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THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS
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April 25
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•^ «—S^a. The Notre Dame Alumnus JAMES E. ARMSTHONC, *25 The macazine is published from October to June inclusive by the Alumni Assodation Member of the American of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Darae, Indiana. Ihe sulracription price is $2.00 Editor a year; the price of single copies ts 25 cents. The annual alumni dues of S5.00 include Alumni Council. WILLIAM R. DOOLEY, 76 a year's subscription to THE ALUMNUS. Entered as second-class matter January 1, Member of Nat'l. CalKcIic Managing Editor 1923. at the post office at Notre Dame, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Alumni Federation
Vol 16 FEBRUARY, 1938 No. 4
Brilliant Addresses Key Football Banquet
Able Speakers Pay Tribute to Notre Dame and 1937 Team at Annual Highlight AfFair Arranged by St. Joe Valley Club
The eighteenth civic testimonial pliment to the football team and the results, yet which is so often over football banquet to the Notre Dame coaches and to Notre Dame, laying looked in the analysis of an institu team of 1937 and its coaches, spon particular stress on the faculty, which tion. Striking in the address was the sored by the Notre Dame club of the he said must exist to produce such opinion that honest aid, rendered by St. Joseph Valley, held in the Uni versity Dining Halls on the evening of Monday, January 11, carried out the growing, glowing traditions of this annual highlight. Keyed by two excellent serious ad dresses, by Rev. Robert White, dean of the college of law of Catholic Uni versity, and John T. McGovern, legal advisor of the Carnegie Foundation, the speaking program was admir ably adapted to the occasion. Father White's brilliant discourse stressed the theme of America's need for the spirit of Notre Dame. The fundamental strength of the Notre Dame program, exemplified on- the athletic field, and the power of this example among the young people of this country, were brought out. Mr. McGovern paid glowing com alumni to deserving students who wish to attend Notre Dame, even if they possess athletic ability, is within the bounds of academic respectability and to be encouraged. Mr. McGovern generalized this point to include all alumni of all the colleges and univer sities, stressing the need for curbing the evils of outright hire of athletes, and the diversion of athletes from the institution or the courses of study v.-hich they naturally prefer. A galaxy of coaches, headed by Captain Garrison Davidson, retiring coach of the Army, paid tribute to the fine job done by Elmer Layden and his boys. Mai Elward, acting Purdue coach, gave an excellent talk and paid tribute to another Notre Dame man. Noble Kizer, whom ill ness forced into inactivity. Among the speakers at the Football Banquet! hi the top picture, left to right, are. Bo McMillin, Rev. J. H. O'Donnell, C.S.C, '10, and Captain Gar A. N. "Bo" McMiUin, Indiana Davidson; In the bottom picture are John T. McGovern, Rev. J. F. O'Hara, coach, and Jimmy Conzelman, coach C.S.C., '11, Mai Elivard, '10, and Warren Brown. of Washington U., St. Louis, both as 104 The Notre Dame Alumnus February, 1938
much at home with a fillet mignon as of the St. Joseph Valley. William E. difficult task of heading the commit a trick oifense, supplied a sparkle to Voor, chairman of arrangements, set tee on handling the tickets so that the program which only exceeded by a new time record in seating the the finance committee under Floyd a reasonable margin the general at guests in the dining hall. Joe Petritz, Searer might cover the budget. Post tractiveness of a program interwoven in charge of publicity, brought out master B. J. McCaffery headed the with the keenness of Warren Brown, the full house to hear a balanced pro committee which waited upon the Chicago Herald-Examiner sports edi gram arranged through the coopera visiting dignitaries. The entire affair tor, toastmaster. tion of the club and the University reflected the organized effort of the and the Athletic Association. Herb club in paying this annual civic trib Other speakers included Mayor Jones performed the familiar and ute to the team and its coaches. George Freyemiuth, South Bend, ex pressing the civic congratulations to Elmer and the squad; Louis Chap- leau, president of the Notre Dame club of the St. Joseph Valley, who UNIVERSITY repeated the club's praises for the OF season's performance; Rev. Hugh J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, who deliv NOTRE DAME ered a masterpiece of interesting di gest in sur\'eying 50 years of Notre Dame's football highlights, paying particular honor to the present W. H. "Cap" Edwards, captain of the fam ous team of 1909, champions of the West; Arch Ward, Chicago Tribune sports editor and N. D. alumnus, the only coach with" consistently 100 per cent successful seasons; Bill Stem, an NBC sports announcer. Space of course does not permit the repetition of the several hours of swiftly moving oratory that held the capacity crowd through the 1937 ban quet. Decorations, food and music were in the style to which the ban quet has become accustomed. Thomas Hickey, general chairman, worked long and faithfully on the program, ably supported by active eoLT couMir committees of the Notre Dame Club
The latest make-up of the Notre Dame campus is presented here, in air-view and map, with the Rockne Memorial in serted in each. Excavating for the Memorial building is going ahead during the winter months. February, 1938 The Notre Dame Alumnus 105
THE PRESIDENT'S PAGE By William E. Cotter, '13
Fi-iends of Notre Dame, including fifisnno O"" more who could give the University Ynl" , li)4,0"0 000 our own alumni, have been so im $500 each year from comfortable in pressed with the great progress of fi7,nnn nnn , Ki.nno.noo comes, and $500 represents the in the University, and the recognition 3!;,nun nnn come on a $10,000 endowment fund. accorded it among the leading uni >T T '''. aj.nnn.nnn aj.nnn nnn Comparatively few could give a versities of America, that emphasis a^.nnn.nnn thousand, but a substantial number is needed on a point sevei-al. times si.nnn.nnn Johns Hopkins an.nnnnnn could give $50—less than $5 a month recorded in these pages. 9a nnnnnn Northwestern 9-,nm,nnn —^which is interpreted as the income Notre Dame has a very inadequate Vanderbilt mnnn nnn on $1,000. California ^^nnnnnn endowment. Relatively few of our alumni as a Several yeare ago, the ALUMNUS In the light of these figures, Notre matter of fact could conveniently carried a note to the effect that a Dame's financial shortcomings are spare $500, but literally hundreds leading educator set $12,000,000 as obvious. The modesty of the requests could afford annual gifts of $25. the minimum endowment for a suc for the Rockne and Nieuwiand me morials is apparent. And so, even $10 and $5, given cessful college. annually, loom large toward the solu Notre Dame still has slightly in A LARGER PERSPECTIVE tion of Notre Dame's problem. excess of only $1,000,000. And more apparent is the need for Eight million dollars — still not Up to a certain point, the "flesh- the development of a larger pei-spec- enough to bring Notre Dame near and-blood" endowment (the unre- tive on the part of alumni and the national leaders in the academic munerated services of the religious friends. world, financially, — sounds like a in teaching, administrative and main Obviously, Notre Dame and the of prohibitive sum; $1,000 froiri every tenance positions) has compensated. ficers of the -A.lumni Association do one of our 8,000 alumni! Up to a cei-tain point, revenues not expect to see an immediate meta But an annual gift of $50, aver from residence facilities and athletics morphosis from red ink to riches. age, from each of those same 8,000 have compensated. But, to use a simple figure, Notre alumni, icould do the same thing for But progress has been so i-apid, Dame has not only traveled an un Notre Davie. believable number of miles to the several of the compensating factors That doesn't sound bad, does it? are so variable, and the opportunities gallon, at high speed, but has given have so multiplied, that additional re evei-yone connected with her a verj' INFLUENCE OTHERS sources must be provided if Notre comfoi-table ride toward an enviable In addition, alumni can influence Dame is to continue its achievements destination. It doesn't seem reason immediately persons of wealth with and maintain its place in the aca able to suggest occasional, modest re out definite objectives for it. Notre demic sun. filling of the Alma Mater tanks. Dame lawyers through bequests, and PRESENT OPPORTUNITIES A program ought to be formu all alumni through interesting per lated through the initiative of our sons with talent or hobbies in similar Two solicitations, for suppoi-t of Association to foster this continuing two great projects, are now being activities at Notre Dame — art, sci development of the University which ence, literature, politics and eco made, in a quiet manner, among the has asked so little and done so much. alumni and other interested friends. nomics, journalism, the apologetics One is the Rockne Memorial. The Everj'one concedes that compara course, the medieval studies project other is the Nieuwiand Memorial. tively recent growth of enrollment, — can further support of these proj and the adverse economic conditions, ects by outside assistance. Both projects commemorate the have combined to present an alumni genius and the national fame of two Few schools, even the wealthy ones, group from which capital endowment fail to enlist this friendly assistance of Notre Dame's own great alumni. can only be presently expected in of outsiders. Both also contribute to the continua i-are instances such as the generous tion of the work of these men in gift of the Gushing Hall of Engi Tentatively, the Association oSicers their respective fields. neering, or the generous bequests of are consulting the District Governors For both projects, little more than William P. Breen and Frank Phillips. and Local Club officers in an effort §1,500,000 is aslved. Unquestionably, 10 to 25 more to devise a plan which will concen You, particularly the alumni of years, assuming normal economic trate alumni effectiveness. Notre Dame, are staggered by this conditions, will find Notre Dame Indications are that, properly ap figure. alumni enjoying average prosperity proached, the University can look for But consider a few figures, i-ecent- and Notre Dame sharing this progress a much improved consciousness of ly issued, on the endowments of some in increasing measure. essential bonds on the part of the of the other universities of America, But Notre Dame can't afford a 25- alumni. schools with which Notre Dame is year moratorium in progress. And, what is definitely important necessarily in academic competition. What is the answer? from a selfish point of view, alumni The Universit}- of Pennsylvania, can look for an increase in individual alarmed because it possesses only LIVING ENDOWMENT benefits from the Association, and at $20,000,000 in endowment, recently The Alumni Association had the the same time an increase of benefits launched (1937) a drive for an addi in relations with Notre Dame. tional $12,500,000. answer before the depression. It was Li\'ing Endowment. 1842—$400. Basis for the drive was the follow Few alumni can give Notre Dame 1942—? You have the answer in ing table of comparative endow vour hands. ments : $10,000 outright. But there are 106 The Notre Dame Alumnus February, 1938 Girrs The University acknowledges with deep gratitude the following gifts:
From the Rev. E. P. Graham, of &nton, Ohio: An autographed letter of Father McLaughlin, famous controversialist. From the estate of the late Father Savage, of Detroit through the Rev. Terrence Kelly: An extensive and very valuable collection of Indian relics. From Miss Helen Chadwick, Ottawa, Ontario: A complete file of the thrrleen volumes of the Nem Yorl( Tablet, seven volumes of the London Lamp, three volumes of Duffv'i Hibemia Magazine, fourteen volumes pertaining to Irish History and Literature, and thirty-two other miscellaneous volumes. From the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas V. Shannon, Chicago, Illinois: A copy of "Discourse on Dueling" fay Seigneur de Bratome (published in 1740). From Mrs. Eugene McBride, from the estate of the late Eugene McBride, '16: An excellent and valuable collection of guns. From Mr. E. Byrne Hackett, New York City: A copy of "The Divine Comedy," (Venice edition, 1811), and a copy of "A History of the Holy Euch arist in Great Britain" by Thomas Bridgett. From Dr. Albert F. Zahm, '83: For the Communion rail in Zahm Hall . -$500 For the library of Holy Cross College, Washington, D. C. -$500 From Mr. W. Gibbons Uffendell, el. '20: For the Department of Architecture: Two water-color drawings by Charles Morgan. For miscellaneous needs: From : The Most Rev. T. J. Toolen, D.D, Bishop of Mobile, Alabama _$ioo Mr Edward J. Doyle, Chicago, Illinois (Lay Trustee) _ 50 Mr. J. F. T. O'Connor, Washington, D. C. _ 50 Mr. Herman Feigenheimer, Chicago, Illinois '. _ 25 Anonymous _ 25 For needy students—^Anonymous _ 75
The Nieuwland Memorial Because of ihe variety of gifts, The Roclcnc Memorial and because of the difference in Mr. Paul B. Beldcn, '32 Sl,000 circumstances of alumni, the AL- Mr. E. M. Morris, '06 $3,000 Mr. Frederick B. Snite, Jr.. '33 100 UMNUS is particularly happy to Anon>'mous 1,000 Mr. Louis J. Tliomton, '29 100 quote from a letter of one of the Mr. John J. O'Brien, South Bend 1,000 generous contributors, to J. Arthur Mr. Earl F. Gniber, '03 100 Haley, '26, treasurer of the Rock- Mr. Frank E. Hering, '98 500 Mr. F. W. Uoyd 75 ne Memorial Association: Mr. Conrad H. Mann, Mr. Joseph R. Brandy. '21 25 Kansas City, Mo. 500 ".,. You know, without my tell Rev . Terrence Kelly, Detroit 200 Anonymous. '29 25 ing you, that I am always glad to Mr. Vincent A. Gorman, Jr., *35 25 render to Notre Dame, any serv Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 600 Rev. E. P. Murphy, '26 20 ice, personal or othe^^vise, that I Mr. J. R. Brandy, Jr.. '21 100 Mr. Leonard "W. Condon. '32 10 can. To me, Notre Dame has Dr. Joseph Evans, Cincinnati, Ohio 5 Mr. Francis L. Adrian. been literally. Alma Maier. Mr. F. E. Doan, '29 5 Pleasantville, N. Y. 10 Mr. Ewald Knebcl, South Bend 5 Dr. Gconre B. Eusterman. "I haven't much use for people Rochester, Minn. 5 who are glib in reciting their af Mr. Joseph Bittorf, '33 3 Mr. J. Fcndall Froning. '37 5 fections, whether for people or for Mr. Al Shipacasse, '30 3 Dr. P. A. Lcvene, New York City 5 Institutions, and when the oppor tunity offeis to make good on Mr. Dennis Shechan, Rochester. N . Y. 2 Mr. Henry D. Hinton. '30 5 their statements, refuse to make Mr. Francis T. Flj-nn. '31 5 sacrifices. For, after all, the value Dr. James T. Nix, New Orleans, La. 5 From the Ix>gansport Radiator Com of most of our giving, whether Judge LeRoy Hackett, Chicago, 111. 5 pany, throuBh the courtesy of Mr. dollars or services, should be de- Mr. Joseph W. Crotty, '37 5 James E. Disan, '29, instaUatton o£ tennlned by a measuring rod that Mr. Robert Van Lahr, '36 the radiators for the Rockne Memorial 3 entails SACRIFICES." Mr. Jean Piccard, Minneapolis. Minn ^ 2 Buildin;;.
y^ifL^ ^. C^C'CC^A . SPOTLIGHT ALUMNI » » » TTUGH C. MITCHELL, C.E. '95, nOENELIUS J. CAREY, JR., '30, T EO E. McINTYRE, '28, is the new •tl B.S. '98, "Washington, D. C, ^ Malone, New York, is the county •^ president of the school board of mathematician in the United States judge and surrogate and judge of the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Only 31 Coast and Geodetic Survey, is the Children's Court of Franklin County, years old, Leo is the youngest per noted fig^ure for whom "Hugh Mitchell New York. Con was appointed to son ever elected to that position in the position last May by Governor Bethlehem. He was chosen as a Herbert Lehman to fill a vacancy. In school director in 1931 and was re November he ran for the post and elected in 1933 for a six-year term. was elected by the exceedingly thin Leo is president of the Notre Dame margin of 22 votes, being the only Club of Eastern Pennsylvania and Democrat chosen on the county ticket. the outgoing president of the Irish- American Society of the Lehigh Con was graduated from Fordham Valley. Law School in 1932, then practiced law and, in 1933, was an imsuccessful candidate for member of the State "piRNEST M. MORRIS, '06, presi- ^-^ dent of the Associates Invest ment Company, with headquarters in South Bend, and chairman of the First Bank and Trust Company of South Bend, is chairman of the local advisory committee which is assisting the University in completing the necessary funds for the Rockne Me morial. Bom in a log house 25 miles south west of South Bend, Mr. Morris has encompassed farm work, school-teach ing, the practice of law, municipal office and finance in a remarkable HUGH C. MITCHELL career. For four years he was presi dent of the Board of Public Works Peak," one of the prominent peaks in Antarctica, was named by Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Mr. Mitchell had been chosen by the National Geo graphic Society to head a commission in 1926 which verified Byrd's claims of having reached the North Pole; and he served in 1930 as head of the special committee which verified the same claims as to the South Pole. CORNELIUS J. CAREY, JR. Verifying claims was not new to Mr. Mitchell. In 1910 he was asked by Congress to serve as expert in Assembly. He was elected justice of studying the navigational observa the peace of the town of Harriets- tions of Peary when Congress was town in 1935. deadlocked on the question of recog nizing and honoring that explorer for having reached the North Pole. Mr. Mitchell found that the claims "Pl R A N K OBERKOETTER, '32, were fully justified, and his iindings •*- Peoria, Illinois, gave proof of were accepted by Congress and the his standing as one of the nation's honor granted.- leading professional photographers when the special international exhibit One of Mr. Mitchell's important of the Photographers Association of duties is to assist as expert in draft America was shown in January in ing surveying laws for various states the Notre Dame library. One of ERNEST M. MORRIS of the Union. Much of his work in this Frank's accomplishments, an adver direction has already become state tising picture featuring a brand of in South Bend and, in 1926, he was law. He is otherwise engaged in perfume, was included in the exhibit. elected president of the National As special studies and research in higher The work of outstanding photogra sociation of Finance Companies. He surveying and does extensive writing phers from Sweden, Japan, Holland, is an active figure in the South Bend of a technical nature for books, pam and Canada, as well as from the Community Fund and in many other phlets, articles and reports. United States, was on display. civic movements. i08 The Notre Dame Alumnus February, 1938 CAMPUS NOTES » » By JOHN J. LECHNER. "37 CARDS AND NOVENAS the following sign: "Notice! Will berg of the Creighton University those guys with electric razors use School of Law . . . Even though the We'd like to thank those readers the plug over the sink? That circuit Scholastic has been carrying weekly who were so kind as to send us does not affect the radios!" Under threats concerning deadlines for sen Christmas greetings. The most novel this screed in a different handwriting ior Dome pictures, the period for was from E.M.A., postmarked Cin was appended: "Like h— it doesn't!" having pictures taken has been ex cinnati, Ohio—a pen and ink sketch tended. . . . New ventilators have been of a male figure at a typewriter DEBATING ODYSSEY installed in Washington Hall. . . . seated beneath a sign reading "Cam Plenty of social activity. . . . The pus Notes." Armed to the teeth with facts per University Band sponsored a formal taining to: "Resoh-ed: That the Na for the first time in its history. . . . Speaking of Christmas, the Prefect In the immediate offing are the Engi of Religion's office reports the most tional Labor Relations Board should be empowered to enforce arbitration neers' Ball, the K. of C Ball, and the successful pre-Christmas "Novena for Junior Prom. . . . Parents" in many years. Seventeen of all industrial disputes" the debat hundred students signed up for the ing team will engage in some 40 de nine day spiritual-offering, and there bates over a period of two months. CIRCULATING LIBRARY was a daily shoilage of cassocks and Members of the squad include Albert surplices for those taking part in Funk, La Crosse, Wisconsin, Frank Chester P. Sadowski, a student half-hour adoration periods before Fitch, Cherokee, Iowa, Charles Col- from Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, the Bernini altar in Sacred Heart gan, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has endowed a circulating library in "Church. It is estimated that during Frank Parks, Rice Lake, Wisconsin, St. Edward's Hall ... A subscriber the novena there was a minimum of affirmative; and Tom Mulligan, Cleve to many magazines, Sadowski, when 20,000 student hours spent before land Heights, Ohio, Charles Osbom, finished reading a publication, stamps the Blessed Saci-ament. The drive Brooklyn, New York, Milton Wil thereon his name and address and against lewd and indecent magazines liams, Elkhart, Indiana, and Frank borrowing is permitted. . . . Tourgee