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THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS

The War and Notre Dame (Pages 2 and 3)

Three-Semester Plan Started (Page 4)

Myron C. Taylor Praises Pope (Page 5)

1941 Football Team Honored (Page 7)

Spotlight Alumni (Page 17)

Roscoe Pound, dean emeritus of the Harvard Law School, gave four enthusiastically-received lectures at Notre Dame in late January on the general subject of "The Revival of the Natural Law." He is shown here with Clarence E. "Pai' Manion, '22, dean of the Notre Dame Law School.

Vol. 20 FEBRUARY. 1942 No. 4 mmmm The Notre Dame Alumnus

there is no news, and not because I, or any member of the administration, wants Onward to Victory! to "hold out" on you. You have my word for this, just as you have my word that By Rev. Hush O'Donnell. C. S. C. Notre Dame wiU. protect your best President of the University interests. Those of you who are not of draft age An Address to the Students on should remain where you are. A stam­ Jan. 13, 1942, in the Dining Halls. pede to enlist and leave your college work is not what your country wants. That was made clear by General Hershey at A week ago I attended the joint ses­ aUay the rumors that you have been the Baltimore meeting of college presi­ sion of the Senate and the House of hearing, and perhaps helping to circu­ dents, when he pointed out how com­ Representatives as the guest of Post­ late, since you returned from the Christ­ pletely the selective service system is in master General Frank C. Walker, whom mas holidays. I will give you the facts accord with the American way of life. you know as a loyal alimmus and a mem­ about the part that your school—^and Of course if it is possible to enlist and ber of the Associate Board of Lay Trus­ that means you, the faculty, and the remain in school at the same time—and tees. I can not tell you anything about administration—^miist play in bringing that can be done imder some circum­ President Roosevelt's message on the the war to a successful end. I did not stances—patriotism might dictate such state of the nation that you do not know speak to you sooner because I did not a course and one would be impatriotic already. You heard it on the radio, or have definite information. Even now if he did not endorse such a program. you read it in the newspapers. Although some things are yet to be decided. I shall you were impressed by its solemnity, you tell you what I can, but I warn you that would have been even more deeply moved what I am about to say applies to the The University and the War had you been able to see the President situation only as it exists now. You un­ The discussion at the presidents' con­ as he delivered his message in that his­ derstand that things may change very ference fell into two main divisions. One toric setting. The theme, to put it most quickly, not because of action by the dealt with cooperation with civil and bluntly, was "all out for war." And, un­ University, but because of conditions military authorities; the other with the less I am mistaken, one passage fell over which we at Notre Dame have no best academic program to be followed upon your ears with a familiar ring: control. for the duration of the war, and the spe­ cial consideration to be given to men "We are fightins," said President Roosevdt, "for security and progress and for peace, not only Don't Put Faith in Rumors who interrupt their college careers to go for oorselvea, but for all men, not only for oux into the service. generation, but for all generations, ^ye are fight­ I urge you again to remember that it ing to cleanse the world of ancient evils, ancient is foolish to believe all you hear. You Notre Dame is already offering courses ills. know how easily fertile minds—and they in mathematics to men who expect to are uinusually fertile at a time like tliis— "Our enemies are guided by a brutal cynicism, enter branches of the armed forces in by unholy contempt .for the human race. We are concoct stories that are swallowed as which mathematical skill is required. At inspired by a faith that goes back through the truth by persons who should know bet­ tiie b^jinning of the next term we will ages to the first chapter of the Book of Genesis ter. Keep your wits about you. Nothing offer a special course for those who plan —'God created man in His own image!' We on serves the enemy's purposes better than our Bide are striving to be true to that divine to enlist in the Navy so that they may heritage. We are fighting, as otir fathers have to have large, representative, normally qualify for certain positions open to fought, to uphold the doctrine that all men are intelligent groups of our people wan­ college men. There will be a special five-' equal in the sight of God." dering around in a fog of their own hour a week course in radio to train op­ making. As I told you in my letter of erators and technicians for the army and This war, by that declaration, is in Dec. 9, there is no reason why students navy. Other courses will be inaugurated defense of principles which you and I should become tmduly alarmed at this as they are needed. In passing, I might hold dear, not only as Americans, but time, notwithstanding the swiftness with add that a number of upperdassmen as inheritors of a cultural, intellectual, which war has come. Do not be carried have expressed a wish for additional and religious tradition that began with away by violent emotion, which leads to courses in languages. Should there be Christian civilization. Our duty is clear; confused thinking and acting. Go about enou{^ interest, I shall be happy to all that remains is to determine the best your normal ways until such time as make the proper recommendations to way of doing our duty. your country calls. Let the usual social the Director of Studies. It was in this connection that I went and recreational pro£:rams continue. Of course there should be a senior ball, East about ten days ago to attend a Captain Burnett has received instruc­ junior prom, and other social events. meeting of presidents of 900 American tions from Washington asking him to Of course there should be intercollegiate collies and imiversities. Our schools interview applicants for appointments as and interhall athletics. Such programs accept a two-fold obligation: first to as­ Ensign in the engineering classification are necessary for good morale at a time sist to the utmost in the prosecution of in the Naval Reserve. The Captain in­ like this. But, through it all, don't forget " the war; and second, to help students, forms me that thus far the response to to pray unceasingly. in every manner consistent with sound the invitation has been disappointing. practice, to complete their education. Ac­ Accordingly, I urge juniors and seniors tually, the two obligations overlap. It is In order that there may be no reaison in the College of Engineering to take impossible to achieve one without the for irresponsible talk and fruitless spec­ advantage of the opportunity, and to oilier. ulation, I have taken steps to keep the call on. Captain Burnett as soon as pos­ student body informed about develop­ sible. Neglect of the opportunity might A Council of War ments as they occur. If news is not forth­ be a cause for regret in the future. Our meeting today is literally a coun­ coming from my office or from my auth­ cil of war. I have called it in order to orized representatives, it will be because (Continued on page 11) The Notre Dame Alumnus This magazine is published monthly frcm October to June, inclusive (except January), by. tiMlTahrcnUjr of Nob*] Notre Dsme, Indiana. Entered as second class matter October 1. 1939, at the FoatoAee. Notn Daaei T«iK.-. vmiet the act of Ansust 24, 1912. Manber of the American Almnni Council and of the NatioBal QUhoHe Ahnnni FedeiatloB.'

JAMES E. ARMSTRONG, '25. Edilor; WnxiAM R. DOOLEY. '26. Manaimg EJHor

Vol. 20 FEBRUARY, 1942 No. 4 What's Going to Happen at N.D?

How Will the War Affect Commencement, Alumni Reunion and the Centenary Pro3ram?

Alumni, like students and faculty— by the new program. On the other hand, One thing stands out,.shared by fac­ and administration, too—are vitally in­ many students of the old form will find ulty, students, alumni and adminisfera- terested in what is going to happen at definite improvement in the new summer tion-r-the University must continue. _ Notre Dame. semester. Housing facilities for groups The several programs aimed at the Integration of the University, often such as the Sisters, in the summer, have not yet been subject to determination. strengthening of Notre Dame which questioned as a fact, has proved itself were launched in 1941, assume only a in the present emergency. In fact, Notre The Centenary, which will bring many deeper significance and a greater urgen­ Dame is so closely integrated that prac­ visitors and alimuii and friends to the cy with the war conditions of 1942. tically all major decisions of new policy campus, is obviously affected by the ten­ Loss of enrollment, loss of athletic are hinging on each other. tative housing arrangements. Pending revenues, increase of operating costs, Consequently, until the parts are all definite action on utilization of the physi­ possibilities of taxes—^these were dang­ clear, it is difficult to put them together. cal plant of the University, the adminis­ ers that our financial program was to tration has not been able to pursue the For example, the Navy rumors, in a help us meet. imminent program of the Centenary. sense, lead the parade in local and gen­ Now they are realities, increasing real­ eral interest. Notre Dame offered her It might be added here that much of ities, obvious realities. facilities to the Government, and the the content of the Centenary program Our financial program, not yet really Navy made a survey here for a training is of magnified import in this time of begun, must be begun promptly by the project for aviation cadets. A similar national anergency and war. Much of Clubs. It must be participated in by survey was made at several other Mid- the impact which the Centenary will every alumnns. West colleges. No decision has been an­ make on the nation will be strengthened nounced by the Navy on this project. by the background of war. Much of The things for which Notre Dame ed­ Nevertheless Notre Dame has had to Notre Dame's contribution to America ucation stands are the essentials of hold herself in readiness to house and achieves its greatest height in "these American life, in war or peace. They rise feed and provide certain other facilities times. But the physical stage upon which steadily in value as they are destroyed for as many as 2,500 men. This would the Centenary must rest is still in the in one after another foreign country. mean doubling up the present facilities. scene-shifting phase. Material goods essential to our defense There may be no such men. There may The current semester ends May 10. If, have beoi marshalled under government be a modified number. again. Commencement, in any major control for conservation and the public But on that decision rests, to a large form, occurs on this date, it will un­ good. extent at least, such other decisions as doubtedly affect the Alumni Association's Notre Dame' must similarly be con­ housing facilities usually extended to Universal Notre Dame Night Program. served, not by government control and alumni at Commencement. It may not be Notre Dame athletics, generally en­ deriving large numbers of people of her possible to have the traditional alimmi dorsed by Government pronouncements benefits, but by the support of alumni and reunion on the campus. If not, we shall and by Father O'Donnell at the football frioids in continuing to create 'a full propose something which we trust will banquet on Jan. 19, will go on. But on enrollment of students and to provide achieve approximately the same benefits. what basis in many fields has not yet for them the continuing opportunities Academic life, being independent of been determined in the light of the new for education. the Navy project for the most part, has calendar year. .War means sacrifice. It is a demand of been accelerated by the three-semester And so you find Notre Dame today in the trained American mind that our program described elsewhere in this something of a state of suspense, on the sacrifices be made for good purposes. In issue. alert definitely, so that new opportuni­ the winning of tiie war, and in tiie pre­ That program, however, has resulted ties may be realized, but moving with dication and preservation of the subse­ in a radical change in the traditional characteristic caution so that no advan­ quent peace, Notre Dame eduoktion pro­ Notre Dame stmomer session. The svmi- tages gained by 100 years of effort shall vides a purpose well within the reason­ mer session in effect has been abolished be needlessly lost. able category of patriotism. The Notre Dame Alumnus

SCHOLARSHIP IS ESTABLISHED "The Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lee Flem­ Three-Semester Plan Is Begun ing, Sr., Scholarship," established by Joseph B. Fleming, Dallas, Texas, in SLudent May Drop Out memory of his parents, is the latest For Summer is He Wishes. manifestation of alumni interest, direct and indirect, in furthering educational opportunities at the University of Notre Details of Notre Dame's new three- Dame. The scholarship, annoimced by J. Ar­ semester academic year, revealing bene­ TRANSFER OF CREDITS fits to students in several phases, were thur Haley, director of public relations, announced recently by Eev. J. Leonard Attention of alumni is called to came to Notre Dame through the agency Carrico, C.S.C., director of studies. The the fact that for most direct and of James P. Swift, '24, Dallas attorney. program is announced for the duration prompt securing of transcripts of The Fleming name itself is familiar of the war. credit, the request should be sent at Notre Dame. Walter Lee Fleming, Jr., A longer summer period is pro\'ided to the Ofiice of the Director of was a graduate of the Class of 1940. Two for the student who must work part of Studies, University of Notre Dame, nephews of Walter Lee Fleming, Sr., the year to pay his way, because the first Notre Dame, Ind. John and Irvin T., Jr., were students at semester began Jan. 26 and will end Notre Dame in 1921. May 10. The summer semester will begin The scholarship, set up by assignment May 28 and extend to Sept. 8. The third the beginning of any semester and re­ of insurance policies, will benefit "male semester, beginning almost at the regu­ sume his course, in full, just where he orphans of Dallas County, Texas, who lar opening date for the traditional left off. are to be selected according to a plan schoolyear, ^vill extend from Sept. 10 to "A student may attend school two outlined by the donor and set forth in Dec. 23. semesters of the three provided in any the instrument. Only one beneficiary at a time shall be in attendance at the In addition, the semester of 15 weeks calendar year and so give four years to University. will appreciably reduce the cost of the his college course, as heretofore, if he semester from the necessary cost of the wishes to do so. "Each beneficiary participating in the previous 18-week semester. "A student who fails in some of his Scholarship will be provided with not in Any student who attends continuously work will have within his three years a excess of $800 per year from the Schol­ may finish his course in eight semesters ninth semester, extra, in which to repair arship fund, such amount insofar as and many young men will receive their his deficiencies, complete his course, and possible to be yielded by the interest degrees before reaching draft age. get his degree. earned from the investment of the pro­ ceeds of the policies." The new program. Father Carrico "The school expenses of the student states, "will differ in no essential element for the slightly shortened semester of It may not be ordinarily proper to use from the one that has prevailed at Notre the new arrangement will be proportion­ a benefaction to point morals. But the Dame heretofore. The semester system ately adjusted, with the result that the ALUMNUS trusts that in this instance of school procedure, the courses of study, total expense of the college course will the graciousness of the donor can be ex­ the programs of courses for the various be appreciably reduced from the total tended to emphasize several splendid degrees, the amount of instruction, the amount involved in the 18-week semester." features. system of grading, the amount of semes­ First, the beneficiary, an orphan, goes ter credit for courses and for degrees, back to the original purposes of Notre and all the academic regulations of the Dame in extending opportimity for an University will remain the same as they education here to the underprivileged. have been in the old program." Second, the use of insurance policies Of primary importance to students to effect a major benefaction is some­ under war conditions is the fact that they thing within the reach of .many who may may enter the University at the begin­ not acquire sufficient capital wealth over ning of any semester, and the student and above family requirements to make who has interrupted his course for work an outright gift or bequest. or military service may resume it in any Third, the interest of Jim Swift, for­ semester without breaking the sequence mer S.A.C. chairman of the turbulent of his courses. twenties, now an attorney in Dallas, is Summarizing the new program, Father in direct line—^without discounting the Carrico announced: generosity of the benefactor at all—with "Any four-year college course pursued the suggestion made to all Notre Dame successfully through eight consecutive lawyers that they may be of mutal ser­ semesters can be completed in two and vice in aiding clients to perpetuate the two-thirds years. work of Notre Dame. "It is possible for a present junior to Fourth, the memorial feature of the complete his course and get his degree scholarship, certainly requires no com­ next December, a present sophomore in ment, but it obviously offers an oppor­ the September of 1943, and a present tunity to the person with means whose freshman in the May of 1944. Rev. Hncfa O'DonneU. C.S.C., president, in Phil- modesty argues against a recognition of adelphia with Dan Yoanir* '22. project manaffcr of himself. Few monuments have more Extra Semester Valuable Dry Dock Associates. Dan, who is in Aatgt of vast Nary constmction projects at the Phllidrl merit than the enriching of the minds "The student who at any time inter­ phia NatT Yard, is one of the country's leadinc of the young men of the "future, whose rupts his course may return to school at civil engineers. of the young men of the future. The Notre Dame Alumnus Reservoirs of Peace

By Myron C. Taylor

President's Representative at Vatican Stresses Pope's Spirituality, Vision and Talent in War-Torn World.

"You have just assisted in the holy gressiveness. He has sought to impress sacrifice of the Mass, and, although I The Communion-breakfast of the No­ upon those who disturb the peace that am not of your exact Church, I have had tre Dame Chib of Neio York on Sunday, the power and might of this great nation a considerable and most reverent contact Dec. 7 was a noteivorthy event: because would, if need be, be employed to enforce with it and know something of the re­ of the day, because of the largest-evcr and maintain that peace. freshment and strength which flow from attendance but especially because of the it. And so I take it that you who, a little historic address of Myron C. Taylor, who "In those wide and unhappy lands while ago in another edifice, have to­ a feio weeks before had returned from where tragedy and death are now pres­ gether and in all humility renewed your his post as President RooseveWs person­ ent, there remain but few reservoirs of faith and sought the strength of grace al representative at the Vatican. As peace. Among them there is one toward through partaking of the Blessed Sacra­ Mr. Taylor spoke the attack on Pearl which the eyes of all are turned with ment, have carried that spirit into this Harbor loas about to break loose. reverence and confidence and hope—^the edifice, and thus we come into the fra­ majestic figure of the Holy Father in ternal and cooperative atmosphere of Becatise of the outstanding worth of the Vatican. In him we can well have a this communion breakfast. Mr. Taylor's address, and the peculiar supreme confidence founded solidly not timeliness of it, the "Alummis" is pleased only on his Holy Office but also on his "Let us not forget that it is in days to print it here. embracing spirituality, his vision and like these, when all men are heavy laden Preceding the breakfast. Most Rev. his very great talent. Within the historic and despair threatens, that only through John F. O'Hara, C.S.C., D.D., had cele­ walls of the Vatican one finds as in no spiritual refreshment can one find rest. brated Mass for the club members in St. other place among the war-torn' nations This morning, but for the ambitions, the Patrick's Cathedral. At the breakfast in an atmosphere of tranquility, of thought­ frailties, the greed, the arrogance and the Roosevelt Hotel, the folloioing, in ful analysis, of deliberate judgment and the vanity of men, this breakfast would addition to Mr. Taylor, were speakers: of courageous and unchanging resolve. be one of perfect joy and thanksgiving. Bishop O'Hara, '11; Msgr. James F. The skies of human life everywhere Griffiths, chancellor of the diocese of "There is a timelessness about the would be illumined by the joyous rays Brooklyn; Michael F. Walsh, secretary Vatican which impels one to believe that of a brilliant sun, the air would be of state of the state of New York; Frank in the life of the spirit, human interests charged with the harmonies of great C. Walker, '09, postmaster general of the cannot always be measured in terms of hallelujahs for the realization of that United States; Warren S. Fogel, '30, a generation or of a life or of a century. great moment toward which humanity president of the club, and James F. Thus the solution of the principal diffi­ has looked with such longing zeal. Man Divyer, '26, chairman Of the breakfast, culties and trials which from time to would in fact love his neighbor as him­ who was the toastmaster. time afflict the children of God must self. Human life would have attained its always be brought into accord with the fullest perfection. That is the great pic­ ture we should like to look upon—^but the picture we see is very different. Around this great globe, and especially in the eastern hemisphere, there prevails doubt, uncertainty, fear, misery, starvation, cruelty, inhumanity. In a great portion of the world human life, human rights and property rights are not sacred. Human life has become a cheap thing and property rights have largely ceased to exist.

From the western, peace-loving hemis­ phere our President has labored, with vision and understanding and rare fore­ sight, to still the passions and to restrict the area of action in which men were to engage, or have engaged, in conflict. With unequaled courage he has sought to pioneer the field for international understanding and to preserve the peace, At the New York CInb Coinmniiion-Bre«kf«»t on Dtc. 7, were Mojt Bev. John F. O'Han. C.S.C.. DJ>.. entirely without display of militant ag- Myron C. Taylor, principal speaker, and Warren S. Facel. president of the elnh. The Notre Dame Alumnus great fundamentals, and never be the subject of temporary compromise. In the world of the spirit, no weakening or Many Alumni in Combat Areas compromise and no surrender of Chris­ tian principle will be witnessed. The The world at war finds many Notre Gaylotd P. Haaa, '29, 932 Tenth Avenue, Honolulu. Vicar of those basic tenets on which Dame alumni living and working where Edward L. McCiimmon, '30, 4220 Carnation Place, Christianity rests, and which have sur­ Honolulu. the battle smoke is thickest. Scattered Major Aloysins E. O'FUherty, ex. '22, Scofield vived the blasts of intrigue and the wars throughout the theatres of war are at Barracks, Honolulu. of many generations, holds firm the gold­ least 68 former students of the Univer­ IN CHINA en cord that reaches from our world of sity. Alumni office records show 16 of George B. Chao, '25, c/o Mother St Cecilia, Hiao- today back to the very Garden of Geth- them in uniform on duty outside the Ming Girls' Middle School, 37 Rue Montauban, semane. United States. Since the declaration of Shanghai. war there are doubtless many others. George E. Callinan, Jr., '32, cyo American Club, In the presence of these sublime his­ ShanghaL According to the latest information, Ching Kay Dominic, '23, Chuan Chow, Amoy. torical facts, one can almost feel himself there are 42 alumni in the Far Eastern John W. Hamilton, '32, Central Aircraft Mfg. Co., in the very presence of St. Peter. and Loiwing, Yunnan. War Zone, 27 of whom are living in the St. Paul. And, as one feels the presence, Rofcert Y. Khoo, '27, Tian Kee Hong, Amoy. Philippines; nine are living in China, it is borne in that somewhere along the Ralph Honer, ex. '33, 12 The Bund, Shanghai. including two nuns who were former Sister M. Ignatia, Maryknoll Convent, Waterloo line of life man has failed in his obliga­ students at the University; and six Road, Kowloontong, Hong Kong. tion to mankind. alumni are living in the • Territory of Sister M. Agatha Pattee. O.S.F., M.S., '27, Cath­ Hawaii. olic Mission, Chowtsum, Shangtung. "It is trite and easy to say that civil­ IN ENGLAND ization has failed. But civilization is only Two former Notre Dame students, Second Lt. Joseph Kaltenback, ex. '41, U. S. what we are as individuals. It is not Robert Y. Khoo, '27, and Ching Kay Signal Corps Reserve, on temporary duty in something that can fail. Shall we say Dominic, '23, are living in Amoy, China, England. that we have failed? Does that matter? which is now occupied by the Japanese, Second Lt. Joseph M. Qninn, '39. TJ. S. Signal according to a recent Washington dis­ Corps Reserve, on temporary duty in England. God has not failed. He cannot-fail. Rath­ Second Lt. Robert F. Sugnet, '41, U. S. Signal er is the challenge to us to fortify our patch. Carps Reserve, on temporary duty in England. faith, renew our vows and take up the The following is a list of other alumni, John V. L. Flynn, '36, Royal Air Force. good fight—^the fight of the Spirit over who, at latest report, were living in George Made '36. Royal Air Force. the material. countries and foreign parts greatly af­ IN FRANCE fected by this war for world domination: LoBis P. Bar], '16, Editorial Dept. Paris Edition, New York "Herald-Tribune," Paris, Prance. In Defiance of God IN THE PHIUPPINES IN ITALY Hidiael J. Adrian, *25, Westinghouse Electric Co.. Hi» Holiness Pope Pios XH, LittD., '36. Vatican Manila. The forces that are loose in the world City. Rafcl P. Alrarez, '25, Kabankalan. today were not made by God; they were Walter J. Dick, '35, Col Missionario Antonio Doreteo Amador, '17, Bacoa, Sarsogen. made in defiance of God, and always in Ennqae J. Briaa, '37, 625 Bennsylvania Ave., Rosmini, San Giovanni Alia Porta Latina, Rome. Ber. John K. Mossio. '25, Casa San Carlo, Piazza the history of the world God has in Manila. San Carlo, AI Curso, N 437, Rome. His" own inscrutable way brought down Leopolda Brias, '34, 226 Colorado, Hanila. Rev. George H. Sanvage, C.S.C., I.L.D., '18. 19 Bev. Vitalis Clemente, OJ*., '24, Colegio Semin- those who would defy Him. Might may Via dei Cappucini, Rome seem to make right, but in the great ario de San Jacinto, Tuguesaio. Cagayan. Alariano Donato, '23, Candon Electric Idgfat Assn., IN BELGIDM drama force does not for long triumph Candon, IIocos Sar. Chailea De Landen, '09, Rue de la Loi 136, over reason, and that which is won by Rev. John E. DoSy, '23, Chaplain, U. S. Army, Brussels, force soon cnunbles before a greater Manila. IN HOLLAND force. The forces of that which is good Ssrt. niomas P. Foy, '38, Fort Stotsenbnrg. Sister H. Alphonse Kaypriioff, O.S.F., Heythuigen. Frandgco D. Enaje, '12, Naval, Leyte. IN NEWFOUNDLAND and just will overcome the forces of evil. Donald G. Hannine. '37, Victorias Millins Co., The power of justice is slow moving, but BroAer Berthmans, F.S.C., '23, Christian Brothers Victorias, Occidental Negros. of Ireland, St John's. it is irrepressible. All wars are in vain, Anthony F. Gonxalez, '25, 915 A. Habini, Manila. Botert J. Connolly, '40, Water Street East Harbor but the peace when it comes need not be Rafael J. Gonzalez, '22, 915 A. Mabini Halate, Grace. in vain. It is our task to assist an endur­ Manila: IN THE WEST INDIES ing peace. John F. Gotnaco, '24, 214 Calle Soldar. Manila. Robert E. Kinney, ex. '43, a Jamaica base con­ Adrian B. Martin, '39, Fort Stotsenburg. tractor. Ednardo Helian, '31 cjo San Mignel Brewery, P.O. Charles J. Schwarz, '34, Box 718, Lago Oil and "You do not need me to sketch for you Bex 271, Manila. Transport Co.. Aruba, Curacao, Dutch W. I. JesoB H. Rocei. '35, 1052 Oroquieta Santa Cruz. IN THE CANAL ZONE a line of personal duty. That would be Manila. William B. ABen, ex. '32, Balboa. utter presumption. Each and all of you Hon. Carios P. Romnio, IX.D., '35, VM-UM. WHUam J. Bocan, '41, Fort Clayton. News Syndicate, Manila. see and know your duty. I can do no Major K. S. Brady. JAGD, '24, Quany Heights. Antonio P. Rozas, '26, 741 Echagae, Manila. more—I can do no less—than urge you Lt. Savino W. Cavender. '35. Medical Corps. Ednardo G. Rozaa, '33, 719 Echagne, Manila. WHBan T. Cerri, '32. to discharge that duty promptly, faith­ ATincente C. Sincson, '35, B73 Legarda. Manila. fully, continuously, until these trials and Panlino C. Tan, '23, 733 Zacateros, Manila. Lt. CoL Benjamin F. DuBois. U.S.A., Quarry Hts. Mario G. ToncUi, '39, Fort Stotsenbnrg. Frandi E. Fitzpatri^ *39, Box 101, Balboa Hts. tribulations shall be over, past. You will John T. Focarty. '23. P. O. Box 307, Balboa. find the courage and the strength to do Joae A. Unmico, '16, Tarlae, Tarlac Gonzala R. Valdc*. '35, 709 San Marcelino, Manila. Ensign Rassell L. Harris,' '41, IT. S. Naval Re­ whatever you undertake to do. But under JoK T. Zabarte, '32, 129 Bustillos St., Manila. serve. no circumstances allow your reflections Alfonso Zobel, '24. cyo Ayala & Cia, 21 Calle jMeph H. Harrington, '39, Box 759, Ancon. Lt Andreir E. O'Keefe. '33. Fort Kobbe. hereafter to torment you with the Joan Lnna, Manila. GfUnerma Patterson, Jr., '11, 46 Peru Ave., thought that you, as many others have IN HAWAU Panama. done in those places where the greatest Ensign Joseph A. Dnridn, *34, Naval Air Corps* Jahn S. P«ttingi]], '35. perils have overtaken the imprepared, Pearl Harbor. Emcnan L. Ryan. ex. '40. charge yourself with those ominous Harvey Fleming, '14, c/o Benson Smith Company, Prt. TkoBM F. Ryan, ex. '34, U.S. Air Corps. Honolulu. WnUaa J. Sheridan, Jr.. '34, Cristobal. words, 'Too late, too late!'" Jowph E. Gore, Jr., '40, Bellows Field. Walmanolo. Jaawi S. White, ex. '32, Aneon. The Notre Dame Alumnus

Left to right at the Foothill Banquet: Coach Frank Leahy; Arch Ward, sports editor of the CUcas* xTrihow"; Father Hagh (TDraBell. proUeat: Toastmaater Warren Brown, sports editor of the Chicago "Sun." 1,0(30 Honor 1941 Football Team

22nd Annual Civic Testimonial Banquet Is Sponsored by St. Joseph Valley Club; Wallace Ford Is Guest Star.

