Stag - Vol. 12, No. 03 - December 15, 1960

              Christmas Comes But Once A Year - Almost Like the STAG
Vol. 12 - No.3 Published by Students of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. December 15, 1960
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PAGE DIRECTORY
A Lawless Look at the Beats 9,
Miss America Visits
Fairfield
FU Students in Chile
Editorial,
Folk Music in the Village
Jazz '60
Sports - (Rider Recap)
Clubs,
FU Has Alpha Sigma Nu Chapter;
Seniors Named Charter ~lemh'ers
PROPOSED SITE of Fairfield University's future religious
retreats is Mamanasco Lake Lodge in Ridgefield, Conn. When
purchase negotiations are completed by the New England
Province of the Society of Jesus, closed retreats will be avail­able
for students of the University and Prep.
Fai,rfield Will Have Retreats
At Lake Lodge In Ridgefield
~Juniors Elie:ible
I~I~:::~:~~ ;~ N~~u~v~l~eT~e~AG
i M ~ ~ Five members of the senior I essage: i ~ completely equipped ex- class have been named as char-ta
~ penmental psychology labora- tel' members in the Fairfield INo single event in his- Iftiory Uhas been donated to Fair- University chapter of Alpha
eld niversity by the vice pre- Sigma Nu, the national Jesuit
, tory has been described as SI'dent and genera1 counsel of honor society, Rev. William J.
" often and explained more the Genera1 M t . 0 ors corporatIon, Healy, S.J., Dean of the Univer-fully
than the birth of Our -I Henry M. Hogan, 't Divine Saviour. The Gos- d tl 1 was an- sity, announced today in an I, nounce recen y. exclusive STAG interview.
' pel states the fact of the ~ TheeVry Rev. J ames E. F1'tz- Fr. Healy, who as Dean will
, birth in a single sentence: ~I Gerald S J P 'd t f th I
.... . '. '.". resl ~n 0 e preside as ex-officio moderator
o "The Word was made; Jes~It mstItutIOn,. saId. Mr. Ho- of the fraternity, told the STAG
~: flesh and dwelt amongst ~f gan s generous gIft WIll enable. th t h h d' t . d f 1
; us." And the meaning of till (Continued on Pa e 7, Col. 1) I a e a JUs receive orma
o the crib can be expressed ~ g approval of the campus chap- I,in one simple word - ~ ter's nominees for charter mem-o.
love. God came down to ~ bel'S from the natIOnal secre-
, earth to redeem sinful ~1 tary-treasurer of ASN, Dr. Hugo
~ man, to be a victim sub- ~ Hellmann, of Marquette Uni- I
-stituting for all the race i versity.
of Adam, to make clear in ~ Highest Honor
o an astounding way His W. Frank McDonald, Art h u r
wondrous love for you ~ Mannion, Robert MacMurray,
& and for me. This is the ~ Joseph Charlow and John Vait-
Iii meaning of the crib; this ~ kus have been named as char-
By CLEM LAMB ~>---------------IIis the message Jesus came i tel' members to the long-sought-
Special to the Stag CI C R 1° to give - that God's way I~ after chapter of the fraternity,
The New England Province ass ut u lng to man is man's way to which is the highest honor a
of the Society of Jesus recently M S Ch ! God. In the Infant Saviour ~~' student in a Jesuit university
announced that final negoti- ay ee ange we have the personifica- ~ can attain.
ations for the purchase of a ~ tion of divine love for I Formation of the chapter
retreat house are in their final A system which would place ~ man; and in the love and was arranged by Fr. Healy with
stages. The purpose of the pur- the responsibility of class at- ~I' imitation of Christ we • (Continued on Page 7, Col. 2)
chase is to establish a student tendance upon the relationship have the most perfect ex-retreat
house to satisfy the between the individual student . f hI!
spiritual needs of the immedi- and h I·S teach er could h ave I.tS fpreSSGIOdn M0 tuhmaBn b ovef Tr:"n:"ty Hall Ups Fee
C h . h' 't h t F . fi ld d ~~ or o. ay e a e 0 ate area. hosen for t e Sig t IS men s ere a all' e , accor - S~ Bethlehem favor you andI For FU Functions
Mamanasco Lake Lodge, located ing to Rev. Joseph McCormick, I yours with His choicest
in Ridgefield. S.J., Dean of Men. . •• blessings this Christmas. Fairfield University student
As projected, the house is to In an exclusive STAG inter- i" REV. JOHN L. BONN, S.J. organizations wh~ch desire to
provide closed retreats for stu- view; Fr. McCormick remarked James E. FitzGerald, S.J. utilize the facilities at Holy
dents both of Fairfield Univer- that while a revamp of the pres- F l*i*~~~ r" BODDAgreTes "t H 11' B 'dg t '11 sity and Fairfield Prep. The ent system would not be unde- herIrmeafyterabme requriIredeptoorp,osWtI a
present system, hampered as it sirable, it would pose adminis- $25 damage bond in addition to
is by difficulties of organization trational problems. T 'S· J. To D'l"reet Haml!et the norma.] rental fees, accord-
and loca1I·ty, WI'11 b e great1y Should the syst embe u'mform, wenty emors Oln to Mr. Steven Maxim, super-augmented
by the house's ex- i.e. a blanket ruling which would Honor Society Ranks visor of the hall.
istence. allow a student to attend classes By JAMES HILL The change in policy, accord-
For Other Schools as he saw fit, then each member Twenty Fairfield University SPECIAL TO THE STA,G ing to Mr. MaXim, was necessi-
Its use will not be limited ex- of the faculty would necessarily seniors have been named to the "I will never do it (direct) tated by the recent conduct of
clusively to Fairfield students. become an assistant to the Dean Um·verSI'ty's Honor SOC'Iety, ac- agam. . " An d for the past t en Fa'rl field students wh 0 used th e
Students of non-Catholic high of Men and take on added re- cordm' g to- teh Rev. W1'll'lam J . years sI.nce h'IS term as d'Irector ha11. Affected a1so I.S theah 11's
schools and colleges as well as sponsibility. Healy' S.J .D,ea.n of the Sch001 0 f ExpreSSI.Ona1 renta1 prI.ce. The former pol'ICy
students of other Catholic insti- If, however, the system were Included among those cited Arts at Boston College, Rev. of granting a $17 rebate when
tutions will also be able to uti- left up to the discretion of the for outstanding scholastic and John L. Bonn, S.J., has remain- students cleaned the hall after
lize its facilities, providing ac- individual teacher, the separate activity records were Fred A' b- ed steadfast t 0 h'IS d e CI.S.Ion. usm"g tI , Ih as been dI' scont'mued.
commodations are available. approaches to the pro b 1 e m hate, Egbert W. Anderson, Rob- However, when Rev. Laurence
Mamanasco Lake Lodge, fifty (Continued on Page 7, Col. 1) ert Biroschak, Joseph Charlow, S. Mu11en, S.J., the Um·verSI'ty's
miles distant from New York, Dennis E. Gannon, Richard D. Dlama Society moderator, re-lies
"in the foothills of the Berk- Germano, Jeffrey S. Jalbert, cently approached Fr. Bonn
shires." At present, its facilities Republicans To Issue Robert J. MacMurray, Arthur with the opportunity to direct
include Lake Mamanasco, a Political Newspaper J. Mannion, and Frank J. Mc- William Shakespeare's Hamlet,
championship clay tennis court, Donald. the latter's immediate reply
a golf course, plus a n ear b y The Young Republican Club Also Robert J. Michael, Rich- was: "What actor doesn't want
bridle path. At the discretion of of Fairfield University recently ard E. Nanfeldt, Raymond F. to play Hamlet and what direc­the
head retreat master, these announced its forthcoming pub- Nalewajk, Michael D. Oates, tor doesn't want to direct Ham­facilities
may be utilized during lication of a new monthlyga- Rocco M. Pugliese, David M. let ..."
short recreational periods. The zette, entitled "Campus Re- Royston, Lawrence J. Skane, Such a complete reversal of
grounds of the lodge now en- view." Headed by John Cervini, Geoffrey C. Stokes, J 0 h n W. tacks by the professor of Hu­compass
about thirteen acres. class of '63, the newspaper will Vaitkus, and Ned J. Wisneski. manities at Fairfield University
Tentative plans at present in- include announcements of 'or- Membership in the Honor So- came not without qualification.
elude major renovations for the g,anizational functions and po- ciety is on the basis of "a three Fr. Bonn informed this writer
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Page 2 THE STAG December 15. 1960
BUSINESS MANAGER
ROBERT J. CROWLEY
PHOTO EDITOR
SEAN M. DUNPHY
LAYOUT EDITOR
ROBERT B, CAGNASSOLA
EXCHANGE EDITORS
ROBERT WIDMER & PAUL FARGIS
A point of clarification: In
his statement, "that the stu­dent
newspaper has not sub­scribed
to the myth that any
authority's acts draw merit
NOT FROM THEIR MEAN­ING
BUT FROM THEIR
SOURCE," Mr. Stokes is guil­ty
of misinformation. The past
editor-in-chief was removed
not for any whim of authority
flexing its muscles, but for
rashly ignoring the suggestion
of the man representing the
owner and financial backer of
this newspaper that the Holy
Cross article and parts of the
editorial were in bad taste
and not good policy for an or­gan
representing the opinions
of 1280 undergraduate stu­dents.
In printing these two letters
voicing opposite opinions con­cerning
the editorial policies,
of the past editor, The STAG
considers the matter closed.
MTK
hole from which John dragged
it. It will be awfully easy for
you, now that lightning has
once again demonstrated its
ability to strike, to play the
timid role as an editor, to mere­ly
toady for the voice of authori­ty.
A little less violence might
not always be a bad idea, but
I think it is a healthy sign of
the university's spirit, that the
student newspaper has not sub­scribed
to the myth that any
authority's acts draw their mer­it
not from their meaning but
from their source.
This seems to be getting a
little long for practical purposes,
we've already discussed our
theories of journalism, of what
the STAG should be, in the edi­torial
meetings for the past year.
If you keep the STAG as inter­esting,
as readable, as percep­tive
as it has been for the past
year, and are perhaps able to
add a touch of pity, you will
have contributed to the growth
of the school and of the STAG.
Best wishes,
Geoff Stokes
Watch for special STAG
seminar for club pUblicity
men. Week of Jan. 3.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
MICHAEL T. KIERNAN
NEWS EDITOR
JAMES F, HILL
FEATURE EDITOR
DONALD A. PREZIOSI
SPORTS EDITOR
THOMAS UNGERLAND
MANAGING EDITOR FACULTY MODERATOR
LOUIS PARENT REV. WILLIAM HOHMANN, S.J,
STAFF
R. Dowling, P. McNulty, C. Roland, J. Morrison, T. Arnold, W. Hoehler, R.
Lawless, T. T'ier<ney, J. J. Carway, T. Phelan, P. McGorty, R. Manning, J.
Morrison, J. A. McCall, J. Flatley, J. Scott, R. Tino, E. W. Anderson, J.
