Notre Dame Alumnus, Vol. 49, No. 01
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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 > z >c > ND-SMG Eii!ia!«l h Be EMHIIII? FEATURES 6 ND-SMC, Engaged to Be Engaged? 8 The Big One 10 At the Source NOTRE DAME ALUMMUS DEPARTMENTS VOL. 49, NO. 1 FEBRUARY, 1971 3 ND News 14 Old Faces—New Places James D. Cooncy '59 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 15 Class Notes EDITOR Timothy J. Hughes '61 37 Graduate Schools MANAGING EDITOR George A. Scbeuer '28 40 Club News CHIEF COPY EDITOR Bill Mitchell '71 46 On Record EDITORXAI. ASSISTANT M. Bnicc Harlan '49 48 Alumni Ask CHIEF PHOTOORAPKEa ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS Photo credits: Cover, Sports Illustrated; P. 8, South Bend Tribune Donald F. O'Brien '42 HONORARY PRESIDENT Robert A. Erkins *45 PRESIDENT John T. Alossman '56 VICE-PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS ALUMNI REACTION TO PARK-MAYHEW Frank L. McGinn '52 VICE-PRESIDENT, ALUMNI AFFAIRS Robert L. McGoldrick '56 There are several things worth noting sionalized university" needing the VICE-PRESIDENT, STUDENT AFFAIRS in this issue, especially the report on "humanizing influence" of St. Mary's, Leonard H. Tose '37 the future relationship between Notre a liberal arts school. VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Dame and St. Mary's College. From the point of view of St. James D. Cooney '59 EXECUTUX DIRECTOR Dubbed the Park-Mayhew Report, Mary's, it does not want to lose its Michael £. Jordan '68 after its two authors Lewis B. May- identity and be swallowed up by Big ASSISTANT DIRECTOR hew and Rosemary Park, it is 10,000 Brother across the Dixie Highway. DIRECTORS TO 1972 words long and incredibly dull. We Thus it is emphasized that the report Robert A. Erkins '45, P.O. Box 546, Buhl, hope we have done an adequate j"ob recommends absorbtion, not merger. Idaho 83316 John T. Massman '56, 3917 Broadway, Kansas in translating the thrust of its message. And it would be: St. Mary's College City, Mo. 64111 It should be pointed out here that in the University of Notre Dame Frank L. McGinn '52, 900 Bldg., Pompano Beach, Fla. 33062 coeducation as such is not the central Because of these sensitive problems, Robert L. McGoldrick '56, 15 Drury Lane, question of the report. It is how the the two institutions hired outside con West Hartford, Conn. 05117 two institutions efficiently and effec sultants. Mayhew is teaching in the Leonard H. Tose '37, 54 W. 4th St., Bridge port, Pa. 19405 tively administer the fact of coeduca education department at Stanford. He tion. For Notre Dame and St. Mary's has long been an educational consul DIRECTORS TO 1973 have had "coeducation" of sorts going tant with various institutions on this Daniel D. Canale '42, 1325 Commerce Title for the last five years. It really started very problem. Rosemary Park is a Bldg., Memphis, Tcnn. 38103 six years ago when a lone St. Mary's former president of Barnard College, Dr. John C. Lungren '38, 4180 Chestnut Ave., Long Beach, Calif. 90807 student took a course at Notre Dame. When she retired, she moved to James G. MacDcvitt '35, 43 Hampshire Rd., Today there are nearly 2,000 ND and UCLA where she teaches education. Great Neck, N.Y. 11023 Joseph T. O'Neill '53, 60 W. 4Ui St., St. SMC students involved in the coex- While the students, faculty and ad-, Paul, Minn. 55102 change program. ministration are studying the recom John R. PaneUi '49, 17549 Kirkshire, Bir mingham, Mich. 48009 The initial reaction of students to mendations of Park and Mayhew, so the report was that it does little to add is the Alumni Association. The As DIRECTORS TO 1974 to what is already happening on both sociation's report, along with the Joseph G. Bertrand '54, 8114 S. Luclla Ave., campuses. They feel that more often others, will be submitted to a joint Chicago, 111. 60617 than not the present situation leads to meeting of the ND and SMC boards Paul J. Doyle '36, 5061 Cedar Creek Dr., Houston, Tex. 77027 tokenism in regard to the number of of trustees in mid-March. The mem Peter F. Fbhcrty '51, 5033 Castleman St., women in courses at Notre Dame. bers of the ND board of directors wilL Pittsbmsh, Pa. 15232 For certain members of the faculty, poll the 210 alumni senators for a re William K. McGowan Jr. '57, 108 Pennsyl vania Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 46204 a problem arises in the recommenda action to the report. Charles F. Osbom '38, 7315-51st N.E., tion of mergers of particular depart Hopefully, you out there will lend Seattle, Wash. 98115 ments to avoid unnecessary duplica your voice to the analysis. If you 1971 