Vol. 12 - No.2 Published by Students of Fairfield University, Fairfie,ld, Conn.
----.--- October 14, 1960
STAG CRlTIC PREVIEWS EXPERIMENTAL '60; FINAL TWO NIGHTS
Stag Writer Scouts Rumors
Of Castro's Caribbean Hotspot
(Through the undying efforts of a bearded lawyer named
Fidel Castro, the tiny island of Cuba has been the constant
concern or at least the topic of conversation of every American-
be he politician or bar room philosopher. STAG news
writer, Stephen A. Kolbay writes of his impressions of
the troublespot as a member of Naval shake-down cruise to
Guantanamo Bay. EDITOR.)
/
The final play DEAR ADVERSARY,
written by University
English instructor, Robert G.
Emerich and polished in last
year's drama workshop, presents
(Cont. on Page 8)
The University man d ate
forbiding liquor at all school
functions has been "modified
somewhat," according to David
Royston, Student Council
President.
In a recent a g r e e men t
reached by administration and
Council officials, exceptions
could be made to individual
campus organizations, which
apply for special permission
from Rev. Joseph McCormick,
S.J., Dean of Men. An agreement
between the moderator
and president of the organiz
at ion and Fr. McCormick
could waive the restriction.
Mr. Royston emphasized that
a separate application has to
be made for each proposed
"wet" activity.
COUNCIL DECISION
LOOSENS LIQUOR
RESTRICTION SOME
KNIGHTS CONFER
THIRD DEGREE SUNDAY
I g nat ion Council #4203,
Knights of Columbus initiated
forty-seven new members last
Wednesday evening into the
First Degree. Thursday the same
group received their Second Degree
ceremonies. Third Degree
ceremonies and with it "Knighthood"
will be conducted Sunday.
{f (John Faulkner, STAG Drama Critic, previews the
Drama Society's fall production Experimental '60, pre3enting
its final performances tonight and Saturday
night in Gonzaga Theatre.-Editor)
o Aside from its banality, a
title such as Experimental '60
does hold out a promise. It is a
pledge of interesting entertainment
and ire s h presentation.
The Drama Society's fall effort,
a collection of three one-act
plays and a dramatic monologue,
fulfills the assurance of
its title and more.
The one-act play has become
the almost exclusive property
of the collegiate repertoire
Unique, because of its brevity
and division, it must possess a
unity similar to its fictional
counterpart, the short s tor y.
Owing to this unity, a well done
one-acter can effectively evoke
a singular dramatic experience. r'
The three works of this form
chosen for production reveal a
wide diversity of the m e and
control. Wi 11 i a mInge's A
SOUND OF TRIUMPH is St.
Paul's epistelary image of life
as a race in the story of a college
student groping his way to
a true perspective after losing
to a friend the girl he loved.
The TRIAL SCENE FROM BIL-LY
BUDD, lifted directly from
the longer dramatic adaptation
of Melville's short novel clashes
moral truth with a blind justice
arising from the necessity of
unity and unanticipated authority
in the microcosom of a ship
of war.
General Chairman Bill Rus::;
ell reports that he is now ne~
otiating to bring nationallyknown
recording stars, The
Brothers Four, to the 1961 Winter
Carnival.
The folk-singing group would
be featured in the Jazz concert
at Berchmans Hall on Saturday
afternoon. The post-mid
term triduum opens Friday
night with an informal dance.
Post-prom parties will follow
(Cant. on Page 8)
Winter Carnival
Seeks Brothers 4
Seniors Call
Meet Todav.:
All seniors are expected to attend
a special class meeting today.
Friday in the University
gymnasium at 12 a.m., according
to Joseph Cannizzaro, class president.
The agenda will include Senior
Week and Commencement
plans, and the Bermuda trip.
A vote will be taken to determine
whether the class. dance
scheduled for Dec. 10 should be
a masquerade party or date
dance. Assignments will be given
out for the Brooks Brothers
wardrobe raffle to be conducted
by the ,class. I
Mr.. Cannizzaro plans an appeal
to class members for one
pint 40natiqns 19 the Blood MO- bile unit. l
.Dr. Joseph Porter, Superintendent
of Schools in Bridgeport.
will address the Fairfield
University Education Club this
morning in its usual Xavier
chamber. Dr. Porter, former Assistant
Sup e r i n ten den t of
Schools in Watertown, Conn. is
a well known figure in Connecticut
~duca~ionai Circles.
At a recent meeting, Michael
Oates, President of SEAC (Student
Education Association of
Connecticut) and a member of
the local chapter, talked about
his trips to Lakeville, sponsored
by the .. Connecticut Education
Club ~nd to Peterborough, N.H.,
sponsored by'the student teach-ers.
' ". ..
On June 17, 1960, a small destroyer escort, (DE), slipped from
her berth, taking the crew on one of its most interesting arid
exhaustive cruises. The purpose of the cruise was the ship's annual
operational readiness inspection, (ORI), the destination
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The crew consisted of "regu-~--------------
lars" who maintained the ship, Dr. Porter Addresses
and "reserves" who manned the
ship. After days at sea, the Ed Club Today
calendar becomes less important.
The ship steams o'n and the
duties mount.
Guantanamo Bay showing her
might, reflected the cold gray
steel of U.S. warships. Masts and
flying bridges silhouetted the
cloudless sky. A bosun's pipe
broke the silence. The dit dit dit
dah of a radio operator could be
heard as the little ship slid by
her mighty brothers.
Liberty was granted to half
the crew that first day in Cuba.
Most of us had plenty of dirty
laundry and we were low on
shaving supplies so we caught
the first bus to the Navy Exchange
shopping area. I noticed
the vaStness of the base: The
officer's homes were extravagant
(Cant. on Page 6)
Page 2 THE STAG October 14. 1960
FEATURE EDITOR
GEOFFREY STOKES
BUSINESS MANAGER
BOB CROWLEY
AND POETS PO...
PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
SEAN DUNPHY
Fairfield poets wishing fame
without pay have until midnight
December 9 to submit manuscripts
to The American College
Poetry Society's fourth semesterly
athology. Contributions
must be the original work of
the student (who shall retain
literary rights to the material),
with the entrant's name, address,
and school on each page.
Poems may deal with any subject,
not exceeding 48 lines. No
individual may sub mit more
than five chef d'oeuvres: ACPS,
Box 24463, Los Angeles 24, Cal.
ATTENTION: Mr. Faulkner
When the Sodality found that
it needed some funds to carry
on its very worthwhile work,
it neither cried about expenses,
nor ran to the Student Council
making a ridiculous demand for
money it doesn't have to give.
No. Mr. Faulkner, nor did they
let it bother them for a two year
period and then admit that they
weren't "sufficiently informed of
the entire situation."
The tooksome ACTION . . a
step which any good organization
worthy of its name takes
when it is confronted with a
problem. As every 'one knows,
the Sodality sponsored a very
successful money-making event
- a dance. They faced a well
known fact - students want
something for their money-and
WORKED from there.
Might I suggest that sin c e
"the ensuing improvement and
expansion of service," which the
Senior Delegate ref e r s to as
"great," isn't even discernible
on campus, he might think about
giving the students, which he
represents, something tangible
- a money-making event which
they can enjoy and at the same
time help to bridge the gap that
exists between what the Council
can give and what the
NFCCS assessed.
Incidentally, Mr. Faulkner,
just how large a minority voted
against this very controversial
dues increase? And, how did our
delegate vote?
One who is interested in any
good organization.
Ernest Webby, Jr.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
JOHN F. X. WARBURTON
Represented for National Advertising by
National Advertising Service. Inc.
