Stag - Vol. 12, No. 09 - May 5, 1961

              Vol. 12 No.9 Published by Students of Fairfield University. Fairfield. Conn. May 5. 1961
PAGE DIRECTORY
Editorials 2
Faulkner 5
"Hamlet" Review 5
Lawless 9
Preziosi 4
"Queen" Finalists 10
Sports 6. 1
Tino 4
Fairfield University has re­'
ceived a $10,228 grant for the
fiJ1st year of a National Science
Foundation In-Service Institute
for high school and junior h.igh
school teachers of science and
mathematics, according to an
announcement today by Dr
Alan Waterman, Director of the
Foundation.
The Rev. James H. Coughlin
S.J., Chairman of the Univer
sity's Graduate Department of
Education, has arranged for the
Institute to take place on the
!Fairfield U campus on Satur
days during the academic year
1961-62, accomodating 50 teach
ers from this general area. The
g.rant provided by the National
Science Foundation will enabtle
the teachers to enroll in the
Institute free of charge and re
ceive a transportation allow
ance as well. Areas of instruc
tion in which teachers may
specialize include biological
s'Cience, .physical science, and
rnathematics.
Six Credits Per Year
Teachers completing the In
stitute courses satisfactorily can
obtain six hours- of academic
credit for each y.ear of the In
stitute. This is applicable to a
Master's degree or a Certificate
of Advanced Study. The pro
gram offered during the pro
posed three-year sequence will
fulfill the subject matter re
quirement in each field for the
degree or cerhficate for those
who continue their studies. Ap
plicants interested in only the
first year as well as in the
sequence wm be considered
University sources said.
Subjects offered in Septem
ber inc 1u de Mathematical
Analysis, Laboratory Techniques
in Biology, and Physical Geol
ogy and Geophysics. In subse
quent years, othe,r advanced
mathematics COUJ1ses are plan
ned, as well as modern biology,
physics, and chemistry courses
Also to be included will be in
strudion in radiation biology
and chemical instrumentation.
Dr. John A. Barone, Associate
Professor of Chemistry at Fair
field U will be director of the
Institute.
Fa,cUilty members participat
ing for the coming year include
Frof. Robert E. Bolger, mathe
matics; the Rev. John F. De
vane, S.J., geophysics; Dr. John
(Cont. on Page 4. Col. 3)
Louis Ockey, '62, recently
named Treasurer of the Alpha
Sigma Nu fnaternity, will suc­ceed
Louis Parent, '61, as Pres­ident
of the Cardinal Key So­ciety.
Joining the newly elected
"Key" prexy are Dom Torillo,
vice-president; Brian Dunn, sec­retary,
and Gary Muller, treas­urer.
Other new members elected
to the organization include
Juniors Jack Morrison, Thomas
Tierney, John A. McCall, Joseph
McCrossen, Richard Badalato
and Milton Jacoby.
The new Sophomore mem­bers
are Richard Kinney, John
O'Reilly, Vincent Oliviero, Ken­neth
Maicco.. John Bobinski and
Joseph DiSpilatro.
Frank Suman, Charles Bia­lowas,
Gary Titus and Kenneth
Keane are the Freshman class
additions.
Committee Lists
'Queen' Finalists
CKS Elects '61 Slate;
New Members Named
The Dogwood Festival Com­mittee
has announced the six
finalists in the Queen's contest.
The eventual winner of the con­test
will receive her tiara dur­;
ng the Festival's formal dance,
and she and her five ladies-in­waiting
will reign over the
three days of festivities.
Those nominated by the
votes of the student body are
Miss Joan Kovacs of Fairfield,
the date of STAG Sports Editor,
Rod Dowling; Miss Roni J.
Quinn of Fairfield, date of
STAG Staff writer Alan E. Wil­son,
'62; Miss Mary Elizabeth
Irvine of New York, date of J.
Barry Coyle, '62; Miss Adrienne
LaMarsh, date of Michael Ma­loney,
'62; Miss Susan Chopsky
of Bridgeport, date of Brian J.
Lawler, '61, and Miss Joanne
McNulty of East Haven, date of
Robert DeCanio, '61.
Peace Corps Volunteers
See Possible Deferment
Peace Corps Volunteers can
be deferred from military serv­ice
under the present Universal
Military Training and Service
Act.
This is the opinion of Lt. Gen.
Lewis B. Hershey, Director of
Selective Service. His views
were outlined in an editorial in
the Selective Service Bulletin.
"The relationship of the Se­(
Cont. on Page 9. Col. 3)
Fezza Presented
Fr. Wilkie Award
Andrew J. Fezza was the re­cent
recipient of the first annual
Fr. Wilkie Memorial Award, a
Mendel Club presentation to be
given each year to the senior
who "has done the most to ad­vance
the cause of the Biology
Dept., the Mendel Club, and his
fellow students engaged in Bio­logical
studies."
FezZla is the president of the
Mendel Club, and has been
credited with establishing the
FU Aesculapian Society, a group
whose members will be able to
observe the functions of the
staff at St. Vincent's Host Hos­pital,
Bridgeport. Society mem­bers
will also be permitted free
access to the hospital's labora­tory
and library, and will be
able to witness the operations
of the surgery staff.
The award, presented to
Fezza by the Chairman of the
Biology ·Dept., Dr. Donald Ross,
bears the name of the former
moderator of the Mendel Club.
Fr. Wilkie was Chairman of the
Biology Dept. from 1948 until
his death last year.
U"niversity To Aid Local Teach1ers
Thru S.cience 'Foundation Gr'ant
-----------;-----------~$10,OOOFund Allocated
For Tuition and Expenses
day's meetings, and attempts to
overcome any difficulties which
the candidate may be having.
The candidate is also expect­ed
to actively participate in a
committee of the Sodality. Not­able
among the committees in
the Sodality are the Speaker's
Bureau, which is responsible for
the sending out of speakers
from the Sodality to neighibor­ing
parishes and colleges; Our
Lady's Committee, whose cur­rent
task it is to solicit funds
for the Shrine to Our Lady of
the Way, which the Sodality is
attempting to construct on cam­pus;
and the Liturgy Commit­tee,
which is attempting to
evoke a greater student partici­pation
in the Mass.
Board of Interviews
Following this training period,
candidates appear before the
Board of Interviews, consisting
of the Instructor of Candidates
and two other officers. If
accepted into the Sodality, the
candidate makes a promise to
the Mother of God on Sunday
that he will further impl'ove his
efforts toward sanctifying him-
(Cont. on Page 9, Col. 5)
New Campus Movement
To Gather Conservatives
A committee headed by Ed­ward
Sullivan, '61; Wallace
Timmeny, '61; Rod Dowling,
'62, and Wiliam Merola, '62,
has been formed to investigate
the interest of the student body
in organizing a moderate con­servative
club at Fairfield Uni­versity.
The purpose of this club will
be to expose conservative
thought to any member of the
campus community regardless
of their present political affilia­tions.
If interest warrants it, a
club will be formed modeled on
the Young Americans for Free-
(Cont. on Page 7. Col. 4)
Sodality Candidates Finish ~. Training With Consecration
Historians Aid NFCCS
By Three Aspect Talk
On Communist Policy
A lecture entitled "The Three
A~pects of Communism" will be
presented Monday, 'by three
members of the history faculty.
It will be the third in a series
of NF1CCS semina,rs. Dr. Daniel
Buczek will speak on the de­velopment
,of Communism in
Russi'a, Mr. Richard Lilienthal
will dis'cuss the philosophical
aspects of Communism, and Dr.
John Norman will talk on the
foreign policy of the United
States since the time of the
1917 revolution in Russia.
The seminar will be held in
Canisius 101 at 7:15 p.m. The
public has been invited.
Approximately twenty men
of FaiJ1field will be received
into the Sodality of Our Lady,
Sunday.
These twenty men will have
,completed the training program,
whioh began in September, and
terminates in thei,r taking a
temporary Ad of Consecration
on Sunday.
The training p:rogram consists
of weekly meetings held every
Tuesday at 12:10, in Canisius,
Room 101, which last approxi­mately
a half hour, and at
which the Instructor of Candi­dates,
Bob Jorlett, and the Di­rector,
the Rev. Joseph W. Mur­'
phy, S.J., instruct the candidates
in the Sodality Way of Life. The
instruction is achieved mainly
by talks, given by the Instruc­tor
and the Director, and also
by group discussions.
Counselors
Candidates also meet weekly
with a counselor, a Sodalist who
is very well-informed of the
Sodality Way of Life. At
these meetings, the counselor
supplements Tuesday's instruc­tions,
covers material which is
,unaJble to be covered at Tues-
Promise of Union
Misquote: Fr. Mahan
Rev. George S. Mahan, S.J.,
Executive Assistant to the Pres­ident
of Fairfield University,
recently informed STAG writer
Kenneth McCluskey that the
announcement in the last issue
of The STAG: "STUDENT
UNION BUILDING SOON: FR.
MAHAN," was "taken out of
context."
The student union building
situation, according to Fr.
Mahan's most recent statement,
boils down to: the Society of
Jesus must have funds before it
erects a building; if we look
forward far enough into our
dreams, we could find a student
union building; there are no
concrete plans, and nothing is
definite.
The arrival of a student union
building depends, moreover,
said Fr. Mahan, on the effect
the new dormitory has upon
the dining facilities at Fairfield.
Fr. Mahan said, also, that the
tentative location of the poten­tial
student union building will
be across the road from the
gymnasium.
Council Law Creates
Frosh Class Offices
Class Directory Given
Gratis To Sophomores
In fulfillment of a campaign
promise, Frank Mastrapasqua,
sophomore class president has
announced that sophomore in­formation
booklets will Soon be
aV;:lilable.
The 3" x 5" booklets, an in­novation
at Fairfield, will con­tain
the names, addresses and
telephone numbers of all the
members of the Class of '63, and
will bedistr1buted at no cost to
the s6pihomo["es.
An amendment which will al­low
freshmen to run for spe­cific
class offices has been pass­ed
by the Student Council.
In the past freshman class
officers were determined from
results of the Student Council
election:· the freshman repre­sentative
receiving the most
votes was president, etc.
Proposed by Wanis Ganim,
'62, and effective as of next fall,
the 'amendment is published be­low
to be approved by the Stu­dent
Body.
Amendment to Article IV:
Sec. I-b. That Freshman elec­tions
should be conducted as
regular Class Office elections.
and the four officers elected
shall be members of the Stu­dent
Council.
Page Two THE STAG May 5, 1961
Bil! Walsh '63
FEATURE EDITOR
DONALD A. PREZIOSI
PHOTO EDITOR
SEAN M. DUNPHY
BUSINESS MANAGER
KENNETH E. DUBUC
STUDENT COUNCIL
ELECTION
May 16th. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ELECTION SCHEDULE
CLASS OFFICER RUN-OFF
May 8th. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
STUDENT COUNCIL
NOMINATION PERIOD
May 8th to May 12th
(Nomination blanks must
be submiUed to Dean of
Men's office - Xavier by 3
p.m.. May 12th).
continually with us, however,
the President of the U.S. is in­cluded
in our numbers, and he
along with several members of
a Oabinet which has been called
by some possibly the most bril­liant
in history, ranks as one of
the most eloquent spokesmen
in his advocacy of sports and
competition.
Organized athletics provide
actual ;competition between par­ticipants,
and a spirit of mental
competition between spectators.
