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The Notre Dame Alumnus

Vol.. IV.. Contents for April, 1926 No: 7

Spring Scene on the Campus Frontispiece Universal Notre Dame Night Reports ...... *. 195 Placement Opportunities Open '. 205 Editorial A...... :'.. ^ 207 N. D. Glee Club Wins East ,. , ...... 210 Hon. Warren A. Cartier, '87 .., 213 Athletics ...214 The Alumni - 216

The magazine is published monthly during the scholastic' year by the Alumni Association of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. The subscription price is $2.00 a year; the price of single copies is 23 cents. The annual alumni dues of $3.00. include a year's subscription to The Alumnus. Entered as second-class matter January 1, 1923, at the i>ost office at Notre Dame, Indiana, under tha Act of March 3, 1897. All corres­ pondence should be addressed to The Notre Dame Alumnus, ^ox 81, Notre Dame, Indiana.

JAMES E. ARMSTRONG, '25. Editor

The Alumni Association — of the — University of Notre Dame Alumni Headquarters: 101 Administration. Bldg., Notre Dame. James E. Armstrong '25, General Secretary.

ALUMNI BOARD REV. M. L. MORIARTY, '10 Honorary President WILLIAM P. MCPHEE, '90 President DANIEL J. .O'CONNOR, '05 Vice-President JAMES E. ARMSTRPNG, '25 Secretary WARREN A. CARTIER, '87 Treasurer THOMAS J. MCKEON; '90: Director JOSEPH M. HALEY, '99 Director •JOHN P. MURPHY, '12 Director EDW. C. MCHUGH, '13. Director Universal Notre Dame Night's third predict the surpassing of all previous rec- birthday was celebrated Wednesday, April rods in any section of this great land. The 21st, by the great national family of Notre program has been arranged largely through Dame alumni. All the fun and abandon of a the efforts of Jim Mayrand, Secretary to three-year-old's party seems to have been Sheriff George Walters. ,,And Jim says the present at the nation-wide observations, and orgies of Eome and of Hollywood when com­ yet in all of them there was that serious pared to it for excitement and madness will touch which showed that the aunts and un­ seem like an afternoon meeting of the Bad cles of the child are beginning to realize Axe Browning Club. that steps must be taken toward the edu­ MAN! YOU CAN'T STAY AWAY! cation of the growing offspring. YOU DON'T DARE! The following reports from the various Your child when he grows up to be a big Clubs indicate how whole-heartedly the manly fellow—^the Rockne type—^will bow members entered into the light and serious' his head with shame if he knows you missed sides of the celebration.' It is with unusual it. Your wife or sweetheart will, probably pleasure that The Ahminus records the fine disown you. Your parents will doubtless dis­ action which practically every Club took inherit you. upon the three projects of scholarships, The date—^Wednesday, April 21. placement, and publicity, proposed by the The time—8:00 p. m. Alumni Board. The place—Althea Gardens, Grand River The Notre Dame Alumni Association and and Seven-Mile Road. the Local Alumni Clubs are comparatively Now, then, let every N. D. man show his young, and the splendid response to this loyalty to Notre Dame by putting every­ first request for organization of these thing aside to attend this great event—and phases of alumni activity points to a bril­ by all means, come prepared to spend an liant future for the entire Notre Dame evening of Good Fellowship. alumni group if this fine beginning is sound. Bring at least two of your friends—^the /^ DETROIT more the merrier. Three tickets are enclos­ ed, and, since it is necessary to know the \ Detroit wins the autographed bun for exact number to prepare for, the Commit­ getting in the report of Universal Notre tee asks that you kindly return the enclosed Dame Night. The method was the simple reservation card, AT ONCE. one of sending Eddie Polhaus up to Notre Dame to bring the dope. (Eddie had a few. This is a STAG PARTY. minor missions in connection with the Gra­ And was this program carried out? The ham Bros, automobile activities, but the U. ayes have it I One hundred members assem­ N. D. N. mission was foremost.) bled at the Gardens. The matter of a scho­ larship was disposed of by the simple ex­ The following advance letter from C. M. pedient of setting aside |300 from the ad­ Verbiest, secretary of the Club indicates the mission receipts of the dinner, and all that kind of a party planned: remains is for Emmett Kelley's scholarship DETROIT NOTRE DAME CLUB ANNOUNCES committee to name the man. UNIVERSAL NOTRE DAME NIGHT—APRIL 21, The rest of the evening was devoted to a 1926—WEDNESDAY program of the best Detroit talent. The Notre Dame men everywhere will gather famous Red Apple Radio Club entertainers together in old Notre Dame fellowship, but and entertainers from the Oriole Terrace particularly here in Detroit, will this event furnished the Club with one of .the finest- be the most programs reported from any of the meet­ Stupendous Spectacle of Cheer and Choio ings. The responsibility for this rests with ever conceived by any Alumni Club. a "spiritual alumnus", Jim Mayrand, who Those on the inside unhesitatingly assert isn't a Notre Dame grad but who has caught that the present arrangements—^including the Notre Dame spirit that certainly seems several scintillating radio entertainers— to be rampant in Detroit. 196 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA place for the evening. Rev. J. Hugh O'Don- The Pacific Coast must have resembled nell, honorary president of the club for the the campus itself on Universal Notre Dame past year, gave one of the finest talks that Night to judge from the reports of the the Club has heard and was responsible for Club activities along the coast. Mr. CuUi- much of the new life that the meeting seems nan sends in the following fine account of to have developed. He was followed by K. the Northern California assemblage, and K. Rockne, who was elected honorary presi­ other Pacific activities can be found under dent for the present year. Rock gave an in­ separate headings: formal talk that was the more effective for . The Notre Dame Club of Northern Cali­ its informality and filled with the charac­ fornia held its annual meeting at a dinner teristics that make the speaker so popular. in the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, on Father O'Donnell urged the members to Notre Dame Night, April 21st, and had a unite and carry out the program of scholar­ pleasant evening. President Eustace CuUi- ship activities, publicity, and placement, nan gave a report of his visit to Notre that the Alumni Board advocated—^not only Dame last commencement. Dr. Joseph M. to secure the advancement of those worth­ Toner, old student from 1885 to 1887, an­ while plans, but to form a nucleus of activ­ nounced that he intended to revisit the cam­ ity about which the Club will be able to pus at commencement of this year for the form a more definite structure. He stated first time in 39 years. Dr. Toner is taking that the St. Joe Valley Club, with Notre a six months' vacation commemorating the Dame and all that Notre Dame means so termination of twenty-five years of active close to them, should be the key-club of the and successful work in the medical profes­ local alumni clubs. He promised the coopera­ sion since his graduation in medicine from tion of Notre Dame speakers and talent in the University of California. Hon. Thomas putting across the programs of the Club, J. Sheridan, of the class of 1886, who has and urged that an appeal for active par­ been in the United States Attorney's office ticipation in Club affairs be sent to all the in San Francisco for many years, expects to members of the Club in the Valley. There attend the reunion of his class, at Notre are over 400 members on the roster, it was Dame in June and celebrate the fortieth an­ pointed out, and there is no reason why the niversary of their graduation. Club cannot be a leader among its fellow- The incumbent officers of the club were clubs. re-elected, namely: "Rock" gave one of the finest talks on Eustace CuUinan, '95, Phelan Bldg., S. F., Notre Dame and Notre Dame athletics that President; Thomas J. Sheridan, '86, Vice- this writer has been privileged to hear. Just President; Edward P. Madigan, '20, Vice- what athletics mean to Notre Dame and President; John J. Mclnnes, '22, Secretary- what Notre Dame has contributed to athle­ Treasurer. tics was brought out in the inimitable ST. JOSEPH VALLEY Rockne style. Rock praised Notre Dame, The Notre Dame Club of the St. Joseph not as the capital of the football world or- Valley observed Universal Notre Dame as a school of physical education, but as a Night with a meeting that those present University, and declared that in his many prophesied would be the first streak of the contacts %vith other schools he has become dawn of a new era in the "local" Notre convinced that Notre Dame men can meet Dame club affairs. Attendance wasn't heavy any other university men face to face in any materially, but before the evening was far phase of university activity, scholastic or advanced there was an injection of Spirit athletic. He outlined the heavy football given the members present that sent each of schedule of next fall, with five home games, them away imbued with much of the same four of them "big league" timber. The sup­ spirit that brought Father Sorin from port of this record home schedule will have France. a very important bearing on the question The observance was in the nature of a of a stadium at Notre Dame, he predicted. program of business and entertainment at Eddie Luther sang several solos, a group 8 p. m., followed by a fine buffet lunch. The of entertainers from the Columbian Squires K. of C. ball-room furnished an excellent furnished a number of pleasant selections, THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 197 and an excellent buffet luncheon was served "The Notre Dame Club of Kentucky cele­ at the close of the meeting. brated Universal Notre Dame Night on The election of officers resulted in Dud­ Wednesday, April 21st., with a dinner meet­ ley Shively succeeding Arthur May in the ing at the Tyler Hotel. presidency; Michael Donohue replacing Following a light repast, your recent let­ Aaron Huguenard in the vice-presidency ter in regard to the scholarship was read by and Dillon J. Patterson taking over the our President, Mr. Bosler, after which the secretaryship from Louis V. Harmon. The Club deferred action until their next quar­ new officers have assumed their duties with terly meeting which will be held early in a pleasing enthusiasm that indicates that May. the plans for regular meetings and the ap­ The feature of the evening was a talk by pointment of committees for handling the one of the most prominent members, Mr. several projects of the Club will be ade­ Otto A. Rothert, Secretary of the Filson quately cared for. Club, who spoke on "Outlaws of Pioneer LOUISVILLE Times." Following are two letters from Louisville. Mr. Rothert has spent much time in delv­ The first was received just too late for the ing into old records and revealed to us a March issue but is put down here because number of the incidents connected with the it indicates what the CluB had in mind, and activities of those outlaws who operated in then the report of Universal Notre Dame the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys around Night follows to indicate that they are the year 1800. carrying out just exactly what they in­ The Club invited the senior class of St. tended. Xavier's College to attend Mr. Rothert's ad­ "Following our annual custom, the Notre dress and we were fortunate in having ap- Dame Club of Kentucky, had a Dinner proximatelj' twenty (20) members pres­ Meeting at the Tyler Hotel, on February ent; and from the result of the applause 9th, for the purpose of electing officers for the visitors evidently appreciated Mr. Rot­ the ensuing year. hert's talk as much, if not more than the After a light dinner, consisting principal­ members. ly of steak and buns (Notre Dame in char­ You will no doubt judge that we use a acter) the reports of the retiring officers rather tame method of celebrating such an were read. occasion, but please recall that we have not Following this, we had a few remarks yet worked up our active membership to the from Rev. Father Thos. Hennessy, C.S.C., goal set, and too, the Club has been in exis­ now serving as pastor of St. Mary Magde- tence only a few years. line's Church, in our city. Sincerely yours, Next came the usual business meeting and Notre Dame Club of Kentucky the election of officers for the year. The THE WABASH VALLEY following were elected: Here's another double header—a case W. N. Bosler, President; Ed. H. Pfeiffer, where a new set of officers took reins after 1st Vice-President; Neil Gerst, 2nd Vice- the March issue was out and then proceed­ President; J. R. Brown, Secretary; Ran­ ed to stir up a fine meeting on the 21st. The dall Dempf, Treasurer; Directors, F. X. first of the following letters is from Char­ Wall, J. P. Dant, Jr., and Jas. Costello. ley Vaughn of Lafayette, retiring president We are pleased to remind you that this of the Club and one of the most active of makes the second time Mr. Bosler, has the Hoosier alumni. The second is from served as Persident of the Club and speaks Herman Kamp, Lafayette, new secretary- very well for his ability and administration treasurer of the Club. during the first year of the Club's existence. Dear Sir: The new Secretary has been delayed in I wish to notify you that at a regular getting into harness, but intends to keep meeting held of the Lafayette Notre Dame you better posted on all affairs in the fu­ Club, the following officers were elected: ture. Verytruly yours, ' Honorary President, Very Reverend John Notre Dame Club of Kentucy R. Dinnen; President, Francis J. Murphy, J. R. Brown, Secretary. Lafayette Life Bldg.; Vice-President, Vint. 19S THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS D. Vaughn, Lafayette Life Bldg.; Secretary, .executive committee composed of Jake Klien Herman Kamp, 306 S. 6th St.; Treasurer, (former baseball varsity captain), of Eure­ Harry C. "McAdams, 634 N. 6th. ka Utah, Roger McDonough (Prosecuting I trust therefore that you will take up attorney of Summit County), H. E. Weiss, the matter of Notre Dame night on April Robert Lynch and myself all of Salt Lake 21st with the new officers so they will be met yesterday and decided to have a stag well informed, and we can have a splendid dinner at the Chamber of Commerce in banquet on that evening. which all old students, alumni and friends will be invited as well as three or four My Dear Sir: young high school fellows who are planning Universal Notre Dame night was fittingly to enter the University next fall. observed here last night, April 21st. About Our Secretary-Treasurer, Frank E. Pie- 35, alumni, friends and boosters were pres­ carski, '24 has left us for a while and is now ent at a delightful dinner, given at the consulting mining engineer at Morenci Ari­ Lafayette Club. zona, and will not be