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THE NOTPC DAMC ALUMNUS

VOL. V. CONTENTS FOE JANUAEY, 1927 NO. 5

Change in Class Eeunion Plan 131 Oh Yes,—Tliose Dues Yet! 132 The Alumni Fund Progi-esses 134 Editorial — . 136 Notre Dame Library Treasures, by Paul Byrne, '13, Librarian 140 Nominating Committees Aiipointed • 142 The Alumni Clubs 145 Athletics — 152 The Alumni 155

The magazine is published monthly during the scholastic year by the Alumni Association of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. The subscription price is 52.00 a year; the price of single copies is 23 cents. The annual alumni dues of S5.00 include a year's subscription to THE ALUMNUS. Entered as second-class matter January 1, 1923, at the po.st office at Notre Dame. Indiana, under the Act of Mai-ch 3,'1897, All corres­ pondence should be addressed to The Notre Dame Alumnus. Box SI. Notre Dame. Indiana.

JAMES E. ARMSTRONG, '25, Editor

The Alumni Association of the University of Notre Dame Alumni Headquarters: 329 Administration Building, Notre Dame James E. Armstrong, '25, General Secretary

ALUMNI BOARD EEV. M. L. MORIAKTY, '10 Honorary President DANIEL J. O'CONNOR, '05 President JAMES E. SANFOBD, '15 Vice-President JAMES E. ARMSTRONG, '25 Secretary WALTER DUNCAN, '12 Treasurer THOMAS J. MCKEON, '90 Director EDWIN C. MCHUGH, '13 Director JOSEPH M. HALEY, '99 Director ALFRED C. EYAN, '20 Director June Reunionists, Ahoy! Paste this in your hats—^It's the modified "Dix Keunion Schedule," adopted by the Notre Dame Alumni Board. The chart tells exactly how often and when you're due back on the campus, at Commencement- time, for the next 18 years. Note the dates,—and save them. The line of years at the top margin designates the years in which reunions are held. The column of figures dmim the left margin designates the class year or year of graduation. 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1939 1939 1938 1938 1937 1937 1936 1936 1935 1935 1934 1934i 1933 1933 1932 1932 1932 1931 1931 1931 1930 1930 1930 1929 1929 1929 1929 1928 1928 1928 1928 1927 1927 1927 1927 1926 1926 1926 1926 1926 1925 1925 1925 1925 1925 1924 1924 1924 1924 1924 1923 1923 1923 1923 1923 1923 1922 1922 1922 1922 1922 1922 1921 1921 1921 1921 1921 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1916 1917 1916 1916 1916 1916 1915 1915 1914 1915 1915 1913 1914 1914 1914 1914 1912 1913 1913 1913 1913 1911 1912 1912 1912 1912 1912 1910 1911 1911 1911 1911 1909 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 1908 1909 1909 1909 1909 1909 1907 1908 1908 1908 1908 1908 1906 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 1905 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1904 1905 1905 1905 1905 1905 1903 1904 1904 1904 1904 1902 1903 1903 1903 1903 1903 1901 1902 1902 1902 1902 1902 1900 1901 1901 1901 1901 1899 1900 1900 1900 1900 1898 1899 1899 1899 1899 1897 1898 1898 1898 1898 1896 1897 1897 1897 1895 1896 1896 1896 1894 1895 1895 1895 1893 1894 1894 1894 1894 1892 1893 1893 1893 1893 1893 1891 1892 1892 1892 1892 1892 1890 1891 1891 1891 1891 1889 1890 1890 1890 1890 1890 1888 1889 1889 1889 1889 1889 1887 1888 1888 1888 1888 1888 1886 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1885 1886 1886 1886 1886 1886 1884 1885 1885 1885 1885 1885 1883 1884 1884 1884 1884 1882 1883 1883 1883 1883 1883 1881 1882 1882 1882 1882 1882 1880 1881 1881 1881 1881 1881 1879 1880 1880 1880 1880 1878 = 1879187 9 1879 1879 1879 1878 |1878 1878 1878 THE NOTRE DAACaLUMNUS A magazine which seeks to unify Notre Dame spirit among Notre Dame alumni; to keep alive the friendliness and democracy of the campus when campus days are gone; to acquaint Notre Dame alumni with the development of the University, and tho broader devel­ opment of the principles of Catholic education; to organize alumni activity so that it may better and in a greater measure attain its ends; to live in print as Notre Dame men live always, "For God, for (Dountry, and for Notre Dame."

