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THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS

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Vol. 17 FEBRUARY, 1939 No. 4 GIFTS The University acknowledges with deep gratitude the following gifts:

Anonymous (An alumnus) — For needy Students.. ..$ 200.00 J. F. T. O'Connor, Los Angeles, Calif. 40.00 Mr. Herman Feigenheimer, Chicago, 111 „ 25.00

The Julius Nieuwiand Memorial Foundation Previously acknowledged -544,625.45 "In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Fi-ancis R. Schneider"..— 200.00 . Grand total to date - ..?44,825.45 For the Rockne Memorial (Contributions entered from Dec 1, 1938 to Jan. 5, 19yj>, ire.) Bernard J. AIir()tl, San Francis<.o..S 25.00 Ecenc Fitzpatrick, '14, San Francisco_S 25.00 P. A. Q-Neil. Chicago._ , Ill_ SIOO.OO Anonymous .— S 50.00 John J. Geddes. '32, Chicago, III S 25.00 James E. O'Rilcy, River Forest, 111 $ 25.00 Thomas L. Goss, '25. Philadelphia S 10.00 V. J. Brown. •2S, Syracuse. N. Y S 15.00 James E. Gorman. Chicago, 111 S 25.00 J. F. Odem, '16. Sinton. Tex SIOO.OO Walter C. Bootli. New Yorlc City S 10.00 George M. Gist, Port Arthur, Tex S 20.00 Rev. C. M. Over, '37, Checkto\vaga,N.Y_S 10.00 Edward F. BourliC, '27. Soutli Bend S 10.00 A. M. Grams, '28, La Crosse, Wis—S 25,00 Walter F Burke. New Yorlc City. S 20.00 William A. Grady, '15, Dallas, Tex. S300.00 Fred R. P.-irent, '30, South Bend.. C. E. Broussard. '13. Beaumont. Tex.__S100.00 L. J. Gernon, Detroit (Monthly) S 25.00 P.iul J. Pfohl, '22, Chicago. 111.. _S 10.00 Fred C. B.auraan. Aurora. Ill S 2.00 Joseph A. Perry, Chicago, III.- _S 10.00 Harry P. Beam. ChicaRO. III.. ? 25.00 Rev. F, J. Harrison. '33. Bingh'ton.N.Y_S 10.00 John T. Borcman, "38. Evansvillc, Ind_.S 10.00 Rev.Norbcrt C. Holt, LL.D.,'29. N. D._S100.00 James T. Quinn, '27. Rahway, N. J 5 25.00 J. D. Boden. •32. Jersey City. N. J S 10.00 James P. H.-rding. Chicago, 111 SIOO.OO Sam Brown. South Bend. Ind S 25.00 Thoma." B. Hog.in. Chicago, 111.. -5 6.00 J. R. Record. '04. Fort Worth, Tex___.S 25.00 Alfred M. Boehm. '24. ChicaRO, 111 S 15.00 Edward J. Hennessy, Chicago, 111 $ 25.00 (aeorge Leo Resh. Lancaster, Pa—_—_S 2.50 Raymond R. Bradv. '2-I. Salt Lake City..S 5.00 Andrew J. Huber, '13, Plainfield, N. J._S 10.00 Thomas E. Reed, '33, South Bend- R. T. Braun, '14, Port Arthur, Tex S 20.00 A. P. G. Hupfel, Columbus,. 0.__ $ 10.00 Jack C. Rivers, '32, Paducah, Ky- 10.00 John A. Bartley. '25. New York City._S 50.00 Richard J. Hanousek, '27,-Minneapolis S 25.00 William A. Rapp, San Francisco S 26.60 John T. Balfe, '20. New York City $100.00 Dr. J. V. Heimann, "21. Liikewood. 0._S 25.00 H. N. Roberts, '06, Lubbock, Te-X S 10.00 Edward Beckman, 'IC. New York City..S 20.00 L. J. Hannon. '09, Port Arthur, Te.\ S 25.00 P. C. Romwcbor. '25, Batesville, Ind._S 50.00 Walter C. Barton. ChicaEO. Ill S 10.00 A. Donald Brice. '34, Brooklyn. N. Y...S 5.00 James T. Igoo, Jr., '32, Chicago. Ill S 10.00 Austin L. Soylo, '31, New Orleans S 10.00 Schillings, South Bend. .S 50.00 F. J. Brichacck. Chicaco S 25.00 P. B. Stockhausen, Chicago__,. III.- .S 2.00 John J. Kelley, '33, Eau Claire, Wis S 1.00 Miss M. M. Schafer, Chicago, I1I____S 1.00 W. L. Benitz. M3I.E., '13, South Bend_$ 50.00 P. T. Kelly. P.irk Ridge, III S 25.00 Raymond H. Schultz, Chicago, III SIOO.OO Martin Kennelly. Chicago, 111 S 50.00 Philip L. Sulliv.in, Chicago, 111 S 50.00 Vincent Cullcn. New York City- _S 25.00 Charles C. Kcrwin, Chicago, III S200.00 Frank J. Seng, Chicago, HI, S 25.00 S. J. Candor, Sharon, Pa.. -S 12.00 Rev. J. M. Kinvin. Port Arthur. Te.x S 10.00 T. T. Sullivan, Chicago, III S 20.00 W. S. Carlisle. South Bend, Ind S 10.00 Dr. F. J. Kelly. '32. Wilkes Barrc. Pa,..S 5.00 Leonard H. Skoglund, Jr., '38, Chicago-? 15.00 E. R. Carney, ChicaEO, III __ S 2.00 Francis J. Kelly, Mansfield. Pa L_S 1.00 Joseph B. SuBTue, Newark. N. J S 25.00 Joseph B. Crec\-y. Chicaco. Ill..__$100.00 Harry J. Kirk. '13, Washington, D. C_S 20.00 Andrew Sokerka. '38, Passaic, N. J S 6.00 John L. Coyne. Chicago, III ?100.00 James Lovelly, Notre Dame, Ind— -S 20.00 South Bend Electric Co., South Bend__S160.00 J. J. Craddock, Chicajio, 111 S 50.00 M. J. Lcding, '33, Schenectady, N. Y.__S 40.00 Fred B. Snitc, Jr., '33, Chicago SIOO.OO Louis J. Cross, Chicago, HI.. ...S 10.00 John B. Land. '34, Schenectady. N. Y...S 10.00 Signature Loan Co., ChicaKO, III.—. SIOO.OO Sheldon Clark, Chicago, Ill_ -SIOO.OO Robert P. Lewis. '33, South Bcnd____S 10.00 J. W. Sulliviin, '30, Royal Oak, Mich_S 10.00 City N.at'l Bank & Trust Co., Ch!caKo..S 50.00 T. G. Lawler, '30, Fairmont, Minn S 10.00 H. Schultz, '28, Port Arthur. Tex—_S 20.00 Haro' Crisuolo, Newark, N. J. —™..S 5.00 Fred L.- Mahafley. '17. Indianapolis S 25.00 Charles J. Sullivan, '29. Ardsley, N.Y._S 15.00 Kev. F. J. Cafe.v, Toluca, 111 S 25.00 Charles Mueller. '34. Cambridge. Mass-.$ 5.00 Dr. T. J. B. Shanley. Butte, Mont S 3.00 M. B. Cummins. Chicago, 111. S 10.00 B. R. Miley, Bogota, Colombia, S. A S 1.00 Leo Spitz, Chicago, 111 S 10.00 Herbert A. Clark, River Forest. Ill S 25.00 Charles P. Jfurphy. Chicago, HI SIOO.OO M. •& D. Shechan, Rochester, N. Y S 5.00 Richard F. Cavanaugh, Chicago, III S 50,00 Fred H. Massmann, Chicago, 111 S 50.00 E. F. Connolly. Notre Dame. Ind.__.-.S100.00 Daniel L. Madden. 06. Chicago, Ill_. _S 10.00 John C. Tully, Oak Park, III.- _S 10.00 Charles W. Call. 'IS, New York City__S 20.00 Bernard Murdock, '38, Elkhart, Ind.. _S 1.00 Robert W. Toner. '30. Yonkers, N. Y._S 5.00 Norbert J. Collins. '31. Yonkcrs. N. Y...S 5.00 Anthony F. Mara. Brooklyn, N. Y S 5.00 J. P. Traj-nor. '25. New York City S 80.00 James M. Currj". "29, Greit Neck, N. Y„S 20.00 Richard C. Miller. '24. New York City_S 10.00 Granville Tinnin, '94, Jay Em, Wyo._$ 5.00 Charles B. Corscr, Altadena, Calif.__SI00.OO Rev. J. F. Murphy, Watorvliet, Mich_S 10.00 A. J. Crooks, Kansas City. Mo.™- .SIOO.OO E. J. Macksey, Newark. N. J S 5.00 George H. Vocdisch, '16, South Bend—SIOO.OO Barclay Craighead. Helena, Mont S 2.00 John E. Motz. '30. Kitchener, Ont S 10.00 Rev. W. M. Dclaney, Greenville, R. I...S 2.00 Miss Alice Wolsfelt. Aurora, III S 10.00 F. E. David, Jr. '28, Pineville. La S 20.00 David H. McClugage. Peoria, III S 10.00 Miss Anna Wolsfelt, Aurora, 111 S 5.00 John E. Dooley. '27, Salt Lake City S 2.00 Charles A. McDonald, Chicago, III SIOO.OO Miss Doris Mae Wolsfelt, Aurora. Ill S 1.00 Walter J. Delaney, Chicago, 111 S lO.f Edward J. McLaughlin, '27, Chicago—S 10,00 Miss Jeanne Wolsfelt. Aurora, 111. S 1.00 Edward J. Doyle. Chicago, Ill„ _-S 50.00 Dr. G. J. McDonnell, '29, Freehold, N.J._S 10.00 James J. Wolsfelt, Aurora, HI——_5 1.00 John R. Dean, Chicago, III.. -SIOO.OO John P. McGoorty, Jr.. '24, Chicago_S 10.00 Walgreen Drug Stores (Additional) J. F. Doyle. '33, St. Catherines, Ont._S 5.00 Daniel F. McMahon Chicago, III SIOO.OO South Bend, Ind S 50.00 William J. Drennan, '23, Chicago, 111 S 5.00 Max McGraw. Chicago, III S 60.00 L. E. Walsh, Chicago, 111 —_$ 10.00 Wm. Bchan Drcux, '33, New Orleans_..$ 10.00 Edward J. McCabe. Chicago. Ill S 10.00 William A. Walsh, '96, Yonkers, N.Y_S100.00 L. J. McCarthy. Ma>-wood. Ill S 10.00 W. A. Walsh, Jr., '36, Yonkers, N.Y-.S 25.00 Thomas F. Dalton, '•".4, Brooklyn S 5.00 J. K. Mcintosh, '37, Port Arthur. Tcx_S 10.00 J. J. Wilson. Pittsburgh, Pa S 6.00 John F. Dcely. '20. N. Tarrytown,N.Y.S 18.00 P. A. McAnaney, '29. Yonkers, N.Y._S 5.00 George J. Wack, '23. South Bend- _S 35.00 James U DulT.v. Butte, Mont.— S 5.00 W. B. McDonald, '17. San Francisco $ 25.00 J. F. Dunne, '28, San Jose, Calif. S 25.00 J. B. McGlynn, '12, E. St. Louis, III,_S100.00 John D, Yelland, '30, Minneapolis S 20.00 Dr. Edward T. Yorkc, '30, Linden, N.J_S 15.00 F. J. Enright. Chicago, III.- _S 25.00 Notre Dame Club of Grand Rapids S 25.00 James R. Nowery, 29, Shrevcport, La-$ 60.00 Leon Zabriskie. '30, Great Neck. N.Y._S 25.00 Harry P. Nester. '20. Columbus, O S 6.00 J. R. Hanagan, Chicago, III S 2.00 Joseph Nesto & Co., Newark, N. J. $ 10.00 Total new gifts _S 6,189.10 Bernard J. Fallon. Chicago, III SIOO.OO Previously acknowledged , -5207,389.49 H. C. Flanagan. New York City SIOO.OO John C. Norton, '23, Chicago, 111 $ 10.00 Frank E. Folsom, Chicago, 111 S 25.00 Grand total to date -5213,578.59 F. P. Frascati, '37. Port Arthur, Tex-S 20.00 Dr. L. D. O'Donncll, '17. Pittshurgh—SlOO.OO Hugh P. Fitzgerald. '34. Brooklyn S 6.00 Dr. D. F. O'Connor. Chicago. Ill S 30.00 Simeon T. Flanagan, "14, N. Y. C. S 50.00 J. R. O'Hanlon, '13. Clayton, Mo S 20.00 Wurrcn S. Fogel, '30, N. Y. C S 25.00 A. M. O'Leary, Chicago, III S 10.00 (Sis.) Hugh O'Donnell, c.s.c. Edward J. Fleming. Chicago, 111 SIOO.OO James C. O'Connor. Jr., '29, N. Y. C_S 20.00 William J. Froelich. Chicago, HI S100,00 Daniel J. O'Neil, '25, New York City_$ 50.00 Vice-President. • The Notre Dame Alumnus JAMES E. ARMSTRONG, 75 The magazine is published from October to June inclusive by the Alumni Association Member of the American Editor of the University of Kotre Same. Kotre Dame, Indiana. The subscription price is S2.00 Alunmi Council a year; the price of single copies is 25 cents. The annual alumni dues of $3.00 include WiLUAM R. DoOLEY, 76 a year's subscription to THE ALUT.INUS. Entered as second-class matter January 1, Member of Nat'I. Catholic Managing Editor 1923, at the post office at Notre Dame. Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Alumni Federalion

Vol. 17 FEBRUARY. 1939 No. 4

First of the Year Inventory

[ An Editorial ]

First-of-the-year is a good time to frequently, lists of alumni by Classes, world of good and would please you. take inventory. Especially when only and lists of alumni by Club:;. But we can't do it on 20 percent sup­ one out of five alunmi—^using pay­ port. And the final blow is the Post- ment of dues as a measure—cares CLUBS office Department's demand that only •whether we exist or not. (That is a There are 90 Clubs. You read paid subscribers be kept on the mail­ subtle way of saying that only 20 per about them in the ALUMNUS. The ing list at all. We have fought this cent of our members have paid dues December issue devoted 8 pages of oif since January, 1926, but it's ebb to December 31. There is still time.) 6-point type to them. They aren't tide for the unpaid. Now, if our program were simply Topsy. They don't just grow. They to feed and shoe the OfRce force, the require constant contact and coop- CORRESPONDENCE apathy would be, objectively, explic­ peration, too much of which they don't get under our present handi­ Personal correspondence able. Sometimes we feel that many is no light matter — and we don't alumni assume this is our only aim. caps. And we want 100 live Notre Dame Clubs by 1942. write nearly the number of letters So a resume of our current program we should. Probably 2,500 letters may be educational if not profitable. would be a mild estimate of our pres­ CLASSES ent mail-year, dealing with, it seems, RECORDS There are 50 Class groups. The almost as many subjects. The 44 Dis­ The Alumni Office is the only office ALUMNUS devoted 14 pages of 6- trict Governors and Lieutenant-Gov­ at the University which keeps post- point type to them in the' December ernors, the 90 Club Presidents, the graduation records of alumni. Many issue. That represents a lot of con­ 50 Class Secretaries and the 90 Club schools maintain separate offices for tact and a long journey from our be­ Secretaries, the Board of Directors, this purpose. Notre Dame does not. ginnings. A survey has proved that and the chairmen of committees of this is the life-blood of the Associa­ importance throughout the annual In the Alumni Office we have an tion, and we only regret we can't do program, can't be disposed of by a alphabetical card file of some 10,000 more contacting, and spend more stencil. Their interest is growing, graduates. There is an alphabetical space. their value is growing, and we beat card file of an equal number of non- our Office breast daily that we seem graduate former students. Ten Classes will hold their 5-year to wane as they wax. The graduates, comprising until reunions in June, from the 5th to the 50th anniversaries. That doesn't just We do take advantage of the help­ now, with some additional names, the happen by spontaneous combustion. ful stencil whenever possible, and mailing list of the ALUMNUS, are It takes planning of which the Office the printing press. That is the only kept in geographical order on ad- must be an integral part. way some 30,000 bills for dues, and dressograph plates, and the Office many notices to the Clubs and Class­ addresses the ALUMNUS envelopes, es could be handled at all. football ticket applications, and other THE ALUMNUS mailing matter with its o^vn machin­ The ALUMNUS is the only contact U. N. D. NIGHT ery. between Notre Dame men, in the ma­ A fourth file is the geographical jority of individual cases. Nine issues Universal Notre Dame Night, about list of non-graduates. each year bring multiplying prob­ which you talk enthusiastically, we lems. admit, has become an institution. And a fifth, very important, is the Have you ever angled for a national individual folder file, now containing Advertising, tried in all forms, has hook-up? Have you ever tried to get some 2,500 folders in which are kept pretty much failed. Feature articles 150 local radio stations to put on pictures, newspaper clippings, ques­ and cultural material are handicapped simultaneous programs for you? Have tionnaires, and other data of record because we haven't the money to en­ you prepared factual data, skits, dia­ for alumni as the office receives it. large and illustrate the magazine. logue, so that your alumni and these If you had trouble with your Those who want it Life-style have stations can cooperate easily? Have Christmas card list, you can imagine the same answer. Editorial duties you furnished these outlets with sheet our day to day problem with what ag­ are shared with a. half-dozen other music, phonograph records, publicity demanding projects. gregates some 45,000 names individ­ materia], etc? We have. ually. We have solicited and received ex­ And that leaves out the little item And in addition, to make it tough, cellent counsel. We have a lot of in­ of campus speakers, when the Presi­ we are supposed to have, and furnish novations in mind that would do a dent and the Director of Athletics 112 The Notre Dame Alumnus February, 1939 must trj' to serve like the loaves and fishes. WITH CAMPUS AUTHORS PROMOTION Joe E. Brown SOCIAL PROBLEMS, by Father Enrollment, with the relations be­ RajTHond W. Murray, C.S.C., '18, tween Notre Dame and the 1349 sec­ head of the Department of Sociology, at Banquet ondary schools that supply our stu­ and Frank T. FIjTin, A.M., '31, dents, is, to the mild extent we pur­ assistant professor of social work, sue it, still the work of the Alumni has won wide acclaim from discrim­ Football Team Is Association. It is, as we have often inating reviewers. Published late in Honored, December 12 pointed out, a iine and a logical fea­ 1938 by F. S. Crofts & Co., (53.50), ture of our program, and regret the hook is adapted, not only for comes only from lack of time to han­ classroom use and professional refer­ dle it adequately. Notre Dame's great football team ence, but for the wider information of 1938 received deserved recognition PLACEMENT of those innumerable Catholics who of its achievements at the 19th an­ daily seek "the facts" regarding nual civic testimonial dinner given by The new Placement project is al­ social questions. most self-explanatory. And its im­ the Notre Dame Club of the St. portance IS so obvious as to require Typical of the enthusiastic reviews Joseph Valley in the University Din­ no comment other than the need for of the book is this one—in part— ing Halls on the night of December time, and financial support of the As­ written by the noted priest-writer, 12. sociation if we are to get to first base. Father John LaParge, S.J., for the The spotlight of course rested on SPECIAL PROJECTS December 10 issue of America: Elmer Layden, his assistants, and the great squad that outplayed all pre­ Under this heading, like "tips and " . . . , 'Attractive' should be em­ season predictions and lost only to the telegrams," comes almost annually phasized, for though their work is Rose Bowl champions. some major project that demands all professedly a textbook, practically-it we have, and more. We launched the is highly readable, written in a flow­ Joe E. Brown, Hollywood celebrity campaign against Communism, you ing, lucid style, enriched with refer­ and ardent sports enthusiast, acted as rememher, and this year we have had ences and quotations almost startling toastmaster. no little work as one of the Execu­ in their varietj' as well as their recent date. The authors have the happy Rev. John Cavanaugh, C.S.C., rep­ tive Committee offices of the Rockne resented the University in the absence Memorial Association. And we do faculty of letting those persons talk who have something to say, and the of both the President and Vice-Presi­ not feel that our work is exactly re­ selection they have made bears wit­ dent, and complimented the coaches flected in the fact that from January, ness to much quiet reading and indus­ and squad on the particularly fine 1937, to December 1, 1938, only 239 trious gathering, as well as to care manner in which they had upheld the alumni have given $16,155.40. in seeking the most competent best traditions of Notre Dame in ath­ SPECIAL EVENTS authorities in each field. Yet their letics. Our attention is always caught, work is far from being a more com­ and our cooperation willingly given, Professor Frank Dickinson of the pilation: their views are distinctive University of Illinois presented the by such special events as the recent and their arguments closely reasoned, Cavalcade of America national radio Four Hoi-semen Rockne Memorial as is seen in the masterly handling of Trophy to the 1938 team which program presenting the life of Knute the marriage and birth-control prob­ K. Eockne. We listen \vith a will­ lems in relation to economic distress^" ranked Number One of the nation's ing ear and a ready pen to the pro­ teams in the Dickinson System of posal of the New York Club for a rating. Universal Communion Sunday, as of Visiting coaches who joined in December 11 last. The SL Joe Val­ like a reading list in philosophy, a list tribute were Bill Kern of Carnegie ley Club's football banquet is an an­ of alumni who have influence on the Tech, Captain William Wood of nual but welcome drain on time. We Indiana legislature, a list of alumni Army, Jimmy Conzelman of Wash­ have been happy to work with the who might buy nails, .a list of alumni ington University of St. Louis, and University in compiling a film of the who prove that Notre Dame is not • Mai Elward of Purdue. campus still in production. And we just a football school ... as the year have tried to effect a liaison between of 1938 closes on only 7 months of Chief of Police Laurence J. Lane the alumni and the Athletic Associa­ our fiscal year, may we wish you a represented the city of South Bend. tion regarding the showing of the al­ very happy 1939—and ask you to Warren Brown was in one of his two ways popular films of the games. send your check for dues if it isn't in, ex-officio spots, this year as clean-up (The policy now is fixed, ?25 and together with any uncut paper dolls speaker. expenses, accompanied by a coach.) you may have, to the Alumni Office, Main Building, Notre Dame, Indiana. Rev. John Farley, C.S.C., was given But 60 little minutes can't decide a special ticket and awarded a mono­ to become more than an hour. gram sweater. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS The University Band and the Lin­ N. Y. DANCE, FEB. 11 nets Glee Club furnished music for About the only way we have gone the affair. The Dining Hall, as always, as far as we have, has been our mem­ Followingr the New York Univ­ put the capacity crowd of 1,100 in a bership in the American Alumni happy frame of mind. Council and the National Catholic ersity - Notre Dame basketball game Alumni Federation, from whence we in Madison Square Garden, New President Dillon J. Patterson, gen­ derive jjractical ideas, and fortitude. York, on Saturday, February 11, the eral chairman William E. Voor, pro­ Notre Dame Club of New York will gram chairman Francis Jones, ticket ETC. sponsor a dance in the Centre Club, chairmen Herb Jones and Al McGann, Forums, symposia, the Centennial, 120 Central Park South.' Music will arrangements chairman Frank Jliles, a growing need for a permanent fund be by Francis "Bugs" Walther, '25, and publicity chairmen John Gibbons raising program in which we must be and his orchestra. Admission will be and Joe Petritz, deserve credit, with $1 a couple and the club cordially a major factor, intellectual relations their committees, for the success of with alumni, selecting alumni who invites all Notre Dame men and their friends to attend. this 19th annual banquet, which has might be interested in the Review of become a Mid-West as well as a Politics, a list of alumni who would Notre Dame athletic institution. February, 1939 The Notre Dame Alumnus 113