here for the big night. The local Association has been, more or I will send you a letter on the 22 and tell less, disorganized in the past, meetings be­ you more in detail then. ing held but once a year. Plans were for­ Sincerely yours, mulated at last nights meeting, whereby our R. R. Brady. club will meet each month and in this way it is hoped to keep the Association active "I am very happy to write that Universal and keep its members together. Notre Dame Night was a complete success We were addressed last night by Vener­ in Utah, as we just finished a most splen­ able Father John R. Dinnen, pastor of St. did banquet and entertainment. Mary's Church, this city, who graduated There were fifteen old students and alumni from Notre Dame in 1865, having been pro­ present in the Art Room of the Commer­ fessor of penmanship about that time. His cial Club where a most enjoyable banquet talk was very much enjoyed. All members was consumed to the music rendered by St. present related their experiences while at Mary's academy of this city. The young la­ school and those present that were not for­ dies furnished a high class program of vocal tunate enough to attend N. D. expressed and instrumental numbers which were their praises for the school and all present greatly enjoyed. seemed anxious to make the local Associa­ We were very fortunate in having pres­ tion a success. ent Vernon Rickard '24, who is in this city The present officers of the Association are at this time with the Duncan sisters in "Top- as follows: Rev. J. R. Dinnen, '65, Honor­ sy and Eva", and Mr. Rickard favored us ary President, Francis ' J. Murphy, '20, with several solos which reminded us of President, Vincent D. Vaughn, '17, Vice- his Glee Club work at N. D. President, Herman R. Kamp, Secretary- The oldest member present was J. W. Trtasurer. Brovim of the class of '98, and he gave us UTAH several old time reminiscences. Detroit's personal representative had Mr. Robert Lynch '14 was elected Secre­ close competition in the Notre Dame Club tary-Treasurer, and I was re-elected Presi­ of Utah. Reports from the Salt Lake City dent for 1926-27. celebration were dropped from the clouds by Sincerely yours, air mail, having been prepared on the Night R. R. Brady. itself, which is certainly response to the DENVER request for haste which the delay of this From President McPhee and Ray Hum­ issue made necessary.' A previous letter is phreys, the editor has been able to pick up printed in advance of the report to give the following meager facts about what was credit to the men who were responsible for apparently a fine observance of the Night the success of the celebration. in Denver. The regular report seems to be Dear Mr. Armstrong: on its way,- and will be printed, with other The Notre Dame Club of Utah will be delayed accounts, in the May issue. Mr. Mc- among those functioning April 21st. An Phee's letter states: THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 199 "You will be pleased to know that we in that remote section of the country. And, had a meeting last evening of the Notre for those less remote Clubs, note the num­ Dame Club here. ber that attended the meeting. And look at "We had only fourteen members present. the program of events planned. As Aesop It was quite difficult to get everybody. said 2600 years ago, "Go west, ypung men." "Mr. Alden Cusick was elected President "A gathering of some 32 N. D. Grads and and we are looking forward to a iine, pro­ Old Students met on Notre Dame Night in gressive work for the coming year. Biancs' Cafe, Seattle. The small number "It was decided that a scholarship would was more than compensated for by the en­ be given and a committee was appointed to thusiasm shown by those present. Plans work out the scheme for its financing." were laid for a strenuous social calendai: for Mr. Humphreys turns over the secretary­ the ensuing year with luncheons, dances, ship to Mr. Mclniry and escapes the report bridge parties and banquets. Morris E. of the meeting, but did send in the new Starrett, former football manager, and now list of officers, which is as follows: Editor of the Port Townsend Leader, con­ Alden J. Cusick, '21, President; Alexan­ cluded his regime as president of the N. D. der Douds, '25, Vice-President; Matthew D. Club of Western Washington witli a speech McEniry, ex-'22. Secretary; James P. Lo­ on "Notre Dame in the past and in the gan, '18, Treasurer; Eobert L. Fox, '01, future." Officers for the following year Elmer McPhee, '07, John P. Doyle, '17, exe­ were elected as follows: Emmett Lenihan, cutive committee. '15, President; Joseph Sinnott, '08; -Vice- President; Edward Cochrane, '22,^Secre­ SAN ANTONIO tary-Treasurer. With the orchestra playiii^ Father "Walsh breathed a deep sigh of re­ the "Hike" Song, which by the way, Was lief last June when he said good-bye to Joe being rendered for the first time in Seattle, Menger, Len Hess, Bill Dielmann and vari­ the meeting disbanded about one a. m. The ous and sundry Lone Star dynamos. You Club meets again at a noon luncheon at the guessed wrong—^the relief was because he, College Club on Friday, May 21st." and everyone else, could see Notre Dame's interests in Texas mounting top-speed with MILWAUKEE the return to their native state of the '25 A hasty note from Dr. J. R. Dundon, rangers. It hasn't taken long to prove the secretary of the Milwaukee Club, gives an accuracy of the theory. Joe Menger talked outline of that organization's celebration Len Hess into giving a dinner at his home of the 21st. In view of the note concerning on the 21st for the Notre Dame grads of Dr. Dundon which can be found in the '14 San Antonio. notes of The Alumni, the haste is pardoned The program was given in time taken with pleasure and the. following short but out of a heavy "fiesta" being given in San very interesting facts are noted: Antonio. At first it looked like a week's "Dear Jimmy: "siesta", but as the account of the party I have been re-elected secretary of the continued that error was rapidly dispelled. Notre Dame club here and am pleased to From the trouble taken in arranging this report a much more convivial meeting with first observance of Notre Dame Night, in better cooperation as a result of the in­ the face of the apparently strong competi­ formality than former meetings. tion, the future of Notre Dame Night in Sincere effort is now being made to fin­ Texas is brightening. The predominance of ance the scholarship. Three older men have the '25 element at the affair is sufficiently pledged liberal amounts, and the younger indicated in the important announcement at boys give promise of industriousness in the end of the write-up that "Mrs. Hess was raising the money to balance. assisted in entertaining by her daughter. Mr. Tom Kelly is a most fortunate choice Miss Marie Hess." for president, combining humility and in­ WESTERN WASHINGTON telligence in most useful admixture. The following compact report from Ed Chauncey Yockey is retained as honary Cochrane, Seattle, shows what Western president, as Milwaukee's most conspicuous Washington is doing to propagate the faith alumnus. . 200 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS Vice-presidents are 1st, Frank Burke; report to make. The program shouted out 2nd, Dudley Pearson; 3rd Harold Watson; the merits of those who prepared it. And treasurer, James Wasson; sergeant-at-arms, more than 200 members agreed. Kunzelman; chaplain, X. Barry. Rev. Matthew Walsh, C.S.C, was the In haste, principal speaker of the evening and gave Jerry Dundon". • one of the delightful Notre Dame talks that FORT WAYNE have made him so popular with Notre Dame Scholarships at Notre Dame for worthy men. Theatrical stars and radio entertain­ Fort Wayne students unable to care for ers, as per program, filled up one of the their own expenses were discussed at the biggest bills reported and rounded out the luncheon-niteting of the University of No­ most enthusiastic meeting the Chicagoans tre Dame Club of Fort Wayne April 21, have engineered. in observance of Universal Notre Dame INDIANAPOLIS Night. A committee of three men compris­ The only report from the Indianapolis ing: Joseph M. Haley, C. Bjrron Hayes and Club to date is a telegram sent to Father Donnelly McDonald, was appointed to in­ Walsh on the Night itself, and a few facts vestigate the feasibility of giving the scho­ extracted from the principal speaker of the larships and to report back on the matter affair. Prof. Charles Phillips. at a special club meeting to be held the The telegram read as follows: latter part of June. "The Indianapolis Notre Dame Club meet­ William P. Breen, president of the Fort ing in the Hotel Severin want you to know Wayne alumni body, presided at the affair how proud we are of Notre Dame and her in observance of Notre Dame Day. En­ achievements. Heartiest wishes for contin­ thusiastic interest was shown in the scholar­ ued success. ship matter following an address by Joseph Indianapolis Notre Dame Club." M. Haley, member of the board of trustees Prof. Phillips, who has been grooving of the National Notre Dame Alumni asso­ rapidly into prominence as a journalist and ciation. Mr. Haley also gave a brief report an author, was invited to speak before the of the recent meeting of the alumni trustee Indianapolis group, and delivered a fine ad­ at Ntitre Dame. dress on Notre Dame and its meaning to Clifford B. Ward '23. Notre Dame men. Prof. Phillips has an en­ CHICAGO thusiasm for the school that many of the Dan Eeagan put on such a big drive for alumni themselves cannot equal and his ad­ his Chicago membership that he seems to dress before the Alumni group in the be sleeping in still. But if Dan's report Hoosier capital was particularly inspiring. comes in too late for this issue, it ought The necessity of going to press compels to make very interesting material for May, the omision of a number of reports that because, from the reports that drifted in, will undoubtedly arrive Avithin the next the Chicago organization did things. few days. The following telegrams received President George Maypole has a list of by Father Walsh indicate the fine meetings committees that looks like the list of offi­ being held throughout the country, and cers of the Sons and Daughters of the I there are several Clubs who had planned to Will Arise. And these committees seem to meet from whom no word has been received. function. At the observance of the Night, CALUMET DISTRICT a stag dinner at 6:30 p. m. in the Louis The Calumet District crowd was "Gal- XVI Eoom of the Sherman House, the chair­ vinized" into action on the 21st as per the men of these committees reported, and the following thorough report:. progress of the reports ran from good to Mr. James E. Armstrong best. Everybody seemed to have done all Secretary Alumni Association, that was asked and more. Scholarships, Notre Dame, Indiana. placement, publicity, next year's North- My dear Jim: western-N. D. game, even the Army-Navy This is to advise you that the Notre Dame game, and the Eucharistic Congress, are Club of the Calumet District celebrated uni­ being taken care of in able manner. The versal Notre Dame Night by holding its committee in charge of the Night had no annual banquet and meeting at the dining- THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 201 room of the Spring Hill Grove Country the Syracuse Council K. of C. And, here I Club, St. John, Indiana. Forty members of might add that we are proud to say that the Club were in attendance with the classes the concert was most successful from every of 1916 and '25 having the greatest number standpoint. of representatives. Harry Hague of the The sentiment of the Club on the three class of 1908 was the oldest alumnus pres­ suggested Alumni activities is as follows: ent. Distinguished guests of the evening 1. The Scholarship plan—due to our included Edward J. Eder of Crown Point, small number and youth of the members Indiana, President of the Lake County Title it is necessary that we defer any definite & Guaranty Company, Judge Michael Hav- action for at least one year—^however we ran of East Chicago, Indiana, and James are hopeful that when Universal Notre McShane, Treasurer of the Hubbard Steel Dame Night 1927 is passed we can report Foundry, Hammond, Indiana. the establishment of a scholarship. The evening was both pleasant and prof­ 2 and 3. Our assistance in both The itable. A splendid banquet was served and Placement Bureau and Publicity programs enthusiasm and wit prevailed in all the will be handled for the present by the Club speeches. Attorney Hugh E. Carroll of East secretary. Chicago, brought down the house by a novel As a supplement to this report I might and interesting method of presenting the add a few news items for the Alumnus. •annual report of the -tresaurer. The real The Notre Dame Club of Syracuse, has feature of the evening however, was the located and enrolled a - most enthusiastic address of Clarence P. Manion, professor member recently in the person of E. C. of law at the university. Mr. Manion Schonlan, old student in St. Edwards' Hall mingled wit and philosophy in a fashion in the nineties and early years of the Twen­ that was both charming and impressive. tieth Century. Schonlan is at present con­ He has appeared as an afterdinner speaker nected with the Seriiet Solvay Co., Solvay, in the Calumet District on previous occa­ N. Y., as a tax expert. sions and has never failed to win favor. Notre Dame Scholarship funds have been The Club voted to establish an alumni started by three of our members for home scholarship and the first award will be ef­ use within the past year: Jim Huxford, '21, fective for September, 1927. A Placement George (Duke) Kinney, Old Student 1918- Bureau will also be established and it is 1920 and Phil Gooley, '18, each is the proud hoped that many graduates of Notre Dame father of a future student. St. Mary's can can be brought into the Calumet District expect a couple of freshmen about the same to take advantage of the many opportun­ time—Jake Eckel, '17 and the writer, both ities which this rapidly grooving region of­ swell with pride when they tell the world fers. about their new daughters. The annual election of officers resulting as Hence we feel justified in using this con­ follows: clusion. President, Clarence W. Bader, '17, Gary, Yours for a Greater Notre Dame, Ind.; Vice-President, Harry Hague, '08, Notre Dame Club of Central New York, Gary, Ind.; Secretary, F. J. Galvin, '23, By Leo. D. Kelley, '21. Hammond, Ind.; Treasurer, Hugh E. Car­ CLEVELAND roll, '16, East Chicago, Ind. "Practically entire enrollment of our club SYRACUSE. are assembled here to do homage to our dear Dear Sir: love Notre Dame and to her beloved leader. At an informal meeting of the Notre Most happy.are we to express the true depth Dame Club of Sjrracuse on last Triday night of feeling. To you and Notre Dame do we it was decided to postpone the Universal pledge our everlasting faith. Notre Dame Night meeting." We have met John R. Flynn, Pres." together very frequently during the past NASHVILLE few weeks to assist in putting across the "The Nashville Notre Dame Club send Notre Dame Glee Club Concert held in greetings and every good wish to Alma Syracuse April 11th under the auspices of Mater. F. E. Kuhn, President." 