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The Notre Dame ALUMNUS

Vol. 24 JUNE, 1946 No. 3

Admiral Nimitz Meets Officers of the Student Council and the Veterans' Club (See Page 3)

."fen tes The Notre Dame Alumnus Allocation of the Third Annual Alumni Fund

In a previous report to the alumni in money is forthcoming from both the en­ Notre Dame's growth is not an end in regard to the allocation of the Centen­ dowment and the alumni funds, our itself, but a means to one great end: ary Fund, I said: "Privately-controlled plans quite naturally will materialize the preservation and dissemination of universities generally are suffering from more slowly. the Christian culture which is our com­ the impact of the war, and Notre Dame mon heritage and our common hope." is no exception. I know, therefore, that Knowing our alumni to be loyal when our alumni will be happy to respond, in they appreciate Alma Mater's problems, With renewed appreciation and abid­ greater numbers and a correspondingly I am still optimistic. As I said on a pre­ ing good wishes, greater amount, to further appeals of vious occasion, "The phrase 'alumni the national officers." participation' has a broader and deeper (Bev.) J. HUGH O'DONNELL, C.S.C. meaning than we sometimes attach to it. PresUient As you will note from the report on the Third Annual Alumni Fund, I was perhaps a little too optimistic about an R" ••a increase in the Fund. Undoubtedly there are good reasons for the decrease, but unfortunately the needs of Kotre Dame THIRD ANNUAL ALUMNI FUND DISTRIBUTION have not diminished in the postwar. Significant, too, is the fact that about the same percent of alumni — 30.6 to be exact — participated. One might call Total Third Alumni Fund Participation this group "the loyal guard." (February, 1946, Alumnus) $94,284.27

I wonder if the suggestion is in order Balance from last report that this group take it upon itself to (October, 1945, Alumnus). 1,070.92 enlighten some of their associates as to the duty that devolves upon them, in the hope that the current Alumni Fund will 195,355.19 show a substantial increase not only in the total amount, but also in the total Less difference between Maturity Value and number participating. I make this plea present Cash Value of United States not in the sense of criticism, but in the Savings Bonds constituting part of this hope that those who have been derelict fund J 5,105.25 will be aroused to an appreciation of the need in the light of the terrific problems Less special purpose gifts of 16,070.00 21,175.25 that confront Notre Dame in the post­ war. Net cash available for distribution.. $74,179.94 We have determined to strengthen the undergraduate division wherever it I 1. Expenses connected with the operation of needs strengthening, and we have also I Alumni Association from January, advanced certain conservative plans for I 1945, to December 31, 1945. the graduate division. Both undertak­ ings mean added expense, and unless the 1 The Alumni Fund replaces the former i payment of annual dues..Hence, part I of it -will be used to print the ALUM- f I Nus, pay salaries of the secretary and COMMENCEMENT BULLETIN! I assistant secretary, maintain club or- George Sokoltky, brilliant columnist I ganizations and class programs, etc $37,279.44 for King Feature*, has graciously ac­ cepted the invitation of Rev. Hugh I 2. Library Fund, for both the University O'Donnell, C.S.C., president of the Uni­ versity, to deliver the Commencement I and departmental libraries .' 18,000.00 address on Sunday, June 30. I 3. Faculty Fund for advance study. 3,000.00 Hon. Arthur Vandenberg, United States senator from Michigan, who had I 4. Bishop John F. O'Hara Scholarships for expected to visit the campus for that occasion and to deliver an address, was I graduate school .... „ 5,000.00 obliged to cancel his appearance to I 5. James A. Burns Scholarships 10,000.00 73,279.44 attend a meetinK of the Big Four rep­ resentatives of the United Nations in Paris. I Available for future use . % 900.50

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Vol. 24 JUNE. 1946 N6.^3 Admiral Nimitz Receives Honorary' Degree

Comes to Campus on May 15th as Central Figure in Special Convocation; Ceremony in Drill Hall Follows Reception at the Airport; Pitches Horseshoes with J. Mangan and Coach Leahy (Other pictures on back cover)

At the fifth special convocation in warmly to the honor conferred on him. cently in defending our country from Notre Dame's 104 year histoiy on May (Father O'Donnell's and Admiral Nimitz' her foreign enemies in two 'world con­ flicts, whose prudent counsel is as effect­ 15, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, speeches are printed in full in this issue). ive in peace as is his sagacious leader­ Chief of Naval Operations, was awarded ship in war, on Fleet Admiral Chester the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris The citation, read by Rev. Howard William Nimitz- of the United States causa. Not since the present Pope, His Kenna, C.S.C, director of studies, was Navy. as follows: Holiness Pope Pius XII, then Cardinal At the conclusion of the ceremonies Pacelli, was similarly honored in 1936 The University of Notre Dame confers the degree of Doctor of laws, honoris in the drill haU, the Admiral received has the University called such a con­ causa on a stalwart christian gentleman representatives of the Notre Dame Stu­ vocation. The degree was awarded to who has served his country with loyalty, dent Council and the Notre Dame Vet­ Admiral Nimitz in 1943, but problems distinction, and honor in the various eran's Club. A reception for the' mem­ both of war and peace had prevented ranks of his profession from Ensign to bers of the faculty and their wives followed in the Administration Building. an earlier acceptance. Fleet Admiral, whose present position as Commander in Chief of the United The clock was striking five when the States Fleet and Chief of Naval opera­ The Admiral's party, including Con­ Admiral appeared at the horseshoe tions is a tribute to his ability and an gressional Medal of Honor winner courts behind St. Edward's Hall. Clad indication of the trust and confidence Comdr. E. B. Fluckey, his aide, arrived in blue shorts and sweat shirt he pre­ which his fellow citizens repose in him, at the South Bend airport aboard the sented quite a different figure from the an officer whose gallant service and Admiral's private plane at 12:30 P.M. one he had made on the platform in the brilliant strategy have aided magnifi- after fluctuating weather reports had drill hall as he received the doctoral caused repeated changes in the time of cape. The horseshoe match grew out arrival. As the Admial stepped from of a rivalry begun at Pearl Harbor when' the plane he was greeted by Eev. J. the Admiral used to beat the then Lt. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C., representing the Frank Leahy with regularity and dis­ University, by various city officials and patch. Teamed with Johnny Mangan, members of the University Board of Lay university chauffeur of 36 years stand­ Trustees, and by Capt. J. Richard Barry, ing and onofiicial horseshoe pitching commandant of naval units at Notre champion of the campus, the Admiral Dame. made a game fight but eventually fell before the ringers and hear ringers of Thousands of South Bend residents Coach Leahy and-his teammate Bill lined the route used by the motorcade as Vangen. As a matter of fact, the coach it made its way from the airport to the used two partners to win. The first two University. Upon arrival at the campus. games were played with Madill (Bud) Father O'Donnell was host to the Navy Gartiser, Navy veteran of Webster party at a luncheon in the Trustees Room Groves, Mo., as Frank's partner, and in the dining hall. the last two with Vangen, also a Navy At the convocation in the Navy drill vet, of Bell, Calif. hall, some 3,500 students arid faculty members weire on hand as Father O'Don­ Following the historic match Father nell and Admiral Nimitz stepped onto p'Doimell was host at a dinner in the the platform. FoUomng a selection by Faculty Dining Hall. The Admiral and the Glee Club, Father O'Donnell in­ his party left for Washington, D. C, troduced the Admiral who responded Admirol Nimitz Speaking the following morning. The Notre Dame Alumnus

Admiral Nimitz receives degree from Father O'DonnelL Admiral Nimitz. Father ODonnell and Captain Barry. Father O'Donnells Address at Nimitz Convocation

Special convocations are very rare April, 1942. It was on Universal Notre versity. Our task is to provide leader­ occurrences at Notre Daihe. As a matter Dame Night, and I spoke in behalf of ship, not only during the war, but also of fact, I douht if more than five have Notre Dame men everywhere. I don't after it. heen held on this historic campus since know whether or not you heard this mes­ "Do you remember Admiral, a conver­ the University was founded. The last, as sage—^you were a pretty busy man about sation that we had while you were here? many of you will recall, took place in that time—^but in any event you heard You were on your way to a meeting of October, 1936, when the present Holy about it, because you wrote to me after the Association of American Universi­ Father, now gloriously reigning-, visited the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. I said: ties to stress the value of mathematics us as Cardinal Secretary of State. That "Admiral Nimitz, wherever you are, as a mental discipline in a college cur­ event will live long in the memories of Notre Dame greets you. I send this mes­ riculum. I expressed the opinion that those who attended. And so will this oc­ sage on behalf of 15,000 Notre Dame, other things are more essential. You casion which brings us together to honor men throughout the world. A thousand agreed that the liberal arts are the basic one who is so deserving of honor—one of of them are in the armed forces. This is training for leadership. It is dangerous the heroes of our armed forces of World in keeping with our tradition of patriot­ to neglect the education of the whole. War II, the admiral of the most power­ ism. The fact is that the peaks of Notre man. Science and engineering are im­ ful fleet ever assembled by any nation. Dame's history are shrouded in the mists portant in time of war, but unless these I know your innate modesty. Admiral, of war. In the Civil War and again in studies are implemented with religion, so I shall not embarrass you with a re­ 1917 the priests of Holy Cross, the fac­ philosophy, and the langruages, we devel­ cital of your heroic achievements. After ulty and students fought side by side. op mechanics, not leaders. Automatons, all, your place is fixed in the hearts and In World War II Notre Dame will not be not men. I have said before, and I .say minds of your countrymen, and no words found wanting. now, that the ultimate strength of a na­ of .mine can add anything to the acclaim "Last fall. Admiral, you gave a Navy tion, like the strength of an individual, which you deserve, and which you have Day address in Washington Hall. You lies in the things of the spirit. received from a truly gi-ateful nation. had never been on our campus before, "Speaking of the things of the spirit. You belong to all America, so I know you but you and Notre Dame were not Admiral, reminds me that the attitude will not object when I say that we at strangers. We had admired you for a of the young men who will soon be in Notre Dame feel very close to you be­ long time, and you knew us and our tra­ the service would do your heart good. cause of your interest in this old school ditions. As Chief of the Bureau of Navi­ They will sacrifice for the cause; they ever.since you first became head of the gation, you recommended to the Secre­ will make the supreme sacrifice if need then Bureau of Navigation. tary of the Navy the establishment of he. But I must tell you this: They are We thought about you a great deal the Notre Dame unit of the Naval E.O.- clear-minded; their eyes are open; they during the early days of the war. WTien T.C. The Navy and Notre Dame are con­ are thinking of the future. They will you first went out to the Pacific, our tinuing their close co-operation under have something to say about the course hopes and prayers went with you. We your successor. Admiral Jacobs. that events will take when this crusade knew the tremendous task that awaited "Yes, Notre Dame is doing its part. for the preservation of God-given rights you, that you not only had to defeat a We are in this war just as you are. But has ended. As Lincoln would say, they powerful enemy, but had to fashion the Notre Dame is still operating as Notre are resolved that these honored dead will fleet to do it with. But knowing you— Dame. We are training men for Ameri­ not have died in vain. your faith, your courage, your skill, — ca, for today and for tomorrow. As long "We will keep the faith. We may have we had no doubt about the final outcome. as there is an America, there must be a practice blackouts, but we must also I am reminded, Admiral, that I broad­ Notre Dame preserving the character, have a permanent bloc-out to destroy all cast a radio message to you back in purposes, and integrity of the true uni­ subversive forces that threaten from Volume 24, No. 3, June, 1946

within. And throughout it all, religion watched you with the aTectionate pride sis—^God created men in His own image.' must be the ceiling. If God is to be on of a long-standing friendship. We have ... We are fighting, as our fathers have our side, we must deserve to have Him kept you in our prayers, as we said we fought, to uphold the doctrine that all there. But this idea is nothing new. Our would. men are equal in the sight of God." national heritage is Chnstian. Let us re­ In all fairness. Admiral, we should Maybe we are sentimentalist^.-But it turn to it. Even a war may not be too tell you that we are depending on your does seem to us that if this doctrine was great a price to pay to get back where wisdom and vision now, just as much as worth fighting for, it is worth practicing we belong. Blood, sweat, and tears may we did up to V-J Day. You, who did so now. If we practiced what we preach be our lot, but if America is still Amer­ much to win the war, can do much to then conquered nations would not be ica, she will survive this triduum of win the peace. I know you may say that handled according to plans conceived in sorrow. And if she is buoyed up by faith, you are not a statesman. Perhaps not. hate and bom in iniquity. Instead, a hope, and charity, she can emerge from But you have position and influence, and, Christ-like charity would prevail, and her ordeal stronger than ever. what is more, you have the kind of old- the world would be rid of a gn^eat deal "Tonight the spirit of Notre Dame and fashioned common sense that we like at of bitterness and antagonism that we the spirit of the Navy blend in the spirit Notre Dame. This is an old-fashioned have been building up. The American of America as the strains of Anchors school. We believe in principles of right spirit of fair play demands this. A na­ Atveigh mingle with our Alma Mater and wrong as they apply to individuals tion has a right to existence as much as Song. One hundred and fifty Notre and nations. an individual has. This is not only good logic but good ethics as well. The moral Dame clubs are listening, as I hope you And, being old-fashioned, we are trou­ may be—somewhere in the Pacific. May law requires it. Truly the sins of a few bled about a number of things. For ex­ in power should not be visited on the God keep you and all your men. May ample, we sense—as I know you do—an Mary, the Star of the Sea, g^uide your entire, population of a nation, so that increasing disregard for the axiom that that nation may not survive. battle forces as your ships roll over the the American heritage is essentially a blue Pacific. May she protect you as, Christian heritage. Here at Notre Dame It occurs to us. Admiral, that our ap­ mindful of the heroes of Bataan, you we still teach the truths that you learned proach to the postwar is wrong. There seek out the enemy in the best traditions as a boy and young man in Fredericks­ is too much emphasis on expediency, and of John Barry and John Paul Jones, of burg, Texas; that all men are created not enough on principle. For example, Lawrence and Perry. We will keep you equal, that they are endowed by their under the duress of war secret commit­ in our prayers." Creator with certain inalienable rights. ments are sometimes made, but we can­ That, Admiral, in substance, is what I In other words, we have an appreciation not see how our leaders, in conscience, said to you on that April night moi-e of the relationship between God and His can make commitments that are against than four years ago. Admiral John creatures. the common good. And speaking of com­ Downes, then Commandant of the Ninth As we look around us in the world we mitments, it certainly seems that in the Naval District, was present. So were one see a pattern forming. We see the battle case of Poland, principle has been sacri­ thousand midshipmen—future officers of line being drawn between two forces: the ficed to expediency. Yet, we know that the United States Navy—^who were us­ forces of God and those of anti-God. On we were at war before Pearl Harbor, ing our facilities as they fitted them­ the one side are those who accept the that although no declaration had been selves for their responsibilities. You may natural law and recognize natural rights made, we were waging a de-facto war be interested to know that during the flowing from that law. They acknowledge in behalf of England which, iii turn, had last four years more than 12,000 ensigns the dignity of man because of God-given gone to the aid of Poland in September, have been commissioned at Notre Dame. rights. On the other side are the forces 1939, because of commitments made by Seven thousand V-12 trainees have stud­ of atheism and secularism which believe treaty. And we remember that Hilaire ied in our classrooms under members of that man exists for the state, and not Belloc, the distinguished English histori­ our faculty; and, as you see, the Naval the state for man as the protector of his an, said years ago that World War II R.O.T.C. unit, which you helped to es­ God-given rights. Like a great many will have been won or lost in so far as tablish, is still a part of Notre Dame.. other people, we have been wondering Poland is resurrected. It occurs to me And the number of Notre Dame men in how these two forces can be reconciled that Poland is the test as to whether we. service that I told you about increased so that we will have a firm basis for a shall have a peace based on principle or from 1,000 to 10,000. Hundreds of them lasting peace. expediency. are sitting before you now. They have come back to Our Lady's School to finish Actually we know that they can never And you know,' Admiral, some of us the education that the war interrupted. be reconciled, that there can be no com­ are perplexed that our country should be But three hundred and ten ^vill never promise between them. The two won't a party to a movement to interfere in come back. They have given their lives mix, any more than oil and water will. the internal affairs of another nation. for God and Country. On one of your At the same time, we can see no salva­ The fact is we are amazed that the future visits to the campus. Admiral, tion for the world unless we return to United Nations should permit a quisling you will see an Adoration Chapel which the faith of our founding fathers. It to bring charges against a nation that we shall erect as a lasting memorial to seems to us that we had a livelier sense helped the allies win the battle of North Notre Dame's valiant sons in World War of that faith when we went to war than Africa. Now if the Security Council of II living and dead. we have now. We remember very well the United Nations is to investigate how the late President Roosevelt said: Spain, we feel that in all justice that Yes, history has been made since the "We are fighting for security and prog­ Poland, the Balkans and other countries uncertain days of April, 1942, and you ress and for peace, not only for ourselves under the rule of Red Fascism should be have certainly made history since then. but for all men, not only for our genera­ investigated as well and a report made You have come home from the wars— tion, but for all generations. We are to the. United Nations. It seems that "home is the sailor, home from the sea" fighting to cleanse the world of ancient what is sauce for the goose should be —acclaimed a hero, a recognized evils, ancient ills ... we are inspired by sauce for the gander. Of course, basical­ leader among leaders to whom Ameri­ a faith that goes back through the ages ly, the whole situation is contrary to our cans look up. We of Notre Dame have to the first chapter of the book of Gene­ country's tradition. As far back as 1S23 The Notre Dcane Alumnus we adopted the Monroe Doctrine to pre­ tempt for it now is a sure invitation to borders whose insidious attacks would vent any European nation's meddling World War III, a prospect too terrible first weaken and then destroy the heri­ in the internal affairs of any country in to contemplate. tage of America. the Western Hemisphere. Why should I know. Admiral, that you will not It is because of our high regard for we do an about face now. misunderstand the nature and purpose you that we have asked you to come here Of course, it may be that we are too of tht'^se obser\'ations. I just wanted to today. Notre Dame rejoices with you in near the events .of recent years, and have have a little friendly visit with you in w^hat you have accomplished, knowing been too much a part of them, to see public as I did back in 1942. I have not that the perspective of history must con­ them in their true pei-spective. Yet I taken advantage of this occasion to ser­ stantly enhance the magnitude of your think you will agree that our part in the monize—^far from it. I meant every word achievements. She salutes you as the ac­ last war will have been the most tragic when I said that we depend on you as tive head of our Navy that gave such an blunder in our history—^that your great much now as we did before the Japanese excellent account of its stewardship in work will have been in vain—if we re­ surrender. -A.nd although the foreign re­ World War II. She welcomes you again treat from the position that is ours be­ lations policy of our country rests with to the campus in oi-der that she may in­ cause of what I call "the faith of our the President and the Senate, we look to vest you with the most signal honor founding fathers." The peace for which you for the leaven of leadership that is within her power to bestow, the coveted we have striven at such an appalling cost so essential to a Christian nation that is Degree of Doctor of Laws honoris cawta. in men and money and materials must devoted to the ways of peace, but also May God be ever with you in your re­ be grounded on that faith. Contempt for quick to repel foreign aggression and to sponsible position as Admiral of the the moral law led to World War II. Con­ resist subtle enemies from %Wthin its Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations.

Response of Admiral Nimitz

It is with a humble heart that I re­ bear in this war was education. It was school, on the baseball diamond and ceive this great honor. I accept it with the greatest, because without it none football gridiron as well as in the class gratitude in behalf of those thousands other was possible. Without education, room. That ability, coupled with tra­ upon thousands who labored and suf­ the God-given wealth of material re­ ditional American initiative, is as mean­ fered to bring victory in the Pacific, as sources our country possesses could not ingful in peace-time as in war-time. It a symbol of Notre Dame appreciation have been so eflfectively utilized for its is an atti-ibute in business and the pro­ for their toil and accomplishment. defense. fessions. It is as necessary to the arts, Few institutions, not excepting the By that, I mean not only the genius the sciences, and the trades, as it is to two great service academies, have con­ of America, trained in universities and war. And, finally, it is as necessary to tributed more than Notre Dame in pre­ laboratories to extract nature's deepest the greatest human accomplishment of paring young men for the arduous and secrets—the relatively few chemists and all, the art of living. dangerous duty of driving a cunning physicists who, for example, harnessed The art of living is not a solitary and powerful enemy back across the sea. atomic energy. I mean also the millions pursuit. It is a pursuit which must be There are nearly 10,000 men who can of beneficiaries of the country's educa­ followed gregariously, in company. It is speak proudly of having won their com­ tional system whose trained intelligence a family affair, and a community affair, missions in the Navy at this great uni­ enabled them to use the products of gen­ and then it penetrates to world affairs. versity. ius with understanding and without Peace will be only an interlude be­ Father O'Donnell, you sent forth to awe. tween wars unless all of us learn the art me, as to other naval commands on The boys and girls of the public and of living in global community. It took every ocean and continent, men who parochial schools, of the public and pri­ nearly a decade for the similar-minded, had become imbued with more than the vate high schools, college and universi­ like-speaking thirteen original states to mechanical knowledge of warfai-e. ties total not only in quantity but in agree upon a program of national unity. Somehow, in the crowded hours of proportion the greatest aggregate of in­ Let us have patience with the United their preparation for the grim business itiative and mental power in the world. Nations, as it struggles with diverse of war, they absorbed not only Notre The sailor or soldier who blindly speech and radically differing economic Dame's traditional fighting spirit, but obeys an order just because it is an systems to produce an organization ded­ the spiritual strength, too, that this order is no match for the soldier or sail­ icated to the maintenance of peace — University imparts to all, regardless of or who understands what his contribu­ of peace by example and cooperation if creed, who come under its influence. tion means to the mass effort. In the possible, of peace maintained by police The naval chapter in Notre Dame's Pacific we opposed an enemy whose force if necessary. history is closing. Statistically, 12,269 equipment was occasionally as good as men attended midshipmen school here, our best, and sometimes better. His pa­ In that, the United States must do its and 9,099 were commissioned in the triotism and morale was as high as our part. The United States is no abstx-act Naval Reserve, 290 in the Marines. own. But the Japanese sailor, soldier authority residing in Washington. The Some 2,200 graduated from your V-12 and marine was not trained to think. United States is the average person, program. An appreciable number have His function was to hear and believe who, like yourself, is living as an in­ decided to make the Navy their career. and obey. Ours was a comprehending dividual proud of his liberties, conscious The beneficent influence of this Univer­ discipline' and his was but blind obedi­ of his responsibility to his neighbor, sity on the Navy will be felt far into ence. participating in his government, self- the future. American boys had been taught to disciplined by education, and, by educa­ I have said before that the greatest thinki They had been taught to think tion, inspired to further God's will on weapon the United States brought to back in the third grade, thx-oughout high this earth. Volume 24, No. 3, June. 1946

who has charge of Latin American courses at present, will concentrate on LaFortune Gives $100,000 Spanish and Portuguese literature, so vital to a proper understanding of Latin Joseph A. LaFortune, 'f6, Contributes American history. to Unrestricted Endowment Fund In addition to the general courses in The gift of $100,000 for unrestricted Going to Tulsa, he broke into the oil the history of countries south of our endowment from Joseph A. LaFortune, business through journalism, serving on border, two new courses,. "History of '16, alumnus and lay tmstee of the Uni­ the World and later the National Petro­ Argentina, Brazil, and Chile," and "The versity, was announced to the May meet­ leum Nexvs. He joined Mid-Continent Oil Republics of South America," •will be of­ ing of the Boai'd of Trustees by Rev. J. and Gas Association and in 1924 he be­ fered, in the fall semester. In the spring Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, president; of the came secretary of the Warren Petro­ semester of 1947 two more courses, "The University. leum Co. In 1929 he became vice-presi­ History of the Caribbean Area," and dent of the company, his present posi­ "The History of Mexico," will be added. tion. He has added other offices and ac­ tivities, including vice-presidency of the HANLEy ART EXHIBITED Natural Gasoline Corp. and the Amexi- can Natui'al Gasoline Co., the ti-easurer- A watercolor of Pope Pius XII receiv­ ship of the DuMar Oil and Gas Co., the ing Allied soldiers at the Vatican in a Coi'pus Christi Coi-p., and the presiden­ special audience is among paintings and cy of the Natural Gasoline Corp. of drawings executed during World War II America. His hobbies are golf and foot­ by Francis J. Hanley, professor of Fine ball, including the Tulsa Downtown Arts in the University, a recent naval Quarterback's Club (and you recall lieutenant. The collection was recently Tulsa football). on display in the Wightman Art Galler­ ies at Notre Dame. All alumni must join the University in a deep appreciation of this generous The display was describe 1 by critics as benefaction. "among the best to come out of the war." Professor Hanley's drawings and paint­ ings, executed in the Mediterranean LATIN AMERICAN COURSES Theatre of Operations, represent impres­ Increased interest in Latin America sions of North African ports during has prompted the University to install combat operations, as well as scenes of several new courses in Latin American the United States and British Navies history, which courses \n\\ be offered in action on the invasion beaches of Sici­ with the beginning of the fall semester. ly, Salerno, Anzio and Southern France. Joseph A. loFortune By the addition to the faculty of Dr. A special section of the exhibit is de­ Thomas E. Downey, an authority on voted to oil paintings of Stations of the Mr. LaFortune, vice-president of the Latin American history, Notre Dame will Cross designed and executed by Lieuten­ Warren Petroleum Co., Tulsa, has long be able to offer several varied courses ant Hanley for Our Lady of Victory been interested in the development of dealing with the individual South Ameri­ Chapel of the United States Navy at the University. A native of South Bend, can countries. Prof. Walter Langford, Bizerte, Tunisia. he knew Notre Dame from childhood and the priests and brothers who have worked through recent years to bring it to its present high plane. Active in the Notre Dame Club of Ok­ ^*- V* lahoma, and since 1941 a member of the f ft ? Board of Lay Trustees, Mr. LaFortune is familiar with the need of the Uni­ versity for increased endowment to meet the multiple oppoi-tunities and obliga­ tions that the war years and their after­ math have brought. His gift is stimulat­ ing not only by-its generosity but by its freedom from restrictions, permitting %" # its use to the maximum benefits of ad­ ministrative judgment. Mr. LaFortune, married and the fa­ ther of four children, began his business career with the Northern Indiana Gas These seminarians comprise the Congregation's class to be ordoinecl at Notre and Electric Co. of South Bend, moving Dame on Jime 24. Standing. left to right Casimir CxapUcld< Howard Kulms. An­ from that company to the Standard Oil thony Lauck. Charles Houser. Joseph Murphy. Robert Lockner. William Brinker. Co. He served in World War I in naval Joseph Bogusz. John Payne, George Cockshott, Allen Cormier. Balph Davis. James aviation, later directing Red Cross phy­ Doll. Walter GoB. Seated. left to right. Paul Waldschmidt. Vmiiom ISekens. John sical programs. Daly. John Sheridan, Joseph Rehage. and Henry Malone. The Notre Dome Alumnus