CHANGE IN CLASS REUNION PLAN! of the Notre Dame men mingle in the The chart on the opposite page illustrates classes, in the residence halls, and in the the Dix plan of class reunion, adopted by recreation centers without any strong class the Alunmi Board at its meeting November distinction being in evidence, seems to lend 20th as an improved method of uniting the itself readily to the Dix plan, and the graduates of the University of Notre Dame Alumni Board feels that the institution of at the annual June Commencements. this plan of reunion at Notre Dame will The plan was inaugurated by Asa Dix, bring about Class Reunions that will renew an alumnus of Princeton University and old friendships and bring back memories secretary of his class. His reflection was much more successfully than the present that where reunions are held at five year quinquennial reunion plan. intervals, wliich was usual in most colleges, With the modification of the original the reunion classes never had the opportun­ plan to include the special reunions of the ity of meeting the men of other classes 5-year, the 25-year and the 50-year classes, who were in college at the same ti.ne, but there is still maintained an individual Class only those who preceded or followed them. identity that will prevent an indistinguish­ Essentially the Dix plan involves the re­ able merging of the Classes and will give union of four classes which were in school the reunions a much more definite meaning. at the time, at intervals of five years. Each With the accompanying chart in mind the time a different group of classes meets, date of Class reunions will be much more so that during a cycle of four reunions, clearly fixed in the minds of the members twenty years, any given class will have met of the Classes. The Alumni Board believes with four groups of classes which corres­ that more interest will be stimulated and pond with the four college years. plans for Class reunions better perfected Thus the first group would be the classes under the Dix Plan. in college in the given class's freshman The Alumni Board has adopted this Plan year; at the next interval those in college because it seems to be so well adapted to in its sophomore yeai-, and so on. A sched­ the preservation of the democratic system ule (on the opposite page) was prepared and the lack of Class distinction which has to demonstrate the plan. To be success­ always prevailed at Notre Dame. It is the ful, it must be by general acceptance. belief of the Board that more old friends The Alumni Board approved of the will be brought together officially under fundamentals of the Plan, with the addi­ this plan and with better results than tmder tion of certain modifications which have the five-year Plan which has been in vogue. been instituted by other Universities, Under the old plan, many members of the successfully. These modifications consist Classes which were not in the 5-year re­ of the addition of the special reunions of union groups returned to meet with their the classes that have been out of school former schoolmates, but there was the exactly 5, 25 or 50 years. For instance feeling that they were outsiders at the in 1927, in addition to the regular groups Reunions. on the chart, the classes of 1922, of 1902 The Dix Plan seems to offer the closest and of 1877 would be reunited. This modi­ solution to a real Notre Dame Reunion. fication has been indicated on the chart by The Alumni Board hopes that the Alumni the bold face figures. will enter into the spirit of the new Plan Notre Dame's campus life, where most and, especially this first June, aid the Board 132 THE NOTRE DAINIE ALUMNUS in doing everything possible to give the There are more than 2500 members of Plan a fair trial. The Classes of 1902 and the Association who have been billed during 1922 are asked to begin now the plans for the past year for annual dues. This num­ their Eeunions. The individuals can do a ber excludes the religious, the honorary great deal toward making this June members, and the exchanges, numbering successful by simply planning on being at more than 500 additional names. But if Notre Dame on June 4th and 5th. each of the 2500 members would pay the The Class of 1877, limited in number, annual five dollar assessment, which in­ contains the names of some of the best cludes the monthly magazine, and all of known and most loyal of Notre Dame's the services and privileges which are being Alumni and the Alumni Board hopes that developed as rapidly as possible by the every one of the members will be present. Association, the income would be adequate Hon. William P. Breen, Fort Wayne, Ind.; to meet the aimual expenses and to permit John G. Ewing, Washington, D. C; George the growth of the projects which the Board J. Gross, Reading, Pa., and Col. William J. of Directors has outlined. HojTies, Notre Dame, Ind., comprise the Notre Dame's Alumni Association has present roster of the 50-year class. passed the social stage. Its usefulness did The regular reunion groups for the next not die with the completion of the Uni­ Commencement are the Classes of 1912-11- versity's endowment and building campaign. 10-09, and 1893-92-91-90. The individuals In fact, as a means of development and of the Classes are urged to begin now their interest for Notre Dame men after gradu­ planning for attending the June Reunion ation, the Alumni Association is just now and Class Secretaries are asked to begin entering its real possibilities. Alumni work using all available means to get the mem­ everywhere is developing to an astonishing bers of their Classes lined up for the new degree. The old ideas of jovial reunions June Reunion. and athletic loyalty have been augmented by the introduction of business methods of OH, YES,—THOSE DUES YET! organization, promotion of scholastic de­ During the last month 500 membership velopment and the professional and cultural cards were sent out by the Alumni office advancement of the graduate. Scholarships, to those members of the Alunmi Association placement bureaus, extension courses, lec­ who have paid their annual dues of five tures, entertainments by the undergraduate dollars (§5) for the current year, 1926-1927. organizations from the Association's school, The card is an innovation in the conduct of —^these have been added to the former more the Association business, adopted by the vivid but less lasting functions of the Alumni Board at its last meeting, Nov. 20, alumni. And the results have been a broad­ 1926, as a means of recognizing the loyalty ening of the individual graduate, a closer of the members whose dues make possible, bond between the alumnus and his school, in part, the continuance of the Association. and a helpfulness and understanding on the Until the time when The Alumnus was part of the graduate for the undergraduate founded, and a full time Secretary employed, that has enabled the schools to go farther the expenses of the Association were negli­ ahead in every phase of activity than ever gible and there was little need or effort for before. the collection of dues. At first, because the Our Alumni Association has only touched University was vitally interested in organ­ the fringe of the activities which its Direct­ izing a strong Alumni body, the expenses ors plan for it,—activities which are not of both the magazine and the Secretary only beneficial but necessary if Notre Dame were made up in large part by the Uni­ alumni are to keep pace with the alumni versity's funds. But the organization of of other institutions. So far, considering the Alumni is now comparatively strong. the comparative newness of Notre Dame's The University has urgent need of all the Association, the development has been in funds it can command in its other activities. keeping with that of associations in other And there is no reason why the Alumni schools. And Notre Dame has, so far, led Association caimot be self-supporting. the Alumni Associations of Catholic col- THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 133 leges. But unless the membership awakens No. of No. of % of to the possibilities of further development Alumni Alumni Alumni J ii. t.1- i." ii. ^ -1 STATE Billed Paid Paid and assumes the obligations that necessarily Alabama 4 o ooo accompany such progress, Notre Dame's Arizona 5 i .200 Association \vill have to step aside and Arkansas 8 1 .123 watch the parade go by. CaJifomfa 59 13 .220 rrn, . - j; u T.- 1 - ii. Colorado 17 5 .294 The issuing of membership cards is the Connecticut 23 2 .087 first step in the program to stimulate ac- Delaware 0 0 .000 tive interest. The Board of Directors has Florida is 2 .133 always expressed the opinion that the poor ^^°isi». 4 1 .250 showing of the members of the Alumm minois 465 106 .228 Association in the payment of dues was be- Indiana 475 88 .183 cause of the fact that they did not know i°wa 9i 17 .187 why dues were needed. ^^'^- Jf I •"«? , Kentucky 41 8 .195 At the present time the Alumni Associ- Louisiana 16 i .062 ation maintains an office at the University, Maine o o .000 employs a full-time secretary and a full Maryland 3 3 1.000 ... , , ,,. , , ,, Massachusetts 41 9 .219 time stenographer, and publishes ten months Minnesota 81 15 185 out of the year The Alumnus, a 32-page Michigan 139 35 .251 magazine devoted exclusively to the inter- Mississippi 5 0 .000 ests of the alumni of Notre Dame. The Missouri 56 8 .i4i , . ,. ,, Montana 19 3 ,157 only source of revenue for these expenses Nebraska 34 3 .088 has been the annual dues. And when Nevada 4 2 .500 these dues are only twenty percent of what New Hampshire 0 0 .000 should be paid, it is obvious that there is ^^'^ i^'^7 *l " -f^J ,.,.,,„.. „ „ New Mexico 6 0 .000 a substantial deficit annually. No organ- New York 184 3i .168 ization can support one hundred per cent North Carolina 3 o .000 activities on twenty per cent loyalty. North Dakota 8 0 .000 The Board at its last meeting decided °!','° •••^®^ " •"! ° Oklahoma 13 4 .307 that steps would have to be taken to make Oregon 31 5 .16I membership in the Association a more defi- Pennsylvania 121 18 .148 nitfirste matterstep. . ThThee ymembershi sei-ve asp carda means ares thoef |°;;tRhodhe Dror.'.::'.::::!;::."island ; 2?s 10 .00:o40 ? identification of the bearer as a real Notre Tennessee I6 6 .375 Dame man. They also identify him as a Texas 47 14 .297 loyal and active member of the Association. ^*^^ ^ ^ •^°" And if the plans of the Board are carried virsinia ...... 6 0 !ooo out, they will entitle him to a number of Washington 16 3 .187 privileges which are rightfully his by virtue West Virginia 8 1 .125 of the burden of the Association which he ;wi==°"=!" 85 15 .152 , • 1 7 V T. 4.1. Wyoming 7 3 .428 has recognized and borne. Because the Dj^j^j^t „f Columbia i8 3 .lee Board believes that many members are merely careless in payment of dues, and Total 2534 494 .197 unaware of the need and the use for funds The accompanying chart illustrates the received, there was no desire to exclude distribution of the payment of dues. In Notre Dame men from membership, or to those parts of the country where the per­ force anyone to pay dues against his wiU centages are low, it is usually because there or ability. But the Board wants every is a lack of organization and Notre Dame Notre Dame man to see that his member- activity. The Notre Dame men in these ship in the Association, his loyalty to Notre states are asked not only to raise the fig- Dame, the welcome the University has for ures on the chart, but to get together and him, the training which Notre Dame gave renew in their territory the real Notre him, all these things, are worth far more Dame spirit. All this tumult and shouting than the amount which he is asked to about dues is after all only because dues contribute. are the means to an end. 134 THE NOTKE DAME ALUMNUS The Alumni Fund Progresses URING the month of December a The Wooster Alumni Bulletin comments special appeal for financial aid was as follows: "Now to reduce this to an D made to the members of the Associa- individual basis. In the first place what tion. The ai-ticle on Alumni Dues in an- proportion of the alumni contributed? other part of The Alumnus will make the Among 18 institutions reported upon by reason for this appeal clear. The Alumni John Price Jones, the percentages of the Fund is not peculiar to Notre Dame. Most total alumni body contributing ranged from of the Alumni Associations, confronted by 6.6% in the case of Harvard to 43% in the the same need for rapid development which case of Dartmouth. A large percentage of cannot wait upon the full response of the Dartmouths' alumni body contributing a members, have adopted the Alumni Fund small amount per man raised a total sum as a solution, either temporary or perma- almost as great as a small percentage of nent, of the annual deficit which faced them Harvard's alumni body (four times as large as their activities grew. The Alumni Fund, as Dartmouth's) contributing a large sum despite its widespread adoption, is a fairly each. The average contributing for eighteen new device. The Yale Fund, which was institutions was 22.76%. the first, was started in 1890. For a con- "N^^ as to the amounts given by each siderable period of years Yale was the only contributor! You may feel that your indi- institution using the device. Gi-adually vidual contribution of §10 or |15 or §20 or other large Eastern schools adopted it. ^39 per year would not mean much, but Its real development has come since the the average gift per contributor ran from ^^^- §6.02 for Miami, (which has only used the At present, the Notre Dame Alumni py^d for one year) to $41.00 for Duke Fund is being asked to meet the financial University. The average was $27.05. Cor- obligations of the Alumni Association, but ^^^i contributors gave §27.20 on the aver- in most schools it has been adopted as a ^ge, Yale §32.67, Dartmouth §21.74, Eut- major feature of alunmi cooperation with gers §8.57 Brown §19.22." the school itself. The expenses of the ^ast June a group of "loyal alumni ap- Association are deducted from the Fund ^^.^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ pj^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ j^^^ and the remaimng money is turned over to ^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^ thousand dollars the school for its unrestiicted use. This ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^p^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ Association, plan has met with great success m many ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^p^^.^j schools. A few of the results follow: ^ j i. i, „ • i TT i-i T „,„ ^ ,^ , „ , , , . ., ,. J funds have been received. Until January The Yale Fund has during its history , ., , ... j 1 j „ a. 4.1. XT ^.^^ . , «„„„««„„ ,. ., , . ,: ^- 1 the subscriptions and pledges to the Notre ^ised over 37,000,000 for that institation ^^^^ ^^^^ p^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^_ It IS now Producmg at the rate of §305,000 ^^^^^,^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ per year. This is the mcome on §7,625,000 safely and consei-vatively invested at 4%. Byron V. Kanaley. §100.00 Other institutions raising large sums in this Wm. P. McPhee— 100.00 way annually are Cornell, §202,000; Har- Robert M. Anderson 100.00 vard, §122,000; Dartmouth, §110,000. The E. C. McHugh 50.00 following schools having alumni bodies John P. Murphy 50.00 approximately the same size as Notre Dame Vincent F. Fagan ;:... 50.00 raise annually the sums set opposite their Martin J. Schnur. 50.00 names. Joseph J. Sullivan... 50.00 Hobai-t §4,297 Thomas J. McKeon 50.00 Worcester §17,991 Warren A. Cartier 50.00 Bowdoin §3,799 George M. Maypole 50.00 Miami §5,244 Rev. M. J. Shea 50.00 Rutgers §14,814 Mark M. Foote 50.00 Brown §37,009 D. J. O'Connor.... 50.00 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 135 Frank E. Hering 50.00 and is almost at the end of its travels east- Angus D. McDonald 50.00 ward. To-day probably will mark the Augustus F. Meehan 50.00 greatest day in the club's history. Walter Duncan 50.00 At noon to-day, the 40 members of the Hon. E. E. Hammer. 40.00 club wiU be received at the White House James A. Dubbs 25.00 by President Coolidge, in a private re- E. P. Cleary 25.00 ception. Sen. James B. Watson, of Indiana, Eev. Wm. C. O'Brian 25.00 ,,^111 present the Notre Dame men to the James R. Walsh 25.00 President. Francis O'Shaughnessy 25.00 mi. i i, -n i -i. ^ i. T% X -rn r. i , • ^r- ^^ The club will make its first appearance Dr. J. F. Berteling „ 25.00 - i,r ,,• <. <. • ut. i. r A- „_,,_,* „,- „« m Washmgton to-raght before an audience Hon. John Eggeman 25.00 ,. ,. -n • i j . ,., ««. Tir-,,. T T.C „„ „„ which will include many notables. The William J. Mooney 20.00 4. •^^ i, • • ^-r j, r. n _, . „ , j; . „ „„ concert will be given in the grand ball Francisco R. de Castro 19.89 r it. n*^ ^ 1. i 1 xi. -^ i> • T,r.„. -ir ^ ^«« room of the Mayflower hotel, the capitals Wilham N. Bergan 10.00 4. * i ui- i, * ,,..,. ^, ,, „ „„ smartest establishment. Maximilian St. George 10.00 Rev J J Burke 10 00 Among the notables who have engaged Hon. G. A. Farabaugh"'."".'.".'.'."'".'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'." 10.00 ^°^^^ ''^ ^^^*^ ^^"^ *® '=°"*^«^ ^^ ^^^'^^^ Henrv Luhn 10 00 Sanders, secreary to the President, and Mrs. Rav J Kellv 10 00 Sanders, of Indiana; Justice Pierce Butler, Dr S P Terrv 10 00 "^ *^^ United States Supreme court; Sen. John L. Hei-man.". ' 5M '^^""^^ ^- W^^^^' «^ Montana; Sen. and A. von Wonterghen 5.00 ^^^- ^^^^^ Couzens, of Michigan; Sen. CalliK E Miller 5 00 ^^^^ !• Walsh, of Massachusets; Mrs. Martin J.'Schnurl'i;;;"."'.".'.'.'.'.'.'.'."''.'"."''".• 5'.00 ^°^^^^ ^«^*«^' *^^^- ^^^^'''^ Fahnestock, Robert Carr 5 00 ^^^' I^^^^®"''^ Townsend, Mrs. David K. KeeneFitzpatrick'.'.l'.".'.'.'.lZ.".";"'.'."l'"; sioO McCarthy and Mrs. Thomas H. Carter, Walter Metzger 2.00 '^°"^^^ prominent in capital society. The Rev. James A. Bums, C. S. C, for- Total Contribution 1-1-27 $1404.89 mer president of the University of Notre Dame, will be the guest of Frederick Wil- liam Wile, LL. D. '24, of Notre Dame, THE GLEE CLUB TOUR president of the Notre Dame club of Wash- The following newspaper dispatch from ington, under the auspices of which the Washington, indicates the success attending club is appearing. the holiday tour of the Notre Dame Glee Dr. Charles P. Neill, Dr. James A. Flynn, Club and the cooperation the organization jj ^ Riordan, James D. Hayes and William is receiving from Alumni on the trip. Inci- j,i. Galvin are other officials of the Notre dentally, too, it indicates the high caliber Dame club who have helped to organize the of the patronage wliich the Notre Dame concert. organizations are securing in Notre Dame ^j^^ ^j^^ j^ ^^^^^ j^^ headquarters at circles for the Notre Dame affairs. ^^^ j^ee house while in Washington. Its Washington, D. C, Jan. 6. week-end program includes the singing of The most extensive tour in the history the high mass at St. Patrick's cathedral of the University of Notre Dame Glee club next Sunday morning, will reach its climax here Friday evening, T^Q club reached Washington towards the when the club will appear before a dis- gnd of a concert tour, which opened Dec. tinguished audience in a concert, which will 27, at Erie, Pa. The itinerary included constitute the leading social and musical Geneva, N. Y., Springfield, Clinton and event of the mid-Congressional season. Boston, Mass.; Bridgeport, Conn., Brook- The Glee club has been on tour for nearly lyn, N. Y., Newark, N. J., and Philadelphia, two weeks, in the large cities of the East, Pa. 136 THE NOTKE DAME ALUMNUS CDITOPIAL