ROCKNE MEMORIAL CAMPAIGN TO CLOSE FEB. 15

Alumni Participation Still Par Below Anticipated Numbers and Amount; Com­ pletion of Project Jeopardized by Showing; Hoped Districts Will Speed Up Quota Realization.

Since January 1, 1937, when new solicitation of Methods of giving, particularly the pledge card •funds for the memorial to Knute K. Rockne began, permitting periodic payments over any designated until December 1, 1938, only 239 alumni contrib­ time, were keyed to the convenience of the giver uted only ^16,155.40. whose contribution was a personal sacrifice, which would have enriched the memorial by that very fact. Despite general disappointment over thb failure of Notre Dame's own family and Rock's own fellow The original campaign with ^150,000, and the alumni to participate, the executive committee of the University's own contribution of ^200,000 absorbed Rockne Memorial Association feels that the cam­ the greater part of the burden. Only a sum was paign for the ^200,000 necessary to complete the asked, another ^200,000, which would have permitted structure should not continue further. the completion of the project in a maimer befitting its purpose, — a living memorial to a great Notre The per capita contribution average is high be­ Dame man. It was Notre Dame's second request cause of the generosity of a number of distingubhed in 96 years. alumni whose gifts have been acknowledged in the ALUMNUS. Contributions since the December ALUMNUS have increased the alumni showing some, as you can But the object of the memorial was to permit determine from the gifts page in this issue. all the friends of Knute Rockne to participate in this tribute to his memory. And it b the earnest hope of the committee that district governors and local club officers will stimu­ Quotas, divided by districts, were low enough, late their programs so that on February 15 a mote in the Hght of our numbers, to overcome economic representative number from the almost 20,000 Notre handicaps, it seemed to the committee when the Dame men will be listed, and a more satisfying con­ drive was begun. tribution toward the quota achieved.

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rpwO NOTRE DAME faculty mem- Rev. Stanislaus F. Lisewski, C.S.C, bett, and several collaborators have -'• bers -were honored during the '20, professor of Polish, attended the four other publications in preparation Christmas holidays by being chosen annual meeting of the Modem Lan­ at the present time. national officers of tivo leading acad­ guage Association in New York City, emic associations. The Rev. Raymond December 27 to 29. W. Murray, C.S.C, '18, professor of A CADEMIC DATA for first semes- William M. Schuyler, instructor in sociology, was elected first president ter of 1938-39: The total enroll­ of the American Catholic Sociological French at Notre Dame, received his .tx Ph.D., from the University of Chicago ment at Notre Dame in this first sem­ Society at the organization meeting ester of 1938-39 is 3,114: 2,981 un­ in Chicago. Dr. Francis E. McMahon, on December 20. Dr. Schuyler did his undergraduate. work at Dartmouth, dergraduates, 10 postgraduates, and professor of philosophy, was chosen 123 graduate students; 2,751 on cam­ vice-president of the American Cath­ his graduate work at Chicago and at pus, and 363 off campus; 163 Holy olic Philosophical Association at the the Bibliotheque de I'Arsenal in Paris. Cross students, and 2,951 other stu­ association's convention in Cincinnati. dents; 2,925 Catholics, and 189 (6.06 A number of other faculty mem­ percent) non-Catholics. bers spent their holidays attending rpHE DEPARTMENT OF Joumal- scientific and academic meetings. No­ -'• ism has published a series of five The registration of students by col­ tre Dame's vice-president, and acting lectures on "The Morality of the leges and Graduate School is: 1,008 Newspaper," delivered at Notre Dame in Arts and Letters, 312 in Science, president. Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, 448 . in Engineering, 1,110 in Com­ C.S.C, '16, went to Chicago where he last Spring by Richard Reid, Georgia journalist and Laetare Medalist. merce, 112 in Law, and 133 in the presented a paper on "The Beginning Graduate School. of the Catholic Church in Northern Mr. Eeid is also the author of the Indiana" before the American Cath­ New York state, with 498, is rep­ olic Historical Association. plan whereby Notre Dame students will receive prizes next April for the resented by the largest number of Rev. Henry Bolger, C.S.C, '24, best letters of the year in newspaper students. Illinois, with 426, and In­ head of the Department of Physics, criticism. diana, with 423, are next. There are and Rev. John A. Molter, C.S.C, '29, 3,062 students from the United States professor oi biology, attended the ses­ and 52 from other countries. sions of the American .A.ssociation IDESPREAD and favorable at­ for the Advancement of Science, held The students enrolled this year are W tention has greeted the first issue from 1,349 secondary schools: 880 in Richmond, Virginia, December 26 of the Review of Politics. Edited by to 31. Father Molter participated in public schools, and 469 private Dr. Waldemar Gurian, assisted by Dr. schools. Of the 3,114 students, 1,497 the discussions in the embryology sec­ Ferdinand A. Hermens and Professor tion of the science sessions. are from public schools, and 1,617 Francis J. O'Malley, '32, the Revieio from private schools. Dr. Eugen Guth, noted theoretical boasts a fine staff of editorial con­ physicist, was in Washington on De­ sultants in Professor Willis Nutting, The following lists, in order, the cember 27 to present a paper "On the Rev. Francis J. Boland, C.S.C, '18, 22 preparatory schools represented by Statistical Theory of Rubber Elastic­ Rev. Leo R. Ward, C.S.C, '23, and the largest number of students at the ity and Related Experiments" at the Rev. Charles C. Miltner, C.S.C, '11. University in this semester: meeting of the American Physical Society. On December 29 Dr. Guth Contributors, indicating the caliber Central Senior "HiRh School. South Bend. of the new publication, who launched 120: Holy Gross Seminary. Notre Dame, 55: and S. E. Dart, also of the Physics Mount Carmel HiBh School. ChicaEO. 50: Department, were in Pittsburgh Volume I, were Jacques Maritain, C. Cathedral Hii;h School. Indianapolis. 47; Loy- - J. Friedrich, Goetz Briefs, Mortimer oJa Academy, Chicaiio, 32: Fenwicfc High where they presented a joint paper School, Oak Park. Illinois, 29: Cathedral at the annual meeting of the Society Adler and Fritz Morstein Marx. The Latin Hiffh School, Clex'eland, 27: Hishawaka issue also contains a number of re­ HiRh School, Mishawaka, Indiana, 23: Cam­ of Rheology. Their paper was titled pion P«paratory School, Prairie du Chien, "The Thermo-Elastic Properties and views of current books in the field. Wisconsin, 22: Riley HiBh School, South Bend. The interests of the quarterly are pri­ 22: St. Xavier High School, Loois\-ille, 20; Equation of State of Rubber." University of Detroit Hish School, Detroit, 20: marily the philosophical and histor­ Aquinas Institute, Rochester, New York, 19: Rev. Leo R. Ward, C.S.C, '23, and ical approach to political realities. Brooklyn Preparatory School, Brooklyn, New York, 19: Leo High School, Chicago, 19: lona Dr. Francis E. McMahon, both pro­ January, April, July and October are School, New RochcUe. New York, 18: Sacred fessors of philosophy, gave a paper the months of publication. Subscrip­ Heart College, Watertown, Wisconsin. 17: St. Benedict's Preparator>* School. Newark. New they prepared in collaboration on the tions are $2.50 the year. Jersey. 16: St. George High School. Evanston, "First Cause in Contemporary Phil­ Illinois, 16; Central Catholic High School. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15; Chaminade osophy of Religion" at the annual Academy, Mineola, New York, 15; St. Igna­ meeting of the American Catholic tius High School, Chicago, 15. Philosophical Association in Cincin­ PUBLICATIONS in medieval stud- nati, December 28 and 29. Other phil­ -'- ies in the several branches of The faculty of the University at osophical faculty members attending medieval learning, but especially in present consists of 270 members: 65 this meeting included Professor Wil­ the theology and philosophy of the professors, 62 associate professors, 35 liam F. Roemer, Ph.D., '27, and Rev. twelfth and thirteenth centuries, have assistant professors, 57 instructors, Charles C. Miltner, C.S.C, '11, dean progressed in the work going on at 46 graduate assistants, and 5 special of the College of Arts and Letters. Notre Dame. Rev. Philip Moore, lecturers. Of the 219 members of Prof. AVillis D. Nutting, of the De­ C.S.C, and Mr. James J. Corbett pub- ' the faculty with rank of professor, as­ partment of History, went to Chicago lished in 1938, "Petri Pictaviensis sociate professor, assistant professor, on December 27 where he gave a allegoriae super tabemaculum Moysi." or instructor, 71 are priests, 5 are paper on "Rural Christian Society" This followed publications in 1936 by brothers, and 143 are laymen. Of at the annual meeting of the Socio­ Father Moore and in 1937 by Arthur these 219 members, 188 are Catholic, logical Association. Landgraf. Father Moore, Mr. Cor- and 31 (16 percent) are non-Catholic. February, 1939 The Notre Dame Alumnus 115

Rev. John Farley, C. S. C., Dies Suddenly

Noire Dame Loses Beloved Traditional Figure; Great Athlete, Devoted Priest, Friend of Thousands of Alumni, and Great Rector, Lost by His Death January 15.

"Sarin's Hall, and Sarin's men: baseball, which was then the leading out that while Father Farley had Foiir-toivered fortress of the old. college sport. A letter in track, in never taught a class at Notre Dame Tradition's cradle, in whose hold 1897-98, made Father Farley one of or preached a sermon in the Church, The old is marble, the neiv is clay the few nine-letter men in Notre he had exerted more influence for To make into a stronger mold." Dame athletic history. good on a greater number of stu­ dents than most of his fellow-priests His interest "in athletics remained of the Congregation. Life in Sorin in 1930-31 marked as keen as the physical vitality he the return of Rev. John Farley, retained until stricken in 1937. He The Religious Bulletin did an ex­ C.S.C, to the campus of Notre Dame was the particular friend and confi­ cellent job of characterizing the con­ as rector of the hall. It is not strange dant of hundreds of Notre Dame tribution of Father Farley to the life to older alumni that his peculiar athletes, and attended all N.D. of Notre Dame. In part, the Bulle­ genius and his great personality in­ tin said: spired the above verse in the Dome of that year. "Most of you knew Father Farley, at least a little. If yon ever walked From 1907 to 1914, Father Farley past the Sorin porch when he was had, as rector, built iip the great tra­ there, you heard "Hi, boy!" You ditions of Corby Hall. saw his friendly salute. If you heard him call you by a personal name, it And from 1914 until he left Notre was always that ribbing one, "Hi, Dame in 1920, Father Farley had Chester!" ruled the "gold coast" of that era, Walsh Hall, keeping alive in one of "He had a way with the boys. Not the early forerunners of the new just with you but with thousands Notre Dame all that was good and in­ over a period of thirty years as pre­ teresting from the old. fect or rector. He knew your tricks and loved them if they were fair. If It.is no problem to explain the they weren't you had to watch out. power and the popularity he wielded If you misused the Holy Name or over the boys in the three halls of told a bad joke you put yourself on Notre Dame where he exerted an his blacklist. With him all was fair authority which, through strict, won play, none foul. him the affectionate titles of "King," THE "KING" "He championed interhall sports, and "Pop." always led winners whether in Corby, Walsh or Sorin. He fired his men Father Farley was himself a Notre games, even after illness had over­ Dame man in every sense of the with zip. They played rough and taken him, and his leg had been tough ... On the porch they 'mon­ word. And he stayed young in heart amputated. and young in mind, so that his boys, keyed' with him. He threw the mail during the 20 years of his work as While Father Farley's health had to them after meals. Each letter had rector, found a complete understand­ never recovered completely from the its special comment. If you muffed ing'of their life and their problems. shock and amputation of his leg, his when he threw your card, yoa were And this understanding was interpre­ spirit had restored him to the life of a 'softie.' His was the family spirit. ted with a sternness, with a humor, the campus, and he attended many That's why they called him 'Pop.' He with a care for the individual, and events this winter, including the foot­ was rough, at times, to look at, but with a real love for the boys, that ball banquet, December 12, where he inside he was always the same, ever made the catalogue term, "paternal was awarded a monogram sweater in kind. If he poked your ribs when he discipline," a real and respected insti­ a special tribute. bawled you out, you were privileged. tution. Your lesson was learned doubly On Sunday, January 15, in the quick. He had the discipline, 'fixed' In his own school days. Father Community Infirmary where he had things in his hall his own way. That's Farley was an outstanding athlete. lived since returning to the campus, why he was 'King.' When you went He was not a physical giant. In a he died suddenly. News spread to the 'board', yon weren't coining day of such giants, but his spirit and quickly around the campus. The back. ... He never missed a thing his heart more than compensated. funeral was held on Tuesday, Janu­ in Washington Hall: neither movie ary 17, in Sacred Heart Church, nor opera. And you didn't dare Father Farley, then a student, filled to overflowing with faculty, booh. If you did, you didn't twice. played end and later right halfback on students and friends. Monogram men, He was 'Kng.' ... If students did the football teams of 189T, 1898, 1899 students and alumni, were honorary any marching to town they might and 1900, captaining the latter pall-bearers. Departing from Com­ have made noise, but they didn't de­ eleven. He was an outfielder on the munity practice. Rev. Eugene Burke, stroy. He led the gang. . . More of baseball tfeams of 1898, 1899, 1900 C.S.C, '06, delivered a eulogy of this noble priest later on. His rough and 1901, and was reputed to have Father Farley beautifully attuned to sort of kindness won many a boy to the strongest throwing arm in college his career. Father Burke pointed the Lord." 116 The Notre Dame Alumnus February, 1939

J. J. O'BRIEN ESTABLISHES FELLOWSHIP AT NOTRE DAME

Gift designated as the "Miles and John J. O'Brien Fellojf'ship in Metallurgy and Allied Sciences."