Patrick J. Toomey '63
Published on alternate Fridays during the school year
by Students of Fairfield University
MANAGING EDITOR
LOU PARENT
NEWS EDITOR ,
MICHAEL T. KIERNAN
SPORT~ EritTOR
,TOMUNGERLAND
Letters ;'/., .I
To The Editor
But then he said to us: "in Letter to Editor:
these passages I've marked, pick
out the digammas." Luckily my
old war wound began to act up
Quaestiones A PQstgraduato at that moment, and I was help-
Carus Cervus: I ed out to the study where the
For a long' time I've b&en maid administered'to me for the
meaning to write, you a letter; duration of the game.
however, since' 'sneaking into So you see, Carus Cervus, I
grad school out here" my time do have a problem. My war
has been taken up with study. wound is fine now, of course,
But there is another reason, and but it may act up at any moperhaps
much more immediate; ment, and I really can't afford
I've been rather reluctant to let to let it any more. She's becommy
new friends know just what ing suspicious of me. So how
school I really came from; they can I tell her I'm from Fairfield
all have been told I come from and not "Fairfield"? Or, which
"Fairfield," whereas I'm really is perhaps even better, how can
from Fairfield. These new fel- I make up the years wasted (exlow
post-grads in classics have cept for a brilliant real-college
seen "Fairfield's" catalog and beginning in half of Freshman
confused it with our own. They year) and find the classical eduare
somewhat insistent in their cation which I once thought I
belief that the two catalogs are was getting?
one, and so while somewhat im- Signed.
pressed with the description of Portgradnatns Anxins
the matter dealt with in the ----
courses listed in the "Fairfield" To the Editor:
catalog, they are so firm in their After witnessing the actions
belief that "Fairfield" and Fair- of certain members of the junfield
are one school that they ior class in New Haven a few
are expecting a good deal from weeks ago, I can only say that
me. I was flabbergasted and, for the
My problem is, Carus Cervus, first time, ashamed to be known
how to go about correcting their as a member of Fairfield Uniimage
of me; you see there's versity's student body. It seems
this one person I've met of that two years of Catholic eduwhom
I am rather fond, and cation w 0 u 1 d have at least
whom I just can't deceive any taught these immature boys to
longer. I want to tell this per- act like men when in the public
son about the real me, and the eye.
image that has been built up Many of those that observed
around me w 0 u I d contradict these actors probably had never
this. heard of Fairfield University be-
How can I tell her that I only fore, but have now formed their
just learned the capitals of the own opinions of the type of man
Greek alphabet coming out here that Fairfield produces. These
on the train? What can I say observers c 0 u 1d not help but
when she asks me how I en- know that these boys were from
joyed the poe m s of Tibullus Fairfield, as the majority of them
when I never heard of Tibullus were "proudly" wearing their
(and she had themjn-Ereshman- school jac·kets.
year)? When she questions me The language (not only spokas
to how extensive were the en, but shouted out so that
"... extensive readings in the everyone could hear) was not
Annales of Tacitus" how can I fit for a bar room, let alone the
tell her that I had only 145 lines ears of many high school and
in book XV? She's already asked college girls who were in hearme
to tell her about "Survey ing distance.
of Christian Latin Literature," If ,this is the type of schoolbut
again I was speechless, be- spirit that the juniors told, the
cause these are all listed in the freshmen (during Orientation
"Fairfield" catalog, not in the Week) that the sophomores lack,
Fairfield one. then I am proud to be a member
Once, when we were discus- of the "unspirited" sophomore
sing Juvenal, she took out a class.
slim volume of his works, and
quoted the sixth satire as an
example of such and such a
thing. I agreed, of course, and
later when I returned to my
rooms, I took out my own slimmer
volume of Juvenal and suddenly
discovered the one she
was talking about: it was that
naughty one about women which
my volume didn't have - (after
all we w ere impressionably
young gentlemen and our mor-als
might be offended if we ever
read anything like that!)
Once I was at a gathering of
my new classmates (we were at
a party thrown by one of the
professors every year at this
time), and one of the fellows
there (who had graduated from
a University) decided to start a
little game (the party had become
somewhat dull), so he
went over to the professor's library
and took down a Jarge
copy of the OdysseY and bid
us form a circle around him.We
all did so, and then he handed
the copy (in which he had inark-ed
off certain passages.) around . EXCHANGE EDITORS
to us. Oh, a gameiri'speed"Pi ;FARGIS and R. WIDMER
translation or so me't'h i'I).'g; I STAFF
thought. Well, perhaps Tcan ,', ! .
fake it _ I've always 'done 'so J. A. McCall, P. Mcj)f1fI~¥i' ;C"Roland, N.Coll,R. Dowlmg, J,. ;Faulkner, E.
.. """, ", f' ' ,", : W.Anderson" S',KQ}bar, ~. ~. Lawless. ,J. R. Heller•. R.Manmng, C. Lamb,
brIllIantly In the pas, and ~hey' R Tina T Arnold R. 'N'a'nfeidt T. Phelan R. Nalewyjk A Westerfield W.
expe~t me' td be s<ime:wha~ bdl- J.' Hoehler:p. M'dbbtty:' f. )(bbate, T.Tterney, ,E., Webby, s. K1uko~Ski.
lianf'ciriY.way; so l' \von't)dis'ap~R. eagnasola; plus,istlrttlI'Y' bihers who hilVe, as yet,' riot quite filled the
point them. ' 'i; ,r ,:,." 'requirement of two accepted articles.
As News Editor of THE STAG, I find Mr. Warburton's
editorial "muckraking" in bad taste and unnecessary. I do not
share his glee in pouring salt on forgotten wounds nor do, I
approve of his parenthetical familiarity with God.
Michael T. Kiernan
NEW YORI( NOTEBOOI(
"Here Comes the Clowns:' by Phillip Barry, at the Actor's Playhouse,
72 Seventh Ave, South. (Sheridan Square).
"Here Come the Clowns" has one of the most effective opening
scenes of any of Phillip Barry's dramas. A marvelously inept vaudeville
dance team is interrupted by the sudden appearance onstage
of a tragic Job-like figure, Dan Clancy.
From there on in, the viewer is plunged into the inner world
of the vaudeville troupe, a world of midgets, Lesbians, and female
impersonators. More important, he is plunged into the inner world
of Dan Clancy, as revealed by the searching questions of one of
theatre's most evil villains, Mak Pabst.
With the exception of minor difficulties with his brogue,
Robert Handan is excellent as Dan Clancy. Honors must go to
Alan Bergmann, however; his performance as Pabst is superb,
on a level generally found only on Broadway. The tendency to
overact, present in almost all of Barry's "serious" plays was fought
down by all but Walter Strauss, who almost destroyed one of
the play's key scenes. Perhaps this excess could be blamed on
the direction of Mark Schoenberg, which was frequently too
"stagey," allowing technique to show through.
The sets of Boyd Dumrose deserve special mention; seldom
is such solid work seen off-Broadway.
The above reservations now stated, let me say that "Here
Come the Clowns," in spite of its oversimplified philosophy, is
real theatre and a recommended evening's entertainment.
G. S.
WE BEG TO DIFFER
AND SO DO I
Editorials
1. Isn't it about time that the ruling concerning Tuesday,
Fcurth Period, was done away with? According to present pract~
ce and dictate, no organ:zat:on, speaker, or conversational group
of fr~ends may meet during this period, except the Sodality. While
recognizing the importance and benefit of the Sodality, we must
deny the right to dominate all other activities out of existence
during this period. The present ruling seems to indicate that
Sodalists would attend more "secular" gatherings if given the
chance. What an awful thing to say about the Sodality.
2. Why doesn't the Sodality and its paper Flos Campi release
to the press the documented evidence whereby it felt it could
call Patrice Lumumba a Communist and get away with this grand
generalization and slander? If one goes into Caesar's region, at
least have some of Caesar's knowledge!
3. If the University has a Society for the Advancement of
Management (SAM), is it not also just that a Society for the Advancement
of organized labor be started (SAOL)? .
4. The actions of certain members of the clergy were certainly
cause of discussion and perturbance during the just-past
political campaign. One of the most interesting groups were the
clergy of the Roman Catholic Church (i.e. ours). Technically
known as "Human Events," a Rev. Juniper B.
