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Jamtari/, 1931 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 161 -a COMMENT IN Tills IXJUE The Fire of 1879 Frontispiece Dues in the Alumni Association are A Happy Notre Dame New Yeai'_ 163 five dollars annually, payable on June This Notre Dame 165 1 .of each year. Erskine Trophy Award- 169 Editorial 171 Payment of dues includes a charge New Academic Requirements- 173 for the ALUMNUS. Art at Notre Dame 176 Athletics 182 This obligation has not been taken The Alumni Clubs 184 seriously enough by alumni in the The Alumni 188 past. The future of the Association rests on a change in attitude. The magazine is published monthly during the scholastic year by the Alumni Association of the University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame. Indiana. The If you received nothing more than subscription price is S2.00 a year: the price of single copies is 25 cents. The annual alumni dues of $5.00 include a year's subscription to THE ALUMNUS. the magazine, with its news of Notre Entered as second-class matter January 1. 1923. at the post office at Notre Dame and your classmates, your Dame. Indiana, under the Act of March :!. 1897. All correspondence should be addressed to The Notre Dame Alumnus. Box 81, Notre Dame, Indiana. money would be well spent. And in MEMBER OF THE AJIERICAN ALUMNI COUNCIL all frankness that is about all you've ME.MBER OF THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC ALUJINI FEDERATION been receiving. The freedom of the University at Commencement has been e.xtended to all alike and can­ not be justly exploited as a benefit. THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS JAMES E. ARMSTRONG, '25, Editor Now, the Association is on the verge HAKLEY L. MCDEVITT, '29, Advertising Mgr. of making it eminently worth while to be a Notre Dame man before the public, just as it has always been THE . ALU MNI ASSOCIATION worth while individually. of the But the cost of progress finds re­ UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME flection in the Treasury. The maga­ Alumni Headquarters, Main Floor Administration Eldg., zine, published as economically as the Notre Dame, Indiana officers believe to be suitable for its JAMES E. ARMSTRONG, General Secretary purposes, still presents the greatest item in the annual budget. ALUMNI BOARD EEV. JOHN CAV.^NAUGH, C.S.C, '90 Honorary President The upkeep of the Alumni Office, FRANK E. HERING, '98 - - - President postage, mechanical equipment (our HON. WILLIAM J. GRANFIELD, '13 Vice-President JAJIES E. ARMSTRONG, '25 Secretary own addressing system has just been WALTER DUNCAN, '12 - - - Treasurer installed with most promising advan­ GEORGE M. MAVPOLE, '03 Director tages), telephone and telegraph ser\-- M. HARRY MILLER, '10 - Director Director ice, is no longer a negligible item T. P.WL MCGANNON, '07 PETER P. MCELLIGOTT, '02 Director with a direct ser\'ice to more than JOHN W. EGGE.MAN, 'GO (ea; officio) Director 5,000 alumni.

•iminnnniiitmiiiiiitiiiiipl The Alumni Secretary and two young ladies, despite their love of thus endangered. It would be a ter­ those old tent re^'ivals, in the same education and their admiration for rific step backward when all Notre Christian spirit of overlooking the Dame is moving in the opposite di­ past in the greater glory the future the purposes of the Association, are rection. offers. not sufficiently endowed to pursue their efforts unremunerated. The other road seems much more While every effort is being made to inviting. The only obstacle is five bring success to the Living Endow­ Two roads are open. One is de­ dollars for each individual who is not ment, the Association is the basis paid up. of the Living Endowment Plan, and priving many alumni of their contacts until the Association is properly sup­ with the University. This is contrary If you haven't paid your dues since ported, little can be hoped for the to the aims of the Association. It is graduation, be that in '49 or '30, let success of its ramifications, no matter contrary to the desires of the officers the dead past confine itself to keep­ how worthy. ing you awake nights with its ghosts. of the Association. It is contrary to For the sake of unity and progress, Those whose dues are unpaid for the desires of Notre Dame. We be­ the Association policy at present is 1930-1931 still have time. lieve that it is contrary to the wishes to welcome those who hit the sawdust of the alumni themselves who are trail with a five-spot as heartily as It is never too late to spend. 162 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS January, 1931

(ED. NOTE: Following are excerpts from a poem written a few days after the disastrous fire of 1879 bv Thomas A. Daily, '74, then editor of th-> South Bend Herald, and read at a public meeting of the citizens of South Bend to express their sympathy to the University.)

»•;;?;•••' • ^ A cloudless sky, a sultry day; Lo! crushed to thy foundation stone; A wealth of sunshme in the air. From oitt those rttins comes a voice Young spring icas blooming soft and fair, That bids thee rise, ^l^ grief rejoice,— A7id o'er the Earth held sovereign sivay . . . In woe thou weepest not alone. A cry, a brief electric flash,— We feel thy loss, we saw thy birth: A burst of awful fear leaped out; Thy classic halls once more shall rise; A moment of suspense and doubt— Thy dome again sliall pierce the skies. Ere thousands from the city dash . . . The grandest momiment of earth. 0 God, it was a thrilling sight. .irise! O peerless Notre Dame! Where rolled the fierce flames to the sky. Forth from the gloom of thy despond. And great, brave men stood helpless by; To meet the coming years beyond, Crushed 'neath the monster's ivithering blight . ..•i.nd dedicate anew thy aim. Sarin, thy life work lies a glow Thy fame is oiu's; our strength we give: Of crumbled clay and shapeless dross. Sarin, thy Patriarch, shall not Thy brethren of tlie Holy Cross Go to his grave and be forgot; Behold their labor worthless grow . . . His name through ages yet shall live. THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS

Volume IX. JANUARY, 1931 No. 5 A Happy Notre Dame New Year

This heading is more than the cus­ tinguished gathering of alumni, to cult to avoid. Nor are the Classes tomary greeting of the season. consider seriously the problems of the likely to tiy to avoid it. The Class The Alumni Association is embark­ organization. These meetings nearest of 1926 holds its o-year Reunion, and ing upon the last half of its fiscal approach the possibilities of the if the good Dr. Hayes, Secretary of year. But between January 1 and Night. Everywhere it should mean that organization, can find enough June 1, the success of the entire an obsexTance that does three things time between patients during the next Association year rests. primarily—first, remind the alumnus few months, the members of the Class The outstanding features of the of Notre Dame in a very serious way; are fairly clamoring for the event. 1931 program between now and June secondly, remind him of Notre Dame The younger Dix group is that of 1 are: in a very enjoyable way, and thirdly, 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1915, which is 1. A successful completion of the remind the world about him of Notx'e enough in itself to guarantee large first year of the Living Endowment. Dame in a very creditable way. The times in that direction. The 25-year The University and the officers of the University, its graduates, and the Class is that of 1906. This is the Association are aware of the financial world at large form a triangle. Their Class of the President, Rev. Charles difficulties which the past calendar interests are mutually affected. The L. O'Donnell. It is also illustrious year brought with alaiTning universal­ education that Notre Dame offers for the publication of the first Dome. ity. The amount on June 1, 1931, Why more now? The other Dix group will not be the criterion of the suc­ is 1893, 1894, 1895, and 1896. The cess of the Fund. But what the Uni­ 0.. personnel of this group is going to versity and the Association officers surprise the later Reunion classes. hope is that the list of contributors, A large part of the success of the which will be published at the end of UNIVERSAL Reunions lies with the Class Secre­ the Association year, will represent NOTRE taries. The Alumni Office and the more than the ten per cent of the ALUMNUS will do everything possi­ members now listed. For that pur­ DAME ble to co-operate, but the Class Secre­ pose the Association has repeatedly NIGHT tary and the members of the Class urged members to contribute any must have considerable initiative to amount, from one dollar up, distrib­ make of the Reunion the real pleasure uted over any convenient period. The APRIL that it can so easily be. Fund is the crystallization of Notre 20 Dame men's faith in Notre Dame edu­ 5. The Second Annual Council of cation. Local Alumni Clubs. Reports of the First Annual Council, held last Com­ 2. The formulation of a rather ..Q mencement, have been sent to all of detailed program to be suggested to the Cliib officers. Even in this first the various Local Alumni Clubs. A affects the alumni as individuals, and meeting there was evident a great committee of Club presidents, appoint­ deal of the good that can come from ed at the First Annual Council of it affects the world by contributing to that world a percentage of its edu­ such a meeting of representatives of Local Alumni Clubs last June, is the growingly important local alumni working on this program at the cated leadei-s. The alumni affect the Univei-sity through their support or groups. With the follow-up of this present time. The .Association admin­ first meeting's work becoming effect­ istration believes that the Clubs, no lack of it, through their example for prospective students, and thx'ough ive, the need for further co-operation matter what their numerical strength, and the benefit of further organiza­ can do immeasurably more good for their conduct after graduation in their professions by which a college is un­ tion among the Clubs are more appar­ Notre Dame than has been done in ent than ever. It is hoped that the the past and can derive strength officially, but most powerfully, rated. They affect the world as citizens of it. next Council of Clubs, to be held dur­ within themselves in the doing. The ing Commencement week-end, will proposed program promises to fill a The world affects the alumni through its economic, social and political oppor­ find many more Clubs among those need that the Clubs themselves have repx-esented. expressed. tunities, and it affects tha University according to its impression of the 3. Eighth Annual Universal Notre 6. A Jlore Complete Payment of University gathered from the alumni. Alumni Dues. Many schools using Dame Night. The Association execu­ The world can aid Notre Dame and tives hope that this Night this year our Li\ing Endowment plan or some admire it. Or the world can dislike of its variations, have done away will mean all that it has meant in the or fear Notre Dame and hamper it past—revival of friendships, of Notre with alumni dues. The Association greatly. It is particularly to the ad­ directors kept them in addition to the Dame spirit, the reunions of class­ vantage of Notre Dame and Notre mates, the exchanges of reminiscence, voluntaiy contribution plan for two Dame men to take the world into reasons. First, the officers wanted a and so on. The Night in many com­ consideration. Universal Notre Dame munities has achieved a social distinc­ definite fund from which the expenses Night is a splendid opportunity for of the Alumni Office could be paid tion that can be maintained. It has the alumni. acquired a publicity value that should without drawing upon the Fund which not only be maintained but increased 4. The 1931 Commencement and was contributed directly to the Uni­ and utilized to the full. It has won Reunions. The Reunion Classes this versity. And secondly, because an prestige in intercollegiate alumni cir­ year offer an opportunity to imprave •alumnus owes two different types of cles. In many Clubs it means a dis­ on precedent that is going to be diffi­ duty. The Editor has been asked to 164 THE NOTKE DAME ALUMNUS Jamiary, 1931

B" 111110 an obligation separate and distinct Washington Hall SOME DO- from any contribution the member may wish to make to the University. The schedule of movies in Washing­ SOME DON'T ton Hall for the next month or two indicates the benfits of the installa­ I Class and Club officers and i If you, as an alumnus, will join in tion of sound film: "Half Shot at I alumni in general are asked by | the above program, it will indeed be Sunrise," (not the best illustration = the Alumni Office to extend the \ a Happy Notre Dame New Year. Not to begin with, perhaps); "Lightnin'," i courtesy of a reply to official i all of you can be officers at one time. "Check and Double Check," "Charlie's 1 communications. It is tme that i Not all of you have spare time. Not Aunt," "Disraeli," "Anybody's War," 1 many of them are foi-ms. That i all of you have money. Some of you "Tol'able David," and so on. : is not because the writer con- | knew Notre Dame when Father Sorin Other familiar events and faces ap­ : siders you as unimportant. It i was still its guiding genius. Some of pear on the "social" program just you are fresh from its classrooms. I is because time and facilities do i issued for January, February and But all of you have something March. I not usually pei-mit personaliza- | Notre Dame needs. All of you have i tion. \ Phidelah Rice is listed for January the Notre Dame spirit. All of you 19. The University Band gives its \ The ALUJINUS regrets to | have the ability to inform others of spring concert March 9. The Univer­ I cite, even for the constructive i the Notre Dame that they should sity Theatre gives its annual St. know, and usually don't. All of you I criticism we intend it to be, the \ Patrick's Day performance. (Follow­ can enjoy Universal Notre Dame \ fact that President Hering's i ing the scathing denunciation by the Night. All of you can attend Com­ Scholastic of the recent performance, I first official letter to Club offi- i mencement. Those of you in the i eers, sent to more than 100 1 of "Twelfth Night," the choice of Reunion Classes, we hope can come production is even more indefinite. I Notre Dame men, prepared at i back. Those of you in the Clubs can I length, and with care, for a i see that your Club joins in the new The K. of C. Formal, while not in I definite and important purpose, | Club program which we hope to in­ Washington Hall, is listed on the pro­ troduce this year. All of you, it gram for Februarj- 4. Semester ex­ : elicited only five replies of any | aminations begin January 2S. i nature. | would seem, could participate in Liv­ ing Endowment under the present The debaters keep Washington Hall i Communication from the | plan without great personal sacrifice. busy—Pittsburgh on Feb. 12, City I Alumni Office and from Class 1 A dollar seems small, but it repre­ College of Detroit on Feb. 24, U. of I Secretaries have suffered simi- = sents S20 in the bank for the year Porto Rico the 27th, U. of Kansas I lar fate for years. The answer, = at o'/r. And even a dollar from 5,000 March 10 and Michigan State the = of course, cannot always be i of you would represent $100,000 un­ 13th, with Purdue coming here March der the same arrangement. If your 99 1 Yes. But at least say No. i stock goes up a point or two, there are altogether too many of you not on the Dues-Paid list, who, for the call the Li\nng Endowment idea a N. D. Sociologists Busy favor done by the alumni for the Uni­ remission of a five-spot, can look lots versity. If anyone wishes to consider better on the card index. What it costs to administer crim­ his participation in the Living En­ The Association has no desire to inal justice under the citj', state and dowment idea in this light, well and drop any member, or to withhold its federal law enforcement agencies in good. The ever helpful Shakespeare sen-ices. But it is obvious that such South Bend, Mishawaka, and Elkhart, has spoken of the rose and possible things as the magazine, the ballots, Ind., will be the subject of an exhaus­ changes in its name to the same point. various correspondence from the tive study by the department of so­ .Another form of obligation is involved Alumni Office, the information con­ ciology of the University of Notre in the Alumni Association. No school, cerning classmates, furnishing of Dame. which requii-es outside contacts and addresses, and so on, cost. Nature is The matter is being taken up at which has any interest in the success the only agency that ever successfully the request of the national commis­ of its graduates and the more imper­ survived a consistent policy of some­ sion on law observance and enforce­ sonal eflfeets of its policies and system thing for nothing. And even that is ment, appointed by President Hoover, of education, pretends to doubt the open to argument. it was announced Saturday night by value of an alumni association. Or­ the Rev. Raymond W. Murray, C:S.C., 'IS, head of the department. ganized efi'ort has long since proved E iminiiiniiiimniniinimimpl to be the preferable method in society. "rhe Notre Dame staff's work will The mutual benefits it brings to JUNE form a part of a nation-wide inves­ alumni, the instrument it becomes for REUNIONS tigation to determine the expense maintaining intelligent relations be­ of criminal law enforcement in the tween alumni and their college, the 1881 — SO-Year larger cities. The commission is means it affords the alumni of aiding enlisting the assistance of bureaus and maintaining the college so that 1893 of municipal research and graduate the graduate is judged by the stand­ 1894 students of social science to study ards of his school to his personal ad­ 1895 Dix Group individual cities. The result will be vantage, the contacts it continues be­ 1896 correlated and published by the com­ tween classmates and friends of col­ mission. lege days through a printed medium 1906 — 25-Year Two advanced students at Notre —these things make the alumni asso­ Dame, Leonard F. Horan, of Medina, ciation to which the graduate owes it 1912 N. Y., and John P. Hickey, of Home­ to himself to belong. The right of 1913 Dix Group stead, Pa., will collect the data in the a graduate to join this group implies, 1914r three northern Indiana cities. They of course, the duty to support it. The 1915J will work under Father Murray. It Alumni Association of the University is expected that their work will be of Notre Dame feels that its member­ 1926 — 5-Year completed before the end of the ship service creates for its members school vear. B" MQ January, 19-31 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 165 THIS NOTRE DAME A Few Hit and Miss Facts About Notre Dame; Publicity of Recent Fall Indicates Lack of Knowledge of University Itself; Alumni Need More Information.