cluding some which have seen better days, A WORD TO THE LOCAL CLUBS which do little more than elect officers once Success has marked the many affairs each year. that have been sponsored this year by the "It is the belief of your directors that local alumni clubs. The football season the Cornell clubs were never stronger than furnished occasion for the clubs all over they are to-day; that there are fewer clubs the country to act as media through which functioning in a merely perfunctory man- Notre Dame and the public were brought nei" that a greater number than ever are in the pleasantest sort of contact. The realizing their responsibilities as outposts of holidays just past furnished further oppor­ Cornell University; representatives in their tunity for the local alunmi clubs to unite respective sections of the country and of with the Notre Dame imdergraduates in the world, of the best interests of the a very desirable social relationship. Not University and to a large degree responsi­ a single failure of plans has been reported ble for the reputation of Cornell in their in these activities, while on the contrary communities. there have come from all parts of the "The greatest services are performed by country glowing accounts of successes. those clubs which have definite programs But the football season has been turned of accomplishment. This is particularly over to the Radiator A. A. and the holidays true if the program may include a reali­ have left behind them only instalments. zation of the fact that a club can make no And the tendency of the clubs is likely to finer contribution to Cornell than by an be toward the abandoning of further efforts active participation in the larger civic edu­ at activity vintil something big pops up cational affairs of the community. . . ." again. This is a mistake that the Alumni The above report, in both its good and Office asks the clubs to avoid. Now is the not so good phases, might easily apply to time when the real work of the local clubs Notre Dame clubs. The feature to look at can be done. The fine spirit and the enthus­ now is the progress that has been made. iasm behind the demonstrations of the clubs The Notre Dame clubs have the means for during the football season and the holidays continuing this progress. There is the is to be encouraged. But there is work Club Scholarship plan, which remains un­ for the clubs beyond this. Father Walsh, accomplished in most of the local clubs; the as stated elsewhere, has advocated capital­ publicity function of the Club, introducing izing the football enthusiasm in other fhe name of Notre Dame in its best light undergraduate activities. The same prin­ in the club's community; the Placement ciple holds for alumni interests. The Project, helping the right Notre Dame man social function of alumni clubs should be, to find the right job, about which more will and can easily be, only the means to a be said soon; and the clubs will be looked much greater and more satisfying end. to by the Association to promote the Uni­ The Alumni Corporations Directors re­ versal Notre Dame Night and the 1927 port from Cornell University has the Commencement programs on a greater following passage concerning local clubs: scale than ever before. These projects are "Your directors have concentrated much of at hand. The University organizations, the their attenion on the clubs. Emphasis has glee club, band, orchestra, debating and been placed on strengthening the existing dramatic clubs, are available for entertain­ groups even more than on the development ments of the highest type. Enthusiasm in of a gi-eater number of mere paper organ­ the clubs is high following the football sea­ izations, which function in name only. There son and the holidays. The clubs will make are still too many of the Cornell clubs, in­ a mistake to let it die for want of action. THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 137 THE NEW DINING HALL THE BYRON V. KANALEY PRIZE Notre Dame men must have welcomed For two years a prize of $200 has been the news of the new Dining Hall. Especially given at graduation to the Notre Dame those men who have kept in touch with the monogi-am man who showed the greatest University's growth and who have seen the all-round development as a result of his breaking down of many of the old tra­ four years at Notre Dame. In 1925 Edgar ditions of Notre Dame which the distri­ "Eip" Miller was the recipient of the prize bution of students in the refectories, in the and in 1926 Paul Harrington received the cafeteria, and in the do\vn town boarding award. The University has just announced houses and restaurants brought about. The that Mr. Kanaley has donated a sum of new Dining Hall ^vill renew once more the money which will make this annual gift spirit of unity and good-fellowship that permanent. In a letter to Father Walsh used to prevail when all Notre Dame men Mr. Kanaley says, "I am doing this as met three times a day. Even though the an appreciation, in a slight way, of the new Dining Hall has had to include a cafe­ many things that Notre Dame has meant teria as a tribute to expediency and the to me." rapid groAvth of Notre Dame, the purpose The Byron V. Kanaley prize, awarded of reuniting all the campus students in the for distinction in general class standing, "libex-ty, equality and fraternity" of the leadership of men, and athletic standing, is great dining halls will be far nearer ac­ the type of reward that is building up complishment than at present. leaders in American colleges and imiversi- The Harvard Bulletin, discussing a pro­ ties. Not that the colleges and universities posed dining hall for Harvard students, themselves have not done all in their power makes the following interesting comment to accomplish this end. But to the average on student dining halls: "If the University man in school, the advantages of scho­ undertakes to feed its students, it vnll be lastic effort and the concentration that is in the hope of humanizing and socializing necessary for leadership seem to be rather an otherwise purely chemical or biological remote in their effects. And immediate function. It is true that the University is reward, whether financial or honorary, is interested in the digestion of its students always an added incentive that does more as well as in their manners and daily regi­ to achieve immediate results than any form men, but there is the best of physiological of moral suasion. authority for the belief that the one is in Mr. Kanaley's gift is significant from large part an effect of the other. A meal another angle. He gives it, he says, in taken together in an atmosphere of leisure recognition in a small way of what Notre and good-fellowship is a meal well-digested, Dame has meant for him. As Notre Dame's and a meal well-digested is a major con­ graduates grow older, and particularly now, dition of sound work and sound play. The when a flood of college graduates is sweep­ question 6f eating is thus a part of the ing America and every community has its general question of human relations. If a college trained men and women, Notre dining hall on Mt. Auburn St. is to serve Dame's real value becomes more apparent. such a social as well as hygienic pui-pose Other college men acquire in their schools it must be so constructed and operated as primarily a professional training, second­ to encourage talk and companionship both arily a mental broadening, and sometimes at meals and immediately after them. This a real love for beauty and culture. But at implies the indulgence of the waiters and Notre Dame the old spirit of the Scho­ the license to smoke. It implies such a lastics rules. The Notre Dame man, if he muffling of the general din as shall make profits at all from his years here, leaves it possible to hear across the table. Per­ with a mind in which technical knowledge, haps it implies such a flexibility of assign­ that broader education called culture, hu­ ment to tables as shall enable men to man understanding, and over them all a change their table companions as varying transcending religious spirit, are inter- interests and growing acquaintance dic­ t^vined. He gets from life its fullest. If he tate." is not adapted to his profession, he has his 138 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS broad background of philosophy to prevent mortar of the old Notre Dame spirit. The what in many other men would be dismal permanent endowments of Mr. Breen and failure. He mingles with other men in a Mr. Kanaley will always be part of the broader fellowsliip, because he has mingled permanent Notre Dame. ^vith men of Notre Dame. It is no wonder that when realization of THE PLACEMENT BUREAU these things conies to Notre Dame men, and The Board of Directors of the Alumni the world has smiled upon their eflfoi-ts, Association has been making extensive they remember Notre Dame. plans for a serious introduction of place­ ment ser\'ice into the activities of the No­ THE BREEN MEDAL FOR tre Dame Alumni Association. This is a ORATORY matter which takes time and is at present Almost simultaneously with the announce­ the subject of considerable investigation. ment of Mr. Kanaley's permanent endow­ The object is to introduce a sei-vice which ment comes the announcement of the per­ will increase the opportunities of the Notre manent endowment of the Breen Medal for Dame graduate in securing the best posi­ Oratory. Tliis medal, the gift of the Hon, tions open in his field. William Patrick Breen of the Class of 1877, This means co-opei-ation between the is awarded annually to the student who Alumni Association, the gi-aduates indi- excels in oratory at Notre Dame. The \'idually and in the local alunmi clubs par- award is made after competition in de­ ticulai-ly, and employers. Much of the livered orations, decided by three judges success of the project depends upon the selected by the Faculty. Tlie winner repre­ manner in which Notre Dame's new ven- sents the University in the Indiana State tui-e is made clear to employers. There Oratorical Contest, held on the third Friday are many Notre Dame business and pro­ in February. All college students are eligi­ fessional men who can place other Notre ble for this contest, but no student may Dame men. These men, it is taken for receive the Breen Medal more than once. granted, A\ill do whatever is possible. But The winner of this prize may, however, to be really successful, all the influence on compete several times for the honor of outside employers that Notre Dame men representing the University in the State have will have to be brought to bear. Contest. So before any definite plan is outlined, There is no need to elaborate on the the Alumni Office asks that the individual merits of the Breen Medal. For years it Notre Dame men and the Notre Dame has been one of the features of the Uni- clubs be compiling lists of employers versitj''s oratorical life. The news of its whom they believe to be desirable for and perpetuation will be received with a real friendly to Notre Dame; In the mean­ feeling of pleasure by alumni, who realize time the Alumni Office is seeking the best that Mr. Breen has made possible by his plan for placement sei-vice, and it is generosity the continuance of one of the hoped that the new project may be finest traditions of Notre Dame. It is use­ launched early in the spring. It -will take less to say, too, that Mr. Breen realizes time, but its results are so far-reaching all that Notre Dame means to its graduates. in their possibilities that the investment His life has been one long series of acts of time, if the plan is successful, will be reflecting the best which Notre Dame has more than repaid. to give. The gifts of Mr. Breen and Mr. Kanaley, PHILOSOPHERS MEET AT N. D. besides their intrinsic merits, mean much The Rt. Rev. Mgr. Edward A. Pace, D. to Notre Dame as evidences that the Alumni D., of the Catholic university, Washington, of Notre Dame are beginning to realize the D. C, was re-elected president of the Na­ value of Notre Dame's training. This reali­ tional Catholic Philosophical Association at zation, coming as the University is grow­ the closing session of the second annual ing rapidly away from its former physical convention of the organization held Dec. self, is cementing the new structures with 29 in Washington hall, Notre Dame. THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 139 Rev. Charles C. Miltner, C. S. C, Ph. D., DISTINGUISHED N. D. MAN dean of the college of arts and letters. The accompanying photograph is the University of Notre Dame, was chosen most recent one of Col. Charles Sweeny, a vice-president, succeeding Rev. John M. student at Notre Dame in 1898, and a Fox, S. J., of the Holy Cross college, Wor­ cester, Mass. Rev. James H. Ryan, Ph. D., of the Catholic university, was re-elected secre­ tary-treasurer. Two members of the exe­ cutive council were also chosen. Sister Mary Verda was named to replace Rev. Bernard Vogt, 0. F. M., Ph. D., of Butler, N. J., whose term expired this year, and Rev. Francis V. Corcoran, D. D., of the Kenrick seminary, St. Louis, Mo., will suc­ ceed Father Miltner. Approximately 6 delegates, priests and nuns, representing 19 states and one'Cana­ dian province, were present for the two- day convention, which opened Dec. 28. Among the schools represented were Uni­ versity of Detroit, Marquette University, St. Louis University, St. John's college, De Paul University, St. Mary's college (Kan­ sas), Columbus University, St. Ambrose college and the Catholic University, Wash­ ington, D. C. Following the formal opening of the con­ vention by the Rt. Rev. Mgr. E. A. Pace, Rev. Matthew A. Shumacher, C. S. C, di­ rector of studies at Notre Dame, greeted the delegates in behalf of Rev. Matthew COL CHARLES SWEENY, '98 Walsh, C. S. C, who was unable to be present. brother of Robert Sweeny, A.B. '03. Col. Father Shumacher expressed the atti­ Sweeny is one of the most distinguished tude of the university toward philosophy of the European aviators and has played a and stated the school was grateful for hav­ prominent part in the recent disturbances ing the opportunity to welcome the con­ in Morocco. He is the present Chief of vention. the Air Forces' of the Sultan of Morocco. Last year he organized an air squadron The various convention sessions were there which operated in conjunction with occupied mth discussions and papers on the French forces. philosophical topics of special importance In August of 1914, at the outbreak of to science. the World War, Col. Sweeny, who was then Sister M. Verda of St. Mary's college a civilian living in Paris, enlisted in the read a paper on "New Realism," in which famous French Foreign Legion. By the she treated the growing method of think­ time America entered into the War he ing from an explanatory viewpoint. Rev. had risen to the rank of Captain, and Father Miltner, C. S. C, followed with a had been decorated numerous times for discussion in which he refuted some of the distinguished military services. arguments of the new realists. Father Col. Sweeny entered the American Miltner stated that although the scholastics Army, and retired at the end of the War and the new realists have almost a com­ a Colonel, having received the American mon ground in certain matters, an agree­ D.S.O. He has received eighteen decora­ ment could never be reached between the tions, all told, and has been promoted sev­ exponents of these two philosophical theses. eral times in the Legion of Honor. 140 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS

Notre Dame Library Holds Great Historical Treasures (By PAUL BYKNE, Libi 'dria/n Notre Dame UniveTsity.) HE Libraiy of the University of precious items not found in the Greene Notre Dame dates its foundation from collection. Tthe year 1873, when the Rev. Au­ One of the Finest Dante Libraries. gustine Lemonnier, the 4th President of the University, consolidated various collections The Dante Library, one of the finest in to form the main library. By 1879 it had the United States, was collected by the grown to 10,000 volumes and in April of late Father John Zahm, C.S.C. Father that year was almost totally destroyed by Zahm was a great lover of the Divine fire. Such volumes as could be salvaged Comedy and his collection differs from became the foundation of another collec­ other Dante Collections in that it is de­ tion. The growth since then has been a voted almost entirely to editions of the steady one and the books in the Library famous poem and commentai-ies thereon. These editions range from that published now number between 125,000 and 150,000. in Venice in 1477 by Vindelinus de Spira The collection of interesting items in the to our own day. There are eight incuna­ Library has not been the result of any one bula editions of the Divine Comedy in the great benefactor such as often falls to collection. An attractive collection of pho­ other large university libraries. From time tographs, medallions and bronzes adds in­ to time friends of the University have terest to the library. parted with choice volumes or a rare manu­ script and little by little there has been Ancient Bibles. brought together this interesting collection. Evei-y Library is proud to o^vn even one Greene and Zahm Libraries. incunabula edition of a famous book. Be­ Two remarkable libraries, each devoted side the Dante incunabula the librai-y pos­ to a single subject, are housed in the main sesses an edition of St. Bernard's Ser­ Library—The Edward Lee Greene Botani­ mons printed about 1490. St. Augustine's cal Library and the Zahm Dante Library. —City of God and The Trinity, printed in The Greene Library is regarded by botan­ 1494, and Latin and German Bibles. Mar­ ists as the first among American collections tin Luther is often credited with prepai-ing of Pre-Linnaean books. It consists of some the fii-st Bible in the German language. 4,000 volumes, many of them rare and One of the German Bibles in the Library some of them almost imknown. With the was printed before Luther was born. The book collection goes an herbarium of 100,- 9th German Bible printed by Anton Ko- 000 mounted specimens, many of them burger in 1483 has uncolored woodcuts. priceless. These woodcuts belong to the finest and most beautiful ones of the 15th century Greene served as a private in the Civil and form an artistic document of the war. Even as a young man he was inter­ highest rank. This book is said to have ested in plants and in the Chickamauga been the second woodcut book printed at campaign he carried in his knapsack a Nurnberg. A two volume Gei-man Bible copy of Wood's Classbook of Botany. He printed by Sensenschmidt and Frisner in spent his leisure time determining the 1476 has beautifully colored woodcut at plants of the South as the army moved the beginning of the Book of Genesis. Only along. Some specimens collected then are two other copies of this book are kno^vn still present bet^veen the leaves of this in the United States. book, which now forms one of the inter­ esting items in this library. The histbry of some books, like that of The Greene collection is well supple­ certain families, is often obscure. Still it mented by another botanical collection is possible to trace the "pedigree" of a made by the Eev. Julius A. Nieuwland, book through its wanderings from one C.S.C. There are about 3,000 volumes in o^vner to aiiothefr by the autographs, style this collection and it contains many of binding, book plates or other marks of THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 141 o\vnership. Tracing the history of a book quest that the donor and his deceased is a fascinating study, and often leads into mother be remembered in the suffrages— strange by^ivays. of the Community. Gentle reader in your Text Book Used by Robert Emmet. charity remember me." The book is bound Perhaps the most interesting among all in the skin of a Moro chief and is a soft of the association books in the Library is> mellow brown. A hole in the back cover the text book used by the famous Irish shows that at one time it was a "diained patriot Robert Emmet. The book shows book." signs of much use for the margins are General Wallace's First Copy. freely annotated and passage after passage An item of more than local interest is is underscored. Emmet as a boy was no a first copy of General Lew Wallace's different from the student of the present "Ben Hur." The dedication "To the wifQ day for he spent some of his time in class of my youth" caused the suppression of in drawing pictures on the blank pages of this early edition for readers began asking his book. Who knows but here may be whether Mi"s. Wallace was dead or di­ preserved a crude likeness of his instructor. vorced. To avoid further annoyance a new edition "To the wife of my youth who Volume Belonged to Columbus. still abides with me" was issued. The fol­ Of almost equal interest is a volume lowing note in the General's own hand is belonging at one time to Christopher Co­ tipped in one front cover on the book: lumbus. According to information in the volume it was presented to the Discoverer "Cra^vfordsville, Jan. 27, 1881. by Cardinal Ximenes. After his death it "Miss E. Millen: was preserved for a time in the Colum­ "You have seen this book grow from the bian Library in Seville and then carried to beginning, and always been interested in Peru, South America, by some mission­ it. Please accept it now in complete form, aries. During one of the many wars in and believe me, that counti-y the monasteiy was sacked and "Always most truly, an American adventurer in the party car­ ried off this precious volume. He later "Your friend, presented it to the University of Notre "Lew Wallace." Dame with this inscription. "This old Charles Warren Stoddard, at one time tome is pai-t of a library collection of professor of English at the University, is books which once belonged to the Church represented by an almost complete collec­ and were acquired by means of robber tion of first editions of his works. Many rights which war gives. They are now re­ of these volumes are autographed but the turned to the Church with the sole re­ most interesting is the Robert Louis Ste-

THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 142 THE NoTKB DAME ALUMNUS venson copy of Stoddard's "Troubled Heart sented by a.petition for the pardon of a and How It was Comforted at Last." The soldier sentenced to be shot. Father Corby, book was printed at Notre Dame in 1885 the Chaplain of the famous Irish Brigade and is dedicated to Father Hudson, the in the Civil. War, carried the petition to editor of the Ave Maria. The volume is the President. Across the back of the autogi-aphed to "Eobert and Fanny Ste­ document Lincoln has written "Execution venson" and bears Stevfenson's Vailma set for the 25th—If Gen. Meade will say. bookplate. in ^vriting he thinks this man ought to be Manahan's Catholic Museum. pardoned, it shall be done. A. Lincoln.— An example of a book printed but never April 19th, 1864." Gen. Meade refused to published is Manahan's American Catholic act and the sentence of death was carried Museum, Vol. 1, 1872. The author died as out. the book was about to go to press and his The story is fully told in Father Corby's family did not see fit to pay the printer "Memoirs of Chaplain Life." Charles to carry on the work. Six copies were Stewart Pamell writes an entertaining let­ struck off in an effort to sell the plates to ter from Kilminhan Prison in 1888. Ter- some publisher, but no one would buy, so rence J. MacS\viney writes from a similar the plates were melted down. This may be abode in Dundalk to his brother in Belfast the only one of the six copies preserved. Jail. Cardinal Ne^vman writes to Orestes The trials of the famous James Gordon A. Brownson and offers him a professor­ Bennett in learning the French language ship in his new university in Ireland. He can be traced through his copy book, in promptly withdraws the offer when objec­ such phrases in red ink as bien mal! tres tion is raised. Thomas Buchanan Read is mal! quelle ecriture! tres bien! only four represented by a holograph copy of his times in the whole book did he receive "Sheridan's Ride" and Father John B. from his instructor a coveted tres bien. Tabb by a charming "Slumber Song." Let­ General Meagher's "Shakespeare." ters and autographs of Geo. Washington, A well worn volume of Shakespeare William the 4th of England, Longfellow, with the autograph of Gen. Thomas P. St. Alphonsus Liguori, Ruskin, Mary An­ Meagher stands proudly by a much derson, Fitz-Greene Halleck, Roger Brooke, thumbed prayer book of the Saintly Taney, Aubrey de Vere, several popes and Mother Seton, foundress of the Sisters of innumerable churchmen round out this in­ Charity in America. The rai-e uncut 1632 teresting collection. edition of Chaplains Voyages nibs shoul­ ders with first editions of Louise Imogene NOMINATING COMMITTEES Guiney. Two 12th century Psalters beau­ NAMED tifully written on vellum are illuminated President Daniel J. O'Connor has an­ with curious animals and men that existed nounced that the following members of the only in the imagination of the illuminator. Alumni Association will act as the two Close by are volumes bearing the auto­ Nominating Committees for the annual graphs of Eoosevelt, Cardinals Manning election of oflScers: and Newman, Daniel O'Connel, Francis Marion Crawford, Kenelm Digby, Manzoni, Robert E. Proctor, '04, Monger Bldg., Elk­ and very precious volumes with the auto­ hart, Ind., Chairman; John F. Shea, '06, graphs of Fathers Badin, Petit and De- 90 Lexington Ave., Holyoke, Mass.; Alden Seille, early missionaries at Notre Dame. J., Cusick, '21, 1940 Curtis St., Denver Two letters of Charles Can-oil of Cai-- Colo., and rollton are here. One was written Dec. 31, F. Henry Wurzer, '98, Buhl Bldg., Detroit, 1800, and the other 28 years later on Mich., Chairman; Ray T. Miller, '14, May 14th. The first is in a fine firm hand Cuyahoga Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio; Dom­ but the other gives evidence of declining inic Callicrate, '08, 716 Amherst St., strength. Cax-roU was one of the Catholic Portland, Oregon. signers of the Declaration of Independence The provisions of the Constitution in re­ and his autograph sold recently at auction gard to the appointment of the committees, for $600.00. Abraham Lincoln is repre­ and their work, are as follows: THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 143 "At the annual meeting, but not later THE UNIVERSITY THEATRE than November 15th f oUoTving, the incoming Much has happened at Notre Dame since President shall appoint two nominating the dramatic moments when the dying committees, of three members each, who Caesar shook Washington Hall with dis­ have not held office for a year. Nominations tressingly healthy sneezes, produced by the for all elective offices shall be made by red pepper of rival dramatic clubs. For a these committees. The names and address­ long period the drama followed Caesar's es of the members of these committees footsteps until it lay stabbed to the heart, shall be published in every edition of The not even sneezing. But there was always Notre Dame Alumnus until March 20th an undercurrent of desire for stage activi­ following, with a request for suggestions ties. Various attempts have been made, from the membership at large." most of them lacking in some element. "These two committees shall confer sepa­ This year, all this sentiment and activity rately, but each shall apprise the other of was crystallized in one big movement, the its conclusions, upon the nomination for University Theatre. The first performance President, on or before March 20th. The of the new organization in Washington Hall two committees are required to make differ­ on December 17, justified in full the organi­ ent nominations for President; but other­ zation. Drama seems to have once more wise shall not be restricted against dupli­ come into its own, and there was some cation of nominations. On or before March rumor that the historic figures of Cicero 30th, both committees shall report their and Demosthenes in the Hall looked much nominations to the President and to the more contented as the play progressed. Secretary; and from thence forward the Prof. Phillips' play and the opera by Norbert Secretary shall cause such nominations to Engels, '26, and Jack Graham, '26. The be published in The Alumnus continuously work of directing, the setting, the music, until the annual meeting without reference the costumes, the finish of the whole, re­ to which committee made the nominations." warded those interested in the work. Prof. Ballots mil be sent to the members be­ Frank Kelly and Prof. John Becker were in fore May 20th, as last year, and they may immediate charge of the premiere. Mr. be returned by mail or in person any time Graham, composer of the music of "Lord before the calling to order of the annual Byron," played for that production. meeting. Last year about 800 members The program for the 1926-27 season of took part in the election of the officers. It the University Theatre includes, in addition is hoped that the second year of the new to the premiere of this date ("The Fool system will find every member exercising of God" and "Lord Byron"), three other his choice in the selection of the officers large productions—a complete musical come­ of the Association. dy in Mid-winter, a Post-Lenten presen­ Suggestions can be sent to any members tation of three original one-act plays writ­ of the nominating committees between now ten by students of Mr. Phillips' Play- and March 20th. Further information will writing Class (English 31),- and in June be given in subsequent issues of The Alum­ an elaborate historical pageant picturing nus, as the need arises. Prompt action in the story of Notre Dame. suggesting candidates to the committees is The "University Theatre" is under the urged so that the work of the committees patronage of the President, the Very Rev. can be facilitated and the elections made Matthew J. W^alsh, C. S. C, and under as representative of the entire alumni body faculty supervision directed by the Rev. as possible. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C. S. C. The Executive Committee comprises Rev. E. Vincent Moo- DEAN M'CARTHY ENGAGED ney C.S.C, Director of the Players' Club, Announcement is made of the engage­ Professors F. W. Kelly, Vincent Fagan, ment of Miss Dorothy Hoban, daughter of and Thomas Mills, Production directors; Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Hoban, of Chicago, Professors John J. Becker and Joseph Casa- and James E. McCarthy, dean of the Col­ santa. Music; Professors Clarence E. lege of Commerce of the University. Manion and Charles Phillips, Scripts. 144 THE NOTKB DAJIE ALUMNUS THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 145