Carol, O.F.M (editcr of "Marian Studies") contributed on
article entitled "Kennedy for President? ... A Roman Catholic
Priest Says 'No'." Fr. Carol asked to be "permitted to indulge" his
political opinions and the end result was that present day American
political liberalism is the same thing as the theological adversary
of the 1800's (i.e; modernism). The article was truly a scream
. " . fun for the whole family ... Then Human Events ran the
following goody: "The Catholic Bishop of Dallas and Fort Worth,
a Democrat, is portrayed as a Nixon supporter and as carrying
with him most of the Catholic hierarchy and priesthood, not to
mention many of the 1,780,000 Catholic in Texas ... Bishop
Thomas K. Gorman, head of the Dallas-Fort Worth Diocese, gives
his unofficial 'support' to Nixon, and this is 'freely acknowledged
by his associates and generally known to the public'."
Now wait a minute! Everybody has a right to an opinion. But
considering the following crowds that bow to non-religious opinions
of the clergy, is there not a responsibility as to whether
that opinon shall be issued? What are we radically advocating?
An increased sense of responsibility for the clergy should the'y
step outside the matters of faith and morals, is one platform. No,
we are not so unrealistic as to say complete separation of Church
(even reactionary) with the Roman Catholic Church. Christ was
not a conservative.
5. After meditating on Kenneth Tynan's article in October's
Harpers (you really should read it), we ~r~abou to_advance upon
a campaign of limitation: Let's limit the powers of (1) House
Committee on Un-American Activties and Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee (with the Senator Dodd), (2) The Ameri-
, ican Legion as a public censor (the Catholic War Veterans fit
in here too), (3) the Loyalty Oath-section 1001 of Title X of the
.. National Defense· Education Act··of 1958---if fact, let's limit this
on right out of existence, (add HUMAN EVENTS, Nuclear Testing
and Armament, the arrest of Pacifists, Guilt by Association,
and the Connally Amendment to this group). WHY? Well, if you
know what each topic means, then watch coming editorials. Oh,
by the way, our opinions are ours alone, and do not necessarily
reflect those of anybody else.
October 14, 1960 rHE S TA.G Page 3
William Scully Proposes
Campus Chapter Of ACLU
Abbate Ridicules Local Boors
In a Thinly Disguised Allegory
Bv FRED J. ABBATE
(The scene is a mi~er at Cassandra College. As the curtain
rises people are seen mingling gaily ~hrougho~t the ro~m. Enter
two disturbingly healthy gentlemen m collegIate regalia.) .
GIRL (walking over to them): How do you do? My naI?e IS
Althea Glotz, and I'm the hostess for this mixer. May I mtro-duce
you to someone? . .
BOYS: Glotz? What kind of a name is Glotz? That IS WIthout a
doubt the most ridiculous name we've ever heard. (They convulse
in laughter.)
GIRL: I'm sorry you feel that way. Anyway, would you like to
meet some girls? . .
BOYS: Look, lady, we want to look over the SItuatIOn first. We
might not stay if the girls are: as bad as last year.
(She leaves them.) .
FIRST BOY: I told you these mixers stink, Eustace. Why dId
we come?
SECOND BOY: I know they're bad, Alpheus, but they're good for
a few laughs. Did you get that name? Althea Glotz! (They laugh.)
See any of the guys?
I BOY: They won't be here until they get out of that lecture on
modern manners. Why don't we see what's around.
II BOY: All right, but watch it. My mother says the reason why
girls throw these mixers is to look for husbands. .
(I BOY walks over to a group of girls who are busy chattmg.)
I BOY: Wanna dance?
GIRL A: Yes, thank you. (She removes her glasses.)
I BOY: Not you. You! (He points to a girl without glasses.)
GIRL B: Yes, thank you. (They begin dancing.)
I BOY: What year are you in?
GIRL B: My first.
I BOY: Nuts! I didn't know you were a Freshman. Why the
heck didn't you say something?
GIRL B: What difference does it make?
I BOY: Listen, lady. Don't get wise. I know what you girls from
Cassandra think of us guys from Medusa. Just because we're
not Ivory League you girls think you're better than us. Well,
next time don't invite us!
GIRL B: But I didn't say-
I BOY: Just because we're not Ivory 99 and 441100ths. per
cent League, you say we haven't got any manners. /
GIRL B: All I said was I was in my first year!
I BOY: Why don't you go dance with an Ivory Leaguer?
GIRL B: Maybe I'd better (She walks away. briskly, return)
ing to the group.) J
I BOY: I've never been so insulted in my life! I'll never come
to any of these stupid things again. Wait'll I tell the guys how
insulting you people are. Eustace!
(II BOY comes running over.)
II BOY: Don't tell me they gave you the same treatment they gave
you last year. What a rotten school! ..
I BOY: Let's get out of here. Let's go tell the guys. (They start
leaving.) .
II BOY: I met this girl who said she liked opera. Now, did you ever
in your life hear such a . . .
CURTAIN
The purpose of the American Civil Liberties Union can probably
be summed up by a quotation from Voltaire, "I do no~ agree
with a word you say, but will defend to the death your rIght to
say it." This, in essence, is the A.C.L.U. A,Si can be gar~ered. from
its title, it is dedicated to the preservatIOn of CIvil lIbertIes as
guaranteed by the United States Constitution.
The A.C.L.U. steps in when it~....-------------
feels that the govern,ment has" very liberaI"f:h many of its poliinfringed
upon the 1'1 g h t s or cies. A case in point close to us
freedoms of an individual group. would be their stand on public
This assistance consists, in the school buses for Catholic chilmain,
of either providing funds dren. The majority of its memfor
competent legal aid and/or bel'S are opposed to state supply
espousing the rights of the ca~e of bus facilities and their opinitself
before the proper autho!l- ion is set forth in their literaties.
Some misundertandi.ng has ture. However, the opinion of
arisen because of the dlstast~- the dissenting minority is printfullness
of some of the. cases.m ed right alongside that of the
which they have provl?ed ald. majority in all their literature.
They are quick to pomt out, Mr. Scully believes that the eshowever,
that because they pro- tablishment of Catholic College
vided aid does not mean that chapters would allow Catholic
they support the cause in. que~- laymen to exert a greater force
tion or the pe0.l?le behmd It. for good -iiI the comparatively
They merely belIeve that tJ:e few issues with which we would
government has overstepped ItS disagree with them.
powers as set forth in the con- .
t't t' and traversed upon the When approached on the Issue, ~i~~t:o~r freedoms of an indi- Dean William Healy, ~.~., said
vidual as guaranteed in that he could make no deCISIOn on
same constitution. the matter ~ecause h: had been
A group of students interest- presented WIth no wntten stateed
in the moveme~t of A.C~Y men~ of the p~rp?seof the chap-
. at present tryIng to InltI- tel', ItS orgamzatIO.nal set up, or
aaItee, a campus ,chapter. Willia.m the natur.e 0 f I'tS ac·t·IV'It.'les. T.hus,
Scully, one of these students, at the tIme of the mterVlew,
stated that the organization is (Coni. on Page 7)
JAZZ '60
Graduate Exams
Begin Tomorrow
The Graduate Record Examinations,
required of applicants
for admission to a number of
graduate schools and by an increasing
number of donors of
graduate fellowships, will be
offered in the National Program
for Graduate School Selection
to be conducted at examination
centers throughout the country
five times during the coming
year, Educational Testing Service
has announced. In the four
administrations conducted during
1959-60, more than 27,000
candidates took Graduate Record
Examinations in connection
with admission requirements
to graduate schools. which
prescribed them.
This fall candidates may take
GRE tomorrow, Saturday, November
19. In 1961, the dates
are January 21, March 4, April
22, and July 8. ETS advises each
applicant to inquire of the graduate
school of his choice which
of the examinations he should
take and on which dates. Applicants
for graduate school fellowships
are often ask e d to
take the designated examinations
in the fall administration.
The GRE tests offered in these
nationwide programs include a
test of general scholastic ability
and a d van c e level tests of
achievement in sixteen different
subject matter fields. According
to ETS, candidates are permitted
to take the Aptitude Test
and/or one of the Advanced
Tests.