202 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Paul McGarry, os '21 was recently mar­ "The Connecticut Valley Alumni Associa­ ried to Miss Virginia Bishop, daughter of tion sends greetings to President Reverend one of Los Angeles' best known and oldest Matthew Walsh and Knute Rockne. families. President William J. Grantfield. Larry Kennedy, '25, younger brother of Secretary James A. Curry". Gene Kennedy,-is now on his way out to Los Angeles. It looks as though the three DAYTON Kennedy boys will soon have control of the Fifty loyal and enthusiastic members of banking situation of Los Angeles. After the Miami Valley Notre Dame Club assem­ banking hours Gene can be found on the bled in annual meeting send kindly greet­ lot out at Universal City, where he appears ings and best -tvishes. as an extra. Joseph B. Murphy". Ralph S. "Lefty" Welch who had his hair LOS ANGELES shaved with Monk Marshall and Mac Mc- The following letter from Al Scott indi­ Grath, is associated with his father in the cates that The Angels were flapping their bond business, and can be reached in care wings for a big night out on the 21st, but of J. M. Welch Bond Company. so far the only words that have winged Joe Symonds, '24, is associated with the their way to the office were those from Ray California Walnut Growers Association. Brady in Salt Lake City. Which, however, Write Joe for your Christmas supply of does not detract from the other items of California walnuts. interest in the following Los Angeles com­ Thomas Dockweiler is now a professor munication. in the Law School at Loyola College, and Today I am in receipt of a copy of the teaches there in the evenings. He has made March issue of the Notre Dame Alumnus a great hit with the boys. and want to compliment you on its con­ C. J. Scott is now attending the Univer­ tents. (Editor blushes formally, but fails sity of Southern California Law School, to cross out.) after having obtained his A. B. degree at I note with interest the plans for the Uni­ the University of California last December. versal Notre Dame Night, and rest assured Father George Scott was recently trans­ that we of the Los Angeles Notre Dame ferred from San Diego and is now a Curate Club, will be out one hundred percent strong at St. Philip's Church, Pasadena. for this occasion. We have lots of business I trust I shall hear from you soon, giving to take up, as nearly all the early bird fans me more data on the general plans through­ are talking up the big game of December out the country as to the Universal Notre .4th. We hope to make the trip this year Dame Night. even more enjoyable for the squad and Thanking you in advance for this infor­ rooters than on the famous New Year's mation and assitance already given our game. ONLY try to make their stay here Club, and with kindest personal regards longer than last time. from the gang in Los Angeles, I am. As for local news, Giles Gain, '21 who is Sincerely yours, now the Western representative of the A. A. Scott. Glassmobile Company of Detroit, has now moved his headquarters to Los Angeles. Joe Cain is now manager of the Glacier Ice Prominent Men Die Palace, the newest novelty in the way of (Milwaukee Journal—Sat. April 3.) ice-skating rinks. •Edward A. Mock, 53, of 415 Lafayette Alan and Leo Dwan have recently re­ Place, widely known Milwaukee attorney, turned from the East and are now engaged died Friday night at Columbia Hospital fol­ in the filming of a new picture at the Hol­ lowing an attack of apoplexy at his office, lywood Studios, the name of which will be 68 Wisconsin st., in the afternoon. His announced at a later date. wife, who had been down town, returned Midnight Murphy is now holding a very home to find that her husband was ill at the responsible position with the Los Angeles hospital and arrived there just a few mo­ Telephone Company. ments before his death. THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 20S Mr. Mock was a native of Milwaukee and was said about prize-fighting. 'I sometimes had lived here practically all his life. He go to fights', he said, 'but I always find attended Notre Dame University and was myself sympathizing so hard with the un­ graduated from the University of Wisconsin der dog that I have no enjoyment in it.' law school in 1895. He practiced in the city "The last visit he paid to his old work­ for 30 years, devoting most of his atten­ shop was to do a favor for a friend. tion to criminal law, and during this time "The first time the writer ever saw him he had appeared in many outstanding cases. he was receiving the tearful thanks of a Mr. Mock was a member of the American woman, bent with years and wearing the and Wisconsin bar associations, Masons, habiliments of poverty, for a service he had Elks, Odd Fellows, the Notre Dame Alum­ rendered her family. ni Association and the Old Settlers club. "These little incidents speak more than Besides his wife, Mr. Mock is survived columns of eulogy for the character of the by a daughter, Mrs. Henry PoUak; two man who has suddenly and dramatically brothers. Dr. F. C. Mock and Clarence C. been removed from the life of a commun­ Mock, and a sister, Mrs. Sadie Stearns, ity in which he was a leader for more than Los Angeles. half a century. They sound the keynote of Funeral services were held at 2 p. m., his whole existence—^kindness. His heart Sunday, April 4, from a Milwaukee funeral was with the 'under-dog'. His time was parlor, Eabbi Samuel Hirschberg of Tem­ given to favors. His purse was open to ple Emanu-El officiating, and in the chapel every appeal of need. of the Greenwood cemetery in charge of the "There are times when grief, acute and Masons of lodge No. 261, of which Mr. personal, leads to fulsome estimates of its Mock was a member. subject. But it is not extravagant to say, in the presence of a bereavement which is Notre Dame alumni vnW regret to learn universal to the city that has known and of the sudden death of James F. O'Donnell, loved James F. O'Donnell, that no man's Bloomington, 111., a brother of Hugh A. passing has ever evoked here so much of O'Donnell, '94, former president of the heart-deep sorrow. The seeds of service Alumni Association. Mr. O'Donnell's death and kindliness sown over a long and active occurred in the Palmer House in Chicago, life blossom today in fiowers of praise and Wednesday, March 24, and was wholly un­ love, sprinkled with tears of sorrow for his expected. Mr. O'Donnell was 62 and ap­ going . . . ." c parently in good health. The flood of tributes that flowed in from Book Reviews an innumerable host of friends leave little to A recent number of The Alumnus told of be added. Mr. O'Donnell had been a news­ the rapidly increasing literary output of the paper publisher and was at one time a University of Notre Dame. Within the past member of the legislature. In these capa­ few months something like half a dozen cities, and in a private life that was filled books of various kinds have appeared from beyond estimate with works of kindness for the pens of faculty members. We have now persons in every walk of life, Mr. O'Don­ added to the list a novel, "The Doctor's nell amassed friendships that even he never Wooing", by Professor Charles Phillips; fully knew. Statesmen, professional men, and the volume. The Alumnus notes with -business men, the clergy, and the poor flood­ pleasure, has a special claim to Notre Dame ed Bloomington vnth messages of condolence interest. It is an entirely Notre Dame prod­ and appreciation for the greatness of the uct, an absolutely 100% N. D. achievement. deceased man. The following extract from In fact, if 100% constitutes a book's an editorial in the Bloomington Bulletin, make-up from cover to cover, "The Doc­ of which Mr. O'Donnell was at one time the tor's Wooing" will run to something like publisher, gives an idea of the love held for 125% N. D., for its local coloring extends him by his fellows. It appears under the even beyond the limits of the binding, its expressive heading "Great-Heart Is Dead": handsome jacket being from an original de­ "In the last conversation between the sign by Wilbur McElroy, '26. The cover writer and James F. O'Donnell something design proper is by Jorge Palomino, '28. •204 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS Even the publishing is.done.by a company sion into deductive and inductive logic. Both .(De\'in-Adair Co., 437 Fifth Ave., New parts are solidly based upon sound princi­ -York) whose president, Mr. Henry Garrity, ples of metaphysics, psychology and epis- is a Hoosier, and whose business manager temology. The viewpoint throughout is that is James Hayes, '24. of moderate realism. While classifying "The Doctor's Wooing" is distinctly a "he- logic as primarily a science, the author does man's" novel, using that term in its best not fail to point out its artistic aspects. Ac­ sense; that is, it is a story not only with a cordingly, at the end of each chapter, in ad­ real man as hero (and let us not fail to re­ dition to the list of study questions, there is mark, with a Eeal Girl as heroine!) but one appendeS a group of problems and exercises which involves in its plot questions and in order that the student may at all times situations of the most mature and serious combine practice with theory. Whether nature. from a technical or a doctrinal point of view The plot itself is stirring. With the scene it is difficult to see how this work could be set in the picturesque timber country of improved upon. In its particular field it Northern Wisconsin, where a group of supplies a long felt want, and there can be thoroughly alive characters are shown sur­ little doubt that it will soon be widely adopt­ rounding a winsome little "fighting" girl ed in our colleges and universities. who is left alone to defend her rights against an unscrupulous enemy, there is evolved a series of highly dramatic situa­ Dr. Becker's Works tions. The characterization is sharply HE following, taken from a South dra-wn, especially in the case of Ehoda, Dr. Bend paper, indicates the development Ben, her lover, and the attractive weakling, T of Notre Dame in its various depart­ Dave Kruger. ments, and the individual success of Dr. A word should be said of the faultless John J. Becker, head of the department of English of the book. It could serve as a music of the University. The article in full model for any -writer of the day, and Notre reports a recital by India Moore Heck be­ Dame should be proud to see a book issue fore the Progress Club of South Bend: from its campus which bears every mark In the opinion of the writer, Miss Heck of the highest English scholarship. sang the most beautiful songs of her pro­ J. E. A. gram from the next group which were from (THE SCHOLASTIC) -the distinguished.local composer. Dr. John Logic: Deductive and Inductive, by Rev. Becker, head of the music department of Thomas A. Crumley, C.S.C, University of Notre Dame, whose work has been accepted Notre Dame (The Macmillan Company)— by G. Schirmer, the most exacting publisher Aside from a generally comprehensive treat­ of music in the country. ment of subject matter, there are certain In these numbers Miss Heck rose to her definite qualities which every teacher is most supreme artistry, her premier audi­ pleased to find in a text book. Some of these tion of Dr. Becker's "In the Rhine the Beau­ are a wise selection of the more important tiful River" was reflected exquisite tonal problems from the bulky literature on the imagery; dignity, emotional verve and ex­ subject, a well-balanced and orderly devel­ ceedingly beauty and reality. opment of such problems, a style which, One could fairly sense the stately cathe­ though technical, is still simple enough to dral reflected in a noble river of melody— be comprehensible by the beginner, brief one could hear the sunken bell and see the and clear indications of controverted ques­ delicate artistry, woven into a tapestry of tions together with a list of apposite read­ dreams. ings on them, and, finally, a presentation Dr. Becker's work stands out in the cour­ all along of the practical as well as the theo­ age with which he dares to be himself—he retical side of the subject. Readers of needed not to free himself from the sickly Father Crumley's book will find that he has sweetness, the pretty prettiness of tradition admirably introduced these qualities into —he was never enslaved, and needs only to his text. express himself to bring forth work of ex­ The volume follows the traditional divi­ ceeding diginity, power and beauty. THE NOTKE DAME ALUMNUS 205 Officers Nominated for 1926-27 Sec. 4—^"The names of all persons nom­ According to the new constitution, the inated shall be placed by the Secretary on following ticket has been prepared by the a printed Ballot, in alphabetical order, with­ nominating committees, of which Mr. Hugh out distinction as to method of nomination, A. O'Donnell and Mr. Francis O'Shaugh- and one ballot, together with an envelope nessy were the chairmen. The constitutional marked "Ballot", with lines for the signa­ provisions are reprinted herewith: ture and address of the voter, shall be mailed on or before May 20th to each mem­ Article VII. Sec. 2—^"On or before March ber entitled to vote." 30th, both committees shall report their (Further details of the constitutional pro­ nominations to the President and the Secre­ visions for voting will be contained in the tary; and from thence forward, the Secre­ May issue of The Alumnus.) tary shall cause nominations to be publish­ The following nominations, indicating the ed in the Alumnus continuously until the an­ fine choices of the nominating committees, nual meeting without reference to which have been submitted to this office to be committee made the nominations. printed in The Alumnus as the nominees Sec. 3—"Any twenty-five members, not for the annual election of the Alumni As­ more than ten of whom shall reside in one sociation at the University of Notre Dame. county, may, by petition addressed to the on June 13: Secretary, make other nominations, and pro­ President—John P. Murphy, '12, Cleve­ viding this is done by filing same with the land, Ohio; Daniel J. O'Connor, '05, Chi­ Secretary not later than April 30th. Such cago, Illinois. nominations shall also be published in the Vice-President—John G. Mott, '95, Los Alumnus after they are received, as in the Angeles, California; James E. Sanford, '15, preceding section required." Chicago, lUinios. (Note: Because of the delay in this issue, Treasurer—Warren A. Cartier, '87, Lud- such nominations Avill be open for the May ington, Michigan. issue, which •will be prepared as soon as the Director—John F. Cushing, '06, Chicago, April issue is in the mails, and which should Illinois; Alfred C. Ryan, '20, Fort Wayne, be out by May 20th.) Indiana.