One thousand guests attended the 22nd •will be added each year until four are welfare, Notre Dame will naturally .ac­ annual civic testimonial dinner, spon­ in force. cept the decision without question. sored by the Notre Dame Club of St. Senior monogram winners who sat at "Our prime purpose, like that of all Joseph Valley, Jan. 19, in the University the speakers table were Steve Juzwik, dining hall, honoring Notre Dame's foot­ Americans, is to bring the war to an right halfback; Capt. Paul Lillis and early and successful end." ball team, the first undefeated squad Jim Brutz, tackles; Bob Maddock and since 1930. Wallace Ford, of Hollywood All-American Bemie Crimmins, guards; Confining his address cUefiy to things and the Broadway stage, was the "guest Johnny_ Kovatch, end; Bob Hargrave, military. Father O'Donnell recalled that star" on the program, which included quarterback; Ray Ebli, tackle; Joe 2,000 Notre Dame students and alnmni Rev. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, president Laiber and Hercules Bereolos, guards; ' answered their country's call in the first of Notre Dame; Coach Frank Leahy; and Gordy O'Reilly, center. Brutz, voted world war and that since the present un­ Arch Ward, sports editor of the Chica­ the most valuable player by his team­ limited emergency was declared se!veral go Tribune; and Commander John E. mates, was presented with the trophy members of the faculty have been or­ Welchel, U.S.N., new coach at the United given by the Scholastic. dered to duty and granted leave of ab­ States Naval Academy. Mayor Jesse I. sence. Pavey, of South Bend, delayed in Wash­ Continuance of Notre Dame's athletic ington, D. C, by illness, sent a telegram. program for the duration, unless direct­ "The war is brought close to us each ed otherwise by civil or military author­ time we remember in our prayers the eight Notre Dame men who have already Rev. John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C, chair­ ities, was assured by Father O'DonnelL given their lives for theiir country," he man of the faculty hoard in control of Father O'Donnell pointed out that said. athletics and vice-president of the Uni­ Notre Dame's decision was "in the spirit" versity, gave the invocation, and War­ of the President's recent letter to Judge " 'Onward to victory" has been sung by ren Brown, sports editor of the Chicago Kenesaw Mountain Landis, high commis­ generations of Notre Dame men. Since Sun, served as toastmaster. Assistant sioner of baseball, urging continuance of Pearl Harbor it has new and deeper coaches Ed McKeever and Joseph Mc- the national pastime for the duration. meanings." Ardle introduced the squad members. R. "Of course," Father O'Donnell said, High tribute was bestowed by Father Floyd Searer, president of the club, in­ "there will be difficulties in maintaining O'Donnell upon Coach Frank Leahy and troduced the toastmaster. such an athletic program but Notre his assistants for guiding the Irish Proceeds from the dinner were used to Dame has overcome obstacles in the past through an undefeated-seascm. He also swell the club fund for scholarships to and it can cope with these. If, however, .announced the apjiointment of Edward the University for deserving students proper civil or military authorities Kranse, '34, a major monogram winner from the South Bend area. One scholar­ should ever decide that inter-coUegiate in football, basketball and track at ship is in effect this year and another sports are not condiicive to the general Notre Dame, as an assistant football The Notre Dame Alumnus Pound Lectures at N. D.

Insists WoHd Now Has Too Many Supermen.

The world has its stomach full of su­ permen, Roscoe Pound, dean emeritus of the Harvard Law School, told his audi­ ence in his fourth and final lecture on "The Revival of Natural Law," in the College of Law at Notre Dame Jan. 26. A large group of lawyers from the St. Joseph Valley, many of them Notre Dame alimmi, were among the most in­ terested listeners at Dean Pound's lec­ tures. These and other persons every­ Wallace Fort is made an Honorary Member of the Notre Dame Club of the St. Joseph Valky hy where will be glad to know that the K, Floyd Searer, president of the dab. Left to right. Commander John E. Welchel, new Navy coadi; Dean's lectures will be published soon by Mr. Searer; Mr. Ford; Rev. John J. CavanauRh, CS.C., vice-president of the University. the Notre Dame Lawyer, student pub­ lication of the College of Law. coach to replace William Cerney, '25. narrator. The march of events significant who resigned. Krause's appointment will in the history of the United States since In discussing his final topic, the "Fu­ be effective March 1. He -n-iU also be an its infancy were depicted in musical ture of Philosophical Jurisprudence," instructor in the Department of Physical numbers sung by the club, accompanied Dean Poimd, leading scholar in the field Education. by Jack MoUo^s orchestra. of American law, said that Catholic fac­ ulties of law have always been a strong Coach Leahy, in thanking every person General chairman for the affair was "right wing" in the conception of law on who cooperated with him and his coaches Francis Jones. Those who headed com­ a basis of philosophy. during the past year, paid a glowing mittees were Thomas Hickey, Jr., chair­ tribute to the 1941 squad as one which man of general arrangements and Wil- In earlier lectures, on the definition of "stood for the same high qualities which lard F. Wagner, assistant chairman; the natural law, on force and reason we see in a united America today, a de­ Albert McGann, chairman of the head from the standpoint of natural law, and sire to excel, willingness to make sacri­ table committee; Chuck Sweeney, pro­ on natural law in legal history, the great fices, courage and a realization that any gram chairman. Bob Cahill, ticket chair­ author and teacher pointed out in bril­ good cause is worth the effort of a man, and Herb Jones, chairman of fi­ liant addresses the history of law and worthy fight." nance. General chairman in charge of the various theories and efforts in apply­ guests was Bernard J. Voll, assisted by ing to the laws of the ages the ideals "Our team, in truth, was a carbon which men of all periods of history have copy of democracy," Leahy said. transportation chairman Burton Toepp; Joe Petritz, newspaper men and radio felt should dictate the rules by which The Glee Club, under the direction of men; J. Arthur Haley, chairman of they live. Prof. Daniel Pedtke, sang an impressive speakers and other guests; Bill Cerney, In his concluding lecture. Dean Pound number, "The Song of the Free," vnth chairman of coaches, and Bemie Witucki, presented the conclusion that this age- Jack White, '41, the arranger, serving as high school coaches' chairman. old belief of man that the current law must be made agrainst a basis of an accepted standard of values, against TEACHES AT CHICAGO with the Travelers' Aid and with the some transcendent principles, has as its federal transient bureau give him a. local alternative for the realists only the Prof. Frank T. Flynn, A.M., '31, head predication of a race of supermen in of the Department of Social Work of background for his course at the Uni­ versity of Chicago. He has been a mem­ jurisprudence and in politics, whose wis­ the University, is teaching a course on dom and whose judgment in making, the social treatment of crime in the Uni­ ber of the Notre Dame faculty since 1934. judging and enforcing the laws will be versity of Chicago during the winter acceptable to their fellow-men. quarter. It was in this connection that Dean Prof. Flynn's appointment to the Chi­ DISTRia AHORNEy MILLER cago faculty will not interrupt his work Pound expressed the belief that the at Notre Dame and comes as a recogni­ Donald C. Miller, '25, one of the fam­ world is surfeited with the "supermen" tion of personal achievement and exper­ ous "Horsemen," was notified Dec. 22 of it now has. A belief in God, and in a ience in this particular field. his nomination by President Roosevelt as natural law behind man-made law. Dean United States District Attorney for the Pound concluded, would seem to be more As a member of the board of trustees northern district of Ohio, succeeding Em- easily acceptable in the light of the his­ of Indiana State prison, and an executive erich B. Freed, who recently resigned. torical presence and influence of such be­ in the South Bend council of social agen­ The nomination was later confirmed by liefs on the law of the world, than the cies. Prof. Flynn has added practical the Senate. Don, a Cleveland lawyer, has unsupported belief that the rule of such experience to his studies. been associated with his brother, Ray T. supermen will overcome the problems of Two years in Chicago as a case worker Miller, '14, former mayor of Cleveland. jurisprudence in any given era. The Notre Dame Alumnus

!!••••, Joka J., '3(, Naval Beaerre. Kmtnnde. Jafat P„ '38, Aimy. In U. S. Military Service MoMC, JasKS T,. '40, Hq. Det. 5th Ord. Tkwning Bn., OJCT.C, Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Hd. UmOamer. Jsha K. Jr., '41. Naval Aviation FC^t The folloiving Notre Dame men have, Gonring, Matthew N., '40, Hq. Btry. 3rd Regt. Training, V. S. Naval Aviation Reserve Base since the December "Alumnus," been PARC, Fort Bragg, N. C. Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, N. T. added to the Alumni Office list of those Gordon, John Robert. '40, Y3C, Outgoing Unit. Itnray. Lt. Clay M.. '37, U.S. Marines in Iceland. in service. Additions, addresses or U. S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, HI. changed addresses will, as always, be Gregory, Arthnr C, '37, 56th Battalion, Camp CBiien, Jeha J., '40, Ordnance Training Center, welcomed. Wolters. Te-x. Co. D, Tth Battalion, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Gnggisberg, Lt John B., '38, U. S. Marine Ctorps, Md. Baeley, David, ex. '42, "The Flying Irish Squad­ San Diego. Calif, (mail) 3S8 Belvedere St. O'Cainor. Pierce J.. '28, 2nd Lt, 9th Cavalry, ron." Naval Air Base, Jacksonville, Fla. LaJoUa, Calif. Camp F^mston, Kans. Bandnricfa, Joseph S., '36, Battery E, 67th Coast O'Leaiy, Capt Lawience A.. '31, Co. I. 1st S. T. Artillery, A. A., Fort BraSB, N. C. Haines, Gcoige Joseph, ex. '42, Pvt, Co. H, 113th Regt, Fort Benning. Ga. Barbash, Francis C, '37, Army. Inf. Reg. Georgetown Armory, Georgetown, Del. Barrett, James E., '40, Aviation Cadet, U. S. Air Harris, Russell L.. '41. Ensign. U. S. Naval Patteraao. Jchn W.. Jr.. '41. Army. Corps Training Detachment, Chickasha. Okla. Reserve. Canal Zone. PflawB. Capt Daniel J.. '32, Niagara Falls Plant Blois. Hiram J., Jr., ex. '41, Naval Aviation Harris, Walter J., '38, Flying Cadet, Maxwell Chemical Warfare Service, 3163 Buffalo Ave., Flight Training, V. S. Naval Aviation Reserve Field. Montgomery. Ala. Niagara Falls, N. Y. Base, Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, N. Y. Harvey, Thaddens H., '40, Camp Forrest. TVllla- Pinem. RayMond.. '41, Co. C. 27th MTB, Gamp Broderick, Daniel T., Jr., '41, U.S. Naval Reserve, homa. Tenn.. 35rd M. P. Company. Grant HI. 521 Abbot Hall, 430 East Huron St, Chicago. Hegarty, CapUin Francis A. (M.D.), '28, Medical PogUano. Felix, Jr.. '41, Hq. & Hq. Det, 1310 Corps. Camp Meade. Md. S. U. (CARTC), Fort Eustis, Va. Canale, Philip M., Jr.. '40, Army. Hennessy, John H., '41, Battery E, 32nd Bn., 8th Powers, Lt Charies F., Jr„ '31, 62nd Engineer Carpenter, Corp. William A., '39, Spec. Trps., Training Regt, Fort Sill, Okla. Co.. Fort George G. Meade, Md. 32nd Signal Corps. Camp Livingston, La. Herrick, Sherburne, '36, Naval Reserve. Patnam. PatriA D,. '41, Squadron 2, Southern Carroll, Richard J., '37. Hyan Field, Hemet, Calif. Hnfnagel, James M.. '40. Engineers Repl. Trng. Aviation Training Center, Decatur, Ala. Carender, Capt. Savino W., '35. (M.D.), Canal Center. Fort Belvoir, Va. Zone. Qairk, William F.. ex. '36, Naval Reserve. Chlebowski, Chester John, ex. '35, Hq. Co., 2nd lacorctti, Hugo A., ex., '34. Army. Battalion, 34th Armored Eegt., Fort Knox. Ky. Badliefci, ThMus F.. ex. '38, Bat A., 18 C. S., Clarke, Philip J., '36, Camp Lee. Va. Joyce, William L., '40, Hq. Det, I.R.T.C.. Camp Fort Stevens; Ore. Condon, William P., '39, Army Reception Center. Wolters, Tex. ReiUy, Lous J., '40, Air Corps. 4th Co., Camp Shelby. Miss. Reilly Thomaa E., ex. '42, Naval Aviation Flight Cox, Robert E., '41, 713 Room 137, tI.S.N.A.S., Kaltenback, Lt Joseph C, ex. '42, U. S. Army Training, U. S. Naval Aviation Reserve Base, Jacksonville. Fla. service. American Embassy. London. England. Floyd Bennett Held, Brooklyn, N. Y. Coyle, John, '37. Chanute Field, 111. Kelly, Major Raymond J., ex. '14, Director of the Roeap. Jaaws Ebaer, '39, Co. L, Barracks 481, 7th Crawford, Bernard K., '40, Dept of Elect. Eng., 6th Civilian Defense Region. QH, Trg. Regt, CUnp Lee, Va. U.S.N.A., Annapolis, Md. Kennedy, Joseph B., ex. '40. Army. Borke, Edward F,. ex. '39, Manila, P. I. Cronin, Thomas L., '39, 1301st Service Unit, Knobel, George F., ex. '39, U. S. Naval Air Sta­ Syaa, Clarence J,, ex. '42, Corporal, Co. B, lUrd Headquarters Co., Reception Center, New Cum­ tion, Corpus Christi, Tex. Ordnance Training Battalion, Aberdeen pteving berland, Pa. Knknia, Thaddens J., ex. '40, U. S. Naval Air Ground, Md. Cnshing, Bernard J., '40, APO 302, Btry. C, 47th Station, Corpus Christi, Tex. Ryan, Joseph A., '40, Flying cadet in Callfbmia. F. A. Rcgt., Fort Bragg. N. C. Kankle, Edward B., ex. '42, Air Cadet, Sqd. 1, Ryan. TiMmaa F., ex. '34, U. S. Air Corps, Canal Flight B., Element 8, Kelly Field, Te.x. Zone. Daley. Bernard N., '40, U. S. Marine Corps. Langley Field. Va. Lacey, Lt John W., '38, Middletown Air Depot, ScUayer. Charlea K,. '41, Army Air Corps. Darroozet, John L., Jr.. '40. Sgt., Sig. Hdq. & Middletown, Pa. Schndd. Tkemaa B., '40. Co. M, 2nd Qnartennaster Hdq. Co.. A C Warning Service, 2nd Interceptor Lahcy, Lt James H., '38. U. S. Marine Corps. Replacement Training Center, Fort Francis E. Command, County-City Bldg., Seattle, Wash. Navy Yards, Philadelphia, Pa, Warren, Wyo. Dolan, Robert M., '40, Finance Oftice, Lowry Held, Lamberto. R. Nidiolas. '38. Aviation Cadet, Pilot Sckwartiel, Gerard A., '39, Mechanized Cavalry, Denver, Colo. Repl. Center, Flight B, Squadron 3, Kelly Field. Fort Knox, Ky. DoUard, Vincent E., '39, Athletic Dept.. U. S. Tex. Sheedy. Ensign Daniel C. '39, ACTS, Naval Air Naval Training Station. Great Lakes, 111. LeMire, Robert E., '38, Pvt., Co. D, 63rd Bn., Station, Norfolk, Va. Donovan, Daniel O., ex. '39, Oflicers Candidate Camp Wolters, Tex. Simmons, William Craig, '41, Cadet, Barracks School, Fort Knox. Ky. Leppig, George E., '28, Marine Gunner, U. S. 703, Room 214, U. S. Naval Air Station, Jack­ Donovan, Robert N., '40, U. S. .Naval Reserve, Marine Corps. sonville, Fla. 451 Marlborough, Boston, Mass. Loreric, Aloysios Nicholas, ex. '42, Hdq. Co., Solon. Edward J., ex. '39, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Doyle, Capt. Albert F., '27, (M.D.) Medical Corps, 152nd Snd (R), APO 38, Camp Shelby, Miss. Saaen. Joseph P., '41, Officers Training School, Indiantown Gap, Pa. Loughran, John H.. ex. '42, U. S. Naval Air Fort Knox, Ky. Dray, Joseph F., '39, Air Cadet, Box 1022, Okla­ Station. Corpus Christi. Tex. Strahan, Ber. William Speer. '17, Army Chap­ homa Air College, Barracks C, Oklahoma City, Lusson, William M., '39, Camp Wolters. Tex., lain, Fort Kamehameha. Hawaii. Okla. Headquarters Co., I.R.T.C. Dacey, R. Robert, '37, Ensign, Naval Reserve, Tennes. Msnty J.. '28, Captain, U. S. Air Corps, Philadelphia, P^. Malloy, Patrick H., '36, Ensign, U. S. Navy. Phoenix, Ariz. Dudley, Joseph C, '35, Finance Dept. Air Corps Washington. D. C. Vanderrssrt. Albert A.. '41, Co. B, 83rd Inf. Technical School. Sheppard Field. Wichita Falls. Haloney. John M., '36. Ensign, U. S. Naval Tex. IVaining Bn.,.Camp Roberts, Calif. Reser\*e. Veeneaun, J. Keanetli, '38, Bn. H-69, Coast Dnggan, Vincent J., Melrose, Mass., '39, Service. Mathis, William D.. Jr., '40, Army. Artillery (A.A.), San Diego. Calif. Mclntyre, John A., '40, Cadet U. S. Naval Air Fensel, Albert John, ex. '42. U. S. Army Air Station. Corpus Christi. Tex. WaUnn. A. Joseph, ex. '38. U. S. Naval Air Corps, Maxwell Field. Ala. McNamara, Charles A. '39, Btry. 3. 32nd Bn., 8th Station. Corpus Christi. Tex.' Fensel, Francis P., '40. U. S. Army Air Corps. Regiment U. S. Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Olila. Webster. Thsauu J.. '41, Marine Corps. Maxwell Field. Ala. Metzlcr, James Patrick, '40. Marine Officers Weasels, John E., '39, Headquarters & Headquarters Ferriter, Dr. Thomas F., '30. Lt. in 104th Mass. Training. M. C. S. Det Marine Barracks, Co, Finance Section, 3rd Armored Diviaon. Infantry. Quantico, Va. Camp Polk. La. Fisher, William J., '34. 27th Air Base Squadron. Miholick, Matthew J., Jr., '41, Aviation Cadet, WitUas. Capt Donald J.. '27. Air Corps, Chief. Barracks 121, Bowman Field. Louisville. Ky. Basic A.C.TD., Co. C. Baker's Field, Calif. Public Relations Branch, Wright Fid., Dayton, O. Foxel, Warren S., '30. Air Corps Unit of the War Monaihan, Charies P., '38, Aberdeen Proving Dept, Wright Aeronautical Plant.' Paterson. Grounds, Md. N. J. Montedonico, James H., '40, Army. Yaeger. Dr. Leslie A.. '17. Lieut. Col., U. S. Ford, John F., '37. Army. Mooney, Thomas L., ex., '40, Army. Amy, Medical Inspector of 44th Div. 10 The Notre Dame Alumnus

••••••••••••••••< and Sweden. His first full-lengtii novel, Brooklyn TMet probably the best con- Dearly Beloved has just appeared. /tribution to American church history in Nohe 3>ame 1941." Eddie of Jackson's Gang by Brother Ernest, C.S.C, '25, was published recent­ The Curriculum of the Catholic High liooki ly by St. ^Anthony's Guild Press, Pater- School for Boys by Brother William, •••••«••••••*•••< son, N. J. It is the story of no ordinary C.S.C., Ph.D., '23, supervisor of schools boy, who escaped from a Fa^-like of the Brothers of the Cong:regation of school of thievery into which he had Holy Cross, is a doctoral dissertation DEMOCRACY OR ANARCHY? A Study been decoyed. Action abounds in the of Proportional Represntation by F. A. which was submitted to the University of story and leads up to a surprising clim­ Chicago. It is an objective appraisal of Hermens, Review of Politics, Notre ax. Obviously, Brother Ernest knows his Dame, Ind. 1941 the curriculum of the Catholic high boys and how to entertain them. This is school on the basis of data gathered by Dr. Hermens here shows up a scheme the fourth of his juveniles to be pub­ means of questionnaires to pupils, grad­ which has generally been accepted by lished by the Guild press. uates, and principals of high schools, by Liberals as being a highly desirable ele­ an extensive examination of textbooks ment in democratic government. He gives and school records, and by visits to a us the history of proportional represen­ The Catholic Church in Indiana, 1789- selected group of schools in the Middle tation in the post-war European democ­ ISSi, by the Rev. Thomas F. McAvoy, West. The book was published by The racies of Italy, Germany, Belgium, Ire­ C.S.C, '25, was pronounced by the Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame. land, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and Switzerland, and shows how it has every­ where brought about a multiplication of parties each with a stereotyped world view and a complete unwillingness to GIFTS compromise, and how this in turn led to the collapse of democracy in Italy and The University acknowledges with deep gratitude the following gifts: Germany and its paralysis almost every­ where else. He then examines the history J. B. Fleming, Dallas, Texas, in honor of his parents. The Mr. of P.E. in American municipalities and and Mrs. Walter Lee Fleming, Sr., Scholarship. For details see finds much the same result, although, of page 4. course, on a much less disastrous scale. Anonymous, for the Bureau of Economic Research ?6,000 Arthur A. Lawder, Sr., Chicago, for the Fund for Deserving This failure of P.R. in practice, Dr. Students ,. 1,000 Hermens shows, is to be expected, be­ Edward A. Mahoney, Canton, Ohio, for the College of Law 500 cause the scheme is wrong in theory, be­ Howard J. Rohan, '15, Cincinnati, for special equipment for the ing based on the assumption that the Students' Infirmary 500 thing most needful in a democratic gov­ Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Breitung, Ada, Okla., for the Dom Greg- ernment is the opportunity for all the oiy Student Loan Fimd. Amount to be determined. Initial con­ points of view current among its citizens tribution 400 to be represented in the ultimate institu­ Anonymous, for the Thomas J. McKeon Memorial Fund 350 tion of government. But this is not true. The great need in democratic govern­ Anonymous, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Schneider, for • the Nieuwland Memorial Fund ment is a scheme which will allow popu­ 250 larly chosen deputies to come to definite Dr. Stanley A. Clark, South Bend, for the Fund for Deserving Students • and speedy decisions in all problems 150 which may come up. If this cannot be William W. Huisking, '34, New York City, for the President's Fund 100 done, there is no government in the prop­ Hermann Feigenheimer, Chicago, for the President's Fund 50 er sense. Our traditional majority system Frank H. Plaisted, South Bend, for the Fund for Deserving makes possible these clear cut decisions; Students .'. 25 P.R. does not. Hence P.R. fails in prac­ Anonymous, Alumnus '25, South Bend, for the Fund for Deserving tice. Students 1 15 Anonymous benefaction for series of lectures by Dean Roscoe If you wish to read a reasoned defense Pound, of Harvard, under the auspices of the College of Law. of our own American system by one who is thoroughly acquainted with it and L. B. Andrus, '10, Indianapolis, for the library of the College of Law. Thirty volumes from his personal library. with others, you should go to this book. Robert E. Daly, '16, Pittsburgh, for the University Library. Two —^WILLIS D. 'NUTTING rare volumes of "The Life of Christ," by J. James Tissot. Mrs. Joseph H. Thompson, Nashville, for the University Museum. The name of Harry Sylvester, who A zucchetto, formerly worn by the late Pope Pius X. sold his first short story when a senior Mrs. Anna H. Huntington, New York City, for the University at Notre Dame in 1930, is becoming a Art Galleries. A bronze, entitled "Monkey on a Stick." somewhat familiar one to readers of Mrs. Anne Kremer Post, Washington, D. C, for the University magazine short stories. Harry's pub­ Library. Two volumes of "John Hanson of Mulberry Grove," by lished stories now total 100. Some of the late J. Bruce Kremer. them have been included in the O'Brien HUGH O'DONNELL. C.S.C, annual anthology. Best Short Stories. President of the University Others have been reprinted in England The Notre Dame Alumnus 11

ONWARD TO ViaORY! completed the ground courses given at . Sevoal members of the Ifuiilty who (Continued from pase 2) Notre Dame in the Civilian Pilot Train­ hold reaerve' cnwimisaiona in the aimy While I am on the subject of emerg­ ing program. Our scientists and engi­ have been called to dn^ and ham been encies that have arisen out of the draft, neers have been working overtime. Last granted leave of absoiee. OUiers have I want to say a word to those of you— September we were happy to wdeome to beoi assigned to other institutions where the seniors especially—for whom the the campus the unit of the Naval Re­ they are working on defense projects.. army is more or less imminent. If you serve Officers Training Corps. Under Many of the priests whom yon know are are called to service before the end of the capable direction of Captain Bnmett now diapJains, and several more have the term, see the dean of your college and his efficient staff it has become, even offered their services. Hundreds of sta- and explain the circumstances to him. I in these few months, a part of the fam­ dmts, former students, and ahmmr have assure you that you will receive a sym­ ily of Notre Dame. answered the call, and the war is hroo^^t pathetic hearing and every possible con­ very dose to as each time we remieinber sideration. Now that war has actually come, the in onr prayers the agbt Notre Dame men who have already given their lives for Because of conditions that the war has Notre Dame program is being enlarged thdr country. forced upon us, the University Council and intensified, not for defense, bat for has decided'to accelerate Notre Dame's victory. For that reason, we have formed Now I come to a matter that apparent­ academic program by adopting the pol­ the Committee on War Activities, with ly has been giving yon great coneem. I icy of dividing the schoolyear into three Father John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C., as refer, of course, to the rnmor that the terms. This system, recommended by the chairman. In adition to its duties of co­ Navy Department will soon bqpn to use presidents' conference in Baltimore, is ordination and correlation, this Commit­ Notre Dame as a base for training naval being put into effect by several other tee will issue, frcnn time to time, infor­ aviaticm eadets.~Over the years I have schools. Under it, the academic year will mation of general interest to the student learned scanething of the students' genius coincide almost exactly with the calendar body. When necessary, I shall supple­ for elaboration and decoration, hot I year. There will be sufiScient time be­ ment its bulletins with iiersonal mes­ must say that this time yon broke all tween terms for whatever vacation seems sages. known records. I can hear yoa say, "Why to be in order for a nation at war. Ac­ cordingly, the semester examinations will begin Monday, January 19th, and the date of registration for the next term will be the following Monday. And com­ pete details relating to the three-semester program will be announced very soon by the Director of Studies. The University acknowledges with deep gratitmde the fottowing By all means those of you who expect gifts to the Centenary Fimd: to register for military service next month should enroll in the second semes­ ALUMNI PARTICIPATION ter. The reason is that you may not be called until the semester is over, but if Anonymous, Member of the Class of '41 ..$5,000 Anonymous, Member of the Class of 18 _ _ 3,000 you should be, and your academic work Walter Duncan, '12, LaSalle, IlL . _ 2.000 is satisfactory, I shall direct the deans Frank R. Lockard, 19, ToledOj Ohio .. _ 1,500 of the colleges to give special considera­ Mr. and Mrs. Bernard 3. Voll (17), South Bend ..1,000 tion to your case, so certain credit may Clyde E. Broussard, '13, Beaumont^ Texas _ 600 Anonymous, Memb^ of tiie Class of '40 .. 600 be received for work done. Anonymous, Member of the Class of '35 _ 275 What will be the advantage of an Hon. Roger J. Kiley, '23, Chicago . „ 100 accelerated program? Its major purpose Aaron H. Hnguenud, '22, South Bend _ 50 Pasquale M. Pirchio, '25, South Boid (defense bond) ... _ 50 will be to give the student of military Paul J. Smith, 16, New York C«y _ 50 age a better chance to finish his educa­ Rev. Charles J. Williams, 18,-RantoDl, HI. _ 50 tion before he is called to the service, John Q. Adams, '26, New York City . 40 and to prepare him to discharge the du­ Carl H. Fricke, Jr., '39, Altadena, Calif. ... _ 10 ties that his country may place upon him. The boy who must leave school for FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY military or other reasons, furthermore, P. F. McShane, Chicago _$5,000 should experience a minimum of incon­ James E. Coston, Chi«^ _ 1,000 venience in withdrawing, or, for that Ray P. Tennes, Chicago . : _ 500 Mr. and Mrs. Danid J. Schuyler, Chicago _ 200 matter, in re-entering. Charles C. Kerwin, Chicago _ 100 Long before actual hostilities began— Charles D. Maginnis, Boston .. _ 100 even before the period of, unlimited Robert H. Rolfs, West Bend, Wis. _ 100 Thomas Taylor, Scranton .. 100 emergency was declared — Notre Dame David Fischgrond, South Bend - 75 was devoting a large part of her ener­ Paul Mullaney, Qiicago 50 gies and facilities to national defense. Matthew S. McGum, Chicago 25 That is what you would expect from a Matthew A. Reynolds, New Haven 25 school whose record of patriotism began on the very day that Father Sorin first The University is also grateful for special favors to the Departmoit landed in ttie United States. of Public Rdations by: Hugh E. Dean, Detroit; E; B. Dnnigan, Chicago; For the past two years we have been Grattan T. Stanford, '04, trustee. New York City. offering some sixty college-grade courses HUGH O'DONNELL. dS-C, in defense to industrial workers in the ~ President of the iTniveT^ty St. Joseph Valley area. Within the past twelve months more than 150 students The Notre Dame Alumnus