A Bulletin of Information (in
which an application is inserted)
provides details of registration
and administration as well as
sample questions, and may be
obtained from T. Everett McPeake,
S.J., in Canisius. 216 or
directly from Educational Testing
Service, 20 Nassau Street,
Princeton, New.Jersey. A completed
application must reach
the STS office at least fifteen
days before the date of the administration
for which the candidate
is applying.
Obligations of .Art
By RICHARD TINO by E. Wellington Anderson
When one speaks of the obligations of art, one had better be Last Friday while wandering
prepared to be scoffed at, ridiculed, c~lled liar, fool, .and dreame.r; in Greenwich Village, I stopped
.in short, to be looked on as mentally dIseased and SOCIally decrepIt. in at one of my last summer
Today, when any insensitive· hangouts, the Jazz Gallery. The
ape who has developed a pre- has a three-fold obligation. He Gallery (and this is a definite
hensile thumb can attack a can- is obligated to himself, his work, plug) is a swinging little room
vas or a typewriter, the postion and his audience. The division on St. Marks Place and ideal
that there are obligations in art is merely one of convenience, for those interested in hearing
sounds like some sort of rhetor- for there is an inter-action of good modern jazz who can't afical
alchemy. It should be sai?- generic and specific obligations ford to pay Birdland p I' ice s
that the existence of these obh- among the three. (me).
gations does not imply univers~l In his self-obligation the ar- All last summer, for just a
adherence to them. Thus, It IS tist is forced to introspection one dollar (one-fifty on weekpossible
to ~ispose of the obJec- and self-analysis. He cannot ends) admission price and no
tions. Certamly there IS no rea- otherwise control, develop or pressure to buy d I' ink s, one
son why PIcasso should not h~ve contribute to his art the essen- could sit in the "gallery" and
his little joke. There IS no cnm- tial characteristics which make dig such fine jazz groups as the
inaI intention in Hemingway's it both his and arlo Works of art, John Coltrane Quartet, the Ray
fish tale. And Fitzgerald? Well, unlike advertising slogans, do Bryant Trio, the Dizzie Gillespie
he did need the money. ~acJ: of not come from the top of one's Quartet, the John Handy Quarthese
accepted the oblIgatIOns head. Superficiality is incapable tet the Bill Evans Trio, and
at one ym~ or another through- of producing work of value or Chico Hamilton's Quintet (there
out. hIS lIfe. and. managed to durability. The camera records Friday), all alternating with the
ment the label, artIst. Those ob- what it sees in a two dimension- new Thelonious Monk Quartet.
ligations are rigorous. A tempor- ai reproduction. It has no mind Monk has been at the Gallery
ary lapse from them IS hardly and, therefore, makes no dis- since he retained his "work
cause to change tJ:e labels. These gressionary choice as to what card" early last summer and
men are not artIsts when t~ey it will offer. It has no purpose needless to say, his playing and
fulfill their duties and somethmg other than its mechanical one. his often erratic behavior has
else when the~ d? not. What And it has no powers of associ- made him the object of much
makes th~ artIst ~s matter for ation or arrangement. It is not praise - and, of course, much
another tIme. It IS enough to an artist. But in the hands of a derision. There seems to be. no
say that one need not swear human heing with a propensity middle ground with respect to
fealty to a pattern of actIOn to for the preceding sort of activ- Monk's music. Either you think
become. an artIst. But thIS pat- ity, it becomes the tool of an it great or you can't bear to
tern eXIsts and every artIst sub- artist. The writer, painter or hear it. Many of his critics have
mits to its dictates to some ~e- musician who, either willfully gone so far as to compare his
gree at some tIme. The artIst or ignorantly, does not employ sound to a pneumatic drill, just
these methods is avoiding re- as melodic and artistic,also
sponsibility, the obligation of pointing out that his music is
self-knowledge and the applica- devoid of beauty and churns
tion of that knowledge. In his ahead on one turbid level, withduty
to himself, the artist must out subtlety or change, In fact,
also seek and apply other-know- Ja'ck 'McKI'nney, one of Monk's
ledge, that, is, knowledge of most severe critics spoke thusly
Physical existence otlier than of Mr. . Monk in a recent issuIe
himself. Creativity, even repro- of "Metro. nome,": An over a I
ductive creativity, is impossible picture of Monk pre se n t s a
without this knowledge. In the schizophrenic m u sic ian who
field of politics, the people claim comps correctly, who is said to
their "right to know." In the have good time, and who has
field of art, t.he artist must dis- been a very sma II influeYnce
. UpOl] pianists in general. et
pose himself to proclaim his ob- this same musician is considered
ligation to know. The artist h .
must also be honest with him- by some to be among ~ e m:self.
If he opposes his own be- portant jazz voices. TheIr logIC
liefs in his work, he destroys one escapes us, but that's d not uhn-usual,
since we won er w y
of the most dynamic forces of Lawrence Welk is so popular,
creativity. too."
The obligations of introspec- Perhaps MOl]k is somewhat of
tion, inquisitiveness and integ- "a schizophrenic m u sic ian."
rity apply also to the art piece. Sto:ries 'of his antics have beThrough
introspection the talent come legend, and they seem to
and craft of the artist can be illustrate a reproachful attitude
employed to their limits. Only toward his listeners. It is true
the artist who is aware of these that he frequently wanders off
limits can attain them or work the stand (as does Miles Davis)
to widen them. What many take while the rest of the group conas
incompetence in an artist is tinues playing and gambol about
simply his failure to realize the the crowd, often distracting lisextent
of his ability. Through teners and even his own soloists.
inquisitiveness the artist has However I think that Mr. Mcgathered
a store of knowledge. Kinney is doing Monk an inHe
must also know how that justice by even mentioning him
knowledge applies to his work. and Laurence Welk on the same
If he does not know this, he has page!
not fulfilled his obligation. In- There's an old adage, "All art
tegrity applies to the artist's is undefina;'le; but unmistakwork
in all its facets but is most able." There is no doubt in my
obvious in its application to mind that what Thelonius Monk
technical mastery of his skill. If does with the piano is great, nay
the artist has no regard for his fantastic! _ but to pinpoint it,
craft,. his art will display that to say why it is so, is quite diffilack.
The popular concept of the cult. There is certainly a rhythjazz-
and expresso-filled type mic attraction to Monk's playof
life artists are supposed to ing _ probably b e c a use he
live is quite far from the total seems to be always playing bepicture.
The artist must devote hind the beat or in front of it,
his time to learning his trade. thus giving his music a different
Most of that learning must take feel. I guess you could even call
place in solitude and with a it somewhat chaotic.
great deal of good old-fashioned This feeling was definitely
sweat. The artist, then, makes evident in the Monk sets at the
an honest attempt to develop Gallery. I arrived there about
skill with. the tools of his art if 1 a.m. and by this time the
he is serious about it. group was in proper "cooking"
The sort of obligation the ar- form. The Monk Quintet (I'm
tist owes his audience is more not sure of all the personnel;
difficult to classify. He owes you see, Monk never bothers to
(Coni. on Page 7) (Coni. on Page 7)
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IRATE EDITOR' BLASTS MYTH
Historical Record Proves
H.C. Students Reactionaries
THE STAG
New Frontiers
Due By Dec.
NEW FRONTIERS e d ito l'
Geoffrey Connell Stokes informed
THE STAG that the campus
library magazine would be on
the stands "before Christmas."
Phillis McGinley, Rev. Martin
D'Arcy, S.J., and students are
among the contributors.
Mr. Stokes revealed that response
to advertisements in
writer's market lis tin g s has
brought a more than ample supply
of such manuscripts to his
office. "The policy of accepting
outside contributors is intended
to create a standard of quality
toward which the undergraduated
should strive. It is not intended
to discourage the submission
of work from students."
Continued the editor, "The
magazine is primarily an organ
of student expression. Inclusion
of off-campus work fulfills the
principle of unlimited variety
to which NEW FRONTIERS is
dedicated."