Notre Dame du Lac, founded in Dame two hundred years before its dents, and the Community sent at 1S42 in St. Joseph County, Indiana, founding. Badin, the first priest or­ great sacrifice to Notre Dame, seven by Rev. Edward Sorin and seven dained in America, had a chapel on of its finest priests as chaplains- Brothers of the Congregation of Holy the shores of St. Mary's lake (a rep­ Three of the seven died as a result of Cross, a French Order, through a lica of that chapel now stands on the service. grant by the Bishop of Vincennes, old site) in 1830. It was the mission­ Indiana. Chartered as a college in ary center for the Indians of North­ The Ave Maria was founded at 1S44, by the Legislature. ern Indiana and Southern Michigan. Notre Dame by Father Sorin in 1865. He was for many years its Catalogue stuff! Total assets of the founder of editor. Notre Dame totalled less than §1,500 Nevertheless, did you notice during The first Alumni Association of the Fall how many news items when he began the work of erecting a college, a church and a novitiate. • Notre Dame was organized in 1868. showed a familiarity with Notre The history of the first twenty-five Dame football and total unfamiliarity The first commencement was Au­ years of Notre Dame was published with Notre Dame as an educational gust 1, 1845. by the Association for the Silver institution? How many alumni are Jubilee. in a position to correct the impres­ The first catalogue was published sions accurately? in 1848. The first regular student periodical Neal Gillespie, later Father Gil­ was published in 1867, The Scholastic Following are a few facts about lespie, received the first collegiate Year. In 1872 it became the present Notre Dame history that may help degree, a Bachelor of Arts, in 1849, Scholastic. alumni in the stove leagues. The five years after the charter was A scientific society for students and ALUMNUS hopes to continue this granted to Notre Dame. feature if it is popular and helpful. faculty, the United Scientific Associa­ Notre Dame was almost established In 1854 twenty members of the tion, existed at Notre Dame in 1868. in Daviess County, twenty-seven miles Community died from an epidemic of cholera. The fii-st law school in a Catholic east of Vincennes, where Father Sorin college in this country was organized was first stationed as a missionary. Father Sorin was so American that at Notre Dame in 1869. Col. Hoynes It was the Bishop's objections that he sent a nephew priest back to began his work in 1883. In 1886 the caused the site to shift to the present France because he could not absorb school was rated among the best in campus. the American ideals to suit his uncle. the counti-y by the Chicago Law Jour­ Marquette passed the site of Notre The Civil War claimed many stu­ nal.

FATHER SORIN GREETING THE INDUXS Gregori's Picture of the Founding of Notre Dame 166 THE NOTKE DAME ALUMNUS January, 1931

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Father Sorin was an expert marble 21 ft. S 1-2 in.; did the running hop, James Roy, a Notre Dame man, player. step and jump to 46 ft. S 1-4 in. and won the national intercollegiate ora­ April 23rd, 1S79, the main building threw the 16-pound shot 39 ft. 10 in. torical championship in 1929. and sevei-al adjacent buildings -were Corcoran and Draper present similar Notre Dame's Glee Club was the completely destroyed by fire, and all-around records. first college glee club to make a many of the great treasures that had Louis Salmon captained the season sound picture for Warner Brothers been .collected by laborious effort were of 1903, in which not a point was Vitaphone. lost. scored against Notre Dame. Salmon The Glee Club has broadcasted a During the Civil War, the family v.-as graduated with honors in the number of concerts on national radio of General Shei-man lived at N^otre course of civil engineering. hook-ups and is one of 12 such groups Dame. Three world's records were broken selected this year for a special series Tlie Laetare Medal was conferred in the Notre Dame gym in 1901 (220- of programs. The Club sang four first in 1883. It has become America's yard dash, 40-yard low hurdles and days at the Hippodrome in New York greatest award to a Catholic layman. the running broad jump.) The world's in 1930, appearing during that time before 80,000 persons. The Club re­ Tlie bodies of the famous Orestes record for the 40-yard dash was equalled there in 1900. fused an offer to appear at Roxy's Brownson, and the missionary priests last Easter. Fathers De Seille, Petit and Cointet N. R. Gibson, later big league star, lie in Sacred Heart Church. was considered the best pitcher in Notre Dame has a number of stage Notre Dame had an enviable ath­ -A.merican college baseball while on luminaries among its former students letic reputation long before football the N. D. team, 1896-00. Notre Dame ^James O'Neil of "Monte Cristo" was introduced. The first baseball has sent forty baseball players to the fame, and W. H. Crane, among the team was organized in 1867, with Big Leagues. older generation; Frank Campeau Adrian "Pop" Anson among its mem­ Eighty Notre Dame men are coach­ and Ford Sterling of the talking pic­ bers. Notre Dame had no official ing football. tures; Charlie Butterworth and Ver­ coaches until the beginning of this The first successful wireless mes­ non Rickard of the musical stage. century. John F. Powers was all- sage sent in this country was sent Alan Dwan, prominent in the direct­ around track champion of America by Prof. Greene, of the University ing end of the mo\'ing picture indus­ in 1899. He high-jumped 6 feet 13-4 faculty as a result of experiments at try, is a graduate. J. P. McEvoy and inches; broad-jumped 23 feet 3 3-4 Notre Dame, almost paralleling the William Anthony McGuire, whose inches; pole-vaulted 11 feet 2 inches; success of Marconi in Italy. plays have appeared on stage and tossed the 16 pound shot 41 feet 6 Early experiments in the principles screen are Notre Dame men. inches; the 16 pound hammer 106 feet of a\'iation were conducted by Albert Walter O'Keefe, night club enter­ S inches, and the discus 115 feet 11 F. Zahm at the University. Dr. Zahm tainer and composer, was popular in inches. is now holder of the Guggenheim recent campus history. J. Paul Fo- Harry Jewett was the most re­ chair of aeronautics in the Congres­ garty, composer, of "Betty Co-Ed" markable athlete in the west while sional Library, and other recent hits, is a graduate. at Notre Dame 1890-93. He ran the Notre Dame for -years held the Frederic William Wile, Washington 100 in 10 flat; the 220 in 212-5; the greatest debating record in college journalist and radio political speaker, 440 in 49 4-5 seconds. He covered historj'. For one period of twelve , is from Notre Dame. the mile in 4 min. 58 sec. He high- years the Notre Dame teams were Supreme Court Justice Hammer of jumped 5 ft. 10 1-2 in.; broad-jumped unbeaten. New York; Supreme Court Justice Galen of Montana (opponent of ing judges of West Virginia; Robert Malloy, recently appointed Sinclaii' Carnegie, Rockefeller, and so on,—yet. s Thomas J. Walsh for the Senate last J3. Proctor, former state senator, now Oil attorney and president of his own Notre Dame is a young school, as November); former Federal Judge president of the Fraternal Order of oil company; these are a few hurried­ schools go. As a university it is Nicholas Sinnott; John P. Murphy, Eagles; James E. Deery, former ly listed Notre Dame men prominent considerably younger. Always, be­ nationally known attorney for the judge, now city attorney of Indianap­ in the legal profession. Tlie same ginning with its Manual Labor School Van Sweringen interests; Grattan olis, also national secretary of the procedure could be followed for bank­ in the charter of 1844 it has empha­ Stanford, personal attorney for Harry National Council of Catholic Men; ing, for manufacturing, for business, sized opportunity for the poor boy. Sinclair; M. Harry Miller, former William E, Cotter, attorney for the for science, for journalism. A very large percentage of boys at football star and now counsel for the Union Carbon and Carbide Co.; Ray True, we have contributed no high Notre Dame have worked their way Grasselli chemical organization; Ar­ T. Miller, prosecuting attoi-ney of governmental officers; no great lead­ through school. Our graduates do thur P. 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now inherit well-establislied business­ It may be well to quote a few state­ President of the U. of Minnesota. ture . . ." Former Admiral W. S. es or substantial fortunes. ments by prominent non-Notre Dame "I have long been familiar with the Benson. On the average, however, and a men, made some few years back wlien high quality of the educational work "Notre Dame has won a high stand­ most important consideration, Notre Notre Dame was far less important which you are doing. . ." The late ing among the Catholic schools of the Dame's representatives have been in the national field of education than and then President of the United country . . ." The late William Jen­ consistently successful. More and at present: States, Warren G. Hai'ding. nings Bryan. more they rise above the increasingly . . . Notre Dame stands high among "Having visited the University on "Notre Dame is among the best diflicult competition. The future holds the universities of America. Indeed, several occasions, I have realized the schools in the entire West . . ." Sen­ I nothing but promise, as the past has it is an Inspiration to other colleges splendid work it has done and the ator James E. Watson, Indiana. held nothinjf Ijiit progress. and uiiiver.sities." h. D. Coffman, tremendous possibilities for the fu­ "Notre Dame University is one of 168 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS January, 1931

the best educational institutions in New Commerce Instructor O'Grady Addresses Scientists America . . ." Senator David I. Victor A. Crecco, B.S., M.B.A., Walsh, Massachusetts. At an open meeting of the Acad­ has been secured by the department emy of Science, on December 15, "The superb record of Notre Dame of finance in the College of Commerce Professor Daniel O'Grady of the phi­ in the college world, her long service, to teach courses in money and bank­ losophy department spoke to a group her large contributions to the political ing, credit and foreign exchange, of three hundred students on "Ways life of the cauntry, and the genera­ tions of splendid men who claim her of knowing." "People have, broadly for their Alma Mater are all reasons speaking, four approaches to the why everj' American should be inter­ interpretation of reality, namely: the ested in Notre Dame . . ." Will H. artistic, religious, scientific, and Hayes, then Postmaster General. philosophical," declared Professor The above quotations are a few of O'Grady. Commenting on each of many. Men, more important, per­ these four approaches, he pointed out haps than those above, have known that science finds its only permanence Notre Dame and admired it. The in­ in its method, and warned that the stances cited are primarily to prove tendency of scientists to encroach on that Notre Dame has long been in the fields outside their understanding is public eye, an integral part of nation­ al education. Now, doubled in enroll­ increasing. Science, together with ment since that time, doubled in the religion and philosophy may be clas­ physical plant, doubled in the size of sified as approaches to reality through its faculty, its academic standing ad­ "the head," that is, they are con­ vanced accordingly both e.\tensively cerned primarily with intellectual and intensively, with added publicity processes in contradistinction to art, through three national football cham­ pionships since the period of the which is essentially a matter of the above comments—it seems safe to say heart. that Notre Dame has lost nothing. Concerning religion. Professor O'­ Grady refuted the statement of Pro­ Probably the point that can best be dra^\-n from the comments of the VICTOR A. CRECCO, B.S., M.B..A. fessor Einstein that religion is based hundreds of public men who have be­ on fear. Emotion may enter religion, come enthusiastic about Notre Dame corporation economics, and public but is not the essence of religion. is the ine.xplicability of the attitude utilitj' economics. Aesthetic values in religion are dis- of Notre Dame's own graduates and 3Ir. Crecco was graduated from tictly negligible compared to the pre­ students. The only gauge of interest Harvard in 1924 with a B.S. degree. dominant intellectual factors. The is continued contact after lea\Tng the He studied for two years at Harvard purpose of art is to interpret active University. Judging by the Associa­ e.\perience. Turning to philosophy tion records, fewer than half care graduate school of business adminis­ whether or not the University con­ tration, receiving the degree M.B.A. as an approach to reality. Professor tinues to exist. The above remarks From 1926 until 1928 he was con­ O'Grady stated that philosophy is no were not made by these men because nected with the depository and foreign subjective, intuitive, or appetitive they were football fans. They knew analysis division of the First National process, but is fundamentally a Notre Dame as Notre Dame should be Bank of Boston. .\t this time he also matter of discursive reasoning. Phi­ known now. And most of them knew sei-ved as assistant ti-easurer of the losophy is distinguished from science, it through Notre Dame alumni. An­ in that it deals with reality itself other object lesson. A half-formed Shawnault Credit Union. For the last two years he has been employed while science considers phenomena. Alumni Association means a half- — (The Scholastic.) formed public opinion, at best. by Cluett Peabody and Company of Troy, New York. Notre Dame thrives on investiga­ Mr. Crecco, formerly of Medford, tion. There is so much at the Uni­ Mass., is now living in South Bend. versity which escapes the passing He will teach the class in money and N. D. Men Featured visitor or the hit-and-miss questioner. banking for the remainder of the Four Notre Dame men, Emil L. Work that has covered generations semester. Credit and foreign ex­ Telfel, editor-in-chief of the Scholas­ and has taken more than a lifetime change, corporation economics, and cannot be evident even to those men tic; Ramon G. Smith, senior in the public utility economics are second who have enjoyed a few years on the College of Commerce; Fans Cowart, campus. semester courses. The last named freshman in the department of phys­ course is being taught at the Uni­ ical education; Alfred E. Gall, senior -A.lumni are urged to inform them- versity for the first time.— (The Scholastic.) in the College of Engineering, have .selves, as a matter of personal pride, been photographed for special pic­ and as a matter of beneficial Notre Dame publicity. A man is known by tures which will be used in featuring the company he keeps. -4. school is Faculty Men at Convention an automobile in a national campaign. known by the company its alumni This is the first time that a company keep. Notre Dame graduates are Dean Thomas Konop, and Profes­ sors Elton Bichter, William D. EoUi- has advertised directly to the collegi­ equipped in everj' way, if they have ate class and photographs picturing followed the University's teachings, son and William M. Cain were present to enter the best company anj-where. at sessions of the Association of college students from the leading uni­ To do so is an obligation to the alum­ -American Law Schools meeting at versities in this countrj- will be used nus himself as well as to his school. Chicago on December 29, 30, and 31. in all magazines. January, 1931 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 169

Notre uame

Receives Nation's Spo^-ts Erskine Writers Pick Notre Dame Award Football Team as Champions by Record Vote; Trophy Awarded in New York January Second.

Notre Dame doesn't depend on its Carideo, AH-American quarterback, "The Notre Dame team will be en­ press agent to put it across. Two brought the second Erskine trophy titled to hold for another year the hundred and sixty-one sports writers into the University's possession. The huge silver cup which is the emblem of the United States cast their hats same ceremony brought the second of victory. gratis Studebaker into the Rockne into the journalistic ring as volunteer "The balloting affords interesting stables, and the second scroll into champions of the Notre Dame team comparisons with that of 1929. The the Rockne archives. for national honors. Col. W. 0. Mc- final vote of last year showed Notre Geehan, New York sports writer par Here's how: Dame leading with 179, Pittsburgh excellence, head of the committee of second with 41, and Purdue third with experts, stated this year that the sys­ "Notre Dame wins a smashing vic­ two votes. This year neither Pitt nor tem, established through the efforts tory in the final balloting of the Purdue figured in the selection, and of Albert Russel Erskine, president country's leading sports writers en­ the Irish lead was so great that there of the Studebaker Corporation, chair­ gaged in selecting the championship was no third place team at all. man of the Board of Lay Trustees of football team of 1930 for the Albert Notre Dame, and prominent sports­ Russel Erskine award. For the sec­ "Analysis of the votes by states man, is ideal for selecting a national ond successive year, Rockne's team shows an almost unanimous and champion. captures the national gridiron title, thoroughly nation-wide conviction according to announcement by W. 0. that Notre Dame deserves the title. As is probably familiar to all Notre The five dissenting votes came from Dame alumni, the award consists of McGeehan, chairman of the Erskine committee of award. Alabama, Tennessee, New Mexico, a beautiful trophy for the team, a Illinois and Mississippi, one from highly embossed scroll for the coach "The preliminary ballot, which was each state. of the team and for the same har- completed two weeks ago, resulted in rassed individual, the more substan­ re-submitting to the jurors the names "It is interesting to note the change tial reward of a Studebaker ear. of Notre Dame, Southern California in the rating of the runner-up teams While K. K. Rockne is probably com­ and Alabama for the final vote. This in the two ballots taken. In the pre­ mencing to worry about garage space, final vote tallies 261 for the South liminary ballot, taken before the for the average coach this idea would Bend team and five for Alabama. It Notre Dame-Southem California be more proportionately ideal. includes the votes of the sporting game was played, the Trojans were . slightly ahead of Alabama in the At a ceremony on the famous steps writers who compose the jury, plus the votes of the 20 members of the contest for second place. After the of the City Hall in New York City smashing 27-0 Irish victory, however, on January 2, a triple pass behind the award committee. Theodore Roose­ velt's selection was cabled from Porto the Trojans dropped completely out Mayor Walker line from the Mayor of the running in the final voting. to Hugh O'Donnell, president of the Rico by way of the war department Notre Dame club of New York, to in Washington. "The following table, based on the 170 THE NOTRE DAME- ALUMNUS Jamiary, 1931

