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VolALUMNU. 22 APRIL, 1944 SNo. 4

2nd Lt. Joseph J. Barr, '42, USMCR, Receives Navy Cross from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (LLD., October, 1943), Commander of the United States Pacific Fleet.

CITATION: "For extraordinary heroism during action against enemy Japoaeae forces in Tarawa, Gilbert Islands. November 20. 1943. Wounded in the face and light shoulder while in a landing craft, he. his right aim useless, continued to shore where he remained thirty-six hours, disregarding his own needs, to organize and lead his platoon. ISs courage and Tolor were an inspiratien -¥- to the men around him and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service." The Notre Dame Alumnus

SOLDIERS OF CHBIST A duty, yes, but a glorious privilege AlunuU ReU(f4a444. BuUetUt to profess and defend the Faith, as a participant in Christ's priesthood and : BY REV. JOHN P. LTNCH, CS.C, '25 : militantly so. The little catechism calls us by virtue of Confirmation, "Soldiers WHAT A LIFE tremendous dignity as adopted sons of of Christ." A non-Catholic once said: "I'd be a God, brothers of Christ, participants in We know lots of cases where Notre Catholic, but I can't see myself telling Christ's priesthood. - Dame men have been living up to this my private life and faults to any man." That phrase — participants in Christ's dignity, and having a lot of fun doing The Catholic priesthood — isn't a pretty phrase to so. answered: "Well, "pep" you up. We recall one who has done an amaz­ you see, we Cath­ Lenf s over now and well give you ing work in establishing a few years olics can't afford plenty of meat to chew on — some real ago in a large city a Catholic library ?25 a crack for a dogma and doctrine supporting that which has become a model for similar Park Avenue phrase expressing your dignity — par­ Catholic libraries in various cities. ticipants in Christ's priesthood. psychiatrist, s o We know another who, in cooperation we tell our sins PBIESTS OF CHBIST with other Catholic college graduates in to Father. Shea Both Angers-Burke's Mystical Body, his city, established a lecture forum, around the cor­ p. 155, and Kavanagh's Lay Partici­ which has done an enormous amount of ner at St. Johns." pation in Christ^s Priesthood, (Doctoral good in diffusing Catholic doctrine on Last week we Thesis, Catholic University—1935) give morality, literature and government had a visitor, re­ Fmther Lyndi plenty of proofs to support and explain We know some who have set up pam­ ferred to us in­ that title. From the latter, (pp. 119, directly by a psychiatrist. The visitor phlet racks in their parishes, and the 120 and 102) we are going to quote at pamphlets have accomplished great good wanted to make some inquiries about length for theological accuracy: Catholicism. Her main objection to Ca­ among Catholics and non-Catholics. tholicism was telling her "private life to "St Peter entitles all Christians 'a kinely Many others have volunteered their priesthood,* not because they themselves are kinffs. any man in Confession" — and she had but because they belone to Christ the Kine- services to their pastors in various ca­ just been to a psychiatrist. "St. Peter's -references insinuate that this doc­ pacities. Hdping the pastor certainly is trine of lay participation in Christ's priesthood the essence of participation in the priest­ She quickly saw that inconsistent ob­ is consequent upon the truth of the Mystical hood. Body. The cxcsesis of the Pctrine texts shoirs jection. So in the next hour's discussion, that it is in virtue of their intimate spiritual All of these were doing something not we gave not proofs for Catholicism but union with Christ, that all Christiai^s receive a queer, not fanatical. They were being the old favorite theme, often stated in sacerdotal character, which enables them to fulfil intelligent Catholics, living out their this column. their religious oblieations in xadon with Christ the High Priest dignity as lay participants in Christ's Catholicism is a life, the life of grace "The chief sacerdotal privilege given to all priesthood — defending and promoting — and not merdy a negative thing, ab­ Christians through Baptism is the power to. offer and teaching Christ's doctrine. sence of sin — the glorious life of Christ acceptable worship to God. This includes the power to receive the other sacraments, to share They were being instruments of the in us, and we should live up to our dig­ in the offering of the Holy Sacrifice, and to par­ Hedonption. nity as adopted sons of God and brothers take of the Holy Sacrifice in Holy Communion. . Throu^ them, Christ was continuing of Christ "It is through the baptismal character that all His mission. the baptized parUcipate, as members of Christ Briefly, Catholicism is not a code or in all the sacerdotal functions of the whole Mys­ set of rules to live by, but a Person to tical Body, for through it they are made members BATTLEFIELD BUT PLAYGBOUND TOO live for. Chesterton expressed it far of the same body: The character of Confirmation Most of our younger alumni are sol­ better in: "Catholic doctrine and Cath­ augments the baptismal participation in Christ's priesthood, because it increases the sacerdotal diering — and many have died — for olic morals are walls, it is true, but the power given in Baptism, and intensifies the Chris­ God, country and Notre Dame. walls of a playground." tian's configuration to Christ as priest llie pri­ mary sacerdotal function of the confirmed is to To us older alumni there is extended CONnNUING CHBIST'S LIFE profess publicly and defend the Faith. also the duty and privUege of soldiering for God, country and Notre Dame. The Catholic layman hardly thinks of "ST. THOMAS SAYS" For God — to live as an adopted son himself as marching side by side with "St. Thomas outlines in general terms just the priest in the crusade of Christ and what this more active and more extensive partici­ of God and brother of Christ and ad­ for Christ pation of the confirmed is, when he says that vance His Will and Kingdom. Baptism enables the Christian to perform those For Country — to protect it against Yet that is his destiny and privilege duties that pertain to his own salvation, whereas pagan corruption and totalitarianism by — because he participates in the priest­ Confirmation makes him capable of fulfilling the promoting Christian principles in gov­ hood of Christ. functions that are concerned with the public pro­ fession and defence of the Faith. From this ernment, literature, education and all You are apostles with your priests. Thomistic definition, it is evident that the phases of society. You, too, are instruments of the Re­ character of Confirmation is given for a wider For Notre Dame — to live as a son demption. Through you, Christ contin­ purpose than the spiritual enrichment and exal­ tation of the confirmed man himself. In the pub­ of Notre Dame, with the real spirit of ues His mission. . lic profession and defence of the Faith, the con­ Notre Dame, which is her spirit — to You are where your priests cannot be firmed is to teach, admonish, and strengthen live for her Son. — in offices, factories, stores, clubs, others in the things that pertain to divine wor­ ship. Briefly, these privileges and duties include It's a duty but a glorious privilege army camps, and battleships. all that is comprised under the heading of Cath­ also — and a lot of fun. You are Christ-bearers there in the olic Action. All these duties pertain not to the "Catholic doctrine and morals are state of grace. confirmed's private spiritual life, but to his social spiritual life." walls, it is true, but the walls of a play­ Practice of our Faith should befit our ground." The Notre Dame Alumnus This magazine is published bi-monthly by the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dmme. Indiana. Entered as second class matter October 1, 1939, at the Postofnce. Notre Dame« Indiana, under the act of August 24. 1912. Member of the American Alumni Council and of the National C^tholie Alumxii Federatioa. James E. Amutrong* '25, Editor; Vt^lUam R. Dools7,''26« Managing Editor

