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The Notre Dame Alumnus Vol. II Contents for January, 1924 No. 4

The College of Commerce 99 The College of Commerce-—Its Future .- - 102 Celebrates Silver Jubilee 103 Among Our Alumni '104 The Fighting Irish, by Rev. Arthur Barry O'Neill, C.S.C, LL.D., . 1917 ...:. ..'.•' 105 The Editor's Page '. 107 Making the Rounds With Rockne 108 The 1923 Football Squad 110 Athletics ._ Ill Campus News and Views : 119 The Alumni „ 122

The maeazine is published monthly during the scholastic year by the Alumni Association of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. The subscription price is $2.00 a year; the price of single copies is 25 cents. The annual alumni dues of $5.00 include a year's subscription to The Alumnus. Entered as second-class matter January 1, 1923, at the post office at Notre Dame, Indiana, under; the Act of March 3, 1879. All correspondence should be addressed to The Notre Dame Alumnus, Box 81, Notre Dame, Indiana.

ALFRED C. RYAN, '20, Editor

THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE University of Notre Dame

Alumni Headquarters: 101 Administration IBldg., Notre Dame. Rev. John C. McGinn, C.S.C, A.B., '06, General Secretary. -• • ALUMNI BOARD REV. MAURICE F. GRIFFIN, '04 Honorary President JOHN H. NEESON, '03 President MAXIMILIAN ST. GEORGE, '08 Vice-President FRANK H. HAYES, '14 Vice-President RAYMOND J. EICHENLAUB, '15 Vice-Piresident TIMOTHY P. GALVIN, '16 Vice-President PAUL H. CASTNER, '28 Vice-President WARREN A. CARTIER, '87 Treasurer THOMAS T. CAVANAGH, '97 Trustee FRANK O'SHAUGHNESSY, '00 Trustee JOSEPH M. HALEY, '99 Trustee ROBERT E. PROCTOR, '04 Trustee —-r.-. JAMES E. SANFORD, '15 Trustee -^ —• DANIEL E. HILGARTNER, JR., '17 Trustee tl-ir.-- •-^^. •:

THE LEMONNIER LIBRARY The Notre Dame Alumnus

Vol. II JANUARY, 1924 No. 4

•T The College of Commerce *•"—=-"— E LIVE IX A commercial era and est j)lane of understanding of what service commerce, with its ever increas­ he may render the world through the fol­ win g demands upon the^resourcefnl- lowing of commercial pursuits, and school ness and ingenuity of its leaders, is a eacli youth in undertaking and discharging: stern taskmaster. No matter what the a particular trust. He must be one who field, no matter how varied the agency, may instill ideals that will mark the pos­ the leaders sessor as a must set the YeAB. jo JOO 2f» xo 40O wo CM cultured gen­ course that tleman, a cap­ will bring able business; them and 367 man and a theirs to a safe profound re­ port where specter of an­ the returns other's posi­ from their tion in the ex­ ventures may \9Z0 isting c o m - be reckoned in mercial order. terms of 191,9 W^MZSi The chief, achievement -the leader, the I9lfi •US? and accom­ Dean of the College of plishment not 1917 99 only for them­ Commerce of the University selves but for IQJft immm those with of Notre Dame is Rev. whom they 191,') mm^'s deal and for John F. all those who 1914 • 24 O'Hara, C. S. may be even C. The gro^vth remotely i n - 1915 16 of the Col- volved in the COLLEGE OF COMMERCE REGiSTRATiON. 1913-1923. ^^S^ "^ Com­ undertaking. merce under To lead in commerce presupposes, the his charge from the time of its conception possession of certain fundamental quali­ ten years ago as a department of the Col­ fications — integrity, resourcefulness, vi­ lege of Arts and Letters to its present sion, strength of purpose and tact. To position of being the largest college of the lead in the training of hundreds of j'oung University, the success of his students men so that they may hold high the stand­ and graduates, the thoroughness of the ards of Catholic commercial belief in courses he has shaped, the position the whatever field calls them demands that the college he directs holds in business and leader of these men be a chief as well as commercial collegiate training circles— a leader. He must be a wise chief, a kind being ranked with the leading eight uni­ chief, a just chief—one who may mould, versities offering graduate and under­ shape and guide each charge to the high- graduate courses—are outstanding testi- 100 The Notre Davie Alumnus

monials that he indeed is a wise chief, a Geography; Business LaAv; American kind chief, a just chief—an executive, a Government and Politics; Marketing; Me­ leader and above all, a priest. dieval and Modern History. Associated with Father O'Hara in his Language: French, German or Spanish. worthy task of building a representative Public Speaking. (Catholic College of Commerce have been Religion: Moral. many of the teaching staff of the Com­ Physical Training. munity of Holy Cross whose life-long la­ bors in the interest of the education of The Sophomore Year Catholic young men are already knOAvn English: The Principles of Argumen­ and appreciated by every alumnus and tation; the Essay and Short Story; theme old student of the University. work, assigned readings and literary The purpose of specialized collegiate study. education as we at Notre Dame under­ Econo7nics: Principles, a general sur­ stand it is to train young men so that vey of the whole field of economics. they are fitted to actively and intelligently engage in, and perform a constructive Philosophy: Logic; Psychologj' includ­ particular service for themselves and ing Epistemology. their country. And, as a prerequisite to Accounting: Elementary, Intermediate any specialized training, we lemand that and Advanced; each student be culturally developed Language. through an intensive study of religion, Religion: Dogma. history, philosophy, literature, politics Chamber of Commerce. and economics on the assumption that technical skill of itself, while invaluable, The Program in Business Administration. cannot render a full measure of service Junior Year General Metaphysics. without a complete background of under­ Cosmology and Theodicy. standing of tlie position one's fellow man Money and Banking. Mercantile Credit and Foreign Exchange. occupies in this earthly scheme of things. Business English. Religion. With an indicated objective in mind, Chamber of Commerce. the courses in the College of Commerce Elective Subject. are shaped to give the student during his Senior Year Philosophy of Mind; Ethics. first two years, a good cultural back­ American History. ground. During the succeeding two years Essentials of Advertising. Retail Advertising and Selling; Advertising students are specialized in a particular Problems. branch of commercial training and in ad­ Corporation Finance. Distributive Justice. dition, they are required to carry ad­ Chamber of Commerce. Elective Subject. vanced cultural subjects. Three major Thesis. courses are indicated in this article giv­ ing the full program of studies pursued. The Program in Foreign Commerce. The outline of the first two years of study Junior Year General Metaphysics. is identical for all degrees in the College Cosmology and Theodicy. and have been arranged with the view of Business English. Latin-American History. offering a sufficiently broad field of study Money and Banking. Mercantile Credit and Foreign Exchange. that will enable the average student to Trade Laws of the World. definitely determine just what his branch World Markets. Foreign Sales Problems. of specialization will be for the balance Purchasing. of his college career. Religion. Chamber of Commerce. The Freshman Year Senior Year Philosophy of Mind; Ethics and History of English: Diction and Composition; In­ Philosophy. vention and the literary types; the Out­ Essentials of Advertising. American History. lines of English literature; theme work, Distributive Justice. Marine Insurance. assigned readings and literary study. Ocean Traffic and Rates. . Chamber of Commerce. Economics: Economic history of Eng­ Elective Subject. land and the United States; Commercial Thesis. , The Notre Dame Alumnus 101

The Program in Finance and Accounts. The second purpose of the work in the Junior Year Finance Department is no less important, Money and Banking. Mercantile Credit and Foreign Exchange. and is even more comprehensive, for it Theory of Accounting, Cost Accounting and touches to some extent all of the students Auditing. Public Finance. in the College of Commerce. In this work, Business English. the aim is to give all of the students more Keligion. Chamber of Commerce. understanding of the principles of finance Elective Subject. —both public and private. Emphasis is Senior Year Corporation Finance. placed upon the fact that every business Investment Securities. Graphs and Statistics. man needs to have some knowledge of the Commercial Algebra. fimdamental principles connected with Banking Practice. Distributive Justice. credits, corporation finance, investments Office Management and Purchasing. and other similar subjects; and that, both American History. Chamber of Commerce. as a citizen and a business man, he needs Elective Subject. Thesis. to recognize the importance of questions of public or governmental financial policy. The Department of Accounting. Brother Cyprian, C.S.C., Head The Department of Advertising and Mar­ keting Science. The courses in accounting, as offered in the College of Commerce, are designed Eev. Thomas Lahey, C.S.C, A.M. with two very definite purposes in view. The present industrial and commercial The first, to give every student enrolled system with its import^int factors of in­ in the College a general knowledge of ac­ creased production, improved transporta­ counting which is accomplished by requir­ tion and extension of trade markets ne­ ing this general knowledge of all candi­ cessitates a thorough knowledge of mar­ dates for University degrees. In the sec­ keting science and advertising principles. ond group, students are sijecialized in ac­ To acquaint the student with these prob­ counting and prepared for further activi­ lems, a study of world markets, the essen­ ties in the accounting field through inten­ tials of advertising, the general principles sive training in the following courses: of salesmanship, foreign sales problems, Cost Accounting, C. P. A. problems. In­ foreign business practice, marketing, re­ come Tax Law and Returns, Banking tail advertising and selling and advertis­ Practice, Public Finance and Corporation ing problems is required in the different Finance. The system of instruction is courses. It offers the student a knowledge based on the case book and problem meth­ of the fundamental principles of the in­ od in laboratory, together with lectures tricate system and prepares him for the and individual instruction. more intensive study of the particular field of work which he mil enter upon gradu­ The Department of Finance. ation. David A. Weir, A.M. The courses of study are supplemented The work of the Finance Department is by lectures given by the leaders in the conducted with two ends in view. The advertising and marketing world through­ first of these is to provide training in the out the year and every opportunity is fundamentals for those students who are presented for ample laboratory work. preparing themselves for work in the field of activity directly connected with finance: The Department of Foreign Trade. i. e., for those who expect to associate James E. McCarthy, B.C.S. themselves with banks, trust companies To train men that they may capably and other similar institutions. The^aim in represent American manufacturers, Amer- this part of the work is to diiject ;atte"ntion ' ican jifoducts, American commercial ideals to and give instruction in the 'USual 'funC-' arid America in the markets of the world tions and methods of conducting sush in­ h'a§ ever been the goal towards which this stitutions, so that the student'; njay", ,a3apt'^ department's efforts have been pointed. himself more readily to the methods anS Overseas trade' is as necessary to the work of the particular instituti(Jil''iii ^TiFch Unit'ed' States as food and clothing and he later finds employmerit.' \ ,* ; ' ', * ^ > ' ' " ^ ('Continued on page 121) lOB The Notre Dame Alumnus

The College of Commerce—It's Future 1

HOSE WHO Kxow and love the school times a week. Every class is really over­ for all it teaches and inspires dream crowded. The need of more class room Tof an unlimited future for the insti­ space with a centralization of activity is tution. Tliej' can see no reasonable han­ imperative. The College cannot continue dicap and no outstanding hindrance for to grow with its present lack of space. A the continued steady and healthy growth building for the College of Commerce is of Notre Dame. Its policy is sound. Its the only remedy for the situation. teaching is correct. Its purpose is in­ The present needs for space, as outlined spired. Its jDosition is eminent. What is by the Dean, are two rooms with a capacity its future? of at least fifty desks each for classes in The greater number of men who have Finance and Accounting; an auditorium at some time or other responded to class with a seating capacity of from five to rolls on the campus know that Notre Dame seven hundred; a commercial museum; a has changed and that it will continue to- reading room and a Commercial Geogra­ change as the years enrich the institution phy work room. These needs are in addi­ and the lives of the teachers and students. tion to two class rooms with a capacity of To even feel that it would not change 150 each and twelve class rooms accom­ would be an indictment wholly unworthy modating from thirty to fifty students of a Notre Dame man. Notre Dame must each. They are based on an enrollment change and with that change must come not greatly exceeding that of the present progress. year. Progressive policies are already marked. The phenomenal growth of the College The trend in education has been recog­ has also necessitated an increase in tlie nized in the various curricula of the teaching staff. The" number of lay pro­ schools. The establishment of five dif­ fessors in the Commerce School exceeds ferent colleges at the University has been that of any other college on the campus. made necessary by the demands of Catli- Specialized men, trained in their respec­ olic youth in the educational field. The tive fields, are essential. The financial university long ago recognized her duty handicap has been severely felt in this and the years are witness to the fulfill­ particular phase of the work. Ample ment. But Notre Dame has not been able funds are needed to bring competent in­ to discharge her obligations as she de­ structors to the school. The present teach­ sires. The handicap has been a financial ing staff, while it has been doubled in one. She is endeavoring at the present size within the last few years, is still in­ time to raise funds for the erection of adequate to afford the student the best buildings so necessary that to one ac­ instruction. The teaching staff has not quainted with the situation, any argument been increased in proportion to the in­ to be advanced about the need is super­ creased registration. It is acknowledged fluous. that the present high standard of teachers The College of Commerce presents one must be maintained and the College is of the most definite needs of building ex­ undoubtedly having the contentious prob­ pansion. Here is a college with .an en­ lem of retaining desirable instructors rollment of close to six hundred ,young.' ', tlM;Qu^l^ the inability to offer the financial men without even a single building ^vhterii-" VeinuiieSratioii that attracts to other indus- in the commerce classes may be ceqtral- triaL and,commercial fields. While there ized. Commerce classes are taught in Jive uye [qualified men who continually sacri- widely separated buildings on the campus. ' fice financial gain for their love of the At present there are eighty-Sv§';classes>' teacliirig'prpfes8i

AMONG OUR ALUMNI I *-

CLEMENT C. MITCHELL, LL.B., 1902, of Chicago, whose unfailing in­ terest in Notre Dame has merited his appointment to the Board of Lay Trustees of the University; vrho was president of the Alumni Association in 1917-18 and general chairman of the successful University Endowment and Building Campaign in Chicago; whose success as both a lawyer and a finan­ cier has been exceptional; wrho has become an extensive farmer In Indiana and Arkansas; who is president of the Alden Park Manor, Inc., of Detroit, the largest apartment building in Michigan, and one of the largest in the United States; and vrhose religious and fraternal affiliations have never overshadovred or lessened his Intense loyalty to the University that is as proud to claim him as her son as he is to acknowledge that honor.

