Stag - Vol. 11, No. 05 - December 4, 1959

              Stags Face Crusaders Tomorrow
Vol. XI - No.5 Published by S:l:udenis of Fairfield Universi:l:y, Fairfield, Conn. December 4, 1959
New Publicity Director
An Interview With John Reilly
B.C. Law Professor To Speak Here
December 10, On Fifth Amendment
Father Drinan' holds LL.B. and LL.M. degrees
f:r;om Georgetow.n University Law Center. He is a
member of the BaTS of the District of Columbia and
the United States Supreme Court.
He is also a member of the$>>---------------
I(ey Bonfire
Held Tonite
Rossetti Lectures
To Business Club
On Thursday, November 19,
the first of three lectures was
delivered by Mr. V. L. Rossetti.
Mr. Rossetti is a graduate of
Rider College, a Certified Pub­lic
Accountant and, presently,
controller of Aerosol Tech­niques,
Incorporated. This lec­ture
series is being sponsored
by the Business Club. The open­ing
segment of lecture was de­voted
to the history and back­ground
of the aerosol method.
Mr. Rossetti then went on to
enumerate the problems of pro­duc!
5.on control, specifically,
scheduling and planning. He
pointed out the gap that exists
between the textbook and the
actual job. The lecture pro­ceeded
to focus on the practi­cality
of expansion, as experi­enced
by his own company. In
future lectures, Mr. Rossetti
will develop the topics of
Quality Control and Cost Ac­counting.
Victory is the cry when the
Stags meet the Crusaders to­morrow
evening. The basketball
team will be greeted' by a num­ber
of festivities sponsored by
the newly organized Cardinal
Key.
A marching band, followed by
I
the student bod , will enter the
Xavier entrance and proceed
to the Loyola parking lot.
At the parking lot the school
band or a local dixieland group
will entertain with selected
melodies. Then the coach and
players will give speeches.
The main attraction of the
evening will be a huge bonfire
in the center of the track. A
Crusader sitting on a chair will
be burned in effigy. The pre­game
festivities will conclude
with songs and war dances.
At the game eight members
of the S-squad, Jay Simpson,
Capt., Gene Papa, Rod Dowling,
Dave Jones, Barry Coyle, Gary
Ferugia, Donny Nichols, and
Jack Morrison will lead the stu­dent
body in cheers. The S­squad
has planned something
unusual for the' Holy Cross
!lame. For the Holy Cross game
the S-squad will wear white
5weaters, red pants and low cut
sneakers.
After the game the Met Club
will have a post game party
with refreshments at Father
Coleman's Council Hall in Fair­field.
The Met Club has invited
the student body from Holy
Cross and both basketball teams.
Admission for the post game
party will be $2.00.
University's graduates, lies in
'the impression the student
makes at the interviews held by
his would-be employers. Yet, it
is important to remember that
much of the character assets,
immerging in all the all-impor­tant
interviews, is developed in
the academic work and extra­curricular
activities of the Uni­versity.
Therefore, the academic
marks and extra - curricular
points do bear weight of con­sideration.
Mr. Reilly did state
that he sees a major task of his
position to be involved in the
development of the University
from the angle of Public Rela­tions.
His experience in the
newspaper world, plus his par­ticipation
in various political
and fund raising campaigns,
lend a great deal of knowledge
to the director's fulfillment of
this aspect. A central point, in
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"ONION'S" AUTHORS
MR. JOHN llEILLY
Joseph Martin Speaker At Ed Club Meeting
J. F. X. Warbur:ton and Geoff S:tokes, au:thors of "Served wi:th
an Onion" :to be presen:ted by Class of '61. December 11.
In honor of Education Week, of a job interview. Then he went
the campus Education Club into the interesting problem of
called a special meeting at coping with the youth of today.
Canisius 106 on November 11. He emphasized the fact that a
The guest .speake~ was Mr. Jo- I secondary school educator must
~eph Martm, a. hIstory teacher Ibe prepared to accept three
at Norwalk HIgh. S~,hool. .Mr. groups of students: high, middle
Martin spok~ o~ hIS expenen- and low groups.
ces as a begmnmg teacher."
. , Mr. Martin pointed out "open-
A grad~ate of Kmg s College, ing day problems" for teachers !WI'. Martm taught for two years and suggested ways to obtain
m Baltlmore ~ounty, M.a~yland immediate control.
before acceptmg a pOSItIOn at In conclusion he reminded the
Norwalk. dub members 'of always main-
Mr. Martin commenced his taining "the barrier between the
talk by stressing the importance teacher and the student."
Mr. John Reilly, the recent
replacement for Mr. Tartaro, as
Public Relations and Placement
Director, granted the STAG an
interview last week. The fol­lowing
information was ascer­tained
from that interview. The
new director is a member of
the first graduating class of the
University, '51. He has held po­sitions
in the Labor Department
of the State of Connecticut, as
an interviewer and tester in the
Veterans section, and in the
newspaper line, on the Norwalk
Hour. Mr. Reilly's father was
the former managing editor of
the Bridgeport Post and Tele­gram.
He is a family man, fath­er
of one boy and three girls.