has seen a pledge card return here at Brame, Alexandria, Louisiana, nega DeBose, eminent colored pianist, gave Notre Dame of almost 100 per cent. tive. The schedule: February 24, a recital in Washington Hall. . . . (A similar campaign is being insti Villanova College (here, tentative); Other guests in the hall during the tuted at Georgeto«-n Universitj' in Febniai-y 25, 26, Manchester College month included John Mahill and his Washington, D.C..) Incidentally, the tournament for both A and B squads 14-year-old protege, Jeffery Monger- religious set-up here is being handled (North Manchester, Indiana); March son, in "Spotlight Sketches." . . . The differently this year. Father John 3, 4, 5—^University of Iowa tourna sketches derived their name from the Cavanaugh, C.S.C, prefect of reli ment (Iowa City, Iowa); March 5— fact that no scenery was used—the gion, has three assistants. Father St. Ambrose College (Davenport, miming being done beneath a power John Lj-nch, C.S.C, in Dillon, Father Iowa); March 11—^Michigan State ful spotlight before a dark cui-tain. Frank Gartland, C.S.C, in Cava (here); March 18—Jlichigan State naugh, and Father Richard Grimm, (Lansing, Mchigan); March 24— University of Vermont (here) ; March C.S.C, in Howard Hall, each assist GOLD AND BLUE LICENSES ant thus taking care of approximate 25, 26 — Univei-sity of Wisconsin ly a third of the campus. Holy Com tournament (Madison, Wisconsin); It has been announced that Indi munion is distributed in the Dillon April 7—Princeton (here, tentative); ana's license plates for 1939 will fea Chapel throughout the morning, and and April 20—^Holy Cross (here). ture the gold and blue of Notre Dame . . . The crimson and cream in Cavanaugh and Howard for two That debating experience can be of Indiana, and the black and old hours each morning. commercialized is being proven by gold of Purdue have been used in the ex-debaters, Tom Proctor, '35, Elk past two years. . . . Headlines in the hart, Indiana, and Bob Schmelzle, '37, RAZOR VS. RADIO Scholastic relating to a meeting of Freeport, Illinois, now seniors in the the Patrician's club during which With the gowing popularity of law school. For a fe.e and expenses Tom Doody, Gary, Indiana, delivered electric razors (adv.) there has de Tom and Bob tour to neighboring a paper: " 'Classics Not Dead' Doody veloped two schools of thought here high schools and act as critic-judges. Tells Club" . . . We'll wager the Pa at Notre Dame which maj' well soon We are investigating a rumor that a tricians were certainly relieved to get threaten hall democracy. During the condition precedent to an appearance that information. . . . Scholastic edi times w^hen the "Little Oi-phan An by them upon the platform of the torials have been thumping the drum nies," "Dan Dunns," "Dick Tracys," evening is the advance payment of for Notre Dame to sponsor a 150- et al, reign supreme on the air, claim the aforementioned fee. the radio devotees, reception would pound football team ... A great idea since interrhall football no long please even a perfectionist. But, they THE MONTH IN BRIEF argue, during periods allotted to their er exists and the "pewees" who like ether favorites the electric razors Sciip, campus literary quarterly, the game should be given an oppor swing into action •with an accompany and the Lawyer, publication issued tunity . . . We'd like to organize a ing drone in all receiving sets. The by students in the law school, made team ourselves ... A good nucleus razorites have been maintaining a their second appearance of the year. could revolve around Bert Metzger, stony calm (we almost said that they . . . The Lawyer featured articles by Bunny JfcCormick, Cotton Warbur- hadn't turned a hair) but the radio- Arthur J. Hughes, 1936-37 president ton, and Tippy Die . . . Any chal rators have begun to move into action. of the Notre Dame Alumni Associa lenges? . . . In Dillon hall last month appeared tion, and Professor William P. Stem- (Continuwl on Page 120) February, 1938 The Notre Dame Alumnus 109 UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS . * « •pjR. ARTHUR H. COMPTON, of 39 bishops and one abbot were sum within the United States to under *-^ the University of Chicago, and moned for the all-important occa mine, not only the United States Dr. Carl D. Anderson, of the Cali sion. form of government, but the govern fornia Institute of Technology, Pasa ment itself. dena, recipients of the Nobel awards Enthusiastic praise of Father in physics in 1927 and 1936, respec Clancy's article has come from nu Commander H. B. Grow, Detroit, tively, will attend a physics sympo merous persons, among them the retired naval officer and former ad sium at the University of Notre .\postoUc Delegate and Cardinal viser to President Leguia, of Peru, Dame, May 2 and 3. Hayes in this country, and Rt. Rev. was the other principal speaker at Msgr. .'i.rthur Jackman, canon of the symposium. His subject was "The Besidies the Nobel prize winners, Westminster Cathedral, in England. Constitution." Presiding was Clar Dr. Harlow Shapley, or Hai-^'ard uni ence E. (Pat) Manion, professor of versity, Cambridge, Massachusetts, law, and in attendance were Rev. the centuiy's leading astronomer, will Robert J. White, dean of the Law participate. r\R. FR.ANCIS E. McM.^HON, of School at Catholic University, and the Department of Philosophy, John R. McGovem, legal counsel for Also participating in the sympo was the guest speaker in December the Carnegie Foundation. Father sium will be the following from at the Catholic Press Confei-ence White and Mr. McGovem were the Notre Dame: Canon Georges Le- sponsored by the League of Catholic chief speakers at the Football Ban maitre, distinguished visiting profes Home and School Associations of quet on the evening of the same day. sor from Louvain and founder of the Milwaukee. His subject was "The theoi-y of the expanding universe; Quest for Order." Dr. Arthur E. Haas, who will deliver a paper on "Cosmic Constants," com prising an extension of a theorj- the TN THE ORDINARY habitat of a pROFESSOR LOUIS L. HASLEY, •*• living thing, sound health without foundations of which he first pre of the Department of English, is sented at Harvard's tercentenary cel germs is unlikely, according to the the new president of the Lay Faculty experiments conducted at Notre Dame ebration; and Dr. Eugen Guth, noted Club of the College of Arts and Let for his work on the physics of rubber. by Professor James -Arthur Reyniers, ters. Professor Daniel C. O'Grady, of the Department of Biology, in the There will be many other noted of the Department of Philosophy, is germ-free equipment which he has figures, including these: Dr. Gregoi-y the new vice-president, and Professor constructed. Breit, of the University of Wiscon Andrew T. Smithberger, of the De sin, Madison, particularly noted for partment of English, the new secre- Professor Reyniers discussed his his recent discovery of new primor tarj- - treasurer. The club meets experiments and displayed his equip dial forces; Professor W. D. Harkins, monthly in the school year to hear ment at the December meeting in In of the University of Chicago, leading papers and discuss them. dianapolis of the the American Asso authority on the distribution of chem ciation for the -Advancement of Sci ical elements in the universe; Profes ence. sor M. S. Vallarta, of the Massachu setts Institute of Technology, Bos pUBLIC OPINION must exert a Guinea pigs, rabbits, rats and mice ton, known for his extensive research stronger influence on the press, have been bom in the germless equip on the iniluence of terrestrial mag the radio and the movies if the free ment and chickens hatched there. In netism on cosmic ray particles, ac dom of these agencies is to be pre sects and plants have been grown complished in collaboration with served, according to the opinions ex there, too. The animals so bom when Compton and Lemaitre; and Profes pressed by Hector David Castro, removed from the equipment lacked sor J. F. Carlson, of Purdue univer minister to the United States from something essential to healthy well- the republic of El Salvador, in a sym being, accsrding to Professor Rey sity, West Lafayette, Indiana, bril niers, and this lack apparently cen liant young theoretical physicist. posium on good government in Wash ington Hall on January 10. tered in their digestive organs. The plants, wheat and com, when re In his speech, entitled "Material moved from their germ-free sur ism, the Enemy of Peace," Dr. roundings, were not so healthy, even, EV. RAYMOND J. CLANCY, Casti'o referred particularly to the C.S.C, '29, contributed the lead as the animals The insects, it R subversive agencies now operating seemed, were the least affected by ing article, "American Prelates in removal. the Vatican Council" to the latest issue of Historical Records and Studies, the ofBcial publication of the "THOUGHTS OF A RECLUSE" What these germless organisms United States Catholic Historical lacked in a germ-ridden world has Society. The article, fully documented, Paul R. Byrne, University libra not yet been determined. Professor covers 135 of the 270 pages of the rian, is particularly eager to pro Reyniers said. He theorized that the volume. cure a copy of Austin O'Malley's missing elements might be vitamins, Thoughts of a Recluse, published enzymes or other chemicals, which Two dogmas were defined and in Chicago by McBride in the late the germs make when they are in the questions of discipline were discussed 1890's. Any one having a copy of body. The missing germs indnded in the Vatican Council, assembled in the book is particularly asked to about 200 species, all of them com 1869, Father Clancy points out. From communicate with Mr. Byrne. mon to a man's digestive tract and the United States, five archbishops. ordinarily referred to by a medical 10 The Notre Dame Alumnus February, 1938 scientist as non-pathogenic, that is, ject to question — rates for the fresh harmless to health. NEW PUBLICATION SCHEDULE men in 1938-39 are: Commenting on his work. Profes sor Reyniers said, "Germ-free ani In keeping with the economy Broumson and Carroll halls mals grow and look quite normal as program of the Association, the $35i.00 each semester far as weight and general appearance next issue of the ALUMNUS will be Freshman hall 381.00 each semester are concerned. They can be consid mailed in mid-March and the issue Cavanaitgh and Zakm halls ered abnormal only in comparison after that, in early May. The 399.00 to $417.00 with a normal environment. They final issue of the year will be in each semester June after Commencement. are quite normal while they remain These rates include instruction; within the cage. meals; laundry; general and depart "Germ-free living things have to of the Department of Economics, at mental library use; mimeograph notes be fed very carefully, and must be tended the national economics meet in connection with studies; lectures, watched constantly. Sterilization of ing at Atlantic City, New Jersey. concerts, and entertainments in food affects the food, and conse Washington Hall; attendance, dis quently the animal. Diets must be pensary service and medical atten changed to meet individual needs. tion in the Infirmary in case of ill rpHE UNIVERSITY CHOIR of Mo- ness; use of the Rocfcne Memorial "Our work has been primarily di reau Seminary directed by Rev. rected toward creating a complete fieldhouse, gymnasium, athletic fields, James H. Young, '32, supplied the and golf course (excepting a nominal germ-free mechanical system in musical portion of the "Church of which all tj^ies of experiments may fee of ten cents a day); admission to the Air" program broadcast on De athletic contests at Notre Dame; a be performed without danger of con cember 12 from the campus to a na tamination. The germ-free animal copy of the news weekly, the Scho tionwide audience through WPAM, lastic; a copy of the literary quarter and plant phase of it is only one South Bend, a station of the Colum product of the system." ly. Scrip, and a copy of the yearbook, bia system. The address on the pro the Dome. gram was given by Most Rev. John P. Noll, LL.D., '15, bishop of Fort "MXTMEEOUS FACULTY representa- Wayne, Indiana. JOSEPH L. APODACA, A.B. '30, •^' tives attended educational con ^ associate professor of economics ventions within the Christmas holi and statistics, has been granted a day period. JOHN DWYER, Chicago, invest- semester leave of absence and is in The largest facultj' group was in ^ ment expert, gave a series of lec Washington, V. C, to act as economic Indianapolis for the meeting of the tures in December to the seniors in research expert in the department of American Association for the -A.d- the College of Commerce. Mr. Dwyer agriculture. vancement of Science, where several discussed vocational opportunities in Prof. Apodaca received his M.B.A. Notre Dame men were on the speak the investment field for college grad from Northwestern University in ing program. The Notre Dame rep uates soundly trained in finance, de 1933 and has completed studies lead resentation included Rev. Francis claring that such graduates have bet ing to a Ph.D. His work in Washing Wenninger, C.S.C, Rev. Henry Bol- ter chances for success at present ton involves the directing, conducting ger, C.S.C, Rev. Edgar J. Molter, than at any time within the past ten and interpreting of statistical and C.S.C., Dr. Theodor K. Just, Dr. years. Mr. Dwyer is recognized as historical data in certain phases of Arthur Haas, Dr. Eugen Guth, Dr. one of the few financial experts who agricultural development in this coun Karl Menger, Professor J. A. Rey anticipated the crash of 1929. try, with emphasis on potential mar niers and his assistants, Robert Irvin keting of American farm products. and Philip Trexler, and Francis Dart, The appointment marks the recog a graduate assistant. ECOND SEMESTER CLASSES nition of merit as a teacher, speaker Professor RejTiiers presented to S resumed Tuesday, February 1, on economic subjects, and student in the meeting the results of his experi with a mild upheaval of student ac the graduate field. ments with germ-free equipment. (A tivity. separate discussion of these experi Thirty-tsvo students finished their •R/TATHEMATICAL GENIUSES of ments will be found just ahead.) academic requirements, but diplomas •^'•^ two continents \vill gather at Dr. Guth presented a paper to the imder the present regime are award Notre Dame February 11-12 for the science meeting on "The Hydrody- ed to these men in June. The gradu second annual symposium of mathe namical Theory of the Viscosity of ations, together with a few with matics. Experts from the faculties Suspensions." In conjunction with drawals during the semester for var of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Chicago, Dr. Guth, Dr. Haas read a paper on ious causes, are approximately and Notre Dame •n'ill lead the discus "The Relation Between Stefan's equalled, the Registrar reports, by sion. Radiation Law and Neast's Heat The new and returning students entering Outstanding in interest will be Dr. orem" and Dr. Guth, with Mr. Dart, for the second semester, so that en Edward V. Himtington of Harvard. read a second paper on "The Ther- rollment remains practically in status Dr. Huntington has made a mathe moelastics and Structure of Rubber." quo, —3,080. matical study of recent telepathic ex Eev. Charles C. Miltner, C.S.C, periments conducted by the use of Rev. Thomas Brennan, C.S.C, and Enrollment for next scholastic year radio and has concluded that pure Rev. Norbert Hoff attended the meet is already 87 per cent ahead of the coincidence cannot explain the amaz ing of the American Catholic Philo enrollment on the same date a year ing number of correct answers ob sophical Society in New York City. ago. tained. Father Brennan spoke on "The Social The ALUMNUS suggests that alum Notre Dame ^vill be represented on Reconstruction According to the En ni interested in enrolling prospective the program by Dr. Karl Menger, cyclical 'Quadragesimo Aimo.' students take or urge early action. former Vienna professor, and Dr. In Chicago for the meeting of the Selection of rooms and choice of Emil Artin, former Hamburg pro Association of American Law School courses are possible for the early ap- fessor, and in attendance by the de were Professor Clarence E. Manion, plicant, while the late comer finds partment of mathematics, including Professor Earl Eichter, Professor these facilities limited to varying de Canon Georges Lemaitre, brilliant William D. Rollison and Professor grees. priest - professor of Louvain, who is John H. Whitman. For the benefit of alumni who are arriving to join the Notre Dame fac Professor William H. Downey, head personally interested or who are sub ulty for the second semester. February, 1938 The Notre Dame Alumnus III By JOSEPH S. PETRITZ. "32 » » » ATHLETICS Director of Athletic Publicity BASKETBALL marked its play since and the indif a 12-point rally in three-minute time ferent slipshod performance that The basketball team of Coach to take a commanding lead. Butler marked some of the early season George Keogan's has hit its stride— hung in there until it was 20-19 but games. Well, it proved to be one the stride it strikes annually early the Irish suddenly went wild to make of those bad nights. Minnesota's in January and holds through most it 32 to 21. Scoring was divided defending Big Ten co - champions of February—and we can all relax almost equally between Wukovits, (with Illinois) were hot. Notre Dame again. Moir, Nowak, and Brown. looked dead on its feet, and Minne A look at Keogan's all-time record sota won, 37 to 25. We are not This miniature winning streak of shows that only three times in his 15 claiming that Notre Dame should five games may not be so impressive years at Notre Dame have his teams have w^on, although two weeks later on its length. But in this short space come through December without a we would bet that the metamorphosis of five games the Irish have found beating. The current season proved which affected both teams would have themselves. From a disorganized, to be no exception. Keogan's method swung the decision to Notre Dame by slow, sometimes indifferent-appearing partially accounts for this quirk of just as large a score. group, they became the same quintet the records. He works on defense in that swept through 20 of their 23 the early part of the season, and Moir Recovers Punch games last year for an unofficial na brings his offense along slowly. His tional championship. The personnel all-time record is indication enough This defeat, the worst suffered by is the same as last year, except that that the man knows his business. And the Irish in more than a year, proved Captain Ray Meyer has just returned his record this year of 12 victories in to be the awakening force. Johnny to action at forward after a six-week 14 starts to date is only further Moir, who had slumped badly, was layoff occasioned by a dislocated proof that Notre Dame has the great benched and he was almost left home right elbow. But the spark was lack est college basketball coach in the from the Eastern swing which took ing. Maybe it was Keogan's method country. in games with Penn and Canisius at of coaching defense before offense— Philadelphia and Buffalo, respective ^vith which plan we have no argu More impressive to us than his re ly. Keogan juggled his lineup for ment, understand. Maybe it was markable record is his uncanny abil the Penn game, and Eddie Sadowski proof of his theory that senior teams ity to call his shots. Shortly before led the Irish, with 16 points, to a 45 always come along more slowly than the Illinois game in December—after to 25 victory. Moir looked so good sophomore and junior teams. Maybe his team had won six games in a row in the second half of this game that the boys lacked incentive after last this year and 19 in a row over a two- he was restored to his starting post year's great showing. Maybe the ab year span—^he confided that Illinois against Canisius before the home sence of Captain Meyer—spark plug would beat Notre Dame, but that town Niagara Falls folks at Buffalo, of last year's team—^provides the an Notre Dame would come right back and he popped 19 points in as many swer. Maybe Notre Dame was slower and knock the stuffings out of North minutes. Notre Dame won, 57 to 33. than Illinois and Minnesota in react western. It took Illinois a five-minute ing to the new rules. Maybe it took overtime period to nose the Irish out, Kentuckj''s Southeastern confer a couple of lickings to get Nowak*s, 33 to 32. The game was tied 15-all ence champions, who had thumped Moir's, Wukovit's, Brown's, and Sa- at the half and 30-all at the end of Pitt, 40 to 29, in the Sugar Bowl dowski's "Irish" up—^not an Irishman regulation time. game at New Orleans, came to town in the_ crowd, incidentally. And may and Notre Dame won its thirteenth WildcaU Ahead at Half be Illinois and Minnesota — the Big straight home victory, 47 to 37. No- Ten CO-champions — were corking We sauntered in Patten gym New wak met his match in Homer Thomp good basketball teams. Year's eve in time to see Northwest- son, rangy Kentucky center, but Moir em and Notre Dame leave the floor couldn't be stopped, getting 20 points May ImproTe Record for the evening, while Earl Brown with the Wildcats ahead, 25 to 17. Anyhow, the Irish are rolling again, We witnessed enough of the first half and Tommy Wukovits collected 11 points apiece from their guard posts. the storm signals are flying, and Keo so that we could remark disconso gan may even improve on last year's lately that "For once, Keogan is Nowak, brooding over his three record by winning the rest of his wrong." How did we know that in games. The record to date follows: the second half the Irish would quick fouls against Thompson, made Pitt's center, Joe Garcia, pay the score 23 points to 4, and win 40 to 'Kotre Bame, 49; Colmnbia (Dulraane). 