As such, competition gives rise
to emotions and provides outlets
for them; and any person who
does not rea,sonably permit him­self
to eXiperience the range of
human emotions has sadly bar­red
himself from a privilege
that is s·olely human, and marks
himself as not so differentiated
from the lower creatures. T,rue,
the various arts perform a simi­lar
function, but 'as I have im­plied
before, a full maturity is
required before one is fluent in
his expression of an art. Full
maturity is rarely found in
youth by nature. Youth requiJres
exam.ple in order to develop a
well - rounded personality and
sense of values, and organized
athletics provide one example
on professional and collegiate
levels. Actually and mentally
they quicken our decision-mak­ing
ability, our sense of right
and wrong, and equip us with
a sound basis for graduation to
more intellectual and artistic
endeavors.
Therefore, for anyone who
believes that oI1ganized athletics
should be universally abolished,
I would say - in regard to sec­ular
society - let him be
anathema.
Re: Comment
SPORTS EDITOR
ROD DOWLING
ADVERTISING MANAGER
ROBERT STEVENS
LAYOUT EDITOR
ROBERT B. CAGNASSOLA
EXCHANGE EDITOR
ROBERT WID:MER
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MICHAEL T. KIERNAN
NEWS EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR
.TAMES F. mLL CLEMENT A. LAMB
I'm sure that Mr. Preziosi's
article in regard to sports must
certainly have been intended to
excite some comment and con­troversy
among the student
body, and thereby arouse great­er
interest in the reading of the
Stag. If this is the case, he has
succeeded. But if I may pro­ceed
on the unlike,ly premise
that he truly believes the pro­duct
of his pen - as opposed
to 'his mind - then I would
truly enjoy evaluating his argu­ments.
Surely Mr. Preziosi must
reaLize that if there is to be an
imlprovement in the intellectual
dimate of a school, that im­provement
must commence with
the departments towaad which
it is directed, the various de­partments
of study, perhaps be­ginning
with the classroom. In­tellectual
aohievement is a posi­tive
movement and will not be
accomplished by a negative
means such as the elimination
of sports from the college scene.
Mr. Preziosi cites the al.legedly
suocessful case of the University
of Chicago where intercolleg,iate
athletes have evidently been
banned. Now, the University of
·Chicago is undoubtedly a dine
institution; doesn't it seem hum­orous
and a bit incongruous,
however, after the highly bene­ficial
results of this precedent­setting
move, that most of the
other fine schools, including
those which are accepted by
many as the finest schools in the
country, have not adopted a
similar attitude? It would seem
that these schools are so naive
as to assume that the time of
youth is singular; it is sup­posedly
a time when men are
fi.lled with unquenchable vital­ity,
spirited temperament, pas­sion,
love, and hate. To specta­tors
and participants alike, dif­ferent
manners of sport and
,cmnpetition provide a safe and
healthy outlet. Admittedly some
of us a.re not so mature as
others, and perha.ps it is for us
that sports were designed. (I
,think that Mr. Preziosi should
be thankful for the interest in
spor.ts; if we all turned to paint­ing
as an a.lternative, perhaps
a much - enjoyed monopoly
would be terminated.) Those of
us who are weaker and less
mature have one proud thought
THE STAG
Bi-Weekly Publication
Schedule
Animal .T May 19
NOTE: All copy for the above
issue must be in the
S, T' A G oHice by next
Friday.
Letters to the Editor
FACULTY MODERATOR
REV. WILLIAM HOHMANN, S ..T.
STAFF
P. McNulty, C, Roland, .T. Morrison, T, Arnold, W. Hoehler, R. Lawless, T.
Tierney, .T. .T. Carway, T. Phelan, R. Manning, .T. A. McCall, .T.lI'1atley,
L. Lavigne, .T. B. Heller, G. Stokes, E. Webby, N. Coli, P. Walz, S. Klukowski,
A. Wilson. W. Dermody, W. Bellows, E. Bader, R. Tino, M. Hurley, .T. Rhati­I
.. gan, .T. Moore, G. Papa, M. .Tacoby, .T. Clairmont, R. Badolato, G. Muller, D. ~ I Browne, .T. Scott and P. Goss.
MTK
OMNffiUS PERPENSIS
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY HAS AGREED TO A
STUDENT COUNCIL REQUEST THAT THE LIBRARY
REMAIN OPEN ON SUNDAY EVENINGS (6- 10 P.M.>.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY BY COUNCIL PRESI·
DENT DAVID M. ROYSTON. ALTHOUGH DETAILS
ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT. IT IS EXPECTED
THAT THE CHANGE WILL BE EFFECTIVE THIS
WEEKEND.
Editorials
This terse announcement is the resuli of a several-mon:th
effort by this paper and the Student Council.
A similar motion was passed by the Council last year, al­though
action was not taken to bring the move from potency to
act. Believing our function as student newspaper to be more the
universiiy catalog's idea of it ("containing a record of campus
happenings and announcements of coming events,") we canvass­ed
students who would use such an extension. Since only dormi­tory
students and those in the immediate area were polled. we
feli the lists of over 200 students would qualm any fears on the
part of the Library staff that an extension of weekend hours
would not be supported. The lists recommending an extension
of weekend afternoon hours by one hour and the opening of the
Library on Saturday and Sunday evenings. was presented to
Fr. Small. the librarian. The LeUer to the Editor below, was his
answer to our request.
While we appreciate Fr. Small's devotion to the Council. we
would make two qualifications to his leUer:
FIRST. when we presented the lists we clearly stated the
names represented students who would support an extension, IF
the Library saw fit to extend weekend hours. Ii was not a peti­)
ion and we resent a tag which ranks us with the May Day
Manifesto.
SECOND, we never intended to objectively, subjectively,
unconsciously or subliminally "slight the prerogatives of the
Council." We were. as editorial voice of the student body, mere­ly
providing a channel of expression for the student body we
represent.
The unlocking of the Library doors on Sunday evenings is a
step. We feel sure that ·a vigorous student utilization of this
privilege will point the way to future concessions and, someday
-a Library which will be open to serve the student body for the
entire weekend!
Mr. Michael T. Kiernan, Editor
The Stag
Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut
Dear Mr. Kiernan:
It was with pleasure mingled
with some surprise that I re­ceived
from your hands a peti­tion
signed by two hundred and
twenty-four "students interest­ed
in the intellectual growth of
Fairfield University" urging an
"extention" (sic) of library
hours. The pleasure arose, na­turally
enough, from the peti­tioners'
manifest appreciation
of the Library's essential rela­tionship
to the intellectual de­velopment
of the University.
The surprised welled from a
twofold font: the fact of the
petition and the number of sig­natures
it bore.
It comes to me as a surpris­ing
thing that if, in the consid­ered
opinion of more than two
hundred zealous students, addi­tional
hours of library service
are needed this fact has not
been brought to my attention at
an earlier date. I find it sur­prising,
too, that the only for­mal
request for additional li­brary
service should appear in
the form of a petition. One tends
to classify petitions among the
indicia of malfunction in repre­sentative
institutions. It is essen­tially
for this last reason that
I have decided, omnibus per­pensis,
to return this petition
with the suggestion that it
should be more properly pre­sented
to or through the Student
Council. I feel ~ure that no
OF WRITERS AND MORONS signer of this petition deliber-
Fairfield University is currenily producing a bumper crop of ately intended to slight the
writers. Students are usually "up in arms" about something or Council but, objecth'ely, that is
other, and consider it a natural right to give vent in ink to their precisely what the direct pre­innermost
feelings and drives, expressions of likes and dislikes, sentation of the petition does.
ideals and disappointments; and the "normal" ouilet for :these I esteem the Student Council
feelings; opinions, or whatever they mlil.y be, is to pound a type· as a responsive and devoted
writer for The STAG, which is pushing ten or twelve page edi- guardian of student interests
tions of varied emotions and cries of "student rights," (sprinkled and as jealous a promoter of
with a litile news); or they may, if they have the inclination the intellectual growth of the
and spirit, compose something for the NEW FRONTIERS, which, University as any other student
like The STAG, is currenily stuffing quite a bit of type between body on the camous. The Coun­its
covers. cil, moreover. has on several
These two publications have seen, ,as most will righily occasions sho~n a very intelli­assume,
the majority of what Fairfield students must say about gent appreciation of the Li­everything.
brary's role in Fairfield's intel-
But this is a "bumper year." And since there are so many lectual life. Their generous gifts
things students have to say and express in writing for all to see. for books and equipment have
limitations imposed by. it is hoped. common sense and good :l:laste, pellucidly reflected their per­have
excluded much "personal expression" from the school's two during intention to strengthen
major publications. that role. I have every confi-
Thwarted from being able to publish the product of their dence, therefore, that the Coun­intellectual
prowess, their efforts and skill exhibited in any of cil will receive your petition
the sanctioned school magazines and papers. a culi of writers has very sympathetically. will weigh
taken to another medium for exhibiting its "work:' it judiciously, and, if they find
They have chosen - for these "students" also want 0 be no- adequate reasons for extending
ticed and read - the walls of classrooms and the tops of classroom the hours of library service
desks as best suited to the display of their work, talent, charac· will brine: the matter effective~
ter and perversity. ly to my attention.
Every Fairfield student has come in contact with this' last I do hope you will understand
category of "writing"; and towards the category, sad to note. so that while I value the enthu­liUle
has been done that all must share partial responsibility for siasm for things intellectual that
the existence of both noxious writings and their sick authors. orompted this petition, right
The people who write such obscenities and trash. as are order and the past relationship
seen, and flaunt it in the faces of their fellow students without between the Library and the
.any reaction from the laUer. righily enjoy the auspices and con- Student Council make it im­cession
of every member of the University. possible for me to condone _
Without a doubt. each of these sick persons. these aduli not to say actively cooperate
members of a Catholic institution of higher learning. these in - any activity that slights
malignants, have been observed at work by their fellow students. the prerogatives of the Council.
The student b!Xly as a whole. moreover, is totally respon· Sincerely yours,
sible for this situation. Perhaps if the first person who saw the Rev. Francis A. Smlil.ll, S.J.
initial carrier of thi::: infectious disease at work had displayed Libradan
revulsion towards him and had done something about it, this Ir;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~ I
situation might never have taken the proportions it has assumed.
But there is. now. hardly a classroom on campus which cannot
testify to the fact that liUle or nothing is being done about
amending the deplorable outgrowth.
Any student who feels that these displays by moronic and
demented minds does not reflect, in some manner, his chariacter.
is mistaken. Students are the only people who use the clas(:l(~:
rooms: and therefore these classrooms are their responsibility.
This is a bumper year for writers - take a look at any desk
in the University. JFH
Letters To The Editor: "Poll Tax"
Robert Crean:
Page Three
his case. It was put to a vote,
defeated and then Mr. Dupuis
left.
A compromise. motion was
presented by a member of the
Council and it was likewise de­efated.
We feel it is unfortunate that
Mr. Dupuis has resorted to vili­fication
and vulgarity in the
presentation of his case.
Respectfully,
Gerald F. McCarthy, '63
Robert E. Slattery, '63
society, be it autonomous, to­talitarian,
or democratic allows
its members a vote which is
free of charge.
6. "However, 225 petitioners
were told it was absolutely
alright (sic) that only 41 juniors
would elect officers this year."