In a most pleasant and coop­erative
interview, Mr. Reilly
emphasized the 'following as­pects
of his new position. The
main factor to be considered, in
the future employment of the
collect,on is being enlarged. Be­sides
functioning as a resource
agency, the Committee acts as
a coordinating force for all the
other grad-school interests on
campus, i.e. the pre-legal guild,
the Mendal club, etc.
Student participation and in­terest
in this all important pro­gram
has not been as active,
thus far, as might be expected.
A noticable example of t his
lack is the fact that there was
not a single application from
Fairfield University for the
Woodrow Wilson Scholarship. It
is hoped that the other grants
of this nature will not receive
such poor attention. In light of
the present national concern for
our higher educa"tional system,
many new sources of graduate
school financial aid have arisen.
Presumably, the student body is
aware of this fact, and will, in
the future, take all measures
possible to avail themselves of
one of these many aids.
It has been noticed that, in
the past, the majority of stu­dents
that attend graduate
school have been science ma­jors,
or legal students. With the
functioning of this new Com­mittee,
however, the numbers
of students from fields of the
University, other than those just
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University Aids
To Grad Studies
In the modern day, progress
of education and the student's
career, after he passes from un­dergraduate
circles, the impor­tance
of graduate schools and
graduate degrees increases each
year. The old practical-adage
that preached a four year col­lege
education, as a necessity
for getting ahead in the world,
has now added a graduate school
degree to its simplified rule of
success; e.g. a masters and, in
the more specialistic areas, a
doctors degree. Thus, the STAG
would bring the attention ef the
Student Body upon the Commit­tee
On Graduate Schoolarships
of this University. The main
purpose of this faculty commit­tee
is to attain student aware­ness
of the various scholarships,
fellowships and assistantships
that are available for grad­school
work. The Committee
collects information and mater­ials
on these financial helps for
the graduate student, or the
would-be g l' a d u ate student,
from in d i v i d u a 1 graduate
schools, philanthropic groups,
i.e. the numerous foundations,
and, at present, is investigating
t.he various facets of government
aid. Catalogs of the graduate
schools and descriptions o'f pub­lic
and private grants are avail­able
in the Library, and this
American, Massachusetts and
Boston Bar Associations. He is
also chairman of the Family Law
Com'mittee of the Association of
American Law Schools and the
Boston Bar Association. He is a
member of the section on Fam­ily
Law of the American Bar
Association and the Board of
Governors of the Massachusetts
Bar Association.
Father Drinan completed his
studies at Fordham University,
Weston College, and the Jesuit
Seminary in Florence, Italy. He
has contributed a number of ar­ticles
to a score of periodicals
which include the Georgetown
Law Journal, Commonweal, and
Social Order. He writes regular­ly
for America and the National
Catholic Weekly, of which he is
a corresponding editor. Father
Drinan' writes on Church-State
raelations, Family Law and Jur­isprudence,
subjects of which he
is an Associate Professor at the
Boston College Law School.
Page Two THE STAG December 4, 1959
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FEATURE EDITOR
Geoffrey Stokes
BUSINESS MANAGER
Bob Crowley
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PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Art Funk
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Joseph McNamara
EXCHANGE EDITOR
Lou Parent
NEWS EDITOR
SPORTS EDITOR
Bill Kramer
From 'This Corner
MANAGING EDITOR
Robert O'Neil
Published on alternate Fridays during the school
by the students of Fairfield University
Member of Associated Colleqiate Press
Represented for Naiional P~blication by
National Advertising Service, Inc.
Subscription price $2 per year
By MIKE FRATANTUNO
Many of the students here at good old F.U. have mentioned,
at one time or another, the alleged lack of choice to which the
students are subjected. If only one would look around him, he
would notice lJ1any choices which have to be made by the
average student( whoever he is) every day.
We will start in the morning: the alarm goes off ... the
student chooses to turn it off, before his eyeballs fall out of his
head. It is a Mass morning for the boy, and he wants to go out
this week-end, so he chooses to get up and get dressed. At
breakfast, his choices are almost unlimited . . . (a) tray - wet,
dr~, dirty, clean chipped, etc.... (b) silverware - bent, egg­s1iamed,
green, etc.... (c) coffee, milk, or tea - various shades
colors, and tastes . . . (d) toast - hefty, hot, and soggy .. '
(e) bu:l:ler - all the milk, bread, and butter you want! ! ! ...
(f) bowl - choose one or eat the cereal out of your hand . . .
(g) main course - oh, goodby! (no discussion required) . , .
(h) cereal - Post Yummies, Yum Posties, Yosty Pumms (the
laxative cereal for all you regular guys) . . . and last, but mos't
assuredly, not least . . . (i) Juice - orange, grapefruit, pine­apple,
cow, tomato, and poisoned cranberry (what an eye-open-er
!) .
Having gone through this rigorous ordeal of choice, the
student then chooses to eat all this stuff (his wallet is empty,
exc~pt for the Pawn tickets). Finishing this chore, he has his
chOIce of what to do today. What shall it be? (A) Play golf?
(B) Go for a ride? - (C) Read an Erskine Caldwell novel? ­(
D) Go water skiing in the pond? - (E) Go to classes?
More often than not (and the "not" element doesn't go here
any more) the student will choose (E) and heads for Xavier or
Canisius. The trip to Xavier is just full of choices - (a) should
one walk on the road, and get hit by a car, or (b) should one
walk on the half-mile sandpile, and ruin his shine, or (c) walk
on the grass, and be shot by the ground-keeper (whoever he is).