VETERANS GUIDANCE CENTER Financial Report of the University The Veterans Guidance Center at Notre Dame, under the direction of Russell C. Bowers, is carrying on a pro­ DEAK FRIENDS OF NOTEE DAJIE: gram of tests which are designed to place veterans in jobs or courses of In accordance with established practice, the University presents herewith its study for which they are most suited. statement of operations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1945, as prepared by Applicants from 11 counties in northern ' Indiana are interviewed in the offices of Pearson and Dwyer, certified public accountants. 111 West Monroe St, Chicago, 111. the Center, which are located in what used to be Brownson Hall. OPERATIONS FOE THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1945 All veterans who are seeking training under Public Law 16 (which applies to RECEIVED: . disabled vets) must first be interviewed From tuition and student fees; U. S. Navy; Interest on general either by Mr. Bowers or by one of his endowment; returns from scholarships; and from all auxiliary assistants, all of whom are trained in operations, including athletics ?4,207,213.70 personnel work and in psychology. After the initial interview the vet must take PAID OUT: the series of tests which range from mechanical ability and motor dexterity For the operation of all Colleges of the University—Arts and tests to the more involved personality Letters, Science, Law, Engineering, and Commerce (including ad­ and interest inventories and mental ministrative and faculty salaries, pensions, etc.) as well as opera­ ability tests. All tests are administered tion of the Graduate School; for interhall athletics, student activi­ by Edward Quinn of the University stu­ ties, and publications; for operation of residence halls, dining dent personnel staff, under the terms of halls, infirmary, laundry, Rockne Memorial, golf course, and a special cooperative agreement between the VA and Notre Dame. general maintenance , $4,233,053.41 The opening of the sub-regional office of the Veterans Administration in South Net Loss from University and Auxiliary operations ? 25,839.71 Bend some time this summer will have no appreciable effect on the operation RECEIVED: of the Guidance Center, From miscellaneous sources, exclusive of University and auxiliary TWO HISTORICAL STUDIES operations (interest on investments, profits from sale of securi­ Two studies prepared under the direc­ ties, bad debt recoveries, property rentals, etc.) $ 30,030.63 tion of the Department of History on Net credit to surplus (to be used for purchase of new laboratory, Polish immigration and early pioneer shop, classroom equipment, additions to libraries, for research, accomplishments have been published in recent months. Father Joseph Swastek's graduate departments, etc.) § 4,190.92 "The Poles in South Berid to 1914" has been published in the December, 1945, While the amount to be credited to and that our facilities be maintained. issue of Polish-American Studies. An­ surplus is very small compared with the The Alumni Fund played an all-import­ other study. The Polish Immigrant in figures involved in our operations, the ant part in carrying out these objectives. Detroit to 19H by Sister Mary Remigia administration is deeply grateful to God Costs in our graduate division have also Napolska, Felician O.S.F., has just come that it was able to conclude one of the mounted steadily and the need of more off the press as volume 10 of The most critical years of its existence with­ endowment is great if this program is Annals of the Polish, R. C. Union and out drawing on its meagre reserves. to be continued. Archives. Both studies are based upon During the period ended June 30, 1945, Within the next few months I will a close examination of primary sources, the civilian enrollment fell off sharply publish our operating statement for the especially material in the Polish lan- because of the war, and towards the year ending June 30, 1946. The trend gniage, and were submitted to the Grad­ end of the period the number of Navy of decreased enrollment alluded to above uate School as part fulfillment of the students trained on campus decreased continued until the last semester of the requirements for the master's degree. from 3,000 to 1,600. Our program \vith current scholastic year and the use of facilities by the United States Navy the United States Navy permitted a MEIGS AT NOTRE DAME recovery of established cost only, and also decreased correspondingly. It is Christian missionaries have "an vai- the curtailment of this training program expected that student income from this paralleled opportunity" to win the Japa­ resulted in an appreciable decrease in last semester will not offset the un­ nese people to Christianity, according to income. Despite the higher costs of food, satisfactory results of our operations General of the Armies Douglas Mac- of maintenance of University facilities, for the previous eight months. Your Arthur, Supreme Allied Commander in despite moimting salaries for all Uni­ continued support during this difficult the Pacific, as quoted by Merrill Meigs, versity personnel, the administration is period of our reconversion will be deep­ vice-president of the Hearst Corp. proud to report that it was able to re­ ly appreciated by myself and all mem­ fund to the Navy a total of §43,000 bers of the administration. Mr. Meigs, internationally known as a newspaper executive and aviation au­ during this period. Sincerely yours, thority, made this statement in a recent It was necessary even in this restricted (Rev.) J. HUGH O'DONNELL, C.S.C, address at Notre Dame before the Vet­ operation that our faculty be retained, President of the University. erans Club. Volume 24, No. 3, June, 1946 Plans for Alumni Reunion are Announced

To Be Held June 28. 29, and 30; Festivities Will Have Much of Pre-War Ravor, Even with Restricting CondKions; Cardinal Stritch of Chicago to Give Baccalaureate Sermon on June 30

From the accompanying program, it TENTATIVE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM wll be evident that the 101st Com­ mencement of the University offers a FRIDAY, JUNE 28 lot of the pre-war flavor. (Commence­ Alumni Registration ments were suspended, you recall, with Golf and other informal sports the 100th in October, 1943, to be fol­ lowed by less formal convocations until 6:00 P. M. Informal Class dinners per Class arrangements this resumption of the fuller program.) 7:00 P. M. Band concert. Main Quadrangle However, conditions are still far 8:15 P.M. Glee Concert, Washington Hall from the happier years, and the Uni­ versity and the Alumni Board join in S.4TURDAY, JUNE 29 simply advising possible modifications Alumni Registration, golf, etc. in the program to meet emergencies. 9:00 A.M. Requiem High Mass, Sacred Heart Church in memory of This is not to be construed as discourag­ ing attendance. It simply serves to off­ the Notre Dame dead of World War II set the expectations of those who may 10:00 A.M. Senior Last Visit (private ceremony) still be under the spell of "Weekend at 10:30 A.M. Class Day Exercises and Award of Prizes, the Waldorf," etc. Washington Hall Residence in the halls on the campus 2:00 P. M. Baseball, Great Lakes vs. Notre Dame, Cartier Field will be provided wherever possible, and 6:00 P.M. Alumni Bai^quet, University Dining Halls should accommodate at least a full pre­ war complement of alumni. The specific SUNDAY, JUNE 30 halls to be occupied are not announced. I Reunion groups OTII be housed in yeai 8:30 A.M. Academic Procession, Main Building to Church brackets that should facilitate contacts, 9:00 A. M. Baccalaureate Mass, the sermon by His Eminence, Samuel despite the absence of ofiicial Class Re­ Cardinal Stritch, Archbishop of Chicago unions. Followed by Blessing and Raising of Flag 12:00 M. Monogram Luncheon, University Dining Halls The Alumni Banquet is still just a headache in the University Dining 4:00 P. M. Conferring of Degrees, University Drill Hall Halls, but it is hoped that the after- dinner speeches on that occasion will be preceded by some form of nourishment, whatever and however acquired. KINGS COLLEGE TO OPEN has been installed and a large order for Outstanding in reflecting the tenor of books placed. Fully accredited by the Pennsylvania this 1946 gathering of alumni will be The faculty of Kings College will in­ State Council of Education as a four- the Solemn Requiem Mass for the de­ clude priests of the Cong^regation, as ceased alumni of World War II to be year college. Kings CoUege, a new insti­ well as lay professors. The college has sung in Sacred Heart Church on Satur­ tution operated by the Congregation of been empowered to grant degrees of day, June 29, at 9 A.M. by Rev. Hugh Holy Cross, is preparing to open next Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Sci- O'Donnell, C.S.C. September at Kingston, Pa., near Scran- ton, Pa., and has begun to enroll Samuel Cardinal Stritch, archbishop students. of Chicago, will give the Baccalaureate CATHOUC H01]B AODBESSES Sermon on Sunday morning. As the This announcement was made by the ALUMNUS went to press, it was an­ Rev. James W. Connerton, C.S.C, '20, Bev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, CS.C nounced that Senator Arthur H. Van- president of Kings College, formerly preiidant oi the UniTeznty. on May denberg of Michigan had been forced registrar of Notre Dame. Father Conner- 25 delivered the final a{ hia aeries to cancel his scheduled Commencement ton said that application forms are being oi iive addresses on the Cotholie address for Sunday afternoon. There mailed to nearly 300 applicants for en­ Hour via N3.C. on the general rollment in the new college. Scores of was, at this point, no word as to an­ subject, "Hal Holy Queen." veterans are seeking admission as stu­ other speaker. Thonsands ol alumni doubtless dents. heard Father ODonnell over the The University golf course, swim­ air and many oi these have writ­ Plans are under way for construction ming, tennis, etc., will be open for the ten to him to express their enthna- golf tournament and general relaxation of a $1,000,000 college plant. Father asm and opisreciatioB. Those who program. Inasmuch as most of the re­ Connerton . added. College and faculty wish to have pamphlets contain­ turning alumni will be service men anx­ buildings are being completed as rapidly ing the addresses should write to ious to see the campus and each other, as possible, he declared, and completion the National Conndl o{ Catholic a lot of time is going to be left available is expected before the opening of the fall Men. Washington, D. C. for the gentle art of sitting. term in September. A spacious library 10 The Notre Dame Alumnus

sible, and they should not be distracted by extraneous worries. (3) For tha same St. Louis Cliib's Cana Conference reason there should be a third committee to take care of the children during the Family Retreat for Strengthening- time of the retreat. Marriage Bonds Favorably Received Experiences such as this i-ecent one in St. Louis have shown that with proper Appi-oximately 35 couples attended the where they renewed their marriage planning and preparation the Cana Con­ Cana Conference conducted for the vows just as they had solemnly pro­ ferences constitute a very fruitful Notre Dame Club of St. Louis at the nounced them at the time of their mar­ project for adult Catholic Action groups. Sacred Heart Academy on Palm Sun­ riage. The ceremony had been previously The new depths of understanding at­ day, 1946. The four-hour conference explained by Father Dowling; after­ began promptly at two o'clock with a ward Benediction of the Blessed Sacra­ tained concerning married life and its short introductory talk by Robert T. ment was given, and the Cana Confer­ problems is a real blessing for Catholic Hellrung, '30, and the remainder of the ence was over. families; and the response is uniformly afternoon was completely under the di­ favoi-able—indeed, enthusiastic. Cana Conferences ai-e an outgrowth of rection of Father Edward Dowling, S.J., the Family Retreat movement. Father of Queen's Work. Joseph Delaney, S.J., gave the first fam­ STRITCH JOURNALISM HEAD Problems of the modern couple with ily retreat in the Chicago area at the regard to marriage were the subject Sacred Heart Convent in .A.ugust, 1944. The appointment of Thomas J. Stritch matter of his talks—the various econom­ He followed the pattern which he had as head of the department of joui:nalism ic, psychological, and moral influences used with great success in conducting at Notre Dame, succeeding the late Dr. that the modern world brings to bear retreats in New York, and the enthusi­ John M. Cooney, was announced by Rev. upon the couple trying to live a Chris­ asm of the retreatants was unanimous. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, president, in tian family life. Most of the difficulties Several members of the original Catho­ April. A native of Nashville, Tenn., Mr. arise. Father Dowling pointed out, from lic Action group of Chicago had the good Stritch was graduated from Notre Dame the fact that the husband and wife live fortune to hear Father Delaney. in 1934 and received his master's degree a year later. He joined the Notre Dame and work apart most of the day under Because the family-retreat idea was so faculty in 1935 and at the time of his very fatiguing circumstances and then appealing, these Catholic Action groups departure in 1942 to enter the Navy he come together only when they are phy­ of Chicago, • among whom there are a v.'as an associate professor in the Eng- sically and perhaps mentally worn out. good many Notre Dam.e gx-aduates, de­ cided that family retreats would be a The conferences themselves were thi'ee splendid project and one wth real possi­ in number. In the first the major con­ bilities for success. Arrangements were sideration was the necessity for soul made to conduct them at Childerly, Loy­ union in addition to body union; the ola University, Mallinkrot, and other stress was laid upon the diiferent psy­ places in Chicago. In St. Louis, Father chology of man and of woman, the great Dowling took up the idea with great question of obedience in the family—the vigor and instituted his series of Cana fact that the part of each member of Conferences. the family is decreed by Divine Provi­ dence and is complementaiy to that of The family retreat, or Cana Confer­ the other. ence, has for its purpose to help unite husband and wife (and even the whole After the Intel-mission — a well-pre­ family if complete family retreats, in­ pared luncheon which enabled the con­ cluding children, are held). The Confer­ ferees to get acquainted, to air opinions, ence is usually held at a very convenient and to get rid of stiffness and tension— time for husbands and wives and in an Father Dowling treated the attitude to­ infonnal atmosphere. For greatest suc­ ward money and the many problems it cess it should be an occasion for both entails. The emphasis was not on money spiritual reevaluation and relaxation itself, but on attitudes toward it, which from family duties. Informality and con­ must vary in men and women. The whole venience, therefore, are of the greatest purpose of this e-xtremely forceful psy­ psychological im.portance. chological approach was to make both the husband and the wife understand Three main committees are needed to Thomas I. Stritch each other's point of view. perform the organizational -work in­ volved in preparing and conducting the In- the final conferences, just before lish department. Serving more than Cana Conference: (1) A committee is three years in the Navy, he saw action renewal of the marriage vows, the mat­ required, to contact the couples and the ter of suffering was discussed. Into this as a commander of landing craft during director of the Conference; the priest the invasions of Sicily and Salerno. Later session was brought the problem of chil­ conducting it must be well acquainted he was commandant of the Navy's V-12 dren. But especially pointed out was the with this kind of retreat, and the con­ program at Lawrence College, Appleton, necessity for using all the pains and ferences should not be held in a chapel, Wis., and at the University of Richmond, aches and discomfitures, both physical but in a large meeting room with a con­ Richmond, Va. During his student days and moral, to enrich the individuals and venient and informal seating arrange­ Mr, Stritch was on the staff of the the-family as a whole. ment. (2) Another committee should South Bend Tribune and later worked Climax of the day came at 5:30 p.m.; handle refreshments; there must be as for the Dayton, 0., Jowtial and the the couples proceeded to the church much leisure for the retreatants as pos­ Nashville Banner. Volume 24, No. 3, June, 1946 u accepted temporary employment with FOR GOD, COUNTRY. NOTRE DAME the Allegheny-Ludlom Steel miU in Dunkirk. In March, 1941, he enlisted IN GLORy EVERLASTING in the Army and later transferred to the Air Corps, where he was commis­ sioned the following year. On Aug. 19, 1942, he was married to Miss Louise Lt. Wayne J. O'Connor, ex. '43, Ab­ held the Purple Heai-t, the Bronze Star, Gabel in the Log Chapel, Notre Dame. erdeen, S. D., was killed in action in the Good Conduct Medal and the Combat Early in October, 1942, he departed for Germany on Nov. 11, 1943, according to Infantryman Badge. overseas duty, and had completed sev­ word received only recently in the eral missions before the final one in Surviving besides his parents are two Alumni office. At the time of his death brothers and two sisters. January. he was the pilot of a P-47 "Thundei-- bolt," and had completed about 70 mis­ Sgt. James D. Brogger, ex. '45, Grand Lt. Frank M. Cuticle, ex. '45, Provi- sions over enemy territory. Rapids, Mich., officially missing in ac­ dence, K. I., former football end, was tion in Europe since Feb. 7, 1945, was reported missing in action over Ger­ declared by the War Depai-tment to many as of Jan. 2, 1945 (rather than have been killed. Jim left the University in February, 1943, to enter the Ai-my Air Forces. He sei'ved at vai'ious posts in the United States, finally leaving for over­ seas duty in October, 1944. He w-as a nose gunner on a B-24 and had complet­ ed several missions over enemy terri­ tory. On Feb. 7, on a mission to Vienna Wayne I. O'Connor Gerald T. Ward the plane was hit by flak and only one man, the co-pilot, escaped death. Jim WajTie left Notre Dame in his sopho­ had been awarded the Air Medal, and more year to enter the Ai-my Air Corps. was, posthumously, awarded the Purple John L. Crane Frank M. Cuaick He was sent to Chickasha, Okla., on Oct. Heart. He is sui-vived by his parents 1, 1941, and received his training thei-e and three brothers. Jan. 23, 1945, as reported in the April and at Randolph and Ellington fields, ALUMNUS), In January, 1946, he was Texas. After receiving his wings and William J. Springer, S2, Chicago, a declared by the War Depai-tment to be commission on April 29, 1942 he re­ former V-12 student in the University, officially dead. ported to Mitchel Field, Long Island, was killed as the result of an accident Assigned to the Eighth Anny Air and began training as a fighter pilot. on May 7 at Hunter's Point, near San Force, Frank was a navigator on a B-17 He arrived in England on Jan. 12, 1943 Francisco. Helping to unload a Navy and had flown several missions over and flew his iirst mission in combat ship. Bill stepped behind a truck during Europe. He was awarded the Distin­ about the middle of May. On Nov. 11 a lull in the work, to escape a strong guished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart he failed to return from a mission, and wind. The tx-uck backed' up and crushed and the Air Medal with tivo clusters. , it was only a short time ago that cap­ him and he died in the evening of the tured German records were found to same day. contain evidence of his death. His plane Of his immediate family, only Bill's O'GRADY IS HONORED had crashed about two miles north of sister survives him; his parents are Greven, Germany and he had been bur­ Dr. Daniel C. O'Grady, of the Depart­ dead. He was buried in Chicago on May ment of Philosophy, has been appointed ied in the prisoner of war cemetery at 14. Hans Spttal, Munster, GeiTnany. associate editor of The Netv Scholasti­ cism, which is the official magazine of Wayne had been awarded the Distin­ Deaf As Already Reported the American Catholic Philosophical As­ guished Flying Cross with one cluster, sociation. In lata May Dr. O'Grady par­ the Air Medal with three clusters, and (This section contains additional in- ticipated in a panel on Military Law held the Purple Heart. formatio?i about Notre Dame me7i whose in Buffalo as part of the National Con­ deaths in the armed forces were re­ gress of Social Work. ported in earlier issues of the ALUJI- Pfc. Gerald T. Ward, ex. '46, of Peor­ .xus). ia, 111., was killed in action on Luzon ENGINEERS NEEDED April 19, 1945. At the time of his death Lf. John L. Crane, Jr., '40, of Dun­ The Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy De­ he was acting leader of a machine gun kirk, N. Y., has been presumed by the partment, is in need of qualified aero­ squad. War Department to be dead after being missing in action since Jan. 22, 1943. nautical engineers to fill civilian posi­ tions in Washington, D. C. The ivork Gerald left Notre Dame to enter the John, the navigator on a B-24 in the involved deals with all phases ot aero­ sei-vice on March 3, 1943. Becei-n'ng his South Pacific, was on a search mission nautical engineering. The department is basic training at Camp Roberts, Calif., in the vicinity of Wewak, New Guinea, also interested in mechanical, chemical, he went overseas in August of the same at the time he was declared missing in electrical, and radio engineers. All of year. He was a veteran of the fighting action. at Guadalcanal and Bougainville and these positions require some experience. later moved with his outfit, the 37th After leaving Notre Dame John, in­ Salaries range..from.$2980 to ?875P a Division, into the battle of Manila. He tending to enter Georgetown law school. year. • •;,:• ; .-: - 12 The.Notre Dame Alumnus

grades with the necessary facilities will be added. Limiting the enrollment of Holy Cross Brothers Open School classes to 15 students is but one of the many features planned for the purpose Gilmour Academy located at Gates of establishing and maintaining an aca­ Mills, Ohio is to be a Prep School demic discipline conducive to the highest standards of scholarship. The opening of Gilmour Academy at which special emphasis will be placed. The faculty of Holy Cross Brothers, Gates Mills, O., by the Brothers of Holy Tudor House with its extensive stone supplemented by lay instructors and a Cross, is the fulfillment of a long felt and woodwork, is one of the finest exam­ resident nurse, will be announced in July. need in the midwest for a resident col­ ples of Tudor architecture in America. Located at the Academy at the present lege preparatory school operated in har­ These buildings house the chapel, admin­ time are Brother Theophane Schmitt, mony with the ideals and social atmos­ istrative offices, parlors, lounges, class­ C.S.C., headmaster; Kev. Thomas Cur- phere of moderately well-to-do families. rooms, study rooms, library, residential ran, C.9.C., chaplain; Brother Christo­ units, dining rooms, kitchens, recreation pher Bauer, C.S.C, Brother Loyola The interest in Gilmour among Catho­ halls and hobby shops. The two-story lic parents is proof of the wisdom and Christoph, C.S.C, and Brother Gonzaga Rockne Gymnasium provides facilities Day, CS.C. foresight in the selection of the Drury for all the indoor sports. The 133-acre Estate, in suburban Cleveland, as a site campus, including St. Mary's Lake and for a school of this type. Moreover, the a 30-acre wooded area, offers opportuni­ GALVIN IS LAY TRUSTEE enthusiasm among Notre Dame alumni ties for an unlimited variety of outdoor who have been looking for such a school athletic activities including football, Timothy P. Galvin, '16, Hammond, for thdr sons, is not only an encour­ baseball, tennis, volleyball, handball, Ind. attorney, deputy supreme knight of agement to the administration, but also boating, bait-casting, skating, hiking, the Knights of Columbus and former president of the Alumni Association, was a prediction for a successful future for and riding. the Academy. elected a member of the Associate Board In the organization and operation of of Lay Trustees of the University, at the In planning the conversion of the es­ Gilmour Academy a progressive develop­ board's semi-annual meeting on May 10. tate into a preparatory school of limited ment is planned in order to allow for a Tim succeeds as a trustee the late enrollment, all the beauty of the build­ natural expansion according to the needs John H. Neeson, '03, former commission­ ings and the landscape have been pre­ of the new institution. In September, er of public works in Philadelphia, who served. The facilities of Tudor House, 1946, therefore, the enrollment will be died last December. Andre Hall, and Vincent Hall ai'e ideally limited to freshmen and eighth grade adapted to small group instruction upon students. Year by year the successive The new trustee has been especially active in the Knights of Columbus. After serving as grand knight of the Val­ paraiso district, he was elected as stat« deputy of the Knights in Indiana in 1925 and continued in that office for a period of three years. He also has been a member of the Knights of Columbus Gibault Home Commission, a delinquent boys' home at Terre Haute, Ind., con­ ducted by the Brothers of the.Congrega­ tion of Holy Cross, since 1928. Tim was elected a member of the Supreme Board of Directors of the Knights of Columbus in 1933. In Jan­ uary, 1941, he -was elected supreme master of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus but has since re­ signed that post. Early this year he was named deputy supreme knight. He is a knight of St. Gregory. Married to Graziella Chevigny, sister of the late John E. Chevigny, '31, Tim is the father of three children.

ON NAVY ADVISORY COMMinEE Kev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, presi­ dent, has been named by Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal as a mem­ ' Main house at Gilmour Academy, 'with members of Notre Dame Club o{ Clere- ber of a committee of 55 men and three lahd. Left to right Frank I. McGroder, Jr.. Clayton G.'Leroux, chairman oi Voca­ women to act as a navy civilian advisory tional Guidonee Committee: A. J. Hammer. Jr., treasurer; Brother Loyola Cbristoph. committee. This is the first such com­ CS.CJ Father Tern Cuiran, C.S.C»- Brother Theophane, C.S.C- Thomas F. Byrne, mittee in navy history, and will advise 'pie^dent ol Alumni Association: Joseph A.'Breig. chairman Catholic Action com­ the navy on non-military policy and pro­ mittee; Norman I. McLeod. grams for dealing with navy personnel. Volume 24, No. 3, June, 1946 13

of Freedom, ^so in four movements. The CAMPUS ACTIVITIES: STUDENTS program conclnded by featuring the bril­ liant Cuban pianist, Jose Eschaniz, in Franz Liszt's Concerto Number Two M SONS OF ALUMNI lerville, N. Y., secretary-treasurer. Rev. A Major. Kev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, held Bernard J. Furstoss, C.S.C, is the facul­ BENGAL BOUTS ty moderator for the council. an informal reception on April 16 for Roaring approval, some 3,500 fight the 33 students who are sons of Notre BREEN MEDAL fans saw the curtain come down on the Dame alumni. Jim Armstrong- arranged On April 15, before an audience of ap­ 1946 edition of the Bengal Bouts. the affair and introduced the students to proximately 400 in Washington Hall, the Throughout the preliminaries and semi­ Father O'Donnell. In a short, informal five winners of the preliminaries of the finals on April 29 and 30 and Hay 1, the talk Father O'Donnell outlined the prob­ Breen oratorical contest delivered their individual battlers gave promise of a lems of the modem world and stressed orations. The fifth speaker, Glenn Boar- splendid show in the finals on Hay 9. the need for fathers and sons to use man, C.S.C, was selected by the judges Testimony to the excellence, of this their Notre Dame training in solving unanimously as the winner. The title of year's group of aspirants to titles was these problems. He also expressed the the winning oration was "A Plea for the early defeat of several of last year's appreciation which the University felt Catholicism," and in it Mr. Boarman champions. The promise was fulfilled, in toward these alumni who implied a dec­ tried to awaken Catholics to the fact the finals as action-packed fights resulted laration of faith in the University when that their faith will be tried severely in in the crowning of seven new title-hold­ they send their sons to Notre Dame. the next few years Mr. Boarman will be ers. The most spectacular fight of the awarded the Breen Medal for Oratory, night was in the 165-pound class as . Those present at the reception were: founded by the Hon. William P. Breen, Johnnie Agnone, Youngstown, O. lad, ad­ Joseph D. Becker, La Crosse, Wis.: Carleton ministered a T.K.O. to Ralph Deem, D. Beh, Jr., Des Koines, la.; Joseph E. Bidwell, '77, at the June Commencement. River Forest, III.; Martin C. Carroll, Kansas ROTC trainee and last year's chainpion. City. Mo.: John A. CulliKan, St. Paul: Robert JUNIOR PBOM The annual Bengal Bouts Sportsman F. Dillon, Butler, Pa.; Jerome L. Dubbs, Hen- On May 3 Notre Dame juniors and Trophy was awarded to Bob' GafEney, dota. III.: Robert C. Fisel, Chicaco; Joseph A. their fair guests from all parts of the wounded Syracuse, N. Y^ veteran. Ac­ Foley, Watertown, S. Dak.: Richard C. Hcam, Los Angeles; Wiliam W. Hoban, Oak Park. III.: country streamed into the "Rock" to cording to ofiBcials ' this year's. Bcuts Frederick A. Joyce, Jr., Chicago: Eugene F. dance to the music of Jimmy Lunceford's were more than twice as successful both, Kane, Rocky River, O.: Joseph F. Kestine, To­ orchestra. That was the big moment of in gate receipts and attendance as any ledo: Morton J. Lucas, Jr., St. Louis: James the weekend, but the following after­ other previous year. Ticket sales, dona­ Martin, Chesterton, Ind.; Edward McCarthy. VThitins. Ind.: Donnelly P. McDonald. Jr.. Fort noon there was more dancing at the In­ tions and concessions cleared $2,500 for Wayne. Ind.: Donald McGrath. St. Joseph, Mich.: diana Club and Sunday morning. Prom- the Bengal Missions. John Mills. Jr.. South Bend: Callix Miller. South goers and their guests attended the 10 Bend; Vernon Honteil. Kansas City, Mo.; Pat­ o'clock Mass in Sacred Heart Church. ENGINEEBS* OPEN HOUSE rick O'Meara, University City, Mo.: Louis PloufT, Indianapolis; Eric Ray de Castro, Lima, Peru; Barbara Sullivan, of East Orange, N. J., AH of the departments of the College R. Michael Riordan, Ludington. Mich.; Thomas guest of Joe O'Toole, who was general of Engineering and the engineering so­ S. Riordan, Ludington, Mich.; Andrew J. Rohan, chairman for the affair, was the Prom cieties were hosts at an open house oh Cincinnati; Bobert Kolwing, Cairo, III.: Quirico Queen, and Naundas Fisher, of Chicago, M. St. George, Chicago: Herbert P. Valker, Oak May 25 to residents of South. Bend and Park. III.; John R. Welch. Indianapolis: and was the guest of honor as the date of co- vicinity who were interested in labora­ Maurice F. Zink, Canton, O. chairman Bill McCormack. tories and laboratory equipment. The so­ LATIN AMEBICANS cieties demonstrated equipment in the G. & S. BETUBNS various laboratories in use. Automatical­ Continuing long-standing inter-Amer­ Once again the members of the Uni­ ly controlled furnaces, survejnng equip­ ican cultural and educational relations versity Theatre scored an outstanding ment, the wind tunnel of the Department which have become traditional at Notre . success as they presented Gilbert and of A'eronautical Engineering, thie heat Dame, 56 Latin-American students are Sullivan's delightful comic opera. The power lab, industrial chemical machinery currently enrolled at the University. Mikado. Under the ever-competent direc­ and procedures followed in solving archi­ Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, and 11 Cen­ tion of Prof. Cecil Birder, Notre Dame's tectural problems were all on display. tral and South American republics are Savoyards played to capacity audiences The purpose of the exhibits was to .ac­ represented by this group. At the Uni­ for four nights in Washington Hall. The quaint the people of South Bend with the operetta will be presented again on June versity are two Latin-American clubs, facilities of the College. the LaKaza Club and the Inter-Ameri­ 29 as a feature of Commencement week­ I • • • can Affairs Club. The various activities end. NEW VOCATIONAL CHAIRMEN of these two organizations include quiz THE GLEE CLUB matches on Inter-American subjects, Two new vocational chairmen, repre­ various athletic teams, and the education On May 3 before an impressive crowd senting the Notre Dame clubs of Toledo of other students at Notre Dame and in assembled in the Navy Drill Hall the and the Connecticut Valley, have recent­ other surrounding colleges and universi­ South Bend Symphony Orchestra and ly been named. With these additions,' ties on matters concerning the Latin- the Notre Dame Glee Club presented there are now 28 vocational chairmen American students' own countries. a very enjoyable and well-received pro­ serving throughout the country, cover­ gram. The orchestra, under the direction ing practically all - of the principal . THE S. A. C of Edwyn Hames, opened the program Notre Dame "population centers." . Officers of the first post-war Student with the four movements of Tschaikow- The new. chairmen are: Joseph-L;' Activities Council at Notre Dame are sky's Symphony Number Four in F Tillman, '21, vice. president, Uniteast'. Ralph W. Hayman, Jr., Philadelphia, Minor. The second portion of the pro­ Corp., Toledo, and' Cmdr. John' F. Rob-^ president; Harold E. Huling, naval RO- gram featured the Glee Club with the inson, '28, 10 N. Main St., West^ Hart-' TC trainee from Chillocothe, O., vice- Symphony in a beautiful rendition of ford, who is state director of- selective'' president; and Joseph M. Cheney, Schuy- Randall Thompson's inspiring Testament. serviceiin.Connectieut..-. .•^•^'••' m The Notre Dcane Alumnus $100,000 Hearst Gift to N. D.