This is an implication taken
from a vote by the Student
Council. The reason behind this
vote is that the Council feels
that anyone sincerely interested
throughout the year in his
school and class would have an Gentlemen:
Assessment Card. The time is rapidly approach-
7. "They were told that an A ing when members of the fresh­student
in 50 clubs wasn't in man, sophomore and junior
"good standing." . classes will elect their officers
No such statement was made for n ext year. As you well
and such gross exaggeration know the function of class offi­would
hardly make a feasible eel'S is to represent all the
example. members of the class. Unless
8. "They'd (the Student Coun- class officers are truly repre­cil)
be better off with only a sentative of their class there can
few allowed to vote . . . " (This be no hope of class unity or
refers to the coming elections developing an "esprit de corps"
for the Council). within a class. Class officers
It is the opinion of many cannot hope to be truly repre­members
of the Council that it sentative of their fellows un­would
be advantageous if all less each member of their class
members of the Student Body has the opportunity to vote for
were members in good standing the men he thinks best quali-of
the Student Association. fied for the office.
9. "The treasurer was unable As you well know, the poll
to come out and say who tax imposed by the council has
would be able to vote ..." not been successful with the
If this delegation had given majority of the student body
adequate notice, the appropriate who had no say in its adoption.
records would have been on The right to vote should not·
hand. be sold . . . .
10. "members reminded us Gentlemen, the point at issue
that voting was a privilege not is whether or not the class offi­a
right." eel'S for next year will be truly
We challenge Mr. Dupuis to representative of every mem­show
us where this statement bel' of the classes. As it stands
is wrong and where there is a now, the mere 41 votes needed
right involved in voting. ,to capture a senior office, 41 out
11. "When reminQ.ed about of 300, shows clearly that these
last year ·and the year before elections cannot be truly demo­that
and the year before that cratic when most of the student
back to 1942, when everybody body is disenfranchised.
could vote, the answer was -- We cannot believe that those
get this -- all classes had men seeking office wish to be
picked slates this year to win." elected by a small coterie.
Even if this did make sense, Therefore we ask the student
no such statement was made council to act while there is
within the meeting proper, still time.
where it would have been re- Realize, if you will, that the
corded in the minutes. present system whereby a large
12. "Well that's what happen- part of the student body cannot
ed Thursday night; they would vote militates against justice.
not listen." If the situation is not remedied
As you can see this is not whereby 65% of the junior
what happened, although we class cannot vote, then, council
can excuse Mr. Dupuis because members, the only legacy you
he saw fit to leave before the can hope to leave us is dissent,.
question had even been fully bitterness and a gnawing in­discussed.
difference which will effective-
Mr. Dupuis was given the ly destroy what class unity'
opporturiity not only to present exists.
his petition but also to debate Joseph Flynn
STAG BUSINESS manager Kenneth Dubuc. seated. was re­cently
re-elected Grand Knight of the Ignation Council of the
Knights of Columbus. Pictured with Dubuc. left to right. are
Robert Lapierre. elected Warden and "Knight of the Month";
Michael LaFitte. new Deputy Grand Knight. and STAG staffer
Ernest Webbe, the Council's new Advocate.
THE STAG
Richard Dupuis
til such time as more members
of the Student Council have the
intestinal fortitude to support
this issue, I don't believe we
have much chance. Indeed, why
should we when in the Junior
class, composed of some 300
students, only 80 have assess­ment
cards and only 41 votes of.
these are necessary for each
man to be elected.
The Council is quite adamant
in its position. Perhaps this is
due to their not wanting to ad­mit
that they might have made
a mistake in attaching voting
rights to the assessment card. If
this be the case, I would like
to remind them that even the
Supreme Court of the United
States has, upon occasion, re­\'
ersed itself.
To Mr. Richard N. Dupuis and
his so interested friends:
Mr. Dupuis, in his open letter
to the Student Body, has made
the claim that he intended to
present "what happened at last
Thursday night's meeting of the
counciL" In his attempt to do
so, he has, we feel, slanted the
truth so that it might fit his
cause - which seems to be
rabble rousing. His presenta­tion,
in fact, has also been in­complete.
We shall attempt to give a
true representation of just what
took place Thursday night with
reference to the letter already
distributed by Mr. Dupuis and
his committee.
1. Mr. Dupuis says ... "And
the 19 or so 'leaders' .on the
council by right always tell the
rest of us what to do ..."
The members of the Student
Council were elected to this
position of leadership by many
of the same people who now see
fit to question it.
Secondly, in mtifying. the
constitution of the Student
Council, within whose bounds
the Council acts, the Student
Body has given the Council the
privilege of acting in such a
way as we feel is in their bet­ter
interests. No one on the
Council tells a student what to
do, he merely does what needs
to be done for the betterment
of the Student Association.
2. "But just maybe, the five
or six hundred guys with no
vote would want to know what
happened at last Thursday
nif!ht's meeting of the council."
If Student interest suddenly
reaches such a fevered pitch,
why is it that only 3 members
of the Student Body, outside of
the Council, came forward to
plead their case.
Secondly, if anyone is inter­ested
in knowing what happen­ed
at last Thursday night's
meeting of the Council, we
maintain that he will not find
it in Mr. Dupuis letter.
3. "Our officials on the council
disposed of their yearly ban­quet
(free, of course, because
uaid for by the council's treas­ury
- our money)."
As you do not have an
Assessment Card, Mr. Dupuis,
vou hardly qualify to ciassify
the money as yours.
4. "They would pay their tax
(to support the council and its
banquets) ... "
Would they? Have they? ! !
5. "but they wanted to vote
fre~ of <;harge."
This statement is ridiculous
and obviously fallacious for no
To the Student Body:
Well, fellows, .as P. T. Bar­num
used to say, "There's one
born every minute," and as I
look around I believe we're
definitely in the majority. From
that august body, the STUDENT
Council, the decision has been
reached to stand pat on the
issue of not extending voting
rights to those of us who, only
last year, put them into office
as our REPRESENTATIVES.
In an attempt to let these
representatives know how the
student body felt, petitions
were recently circulated asking
the Council to extend to us the
right to vote. In a period of
two days 225 students signed.
The petitions were then taken
to the Student Council which,
we must admit in all fairness,
gave us ample opportunity to
plead our cause.
The results were as follows:
First of all, we were voted
down by a voice vote (aye and
nay). Secondly, the Council
based its refus·al upon what I
believe to be historical balder­dash.
Thirdly, it came to my
attention that any student not
having an assessment card was
not a member in good standing
of Fairfield University.
First of all, let me point out
the beauty of a voice vote to a
parliamentarian. In voting nay
to a resolution such as this in
a bloc there is a comforting
anonymity to your decision. I
for one would like to know just
how my representative voted
on this issue. Perhaps, then, we
should all approach our student
legislators and ask them one
embarrassing four word ques­tion,
"How did you vote?"
The Council then proceeded
with amazing intellectual prow­ess
for so arriving at their de­cision.
The applicability of
much of what they said to our
present problem I must admit
escaped me. In the main, they
said that in the history of
American jurisprudence there
have been many cases of vot­ing
rights being denied to citi­zens
because they did not own
property. that voting rights
went with property rights. The
very least that can be said, I
believe. is that the analogy is
quite limo- . However.. if this is
the case I would like to solicit
contributions from those who
can't vote for a fund to be used
to purchase the tract of land
,-1irectly in front of Loyola.
Then. perhaps. as bona-fide
uroperty owners we might
stand a better chance.
Finally. because we're not
~ard-carrying members of Fair­field
University. we are not
students in good standing. Un-process
of conducting the pres­ent
elections. Therefore, the
Council felt that its original
ruling should still stand.
It is my suggestion that if
students wish to remove this
restriction they should do two
things. First, they should bring
their feelings on this matter to
the attention of the members
of the newly elected Council,
so that they may take this into
consideration in determining
next year's policy. The second
and more important: they should
actively support their Student
Council so that such a restric­tion
will be unnecessary.
David M. Royston
President, Student Council
To the Editor:
At the Student Council meet­ing
of April 27, a petition was
presented, signed by over 200
students, asking that the posses­sion
of a Student Assessment
Card be removed as a require­ment
to vote in class .and Stu­dent
Council elections. The peti­tion
also stated that the under­signed
did not oppose the tax
itself as a source of revenue for
the Student Council.
This request was put to a vote
by the Council and was defeat­ed
by a substantial margin. A
second motion to charge one
dollar for the assessment card
which could only be used in the
elections was also defeated.
In order to clarify the situa­tion
I would like to inform the
Student Body ·of the reasons for
the Council's action.
Ffrs"t, according to its consti­tution
which was ratified by
vote of the entire Student Body
and approved by the Adminis­tration,
the Student Council has
the power to levy a tax upon
the students (By-Laws: Article
V, Sec. 1-j) and to determine
what constitutes a student "in
good standing" (By-Laws; Arti­cle
V, Sec. 1-1). Since 1957-1958,
payment of the Assessment Tax
has been a requirement for
membership "in good standing."
The Student Council Constitu­tion
further states that only
students in good standing shall
be allowed to vote in elections
(By-Laws: Article III, Sec. I-a).
Those who refer to this as a
"poll tax" fail to consider sev­eral
important points. First,
that the students are not charg­ed
an activities fee as part of
their tuition as is done in many
other Colleges and Universities.
Therefore the Student Council
must be self supporting and
must in some way mise the
funds necessary to do its work.
This work includes providing
an inexpensive Winter Carni­val,
aiding in the support of
several extra-curricular organ­izations,
and subsidizing vari­ous
other functions and activi­ties,
for example, the Bus Trip
to the B.C. game, the Science
Forum, ,and the Lecture on
Cuba. The Student Council does
not have the authority to de­mand
payment nor does it have
any means to make payment
compulsory. Therefore, in order
to have necessary funds for its
operation, it has made the pay­ment
of the Tax a voting re­quirement.
Ideally all should vote in the
elections, and if the student
body were willing to voluntar­ily
support the Council's work
the voting restriction would not
be necessary. Unfortunately,
many students are willing to
give vocal but not financial
support, to present petitions but
not to pay their assessment tax.
Another reason for rejection
of this petition was the time
,"It which it was presented. The
requirement of possession of an
assessment card in order to vote
was clearly advertised in all
publicity for the sale of the
card. This requirement also is
plainly indicated on the Card
itself. Furthermore this require­ment
has been common know­led<
te since the sale of the cards
at the beginning of the year.
Yet no petition or any other
request for abolishing this re­striction
was prese~ted until
the Council already was in the
May 5, 1961
Mental relaxation in the academic circles has made its climb
up the scale of importance from .pastime to panacea. It is no
longer sufficient for students to "take time out" from thmgs
intellectual. Now the problem is fitting the things of the mmd
into the culturally harren society which, paradoxically, mani­fests
itself in the midst of institutions of learning.
Just as striking as the increased emphasis on social activi­ties
in colleges is the change in the type of those activities. The
cacophany of mechanical sounds and erratic rhythms which
passes noisily for music is worshipped with animal intensity and
defended with tasteless ignorance. Classical music has never
been heard by many and never been listened to by most who
could quickly turn it off. The technical intricacies, melodic
phrasing, and conversational improvisations of jazz are ignored
by this group, which finds in the jazz idiom only a refined sug­gestion
of the meaningless rhythms of "rock n' roll."
The Plastic Arts
The plastic ,arts have been completely forgotten by college
students. Their response to the Masters is an empty, inquisitive,
"What's so good about that? It's just an old picture." Their
reaction to the moderns is more revealing for they approach
this art with an air of sophistication and promptly display sa­gacious
and poignant criticism by questioning the legitimacy of
the artist's birth, making comparisons between the art-work and
some finger paintings made by a monkey, and labeling not only
the creator but also anyone who - as they would put it ­"
trys to make some sense out of that mess."