18. price a few nights later, dominating Notre Dame, 43; Ban State. 28. 29 for one of the most decisive vic the floor play, while Sadowsld and Notre Dame, 60; Western Stata 21. tories in the long and colorful Wild Notre Dame. 33; Wisconsin, SI. Moir did the heavy scoring in a 51 Notre Dame, 30: Northwestern, 27. cat-Irish series? to 41 triumph. Notre Dame, 45; Xavier, 26. Notre Dame, 32; Illinois. 33 (overtime^-. In the interests of honesty we must Notre Dame. 40; Northwestern. 29. Butler Provides Scare Notre Dame, 25; Minnesota. 37. report Lansing. President: J. Harvey Gauthier, '30, AKRON BUFFALO Bark River, Mich.. Secretary. Frank E. Steel, ex. '25. 327 Wildwood Ave George E. Doyle. Jr., '30, Liberty Bank nue, President: James E. Coulter, ex. *30, Bldg.. President: Robert Measer, '34, Am 573 West Exchange Street. Secretarj'- herst Bee Co.. Main & Rock Sts.. Williams- CENTRAL NEW JERSEY ville, N. Y.. Secretary. Anthony V. Ceres. '28, Perth Amboy Nat'l. ARKANSAS Bank Bldg., Perth Amboy, President: John Lisicki. '31, 215 Water Street. Perth Amboy, Burt L. Roberts, 1325 Lincoln Ave., Little CALUMET DISTRICT (Ind.-Ill.) Secretary. Roclv. Ark., Secretary. Frank J. Galvin. '23. First Trust Bldg., Hammond. President; Fred J, Solman, Jr., '28. 57.';2 Erie Ave.. Hammond. Secretary. CENTRAL OHIO BENGAL Raymond J. Eichenlaub. *15, Hosier Realty Rt. Rev. Timoths- Crowley. C.S.C., '02. CAPITAL DISTRICT (New York) Bldg.. Columbus, President. Dacca. Bengal. India. President: Rev. J. J. Hennessey, C.S.C, '02, Dacca, Bengal. India, Edward J. Eckert. '33, 5 Lawnridge Ave.. Secretarj-. Albany, President: H. V. Canavan, '28. 254 Patridge St., Albany, Secretary. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA William J. McAleer. '31. 1518 19th Avenue. Altoona. Pa., President: Edward F. Lee. BERRIEN COUNTY (Michigan) CENTRAL MICHIGAN '31. 210 13th Street. Altoona. Pa.. Secre Thomas Grimes, '31, 35 South Third Street. Dr. E. J. Hermes. '16. 1010 Oakland St., tary. Niles, Michigan, President; Sheridan Cool^, '32, CO South Bend Tribune, US North Third Street, Niles, Michigan, Secretary. The club conducted a highly suc cessful dance in the Four Flags Ho The 7937-1938 Board tel, Niles, on January 8. Jim Book- Very Rev. James A. Burns, C.S.C, '88, Notre Dame, Ind Honorary President waiter was the chairman of the dance and on the committee were Bill Dow William E. Cotter, '13, New Yorlt City President ney, Kenneth Geideman, John Jauch, Harry F. Kelly, '17, Detroit, Michigan First Vice-President Jim Kenny, Phil Landsman, Bill Charles A. Mooney, Jr., '26. Cleveland, Ohio Second Vice-President Madden, John Medo and Gene James E. Armstrong, '25, Notre Dame Secretary-Treasurer O'TooIe. William R. Dooley, '26, Notre Dame Assistant Secretary James E. Deery, '10, Indianapolis, Ind Director to 1938 Our December meeting was strict Don P. O'Keete, '03, Detroit. Michigan Director to 1939 ly an "eating" session, developing Joseph M. Byrne, Jr., '15, Newark. New Jersey Director to 1940 from the fact that we had 28 plates Francis H. McKeever, '03, Chicago, Illinois Director to 1941 of chicken ordered with only 17 pres Arthur J. Hughes, 'I I,Chicago, Illinois Director to 1938 (ex-offlcio) ent to do the honors. The meeting To be elected—Member of 1937 Class Director to 1938 was held December 16 at the Hotel Wren in Berrien Springs. District Governors* and Lieutenant Governors The affair was scheduled for De cember 15, and it was only after the 1937-38 28 had signified their intention of be 1.—No. Indiana and Southwestern Michigan: 12.—Kentucky. So. Ind.. Tenn.: JAMES A. ing present that the committe learned A. GORDON TAYLOR. '18, LaPorte, Indi McKEE, '93, VersaUles, Ky.; MARION HEF- the date fell on an Ember Day, mak ana; JOSEPH P. DONAHUE, '11, South FERNAN, '28, LouiavUIe. ing the postponement necessary. Bend, Indiana. 13.—La., Miss., and Ark.: WILLIAM H. 2.—ChicaKO: JOHN M. MONTAGUE. '23, MILLER. '30. Vicksburg, Miss.: CHARLES I do not mean to confer the im Chicaeo, Illinois: EDWARD W. GOULD, "23, OE LA VERGNB, '25, New Orleans. pression that any food was wasted. Chicago, Illinois. In fact. Judge Malcolm Hatfield, boss 3.—Ohio. W. Pennsylvania and West Va.: 14.—Texas: M. K WALTER. '14, Houston, OTIS S, WINCHESTER. '29, Qeveland, Ohio: Te-tas; CLYDE E. BROUSSARD, '13. Be«u- of the Berrien county probate court, EDWARD C. BYRNES, '25, Pittsburgh, Pa. mont, Te:ca9. was late in arriving, and had to be 4.—^Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northern Mich.: 15.—Kan., Mo., Okla.. So. Dl.: DANIEL P. content with the necks and not very HAROLD WATSON. '25, Minwaukee, Wis.: FOLEY. '23, Ft Leavenworth, Kan.: N. F. many of them. JOHN YELLAND, "30, >nnncapolis, Minn. SCHWARTZ, '33. Salina. Kan. 5.—Michigan (ctcept the U.P. and S.W.) : James Kenny was in charge of the JOSEPH J. NORTON. '24. Detroit. Michigan: 16.—No. HI.. Iowa. Nebraska: J. HENRY HON. JOSEPH SANFORD, '21, Muskegon, FANNAN. '24. Rockford. H.: ELMER J. arrangements and left nothing to be Mich. MOHAN, '17, Strcator, DL desired. Professor William Downey 6.—^New Jersey, Delaware, Md.. East Pa., 17.-Mont., Wyo.. No. and So. Dak.: LEO was to have given a talk but omitted D.C: JAMES D. HAYES, '17, Washington, F. CRAIG, '04. Sioux Falls, S. Dak.: ROB it after deciding the group was too D.C.: ROBERT PHELAN, '22, East Orange, ERT CUMMINS. "26, Mandan, N. Dale full to be in any mood for the ad N. J. 18.—Utah and Colorado: R.\YMOMD If. dress which he had prepared. 7.—New York City: HENRY R. FREY, 'SO; HZraiPHREYS, '17, Denver. Coin.; ROBERT A. DICK. '29, Denver. The club voted to sponsor a Uni LEO V. MCLAUGHLIN, '32. 8.—New York. (e-Tcept New York City) : 19.—So. Calif.. N. Mel.. Ariz.. W. Texas: versity Night in Niles some time in JOHN G. BYRNE, '23. Buffalo, New York: ANTON R. HEBENSTREIT. '11. Albuouer- January. All college men in the city THOMAS V. DOLLARD.'21. Troy, New York. que. N. Mex.: TERENCE B. COSGROVE. '06, Los Angeles. \vill hold a session which the club 9.—New England: WALTER J. STAPLE- hopes will become an annual affair. TON. '24, Bridgeport, Conn.: ROBERT W. 20.—No. Cal and Nevada: ROYAL BOSS- POWERS, '29. Providence. R. I. HARD. '17. San Francisco, Calif.; BERNARD Prof. Downey is arranging the details. J. ABROTT, '27, San Francisco. 10.—Virginia. No. and So. Carolinas: Sheridan Cook. THOMAS A. DAFFRON, '30, Richmond, Va.: 21.—Wash.. Ore., and Idaho: NATT Mc- REV. THOMAS MACKIN, '15, Spartans- DOUGAL. '00. Portland. Ore.; EMMETT burg, S. C. LENIHAN. '17, SeatUe. Wash. BOSTON Fred C. Solan", '35, Center St.. Pembroke. 11.—Alabama. Georgia and Florida: JO 22.—Foreign: C. C. FITZGERALD, '94, Mass.. President: John J. Hanley, "34, 409 SEPH E. FITZPATRICK. '25, Miami, Fla.: Havana. Cuba: ANTONIO ROXAS, •21. Salem St., Medford, Mass., Secretary: Paul CHARLES POWERS, '31, Savannah, Ga. Manila, P. L McAtanus, '34. Fox & Hounds Club. Boston. Mass.. Secretary. • The governor is the first name in each case. February. 1938 Ii4 The Notre Dame Alumnus CHICAGO CINCINNATI Francis J. Odcrich. Jr.. '32. 864 Larrabee Franli H. Sweeney, e.t. '17. Kemper Lane St.. Chicago, President; George A. Brauti- Hotel. President: Clarence Brinlc. '31, 1306 gan, '29. Ill W. Wasliinston St., Chicago. Grycr Ave.. Hyde Park, Secretarj-. 15th ANNUAL Secretao'. Elmer Layden was to be the guest At a meeting of the executive of the club at a large and important board the date of the annual meeting dinner-meeting on January 21. The of the club was chosen as February details of the gathering ^vill appear 8, at the Knickerbocker Hotel. Tighe in the next issue of the .4.LUJINUS. U. N. D Woods, who has heretofore earned a fine reputation for putting over af CLEVELAND fairs in fine fashion, was selected as George Kerver, '20, President; Cornelius J. Ruffing. '32, 308 Euclid Bldg., Secretary. chairman for the evening's entertain Richard Hyde. '35, 678 2Cth Street, Sec- ment. Advance rumor has it that the Nisht attendance will be far greater than What a hodge-podge of items this any in the past. Many notables will month and not a headline story in the attend. lot! Odd how this N.D. crowd steers APRIL 25 clear of murder, child marriages and The evening also marks the annual senate investigations! Alas, no head election of officers. After a caucus line news is the holiday dance report, of the nominating committee, there despite intensive work by committee was reported to me a selection of men and their wives, despite the fuct men who are to act as officers and that it was a truly fine paity and governors of the club for 1938, as even despite the antics of an amateur follows: photographer. Co - chairmen Matt REMEMBER TO: Trudelle and John Begley merit ac John F. O'Connell, judge of the claim for their good work. I Have a meeting of some kind. probate court, honorary president; Francis F. McCurrie, president; The annual Retreat sponsored by James T. Igoe, Jr., first vice-presi the Notre Dame Club has in the past dent; Thomas C. Donovan, second been so well received by both N.D. 2, Invite persons who, though not \ice-president; Edwin Leo Ryan, sec- men and others that plans this year former students, have a close as retai-j'; William J. Drennan, treas- are for two groups, each to have a sociation with Notre Dame, such as, U2-er; Edward W. Gould, board of three-day session at St. Stanislaus honorary degree holders, Laetare governors; Tighe A. Woods, board of novitiate in nearby Parma. Group Medalists, priests, teachers, fathers governors; George A. Brautigam, one will meet the first week-end of of present students, prospective stu board of governors. Lent, March 4, 5 and 6, and Group two will follow the week-end later, dents and their fathers, coaches, This year's election of officers also March 11, 12 and 13. One should newspaper men, radio men. puts into effect one of the changes of need no persuasive sales talk; the the constitution of the club, that is: whole idea is sound in both spiritual the first vice-president elected this and recreational values. Both Tom 3, Invite campus speakers early. year will automatically become pres Byrne and Jerry Reidy, co-chairmen ident of the club for the year 1939, of the committee are at work pro and next year, a first vice-president viding for advanced resen'ations and 4, Arrange, if possible, a local radio shall be elected instead of a presi assuring capacity attendance. That program. dent. event can't escape success. I also want to reiterate at this Al Thomas, Lorain lawyer, spends. 5^ Have adequate and consistent time another provision of the consti a couple of days per week in Marty tution in regard to independent nom Rini'» office here. Classifying the publicity in the local press. inations, which reads as follows in paragraph: Judge Frank Celebreeze section four: "Independent nomina has heavy responsibilities at the tions for any one or more offices may county prosecutor's office in the ab ^^ Watch the next ALUMNUS for be made by a petition of twenty-five sence of Chief CuUitan. Joe Sweeny, further details on the Night or more members whose current dues of the firm of Connell, Todia, Fleger are paid, such petitions must be re & Sweeny, broke into print the other ceived by the Secretary of the Club day in connection with what prom at least seven days prior to the An ises to be one of the season's out nual Meeting." standing trials. It is sincerely urged that this date In checking over federal court be set aside from your otherwise dockets you'll see evidence of Ray crowded calendar, and that you all You can, of course, apply these T. Miller's activity at the bar. Few appear in person and lend a vote of in Cleveland match Frank Cull's trial su^esdons to your own club ter thanks for the fine work done by technique, but there are the many Francis J. Oelerich, our retiring pres ritory according to .local condi who try. But moving farther into ident, and the men that assisted him the yellow pages, there's Dr. Ebner tions. Tbe all-important thing is in keeping the club out in front dur in the Republic Building and Dr. ing 1937. In so doing you will of to start at once to make your Dolly Gannon has opened offices out necessity encourage the incoming of in Newburgh. Dr. Mike Crawford plans (if you haven't already ficers to carry on in promoting the has signed for more special work as club to one that will stand second to started). The Alumni Office will none in the city. • resident at St. John's Hospital. be delisted to help you wherever Still at Central National are Phil Do not forget this occasion. — The Ceogbegan, Ed Gongh, Ed Hogan, and whenever it can. Knickerbocker Hotel, Tuesday, Feb Cecil Hobert and Ralph Huller; gone ruary 8, 1938, at 6:30 P.M. from the bank to Columbus and the George A. Brauttgam. insurance business is Tom Enright. February, 1938 The Notre Dame Alumnus 115 Correction on last month's report ing to order and asked if members The St. Mary's club has joined •with of Howy Miller: Employment, O.K., wished to renew the lecture series, to ours so that we are able to enjoy a U.S. Truck Line; married, no. Some which Charley Martin suggested that fair attendance at each session. one said Harry Black is with CCC the lecture series be passed inasmuch trucking? as so few attended last year. Mr. On December 27, 1937 our annual Wurzer suggested that, in place of Christmas banquet was held at the By the way over at Ohio Bell Tele the lecture series, we bring the Glee Iron Inn in Ironwood, Michigan. phone are five: Tom Byrne, Rocco Club during Easter vacation. The Through the co-operation of the St. Perone, Jim Uprichard, Gene Milliff members heartily agreed to this. Mary's club, we were able to get to and Norm McLeod. Harry Kelly was called upon to gether 18 persons. Among those Along with holding a responsible give a few words on the Retreat at present were Mr. and Mrs. Victor job at the State Highway Depart Manresa. The Thursday after Ash Lemmer, Mr. and Mrs. Robert O'Cal- ment, Frank Svaboda continues his Wednesday was decided upon as the lahan, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vukovich, law studies. In Cleveland with Ee- date for this event, and seven have (this union came about on August public Steel is Ray (Bucky) Dahman; already expressed their desire to go. 30, 1937), Joan Joyce and guest, D. also new to the city is Carrol Staley One of the members suggested that O'Brien, (a Dartmouth man), Mar working for Proctor and Gamble. the dinner meetings be held only garet Petrusha and guest, J. Joyce, Danny O'Brien is back in town after twice a month because of these try (a Marquette man), Thomas Mc- a year divided between Dayton and ing times and that an informal meet Kevitt, who was spending his Christ Chicago. Also back but not for long ing be held on the other two Mon mas vacation at home for the first was Johnny Penote. days. A questionnaire is to be sent time in several years; Rev. Nolan to all the members to get their ex McKevitt, Jim Jones, '36, J. C Sulli John Malousek reports that Frank pression regarding the change. van, Robert Sullivan, '36, Eddie Sim- Denny, '32, has left Chicago, the onicb and guest, Cecile La Forge, Ed South and the chain store business The guest speaker of the evening Doyle, '41. Mr. McKevitt, who gradu for advertising work on the West was Lou "Red" Salmon, who is chief ated in 1934, is at the present time Coast. engineer of the S. A. Healy Co. in with the Department of Justice at Hugh McManigal writes that his Detroit. Lou gave us some very in Washington, D. C,. and during the work with the SoIIitt Construction teresting reminiscences of his early course of the evening we received Company will very likely take him days at Notre Dame and a compari some very interesting information on the campus again this spring in son of the first days of football with concerning this department as well the building of the Rockne Memorial. the modem game. as the status of the Notre Dame Club At present Hugh's with that company at Washington, D. C. in Elkhart, Indiana. The Februaiy meeting is set aside as Dad's Night at which we hope to At the close of the meeting elec Who's heard from George CuUinan have all the fathers of the boys at tion of officers was held. Frank Vuk- who left Cleveland last winter for tending the University present. ovicb, '35, became president, and Hongkong? Efforts are being made to obtain the John C. Sullivan became secretary. pictures of last year's games and to Mr. Sullivan's address is 10 Newport With Otis Winchester and Jack get Herb MendoUohn, the owner of Heights, Ironwood, Michigan. Collins trj'ing to turn up something the Gold Cup champion, "Notre in the way of a pre-Lenten social Dame," as our guest. Our club has resolved to become event; and Karl Martersteck trying more active in the new year. We only to get those cards in with vital sta Art Cronin. hope that the acti^vities •will prove tistics of the membership; and Clayt beneficial to the school, the associa Leroux interested in those member DES MOINES tion and to us. Henry I. Trenkle. '21. 180 South Booth St.. ship dues, due and needed, there may Secretary. be headline news next month. Frank Vukovich. DUBUQUE C. L Krajewski. '16, 321 Bank & Insurance Nick Ruffing. Bide. President: Henry I. Trenkle. "24, 180 S. Booth St.. Secretary. GRAND RAPIDS CONNECTICUT VALLEY Earl Leach. '29. 641 E. Leonard St. Presi EASTERN INDIANA dent : A. John Alt. ex. '34, 628 Turner Ave., •William A. Hurley, '28. 70 Montrose St.. Secretary. SprinKfield, Mass.. President: Francis A. Thomas A. Cannon. '33, 401 Wysor Bids.. Aheam. '27, c-o Hartford Times, Hartford, Muncie. Ind.. President; Alvis E. Granser, Gonn.. Secretari-. ex. '31. 617 S. JclTcrson St., Hartford City. The Grand Kapids dub of Notre Ind.. Secretary. Dame held the second meeting since DALLAS James P. Swift. '24. 1202 Southwestern Life EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA reorganization in its dnbrooms in the BIdf:., Dallas. President: Francis A. McCul- Leo R. Mclntyrc. '28, Bethlehem, President; Pantlind Hotel Monday night, Decem louKh. '30. 917 First National Bank Bids., Ernest L. Wilhelm. '27, New Jersey Zinc Dallas, Secretary. ber 20. Besides some 20-odd mem Co., Research Dcpt., Palmerton, Secretary. bers, the local students now attend DAYTON ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA ing the University were guests. Euffene Mayl, '24, 400 Irvinjr Ave., Presi Charles J. Wiltman. '31, 621 Schenlcy Dr., dent : William Cronin. '29, 418 Crafton Ave., President: Willi.nm K. B.iyer. '36. 724 W. Secretary. 10th St.. Secretary. At this meeting the following ofii- DENVER FLINT (Michigan) cers were elected for the coming Rohert A. Dick. '29. 930 Marion Street. Stephen J. Roth, '31, 723 Union Industrial year. Earl Leach, president; John Telephone Bids-. President; Harry Lawrence. Bids.. President; Donald F. MacDonald, '31, '29, 1932 Broadway. Secretary. Withey, •vice-president; Joseph Deeb, 1631 \V. Court St.. Secretary. treasurer; A. John Alt, secretary; DETROIT FORT WAYNE, INDIANA and Jack McElwee and John Flana Lincoln Wurzer, '35, 758 Atkinson, Presi Edward S. Sullivan. '24, 123 E. Suttenfield gan, in charge of publicity. dent; Arthur D. Cronin, '37, 19160 Wood- St.. President: Maurice J. DeWald, '33, 2415 Huburtus, St.. Sccrotarj-. ston Road, Secretary. The members that attended ranged At the January meeting held at the GOGEBIC RANGE from graduates in the early 1900*3 University Club there were about 27 Francis J. Vukovich. '35, Ridge St., Iron- to members who just completed their wood, Mich., President; John C. Sullivan, loyal members present, among whom '22. 10 Newport Heights. Ironwood, Mich., education at Notre Dame. was the inspirational alumnus, David Secretary. Van Wallace. Although our membership is rather The aim of the club at the present small, we were able during the past time is merely to keep the fellows to President Wurzer called the meet few months to hold several meetings. gether and to promote good •wQI. 116 The Notre Dame Alumnus February, 1938 Dances, and other social activities, others. Miss Bernice McWhirter, are distributing kilowatts for the are planned for the future. sold by C. E. Mason, won the prize. Kansas City Power & Light Co. We cleared a couple of hundred Included in the present plans is a dollars. Received Christmas cards from welcoming luncheon which is being Agnes and Rocco Perone, '29, (A. T. planned for Elmer Layden, Joseph The boys from school held the an & T., Cleveland), Lucille and Victor Zwers, retiring captain of the foot nual dinner dance at Christmas time. Trapp, ex. '29, (Wallin Motor Co., ball team and a Grand Rapids boy, The highlight of the evening was the Louisville, Ky.), Phyllis and Charles and Andy Puplis, when they arrive Big Apple Dance, in which everyone Schutty, '29, (Allis-Chalmers, Spring in Grand Rapids, January 25, to ad joined. It was a rip-snorting affair field, Illinois), and Bernard Peele, dress the annual football banquet for attended by 150 couples. '41, a cousin from Chicago. the local Catholic high school. The Glee Club's appearance here Porter Wittich, ex. '27, is keeping John Flanagan. December 8 completes the activity the sport-minded miners of Joplin, list. They were well received by Missouri, abreast of the times with GREATER LOUISVILLE 1500 people. Its performances like his interesting column, "The Globe John Bannon, '32. 