VOL 22 APRIL. 1944 NO. 4 Our Program for Progress

By James E. Armstrons, '25, Alumni Secretary

Pearl Harbor hurled a physical chal­ You cerned with graduate study; they are lenge at America which ended the philo­ not concerned with the education of sophical approaches to our entry or non- The first front is you, the individual priests and brothers; they are not con­ entry in world war. On December 7, alumnus. You have been trained by cerned with the library and the art gal­ 1941, we were in, ready or not. Notre Dame to know truth. You have lery as agents of culture; they are not been taught objective standards by concerned with tradition and the pres­ As Notre Dame men, we are witness­ which right and wrong are measured. ervation of Notre Dame's character and ing, almost daily, incidents that are You have been taught the proper end of integrity for your sons and grandsons. moral Pearl Harbors. Attacks on the man, the only end, and the means to This is not a fault, except as concen­ state, attacks on the church, attacks on that end. tration on the urgent needs of war de­ the family, attacks on our individual mands such fault. The Fund is at pres­ rights occur with increasing frequency Two things are necessary for your in­ ent the University's major agency in and boldness. dividual part in this struggle. You must protecting these factors which are so It is no longer a question of personal know articulately these principles in vital to its nature, and to its future. If wishes. We are in the fight for princi­ which you were grounded. Simple faith intercollegiate athletics should yield to ples. We have now either to fight or to is not enough, invaluable as it is. For the exigencies of war, and if civilian run. strangely enough, much of the world enrollment drops to its fast approaching confusion rises from the great masses zero, then the Fund will be almost the Knowing the only proper Notre Dame of people who do not know what you sole agent of preserving the things that answer, your Alumni Association has know. And your second problem there­ differentiate the University from a begun quickly the long delayed program fore is to see that what you know is training school. of preparation for this war. made general knowledge. Like the present world struggle we are faced with multiple fronts. They are Notre Dame Your Home all important in themselves and impor­ A third front is your home. (These tant in the pattern. The second front is Notre Dame. The fronts are not intended to be in the University is a continuous training camp for truth. Its classes are graduated with the background essential to a right leadership. And the University for yon continues to provide the contacts and the knowledge which will keep you fit for fighting under the new conditions. Moral warfare adapts the methods of a new order as rapidly and as devastatingly as the machines of the world armies. It is essential that we preserve Notre Dame. To that end we have set up ma­ chinery for your cooperation. The Alumni Fund is no longer just a generous gesture of loyalty. It is true that the University has enjoyed, through its Navy programs, full functioning of its facilities. But it is equally true that these programs, operated at no profit, are concerned with the physical facili­ ties. They are not concerned with reli­ gion; they are not concerned with phi­ losophy; they are not concerned with J. E. A. academic research; they are not con­ W. B.D. The Notre Dame Alumnus

order of their importance). You have in tion to any one of them will be construc­ believe in at Notre Dame is being chal­ your home the basic unit of society. By tive. In the aggregate, you can hardly lenged in one way or another. The phy­ proper thinking and action and example estimate the good. sical war in which so many of you are in the home you have perhaps the great­ playing a vital part is only one bitter est weapon for the influence you need To implement this move toward ma­ and violent phase. Its peace table vnll to wield. Literature, the movies, Catho­ turity in the Association, we have taken not solve many struggles which involve lic press, family religious zeal, citizen­ several steps with the University's co­ you. operation. ship, — all can be developed to a marked We are no longer play-boys. We are degree in a good home. And the good Bill Dooley has severed his student no longer able to leave our emotions to home is the simplest ans\ver to the in­ publications connection (business mana­ cheerleaders. We can no longer ignore roads of juvenile delinquency, birth con­ ger) to devote full time to his alumni the uncomfortable and the annoying. trol, wrong control of education, and work. But much of his work is still the We might as well face the fact that in other attacks on the family. editing of the increasing and valuable addition to having either to fight or to mass of detail in the ALUMNUS, which is run, there is no longer in the world, for our articulation medium. This challenges, Your Church those who believe as we believe, any even in its present bi-monthly status, the place to run. Many Notre Dame men are not Cath­ full time and attention of an editor. In addition, he has the problem—growing to With your cooperation, spreading your olics. But in any church, or synagogue, trained leadership to those about you, where the spirit is sound and the indi­ startling stature—of placement, the hope of doing something tangible for the however, the fight can turn in our favor. vidual cooperation is generously and If this sounds like a sermon, just start intelligently given, there are opportun­ Notre Dame man who is mustered out of service, and the Notre Dame boy reading your newspaper with these ities unlimited for the successful opposi­ things in mind. tion of those movements which would coming up who may face the competition wipe out the churches and synagogues of the Notre Dame man coming out of of the world. service. The challenge of this field is tremendous for good. FATHER LEAHY APPOINTED Rev. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, presi­ Notre Dame men are trained in a I have severed my connection with leadership which could be of inestimable dent, on March 13 appointed as his ad­ academic publicity (which began, the ministrative assistant Rev. James J. value to pastors. Most pastors expect last time, in November, 1941, when Tom this leadership to crystallize in their Leahy, C.S.C, Chicago-bom young fac­ Barry went with the Sun in Chicago). ulty member. Father Leahy took the college trained parishioners. We can no My primary interest lies in the Associ­ longer concern ourselves with the con­ post made vacant by the death, March ation program generally, its policies, its 2, of Rev. James D. Trahey, C.S.C. troversies of whether it has or hasn't records ramifications, a rising tide of and whose has been the fault if any. correspondence with individual alumni, Father Leahy will serve as represen­ This is the time for unity under the Clubs and other contacts. I have the tative on the campus of the armed many programs that the clergy and the interests of some 94 Clubs at heart, forces for the' Sixth army corps area hierarchy have instituted. Your inter­ with the knowledge that their heroic and the Ninth naval district. He ^vill est can find many valuable outlets. work could be tremendously augmented also direct an extensive program given by more help from Notre Dame, and in the University colleges of engineer­ that more Clubs are possible when we ing, science and commerce under the en­ Your Community have the facility for handling them. The gineering science and management war training program. The breakdown of leadership gener­ Annual Alumni Fund is already well ally has been a source of challenge to established as a major operation for The new appointee had been a mem­ higher education's history in this coun­ Notre Dame. Its detail might well be a ber of the University faculty since the try. The answer seems to lie not so full time job. And in the field of promo­ fall of 1943, when he returned to Notre much in inability as in apathy. The col­ tion, there is the suspenseful responsi­ Dame from a faculty post in Austin, lege trained man has been given the bility of knowing that when the war is Texas, at St. Edward's University, also ability without the sense of responsibili­ won and the Navy program is past, the directed by the Congregation of Holy ty. Again, we need not stop to philoso­ present enrollment of some 600 civilians Cross. phize. The fact of the need for active must be jumped rapidly to a minimum Father Leahy received his seminary and intelligent participation is so appar­ 3,000. In this process the alumni can be, training in Holy Cross and Moreau ent now as to be receiving the sanction as they were in 1934-35, invaluable aids. seminaries. He was graduated from the of all colleges, religious and secular. So, although we have an active Board College of Arts and Letters in 1933; or­ The government of cities, which is the of Directors, and although we have dained to the priesthood on June 24, basic government, has been left too long dropped some of our burdens, we are 1939, and returned to Notre Dame to in hands more willing than able, a state still not in the clear and unencumbered continue his studies. In 1941 he was reflected In higher brackets on frequent path of progress we would like to see granted a master of arts degree. occasion. A strong civic consciousness ahead. Father Leahy is a brother of Bernie on your part, in separating good issues Leahy, football player of the early '30s, from bad, principled candidates from The Committees on Religion and Citi­ now a lieutenant in the army. imprincipled, and in making these zenship which we have asked each Club trained observations articulate for your to form to speed up the work of realiz­ WANTED! neighbors, would go an unbelievably long ing our new place in the program will way toward eliminating a fundamental require close and interested cooperation Experienced designer capable of de­ national weakness. from the Alumni Oflice, from the Uni­ signing new products and tooling up a versity, and from all of you. * * * job. Experience in stove field or allied Of the need for this mature and im­ field desirable. Salary: open. Location: These are but a few of the major mediate action there can no longer be Middle West. Address inquiries in care fronts. Your careful and active atten­ any doubt. All that you were taught to of ALUMNUS. The Notre Dame Alumnus Civilian Attendance One-Fiftti of Normal

Degrees Awarded at Convocation on Feb. 25; Father Eugene Burke is Speaker; Four N. R. O. T. C Grad­ uates Receive Commissions in Historic Ceremony.