Faulkner, C. Lamb, R. Badalato, L. Lavigne, J. B. Heller, w. Dermody and
G. Stokes.
Published bi-weekly by Students of Fairfield University during the regular
university year, except during holiday and examination periods.
Represented for National Advertising by
National Advertising Service, Inc.
that it is wrong for us ("us"
meaning the University), to
make obeisance before any other
institution. I certainly hope that
no student or faculty member
has done this deliberately, but
the ties of tradition are hard to
break, and there has been some
s 1i g h t condescension towards
Fairfield. I hold this attitude to
be wrong not for political con­siderations
,although I could in
no way agree with the quoted
opinions of the Holy Cross pa­per,
but for academic reasons.
It does no good for either the
institution or the students to be
constantly compared wit h a
memory of the colossus to the
north. During the Thanksgiving
vacation I talked with some sen­iors
at the Northern Light who
felt that Fairfield was getting
most of the good younger Je­suits,
and that Holy Cross was
somehow losing out. Keeping
this in mind, it would seem that
there is no hard and fast way
of proving that one school is
"better" than another; it would
also seem that the teacher's desk
is not the place from which to
make such comparisons.
The second of the items in
question was John's editorial.
It is something of a paradox
that an editorial plea for pru­dence
should be castigated as
too extreme, for this is what
the editorial was. Whether or
not I agreed with it (I do), is
not really to the point here. It
is my feeling, and the feeling of
any textbook of journalism, that
an editorial is the opinion of
the editor. If I had disagreed
with it, I would have done so
in a letter to the editor. I think
that that is the way to express
editorial disagreements. While I
think is was exceedingly chari­table
of John to allow you to
voice your editorial dissent, I
hope it is a policy which you
will not continue. The end re­sult
of such a policy would be
either ringingly mediocre edi­torials,
or an endless string of
differences in shading. Keep the
editorial as the editor's. Even
though friendship might tempt
you to allow dissent, it would
result in a hopeless lack of
clarity.
Speaking of editorials, I hope
you won't allow the censure of
John to cause the STAG to
crawl back into the dull safe
PRO OLD STAG
To the Editor:
Due to the various shake-ups
in the STAG as a result of the
last issue, I think it would be a
good thing for editorial harmony
if I resigned as Feature Editor.
I say "editorial harmony" be­cause,
although I've not always
been in agreement with the
various policies of the STAG,
I think it important that there
be at least a degree of unani­mity
between the editor and
someone who is to carry out the
editor's orders.
Because of the rather special
circumstances surrounding the
editorial change-over, I think
I should be allowed to clear up
a few points involving my own
position. There were two arti­cles
in the last issue which
caused considerable comment,
both pro and con. The first con­cerned
itself with the attitude
of some members of the faculty
and student body towards Holy
Cross, the second was the edi­torial.
First, the "Holy Cross" article,
although I feel the writing was
fuzzy and open to misinterpre­tation,
I agree with the general
theme of the article. I believe
M.T.K.
REVELATION FROM A MOMENTARILY INDISCREET JASON
When an assignee chooses to criticize through satire, he is
sowing dragon's teeth. If he has the assistance of a false Medea
in placing the satire where it may best achieve its end, it is
quite within the realm of possibility that the end product may
even be fraudulent as it stands. At any rate, the present harvest
is justly deserved, even if one prescinds from the above factors,
for the seed was not, as was obvious, terribly good to begin with.
D.P.
Letter 1959 National Congress at St.
TO MR. WEBBY AND ALL Louis. Fairfield did not vote at
all, as Fairfield delegates have
To the Editor: not been sent to the national
(Ernest Webby, Jr., wrote a
letLer to the editor in the last congresses for monetary rea-issue
of The STAG in which sons. Donald St. John, a Fair-field
student, then New England
he called to my attention the Regional Pre sid e n t, voted
fact that the Sodality ran a against it.
dance which made a handsome Second: On dances and the
profit and implied that N.F. like: Practically consid'ered, a
should do likewise rather than dance would probably not yield
"crying" to the Student Council of itself the required sum.
for money. The essential point is, how-
He also inquired as to however, that these are organiza­large
a minority voted against tional dues. The Sodality (an
the dues increase two years ago, unfortunate analogy on you l'
and how the Fairfield delegation part) raised money by a dance
voted, in addition to more gen-eral
dissatisfaction wit h the for a special. project (the erec-
't ) twn of a shrme), not as a sub-ca~
pus um . stitute for dues or to finance its
FIrst: In an s w e r to your 1 l' T E h C th r
~~:::d ~~ea d~:~gi~c~;a:~ug~f; r:~aun:~r~~~~~~te fs
c nece~sa~i:~
fifteen votes of about two hun-! a member of NFCCS. Therefore
dred voting delegates at the (Continued on Page 9. Col. 4)
Editorial:
COMITATUS IN APATHY VALLEY?
Letters to the Editor
CON OLD STAG
To the Editor:
Fairfield University, intellectually and socially, has been While reading the last issue of
aptly termed "Apathy Valley." The concept of "Apathy Valley" The STAG (October 14 or No­is
not a mere isolated opinion but a stifling realization which vember 18, 1960), we were
pervades the very essence of Fairfield. struck with a strange feeling of
For the most part, this realization has resulted in only fiery anger. This feeling, in turn,
letters to the editor, editorial pin-sticking and washroom grip- changed to one of disgust.
ing. This senseless negativism has not improved existing condi- The reason for this feeling,
tions, rather it has acted as the Chinese water treatment, slowly however, eluded us. Was it the
washing away any life that remains. frequent misspellings? No, that
Fairfield has become a five-day factory. As soon as the wasn't it. Was it an irate editor,
minimum working requirement has been fulfilled, all disappear who looked as if he needed a
in a cloud of exhaust heading home with the near panic of a, shave? No, but wait, that seems
high school prepster away for the first time. This "bee-line" to be closer to the reason.
tendency to vacate these ivyless halls is, with a few notable Looking again, it suddenly
ex,ceptions, not restricted to the student body. Witness the re- struck as the proverbial light­cords
set by faculty members sprinting from classroom to faculty ning bolt. It was the same anger
lounge rooms. and disgust which had welled
All of this points to a lack of understanding of the need of up in us after reading the previ­mutual
dependence and closeness between faculty and student ous issue of this paper.
body; a sense of "comitatus." You see, as a young, imores-
BUT, to have "comitatus" you've got to have a _mead hall. sionable' and naive schoolboy,
While a mead hall in the true Germanic tradition (this from an we had been taught that a
Irishman?) is out of the question (c'est dommage!), a student school paper should be a repre­union
center is NOT. A common ground where students and facul- sentative 'of the school. We
ty (or students and students) could get together informally over found this paper to be some­coffee
to discuss current issues, without fear of a broomstick thing else.
in the back from an over-zealous janitor, is an integral part -
or should be _ of a university education. Indeed, it seems that it has
Consider also the advantages such a center would have on become the sounding board of
our floundering extra-curricular activities, with the chance to a few extra-liberal members of
display their wares and exchange ideas with their confreres. (In our university. Or, as the lead
this field, the Spanish Club has already taken a dynamic step editorial said: "... our opinions
with its colorful displays in the cafeteria and an enterprising are ours alone, and do not
slate of activities.) necessarily reflect those of any-
By this time, we can see the cohort of practical people body else." Now. Mr. John F.
marching Gestapo fashion toward the STAG office screaming X. Warburton, who (to borrow
"Whadya some kind of nut? Fairfield is a new school and we a vulgarism from your paper)
have no money." really gives a damn what you
Money we have not. Granted. But money in this case, we personally have to say?
need not. Fairfield University has two student union centers You do, ,of course, have a right
right now: Xavier and Loyola cafeterias. Student unions in to express your opinions, and I
potency, that is. Both cafeterias could be run on a snack bar basis will staunchly defend your hav­after
the mid-day meal. At present, Xavier cafeteria operates ing and exercising that right.
its regular meals on this principle. Loyola cafeteria functions as But, does this give you a right
mid-evening snack bar for dorm students, so a student union is to use a media, which represents
definitely not impossible _in_ either case. Anyone who has sJlf- the entire university as a priv­fered
the desert of hunger between one p.m. and supper, with only atepliiUorm?-I most vehement­a
candy bar (fine in K-ration packets) or a green peanut butter ly thin1<: not!
sandwich from the mechanical monsters in the interim, will Perhaps, you might desire to
realize the desirability of such an innovation toward better health. publish your own newsletter?
We suggest the management of the student unions be under I say bravo and will even be
the joint aegis of the Student Council and the Resident Council. willing to buy you a mimeo­Both
are in dire straits financially and both contain the desired graph stencil. But as for the
manpower. (A recent STAG interview revealed that less than foisting, upon the public, of
50% of the student body has paid the desperately needed $2.50 your opinions as those of the
Student Council Assessment Tax, while a preamble to the col- entire school, I will say no and
lection for the Annual Christmas Banquet lamented, "unfortun- no again!
ately no resident council, therefore no treasury and no money.") I content myself with asking
While we do not pretend the above to be the answer "in you to return The STAG to its
toto" for either "Apathy Valley" or the anemic treasuries of our rightful owners, the students of
student government, it is a foundation upon which we hope Fairfield University.
student interest will build. Yours truly,
Kenneth V. McCluskey
De::emher 15. 1960 THE STAG Page 3
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Recently, I heard a track ("Gigantic Blues") from the second
volume of the American Recording Society's "Giants of Jazz"
series. Featured on the track were Lester Young, Roy Eldridge,
and Vic Dickenson backed by a rhythm section consisting of
Freddie Green, Gene Ramey (bass) and Jo Jones. While some
jazz followers may argue as to whether all these musicians
qualify as jazz "giants" (especially in the case of Dickenson
and Ramey), there can be no argument as to the aptness of the
term when applied to Lester (Pres.) Young.
Lester Young, "the only president elected to a lifetime term
of office", looms so large in the story of this music called jazz,
a music which he has unquestionably had a large hand in mak­ing,
that he must be considered as one of the true jazz immortals.
Pres. who suffered a nervous collapse in latter part of 1958
and died the following year, together with his horn, "Baby",
almost single-handedly made the word "cool" a useful and popu­lar
word in the jazzman's vocabulary.
Leonard Feather in "the Book of Jazz" puts it this way:
"The so-called 'cool school' of tenor saxaphonists, which in the
past decade has acquired more adherents than the Hawkins
dynasty or the Freeman (Bud-E.W.A.) college, gives its char­ter
to Lester Young, who as a member of the Basie Band from
1936-40 exercises an influence as indigenous to his era in jazz
as Hemingway's to the modern novel.
'Pres', as he is called among musicians, pioneered in the
move away from the full, lush tone and the dotted-eighth-and­sixteenth-
note-rhythmic approach, favoring a hollower, pike­like
and somewhat laconic sound and a tendency to make great
use of rubato and play long passages of evenly-phrased eighth
notes."
