The Archives of The University of Notre Dame 607 Hesburgh Library Notre Dame, IN 46556 574-631-6448 [email protected] Notre Dame Archives: Alumnus The Notre Dame Alumnus Vol. 1 Contents for July, 1923 No. 4 The 1923 Commencement 101 The Heritage of Notre Dame 103 Introducing Mr. John H. Neeson 104 The President's Message 105 The Sixteenth Annual Meeting 106 The Glory of Notre Dame 107 Editorial Comment 108 Here's An ExjJression 110 Graduates Ordained Ill The Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley 112 Tiie Cleveland News : 112 The Year on the Campus 113 Athletics" :. 116 New Alumni Addresses 126 The Alumni 131 The magazine is published by the Alumni Association of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, and will have four issues during the current scholastic year. During the next scholastic year, the magazine will be published monthly, from November to July inclusive. The subscription price is 52.00 a year; the price of single copies is 25 cents. The annual alumni dues of So.00 include a year's subscription to The Alumnus. Entered as second-class matter January I, 1923 at the post office at Notre Dame, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1S79. All correspondence should be addressed to The Notre Dame Alumnus, Box 81, Notre Dame, Indiana. THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE University of Notre Dame Alumni Headquarters: 101 Advtinistration Bldg., Notre Davic. Rev. John C. McGinn, C.S.C., A.B., '06, General Secrctari/. ALUMNI BOARD REV. MAUKICE F. GRIFFIJT, '04 Honorary President JOHN H. NEESON, '03 President MAXIJIILIAN ST. GEOKGEJ '08 Vice-President FRANK H. HAYES, '11 Vice-President RAYMOND J. EICHENLAUB, '13 Vice-President TIMOTHY P. GALVIN, '16 Vice-President PAUL H. CASTNER, '23 Vice-President WARREN A. CARTIER, '87 Treasurer THOMAS T. CAVANAGH, '97 Trustee FRANK O'SHAUGHNESSY, '00 Trustee JOSEPH M. HALEY, '99 Trustee ROBERT E. PROCTOR, 'Oi Trustee JAMES E. SANFORD, '13 Trustee DANIEL E. HILGARTNER, JR., '17 Trustee The Notre Dame Alumnus VoLl JULY, 1923 No. 4 i I a The 1923 Commencement I I •* HE 1923 COMMENCEMENT is nOW but They readily assumed the duties of the an incident in the history of Notre unofficial reception committee, and from TDame. It is an incident, however, earlj' Friday afternoon until late Sunday that is recorded as being the most success­ night, the alumni office resembled, to a ful, from manj"^ standjDoints, of the seven­ Hiarked extent, any Sorin or Corby subway ty-nine annual exercises. Graduating the room when the gang gets together. The largest class in the history of the school Junior Class Play, scheduled for Friday in tlie presence of sevei'al thousand guests, night, suffered a substitution when the the University officially closed a scholastic Informal Senior night offered two hours year that has been fruitful in every imder- of varied entertainment, giving side-lights standing and accomplishment. Two hun­ on tJie ligliter side of school life as the dred thirty-five men have completed their alumnus and undergraduate both knew it. course of study at the University and have The Senior Quartet, composed of Messrs. joined the ranks of several thousand Kane, Sej^frit, Gould and O'Connell, ably alumni who testify to the training and the aided by Mike Dufficy, '26, at the piano, undefinable spirit of their school, Notre scored high honors. Mr. William Furey, Dame. '23, Mr. Charles Butterworth, '24, and the Notre Dame Big Five orchestra contrib­ Hundreds of alumni and old students uted very worthy moments to the program, were numbered among the guests of the and the early evening was large enough. University over the Aveek-end. Men from The program was followed by an informal '65 to '23 renewed their acquaintance with Senior dance in South Bend. their old friends and formed many a new friendship with those of other years. The largest gathering of alumni ever held on THE INNOVATIONS the campus, exclusive of the recent Home­ The innovations in the Senior class comings, is a definite tribute to the con­ activities were given hearty approval, both stantly increasing interest that has been by the Seniors who were the exclusive evidenced throughout the current year in attendants at the Last Chapel exercises the alumni group. Tlie big satisfaction in the Sacred Heart church and by the in recalling the occasion is that everyone hundreds who crowded Washington Hall testified to their complete enjoyment of for the Senior class day exercises. The the occasion and reluctantly left the Senior Last Chapel, whose impressive rit­ grounds with the assurance: "I'll be back ual was written by Bev. Wesley J. Dono- next j'car—with at