JOHN J. O'BBIEN THE LATE MILES W. O'BRIEN

ETALLURGICAL research at The Fellowship provides funds for ident of the University, on September Notre Dame gains impetus the pursuit of post-graduate study 8th, 1922. Mr. O'Brien is the second M and research by men'who intend to South Bend man to be honored by the with the announcement of the estab­ devote themselves to a life of teach­ University. His selection is an ac­ lishment of a fellowship in metal­ ing. Scholarship recipients, to be knowledgment of the untiring interest lurgy and allied sciences through the named annually, will be selected on he has displayed in the growth of the generous gift of $15,000 from Mr. the basis of proven ability, character, University. Seeking always to fur­ and financial need. ther Notre Dame as an educational J. J, O'Brien, South Bend industrial­ institution, Mr. O'Brien has contrib­ ist and ci\-ic leader, president of the Father O'Donnell's announcement uted in spirit, activity and money to­ South Bend Lathe Co. said: "The University acknowledges ward its development. His presence this gift with pleasure and gratitude. on the executive committee of the In announcing the new foundation. The late Miles O'Brien was a charter Endowment campaign in South Bend Rev J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, '16, member of our Board of Lay Trus­ was more than justified by his activ­ vice-president and acting president of tees and served as treasurer of the ity in helping his city make so sub­ the University, said that Mr. O'Brien's Board until his death in 1936. His stantial an acknowledgment of its loy­ gift is in the form of a joint benefac­ brother John has been a devoted and alty to Notre Dame. A contributor to tion which will be designated as "The Miles and John J. O'Brien Fellowship loyal friend for many years and has civic expansion of South Bend, and a in Metallurgy and Allied Sciences." cooperated with the various adminis­ loyal worker in his varied interests, trations in the furtherance of plans Mr. O'Brien will find in the policies In addition to his own interest of for the greater Notre Dame. of the board ample opportunity to long standing in Notre Dame, Mr. assist his fellow members in its con­ "This benefaction w^ill help mate­ duct." O'Brien's gift commemorates his twin rially in the promotion of research brother, the late Miles O'Brien, char­ work now being conducted under the ter member of the Board of Lay What was said of Miles O'Brien Trustees of the University, and treas­ supervision of Dr. E. G. Mahin, head of the Department of Metallurgy." then continued to be increasingly true urer of that group at the time of his during the 13 years he served sub­ death in 1936. The O'Brien brothers Gift Follows Long FriencUhip sequently. And what was true of have long been civic leaders. They Miles O'Brien was equally true of developed the South Bend Lathe Co. In 1923, the first issue of the John J. O'Brien. into one of the city's outstanding in­ ALUMNUS which followed the appoint­ dustries. Their close physical resem­ ment of the late Miles W. O'Brien to In view of this long record of blance was shared in a common inter­ the Board of Lay Trustees then est in the business they founded, in friendship and service, the benefac­ formed, said: "The appointment of tion now given and acknowledged ap­ the city, in which they lived, and in Mr. Miles W. O'Brien, president of broad ciiltural interests which drew pears more proper as a continuation thfe South Bend Lathe Works of and a perpetuation of the relations them into the inner cirde of friends South Bend, Indiana^ was announced of Notre Dame. between the O'Brien brothers and the by Rev. Matthew Walsh; C.S.C, pres­ University of Notre Dame. February, 1939 The Notre Dame Alumnus 117

BY JOSEPH S. PETRITZ. '32 ATHLETICS « Director of Athletic Publicity

BASKETBALL Eddie Sadowski is a hot-and-cold shot. If he hits a couple at the start, With the basketball season more HELP! HELP! he's poison the rest of the way. But than one-third completed, this much he's essentially a team man, having is definite: One of the features of the Rockne Menzorial Fieldhouse will be the in­ been introduced to the Notre Dame clusion of pictures of all Notre Dame style of play during the Johnny Moir 1. The Fighting Irish have won five regime when the main idea was to and they have lost three. athletic squads in football, baseball, track, and basketball from the begin­ feed the ball to the "Flying Scot." 2. Coach George Keogan*s 1938*39 ning to the present. The pictures are Paul DuCharme, handy little Chi­ team is one of the cleverest passing being collected and identified through cago senior who has worked at for­ teams in Notre Dame history. the Sports Publicity Department. ward, center, and guard, found the basket early, and he's been finding it 3. The Irish lack a standout scorer, A fire in a South Bend studio several years ago destroyed many of reg:ularly since being installed at even though they have averaged 45% guard. He's made 68 points, despite points a game. these valuable negatives, so we are appealing to alumni to supply any the fact that his chief job is to feed 4. The defense still needs polishing. missing prints possible. These will be the front line and to patrol the back copied, and the originals will be re­ line defensively. 5. From here in, Notre Dame will turned to the owners. In sending The less said the better about the be one of the most dangerous teams these pictures, please include identifi­ in the country. scoring of Mark Ertel, junior center; cations wherever possible. They and Capt. Earl Brown, Jr., guard. should be mailed to Joseph Petritz, Disposing of point one, we remind We have a hunch there will be plenty Sports Publicity Director, Notre to say about them later. Ertel turned you that we covered the victories over Dame, Indiana. Kalamazoo and Bali State and the in his best game for Notre Dame defeat by Wisconsin in an earlier is­ The football collection is complete. against Butler, snaring eight points sue. Following these contests, Michi­ Following are the pictures needed of for a season's total of 28. He cov­ gan won a 40 to 38 decision at South other teams: ered his territory with an expert Bend, the first time in tivo years that abandon reminiscent of Paul (Giz) Notre Dame had lost two in a row BASEBALL Nowak, his immediate predecessor. and also the first time during that 1908, and all teams from 1911 to Brown is trying hard to get the foot­ span that Notre Dame lost a home 1923 inclusive. ball kinks out of his well-knit frame, game. and he turned in his best game of TRACK the year, too, against the Butlers, Hope that the 1931-32 record—two 1890, 1899, 1900, 1906, 1908 to getting seven points. He also authored defeats in the first four starts and 1917 inclusive, 1921, 1922, 1924. several of the evening's picture "plays. then 16 straight victories^—might be duplicated rose in the hearts of BASKETBALL The point is, though, that there Irish supporters when Notre Dame 1898 to 1914 inclusive, 1917 to isn't a Moir or a Nowak on the squad swamped a mild-looking Northwest­ 1922 inclusive. this year, and that the Irish are not ern outfit, 48 to 30, at Notre Dame. making a large percentage of their This was the second highest point dif­ shots. But they are taking a lot of ferential in the series since 1925, shots, thanks to their fancy passing Northwestern having taken a 38 to in the second period, but rallied to game. 19 decision in 1936. But the Wildcats tie it at 28-all. Here the Irish manu­ factured a five-point margin, which 4. A defense which has given up 35 changed its spots, if any, New Year's or more points on four occasions, in eve and rallied to win, 43 to 39 in the Indianapolis lads whittled to two points, 37 to 35, before the final gun eight starts, is no Maginpt line. But­ what will undoubtedly stand up as ler has not been a high-scoiing imit, one of the season's roughest games. put a merciful end to Butler's immed­ iate hopes. They've invited Coach yet the Bulldogs collected 35 points. Notre Dame led with five minutes to The Bulldogs made as many field go, but the stalling game didn't work, Keogan to bring his boys to Indian­ and Northwestern capitalized on a apolis, March 1. goals—(13)—as Notre Dame, but just didn't have as many free throws temporary Irish let-down and fre­ We can cover points two and three quent ball-thefts to get the nod in a to shoot. (Lest this look like an apol­ at the same time. We don't have the ogia for Butler, we hasten to point game which made everything else that exact scoring percentages, but Notre New Year's eve anti-climactical. out that Notre Dame made more field Dame had 90 shots to Michigan's 47 goals than Northwestern and more and managed to lose, 40 to 38. Eddie A Cornell team which revived the than Michigan —and lost on free Riska, sophomore ace from Chicago, throws). next night to hold a brilliant Illinois is the current leader mth 96 points team to a one-point victory, were the for 8 games. But he had 92 going 5. We say Notre Dame will be one guests of honor at a 48 to 18 shel­ into the Butler game, and the four of the most dangerous teams in the lacking, January 2. Eddie Sadowski he got that night were on free throws. country the rest of the way. This was out of tlie lineup, and others He hasn't broken himself of the habit isn't to say that the Irish will win were crippled, but the regulars were of driving under the basket for shots the rest of their games, for a team needed for fewer than 15 minutes of —a commendable custom, of course. with a winning streak is not neces­ the first half, and they weren't needed But he would be a greater threat if sarily dangerous. It may slump and at all in the second period. he'd utilize his ability to shoot from beat itself. On the other hand, the the floor. Butler had him well-scouted, 1938-39 Irish may lose a few, but no It's still true what they say about one can ajford to take them lightly. Butler. The Bulldogs tied the score and he was held \vithout a single field goal. six times in the first half, fell behind (Continued on Page 130) 118 The Notre Dame Alumnus February, 1939

Milton Williams, Elkhart, Indiana. The "B" team members are: John CAMPUS NOTES ByVINCENTW.DeCOURSEy.*39 Wintermeyer, Kitchener, Ontario; Jerry Flynn, Rochester, New York; Tom Grady, Farmer City, -Illinois; and William Meier, Faulkton, South POST-CHRISTMAS FUN At the annual Wrangler banquet Dakota. the members of the all-star interhall Anti-climax for all Christmas va­ debate team were announced. The V cations are the stories of the dances. members are: Walter Johnson, Bronx- CHIT-CHAT This year was no exception; the ville. New York; George Neumann, If you thought Orson Welles or printable stories are swarming with Chicago; and Charles Colgan, Buenos Lionel Barrymore was good in his blackmail possibilities. Aires, .Argentina. On an alternate interpretation of Scrooge in Dickon's First prize for individual accom­ squad Lou Eadelet, Green Bay, Wis­ Christmas Carol you were probably plishment must of necessity be award­ consin ; F. G. Barreda, Laredo, Texas, right. But these gentlemen had bet­ ed to the Alumni senior who came and Thomas Grady, Farmer City, Illi­ ter look to their laurels, for there is back from the dance very, very nois, made the select list. a younger Scrooge coming. His name sleepy. So sleepy was he that he mis­ is Vernon Witkowski, Detroit, and he took the headlights of an approach­ made his initial appearance in the ing truck for a filling station—and role over a local station during the drove in. MORE MEN FOR MURPHY vacation period. Vem is one of the But the clubs themselves reported Grand Knight John Murphy's K. of stars of the revamped University Theatre. an enjoyable and/or profitable eve­ C. council chambers are echoing to ning for the most part. George the sound of some 58 new voices since Walter Johnson, Bronxville, New O'Neill's Met club had the biggest the induction held last month in St. York, was elected president of the aflfair, packing 300 couples into the Joseph's parish hall in South Bend. Historians, newly formed club for St. Moritz and turning away almost those interested in subjects like his­ as many more. New members were requested to forget the pain of dues and fees and, torical research and investigation of New Jersey's Larry Doyle had the to make the sorrow less acute, a pro­ the past. Rev. Thos. McAvoy, C.S.C, same space trouble. The place just gram for the day was arranged that University archivist, is the moderator wouldn't take more than 250 couples. ran the gamut from a special mass in of the group. Chicago had the annual reports: Alumni chapel and a Communion Christmas gift number one to the "the best"; "the worst"; and "as breakfast addressed by Rev. Frank entire student body came from the usual." Cavanaugh, C.S.C. to a banquet that University dining halls. Now instead But probably the best story of a e\'ening at the Hotel LaSalle. of the proletarian knife, spoon, and club dance comes out of Kansas City. George McMorrow, E. Weymouth, fork we eat with two forks, and two Far from the biggest and probably Massachusetts, was chairman of the spoons! And there are rumors of not the best, it had one tremendous breakfast; James Metzler, Kansas tablecloths soon to be added! distinction that made it stand out. City, Missouri, chairman of rituals; Already, in the first issue of the President Tom Reardon, iigtiring ex­ and Irving Klister, Rib Lake, Wiscon­ new year, the Scholastic is beating penses to the bone, argued to make sin, banquet chairman. the drum for the Bengal Bouts, sched­ 63 cents on the event. Back on the uled this year for the 17th of March. campus he was frothing at the mouth —instead of making the 63 cents he The folding of the South Bend had lost 34. "We forgot," he sput­ CRADLES AND $25 News-Times met with general regret tered, "about that ..*!*. sales tax!" among the student body. Subject for S.A.C. prizes to those members of many a bull session, the Neivs-Times the present sophomore class whose was a campus institution, and its pas­ scholastic averages as freshmen made sing leaves a void that will be hard THE SIGNALS WERE CROSSED them an object of finger - pointing to fill—even Costin's column. were awarded shortly before the Alumni hall debaters cracked up lamented vacation. against the cold logic of Morrissey in the finals of the interhall debate and Most bowing was done in.the pres­ literally helped the sophomores carry ence of Ralph Gerra, Brooklyn, New THE KELLYS HAVE IT the Wrangler's trophy over to the York, whose 95.66 topped the com­ merce college. But it was with only From Adamonis to Zwermann the paneled lobby. Said George Neumann, over 3,000 names in the student di­ Chicago, Alumni's no. 1 man: "Gov­ slightly less respect that the A.B.'s •hailed Albert Del Zoppo, Niagara Falls, rectory run the gamut of nationali­ ernment spending has helped busi­ ties: English, Irish, Scottish, Ger­ ness"; said Charles Colgan, Buenos New York, 95.58. John Champley, Taylorville, Illinois, had 94.69 to lead man, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Span­ Aires: "Government spending has not ish, Chinese, French, and Japanese. helped business. Alumni's third man, the engineers and Arthur Starr, Con­ cordia, Kansas, made his 94.4 seem The grand old name of Kelly appears John Wintermeyer, Kitchener, On­ some 29 times, Sullivans follow with tario, just said he didn't know if it astronomical to the rest of the scientists. 27, next are the Murphys with 18 and had or not. the Brennans trail with a poor 10. But Morrissey knew—and all three Sure and did someone make a crack of her boys: Jack Walsh, Chicago; DEBATERS MAKE START about our Irish? Fred HoU, Hinesdale, Pennsylvania; Starting out in February the Notre Following the traditions of the men and Tom Grady, Farmer City, Illinois, Dame debaters look forward to one let Judge AVilliam Coyne in on the of old, the mighty men of the Mono­ of the busiest and best seasons in re­ gram Club set out to prove that noth­ secret as often and as rapidly as cent years. Marquette will be the first possible. ing daunts them. Headed by Bill Ma- outfit faced by the arguing brothers, honey, Phoenix, Arizona, chairman of Mr. Coyne's decision marked the the event to take place sometime in the Monogram Ball, they decided that third time in three years that the the first week of February. • there would be no better way to show Alumni coach, Robert Weaver, Co­ The "A" squad this year will con­ their disdain for convention and safe­ shocton, Ohio, had led his boys all sist of Frank Fitch, Cherokee, Iowa; ty than to hold the dance on the the way up to the top of the mountain Al Funk, La Crosse, Wisconsin; night of January 20—^which was only and watched them step off. Frank Parks, Rice Lake, Wisconsin; the week-end before semester exams! February, 1939 The Notre Dame Alumnus 119

ALUMNI CLUBS »

AKRON one of the Statler parlors as a gathering place vania. He was with Johnny Hi^land, Georce for the club. Marty not only had the idea Yoric and Andy Pinchncy. Hash Calopy, '33, R.F.D. 4, Picaident; John Dormn. '33, C9 E. MiU Sticet. Seczetmrr. but did the work of securing the room and refreshments and made it possible for the boys Larry Palkovic coasted in from Johnsto\vn Net proceeds of the club's Chirstmas dance to get together and hash over the old days. and Amsterdam, despite a Civic Ball, produced were to be given over to the Kockne Afemorial Marty was at the dance with his charming a party headed by Dick .Santoinki and Joe F^ind. In charge of the affair was Joe Kraker wife, as were Carlos and Mrs. Frank. Also Bitcci. Ed SoUiTan drew such a crowd out of as chairman, assisted by John Doran, Jr., Al ran across Frank Cass during the festivities, Mechanicville that a group intends to check Hilkert. Frank Steel. Steve and Joe Wozntak. who said that his brother. Bill, was unable the records to find if he is related to the Pied Larry Halter and Dr. P. A. "Chick" Doran. to make the dance because skiing and tripping Piper. the light fantastic did not seem to mix. Ralph BERRIEN COUNTY (Michigan) Else was also there. Ralph, as you know, has Nick Tancredi and Dan Canha were seen William R. Desenberar, '31, Bnclianmn Bank been moved to Auburn, New York, but all of consoling each other over—the loss of the Baildinr** Bndianan, BCdiiran, P resident: us are hoping that he will still be able to Rockne Trophy. Larry O'Neill advised them Hanrice A. Weber, e3c '25, Peoples State commute to the Buffalo Club meetings. While to get into the public school system. Jim Bank Bnlldtnff, St. Joseph, Michigan, Secns on the subject of transfers, we had better Drislane. Sheih Herrick and Bill Branigan Urr. warn the boys in Cleveland that Paul Shcedy just had a good time. Joe Conlon again proved has been transferred out there by Certainteed. that he rates tops with the ladies. He re­ The Notre Dame Club of Berrien County We also hate to lose Paul, but I dare say that turned from New York at 8 p.m.. got out the had its meeting at Quin Waters* Farm on chasing the almighty dollar is likely to lead tux. arranged a date, and made the dance by December 19 with 35 members and guests almost anywhere. 10 p.m. present. Some new records in fried chicken Eddie Eckert was happy when the boys did eating were laid down by John Medo, who is Eddie O'Connor shou'ed up at the football not shame him at his club. Well, not too much now (by presidential decree) the club cham­ banquet as well as the dance and we also saw anyway. pion, due to Tom Grimes' shameful default. Hcnrj- Weiss at the banquet and Henry Bums Grimes ate hardly more than two chickens. at the dance. Jack jWcKcndo' was at the The Edwin Kenefakes entertained a small dance with his charming miss. Jack's abilities group of 26 couples at a party before the The mcetinK was given in honor of Paul are a welcome addition to the alumni club dance. Mike Lcdinc poured. Apparently a Kell and Earl Brown. Berrien County's con­ from the class of '3S. I noticed Joe Batfagtia good job was done, since all the couples made tribution to the 193S football team. Sheridan lending his assistance at the door during the the dance. (Newshawk) . Cook of Nilos was chairman, dance. Tony Brick showed up at the alumni tearing himself away from the Fern Dull gathering during the dance, while Jim Moul­ Oick Walsh escorted 3IIss Touhey, but as murder trial long enough to act in this capac­ der and John LaDuca %vere also at the dance. charming as she was, we still missed Doe ity, which he did very ably. Incidentally, It gives me great pleasure to report that Jack Tonhey. Another one much missed was Tom Maurice Weber's contribution to the evening's Travers is attending meetings regularly again DoUard. We understand the stork was seen festivities was well received. and before he knows it, he is going to find over Troy, so all the boys were afraid to leave himself put to work. Don Love is in line for town. Under Chairman Cook's able guidance, congratulations following the announcement of some startling facts were brought to light by his engagement to Miss Mary C. Person. I Jack Hnethcr, Doc Kalteax. Dave O'Brien Mr. Brown about Mr. Kell regarding one cer­ understand that Geortcc Doyle is opening his and Johnny Mechan, unknown to the Chamber tain Hollywood beauty and Kell retaliated. own general insurance office. Good luck to of Commerce, have started a "let's have the when called upon by Cook for rebuttal, by an­ you. George! next in Schenectady" campaign. nouncing Earl Brown's engagement for him. To those who will be able to make it. it Don't forget there is always another dance. Professor Bill Downcj\ the proposed Fpea^er may be of interest to know that we are going Include the 1939 dance in your New Year's of the evening, pulled a fast one on the com­ to try to start a luncheon group. Plans aren't resolutions. mittee by "skiving" out before he was called too definite as yet, but we expect the first on. meeting to take place at the Hotel Touraine Jack Land presented Christian Brothers Academy of Albany the Rockne Football Tro. Weber and I were supposed to have ad­ at Monday noon. January 9, and we hope to make it a regular event, either weekly or phy. At the same time the students met in journed the meeting to a spot in Niles, but be an oratorical contest. Apparently they have never got there and I haven't seen him since, monthly, or as often as the majority of the men can make it. not warned the judges for Jack's youthful though Mrs. Weber says he is still in the land appearance and splendid delivery had the Lionel V. O. Smith. of the living. He's been ill and I'm making judges on the ropes until his wife inadvert­ this report in his place, at his wife's request. ently remarked to a judge, "Isn't my husband CAPITAL DISTRICT (N«w York) T reffret to say that the north end of Berrien wonderful ?" John Land, '34. 4 Hedcewood Arc. Sefcm- County was woefully represented. We hope, ectady. President; Midiacl LedUr. 'S3, 1N7 We have from a reliable source that Jack however, for a better break later and better Ginespic St., ScfaeneeUdr* Secretary. may be out to .<;ee some of the boys. The ftttendnnce all around when, as and if we put dance results did not allow him to forget that Weber's unique idea for the next party into The New Year finds our president. Jack dues should be collected. effect. Land, recovering from a slight attack of Bill Dcsenberg. jitters. He stood in the Wolfert's Roost ball­ Gcorffc Comean has married Miss Mae Allen. room doorway most of the night of December His Christmas cards were mailed from New BUFFALO 27 counting the crowd until he was finally York, but he is supposed to be heading for Carlos H. Frank, '33. 232 Barton Street. able to announce that the Christmas dance did Kansas. Jim Comcaa has also given up the President; Balpk F. Else. '31, 278 Voorfaees not lay an epK^ A little more "Full-of-Pep" printing business. His plans very decidedly Avenae, SccretarT* mash and it might have at that. Gordie Ran­ include New York. dall's band did a fine job. Dancing traffic The lads of the campus club certainly de­ Next event is Universal Notre Dame Night, serve a big hand for the football dinner that reached a new high. When the band pepped it up, a person took his life in his own hands April IT. at the University Club in Albany. they put over at the Hotel Buffalo on the We'll try 'not to let you forget. 22nd. The array of football men they brought when he stepped on the dance floor. Some one Mike Ledinff* back for speakers-evoked a good many favor­ should tie that Bill Casazza. able comments, and Mr. Boland's talk espe­ Harold Canavan had a parole officer in his CLEVELAND cially impressed the sathering. party, so It was quite natural that they lead Kul B. Hsttentedc '2*. WillUiiuiiii BUc, the crowd in a modified lock step that was PraMent: G. Alkert Lmwtra, "SS, 2M7 At the Christmas dance down at the Stat- almost a snake dance. The Indian also came Wrandattc ATC^ LakcwiMd, SecnUir- ler on the 26th the boys really made a holi­ out of a lot of students. day out of it. The alumni group is indebted Our Christmas Dinner Dance is over, hut we to Marty Travers for his efforts in securing Bill Murvey was down from Erie, Pennsyl­ believe that the comment of one non-alumnus 120 The Notre Dame Alumnus February. 1939