WILLIAM P. McPHEE, B.S., 1890, M.S., 1895, of Denver, who tras a di­ rector of practically every activity in the Mountain states in connection with the war; who w^as for seven years vice-president of the Federated Chari­ ties of Denver and Is now financial adviser to the Convent of Good Shep­ herd; who has served as president of the Advisory Board of the Fire and Police Department of Denver and for twelve years a member of the Library Board; who is president of the Cathed­ ral Parish Association in Denver; and who is also president of the McPhee & McGinnity Company, the New Mexico Lumber Company, the Sterling Lum­ ber and Investment Co. and other cor­ porations; and whose long and devoted activity in civic, religious and commer­ cial circles in the w^est has made him a creditable representative of Notre Dame University. The Notre Dame Alumnus 105 THE FIGHTING IRISH By REV. ARTHUR BARRY O'NEILL, C.S.C, LL.D., 1917 What's in a name? Though called no matter what, 'Tis Notre Dame that thrills the football world. of her football activities, the religion of the institution furnished an obvious—and XE OF THE INEVITABLE conscqucnces not necessarily a contemptuous—substi­ of eminence achieved, whether by tute for the institution's name: her play­ O an individual or an organization, is ers were called "the Catholics," as they the concomitant growth of descriptive are still occasionally styled by reputable titles — synonymous phrases, equivalent eastern jDapers "the Catholic collegians of appellatives, cognomens, sobriquets, nick­ Indiana." Three or four decades ago, names, or "monickers" — by which the "Catholic" and "Irish" were virtually person or the body is popularly desig­ synonymous terms. This fact, and. the nated. From the most exalted personage prevalence of Hibernian patronymics in of the whole Christian world do^vn to the the roll-call of the students, gave Notre most popular hero of the American small Dame the racial distinction noted in the boy, every man of distinction is subject to second popular name accorded to her play­ this duplication, or multiplication, of ers, "the Irish." As the years went on it names. Pius XI.is variously styled His became more and more evident that our Holiness the Pope, the White Father of athletes were Irish, not only in religion Christendom, the Vicar of Christ, the and name, but in the salient and distinc­ Prisoner of the Vatican, etc.; just as tive qualities that have ever characterized George Herman Ruth is kiio-\vn to millions the soldiers of Erin—dashing valor, in­ of baseball enthusiasts as the Babe, the trepid daring, contempt of danger, reso­ Bambino, the King of SAvat, and sundry lute courage, and indomitable spirit. other picturesque titles. There is but one comprehensive epithet to The philosophy of the matter is easily cover all such qualities; and the world intelligible. The more distinguished a has not been slow in seeing how accurately man becomes in any field of activity, "the it describes the athletes of Notre Dame. more he is talked of and written about by There are other Catholic and Irish foot­ the world at large, or, as the phrase goes ball teams in this country; but from the nowadays, the more publicity he attains. Atlantic to the Pacific, from Portland, Now, if he be called by his proper name Me., to Portland, Ore., no one needs tell­ only, there is clearly danger of tautology ing that to Notre Dame alone belongs the —the repetition of the same word in a proudest title in the American athletic sentence, or its frequent repetition in a world, "The Fighting Irish." paragraph — a fault which injures in "Proud title!" exclaims some possible either oral or Avritten language the rhet­ reader of the ALUJINUS; "nay, it is rather orical quality kno^vn as strength. If the a sneering nickname, an opprobious sobri­ jjcrsonal pronoun be used as the sole sub­ quet." Every man is entitled to his own stitute for his name, the necessary repe­ opinion, and his opinion is, of course, tition of the pronoun creates the danger of worthy of respect—^in just that degree in a still worse fault, that of ambiguity or obscurity. It is quite natural, accordingly, which he himself respects the opinions of that speakers, and especially writers, others equally competent to discuss the should employ synonymous terms as a question in dispute. Obviously, the mere means of avoiding both dangers. ipse dixit of any man—the writer of this article or any one of its readers—does not This much being premised, it goes with­ out saying that, as soon as Notre Dame settle the question as to the honor or op­ entered the field of intercollegiate ath­ probrium attaching to the descriptive title letics, her athletes were dowered with of our football team. The present writer other titles than the bare name of their can only give the reasons for the faith school. The growth of the present hon­ that is in him, and can only surmise the ored and honorable designation is perhaps considerations which may lead others to worth while explaining. In the early days differ from, him. Let us see. 106 The Notre Dame Aluvintis

To begin with, supposing, for the sake mately broad. As used in Holy Writ and of argument, that the title icas originally in the English classics generally, the epi­ given in contempt, given by the ignorant thet "fighting" carries with it no sugges­ and bigoted forbears of the disreputable tion of obloquy or odium, of shame or Klan of our day, it does not at all follow infamy; it connotes rather courage, de­ that respectable persons ever shared that termination, lieroism, and the like admir­ contempt, or that the supposed original able qualities. "Fighting Joe," the sur­ significance of the title still endures. The name of General Hooker, has never been important point is, not what the title considered a disgraceful appellation; and meant once upon a time, but what it means Clarke's poem "The Fighting Race," is now. True, there maj' be other so-called accounted anything but a slur on the Americans who still consider the title a Irish. reproach rather than an honor. For that As a matter of fact, the Irish and their matter, it is probably true to say that for descendants should be the last people on every citizen of this country who deems earth to cavil at an epithet which, in its "the Fighting Irish" a term of disparage­ application to combatants, in actual war ment, there are a dozen who regard "Col­ or in the mimic battles of the gridiron, is lege professor" as a synonym for "imr the ultimate word of praise. Who that practical theorist." has intelligently read Irish Iiistory, and "A bookful blockhead ignorantly read. the glorious annals of the Irish brigades,, With loads of learned lumber in his head." or is familiar with "The Spirit of tlie Na­ If some few of Notre Dame's undoubted tion," "Speeches from the Dock," "The friends profess a dislike for the substitute Flight of the Wild Geese," and "Fon- name of her football team, it is perhaps tenoy" does not rather thrill with pride due to the fact that they are suffering when that epithet is discriminately be­ from what j)sycho-analysis calls an in­ stowed on those whom lie esteems and feriority complex. In other words, they loves! The very truth is that the fighting are subconsciously influenced by a mem­ spirit in an athlete, like charity in a Chris­ ory or a tradition dating back to the days tian, is a supreme quality, supph-ing at when the codfish aristocracv of New Eng- need the lack of many others—weight,, land decreed that "no Irish need apply," strength, skill—but itself replaceable by —days which as even the narrowest con­ none. The reports of the football games temporary historians of Massachusetts of 1923, stories written by the most com­ and all other states now admit, "are gone petent critics on the staffs of the metro­ forever." In the America of todaj^ "Irish- politan papers, time and time again bear American" is an epithet far and awaj' witness to this fact. One such critic,, more honorable and inspiring than ever amazed at the prowess displayed by our were the oldtime sacrosanct "Pilgrim" Notre Dame team, coined a superlative to and "Puritan." reach his climax of praise, and styled tliem Yet another subconscious influence that "the brainiest, fastest, FIGHTIXGEST foot­ helps to account for the dislike just men­ ball outfit throughout the length and tioned is the erroneous connotation of the breadth of these United States." adjective "fighting." The memory of what If any additional argument be needed it meant to us when we were children may to support the contention that "fighting"^ possibly still exert no little sway over our is an honorable, not an opprobious, epi­ adult mentality. In our early years the thet, let it be supplied by the dictum of word connoted brawling, quarrelsome, one who on this particular subject is an contentious; it was associated with dis­ undoubted expert, the Notre Dame foot­ reputable "bad boj-s," with roughs and ball coach. Writing in Collier's (Novem­ rowdies and bullies. That it still sug­ ber 17, 1923) Walter Camp said: "I sat gests such distorted ideas to tlie minds of on the bench with Rockne when Notre the unlettered is not perhaps astonishing; Dame beat the Army 13 to 0, and, al­ but these ideas should assuredly be foreign though he sent in twenty-five substitutes, to all whose reading has been passably his only remark was: 'Take your shirt off, wide or whose culture is even approxi­ son. and get in there and FIGHT.' " The Notre Dame Alumnus 107

-t The Editor's Page I i- •4 THE 1924 COMMENCEMENT AND ALUMNI REUNION FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY JUNE 13. 14 AND 15. 1924

To be informed of the schol­ one of the leading eight Colleges of Com­ THE astic growth and progress merce in the United States, it has been COLLEGE OF of the University . is not, able to attract hundreds of young men COMMERCE generally speaking, the good who seek a College education that offers fortune of every alumnus and feeling that a cultural training with specialization in a greater appreciation of the Notre Dame their particular line of work. Notre Dame of today could be gained by a presenta­ is fortunate in the -ability to combine the tion of the present status of the different religious, cultural and commercial training colleges, the article on the College of Com­ of the ideal Catholic college man. The merce in this issue is the first of a series training is thorough and the stead}' growth of five to be offered explaining the phases and the broadening recognition of it as a of the colleges of the University as they leader in its field is typical of the entire exist today. University. To Father O'Hara and his Notre Dame is rapidly changing. Every associates is offered every good wish for year finds an introduction of improved continued success and prosperity in their methods of teaching and a strengthening everj' effort during the New Year. of the system that is only natural in the steady growth of the University. To ac­ WHO'S How often have you heard quaint the alumni with the colleges, their ™„^ the remark, "He's a Notre courses, their faculties and their outstand­ Dame man," and wondered ing features is the purpose of the articles. about the activities and interests of the Notre Dame has always opened her man who enjoys that particular distinc­ gates to the youth seeking a college train­ tion. The perplexing situation is a com­ ing. She has given that training to the mon one and the effort to acquaint Notre best of her ability and the blessings that Dame men with each other as well as keep have resulted from her Avorthy endeavor them informed about the University has have allowed for a generous expansion. prompted the arrangement of a series of Notre Dame has grown only through her articles introducing to the general alumni own efforts. Without an endowment of body, men of Notre Dame who have at­ any kind, the University has been able to tained a definite position in their respec­ progress to its present position as Amer­ tive fields of endeavor. ica's leading Catholic university. The inherent modesty of the average The demands made upon the school graduate, especially after a decade or so during the past few years have been many, has passed since he was on the campus, and she has reluctantly refused admit­ does not make the task an easy one and tance to hundreds of Catholic young men THE ALUJINUS begs the indulgence of its who had hoped to enter Notre Dame. She readers if it fails to completely acquaint is handicapped through the lack of proper and credit. The motive is sincere and no housing and class room facilities and has set policy is followed in the presentation been forced to restrict enrollment to two of the men you ought to know. thousand students. The remarkable growth of the College The start is being made in this issue of Commerce is significant Ranking as and the finish is nowhere in sight! 108 The ^otre Dame Alumnus Making the Rounds with Rockne