The Young sound, smoky but still "cohesive", fluent yet
deeply "introspective", was indeed an innovation to the era. At
a time when everyone was trying to sound like everyone else,
Pres was busy pioneering - finding new sounds and new rolls
for the tenor saxophone. At first (as is usually the case with
great innovators) he was criticized - often quite severely. Some
critics wrote that he was a "honk" man with a "cardboard"
sound Even his fellow musicians employed him to forget his bid
Application and enrollment of for individuality. As Lester himself put it, "I won't call names,
American students and teachers but they used to take me down to the cellar and play Hawk's
to the 1961 Sum mer Session records for me ... You dig? ... and asked me couldn't I play
Program of the National Uni- like that ... but I hardly even listened most of the time, cause
versity of Mexico, Mexico City, I knew I wasn't goin' that way."
was announced today. Well, Lester didn't go "that way" and continued in his in-
The University of Mexico of- dividualistic approach, and by 1944 when he won the tenor
fers a wide variety of "usual chair in the Annual Downbeat Jazz Poll and took his place
and standard courses" in Span- beside such all time greats as Duke E. Ellington (best band),
ish and English for teacher in- King Cole Trio (combo), Benny Goodman (soloist), Johnny Hod­service
requirements or under- ges (alto), Harry Carney (baritone), and J. C. Higgenbotham
graduate credits, in addition to (trombone) _ the same musicians who had earlier urged him
providing six weeks of planned to change his tenor approach to that of Coleman Hawkins, were
travel and leisure events. Spe- themselves trying vainly to adapt their sound to the new "cool"
cial program rates for students one of Mr. President.
and teachers, residing in mod- In the years that followed, the list of tenor men who tried
enr apartment hotels, begin as to capture the cocky verve of the Young sound can be extended
low as $474 and include air indefinitely. Among the first to meet with success was Stan
transportation, living accommo- Getz who together with his successors (AI Cohn, Bill Perkins,
dations and the full schedule of Zoot Sims, and Jimmey Guiffre) made the Woody Herman
activities. ban an incubator of cool jazz during the forties. However,
Complete information may be of all the cool and quasi-cool tenors that have followed this
obtained by writing to: Dr. Hil- trend, only one, Paul ("Vice-Pres") Quinnichette, seems to have
ton Bell, Director, University successfully emulated the Lester Young original. In fact, many
Study Tour to Mexico, 3305 Wil- critics say that Quinichette sounds more like Young than Young
shire Blvd., Los Angeles 5, Cal. himself, and thus have always ranked him low in the jazz polls.
From what I've heard of Quinichette (especially his "For
Basie" album on Prestige), he, though sounding a great deal
like Pres, has a distinct and truly exciting sound of his own and
though I disagree in part with a Downbeat review of the
Quinichette - Curtis Fuller LP "On the Sunny Side" ("Paul
Quinichette has few peers among tenor men"), nevertheless I
am in full agreement with the reviewer's later statement: "I
hope Prestige can continue to build Quinichette, who, if poll
figures are any criterion, is the most underrated tenor man in
jazz today; potentially he is also one of the greatest"-perhaps
even as great as Lester Young.
Just as an afterthought - a few note-worthy historical facts
that were just stated above desire some expansive comment. I
mentioned that in the 1944 Downbeat Jazz Poll, the Duke Elling­ton
organization won the big band category and that Johnny
Hodges and Harry Carney, both Ellington band members, won
respectively on alto and baritone - but, what is more note­worthy
is that the same three musicians, in their respective
categories also won the important Downbeat International Jazz
Crtics Poll some fifteen years later (1958)!
PRINCETON, N.J., The Na­tional
Tea c her Examinations
prepared and administered an­nually
by Educational Testing
Service, will be given at 160
testing centers throughout the
United States on Saturday, Feb­ruary
11, 1961.
At the one-day testing session
a candidate may take the Com­mon
Examinations, which in­clude
tests in Professional infor­mation,
General Culture, Eng­lish
Expression, and Non Ver­bal
Reasoning; and one or two
of thirteen Optional Examin-I.- ""Il
ations designed to demonstrate
mastery of subject matter to be
taught. The college which a can­didate
is attending, or the school
system in which he is seeking
employment, will advise him
whether he should take the Na­tional
Teacher Examinations and
which of the Optional Examin­ations
to select.
A Bulletin of Information (in
which an application is inserted)
describing registration proce­dures
may be obtained from
Rev. T. Everett McPeake, S.J.,
(Canisius 216).
The Academic And Creative Mind
NEW YORK NOTEBOOK
Aside from the amazing prices which they feature, most
New York clubs have somewhere on their bill a comic whose
jokes get cruder and cruder as the audience laughter grows If you're a prospective draft­weaker.
About the only type of place where one can escape this dodger, Mr. Frederick W. Tar­two-
headed menace is the club devoted to "music. Generally, taro, Director of the Univer­these
clubs will feature either folk music or jazz, occasionally sity's Placement Office, has a
a comb.naLon of both. Since "The New Yorker" and E. Well- book that may improve your
ington Anderson, do a pretty thorough job on jazz spots, it seems technique. FOR
that Christmas shows of folk music deserve a small mention. The book, CAREER:
THE COLLEGE MAN, a guide
The coffee shops around the Village often have good, though to business opportunities pub­spotty,
shows. The only difficulty here is that no one place, with lished by the country's leading
the possible exception of the Gaslight, offers enough entertain- rndustrial companies, includes
ment to last for an evening. The need to move, and the need a detailed table showing 34 ways
to pay the minimum at each spot, is something of an incon- a graduate can discharge his
venience. military obligations.
One Sheridan Square, although it technically could be listed In addition, CAREER features
with the coffee houses, has a good deal more to offer than most complete cross indexes of every
of them. It operates as a theatre, for "Greenwich Village, U.S.A.",. company - broken down by
during the early evening, but during weekends and vacations locations, college major back­it
becomes an after-theatre folk music spot. Although the Christ- grounds preferred by com­mas
show is at the moment up in the air, antecedent probability panies, corporate summer work
argues for a good one. Performers who have appeared there opportunities, and most im­during
the school year include Josh White, The Clancy Brothers mediately by recruiting sched­and
Tommy Makem, Carolyn Hester, Oscar Brand, and (of all ules on each campus.
people), Jean Shepherd. A frequent visitor is Theo Bikel, who Unique to CAREER this year
makes the long trip down from uptown, where he is starring in is two-color print scheme 'de­"
The Sound of Music" to broadcast his radio show. On nights signed to highlight the quick­when
he is to appear, reservations are strongly suggested, as the reference features of the in­last
time I was there, they reached their legal limit and had to dexes carried in past years.
turn people away. CAREER is distributed free
A spot with folk music, a liquor license, and no cover, would each year at over 600 college
deserve to be mentioned even if the show were below par. When campuses and can be obtained
the show promises to be excellent, as it does at Gerdes' Folk fro~ the Placement Office,
City (11 W.4th St.), it deserves all kinds of notation. Appearing XavIer Hall.
on the bill of this highly informal club will be Logan English ---------
and Brother John Sellers. Logan is a young Kentucky-born
folk singer, whose advance studies in music and drama have
given his work a good deal of professional polish without de­stroying
the meaning or the spontaneity of his music. Brother
John presents something of an extreme contrast to this. He is
part gospel shouter, part very sensitive blues stylist. One man
to whom Brother John has been freqently compared and not
without some justice, is Ray Charles. The easiest way to say
something about him, however, is to note that when he lets out
the stops on "Big Boat up the River" (the title song of one of
his five albums), the audience is not in New York, but on the
Mississippi. G.S.
By RICHARD TINO
Like two sponges the minds of both the artist and the
scholar absorb. But these cerebral sponges start to differ with
the very act of absorption. The networks of capillaries, by means
of which knowledge is taken into their minds, are constructed
differently.
The mind of the scholar be- ~>--------------
comes immediately ~elec.tive. It sembles the mingling of words
chooses the passages It WIll open in a crowded room or the sounds
to admit knowle.dge. From the of instruments which join to
few passages WhICh that kno:w- produce music. There is a con­ledge.
enters spreads an ever m- stant relating of things whole
creasmg connected system. of and unique. The discovery of
passageways. The scholar begms similarities does not cause the
to compartmenta.lize, to analJ':ze, artist to diminish or destroy the
and to. categonze. D~pendm.g completeness of an experience
upon hIS m~ntal cap~clty, thIS by categorizing and dividing.
process contmues u~tI~.he has When .they are recognized, an
exhausted every possIl:nlIty, and affinity is established which fa­the
new knowledge IS spread, cilitates the re-occurance of
dissected, through0';lt his miI.1d. those similar things meeting
He has now establIshed an m- when the artist has need to
terlaced maze which, in his ca- make the relation again.
pacity as scholar, he can put to. " .
use. Knowledge in the scholar T.hIS process of assocIatIOn IS
. . . . an Important one to understand.
IS dormant; m the ar~Ist, ~ctIve. It accounts for much more than
The process of relatIOn m the . . .
sch01ar I·S accomplI'Sh ed bydl'- th.e. charactenstlc. mental dISPO-vision.
Knowledge is broken sltIons of the artIst and scholar.
down into component parts, and It accounts for the v.ery product
those parts are stored for later of these types of mmds.
use in a neatly organized fash- Th~ I?roduct of the schol1;lrly
ion with the like parts of older assocIatIve thought-process IS a
knowledge. systematized a p p 1i cat ion of
The mind of the artist per- ~nowle~ge for the ~)Urposes of
forms another type of operation. mstru~tIOn, explana~IO.n, or c~n­Every
novel bit of information structI~n of me.chamstIc th~ones
enters a single opening to that or d~vlces. ThIS product IS de­mind.
It travels directly along terrruned by the thought-pro­its
personal path to a hub where ces.s itself. Th.e network of re­it
is deposited with the entire latIons establIshes patterns of
body of knowledge and experi-! thought wi~hin ~he mind of the
ence which the artist has. It scholar. ThIS mmd tends to ac­enters
whole and it is deposited quire a facility of association
whole. In this "hub" there is an along those patterns.
interaction of all things known, In r~versing the knowing pro­a
continuous process of juxta- cess,. eIth~r the scholar presents
position. The process is non- to .hIS.mmd a thought~pattern
material. It does not resemble WhICh IS then dressed WIth fact,
the collision of atoms in a gase- or a group of these patterns be­ous
substance as much as it re- (Continued on Page 9. Col. 3)
Page 4 THE STAG December 15, 1960
COACH GEORGE BISACCA'S 1960-61 varsity candidates for a second straight Tri-State Cham­pionship
are, from right to left: Bob Jenkins, Fred Weismiller, Mike Touhey, Ron Riesher, Dick
Panuczak, Devin Doolan, Art Crawford, Bob Hutter, ·Nick Macarchuk, Bill Shin and Frank
McNulty.