Harvard, Columbia, University
of Pennsylvania, Fordham, Chicago,
Boston University, New
York University and Clark. He
feels that if he makes the initial
contact with these schools and
aquaints them with Fairfield's
program, the acceptance of
graduates of the department
will be that much easier.
Mr. Vincent Murphy, Director
of Guidance, and assistant professor
of Psychology, also lauds
those now majoring in Psychology
and he terms their course
"a very rough load," but he
feels that their work will pave
the way towards the establishment
of the University's reputation
in the field.
Mr. Murphy also explaine<I
his duties as Director of Guidance,
a post which he held at
Canisius of Buffalo before com(
Cont. on Page 7)
Debating Team
Grabs 5th Plac.e
Psychology 'Courses Are
Termed As Challenging
At the beginning of the present academic year, Fairfield Uni-~-------------versity
officially opened the Department of Psychology, with Rev.
Thomas A. McGrath, S.J., heading the department. This allows
the University to confer bachelor's degrees in Psychology whereas
previously it could only offer Psychology courses to compliment a
student's major.
According to the catalogue,~-------------the
three aims of the department
are:
1) to aid the student who
wishes to broaden his cultural
and humanities orientation
through a deeper knowledge
of the human personality;
2) to aid the student who
wishes to supplement some
other allied field of major concentration
with a better understanding
of human behavior;
3) to aid those students who
desire a basic under-graduate
training as majors in Psychology
with a view to professional
graduate study.
The American Psychology Association,
which accredits undergraduate
Psychology departments
and of which the University
is a member, has set up certain
standards necessary to insure
good graduate students; for
psychology is a field w her e It seems that every college has its series of myths that act
graduate degrees are a necessity. D Wh ' as perpetual motivations for progress or retreat. Here at Fair-
The University is setting very ean-_ .0 s Wh.o field University, there is one beauty of a myth. It is felt by
high standards for its Psychol- ~any students, and many, many faculty members, that Holy
ogy majors. A minimum of A S d A Cross students are inately superior, nicer, more clever, and so
eighteen credits is permitted for tn ent etl-on much more advanced. A recent anniversary issue of ,THE
a degree but the department re- CRUSADER reprinted selected highlights from the history of H.C.
quires twenty-four credits, with . QUESTION: When is Fairfield University going to start get- Remember now that H.C. stu-~
at least an eighty average, for tIng people into the college edition of "Who's Who?" dents have always been far Itestimony of his most devoted
recommendation to g l' ad u ate This question was put to Fr. Healy, S.J., Dean of StudI·es. He more perceptive than all others: d
hool ' (All quotes originate from that regal' .
sc . holds that the administration should not be the starter of this
The Chairman of the depart- movement. He says that it is entirely up to the students and our anniversary issue). Feb. 25, 1930 Burgos, 10 de marzo de 1939.
ment, Fr. McGrath, has empha- stUdent. g9vernment. Only the students can really know if a man under headline "Communism III Ano Triunfal"
sized the effort that must be IS qualified to be nominated for "Who's Who." The administra- A~ost Finished," "Sovietism "Holy Cross should not link
taken by the psychology major; tion cannot know if a man is a hard worker in other activities w111 be short-lIved because of
he also stated that the depart- outside of his studies. internal rebellion and unavoid- its name with an organization
ment will wor~. for the stud~nt Fr. Healy advised that if we wish to join "Who's Who," we able external pressure which is (here N.S.A.) t hat specifically
who s~ows. abl~Ity .and promIse, should submit the idea to the student council so that they might bound to be b~ought to bear on condemns U.S. postal regulations
and WIll' aid him In acceptan~-form'OR" -cormrrittee to investigate the issue. the irrational government in the that restrict the flood of Commto
graduat~ s~hool. As Fr. Mc- Fairfield is not a member of some of the many national none too far future." munist propaganda from overG::
ath puts It Our. ~epartment societies because, up to now, we could not fulfill the require- Never forget that H.C. stu- seas, or suggests that profes~ors
WIll p~sh ~y 'prom~sl.ng stude.nt ments of these organizations. "Fairfield, because it is a young gents are courageous and value who refuse to answer .questI.ons
a?d ~Id him In. gamIn? ad1?~s- school, has to build internally before they build externally," ideals highly: Oct. 3, 1939, under about past CommunIst tIe s
slOn Into top flIght. umv:rsltIes said Fr. Healy. The Dean of Studies also mentioned that this the headline "Don't Fight," "At should not be censured, and
as well as co-oper~tIn~ WIth the might be the right time to start investigating these various na- this moment, the Congress of the mandates that professOl:~ sho~ld
student for finanCIal ald. tional honor societies and the like. As far as "Who's Who" is United States is making a mo- not take l?yalty oat~s. NotIce
The department does have concerned, it is entirely up to the students. mentous decision that affects ev- how supenorly the Issues are
high standards and Fr. McGrath ----------.:.....--=.·------------------I ery student at Holy Cross. What mis~stated and twisted. Na~ural-terms
it, "probably one of the ACTION TAKEN FOR ENRIQUE HABLA we do with the embargo will ly, In the March 3, 1960 Issue,
most challenging Psychology MASS PARTICIPATION Enrique, (Henry), said, "O.K., eventually decide whether or the .loyalty oath clause. of the
majors in any Eastern college." A movement to stimulate a so I'm not so big, but I not this country is dragged into NatIOnal Defense EducatIon Act
This year Fr. McGrath is visit- more acti.ve participation in the can do the job!" Enrique (an ad- the European War ... You can IS completely endorsed.
ing the graduate schools of Psy- Holy Sacrifices of the Mass on vertisement) works for the take part in this debate, the out- Let us conclude with a far
chology of the various Universi- the part of the student body was Spanish Club and his spirit re- come of which will either mean more objective source. From
ties in the East. Among these are launched earlier this month un- flects the enthusiasm predomi- your safety or that you will be THE INDIVIDUALIST, a bul-del'
the joint aegis of the Knights nant in the club. fighting in the mud of Europe letin published by the Intercolof
Columbus and the Sodality "The Spanish Club is trying for some meaningless ideal. Let legiate Society of Individualists
of Our Lady of Fairfield. to cut loose the bonds of skep- us keep the United States out (a reactionary - conserv a ti i v e
Combining a Missa Recitata ticism which have for so long of war and save it as one last group dwelling on the divinity
(latin) with the reading in Eng- kept it inert. The club's enroll- haven of DEMOCRACY and of William Buckley), issue of
The Fairfield University De- lish of the Epistle Gospel, Post- ment is twenty-five. There are PEACE in the world." March, 1960, an article entitled
bating Society finished fifth out Communion prayers and the five officers, an editor, a direc- Remembering that the H.C. "Moderation: The Cam pus
of thirty competing colleges in Last ~os'pel members ?f both tor of publicity, and a photogra- paper always uses the majority Standard At Holy Cross" by
th t BU' "t .0rgamzatIons are carryIng out ~her. More important though, opinion rule of editorializing, William J. Madden, Jr.: "Indif-e
recen row~ mvers~ y their plan at the 7:30 d 8:05 IS the fact that the club I'S ful- consider this letter to the Edi- ference and apathy toward poli-tournament.