The sand pile is the most logical choice, since the shortest dis­tance
between two points is a curved, sandy, soggy line. Inci­dentally,
I am told that this phenomenon will be paved, and
made into a sidewalk, the very next time a gym is built.
Well, upon arrival at Xavier, the downtrodden student has
still more choices. If he (a) stands outside, he will probably get
a loitering ticket from Temperance Tim; if he (b) stands inside,
~nd smokes, he will undoubtedly be incarcerated; if he (c) walks
mto the corridor, he will be trampled by students hurrying to
leave the hallowed halls; and if he (d) walks into the classroom
the teacher will be there, preventing the student from .leaving
again, and there's another fifty minutes shot. But then, of
course, the studenth has his choice of sleeping or listening or
dreaming or drawing or playing Tic-Tac-Toe or Ghost.
Lunch is another challenging array of choices, as are supper
and study hours. But there have been a lot of people who evi­dently
chose right, and are still arouna, s.omewhere, to tell about
it" so you have some chance of making it. At night, it is usually
WIse to choose to turn your light off at the proper hour, if you
value your freedom of choice and movement on weekends, as
do each and everyone of us.
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Administration
Charged With
Cooperation Lack
CALENDAR
Key Society Pep Rally
Fairfield - Holy Cross Game
Met Cillb Post-Game Party,
Fr. Coleman Council
NFCCS Family Life Conference
"Served With an Onion"
Junior Class "Twelfth of Never"
Fairfield - Assumption Game
By GEOFFREY STOKES
THE BIG PUZZLE
Tuesday, December 8
Friday, December 11
Saturday, December 12
ACTIVITY
Friday, December 4
Saturday, December 5
V~4RIANTS 0 ••
Editorials
Try as I might to ignore it, the very real problem of the
University's lecture program keeps slipping into a hidden portal
of my mind. ~ince I can't escape, I might as well talk about it.
The first question to raise itself is, 'Why is the series getting
off to such a late (albeit exce~lent) start this year?" Since I
could only guess about this, I consulted a local expert in the
lecture field, Father Carr. When I asked him, he told me there
were difficulties.
Father Carr did ir-dir,ate, however, that there are strong
hopes for the second semester. (So, there, all you nasty people
from Holy Cross, guess that puts you in your place.)
An alternative to serving by standing and waiting until the
nebulous promises for the second semester are somehow ful­filled,
or at least made public, may lie in the V8(rious activities
Most of us will remember that last year's most popular and con~
troversial lecturer, William F. Buckley, Wias presented not
through the Bellarmine Lectures, but by the Public Affairs 'Club.
To answer the questions thrown at me by some of the read­ers,
Yes, Virginia, there is (will be) a Bellarmine Lecture Series.
With the basketball season o:,eninq tomorrow, we, the stu­dent
body, are all looking for'ward to what may prove to be
one of our most enjoyable seasons because of the veteran team by J. F. X. WARBURTON
we place on the hard wood and the "official" opening of the Previous' to Tuesday evening,
gymnasium. Yes, looking forward to this, we can see nothing November 24th, this commenta­but
excitement in the weeks to come. tor had intended to use this
This trance, however, will probably have some of us over- space 'lo render an appreciation
looking the big fraud which has been commi:l:led against us. As to of the University; kin d of 'a
who is to blame for the fraud, the usual Fairfield "pass the blame sweeping evaluation of the stu­on"
trademark has been noticed as the time of investigation is dent life at Fairfield. But, then,
upon us. Let's examine the facts and see eYlacily who is the' th(:: Student Council met and the
culprit. . late of 'this column was decided.
On May IS, 1958, the Student Council passed a new and The main point of emphasis
revised constitution. In particular, I would like to refer to Act bere is intended to fall' upon
V, Sec. L "The Student Council shall have the power to deter- the $1300, derived from the Eel­mine
within the first two months of the school year, what shall larmine Guild, which the Coun­be
considered a member in good standing (of the Student Asso- cil intends to use for some wor­c~
ation}." This constitution was accepted by both the Admin- thy cause - which worthy
istration and the student body and put into effect in September cause should be suggested by
of 1958. One of the qualifications was payment of the student tax. the students. We would urge
Among the many benefits of paying this fee is that one will (and scream and shout, if you
secure student's rates at the University basketball games. In like) that the following joint
the 1958-59 season, this was almost impossible to enforce because proposal be adopted for the im­all
home games were played at the B~idgeport Brass Recreation, portant expenditure: That $900
Center, and there was none there to check as to whether or not' be used to establish the "Speak­you
were a member in good standing of Fairfield University. ers' Fund" and that the remain­Thus,
University students, Fairfield Prepsters, young looking ing $400 be used to re-enforce
graduate students and teachers and veterans of any war all the English literature section of
entered at the same price. Conclusion, "A student in good stand- the Library. The Fund would
ing of Fairfield University is any male being who attends the not be an addition to the Bel­home
basketball games." larmine Lectures, which is now
This year, with the opening of the new gymnasium, the I in hibernation. Its usage would
student council assured us that only those who paid their ac- enable any non-political club on
tivities fee would be allowed to enter the basketball games at , campus to secure speakers, im­student
prices. When asked from whom they received such au- portant and con tern p 0 r a r y
thority, they gave the definite answer of. "Why, the Adminis- speakers - no more trips to the
tration, of course." Such was the reason for one of the highest Antarctic. Each member of the
percentage of student payments in the history of such under- student body is urged to con­takings.