•who attended expresses the sentiment of all Gil is doing very nicely in New York with a GREATER LOUISVILLE 192 couples. Our friend said» "I feel tliat any- brokerage house. Bob Ttsdiler is connected Bofccrt Barke, '36, 1114 Dovlaw Boslenrd. thins else I do during the holidays vrill be with the electrical end of Otis Steel Compmny. LMOsTiDe, Pr«iident; Paul Blartentedc. *34, anticlimacttc!" Among the dancers were 90 Sarge Ralei^ is working at the Allerton 2313 Harwell, LoaisTlUc, Secrctarr- alumni, 26 students, and the remainder vrere Hotel. Bad Raddmtz starts the 15th of Janu­ President Bob Botke sends word that the friends ol the aJumni. Tbou^rh it was the ary as advertising manager of the landner club arranged a smoker for December 28 in purpose of the committee to merely break even Co. and, on or about the same date. Bob Mor- the Henry Clay Hotel to welcome home the financially, a small profit resulted. Amonc risscy takes up his duties as a travelling pro­ local Notre Dame students. those present whom we haven't seen for some motion man for one of the rubber companies. Planned as one of the season's leading time were Art Deibcl, Ray Blatt, Joe Heiman» We are quite elated about our ovm appoint­ events was the club's dance on January 14, John leoc (who is now residing in St. Louis ment as an agent for the Aetna Insurance following the University of Kentucky-Notre and working for National Tube Co.), Johnny Company, commencing January 16. Dame basketball game in Louisville. Chapla. and Phil Docll. The Butler boys Jerry Reidy is very busy with plans for the filled t%vo tables. Bob had just given Betty LOS ANGELES Anzuini her engagement ring; no date has Retreat this year, Jem* hopes to reserve four week-ends for our group and if we know him C Frederic PIqae, *30, Hammond Lumber been set. Frank CaII» Billy and Lee Kyan ably Company. Soath Abmeda. Califs President; represented the maturer group. The dance he'll have a ma:dmum crowd at each one. Charles J. Kennedy, ex. *29. 1503 E. Wind­ sor Road. Glendale, Calif., Secretary. drew Art Glassow out of his retirement in Jack Collins is planning an evening of enter­ Elyria. tainment in conjunction with the CarroU- Our stag-party at the Biltmore Hotel the Notre Dame basketball game which will be night before the U.S.C. football game was a In our last attempt we stated that Joe Fitz­ played at the Arena and will be the only great success. There were over 500 tickets gerald was a newcomer to the city. We wish Cleveland appearance of any Notre Dame ath­ sold. Among the entertainers were the fol­ to correct this impression as he is a native letic team this year. If Jack can duplicate lowing famous people: Pat O'Brien, Don Clevelander. Work on the Rockne Memorial the success of last year's skating party which Amecho. Bob Taylor. Mickey Rooney, Tommy Drive is well tinder way and the committee he managed no one will have any complaints. Kelley, Andy Devine, "Strangler" Lewis, the hopes to have a report ready at the time of Again we repeat: if you have any informa­ Ritz brothers, and many more. Coaches and the John Carroll basketball luncheon. And tion you want included in this column, send newspaper men who spoke were Elmer Laydcn, speaking of the Rockne Drive, we had a very it in and we will print it gladly. To all. a Gas Dorats, Slip Madigan, Jim Phclan. Joe pleasant visit the other evening from Phil belated Happy New Year. Boland. Arch Ward, Sid Ziff. Braven Dyer, Prendergast to whom we are indebted for Al Uiwton. and others. Late in the evening, an auto­ much of the information which follows. Phil graphed football was sold, with the proceeds missed his calling when he went into the DETROIT going to the Rockne Memorial fund. The engraWng business; he*s a bom newshound. winner of the ball was Fred P. Mueller of Howard F. Beechinor, ex. '06, 1956 Penob­ He tells us that most of his tidbits are gath­ scot Blde.» President; Kfalcolm F. Knaos, Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Mueller is not a ered at Al Grisanti's Vague Room. Frank '26, 211 Curtis BIdg., SecreUry. Notre Dame alumnus. After deductions for AIcGinniss is working for R. L. Polk & Co. December 7, 193S. expense of printing, postage, et cetera, our in Detroit. Larry Krai, Buckeye Office Sup­ Forty-five members of the Notre Dame Club treasurer, Tom Ashe, estimated that the net ply's one armed bandit, is worrying the pinball of Detroit met at 7:00 p.m., December 5, in proceeds for the Rockne Memorial fund-would machine owners. Frank Gannon is an M.D. the Fort Shelby Hotel to participate in the be $250. with a general practice on the southeast side program of the evening. of town, and Eddy Killccn will still save you It is useless to make any comments on the half the price of a parking ticket in the Ter­ The meeting was a distinct success. The game at this late date. The score does not minal Garage. We saw Bob Galloway at the order followed was first, free liquid refresh­ truthfully indicate what a close battle it was. dance. ment, then a buffet supper, a photograph of Everyone here thought that Elmer had a won­ those attending, "The Story of Knute Rockne" derful team and that they played a swell Dr. Ebncr is building himself an eminent radio program. game, even though they lost. reputation as a dermatologist and cancer spe­ We took care of the business of the evening, We lost our oldest and most loyal club mem­ cialist. He was offical medico for the Carroll the election of the trustees and officers for the ber on December 13, Thomas J. McKeon, '98. football team this fall. Jack McGrath Foto- year. Here is the list: president, Howard F- Tom had been ill for several months, and we fitted many Christmas suits. We had a short Becchinor; vice-president, Frank J. McGinnls; believe that it was only his undying love for visit with Jim Byrne recently. Jim is now secretarj*, Malcolm F, Knans; treasurer. Dr. Notre Dame and football that kept him with on the financial page of the local "News," and Neil J. Whalen; trustees, J. HeaHley "Hunk" us until the end of the season. Your prayers we learn from another source that he is doing Anderson, Gilbert F. Schaefer and David Van will be appreciated. a splendid job. Norm McLcod is worldng at Wallace. Charles J. Kennedy. the Telephone Company, and according to "Scoop" Prendcrgast has "a flock of kids." In the business meeting that followed elec­ Gene Milliff is also a "Hello" man. tion of new officers, we discussed arrange­ MEMPHIS ments for the Christmas Dance. Galrin Hudson, '15, Parlcriew Hotel. Presi­ dent; Bailey Walsh, ex. '27. Columbian Mu- We should have mentioned in connection tnal Tower, Secretary. with our very successful ticket activity last Frank McGinnis, of B. L. Polk and Com­ pany, has compiled a directory of Notre Dame We had a meeting on December 5 in connec­ fall that the inspiration for it came from Rev. tion with the Rockne Memorial Fund drive James J. Moran of Holy Rosary parish, Lowel- alumni in this territory and will send it to press December 15. at the University Club. We began the meet­ ville. Ohio. Father Moran is an old-time expert ing with a nice steak dinner, and after the in that line. Rcnato Broglio is a dentist out January 4, 1939. meeting was adjourned, Galvin Hudson, who Newburg way, and Paul Brady is an attorney presided, and who is president of our club, in Painesvillc. Dan O'Brien is selling tool On Thursday, December 29, 400 alumni, appointed P. A. McPhiUips chairman of the steel for Ryerson. His territory includes most students and friends attended our annual drive to raise our quota. Mr. McPhilHps in of northern Ohio. Bill Barabrick is treating Christmas Dance. It -was held in the Main turn appointed the following members of our molars on the east side of town. Ballroom of the Book-Cadillac Hotel, with club as a committee to work with him: T. F. Del Delbridge and his orchestra furnishing Dobogne, Jerry Foley, Donnell McCormack. Gene Obcrst» large as ever, now has five music Staria Canale. John Montedonico and Ernie sons. He was an invaluable a\d to Tom Con- Everyone had an enthusiastically good time Gargaro. ley at Carroll this year. In addition to his and We want to give full credit for excellent coaching duties Gene is teaching Political Sci­ arrangements to Dance Chairman E. J. "Joe" We were honored by the presence of mem­ ence. Frank Slough is a patent attorney in Moore. School Chairman George Morris, Presi­ bers of the Big Ten Club of Memphis. By the the Keith Building, and a good one. Denis dent Howard Beechinor. Don Carrier, Tim way, the Big Ten is a very potent organiza­ O'Neill is production manager at D'Arcy Ad­ Cmice, Gil Schaefer, Frank McGinnis, Walter tion here in Memphis, and they have been vertising Agency. AI Sommer, another of our Hagen, Jr., Tom Hammond and Tom Kava- uniformly courteous and kind to tts in all advertising men (McCann, Erickson) has been nagh. Incidentally, we split a nice profit affairs. %Vhenever they have a party, they very ill, but is on his toes again. It was Al between the Notre Dame Club of Detroit and invite our club en masse. They started our who worked out Standard Oil of Ohio's Guar­ the Detroit Club of Notre Dame. campaign drive with a donation of SIO.OO. anteed Starting Plan. Joe Singer is in Chesa­ We thought this was very splendid evidence of peake & Ohio's advertising department. Otie Howard Beediinor is doing a swell job as a spirit of good-will. Winchester has a good position with the Blade president and is getting whole-hearted support Printing Compaay in Toledo. from his club officers. I shall send you a' After a few informal speeches, were were long-range program of activities which he has pleased to have a showing of some of the We saw Gil Coyne in church Christmas Eve, planned. more recent Notre Dame football games. but he got away before we could talk to him. Malcolm F. Knaas. - Bailey Wabb. February. 1939 The Notre Dame Alumnus 121

NEW JERSEY old man of the club for many years, was made ai^ng start was made toward the ultimate Dr. Pa«] A. O'Connor, "SI. NewaA City honorary president. Chosen president was goal when 12 clubs accepted. Hovpital. Newark* Preddent; John R. BUn- Charles E. de la Vergne, '25; vice-president, da, *31. 172 Paiaalc St.» Pauale, Secretary. Joseph Vat Le Blanc, *13; secretary, Austin Members of the Notre Dame Club of New Boyle. *31. and treasurer, A. L. Vitter, Jr., '35. York — many of them bringing their wives The exposition referred to in previous re­ and sweethearts — first attended Mass and re­ ports was fiiven by Father Wqensefaell at the We listened to the "Cavalcade of America" ceived Communion in Our I>ady Chapel of St. Academy of Medicine in Kewark on November broadcast of the life of Rockne, and then Val Patrick's Cathedral at 8:45 A. M. The Right 30, The turn-out was frratifyinff in that over Le Blanc gave some interesting sidelights on Rev. Monsignor Lavelte paid the club a great 400 people were in attendance. All the enthu­ Rock's student days at Notre Dame. Mr. Le honor by celebrating the Mass. In fact, it was siasm previously shown by Jerry Froclich and Blanc played football with Rockne, and later learned he insisted upon celebrating the Kay GciKer with regard to this presentation watched the famed Dorais-to-Rockne passing Mass for us. And then to make it a truly was truly genuine and deserving-, and the combination develop. He is an engineer with gala day. Monsignor Lavelle refused to let the ' thanks of the club have gone out to the mem­ the city of New Orleans now. sexton take up a collection. So once again bers of the committee. Dan O'Neill, Sol Bon- Notre Dame made history — this time in the tempo, Bill Gombcr, Tom FarreD, Ray Geiger, Further business of the meeting was the Cathedral, for there is no record of anything Jack White, Jerry Froelich, Dan Sullivan. election to honorary membership in the club, like that ever happening before. Bat we're in­ Har^'ey Rockwell and Jack Adams, who han­ by acclamation, of A. L. Vitter, Sr.. father clined to think Monsignor Lavelle was meetine dled the affair so splendidly. The Notre Dame of our treasurer, and Edward Schwartz, father a grand gesture on our part with one of bis alumni have been highly commended for their of Marchy Schwartz. own. efforts in presnting a matter of such vital interest to the Catholics of New Jersey. With Marchy and Tom Gorman came hen? with From the cathedral everyone rushed to the the continued cooperation of the members and their strong Creighton team in November to Hendrik Hudson Ballroom of the Roosevelt their friends, further matters of special inter­ defeat the Loyola of the South crew of Larry Hotel where the breakfast was held, in order est to the Catholics of New Jersey will be "Moon" Mullins. '31, and Dick Pfcfferle. '35. to be in time to hear Father ©"Hara broadcast presented. Larry is the father of iive children, whose a special message from the Pan American 2-2-1 offense at the dinner table is wonderful Congress at Lima, Peru, over a nationwide to see. Another shining light of the class of It was announced that the following were chain of 90 stations of the Columbia Broad­ '31 to grace the Loyola faculty this year is to take part in hte Rocknc Memorial Fund casting system. Father O'Hara. who was Emil Telfel, the sage of Newark. He is pro­ program for the purpose of seeing that the largely responsible for the growth of I^ly fessor of English and director of the journal­ obligation of the Notre Dame alumni is ful­ Communion at Notre Dame, expressed bis ap­ ism department. filled. On the committee are Jack Adams, Jack preciation of what the club was doing, Winberry, Ray Geiger, John Neobaucr, Bob remarking that it was entirely fitting that The three de la Vergnes are doing niceb'. Ryan, Pete Quinn and Bill Carter to work those who have graduated from Our Lady's Charles in the practice of law, Jules. 'S3, with under the chairmanship of Sol Bontcmpo. With School should make some special observance a prominent architectural firm, and Pierre, this array of workers it is impossible that the of her glorious Feast Day. club will not make a good showing. '3S, in the 'Hilane university law school. Cyp Sporl, '28, and his brother Harold, known Immediately after Father O'Hara'a broad­ The next important item was the very gala better as "Minnie," '34. are carrj-ing on their cast, the 200-odd alumni who filled the room and festive occasion, the New Year's Eve Ball, late father's business. Cyp found time to see were treated to a stirring, but all too short. which, under the chairmanship of Phil Heinle, three of the Notre Dame football games last message from Monsignor FHilton Sheen. Mon­ Ray Geiger, Bob Tuson and Larry Doyle. fall. Their cousin, Edward, '34, is back in signor Sheen said that there is no more fitting proved to be by far the most successful affair town after several years in the tropics. way of honoring the Blessed Virgin and Her ever presented by the Notre Dame alumni of Immaculate Conception than by gathering at New Jersey. This occasion represented a Others practicing law are E. Bolan Burke. the Communion Rail. joint venture of the Notre Dame alumni and *28, son of our honorary president, William campus clubs and the cooperation was whole­ Behan Drcux and Joseph M. Blacfae. Jr.. '24, General Will Hays was the next speaker to hearted. It unquestionably will be the most the latter at Hammond. Louisiana. Other be introduced by Frank C Walker, who acted important social function of the year. alumni in nearby Hammond are William E. as toastmaster. Mr. Hays developed the "Pinky" Cassidy, '30, who once held down a theme of the crying need for free religious Although the attendance at meetings has wing of Walsh Hall with Johnny Lair. Jack expression throughout the world, and empha­ increased remarkably since the advent of door Chevigny and Gil Kirwan. and the Nalty boys, sized that the one factor which controls daily prizes and refreshments, still there are many John. Leonard and Raymond. lives — the core of our entire being and exist­ Notre Dame alumnt who, although able to ence — is that we recognize God. attend, think too lightly of their obligation Jim Favrct. '30, and his brother Lionel are to be present. It is urgently requested that with their father in the general contracting William F. Blakely, candidate for governor these members who have stayed away from business. I'm here with the Associated Press. of New York state two years ago and recently meetings, although able to attend, be present and hope to pick up enough items after office chosen executive president of Westchester to give their assistance in any undertaking of hours to send in further monthly notes on the County, was the final speaker on the program. the club, so that whatever is done by the club rest of the members and any visiting alumni. Mr. Blakely centered his talk on the various will have the sanction of the majority of the The recent national Eucharistic Congress drew "isms" currently popular in other countries alumni of New Jersey and will elicit less a large number of the latter, among them the and expressed his admiration for the firm criticism and more praise. Rev. Patrick Haggcrty, C.S.C., former Walsh stand of the Catholic Church against Com­ and Morrissey rector and now president of St. munism. John R. Blanda. Edward's University at Austin, Texas. President Dan O'Neil presided at the break­ NEW ORLEANS About a dozen of us participated in Univer­ fast. The first annual Communion Breakfast of the Notre Dame Club of New York was a Charles de la Vergne, '25, 1015 Maritime sal Notre Dame Communion on December 11 at Bldg.. President; Austin Boyle. *31, 621 Sacred Heart Church as our first group activ­ huge success. Every alumnus who attended - Bourbon St.. Secretary* ity since reorganization of the club. must feel a little glow of pride now, and it is hoped that when Universal Notre Dame Sun­ At a reorganization meeting on Monday, Austin Boyle. day arrives the New York contingent will December 11 at a local restaurant, the group attend in full strength and will be joined by formerly known as the Notre Dame Club of every club in the U. S. A. Louisiana - Mississippi voted to become the NEW YORK CITY Clab Scribe. Notre Dame Club of New Orleans. The change Daniel J. O'Nell. '25, 101 Cooper 8L. Pnai- was made because many of the increasing dent; Robert A. Hamilton. IS, 63 Wall St.. number of alumni in Louisiana and Mississippi Secretary. RHODE ISLAND & SOUTH. MASS. were too far distant to attend conveniently Inaugurating a beautiful custom, which in Jahn HcKkraan. *34, 1231 Ia4astrial Trast any of our meetings and, as you know, the ensuing years is expected to interest actively BMr<^ Proridence, R. L. Preaident; Charles Crimea. '2t, 47 Ktban St^ Fnnidence, IL h, group in Shreveport and vicinity have been every Notre Dame alumni club in the coun- - Secrctuy. organized into a northern Louisiana club for try, the Notre Dame Club of New York on some time. Sunday, December 11 held its first annual Three undergraduates, one instructor and Communion Breakfast in honor of the Feast four alumnt were the slim Notre Dame con­ Our dinner meeting was one of the best of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed tribution to the annual Notre Dame-of-Rhode- attended we ever have had. About 30 mem­ Virgin. Island-Christmas dinner dance held this year bers, including the Rev. James Qainlan. CS.d. at the Lippitt Country Club. The other IGO- assistant pastor at Sacred Heart Church here, Clubs in cities all over the countiy were odd participants and partakers were synthetic elected officers. Patrick E. Bnrke. '88, grand invited to hold similar services and an encour- alumni and members of the Notre Dame Guild 122 The Notre Dame Alumnus February, 1939