Approximately 1,850 •V-12 students Adding further historical importance and 650 civilian students registered for to the program was the commissioning BROTHER RAYMOND DIES the Notre Dame term which began on as ensigns of the same four men. Pre­ March 6. Total University attendance siding at this ceremony was Capt. J. The ALUMNUS is regrettably late in consequently remained about level with Richard Barry, U.S.N., commanding all its reporting of the death of Brother attendance in the term which ended on the naval units on the Notre Dame cam­ Raymond, C.S.C, on Sept. 5 last. 'For Feb. 25. Civilian attendance was about pus. The four were thus, of course, the 23 years a solicitor for The Ave Maria, 20 per cent of pre-war normal. first Notre Dame R.O.T.C. men to be Brother Raymond had traveled in every commissioned. state in the union, and visited many Some 450 new V-12 students are in­ alumni homes. cluded in the present student body, and By decision of the Navy Department, approximately 100 new civilian stu­ 77 other members of the R.O.T.C, who In his earlier years he was assistant dents. A large contingent of the new had completed seven semesters at Notre to the secretary of the University of 'V-12S are men from the fleet who, hav­ Dame, were commissioned on Feb. 27 in Notre Dame, and was for some time in' ing special qualifications, have been a special ceremony in the naval drill charge of the .Notre Dame bookstore. detached from their ships for college hall on the campus. The action was in He prefected on the campus and was training. keeping with a nationwide navy pro­ known to many Notre Dams men of an Of the departing •V-12 men, the large gram to increase the number of com­ earlier generation for' his quiet and majority were assigned to midshipmen missioned officers on active duty. kindly counsel. Brother Raymond was schools or to other navy training sta­ bom Willis J. Ott, in 1877. He was pro­ tions. Sixteen were assigned to naval Captain Barry awarded commissions fessed in 1902. An exanplary reli^ons. E.O.T.C. units. Eighty-seven Marines to this group also, and Father O'Don­ Brother Raymond was also possessed of went to Parris Island, S. C, and 42 Ma­ nell delivered a brief address to the men. the practical qualities of a successful rines to the pre-midshipman school at Very soon after the commissioning they man in the business phases of his work. Asbury Park, N. J. left the campus for posts of active duty. Kev. Eugene P. Burke, C.S.C., deliv­ LT. CMDR. BLACK INJURED ered the address on Feb. 25 as 94 under­ By decision of the University Council, graduate students and six graduate stu­ seven-semester R.O.T.C. men with satis­ Lt. Cmdr. Thompson Black, former ex­ dents received degrees in Washington factorily completed academic work, may, ecutive officer of the Notre Dame N. R. Hall from Kev. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, after an additional semester of satis­ O. T. C, suffered injuries in the Italian president, in a special convocation. This factory service on active duty in the campaign and was to be returned to the was the first convocation since the for­ navy, receive from Notre Dame the de­ United States for hospitalization accord­ mal Commencement of October, 1943, gree of bachelor of naval science. Thus, ing to word which reached the campns in which was the final formal Commence­ the 77 ensigns commissioned on Feb. 27 March. Commander Black was one of the ment "for the duration." may receive this deg^ree at the next con­ first group of officers who conducted the vocation next June. N.R.O.T.C. program at Notre Dame. The effect of war was evident in the fact that many of the members of the Feb. 25 class had already been called to active duty and thus received their de­ grees in absentia. Other men, receiving their degrees on the stage, were in uni­ form. Included among the 94 receiving un­ dergraduate deg^rees were four mem­ bers of Notre Dame's unit of the naval R.O.T.C. who had completed eight se­ mesters of academic work in the Univer­ sity. They were Ensign Thomas R. Shellworth, Portland, Ore.; Ensign John Penning^ton Lawler, Tampa, Fla.; En­ sign John Cahill O'Rourke, Chicago; and Ensign Charles M. Urruela, Miami Beach, Fla. These men were the first members of the R.O.T.C. to receive Notre Dame degrees since the unit was established locally in 1941, and the con­ The first four graduates of the Hotre Dam* unit ILR.O.T.C ai* i,'wnimisiinncd ia vocation was thus made historically Washington Hall Feb. 25 by CapL J. Bichaid Bairr. U.SJf. Left to right: Easigas Lawlsr. notable. Shellworth, Uiruela and CBourke. Fathers ODoaaeU. Loa* oad Cavaaaagh le^ oa. The Notre Dame Alumnus

to pick up dog tags etc, of our dead. This was the morning of Tuesday, December 1, 1942. I was trying to turn over the body of Captain Hershel Horton's Last Letter Keast, a friend of mine, when I was shot two or three times in my right leg and hip. Lt Ellis, Sgt. Young and Pvt. Merle Christian were with Wrote It as He Lay me. I yelled that I was shot, I was in front of all but Merle, they ran for shelter. I dragged myself Dying in New Guinea. for a Jap grass shanty about twelve yards to the rear of where I was shot.

