Notre Dame Alumnus, Vol. 15, No. 08
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The Archives of The University of Notre Dame 607 Hesburgh Library Notre Dame, IN 46556 574-631-6448 [email protected] Notre Dame Archives: Alumnus fHE NGrp,£)DAME Mark the Dates: JUNE 4 5 6 May. 1937 No. 8 ^ol. 15 The Notre Dame Alumnus CENTRALITY Delicious and Wholesome Boot»^-'* Start the new year of the Alumni Asso ciation with a loud Rich in bang. DEXTROSE the food-enersy susar Pay your 1937-38 dues with the first notice. Stop with GEORGE J. (Studie) LINS, '02 at the Lins Golden Court Motor Hotel Treat yourself to Tucumcari, New Mtexico that nice satisfied On U. S. 66 ^y Rosfer. feeling for the rest Highway of the year. Filling^ Station and Cafe in connection. In the heart of Chicago's business and social activities. A step from Chicago's world famous Michigan Boulevard; adjacent to Lincoln Park; o short block from Lake Michigan and almost equally close to the heart of the so-called Loop. • 450 guest rooms, each outside, spacious, beautifully equipped with bath and shower combination, servi- A SYMBOL OF (jMclom LIVING dor and circulating ice water. • Three colorful restaurants including Your guests will appreciate the beautiful modernness of a popular priced coffee shop, ten pri Blackhawk Hotels — their gracious hospitality — their vate dining rooms and ballrooms in outstanding service and conveniences. In Blackhawk cluding our new Notre Dome Room. Hotels you will find luxurious comfort at moderate rates. • Notre Dame alumni, student body and faculty con be definitely certain that they will receive the ultimate in Blackhawk Hotels Located In facilities, courtesy and service at rates surprisingly moderate. Davenport Iowa Peoria • Make the Knickerbocker your Hotel Blackhawk Hotel Jefferson headquarters when in Chicago. Hotel Mississippi St. Paul Hotel Davenport Hotel St. Paul Attait G. Hurst^ Manager Mason Gty — Hotel Hanford CHICAGO'S KNICKERBOCKER BLACKHAWK HOTELS COMPANY The magazine is published from October to June inclusive by the Alumni Association of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame. Indlmnm. 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 subgeription to THE ,, ALUMKUS. Entered as second-class matter January 1. 1923, nt *hf> r.^-^ ^ff" '*• ^^•'•' " ^ ^' • • • L^-BW-.LJ-..M.^-JA^RJ.!.-^-L The Notre Dame Alumnus Vol. 15 MAY. 1937 No. 8 '37 Class to Hear D. F. Kelly, Bishop Alter Desrees Will Be Conferred Upon 498; Cere monies to Begin Friday, June 4, With Many Re unions; Traditional Events Have Prominent Places Contributions of business and com vice-president of the University, Fa special re-union to fight over again merce to American life are recog ther Raymond Murray, C.S.C, head their experiences in the World War nized at Notre Dame this year in the of the Department of Sociology, and days of their graduation. They will selection of Dennis F, Kelly, promi an able committee have combined have a gala re-union on Friday night nent Chicago merchant and philan their many talents to arouse unprec at the beautiful summer home of thropist, to give the ninety-third edented enthusiasm for the first St. Bemie Voll, who is the local chair Commencement address, on Sunday, Joe Hall re-union. That alone will man for the class. June 6. The Commencement cere bring back to the campus many noted Herb Giorgio, class secretarj', has monies will begin on Friday, June 4. Notre Dame figures. been working thoughtfully for many Most Rev. Karl J. Alter, D.D., Ben Kaiser, Pittsburgh, has been months on the plans for the five-year bishop of Toledo, Ohio, one of the working steadily for more than a re-union of the 1932 boys. With the leading figures in the American hier year to develop the silver anniversary help of Tom Hagee and the special archy, \\-ill deliver the baccalaureate re-union of the class of 1912 and assistance of Ed O'Malley, local sermon. Both have long been friends present indications are that he will, chairman, he will produce, it seems of Notre Dame. Mr. Kelly received with Fred Mendez, South Bend, the certain, the largest five-year re-union an honorary doctor of laws degree in local chairman, achieve exceptional in history. 1930, and Bishop Alter has been a results, in attendance, interest and Informal Re-unions guest on the campus on many occa program. sions. Innumerable groups will meet in Members of the golden anniver formally for re-unions. The class of Mr. Kelly, in addition to being sary class of 1887, under the guid 1931, for instance, was so pleased president of the Fair Store and a ance of John Heineman, class secre- with its five-year gathering a year leader in the development of State tarj', will meet with the 1912 class ago that it will meet unofficially Street as a merchandising center for dinner Friday evening in the Fac again this year. Tom Proctor and kno^vn throughout the world, has ulty Dining Room. Prank Hochreiter will gather in many been extremely prominent in Catho boys from '35. And there will be lic charitable acti\'ities for the past Inspired by splendid interest of others. 