didn't somebody in authority tell us what parents, your school, or your country helping to create it is known only to God it was all about?" And to that I can could ask, and I honor you for it. and themselves. It is our sacred duty to truthfully answer that you have known Notre Dame is not going to operate preserve it. just as much about the matter as the ad­ under a new dispensation. Any changes All through life we give of ourselves ministration did, or does to this hour. that she may make in your interests, and in order to receive earthly recognition, in the interests of our common cause, Now these are the facts. Last month assuming, of course, that our donation is are matters of policy that do not affect based on true principles of thinking and the Navy made a survey of Notre Dame, the character, purposes, and int^^ty as it did of some other schools, with the acting, with our objective as children of of the University. Notre Dame can make God, our destiny. And then, realizing as tentative idea of using our facilities— no changes in principle. As long as there provided they were suitable, and if ar­ we should that here we have not a last­ is a Notre Dame she will continue to ing city, there come every so often the rangements could be made — to train train, in her own way, engineers, law­ cadets. There the matter still stands, all horrors of war for the purpose of chas- yers, chemists, accountants, teachers, tisemoit to nations that have forgotten rumors, broadcasts, and newspaper stor­ linguists, and philosophers. For the pres­ ies to the contrary notwithstanding. their God. Such is permitted by the Cre­ ent, she is putting special stress upon ator to bring forcibly to mind that God work being done in the Colleges of Sci­ If the Navy does decide that Notre is a g^reat and jealous God Who will not ence and Engineering because of its im­ Dame's facilities can be used to advan­ have strange gods before Him. mediate importance to the task at hand, tage, we will accept the opportunity to be which is winning the war. But Notre of service as an honor that comes to us It is aU-important, therefore, that our Dame insists today, as she has always in­ because of our cooperation with the gov­ beloved country.get back to God as it sisted, upon the education of the whole ernment in the Civil War, the Spanish- sets out to defend itself against the man. Notre Dame still emphasizes the American War, and the first World War. hordes of gangsterism. The struggle may discipline of the spiritual, the intellec­ If you doubt that Notre Dame has felt be a long, hard, bloody one. It may exact tual, and the moral. At Notre Dame you the impact of past wars, or if you think of some of you the supreme sacrifice. will always find applied the first prin­ that we are faced by conditions which Most assuredly it will, in the long run, ciples from which all intellectual devel­ are entirely strange to us, study the his­ call for sacrifice, privation, and suffering opment proceeds. You will also always tory of Notre Dame, or, better still, take from all of us. Yet, in the refining pro­ find importance given to the training of another look at the mute testimony that cess we recognize our patriotic duty the will. you will find on the bronze tablets of the which has been a glorious part of our Memorial Door. As Notre Dame men you know why. educational heritage. Religion and pa­ The university worthy of the name plans triotism are intimately entwined in No­ Naturally, you want to know where not for a year or a decade, but for gen­ tre Dame's philosophy. The joy of giving you stand if the Navy should decide that erations and centuries. It survives dicta­ is the joy of living because this old school a medley of the "Victory March" and tors and dynasties. Its goals depend, not has always insisted on training its stu­ "Anchors Aweigh" would bring discom­ upon the rise and fall of temporal dents not only in how to make a living, fort to the enemy, and I can answer your powers, but upon the unchanging rela­ but also in how to live well in order to question without hesitation. Contrary to tionship of man to the final end ordained die well. rumor, you will not be asked to leave; by the God Who created him. neither will you be asked to seek living The past is gone; the future is hid- Just now we are engaged in a strugf^e quarters off the campus. desx from our eyes; only the present is against forces that, denying God, deny with us. It contains a challenge which Whether or not the naval cadets be­ the dignity and integrity of the human Notre Dame accepts. And she accepts it, come our guests, I grant you that life personality. In this crisis the University not in a spirit of defeatism or fatalism here at Notre Dame may not be as com­ has two duties. The first is the obvious as the false prophets of materialism who fortable as it has been in the past. Un­ duty of helping to overthrow the false caused this war would have us accept it. doubtedly you will be asked to make principles that make man the creature She accepts it with the realization that some sacrifices. So will the president, the of the state. The second, though more there is a Divine Providence that guides oflScers of administration, and the facul­ remote in its effects, is equally binding. and protects her as It does her sons ty. But if you are as honest with your­ It is to train men for post-war leader­ everywhere. She accepts it with a true selves as I know you are, you vdU be the ship. Peace, when it comes, must be a appreciation of the philosophy of the first to admit that our hardships, what­ lasting peace built upon fundamental Cross, that to suffer is to live, not here, ever they may be, will be trifling as morality with its concepts of rights and but hereafter. duties as they apply to individuals and compared with those of your friends and Onward, therefore, with the Command­ classmates who are already in the ser­ nations. To neglect tiie second obligation, or to be placed in such position t£at it er-in-Chief in the course that he will vice. Naturally, if the resident popula­ chart for the nation to attain its goal tion of Notre Dame has a sudden in­ can not be discharged, defeats the pur­ pose of the first. Please God, Notre Dame though the horizon at times be dark and crease, we shall have to make more in­ the day long. tensive use of our housing facilities. . will survive this cataclysm as she has survived cataclysms in the past. Onward with Notre Dame in answer Now you know as much about the rela­ The joy of living is the joy of giving. to our country's call until victory is won, tions existing between the Navy and Our birth is a gift from God made pos­ so that together we may write another Notre Dame as anybody on the campus. sible through the medium of our parents. page in the annals of Alma Mater. Yon will be told as soon as anything de­ Our growth and development, under God, Onward, united, to preserve the Amer­ velops. I shall see to it personally. is usually a gift from father and mother ican heritage, conceived in the Declara­ Before leaving this subject, I want until we become of age. God-givm tal­ tion of Independence, bom in struggle you to know that I am not finding fault ents must be developed if we are to ful­ and sacrifice, and handed down to us with you. On the contrary, I understand fill our purpose—and there is joy in the for safe-keeping so that, in Lincoln's your very natural concern and sjnnpa- quest. The society in which we liv^ wiOi words, "government of tiie people, by thize with it. Your spirit since Pearl the famUy as the unit, is a gift frtm the people^ for the people shall not perish Harbor has been everything that your our ancestors, and the joy tiiey found in . from the earth." The Notre Dame Alumnus 13

ATHLETICS By JOSEPH S. PETRITZ. '32

WARTIME ATHLETIC PROGRAM the University has raised a number of or early June will be allowed to compete questions concerning eligibility and the . in the June contests is swnething f^t Continuance of Notre Dame's program general athletic program that will he will probably be decided by the spansor- of intercollegiate and interhall athletics answered in due time. The board con­ ing agencies. for the duration of the war was assured sidered many of these questions at a by the Rev. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, recent meeting, but made no major final One thing is certain: the faculty board, president, at the annual football ban­ decisions pending further development of will do everything possible to allow eadi quet in mid-January. the three-semester projgram. One of the student to attain his maximum inter- "Our decision is in the spirit of the possibilities we are at liberty to disclose coIl^:iate competition without any low­ policy recently adopted at the Baltimore at this time is that of summer schedules ering of Notre Dame's hi^ entrance and conference of presidents of American in track, baseball, golf, and/or tennis, eligibility requirements. The good of the colleges and imiversities. It is also in providing the size of the summer enroll­ boy involved will not be overlodced, as the spirit of President Roosevelt's letter ment makes such action feasible. The it so often is by the so-called refoimeis to Commissioner Landis on the subject summer program will also depoid upon of intereoll^nate athletics. The aothnr- of continuing baseball. Of course," Fath­ what demand there is for contest £rom ity for. this opinion is a i^anee at the er O'Donnell said, "there will be difficul­ other schools. Undoubtedly the interiiall history of the hoard and a knowledge of ties in maintaining an athletic program, •program will be carried through the the persNorth Carolina. He returned to The curroit starting combination in­ make recommendations from time to Notre Dame in 1934 as "B" team cludes Fang^t at center, Hiller and Nie­ time to the faculty board, which in turn coach and freshman baseball coach. miera at forwards. Singer at one guard will submit aU major questions to Fath­ He served also as one of the prin­ and Say Kuka, a large l&-year dd, at er O'Donnell for final decision. cipal football scouts. the other guard. Kuka has made only The new three-semester program of 22 points in 11 games, but his alrility to 14 The Notre Dame Alumnus

palm the ball, pass it effectively, and to TRACK stress the mile, leaving Hunter available for the two-mile. Hunter will have the capture rebounds has earned him a As this was written. Bill (T-Bone) moral support of a pair of promising chance to learn more—^in competition— Mahoney, now a mature coach of 25 sophomores, Walter Barry and Walter about shooting and guarding. summers and one complete season, had Brehmer, who are now running about The second unit, which is occasionally on hand what is prospectively one of the 9:50. the starting five, lists Butler and Capt. strongest Notre Dame teams of all time, Art Pope at forwards, Quinn at center, and very little in the way of a schedule. Ezra Smith has been conscripted, leav­ and Rensberger and Orlando Bonicelli The Irish were slated to open Feb. 2 ing only Jack Wietoff in the pole vault, at the guards. Capt. Pope occasionally against Indiana, but Coach Billy Hayes but he's another junior who's £:oing appears at a guard post. Another new­ of the Hoosiers declined, partly, he ex­ along better than ever in practice. Thir­ comer who has been used successfully as . plained, because of an absence of hurd­ teen feet has been his ceiling, but he a spot player is Frank Curran, smallest lers and field event men, and partly be­ reaches that height frequently. man on the roster, but one of the most cause he has been too busy with a war­ aggressive. Bothered by a weak knee and time physical education program to do O'Rourke will be supplemented by an­ inability to get into top shape following much track coaching. other newcomer named'—^you guessed it! last summer's operation, George Sobek, —^Murphy. Charles Murphy, of Univer­ the only two-year letterman on the squad The Irish were slated to go into heavy sity City, Mo., is a junior who was held has been used sparingly. But Singer was production against Illinois at Champaig^n out of competition last year because of late hitting his stride, too, and Sobek Feb. 14, having been represented before book trouble, but he's eligible now, and may finish fast. that date in the Millrose games in New he's been doing 6 feet, 4 inches. If he can't beat O'Rourke (and it is no cinch After see-sawing through their Decem­ York by the mile relay team and Keith O'Rourke, high jump ace. The mile quar­ that he won't), he at least wants to ber schedule, the Irish began clicking equal records of Johnny and Vince Mur­ New Year's eve, and they have continued tet of Gene Fehlig, Dick Tupta, George Schiewe, and Capt. Eay Eoy is shaping phy, captains of another day at Notre to click, with only one sputter, ever Dame. since. The story of their success is best up even better than last year whoi it set an all-time Notre Dame record of told in an account of the defeats to date. Delaney wDl not get a whole lot of 3:15.9 in winning the Drake Relays title. Great Lakes has probably the greatest help in the shot, mainly because Wally O'Rourke won a small wager from Coach collection of talent ever assembled in the Ziemba's knees are both full of bmn car­ Mahoney when he leaped three or four country. At that Notre Dame once held tilage, Ed Sullivan is but of competition inches over 6 feet 4 inches in a recent a 29 to 19 lead, and was beaten only with knee damage, and Herky Bereolos workout. He did 6 feet 7% inches to take in the closing minutes by a gent they'd is the only reserve available. But Her­ third place in the N.C.A.A. meet last always been able to stop before, viz., cules is as strong as advertised, and his Jime, setting an all-time Notre Dame Charley Caliban formerly of Detroit IT. form is improving daily under the tute­ record. The Irish came up even with Wiscon­ lage of Assistant Coach Al Handy. sin's defending national champions at Two other all-time Notre Dame record William Kelly, a sophomore from An- 35-all late in the game at Madison, but holders grace the '42 roster. They are dover, Mass., rates a mention here as a the Badgers got eight more points—all Jim Delaney, who set new marks both half-mile prospect. Coach Mahoney says on free throws—^to make it 43 to 35. Illi­ indoor and outdoor in the shot put, mak­ he's probably capable of 1:58 indoor. Ed nois, which scored the only decisive vic­ ing the seventh best throw in the world Dunham, another fine half-miler as a tory of the year over the Irish, 48 to 29, last year (O'Rourke's record leap was freshman last year, has been conscripted. is leading the Big Ten race and hasn't the fifth best recorded on the globe); been extended yet. Butler got off to an and Bill Dillon, who turned in a :14.6 Feb. 7—^Uillrose Games at New York. Feb. 14—^Illinois at Champaign. 11 to 1 lead at Indianapolis, and Notre performance in the 120-yard highs. Dame never caught up. Shumacher of Feb. 20—MichiBan at Ann Arbor (night). The Irish milers, headed by OlUe March 6-7—Central Collegiates at East Lansing. Butler, who collected 19 points, got only Harch 14—Butler relays at Indianapolis. one field goal in the second half, after Hunter, twice runner-up in the N.C.A.A. Uarch 21—Chicago Relays at Chicago. cross-country meet, are doing nicely, Assistant Coach Eay Meyer had made • the indicated defensive adjustments— thank you. Hunter, Frank Conforti, and but it was too late then. Tony Maloney ran a dead heat in 4:20 FENCING in practice recently. The Irish preserved their great Jan­ Information on Prof. Walter M. Lang- ford's 1942 fencers is scanty, and we uary record of never having lost at home The sprints will be handled by Jay gather that Prof. Langford doesn't know during that month since 1933. They lost Gibson, who was slowed by a foot injury a whole lot more about his squad than only one January game away from home last year, and by Owen (Dippy) Evans, we do. With several aces graduated or .—^to Butler—marking the first time the who plays a little football in the autumn. Evans was as fast as Gibson in high conscripted, he was all set to give up as, Irish lost, home or away, in January on Jan. 24, he sent his untried squad smce 1938. school, if not faster, and they should make a sure-fire team. into its first match with a veteran Michi­ • Complete scores follow: gan State team. The Irish, however, Bill Nicholson, son of the late coach Notre Dame, 49 : Franklin, 30. came from behind, got ahead by a com­ Notre Dame, 46; Great Lakes. 52. John P. Nicholson; Joe Prokop, and fortable margin, let the Spartans catch Notre Dame, 51: St. Louis. TJ., 22. Schiewe complete the hurling corps, Pro­ Notre Dame, 35; Wisconsin, 43. up, and finally won, 14 to 13. One Mar- kop and Schiewe in the lows. Notre Dame, 46; Michigan, 40. leau Cragin, of Las V^as, Nev., won Notre Dame, 29; Illinois, 48. Roy, who dominated the 440 last year, Notre Dame, 40; North-westem. 36. three epee bouts and lost none to swing Notre Dame, 39; Harvard, 31. " gets a daily argument from Fehlig, Tup­ the decision. In the day's final bout, he Notre Dame, 34; Washineton U., 31. ta, and Schiewe, although Tupta is being scored the first two touches, went into "a Notre Dame, 51; Syracuse, 35. used mostly in the half-mile. Austin 2-alI deadlock, and then stuck his Spart­ Notre Dame, 43; Butler, 49. Jones, a sophomore, is also a promising Notre Dame, 61; Northwestern, 43. an adversary for the touche that decided Notie Dame; 52: Hichiean State, 49. quarter-miler. the bout and the match. The remainder Notre Dame, 576; Opponents, 509. Conforti and Maloney will probably of the fencing schedule is as follows: The Notre Dame Alumnus 15

Jan. 31—Purdue at Lafayette (Tentative date). City; L. J. Dorschel, '25, Milwaukee; Feb. 7—Cincinnati U. at Cincinnati. C. T. Erombeck, Jr., '26, Kansas City; Feb. 10—Illinois at Notre Dame. Krause Is New Feb. 21—Chicago at Chicago. J. H. Newman, '26, Boston; P. E. Doell, Feb. 28—Ohio State at Notre Dame. '27, Bridgeport; J. S. Hicok, '27, St March 6—^Wisconsin at Madison. Paul; J. E. Sullivan, '27, Chicago; F. L. Coach March 7—Marquette at Milwaukee Duquette, '28, New York City; J. J. Horan, '28, Fort Wayne; F. M. Me- N.C.A.A. GOLF Becomes Assistant trailer, '29, Fort Wayne; E. R. Brongfa- on Football Staff. Notre Dame burst upon the inter­ el, '29, Bridgeport; E. E. Moyer, '29, collegiate golf scene in full glory back Schenectady; S. A. Durbin, '29, Bridge­ in 1930 when Larry MoUer won the port; W. V. Gildea, '29, Fort Wayne; The appomtment of Edward (Moose) medal and went to the finals before a C. C. Brumleve, '29, Cleveland; D. L. Krause, '34, assistant football coach at combination of lightning and George T. Norton, '30, Erie; F. J. Rooney, '30, Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass., Dunlop, HI, of Princeton, combined to Bridgeport (in army); B. S. Walsh, '31, to be assistant football coach at Nott« beat him. The team took fourth place. Schenectady; F. J. O'Conner, '32, Bloom- Dame efTective March 1, was announced Now, in 1942, Notre Dame is to be field. by Father Hugh O'Donnell, president, at the Football Banquet on Jan. 19. host to the N.C.A.A. tournament, pro­ M. J. Leding, '33, Schenectady; A. J. ceeds from which will go to the Naval Hiegel, '34, Fort Wayne; J. B. Land, The return of Krause to the Notre Relief fund, specifically for the relief of '34, Philadelphia; E. W. Kenefake, '34, Dame campus recalls many of the out­ families of those lost or injured in the Schenectady; L. H. Hruby, '35, Los standing feats of one of the greatest all- Pacific theater of war. The tourney, Angeles; L. L. Weiss, '37, Schenectady; around athletes ever to play for the which attracts upward of 150 collegiate R. M. Schleck, '39, Schenectady; D. B. Fighting Irish. Ail-American in both golfers each year, will be the largest Kelly, '39, New York City; D. T. Meskill, football and basketball, Krause also won officially sponsored amateur competition Jr., '39, Bridgeport; T. B. Schmid, '40, a track letter as a javelin thrower. He of the year, since the U.S.G.A. has de­ Bridgeport (in army); H. J. Connelly, broke into the football lineup as a soph­ clined to hold its national amateur, pub­ '40, Bridgeport; P. W. Hackman, '40, omore in 1931i although the Irish were lic links, or women's national champion­ Detroit; J. E. Wilson, '40, Schenectady; well loaded with talent. He also made the ship. Following immediately upon the Harry Stevenson, '40, Schenectady; G. basketball team his first year and, dur­ heels of the Hale American tournament W. Duckworth, '41, Bridgeport; J. E. ing his three seasons, Notre Dame won in Chicago, which is a substitute na­ Ryan, '41, Schenectady; H. J. Schlafly, 54 games and lost only 12. Krause set tional open (the U.S.G.A. having also '41, Schenectady; G. W. Brown, '41, all-time Notre Dame scoring records for discontinued the Open this year), it is Schenectady; J. F. Nace, '41, Schenec­ a single game, a single season, two sea­ likely to attract some of the nation's out­ tady; T. C. Vincent, '41, Schenectady; sons, and three seasons, all of them sub­ standing golf writers as well as an ex­ R. L. Watters, 41, Schenectady; L. A. sequently broken by Johnny. Moir. He cellent field. Schmidt, *41, Bridgeport; T. R. Reis, twice led all Indiana coU^^te players The tournament will be played over '41, Bridgeport. in basketball scoring. He was the first the South Bend Country Club Chain o' Notre Dame man ever named aU-Amer- Lakes course, which the Western Open ican in the sport. He captained the and Western Amateur fields in recent "SCHOLASTICS" TO MILITARY MEN 1933-34 team. years pronounced one of the finest cham­ Through the efforts of the Notre Dame Krause also holds the distinction of pionship layouts in the nation. Charles Student Commission for Decent Litera­ never having missed an athletic contest (Chick) Evans, Jr., is chairman, and ture, Notre Dame representatives in the because of injury. His senior year of Ted Pajrseur, Northwestern coach, is Army, Navy and Marine forces of the footbaU, 1933, he played 521 out of a secretary-treasurer of the N.C.A.A. golf United States, and their chaplains, are possible 540 minutes, no other left tackle committee. A preliminary meeting be­ receiving the Notre Dame "Scholastic" making a letter. He was co-captain of tween these men, our own Father George weekly campus news-magazine. The Stu­ the All-Star footbaU squad that met the L. Holderith, C.S.C, and officials of the dent Commission, under the general Chicago Bears in 1934. He was graduated South Bend Country club was held re­ chairmanship of Louis Kurtz, of Des at the age of 20, and before he left the cently to get the early organization work Moines, la., undertook this venture at campus he had signed as athletic direct­ started. The tournament will be played the beginning of the present sehoolyear. or and head coach at St. Mary's CoU^e June 22 to 27 inclusive, with the driving The immediate details of mailing the of Winona, Minn. He went to Holy Cross contest and the East-West match on "Scholastic^' each week are directed by Collie as assistant football coach when Sunday, June 21. John A. Lynch, of Detroit, Michigan. Joe Sheeketski, a teammate at Notre • • • — The other men aiding in this work are: Dame, was named head mentor in 1938. 48 ALUMNI WITH G. E Jack Terry, Syracuse, N. Y.; Jack Behr, Forty-eight Notre Dame alumni are Oneida, N. Y.; Leo Selafani, Brooklyn, working for the General Electric Com­ N. Y.; Leo Rumely, WUUm, Conn.; Jack OLD PiaURES pany, according to Joseph R. Farrell, '15, Cashman, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Camp Hill, Pa., who is himself associ­ Ed Conger, Poiighkeepsie, • N. Y.; Jack TIM Ainmni Awociatjon would ated with the company's Philadelphia Regan, Scranton, Pa.; Frank Haley, Se- (tcady appraciate raceinns for office. Nearly every class graduated aft­ wickley. Pa.; Frank Brehl, Washington, Cantenary naa old pictnra* of No- er 1919 is represented. Pa.; Harry Mercer, Chicago; Ralph Si­ tar* Damok aarly campiu scaaas, baJMinga that are now cona^ foot­ The list, with the office connection of mon, Vineennes, Ind.; Floyd Vincent, each man, is as follows: Lake Charles, La.; Tom Bremer, Cleve­ ball ia tlia orcliard,' craws oa the J. M. McNulty, '19, Detroit; J. D. land Heights, O.; and Jim Newman, lake, bicycles oa fall parade—ia Fitzgerald, '22, Chicago; J. J. Huether, Clear Lake, la. fact, aay pictures that are reaia- '22, Schenectady; R. E. Cordray, '23, Any Notre Dame man in the service isceat of byxoae days at tbe Uai- Philadelphia; W. F. Rauber, '23, Phila­ who is not receiving the "SeholasHtf ia •ersitjr. delphia; M. A. Brule, '25, New York asked to notify the Alumni office. The Notre ,Damc Alumnus

able acclaim after a two-day stand on STUDENT NOTES By Wmiam L Sc.„l.„. 42 Dec. 15-16 Rev. Matthew Coyle, C.S.C., of the Department of English, directed the event which featured Bill EXAMS DOMINATE ENGINEERS AND OTHERS Hickey, Chicago senior who filled the Leading factual campus interests dur­ When semester examinations were role of Falstaff remarkably well. . . . ing January ^were examinations, though pushed ahead one week, the campus Other leading characters were: Jerry so many rumors were afloat that English En£:ineering Club under President Ed Heinlen, Garrett, Ind., Dave Curtin, majors are considering writing a thesis Buenger of Oak Park, 111., called off that Rochester, N. Y., Miss Mary Aheam, upon developments.... J. Q. O'Connell, social extravaganza, the En^eers' Ball, instructor of speech and dramatics at Chicago author of the 1942 "Week" by at least until a later date.... No one St. Mary's College, and Miss Elizabeth way of the Sclwlastic's 75th year, called off potential employers, thon^ Jankovits of South Bend. chalked up a mark when he successfully when, according to the Placement Bu­ (?) defended English majors abilities by reau, representatives of a list resembling pointing out that: Matthew Byrne of a stock market report visited, or will EIGHT WIN DEBATE TEAM BERTHS New York City is president of the Met soon visit, the campus.... Among con­ Survivors in the round-robin tourna­ club; Bookmen president is Charles cerns interviewing slide-rule wizards, ment to select members of the varsity Kearney, Dixon,- 111.; Dan Canale, Mem­ chemists and some others are: United debate team coached by Prof. William J. phis, Tenn., is Bengal Bouts champion States Steel, Curtiss - Wright, General Coyne are: William Meier, Faulkton, S. and 1942 tennis captain; and Charles Electric, Goodyear, Westinghouse, Pratt- Dak., and Mark Lies, Riverside, El., "A" Kirby, Great Neck, L. I., N. Y., edits Whitney, duPont, Union Carbide and squad negative and Joseph Tracy, New Scrip. Carbon, Caterpillar Tractor, Texaco, Hy- York City and James O'Dea, Lowell, grade Sylvania And Naval Reserve Mass., "A" squad affirmative; John Utz, commissions are available to all engi­ Rochester, Minn., and Robert LeMense, neers who qualify.... Now if we were Iron Mountain, Mich., "B" squad affirm­ AID N. D. MEN IN SERVICE only engineers. ative, Robert Galvin, Evanston, 111., and Proceeds from the Knights of Colum­ William Lawless, Buffalo, N. Y., "B" bus carnival, scheduled for the middle squad negative Unless international of February, will be given to the Red TEA DANCE MAGIC complications cause a shift in plans, the Cross and to other agencies serving the topic is: "Resolved, That the Federal armed forces. Chairman Edward Keidy, There's more than one way of making Government should regulate by law all Lorain, Ohio, and James Fayette, Bur­ friends, at least that must be the thought labor unions in the United States.". . . lington, Vt., announced J. Raymond of Senior Class President James O'Neal, Coach Coyne, last year a member of the Hunt, '27, picture editor of the Chicago St. Louis, director of the St. Mary's- University Speech Department, is cur­ Times, described the history of pictures Notre Dame Sunday afternoon freshman rently teaching statistics and mathe­ in the news and present day develop­ tea dances.... Reports from both schools matical courses in the Department of ments for the Press Club during Decem­ indicate the plan of staging, Cavanaugh, Economics. ber. ... Stewart F. Murphy—one of the Zahm, Breen - Phillips and Brownson • 30 students by that name at Notre Dame "days" at St. Mary's have been success­ —edits the newest campus publication, ful Early in January one of the SAVED, BY FATHER O'DONNELL, the Irish Pennant, oflBcial monthly issued features introduced was Jack WheUm, Just when the Navy-coming rumors by the Notre Dame Naval Reserve unit. Howard Hall's magic man from Bloom- hit all-time levels, the University presi­ With Prof C. C. Wilcox in charge, field, N. J. ... He could shuffle tiie dent. Father O'Donnell saved the day mechanical engineers made their annual cards masterfully, but wasn't able to with an historic speech in the west din­ plant trip to Chicago Stops included land a potential prom "queen" for every ing hall Perhaps the largest student the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp., Chica­ freshman, and vice versa.... Now the audience ever to hear a Notre Dame go; the Beloit, Wis., college hospital, and Walsh Hall seniors are clamoring for a president speak crowded into the Uni­ Fairbanks-Morse diesel plant; and the senior day.... at St. Mary's "The versity dining halls at noon on Tuesday, International Harvester tractor plant, Merry Wives of Windsor," popular Jan. 13.... The speech was relayed by Chicago. Shakespearean play, gained much favor- special wire to the east hall, and students eating in the faculty quarters lined the •liiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiimi immiiiiiiniiiimiiiimiiitlimMlwmnmBI aisles for the imprecedented occasion.... •3' Father O'Donnell even denied the rumor that BUI Roach, the barber, planned in­ YOUR NEW ADDRESS, PLEASE stallation of double-deck barber chairs to Blilitary service and defense industry employment arc malcinf more difficult Uian ever handle expected crowds if the Navy before tbe constant Alumni Office problem of keepins current addresses for some 12,000 should come ' Father O'Donnell also persons. If you have changed your address recently, please fill out this blank and return it promptly to Box 81, Notre Dame, Indiana, liianks. offered special Masses in each of. the Senior halls and spoke to the students, later in the week. Name- Class- New Addras: Street- PURCELL HEADS GLEE CLUB (Check whether home Q or bosiness Q) James Purcell, Jordan, Mont., heads City- State _- Prof. Daniel Pedtke's Glee Club this Old Address: Street- year.... Other officers are: Ted Mac- Donald, No. 1 cheer leader who doubles City- State- in a musical way, from West Lafayette, i N. B. If yon can add some news about youreelf and/or yoar N. D. friends, ao modi the better. bid., Anthony Donadio, Baltimore, Md., P uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiliiiiiinii"i'ii'ii'i"'ii" imii 'TrTriiTiniiii TTiiim TTTiTiiiiirmimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii and Jerry Heinlen, Garrett, Ind. The Notre Dame Alumnus 17

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change as its new president last June. Clay's new position with him as special assistant will entail work of unlimited scope, both legal and administrative in character.