Fund to be Used for Establishment of Scholarships in American History

The Hearst Foundation's gift of versity, §100,000 to the National Jewish 5100,000 for the establishment of schol­ Hospital at Denver, Colo., and §100,000 arships in American history at Notre to the Los Angeles County Museum. Dame has been accepted officially on be­ half of the University by Rev. J. Hugh The check for §100,000 was presented O'Donnell, C.S.C, president. to Father O'Donnell by George Hearst, a trustee of the Foundation. In announcing Notre Dame's accept­ ance of the gift. Father O'Donnell made Randolph Apperson Hearst presented the following statement: a §400,000 check to Robert Gordon Sproul, president of the University of "Notre Dame is very grateful to Mr. California, after Mr. Sproul had re­ Hearst and the trustees of the Hearst quested funds to enlarge and improve Foundation for this handsome benefac­ the Greek theater on the campus. The tion. gift to Oglethorpe was tendered to the "In an age when pseudo-liberals are president, Philip Weltner, by John Ran­ attempting to destroy the American dolph Hearst, an alumnus of the uni­ heritage, it is consoling to know that versity. certain far-seeing men believe that this WILLIAM E. COTTER, '13 heritage should be further enhanced by A §100,000 check was presented to the intensive study and research. The bene­ National Jewish Hospital by William POTLIGHT faction will be used largely to promote Randolph Hearst, Jr., at a dinner at the graduate studies in American history." Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. The hospital is a free non-sectarian S ALUMNI The $100,000 scholarship fund given tuberculosis institution, one-third of to Notre Dame is part of gifts aggre­ whose patients are from New York. gating $750,000 presented by the Hearst WILLIAM E. COTTER, '13, counsel Foundation. Martin Huberth, president The money donated to the Los An­ ••. for- Union Carbide and Carbon of the Foundation, revealed that §400- geles County Museum by David Hear.st Corp. and former president of the Alum­ 000 had been given to the University of will be used to purchase objects of art ni Association, has been serving as a California, $50,000 to Oglethorpe Uni- and antiquities. member of the Executive Committee of the War Finance Committee for New York. In August, 1943, at the beg:inning of NEW FACULTY MEMBERS the Panama Canal Zone. He is cur­ the Third War Loan, the Secretary of rently a research associate at the Uni­ Dr. Gerhart B. Ladner, an authority the Treasury drafted Mr. Cotter to de­ versity of Pennsylvania and has con­ on the history of mediaeval art, will as­ velop a Commerce and Industry Divi­ tributed articles to scientific journals sume duties with the department of sion in Manhattan and be its director. and is the co-author of a textbook. history at 'the opening of the fall se­ • • • From then until the end of the Sixth mester. Dr. Ladner received his Ph.D. War Loan he spearheaded the promo­ degree from the University of Vienna, FRANK ROGERS DIES tion of sales of government securities to Austria, in 1930. He served on the staff Frank Rogers, long one of Notre 48,000 of New York City's business and of ."the Monumenta Germaniae Historica Dame's closest friends in the Twin Cit­ professional firms. The volunteer sales in Berlin and Munich, and was a lec­ ies, died in St. Paul on May 7. He is organization which he created is credit­ turer in the University of Vienna. He survived by his wife and nine children. ed with securing approximately one- served in the Canadian Ai-my as cap­ tenth of all national subscriptions made tain during the war, and, following his VAUGHAN MEMORIAL FUND during these loans. discharge, joined the faculty of the Uni­ The Vint D. Vaughan, '17, Memorial versity of Toronto. At Notre Dame, Dr. In the Seventh War Loan he was Fund has been announced by the Univer­ asked to coordinate all sales groups Ladner will specialize in mediaeval his­ sity with the initial gift of §1,000 from tory and the history of mediaeval art. working in Manhattan and became the Charles L. Vaughan, '14, and James E. first chairman of New York County. He Dr. Austin Jump, of Easton, Md., has Vaughan, '27, Lafayette, Ind., the accepted even heavier responsibilities in been named assistant professor of Bi­ brothers of the late Vincent de Paul the Victory Loan when, as chairman of ology at Notre Dame, effective in Sep­ Vaughan, long an active alumnus, former Greater New York, he had an army of tember. Dr. Jump received his Ph.D. president of the Notre Dame Clnb of 300,000 volunteers working under him d^ree from the University of Pennsyl­ the Wabash Valley, and prominent Indi­ who secured 25 per cent of all subscrip­ vania in 1938, and before the war was ana attorney. tions made in the United States. in charge of instruction in the biological The fund will provide ah annual award He wholeheartedly devoted his fine sciences at llaryland State Teachers of §50 for the student in the College of abilities and wide experience in promo­ College, Frostburg, Md.- During the war Law who achieves the best record in tion to this service for our government he.conducted research'at the Joseph E. moot court trial practice, and a second and his outstanding leadership helped Seagram research laboratories in Louis­ award of $25 for the student rated next New York make its heavy contribution ville, Ky., and also spent six months in in proficiency in the same practice. to the success of financing World War IL Volume 24, No. 3, June, 1946 15

tf Batwaead J. DonoToo, '42 ATHLETICS » »

BASEBALL pre-season predictions by winning five the day before the NCAA tournament Coach Clarence J. (Jake) Kline's out of the first seven matches on the at Princeton, N. J. Father Holderith Notre Dame baseball team appears nine-match schedule. originally had planned to send the Irish headed for one of the best Irish diamond The Irish netters made the longest B team to compete in the Indiana state trip ever taken by a Notre Dame tennis collegiate meet at Terre Haute, Ind., on seasons in Kline's 13 years as head team when they journeyed to Annapolis, May 24, but when the Minnesota match coach if the Blue and Gold nine contin­ Md., to meet Navy in the first match of was postponed he sent Dick Whiting, ues the blistering pace set during the the season. Although Bill TuUy, No. 1 No. 1 golfer from Detroit, Mich., and first half of the season. man from Bronxville, N. Y., won his Geoi^ge Stuhr, freshman from Garden Paced by Jack (Kewpee) Barrett, match against the Middies, Notre Dame CSty, N. Y., to team with Tom Conley, of red-headed right hander from Louisville, dropped the match by a 7 to 1 score. West De Pere, Wis., and Jack Quinn, of Ky., on the mound, and Jack Mayo, left After rain forced the postponement Orange, N. J., in the state meet. Al­ fielder from Youngstown, O., at the of the Northwestern match, the Irish though the. Irish finished in third place. plate, the Irish rolled to a record of 9 blanked the Indiana Hoosiers, 9 to 0, Whiting shot a brilliant 73-75—148 to victories and only 3 defeats in the first and then were forced by the weather to win the individual championship. 12 games of the season. move indoors at Lafayette, Ind., to beat Other members of the Irish starting Barrett, who has been the Notre Purdue, 5 to 4. The match scheduled lineup besides Whiting and Stuhr in­ Dame pitching ace for the past two sea­ against the University of Kentucky at clude Capt. Tom Kennedy, of Rochester, sons, turned in four consecutive victor­ Lexington, Ky., was cancelled because of Minn.; Everhart ScUeck, of South Mil­ ies before being defeated by traditional rain. Coach Langford's netters squeezed waukee, Wis.; Jim Besenfelder, of Men- rival Michigan, 7 to 1, in his fifth start. past Western Michigan, 5 to 4, and in dota. 111.; and Joe Totten, of Pittsbui^h, He came back in his next start, how­ another indoors match trimmed Michi­ Pa. gan State by the same score. The Uni­ ever, with a 6 to 4 win over Wisconsin's • • Big Ten champs and finished the first versity of Michigan handed Notre Dame TRACK half of the schedule with a record of its second defeat, 5 to 4, in a meet that five wins and one defeat. wasn't decided until the final match. Lack of strength in the field events, Mayo, who was on the Notre Dame In addition to Tully, the other regular hampered the Notre Dame track and nine two years ago while here as a Ma­ members of the 1946 tennis team in­ field team throughout the season to the rine trainee in the V-12 program, re­ cluded George Eatterman, Cincinnati, extent that the Irish tracksters have turned to the campus after his discharge 0.; Ed Caparo, South Bend; Harry Erd, failed to win an outdoor meet to-date. and is leading the team at the plate Port Huron, Mich.; Joe Brown, Roches­ ' Coach Elvin B; Bandy's team has with a cool .441 average after 12 games. ter, N. Y.; and Artie Hoffman, Fort been strong in the track events, particu­ Also hitting at a rapid pace for the Wayne, Ind. larly in the mile >un, the hurdles and Irish are Eay Petrzelka, first baseman • the dashes. Bill Leonard, of Schenecta­ dy, N. Y., breezed through three out­ from Cedar Kapids, la., and George GOLF door mile run victories before being af­ Schneider, of New York City. The Notre Dame golf team, coached fected by a stomach ailment just before by Eev. George L. Holderith, C.9.C., Notre Dame started the season by the Michigran State meet. He was dealt emerged from the first half of the sea­ splitting a double-header with Indiana, his first collegiate defeat in two years losing the nightcap, 6 to 2, after win­ son with only one defeat, by Northwest­ in the State meet and followed by drop­ ning the opener, 5 to 1. The Irish then ern, 14 to 13. ping to third in the mile run at the In­ launched a seven-game winning streak Father Holderith's golfers, rated by diana State Collegiate track meet at which was not terminated until the the Irish mentor as one of the finest he Lafayette, Ind. Michigan defeat on May 14. Included in has ever coached, opened the season by the victims were Ohio State, 9 to 3, and easily disposing of Marquette and Ohio John Smith, Park Eidge, JU., Bill 10 to 4; Purdue, 11 to 4; Northwestern, Northern in a triangular match on the Fleming, Providence, E. I., and Capt. 7 to 2; Iowa, 3 to 0 and 9 to 4; and William J. Burke course. A 13% to 13% Bill O'Neill. Snoqualmie Falls, Wash, Michigan State, 5 to 4 in ten innings. tie with Wisconsin in the rain provided have garnered their share of points for the only other blot, in addition to the Notre Dame during the' season in the Around the infield for the Irish this high and low hurdles. Smith, a' former season finds George Schneider, at third, Northwestern defeat, on the first half of the schedule. national scholastic champ, returned Billy Hassett, New York City, at short, from the service at the start of this se­ Benny Kozlik, Chicago, on second, and After defeating Purdue, 15 to 12, at Lafayette, the Notre Dame golfers mester and is unbeaten in outdoor com­ Stanley Krivik, Bloomfield, N. J., on petition. Prazier' Thompson, Philadel­ first. Krivik and Petrzelka have been turned in a smashing 19 to 8 victory over the highly-touted University of phia Negro, has been besieged by injur­ sharing first base duties. In the outfield ies during the outdoor season, but still are Jack Mayo, in left, Frank Gilhooley, Michigan linksmen, but in their next match lost their first match of the sea­ rates high among the Midwestern dash- Toledo, O., in center, and Elmer Baba, men. Washington, D. C, in right. son to Northwestern. The Wildcats were .• paced by Manuel de la Torre, pre-war After dropping a 64 to 61 decision ace, who copped medal honors for the against the University of Wisconsin, TENNIS day. the Irish trade team faltered hopeless­ Plagued by a siege of inclement The scheduled Minnesota match on ly in the field events against the strong weather, the Notre Dame tennis team May 25 was postponed by the railroad University of Michigan team and lost, is living up to Coach Walter Langford's strike and will be played on June 23, 74% to 47%. The real reason for this The Notre Dame Alumnus 16

loss lies in the fact that they could pick up but 1% points out of a possible 27 Cardinal Tien at Notre Dame in the shot put, discus and broad jump. After losing to Michigan State, Notre Dame finished third behind Purdue and Indiana in the state meet. Purdue and Indiana tied for first place with 66 points each, while the Irish were third with 61. A dual meet with Marquette, the annual CCC meet and the NCAA meet remain on the schedule.

SPRING FOOTBALL Coach Frank Leahy's prospective 1946 Notre Dame varsity eleven climaxed six weeks of spring practice by defeating a star-studded group of Old Timers, 20 to 0, on June 1 in Notre Dame Stadium before 12,000 fans. Johnny Lujack, on special leave from the Navy to participate in the game, entered the contest with only a few days practice, but stole the show from his teammates with a stellar defensive game. Lujack, although naturally wide of his mark on several passes, gave promise of taking up where he left off before entering the Navy. The varsity was limited to the use of five basic plays in registering their Cardinal Tien visits Notre Dame. Left to right: Bev. John J. Covonough. C.S.C„ victory, and looked far from impressive vice'president; Bev. Thomas A. Steiner, C.S.C, provincial; Thomas Cordinol Tien; due chiefly to poor blocking both in the Bev. J. Hugh O'Donnell. C.S.C., president: ond Henry Linn, a Chinese student. line and . downfield. The touchdo^vns were scored by fullback Gerry Cowhig on an eight-yard drive after a recovered On May 4 Thomas Cardinal Tien, tion, not only in the ai-ts and sciences fumble, a 68-yard pass from Lujack to S.V.D., vicar apostolic of Tsingtao, but also in vocational institutions. halfback Floyd Simmons, and a short China, and China's first cardinal, came In welcoming the Cardinal to Notice plunge by fullback Jim Mello. to Notre Dame as the honored guest of Dame, Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, The Old-Timers, with such former the Congregation of Holy Cross. Cardi­ recalled that through the years "mem­ Irish grid greats as Benny Sheridan, nal Tien paid tribute to the University bers of some of China's most distin­ guished families have come to Notre Steve Juzwik, Dippy Evans, Comie Clatt, as "the most famous in the United Dame as students." Following the exer­ Bob Dove, Bernie Crimmins, Wally Ziem- States," and added that he hoped that ba, Lou Rymkus and Jim Brutz in the cises at the Church, the Cardinal and the Holy Cross Fathers could come to lineup, were unable to cope with the his party were guests of Rev. Thomas China soon and help him to erect a uni­ varsity. The only scoring threat on the A. Steiner, C.S.C, provincial, and Fa­ veterans' part came in the second half versity in honor of Our Lady, an insti­ ther O'Donnell at a special luncheon when Steve Juzwik received a kickoff, tution that would be known as the Notre in the Lay Trustees Room in the Dining handed it to Dippy Evans, who scooted Dame of China. After celebrating Bene­ Hall. They were taken for a visit 63 yards before he was pulled down from diction in Sacred Heart Church, Cardi­ around the University aftenvards. behind by Lujack on the varsity 15-yard nal Tien spoke briefly to the students line. and faculty, saying that the conduct of the Catholic missionaries proved to the SPEAKS TO SENIORS people of China during the war years CULLEN GIFTS Lashing at Godless governments. Rev. that they (the missionaries) sought John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C, vice presi­ John Paul Cullen, '22, Wauwatcsa, nothing for themselves. dent of the University, told 800 graduat­ Wis., who has given some valuable items ing seniors of South Bend's four public from his collections to the University, Later, in an interview. Cardinal Tien high schools and 2,000 guests at bacca­ especially from his collection of Jack said that now was the time for the peo­ laureate ceremonies in John Adams High London, has recently added to his list of ple of China to te converted to Catholi­ School auditorium that there is much in gifts. Paul R. Byrne, '13, librarian, an­ cism. "The youth of China," he added, common among the nazis, fascists and nounces the receipt of "The Strength of "have thrown off the old morality and communists. They all want to run eco­ the Strong," a rare London shoi-t story are now without religion. We must win nomics, education, and government with­ published in 1911; an original letter them to Christianity through the arts out God, Father Cavanaugh charged, from Charmian London (Mrs. Jack Lon­ and sciences," Expressing confidence in as he quoted from the Declaration of In­ don) to Mr; Cullen; and another collec­ the future of his country, the Cardinal dependence to show the heart of true tors item, "Pomes Peny Each," by James predicted that the next decade would Americanism as it is based on funda­ Joyce, one of only 13 copies published. see a tremendous expansion in educa­ mental truths. Volume 24, No. 3, June, 1946 17 Is Communism Compatible with Christianity?

By Hon. CLARE BOOTHE LUCE*

I arn happy and honored to be here this and otherwise behave abominably. Nor must rip. so to speak, one dogma or tenet from its evening, Notre Dame has always had a special you ask Ijim why. if material prosperity Is full Christian context and to. make of it a meaning for the women of America. It is the "sine qua non" of civic virtue, America, complete faith is always a process which re­ the only great university dedicated to a woman, wlilch lias tlie most frigtdaires and radios sults in perversions and ultimately disaster. the loveliest woman tliat ever lived, and the should not be considered the happiest and best For the part can never be greater than the patroness of our beloved country. of countries, instead (as he believes) the most whole. And only a whole faith can save man Ever>-one knows of the valor that the men evil? For the Communist religionist will scowl and make and keep him free. educated under her sweet protection showed and say, "I said no men could be good and Still It seems .to me that the heretics In in this war. And I will not tr>* to add to happy unless all men have everything." But every age have often been Justified In point­ Anne O'Hara. McCormack's eloquent analysis then if you ask, "But the Russians have the ing out some contemporary failure of the of what that same courage, conviction, and least of these things. Are they therefore the church, to emphasize and put into the fore­ leadership, which was sliowu on the battle­ most evil and unhappy of men?" Such reason­ ground something In the faith which had been field, can mean and must mean in the arena able questions simply irritate the faithful Com­ abused or misinterpreted or forgotten. What of public opinion and all public matters in munist, whose catechism begins with "Up with has needed emphasizing in all the Christian the years ahead. everything that is down, and down with every­ churches of the western world for the past I have always felt that there was some­ thing that is up." a proposition you might think several hundreds of years was certainly the thing ratlier special about Notre Dame men. he would liave some dilRcuity squaring with Second Commandment: Love thy neighbor. The Now, at lust, I know what that something Einstein's relativity, wliich he much admires neglect by the west of the brotherhood of man was: it was the courage and resourcefulness In his logical moments. was noted by Karl Marx, and taking the Second that God always gives those who believe in Don't ask the Communist why it Is wrong Commandment.. disregarding all else, in Chris­ His truths. 1 sensed this even in my teens. for a Russian to strike in a Moscow factory tian theology, he made of it alone a religion. For wlion observing the behavior of Notre as a protest against bad working conditions, His success is the measure of our failure. Until ' Damo men in contact with a football, it was but right for an American to strike In Ameri­ most recent years so-called Christians all over impossible not to realize that- the power of ca for the same reason. Or why freedom to the world had tended more and more to forget the Lord had surely gotten into tliem and disagree with the American press is a human that Second Commandment In the time of in a v«r>' special way. right for a Communist In AmeriCa. but a mortal swift and unruly material expansion and under crime for the same man in Russia. Or, why the terrific impact of the Industrial scientific discoveries. • Yes, there is no doubt that west­ Materialism a Faith it is sheer superstition for you and me to make the sign of tlie cross—In memor>' of Him who ern man for a hundred years increasingly tended to exploit his neighbor and trample on Today we are living in an age of unprece­ was crucified and lives—and the height of rationality, for him to make the sign of the his human rights. More and more he forgot dented faith—of a faith so boundless In mil­ our Lord's only new commandment, to love one lions of individuals, and widespread In many clenched fist passing Lenin's tomb on Red Square. Since a Communist does not believe another as He loved us. The resultant sufler- uations. that not since creation has man seen Ing of what has come to be called the common the like of it. That faith is in the reiigion in the immortality of the soul, his performance in saluting what he himself believes Is just a man was. and still is. a shame to all western of materialism. And the promise of its many democratic society. The downtrodden masses, theologians, of whom Marx and Lenin are the hunk of dead meat, should, for even the most simple minded, seem ridiculous. Don't ask wherever they were downtrodden were right, best known to the common man, is the estab­ and are right, to protest against exploitation lishment of heaven on earth. Comes heaven him logically to prove that despite the fact that thousands of years of hate and war and or, when protest fails, to revolt against it- on earth, to be sure, only after the somewliat looting and rapine by the conquerors of eastern And \t was and Is the duty of Christian bloody apocalypse of world revolution. Tliis Europe have never brought peace or happiness churches to back such protests. Many of them faith has produced, in remarkable abundance. to anyone in that area of the world, the failed lamentably In that Christian duty. its own saints and martyrs, who are canonized hatred and looting and rapine of Russian in Moscow rather more rapidly than is the armies there may be expected to usher in a custom in Rome which is strangely cautious millennium of brotherly love and prosperity. Disorder in America in the matter of bestowing sainthood, some­ Don't ask him why, if he really believes that times taking centuries before pronouncing any the sole end of man is to keep himself warm, Now. anyone who. has seen the other coun­ mortal so superior to his neighbors. well fed. and secure, so many of his own tries of the world knows that America today Tl'.ere have been many sects and denomina­ Iieroes have sacrificed these to bring about the is comparatively a Shangrl-Ia among nations. tions in the ancient religion of materialism, revolution. The truth about the religion of Nevertheless, our own Nation today Is full of but its true faith, I think we must all agree, communism is that It is. of all the Christian Injustices which are so widespread and so is communism, and its titular head Is Joseph heresies tliat the world has ever seen, the serious that if they are not rectified by the com­ Stalin. As befits a worldwide religion of great silliest and most irrational, and It has rightly munities, the States, and the Federal Govern­ power and persuasion, this supreme pontiff is been called the opiate of the intellectuals. It ment men's minds will Increasingly incline considered Infallible. But there is nothing demands of the believer acts of surpassing toward the false panaceas and false religions half-hearted about that avuncular gentleman's faith wliich we would never be capable of. which so seductively promise them relief. Com­ avowed infallibility. Within Russia and Rus­ Indeed, no Christian saint ever had more faith munism must succeed if Christianity fails. sian dominated zones, Stalin's infallibility is in the power of God's grace to transfigure his "Wherever there is big industry In this coun­ questioned only at the cost of life Itself. Out­ own nature, than a Communist has in the try there is much filth, oppression, gloom, des­ side of Russia, for example in the left wing power of State ownership of electricity and pair, disease, degradation, crime, and misery drawing rooms of Chicago's millionaire pub­ plumbing to transfigure ail human nature. The treatment of minorities, such as Negroes, lishers, or m some oflices in the chamber of V.'hen nobodj' lias anything, everybody will have falls appallingly short of any Christian ideal. cqmmerce and the State Department, it is evor>-thing. And when everybody has every­ Three-quarters of the world's gold still lies questioned only on pain of being called a thing, nobody will have more than anybody. buried in Kentucky—and men are hungry and dirty reactionary, or a Fascist beast. The But if anybody has more than anybody, some­ fear for their futures. Inventions that would devotee of communism believes in many mystic body will liquidate him. and then everybody be a vast, incalculable boon to the comfort of will be Jiappy, except the relatives of the millions are undeveloped, because no one knows propositions and even miracles which you and somebody who got liquidated. I_cannot understand liow any reasonable person how to put them on the market without throw­ can subscribe to; he believes that man—or ing millions out of work. The land, so thinly as he prefers to call him—the common man, populated compared with Europe and Asia, is lives by bread alone, and that only when his wastefully farmed; and on the farms and in A Christian Heresy hinterland hills there are whole societies who stomach Is full, and his senses satisfied is lie. live violent and ugly lives, in squalor and so to speak, in a state of grace. He passion­ I have just said that communism is a Cliris- Ignorance. Our understaffed hospitals overflow ately l>elleves that all will be good and happy lian heresy. So. for tliat matter, is nazism with the victims of Industrial strain, industrial wlien all have two cars in evorj- garage, two and fascism, and that branch of totalitarian accidents, industrial diseases, and there are chickens In every pot, r.nd two pairs of nylons liberalism which believes In our country that not enough of them. Juvenile delinquency Is on every chicken. Do not ask him. please, forced social planning is the final answer not rampant-. The statistics on Insanity are enough why, if It be so that bodily comfort and only to the toothaches and stomach aches, but to shake the reason of a sane man, and the material pro.sperity are tlie true conditions of all the heartaches of mankind. Perhaps this statistics on crime might make a just man virtue, many men who today have houses needs a little explaining. All the religions— tremble for justice. And over all the country honeycombed with Crane plumbing are not and most of the isms—that have sprung up there is a feeling that under the outward order­ necessarily good and happy, but have even in the shadow of the cross in western civiliza­ liness of the American scene disorder is in­ l)een known to dodge the draft, falsify their tion during the past thousand years are here­ vading us. We are frustrated by a •_ lack of income tax, beat their wives, commit suicide. sies of the church. That is to saj*. they have spiritual cohesion. In our culture. been founded on some tenet or belief, or dogma . Yes, again.st all this—men have the right— • • Address before the Notre Dame Club of or article of the faith which the founders felt Indeed, the duty to protest, and if need be. ^'ew York City on Universal Notre Dame Night, had been in their time neglected, or under- to revolt. But there is a vast difference. be- ^pril 29. 1946. emphasized or obscured by the priestliood. To •J8 The Notre Dame Alumnus