returns in the preliminary balloting, Lay Retreat Meeting Laymen Form New Club show just what teams wei-e given Law teachers in the College of Arts consideration by the jury, and to Saturday and Sunday, December 13 and 14, a meeting of the lay secre­ and Letters at the University are what extent some were considered. forming a club, which has as its pur­ (First place votes counted five points. taries and representatives of districts identified with the Catholic laymen's pose the organizing of an intellectual retreat met at the University under and cultural, rather than a merely the leadership of the Rev. Thomas social group. Kearney, C.S.C., director of lay re­ The first meeting of the unit was treats. George Alter of Fort Wayne, planned for Jan. 13, in the faculty state chairman for the Khights of dining room. More detailed purposes Columbus, fostering the lay retreat and ideals of the club were to be ex­ movement in Indiana, was also one plained and discussed, and other mat­ of the three special lay secretaries ters relative to the organization of named who attended. .The others the group to be considered. were: Paul Just of Indianapolis and Papers will be presented at each John Dooley of Chicago. of the. meetings in the future, and a Districts represented included Hun­ discussion of each one will follow the tington, Logansport, Lafayette, Mun- presentation. cie, Elkhart, Gary, Hammond, Rich­ R. W. Ranch, Thomas Madden, '27, mond, Terre Haute, Evansville, and Frank Moran, '27, Daniel O'Grady Vincennes. The meeting was prepar- are members of the faculty in charge. atorj' for the annual retreat to be held in August at Notre Dame. The first session opened at 3:00 Bill Sullivan Stars o'clock Saturday afternoon, Dec. 13th. Dinner was served the assembly at While the majority of the students 0:30 p. m. in the lay faculty dining were enjoying Christmas vacation at room of the University dining hall. home, there was one who was carry­ There was a round-table discussion of ing the name of Notre Dame to the affairs pertinent to the retreat in the vicinity of Panama and Cuba. This evening. young man was none other than Bill Sunday morning Father Kearney Sullivan of Walsh hall, a senior in the ALBERT RUSSEL ERSKINE celbrated Mass for the intention of College of Arts and Letters. Sullivan The Donor the lay retreat at the log chapel near was chosen to represent Notre Dame the mission house, the retreat secre­ on the College Humor all-star base­ second place three, and third place taries and representatives attending. ball team, composed of the men from one.) The second business session was at 9:00 a. m. Sunday and following ad­ various colleges and universities, who 1st 2nd 3d in the opinion of the athletic author­ place place place Total journment there was a luncheon at Notre Dame 200 25 2 1.077 12:30 o'clock. ities of the school, was considered the Southern California. 14 75 41 336 outstanding player on his nine last Alabama 9 61 80 SOS season. Bill played first base for the WashinBton State.'.. 3 4S 45 207 All-Stars and besides giving a classy Northwestern 0 14 39 81 Campus K. of C. Charities Utah 2 0 4 14 exhibition of fielding around the in­ Army 0 1 7 10 The largest amount of old clothes itial sack, he clouted a circuit blow Colgate 0 1 1 4 for the poor ever collected on the in the final game of the three game Dartmouth 0 1 1 4 campus came in from the pre-Christ- series. The first game, which was West. Maryland 0 10 3 Fordham 0 0 2 2 mas campaign of the Knights of played at Panama, was won by the Tulane 0 0 2 2 Columbus, according to the Reverend All-Stars, as were the other two. The Michigan 0 0 1 1 Edward J. Finnegan, C.S.C, pastor of score of the initial contest was 4-2. Tennessee 0 0 1 1 Sacred Heart church. The remaining games played with the Texas 0 0 1 1 St. Mary's (Calif.).. 0 0 1 1 "And all in all they came in very Cuban Telephone Company team, re­ handy," said Father Finnegan. "Some sulted in 3-2, and 13-4 victories for Totals 228 228 228 2.052 children were fitted out who had no the collegians. clothes at all, and some men were clothed, enabling them to go out and K. of C. Honor Members look for work." Frank Carideo, Bert Metzger, Tom Italian Consul to Be Guest Kassis, and Richard Donoghue, mem­ The sweaters given proved to be the S. A. Bontempo, president of the bers of the 1930 national champion­ most usable, although odd vests, too, Italian club, has called a meeting for ship football team will be given in­ served a purpose, covering large Monday night, January 12, to discuss signia bearing the legend of Notre spaces in some small boys' trousers. plans for a banquet to be held some­ Dame council of the Knights of Co­ The ?100 donated by the Notre time in the near future for the Italian lumbus, of which they are members, Dame Council of the Knights went to consul from Chicago. according to an announcement made furnish baskets of food to poor fam­ Announcements concerning the com­ by Grand Knight Louis Buckley re­ ilies. Altogether 85 baskets were mittees in charge of the affair will be cently. given out by Sacred Heart parish, made at this meeting. No definite Further announcements were that whose Welfare league worked in con­ date has been set as yet, although the degrees would be administered to a junction with other charity organiza­ banquet will probably be held within class in the first week of February. tions of South Bend. the next two weeks. January, 19S1 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 171

)lllltttlltiii))tliltlllttllllllllll •llttlltlllltllllllllHllHllltlHMtMllMliiiiiMIIIHUIfl*! EDITORIAL^ m.. >••" •••• ••• -.• ••••••••E

THE ERSKINE TROPHY time (Flynn, Guppy, O'Connor and Tiemey), Dan O'Con­ nor in Chicago, Joseph D. Sinnott in Seattle, John F. Shea It seems peculiarly fitting, though a bit selfish perhaps, in Boston, John Balfe in New York City, Chauncey Yockey to rejoice in the fact that the Erskine trophy, that three- in Milwaukee, the late William P. McPhee in Denver, way award given annually to the championship football . and a host of others whose names have continued in the team and its coach by the eminent American sportsman, active files of the Association. Albert Eussel Erskine, president of the Studebaker Cor­ poration of America, and, more intimately, chairman of And, with all due honor to those pioneers, albeit a bit the Board of Lay Trustees of the University of Notre regretfully from the standpoint of progress, there was as Dame, should come again to Notre Dame, so close in much genuine spirit on that first Night as there has ever sentiment and geography to Mr. Erskine himself. been since. Some of those pioneer Clubs have subsided. Some of those active men have retired into distressing There is no prejudice in the coincidence. Two hundred obscurity. Opportunities are greater now than ever. Let and sixty-five highly qualified sports writers of the nation April 20, 1931, recapture everything that that first Night select the recipient. The team has received, for the second had, and add to it the things that can be added—^more time in as many awards, the beautiful trophy. Mr. members, more publicity, radio, music, speeches, dinners, Eockne has received, for the second time, a beautiful smokers, Living Endo^vment, the Club Council at Com­ scroll. And he has received, for the second time, a beau­ mencement, and so far, far into the Night. tiful Studebaker car. The award links Notre Dame and South Bend in a closer bond through the sportsmanship and generosity of Mr. Erskine, one of South Bend's leading citizens, one of Notre Dame's gi-eatest friends. It keeps alive in Notre STUDENT RELATIONS Dame history the long familiar and respected name of Several unfortunate incidents arising from misunder­ Studebaker. The ALUMNUS voices the horribly un-' standings between the Local Alumni Clubs and similar orthodox wish that Mr. Eockne and his teams may so geographical undergraduate units have brought this par­ continue that each member of the squad, by 1940, will ticular phase of activity to the attention of the Alumni have one of Eock's surplus Studebakers. Ofiice. Notre Dame has increased in enrollment to the point where several of these units on the campus have grreater numerical strength than what might be termed the parent UNIVERSAL NOTRE DAME NIGHT organizations. Increased restriction of these groups by the University and student governments has also aided Coloring the news is not outside the editorial policy their internal development. They are most creditable of this publication, contrary to Doctor Cooney's patient organizations and can be invaluable preparation for active, teachings. In fact, so editorialized are most of the non- informed members of the Alumni Clubs as their members contributed articles that the Editorial page usually reads leave Notre Dame and go into the various Club territories. little differently. But because it is one Notre Dame activity that cannot be overemphasized, we mention again Usually the difficulty has arisen from plans made by Universal Notre Dame Night. the respective organizations without mutual consultation. Universal Notre Dame Night is primarily a present One Local Club has reacted to such an involved instance thing. This Night is the Night to plan for, to consider, by appointing a committee on student relations, a step to put across. This brief editorial merely wishes in pass­ which can be recommended to all the Alumni Clubs. ing to remember those pioneers of the fii-st Notre Dame The Alumni Clubs are looked to for leadership. Age Night—April 24, 1924. There was that splendid sentence of the Individuals and experience with organization argue upon which the idea of the Night was predicated—"Notre toward this responsibility. Student opinion is unfor­ Dame's traditions are her men and our measure of a man tunately prone to follow the current trend of suspicion is his devotion to Notre Dame." and iconoclasm, so far as alumni are concerned. There There was John Neeson, '03, Philadelphia, president of is so little complimentary material about alumni except the .Association; Al Eyan, '20, first lay Alumni Secretary in our own publications, and even there we must harp on and Editor of the ALUMNUS; Eev. Matthew Walsh, our own faults. Usually, however, Notre Dame students C.S.C, '03, president of the University; A. E. Erskine, reflect their training. If approachedin a friendly fashion, who on that Night first publicly outlined the work of the if shown the difficulties and convinced of the rightness of Board of Lay Trustees; K. K. Eockne, who gave one of the other side (nor are the students always wrong), they his famous addresses that it seems ought to be the gospel are willing to co-operate. In this approach the Alumni of collegiate athletics; Dr. Neill in Washington, Spalding Clubs must lead. The Alumni Office is confident that the Slevin in Peoria, the big four in Eochester, N. Y., at the Clubs will act accordingly. 172 THE NOTKE DAME ALUMNUS Januarij, 1931 Alumni Can Receive Religious Bulletin

Through the indefatigability of the lations for a Catholic college, that the Father O'Hara and the kindness of Eev. John F. O'Hara, C.S.C., '11, pre­ ALUMNUS offers the Bulletin to the University. fect of Religion of the University, alumni, through the co-operation of Applications for the Bulletin should Notre Dame alumni may, upon re­ be mailed to James E. Armstrong, quest, be placed upon the mailing list Alumni Secretary, Notre Dame, Ind. of his office for receipt of the daily Religions Bulletin. Alumni are familiar with the com­ prehensive and significant Religion.^ This Bulletin, stimulating and re­ ,^ Surveu published annually by Father flecting Religion on the Notre Dame O'Hara, which has been sent to Notre campus, and e\idencing the genius of Dame men everywhere and which has the tireless Prefect, has become the i^^ i^dilfe^ifll attracted national attention. The criterion of religious activity on the F^-^ffi ~ - &>--<^g0i|k 9r • Survei/ is the outgrowth of the Bulle­ campuses of the Catholic colleges of ';^ • HBltnUi^ar H tin, and, a handicap common to con­ America. Daily Communion at Notre densed versions of anything, misses a Dame is one of the wonders of the great deal of the personality that modern Catholic world. Much of its Father O'Hara puts into his Bulletin, success lies in the daily editions of which accounts to probably the gr-eat- the Bulletin. est degree for the wholesome militant Catholicity of the campus, that Cath­ Prayers for sick and deceased alum­ olicity that proved so impressive to ni appear almost daily on the Bulle­ G. K. Chesterton. tin. Father O'Hara has a contact Names of alumni will be placed on with the alumni that brings into the the Bulletin mailing list as soon as Alumni Office the deadly sin of envy- they are received in the Alumni Office. But it is with a i-eal sense of a step While the Bulletin is of course pre­ toward that ideal contact in after life pared for students on the campus, it between a college and its alumni, REV. JOHX F. O'HARA, C.S.C, '11 possesses interest and benefit for any cEditor of Athe Bulletin readers, particularly alumni. probably the biggest step in such re­

N. D. In Beaux Art Mentions Rufus W. Rauch of the English de­ Concert Orchestra at N. D. partment. As an undergraduate, he In a recent competition held by the A concert orchestra is to be or­ was the winner of the Mitchell Mem­ Beaux -Arts Institute of Design in orial award for playwriting. The ganized on the campus in the near New York, E. Bisceglia, L. K. Chreist Midland has accepted several of his future, according to Joseph J. Casa- and L. J. Stitt received mentions shoi-t stories for publication, one of santa, head of the department of while R. P. Bedan, P. P. Chuey, F. D. which was awarded an honorable men­ music. Its purpose will be to satisfy Heath, R. H. Heitger, and Paul Rig- tion by Mr. Edward J. O'Brien in his a self evident need—that of bringing ali received half mention. All of listing of the best short stories of the works of classical composers to these men are students in the depart­ 1929. ment of Architecture here. The sub­ the campus through the medium of the ject designed by the contestants was orchestra. It furthermore will aim to develop such individual talent as may an entrance to a museum. Athletes Honored Out of six designs submitted for a be found on the campus, and for this concert hall in Class A competition, The Veteran Athletes of Philadel­ reason anyone who can play any J. P. Farrell received a mention, while phia, who each year single out what orchestral instrument such as the J. H. Hanson, A. G. Patrick and F. R. they consider to be the most outstand­ •\-iolin, cello, string bass, flute, etc., is West received half mentions. ing performances in the world of urged to report for the first i-ehearsal sport, have picked Frank Carideo, in the band room of Washington hall Notre Dame's two-time All-American on Tuesday, January 13. N. D. Play at Yale quarterback, as the best football play­ er of the 1930 season. The Notre "This Victory," a full length play Dame team was also chosen national by Basil Rauch, will be produced soon champion and will be awarded the Conley to Coach by the Yale University theatre. Mr. Bonniwell trophy in recognition of Rauch, a graduate of Notre Dame in -Announcement was made in Phila­ the honor. the class of 1929, wrote this play in delphia early this month that Tom Professor George Pierce Baker's ad­ Two other awards in the realm of Conley, captain of Notre Dame's 1930 vanced playwriting class. Because of football were made to Leonard Maca- national champions, has accepted a the experimental nature of the play, luso, Colgate university fullback, as contract to coach football at La Salle it will be produced before a special high scorer of the nation, and to the college of that city, next fall. La- audience of students, faculty and in- Colgate team as the foremost team Salle is a new college, having been \'ited guests, who will submit written of the east. opened only last February and next criticisms. The production will be All trophies and awards will be pre­ season will be its first on the grid­ directed by Professor Alexander Dean. sented at the annual dinner of the iron. Conley's home is in Philadel­ Mr. Eauch is a brother of Professor organization to be held on January 31. phia. Jamtary, 1931 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 173

New Requirements Reflect Academic Advancement

University Institutes Several Changes Involving Credits and Degrees; No More Fehniary Graduates After This Year.

BEV. C. L. O'DoNNEix, C.S.C., '06 President of the University dent has passing grades. The de­ tails are explained in a bulletin as forth in the clarified fashion of print, follows: states: "The student who has passed in all "No correspondence or extension the hours and courses required for credits from any school are accepted graduation in his particular college toward any degree conferred by the but has failed on the qualitative av­ University of Notre Dame." erage of 77% will be allowed one or two extra semesters in which to raise Februai-y (between semester) alum­ his average to the requirement, tak­ ni, pass from University history after ing in the average all the courses in the present year with the following which he has the passing grades. sentence: Throughout the e.xtra time he must carrj' at least fifteen hours of work, "After the present school year de­ in courses approved by the Dean of grees will be conferred by the Univer­ his College. He ma3' not repeat any sity only at the public commence­ course for which he already has a REV. J. L. CARRICO, C.S.C, '03 ments, in June and in August." Director of Studies passing grade. K at the end of his second extra semester he has not at­ It is interesting to note that these Announcement from the, office of tained the average of 77% for all developments, which are vital and Rev. J. L. Carrico, CS.C, '03, Direc­ the courses passed, he is to be perma­ distinctly tending toward academic tor of Studies of the University, bring nently dropped from the University. excellence and high scholarship, were in no uncertain terms the policy of (In the averaging of the record of announced in a regular Bulletin from academic development that the Uni­ a student for honors in graduation the Director of Studies. As usual, versity is pursuing. the grades in all the college courses for which the student has registered, there is nothing spectacular about the Outstanding, from the student view­ whether they be passing grades or scholastic activities. Nevertheless, point, is the raising of the general not, will be taken.)" and as usual, they continue to lead average requirements for a bachelor's the general development of Notre degree from the previous 70%. to Another significant decree of the Dame as one of the best as well as 779?: in the courses in which the stu­ Universitv Council, not hitherto set the more prominent Catholic colleges. 174 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS January, 1931