Iji m Placement Opportunities Open 1 1^

In line with the announcement that the ence, Department of education, has the fol­ Alumni Board strongly recommends the es­ lowing openings for alumni: tablishment of placement committees in Dear Mr. Arinstrong: each of the local alumni clubs, with the Thank you so much for your letter recom­ ultimate object of cementing them in one mending co-operation with your alumni great service organization through the cen­ placement bureaus. tral office. The Alumnus has received the We should be very glad of your publish­ following positions open to graduate stu­ ing the following vacancies now listed with dents. From month to month, as the res­ oiir Teachers' Registration Section. ponse increases and the value of the plan Economics—"Ph.D. with some teaching ex­ becomes apparent to both alumni and em­ perience. Must have had practical ex­ ploying concerns, it is hoped that these op­ perience in the business world and have portunities will become even greater. Ap­ knowledge of the scope of the Depart­ plication blanks and further information ment of Economics and the ability and for any of the following positions can be ambition to develop and strengthen the. secured by writing this office. Space pro­ Department." hibits printing fuller details of each posi­ French—"A man with at least a Master's tion. degree and experience in teachingFresh- The National Catholic Welfare Confer­ man and others. He should be able to 206 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS develop interest in the study of French, Thank you for your interest and co­ and if possible, Spanish, and teach the operation. We shall be glad to have Notre history of the literature of these lan­ Dame graduates, particularly with the Mas­ guages and other courses that are ad­ ter's and Doctor's degree register, as prac- vanced." ticallj' all of our calls demand at least the English—"Ph.D. whose special field is com­ A.M. Will be glad to have any suggestions position work, who has had some teach­ that you might offer for further cooperation. ing experience, who can train Freshmen, Sincerely yours, Agnes Collins. Sophomores and even advanced students. Rev. J. F. O'Hara, C.S.C, and Dean J. E. An applicant with A. M. degree should McCarthy, of the College of Commerce, have have had marked success in teaching." received the following letters offering op­ Mathematics and Physics—"A man with at portunities to alumni and to the men of this least A.M. degree who has successfully year's graduating class. taught Mathematics up to and including From W. R. Grace & Co. comes the fol­ Calculus and who can assist in the col­ lowing interesting letter: lege course in General Physics. A man Dear Sirs: - who can and will actually teach Mathe­ It would be of interest to us to know if matics. you have graduating from the engineering Registrar—^"The applicant must have at courses in your 1926 class, men from Brazil, least the AB.. degree and must—^this is Argentine, Chile or Peru, and if so can you imperative—have had experience in the give us the record of the men, and whether work and a knowledge of the range of or not they would be interested in positions duties and of approved systems and with our organization back in their home methods. He will be expected to assume countries. 'the full duties of the office. It would be our idea that if we could find Librarian—^"Trained library cataloger and satisfactory men, we would probably want classifier, a man, preferably a Catholic. to train them for a few months in the fac­ Will devote full time to the library, prob­ tories and manufacturing plants here in the ably the L. C. Classification being used." states, of concerns whom we are represent­ History—"Man or woman at least the A.M. ing through our organizations in these degree; should have been trained in a South American countries. Possibly some Catholic school. time would be necessary in our New York French and Spanish—"Must have the A.M. office. degree; be able.to teach Elementary, In­ Dodge Brothers, Inc. offers the following termediate and College courses in French attractive openings: and Spanish. Must have sound health. Gentlemen: A Catholic with Catholic preparation; We have openings for a number of men salary S2000 a maximum; "Want a man for positions of System Representatives as capable of developing a "Romance" de­ described in the attached form letter and partment. this position requires that a man should English—"Assistant professor to the Head have held the position of Chief Accountant of the English department, of our Col­ with some corporation where he was more lege of Commerce. Must be a Catholic; than a trial balance bookkeeper but actually age about 25; must be well equipped in took off the Operating Statement himself English and especially in Business Eng­ and had charge of the private ledgers. lish. Salary to be arranged. Prefer a In addition he must have 2 or 3 years man with a knowledge of French.' traveling experience on the road selling English—"Professor, preferably with Ph.D. some commodity to dealers who have to re­ degree. Must have had considerable ex­ sell it, in order that he will have merchan­ perience and ability. Must be a Catholic; dising experience. Selling of personal serv­ salary depends on qualification. ices, like Life insurance, will not do, and Languages—"Ph.D. who can instruct in two we will not consider any applicants who languages: French, German, or Spanish." have not had practical road traveling sell­ Biology—"Man with Ph.D. degree; must be ing experience and who have not been Chief a Catholic." Accountants. THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 207 Salaries which we pay are from §3,600 to The man we are looking for, must also, $4,200 and for a man above the average we have Executive ability and be able to handle will pay a little more than that. men later on.' As to opportunity in the future, ten of We are a National Organization, operat­ the System Representatives for our Divi­ ing five Employment offices In the city of sion have recently been taken to fill posi­ Chicago, two in New York and one in Cleve­ tions as Sales Executives and District Sales land, Toledo, Cincinnatti, St. Louis, Los An­ Managers, and our Systems Division is used geles, and San Francisco. as a training school for executives for If you know of such a man, we would Dodge Brothers, so if a man has real ability like very much to have-you have him sub­ he need not worry about his future. mit a letter of application to us at Chicago. Have you, among your graduates, any Yours very truly, men who are capable of filling this position." The Employment Exchange. R. J. Healy, Manager. The Employment Exchange, Inc. is look­ PS: In 1921 and 1922, I was registered at ing for college men. R. J. Healy, a special your college as a Special Student, taking a student in the College of Commerce at No­ course in Commerce." tre Dame in 1921-22, is manager of the The ends of such a placement service can Exchange. The following letter gives one only be achieved by full cooperation, and of the many fine positions that ar'e.offered: this comes from hearing from the other side Most Rev. Father O'Hara: of the case. If you have a position that We have a position open for a young you don't like, or aren't being paid enough man, age between twenty three and twenty for, drop a line to the central office. Such six, who is a Stenographer with at least communications are, of course, confidential, two years of Accounting Training in Col­ and it will enable a quicker and more ef­ lege, and has good personality, is a neat fective clearing of the positions wanting dresser and comes from a good family. and wanted. The office won't always have The position is to act as Secretary to the a presidency on hand, but from the early Treasurer of a $10,000,000.00 concern in response of the commercial world, it looks Chicago, and later be promoted to an Exe­ as though the supply will usually be able to cutive Capacity, in charge of a Department. meet the demand.

This outburst isn't quite parent financial surplus suddenly turns into "tA HOUSE as bad as the ominous title a deficit; or one program is planned, and DIVIDED" might suggest, although it without warning another is carried out. has possibilities unless checked. The editor Such little things didn't mean so much regrets the "April shower" quality of this at Notre Dame. The men concerned met month's editorials and hopes that when daily in the halls, on the campus, and in once the chest has been lightened the May the class-rooms. Other Notre Dame activi­ issue will produce the proverbial May ties engrossed them and the incident ques­ flowers. tioned was soon forgotten or forgiven. Several of the local alumni clubs, rumor Such conditions do not obtain after grad­ has drifted in,—as rumors drift- at Notre uation. There are no influences forcing the Dame—are not as united in their activities Notre Dame men into contact. The con­ as the best interests of the club itself, and nection with the University is limited almost the University, would indicate. The cause wholly to the Notre Dame Club. And when seems to be a continuance in alumni activi­ an incident arises in that club which is dis­ ties of the same principles that occasionally pleasing to its members, it results in a dis­ disrupt the undergraduate refreshment com­ integration of the Club and a feeling of un­ mittee of the K. of C. formal, or the decora­ pleasantness toward the University activi­ tion committee of the Engineers. An ap­ ties in general. If continued or widespread. 208 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS it is obvious that all the work of organiza­ penditures. Those that have to cope with tion \vill be destroyed. The strong struc­ lack of both spirit and material wealth are ture of the Alumni Association will be un­ indeed face to face with a serious difficulty. dermined at its very foundation and aU the The editor decries the need of preaching fine things that Notre Dame means to Notre finance from the editorial pages. But the Dame men will perish. The undergraduate lethargy of great numbers of Notre Dame will be graduated into a "feet of clay" at­ men in supporting the Alumni Association, mosphere among the older alumni that will the material agency through which the ruin the high ideals inculcated at Notre priceless heritage of Notre Dame's tradi­ Dame. tions is kept alive, forces occasional ob­ , A realization by members of local alumni servations of this nature. clubs that such incidents are no longer con­ When hundreds of other schools in the sidered in the light of the small social af­ United States are expending thousands of fairs of their undergraduate days should be dollars to develop among their graduates sufficient to check this disturbing element even a superficial fellowship that will re­ which has unfortunately put in its appear- sult in organization and promotion of the interests of the alma mater, it seems con­ trary to reason that Notre Dame alumni, Notre Dame has been possessing in full measure that spirit which WHAT PRICE built, since the coming of money cannot buy, would permit the or­ SACRIFICE? Father Sorin in 1842, ganization which fosters it to die. The upon the spirit of labor and sacrifice. These point has been reached where the Uni­ qualities of the famous founders "of the versity must either receive the material sup­ University and their successors are too well port necessary for the maintenance of these known to Notre Dame men to require ex­ high ideals, or must turn away from at­ pansion here. And what has been the re­ tention to its traditions and devote its time sult? Notre Dame has achieved success be­ to the problem of its material existence. An yond all measure of material things, and active and self-supporting alumni associa­ has won those rare qualities that only labor tion would relieve Notre Dame of many of and unstinted sacrifice can. produce. its material burdens and permit it to keep The editor of The Alumnus was in Co­ its undivided attention on the perpetuation lumbus, Ohio, recently at a convention of of the principles of its founders. men and women from a hundred different While such observations are not as agree­ colleges and universities of the country. able as many subjects might be, the condi­ The problems of these schools were the sub­ tions require them, and the Alumni Board jects of discussion for three days. In that and the editor feel that such reminders will length of time many things concerning No-. be sufficient stimulus to Notre Dame men to tre Dame were brought out. But the thing bring about the results that a realization of primary importance was the realization of all that Notre Dame means must pro­ that Notre Dame has what many of these duce. other schools are spending thousands of dollars to develop—a unity of spirit among Notre Dame men and loyalty to the Uni­ Communication versity and to each other that only time- The Alumnus is unusually pleased to honored traditions and the cherishing of print the following communication. It these traditions by the University can keep. brings to the attention of this office some­ • When a Notre Dame man meets another thing which this office believes can be most Notre Dame man, it isn't a question of profitably followed as one of several pro­ what fraternity? or what department? or jects to link the undergraduate and the what year? Notre Dame men are perennial. alumni body. At the annual convention of The alumni associations and the adminis­ alumni secretaries this year Dr. Clarence trations of many of these other schools are Cook Little of Michigan gave this as a pri­ spending money in large quantities to pro­ mary step in advancing alumni interests. mote such a spirit among their graduates. But beyond this definite phase. The Alum­ With many of them there is no limit on ex­ nus presents this letter as proof positive THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 209 of the existence of an actual, powerful here at the University who scarcely know Notre Dame Spirit! Professor Phillips what a man is talking about when he men­ came to the University in 1924, fresh from tions the affair. This is not because there travel abroad and with a background of hasn't been sufficient publicity. The reason life in other American colleges. He is one is, the men on the campus are not part of- of the leading Catholic authors and jour- the event. Don't you think they ought to ralists in this country. His book on Poland be? after the war, and his articles on Mexico Could this not be remedied, and a new following investigations for the N. C. W. C. fresh impulse be given the Universal move­ last summer, are recognized as authorita­ ment, by the University staging some kind tive. He is a contemporary poet of distinc­ of a local show or celebration the same tion, and this issue announces his first novel. night that our alumni are gathering to­ No2v, when Notre Dame can take a man gether in all parts of the world to honor of the superb qualities of Professor Phillips their Alma Mater? Of course I shan't go and in less than two years make him the so far as to suggest at this date what the enthusiastic Notre Dame man, in every fine local show should be. That is a detail to be sense of the word, who can write the letter worked out. But just let us suppose that our which follows, then as surely as there is annual Monogram show took place on Uni­ a Notre Dame there is a real Notre Dame versal Night. And suppose that during the spirit. And any Notre Dame alumnus who show (during the intermissions, let us say—^^ regards Notre Dame spirit as an under­ intermissions are often hard to handle— graduate folly and allows it to starve in they drag without "something doing") sup­ him for lack of attention loses one of the pose telegrams from the various Alumni finest phases of his life after graduation. Clubs were read from the stage, in the way Another year must elapse before the fol­ that election bulletins are sometimes read. lowing suggestion can be acted upon here Or, if the show were a movie, suppose the at Notre Dame, but if a reading of this messages were flashed from the screen. It letter doesn't revive in every reader a feel­ is not difficult to imagine the effect. The ing of shame that such suggestions must student body of N. D. would suddenly find come from a "converted" Notre Dame man, itself linked up with the whole N. D. world then there will be many things to be done outside. Unquestionably there would be en­ during that year. thusiasm. Those messages from San Fran­ Hereafter, the Alumnus hopes to receive cisco and New York, from Minneapolis and regularly suggestions from alumni to be San Antonio, from every point of the com­ printed, as this letter is printed, for the pass, would be greeted with cheers and consideration of the reader and the better­ applause. The men who are still here at ment of the magazine, the Association, un­ school would feel themselves instantaneous­ dergraduate relations with the alumni, or ly a part of a great body of men scattered any alumni problems. over the land, each and every one of them joining hands with their younger brothers To the Editor, The Alumnus and calling to them, as it were, from every Dear Sir: corner of America, to tell them what the N. In the midst of all the joyous enthusiasm D. man is doing out in the world—^what it over the success of our third annual Uni­ means to those men to call themselves "N. versal Notre Dame Night, will a sugges­ D. Men"—^what it means to be an N. D, tion be in order? man. There is just one "hitch" in the celebra­ tion of our Universal Night, as it is now And think of the effect on the Alumni arranged; just one link missing in the gold­ Clubs as they foregather! Not all of them en chain of united "get-to-gether"—a chain can travel great distances to Homecoming; that ought to be complete. Anyone moving not many of them can make the trip to see about on the campus April 21, or a day or a football game on Cartier Field. But here two before, could see just what that missing would be one moment in their lives when, link is. The Campus does not take part in once a year at least, they could speak the celebration. Call them "dumb" or not, straight to the old school—^march in spirit as we like, there are hundreds of men right into Washington Hall—take their place 210 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS among the familiar scenes of the campus cerned. But it shouldn't be. The students again—be with us and a part of us. I can't will themselves be alumni sooner or later. believe but that the effect on the Alumni If something such as I suggest took place Clubs would be stimulating, inspiring, some­ here at the school, these men would go away thing that would stir them to renewed ef­ from here, when their turn came, alive with fort to go with this work of perpetuting the the prospect of taking part, somewhere, in name and spirit of Notre Dame in the out-, the years to come, in a Universal Night, in side world. many such celebrations which would link It would be a thrilling sight to see the them up again with all the scenes and student body of Notre Dame taking active friends of their college days. Their friends, part in Universal Night, instead of merely like themselves, would be scattered. But hearing of it passively, as something that all would meet, that one night at least, in has already taken place in the vague, far- spirit and through "campus messages" on off Alumni World. As it is now the event is a common, and a very dear, ground. a "dud" so far as many students are con­ CHARLES PHILLIPS.