25 years. For services in this respect, Eddie McOsker, class secretary, the he was created a Knight of the Order 20-year class of 1917, will have a The traditional events will occupy of St. Gregory by the late Pope Ben their usual places in the week-end edict, and later made a Knight of program. There will be two base Malta by Pope Pius XI. ball games, both with the University of Iowa, on Friday and Saturday. 498 Degrees The Council of Local Clubs, inspired In the class of 1937, degrees will by last year's highly successful pro be conferred upon 498 candidates in gram, ^vill gather at 11 o'clock Sat the colleges of arts and letters, sci urday morning. The annual Alumni ence, engineering, law, and com Banauet will be at 6 o'clock Saturday merce. Forty-two states and seven evening. foreign countries are represented. An unusual feature of the Com One hundred and eighty-eight will be mencement program will be the pres graduated with honors. entation of the Laetare Medal, on Facing brighter prospects than any Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, to Dr. class since 1929, 219 of this year's Jeremiah Denis M. Ford, the emi graduates depart from the College of nent Harvard scholar. Arts and Letters, 146 from the Col The hospitality of the University lege of Commerce, 49 from the Col and the campus is extended to all lege of Science, and 55 from the former Notre Dame students, wheth College of Engineering. In addition, er they be members of the re-union 29 candidates are being awarded classes or not. Those who did not bachelor's degrees from the College receive degrees are equally welcome of Law. with those who were fortunate Re-unions, developed through enough to receive them. many months by the unending energy Ample residence accommodations and deep interest of many persons, will, as before, be provided on the will be an outstanding feature of the campus for all those returning. Mem 1937 Commencement. D. F. KELLY bers of each class will have rooms Father Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, Commencement Speaker. close to each other in the halls. 206 The Notre Dame Alumnus May. 1937 U.N.D. Nisfit Has PROGRAM of the Wider Scope NINETY-THIRD ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT (All events are scheduled on Central Standard Time) Radio Programs Add Welcome Notes As always, it vras bigger and better! Friday, June 4 The conclusive proof of the un precedented success of Universal Alumni Registration. Notre Dame Night on April 19 is the Opening of Alumni Golf Tournament—^The William J. Burke-University 18-hole volume of club news in this issue of Course. the ALUSINUS. That outlines, better Reunion Classes Meet by Special Arrangement of Class Committees. than other words could, the details Official 1937 Reunions are: 1887; 1888-89-90-91; 1897; 1907-08-09-10; and innovations of the Night's ob 1912; 1917; 1927; 1932, and a Special Reunion of all St. Joseph servance from Coast to Coast. All readers are asked to pay particular Hall alumni. attention to it. 2:30 P.M. Baseball, University of Iowa vs. Notre Dame, Cartier Field. 7:00 P.M. Concert, University Band, Main Quadrangle. Special ti-ibute should be paid, 7:00 P.M. Silver Jubilee Dinner of the Class of 1912, Faculty Dining Room of however, to the Studebaker Corpora the University Dining Halls. tion, South Bend, for its co-operation in allotting a part of its i-adio time on 8:00 P.M. University Theatre Production, Washington Hall NBC to the special Notre Dame pro 8:00 P.M. Five-Year Reunion Party, Class of 1932, Columbia Athletic Club, gram. The remarks of Father John South Bend. F. O'Hara, and Elmer Lay den, and 8:00 P.M. Twenty-year Reunion Party, Class of 1917, Bernard J. Voll home, the songs of the Glee Club were heard and appreciated in all parts of Ironwood Road. the country and, especially in the Saturday, June 5 many Notre Dame gatherings. The Studebaker advertising agency, Alumni Registration. Roche, Williams & Cunnyngham, -A-lumni and Class Golf Tournaments. Chicago, acted generously with 8:30 A.M. Mass for Deceased Alumni, Sacred Heart Church. Studebaker's in arranging the pro gram. 9:30 A.M. Last Visit of Class of '37, Sacred Heart Church (private ceremony). 10:00 A.M.