The final message to his family of I send this letter to you. the father, because . Sgt. Young said he would send help as soon as 1st Lt. Hershel G. Horton, ex. '43, is with you must rest the decision of whether Mrs. possible. Possible never came, evidently because I Horton and your daughter shall see it and read lud there unattended in any way without food or now well known across the nation: it it. Please do not let Mrs. Horton feel tliat I have •water or medical care. Two days of semi-deliri- has been in print innmnerable times, has any desire to conceal or hide this letter. ... I ousness and then I called Captain Shirley's name, been quoted in sermons and speeches simply feel that such a letter might be too shock­ Ellis, Help. etc. Finally Lt. Gibbs and one of his and is preserved in the Congressional ing for many a mother to receive. men from the Anti Tank Co. came to me. Their Medic also came up. Hie Medic gave me my first This communication has been a difficult one for Record, But since Hershel was a Notre drink of water in three days, but he had no food me to write. I hope you understand and appreci­ Bame man, the ALUM KUS wants his to offer. The medic bandaged me temporarily, Lt ate my feelings. message to appear here too so that it Gibbs promised me aid, but I never saw him To you and your family I extend every ^rm- vnll for uncounted years remain here to again. The Medic came back and gave me water, pathy. but a man helping him got shot there and that be read by Notre Dame men in their Very sincerely yours, scared him away. Life from then on was a ter­ own publication. JOHN R. MURPHY rible nightmare. The hot burning sun, the deliri­ Lt Col. Q.M.C. ous nights. No one came near me from then on, As he lay dying in the jungles of New Effects Quartermaster but I did dig a water hole in four days time, Guinea, Hershel, 29 years old, wrote which was wonderful to me; although it was pol­ the message to his parents, Mr. and luted by all the rotting bodies within 12 ft and 14 ft of me. Then two or three rescue parties Mrs. George A, Horton, Jr., Aurora, from my Company came out, but they never 111., and to his sister. Already cited for could find me. On two or three occasions they bravery and meritorious sendee by Gen­ nearly got to me when the Japs or a rainstorm eral Douglas MacArthur, he had led made it impossible. The Japs are living within a ration mission from Sananada to 15 yds. of me. I see them every day. Sopuda. His party of 367 men found I have tried to make splints and crawl or walk themselves trapped between tAvo pow­ out, but I just can't make it Today, (as nearly erful Japanese forces. For 21 days the as I can judge, Dec 11) I managed to stand, but I could go no farther. A Jap shot me in the unit battled against the heavy odds, 100 shoulder and neck as I weekly sat there and I of them dying, but the Japs were re­ thought my time had come, but no, I sit and lay pelled and the Americans went on to here in this terrible place, wondering not why Soptlda. Later they learned they had God has forsaken me; but rather why He is mak­ slain 2,200 Japs in the engagement. ing me suffer this terrible end? It is true I un­ derstand life and its reasons now, but why should He send it to this terrible grave with me? Why At Sopuda the soldiers again met the not let me live and tell others? I am not afraid Japs. After this battle, Horton went in­ to die although I have nearly lost my faith a to the jungle for the identification discs couple of days here. I have a pistol here, but I could not kill myself; I still have faith in the of the American fallen, and it was Ix)rd. I think He must be giving me the supreme while he was on this mission of mercy test I know now how Christ felt on the cross. that he was fatally shot. At least five I have imagined hearing several other rescue men were killed, and many others were parties, but one's ima^nation grows as his body wounded, in attempts to rescue him. shrivels. 1ST. LT. HERSHEL G. HORTON, ex. '43 Lt. Col. John R. Murphy, Kansas City, I have had no food of any kind since that morning I was shot My right hip- is broken and Mo., received the personal effects of my right leg. both compound fractures; else I NEW GUINEA SWAMP Hershel, and he is the ^vrite^ of the could have been out of here in those first couple first letter. Terrible battle on Thanksgiving Day • lost six of days, wounds or no wounds. men, and six wounded. WAR DEPARTMENT My life has been good, but I am so young and ARMY SERVICE FORCES November 29th the 20th day on the trail — 19 have so many things undone that a man of 29 KANSAS CITY QUARTERMASTER DEPOT straight days with wet sore fe3t. Received new should do. 601 HARDESTY AVENUE socks yesterday. The tops of all the brush over KANSAS CTTY 1, IHSSOURI my head has been shot away by Jap Machine We may never know Ciod's purpose in striking Guns. I have laid here three days now. me down like this, but "He mast have one. I can JRM:ep Sunday, Nov. 29, 1942» 8th day under fire, still still say tnithfully that I have never killed a October 30, 1943 holding out. man, although I have been ordered to order IN REPLY REFER TO: 13123 (Written in Hershel's Prayer Book) others to. Mr. George A. Horton, Jr. 906 Talma Street I wonder how long a man can go on like this? I shall continue to pray for a miracle of rescue. Aurora, Illinois COPY OF HERSHEL'S LAST LETTER Dear Mr. Horton: I want to commend Lt Ellis for his wonderful WRITTEN-IN.HIS NOTE BOOK efforts and heroism in attempt to rescue me It is with deep distress that I ivrite you. Today, AND KEPT IN HIS PRAYER BOOK under the Jap treachery. there has come into my possession a most tragic New Guinea, Dec. 11. 1942 letter written by your son immediately prior to Dearly Beloved. My dear sweet Father, Mother God bless you My loved ones. Keep the faith, his death. It will cause you heartache and grief, don't worry. I shall see you all again some day. but at the same time will give you even greater and Sister: Mr. & Mrs. George A. Horton Jr., I prepare to meet My Maker. pride in being the father of a son who could face and Sister Gwenivcre- Love, death as he did. About 9:00 A.M. I came out on a mercy patrol Hershel. The Notre Dame Alumnus Mrs. McCormick Receives Laetare Medal

First Woman Member of New York "Times" Editorial Board Honored; Widely Recognized as Outstanding Foreign Correspondent; Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

Anne O'Hare McCormick, distin­ In 1937 Mrs. McCormick won the guished writer and foreign correspon­ Pulitzer Prize for distinguished foreign dent, was announced on March 19 as the correspondence. She was selected as HONOR POPE PIUS XII recipient of the Laetare Medal, awarded "Woman of 1939" by prominent wom­ The fifth anniversary of the corona­ annually since 1883 by the University en's organizations. tion of Pope Pins XII was especially of "Notre Dame to an outstanding mem­ The time and place of the presenta­ observed at. Notre Dame on March 12 ber of the Catholic laity in the United tion of the Laetare Medal to Mrs. Mc­ with a solen^.Mass celebrated by Rev. States.: Cormick will be announced at a later John J. Cavanangh, C.S.C, vice-presi­ dent of the University, in Sacred Heart Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, pres­ date. The Laetare Medal was established in Church. The sermons at the fonr stu­ ident of the University, in announcing dent Masses of the day were preached the selection of this year's medalist, 1883 at the University as an annual recognition among the Catholic laity in by Rev. Patrick J. Carroll, C.S.C, edi­ said: "The Laetare Medal for 1944 is tor of The Ave Maria, and by Rev. awarded to Anne O'Hare McCormick, the United States. John Gilmary Shea, famous historian, was the first to re- Arthnr J. Hope, C.S.C, assistant editor distinguished journalist and foreign and author of the centenary volnme, correspondent of the Neto York Times. Notre Dame—100 Keors. Both of the Her brilliant reporting of national and priests dwelt upon the Pope's labors and international events of history in the perils during the present war. making has been enriched by a clarity and vision that has given her preemi­ The intentions of the Sovereign Pon­ nence in that field, as evidenced by the tiff, who is also a Notre Dame alnm- fact that she was the first woman to be nns, were additionally remonbered all awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Journal­ throng^ the remainder of Lent as daily ism. Yet Mrs. McCormick has accepted adoration of the Blessed Sacrament was all. honors with a gracious modesty so conducted as usual in Sacred He^grt characteristic of the noble woman whose Church, closing each day with Benedic­ faith in God inspires her to great tion of the' Blessed Sacrament. Many of heights in the pursuit of truth." those who prayed before the Blessed Sacrament in half-hour watches were Mrs. McCormick, 14th woman to re­ local members of the armed forces in ceive the Laetare Medal, has been a uniform. member of the Neio York Times staff since 1921, and in 1936 she became the Special recognition of Notre Darnels first woman to achieve a place on the concern for the welfare of the Pope editorial board of the Times. She is gen­ came in a special message to Rev. Hn^ erally recognized as one of the outstand­ O'Donnell, C.S.C, president, from Most ing foreign correspondents of her gen­ Rev. Amleto G. Cicognani, archbishop of Laodicea and apostolic delegate to eration, and she is an authority on Eu­ ANNE O'HARE MCCORMICK ropean political affairs. the United States. Archbishop Cicog­ nani wrote: Mrs. McCormick was bom in England ceive the award. The first woman to be "Your expressions of devotion and and spent much of her childhood travel­ selected as a recipient was art critic loyalty to the Holy Father on the part ing on the Continent before coming to Eliza Allen Starr, who received the of the faculty, alumni and students of the United States. She received her B.A. medal in 1885. the University of Notre Dame will, I degree from St. Mary's College, Colum­ am sure, be a source of great consola­ bus, O., and several years later she was The 1943 award went to Thomas F. tion and encouragement to His Holiness married to Francis J. McCormick, Day­ Woodlock, New York author and editor in this time of trial and sorrow. ton, O., manufacturer. of the Wall Street Journal. "The pledge of the University will be Mrs. McCormick and her husband forwarded to the Sovereign Pontiff, and traveled extensively, and in 1921 she BREEN MEDAL TO LYNCH in his name, I wish to thank you for the began her articles for the Times when Pvt. John F. Lynch, a Marine V-12 program that has been followed at Notre she wrote the first account of the rise trainee from Green Bay, Wis., won the Dame in honor of the Holy Father and of Fascism in Italy. During the next Breen Medal for Oratory on Feb. 8. He for the many prayers that have been few years her ability to "be on the spot" is the son of Robert E. Lynch, '03, who offered for his intention. when big events were breaking estab­ was a Breen Medal finalist in 1903. It lished her reputation in the newspaper was the first time that the medal was "With sentiments of esteem and every field. won by a member of the armed forces. best tvish, I remain." The Notre Dame Alumnus