Dame football world, suggested that the event was not perfect in eveiy detail. The • THE NOTEE DAME CLUB OP • banquet, speeches, music, all wei'e carried • NEW JEESEY • out mth a pi-ecision and finish that put •;• — • a flock of feathers in the committee caps'. • At a loss for words—something • As for the temporal success of the banquet • new and unusual in Alumni Secre- • the funds realized are to be used by the • .tai-ies. And you guessed right when • Club for two scholai-ships at Notre Dame • you guessed the cause to be also • next year. Between the Homecoming • new and unusual. A registered let- • dance and the Football banquet, the St. • ter from Jim Silver, Treasurer of • Joseph Valley Club has found a vein from • the newly organized Notre Dame • wluch enough revenue can be easily mined • Club of New Jei-sey, arrived at the • to cariy on the successful scholarship plan • Alumni Office while THE ALUMNUS • and the other projects of the Club. The • was being polished off for the press. • details of the banquet, given in necessarily • On opening it, a check for three • brief form were as follows: • hundred dollars ($300) dropped out • Dudley M. Shively, president of the load •:• —the New Jersey Club's contribu- •> alumni association, opened the meeting and • tion to the Alumni Fund. <* inti'oduced Dr. C. A. Lippincott as toast- • There's alumni spirit that counts,' • master. Dr. Lippincott praised the uni­ • and counts high. The New Jersey- •> versity and told of its vision, and the vision • organization stepped away ahead of • of Father Sorin, founder of the gi-eat in­ • the hopes of the Alumni Officers in • stitution. • grasping the idea of the Alumni • Notre Dame, itself, came in for the • Fund, and appreciating the condi- •> gi-eater amount of praise as being funda­ • tions of the Association which ne- • mentally responsible for its team's remai-k- • cessitate such a special request. • able showing on the gridiron. Speaker • The Eastern club has opened away • after speaker attributed the success of the • for other local alumni clubs to aid • team to the school spirit behind the team. • the Association in establishing it- • And, Eev. Matthew J. -Walsh, C.S.C, presi­ •;• self as a self-supporting organiza- • dent of the univer'sity, explained some of • tion, rendering service to Notre • the inside workings of this spirit, claiming, • Dame and to its members. <• "no other school in the counti-y can boast • • of such a spirit." • • • • • • •> •> •> •> <• ••* ••• *•• ••* ••* *•• *•* Father Walsh told of the football activ­ THE ST. JOSEPH VALLEY ities of the school. He explained the uni­ Prophets may be without honor in their versity has given gi-eat thought to the im­ own country, but the Notre Dame football portance of the sport at Notre Dame, but team is appreciated in its own community. has found that its athletic prominence did The testimonial dinner given by the St. not detract one bit from its scholastic standing and work. He also spoke of the Joseph Valley Alumni Club in the Oliver school spirit and the spirit of South Bend. Hotel on December 16 proved this in a most undeniable manner. A crowd that A. E. Erskine, president of the Stude- Jammed the Eotary room and overflowed baker coi-poration, told of the growth of into the Turkish and Gold rooms and even the school in the 15 years he has been into the ser\'ing room and the corridors, here. In that time the enrollment has was present to pay tribute to the Notre jumped from 400 to 2,600 students, arid mthout a penny of endowment to a pres­ Dame team of 1926. Only the absence of ent endowment of close to $2,000,000. Mr. Knute K. Eockne, the axis of the Notre 146 THE NOTRE DAJIE ALUMNUS Erskine is also chairman of the lay board a cablegram from him to his assistant. of tiTistees and claimed that an endow­ Tommy Mills, was read, and Rockne was ment of ?10,000,000 is needed, and vnll be there in spirit. Mills praised the team, the had within a few years. individual players and the university. Eev. P. J. Cai-roll, vice-president and Hartley Anderson, the other assistant chairman of the athletic board, gave a coach, also paid tribute to the players, and humorous talk on the functioning of the told of the Carnegie Tech defeat which board. He also jokingly explained the shattered national championship hopes. value of the "Downto^^^l Coaches associa­ The election of the 1927 football captain tion." was scheduled to have been held at the "Navy Bill" Ingi-am, coach of Navy told close of the meeting, but due to the ab­ of his respect for Knute Rockne, and cred­ sence of many of the monogram men the ited Edgar (Rip) Miller as' being the best balloting was postponed. The captain will line coach in the business. Miller played not be elected until next month, possibly at Notre Dame in 1924. not before Knute K. Eockne, athletic direc­ Jimmy Phelan, coach at Pm-due and a tor, returns from Honolulu. former Notre Dame player, came right back with the chai-ge that he considers LOS ANGELES Nobel Kizer the better line coach. Kizer The following letter from Joe Suttner is also played on the 1924 Notre Dame cham­ long, but when you get into it you'll see pionship eleven. that it's really short, considering what the Other speakers were introduced and Los Angeles Club did for the Notre Dame gave short talks, among them being Lieut. team and rooters on the Southern California Farwick, line coach of the Army; Eev. Trip. George Finnegan, C.S.C., provincial of the Notre Dame came, she saw and she con­ Holy Cross order; Bob Peck, coach at Cul­ quered the "U. S. C. Trojans." Long will ver, and Warren Bro\vn, sports editor of that game remain in our memories. A per­ the Chicago Herald and Examiner. fect movie ending it was. To the writer, At the conclusion of the speech-making it was the real big thrill since the Stan­ 28 players were awarded monograms. They ford game. are: Our Los Angeles club entertained the John Voedisch, C. Walsh, Fred Hogan, team that night with a dinner dance "in the Fred Miller, George Leppig, J. Smith, Eay Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel. Mai-elli, Fi-ank Mayer, Bud Boeringer, John The place was packed and it was a real Fredericks, John McManmon, John Poliski, success. John Wallace, Joe Maxwell, Joe Benda, I might add that the night before the Charles Eiley, Art Parisien, Capt, Gene game, the club staged a big rally and Edwards, Vince McNally, John Niemic, smoker which was attended by about fifteen John Eoach, Chris Flanagan, Elmer hundred loyal supporters. Many movie Wynne, Harry O'Boyle, Eay Dahman, Capt. stars gave their services toward the enter­ Tom Hearden, John Chevigney, William tainment for the evening. Kavanaugh, manager; Jim Coleman, man­ ager; Bemie Abrot, cheer leader. It would be ingratitude not to mention what U. S. C. did for us. During the half The following received N. D. A. A. the U. S. C. band composed of one hundred awards: F. Keefe, McAdams, T. Byrne, and fifty students, in gala attire, marched McCabe, Murrin. to our rooting section, played and sang the The entertainment was furnished by the Notre Dame Victory March. Immediately Notre Dame Glee club and varsity quartet. Jack Curtiss' collegiate orchestra played preceding this, one-half of the band came during the dinner. Motion pictures of foot­ out from our side of the field, their suits ball games several years ago and this trimmed with green sashes, their hats with year's Southern California contest were green bands, together with hundreds of shown. green and white toy balloons. The other The only feature which marred the din­ half of the band came from the opposite ner was the absence of Coach Eockne, but side dressed in the colors of U. S. C, and THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 147 with an equal number of toy balloons to Charlie Chaplin and that of the late Val­ match. All at once they cut them loose and entino, was enjoyed very much by everyone, the balloons floated together upward and although none of the "stars" were at home, out of the coliseum. A beautiful sight to except Corinne Griffith. behold. They next proceeded through Beverley The sportsmanship and spirit of U. S. Hills past the oil fields, speedw;ay and golf C, toward us is not to be forgotten. The courses, into Culver city, the home of U. S. C. rooting section, famed for the Metro-Goldwsm-Mayer. Bob Leonard was figures and pictures it spells out and makes, directing the beautiful Norma Shearer and was not to be outdone, by their band. The the inimitable Lew Cody in "His Last U. S. C, rooting section spelled out "Notre Affair." The cast in this picture all took Dame," made a picture of the heads of the day before off to see the game and as four horses, and also a a beautiful green a result were grinding steadily all day shamrock. I would say that this is "put­ Sunday. If a team election for captain for ting it on' for the team, two thousand the next year had taken place out there. miles away from home. But then, this is Norma would have been the unanimous' Los Angeles. choice. The boys went into a "huddle" with About eleven A. M., the day following Norma in their midst and were making the game, the team and friends comfortably "merry" when Lew Cody broke up the seated in Cadillac and Lincoln sedans pro­ party, all the while the camera clicked and vided by Paul G. Hoffman, Studebaker Dis­ Bob Leonard shouted "A-C-T-I-O-N." Big tributors, totalling a fleet of eight cars, "Jawn" McManmon was seen to linger be­ with a convoy of motorcycle officers, left hind with Norma while the rest of the the Ambassador Hotel for a tour of the party moved on to stage eight. city, Holljrwood, Culver City studios and There beautiful Pauline Starke, the black- the beaches. haired, vivacious young star displayed a The first stop was made at the home of rare bit of acting and then posed for several Jackie Coogan, who is of Irish blood. "stills" with the team. "Bud" Boeringer Jackie appeared dressed in the imiform of didn't seem to mind having Miss Starke an Urban Military Academy cadet. He was rest her lovely white hand on his big broad shoulder while the "shots" were being made. erect and manly, and went smiling from car to car, meeting and shaking hands with "Next we visit the beaches, and who each and everyone. Jackie missed the game knows, Amie McPherson may be taking a because he was Sergeant of the Guard and dip at Venice," said Charlie McHugh, star in "Little Old New York," The report at couldn't get a furlough. He expressed his Venice was that Amie had been kidnapped. keen regret for having missed the game A drive along the beach from Venice to the but was glad the "Irish" won. Santa Monica Palisades and a thrilling The next port of call was the Fox Stu­ ride back to the Ambassador through the dios where the boys were greeted by the Sunday traffic and behind the shrieking strains of the Notre Dame Victory March sirens of the motorcycle escort, will no played by a number of U. S. C, boys and doubt be long remembered by everyone. led by Harold Roberts, their AU-American The party arrived at the hotel just as director. The band was appearing in a the sun dropped into the Pacific, a typical marvelous set and were being directed by California sunset. F. W. Mumau whose latest triumph is After dinner the hotel management enter­ "The Last Laugh." J. Wallace McDonald, tained the party in the Ambassador Hotel star in the "Iron Horse' 'and "Three Bad Theatre with movies of the game. Waltc;r Men," congratulated the team, as did Mueller, one of the famous brothers of Johnnie Harron, brother of the late Bobbie Holljr^vood was host to the team at the new Harron. Hollywood Music Box Theatre where they A brief stop at the Beverley Hills homes enjoyed ^\'itnessing "The Hollywood Music of Harold Lloyd, Corinne Griffith, Tom Mix, Box Revue." Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, We of the Alumni out here on the Pa- 148 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS cific Coast have all of these fond memories, claim that the dance was the best holiday the while we wait for the team's return. dance this year. I almost forgot to mention that imme­ The alumni organization entertained the diately following the game, and on their Notre Dame hockey team on Jan. 4, dur­ way back to the hotel,, the team stopped at ing the team's stay in Buffalo. St. Agnes Church, comer of West Adams The offices of the club ai-e at Jay Lee's and Vermont, to offer a prayer in thanks­ office, 1509 Liberty Bank Bldg. Communi­ giving for their victory. J. M. S. cations will reach the club there. The Sec­ retary's headquarters are at 280 Wood­ BUFFALO ward Ave. So either the Pres. or the Sec. The hei-alded Notre Dame Club of Buf­ are available day or night to Notre Dame falo materialized in a manner substantial men. enough to have satisfied the most skeptical disbeliever in materialization. The new FOET WAYNE officei-s of the newest club are: The follo^ving clipping and news items from Cliff Ward speak loudly of the Fort Jay L. Lee, '12, Pres. Wayne Club's all-around activity. The item Edward J. Baker, '23, Vice-Pres. concerning Jim Egan's appointment to the Paul D. Hoeffler, '24, Sec. excellent position with the Fort Wayne K. Edmund J. Lutz, '24, Treas. of C. club is a hand-picked example of the The club elected Et. Eev. William Tur­ possibility of the Placement Project as ner, D.D., Bishop of Buffalo, an LL.D. of worked through the Local Alumni Clubs. last year, as Honoraiy President. In keeping -ivith a 10-year-old custom, Buffalo is adopting 13 as its lucky num­ members of the University of Notre Dame ber. The organization of the club was club of Fort Wayne entertained 22 Fort perfected December 13, with 13 members Wayne undergraduates who are attending present; 13 governors were elected and 13 Notre Dame university, at a banquet, Wed­ motions were passed upon. nesday evening at the Elks temple. Wil­ The Buffalo club annexed a live new liam P. Breen, president of the Peoples member when F. M. Pralatowski, who has Trust & Savings company and president of been wth the Chemical Warfare Service the alumni body, presided as toastmaster. in the U. S. Army at the Edgewood Ar­ Including the undergraduates, approx­ senal, Baltimore, was transferred to the imately fifty persons were present. Dupont-Eayon Co., Buffalo. In order that undergraduates might keep A foiinal dance at the Statler on Dec. holiday engagements the meeting was ad­ 29 gave the new club a golden opportunity journed shortly after 8 o'clock. In behalf to shine, and from all reports they shone, of the undergrads, Eobert Eggeman, Pat­ setting a shining example for the Buffalo rick Donahue and Thomas McKieman undergraduates. The club is planning a gave addresses. Edmund Bresnahan, stu­ purely club affair for Jan. 17 in the form dent, offered several vocal selections. Les of a dinner at the Statler. Which is start F. Logan, treasurer of the alumni club, enough. spoke in behalf of the hosts. Frank M. The Buffalo dance had all the signs of Hogan outlined the plans for the under­ "big business." The Seci-etary of the club graduate dance at Easter time and as­ reported—"There were about 65 couples... sured undergi-aduates that the alumni body Mayor Francis X. Schwab, Mr. and Mrs. would under%vrite and help the affair. James Mead and Mr. and Mrs. Prosper Mr. Eggeman in his talk said the spirit Hoeffler were patrons and patronesses. Les­ at Notre Dame which has resulted year in ter Erlanbach's orchestra played from and year out in the making of nationally 10:00 until stopped" (the hotel manage­ prominent football teams was merely an ment had to remind the dancers that it evidence of the spirit and a zeal for suc­ was daylight, such was the enjoyment.) cess which are manifest in evei-y phase of The dance was sponsored by the Buffalo Notre Dame activities. Declaring that No­ Club of Notre Dame, but the new-born tre Dame was primarily an institution Notre Dame Club of Buffalo got behind where religion was the first thought, Mr. the undergi-aduates and the club members Eggeman gave this as the reason for the THE NOTHE DAME ALUMNUS 149 school's scholastic and athletic success. He the City of New York. Notices' of an at­ declared religion makes for character; tractive and forceful nature were sent out character for coui-age and courage for suc­ to the members the middle of December. cess. The one notice read as follows, incidental­ Mr. McKiernan, president of the under- ly giving you some interesting facts about gi-aduates, promised alumni that upon the concert: graduation each of them would attempt to "Dear Fellow Alunmus: cai-ry on alumni activities mth the same degree of success that has mai'ked those of The University Glee Club will make its the past. . Mr. Donahue in his talk said annual tour of the East during the Christ­ Notre Dame men, because of the type of mas holidays. They play the New Eng­ school which Notre Dame is, are boimd to­ land States and down the coast to Wash- gether in a commimity of many intei-ests. ing^ton. John W. Eggeman, vice-president of the On Thursday evening, January 6, they University of Notre Dame Club of Fort will sing under our auspices at Columbus Wayne for two years, has resigned from Council, K. of C. Club House, 1 Prospect the club's board of governors. Joseph M. Park West, Brooklsm. Dancing of course Haley, national alumni director, has been will follow the concert. elected to the vacant vice-president's chair Father Miner, C.S.C, of Washington, is and C. Byron Hayes to the board to fill the collaboi-ating with us in arranging for the vacancy caused by Mr. Eggeman's resig­ concert and the proceeds of the affair ^vill nation. be given to the Bengal Mission which, as you know, is maintained by the Congrega­ James Egan, of Springfield, Mass., who tion of the Holy Cross. was graduated from Notre Dame mth a A special section of reseiTed seats at Bachelor of Philosophy degree in Com­ $2.00 per seat is being reserved for our­ merce in 1924 and who completed a course selves and we ask that you please advise in boys' work at Noti-e Dame in 1925, has us at once so that we can take care of been named general secretaiy to have com­ you. There will be no reservations after plete charge of the new three-quarter-of-a- December 29. million dollar Catholic Community Center Christy Flanagan, "Red" Edwards, and building at Fort Wayne. Mr. Egan. is al­ several of the other football passers are ready in Fort Wayne to work ^vith the also worthy vocal artists. The record run Community Center association's executive has been seventy-six notes. committee prior to the opening and dedi­ We know this is going to be a tremend­ cation of the Catholic center about ous success, so have no regrets but join March 1. the gang right away." Needless to state, members of the Fort Another attractive announcement in the Wayne alumni club used eveiy bit of in­ Gold and Blue colors of the University fluence it could vneld to obtain the posi­ contained the important facts of the con­ tion for a Notre Dame man. cert and this expresive bit of parody: The building will be used by the Knights The harp that once through Tara's halls of Colmnbus, Daughtei-s of Isabella and The soul of music shed, unoi'ganized Catholics who join the associa­ No longer hangs on Tara's quails tion on a special.membership basis. Phys­ But sounds in Brooklyn's halls instead. ical privileges in the building mil be avail­ able to Catholics and non-Catholics alike WABASH VALLEY much in the same manner as in Y. M. C. The following communication from Her­ A. organizations. Other members of the man Kamp shows that the moonlight is personnel to ha,ve charge of the building still bright along the Wabash and the can­ have not been announced. dles gleaming. • NEW YORK CITY Our monthly dinner-meeting was held at The Glee Club concert in Brooklyn on the Elks Club here last evening, Dec. 29. Thursday, Jan. 6, provided early post-holi­ We had the best meeting of the year last day activities for the Notre Dame Club of night. We had some 35 members present 150 THE NOTKE DAME ALUMNUS and the festi\ities started at 6:30 p. m., Hugh Magevney, Jr., Galvin Hudson, with President Murphy present. Charles M. Bryan, Austin Hall, Paul Rush, We had a dandy duck dinner after which H. B. Moriarty and J. Rex Clarke. a few well placed remarks concerning the Ml-. Charles M. Bryan sei-ved as toast- future of our club were made by Mr. master last night and the following Notre Francis Watson, Vincent Vaughan, John Dame students home for the holidays were H. Wagner, and one of our student mem­ special guests of honor: Messrs. Bailey bers, Jim Vaughan. Next, a very enter­ Walsh, Dave Saxon, Frank Benedetto, T. taining vaudeville stunt was rendered by F. Dohogne and Joseph Gaia. four talented girls of this city. This fea­ Among other Memphians who attended ture was very enjoyable. the university and who are enrolled in the President Murphy appointed the follow­ alumni are: Messrs. Phil Pidgeon, P. A. ing committees: McPhillips, Charles J. McCauley, Charles Activity Committee—^Dr. M. P. Lord, Mooney, Jr., Hugh Magevney, Sr., Louis Dr. J. H. Donohue, Francis Watson. Geo. Montedonico, Frank Sturla, Willard L. Dahm. Thomas, Joseph D. Montedonico, Walter Me^nhership Committee—H. J. Kessener, Fransioli, Charles Zanone, Jr., Charles Frank King, Thomas Ward, John Leuther. Stringer, T. Manigan, Paul Bacigolupo, The follomng new officers were then Felix Saino, George Billingsley and Wil­ elected: liam A. Magevney and Dr. F. B. Hoover. Rev. L. E. Deininger, Honorary Presi­ dent; John H. Wagner, President; Vincent DENVER D. Vaughan, Vice-President (re-elected); and Hei-man R. Kamp, Secretary-Treasurer, SALT LAKE CITY (re-elected). The return of the triumphant Notre Our membership goal now is 100 and we Dame football team from the Pacific Coast expect that number at our next dinner- was seized upon by both the Salt Lake meeting which will be held on January 18, City and Denver Clubs as occasions for 1927. demonstrations of the Noti'e Dame apos- Clarence Reitemier, W. F. Britton, Allen tolate in the West. At both places the Gavan, Dr. J. H. Donohue, were taken in team was entertained in every possible as new members last night. The dinner way by the members of the Clubs and last night was in honor of the students those whom the Club members had inter­ now attending Notre Dame and they all ested in the event. seemed to have an enjoyable time. Tuesday and Wednesday the team stayed MEMPHIS in Salt Lake City and were given the run Tennessee's floods didn't dampen the No­ of Brigham Young's former headquarters. tre Dame spirit and the foUoNving clipping Ray Brady and his gang evidently have from the Memphis Commercial Appeal, won over the Utah capital as the team sent in by John E. Franchere, O.S., '02, was received everywhere in the city with '03, '04, gives a full account of the latest enthusiasm. acti^^ty of the Notre Dame Club of Mem­ In Denver, William P. McPhee and Al- phis: den Cusick united Notre Dame alumni Mr. Hugh Magevney, Jr., was elected eiforts with the football banquet of the president of the Notre Dame Alumni of Regis College team in one of the finest Memphis last night at a dinner given in entertainments on the Western trip. The the parlors of Hotel Peabody. Mr. Paul team was rushed from the station to the Rush, retiring pi-esident, assumed the office Regis College banquet. Only a four hour of vice-president, and Mr. J. Rex Clarke stay was made in Denver but it was was elected secretary-treasurer. The other crowded with all that the team members outgoing officers are Mr. Michael McCor- and the alumni could conceive. Mr. Mc­ mack, vice-president, and Mr. Galvin Hud­ Phee was one of the speakers at the ban­ son, secretai-y-treasurer. quet, and Capt. Tom Hearden spoke on The board of governors now includes behalf of the members of the Notre Dame Messrs. J. W. Wrape, J. E. Franchere, team. THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 151 CLEVELAND include pictures of Alumni activities in Art Weinrich, Secretary of the Cleveland the various cities. Club, dashed under the deadline with a The films on hand now are available for brief special delivery, informing the world local Alumni Club use, and it is the hope and the Editor that "a great many Notre of the Alumni and of Rev. William Car^, Dame men and their friends enjoyed the C.S.C, director of entertainment at Notre Notre Dame Alumni Dinner Dance at the Dame, that the response of the Clubs will University Club, December twenty-seventh. indicate a willingness to co-operate in se­ Five Cleveland fellows who were graduated curing more definitely Notre Dame pictures in law at N. D. passed the Ohio State bar for Notre Dame use. examination Dec. 21, namely: John Flynn, John Gallagher, Jim Driscol and Clint and John Gleason. . . . Fred Frett, Aurora, N.D. MAN PROMINENT IN ARMY 111., who recently came to Cleveland, has Through the courtesy of Major Marc E. a responsible position with the HoUenden Guerin, Judge Advocate, Washington, the Hotel. excellent record of Lieut. Col. Joseph A. PITTSBURGH Harmon, a student at Notre Dame in 1902, Vin Sweeney also dashed in at the psy­ has been made available to THE ALUMNUS. chological moment with the concise state­ According to the official Army Register: ment that "Carnegie Tech played a foot­ "Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A. Marmon, ball game here recently; that this N. D. serial number 01288, was bom in Iowa on Club meets and eats eveiy Thursday; that June 5, 1875; enlisted in the Regular Army Jim O'Toole is still single; and that prohi- July 26, 1898; served as a private and "bition is still in effect." coii)oral in Troop M, 8th Cavalry until April 22, 1899, when he was honorably discharged from the Army; was appointed THE MOVING PICTURE BUREAU second lieutenant of Infantry, U. S. Segu- The annual Football Banquet of the St. lar Army, October 15, 1900, and accepted Joseph Valley furnished the first definite his commission October 19, 1900; promoted example of the possibilities of the proposed to fii-st lieutenant February 3, 1905, to Alumni-University Moving Picture Bureau. captain October 7, 1915, to temporary A number of films of historic games were major August 5, 1917, to permanent ma­ shown on a screen placed in the banquet jor July 1, 1920, and to lieutenant colonel hall, to the gi-eat enjoyment of the assem­ July 1, 1920, which last mentioned rank he bled alumni and friends of Notre Dame. now holds. During the World War he was Follo^ving the moi-e historical films, there appointed lieutenant colonel of the Nation­ were pictures of this year's Ai-my and al Army May 11, 1918, and accepted his Southern California game. commission June 3, 1918, and was pro­ By a closer co-operation between the moted to the emergency grade of full col- • alumni and the University, and a more onel September 7, 1918, and accepted Sep­ organized effort to get University reels of tember 12, 1918. From this emergency films of these high lights in Notre Dame's grade he was honorably discharged June athletic histoi-y, there is no reason why 30, 1920, and reverted to his permanent this Bui-eau cannot become one of the grade in the Regular Army. He grad­ most valuable features of the Association uated from the Army School of the Line service. So far, the films have been large­ in 1922, from the General Staff School in ly the athletic events, and a few Home­ 1923, and from the Army War College in coming pictures taken by one of the 1925. His name is on the General Staff Senior Classes a few years ago. But these Coi-ps eligible list and he is now serving can be developed by effort into even great­ a tour of duty in the General Staff Corps. er means of entertainment, and the uses His present position is Assistant Chief of of the moving picture can be broadened to Staff, C-2 (Intelligence), of the Second include the development in other phases Corps Area, stationed at Headquarters, of campus life, the growth of the physical Second Corps Area, Governor's Island, New campus, the new buildings, etc., and can York." 152 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS

