Notre Dame Alumnus, Vol. 36, No. 05 -- August-September 1958
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The Archives of The University of Notre Dame 607 Hesburgh Library Notre Dame, IN 46556 574-631-6448 [email protected] Notre Dame Archives: Alumnus NOTRE OAME AUG 13 1958 Vol. 36 • No. 5 nUMANITIES LIBRARY Aiig. - Sept. 1958 James E. Armstrong, '25 Editor Exqiiisite receptacle for relic of St Bemadette, inspired by Gold en Dome and sent by Notre Dam 3 \ John F. Laughlin, '48 Club of Borne to Lourdes Confra ternity on campus (see story: Managing Editor "NJ). Club of Eternal City"). ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: • Chapter Two of "U.N.D. .. Night, 1958"- • Rundown on a Record Reunion • Commencement Addresses, Highlights • Presenting the Class of '58 DEATH TAKES DEAN McCARTHY. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PROFESSOR FRANK J. SKEELER BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers In tlie past few months death has of Income of Indiana Corporations. J. PATRICK CANNY, '28 Honorary President claimed two men who together ser\'ed Dean McCarthy was bom in Holy- pRiVNCis L. LA^-DEN, '36 President ; the University for more than fifty years. oke, Mass., in 1896. In 1927 he mar EDMO.XD R. HACGAB, '38 James E. McCarthy, dean of the ried Dorotliy Hoban in Chicago. Mrs. Club Vice-President College of Commerce for 32 years, died McCarthy survives, as do three sons,- EUGENE M. KENNEDY, '22 July 11 in Presbyterian Hospital, Chi Edward D., '50; James B., '49, and Class Vice-President *• cago, after a verj* brief illness. Kevin; a daughter, two brothers, a OSCAR J. DORWIN, '17 Mr. McCarthy was appointed Dean sister and eight grandchildren. : : .. Fund Vice-President * Emeritus of Notre Dame October 11, Requiem Mass was celebrated July JAMES E. ARMSTRONG, '25 Secretary 1955. He joined tlie Notre Dame 14 in St. Patrick's Church by Rev. Directors to 1959 faculty in 1921 as Instructor in Foreign Joseph Corcoran, G.S.C., pastor. FR.\NCIS L. LAYDE.N', '36 Trade, and was appointed Dean of the A dedicated teacher who willingly 701 College Highway, Evansville, Ind. , College of Commerce in 1923. gave of himself and his talents died EDMOND R. HAGGAB, '38 Under his guidance the enrollment May 16. Since 1943 as an assistant Haggar Company ''• of the College of Commerce more professor of electrical engineering at 6113 Lcmman Avenue, Dallas, Texas than quadrupled with nearly 1,400 Notre Dame and for eighteen years at EUGENE M. KENNEDY, '22 •"• young men presently studying in its de St. Edward's College, Austin, Texas, 174 S. Mansfield Avenue partments of business administration, Frank J. Skeeler, native of Orange, Los Angeles 36, Calif. accounting, finance and marketing. Te.x., devoted 33 years of his life to OSCAR J. DOR\VIN, '17 Texas Company '" Academic development in the College serving his students and colleagues. 135 E. 42nd St., New York 17, N. Y. of Commerce has been marked with the Professor Skeeler was graduated from establishment of the Outdoor Adver Texas A. and M. College and did ex Directors to 1960 tising Foundation, the Archbishop tensive graduate work at that institu LEO J. VOGEL, '17 O'Hara Seminar Lectures, the AVorld tion, Chicago University and the Uni 286 Magnolia Place, Pittsburgh 28, Pa. Trade Conference, and the Experi versity of Texas. During World AVar RAYMOND W. DURST, '26 840 Lathrop Ave., River Forest, 111. mental Program for Administrators. I he served as a teacher at Officer's JULES K. DE LA VERGNE, '33 A forceful speaker. Dean Emeritus Training School, Fort Monroe, Va., 413 Pore Marquette Bldg. McCarthy was recognized as one of the and later with tlie Engineering Corps New Orleans, Louisiana nation's top experts in tlie fields of in Galveston, Tex. WILLIAM E. COTTER, JB., '41 domestic and foreign commerce. He Requiem Mass was celebrated in 114 Laurie St., Duluth 3, Minnesota was a director of the First Bank and Sacred Heart Church, Notre Dame, by Trust Company and the Associates In Rev. Lawrence G. Broestl, C.S.C., on Directors to 1961 vestment Company, South Bend; the May 19. Burial was in Orange, Tex., JOSEPH R. STEWART, '22 Advertising Council, Inc., New York; after services in St. Mary's Church. Kansas City Life Iiuurance Co. Box 139 Kansas City 41, Missouri and the Gerity-Michigan Corporation. His widow, Mrs. Helen Skeeler of CHARLES E. ROHR, '30 Graduated from Columbia Univer South Bend, survives, as does the ex Rohr's, 1111 Chester, Cleveland, Ohio sity in 1916, he was the author of The ample of this able Christian scholar in JAMES H. SHEILS, '35 Physical Assets of the State of Indi the lives of all who experienced his McManus and Walker ana and the Earnings and Distribution sense of humor and teaching skill. 