Mr. Dubbs was graduated from Notre "M'EIL C. HURLEY, JR., '32, was in Dame as a civil engineer. Shortly after Marclf elected president of the Inde­ SfuUliflU AUumU his graduation he started with the Great pendent Pneumatic Tool Company, Chi­ Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, as one cago. of the first engineers hired by the com­ pany. After spending some time in Chi- Neil joined the company in 1932 as an /^NE of the greatest construction Dame, Mr. Dubbs has been an active assistant in the o'Jice of the sales engi­ achievements of this war was com­ Buffalo and later to Clevdand, where he neer. In recent years he had been suc­ pleted within the past year. The project, held successively the positions of divi­ cessively advertising manager, secretary, at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., consisted of sion engineer, superintendent, assistant vice-president and executive vice-presi­ the removal of the old Weitzel Lock, general superintendent, assistant mana­ dent. He and his wife and three daugh- ger, and then manager and vice-presi­ dent. Always vitally interested in Notre Dame, Mr. Dubbs has been an active member of the Cleveland Club of Notre Dame. He has worked on various com­ mittees, and at present is a member of the Scholarship Fund Committee and the Annual Retreat Committee. He is also the representative of his class for the Alumni Fund.

"pOBERT L. HAMILTON, '34, execu­ tive vice-president of The Dumore Company, Racine, Wis., manufacturers of electric motors, tools and grinders, was recently elected a member of the three-man Board of Control of the Elec­ tric Tool Institute, and he serves also on the advisory committee on electric tools to the WPB and as a member of JAMES A. DUBBS, '06 the post war planning committee of the NEIL C. HURLEY, JR., '32. National Association of Manufacturers. built in 1881, and the construction in its Bob joined Dumore as a clerk in 1934 ters reside in River Forest, a Chicago place of the new MacArthur Lock. The and has risen through advertising man­ suburb. completion of this $14,000,000 ship lock ager, sales promotion manager, sales On the campus, Neil was outstanding in 14 months established a new record manager and vice-president to his pres­ as editor-in-chief of the Scholastic, as for this type of construction. ent position. The contracts for this project were all president of the Wranglers, honorary Graduated magna dim laude in Com­ awarded to the Great Lakes Dredge & forensic society, and chancellor of the merce, Bob was married a year later to Dock Company and work was started in Knights of Columbus. Mary Schoonover, a graduate of St. April, 1942. The lock was completed by John A. McGuire, '39, is currently the end of June, 1943, and the first boat secretary, and a director, of the Inde­ was locked through on July 4, 1943. pendent Pneumatic Tool Company. James A. Dubbs, '06, vice-president and manager of the Cleveland Division of the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Com­ FIRST DEATH ON MARCH 6 pany, was the man selected to head the The first midshipman to die at the organization entrusted with the task of United States Naval Reserve Midship­ building the structure. The work includ­ men School at Notre Dame was Kenneth ed the blasting and removal of 500,000 A. Anderson, 21 years old, Beverly Hills, cubic yards of rock and earth, the re­ Calif. He died on March 6 after a short moval of the masonry walls of the old illness. Kenneth had attended Stanford lock, the construction of cofferdams University, Palo .Alto, Calif., before he 2600 feet long and 250 feet wide, and, entered midshipmen training. His broth­ finally, the construction of ths new lock er, Sherman F, Anderson, was graduated proper. This consisted mainly of mixing with the Notre Dame midshipmen class and placing 200,000 cubic yards of con­ of Jan. 20, 1944. crete from October 1,1942 right through the winter months until June, 1943. Any CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL AWARD one familiar with Soo wnters, where tonperatures reach 30 degrees below The Congressional Medal of Honor, zero, can appreciate the enormity of the the nation's highest award for bravery, task. For the successful completion of has been awarded to a graduate of the this huge project ahead of schedule, the Notre Dame midshipmen school. Ensign organization was awarded the Army- ROBERT L. HAMILTON, '34 John J. Parle, Omaha, who lost his life Navy "E." Mary's, Notre Dame, They have four in the invasion of Sicily. Ensign Parle children. was also a graduate of Creighton U. The Notre Dame Alumnus Lay Faculty in Service N. D. Welcomes Hering Gifts War has claimed thousands of alumni, literally. The number changes daily, but Mrs. Herins's Generosity Recalls is approximately 5,000 at the present writing. We have already lost 90 alum­ Deeds of Late Frank E. Hering. ni through death in service, as against 56 total in World War I.' One of Notre Dame's great alumni, success, and an honorary service medal The ALUMNUS would like to call at­ Frank E. Hering, Litt.B. '98, LL.B. '02, from the Veterans of Foreign Wan. tention to a less startling but significant first football coach, outstanding athlete They represent Mr. Hering's recognized phase of the war — the impact on the and scholar, and later in life the na­ leadership and his distinguished services University faculty. Following is a list tional president of the Alumni Associa­ to America during World War I. tion and a member of the Board of Lay of men who were members of the Uni­ The bust is an excellent bronze, made versity faculty in the fall of 1941, or Trustees, is appropriately commemor­ ated in the University art galleries in 1929, just before Mr. Hering's presi­ after, who have subsequently entered dency of the Alumni Association, by through the generous gifts of his widow, the armed forces. (The list excludes the Emory P. Seidel. chaplains, who were listed in the last Mrs. Claribel Hering, which include a issue of the ALUMNUS, with the excep- bust and a group of significant medals. Mr. Hering, who died on July 11, ception of Rev. Robert Waide, C.S.C., 1943, came to Notre Dame from the Mr. Hering, at the time of his death, '33, Canadian Army, whose name was University of Chicago. He played on, was the long time nationally known edi­ inadvertently omitted. There are now captained, and coached the football team tor of the Eagle Magazine. In that prom­ 23 Holy Cross chaplains serving.) in 1896, and ronained in graduate study inent post he had fathered Mothers' and coaching for three more years to Day. A tablet in English Opera House, establish a strong varsity football tra­ Pvt. WiUiam W. Aibuclde, Anny Indianapolis, commemorates his address dition. At the same time, he was a prom­ Lt. (sg) William J. Cemey, Navy launching this monument in 1904. Mr. ising writer, and the Scholastic of those Lt. (sg) Alden E. Davis, Navy Hering was also decorated in 1929 by years bears evidence of the power of Lt. Col. Benjamin F. Du Bois. Army the War Mothers of America for his style which marked his later editorial U. (ig) John I. Fitzgerald, Navy pioneering in this setting aside of a day prominence. U. (jg) Frank T. Flynn, Navy each year to honor American mothers. !•<• (>9) Francis Hanley, Navy He had championed old age pensions Mrs. Hering^'s thoughtful gift brings Lt. Loren Hess, Army through successive legislative channels, to Notre Dame tangible recollections of Major Dugald C. Jackson, Jr., Army and he was outstanding in active fields an alumnus already enshrined in the Lt. James J. Kearney, Coast Guard of social justice. The four medals in the memory of the University and alumni Lt. (jg) William P. Mahoney, Navy collection include one given by Montana, who knew him through his long years Lt. John McCIurg, Army in recognition of its old age pension of loyal devotion. Lt. (jg) Guy McMichael, Navy Lt. (jg) Dominic Napolitano, Navy 1st. Lt. Daniel C. O'Grady, Army Lt. Devere Plunkett, Army Corp. George Reichle, Army Kennedy Co-ordinates Publicity Progrann Lt. (sg) James A. Reyniers, Navy Lt. Col. Robert B. Riordam Army In a reorganization of the publicity nell announced the appointment of Rev. 1st. Lt. Stephen H. Ronay, Army department of the University, Rev. Charles M. Carey, C.S.C, '30, as gen­ Pvt. William M. Schuyler, Army Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, president, has eral director of all activities of the Lt. Stanley S. Sessler, Army announced the appointment of J. Wal­ Scholastic. Heretofore, William R. Dool- Ensign, William O. Shanahan, Navy ter Kennedy, '34, as the head of a new ey, '26, was in charge of the business Lt. (jg) Thomas J. Stritch, Navy department which will coordinate all of phases of the student weekly, with the publicity channels of the Univer­ Father Carey as editorial advisor to the In addition to these men in active sity. Walt, a Stamford, Conn., man, has staff. Bill is thus released to serve full service, the University faculty has con­ a background of experience as publicist, time as assistant alumni secretary and tributed substantially to government re­ newspaper writer, publishers' represen­ managing editor of the ALUMNUS. search, some of it in laboratories away tative, and author. In July, 1943, he suc­ from Notre Dame, some of it in the ceeded Joseph Petritz, '32, as sports The Dome, yearbook, and Sa-ip, stu­ University's own laboratories. Because publicity director at Notre Dame, when dent literary magazine, have both sus­ of the secret nature of the work, the Petritz, nationally known figure in pended publication for the duration of men and the time being devoted to the sports ^vriting, accepted a commission the war. The latest issue of the Dome projects are not available for publi­ in the Navy. was in December,. 1942, and Scrip had cation. its final issue in April, 1943. In the handling of general publicity, Walt took over for James E. Armstrong, CHAPLAINS LAND ON MARSHALLS BERTELLi GIVES TROPHY TO N.D. '25, who had been in charge since 1941. Two C.S.C. chaplains with the armed Jim returns to full time work with the- The Heisman Trophy, awarded to forces were with United States troops Alumni Association. Angelo Bertelli as the "outstanding col­ who made landings on the Marshall Is­ lege football player of the 1943 season" lands earlier in the year. They were In another move, designed too to sup­ is now on display in the Rockne Memor­ Rev. John Dupuis and Rev. Francis D. port the vastly increased activities of ial Building on the campus, having beoi Bridenstine. the Alumni Association, Father O'Don­ presented to the University by "Bert." 10 The Notre Dame Alumnus Second Annual Alumni Fund