The theatre, of course, does not refer to stage productions
or if it does only to light music-aI comedies and never to:
dr~ma. The theatre for the garbage gourmets of the campus is
the motion picture theatre and its steady diet of platitudinous
trash. The tradition of drama has no effect in them. They are
neither aroused by the heroic, depressed by the melancholic,
nor plelased by the poetic. Their sense of tragedy is non-exist­ent
and their sense of humor infantile. Their attitudes can be
summed up in the following which was spoken by a student in
a cafeteria line: "Hamlet? Don't ask me. I had to read it but
I don't remember what it was about."
Prose and Poetry
The attitudes of this thriving and growing segment of col­legi'ans
toward the communicative arts of prose and poetry is
more extensively obvious than their attitudes toward the other
arts. This is due to academic requirements of a minimal amount
of reading on the part of the student. They must read some­thing
and consequently can comment on that reading. Poetry,
judged by their emotionally stagnant and intellectually apathetic
standards, is not a means to fulfill the potential of life nor a
mind-stretching promise of novelty and knowledge. It is rather
an impractical waste of time which they would otherwise use in
the ptirsuit of practical methods of wasting time. Non-fiction is
ridiculous unless its matter is no more profound than the hero­worshiping
biography of some athlete or some sort of whimsical
nonsense which even the intelligent adolescent would ignore.
Fiction, however, is readable and certainly requires from
them no expansive or expensive application of mental energy.
They understand plot as merely the addition of situation to situ­ation,
and character is an enigma to them. The relationships of
actions, characters and events are not merely elusive but un­known.
If they remember arwthing of what they have read, it
is usually the somatic situations and those without the intended
integration with the work as a whole.
Motivations of These Attitudes
In these ways are the usual and necessary kinds 0+ mental
rellaxation scorned, ignored and insulted by men who will soon
claim to have been "educated." There may be no accounting
for taste but there is certainly some explanation for its total
absence in a majority of those moving in a supposed intellectual
climate. One such explanation mllY be that ignorance perpe­trates
itself with brute strength and cancerous prolificacy by
means of a marriage with indolence and the midwifery of the
pragmatic specialization which dictates the curricula of our uni­versities.
The 'appeal to conformity and belonging, seldom com­batted
in the adolescent, is carried over to and magnified in later
years: this also can be a factor in the paucity of culture among
the educated. Finally, the very active, very aggressive fear of
individualistic thinkers, which arose from the social mores of
the unprincipled, Darwinistic businessmen of the nineteenth cen­tury
and from amoral philosophers such as Nitzsche, restrains
intellectual curiosity.
All of these forces and more drive the seeker of culture into
an intellectual chauvinism which, unfortunately, limits the effec­tive
circulation of their thought, frequently descends into a so­ciety
of mutual admiration and, ·as such, stagnates for want of
productivity.
To prevent the complete disappearance of intellectual in­quisitiveness
from our society would require a revision of public
education, a concerted effort to re-educate parents and a purge
of the influences of conformity. Perhaps a beginning can be
made by 'an increase of fervor in college teachers who have
succumbed to the flood of non-thinking students. This would' be
only a beginnning but it could prevent the demise of a very
sick patient, culture.
Page Four
THE
WHETSTONE·
By
RICHARD
TINO
T H ES TAG
Sodality Elects Officer.s;
John O'Regan Prefect
. John C. O'RegaQ., has been
elecred l:-'refect ,of the Fairfield
L)mversrty Sodality of Our
LaQY, it was announced today.
Mrchael T. Kiernan, Charles
J'. Holand and Joseph Cirasuolo
were elected vice prefect, sec­retary
and treasurer, respec­trvely.
Mr. O'Regan, a junior BSS
English major, is former treas­urer
of the Sodality. Vice presi­dent
of the Drama Society, he
also plays varsity tennis for
Fairfield U.
Mr. Kiernan, vice prefect of
the Sodality for the second
year, is editor-in-chief of "The
STAG." He is a member of the
student-faculty Academic Con­ference
and is a contributor to
"New Frontiers."
Mr. Roland is former head of
the Sodality's Liturgy Commit­tee.
A member of the Drama
Society, he played Osric in the
society's presentation last week
of "Hamlet." He is an A.B.
psychology major.
Mr. Cirasuolo, a sophomore, is
a former chairman of the Catho­lic
Truth Section of the Sodal­ity.
He is an English major
working for a Bachelor of Arts
degree.
TEACHERS
(Cont. from Page One)
E. Klimas, biology; and Dr.
lJonald J. Ross, Cnairman 01
the Department of !:Swlogy.
Faculty members WllO WIll oe
assocrated in subsequent years
include the Rev. W,rlham J!'.
!:Surns, S.J., Coordinator of tne
Division of Natural' ;:sciences;
and the Rev. Robert Eo Varnerm,
::>.J., Assistant l-'rofessor or
Chemistry.
:special Manuals
Prior to ,submittmg a propos­al
to the National ;:,crence
!"oundation, the tiraduare .ue­parDment
of ·Educatwn offered
several of the courses for teach­ers
on an ex;perimental 'basrs
and with the experience gained,
plans have been made for a re­warding
year for the partici­pants,
according to lJr. !:Sarone.
.:::;pecral manuals have been pre­pared
for the bWlOgy course, by
lJrs. Klimas and Koss.
'l'he prog;rams are directed
primarJly to two general classes
of teachers: tnose who wisll to
add to a mrmmal preparation
lstate certificatwn or the equiva­lent)
in therr own held, or to
extend ,theIr ,competence into an
assocrated ne.ld, e.g. ear t h
sciences; and teachers whose
preparatwn was completed some
yeaI1S ago and who desire t·)
rmprove their knowledge of
modern concepts and techmques.
Dr. !:Sarone noted that many
publlJC, parochial, and private
SChOOlS m the area have con­stantly
endeavored to upgrade
their instruction in science and
mathemabcs and to introduce
advanced 'placement courses.
These curriculum changes have
placed a severe but chaUengmg
Durden upon local teachers and
./!·aiI1field UniverSIty is, in effect,
making available its staff and
facilities as community service
to help area students. Preference
wiLl ,be given to teachers with
a minimum of three years of
reacnmg, but others will be con­sidered.
Along with their appli­cations,
,candidates will be ex­peCted
to furnish transcripts of
their records and a letter of re­commendation
from an admin­istrator
of the' school in which
they are teaching.
May 5, 1961
COMMENT
By DON PREZIOSI
In my last column I stated that Fairfield ought to aboiish
Its intercollegiate athletic programs and cohcentrate its energies
on a stringent academic program. I also stated that the student's
mental and spiritual life should be supplemented by a stronger
intramural athletic program; not by the cancer of semi-profes­sional
competition.
There has been quite an uproar from certain corners about
this position, mainly from fellow students who either failed to
read the second half of the previous column or who ignored it.
Many felt I was "exaggerating" to emphasize my point. This is
not true; typographical errors aside, the literal interpretation of
my statement is the correct reading. Many felt I was ignoring
the need for the development of the physical part of "the well­rounded
man." I am quite 'aware of this basic need for physical
expression, and I feel my proposal to strengthen the intramural
system covers this satisfactorily.
Some opposition to my stand may have been motivated by
the implicit belief that Fairfield will become an obscure, little­heard-
of college if we disband our teams. This is not true.
Filirfield is a university, not a 200-acre training ground for com­mercial
athletes which will wither and die when the athletes
leave. The fate of the university is not intimately connected with
the success or failure of several of its more muscular pupils. It
is rather tied to the ideals of its academic life and the ability
of its students to measure themselves against these ideas.
I have, as of this writing, received no written reply to the
previous column - merely voiced complaints. If you believe you
have valid argumeQt for any possible opposition. I am quite
willing to print same here.
Here are some ideas on the subject publicized in recent
weeks.
In THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE of April 16, Henry
Steele Commager states we should "give the games back to the
students," and says our present system "contributes nothing
whatever to education."
The April issue of PHI DELTA KAPPAN gives the result
of a questionnaire in which the members of that fraternity list
their reactions to Dr. James B. Conant's article in LOOK (Jan.
17) entitled "Athletics, the Poison Ivy in Our Schools." The
article, which stated intercollegiate athletics are "infested with
commercialism and professionalism," brought only eight re­sponses
in the negative to this latter statement. There was an
over-all agreement with the LOOK article.
The above statements are summaries of fuller such state­ments
quoted in the present issue of AMERICA magazine, which
goes on to say "No halfway measures, only radical suregry will
do any good. We may note in passing that many Catholic col­leges
and universities, including more than twenty Jesuit insti­tutions,
have dropped intercollegiate football with no notable
damage to student health, school spirit or ae-ademic prowess."
The Fairfield alumni are not as yet an Influential force in
the various phases of undergraduate life. The forces of "tradi­tion"
are not yet solidified for attack upon or iClid to the life of
~he. college. The time for "radical surgery," as AMERICA calls
rt, rs now, before it is too late for anything constructive in this
field to be done.
When, years from now, after you have sold your soul to
IBM or Merrill, Lynch, you want a topic for lunch-hour con­versation,
I'm sure you can find something better to talk about
than "how great the team was in the old days." We are not
here. t.o "build college memories." You may want to be part of a
tradrtron whose mainstream is a string of DB games colored with
all the excitement ·and passion they arouse. But ~ome here do
not want that; I venture to say they are right.
EVERYDAY, I SAY GOODBYE TO SUMMER
Today is somewhere in october and
still there is a lemon mist binding
the whole breast of the sliding hill
beneath my unshuUered window - all
th~s mist and hill seeming so distant from
my iro~ eyes.
Why still she blurs
my vision and
bitterly drowns
the firesong fromthetrees!
By J. F. X. WARBURTON
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Ke~nedyA Lobby Citizen's Council Of Mississippi
For Voters: Petry Intrudes On Freedom Of Press
THE STAG
CENTER
Page Five
By JOHN FAULKNER
In this series we have tried to demonstrate that integration
is necessarily the concern of responsive college students. In do­ing
so we have stressed positive means of action and have
lqrgely ignored the rather obvious resort to the emotions by de­picting
some of the gross injustices perpetrated throughout this
"land of the free." We must abandon this policy temporarily,
however, to report (reasonably we hope) a serious intrusion and
interference with the freedom of the college press.
Our source is "Newsweek." The school is the University of
Mississippi. The incident concerns 'One Billy Barton, a twenty­year-
old senior at Ole Miss, and a Journalism major. His career
goal being professional journalism, he had made ~n enviable
stride toward his future by working as a cub reporter on "The
Atlanta Journal" during the summer, where his editor had rated
his work as "excellent." He even hoped upon returning to the
university in the fall of being elected editor of the student
paper, "The Mississippian.":::" I
Here "Newsweek" tells the story. "But Billy Barton reck­oned
without the temper of the times in, his native state. The
summer he had been so proud of - in the inside-outside logic
favored by the arch-segregationists - was turned into an indict­ment.
The Citizens' Council of Mississippi, iin a 'confidential re­port'
widely distributed by the state's Sovereignty Commission;
accused him of (1) ~aking part in Atlanta's 'sit-ins, (2) being a
member of the National Association for'lthe \!\dvJlncement of
Colored People, (3) being a campus plant fOl;, such 'left-wing'
forces as 'Atlanta Constitution' editor, Ralph McGill (mistakenly
identified in the report as editor of 'The Journal'). Young Barton,
the Citizens' Council spelled out, is 'very dangerous'."
Barton fought back. After writing to Gov. Ross Barnett,
who is chairman of the Sovereignty CommiSsion, and failing to
get satisfaction, he brought his fight into the open. Threatening
libel and slander suits, he went to the state capital, Jackson, and
took a lie detector test which showed him "innocent" of sit-in
or NAACP participation and corrobdr'ated his testimony that he
had never met the Pulitzer Prize winner, Ralph McGill. By WIaY
of irony, one of Barton's prof~~sors noted, "If this hadn't come
up, Barton would have been regarded as the conservative candi­date
for editor and the boy running against him, the liberal
candidate."
