Fairfield University - Manor Yearbook (Fairfield, CT)

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'o Fordham l:,i ci norre.-. rrscirgins They C f'UQ'3C5 55 5 SC 's 'o the ' opponents 65 9, T.-.o men, Dev Codon and ,Nike 'e-he,, cz if-ifshrrgin sc:-r ng record by each sco'i g ff po 's's n o portcisfor gcirrse looping B0l3lgy Jepk ns bose 'he 4'eshr-'on retiesndng record by pullin de.-.rr the : ':z.ng ':':' ot Bl :against the 'Yoliesf' Tolentegi Tochey 'he s:g-3:: sco 'g 'n cn W3 cx.ercige, while Sr- n l7 5, Coco l-1 E, Je -f s lf 3, :nd Mullen lO7 each o.e'::o-fd sci: e 'gxes AT'+3,gh 'he c'c:ss oi '62 Cong fi Fc: rf '19 in Setveniber of '53 t can be fru',' sold 'ho' czorft Ac: r,f orrive until o e.-ec' '::'e'. -V737 'e 'ole Sep'e '::er lecin'-'ci it spfved SpOrt's Soy 'xrrph oe' the 'cor' cg 'wslnrren ond ci fiionciolly ond sooo y ssccesstul Sophomore Mixer. Eesdes its obvious bt, Q CCOnon1iC efloct, this Oftcnr was most signiflccint bijfccnise it .swxiiil its thi- initicil snip in Yhi- tiiiiislotiiiiitioii of our clogs from cm disunitecl group ol si,-prxiiitig iiiilivifluizls into on octivi? Gnd progressive unit Another liiin--hciul di-'.i,-lcpn to-nt -mis thc: COnipleti0n Ol Our' lleuutiful tnillion clollrn' gynincisiuin This sorely needed structure proviili-rl our entiri- iturlirttt hotly .with on excellent source of iecri,-otioii cxnrl c-'rfciinly iosteriyil Foirfielcls cilreody present liciteincil spvit Ho.-.e.er, niciny leel thot the gym doesn't necirly serve the Uriiyciisity os niuch os it should. ln loct severcml brcive souls isvcfn leiifl thrit it should lie mode ovoiloble to the students for more than six hours Gn weekends. Others ore content to tcilie rnlvcnitoge ol the punching bc1gs,weights,cind pool tobles Bridgeporfs Holy Trinity Hcill was the site lor our hrst oll- Compus dcince, Harvest Holidoy. True to form it was succffsslul. ShOVTly czfter this four men --f BOb Ecrchern, TOny Clfbtiiibiitirw, Ned Coll, cmd Pciul Rudd, were elected to represeiit the closs, Os Chorter members in Fc1irtTcflcl's new student ser-.rice orgoni. zcmtion, the Cordincil Key Society Two weeks lciter, o triiiisigii- dous rcilly wcis stciged by the CKS, the evening prior to the Foirheld-Holy Cross gcime, which cilso nicirlfeil the ofliciiil opening ol the gymnrisium. There wos G fine turnout for the event, which incluflf-fl Cl lorge inorching bond, ci bonfire, find the iiirfiiioigblif uiiiifgiuric' ing ol Fciirhelcls own John Creed 'ol During the ti,-ir hc --,fr citement O new school fight song wcis born, wht-n thi- cri i.-.fl, speorhecidecl by the Clciss ot '62, convi-iti,-cl ct pop i.si 'ii' 'i into: When The Stcigs Come Marching ln X-intl swisfy enough, gentlemen, the STAGS ccnnfgf nicirching in tli-- tfglli,.'.' ing evening to give the highly-touted Ciuscidi-is mini: hifll ut n bollgoniel Junior Art Crcmwlorcl ond ci llcxshy 5- ii,iliLi'i1 guord, Bob Jenkins, spcxrluvd nn iiftucli .-.hich fini-f 'lute enthusiosin ol the real-crippifcl stcmg fiippmti-is to ci live' iz tch os hfg logged oft the court .f.ith ci EO-Q9 licilifiiiii, iiilniiirsigf- Also orldrng to the cfcitifrifinf this priflfifti l it'f f 62 Ch-gQrlr,r3rl,ir,g gqiiyirl gl jqi i-i, ' i ri, lhllifjlfly Pauli, C fl , ond S '5JsCn Frzirflf-lal tm, 'lv' grin? p,i: r. 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CLASS HISTORY OF 1962 On a balmy September morn in the year i95B, 316 fresh- men registered at a young yet progressive Jesuit institution in Southern Connecticut titled Fairfield University of St. Robert Bellarmine. All were greatly impressed by the natural beauty of the spacious campus. Each individual wondered with deep and mixed emotions about his uncertain future. Can l handle the heavy academic load which will be placed on my untested and boyish shoulders? was the tremendous question which perplexed us all. However, despite this, there was a warm and encouraging feeling of optimism present. Several factors motivated this attitude, with the maior cause being a highly spirited and cooperative student unit, which bore the tradi- tional name of the Freshman Orientation Committee, These congenial Juniors, along with two devoted Jesuits, Father George S. Mahan, S.J., and Father T. Everett McPeake, S.J., had literally spent months preparing a truly impressive and memorable Orientation Week. During our initial days several beneficial events, such as a Student Activities Assembly and a Stag Night were suc- cessfully staged- The latter affair was greatly appreciated, since it followed a rather grueling but necessary day of test- ing, conducted by a dynamic and well respected Jesuit psy- chologist, Father Thomas McGrath, S.J. On that Wednesday, we really let loose while listening to the smooth, mellowing tones of Lee Williams and his Con- servative l'?l Rockers, and laughing at the timely remarks of a rugged-looking history professor, often referred to as Mr. D. One of his most enioyable anecdotes was that a frosh had zealously asked him if he could immediately ioin FairHeld's Newman Club. Also on this occasion, most of us heard for the Hrst time one of the greatest