The figure was almost seventy percent of the student vince, persuade, etc., his student
body. council representative to sup-
To make a long story short, you seventy percenters have port this program. Why? Well,
been given a raw deal. Last week the announcement was made the University is now more than
by the Athletic Department that they would not recognize the seven years in operation. This
student assessment cards as a means of student identification. should mean that we have
So it seems that once again the "corner cu:l:ling" thirty percent reached the age of reason. Rea­of
the student body has triumphed again within the campus son is the usage Of the intellect.
walls. Without paying their assessment fee, they also will be It's about time that the activi­allowed
into the games as "students in good standing." ties of the University began to
The administration accepted the constitution including the concentrate upon' the intellec­above-
mentioned section; and now it seems that they won't lend tual growth of its students. If
a hand in making this council endeavor a successful one. Ii's a this growth will not come from
fact that.the ~dministration won't let the council carry out their I a,dministration-supported .activi­undertakmgs
mdependent of them, but why must they hinder. tIes, (we are not talkmg of
such a sensible move such as this? classroom academics) then the
The cry seems always to be present as to why doesn't Fair- 'growth must come from the
field have bigger and be:l:ler functions? Why doesn't the student student body - as in this pro-council
do something in making campus life more enjoyable? posal, student sponsored and. By the way, anyone who picked (A) three out of four times
The .reason is that you need money for such undertakings. Money arrar:ged guest lecturers. An thinks for himself, and the rest of us are students.
receIved from the student assessment fee is part of this. If this addItlOn: other proposals, before * * *
one big benefit of student price at basketball games is not to be the council, for the usage of the ONLY TWELVE MORE DAYS, guys, hang on! !
made a reward for paying your student assessment fee, then money, usually include' a major
certainly very few will pay their fee and Fairfield will once again portion of the fund going to
remain nested in the quiet solitude above Long Island Sound. the betterment of the gym. Re-calling
that this is what hap­pened
to last year's money, take
a look at the recreation room-I
which the Council gave $1525
dollars to furnish. Ah. perhaps I
we should stop contribution to
the structure, till we can see
what we have already paid for.
Perhaps!
It was a bit fascinating to I
watch the council bemoan and
mutter at the new and so prac­tical
method of selling tickets
to the basketball games in the
gym. There were even I'rum­blings
that dealings wit h the
Administration would better be
put in written contractual,
form from now on. But the
issue here is not a matter of
hurt feelings! It resolves itself
to the extent of cooperation that
the Administration will give to
the Studen·t Council.
Cooperation with the student
body must also be considered
as we await the decision on
whether the University library Paul Fargis
will be open on Sunday nights! STAFF
Again, we will see a reflection
of cooperation. (Yes, we are E. Anderson, J. Distinti, S. Dunphy, M. Fratantuno, J. Grady,
stressing the word) as the Win- DW., K~amer, J. M~nahan, R. Nalewajk, '!. Phelan, D. Preziosi,
ter Carnival Committee inves- ReIchelt, J. ReIlly, J. Stewa.rt, J. TrIsc~rnia, B. Lawler, T.
tigates the possibilities of hold- Cuomo, T. Ungerland, A. Manmon, L. Zowme, J. B. Heller,. ~.
ing the formal dan c e in 'the Flynn, R. Jaros, N. ColI, F. Abbate, R. ~cNamara, R. ManCInI,
Gym. (Must we endure the Ritz, IJ. F. X. Warburton, R. Fleurant, R. Dowlmg, D. Shay, T. Ryan.
(Continued on Page 3) LAYOUT - R. Cagnassola, M. Kiernan.
December 4. 1959 THE STAG Page Three
Read's - Bridgeport, Connecticut
Strong Bench ITo Be Stags
Biggest Asset This Year
JAZZ '59
ADMINISTRATION
(Continued from Page 2)
again?) In the matter of pay­ment
of NFCCS dues, we are
able to pay only part of the
amount and must send notice
to 'the national as to why we
do this. Granted, the Council
has not the financial depth to
accommodate this need. But is
this need, important to 'the en­tire
University, not partially (at
least) the responsibility of the
Administration? Alas, we must
close this door and keep a sharp
eye on the horizon. For, behold,
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By E. WELLINGTON
ANDERSON
Of late the subject matter of
this column has been criticized When the position of varsity Q. Can our lack of height be
as representing a too scholarly basketball coach at Fairfield offset by speed and shooting?
and the I' e for e uninteresting University was vacated two sea- . A. We can't shoot without the
analysis of the jazz scene. Need- sons ago, the students and .
less ·t0 say, I cons1'der thOIS 'cn"t1' - alumnI' wanted to know who ball. It is a proven fact that the C.lsm unfounded,of r I (perhaps could take the reI'ns and lead team that leads the game in re-t
t th I t·)· bounds wins. They have more
con rary 0 e popu ar no IOn Fairfield out of the chains of
consider jazz as a serious music shots at that basket to score.
and therefore deserving of ser- mediocrity to a challenging po- Q. How db you expect the
ious comment. sition against its Jesuit school team to do in the Tri-State
However, while still adhering' counterparts. League?
to my ideals, I have chosen as The Athletic Department an- A. We should do very well.
subject matter a personality s~ered the question with Geor~e The strong teams to look out
whom my critics s h 0 u I d find Blsacca, an alumnus of Farr- for in the league are Adelphi,
quite interesting - Erroll Gar-I field. Prep and G~orgetown Uni- Rider and U.E. Last season
nero verslty, a practrcmg attorney, Adelphi beat Fordham and
Garner, himself, once said,' and a most succesful coach at almost won over Manhattan.