iween revolution and the reforms proposed by items concerning the way In which our Soviet of a home, c f any kind of freedom or individual many revolutionists. To demand the cessation neighbors have been spreading^ their particular life. Like the janissaries of the Seljuk sultans, of :ibuses and to remove the abuser, to advo­ brand of light and joy througliou^t Europe and their whole energies will [)e devoted to one cate better ways of bringini; about the welfare Asia. ' . aim: the militarj* maintenance and the exten­ and happiness of men. and to place in position But It seems to me that yo'u are probably sion by force of Soviet power, and the evan­ of autliority those wlio will carrj- thom out, quite as familiar as I am with the news which gelizing of the Communist religion. To them is the proper end of democratic political action. finds its way into our press about the practices must he added the 20,000.000 forced-labor Such action must never be controverted. But. and purposes of communism here and abroad. slaves, and the standing Soviet Army of from according to what plan, what philosophy, what The statements of the men and women twelve to fifteen million conscripts Indoctrinated religion, shall men act in order to perfect their arrested In Canada as spies for lloscovite with Communist dogma and Stalinist theories human situation? fascism illustrate clearly my point that com­ of a world revolution to be followed by a pro­ Even the most starry-eyed of Red Fascists munism is supernatlonal. and that every Com­ letarian miliennium. Tlie religion which asserts will admit that Russia is not altogether per­ munist, that is. every accepted member of the the brotherhood of man. and denies the father­ fect, but he will swear to the death that his Communist community, gives his entire allegi­ hood of God. has resulted In the unclehood ance to his olficial Communist superiors and which devours and destroys even the children religion, communism, will perfect not only it. of his own nation. but the ontire world if given a chance- Indeed, obeys their orders without question. such is the nature of any religion which Logically it is impossible for one of these Thls^is the kind of government and a kind possesses a theology that it is always universal Red Fascists to be a loyal member of any of religion offered by Moscow as an alterna­ in its intent. However, nationalistic the men other community, whether it be religious or tive to the one described in our own Declara­ in the Kremlin may be, their own theories political, or even a group of friendly neighbors. tion of Independence as deriving its just powers commit them to supranationalism in the ap­ It Is" this fact, borne out by indisputable proof from the consent of the governed, and In­ plication of Communism to world problems. in Iiundreds of instances and places, which has stituted to secure for all men their inalienable And since America Is not perfect, what will led many nations, including from time to time rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of tiien help to perfect America? Our answer our own, to prohibit from holding public otiice happiness under God. here tonight is, another religion—Christianity. any person known to be a member of the Today, in all the vrorld. these two religions Fasclst-Commuuist militia. Orthodoxy and Alaska are in conflict, mortal conflict for communism, Such regulation is the common sense, self- Now tlie devil himself quotes scripture, so immortal, for Christianity. protective action which comes from recogni­ it is natural enough that Stalin, noting the tion of tlie fact that everj- Communist, like alarm of the Christian world, should seek to No Absolute Truth every bundist and every Fascist, has taken an abate that alarm by a belated show of friendly oatli as a soldier, enrolled In a militarj- organi­ interest in the Christian church. To be sure, 1 am often asked by friends what is the zation, the purpose of which is the destruction difference between a Communist and a capi­ his most lively interest is in the Orthodox - of all other military, religious, political, and chuichLS of America. talist. And in _ America, the answer is likely social organizations. to be simple, an American Communist is gen­ We would be negligent in our own self- erally a man who has given ui) hope of be­ Here, in the United States, we know that presfervation if we overlook entirely such coming an American capitalist. If there were this lied fascism is straining every effort at flagrant violations of our hospitality as the only American Communists to worry about, tlie present moment to discredit and bring recent visit of the Soviet Orthodox Church the problem would not be too serious; we about the destruction of our armed forces, of representative to various Russian churches In would have only to make this country reason­ our foreign policy, of our domestic economy, our country. The purpose of this visit, as de­ ably secure and prosperous In material terms and of our faith in our churches. They have scribed by the ^letropolltan Theophilus of North to change most of our Communists into Republi­ made some progress by means of agents in all America, in his patriotic and vigorous denuncia­ cans. The American Communist is not a these organizations, some of whom even hold tion of the Soviet representative, was: to menace. What is a menace is the religion of places of iiigh responsibility and trust- secure an oath of allegiance to Moscow from communism, as it opposes, not our economic Why, if the religion of communism, is so the faithful communicants in America. This ideas, but our religious ones. And it does so strong and persuasive, as I have painted it, was rejected in all but a few cases last year. on a wide and ever deepening front ever>-- are the Communists in such a hurry? Because tliey know that once Americans wake up to However, verj- recently, a number of parishes where in tne world. For these two religions have reconsidered their decision, due to shrewd art» irreconcilably opposed. i!ie true nature of communism, and its funda­ mental ai'tagonism to Christianity, their success propagandizing from Soviet agents, and to Comni'inism is fundamentally mat e r i a 1. may be delayed for many years, and possibly hints of savage reprisal and torture open upon Christianity, spiritual. Christianity is dedi­ postponed forever. relatives now in the occupied areas under cated to love and peace among all men. com­ Soviet domination. munism to natred and war. Cliristianity glori­ Soviet Slaves There are 400 Russian Orthodox parishes in fies God. communism denies Him. Commun­ the United States and Canada. About 340 of ism denies individual humati rights, Christianity Today communism sprawls all over eastern them have congregations of Carpatho-Russian exalts them. Clirlstianity insists on the rights Kurope and nearly half of Asia. And at last ancestry, that is, or persons whose relatives of private property, insofar as they are not many people are beginning to see that It is now live in the area most recently taken over exercised to abuse the community, the other a twin brother of the Hitler niglitmare. The by the Soviet Union. Some SO of the parishes denies property rights, however much this realism about which Stalin boasts is the real­ are located in Alaska, a region which the con­ liuits or hampers the individual. Communism ism of slavery. trolled Soviet press occasionally mentions as says that man and all his institutions and Victor Kravchenko, a former Soviet indus­ having been robbed from the Soviet people enterprises o.re the tools, agents, and the slaves trial ofiiclal, gives the figures of Soviet slavery under the Tsarist regime. of the states. Christianity teaches that the in his book "I Chose Freedom." There is no secret about the fact that Alaska siaio is the servant of man and his insi:tutions. In ll'SS, he says, tlie number of slave laborers would be the continental lieachhead for any One says the state is omnipotent, the other in concentration camps were more than 15,000,- Soviet colonization in North America. There that God only is all-powerful. One denies the 000. Between 1940 and 1945 this had risen to is no secret, either, about tlie fact that next validity of the family unit, the other says that nearly I'O.OOO.OOO. And this does not Include October at .he meeting of the Council of Rus­ it is the fundamental unit of everj- society. ciiildren. which are now being regularly herded sian Orthodox Churches in America, the Moscow One disrupts the home, the other preserves it. for trjiining, as heloEs were in ancient Greece, Government expects to secure Die allegiance One demands class warfare, the other seeks or untouchables in Imperial Mogul India. Krav­ of a majority of the delegates, bishops and to .-imellcrate all group or racial frictions. One chenko dates the first decree for child mobiliza- priests to the spiritual overlordship of the says that the i)eoples only participation in lion in October 1940. This provided for im- patriarch of Moscow. politics shall be to point an ordered finger at m iii.ite forcible enlinment of from SOO.OOO to a prechosen candidate, and call him elected. This act, if it occurs, win be represented bv In a Chriotian democracy, every man is a 1.000.000 city and village children from 14 to our lettwnig press as of no more politica'l politician, who simply allows some to hold 17 years old for industrial training. By 1943 signiflconce than the spiritual fealty given by ollice. In a Communist suite all political the child-labor contingents were raised to Catholics in America to the Holy Father in powers are delegated from above to a few in­ ::.00l>,000 a year. Kravchenko states: "The Rome, ilaay will accept this inge.mous false­ dividuals. In a democratic state, everj- man cruel scenes of separation, witli youngsters hood, because u-jthout knowing the whole truth is a policviman who pays a few to wear a sobbing and struggling, with relatives wailing It stems plausible. uniform. Communism says man has the right and lamenting, became more and more famil­ h TJ'^ m" *-^' '*'^' '*'*' patriarch of Moscow to say what he's told, and do what he must. iar. • t • Tjjg conscripts were put into uni­ holds omce. and the church itself functions in Christianity says he has the right to say what forms, housed in government barracl^, and Russia only at the pleasure of the executive he will, and do what he" ought. subjected to rigid discipline and a virtually committee of the Communist Partv. without militarj- regime. Their time was apportioned warning, everj- priest in Russiia can be seized But above all communism den:es absolute for work, study, and physical training along and every church liquidated. Under these con­ truth. Truili in all matters, in press, i)olitics, linos calculated to turn them not merely into ditions, should the patriarch be given authority even in matters of Communist tlieologj-. is obedient but into fanatic ser\-anis of the Soviet to appoint and remove priests in the American always what infallible Stalin says it is on any superstate- Political indoctrination was natur­ parishes of the Orthodox Church, it would Te given moriting. in any mood that seizes him. ally the important consideration in their train­ a marked deviation from regular Soviet practice Christianity subscribes to these absolute ing." ™ » '"''L''''^****''*'"*^"*^ '^'^-'^^ otherwise than truths—that man is the child of God. created During the war there were fire different ^erj tnendly to the Soviet Government in His image. That our Lord came into this mobilizations of children In Soviet Russia. To­ In Alaska, this might easily have serious world to sliow what a cliild of God could and day the aggregate of these uniformed, regi­ consequences for our security. The congrega­ should be, that all law is based on morality, mented young men and women is 9,000,000. If tions there are largely simple people: hunters. that morality comes of God. this sytem continues, as Kravchenko says there nsnermen, predommantly of Eskimo descent. I fear that, as a Congressman and a legis­ is every indication it will, there will be thirty They would not likely question the statements lator. I liave not been verj- informative in this to forty million regimentally trained workers or actions of a new pastor. Xor would they talk. I have not given ^ you any new*sworthy wiih:n 15 years. Tiiey will have no memories be aware if reports supposedly made to the Volume 24, No. 3, June, 1946 19 patrJarcli, included extra hits addressed to the restrained, tolerant, forgiving, and above all president, of the University, issned the general stafC of the Red armed forces, and to generous. Now. all the Communists I have the secret police—the NKVI>. In Soviet Rus­ ever known have been rude, loud, intolerant, following statement: sia, there Is no separation of state and church. cynical, angry folk who have audibly yearned "The death of Mr. John O'Brien has The state is the church, the church the state. to liquidate somebj)dy. Their bitter tongues occasioned much sadness at the Univer­ All things, including God must serve the mam­ wag in their heads like bloody pickles. They mon of Moscow. all seem to live In a perpetual swizzle of sity of Notre Dam^ which has lost a All these problems r^ise new and serious rancor. They are always making trouble, set­ loyal friend and benefactor of long questions. Americans are reluctant to question ting one person against another. Even if you the good faith of any man, particularly the walk down a quiet street with one, he will standing. He was loyally interested in good faith of any minister or priest of any try to make you feel like a betrayer of the Notre Dame long before he became a masses because you don't Instantly grab a brick creed. Thus, our tradition and guaranty of member of the Associate Board of Lay religious freedom could be used against our and bash in the nearest Irish cop's head with security in this instance. it. They are most remarkably uncomfortable Trustees in 1941. His associates on the If the question were raised publicly, certainly companions. board held him in the highest esteem, Ladies and gentlemen. In the final analysis, a great many Americans would ask whether and had profound respect for his pene­ there is .any basis for doubting Soviet good the only effective argument for communism faith. And the answer to that would properly is that Christianity has failed. Christianity trating judgment and personal devotion include a list of the treaties made by the has not failed. It has hardly been tried. Zjet in everjrthing concerned with the wel­ Soviets during the past 15 years, all of which each of us try a little harder to be real —with one exception: the pact for dividing Christians in all our dealings with our neigh­ fare of the University. Poland with Nazi Germany In 1939—have been bors, and In all our conversations, and in our violated by the Soviets. attitudes toward the problems of the day. and "Mr. O'Brien will be sorely missed at On the specific question of Soviet perversion see who gets the most fellow travelers, us or Notre Dame, which he served loyally of the Orthodox church to its own political the Communist on the block. and well. In particular, he will be purposes. Professor Nicholas Tlmasheff, of Ford- Let us forget about the defeats which our ham University, writes in his authoritative statesmen have suffered at Potsdam and Yalta missed by his many friends on the fac­ book. Hellgion in Soviet Russia: "Concessions and London, and may yet suffer at Paris. Let ulty who prized his constant friendship. have been many. • • • How do we know that us count on ourselves, not them, to secure ' May he rest in peace!" they were concessions and not steps In the America against all possibility of becoming (Soviet) government's gradual but basic accept­ Communist, by each of us being a Christian, ance of human values? We know it, because and like all good Christians, making converts. all reforms have been half-reforms, repealing There is no other rational way to proceed, only so many of the revolutionary measures as if u-e wish to achieve peace on earth for our seemed unavoidable. • • • As atheism is at children. the heart of Marxism, any concession to religion was much more dithcult than concession to art. • • • For the very soul of the Christian church, the reason of its being, is just what O'BRIEN-STANFORD DEATHS is categorically-denied by communism." The University mourned the deaths In the matter of Alaska, I give you only one instance of a Russian victory which may be within a week in April of two members won without our statesmen either knowing or of the Associate Board of Lay Trustees, informing our people. I could tonight, make John J. O'Brien of South Bend and many anotlier criticism of the way the so-called Russian question has been handled In Wash­ Grattan T. Stanford, '04, of New York ington, and might be expected to be handled City. at Paris. But I note by the papers that Jimmle Byrnes, before he went, quoted the Negro Mr. O'Brien, co-founder with his late spiritual, "Standing In the Need of Prayer." If Jimpiie Byrnes and his whole delegation brother. Miles, of the South Bend Lathe have at long last been driven to their knees Works, died on . April 24, at his resi­ by the seriousness of the situation, we may all begin to take heart. For a man who falls dence after an illness of several weeks. to his knees for guidance - has a very good For years he had been one of South chance of rising a wiser man. Those who Bend's outstanding business and civic refuse to fall on them In the world in which we Uve will be driven to them by a tynint. leaders. For God.lets us rise from our knees freemen. Dictators never. At his bedside when death occurred Tonight, in closing, rather than tell you were members of his family including what our Government should do to combat Mrs. O'Brien, his two daughters, Mrs. communism here and abroad. I* would rather tell you—although you already know—what Clarence E. Manion, of South Bend and each of us can do. wife of Notre Dame's law dean, and GRATTAN T. STANHno, '04 Mrs. Elizabeth Metcalf, of Little Comp- Try ChriBtianity Bom in Monticello, Ind., in 1882, Mr. ton, R. I., and his son, John W. O'Brien, We ctin all fight communism simply by be­ Stanford spent his youth in Indepen­ a student at the University. ing Christians. I say. simply by being, but dence, Kans., and returned to that city unhappily It Is not so simple to be a Chris­ tian, which incidentally is precisely why there In addition to serving as a lay trustee after his graduation from the Harvard are so many Communists. of the University, Mr. O'Brien evidenced Law School in 1907. Until 1916 he prac­ There is a vast personal excitement and oven his interest in the school by founding joy in living in an age where our beloved faith ticed law with his father. A participant is so much challenged. This was the joy 'and the Miles and John J. O'Brien Fellow­ in the formation of the earliest Sinclair exultation that the early Christians knew. We ship in Metallurgy and Allied Sciences, companies, he went to New York as can emulate them by being militant and faith­ ful Christophers—or Christ bearers, every day, established on Dec. 31, 1938, by a gift general counsel for the then Sinclair ill every way'In all of our thoughts, and each of $15,000. Miles O'Brien had also been Oil and Refining Co. in October, 1916. of our actions. Every man and woman who a lay trustee at Notre Dame. ever meets us will, as he must, judge our Mr. Stanford was a member of the religion by its effect on us. One of the great At the funeral services held in St. strengths of the Communist, is the way he University's Board of Lay Trustees, a incessantly propagandizes, talks, and agitates Patrick's Church in South Bend, Rev. member of the Metropolitan and Rocke­ for his beliefs—and even sometimes tries to live John Cavanaugh, C.S.C., vice-president, feller Center Luncheon Clubs in New by them. Let us do likewise: let us live and talk Christianity. I do not for a moment ofSciated at a low requiem Mass and York, and of the KnoUwood Country hesitate to say that probably 10 out of 10 gave the funeral sermon. Interment was Club of White Plains, N. Y. He had decent people who claim to have no religion, coming into contact with a real Christian, who in Highland cemetery where the Rev. taken part for years in affairs of the both lives and talks and acts his religion, will Thomas Steiner, C.S.C, provincial of American Petroleum Institute. find that man infinitely more agreeable and the Holy Cross Congregation, gave the persuasive than a Communist doing exactly He leaves his widow, Mrs. Effa Dunn the same .thing. final absolution. Stanford; a sister, Mrs. John Coifer of Fi*j5t, a real Christian will go around trying On the occasion of Mr. O'Brien's Emporia, Kans.; and a brother, Leland to spread a little hope, faith, and charity; P. Stanford, of New York. he will be polite, patient, smiling, peaceful. death, Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, 20 The Notre Dame Alumnus ALUMNI CLUBS First Postwar U.N.D. Night Widely Observed

As evident in the accompanying Club Washington Club's program; and the ultimate broadcast by Father O'Donnell news, Universal Notre Dame Night in many others detailed here%vith are elo­ over Mutual was not channelled as 1946, first postwar observance, found quent of the new power of the Notre widely or publicized as thoroughly as it Dame Clubs. not only prewar numbers of Clubs meet­ might otherwise have been. National radio time was generously In every respect, however, the Uni­ ing, but enriched quality of program contributed by Mutual Bi-oadcasting versal Notre Dame Night of 1946 was dictated by the experiences of the war System through the cooperation of Mr, an outstanding success, a proper me­ and the progress of the Alumni Associ­ Edgar Kobak, president. There were, morial to. the Notre Dame dead of ation program. The New York Club's however, several unavoidable complica­ World War II and a most appropriate key program; Chicago's brilliant pro-, tions in arranging the time and natura tribute to the late John H, Neeson, '03, gram featuring Cardinal Striteh; the of the program, with the result that the its founder.

speakers and sound motion pictures of foot­ »*on, "West Hartford. Bill Hurley, Springfield, Akron ball games and campus scenes were shown. and John Cianci of New Britain, Conn. Before the club dinner on Universal Kotre Acting on the first suggestion of the newly X>anie Ni^ht all of the alumni spent a half hour elected officers, all present rose for a public at St. "Vincent's Church in meditation and Capifof District IN. Y.i prayer In memory of the eight members of the praj'er for those who had lost their lives in club known to have lost their lives in ser^'lce. the "War. Approximately 40 alumni attended Preliminarj- plans were made for a. Communion- the dinner. At the annual election in Albany on April breakfast in honor of these men. Rev. 'John 29 the following- were chosen to lead the club: Ptaelan, of St. Lawrence OToole parish. Hart­ Murray Powers was chosen as the new presi­ John F. Campbell, president; Charles E. AValsh. ford, was unanimously chosen chaplain for the dent, Paul Bertsch, who was chairman for the vice president; and James J. Drislane, secre- club. AI Lawton dinner, was elected vice-president, and Ted tarj'-treasurer. Plans were made for an annual l4ey and AI ICIkert were reelected as secretary summer meeting and for a Christmas holiday and treasurer respectively. Ted Ley dance. Cleveland

The club couldn't get the Universal Notre Buffalo Connecticut Valley Dame night program on the radio, but other­ The club held a dinner in the Knights of wise all went well. In fact, something like Columbus Bldg., on April 29, in observance of Our group met at the Bond Hotel In Hart­ 200 Notre Dame men—perhaps the largest Universal Xotre Dame Night. Honoring the ford to observe Universal Notre Dame Night. eathering at any Cleveland Club affair to date six members of the club who lost their lives in New olllccrs of the club are: Vincent E. Turley, •—assembled in Chariey Rohr*!« famed restaur­ the service, the program was well-arranged Hartford, president; Jo4i<>pli \y, 0*>*efl|, Spring­ ant (upstairs, away from the other diners) by cliairman Bcmie Bird. field, Mass., vice-president; G. Albert Lawton, and solemnized the occasion with those three Hartford, secretarj-; and Tim 31uriili>-, Hartford, hallowed human and Christian, observances: On April 9 there was a meeting at the reelected treasurer. The Board of Governors beer, sandwiches, and talk of old times. It now consists of Floyd Richards, Hartford. Ray ought to be mentioned that President Eddie . Hotel Sheraton. 3fust Kev, John F. O'JIanit Snyder, Chicopee Falls, Mass., John F. Robtn- C.S.C., bishop of Buffalo, spoke at this meeting. Killven introduced National President, Tliomas Cincinnati In March tlie following olficers were elected for the coming year: J, Walter Xienaber, presi­ dent; Howard Rotiun, vice president; Bob Leonard, seer eta rj'-trcasurer. Fiitlier Goodall, from the campus, was at the meeting and showed movies of Notre Dame. Universal Notre Dame Night was observed with a Mass at the Fenwick Chapel, the mem­ bers receiving Holy Communion in a body, and offering- their iMass and Communion for the members of the club and for all alumni who died in the service. Returned from the service are: Frank M- Luney, Herb Gardner, Xat Bond, Uaruld 3(ad- den, Howard Rohan, Bob Leonard, Jack Bmd- berrer, Dwipht Broentan, Tom Crumley, Jim McCafferty, Jim Clark, Bob Chenal, AValt Nienaber, Jack Bond, Bi*b Hus^lies, and Jack Gillig:an.

Centrof Michigan Samuel Caidinal Striteh. cnrchbishop oi Chicago, was the chief speaker as the Alumni from Lansing and Central Michigan Notre Dame Club ol Chicago had its annual TJniTetsal Notre Dame Night bonquet gathered at the Hotel. Roosevelt in Lansing in the Palmer House, Chicago, on April 27. BeT. John Coronough, CS.C. »ice- on May 12 to initiate plans for the reorgani­ zation of the Notre Dame Club of Central president of the UniversitT. and Peter C. Beillr. Indianapolis, chairman of the As­ Michigan. Fuis Cowart was elected temporary sociate Board of lay Trustees, were other speakers and Dean James E. McCarthy chairman to serve until officers are elected at of the College of Commerce was the toastmaster. Arthur L Conrad. '35. was the a dinner and golf rally planned for June. Jim Armstrong and Charlie Bacliman, head club's choirman in charge of the bonquet Left to right in the picture ore Deon Mc­ coach at Michigan State College, were the Carthy. Father Caranaugh. Cordinal Striteh. Mr. Beilly and Mr. Conrad. Volume 24, No. 3, June, 1946 21

F. B3'rnc (as if everybody didn't know him like ft brother); that Tom talked his usual good Harrisburg sense which is informed with the highest Notre AL.UMN.AE PARTICIPATE Dame idealism and sees Notre Dame men as I On April 29 a few of us got together at salt whicli if it loses its savor is fit only to On a night in April there were groups the K. of C. in Harrisburg. New ofiicers for be cast out and trodden under foot; that touie of alumni gathered together throughout the club are as follows: Bob Klalber, presi­ Buckley* complete with sleepy prin and sooth­ the countrj- for the dual purpose of dent; Ijt, Comdr- J. ICMVawIey* vice president; ing pipe, told of his experiences overseas where observing Universal Notre Dame Night and Jolui McNeill, secretary-treasurer. he arranged educational programs for flghting and to do honor to the memory of the men finally at peace; and that Father 3Iariarty Notre Dame men who had died in the We plan to have several meetings before of the national board, after remarking that service of their country. For those who fall and hope to be able to have a golf tonma- Tom Bj-TOe is a bit better tlian all right, shed may tend to forget that there are alum­ ment in the spring or early summer. Besides formality like an uncomfortable dress suit and nae as well as alumni of Notre Dame the new ofiicers, those present were Joe Farrellt sparkled with a humor and a reminiscence that we quote parts of two letters received Bob Johnston, Ed Smith and myself. were both Irish and Xotre Dame-lsh. But the in the Alumni oirice. Both are from Tom Cartagno important fact is that the men of Xotre Dame tlie Sisters of St. Joseph, one group in got together, and that if you listened for a Higliland Park, Jlich.. writing, "The moment, you would hear something like, "Phil, sisters of St. David and St. Benedict you old faker, how long is it? Twenty years Schools, twelve in number, will each Houston —and so help me you haven't clianged a spend one hour before Our Lord in the At a meeting on Universal Notre Dame Night bit. . . . except for the hair." Joe Breig tabernacle, and will ask him to be the following officers were elected: Conroy merciful to our deceased alumni of World ScoffKio!** president; 'Hiomas A. Standish, vice •\Var II." And from the Mother-house president; and Leichton F. Toan^, secretary- in Cleveland, another group wrote, ". . . treasurer. Father O'Donnell's talk was heard. Dayton you may be certain that wherever there Leighton Toung reports. At the April 29 meeting of the club, John are two of us together we shall be at FernMling* and J*—Faal Xafel, Jr. Eajcecs J. Stenerle were: Harold P. Klein, George P. Pflanz III, National Alumni Secretary Jim Armstrong James C. Shaw, Carlton D. Beh and IAUIS F. was the University's representative at tlie Kurtz. dinner and spoke on the history of Universal Memphis Notre Dame Night. Alumni Association plans, and the advantage of a Christian education in Evansville At a meeting of the club April 29 the fol­ this mod'^'rn world. After this, he held a ques­ lowing new officers were chosen: Frank How- land, '25. president; I^onls Bazsotti, '45, vice- tions and answers period on the University as About 30 members were present on April 29 it is today. president; Neil Farrell, '35. secretary; and Jim at our dinner and meeting. The moving pictures Welsh, '40, treasurer. of the campus were very fine and the guests Edvi'unl Cardinnl Afooney, archbishop of De­ enjoyed them tremendously. Bemle Witncki, troit and an honorary alumnus of the Uni­ the new football coach at Memorial High The sympathies of the club were extended versity, was invited to be one of the speakers, School here, gave an interesting talk and took to Michael McConnack, '99, and Bonnell but due to illness was unable to attend. the picture away with him to show to the McConnack, '36, the husband and son of Mrs. students at the high school. Jeannette O'Donnell McCormack who died in After the meeting members listened to a re- April after an illness of several months. These broadcast of Father J. Hugh O'Donnell's New At the election of ofiicers the following men two McCormacks represent the second and York speech, through the courtesy of local were chosen to lead the club in the next third of three generations of that family who station CKLW. Ed Roney year: Raj- Kersting, president; Pete Thole, vice have attended the University. ]incIiaH McCor­ president; John Borgman, secretary; and Ted mack, Sr., deceased, having graduated in 1867. Delaware Cassidy, treasurer. Bill Fitzserald C. F. J. Miwney Officers for the club for 194G-47 are as Forf Wayne follows: president: Tlionms E. Dillon, '42, vice M ONongofcefo Valley president: Joseph K. Mclntusli, *37, secretary- At a dinner meeting held in the Fort Wayne The club held its first public affair on treasurer: John E. Rclth, '41, Board of Gover­ Athletic Club on Universal Notre Dame Night. Sunday. March 31. . the loth Anniversary of nors: Curl Irwin, '38. Willlum D. Bailey, '24. Paul SuK^tetter was re-elected president of the Rockne's death, v/ith the largest Communion and Arthur A. Baum, '36. club. Otlior ofiicers, all returned from the armed forces, are John Logan, vice president; breakfast ever held in St. Jerome's parish in Tliere was no formal observance of Universal Ed Disser, treasurer; and Bob O'Brien, secre­ Charleroi. We plan to make this one of our Notre Dame Night, but we had a dance on May tary. annual aiTalrs. 17, wliich was the earliest available post- Rev. Frederick J. Westendorf, of Gary, The speakers were: Edward Dean, *28. presi­ Lenten date. dent of the club. FMher Vincent Brennan, former army chaplain, paid tribute to the seven Jimmy Riu»ell, coach of the Donora High Paul Borsmann, *40, recently discharged from Fort Wayne area Notre Dame men who lost School football team, and Father James F- the Navy, has resumed residence in Wilniing- their lives in the war. After viewing movies McKeever, pastor of St. Jerome's. Yours truly lon, working again for Du Pont. Joe FasKUn, of last year's Notre Dame-Na^-y game, the acted as toastmaster. '43, is also recently discharged and home in group listened to the radio broadcast from Pennsgrove. John E. Reitli New York. Paul C. DeWald Jim Devlin, '33. of Pittsburgh was a guest. Jim is employed in Charleroi and will become a regular member of our club, if he can find Des Moines Greater Miami a house in this locality. On April 27, the club renewed one of its Tlie first, organizational meeting was on old-time practices, entertaining the Notre Dame Feb. 22. Vince Giblin agreed to carry on as We held our Universal Notre Dame Night traek team the final evening of the Drake chairman for the club and John Kotte and observance In conjunction with the Western Relays. Urb Kiikenge were selected to act as secretaries. Pennsylvania Club in Pittsburgh. Tliose attending the meeting were: AI Bmwn, George C. Martiaet The meeting opened with dinner at the Fort Georffc Braufiguin, Jim Connell, Harry Elmore, Des Moines Hotel after which John T. Sturk, Creston and Vince Giblin, Dick Hourihnn, Art *17, acting as toastmaster renumerated tlie 25 Ilimbert, Urb Kokengre, John Kotte, Tom NorfheQsf Kansas years during which tliis practice had been Mahon, Turn :>lullens, Georse Melster, John followed. 3IcMani;ral, I. I- Probst, Bob Beilly, and B. J. This new club, with headquarters at Leaven­ Zimmerman. worth, began in April with 15 members from Otlier speakers were Coach Handy of the Hiawatha; Atchison. Parsons, Hiattville. Ft. track team. Bill Leonard, member of tlie The second meeting was on March It and a X«avenwortb, Port Scott and Kansas City. track team, Alex Wilson, Ix>yoIa (Chicago) subsequent meeting was planned for V- N. D. The directors of the club are Joe O'Brjran, of coacii. and f^her Sampson, a Notre Dama .Vight. Hiattville.. Joe Bawcs^ of JLeavenwortb, Jack 22 The Notre Dame Alumnus

tales of "Rock," and Ed Kemied}-. Jack lA- velle was committee chairman for the affair.