which sponsored the affair, financially, numer­ SCRANTON Chamber of Commerce of Rock Island spon­ ically, and socially close to the best ever held BoWrt A. Goldca, *32, 216 Calfax Avt.. sored the testimonial. in these parts. Three days after the dance Prendent; Tfaomas F. Lealu, *»• 41S Lippitt Country Club burned to the ground. Chamber of Commerce BIdr.. Secxetaiy- WASHINGTON, D. C Westerners coming to New England seem At a recent meeting of our club. Bill Grea\7. as chairman of our Scholarship Fund Charles L. Farrif. '33. 223 N. Glebe Road. reluctant to believe that Kotre Dame can be Ailinrton. Va., President; Samoe] E. Kicft- known in these parts. For that reason, per­ Committee, reported that he had received a aids, ex. '30. 3502 T Street. N.W.. Secretary. donation of $50 for the fund from Tom Tay­ haps, John Aliller, '17, now an executive with The Rockne Memorial Committee met on lor, 537 Linden St., Scranton. As you un­ an Akron. Ohio, tire outfit in its recently November 30 and discussed the matter of doubtedly know. Mr. Taylor is a local sporting opened Fall River, Massachusetts, plant lias raising funds for the proposed Rockne Me­ goods dealer who annually handles the sales not yet made his way to a Rhode Island Club morial. meeting. Our Rockne Memorial activities will of several hundred tickets to the Army-Notre A meeting was held on December 3 on the shortly begin and. — we are hoping. Dame football game and promotes en exfrur- sion between Scranton and New York City occasion of the Notre Dame-Southern Califor­ Under Alumni auspices about 100 friends over the Delaware Lackawanna £ Western nia football £:ame to listen to the radio broad­ of Johnny Mclntyrc feted him at the Narra- Railroad, securing the benefit of reduced rail­ cast of the game. Despite the inclement gansett Hotel, Providence, during the Christ­ road rates on special trains, for indii'iduals weather, a Kood crowd was on hand. AmonfT mas vacation. Leo K. McAIoon was toast- in this section who attend the game. This those present were Ambrose O'Connell, na­ master. John J. 3fcLaugh!in and your corre­ year his excursion comprised seven special tional president of the Alumni Association, spondent, co-chairmen, and John S. McKieman trains. James Hayes, Charles Farrts. Murray Russell. presented Johnny with a pen and pencil set. Ed Kilmnrry* Carl Christianson. Larry 3taher, Paying tribute to Rhode Island's first contri­ Mr. Taylor's donation to the scholarship William Buckley, John Kenkel. Bob Boykin. bution to Notre Dame football were leading fund came as a complete surprise. X>ast sum­ Joe and Charles Borda, and others. After the sportsmen, sports writers. Coach Jack Cronin mer he indicated that he would be willing to game. Jack Kenkel brought back old mem­ of LaSalle Academy, the Rev. 'WilHam Delaney. help our fund if we aided him in the distribu­ ories with his piano rendition of all the Kotre C.Y.O. director in Rhode Island, and the Rev. tion of A larger number of tickets to the Dame songs. Despite the result of the ganie. Charles Mulvey, O.P.. who is a Mclntyre rela­ game, but we found that we were unable to do we are still behind Layden and the team 100 tive and whose Kotre Dame acquaintances, anything about the matter. Therefore, when per cent. particularly among the Gichcnlaubs. Cannons. his donation was reported, the club as a whole Hamiltons. and others, of Columbus, Ohio, are felt that Mr. Taylor certainly evidenced more Bob Knox. '29. of Si»ringfield. Illinois, was legion. than a fine spirit and it was voted that notice here in Washington for the week-end of De­ regarding his donation should be placed on cember 3, We understand from Bcmie Losh- **Goalie Brimsok of the Boston Bruins, big record in your office. boQch that Bob is making quite a success in league hockey's sensation oi the year, is one o£ his profession as an architect. Jean Dubuc's bright young grads from the The club also voted to match Mr. Taylor's Providence team in the Inter-Am. Dubuc donation to the scholarship fund, by means Joe Apodaca, '29, is still connected with the is an old Kotre Dame baseball and basket­ of special contributions to be paid by the Department of Agriculture. Hugh E. Wall. ball star and is still connected, in a scoutins members. Therefore, we sincerely hope that, Jr., '36. is engaged in the general practice of capacity, with the Detroit American League due largely to Mr. Taylor's kindness, our club law. with offices in the Earle Building. Bob Baseball Club. He has managed. — and most will have a scholarship fund which can be Caranaagh. *36, went deer hunting with a successfully, -— the Rhode Island Reds ever used for the benefit of some deserving student party of friends near Oil City. Pennsylvania, since they entered professional hockey- He who will attend the University during the next on November 26 — and believe it or not. he will be ha\*ing a Kotre Dame night at one of scholastic year. brought back A deer. Steve Sfiller. 'S€, Is connected in a legal capacity with the Federal the hockey games in Februari'. Tom Leahy. Deposit Insurance Corpomtlon. Tom Collins. *28, of Fall River, enjoys the ST. LOUIS best record of any local grad in the matter Joe Borda. ex. '33, who was formerly con­ John J. Hoban. »36. 632 Vosd Place, East of attendance. Despite the fact that he has nected with the Government, has his "shingle St. Lonis. m.. President; Paal Bmaby* ex. out" now and is one of our up and coming to drive from 20 to 30 miles each way he has *34. 915 Pierce Bldf., Secretur* missed only two business meetings in the barristers. Andrew C. Auth, '34, is a recent club's existence. His record at the club's The Kotre Dame Club of St. Louis, in keep­ addition to the ranks of the benedicts, having social affairs is perfect to date. His sister ing with the true spirit of the University, held taken unto himself a bride last June. Paul Margaret is similarly active in the Guild. a Mass and Communion at' the St. Francis Bcretz. '27, is all smiles — the reason, he's Xavier Church. The celebrant of the Mass was a brand new father. "Bo" Richards, ex. T.O, Charlie Grimes. Rev. William Ryan, SJ^.. who is spiritual di­ is' also a happy father of a prospective Notre rector of St. Louis University. The Mass was Darner — age 7 weeks — weight II pounds, 3 ROCHESTER (New York) held for the club in a private chapel and fol­ ounces "soak and wet." John Dorschel. '31. IH Curlew St, Presi­ lowing the Mass and Communion a breakfast was ser\-ed at the Hotel Melbourne. The prin­ Charles Farris, our new president, has for­ dent; John Norton. *36. 80 Beckwitfa Terrace, mulated plans for extensive club activities this Secretary* cipal speakers at this breakfast were Father Ryan, and Joseph B. McGlynn of East St. year, and is carrj-ing on the fine work where Bob CaTanaugh, '.16. left off. The big event this month was our annual Louis, who is vice-president of the national Christmas Formal held at the Rochester Club Alumni Association. Samuel E. Richards. on December 27. Our thanks to Chairman Bill Merriman, John Dorschel. John Giloolly. There were 40 of the members present at Mart5' Bayer, and Bemic Hennessy who han­ Mass and a 100 i>er cent attendance at Com­ dled all the arrangements and did a fine job of munion. makinc the dance a huge success both socially Paul Bmmby. 1937 Legal Director/ and financially. We are also grateful to the (Additions and Changes) campus club who lent us their support and TRI-CITIES (lUinois-Iowji) helped put the dance over. I noticed Leo Hof- Hayes Mnrpby, '28, Bode Island Mannfac- ILLINOIS schneider, Frank MaxT^ell. and Harney Rock­ tnrers Bld^.. Rock Island. IIL, Prendent; Chicago well who were home for the holidays. Joseph E. Whalen, *29. Hotel Fort Ana- strong. Bock Island, IIL. Secntary. BREEN. John M.. ex. "27 Johnny Moir and Paul Kowak are playing Secretary Joe Whalen reports that the club Kemper Insurance Company here January G with the Firestone team in a was represented by a large group at the civic Mutual Insurance Building basketball pamc with the Kodak Park Club. reception and luncheon on December 29, in the There Avill be a special section for the alumni Fort Armstrong Hotel. Rock Island, which JoUel and quite a few members are e,vpected to turn honored three Rock Island boys who had KELLY. Francis P.. A.B., 37. LL.B..'38 out to cheer the boys on. starred in college football in 1938. One of the Cowing" & Cowing A bowling party is planned for club mem­ three was Willard Hofer. Notre Dame quarter­ 418 Chalstrom Building bers some time this month. Those who at­ back, whose play featured the Northwestern tended the party last year had a great time game. Others were James Hodges. Uni%-ersity INDIANA and we are counting on them again this year. of Illinois guard, and Charles Long, Army half­ Indianapolis Perhaps they will bring" some of the staj'-at- back. Chief stKaker at the affair was Warren. homes whom we haven't seen for quite awhile. Giles, general manager of the Cincinnati Reds, FISHER, Patrick J., A.B.,36. LL.B.,37 John Norton. a former resident of Moline. The Junior 1200 Fletcher Trust Building February, 1939 The Notre Dame Alumttus 123

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A daughter, Ellen Barbara, was horn to Mr. Engogemenfs and Mrs. George H. Rohrs. '33, on July 4, in Deaths Announcement has been made of the follow­ New York City- ing engagements: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Ruppe, '33, an­ nounce the birth of a daughter, Mary Anne, Miss Martha Eileen Page and Francis J. on November 9. • Wilson. '28, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. John J. Spalding Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Bott, '36, announce Miss Helen Jane Trowbridge and Gconce M. the birth of a son, Thomas Anthony. Jr., on Kins* ex. *38. of South Bend. December 13, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dlei s A son. John Francis, was born to Mr. and Mrs. E. Frederick Wolter, '37, on December 20. in Huntington, Indiana. Distinguished Georgian Morrioges Mr. and Mrs. Walter Manoszak. ex. '38. Was Laetare Medalist announce the birth of a son, on January* 2. in Miss Kathryn Kochcrs and William E. South Bend. Mooney. '32, were married, January 3, in the John J. Spalding, 82. distinguished Atlanta Log Chapel. Notre Dame. attorney, who. in 1928, became the 4Sth Lae­ tare Medalist in recognition of his Catholic Miss Donna Belle McCormick and Donald A. ROCKNE MEMORIAL achievements, died December 8 in Miami, Hennessy, '37, were married, December 10, in Florida. Mr. Spalding had gone to Miami for South Bend. Contributions by class from the winter months. Death came unexpectedly, the result of a heart condition. Miss Dorothy Louise Leddy and Eugene T. January I, 1937, to Connelly, '32, were married, January 7, in Dec. I, 1938 Mr. Spalding was known throughout the Elmhurst, Lonff Island. New York. Among No. of South. Sometimes as Captain Jack, some­ the Ushers were John V, Leddy, '29, Lester Class Contributors times as Judge, sometimes as Colonel, as one Grady, '27, Albert L. Doyle, '27, and Florence Before 1880 0 of the Atlanta papers summed up his career, J. McCarthy, '32. 1880-85 1 "Through the years.he builded himself, his church and his city." Miss Helen Sophia Fetro and Martin 1886 0 Lentsch. ex. '39, were married, January 2. 1887-88 3 Captain Spalding was established as one of in South Bend. 1889 1 the South's foremost lawyers. And in this 1890-93 3 connection he became as famous as a business 1894 : 0 developer as he did in his profession. He in­ Births 1895 2 stilled confidence in the South's future in his 1896 . 0 clients and in his associates. Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Cullcn. '22, announce 1897 2 Catholic. Protestant and Jew gathered for the birth of a daughter. Mary Alice, on Octo­ 1898 1 Captain Spalding's funeral. By special dis­ ber 24, in Santa Monica, California. 1899 0 pensation of Most Rev. Gerald O'Hara. D.D., 1900-01 0 . A daughter. Mary Judith, was born to Mr. Bishop of Savannah, the funeral was the first and Mrs. Charles J. Robrecht, '24, on October 1902 3 service, of any kind, held in the beautiful new 7, in New York Citj'. 1903 0 Church of Christ the King on Peachtree Road, 1904 4 an edifice which Captain Spalding helped Mr. and Mrs. Georj^e Ludwiff, *2a, announce 1905 1 build. Bishop O'Hara conducted the service. 1906 7 the birth of a daughter, Marybeth. on Decem­ Rev. J. Hugh ODonnell. C.S.C.. acting pres­ 1907 0 ber 8, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ident of Notre Dame, represented the Univer­ 1908 3 sity. Richard Reid, another Laetare Medalist, A son, Edward M.. HI, was born to Mr. 1909 ... 1 and a fellow Knight of St. Gregory, stood in and Mrs. Edward M. Prendergast. Jr., '2G, on 1910 4 uniform at the altar. November 19, in St. Louis. 1911 2 1912 2 The new church, standing on the former Mr. and Mrs. H. Watts Either, ex. '27. an­ 1913 1 site of the headquarters of the Ku KIux Klan. nounce the birth of a son, John Paul, on 1914 S was eloquent tribute to the part which Captain December 13, in St. George, Staten Island, 1915 5 Spalding had played in the advancement of New York. 1916 4 tolerance and interests of the Church in Georgia. A son, Edward Jr.. was bom to Mr. and 1917 6 Mrs. Edward P. McKcown. '28. on December 1918 7 Mr. Spalding is survived by two sons, 15, in Chicago. 1919 3 Hughes and John J., Jr., a daughter. Mrs. 1920 5 William H. Shroder. 11 grandchildren, and Mr. and Mrs. William J. Johnson. '29. an­ 1921 9 two great-grandchildren. nounce the birth of a son, on October 31, in 1922 5 Detroit. 1923 8 Word, without detail, was recei^-ed in Decem­ 1924 9 ber of the death of Harold Hurcs, B.S. *74. Mr. and Mrs, Arthur W. Fleminit, '29. an­ 1925 11 nounce the birth of a son, Arthur William, M.A. '95. Mr. Hayes had been retired for 1926 9 some years. Jr., on November 18, in Chicago. 1927 12 1928 .. 16 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Iteisert, Jr., ex. 1929 9 Thomas J. McKeon. LL.B. '90. died Decem­ '30, announce the birth of a son, John, on ber 14 in I,os Angeles, where he had gone . September 21, in Louis\-i]Ie. 1930 9 1931 iO from Duluth, his former hom^in 1930. Jndge A daughter. Mary Alice, was born to Mr. 1932 9 HcKeon was 71 and- had practiced law in and Mrs. Arthur J. Kane. '31, on November 1933 7 Duluth for 38 years. He went to the Univer­ 16, in Shreveport, Louisiana. 1934 „... 10 sity of Michigan after receiving his degree at 1935 7 Notre Dame, and received his LLJf. there in Mr. and Mrs. Romeo P. Allard. '31, an­ 1936 6 1891. He attended Harvard l4iw School in nounce the birth of a son. Bernard Paul, on 1937 10 1891-2. The Judge played right end on the December 12. in Los Angeles. 1938 6 N.D. varsity and stroked the six-oared varsity 124 The Notre Dame Alumnus February. 1939