Contributions, Feb. I, 1944, to March 15, 1944

(These unsolicited contributions are. credited to the Second Annual Alnainl Fond, to whidi additional contributions may be made any time durins the year 1944. As in the Centenary E^d, the alunmi contri­ butions represent alumni ^ts direct to the University, through the Alumni Asaodation, or throui^ the Director of Public Belations.)

1887 to 1904 Young, Daniel H. Quinn, Lt James T. _ 100.00 1914 Sheeran, Dr. Daniel H. 10.00 Buffing, Charles, '87 S 10.00 Farrell, Simon T- 25.00 t . 120.00 Stephan, Robert D. _ 5.00 Morrison, Vincent B., '89 1.00 200.00 Hanlon, George T. — Travis, William L. — 20.00 Boland, William H., '90 — 10.00 Kobrynski, Joseph S. . 10.00 1923 Hanley, John H., '90 25.00 50.00 _$ 10.00 Walsh. Thomas J., Jr. Brennan, Martin H. — S 198.00 O'Bara, B. A., '92 20.00 Henneberry, Joseph P. 25.00 Schnur, Martin J., '95 25.00 $ 285.00 Lauerman, Henry J. — 25.00 1928 Gctchell, Francis H., '96 _ 5.00 Rauh. Walter I. . 2.00 Carrig, Lester J. S 5.00 1915 10.00 Wurzer, Louis C, "96 5.00 _S 5.00 Strable, Lawrence L. _ S.OO Collins, Thomas S. Andrews, M. T. 5.00 Dannemiller, Albert J.. '97 2S.00 5.00 V.rard, Clifford B. 10.00 Dunn, Thomas B. Bartholomew, Norman C._ 2.00 Simpson. Arthur T.. '97 10.00 5.00 Evans, Bobert F., Jr. Madden, H. Daniel 5.00 Montavon, •William F., '98 10.00 Mooney, William Jr., Jr. 100.00 77.00 Gury, Cpl. Albert F., Jr. _ Hurley, William A. 25.00 Smith, Edward C. '01 20.00 Snyder, Henry B. 5.00 1924 Kearney, William P. 25.00 Mitchell, Clement C, '02 .. 500.00 WeHs. March R 10.00 Ash, William J. 15.00 Konop, William H. S.OO . Hammer, Hon. Castellini, Albert D. 10.00 Langton, J. Joseph . 5.00 Ernest E. L., '04 25.00 130.00 Crook. William 3. ' 5.00 Martin, George R. 5.00 McCaffery, John C, '04 _ 10.00 Gallagher, Rev. McClamon, Edmund F. 3.00 Murphy, Bobert D., 04 S.OO 1916 Donald S. (Lt USNB) 25.00 10.00 10.00 Meyers, Joseph J., '04 10.00 Cermak, Jerome F. Glynn, George H. 20.00 Sargus, George J. 5.00 Seidenstricker, Norbert A. 5.00 Proctor, Robert E., '04 50.00 Fallon, Kegis J. Heringer, Leo C. 15.00 Hayes, Thomas A. ^ 3.00 Tobin. Dr. Paul G. 10.00 Quinlan. John M., '04 10.00 Ihlayl, Eugene A. 10.00 Hiss. Frank J, 25.00 Stanford, Grattan T., '04 _ 500.00 McGoorty, John P., Jr. 10.00 Keifer, Louis F. 25.00 S 120.00 McKeown, Joseph P. — 20.00 McCourt, Walter P. 10.00 S 1.276.00 O'Donnell, John C. 10.00 1929 25.00 Rink, Robert M. _S 7.50 1905 to 1909 78.00 Brokhage. Paul H. Jamieson, William D., '05 -5 50.00 Byrne, William T. _ 5.00 1917 165.00 Daunt, William A., '08 25.00 Dorgan, John W. . 25.00 Carr, Robert C. 5.00 Monahan, Dr. 1925 Dowdall, William P. 50.00 Haberer, Bernard V. _ 25.00 Greer, J. Walter 5.00 Richard C, 'OS ______S.OO Armstrong, James £. 50.00 Hilgartner, Daniel E., 25.00 Keams, John T., Jr. 15.00 St Georse. Boettingcr. IJCO J. — 20.00 Regan, Bernard M. 10.00 McEllen. Cpl. William A. 3.00 Maximilian J., '08 100.00 Boland. Maurice J. S.OO Perone, Rocco D. 5.00 Toohey, James A., '08 10.00 Connell, Daniel R. 5.00 65.00 Schneider. Cletus F. 25.00 Zink, Francis A., '08 5.00 Heger, Ralph F. 25.00 Sidenfaden, William R. — 10.00 Connell, James J., '09 20.00 1918 HoefTler, Paul D. 10.00 10.00 Fritzsche. Allan W. __ Houppert, Walter W. . 10.00 10.00 $ 152.50 S 215.00 McAuliffe, Robert H. _ Hurley. John P^ Jr. _ 10.00 5.00 1910 McDonald, William B. Hurley, William C. 10.00 1930 Riley, Joseph T. 25.00 _S 5.00 Degen, Gerard T. ...j! S.OO Jenkins. Norman B. _ 50.00 Aman, Andrew A-, Jr. 5.00 1.00 Griffith, John S 5.00 Se-xton. Dr. Elmer E. Jl Kilkenny, John F. 25.00 Amato, Francis X. ™_ 5.00 Hprr. Stephttn H. „ 25.00 Magevney. Hugh H-. Jr. 10.00 Ashman, Chester M. — 55.00 10.00 Miller, M. Harry 50.00 Moran, John R. 25.00 Bray, Adam J. ._ O'Toole, Edward F, , 25.00 DiGiorgio, Philip P. ™ 25.00 1919 Fink, FVancis A. .____ 20.00 S 85.00 „._S 25.00 Schuh, Vincent A. 25.00 Beczkiewicz, Feter A. Moran, John T. 5.00 10.00 Showe', John I*. —;. ., ,. , 25.00 Carroll, Maurice J. Pop3, George B. 10.00 1911 35.00 Sobatski, Raymond J. 10.00 Foley, Daniel R s 5.00 Traynor, John P. S.OO Ready, Francis T. 3.00 10.00 1920 Wolf. Lester J. 5.00 10.00 Kramer, Dr. James G. . 10.00 Brennan, James H. $ 84.00 Loosen, Paul ', 25.00 McLain, B. F. 10.00 $ 350.00 Pick, Cprl 25.00 O'SuIlivan, Clifford 20.00 1931 Qnish, Francis' E. 10.00 1926 Chawgo, William B. ..$ 3.00 55.00 Hartnett, George F. _» 25.00 Crowley, Jerome J. 5.00 Johnson, J. Paul _ 100.00 Emmert, Lt John L. 10.00 1921 Kelser, Raymond J. . S.00 Gannon, Dr. Francis J. 25.00 5.00 1912 Cleary, Gerald J. Le Blanc. Erwin J. . 10.00 Golabowski. Joseph T. „ 10.00 25.00 Degen, Henry P. 5.00 Hayes, David V. „ Mulaney. Charles W. . 5.00 Gross, Lt- Seymour R. _ 10.00 20.00 Lee, Jay L. 10.00 Kelley, Leo D. O'Neill, Daniel J. 5.00 Hausmann. J. Hudson .. 1.00 Maag, Joseph M. — 10.00 Bush, Paul 5.00 Probst. Capt. L Irwin . _ • 10.00 Heitger, Lt Louis C. 5.00 Zimmerer. Mark E. 100.00 White, Alfred R. 50.00 Roche. Bev. Keithen L. 25.00 Karl, William C. 25.00 Sullivan, W. Wade 2.00 Knox, Vernon J. 50.00 5 70.00 $ 160.00 Wrocklagc; Theodore J. 10.00 Lauerman, Joseph A. 15.00 1913 1922 Long, Sgt Charles W. 10.00 Byrne, Joseph M. _$ 25.00 Bailey. E. Bradley 5.00 * 197.00 MacDonald, Donald F. 50.00 Anonymous 50.00 Bloemer, Frank B., Jr. — 25.00 1927 •• Metzger, Bert L. 10.00 Hogan. William K. _ 5.00 Castellini, William A. A. 5.00 Anderson,-"Paul J. % 25.00 Murray, James W. S.OO Janszen. Lawrence J. 10.00 Duffey, Joseph E. 25.00 De Long. Robert C. 3.00 O'Toole, Donald E. 10.00 Anonymous 25.00 Dwyer, Wilfred T. 10.00 Griesedieck, Henry L., Jr. 10.00 Saunders, Lt. John F. 100.00 KcGinnis, Daniel V. 5.00 Keeney, Arthur C. 5.00 Harwood, Capt John E. 5.00 Shean, Lt Hobart P., Jr. 10.00 O'Hanlon, Joseph B. 10.00 Kellett. Cyril F. S.OO Irmiger, Robert 10.00 Wells. Charles S. 10.00 Rice, John M. 10.00 McKieman, Ihomas A, S.OO 130.00 Smith. Clarence R. 10.00 Nash. Thomas E 5.00 S 36400 The Notre Dame Alumnus If