This situation" deeply bothers us. We find it Ilppallin-; :for
anyone, student or other, to have to prove his "innocence" to
the charges made against Billy Barton. Moreover, as writer in
a collegiate paper, we are moved far beyond the fears of mere
identification by this incident. .
We I pelieve strongly in the right of ,the freedom of the col­legiate
pres. A relative right to be sure, but it is a right whose
exercis.e·should have a wide extension, .commensurate with that
of the"academic freedom enjoyed by the university. That the
reasoned convictions of a collegiate' editor should alone disqualify
him from such a position is unthinkable. We deeply regret this
attack on the integrity of Mr. Barton and nll the students of the
University of Mississippi.
Finally, while recognizing th9t every educational institution
has obligations to the community', we deny that these extend to
the propagation or the silent acceptance of the Platonic noble
lies of the prevailing social configuration. We acknowledge the
s'ame of the media of student expressiori.· Unfortunately, there is
commonly a cavalier attitude taken in regard to the controversy
usually following attempts at social criticism. We believe there
should be mature concern. I!1. this case· \',Ie: would assert it the
university's duty to defend ,a 'member of its community from\
such ignorant abuse." '
This said, we can only shake our head once more.
HA'MLET
(Continued from Columns I and 2)
detail was meticulous. He brought out actions and reactions
from the entire cast and left no statues on stage at any time.
If Claudius left his Queen to speak to Hamlet, there was a page
by her side, soliictousand helpful in some unknown problem;
if Hamlet touched a too tender remembrance of his Yorick, there
was a sympathetic wince in his friend Horatio. There is only
the question of pace in the dimly lit scenes and the gravedig­gers'
comedy. The delivery was much too fast for the lighting
in the former and for the cockney accents in the latter. Fl'.
Bonn's race against the clock was won at the definite expense
of these scenes.
Mr. McNulty's lighting was well conceived as were the arras
and tapestry by Mr. Preziosi and Mr. Picardi. Sound for the
production was authentic, including a variety from bell to re­corder
and an eerie background music for which Mr. Stokes did
the research. Technical difficulties with the equipment were
distracting, however, and some lines were lost in the loudness
of the music. Costuming was colorful and maintained the stand­lards
set by the acting, directing, and special effects.
In all, Fr. Bonn's Hamlet has added immensely to the repu­tation
of the University and its Drama Society. It has also
pointed out the growing need for facilities which would more
thoroughly accommodate such productions.
FAIRFIELD
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1418 POST RD.
By ERNEST WEBBY, Jr.
The United States is once
again assuming its proper role
as leader .of the Western nations
by acting as a proper leader,
a Faivfield University faculty
member stated last week.
Speaking at a Young Demo­'
cratic Club sponsored affair be­fore
an overflow crowd of stud­ents
in Xavier Hall, Mr. Walter
Petry, popular teacher of His­tory
at the University declared:
"Much of President Kennedy's
efforts in the foreign policy field
g,ince taking office have been
directed toward strengthening
the unity of the Western alli­ance
in order to present a firm
front against the Communists."
Mr. Petry said that when
President Kennedy moved into
the White House he found that
the vast structure of alliances
to implement d,Octrines were
falling apart.' "
Our professed determinatiop
to stand firmly by our alliances
has set up a new enthusiastic
spirit among our major Western
allies, according to Mr. Petry.
He referred to our recent action
at NATO as an example. All
this represents a new turn after
a long period of depression dur­ing
Eisenhower's last months
and Kennedy's first weeks, he
added.
The Adminis,tration's deter­mination
toorg,anize the human
and material resources of the
free world against those of the
Communist bloc can be clearly
seen by such moves as the law
which the president just signed
into effect whioh oalls for our'
entrance into the new Organiza­tion
for Economic Cooperation
and Development (O.E.C.D.)
uniting the United States with
Canada and eighteen industri,al
nations of Europe in a far reach­ing
economic alliance, Mr. Petry
pointed out.
President Kennedy's message
to Con~ress urging a "new ap­proach"
to the problem of
foreign aid has brought about a
more realistic program in which
all under - developed countries
would be encouroaged to draw
up conorete for future deveilop­ments
and thus set goals to be
attained, he said.
According to Mr. Petry such
special progress as the Latin
American ten-point aid Bill anr'!
the Food for Peace Plan have
,caused leaders throughout the
world to believe that if our
whole foreign policy p,rogram
isn't revitalized no one will be
able to say the Kennedy Ad­ministration
didn't try.
In our era of pressure groups
in Washington President Ken­nedy
is emerging as the "lobby
of the 179 million voters" he
reoresents, Mlr. Petry stated.
"He seems to be giving personal
service to eaoh and every facet
of our governmental affairs."
.. May 5, 1961
Fr. Bonn's Hamlet A Triumph;
Groom 'Haunting'; 'Impeccable'
By RICHARD L. TINO
With the triumphant performance of Hamlet, Rev. John L.
Bonn, S.J., has returned, after ten years, to directing. The pro­duction
by the Fairfield University Drama Society shone with
technical precision and interpretive brilli.ance.
Samuel Groom has given us a haunting Hamlet. His per­formance
was in impeccable taste from' the first of the soliloquies
to his death scene. His voice, permeating the theatre with the
emotion of unbearable anguish in his first scene, made a song of
Shakespeare's lines. The transitions of character were made
smoothly and convincingly by Mr. Groom. His interpretations
of the soliloquies were unique and interesting. These familiar
passages were strengthened and made new with his simple and
unaffected delivery. The skull of Yorick actually was clothed
with flesh as Hamlet remembered him. His acting in Gertrude's
closet contributed to a terrifyingly real mother-son combination.
To the music of his voice Mr. Groom added the movements and
grace of a dancer, for which he can give thanks to his athletic
background. Leaping, walking, sitting, he commanded the entire
stage with ease and princely authority. What might have been a
catastrophic fall during the Friday evening performance went
almost unnoticed as Mr. Groom recovered himself before losing
his balance and continued his lines in perfect pace. In Groom's
Hamlet, Fr. Bonn has brought out la perfect unity of part and
player.
Claudius, played by Dale McNulty, proved more than a foil
to Hamlet. In his praying scene Mr. McNulty's manner and bear­ing,
although royal, were human enough to tear compassion for
his evil from the laudience. He captured the personality of a
despotic ruler who orders his hirelings and cajoles his ministers.
In Mr. McNulty's competent hands the role assumed an impres­sive
stature. Claudius was not "too much i' th' sun" of Hamlet.
He balanced the play with his strength and a remarkable diction
which could have been desired in many of the minor roles.
The sputtering, muttering, bungling comic relief of Polonius
!added another piece to the p~rfection of the acting in Fr. Bonn's
adap~tltion. Henry O'Hagan, in this role, provided a pleasing
caricature of the Machiavellian fool - too full of wisdom to be
wise and too impressed with his own voice to be silent. Mr.
O'Hagan's talent for buffoonery did not diminish his portrait of
Polonius as a real person. An exact portion of the lupicrous
and ridiculous was mixed with 'a pinch of humanity which lent
an additional horror to his death.
The professional ability of Vera Meyers, as Gertrude, gave
additional flavor to the play. Subtly, she built her role through
the \ first two ,acts gathering emotional momentum. The superb
clim.ax of this build - her scene with Hamlet - fulfilled the
promise of her consistently excellent support throughout the
previous acts. As Ophelia, Gabriele Gunther, also a professional
actress, was most convincing in the mad scene. Her entire per­formance,
however, was wistful and enigmatic and exacted more
from the part than Shakespeare's poor characterization of women
could have put there.,
Richard Picardi played Laertes. His mourning scene and his
work with Hamlet in the duel showed much potential ability in
this, his first role.
John Warburton's Horatio was an example in Shakespearean
oarriage. His movements annot~nced a nobility of spirit which
left no doubt of Hamlet's choi~.e, in him as confidant. His per­formance
was another factor in the success of the playas a whole
as were the performances of. Geoffrey Stokes as Rosencrantz and
Garrett Towell as Guildenstern.
For the play within 'the play, directed by Mr. Robert G.'
Emerich, a stylized ballet was executed by Mr. Towell, Elizabeth
F,arrell and Louis Mazzaferro. The dance, under the choreography
of Elizabeth Farrell, mother of the dancer queen, provided a not
incongruous and certainly pleasing interlude behind the skillful
narration of William Ndini, Margot Carley and Paul Heimbuch.
Mr. Ndini, as the First Player, brought a vigorous sense of trag­edy
to his reciilation on Hecuba's distress in his first short ap­pearance
as the First Player. Michael Fratantuno as the First
Gravedigger and Charles Roland as Osric provided additional
humor. Also in the .cast, giving equally fine support to the
major roles, were Alan Catalano, the Ghost of King -Hamlet;
Don Preziosi, Marcellus; John O'Reilly, Fortinbras; Douglas
Falsetti, Bernardo; John McCall, Francisco; Richard Lawless,
Robert Larson, Robert Malstrom, John Donnelly, Peter Olander,
and Irene Roseen.
Fr. Bonn's adaptation cut the original play almost. exactly
in half. But in striking upwards of two thousand lines from the
text, he s,acrificed little characterization and no coherence in the
plot line. To Fr. Bonn we owe a lion's share of credit for the
acting performances, the more so as his company cont,ained
only two professionals. His staging was a masterful triumph
over the built-in impossibilities of Gonzaga Auditorium. With a
set design by Mr. Emerich that drew on every available inch of I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
stage,Fr, Bonn smoothly moved his cast through hundreds of
entrances and exits. His original cbnceptions were numerous.
Among them were the mob scene in the audience and the sev­eral
scenes in which he had on stage, to prevent time-consum-ing
entrances, two groupings of players, each of which was to
know nothing of the conversation of the other. His attention to
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DiSpalatro
Hintelman
Saccomanno
HA:IRCUTS
EVERY WWNESDAY
1 P.M. - 8 P.M.
LOYOLA - 2nd FLOOR - GONZAGA
1961 TENNIS TEAM: back. left to right. Fr. Ring. S.J.: J.
Dowd, J. Poole. J. Faulkner. R. Melican. J. Eichler: bottom.
E. Nishball. G. Krug. A. Fappiano.
QUINNIPIAC ACE STOPS
STAGS 6-1
Righthander Pat I DeMaio,
Quinnipiac mound ace' with a
record of 12 straight wins over
a three year span,' limited the
Stags to three singles and a
double.
The Stags jumped off to an
early lead in the second innim~
when John Bruzas walked.
RIDER NIPS STAGS 10-9 Mike DeGennaro singled and
Rider College baseball team, Bruzas scored on an infield
defending Collegiate League error. This proved to be" the
champions starved off a late Stag Stags' only run. however, as
rally which had produced four Quinnipiac scored six runs
runs in the ninth inning to, over the eight innings.
capture a 10-9 decision at aUINNIPIAC FAIRFIELD
Rider's field. ab r hi ab r h
-DeMalO,ss 5 0 2 Cook.c 4 0 0
Ahead 5-3 in' the top of the Novak,cf 5 0 1 Sch'm'n,2b 4 0 1
'fourth inning Fairfield found Mednick,lb 4 1 0jLOrenZo,3b 5 0 1
Yalus,c 3 2 1 Ritter,lb 4 0 0
itself behind 8-5 by the' t'op of DeMaio,p 4 1 IIM'rch'k,lb '1 0 0
the fifth inning after Rider sent DeMartio,rf 4 0 1 Bruzas,lf 2 1 0
Petrucci,2b 4 0 0 D'G'n'ro,ss 4 0 1
ten men to bat in the b.qttom Evan~,3b 3 1 1 ,kibiak,rf 4 0 1
of the fourth. ,,' Emerich,lf 4 1 2 D'Ag'tin,cf 1 0 0
. , ., Greene,cf 1 0 0
Rider outhit the S~a,gs tl:lir" , .' '._ Badolato,p 3 0 0
teen to nine in remaining un- A-Zowine 1 0 0
ISchauble,p 0 0 0
beaten in League play w.ith a - - --I
2-0 record and 3-3 overall. 36 6 91 34 1 4
A-struck out for Badolato- in 8th.