2011 Sherwood Ave Louisville, President: Raymond Naber. '33, Professor Casasanta and the boys put Trotter," in the Joplin Globe-Neios. 417 S. Western Parkway, Louisville, Secre- out that night that help the popu Ralph Nolan, '28, is managing the tnry. larity of the school and its members Joplin airport and is reported to be The club on December 29 gave its immeasui-ably. President Krieg and something of a budgeteer. Haven't annual Christmas dance at the Brown a few of the boys did the honors for seen Maurice Carroll, '19, in many a Hotel with Garth House and his or the club in taking the group to din Charley McCarthy moon, and suppose chestra furnishing the music. We ner before they did their stuff. that he will be increasingly on the had as guests for the evening the Mike Layden. go now that the Rockne Memorial is students who were home for the holi- under way. daj's. A large ovation was given to JACKSON, MICHIGAN Col. Frank Fehr, a member of Notre Walter Ducey. '17, 339 W. Morrell St., Pres Judge Thomas V. Holland, '17, is ident: Edward T. O'Neil. "26. Wildwood pouring it on offending motorists as Dame's first football team. In every Apts., Socretarj*. way the dance was a huge success. K. C. strives to safetyize its streets. JOLIET, ILLINOIS Often see Waller Kennedy, '28, who Since the last issue of the ALUM Dr. Edward J. Mayer. '27, 301 Ruby St., swims and works out in our sports President: Lawrence J. Dunda, ex. '33. 704 department. Dr. D. M. Nigro set NUS we have had the following alum N. Raynor Ave., Secretary. ni become members of our club: A. something of a record in mileage E. Saleh, '34, M. B. Rodin, '34, H. W. KANSAS while following football teams this Albert J. Gebert. '30, U. of Wichita, Wich past season, and received quite a bit Grubb, '36, and P. J. Martersteck, ita, Kansas, President: Dan Welchons, '30. '34. They are connected with Joseph 623 Elm St., Ottawa. Kansas, Secretary. of publicitj"' in local papers for his E. Seagram Sons, Inc. -411-Italian All--A.merican selections KANSAS CITY (Missouri-Kansas) (yes, several of our "fighting Irish" Marns Pope, William Bosler, John Robert Tyler, '29, 3616 Paseo Blvd., Kansas were included). Gene Vanden Boom, City, Mo., President: Charles E. Meyer. '29, '21, has modernized the entire front Bannon and company have been do 420 E. Armour Blvd., Knns.is City, Mo., ing a nice bit in financing their way Secretao'. of his furniture store and is doing for the late hours they have been a grand business in keeping with his keeping. This is much to the SOITOWS I am carrying on for dear old progressive ideas. No news of Dan of Emil Peters, Ray Naber and com AUis-Chalmers and managing to swing Foley, '23, but he's probably doing pany. a deal here and there. So far there's things in Leavenworth, Kansas. no better-half to share the joys and We will have another get-together sorrows and that sort of thing, but Marty Peters and Don Elser are in the next month. encoui-aging reception of my modest developing a splendid Physical Edu Ray Naber. (?) recountings from "Live Alone cation department at St. Benedict's and Like It" is keeping the ego bol College, -A.tchison, and their athletic GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN stered until such a time as when. teams have all the fight and pepper John Clancj-, cs. '33, 525 S. Qay Street, Secretary. which were characteristic of those of Fred Weiss, '29, is doing a swell their predecessor. Moon Mullins. HAMILTON, OHIO job as consulting engineer with E. T. Marty won a national coaches' award M. O. Bums, '86. 338 S. Second St, Presi Archer & Co. for the sobbinest weepinest of the dent ; Marc A. Fiehrer, '27, 701 Rentschler Bid};., Secretary. season—says he can use the equip Henry Massman, Jr., '28, is emerg ment that came with the prize and is HARRISBURG ing from big government jobs the practicing gi'oans for next year. Joseph FarrcII, '15, 32 North 27th Street, firm has handled, and will be in the Camp Hill, Pa.. President: Robert M. John thick of it again, we hope, as success Ed Bartley, '30, is in the steam ston. '33, City Chemist, Harrisburfr, Pa., Secretary. ful bidder on other jobs. Hank tells turbine department of our Milwaukee us that Joe O'Dowd, '28, victualled factory, and his velvet diplomacy is HIAWATHALAND (Mich.-Wis.) the men on the Fort Peck, Montana, soothing the crowded shop foreman's Joseph A- Lauerman. '31, 1975 Riverside Ava, Marinette, Wis., President; Francis C. job, and is parcelling out vitamins ire and quieting the insistent de Boyce, ex. *32. 1401 First Ave., S., Esca- for his firm, Engelmann's, on another mand for better deliveries from the naba, Mich.. Secretarj'. big government project. sales force. Surely was pleased to HOUSTON hear that Larry Stauder, '29, is on M. B, Walter, '14, 1702 Stuart Ave., Presi John (Rome) Dugan, '27, and Eddie the Engineering faculty, and wonder dent: Raymond B. Keating, '35, 1810 Ster McGrath, ex. '18, were a committee if he's assigning the stiff duties we ling Bide., Secretary. of two who recently entertained Col all grudingly performed (when we weren't griping about the food or INDIANAPOLIS onel Fehr, center on the first N. D. William H. KricK, '29. SS58 Forest Lane, team, during his visit to K. C. sumpin') under the revered Dr. President: Francis Laydcn, '36. Indiana Caparo. Bell Telephone Company, Secretary. Charles Meyer, '29, is telling 'em I'll start from the beginning. We and selling 'em at Burnap & Meyer; Henry E. Weiss is now managing had a very successful drive to raise overhearing a conversation at lunch the Allis-Chalmers sales office at money for our scholarship fund. Mike recently and the mention of Corby Buffalo, N. Y.; the fine impression he Fox headed the committee and was led to meeting W. C. McCarthy, '31, left among customers in this territory ably assisted by a committee of 10 and Jerry Davey, '37, both of whom has made it easier for yours truly. February, 1938 The Notre Dame.Alumnus 117 Howard Doll, '29, was out of town nell McCormick, vice-president; Bailey Jack Lee, Rod Morrissey and Jack when I called at his office in Chicago; Walsh, secretary; and Charlie Schaf- Schumacher and a Wisconsin man. probably doing a successful job for fler, treasurer. Jack Collatin, have been frequenting General Electric (dam 'em). Under Notre Dame functions. Jerry "Shorty" stand that Walter Mason, '29, is in Mr. Hudson, after taking the chair Fox has returned to Chilton to take the Officers Reserve Air Corps and as president, outlined a new policy over his father's law practice, and to has carte blanc on his comings and for the club for the forthcoming year, introduce striped suits and cuban goings in Army airplanes. Nice work and stated that he hoped to have heels to his fellow-townsmen. We if you can get it, eh? Congratula monthly luncheon meetings at the haven't seen Father Ed Wagner, club tions to Louis Buckley, '28, and he Catholic Club here in Memphis, and chaplain, since the last fight card at might tell the rest of us how to get that also we would have at least the Milwaukee A.C. Roommate Ed endowed. quarterly meetings of the Notre "Bushy" Graham's moods depend en Jack Donahue. Dame club. tirely on the condition of his hammer Bailey Walsh. toe. What has happened to Lucky The Knute Rockne Club, sponsored Strike's Jack Scanlon and Barrister by Dr. D. M. Nigro, will, in accord MIAMI, FLORIDA John Burke? Vincent C. Giblin. '18, 4103 Collins Ave., ance with its custom, go to Bazaar, ^liami Beach, President: Daniel J. Lino, ex. Kansas (the place of Rock's death), "34. 1617 N. W. Ninth Ave., Miami, Secre Marquette has reserved a section on March 4 (his birthday) for a me tary, in the auditorium for the Notre Dame Club, February 9. (Bob Cahill %vill morial service. Included in the plans MILWAUKEE are a Mass, dinner and a talk by a John Claudcr. '34, 1219 Vliet St.. President: be glad to know this). We expect prominent person. John Jaeger. '33, 1628 W. Wisconsin Ave., more than 100 N. D. men to see the jrilwaukoe. Secretary. Marquette - Notre Dame basketball Bob Brenton, captain and center Milwaukee's Notre Dame Club has game. Plans are under way for the of the Central High School football just closed its most successful year. best Universal Notre Dame Night the team in Kansas Citj-, will receive for We've enjoyed everything in the way club has ever had. Prexy Clauder is the 1937 season the Nigro-Notre of activities from Tom Kelly's picnic booking talent, and it looks like we'll Dame trophy as the player in the to a midsummer get-together at Pe- hit a new high—^we hope. local area who was of most value to waukee Lake. Prexy Clauder was his team. able to put over a Football Rally (at You're all invited to the Thursday which four tickets to the Minnesota- luncheons—from 12 till 1—Maryland Notre Dame were given away), a Hotel. LA PORTE, INDIANA dinner and several meetings. The "Little Dauhar." Norman E. Duko. "34. 304 Nilos St. Presi club's headquarters are now estab dent: Robert E. Quinn, ex. '36, 1401 Monroe St.. Secretary. lished in Milwaukee's Hotel Mai-j'- MONTANA land whose manager, Nolan Kenney, Joseph V. Maronick, '32, Box 1792, Great LOS ANGELES has been a perfect host. Our weekly Falls, President: Leonard D. Be^an, '33, Douirlas Dniey, '30. 7S1 Ceres Ave.. Presi Montana Power Co., Great Falls, Secretary. dent; Tliomaa Ashe, 7110 Middleton St., luncheons at the Maiyland have been Secretary, excellent and for its 1937 theme song NASHVILLE the club has adopted "No Regrets." Kennedy Jones, '30, Jones Chemical Co., LOUISIANA-MISSISSIPPI Secretary. p. E. Burke, '8S. 307 Ciiinp SL, New Or leans, La., President: Cyprian A. Sporl, Jr., Back from three months in Europe '28, Whitney-Central Bldi;., New Orleans. NEW JERSEY La., Secretary. is Johnny Brust whose scholarship Peter J. Quinn, ex. '33, 320 Belleville Ave., Bloomficld, President: Philip Heinle, '35, 76 took him to Liverpool, Berlin, Rome Oakview Ave,, Maplevvood, Secretary. MANILA and Paris and brought him back to Alfonso Ponce Emilc. '05, Manila. Presi I will start this letter with a sum dent; Gonznio R. Vnldcs. '35. "09 San Mar- Milwaukee mustached. Bill Collins is celino. Secretary- now associated with Phoenix Mutual mary of our December meeting, and Life Insurance Company and covers close it with a review of our January MEMPHIS the entire State of Wisconsin to fea meeting. Galvin Hudson. '15, Parkview- Hotel, Presi dent: Bailey Walsh, ex. '27, Columhian Mu- ture a retirement income plan. Harry Peter Quinn informed me that the txial Tower, Secretary. Langdon is now living in Milwaukee Hard Times Dance and the ticket ac The Notre Dame Club of Memphis and represents the Dictagraph Cor tivity had both been favorable to the held its annual holiday banquet on poration. Dictaphone's Larry Enright club treasury due to the hard work December 30, at the Claridge Hotel, turned out to be a bad Santa Claus— of the committee in charge. and we had 35 members of the club he left gifts for the entire family in present. During the course of the his steno's locked desk on Christmas Joe Moore told us of his plans for dinner, much talk was heard about Eve. our annual Christmas Dance. His plans worked out great, and the Notre Dame, past, present and fu John Hacker, '36, dropped in to ture, and the banquet wound up a crowd, which surprised all by its size, have Inch at the Maryland last Thurs had a grand time. tremendous success. day. John Clauder and Paula Parker At the conclusion of the dinner, (golfer par excellence) will march Tom Treacy, who announced his the officers for the year 1938 were toward the altar Saturday morning. engagement during the holidays, won elected, and the officers were felici May 14. On completion of his secre the door prize, and the meeting ad tated for their splendid work during tarial course Jim Corrigan learned journed with the members gathering the year 1937. that at least 50 names were missing in groups to talk over "old times." from the list of members. If you John Newbauer proved most adept at John Montedonico was president of this. the club for the year 1937, and too aren't receiving notices drop Jim a much credit cannot be given to him line in care of the Maryland. AI Schumacher came up to Milwaukee In January, despite the poor for his inspiration leadership, in the weather conditions, we had a good re-building of the club. Other offi from Marietta, Georgia, for the holi days—guess those Southern girls lack attendance at the meeting. Our first cers for the year 1937 were Frenchy discussion of the evening had as its Dohogne, secretary and treasurer; black hair and sparkling brown eyes and the real Christmas spirit. Right, purpose the development of a closer and T. A. Canale, vice-president. relationship between the campus stu These boys likewise did a good job. Al? Bert Maloney is now referred to as "that fat fellow." dents of New Jersey and our organi The new officers of the club elected zation. We are going to place the are Galvin Hudson, president; Don- Three Catholic University men. students on the mailing list of our 118 The Notre Dame Alumnus February, 1938 club paper, the "Jersey Echo," and into the spirit. When it came to OREGON Charles J. Hirschbuhl. '22, 2130 N. York, devote a section of it to them. "shine" George Ross, '39, Miss Ethel Portland, President: Harold J. Harstick, Robertson, Ed Maher, '40, Miss '25, 633 N. E. E%-crett, Portland, Secretary. We are already looking forward Gerrj' Garvey, John A. Fogerty, '37, to Universal Notre Dame Night, and and Miss Helen Bransley certainly PARIS Jack Winberry has been asked to Louis P. Harl, '16, Paris Office, New York burned up the lumber. They set a Herald-Tribune, Paris, France, President. take charge of our aifair that night. pace that continued all evening. Efforts are being made to secure PEORIA prominent speakers for the evening. Before long Jack Jordan, '32, Miss Al Gury, Jr., "28, 530 W. Eichwoods Blvd., President: John Sloan, '33, 233 N. Under- Williams, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur hill. Secretary. Ed Kirby, who traveled down to Bergen mastei'ed the intricate steps Philadelphia for the Penn-N. D. bas of the new dance craze. They were The Notre Dame Club of Peoria ketball game, told us about the vic soon followed by Paul Howe, '32, Vin experienced an eventful holiday sea tory, and -we are all looking forward Doyle, '40, P. Mennich, '40, Bill son. On December 12 a regular to seeing the same results against Tucker, '40, Vince Ryan, '39, V. and meeting was held at the University N.Y.U. in February. Ray Geiger has J. Tangney, '38, V. Traynor, A. Club, one of the best attended we been placed in charge of tickets for Cella, D. Stack, J. Sullivan and T. have had in some time. It was cap this game. Pilgram. ably handled by Bill Motsett. Kenny Jones, sports editor of the Journal- The club has decided to hold a Pre- Dancing continued until it became Transcript, gave us some interesting Lenten Dance on February 12, and the sad duty of Leo McLaughlin and side-lights on the 1937 football sea Bill Carter has been named as chair Doc Gelson to speed the boys on their son. Father Haddigan ably cham man of the affair. merry way to school and duty. pioned, the cause of the Church in Russia and in Spain, interspersing Three new members were intro Incidentally, the management con duced to the club. They were Joe his address with actual incidents that gratulated the officei's on the dance occurred in these two countries. Le- Minarick, Joe Glennon and Bart as one of the most orderly and one Kenney. land Kramer was appointed chairman of the most delightfully jolly in re of the next meeting. Bemie Reilly won the door prize, cent years. Tuesday, December 28, witnessed again, but refused to accept it as he John Balfe introduced James San- had won three times preWously. one of the most successful holiday ford, '15, at a recent meeting of dances this club has ever sponsored. Here are a few of those I remem the club. Judging from the sincer Al Welzenbach was the capable chair ber seeing at the meetings: Tony ity of Jim's remarks, the New York man, assisted by Art Wiele, Gene Kramer, L. Fish, Jack O'Keefe, Dan Club is quite the active one. This White and Dick Delaney. Alumni O'Neill, Ed Hargan, Jack Blanda, coming from an alumnus who travels from Kewanee, Galesburg and Bill Smullen, Steve Durbin, Tom as much as Jim, we are proud indeed! Bloomington joined us in this annual Flynn, Al Alvino, Jack DriscoU, Walt Ed Fallon's motion pictures of the cabaret event. The writer was not Matusevicfa, Andy O'Keefe, Jack aware that so many of the members Rourke, Jim Clark, Ed Shields, Bill annual retreat at the Bishop Malloy's retreat house, Jamaica, Long Island, were such capable artists in the exe Moritz, Mush Rigante, Murray Booth, cution of the "Big Apple." In fact, and Bob McDonough. were shown and much enjoyed. The door prizes, which were Glo- there were so many ably versed in the intricacies of its steps that the Jim Fagan recently passed the lite cigarette lighters, were won by John J. Antus, '28, Phil F. Clark. '31, circle could not be made large New Jersey Bar examination in his enough to accommodate all its ex first attempt. and Joseph W. Schmidt, '36. A bottle of Scotch was won by Frank Huis- ponents. Bill Smith had a successful team in king, '37. John Sloan, Jr. his first year at coaching the new high school in East Orange. They It is inteersting to note that Leo PHILADELPHIA McLaughlin, Warren Fogel; Martin William E. Cooney. '32, 5725 McMahon won five and tied one. Ave., President: A. J, \Vackcrman, '33. Callagy, president, vice-president and 6356 Chew St., Secretary. Pete Quinn and Sonny Church an treasurer, respectively, were recently nounced their engagements recently. married in that order. Henry Frey, Frank McManus, who is now con Jim Clark is playing an important secretary, stands alone—^business re nected with Aetna Life Insurance cession! Company, tells me that Bill Roper, part in the development of the Jersey Jr., son of the former Princeton foot City Junior Chamber of Commerce. The next big event of the year is ball coach, who also works for Aetna, Phil J. Heinle. the Notre Dame-N.Y.U. basketball wishes to be remembered to Tom game to be held at Madison Square Conley, who coached him in end play NEW YORK CITY Garden, February 25. All members a few years back. Leo V. McLaaghlin, "32. 70 Pine Street, of the Notre Dame Club of New New York City, President; Henry R. Frey, '30, 1226 Tinton St., N. Y. C, Secretary. York will be sent ticket application The club wishes to thank the Uni blanks. Those not receiving these versity officials for permitting Joe The annual Christmas Dance of blanks will kindly get in touch with Boland to show the pictures of last the Metropolitan Club, under the aus the secretary year's Minnesota game at our last pices of the Notre Dame Club of New Henry R. Frey. meeting. We were especially pleased York, was one huge success. with Andy Puplis' blocking, not to mention his runback of punts in that The Hendrick Hudson Room of the NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Bernard J. Abrott, *27, Latham Square game. Roosevelt Hotel was the center of BIdff., Oakland, President: Paul J. Cushini;, this activity. Many of the alumni •31, 1221 Central Bank Bids.. Oakland, Sec retary. Frank Carideo was in town with supported the dance and met with his Mississippi State basketball team pleasure the present New^ York stu NORTHERN LOUISIANA last month to receive a set-back from dent body of the University. Arthur J. Kane. '31, 307 Wilkinson, Shreve- port. President: J. Richard Nowery, '29, local St. Joseph's College. 1624 Creswcll SL, Shreveport, Secretary. It did not take long for everyone Talk has again started around to start swinging. The "Big Apple" OKLAHOMA town concerning the possibility of an was the dance of the evening! With Joseph A. Moran, "32, 1611 S. Carson. Tulsa. President: Marion J. Blake. '33, National Army-Notre Dame game being played out exception the gathering entered Bank of Tulsa Bldg., Tulsa. Secretary. in Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, February. 1938 The Notre Dame Alumnus 119 which seats about 30,000 more spec Powers, John McKiernan and Tom Cour, Monckton, Wiedloclier from tators than the Yankee Stadium. It Gammino, '35. Springfield; Ben Sheridan from Ha has been found satisfactory enough Johnny McLaughlin. vana, and Chuck Sweeney, Blooming- to attract the Army-Navy game for ton, who, of course, was to be in Cal the past few years. ROCHESTER (New York) ifornia for the East-West game. D. Bernard Hennessey, '34. 119 Bedford St.. President: Gerard Farrcll, '34, 447 Thurston May I express the appreciation of Saw Leo Keating, of Atlantic City, Road, Secretary. at the Temple-Stanford basketball myself and our local club for all of game, and he informed me that Jim ROCK RIVER VALLEY (Illinois) the things you have done for us this Joseph Bittdorf, e-t. '33, 103 16th St., Ster past year. Leonard is quite pleased with his job ling, 111. President: Ed\vard Sullivan, ex. as coach and athletic director at St. '33, Amboy, III., Secretary. C. G. Corcoran. Francis College in .western Pennsj'l- SAN ANTONIO vania. Leo is doing a little semi-pro William V, Dielmann, Jr.. '25. 107 Thelma ST. JOSEPH VALLEY (Indiana) basketball playing during the slack Drive. President: Edward G. Conroy, '30, Louis C. Chaplcau, '30, 301 Union Trust 201 E. CraiB PI.. Secretary. Bldg., South Bend, Ind.. President: Clarence business in -Atlantic City. Harding. '25. South Bend Tribune, South SAGINAW VALLEY (Michigan) Bend, Ind., Secretary. A letter from Bethlehem, Penn Thomas F. Van Aarlo, '21, Standard Oil Co., sylvania, informs me that a son was Saginaw, Mich.. President; William C. Hur ST. LOUIS ley, '25, 117 Cherry St.. Saginaw, Mich- Dr. Matthew W. Weis, ex. '23, 330 Metro born to Mr. and Mrs. William Walsh Secretary. politan Bids., President: David J. Rielley, last fall. Bill claims he has already Jr., '30, 214 Meramec, Oayton, Mo., Sec started training the youngster for his SANDUSKY, OHIO retary, career at N. D. by putting him on Charles M. Mouch, '25. 