"nobody can put me between the the Prep for six years: Bridgeport has four of its
covers of a book." This fact is At the start of this, Fairfield's starters back, led by Laemel
obvious to anyone who has lis- biggest basketball season, The with the addition of Joe Ya­tended
to Garner's recordings Stag has asked the man who sinski and Dan Morrello from
over the years. Garner today leads Fairfield into this season the Freshmen.
isn't yesterday's Garner and some pertinent questions:
probably won't be tomorrow's Q. Are we on the road to bet- Q. Which is the bigger game
either. He seems to be continu- tel' basketball at Fairfield? this year for you, against Holy
ally in a state of change, and is A. The teams are improving Cross or against your Alma
said to be ·moved by all the each.year.This is.on.Ly..my.sec_ Mater, Georgetown?
events around him. Thus, in- ond year here and the team is A. I want to beat Holy Cross
stead of trying to do the im- much improved over last sea- as much as Georgetown and as
possible (i.e. putting the "com- son. much as Hunter. As far as we
plete" Garner into a single col- Q. When do you expect the are concerned, every game is a
umn), I shall just consider one team to hit its peak? big game. Georgetown is a
aspect of his musical character A. We have at least two men loaded team this season and was
-his uniqueness. who didn't start last season. It not rated as high as it should
Garner is unique (some might will take the squad a little while have been in the last edition of
say "odd") in many ways; but to knit. There is no definite time The Stag. They had the best
he is most noticeably so in his we can point to. A coach feels Freshman team' in their history
ability to make his piano sound his team is ready for its first last season with the smallest
like an entire orchestra. Again game and that it will reach its man being only 6'4".
to quote Erroll, "There's these peak during the season. No Q. Is this just going to be a
eighty-eight keys; the guy who matter how much we practice, one year fling with big schools
made it must of had something it is by each game that we im- or are there going to" be more
in mind." This seems to sum up prove. next season?
Garner's pianistic approach. Be- Q. How strong will the bench A. We have to walk before
cause of his use of the full be? we run. Let's see if we can beat
range of the instrument and his A. We have a strong bench them before we decide. We are
injections of sub tIe humor much more than in the past:
(often welcomed in jazz because There is at least one man to going to keep comparable sched­ules
in the future.
of its rarity) Garner has de- fill any spot at one time of any
"veloped a style which is certain- starter and do a competent job. Q. What do you have to say
ly not limited and therefore in- Q. How much of an effect about all the controversy about
terestingly unique. will Ed Diskowski's graduation the gym?
However, I think most would have on the team? A. After ten yea I' s of try-agree
that his real charm (ma- A. Ed's absence will be felt ing for a gym and playing
gic?) is found in his delayed- more on defense than on of- meanwhile in inadequate, drafty
action left hand (he is left- fense. He was our stopper. gyms, there shouldn't be any
hande~, incidentally) which at Whenever we played a team complaints. We would be un­o~
ce gIV~S the effect of a strum- with an outstanding player, Ed grateful not to appreciate it.
mmg gUItar and at the same would be CD him. He cut the Q. How will the team do
ti!l1e heightens the ~en,~ion of scorers down besides being the against Holy Cross?
hIS performance. ThIS strum- high scorer for us. Last season A. I feel that on a good night
ming guitar" effect has tempted he held Laemel (U.B.'s Bob our team is capable of beating
Garner 'to record on the harpsi- Laemel, who broke the school any team on our schedule, and
chord. However, his initial ef- record for most points scored we play every team to win in­forts
with t his instrument in a season and point per game cluding Holy Cross.
(~ARIS IMPRESSI~NS Col~m- average) to 12 points, who had After a "good luck" hand­bla
CL2-9) are of lIttle ment. over a 26 per game average shake for this season, the coach
Another aspect of Garner's while Ed scored over 20 him- responded, "We will try to
musical character that is some- self. Ed was worth over 36 make the school and student
what unique among modern points that night. body proud of us-every game."
jazzmen (notably Miles Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2.nd many others o'f the "bop" r
school) is his respect for his
listening audience. Garner feels,
and I definitely agree, that an
audience has a right to expect
to be entertained by an artist.
He says, "'the audience is part
of my group, too. It's the fourth
part of the trio, and it plays
right along with me."
By FRED J. ABBATE
There is something wrong. When words such as "rabble
rouser" and "malcontent" form the core of current collegiate
vocabulary, something has to be wrong. And if these verbal
missles are being aimed at the writers on a college newspaper,
it is imperative that the question be investigated to see exactly
where we are wrong. Purely and simply, then, this column is
a justification. It hope to at least show that when one takes a
position against the existing order of things, this does not neces­sitate
an onslaught of derogatory comment.