We are planning on an informal Faculty Organization get-together this month and a dinner party in February. We were disap­ Inasmuch as the ALUMNUS is de­ pointed in the absence of a delega­ layed a bit, the following late item loo Late tion from Dubuque, Muscatine and confirms and elaborates a tentative Clinton, Iowa, who were all invited to announcement of the formation of a our party. group of Arts and Letters faculty in The following clipping gives the a cultural and intellectual society, as details of the election of Tri-Cities distinct from the present Lay Faculty to Classify organization which is on a general officers: plane and more or less social. Attorney R. B. Swift of Smith & (Ed. Note: Following are a number Swift was elected president of the At the organization dinner in the of stories which arrived at the Office Notre Dame Club of the Tri-Cities Lay Faculty dining room on the eve­ after the 31 pages of the ALUMNUS at the annual meeting held at the ning of January 13, Francis Moran, were safe in the forms of the printer. Blackhawk hotel Thursday, Dec. 18. '27, assistant professor of English, Deadline, once more, is the fifth of Francis ICing of East Moline was was elected president of the new the month of issue, if any st>-le in made first vice-president, Leo J. Her­ group. William E. Farrell, M.A. '27, make-up or balance in appearance is bert of Rock Island, second vice-presi­ professor of history was elected vice- to be achieved. Of course, news is dent and Ralph Coryn of Moline president. William H. Downey, M.A. always squeezed in at the last pos­ treasurer. Harry M. McCullough of '28, assistant professor of economics sible minute, to avoid the five or six Davenport was re-elected secretary. was elected secretary, and Pedro De- weeks delay that follow its omission, An entertainment committee con­ Landero, '11, professor of modem lan­ but it usually gives an unhealthy sisting of Robert J. Van Lent, Elmer guages, was chosen treasurer. shaking up to the typography. The Besten and Leo Heringer of Daven­ Class and Club Secretaries can be port, George Uhlmeyer and Hayes President Moran appointed a com­ particularly helpful if they will remit Murphy of Rock Island and Charles mittee on constitution and by-laws early.) SoUo of Moline was named. A dinner consisting of George Wack, '23, as­ dance will be held at the Le Claire sociate professor of German, Camille McCole, M.A. '27, assistant professor Tri-Cities Club Meets hotel in Moline December 30. Joe Savoldi, former Notre Dame of English, Daniel O'Grady, assistant Dear Jim: fullback, gave a brief talk on the professor of philosophy, and the pres­ Here is some information of our difference between college and pro­ ident. newly revived Tri-Cities Notre Dame fessional football. Harry M. McCul­ Club which came to life December 18, lough, the secretary, gave a report As stated in the original, tentative 1930 after its Rip Van Winkle-like on the meeting of alumni club repre­ announcement the purpose of the as­ sleep since Easter time. sentatives held at Notre Dame Uni- sociation is the presentation of papers We had our annual election of of­ versitv last May. and the discussion of cultural and in­ ficers December 19th and Annual tellectual subjects. Discussion at the meeting at the Blackhawk Hotel, first meeting extended to considera­ Davenport, la. We had a nice feed Mr. Rockne's Health tion of possibilities of including mem­ et cetera, and there were no fights, in bers of the faculties of some of the fact the Christmas spirit seemed to The ALUMNUS is pleased to re­ other Colleges of the University. No prevail. Harmony was in her highest port that K. K. Rockne, '14, passed action was taken. reign. The enclosed clippings will through his examinations at Mayo's give you the information in regard to with the necessary average for being the election of officers. Please see sent out into the world. He was Judge Joseph Smith that the form is changed among the warned against over-exertion. Alum­ Alumni Clubs. ni are asked to be considerate of Cleveland papers, of Dec. 23, car­ Rock. His health is good, but its con­ ried the news of the appointment, by On December 30th 1930 we had our tinued goodness depends upon easing Gov. Myers Cooper of Ohio, of Jo­ Christmas dinner dance at the Hotel of the terrific strain of the past few seph P. Smith, Ph.B. '14, LL.B. '16, LeClaire Winter Garden. About 50 years. to the municipal bench in the City of people were present and if they did Cleveland. His was one of four ap­ not have a good time the fault was In all fairness. Rock has been bet­ ter about addressing alumni groups pointments from a field of more than theirs. Mr. Robert J. Van Lent is 100 candidates. He had the endorse­ Chairman of our Social Committee. in the various parts of the country than any other University represent­ ment of the Cleveland Bar Associa­ The following out of town guests tion. were present: ative. Now, such demands on his Charles Cash, '26, of Anamosa, la., time and energy are fraught with Judge" Smith has held city offices James Connery, '28, of New York real danger. They are personally in Cleveland for the last six years, City, formerly of Anamosa, la. embarrassing to Rock. He has offers acting as chief police prosecutor for Present students at Notre Dame which involve considerable remunera­ one year. Since then he has been in were present as follows: Joseph Mc- tion for speaking. These, if his the city law department and was the Cabe of Boston, Mass. (Ill not for­ health permits, he owes it to himself ranldng senior assistant city law di­ get him as he had my girl at his to accept. Other appearances in line rector until receiving his appoint­ dinner party as a result of our mix­ with his profession and his position ment. Law Director Harold Burton ing everyone up). Vance Uhlemeyer at the University practically dictate said his departure would leave an im­ of Rock Island, HI. Joseph Rapine of his acceptance. More than these portant position to be filled. Judge Rock Island, 111., Joseph Tussant of threaten his well-being. But as an Smith has handled appropriation suits Utica, N. Y. and M. S. Murphy of alumnus and an interested one. Rock for both the city and the school board Rock Island, HI. dislikes to refuse an invitation from and also has dealt with annexations. The party was a success because of alumni. Hence the request to alum­ the eff"orts of Chairman Robert Van ni to forego the unquestioned pleas­ The new Judge is 38 years old and Lent and Richard Swift, President of ure of hearing Rock, until there is no lives at 355 Dalwood Drive. He has the Club along with the Social Com­ longer danger of a return of his re­ six children, ranging in age from 5 mittee. cent malady. to 12, including one set of twins. January, 1931 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 175 Tommy Yarr 1931 Football Giptain

Taking advantage of a delay in on the Mayflower, or whether as Will panied the parting of teammates in this edition, the ALUMNUS is pleased Rogers had said, like Tommy's fore­ former years was missing, due large­ to announce the election of Thomas fathers, they met the Mayflower when ly to the frequent reimion of the boys Yarr, Dabob, Washington, College of it landed. The new captain is a quiet, in coaches meetings and charity Arts and Letters, two years center business-like boy, who came into a games.) tough spot this year to fill the four shoes left vacant by the graduation ^^^'^v^-i-' • of Tim Moynihan and Joe Nash. Tommy also had the famous long pass in the 1929 Northwestern game to mislead some of his critics. His

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— /• .::••.••;-: part of the answer to the champion­ te-fi'v:-;- ship. His election is popular with ^S^I^H^^ the team, and cannot help but please *<•,:;:?•-. the legion followers of Notre Dame. Tim Galvin, '16, famous alumni orator, was on hand to express the pleasure of the Alumni Association in welcoming at the end of this year the fifteen senior members of the squad who finished their football careers. ^^^^^^^^^^^^«^^^H Rt. Rev. George J. Finnigan, C.S.C, D.D., '11, Bishop of Helena, Montana, was one of the interested spectators and made a brief but effective talk to the boys. Rev. Charles L. O'Donnell, C.S.C, THOMAS YASR president of the University, spoke, 1931 Football Captain-Elect also briefly, in view, he said, of his AL CULVER several appearances before audiences The other nominee which had included the team. He re­ on the varsity squad, as captain of Monograms awarded for 1930 foot­ the Notre Dame football season for peated his conviction that "Notre Dame football is all right." ball went to: the season of 1931. Left Ends—Kosky, O'Brien, Host. The election took place at the an­ The coaching staff, Bill Jones, Left Tackles—Culver, Hoffman. nual football squad banquet in the ' JIanny Vezie, Ike Voedisch, Jack Left Guards—Kassis, Greeney, Har­ University Dining Halls on the eve­ Chevigny and Hunk Anderson, spoke ris. ning of January 14. Alvin Culver, in turn. Hunk's famous "111 do the best we can," was repeated in con­ Centers—Yarr, Rogers, Butler. Wilmette, 111., a Commerce student, Right Guards — Metzger, Terlaak, was the other candidate nominated by nection with the 1931 team, but, as the squad in the preliminary ballot. Rock commented, it was given with Pierce. Culver was varsity tackle this past a lot more poise than Hunk possessed Right Tackles — Kurth, Donoghue, season and was termed by Eockne with its original utterance in 1919. McManmon. Right Ends—Conley, Vlk, Mahoney. the "most underrated lineman in the Dan Halpin, Joe Lauerman and country." Jack Saunders, the efficient and im­ Quarterbacks — Carideo, Jaskwich,; Cronin. Yarr comes from the vicinity of portant senior managers of the team Port To^vnsend and reflects a great of 1930, spoke. Left Halfbacks — Schwartz, Koken, deal of the enthusiasm of E. Morris B. Leahy, Lukats. The average in the field of oratory Right Halfbacks — Brill, O'Connor, Starrett, '21, "dean of football fans," seemed to be higher among the mem­ who has followed Tommy's career at bers of the squad than in previous Kaplan. Notre Dame with all the keenness years. Perhaps championships have Fullbacks—^Jlullins, Howard, Han- and enthusiasm accumulated in thou­ a polishing effect, with the constant ley. sands of miles of travel with .Notre limelight and the sound pictures. ilanagers — Saunders, Lauerman, Dame teams from 1916 on. Morrie Halpin. and Tommy's dad spent several weeks Forty-two gold footballs were at Notre Dame this fall, and the awarded to members of the team, various Starrett enterprises in the managers and coaches. . Prom Invites Alumni Northwest will probably suffer a few The banquet was closed by Notre days neglect during the celebration John J. Collins, Cleveland, Ohio, Dame's famous favorite closer, War­ general chairman of the Junior Prom there after this election. ren Brown, sports editor of the Chi­ of 1931, extends an invitation to Tommy's ancestry includes the In­ cago Herald-Examiner, who. in hi= alumni to attend the Prom this year. dian race. Rockne, who was toast- customary style, landed the party Tickets are five dollars each and may master, stated that it didn't make safely after its oratorical flight. be secured through Mr. Collins, whose any difference at Notre Dame whether (The Editor felt that much of the address is Sorin Hall. The date is a boy's ancestors were immigrants customary sadness that has accom­ Friday, February 13. 176 THE NOTKE DAME ALUMNUS Jamiary, 1931

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RT has always found an ideal home at galleries is contained in the following excerpts Notre Dame. from the Catalogue of the collection: A The beautiful galleries in the University Library are among the leading collections of art "From the early days of Notre Dame priests in America, and are outstanding among the col­ and professors brought to the University various lections of Chi-i.stian art in particular. It is per­ works of art until there had been acquired a tinent to mention here the comment of Dom collection of twenty-five canvases by notable Gregory Gerrer, O.S.B., an artist of today, whose painters, fourteen original drawings, and three splendid knowledge and work have been of in­ pieces of bronze. These works were the nucleus valuable aid to the preservation and progress of of the present collection. the Notre Dame galleries— "In 1917 the Rev. John Cavanaugh. C.S.C.. then "Religious painting has always been the su­ president of the University, obtained from Msgr. preme test of real art. Even in America such Marois, Vicar General of Quebec, Canada, one CRUCIFIXIOX: Gorman i men as La Farge, Sargent, Blashfield and others hundred and thirty-six paintings which he bought hanijs lifeless from a tall cross, ,1.; i have tried their hand at it." in Rome from the noble Braschi family, kinsmen family seen around the upper ]. f th, riyht of the cross slaitds the Si'rr of Pope Pius VI. Some of these pictures be­ '"ii, ,1 Ilcloved Disciple. The Blessed Vir Religion in art, like religion in life, can only I;: * longed at one time to Cardinal Fesch, an uncle a lottit deci*-hlue Dtatttle, with a It' r Ui glorify whatever other talent may abide. of Napoleon I, other's to the Capuchin monks of John is clothed m green and red. 1 th, Formal and brief historj' of the Notre Dame Benevento, and the rest to the Sciarra-Colonna of Jcnisalent nicnnced b>j Unhtninu. 1 Jannary, 1031 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 177

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family. Seventy-four of these paintings were E, with further beautiful examples of the finest selected to adorn the walls of the galleries. art. "To enlarge the work and to make the collec­ The tragic fire of 1S79 was a blow to Notre tion representative of the best in Christian art, Dame art. A Rubens and a Sarto were among Mr. Charles A. Wightman, LL.D., of Evanston, the priceless treasures lost in the flames. Illinois, a collector and a lover of the beautiful To digress a bit further, all the art at the Uni­ in art, donated in memorj' of his late wife, versity is not confined to the Galleries in the Cecilia, an addition of one hundred and eight University Librarj'. masterpieces as a memorial of her lifelong devo­ Professor Stace in 1SS4 wrote the following tion to her beloved Church. This addition made description of the Columbian frescoes, which still .*a»i<7. The body of Our Savior a total of two hundred and twenty-five works of decorate the corridors of the Administration il.'l is darlt. A Jarsie nitubits is art which fill more than four large rooms and Building: f the body and cross. At the constitute what is called the Wightman Memorial Sin 'ii. Mother and at the tej't the "On entering the main doors,-the visitor finds Gallery." ! Vir I;: clothed in a red dress and himself surrounded by frescoes illustrating the a tit r bine eeil over her head. St. rtd. I the hilly distance is tlic city Additional gifts from Mr. Wightman have since life of Columbus, the work of Luigi Gregori, an iiinu. necessitated the opening of a fifth room. Gallery Italian artist, who has been occupied for many 178 THE NOTKE DAME ALUMNUS January, 19S1 years past in decorating the interiors ect before the notice of the queen. contrast admirably with the calm con­ of various buildings here. In the Opposite we see the departure of the fidence of Columbus. Opposite, land vestibule the life-size, full-length fig­ cai-avels on their adventurous journey, has been discovered, and the ring ure of Columbus and Queen Isabella, with Columbus kneeling to receive the leaders of the mob are on their knees from authentic porti-aits, appear on blessing of the friendly monk to whom suing for pardon. Next a broad space the right and left—a fitting introduc­ he owed so much. Next to this is, is devoted to the scene at the landing, tion to the grand historic series which pei-haps, the most striking picture of where the hero is planting the cross is to follow, and which begins in the the series, though one of the small­ on the shore, surrounded by enthusias­ hall itself, with Columbus begging his est, representing the mutiny at sea, tic comrades and awe-stricken Indians. bread at the door of the monastery, in which the crew are threatening the On the other side of the hall is the whose truly noble inmates first recog­ life of the great discoverer. The largest picture of all, showing Colum­ nized his worth, and brought his proj­ violence of the mutineers is made to bus on his triumphant return, present­ ing the aborigines and productions of the new world to Ferdinand and Isabella, enthroned under a canopy erected in the open air, and surround­ ed by numerous court officials, and an apparently unlimited throng of spec­ tators. After this transitory scene of splendor we see another proof of for­ tune's inconstancy: Columbus in chains, the victim of successful treach­ ery, while two Indians, amazed at the perfidy of the white man, appear to be his only friends. Last scene of all we have his death, receiving the bless­ ings of religion, his chains hanging by his bedside above the chart of his discoveries. With these last two paintings on either hand, we find our­ selves at the rotunda, on whose pave­ ment of tiles we may stand and gaze upward two hundred feet into the con­ cavity of the dome, soon to be decor­ ated with appropriate designs by the same talented artist. (Since Profes­ sor Stace wrote this article the inner surface of the dome has been so dec­ tl ollated by the hand of Gregori. The paintings were completed and the dome opened with appropriate services May 29, 1890. Bishop Keane was present, and a masterly oration was delivered by the Hon. William J. Ona- han, of Chicago. The figui-es are alle­ gorical—Religion, Philosophy, Poetry, Law, Science.) "On the right-hand side, on enter­ ing the hall through which we have -3 .=: passed, is the suite of apartments occupied by Pi-esident Walsh. In his a: reception room are to be found several gems of art, among others, a cruci­ 5 -^ fixion, undoubtedly the work of Van­ dyke, and a Titian, the subject being the daughter of Herodias, with the head of John the Baptist. On the left- 4^ hand side of the hall is the public parlor, often literally crowded, spa­ cious as it is, with visitoi-s on exhibi­ tion nights and during commencement week. , The room is decorated with portraits, chiefly those of former presidents of the University." For the benefit of Notre Dame alumni, particularly in reference to this calling attention to the center of Christian art at Notre Dame, the ALUMNUS feels that it is decidedly worth while to reprint the splendid in outline of the relation of the Catholic Church to art, which was written by Father Gerrer as an Introduction to the Catalogue for the Galleries. The January, 1931 THE NOTEE DAME ALUMNUS 179

ALUMNUS is also indebted to the grandest and most endurable. The ened; so were the hands and feet University Library for the use of the innumerable bits of colored enamel An effort was made to give the face illustrations accompanying this fea­ or glass of which these pictures are a grave, dignified composure; accord­ ture. composed present an uneven surface ingly its shape was narrow and oval "The Catholic Church mothered the that causes the light to be broken up and its color a greenish yellow; the fine arts since the dawn of Christian­ and produces an incredibly brilliant eyes were large, the nose long and ity. In the days of the Catacombs effect. thin, the month small and pinched, when she was forced to hide under­ "As Byzantine art developed rules and the hair was usually grey. Grad­ ground to worship God, long before were formed to govern the composi­ ually Byzantine art became stiff; how­ the recognition of Christianity by tion of a picture. The drawing of the ever, the later artists acquired a more Constantine, the soul of the Christian human figure was based on the rela­ delicate execution and began to beau­ artist was impelled to give outward tion of its parts to squares, circles tify its austere type with noble in­ expression to his inward feelings; so and triangles. The body was.length­ spirations; especially is this the case he decorated the rough walls of tufa with pictures relating to the life of Christ and His Blessed Mother, or with symbolical and allegorical or­ 5-?i^|-§ namentations calculated to elevate the mind of the worshipper to things l«^ 2 ^ supernatural an eternal. At that time ^s- pagan art was at its lowest ebb and r; - ^ =- o although the Christian artist was forced by sheer necessity to make 5 ^ £• ~ use of the antique art models then i > existing, he did so only in so far as they could serve his puropse. Thus l|f?s i~ . ^ out of universal ruin a new medium 2- t/3 of expression gradually arose, which culminated at Constantinople after iiir =:2: the freedom of the Church under Con­ ft] stantine in what is known as Byzan­ tine art. "As soon as pagan persecutions ceased edifices were built in which to worship God in a worthy manner, and these buildings were decorated by If craftsmen and artists eager to glori­ fy God and His servants. Architects, masons, goldsmiths, workers in wood illf!!- • and stained glass, sculptors and paint­ ers, emulated each other and devoted their lives to the glorious work. The result was the wonderful galaxy of 5- =" s basilicas, churches, monasteries and 1 1 1 t other edifices preserved and gloried I i 1I i 1 I in as 'national monuments' by the §• 2- •s. 1 kj European governments of today. In s- 1 addition to this, such men as St. Am­ i f brose, St. Gregory and others embel­ 1 r 2<• 1 1 zr- 'H' lished the ritual and composed ele­ p^ s "^ O 2 5 =• gant music to beautify the services t s- B- S of the Church. s •2> •2, a. i 5 f "It was also in this era that illu­ 2: 3. 5 K ta mination had its origin. The monk s 2 S=.• r- SI 2. ^3.' in his cell occupied his time copying the Bible, the Missal, and other books and manuscripts, which he adorned with beautiful colored ornamentations and pictures. In those days, centuries before the invention of the printing press, not many of the common people could read, and this was another rea­ Pifif son for art in the Church. St. Greg­ ory the Great said that the walls of the churches were decorated with pic­ tures in order that those who were unable to read might at least be in­ structed in the life of Christ and the mysteries of their faith by the paint­ ings which they saw depicted on the walls. Byzantine art found its high­ !i est expression in gorgeous mosaics to 'Sir: which it lends itself wonderfully well. Of all wall decorations mosaic is the 3ili: 180 THE NOTKE DAME ALUMNUS Jaimarij, 1931