925 W. Washington Street, President; Russell E. Smith, '28, 2117 SYRACUSE AND CENTRAL N. Y. one of the blast furnaces at Bethle jSJonroe Su-ect, Secretary. Donald Sheehy, '33, 104 Glahn Ave., Syra hem Steel, where Dad works. cuse, President: William S. Catc. '27, 136 The January meeting was held on Harding Place, Syracuse, Secretary. Engaged: Walter F. Philipp, '31, January 5 at which time the annual TIFFIN, OHIO and Miss ICatherine Eisenhauer, of election of officers was held, with the C. J. Schmidt. '11, 260 Melmore St, Presi Clearfield, Pennsylvania. dent; Fred J. Wagner, *29. 152 Sycamore following results: Your secretary and St.. Secretary. correspondent of the past year was Adrian J. Wackerman. honored with the presidency; Attor TOLEDO ney George A. Wagner was elected Edward J. Hagerty, '28, 636 Woodvnlc, President: Ra>-mond L. Tillman, '25, 2027 PHOENIX, ARIZONA vice-president; and Russell Smith, the Bretton PI., Secretary. E. J. llilkcrt. '22. 102 Title & Trust BUlK- Phoenix, President. new secretary - treasurer. C. Faber Donahue was re-elected the honorary TRI-CITIES (Illinois-Iowa) George Uhlmcycr. '23. Peoples' Light Co.. RHODE ISLAND & SOUTH. MASS. president for 193S. Moline, HI.. President: Elmer W. Bcsten, Thomas Collins. '28. Ifi6 New Boston Ropd. '27, 1711 W. Sixth St.. Davenport, Iowa. Fall Kiver. Mass.. President: John Mc- Committees to serve for the new Secretary. LaushUn, *3-l. Sneech Pond Road, Cumber year will be named before the Feb land Hill, R. I.. Secretary. TRIPLE CITIES (New York ruary meeting. Last yeai''s commit At our annual Christmas Dance, John Donnelly. *34, 37 Washington Street, tees were so co-operative that they Binghamton, President: John Murphy, '35, held at the Narragansett Hotel, Prov may be re-appointed. 43 Knecland Ave., Binghamton, Secretary. idence on December 27, over 50 TRI-STATE (Ind.-III.-Ky.) couples were present and from all in The dub will attend a hockey game E. Brown JliHer, '24. Southern Commercial dications, the affair was a social and at the Cleveland Arena on January Corp., Citizens Bank Bldg.. Evansville. Ind.. President: Dr. Wm. J. Endress, '25, 301 financial success. Thanks to Dance 29, and also "inspect the famous Grant Street, Evansville. Ind.. Secretary. Committeemen John McKiernan, Leo Pilsner Gardens" in the same city IVIcAIoon, Tom Collins, Bob Powers through the courtesy of our genial TUCSON, ARIZONA Vincent Hengesbach, ex. '27. 1710 E. 2nd St. and Tom Murphy. We also wsh to member, Joseph Singler. However, Tucson. President: Ted A. Witz. ex. '29. Box express our thanks to the undergi-ad- I will assure you that club members 628, Tucson, Secretary. uates who cooperated with us for the will not have any "skates" on. affair. We sincerely hope they will TWIN CITIES (MinnesoU) Gerald F. Conway. '32. David, Inc. First render their assistance after they Incidentally, while attending a National Bank Bldg.. St. Paul. President: have departed from the campus. sho\\'ing of Sonja Henie and her Ice A. K. Sullivan. '27. 264 Lowry Medical Arts Carnival in Cleveland recently, I met Bldg„ St Paul. Secretary.. We missed Jack Steele, '34, of Albert A. Sommers, '25, who seemed UTAH Newport. I have been informed that the same old "Ab" of school days. He Raymond R. Brady, '24, 206 Keams Bide Salt Lake City, President; Cyril Harbccke, Jack was married last summer. Good is now living in Shaker Heights, (sub '19, 64 F. St, Salt Lake City, Secretary. luck to him! urb of Cleveland) and would wel come a call by any of the old gang UTICA, NEW YORK Dr. John F. Kelley, '22, Peoples Gas & Elec We are beginning to wonder what or class at any time. tric Bldg.. President: Joseph W. Fullem, has happened to John Fagan, '28, C. M. Mouch. '31, 1621 Ncilson St, Secretary. and Johnny Brown, '31. We hardly WABASH VALLEY (Indiana) ever see their smiling faces at our SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT Paul Kennedy. '24, Templeton. Ind.. Presi socials. Then, too, we would like to John M. Murphy, '27, 86 Liberty St., Bridge dent; Emmett Ferguson. '32, Wallace Bide., see John O'Rourke, '21, Jean Dubuc, port, President: Edward P. Monahan, '34, Lafayette. Ind.. Secretary. 304 Bccchmont Ave., Bridgeport, Secretary. '15, Andy McMahon, '35, Mario Nar- WASHINGTON, D. C. done, '28, Graham Norton, and his SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS Robert Cavimaueh, '36, 4450 Volta Place, roommate of the class of '33, Jack Charles G. Corcoran. '17, 1134 W. Monroe N. W., President: Hurray A. BOSMII. Jr.. St.. President: Paul D. McCcmncIl, '32. 120 ex. '32, 1770 Columbia Rd., N.W.. Secretary. Brady, '34, Gus Hampton, of '10. S. Walnut St., Secretary. We met at the Occidental Hotel on Among the old reliables at the We had our monthly luncheon at the evening of December 15, for the dance were: Bob Powers, and Mrs. the K. of C. Club on December 16. purpose of electing officers. Paul Powers, Leo McAIoon and his wife, The following committee was ap Beretz presided, accepting nomina Clement Grimes, and Mrs. Grimes, pointed to make plans for a Christ tions for the various posts. After a Tim Sepe and his other half, Mr. and mas get-together dinner for the mem spirited session, in which a number Mrs. Thomas Mullen. Then, too, the bers and the boys home from school: of favorites were named and landed single men and their escorts were on Oliver Field, Roicoe Bonjean, and by their snpporters, t"he elections hand to render their support, namely, Zeke Worthington, from the alumni, were finally held with the following Connie Shackett, President Tom and from the students, Amrhein, results: Robert CaTanangh, '36, pres- 120 The Notre Dame Alumnus February, 1938 ident; Ralph Zimmerman, '29, vice- member of the staff at Mercy Hospi CAMPUS NOTES president; Murray Russell, '32, sec tal, Dr. Dick O'Toole, Vince and (Continued from Page 108) retary; Andrew Auth, '34, treasurer. Clem Sweeney, Jim Devlin, John Bri- ley, John W. McGowan, the Director In addition to the officers, the ad of the N.Y.A. in -Allegheny County, THE KELLYS ARE HERE visory council was appointed, to be John Breslin, Hugh Boyle, John composed of James D. Hayes, Arthur One of the four Frank Kellys on O'Connor, Tom Havican, Jack the campus was elected president of J. (Dutch) Bergman, and Frederick Sheedy, Bill Steitz, Turk Meinert, William Wile. the newly organized Florida Club. Fritz Wilson, Ed Byrnes, Al Diebold, . . . Besides PVancis Brennan Kelly After the installation of the new Jr., Frank and Martin McSorley, Lou as president, other officers include: officers, Ambrose O'Connell had a Walsh, Ed Nebel, Pinky Martin and Al Kiefer, San Antonio, vice-presi very important message concerning his brother Don, Larry O'Donnell, dent, and Al Bums, Port Lauderdale, Universal Notre Dame Night. All John Reardon, Ray Black, Bob Florida . . . The group has 20 mem present were highly enthusiastic over O'Brien, Ed O'Brien (the proud fa bers . . . the four Kellys enjoying the prospects of the Washington club ther of a girl, Janet Mary, on the the Christian name of "Prank" have sponsoring this event. Charlie Farris 2nd of January), and Bill, Chuck, their problems with mail being mis aptly expressed the sentiments of the John, and Larry O'Toole. directed, etc. . , . One of them was group by his remarks as to what named as publicity chairman of a re The next event on the program Notre Dame has meant to him, and cent formal ... As a result, another is the Annual Retreat at St. Paul's his feeling that all the local N. D. of the namesakes is under suspicion Monaster}' on Januarj' 21. men owed the movement their whole by his South Bend lady friend of es hearted support. .A.nd, of course, as this is written corting a rival to the aforementioned we are all planning to be on hand to dance. In addition to the activities going see the basketball game between Keo- on in preparation for Universal Notre gan's men and Pitt on he 18th of this PLACEMENT Dame Night on April 25, the new of month. ficers are working out a full program For those trained in chemistry or for the coming year, with the next Dick O'Donnell is taking Miss business administration or both, sev meeting to be a smoker at the Occi Winny Kane of Aliquippa, Pennsyl eral sales positions are open with a dental Hotel, scheduled for January vania, for his bride on January 31. well-knon'n company dealing in petro 17. On February 21 we will have a Dick has been working for the state leum, disinfectants and soap products. dinner-dance at the Shoreham, and in Harrisburg. Further information may be obtained on March 20 (Sunday) a Commun Bernie Conroy. from the Alumni office. ion-breakfast. Congressman Vince Harrington, '25, will be the chief WESTERN WASHINGTON speaker. James M. Phelan, ex. '17, University of WashinRton. Seattle. President: Emmett G. 7937 Legal Director/ Murray Russell. Lcnihan, '15, 1405 Hogc Bide, Seattle. (Additions and Changes) Secretary. WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT COLORADO John Robinson, •28. 32 Farmington Ave.. WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA President: James M. Monagtian. '27, 44 Ralph Jorden, '2S, Bridgeport, Ohio, Presi Canon City Ayer St., Secretary. dent: Leo J. Kletzlj-, '31, 10 Zone St., GREGORY, Arthur C. LL.B.. '37 A\Tieennj:, Secretary. WEST VIRGINIA Record Block Vincent Reishman. *35. 1217 Lewis St., WOMEN'S CLUB OF NOTRE DAME Charleston. President: William Kenney, *34, Sister Elizabeth Seton. S.C., Saint Mary's Denver 714 State St, Charleston, Secretary. College, Holy Cross, Ind., President: Sister OHARA, Bart W., -A.B.. "32 M. Angelice. B.V.M.. St. Joseph Convent, WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA Mt. Carmel, Dubuque, Imva, Secretary. Milliard & Trout D. M. "Turk" Meinert, '28, 85 Grand Ave., 1022-29 Midland Savings Building Ktna. Pa., President: Bernard \V. Conroy, '30, 1109 Kenneth Ave., New Kensington, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO Pa., Secretary. John Moran, '29, 1348 Quinn, President: ILLINOIS Charles Cushwa, '31, 463 Madera Ave., RochclU Secretary. Chairman John Ryan put over a O'NEIU Paul F.. A.B, "SS, LL.B., -35 very good dance on New Year's, and National Bank Building everyone had a swell time. It was BULLETIN! held at the Long Vue Country Club INDIANA this year. For the benefit of alumni and those Indianapolis friends of Notre Dame asking ques SEXTON, Joseph F., A.B.. •25. LL.B,'26 On Januarj' 11, George Schill took tions of alumni concerning the 707 Peoples Bank Building charge of a dinner honoring two of R o c k n e or Nieuwland Memorial 136 E. Marker Street our prominent members who recently funds— won political campaigns in the City South Bend of Pittsburgh. John J. Kennedy, '09, Paul R. Martin, '09, is in charge PILARSKl. John M.. A.B., -36. LL.B.37 is now one of our judges, and Jim of the work of the Julius Arthur 327-31 J.M.S. Building O'TooIe is president of the city coun Nieuwland Memorial Foundation, cil, a rare honor for a young man. with offices in the Main Building, OHIO Notre Dame, Indiana, and Lima After the dinner both O'Toole and KUHN. Robert John. LL.B.. '31 Kennedy made short speeches, and Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, '16, 1200 Cook Tower we also had a few words from Mr. vice-president of the University, is Walter S. Jackson Law Offices O'Toole, the father of seven gradu directing the work being done in aug ates of N. D. (We hope Bob will be menting the collection of funds for W^anrcn one this year.) Then we all enjoyed the Rockne Memorial. GUARNIERI, Paul A., A.B., -36. movies of the Ohio State and Pitt LL.B., -37 games. The Nieuwland Memorial embodies Guamieri & Secrest several projects as outlined in a re The fellows who were on hand for cent announcement sent to alumni OKLAHOMA the dinner included: Vince Burke, and friends of Notre Dame. The Oklahoma Cit^ Smokey Coyne, John Ryan, Dr, Rockne Memorial is now under con HESSMER, Everett L.. LL.B., "32 O'Donnell, who recently became a struction. 1922 First National Buildin" February, 1938 The Notre Dame Alumnus 121 THE ALUMNI Engagements place, December 30, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. State Law Affects Announcement has been made of the following engagements: The marriage of Miss Regina W. Maier and Norbert Thomas Mizerski, Log Chapel Miss Sybil Galbreath and Harold '34, took place, January 1, in the L. Jennings, '30, South Bend. Log Chapel, Notre Dame. Prosecutins Attorney Miss Winifred Ward and Frank J. Miss Mary Claire Johansing and Gives Opinion Noll, Jr., '31, of Indianapolis. Robert Walter Van Lahr, ex. '35, were married, January 25, in Mon Miss Louise Willard and James trose, California. The County Prosecuting Attorney, O'SuUivan Kearns, '34, of Chicago. has, at our request, returned an Miss Madeline Agnes Foster and Miss Jean Detwiller and Robert F. Hugh John Devore, Jr., '34, were opinion on the question of priests of Rogers, '35, of New York City. ficiating at the marriages of couples married, January 15, in Orange, New who are not reside7its of Indiana. Miss Eleonore CMebowski and Jersey. Mark E. Nevils, '27, Chicago. The In summary, his opinion states: Miss Margaret Mary LaPlante and wedding will be on February 21. Patrick Francis McCarty, '38, were 1. That a license will not be Miss Alice Elizabeth Healy and married in Toledo, Ohio, December granted to a couple unless the Harry M. Burchell, '34, of Brooklyn, 28. bride is a resident of the Indi New York. Miss Charlotte MacKinnon and ana county in which application John Henry Zuber, '31, were married, is made. Miss Frances Marion Kridel and Richard C. Carton, '33, Red Bank, January 15, in Saginaw, Michigan. New Jersey. 2. A marriage license granted in Miss Mary Marsha Drumheler and any Indiana county is valid Miss Adele Ada Rosen and Arnold Alfred Erskine, '37, were married, throughout the state. A. Wiener, '32, Chicago. January 7, in Kansas City, Missouri. 3. A minister of the Gospel who Miss Hazel Veronica Biggins and officiates in Indiana at the mar- Vincent Joseph Fehlig, '34, Were iage of a couple who have no Marriages married, January 20, in Clayton, Indiana license may be fined Miss Agnes Stadelman and James Missouri. not less than $50.00 nor more E. Martin, '23, Were manied Novem than $500.00 and is subject to ber 27 in Bunker Hill, Illinois. possible imprisonment in the Miss Elizabeth Oakley and Martin Births county jail for not less than ten Vincent Callagy, '28, were married, A son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. days nor more than three January 22, in New York. Clarence J. Kline, '21, December 19, months. in South Bend. Miss Katharine Russell and Joseph (EEV.) JOHN F. O'HARA, C.S.C. William Griffin, '28, were married, A son, James Terry, was bom to President Januarj' 22, in Shorewood, Wiscon Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Plunkett, '29, sin. Indiana's drive to stamp out the December 20, in South Bend. vicious marriage mills on its horders Miss Eileen Fitzgerald and Frank Mr. and Mrs. Bernard D. Broeker, has unfortunately, as indicated above, J. Kelly, '28, were married in the '30, announce the birth of a daugh practically eliminated the happy cus Log Chapel, Notre Dame, January 11. ter, Katherine, January 2, in New tom of many alumni of seeking the Miss Margaret Helen Hassett and York City. Log Chapel on the campus for their Lawrence Francis Stauder, '29, were weddings. married, December 28, in West AUis, >Ir. and Mrs. James £. Leahy. '30, Wisconsin. announce the birth of a daughter. Rich in spiritual tradition, and al Sue Ann, November 8, in Oak Park. ready rich in the traditions of this Miss Kathleen Regina Daley and well established custom, the little Warren Sylvester Fogel, '30, were A daughter, Patricia Elizabeth, was Chapel was an ideal setting for the married, December 28, in New York bom to Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Mur marriage of a Notre Dame man. In City. phy, '33, on January 5, in Melrose Park, Illinois. its simplicity it achieved a grandeur Miss Alice Maiy and Samuel E. inaccessible to the art of the decor Richards, ex. '30, were married in A son, Charles Stephen, was bom ator. On the shore of St. Mary's Washington, D.C., January 20. to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Smith, Jr., Lake, with the occasional gleam from '33, on January 7. St. Joseph's Lake in the distance, and Miss Mary Elizabeth Gerraughty the chime of the bells from the spire and John E. Hockwalt, '32, were A son, Timothy Patrick, Jr., was of Sacred Heart Church, the spirit of married, November 20. bom to Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. the Holy Fdmily appropriately seemed Miss Rose Marie O'Donnell and Galvin, '16, of Hammond, Indiana, present for the happy sacrament. Marchmont Schwartz, '32, were mar on December 11. Many alumni families will cherish ried, December 27, in the Log Chapel, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sullivan, '30, a beautiful memory that the present Notre Dame. announce the birth of a daughter, law enforcement denies to the com The marriage of Miss Louise Mary Molly Ann, on January 17, in South ing generations. Williams and Paul E. Gray, '33, took Bend. 122 The Notre Dame Alumnus February, 1938 A daughter, Christine Marj', was is survived by his wife, two brothers John J. Cooper, '32, Port Reading, born to Mr. and Mrs. George T. and a sister. New Jersey, died in a Metuchen, Weber, Jr., ex '30, on November 19. New Jersey, hospital a week before Christmas following a lingering ill Francis Millett, 91 years old, a stu A daughter, Margaret Anne, was ness with throat trouble. News of dent at Notre Dame in 1865-66, died bom to Mr. and Mrs. M. Kelly his death came to the Alumni Office on January 11 in the Holy Name of Powers, '32, on January 6, in Chi on a returned mailing piece. cago. Jesus Hospital, Gadsden, Alabama. Word of his death was sent to the A son was bom to Jlr. and Mrs. ALUMNUS through the kindness of Edward Murray, '31, on January 18, the Sisters in the hospital at the sug The ALUMNUS extends sincere sym in South Bend. gestion of Father Andrew Capesius, pathy to Donnelly P. McDonald, '12, A son was bom to Dr. and Mrs. O.S.B., M.A., '24, Ph.D., '29. upon the death of his mother; Father George Seelinger, '32, on November Philip V. Beaghan, C.S.C, '19, upon 29, in New York Citj-. the death of his mother; Maurice Bryan H. Tivnen, Mus. B. '91, O'Shea, '20, upon the death of his LL.B. '92, a resident of Mattoon, father; Father James E. Kline, C.S.C., Deaths Illinois, and one of the most promi '22, upon the death of his brother; nent lawyers in downstate Hlinois, Edward G. Hunger, '24, upon the Frank H. Spearman, 78 years old, died in the Passavant Hospital, Chi death of his father; Alfred Meyers, LL.D., '17, recipient of the Laetare cago, on Januarj- 9 following a heart '26, upon the death of his father; Medal in 1935, died of a stomach ail attack on Christmas Day. A news Ronald E. Rich, '28, upon the death ment in a Hollyivood, California, hos paper account of his death was sent of his mother; Norman J. Hartzer, pital on December 29. to the ALUMNUS by Tom Monahan, '29, upon the death of his brother; A -svriter of wide note, Mr. Spear '31, Ai'cola, Illinois. John Molloy, '29, upon the death of man was best known for his novel, Most Rev. Bernard J. Sheil, auxil his father; Father Raymond J. Clan "Whispering Smith" which was twice iary bishop of Chicago, pontificated cy. C.S.C., '29, upon the death of his made into a movie, in 1915 and 1926. at the funeral Mass for Mr. Tivnen father; Eugene T. Connelly, '32, upon Significantly, the final installment of in Mattoon and preached the funeral the death of his father; John H. another of his novels, "Carmen of the sermon. Many priests, from Chicago Frield, '33, upon the death of his Eancho," had run in The Ave Maria and from other parts of Illinois, were father; James Fitzpatrick, '34, upon just prior to his death. in attendance. Sur\-iving are Mrs. the death of his mother; Peter J. Bom in Buifalo, New York, in Tivnen and two daughters. Johnen, '37, upon the death of his 1859, Mr. Spearman attended Law father; George Hahn, '22, upon the rence College, Appleton, Wisconsin. death of his father; Joseph Boland, William D. "Hogan" Morrissey, '27, upon the death of his father. His college course cut short by the Cincinnati, graduate student in the death of his parents, he joined his boy guidance course in 1924-26, died brother in the wholesale grocery busi suddenly on December 10 after a ness in Chicago. There he married heart attack. He is sui-vived by his Personals in 1884. Residing later in Appleton wife and a four-year-old son, his par for two years, he eventually moved ents and three brothers. Funeral ser Before 1880 Secretary: Hon. T. G. Gal with his family to Nebraska where vices were presided over by Most Rev. lagher, Fitchburg, Mass. he opened a small bank and started John T. McNicholas, O.P., archbishop The news that a new St. Andrew's his writing. His first stories and ar of Cincinnati, and burial was in Lon Church is to be built in New York ticles were sold to Harper's Weekly don, Ohio. City vriU be of special interest to and Harper's Magazi7ie. Able, enthusiastic and popular as many of the older alumni because Mr. Spearman was awarded an a student and as an alumnus, Hogan