A distinction must be made immediately between "agitation
for" and "agitation against." There is an immense difference
between biting the hand that feeds and attempting to strengthen
its grip. Dissept, by itself, has never accomplished anything
unless it had some definite purpose at the outset. To disagree
simply for tIfe sake of disagreement is justly termed idiotic
sophistry.
But is this distinction really being kept in mind in the cases
in question? Is it not more correct to say that individuals are
being b8rated simply and solely because .they are acting as
individuals? Are the purposes behind the articles of dissent
really being sought out?
Of course, the first logical question is whether or not there
are any definite purposes in the mind of a dissenting writer. It
is not too difficult a question to answer, however. For example:
no one has ever written an article claiming that the NFCCS is
inherently evil (although from some of the talk around the
campus one gathers that this was the impression received). No
organization has ever been examined (in major articles) by using
the old principle that "invective makes good copy." As I recall
the NFCCS articles, in every case the dissent was purposeful.
The criticisms were always coupled with constructive ideas which
were designed to correct the deficiency or set dangerous prece­dents
back on the proper course. In no way was it agitation
gratia agitation.
Again, a writer does not complain about the inadequacy of
the library, or the gymnasium, because he hates libraries and
gymnasiums. In these cases the dissenter is genuinely concerned
so that something should be done about what he uncovers in
his examination. And the idea pervades the list covering every­thing
from red blazers to student councils - the writer does
not harbor malice, is not simply trying to be clever.
I could fall into one of two pits here. First, I could convey
the impression that every writer who covers controversial sub­jects
is a genuine dissenter with a purpose. This, of course, is
not the case. There will always be people who enjoy being
thorns in the sides just because they love the pain they can
create. Fortunately, their attempts are quite noticeable, for
iconoclasts seldom erect something new to replace what they
have torn down. It will always show in their writing. Sec­ondly,
one might assume that I am saying that all dissenters are
absolutely correct in their judgments of problems. But a writer
only expresses opinion, and he leaves it up to his reader to de­termine
whether or not he is on, or off, the proverbial beam.
Some have castigated dissenting writers because they use
clever wording and propagandistic techniques to bring the reader
to their ways of thinking. This, however, is just another argu­ment
in behalf of purpose. For once the writer is convinced
that what he has to say is worth saying, he will natur~lly use
every means at his disposal to get his message across. There is
nothing unfair about it, and if it stirs up controvery this is ex­actly
what the dissenter wants. Controversy is the starting point
for all change!
Perhaps it is a stI'ange thing - but nevertheless true ­that
when an article dons comic dress it rarely is criticized. It
is, of course, enjoyed to the full in most cases, and even if the
statements were only paraphrases of the Communist Manifesto
they would probably pass as unnoticed. But the moment an
,article hints of seriousness, the writer is under all kinds of
suspicion.
I have labeled this article as a justification. Yet most of us
are certain that to many iJ:. appears as a rationalization. But
dissenters will nevertheless go on, and they encourage disagree­ment
over their articles - disagreement, that is, over their
opinions, and not ovr the fact of their being dissenters. The
student body should be thankful that there is one thing they
will not have to agitate for - the right to dissent!
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mentioned, will increase in gra­duate
school attendance. Every
student who intends, hopes, or
is not unopposed to attena gra­duate
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this Committee. With greater
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GRAD STUDIES ...
(Continued from Page 1)
REILLY
(Continued from Page 1)
the field of Public Relations, is
press coverage for the Univer­sity
and its activities. This cov­erage,
would be one of his main
concerns. The new director urg­-
es all campus clubs to give the
necessary names, facts and gen­eral
press-release da'ta, well in
advance of the individual events,
sponsored by the clubs. He re­quested
the STAG to inform
the Student Body that he will
be glad to help any individual
or organization on the campus,
in any way possible. As pro­jects,
that he is presently en­gaged'in,
Mr. Reilly lis ted:
the establishment oLclos.e con-,
tact with all local newspapers,
and the completion of the active
file of our alumni. The initiation
.of this important file, in respect
to connect.ions for coverage and
employment. in the outside-the­Universi'ty
world, was a project
of the former director, Mr. Tar­taro.
The STAG wishes to pub­licany
thank Mr. Reilly for his
coopeJ:ation in the interview,
and to assure him of the inter­est
and good will of both the
studen't body and its newspaper,
the STAG. We a I' e sure Mr.
Reillv will be a great asset to
the University's growth.
ADMINISTRATION
(Continued from Page 3)
11 thunderous command is heard:
"This is over at ten, folks!" ,
Does this commentator have
a grudge against someone? No.
He is simply tired of seeing
the activities of 'the school, par­don,
the University, appear as
an image of ANTI-INTELLEC­TUALISM.
Is this grumpy per­son
annoyed? Yes, every time
he hears the reasoning given
that a certain necessary func-I
tion will not be held or cannot
be held, because "we ,are a
young school", he does boil a
bit. We have passed the stage of
nursing, of gratefully accepting
what is thrown our way. We are
growing. And we must grow,
Any rationalized delay is a di­rect
harm to the student body
of the University and the Uni­versity
as a whole!
Keep those STAG essays I=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
coming!