Debatmg for Falr- M an
field on the national topic asses. ,filling its purpose (as stated in tors: "The Military and Private tics and national issues have
"COMPULSORY HEALTH IN- Charles John Rol:md 62 and the University Han d boo k) Secretary of His Excellency The been as discernable at Holy
T " • John L. Moore are ill charge of through a variety of activities. Chief of State and Generalis- Cross (as they have been at
SURANCE, w.ere, DavId. Roy- arrangements for the Sodality We realize that in order to ob- simo of the Nationalist Army many other American Colleges)
~:ci J:~bb~~e~I~:~:lr;"'~1~~:~ and Kof C, respectively. tain student interest, student sends his greetings to you, The ... Liberal platitudes and prom-burton
and Geoffrey Stokes. participation, and Student Coun- Tomahawk, and on acquainting ises to build a new world and
In a STAG interview, Mr. 'BARBATULI' COMING cil aid, so necessary for success you with the receipt of your to shake of any and all re-
Royston commented that he felt The Gadfly Guild announces on this campus and on any cam- courteous letter, he is pleased to straints upon the individual
the club is very unorganized and its first presentation, an original pus, we must become popular. express to you the gratitude of have made little headway at
. play entitled, THE BAR B A- What good is Spanish, or any His Excellency the Generalis- Holy Cross ... When former
can Improve greatly. He be- TULI. The play, WI' itt e n by language, or any means of com- simo for the words of consid- British Prime Minister Clement
lieves that if definite plans, par- Michael T. Kiernan and Donald . t· ·f 't . I eratI'on and sympathy whI·ch I·n Attlee spoke here last Novem-ticularly
greater underclass par- mumca IOns, IllS no popu ar
ticipation, are executed, the de- A. Preziosi is a study in satire ... (carried on by the people)?" your letter, you dedicate to him bel', his appeal for a World Fed-baters
will make a good show- ~ith a Roman setting. William Therefore, Enrique and the as well as for you prayers for eration of Nf.J.tions was met with
ing during the second semester. dini, a member of the Guild, Spanish Club will "measure up" the triumph of the Nationalist a general campus reaction of
The second semester contaI'ns will direct the one-act play. to Fairfield University stand- arms. FRANCISCO FRANCO "Is he serious?" ... the student
most of the important tourneys. SlateId for mid-winter, it will ards if gI' ven a chance by the WI'th great pIeasure takes th·IS congress at HoIy Cl'0 ss unam.-
emp oy modern staging. students. opportunity to offer to you the (Cont. on Page 6)
October 14, 1960
Page 6 THE STAG October 14, 1960
Mock-Mocks Due
of how the water and electricity
on the base were shut off to disrupt
the harmony among the
American military personnel
and the Cuban employees but I
heard no validated reports.
Of one problem I do know
first hand and that is the telephone
communications fro m
Cuba to the U.S. Having traveled
to other countries I can
safely say it's the same problem
everywhere. But in Cuba
. . . Well, one poor chap missed
his ship, waiting to put a call
through to New York. He said
he had waited so long that he
just didn't "give a damn" even
if his ship pulled out ... it did
Other stops, observation, and
more conversation afforded· us,
we thought, good examples of
how well the Cubans and Americans
were living and working
together at Guantanamo Bay. It
was rumored that the Cubans
working on the naval base were
antagonized at their homes in
Baracoa, Caimanera, and San
Luis but concerning this they
made no comment.
The ship successfully completed
her ORI and steamed on
to Jamaica, British West Indies.
The campus branch of CISL
(Connecticut Interstate Student
Legislature) is now preparing
bills for its coming year. Several
mock-mocks are now planned
in anticipation of the Mar c h
general session. The first will
be with the Un i v e r sit Y of
Bridgeport in early December.
Guantanamo Bay • . .
Cont. from Page 1)
and the enlisted men's quite sufficient,
wives were weeding
gardens and the kids were leaving
school buses. GTMO, from
the naval message abbreviation
for Guantanamo, seemed peaceful
and serene.
As the naval base was all that
we were permitted to see of
Cuba, I decided I would see as
much of it as possible. A shipmate
and I borrowed two bicvcles.
We shoved off on our
j~urney stopping first at the
laundry and next at the "ship's
store," (the name that is given
to a navy variety store in which
everything from a toothbrush
to a motor scooter is sold.)
On the bus I had actually met
my first Cuban but in this store
I found the opportunity to try
out my Spanish. To my amazement
I was greeted cordially,
understood, and asked many
questions about myself, my
M Y T H home, and how I liked Cuba by
(Cont. from Page 5) , a very lovely Cuban Miss. After
mously affirmed its support of a little conversation I learned
the loyalty oath and affidavit that all or practically all civilian
. there are no student groups employees on the base were
calling for nuclear disarmament, Cuban. Some held professional
federal aid to education ... nor positions while others did semihas
there been any agitation for professional work. On a base
them . . . However, Holy Cross this size there is much need for
is not and shall not become a administrative workers. I soon
stronghold of conservatism . . . learned that these Cubans reNothing
is ever done in excess spected their jobs and were haphere
..." py with their work. Many of
One feels kind of sorry for any them owned automobiles. In
ir.dividual who does any origin- some cases these cars were pural
thinking at Holy Cross. Gen- chased from American sailors
tlemen Holy Cross is not to be leaving Cuba for the States.
envied: but pitied. Of course there were stories
Visiting lecturers from St.
Vincent's Hospital, Bridgeport,
introduced the possible affiliation
of Fairfield's Mendel Club
with the hospital's Aesculapian
Society at a recent Mendel Club
me e tin g. Drs. Burke, Des
Champs and O'Looney, opening
the campus club's fall lecture
series explained the Aesculapian
Society's function as "to
give the pre-med or pre-dent
seudent, a sampling of clinical
practices, as well as to provide
him with guidance from professional
men in his c h 0 sen
field."
At present a field trip to Yale
Medical School, a continuation
of the lecture series and the
obtainment of an A.E.D. charter
are planned. The A.E.D. is a national
Honor Society for Pre
Medical students.
IMendel May Join With
St. Vincent's, A.E.D. Sodality Committee
Aids Loc'al Deaf Club
The St. Francis De Sales Deaf Club of Fairfield
held its monthly meeting in the cafeteria of Berchman's
Hall last week.
Members of the club began to<S
arrive at 2:15 P.M. and prior to many of the men, who were obthe
meeting some sat alone and viously football fans.
waited for the meeting to begin, A light lunch was prepared and
while others. circ.ulated freely, served by members of the Dacco.
nversmg ill sIgn language tylology Club of the Sodality of
WIth fello~ mem?ers and made Our Laqy oJ; Fairfield under the
a general InSpectIOn of the hall. direction of Bob Wallace. DurThe
people seemed to enjoy very :ng the lunch, members of the
much this montWy assembla.ge Deaf Club had more opportun..
WIth others of the same afflI+:- ity to commune with one antion.
olher, something they seemed to
The business meeting was Ienjoy almost as much as the
brought to order with a prayer food.
said in both sign language and The Dactylology Club was
orally (for the benefit of those founded ten years ago by Fr.
able to lip read) by Father Joseph Duffy, then a scholastic
George Potter, chaplain of the teaching at the Prep. Unfortuclub
and diocesan director of nately, when Fr. Duffy left to
the deaf. Fr. Potter then ex- ::omplete his studies the club
plained the new constitution disbanded. Mr. Henry Scoop, a
and by-laws of the organization. student at the University, later
Following this, the meeting con- "t:vived the club and Fr. Potter
tinued with discussions on vari- was put in charge.
?US topics? interupted with typ- The Deaf Club, officially en-
Ical questIOns and arguments. ",tled The St. Francis De Sales
At the conclusion of the busi- Deaf Club of Fairfield, Conn., is
ness meeting the members ad- nen-sectarian but membership
journed to the chapel for a ser- ;.; predominantly Catholic and
mon delivered by Fr. Potter, and only Catholics may hold office.
Benediction of the Blessed Sac- The purposes of the Deaf Club
rament. In his sermon, Fr. Pot- are essentially, 1) to instruct the
tel' compared. life to a game of deaf in their religion and 2) "To
football with the opposing teams promote a friendly bond of
as the human race and the Devil. union among all the deaf in the
The sermon strongly impressed Diocese of Bridgeport."
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JIFFY LAUNDROMAT
The following uncordination
is a result of a reporters illegibility
and the staff typing staff's
impatience:
Political Lecture (Rally?) in
Gonzaga Auditorium (hot and
jabbed through with signs and
posters) sponsored by the campus
unit of Citizens for Kennedy.
Overall view seemed to
be that audience (the student
body) expected highly academic
talk, and were shocked that
the academic world could be so
partJsan and energetically serious
about he political world.