Edgar Kobak, a Notre Dame student of 1904-06 who was elected to the Alumni Association in 1936, was recently named executive vice-president and general manager of the Blue Network Company, newly-organized RCA subsidiary. —Blackstone Studios Mr. Kobak takes to his new duties a H. Qay Johnson well-grounded and varied knowledge of QMIICS Fahy network operations, business administra­ On Nov. 8, 1941, H. Clay Johnson, '32, tion, sales management, and program­ formerly a counsel attached to the Ee- ming. A native Chicagoan, he was edu­ Charles Fahy, ex. 14, new sdicitor construction Finance Corporation, was cated in his home city, at Notre Dame, general of the United States and now appointed special assistant to Emil and at Georgia Tech. He started his become the nation's No. 1 trial lawyer, Schram, president of the New York engineering career with the Georgia has been called the "shy litUe man win Stock Exchange. always lets yon have his own way." - Clay spent six years at Notre Dame, receiving his A.B. magna ciim laude, in Charles Fahy was born 49 years ago 1932, and his LL.B. in 1934. For three in Rome, Ga^ His &ther, a merchant years he played varsity basketball, win­ sent him to Notre Dame and later to ning monograms his last two years, and Georgetown for law. At the age of 21 for two years he won the Hering-Keach he was admitted to the bar, and in 1924 prize for the monogram student with the he entered private practice in Suta. Fe^ best academic average. Clay coached N. M., where he still has a family home freshman basketball and assisted Coach and l^:al residence. Keogan with the varsity squad while working for his law degree at the Uni­ In 1933 he entered government service, versity. He was on the Student Council as an attorn^ for the Interior Depart­ from the Law School and was president ment, also serving as ehaiiman for the of the Presidents' Council. Petroleum Administrative Board. In Accepting a K. of C. fellowship for 1935 he became general coimsel>for the graduate law at Catholic University, NLRB and for the next five years battled' Clay, in 1935, received the degree of in court for its very existence. In 1940 Master of Laws there, and served on he went to the Justice D^artmoit as. the Catholic U. faculty as assistant pro­ assistant solicitor generaL fessor of constitutional law and of bank­ ruptcy, vmtil he went to New York. As a World War. Naval aviator, he was first attached to a British n^^ In June, 1935, Clay accepted a position Edgar Kobak bombing squadron in northern France with the Keconstruction Finance Corpor­ and later to an American hooilBng ation, and for three years.was attached Power Co., and then moved through the squadron in the same area. One daifc to the general counsel of the agency. editorial, selling, and publishing branch­ ni^t he cracked up in Dankerqne. He With the start of defense activities, he es of the McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., was wounded, but he carried'on to flie became active in organizing the Kubber until he became vice-president of that end of hostilities, and President ^raaon Reserve Company, an K.F.C. subsidiary organization. awarded him the Navy Cross for distin­ designed to acquire a reserve stock of He resigned from this post to become guished and heroic sovice in line of crude rubber for defense purposes, and vice-president in charge of sales for duty. as a result was made the assistant gen­ NBC; and in turn left this position to eral counsel in charge of. that acuvity. become an advertising agency vice-presi­ 'Rendent Roosevelt sdected Mr. Fahy During all of his time at K.F.C., he dent with Lord and Thomas. Mr. Sdbak asa member of the special cbmmisaaB worked closely with Enul Schram, then had returned to NBC as vice-president \diich spent two montiis in London last the chairman of that organization. Mr. in charge of Blue Network sales before winter negotiating the naval bases-far^ Schram went to the New York Stock Ex- he was ejected to his new post. 50 destroyers trade. 18 The Notre Dame Alumnus ALUMNI CLUBS

CAMP LEE, VA. Corp. Joseph W. Sdimidt, '36, Public Re- The 1940 - 1941 Alumni Board Imtions Office, Q.M.R.C.* Camp Lee. Va., temporary president. Most Rev. John F. O'Hara, C.S.C., 11, D.D., New York City . Honorary President We were able to get 30 tickets for the Navy- Harry F. Kelly, 17, Detroit and Laaaag, Mich. JPresiderU Game and some 20 Notre Dame men -with some Frederick T. K^thaffey, 17, Indian^olia, Ind.. Ptrst Vice-Preaident of their friends attended the ETame. Many of the Alfonso A. Scott, '22, Los Angeles, Calif. Seeorld Vie»-President boys have since been sent to other posts in the James E. Armstrong, '25, Notre Dam^ Ind. —JSeoretary-Treamirer East. It proved a most pleasant week-end for everyone. William E. Dooley, '26, Notre Dame, Ind. Aa^stant Secretary Edward F. OToole, '25, Chicago, DL Director to X9iS Fmnk UcGahren has been doing a marvelous job for the N. C. C. S. of the U. S. O. here in John T. Higgins, '22, Detroit, Mich. Director to 19AS Petersburg. In November, at the dedication of William J. Mooney, Jr., '15, Indianapolis, Ind..- Director to 19U the local N.C.C.S. Service Men's club, we ar­ Rev. Michael L. Moriarty, '10, Mentor, Ohio _ Director to 19^5 ranged for six Notre Dame men to present the Ray J. Eichenlanb, '15, Columbus, Ohio -Ex-Offieio Director to 19iM colors. You can be assured tfiat we are doing our best to take care of all Notre Dame men who come of busketball and baseball at Trenton Catholic tn over 2,000 and total mileage covered to 25,000. here and wish help in any way. HiKh, and Rex EUis. '39, holds the same position niese trips enable the Denver NDers to maintain Joseph Schmidt at Kider College in Trenton. thar yearly scholarship awards for Colorado boys entering Notre Dame. CENTRAL NEW YORK CINCINNATI WiUiam J. Byrne, '37, 522 Stolp Ave., Syra- Ed Owens is doing special work for the local Joseph P. Kinnearr. '28, 1717 FeniwMd Ave.. cume, Pres.; Henry T. Hickey. '39, 308 Cay- Catholic Cliarities office. John Hnmphreys and Pres.: Frank L. Broeman, ex. '35, 3M5 MU- nsra St., Syracnse, Sec Jim Hanlon still have a comer on the insurance dleton Ave., Sec business around here. Charlie Haskell passed Jacob Edcc], '16, long an active member of the In lieu of a guest speaker at the December around cigars and popped a couple of buttons club, and at times the only active member, called dinner meeting at the Kemper Lane Hotel, Glcm oS his vest when he announced a new baby girl a reorganization meeting, which was held at his and Emmett Crowe, and Hngfa Banu, the Notre at his home. After the Southern Cal game, Ed home. 404 Orchard Boad, Solvay, on June 19, Dame men on Xavier University's coaching staff, MaasteU headed down IMxieway for a hello to 1941. Forty members answered the call, which spoke about their work at Xavier. In view of the the home folks in Leaksville, N. C. Felix Pog- was about 20 more than attended any of the fact that they turned out the best team in Xav- liano, Tna Barry, Tom Carrisan and lots more meetings in recent years. Robert McAoliffe, as­ ier's history they were much congratulated for'- of the regular NDers are pitching with Unde sistant prefect of discipline, who was visiting his their successful season. Other members present Sam these days. Chuck Cassidy has his wings home town, Syracuse, presided imtil the gavel were Joe Kinneary, Harry Cramky, Frank with the Air Corps they tell us. Herb Falrall did was handed over to the newly elected president, Sweeney,' Bob Leonard. Walt Nienaker. Dwicht his bit with the RCAF and then, with the turn WiUiam J. Byrne, '37. Rev. Francis J. Harrison. and Frank Broeman, Andy Barton, Bak Scallaa. of events last Dec. 8, came back to line up with '34, who is now stationed at the Cathedral of the Howard Rohan, Jr., John CottinthlM, JaA the USAers. Immaculate Conception in Syracuse, was named Bndberger. Jim Hitdwll. AI CaitdBsi, Nick chaplain, and Henry T. Hickey, '39, was named Janson, Larry Janszen, and Red Loney. Several out-of-town Notre Damers are stationed secretary. at the local air and army sdiooL Haarie Leaky, The Christmas dance at the Uaketewah Country from Tiffin, O., is in the quiz department of Ed BroMoe, '38. formerly of Youngstown, O., Club Jan. 3 proved to be a social and finanpial Lowry Field. Jim Canity (Hiya, Art) of the is now a physical ed prof, at Syracuse Central success despite extremely inclement weather. The Canton, O.. Cenleys, was married in Denver dur­ High school. Robert Rnmpf. '39, is in St Igan. Last we heard of Tom Ryan, the Eckel has seen every game that Army and Notre Bart W. O'Hatm. '32. 1325 Hndaim St, Pm.; Clevdander, was that he was heading for Panama. Dame have played since 1916. Evene S. BBA. '34. 1550 Ondda St, Sec Henry T. Hickey Chedied over Sorin-days with Frank Widcer Denver's first nnnnal Knate Rodae trophy, who brought his faxaily out to Denver for Christ­ CENTRAL NEW JERSEY sponsored by the local NDers and emblematic of mas. fVank headquarters in the Chicago office Colorado's state football high school champion­ Ladd Lttkats, 150 Kearny Ave., Perth Am- cf the Texaco Company. ship, was won by St. Mary's High of Walsenburg. boy, N. J., Pres.; Sam Gio, Sec. Gene Bliih President Bart O'Hara and Trophy Chairman Al DETROIT We are indebted to Howard Waldron, ""SJ, of Frantz presented the trcvhy to league ofiEicials, in Malcolm F. Knaas. '26, 507 CartU Bldg.. the Trenton, N. J., "News" for information on impressive ceremonies on the 50-yard line stripe Pre,.; llwodare F. Feldman. '34, Wayne the progress of Peter J. Morgan, Jr., '29, who during the Iialf time of the championship game. CmatT Bldg., See. will be recalled as a fine miler and half-miler; liocal and state sports writers gave considerable Morgan's Trenton High School team recently won space to stories about the Denver N. D. club's The annual meeting for the election of officers the 1941 national interscholastic cross-country Bockne Trophy. "Hie tnmby stands 17 inches high for the coming year was held the evening of dtampionship, dethroning Nott Terrace High of encircled by a gold band and surmoonted by A Nov. 24 at the Whittier Hotel. Coach Frank Schenectady, N. Y. football player. It becomes the permanent pos­ Leaky proved to be the greatest magnet this club .Pete's team won the New Jersey intersdiolastic session of the winning team. ever bad when more than 160 members and guests turned out. track and field title in 1940, the first time in 30 Varsity Flyer co-Qiairmen Ed HansfleU and years tliat a south Jersey team took the crown. Al Doads. backed by Jahn Hwapkriea, Jade Skee- Caack Leaky gave a short although very impres­ Among his products have been Joe Olbrys. Notre han. Bin Didc and Laaie Hoagh. tnmed in s sive talk. He also showed the pictures of the Dame captain in 1941, and Hare Jenkins of - roost satisfactory report on this year's Vatrity Notre Dame-Navy game. Among others present ' Indiana. Flyer trips. Iliis season's ninth and tenth running were T«mmy Skechan. former golf star at Notre NerM Wiettf, '34, is athletic director and coach of these special trains brings our passenger list Dame and now one of the outstanding amateurs The Notre Dame Alumnus 19

of the Detroit district; Dr. Hanrey Brawn, cap­ at the dance as its initial contribution to naticmaX being erected near Wniieapolis. gave • very inter-, tain of. the 1923 squad; Hmnk Andenon; Fred defense. eating and timdy short talk ia eomwetian with Caridco; Art Cranin; Bete Cawtfaom, former * this defoise plant The DeLar brothers, FaMil Texas Tech coach; Tom Leahr> brother of Frank The club's subsidiary, the St. Mary Magdalen and Paal were oo hand for the wtmtHwtg^ akaix and now a resident of Detroit; Charley Gehrinser, conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, with Michael Ketcaa. B«l limaadt. Haoiee J. Detroit Tiger second baseman; and lieutenant- closed a most successful year. Tlus Conference is Giinii. Joha Hicak, Jack Deylc. Gcmrse WgRaas. governor of the state* Frank Murphy. the only one of its kind sponsored by an alumni Gearte Keeagh. Gewge McDerBstt, Charia BaK- group, and was taken over in 1940 because the •laa and Bi Previous to the showing of the pictures, the St. Mary Magdalen Parish was unable to support annual election was held with the following men its own conference. The conference, under N. D. There were 322 eooples ia attendance to make elected for the coming year; Halcolra F. Knans, alumni, is functioning smoothly, doing a great the annual Christmas Ball one of the most soc- president; John F. Brccn, vice-president; Theo­ deal of good in a very poor section of Ijooisville. oessfnl events ever conducted by the club. Chair­ dore F. Feldnuin, secretary; and Harcellni Ver- Charles G. Bbrraw. man Jaeeph Sckraeder and his coaunittae £d a U»t, treasurer. The financial report, read by Dr. splendid job. Keil Whelan, outgoing treasurer, showed that the MOHAWK VALLEY (N. Y.) A complete roster of every Notre Dame man in club is well in the black due to the untiring Frank Donalty, '33. 23 Beverly Place, Uiica, Minnesota, alumni and former students haa been efforts of the officers of the past year, with the Pres.; Edward J. Sweeney, '3». 1415 MiUer sent to all our members. most able assistance of Howard F. Beechinor. St. Utica, Sec. •Dec. 10, 1941 Robert M. Tcgedrr Hie four trustees elected for the coming three The club elected the following officers on Dec 9: .year term were: Howard F. Beechinor, Gil Schae- NEW YORK CITY Frank Donalty, president: George HcKee. vice- fer. Art Cnnin, and George Hanlon. David Van Wama S. Feed. "3*. Bald Wsadatacfe, 127 Wallace was named a permanent honorary trustee. president; Edward Sweeney, secretary; Fran W. Mrd St, New Tsik. N. T„ Pres.; II»- Ted Feldman Toomey, treasurer. •thy J. TiiMij, •3*, Hotel WufcUik. Ill HARRISBURG We went on record as giving our full support W. 41rd St, New To*. N. T, See. John J. HcKeill. '3S, 2220 Cbutnot St., to the Legion of Decency and to combating the FRS.; Samael R. Beed. 'SC, MIS N. Second The annual meeting of the dub for the election drive dgainst indecent literature. of the nominating board was held at Hotd Wood­ Father John Bnike o{ Our Lady of Lourdea stock on Jan. IS. Befwe the February meeting, On Dec 12 the Barrisburg Club had its repre­ parish outlined several things wbidi this organ­ the following seven members will ,i#^gw*t the ten new members for the 1942 Board of Gov­ sentatives, Joe FarreU and John McNeill, at the ization could do. Inasmuch as Father Burke Is ernors: Jeeepk 6. Friel. '29; Jerdaa Hargiwfe. school and college night sponsored by the John more than interested in our group he was made '35; Gcerge Rehrs, '33; J. Grecoiy Riea. '39: Harris High sidiool in Harrisburg. Notre Dame spiritual advisor of this club. has three excellent prospects for the 1942' term Robert A. Haiailtaa. '29: Edward Bednua. '16: from this school On Dec. 22, the Club had We had a guest for the evening, George Urn- AI Periiae. '4L its Christinas meeting for students at school, and merman, '34, of Springfield, III. He is connected Plans arc under way to hold a reception at among those that attended were Ed Eckenxode, with the F.DJ.C. His address is 110 Genesee St, Hotd Woodstock fdlowing the annoal Notre Jr., Bin O'Connor, Frands Moore, from Pottsville, Utica. Dame-N. T. V. basketball game on Feb. 14. and several guests of Tom Carfagno'a: Messrs. Jaha Mana, '36. hard working member of the Hulkem and Desmond, Army inspectors at Tom's The following members were present, Geaige club and eSident secretary of his dass. recently plant.... The members in attendance were Joe Richter, Vin Fletdier. Fran Toomey, Frank Daa- reedved an ensign's conunissioa in the U. S. Farren, Tom Carfacno, Walter Lot^ Ed Smith, alty. Charles Hitzelbeiger. Bill Halull, Frank Navy. The "Admiral" is temporarily stationed in John McNeill, Ed Eckenrode, Sr., the father of Hackett, Ed McLaughlin. Hugh Clancy, and the New York (Sty. one of the boys not at school. Rod Gillis, Bob writer from Utica. Frank Connors from Ilion. and Klaiber, Tom Canningham, Tom Cranin, and Bob George McKee from Rome. Johnston.... Joe FarreU outlined the new pro­ gram instituted by the Association and the boys Jan. 14. 1942 All Notre Dame men in the aerviee of received it well . We hope to do our best here We sponsored a Christmas toy party for the our country, who may be in New York in Harrisburg but with the following men recalled, infants of St Joseph's Infant Home in Utica. The City on duty or on furlough, are cordially or enlisting, in the armed forces it looks like the members collected donations of one dollar or less invited by the Notre Dame Chib of New Harrisburg club will suffer a wholesale draft.... to purchase toys for the young children at the York to take advantage of the dub faeili- Recalled to active service are Tom Cniminghara. home. We did not begin until the middle of tiea at the Hotel Woodstock, 127 W. 4Sid '30, who is now at Indiantown Gap Tom December but collected some $126. St Jim Carroll, '31. manager of the hotd. Cronin, '39, is with the 1301st Service TTnit at will assist in waking necessary contacts Individual toys for 37 orphans were purchased, the New Cumberland, Pa. Reception Center.... and the secretary of the dub (until he is and four tricycles, four scooters, blocks, games Charles O'Connor, *36. is in the Army somewhere called to duty, at least) vrill hdp viaSng and other toys for the general use of those at Bob Schlayer, '40 is at Maxwell Field, Ala. Notre Dame fighting men to locate friends the Home. Also the committee purchased two in tlie dty. for training in the Army Air Corps Lieut. l^ylor tots, two child's size rocking chairs, two Jack Lacey, '38, is still with the Army Air Corps creeper babes and a rocking horse. Having some at the supply depot, Middletown, Pa.... Frank money left, the boys purchased two turkeys for Jiai Carroll, presented the Notre Dame Club Bathaah, '37, has been recalled and at the moment the nuns at the home. is still in the Army at the Reception Center in C Y. O. championship football trophy to Holy New Cumberland.... Two newcomers in Harris­ Fran Toomey was the chairman assisted by the Name (Manhattan) parish eleven on Jan. 6. Jack burg are Norman liillir, '30, who is with the fathers in the club, Vin Fletcher, Hagh Glaacy. Lavdle. '28, C.Y.O. atUetie £reetor, acted as the Harrisburg Machinery Corp., and Eagene A. Ha- Ed McLaughlin and Fran Hackett The affair was M. C. at the vietorr banijaet laoey, ex. '14, who has a civilian position with a grand success and it was decided to make it an Tia TasBcy the Army Air Corps at Middletown. annual affair of the club. PEORIA ' John J. McNeill Ed Sweeney Mrwrnmin U Slaaa. -ST. 213 M. PadubM. MINNESOTA Pits.: B. J. Raaagaa. t7. 217 M. CliaaaaC GREATER LOUISVILLE (Kratncky) Gerald McKay, "it. UI2 11th Ave^ S,. Ma- See. L«ria J. Hallwiharii. Jr.. ex. >S7. Glencoe neapoUi. Pres.: Robert BL Tegcder. ex. It. The annual Christmas Dance waa held Dec 2T DMUkiT. Fn«-: Chaik* G. Horraw. >38, 7 S. 6tk St. IDnneapoDs. Sec at the Jeffers(m HoteL The party was rather small 2418 Vaktta Baad, See. this year but all who attended had a roodng At our genera] meeting on Nov. 27 final plans good time. Earl Brawa. Harvard basketball eoadi. Tbe club's stag trip to the Southern Cal game were completed for the annual Christmas Ball who had hia team in town to play the local was a great success, with 37 in the crowd. The held in Minneapolis on Dec 27. Arnold Kkin, '32. Bradley TeA cagers. was present gang left Louisville on Friday evening, stopped was host to the boys and personally served the over in Indianapolis for the evening and proceeded refreshments. Francis Flannery. '31, Toss Mah—, Heretofore we have neglected to report that the next day to South Bend for .the game. They '28, and Herman Piper, '11, were present Frank Paal Wiaaaaer has been stationed at Camp Davis, returned to Louisville the same evening. Mayer, of St Paul, John R. Petrifli, and Taaa in North CaraUna, since last ^ring. Also. Jaha Lee of Minneapolis, all employed with the North- Bidabatheai has completed his training at Cha- Hie annual Scholarship Dance was held Dec 27. em States Power Co., left their work long enoogfa nnte-FIdd and is now in the Air Cotps at IM* in the Gold Room of the Kentucky Hotel. Over to be on hand for the meeting. Vegas. Nev. 200 couples were on hand, making the dance a success from the financial as well as the social Capt Charles Lyndi, '28, of the Construction Laa Crystal, '3(. has announced his engagement standpcunt. Ibe club gave away a defense bond Quartermasters Corps at the new munitions plant- to Miss Wanda Jennings of this dty. 20 The Notre Dame Alumnus

I regret to report that Ed SncU's mother passed ROCHESTER Joe McGrath, '36, Secretary of State office. away Dec 31 in Erie, Pa. Rody Kelly's father -was Frank X. Connelly, ex. '34, 135 Spiiait SU Index Department, announces the birth of a son, killed Jan. 3 ivhen he was struck by one of the Pres.; Robert C. Odenbadi, Ml, 323 Akr- John Dennis McGrath, bom July 9, 1941. This is Rock Island Rocket trains at a crossiner near decn St., Sec bis second son, Thomas Edward was bom April his home in ChilHcothe, HI. 30. 1940. E. J. Flanagan At a meeting on Oct. 20, Frmnk ConneDy was Charles J. Mannix. *31, of Washington, D. C, reelected president. Ken Powers -was elected vice- former baseball pitcher, is a new member in our PHILADELPHIA president, Dick Sullivan, treasurer and Bob Oifen- club. He is with the Surplus Marketing Adminis­ AdtUa J. Wackennui, '35, 5356 Chew St, bach, secretary. Piw.} CliffOTA B. ProddO, '32, 6070 Chester tration as purchasing agent for the State of Arc., 8M; The annual Conununion Breakfast, held Dec 7 Illinois; he is here buying apples for Britain. at the Sagamore Hotel, was a grand success. Richard T, Neeson, '30, is organist^irector. Looks as though -we're gonna have trouble get- Cathedral of Immaculate Conception and on the •ting enough men together at night to have a The alumni club together with the campus club played host to Angelo Bertelli and Harry Wrisbt staff of Springfield College of Music Dick has two meeting pretly soon between marriages, the -war children, Richard T., 4%, and John Francis, 1. €t al (Wonder why I happened to mention those at a banquet on Dec 22 in the Powers Hotel. two items simultaneously?) Latest to desert the Navy and Southern California game pictures were Bill Bembrock, '35, has been with us for the bachelor ranks -was our own Prexy Joe Wacker- shown following the banquet. past five years. Bill is architect for the Division man. There must be something -wrong with Frank Bob Odenbadi of Parks. Bill announces the birth of a daughter on June 8, Cecelia Ann; June 10 was the second McHanns and me. Anyway, we wish the boss the The club had for the past four years reserved wedding anniversary, and June 11 he received his best-o-luck. the first Sunday in Advent for its annual Holy state architectural license. Communion and breakfast. This year we moved Note that localad Marty Brill -vvas. consulted in the day up to the second Sunday, Dec 7, be­ Mr. and Mrs. Oliver F. Field, '31, announce the the list of coaching bigwigs -who were asked cause the First Friday of December was the 5th, birth of a son on Nov. 11, (eleventh month, elev­ their opinions anent a proposed change in the and the Feast of the Immaculate Conception -was enth day, and eleventh hour), in Springfield. III. rules. on the day following our Communion. With just Oliver has taken a position with the Inter-Insur­ a littie extra effort our members could go to ance Exchange Division of the Chicago Motor Hear that Tom Carroll has the most swankily Club, Chicago. furnished office of any insurance agency upstate. Mass and Communion four days in a row. Prob­ ably since our days at Notre Dame, we have Miss Nancy Ann I*aubacher and Floyd F. Mil­ We had the good fortune to have both Prof. not been blessed with such an opportunity to ler, '37, were married Oct. 29 in Oxnard. Calif. Dan O'Grmdy and Father Leo R. Ward here as receive daily Communion. William White speakers for the recent meeting of the Catholic Frank X. Connelly Philosophical Association. ST. JOSEPH VALLEY (Indiana) S. Flayd Searer, *28, First Bank & Trast Dan Yonnff has been invited to show his film SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Joseph Pedmccl, '39, 1331 Noble Ave, Pres.; Ca^, Saath Bend, Pres.; darenca Hardlnr, on dry dock construction at the Franklin Institute. '25, Sonth Bead Tribane, Soath Bend, Sec From advance notices of ticket applications, I'm William M. White, *21, 621 S. 7th St., Sec afraid he will have to move the showing to On Oct. 12, we had dinner at the Elks Club, All activities have centered about the annual Convention ^ilt after which we saw a movie at the Cathedral Civic testimonial football banquet sponsored by the club on Jan. 19 at Notre Dame. A write-up on Jack Reilly has been doing excellent work as High School, "Ifighlights of 1940 Notre Dame Football Season." the banquet will be found in another section of field representative for an oil concern (Why this issue. should I mention the name for no fee?) Must Our president, Joe Hennebry, has taken a ]>osi- have Dooley or Bailey send him our advertising tion with the duPont Co., at Wilmington, HI. Joe ST. LOUIS rates. Pcdmcd is our new president; he is manager of Dr. L. Vincent Gorrilla, '21, 3115 S. Grand Speaking of letters reminds us that we still the Esquire Theatre and attends Lincoln Law Blvd.. Pres.; Dr. Bernard P. Crowley, '28, 1139 BeOevne Ave, Sec owe one to Perc Connolly. Can he ever forgive College. us? Jerr}- Holland, '30, from Chicago, has been with For those of you who do not know it, the head­ line of the month is the Hellrang offspring. Robert Was Bill Castellini trying to get a "copy of the us for the past year. He came down to take the job of chief architect for the F.H.A., in the Joseph became a visual reality on Dec 9. So to charge'* the night we spotted him with that Bob and Marie, all sort of congratulations I ma^strate ? southern Illinois area. The Christmas Dance went off, with everyone Bob &tox, who was with this club for a num­ And the way things are going I think PIl see happy, on Dec 29 at the University Club. The ber of years has gone into the architecturml busi­ you at reveille. breakfast was superior. The older boys did not Cliff Prodehl ness for himself in Benton Harbor, Hich. turn out as well as they might have, but it was a pleasure to see them represented by officers, who held forth in grand style. Jade Griffin who chair- maned the affiair did a swell job and is to be congratulated. We even had an extra hour of dancing. It was a pleasant surprise to see Fred McNeil at the Christmas Dance. We wondered where the olive drab had disappeared to, and Fred told ns that be was discharged after six months and is at present considered a -vital defense man. He has an important post at the Emerson Electric Plant, here in St. Lome. Our scholarship drive went over the top in time for the grand drawing of those all-expense trips to the N. D.-Southem Cal game. The trip was won by a local chap who nearly passed out when he was notified. The $1,000 raised has been added to the accumulating fund which- now is in the neigfaboriiood of $2,500. We are about ready to heean negotiations with the University on the choice of a student who -will receive his full expenses for the four years at N. D. Hodi. BiAop JAn F. 0*Hara, CS.C, D.D., recently gave die Mrraon st a big Field Haw at CuKp Croft, S. C Several Notre Dame men at the camp met him in a body after Mau, and this pictne was TRIPLE CITIES (New York) taken. In the front row: Hiss Anne Hooley, director of the Woman's Divirion of N.C.CS.; Msst Bcr. Harold B. Desnoyers, >34, 18 Grant St, Aaleta Giavanni Cicomsni, apostolic delegate; General Patdi, commander of Camp Croft; Mast Ber- Binckamton, Pres.; Ted J. Griffin, ex. '29, Eaunet M. Walah, BUhop of Charleston, S. C: and Bishop O'Hara. The bads row is comp«ae4 cntlrdr af SduDer St.. Sec Natre Dame men. Left to right: Jim Scigliano, ex. '42, Joe HcKeon, '40; Ned Joyce, '37; Bcr. T. J. Hie TUpIe Cities Club had a very snccessfal '15; Frank Donlon, '37; Charles Rt^genstein, '37; Georce Hajnes, ex. '42, and Jim SpeDmaa, '4U football party at the local K. of C. clubhouse The Notre Dame Alumnus 21