December 4, 1959
Bisacca:
THE STAG
"We Play To Win"
Page Five
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HARRY HYRA ARTIE CRAWFORD PAT KELLY
BILL SHIN
JOEL CHERRYTREE
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TOM O'BRIEN
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By BILL KRAMER
Six
Preview Of Tall Starting Five Still Puzzle
Frosh H~opsters On Eve Of Holy Cross Game
Breeds HIgh Hope 1
In just one short day, the long sought after ana
For the past few seasons Fair- bid
field University has put a much publicized game with Holy Cross will e p aye .
Freshmen 'team on the court The majority of the student body is naturally inquisi­which
seemed to be at least one tive as to which 5 men Coach George Bisacca has cnos­notch
better than the previous
one. This year's edition of Coach en to represent Fairfield in what is destined to become
Emil Garofalo's squad seems to a Classic New England Rivalry.
follow the pattern in line of The only dependable informa-·S>--------------
potentiali·ty. bon available (from the Coach ior forward from New Jersey.
The young Stags make their himseli) is a hint that the :'start- Big Joe's experience and 200 plus
debut against the Holy Cross ing 5" will be somewhat IdentI- pounds should make him a pow-
Last veal' my predecessor started what would seem to be. Frosh in the preliminary tilt to cal to 1a s t year. Mr. BIsacca erhouse under the boards. Hooks
a traditiori. He peered into a crystal ball and predicted the sea- the varsity game. assured us however that i't has and short jumpers are his spe-son
to come. as he saw it. I would not like to be a tradition- been a perplexing task and no cialty.
breaker and' yet I certainly do not feel like a prophet. Since a To S~amiliarizeIiou with i~e le3s than 9 men have been con- ARTIE CRAWFORD _ Junior
writer on a school paper cannot help being biased when it comes ne~ ~fgS tW~.WI IgIve you e sidered for the positions. All forward from New York Artie
to his own team and since we are certainly not the exception to pro a e s ar mg me-up. i this adds up to bench strength thought of mainly as a ;eboun~
the preceding rule, we will present the coming season as it looks The smallest player. among Inever before witnessed at Fair- del', last year shot a remarkable
from here. These are not by any means "picks." They just the starlets IS Fred KeIsmuller field and so necessary for a top 52 per cent for an 11 point per
might: however: have some insight into the future. from All Hollows HIgh. School, notch ball club. game average. Taps are his fa­HOLY
CROSS - A great ser;es is started - New Gym - Fired ~ew York. At 5'11", thIS B.S.S. HARRY HYRA (Capt.) - 5'11" vorite, but 15 ft. jump shots are
up Student Body - Fired up Team - History is made. student w~s a second team All Senior guard from Conn. Harry not unusual.
ASSUMPTION - Second Worcester team in as many Saturdays hC.ltyt selectIOn l'tahst setason. WhIle holds the scoring record with 37 DICK PANUCZAK _ 6'1" Jun-
• IS earn won e CI y crown m points in one game and averaged ior guard from Conn. Strong all
- STAGS to shine. Lhe CatholIc loop, Fred averaged a presentable 11.8 last year. He around back court man. His soft
ST. FRANCIS - Danny Lynch's Terriers in dire straits - Two , 2 pomts per game. When All possesses every shot on the touch set shot is probably 'the
Seniors - Very young club - Experience shows. Hollows played m the Iona and floor and then some. best on the team.
SIENA - The Indians used to appear in the Garden regularly - Newport tourneys, he was se- PAT KELLY-6'4" Senior for- BOB JENKINS _ 5'10" Soph
Albany Armory their home - Who knows? - I do - STAGS. lected for both all star teams.. ward fro~ New York. With .21 guard from New York. Of the
YESHIVA - First Tri-State game - First game after Christmas In the back court WIth WeIs- years varSIty expenence Pat IS sophomores, Bob will probably
break - STAGS out to avenge last year's upset. muller IS B. S. S. studen't Bob the man who could really make see the most action. Jump shoots
ADELPHI - Won Tri-State League last two years --; About Sponza, an alumnus of St. Aloy- the club go. His jump sho't is I" like a man 1 ft. taller.
time for a letdown - Lost nearly everyone from last year's sius High School, Jersey City. "par excellence". BILL SHIN - 6'6" Soph for­strong
club - Away game, but Visitors should get nod. Standing 6'5" Bob will be the TOM O'BRIEN - 6'2" Senior ward from New York. Bill's fine
tallest guard in Fairfield's his- forward from New Jersey. Tom's performance in the recent Co­lONA
- STAGS have never triumphed against this well-coach- tory. This has not been a move h.te season hot streak last year lumbia scrimmage h'lS brought
ed, well drilled, always tough club - At Home - Jinx could made recently by the coaches. helped keep Fairfield in top half him out of the dark hor,e stage.
be broken. After starting at forward in his of the league. Consistent scorer MIKE TOUHEY _ 6'1" Soph
BOSTON COLLEGE - Probably our biggest Jesuit Rival - As Sophomore year, Bob played who depends largely on lengthy guard from New York. Mike
a Frosh this was the "big one" - Eagles in off year gU'lrd 'the n ext two seasons. jump shots. was frosh high scorer last year
STAGS could. While leading his team to the VIN ALVINO 6'1" Senior with 19 point<; per game and his
BRIDGEPORT - Traditional foe - Tri-State marbles might be State Championship of Catholic guard from New York. In the genuine hustle in recent scrim-at
stake here - Always a toss-up - Always a thriller. High Schools, he was chosen to pa<;t Vin has turned in some mages should as<;ure him a spot
GEORGETOWN - Another new Jesuit rivalry - Wish it were the all-star team. His 17 point st.rong performances as "'take in the importan't game.
in D.C. instead of home - Exam layoff may push STAGS werage was instrumental in charge man" against zone de- DEVIN DOOLAN - 6'2" Soph
off their competitive edge - We hope not. Bob being named to the all ci'ty fense. Good on fast breaks both e:uard from Chevy Chase, Md.