Eleven speeches in ten middle western that Rockne consented to postpone the cities before over 2,500 people is the post many duties always demanding his time season record of Knute K. Rockne. The at Notre Dame and speak to the clubs football season with its lieavy demands in the different cities. upon him had hardly closed before he It was through the influence of H.\RRY was deluged with letters, telegrams and KELLY, '17, and other alumni in LaSalle telephone calls to sj)eak at the annual county that he spoke before the Rotary banquets given to high school and minor Club and its guests in the High School college football teams by their enthusiastic auditorium on December 3 at Ottawa, 111. and proud supporters in the cities of Indi­ Introduced by Harry to the five hundred ana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. Ac­ people present as "being fearless when he ceptance of every invitation was impos­ wore the uniform of the N. D. football sible and !Mr. Rockne confined his speak­ team and fearless when it comes to mak­ ing enaragements to northern and central ing the schedule for the Notre Dame Illinois, southern Micliigan, northern In­ teams of the present day." His talk was diana and Cleveland. ' acknowledged in the press as one of the In all of his addresses, Rockne empha­ best addresses ever delivered in that city sized the A-alue of good sportsmanship in and won for Notre Dame and Rockne the clean, hard football and the undeniably friendsliip of many in the city that has beneficial results that accrue to the par­ always had a representative group at the ticipants in the most popular s^jort in col­ University. legiate circles. His talks were character­ istically Rockne, "full of wit, humor and The following day, December 4, the sbod common sense." He stressed the Manufacturers' Club luncheon at Hotel value of athletics in the life of the young Kaskaskia in LaSalle, 111., was the scene men in pre25aratory and collegiate circles of the. second large gathering in Mr, and through his addresses, enthusiastically Rockne's honor. WALTER DCXCAX, '12, received, won for Xotre Dame hundreds was responsible for his presence and the of influential and loyal friends. members of the LaSalle High School and St. Bede College football squads were Too much credit cannot be given the also guests of the LaSalle alumnus. The man who has brought the spirit of Notre reception accorded tlie coach is best illus­ Dame before the thousands of people who trated by the fact "that the applause considered themselves fortunate in being which marked the conclusion of his talk privileged to hear him. He has widened was the most spontaneous and generous the interest in the University, acquainted outburst LaSalle has known in years." the countless thousands with the school tJirough his success as an athletic coach The annual banquet given tlie foot­ jvho is acknowledged by many to be with­ ball team of Milliken University in De­ out a peer in this country. His teams catur, 111., on the evening of December i ha%"e been consistently successful and the was the occasion for Rock's second ad­ men he has coached during his seven dress of the day. Accompanied by years at Notre Dame have given adequate "POINT" DOWNING, '14, of Decatur, testimony to the innumerable qualities that Rockne brought his message before the mark him as a leader and trainer of real Association of Commerce gathering in a men. manner that allowed the public press to His friends are legion and every Notre remark that "In addition to coaching Dame man is proud to acknowledge in wonder football el^ens and instructing him a man who has contributed perhaps the entire student body of the institution more than any other man to the national in athletics, the Notre Dame mentor is an interest now manifested in Notre Dame. after-dinner speaker of marvelous grace It w:as through the influence and urging and appeal. Rockne was the principal of Notre Dame alumni in the various cities speaker at the dinner and his talk was The Notre Dame Alumnus 109

sparkling with inimitable humor, charac­ GEORGE FITZPATRICK, '15-'19, turns put at teristic of the man, and replete with phi­ the Central Catholic High School in that losophy and sound advice, also typical of city and at the annual dinner the presence the great gridiron strategist." of REV. J. HUGH O'DONNELL, C.S.C., and The next day found Rockne in the com­ Knute K. Rockne is always requested. pany of DUNCAN, DOWNING, ZIPPER, The banquet given on the 12th of Decem­ LATHROP, PREP WELLS and JOHN CAS- ber, 1923, was the time for further trib­ siDY, '17. His talk before the American ute to Notre Dame and her coach. The Business Men's Club at a noon luncheon young men of Grand Rapids are thorough­ was attended by about 400 of the most ly instilled with the spirit and sportsman­ representative business and professional ship of the University and its men and men of Peoria. The address was along much credit is due the three men men­ the same lines of sportsmanship that tioned above for the fine group of boys marked his previous talks and was equally that matriculate each year at Notre Dame. well received. That evening a dinner was Benton Harbor enthusiasts honored given in his honor at the Peoria Country Rockne on the 13th with a dinner at which Club by the Notre Dame men of that city. the local high school squad were also The crowd numbered about thirtj'. guests. The doctrine so ardently advo­ Rockne was in Cleveland on the 8tli of cated by the Director of Athletics was de­ December to referee a game. The Cleve­ clared again before the several hundred land Club occupied a box at the. contest men that composed the crowd. The suc­ and after the game entertained Rockne cess of the dinner equalled those given at the apartments of JOHN P. MURPHY, earlier in the month in other cities. 1 '12. John Murphy held open house from Fort Wayne, with it^ loyal alumni 6:00 to 11:30 p.m. and served a buH'et group, most of whom are also alumnii of luncheon to some forty Notre Dame men C. C. H. S. of Fort Wayne, also enjoyed who dropped in for a few hours' chat with the f)resence of Rockne at their annual Rockne and a number of Princeton, Yale banquet. FRANK DORIOT, '23, has bfeen and Cornell alimmi. During the course of the successful coach at the Fort Wayne the evening, Drummond, Princeton '10 institution this year. • and Stage, Reserve '96 composed a song in honor of Rock. Sang to the tune of The Rockford, 111., postponed their annual Director's March and called "Kink Kmite dinner for the local high school team until Rockne" several of the verses were: Rock could rearrange his itinerary. The night of January second was chosen '•• as The Notre Dame Alumni the date and Rockne continued his policy To keep their team alive Are enrolling all the first-born of enthusiastically inspiring the average As soon as they arrive; At each birth they -wire Rockne preparatory school youth with a love jof I And he tries to put them right clean athletics and sportsmanship with his '"I'm not interested An girl babies, And be sure the boys are white." talk before the several hundred assembled in Rockford. '; Chorus: Here's to old man Kockne, Notre Dame has always appreciated Kins of them all; See his boys go scooting. and respected Knute K. Rockne. Heri is Running with the ball; (Tra la—la la—la la—la la) recognized as a thorough representative What they do to others of the institution and his fellow alumni Surely is a shame Kink Knute Rockne point with pride to the man who has :so And Notre Dame! consistently brought the University apd The poor old Princeton Tiger its unquestionable athletic policies befcire And the Army mule. By old Eli's Bull Dog the general public. The alnmni clubs jin Were chewed up so cruel. The Irish did the same thing the different cities recognize his true So the question seems inane. Who could smear the Bull Dog? worth and the years to come will un­ South Bend's Great Dane! doubtedly find him taking -longer trijps The citizens of Grand Rapids :aiinually into sections where Notre Daine is recog­ pay tribute to successful tearns that nized and honored; ^•. THE 1923 FOOTBALL SQUAD Top Row—Kisser, Crowe, Woibel, Collins, EnriKht, Laydon, Ceriicy. Second Row—Knuto K. Rocknc, Coach; Connel, liach, VorKarn, E. Miller, Captiiin-cloct Walsh, Hotiscr, HansinBor, Student Manager Swift. Third Row—Crowley, Murphy, Reagan, Oberst, Captain IJrown, Mayl, Mahor, BerBman, Noppenberucr. Bottom Row—Don Miller, Stuhldrehcr, Reese, The Notre Dame Alumnus lit

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THE 1923 FOOTBALL REVIEW LOSED GATES AND SECRET practice no stands hungrj- for every morsel of strength longer mark the afternoons on or weakness they could discern. We were C Cartier field. The football season satisfied with the 14-0 victory secured by of 1923 reached its inevitable conclusion orthodox methods and yet it was doubtful and has left behind a most generous meas­ if tliese slim youngsters could check the ure of greatness and of tremendous ac­ big veteran cadet team in a week's time. complishment. The football season is al­ Throughout the week prior to the Army ways a period of peculiar mental and game every agency of traditional fight' nervous reaction to the Notre Dame man, generation was employed to key the men and from September to December he is for the game in NCAV York, and the men in the throes of this chronic affliction that came through with a faith superb. The baffles the diagnosis of any but another Notre Dame defense became a veritable Notre Dame man. offense in its ferocity and proved that in But for this delicate^ agile team of 1923 less than a month the team had developed he held a love that was downright maudlin to its full growth of might and smooth and we know all the whys. co-ordination. It had been coached and No coach could ask for a more eager, inspired to its greatest effort and no team determined and brainier crowd of young could have coped with it that day. The candidates than those to whom Rockne victor}' was as brilliant as it was inspiring issued cleats this autumn. No collection and a magnificent Army team felt the fu­ of aspiring footballers could have craved tility of its hopes before the game had tougher opposition than the ten game been long under wav. The score was 13-0 schedule, then ahead, nor a finer coach to but in the eyes of those who raved tlirough fight alongside than Knute K. Rockne. the contest it was a glorious and convinc­ Competition was acute for nearly ever}- ing win. ' position on the team and as it came along A week passed. A week during whicli from week to week it was obvious that the NcM' York acclaimed the team extrava­ reserve strength of this year's team had gantly. Then it was Princeton. been developed so that there was little Once in the past of Notre Dame foot­ choice between the team starting and the ball, Yale had jolted an idolized Gold and replacements. It was vital that the team Blue team. Once a Harvard game was grow in this way and Coach Rockne did almost played. Now it was Princeton, of magnificent Avork in achieving it in the the Big Three, and the warning of the scant time allowed him before the big Army ^ame came too late. For this year games. Princeton's team was not a great Prince­ Tlie season started with the Kalamazoo ton team and it met a team that was a game and the 74 to 0 score shows liow great Notre Dame team. Scarcely had utterly impotent they were to check the the game started when Notre Dame's of­ offensive of the squad. Even discounting fense started in with a determination and any adequate hindrance it was apparent a nonchalant disdain of towering historic that this 3'ear's team •was blessed with stadium walls and dire Tiger threats. tremendous speed and elusiveness. Princeton was fairly overwhelmed — so The Lombard game was the only step perfectly overcome that it left the Prince­ left till the Army opposed and we had ton people curioush- full of admiration for heard fearsome reports from the Hudson. the manner and neatness of this Notre Lombard was difficult enough to convince, Dame team. The measure of Princeton's especially with eastern scouts in the homage to these men of Notre Dame was. 112 The Notre Dame Aluvinus