ATHLETICS J. p. MNAMARA

ahead in. the closing moments to win by UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME BASKET­ the margin of one point. This was the BALL SCHEDULE 1926-27 third consecutive year that the men from Notre Dame, 42; Armour Tech, 12 the com state have bowed to the Celts by Notre Dame, 19; Earlham, 8. the slender margin of a free try. The Irish Notre Dame, 24; Minnesota, 19. crew were coming along slowly about tliis Notre Dame, 19; Iowa, 18. Notre Dame, 28; Northwestern, 20. stage of the schedule and they showed Notre Dame, 27; Northwestern, 21. signs of brilliance that will probably crop out later. The lowans were distinctly a Jan. 8—U. of Detroit at Notre Dame. different team than that which bowed to Jan. 14—Franklin Collese at Franklin. Jan. 22—^WaTiash College at Notre Dame. Wabash. They were on in every sense of Jan. 29—^Michigan State at Notre Dame. the word and the two clubs battled away Feb. 4—^Marquette U. at Milwaukee. at it toe to toe and hammer and tongs Feb. 8—U. of "Wisconsin at Madison. throughout the full playing period. Feb. 12—^Franklin at Notre Dame. Feb. 16.—^Wabash at Crawfordsville. Feb. 19.—U. of Pittsburg at Notre Dame. NORTHWESTERN Feb. 22—^Slichigan State at East Landing. Feb. 23—University of Detroit at Detroit. camei in for the Tigers' share twice Avithin Feb. 26—^Marquette U. at Notre Dame. less than a week. As fate would have it the Mar. 4—Creighton U. at Notre Dame. scores of these two tussels are a bit mis­ Mar. 5—CreiEhton U. at Omaha. leading. For instance the first went Keo- ganwards by a 28-20 count and the second BASKETBALL came bouncing in by a 27-21 tally. How­ ever the tougher job of the two and IE this were done in true sales style by far the closer contest was the first which probably the first move would be to stream came to pass in the historic old Notre Dame "Introducing a New Wonder Five" across gym on the evening of the thirteenth of the page. For the sake of the ad writers December. we won't steal their racket and as it hap­ pens Coach George Keogan and his troupe Northwestern maintained a hand on the of traveling trouncers have provided us tiller into the latter part of the third quar­ with enough to noise about. So here goes: ter and then a shower of net disturbers came down at the urging of Captain Johnny Wonder if there are any Parisiens in Nyikos and from Frank Crowe. When the this bunch? show was over the Wildcats looked toward That's the thought that flashed through the board for solace but there was none the minds of a couple of thousand spec­ there for what had once been a perfectly tators since we saw you last. The matter good Purple lead had been presto-chango-ed at hand provoking the query was the Notre into a 28-20 rap for the home of our na­ Dame basketball team. One fan hit it. tion's vice-president. "Why boast so much of a left-handed pass­ Then our friends sojourned to the native er" he moaned "when this bunch seem to heath and the next meeting in Evanston, be ambidextrous"! they proved just so much easier for the So much for that. Bray was the man Flyin' Fenians. Mr. Fischer, a gentleman who pulled the Parisien stunt in the of the opposition, was much in evidence at IOWA GAME this testimonial affair and caused our prides when clever substituting by George Keogan and joys no amount of worry. In this game and some sterling floor and net work by Colrick came to the fore in great shape. all concerned conspired to turn in a tjrpical Louie Conroy, twice selected as All-Western lowa-Notre Dame basketball score and the guard, proved that he was every bit of that Irish went home gaily after streaking and more while Captain Johnnie Nyikos, THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 153 another of these All Western honor men, was given one of the greatest send-offs ever accorded a visiting player by the Purple fans. As for the game itself, Notre Dame took the lead from the gun and held it. The first frame was all Gold and Blue and the count at the intermission rested somewhere in the vicinity of 20 to 9. In the final heat a decided spurt and timely free throws granted to them allowed the opposition to climb but at no time did they outplay or even come close to equalling the invading basketeers.