baritones in the history of Fairfield, Steve Dempsey, '6l. On the following afternoon, the conversation from the nicely-kept rooms in Gonzaga Hall to the loaded cars head- ing back to Bridgeport, New Haven, and other areas was centered on the same mutual topic - the profs: Father Bonn, S.J., Kenny Kunsch, Roaring Walter Retry, and Artie Riel were widely discussed. Also, since we were the first freshman class to tackle philosophy, we all remembered that basic syllogismz All men are rational animals. But John is a man. ,'.John is a i'? Friday evening was indeed interesting, for this was the night billed to be the week's social climax, and truly it proved climactic. At 5:30 PM, two buses packed with youthful, naive Fairfield men headed up toward West Hartford with high hopes in their ioyful hearts of meeting their first college honeys. Atter a brief three-hour drive we finally arrived at the farm. As the buses unloaded, it was quite obvious that the Class of '62 had an abundant supply of zeal and drive, as droves of us made a spirited dash for the local latrine. The music was donated by the No Beats of Salvation Army fame, and the refreshments were supplied by CARE- The girls lall six of themi were really out of this world, and all of us certainly agreed as the dance closed at lO:OO PM that they never had quite seen anything like it. ln fact, it is rumored that upon this occasion Teddy Arnold first mentioned his patented remark: I don't believe it. Also adding to the excitement was the fact that Mike Maloney was granted the Typical Freshman award, which consisted of two Tootsie Rolls and a four-year subscription to their campus newspaper, Chastity. Following the t'blast, we proceeded ioyously to push one of our streamlined buses halfway across the Con- necticut Valley. Saturday brought a fun-filled Sports Day, while the week concluded on Sunday with Mass, a Communion Breakfast, and the Rresident's reception. The fond memories of our first days at Fairfield will never fade, and certainly we are most grateful to all those who were responsible for exposing us to this impressive Fairfield tradition. The next six weeks were most vital, for we had to adiust to the academic challenge or be overwhelmed by it. Various i prefects and faculty advisors were most helpful. Just prior to our first bout with the bluebooks, class elections were con- ducted. Vinny Carafiello, a Fairfield Prep Qfgdllgfe was selected President, while Jay Behr, Mike Guglielmo, and Gene Papa were our remaining officers. Shortly after this, our first retreat was conducted. Although every effort was exerted by several priests, especially Father Joseph Murphy, S.J., the retreat was only moderately successful. Some felt the reason for this was that the best retreat is usually a closed one. Two extremely comical incidents occurred at this time. It has been stated that during the ses- sion devoted to the opening of the question box, one rather nervy and witty student astonished the young Jesuit conductor by inserting the inquiry, Is it all right for two Catholics to practise rhythm, if they aren't married? The second incident took place on Friday afternoon, iust prior to closing cere- monies, when two overly-enthusiastic altar boys almost trans- formed Loyola altar into a gigantic fortress of melted wax. However, few dorm students will ever forget the semester's biggest laugh, the famed turkey incident, which unexpect- edly occurred on Halloween- This venture was adroitly engi- neered by Schaefer, Dowling, and the rest of the adventurous G-2 Boys, with the help of a speedy day-hop, who cleverly smuggled the feathered cargo through Fairfield's own Iron Curtain. Even though this happened before the days of the infamous campus cop, this was almost an insurmountable task, since our fair campus was heavily guarded by the world's two most skilled detectives, one, a rather tall indi- vidual, appropriatedly nicknamed the Ghost, could mysteri- ously walk through most obstacles, while his short, rugged, equally witty, cigar-smoking partner, once referred to in the STAG as Fidel, would knock down the remaining ones. How- ever, the record speaks for itself, and history is dictated to chalk one up for the Class of '62. Soon Christmas time was approaching and many of us recall the controversy over the scheduling of our vacation, Certain seniors took the liberty of composing a frank musical recording of their feelings and played it in the world-famous Loyola Cafe. The Christmas Banquet, which featured our usual steaks, was held on the snowy day of our freshman intramural football finals. This highly spirited contest ended