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with miniature painting, which long of the sculptor who began in a crude women have strange eyes, square preserved many beautiful and expres­ way to create realistic statues, but jaws, and monotonous draperies. sive traces of the ancient spirit. it was not until the fifteenth century Gradually, however, sacred themes When we consider the time and diffi­ that the new birth of art called the were depicted in a more lifelike, culties under which these early artists Renaissance began. The transition realistic way, as we see in the work had to labor, we wonder at their from the Byzantine to modem art of Uccello, Masolino and Masaccio. success. was so imperceptible that it would be "Under the last named master the "No sooner was the Church freed impossible to name any one person transition is complete. He was the from the persecutions of the pagans as the father of the new art. The first painter to round out the form, than the incursions of the barbarians movement took place principally in modeling it by means of light and began. Goths, Vandals and Huns Florence and Siena. The artist made shade, making it agree with his clear­ overran Southern Europe in hordes an attempt to paint more pleasing ly defined artistic intention. His ex­ and had to be civilized. Christianized forms, to portray action, and to ex­ ample became the leading influence in and educated. Furthermore the Icon­ press motion. The saints w^ere paint­ all the art of the fifteenth century. oclasts, even worse than the barbar­ ed in rich surroundings of landscape Almost every master of that century ians, went about w^aging war against and architecture, and they were rep­ down to Leonardo studied his works art and destroying countless master­ resented in the costumes of the day. and learned from them. There was pieces. It is a miracle that Byzan­ While there was, as a consequence, a one gx'eat exception in Fra Angelico tine art survived at all under such decided loss of purely religious im­ who continued painting wonderful circumstances. It not only survived port in the pictures produced, real masterpieces in the earlier style. He but has continued as a real force life for the first time became the se­ was preeminently the painter of the down to our own time, and today rious subject of art and was so glori­ supei-natural. By nature raised above John Sargent, Edwin Blashfield and fied and elevated as to give lasting the common plane of life, he pene- others are decorating churches and value in the realm of the beautiful. ti'ated deeper into the realms of the public buildings in our own country But the pioneers were still groping blessed than any other artist; he was with magnificent Byzantine murals. after perfection; not even the great the noblest product of the mystic and "There was a movement among the Giotto can now impart unalloyed adoring spirit of the Middle Ages. artists of Italy in the twelfth century pleasure, however much we esteem "When we consider the achieve­ to free themselves from set rujes. him for his pure color, grand compo­ ments of the painters of the fifteenth This departure from old methods sitions and the life and action he im­ century we are surprised to see how manifested itself first in the activity parted to his figures; for his men and completely they cover the entire field January, 1931 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 181

of art. It would be difficult nowadays pressed in an opposite way when we the Church, to persons who did not to paint a picture the prototype of are in the presence of good persons. even know their meaning and criti­ which could not be found in some We love to be in their company, to cized them in a way contrary to the work of that time. commune with them. Goodness and spirit and purpose for which they "Following down to the beginning kindness seem to flow out of them. In were created. But now they are of the sixteenth century we come to like manner goodness and kindness again in a Catholic atmosphere and Ghirlandajo, Botticelli and a gi-eat and sanctity must have shone from will once more teach the beauties of number of other masters who usher our Saviour and in lesser degree from the Catholic faith; they •mU lift up us into the High Renaissance, where His Blessed Mother and all His great the mind to things higher and holier, we find such giants as Leonardo, seixants. It is just this supernatural for they are silent preachers of pene­ Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, Cor- quality which raises men above the trating sermons on faith and piety. reggio and a host of others in Italy, ordinary that all great artists ti-ied An hour spent in the presence of these and in western Europe such masters to depict. They were not content to masterpieces in silent contemplation a Durer, Holbein, Rubens, Velasquez paint the common things of this will prove a precious spiritual boon and a multitude of others. These men world, but sought to poi'tray the to many a person. were all children of Mother Church, spiritual, the ideal. Religious paint­ "It is becoming that a gallery of and their greatest achievements were ing has always been the supreme test Christian art should be located at their religious works. They were not of real art. Even in America such Notre Dame University, -where the content to paint histoiy or nature but men as La Farge, Sargent, Blashfield students may have an opportunity to aspired to depict the supernatural, and others have tried their hand at it. study pictures and derive much bene­ which has always been the supreme "No doubt the pictures that make fit from them." test of the highest art. up the Wightman Gallery have a his- The Kev. John Cavanaagh, C.S.C, "At times when we are in the pres­ toiy connected with them. Many were former president of the University, ence of certain persons it is not neces­ originally altar pieces, or decoi-ated and patron of art at Notre Dame, is sary to tell us that they are not good; the walls of a chapel or some religious in charge of the Galleries. Father we are sure of it; we are uneasy in home. Since then they have wandered Gerrer makes periodical visits to their company and wish to avoid far, some of them even coming into Notre Dame for the technical care of them. On the other hand, we are im- the possession of persons hostile to the collection.

Sylvester Featured Nicholson Works Squad D. F. Kelly Honored An article concerning Notre Dame, Coach John P. Nicholson has put D. F. Kelly, prominent Chicago entitled "The School Nobody Knows," his track men to work in earnest now merchant, recipient of an honorary has brought considerable journalistic that Christmas interruptions are over LL.D. from the University in recog­ prominence to Harry Sylvester, '20. and the opening of the 1931 season is nition of his intense Catholicity as a The article appeared in the Brooklyn less than a month away. Men who leader in the business world (1930), Eagle originally and was widely had good dirt tracks available in has been given the highest Papal copied. AVhile it does not begin to honor, Knighthood in the Order of e.xhaust the Notre Dame that the their home towns were given assign­ Malta. world ought to know, it demonstrates ments to be can-ied out during the that the world is willing to listen, a holidays. These cases were so I'are, Mr. Kelly is president of the Fair point that is worth noting by other however, that the whole squad is Store, and a leader in Chicago civic talented alumni. hardly more than in the first stages affairs. Which reminds the Editor that this of the difficult task of getting into con­ is as good a place as any to say that dition for the first time this year. J. P. McEvoy is reported to have made A Bill by Any Other Name a very fine and constructive talk Practice so far has consisted of Is still a bill. Nevertheless Brother about the Notre Dame team as he met calisthenics and jogging. Hurdlers Aidan, C.S.C, thinks the following them on the California trip, in a radio have been working for form, shot- might swell the coughers, to mistreat address on January 12. Jlore later, putters to get the "feel" of the heavy an old phrase: if we hear of it. But is is another ball rather than distance, and the e.\ample of the broadening opportuni­ sprinters have been trying out the Some pay their dues when due. ties for Notre Dame men to act for Some do before they're due. the University, and of the need for stai'ting blocks once more. Some never do. being informed for those opportunities Freshman candidates have also been How do you do when your dues are when they arise. asked to report, and, as has been Coach Nicholson's custom in the past, due? James Roy in Radio will continue to work right along with the varsity. Freshman Coach "Spike" James Roy, '29, former national England will take charge of them Carideo to Purdue intercollegiate oratorical champion, after Nicholson has directed the calis­ Announcement that Frank Carideo, now a student in the Harvard Law thenics and given the usual instruc­ Notre Dame's AU-American quarter­ School, has become a member of the tions. back, has signed an all-year contract Shepherd Broadcasting Service as an as assistant football coach at Purdue announcer from Station WNAC, ac­ Between 40 and 45 men have been university, was made known today by cording to a recent announcement in reporting each night and many more N. A. Kellogg, director of athletics. the Boston Pilot. are expected in the next few days. He will report next fall. Mr. Roy has become both popular Track prospects, this year, are very and prominent in speaking and debat­ The official annoimcement verified good, and with a little co-opei-ation reports of recent weeks that Carideo ing in Cambridge, partly through from the student body_ Coach Nichol­ activities in the K. of C. and partly would help Noble Kizer with the Pur­ as a member of the East Cambridge son should put out a better than due team. Terms of the contract Catholic Institute. average team.— {The Scholastic.) were not revealed. 182 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS January, 1931

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Coach Knute K. Rockne, through Q.. ••a the Publicity department, announced THE SCHEDULE f Squad Sells Seals the official football schedule for the 1931 season early this week. The I Oct. 3— I The majority of the people of this schedule, as had been previously in­ I Indiana at Bloomington. | country will in a few months remem­ ber the Notre Dame national cham­ timated, contains nine of the ten 1 Oct. 10— I teams who opposed Notre Dame dur­ pions of 1930, merely as football play­ I Northwestern at Chicago. I ing the season just past. ers, but the Anti-Tuberculosis League of Saint Joseph county will remember In carrying out his resolution to I Oct. 17— I them as contributors to a worthy cut down on the length of future i Drake here. | cause. For it was on Friday night, schedules after the "suicide" one of I Oct. 24— j December 12, 1930, that the South 1930, Coach Rockne found it neces­ = Pennsylvania here. I Bend Tribune's broadcasting station sary to drop one team. Southern WSBT auctioned off Christmas health Methodist was the one to be dropped. I Oct. 31— I seals for the League, bearing the sig­ The contract with the Mustangs was 1 Carnegie Tech at Pittsburgh. | natures of Coach Rockne and his men. but a one-year affair and they were therefore the ones who had to be left j Nov. 7— I A sheet of seals inscribed by the off. 1 Pittsburgh here. I entire squad of eighty-two men was sold for ?75. Another sheet of 100 The season will be opened on Oc­ I Nov. 14— I seals, bearing the signatures of Coach tober 3 against the Hoosiers of In­ i Navy at Annapolis. i Rockne and the first team netted §10. diana with the game being played at The sheet on which the autographs of Bloomington. The second game will I Nov. 21— I 1 Southern California here. I the second team appeared was sold probably be one of the best of the for ?3. Seekers of the signatures of year. The Wildcats of Northwestern I Nov. 28— I the men on the third team also paid $3. will be Notre Dame's guests at Sol­ I Army at New York. | The Christmas seals were on sale dier field in Chicago. The proceeds at Li'lingston's store. Many enthusi­ of this game, over a certain amount, B.. ..Q astic fans called at the store to obtain will go to repay Northwestern the should be filled to capacity—as is al­ the seals bearing the signature of 5100,000 they advanced to Chicago ways the case when Notre Dame, their favorite player. Frank Carideo's charities this fall. plays the Army. autograph was much in demand by This game is followed by two home the South Bend public. games, with Drake and Pennsylvania, Carideo Is Net Star The usual plan of auctioning was on October 19 and 26. Carnegie Tech With more than 11,000 enthusiasts not used. Instead of awarding the will be met at Pittsburgh on October jamming the Coliseum in Chicago, a Christmas seals to the highest bidder, 31, and on the first Saturday of No­ picked team flaring the banners of the first bidder was rewarded with the vember the Panthers of Pittsburgh Walsh hall of Notre Dame went down sheet. will repay the visit of the Fighting to defeat before the Knights of Irish made to them this fall. Columbus All-Stars of Chicago when "HUNK" ANDERSON SIGNS The Naval academy will be met on a belated rally gave the Windy city November 14 with the Middies as team a four-point advantage to bring Heartley "Hunk" Anderson, line hosts. Returning from the east, the score to 24-20 as the game ended. coach of the year, has signed a one- "Rock's" boys will be in for a week Frank Carideo was seen as the out­ year contract to act in the capacity of hard work in preparation for a standing performer in the Notre of assistant coach for the coming 1931 visit from Coach Howard Jones' Tro­ Dame lineup. His shooting was in­ football season, it was announced by jans of Southern California. This strumental in giving his team a 9 to the Faculty Board in control of Ath­ game will undoubtedly be the feature 6 lead at half time. As the all- letics this week. Anderson was a star attraction of the season in the new American quarterback appeared on guard on early editions of Knute Notre Dame stadium. the floor clad in the scanty basketball Rockne's football elevens, being a The season is scheduled to be closed attire the large crowd thundered a teammate of the immortal George on November 28 with the Army offer­ mighty ovation and cheered his every Gipp. Following his graduation from ing the opposition. The Cadets have move throughout the game. Notre Dame he was line-coach at his met defeat at the hands of Notre Two other games between Catholic Alma Mater. Last year after a brief Dame three times in a row now, and high schools of Chicago rounded out spell at St. Louis university he re­ are about ready to see what can be the program, the proceeds of which turned to Notre Dame as assistant done about it. The Yankee Stadium went to charity.—{The Scholastic.) head-coach under "Rock." January, 1931 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 183 All-Stars Win and Lose. Resume of Basketball Games Echoes of the "fall of Troy" rang across the gridiron of the Los Angeles coliseum as a band of Notre Dame all-stars, led by the giant fullback, That combination that was worry­ Joe Savoldi, took the measure of a ing Coach Keogan early in the bas­ 1930-31 BASKETBALL f West-South all-star team, 20-7, on ketball season seems, at the present j SCHEDULE I Saturday, December 27. Sixty-five ivriting, to have become less difficult. thousand spectators Avitnessed the 5 Dec. S—Notre Dame 26, Kalamszoo 15 = game staged by the Elks' club of Los Pennsylvania, which did not do so I Dec. 12—Northwestern 43. N. D. 29 = i Dec. 15—^Purdue 34, Notre Dame 22 = -A.ngeles for the benefit of California well against Notre Dame in the Fall, = Dec. 19—N. D. 31, Pennsylvania ID | charities. passed up an opportunity to do some­ = Dec. 30—N. D. 24, HI. AVesIcyan 17 | The South Benders, captained by thing about it, when the basketball i Jan. 3—N. D. 17, Northwestern 20 E the ail-American quarterback, Frank 1 Jan. 6—N. D. 27, Ohio State 24 1 team from that institution, on a dis­ 5 Jan. 9—Notre Dame 29, Wabash 19 : Carideo, had little difficulty in dis­ astrous western trip, permitted the = Jan. 13—^Jlarquette 23. Notre Dame 30 = posing of the eleven led by Russ Saun­ E Jan. 17—Pennsylvania there i Notre Dame five to compound a vic- ders, former U. S. C. star. Savoldi E Jan. 24—Pittsburgh here E scored first during the third minute torj- 31-19 on Dec. 19 in the Notre E Jan. 31—Open E of play on a brilliant dash of 56 yards, Dame gymnasium. Newbold and De- E Feb. 3—Indiana there S E Feb. 7—Pittsburgh there i and again on a 34-yard jaunt near Cook, two Hoosier running true to i Feb. 13—Wabash here = the end of the quarter. Carideo added the native basketball tradition, led E Feb. 21—Butler h:-re I both extra points. 1 Feb. 2S—Army there 1 the offensive that smothered the «s- I 'Mar. 2—Syracuse there E In the fourth quarter Savoldi added itors. E Mar. 6—jNIarquettc there E the final marker for the Rockets on = Mar. 10—Butler there : a short plunge. Saunders scored the Illinois Wesleyan was another vic­ = Mar. 14—Iowa there E West-South touchdown on a long piss tim of the successful Keogan renais­ B„ ..Q from .A.psit, and then added the extra sance. On Dec. 30 the team, led by point. Newbold and Norb Crowe, a third through the net. The score, by virtue star from the Hoosier firmament and of this arrangement, see-sawed in a Players who made the trip were: the famous Crowe's Nest in Lafayette nen-e-tingling series of lead shifts Carideo, Brill, Elder, Savoldi, Metz- from which came Clem, Ed and Fran, until the last five minutes. Norb ger, Kassis, McManmon, Cannon, defeated the Methodist five 24-17 on Crowe came back into the game. A Twomey, Parisien, Vezie, and Veo- the Wesleyan fioox-. Crowe was re­ play was followed by time out and a disch, of Notre Dame, and Glen turned from a guard berth in the huddle. It was like the old Parisien Harmeson of Purdue. The team was • Penn game to forward and shared to Niemiec pass. Crowe led the at­ coached by Heartley "Hunk" -Ander­ honors with Newbold for four baskets tack that followed with two baskets son, line coach at Notre Dame. each. and was joined with one each by De- Cook and Newbold. This Hoosier up­ January 3, Northwestern over­ rising was too much for the Buckeye Benny Friedman, and his New looked an opportunity to wish Coach endurance and the final horn sounded York Giants won a lop-sided victory Keogan a Happy New Year by hand­ (no more cannon, by the way) with over a Notre Dame ex-star team, led ing the Notre Dame team a second Notre Dame leading 27-24. The horn by the Four Horsemen, 22-0, in a defeat. But, to dig up an old one, it mentioned above is loud and distinc­ charity game played in New York tive above all the noises of the gym, was a moral victory when aligned City, December 14. a tribute to the horn. It sounds like with the decisive early season N. TJ. Friedman, all-American quarter­ triumph. The score 20-17, fails to a compromise between what is pop­ back from Michigan, scored two of tell the story of how Rieff, N. U. for­ ularly called a "birdie" and George ward who scored 26 points single Keogan's side-line coaching voice, but the Giants' touchdowns and added handed in the first game, was held it commands attention—and, if I may one extra point. scoreless until but three minutes re­ say so, how. Fesler, the Big Ten's The Notre Dame team was com­ mained to play and two N. D. men prize athlete, was one of the drawing posed chiefly of the members of the guarding him had been removed for cards for the game, playing a nice 1924 national championship team, al­ their efficiency. The three baskets he back-guard's game. though such later stars as Cannon, scored in those last three minutes are The most recent game at press time Twomey, Moynihan, Carideo, O'Con­ the answer. The game was signifi­ is the Wabash game. This game, nor, Vezie and Elder got in the game. cant from the Notre Dame viewpoint when Hoosiers meet Hoosiers, is a for the opening up of Tommy Bums, more sound indication of the success Rochester N. Y. boy, at guard, and of the Notre Dame team. More pow­ Track Reconstructed the return to basketball form of er, therefore, to the victory for Notre Work has been progressing quite Jaskwhich, one of Rock's quarter­ Dame over the Little Giants 29-19. backs of promise, in a guard berth. satisfactorily the past few days on De Cook tossed seven baskets for far the reconstruction of the running and away the high honors of the track in the University gymnasium. The Ohio State game at Notre evening. Dame on January 6 was probably the The west end of the track is being biggest thrill the spectators have had Outstanding among the recent de­ raised in order that the curve may be this season. Notre Dame was hit­ velopments in the Notre Dame five is banked. In the past, this part of the ting the rim with regularity but not the Baldwin-Bums combination at track has been considerably lower completing the arcs inside that magic guard, leaving the scoring machinery than the corresponding curve at the circle. Ohio State, while getting in the hands of De Cook at center, opposite end of the gym and has and Newbold, Crowe and Gavin at caused the runners much trouble due scatered shnts, were counting them to the difference in bank. with distressingly regular swishes forward. 184 THE NOTKE DAME ALUMNUS Jantiary, 1931