Rt. Rev. Luke J. Evers, A.B. '79, honorary doctor's degree by Santa was fen-ently devoted to Notre -A..M. '86, who died in 1924, was Clara and Loyola of Los Angeles, as Dame. He was particularly active in pastor of old St. Andrew's on Duane well as by Notre Dame. the Notre Dame Club of Cincinnati, Street for many years. It was Fa and visited the campus frequently. ther Evers who began the custom of The citation read at the time he haying workers' Masses at night, received the Laetare Medal from For two years before his death chiefly for the printers and news Notre Dame follows: Hogan was district agent for the paper men from nearby Park Row. "Frank H. Spearman has been Hiram Walker Distillery. Previously, The church has also served innumer selected by the University of Notre he was executive secretary of the able workers from nearby federal, Dame as recipient of the Laetare Catholic Charities of Cincinnati, di state and municipal buildings. Medal for 1935 in recognition of his rector of Fort Scott Camp for boys distinction as a Catholic layman and and director of boys' work for the 1880-1885 Secretary: Prof. Kobert M. of his services to the country in the Catholic Big Brothers' League. A Anderson. Circleville, Ohio. volumes of interesting and wholesome singer of exceptional ability, he was fiction he has provided through many a member of several choral groups. Class of 1883 years for a large reading public. This FIFTy-FIVE-yEAR REUNION award will have the hearty approval The Religions Bulletin on January June 3, 4 and 5 of all who are acquainted with 7 listed the death of Harry W. Carr, the work of this manly American '09, whose latest address on the Jggg Secretary: Michael O. Bums. 338 S. novelist." alumni records was 1211 Glendale Second St.. Hamilton, Ohio -Avenue, Peoria, Illinois. Mr. Carr 1887-1888 Secretary: J. L. Heineman, Joseph C Purcell, ex. '21, Kansas had previously resided in Evanston, Connersville, Indiana. City, Missouri, died on December 29 Illinois, Niles Center, Illinois, and after undergoing a major operation Green Bay, Wisconsin. on December 8. News of his death Oass of 1888 was sent to the ALUMNUS by Fred Samuel A. Walker, '95, Seattle, FIFTY-yEAR REUNION Mancnso and Jack Donahue. Mr. Washington, is dead, according to a June 3, 4 and 5 Purcell was secretary-treasurer of notation on mail recently returned by the Frank Purcell Walnut Lumber the Post Office. The date of death lgg9 Secretary: P. E. Burke, 301 Camp Company, Kansas City, Kansas. He was not noted. New Orleans, Louisiana. February, 1938 The Notre Dame Alumnus 123 1913 Secretary: James J. Devitt, 921 En- is to be a member of a newly-organ 1890-1893 Secretary: Louis P. Chute, T cineers* BIdg,, Cleveland, Ohio. Univ. Ave, Minneapolis, Alinn. ized law partnership. More on the subject when Joe sends the informa TWENTY-FIVE-yEAR REUNION tion he promised. He was liard at aass of 1893 June 3, 4 and 5 work at the time of the call, helping FORTy-FlVE-YEAR REUNION a young N.D. grad to land a job." June 3, 4 and 5 Clyde Broussard sends fi-om Beau mont, Texas, the welcome news that he is practically certain to attend the Joe Byrne sent these interesting 1894 Stcretary: Hugh A. O'Donnell, 1 W. 25th reunion next June because his notes to Jim Sanford: 67th SU, New Yorle City. second daughter, Mary Elizabeth, "Gus DoraU, '14, has done a re 1895 Secretary: Eustace CuUinan, Sr., 860 expects to finish at St. Mary's at the markable job at the University of Phelan Bldg., San Francisco, Calif. same time. Dan Skelly, Oil City, Detroit and has received high praise 1896 Secretary: William P. Bums, 32T Pennsylvania, will also be on the in the papers recently on his reported Willard Ave,, Stichigan City, Indiana. campus for the reunion, according transfer to the University of Michi 1897 Secretary: Rev. J. A. MacNamara, St. to Clyde. Add Bill Cotter, president gan. Jos. Sanitarium, Mt, Clemens, Mich. of ther Alumni Association, and the local members of the class — Paul "Ray Eichenlaub, our former All- 1898 Secretary: William C. Keslcr, 9th & American fullback, has become one Sycamore Sts.. Cincinnati, Ohio. Byrne, University librarian, for in stance, — and you have the nucleus of football's best officials. Old 'Ike' seems to have been in demand all of a notable gathering. FORTY-yEAR REUNION over the country during the past sea June 3, 4 and 5 Suggestion: ivrite to the class sec son. retary today as to your plans and ideas for the reunion. The secretary "Hardy Bush, '15, has recovered 1899 Secretary: Dr. Joseph F. Duano, 418 will then be able to cooperate more from a very serious illness and is his •"' Jefferson Blvd., Peoria, HI. effectively with a local class chair old self once again. 1900 man and with the Alumni Office in "Ward Perrott, '16, organizer of arranging a program. the First League Club of Notre In taking apart the altar in Fresh Dame, has become quite a banker man Hall recently, a carpenter took Incidentally, Clyde Broussard and with the Stock Exchange finn of out a drawing board which had been the other local Notre Dame men and Emmanuel & Co. in New York City." serving as the back of the tabernacle. the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Jim added a note that he hoped On this board were many signatures w^ere responsible for a welcoming to see Hardy Bush soon. Their last of former students. - One of the dinner in honor of Tom Lieb and reunion was on the streets of Verdun, names was "Angus McDonald." Manny Vezie when they brought France, in 1919. Jim later forwarded their Loyola of Los Angeles team to a formal announcement of Joe Gar- And so this board is now being Beaumont for the Baylor game last gan's new law firm—Graham, Gar saved for the use of Angus' nephew fall. Present as Notre Dame repre gan and Sullivan, 73 Tremont Street, (also named Angus McDonald) who sentatives, besides the three just Boston. will be a freshman in the University named, were Joe Broussard, AUreu next September. The younger Angus Duperier, Leo Mixson, Burrell Boy- 1916 Secretary: Timothy P. Galvin, First is from Los Angeles. kin, Thomas Hughen and Joe Hebert, Trust Bldg., Hammond, Ind. all of Beaumont; and Christy Flana 1917 Secretary: Kdward J. McOsker. 104 1901 Secretary: Joseph J. Sullivan, 1300, S. Union St., Elgin, Dl. 139 N. aark St., Chicago, Dl. gan, of Port Arthur. IQlg Secretary: John A. Lemmer, 1110— 1902 Secretary: C. C. Mitchell. 110 S. 1914 Secretary: Frank H. Hayes, 406 Dearhom St., Box 3. Chicago, HI. Bank of America Bldg., Anaheim, Cal. 8th Ave.. Escanaba, Mich. 1903 Secretary: Francis P. Burke, 904 IQlg Secretary: James E. Sanford, Jam TWENTy-yEAR REUNION Trust Co. Bldg., Milwaukee, Wis. Handy Theatre Service, Inc.. 230 Park Avenue, New York City. June 3, 4 and 5 The following comes from Mr. THIRTY-FlVE-yEAR REUNION Sanford, of New York City, and Your secretary writes as follows: June 3, 4 and 5 points east: "Maybe ifs hard to believe, but "A particularly appropriate Christ they tell us we're out 20 years and that we are one of the 'old grad' 1904 Secretary: Robert Proctor, Monger mas card came from Brother Walter, Bids., Elkhart, Indiana. C.S.C., laboring in the vineyard of groups to get together in June. One of the important factors in assuring 1905 Secretary: Daniel J. O'Connor, 10 S. the Lord at St. Gregory's School, LaSalle St.. Chicaeo, BI. Dacca, Bengal, India. Above the the success of our 20-year reunion is the presence of a large number of Secretarj-: Thomas A. Lally. 811-13 greeting was the folloTOng beautiful 1906 Paulsen Bldg., Spokane, Wash. verse which I will pass on to his the old gang. Let me hear from yon If you plan on being on hand. Let Secretary: Rev. Thomas E. Burke. classmates and all Notre Dame men 1907 who knew him: me hear from you if you won't be C.S.C., Notre Dame, Ind. there because this 1918 column needs Secretary: Frank X. Cull. Bulkley '/ pray the proi/er the Eastemera do,— a few paragraphs once in a while." 1908 Building. Cleveland. Ohio 'Mat/ the peace of God abide with ytm.* "Jimmy Carolan, ex. '12, well 1910 Secretary: Clarence Bader, 650 Pierce THIRTy-YEAR REUNION known to many Notre Dame men of Street, Gary, Indiana. June 3, 4 and 5 that period, who, with Knute Rockne, 1920 Secretary: Leo B. Ward, 1012 Black worked summers at Cedar Point, Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif. Ohio, is in charge of the amusement Ed Doran, South Bend is the new 1909 ^^e^^A'y* S' F. Cleaty, Notre Dame, news desk at the New York Times. Indiana. vice-president of the St. Joseph Jimmy was also formerly connected County Bar Association. A former 1910 Secretary: Rev. M. L. Moriarty, 1900 with the Hearst newspapers, and the member of the board of governors Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Brunswick-Balke-Callander Company of the Association, Ed was replaced 1911 Secretary^ Fred Steers, 1666 First at Chicago up to 1930. in that job by Paul Bntler, '27. National Bank Bldg., Chicago, III. "A brief call on Joe Gargan at 1912 Secretary: B. J. Kaiser, 324 Fourth 1921 Secretary: Dan W. Duffy, 1600 Ter minal Tower, Cleveland. Ohio. St, Pittshurgh, Pa. Boston uncovered the news that he 124 The Notre Dame Alumnus February, 1938 1922 SccrcUirj-: Gerald Ashe, Buffalo Ath self-acclaimed nomad of the Indiana summer stag at Lost Nation in June. letic Club, ButTalo, New I'ork. metropolis. John is the kind of a 'John, what became of the rest of Harry Mehre, head football coach fellow who sends Christmas cards the Hurleys, Bill and Bob? Also Bob in the Universitj' of Georgia for 10 every year from a different place and Howland and Firman Fusz, the St. years, was chosen for a similar posi never uses a return address. Any Louis twins. Also John McNamee? tion at the University of Mississippi, way, this is a good way to tell him Now that this has become a case of according to recent newspaper an that I enjoyed hearing from him and putting someone on the spot for next nouncements. Harry has a three- that I wish him the same. The same issue, why not hear from some, or year contract effective Februarj' 1. message to be conveyed to Ed Pol- all, of them. haus and Al Foos. 1923 Secretary: Paul H. Castncr. 1" Cor 'Whoa, there goes the gong! John nell Road, West Hartford, Conn. 'Had a Christmas greeting from ny and Pat need haircuts and then John D. Mahon, Superior, Wisconsin, we must hurry home and help Cecilia FIFTEEN-YEAR REUNION and see that he deserted the con Ellen eat her second birthday cake— June 3, 4 and 5 firmed old men and annexed a Mrs. that is, I must hurry home and see since last reports. Congratulations to that the two hoodlums let her have a Paul sends this pep message to John. Also John Hillenbrand (Bates- piece. Do me a favor, will you, pave the way for a large turn-out in ville Caskets, the Quality Brand, adv. John? Just edit this a little so that June: rates i-equested) sends his greetings it won't cause Father Broughal and and hopes that more of my clients Paul Fenlon, if they should happen "This is our 15th year—^well count will see the error of their -svays and to read it, too much of a headache them yourself—and it's our turn to demand his merchandise during 1938. over allowing me to graduate.' meet this June under the five-year Ray DeCourcey, bachelor deluxe, now reunion plan. How about stai-ting with the Larson Construction Com "Thanks to you, Willard, and I plans to be there—Neil Flinn, Rusty pany (ofiice manager, not labor fore hope all the boys you have mentioned Kennedy, Perc Wilcox, Francis X. man), of Decatur, Illinois, wTites that will say 'hello' to their classmates Disney and many others we haven't he is spending his winter vacation in of 13 years ago. Let's make it a seen for years? HoUj^vood. lucky year for the class of '25." "If you come once you'll get the 'Spent the evening of the AU-Star -Attorney Bill Voor, of South Bend, habit like those of us that make it game with Chuck Collins and family is a member of advisory committee regularly. Notre Dame has a Com in Oak Park, Illinois. Boy, if you of the Indiana state commission which mencement second to none in the want to see a couple of future var is cooperating with the United States countr}'. Let me hear from some of sity guards, just drop in at 804 South constitution sesquicentennial commis you who are going to be there." Elmwood Avenue some day and take sion in continuing the 150th anniver a look at Charley and Dave Collins. sary of the« formation of the U. S. 1924 Secretary: J. F. Hayes. Wm. J. Ped- Met Congressman Vince Harrington constitution during the period of rati rick & Co., International Bids., Rock in St. Paul following the Minnesota efeller Center, New York Oty. fication of the states. The observance game, and he promised to see that will end on April 30, 1939. As the result of Jim Hayes' bril everjithing turns out all right with liant effort, the next issue of the the boys in Washington. Dr. Dave Howard Fischer is working with .A.LUMNUS will be running over with Murphy is doing a swell job along the Commonwealth Edison Company '24 news, — we hope, we hope, we with younger brother, Ed, of filling of Chicago, and is at the present time hope. Jim sent in January a letter an illustrious father's shoes here in supervising the installation of the appealing for news to every member Dixon. If you don't believe the lighting system on the Outer Drive in of the class whose address is on iile. health of this community is above Chicago. Watch for the Big Parade in March! par, take a look at my books this current year. Bob Dixon is still liv 1926 Secretary: James A. Ronan, 127 N. The good secretary himself is vice- ing in FVeeport, Illinois, secretary to Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois. president and treasurer of the insur Justice Shaw of the Illinois Supreme The following are Mr. Ronan's ance firm of William J. Pedrick & Court. No more bachelor quarters sad, sad words on the state of the Co., in the International Building of for Robert, however, since last sum class of '26: Rockefeller Center in New York. mer. "Mr. Dooley; He's the father of four, — three girls and a boy, — and resides out in good 'Frank Howland is in Springfield, "It's too bad. Bill, but it would old New Rochelle. Massachusetts, with a fine new job in appear that your recent appointee as the home office of the Massachusetts class secretary is a pretty poor sales It's Major Robert B. Riordan now! Mutual Life Insurance Company as man. Despite an ardent appeal in The University registrar was recently the result of his excellent work in the past issue of this widely-circu advanced from the rank of captain nearby Rockford, Illinois. [Made you lated periodical, no member of our in the Reserve Officers Corps to that look good on that one, Jones—Eds.] illustrious class of 1926 has seen fit of major. Bob is assigned to the Bernie Livergood, according to the to advise us pertaining to the where 489th Field Artillerj'. state insurance offices of Chicago, is abouts or whatabouts of any of our now managing one of the larger of classmates. Perhaps you have done 1925 Secretar>-: John P. Hurley, 2085 fices in the citj' and is keeping within Brookdale Road, Toledo, Ohio. a little better at your end. But we the new Illinois insurance code. A will not give up yet—maybe a direct- The Hurley touch is still magical— recent letter from Harry StuUdreher by-mail campaign will bring more re as witnessed by the following letter informs me that Dixon High School is sults for next month. from a class undertaker. John says: reported to have some good athletes. "It seems that the new class secre I must find out if they are Phi Beta "A note from Rev. Keitben L. tary has been blessed with at least Kappa. Roche, who is now pastor of St. Pat rick's church in Havana, Illinois, re one newsy letter for each issue, and 'That seems to be about all of our this time all honors go to J. Willard ports tliat distinguished cleric in good class that I have heard from or of. health and spirits. If you're a duck Jones, of Dixon, Illinois. He writes I see by the papers that Rex Enrigbt, as follows: hunter. Bill, tab this one. They tell originally a '25er, is putting our me that Havana is the best duck- 'I should make this an open letter Rock River Valley club on the map hunting spot in the Middle West, and to that one and only putter-on-the- by stepping into a head coach's job. I'm sure that Father Keith would be spotter, Norbert A. (Duke) Clancy, Nice going, Re-x. Don't forget the glad to have you drop in during the February, 1938 The Notre Dame Alumnus 125 open season. Provided, of course, Your scrivener sot a fast trim; and the holi days have left him vice. Howie Phalin gave you a good that you don't play with guns around Sort of gasping, with his bankroll on the bum. example last month of what a travel the parish house. ing secretary can do. Think it over So let's put out Christian charity, in its simple, forceful clarity and be ready to consider a 'New- "George Patrick (Dutch) O'Day To each other for no news in this, our Secretary Issue' at the get-together recently spent a couple of days in column: And since we're just bcEinninff the second in June. Chicago. He came over from Cleve decade's first bis inning land on a hurry-up business trip; but Let's close this doggerel with a wish both gay "I trust that you have all included managed a few hours to talk things and solemn— the attending of our ten-year reunion over. Dutch reports that all the boys HAPPY NEW YEAR! in your 1938 New Year resolutions. in Cleveland seem to be getting along 1928 Secretary: Louts F. Buckley, Middle- I am asking Andy Boyle, of the Uni fine. Jim Driscoll, after years of ex ton, Wisconsin. versity faculty, and Burt Toepp, the haustive research, has finally com South Bend insurance vendor, to be pleted an automatic pipe - cleaner local co-chairmen for the event and which meets even his most exacting TEN-yEAR REUNION to make all the necessary local ar demands. Chuck Mooney, they say, June 3, 4 and 5 rangements. I suggest that they con is still conducting a thriving insur fer with Jim Armstrong at once as ance business. Pat Canny, in his new Losing avoirdupois while taking on to the best method of procedure." position as assistant general counsel more work at Wisconsin (he's been for the Erie Railroad, has broadened asked to teach a class there in the the field of his travels even further. second semester) Buck still finds time .A.nd Doc Frank Hegarty sends this for these notes: from Pittsburgh: "Word came indirectly that John Sweeney was a recent victim of an "Thank you, Howie Phalin and "Judging from the fund of infor auto crash. John i-eceived a broken John McMahon, for setting a three- mation which has poured into my of arm which must be carried in a cast page standard in the last .A.LUJIN-US, fice since your announcement in the in a horizontal position. Pretty which I hope will be followed in the December issue, there must be an in tough! remaining issues in preparation for tense stupor prevalent among the sci the 10-year reunion in June. We ence men of '28—perhaps a post- "Gerry McDermott postcards greet are all looking fonvard to a complete holiday liver torpidity among the ings from Palm Beach, Florida, where account of the engineers next month. practitioners of the physic. So the facts he and 'the little woman' are enjoy Since we expect at least three pages for which you ask must necessarily ing a month's vacation in most pleas of notes, I am going to ask two men be as limited as have been my con ant surroundings. We all should to go to work on the assignment— tents during the past few years. have paid more attention to those i.e. Louie Carr, 138 Hamilton .4.ve- "Marc Farrell, Sol Solomon, Dick advertising classes. Bill. nue, Passaic, New Jersey, and John Weyi, and myself, after attending Fagan, 164 Park Avenue, Edgewood, different medical schools, came to "Wouldn't you like to hear a word Rhode Island. Let me urge the engi gether for our intemeship in the from some of those 'long losts,' such neers to please write to one of these same hospital and have since gone as Paul Fleminir, Mike Murray, John men immediately so they will be able our separate ways. Dr. Farrell, after O'Oonne)), Doc Gelson, Paul Broder- to continue the fine cooperation we graduate work at Massachusetts Gen ick, Jerry Timmins and dozens of have received from the guest conduc eral, has returned to Clarksburg, others? Well, stand by, and we'll see tors this year. That the mail will bring for next West Virginia, to assume the post of month." "My Christmas mail helped me to pathologist and attending pediatri locate a few men from whom I cian to one of the local hospitals. 1927 Secretaries: Joseph JI. Boland. Ath haven't had a word in some time. Joe Mark is also the father of a baby boy. letic Omcc. Notre Djimc. Ind.: Ed Brannon is in Seattle, Washington, Dr. Solomon, married now and with mund Deaeru. 7129 So. Pnrk Ave., CJiicaso. at the Camlin Hotel. Bernie Garber's t\vo charming children, is building a A POEM card was from Milwaukee, but unfor most successful practice in Ebens- tunately he didn't give his street ad burg, Pennsylvania. His modest es By J. M. Boland, 'Zl dress. [It's 621 N. Prospect .A.venue. tate boasts only a tennis court now, Oh. the men of twenty-seven no doubt were —Ed.] John E. Brannon, of the Mt. but I understand he's planning a few meant for Heaven Horeb, Wisconsin, Brannons, is lo goal posts for the kids to practise xVs their prefects, profs and prompters will aKrec: cated in Kenosha. My little village is drop-kicks on. Dr. Weys, after a But as senders of the messages that furnish not far from John's old home town— residence in surgery at Duke Univer us the assuages For a tired. diasKinE day—they're strict N.G.! so I am hoping to see him soon. He sity Hospital, accepted a commission was back to Notre Dame for the in the .