possibly^ the finest tribute given the team year on Cartier field there was that vi­ during a season of most generous trib­ cious smack and drive in the team which utes. The score was 25-2^ but there was we see more often on foreign gridirons. a deft beauty in the work which was al­ The points totalled 34-7 as the game most precise enough to be dainty, yet with ended like the ugly crack of a whip. the vicious spring of a well tempered rap­ In Pittsburgh the team had found its ier. There was. speed, dash, accuracy, proper stride again and even with Don intelligence, deception and confidence in Miller out with injury there was little the team by this time and the only little taxing of the team when a 26-0 score was valve that stuck was that of good punting. accumulated. The band and a student The inevitable let down was discernible train followed the team and there was in the Georgia Tech game on Cartier plenty of alumni Gold and Blue in the field. Tension of that nature must be stands that day. relaxed. It was Notre Dame's game by At St. Louis on ThaTiksgi\ang Day a 35-7, but was marked by flashy, daring scheduled game was played as agreed de­ football and excellent work by Wycoff, spite torrents of rain and almost impos­ from Georgia. There exists between sible conditions for both teams. The score Notre Dame and Tech a very genuine was 13-0 and closed a ten game schedule cordiality, and the past season knitted it and a tremendous football achiev^ement. even more strongly. In summary, Rockne quickly and cun­ The down-state team from Purdue ningly moulded good material into a fin­ played the Homecoming game here and ished team early in the season, and held there was still further manifestation of that team as taut as a human could anti-climax following the peak games with throughout a long schedule. The squad Army and Princeton. All this was pres­ was large and competition developed cap­ ent even while a score of 34-7 seemed to able reserves. Notre Dame teams are be consistent progress. characterized by the type of men that Perhaps the most perplexing problem compose them and the 1923 team of Cap­ for the coach of a great team is the men­ tain Harvey Brown was a team of thor­ tal and physical fluctuation from the ^aew- oughbreds, filling the measure of Notre point of what might be termed ripeness. Dame's expectations, even as the past Most coaching autliorities agree that a football season fulfilled the proudest hopes team may be keyed tight twice in a sea­ of the Notre Dame alumni to such a sur­ son. We were ripe for Army and Prince­ passing degree. ton and had reached that point of perfec­ tion in a period so brief that it was one of 26 MONOGRAMS AWARDED Rockne's greatest coaching achievements. Announcement was recently made of Now we had to coast down hiU through the awarding of monograms to twenty-six six games and it was a risky job bril­ of the Notre Dame football players by liantly executed by a great coach and a the Board of Athletic Control and in­ great team. cluded the following men: Every conceivable element united with Ends — Charles Collins, Chicago, III.; a decidedly third-class team representing Clem Crowe, Lafayette, Ind.; Gene Mayl, Dayton, Ohio; Tim Murphy, Bridgeport, Nebraska this year and we lost for the Conn., and Eddie Hunsineer, Chillicothe, O. Tackles—Joe Bach, Chisholm, Minn.; second successive year. To enumerate John Noppenberger, Cincinnati, O.; Edgar those elements would reflect on no man of Miller, Canton, O.; Gene Oberst, Owens- boro, Ky. Notre Dame but we are compelled to Guards—Capt. Harvey Brovra, Youngs- forego their enumeration, nevertheless. town, O.; John Weibel, Erie, Pa.; George Vergara, New York City; Noble Kizer, Plym­ Suffice it to say that there was no dis­ outh, Ind. Centers—Adam Walsh, Hollywood, Calif.; grace in that 14-7 score—^not for Notre Robert Reagan, Pittsburgh, Pa. Dame. Halfbacks—James Crowley, Green Say, Wis.; Joseph Bergman, Peru, Ind.; Max Butler came up from Indianapolis with Houser, Mt. Vernon, Wash.; Donald Miller, Defiance, C; Ward Connell, Beloit, Wis.; a poorly timed show of bad disposition. William Maher, Madison, Wis. They took a fierce pummelling from the Fullbacks—^William Cerney, Chicago, HI.; Rex Enright, Rockford, 111.; Elmer Layden, aroused varsity and for the first time this Davenport, la. The Notre Dame. Alinnmis 113

BASKETBALL

Games Played to Date Gaines for January and February Minnesota 22 Notre Dame- 21 Jan. 10 Western State Normal at South Bend. Minnesota 14 Notre Dame- Ig 12 Loyola University at South Bend. 16 Loyola University at Chicago. Armour Institute ....17 Notre Dame- ^•^ ID Franklin at South Bend. Northwestern 16 Notre Dame.. 25 25 Michigan Aggies at South Bend. Illinois 29 Notre Dame- 2x Feb. 5 Wabash at So.uth Bend. 9 Concordia College at Fort Wayne. Michigan 25 Notre Dame-...29 12 Indiana at Bloomington. Games won, 4; lost 2. 13 Wabash at Crawfordsville.

ASKETBALL IS AGAIN being plavcd at hasn't learned to know and appreciate the Notre Dame. This is the best ath­ value and real interest in that sport which B letic news we can offer the alumni is becoming increasingly popular—basket­ since the finish of the 1923 football sea­ ball. He may have a reason for it-—per­ son. Basketball teams composed of bas­ haps he has. A different situation is pre­ ketball players have represented Notre sented this year. Dame on different floors for the past few And again we repeat. Notre Dame has years, but they have not been eminently a basketball team. Whether it will finish successful in their endeavors to play the the season with a greater proportion of game with tactics rough enough at times to its games in the victory column we can­ smack of the gridiron. The 1923-24 sea­ not say. It is, however, playing a game son finds the school represented by a select that should, and probably Avill, bring group of students who are.drilled in the credit to the institution and its men. 23rinciples of clean, fast and intelligent Handicapped by a lack of proper fa­ basketball and who, through their posses­ cilities for practice by the absence of a sion of these fundamentals, are seemingly wooden floor in the gymnasium, the squad raising the standard of that major sport practices on a floor in South Bend to get to the position it formerly held. into some reasonable shape to meet teams whose practice conditions are far more This is a happy state of affairs and a ideal. The team can hardly work out glance at the season as it has been played daily on a dirt court and then expect to to date is evidence that Notre Dame has favorably compete on a fast wooden floor been rather successful in the effort to pro­ with a team accustomed to those condi­ vide her students and alumni with repre­ tions. To remedy the situation, the only sentative athletics throughout the schol­ alternative this year was used. astic year. It is good news to spread, that, if all The average alumnus annually pays goes well, Notre Dame will have a wooden tribute to the greatest collegiate sport floor of its OAvn next season. known—football. Notre Dame and foot­ Even under these unfavorable condi­ ball are synonymous to the followers of tions, Notre Dame is succeeding. - The intercollegiate athletics. Notre Dame has new coach, George Keogan, has drilled the occupied an enviable position in the foot­ fundamentals of basketball into basketball ball world, season after season, through men and the result so far has been worthy its ability to field teams that have been as of commendation. Extremely good mate­ representative of the spirit of the school rial was not available. The boys are not as they have been consistently successful. exceptional or finished players, but they From September to December, tlie av­ are acquitting themselves in good shape. erage N. D. man lives football. He lives They are responding to the energetic ef­ over his period at Notre Dame and the forts of Coach Keogan and the actions of football struggles of that time, he knows the men on the floor at the early season the Notre Dame of the present with its games show that they are being coached football success and he dreams of the in an entirely different type of game than unknown future and ever greater fields was formerly employed. It should be of football conquest. But for the balance gratifying to the alumni who are inter­ of the year, things Notre Dame other ested to know that there has been a re­ than athletics occupy his attention. He vival in this particular sport. lU The Notre Dame Alumnus

NOTRE DAME, 21; MINNESOTA, 22 victory over Minnesota in the second game Notre Dame opened its basketball sea­ of the series. The short pass employed son at MinneaiJolis with the University of by Coach Keogan's men proved to be Min­ Minnesota after four daj's of practice on nesota's undoing. The varsity defense December 8, in a manner that indicated worked smoothly, the defects apparent in that the varsity would be strong contend­ team play in the previous game having^ ers for honors in the cage sport through­ been overcome. out the middle west this year. Although It was primarily a defensive game and meeting defeat by the narrow margin of CiiTpt. Maj'l and Kizer stopped Pesek, the one point, the game was one of the best Minnesota star forward and checked the early season games ever played on the Minnesota attack until the closing mo­ Minnesota floor. ments of the game. Notre Dame led at The game was characterized by hard the half, 11 to 5. driving tactics of both teams and the var­ Riordan, at center, played a strong sity, through sheer fighting pluck ended game, as did Crowe and Enright on the the first half with the score 13 to 12 after offense. Both forwards were closely Minnesota had piled up a six point lead guarded but made their shots count. Ad­ shortly after the game began. In the sec­ mittedly not in the best shape, the var- ond half the squad continued their fight sitj' tired in the second half, allowing and up until the last minute and a half of ^Minnesota to score nine points, but the playing were in the lead by a point mar­ substitution of Don Miller for Riordan gin. Pesek, right forward for Alinnesota and ^Mahonej'' for Crowe effectively stop­ and star of the game, outmaneuvered Don ped the rally. Miller and scored the winning basket just The lineup and summary: before the whistle blew. Minnesota G FG F The varsity showed weaknesses in team Pesek, f. 3 0 1 Racey, f. 1 1 2 play which was to be expected with their Becker, c 1 1 3 short period of training. Enright and Dunder, g 0 0 1 Crowe were the scoring stars for Notre Olson, g 1 0 1 Dame, Crowe scoring three times from the Totals 6 2 8 field and two field goals and two free Notre Dame G FG F Crowe, f. 3 1 1 tosses were credited to Enright. The Enright, f. 2 0 2 Mahoney, f. 0 0 0 guarding of Kizer was especially good, Riordan, c 1 1 1 his defensive tactics holding Racej'', Min­ Miller, c 0 0 1 Kizer, g 1 0 1 nesota's speedy forward, in check through­ Mayl. g. — 0 0 2 out the game. Totals 7 2 8 The lineup and summary: Minnesota FG PF FT FTM TP Pesek, rf. 6 3 0 1 12 Racey. If. 2 0 2 0 6 NOTRE DAME, 29; ARMOUR TECH, 17 Becker, c 0 2 1 2 1 Gillen. c 0 0 0 0 0 The varsity team inaugurated its 1923 Dunder, re 0 4 0 0 0 Levis, Ig 0 0 10 1 home basketball schedule with a 29 to 17 Olson, Capt., Ig 1 0 0 0 2 victory over Armour Tech, of Chicago, on Totals 9 9 4 3 22 the 15th of December. Anxious to view Notre Dame FG PF FT. FTM TP Crowe, If. 3 10 2 6 the new team with its new style of play, a Ward, If. 1 0 0 0 2 capacity crowd greeted the team. It was Enright, If. 2 0 2 3 6 Mahoney, If 0 0 0 0 0 strong in its support of a team which was Riordan, c 0 0 0 0 0 rapidly rounding into shape and showing Miller, c 0 0 111 Kizer, rg ".....2 3 0 14 semblances of team play that might mean Mayl, Capt., Is 0 12 0 2 a victorious season. While the men showed Totals 8 5 5 7 21 a tendency at times to not handle the ball Officials—George Lynch, St. C'oud, ref­ eree; Harold Rogers, Carleton, umpire. cleanly and disregard team play, the de­ fense of the tearn was good. The short NOTRE DAME, 16; MINNESOTA, 14 training period had not allowed the men In a fast, well-plaj^ed game, the Notru to get into the best of shape but their Dame basketball five earned a decisive tactics showed good promise. The Notre Dame Alumnus 115

Clem Crowe, Don Miller and Charley right's ability to toss five straight free Ward were the outstanding stars on the throws gave the varsity a good lead. Rear- 'offense, scoring four field goals each. don's net twists under the basket and Beardon, at center, also broke into the Kizer's flashy offensive play were notable scoring column, obtaining two field goals. indications of improved playing style. Notre Dame took an early lead, which Substitutions were made throughout the Armour soon overcame, but the varsity game. Coach Keogan evidently desiring to regained it long before the half ended test out his various combinations. Ma­ "with the score 17 to 10. During the sec­ honey, Ward, Miller, Adam Walsh and ond half both teams played a close guard­ Joe Bach played parts of the game and ing game but the advantage remained at like the balance of the squad, showed •all times with the varsity. splendid form. The lineup and summary: The lineup and summary: Notre Dame G FG FT TF F Notre Dame FG FT PF TF Crowe, f. 4 13 9 0 Crowe, f. 1 110 Mahoney, f 0 0 0 0 0 Mahoney, f 0 0 0-0 Enricht, f. .0 0 0 0 0 Enright, f 1 5 0 0 • Ward, f. 4 0 18 0 Ward, f 0 2 0 0 Reardon, e 2 0 14 1 Reardan, c „ 3 0 2 0 Miller, c 4 0 18 0 Miller, c 0 0 1 0 Kizer, c 0 0 0 0 1 Mayl, g 0 0 10 Bach, g 0 0 0 0 1 Walsh, g 0 0 0 0 Mayl. K 0 0 0 0 0 Kizer, g 2 3 0 0 Walsh, g 0 0 0 0 2 Bach, g 0 0 0 0 Totals 14 1 G 29 5 Totals 7 11 5' 0 Armour Tech G FG FT TF F Northwestern FG FT PF TF Hellgren, f. 1 0 2 2 0 Stegman, f. 1 3 2 0 Downes, f. 0 0 0 0 0 Graham, f 1 110 J. McLaren, f. 2 5 5 9 1 Kershaw, f. ; 1 0 0 0 Gaylord, c 0 0 0 0 1 Heppes, c 1 0 0 0 Eockman, c 0 0 0 0 0 Wheeland, c 0 0 0 0 E. McLaren, K 1 0 0 2 0 Johnson, g .....0 0 0 1 Terry, g 1 2 2 4 3 Rapp, g 2 0 2 0 Peteson, g 0 0 0 0 0 Matthews, g 0 0 2 0 Christman, g 0 0 0 0 Totals 5 7 9 17 5 Haus, g. 0 0 0 0 Score at half—^Notre Dame, 17; Armour Tech, 10. Referee—Burnham, Y. M. 0. A. Totals 6 4 7 1 Umpire—Cooper, Springfield. Free throws missed—Crowe, Kizer, Steg­ man 2, Graham 3, Matthews. Score at half —^Notre Dame, 12; Northwestern, 7. Ref- NOTRE DAME 25, NORTHWESTERN 16 eee—^Young. Umpire—Kearns. The varsity Avon its game with North­ -western in easy fashion because excellent NOTRE DAME, 21; ILLINOIS, 29 team work and a systematic procedure of The practicing conditions for the team play alwaj's carried the ball well under this year which undoubtedly handicap the the basket before any shots were at­ proper preparation of team play was one tempted. In so cleanly defeating North­ of the causes for the defeat at Illinois. western, the basketballers clearly showed Playing on the unusually large floor in the that they are in the process of develop­ Illinois gymnasium, the varsity's defensive ment, as the play was much improved tactics were not strong enough this early over that exhibited against Armour Tech in the season to withstand the fast, flashy a few nights before. It was a pleasure to style of Illinois' playing. Illinois offered watch the performance of the men on the a strong team combination, and their ac­ floor after witnessing haphazard and ex­ curate shots ran up a score on the team ceedingly poor basketball tactics during that could not be overcome. At the end of the past few years. the first half, the score stood 14 to 11 in Captain jVIayl gave one of the best favor of Illinois and while the score was guarding exhibitions throughout the game 21 to 20 within a few minutes of the final that he has ever shown on the local floor. whistle, Illinois ran through for several He broke up attack after attack by grab­ free throws and then stalled with passing bing the ball after long attempts and of the ball until the game ended. preventing a follow through on the part Captain Mayl, playing his consistently of Northwestern. Clem Crowe pushed good game, shared honors with Clem the score ahead at the start and Rex En- Crowe and Kizer throughout the game. The 116 The Notre Dame Alumnus