Second baseman Bill S<:\1u- Fairfield U, 010 000 000-1
mann and third baseman Dick Ql,innipiac 021 .100 llx--6
Lorenzo led our attack with F~N, DeMaio 2, Mednick. Cook,
t h't . d h t t Ritter, DeGennaro 2, D'Agostin, PO-A wo I s apIece an s or s op -Ql\innipiac 27-10, Fairfield 24-10, Left
Mike DeGennaro drove in three -Fairfield 12, Quinnipiac 8. 2B-Ski-f
th St biak, Novak, HR - Emmerich. SB - runs or e ags. Mednick. Emmerich. Schumann, Lor-
RI-DER FAIRFIEL-D enzo. D'Agostin.
ab r hi ab r h IP H R ER :sg SO
rarcusa,cf 5 1 2jBad'lato.rf 4 I 1 DeMaio (W) 9 4 1 0 6 10
Kunkle.ss 5 3 3lGreene,cf 3 1 1 Badolato (L) 7 7 5 4 2 4
Heast,2b 2 3 1lzowine,lf 2 I 0 Schauble .,\) .II 2 1 1 0 ,1
Vajda,1f 5 2 4 Sch'm'n,2b 4 2 2
Pilger,lb 5 0 2 Lorenzo,3b 5 1 2 '--~--',~,~-
Durham.rf 2 0 0 D'G'aro,ss 4 OIL d I . d·
Kessler,rf 1 0 0 Bruzas,lf 5 1 0 eonar ~ea IJl~)'
Metcho.c 4 0 0 Skibiak.p 2 0 1 _
Ckswski,3b 1 0 0 D'A'g·tin.c 2 0 0 J . n···' Allan,1f 1 0 1 M'chuk,lb 4 1 1 UnlOr IVlSIOn"
Weiner,lf 1 0 0 Cook,c 3 1 0
Th'mpson,p 2 1 lllBaldino,p 1 0 0
Bittnar,p ~ ~ ~L By JOHN SCOTT
34 10 131 40 9 9 With the softball season well
FQirfield U. 102 200 004- 9 under way, Tom Leonard's
Rider 102 520 00x-10 team heads the standings, hav-
E-Cakasw-ski-(3), Heist (3), Kunkle ing won three of their four
(2). Skibiak (2), Greene, D'Agostin. games. Although none of the
PO-,A-Ric\er .27-19; Fairfield 24-18. DP
- Kunkle. to Heist to Pilger. LOB _ teams have yet to show any
Fairfield' 8; "Rider 10. special advantage. For example:
3B-Lorenzo. SB - Kunkle. Vajda
(21, Durham, S-BadoJato. Leonard beat Saccomanno, 20-5,
Tt;ompson 4 5 5 3 1 2 .. Deutsch beat Leonard, 13-6;
Bittnar (W) 5 4 4 4 1 4 .
Skibiak (L) 3 9 8 5 5" ~ Hmtelman beat Deutsch, 11-10,
~~?~h,~e ~ r ~ ~ g i and Saccomanno beat Hintelman
HBP - Macarchuk, Durham. PB -- 'ast Thursday.
~~ok~b~k:ChO, Winner-Bittnar. LaSh Judging from this there
should be a close race. There
are three weeks remaining, and
the way things have been going
first place is anyone's to take.
The standing as of April' '28
are:
FU Nine Winless After Six
Rider, Quinll,tJ?,iac ~
Bridgepo~! Win
By RO-D -DOWLING
Fairfield University's base­ball
sqL1lad is off to one of the
worst starts since the -school
fielded their first nine. Injuries
to two key pl1l-yers have not
helped the situation but have
not caused it either. The loss of
big sophomore righthander Ed
Skibiak who was counted on to
bear the brunt of this year's
pitching chores has seriously
impaired the effectiveness of
Coach Frank Feroleto's mound
corps, Skibiak has been bother­ed
by a pain in the location of
his elbow and has seen limited
action since the Seton Hall
game. Don Cook, sophomore
backstop, has been hindered
with pulled tissues in his
throwing arm and has also seen
limited action as of late.
U.B. RALLY BEATS STAGS
Fighting back from an early
deficit of 6-0, traditional rival
U.B. prevented Fairfield from
nailing down their first win of
the year by tripping us, 9-7.
The Stags jumped off to a
quick 6~0 lead with their big­gest
inning of the year. Dick
Lorenzd' provided most of the
dam"age in this inning with
a base clearing double scoring
three runs.
Junior Dick Badolato has
filled in for Skibiak as the
Stags' mound ace, but has been
the victim of a team which al­though
very capable of being
great has let its early losses
turn them into a listless nine in
both games and practice. Bado­lato
has not been pitching
spectacularly but in a few
e;ames he pitched well enough
t.o deserve to win but was not
backed 'up by the team either
in hitting or -fielding.
The cancellation of the Provi­rlence,
C. W.Post, and Upsala
!!ames due to weather condi­tions
has not heloed the situa­tion
either. A te~m thrives on
competition and when this is
limited it can produce adverse
effects. These are some of the
things to take into considera­tion
when one looks at Fair­field's
0-6 record but the atti­tude
of some of the players is
not !!oinq to remedy the situa­tion
which is capable of being
remedied.
Bridgeport refused to play
dead, however, as they came
through with eight runs in the
last three innings to put their
sea§on record at' 3-4.
"FAIRFIEL-D BRI-DGEPORT
B'dTto,cf-p a~ ~~hKPrwt~,3ba~ ~ ~
Schuman,2b 4 l' 1 Thorpe,lb 3 2 1
Lorenzo,3b 5 1 3 DiMuro,cf 5 1 2
D'Gen'ro,ss 4 0 Holmq'st,C 3 2 0
SBkruibzlaask,l,frf 35 00 01 MGeanjeasrkoo,l,frf 44 ,11 221 ~"--- rlll
M'rchuk,lb 3 0 0 Amrsna,ss 4 0 0
D'Agostin,c 2 1 0l'akacs,2b 2 1 0
Baldino,p 3 1 2 Budd,p 0 0 0
Giannetti,rf 1 0 0 Harlow,p 3 1 0
Greene,cf 1 0 0
35 7 111 32 9 8
Fairfield 060 000 010--7
Bridgeport 000 104 13x-9
E-Takacs. Budd, DeGennaro 2:' POe
A~Ffld, 32-7,,, Bpt. 35-13, Legt-Ffld:
7. Bpt. 9_ 28'4 KoperWhats, DiMurg,
Lorenzo, 3B - DeGennaro 2, Macai-­chuk.
SF-Holmquist, Badolato.
IP H R ER BB SO
Budd 1% 5 5 5 2 0
Harlow 7% 6 ...·2 2 2 5
Baldino 6 4 4 3 2 1
Badolato 2 4 5 5 2 2
W-Harlow. L-Badolato.
By ROD DOWLING
NEWS
And
VIEWS
Intramumls, ,the well known outlet tor recreative
expression (definition adapted fI'om column entitled
"Comment" Stag 4/21/61) are rec.ammended to be in
progress no longer than ten days, out of the scho.al year
of nine months. The guided element, recommending
this prcpcsed length of time, decided on it ,at the fir,slt
Bellarmine Leoture. The reasons given for not eXJtend­ing
the intramural season were twofold: First, the mis­guided
element or if you prefer creatures (also adapted
from column el1ititled "Comment") might become (per­,
ish :the thought) good enough to participate in I\;hat
monstrous 'field known in higher circles as l,arge-scale
orgapizedinter-collegiate sports. Sec.and, the partic'i­pator
might develop i11lto a creature roaming the
eampus who would rather attend a basketball game
than a Bellarmine Lecture. (For the aid of ,the mis­guid.
ed element roaming our campus, Bellarmine Lec­tures
are held every so often in the architectural mon­strosity
between Canisius and Loy.ala Halls).
Af,ter reading in the last issue of The Stag, the col­umn
entitled "Comment," I have come to many inter­esting
conclusions. If you participate in any intercol­legiate
'sports this rules out any chance for you to do
anything worthwhile academically or even to consider
acagemics first in your mind. I beg to differ with this
idea, after considering rthe college careers of some .af
our distinguished Presidents. Dwight Eisenhower, Jack
Kennedy (and most of his cabinet) and Teddy Roosevellt
managed to combine studies with participation lin inter­collegiate
sports and I haven't heard -recently where
anyone called them misguided creatures. These men
and millions of others like them have received numer­ous1'
benefits from the competition, sportsmanship and
goals which are all part of the intercollegiate sports. I
think this refutes the statement in "Comment" which
seems to imply that sports do not "draw fDom them
their best qualities and point them toward the main­stream
of human thought."
OJ.
When a number of athletes have developed a sport
to such a degree that they themselv,es aire skilled art: i,t,
and are able to form a team each enters into inter­collegiate
competition with another school's skilled
team, ,a winning effort by them is definitely something
to be rah-rah about. I am proud of the prestige it
brings to my school, just as proud as when our gifted
Glee Club wins an intercollegiate competition or our
Debating Team wins a contest.
Another conclusion I managed to deduce was that
to become a school in the full meaning of the word, you
have to abolish all interc.allegiate teams. Therefore,
Harvard College founded in 1636, Yale in 1701, Brown
in 1764 and Dartmouth in 1769, considered by many as
some of the top schools in the world, are still vainly
seeking to establish themselves as schools in the full
sense of the wOTd after centuries of existence.
The idea of ,abolishing intercollegiate teams as not
something new because as of yet it ha,s never been
considered. The University of Chicago, Marquette,
Fordham, and N.Y.U. when they disbanded their foot­ball'teams,
were not working on a step by :step plan Ito
abolish intercollegiate sports. These 'schools, as many
others, were going through a process called de-empha­sa,
tion, which oc-curs 'orily because the ISPOrl itself is not
bringing in 'llevenue, or ,the 'sport has reached a place
on oampus where it beoomes the end of 'receiving a
college education, and not one of rthe mea'ns to a~tain a
well~rounded college education.
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dom with the program rooted in
the principal concerns of the
Fairfield University student
body. It is hoped that Robert
Schucman, National Chairman
of YAF, will be able to address
this meeting on Friday, May 5
at 12:30 in Canisius 105.
Mike Maloney, '62, is curreni­ly
leading ihe Junior-Senior
Softball League with a iorrid
.666 baUing average. With ihis
hiUing, Maloney broke oUi of a
year's slump which began with
lasi year's lsi Varsiiy baseball
game.
Harriers ·T'rounce Adelphi 80-46
~ "
By GARY MULL,ER
The Red Stag's track team
has now reached the mid-point
in their dual meet schedule 'and
have a 1-2 record, despite a gal­lant
effort in their last meet
against ,the Southern Connecti­cut
S tate team.