\rmy, and the last I heard of For the first time in our scribbling, we Pittsburgh game. I met John Thom him he was stationed at Indiantown haven't KOt a dribblinjc Bit of news, or infonpation on any of our as, '30, of Marshfield, Wisconsin, on Gap, Pennsylvania. However, I be friends; the Wisconsin University campus re And to a tired, battered coacher, who hasn't lieve at that time he was expecting a srot the culture cently. John is a student here in the tour of duty in California. To make up fiction, poesy, fancy — you've Law School and expects to finish his ;riven the bends! work in June. "Lee Schneider left our midst a Doolcy's on me. ArmstrouK's frantic; there few months ago to take up his abode isn't any sort of antic "I think that our class president, in Florida. We're all hoping his ab They haven't done to see the Kood old mail EO throuEh. John Frederick, should come through sence won't be permanent. Turk Both want the twenty-seven white-space, full with a letter next month concerning Meinert is now functioning success of news and briEht pace To intrJEuc you, and—relieve you, of that the reunion. We will be expecting fully as president of the local alumni doush that is their due! to hear from you, John. The dead group. He's still a bachelor, and still line for copy will be March' 1 since with the Philadelphia Co. Nobody Scrap-iron YOUUE says ^ it's Recession; that may be the riEht impression the issue will be out about March 15. has seen hide nor hair of Boh Strick- Of your inability to fill my raEEcd cuff; el for ages. How about some news, But if all of you are Democrats, perforce you "In my opinion, the first order of Bob? needs must know that's Surely no way to follow up Our Noble business at the reunion meeting Leader's stuff! should be a discussion of a retire "I received an invitation to Bud Joe Bcndn claims it's Christmas "shorts"; ment plan for your class secretary to Callagy's wedding the other day and iudffinE from South Bend reports meet the super-annuation problem re regret I couldn't go. Best wishes, That's cnouEh to worr>- most any old Alum. . . . sulting from all these years of ser Bud. 126 The Notre Dame Alumnus February. 1938 "This about makes me fresh out of South Bend and has advanced many through that section of the Middle news. Buck. Hope your next guest new ideas for the promotion of his West His is the only offer to con conductor will come more closely to firm's tung oil product. tact members of the alumni of the Howie Phalin's masterpiece than I "Herman Ziffrin is practicing law dass of '33 that has been received did." and directing the destinies of a truck to date. ing concern in Elkhart, Indiana. A In order to awaken and keep alive Postcarder Leo Mclntyre recently New Year's card from Louie Godoy interest in this event many more mailed one from the South on the discloses that things are fine in Ha contact men will be necessary. On occasion of the installation of Most vana, and his patio is wide open to the West Coast—^let's go, Laurie Eev. Eugene J. McGuiness, D.D., any member of the class in the vicin Vejar and Leo Cummings. In New one of Leo's relatives, as bishop of ity. Magarrall's tavern in Pitts York and surrounding territory— Raleigh, North Carolina. burgh is '31 headquarters in Pitts get busy, McGovem, Finneran, Rohrs burgh now that genial Billy has taken and McGee. 'Big Tom' MuIviUe will 1929 Secretary: Joseph P. McNamara. 231 over active command of business. have the easiest job of all in contact Wisconsin Street. Indianapolis, Ind. Louie Baden, happily married, is now ing the members of the Norfolk, Con 1930 Secretary: Bernard W. Conroy, 1103 with the Inland Steel Company, of necticut alumni. In the South, Jules Kennctli St.. New Kensington, Pa. Hamilton, Ohio. Among those seen de la Vergne, et al., how about a Two-time Secretary Conroy (he's at the Notre Dame-Canisius basket little activity? In Wisconsin and also sec. of the Western Penn Club) ball game in Buffalo last month were: points north, Frank Warner and Don wants help, help. He writes: Ronnie Zudech and Johnny Dorschel." Schnobel ought to be able to start the ball rolling. In Chicago, Maury "Jim Rizer and Doctor Sheen are Lee, Joe McCabe, Pat Crowley, Jack living at 40 Grammercy Park, New Emil Telfel is an instructor in O'Shaughnessy, and a host of others York City. Jim and John Nanovic English and director of the news bu will undoubtedly make the reunion a get together for a game of badmin reau at Clarke College in Dubuque, complete success insofar as Chicago ton once a week. Fred Davis is do Iowa. and vicinity is concerned. ing well with the Burroughs Adding Machine Co. Tom Cunningham has Sheridan Wells has been employed "The names above listed are mere moved to 350 East 57th Street. He as good -mil merchant for the Patrick ly spur of the moment thoughts, but is still connected with the Internal Henry Brewery for the past three they ought to be a fairly good start. Revenue Department. Connie Ochoa years. Until just lately he was work If each member of the class of '33 was visiting in New York during De ing in southern Illinois territory, but will appoint himself a committee of cember. Al Howard is now living at three or four months ago he was one to campaign, the reunion cannot the Centre Club. transferred to Flint, Michigan. help but be a success. One and all, let me hear from you, or write direct Jack Lynn is employed with the "My brother Tom, '27, reports to Jim Armstrong, alumni secretary, new Clarence Saunders grocery chain from Indianapolis that his family has and inform us as to progress in re in Memphis. He has a little ^rl who increased by one, a girl, Kathleen, gard to attendance, ideas on the pro was bom last summer. bom on December 20. Bill Holland, gram for the event, or anything else a classmate of his, had a new son a that may be helpful. June is not few days later. 1932 Sccretarj-: Herbert Giorjrio, 9005 188th St., HoUis, L. I., New York. such a long way off and we must get "Bill Steitz, '30, is doing fine and Carl Meyer still is with the Na started now!" his plumbing company has been get tional Park Service of the Depart ting a number of the big jobs in ment of the Interior. Carl lives at Pittsburgh. Russell O'Shea sends some great Anna, IlUnois. dope from his headquarters with the "A little aid from the classmates Bart O'Hara is now practicing law Massachusetts Mutual in Cairo, Illi would certainly help to make this in association with Hilliard and Trout, nois: column interesting." Midland Sa\'ings Building, Denver. "The 1933 column in the Decem ber-January issue of the ALUMNTJS 1933 Secretary: Donald Wise, 110 Pleasant was so depressed—in fact, it just Word comes that Tom Frost is as St., Joliet, HI. wasn't—^that I submit the following, sistant manager in the parts and ac in the hope that it ^vill serve in a case cessories division of Chevrolet and is FIVE-YEAR REUNION of need. residing in Minneapolis at 3424 Gar June 3, 4 and 5 field Avenue, South. Tom was mar "Jimmy Walder, class of 1932, re ried in 1935 and has two daughters. ports orally that Gerald Fitzgerald, Don Wise is beating the five-year of Muskogee, Oklahoma, is married, 2931 Sccretao" John Berean. 82S E. Col drums. He says: and still lives out Oklahoma-way. fax Ave., South Bend, Ind. "June, 1938, is the five-year re Ray Geiger works with an advertis Your South Bend scout and secre union of the class of 1933, and I be ing novelty company of which his tary says: lieve that this is the opportune time father is one of the partners. Ray to begin activities in regard to said has some nice advertising novelties, "A communication from Al Gall reunion. Just what activities will be and, when he was in Cairo last sum brings the announcement of Miss engaged in at that time is a matter mer for a couple of weeks, he sold Helen Sailer and Andy Patrick, of entirely up to the class of '33 as a much of his fine material about town. Bridgeport. Andy is an architect body, but the success of the reunion Lastly, Jimmy reports that Ed Hart, with the firm of Fletcher-Thompson depends upon the number of mem now a lawyer, has a nice practice in his native city. Al discloses that bers of. our class that attend. This built up by this time, and also is he is doing editorial work with the is an appeal by me on behalf of the the father of a dandy four-months- Geyer Publications in New York City. class, to each and every one of you old girl. Many friends of Tom O'Melia, of for help in making this reunion a Carroll Hall fame, will be happy to "When Philip Darmody was in complete success. learn that he is practicing dentistry town over the New Year's week-end in his native Clean, New York. Jerry "John J. Kelly has agreed to con he told me that he would address a Crowley took a leading part in the tact the alumni in the territory from letter to me giving some information promotional end of the O'Brien Var Minnesota to Alabama, and he.is in about some members of the class of nish company convention held in a position to do so, because he travels 1933, of whom he knew at that tinie. February, 1938 The Notre Dame Alumnus 127 It goes as follows: 'Carlo* Frank is York City, I believe. Some of the Francis Vitt works in the Chicago working at the Great Lakes Dredge other fellows around in the East, Merchandise Mart office of the Illi and Dock Company, Buffalo office. such as Phil Faherty, Billy Burke, nois State Relief. He has been mar Also in Buffalo is Frank Donahue, Jim Clark, Pete Connelly, Smoky ried since last June. who is in the sales department of the Martin, Walter Johnson, and Bill American Wire and Nail Company. Hawkes, might help out in making Bob Bondnrant, who has been as Mike Leding lives in Schenectady, the thing a grand success. sociated for the past four years with New York, and is employed in the the law firm of Jones, Obenchain & industrial control department of the "Let's speak out about this men, Butler, in South Bend, has just General Electric Company. The and make some well-laid plans for an opened his own offices in the J.M.S. Eclipse Aviation Company, (location enjoyable reunion next June." Building. unknown, but probably in the East), 2934 Secretary: James SIOSCOTV. 2320 N. Bob Hamilton had, the first of the employs Francis Joseph and Alphonse Lawndale Ave., Chicaco. III. Alvino. Francis Martin works for year, a fine promotion with the Dun- more Company, Racine, Wisconsin, Consolidated Edison Company. Mitsch Here's the dope from Jim: works for a metal working plant manufacturers of electric motors, in Wheeling, West Virginia, and an "Jack Gorman has received his law tools and appliances. Bob was ad other Wheeling resident, Bill Dusch, degree from Northwestern and is vanced from advertising manager to is located with the Warwick China practicing with the firm of Clausen, sales manager. Hirsh and Jliller. Company. "Tupper Lake" Larry John Roche, B.S. in C.E., writes to Simmons works for the New York give his correct address. It's really Central Railroad somewhere in New "Ed Fitzmaurice (he of the Com merce School) employs himself prof 131 Hart Boulevard, West New York State.' Phil, incidentally, has a Brighton, Staten Island, New York. nice position with the Illinois Central itably these days in Milwaukee for the Burroughs Adding Machine Com The ALUMNUS had it "Long Island" Railroad in the central office of that in announcing the birth of John's road in Chicago. pany. This report should be extra- official because it comes from a home- son. "At graduation week-end last year office man of Burroughs. John had had Christmas cards from the class of 1932 had such a rollick "Bob Van Lahr's grace period as Walter Dupray in Port Huron, Mich ing good time at the five-year re a bachelor expires on Januarj- 25 as igan, and from Mike Yriberry down union of the class of 1932 that I he takes unto himself a bride in Flint- in Peru, South America. Walt has envied them, and hoped that in June, ridge, California. Happy Days, Van! a son and Mike, a daughter. 1938, the class of 1933 would have a similar get-together. How about "We received the happy tidings Incidentally, John will mightily ap it, men? from George Maloney that he was preciate any help from his classmates married to Miss Marj' Grady last Sep in lining up a job—preferably civil "I am whole-heartedly in for the tember 9. They are residing in Can engineering, but finance or account idea, and, since someone must, I will ton, Ohio. Here's hoping George ing gladly considered. New Eng propose that our class secretary, Don doesn't forget the additional news he land is preferred for location, but Wise, of Joliet, look after the com promised this column. that isn't at all a rigid requirement. mittee appointments which need be John has had several years of expe made to insure that the class of '33 "A very welcome note relieved our rience in office work. will have their five-year i-eunion plans worries over the whereabouts and do arranged and carried out. It's an ings of Jack Landers. He is still 1935 Secretary-; Pranklyn C. Hochreiter, excellent idea, so let's get behind and loyal to his native Springfield, Mis 11 Brunswick Blvd.. Buffalo. N. Y. push. You know, June and gradua souri, but refused to divulge any Hoch comes through again as fol tion time is only about four months news about those Springfield 'debs.' lows: ahead of us, and so, time is short. "All of us who remember Ed "For a while there we had intended "Perhaps one or two of those O'Malley will exult over the news making this script a short one run Commerce grads at South Bend, Art that he is to be ordained in Rome on ning something like this: letters— Prekowitz and Harry Scholnik, might the Feast of St. Joseph, March 19. none; calls—none; visits—^none; result be prevailed on to make some ar He sincerely wishes to be remem —0.* But then along came Christmas rangements for a meeting place bered to all of his old friends includ and with it there were greeting cards downtown. Perhaps Pat Bums, Jim ing Roy Waters, Andy Auth, Jack from all parts of this har country of Guilfoil and Jim Wade might cany Dorsey, Bunny Crawford, Russ Leon ours—some of 'em with notes at the idea along in the South, while ard, Bob Nachtwey, Doc Landers, tached and promises of letters. One Dick Meade, Leo Cummings, Roily Dick Molique, etc. letter came through and for it we Schefter, Bob Sullivan and Nick Lu- "Ed tells us that another of our are most grateful to Frank Holahan kats will draw together the boys from boys, Ed Seward, is now in his third for he changed our mind about what 'way out West. Ed Roxas will speak year of theology at the same semi we should write for the February for the Philippines, and Charlie Pres- nary. Last summer Ed (Seward) mo rag. ton for Alaska. tored over most of the continent, and "We noted with deep regret two "Ed Dailey, Chuck Jaskwhich, Jim is now the travel authority of the items in the 'Deaths' section of De McGill and Joe Kurth were pretty college. Next year he plans to take cember-January ALUMNUS. The class good politicians during their days on in the points he missed including the of 1935 herewith extends to the fam the campus, and they should be able Scandanavian countries, England and ily of Al Capitell, in Belmont, Mas to 'convert' the men in the Mid-West. Ireland. sachusetts, condolences in their be Tom O'Meara and John J. Collins, "The boys over there listen to all reavement. And to Father Thomas (of the Galla and Collins combina the N.D. games—and as all Romans J. Brennan, C.S.C., the class of '35 tion) might be added to those. tell them 'the fifth mark of the Cath also extends its sympathy on the olic Church is Notre Dame.' death of his mother in Kalamazoo, The eastern sponsors for the five- Michigan. year reunion might be named as fol "Their address — and they surely lows: Jack Finneran and George would like to hear from you—is Col- "We should like to inject a per Rohrs, Doug Giorgio, Biff Powers, legio Americano Del Nord, Via Dell sonal note to friend Luke Kelly oat Jim Ross and Ed Stephan, all of New 'Umlita 30, Roma." South Bend way. A Christmas card 128 The Notre Dame Alumnus February. 1938 came to us for you, Luke. It was "The news of the missive dealt Publicitor Petritz sends the glad from Charlie Landmesser. If you largely with Prank's experiences and tidings that Danny Cunha is having are real good, we'll bring it to Chi meetings at the -Aj-my game. We phenomenal success with his basket cago U. with us next summer. were interested in his comment that ball team at Vincentian Institute, Al he has attended all the games since bany, New York. At one stage the "We want to thank the following our exodus and finds '35ers becoming boys had won 10 straight. (Whether for their Christmas greetings: Mitch scarcer each year. or not some of the success is due to Saleh, Houston, Texas; Sigmund Butch O'Neill, '34, who ofificiates in Sluszka, New York City; (we are still "Among those seen at the stadium some of Danny's games, is still to be waiting for that promised missive, were Jack Edwards and Jim Kelly. considered.) Incidentally, the Vin Sig.); Luke Kelly, South Bend; Vince ex. '35. On the train Walt Brown centian team will play in the prelim Gorman, Kingston, New York; Mart was encountered. inary game when Notre Dame meets Hendele, Chicago; Neil Crowley, "Quoting, 'Early Sunday morning, Colgate in Albany on February 26. Brooklyn; Carlos de Landero, Mex after leaving the International Ca From the Dan Cupid notes of Jack ico; Tom Proctor, Elkhart; Cliff Dud sino,- Ned Rowan and Bob Henneber- ley, Paducah, Kentucky; Jim Hartley, Ledden, sports editor of the South ger, both of whom are finishing their Bend Tribune: George Melinkovich New York City; Art Korzeneski, Chi law at Georgetown, came to our cago; Gene Blish, '34, Denver, Colo was married in New York recently; rooms at the New Yorker -where we Fred Mundee, '37, will be married on rado; and Dick Meier, '37, in a hos partied for a couple of hours. I un pital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. February 5; and Mike Layden, '36, is derstand that Art Carey had been engaged. with Ned and Henney earlier in the "Gene Blish lives at 1550 Oneida evening.' Street, Denver; and Dick Meier may 1936 Sccretarj-: John Monin, 61 E. 95th be addressed at St. Mary's Hospital, "The adopted son of the coal coun St.. Apt. 2, New York City. Minneapolis, Minnesota. How about a try mentioned that the Anthracite In between dubbing us poor devils few of the Coyne "Merrj' Men" writ Club of Notre Dame had its Annual out of our income taxes, your Mr. ing to Gene and Dick. They both Christmas Formal on December 30, Moran got out this swell stuff: requested news on the gang and we and Thomas Kennedy, son of the believe a few lines to them from for "Greetings and best of everj-thing lieutenant governor of the state, was for the New Year! Your secretary mer teammates would mean a lot. chairman. Attending the eastern dis We personally want you to know we envisions a bigger, newsier, and more play of the 'Big Apple' were Frank, interesting column of class notes for are praying for a speedy return to Walt Brown, Ned Rowan and Jim good health, Dick. 1938—but only with your continued Coll, who is still dissecting men and and wholehearted support. -A.nd that mice at Jefferson Medical School. "Art Korzeneski found a card that means just one thing—^letters, and None other of our gang was ob- plenty of them with news about you had ample writing space and penned ser\-ed. off the following to us. We give it indixidually, and whatever informa to you verbatim: "One of our's of whom we have tion you may have regarding any of not heard news in a long time is Bill the '36 gang. So let me hear from 'There is more room in this card Miller. We ran into Bill the night some of you secretive souls. to -vrtite on than any I could find—^I of the Notre Dame Christmas Formal "There was a pleasing increase in know I owe you a letter but you owe here in Buffalo. He looks good, is me one—. Ean into John Burke and the number of cards and letters this still the budding hamster of -Mbany past month or two. Christmas cards Tom La Londe and George Demetrio Law School, and if we are correct, at a 3 o'clock Mass at Old St. Marj-'s, were received from Bill Walsh, Frank we detected a slight accent of the Murray, Joe Wade, Jim Sherry, Doc where you will find some guys eveiy East creeping into his speech. But Sunday. Caspar, Larry Palkovic, Cliff Brown, 'dapper' was the same old 'stuff.' You Lin Phoebus, Mickey Dandier, Walt were a sight for sore eyes. Bill. Lots 'Last week I had a field day. Got Matusevich, Bud Goldman, and Andy of luck! How about a line once in a Hufnagel. Thanks to you all for your on a bus in front of my place—2100 while—and %vhile we think of it, Lincoln Park West, Suite 308-9 (for kind remembrances. Thanks also to don't you owe King La Londe a let t%vo grads from '35 (and former col your benefit) and ran into George ter, too? Demetrio and Bob Bums. The night leagues on the Scholastic), Vince before at the Chicagoan it was "Of your writer there is little to. Gorman and John Carbine, for send Bob Cavanaugh, who is vrith the gov tell. He has been doing i-adio work ing along their greetings. ernment—good job—on his way to for the Catholic Charities of Buffalo, "Jim Sherry wrote that he was due Texas. The boy really covers ground. having been on twice during Decem to return to Flint, Michigan, about His headquarters are in Washington. ber. Word comes to his ears that he the first of January to take further and a young