39 Broadway, Neiv York, New York JOHN C. O'CONNOR, '38 1000 Fidelity Trust Bldg. Indianapolis, Indiana IN MEMORIAM JAMES E. MCCARTHY Chairmen of the 1958 Committees - I The University of Notre Danie is F. L. LAYDE.N Executive shocked and grieved to learn of the E. R. HAGOAB Club Activities ' sudden death of James £. McCarthy. E. M. KEN.XEDY Class Activities During his 36 years on the Notre O. J. DORWIN '- Dame faculty of the College of Com Alumni Fund, Foundation and Gifts E. R. H,\GGAB Preparatory Schools •" merce, 32 of them as its Dean, he L. J. VoGEL Placement and Job Counseling had made thousands of friends J. K. DE L,\ VEUC.XE .... Inter-Alumni Affairs "" among students, alumni, parents and E. M. KENNEDY the broad world of business and in Prestige and Public Relations <• dustry with which the training of the W. E. COTTER Religion and Citizenship College of Commerce deals. His E. R. HAGGAR AND death is a personal loss to all who E. M. KENNEDY Nominations enjoyed the benefits of his leadership R. W. DURST Budget and Finance '' j and example and the strong and im L. J. VOGEL Resolutions pressive personality which accom panied it. This magazine is published bi-monthly by the tjnivcrsitj- of Notre Dame, Notre —Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Dame, Ind. Entered as second class mat Acting President ter Oct. 1, 1939, at the Post Office, Notre Dame, Ind. under the act o( Aug. 24, 1912. Notre Dame Alumnus, August-September, 1958 edit the ReUgious Bulletin, has been N.D. Religious Superior, serving as assistant director of admis sions and assistant professor of philos ophy at the University. In earlier years he was coordinator of summer conven Vice-Presidents Named tions. He began his studies for the priesthood in 1941, was graduated The appointment of a religious faculty, he succeeds Rev, Charles from Notre Dame in 1946, and was superior and two vice-presidents at the Carey, C.S.C, who will resume teach ordained in 1950. He received a master > University of Notre Dame was an ing at the University. of arts degree from St. Louis University nounced recently Other Holy Cross priests receiving in 1952 and joined the Notre Dame 'by Rev. Theo- new appointments at Notre Dame in faculty the same year. , dore J. Mehling, -^^^'-l clude Rev. Ferdi- ^5!':5T'T?3ii C.S.C.J provin nand Brown, Father Brown, a native of Ports- cial superior of C.S.C, assistant mquth, Ohio, has been a member of the Holy Cross religious superi Notre Dame's mathematics faculty "Fathers. The or; Rev. John H. since 1946. He began his studies for vobediences of Wilson, CS.C, the priesthood at Notre Dame in 1930 438 priests and administrative and holds three degrees, including a " Brothers were Father Grimm assistant to the doctorate, from the University. He was , read in Sacred Heart Church at the president; and ordained in 1942. He has been serving conclusion of a triennial Provincial Rev. Robert Father Bernard as rector of Walsh Hall on the campus. 'Chapter on the Notre Dame campus. Lochner, C.S.C. assistant prefect of Father Wilson, bom in Chicago, was ^ Rev. Richard Grimm, C.S.C, was religion. graduated from Notre Dame and the named superior of the Holy Cross Father Grimm, who holds an electri Kent College of Law, Chicago. He > priests and Brothers associated with the cal engineering degree from Notre has served as associate editor of The University. He succeeds Rev. Theodore Dame, entered the novitiate of the Catholic Boy and as director of voca ' M. Hesburgh, C.S.C, whose term as Holy CrQss Fathers in 1929. He joined tions and assistant director of province ^superior was Umited to sbc years by the Notre Dame faculty following his development for the Holy Cross canon law. Father Hesburgh was re- ordination in 1937. From 1941 to Fathers. He entered the novitiate in ^ appointed Notre Dame president last 1950 he was superior of HcJy Cross 1934 and was ordained in 1941. April. A native of Peoria, 111., Father Seminar)' on the S^'r^^^ii^ ' • f-^S Grimm has served as assistant superior campus and from f' and professor of religion at Notre Dame 1950 to 1953 he since 1953. was prefect of SPIRITUAL Rev. Chester A. Soleta, C.S.C, head religion at Notre of Notre Dame's English department Dame. LEADERSHIP since 1953, has been appointed vice- Father Soleta > president for academic affairs. He suc joined tlie Notre As this is written, we are unbe ceeds Rev. Philip S. Moore, C.S.C, Dame faculty in lievably involved in international '"who will serve as academic assistant to 1946 after re Father Boarman crisis. Possibly we have been the president. Father Soleta is a native ceiving his doctorate at Yale Univer weak. Our Lady at Lourdes (the of South Bend, Ind., and a specialist in sity. He entered Holy Cross Seminary Immaculate Concepton is the Pa •critical theory in 1929 and was graduated from Notre troness of the U.S.) and Our ^and the English Dame in 1938.