The Notre Dame Club of New York donated 11,000 to the new chapel on the campus and also gave a ver>* generous contribution to the Alfred E. Smith Section of St. Vincent's Hospi­ tal in New York. Both of these contributions were from the Notre Dame Trust Fund, that once again has been organized with enlarged functions to take care of such donations. John A. Hoyt, Jr. Norfhern California

On April 27 we held our first dinner at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. The following new officers were elected: William T. Byrne, president; Thomas M. FItxpntrick, Jr., secre­ tarj*. Tom FStxpatrick Philadelphia A fitttag and timely tribute to the memory of one of Notre Dame's most distinguished alumni was the feature of the Philadelphia Club's obser\'ation of Universal Notre Dame Night. At a dinner dance held at the Sylvania Hotel 230 Notre Dame men and their friends heard the announcement of the establishment Present at the Mon-Valley Club's Rockne breakfast on March 31 were, seated, of the John H. Necson Memorial Scholarship. Mr. Xceson, who died last December, was the left to right Ed Dean, '28, president, Charles Montgomery, '35, Jimmy BusseU, '29, founder of Universal Notre Dame Night, and Father Charles McKeever, pastor of St. Jerome's at Charleroi. Standing, left to at the time of his death was a member of right, George Martinet '34, Lou Apone, '41, Carl Apone, '48, Vxnce Capano, '26. the board of lay trustees of the University. Father Matthew Keough. heroic chaplain of Guadalcanal, was the guest speaker, and Rev. Hayci*, of Atchison, Jim Bmy. of Kansas City, men who had died in the service. Fathers of James E. C^nnerion, C.S.C., president of the and Dan Foley, of Leavenworth, -who will also four of these men attended as honored guests new King's College at Wilkes Barre, brought act as secretary-treasurer. and were introduced by Father Moore. welcome news. At the May 14 meeting at the Robert Treat Nearly 50 members and guests gathered at New officers are: Edward J. (Doc) Lyons, in Newark we held election of officers. The president; John H. Nees*, treasurer; Joe Mnlqneen, coming year: Frank Miltniaeo president; Faol assistant treasurer; and Paul Toland, secretary. and to hear the radio talks by Father J. Hui^h Murrisun, vice president; BUI Bolchux, secre- O'Donnrll and Clare Bootho Luce. Dan Foley tarj'; and Clark Reynolds; treasurer. The During the recent month Lt. Comdr. Hobart trustees are Phil Heinle, Ijiro* Doyle and Rtiy O. Shewi, Wrank W. Connelly, James H. Fuller, GeiKcr. Bill Bolclioz and C. J. James were added to our ranks. If Milwaukee there are any other Notre Dame men in the Philadelphia area, and this Includes New The club observed Universal Notre Dame New Orleans Jersey south of Trenton, we would like to hear Night with a dinner at the Medford Hotel. The from them. They can write to the secretary highlight was a talk by Prof. Frank Flynn Universal Notre Dame Night was the occa­ at 4605 Leiper St.. or call him at Jef 7572. from the University. He dwelt on social prob­ sion for the first gathering of the alumni since We meet on the second Tuesday of each month lems of the post-war period and challenged the Notre Dame-Tulane game. The evening at the Philopatrian Club, 20th and Walnut Sts., members of the club to take an active part in was spent very enjoyably at the home of Philadelphia. local organizations. Charles E. de la Venpne. At the election of oHicers which followed a business meeting the Harold Hall was the guest speaker at our Especially welcome at the dinner were the following men were chosen for the coming May business meeting and gave us some inside out-of-town guests. From Watertown Fathers year: AVilliam B. Dreux, '33. president; James dope on the editing of a pictorial industrial Fat UaffKrrty, John Devers, George Meagher, E. Fairet, '30, vice president; William H. magazine. and Elmer Gross; from Kenosha. Jolin Brannon; Jnhnstim, *44, secretary'; Franklin C. Hoch- from West Bend, Stephen O'Meara and Dave reiter, "35. treasurer. Patrick E. Burke, 'S6. Joe Cattle has recovered In fine shape from and Tom Rolfs; Madison was well-represented was elected honorary president. a recent operation: Ed Kelcher and Jerry by John W. Roach, Frank Sweeney, and John McFarland are out of the service, Ed working £. Martin. The club invites alumni from all We ask that all Notre Dame men in this for the Quartermaster Corps and Jerry wait­ of the towns in this section of the state to join area notify the secretarj' of their whereabouts ing for September to resume his studies at the in our events. so that they will be properly informed of all University. pam Xoland our functions. The address is 2207 American New officers for the following year are: John Bank Bldg., New Orleans 12. Clauder, president; Bob Dieckelman, vice presi­ ^ilUiam -11. Johnston Phoenix dent; and Tom Dixon, secretarj'-treasurer. Tlie outgoing officers will form an executive com­ The club had a meeting in the office of mittee for the club. Kod Sullh-an New York Cify Robert D. Kendall, on April 29. Reels J. IWIon, temporary president, presided, and The Universal Notre Dame Night party was others present were Robert D. Kendall, les New Jersey a grand success. It was held in tlie main HeBele, E. J. Hilkert, John P. Joyce, secretarj-, ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel and a capacity and Paul Rist of Detroit. Plans were discussed crowd of club members, their wives and guests, On Universal Notre Dame Night Phil Heinle to complete organization of a Phoenix N. D. enjoyed the talks given by Clare Boothe Luce C'"l>. John p_ Joyce directed a very enjoyable affair at the Down , and Anne O'Hare McCormack. Due to a crowd­ Town Club In Newark. 125 members and ed program Father O'Dunnell had to leave guests were present to enliven the proceedings after saying only a few words, to talk on the and to listen to the. speakers, who included national hookup. The party was handled Rhode Island and South- Rev. Philip S. Moore, C.S.C., dean of Notre splendidly by Paul Lillis and his assistants. Dame*s graduate school. Alexander F. Ormsby, eastern Massachusetts dean of the John Marshall College Law School, On ^larch 31 the fifteenth annual Rockne Capt. Tom Hamilton and Herman Hickman, Communion Breakfast was held at the New We observed Universal Notre Dame Night on of the Na\'y and Army coaching staffs respec­ York A.C. Over 125 guests heard Ftank Walker, April 30 at the Narragansett Hotel. Providence, tively, and Joe Byrne. Prexy Dick Dericks former Postmaster General, declare that Notre with 103 persons in attendance. Our event was. welcomed the guests and introduced the toast- Dame was closest to his idea of an ideal uni­ held on April 30, Instead of the 29tli. so that master, Russell A. Riley, of Orange. • versity. In addition to Mr. Walker, Joe Bynw, we could be honored by the presence of FSither the toastmaster introduced such other nota­ CsTaJUDKh. Father Moore commemoriLted with a short bles as Father Lace, C.S.C., of the Bengal Mis­ The event was dedicated to the memory of memorial senrice the memorj' of Notre Dame sions. Paul Castner, who told some intimate those members of the club who paid the su- Volume 24, No. 3, June, 1946 23

The Philodelphia Notre Dame Club meets on UniTersol Notre Dame Night. Left hand picture, bottom row. left to sisbt. Rev. Chorles Mahoney, CS.C. chaplain; Dr. E. J. Lyons, club president- James H. Crowley, toastmasten Harold E. Duke. retiiiDg president. Top row. left to right Ed Kosky; Walt Ridley, retiring vice president- Charles Conley, treosareR John H. Neeson. Jr.. Tice president- Dan Halpin. chairman of the dinner. Center picture, left to right. Joe Ryan, lufrs. A. G. Metx, Sr.. Charles Conley, ROT. Charies Mahoney. CS-C^ Mrs. R E. Dnke. Rev. Matthew Keough. Hal Duke. Jim Crowley, Doctor Lyons, Rev. James E. Connerton. CS.C.. president of King's College. Ita, E. J. Lyons. Leo Mclntyre. Foreground. John Doris. Right hand pictiure. Hal Duke, Jim Crowley and Doctor Lyons. , preme sacrifice in World War II and the late public affairs. The 70 guests present also heard showing in the state bowUnff tournament. ^ . . Charles A. Grimes, '20, founder of the club. Harry Wrijcht, the new Aquinas coach here. I'm leaving for the University of Chicago soon Father CaTanangrh was the principal speaker. greet his Rochester fellow alumni. to get my master's in Social Work.

Rev. Russell J. McVinney paid tribute to the Several new faces were in evidence, among •war dead and presented scrolls, enrolling them them IJCO Hoffschneider, back at his medical in the perpetual legion of prayer at the Cister­ practice. Bill liVhcIehan, with his brother in Son Fernando Valley cian Monastery at Cumberland, to the families the insurance business, Vince Bollard* a hotel of the boys. Those so honored were Francis operator in Hamlin, and Hal Zimmer* now a We had a- tumont of 52'people at our com­ CiLsick, Henry McConnell, James T. Connell and father and working as a parole officer for the memoration of Universal Xotre I>ame Nlsht. James A. Malcahy. State industrial School. Dr. Junle Johantsen, Anions those present were; Ed Ashe* Jokm Just recently back from the Pacific and on his McAidle, CluKk Wricht, BUI Corr. Bob Waif way to Navy Hospital In New York, John Ross sky. Mm Fn, Tom Feye, B*h Waldcck, Dsa A suitably-inscribed gavel was presented to and Nick MarcliioU from Newark also attended. Mrs. Elizabeth Grimes, mother of the late Margaa. BUI StcTcas. Art Fiedler, Dr. Ttace Charliie Grimes, the club's first president. Gavels The club registered an otliclal protest of the Gorrilla, ]>r. Toan. Spcacer, !<«• Baafi, Ijm were also presented to the other past presi­ condemned movie. "The Outlaw," which has Baddalz. Bob WMe, Kd BcaanW. Ten BMt- dents: Robert W. Ponrers, Thomas 5. Collins, been playing to Rochester audiences for a aid, Bajr Zaller, 'aek, Fiepek, ana myself. I.eo R. 3Ic^ll«on and John S. McKieman. couple of weeks. Our EUest speaker. R^v. "Benjamin F. Bawling, Bits: Congrats to Jerry Flynn on his new Other speakers on the program were Governor of the Paulist Fathers, 'o^'tlln'ed the advantases job as athletic publicity director at the U- S. of a Catholic education as compared to the John O. Pastore, Mayor Dennis J. Roberts. Naval Academy and to Dick Sullivan on his Anxelo Bertclli, Springfleld. Mass., Rev. Vincent athiesttc philosophy as taught in certain non- C Dore. dean of Providence College. John J, McLuuKhlin, club president; Cornelius Shackett and John A. 31clntyre, co-clinirmcn of the event and Rnsscll L. 'Hunt, club secretary. I^eo McAloon was the toastmaster. Russell Hunt

Rock River Valley On Universal Notre Dame Night we gathered at PJum Hollow Country Club at. Dixon. 111., and everyone was pleased to see such a large turnout. After a delicious chicken dinner the meeting was turned over to Willard Jones, who presided in the absence of our president, Jim Bales who was out tinkering with his Lee County Republican machine. The machine was soon rolling apparently, for Jlin'showed up be­ fore the meeting-was over.

The special guest of the evening was M. Douglas Grant, sports editor of the Frceport "Journal-Standard** and •father of Dick Grant, the only Notre Dame manjInJRock River Valley to die in the war. . :'^;; .:rjj^ New officers for the coming year are: Vincent F. Carney, president; Thomas A. Kersan, vice president; Robert J. Schmelzle, secretar>'; and Present at observance oi UniTenal Note* Oom* IGglil by thm Notra DOBM CUb lAwrencr E. Burke, treasurer. of Rhode bland and Southeastern Mossoehnsatis wan; aaolad. left to right. Bar. Bob Schmelzle Vincent C. Dore. OJP.. dean oi Providenc* CoUag*. Mca. Elisafatath Grimaa, wcAmr of the founder of the club, the late Charles A. Grimaa. '20, Bar. John J. Cawmangli. ftocAesfer, N. IT. C.S.C.. Hon. John A. Pastore. goTemor oi Bhoda blond. Bar. Bnasall J. Mcinanay, Observing Universal Notre Dame Night, a club chaplain, and Connie Shackett co-choiiman. Staadingi lail to righL Bn»all L verj- successful dinner celebration was held at Hunt, secretary. Eugene J. Moreau. vice piasidaat. John A. Mdotyra. co-chcdnnaa. the Sheraton. Dr. George Kettell, pastor of John J. McLaughlin. presidenL Leo B. MeJUooo. traaaniar and toastmaatar. aad Old St. Mrr>**s and the principal speaker, chal­ lenged the alumni to take an active part in Angelo BertellL 24 The Notre Dame Alumnus

Part of the gathering for the San Fernando Volley Club's Unirersal Notre Dome IHght dinner meeting. sectarian universities. Following his address ciation. Prof. John H. Shrehan head of the Bob Hellmnff, Jtie McGlynn and 1^>n Fehllr we nad a round table discussion, after which Economics Department, was a special guest. were present for Father O'Brien's lecture. there was the showing of a film depicting the The Cana Conference, held on Palm Sunday. University from its founding to the present The following officers were chosen: president. was attended by some 50 Notre Dame alumni day. Bob Hut'thtr L. Bentanl Eni^Iish; vice president, John A. and their wives. Father Louis Putz, from the IIuTst; secretarj-, Robert F. Schramm; treasurer, University was present. Regarding this con­ Karl M. SyrinK. The Board of Governors in­ ference additional details appear elsewhere in cludes Bernard G. Kesting-, John P. Horiey, this issue. St. Joseph Valley Fred. A. Spren^^er, Paul J. Dooley, and Joseph I,. Tillnian. RcT. Philip S. Moore, C.S.C., dean of the The members of the club and their guests Gmduate School at Notre Dame, attended a observed Universal Notre Dame Night with a Following the meeting and the election a smoker at the Indiana Club. There was a short meeting arranged by Joe McGlynn at the :Mis- buffet lunch was served. A meeting of the souri Athletic Association on April 23. Father memcrial service for the 13 Notre Dame men new officers and the Board of Governors was from the area who gave their lives in the war. Moore outlined the University's proposed pro­ Dean Clarence £• 3kIanion, of the College of held on May C at the Catholic Club. gram for the Graduate School and for the I>aw, presided, and introduced Mayor Kenneth strengthening of the faculty. Dempsey, who presented greetings from the people of South Bend, and Father Frank Cava- The second Annual Monte Carlo Party at the naaj^h, C.S.C., who responded for the Univer­ Sf. Louis University Club on May S was attended by sity. Entertainment was provided by the Notre more than 200 people and made the first one Dame Glee Club -and by several student vaude­ At a two-hour luncheon meeting at the Hotel seem a small affair. The affair was under the ville acts. Fftuiciti Junes was chairman of the Coronndo on March 15, Rer. J. Huffh O'Don- co-chairmanship of Charlie GiomI and Roland affair. nell, C.S.C., gave a resume of the University's Dames. l,oa Fehlis and Fred Welder arranged activities during the war and a brief exposition the program. Fred S. 3IcXeill of post-war plans. Father O'Donnell was in St. IfOUis to attend the funeral of John Cardi­ Toledo nal Glennon. Due to the brief advance notice, it was possible to reach only a limited group Wosftingfon, D. C. Tlie largest turnout in the history of the of club members with regard to the luncheon. Toledo Club obsen-ed Universal Notre Dame Approximately 115 members and guests at­ Night in the Tower Room of the Hillcrest On March 20 Rev. John A. O'Brien of the tended our Universal Notre Dame Night banquet Hotel. John Q. Carey, the retiring president, University faculty was the principal speaker held at the Carlton Hotel. Rev. John Cara- introduced the guest speaker, Kev, Francis P. at a lecture and open forum sponsored by the •uuMch, C.S.C., vice president of Notre Dame CrfMNlall, C.S.C., of Notre Dame, who spoke on Loretto Foundation at Webster College. Several was the principal guest and only speaker. A the aims and progress of the Alumni Asso- members, including Bill Gillespie, Gus* Keesan, number of prominent Washington olTicials at--

At the head table at Washington's Universal Notre Dame Night dinner were, left to right George Howard. ezecutiTe Tice president oi the club; General Gordon Young, Bev. Bernard E. Bansing, C.S.C.. superior of Holy Cross College; Hon. Guy Mason, district conunissioner; Bobert W. Cavanaugh, chaizman of the dinner; Judge Ambrose O'Connell. U. S. Court of Cus­ toms and Patent Appeals; Bev. John J. Cavanaugh. C.S.C„ vice president of Notre Dame ond prindpcd speaker; Arthur J. (Dutch) Bergman, president of the club and toastmaster; Senator Homer E. Capehart of Indiana; Senator E. P. Carville of Nevada; Hon. Edward M. Curran. U. S. district attorney; Hon. Leslie L. Biffle, secretary of the Senote; Hon. John Bussell Young, president of the D. C. Board of Commissioners; Joseph C. McCairaghty, {iresident of the Board of Trade; Bernard Loshbough, chairman of the Board of the club. Volume 24, No. 3, June, 1946 25 tended, among them Senators Homer E. Cape- ceeding Charlie Cushwa. Jr.. who had served V. Crimmins.'Watertown, N. Y., A; Tbomaa hart of Indiana and Edward P. Carrille, of since the club's re-organIzatIon In 1941. Charlie, G. Currigan. Denver. A; Thomas A. Delia, Nevada, Hon. Edward M. Curran, U. S. District who is outstanding among the city's Catholic Brooklyn, N. Y., A: Samnel W. Gwinn. Attorney, Hon. Leslie L- Biffle. secretary of the laymen and a leader in Red Cross and Com­ OrangeburK, S. C. A; Robert J. Kenney, Senate, Jadice Ambrose 0*ConnrtI, Rev, Bernard munity Chest projects, was responsible for the ChicaEO, X; William C. Malaney. Hllwankee, Raisinff, C.S.C.» superior of Holy Cross College, club's reactivation after nine years of in­ A; Donald J. Marietta, Clinton. Ind., If; Hon. John Russell Young, president of the activity. George E. Miles, Brooklyn, N. Y., Ar John D. C. Board of Commissioners. Joseph C. W. Murphy, Newark. O., A; SUltbn E. Wil­ MoGarraghy, president of the Board of Trade, Bill Dunlevy. '30, succeeds Johnny Monuif liams, Palo Alto, Calif., A. . and Bishop Gorman, of Reno, Nev. '29, Gabe's brother, as vice president and Tommy Kerrigan, is new secretary-treasurer. IMS—Erwin C. Atanowski, South Bend, A: After tlie dinner a quartet of seminarians Dr. Jim BigKins, '31, of Sharpsville. Al Tan William C. Baader, CUIIicothe. O.. N; from Holy Cross College sang "Notre Dame, Hiiffel, MO. of Warren, and Cushwa were elected to trustees for two-year terms, and . Charles G. Hasson. Ebensbnrgr. Pa., A; Jerome Our brother" in honor of the Notre Dame war F. Heinlen, Garrett, Ind., A; Robert M. dead. Dim Ileltzel, '43, of Warren, Joe Wallace, ex. '31, and I T.'ere given one year-trusteeships. Hutton, Richmond, Va., N; Thomas V. Powers, Enid, Okla.; ,A; Howard J. Schellen- The afTair was handled by Bob CavanaoKli* berg, Arlington, Va.. A; John H. Stauber, recently elected to the Board of Governors of New faces present. . . . Anthony Dean, Struthers, Ed Madden, Sharon, Joe Dray and . MarshSeld, Wis.i N; John E. Treacy, Chi­ the club, and the toastmaster was Arthur J. cago, CG; John P. Cronin, Rochester. Minn., - Wolf, GeorKC Erie. Pa., X; William M. Lower, Gary, Ind., meeting and election of oflicers. The follow­ Kelley, Al Mustriana, Judge John Buckley, A; William J. Olvany, Jr., Forest Hills. N. Y.. ing were chosen for the year: H. Caii Iiinlc, Walter Vahey and l»aul Kane maintaining their X; John B. Powers, Enid, Okla., A: Fred *35. president; Larr>- 0'T<»ole, '36, vice presi­ perfect attendance records. Beckman, South Bend, A;, Bob Kasberff, dent; Earl Briejcer, *31, treasurer; and Huso Indlanapclls, X; AVayne D. Zeller, Mishawaka, lavuvctti, '34, secretary. The members enjoyed Among tliose back from the service were: Ind., A. Fnuik Savajce, Bill Eaton, Ed DeBartolo, and a spirited discussion of the UN policy, pre­ Frank Hopkins. cipitated by the Alumni Association letter on 1M4—John F. O'Hara, Westmont, N. J., N. that subject. A wire, urging that any UN Bill Piedmont, '39, of Norfolk, now in Boy IMS—John L. Denniston, Lombard, III., A; investigation of Spain be extended to other Guidance with the K. of C, and Jack Wlla- Kevin R. Rohan, New York City, A. countrie<5 was sent to UN headquarters. IVitr nmnn, '40, with "Grit" In Wllliamsport, were ^tllson was given a special commendation for visitors here shortly after the party. Jack Ills outstanding efforts in behalf of the Uni­ 1916—Robert W. Schellenberg. Arlington, Va., llagun, another dischargee who Is with X. versity. Pittsburgh Steel, couldn't make train con­ nections to get here in time from the Smoky John 3IcMahon» chairman of the Vocational City. Committee, reported on the activities of his group. Of the IS cases processed by his Congratulations to John Moran, married to SESSLER METHODS USED office since December, six men have secured Marion Conroy, at St. Patrick's church. May jobs, five have signified their Intention of re­ 11. Brother Gabe was best man. ^ Two new, unique methods which gi«at- turning to school, three are stlU looking for Pete Sheehan work, and the remaining four have not re­ ly expedited the identification of vessels ported a second time. John says that this and planes by the Army Air Forces dur­ failure to report progress is the principal diificulty in coordinating the efforts of the Out of Service* - ing World War 11, were developed by committee. Prof. Stanley B. Sessler, head of the 1928—Francis C. Schroeder, Detroit Lakes. Minn., A. Department of Fine Arts. Wither Vince Brennan offered prayers for the Western Pennsylvania Notre Dame men 1930—Thon-.as P. Cunningham, New Tork City, who died In World War 11. Professor Sessler, who served as an A. AAF officer in the war, perfected a The club observed Universal Notre Dame 19:!1—stein 7rt A. Gansauge. Huntington, JT. Y., method of identifying vessels which N'ght with a party at the Fort Pitt Hotel. A; Harold J. Tuberty, Logansport, Ind., N. President Carl link arranged for movies and stressed a simplified silhouette of vessels refreshments, but all activities ceased at 11:15 1933—Andrew C. Botti, Middletown, N. T.. A: in the far distance and the difference in so the broadcast could i»e heard. Father Vine* Joseph C. Breliler. .Lansing. ^lich.. A; Charles Mooney, C.S.C. was a surprise visitor; he L. Farris. New Vork City. X. proportion in various types of vessels. accompanied his nephew, Fother Vince Brennan. His drawings done in connection with and spoke on liis experiences as chaplain in 1931—^Vincent A. itcCanney. Los Angeles, A; the Army. Rev. John II. ^Vilson, C.S.C., was John H. Sullivan. Hartford, Conn., A. vessel identification, placed onphasis on also present. Others at the party :Dr. Dick the definite shai)e and proportions of and I^rry 0*T»ole, Drs. Bob and Jim McDon­ 1933—John Sr. Allen, Battle Creek, Mich., N; vessels even in the far distance. ald. Frank, I^rr>- and John O'Donnell. Bill John W. Carberry. Los Angeles, N. Suehr and his fellow-Craftonites, Leo and Bill Dillon. Huffh Murphy, Ed Huff, Paul Anderson, 1936—Guy J. Kull. Jr.. Detroit, Mich., A. His method of plane identification fea­ Bob Fnlton. Larry Smith, Vince Burke. John tured the superimposing of colored slides O'Connor. Tom Powers, Rudy Cmkovic, Joe 1937—Leonard B. Craig. Elizabeth, X. J., A; O'Ronrice and John Reardon. Wiliiatr. J. FItzpatrick, Troy, X. Y., A; of friendly and enemy planes which im­ Justin C. JtcCann. Xew York City. X. mediately brought out the differences Larpj- O'Donnell. who did his share of para- 19;i8—John G. Schniitz. Toledo, Ohio, A: Robert between the two. This was the first intro­ trooplng in his more than five years in the F. Holtz, Elkhart. Ind.. A. duction of color to the AAF course in service, is now enjoying terminal leave. . Paul Anderson Is also a recent dischargee, though 1939—Bernard J. Feeney. Washington. D. C, plans identification which previously had still associated with the milltar>-. being on the A: Jack C. Hynes. South Bend. X; Jerome been taught using only black and white stair of the Vet's Administration In Pittsburgh. J. Kaczmarek. South Bend. X; Paul E. Mor­ Bill O'Toole Is reported to be on his way home rison. Jersey City, X. J., M. drawings. from tne European theater. IIOKo lacoretti 1910—John M. Broderick. Allentown. Fa., A; Both new methods of vessel and plane Francis "V. Clolino, Jr.. Greenville. Miss.. A; identification were adopted by the AAF John L. Darrouzet. Jr., Dallas. Texas. A; John E. Mack. Evanston. 111., CG; Joseph and Professor Sessler's drawings in con­ Youngstown, Ohio M. McKean. Jersey City, X. J., A; George nection with the methods were used in J. JIcMorrow. Xazareth, Mich., A; Louis J. Twenty-nine members, including representa­ Wagner. Koivomo, Ind., A. training manuals by the Air Corps. Pro­ tives from Struthers. Warren, Sh'aron. Pa., fessor Sessler, during his two and one- and Sharpsville. Pa., attended the Universal Notre Dame Night banquet at the diocesan 1941—Kenneth F. Beh. Des Moines. Iowa, N; .half years in the Air Corps, served at Catholic Action Center. Kev- Norman P. Lawrence II. Bracken. Brooklyn, X. Y., A; various times as instructor in vessel and Kellry of Girard. one of Notre Dame's greatest Joseph P. Cattle. Philadelphia. N; Charles boosters In this area, was the principal speaker. plane identification combat intelligence He was named spiritual director. officer, and in the ground training pro­ " Code: A. Army: X. Xavy; M. Marines; gram. Golie Mornn, '32. was elected president, suc­ C.Gl. Coast Guard. 26 The Notre Dame Alumnus