on Oct. 25. Twenty-five members attended and placed on the mailing list should forward &om V. D. tor the funeral... Bodi Gnrsa mat'. the feature of the eveninsr was the showinar of directly to the Bates Duplicating Company, 729 Ed are In the F3X the "HiEfalights of 1940." James McCake made the I5th Street, N. W., stating affiliation with the final report on the scholarship fund drive, which club. Jeim guriiM is now hniUbiK was a grand success. Kn Kail for the Cammonwealth Ttint Oianpanir of. ma-, hortfh. Timothy J. Griffin has been appointed city WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA treasurer and Rcris C. HcNamara is the new Hack C. Bayle. '24. Law sad HUM* Hhw UniTerari Notre Dame Cqamonian Saaday was deputy city engineer in Binghamton. In the No­ Pittifcaiih. Prw.; Jakn F. PwrlU. Jr. t*. observed Iv the ehib. with attmdanx at liua and vember elections Dr. Frank Paul Kane was again Rma IM. CmuOmmat. PWAwA SWk reeeptioa of Holy- Goiamimioa' at St. FabTa 'Cb> elected county coroner. He defeated Dr. John thedral. followed by a breakfast at the Bbtel Wdbcter HUL. O'Brien. Daniel McAvoy is the district attorney Tom Cronin's new address is New Cumberland. and William Allan Pace is a member of the local Pa., where he's in the induction department.... Jade Kaatercide worlud hard to aid IkOar Civil Service Cbmmission. Besides these Kotre Charley Dillon writes that he's in the radio di­ Bonmald in promoting the annual Rtiaat for Dame men taidng part in local government, vision at Fort Bragg, N. O. ... Dan Bndcikk'a N. D. men at St. Paul's Monastcnr.. South-Sidk. William Hogan, James Hogan. Harold Desnoyer*. in the U. S. Naval Reserve, presently training in Jan. 1«, 17. 18. Joseph Kane and Thomas Batlu-are teaching in Chicago, where he's living at 521 Abbot HalU 430 the local school system. John Donnelly is the E. Huron Street.... He aims to become an ensign Frits WilM did his bit toward praootinK tta county N.Y.A. supervisor. Our alumni club is .... Jim HcNuIty sends along a card to tdl ns pre-Cbriitmas retreat at St. PanTa Ifnniitwy. for very proud to have so many members of its club he's been asagned to a permanent post, his ad­ retail store employees. taking part in the civic afTairs of the community. dress being 68th Material Squadron, Lawson Held, Fort Benning. Ga. . . . Previously he was at Ihanks to FiiU Wihsa for the fine job ha ad John Wacks and Robert Murphy have been ap­ of handling tickets for the NJX-Camagie Ihch pointed to the F.B.I. Dr. John T. Kane, Dr. New Cumberland, Fa., where he ran into Charley- Dillon and Tom Cronin.... Jack Hanteveide. game, at his men's wear store, theidiy nettinK Walter Demer and Dr. Joseph Cnsic are serving the club a handsome profit.... Ed Halaati la in the armed forces. Hugo lacovetti, and Jack Pattenon are now in the Army, final assignment not Icnown at present now a full-Sedged theatrical ''~'""tr acan^ bsi^ ing reodved his license dnrinc Novoaber.... If The alumni club, in cooperation with the un­ time. . . . yoa need or know ol any one or any dob that dergraduate club, held their annual Christmas needs acts or dasee ordMstraa. get in toodi wiUk dance and it topped all others in attendance and Bill Sixsmith made the Navy and Scmthem Cal games.... Nordy Hoffmann, the Army. Navy Ed at 131C bwin St.. Aliqnippa.... Walt Tnr entertainment. The proceeds of the dance were is dmng metallursical work for W. E. K. Oo.... given to the scholarship fund. Ihis fund is used and Southern Cal games.... Stanley Adaawnlfl. the Southern Cal game.... Paul BfaBen, the His new address is: B. D. 1. Verona... Art to help local students at Notre Dame. Bev. Joseph Mwisck owns and operates a service sta&m at B. Toomey, director of Catholic Charities in Bing­ Army, Navy, Carnegie Tech, and Southern Cal Charleroi Dan McCarthy was traas&md hamton, is chairman of the alumni scholarship games. Paul already has passed his physical exam from the linhart plant of W. E. M. Oat. to the committee. for the Naval Air Corps. Jeney City plant of the same coopaar.... Bifc Members of the alumni club attended a Kequiem Our annual supper dance was held Jan. 1, in Casiphdra in his third year at the Pnlveraltf of Mass Dec. 12 for the late Father Joseph Wilmes. the Chatterbox of the William Penn Hotel, with Pittsburg medical sd¥x>I.' better than 150 in attendance. Father Wilmes was pastor of St. John the Evan­ How about jmning as any or every Tbnradar gelist Church in Binghamton since 1925 and was On the comnUttee for the dance were Ja»ea at the Sibna Grill of the Hotd Henry, for a the oldest alumnus in this part of the state, a luncheon and chat? member of the class of *86. . Devlin, John Bcardon, Hugh Boyle. Jack Sbecdy. George Kingsley, Bob Hartman. Eugene Coyae, Jeha F. FadOi. Jr. Harold B. Desnoyeis Rudy Cmkovic, Carl Link. Lanr OTosle. Jack Monttverde, Bob Kvatsak. Pari Hrilcn, Jihii Pat­ YOUMGSTOWN, OHIO TUCSON, ARIZONA terson, John Ference. Geoige Martinet, Bill Saehr. Cbarin B. Gashwa. JE, 11. UK Ciiiaifc Ted A. Witz, ex. '29, Box 628, Pres.; Paul John Hickey, John Ryan, Bob Bard. Bab HaedKr, An, Pna.; Chiawe T. Tctt" Shsika^ Dafand. '25, 1911 E. 2nd St, Sec and Bob GaOagher. A lot of help came from J*A •it. US Giaaada Ave,. Scc^ Ward and Bob Hagan. both students at N. D. The snnnri Christmaui Dance was bdd in the Christopher A. Reilly was elected president of There was a goodly representation of students. main ballroom of Staadiaa^ Aoditorima on Dae. the Tucson Junior Chamber of Commerce at a 28. Geene Bceeher and his oidiestra played ud meeting held on Dec. 8. Chris is one of our most Also present was Joe Somen, home on leave from Fort Knox. Ky., where he was made a 280 eooples attended. Footbalkis Bab Daie. Jtaa active members and a real booster. With four Brats; and Fete l>d*saih of the bidi. akos sisters as students at St. Mary's, he is better corporal recently and where he's in the officers' training school. with Bill Chip of Navy, presented antograpbad known among visiting alumni than are most of pictures of the undefeated vardty to the IB(S» us. Chris is kept busy as an associate with his Congratulations to the four who 1)ecame fath­ fortunate dancers during interaosdon. father and brother in the undertaking business. ers recently—Bob Kvatsak. Fritx Wilian. John Roney. Jr. and Eugene Coyne. Kvatsak passed Among the ahunni who were badt in town for Rocco Sdiiralli, '35, of Gary, Ind., is another the Dance were Jaka Jaxlhdawr from Osnton. NDer a long way from home and anxious to out cigars at the luncheon a few days later.... Actively interested in boy scout work are Gearge J*A Hasan from New York. Jtaa Ctfctia fcom receive mail from his friends. He came down Clevehmd. and Bad Beiaaid and Ed DOan frata here because of asthma and in six weeks has not Scfaill, John Ryan, John Ference. and Walt Klis- toff. . . . John J. Ward's son, John, Jr., is a Notre Dame. had a bad attack. Rocco is well remembered for freshman at N. D. . . . Another son, Lee, starred his play as a guard on the varsity. Address him The bowling team has just fininhwf the first at center for Ut. Lebanon High school, which, in care of St. Mary's Hospital, Tucson. half of its season and. to the amazement of the undefeated in 20 games, lost to Johnstown in a member*, it is not in last place. Gabe Wsiia and We recently received another cheery and brac­ battle for the Class AA championship.... The Jack Kiae are the top scorers with Gcargc Kdbr, ing letter from Paul D. Hoeffler, '25. Paul is an Bill Snehrs are raising three fine N. D. pro^ieets. BUI Dndevy, CharBa Caahwa. Jsha Msiaa, Gcnr adept student of applied psychology and his let­ ... Congratulations to the three who were married Waif and I helping to keep the team's average ters the past several years have been both helpful recently—Ed Skeehan, Tom Skedian, and Vinee down. Ahmmi bowling teams in this vidnity may and encouraging. He is now general agent for Eichenlanb. accept this as a challenge. the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, in Jake JaxAdawi'a engagement to Hiss Wthaa- ProWdence, B. I., with his office in the Industrial John McMahon, having accidentally severed Rail, of Sharon, was announced during the holi- Trust Building. several arteries and tendons in his leg, spent a days.... Corpora] Spfte Skgd has been trans­ Paul J. Dufand trick in the Mercy Hospital, where he was at­ tended by Dr. Leo O'DonneU.... Vinee Baifce had ferred to Norfolk. Va.. where he is doing war as a Thanksiving Day guest Ross O'Shea. '33, duty at the Naval base.... Fhn& Vaisikh is now WASHINGTON, D. C. Cairo, III. . . . Bill Eberhardt is worldng for. the Sarge Valetich... Kaity Shea of'Cleveland la. Beniard E. Lodihoach. '29, SSIO Colorado accounting firm of Price-Waterhouse. working in town.... Gabe Mma is now in 0» Are,, N.W., Pi««.: Wm. C. Karl, '31, 2115 purchasing department of Antoontie Sprinkto... "F" St.. N.W., SM. Norh Rasdier, formerly of diicago, and fcv Jim Laatnaaa. '41, has moved here froa Haas- mond. Ind. and is working at IVasean Stad while Owing to the press of defense work here in the past five years football coach at Altoona Hi^ awaiting a call from the Marines. the Capitol, there was little time to plan for a school, is now working in Pittsburt^ for the Red Rock Cola Company.... Norb's wife and meeting in January. It is hoped however, to hold three children are here with him.... The Club extends it dncertst sympathy to Fiaak '. a regular meeting during the first week in Febru­ HefUw; '40. on the death of Us brotber, Walter. ' ary at the Ambassador Hotel. Sympathy to George and Ed Fitch whose mother late in Deeezdier. Newcomers in town wishing to have their names died Dec. 13, 1941 Father BaUeiith came Pete! 22 The Notre Dame Alumnus

THE ALUMNI »

The marriage of Miss Lorraine Elizabeth Moi^ A daughter, Charlotte Therese. was born to Mr. Engagements rissey and Francis Reed Sinnott, '35, took place and Mrs. Charles Hanniz. Jr., ex. '31, on Dec 13, Dec 27, in New York City. in £^'attsville, Ind. Miss Virginia Cheevers and John T. Houlihan* *CU. of Chicago. Miss Mary Ann Struck and Lieat. Loais Hans- Hr. and Mrs. Richard J. Dericks. '31, annoimce man, '36. were married Nov. 20, in Dayton, O. the birth of a son, Bruce John, Nov. 22, in Miss Margaret Ann Robinson and Ralph F. Paterson, N. J. Else, '34, of Auburn, N. Y. The marriage of Miss Mildred Metz and John Alichael Powers, Jr., *37, took place Jan, 3, in A son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kien- Miss Margaret Ann Lambert and James H. Houston, Tex. er, '32, on Nov. 27, in Lakewood, O. Sheik, '35, of Scarsdale, N. Y. Miss Eleanor Mary Reitz and Samnel C- Bor- Dr. and Mrs. Frank C Tomwd, '32, announced Miss Barbara Jean Lilly and William C. Kcefe* ziUeri, '38, were married Dec. 12. in South Bend. the birth of a son, Timothy James, recently, in '35, of BronxviUe, N. Y. Bennington, Vt. Tlie marriage of Miss Lois Wirbanic and Miss Wanda Jennings and Lcuis F, Crj-stal, *36, Francis F. Valetich, '38, took place Dec 13, in A son, Timothy Joseph, was born to Mr. and of Peoria. Baltimore. Mrs. Leonard W. Condon, '32, on July 27, in Rockford. 111. Miss Julia Marie O'Connor and James T. O'Don- Miss Marie Margaret Organ and J. K:nnetih nell, '3/, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Vecheman, '38. were married Dec 9, in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Coyne, '33, announce the birth of a son, James Eugene, Jan. 6, in Miss Shirley Audrey Squire and Ensign duties Miss Margaret Doran and John Firth, '38. of Pitt^nrgh. BrookljTi. B. Hayes, '39, were married Dec 20, in State College^ Pa. A son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Arthar Preko- Miss Florence V. McDermott and Walter J, witz, '33, on Dec. 26, in South Bend. Harris, Jr., '38, of Jersey City, N. J. The marriage of Miss Dorothy Patterson and Juan E. CintTon, '40, took place Dec 26, in Dillon Hr. and Mrs. Edward Olczak. '33, announce Hall Chapel, Notre Dame. Miss Marion Lauer and Eugene Vaslett, '3S, of the birth of a son on Nov. 24, in South Bend. Brooklyn. Miss Vivienne G. Nicholas and Charies M. Bar­ rack, *40, were married recently in Enid, Okla. A daughter, Carol Jean, was born to Mr. and Miss Rosamund Murphy and Corporal John Mrs. Francis Joseph HcGahren, '34. on Dec. 23, Kelley, '38, of Camp Edwards, Mass. The marriage of Miss Lucille Fletcher and in Brooklyn, N. Y. Miss Dorothy Ann Cunningham and Lieut. Edn-ard J. Bsldinger, '40, took place Jan. 1, in Ligonier, Ind. Hr. and Bfrs. Walter Kennedy. '34, announce George BL Elmore, '3S. of Gunter Field, Ala. the birth of a son, David Michael, on Nov. 21, Miss Mary Patricia Maloney and Albert P. in Stamford, Conn. Miss Florence V. McDermott and Walter J. Funk, Jr., *40, were married Jan. 3, in LaCrosse, Harris, Jr., '38, of Jersey City, N. J. Wis. A son, William Bernard, was born to Hr. and Mrs. Joaeph Conlon, '35, on July 30, in Albany, Miss Jean Louise Fridmore and Robert J. Bryan, The marriage of Miss Shirley Jane Floody and '38. of South Bend. John W. Barry. *41, took place Jan. 3. in Sooth N. Y. Bend. Miss Wilma Rail and John C. Jaxthcimcr, '39, Mr. and Hrs. Robert Shanahsn, .'35, announce of Canton, O. Miss Marcella Camer and Leroy J, Wieschhaas, the birth of a daughter, Ava Maria, on Nov. 11, '41, were married Dec 27, in Mishawaka, Ind. in Buffalo, N. Y. Miss Betty M. Walsh and Lieut. Philip J. Ma- loney, U.S.M.C., '39, Puerto Rico. The marriage of Miss Dixie Oehmke and Jalui Hr. and Mrs. John H, Neeson. D. '35. announce Carl Fomenko, ex. '41, took place Nov. 29, in the birth of a son. John H., HI., on Dec 25, in Miss Rita Hanley and William R. Dillon, '40, South Bend. Philadelphia. of Kenihvorth, lU. Miss Lucille Seyald and Harry F. McLaasUin. A son, Frederick Nicholas, was bom to Hr. and Miss Louise Mae Ferris and Thomas C. Vincent, ex. '41, were married Oct. 1, in Royal Oak, Mich. Mrs. Charlss M. Pieroni, '36, on Nov. 25, in in, '41, of New Canaan, Conn. Mnncie. Ind. Miss Kathleen Copp and Lt. Walter A. Sweitzer. Miss Betty Francis Wilson and Richard E. '40, were married Jan. 13, at Key Held, Miss. Hr. and Mrs. Leo R. Boyle, '38, announce the Widnp, ex. '42, of South Bend. birth of a son, Jan. 8. in South Bend. A dau^ter. Sheila Hargaret, was bom to Ur. Births and Hrs. Jerry J. Shine, '38, on Nov. 19, in Marriages Indianapolis. Judge and Mrs. Glen H. Carbenr* '23. an­ Miss Eleanor Morris and Vincent J. Eichenlanb, nounce the birth of a son, Michael Glen, Nov. 8, Hr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kvatsak. '39, announce '31, -were married Jan. 8., in Duquesne, Pa. in New York City, the birth of a son. Robert J., Jr., on Nov. 27, in Pittsburgh. l^e marriage of SUss Luella C. EUck and James Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. Castellini, *24, announce A. Curico, '32, took place Nov. 22, at Notre the birth of a son, on Jan. 2. in Cincinnati. A dau£^ter, Katherine K., was born to Hr. and Dame. Mrs. Naik J, BGtchell* Jr.* '39, on Dec 17, in A daughter, Margaret Mary, was bom to Mr. Chicago. The marriage of Miss Mary A. Costello and and Mrs. C^rge Schwarz, '25, on Jan. 1, in HioBUS Skcdian, '33, took place Oct. 25, in Wichita, Kans. Braddock, Fa. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Wilson. '28, announce the Deaths Hiss Anita Anne Newblatt and Benjamin H. birth of a son, Francis, Jr., on Nov. 17,. in Pitts­ Weinstein, '33, were married Nov. 30, in South burgh. Word of the death of General Edoardo F. UBT, Bend. '01, of Hexico C;ty. Hex., formerly Hinister of A son, John Harv^, Jr., was bom to Hr. and Foteisn Relations of Hexico, has come to the Hie marraige of Miss Elizabeth McGraw and Mrs. John Roney, *30, on Nov. 28. in Pittsborgh, Alumni office, but further details are unfortun* Adrian J. Wadcerman, '35, took place recently in Pa. ately missing. Clippings or other news concemins: Philadelphia, Pa. General Hay's death will be appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. Robert HcUnmg, *30, announce Miss Elizabeth Mary White and Edward Skee- the birth of Robert Joseph, on Dec 9, in St. ban, *35, were married Oct. 4. in Bellevue, Fa. X>ouis. P«d H. HcBride, 189S-1902, an outstanding ex- The Notre Dame A I u mnu s 23

pert on foreicm marbles, died in his home in New stunned to hear that one of her great AI!- '35,' upon the death of his daoi^ter: Jafai K, York Dec. 30> of a heart attack. Mr. UcBride was American centers was dead. Allea, *35, and ttmjmmmd B. JUleii* '40. upon the formerly president of the HcBride Studios, which Tommy won his first monogram as a substitute death of their fistber; Edward W. SiidL 'S8, has Ions been operated by his family and whose for Tim Moynihan in 1929, and in 1930 he took upon the death of bis mother; SL A. Zdbr* ex. Carrara marble workings, executed mostly for the over first string duties. IBs senior year was his '38, upon the death of his mother; Balph Hnar. Catholic Church, are internationally known. He greatest. Tommy led the team as captain and won '39. upon the death of his two brothers; Beraaid was one of the organizers of the Notre Dame Club all-American honors on the Associated Press con­ Jaeccr* '41. upon the death of a aster; Fiank of New York. He is survived by his widow, two sensus team and many others. During his tenure MoftdoM, '40, upon the death of his brother. d&ughters, and a son. at center. Notre Dame lost but one game. Mr. HcBride, in the course of his business, spent many years in Italy. He was one of the In Notre Dame's two hardest names of 1931, organizers and charter members of the American the scoreless tie with Northwestern and the 16-14 Personals Cbamuer of Commerce in Uilan. Throughout the lost quarter defeat at the hands of Southern Cali­ First World War, he organized and managed an fornia, Tom was outstanding. Five times during the Northwestern, game, he shot the mud-cov»ed p. E. Baifce. '88, MI American Red Cross food distribution station for Before 1890 Caan, New Otiiun, families of the Italian soldiers. During the in- ball back to Marchy Schwartz, when the latter was standing behind his own goal Une to punt. It fiueuza epidemic, following the war, he main- Aceoidine to s late December New York came back perfectly every time, althou^ one of tained a ho^ital and furnished badly needed "Times" clippinsr, Williui A. WaUk, '97. had Yarr's hands was in a cast, broken, and the medical supplies for the whole district. For his been cbosen citr manaser of Tonken, N. Y. for untiring work he was made a Enight of the other was cut to the bone from a flying cleat. a term of two years. Hr. Walah was formerly Crown of Italy by the King. In the Southern California ganra Tom stood out corporation counsel, city indse and mayor of as a player of high courage and a will to win. Yonkers. F^irt Indian, Tommy carried the nickname of No official, final pronouncement has been issued "Wahoo" throughout his years at Notre Dame. Stewart McDnuIi, ex. '98, was recently elected by the War Department up to this writing, and He had attended high school on an Indian reser­ president of tbe Maryland Casualty Company. He by this one slender thread hangs the hope that vation in Chinecum, Wash. Returning to Notre is'also director of the Baltimore and Ohio Bail- Major Hugh F. McCaffery, LL.B., '27, and seven Dame as an assistant coach under Hnak Ander­ road and a member of the board of the Baltimore other high Army officers and enlisted men, miss­ son in 1932, Tom spent two years at the Um- ' National Bank. Hr. McDonald formerly was the Federal Hoosin? Administrator, followinsr his re­ ing since Dec 12 on a transcontinental flight versity before joining the Chicago Cardinals for tirement as a manafacturer of farm implements, between Falmdale and Hamilton Field, Calif., are a year of professional football- The following year banker, and president of a motor company. not dead. he took over as head coach of John Carroll Uni­ The big army transport, carrying Major General versity in Cleveland and remained there until Herbert A. Dargue, commanding general of the 1937. In that year he entered business in Chicago, lOOA OO ''**^ '* ^ MacNaaiara, "97, First Army Air Force, Col. Charles W. Bandy, oi where for the last five years he has worked as lOYv-TT Saint leaeph-a IDncnl Balka, the War Department general staff. Major McCaf- an office manager of the Local Loan Co. Surviving HMnt Clemens, Hick. fery, and five others, took off Dec. 12 from are his wife, three daughters, four sisters, and a From Father Hae: - Phoenix. Ariz., for Hamilton Field. It was last brother. reported about two miles south o£ Falmdale. The news of the deaths of Frofesaw Edward The funeral in Chicago was held at Our Lady ' Maaias. Ckailca Biyan, and An,as HacDawdi While at the University Hugh captained the Help of Christians Church on Dec 29. Burial was will brins sorrow to all the old students of the swimming team. He had previously attended in Calvary cemetery. Among the pallbearers were *90*s and to tbe alumni in seneraL Professor Pennsylvania Military College. Entering the Air Frank Leahy, '31; Bert Metzger, '31; John Qmnn, Uauras was known to senerations of students as Corps primary training school as a flying cadet '20; Al Culver, '32, and Mike Koken, '33. he taught mathematics at the University from his in 1929, be was graduated the following year from graduation until bis retirement several years ago. the advanced flying school attack course. On Feb. He was one of that fine band of laymen who have 15, 1930, Hugh was commissioned a second lieu­ Ensign George A, Wolf, ex. '39, was killed in devoted thdr lives to Notre Dame and her ad­ tenant in the Air Reserve. Pacific action, according to word reaching the vancement. Alumni OSice. George attended Notre Dame in As a second lieutenant, he was stationed at 1935-36, and was graduated from Georgetown Charles Bryan and Angus HacDonald tocdc an Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md.. until May 1935. University in 1939. active part in all branches of student activities in He was then promoted to first lieutenant and their college days and after their graduation took transferred to I^angley Field* Va. Early in 1939 a lively interest in evoything that pertained to his tour of duty took him to Hickham Field, Word of the tragic death of Lieat. James T. their Alma Hater. Notre Dame men everywhere Havnui, and shortly thereafter he received lus Connell, '40, killed Dec 3, in ta plane crash In will join in prayers for the eternal repose of their captaincy. Within the past year Hugh became Africa reached the office just as the Decemlbei' souls. Major McCaffery and was attached to the £lrst "Alumnus" was going to press, so the Alumnus Army Air Force headquarters at Mitchell Field, carried the sad news in a box on page nine of Bbngcr N. Y. the December issue. 1900-04 BaiUing, Elkkait, Ind. Ihe late Senator Peter B. lieBMs. es. '02, of Father Tom Brennan phoned the sad news of Killed. Dec. 18, in an army training plane crash, Lennon, Hidi., beloved by the citizens of that the death on Dec. 1, of Roswell C. Leahy. *2S, Eaxene A. Poletto, *40, of Clinton, Ind., is one small city, was honored by the erection of; a Tiffin, O., who had been ill and died as the result more Notre Dame man who died serving his monument in the state park near the town. of an operation. country. Details of Eugene's death are unfortun­ ately lacking. A new, dipping written last Septendier at the time of tbe dedication of the monument had this Philip C. XiSndsman, LL.B., '29, president of to say of him: "State officials and others from the Notre Dame Club of Berrien County, Mich., The "Alumntis" extends sincere sympathy to various sections of Hichigan and especially from and a prominent Buchanan, Mich., attorney, died Radclph Kelly, '13. upon the death of his father; all parts of Shiawassee and Genesee coontiea will~ Dec. 1. from internal chest injuries, suffered in Frank E. CoogUin, '21. upon the death of his partidpate in tbe usvdiing of the nonument. Yet an accident the same day when his car collided daughter; William F. Rcardon, *26, upon the death ' it win be tbe mei. women, and diBdren of Lennon with a milk truck near Berrien Springs, Mich. of his father; Alexander L. Doads, ex. '27, upon and vidnity who will he the most grateful for Phil had served as Buchanan city attorney in the death of his mother; Thomas Collins, '28, up­ tbe opportunity to pay tribute to the memory of 1938 and 1939. Intensely ixiterested in Notre Dame, on the death of his father; Roland Barice. '28. a man, who devoted Ua life to tbdr wdfare. For he gave mudi time and energy to promoting the upon the death of his mother; Joseph Rtcn^, '28. while Pete Lennoa as state senator became one of school's interests in southwestern Michigan and and Eugene D. Rtgney, '31, xipon the death of the foremost leaden in state affair*; he always was a frequent visitor on the campus. their mother; Dr. Paul G. Tobin. '28, Dr. Jaaws found time to bdp sidve the problems of the W. Tobin, '29, and John R. Tohin. Jr.. '38. upon foDcs he hned, his nd^bois and friends. Pete Funeral services were held in Buchanan with the death of their mother; Georffe Fitch, *29, and Lennon was an attmaey, hot his practice of law Casper R. Grathwohl, '29. of Niles, Mich., one Edwin Fitdi, '32. upon the death of their moth^; was eonllned almost entirdy to aiding his fiteids of Phil's closest friends, as a pallbearer. Sur­ George T. Weber, Jr„ ex. '30, upon the death in time of trouble, and always without diarge." viving ate seven brothers and four sisters. of his father: BCT. Joseph H. Fiedler. C.S.C M.A., '32, upon the death of his mother; Rij»sii< The town of Lennon obtained its name fram Thmnas S. Tarr^ '32, died suddenly of a heart P. Boyce, *32. upon the death of his moQier: Peter LennoB'a father, on. of the j^oneers of that- attack Dec 24, Christmas eve, in his Chicago Robert E. Lee, Jr.. '32, and Havrice W. Le*, *33, sectian. On the death of Us father, Peter Lonca office at the age of 33. The University was upon the death of thdr mother; WlQiaai Gefsea. returned to the

operation of the large Lennon farm on the edge Parker will be ^vith us and is already prac- really had a time, everyone having s<»nething to of the town. ticing up some of the old tunes. The Glee Chib say to him. I^erhaps he would tell the story and crowd can be assured of an opportonity to maybe suggest that other groups of the class get • AAIT An Rev. Thomas E. Barke, CS.C, vocalize. together occasionally. Uaybe the Glass of '20 as I TUO'Uy '07. Notre Dame, Ind. a groop c»ald do something about defense together Joe Moran was in from Tulsa and reported that —buy some bonds or stamps and give them to I A I n Reverend M. L. Moriarty, Saint Blarr's his brother Ed is busy as usual bat promised to some worthy recipient or buy a million cigarets 17 I U Chnrdi, Mentor, O. get him thinking about the reunion. and send them to Wake Island or Pearl Harbor." How about some more of you SEVENTEEN£RS l Fred Steers, 1666 First National Bank Hanr Nester, like Joe O'Hara, will be repre­ writing us about your plans? m I BIdg., Chicago, IIL sented on the campus next year—whenever that is according to current interpretations. Harry's IA I O ''' '- ^*^^^' 324 Fourth St., Pitts- John A. Lemmer, 901 Lake Share oldest boy is already signed up. ITlZhatch. Pa. 1918 Drive, Escanaba, Midi.