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'4m'2E Other topics widely discussed during our second year, were a highly intelligent philosophy instructor Nails O'Keefe, the Drama Society's production of Enemy of the People, and a heavily contested class election. The campaign for presi- dency featured five candidates, with Bill Fitzgibbons, a Fair- field Prep alumnus, emerging as the victor. Our other iun- ior year officers were Danny Browne, Bill Sangiovanni, and Davy Jones. Early in ivlarch, a great loss struck Fairfield, when Rev. Francis X. Wilkie, S.J., Chairman of the Biology depart- ment, passed away. This dedicated priest was the driving force behind the development of our highly reputed pre- medical course. The Class of T962 is most appreciative of his efforts, Now, it is quite obvious that our class made tremendous strides during our sophomore year. During the course of less than nine months, we had developed into a spirited and highly efhcient unit, which certainly caused both the faculty and the student body to compliment our achievements. One example of our drive is the fact that our class raised over a thousand dollars toward the Bellarmine Raffle, while the rest of the school combined, didn't even approach that hgure. Who or what was responsible for our progress and achieve- ment? Well, anyone who actively participated in the class was certainly responsible, but the basic cause ot our success was our effective ofhcersz President Lou Zowine, Vice- President Danny Browne, Secretary Steve Carberry, and Treasurer Davy Jones. Not enough can be said for Lou Zo- wine. This outstanding and dynamic leader, was a true leader in every sense of the word, Well-liked and respected by all, he was the paramount factor which caused us to realize our great potential, and history seriously doubts what would have happened to our class, if we weren't fortu- nate enough to have him at the presidential realm. The great respect that everyone had for Lou, was evidenced by the fact that before he decided to resign as class President in late spring, he was already unanimously elected for the coming year. ivlr. Zowine, you have our utmost admiration and ap- preciation. As we returned to commence our Junior year, it was quite obvious that many of us had matured greatly and were seri- ously interested in making the most out of the remainder of our college career. We realized that we had accomplished a lot, but we were determined to progress further. One early manifestation of this attitude was the excellent Orientation Program that was conducted. Bob Berchem was general chairman of this event. It is not ridiculous to say that the spirit and drive of the present Sophomore class is somewhat due to the committee's efforts, At any rate we certainly im- pressed them and allowed them to realize that spirit and fraternity are two of Fairfield's finest traditions. During the next two months, our campus was literally bombarded with political campaigning. Once again the Class of '62, now commonly recognized to be the best in the school, led the activity, by controlling the two major organi- zations, The Kennedy for President Club and The Nixon for President Club. A great deal of credit is iustly due to Sean Dunphy, Tom Tierney, and Paul Rudd of the Democratic camp along with Republicans Bill Sangiovanni, Jack Morrison, and Dick Picardi for these men sacrihced long hours promoting worthwhile proiects, which both enhanced their party and their school. One beneficial venture was electioneering throughout Fairfield County, while another was inviting to Fairfield such well known personalties as Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and former Congressman Edward Ivlay Jr. Soon the national election, the finals, and the Winter Carni val became history and we were progressing toward another Tri-State championship. Due credit belongs again to George Bisacca and his talented and hustling hoopsters, who accom- plished an excellent season's record of T7-7, but also the stu- dent body deserves a great deal of credit. Loyal fans not only supported the STAGS at home, but also travelled hundreds of miles to root the team on. lt was indeed impressive to see the spectacular shooting trio of Foley, Shea, and Blaney lead a Hne Holy Cross squad on to a T23-94 victory against us, but it was also great to see more Fairfeld than Holy Cross fans in that distant Worcester auditorium. In this form of school spirit, history is convinced that Fairfield University has most Ivy League schools outclassed. We had various socialeatofairs during our third year - The Portchester Party, Bizzare Tamasha, and the famous cattle call at Duke of Abruzzi Hall. Paul Heimbuch and his elegant Queen were the main celebrities at the latter affair. However, Jim DuFfy's and Jerry Burke's dates l'?i certainly had class. Un- fortunately the nite ended on a chaotic note when Barnum and Bailey made an unexpected and highly successful raid. The two momentous triumphs of the previous year were re- peated when Fairheld again won the Tri-State championship and the glee club competition. Another significant accomplish- ment of this semester was the Drama Society's amazing pro- duction of Hamlet. Besides the excellent acting of Sam Groom, Dick Picardi, Bill Ndini, and the rest of the cast, the production was highlighted by the faultless direction of the brilliant and dedicated Father John Bonn, S.J. Associating with this man is a rare and inspiring intellectual experience. Now history glances at the memorable Dogwood Festival, also known as The Junior Weekend. Without a doubt, this was