This year's initial meet found
the Stags at the wrong end of
a 69% to 52% S'COl'e. Larry Lon­gua
took three -thirds in the 100,
220 and 440 yd. dashes and also
jumped to a third place in the
hiJgh jump, whiClh was won by
Bob McCarthy at the height of
5 ft. 10 in. Jack Barry placed
second in the 440, 'and 880 yd.
runs. The high note of the meet
was struck by our weight men.
Co-Capt. Bill Melahn, coming
right from a sick bed, heaved
the shot 45 ft. 1 in. while in the
discus there was a dean sweep
for the Stags led by Mat Pug­liese
'and followed by Bob Bitar
and Nino Nistri.
The results weTe reversed for
Coach Tamashunas' track team
when they met Adelphi and
solidly trounced them 80-46.
Jack Barry, Bob McOarthy and
Larry Longua starred for Fair­field,
accounting for 37 points
among them. Banry won a fast
mile finishing ahead of all op­Iponerrts
,by 50 yds. in register­ing
a 4:48.8 performance. Co­Capt.
Pete Hauser won the high
'hurdles while Bob McOarthy
took the lows.
On April 26 the Stags faced
the strong Southern Connecticut
State track team at Alumni
field and it turned out to be a
close battle. The meet was not
decided' until about seven thirty
that night when the home team
was defeated in the decisive
mile relay, shattering the two
point spread separating the two
teams. Although Bill White of
S.C.S. dominated the sprints
winning the 220 and 440 yd. runs
Dick Butterfield won the high
and low hurdles in addition to
the ,broad jump, S.C.S. did not
do nearly as well in the longer
distances.
Jack Ba-rry again stood out for
the Stags, scoring 15 points
Banry captured first place in the
880 yard run, mile and two mile
!'Uns. One of the highl,ights of
the field events was turned in
by F'airfield'sfine javelin throw­er,
senior Rick Medve. In win­ning
his third first place Rick
threw a winning toss of 181 ft.
11 inches. Soph pole vaulter,
Jack Fontenella, also continued
on the winning road by leading
all vaulters with a jump of 10
ft. 6 in. In the shot put Bill
Melahn once again showed fine
fonm by his 45 ft. 1 in. heave
• •
JACK BARRY
•
By DICK BADALATO
SPORTS PER.SONALITY
IS your Mom's day so make her day extra
special with a gift from . ..
MAY 14 IOO-yard dash-Won by Longua (F)
Rh'tigan (Fl. Tiger (A). T-U'.2.
220-yard hurdles-Won by McCar­thy
(F), Chestnut (A), Houser (F). T
-28.5.
440-yard dash-Won by Muller (A)
Longua (Fl. McAnulty (F). T-55.7.
880-yard dash-Won by Barry (F)
Tiger (A), Muller (A). T-2:1O.1.
Mile run-Won by Barry (F), Jaker
(A), Ockey (F). Time-4:48.8.
UO-yard hurdles-Won by Houser
(F), Gary (A), Chestnut (A).T-IO.
220-yard dash - Won by Chestnut
(A) Longua (F), Houser (F). T-24:6.
Broad jump-Won by Gary (A), Mc­Carthy
(F), Longua (F). Distance ­19'
11~~".
High jump-Won by Gary (A), Mc­Carthy
(F), Vath (F), McAnultp (Fl
Height-5' 6",. :
Pole vault"-'-Won by Fontanella (F)­Gary
(A) tie; McCarthy (F). H-9' 6"
Shot put-Won by Melahn (F), Pug­liesse
(F), Nistri (F). Distance 44' U"
Discus throw - Won by Pugliesse
I
(F),Bitar, ,(F), Riddle' (F). D,'-'113' 6".
Javeline throw-Won by'Medve (F)
Bitar' (Fl, Post (A). D-165l9".
L-_..... ...;. 2-mile-Jaker (A), Barry JF), Ockey ~ (F). T-IO:53.3. .:... , \--------------,
Run a mile, walk a mile, that has been John Joseph Barry's
motto for the last five years. Jack began his track career in his
junior year in high school at La f't.lle Military Academy in
Oakdale, Long Island. His natural ability soon become evident
as he was considered one of the top schoolboy cross country
winners in the New York area. In his senior year, in five cham­pionship
meets, Jack medaled five times and turned in some of
the ~astest times to date over the famous Van Cortland Park
harrier course.
Although Jack had a successful cross country season, his
outstanding times in track earned him recognition as a local
power in the quarter mile and half mile. His 1:58 half andi
.50 flat quarter give evidence to Jack's success as a schoolboy
runner.
At Fairfield Jack has practically erased every track record
made. He led his freshman cross country team to an undefeated
season, while setting the Fairfield freshman cross country course
record, and wlas the team's leading scorer. In the indoor track
season he anchored the medley relay which took second in the
C.T.C. championship meet at Queens College. To top off a per­fect
season he broke and now holds the freshman quarter mile
and half mile records.
His two years of varsity cross country and track have proved
memonable to the "Dart." He was captain of this year's cross
country team and holds the varsity cross country course record.
Last year in track he led the Stags to their first undefeated
track season in the school's history.
This year Jack says he is in the best shape yet, and hopes
to run better than a 4:30 mile in the C.T.C. championship on
May 13. He is the leading point getter in this year's young track
season.
Besides track Jack is also a member and treasurer of the
Spike Shoe Club, an active member of the K of C, an avid sailor
in the summer at his Amityville home.. and a hard working
student. He is a BSS major in Snanish and intends to join his
father in the Insurance Business upon graduation. Jack is also
one who always finds time to help someone in need no matter
how' pressing his busy schedule is. Proving once again that
good guys finish first.
May 5, 1961
Page Eight THE STAG May 5, 1961
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Section.}
Ec 12 (Mr. McIntyre's
Section)
Hi 142 (Eur-Asia)
La 22
Ed 132
Hi 164 (Latin Amer.)
La 12
1:30 P.M.
DRINK PEPSI
Wedesday, May 31
9:30 A.M.
En 172 (Amer. Lit.)
06066 Section.)
Thursday, June 1
9:30. A.M.
Ac 132 (Aud.) Ed 141
Bu 144 Go 172 (Eng. Const.)
Bu 172 (Mr. O'Brien's Ps 84 (Fr. Devane's
Ec 114 (Mr. O'Brien's Psy 22 (exp.)
06066 Section)
1:30 P.M.
Fr 12 Hi 46
Fr 22 Ru 12
Fr 32 Ru 22
Gm 12 Sp 12
GlTlI22 Sp 22
Gm32 Sp 32
Ac 22
Ch 12
Ch 16
Ac 102 (adv.) Go 12 (Dr. Norman's
Bu 102 (Ind. Mgmt.) Section)
Ch, 26 Ma 113
Ec 124 Ps 112
Ac 12
Bu 162 (Mr. O'Neil)
Ec 12 (Except Mr.
McIntyre's)
Monday. May 29
9:30 A.M.
Bu 122 (Pers. Mgmt.) Fr 102
Bu 126 Go 136
Bu 162 (Stat) - Hi 16
Mr. Pitt
Ch 112 (Org.) Hi 122
Ec 104 (Econ. Anal.) Ma 134
Ec 182 (Mr. Fitz- Ps 182
patrick's Sec.) Psy 112
En 102 So 164
Ch 126 Sp 104
1:30 P.M.
Ma 122 (Juniors)
Ph 182 (Ethics)
1:30 P.M.
En 12
En 22
Ps 82
Ps 172
Psy 12
1:30 P.M.
So 12
1:30 P.M.
Th 134
1:30 P.M.
Ph 152 (Junior
Sections)
Friday, May 26
9:30 A.M.
Go 148
Ps 16
Ps 84 (Mr. Gruss'
Section)
STUDENTS
Monday, May 22
9:30 A.M.
Thursday. May 25
9:30 A.M.
Th 144
Wednesday, May 24
9:30 A.M.
Ph 152 (Senior
Sections)
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Ea:t:n $1.000,· this summer. Be one of twenty top
students to share $25,000 in study and travel grants.
Must live in Fairfield County or immediate vicinity.
For interview, apply 1559 Post Road, Fairfield.
Room 9, Saturday, May :6, at 10 A.M. sharp.
Hi 52
Hi 82
Ph 116
Ph 102
Th 24
Th 14
Bi 12
Ec 110
En 142
Bi 142 (Embry.) Gr 12
Bu 142 (Ret.) Gr 24
Ch 22 Ma 12
Go 12 (Mr. Lilienthal's Ma 16
Section) Ma 22
r..
1:30 P.M.
Bi 112 (PhysioO
Bu 112 (Law)
Tuesday. May 23
9:30 A.M.
Bi 102 En 112
Bu 172 (Mr. O'Brien's) Hi 154
Sc 114 Section (20420) Ma 12a
Ch 172 . Ma 14
Ec 182 (Mr. Kunsch's Ps 142
Section) Psy 132
So 182
Bi 82
Ch 162 (Phys)
Recently the Seven Arts Society presented its second fare
of entertainment, "An Evening of Film Comedy," in Gonzaga
Auditorium, offering a fine show, a limited panorama of the de­velopment
of the art of film comedy. The program ranged from
the low (but funny) slapstick of Chaplain to the highly subtle
modern comedy of manners, "Harvey."
Chaplain is always Chaplain. The sad little man with the
duck walk 'and derby hat could just walk and bring laughter.
But with a bank situation and the stumbling rescue of a girl by
accidentally foiling some really wicked-looking robbers he is
really hHarious and has an adequate vehicle for his talents.
The Laurel and Hardy short, one of their early silents, was
surprisingly funnier than many of their talkies. When this pic­ture
(1925 vintage) is compared with the older Chaplain film,
one can see a clever development of comedy technique, a con­centration
on the gesture and facial expression coupled with
slapstick, producing a sharper film, more entertaining than earlier
efforts.
The W. C. Fields film, "The Great Chase" was good in show­ing
the stunt techniques used to suggest all sorts of troubles in
the familiar pursuit gags, but the over-all picture was dull and
the dicalogue shoddy. Perhaps a better choice might have been
a Harold Langdon short or an early thriller like "The Perils of
Pauline." .
"The Many Loves of Franistan" was a modern spoof on the
old type of film-making. It showed clips from many silents and
presented some low comedy on a high level, with bit after funny
bit shot out and dropped, making a droll combination.
"Moonbird" was a beautiful little piece of weird coloring effects
and simple somedy. It was the story of two small boys outside
at night trying to catch a dodo-like bird. Cartoons can be a
medium for excellent film-work and this one was well done.
The full-length feature "Harvey" topped off the whole
evening. Jimmy Stewart was a good choice for the simple and
friendly town-character whose only faults were geniality and a
six-foot rabbit of Welsh-spirit extraction. The comment on mod­ern
social customs might almost be missed because of the high
level of the comedy. The only fault is in the adaptation 'of the
stage play without enough variance of scenes.
A decisive question as to the showing of future films was
answered in this program - the high quality of these prints
should now convince the student body that a 16 mm. print is
legitimate and this should allow for more film showings in this
less-expensive medium at the same low student charge.
will be small and may go un­appreciated
or unrecognized.
Inner stamina and security are
essentials if frustration and dis­illusionment
are to be avoided.
The Volunteer mJUst not go
abroad seeking to solve per­sonal
problems he cannot solve
at home.
Fourth, the Volunteer should
appreciate that the Peace Corps
is a "two way street," that the
Volunteer will learn as much as
he teaches. His own horizons
will be expanded and broaden­ed
while he works in harmony
with his host nation counter­part.