Notre Dame ALUMNUS, University of tion in programs. Thus the decision want to comment on Park-Mayhew,' Notre Dame, all rights reserved. Reproduc tion In whole or in part without imtten must be made as to which programs we'll be glad to hear from you. - pennission is prohibited. will be absorbed by St. Mary's and The Notre Dame ALUMNUS is published vice versa. Several faculty members monthly, except January, March, May, August and November, by the University of and administrators were rankled by Notre Dame. Second-class postage paid at ^Ih Notre Dame, Ind. 46356. the description of ND as a "profes tive; and O. C. Carmichael, Jr., South than on this university that brings so Bend businessman and national chair much to our city."" Wn AiienitiiHi FMt man of ND's Summa campaign. And a New York Times account of Notre Dame successfully fended ofE Father Joyce argued that the reve the meeting concluded: "When the a bid by South Bend city officials to nue earned by increasing the city testimony was over, the Mayor and annex the University when the Com population would not cover the added his advisers may have felt they had mon Council voted against the pro burden of providing Notre Dame with been sand-bagged by the collective posal after a four-hour public hearing. municipal services. The University weight and history of George Gipp, The city's fight to annex Notre presently spends $322,000 a year for Knute Rockne, the Four Horsemen, Dame, St. Mary's College and Holy police and fire protection, road main the Golden Dome and Subway Alumni Cross Junior College was led by tenance, lighting, and garbage dis from all over the world. The council Mayor Lloyd M. Allen. The move posal. vote was 6-3 against annexation, but, would have increased South Bend's The University vice president also as the sports reporters might say population by 10,000 and brought an noted that the threat of future tax about a crunching Notre Dame foot additional $150,000 to the city trea ation under the guise of "payment for ball game, it was not as close as the sury in the form of tax rebates from services rendered" was indeed real. score might indicate." the State of Indiana, according to the He cited the New Haven, Conn., city proponents. government proposal that Yale U. pay With the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce the city $9 million over a three-year CSC as the chief spokesman for ND period. Also mentioned was the at New Ahiii NmhR and the colleges, opposition was ex tempt by Pittsburgh city fathers to tax Five new members joined the Notre pressed primarily on these grounds: the University of Pittsburgh. Dame Alumni Assoc, board of di (I) the tax exempt status of the edu The campaign by both sides was rectors at its winter meeting, Feb. 5-6. cational institutions would be in jeop conducted with little of the overheated Elected in a record return of more ardy, (2) citizens would pressure the emotion that was seen a few weeks than 9000 votes from alumni across city to charge the institutions for earlier when a proposal for the an the country were Joseph G. Bertrand municipal services and (3) Notre nexation of another area on the edge '54, president of the Highland Com Dame would lose its post office. of South Bend was argued and de munity Bank and candidate for the An estimated 275 people attended feated. However, there was some. The city treasurer's post in Chicago; Paul the hearing, most of them against the mayor charged ND with using a J. Doyle '36, vice president of the annexation. "Madison Avenue" approach when it Rede Co., Houston, Tex.; William K. Those speaking in behalf of Notre presented a half-hour TV program McGowan Jr. '57, vice president of Dame included besides Father Joyce: explaining the University position. American Fletcher National Bank & Edmund A. Stephan, chairman of the And at the Council meeting, Paul Trust Co., Indianapolis, Ind.; and ND board of trustees; Paul Gilbert, Gilbert gave a passionate plea against Charles F. Osbom, senior partner in a South Bend merchant; Frank E. Sulli annexation, saying at one point, "I Seattle, Wash, law firm. van '49, South Bend insurance execu would rather turn on my dear mother The newly elected will serve three- year terms. There are 10 other board members. DmiiiKits Two Notre Dame regional develop ment directors have been given addi tional responsibility, according to Frank G. Kelly, ND director of de velopment. Brian Regan, Area 3 director, will now cover Philadelphia and southern New Jersey as part of area responsi bilities in the northeastern U.S. Thomas J. Sullivan, Area 5 director, will cover Indiana and Kentucky in addition to the southeastern U.S.