crew. He played right end for Michigan in 1911 Secretary: Frc4 Steers, IOCS First 1890-91. Judee McKeon was a member of the Personals National Bank Bldff.. CUeaffo. ID. board of directors of the Alumni Association. Bt>fnn> 1880 SccnUir: Hon. T. F. GiO- 1912 Secretary: B. J. K^ser. 324 Foartfa He w-as the first president of the Catholic Club **'**' St. PittMhnwh, Pa. of Buluth. in 1893. Notre Dame loses a loyal i»erore leou,^^^ Htd*««. HM. 1 Q-l O Panl R. Byrne. University Library, alumnus and the country an excellent citizen. 1880.188S SetntMrr: Pnf. Bskeit K. K9M.^ Notre Dame. M.aav ^oo., Anderwm. CirdCTJIIe. Ohia. 1914 Secretary: Frank H. Hayes. 406 Bank John M. Thieic, commercial graduate of '95, 1886 Secretmir: Midi»ri O. Banu, iU S. of America Bnildinr. Anaheim, Calif. died November 11, in Whiting, Indiana. Mr. Second St, HunOton, OUo.' Thiele, an official of the National Bank of 1915 Secretary: James E. Sanford, 1524 1887 - 1888 S««««T; J. L. Heb.e>tt>. FarweU Ave., Chicago. lU. WTiiting for many years, was a brother of CannetSTille, iBaiaiim. Msgr. Charles H, Thlele, '83, Fort Wayne, 1916 Secretary: "Hmothy P. GalHn. First Indiana. 1889 SccreUiT: P- E. Bnrice. 311 Camp Trust Bldr>. Hammond. Ind. New OricJins. Lonirfana, tot7 Secretary: Edward J. HcOsker. 104 News was received in St. Paul, Minn., on 1890-1893 Seeretmty: Lonii P. Omte. 7 * S. Union St, Elite. HL Univ. Arc, Miwitapolli, Wniu December 2. of the sudden death of T, W. 1Q|a Secretary: John A. Lemmer. 1110-^ Sttdheimer, 0.5. '05, in San Diego, California, 1894 Sc^ntarr: Hofii A. ODonndl, 1 W. **'**' 8tfa ATC Eseanaba, Hidiiran. where Mr. Sudheimer had gone to recuperate 67th St. New York City. from an illness. Mr. Sudheimer was head of 1895 SecreUrr: EoiUce CnlUnan, Sr., 14«1 1919 Secretary: Clarence Bader, 650 Pierce Street. Gary, Indiana. T. W. Sudheimer, Inc. a real estate firm he MUIi Tower, San FrandKo, Calif. organized 21 years ago. Mr. Sudheimer was 1896 Secretary: WiUiam P. Bams. 3S7 1920 Secretary: Leo B. Ward. 1012 Blade prominent in church and Jtlasoaic activities WiUard Ave. BBdiffan Clly, Indiana. Bldg., Los Anreles. CaUf. as well as professionally. Mrs. Sudheimer, two Rev. Arthur J. Hope, C.5.C.. is on sick leave brolhers, and two sisters sun-ive him. 1897 Secretarr: BeT. J. A. HacNamara, St. from the department of philosophy of Noire Joi. Sanitarium, Ht, Clemeiu. "Midi. Dame. 1898 S«c'«^i7: William C. Keckr. 9A ft J. Walter BIcInemy, LL.B. '06, referee of Sycamore Sta. Cindnnati, OUo. 1921 Secretary: Dan W. Dnffy. 1600 Ter- • minal Tower, aeveland, Ohio. the juvenile court of St. Joseph County, died 1899 Secretary: Dr. Joieph F. Dnane. 418 suddenly on January 9 in South Bend, after Jefferson Bird.. Peoria, lU. 1922 Secretary: Gerald Ash^ BaCalo Ath- a tonsillectomy. He was a member of the James F. Murphy. LL.B.. Rock Island, Illinois, *^*^ letic Club, Buffalo, New York family so long identified with Notre Dame and was elected president of the fiock Island civic affairs. A member of the law firm of 1923 Secretary: Paul H. Castner. 17 Cor> county bar association at .the January meeting. nell Road, West Hartford. Conn. Mclnemy & Huguenard (Aaron, '22). Walter He was elevated from the vice-presidency. Mr. A note from Cliff Ward on a very proper was appointed to the juvenile post in 1931 Murphy is master-in-chancery of the Rock Is- Paris postcard states that he and Harry and had done outstanding work with that Innd county circuit court. Hosan. '04, fellow Fort Wayne alumnus, are difficult post. Walter was 5G years old, and "doing the places of Europe." had been a resident of South Bend since 1689. 1900-1901 Secretatr: Joseph J. SaUiTan. Surviving him are Mrs. Mclnemy, three 1300. 139 N. ClaA St.. Od- cago. IlL 1924 Secretary: J. F. Hayes, Wm. J. Ped- daughters, a son Matthew, who was graduated tick and Co., International BuUdinr. in 1937 from Notre Dame, and a brother, 1902 SecreUrr: C. C Mitdiell. 110 Soath Rockefeller Center. New York City. John. Civic, University and professional as­ Dearborn SL. Box 3, CUcafO, IIL sociates were represented at the funeral, which Harry S. Drtggs, new city comptroller of was held from St. Joseph's Church, South 1903 Secretary: Francis P. Barke. 9M South Bend, was guest of honor at a testimon­ Trust Co. Bldg., Milwaukee, Wis. Bend, January 11. ial dinner given by associates at the First Bank and Trust, South Bend, where Harry was 1904 Secretarr: Robert E. Proctor, Honser assistant secretary and treasurer. Bide., Elkhart, Indiana. Otto S. Hanon, Ph.G. '10, Ph.C. 'll, Gary, Indiana, died October 24, 1938, after a short 1905 Secretary: Daniel J. O'Connor, 10 S. The ALUMNUS extends its sympathy to illness. Among those who sur\'ive him are his LaSafle St, Chicago, IIL Thomas J. Aheam on the death of his mother. widow, Mrs. Fanny Hanon, and a son. Ed­ Hon. SCchael Fansler was re-elected to the Tom is really imbedded in the Holly\vood movie ward, who is at St. Joseph's college, CoIIege- Supreme Court of the State of Indiana. Judge colony, where he is a scenario writer. Eight ville, Indiana, as a freshman this year. Fansler is one of the active members of the of his stories have been filmed. Paramount, Notre Dame Club of Indianapolis. A.recent R.K.O. and Universal having produced them, exchange of correspondence between the Judge Julius Nicdbalskt, o.s. '14, well known South 1925 Secretary: John P. Hurley. 2085 Bend druggist, and prominent Polish singer, and the Alumni Office concerned the where­ **'*•' Brookdale Road. Toledo. Ohio. died January 9, suddenly, from an apoplectic abouts of Fd Opfergelt, who used to pitch John Hurley sends in copies of two grand stroke. Mr. Niedbalski was associated for a some able baseball at Notre Dame. The Office letters — one from H. J. "Spike" McAdams. number of years with L. A. Kolupa. '03, in has lost his address, and would appreciate the ' 801 Commerce Building. 155 East 44th Street the drug business, and more recently had information. New York City. — the other from Bob Hurley. worked with "William G. Hintz. '12. He was Rev. Henrj* Kemper, who has the famous 34 Beaumont Place. Newark. New Jersey. popular at banquets and on the radio as solo­ Notre Dame Institute at'Kerrville, Texas, cele­ ist in the field of Polish music brated the 20th anniversary of his ordination Spike wrote: on Dec. 8. The ALUMNUS joins many friends "In replying to your recent card requesting John P. Doyle, LL.B. *17, died at his home, in extending its congratulations and best news of the boys of 1925, I will endeavor to 4525 E. 19th Avenue, Denver, Colorado, after wishes to this loyal N.D. man in his great give you what meager dope is at hand. a lingering illness, on October 22, 1938. He fight in the Southwest Was married and is sur\'ived by his wife and "As I beliei'e you know, I have the New . a daughter. John was originally from Sparta, 1906 Secretary: Thomas A. Lally, 811-13 York office for the good old Hoosier outfit. Paulsen Bldr-. Spokane Wa*. Wisconsin, where a brother, Joseph L. Doyle. the Tokheira OH Tqnk and Pump Co., of Fort •24-'25. survives him. 1907 Secretary: Rer. Thomas E. BoAe. Wayne, Indiana, and consequently get back to aS.a. Notre J>Mme» Ind. Indiananow and then, but not very frequently to South Bend. I did manage to make the The ALUMNUS extends sincere s>-mpathy 1908 Secretary: Frank X. Call, Baliky to Edward A., '26, and George D. Byrne, '28, *«#ww BoUdinz, Clereland, OUou Minnesota game this year, and, as T was there upon the death of their father; Henry Don- for about only * four hours, I didn't see very . nel/r, '34. upon the death of his father; Glenn 1909 Secretary: E. P. Cleary, Notra Daaa. many of the gang. I did run into your name­ C«rberry, '24, upon the death of his mother; Indiana. sake. Bill Hurley, who was down from Sag- Kobert Roach, '31, upon the death of his 1910 Sccretaiy: BCT. BC L. Horlartr, IHO ' inaw, and also saw Father John "Ike" Lyndi. father; George Doherty, '27, upon the death Endid ATC Cleveland. OUou The one classmate of ours, whom I see very of his mother; Clarence W. Bader, '19, upon ITie old-timers reunion put so mudi peP into frequently here in New York is Jade Shechan, the death of his father; John Lynch^ Jr., "35, William C. Sdunitt that he went back to Fort- who is in charge of used car sales for the upon the death of bis mother; Joseph Cannon, land, Oregon, and the old established Consoli­ Packard Motor Company. ..I live in Bronxville '27, upon the death of his father; Fred dated Equipment Co., has now blossomed forth and Jack lives in the neighboring city of New Clements, '26, upon the death of his father: in new name, Sdimitt Steel Co.. at a new Rochelle. Jack has two youngsters up on me, Waiiam Woemer, '38, upon the death of his address. 2407 N.W. 28th Street. Portland. Bill's having t^vo boys and a girl, while the Mc­ mother; Thomas J. Aheam. '24, upon the Adams have one daughter. death of his mother. company does engineering, designing and fab­ ricating in steel. "I bumped into Chariey Donahne of the February. 1939 The Notre Dame Alumnus 125

"News' the other day. Bags Walthers was in gather for this issue has come via Christmas boys, and now my time is up. The deadline my office for a short chat recently, and I was greeting cards. John Herbert, who is now was the 15th, but HmtXttj eat it short. married, resides at 7264 Radboume Road, also visiting with Howard Benltz. who is with "Here in the OMo Vall^^ we find B«tts Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. He is a repre­ the telephone company; and at the Notre Crowley as Goldsmith's baseball si>edalty man sentative for the Will S. Baumec Candle Com­ Dame-Army fame I saw BiU Bell from Roch­ and a member of the International League's pany of Syracuse. I hope that Father Mnl- ester. Pat Canny, who is a railroad attorney staff of umpires. Jim Scliocknessy is head of reany, C.S.C., sees to it that John's brand of in Cleveland, "was also there- We had quite a the H.OX.C. for this region. Oscar Rut is candles are being sold in all the churches in party out at the Westchester Country Club the the hot and cold man of Greensburg. Indiana. New Orleans. John Gaacfaan - is • still with day hefore the game and had several pleasant Ross Harrington is' pleading for justice at T.V.A. and lives at the ^Vhittle Springs Hotel hours with Walter O'Keefe, Francis Wallace Richmond.. Indiana. Al Tdum is selling the at Knoxville, Tennessee. Bcmie Garber, as and Tim Marphy. Paul Castner is a frequent better grade of new clothes at Springfield, Hamilton mentioned last month, is back in visitor from Hartford. Ohio. George St'rohm is checking up on the New York. I want to scoop Hamilton by gas tax for the state of- Ohio. Hudson Jef­ "My office telephone is Murray Hill 2-5020, stating that Bemie is now living at 309 W. freys, they tell me, — and I intend to see for and I certainly would greatly appreciate any 57th Street in New York City. of the old gang giving me a ring the next myself soon, — is in business at Ironton, Ohio. time they are here. "The Alumni Office came through with an Joe Kinneary of the Ohio State legal depart­ up to date list of addresses of classmates. I'll ment plans to return here soon and practice "You used to get down this way once in be glad to exchange any address you want for law. Yours truly is with the King Manufac­ awhile and I am wondering if you still do. Is some news. I hope this bait will work as I turing Company and we make and handle Butch Haecker still located in Detroit?" would like to be able to continue contributing burlap and cotton bags. a few notes each month even though we are Bob wrote: "I was told that Kirby was in town last depending on our guest writers for most of summer. Wonder if he still remembers our "Thanks a lot for the card which finally the news. reached me after going to a couple of former meeting John Wallace in front of Sorin one addresses. It' caught me right at the busiest "The following names appear on the de­ Saturday night about 7 o'clock. Joe Bigney time of the year so the answer to it will be ceased list of classmates: Michael S. Curtis, called on Bob Hughes while here for a short rather short. You see, I am with the United M.A.: Sidney Eder, LL.B.: George Flicjt, A.B.; visit recently. Jim Gray, A.B.; Harold Halpin, A.B.; George Parcel Service and we handle the retail deliv­ "I would appreciate'bearing from rany of Kiener. A.B.; William R- Murphy, M.A.; Jo­ eries for over 300 stores in the New York the boys and I promise a prompt reply. My seph Dennis Murphy. A.B.; Frank O'Took, area'.' So at this time of the year we are ex­ present address is 22 Bfain Street, Cincinnati. A-B., Joseph Prelli, Ph.B. For. Commerce; Ed­ ceedingly rushed in our job of playing Santa Here is every good wish to the members of the to several millions of people. ward A. Walsh, A.B.; Lawrence White, A.B. class." "In spite of the periodica] rushes it is a "There are a number of classmates whose mail has been returned unclaimed. I am list­ great business, full of young men and grow­ Bob Hamilton was moving so fast last ing these names with the hope that some of ing all the time. We have covered practically month that he had Bob Grant, successful Re­ you may be able to give us their addresses. the entire west coast for years and are also publican candidate for Congress from the Jim Berry, Phil Berthiaume, Ed Bcthke, Vin­ in operation in Cincinnati, Milwaukee and South Bend Area, as an accountant with the cent Carey, Joe Daley, BiU Owyer, Hany Philadelphia. S.E.C., whereas Bob Grabam is the SX.C. Engcl, Paul Falter, Lester FlewelUng, William "I wish I could have been with you and Bill staff member to allay the turmoiL Goebel, Richard Green, Jacob Halperin, Lester at the Minnesota game. How is he. and how Hegele, David Hickey. Austin J. Holland, John Fontana writes from the Attorney are you? I saw the Army game but ran into James Ingram, Hudson Jeffreys, Walt Layne, General's office in Columbus, Ohio, that his no one I knew. For several years my work Francis Li, Maurice McMenansin, Ed Hc- young brother wants to enter ND. in the fall. was done mostly at night so I got out of con­ Sweeney, Lyle Maloney, Vco Mmima, James tact with the NJ). boys around in Jersey. Richard A. Weppner, 1325 Granger St., Morrissey, George P. Murrtn, Valentine O'Don- However, I do manage to drop in on John Lakewood. Ohio, is doing work at the graduate ohue, Vincent O'Mcara, Carl Pettcrsch, Enfcne Bartley in Closter, New Jersey, every now and school of Western Reserve U. Phillips, Jerome Rayburn, James ReiUy, Her­ then. He and Helen have three little girls bert Rudduck, Raymond Spencer, Charles Ar­ who show everj- indication of being as charm­ 1929 SecreUry: Joseph P. McNamars, At­ thur Steinius, Edward Tully. Kirwin Williams, ing as their mother. John is still the same torney Gen. Office, Indianapolis, Ind. George Wray, Alexander Borawiki, George old John." From Indianapolis, Kvansville and sundry Fitzgerald. points in the deep south of Indiana come these delicious notes from the gross income tax Illness still handicaps Joseph A, Mcnser. "I am sure that some of you can give me hound. Hr. HcNamara: San Antonio, but Joe is as cheerful and as a hand in obtaining the addresses of these men. I know that Art Stenius is teaching in thoughtful as ever. A note from him says " 'Simon Legree' Dooley's stem command that he visited with two *24 men recently, Tom Detroit. I talked to him when he was back for the 10-year reunion, but unfortunately I *more copy nowl' followed so closely upon the Ahearn stopping in San Antonio for a bit, and season of uncorking good times that your Charley McGonagle being even farther from did not obtain his address. The strangest thing about the list is that we have Linns Ma- scribe hasn't even had enough time to shatter his Ohio home en route from the Coast. Fran­ all of his shiny New Year's resolutions before loney's St. Paul address, but his brother lorle's cis Leary of Freer, Texas, was also a visitor presenting this words-eye view of the twenty- mail has been returned.unclaimed. How about at the Menger home during the Christmas niners: holidays, with his family. Joe heard recently clearing up this mystery for us, IJnus? from Mike Nei tzel of Boise, Idah o. Mike "One ot the most interesting columns con- "Remember the fellow on the top floor of Necdham is with the Euick company in Cor­ tributed last year came from one of our engi­ Walsh Hall with the radio equipped with a pus Christi, and John Snakard is with Amer­ neer guest writers, John Fagan, We are to loud speaker out-into-the-hallway for special ican Air^vays in New York. hear from another representative of that group occasions? Yes sir. that was BCarc Kirdmer, next month. After going over the list, I have I thought you'd remember I Well, truth 'is 1926 Sccretaty: James A. Ronan, 127 N. decided that Chet Rice is the man who we can that Marc's still doing it. — only on'a much Demrbom St., ClUcaro, Dltnois. depend upon for another interesting column larger scale. Moreover he's chosen a town next month. Chet should have lots of news that's received most of its renown by virtue 1927 Secretaty: Joseph AL Boland. Athletic of a very popular radio program as the arena Office, Notre Dame, Ini). as he has travelled quite a bit between Chi­ cago and Youngstown during the past few of his activities. You've guessed it the first JcAn Brecn, attorney for the Kemper In­ years and has been present at all of our June time, fellow. Blare gets his mail at 412 West surance Co., Mutual Insurance BIdg., Chicago, reunions since 102S. I hope Chet will receive Sixih Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Marc is was among the out-of-to\vn alumni at the St. the co-operation of the engineers so that he acknowledged to be one of the best radio ser­ Joe Valley Club football banquet in December. will be able to do as well as the representati^K vice engineers of that part of the country, of the Commerce men did last month. Drop holds a radiophone first class conunercial gov­ 192A Secretair: Lonls F. BncUey, 19C5 Chet a note at 477 LaCIide Street W., Youngs­ ernment license, and straightens out the kinks *•'*•" Blltmore St. N.W„ Waihiniten, D.C. town, Ohio. The deadline is February 15 (un­ for the local broadcasting station. . . . Back in Buckley and Santa Claus sent this to you: less l>oolcy moves it up as he did this month '29 Marc started out as a test engineer s^ the "Thank you. Bob Hamilton, for-that record with a one-day notice.)" Genera] Electric Company at Schenectady. New breaking column in the December ALUMNUS. York, but when the depression Hit his father's I hope the future guest writers will accept it Joe Morrisscy, harassed by the Managing business he took a leave of abseiice ahid went as a standard both in quality and quantity for Ed., still got some fine news under the wire back to Wheeling, West '^rginia. After act­ their contributions. from Cincinnati: ing things adjusted he visited Little Rock and "The only news which I have been able to "I have waited patiently for news from the Pine Bluff, lliinks developed so well that he 126 The Notre Dame Alumnus February. 1939