1^1^ Pan! R. Byrne, University Library, Clarence Bader, £50 Pierce St, Gaiy* From a letter from Joseph Harrington, *30. we IV I ^ Notre Dame, Ind. 1919 Ind. learned that Pawl Jimcnex, ex. *20, is the present alcalde (mayor) of Panama CTity. and a member 1^1^ Frank H. Hayes, 642 Third Ave., of the new reform government there. ITl^ChnU Vista. CaUf. Leo B. Ward. 1012 BUdc BMr^ LM Angeles, Calif. 1920 B. A. HcGarry, formerly of the firm, McGarry I ^ I M James E. Sanford, 5341 3Iagnolia Ave., and McGarry. architects and engineers, CTIevdand. I 7 I 9 Chicago, m. Your secretary, who claims that he hasn't yet sought out his bomb shelter, wrote ten letters is associated veith the Public Buildings Administra­ tion. Federal Works Agency. Washington, D. C, IQI # Graver BEUer, 610 Wisconsin Ave., to fond classmates and received four replies from with the title of construction engineer. At present I 7 I O Racine. Wis. Harry Nester, Lyie Hnsroaker, Congressman Joe O'Hara and Bill Fox. "Die latter two had news he is supervising work on the St Louis post IA I -* B. J. Voll, 206 E. Tutt St., Sooth and stuff. First, the congressman, who says: office building and the St. Louis Court House. 171/ Bend, Ind. "As you undoubtedly know, there are a number Dan W. Duffy, iceo Terminal Tower, of Notre Dame men in and about Washington. 1921 Cleveland. O. DONT LET HITLER There are four Notre Dame graduates on Capitol Hill—Senator Worth Clark of Idaho and Con­ 1000 ^'>I<1 -'^•'K' *i West Avenue. Hilton, OE THE JAPS STOP YOU gressmen Vince Harrington of Iowa, Brtcrt from attending the 25th reunion of your Grant of Indiana and myself in the House. Of From G. Kid Aihe: class next June. Write Bernard J. VoU, the four, two are Democrats and two are B^ab- Gencnd Bennion Chairman, 206 E. Tutt licans, shelving the unanimity of those at Notre Dame on the subiect of politics. Some of the J*n "T^iffy" Hart is now a resident of Syra­ St., South Bend. Ind., for details. cuse, N. Y. John is manager of the Niagara Motor sturdy Irish Democrats viewed me with sn^icion Express Co, a subsidiary of the V. S. Trucking until they learned that I still attend Mass on Corporation. Prior to last September the Harts Sunday. From Bemie VoU: readed in (Sncinnati. "I have met Charles DIener, who is like myself In a modest sort of way the SEVENTEENERS A most welcome Christmas card was received an alumnus of old St. Joe Hall. He has an im­ have stirred into being. Dick Daley \vrites from from Frank Bloemer and fanuly. The Bloemers Erie, Pa. that be will be ^vith us in June and portant position with the FHA and recently re­ live in Fewee Valley, Ky., a suburb of Louisville. that on a recent trip to Syracuse he tried to look moved to New York. I have also seen. Fred It is hard to mention Eentuelcy without wonder­ up Dutch. Yeaffer but could not determine the McGaire. former track man and his^ jumper, ing about Eddie and Comie Pfeiffer. We hope proper Yeager from the telephone directory and who is also with the FHA, and Alfred (Dutch) they repent some day and drop tis a line. lack of time prevented his following it up. The Bergmann, who is very prominent as former night before the Southern California game Harry coach of Catholic TTmversity and now has a We received a note from Jack Higgins telling Banjan, John Cassidy, Paul Fogarty, and myself good connection with C^vil Aeronautics. I have of his surprise meeting with Judge AI Scott at represented the SEVENTEEN class in a little also heard from Emmett A. Boylians, who is now the Southern Cal. game. Jack is a member of the group and briefly discussed the reunion in June. living at Oaklyn, N. J. Tom Hodgaou is tempor­ tow firm of Wurzer and Higgins, Detroit. Judge A Christmas card from Bill Andres advises that arily in Washington and is an important figure AI presides in the Superior Court of California. he hopes to be with us at the Centennial in June. in the legal department of the Federal Beserve Bank.... I have one son at Notre Dmme this Fatker George B. Fischer, C.S.C.. completed a On the 29tb of December, while standing in year and expect that there will be two of them misaon at Our Lady of Victory (Father Baker's the lobby of the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York there next year. I would enjoy a personal letter diurdi), in Lackawanna, N. Y., just prior to City, I was approadied by a distinguished looking from you as to your activities and your fanuly. Christmas. He then enjoyed a brief vacation at priest who proved to be none other than our old as I see no reason why the secretary of our bis home in Rochester before continuing his classmate Lawrence Cain of Waterbury, Vt. He class should be exempted from gi%ing the rest work in the East. has been ordained for 20 years and is now pastor of us an account of his activities in preserving of a parish in Waterbury. His bishop willing, he and spreading the Four Freedoms." Aaron B. Hognenard. "22. South Bend attorney ^ci)ects to be with us in June. I picked up Oscar and St. Joseph County democratic chairman, has Darwin on the same trip, and he'also has given Sports Editor Fox follows in with this: recently been appointed chaimum of a four man me assurance that he will join our reunion group. alien board to investigate and prosecute enemy "If you will send a list of the Class of '20 I In Philadelphia I spent an hour or two in the aliens in the northern Indiana federal district may be able to help out some on your recent United States Attorney General Francis Biddle beautiful home of Breen McDonald, who is an request. I'm ashamed to say I don't know much expatriate from San Francisco. Priorities are forc> approved Mr. Hugnenard's appointment as chair­ about the crowd. You see I was sort of a half man of the board. ing him to close his business in Philadelphia and member of that outfit because my class was *18 he is returning to San Francisco because, as he and that last scrimmage we had with Germany Paol H. Castner. 137 Sooth Ave.. New expresses it, "it is nicer to star\'e in California was the occasion for my b^ng adopted—at my Canaan. Conn. than in Philadelphia." He may be going West request—^by the Class of '20. 1923 about the time of our reunion and if so, will be with OS. I O^A ^- *•• Hayes. SM 7th Ave., Room 1515. "It might be interesting to find out how many I wZrf New York City. of that class was in the same boat, what branch Howmrd PariEer, in his annual Christmas letter, of the service they were in, what they are doing IOOC '"*" ^- Hurley, 2085 Brookdak Bead, invites us to come to San Rrancisco in February, now and so on. If that is an idea yoa woiJd I TZ9 Tdedo. O. promises ns no rain, and that the west coast will care to work on it might soothe some of those be back to normalcy by that time. He passes on who fed the class secretary has been negligoit in Dm MQlcr one of the famous '*Four Horsemen," a bit of interesting news about our bid classmate obtaining notices for the boys of '20. and now a prominent Cleveland attorney, was Leo Vogd, of Pittsburg^, who was in San Fran­ notified Dec 23 of his nomination by President cisco on his way to a sjrot somewhere in the "Personally, Pm still pounding out sport stuff Booaevelt to the position of United States attorney Pacific Leo apparently has some important work for the Indianapolis "News." You nug^t get BKe for the northern district of Ohio, a nomination to do for Uncle Sam and was a bit doubtful about Moore to tell you about the time a gang of oar later confirmed by the Senate. Don has been asso­ his ability to return in time for the reunion. The '20 class met in Chicago, had a dinner and called ciated in law with his brother Bay. '14, former best of luck, Leo. long distance to Father Tobin, out your way and Cleveland mayor. The Notre Dame Alumnus 25

Pul Dafmmd recently wrote from Tucson that Gcorxe Sadlicr, ex. '27, is secretuy-trauonr be one of oor guest writers for naxt imam. Joafe he had hear from Larry Kcefe, '26, the new for the Union Federal Savings and Loan Asao-' as Tom was preparing letters to send out for benedict, and that William H. Coen, '35, of Afton, ciation, 137 East Market St., Indianapolis. news, he received word that the leshafflins of la., with his wife and baby bad spent the holidays the draft would eatdi vp urith him in » coivia in Tucson with Hrs. Coen's Darents. the Rdllys of Lotus F. Badder, 4481 Cvadiat lU^ of wedcs, so h« will have to take s rain dieek St. Hary's-Notie Dame fame. 1928 Washington, D. C. until after the war. Good hide, Tom. and drop ns a line occasionally so we will know where yoa From Loa Backley: are located. From John Hnrley: A letter from Hudson Jeiferys from Ironton, O., Bcmkc Gaikcr and Bill Ksnep will be oor written in response to John Bokinasa's retioest Just in case you fellows missed the notice guest writers for the March issoe. Bemie is for news in November, arrived too late to be under "weddings" in the last "Alumnus/' William located at 300 W. 109th St.. New York Oty and included in the December issue. Hudson writes as ComeUtu Hailcy was married Nov. 8 to Elizabeth Bill's address is B. R. 16, Box 28. lr,iBm.jy^;. follows: Barbara Malone in Saginaw, Mich. That, as -far Ind. as I know* takes care of all the bachelors. In "Our classmate Pan] Falter, '28, of Ironton is case there are any left—let's have a line from working in Columbus, O., with the Industrial Just as I became resigned to the thought that you. Commision of Ohio, and Alex Glodner. '27, is oor column would be rather brief this monUi. the local Collector of Internal Revenue, having our second guest writer, Kan Kiley, came throat One Christmas card from Leonard and Mary moved here some months ago with Mrs. Glockner with an exceptionally fine newsworthy rqKurt on Hess was a nice note, "Will do a little pinch- and their little A. J. and Martha. Dr. Joaeph W. the New Jerscr gang for which I am veir thank- hitting for lieonard, he Is at the ranch for a few Walters, '32, practices here and awaits the time fuL Ross writes from 7M Broad St. Newark; N. J. days. We've had a busy year and an especially little Christopher can enroll at N. D. Ed Wein- as follows: busy Kovember. Looked at a new house, bought it heimer, '34, is the sales representative of the and moved in in less than two weeks. "Between serving on the local Defoise Council Ironton Fire Brick Co., and lives here when he in Orange, actinff as director of publie wcarka, is not traveling far and wide on behalf of those "Wasn't N. D. marvelous this year? How we chairman of the President's Birthday Committee fine Ironton fire bricks. envy you your opirartunity to see those games 1 and trying to practice law, I found it extremely We still entertain that eternal hope. Maybe some­ difficult to dash off a note to you setting forth day we'll get there." "My activities center around the alliterative, the activities of Notre Dame '28ers in New Jersey formidable sounding firm of Johnson, Jones, as I promised to do last month. Better make it the Michigan game next year, Jenkins and Jefferys where Mrs. Jefferys and our Mary! Hess* new address is 201 Stanford Drive, little Molly and Phillippa expect to find me at all "Toss (Chiv) Parcel! is practicing law in New San Antonio, Tex, hours reasonable to the law practice." York City, being associated with the firm of Has- Farlane and Monroe, is happily married, living in Hie Dnke Clancys of Indianapolis are also try­ • One of our guest writers this month, T«a Glen Rock, N. J., and the father of a boy-about ing to beat the "priorities deadline." Duke is a Collins, of Fall River, Mass., did his best to get three years old. rural gentleman now, according to a note on his a response from the Massachusets '28 men, but card. received only one reply to a dozen requests for "Carl Zwigard is still living in Maplewood. is news. Unless you give your guest writers more a bachelor and is engaged in building a number James A. Ronan, 127 N. Dearborn St., cooperation in the future, I am going to give up of homes in this area. Jack Byaa is living in 1926 Chicago, lU. this increasingly difficult task of trying to Iceep Newark and is associated with his fath« in the the '28 class informed of each other's whereabouts. barrd and cooperage businew. He is not married. I appreciate your efforts, Tom, especially since it Joseph SL Boland, Field Honse, Purdue Teay Ceres is married, living in Perth Amboy, was at the time of the sudden death of your University, West Lafayette, Ind. teaching in Perth Amboy' High school and also 1927 father. You have our sympathy. Tom writes from praeticinK law. He has become very active in From Joe Boland: 166 New Boston Road, Fall River, Mass., that he politics and is now standard bearer of an organ­ is with the Sagamore Mfg. Co., a Fall River tex­ ization bearing his name^ one of the largest in Joe O'Donnell, Tommy Green (of Houston, tile concern. Believe it or not, he is still single Middlesex Csunty. Tex.), Dan Hoore and Ray Slamane all got to­ and is all ready to be taken in the draft. He gether in Chicago after the U. S. C. game, evi­ writes as follows; "Bin (Wee) Brawn was appointed last year to dently, at a place called "Adolph's." Sounds as the office of secretary of the Board of Education though the boys were in a nostalgic mood that "Most of my contact with N. D. boys is in of Orange, after having vent the last ten years evening. Providence, R. I. I belong to the club up there in the eonstmeUon hueaness. Ks knowledge ofc and to mention a few I see—^Leo McAkcn, Jelui this game served him in good stead as his first' Way back in September, Ray McClorT an­ McLaughlin and John McKieman every couple of task was to erect a sdiool stadium, one of the nounced the arrival of John Roger at his house. months. Otherwise I don't see many N. D. bojrs. finest of its kind in New Jersey. ^Hiat he was C!ongratulations from all of '27, Ray. successful is indicated by the fact that the Beard "John Bums is married and head of the Soldiers Lyle Horend, we hear indirectly, is doing well has appointed Bill, as a result of his efforts; for and Sailors Relief. Walt GoS has s cigarette vend­ in the oil business in Tulsa. Don Willdns has been life with a substantial increase in salary. He is ing business and is single. Jimmy Cooian has his "had" by the Army. He's now a captain in the married and has a son and a .daughter. own cleaning business and is married. 'Diese boys Air Corps in charge of public relations at are all of Fall River." "Jade Wincerter was married last year to Wright Field, Dayton, O. George Marrin is now •seer BresBn's sister. The last I heard of Jade of the new law firm of Morrow, Boyd, and Mur- "Frank Kelly of Lee, Mass., wrote to me as he was with "mme" magsrine and was living in rin, 1301-11 Commerce BIdg., Houston, Tex. follows: Hontclair. Saccr Bmlia is practicing law in Saddest news was the loss of Major Hugh Mc- 'Dr. Tom Ferriter, of Westfield, is now a Lyndhurst, N. J., and also has an office in Hackensack where his brother is prosecutor of Caffery, the finest friend of '27, or any year, lieutenant in the 104th Massachusetts Infantry. pleas of Bergen county. Jaka Winbsrrr is still aboard the same Army • transports with his chief. Jack Ronriie (sprinter on the track team) is a single and is connected with the Department of Major General Dargue, Dec. 12, in the mountains salesman working out of Detroit. (What line he Internal Revenue in Newark. He is still living in of northern California. All his classmates will did not say.) John Herbert (from Syracuse) is Rutherford and is serving as president of the remember Hugh at prayer, I know. with a candle company and lives in Boston. John Notre Dame Club of New Jersey. is married and has three sons.' Bad Boeiinger, hale and hearty, without the Beech-nut but with the same friendly spirit, was "Frank himself is a funeral director and in "I haven't heard from Adriaa L^ez of Mont- met up with at the Football Coaches Convention, the furniture business up in Lee. His only claim dair in a number of years. I understand that he Dec. 27, in Detroit Bud is still line coach at the to change since N. D. days is about 50 per cent is now the editor and publisher of a national University of Detroit; the same job he's held less hair, although he is married and has three magarane. since graduation. children." Jisi Hartley, who is now living in EidgeSeld Park, N. J. writes that for the past several yean Thanks, Tom and Frank, for your cooperation. Gene Edwards, head coach at St. Vincent's, La- he has been quite ill and tor that reason has not I hope the other fellows who received letters trobe. Pa., was another unchanged since college seen many Notre Dame men. Be mentiona that ' from you, Tom, will reply after receiving this days. Can't say as much for Joe BUxweO, who he was in Rodiester on his vaeatioa recently and roomed with your scrivener at Detroit. We're "Alumnus," so you can send in some supplemental attempted to locate Caean Hatdi. but was adrised running an unwilling race for Bemie Lirergood's material for the March issue. that he had been traniferrad to aaodier diT. style of hair-do. I had a letter from TOM Hakaii, who is spedal Jim's married and has one son s little orer a agent for the Northwestern Mntoal life Insoranee years old. He is associated with the American Can Happy New Year, '27—write, if you get the CooDpany in Newark. time and inclination, or even if you don't. Co. in St. Paul, in reply to my request that he 26 The Notre Dame Alumnus

'The rest of the Jersey gang is still very active visory council to the Indiana civilian ih'ffnfff mtrnthly by the Beinhold Publishing Corporation. and I see a number of them quite frequently. I board. New Tork City. had the fileasure of acting as godfather for Bob Paul L. (Bud) Clark is confined to the Julius' Huetz's ('29) son, which incidentally makes his Marks Sanatorium in Lexington, Ky, and will be Dr. Hynm £. Crawford, €718 Frank­ fourth child, tn-o of them being halfbacks and one there for a year or so. His former bnriness asso­ 1932 lin Ave., Cleveland, O. a quarterback. ciate Phil J. Tompkins of Lexington, sent in the "Last November I served as campaign manager bad news, and asked that friends write Bud.' A F^m Hike Crawford: of the Essex Assembly ticket, 'which had Sam letter from his old classmates will do much to If no news is good news, all our boys must be Colamuo. '29. as a candidate and Bill Carter, '27, raise his spirits. proq^ering, or has Pearl Harbor made them forget as publicity director. Both did a great job and the Reunion? Not a letter or word received in if it hadn't been for the campaign manager would Richard L. Donoghne, 310 Riverside two months—isn't that some sort of record, undoubtedly have been successful. As it developed, 1930 Dr., New York City. GiOTcio and Igoe? the ticket made a grand showing considering the Louis Chaplean was named to the board ot fact that the county went overwhelmingly Re­ Sylvester (Bus) Haas, ex. '32. is in Farrell, Pa. governors of the St. Joseph County Bar Associa­ publican. as an inspector in the Army Ordnance Depart­ tion at a December meeting of the organization. I had dinner last Sunday with John Colerick, ment. Bus reiMrts sedng Ed DeBartido, '32, a Brother Rupert, C.S.C., was recently selected as few months ago, near Youngstown, where Ed is '30. John is now acting as manager of the Mont- a member of the children's committee of the Na­ clair Athletic Club and for the first time in years in the construction business. tional Conference of Catholic Charities at its How about some news, boys? has succeeded in putting the club back on a national convention in Houston, Tex. Brother paying basis. He has formulated an athletic policy Rupert has served for seven years as director of F. Baden Powell writes: ".... the Navy took and social scheme that makes the club one of tlie the Gibault school for boys in Terre Haute, Ind. most outstanding in New Jersey." me as a yeoman 2nd class. I'm temporarily sta­ The school was fotmded in 1921 by the Kii^ts tioned at the Houston Recruiting Station because Tom Can* came through with the following from of Columbus of the Indiana jurisdiction to care I know shorthand and typing. (That I had to Neptune City, N. J. where he is with the Coast for the Catholic underprivileged boys and at pick up in night school in Omaha). I got out of Cities Coaches, Inc. present serves the needs of eight dioceses. the Army Sept. 23 because of my old age (31) *"niere Is not a great deal I can tell you about and have always wanted to be in the Navy. It's John Bervan, 838 E. Colfax Ave.. N. D. men. I only see a few of them. Had lunch swell. Please, friends of '31. '32, and '33, write Soath Bend, Ind. me in care of Naval Recruiting Station, Houston, with Jim Silver the other day in Asbury Park. 1931 Ofex." Jim, you most likely remember, was a catcher on FVom John Bergan: the N. D. team when we were there. Jim is a lawyer and quite interested in a real estate de­ With the reclassification of army age limits, John Kiener has several causes for pride. On velopment in South Jersey. Coach 'Clipper' Smith many of the class bachelors will be wearing the Nov. 27 he welcomed the arrival of his first child, and his assistant, Bntdi Brano just completed a colors by the time that you read this column and a son. And recently he was named head of the very successful season in Asbury High—unde­ many more, barring disabilities, -mil be in tiie Radio Communications Division of the Civilian feated. army the end of this month. In order that a record Defense Committee of (Cleveland. may be complete we should like your military ''Herb HoCabe, '28, and I listened to a few of Capt. Danid Pflaam, writes: "On June 23, 1941, the games together this fall. Since my last report, I was ordered to extended active duty from I have acquired a new title—^vice-president.... I Hie class was saddened indeed by the untimely Denver, Colo, to Edgewood Arsenal, Md., as first have four children—^three girls and a boy: Peggy, death of Tommy Yarr on Dec 24. Though Ibm lieutenant. Chemical Warfare Service, and was six; Denise. four; Louis (Lee), three, and Ellen, had been in ill health for some time, be was assigned to the Industrial Engineering Division. one. always bright in spirit and was always a fine On July 25, I was promoted to captain. On Jan. "After noting Doc Forge's seven; roommate host for members of the class around him. We 1, 1942, I was ordered from Edgewood Arsenal to Leo Sdmeider's five; Bob Eitby's five; etc, I can recall his entry at school when he rocnaed Niagara Falls, N. Y.. where I am now stationed think I will drop out of the race. Those guys with Nordy Hoffmann and Heinle Bo^ in Fresh­ at the Niagara Falls Plant of the Chemical War­ don't give you a chance." man Hall. We will miss Tom Yarr and widi to fare Service. Vy present address is 715 Walnut express our sincere sympathy to his widow and Ave Niagara Falls. N. Y." R. Floyd Searer, trust ofificer of the First Bank family. Many of the class attended his funeral and among the pallbearers were Fkank Leahy, and Trust Company of South Bend and president Tlshe Woodi. 794« EUU Ave., Chicago, of the St. Joe Valley Notre Dame Club, was one Al Culver and Bert Metzger. 1933 m. of the prindpal speakers on the trust conference program of the Indiana Bankers Association held Joe Boyland the New Amsterdam insurance F^om Tiche Woods: Dec 3 and 4 in Indianapolis. field man, was a South Bend visitor the middle of January. Bill Habing, the Indianapolis badidor, Hie sogsestion that some of the class use one Wmiun E. BlaUn, metallurgical engineer for is anxiously awaiting his draft number like many of th^ extra Christmas cards to iot down some the Feeder Engineering Dept, of Westinghouse more of us but in the meantime is kept busy irith news and send it on to me worked, at least Electric and Hfg. Company, East Pittsburgh, was the Indiana IVpothetac Congratulations to Mr. enongfa to fill the column for this issue. So here the writer of an editorial on the inside cover of and Mrs. George Jadcaboioe on the birth of "American Fonndiyman" magazine, as chairman George, Jr., late in December. Ward O'Conim: is Fran Muriee Seanlon—"Picked up tlie Decem­ of the Gray Iron Division Committee on Classifi­ still in Bayonne. N. J. and is grooming Ward, ber issue of the "Alumnus'* and was tickled to cation of Graphite in Gray Iron. T?irough the Jr., and James for their entry into Notre Dame. death to bear news of some of my classmates. If courtesy of Bill's father. Dr. E. G. Mahin, head Bill Beming sends word, that he can now be posable should like to learn the addresses of of the University's Department of Metallurgy, reached at Beeville, Tex., and that there is a cot there for any weary traveler of the class. Gc«ive Lennartz, my roommate in Badin, and of "Instruments Magazine" has for its cover a pic­ Hike Oyle (Sarin). ture of the instrumentation in his department, showing furnaces in which si>ecimens have been Word from Manila informs us that Ed MeBaa was injured in tiie bombing there and considerable I'm living in Uilwaukee as 'division manager for held at constant temperature for two years. damage was done to his family's .property and, the American Tobacco Co., in the state of Wis­ Gemve Leppir was recently appointed to the particularly, to the Manila Brewery in which Ed consin and Upper Michigan. Harried Anne Hayes warrant rank of marine gunner in the Marine held the position of vice president. of St. Kary*s and have two children, Maureen, 7 Corps; he was advanced from the enlisted rank and Terry, 2. I see Bill CoOins, '33, John Batke, of platoon sergeant. George has been serving in Didc Baker may be reached at Nazareth college, '34, Tarn Downs and Norm Christian occasionally. the Fleet Marine Force at San Diego for about Kalamazoo, Mich. He is a member of the phHos- aphy ^icolty. Bill Cerri, formerly of South Bend. llianks Maury. George Lennartx can be reached a year. Acccnding to a Marine announcement be st 435 Elmore Ave., Pbrk Ridge, HL, but Bill is qualified as expert with rifle, pistol, automatic is now with the government housing C(»nmis8iring, as are the Attorney-General George N. Beamer, of South in his new job as associate editor of the ardil- Bab Pawdb. Bob is in yoor field, managing a Bend, is the new ex-officio member of the ad- tectural magarine "Pendl Points," published string of apartment houses. Ted FeUiaan is now The Notre Dame Alumnus 27

my brolher-in-Iaw, but I can hardly notice the vice. I also am director of public relations for Never eipaeled to he walldnx a daertid baadi change because he's been smoking my cigarettes the 106th Q. M. and assistant to the pubUdty on New Tear's Day. bat thafs jot i>ha» t for years anyway. I was wed at the Log Chapel officer. Major Frank V. Barchard. foDDd mjadf. We are hiriAns oatpoata oa'flia last Hay with Ed Hbriarity as best man. Ed is a north east war theatre frontier. frequent Chicago visitor now, having a "heart* "I si>end all my time doing my favorite type located there." of work — newspaper writing and since I have •1 imdentand that Jfanar McGralh has a been here in Louisiana for the past nine weeks cnmmimnog in the Karinea but his post ia- a Thanks, and much belated congratulations. Jack. on extended maneuvers, I have gained much ex­ militarr aeeiet. Fiaak Ifaifhr is stin at Caiv What is Sdiaeffner doing to keep the hair out perience along military lines. Edward's with F Co., 104th Int. of his eyes these days? Ted Feldman used enough of my stationery back in Walsh Hall \vriting "Jfrfinny Baldwin, '33. ex-basketball star, is also "Ed O'Haia. Fiaalt Maxwd. and Bak Carter letters; if he is still in practice tell him to write with this reigiment. He is connected with the 31st are doins well at thdr req^eetive adools." and send the next batch of news from Detroit. Division Supply Section and is doing a fine job. The letter? Why it came from the ole standhr Johnny and I have si>ent some pleasant hours —Frank Halakaa. Ftcank wrote: And from St. Louis by way of Roland "Oscar" reminiscing about Notre Dame, its life, and the Dames—"Here's a report from St. Louis and many fellows we both knew. "Med Rowan stopped at oar apartment after vicinity. Our class is not well represented here. the Navy same, and told ns that he had gone, I'm the only one of '33 from St Louis. T. C, "The 28-year-old law, recently passed, will allow to the Bame with Bay Mrfcili who is dmnz very Pinkley is frequently seen selling Philipps 66 to Baldwin to seek his release as soon as we return well at JahoB Hopkins, engaged in some vexy cotton gins. Pinell 'Peanuts' Hunter is down in to our base carap. Camp Blanding, Fla., bat I spedal research work in whidi the govemment southeast Missouri, too. I understand 'Peanuts' will not be able to apply for a discharge as I has an interest. Unless I am mistakm he aaid built some big levees to save New Madrid (Mo.). reached my 28th birthday after I was inducted in­ that Fran ScUeatcr is now at the Leahy Glinie Next time I'm Chicago way I'll give you a ring. to the service. We were both inducted early in in Boston... I see Ned in Wilkes-Barre every I'll send you more news later. Ask Jim Gilfoil March, 1941. once in a while, and he seems to be enjoying his of Omega, La., for a report." "I have been given the opportunity to attend work with the N. Y. A. in that ^strict. O. K., Jim: you're being asked, and thanks an officer's candidate school and exi)ect' to leave "While in Galesbnrg I sawJakn Psgae, and we to you, too, Oscar. Don't forget that telephone Camp Blanding about Jan. 1. There will be no had a good ses^on. He has two youngsters now, call. You can always reach me through the Chi­ openings in the type of school I would like to lives in Chicago, and works for National Guh cago Real Estate Board. And finally a letter from attend until that time..; ." Register. He said that Jack Piendergait was in Jim Clark who. '.vith his usual efficiency, offers Chicago at that time. Both of the other Galednrg- the following—"Murray Booth is married and is Bcmie Witucki. South Bend Washington High ers from our class. Graves and HaDberg, are now employed by the local Housing Administration. school football coach, was described as one of the in the Army. Graves says he can see where his He has been teaching in the local high school but greatest high school coaches in the United States' master's degree is being vexy helpful—he was expects an appointment as manager of a hous­ by Frank Leahy and Edward McKcevcr, both driving a truck at the time. ing unit so has taken it up seriously. Andy guest speakers at a December banquet honoring O'Keeffe is in the Army now as a second lieuten­ AVitucki and his team, champions of the eastern "We spent a few days in Chicago, and I called ant. Chuck Fiss is one of Wisconsin's leading section of the Northern Indiana High School Frank Leenard. bnt he was in California with undertakers and has three children. Conference. his bicycle badness, whidb I tmderstand is floar- ishing. Joe CoDiBS; ex. '35, told me that he sees Frank Madden hops out to Pittsburgh every Franklyn C. Hochreiler, 340 Rowdak Frank quite often when he is in Chi. Joe is in the - other week to see Smokcy Coyne. Frank is era- Ave., St. Louis, Mo. automobile sales basiness. ployed by the city of Jersey City—in other words, 1935 a master politician. Howard Duval is way up in From Hcch; "Bin Ryan and his charming spouse, Eloaise; Michigan with the road department of that state. We must apologize for tlie lack of a colamn in extended the hospital!^ of their .home in Sooth Ho expects to be in the Army soon. William Hig- Bend to the Holahana^ and we had a fine time. . gins is employed in the publication department the December issue of our fair Tag. It seems tliat your correspondent got his copy in too late Ryan, as you know, has done vexy well witib of the New York 'News/ the world's largest news­ Associates Investments. We spent some time at paper. David Powers is a professor at Queens for "deadline" and the good editor had extended a "late courtesy" for the last time. So, vre can the office, and, to one not familiar with pandi College and he is now at Daytona Beach with his card accounting, it appeared that he has made -wife for a brief vacation. I have just been ap­ only hope that he has held it over and -will attach it to u-hat we are sending along this time. seme very extensive installations. ¥^m other pointed rubber rationing administrator for the sources I understand that Bill has done eonsider- county of Hudson by the governor of New Jersey." One letter, a postal card, a birth, a business aable pioneering in this field. He was jtist econ- A few more letters like that. Jim, and ray change and several Christmas cards comprise the pleting a swell new bungalow, and I suppose that job would be a cinch. By the way how's chances basis for this copy. he has moved in before this time. on a set of 6.00 x 6.25's. I won't even insist on Mrs. Scribe and your gossip dealer want to white side walls! And now how about a word "Ryan told me that his brother, Jaiui. is now thank the following for their seasons's greetings: from Gene Calhoan out in Los Angeles (is it with National Cash Register in Chicago, and that AI Ravarino, Tom Proctor and the Mrs., ClurBe true that Bentley Ryan dances with all those Jfaa Haiailtaa is an officer and I believe a ffireet- Maher, Vince Gorman. Lake Frank KeUy and movie stars?), or Jules de la Vergne in New or, in the Donmore Electric Co., Racine, Wis. I Mary, Art and Virginia Conrad, Hitdi Salch, Orleans, or Ed Kosky in Yonkers. N. Y.? Don't heard from PUI Jaeaba the other day. He is still Harry Becker et al.. Mart Handele and Cliff send all your news into "Life" magazine; save with the Guaranty Bank in Alexandria, La., and Dndley. some of it for the column. expects to be married this month (January). Ha Mart Hendele said that he is on a leave of said .that CaaiOe Gravel is doing well as an My own little contribution this month concerns absence to finish three semesters of law. Hart at attorney." Paul Host. Faul was in a critical condition in a that ^\'riting was deferred from the Army until Frank wrote a P.S. to his letter to the effect sanatorium in suburban Hinsdale. HI., with in­ next June, but he was not making extensive plans. that he had just heard from PUI Jaeaba and that juries suffered in an automobile-ta:dcab collision he joined a commerdal insurance agency in the on Dec. 26, which killed his father. Eugene P. Cliff Welsh and his wife are the proud parents Host. Paul, who is assistant manager of a Chi­ home town the first of the year. Phil was mar­ of a daughter. Mary Louise arrived with the Jap­ ried this morning (Jan. 15). cago department store, suffered internal injuries. anese attack, seeing first light of day Dec. S and Latest reports are that he is recovering as fast weighing in at eight pounds, 11^ ounces. Con­ Our very best to yoa two Jaeaba and a lot as conid be expected. gratulations ! of luck on the new job Phil!

