The Archives of The University of Notre Dame 607 Hesburgh Library Notre Dame, IN 46556 574-631-6448 [email protected] Notre Dame Archives: Alumnus Volume 33, No. May-June, 1955 James E. Armstrong, '23 Editor John N. Cackley, Jr., '37 Managing Editor (above) Harry J. Krimm, '28 (left), vice-president of Willianisport ND Club, awards Alan of the Year scroll to William R. Downs, '10. Thomas E. Vargo (center), coach of Williainsport High School, was speaker. (right) Admiral Daniel Gallery and Rev. Harold Riley, C.S.C., ad­ dressed Notre Dame Club of Chi­ cago at Universal Notre Dame Night obser\'ance. Joseph McCabe was elected president succeeding John O'Shaughnessy. •'^%" Class Reunion Weekend on i^i June 10, 11, 12— page 2 i: •-.« f>,'^-t Football Ticket Distribution for Alumni—by Robert Cahill iSSI page 7 .J^'i ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALL OF THIS FOR ^20 Officers James G. McGoldrick, '39 Class Reunion Weekend Honorar>' President Dr. Leo D. 0'Donnell,'17 President Daniel Culhane, '23 June 10-1 First Vice-President John F. Saunders, '31 Class of 1930 Lyons Hall Class of 1905 Howard Hall Second Vice-President Class of 1910 Howard Hall Class of 1935 Morrissey Hall John E. McIntjTc, '31 Class of 1915 Howard Hall Class of 1940 Morrissey Hall — Third Vice-President Class of 1920 Howard Hall Class of 1945 Badin Hall James E. .'\rmstrong, '25 Class of 1925 Sorin Hall Class of 1950 Badin Hall Director and SecretaRJ Directors to 1956 Dr. Leo D. O'Donnell, '17 Friday, June 10 5121 Ellsworth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Daniel Culhane, '23 General Registration—^Law Building. One fee, $20, will be collected at 130 E. Bradley Lane, Chevy Chase, Md. registration which will cover all of the general and class expenditures. John F. Saunders, '31 Handschumacker and Class Registration and Room—registration will be in the halls as listed Company, 48 North St., Boston, Mass. above. Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. B. Toomey, '26 261 E. Onondac^a, Sycrause, N. Y. Weekend golf tournament beginning Friday. Directors to 1937 Class events scheduled on Friday night. John E. Mclntvre, '31 "^ 1905—Informal class supper, Morris Inn, Golfers Lounge. 206 E. Tutt St., South Bend, Ind. 1910—Class supper, Morris Inn, Golfers Lounge. James L. Ferstel, '48 1915—Buffet supper, Morris Inn, Golfers Lounge. .... 5238 N. Winthrop Ave., Chicago, 111. 1920—Buffet supper, Morris Inn, Golfers Lounge. Robert H. Gore, Tr., '31 1925—Evening buffet, O'Shaughnessy Hall Lounge. 4901 Ocean Dr., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 1930—^Twenty-five Year Silver Jubilee Reunion Dinner, Morris Inn. Joseph I. O'Neill. Jr., '37 1935—^Dinner, Rockne Memorial Lounge. ....209 N. Big Spring St., Midland, Te.xas 1940—Buffet, Lay Faculty Dining Hall. Directors to 1958 1945—Class dinner. Dining Hall. 1950—Reunion supper, place to be announced. John W. Brennan, '27 .... -American Blower Corp., Detroit Mich. J. Patrick Cannv, '28 ....14700 Clifton Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio Saturday, June I I Patrick J. Fisher, '36 "^ 605 E. 42nd St., Indianapolis, Ind. Class Masses, Class Pictures (Election of Class Officers for ensuing 5 Joseph E. Whalen, '29 years can be held on Friday night, or on Saturday, as Class wishes.) —Hotel Ft. Des Moines, Des Moines, la. Golf Tournament, all day. Chairmen 1955 Committees Dr. Leo. D. O'Donnell Executive President's Luncheon for the 25-year Class, Lay Faculty Dining Room, John F. Saunders Class Activities Dining Halls. Daniel Culhane Club Activities Box lunches for all other reunion classes Saturday afternoon. Msgr. Joseph B. Toomey Prestige and Public Relations Progress Forums in the five Colleges of Arts and Letters, Science, Engi­ John E. Mclntyre neering, Law and Commerce, Saturday afternoon. Foundation, .\lumni Fund and Gifts Tours—I. A. O'Shaughnessy Liberal and Fine'Arts Building, Nieuwiand John F. Saunders Inter-Alumrji Science Hall, LaFortune Student Center, Saturday afternoon. James L. Ferstel .... Religion and Citzenship Joseph I. O'Neill Resolutions Movies, Washington Hall, Saturday afternoon. James L. Ferstel Preparator>- School Relations Annual Alumni Banquet—University Dining Halls, Saturday Night. Joseph I. O'Neill Job Counseling and Placement John F. Saunders Budget and Finance Sunday, June 12 Daniel Culhane Nominating Tills magazine is published bi-monthly by Low Mass, Sacred Heart Church, with a Sermon for Notre Dame Men. the University of Notre. Dame, Notre Dame, Ind. Entered as second class mat­ ter Oct. 1, 1939, at the Fostodice, Notre Dame, Ind., under the act of Aug. 24, 1912. ^ Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1955 MUSKEGON—Professor James A. Reyniers, director of LOBUND Institute at Notre Dame, was principal speaker at the club's UND Night celebration. Other guests from left to right EVANSVILLE—Ralph Heger (L) receives arc: R. L. Mason, Co-Ch.; George