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AICRON "The predominant alumni: Presi­ in on us and each was impressed by dent Ed. Lutz and his trailer; Al our loyalty and made comments in "Dear Jim: Boehm with his; Marty Ryan, his the papers the next day. I am enclos­ "Some inquiry was made by you as brother brought the girls and ex­ ing one of the clippings. to who succeeded Steve Wozniak, now plained all of their good qualities; studying (?) at the U. of Krakow, Gordon Bennett with his school girl; "With best wishes, I beg to remain. in the role of President of the local Ed Bank and his cane, (due to a game Yours verj' truly, Alumni Club. The writer of this leg.) The cane was discarded as the Bill Kavanaugh." letter is, or was, elected Vice-Presi­ evening wore along. Tom Kenny, dent, and perhaps should step up. Hank Bums, Pinkey Cotter, Marty Travers, George Doyle, and more . . . "The active members of the Akron but trj' to remember. Club put on a formal dance at the DAYTON ALUMNI OF NOTRE .University Club and quite a few of "The election of officers came off DAME CHEERED BY WIN the younger members of the alumni without injuries although a tie did Club were present. They all managed come about at the election of gover­ to stay to the finish. nors between Tom Kenny and Bus Ir­ By Jake Frong. win. Bus took Tom outside and came While a small band of Notre Dame "A stag party is scheduled for the back alone with the cards." 17th of January at which time plans football athletes, headed by their will be made as to what type of a "Gordon Bennett, ex. '26, won first coach, Knute Rockne, was handing get-together will be had on April 20. place; Al Boehm, '24, second place; the University of Southern California More later! Marty Ryan, '28, holds the bag; Hank one of its worst defeats in the school's Frank Steel." Bums, '29, wields the pen. history yesterday afternoon before a crowd of 90,000 fans on the Pacific "Don't expect too much from the coast, a similar group of Notre Dame prize winners. Reasons withheld. I alumni assembled at the Miami hotel here yesterday afternoon, hoping and ARICANSAS asked Gordon what his policy was for the following year. He and Cal ran pulling for an Irish victory. The following is an excerpt of a on the same ticket "Actions speak letter from Rev. George F. X. Strass- louder than words." And Gordon is After listening to the gigantic ner. President of the Notre Dame a bad actor. grid struggle as a guest of the Day­ Club of Arkansas: ton alumni of Notre Dame yester­ "The Buffalo-Notre Dame Alumni day, we can readily understand why "Hooray for our football team! wish you a very Happy New Year, the South Bend school has risen to Have talked Notre Dame everjTvhere Jim. such great heights in the football in my fourteen county circuit; and Paul." world. reading on Sundays from the Altar the •(vrite-ups of Notre Dame in We've seen many a university Our Sunday Visitor, iiany times have alumni get-together, but never has to prove that Notre Dame is not just DAYTON it been our good fortune to see as a football school; the Hurley gift and fine a band of grads who still pos­ his remarks accompanying it give me A letter from Bill Kavanaugh came sess as much school spirit as the a strong argument. too late for the December issue. Here Notre Dame alumni showed us yes­ it is: terday while following the fortunes ~ "The ALUMNUS is getting better. of Knute Rockne and his Ramblers Keep it up. (Ed's note: Thanks for "Dear Jim: on the Pacific coast. the kind words.) "Perhaps you sometimes wonder "With best wishes, a Merrj' Christ­ No alumni in the country, we whether or not there is an alumni venture to say, is as strong and as mas and Happy New Year, I am. club in Dayton. I wish to assure you well organized as the Dayton-Notre Yours sincerely, emphatically that there is. The sec­ Dame chapter. It isn't large in (signed) George F. X. Strassner." retary here will take all the blame numbers but tremendous in spirit. for the lack of publicity that has been That's what makes Notre Dame so forthcoming from us. tough to beat on the gridiron— school spirit, and the one and only BUFFALO "On December 6th our worthy Pres­ ident, Joe Murphy, called a meeting Knute Rockne. This from Paul Hoeffler: of the members of the Notre Dame The Notre Dame alumni get-to­ Club to be held at the Miami Hotel. "Dear Jim: gether brought forth numerous in­ Before the meeting we had a radio teresting facts. In- its midst were "What a night December 30, 1930! reception of the Southern California such civic honorables as Judge Fer- The biggest and best Notre Dame game which, of course, was very en­ neding and John Shea, who, by the party Buffalo ever witnessed. About thusiastically received by our mem­ way, are the two oldest Notre Dame 225 couples all set for a good time bers, about thirty in attendance. alumni in-the city. and everyone had what they looked After the game the soprts writers for. Song—Laughter—^whooppee! from the various local papers dropped There was Joe Murphy, another Januarij, 1931 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 185

•well known local attorney, who, it QlltlMllllillllllllllllltlltllllllllllllllliaillllllllllllllllDlllttllltflllfllllitllltfllMlillMHtllMlltlitfMttlMtmlHIiHIIMltlMlfHmHI* was revealed, was Notre Dame's first cheer leader. And judging by yes­ terday's little show, Joe Murphy hasn't lost a bit of his old-time ability as a leader of cheers. Mur­ Local Alumni Club Meetings phy was also a classmate of Knute Eockne. "The only difference be­ tween Eockne and me," says Joe i Send Notice of Meetings of Clubs Not Listed to Murphy, "is that he never knew i • Alumni Secretary, Box Si, Notre Dame, Indiana. what it was to lead a cheer, while I never knew, and probably never will know, what it is to coach the greatest i CHICAGO: Friday; 12:00, Ivory Room, Mandel's (weekly luncheon). football team in the country." I CINCINNATI: Tuesday; 12:15 p. m., Broadway Hotel (luncheon meet- Huddled also together and listening : ings—first and Third Tuesdays). attentively to everj' description of play were Gene Mayl and "Eed" Shea, both former athletes under ICnute : CLEVELAND: Monday; Hollenden Hotel (year around luncheon Rockne's reign. And Gene and Eed i meetings. were just as enthusiastic over the play-by-play accounts of the contest i DES MOINES: Monthly meeting—no regular date—(call Carleton as if they were in the midst of the I Beh). struggle themselves.

Dayton-Notre Dame alumni prob­ I DETROIT: Thursday; 12:30 p. m., Frontenac Inn, 42 Monioe Avenue ably wasn't the only organization I (weekly luncheon meeting). which celebrated the Irish vietory over the Trojans yesterday. Every I DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Monthly luncheon—last Wednesday of alumnus of the South Bend institu­ I each month; University Club, Washington. tion joined in the celebration—and rightly so. I FORT WAYNE: Monthly dinner—no regular date—(call Edward T. That, in brief, is the Notre Dame I Gilmartin, President). school siprit—a spirit which cannot be excelled. : JOLIET: Monthly meeting—first Tuesday. (Call Clarence Wilhelmi I for details).

FORT W.A.YNE 1 KENTUCKY: Tuesday (luncheon meetings—second Tuesday; no reg- | i ular location; call J. R. Brown, President). | "Dear Jim: "Fill the hungrj- ALUMNUS col­ i LOS ANGELES: Monthly dinner meeting; no regular location—(call | umns with a load of this. The Uni­ I John S. Mclnnes, President, for details). i versity of Notre Dame Club of Fort Wayne paid their respects to ten Fort I NEW JERSEY: Monday; 7:30 p. m., Newark Athletic Club, Newark | WajTie undergraduates at an annual Christmas dinner at the Catholic i —(monthly meeting—first Monday). | Community Center building here De­ cember 29. Edward Gilmartin, presi­ I NEW YORK CITY: Thursday; Fraternity Club, 22 E. 38th Street— | dent, opened the meeting by extend­ I (weekly luncheon). = ing his felicitations to the under­ graduate guests and expressing his I NORTHERN CALIFORNIJV. : Tuesday; noon. Grill Room, Fairmount i pleasure at their presence. I Hotel, San Francisco—(monthly luncheon—first Tuesday). | "Thomas A. Hayes officiated as toastmasterfor the informal speaking I EOCHESTEE: Wednesday, 12:15 p. m.. Chamber of Commerce Private | program comprising brief talks by i Dining Eoom—(Luncheon—first and third Wednesday). | John G. Baker, Donnelly P. McDon­ ald and Harry Flannery, of the alum­ j SYRACUSE: Wednesday; 12:15 p. m., Schraft's—monthly luncheon— | ni; and Jack Williams, of the under­ I second Wednesday). . | graduates Mr. Williams promised the alumni that the undergraduates I WABASH VALLEY: Four times yearly—January, April, October, | would give their fullest co-operation I December—Fowler Hotel, Lafayette, Ind.—(call Francis Watson, | to alumni activities after graduation. i President, for details). | (Make a note of that, Jim).

"Dr. James M. Dinnen, who went I UTAH: Tuesday, University Club, Salt Lake City—(monthly luncheon | to Notre Dame before a great many I —first Tuesday). | of the Fort Wayne alumni were bom, was forced to be absent from the city 1 AVESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: Thursdays; 12:15, McCreery's Dining .1 the evening of the banquet but sent i Room, Sixth -A.ve. and Wood St., Pittsburgh—(weekly luncheons); | a telegram to Mr. Gilmartin express­ ing regrets, and wishing every one present a successful New Year. 186 THE NOTEE DAME ALUMNUS January, 1931

"Incidentally Messrs. F. Leslie Lo­ Night, April 20. A group of Notre proached by the speeches (he gave gan and yours truly who like our­ Dame men, definitely organized and three) of "Sleepy" Jim Crowley selves like no one else, reported willing to assume a certain amount (Yup, he and Adam Walsh and Noble cheerfully that the club has now a of responsibility as Notre Dame's ICizer were late arrivals from New little cash on hand after not pajTng representatives in a community can York with Joe Byrne ha%'ing them in for a few expenses. Under the ad­ do the University inestimable good. tow.) ministration of these modest gentle­ We hope that Notre Dame men in men, there has never been a club Kansas will get in touch with Norb "Crowley's imitation of Rock's pre- deficit. This is intended as a good- Skelley, 636 E. Iron Ave., Salina, game talk, his talk on Pro-hi-bition natured wise-crack at preceding ad­ Kansas or write direct to the Alumni and one other had the gang in ministrations. Office, Notre Dame. Let's have a stitches. Freeman previously had definitely organized Notre Dame Club rolled 'em in the aisles with hot "Take the wheat from the chaff and of Kansas listed in the Februarv ones. (By the way, one guest was make a news item for yourself out of ALUMNUS! Cadet John Watters, a Jersey boy and this letter. a lineman likely to be prominent against N. D. ne.xt Fall.) Best wishes for 1931, "Space is too valuable to go into Cliff Ward." NEW JERSEY more detail, but suffice it to say that some of the N. D. boys who stayed to "Dear Jim: the last were, in addition to the com­ mittee: Bus Griffin, Ed Broderick, "Happy New Year to you personal­ INDIANAPOLIS Karl Pfeiffer, Charley Winter, Frank ly, and from the New Jersey alumni McDermott, Dan O'Neill, Jim Wal- The Alumni Office is in receipt of to the N. D. alumni of the world. dron, Jerry Hayes (He's just come an interesting duplicate plaque, the out on top in a New Jersey medical original having been presented to "The New Jersey alunmi are seri­ ous in everj"thing we do—serious, I examination and is now Dr. Hayes to Knute K. Rockne and the Football you and you and you); Tom Farrell, Team of 1930 by the Indianapolis mean, in putting across the best sort of time for visitors. And our party Tom and Dick Purcell, Treasurer Club. The inscription is: "Congratu­ Jim Quinn, President Bert Daniels— lations to Knute Rockne and his 1930 I think, was the best ever. (Please forgive the Chairman for being ego­ his name ought to be at the head of National Football Champions. Notre the list since he welcomed the gather­ Dame Club of Indianapolis." tistic enough to say this—actually my co-workers, Jerry Froelich and Carl ing); "Dike" Scanlon of New York, Lass Fish, Bill Carter, George Hew- The Alumni Secretary wishes to Zwigard, had plenty to do lith the affair.) son; E. Staehlin Shields; Eddie Dug- take tills means to express his sin­ gan. Wliat a gang! cere appreciation and thanks to the members of the Club for this thought- "I must remember that, as a writer, Everyone had such a good time I am prone to be long-winded (it pays fulness. We are proud to have this that we are all looking forward to at magazine word rates). • So I'll duplicate plaque on display in the the Universal Notre Dame Night. have to be brief. The purpose of the Our Secretary, Joe Nulty, will let Alumni Office. affair was to honor five Jersey boys you know details later. who have been on the varsity foot­ ball squad. Thus it happened that "Please pardon the lengthy busi­ seventy persons gathered to honor ness but I can hardly help it. nd ICANSAS Bucky O'Connor, Vinnie Whelan, Bob please don't forget to mention that JIassey, Al Capter and Bill Blind. Frank J. Roan, 'OS, was our excellent A letter from Norb Skelley from The party was held at the Newark toastmaster. We have high hopes Salina, Kansas is self-explanatory. Elks Club Tuesdav night, December that he will be around regularly to "At a Salina Country Club dinner 30. our meetings." Saturday evening the following Notre Art Lea Mond. Dame men were present: Bob Briggs, "Just by way of gi\'ing you the Tom Quinn, John E. Carlin, Albert Mc­ lowdown on the way we attract Lean, Norb. F. Schwartz Charles L. worthwhile folks glimpse this list of NEW YORK Schwartz, Norb. Skelly, all of Salina, speakers: Lawrence Perry, famous Kansas and Arthur Schmidt of Con­ sports writer; Eugene W. Farrell, Not to be outdone by New Jersey, cordia. At this dinner the same business manager of the Newark Ed Byrne crashes through with a thoughts were expressed that I have Evening News (one of the country's long letter about the N. D. doings in heard from former Notre Dame men leading dailies); Howard Freeman, the big town. in Hutchinson, Wilson, Garden City humorist and cartoonist creater of and Wichita this year "why not a the nationally syndicated golf strip Kansas-Notre Dame Club even though "In the Rough"; Daniel Murphy, "Dear Jim: there are a very few of us, that just N. D. '95, famous patent attorney; "We have been off the pages of the once a year we could all get together James Heyer, vice-president of the ALUMNUS for a while but we are and talk over old times and co-operate Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Co.; going to make this issue. toward something better later on?" Rev. Cornelius J. Ahem, one of Jer­ sey's most active young priests. "As usual, the Notre Dame Club of "I can assure you that if such a New York has been very active dur­ Club is formed out here it will be a "To say everyone had a good time ing the Fall season. The Club ran credit to the University. puts it mildly. For once, in my ex­ two trainloads of alumni and un­ "With sincere regards, perience, I saw ordinarily conserva­ official alumni down to Philadelphia for the Penn Relays on November 8. Norb. F. Skelley, '25. tive speakers enjoy the whole pro­ ceedings. The affair started at seven There wasn't a soul who didn't enjoy The Alumni Office has written to and ended at midnight. Perry's his­ the festivities between 1:30 P. M. and Norb and hopes that the Club of tory of Notre Dame would have done 4:30 P. M. The only game for sheer Kansas can be organized and get go­ credit to an alumnus; Howard Free­ brilliancy and perfect execution of ing before Universal Notre Dame man's humorous talk was only ap­ offensive plays which nearly rivalled January, 1931 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 187