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Dr. and ilrs. Frank P. Kane, '29. announce of his death he had been postmaster in Leba­ Engagements the birth of Frank Paul, Jr., March 22. non for nine years. .•^Ir. and ilrs. Jamca ^y. Sullivan, '30, an­ Miss Rita Elizabctl) Cordis and Lt. Cnidr. nounce the birth of Margaret Elizabeth and Fknnk P. Burke. '03, died on March 30 at John J. MaHiii, CSXB, -40. Martha Xancy. April 17. his home in aiilwaukee. Wis. He liad been in Miss Mars- M. Brown and Lt. Daniel F. Mr. and Mrs. John J- McXeill, '33, announce ill liealth for the past several years and for the Stevens, CSXK, '^-l. the bjrtli of John, Jr.. April 2. five months preceding his death had not been able to take an active interest in the law firm, Jliss Dorotlij- Kapsar and Thomas F. Banigan. Mr. anil Mrs, Andrew D. Hufnaeel, *36, an­ nounce the birth of John Andrew. May 18. Alexander. Burke & Clark, in which he was a •42. partner and with wliich he had been associated iliss Ellen Clare Johnson and John K. Ma- Mr. and Mrs. John M. PUarsKi. '36. announce since his graduation from Notre Dame- lone, M2. the birth of John Joseph, May IS. Mr. Burke was the brother of the late Rev. Miss Mary M. Minses and James A. Eean, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fendall Fronins, '37, an­ Josepli H. Burke. C.S.C.. '04. One son, John •40. nounce the birth of Mary, May 16. J., was graduated from Notre Dame in 1935, Miss Phyllis K. Xoifom and Oscar Lupi-Del- Mr. and Mrs. Tiioma-i G. Ka^-anagh, Jr., *38. and another son, the late Frank P. Jr., was a announce the birth of Thomas Giles III, April Notre Dame student from 192S to 1931. Two icado, ^46. daughters were graduated from St. Marj''s, Miss Jcannette C. Roberts and Carroll J. 21. Notre Dam**. O^Connor, ex. '47. Mr. and Mrs- IJavid A. Gelber, '39. announce the birth of Jeffrey Samuel, April 2. . Lt. and Mrs. Kevin M. O'Gomian, '40, an­ Frederick J. Ka!«per, '04. died March 31 at nounce tlic birth of ^iargiierite Constance, his residence in Chicago. A graduate of the March 11. Harvard Law School and for many years a Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Sheridan. *40, an­ lawyer in Cliicago and Kansas City. 3Ir. Kasper Marriages nounce the birth of a daughter. April 16. had been employed by Pratt-Wln'tney Aircraft Lt. Cmdr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Wall, '40 an­ Co. during the war, and only recently Iiad re­ Miss Marion Conroy and John F. Moran, '29. nounce the birth of Margaret Mar\*, Marcli 26. turned to live in Chicago. He Is survived by Youngstown, O.. May 11. a son, three daughters, and three brothers- Mr. and Mrs. .-Inthuny M. Bernard, '41. an­ Jliss Betty Morgan and John F. Gillooly, '35. nounce the birtli of Patricia. Marcli 17. Rochester. X. Y.. May IS. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. llumby, *41, announce Julin C- Powers, '20. Cleveland, died suddenly Miss Helen Marie Badaracco and Albert J. the birth of Patricia Therese. April 20. Itai-arino, '35. University City. Mo.. May 11. on April H- John Iiad been active for 22 Dr. and Mrs. Stanley R. Sheeran, Ml, an­ years in the real estate firm of Powers and Mi.^s Betty Bishop and Cliarles M. Callahan, nounce the birth of Xancj-, May 3. Co., in association with his brother. •3S. Notre Dame, Ind., June 15. Mr. and Mrs. Thonms M'. Perry* '43, announce After his graduation from Notre Dame. Jolin Miss Cecilia E. Purdy and Ernest F. IJiViBne, the birth of Kathleen ilaria, 2llay 20. spent four years in Santiago. Chile, first as '39. Otis. Ind., May 11. Mr. and ilrs. John A. Warner, Jr., '43, an­ an exchange student, then as a representative Miss Caryl JI- Cavanaugh and Joseph B. nounce the birth of John .-Vndrew III. April 16. of United States Steel Co. A native of Urbana, l«nis, '39, Cliicago, Feb. 2. O.. he ser\'ed as a lieutenant of infantr>- in Mr. and Mrs. Kelly F. Co«>k, '47, announce Miss Patricia Kelly and Seal J. Gleason, '40, the birth of Xancy Joanne. May 12. World War I- He was a member of the Libertyville. 111.. April 27. Knights of Columbus and of the Kiwants Club Miss Marj- Jane Klebba and Ilarrj- H. rhil- of Willoughbj-, O., where he resided- lips, '40, Detroit, June 1. Surviving are his wife, who is a sister of Miss Marj- Ixiuise Hagerty and Robert G. Father Thomas Tobln. '20. Portland Oreg., a Sanford, '40, Shorenood. \Vis., May 11. Deaths daogluer, who is a student at St. Marj-'s College, Noire Dame, two bothers and one Miss Patricia Jane King and Daniel E. I£il- DATK DK.\THS sister. cartner III, '42. Xotre Dame, June 12. Miss Ruth Evangeline Koechel and Herbert Jo'ieph F. Gurfriui, '17, died on May 23 and Father Tobin was celebrant of the solemn A. Beeker. '43, Alameda, Calif.. April 22. Br>"an JoM-ph Defrnaii, '34, on June 1. funeral Mass for John. Rev. William Carey, C.S-C.. was sub deacon, and Rev- M. L. Moriariy Miss Carolyn Corcoran and Itiehard C. Cree\y, Word has only recently reached the Alumni was master of ceremonies, •43. Notre Dame, May 1. ollice of the death on Aug. 30, 1941, of John Miss Sally Ford and En.s. James J. Fennell, F. Coud. Jr., ex 'S5, of Omaha, Xeb. CSNB, '43, Saratoga Springs. X. Y.. April 1. B. Vincent Pater. '22. of Hamilton. O- died Miss Roxana Ruth Wertz and Dr. l«uis J. on Marcii 26 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla-. where Makielski, e.x. '43. Mishawaka. Ind._ May 4. Hrneitt J. JlcKrlain, a student at Notre Dame he and his family had been vacationing. In in 1S90-91. died on May 19 at his home in ill health for several years, Vince was stricken Miss Mars- Lee Porter and Donald J. Jliller, with influenza which developed Into pneumonia. '43. Seattle. Wash., Oct. 4, 1945. South Bend. His condition had been grave for several days prior to Ills death as the result He died a short time after being admitted to Miss Jeanne Wadswortli and lA. (jc) Cliarles of a stroke of paralysis. the hospital. JI. Urmela, USSK, '44, Baltimore, Md., March Vince had been since graduation a prominent 10. After attenaing the University, Mr. McErlain attorney In hts native city and was noted in Jliss Carol Ann McCrearj- and Robert \V. entered the lumber business and rose to be the jtrofession as a trial lawyer. He was a Peters, ex. '45. Chicago, 111., April 0. a. partner ai the head of two lumber and build­ past president of the Butler County Bar Asso­ Miss Joanne Jenkins and John I.. Baringer, ing supplies companies in South Bend. He ciation and was, at the time of his death, was one of the organizers of the Indiana Trust ex. '4S, Mt. Vernon. X. Y".. May 27. Co., South Bend, an^ at tlie time of his death president of the Notre Dame Club of Hamilton. Miss Betty Evans and Steven J. Xemeth, ex. he wjis a director and vice president of the Besides his widow, he leaves a son and daugh­ •40. South Bend. June S. First Federal Saving and Loan association of ter, his parents, two brothers and a sister. Miss Ellen Kline and Dr. Berl B. Ward, e.x. South Bend. He was also a former city con­ troller. •47, Springfield, O.. May 4. Adolpli U. Frimmer, ex. *44. died on Jan. 23 Miss Alice Phelan Doyle and Lt. AVilliani 1\ Surviving besides his widow are two chil­ in Tampa, Fia. Adolph had been discharged Slahoney, Jr., IJSXR. '39, Santa Clara. Calif., dren, a brother and a sister. from the army only a month previous to his May 16. death, after spending more than four years Miss Ruth Kollmar and Patrick J, Cart-j-, in the service. •3S, Kokomo. Ind.. May 27. Samuel J. Spaldini^, *9S. Lebanon. Ky., died Miss Norma Ann Tait and Thomas J. MeGee, - The "Alumnus" extends sincere sympathy Jr., ^41, Brooklyn. N. Y., June 12, on March 22. 1945, It was learned recently in the Alumni Ollice. Tlio cause of his death to the family of the late Mrs. Inez Edwards, was bronchitis, with which he had been wife of the late William H. "Cap" Edwards., troubled for somG time. •09; to Bwther Vincent, CS.C, '24. on the death of his father: to Brother Elmo, C.S.C.^ Mr. Spalding, upon graduation from Notre '37, on the death of his father; to John J. Dame, passed the Kentucky bar examinations Lechner, '37, on the death of his father; to Births and served for several years in a law office Charles M. Bmwn, '3S. on the death of his Mr. and Mrs. I*. Thomas FloulT, '23, announce in Lebanon. Then he became county clerk and grandmrthcr: to Austin G. Jnneti. Jr.. '43, on the birth of a daughter. March 7. served in this ollice for 2S years. At the time the death of his father. Volume 24, No. 3, June, 1946 27

and were nrninged by Capt. Jerrj- Parker, *30, (Rainbow) Infantry Division. In addition, he PERSONALS Howard's brother, who was in Rome for the is the liaison officer between the army and the papal consistory in Februarj*. prince archbishop of Austria, and has many 101A '^^' MICHACX IM MORIAHTY, St. duties Involving' the administration and organi­ I 'lU*Catherine's Church, 3443 £. 93 St., IQI A JOHN A. LEM3IER, SOI Lake Shore zation of religious houses and schools. I 7 I O Drive, E-canaba. Mich. Cleveland 4. O. Ralph SJobers has been transferred to the Waleii £• finneican, of Evanston, 111., has Jolm G. Martin, since 193S the attorney Chicago branch sales office of the Kewanee been appointed director of medical administra­ general of "Wisconsin, is seeking renominatfon Boiler Corp..' and is living at 3024 Waterloo tion service for the Veterans Administration for that office on the Republican ticket. Court in Chicago. Branch Xo. 7 oiTice in Chicago. For the past Don Easley, South Bend, was named vice 20 years Mr. Finnegan has been associated with president of the northern Indiana chapter of vetenins' hospitals and the VA, both in Itllnols I>AN W. DUFITY, 16W Terminal lower, 1921 Cleveland. Ohio. the Indiana Association of Certified Public and Ohio. His present position will give him Accountants. charge of medical administrative services at VA hospitals in Illinois. 'Wisconsin and Indiana. Dan Duffy's letter of February continues to 1099 OKRAU> ASam, 1> DortdBC KMC bring enthusiastic responses from 'Slers. I ' AA K^chmter, N. T. FRED I> STEERS, ItO S. Dearborn From Kay Schubmehl at South Bend: "Tou Prom Kid Ashe: 1911 St.. Snite 1339. CliicaKo, III. can be sure that the South Bend contingent, including Ilarrj- McClellan, Callix Miller. Jake God has Issued a summons to another mem­ R. Otto Prob«*t. of South Bend, recently was Kline. Jerry Hoar, Walt Sweeney and yours ber of our class: Vincent Pater, of Hamilton; nnnied Klkhart (Ind.) district manager of the truly w*ill be there along witii otliers in the Ohio, who died recently. Elsewhere In this Indiana and Michigan Electric Co. area." issue are details of Vincent's death. To Mrs. Pater, members of the immediate family, and From Joe Maaff in St- Louis: "Jim Arm- other close relatives we send our expressions FKAXK II. HAYES. 642 Third Ave.. stninsr's letter regarding the housing and food 1914 Chula Vtstu, Calif. of s>Tnpathy. Vince was an excellent student situation is not very encouraging but it would in his. undergraduate days, and had a host take more than a little physical discomfort of friends who admired his friendly manner Charles Kihy, former Solicitor General of to keep me from returning and I hope everj*- the Unitert States, was appointed legal adviser and boundless energy. VInce was a candidate one fee:s the same. It will not be possible for office of president of the Senior Class, and of the State Department, effective May 15. Mr- for me to see any of the gang between now Fahy, at thf time of his appointment, was was defeated In a very close election. "When .and June 2S but I will try some letter writing he received his degree in law, he did not in Berlin assisting in the preparation of the in an effort to get some of them back." - Baujan, Dayton, O.. is on the execu­ of your letter our friend Red DeCoorcey died. versity to resume his teaching- duties. tive committee as assistant secretary in the I know we will all be sorry about that, campaign aimed at raising the money for the Kt. Rev. 3lsBr. Thomas V. Shannon, who re­ JOHN P. HI«I.KV, tM5 BrookdMle new University of Dayton Field House, con­ ceived an honorarj- degree in 1921, is pastor 1925 Rd.. TBiedo, O. struction of which will begin in the spring of of St, Mar>-'s Church at Lake Forest, III., and 1947. Gene Mayl. *24, is secretary of the com­ is an extraordinary man of whom we can all From John Hnrley; mittee. be proud as a fellow-alumnus. George It has been a long time since this Secretary Thomas P* Scanlon, a student in the prep AVitherie*! and I have discussed the reunion has sent anything to the *25 column. I was: school and college, in 1913-14. is the editor and and we plan to be present. It would be good told there would be a replacement two years puliltsher of "The Surplus Record" with otfices if it were possible to stay on the campus as ago while I was in the Bed Cross, but Tm in. Chicago. we did for so many commencements." still getting notices to meet the "deadline" of A Gregorian Mass was read during May for the 'Aliimnus.' the intention of Howard Parker. The Masses Kev. Maurice G- Flaherty, S.J., who was dean of education at Gonzaga University before the I've seen some of the fellows, and talked to were offered at the shrine of Our Lady of a few others recently as I've been on the mare Perpetual Help, St. Alphonsus Church in Rome war, is now division chaplain with the 42nd 28 The Notre Dame Alumnus buying furniture in the iliddle "West and a lieutenant commander. lUther John Lynch, public relations. During the war Jay played Eastern marliets for the past two months. C.S-C, spent some time with us at "20S5" last an active part In the expansion of many of fall, and we really enjoyed his visits. Father the country's largest aircraft factories. He I talked to Al Xacht^KnU In Grand Rapids is covering the Middle West, speaking on voca­ was released as lieutenant commander. in April. Al is fine. He has a grand family, tions, and he really is doing a splendid job. and his company is back in the groove again, m 09« JOSEPH BI. BOLAND, Radio Station making special cabinet work for tlie better This letter covers enough '25ers for another mwiCi WSBT, Sonth Bend, Ind. shops and hotels. His plant tied in with the five years, but I hope to see you all at the rest of the Grand Rapids plants In extensive June Commencement where we really can get Ewnc •*ScrBpiron" Voans* who resigned as war work. caught up on some "lost week ends," that head athletic trainer at -Notre Dame In 1944 period of the war and before where we really has been signed as jockey trainer for the I'm not going to attempt to mention the lost track of our classmates. spring race meeting at Sportsman's Park south number of clilldren In this "quickie" as this of Chicago. During the football season. Scrap covers a report since I came out of the Red Listen, boys, how about answering that letter will train the players of the Chicago Rockets, Cross last fall, and I haven't always remem­ from Jim .-^rmstronjc* and send that check back of the All-America Football Conference- bered the ages, sex or number. today with a few dollars or few hundred for the great needs of Notre Dame. Don't wait Clarence J. Ruddy, prominent Aurora, 111. Paol Kotnwcber has two hoys. I recall this too late to get on that "preferred" alumni attorney and former assistant attorney general. because I met them, and spent a delightful list for tickets. Mall a check today, and put Is extremely active in Moose circles, being a night and day in BatcsviUe a few weeks ago. the class "2a right on top where it should be. Moosohart governor and former president of Paul's wife, Connie, is a grand hostess. Saw the Illinois State Moose Assoclation- John Hillenbrand, and got kind of a shock to Bill Cerney, former assistant football coach think he has a boy in blgli school. John at the University, who recently has been repre­ LOVIS F. BUCKtEY, «17 Uncolnw«y looks the same and still has that million senting Huntington Laboratories on the west 1928 West, Mishawaica, Ind. dollar smile. coast, stopped in South Bond, for a brief visit I shouldn't have been shocked at John's boy with his family recently. Bill was transferred From I-«ii Buckley: going to high school. Paul Komn-eber has one by his company to be its east coast representa­ I reported here in Cleveland as associate ready to go. and Ray Tillman, in Toledo, has tive. regional representative of the Social Security a daughter who has already finished high school B* much to see Bill Jones. Art in the hospital, I hope not for long. "While visited the campus in April. in that same town, I ran into "Honest John" Gleason, John Herbert and Charlie Totten there Sweenej-, '26. at an early weekday Mass. John Chuck enlisted in the Canadian army shortly in June. is taking- care of the "Peanut Front," along after the war started and served six years and with his classmate. Geoi^e Harfnett. They two months In the air corps, infantry and Lt. Comdr. Tom Mahnn, DSXR, wrote from are in the same outfit. tank corps. He was wounded three times, but Coral Gables. Pla.. to say that he was remain­ two days was the longest he ever had to be ing in the ser\-ico till June 1, In order to help Saw Ifonk Warier last fall after the North­ away from his outfit because of injuries. Too out In the insurance program- western game. He really doesn't change. old to fly when he joined the army, he trans­ Capt, Bob Foserty is now chief of the Talked with >Iark 3fooney, '2G, on the phone ferred to the Infantry, but long chores of stand­ historical division at headquarters of the Con­ yesterday. Mark Is in Syracuse, X. Y., with the ing guard at Buckingham palace with the tinental Air Forces, stationed at Boiling Field. Carrier Company. They are the big boys in Grenadier guards made this distasteful and he Washington, D. C. commercial refrigeration. I thought I might transferred to the tank corps. He served uncover some appliances for the new depart­ through campaigns in North Africa, Sicily. Bill Jones, also of Washington, D. C, stopped ment ol Hurley Furniture. Italy, France. Belgium, Holland, Germany and on the campus on April 24 on his way to the Czechoslovakia. west coast for six weeks. "While in New York visiting a brother-in- . Chaplain {Major) Robert W- Woodward, law. Dr. Dan B. Kirby. I attended a Mother's C.S.C., assistant professor of philosophy on Day Communion Breakfast at Pelham and leave of absence from Notre Dame, has been Jimmie Crowley was on the program. Jim awarded the army commendation ribbon for looks great since his Xa\-y experience. outstanding work in the army chaplain's corps. Father Woodward, who entered the The Thursday before this. I had a pleasant army in 1941. expects to be discharged soon. visit with Disliop John F. O'Hnm. I was in Buffalo between trains from Jamestown to Xew York City, it seemed like good old days in MAJOR JOSEPH P. McNAtf AKA, 1314 Sorin Hall. As busj- as he is. it seems the 1929 X. Coart Hoase Rd.» Arlinston, Fa. "Sorin Bell" is still available for any of Our Lady's boys who need advice. Major Bob Trotter Is (was) chief of Opera­ tions for the western base section of the army The Toledo Notre Dame Club had a post­ Engineering Corps In prance. According to war reorganization, and there were quite a few Jack Mnllen. '2S. from whom the news comes, '25ers there. Father G»o(lall» C.S.C., a former the Western Base Section Incudes practically citizen of Toledo, came over from Notre Dame, all of the west of France. Bob hoped to re­ and he inspired the boys to really "get going" turn to the states in June or July. as a club. Ber. Joseph D. Barrj-, CS.C, has been transferred as a chaplain from the 2nd Ben KeMtinic, Fuul Do

JOHN F. SAI7KDERS.S3 Frait ft Fio- 1099 TIGHE WOODS, 8016 Clyde ATC. 1931 dace Exclmnrc* Boston 9, Mass. I '^^ Chlraco, III. WINS PYLE'AWARD From Frank Donnlty: Tom Golden is out of the Navy and back at Jolm D. Dowlinff, ex. '35, a Clii- Notre Dame doing- graduate work in Eduna- "My time as a lieutenant in the Xavy was tion. Tom was in the Navy for five years, spent at Pearl, where I had the good fortune c«so "Snn'* forvifM coiTttspoiidl- was at Pearl Harbor on Doc. 7. 1941, and of rooming with the '32 Bob Lee from Chicago. enty has b«ttn awardad tha Emia served on the XJ.S.S. Phoenix through 25 en­ Also had the good luck of meeting a good gagements in the Pacific. many fellows whom I hadn't seen since leaving Pyla Mamorial Award for War Rev. Patrick R. Duffy. C.S.C., recently re­ school. I recall pleasant times with John Correspondsnca by SIfnra Delta Litclier. John Connolly, Paul Daly, Charile leased from the Navy as lieutenant commander Clii, professional journalistic fra­ after extensive ser\*ice in the South Pacific, Hitzelberirer, FTOiik Leahy, Doc Dan Shsosh- has gone to Wilkes Barre to assist in the nessy, and many others. I was discharged at ternity. He was commended by tbe organization of the new King*s College. New York and Gene Connelly helped me get judges as "a Yivid writer of ex­ to the station where we met Ed Rhatiiran who Ilarold Stelcer. after 40 months in the Army, had just returned from Europe and service as traordinary ability/' and earned was released last October and has returned Herbert Lehman's assistant. I am back run­ the award for outstanding war re­ to his position as buyer of electric tools for ning the restaurant now and helping with the Sears, Roebuck in Chicago. Harold was married care of our three children." porting in 1945. He is the son of in April 1942, and the Stelzer's now have a Eddie Dowlingt stage star and the­ daughter, aged 2S months. He has seen Cliff Jack Hoyt is now associated with the law Usher several times since Cliff's discharge as firm of Gillespie and O'Connor. New York City, atrical producer. a captain in the Engineers. attorneys for the archdiocese of New York. Bob Johnston is back in charge of his con­ The housing sliortage forced the resignation sulting-research laboratories in Hnrrlsburg. Pa.. of Larry (Moon) 3Iullins as head coach of foot­ after three years in the army. He spent half u 09X 'OSKFH r. MANSFIELD, Kstlonal ball at Santa Clara University. Moon had of that time in Prance and Germany as chief sought housing for his wife and six children of laboratorj* service with the 174th General Plas% KIHUO Gltr/Kew Tork, K. T. for five months with no success. Hospital. From Joe Mansfield: Lt. Alfred E. Gall has been awarded the Pete Connelly has been relieved of activ*e The plans for the 10-year reunion are slowly Army Commendation Ribbon for service witli duty with the army where he served In the but surely taking form. A number of the men the Office of the Chief. Chemical "Warfare Serv­ AVar Department Office of Dependency Benefits. have signified their intention of retuminff to ice, in Baltimore. He is the historical editor, He will resume the practice of law in R9che3- the campus June 28, 29, and 30;'others are not writing monographs on the various actii'ities ter. N. Y. yet able to say whether or not they will he of the ser\ice. Dr. Dave Plotkin has returned to his dental able to return. Will pass along a few of the practice in South Bend after four and a half letters we have received to this writing. I QO^ ^'^' Cmdr. JAMES K. COIX1NS. 1135 years in the army. Joe McGrath of Sterling Retailers. Inc., • '^