^ ^« «^* «^* •^A •*• *^« •^# •*• •*• ^ *2> *^* «^* O^* ^ *^« «^« • • • TRACK SCHEDULE. • • Indoor. • • Jan. 15.—^Blue and Gold meet, •> • here. • • Jan. 22.—^Northwestern at Evan- •> • ston. <• • Jan. 28.—I. A. C, at Chicago. • • Feb. 2.—^Milrose games, at New • • York. • Feb. 12.^Illinois, at Notre Dame. <• Feb. 18.—Marquette, at Mihvau- •> kee. * Feb. 26.—^Illinois relays, at Cham- <• GEORGE KEOGAN paign. •!* Coach of Notre Dame Basketball and Base1>aU March 1.—A. A. TJ., at Detroit. • March 5.—^Wisconsin, at Madison. •> March 19.—Central Intercollegiate •> conference meet, at Lansing. •> NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL Outdoor. *'* Alumni have probably noticed with sur­ • April 22.—Ohio State relays, at •> prise and interest the rise of basketball at Columbus. *J* Notre Dame during the last four seasons. April 22.—Kansas relays, at Law- 'I* Outside schools, having always regarded rence. *> Notre Dame as dangerous in football but April 29-30.—Pemi relays, Phila­ harmless in minor sports (and considering delphia. 7 all sports at N. D. except football as minor), <• April 29-30.—Drake relays, Des •> have been equally surprised and a number Moines. * of the larger schools have fallen victims of May 7.—^Illinois, at Champaign. •> their own bad judgment in selecting the May 14.—^Michigan State, here. <• Notre Dame basket men as set-ups. May 21.—^Indiana State meet, at • Lafayette. * So far this year Notre Dame has won May 27.—I. C. A. A. A. meet, at • six games, four of them against Big Ten Philadelphia. •> teams, Minnesota, Northwestern and Iowa. June 5.—Central Intercollegiate •> The record for last year and the opening conference, at Lansing. * of this season is 25 games won out of 26 June 10.—^National Intercollegiate <• played, the sensational Franklin five having meet, at Chicago. * won the first of two games with Notre • Dame last season. Notre Dame was ac­ 4^ ^ •> ^ <••><{>*> ^ ^ •> •> ^ <* <> ^ <• knowledged Western Champions last year. 154 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS Naturally there is some curiosity as to sota, Butler, Franklin, Wabash, Carnegie the reason for Notre Dame's rise. And Tech and Penn State. the answer is George Keogan, coach of Last season, the Keogan quintet took the the Notre Dame five. Keogan, with the field against a stronger schedule than ever Notre Dame team entering what looks like before. A new court in the annex of the another whirlwind season, and with mate­ Notre Dame gym was opened. And only rial stacking up for several seasons ahead, the famous Franklin five stoppe.d the Irish is being hailed as the leading basketball whirlwind as they tore through such oppo­ coach of the country. A glance at his sition as Minnesota, Northwestern, Iowa, record before he came to Notre Dame four Illinois, Mercer, Kansas Aggies, Wabash, years ago indicates that the game isn't new Detroit U., Michigan State and Creighton. to him and that his success here hasn't Franklin won the first of two games 33-22. been chance. Notre Dame's power was revealed in the At Charles City College, Charles City, la., second game when they threw the "Wonder his team won the college championship of Five" for a 40-19 loss. Iowa with 17 games won out of 19 played. This season the Notre Dame team has The next year, coaching the Lockport Town­ started off on another dash. Armour Tech ship High School, Lockport, 111., his five and Earlham were put away nicely while won the championship of central and south- the team was warming up. Eay Dahman em Illinois, winning IS out of 19 games. and Vince McNally, regulars on last year's At the Superior State Teachers College, team, rejoined the basketball squad imme­ his team was for t\vo years champion of diately after the Southern California game, the Northern Conference Normals. Keogan and saw a few minutes service in the Earl­ then went to St. Thomas College where he ham game. Minnesota fell before the Irish coached the St. Thomas quintet to the onslaught. The strong Iowa quintet, championship of the Minnesota-Dakota Con­ gauged as one of the toughest fives on this ference, winning 17 out of 18 games. year's schedule, was put away in a thrill­ At Allegheny College, Keogan coached ing contest at Iowa City by a one point the quintet known in Allegheny's liistory as margin. Northwestern dropped a pair of the Great Allegheny Five, wliich won every games to Notre Dame during the holidays. game of the 18 on its schedule. At Valpa­ Keogan has perfected a smooth machine raiso Keogan coached two years, his team that, when it is functioning properly, seems winning 45 games out of a 52 game sched­ to be beyond the caliber of any of the ule. His team at La Crosse was twice teams it has met to date. An unusually champion of the district. balanced offense and defense give the Notre Keogan's record at Notre Dame has been Dame squad a power it has never had be­ outstanding. His first year he coached the fore. Famous forwards have been stopped Notre Dame five to 15 victories with only by Notre Dame's guards, and famous guards eight losses in a schedule which included have failed to stop Notre Dame's scorers. six Conference games and games with Ivnute Rockne has been acclaimed the Franklin, Wabash, Creighton, and several greatest of football coaches. Year in and other important quintets among the small­ year out his teams have been winners. Now er schools. In 1924-25 Keogan's team was it looks as though another "master mind" forced to open the season without the ser­ has appeared at Notre Dame, in another vices of several regulars who were with field to threaten the supremacy of the the famous 1924 National Champion Foot­ wizards of the basketball world. Notre ball team which defeated Stanford at the Dame is becoming the capital of this other Tournament of Eoses on New Years of that world, as well as of the world of football. season. Five games were played before Two flags will soon be flying from the these men rejoined the team. In spite of gymnasium parapets. And with several this handicap, the Notre Dame team won sophomores getting in quite a bit of time 11 games and lost 10, defeating during the in the varsity this year, it looks as though season Northwestern, Illinois and Mercer the new laurels might rest on Notre Dame and losing to such strong fives as Minne­ for some time to come. THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 155

SOUTH BEND GEOWING in the mean time is spi-eading the good It will interest Notre Dame alumni to word among the already converted Pacific know that the City of South Bend is keep­ coast alumni. ing pace in its gi-owi;h and development 1894 with the University. A recent census gives Hugh A. O'Donnell, The New York Times, South Bend a population of 106,475, as New York City. compared with the decennial census of A letter from MR. O'DONNELL during 1920, at which time South Bend numbered the holidays indicates that he is kept busy only 70,983. There has been a correspond­ with the many Notre Dame affairs there. ing development in the city's business and Visits of the Metropolitan undergraduates, residence districts, so that the gi-aduates the Glee Club and the Swimming and of some years ago would recognize few Hockey teams have given New York alum­ entirely familiar places in the city. The ni a busy time. Mr. O'Donnell also stated physical growth of South Bend has been that Prof. Chas. Phillips, one of the out­ accompanied by a growing metropolitanism standing members of the Notre Dame fac­ of its people, and a closer hai-mony be­ ulty, was treading the great white way tween the growing city and the growing during the holidays and apparently enjoy­ University has been one of the fine fea­ ing it immensely. tures of the development. 1905 Daniel J. O'Connor, 130 N. Wells St, 1883 Chicago, III. Robert M. Anderson, Stevens Institute of JUDGE MARCUS A. KAVANAGH, Tech., Hoboken, N. J. LL.D., was the principal speaker before the Friends of COL. JOSEPH O'NEIL, South Bend Knife and Fork Club at one U. S. Infantry, recently on recniiting duty of its recent meetings. Judge Kavanagh at Baltimore, will be interested in learning is a member of the American Bar Asso­ that Col. O'Neil has been placed on the ciation's special committee on Law En­ retired list of the Ai-my by operation of forcement. He spoke on the legal tech­ law on account of age. Col. O'Neil was nicalities which make for delay in court born in New York. After his graduation and defeat the ends of justice. Judge from Notre Dame he was appointed a Sec­ Kavanagh has spent considerable time in­ ond Lieutenant in the 14th U. S. Infantiy, vestigating European methods of enforc­ Feb. 4th, 1884. He was gradually pro­ ing law and reducing crime. While mak­ moted through the various grades until he ing his investigation tour of Europe Judge was appointed Col., July 1st, 1916. Dur­ Kavanagh had the distinction of sitting on ing the World War he sei-ved as a Briga­ the bench of Old Bailey Court in London. dier in the National Ai-my. Col. O'Neil 1911 has moved to Portland, Oregon, since his Fred L. Steers, 1635 First National Bank retirement. Bldg, Chicago, 111. 1890 Members of the Class of 1911 -\vill re­ Louis P. Chute, 7 University Avenue, N.E., gret news of the deaths of two men who Minneapolis, Minn. were students at Notre Dame during that A New Years' Greeting from THOMAS period. JOHN J. MURPHY died Decem­ J. McKEON, Duluth, attorney and mem­ ber 13th at Johnsto%vn, Pa. He was gassed ber of the Board of Directors of the Alum­ at Chateau-Thierry and never fully recov­ ni Association brings word that the Judge ered his health. His war record was ex­ is spen'ding the winter with his father and ceptionally glorious. sister in Los Angeles. He plans on re­ PAUL D. MURPHY, of Minneapolis, turning to Duluth sometime in March, and died suddenly in San Francisco, Novem- 156 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS ber 19th. He was 38 years old and had as assistant Engineer and has been suc­ done distinguished work on the Minne­ cessively promoted to his present position apolis Tribune, owned by his family. Paul's as head of the Division of Highways. Dur­ father, W. J. Murphy, former owner of ing the interval he has occupied the posi­ the Tribune, was also a Notre Dame man, tions of Division Engineer, Acting Chief as well as his uncle Fred, the present edi­ Engineer of Construction and Chief Engi­ tor, and a brother Kingsley Murphy. R.I.P. neer of Maintenance. For a period he was 1912 engaged in road conti-acting. Edmund H. Savord, Box 135, Sandusky, Mr. Kirk is active on committee work Ohio. of the Mississippi Valley Conference of News from Columbus, Ohio, states that State Highway Departments and of the DONALD M. HAMILTON has left the American Association of State Highway fii-m of Hamilton, Kennedy & Homer, and Ofiicials. He is a member of the Commit­ is now located in the practice of law at tee on Highway Traffic Analysis of the 701-02 Huntington Bank Bldg., Columbus. Highway Research Board, National Re­ Don is now finishing his year's term as search Council." President of the Columbus Bar Associa­ Jim's correspondence adds the following tion. The Association on December 31st dope: gave a luncheon in honor of all the law­ Harry Kirk, who was Chief Maintenance yers of Ohio who have just passed the bar Engineer, is now the State Highway En­ examination, and there met several Notre gineer for Ohio, with offices in Columbus. Dame men who will practice Law in the Harry w^rites that on a recent motor trip state. through the south he met F. 0. Bartel, EEV. JOHN CAVANAUGH, C.S.C, was '15, at Raleigh, N. C. Bartel is Drainage recently in Columbus where he preached Engineer for the U. S. Department of the funeral sei-mon of Timothy S. Hogan, Agriculture in North Carolina. Other No­ a member of the Columbus Bar Associa­ tre Dame men in the Ohio Department of tion, and fonner Attorney General of Ohio. Highways are Marty Henahan, Division Several other Notre Dame men are very Engineer in the Toledo district, and G. E. active in Columbus. Paul McDonald, '11, Driscoll, '25, Asst. Division Engineer in the is still selling all kinds of insurance and Chillicothe district. to his many friends who were mth him MR. and MRS. BILL GRANFIELD in school he is still the same old "Toohey." and their two children, were chaperoned Ray Eichenlaub, '15, is also active in the at the Army game by the well known Mr. general insurance business with the ex­ George Delana. Bill's family are even ception of life insurance. Ray is located more enthusiastic football fans than Bill. in the Hoster Bldg., Columbus. CLYDE BROUSSARD writes of a new 1913 venture in Beaumont. To establish a cot­ James R. Devitt, 921 Engineers Bldg., ton export business there the business men Cleveland, Ohio. of Beaumont have organized the High Between Jim Devitt and the Highway Density Compress Co. and established a Research News' "Who's Who" considerable new cotton gin. The Broussards are buy­ information on HARRY KIRK has been ing and selling cotton for this enterprise. gathered. "Who's Who" contains the fol­ Beaumont, Texas, is fortunate in the pos­ lowing: session of more than its share of civic "H. J. Kirk, State Highway Engineei-, pride and public spirit. Department of Highway and Public Works 1914 of Ohio, was bom at Defiance, Ohio, in Frank H. Hayes, Union Bank of Chicago, 1889. He was educated at Defiance Col­ 25 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. lege and Notre Dame University. From the The following interesting item appeared former he received the A.B. degree, later in the Minneapolis Tribune, December 5: graduating in civil engineering from No­ "CECIL BIRDER, teacher of voice, and tre Dame. a graduate of Notre Dame, is the new ac­ He first entered the employment of the quisition to the vocal department of the Ohio State Highway Department in 1914 Minneapolis School of Music. Mr. Birder THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 157 has had five years of study with Dudley Republic in the state of Illinois and all Buck, New York, and for two years with surrounding states. Besides his activities famous masters in Europe. He has had as consul he manages to find time to take large experience as a concert singer and post-graduate work in the Collie of Phys­ will be formally presented to the public icians and Surgeons in St. Louis. While Dr. in a concert early in January." Rodriguez is anxious to receive news from WILLIAM J. REDDEN who is prac­ any N. D. man, he makes a particular ap­ ticing Architectm-e in Racine, Wis., sends peal for Bill Kelly of Richmond, Indiana, in the very interesting news following: to ^^^.•ite. "Dear Editor: 1921 I want to take this opportunity to make Alden J. Cusick, 1940 Curtis St., Denver, my humble report to the 1914 section of Colo. your news columns. The following news was contained in a Married in 1916, and now we have four letter from REV. BENEDICT OBEEDE- little Reddens, two, four, six, and eight REFER, O.S.B., St. Bernard College, Cull­ years of age. The two youngest are fu­ man County, Alabama. "As regards per­ ture Rockne football candidates. We in­ sonal news for the Alumnus I have very tend to spend a month mth my parents in little to tell. Ever since I left Notre Dame California during this Christmas season. in your company, June 13th, 1921, I have I've been a licensed architect here for been devoted to teaching chemistry and eight years; specializing in public school acted at the same time as Chaplain of the buildings. Have completed 25 during the Sacred Heart Academy, not far from here. past five years. I frequently meet several Since September I have resumed the teach­ of the Milwaiikee and Madison alumni, ing of dogmatic Theology, of which I have also' a few from Chicago. I am very glad been Lector before from 1901 till 1920. I to get the dope on old friends through am therefore kept rather busy. With, kind­ your columns; also the accounts of the est regards." progress of the old school which I have Another interesting bit of information visited annually." was received from R. GARCIA-RUBIO E., 1918 Estacion Experimental Agronomica, San­ John A. Lemmer, 309 S. 7th St., Escanaba, tiago de las Vegas, Cuba: "I am really Mich. vei-y glad to have heard from some N. D. From France comes a bit of interesting man, for it has been three long years news from PETE RONCHETTI. He since I read the last news. This happened writes: "I am ^vith the Com Products through my own fault for not notifsring Refining Co., 17 Battery Place, New York change of address. I am now working for In all my travels over here which have the government, as Chief of the Bureau of taken me to England, Germany, Italy and Animal Husbandry, and mostly having fun Belgium, to say nothing of Fx*ance, I have out of my work. With kindest regards never met one Notre Dame man. Have to all the '21 men, and hoping you all the been in Europe since January, 1922, re­ good things that you do me, I remain turning once to the U. S. for six weeks' your sincere friend and classmate." vacation in 1924. Mrs. "Pete" has been 1922 mth me all the time. Work has been in­ Frank Blasius Jr., 24 W. Main St, Logan, teresting and I intend to stick to the ship. Ohio N. D. news always pleases. Best wishes MRS. ROSE A. KERNER, of the Ham­ to all 1918." Pete's address is Societe des ilton apartments, announced the engage­ Produits du Mais, Haubourdin (Nord), ment of her daughter. Miss Esther Ker- France. ner, and Justin E. Hyland, son of Mr. and EARL CLARK is located in Brooklyn, Mrs. John Hyland, of Penn Yan, N. Y., at N. Y., this winter. He may be reached a dinner given New Year's day in her at 1403 Ditmas Ave. home. The guests were members of the DR. RENE RODRIGUEZ has^ just op­ immediate family. Miss Kemer is a ened a new consular office in St. Louis, grauate of the South Bend High school Mo. Dr. Rene is consul of the Dominican and of Mrs. Ware's Kindergarten college. 158 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS

and at the present a member of the facul­ 1924 ty of the city schools. Mr. Hyland is a Richard F. Gibbons, 520 Homer Laughlin graduate of the University of Notre Dame Bldg^ Los Angeles, Calif. with the class of 1922. No definite date The marriage of Miss Margaret Mai-y for the wedding was announced. Wellington, popular daughter of Mr. and CYRIL F. GAFFNEY, Ph.B. For. Com., Mrs. Frederick H. Wellington, 1055 Rivei-- is practicing Law in the National Bank side drive, and JAMES HOWARD HA­ Bldg., New Britain, Conn. Mi-. Gaffney LEY, of the Morningside club, son of Mrs. entered the Yale Law School foUomng his Leona C. Haley, of Chillicothe, Ohio, took graduation from Notre Dame and finished place Monday morning at the Visitation at Yale in 1925. church in Detroit. The ser\ace was read 1923 at 9 o'clock by the Rev William A. Carey, Eenry F. Bamhart, 343 S. State St., C.S.C, of Notre Dame, in the presence of Marion, Ohio. the relatives and a few close friends. Miss Margaret A. Rogan, of Detroit, An interesting letter was received from aunt of the bride, was the maid of honor, LYLE E. ROLLER, Attorney, 212-13 La and J. Arthur Haley, of this city, brother Plante Bldg., Vincennes, Ind. of the groom, served as his attendant. "As a matter of information, I wish to Following the ceremony a wedding break­ ask the privilege of saying a few things fast was served at the Detroit Athletic about myself. On January 1, 1927, I take club, after which Mr. and Mrs. Haley left over the office of Prosecuting Attorney of for a trip through the South. They will Knox County, Indiana, having been elected be at home after March Ist at 312 Na­ to that office by a large majority on No­ poleon boulevard. vember 2, 1926. I am also in my 4th year The bride is a graduate of St. Maiy's as treasurer of Vincennes Council No. 712 college, and the gi-oom graduated from of the Knights of Columbus. Business is Notre Dame university. The gi-oom has good. been a member of the faculty at Notre "I wash to state further that I received a Dame since his graduation, teaching ac­ letter from DANIEL D. LYNCH, LL.B., counting and is in business in South Bend. '23, that after three years of married life, A New Years Greeting from VERNON he has a baby girl and a boy. "Dan" is "TEX" RICKARD, brings the; news that he now with the Bi-adley & Vrooman Co., of has taken up residence at 1917^ W. First 2629-2640 Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. Dan St., Los Angeles, Calif. Rumor has it was my room mate for several years at that the erstwhile leading man of Topsy Notre Dame." and Eva is planning on testing his pleas­ A note from BILL VOSS, accompanied, ing tenor in the movies. "Tex's" cai-d indicates that the W. L. Voss Market, 178 proved that the old skill mth the pen E. 154th St., Harvey, 111., is doing busi­ hasn't been allowed to lapse. ness at the old stand. Bill's slogan is, 1925 •" 'Phone for food," inspired no doubt by The marriage of Miss Mary Kroft, Bill's Notre Dame training. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Kroft, 725 A few extra details have come from East Indiana avenue, and PHILIP O'DON- MERLIN ROLWING regarding the an-iv- NELL, of the Morningside club residence, al of Robert Eugene Rolwing on November son of Mrs. Carrie O'Donnell, of Vincen­ 12th. Merlin says "he will be listed in nes, Ind., was formally announced at a the registrar's office sometime around 1944 dinner given Christmas day in the home of and I am sm'e that Rock will be calling the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. him Bob on the field, though if present in­ C. E. Stephey, Elkhart, Ind. The mar­ dications mean anything he should be riage of Miss Kroft and Mr. O'Donnell varsity cheerleader. We were quite hon­ took place early last fall. The marriage ored Sunday, December 12th, by our old ceremony was read by Rev. William A, friend the Very Rev. Dr. John Cavanaugh, Moloney, C.S.C., of St. Patrick's Roman C.S.C. Father Cavanaugh baptized the Catholic church. Mr. O'Donnell is a grad­ young son Sunday afternoon at St. Sebas­ uate of the class of '25 of the University tian's Church." of Notre Dame and is now associated with THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 159 the Industi-ial Acceptance corporation. Mr. and Mrs. O'Donnell are residing at 725 East Indiana avenue. Several members of the Class of '25 have been doing very well with the Stu- Setting debaker Corporation of America, NOBLE KIZER and EDGAR "RIP" MILLER have SERENITY been called in from ti-avelling for the Stu- debakers and are taking further training at the home office in preparation for sales man wants to sell you managers positions in two of the larger A serenity of mind — cities in the East. JACK SHEEHAN is one of the best possible with the Studebaker Corporation working possessions. at the present time in Kansas City and Oklahoma City. He offers to insure an A letter from BEN KESTING, Toledo, adequate education for Ohio, contained the following interesting your children. paragraph: "A couple of days befoi-e He offers to insure you Christmas when I was working on the Dixie Highway I was almost knocked down a sufficient and unfluc­ by a Dodge Coupe tearing along at boot­ tuating income in your legger's speed, when the brakes stopped later years. squeaking I went over and shook hands with RALPH HEGER, DUKE CLANCY He offers to create an and EDDIE POLHAUS. They were on estate for your family. their way to give the g^rls in Indianapolis He offers to make sure and Evansville a treat for the holidays." that your business will ARTHUR BERGERON has moved from Chisholm, Minn., to 465 LaFayette Ave., not suffer through the S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich., but didn't say death of a key executive. when or why. He offers to be of great 1926 assistance to you in your Gerald W. Hayes, Columbia University, Portland, Oregon. relations with your em­ In spite of the fact that the Secretaiy ployees. seems to have been swallowed in one of Who is he> He is a the snow drifts of the Great Northwest a John Hancock Agent He few facts about the newest members of the Alumni Association have managed to does not create a need in filter in. you, he fills one. His Mr. RUDOLPH GOEPFRICH was mar­ commodity is future ma­ ried on Wednesday, Januaiy 5th, to Miss terial security, the basis Nellie Mansfield, both of South Bend. The of serenity of mind. bride and groom will reside in South Bend where the groom is an engineer for the Ask him to come in. Bendix Bi-ake Co. TOM FARRELL has been appointed chairman to draw up the constitution by­ laws of the Notre Dame Club of New Jer­ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY^ sey. The story of the activities of the OF BOSTON, MASSACMUSITTS New Jersej' Club in the Alumni Club sec­ tion indicates the caliber of the work which A SisONC CoupANT, Over Sixty Yean the New Jersey Club is doing. In Business. Liberal aa to Contract. A letter from PAUL BRODERICK from Safe and Secure in Every Way. New York City states that Paul has be­ come active with the insurance firm of Ray 160 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS L. Komdorfer, Inc., and shortly after the Bldg., Toledo, Ohio. first of the year he will enter the New A letter was received from F, AUGUST York University, School of Insurance. GLEIM, an old student of 1911 who was An Indianapolis paper under a picture elected in 1926. Mr. Gleim, who lives at of Joe Sexton ran the follo^\ang article: Fort Davis, Texas, was very much inter­ JOSEPH SEXTON, former Notre Dame ested in the news of the football season football man and now head coach of Ca­ and enjoyed particularly the broadcast thedral High School teams', produced a from KFI, Los Angeles, of the N. D.- team this year which went through one of South California game. Concerning his the toughest programs ever scheduled for election to the Association Mr. Gleim says: an Irish eleven, with only two defeats, "I want to tell you how happy I am to be both by a small margin. a member of the Notre Dame Alunmi As­ He is expected to repeat the feat during sociation and I want to thank the members the basketball season. With his five opening of the Association for the honor they have the season tonight against Oaklandon, he bestowed on me by electing me to be a is working overtime in an effort to round member also." his squad into shape. Due to the fact that BERT V. DUNNE writes in his always he was detained by the football men, he interesting fashion from Harvard, where was unable to take the varsity into hand he is taking the famous Law Course. Bert until a late date. says that the N. D. men at Harvard miss MIKE CUERY sent in from 541 Chand­ Notre Dame, and he plans personally on ler St., Detroit, Mich., a little news, ac­ visiting the campus at Easter. One vei-y companied. The news was in the form of interesting bit of news in Bert's letter is a card of the Studebaker Corporation of that HARRY McGUIRE'S play "Yella," America, Detroit Branch, with M. J. Curry which seemed to hit every place else, in­ in the personal comer. cluding the Provincetown Player's, has hit Dean Thomas F. Konop of the Law Broadway itself, although McGuire has not School writes that CARL F. SHAFFER yet been credited with the play. Bert says has successfully passed the Ohio Bar Ex­ that Harvard acti\'ities are in "the winter amination. Carl is in the Home Bank doldrums."

Local Alumni Clubs NOTRE DAME CLUB OF AKRON OHIO NOTRE DAME CLUB OF COLUMBUS OHIO John Miller, os.. '20, 98 S. Maple SL, President. Raymond J. Eichenlaub, '15, The Hoster Realty Frank Steel, '25, 543 Stratford Ave., Sec'y-Treas. Bldg.. President. THE NOTRE DAME CLUB OF BUFFALO F. McGrath. os.. '04. 255 E. Broad St., Secretary. Jay L. Lee, '12, 1509 Libert Bank Building, President. NOTRE DAME CLUB OF THE CONNECTICUT Paul D. Hoeffler, 280 "Woodward Avenue, VALLEY Secretary. William J. Granfield, '13, 31 Elm St., Springfield, NOTRE DAME CLUB OF CALUMET REGION Mass., President. Clarence "W. Bader, '17, 650 Pierce St., Gary, Ind. James A. Curry. '14, 795 Asylum Ave., Hartford, President. i, Conn., Secretary. F. J. Galvin, '23, First Trust Bldg., Hammond. Ind. Secretary. NOTRE DAME CLUB OF DENVER NOTRE DAME CLUB OF CHICAGO Alden J. Cusick, '21, 1930 Curtis St., President. George M. Maypole, '03, 3523 Fulton St., President. Matthew D. McEniry. El. '25, 425 Foster Bldg., Daniel Regan, '23, 2227 Cottage Grove Ave., Secretary. Secretary. NOTRE DAME CLUB OF CINCINNATI NOTRE DAME CLUB OF DETROIT Harry V. Crumley, '03, 3464 Cheviot Ave., Emmett Kelly, '17, 2628 Buhl Bldg., President. E. C. McHugh, '13, The Alms Hotel. Secretary. C. M. Verbiest, os.. '17. Owen & Co., Gratiot St., NOTRE DAME CLUB OF CLEVELAND Secretary. John R. Flynn, '23, Royal Indemnity Insurance NOTRE DAME CLUB OF DES MOINES Co., President Arthur C. Weinrich, '18, 2066 E. 77th St., J. G. Walsh, '22, Liberty Bldg., President. Secretary. J. C. Shaw. '22. Liberty Bldg.. Secretary. NOTRE DAME CLUB OF DISTRICT OF NOTRE DABIE CLUB OF GREEN BAY, COLUMBIA WISCONSIN Frederick Wm. Wile, '91, 619 Bond Bldg.. President. Robert E. Lynch, '03. 113 1-2 N. Wa'shington St., Robert Riordan, '24, Care The Bengalese Brook- President. land, D. C, Secretary. Vincent D. Engels, '23, 324 S. Van Buren St., Continued on FolIowinK Face