1932 Strehl, Wesley S., Jr. 10.00 Long, William P. 10.00 Lang. James C. ' 12.00 Arehart, Geore A. j 5.00 Tourek, Claude W. 25.00 Lynch. John E. _ 2.00 Lattimer. Ens. Charles T. - S.OO Barton, Andrew P. 25.00 Vairo, Dominic M. 5.00 MeDermott. Capt Martin. Lt-.Eaery W. 5.00 Bernins. William B. . 2.00 Weber. Carl W. 5.00 Edward G. L_ 10.00 McDowell, Sgt David L. _ ' 2.00 Brichacek, Francis A. 5.00 Mitchell. Mark J., Jr. 5.00 Mullaney, Lt (jg) John E. 6.00 Burghart, Winiam T. 5.00 143.00 O'Neil, Ens. George H., Jr. 25.00 Necas, Ens. Emmett J. 5.00 ChBd^vick» James H. 15.00 1936 Quinn, James L., Jr. 10.00 Neenan, Joseph T. 5.00 Condon, liconard W. 50.00 Belmont. Roman P. — 10.00 Radelet Sgt. Louis A. L_ 5.00 Odenbacfa. Robert C. 50.00 Lackett. Angelo B. 5.00 Bray, John F. 10.00 Rizzi. Lt (jg) Aureliua J. 25.00 Pavegliov Gerald E. 10.00 Minardo, William F. 5.00 Cavanaugh, Robert W. 25.00 Sandrock. Lt (jg) Peter F. 10.00 Piepnl,'Milton J. 15.00 Moreau, Eugene J. 5.00 Dunn, Francis A. lO.Oa Scarlata, Dr. Salvatore P_ 5.00 Pilgrim. Lt. lliomas E. 5.00 Oelerich, Francis J. 20.00 Glenn. James J. 10.00 Simon. Capt J. Frederick 25.00 Pohl. Sgt Robert E, Jr. _ 5.00 O'Neil. Vincent B. 5.00 Grubb, Henry W. 15.00 Schroeder. Lt Robert C. — 10.00 Powers. Capt David L 5.00 O'Shaushnessy, Coleman B. 10.00 Hopkins. John W. 3.00 Strcator. Charles H. 5.00 Powers. Lt John S. 5.00 PfeifTer, Raymond L. 5.00 Kumler. Joseph E. —_ 25.00 Sullivan. Joseph P.. Jr. 5.00 Rassas, George J. • 15.00 Rinella, Samuel J, 20.00 Laws, Dr. Kenneth F., J. 25.00 Theisen. Charles J. 3.00 Reidy, Lt David L. 20.00 Sullivan. Lt. (jg) Justin D. 2.00 Milton, George E- — 10.00 Wilson. Robert F. 25.00 Rejent. Sgt Ronald P. 10.00 Terrj*. Walter E. 5.00 Moran, Lt. John J. 75.00 Zerbc. Earl M. 5.00 Sass, Robert E. 25.00 White. Alfred B. 5.00 Moty. Gilbert R. 50.00 Zinn. Eugene R, 2.00 Scblesier, Raymond H. 10.00 Schmuhl. William J. 10.00 IVesIer, Ralph J. SM $ 194.00 Smith, Edward C, Jr. 5.00 t 308.50 Van Swall. Hawley E. 5.0O 1933 Smith, William J. 5.00 1940 Welsh. Lt William J. 10.00 Stapleton, Lt- William B. , 2.00 Wingen. William F. 5.0O Buckley, Harry E. 3.00 Allaire. Royal P. $ 3.00 Waldron. Ens. Joseph J. „ 5.00 Zeller, Lt. George H. 5.00 Cosley, Lt. (je) Armitage. Dr. Henry G. 10.00 Ziebarth. Charles L. 5.00 Edward A. Jr. 5.00 Aubrey, Edward C. 25.00 $ 295.00 Davey, Joseph F. 10.00 Bever. Bro. Lawrence, O.P.' 2.00 f 483.00 Donovan. Dr. Robert E. — 5.00 1937 Brodberger, Sgt. John B. „ 10.00 Gargaro, Cpl. Ernest J. — 10.00 Dahill, Edward J. -S 10.00 Cannon. James A.. Jr. . 5.00 1942 S.OO Gandour, Jackson 5.00 Fehlig. Louis C. Coughlin. John D. 1.00 Aubrey, Sgt Lawrence J. -S S.OO Gillespie, Ens. Basil G. . 5.00 Griffin, Thomas E. 10.00 Cullather. Sgt James L. - 2.00 Baader, Ens. William C. _ 1.00 Graham, Lt William H- 5.00 Hughen. Thomas A. 10.00 Dolce. Sgt Russell J. 5.00 Berko, Tjiwrence 10.00 Heatherman. Lt. (jg) Lottes, Edward F. S.OO Dowd. Lt Hienty R. 5.00 Cnston, Ralph H. 5.00 Kenna J. 10.00 McGill, James F. 5.00 Egan. Roger P.. Jr. 20.00 Cody, Lt Thomas P. -5.00 Hughes, Thomas J. 5.00 Naber, Major Raymond J.