this perfect game was the Nebraska now invited Jimmy to sit with him on ments for the dinner were made by a . game on November 15, 1924 when the the sidelines when Notre Dame plays, committee headed by Mr. Flynn." Horsemen and Mules hypnotized the though we all hope he doesn't become Clint Lintz, Secretary writes that comhuskers on Cartier Field 34-6. a member of the Downtown Coaches the next meeting will be held some­ But, in the Penn Relays, we easily Association. The Club presented a time in February for the election of copped the meet, because we had check for $265 to Mayor Walker and officers. everything from dash men to boys his official committee for the unem­ The local club received no little who could go a mile and win. ployed, which represented a dollar for publicity on New Y'ear's night when every point Notre Dame made this Tom Ashe spoke over the local sta­ "We had the Bellevue-Stratford as Fall, and the Mayor stated that if our headquarters, and the Club, under tion in regard to Notre Dame and the Rock knew we were going to do this recent football Season. the sponsorship of "Dike" Scanlan, he would have applied a little more Tom Murphy, Bill Daunt and myself, pressure during the Season. Harold P. Burke, '16, has recently spread a sumptuous repast in the Red been appointed to the attorney-gen­ Room. After that, we all attended "The Club held its business meet­ eral's office in Albany. Mr. Burke the dance given by the Philadelphia ing in the middle of December, and a has been an active member of the Club in the Ballroom. John Neeson nominating committee was elected to Rochester Club for sometime and and John Kelly put on a grand show. propose members of the Board of everyone is glad to hear of his recent Governors for the year 1931. Messrs. success. "Returning to New York as we all O'Donnell, Kenny, Scanlan, Murphy, had to, we prepared ourselves for and McEUigott hold over for one those last three climactic games that more year. For members for two were to give us another championhip. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA vears, the following were proposed: George Kingsley, Secretary of the The Northwestern game was heard at William A. Walsh, .John T. Balfe, the Hotel Pennsylvania where Notre Club promised us a detailed report of James F. Hayes, Ambrose O'Connell the Now Year's Ball which the Club Dame men were the guests of Mr. and Ed Byrne. For one year: John Berg, a Northwestern alumnus, and held at the Pittsburgh Field Club. Leo McBride, Harry Sylvester, Joseph According to George the plans had an official of the hotel. The game Lenihan, Patrick iVIcDonough and Ed­ was a thriller! . . . been completed to make this affair ward A. Fallon, (who, by the way, one of the feature events of the holi­ "The Army game we all heard just successfully passed the New day season. No report has been re­ broadcast at the Catholic Club. That York Bar examination.) We have our ceived yet. After the magazine is game should have been played in the first annual meeting on Januarj' 15. swimming pool with old Mike the on the press the writer expects to referee. "Rock is in town now for the Auto find a fat newsy letter from Pitts­ show. We think he looks hungry so burgh containing all the dope. It is "New York didn't get a real view we are going to have a luncheon for always thus! of Notre Dame players until Satur­ him. More later, Jim. Happy New The .A.lumni Secretary wishes to day, December 13, when they arrived Year. congratulate the Club of Western here for the charity game with the Ed. Byme." Pro-Giants. We met the team at Pennsylvania on the fine spirit the the Grand Central with the Mayor's members have been displaying in con­ Official committee. The team received ROCHESTER nection with the Living Endowment a tremendous ovation in the station Plan. As we pointed out in the De­ and enroute to City Hall where they "Upwards of one hundred alumni cember issue of the -ALUMNUS, a and Rock were officially received by of Notre Dame and Georgetown Uni­ collection is taken up at the Club our Mayor, James J. Walker. Hugh versities gathered at Powers Hotel meeting to which the members "con­ O'Donnell, president of the local club, ballroom Saturday night in the first tribute. The proceeds of this collec­ presented Rock and the team to His combined party ever had by former tion are forwarded to the Alumni Honor, and the Mayor delivered a students of the two institutions. Office to be applied to the Fund. This beautiful address emphasizing Notre Entertainment which included a system is a great encouragement and Dame's glorious contribution to Amer­ quartet in songs of the two uni­ one of the best steps yet in the devel­ ican sportsmanship. Rock spoke as versities was interspersed between opment of the Living Endowment only he can. The speeches were courses of the dinner, and following Plan among the Clubs. broadcast over four radio stations. the dinner, brief speeches were made P. S. by James P. B. Duffy, president of "The next day, the thousands came No sooner had the Western Penn­ the Georgetown .A.lumni Club; Joseph for charity and to see Notre Dame. sylvania Club notes been sent to the Tiemey, president of the Notre Dame We lost, but what a wonderful cause printer than a letter from the Club Alumni Club; Commissioner of Pub­ was benefitted by the sacrifice and Secretary arrived. We note that the lic Safety Donald A. Dailev, Joseph devotion of those many boys who New Years Notre Dame Ball was a H. Corcoran, Joseph H. Flynn and came back because they loved Notre huge success—socially and financially. Joseph J. Doran. Mr. Tiemey acted Dame and Rock. They played for The crowd was the largest in the his­ as toastmaster. charity and charity was the victor, tory of this affair, thus assuring the $125,000 net profit was realized. The speeches mostly were in rem­ Chairman a Happy New Year. Under­ iniscent vein. Included among out- graduates from Pittsburgh and other "That evening. Rock, the boys and cities in the Pittsburgh territory were their friends were tendered a banquet of-town guests were "Sleepy" Jim" Crowley, one of the Four Horsemen, present and helped to make the dance at the Vanderbilt. The dinner com­ the success it was. mittee was composed of Dike Scan­ and Glenn Carberry, captain of the lan, Tom Murphy and myself. Mayor 1922 Notre Dame football team. A Another item of interest in George's Walker and Rock were the guests of football used in the Notre Dame- letter is the notice of a change in the honor. Hugh O'Donnell presided as Southem California game and auto­ weekly luncheons of the Club. In­ toastmaster. John Neeson was there graphed by the members of the 1930 stead of the luncheons at Gimbel's from Philadelphia, -A.ngus McDonald, Notre Daine squad, was on display at Dining Room on Thursday noon, the ever loyal, was a speaker and told an the dinner. weekly affairs will be held at Mc- excellent tale concerning the Stan­ Undergraduates of the two univer­ Creery's Dining Room, Sixth Avenue ford game in 1925. The Mayor paid sities, home for the holidays, were & Wood St., Pittsburgh, every Thurs­ a great tribute to Rock, and Rock has included among the guests. Arrange­ day at 12:15 P. M. . 188 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS January, 1931

E E =THE ALUMNI Q uQ The log chapel at Notre Dame Uni­ NUS is that of ROBERT EMMETT versity provided the setting Saturday, KIRBY, ex '28 to Miss Antoinette Deaths December 27, for the marriage of Katherine Langsenkamp of Indianap­ Miss Suzanna Leen, daughter of Mr. olis. The Alumni Office has received a and Mrs. William Leen, of Cincinnati, telegram from Reading, Pa., contain­ The wedding took place in SS. Ohio, and JOSEPH S. MORRISSEY, Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianap­ ing the verv sad news of the death of '28, of Danville, 111. The ceremony GERARD E. KREMP, '24, who passed olis, with Bishop Joseph M. Char- was read at 9 o'clock by Rev. Charles trand officiating. Mass was said by away Wednesday, November 26. The L. O'Donnell, C.S.C, president of the telegram was signed by Robert and the Rev. Elmer J. Ritter and the University. ceremony was followed by a wedding Ferdinand Kremp, N. D. '21 and '25 Following the ceremony, a break­ respectively. breakfast at the Indianapolis Ath­ fast was given in the Gold room of letic Club. The ALUMNUS regrets to report the Oliver hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Mor- on the death of GEORGE KUPPLER, rissey are making their home in Cin­ Miss Eleanor Kirby, sister of the '02, who died in Shelton, Washing­ cinnati, Ohio. bridegroom was maid of honor and ton, December 28, as the result of an Miss Josephine Madden, Miss Mar- automobile accident. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Sullivan an­ jorie McDuffee, Miss Martha Barry nounce the marriage of their daugh­ and Miss Frances Koeneman wei-e Mr. Kuppler was a member of the ter, Margaret Fern to DONALD D. the bridesmaids. James Kirby, Notre Dame football teams of 1S98, SULLWAN, '30, on Saturday, Janu­ brother of the bridegroom sen-ed as 1899 and 1901 and played in the first ary 3, Northampton, Mass. best man and the ushers included football game held on Cartier field. Howard Crowby, John Davis, '28, He was graduated in law from the Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. O'Brien, Robert Langsenkamp and Heni-y University in 1902. He visited the Langsenkamp, Jr., both brothers of University in October of last year to announce the marriage of their daughter, Grace Dolores, to CHES­ the bride. Anthony Kopecky, '28, and attend the dedication of the stadium Vincent Ducey, '28, both of Chicago, at the time of the Navy game. TER ALLEN WYNNE, '22, on Sat­ urday, December 27, in Omaha, were among the guests. He was bom in South Bend in Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby have left for 1878 and lived in that city until he After February 1, Mr. and Mrs. a trip to Asheville, N. C. Mrs. Kirby was twelve old, when he moved with Wynne will be at home in Auburn, attended St. Mary's College, Notre his family to Port Angeles. Alabama where Chet is coaching the Dame, Indiana and the Marj'mount Mr. Kuppler was a member of the Auburn Polytechnic Institute. School at Tarrytown, N. Y. firm of Chris Kuppler and Sons of An announcement from JUNO And now the biggest news story in Port Angeles, prominent pulp mill KINERK, '24, from Washington, D. construction firm and president of the 1930! LOUIS JOHN BUCKLEY Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce. C, informs the writer that Miss JOINS BENEDICTS! On Monday, He was a director of the First Na­ Marion Weber, of Niles, became Mrs. December 29, at exactly 9:20 (Louis tional Bank of Port Angeles and of Juno on October 12, in South Bend. was twenty minutes late) in the Log the American National Bank of Port The announcement was fashioned Chapel of Notre Dame, Louis Buck­ To\vnsend. He was the first presi­ after the famous "Believe It Or Not" ley, one of the eligible bachelors of dent of the Fort Angeles Rotarj' Club by Ripley, and Juno offers to prove the Class of '28 left the ranks of and Elk and Masonic lodges of Port anjiihing stated on request, sent with single blessedness. Miss Pauline Angeles. stamped and self-addressed envelope Christenson was the girl: Rev. John to 2001 I St., N. W., Washington, Reynolds, C.S.C, '17, read the ser\-- Surviving are his widow, Willetta; D. C. ice; Miss Mary Agnes Christenson and a daughter, Mrs. Jerrj- Simpson, and Joseph Brannon, ex '28, were the wit­ three brothers, Herman and Oscar of A wedding of special interest to nesses; and members of the immedi­ Port Angeles and AValter of Seattle. ALUMNUS readers is that of TIMO­ ate families and a few stunned friends The ALUMNUS expresses the sym­ THY MOYNIHAN, former football the spectators. pathy of the University and the As­ star and assistant coach of the team, sociation to C. E. SMI'TH, '29, whose and Miss Slabel Roach, Rawlins High Mrs. Buckley is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Christenson, of wife passed away on September 23. school teacher. Mishawaka. She attended St. Mary's The couple were secretly marired College. Mr. Buckley is a member of last September. They met while stu­ the Class of 1928 and received his Marriages dents at the local high school. -Ac­ Master's degree in 1930. He is an cording to Mrs. Moynihan, Tim went instructor in Economics at the Uni­ to Rawlins for a visit last fall while versity, Grand Knight of the Notre Miss Elizabeth Chotard, daughter she was a teacher at the local high Dame Council of the Knights of of the late R. D. Chotard, and WII^ school. They were married Septem­ Columbus, and is the 1928 Class Sec- LLVM D. O'SHEA, ex '09, were ber G at Rock Springs, Wyoming. retarj' for the ALUMNUS. married at St. Andrew's cathedral, The marriage was kept a secret Fort Smith, Arkansas on December until Mrs. Moynihan went home to Mr. and Mrs. Buckley will make 16, by Bishop John B. Morris. visit her parents. Warden and Mrs. their home in South Bend. Mrs. O'Shea is state chairman of A. F. Roach. Her father is warden Miss Bemice Kintz, daughter of the Americanism Committee of the of the state penitentiary at Rawlins. Mr. and Mrs. John Kintz, Edwards- American Legion Auxiliary and Mr. burg Road, was married to DONALD O'Shea is state historian of the Another wedding which is good L. NORTON, '30, of Erie, Pa., son of Legion. copy for the column of the ALUM­ Mr. and Mrs. Edward Norton, of Hut- January, 1931 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 189