23 17 63
32 18 82
RIDER (82)
G F P
204
4 I 9
3 0 G
6 9 21
4 2 10
6 2 14
7 4 18
27 28 821
ST. PETER'S (82) FAIRFIELD (63)
G F PI G F P
Reck 4 4 12 Crawford 4 2 10
Smith 5 12 22\Hutter 3 2 8
Murray 3 5 11 Shin 2 0 4
Norton 4 2 12 Jenkins I 2 4
Sullivan 10 1 21 Touhey 3 4 10
Bochicchio 0 0 0 Doolan 3 1 7
Harrigan 0 4 4 Macarch'k 5 5 15
Weismiller 2 I 5
Panuczak 0 0 0
the second half as Bill Smith
scored 16 of his total of 22
points; George Sullivan tallied
16 of his 24; anI Pete Norton
for all but 2 of his 12 point
total.
Sopohomore Nick Macarchuk
led the Stags with 15, while Art
Crawford and Mike Touhey add­ed
10 points each.
Stags Lose Opener
The Fairfield University cag­ers
opened 'the 1960-1961 bas­ketball
season with a 83-70 set­back
at the hands of the B.C.
"Eagles." The "Stags," who last
season boasted a record of 17-9
while winning the Tri-State
Championship were thoroughly
outplayed by B.C. A 'tremendous
Fairfield crowd was on hand,
however. Despite the 13-point
margin the "Stags" were in the
game until with five minutes
left Jim Hooley poured through
nine straight poin'ts to put the
game on ice for the Bostonians.
The "Stags" made a gallant ef­fort
to come back in the second
half but couldn't overcome
BC's 15 point lead at half time.
Bob Hutter making his first
varsity appearance turned in a
fine game scoring 23 points.
The box scores:
FAIRFIELD (90)
G F PI
Crawford 5 3 131Barrett
Hutter 9 I 19/Brown
Macarchuk 5 2 12 Duffy
Jenkins 7 4 18Gramlich
Touhey 7 5 19 Kopp
Shin 2 2 61Nilson
McAnulty 0 1 1 Touhy
Doolan I 0 2/
Weismiller ..:! ..:! ..:!
36 18 90
long jump shots of Bob Hutter
and the set shooting of Mike
Touhey. Rider's combination of
Bill Gramlich and Ed Touhey
went on a scoring spurt which
narrowed the Stag lead to 47-40
at the half.
Paced by Captain Art Craw
ford and Sophomore Nick Ma­carchuk,
the taller Stags con­trolled
the boards and led 71­58
with ten minutes remaining.
With Bobby Jenkins leading the
running attack, Coach Bisacca's
quintet pulled away for a 78-60
lead with six minutes in the
game. At this point, Rider ral­lied
behind Gramlich and Odd
Nilson to come within six points
at the two minute mark. The
Hunter Wednesday Rough Riders, pressing in the
On Dec. 21.. Hunter College limited time remaining, fouled
at every opportunity to get pos­will
entertain the Stags at 8:30 session of the ball. But Fairfield
on their home floor. After three
straight losses to Fairfield since retaliated with four straight
foul shots to put the game out
1958, they will be out to start a of reach.
string of their own. Hunter re- Both teams tallied on 18 free
turned nine lettermen from a throws, but the Stags hit 52 per­team
which chalked up a 9-10 cent of their shots which proved
record last season. Leading the the margin of victory.
team will be Charlie Rosen,
6 8" 230 d t hId Fairfield Frosh Nipped
., poun cen er woe I th r· t t th
the team in scoring (17.1) and n e pr.e 1mmary con es e
. . . '. . Stag yearlmgs bowed to the
reboundmg, m a?dltlOn to bemg IRider Frosh, 84-83, despite a 25
named to the Tn-State first All- point performance by Kurt Kil-
Star Team. ty plus a 21 point spree by Nel-
Rider Toppled son Grillo.
Before a near capacity crowd Peter's Wins
the Stags triumphantly inaugu- The Red Stags bowed to a
rated their home schedule with well coached St. Peters five
a win over Rider College, 90-82. mainly as a result of poor shoot-
The latter was picked as the ing and rebounding last Dec. 6.
team Fairfield had to beat in After taking an early 23-14
quest of a second straight Tri- lead the Peacocks ran off ten
State championship. An inspired straight points on the jump
Fairfield five turned in its best shooting of George Sullivan who
effort of the young season as accounted for eight. Fairfield
the starters wound up in double was shut off the floor there­figures.
after and trailed 34-30 at the
The Stags jumped off to a intermission. During the first
quick 27-16 lead before the ten half Fairfield made 8 of 39 shots.
minute mark, mainly on the The winners poured it on in
Stags Play Twic,e Over Holidays
By ROD DOWLING
Crawford, Jenkins and Hutter, Inc., will invade New York City twice over
the Christmas Holidays in an ,aHempt to est1ablish ,themselves as the team to beat
in ,the Tri-State League. Both Yeshiva and Hunter ,are stiff compehtors in the race
for the 11m·State crown and a berth in the N.C.A.A. College Tournament.
Yeshiva Saturday ~>---------------------------
The Yeshiva "Mites" will be
out to avenge a close 69-64 loss
at the hands of the Bisacca
coached five. They use a weav­ing
offense which employs good
ball handling and scrappy re­bounding.
Coach Bernie Sara­chek's
talent for getting the
most out of slim pickings will
be tried to the utmost this year,
having lost four of his top
scorers and rebounders fro m
last year's 11-9 team. The re­turning
three-man nucelus of
the "Mites" are 6'3" junior Sam
Grossman (15.6) as the top gun.
Up front will be 6.2" Gary Baum
(6.6) while 6'1" sophomore Marv
Goldstein will be in the back
court.
Now that we have ,reviewed the games we might
pause here for our annual review of the players.
Art Crawford - a 6'4" center from New York.
Artie seems to be feeling the effects of last year's brok­en
ankle and he will need a few games t,o regain his
confidence. However, before long he will be back re­bounding
and shooting like the Little All-American we
all know him to be. A~t ,averaged almost 18 points per
game last year.
Bob Jenkins - 5'10" guard from New York. Bob
is the steadying influence on an otherwise highly strung
ball club. He has good scoring potential and his de­fens~
is excellent.
Bob Hutter - 6'4" forward from New York. Al­though
Bob is only a sophomore, he has the finesse of
a man with many more years of experience. He may
rival Artie Crawford f9r scoring honors this season. His
one faul,t, however, is lack of real aggressiveness.
Bill Shin - 6'6" forward from New York. Al­though
not a consistent scorer, Bill turned in some veery
fine g-ames last season, especially in the small college
championships. Because he played so well under tour­nament
pressure we will predict this will be his best
season to date. Bill piled up 210 points for the Stags in
23 games.
Devin Doolan - 6'2" guard or forward from Chevy
Chase, Maryland. Devin has proved so valuable as a
substitute that he soon may garner himself a starting
position. His biggest asset is the faot that he really
"likes to play the game." As a junior, Devin should
turn in some experienced play for the Stags.
Michael Touhey - 5'10" guard from New York. Mike
is a rough and tumble type who .n!ever gives up on a
ball or a defensive assignment. He lost all his green­(
Continued on Page 6)
*
Because of early season losses to Boston College
and St. Peter's, several die hard pessimists around
school refuse to admit that the "Red Stag" Varsity may
imprcve on their (17-9) basketball record of last year.
However, if they must demand an account of the entire
season based on the first few games, here are several
reasons (not excuses) for the initial defeats. First of all
B.C. is good. They are picked 3rd in New England in
pre-season poll? They have a prolific scorer in Jim
Hooley while Powers, Donovan and Chevalier provide
the back court magic. Secondly, to play the season
opener on a foreign court is difficult; to play B.C. is a
practically insurmountable obstacle. We must realize
that Fairfield has reached a point in its basketball
career when it is on the borderline. We are able to draw
top notch teams, but only at their convenience. A big­ger
school will schedule its first game with a medium.
sized club where they are quite sure of the victory. In
years to come we will be able to command similar re­spect,
but not yet. The St. Peter's game was also away,
which is consid.ered an 8 to 10 point deficit by the ex­pe~
ts. Don Kennedy, coach of St. Peter's, has been in
the business 35 years and his seemingly unimpressive
Frosh teams always undergo a metamorphosis (similar
to that educed by Kentucky's Adolf Rupp from his
players) when they reach the varsity level. In other
words, Mr. Kennedy is probably one of the 10 top
coaches in the country. So, in general, when things
start off badly for a team, it is smart to remember the
only w-ay they can go is up.
December IS, 1960 THE STAG Page 5
Stag Harriers Complete
Second Victorious Season
FAIRFIELD HARRIERS who finished the season with a 4-3
record are, from left to right, back row: coach Ed Tamashunas,
captain Jack Barry, Mickey Kinney, Larry Longue, Dick Bau­man,
Lou Ockey, Ray Shuster, and Rev. Victor Leeber, S.J.;
second row: Wayne Labore, Charlie Bialonas, and Joe Keerns;
front row: Paul McNulty, Pete Garey and Jim Daley.
DAVE Jo.NES' Junior-Senior Intramural Football League
champs are, from left to right, back row: Rod Dowling, Ron
Sullivan, Vin Cavalieri, Bill Shumann, Paul Flannigan and
Tom Beatty; front row: Bucky Shippa, Shaun Sullivan, Dave
Jones (captain), Kevin Reynolds and Pete Carolan. Not pic­tured
are Stan Rashid and Jim Hill.
"RED STAG" forward Bob Hutter (52) collects two of his 19'
markers in Fairfield's homecourt win over Rider College, Dec.
9. Team captain Art Crawford (50) looks on in anticipation.
Jones Eight Cops Crown;
Tops ~4.hearneIn Finale, 12-6
By TED ARNOLD
Needing only a tie with Bob Ahearne's team to
annex the Senior-Junior Intramural Football League
ti tle, Jones' eight exceeded requirements in the recent
clash for the crown as they scored six points in the first
period and surged to snap a 6-6 deadlock in the closing
minutes of the game.
Tallying the second and deci- ~>-------------­sive
touchdown was Kevin added to his laurels his team
Reynolds who scampered off- having won the Frosh-Soph
tackle on a keeper play, a~ter League last year. The combina­a
key block by Rod Dowlmg, tion of elusive backs and fast
to go 40 yards untouched. Earli- ends enabled Jones to present a
er he had tossed a thirty-yard balanced offense difficult to
aerial to end Bill Schumann for stop. Offensively they were led
the opening TD. by Reynolds and a fine pair of
The losers, who finished the ends in Dowling and Schumann.
season tied for second place Defensively for the champs,
with the Murray squad, scored Cavileri, Flanagan and Sullivan
their lone TD in the second excelled.
stanza. Capitalizing on end Don Cook's team captured
Tony McCall's grab of an er- the Frosh-Soph football league
rant toss by Reynolds, quarter- with an impressive 9-0-1 record.
back Mike Maloney called for Roger Lynch led the offense for
the long pass and pegged a per- Cook, connecting with Casper
feet strike to Richie Badalato in ,and Greller at the most oppor­the
end zone. The line play in tune times.
this game was most gruelling In an aftermath to the sea­and
was sparked by Vin Cava- son, Jones' team squared off
lieri of the winners and Bob against Cook in a close game,
McGraw of the losers. the result being a 12-0 victory
With this win Dave Jones for the upperclassmen.