Pity.
Point of Meditation: That students
(some) in concern (give
benefit of considerable doubt)
for class attendance felt they
were forced (qlOre benefit) to
lellve during the midst of Schlesinger
lecture, reflects either one
of three suppositions (I.e. one
of three is the true view-you
choose): 1. That student body
is unaware of importance of
politics (here consider influence
or environments), 2. That Faculty
ignorance of imoprtance of
political action and information,
triumphed in the call to class,
3. That everybody is well-mean.
ng, and insult was unintended
. . . meaning neither positive
or negative intention ... meaning
nobody really gave a damn.
F.X.W.
Who Gave A Care?
OBLI,GATION ...
(Cont. from Page 3)
them his work. And through his
work he owes any and all of the
obligations that are contained
it. He owes them for their time
a definite gain from experiencmg
his work. This, in true art, is
always offered but much less
frequently taken. The artist also
owes to his audience his raison
d'etre. The artist would be something
else if there were no audience.
He would be a lunatic
singing in a sound-proof cell.
little of this in the artist, but
he is more than just this. The
audience mitigates the lunacy,
and adds something of its own
which makes the man the artist.
The common denominator of
the obligations of art is that
they are self-imposed. The artist,
when he accepts these obligations,
·accepts them for himself
and no one else. The artist
may seem to disregard all other
restrictions, social or religious,
but he does accept autonomous
disciplines. Without these he
cannot produce art. Without
'hem he is no more than a camera,
and his work lacks a third
dimension.
C. A..L
THANKSGIVING DANCE
The Hartford Area Club will
sponsor an informal party on
Friday, November 25 from 12
p.m. to satiety in the Lantern
Village Barn (M a n c h est e 1',
Conn.) immediately following
the Intercollegiate Cat hoI i c
Charity Ball.
A.CL.U....
(Cont. from Page 3)
.Father felt he could not present
the idea properly to the Aca..,
emic Board.
In the personal subjective
opinion of this writer, caution
sh~~d be the watchword. The
basic'''tenets of the organization
are more than worthy of support.
Ninety per-cent of the specific
isues and stands taken by
the ACLU also fall in this category.
The remaining ten percent,
however, could raise embarrassing
objections as to (1)
the prudence of the existance of
a chapter of such an organization
on a Catholic college campus
with administrative approval,
and (2) the apparent dichotomy
in reconciling one's conscience
to support of such a
movement in view of this diametrically
opposed minority of
issues.
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o,f clarification: (1) The ACLU
stand on state supported supply
of school buses is that no pri-vate
educational institution
should (i.e. has the right by constitution)
rece,ive such facilities
from the state•. The ACLU is not
against Catholic children as a
particular group. (2) Mr. Scully
was in the midst of preparing
his presentation petition to the
Dean. when he was interviewed.
(3) While administrative approval
is necessary for the foundation'
of a club. it does not follow,
nor should it follow. that
the administration must there-fore
approve o,f every tenet.
opinion. or belief of every club
that is in existence; (e.g. the
oresence of both Young Dem.
~nd Young GOP clubs on campus).
Considering the Catholic belief
in the dignity of man. and
man's subsequent superiority to
governmental forms. it would
seem that a Catholic college
should be among the first in the
ranks of such important movements
as ACLU. If there are
opinions of the organization.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~11hat we disagree with. and if
we take the moUo of the Christophers
seriously. there can be
no objection to the starting of
a chapter of the American Civil
Liberties Union on this campus.
The Fairfield University Glee
Club will open its 60-61 season
with a combined concert with
St. Joseph College of Hartford.
The concert will take place in
Gonzaga Auditorium on Sunday,
Dec. 4, 1960.
Mr. Simon Harak, the director,
believes that this year's club
will be better than the championship
club of last year. He
attributes the reason of this
statement to the new addition
of the Freshman. The glee club
is now ninty strong. Paul Jones,
Bill Walsh and Steve Kristofak
of the Bensonians have found
Frank Hendricks, the new member,
and are looking forward
to another successful year.
Glee Club Begins
Better Than Ever
JAZZ ...
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introduce them or any of the
numbers that they play) was
exceptional. With Monk mostly
hovering in the harmonic background'
and emerging only occasionally
to solo, the group,
driven 'expertly by little Roy
Haynes on drums, swung hard
on such Monk originals as "Misterioso",
"Monk's Mood", "Rhythm-
a-ning" and "Epistrophy."
Yet, throughout each set Thelonious
was unquestionably the
dominant force. This could be
not ice d especially when the
group played Monk's the m e,
"Epistrophy", for while the two
hornmen (one I recognized to
be Steve Lacy, from the old
Cecil Taylor group, on soprano
saxaphone; the other, on tenor,
may have been Charlie Rouse)
essentially tried to retain their
individuality, they see m e d,
nonetheless, so influenced by the
Monk musical personality that
they were uncounsciously fitting
even their solo improvisations
into Monk's piano perspective.
Another side of Monk's musical
imagination was revealed
when he climbed onto the stand
before the official beginning of
a set and played a mournful solo
version of the s tan d a l' d, "I
Should Care." After this, there
could be little doubt that Thelonious
Monk is a jazz great and
that in spite of his on-stage antics,
his music, though often too
percussive and outspoken, is a
highly personal music, and as
much a part of him as his own
thoughts.
David Royston, Council pres;.
dent, revealed that student response
to the Student Assessment
Tax was only 40 to 50%
of the student body. This
year's hike in price included
special rates on Winter Carnival,
Dogwood and Senior Week
festivities and the customary
student discounts at home basketball
games. The revenue increase
will enable Council to
continue financial support of
campus clubs.
Grath feels that there is a need
for :th~ ~slab~\izi~g\ ipfltt€,?ce ,of
Cathbhclsm' In\ the \field: "
As to the future of the department,
Fr. McGrath says that as
the University;<grows, it is expected
that the, PSychology Department
will grow. But he emphasized.
':that, the present low
teachet~student\ 'ratio 'will be
kept as much as possible, because
by its very nature, a psychology
class should be small.
At present there are just two
full-time men besides Fr. McGrath
on the staff, but next
year there should be an increase
to three full-time staff members,
"
Plans also call for the student
to become more involved in research
programs, rather than in
standard lab procedures.
As far as a graduate school in
Psychology is concerned, it is
auite far in the future and will
depend upon the success of the
present department and the staff
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PSYCHOLOGY ...
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ing to Fairfield.
"U:shly job' to pass on my
exp€rieriC'E~ in this particular
phase' of- psychology. My colleagues
in 'the department will
pass 'oil: their skills as research
and clihical psychologists. It is
interided to give the student a
well-rounded background in
these areas, so his under-graduate
program will not hinder
him, no matter what phase of
psychology he enters.
The department is very fortunate
in being able to set up
an experimental laboratory. Too
often, a mere lecture course restricts
the student of psychology
and the practical lab courses of
graduate schools leave him
foundering. The object of the
lab is to add to the well-rounded
matriculation of Fairfield's
psychology majors.
The lab will deal with basic
human behavior traits and it
has equipment designed for experimentations
in sight, sound,
pain, perception, memory and
extra-sensory perception. Experiments
will be conducted
with students as subjects.
The importance of a Department
of Psychology in a University
.was emphasized by both
Fr. McGrath and Mr. Murphy.
Psychology is a relatively new
and growing profession and
there is a great need for qualified
and prepared men in the
graduate schools. Also, Fr. Mc-
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!ind we've got the selection to suit the man
Visit our New Men's Store for the smartest wardrobe
for campus or work ••• and for the athlete that de~ands
the. best, browse about our Sporting Goods Department.
NOTICE
Students wishing to com·
pete in the intramural basketball
tournament are asked to
Winter C. • . • sign up in Mrs. Watkins office
(Cont. from Page 1) in the gym by 3:30 p.m.
dance. Both the Senior Class I_T_O_D_A_Y_. _
and K. of C. are considering
hosting parties. Following the
Jazz Concert, the carnival committee
has an indoor picnic
planned. A Communion Breakfast
and Glee Club concert on
Sunday will square out the
weekend.