team was not playing its bang-up game of fense was better than ever. The work of earlier contests and early season form was the finished basketballer Crowe was al- in evidence during the second half. The ways available and the tactics of Kizer game was fast and personal fouls were brought cheer after cheer from the bleach- often called. ers. Tom Reardon, at center, was con- The lineup and summary: tributing more than his share to the pro- Illinois B F P T cccdings and his work showed definite Potter, rf. 3 2 3 0 • . ° Hoettger, If. 0 0 0 0 improvement. llniwdL^'ZlZZ-ZZ-l i 3 0 To the diminutive Charley Ward goes Popken, rg 2 14 0 deserved credit. It was this small, calm Britton, rg 0 0 10 , . 1.1 j. i- j .i i ii • ^ Havnes, If. 0 0 3 0 and sure player that tipped the ball into P^'^ker. ]g 0 0 0 0 ^]^Q basket thirty seconds before the whis- Growe, "^rf. ^.^ 2 4 3 0 tie blew for the first overtime period and afrig'ht'^^if " 1 3 10 '^^^ *^^ score, and it was he, together with Mahoney, if. "~!'..]!;Z!!Z....o 0 0 0 Rcardon and Kizer, who added the nec- MayW. ''..Z~ZZ;"-ZZo 0 3 0 cssary baskets to put victory within safe- Kizer, E. —---1 ^^ i„ „3 0 guarding distance in the last overtime pe- Free throws missed—Potter 2, Hoettger • j 2, Mauer 3, Crowe 2, Enright, Hiordan 3. riOCl. 2™d!'inii^ois'wesJeva°n""'°"**'' ^^^"^^"'- It is impossible to single out any indi- '. vidual player for his exceptional perform- NOTRE DAME, 29; MICHIGAN, 25 ^^^^- Every man on the floor played real „ ' . . ,,_ ,, ,., basketball and the resultant team work Twenty-nine to 2o was the score which ^^^ ^^^ ^ j^^ ^^ thorough basketball marked Michigan s first defeat by the ^^^^. ^^^^ j^^^^^ Dame men believe varsity m recent years The news of the ^j^^^ ^j^^ ^^^^ ^^^ j^ basketball had really victory sent a glow of pride into every ^^^^ inaugurated. JSotre Dame mans heart and as lar as rru^ ,„««? „* ir,-,,i A u t. s ., , , , 1 ,, 1 J-he work oi Kipke and Haggertv, for the student bodv was concerned, the bas- AT;^!,:^ „ „ i, A n^ , , ,. • , ' iuichigan, was alAvays dangerous. lo- ketball season was a marked success „„ii „ -n 1.1 • t ,. l.^ ^1 , ^, . ^ rr.T 7 1 i.7 n i gether with their teammates, thev pro- through the victory, llie basketball team °-J„J .-# •»-• 1,4.1 j r " j °,, ., • .. , T . vided still opposition, both on defense and as well as the entire student group „«•„„„„ „„;i 4. J ^ A • n ^ T . 1 .^ -.r. 1 - 1 ii .... oflense, and at no time durina- the game wanted to beat Michigan and the victori- ,„„^ .i,„ /•„ , -,. , •, r -, jP. j ^ , f. ,^1 1 , 1.7-t. was the final result to be safely predicted, ous contest was one 01 the best exhibitions mi •. 1. 3 • ^'^ , of basketball as it should be nlaved that "^"^ varsity stepped out and took a com- 1 1 . .1 J . . "1 XT .. lortable lead and ended the first half with we iiave been privileged to watch JS otre . i -,, . r, • ^^ • j- mi i- . •n .1 T^i 4. j-j 1 1 4. -1- t"^ score 14 to 7 m their favor. Tlie fast Dame plav. Ihe team did plav, but it j <• • 1 . P . 1 ,• ^ i ^,. . T . >•' I.- • i jT • »nd furious playing of the first half was took two tense overtime periods to wm. r TU 1 l.^ • ^i T • i i •ni • r J 1 J 1. 1 J. i^^t bv the men m the second period and Jf laving a game 01 good, heady basket- -^r- i •' j. i -1^11 1 n • '^ .° , J. ,? ' -I- 1 • Michigan outplayed the bovs. runnino; up- ball every minute of the game, displaying 4.1 . ,„ , „ -rrr..! ; 1 , „ ° -r i„r . • J Pf . ^4. i' 4.1 4. i the score to 19-18. With but 13 seconds deiensive and onensive attacks that bore , , ^ 1 AT 4.1 r -^T- T • every mark of good coaching, tlie varsity *° P^^^/ ?.?f f ^.^f *^,^^' °^ Michigan, sent five "were able to check and thwart the *^™ substitutes into the game. They at- ., . J! Ar- T.- » ^ tempted to report to the scorer, but \-igorous attempts of Michigan s men at i j 4. 4.1 /i -4.1 .^ ,- .1, • 14. „ 4. J 1 * -1- .7 rushed onto the floor without reporting, the right moments and by availing them- iTii-4.i.7i.7 x-. -K ° ^ J! 4. -4. -1 11 1 J J-his technical loul gaA-e ^;otre Dame a selves ot every opportunity finally edged r 1. i. 4. ^T. 1 i -r^. 11 ... J 1 - Ii J! ^1 tree shot at the goal and Kizer calmly out ^actors and heroes m the eyes 01 the i .i in ..1? .7 i 1 , ^ . .-."^ students and followers. '"^ ^\ ^^^ ^^.*^^" *^^ ^^^^^' *-^^"g *^ The men were seemingly keyed for the 'Z^' .,^° overtime period was necessary m, „ u 5 IT, ^^"- "^"th that period ending with the game. I hey remembered the unnecessary ..1, .. j .i .^ ^. * . . , A^t 4. 4. TI'T • J J 4. • J • score still tied, the situation was certainly defeat at Illinois and were determined m . 4.-i x?- T. j i -r,T "-r 1.7. J 4. 4.- 4.1 /7 . tense until Jvizer, Reardon and Ward their every move and tactic on the floor to j a: • 4. i. 1 4. 4. . t- u -n- 4. 4. 4. J T. 1 scored sumcient baskets to Win. stage a brilliant, yet steady, comeback. ™, ,. , The work of every"man on the team was ^01^2^ summary: commendable. Mahoney, starting at for- Crowe*'^rf ^"* f T 3* I ward instead of Enright, was fighting the Ward,' rf. —. '".'....'.3 000 ball every minute. Captain Mayl's de- EnriEhtf'if.'..3.Z:~r.r.'.'.'r,o 000 The Notre Dame Aluvinus 117

Reardon, c 1 0 10 THE 1924 SCHEDULE Kizer, re 5 110 May], Capt.. Ig 1 0 2 0 The 1923 football schedule was viewed Michigan B F P T Haggerty, rf. 4 2 10 with both alarm and pride when it was Cherry, rf. 0 2 0 0 announced just about a year ago and hero­ Henderson, If. 0 10 0 M'rg'ridge, If. 1 0 10 ic as it was, the 1924 series of games pre­ Birks, c -2 0 0 0 Kipke, rg 2 '2 2 1 sents even a stronger group of teams. Deng, Ig 0 0 0 0 Referee—Berger, Wisconsin. Umpire— The elimination of Kalamazoo, Butler Winters, Illinois. and St. Louis from next year's schedule was only partially anticipated. Kalama­ WALSH, 1924 CAPTAIN zoo has been a weak team, comparatively The leadership of Notre Dame's foot­ speaking, for a number of years; Purdue, ball eleven of 1924 was entrusted to Adam while it has offered good opposition, has Walsh, of Hollywood, Calif. He was been unsuccessful in its attempts to de­ elected captain of the varsity to succeed feat the varsity; Butler and St. Louis Harvey Brown, of Youngstown, Ohio, at were played on a two year contract which the annual dinner was not renewed. ~'\ given for the var­ Lombard offered scrappy resistance last sity and freshmen fall and should be a good early season teams by the Uni­ game-; Pete Vaughan will bring his Wa­ versity. The new bash squad to Cartier field for the first captain won his time in a number of years; the Army and second, football Princeton games remain the same as last monogram this year; Georgia Tech was anxious to return year bj' his splen- to Notre Dame in 1924; Wisconsin is one d i d playing as of our Big Ten opponents next fall and center on the team. the strength of the Badgers cannot be de­ He was one of the nied; Nebraska, victorious the last two outstanding cen­ 3'ears, comes to Cartier field to withstand ters of the year the onslauglits of a determined squad; and first came to Northwestern will be played in Chicago the attention of and Carnegie Tech "will again afford good football followers opiDosition in Pittsburgh. during the Army game, when he The schedule as officially announced outplayed the should meet %vith the approval of every m 12 ch-heralded alumnus. The long trips to Nebraska and Garbisch through­ St. Louis have been eliminated, stronger out the game. home games have been scheduled, the Eastern critics Notre Dame men and followers in the east were loud in their are assured of early season battles at New praises of him and York City with the Army and at Prince­ he proved ton with Princeton, and the alumni in throughout tlie season that they were jus­ Chicago and north-middle western section tified. are favored with the Wisconsin and Northwestern games. Walsh is also the leading high hurdler on the track squad and is a member of this The schedule is: season's basketball team. His participa­ October 4 Lombard at Notre Dame tion in ever}' sport at Notre Dame has 11 Wabash at Notre Dame been marked by good sportsmanship, IS Army at New York heady playing and courageous spirit. As 25 Princeton at Princeton a leader of tlie varsity for the coming November 1 Georgia Tech at Notre Dame year, he is assured of the support of his S Wisconsin at Madison 15 Nebraska at Notre Dame fellow athletes and students, the faculty 22 Northwestern at Chicago. and the interested alumni. 29 Carnegie Tech at Pittsburgh. •118 The Notre Dame Alumnus

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION FOR NOTRE DAME CLUBS

We, the undersiprned, residents of in the state of have associated ourselves under the following articles of association for the purpose hereinafter stated.

Article One—Name The name of this orpanization is The University of Notre Dame Club of

Article Two—Object This club is formed to promote, through cooperation with the general Alumni Association of the University of Notre Dame: (a) The advancement of the interests of the University of Notre Dame. (b) Closer fellowship among the alumni, old students and the students of the University of Notre Dame.

Article Three—Membership All graduates of the University of Notre Dame, and all persons who have been in attendance as students at the University of Notre Dame, and all who have been officially connected therewith, residing in and near to may be members of this Club.

Article Four—Officers The officers of this Club shall consist of a board of - Governors. This board of Governors shall elect from its number a President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. The duties of President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer shall be such as are generally exercised by such officers. In addition the Secretary shall have such special duties as may be here­ after prescribed in the By-Laws.