With the eventual threat of
snow and early dusk moving in,
Fr. Caffrey switched operations
from his well lined gridirons
to the friendly warm confines
of the gym. Following the com­pletion
of another successful
football I e a g u e, teams were
chosen for a winter of Intra­mural
Basketball.
At press time each team
has only played one game. The
league setup is the same as
football with two divisions,
Frosh-Soph. and Junior-Senior,
ten teams in each division.
Standings as of the first week
of play are:
Letter to the Editor
W
Arnold 1
Dowling 1
Falvey 1
Tracy 1
Mullin 1
Muller 0
Tiscornia 0
Slayne 0
O'Keefe 0
Feehan 0
course at Van Courtland park.
The third, fourth and fifth
positions, where most meets are
won or lost, were shared by the
four Sophs, Larry Longua, Tom
Marra, Ray Schuster, and Mic­key
Kinney. Kinney, a sprinter
by trade, turned in a surprising­ly
strong performance, which
helped to counter-balance the
mid-season injuries to Longua,
and Marra. Iongua with a slipt
cartlidge and Marra with a
sprained ankle.
The frosh squad finished with
a record of 6 and 2; feeding
the dust to Queens, Westchester
Comm., Hunter, New Britain,
Adelphi, Southern Conn.
The fine performances of Jim
Daly, Peter Garry, and Joe
Kearns, indicate their reserva­tions
for births on next year's
varsity squad.
Sneaker League Goes
Toward Gymnasium
For Basketball Tilts
To the Sports Editor:
On October 22, the Freshmen
of the second floor of Gonzaga
were challenged by the sopho­mores
to a game of soccer to
be held at the Prep Field. We
accepted the challenge and field­ed
a team, three-f 0 u r t h s of
which had no previous experi­ence
in the game. The score (a
1-1 tie) was not as important
as the great interest in the
game, stirred up among the par­ticipants.
We agreed to play on
the following Saturday and we
have agreed to play ever since
with a growing enthusiasm.
Cross-country is the only fall
sport at Fairfield. Why not soc'·
cer? Those amongst us, who
have played soccer in high
school, see a great deal of po­tential
in the small group that
has participated thus far.
It is a well-known fact that
a soccer team is very inexpen­sive
to equip. If we can show
the student body and the uni­versity
that we have a sincere
des ire to play this game by
starting soccer p l' act ice this
spring, won't there be enough
organizations on campus to con­tribute
to equipping a team for
the fall?
We would like to thank Mr.
Ungerland for his article on be­half
of a soccer team in the last
issue of the Stag.
Jack Casper '64
Fred Dieterle '64
George Greller '64
N.Y., by means of Chaminade
H.S., where he was a member
of the All Catholic Metropoli­tan
team and the Daily News
All-Nassau team.
Ken Wagner comes from the
Bronx, N.Y., by way of Iona
Prep. The 6' backcourt man was
a member of the All-Metropoli­tan
team.
Larry Rafferty, from Sayville,
L.L, N.Y. He played his high
school ball at Seton Hall, where
he was a top scorer and re­bounder.
Dan Morrissey, 6'4" from La
Salle Academy, Providence,
Rhode Island.
James Curtin, 5'10" from Wal­tham
High, Waltham, Mass.
Pete Lingua, 6'1" from Wind­sor
Locks H.S., Windsor Locks,
Conn.
Marty Sienko, 6'4" from
Palmer H.S., Palmer, Mass.
Dick Robinson. 6' from Fair­field
Prep by way of Stratford,
Conn.
Ed Faulkner, 6'3" from Notre
Dame H.S., Bpt., by way of
Trumbull, Conn.
Todd Linley, 5'11" from Notre
Dame H.S., Bpt.
Charles Hunt, Seton Hall
H.S., Sayville, L.L, N.Y.
goes to the team's kingpin, Jack
Barry, who led the scoring al­most
constantly throughout the
season. Barry did not improve
his record time of 22: 11, which
he set last year, but he did score
more consistently this year with
his average time in the low 22's.
Close support in the hills from
the rest of the squad was led
by Lou Ockey, improving his
last year's time to 22: 54. Barry
and Ockey both scored in medal
positions in the Collegiate track
Conference Championships, fin­ishing
eleventh and tenth re­spectively
over the five mile
Below are the men who will
play the early game' for the
Stags this year-EDITOR.
Kurt Kilty. 6'4", comes to
Fairfield from East Hartford
H.S., East Hartford, Conn.,
where he was a member of the
All Capitol District Conf. team.
Nelson Grillo. the 6'4" center,
comes by way of Mackin H.S.,
Washington, D.C. He was se­lected
to the All-Catholic All­Stars
in Washington.
Walter Donnelly. the 6'3" for­ward,
comes from Garden City,
went to Kurt Kilty and Nelson
Grillo with 15 and 14 points, re­spectively.
On Tuesday, December 6,
the yearlings traveled to Jersey
City, New Jersey, to suffer a
heartbreaking defeat at the
hands of St. Peter's College
Frosh. With five seconds to play
it was Fairfield ball, they were
down one. Ken Wagner took the
pass from out of bounds, the
shot went up and he was foul­ed.
But the officials chose to
overlook the foul and the game
ended with the Peacock Year­lings
on top, 81-80.
Fairfield scoring honors went
to Kurt Kilty who pushed
through 30 points.
* * *
Fresh/man Quintet Drops Ttvo;
Kilty And Grillo Spark Team
For their first trial in the Fairfield University col­ors
the young Stags traveled to Boston, Mass., only to
drop the opener to a strong Boston College Frosh ,squad
by the score of 72-55.
Scoring honors for the Frosh 0~-------------
By LOU OCKEY
When the finish line was
crossed for the last time this
year and the score totaled, it
read 4 Wins-3 Losses.
That was the Stag Harrier's
record, a winning season, but
no in:provement over last year's
6-3 record. However, those who
saw the Hunter and New Brit­ain
meets, remember that in
those two meets the laurels
could h a v e gone either way,
with both teams edging the
Stags by less than 5 points.
Much of the credit for Coach
Tamaschunus' winning season
Page 6 THE STAG December 15, 1960
Members of the Fairfield Uni­versity
Marketing Club who at­tended
a guided tour of the
Met r 0 pol ita n Body Co. in
Bridgeport, Dec. 2, witnessed
the firm's modern production­line
technique manufacture of
International trucks, according
to club spokesman, Lou Parent.
Mr. Anthony Verilli, club pre­sident,
made arrangements for
the tour which was guided by
Mr. Louis Viglione and Mr. Mat­thew
Peunttini, and directed by
Mr. William Snow, personnel
manager in charge of labor re­lations.
Mr. Viglione is an alum­nus
of Fairfield who works in
the production control depart­ment
of the company visited.
Marketing Club
Visits Local Firlll
campus life. Faculty and others
take note: all criticism will be
in jest, for fun, in a jocose and
friendly manner and usually
with a constructive aim. Realiz­ing
that they are not perfect ­yet
- the Radio Club will open
a suggestion box, a big sugges­tion
box. Please reserve your
violence to the written word;
this is the only Radio Club we
have.
Outlined here are but the first
steps to the ultimate goal: an
FM station with off-campus
coverage. So, once again, we
anxiously await the advent of
WVOF and wish them much
luck. With a measure of this
luck and their ardent prepara­tions,
WVOF will be on the air
after the Christmas vacation.
mailbox, But after all, NBC is
a big place; these things take
time. Anyhow, they do have a
grand studio in which to house
the equipment. Well, actually
it's not a grand studio - it's
more a compact studio. As a
matter of fact, it's not a studio
yet; it bears a strange resem­blence
to that room in the back
of the cafeteria. But it will be
a studio.
Last year, as Fairfield veter­ans
will remember, several of
these men paraded from room to
room twisting radio dials as if
there were no tomorrow. This
rather dubious pleasure will be
eliminated this year since re­ception
will be no problem.
Kazoo Club
Included in the broadcasting
schedule will be a radio bulletin
board. This is a true boon to
those of you who pay attention
to the student manual and grow
footsore tramping obediently to
bulletin boards in a feeble ef­fort
to ascertain what is on your
slate. In addition, special shows
highlighting the Kingston Trio,
Frank Sinatra, Dixieland jazz
and various others ranging from
Beethovan to the Kazoo Club,
are planned. The Kazoo Club.
What's the Kazoo Club? For
those of you not in the know,
this is an extremely local or­ganization
which, with Beeth­oven,
well represents the large,
nay ,gigantic cross section of
tastes to be represented in
news, sports ,music and comedy.
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A constant policy of the sta­tion
will be constructive, satiri­cal
criticism of all phases of
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Jan. Genesis
By BILL HOEHLER
"WVOF - The Voice Of Fair­field
- Will Broadcast Tomor­row
At 6:30!" So stated signs
posted at strategic locations
about the campus. Anxiously,
we waited for the first sound
of life from this year's "Voice."
Unfortunately, the r e was a
small, though irrating, techni­cal
problem; said problem being
the absence of a transmitter.
Undaunted, however, the strug­gling
young radiomen have re­invested
their resources in new
equipment which will defiintely
be here by the termination of
our Christmas vacation.
Seek Help From NBC
The Radio Club is completely
self-supporting, receives no help
from the school, and may not
advertise. You may wonder, as
they did, where to get the re­sources
to invest. There were
many suggestions on the sub­ject.
The adopted method was
agreeable to all - except the
members of the club, each of
which was asked to contribute
a nominal sum as "dues." (By
the way, the Radio Club is look­ing
for new members.)
No small thinkers, these lads
have sent a request to General
Sarnoff, chairman of the board
of the National Broadcasting
System, for some professional
equipment. With h i g h hopes,
they trot daily to dust off their
* * *
From All Of Us - To All Of You
Happy Ne'w Year
NEWS AND VIEWS
(Continued from Page 4)
ness last year and he should be ready to share back
cour.t duties with Bob Jenkins.
Dick Panuczak - 6'1" guard from Connecticut. If
anyone on the team is a zone breaker, Dick is the man.
Few other players can match his deft jump shot and
soft touch set. He will put many games "in the bag"
for us ihis season.
Nick Macarchuk - 6'4" forward from Conneoticut.
Next to Art Crawford, Nick is the most difficult man
on the team to cover {or "check" as they say in New
England). He is well over 200 lbs. and he uses every
ounce of it on the court to the advantage of the Red
Stags. He will challenge one of the forwards for their
starting position.
l'Ted vYtismuller - 5'11" guard from New York.
After ,a terrific start last year in freshman ball, Fred
slipped off ,to turn in just an average season. We think
he will be back in his best form rthis year to bolster
Coach Bi'Sacca"s back court.
Frank McAnulty - 6'6" center from Pennsylvania.
Last season Frank lost valuable time with a broken
wrist. He will, however, be a valuable rebounding and
shooting addition once he gets the fee1 of varsity com­petition.
Joe D'Agostino - 6'1" forwa,rd from New York.
Joe is an all around ball player and adapts nicely to
~ny situation where he is needed. He did some strong
rebounding for the freshman team last season.