Robert M. Cahill. Athletic Association, MacDougald, Troutman and Arkwright of At­ To Frank—theie is nothing to say except Notre Dame, Ind. lanta, Ga. "have the pleasure of announcing that "thanks a million"! 1934 Mr. William H. Sdiroder has become a member With apologies for its tardy appearance, may of our firm" effective Jan. 1. It's swell. Bill! - FOR DECEMBER (Ddaycd) we present Hike Tackley's interesting letter of Sept. 20. The card was from a silent partner of this Bab gfc—fc.- and the Mrs. sent along an an- Dear ^m: *35 association—Ray Shea. Ray wrote from Fort nooneement of a "ICgfalidit in the StoA Itarket." Rodman in New Bedford, Mass., where he is a On Nov. U, Ava Karia weired in at S poonda 9 ".... I am connected with the 31st (Dixie) private. We quote: ounces. Bob and his wife are living in BaffUoi Division Press Section and am stationed with the N. T. now at 2255 Delaware Ave. Cbngratnlatioas! 106th Quartermaster Regiment of that Division. "Shortly after returning from the Carolinas and I edit the Rejpmental weekly newspaper, "The before our furloughs came through, my outfit was Then we xeeeli>cd a note bom Jae CiadMi'ap Journal." which I founded since entering the ser­ moved out to aid the C. A. on coastal defense. n Rensselaer. N. T. who asks that we annoonee 28 The Notre Dame Alumnus

the birth of thdr son, William Bernard, in John Moran, 61 E. 95th St, Apt 2, a couple of years in Arizona for a sinus condi­ Albany, N. Y. July 30. Again, Congratulations! 1936 New York City. tion. Art would like to hear from Don Draper, Siff Slaidca enclosed recently a copy of the Kws and a few more of the crowd from the "New York Alumnus" a sheet published by the From John Horan: Horrissey sub. Notre Dame Club of New York City—an inter­ Your class secretary was called to active duty esting four-page job that comes out monthly. On Larry Falkovic dropped us a note to say that as an ensign in the XT. S. Navy when Pearl the deer hunting up in Johnsown, N. Y. was fine the back page is a Classified Business and Pro­ Harbor was attacked and consequently has had fessional Directory, and we noticed two of our and to come up for a whirl at the sport. Thanks, to rely solely on letters from you readers. Hie Larry, but we can't just now. Larry, who is with boys mentioned there; under accountants was Jim letters have been too few and too far between. MacDevitt, who is with Owen Peterson and Co., the Railway Ibcpress in Johnstown, reports that he has heard from George Ball who is in the 101 Park Ave. Then among the long list of law­ Additions to the list of *36ers who are now in Army and is stationed at Fort Eustis, Va. yers we found Jim Sheils who is in business for the Navy: Sherb Herrick. who is stationed in himself at 70 Pine St. in the "big town." New York, and Bill Qoirke, who formerly was on And that about winds up the doings for this duty here in New York. We have only one addi­ month except to add that Paul Kraose who offi­ A surprise came in the mail late in October—a tion to the list of Army personnel: Phil QailEe ciates at many Suffolk County (N.Y.) high school letter with the heading Pvt. Joseph C. Dudley, was drafted shortly after the Army game (no grid games, became a proud father recently. Many finance department, Sheppard Field, Air Corps pun intended) and at last report was stationed thanks to Private Joe Bandaridi, Battery K 67th Technical School, Wicbita Falls, Tex. Because we at Carop Lee, Va. We are sending out an urgent Coast Artillery, A.A., Ft. Bragg, N. C. for his have been shouting for letters of this type, and plea for letters from all of you, and particularly contribution of a dollar toward the Perpetual because ClifiTs is the first, we are going to quote from you boys in the Services. You can readi your Mass Fund of the Class of 1936. Those of you him at length. secretary at his old address as all mail will be who have been putting off making your contribu­ forwarded if necessary. "The draft got me early in July, and after a tion are asked to send it in as soon as possible. week at Fort Thomas, Ky., they sent me to Lowry Field, Colo. There I was placed in the 3Ilth Many thanks to those who remembered us with School Squadron which was just being organized CHiristmas cards. Among the news items included for the purpose of coming here as part of the were notes from Charlie Nevils, 2621 Whittaer, Joe Barber, who is practicing law in Erie, Pa., permanent personnel. My stay in Denver amounted Louisville, Ky. and Dr. Ken Laws, who wrote wrote recently in connection with his application to a wonderful three week's vacation, but I that he expected shortly to be called back to for a commission with the U. S. Naval Reserve. might add that I have more than made up for service with the TJ. S- Army. Charlie smd that the privileges there since my arrival here he is still single, has put on a bit of weight and Paul Foley, 910 Hawthorne Road. is now working for the Franklin Security Co. Grosse Polnte, BCdi. "My request to be placed in the finance depart­ in his home town, after a siege of ill health. 1937 ment was granted about the middle of September, From Paul Fcdey: so now I help dish out some of that dough that Nick Tancredi, the pride of Mechanicsville, Now it's here—1942—^Notre Dame is 100 years you taA-payers pay in. But to get to the fragments. N. Y. wrote that he went into coaching with Dan Cnnha, '35, at Vincentian Institute, Albany after old, our class has finished the first five-line stanza "At the Cathedral in Dallas. Oct 12, I ran into as alumni and the world has gotten its head graduation. The Cunha-Tancredi protegees won Frank Weinnunn now 2nd Lt., A. C, located at caught in the pillory again. Goodfellow Keld, San Angelo, Tex. "We spent the 31 games in a row and the Eastern States basket­ day and night at the Dallas Fair, and later he ball championship. Jim Engel, now on the N. D. We have just finished a complete cycle, with drove me over to Fort Worth to catch my ride team, is a product of Vincentian. the nimble fingered aid of a brunette secretary, back to Wichita Falls. FVank likes the Army and After three years of coaching, Nick went into we have written to each and every member of the thinks that he might make a career of it. At '37 crop, llie answers have come back in goodly present he is teaching there. business with his father and judging by the fact that this bu^ness includes running a large mark­ number, the individual stories have been interests ing and optimistic—at least the soggy dough of '"nie Sh^pard Held Catholic chaplain. Father et, a gas station and a coal business, it would humanity if leavened with about 500 grains of Udephimse C. Bmediler, spent some time at Notre seem that Mechanicsville will shortly elect Nick salt. Dame, and I have run into two other Notre its leading citizen. Ed Kennedy, Dan Cunha and Damers—^Ed l^rray, ex. '41, and Bob McGowan, Nick played a triangular meet at the altar rail, So many letters are stadced in front of us ex. '42. with the latter standing up for both Ed and right now that we are tempted to save some for Dan, and they returning the compliment the a sidmpier month—in fact we are going to do "I might add that I missed the 2S-age limit following year, with Dan as best man when Nick exemption by one month to the day! just that. So if you have written recently and married Mildred Ballaard of Cohoes, N. Y. Ed your facts appear not in this particular screed Thanks, Cliff, send us more such, with addresses, is now working in N. Y, C, while Dan is coach­ watch and wait—they will turn up in a future etc ing at Siena College, Albany, and rolling up some nice records. Hie last piece of news comes from a silent Going back to the beginning—two months before partner—Clande Toardc Claude is living with his Nick also notes that Ed SuDiran is now mar­ Pearl Harbor — we heard from Jmtk. Frawley, -wife (of 18 months) and their six-months old son ried and practicing law in Saratoga, N. Y. The Birmingham (Ala.) district manager for Greyvan in lUver^de, HI., at 260 Fairbanks Rd. Tancredi half of that famoxis wrestling duo of lines, the moving van division of Greyhound. Oinner and Tancredi would like to hear &om Jad^s dulses, to quote him are: "To make people For the past six years. Claude writes, he has Bill Smith, the old footballer, and Yakima Beagan. dissatisfied with living conditions here so that I been working for his dad as vice-president in as well as the tobacco-rfiewing Daley twins from can get the contract to move them elsewhere diarge of production, llieir firm is at present LaPorte. where they will be more dissatisfied and then move actively engaged in the national defense pro­ them back." So goes the nation. After graduation gram as they turn out carburetor parts for air­ Also had a note from Bill Ctettsacker, 720 GetHe Jack spent one frigid interlude with Chevrolet in plane motors. The Toureks are living in the Ave., Sheboygan, Wis. who wrote that his former Bay City. Mich. suburb of Riverside, having just purchased a roommate. Dick Schmidt, is now the proud papa home. of Peter Schmidt, and that the other third of Alarming among a midst of genuine bills was a that triple in 428 Walsh, Kay Herrly, was on "Delivery Recdpt" headed "Stork Brands. Inc." Claude sent along a note about Frank Leonard hand for the Southern Cal game. Bill reported and announdng the safe arrival of a consignment who is -with Arnold Schwinn and Co. manufac­ that, if his draft board has its way, he will soon to Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Sheedy in Buffalo. The turers of bicycles. IVank is married and is the be passing up fiie insurance business for an Army package arrived Oct 8 and proved to be a 9% father of a little girl. Among the others in the uniform. pound son named (later, of course) James Brian marital swim are: Jade Hor]ey who has a boy; Sheedy. J. P. is still holding forth at Standard Bemie O'Brien^ with a girl; and Ed Simpson, Art Hnbcr dropped a line from 2242 Drex Ave., Brands (we hope). also with a daughter. Norwood. O., where he is employed as an acconnt> ant at the Chevrolet assembly plant. Art reported We are passing along your request for in­ Next into line -was Bill Hnlrenan of whom that after attending (General Motors Tech at we've had word from time to time from other formation alxmt John Honahan and Joe "Glenn" Flint, Mich, for some post-graduate study; he Norton, (^aude. We do not know if they are less direct sources. Bill was still in the insurance was assigned to his present job. In August 1940 bndness last November but may be -with Bob professional sawbones or not. Thanks a million he married Viv, the girl whose picture the Mor- for your letter. Hart in the Aleutian Islands by now. Bill was rissey sob tenants used to admire on the Hnber holding forth in Stratford, 0)nn., 'which he de­ Jolin "Gunner" HcGratfa called us the other desk. Congratulations to you both and to Bab scribed as a "boom town." evening on his return to Sedalia from the South- Sallivan, the other occupant of that double, "who em Gal. game. He mentioned seeing John Clark became a proud fother just about reunion time. Aceording to Bill's records, Jmtk. Bafar became at the game but that was' all. Sully is now working in Chicago, after spending the doting father of a daughter bom Oct. 7. Jack The Notre Dame Alumnus 29

is said to be boundinK onward and upward in sure but promises an early check-up. All four of to his illness Bill had worked for T.»ngiiHii stcd retail merchandising. the lads received first lieutenant commis^ons in Corporation in Ijoag Island City, New York C!tr, the Army last June. When he wrote Flood said and Pittsburgh. Right at this point let's stop to get this thing it looked as though they would see active service straight—we're going to use the present tense on next July—but that was before we started a slap A few parmgraphs up we mentioned Lanr Du- these hoys although the past tense might Be more the Jap campaign. Perhaps all four are in mii- bmn is back in South Bend. Larry hi»«Tf1f pots accurate—after all we don't know where they are form by now. it this way: "Fm back 'home' in Sooth Beid! or what they're doing since Dec 7, the best we And it's marveknis." Be that, as it may—^Larry is can do is stick to the "he is,** "they are" tech­ Another of the lads is also interning here in working for Standard Oil in a sales capadty and nique until we get some later communiques. So Detroit; he's Bill Bailey who's at Mount Carmel says he hears oceaaonally from Steve BGIler. who back to our present tense. Hospital. was recently married and from Vic WojdhovAi, who is still coaching in Kingsford, Mich. Jack Broderick is with a steel company in Phil­ Slightly dyspeptic in tone was the opening par­ adelphia, after brief stops in Boston and New agraph of a letter from the usually sunny JM We were very happy to hear from Joe '. York with the same firm. Dmecker—^he opines that it was practically a and. to learn that he has been at Haryknoll Sem­ diplomatic incident to send a form letter to a inary since his graduation with us. Joe expects to Speaking of Fliiladelphia, were roused from a fellow with whom we once lived. Which is all too be ordained in June, 1944. He is prqianng, of typical Sunday afternoon lethargy recently by the true—^but on sober thought we can hardly expect conrseb for nu^cmary work. He tells us most jangling telephone, under shrewd questioning we a secretary in reading a list of names to spot of the Blaryknt^ missionary band is in China and discovered at the other end of the line a char­ those with whom we have lived in a short but Japan. We ht^ie by 1944 Joe and his fellow mis­ acter describing himself as "Bill" Davis. It was somewhat checkered career. We apolo^ze Joe and sionaries will find those places again open to the three "how-are-ya*s" later that it dawned on us will write over the sigilium persona very shortly. apostles of peace. •we were talking, but direct, to Delancey Davis in Philadelphia! It seemed like a good idea at the Joe is still selling for Union Carbide and is J«hn Walladh, we learn frcHn Joe, is married, time, opined "Bill," so he called us. Of course, the stationed in Evansville, Ind. from which point he living in Brooklyn and working for a steamship' real answer is Davis' ambition cannot yet com­ roams through south^vestem Indiana and western company. prehend the task of writing—or perhaps he was Kentucky. We had quite a time catching up with T^w* just dumping some excess profits before March Blatia Bayot. Our letter went to the Philippines, 15. In any event it was good to hear his voice—if No further personal notes are included in the back to New York and finally caught Tone* in we had been forewarned our end of the conversa­ Drueckcr missive but he reports that Loais Ala- San Francisco to whidi port he had been called . tion would, we are sure, have been more sprightly. man visited Indiana twice last summer. Druecker by the De La Bama Steamship Ctmipany for whom Delancey is still -with a foundry and casting outfit in Philly and New York saw Jock Conlon and he works. Tone' worked briefly for DHHU news­ operating near Philly- He tells us Jack Byrne, others. He regrets missing Jess Hawley in Wash­ ington. papers in Manila and then landed a spot with whom we reported sulking in Bryn Mawr, is in the steamship ccmipany—and promptly embarked fact no longer there, nor is he any longer the Now in the armed forces is .Bill Graham* who on a tour of all the foreign oCHces for purposes of "Snuggy King.** According to Davis, Jack is now wrote us just before he caught the brass ring. training and observation! When he wrote us. with the duPonts in Wilmington grinding out Bill has had an ambulant career since graduation, Tone' had visited Shanghai, Cheefoo. Tientsin, some war work. Just the spot for a history major. wandering all over the country only to settle Hong Kong. Los Angeles. New York, several down to the hardware business and an adminis­ North Atlantic ports and San Francisco. Some­ Nick Lanese is foreman for a defense housing trative job with Works Progress Administration where on route in the United States he married project in Bridgeport, Conn. He is also the father which progressed quite naturally into khaki. Bill a girl of Spanish descent. Of course, our note of two children. was engaged last June 21 to Miss Jane Johnston. from. Tone* was prior to the siege, attack and of Clarion, Fa. In the ranks of the M. D.'s is Mike Scully fall of Manila. We hope the news of bis fanuly who's interning at Brooklyn and spending his was all good—^we hoipe that he was still in Frisco spare time with Molrenan. Of his brother Charles, Bill informs us he is when the bombs began to play. living in Bridgeton, N. J. and working for Oil On the quietly dignified letterhead of Bendix Well Supply Company, a subsidiary of U. 9. Steel More calm and settled has been the career of Aviation Corporation, in South Bend we get a —or did we tell you all this in the last issue? Paal Barker who writes from Rochester. N. Y. nice long letter from John Brassell—and neatly Paul has been working since graduation for the typed too. We get a particular boot out of one Frank (Tuck) Reidy has been working almost Gleason Works as an engineer. He is married and little slip of the key-board: "Well! As to the since graduation for an oil company in 1\ilsa. apparently at peace with the world. Paul says the news. I was married in the Log Chapel on June Okla.. whose business recently sent him on a life of a football manager still jerks at him on 4, 1948. I have one son bom February 5, 1940. transfer to some spot in Texas. cold crisp Autunm afternoons. He reports Don Went to work for South Bend Bait Company." Quaking slightly at an envelope chastely labeled SdMmfietti is active around Rochester and when We'd call that real bait. But then, we realize "Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service." last seen was dancing gayly in a local hostelry— John is busy keeping 'em flying so will excuse we were pleasantly surprised to find in it a the life of the socially resplendent! the typographical manipulation of dates. friendly letter from Frank Danghton, who sajrs Thus we reach the half-way mark on that stack it's been nearly two years since he's even seen of letters— 30 in the pile, 15 used and 15 cacKed John is now in the aircraft carburetor sales de­ a classmate! O tempora. o mores! away in a hollow tree where the Japs won't find partment and has been since April, 1940. I can't them—proof against the day when nobody writes think of a smoother sales job right now. Frank, after two years of work as a deputy col­ and there's a deadline to be met. lector of internal revenue was advanced to a zone Larry Danbom. says Brassell. is also living in deputy and is presently grinding away at that In November, just a day too late for inclusion South Bend, and is working for Standard Oil. chore. He covers six counties in southern Iowa. in our December issue, a letter from Bofc Grocan Nearby in Indianapolis is Bob Bowers, who is working out of Creston. la. When he wrote, Frank came into the office. Here it is, in part: "Recently working with his father. Bowers has two children, said he had charge of 85 Federal Taxes—^by now I received an appointment as a flying cadet in gender unknown to us. that total is probably about 103 with changes ex­ the Army Air Corps, so I was discharged from pected hourly. On July 5, (appropriately the day the regular Army in favor of the air corps. I Brassell says things are going swimmingly in after Independence Day) Frank was married to am now taking early training here at Maxwdl the Bend, with such stellar attractions of a winter Miss Margaret Ristau in Sacred Heart Cathedral. field, preparatory to advanced training at an­ evening as a night with the Jcrrj- Clacys family, Davenport, la. Their home address is 204 North other field, Vm still single by neccessity, not etc. In fact Brassell sounds very satisfied with the Summer Ave., Creston. la. world, for which we are glad. choice. "Somewhere in the Pacific" was the last word "The Air Corps is full of college men, but I From right around the corner here in Detroit we have of Tex Dnrkin. The word came from his believe I'm the only Notre Damer in the present comes word from Dick Flood who is interning in father who said Tex is an ensign in the II. S. Harper Hospital. He writes in a "five-of-us" vein Naval Air Service operating out of San Diego. group here of 1.200 men. I want to go on about Art Hoffman. Bill Sharpe, Larry Burnett, record as having the firm intention to make the John Campbell and our man Flood. The quintet In Woodcliff. N. J. tracking down a skin ail­ fifth reunion of the Class of '37 next June, m!l- matriculated at Jefferson Medical College in ment which had him laid low we got word from itary affairs notwithstanding." . W. J. Comber. Bill was puzzled and not a little Philadelphia and four were graduated in '41. John HcKcnna is teadung physical education Bill Sharpe had to withdraw because of illness. worried by an attack of illness which caught up at Our Lady of the Valley Hii^ School in Tlie remaining four are interning: Flood in De­ with him just after he had passed an Army phyri- Orange, N. J. troit, Hoffman at St Joseph Hospital in Fort cal exam. When he wrote us. Bill was resigned to Wayne; Boniett at New (Sty Hospital in Newark, a series of some 200 skin tests. He had taken to JadE P. Ley, ex. 37, is now on his way to N. J.; on Campbell correspondent Flood is not his bed and was in definitely bad shape. Prior England as a member of the Civilian Tedmleal 30 The Notre Dame Alumnus

Corps. Jack was required to pass a stifiE technical tilege in his right knee sust^ned in a softbsll and so I moved to 3701 Hun Street. I practiced in examination and a thorough physical examination. game while dude ranching last summer in Wyo­ East Chicago until March 17, 1941 and then re­ His mail should be addressed care of the Civilian ming's scenic Big Horn Mountains was tiie diief ported to work as an attorney with the Federal Technical Corps, 1415 Pine Avenue West, Mon­ reason for Jack Hughes' 1-8 classification in early Power Commission in Washington. Pve been there treal, P. Q., Canada. September. The knee has mended satisfactorily ever since... . and the waning weeks of Jack's civilian life will "In June I stopped in Philadelphia to see GOB Harold A. Williams, be spent like his past three years in the circula­ 308 East Lake Criso, but it was such a hot week-end that Gus 1938 Ave., Baltimore, Md. tion department of the Chicago 'IVibune'... Jackie Francis, Jr., is over a year and four months (4d had escaped to the Jersey shore. And nary a From Ha] Williams: while papa John becomes more adept at his post word did I hear from him until a letter was of advertising manager for the Berry Asphalt forwarded to me at Marinette. Wis., recently in While I was standing: in the New York rain which he politely asked me to be his guest at the and the Yankee Stadium mud in front of the Company. Mr. and Mrs. Francis and son. make their home on the far south side. Army game. And I was stuck up in Wisconsin, deserted Notre Dame bench after the Army- unable to see that game, the Navy smoker, or the Notre Dame game of Nov. 1, 1941, two pretty "Feeding an additional mouth is no task for Navy game. Arid when I returned to East Chicago and very charming young ladies asked me to Jack Sexton who ncars his fourth year as a there were no tickets for the N. U. or U. S. C. announce their engagements in the '38 notes of buyer in the canned goods department of John game. What's the use of being an alumnus?.... the "Alumnus"—right at the top of the column Sexton & Co., wholesale food company. A son. My address in Washington is 315 New Jersey because it was so important and because they Ave., S.E., where I live with one F. J. Walsh of had always been faithful readers of the '38 class Harvard. My roomie in 56 Sorin. Jack Deane, is notes. doing very well in the F.BJ. —"