Article Five—Meetings Meetings shall be held at least four times each year and at such more frequent intervals as the Board of Governors may deem proper. One meeting shall be designated an Annual Meeting for the election of officers.

Article Six—Dues The annual dues of the Club shall be S .-.., payable in advance.

Article Seven—By-Laws Such by-laws may be adopted as from time to time shall be deemed advisable by this Club.

Article Eight—Amendment The Articles of Association may be amended by a majority vote of those present at an annual meeting of this Club.

BY-LAWS Section One All officers and committees not otherwise provided for shall be chosen by the Club at any regular or special meeting and in such manner as the meeting may decide.

Section Two The Annual Meeting shall be held at such an hour and such a place as the Board of Governors may designate, proper notice being given to all members.

Section Three In addition to the duties imposed by Article Four of the Articles of Association, the Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of all meetings of the Club; shall conduct all correspondence with the General Secretary of the general Alumni Association of the University of Notre Dame at Notre Dame: shall send reports of all dinners and similar gatherings held by this Club to Notre Dame for publication: shall report to the General Secretary of the Alumni Association of the University of Notre Dame the names and addresses of alumni and old students in all marriages, deaths, public honors and other items of interest concerning members of this ciub for publication; and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be imposed by this Club.

Section Four It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive all moneys paid to the Club, to disburse money on orders properly signed, and to forward the prescribed dues to the Treasurer of the general Alumni Association of the University of Notre Dame at Notre Dame.

Section Five Three or more members shall constitute a quorum sufficient to do business at any regular or special meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Section Six These by-laws may be amended by a majority vote of those present at any meeting of the Club.

Section Seven Roberts' Rules of Order shall govern parliamentary questions in the meetinss of this Club. The Notre Dame Alumnus 119

Campus News and Views

HE CAMPUS PAID TRIBUTE to a nCW successful as they were for checker cham­ champion on a "rec" night of last pions of the past. Tmonth—a champion modest and un­ assuming and, we suspect, a bit gullible. Back to the old books after a two weeks Brownson Hallers, in their own inimitable layoff that provided many with innumer­ way, searching the ranks of first year able tales of conquest, social and other­ men, made a perfect choice for the honor wise, is not the most attractive predica­ and in that time-old room of coronation, ment kno'wn to the student group. Mid­ the Brownson Rec, Vance of Indianap­ year exams' are close, class assignments olis, was cheered and cheered again as he are heavier, weather registers are all sub­ made his safe and sure moves over the zero in their forecasts, radiators are sput­ checker-board and finally emerged victor tering sporadically as in former years, and over the other inter-hall representatives— everything points to a hard grind ahead. supposedly serious contenders for that The social activities that marked the foot­ cherished and respected privilege. Over ball season know no continuance and the three hundred eager, solemn-faced youths reactions to the holidays at home are not witnessed the matchless playing of the worth mentioning. checker champion. And hardly had he The weather occasions the greatest con­ made his final move, before he was hoisted cern and the one redeeming feature about on the shoulders of his proud supporters the wind, the ice and the snow is that it and paraded through the campus as the assures everyone of a hockey season—if "1923 champion" — the Rockne of the the weather continues. Hockey, the most checkerboards. popular winter sport at Notre Dame, has The triumphal march was delaj'ed long been an in-and-outer — the temperature enough to allow the proud young man to regulates the playing period and the fick­ mount the Alain Building steps and at­ leness of Indiana weather assures no one tempt an offering of a few remarks to his of either a full season or a full game. anxious listeners. "A week ago, I was a mere checker plaj'er—tonight I am cham­ With the interhall football champion­ pion I" Interrupted at this point, he was ship decided by drawing from the hat in­ escorted to Captain Brown, of the '23 stead of playing off the tie^ Brownson and varsity in Sorin Subway, where he was Sophomore Halls were edged out by Ba- given the welcome accorded only checker din, victor for the past two years in the champions. The following noon, the Li­ Interhall League. Brownson is now brary steps was the scene of a series of turning its attention to the interhall bas­ speeches delivered by the champion with ketball schedule arranged for the next hundreds braving the disagreeable weather nine weeks with a determination to emerge to applaud his every effort. Photographs, easv winner. meal tickets, books, hat-bands — every­ thing was autographed by the willing The Breen Medal Oratorical contest youth. and the preliminary trials for the debat­ He was noticed to proudly displaj' tele­ ing teams brought over a hundred men grams of congratulations from Alonzo into another student activity whose im­ Stagg and Ring Lardner. portance is generally under-estimated on He has returned to the ranks now—a the campus. Eighty-eight men signed up more sophisticated youth—initiated into for the debating trials and approximately things Notre Dame and equipped with a twenty-five sought possession of the Breen knowledge of college activity that should Medal. This manifestation of interest in make his future years at Xotre Dame as non-athletic activity speaks' well for the 120 'The Notre Dame- Altimmis

well-balanced life of the average student. Browne, of Cliicago, is j^redicting great Mark Nolan, after winning the Fresh­ thinars for this organization. Its first in- man Oratorical contest during his first formal concert was given shortly before year at Notre Dame, and competing for the hohdays in Mishawaka, but the officers the Breen Medal the following two years, of the club are busy planning the itinerary was awarded first place in the contest for their annual Easter trip that will take shortly before the holidays. His subject, the boys out of the villages and put them "The Guardian of the Constitution," was into company that the ability of the men a well-written, well-delivered subject and warrants. Those who have listened in at was the xmanimous choice of the judges. rehearsals, leave with a smile. They pro­ nounce it the best organized club in years. A student convocation, sanctioned by the University and resembling in less spirited manner the gymnasium meetings One of the objections often heard about of former days, was recently called to dis­ the Day Dodgers was that they failed to cuss matters of general interest to the enter into the spirit of the campus and student body. The question of more defi­ that they missed many of the most im­ nite support of the Notre Davie Daily was portant phases of real Notre Dame life by the principal topic of vigorous discus­ sion, but as to be expected impetuous and the lack of an intimate contact with their courageous youths knowing not the why fellow students. They didn't know each and where of things Notre Dame, resur­ other and they didn't know the men on rected the age-old question of jorivileges the campus. College life was little more and attempted to enlighten the amused than attending classes, watching the more group as to their duty and right. It was important football games and being on not an indignation meetin" in anv sense the side-lines wlienever there was student of tlie word, but it gave some of the men participation in some celebration. The}- the opf)ortunity to display the training were hopelessly away from much that was acquired in Public Speaking I. As usual, Notre Dame. They formed ninety per the matters discussed were referred to the cent of that group that always mumbled S. A. C. for final action and the meeting broke up with little benefit save that of a the Victory March, that stared when tlie class missed or postponed. familiar greeting was given and that never knew what was going on around the school. In fact they were the step-chil­ The Scribblers of Notre Dame an­ dren of Notre Dame. nounced the publication of the first book of undergraduate Notre Dame verse short­ The University understood that this ly before the holidays. They included in condition was unavoidable but made defi­ the attractive little book all the verse they nite plans to improve it. Early this year thought worthy of publication that had appeared in the different journals on the the sign "Dog meet Dog" attracted atten­ campus since 1917. The first edition was tion on the bulletins. It was the Day- limited to 500 copies, which were disposed Dogs notice for organization. When the of in less than two hours. The book met four hundred living off the campus did with the approval of everyone and the meet, what a meeting it ivas! The happy demand for the effort of that interesting result is that the Day-Dogs had one of group has been heavy enough to warrant the best teams in the Inter-Hall Football a jeonsideration of another edition. It will league, and played their entire schedule ^oe a worthy move on their part and we of games—something imknown in the past. hope to have the pleasure and pri^dlege Their Thanksgiving dance is stiU the talk of. oSeiing a review of the book "vvithin of those who go in for that diversion. the very near future. They now announce plans for a revue to be presented late this winter. Gossip concerning tliis year's Glee Club, now under the direction of Dr. J. Lewis All of which makes everyone rejoice. The Notre Dame Alumnus 121

William J. Conley, Jr., Ph.B., Transporta­ THE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE tion, Politics. (Continued from page 101) Elton Richter, A.B.. Law. George J. Wack, Ph.B., Language. shelter are to the individual and -while Glenn Oreweiler, Transportation. this great truth is but dimly apprehended The Advisory Board. in many trade circles, we at Notre Dame feel that it would be the betrayal of a Tlie importance of the Advisory Board great trust not to provide young men with of the College of Commerce has been evi­ the necessary equipment to carry on with denced since its formation through valued that branch of national endeavor that ex­ consultation on the introduction of new ercises such an all-powerful influence courses and current commercial tendencies upon our commercial expansion and pros­ that should be stressed in the policies of perity. the school. The existence of the Board insures a definite contact with the world Training for participation in foreign of commerce and the presence of men in­ trade activities, may for all practicable fluential in their respective fields of en­ purposes, be divided into two divisions, deavor affords a thorough and intensive cultural and technical. In the first divi­ understanding of existing conditions. sion are included history, English litera­ ture and composition, modern languages The personnel of the Board includes: and philosophy. In the second and tech­ Edward N. Hurley, Chicago. Chairman. Edward L. Doheny, New York and Los nical group, accounting, advertising, com­ Angeles. mercial and corporation law, money, bank­ Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company. ing, marine insurance, export procedure Angus McDonald, New York City. Vice-President, Southern Pacific Lines. and practice, world markets, ocean traf­ Samuel Insull, Chicago. fic and rates, charter parties and bills of Commonwealth Edison Company. Admiral William S. Benson, Washington. lading, foreign exchange, international James J. McGraw, Tulsa, Okla. law, labor problems and statistics are the President. Exchange National Bank. G. A. O'Reilly, New York City. outstanding courses. Vice-President. Irving National Bank. James Oliver, Jr., South Bend, Ind. Oliver Chilled Plow Works. The Teaching Staff of the College. David P. Champion, Cleveland. President. Champion Rivet Company. Hev. John F. O'Hara, C.S.C., A.B., Dean. John J. O'Brien, South Bend, Ind. History. President. South Bend Lathe Works. Rev. William A. Bolger, C.S.C., Ph.D., Eco­ Joseph M. Byrne, Jr., New York City. nomics, Politics. J. M. Byrne & Co., Investment Bankers. Brother Cyprian, C.S.C, Accounting. Leroy J. Keach, Indianapolis, Ind. James E. McCarthy, Assistant Dean. For­ eign Trade. Rev. Walter O'Donnell, C.S.C, A.M., Latin, The Chamber of Commerce. Spanish. William E. Farrell, A.B., History, Notre Dame enjoys the distinction of Rev. Charles L. Doremus, C.S.C, Ph.D., French. being the first university to establish a James F. Hines, Ph.B., History. Joseph O. Plante, A.B., LL.B., Economics, Chamber of Commerce for its students. Business Law. It was organized in 1917 for the double Joseph L. Corona, B.L., Spanish. Rev. Frederick T. McKeon, C.S.C, Ph.D., purpose of acquainting the students with Spanish. Rev. Thomas A. Lahey, C.S.C, A.M., Adver­ the work undertaken by the various com­ tising Science and Marketing. mercial organizations familiar to business­ Rev. Lawrence V. Broughall, C.S.C, A.M., English. men and of giving more concrete applica­ David M. Wier, A.M., Finance. Charles Mercier, Ph.D., Philosophy. tion to the theoretical problems of the- Paul I. Fenlon, A.M., English. class room. The work consists of reports Frank J. Greene, Commerce. Daniel E. Sullivan, LL.B., Public Speaking. and discussion by students on subjects as­ Rev. William Lyons, C.S.C, A.M., European History. signed, and of lectures on special sub­ Rev. William McNamara, C.S.C, A.M., jects by business and professional men. American History. Rev. Vincent Catapang, A.B., Spanish. The membership is composed of upper- Lawrence Spuller, Spanish. Rob Roy MacGregory, Ph.D., F.R.S.L., F.R. classmen, the first year men being re­ A.L, Philosophy, Sociology. quired to specialize in public speaking as- J. E. Rourke, A.B., Commerce Rev. Peter Lumbreras, O.P., Ph.D., Philos­ a pre-requisite to the work. The member­ ophy. Rev. James Stack, C.S.C, A.B., History. ship of the group represents thirty-two- Rev. James Gallagan, C.S.C, A.B., Politics. states and several foreign countries. Henry F. Barnhart, Ph.B., English. im The Notre Dame Alumnus