Bill Walsh of the Vonker Walsh's is plan­ and they were married in the private chapel A rather lengthy phone call to Westfield, ning to be married early in June. He'd like of the bishop of Marseilles, not at the Con­ N. J., put me wise to the fact that Srt. Jack to include the reunion in his honeymoon plans sulate as mentioned in tlie "Times" storj'. First, Gflle^ie was sweating it out somewhere in but is not sure whether or not he will be however, they were married by the mayor at Cairo. Egypt, where he was running an army able to make it. the city hall in Marseilles, which is the law newspaper. Jack's mother told me that he of the land. was expected home late in April- He's another Saw Andy Ilufnaicel at the Universal Xotre one that can fill in the "between then and Dame Night festivities at the Biltmore. Andy John had been in the Army for about three now" gap if he'll only take the trouble to is with the Veterans Administration and has years. I think he said. Before that he worked write or phone. Before going into the army a yen to write radio scripts as a sideline. in and around southern Ohio for GMAC, the Jack edited a weekly newspaper in Westfield. car financing end of General Motors. Later Joe P«rter has left ^[utual to take over as he was with du Pont for a spell and then Originally, he started with the weekly, switched ace salesman for station "WOV, one of New into the army. Jolm liad seen a few Notre over to a nearby daily, and then went back York City's most enterprizing stations. D.ime men in service, none from our class, but to the weekly, where he decided he was hap­ others such as John Hinkel and a brother of pier. He has been overseas since October, Turn Keenan^ fresh from the Xavy. droi>ped L;irr>- Doyle, '39. .Tohn saw ser\*ice in Africa. 1944. Jack Is married and has a four year old in to sec us a few weeks back. He regaled us Italy and Prance. He said that he hadn't son, Bruce John. Jack's older brother. Howard, with stories of his interesting experiences in decided what he was going to do when I saw '34. was released from service earlier In the the ETO and reports his planning to continue him. but that he first planned a trip home, year after having served as a naval otficor his law studies. the first in four years, and then he was to In China, where he was in communications. We were hoping that John Munin would be come back up to this part of the countrj-. He's filled out since I last saw him nine years ago, Bill Fnlinn and Mark T^nerxran had me as able to get to Xotre Dame in June, but it their guest at lunch over at the Metropolitan seems that Iiis new business venture, in which but other than that is much the same old "Zeke." Life Insurance Co.. here. In Februarj'. I be­ he and Bud Goldman have teamed up, will lieve it was. Both boys were with the "Met" prevent his attending. Jim 3IC1IURII of our distinguished outfit hav­ at the time, but since then. Bill, who earlier Julius P. Hftcca will be one of those return­ ing finally extricated himself from the toils was decommissioned by the army with the ing, according to a card just received. of the army is reported to have been seen rank of captain, joined .American Airlines. in back in New York with his North Carolina a public relations and personnel supervisory capacity. Wiiile New York will be his head­ Ilarrj- Becker, formerly of Louisville, is now bride. Jim was in for about three years, and spent all of his time in this country. He and quarters. Bill was to travel about the countrj' working for the U. S. Rubber Co. in Misha- looking over .\A'.s other branches. waka. Kitty Gorman were in tlie same camp in North Carolina, I believe it was. Anyhow. Jim is I>»ri Klser has resumed his job as head coacli Wonder how many of you realize that one living in Ne»v York City, working for the the­ of our classmates. Capt. Bill Shea of the army, of the Horace ilann Higli School in his native atrical trade publication. "Billboard." and wait­ recently ran on the Republican ticket for Con­ Gary, Ind., after his recent discharge from ing for his home in Peekskill, N. Y., to be gress here in New Tork City against strongly the Navy as a lieutenant. completed. I s:iw Jim a couple of times about four yoars ago when he was doing publicity leftish Johannes Steel, the American Labor Paul Ljirnier is the uew publicity director for the Ilamid entertainment enterprises. I'll Party candidate and notorious radio commenta­ for tlie All-American Girl's Professional Soft­ see if I can't get Jim for lunch one of these tor, and a Democrat whose name I can't re­ ball league, with headquarters in Chicago. call at the moment. Bill deserves a pat on days and get a first hand account of our erst­ the back, not because he was victorious but Morris Cooper, for tlie past seven years while Fitchbuig. Mass.. boy and ex-athletic because he was in there doing his duty as a manager of the Meyer drug store in Jlishawaka. manager. citizen in most exemplarj- fashion. Candidate has bought the SchifTer drug store on East Some time ago the name Chuck Itos^jeenstein Steel lost too. fortunately, hut not through the Jefferson St., in South BentJ. came up in this column, and I now find that fault of the highly organized Communist minor­ Captain Roggenstein, AUS. was awarded the ity in the district who were pressuring door- John (jtleu.'on lias been elected president of I)ells on behalf of tlie PAC-CIO candidate. In the newly organized American Legion post of Bronze Star medal for braverj* in action: Chuck started out as a lieutenant in a mortar company Bill's case there was an extenuating circum­ the First National Bank of Chicago. John stance which I think it fair to mention- He rose from private to major in the war and and while in the same made things rather warm for the "Krauts." ilessed up one of their was hack in this country only a short time ser\-ed with the 33rd division in the PaciHc before the election which, of course, precluded theater. tanks a bit in France, and for that received the award. Talking to "Cliuck" on the phone the possibility of any extended campaigning Ted IVekonitz. South Bend attorney, has some time ago I learned he was doing public and preparation. resumed his law practice after more than three relations, on a strictly civilian basis, of course. years vitli the army in the Judge Advocate Tlie mail since the last piece brought the General's department. My agents report liaving seen Alvin G«»nre following fine letter from Jack Ullman in Gloudeinans of .Appleton, Wis., in New York Detroit. Jack writes: "Just nnished the Feb­ Dule Ltivell Is general superintendent of the earlier this spring- Al was getting ready to ruary 'Alumnus' and note that you arc having foam rubber division of the U. S. Rubber Co. a bit of difficulty gatheriui.; news. I certainly at its plant in ilishawaka, shed his "bell bottom" and pea jacket sliortly thereafter. I understand, to return to work in haven't much to report bat you may get a i the family department store in Appleton. Al few lines for the next issue. l-'KANK J. ICKILX.Y, MucA'air-Uor- is said to make New York occasionally on buy­ "The forepart of Decemter while in Wash­ 1937 huid C». Hat W. 31»t St., New York ing trips, so we're looking forward to hearing ington I had lunch with l>ee MtKirnian, who City. from him on the next one- How about it. Al? has been with the legal staff of tlie Internal Revenue Department ever since he left school. From Frank Reilly: .\nother visitor to the ofiice was Ben Seherer Lee is married to Liz Wliite. formerly of The voice at the other end of the teleplione of Mamaroneck. N. Y., who was fairly fresh Oshkosh. Wis., and St. Clary's of Notre Dame. sounded vaguely familiar. It seemed to be­ out of the army at the time he dropped by We had a hurried lunch because I had a train long to Justin 3IcCann, '37. now ex-N.ivy lieu­ for a visit. Ben is married and makes his to catch, so we didn't get much time to gab- tenant and more recently a Bermuda so­ home in I'ortChester. N. Y. .\ltliough it has Lee has not seen many of the Xotre Dame boys journer. But no. the voice that plied me witli been some time since he was in, his call was either. -, and Frank stayed at Notre Dame for (a few) years elaborate on John's whereabouts for tliat same then rtew back to see the wife and family in after-we got out. and then took his navy train­ issue of the 'Alumnus' mentioned above wlien Atlanta. Our information ends there, so per- . ing there too. Also talked to Jim Dubln. Jim I ran into a liurry of work at the otiice that haps Art will be good enough to bring us up was released from the army and had just prevented me from doing my bit for the "Alum­ to date. Herb Kenyon is back living In started a new job witli some lumber company. nus.' My information about John was a piece Yonkers, according to John Balfe's guest book. in the New York "Times" that told about his "I do see some of the Detroit boys quite engagement and marriage, and also his status Father Crotuin F. Kelly, O.F.M.. '.17. phoned regularly. Hank Rucn has an otfice near our as a vice consul at Marseilles. recently following a six weeks* trip to Mexico plant and we have lunch together a few times to say that he had seen another of our class­ each week. Hank is the pappy of three fine •\Vell, to get back to the phone call, John mates, Ilarr?' Baldwin of Chicago and his wife boys- Art Cronin Is the Detroit tycoon of the was in New York and would have- lunch with at Acapulco, Mex., where the Baldwins were coal business and verj- active in all local Notre me. Tills was "Wednesday. May S, and John \-acaiioning. Harrj' had completed his service Dame endeavors. His son, Denny, is registered had just arrived back in the States the previous witli the na\->- shortly before that and was at Notre Dame for some time about 1964. and Saturday. John's wife, incidentally, was at­ grabbing a bit of rest before going back to we have high hopes that he'll make as good tached to the American Consulate at Marseilles the business grind in Chicago. a tackle as Ills dad. Volume 24, No. 3. June, 1946 31

"GOT HaHtiitKt*. wlio spent just one year with Cupt. Tony Boj'ot left Manila five years ago Master's degree in Chemistry. Thence to Dn us at school, is one of the jolliest undertalcers on a business trip. Since then he has partici­ Pont here in Wlltnlngton. Run a control and in Detroit. I was best man when he was pated in three campaigns in the Mediterranean development lab. for a variety of chemicals. married about a year ago. He was in my Theater, attended Military Government School I was married in December, 1942, and have a wedding party when I was married some six at the University of Virginia and is presently two-year old daughter. My wife has never years ago. stationed In Korea. seen Xotre Dame and a visit there is our cherished project for one of these years. As "A Christmas card from my old roommate. Vinee McCoola has just been discharged you know Wilmington has a large population Sieve Tlnan of Crawfordsville. Ind.. informed after four and one half years with the Army of Xotre Dame grads. mostly in chemistry. me that he was released from the army shortly Air Forces, and is completing his work toward Carl Irwin who shared Xo. 1 Sorin with me before Christmas. Steve spent many a long an M.A. at Bucknell University. is here with a fine family of two boys and month in Europe, and it has been years since a girl. Gconce SdUandeckcr was here until I last saw liim. Bill Fitzpatrick, Troy. X. Y., is recently dis­ a year ago—now Is in Louisville, Ky., with charged as an AAF captain after nearly five his own family. Other men of Xotre Dame "Pinky Camiirs brother. Tom, called on me years service. Bill acted as the senior con­ whom I see every day are John Verlmne, Art last week. Tom Is in the ink business with tl»e troller of all radar controlled aircraft during Banm, Bill Xarray, Tom Decnan, Bill Glenn, rest of tlie family, but is living in Chicago. tile Xormandy invasion and was active in Feu FVoninr* Bob Thomas, Walt Condes and •\Vo had a nice visit, and lie gave me the setting up tlie air defense of Paris. others. We have an alumni organization that same information about Pinky that you had is fairly active; we referee basketball games already published in the February issue. A letter (May 12) from CHIT Brown didn't say where he was. but did Include an exultant, for the local parochial leagues. . . . "As for me, I am still holding down my "will leave for the States In a couple of days." usual haunts in our fair town of strikes and "About a year ago Redman BnsKiui dropped riots. Have a four-year old son that is giving HAIIOLD A. WIIXIAMS, 4323 Mar­ in with wife and son on his way to South Africa as a diplomatic representative. . . . me quite a time. My wife died over two 1938 ble Halt Rd., Baltimore, Md. years ago. and I find that trying to raise a Fete Sandrock, who has been In the construc­ lively boy is really something. Hope to Iiave From Hal Willhims: tion business, in the Xavy, is married,—and him at South Bend in about 14 years." helped my wife bake a pie when he was Tliree letters—two from the same classmate here. Pete owes me a letter, by the way. I —and a few notes jotted on the back of a last heard from him in Manila. Francis OXon- Another pleasant piece of mail that came in match folder furnish the only grist for the a week or so ago contained the news of the nell, *41, who owes me numerous letters, has '3S mill which seems to grind slower every been here. - . Is Art Phillips still at Xotre coming ordination of another of our classmates. month. Father Robert John Lochner, C.S.C., at Sacred Dame? Last I heard of Bill Piedmont was in Heart Church, Xotre Dame, June 24. Most Kev. First, a letter from Charlie Callahan, now 1943 when he was CYO director up in Sault •Inhn Francis Noll/bishop of Fort ^Vayne, will assistant director of publicity at school. Ste. Marie, Mich. "Where is my old roomy, otiiciate. Bob will say his -first solemn Mass John Cavalier? ... and Adolph Weis wlio went in Clevelard, his home town, at St. Rose's Ciiarlie writes: "Just sticking to the last down to Bartlesville, Okla., and then dropped Church, at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, June 30. A few weeks—Don lliekey is still running Don's out of sight? . . . and Tommy Maher? . . . reception will be given that same evening in Fiesta In the Bend and the place Is crowded and my old home towner of Bay City. Mich., the Empire room of the Hotel Cleveland, from every night. Jack Moulder Is out of the ser\-ice Frank Kirchman? I hope that any of the seven to nine o'clock. I know I speak for the and back in the automobile business. Chuck fellows who come to Wilmington will call and class when I offer Bob congratulations and Sweeney was at football practice recently. He's come out to see us. Phone Hollyook 5039. best wishes, and iirayers for a successful priest­ living In Pontiac, Midi. He's still in the address 711 Falrview Ave., Belleforte, Wilming­ hood. ' oil business and will olliciate in the national ton, Del." football league again this year. He told me Another r«,'cent announcement concerns the that Ed Hogun, from Binghamton, was either From Johnny Head. 542 S. Center St. Plain- appointment of Jerrj- Gillespie, fomer naval about to get married or just recently took the field, Ind.. came an inQuir>' as to Don Usher's lieutenant, to vice-presidency of the John T. step. I expect to visit Georjce Sauter in India­ whereabouts. (Don's Insuranclng in South Bolfe (*20) insurance company. Xew York. napolis this weekend or next." Bend and doing well). John also said he read Jerry, who is a member of the board of gover­ that Frank Conrad was operated on recently Tlien came two letters from Ed Bartnett. He In Indianapolis for appendicitis and that Frank nors of the Xew York alumni group, directed writes. "Got home on a Navy transport and was naval Insunmce activities in Xew York. He coaches at Vlncenhes high school. Said John: will make his headquarters with the Balfe discharged Dec. 12. 1945. I rested about six "I was released from the army Jan. 16 and company at 60 E. 42nd Street. Xew York. weeks and tlien back to the Xew York "nmes.* returned to Plalnfield to my wife and dahgbter. I'm in the Motion Picture Department, doing My vital statistics are that I was married Following a luncheon meeting of £d ]Iui<»kinK, trade news and writing reviews under the April 24, 1943 at Ogden. Utah, where I was rinky Carrnil and myself, we decided to Iiold Initials E. J. B. stationed then, and have a daughter who Is informal Tuesday luncheons at the Hotel Wood­ "Ran into Jack Seott at a nearby saloon. two years old now. ... Before entering the stock in Xew Y'ork. The idea has succeeded He's just out of the Marines and is working Army I worked in the Social Service Dept. in bringing togctlier quite a few Xotre Dame in Xew Y'ork. Tliat's all the Xotre Dame news of the Indiana State Boy's School here in men. both of our class and others. In addition I can muster. . . ." Plalnfield." to Pinky and Ed Hulsking and Ed's brother Dick, such Illustrious stalwarts as Fathers On .\pril 24 I bumped into E4ldie Mattinxly Drove up to St. Cloud, Minn, wliere my folks KiiKlish, Kelly and Kgan (O.F.M. and '34). Jack and his bride, tlie former Marj- Therese Xeely, now live (Good Thunder is a thing of the and IHck Baker, Ilill Tunney, Lt. "Bouts" of Cumberland. Md. They had been married past) for Easter. On my way I stopped In McCarthy, Viiice llurtnett, Jerry Gillespie, my the day previous at St. Peter and Paul's Cath­ St. Paul and visited with my old buddy Tom brother Bill, '34, and Beriiie Garber, '2S. Joe olic Churcii in Cumberland and were on their Bohen^ who after seeing both Europe and Asia Callahan, *39. Joe Waldron, Bill Sharp, Bob Avay to Xew York for a wedding trip. Eddie, in the army is back with Donaldson's Store Wilkie. Will Kirk, Tom IIuRhes. Jim 3IacDev- who was discharged from the army as a first in Minneapolis as manager of one of their de­ itt. '3C. Jordan Ilarj^^rove among others, have lieutenant on Sei)t. 23, is working for his father partments and mighty happy to be with his been on hand. So if any of you lads get to at J. I. Mattingly & Brother In Cumberland. wife and two children. Also met Jerry Kane's wife and two children who were visiting her X'ow York and are free some Tuesday noon • Also saw Charlie Brosius on the street recent­ folks in St. Paul. Slie said Jerry recently drop into the Woodstock. 43rd St., just east ly. He's just out of the army and back at left Douglas Aircraft to become Pacific Coast of Broadway, and join tiie gang. Haskins & Sells. He sold his home here when representative for the Swedish Airlines—that Vinee llartnett, about whom many of you are he joined the service so he commutes between practically makes us related, doesn't It? —and probably wondering. Is now out of the navy and here and Frederick. will settle in Seattle. back at his writing chores. Vinee. Tom Hushes Several weeks ago Jim -Murray telephoned Here's a bit of dirt on me: I bought a and myself had a very pleasant week-end to­ nie. He said that he was back at work (I've gether while on a retreat back in ilarch. Vinee small farm near South Bend. I *have also misplaced my notes but I believe I'm right) changed positions. I am now associate editor now lives in Peiham, but as I understand it, with the Bethlehem Steel Company. He also of the Ball-Band house organ and assistant to will move to a new place in Scarsdale before reports that Dan Sullivan is living in Baltimore the publicity director at their MIshawaka plant. too very long. at the Pentrldge Apartments, Loch Raven Blvd. Moving from La Porte means that I will have I've seen a good bit. though not enough, of That's all. to relinquish the editorship of our weekly four page parish paper "The Parishioner" which I course, of Ed llnyt, who is now back in civvies I know that you fellows would like to read and credit manager for Best & Co., Xew York. founded the first of the year. Otherwise I am more about the boys, so how about a few happy to be back within sight of the golden Ed lives in Parkcliester and is a neiglibor of letters. mine, Tom IIuKlies, Mark Lonerican and num­ Dome again. erous other Xotre Dame men. The Hoyts, the From Swede Bauer: Hughes and the ReiUys have liad several en­ Received a couple of letters quite a while Bill Toamey was married in England, accord­ joyable evenings visiting each other's homes, back which I mislaid but which contain a lot a pleasant custom that we hope continues. ing to a short notice received In the Alumni of news about the past activities of some of Office. . the fellows of our class, so here they are. Clark Beynolds after Xavy ser\*ice Is again After three and a half years of army serv­ First letter was from Charlie Kelley, of the with the Union Bag and Paper Corp., with ice, Capt, Ed Fischer has joined the faculty Chemistr>- Kelleys and Sorin Hall. Says he: offices in Xew York City. of St. Joseph's college, Renssalaer, Ind., as a "After leaving Xotre Dame in 1938, I worked in a sugar plant In Michigan for two years John ITord was discharged from the Xavy member of the department of journalism and as lieutenant In December and is working lu director of public relations. l>efore coming back to Xotre Dame for a 32 The Notre Dame Alumnus

dustrial Chemicals. Newark, X. J. John's home Well. Paul Vixrnos and the former Miss Edith BIck Bail now an instructor at Xotre Dame. is in Brooklyn. Ingalls were married just as March passed Bill Carbine studying accounting at Xotre around the corner. Fddie MelluKh .ind I got Dame. FVank Hopkins married to former Joe RnetZt ^\-ho has signed to play with the to the wedding. Ed was an usher. I Avas the Millie O'Dea and In Toungstown. Bill Ilatves Chicai^o Cardinals next fall while doing^ some original Barney Oldfield—taking off from work with a baby boy. graduate work at the University of Chicago, here in Pittsburgh at 5:00 p.m.. arriving at the Through the mails—Emerj' Martin sent a was in South Bend recently following his dis­ Statlcr Hotel three hours later, changing clothes charge from the na\-al air corps. letter along to announce that he was wonder­ and arriving- at the dinner before the next ing what ever happened to Ray Pinelli's hand- Bub Mullen is now working with the Xavy day's wedding. w^ritlng ability. "Would also like to know in "Washington as a research analyst, and has whether or not "Onions" tJndeniner is hiding bought a home in Silver Spring, lid. Only unfortunate aftermath—right after the still—somewhere In the Xa\*>'. Emer>- himself wedding trip, Paul went into the Army. is working at radio station KFIZ In his home­ Emtneft Crowe, released from the AAF, where town. Fond du Lac, Wise. he served as a physical director, has been Before going back to Pittsburgh, ran into named' as football coach at Spalding Institute Jim "nnnej- who is buzzing around the Cleve­ Just as the deadline arrived a note came in Peoria, 111., to succeed Eniiio Arbeit, who land airport as an employee. He and Katie from Tom Grady who Is commanding officer is now head ceach at St. Ambrose College, Ann (formerly Schock) Tinney are getting of the U.S.S. Xicollet. AVS-6. He's a lieu­ Davenport. la. * along fine, wish the best to all their friends tenant commander. His boat was commis­ of schooldays, schooldays. sioned on April 27, 1945, has sailed in the John Bourke is with Frj-. Lawson & Co., Gulf of Mexico, with the Pacific Fleet. She Xext on the agenda—Cliarlie Dillon—who operated mostly from Apra Harbor, Guam, consulting management engineers, 135 South gets into Pittsburgh often—came up with a LaSalle St., Chicago. Marianas Islands into the forward areas. Tom find. It was Jack l>ucas in Pittsburgh for a was a member of the original crew. short stay with his wife- Jack, Charlie and 19^Q VINCENT W. BeCOURSEY, 1331 myself with our "escorts" stopped in to see That's about all there is. I'm still looking • '^ ' (ietirria, Kansas City, Kans, Jim McXulty and the ilrs. at their Fifth and for a lot more letters. Send them on. They'll Shady Avenues domicile Iiere. all be answered and contents will be duly noted Joe Lewis is working for the B. F. Goodrich in this column. Everyone who does write Co. in Clarksville, Tenn. He was discharged ])ick WImlen was in Pittsburgh on business, called up in the midst of pressing affairs to always w*ants to know about one or more others. from the Air Corps as a first lieutenant after It's disappointing not to be able to tell them. four years service. He was married on Feb. stale he*d get in touch with me again when 2 to Carj-1 M. Cavanaugh of Chicago. Joe*s he got a breather. X^ever did hear from him. brother, John, '42, is out of the Xavy after But our phone often rings when there's no one Jack Mallaney is production manager for four years. home to form an audience. Sorry I missed the Wilbree Manufacturing Co., at Xorwalk, Dick the next time. Conn. . . . Chuck Farrell is doing graduate (Xotc to SiMMip Scnnlon—your classmate, Tom work at Cornell. . . . Vretl Vtwdeivede is an Powers is nmv "working at the desk directly to accountant for Hnskins and Sells In Cincin­ ' '^w )tisconsin Ave., MUwuulcee, Wis, my right-front"at the Pittsburgh ••Press." Tom nati. . . . Hutch Knrth Is vice president and came in while still in uniform, got himself a general manager of American Air Export and Jerr>' Flj-nn, former cheerleader, has been job and has bee7i xvith us for nearly a month. Imi>ort Co. in iliami Springs. Fla» . . . Three appointed sports publicity director at the Is doing well—has proved himself a great of the four officers and chief stockholders of United States Xaval Academy. Jerry was dis­ detective by ferretting out a place to live.) the company are Xotre Dame men: Chuck charged as a Lit. (j.g.) after nearly two j-ears Carroll* '39. and Turn Carroll and Hutch, both service aboard a carrier in the South Pacific. Big event—^Slammin* Sam Nield was In town •41. The company operates five DC3*s in for nearly two weeks. I had dinner with him passenger and cargo work. . . . Dick McMahon John Boemier is with the FBI and is (or a Couple of times, played one round of golf was) in St. Paul. Minn. Burt Hal! is still is a salesman for the U. S. Gypsum Co. in with the old money player. Sam can still hit Milwaukee. •working for the Glenn llartin Co., in Baltimore. the ball. He had a rough day at the Field And Ked Yuans: is a research chemist with the Clul>^one of our tougher courses—first time Rnss Harrii* Is back In the Xavy to assist Shell Oil Co. in Martinez, Calif. out. Shot an 82. Came back the second time in writing a historj* of the war In the Pacific. John Gavon Is in the Law School at Colum­ to knock around in an excellent 73. Had a good chance for an under-70 round but for Jero" Hickey, South Bend, recently out of bia University, X. Y. C. two bad holes. Sam made quite an Impression the Xavy, Is working for his father on the Tom I^eahy, South Bend, brother of Fni"k, on the members out there with his booming construction of the new Farley Hall at Xotre was successful in his bid for Republican nom­ drives "for such a little guy." Dame, and expects to continue with him after ination for state representative in the recent that job Is completed. Indiana primarj-. Sam and I talked to Ray Pinelli*s dad while he was in town umpiring some of the Pitts­ Dr. Ed P*»Mier, graduated from Loyola, Chi­ Chuck Riflle, recently discharged from the burgh Pirate Guild nine's baseball atrocities. cago. Medical School in 1943, has been in the armed forces, has signed to play with the Ray, it seems, has had some very bad luck- Army for the past 19 months and is now at Xew York Yankees in the All-America Con­ Got out of the Army and went with Oakland Camp Polk. La., as a first lieutenant. His ference. Bud Kerr, also recently discharged, on the Coast. Broke his elbow In first ex­ chaplain is Father llabetz, at Xotre Dame in is to play with the IMS Angeles Dons. hibition game. Latest report doesn't tell the late "20s. Jim McGlcw, *42. is another' whether he's back on the field or not. Hope medical officer. Rnss Jandoli is now with the editorial de­ Ray comes around soon. partment of the "Xewark Evening Xews." Bob Meyer Is working for the Bell Telephone Indirect Intelligence—(from Dillon and Lu­ Co. of Pennsylvania In their offices In Phila­ Fruneia X. Gulndon is teaching part time in cas). Krwin 3IiK>ney was doing some p-g work delphia. the Boston College High School and attending at University of Chicago when last heard from. Harvard working toward a doctorate in Educa­ Jack Burke in Law School at Xotre Dame. WILX.IAM E. SCAXLON, U. S- Lawn tion. 1942 Bemie Cushinxr is once more working for the Bethlehem Steel Co. and living in E. Braintree, Lot's start oft w*ith an air-mall from Europe- 3klass, bound CapL John Gordon, dated 22 March. It came in just too late for the April 'Alumnus:' JOHN W. PATTERSON, JR., 5530 1941 I>nrliiist4m Rd., Flttshmrh, Fa. "Oftentimes I have wanted to comment on the '42 news in the 'Alumnus.' It has been From Jghn Patters»on: grand to read about the fellows and It still Since the last issue of the 'Alumnus,* only remains my favorite reading. two communiques have passed over this desk, "I have been overseas now for 20 montlis hut fortunately, some personal contacts are with the infantry. I was with the 70th Di­ going to add a little length to the column. vision all the way through and was lucky First to some important business—not only enough to get through the whole thing. to to *41-ers, but all alumni. The Fourth Annual win the Purple Heart only once. In Septem­ Alumni Fund is under way. Purpose this year ber, 1945, I was sent back to France to ad­ is to reach a bigger volume of alumni than minister a P\V stockade with 2,000 SS troops ever before. I imagine tliat, during the war within. Xot much work physically but quite a paper war. j-ears, many have 3^st not had the time to The ALUMNUS is proud to pre­ sit down, address an envelope, and send a sent these pictures of the late Lt "Last January I went to Paris on leave. I fiver or so to the University. But now most was walking down the street and ran into everyone is settling down—and this class In Charles Robert (Bob) Schlayer, '41, John Muriarity, '42. He looked swell, and particular is thinking of Xotre Dame because Harrisburg, Po^ and his sister Lt as a matter of fact appeared to be a little It's time for the Five-Year Heunion. it would heavier than when we ate X. D. cliow to­ be a good idea If e\-ery one of the Mlers would Cmdr. Mary EUxabeth Schlayer. A gether. I'm still wondering what happened have their name on the list of contributers B-29 navigator. Bob failed to return to Jerry Heinlen. Hello, especially to the to the 4th Annual Fund. The amount is from a mission over Nagoya, Japan, Brownson Hall guys." tJerry is out of the Becondarj-. A long list of names is of the Army. He was at X'otre Dame in early Stay, essence. on Dec 22, 1944. planning to be married in June.—Ed] Volume 24, No. 3, June, 1946 33'