,Ron Riescher - 6'1" guard from New York. For
the Yearlings last season, Ron did most backcouDt ar­ranging.
If he can bring his basketball "sense" along
to the varsity there its no telling whom he will put out
of a 'job.
and a
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Just a quick tha'nks to Mr. Casper, Mr. Dieterle,
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With their enthusiasm the soccer team will soon be
on its feet.
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JACK SAVED HIS COMPANY $10,000
ON HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENT
While Jack Trabert was in college he had
some definite career ideas. He knew what he
wanted-a job with a payoff for good judgment
and hard work.
With a B.S. in Business Administration from
the University of Nebraska, Jack knew he could
look in many directions. And he did. He talked
to 20 companies. And then in August, 1957,
joined Northwestern Bell, in Omaha, Nebraska.
His chance to show what he could do was
not long in coming. On his first assignment Jack
came up with answers that made it possible to
handle long distance calls made at night in the
Omaha area with less force and equipment than
was needed under the old system. This resulted
in a $10,000 annual saving.
Next, Jack worked on a training and devel-opment
program for "mark sensing"-a new
method for mechanized processing of long dis­tance
charges.
Today, Jack has an important role in plan­ning
and developing telephone facilities to keep
pace with Omaha's ever-increasing need for long
distance services.
Jack puts it this way- "If a guy can keep
his average up, there are places to go in this
outfit. A man doesn't have to wait around for
opportunity to knock-he has all he can handle
right from the start."
If you want a job in which you're given a chance
to show your stuff, and held strictly accountable for
your decisions, right from the start-then you'll
want to visit your Placement Office for literature
and additional information.
vice-president of the Aquinas
Academy and the Waterbury
Area Club. He is also a mem­ber
of the "Manor" staff and
the University Glee Club.
Robert MacMurray is a B.S.
pre-med student from Long
Beach; N.Y. He is a member of
the Cardinal Key Society and
the Mendal Club, and was pres­ident
of his class in sophomore
year.
Arthur Mannion is editor-in­chief
of the "Manor" and an
associate editor of the univer­sity
literary magazine, "New
Frontiers." A STAG staff writ­er,
he is a member of the Car­dinal
Key Society and Conn.
Intercollegiate State Legisla­ture.
He. is a candidate for a
bachelor of arts degree in Eng­lish.
fraternity some time next se­mester.
Frank McDonald, president of
ASN, is a candidate for a bach­elor
of arts degree in English,
with a minor in Greek. Literary
Editor of the "Manor," he is
also a member of the Canisius
Academy and a staff writer for
the STAG. Mr. McDonald is
from Newark, N.J.
Joseph Charlow, a native of
New Britain, Conn., is vice­president
of the group. Majoring
in general business toward a
BBA degree, he is president of
the Canisius Academy and a
member of the Cardinal Key
Society and the campus Busi­ness
Club. He is a former class
officer.
An AB Greek student major­ing
in English, John Vaitkus is
denced by their extra-curricu­lar
activities. They are also se­lected
for their loyalty to school
and class. All five of Fairfield's
charter members are members
of the University Honor Society.
Juniors Will Be Named
Although formal induction at
which engraved certificates and
honorary keys will be present­ed
will not take place until
early January, the five charter
members have named officers.
The first official act of the new­ly-
established chapter will be
to draw up a set of by-laws. The
constitut.ions of veteran chap­ters
will be used as guides and
final approval will be required
by the nation office of Alpha
Sigma Nu. Charter members
will elect seven members of the
University's junior class to the
ASN Chapter
(Continued from Page 1)
the help of Mr. Neil P. O'Keefe,
S.J., instructor of philosophy at
Fairfield. Mr. O'Keefe was him­self
elected to Alpha Sigma Nu
while a student at Boston Col­lege.
Those finally selected as char­ter
members were among thirty
candidates named by the fac­ulty.
In making the announce­ment,
Fr. Healy cited the fac­ulty's
liberal vote of confidence
as "a great compliment to the
present senior class." Alpha Sig­ma
Nu's national constitution
requires that charter members
be in the top quarter of their
class throughout their college
career and be distinguished for
service to the school as evi-
Psychology Lab
(Continued from Page 1)
the University to obtain depth
perception, voice reaction time,
flicker-fusion, and light-switch
alternation apparatus, clinical
audiometers, tachistoscopes, col­or
mixers, multi-pen time and
activity recorders, control tim­ers,
pseudoisochromatic plates,
a polygraph (lie detector) and
memory-drums.
A native of. Torrington, Mr.
Hogan is well known in com­mercial
aviation circles. He was
affiliated with North American
Aviation, Inc., from 1941 to 1948
as a director, attorney and chair­man
of the board. The GM ex­ecutive
also has served as a di­rector
of Eastern A i l' 1 i n e s,
Transcontinental Air, Inc., and
Western Air Express.
Fairfield U recently expanded
its department of Psychology
with provision for a laboratory
which is in the process of com­pletion.
Considerable emphasis
will be placed on the use of the
laboratory in preparing students
for degrees in the field, accord­ing
to the Rev. Thomas A. Mc­Grath,
S.J., chairman of the de­partment
of psychology.
Equipment is designed for ex­perimentation
in vision, audi­tion,
perception, memory, dis­crimination,
p a i n thresholds,
esthetics, kinesthesia, emotions,
and learning. Experiments will
be conducted by students with
other class members as subjects
as a training process to prepare
them for future research. The
new apparatus also will enable
staff members to conduct origin­al
research which could be ex­panded
through research grants.
Class Cuts
(Continued from Page 1)
would be as varied as the num­ber
of faculty members. In this
case, each student w 0 u I d be
judged individually and a rul­ing
on the teacher's part would
be made according to the stu­dent's
maturity, grasp of the
course matter, etc.
Retreat House
(Continued from Page 1)
existing structure and the con­struction
of a new wing. When
completed, the building will
provide private accommodations
for approximately fort y stu­dents.
The finished project, in­cluding
the new wing, will cost
about $350,000. J. Gerald Phelan
has been named achitect, with
Fletcher-Thompson, Inc., acting
as consultants. Fletcher-Thomp­son
and Mr. Phelan were the
architects for the four most re­cently
constructed buildings on
our campus.
The completed retreat house
will be under the auspices of
the New England Province, and
will be connected with the Uni­versity
only insofar as we take
advantage of the spiritual op­portunities
offered. Three re­treat
masters will be perman­ently
assigned and guest retreat
masters will be scheduled from
time to time.
Republican Gazette
(Continued from Page 1)
litical feature articles by mem­bers
of the faculty.
A club social committee has
also been established and its
director, Paul Heimbuch, an­nounced
plans for a banquet
during the first week after
Christmas, plus a date dance
the second week in February.
"Our number one aim is to have in all
management jobs the most vital, intel­ligent,
positive and imaginative men
we can possibly find."
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SAM Cited Nationally
For Membership Gains
The Fairfield University chap­ter
of the Society for the Ad­vancement
of Management was
cited by the Bridgeport and na­tional
chapters at a dinner meet­ing,
Dec. 6, at the Algonquin
Club, Bridgeport.
An increase in membership of
100 per cent was reported by
the Fairfield U chapter during
the past year. Its recognition
award will be made by Alfred E.
Richards and local SAM presi­dent
James C u mm i n g s will
make the presentation to Robert
O'Neil of the University faculty.
Principal spe'aker of the pro­gram
will be Jerome C. Bean
director of psychological ser~
vices, Clark Channell, Inc., of
Stamford who will discuss "Psy­chological
Appraisals as an aid
to Management."
MOTOR INN
BRIDGEPORT
3 WIN CIGARETTE PRIZES
The recent cigaret con t est
conducted by Philip Morris &
Co. representative, Dennis En­right,
picked three winners.
First prize, a Zenith transistor
radio, was awarded to M. Tehan
'62; second prize, a Motorol~
clock radio was won by R. Shea,
'62; and third prize, an Admiral
table radio was awarded to J.
Mann, '63. The total number of
empty packs entered in the con­test
was 1643.
Mr. Enright has announced
plans for another contest start­ing
Jan. 3. Contest rules and
prizes are to be announced at
a later date.
December 15, 1960
The New York Metropolitan
Club, Beta Alpha Sigma, an­nounced
that the annual Christ­mas
Reunion Dance will be held
Dec. 26, in the Jade Room of the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New
York City.
Music will be provided by
Tony Agresta, a familiar name
on many eastern cam pus e s,
from nine p.m. to one a.m. The
donation which includes danc­ing,
liquor and gratuities, will
be $12.50. All stu den t sand
friends are invited to attend.
Tickets, information, and re­servations
may be obtained by
writing to Brian S 1 a y n e, 72
Rodney Place, Rockville Centre,
New York.
the Campus
On and Off
Honor Society
(Continued from Page I)
year overall academic average
of 85 per cent and an accumu­lated
total of 20 poin"ts for par­ticipation
in eXitra-curricular
activities."
DRINK PEPSI
Fr. Bonn
(Continued from Page 1)
that he has always desired to
stage the play, but conditions
until now have not been favor­able
for its presentation. While
at BC, Fr. Bonn directed the
m a j 0 r i t Y of Shakespeare's
works, but not Hamlet.
Mr. Robert G. Emerich, Drama
Society director and rhetoric
instructor at Fairfield who was
familiar with Fr. Bonn's feel­ing
for Hamlet, originally sug­gested
that he be aproached with
the- offer. The drama coach will
assist in directing the students'
spring production.
Teaches Shakespeare
A student of Shakespeare for
"more than 30 years," Fr. Bonn
teaches an undergraduate course
entitled "Shakespearean Trage­dy."
The comprehensive survey
embraces analyses of J u 1ius
Caesar, Coriolanus, Macbeth,
Othello, Lear and Hamlet.
In addition to his teaching
duties, Fr. Bonn is currently
engaged in writing a text on
Shakespeare's works. Students
of his Shakespearean Tragedy
course (English III) are assist­ing
him with research material,
as part of their undergraduate
curriculum.
Visited Shakespeare's Birthplace
The newly named director re­cently
returned from the birth­place
of Shakespeare, Stratford­upon-
Avon, England, which he
visited while conducting a pil­grimmage
for the Ladies of the
Cenacle. While there, he viewed
productions of the Winter's Tale
and Troilus and Cressida, and
in London saw the staging of
Henry V. Also, he witnessed the
1959 presentation of the Ober­ammergau
Passion Play, which
is portrayed each decade by
residents of the small sou t h
German village.
Casting Incomplete
Casting for the male roles has
not started, but two as yet un­named
professional actresses,
personally selected by Fr. Bonn,
will act in the play. Full par­ticulars
pertaining to rehearsal
and presentation schedules, plus
names of the members of the
cast will be announced in a
subsequent issue of the STAG.
The last week in April has been
tentatively assigned for the pro­duction,
according to Fr. Mullin.
Jim Czarzasty, of Waterbury,
Conn., was elected "Knight of
the Month" by Ignatian Coun­cil
4203, Knights of Columbus,
of Fairfield University. Czar­zasty,
a three year member of
the K of C, is a candidate for
a Bachelor of social science
degree.
