.
could practice on alternate days and play on alternate Saturdays.
This would be one way of seeing if the student body is really
interested in organized football. Second, and this refers to the
present league, why not have an All-Star team elected by. either
the captains or the players themselves. This corner would be most
willing to cooperate and help out in an endeaver of this sort.
. That last one wasn't bad but we know you can do better, so a
little louder this time "BEAT HOLY GROSS."