LETTER TOTHEi .
SPORTS EDITOR:' ,
THE STAG
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Experimental '60
(Cont. from Page 1)
Pigskin Champs Undecided
By T. UNGERLAND
Page 8
~ As the intramural I e a g ~ e
heads toward its final week
both divisions 'r~main up in th~
air. The junior-senior race had
in parallel and contrast, the Been up to the FaiJ'field track not been decided at presstime
parting of two very different lately? Probably 'not. It's that nor could results of the decisive
loves. The program is completed oval where our cross-country Aherne-Jones tilt be obtained.
by Edgar Allen Poe's suspense- team can run q cross-country The upper division has witful
monologue, THE BLACK course wit h 0 u t going across nessed a close fight all season
CAT. country. Our "cinder" track is between Aherne and Jones. In
THE PLAYS IN ORDER OF approximately 90% clay, rock their only meeting both, squads
PRESE1'I""TATION: and dirt with a little vegetation fought to a scoreless· tie. The
THE SOUND OF TRIUMPH here and there to beautify the team which gave both clubs
Th' I' . . landscape. It is seldom rolled, their only de f eat s was' Jim
A soccer team a·t Fal'rfield may s.ound ll'ke new -s-tudy ISofpapyersIpSecatnivemtaenrdestmeng- even before meets. The border Mooney's but they in turn prov-material
for the cynics among us, but the fact is a var- volvement. It, like most of boards are rotten, falling or ed the m s e I v es inconsistent
Sl''ty t eam I.n tha t anCI. ent spo~t I.S very f easl'ble at this Ing'e s works, dep'lcts the psy- missing. agaI'nst the rest of the. league.
time. From many reliable sources, I understand that chological adjustment of a love- This is rather exemplary of Davy Jones' club features a
tortured individual. Samuel the g e n e l' a I condition of the well-balanced attack with Kevin
intense interest ,in that sport, i.e., 30 men with much Groom and Bill Ndini do more track equipment. But let's not Reynolds at quarterback and
eagerness, would please the athletic department and than justice to the rather strain- get the idea that this is some- Rod Dowling and Bill Schuman
lead to an informal team with a varsity club following ed major parts. Freshman thing new. Way back when the at the ends. This team has had
ft W George McGinn and guest Carol gym was built, banking wedges the best offensive game of the
soon a . er. e certainly have enough students to sup- Barr are adequate. were to have been installed to year trouncing the injury-rid-port
such an endeavor. THE TRIAL SCENE FROM facilitate indoor track 'running. dIed Coughlin club 38-0. In sec-
Th
Nobody has seen or heard of ond place only three points be-ree
years ago, the University of Bridgeport started IBILLY ,~UDD - This sc:ne is them since. Could this be the hind is Bobby Aherne's squad
a soccer team and last seaSOn they crained the finals in taken dlle~tly from a larger play. reason you never hear of our with triple-threat M ike Ma-
. b As such, It IS not wholly satIs-the
N C A A If U B fi d h 1 indoor track team? loney's at quarterback and fleet
. . .. . . can n enoug soccer p ayers factory as a one-act drama. The
around their school to win an Eastern Division Cham- focal character Billy Budd is not Now let's take a look at the 'Rich ~adol~to at halfback. The
spirit of the school toward track. champlOn~hlp game will b~ a
pionship, we can round tip enouo'h interested men to sufficiently exposed, placi71g an This may take some time as I't'S ,tos~-up WIth J~nes only needmg
f th 1 f h
· toh . . extremely heavy burden m the a t f th t tl
orm . e nuc eus.o a team w lC WIll be a potentIal role of Captain Vere, played by pretty hard to find. Track and Ie or e 1 e.
threat m ,the future. Geoffrey Stokes. Stokes in his field attendence is lousey; cross- In the Ju~ior di.vision the ra~e
AUh h th h b d f d b t t . d country attendence just isn't. can be deCIded If Don Cook s
, oug "ere as een somewhat of an improve- rama IC e u, urns m acre - Maybe be c au s e admI'ssI'on I'S eleven can win their one remain-t'
th . 11 1 1 . itable performance but is a lit-men
m e mte edual eve of the school m the past tle to rigid for the severe de- free, students figure it's not ing ~ame. !im Pool~'s c.lub cou~d
three yars, there was an obvious drop in the "Athletic mands of his role. George Mc- worth the long hike to the top pOSSIbly tIe by wmnmg theIr
Spirit." I'rp. sure that most of the educators here would Ginn playing Lieutenant Wyatt of that towering hill on which final two gam e s and Cook's
agree with me when I claim that athletl' th . d fails. to develop his character the track is located. Then again, squ~d lose. Except for ~ne tie
l' C apa. y nee suffiCIently and the exchanges maybe it's because one must durmg the season, Cook s club
not fOllow scholashc advancement. So far thIS year, I between him and Stokes, intend- stand to see the events. Agreed, has gone through the season unhave
observed a wrestling team which never seems to ed as the high point of the work, track is not the greatest specta- defeated.
get S,tarted and a SWl'nnml'n cr '.,eam whl·,....h re.fuses to' tra- fall disappointing,ly flat. John tor sport; and no article is going --------- b l ~ W b fi to induce hoards of bnlookers to Intramural standings Nov
1 t t
· Al I b h 1 ar urton contrIbutes a ne
ve 0 prac Ice. so, e 0 d-:.a_golf tearn which had supporting performance as Sey- jam trackside at each meet. But Junior - Senior
--patential or"-being ~-eeeg-l'li:L;edas a varsity sport, .but was mouT, and Cha1'las- Roland and attending only- one meet WQuld Jones
canned for lack of student interest Stephen Kolbay fulfill the re- do something to improve these Aherne
Thl
's ,all has thO'e ,appe ra f' "Athl. t' A "'h " quirements of their important wonderful, record inspiring con- Mooney
a nce 0 e lC paiL y, but smaller roles. ditions that our track team now Murray
a bad sign in a growing school. To remedy this situa- THE BLACK CAT _ This works under. Coughlin
tion, I will gladly act as a go-between with the athletic monologue, becomes a tour de, Is itt ble·yttolnd imag.intationt bto FSrimeskhoman - Sophomore
department and administration ,to get soccer on campus forc~ for the exceptional talents expec ale more III eres y Cook
and into full swing. of !3Ill Ndml. Abetted by so~e the Athletic Department - and
. ommous effects and the effectIve just some interest by the stu- Poole
Now that the door is open, it's about time we had use of mime, Ndini turns a ve- dent body - in this, our only Sanders
a project on campus worth talking about. hicle of doubtful value into one fall varsity sport? Think of the ~~:;l~~ey
- of the highlights of the evening. consequences: Given more atten-
DEAR ADVERSARY-Gener- tion, the entire track team might Beiga
ally wen-written, the finest cast repeat last spring's undefeated
of the evening, helps "Adver- track record. Horrors!
sary" to overcome a few thread- A Student
bare moments. G u est ac-tress,
Marilyn Emerson, gives
the best performance of the
night as Leslie, a hesitant, wayward
wife. Mr. Groom, playing
her lover, again scores heavily,
as does Carol Barr, in the
part of Rose. Special mention
should also be given to the fine
technical work and the direction
of the playwright which
contribute to make this work the
best production of "Experimental
'60."
The variety, stimulation and
originality of "Experimental
'60" far more than compensate
cor this necessary defect of un-evenness.
In all, it is an evening of theatrical
interest and enjoyment.
BOBBY "LEGS" JENKINS heralds the forthcoming basketball
campaign as the backcourt ace whose spurt in the waning
days of the '59-'60 season helped spark the Stags in their
successful bid for the .Tri.Stat~ League crown. Working with
Little All-American Artie Crawford, who commands the
key, Bobby returns for his se~ondhitch with the Stag five.
The champs inaugurate this sEiason's campaign with ,an away
game at Boston College. Dec.: 2.
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