THE STAG
Glee Club to Sing
During Carnival
By· JOHN A. McCALL
Fairfield University's G 1 e e
Club will present its next con­cert
as part of the Mid-Winter
Carnival festivities, Jan. 29 at
the university gym. It will be
the annual concert given in be­half
of the students. Following
this concert, the Glee Club has
on schedule a private concert
for the Sisters of Bridgeport and
Hartford Dioceses.
The Glee Club opened its sea­son
at a combined concert with
St. Joseph's of Hartford, here on
campus.
"This was the best opening
concert Fairfield's Glee C I u b
has ever given," according to
Mr. Simon Harak, director of
the Fairfield University G 1 e e
Club. Some commentators went
as far as to say that this concert
was as good as the one presented
at Westport last year. The latter
concert occurs in the middle of
the concert season and usually
gives the club some idea of how
well they will do in the coming
glee club competition.
The New Haven Area Club
will hold its annual New Year's
Eve Party at the St. Elmo Club
in New Haven. Tickets for the
event are priced at $10.00 per
couple. The price of admission
includes a buffet and six hours
of dance music. Tic k e t s are
available from members of the
New Haven Area Club.
Vincent Carraffielo, sen i 0 l'
delegate of the Fairfield Univer­sity
chapter of the Connecticut
Intercollegiate State Legislature,
addressed m e m b e r s recently
about the coming convention in
Hartford.
Joe Flynn and Bob Williston
of the Fairfield delegation will
sponsor a bill to give preference --------------­to
older applicants for state ser­vice
jobs.
Bob Johnson and John Con­roy
are to propose that legisla­tion
be introduced at the CISL
convention which would provide
for a more equitable distribu­tion
of governmental funds to
small colleges.
It is expected that senior dele­gate
Carrafielo will run for
state office this year.
CISL Prepares For
Coming Convention
New Haven Club Plans
New Year At St. Elmo
Bay State Area Club
Plans Dance Dec. 28
The BAY S TAT E AREA
CLUB will hold its annual
Christmas dance at the Hill­crest
Country Club in Leicester,
Mass., Dec. 28. The site was
chosen because of its central
location, easily accessible from
all parts of the state via the
Auburn exit of the Massachu­setts
Turnpike.
All Fairfield students and
their friends have been invited.
Tickets are three dollars per
couple and may be purchased
at the door.
A Science Forum which is ex­pected
to draw representatives
from top Eastern Colleges, is
being planned for next semester
by the University Chemistry,
Physics and Biology Clubs. The
topic of the all-day forum will
be "Cancer," discussed from the
chemical, physical and biologi­cal
viewpoints.
Through the efforts of Bob
Bianchi, Tony Saulaitis, Vin
Cavalieri, and George Schilling,
the club has adopted a new con­stitution.
An important new
amendment is concerned with
the requirements for member­ship.
Each member must con­tribute
a paper or lecture on a
subject pertinent to his studies.
This action was initiated in or­der
to arouse a greater interest
in chemistry.
Saulitis, editor of the "Con­denser",
Chem Club newsletter,
has a new innovation for the
paper. It shall be printed with
an offset co v e r and mimeo­graphed
articles. Two scheduled
articles are: "The Diamond" by
Art Cronin, and "Blood Protein"
by Joe Sizenski. Another fea­ture
this year will be the mail­ing
of the paper to past gradu­ates.
For the next semester, Pres.
Bob Bianchi has planned a field
trip to a Texaco Research labor­atory
and a tour of our lab, pre­pared
for the students of Fair­field
Prep.
Circle To Hear
Norman Explain
USSR Role In UN
Annual Party Tonight;
Morrison Organizes
The Christmas spirit presently
in evidence in the dormitories,
including all trees, paintings and
decoration, are the result of a
volunteer student committee.
Heading the decoration commit­tee
are Hank O'Hagen, J 0 h n
Morrison, Richard Badolato and
John O'Regan.
Due to the absence of a Resi­dent
Council this year, all fi­nancial
arrangements for the
last night's student Christmas
Ban que t, had to be made
through volunteered efforts of
members of the four classes.
Funds sufficient to cover all ex­penses
were obtained by a room
to room collection.
Highlighting tonight's ban­quet
will be the appearance of
Santa Claus in Gonzaga Audi­torium
with the usual "mock"
Christmas gifts, Father Rector's
annual Christmas message, plus
student entertainment.
Page 8
I{evCaters
0/ Hoop Games
By LOU PARENT
Fans attending all "Stag" Upon returning fro m the
home games will now have the Christma.s vac~tion, members of
opportunity to purchase soft the RusSlan Clrcle can look for­drinks
in the recreation room of ward to Jan. 25, when Dr. John
the gym. The service is provid- Norman. of. the History depart­ed
by the Cardinal Key Society, ment wlll ~nform .the grou~ of
first as an oasis for dry, cheer- the ySSSR s role m the Umted
ing throats and second as a NatlOns, or more accurately, ex­means
of acquiring funds with actl~ what the USSR does .not
which it can subsidize school do m the UN. Hence the htle,
activities. "The USSR versus the UN."
There still remain some hazy Planne.d also, is the return of
ideas as to what the Cardinal Dr. Damel.B u c z e k, Feb. 22,
Key Society actually is: its pur- whe~ he wlll ~;nder Part Two
pose and the requirements for of hlS addre~~, Yalta and East­membership.
The following is e~n Europe. Members of the
intended as "a mild breeze to Clrcle attended the lectur~ the
clear away some of the fog." Doctor gave last month, enllght-
Founded in November of 1959 enin~ .t~em on the fa~ts of .the
f th f f t
· d acqUlslhon, by the Sovlet Umon,
or e purpose 0 os enng e- f t't" E t
vot l·On t 0 F al'rfiel.d Um'verSl'ty by 0E new er.n ones In as ern
d
· t· d . t urope durmg and after World
lrec mg an sponsormg ex ra- W - II
curricuLar activities, conducting al '. .
public manifestations of school . The pnmary al~ of the. group
spirit, and to further the inter- IS. to awaken an mter~~t m Sla­ests
of the student body in the V.lC cultures, .emphaslzmg Rus­affairs
of their college life, the s~~n cultu:e, m. all .areas - po­Cardinal
Key Society has lived hhcal, socla~, hlstoncal, the arts
up to expectations. and economlCS.
. . . Wednesday, Mr. Walter Petry
Among the actlvltles already of the History de artment s oke
performed by the Key are par- ,P . . p
t l·C·lpat'lOn I.n Ib 0 th the Heart tsoia"the club on MUSIC m Rus-
Fund and Christmas Seal Drives, .
basketball rallies, bus trips,
ushering alt school functions and
greeting visitors to the campus.
These are j1.lst a few.
The Society is composed of
34 members. This total includes
16 seniors, 10 juniors, four
sophomores and four ex-officio
members who are the presidents
of the senior, junior and sopho­more
classes, and the president
of the Student Counci1. .
Students seeking admission
to the Cardinal Key Society
must have a general weighted
average of at least 75%, with
no complete failure in the two
previous semesters. In addihon,
the applicant must be recom­mended
by the Dean and must
pass a screening given by the
present Key members. Ch Cl b Pl T II
Most colleges and universities ent u ans a ..
have Key societies. ·These or­ganizations
plus the Fairfield
Key belong to the Eastern Inter­collegiate
Key Association. Last
. year, delegates from these cam­pus
societies gathered at Holy
Cross for the annual Key Con­ference,
and this year ,they will
travel to the University of
Massachusetts for the meeting.
Dec€'mber 15, 1960 THE STAG Page Nine
As early as freshman year in
high school, we have been told
did act i c poetry, that which
teaches or expounds, is not good
poetry, while in college, we are
told it is really not poetry at all.
If the object of a verse is to
teach or expound, no matter
how vivid or clever or true the
images, this is not poetry.
Those who expect lessons or
examples from poetry argue
differently. But even if one
thinks this way, could you ac­cept
what these men offer as
a way of life, namely, a better
world through socialism, a fuz­zy
Utopia, where all will be
well and good, and let's go for­ward
to the Big Rock Candy
Mountain, together? Really ...
Apart from their views, their
work still stands. It is true that
Mr. Whalen's lines have ex­cellent
imagery and that he
shows a firm grasp of his craft,
but judging from his own atti­tude
toward his work, that of
its being social criticism or a
plan, it is not poetry.
I once heard a modern ("beat,"
if you will) comment on Robert
Frost. Quite cynically, with an
appropriate sarcastic sneer, he
remarked, "He's 'nice'." The
beat sounded quite clever and
devestating. But the fact re­mains,
whether we like Frost
or not, his work by its very na­aure
is art. We can't be so sure
about the "social" party of our
moderns from San Francisco.
By RICHARD M. LAWLESS
With the visit of Mr. Philip
Whalen, poet, to our campus
recently, we were exposed to
what is popularly k now n as
"San Francisco" or "Beat" poet­ry.
This particular genre of mod­ern
poetry has arisen within the
last ten years and, with the note
or notoriety it has been receiv­ing,
deserves some notice.
Mr. Whalen, who seems to be
a fairly competent spokesman
for this type of poetry, defined
his and. his friends' attitude
towards their work as, "one of
social criticism, offering a cer­tain
mode of life, to be followed
or left aside, as one wished."
"The world is in a chaotic state,"
and we offer something which
we think will improve it."
This brings us to ask, is this
poetry? Is criticism or teaching
a genuine part of poetry? We
think not. Poetry is an art: art
not for convention· or utility,
rather a separate entity in it­self,
excluding that utility such
as a tool could offer. Mr. Wha­len's
and his cohorts' soc i a 1
views are not call e d for by
poetry, but rather by prose or
rhetoric.
THE RIGHT TASTE BECAUSE
Viceroys got it...
at both ends
Letter
(Con:l:nued from Page 2)
dues should have been forth­coming
from all. This left two
alternatives, equally insufficient,
the see kin g of the money
(roughly $650) from the Stu­dent
Council, or a direct col­lection
from the student body.
The Student Council couldn't
afford the former; the latter was
abandoned in view of the apall­ingly
small percentage willing
to pay even the Student Coun­cil
tax. Finally, it should be
noted that N.F. is a creature of
the Student Council and en­titled
to seek it from the Stu­dent
Council - and not really
"crying" as Mr. Webby so un­kindly
puts it.
The inescapable fact is that
national affiliation wasn't worth
its expense to the students of
Fairfield. The reasons are far
too lengthy to include here. I'll
gladly discuss them personally
with anyone interested.
The result of the above is
that Fairfield withdrew from the
national federation. The inter­view,
which was published sev­eral
weeks after it was made,
concerned our future in respect
to the region, then very much
in doubt. This problem was sub­sequently
resolved at the Re­gional
Fall Council Meeting. We
shall continue regional partici­pation
for the remainder of this
year and in the immediate fu­ture.
The campus unit will continue
to function, and will be consid­erably
more active next semes­ter
with the chronic dues prob­lem
now removed. As to what
kind of activity to be pursued,
we are now in the planning
stage for the second semester.