decided to stay in Pine Bluff *just a little executives of the plant liked this unusually Science Bob Schnlze. . . . The sec made sev-; longer/ — and he's stiU there. . - . Marc haa usual api>roach and kept their eyes on 'the eral unsuccessful attempts to contact Schulze been over most of the South and particularly young man* with the result that Paul soon via long distance telephone during the holi­ Florida. He reports that he sees John Mnr- was made department foreman, and finally days but only succeeded in discovering that our phy, who is with Swift and Company in Fort boosted to the post of superintendent of pro­ present address for Bob is erroneous. Bob Smith, Arkansas, every now and then. . . . duction and shipping in the auto-mat depart­ may be remembered for more than a score or that Jim Kennedy writes him often and that ment. Since that division was currently work­ more campus crimes ('Who put the dog in Jim is really doing a fine job with the Triumph ing three eight-hour shifts per day the result Prof. Antonio J. Provost's room?'), including Instrument Company in ChicaRO . . . that was that Bersch practically lived at the Sei­ springing the term 'drugstaurant' in his B.S. Elmo Moyer is still with the General Electric berling plant, "When automobile production thesis, so that a letter from Bob for this Company working with Thyratrons in the dropped off sharply Paul's department was department would really be something. How Research I^ab and that he has a family . » • closed and while the plant executives kept about it. Bob? . . . Incidentally, varsity bas- that Fred Weiss stopi>ed in to see Marc one him on the payroll he realized that he was ketballman Bob Voglewede of Decatur, — now Saturday and that they talked about *the old the recipient of an unusual favor and hence of Chicago and Miami. — and Schulze used to iranE* until the yawniuR hours . . . that Marc he decided upon another unusual move: he be as close as two ticks of a clock, so that attended the funeral of Conlcy Murphy who took a voluntary leave of absence with the perhaps Voglewede could favor us with the died in Shreveport and who was buried in the result that he had time enough to find another data on Schulze, — and on the other twenty- family plot in historic St. Joseph's Cemeterj-. job. — which he did. He plunged into an niners that he's met in his travels. Here's Marc headed a Pine Bluff delesation that vis­ entirely new type of business and spent the hoping! ited the campus for the Minnesota game and next year and a half breaking in a new sales after that he week-ended with Paul Bar­ territory as an employee of the Rohner Paper "Up in the cereal headauarters of Battle tholomew. company. Then, in September of 1931» Paul Creek we ran into a lot of information relat­ enrolled in the Harvard Graduate School of ing to J. Edward Baum. — *£d' to alt of the Business Administration. There Paul met gang. Ed is an agent for the Prudential Life "And now let's RO west for our next no­ Paul Barch and Jack Dempsey» — and also a Insurance Company and has the faculty of table: Edward L- ('Bob') Barrett is carrj-inp certain Miss Barbara McAdams (who hap­ getting those signatures on the spotted Hne on out in Albany, Oregon. Bob is the head pened to be the sister of Benny McAdams, '27, without causing a rush for the legislature to of the old. well-established, and thriving farm and of Garrett McAdams, a roommate of have an open season declared on insurance machinery firm of Barrett Brothers, which is Carl Schnurr over in Freshman Hall in our men. Since the memorable day Ed has ac­ a real institution out in those parts. - . . After first year.) According to Bertsch the work at quired two sons and a daughter;—-the young­ June of '29 Bob took a six-month trip through Harvard Graduate School was more of a repe­ est son a red-headed husky who looks like a Europe, the British Isles (particular emphasis tition than a continuation of the work that mighty good future blocking backfieldman. on Ireland) and then returned to enter Stan­ Paul had had under Dean Mac at N.D.. so in . . . Incidentally. Harold Steinbacher is the ford Law School in the fall of 1930. One the fall of 1932 Paul again signed up with the present prosecuting attorney at Buttle Creek. year of Stanford convinced him that Notre Rohner Paper Company and began saving for He is married, has no issue. . . . Louis Sin­ Dame was far better so he headed back for a trip to the Log Chapel. •— ivhich was made clair is an editor on the Battle Creek 'Enquirer the Golden Bome. studied under Dean Konop in October of 1934. Oh yes. Garrett Mc- and Evening News.' Louie phones home when for two more years ad received his law degree Adam's sister was the girl in that picture. he has to work late and boasts (deservedly so) in June, 1933. Bob hurried to the Pacific And presently the Bertsch household boasts of of two boys and a girl, , . . Frank Murray is Coast to take over a post with a fine Seattle PauPs daughter who has only, sixteen years to operating his own heating and ventilating law firm, but soon his father's failing health put in before being the Prom Queen at St. company in Battle Creek, is married and has necessitated his return to Oregon to pinch-hit Mary's, and of a son, whom Paul verily be­ one son. . . . Henry Baum is teaching in Los in the family business. Upon the death of his lieves will be a monogram man not later than Angeles, while Ed's younger brother. Art father in the following January he turned 1947. Banm, is working on his Doctor of Philosophy his back on the law permanently. A lot of degree at Notre Dame. Bob's time, and that of his wife. Madelyn, is taken up in grooming 'Bucfcey,' aged two "The 'cob-um* is indebted to Paul Bersch "Recent news from the Nation's Capital years, and Dennis, aged two months, for for the following data: Carl Sdlnurr is a very reveals that brilliant Dave Lehman, the great­ ;Notre Dame's Fighting Irish. successful attorney in Akron, and is married; est dramatic writer that 'The Juggler' ever . . . Chick McGuckian now weighs better than knew, has been married to Miss Ednama two-fifty, plans to diet on beer: . . . Brendan Bertram, whose reputation as an unusually "A short time ago Barrett and Felir Ishcr- McAdams is married and is living in Cleve­ talented Shakespearean actress was and is wood had dinner together in Portland, Oregon. land; has two children, a girl and a boy, and most enviable. The writer had luncheon with Yes, twenty-nine's own Burton Holmes is back is working for the Alatantic Commission Com­ 'the two of them' in Washington last summer home after travelling and working in the pany : . . . Joe and Steve Wozniak are leading and can testify that Dave's choice is decidedly Orient. Felix went out to China, Japan and lav,-yers in Akron. Both are Benedicts. . . . a menace to normal breathing. This wedding points east as a representative of the States Claude Homing is with the Horning Lumber has a lot of romantic angles that w*ouId pro­ Steamship Company, and did a mighty fine Company in Akron and has said *I Do.' . . . vide Hariy Sylvester or Frank Wallace with record on a difficult assignment, "While 'He' Joe Kraker operates The Old Heidelberg, (need plots by the yard: for example, Dave is the was in China the former St, Marj-'s girl who we explain that it's a German restaurant) in able and effective secretary of Senator Johnson used to stand three deep in men at all the Akron, and according to all and sundry Joe of Colorado while Miss Bertram is on the sec­ dances journeyed all of the way out to China serves the best dinners that can be obtained retarial staff of Senator Van Nuys of Indiana; to say 'I do' and to carry out the famous St. in that Congressional D istrict. Kraker is or again, it seems that they met through the Btary's-Notre Dame tradition. Felix is an married and ever>*body raves about 'those three magic of a Notre Dame 'Juggler' charm. agent for several steamship companies in darling Kraker children.* . . . Vlrge Cline (of Rumor hath it that Miss Bertram frowned Portland and is doing well. . , . Also in Port­ Band and Orchestra fame) took a trip araund upon a Hollywood movie contract so that she land is Norb Kavanaugh who is making a the world on a tramp steamer after gradua­ could be with Dave. Congratulations, Dave! name for himself in the practice of the law. tion and then ^eut two years at the Harvard His offices are in the Mead Building. . . . Graduate School of Commerce. This he fol­ At Grande Ronde, Oregon, is Eddie Murphy lowed up by taking a law degree at Harvard, Thomas C. Murphy was re-elected for a term who is in command of the office of the family and more recently he has been a hard working of four years as judge of the probate court lumber mill, and who is reported to be a 'dyed- legal expert oh the staff of the Attorney- of Wayne County (Detroit). Tom has had a in-the-wool Republican.' (Note: Eddie should General of Ohio; . . .Joe Rebel is married remarkable record in the office and received be feeling a bit better now.) and is working for the East Ohio Gas Com­ the largest vote of any of the candidates. pany ; . . . Tom Lee is practicing law in Can­ Paul C. Bartholomew of the politics faculty "In answer to requests this department in­ ton, Ohio, and according to late reports, has at Notre Dame, has been appointed acting stituted a man-hunt for Paul A. Bersch and not yd been moonlighted into matrimony. . . . head of that department while Rc%-. Francis located him at 836 Amherst Street, Akron, Garrett 'Barge* McAdams of Lowell, Massa- J. Boland, CS.C., '18. is away recovering from Ohio. Paul is a valuable performer for the chusetts, was killed in an auto accident at a severe attack of pneumonia. Rohner Paper Company and is counting on Midland, Texas, in March of '38. Barge had being one of the first on hand for the big played at the 'Famous Door' in New York with Louis Prima, was playing with'Ben . 1930 Scctetary: Robert Hellmns. Hnm- Ten-Year Reunion this June. Immediately boldt Bldr.. St. Louis, Misioaii. after graduation Paul decided to go with the Pollock at the time of his death, and \vns soon Seiberling Rubber Company, and turning to have joined Vincent Lopez's orchestra. Bob Hcllmng. your St. Louis correspondent, down offers of assistance, went out to the R.LP. starts the new year right, as follows: rubber plant and got into the employment "Here sits your correspondent with a holiday line. ITie result was a starting job as a time "At this point of the meeting, the secre­ hangover and headache, waiting to hear from clerk in a new department. E\'idently the tary wishes to inquire about the Academy of his West Coast stooge with a report on the February, 1939 The Notre Dame Alumnus 127