THE ALUMNI I Notices of births, marriages, and deaths, alumni association meetings, dinners, and other alumni activities, and personal notes, are desired for publication. Timely arrival of such information ivill help to make this department of real interest to its readers. The editors believe that The Notre Dame Alumnus completely fulfills its function only when it is of service to the alumni. We shall be glad to give any information or be of aid in any way that is within our power. i 1879 the old Notre Dame welcome at the Pal­ The RT. REV. MSGR. LUKE J. EVERS, ace Hotel, where Y. L. MOTT, old stu­ A. B., recently celebrated the twenty-fifth dent, is now assistant manager. anniversary of his pastorate of St. An­ 1898 drews' Church, City Hall Place and F. HEXRY WURZER, LL.B., presided as Duane street. New York City. Msgr. toastmaster at a banquet given by the Evers is widely known for his work as Detroit Union League Club to Dr. Slarion Chaplain of the Tombs and as former LeRoy Burton, president of the Univer­ head of the Holy Name Mission on the sity of Michigan, on December 3. Mr. Bowery. One of his first acts as pastor Wurzer has been upholding the record of was to start a midnight Mass for night the class when it comes to watching the workers which has become so largely at­ performance of the varsity teams away tended that the line of worshipers often from home. His attendance at the Army, extends into the street. Princeton and Carnegie games and the 1888 major games on Cartier Field have al­ CH.\RLES J. STUBBS, A.B., LL.B., is an lowed the N. D. men in Detroit the priv­ attorney and counsellor-at-law in Galves­ ilege of obtaining first-hand information ton, Texas, with ofiices at 212 22nd street. on how Rockne and his men do their stuif. 1890 I90I D. B. DUXCOMBE, old student at the DR. J. R. THOMPSOX, old student, 01- University, is now engaged in the adver­ '02, has offices at 964 Rose Building, tising business in Seattle, Wash. His ad­ Cleveland, O. dress is c-o Press Club, that city. Dox P. O'KEEFE, '01-'03, is enjoying 1895 the pleasures and privileges of an import­ SAMUEL A. WALKER, A.B., has been for ant position with the Chevrolet Motor some years located in Seattle, Wash., con­ Company, General Motors Building, De­ ducting a wholesale grocery establishment. troit, Mich. He has also been quite prominent in poli­ 1902 tics and was recently chairman of the ORRIX A. WHITE, B.S., and Miss Eliza­ state republican committee. Our corres­ beth Fitschen, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and pondent informs us that Sammy still pre­ Pasadena, Calif., were married recently in serves that genial disposition which made St. Gregory's church, Los Angeles, Calif. him so popular a man on the campus in Mr. White has achieved wide recognition the middle nineties. as a landscape painter. Mr. and Jlrs. Others of the class of '95 who are en­ ^^^lite will make their home in his new joying the advantages of the west coast studio on Linda Vista avenue, Los An­ are JOHX J. DEMPSEY, C.E., and liis geles. brother, NEAL, whose lumber interests are RAYSIOXD J. BURNS, old student, '02- extensive in that region. John is presi­ '06, is located in Pittsburgh, where he has dent of the Dempsey Lumber Company, the agency for the Day-Elder motor •of Tacoma, Wash., and is recognized as truck. His address is 117 South Negley •one of the big substantial business men of avenue. Ray handled all the ticket res­ that rapidly growing city. ervations for the Carnegie Tech game for 1897 the local alumni club in that city, and as Notre Dame men who happen to be in he disposed of about 4,000 tickets the job or around San Francisco are assured of was handled in his characteristic manner. The Noire Dame Alumnus 123

1904 Princeton games early in the fall, and the FRANK J. ROAN, '04-'07, is now associ­ interest manifested by the men in. and ated with the Travelers Insurance Co., around the capital is going to result, we Commonwealth Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. are told, in the formation of a local alumni 1909 club in that center. FRANK J. MCHUGH, '09-'10, is head of 1913 the F. J. McHugli Construction Co., of WiLLARD V. HALLAN, One of Brother Seattle, Wash. Frank's address is 627 Cajetan's youngsters from '11 to '13, is 14th avenue North, Seattle, Wash. now with W. F. Hallam & Company, real­ Louis W. REPS, '09-'10, is one of the tors. Lakeland, Fla. His mail address is executive officers of the Reps Dry Goods Box 1150, Lakeland, Fla. Company, 100-1-2 N. E. Cor. Square, RICHARD R. DOUGHERTY, '13-'14, is now Springfield, Mo. director of athletics at the Dakota Wes- 1911 leyan University, Mitchell, S. D. In a letter to the Rev. Father Walsh, DR. ROBERT J. BURNS, '13-'15, is wel­ C.S.C, J. L. "LAZ" FISH, LL.B., retailer coming patients at Room 7, Franklin of fine footwear at 5720 Sherbrooke street. Building, Allen at Franklin, Buffalo, N. West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Laz Y. Appointments are unnecessary for tells of the activities of FRANK "SHAG" Notre Dame men. SHAUGHNESSY, LL.B., '05, who is now THOSIAS F. O'NEIL, Ph.B., well-knoAvn coach of McGill Universitj^'s football and well-informed executive of the Gen­ squad and manager of the Syracuse base­ eral Tire & Rubber Co., is now receiving ball team in the International League. mail at 962 West Market street, Akron, O. Frank was the honored guest at a banquet REV. LAURENCE R. CAIN, 'i3-'15, is given last month at the Ritz-Carlton in now at St. Peter's Rectory, Rutland, Vt. Montreal which was also attended by Sir A. BRIZZOLARA, JR., LL.B., was recent­ Arthur Currie, who was in command of ly advanced from the position of assistant the Canadian troops overseas. The local secretary to that of cashier of the Union press was high in its praise of Shag and Trust Company, Little Rock, Ark. He his team and mentioned that "win or lose started in the banking business with the it has always been the opinion of those Mercantile Trust Company of that city in playing that the McGill mentor has 1914 in the rental department and his spared no effort, no labor, to field the best promotion through the different positions that was to be had about McGill. Coach in that institution were rapid and when a Shaughnessy had an especially successful consolidation of the two banks was made, season, building up a team composed for Brizzolara was known as the assistant the most part of new men that was able secretary. His recent position was an­ to register consecutive wins in the last nounced September 1. His home address three games of the season." In the same is 217 East Sixth street. Little Rock, Ark. edition of the Montreal Star, Shag con­ 1914 tributed a sjmdicated article under the JAMES I. BOLAND, '14-'18, is strongly heading of "American and Canadian Foot­ recommending the use of the products of ball—^A Comparison." the O'Brien Varnish Co., South Bend, Laz Fish opines that "owing to Shag's Ind., during the annual spring clean-up large family of eight boys and one girl, he week. This is advance notice, and the is my best customer." Laz boasts of three genial Jim is ready to receive all orders children of his own. or personal mail at the above address or 1912 at 534 St. Louis boulevard. South Bend. DR. J. A. FLYNN, elected '12, of Wash­ JOHN PLANT, E.E., well remeinbered ington, D. C, visited on the campus dur­ by the men of his time for his mania for ing the Thanksgiving holiday. Doctor attending all fires in South Bend, is now Flynn's son, Bernard P., is a student at with the Bureau of Fire Prevention, Boom the University in Pre-Medics. The doctor 105^ City Hall, Chcago. John's residence was a member of the enthusiastic contin­ address is 4833 North Lawndale street, gent from Washington at the Army and Chicago. 12L. The Notre Dame Alumnus

LAWRENCE A. MCILWEE, old student, ably made arrangements for car-load lots has become deeply interested in the out­ of "Blue Ribbon, Extra Quality" to be fitting of bungalows, homes and institu­ shipped to the campus Commons. tions. Beechwood's, Inc., one of the lead­ WILLIAM J. MOONEV, JR., is credit man­ ing furniture houses in Los Angeles, is ager for Miller, Mooney & Ward, whole­ profiting by his presence. The address is sale druggists, Indianapolis, Ind. Bill 3870-3872 South Western avenue. was up for the Butler game and confided FRANK CANNING, LL.B., who delayed to someone that the business obligations his business venture long enough to ac­ had been so diverting that a venture in quire a degree from New Mexico State matrimony had been indefinitelj^ post­ College, is now in the retail shoe business- poned. in Oxnard, California. Frank's trip to FRANK J. ANDERSON, old student, is a the altar was made some time ago, and member of the firm of Lauerman Broth­ he finds the demands of the trade suffi­ ers Company, importers, jobbers, retail­ cient to keep himself and family always ers, at Main and Vine streets, Marinette, happy. Wis. FRANK SR. AND JR. are Notre Dame FR-INK J. RYAN, E.E., is supervisor of men and the other brother, HENRY, was signals in charge of the Wisconsin Aivi- a graduate of last year. sion of the Illinois Central R. R. and is Franklin Edward Eck arrived at the located at Freeport, Illinois. home of Mr. and Mrs. VINCENT JOHN LOUIS F. EICK, '10-'14, is associated EcK on the 24th of No%-ember, 1923. Mail %vith the Fenray Photoplay Co., 212 South may be addressed to either Box 156, or Fourth street, Martins Ferry, Ohio. His 57 Church street, Keansburg, N. J. "home address is 923 Virginia street. GEORGE N. SHUSTER, A.B., who is now 1915 head of the Department of Letters, the College of Arts and Letters at the Uni­ We were sorry to learn that JOSEPH S. versity, was the speaker at the monthly PLISKA, M.E., is not enjoying the best of meeting of the Round Table Club in South health and that he is now at the U. S. Bend recently. His subject was "Educat­ Tets. Hosp. No. 37, Waukesha, Wis. Joe's ing for Democracy." record at Notre Dame, both as a student and athlete, has placed his name among 1916 the prominent in Notre Dame history and Q. Who is Prefect of Discipline at St. "the class of '15, as well as his many other Edward's College, Austin, Texas? friends, wish for him a most sTpeedx recov­ A. REV. E. VINCENT MOONEY. C.S.C, ery. Joe would be glad to hear from any LL.B., Ph.D. of the old gang whenever the spirit H. W. ARTS, JR., old student, is the prompts. junior member of the firm of H. W. Abts M. F. WELLS, LL.B., is now a member Company, wholesale grocers, Columbus, -of the firm of Morrow-Wells Co., Peoria, Nebraska. III. "Prep" is making the task of "count C. MARCELLUS VERBIEST, '16, is with the Chevrolets" in Peoria an increasingly Owen & Company, 350 Gratiot avenue, difficult pastime. His residence address Detroit, Mich. is 109 Roanoke avenue, Peoria, 111. The George Moser Leather Co., New HAROLD D. MADDEN, 'll-'lo, one of the Albany, Ind., manufacturers of whole hide 'enthusiastic Notre Dame men of Cincin­ collars, harness, and rough splits, lists nati, is associated with the General Match among the executive personnel the name •Co., 1622-1628 Hamer street, of that city, of KARL F. MOSER, '15-'16. and mail to his residence should be ad- Why anyone with the experience gained •dressed 2628 Cleinview avenue. from ten years at Notre Dame should find HOWARD J. ROHAN, LL.B., is directing refuge in Corpus Christi, Texas, is a ques­ the affairs of the Ohio Butterine Com- tion that still remains unanswered, but "pany, margarine manufacturers, Cincin- correspondence addressed to JOHN E. Tiati, Ohio, from the office of president. HoLDEN, BOX 27, Corpus Christi, will in­ "Beauty" found time to attend several sure anyone of a correct and mayhap ;games on Cartier field this fall, and prob­ lengthy answer. John graciously allows The Notre Davie Alumnus 125