By ANDREW J. MULREANY, '28 salty. The singers visited Holy Cross, Well- IVE days in New England! Six days in esley, Boston College, Harvard and the New York state, including t^ree days Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A F spent in the Metropolis! That was the flying visit to Boston was made while en- itinerary of the University Glee Club on its route to New Bedford, the old whaling city. initial visit to the far East. The result was Then came three days in New York City a splendid impression of Notre Dame given with visits to the Woolworth tower. Grant to all who enjoyed any of the nine concerts park, Brooklyn, Coney Island and of course given by the club while on tour. Gleanings to the best shows in town. A trip along the from the Fall River Globe's version of the Hudson on the New York Central, by West concert in that city will aid in showing the Point and the Catskill mountains followed. impression left in the East. "Earely has a Three stops in upper New York state and more musicianly group of students visited the trip was brought to a successful fruition Fall river in concert tour. Glee clubs too by a four hour stop at Niagara Falls. often possess mediocre ability in their solo­ "It was a perfect trip," as John B. Leni- ists and choristers, counting upon the youth han was wont to quote. Its success was of the singers and the devotion of faithful due to J. Arthur Haley, the club's busi­ alumni to gloss over their shortcomings. ness manager. It was a big job, but the It was not so last evening. They sang easily fellows in the club know how successfully and well, ^vith finished skill. The audience he completed it. Mr. Joseph J. Casasanta, found each group of songs so enjoyable assistant conductor, led the club in all its that it was loath to have the concert con­ concerts. He received splendid recogni­ tinue. The concert was all too short. The tion by newspaper critics. versatility of the singers was extraordinary. THE TRIP IN BRIEF Those who had not the good fortune to hear Forty singers left South Bend Satur­ the club will not readily sacrifice the op­ day morning, April 3, from the New York portunity in the future. It is to be hoped Central depot. ' Twenty-four hours of that the visit of the Glee Club to Fall River steady riding followed with debarkation at will be an annual occurrence." Worcester, Mass. Here the boys were Everything of interest to be seen in New greeted by Mr. Casasanta who had gone England and New York state was squeezed on ahead of the club, and by Fr. McNamara into the ten days itinerary. Nineteen Mid- who aided greatly in the success of the Westerners caught their first glimpse of an Eastern tour. Fr. John McNamara, '97, ocean and had to taste the waters of the is a Notre Dame graduate. The boys re­ Atlantic before they would believe it was ceived communion at the ImiBaculate Con- THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 211 ception church and were served breakfast at dinner. They were then taken by ma­ in the basement of the church. The club chine to Milford, Mass. then sang Pietro Yon's St. Cecilia mass for A royal reception awaited the club in the Worcester church parish. Milford for it is Mr. Casasanta's home That afternoon, it was Easter Sunday, town. A real Italian dinner was served to the club left by bus for Pawtucket, R. I. the boys and the singers were taught- the On the way a stop was made at Holy Cross intricacies of eating spaghetti. Over 1500 college. Very few acquaintances were made people thronged the Milford town hall. Mr. due to the Easter vacation, but the boys Casasanta's homecoming with his singers saw everything of interest at the school in­ was a big success. Fr. McNamara and cluding the baseball diamond. Philip Cenedella, father of Harold and Mrs. Ellen Ryan Jolly, L. L. D., '18, the Philip, Jr., Notre Dame students, were big biggest Notre Dame booster in the East factors of the concert. was present to greet the club on its arrival A trip to Boston on the way to New in Pawtucket. That night the club pre­ Bedford, was the schedule for Wednesday. sented its first concert in the LeRoy theatre Going by bus the singers saw Wellesley for an appreciative audience of 1,500 peo­ College, the Babson Institute, Boston Col­ ple. The night was spent in the seminary lege and upon arriving in Cambridge spent at Providence college in Providence. The a half hour at Harvard visiting a few of boys were impressed by the capital of the buildings and the stadium. The Mass. Rhode Island. Institute of Technology was pointed out Monday noon the club reached Fall by the guide as the bus was passing over River where a royal greeting was awaiting the bridge into Boston. Likewise Bunker in the form of a dinner at the Quequechan Hill monument in Charlestown. The prin­ club (the Indian name for falling water). cipal thoroughfares of the Hub were passed Robert W. Powers, Sr., father of Bob over and the boys had a chance to Anew Powers of Howard Hall, proved a wonder­ the Massachusetts state capital building. ful host. He was aided by Messrs. Halloran, It was a tedious ride to New Bedford Goff, Collins and Coogan, fathers of sons after leaving Boston but the reception at attending Notre Dame. Following dinner the home of Mark E. Sullivan, father of the singers were taken to Newport beach John Sullivan of Badin hall, more than where many caught their first glimpse of repaid for the discomforts of the trip. A the ocean. It was too cold to go bathing, splendid dinner was served to the boys at so the nineteen who had never before seen the Sullivan home. The singers made their an ocean were content with the salt water. headquarters at the New Bedford hotel and The tour also included the exclusive million­ the concert, attended by 2000 people was aire colony of Ne^vport and an opportunity given in the State Armory under the aus­ to disport on the rocks of the famous pices of the Knights of Columbus. A "millionaire beach." Many snapshots were dance followed. taken on the lawn fronting the Vanderbilt The stop in the old whaling town was al­ twelve million dollar home. The Naval together too short. But the club had to Training station at Newport was also leave early Thursday morning in order to visited and a glimpse at the Constellation, catch an express for New York City from the sister ship of the Constitution (Old Providence. The journey took the boys Ironsides) taken. through the principal cities of- Eastern The concert was given in St. Patrick's Connecticut. The "Big City" was reached school hall. The ushers were Holy Cross at 3:30 P. M., and headquarters establish­ students. A buffet lunch was served after ed at the Intercollegiate club. One of the the concert followed by impromptu speeches first questions asked of the Business man­ and a short address of welcome extended ager was "Where is the down town dis­ by Monsignor Cassidy. trict?" (The club is located at 38th and Tuesday morning a number of the boys Madison.) had the opportunity of visiting the Steven's The Park Lane hotel was the scene of the textile mill. At noon the forty members concert and dance. It was a social affair, a of the club were guests of the Kiwanis club reunion of Notre Dame grads and their 312 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS friends who make their home in and about the afternoon was spent in viewing the the metropolis. The evening's program was Falls. As the club landed in Canadian ter­ broadcast from WNYC. The boys had their ritory a rain fall commenced which dam­ first glimpse of the social life of New York pened the spirits of the sightseers. Be­ City. Mr. John BaLfe, president of the New cause of a landslide the club could proceed York alumni was instrumental in the suc­ no further than the rapids in Niagara cess of the concert. Gorge. Friday morning the club worked for three The singers returned to Buffalo that night hours at the Victor recording, studio. The and- their sleeper awaited them at Erie. result was a record of Gounod's "Laudate Notre Dame was reached early Thursday Patrem" and "Ave Maria" by Vittoria. The morning. school officials will soon be informed as to whether the recording was a success. Friday afternoon, evening, all day Satur­ Dr. Heath Honored day, and Sunday morning the club remained HE Pan-American Union bulletin for in New York. Each member of the club has October, 1925, contains under the head­ a lengthy story to tell of his stay in the "big T ing "An American Whom Bolivia De­ Town". lights to Honor" an article by Wallace Sunday morning after mass the club left Thompson, F. R. G. S., describing the the Grand Central Depot for Syracuse. The achievements of DR. EDGAR RUTHVEN route lay alongside the Hudson. A good HEATH, LL.D. '19, which recently culminat­ view of West Point was obtained as the ed in a signal honor bestowed upon him by train passed on the opposite side of the the Bolivian government. river. Jacob E. Eckel, '16, a graduate of Dr. Heath began an adventurous life with Notre Dame and close personal friend of one of the most adventuresome experiences Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, greeted the club on in American history, the famous journey its arrival in Syracuse. Dinner was served across the plains to California in the gold at the K. of C. home and the concert was rush of '49. Returning east Dr. Heath was given in the auditorium-of the home to an educated at Beloit College and the New appreciative audience of over a thousand York Medical College. In 1869 he started people. The Knights of Columbus sponsored for South America as the secretary to the the concert. Receptions to groups of the sin­ American legation at Santiago, Chile, and gers at private homes followed the concert. began his career in South America.. Mighty fine tales of the reception may be In the beginning Dr. Heath displayed a obtained from any of the club's members. love for adventurous travel. He chose to Monday the club went on to Oswego, N. go to Chile by the Uspillata pass, which at Y., on Lake Ontario. The club was quarter­ that time was almost impassible. He be­ ed in private homes. The concert was given came chief surgeon for Henry Meiggs fam­ in the High school auditorium and was fol­ ous Peruvian railroad, and after a year's lowed by a dance at the Knights of Co­ vacation in America, returned to South lumbus hall. America as chief surgeon for the Madeira Tuesday the club returned to Syracuse Mamore railroad, which was then 2500 and then entrained for Rome, N. Y., where miles up the Amazon valley from Para. The Les Lovier of Walsh hall was waiting to work on this road was ended in 1879 and show the boys the city. The concert was Dr. Heath then began the explorations given at the Family Theatre under the aus­ which won him fame. In his travels he pices of the American Legion Post of Rome. covered the heart of the Amazon country It was a most appreciative audience. Many 20 years before the expeditions of Roose­ of Fr. George. Finnigan's friends, for it is velt and A. Hamilton Rice. his home town, were in the audience. The These sections are now opened for trade Knights of Columbus of Rome presented the by railroads and highways and Dr. Heath club with a basket of roses. for 45 years has been a citizen of Kansas Wednesday morning the club left Rome. City, the only connection with his former Shortly after noon the club arrived in Buf­ life of service and adventure being his con­ falo and then went out to Niagara where sulship for the Bolivian government there. THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 213

(The following article is the third of a been so instrumental in the success of the series of sketches of the members of the materialization of the Greater Notre Dame, Board of Lay Trustees of the University. takes pride in giving all' too inadequate The Alumnus is particularly pleased to pre­ space to another of these great lay bene­ sent the Honorable Warren A. Cartier, C.E. factors of the University," Warren A. Car- '87, as an example to every Notre Dame tier. alumnus of unstinted service to Notre Dame . Directly and indirectly every.step in the and loyalty and devotion to every right years of service that Mr. Cartier has con­ cause of country, community or University.) tributed to. his country, his community, Parallelling the labor and sacrifices of and to Notre Dame, has reflected glory the members of the Congregation of the upon the school. - Directly, he has given his services, immeasurable in terms of time or money, to all of the projects of Notre •Dame which demanded the .attention of loyal and able alumni. Since 1908,. Mr. Cartier, with the ex­ ception of two years, was treasurer of the Alumni Association, and in that oflSce has won the friendship of the entire group of Notre Dame graduates. This year both nominating committees selected him un­ animously for the treasurership, despite the implied purpose of the Constitution that separate tickets should be named. There is a rumor that Mr. Cartier earnestly desires to be relieved of this position which he has administered well for so many years. If his decision is final, the Association will lose one of its most valued ofiicers, but there has been in his many, years of service in his work, a lesson that few other alumni have given, and he will retire from the of­ fice with a gift of service to the Association WAREEN A. CARTIER, C.E. '87 that can never be repaid. Holy Cross in the building of Notre Dame - Mr; Cartier's loyalty and love for Notre there is a long list of laymen who have been Dame, and his great ability in financial imbued with the same high ideals of serv­ matters made him a first choice when the ice. These men have laid aside the oppor­ Board of Lay Trustees was organized to tunities for personal aggrandizement and administer the Endowment Fund of the Uni­ have spent their lives, most of them quietly versity. This board has given invaluable and Avith little outside recognition, in the time and service in the successful adminis­ task of moulding the beautiful structure, tration, of the University funds, and the Notre Dame. The names of Prof. Lyons, of great program of expansion which Notre Judge Howard, and of Colonel Hoynes Dame has been enabled to carry out with a spring to the Notre Dame man's memory, comparatively small endowment has been and they have been branded on the records due very largely to their generous gift of of Notre Dame indelibly. service and .experienced counsel. Among the members . of the Board, Mr. Cartier's Here The Ahimnus, in refreshing the services have been outstanding. - readers with information of the members of the Board of Lay Trustees, who have The Alummis will not dwell upon the 2U THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS many benefactions which Mr. Cartier has Mr. Cartier's knighting, by only one other bestowed upon Notre Dame privately, be­ Notre Dame man. Col. William Hoynes. cause his is the nature that gives through What Bishop Kelly of Grand Rapids, an inherent generosity and love, and not for who died very recently, said of Mr. Cartier the applause or recognition of onlookers. at the time of bestowing the papal honor Cartier Field, Notre Dame's athletic field, upon him, and which was said in connec­ is but one of a number of gifts from Mr. tion with his work for the Extension So­ Cartier. ciety, can well be said of his service for Indirectly, Mr. Cartier has been one of Notre Dame, and is a fitting summary of the the great Catholic lajonen of recent years man's character: in this country. His work in connection "In recognition of this faithfulness to his with the Catholic Church Extension Society duties as a Christian gentleman, the Great has been marked with the same great gifts White Shepherd of Christendom has looked of service and material aid that distinguish­ even into this remote part of his sheep- ed his connections vsdth Notre Dame. The fold and has sought him out for papal result of this particular service was a knighthood. As in the days of Gregory XVI, recognition by Pope Pius XI, who made so now the Church needs friends and de­ Mr. Cartier a Knight of St. Gregory, one fenders and Mr. Cartier has been long tried of the coveted papal honors, held by very in the school of duty and failure has not few American laymen, and, at the time of been written against his name."