VILLA MADONNA _ Kentuckyites always feared as basketball and all county first teams. offensively and defensively. Devin had a bad start this year
The big man on this team is JOEL CHERRYTREE - 5'11" because of his broken nose but
players - Can this be only the University of or also these 6'7" Frank McAnulty from Senior guard from New York. his impressive performance last
men from Covington - V.M. on Northern tour - STAG'S
riame heads south. Pittsburgh C en t I' a 1 Catholic. Joel was second high scorer last veal' 03 points per game) will
A B.S.S. student, Frank's team Veal' with 13 points per game. keep him in contention.
FAIRLEIGH-DICKINSON - Leading scorer in Tri-State loop for won 'the Steel Valley Tourna- Shoots accurately with either p;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~.
last two years, Charlie Portyrola - Always tough but cer- ment, and he was a first team hand.
tainly not invincil:?le. all tourney selection. An impor- JOE FLANNIGAN - 6'4" Sen-
A.I.C. - STAGS travel to Springfield - Aces to see much bet- tant fact about Frank is that he
tel' club than the one that beat them last year. holds his high school rebound- was selected to the first team
UPSALA - Shocked STAGS in finale last year - STAGS much ing record. All Nassau County.
better than they showed in this game - Will be up for this A ulayer familiar to area sport Other reserves are Phil Bucci
game - Shocking to be reversed this year. fans is Nick Macarchuk from from Newington, Conn., John
BROOKLYN - An UP and down team - Always manages to Montville, Connecticu't. Nick, in K 0 val e ski from Terryville,
upset someone ~ STAGS shouldn't have trouble even if the B.S.S. course, played in Conn., and James Ratigan from
they are up. Bridgeport last season with his Ithe Bronx. N.Y., all guards. John
C.C.N.Y. - First of two new teams in Tri-State loop _ Great Norwich Free Academy 'team Scanlon from Richmond Hill,
coach in Nat Holman - Will lose two starters through Jan- against Warren Harding High N.Y. is a capable reserve for-uary
graduation - Tough before Jan., after doubtful. School. The Norwich team won ward.
the Capital District Conference I;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~
L.I.U. - Second of above - Once top te·am in nation - Coming championship, and Nick made
back after complete layoff from basketball - Could be very the all-star 'team for the second
tough - Definitely a dark horse for Tri-State honors. straight year. The 6'4" forward Fairfield Laundromat
ST. PETER'S - Scored most points of any opponent against was a first team all state selec-
STAGS last year - Always good - Sometimes great - If tion at the state tourney in New
former STAGS can - If latter STAGS might. Haven.
HUNTER - Fourth New York club in a week - Good thing we Filling out 'the first unit is an-have
as many New Yorkers plus a few Nutmeggers to offset other 6'4" forward Bob Hutter
this - STAGS could be closing in on Tri-State title. from Archbishop Mulloy in New
SO. CONN. STATE COLLEGE - New Haven gets new name - York. In the B.S.S. curriculum,
If they don't get any new ballplayers, it should be STAG- Bob came to Fairfield with many
night. honors. While averaging 16
RIDER - Last Tri-State game - STAGS long way from home points per game, he led Arch-in
Trenton - Roughriders always better at home _ STAGS bishop Mulloy, formerly St.
j
'.
not to be denied title. Ann's, to the Brooklyn cham-pionship,
third in the city, sec- i~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BRIDGEPORT - Second game with area rivals - This series ond in the Nationals, and firs't I;
has been split more than the proverbial pea - Let's hope in the Marist Invitational Tour­this
isn't a good year for peas. nament. In each he was chosen
PROVIDENCE - Rated ninth in the nation in pre-season polls - to the spring all-star team. Bob
By this time may be even higher - J. Egan, L. Wilkins, J. also made the Daily News and
Hudnot potential All-East and then some - All this adds Long Island Press spring all star
up to Mount Everest for STAGS. 'teams.
Well, that's it. We want to emphasize that these are not Two players slated to see
"picks", just inclinations, shall we say. The basketball season much action are Joe D'Agostino
starts tomorrow. You've practiced Beat Holy Cross enough, let's and Ron Reischer. Joe is a 6'1"
try "BEAT EVERYBODY." guard from Brooklyn Prep. Ron
* * * hails from Chaminade High
Note Well, Intramural fans - The selections for the Intra- School. He averaged 16 points
mural All-Star team will appear in the Christmas issue of The per game while his team finish­STAG.
If you haven't already handed in your ballot, then do Ied second in the Brooklyn Divi-so
by Saturday, December 5. sion of the Catholic league. Ron '1. •