Southern California week-end and the Hne-up " 'As for myself, I have my place in the Dan Bfahoncy* whose "News-Times" folded of 30*s who were in attendance. The dead­ legal field, as you will see from the heading up under him, seems to have landed as hap­ line for this issue is here and the mailman or letter-head. And I am In the first 10 starv­ pily as the Bounty's motiaeers in the sales came in with his last delivery of the week. ing years. I have a good prospect for tackle promotion department of the Studebaker Cor­ Still no mail postmarked Los Angeles. What at old NJ>., but he is now hut 3 3'ears and poration. Dan had been assistant editor for happened to DOUR Daley? Perhaps he still 38 pounds — for reference. I would like to five years. hasn't gotten over the excitement of the hear from Larry Mnllins, yourself, or any of Southern California week-end. Perhaps he is the old gang.' 1935 Secretarr: Franklyn C. Hodhrcitcr, still tryinff to dope out how Notre Dame lost 530 St. Peter St.. New Oricans, La. "Bravo, Slim, and congratulations on your that t^me. Hocfareiter took New Orleans without a shot legal career. We hope that you and Mrs. — and then wrote this: "In this last mail, however, came a letter Halloran and that 38-pound tackle prospect from Champaign, Illinois, It was the best 'go to town' during 1939. "From our room in the Jung Hotel in New bracer I have received for the new year. An­ Orleans comes this column on onr second night "To the rest of you *30s, Happy New Year, other county has been heard from, another in the city of Vieux Carre and Andy Jack­ and your correspondent hopes that by the correspondent has been bom. Allow me to son's statue (atop his horse)! We thought we time this article reaches you in print you will present the man of the hour, the one and only would have an opportunity to be settled in our have suificiently recovered from the holiday E. W. 'Slim* Halloran. (Oh, if there were apartment before embarking on further jour­ season to be able to sit down and drop me P only more Slim Hallorans in this class of nalistic ramblings, but, behold, a card from line about the '30s in your 'County.' " 1930!) our 'Minute-Man Doolcy* awaited us this morning at the office —• having been foriivarded "He writes as follows: 'Having just finished 1931 ^cn^nr: Jobn Bcrsui, 838 E. Col­ from Midland. reading your very interesting report of the fax Ave., SoBtfa Bend, Ind. class of 1930, as of the December issue of the 1932 Secntarr: Herbert Gior«io, 9f05 IS8A "The 26th of December has come and gone; ALUMNUS. I have come to the conclusion **^ *• Street, HoIUs. L. L, New To A. New York City and Washington have been that there has been all too little said about visited: -Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Ala­ the mid-western members of our class. Hence Cyriel A. Himschoot was appointed city bama. Mississippi, and finally Louisiana have in the holiday lull in the legal business I feel comptroller of Mishawaka effective January 1- been crossed on the southern route. The 4th called upon to quote at some length.* He was also a state representative in the In­ of January saw Mr. and Mrs. Hodireiter diana legislature. With Bendix until his new- arrive in the new 'home town" (we wonder ." 'For instance, the White Plains. N. Y., go- work began, he is married and has two for how long?) in a car bursting with lug­ getter, Danny Sullivan, passes through these children. gage. By the 9th we hope to be established twin cities quite often with his very comely and then 'work.' wife. Dan is sales manager for the Electrolux Thomas G. Bath, Jr., active in young Repub­ Corporation and is going great guns. Sally lican affairs in South Bend since graduation. "One letter arrived in Midland before we modestly admits that her black Irishman is the has gone to Washington as secretary to the left on the 14th of December, but this morn­ best man in the whole Corporation. Then, newly elected congressman, Robert Grant. ing we found several Christmas cards that had too, Dan says by way of report that his room­ been forwarded. They all carried an extra mate, Donald Sullivan is doing a typical Xotre 1933 Secretary: Donald Wise. 110 Fleuant penned message, for which we were much •'*"'*' Street, JoUet, lUinois. Dame coaching job in New Hampshire, and grateful. that he is head basketball coach.* Loren J. Hess is now chief adult probation "Urst to the letter — It came from Ed officer of St. Joseph County (South Bend). O'Ham who is at present living in Hammonds- " *Pat Gogginsr of Areola, Illinois, dropped Loren has had a great deal of experience, port. New York. We appreciated Ed's epistle, in on his way back from the Southern Cal coming back to his present job from Wash­ as our last contact with the Rochester lad -was game. He reports a mar>'elous time, and says ington, D.C., where he was doing juvenile during our year at Columbia when he was at that the words "Notre Dame** are very popular court case work. on the Coast. Pat is managing his father*s Teachers College "with Bob Carter. After tak­ lumber yard and hag pulled the lumber busi­ Joe McCabe, ex-editor of the "ex-Juggler," ing his MJl., Ed taught for awhile in the ness out of a severe hole that was occasioned is picture editor of the Chicago "Times." home town on a part-time basis for the Roch­ by a disastrous iire some time ago.* ester Health Department. : • 1934 SecreUry: Jamei Mowow, 2320 North "In June. *37, the 0*Hara prodigy marched Lawndale Are.. CUeaca, UUmeU " *Johnny McCarty, the same who used to himself off to the Log ChaiwI and took unto hold the line on the back court in basketball Remember the Reunion, says Moscow in the himself a bride. Ed did not volunteer the during our time, comes in occasionally to brag following: lucky gal's former name, but we are curious, about the insurance business and the fact that and anxious to have it for the records, Ed! his skin is immune to the dreaded bite of the "Most welcome and just as unexpected came prevalent "love-bug." And, boy, has his ath­ a recent report from Dick Mullen, who with "September, '38, brought fortune into the letic figure taken on reinforcements!' Mrs. Mullen makes bis residence in Los An­ O'Hara home and Mr. and Mrs. moved to the geles. Dick is controller for the Padre Vine­ new address where Ed obtained a contract to " *Joe McCabe, Notre Dame's contribution yard Company and reports that Jim Fitz- teach Physical Education in the high school. to the Congoleum industrj-, is a frequent visi­ patrick is also living in Los Angeles, owning Nice going fella — luck and happiness! And tor to my office. He is always armed to the and operating the Figueroa Boot Shop in that for the missive — thanks a million! teeth with snapshots and anecdotes concerning city. Dick also spotted Augie Von Boecklin his new daughter and his daughter's ma. And, at the Notre Dame^University of Southern "We learned that Bob Carter has left the incidentally, Joe would have a tough time California football rally. northern snows for the sunny climes of Texas. bringing his 205 pounds down to his former In fact he has been teaching physical educa­ fighting weight.' "Gene Blish sends greetings from Colorado tion in the Amarillo Business College, Amatil- and promises to be on hand at the reunion in lo, Texas, ever since leaving Columbia in *36. " *Joe Meitzler can always be found pro- June. prietoring his father's popular cigar store and "Frank Maxwell has also left the home tavern in Danville.* "Speaking of our reunion. I would like to environs of New York State to take on a posi­ suggest, or rather urge, that each of you in­ tion in Grand Rapids, Ohio, where he is spot­ " 'Tommy Malloy lives here in Champaign tending to make South Bend in June, drop me ting the boys through their muscle paces at and often expresses the wish that he had a card to that effect, so that from issue to Nazareth Hall Military School. graduated from old N.D., as well as Illinois.* issue of the ALUJINUS we can watch the list " 'I see John Healy every time I go to grow. Such a procedure might also ser\'e as "Smiling Ray Shea has been corresponding Chicago, and can report that he and his -wife an impetus to the more apathetic of us who with Ed and sends the information that he is are doing a great job of transporting middle- think 'ftw, what's the use?' So let's hear from connected with a railroad in Springfield, Mas­ west Americans all over Europe on the well- you !** sachusetts. A long bit of welcome comment known "Hayes-Healy Escorted Tours." John accompanied the greeting card of Bch Scott, looks prosperous and is always a . traveling which came from New Rockford, North Da­ encyclopedia of Chicago Notre Dame happen­ The embryo Placement Service of the Asso­ kota. Thanks a lot for the "Stow on the ings.' ciation takes an amateur crow in announcing column. Bob — it really is appreciated! the new address of Mclvin Meyer, formerly of " 'I have also s^ien Pat AIcLaughKn on sev­ Minneapolis, who is now employed by the Mc- "Bob continued on with International Har­ eral occasions since graduation and can report Gill Electric Co.. Valparaiso, Indiana. Mel vester, a job he has held since graduation. He that he is doing well promoting Recession and was placed through the Ser\'ice in cooi>era- has a three-state territory of Kansas, Nebras­ other valuable bonds.* tion with Dean James E. McCarthy. ka, and North Dakota. Though he sees' few 128 The Notre Dome Alumnus February. 1939 of the gang in his district. Bob puts np at alumni meeting. Jim Kirby, Jerry Kane, '38, Rev. Tfaom«s M. Cemon was ordained Decem­ and several friends of Jim McDevitt, *35. as H«ric WMIA'S hotel in Fairbury, Nebraska, ber 17 at LaPorte. Texas, and said his fii^ well as your correspondent, made up a party once in awhile—meeting that other cowboy Mass on Christmas Day at St. Hichael's in at the highly successful Christmas Dance spon­ of the highways — Tom LaLonde in Fargo. Houston. Bob and Tom listened in on the Northwestern sored by the Met Club at the St. Moritz on game. E. Spencer Walton is Mishawaka's new dty December 27. Also seen were Joe Schmidt, attorney. Spencer was practicing law, is still with at least six committeewomen from the "Two weeks before Christmas, Bob spent unmarried. College of New Rochelte out scouting for a the week-end with Ken Brown, e.'c '35. and Senior From Band, Jack Skelly, Bill Gillespie, Mrs. Brown, Minot, North Dakota. Ken*s IS^fi SecreUry: Joiin Honm €1 B. fSCh Howie Cnsack and a lot of other party goers. wife was formerly Rosemary Gillie of Butte, *^ " St., Apt 2, New York City. Montana- They were married in February, '38. "The last item of business for this issue Ken is traveling for Johns-Manville in Mon­ Thanks, largely, to the Christmas card sea­ strikes an athletic note. BUI Sdimidt, '35. tana and North Dakota. son, Johnny Horan is able to come through for having issued a challenge from the classes of you again. *34.-'35, to the '36,-'37 contingent to engage "It would seem that BiU Toumey is 'on the in a bowling match for the championship of road' for the New York 'News* now (or have Managing Editor Bill Dooley'a frantic card greater New York, we have decided to put you changed papers. Bill?), as Bob writes he pleading for some last minute class notes the upstarts in their places. So any of you expected Bill in Sioux City. Iowa, for Christ­ didn't give us enough time to contact a few candidates for the A.B.C. drop us a card and news sources. So we'll begin the New Year mas. The Iowa metropolis is the location of get on the squad which is going to take the with a short column, and trust that it will the Scott tribal tepee I Ah, a gala time was wind out of 'Schmidt's Simoon.' grow, like and with, the coming 12 months. had, we venture! Bob sends his best to all the mobl "Meantime, continuing our alphabetical list "Right out of the mailbag came Christmas of retiring violets who are hiding their lights greetings from many of you. Thanks — we "A grand card came through from Neil under a bushel of obscurity, we would like a really appreciate your thoughtfulness. . Among Crowley down Brooklyn way. Neil has never card or a letter this month from: Fred and those who remembered us with their kind . missed a Christmas to send us a few welcome John Van Liew, Jim Fax, Joe Fox, Earl wishes were Bob Cavanangh, from the nation's words, though he is silent throughout the year. Frarcy, Charles Freeman, Karl Folnecky, Fred capital and the FDIC, Tom Campfccll, Grand and Louie Gabriel, Frank Gaol, Hark Geerts, "Felicitations, Nel, on the new status in Rapids, Andy Hnfnagel from Ridgewood, Long Ken Geidemann, Hal Gilday, BiU Gilston. Jack life I And may you and Kathleen find happi­ Island, Bill Walsh from Yonkers and Fotd- Gleason, Tom Gleicfaanf, John Gonring, John ness and success together! Neil was married, ham Law School, Cy Sfroker, '37, transplanted and Tom Gorman, Herm Green, Leo Greene, last October 1. to Kathleen O'Shea, and a Connecticut nutmeg, now working for an ex­ and Art Gregory.** colleen's name it is, too! port house in New York, and BCdtcy Dendlcr from Philadelphia. "During the past year our philosophy Id37 Secretary: Pan] Foley. 18036 Sdiocn- wizard, who returned to pursue social work, "Also Walt Matusevidi with an orii^nal *" hoer Road, Detroit. Mich. has been employed by the Department of Pnb- card from Paterson, New Jersey, Hr. and lic Welfare !n New York City as an investi­ Mrs. Al Torribio from IJOS Angeles, the newly- The Detroit stage wheeled in with this just gator. Not a bad profession at that, eh, Neil? weds whose marriage was chronicled in the before the deadline: last issue. Lin Phoebns from Philadelphia, and "Though it carried no message, we were no Bnd Goldman from Woodmere, Long Island. "Cheery flickers of the Yule candle have end pleased with a card from Jim Keongfa. Also Jim Sherry, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mansfi^, been snuffed out. the goose no .longer hangs who wrote from Duluth, np Minnesota way. BiU Gillespie, Doc Cmmar, Jim Kirfcy, and high, and with a little effort from the Royal John Walker, who included a little note to the Ark, the New Year has been successfully "Having invited our three side-kicks. Proc­ started. Jeeves, s\veep up the pine needles tor, Korzeneski and Gorman, to usher at the effect that he is now a junior accountant with the Mississippi River Power Company. The and we'll try to start 1939 with a balanced 'main event* and, in turn, not being able to budget, obtain the services of any of them, due to ex­ old demon 'Dome' editor has been with the tenuating circumstances and reasonable excuse, same firm since July, 1936. John can be "Just before the house became hushed for we were fortunate in recei^ng a swell epistle reached at 903 North 12th, Keokuk, Iowa. the arrival of St. Nick (assisted by several from each. How about covering the com. belt, John,-and department store delivery men), we received a giving us a bit more information on your­ letter from Charlie Miles, replete with news "Tom continues as Elkhart's number one self and the other comhuskers in the future? of the lads. legal threat; Art is cramming to make a year and a half in one at Loyola law school; and "One of the pleasant surprises of the holi­ "Pan! Venderle and John O'Brien, both of Vince is very definitely embarked on the first day season was the announcement of the ap­ Fort Wayne, have gone into the accounting throes of a preparation for a medical career proaching marriage of my old roommate. and income tax business, we are told. It seems at Cornell School of Medicine in New York Cliff Brown. Cliff wrote that he will say 1 the U.S. government is in some very similar City. do' to Miss Kay Ruffing at Bellevue, Ohio, on sort of business, though from our own per­ January 19. Knowing the charming bride-to- sonal knowledge we would say it's just a myth "On our trip to New York, we stopped in to be from dance week-ends at Notre Dame we sec Vince and found him at the Kingston ad­ of the bondholder class. However, the lads know that Cliff is making an excellent choice. are said to be perking right along. dress, home for Christmas and looking the So good luck to you both! part as always. We had an all too short but really pleasant visit. It was worth being a "Bob Nichols, employed in that vast maze "Fmt Tofnri dropped a line to state that he half hour late for that New York City ap­ of efficiency and free-wheeling known as is noxF hoy*s worker at the Cambridge Neigh­ pointment, .Vince. General Motors, has been transferred from borhood House, Cambridge, Massadiusetts. Pat Flint, Michigan, to Indianapolis, Indiana. . "Once down in the big town we lost no reports that the 'big event' is not' far away time in taking Mrs. Hochreiter to Jlmnue for him either, i^irking back to our student "Last reports from Daniel C SnUivan, pride Ross, '34, Tavern at Slst and 6th. And from daj-s as mailman in Badtn Hall we remember and joy of Ulysses, Kansas, was that he was there we called Louis Gro«so who joined us that duly missive that we lugged, without in­ set for a trial with the St. Louis Cardinals. pronto. There followed much reminiscing and terruption, from September till June. So It all hinges, we understand, on whether an evening doing up the 'write way'l Louis while we aren't too surprised by the an­ Daniel C. will look well in the uniform of a is pounding the streets and haunting the law nouncement, Pat, good luck to yon. Pat also St. Louis peanut butcher. It is also rumored offices, having taken his Columbia LL.B. last writes that he sees another N.D. graduate, that there is a possibility that all of the Car­ June. Tom Hnrphy, '26. frequently. Murphy is dinals will be traded to Pewamo in the Sag­ teacher-coach at Rindge Tech. "And that, gang, brings us back to room inaw Valley League for half a dozen cracked 1244 in the Jung. No permanent address yet. bats. "It would seem that the gang in and so make it temporarily — Institute of Mental around New York gets more than its share of I^'giene, Hutchinson Memorial Building, New '"Miles, among other items, reports that space in these columns since the letters from Orleans, Louisiana. We need letters, so let's Took' Reidy passed through Chicago some the Mid-West, South, and West have been clean up the last few issues of this season months ago and reported himself on the almost negligible lately, - So we'll just mention with a bang." [Ed's note to classmates: Dotft receiving end of three raises from his uniden­ that we saw Joe 'Andy Hardy* Sduaidt, BUI worry too much about that temporary address. tified employer. Haybe we should let all the Walih, Howie Cnsai^ Biff FUHMEJ, JIM After all, it IS temporary.] employers remain incognito. Kitby, and others, either at the Commtmion LATER: Permanent address is 530 St. breakfast at St. Patrick's and the Roosevelt "The county clerk down in EI Paso recently Peter St. Hotel on December 11, or at the Defsmber made a couple of bucks 'off Didc Smith, ex- February. 1939 The Notre Pame Alumnus 12V m^lman, by the simple process of selling "I didn't have time to send out frantic don't know, is a small co-ed sdiool outside Dick a marriase license which has since been postcard appeals for news so I'll have to rely Boston. I think it's a sood idea to take m.-ytai used. We are told it !s the same 3'ouns lady on the little material that has trickled in. in a co-ed institution and see how the othur who used to write Dick those 'Gone With the half lives. One should try it before entering Wind* letters. Dick» by the way, is in the "Christmas cards were received from: Tom NJ). He'd appreciate N.D. twice as much hardware business. Hntdiinson, Gene Vaslett, Don Hidcey, Law­ then. . . .* rence J. Kerwin, Jack Crowley (who adds that "Somewhere on Chicago's teeming North he is not loafing), Ed Bartnett, Bob HcGrath, V 'There isn't much news from this section Side is an apartment shared by Bob Traes- Tom Elder, Bill Robinson (now how about as far as I know. Fourteen of the '38 class dale, the accountant, and Vemer &L>oney, who that letter. Bill?), Jack Doyle, Charlie CaOa- gathered in Rc]m«ld*s room at Harvard to lis­ is \vt>rkins as assistant buyer in the camera han, Ed Mattingly, Bud Sherwood, Jake Lcdi- ten to the Minnesota game. We had quite a department of The Fair. Truesdale, as we ner, Tex Haggar (he says that he is still allo­ party, — tea and wafers, etc .... Present have already reported, is with Baumann, fln- cating bis time), Scotty Reardon, and Brother were Reynolds, Dack Hay, Art Malhcm, Char­ nen, an accounting firm. Bertrand — Bill 'Walsh Hall* Mahoney. Inci­ lie OsWm, TOM Mulligan, Leo Welch, Dan dentally. Bill's address is St. Rose Priory, Cochran, John Baach, Jack Uarrin, and a few "Pete 'Backbar' Johnen is driving a new Springfield, Ky. others, including myself,* car as the result of booming business at the 'Colony Tavern.* "Charlie Callahan, after a short absence, " 'Chide Gallasher is working for his father again appears in this column with news about in the building supply game. Jim Malrahey is "Correspondent Miles reports that he also members of the class. In his first letter he teaching and coaching at Coyle ICgh in Taim- has become benedict, having married last gives us this news: Johnny, fire cracker. ton, Massachusetts. Fitzpatrtdc is teaching and August to the former Mary Jane Gillespie. O'Connor is sulFerlng from an eye Infection. coaching in his home town, L«n Tobin is Miles divides his time between teaching at St. Lou Giragi, way out in Winslow. Arizona, is teaching, and John KcDey is working in Bos­ Philip High School in Chicago and doing sales recovering from a recent illness and intends ton. I am ignorant as to the whereabouts of work for the Barr & Miles Cartage Co. to start working for a Winslow paper run by the rest of the boys in this section. . . .' his brother, and BiU, T-bone, Blahoney, in "As though all news breaks out of Chicago, addition to taking Law and running the 'Scho­ "Jim Blant, you will all remember, went we also report hearing from Bob McClain, lastic's' highly-praised literary page, is coach­ down in N,D.*s history as the fellow who pride of the striking Hearst helpers, presently ing the N.D. freshman track team. wore the loudest shirts and socks ever seen an the stall of the new tabloid 'Herald- this sid; of filax Adler's. Thanks. Jim,, and Examiner.' "In his second letter Charlie gives us belated come again. coverage on the Southern Cal-Notre Dame "McCIain reports that Ed Fischer ducked out Jack Simon, Frank Detscher, Spnd 0*Brien, from under the recently-collapsed South Bend game. Over the week-end Charlie saw, 'Kyle Donnell who is working on the Coast, Jim John Mnrrin, Gas SIdlee, George Santar, Bus 'News-Times.* and is now also working for Redgate, and Vernon Race have still to come the 'Herald-Examiner.' Milton Bock, who was Murphy at the University of Arizona Law school, Frank Smith (of La Porte Indiana) through with replies to the postcards sent also on the 'Xews-Hmes,* has been angling them. for a Chicago opening. who was with MS three years, Joe Weidingcr, of Winslow, Arizona, who was with us back "And before proceeding with the little news "According to the latest flash, Marty Bums In Freshman Hall, and Bunny McCormick who that I have left I'd like to mention that a (he looks fine in tails), is sttU pecking away played bang-up ball for the Hollywood Stars great number of fellows who are taking grad­ at the law books at Northwestern. and Is planning to go back to school in Feb­ uate work in other schools have gone out of ruary, possibly U.S-C. for graduate work in their way to mention that their respective "Joe Dorgan is said to be trotting a beat for education. Also bumped into Howard Lardie schools are way below* Notre Dame's standards the advertising department of the Chicago (he came on with the team as cameraman, a when it comes to faculty and food. The fac­ 'Daily News.' la Dan Cochran), Joe Ruetz, line coach at St. ulty and Mr. Connolly can stand and take Mar>-*s and graduate student at University of belated bows, . . . "Another of the lads in advertising is California, and Jim Manion, who is with the Charles "Bucky" Jordan, who is in the classi­ Pasadena players. Forgot to mention that fied department of the Chicago 'Tribune.' "My old roommate. Bud Sherwood, came Bunny scored a touchdown against the Los through with a fine letter just before Christ­ Angeles Bulldogs In the big professional game "Don Allen is still with Mutual Life Insur­ mas. He says that he left the Coca Cola job ance Company, and Is reported insuring every­ of the season on the West Coast. And now I around the first of November and is now with thing in sight. give you the greatest screwball in our class the Chevrolet Motor Company in the time de­ and probably In the history of the school — the partment. He says he has a fine job with "Dick 'Rocky' Riley is doubling in brass lad who used a substitute in the June gradua­ good prospects. Sherwood should do -well in down around Youngstown, Ohio, where, in ad­ tion ceremonies — Hub Kirchman. He's work­ his new position because I know be was dition to working for the Daily 'Vindicator* ing on the Coast. I think. I hate to say any­ always guod at watching the clock and mak­ (it was a daily at last report), he also does thing definite about Hub. Ho may be in ing time. Bud adds that Paul Hughes has sport corresponding for a Cleveland sheet. Alaska by now. . . .* started in the collection business with his younger brother In Flint. "Joe Druecker is still batting the ball in the " 'I left my job here in Arizona bearing a wire from NBC saylnir I would work as their Indianapolis area while peddling canned air. "Tiger McGrath, on his past visit to Balti­ spotter for Bill Stern, However, the job was more, told me, among other things, that he "Those roaring presses in the 'Ave Maria' Kiven to Bunny, and I wound up with a seat has been elected vice-president of the freshman print shop have been stepped up a notch for smack on the 50 yard line, ten rows up from Law Class at Catholic University. Tom this issue and the shortened deadline has left the boxes. . , .' us short of copy — that plus the fact that we Hntchinson writes that on a recent business have heard from so few of the faithful. Pitch "'Here's my situation: working at a dam trip to Chicago he went up to the 'Examiner' a few letters in here and see for yourself what construction job, Bartlett Dam, and Fm 58 and had a talk with Nick Lambertb, who is happens when they go through the mill, miles from the nearest point of civilization. still working as a' copy boy. Nick passes the Phoenix. I'm working hard as a general as­ news along that Danny Ryan is working in "People we firmly expect to. hear from with­ sistant around tlic place; conditions are Ideal the CYO publicity department, and not as a in the proverbial fortnight: Bob Lochner, for the relief of my sinus . . . working hard reporter on the Chicago 'Daily News* as was John *Boir Cavanaush. Ed Kuth, Joe Brien, ... up at 6:30 every morning including Sun­ reported in this column. Jim McHagli, and 'Jar Em John* McGurt" day and to work by 7:00 (That's hard to be­ "The Placement Bureau of the Alumni Of­ lieve because I know we always had a hard fice sends on the following dope: Walt Lew- time getting Charlie up for the 1:15 class.). 1938 Secretary: Harold A. Williams. 3i€ iecki is working for the Kerr-Addison Gold . , , expect to be back in New York by East Lake Ave.. Baltimore, Bfazrland. Mine. Larder Lake, Ontario. Phil Shields is Spring. . . .* The Bearcat was clawed in the leg—but with the American Copper & Brass Company, not by the Managing Ed. — but he still comes "Charlie's address is Bartlett Dam. Box 471, Kenosha, Wisconsin. John Poore is on a job through copiously—and smiling. He says: Phoenix, Arizona. for the state of Illinois which will require much traveling, but he is in Chicago for the "On December 29 this unexpected message "In reply to a post card Inquiry sent out on winter. Frank KcUy has a law office with arrived from Bill Dooley, the hard-hitting November 1, I received this letter from Jim Cowing & Cowing. 418 Chalstrom Building, manager of the ALIJMNUS, 'February ALUM­ Blunt around the first of December. *. . . I am Joliet. Illinois. John Fox is all set with an NUS has to be out early. We'll have to have a student at Tufts College, hoping to get a accounting job with the McGill Electric Com­ copy by January 5. Will you please help? little more background before I enter med pany, Valparaiso, Indiana, BiU CBricn, for­ Sorry to rush you. Happy New Year.* school next Fall. Tufts, as you most likeb* merly of Little Rock. Arkansas, is now work-' 130 The Notre Dame Alumnus February, 1939 ins in Erie. Pennsylvania, and residing there conference indoor meet here March erty, broad jumper; Steve Coughlin, at the YJM.C.A. Bob Hackman's work is in 10 and 11, has been announced by Di­ sprinter; and Dave Eeidy and Bob the accounting field with the East Ohio Gas rector of Athletics Elmer F. Layden. Lawrence, hurdlers, are additional re­ Company, Cleveland. turning men who should score for the "Track Coach John Nicholsot sent word Coach John P. Nicholson predicts a Irish. to the Alumni Ofllce that Bill CtifTord is in the poor season on the basis of the dearth lumber and building supply business in Gary» of replacements for graduated stars. Ben Sheridan, pole vaulter; Bob Indiana, in the offices of Chick Bader, *19, Losses include John Francis, who bet­ Saggau and Clarence Marquardt, and that John Francis is temporarily handline tered 1:52 in the half mile; Dan sprinters, and Beinor in the weights some relief work in Chicago. Gibbs, 13-foot 9%-inch pole vaulter; will represent the football squad on "That's all the news except that I quit my Harold Langton, 13-foot 3-inch vault­ the cinder paths. Joe Olbrys, John job with the Retail Credit Company around the er; Pete Sheehan, 48.5-second quarter AVilMnson, Ed Tracey, and John first of December to take a job as a reporter miler; Capt. Bill Mahoney, who Mack, half milers; and Frank Pfaif on Towson 'Union News,* a weekly paper that starred in the hurdles and the quar­ in the high jump and pole vault, ap­ is published in the county seat of Baltimore ter mile; Bill Clifford, who hit 6.2 pear to be the most promising new­ County, a few miles north of Baltimore. The in the 60-yard dash and 9.6 in the comers. work is fine and I'm having the time of my century several times; Gene Gormley, The schedule follows: life. dependable tivo-miler; and Ed Ber­ "I apologize for the shortness of the column nard, 440 star. INDOOR and the lack of news, but I was caught fiat- Jan. 30—^Indiana at Notre Dame footed by Bill Dooley's sudden request. Too. Captain Greg Eice, N.C,A.A. cross­ Feb. 4—^Millrose ffames at New York City I've been in bed the past t\vo weeks with an Feb. II—3Iichij;an State at Notre Dame country record holder and 1937 Na­ Feb. 18—Illinois relays at Champaifni infected leg and don't feel like knocking out tional Collegiate two-mile champ, a column. It's darned hard typing in bed, so Feb. 24—Michigan at Ann Arbor I'll sign off by saying that going over the heads the list of returning veterans. Mar. 10-11—Central Colieeiatc Conference at books I find that 319 names of the '3S class He holds the record for the C.C.C. Notre Dame have been mentioned. How about the rest of indoor mile and two-mile. Mar. 18—^Butler relays at Indianapolis you 192 fellows kicking through with some'in­ formation about yourselves 7 Bill FaymonvUle, in the shot put OUTDOOR and discus throw; Ed Beinor, all- April 15—3Iissouri» Wisconsin & Notre Dame "I'd particularly like to hear from Maury American tackle in the discus; Steve at Columbia. Mo. Kenned}-, Jim AIcGcttrick. Stan Fartyka, Bob Szumachowski, senior t\vo-miler; Ted April 28-29—Drake and Fenn relays Mazanec, Buzz Manix, Tommy Gorman. Alike May 6—Ohio State at Columbus Crowe. Joe DiMatteo, Bob DuBois, Walt Bun- Leonas, junior high jump ace; Bill Donnelly, miler; Curtis Hester, prom­ May 13—^Michigan State at East Lansing can, Frank Berry. Frank AVinninger. and Bob May 20—^larquette at Notre Dame Leonard." ising junior half-miler, who has May 27—^Indiana State meet at Notre Dame cracked 1:55; John Dean, 13-foot June 2—Central Collegiate Conference at vaulter and 6-foot high jumper; Joe Snin'aukee ATHLETICS Halpin, quarter miler; Phil Daugh- June 1S-I7—^N.CwVwC meet at Los Angeles (Continued from Page 117) They can handle the ball. Everyone on the team can shoot—or will be able to from here in. The defense is tight­ ening up slowly but surely as the new combination with Brown and Du- ^^tVl^lVWK l^m^ Charme at the guards feels its w^ay around. Lightning speed, aggressive­ ness, fight, and better-than-average skill should pull Coach Keogan and his pupils through some thrillers be­ fore the season ends. So that you may avail yourselves of the oppor­ tunity of seeing for yourself what we've been theorizing about, here is the record, along with a list of games left to play: ou can recommend all the Blackhawk Hotels with com­ Dtic 1—Kalamazoo at Notre Dame: 64-13 Y Dec 3—Ball State at Notre Dame: 70-30 plete confidence. Their liuturicus * Dec. 10—^Wisconsin at Madison: 39-45 comfort at moderate rates plus the •Dec 15—^Midiiffan at Kotre Dame: 38-10 many conveniences of their outstand­ Dec 22—^Korthwcsteni at Nottt: Dame: 48-30 ing service and gradous hospitality •Dec 31—NortIi'«restem at Evansfon: 39-43 Jan. 2—Cornell U. at Notre Dame: 48-18 will never betray your judgment. Jan. 7—^Batler at Notre Dame: 37-35 Jan. 14—Kentucky at Louisville Jan. 16-~We5tem Keser^'e at Notre Dame Jan. 21—Canisius at Buffalo Jan. 23—^John Carroll at Cleveland BLACKHAWK HOTELS LOCATED IN Jan. 28—^Minnesota at Notre Dame Feb. 3—^Ulinots at Notre Dame Davenport, Iowa Peoria, Illinois Feb. 11—N.Y.U. at New York Feb. 13—SjTacuse at Sj'racuse HOTEL BLACKHAWK HOTEL JEFFERSON Feb. IS—^Marquette at Notre Dame HOTEL MISSISSIPPI St. Paul, Minnesota Feb. 23—^Marquette at Miliraukee HOTEL DAVENPORT Mar. 1—Butler at Indianapolis HOTEL ST. PAUL Mar. 7—^Detroit U. at Detroit Mason City, lowa- -HOTEL HANFORD Mar. 12—N.Y.U. at Notre Dame * Indicates Gsmes iMSt • Y,^>« K HOTEls TRACK ^OilTj >^ Notre Dame's 1939 track schedule, '•^ . highlighted by the Central Collegiate What Is TELEVISION? UST another gadget—another form of enter­ —-selling, servicing, and obtaining raw materials J tainment? No. It represents another step for the new products. forward in man's master}' of time and space. 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