Southern Baseball Trip the run. Rust, relief pitcher for Notre (JOSEPH P. MCNAMAKA) Dame, made us reach for our notebooks as With the date April first well in mind the he whiflfed four batsmen in his short turn Fighting Irish slipped over a fooler on in the curve box. Kentucky Normal and opened the horse- After leading for eight frames Notre hide season with a 5 to 2 victory. In this Dame was nosed out 7 to 6 in a Horatio opening contest the Walsh-Keogan outfit Alger finish by the University of Georgia. showed some real form in putting the The game was the fastest seen in Athens Colonel's in the straggling scoring position. this season and for thrills, it made a movie Captain Jim Silver and Steve Eonay preyed serial seem like a lecture on the fourth di­ on the hosts' weak spots in great fashion. mension. But the southern sun didn't beam upon But the old Michigan goal post story the fortunes of the Fenians in the same hasn't been told these many years in vain style against Georgia Tech. In the next and in the next set-to Notre Dame's sphere start young Ed Walsh in charge of the tur- artists crashed through for a 5 to 2 win over rett activities was pounded by the hefty the University of Georgia. Consistent stick Georgia Tech willow wielders. Conn, pride work throughout the inaugural sessions and of the. enemy hurling staff, was untouched stealthy defensive tactics contributed to the by the invaders and Notre Dame was shut Irish victory. The scintillating battery work out 8 to 0. of Elmer Besten and Red Smith was the If you've ever seen a perforated page you sunshiny portion of the afternoon's fray. can imagine what the Irish infield resem­ Georgia was held scoreless until the ninth bled on the next day when a plethora of er­ when Besten weakened and two runners rors, of commission and omission, allowed dented the rubber. the Golden Tornado to win 12 to 4. Notre Four was the dominant number (as the Dame get away to a great start when Far- Horoscope would say) when Notre Dame rell's four station clout with three men on suffered a shut out at the hands of Mercer. gave them a four tally advantage. Prank Ability to err as many as four times and Crowley provided the brilliant moment of inability to hit more than that number kept the matinee when he took Reeve's catch on the Hibernian horde straggling. Young Ed THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 215 Walsh pitched a great game but his sup­ of the cinder artists that the country has to porting cast was sadly off form. offer. The squad is coming along in fine Poling out 20 clean hits the Blue and shape and promise to come up to the Irish Gold combine buried Mercer 19 to 9 in a track squads of years gone by. slugfest on the following day. In this game In the Ohio relays the two-mile relay the Irish managed to make offensive and team swept the field and collected the blue defensive work smoothly for the first time ribbons. The team was made up of Stack, in the southern jaunt. Harry O'Boyle's four Judge, Masterson and Collins. Bov and Har­ smashes in as many times at bat and Tom rington, who was still handicapped by an Farrell's quartet of safeties in live appear­ injury received in the Rice Relays, tied for ances featured the game. second honors in the pole vault. Fort Benning enhanced its record at the At the Kansas relays, Joe Delia Maria cost of Coach Keogan's crew in the last two proved to be the particular luminary as far games of the sojourn. In the first persis­ as Notre Dame performers were concerned. tency in booting the ball all over the lot Delia Maria followed hard on Locke, of Ne­ lost the game 7 to 5. The second went to braska, in the hundred yard dash. It was the tune of 2 to 1. in this century sprint that Locke established Ability to bunch hits, aided and abetted a new record. by ragged infield work on the part of the The week-end of the twenty-fourth saw Irish left Notre Dame out in the cold on the thinly clads competing at Penn and at the uninteresting end of a 6 to 4 decision Drake. The following teams were entered as Bradley took the home curtain raiser at Drake: Sprint team, Gumett, Morrissey, April 14. Young Ed Walsh ^^ffint in in the Riley and Delia Maria. The Mile team com­ third and accounted for six strikeouts, mak­ posed of Stack, McGauley, Coughlin and ing a clean sweep of them in the eighth. Lahey. The two-mile relay team consisting The headline artists brushed off the good of Dalmadge, Young, Judge, and Masterson. old melodramatic title "Hopes Blasted" The Medley team saw Stack and Coughlin after Notre Dame trounced Hope College in the quarter, Masterson in the half-mile to the tune of 17 to 1 on Cartier Field, and Judge in the mile run. Bov, in the pole April 17. The game was a rather drab af­ vault, and Moes, javelin tosser, were also fair with the locals away out in front from entered. the start. Ronay and Silver were the bat­ Harrington, was the Notre Dame man tery artists for the winners while Hope sent to the Penn games. The Irish captain, used a brace of hurlers in a vain effort to who was injured in the Texas relays after stem the Blue and Gold offensive. vaulting to a new indoor record at Illinois, Striking out fifteen men, Young Ed appeared for the first time in the Ohio re­ Walsh looked every bit the prototype of his lays and appeared off form. However, his illustrious father as he won a 4 to 3 game injury has healed sufficiently for Rockne to from Western Normal at Notre Dame on send him to Philadelphia. Last year, as a April 21st. Silver led the nine in amass­ junior, Harrington was the Notre Dame en­ ing extra-ply lifts collecting a triple and trant at these famous games and managed a double. Johnson, Western left-fielder, to tie for first honors. Since then backers ticked out one of the longest drives seen have been anxious t osee what the lanky on Cartier field when he landed out a homer Irishman could do this season. This was far beyond the left field barrier. This oc­ especially true after his sensation showing curred in the fifth and was the first hit al­ in the indoor season. lowed by Walsh. Notre Dame men are wondering if the captain will be able to carry on that tradi­ TRACK tion founded by men like Gus Desch, Gene In meeting the many college squads which Oberst, and Tom Lieb, all one-time world were entered in the Ohio, Kansas, Drake idea that the Notre Dame man sent to these and Penn games, Notre Dame trackmen champions in their line, who built up the found themselves pitted against the cream games comes back with a first. 216 THE NOTRE DAME "ALUMNUS

(Editor's note:. Many of the following '90, who died suddenly on December 17th, items were taken from letters sent to this 1925, in Minooka, 111. oflBce. Many of them were gleaned from the • Judge THOMAS J. MCKEON, LL.B. '90, payment of dues. The great regret of the mmeber of the Alumni Board, has given up editor is that each letter and check that his business in Duluth, Minn., and will move comes into this office cannot be acknowl­ to Los Angeles, Calif. Judge McKeon's edged personally. But it is hoped that the father is living in California. alumni will realize the amount of detail in­ volved in keeping up the records and pre­ 1891 paring The Ahimniis, and that the failure 35-year reunion in June! to answer individual letters will not be held Louis P. Chute, Secretary, 7 University against us. When we have had experience Ave., N. E., Minneapolis, Minn. —"Rock" said at the St. Joe VaUey Uni­ versal Notre Dame Night that there isn't 1895 .any substitute for experience—^we may be Leetonia, Ohio, March 29.—The Linde- able to handle the correspondence. Until smith Free Library has been established in then may this general acknowledgement be a part of a new school building of St. Pa­ acceptable to those who have aided the trick's parish here. The library bears the Alumni office with either information or name of a pioneer priest of the Cleveland finance, or, to mention the secretarial mile- diocese, the Rev. Elias W. J. Lindesmith nnium, both.) who, at the time of his death several years ago, was chaplain of St. Ann's Maternity 1881 Hospital, Cleveland. 45-year reunion in June! Robert M. Anderson, Secretary, Stevens Establishment of the library to serve this Inst, of Technology, Hoboken, N. J. community is made possible through the contribution of 1500 volumes to it by Rev. 1886 John Cavanaugh, C.S.C, president emeri­ 40-year reunion in June! tus of Notre Dame University, a native of No secretary is listed in this office and the Leetonia.. editor takes the privilege of asking the members of the Class of '86 to communicate Founding of a library here had long been their plans to Rev. John J. Burke, 211 Brad­ a cherished ideal of the venerable priest, ley Ave., Peoria, III. who had during his long life also served as Brother Hilarion, formerly prefect of a chaplain to the soldiers in the regular Brownson Hall and a great lover of Notre army in the west and also was widely known Dame sports, has placed in the Library four as a historian of early Catholic work in a autographed baseballs, to be placed in the large part of the west. The library is for trophy room in the old student's hall. One the general public and is free. Hours of dis­ is from 1886-87, when Rev. James Burns, tribution are Saturday from 3 to 5 p. m. C.S.C, president emeritus, then a student, Leetonia is one of the historic localities was catcher on the varsity squad; another for northern Ohio Catholicity and several from 1900, when Notre Dame was state and generations have received training in the western champion; one from 1901, auto­ •faith in its confines. A library was one of graphed by Bobby Lynch, captain of that Father Lindesmith's desires and he estab­ year; and the fourth of 1924, when Coach lished a small one for his own people. A George Keogan's squad annexed another larger one for the use of the community was state and western title. his aim and this has now been realized 1890 through the generosity of Father Cavan­ The Alumnus regrets to announce the augh. death of HENRY PATRICK BRANNICK, C.E. Speaking of Father Lindesmith Father THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 217 Cavanaugh described him as "one of the home, attention equivalent to the well- most wonderful priests who ever labored known also-ran.) The occasion was mark­ in America". ed by the presence of the famous five 1896 brothers. Walter and Harry, Don and Jer­ 30-year reunion in June! ry were present, as was the mother and William P. Burns, Secretary, 327 Williard sister. Local conditions make it very diflS- Ave., Michigan City, Ind. cult to remember more than the five. 1901 Rev. Matthew J. Walsh, C.S.C., officiated 25-year reunion in June! at the solemn high mass, assisted by Dr. W. Joseph J. Sullivan, Secretary, 160 N. La- A. Scullen of Cleveland, deacon, and Rev. Salle St., Chicago, 111. Michael Moriarty, Wooster, sub-deacon. The 1903 Moreau choir was present. A South Bend FRANCIS J. BARRY, A.B. '03, has moved paper states that "Miller was the second of his offices from the Bank of Italy Building the famous Miller brothers, and was a memr to 410 National City Bank Building, Los ber of the Notre Dame football squad in Angeles. 1904 1912 and 1913. Teaming with Rockne as Mr. and Mrs. BYRON KANALEY of 1734 end on the Irish team. Miller played on the Asbury Ave., Evanston, and Mrs. Kanaley's team that brought Notre Dame first into mother, Mrs. Blanche S. Buddeke of 4519 the national limelight, by its successful Greenwood Ave., sailed Easter week on the utilization of the then new forward pass." Corintha for a six-weeks trip in the Medi­ And in order to make this more of a wed­ terranean. ding announcement than a football review, 1905 it might be added that Father Moriarty said The Alumnus has received a report of the before leaving for Wooster that he believed death in Los Angeles of HENRY J. MCGLEW, Ray and his wife were rather well pleased LL.B. Mr. McGlew was a four year football with each other. man in his day and won four monograms in Cupid seems to be alone in the javelin that sport from 1900 to 1904. He enrolled throwing contests this spring, and the class at Notre Dame from Chelsea, Mass. His of '14 is certainly acting as the bull's eye. birthplace was in the North of Ireland. Fol­ The following announcement from Milwau­ lowing his graduation he disappeared in the kee reveals the reason for the buoyancy of west and little had been heard of him until the secretary of the Notre Dame Club of his death. The Los Angeles Notre Dame Milwaukee: Club assisted in the funeral arrangements. 1906 Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Henry Sherman an­ 20-year reunion in June! nounce the marriage of their daughter Thomas A. Lally, Secretary, Paulsen Frances Loretto and Dr. John Rickard Dun- BIdg., Spokane, Wash. don on Saturday morning, the first of May 1911 at nine o'clock, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 15-year reunion in June! Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Fred L. Steers, Secretary, 1334 First COACH K. K. ROCKNE isn't taking any Nat'l. Bank Bldg., Chicago, HI. chances on a dearth of football material in 1912 '45 or thereabouts and on April 14th John Rev. E. J. HOWARD, A.B. '12, has moved Vincent Rockne, a 12-pound candidate, put from the parish of Our Lady of the Snows, in an appearance at St. Joseph's hospital Woodstock, Vermont, to the parish in Bran­ and has begun training under his famous don, Vermont. father. A son was born the same day to 1914 Mr. and Mrs. Clem Crowe, and the coach RAYMOND THOMAS MILLER, one of the and captain of the 1925 squad are optimistic Millers of Notre Dame, it will be remem­ over Notre Dame's coming prospects. bered, was married in the Church of the Sacred Heart at the University on Tuesday, The Class of '14 seems to be imbued with April 20, to Miss Ruth Hamilton, of Lima, the old Spring spirit. The following letter Ohio. (The South Bend sporting sheets from CHARLES L. VAUGHAN of Lafayette, added a sentence at the end of their write- Ind., who, by the way, is finding all the busi­ ups mentioning the bride's name and former ness he and his brother can handle in La- 218 THE NOTKE DAME ALUMNUS fayette, indicates that the '14ers are going In 1910, when.Mr. Daly's Alma Mater to push some of the regular reunioning gave him the Litt.D., he was general man­ classes hard for Commencement attendance. ager of Catholic Standard and Times in "For your next publication of the Alum­ Philadelphia. On his return from the com­ nus under the 1914 notes, I wish to suggest mencement exercises at Fordham University that on a recent business trip to Omaha, he found his desk in the Standard and Nebraska, I visited.with FRANK KIRSHMAN, Times office covered with flowers and rib­ Notre Dame 1914 who is located at Wahoo, bons all bearing a sign which read "Wel­ Nebraska. Frank is practicing law and has come Home, Doctor." a very fine practice, and is one of the lead­ He sat down at his desk without batting ing attorneys of Wahoo. He is also cashier an eye and called for the foreman of the of his father's bank. I know that some of job-printing department, to whom he gave the old boys will be glad to hear this good a hasty order. Within half an hour a dozen news about Frank, as he was always very or more signs appeared in various parts modest when in school, and no one would of the establishment. This sign read "Notice ever know of his success unless it was learn­ —Any one in this establishment who calls ed by an outsider. me 'Doctor' will need one."—T. A. Daly, I recently visited the offices of FRANK M. general manager. HOGAN, la^vyer, class of '14, located at Fort 1918 Wayne, Indiana. F^-ank has a very nice Prof. ED. MARUS has received the follow­ practice, and represents some real compan­ ing interesting information from C. H. ies in litigation pending in Fort Wayne. He BROWN, C.E. '18, Kalamazoo, Mich.: advised me that he recently settled a claim "My rating with the State Highway Dept. for GEORGE MASSEY, class of '14 who is lo­ is that of a resident engineer, in charge cated at Joliet. Frank is very much inter­ of the State Force account work using pri­ ested in politics, and is arranging to visit son labor for this work. Last year we were Notre Dame in June, and using the best of in charge of the construction of 22 miles his ability to get the rest of us to come of concrete pavement, total cost being about back, so that he will have some company one million. The work for the coming sea­ during commencement." son is the construction of about 48 miles of FRANK H. HAYES, trust officer of . the concrete pavement, estimated cost about Union Bank of Chicago, writes in that two million. Our duties are those of super­ TwoMEY CLIFFORD, LL.B. '14, has been vising, engineering and inspection." nominated City Attorney for the town of Mr. Brown was at Notre Dame for a short Camden, Arkansas, on the Democratic tick­ visit last month. et, which practically assures election. 1920 1916 Thomas J. Waters, Bachelor of Archi­ 10-year reunion in June! tecture, 1920 died at his home in Winches­ Timothy P. Galvin, Secretary, 708 First ter, Mass., April 12, of heart trouble. He Trust Bldg., Hammond, Ind. had worked at his profession in Boston since 1917 graduation and was connected with the Co­ Eev. EDWIN V. O'HARA, LL.D. '17, secre­ lonial Filling Station, Inc., in the capacity tary of the Catholic Rural Life Conference, of designer and superintendent of construc­ a department of the N. C. W. C, has begun tion. a series of articles in Our Sunday Visitor, Tom will be remembered by the men of the paper published by Rt. Rev. John F. '20 for his constant activity in the affairs Noll, Bishop of Fort Wayne, LL.D. '15. of Notre Dame than which nothing was Father O'Hara is one of the recognized na­ closer to his heart. He loved Notre Dame, tional authorities on rural problems. and was true to her teachings. The following story from the Brooklyn Rev. Father John McNamara, '97, Charles Eagle concerning THOMAS A. DALY, LL.D. Crowley '21, Charles Grimes '20 and Vincent '17, who is known to practically all Notre Fagan '20 attended his funeral in Win­ Dame men directly or indirectly, appeared chester. recently and is an indication of Doctor The men of Notre Dame will remember Daly's stand on titles. Tom in their prayers. THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 219