E. Ludmg; Msgr. W. E. Eraser; Mrs. Price; Club President Man of the Year award from Ed Kempf. J. M. Price; Mrs. August; Dr. Ralph V. August, scholarship committee chairman. NUfkt—1955 The ND Club of Chicago awarded post­ COLUMBUS—Club President John Murphy (R) presents Man of the Year humously its Man of the Year honor to citation to Leo J. Kletzly. Fred Suite, Jr., '32. The award ^vas ac­ cepted by Terence DiUon, '32, Fred's brother-in-law, and was presented by Frank Milligan, '47, first vice-president (R). SCHENECTADY—Man of the Year award is received by the Very Rev. John J. Finn, j > Others (left to right) arc: Father John Walsh, C.S.C., guest speaker from the campus. Club Prcs. Dr. John B. Phillips, and John Afechan, award chairman. •i Noire Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1955 Dr. John C. Treacy, '45 100 Alumni Clubs Killed in Campus Blast The cause of the blast that took the life of Dr. John C Treacy, '45, Assist­ Meet on UND Night ant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Notre Dame, on March 31 while he was conducting an experiment in a rocket fuel mixture, may never be 26 Guest Speakers From University known, according to administration of­ ficials. The explosion which sent a shrapnel-like piece of metal flying into The 32nd annual Universal Notre placement director. Rev. James P. Doll, Dr. Treacy's neck, wrecked a concrete Dame Night, according to reports still CS.C, Rev, John Walsh, C.S.C, Rev. block rocket test cell located near being received from alumni clubs, was Thomas Brennan, Sr.', C.S.C, Rev. Jo­ the Aeronautical Engineering Build­ imdoubtedly the "greatest yet" in local seph Barr>', C.S.C, Rev. Harold Riley, ing on campus. Four students who alumni club histor)'. Sixty-seven clubs CS.C, Dr. Leo O'Donnell, Pittsburgh, were with him at the time of the blast escaped injuiy. The students were do­ were represented by faculty, athletic Pa., president of the Notre Dame ing rocket fuel research needed for and administrative personnel from the Alumni Association, Joseph I. O'Neill, their senior thesis assignments. University as well as members of the Midland, Texas, member of the Alum­ Alumni Association Board of Directors. ni Association Board of Directors, foot­ Dr. Treacy was standing about 30 As this issue goes to press, it is appar­ ball coaches Terry Brennan and Bill feet northeast of the building when the ent that a minimum of 100 clubs en­ Earley, basketball coach John Jordan explosion occurred. Professor Ronald joyed UND Night observances. E. Rich, '28, head of the University's and director of athletics Ed Krause. Department of Chemical Engineering, Rev. Theodore M. Hesbutgh, C.S.C, Faculty rnembers: Dean Lawrence president, spoke in Indianapolis, Mex­ said the details of the blast are vague Baldinger of the College of Science, ico City, PhoenLx, AVashington, D. C, and "it was one of those things, the rea'' Dean James E. McCarthy of the Col­ Dallas, Houston and the Calumet Dis­ son for which we shall probably never trict. Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C, lege of Commerce, Robert Ervin, Ed­ be able to determine." Professor Rich executive xdce-president, met with the mund A. Smith and James A. Rejoiiers. said similar experiments in the test cell New York City Club. Otiier speakers Otliers from administrative depart­ had caused only "minor flare-ups" and included Rev. James E. Norton, C.S.C, ments in the University were: Alumni no previous explosion. vicee-president in charge of student af­ Secretary James E. Armstrong, Richard Dr. Treacy, a specialist in the chem­ fairs. Rev.'John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C,- Bowes, James E. Murphy, TV station ical study of fuels, was given the last director of the Notre Dame Founda­ manager Bernard Barth and John rites of the Catholic Church by Rev. tion, Rev. Alfred Mendez, C.S.C, Cackley. Charies E. Sheedy, C.S.C, Dean of the College of Arts and Letters, who ar­ rived at the accident several minutes after it had happened. John Treac)^ was graduated from Notre Dame in 1945 and earned his master's degree in 1947. He received a Doctor of Philoso­ phy degree in Chemistry from the Uni­ versity of Wisconsin in 1950 and joined the Notre Dame faculty that same year. Dr. Treacy was a lieutenant (j. g.) in the Naval Reserve and was a native of Danville, 111. He is survived by his widow. Mar)' Ann, and three children, Eileen, Kath­ leen and Michael, and lib mother, Mrsf Mary Treacy. Funeral services were held in Holy Cross Catholic Church in South Bend. .MEMO TO CLUB OFFICERS. UND NIGHT CHAIRMEN: The Alumni Office is sincerely grateful for copy and photos covering Univeisal Notre Dame Night witinties. Because of time and space factors much of this material could not be used, in the current issue but will be printed in the next ALUMNUS GREEN BAY—Tom Hcarden, (R) chairman of the aw-ard committee presents Man of the (scheduled for a press run in June).