chinson, Kansas, in a ceremony per­ minim in 1879 but had to leave after dormitory stairs on my hands and formed at 9 o'clock December 28, in two or three years. He returned after knees and came down "on the bannis­ Sacred Heart Church, Notre Dame. having been at work for several years ter. I was so sore and lame I couldn't Rev. John Reynolds, '17, officiated. but did not stick it out, much to his walk up the steps. After that I took regi-et. However, his son, also a up handball. That was the big- sport Mr. and Mrs. Norton left immedi­ James, I understand went through one those days. Football was just im­ ately for Cleveland, Ohio, and will of the engineering courses and after­ promptu horse play." make their home in Erie, Pa. wards went to Columbia for banking and was in a New York bank for A taste of the game came down to a while to get experience. He is now Mr. Comerford's three sons, however. married and living in Detroit. George, John and Dean, all entered Births the minim section in 1903. George, "The only thing for me to do to now vice-president of the Joliet Maca­ obtain news for.you will be to write roni company, promptly became a BART C. FAVERO, '27, is the personal letters to all of my gi-oup. football player and acquired a broken proud father of a son, Joseph An­ Until then, with hopes, nose. thony, bom December 17. Most sincerely, "We're all fans now, though," the ROBERT M. ANDERSON." elder Comerford said. "This football isn't the football we knew with Notre Engagements The Alumni Secretai-y had the Dame the master of the game—^wdl, pleasure of a long \nsit, December 31, we'll be rooting until they throw the Mr. and Mrs. John H. Van Deven- with J. W. GUTHRIE, '85, of Alli­ last pass." ter of Yonkers, N. Y., have announced ance, Nebraska, who was spending the the engagement of their daughter. holidays in this vicinity. Mr. Guthrie 1890-1893 Miss Helen Van Deventer, to JOHN entertained the office with stories of LAW, '30, also of Yonkers. Miss Van the Notre Dame he knew and we Louis P. Chute, 7 University Ave, spent a very pleasant afternoon scan­ Deventer attended Trinity School and Jiinneapolis, Minn,, Secretary. was graduated from the College of ning through old records and bound New Rochelle. volumes of the Scholastic. Mr. Guth­ rie was a member of the boat crew The following comes from the Sec­ John needs no introduction. .A.s and a football player "way back retary, Louis P. Chute: Captain of the 1929 football team he when" Notre Dame wasn't considered National Champions. "When at Notre Dame a few- will long be remembered as one of decades agone this Secretary always the best guards Notre Dame has had A newspaper article from Joliet, enjoyed the quippish good humor of in the business. John has been coach­ Illinois, gives us some more dope on Professor Stace, the 'bachelor-afraid- ing at Manhattan College, New York the "good old days." N. J. COMER- of-the-girls." He wrote poems and City, since his graduation from the FORD, '83, tells of some of the inter­ little dissertations under the noms-de University. esting highlights at- Notre Dame dur­ plume of 'Boyle Dowl' and -Justin ing the early '80s. Mr. Comerford In a letter from Frank Steel we Thyme" and spent the recreation says: "It was football with the accent hours in solo hikes and high boots find a paragraph containing the an­ on the 'foot' in those days. The boys nouncement of the engagement of musing intellectual problems, filling didn't play rival colleges with the the interstices with comic sayings. JOSEPH ICRAICER,'27,to Miss Betty cheers of 115,C00 wild fans ringing Dettling. Frank says: "Joe was ap­ Mathematician, linguist and clear in their ears. There weren't any thinking genius, a latent droUsome pointed Chairman of the Social Com­ thrilling passes, startling long runs mittee of the Notre Dame Club of humour saved him from the dullness for touchdowns, or even any touch­ and drabness of single blessedness. Akron and to make his social status downs. Furthermore, they didn't play more effective immediately informs He never qualified in the requisite football with rival colleges because condition for emulation of Dr. Egan's the boys that he is going to be colleges in 1889 weren't officially rep­ married." Congratulations on both 'The Lilacs' by establishing his con­ resented by teams. It was then what templated 'The Rhubarbs.' accomplishments! now would be called intra-mural sport. "Boys of the college used to line up "Professor Stace featured well in in teams of 50 players each on a more the history of the upbuilding of the Personals or less standard field with goal posts 'Spirit of Notre Dame.' For disin­ 10 feet high at each end. The ball terested friendship for his Alma Ma­ was thrown up between these two ter he ranks quite with "The Colonel' 1880-1885 milling mobs and the battle was on. and Martin McCus. They played for a barrel of apples. Prof. Robert JI. Anderson, '83, Circle- There was a penalty for running with, "Sometimes this Secretary tries to the ball. get a little droll himself, having a ville, Ohio, Secretary. predilection for the terse,—^for titles "The 1880 'pigskin' was round, like that say mouthfuls in short terms. He A letter from Prof. Anderson says: a present-day soccer ball. A player "Here we are back of the dead line is just now hoping to meet someone could advance it only l>y kicking it with nothing to tell of our crew. Not especially qualified as an historian of one has sent me a line. In this little with his feet." men and events at the old College, one community there are several who were Mr. Comerford was 18 years old versed in the big facts and little gos­ students at Notre Dame. Two of these when he entered Notre Dame. Given sip of the place who might take the are brothers who were there back in his first chance to play football, he urge to write a dissertation on a title my time, but who did not graduate. decided to make a reputation for him­ or two come into this one's cabesa, The elder brother is JOSEPH S. self by stopping the antics of the (or maybe calabeza for short),—such SMITH, who is a farmer and raiser "race-horses," as the upper class vet­ as 'The Nnncness of the Tunc' or of fancy stock. His home place is on erans were called. "The to-dayness of the Yest'—tying to­ the Eastern outskirts of the town and When asked about his success he gether the Log Cabin, the Old Main, is called Sunny Side. The younger said: "The less said about that, the the Fire, the Guilded Dome; the Kick- brother, JAMES J. SMITH, was a better. For a week I went up the ball, the Rugby, the Four Horsemen, 190 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS JanuaiT), 1931 the Carideo, the Unbeaten;—the spir­ its of the Carried-on inspiring the spirit of the Carrying-on; and give DIX REUNIONS expression to the idea that the then and today, with intervening events, friendships and associations, can join in spirit as family group in an ever JUNE 5, 6, and 7,1931 present 'now.' "Maybe the above won't take, but in any event it disposes of a notion. CLASS SECRETARIES NOTE! CLASS MEMBERS NOTE! "This Secretary would likewise com­ ment that he was the one who, not JLvKE YOUR PLANS ACCORDIXGLY! officially as Secretary but individually only, got off a pretty good one some­ The line of years at the top marain dcsianatcs the years in which reunions are held. The column of figures down the left ntarffin designates tJte class year or year of graduation. time ago about 'Empty Pews,' saying: Why should not the pews of the Cath­ olic churches be the emptiest of them 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 193" 193S 1939 1940 1943 1942 1943 1944 all, knowing as we do that all Sunday 1939 1939 morning and for two hours on the 1938 1938 week days they spend so much time 1937 1937 emptying them? 1936 1936 1935 1935 "The above are but samples of 1934 1934 quips that pop in and pop out. They 1933 1933 help to drive dull care away. 1932 1932 1932 "At a later date, if acceptable, you 1931 1931 1931 might be regaled with a dissertation 1930 1930 1930 on the personal experience of a sub- 1929 1929 1929 1929 amateur-footballist. It is appreciated 1928 1928 1928 1928 that injection of the personal element 1927 1927 1927 1927 1926 1926 1926 1926 1926 is subject to some objection, but it is 1925 1925 1925 1925 hoped that no offense will be taken to 1924 1924 1924 1924 the allusion that there are some who 1923 1923 1923 1923 will forgive anything." 1922 1922 1922 1922 1921 1921 1921 1921 1920 1920 1920 1920 1897 1919 1919 1919 1919 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 Rev. John MacNamara, St. Joseph 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1916 1916 1916 1916 Sanitarium, Mount Clemens, Mich., 1915 1915 1915 1915 Secretary. 1914 1914 1914 1914 1914 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 The above address for Father Mac­ 1912 1912 1912 1912 1912 Namara is a temporary one. Father 1911 1911 1911 1911 iVIacNamara has been resting and 1910 1910 1910 1910 1910 gaining strength at the Sanitarium 1909 1909 1909 1909 1909 1908 1908 1908 1908 1908 for some time now. We are using the 1907 1907 1907 1907 1907 above address instead of the more 1906 1906 1906 1906 1906 familiar one at Garden City in the 1905 1905 1905 1905 hope that some of Father's many 1904 1904 1904 1904 friends will drop him a line at Mount 1903 1903 1903 1903. Clemens. 1902 1902 1902 1902 1901 1901 1901 1901 1900 1900 1900 1900 1910 1899 1899 1899 1899 1898 1898 1898 1898 Rev. 51. L. Jloriarty, 527 Beall Ave., 1897 1897 1897 Wooster, Ohio, Secretary 1896 1896 1896 1896 1895 1895 1895 1895 1894 1894 1894 • 1894 1894 The following from the genial 1893 1893 1893 1893 1893 Father "Mike" Moriarty: 1892 1892 1892 1892 1892 1891 1891 1891 1891 "This word may reach you early on 1890 1890 1890 1890 1890 one of the latest New Years. The 1889 1889 1889 1889 1889 1910 Secretary has just come through 1888 1888 1888 1888 1888 some well grouped holidays and with­ 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 out blustering like a braggart I can 1886 1 1886 1886 1886 1886 say softly that we i-eceived greetings 1885 1885 1885 1885 1885 from some nice people. Most of these 1884 1884 1884 1884 people are too prominent to mention. 1883 1883 1883 1883 1883 1882 1882 1882 1882 1882 "We managed to see a part of the 1881 1881 1881 1881 1881 Army game through the rain and fog. 1880 1880 1880 1880 I felt and looked as if I had recovered 1879 1879 1879 1879 1878 1878 1878 that blocked kick and straightway went into dry-dock for repairs. January, 1931 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 191

"FATHER BOLAND, '18, came to coached the team of N. D. All Stars ence, Italy, where he is to spend the help out at Wooster during the holi­ which won a victory over Jim Phe- next couple of years, having taken a days. With his help I was able to lan's star aggregation as Los An­ house at 28 Via Vecchia Fiesolana, kesp on keeping on. geles in December. Florence. Mrs. McGuire has been abroad for some months. Harry will "I am promising you to get in "Vince and Clem, Jr., Pater com­ meet her in Naples and she will ac­ to help at Wooster during the holi- prise the law firm of Pater and Pater company him to Florence." touch with RED MILLER next week in Hamilton, Ohio. Vince was one and perhaps we can line up some of the star performers of the class of A short note from JOE MENGER news of 1910 for the February edi­ '22; Clem, Jr. took an A.B. course at assures us that he is still keeping tion. Meanwhile, voila and besides Notre Dame in 1926-7, and then took things going in San Antonio. Joe M. L. Moriarty." up the study of law being graduated says: "You might expect a long from the University of Cincinnati. letter one of these days." 1916 "Last month we suggested a lost and found department to report as 1926 Timothy P. Galvin, 708 First Trust lost those of whom we seem to get Bldg., Hammond, Ind. Secretary little or no information due to mod­ Dr. Gerald W. Hayes, 38 N. 12th St., esty or carelessness etc. Those listed Newark, N. J., Secretary. Classmates of HAROLD P. BURI^, as lost last month are still lost. But '16, will be pleased to hear of his ap­ we are not licked yet. Let us have some news from or about: Harry SEYMOUR WEISBERGER, '26, pointment as deputy attorney general South Bend attorney, has been ap­ for the State of New York. Hoffman, Morgan Sheedy, George Prokop, Joe Behan, Jack Rice, and pointed by Sam P. Schwartz, Prose­ the Pied-piper Sylvester Steinle." cutor, as assistant attorney for City After his graduation from Notre Courts. Seymour will handle the Dame Harold entered the army in work in the South Bend city court. 1917 on this country's entrance into the war. After discharge from ser\'- 1924 We have had several requests for ice, he studied law, and he was ad­ James F. Hayes, 358 Fifth Ave, the address of DOCTOR GERALD mitted to the bar in 1920. For a time WELDON HAYES. This morning he was associated with George Bums New York City. the Alumni Office received a letter in law practice, and for several years from TOM FARRELL who gives us past has been a member of the firm Application for admission to the this interesting bit: "Relative to of Hone & Burke. He is active in St. Joseph County bar was made Jerry, I might state that our Class American Legion circles and in fra­ Januarj- 10 by Benjamin C. Piser, Secretary is deserving of considerable ternal organizations. He has been a former resident of Mishawaka, who praise. A week ago last Saturday, member of the Notre Dame Club of will enter the law firm of Shively and he with 60 others took the examina­ Rochester. Arnold. tion for the internship at the Newark City Hospital, which was a competi­ • Mr. Burke was Democratic candi­ Mr. Piser was graduated from tive affair. Naturally, you have date for member of Assembly in 1929 Notre Dame in 1924 and from the guessed that Jerry came out first. and for State Senator last Fall. He University of Chicago in 1927, re­ His internship will begin next July has been active among the younged ceiving a Doctor of Jurisprudence and meanwhile he is learning the Democratic element and has headed degree. His high school education whys and wherefores of infants at an organization of young Democratic was received in Mishawaka. He was the New York Foundling Hospital. attorneys for the last four years. graduated in 1919. "Presume you know that JIMMY We offer him sincere congratula­ After leaving the University of STACK has started his surgery in­ tions and best wishes for success. Chicago Mr. Piser became associated ternship at Bellevue Hospital in New with the firm of Silber, Isaacs, Sil- York. ber and Woley in Chicago. Mr. Piser 1922 specialized in civil and corporation "I have been severely reprimanded Gerald .4she, 1024 Jlonroe Ave„ Roch­ matters in Chicago. by several of the fellows for not men­ ester, N. Y., Secretarj-. tioning JIM SILVER'S wife's former "A card from J. P. CuUen informs name at the time I wrote to you._ It us that he is in Detroit temporarily, 1925 was Margaret Gallagher, and she is a but J. P. should be more explicit. John W. Scallan, Pullman Co., 79 W. sister to JIM QUINN'S wife." Maybe Jack Higgins or Jim Foren Adams St., Chicago, Secretary. will investigate the details and ren­ 1928 der a complete report to this depart­ Some of these days we hope to find Louis Buckley, Notre Dame, Ind., ment. a letter from the Class Secretarj* with some dope on the 25ers. Secrteary. "Bemie McCaffery is president of the McCaffery Co., jobbers of electri­ Until the Alumni Secretary suc­ LOUIE BUCKLEY, Notre Dame's cal supplies and machinery in South ceeds in crashing do\vn the gates of most recent newly-wed, has contrib­ Bend. the elusive Jack we, graduates of uted this letter for the '28 column. that GREAT Class of '25, will trj' to "The fountain of youth, which be content with the notes of our class­ evaded Ponce de Leon, was discovered mates success that find their way into Here is a letter from RALPH this fall by our own Hunk Anderson the Alumni ofiice. The case of The GARZA which I am sure you will who surprised some of the modem People of '25 vs. Scallan will be taken enjoy reading. Ralph certainly made youths with his sparkling exhibition up at the next session. a good guess on the Notre Dame of line play in charity games. Hunk score even if he did give So. Cal deserves a world of credit for his "HARRY McGUIRE, '25, was seen credit for one touchdown. part in developing the Notre Dame at the Roosevelt Hotel, New. York Mexico City line last fall, and furthermore he City, preparing to embark for Flor­ December 4, 1930. 192 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS January, 1931 in the city about two weeks ago; he I do not see them very often except is located at Saltillo, Coah., where he JOE LENIHAN, GEORGE WINK­ runs a radio store. LER, JACK ROURICE, and BILL O'­ Of the ones I mentioned above. Pal­ REILLY whom I see at New York. omino, '27, the two Gomez, '27, and PHILIP A. WALSH is living at 44- MOTOR TOURS Castro, '27, are working for the Mex­ 54 Bennett Avenue, and working for ican Light and Power Company oper­ the Terminal Cab Co. FRANK DOAN GREAT BRITAIN—under the direction of ating in this city. Toriello, '27, had did not miss any of the others in his Professor William A- Frayer,—from Salisburj' a "Hacienda" in the state of Guana­ letter which gives me less to -vrrite through Devon and Cornwall, the English juato. Arena, '27, is working for the about. Lakes, the Shakespeare Gauntry, Scotland, National City Bank of New York; by the cathedral towns. London. 3S days. the way he was married about five I myself am working for General FRANCE—with Professor Rene Talamon— months ago. Two Trevino brothers, Motors Truck Company in this city from Interlaken and Montreux to Aries, doing the purchasing and quite a Niraes, Carcassonne, the Pyrenees, Normandy, '25, are working for the Mexican Tel. the Chatcaus of Touraine. 36 days. and Tel. and George Palomino is tak­ little of the accounting. Having CENTRAL EUROPE—under the leadership ing some kind of a course at the plenty to do, I am well satisfied. I of Dr. Georse H. Allen—in an area where University of Mexico. am s"till living at 611 West 111th cultural and scenic interest are concentrated Street and have no immediate pros­ as nowhere else. Many out-of-the-way places Kindly tell me if you know what pects of any change in residence. in addition to the great centers. Ilsenburg Naturally I am unmarried. and Salzburg as well as Berlin, Dresden and the addresses are for Joe Horan, '28, Vienna. -IS days. Frank Duquette, '28, Dick Greene, '28, Be sure to put me in touch w^ith and Frank Gagliardi, '28. Jerry Hayes, Jim, and let me wish Send for Special AnnmnTvnicnt, Hoping that by the time this letter the Armstrongs a verj' Happy New- gets to you we know the score was Year. Bureau of University Travel N. D. 20, So. Cal. 6, I remain, Oliver F. Schell, '29." SS Bo.rd Street Xcwton, Massachusetts Ralph B. Garza, '28. 1930 Very truly yours, Bernard W. Conroy, 1109 Kenneth From Joe Menger, San Antonio, .4ve., New Kensington, Pa., Secretarj-. comes the news that GEORGE KIENER, '28, dropped in New Year's An item of interest to '30 grads is: Mr. Louis Buckley, Dav. "W.ALTER F. STANTON, 22-year- Secretary of the Class of '2S, old-Gary lawyer, who received his Notre Dame, Ind. law degree from Notre Dame last June, will be the youngest member of Dear Louis: 1929 the 1931 legislature of Indiana." I -will begin by saying that al­ Joseph P. McNamara, 231 Wisconsin though for the past year I had the GEORGE 0'M.A.LLEY, '30, is work­ best intentions to write and report St., Indianapolis, Ind, Secretary. ing in Maurice Rothschild's in Chica­ of my whereabouts, I never had go- "time" to stop and write a few lines. We wish to remind Mr. McN.A.- MARA, of the Indianapolis McNa- BOB RIGLEY, '30, has gone to the Since August 1928, after my gradu­ maras, that he is still Class Secre­ University of North Carolina, where ation, I have been working for a hy­ tary. The -ALUMNUS still craves he will continue his studies and in­ droelectric company. At first my job news of the '29 Class in exchange for struct. Bob has picked a good school, took me through different sections of which Joe will be given that long a good town and a good season to go Mexico, but finally about a year ago discussed "ride." Joe has apparently South. the company brought me to Mexico been kept busy handling the political -Ajid here is a letter from the Sec­ City, where I have been located since affairs of Indianapolis. However, he retary: that time. My address is "Apartado has been sighted on North Lafayette S-bis, Mexico City, Mexico." Street, South Bend, on several occa­ "I'm taking a little vacation here in sions, and unless he sends us some New York at present. Although there is no "Notre Dame dope for the February issue of the Club of Mexico" a few of us get to­ magazine we will tell all. "I was over to the Metropolitan gether every 14th and have a very Club dance at the Biltmore on Mon­ informal supper. Those that attend JOHN T. BURKE, Clinton, Mass. day. It was quite a party with DAN are CARLOS PALOMINO,'27, RAUL is still studying at the Boston Uni- CJVNNON taking all prizes. He even PLORES, '27, ^^NCENT GOMEZ, versitv Law School. JIMMY BR.4DY, beat out "BUCKY" O'Connor. The '27, RAFAEL GOMEZ, '27, JOE JOHN CL-VNCI and SAM COL.ARUS- place was jammed and the alumni TORIELLO, '27, FRANK CASTRO, SO are still at the school. The fel­ well represented. GEORGE WINK­ '27, ALEJANDRO .A.RENA, '27, lows say they find time to talk about LER, GENE KENNEDY, LEON ZA- GEORGE PALOMINO, '??, RODOL- the school, the team, etc. BRINSKIE, ED YORKE, the WALK­ FO TREVINO, '25, JOSE TRE\aNO, ER brothers, RAY McCOLLUM and '25, and the writer. Received notice that both JOHN numerous others were there. DOARN, '29, and GEORGE F. CO- CONNIE OCHOA, '28, is also in GAN, '29, passed the bar in Nebraska. -ART DENNERY is now attending the city -working for the National John has offices in the Union State McGill University in Montreal. LAR­ City Bank of New York. Bank Bldg., Omaha, Neb. RY CRONIN and TOM BRADLEY are preparing to sail for South .4.mer- Just today I met ARTURO GON­ This from New York: ica. ZALEZ, '25, who is working for the National Highway Commission. He "When a man writes a letter from TOM KENNE.ALLY is teaching at seems to be making out quite good. this town, he is expected to tell some- Manhattan College now that his foot­ My brother OSC.A.R G.ARZA, '27, was ' thing of the Notre Dime gang here. ball season has passed along." ^^

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