And so I hereby chronicle that the engagement And this from another lawyer. Charlie Osborn: of Miss Marion Lauer, of Brooklyn, to Eugene F- "Seattle blackouts having made a recluse out of Vaalett, has been announced, as has that of Miss me, I am now forced to take up letter writing... Rosamund Murphy to Corp. John Kellcy. Heart­ After three years at Harvard Law School I was iest congratulations to the classmates, and the graduated last June along with John Harrin, IV, very best of luck to the girls. T«im Mnlligan, Art Mnlbem, Jim Hnlhem, Jf>hn Gene, in a recent note, also informed me that Sdiemmer, John Roach, and Tom Blaber. As to the engagement of Miss Margaret Doran and •what happened to the above named after tiiat, Jack Firth was announced Nov. 16, 1941. The note they will have to report for themselves. Thinking was short because the engagement was announced that the Pacific Coast was about as far away while Gene was writing it and he had to adjourn from Adolph as I could take my peaceful dis­ to the celebration. position. I headed for Seattle and soon after began the exciting life of a law cleric Along with Fred And now, without further ado, the annual com­ Cn^Iard, from Wenatchce. I got through the munique from our crackerjack Chicago corre­ Washington bar exams last September. The army spondent, Ed Brennan: decided that I would set a bad example for the other men and would have none of me so I appear "Always a good leadofF man in these dispatches to be situated in this vicinity for some time to is dapper John Boarke who, behind Ms impressive come. If any of the lads are out in this vicinity glass-topped desk, supplies the necessary diplom­ as a guest of TIncle Sam or on their own I can acy to Commonwealth Edison's personnel depart­ be found at 603 Central Building." ment. Married over a year and a half, John makes his home in Evanston.... Dick Carrigan continues to make his daily safari to the home of Carnegie Charlie is a member of the firm of Bogle, Bogle Illinois Steel's gigantic empire where as chief and Gates and if any of you fellows, in far off engineer of the rolling mill he assumes the role —Official U. S. Navy Photo. places, want to cable him the cable address is of an indispensable production soldier.... "Bogle Seattie." John P. Fox, '38, of BufiFalo. N. T., was re­ And now a letter from Bill Robinaon, the red­ "TWA's employee baby fund suffered further cently awarded Ms Kavy wings and a conunUdm headed "New Yorker" addict from Detroit. Writ­ exploitation when, on Aug. 20, John Thomas as Ensign in the Naval Reserve after snccc—fwily ing on the stationery of Film Truck Service, Inc., ceased bitang his fingernails to welcome his eight- completinjT a training course at flie Karal Air Bill says: '"Diings have come to a pretty pass pound son, David Phillip. The punctual Chicago Station in Jacksonville, Fla. when a guy's father has to tell him to keep up d^artures of Transcontinental & Western's air­ his correspondence. But that's just what hap­ liners are due in no small part to John's profi­ pened. My dad is home, sick. Today he was ciency -as control supervisor for the traffic depart­ Patrick, vfas bom to Mr. and Mrs. Sexton last thumbing through the 'Alumnus' and saw your ment* ... Doing his utmost to see that United fleet March.... By his o^vn admission Don SMitfc's name, our class column, and no news from Detroit. of Mainliners continue to span the continent is enlistment last March as a fijang cadet in the He immediately grabbed the phone, called me at John Buckley who recently was added to the Naval Air Corps was one of the wisest moves my office and said, 'Why don't you write Hal ticket reservation department of that company he ever made. Formerly vnth Sears, Koebuck and Winiams and tell him that you're still alive?' It here. Company at Battie Creek, Mich., Don jumped the gun on the Selective Serwcc Act. A recent letter seemed like a very fine idea, and overcoming my "Boasting that he never was one to do things from him bearing the dateline of Pensacola re­ shame, I am going to do as he advised. in a small way. Bill Armel is resting easier follow­ veals that all is well. ing his -wife's present of twin daughters on Dec "Much, much water has run under the bridge 16 For Bill this means an all out sales effort " *A mid-October business trip took me, amons since I saw you last and I am now a husband— at Nubian Paint and Varnish where he begins his other places, to Fort Worth, Tex., where I was the girl is one Betty Ann Lang, the original fourth year Buttons are popping off the vest soundly convinced the world is really the small little girl across the street. And—I am the father place which' often we say it is. Prepared for a of Len Skofflnnd these days for, in addition to his of a six weeks old son. BilU Jr. I am hoping this four-months old son, is his new house, just lonely week-end and then—I bumped into Private makes you feel as old as it does my other friends. built, in suburban Western Springs, III. Len Bill Lusaen, stationed at nearby Camp Wolters, recentiy left the accounting firm of Haskins & who was in town on a short furlough.... Under "The Detroit boys—as the rest of the boys— Sells to join the sales stalF of Scully-Jones, makers normal circumstances I would begin my third are badly scattered by national defense. Tom Kav- of tools and jigs. year on the advertising staff of "Aero Digest." amwgh is a county auditor and a proud papa of Eyes and physical condition permitting, however, a son—^Hayes. Ted Trcfxcr married into quite a "Easter Monday, 1941 was the date and St. I'll be more than willing to cast my lot with the family of golfers, but it won't do him any good— ZiOuis the place of Frank O'I'anghlin's marriage Naval Air Corps'." his hook is incurable. Ed Brower is in town keep­ to Marie Griffin of that city, formerly of St. This month we are honored with commtmica- ing Fisher Body's books. The wife and I went to Mary's. Big as ever, Frank already has com­ N. D.for the Illinois game and while there saw pleted his second year on the Chicago sales force tions from three classmates who are writing for the first time. Bah Tharinver. He's married too. This Saturday of Cbnsolidated Coal Company. The Chicago Mail we are going to Evanston for the Northwestern Order Ccnnpany soon will be forced to find a new First, LoQ Da Pra who writes: "At long last I game. Then we are hibernating for the winter. copjrwriter to replace Gregg Kelly. While I graduated (or commenced) law in '40, -was ad­ This is a short note, but it is an ice breaker. Gregg's military intentions to date remain unde­ mitted on Sept. 10, 1940, and opened up a law of­ Get in the game and bring your ice pick. If you termined it's a certainty his physique will be fice in East Chicago at 3624 Main Street. S^t. 24, do m USl yoo about Boh Hauler in the Tiext molded into the armed forces.... A twisted car- 1940. The doggone place burned down on Nov. 12, installment...." 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Oettine Robinson to write a letter is my great, From South Bend is this anonymous contxiba- ment of Mils XaiT FUIer Beadey, daniAitv at 'est feat as class secretary. tion: "Lieut. James Lahey, of the United States Mr. and Xra. Fisher J. Beaitar. of Momt Wadi- Marine Corps, has been on active dutar tince last ington, BaUnore to Mr. Benarl V. Petama. And now from an old correspondent, Tom July and was stationed with - the Guard Company. am of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. ntawaa,-ct 'BatbiK- Shieb, who writes that he received a temporary at Quantico, Va., until recently when he was ton, Kana., was annoimeed. Ko date for tile ved- deferment last July shortly after his soioum in transferred to the U. S. Navy Yard at Philadd- ^ng. Pete is now livins in Baltimaee and araric- the Kew Bochelle hospital. He comes up for phia. While at Quantico he was assistant to the ing at the Gtenn I<. Martin Cbnpany. The'^ri is' rc-examination in June. He goes on to say that football coach, acting as backfleld coach this past a beanty. judging from her pietnre In the vver. he has severed his connection -with the New York season." Jerry Kane, writing from Ijma. Pern,. "Jonmal'American** and, since Aug;. 15, has been scrawls on a Christmas card, "Just to wish yoa Ibe other tugbt I met Gceise Kaaaaa, '41, and working for Glenn Miller's orchestra. He says, "At a Merry Christmas and to thank you for keeping wife, who live only a few blocks from ny hooae. present all my time is devoted to the Glenn me up to date on the boys. Am now 2^ years in George is working at the Sparrows Feint plant Miller 'Sunset Serenade*, programs heard every Peru and was just made purchasing agent for of the Bethlehem ShipboildinK Company. And Saturday from 5 to 6 EST over the Blue Network Panagra in July. Will be home on foreign leave that* s about all except that on a recent .visit to of the NBC (what a plug—Ed) Had a letter for two months in June and hope to see you and Frederick, Md., I bumped into Jafk Ltbhi IT. 'SS from Tom AtUnson this week (Dec. 3). He is the boys in the New York or at the reunion at (to go into the Naval Reserve as an ensign soon), now with the Sherman Paper Products Corpora­ school. Had dinner with Bishop O*0ara here sev­ and Balph WaAter, '39, both of Frederick. I was tion in Newton, Mass. Also saw Tom Qoinlan a eral weeks ago on his stop-over from Chile. We're eonriderably surprised at seeing Ralph for I had few weeks ago in New Rochelle at the lona- very busy here trying to beat out the German- reported bim (in the last issue of the "Ahumm^) Gcorgetown FVep football game " owned airlines and keep our own going. It looks as being in the Marine Corps and stationed in like we are winning." The card is signed Katie, Puerto Rico. Lebherz informed me that I meant Thanks, Tom, Bill, Charlie, and Lou. let's hear Jerry and Erin, 7 months old. Erin, isn't that a' Bernard Daley, '40, of Westminster, Md. (which from you again soon. fine name? Let's have some more like it! is close to Frederick). Apologies to Bemie and Ralph and—by all means—the Marine Coipa. Now a note from Jim Sullivan, a private in the Christmas cards were received from. . . . Wini­ And that's all. you-know-what and stationed in of all places, fred, John and Scraps Bonriu who writes, dear old Baltimore. He says that he was moved " 'Scraps' is our wire-haired terrier, thought that here from some place in Georgia (I can't make In ease anyone missed Arcfe Ward's eohmm for - might need explaining. See Ed Mann and Ed Dee. 27 in the Ciiieazo 'Tribune," may we tpaate out the writing) and is now serving as a telephone Cronin occasionally. ScanneU is in the Army, and operator. The remainder of the note has to do with pride: "Ahnoat every one agrees that tiie I'm 3-A so far." Eileen and Joim Belmer had 1941 Chicago Bears vrere the greatest team tbm with military secrets so—sssh. And then, from a pretty card, John saying, ^T am now in my Birmingham, Ala., came a postal card from Joe National Football league has produced, and then junior year in the tTniversity of Illinois Medical seems to be the same unanimity of ^iidoai about Thomborg, who was the Clark Gable to so many School; married South Bend girl, former Eileen the competency of Cbrfc Svecner as a fidd of those dear old laundry gals in the dear old Morfoot and am now living at 6600 North Ash­ judge. He was the most eBiaent wuikuiau, days. Says Joe, "My bosom buddy, 'Bub' Crowley, land, Chicago." The card from the Longon'a— college or pro, this department saw this sfaaon. is a Lexington druggist while I am the same signed Jean, Russ and Babs—said, "I am a cost here. Both of- us are assistant managers with accountant working for the Wright Aeronautical If ElaMr LayAea can attract a few more offidab Walgreen's. Remember the Walgreen Drug Store Corporation here in Cincinnati. Over a year and of Sweeney's caliber to the professional leame, Society of the Bend? 'Bub* and I have been to­ a half ago I took unto myself a wife and on he soon will have the best staff in footban." gether off and on for three years and we will be Sept. 3, 1941 we were blessed with a $400 tax together again as soon as we can arrange it. Do On Dee. 22, C I. Taace started work for the deduction.... Working at Wright's are quite a General Motors Corporation in Tsrrytown. N. T. yott ever hear from Johnny Braddock or Denny few N. D. boys: Henry Sdimidt. '37, Heik Gard­ Bad ghcf aud is also employed there. Entannel? I would like to hear from them. How ner, '38, Bob Bisdiotr, '39, and Bart McHagk, '25. is Bad Sherwood? . . . Heard Nel Vogel is mar­ We organized a special train to see N. D. beat ried and living in the Bend— ." Rabeit Fenbatk who graduated from the Norihwestern. In your column ask Bob Shea or Cornell Law School in 1941, and who immwffatdy Phil Kirch to drop a line, please." Rugs' address following his graduation passed the New York And from Corp. J. Kenneth Veeneman, of the is 3524 Edwards road, Cincinnati, O. Seotty Bear- State Bar Examinations is now assodated with U. S. A., now stationed in San Diego, is the don writes, "I'll either write or come to see you." the law firm of Moot, Spragne, Harey. and .wedding announcement to wit: "Mrs. Marie Organ .... Jack Bfahoney pens "Promise to write soon. GuHck, in Buffalo, N. Y. announces the marriage of her daughter Marie Charies Monagiian is at the Aberdeen (Md.) Margaret to J. Kenneth Veeneman on Tuesday, Proving Grounds—drafted a month ago. I was Several letters from service men of 'S8 were the ninth of December at St. Lucy's Catholic best man at 'Powerhouse' Pete Slicdian^s wedding necessarily left out of an earlier issue because of ^ Church, Chicago. Sudden changes in military in September. I expect to attend the Christmas lack of space. With apologies to all for thdr orders advanced the date of ceremony originally dance here in Cleveland and will see the boys who late appearance, we print thera now. Please' re-, planned." And this from Jersey City, "Walter J. are still around. I am studying law at the John member that the information in the letters b Harris, Jr., of Jersey City, N. J., announced his Marshall Law School here in Cleveland. Address: doubtless somewhat out-dated now. engagement to Florence V. McDermott. Walter is 1233 East 99th street, Cleveland." now a flying cadet stationed at Max^vell Field, One was from Corporal WilBaaa PUi, Company D, Diird Signal Training Bn., Signal Corps B»> Montgomery, Ala." Spealdns of flying cadets, a Ernie BCanrin writes, "Have changed my per- pretty picture post card from San Antonio, Tex., nianent address to the glamorous city of Holly­ placement IVng. Center, Fort Monmouth, Bed informs us that Nick Lamberto, after having his wood 6718 SunseL.," Jack Anton writes, Bank, N. J.: job on the Chicago "Herald and Examiner" fold "I'm not in the army yet but I don't know how "Uncle Sam cau^t up with me April 10, took up when it ceased publication in 1939, and his long I'll be a civilian. Bill CliSbrd is at Fort . me from the management of the Flint, Mid)., job on the Sioux City, la. "Tribune" do likewise Bliss, Tex. You might ask him to write to me claim oince of the Allstate Insurance Company, when it merged with a competition paper recently, through the 'Alumnus' as I wrote to him twice dressed me in fatigue clothes, and set me down is now a flying cadet at the Pilot Replacement and have had no reply. He may have been trans­ for a week of K. P. in Cunp Custer, Mich it Center, Squadron 3, Flight B, Kelly Field, Tex. A ferred. Suppose you know Frank Pruba is a was decided that I might make a &ir rafflB note from the old roommate, Sherwood, says that proud papa. Am still trying to get in touch he bumped into Rass Hunt, who was on his wed­ operator, so I was shipped here to Fort Mon* with Bnnny McCormick with no luck,.. maybe mouth. Not being particularly enthused with the ding trip, outside the Pennsylvania Hotel after the you can locate him...." and a card from Ckarlie Army game. constant dit-dit-dat-dit of a 'radio all day, I ap­ Callahan, received several days after the holidays, plied for a transfer to administrative work after which bore the Callahan, motto, "So what if I am I was here for about a week, and, mud to ny The next letter goes a long way back—Nov. 10 a couple of days late?" delight,' was asdgned to the Personnel OBiee. I —^but it will clear up a point in several persons' received a quidc ratine and at present I hare And then there were Christmas cards from Ur. minds. It is from John Ckary. In his own hand­ charge of my company's persona] Interests, and writing he says that he attended the Army game and Mrs. Ray LongstreUl (457 Adair Ave., Zanesville, O.), Annabelle and Bob McGrath (901 have three asdstants to get the work done. 'Nat- and was at the Penn Bar after the game. I know uralUr, I would prefer civilian life, but I am I saw him there and started over to talk to him. South Grove Ave., Oak Park, 111.), torn EUer. Nick Lamberto, Mary and Bob Cahill. EUen. well content with my lot in the Anny, and I When I reached the bar he was gone and every­ am doing the kind of work I enjoy. one I talked to, on their honor, said they had not Charles and Charles Braaius, Babe and Bad Sber- seen him. Anyway, he did get to the.game, hitch­ wood, Virginia and John Wafeta, Lou Da Pfa, "A hoard of olHeers dedded that I wa* qnaUlbd hiked up from North Carolina, met his wife, saw Bill Woemer (from Pittsburgh), Geoise and Pat- to attend 'OSieen Cknffidate Sdiool to gain a the game, had a drink at the bar, and then tie Morris, Ed R. Haggar. Eddie Mattincly, Gene but as yet I am undecided whcthtr started back for North Carolina, Hieie's another Vaslett. Mary and Jack Cleary. Jack Crawley, or not to make the diange. Yoa have my addteaii classmate who likes to maintain the Army game and a telegram from Don HiAey. and if copies of the "Sdnlastie" find thdr war tradition. In the B.Mtimore "Sun" on Dec. 7 the engage­ here, I wiU be very gratefuL 32 The Notre Dame Alumnus

Jmaies Francis McGnire was commissioned as pines. We have no word of their whereabouts recovered. Chet had been building defense houses Enagn in the U. S. Naval Reserve on Jan. 3, and no information as to their fate. Hie amaz­ in the Detroit area, and had hopes of being able and appointed platoon sub-commander In the ingly large number of this class who are in the to continue to do so. We hope that he will write cadet re^ment. Jim specialized in flying the armed forces already reads like a roll call—and soon and report on his condition. And in the Navy's fast carrier planes during the advanced the list will undoubtedly increase. meantime we all wish him the best of luck. training stage at Corpus Christi, Tex. And from Jim Gorman, a nice long letter, a Christmas brought the usual number of cards, more pleasant surprise we have never had. Jim Stanley Partyka, on active duty in Iceland, sent but a diminished number of letters and notes. is the manager of the Majestic Theater in She- in the following letters some month ago: Cards from Ed O'Conner, Hark Hitdidl. J«hB boysan. Wis. A year ago last August he married Cells (Army). Carl Frick, Frank Fitdi (Navy), "Greetings and salutations from America's far­ a Sheboygan girl, and now there is a Sheila Jim Tansey, Frank Cnnningham* Di^ Anton, thest oncost, Iceland..,. Gorman, already destined for St. Mary's. Louis DaPra, Joe Harrinirton, Jnlie TonsMare, "I %vas called into active ser\'ice on Feb. 24, Charies Nelson (Army). Fred Sisk. Frank Paries, A letter from Jim Tansey, who didn't quite 1941. My first three months were spent at Basic Jim Gorman (more later), George Neamann (Ar­ make this section of the state of Missouri on his School, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia and my), Tom Hogan, Mike Mongovcn, Hany Kaiser, last swing around the K. of O. circuit. Jim hit Indiantown Gap, Pa. Bob Hes^^ood and Tom Reardon. llianks very the train through New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illi­ much—and lets hope there will be the* same and nois, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virrfnia, and "Having completed the prescribed courses sat­ a lot more when the next Christmas rolls around. Pennsylvania. And in that trip talked to the isfactorily, I was sent to Parris Island, S.C. Here following: BtO HcGnm in Chicago; Jack Griffin I was attached to the Second Battalion, First As Mr. Do(rfey wanted it this way. so shall it in St. Louis, working for a credit company and Regiment, and given the duty of battalion quar­ be. I mean the column—short and to the point. doing well in spite of a little extra weight; Bill termaster. Ibis, however, lasted only ten days. Aheam in Akron, O.. married and conducting a Too late to be included in last issue: that looked successful florist shop; Bob Kvatsak is married, for letter from Dick O'Melia, with details of Oilie "On the tenth day, I was called into the regi­ but Jim forgot to say what he was doing and Helland's death. IHck says OIHe was the radio mental commander's office and given transfer where. orders to Charleston Na\'y Yard, Charleston. S. O. man in the backseat when the plane went into a I, was at the Navy Yard two days when word spin—the pilot, a fellow named Hoffman, was also In 0)lumbus, Bill HcGannon, '40. had been play­ came through ordering me to go aboard a troop killed. That was to be the last hour in the air ing pro ball and had become very popular witb ship. Fifteen days later on July 7, I found myself before OUie received his wings. the &in5, so popular with one that she married staring at a strange and uninviting island, Ice­ him. 3ahn Gatowski in Pittsburgh has had a lot But Dick also had other information. Binr of tough luck, several operations on his knee, land. The following day the Marines landed and Binkowski is an instructor at Pensacola. Joe the capital of Iceland was ours. but at last recovering and planning on marriage Leising, ditto. Dan Sheedy graduated from IGami in the near future. Stan Adamonis is in the "To the best of my knowledge, I am the only and was with the "Hornet" at last report. John accounting department of some steel firm in Notre Dame alumnus here. However, I have been Berteling, '38, is a cadet at Pensacola; Norfc Ambridge. Jack Cole, in Indianapolis, was with told by an officer that he believes there is a Schickel, '40, is through Miami and probably with the advertising department of the Indiana Bell Notre Dame alumnus in one of the other battal­ the fleet. Dick himself at the time of writing had Telephone Co., but expecting to be drafted. Frank ions. I shall check on this at the first oppor­ about a month to go, and by this time has Lsndc is married and living in Anderson, Ind. tunity." probably received his commission and is on active Jolin Hdlahon is a deputy sheriff and was to be duty somewhere. married in December. "Shorty" Eberhart is with And John Beer wrote away back last September, an accounting firm in Pittsburgh, Mickey Mc> from Camp Robinson, Ark., while still on man­ Lonis Somers was a special investigator for the Fartand and Jim Rocap are in the Army. euvers : Household finance Co. till caught in the draft. At the time of writing he was at Camp Shelby. There was more to Jim's fine letter and I'm •*".... I enlisted in the National Guard last Miss., along with Tom Funk. '38. Louis is married sorry that we couldn't go Into more detail, but February and Avas inducted into the service on (to Margaret Pilarski of South Bend) and has Mr. Dooley says no. Still I hope that Jim won't March 5, 1941. I arrived at Camp Forrest on been thus since October last. really wait "quite a while" before writing again March 20 and spent the first few- months with —this column needs more correspondents just like Co. "G" which hails from Joliet, Bl. In April, 1 Frank FitA was with the U.S.S. Prairie Queen him. entered the 33rd Divldon Stenographic School and in New York City when he wrote. He said he From Ed O'Connor an admonition to "Remember spent three months learning typing and short­ was to finish about Jan. 11 and then no telling the Maine." We really enjoy hearing from him hand. where. and if there was such a thing as an honest ad­ "We left for maneuvers on Aug. 9 and my Glancing through the paper in late November, dress on his letters we'd write at the drop of a position at that time was stenographer for after sending in the column, I was shocked to recapped tire. find an article saying that search bad been Lt. Col. Sherwood Dixon, '20. I operated in this Charlie Nelson noted on his card that his life abandoned for a plane that had disappeared on capacity for a few weeks and then assumed the as a military man would commence simultane­ a flight out of Blythe, Calif, on Nov. 12. The duties of field clerk and battalion reporter. "When ously with the new year, and promised a long- pilot was Lt. Lawrence Barrett, Jr., of Gary, Dixon left to attend a staff school at Fort Leaven­ delayed letter—which is still delayed, but eagerly Ind. And unless mi^nformed that is the same worth, I was placed in charge of the battalion awaited. Red Neumann, in Camp Davis but now Larry Barrett who graduated with this 'class. We message center.... moved to Newport News, sent in a very well had a nice letter from him in the summer; he designed card he and a couple others got up. "Aug. 6, I was appointed corporal and at the had been quite excited about receiving his com­ We promise to answer that nice letter of last moment am working for a staff sergeancy. Haven't mission in July and was planning to be married summer before much more time passes. Mike beard from any of the other members of Uncle then. Hongoven says that he is living at 7634 Phillips Sam's great army. Received a card from Nick Ave. and is In the plumbing business in (^icago. Lamberto who is in 1-A and apt to be called any A note from Mr. J. J. Schriner to the effect He has a son ten months old and wants the minute. Bob Laogfalin of '38 is -^vith Hq. Det. 1st that Tom is now Serg. Thos. J. Sdiriner at C^mp "Alumnus" office to send him the Ave Press­ Battalion. Tad Harvey, formerly a member of "F" Grant, 111., in Cki. "C", 28th M.T.B. {incidentally room's pride and joy before the youngster is too Co., is now a military policeman. Bob Mallen, '36, along with my brother-in-law). old to enjoy it. is with this detachment and no doubt will drop Fred Sisk wrote that he would be in Kansas you a line " City on his way back to Michigan Law School And from Frank Conningham who, traditionally and was as good as his word. But he only stayed left US guessing, this time at his new name which Vincent DeCoursey, 4540 Jarboe, Kan> a short while and had no news that can be re­ went something like Brother Louis Bertcoul, O.F., 1939 sas City, Mo. membered, except that he hopes to stay away from the Dominican House of Studies at River from the war till after graduation. And, inci­ Forest, HI. Frank is in first philosophy, having From Vince DeCoursey; dentally he has a heart interest in Ann Arbor taken ^mple vows last August. What will probably be about the worst, and we would like to meet sometime. 1V> cut this month's column breathlessly short, certainly the most exciting, year within the mem­ as per instructions, these happenings on the ory of ours, the last class to run through four Chet Sadowski wrote a very nice letter. He home front: Tom Reardon has a new boy; Jnlie college years while a so-called peace reigned was, in December, still flat on his back after two ToBSBMire left for Philadelphia. throughout the world, has started with, horribly, months, the result of a four-car accident on the a big bang. Running through the list of those in highway—^bad brain concussion, hip fractured in Lots of luck and let's have more letters. the military service in the "Alumnus" last issue six places, and still in a cast, expecting thoos^ ve were surprised to find that RoUie Martin, to be on his feet by Christmas. We all certainly Paal DMiovan is now in the third year class at Hotte ToncUi, and Tom Foy were in the Philip­ hope he was that, and by this time. is completely the Cornell Law School and will be graduated in The Notre Dame Alumnus 33

V&rcfa. FatU was married in June to Hiss Helen that he was planning on ioinins the Air Corps corxespoadaiee from the foUowins bkdca: Btxb lionersan of Elmira, N. Y. in February. Saw him later and he said that Jse Cmamdir, CkmOt MagMr. Sm Od Gaiai^ Jee ll». Bob Voelker is teaching at St. Rita High school Gnccione was going to be married soon; Hatt case. Cent Csaisliiis, JIM Hafnagd. Jee Ifalh- in Chicago, the largest Catholic high school in the Gonring is now in the Army, and TMiy P«(eiiiiuU cy, and.Jim LyBch." is working in La Grange, HI. and recently became Hid-W^t. having an enrollment of 1,385. Franos a father. I also saw: Hal Bowler, busy in some Taai (VBiiea came throuflb with a very inter­ Ernst, '40, is also a member of the faculty. Bob type of civilian defense work. Jim Byrne, back in esting letter: "At this tioae I am just about back also sends in the news that Ed Solon, ex. '39, .school; Paal Chapat, in town for the game; J«lm in step as a civilian again. I have done my time of Dallas, is stationed at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Cole, seeming to know almost everyone there; in the armed forces of the IT. S. and bat for an Frank fltcli, who was in training on the TJ. S. Larry Dcrerenx, staying at Bad Kerr's house in attack of riieamatie fever I would be going ri^t S. Prairie State nntil he received his ensign's nearby Goshen. Bud wanted to hear from more along with the rest of them. About a year ago I commission in January, wrote that he had been of the football men. and I agreed with him. Hank arrived at the Marine Barracks, Qnantica Va. to ordered to report to the Canal Zone. Engel and his wife were renewing old acqnaint- begin tnuning in preparation to beeonung a 2ttd ances; Cnrt Hester was talking to Grcff Riee; Lt..First Class Private O'Brien finally ended up Blatt Merkle, is now a second lieutenant in Gene Klier is taking post grad work at school; in the V. S. Naval Hospital and in Jane was the Air Corps Reserve, having successfully com- George Milford had just received his honorable ordered to inactive duty doe to a medical survey. pleted his advanced flight training at Luke Field, discharge from the army; Didc MizeraU was Phoenix, Ariz. working at a defense job; Ben Mnrdock had jnst *Vtom Wcfestcr and Tini PhOpett were in my received his 4-F draft rating. company. Webster left for San Diego for active From Jim Green, in the news office of the doty, and Philpott went to Parris Bland, S. C. First Weather Squadron. Air Corps, McClelland Jdu Maiphy had not been taken into the Army John Courtney managed to break away . from Field, Calif., this letter, now unfortunately, in November, bat Roger Shoaiiin and Joe SaHers his medical work to get up for the game and he somewhat aged: were drafted. Vn4 Rofcertshaw is still with Alle- is now located in Indianapolis, going to Indiana gheny-Lodlum Steel Corp. " I enlisted in the Army Air Corps as a medical school. Bob Stenger is working in Mil­ private. Sept, 20, 1940. At present my grade is waukee at a defense job. Received a wedding an­ "Bad Kette is at Georgetown Law School, and private first class, specialist fourth class, in the nouncement from Ray Seqnin. He was married in hopes to get into the F.BX Joe Ryan is a flaring first Weather Squadron, A. C. If one were to be­ November. cadet in California and was recently married to come technical and pompous about it, you might Jayne Kbileda of St. Mary's, say that I am a meteorologist with an Air Corps rating of journeyman weather observer — that's Jekn Gavin spent a couple of weeks with the what the Air Corps records say anyway. de Landeros In Mexico before he came back to the U. S. to join the Air Corps. "A month ago I was also appointed the editor of the squadron newspaper. It circulates among Bin Joyce wrote to tell me about the news he the enlisted men of the 1st Weather Sq. who are had collected: "I have been among the draftees stationed all the way from Alaska to South since July 8, 1941. After 13 weeks training as America and at the various air corps stations in an Infantry man I was sent -to the clasaficatlott California. Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Oregon and office, and given the title of a classification spe­ Washington." cialist. "Working next to me I found two N. D. men. Bin Lassen, '39, and Jack Price, ex. '38. R. J. Robert G. Sanford, 3934 N. Maryland Steffaniak was in camp for awhile. In case anyone 1940 Ave., Milwankee, Wis. reading this has time to write my address is: Pvt Wimam L. Joyce Hq. Det. Grll I:R.T.C.. Camp From Bob Sanford: Walters, Tex." I got back to the campus for the Southern I had been looking for a letter from Joe CB»- Cal game, and it seemed like a full class reunion. •Ungs for a long time, and sure enough he did After that week-end I can hardly wait till our come through: "After spen^ng a year and a half regularly scheduled reunion in 1945. accnmnlating news, and at the same time trying To start the list: I saw Red Martin, and John to settie down to sending it to you, it has taken Mack on Friday evening. Red had seen three of a day in bed to draw it oat of me. A touch of the games this year. Johnny is still worldng in grippe has me temporarily on my hack, so yoo" South Bend. yon lucky guy—warrant a letter. Friday evening most of the lawyers were all "I spent a year and three months with a bndcer decked out to attend the Law Ball, the social in New York, but when Phil Sandauuer was event of the week-end. Chairman of the occasion —Official U. S. Navy Photo. drafted, and Bob Nrian got ready to be married, was Chide Dnbriske. President of the I

explaining that all typing^ errors -^ere due to too "Geonre Wallaee is well-set and comfortable in army quartermaster cozps had arrived several days much turkey. Here is his letter, errors and all: his Brooklyn apartment and working with the cariy and set up a tent city for us to live in. "After graduation I took a trp out to the great U. S. Gypsum Co. down in Radio City. Jim H«f- About a month later we moved out here to the corn state of Iowa, and paid Earl Baffan a visit naffel wrote me from Ft. Belvoir, Va., Engineers regular air base from the Fresno city airport and had one fine time. After returning, I worked Replacement IVaining Center. He had been doinsr where we had establiished temporary quarters. It with my father in the ball bearing business, till fine in the industrial engineering department of was quite an event moving from tents to barracks. the Army decided to take care of me for awhile. I Owens Illinois Glass. wanted to get into the Ordnance Department and "Even a Notre Dame man couldn't show us sure enough I was fortunate to be sent down here "Bob Nmess William Craig Simmons was commissioned as Chamber of Commerce secretary in St. CharlM^ of other fellas. To mention a few. Bill Carbine, Ensign in the Naval Beserve and awarded his Md, so be and lbs. Everoad have moved to that looking swell, and Lon Apone who was then Navy wings early in January at Jacksonville; Fla. dty fniB bdanspoHs. vAere they had. been workins in Baltimore. Ran into George Kattcr. living. Dudley StoUer, of Bremen. Ind., and Joe Calla­ He's going to' Georgetown Medical, as is John Beb Wstters, with the General Electrie Testing han, of Dowagiac. Mich., are both working for Stsdc and both of them are working' their ears Department, since July, was transferred froeti the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant. Kingsbury. Ind.. off. Cap Jehrlng also knocked me over with a Schenectady, N. Y. to Fort Wayne, Ind., in Oc­ near LaPorte. slip on the back to say that he was working in tober. Washington. Or Garvey sat a few scats away Bob Saggan is (or was) with the Chicago Black- Jeaeph Casey is now district manager of the from dad and I and had only the time to say hawk Flying Squadron at Curtis airport in Glen- ITcniirrli Institute of America, 221 N. LaSalle St. hello before Fat German bellowed a few rows view, HI. Chicago. Earl Godwin, dean of the White House Press Correspondents and nationally known NBC commentator on events in the Capital, says: To take care of the Nation's business in the emergency Thousands More of Weli-Educated, Well-Trained Men and Women Are Needed in the Civil Service COLLEGE TRAINING is a prerequi­ receive one—or two—or even twenty site^—or at least a big asset—for many —or thirty thousand more applications of these positions. for responsible Government positions The whole load of responsibility for that HAVE to be filled. locating the best available men—and In filing YOUR application you will women—for important Federal jobs is be directly assisting the Government on the U. S. Civil Service Commission. by oflFering your experience and train­ DOZENS of examinations are open ing for use in professional, scientific, continuously. Applicants in many cases or administrative work. only have to file the proper application * * * forms and name the examination they're Current civil-service examinations applying for. The Commission has done are listed in a bulletin, "Examinations everything possible to knock out delays for the U. S. Civil Service," which, and red tape in getting applicants rated with application forms, may be secured and on the job, but it still looks like a from the representative of the U. S. busy winter ahead for the men who are Civil Service Commission at any first trying to fill Uncle Sam's jobs. or second-class post office or from Federal recruiting of civilian person­ the Commission's district office in the nel goes on 24 hours a day handling ap­ following cities: Seattle, San Francisco, plications, ratings, and certifications to Denver, St. Paul, St.Louis, New Orleans, Government personnel ofiEces, but my Chicago, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Boston, good friend President Mitchell, of the New York City, Philadelphia, and Commission, tells me they're anxious to Washington, D. C. U CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION • *•*••**•***•**•****

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