Fifth, the Volunteer must un­derstand
the strengths of de­mocracy
and how our system
functions. He must be able to
answer both the questions put
to him by the sincere doubter
and the professional agitator.
Sixth, the Volunteer must
have a grasp of the host na­tion's
language. I~tensive lang­uage
training will be part of
the Peace Corps training pro­gram.
Seventh, the Volunteer must
be in excellent physical condi­tion.
Living for two or three
years in an underdeveloped
rural tropical condition will re­quire
Volunteers to be in tiptop
!>hysical shape.
Eighth, the Volunteer must
understand what he is doing and
why he is serving his country
in the cause\.of world peace.
Page Nine
SODALITY
(Cont. from Page One)
self, sanctifying others, and de­fending
the Church.
Sodality Reception Day will
begin at 9:00 with the Holy Sac­rifice
of the Mass in Loyola
chapel, followed by the recep­Hon
of candidates. F,ollowing
the reception of candidates,
Sodalists, candidates, their fam­ilies,
relatives, and friends will
attend a Communion Breakfast
in Loyola ,cafeteria. Next on
the agenda is a' panel discussion
which will be held in Gonzaga
Auc1itorium on the Lay Aposto­late.
Those participating in the
panel discussion are: Moderator,
Andrew Sedensky, and panel
members, J oihn Condon, Michael
Oates, Tony Saulaitis, and
James Devlin. Such topics as,
"What is the Lay Apostolate?",
"Why is there a Lay Aposto­late?",
"Where is the Lay Apos­tolate?",
and "How is the Lay
AJpostolate AocompLished?", will
be treated.
'The day will close with Bene­diction
of the Most Blessed Sac­rament,
with the Very Rev.
James E. Fitzgerald, S.J., presi­dent
of the University, officiat­ing.
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By RICHARD M. LAWLESS
In the fieLd of Civil Rights
Mr. Petry said that the presi­dent
had recently established
thy Executive Order a Commit­tee
on Equal Job Opportunity.
The President's committee has
jur.isdiction only over jobs with­in
the sphere of -government
empLoyment, and with th·ose
firms, institutions, and agencies
that do business with the gov­ernment.
However, if its poli­cies
laid down by the President
are v,igorously enforced, they
aTe bound to affect the situation
of lots of non-governmental
workers as well, he said.
In answer to a question about
the future !prospects of the
Kennedy program in Congress,
Mr. Petry remarked "we 'can be
confident that it wi~l move in
the near future."
KENNEDY
(Cont. from Page 5)
Mr. Petry saw President Ken­nedy's
message on the Federal
regulatory agencies as a move
toward more responsi1ble gov­ernment.
"The regulatory agen­cies
which are set up to watch
out for the citizens interests are
'being staffed by respons1ble
men."
THE STAG
NoOne Entered K of C
Civics Essay Contest
The Civics Essay Contest re­cently
conducted by the Igna­tian
Council of the Knights of
Columbus, and announced in
The STAG, "undoubtedly show­ed
the intellectual interest and
attitude of the Fairfield stud­ents
by their response," accord­ing
to K of C Grand Knight,
Kenneth Dubuc.
The $25 first prize and $10
second pr!ze offered, were won
by no one, since there was no
contest, a situation arising from
the fact that no essays were
submitted for consideration.
Knights of Columbus
Dines At Hitchin~ Post
The Annual Ignation Council
Knights of Columbus Banquet
will be held at the "Hitching
Post," 7 p.m., Monday,' accord­ing
to a K of C spokesman. It
was lalso disclosed that the
Banquet would be exclusively
for "members in good stand­ing."
PEACE CORPS
(Cont. from ~age One)
He said the cl~rification of
registrants in the Peace Corps
"can be maintained as' any other
registrant engaged in activities
in the national health, safety, or
interest."
When they return home, Vol­unteers
cotild qualify for fur­ther
deferment.
Hershey concluded:
" . . . The fact that the regis­trant
has been a member of the
Peace Corps will not prevent
him from further deferment,
the same as any other registrant
who is engaged in activities
vital to the national health,
safety, or interest ... "
l.ective Service System with reg­istrants
who become members
of the Peace Corps can be
han die d administratively,"
Hershey wrote.
THE VOLUNTEER
What is the Peace Corps look­ing
for in a Volunteer?
A specific "needed skill" is
the first requirement. The Peace
Corps was established to re­spond
to requests from host
nations.
The range of needed skills is
great. Most nations requesting
Volunteers will be industrially
less developed than the U.S.A.
They will want engineers, tech­nicians,
craftsmen and adminis­trators.
Other countries will seek to
improve their agricultural sys­tem,
creating a need for farmers
who understand the land and
the use of modern implements
and for agricultural specialists
with college degrees.
Government and political sci­ence
majors may be in demand
by a newly formed nation anxi­ous
to establish an effective ad­ministration.
Teachers are in short supply
in South Asia, Latin America
and Africa. Some will be called
upon to teach English, others
to work in secondary schools.
Some nations will want college­level
teachers in a wide variety
of subjects.
Those with laboratory or sani­tation
skills will be needed in
tropical areas where the threat
of disease and pestilence is
great.
Construction talents, electrical
abilities, civil engineering skills
and the like are also in ex­treme
short sUPl'ly.
Second, the Volunteer must
understand that he is not trying
to remake the world in our
image. He must sincerely ap­preciate
the values, mores and
traditions of the society in
which he works.
Third, the Volunteer must be
"adaptable" enough to under­take
a difficult and sometimes
frustrating assignment. A Vol­unteer's
individual contribution
go it alone. Their tasks will in­volve
the communication of
skills more than the erection of
particular structures, roads, and
the like. Its success will not be
based on conspicuous monu­ments,
but vather the progress­ing
development of the aided
people.
Expansion of the program's
service is an essential feature.
From the very beginning the
existence of some International
Peace Corps has been looked
for, and some forms of recipro­cal
variation have been sug­gested.
Dr. Samuel P. Hayes of
the University of Michigan in
his ,authoritative one hundred
page study noted that "A pure­ly
American program will not
work, for only a few countries
would go along and then
grudgingly. The working teams
should be made up of some of
our youth and some of the na­tionals
of the country where
they are working. Likewise,
some of the nationals of these
countries should be at work on
projects in the United States."
The basic factors for the
success of the Peace Corps are,
however, the will and ability
of its members and the ca­pacity
of the U.S. government
to read the world situation at
any given time and through its
policy assure the corps of free­dom
from excessive hindrance.
Thus far, the Peace Corps seems
to have gotten off to a good
start firmly rooted in both
American Idealism and the
present historic reality.
Peace
Corps
Revieu.7:
By JOHN FAULKNER
With all the independence
for which they are so renown­ed,
the Daughters of the Amer­ican
Revolution, passed a reso­lution
on April 19 rejecting
the idea and -fact of the Peace
Corps. (With even more of this
noted independence, one lone
DAR member disagreed.) This
judgment is characteristically a
minority view for the over­whelming
majority of the
American people have signified
pleasure with President Ken­nedy's
proposal. Significantly,
over 90% of the college presi­dents
expressing views on the
corps idea, approve.
Approval of the idea of the
Peace Corps and confidence in
the program are, however, two
different things. Many people
have voiced intelligent fears
that the good will of the youth
involved will not be enough to
withstand the forces of pov­erty,
squalor, climate, and dis­ease
conditions in which they
will labor. Others have object­ed
that the corps is merely a
symbolic gesture which will
fail as its lack of practical affect
becomes apparent. The means
by which the newly formed
program plans. to meet these
objections, therefore bear exam­ination.
The enthusiasm generated by
the announcement of the pro­gram
has resulted in a stagger­ing
number of applicants which
swells each week as the spring
progresses. As present plans
call for no more than 2,000 mem­bers
in the first year, the corps
can exercise a highly sensitive
selection. The first means of
narrowing the number of ac­ceptable
applicants is by the
application form itself. Details
on the training program should
be available in the very near
future.
Application forms have been
sent to 2,000 colleges and uni­versities,
(interested Fairfield
students may secure a form at
the publicity office) are avail­able
at local Post Offices, are
distributed through the Depart­ment
of Agriculture's Extension
Services, and may be obtained
by writing to your congressman
or to Peace Corps, Washington
25, D.C. The four page ques­tionnaire
asks 28 questions and
demands six references. A lucid
explanatory sheet is attached.
The questionnaire, compiled
by the Peace Corps staff with
the advice of experts from sev­eral
sources, asks the volunteer
for the following kinds of in­formation:
education, job ex­perience,
proficiency' in lang­uages,
technical skills, avail­ability
for Peace Corps service,
special foreign area knowledge,
health, military service, avoca­tions,
hobbies and athletic par­ticipation,
organizational activ­ity
and leadership, and geo­graphical
prefeernce for assign­ment.
This detailed inquiry
will enable the Peace Corps
staff to narrow its further se­lection
to that among severely
chosen elite. The ensuing selec­tion
process will be more than
sufficiently demanding to insure
a stable, tough, and skilled
unit to the maximum degree.
The Corps members will not
May 5, 1961
Page Ten THE STAG
FESTIVAL CONTEST FINALISTS
May S. 1961
RONNIE QUINN ADRIENNE LaMARSH SUE CHOPSKY MARY IRVINE JOAN KOVACS
"WHO~S WAGGING WHO?~~ JOANN McNULTY
VINCENT CARRAFIELLO, '62, accepts the $15 first prize in
the recent Public Speaking contest, sponsored by the Debating
Socie1y, from Daye Royston. right, president of the society.
Alan Westerfield, '62. won second place.
O\.I~ lJ\'Y\I~t<YFIWORm:.•• ,STILL UF\;o
John A. McCall, '62, has been
named by the Junior class offi­cers
to replace outgoing editor,
Arthur Mannion, as Editor-in­Chief
of the 1962 edition of the
Manor, Fairfield University stu­dent
yearboo.k. Assisting McCall
will be STAG sports editor Rod
Dowling, '62, who assumes the
newly-created position of Asso­ciate
Editor; Ned ColI, '62, new
Literary Editor, and Bob Stev­ens,
'62, STAG advertising
manager, the n ext Layout
Editor.
Gary Muller, '62, is the
MANOR's new Art Editor, and
Kenneth Dubuc, '62, STAG bus­iness
manager, will have a simi­lar
position with the yearbook
staff. Tom Phelan, '62, has been
named Photo Editor.
McCall, a Stamford, Conn.,
English major, has held various
positions with campus organiza­tions.
He has been a staff writer
for the STAG since freshman
year and is, in addition, trea­surer
of the Drama Society, the
business and stage manager for
the Glee Club, Junior Delegate
to the Connecticut Interscho­lastic
State Legislature, Activi­ties
Chairman for the 1962
Freshmen Orientation Week
and Co-chairman of the 1962
Dogwood Festival's For mal
Dance.
EDUCATION CLUB
ELECTIONS HELD
Manor Announces
1962 Editorial Board
Elections were held recently
at a meeting of the Education
Club. The newly elected officers
are: Thomas McLaughlin, '62,
President; John Luning, '62,
Vise-President; Edmund Burke,
'62, Treasurer; Thomas Con­nelly,
'62, Corresponding Secre­tary,
and James G. Higgins,
'62, Recording Secretary. The
outgoing officers are Paul Sla­son,
'61, President; Clifford E.
Marvin, '61, Vice-President;
Henry Pronovost, '61, Treasur­er;
C. Stuart Dube, '62, Record­ing
Secretary, and Edmund
Burke, '62, Corresponding Sec­retary.
All of the new officers
express their thanks to the
members of the Club for elect­ing
them and have promised to
work hard to insure the success
of the Club next year.