GEORGE F. HOLDEN, also of distinct cam­ jiromises to outclass his father in all re­ pus fame, to be kno^vn as the proprietor spects. of the Crockett Automobile Company, dis­ A. T. KRUG, old student, is with the tributors of Hudson and Essex motor cars. Mead Pulp and Paper Company, Corner RALPH J. LATHROP, LL.B., has been in Paint and Ninth streets, Chillicothe, Ohio. Peoria, 111., for the past year or so repre­ ALOYSIUS B. MCDONALD, old student, senting the Travelers Insurance Co. in is directing the affairs of The McDonald that territory. He has offices in the Jef­ Co., dealers in grain, hay, feed and coal, ferson Building, and the residence address Washington C. H., Ohio. The mail ad­ is 217 North Underbill street, Peoria. dress is P. O. Box 115. 1917 One of the sons of M. J. Dark and Sons, fruits and produce, 106-108 Fidton St. CARLETON B. BEH, Ph.B., of the firm W., Grand Rapids, Mich., is LAWREXCE of Ballard, Hassett & Beh, Inc., invest­ ment bankers, Des Moines and Minneap­ A. DARK, old student. olis, has taken up residence at 651 Forty- DON O'REILLY, old student '18 to '20, Second street, Des Moines. Carleton is is now with the Junge & Gray Lumber vice-president of the firm and is ready to Co., Hampden and Wabash avenues, Min­ submit his list of investment securities nesota Transfer, Minn. ranging in yield from five per cent to RAY U. PoppEi old student, is interested eight per cent to anyone interested. in the activities of the Snaman Real Es­ tate Co., 335 Fifth avenue, Pittsburgh. HENRY MCELROY, old student, is with Ray's home address is 5535 Jackson the First National Bank, of Bridgeport, street, E. E., Pittsburgh, Pa. Conn. Among the birth notices marked for our FRED L. MAHAFFEY, LL.B., has moved his offices from Marion, Ind., to Indian­ attention was the following item: Mr. apolis, where he is located at 1049 Con­ and Mrs. WALTER L. ASHDOWN, 1102 N. solidated building. The name of the firm St. Joseph street. South Bend, Ind., No­ is the Consolidated Finance Corporation. vember 27, a daughter. 1919 ^^len we announced the marriaare of GEORGE SCOTT, old student, is studying JoHx E. CASSIDY in the October issue and for the priesthood at St. Cuthbert's Col­ added the information that he was an old lege, Ushaw, England, and received his student with offices in Chicago, we were a minor orders last Easter. George writes bit off. John, as many well know, fre­ that Notre Dame is known as the football quented tlie old Sorin law room often team of this country in that section and enough to merit an LL.B. in '17 and his welcomes news, no matter how delayed, offices are located at 1004 Peoria Life about the activities of the varsity. Building, Peoria, 111. He has become PAUL J. RYAN, LL.B., although busily very actively interested in Notre Dame engaged in the practice of law in Johns­ affairs in that city, and was recently toast- town, Pa., is occupying the spare moments master at a dinner given in honor of directing the affairs of the Ryan Com­ Knute K. Rockne. pany, wholesale grocers, 129-131 Jackson 1918 street, same city. "Muggs" came on for HUGH T. LAVERY, varsity baseballer in Homecoming, and while in the wide open '18 and '19, has forsaken the law for busi­ spaces of the middle west became quite ness and is treasurer of the Printing Tape attached to the habit of taking the early Machine Corporation and also of the morning canter through the bridle paths Cedar Tool and Gauge Company, both of Lincoln Park, Chicago. "Muggs" now manufacturing concerns in Bridgeport, speaks in most familiar terms of "weigh­ Conn. The forenamed controls the pat­ ing the withers" and other peculiar ten­ ents and makes an automatic gummed tape dencies incidental to horsemanship. It machine that prints the merchant's adver­ was offered us, that "Muggs" is ready to tisement as it moistens and cuts the tape oblige his fellow classmates with a can, in any desired length for use on packages, case or car-load of household necessities (so our informant's story goes). Hugh, shipped c. o. d. to any center between the Jr., is a little better than a year old and AUghenies and the Rockies. 126 The Notre Dame Alumnus

PIERRE SHEETZ, old student, and his deeply interested in the advancement of brother, Albert, are operating the Mission things N. D. in that neighborhood. Candies Company in Los Angeles and RICHARD B. SWIFT, LL.B., has formed HoUvAvood. The address of the factorj' is a partnership with Ralph G. Smith for 6661 Holly^vood boulevard, Hollywood, the general practice of law in Davenport,, Calif. Pierre registered at Notre Dame la., with offices at 803-4 Kahl Building. from Greensburg, Pa. Dick left Muscatine, la., several months, 1920 ago and traveled along the west coasts The lure of the native state was too much W. F. Fox, JR., Litt.B., is contributing for him and his return has resulted in the more than his sliare toward a Greater formation of the firm of Smith and Swift.. Notre Dame by headlining Rockne's squad 1921 and other things N. D. across the sporting page of The Indianapolis Nexcs. Fox ex­ CHARLES J. HALLMAN, '20-'21, is now tended his field to The Columbia for Oc­ with the Moulton Oil & Refining Com­ tober M'ith an article "^Making Greatness pany, refiners and jobbers of petroleum on the Gridiron," an expose of the Notre products, 2520 Delaware street S.E., Min­ Dame system with interestina: side-lights neapolis, Minn. Charlie cheered us with about the well known K. K. Rockne. a few kind words about our montlily in­ trusion and frankly awaits the call of the EDW. j\r. WATSOX, with a record of a gang to get together for the formation of year before and a j'ear after the war on the-Twin Cities Notre Dame Club. the campus, is now with the Lafayette Announcement has been made of the Poster Advertising Co., 15 North Third marriage of Miss Mary Davis Anderson street, Lafayette, Ind. to WILLIAM J. FITZGERALD, on the 14th EDW. M. WALDROX, JR., old student of November, 1923, at Lake Forest, IlL '20-'22, is a junior member of the firm of Fitz is LL.B., '21, and a varsity baseball Edward M. Waldron, Inc., 27 Central man. The inquiring reporter failed to avenue, Newark, N. J. find who the assistants to Fitz were, but GEORGE L. KIXXEY, old student, '18- it is safe to presume that LARRY MORGAN- '20, and one of the insurrectionists during was among those present. Father Marr's reign in Sorin, was mar­ 1922 ried to Miss Teresa C. Byrne, of Syra­ The incorporators and directors of the cuse, N. Y., at the Cathedral of the Im­ Miller-RoUin Motor Sales Co., a new con­ maculate Conception, October 23. Mr. cern in South Bend which will deal in the and Mrs. Kinney are now "at home" at wholesale and retail handling of automo­ 411 West Colvin street, Syracuse, N. Y. biles, trucks, tractors and motor acces­ Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adlesperger, of sories, are MARK A. FOOTE, PAUL J. South Bend, Ind., have announced the en­ ScHWERTLEY and AARON H. HUGUENARD. gagement of their daughter. Miss Camilla They have the general sales agency con­ Adlesperger, to FR.\NK MILES, '18-'21, of tract for the RoUin automobile in St. Jo­ St. Louis. "Rangy" was a monogram man seph county and eight other counties in in baseball for three years and is now northern Indiana and southern Michigan. working in southern Michigan. His trips The interests of these three men of the to South Bend have been quite frequent, class of '22 range from real estate to but we've never been able to get him alone motors, and if the reports we constantly long enough to ascertain the what and hear are true, the trio are not overlooking where. the opportunities to firmly establish them­ WALTER M. ADAMS, who joined the selves in the neighboring city. They may Louisville contingent at Notre Dame dur­ be addressed at 216 South Lafayette ing the years of '18 to '20, is now living boulevard. at 202 Shawnee Place, Louisville. He The business of PAUL I. MCDERMOTT, was one of the instigators of the annual Ph.B.Comm., is Exchange Bank Building, formal dance given by the Notre Dame St. Paul, Minn. It is understood that Kentucky Club at the Brown Hotel dur­ Paul's interest is in real estate holdings in ing the. Christmas holiday, and is always that center. ^i^^iim^M%i:i'^mBm^mM^.i

Q4 , Fifteen-Year-Old Boy (By Strickland Qillilan)

HERE is just one thing in carrying some life insurance. Tthe world finer than being a fifteen-year-old boy — it is Therefore: owning one. I'm the lucky If I take out insurance on one in this case. My boy will his life (which I can do when be fifteen next Christmas (yes, he has turned fifteen), I can he was a fine present), and do get it at a very low rate. And i'/f;?l you know what I'm' going to what does this do? Well, (a) do right afterward? if the lad were to meet with some fatal misfortune before I'll tell you: the finish of his college career I'm going to take out an (and some do), I should be endowment policy on his life. financially reimbursed for the And now I'll tell you why: cost of his education to date; (b) if he were to lose his He's probably going to col­ health, I should have provided lege some day. That'll cost me him with a policy he could money. I don't begrudge it. not get later;'(c) and if (as I He has to have his equipment verily believe, in my faith and for life in competition with a hope and Idve for him) he lot of school-taught chaps. It should live to complete his is money well-spent. Like life schooling and settle down in insurance premiums, it is an a home of his own, he will investment and not an ex­ have insurance protection at pense. It will help him acquire a rate so low (owing to>a£CU' the ability to help himself. mulated dividends) as to be Vl^ Maybe later on he will almost negligible. '/f-i amount to a great deal more than I think 1 amount to at See? present. Now if you can discover any After college, he will be way in which the above plan starting out on his own hook. is unwise, write and tell me. Paddling his own canoe and Personally, I can't see any­ all that. And if he's even as thing but wisdom and profit smart as I am, he will be in the scheme.

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It might interest some of the class to ton, 111., writes that he "ran across HARRY know that HARRY M. DOYLE, Ph.B., M.A., STEVEXSON the other day." He is now sec­ and high school commencement speaker retary to the general manager of Mandel par excellence, is now called "prof" on the Brothers, and lives at 5252 Broadway, campus of Our Lady of the Lake College, Chicago. MIKE CORRY, who rooms with San Antonio, Texas. Larry has promised Stevenson, also works at Mandel's. TOM to forward a list of the subjects he is PLOUFP and PAT SOGERS are also with the teaching" at that institution, copies of same concern. The success of Mandel's is which Avill be forwarded to those inter­ now assured. ested. Jisr MuRPHi-'s professional card carries FRANK S. DORIOT, Ph.B.J., who was the notation attorney-at-law. City Savings recently the upper New York state rep­ Bank building, 932 Main street, Bridge­ resentative for the MacMilland Feed Cor­ port, Conn. Jim witnessed the Army and poration, has resigned his position to re­ Princeton games and contends that the turn to Fort Wayne to engage in the home two victories would be a worthy subject building game. Frank recently had some for Briggs' "Ain't it a grand and glorious property destroyed by fire, and on decid­ feeling" cartoon. More noteworthy than ing to rebuild con\inced himself of the all else, though, is that Jim has promised profits in general enterprise and is now his hand in marriage to Miss Marion busy making Fort Wayne a bigger and Hayes, of Bridgeport. Future issues •will better city. It is rumored that Doriot is carry announcement of the marriage. to be the official home builder for the Notre Dame Club of Fort Wayne. JAMES (MELLO) BURNS, S.Comm., is gi\*ing a series of daily demonstrations on We were just informed the other day how Brother Cyprian taught him to jug­ that DUKE HODLER, LL.B., is receiving gle figures at the ofBces of Manning, Max­ much publicity in the Frisco papers as well and Moore, Inc., Bridgeport, Conn. assistant coach at Polytechnic High November also saw another classmate School of San Francisco. It seems' that commit himself to a matrimonial career the school won the championship of the when the isngagement of Miss Catherine Athletic League of that city and the suc­ Louise Herman, of South Bend, Ind., to cess of the team is attributed to Duke's JOHN P. HART, Ph.B.Comm., of Cleve­ importation of Notre Dame plays and land, was recently announced. principles. Duke is undoubtedly practic­ FRAXK BLASIUS, Ph.B., junior member ing law during the off-practice periods. of F. Blasius & Son, Logan, Ohio, since his relinquisliment of all honors and rights TEX WAGEMAN, Ph.B.C, after stalling on the campus, is preparing for the select around in the middle west and following group of classmates a short story with the varsity on all of their trips, has de­ the moral: Lock your o^vn door! Based, cided to winter in Houston, Texas. Head­ like most of Frank's stories, on> truth and quarters for all Notre Dame men visiting truth alone, he describes in the story the Houston are at 280,0 Fannin street—if peculiarities of a strange gentleman who Tex isn't home, wait for him! entered his unlocked room in a Columbus hotel while Frank was doing pad duty PAUL CASTNER, Ph.B.C, spent a half and made away with the customary street hour -with JOHN CAVANAUGH in the Oliver clothes and personal belongings, including lobby a few weeks ago, and after hearing the tickets to Homecoming game. The John expound on the question of two or story runs on interestingly and ends with four wheel brakes, decided that the Stude- a vivid description of Frank's joy at find­ baker Corporation would be a good place ing the trousers in a rubbish barrel two to spend the drab mornings and early floors below—^with the ticket still in the afternoons. Paul has memorized the Stu- secret pocket. debaker catechism and is acquainting him­ 1923 self with the sales policies of the organ­ Henry F. Bamhart, Class Secretary. ization which are seemingly incidental to Merlin Rolwing, who has changed his possible invitation to become one of the address to 424 Evanshire Hotel, Evans- executive personnel.