least three more with hue, Litt.B., 1917, was a ceremony of trib­ me! ute to the Blessed Lady for her guidance Friday afternoon and evening found the of the class through the years of academic advance guard of alumni registering. Joe study and an acknowledgment of the Pliska, '1.5 was the first to blot the 1923 favors received while at Notre Dame. It Alumni register. Crowding him Avas Ray was a striking religious phase of the com­ Eichenlaub, '16, Tom Furlong, '13, E. P. mencement season that certainly deserves Carville, '09, and Harry V, Crumley, '03. perpetuation. [101] 102 The Notre Dame Alumnus The setting: was better than the photographer's choice of location! The Senior class daj' exercises included on trial in America. I think it one of the the class president's welcome to the guests most fortunate things for our faith. You of the university, the remarks of the Rev­ will be quizzed more thoroughly on this erend President of the University, the Sen­ than in any philosophy or history class­ ior oration printed elsewhere in this issue, room. Unless you have the idea that the the Seniod Ode and the Valedictory given ten commandments come first in your life by Messrs. Bruggner and Barnhart, re- j-ou have not got the Notre Dame spirit si^ectiveh-. Father Walsh laid particular in your four years here." stress on the modern tendency to disregard THE ATHLETIC SIDE religion in education. He stated the idea Never has Cartier field been crowded of the true Notre Dame man, the man of for an athletic event in the spring of the ideals, ambitions, spirit; spoke of the last year as it was when the Illinois Athletic chaijel services, held exclusivelj' for Sen­ Club and the University of Illinois en­ iors in the Church of Our Ladj' of the tered into competition with the track and Sacred Heart, just before the Washington baseball squads of 1923. And seldom has hall exercises, explaining the significance the crowd been treated to such brilliant of the services; jiointed out the import­ athletic exhibitions as were offered on ance of religious training for the man who that particular Saturday. Track and field would be completelj' educated, and called records were broken, and the baseball team attention to the fact that the laAVS of plaj'ed one of its most brilliant games of church and state have one basis, the com- the season, defeating Illinois for the first mandments of God, and both, as of one time in years. It was Illinois' first ap­ derivation, should be equallj' respected pearance on Cartier field, and their exhibi­ and obeyed. He said in part: "I want to tion of intercollegiate baseball warrants a impress just one or two points upon j^ou j'early return. This article being but a before j'ou leave, the first being the im­ casual summary of the events of the week­ portance of religion and the part it will end, we again refer you to the other sec- play in your life. Catholic education is (Continued on paRe 124) The Notre Dame Alumnus 103 The Heritage of Notre Dame The 1923 Senior Oration Bjj RAYMOND M. GALLAGHER, Litt.B., 1923 1 —•* X ANCIENT TIMES, wlicn a young man pense for four years of life. These things reached maturity and stood ready to are all valuable, to be true, but they aire I assume his place in the more active not the things which make collegiate edu­ world, lie asked for an account of his cation really worth while. None of these heritage. He asked his parents what thej' things endears the alumnus to his Alma were offering to help him in the tasks of jMater so that he carries her spirit with life. In our life at Notre Dame, we of him through life. No, Notre Dame meaiis the class of 1923 have reached a similar more to us than this, she stands for things crossroad. Tomorrow is graduation day, nobler and finer. Around every univer­ the end and the beginning; the end for the sity there lurks an invisible something boyish, carefree days of student life, the which creates a change in all who breathe beginning of real manhood, responsibility its air, an influence which grasps the stu­ and leadership. As our years here draw dents, inspiring or depressing them, rais­ to a close, as our hearts stir with min­ ing or lowering ideals, firing ambitions, gled feelings of joj' and sorrow, regret and adjusting points of view and shaping char­ anticipation, and as we glance from our acters, so that the graduate of June is a shelter down along the busy highway we far different person from the freshman must travel, we may well ask ourselves of September. This is the heritage, the and our Alma Mater: "How are we spirit, the tradition, the influence—call it equipped for the task? Has our contact what you will—of a university.