I am receptive to any sugges­tions
you may care to make,
and hope that you will follow
up on your expressed interest.
One who is also interested in
good organization.
John Faulkner
Senior Delegate
Philip Morris Co. STAG Columnist
To Award Trophy Blasts Didacticism
0/ Frisco Beat Poets
Philip Mol' l' i s & Co. will
award a trophy to the best bas­ketball
player of the season,
according to Dennis Enright,
PM campus representative.
Stu den t s will be supplied
with a stub to select the name
of the best player in all home
games. Cartons for the stubs
will be placed at exits to the
gymnasium at the games.
During half time of the sea­son's
last game, the results of
the voting will be revealed and
the trophy will be awarded.
Academic Mind
(Continued from Page 3)
gin to exert a kind of magnetic
attraction on his knowledge. In
the second method the product
is shaped and formed as it chan­nels
its way out of the mind.
It proceeds drop by drop from
the many deposit points until it
is fashioned into its final de­sign.
At this point it emerges
and falls into one or another or
a combination of the types men­tioned
above. The stimulus for
activity of this kind is generally
some new knowledge which in­stitutes
a reorganization of the
scholar's previous web-like men­tal
structure.
The process of artistic pro­ductivity
in the mind is best
explained by considering its
cause. If the scholar produces
because of the activity of cer­tain
patterns of thought, the
artist is stimulated mentally by
the thoughts themselves. The
unit relationships of complete
beings are shaped in his mind
by a selectivity which differs
from that of the scholar.
The presence of thought-pat­terns
in the mind of the artist
tends to stereotype his work.
Evidence of this can be found
in the art of writers whose
novels are peopled with the
same characters time after time,
in operas with the same or sim­ilar
mathematical systems in
their scopes, and even in paint-l
ings with repeated basic designs
for their structure. That such
patterns occur in art is evidence
only of the existence of a com-plex
creative mechanism in the
mind of the artist.
The scholar must adhere to
the fact of his data. Even theo­retical
abstraction is no more
than one grand fact to cover
many minute ones. The scholar
can give to his work only the
organization which comes from
his thought-patterns. This ac­counts
for the impersonal quali­ty
of even the most slanted
scholarship. The artist, however,
gives a totally personal conrti­bution
to his product. He is not
confined or restricted to the data
but can discard it completely
if he should choose to do so, for
he creates, and he creates art­not
reality.
Unfortunately it is not the
measurable qualities of a hu­man
being w h i c h contribute
most to his creativity. With
most artists, a biography will
do little to explain their art.
Extending Shaw's concept of
the life-force to this discussion
is a possible solution to the
mystery of the creative force.
But this falls short. It is per­haps
the life-force concept of
each individual artist and his
understanding of that concept,
as he applies it to himself and
the whole of reality, that forms
the product he makes.
Note: Tim knew a
glacier surface al·
ways chills the air
above it-causing a
down-draft.
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Richard Dupuis and STAG Photo Editor Sean M. Dunphy
conducted an informal interview with Miss Mary Ann Mobley,
"Miss America of 1959," during her recent visit to Fairfield.
The following is the result of that interview as told to STAG
staff member Ned CoiL-EDITOR'S NOTE.
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY'S Richard Dupuis and Mary Ann
Mobley (Miss America '59) discuss Thomism at the Bridgeport
Motor Inn.
THE STAG
Emerich Directs
Workshop
Molds Actors
For 'Spring
FAIRFIELD SPIRIT - Tom Holland (left) and Pasquale
Perillo indulge in a little Chilean extra-curricular activity.
Page Ten
Perillo~ Holland Study Year
In Chile; Return Next Month
ByCHARLESJ.ROLAND
When the latest of the Drama I
Society's productions came to a
close on final night, the Society
did not close its doors til next
semester. In contrast, under the
view and direction of Robert G.
Emerich, sophomore Eng lis h
professor at Fairfield, it immed­iately
entered into a new un­dertaking.
For interested young
directors and actors, the Drama
Society now offers a weekly
Workshop which affords the
members a chance to learn and
express the methods needed for
better and greater productions. I St V· d lilT· A ·
Classical Acting I ' ag L' In S .Lr.l.ISS merlca
"We wish to offer to the stu-
~e~~yaOr~~:~n~~ronOfwa~v~~As P~rsonable As ~4ttractive
will in effect result in a higher
quality of productions for the.
future. This we hope to accom- I
plish via means of the Classical
method of act i n g,' said Mr.
By PAUL McNULTY ~>--------------Emerich. Continuing, Mr. Eme-
Pasquale Perillo and Thomas rich remarked, "Here the stu-
Holland, both Fairfield Univer- Affairs Club Disbands; dent actor will learn to make Surprising enough, the thing that was most impressive about
sity juniors, are scheduled to Tolmie Cites Apathy various movements and convey Miss America was not her attractive looks, but rather her
~~~:n~~~~. ~h;~:~;ri~a~~ ~~~~ After discussion with modera- i~~uf:etsc~~:e;~~~::m~~~;o~~d natural intelligent, and extremely interesting personality.
studying at the Universidad tor Dr. John Norman, George expressions which are universal Miss Mobley explained that in recent years, the sponsors of
Catolica De Chile, under the Tolmie, president of the Public in meaning. Only in the future the famed "Miss America" contest have aimed at selecting a
Second Chilean Program which Affairs Club, informs The productions will we be able to 0 g 1 d 'th . 1 d" tIlt 1 IT II· h
is sponsored by Fordham Col- STAG that the club has tem- tell what benefit were derived y. un a y WI SOCIa an m e e.c ua qua lIes, as w.e as p ~-
lege, and arranged by the State porarily disbanded its activities. by the students. But besides the sical ones. In other wotds, the pnmary purpose of thIS competI­Department,
since May 13, 1960. The campus' political clubs' future beneficial results, the stu- , tion is to select a well-rounded American girl, who will favorably
The Chilean Program was numerous speakers during 'the dents attending the s ~ classes reprEsent our nation both at home and abroad. Another bene­initiated
in 1959 by Fordham to presidential campaign, plus last will gain an all-round know- ficial aspect of this competition is that it is the world's largest
further relations between the year's lack of student participa- ledge of Classical acting." scholarship program for women, granting at least fifty annually.
United States and Chile through tion in speaking events were Each Monday night for about B . B d M··· . h' tt b t
student exchanges. Students are cited by Mr. Tolmie as reasons two hours, the Workshop con- orn m ran on ISSISSIppl, t IS pre y rune te was at-selected
from a number of col- for the move. venes. The group plans to meet tending the University of Mississippi on a separate academic
leges on the basis of their re- until an eight session period· is scholarship when she was chosen "Miss America." As for the
cords in college, three letters STAG SPONSORS completed. This duration should future, she hopes for a career in the legitimate stage. She didn't
of recommendation, and per- CARTOON CONTEST 1 . t 'th th t t f
sonal and oral interviews in cu mma e WI e s ar 0 re- accept the movie contract which is offered to the queen because
Spam. sh. Therefore, proficiency The STAG announces a CON- hineatrhsaelsSfporrintgh.e Tnheext cplraosdseusctiaorne 0f the bm' d'mg c1ause wh'lCh lI'm"lts an m. d"IVI'dual to one' part·ICU-in
conversational Spanish is of TISETSSTtofocrreactaemapucsartCoAonRTreOflOecNt-- informal and mainly devoted to 1ar stud1' 0 for over seven years - wheteh r the stud1' 0 used the .
the utmost importance. Before ing the campus atmosphere and lectures by Mr. Emerich. Ex- person or not. Presently, she is. studying music in New York,
their arrival in Chile, the stu- spirit here at Fairfield. ampIes 0f stressed points are and finds it most en]"oyable. dents, of whom there are eight db'
this year, were drilled in con- The Editorial Board insists enacte y him m order to show In answer to an inquiry on the national election, the beauty
versational Spanish and general upon simplicity of design, origin- ~0"the students the "way to do queen expressed confidence in the future Kennedy administra­information
on La<tin America. ality of idea, and maturity of It. tion. One of the paramount reasons for this opinion is that she
When they arrived in Santiago humor. Entries must conform Proper hand, arm and facial feels that it is essential that we utilize our youth and apparently
their courses were selected by to the following specifications: movements are necessities for that is one of the President-elect's objectives. The former "Miss
the supervisor of the program, 1. The cartoon must be done w01,lld-be actors. The student America" also believed that the great need for today is "more
Professor Jose Nieves. in pen-and-ink. learns to express himself proper- statesmen and less politicians." It was also her opinion that we
Tom and Pasquale are study- 2. It must be 4" by 4" in size. ly by this medium. Po stu r e, should continue nuclear testing for defense purposes.
ing Social His tor y of Chile, 3. Any caption must be in- walking movements, and flow-I ~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
Constitutional History of Chile, cluded in the above space.. ing rhythm must be executed
Universal History (19th Century 4. All entries must be in The correctly to have significance.
European History), Contempor- STAG office at the latest It is not solely the speech ele-ary
Spanish Literature, Span- by Jan. 6, 1961. ment that produces a· good ac-ish-
American Literature, Sem- The name of the winner and tor, but a combination of move-inar
in Latin American Prob- his picture shall be publicized ment and speech, integrated as
lems, plus an intensive course in The STAG, and will become one, that gives the well balanced
in Spanish. All courses are con- a permanent cartoonist for the effect. I
ducted completely in Spanish. paper with his character and Since the school year started cartoon appearing in each I·ssue. Weekly Assil.'llments
in April, the students are now There are abo-:lt fifteen stn-taking
their final exams. The LAST CHANCE FOR dents in the cIa s s, affording I
summer vacation in Chile starts CHRISTMAS CARDS good individual attention and
a1tel" exams. An attractively-styled assort- equal participation. Each week
ment of twelve Christmas cards the class is given a short assign­will
continue to be available ment to complete. These assign­throughout
today to interested ments, such as the preparation
members of the student body of a short pantomine rhythmic
from booths set up in both class- sequence, enable the student to
room buildings, according to use his imagination and talent.
Andy Sedensky, chairman of the The classes have been well re­Mission
Section of the Sodality ceived and great participation
of our Lady. has evolved.
Proceeds from the card sale The future has only to reap
will be sent to the Jesuit For- the rewards of this undertaking.
eign Missions. The Sodality's Due to the acceptance of these
Mission Section also conducted extra "studies", the students,
the Dollar Day collection last themselves, show the needed in­Wednesday
during the first per- terest in the organization for
iod class for the benefit of the the desire for future improve-missioners.
ment.
FUREY CAPTAINS VETS
Francis Furey, '61, a member
of the Veteran's Club of Fair­field
University since 1957, was
named temporary chairman of
the club, succeeding William
Horvath, who graduated 1a s t
June. Hartford-born, accounting­major,
Furey, came to Fairfield
after serving a tour of duty
with the Army paratroopers.
The Club, which this year will
embrace approximately forty
veterans, is organized to aid in
the adjustment of its members
to college life.