I'll bet Gordon wouldn't know Brownson Vital statistics picked up betw^een courses: few days* visit about the time of the exam­ Hall—had a chance to visit the place not so Johnny Powers is engaged to Miss Barbara ination but had not yet decided ujion a. loca­ long ago, and It's now the house of many McCracken of Forest Hills. N. Y. Jim MCFB4- tion. ; ^ oinces. Shades of changes. - • den and the Missus flew over to New York from mi SfWKlgr and wife spent a week with Pennsylvania in one of the planes operated by To Tom Powers, late of the U. S. Army ' us the first of May while Bill looked over the the line in which Howie Kurth Is a major area in northern Indiana as a possible location (March 30) and currently of Pittsburgh, goes stockholder. Goyette said Clarence Imbode is a vote of thanks for a swell newspacked letter, for practice. Bill returned from a lonr tonr married and Is an Interne at Mt. Carmel Mercy of duty with the Air Corps stationed the entire dated May 12: Hospital, Detroit. 1 time In India. "Got free from the Army in March and spent Whoever got together the fine listing of the Bill STtin*. after a long silence, finally wrote about a month getting from Fort McClellan, guests present and the table numbers certainly a short letter. He is with the Federal Power Ala., my last station to New York because rates an orchid or two. Among the names Commission in IVashlngton and his purpose In of stops at New Orleans. Oklahoma City, Tiilsa. rather familiar to our class were these person­ writing was to obtain the necessary certifica­ home for a week, Kansas City, St. Louis. alities: Angelo Amato, Bill Banm, Jr., Tom tions for admission to the District of Columbia Springfield, then a week-end with Paul Xe- Carroll, Bn«| Concannon. Charley Conifer, John bar. ville in South Bend. Neville is getting along Denney, Ed Dunlavy, Bill Fallon, Jack Gar¥ey, £niie Tiipani was through here and stopped nicely at the 'Tribune' and don't be surprised Ralph Germ, Dun Goyette, Joe Ijuie^ Jim for a visit not too lon^ ago. If he gets married soon. 3IcFuddra, Bud Shouvlin, £d SolliTan Joe Bob OberfcU wrote recently from New Tork' •'Visited the campus and saw Father J. Hugh Summers, Tom Walker, and there were many to say that he had seen Walter Ivaacerle at.' O'Donnell, John Donnelly, Brother Meinrad, more. a Notre Dame club meeting and that Walter Joe the cook in Corby, Father Br»ujchal, Father Is looking well and was inquiring about his LaMkowsId, Paul Fenlon and a host of guys classmates. Bob also told ua that Gene WoU- from '41. '43 and '44. who have returned from hotn had been given a position with the law service and gone back to school. While in firm of Quinn and Schur in 'New Torlc Tulsa. I noted that Charlie 3feMahon Is now the proud father of two. but didn't have a BUI Hosinski has been out to use the librarr chance to drop in for a visit. here once or twice in the last month. Bill is doing some practice in South Bend and It "Saw Bill Fuy in the 'Trib ollice" in Clitcago. seems certain he will be one of our leading In Detroit and Cleveland I bumped Into a attorneys before too long. few nlumni, but none from '42. Had a grand I^ro linck telephoned us from Cleveland time visiting tlie growing detachment of the where he had stopped oft on his way home Powers clan In New York. • John is out of to visit Mrs. Bab SalUTSB and little David service and living in Forest Hills, along with Patrick. He will return to practice in Mich­ Tom McCreedy, another Enid boy from the igan. class of '42. Talked to Frank Lavelle several times but didn't get a chance to get out to Jim l4uwaster just dropped In for a visit Far Rockaway to see > him. (May 20). He Is out of the army and is "rehabilitating" himself up among the Michigan "Talked to Joe Lane's sister and dad. He lalces. was due back from Tokyo before May 1. Oh yes, had a nice visit with Fred Beekman and Of the group who would have graduated In his beauteous wife, Bette, In South Bend. Fred 1942 had not the war intervened and who are has a nice start on his art career there. now back in school are: Il>y of our cass. Sat fn on the European Theater of Operations, Georve Stratigos and Fred Hoover. Universal Notre Dame Night in Pittsburgh. recently left the Army at Wright Met Jack Fdwards and Bob Career of '43. and . For the fall. semester we have registered had a great time rehashing old times with Field. O. He is here having a fare* several who left school many months ago for Fildie HuflT^ '40. well handshoke with Major General military service and among them are: Joka Wuertz, Joe laae, Bick Brydges» Allen Xlnk, "I'm in the editorial—promotion department B. W. Chidlaw. Frank completed 166 Walter Jones, Herb Melton* Jaek Byan, and of the 'Press' in Pittsburgh and am learning missions against the Japa and Ger­ Brin a lot about the business. Have two other Notre Dame men within easy reach: Johnny mans, flying a total of over 400 com> Remembering a favorite cover sheet on the Patterson, alumni secretary of '41, who handles bat hours. He shot down 28 Germon 'Alumnus' taken from a photograph of Admiral rotogravure for the 'Press,' and Kudy CmkcK Ximitz pinning the Navy Cross on our Marine ^•ic, '34, who Is with' United Press, about a fighter planes in the air and de­ Joe Barr, It was a coincidence that a lon^ thousiind picas away. stroyed three on the ground. distance call came in from Joe while we were at the Drill Hall watching Admiral Nimitz "Notre Damer's meet here every Thursday receive an. honorary degree on May 15. Joe noon at the Fort Pitt Hotel. I'm looking Greg Rice was on hand and agreed to donate is practicing in Alton, III., his home town. forward to seeing more alumni then. I also a pair of his running shoes to the Trophy bumped into Bill <)uinn. *44. He Is going back Case of the Rockne ilemorial. He still gets That's all now. Don't forget, IP IT'S NEWS, to Notre Dame to finish and looks swell." a chance to ran about once a week but figures WRITE SCOOP. his major racing career Is about over. But Looked like bad news for Coach Leahy and 1st Lt. Don Cawy was awarded . the Army's f his potential 194G varsity—at least from the one never can tell. Greg appeared to be In pretty fine shape. new Commendation Ribbon in March for out­ Old Timers camp. Why—Jim Brntz .ind Bob standing service as aide-de-camp to the com­ Maddock ' had been collaborating with Bob Dave Condon visited New York on May 10 manding general of the 7th Infantry Division . Dove and IxHi Rymkus In organizing the Old and called to sny hello. All wrapped up In in Korea. . . . Ted MacDonald has gone into Timers. The game was scheduled for June 1 tennis promotion, "Chicago Tribune" manner. the advertising business with his father In at the Xotre Dame Stadium. All those fellows I heard from Ked Lonerjcan, still ankle deep West Lafayette. Ind. . . . Joe Knott is work­ are expected to perform In pro circles this In work on the Chicago Xotre Dame club's fall. ing ,as claims investigator with the Travelers fine directory. Insurance Co. In their Bridgeport, Connecticut.. It seemed like '42-Night when the annual That brings the chatter around to Mrs. Lora office. ... Notre Dame Night was held at the Hotel Bilt- I.ashbrook*s contribution regarding the lawyers: Snbby Nowlcki, recently released to inactive more In New York a few weeks ago. Jack Barry was in for a short visit two duty by the Navy, has been named athletic , Some of us late-comers landed in a distant weeks ago. He and Charles IIa»son indulged director for South Bend Post No. 30. of the corner where tele\'IsIon would have helped the in some interesting- reminiscing about their American Iiegion. ^ view of the Speaker's Table but the conversa­ e.'cperJences with the Army Air Corps in Colo­ Tom Cresribracht began ' working for the tion wasn't lacking, especially with Dick rado and complained that the third Kotre Caterpillar Tractor Co. in Peoria in April. He Murphy, Joe Lane, John Powers and Mel Dame lawyer who shared these experiences, hoped to have a house by the first of June Rummel sitting together In what was referred Dick Brj'dKes, was unreported for so many and to have his family, in Chicago, join him'. to as "Freshman Hall Avenue." Tom Walker's months. Two days later a letter arrived from . sister was at the same table, and Tom, one Dick, asking for registration In the fall se­ Bob DcMosa Is working for the McDonnell of the big wheels of the New York Notre Dame mester and announcing his eligibility for hous­ Aircraft Corp. at the Lamhert-St. IJOUIS airport. club, edged a little closer. ing as a married veteran! He is employed In the filght test department in the aerodynamics division. Toastmaster for the occasion—probably a Soc Montegna was recently admitted to the record for the Class of *42 to be so singularly Illinois Bar and we assume will be practicing Former Navy lit. Hack MalUtm, Jr., has re­ honored—was Paul Llllis, late of the Navy somewhere In Illinois. Two more 1942 gradu­ turned to Arlington. Mass.. to join his wife and and former football captain. Paul was chair­ ates took the examination but we have had young daughter after 35 months of active duty, man for the banquet and is an ofllcer of the no report as to their success. They are Jim 30 of which were at sea in both the Atlantic Notre Dame club. Diver and Pete Alonzi. Jim was up for a and Pacific. He was in IJST work. 34 The Notre Dcone Alumnus

ruary. Carl Forester was also niarried in broken up and I was sent back here to Camp IQ^^ EDWARD C. KDNKY. IVill Irniiuois April. Tom McSweeny is still in the Army and Kearney. I got back here the end of November ' '^^ Ave., Drtniit, Mich. the proud father of three children. and ran into Ed Dare of Detroit. He was get­ ting ready to ship out. He is a co-pilot in a Fred Doutel Is working for Studebakcr in From Ed Itoney: privateer crew and signed up for a few more South Bend. John Sehlndler is at the Univer­ months. He*s about the only one I've seen Plans have been made to tr>' to take care sity of Chicago. John (^fferj- was graduated from X. D. except Mac I've always been in of ever>'one during the big class reunion. June from St. Louis Med School in ilarch. Chnck smalt auxiliary airfields in out of the way 27. 2S. and 29. Jf>e Haas and ICcfrgie Flynn Muri>h.v is working for his father in St. Louis. places . . . Witli the new point drop, I think I'll on the campus arc going to handle details from Hal Hunter Is assistant prosecuting attorney get home just in time for that three-day there, supported by Messrs. Dooley and Ami- for his county in Missouri. Bob LeMense, in reunion. My points are up the 15th of June. s»tr(inir. As far as possible, we'll all be to­ a fine new job, is said to be keeping the I had an announcement of Geonee Copiiins mar­ gether in a residence hall. So those of you cosmetic problem under control for the women riage out here on the coast. I'm still a verj- (and we hope its 100%) who plan to be tliere. of Wisconsin and illchigan- John Scherer was eligible bachelor, but I hope to take care of drop a line to Joe Haas in "Walsh Hall or my­ down to the campus in April for a visit. that when I get home. self at my home address above so we can make some definite plans. That about finishes all the news that I picked Better late than never, Dan. "We need news up from the gang in the cafe. So on to the to keep this going and letters like yours letters: Going back to the campus these days is are what does it. almost like a small reunion. There are about **I went down to Jacksonville, after finishing 33 of the class back. On May 6. I saw a gang Tlie last letter this Issue is from Jack Har- my stay at Great Lakes, spent six weeks there, riffan on 19 ^larch and lie starts with: and picked up the following: got released to Inactive duty, spent my termi­ nal leave bumming around, and, finally meet­ "I'm still in the Xavy and liave extended Those back arc: Bob Kenney, K<1 Noonan. ing my wife in Xew York city, coming to until July 1. After my terminal leave this John Davis, Jack. Rrgnn, Bob Martin, Tom Oak Park, and going to work for Haskins and summer, I hope to go to Cal Tech or the H«rlih.v. Fred Xaetclr, Bob McFarlane. Kd Sells CPAs, here in Chicago; address is now University of Southern California and work Hfmver, Bud Ccdemvall, Bob Shade, Jai-k Ilines, 200 Home One. Oak Park, III. Have been for my master's. I returned from the South Bill Walsh, Jerry Shea, Tom Mitchell, Mike seeing quite a bit of the Xotre Dame gang Pacific a week before V-J day. and was lucky and Jim Gmlfrey, Jack Barr>', Dick Smith, Bob from Chicago vicinity, including Jack Wigxins, enough to come Into Los Angeles harbor. Be­ O'ltrien, Hal Miters. Harrj* Kelse.v, Joe Haas, Jim ^Eadljran, Wally McXamara. -Bob Kui|>ers, cause of this, I was home for six weeks, Don Defirnan, Johnnie Spcclit, Cliarlie Wade, Frank Kaiser, and a bunch of others. Bill which wasn't hard to take. From L. A. I went Graham MeGoivan. Recffie FI.vnn, Ted Zitnick, Me.ver and Keicgie Fl>*nn drop In once in a to Boston for a few weeks of radar refresher 1.UU Canist), Adrian Fej-ton, .Art McBride and while from Xotre Dame—they're back taking at M. I. T. VInce Slatt was stationed at the Jack McGrath. post grad courses. Bill In law and Reg In Xavy Yard there and he, his wife, and myself economics. Bill, you know, is engaged to mafrj' Gail Fitch is out of the Navy and was back my cousin here in Oak Park. Hope to see saw the debacle at Yankee stadium. We bump­ you at the general re-union." ed into Bob Madden at the Commodore after­ for a visit while looking for a job. wards, but couldn't stay around to meet any of the others. Took a couple of weekend jaunts Bin Binet is married, has a child, and Is Xo, Fred. I'm not out as yet but will be in running a St. Paul sports store. while at Boston and saw some of the fellows. time for the reunion. Decided to extend for At Pittsfield I got together with Ed Cleary and a couple of months in order to train a relief. Walt Hrim and their wives. Went down to Johnnie Powers was in Xew York during "Will be swell to see you at the reunion. April to get married. Bill Olvany is discharged Washington and had another E.E. reunion witli and was married In Xew York April 6. He*s Carl Coeo got the following off on the 14th Bob Fadesky, Maurice Baddour and their wives, working at Albany Steam Contracting. Chuck of March; it arrived just too late for last and John Dunn.. About the only one absent Butler will support a wife and baby by play­ Issue. was Jack Brehmer- who was then on an APA ing pro basketball for the Chicago Gears next In Tokio Bay." year, wUh Bob Kensberger. "Served about three years with the Army Air Corps and have now been out since the Thanks, and write again when you get Dem Ueltzel Is out of the Xavy. Bill O'Brien middle of October of last year. Am at present settled after July, Jack. going to the Tulane University School of Law Is supervisor of the American .\irlines ticket located here in Xew Orleans. If any of the The rest of the news is very little. Ed Ollice in the .\irlines Terminal on 42nd St.. old gang should e\-er find himself down in Hickey Is out of the Xavy and will be joining X. Y. C. Tony Buono is a physical education these parts, I'd surely like to see them. Re­ his dad in the clothing business as soon as instructor at Xotre Dame. Paul Malloy has shed ceived word that Sammy Meyer of Blanchard- there is something to sell. his khaki and is now in Tulsa. Frank Kunkle ville. Wis., is now out of the ser\-ico after expected a Coast Guard discharge In May. A very nice announcement of the marriage of seeing quite a bit of action out in the Pacific. Blair McGowan and St. Mar>-*s Jeannie Wynant Last I heard of Bob Corrigfln of Hulmville, Pa-, in Muskegon in early April arrived awhile Ked Lonergan is working for the X. D. Club he was in Germany or thereabouts sweating of Chicago on a new club dlrectorj*. Bob out the return trip to the States. At the X.D.- back. I'll oft'er my congrats in person at the Kuipers is Braniff Airlines ticket manager In Tulane game of last year I ran into Li»i Kj'ni- reunion, Blair. Chicago. kas. War.v ZiemlHi. Jack Powers, ICed Johnston Some time before you read this you all and a few others of the X. D. boys. Have Mr. and Mrs. Ed Murray, and Mr- and Mrs. should have received a letter from me about hopes of seeing some more of them and others various subjects of class interest. If anyone Ra.v Sclioonhaven attended the Xotre Dame when the two schools tie up again this year. Junior Prom, 3 May. in the Rockne ileniorlal. hasn't, it means that the University and myself Don't worry—there'll be no problem as to wlio haven't his latest address. Tlmt will be bad Bad Gans was married to Miss Jeannie Parks, I'll he pulling for—Xotre Dame stole my heart April 3, in Wichita, Kans. Bud A'auBuren is years ago and, no matter how hard they may around football ticket time, so how al>out send­ •working in Chicago. try, no other school will ever take my first ing it on to me. A postcard will do if you love from me." haven't time for anything more. Bart Kamsour is probably still on terminal See you all at the class reunion. And, don't leave, deciding whether or not to go to Law forget, '43 is aiming for the top In Xotre School. Wally Christman, who finished Com­ You've got the right idea there Carl, and I'm sure a lot of the rest will join you In Dame's Fourth Annual Alumni Fund. Send merce is back to try Engineering. (I'll try your share in now. and get a personal interview for next Issue to saying that. settle the long-standing question of which is I>an Stewart, long lost Alumni Hall stalwart, more difficult). Ollie Hunter reports he's finished Dallas Milem is employed by the Mastic running, except to catch the bus for his new reports on three years of his doings as fol­ lows: Asphalt Corp. in South Bend. . . . Bob Dove .job in Xew York. B<»b KoKers Is a volunteer is at Xotre Dame helping out with spring foot­ end coach at Xotre Dame. Wally Ziemba is "Bill McGowan and I went through middle ball training; he goes to the Chicago Rockets one of ilic regular coaching staff. school at good old XD and got our com­ of the All-America conference this fall as a missions on 29 July 1943. We were both player-coach. . . . Carl Coco is a law student One of the gang saw Elmer Peterson in Lin- at Tulane University. ... chow. China, awhile back, while J«>e Keenan assigned to aviation and trained as engineer­ was in Shanghai in November 1945. He missed ing Ofiicors at Xorfolk, Hartford, and Jackson­ Ww»y Evans, is out of the Xavy and working playing for Army in the Thanksgiving ,A.rmy- ville. In March of '44 we went to San Diego for the Seiberling Rubber Co. in Barberton, O. Xavy game out there, due to an injury. Jack where we went to a PB4y (B-24) school and ank Smith, Al Yoanchans and £mie Calift tedc BefTCS is out and taking Business I Tfl Rd., Detroit S3, Mich. Sedimajr. Also Paul Marietta, Nick Vlllarosa. Administration at the University of Detroit. Don Trottier, Jack Martint Firank Groves, BUI And that Is all. From John Lj-nch: Kelly, Bill Shea, Chock Cullinan, Cacser Max- ! If you're *44. write a. letter now. ' zukelly* Bemie OHara and Bub Casey. Under way again, and it's Bill Scheach on hand with the last of his messages from the "Then there are Bud Ahem, Bob Duffy, John 16th Fleet tied up at Green Cove Springs^ Fla. Duffy, Mario Massalo, Jim Atkinson, Don Des-- 1945 and Later The dale is March 20, just missing our last nan, Lnrr>' Goebeler, Bemie IHnncane, John deadline, so bend an ear. Qainn, Ben George, Gene Slevin, Will Wylie,. Bob Mtnrisscx is the American vice consul Joe Steele and Harry Merc%r. in Alexandria, Egypt. . . . Dave Tandlm, of "Have seen but one Notre Dame man since South Bend, has been admitted to the bar in . I last wrote. I was over at the Xaval Station "Bob Maddock is back with his wife and Indiana. . . . Bob HcIIman is a teacher In one day and heard someone call my name- baby, and Is looking swell in spite of the rough New Bremen. O. . . . lit. Jrtm Kdljr, of the Looked around and there was Bob Gschweml time he had. Bernie Crimmins looks good too. .Marines, will resume his studies at the Uni­ we were in Breczy-P together as freshmen. Botli are doing some of the coaching. I saw versity next fan. Had a milkshake together (best we could do Harry Wrislit, wife and baby, too, while on a under the circumstances), and sat around and visit. Lt. Jack ZUIr» on his way' to Sonthington. batted the breeze for an hour or so- Bob is Conn., for a leave after nearly two years' supply officer on the Booth (DE 170). Right "More-men on the campus are: Jerry Brown, service aboard a destroyer, dropped In for a. now thoy are up at Jacksonville in dry dock, £Im^ Silhn, 'Gigs' Giordano, Kcrmit RuusseTe, brief visit. He expects to be discharged in but when they return to this place we expect Joe Dillon, Jack Snllivan, Paul McCabe, John June and said that he will return to his studies to get together. AVould try to meet him in McCabe, Jim Hubbard, Joe Rnd, Jack Whitely in September. S/Sgt. BUI SoKmeis writes from Jacksonville, but with the Pony Express still (married). Jack I^llon, Ted Smith, John Calcutta. India, that he intends to return to operating in these wilds, and with just one Beyerle, Gerry 0*Reilly, Bob Logan* Gas Kelly, Notre Dame as soon as he begins wearing trip every three days, it is rather inconvenient. Bill Harrs, Lon Schmitz, SHke Frawley, Bill that, golden bird. Have heard from round and about sources that Slowey, Vic De Simon and Harrj* Erd." £mie Tnmicli, writing from a 'troopship, my ex-roomIe, Slike 3laIloy, will soon arrive "halfway across the Pacific" tells'of altunni down here on his DE. Last I heard they were Thanks for the report. Murph. and try to activities in Manila immediately^ after, the in Brooklyn at the Navy Yard. Sure would keep all those men on hand for the reunion. battle of Manila. He says. "GonaaU'^Taldc*, like to see old Michael. A lot more of us will be down to see you '35. and I had a get-together in mid-May (i94a) then. with a half dozen other alumni. , We were "And I hope to see you at Notre Dame at At least one of our class is still on the hospi­ still few and far between, at that early stage that big reunion.'* tal circuit, and tliat lad Is John Cowley. He after the battle of Manila. In November a We'll be looking for Bill come the 28th of wrote from the west coast April 24 and is far better showing was made at the second June, and for a lot more of the class who pretty anxious to hear about things Notre alumni gathering, nearly 200 coming from, all will be getting back to Notre Dame for the Dame. If any of you want to write, his ad­ over Luzon. Two weeks ago I heard that three-day affair. One'person we don't expect dress is: AAP Convalescent Hospital. Ft. George Gonzalo, who has a younger, brother at Notre to see, however, is Jrrr>- Skofronlck. As of Wright, Spokane. Wash. Here is his letter: Dame, was critically ill at Bagulo, but I had April 6 Jerry was sending his mail out of no chance to see him before leaving." Tokyo, and the prospects of his being state­ "Luckily enough I ran Into Panl Rnbly, *36. side very soon are slim. He is a second loole of Arcadia, Calif., and he gave me two old now (1 went through infantry basic with Jerry) 'Alumnus' magazines. Paul is In Dibble Gen­ MATHEMATICAL "REPORTS" with the Signal Section GHQ of AFPAC. eral Hospital, Menlo Park. Calif. So now I feel that I'm back in touch with Notre Dame. '' Issue 7 of ,:the "Reports of a Mathe­ "I've only been 'abroad* a comparatively short Your column is great; the only part I don't time according to the standard set by most care for is the death notices. It seems like matical Colloquium," a publication de­ men over here, but I*m lookinig forward to the best of the bunch always get killed. voted to mathematical research done at returning liome under the 31 August directive which frees from bondage all men with two "Last month was a great one for me. I Notre Dame, was published in Hay. The years service. By that time 1*11 have had 38 got up from the sack for the first time in a "Reports" were begun in 1938 by Dr. months, so I'm optimistic. So much so in fact year. Went down on a mission over Germany, Karl Menger, head of the Department of that last week I wrote to the Notre Dame flying P-51's. got banged up a little, and am registrar requesting reinstatement effective now happily walking on a leg brace. Two or Mathematics, and the present issue con­ with the fall term. Now there remains the three months and I should be able to discard tains various papers written by mm problem of getting myself home, out of the that too. army, and mentally refreshed on Accounting to teaching and doing, research at Notre the point whore I can take up my last se­ "Right now I'm travelling to a convales­ Dame. Hyperbolic and metric geometry mester. cent center In Spokane, Wash. Hoi>e to br out In time to get back to Notre Dame In and algebra of analysis are the subjects "While still at Fort Monmouth, N. J., I ran the fall. But these hospitals are hard to break of eight of the nine papers contained in into George Charters, and !.«» Bitter, '43. out of. this issue. Both the "Reports" and the George left for a signal assignment along the "^ly ex-roommate. Kip W(KMI, Is home after "Notre Dame Mathematical Lectures," Alcan Highway somewhere in Canada shortly a couple of years overseas with an MP outfit. before I left for Japan. Haven't heard from him lately, but Imagine a series of pamphlets published by the "At dinner, the evening of my first day in he'll be set to go back to Notre Dame in the Department of Mathematics, have re­ Tokyo. Dick Doermer walked up to say hello. fall. Mike Conway called me when he arrived ceived wide distribution in mathematical For a few days we lived in the same billet. in the States from the Pacific. That was about He's a navy man. as you know, and is sched­ two months ago, and by now he should be out circles and favorable reviews have been uled for a sentimental journey early in May." and home. published in this country and abroad. For all of us who haven't returned to Notre "While In the hospital in England Bob Dame the good word comes from "Black John" SlcBride came in to see me. He had just been Murpliy who Is struggling with the books again released from a POW camp near Hanover, on campus. Between classes Murph has con­ Germany. Suppose he Is back at Notre Dame ACS NOTRE DAME RECEPTION ducted a, little survey of familiar faces and now. Joe Van Dyke's wife keeps me Informed has come through with an amazing list of as to what's going on in Kansas City. The On April 10 more than 40 Notre Dame names. Most of these are men of *44, but a Van Dyke's have a beautiful baby girl nearly alumni and g^uests attended a ITniver- few from other years are included, and perhaps a year old now. Bob Metzler, Joe's cousin. Is sity of Notre Dame reception in the a few who are at scliool have been missed. back ^rom Japan. He got In a lot of fighting But here goes: with the Marines over there. Chart Room of the Hotel Claridge in Atlantic City. • All were then attending "Thinking over the follows that are back I "Would appreciate any old 'Alumnus.' or can hardly name them all. Of the married new ones If possible—also 'Scholastics.* " the American Chonical Society meeting, lads. I can think of Bill (Red) Jlurphy), whose and the reception had been arranged by wife is home with their two children; Bis Joe Dan Waterbur>- is stationed at N.A.S.. New Walsh, with one offspring; my old roomie, Jim York, awaiting discharge about July 1. He Dr. Frank Sowa, of Cranford, N. J., and Lluyd. living with his wife and little Mike on intends to enter M.I.T. in the fall to work Dr. Kenneth N. Campbell, of Notre Riverside Drive; Frannie Curran living with toward a master's degree in aeronautical engi­ his wife up in Roseland; Bill Hooley and wife, neering. Dame's Department of Chemistry. Three and ditto for Joe Lane, Sam Win^r* Jacques new members of the faculty, Drs. Price, Veeneman, Jack Slater and Bob McBHde. Fnink That brings the column to a close, with the Doty and Burton, were introduced to Sanfllllppu is in town with his wife and baby exception of a name or two that I can supply. too. Bill Martin Is out my way on Portage. Jerr>- Quinn was awarded a posthumous Bronze the alumni present, and tentative Jaek Hupf U' to gui married in the T^og Chapel Star for his work with the S8th Reconnals- arrangonents were made ' for future «vor Easter time, or soon after. M:ince Troop In Italy. John Anhut was In Detroit last month on his last leave and should Notre Dame get-to-gethers at all ACS "Among the single lads I can think of Arty be out any day now. Ben Mamniina took a meetings, especially at the Chicago con­ Hoffman, J

Adraircl Nimitz is greeted at the South. Eehd airport by Admiral Nimitz and Father O'Donnell broadcast at the Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell,'C.S.C, presideiil-. Michael T. Cum­ airport over WSBT, South Bend. Joe Boland, '27, is the mins, South Bend city comptroller, representing Mayor announcer. Dempsey, and Capt.' J. Richard Barry, cbmmgnding the naval units at Notre Dame.

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"The: ndval .units, in formation at the campus entrance, The Admiral reaches the campus and is greeted by a are inspected by the Admiral. large throng of students and townspeople, as well as by the Notre Dame Band.

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The horseshoe team of" Nimitz. and Mangan was beaten, Following the convocation and a reception. Admiral three games out of four, by a team composed of Frank Nimitz plays horseshoes back of St. Edward's Hall. His Leahy (above) and two different partners'. Bud Gartiseraiid partner was John Mangan, University chauffeur. Bill Vangen, both Pacific veterans.