ladj' of the department courses in accounting at the General 'Clark (John Clark Korzeneski of interpretation will exclusively Motors Institute. Jim is still with playmate), by the way, is really en write, produce and handle programs the Chevrolet Motor Car Company at gaged this time (you rat). I made over Buffalo's Columbia Station the Tarrytown, New York, plant. every game at N. D. but saw veiy WGE. This is to begin Februarj' 8. And don't despair of ever receiving few of our gang.' It will consist in dramatization of that sweater you left at my place cases that are current in the various after the Army game, Jim; I'll get "When a letter comes to our atten departments of this agency. ambitious one of these years and ship tion with the printed head—'Treasurj' it out to you. Department — Oflice of Comptroller "We come to the end of another of the Currency' we know it brings '35 monthly sketch. How about liven "Bob Cavanaugh was heard from news from Frank Holaban. We wel ing it up, fellas, with more news eai-ly in December. Bob wrote that comed your newsy bit after the turn from you out there in the naughty, he had been doing a bit of travelling of the year, Fi-ank, and will turn the naughty world? We are anxious to for the Federal Deposit Coi-poi-ation, dope over to the crowd for mastica hear from 'our dead' who have never in the course of which he had spent tion. For the information of inter wiitten and from 'our paralyzed' who a month in North and South Dakota, ested alumni, Frank address at the have forgotten how to \vrite. Let's another month in Ohio, and even present time is P.O. Box 266, Wilkes- get together and end up the last few managed a stop-over at Notre Dame. Barre, Pennsylvania, or 37 Bamum months of this current journalistic The ex-prexy of the Commerce For Place, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. endeavor irith a bang. Whatcha say?" um stated that he had seen, in the February, 1938 The Notre Dame Alumnus 129 last several months, Tom Campbell, Manor, 215 South Witmer, Los An • ceived—but then, 'tis far better to who spent a week in Washington dur geles, California. Heh, heh, Trib— give than to receive. ing September, Gene Tobin, John who's laughing now? Maloney, Bill Whalen, George Mur- "Of course this is the time of year pby, and several others. Bill Deely "Joe Mansfield sent along the news the campus boys beg^n to trade off is helping roomniate Cavanaugh run that, in addition to his regular duties the Christmas neckwear, count the. the F.D.I. Corporation and is doing as an announcer at station WJAR, comp list from the holiday dub dance, a swell job. Bob added that he was Providence, Rhode Island, he is also settle to the routine of things and leaving on December 2 for a trip working on a commercial show spon stuff. But, somehow we miss the through Missouri and several south- sored by the General Baking Com general hubbub and suspicious em state, but that he hoped to be pany. Joe interviews people in one glances at financial sheets. Anyway, back in Washington before Christ of the large bus terminals in the city it's mid-January and we enjoyed our mas. Thanks for your very newsy —and states that he corners some rheumatic fling at the Christmas letter, Bob; after i-eading of your very interesting specimens to drag dance locally, saw the starry-eyed jaunts around the counti-y, you al before the 'mike.' From the Mans undergrad for a brief shagging most make me wish I had picked the field source came news that Johnny spasm, tottered back to our couches F.D.I. Corporation instead of the In Desmond is working for General and gently threw a fit. ternal Revenue Department for my Motors in Rochester, but that he iield of labors. plans a change in the near future "But for the matter at hand: First which may take him into foreign ser to come, on the official mimeograph "Buddy Goldman sent along a note vice with on of the large outfits. of the John Hancock Mutual Life In from tropical Florida to say that the Good luck, John. surance Company, a letter from John season down there was a bit slow in Hurley, ex.-Scholastic scribe, baseball getting started, but that things in the "Joe also reported that Jack Mur player extraordinary and harbinger furniture line were expected to hum phy is still cutting up at Yale Med of what happens to journalism ma shortly. School—but only cadavers. Mansfield jors. Anyway, John's selling insur recently received a card from Tom ance as special sales representative "From Chicago, Jerry Vogel Fennelly which indicates that Tom in western New York (which has re penned a letter on the eye-catching has gone and got himself married to cently come to include Michigan for stationery of the Supreme -A.d\-isory a former St. Maiy's girl. How about sales purposes), and sends in a few Council of Aleph Zadik .\leph. Jun a confirmation on this. Torn? Joe re squibs about the boys. ior B'nai B'rith. Jerrj-, who is chair quested information on his former man of the organization's national roommate, Tom Keenan. So if Keen- "Personal: that insurance idea is committee on scouting, is still being an sees this, he can write the demon O.K., John, if I could float a slow bothered by quarterly exams, this announcer at 562 Eaton Street, Prov loan. . . . time at the University of Chicago, idence, Rhode Island. where he is taking advanced work in "According to Hurley (which is Social Service .4.dministration. ".4.nd that concludes the monthly just a neat way of side stepping libel stint. .A.gain, I i-epeat, your letters suits) Al Bride is working as a credit "Larry Palkovic penned a long let will be more than welcome. So drag man in a Hartford, Connecticut, store. ter from Cleveland, where he is now out the stationery and let me hear Brides have a way of becoming credit located at 3433 Trowbridge Avenue. from you. .\nd for those who are managers. LaiTy, it seems, almost got around to planning on attending the Notre seeing the Army game, but an un Dame-N.Y.U. basketball game in "Next on the Hurley calendar kind fate stepped in at the last min JIadison Square Garden on February comes Johnny Desmond, who is re ute, and he was denied the privilege. 25, I'll be seeing you in Ross' Tavern ported electrifying the office of the after the last basket." Delco Remy Corporation in Roches "That stylist of the English tongue ter, New York. Johnny grabbed his —Al Torribio—sent along another of From the AUentown, Pennsylvania, sheepskin at mid-term last year. his terrific masterpieces from Los -A.n- Morning Call comes a long clipping geles. The word 'masterpiece' is not "Caesar Don Sconfietti, about reporting on the fine success which used literally, for A\ takes great de whom we have heard vague wander Ken Stilley is haring as coach and light in torturing his fomier editor ings, is reported still vacationing. director of athletics in AUentown with dangling participles, unfinished Which is all very jolly and Junior PreparatoiY School. Ken is held in sentences, and what have you. The League if one can manage the neces- the highest regard in the city and, "Trib" reported that the Notre Dame sarj' scratch. But to C. Don such is particularly, in the school. Last sea basketball team would be a great mere bagatelle. son his prep football team won four, drawing card out on the West Coast, tied one and lost t\vo. Ken also and suggests a game between Stan "Jerry Zeiler is also reported coached the -A^Uentown Professionals ford and N.D.—with Stanford's Lu- above. Just barely, however, for he and this team came through the sea setti matched against Notre Dame's is going through the graduate mill at son with six wins and a tie. Moir. J^hvays full of the Notre Dame Catholic U., and what with senatorial spirit, A\ told how he recently went filibusters in the vicinity it must be 1937 Scervtary: Paul Foley, 327 Liberty like bucking a constant gale. to a preview of a Zane Grey western Street. Pontiac, Michigan. thriller in which Nick Lukats, N.D. From the Pontiac Daily Prune "Newsmen note: Herb Kenyon is backfield star of several years ago, working in the classified ad depart played the villain. Al kept dropping comes this impressive dope produced by your able Mr. Foley: ment of a, or the, Yonkers New York hints (out loud) about "what a hand journal. We scorn him as one who some villain he would be if only he ".A.rmed with t\vo letters, one in bows to the commercial (Whatcha had an electric razor"—and finally surance pamphlet, a round dozen makin', Herb?) got the audience cheering for Nick. Christmas cards and a cheery smile Perhaps the producers will find some we plunge into this newest chapter "Bill Mulrennan, he of that Broad favorable reports on Lukats' perfoi-m- of the newest gi-ads. way sheen, is selling shoes. Hurley ance on the opinion cards which were says 'either just on or just oif the handed out. For the benefit of the "Once more the boys were none great White Way.' It would seem rest of .A.l's creditors who would like too generous with the postage stamps. rather important, that qualification, to catch up with the former demon Possibly because of a certain leth since it's shoes he's selling. But any manager, his address is 249 Witmer argy in answering mail already re- way he can't be far from BUI (Moe) 130 The Notre Dame Alumnus February, 1938 Foley, who greetinged us at Christ back in Kansas—where hardware is has joined his father's accounting mas with a suave New Yorkish card. really hardware. organization. King and Crowe, in South Bend. "Jack Baker, the one with the tab "Strangely silent have been mem Joe AMering, of South Bend, who collars, and John (Boff) Cavanaugh bers of the band since they laid up spent three years at Notre Dame as the clarinets in a comfortable bath are reported working for New York a pre-med student, is now in St. stores. No doubt 'Boff' is -svithin of goose grease. But we have re ceived word from the ex-band, presi Louis University Medical school and range of a jam session, or, at very is pledged to the Phi Chi fraternity. best, a nice dark comer for panto dent, Robert Trousdale, who reports mime efforts. he is working for the Baumann, Fin There were friendly greetings re ney & Co. certified public account cently and an offer to help in the As "Here is a cryptic note that we ants in Chicago. It seems Finney sociation in any way from Dick Flood, throw out in hopes you'll understand. wrote a book once. But Trous is com who is a student in Jefferson Medi 'Harry Heinneman is working in or ing along in great shape we hear and cal College, Philadelphia. near New York, in his own profes has almost succeeded in tearing him Alberto Castineira recently joined sion, rumor has it.' Nice work if— self away from the Thomas treatment the Genei-al Electric Company as a etc. for china knobs. student engineer and at present is located in the Schenectady, New "Frank Reilly, for whom we held "Word also drifts in from the wilds York, plant of the company. high hopes and still do, is jumping of Long Island of Basil (Battlin' back into the swirl of things at Mc- Bas) Gillespie, who cryptically re The guy who perpetrates "Campus Eory Co., Inc., a concern operating marks about mysterious 'travels in Notes" in each ALUJINUS, John Jacob in and around Orange, New Jersey. the South.' In any event, he was back Lechner, after selling football pro in Hempstead long enough to send a grams all fall recently sold himself "Somehow we feel slightly kinder- Christmas card, and what the South as president of the C.Y.O. of St. gartenish when news leaks in from lost Hempstead gained. Joseph's parish. South Bend. John these law schools around and about. is in his final year of law on the cam The lastest one is from Harvard Law, "We have heard no word from the pus. you know. Harvard, in the Ivy loop. other Gillespie, who is half way be It is said Harry Baldwin is leaving tween a printer's devil and a devil's book marks in those calfskin tomes, printer. We know why we haven't Dues as are Jim Waldron, Jim Dwyer and heard. Two reasons: (1) We owe BRETHREN: sevei-al others. Incidentally Promoter Jack a letter; (2) he bought a suit May I say a few soothing words on Jim was among those who sent us of tails. But we'll write a letter if' a painful subject. pictures of Santa Claus; thanks, Jim. it kills us—even though we see the Payment of dues for the current universe shifting into sodden lumps fiscal year is ahead of the total for "Last of the Hurley entrants is when Gillespie will get tails. But last year. then—chin up, and all that! Gil Gallivan about whom we know The class of 1937 had added a real little except that he is working in note of cheer to the Alumni Office by New York—^which is something. "A long silence was broken at the Yuletide when we heard briefly from its cooperation with the plan of dues "Mr. George B. Niezer, 1241 West Bernard (Unk) Donnelly, sage of for the first-year graduates. Washington Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Holland, Michigan. We take it 'Unk' If the Alumni Association embarked Indiana, is out three sheets of neatly is still at Catholic U., but this is pure on a sit-down strike from now until printed stationerj^ Mr. Niezer lost supposition. June 1, we could probably complete this stationery when his taffy-haired the year w-ithout asking the Univer son shook a few drops of ink from "Also represented on the Christ sity for aid. the fountain pen and shot up a line mas list (we got a million of 'em) BUT WE DON'T WANT TO SIT or two. were: Bob Grogan, still in Shreve- DOWN (believe it or not). port with that oil firm which bears "It seems Bernie himself is batting the Grogan name; John Moran, who This is the lean period of dues, and the books at Indiana U. Law school wrote those squibs a few pages ahead the fat period of our program. The —^vhich seems slightly unlawful in of this; Joe Druecker, still Selling air. two are at each other's throats. itself. BeiTiie reports he has been Speaking of Druecker, we are still Universal Notre Dame Night . . . invited into Beta Theta Pi fratemitj' planning to answer a letter of his a questionnaire to determine possi —good old Beta Theta Pi. from way back. bilities for placement service . . . the 1938 Class Reunions . . . Eockne com "Dick McArdle, Neizer says, is in "One tome we welcomed with open memorations . . . highlight issues of arms, and one we should have an Chicago working for the Lincoln Na the ALUMNUS ... a big Commence tional Life Insurance Company. Phil swered long since, was the one and ment . . . new high for the Local Club Welsh, ex-Scrip editor, is also re only Eli Abraham who fits into any Council in June . . . the Golden Anni ported under the ivj- vines of Har class notes since '00. Abe confided versary of football at Notre Dame in vard. plans for taking bar examinations, April . . . student contacts among the which he has done by now, of course. high schools . . . personal visits to the "At long last, like a feeble tap "We seem to be staggering to a clubs . . . current information on from the entombed miners, we hear timely questions of cultural and Cath a glimmer of information about close here. Which is all right, too, when all things are considered. It olic importance to you. . . . These are Parker 'Hundred Cents on the Dol oppoi-tunities at our door. lar* Sullivan—and he is, as might be seems a shame that such husky mail expected, in Lexington, Kentucky, men as we have here find so little to The Association wants to work for where a mint julep is not chewing carry to our step. But perhaps next yoii. Notre Dame will benefit as yoii gum. It is said he works for the month will remedy that situation. benefit, as well as the reverse process. Lexington Telephone Company (in "So it's back behind the wallpaper It costs money to send out indi daytime). to hide from the income tax man vidual bills for dues. But money is until the next issue." necessary to conduct this program. "Of course where Sullivan goes Not a lot. But a little more. Send also goes Al Schwartz, who has given in your dues, if you haven't yet. Let's up terrorizing Joe O'Neil and is sell Karl King, after some experience not only exist as an Association. ing hardware for his father's concern ivith an accounting firm in Chicago, Let's live. JIM ARMSTKONG. February, 1938 The Notre Dame Alumnus 131 ATHLETICS Oct. IS^IIIinois at Notre Dame MONOGRAM WINNERS (Continued from Page 112) Oct. 22—Carnegie Tech at Notre An indication of how little substi Dame tution was done at Notre Dame dar . petition between the t^vo schools since Oct 29—^Army at New York ing the past football season is seen the baseball season of 1924. One Nov. 5—Navy at Baltimore in the list of monogram winners an baseball game will be played on each Nov. 12—Minnesota at Notre Dame nounced by Athletic Director Elmer campus. Notre Dame and Michigan Nov. 19—Northwestern at Evanston F. Layden. Only 25 players won the will also meet in track, in a quad Dec:. 3—Southern California at Los coveted N. D. and of this group 14 rangular meet at Bloomington, April Angeles are seniors. 23, ^vith Indiana and Ohio State fill The seniors who are receiving ing out the quartet. MISCELLANEOUS awards from the faculty board of Coach Pedro de Landero of the control are: tennis team is optimistic, even though If you are interested in close Captain Joseph Zwers, right end; his team meets the cream of the mid games, you might keep in mind the Leonard Skoglund, left end; Chuck dle western crop, playing five scores of recent Illinois-Notre Dame Sweeney, right end; Dennis Emanuel, matches the first seven days in May. athletic contests when picking your left tackle; Gene Ely, left tackle; Joe spots for the fall of 1938. The last Ruetz, left guard; Joe Kuharich, right Father George L. Holderith, C.S.C, seven contests have given the lUini guard; Walter Marshall, right guard; coach of golf, has a strong nucleus an edge of one point and one victory Pat McCarty, center; Andy Puplis, for his team, which took runner-up and six of the contests have been and Chuck O'Reilly, quarterbacks; honors in the national intercollegiate tied at the end of regulation play. Jack McCarthy, left halfback; Nevin tournament last year. Our baseball team won, 7 to 6, in 13 McCormick, right halfback; Ennio The baseball team, under Jake innings last spring. The golfers tied, Arboit, right halfback. Kline, also promises to be strong, 13% to 13%. Illinois' track team Those in the sophomore and junior with several additions to the pitching nosed us out for second in the Cen classes who made monograms are: staif, and with most of the rest of the tral Collegiate meet, 29 to 28. The Earl Brown, Jr., left end; Ed Beinor, team back. varsity football teams tied at zero left tackle; Alec Shellogg, right The schedules: apiece. The football B team tied at tackle; Paul Kell, right tackle; Jim BASEBALL' 6-all and 7-all in two games. The McGoldrick, left guard; Ed Longhi, Apr. 16—ChicaKO at Chicago basketball teams were tied at IS-all center; Harry Stevenson, left half Apr. 18-19—Ohio State at Columbus Apr. 25-26—Iowa at Notre Dame at the half, 30-all at the end, and back; Louie Zontini, left halfback; Apr. 30—CliicaRO at Notre Dame Illinois finally swamped us by 33 to Joe Thesing, fullback; Ed Simonich, May 3—Nortiiwetem at Notre Dame May 5—Western State at Notre Dame 32 in the overtime. The track meet fullback; Mario Tonelli, fullback May 7-—llidiican State at East Lansins; is the only one not tied at the end of Johnny Murphy, right end, and Joe May 10—Illinois at Notre Dame May 14—Western State at Kalamazoo regulation time. Our prediction for Gleason, right halfback, who won let May 17—Northwctem at Evnnston the game next October 15—a stand ters last year, also are due to grad May 19—Mic}ii;;an at Ann Arbor May 21—Michigan at Notre Dame off! uate. May 24—Michigan State at Notre Dame (tentative) May 27-28—California at Notre Dame June 3-4—^Wisconsin at Notre Dame (Commencement) GOLF Apr. 18—Detroit at Detroit Apr. 22-~Chicaffo at Chicago Apr. 25—Ohio St.ntc at Notre Dame BLACKHAWK Apr. 30—Purdue at Notre Dame May 2—^\Visconsin at Madison May 6—Northwestern at Notre Dame HOTELS May 14—Minnesota at Notre Dame May 16—^Michigan at Ann Arbor May 21—Michigan Ststte at East Lansing Indiana State toumnmont at Your guests will appre Evansvillc National Intercollegiate golf tourna ciate the beautiful mod- ment at Louisville TENNIS enmess of Blackhawk Apr. 22—Northwestern at Notre D.ame Apr. 30—Western Slate at Kalamazoo Hotels — their gradous May 1—Detroit at Notre Dame hospitality — their out May 2—Chicago at Notre Dame May 4—Kentucky at Notre Dame standing service and con May 5—Michigan at Notre Dame May 7—Indiana at Notre Dame veniences. In Blackhawk May 12—Michigan State at East Lansing May 14—St. Louis U. at St. Louis Hoteb you will find lux May 19-20-21—State tournament at Kichmond, Indiana urious comfort at moder FOOTBALL ate rates. We are offering herewith Notre Dame's revised 1938 football sched ule, just to keep the records straight. The site of the Georgia Tech game, October 8, has been changed from BLACKHAWK HOTELS Located in Notre Dame to Atlanta. This works out nicely for Noti-e Dame since, DAVENPORT, IOWA . PEORIA. ILL. . . with Georgia Tech here, the Irish HOTEL JEFFERSON HOTEL BLACKHAWK would have played their first four ST. PAUL. MINN. games all at home. It works out just HOTEL MISSISSIPPI HOTEL ST. PAUL as nicely for Georgia Tech which is MASON CITY. IOWA HOTEL HANFORD making the game part of its semi HOTEL DAVENPORT centennial celebration. The schedule as it now stands: Oct. 1—Kansas at Notre Dame Oct. 8—Georgia Tech at Atlanta BLACKHAWK COMPANY fhey'L PIBASUJIE Copyright 1938. 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