1921 1924 5-year reunion in June! JERRY ARNOLD is one of the natives in the Alden J. Cusick, Secretary, 1940 Curtis growing Fort Wajme colony of Notre Dame St., Denver, Colo. men, having been connected with the Lin­ coln National Life Insurance Company in 1922 the home office since his graduation.. The Reverend ROBERT EMMETT GAL­ With TwoMEY CLIFFORD as much as elect­ LAGHER, Litt. B. '22, was ordained to the ed for City Attorney, and with MATT RO- priesthood on Passion Saturday, March 20, THERT running a a furniture factory that is. in the Cathedral Chapel of Toledo and said to "supply the South", Camden, Ark., ought his first Solemn Mass on Easter Sunday in to be organizing a Notre. Dame Club in a the Church of the Sacred Heart, Charles­ short time. Matt is stopping at the Orlando ton, Kanawha, West Virginia. hotel while the factory work is under way Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES J. HIRSCHBUHL, and reports that everything looks fine down 490 E. 23rd St., Portland, Oregon, have be­ in Arkansas. come the proudest of parents of a daughter. JAMES P. SWIFT, active president of the Marguerite, whose 7 lbs. 1 oz. of importance Twin Cities Notre Dame Club, attorney-at- have already reconciled her father to the law, and at present engaged in keeping both fact that she will never be a Notre Dame of these activities going at top speed, took man. Marguerite arrived on March 12. time out to add a few notes about class­ 1923 mates that put a little of the joi de vivre in Mr. and Mrs. William Frederick Hill an­ making out the notes for this class. nounce that their daughter Maxine Mar­ "It may interest the class of '24 to know garet has been responsible for the departure that BILL BARRY is with the Cargil Elevator of Mr. WILLIAM LAWRENCE VOSS, Junior, Co. ^vith offices in the Soo Line Bldg. this from the diminishing ranks of the single. city. MIKE SCHMITT is laboring at the law The ceremony took place on Wednesday, in St. Paul. MARK NOLAN is practicing law April 21, in the Church of Saint Joseph, Su­ in Biwabik, Minnesota. ToM HODGSON is perior, Wisconsin. The young couple will be studying law at the University of Minne­ at home after the first of June 152-11 Cen­ sota. ARDO REICHERT is at Long Prairie, ter Avenue, Harvey, 111. Minnesota. SLIM LYNARD is in the poultry A dispute as to Charley Hirschbuhl's su­ business with his father at Owatonna, Minn. perlative pride in his new daughter arises RED HALLORAN is residing at the family with the announcement that DAN REGAN, domicile in Ellsworth, Minn. ROD SULLIVAN the active secretary of the Chicago Club, is selling bonds and living at the Y. M. C. is entertaining a new girl, Mary Kathleen, A. in Des Moines, Iowa, and LEN MURRAY at 2227 Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago. is with the John Hancock Oil Company in their Minneapolis office. And we are all in­ The Fort Wayne paper gives the follow­ terested in more '24 notes for the Alum­ ing details of HARRY FLANNERY'S most re­ nus." cent move, which Harry has confirmed and promised to make his last until the ofiice Editor's note: Interest in more '24 notes records have been caught up. for the Alumnus is heartily shared by the Harry W. Flannery, formerly with the editor. Likewise interest in more notes from Albany, N. Y. Evening News, has been all the other classes. The following extracts appointed advertising and promotion mana­ from a welcome letter from JiMMY HAYES ger of the Fort Wayne Builders Supply helps put '24 on the map and the other Company. The newly appointed promotion classes, too, that we just finished men­ manager has been actively engaged in ad­ tioning : vertising and newspaper work since 1916 The gang at 64 East 34th Street, send and is particularly well equipped for his their greeting to you. This gang as you new position. Mr. Flannery is well ac­ know being Charles O. De Barry (middle quainted in Port Wayne having visited here name unknown but suspected); John (Red) on several occasions while he was a student Bartley; (Big) Al Birmingham, and truly in Journalism at the University of Notre yours. We see much of many of the others. Dame. John .(Ike) Lynch and John (Pa) Trainer THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS

come in now and then. John Mulhern spent he doesn't always try to sell me stocks an evening with us some time ago after a either. Charlie Grimes of Features—^that hard day covering the "coal strike" for the —Fit was in town for a day last week and Wall Street News—the hard day consisting is proving the old adage that if you have of sitting around the Union League Club something good to sell people will buy it. while operators and miners did nothing at He has about 40 Catholic papers subscrib­ all. Charlie Donahue drifts up now and ing to his service now and more coming in then and tells us the Daily News here has every day. Harry Plannery and Bob Rior- picked up about 200,000 circulation lately— dan are both contributing their talents to and I always thought Charlie was a modest Features-that-Fit. chap! Joe Burke, Harry McGuire, Red Our good friend Hugh A. O'Donnell of the Douglas and Larry Doyle have been up, "Times" finds an evening every week to but not often enough. Harry spends a week-- spend with us. It is quite a climb to our end here now and then . . . also Norm apartment, but he makes the trip regular­ Feltes . . . Yale and Harvard! Jim Sutter ly and Ave always enjoy his good company. is a regular visitor from Jersey where he He is certainly a good friend to all Notre keeps one of the most prominent newspapers Dame men in this part of the country. An­ from going utterly to pieces. other good friend is George N. Shuster who Harry Plannery was with us until re­ drops into the office once or twice a week cently. He's out in Fort Wayne now, hand­ and smokes half a package of my good ling advertising and promotion for the Fort Herbert Taryton's and then takes me out Wayne Builders Supply Co. Charlie De and buys my lunch. He's a great George N.! Barry is designing some of New York's big You should drop him a line Jim. He's lo­ buildings, and John Anthony Bartley is cated at 1652 East 14th Street Brooklyn now with the Homeland Company selling with charming Mrs. Shuster, and delightful Westchester homes to unsuspecting but de­ Robert Shuster (9 months old). The for­ lightful honeymooners. With the three, mer fear of all Scholastic contributors Flannery, DeBarry and Bartley all in the spends most of his time at the Commonweal same "genus occupationus" it looks like one offices now when he isn't turning out a of those dreadful trusts is in formation. Al book or two for one of the publishing Birmingham is with the Fox Film people houses. You will be interested I am sure turning out box-office attractions that in his new English literature. I hear from "click". advance reports that it is a dandy. Better John McKenna of Far Rockaway stays get your order in now. •with us about two nights a week when So you see Jim, I meet a number of the pressure in the law office is too great to al­ fellows. It is most pleasant to have these low him to get home at a respectable hour. connections -with the old and new friends. John is vfith one of New York's most en­ The Devin-Adair Company is an open house terprising firms and 'tis said he has a pri­ for all Notre Dame men. Tell them to drop vate office, swivel chair, separate hand in anytime—^I'm here all the time. We are towel and everything! going full speed ahead on Professor Phillips' Louis Smith was in town doing publicity novel "The Doctor's Wooing" and already work up until a few weeks ago when he we are planning new editions of Coach went home for a rest. We expect him back Roekne's books. "Coaching" made a big hit soon. Larry Deeter, one of the new arrivals, last year and it is going to be our effort this is one of the busiest men in New York. year to make every college and high school Theatrics and publicity has claimed him coach and player adopt the Rockne system too. Charlie Butterworth is back with his of play in 1926." first love, the newspapers, again, and is fill­ A letter from JOE NORTON not only spoke ing the front pages of the Mount Vernon five dollars worth in the great American Argos. Charlie is out to make news if he language, but raised a few interesting ques­ has to bite a dog! tions and brought out several interesting John Balfe dropped in for a visit today. facts. Those letters are hard to beat. Joe Louis Wagner is a weekly caller . . . and wants to know where BARNEY MACNAB and THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 221 JOE SIMONS are holding forth. Barney, as ney Tom Shaughnessey, former Notre Dame far as we know, is at 1347 Moore St., Port­ athlete. He vdll help Coach Jimmy Phelan land, Ore., but Joe is one with us in seek­ coach spring football at Purdue. ing the whereabout of Joe Simons. Mail NORBERT F. SKELLEY, Ph. G., is dispen­ came from California, but no directions with sing 3.75 tonic from the Henry C. Low drug it. The informing part of the letter states store in Salina, Kan., and his communica­ that JERRY FOX and JOE NORTON are still at tion had very convincing evidence of pros­ Trinity College, and that DiCK ZELLER, '25, perity. is assistant manager of the Orpheum thea­ GERALD J. HOLLAND, temporary address ter in Sioux City, Iowa. Dick, Joe says, is 322 Broadway, Niles, Mich., is pursuing feeling fine, although he returned from the the dictates of Dr. John M. Cooney in that hospital recently minus a few tonsils. ideal field for the beginning journalist, the Head cocah PRANK THOMAS, '23, of the small town paper (but the editor must state University of Chattanooga, announces that here in all civic pride that Niles despite the BOB REAGAN, '24, former football star of Holland regime, is assuming distinctly me­ the University of Notre Dame, has been tropolitan qualities). GEORGE E. LUDWIG, signed as line coach. Reagan has been help­ Grand Rapids gas magnate, and DANIEL ing Thomas in spring football practice. Rea­ J. O'NEILL, freshman's nemesis in the engi­ gan and Thomas played together on the No­ neering branch of the English department, tre Dame squad in 1921 and 1922. recently visited the Niles headquarters and 1925 engaged in a miniature class reunion. The following items indicate that the old DICK MULLANEY is thoroughly domesti­ poem which began something like "In the cated at 702 N. Hill St., South Bend, Ind., Spring—" is still holding out against the according to word received from his mother encroachments of free verse. in Ridgewood, N. J. Which indicates what John Wendland, instructor in Politics at devious paths these notes usually have to the University, and Miss Dora Calvert of travel. Portland, Oregon, were united in marriage at Notre Dame, "Wednesday morning, April 7. Rev. John O'Hara, Prefect of Religion at the University, officiated. Mr. Wendland is assistant track coach here, former captain of the cross-country team, and an I. A. C. distance runner. Knute Rockne, coach of the Notre Dame CLOTHES football teams, acted as best man, and Miss Marie Williams of South Bend was brides­ maid. Mr. and Mrs. Wendland will make their home in the Morningside apartments in South Bend. WILBUR MCINERY, who entered Notre Dame with the class of '25, was married on Washington's Birthday to Miss Rosa O'Ha- gan in the Church of the Holy Redeemer at Berwyn, Maryland. The Luxenberg Sack Charley Collins, end on the 1924 Notre Suit has won its wide* Dame football eleven, yesterday signed a spread popularity among college men contract as head coach at the University of through strict adher- North Carolina. Collins acted in the same ence to a distinct style. capacity at the University of Chattanooga last year. Charley will have as his assis­ tants Bill Cerney of Notre Dame, Jimmy Ashmore of Illinois and Belding of Iowa. Nat LUXENBERG & Bro. Collins was a visitor in Chicago yesterday 37 Union Square, New York to have his contract looked over by Attor­ 45 Btlwfn 16th S17lk Sis. THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS

• CLARENCE-BuNCE is with the Bastian-Mor- ~ WHAT IS THERE •ley Co. in LaPorte, the "world's foremost TO THESE heater builders". GEORGE H. FISCHER, E.E., is now at 3901 "SUCCESS STORIES" Lake Park Ave., Chicago. He has been lo­ { } cated there since last July, having left the ROBABLY you have sometimes wondered, "streets of Cairo," (111.), at that time. He "Where do all the 'success stories' come is with the Commonwealth Edison Co. His from? Can they really be true? Is there any one office is at 72 N. Adams St. thing that can actually make, men successful?" THOMAS R. WOULFE, E1.'25, George S. Out answer will perhaps surprise you. For we say Yost and Herman D. Themar announce the without hesitation that most of the men whose success organization of a' corporation which will stories •we have published \vouId have been successful without the help of the Institute. conduct a general real estate business un­ We don't take credit for the fine records made by our der the firm name of Tom R. Woulfe, Inc., graduates any more than Yale or Princeton or Harvard 1114-15-16 Bell BIdg., 307 N. Michigan Ave., take credit for the success of theirs. We provide no Chicago, 111. trick formulas to make men prosperous overnight. We BEN RESTING is now at 1014 Earl St., simply give them the facts they need to know about Toledo, Ohio, with the Ohio Division of business. If they are big enough to use these facts, they Highways of the state department of high­ succeed. If they aren't—^well, they would have failed ways and public works. anyway. What the Insutute does—and the only thing the In­ MARTIN C. BROWN, erstwhile partner of stitute claims to do—is this: it brings success sooner. JULIUS J. DANCH, Gary politician and law- ' yer, has shifted his legal efforts to the of­ fice of J. B. WALTERS, attorney and coun­ The reason why independence comes so late for most selor, 820 First Trust and SaAdngs Bid., men is that there is so much to learn. Hammond, Ind. Only a man who knows all the diflFerent departments KEENE L. FITZPATRICK, El '25, has for­ of business is qualified to reach the higher positions, or to enter business for himself. And learning all depart­ mally opened the Pacific Coast offices of ments from pracdcal experience in each is a matter of Liberty in Room 705, Union Bank Bldg., many years. Eighth and Hill Sts., Los Angeles, Calif. Is there no way to shorten this process? Must every "Dr." JOHNNY WEIBEL is squeezing in a man's life have so many wasted years? The men whose medical course with his football coaching at success stories you have read determined to eliminate Vanderbilt, which gives him little worry those wasted years from their lives; they found a way over his spare time, but the "watch-charm in the Alexander Hamilton Institute. guard" seems to be just as able to handle For years we have specialized in the single task of a big job as ever. He says Red Magevney training men for the higher execuuve positions of busi­ ness. Into the Institute's Course have been built the was at Vanderbilt with the Memphis Cen­ experience and the methods which have made many of tral High basketball team in March, but the today's business leaders successful. Its subscribers learn Memphis team lost the state championship in months what ordinarily takes years. in the finals to a Nashville prep school. Red That the Course is authoritauve and practical is is also coaching football and baseball and proved by the calibre of the men who consritute the In­ turned out a strong eleven last fall. Johnny stitute's Advisory Council. They are: says whoever wrote "Sunny Tennessee" General T. Coleman duPont, the well known business never lived there. execuuve; Percy H. Johnston, President of the Chemical National Bank of New York; Dexter S. Kimball, Dean JOHN MAHON is representing the New of the College of Engineering, Cornell University; John York Life Insurance Co. in Superior, Wis. Hays Hammond, the eminent engineer; Frederick Hf John says that he and "Spike" Flinn, '23, Hurdman, Certified Public Accountant; and Dr. Jeremiah are the only alumni he knows of there. W. Jenks, the statistician and economist. Which is a tribute or an indictment for the A booklet has been especially prepared that gives all reticence of WILLIAM C. STACK, LL.B. '15 the facts about the Insutute. More than 100,000 college men have read it. If you would care to have a copy, write and SHERMAN MAY, LL.B. '17, depending us. on the view you take. BILL VOSS, '23, was in Superior when John wrote, intent on ALEXANDER HAMILTON carrying away one of its fairer citizens, as INSTITUTE mentioned elsewhere in the notes. i-i, Astor Place New York. Gty THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS 223

- JOHN E. KENELLY, 425 S. Seventh St., Escanaba, Mich., has passed the Michigan state bar examinations according to word received by Dean Thomas Konop of the A Different Notre Dame law school. The following letter from Vincent "Tub­ by" Harrington is one of those beams that Kind of Joh have made the Pacific Coast famous, and Not a desk and time- which have been distressingly rare, both clock job, at either end climatically and secretarially speaking in of a push button; not Indiana this winter. the selling of an article, "Dear James, Jimniie, Hon. Sec'y- or what be it an automobile, or will you? (Editor note: Anything will do, only write!") any other thing which "It isn't very often I get a Duofold urge creates in the buyer but the Alumnus acted as a. sort of self- more needs, more wear filler, so to write, and I just couldn't resist and tear on mind and the temptation any longer, especially since nerves. I read that interesting bit of tragedy con­ But the selling of absolute cerning Bill Cerney. I might add that the future security, creating a only thing I've got on Don Miller is a silk calm mind, a serenity of scarf which up till now I didn't know where outlook in the buyer. to send. However the nights are warm in Not waiting for your prede­ Florida and here in Oregon it's a bit damp­ cessors to die; not depend­ ish and chilly so I guess that Don won't ing on the lucky chance. get his scarf after all—I'm salving my con­ But receiving immediately science ^vith the thought that he doesn't the amount of money and need it, anyway. reward commensurate with "I got comic valentines from Chuck Col­ what ability you show. lins and every time Livergood ^vrites I This job is selling life insur­ hear the Bachelor Blues on Graham Bros, ance. stationery. My ex room-mate and bene­ factor, Phil Mahoney, has annexed six or It has been' noted that seven counties out where the trips to Cana­ many college graduates sud­ da and Tia Juana are man's only salvation, denly give up working for someone else, go into life and is doing a splendid job of running the insurance, and in a short biggest ranch in Wyoming. time find places on the lists "L. Bernard MacNab is using Brother of high-ranking insurance Cyprian's training to advantage right here producers. in Portland. He is chief "swindle clerk" There is a reason for this for the Mack Truck Company—his job is to which is worth thinking collect all the uncoUectable debts and sell over. the highway commission of Oregon a fleet of Complete and confidentud irif Mack's every seven days. John Kilkenny formation, without any obligation visited me in Portland last fall. He's ranch­ on your part, can he obtained by ing up in Hipner, Oregon, with his dad. We writing to the Inquiry Bureau, John Hancock Mutual Life In­ saw the California-Oregon game together surance Company, ig^Clarendon and enjoyed a spirited (?) session a la Street, Boston, Massachusetts, or LEY, DASCHBACH, CORBY, JOE BURKE, MIKE by application to any of our Sorin subway for several days. This will Qeneral Agents, be good news for JIMMIE WRAPE, MCSOR- DUFFICY, OATS BYRNES, et al. By the way what happened to JOE FOLEY? (Editor's LIFE INSURANCE CoMnkinr> note: Joe's mailing address, at least, is or SOSTO*^ M.»»ACNUStf1A 532 Washington St., Waukegan, 111.) 22Jt THE NOTKE DAME ALUMNUS

Frank Kirkland os '16, is doing things zaga thinks a lot of Clipper and my opin­ with the insurance business (sold me a poli­ ion of what he's going to do to the coast cy yesterday that I didn't want) and is re­ teams in football next fall is startling, ceiving congratulations on the addition of a making allowance for all boyish enthus- daughter Suzanne to his family. siasm. I made a trip to California during "Dom Callicrate, '08, is chief engineer for the holidays to see Alabama and Washing­ Foster-Zleiser company of Portland. He ton play and watch Gonzaga trim the Los used to coach here at Columbia so he comes Angeles Athletic Club team. Of course I out regularly to see my team lose money at saw other things besides football games— the gate. There are a good many old timers ADAM WALSH, his husky son and pretty around the vicinity. FATHER TOM TOBIN, wife, for instance, and—(that's another '20, being one man in particular who does story) By June, a bicycle ride and one of things for all of us babes in the woods. Alexander Dumas worst will be enough to "SLIP MADIGAN, '20, brought his team up kill me. June is coming—all I need is a girl here last fall and played the Multnomah and a ring. Tubby." Club team 41-7. I played with the club but TORMEY DOOLING, of Mishawaka, Ind., has had a broken foot that day—^thank God! been admitted to practice in the Berrien I've seen CLIPPER SMITH, '21, quite frequent­ county circuit court by Judge Charles E- ly—^his team beat mine in basketball. Gon- White. He plans to open an office in Niles.

Local Alumni Clubs THE NOTKE DAME CLUB OF THE CITY THE NOTRE DAME CLUB OF ST. LOUIS OF NEW YORK Joseph B. McGIynn, '12, 120 North Main John T. BalTe, '20, 25 Church Street. President Street, East St. Louis : President Robert M. Anderson, '83 Vice-President Eugene Cronk, '12 Secretary-Treasurer Angus D. McDonald, '00 Vice-President THE NOTRE DAME CLUB OF SYRACUSE AND P. P. McEIIigott, '02 Vice-President CENTRAL NEW YORK Hugh A. O'Donnell, '94 Vice-President Peter Dwyer, '08 Jlonorary-President Stephen C. Willson, '23 Secretary-Treasurer Leo D. Kelley, '21 President Rev. Michael J. Shea, '04 Chaplain Jacob E. Eckel; '16 Secretary-Treasurer THE NOTRE DAME CLUB OF NORTHERN THE NOTRE DAME CLUB OF TOLEDO CALIFORNIA Et. Rev. Msgr. J. T. O'Connell, Eustace CuIIinan, '95, Phelan Bldg., LL.D., '06 .Honorary-President San Francisco, Calif. President Thos. T. Van Aarle, '21 President Thomas Sheridan Sheridan, 'S6 Vice-President John C. Cochrane, '23 Vice-President Joseph A. Clark, '86 Vice-President Albert J. Kranz, '17 .; Vice-President Frank A. Andrews, '18 Vice-President Kenn F. Nyhan, '22 . .-..". Secretary Edward P. Madigan, '20 Vice-President Frank Lockhard, '19 Treasurer John S. Mclnnes, '22 ...Secretary-Treasurer THE TWIN-CI'HES NOTRE DAME CLUB THE NOTRE DAME CLUB OF OKLAHOMA James P. Swift, '24, 454 McKnight Bldg., Minneapolis .President Thos. F. Shea, '09, Tulsa .President Rev. Ed. O'Connor, St. Paul Vice-President Leo. A. Schumacher, '13, Okmulgee Secretary P. W. O'Grady, '03, Minneapolis Vice-President J. Paul Loosen, '20, Okarche Treasurer Thos. J. Lee, Jr., '23, THE NOTRE DAME CLUB OF PORTLAND Minneapolis Secretary-Treasurer Executive Committee THE NOTRE DAME CLUB OF Frank Lonergan, '04, 749 Pittock Bldg. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA Walter M. Daly, '04, 91 Fourth St. John B. Barr, '24, 403 Braddock Ave President Wm. C. Schmitt, '10, 380 E. 44th St. Dr. Leo D. O'Donnell, '17 Vice-President Leonard M. Carroll, '16 Secretary THE NOTRE DAME CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA Raymond J. Black, '22 Treasurer John H. Neeson, '03, 232 City Hall President E. P. Gallagher, '01 Vice-President THE NOTRE DAME CLUB OF UTAH Paul Scofidd, '20 Vice-President Raymond R. Brady, '24, James C. O'Donnell, '14 Secretary-Treasurer 1001 Walker Bank Bid. Salt Lake City President Eobe.t Lynch, '14 Secretary-Treasurer THE NOTRE DAME CLUB OF ROCHESTER THE NOTRE DAME CLUB OF WESTERN Raymond Guppy, '11-'12, 204 Rugby Ave. WASHINGTON President Emmet Lenihan, '15, 203 W. Com- James Welsh, '22 Vice-President stock, Seattle, Wash President Joseph P. Flynn, '16 -. Secretary Joseph Sinott, '08 Vice-President THE NOTRE DAME CLUB OF ST. JOSEPH Edward Cochrane, '22 Secretary-Treasurer VALLEY THE NOTRE DAME CLUB OF YOUNGSTOWN K. K. Rockne, '14 Honorary President William S. Meyer, '75 Honorary-President Dudley Shively,. '92, 1002 E. Jefferson...... President John J. Buckley, '20, 207 Arlington St., President Michael Donohue, '83 Vice-President Leo Holland, '99 .; Vice-President Dillon J. Patterson, '20 Secretary-Treasurer Edgar Raub, '23 ... Secretary-Treasurer : Continued on Following Page