~ 5.00 Fay, Lt William C. 25.00 Conger, Charles E 5.00 Kelly, Francis P. 10.00 Robison. Lt. William R. 10.00 Fleming. Walter L., Jr. _ 200.00 CuUinane. Lt Daniel J. _ 5.00 Kelly. Lt John B. 5.00 Schumacher, Francis J. — 10.00 Gentle, Anthony F. 3.00 Devlin. John F. 1.00 Levicki, John J. 5.00 Sexton, Lt. (is) Gilliland. Pfc. Donald R. - 6.00 Fagan. Robert J.. C.S.C 6.00 5.00 William L. 5.00 Parsons, James L. Gilrane. Dr. John J. . 5.00 Guthrie, John _. 25.00 2.00 Sheehan, John H. 5.00 Pojman, Henry F. ; Gleason. Neal J. 10.00 Hartman, Pfc. John F. 5.0O Roggenstein. Gharies G. 5.00 Simmons, Lawrence C. 25.00 Anonymous 200.00 10.00 Schmelzle. Robert J. 3.00 Tuteln, Lt Arthur C, M.D. 5.00 Hall. Burt J. 10.00 Keenan, Sgt. John E. •1.00 Schmidt, Steven J. 5.00 Uprichard. James. E. 5.00 Hennessy. Capt Kelly, Manrio? R 2.00 Shapero, Joseph B. 5.00 Wittenburg, William F. — 5.00 Edward J. Jr. 10.00 Madden, Ens. William B. _ 3.00 Smith, Albert J-, Jr. 5.00 Julian. Lt John D. i 5.00 Malone, Ens. Robert E. 25.00 Smith. Richard S. 5.00 Kelly, Lt Richard B. 5.00 McGuire, Ens. Coleman . L. S.00 Sullivan, Richard P. 10.00 Murphy, Francis J. 1.00 MpKe*-, Robfrt J. 2.00 1934 Thomas. Ens. George E. 15.00 Layton. Dewey C, Jr. 5.00 1.00 O'Donoboe. Lt James £. .. 20.00 Bartley, William N. Lingenfelder, Charles £. 10.00 I.OO Owens; Pvt Richard K. 10.00 Carr, John F. J 120.00 McFarland. Patrick F. 25.00 15.00 Piatt, Pvt William R. 2.00 Clark, Lt. Joseph C. McKenna. Lt William & - 50.00 5.00 1938 Petersen, Donal C. (AyO - 10.00 Collins, William J. McQueen, James R. 5.00 Else. Ralph F. 10.00 Bauer. Burnett C. -S 1.00 PoUnow, Ens, Francis J. .. 10.00 McVay, WilUara P. 2.00 Farley, Edward M. ^ 5.00 Belanger, Sgt. George O. 2.00 Rice. Pvt James J. 5.00 Nolan, Ens. Robert J. 6.00 Farrell. Lt. Allan G. -~- *25.00 Cruice, Lt Timothy J. 5.00 Rock. Ci>l. Martin J. lO.Ofr O'Brien. Lt Charles J. 10.00 Fortune, Capt. Robert T. 10.00 DroIIa, Francis J. 5.00 Scherer. John A. 5.00 Rcddy. Sgt John J. 5.00 Heckelmann, Charles N. .. 10.00 Duggan. William R. — 1.00 Sommers. Armiger H. „ . 2.0O Rogers. James J. 10.00 Hendricks. Leo F. 10.00 Emanuel, Dr. Dennis G. 5.00 Spohr, Jowph C. "... •10.09 Sandmaier. PHlip J. Jr. — 10.00 Horrigan, Joseph E. 5.00 Fox, Louis A- 25.00 Stewart Peter W. B. 10.00 Smith, Terence J. 25.00 .«!tnr^V TTonry TB Howard, Charles P. 5.00 Flynn, Thomas P. 3.00 5.00 Swanser. Bernard A. 5.00 Huiskin^, Charles L., Jr. . 10.00 Grimm, Albert E- 10.00 Uhl, Sgt Robert C. 10.00 Thesing, Joseph R. 5.00 Knzmierzak, Bronislaus J.. 5.00' Larwood, Franklin E. S.OO Wnck, FanI K, 10.00 Wagner. Louis J. t 3.00 Kiep. Erwin J. — 10.00 Race, Adrian J- 2.00 Walsh. Thomas A. ... 10.00 Maher. Lt. John J. 5.00 Sokerka, Tvt. Andrew R. „ 10.00 t 742.00 Manoski, Paul A. „ 5.00 Waters, John R.. Jr. 10.00 $ 249.00 Martinet, George C. 23.00 Weaver, Sgt Rex Ei 5.00 1941 1943 Morrissy, Raymond J. 10.00 Wehrle. Joseph J. 25.00 Benedosso. Capt. Bums. Pfc Edward K. ' t 1.00 Mueller, Charles W. 5.00 Anthony A. . . 10.00 Callahan. Ens. Joseph F. 6.00 O'Brien. James J. 1.00 5 114.00 Brady. Ens. Wade J. . 25.00 Carver, Pfc. Robert B. 5.00 O'Brien, William P., Jr. „. 5.00 1939 Buber. Luther W. 6.00 Com, T.t. Carl S. 15.00 Rigante, Lt. Maurice J. — 5.00 Adrian, Joseph L. $ 10.00 Burns. William J. 25.00 Corrigan. Sgt Robert 15.00 10.00 Roche, John J. Aleksis,' Capt Norbert A. „ 5.00 Carson. Edward H. _ " 10.00 Dewes, Pvt Frederick G. _ 10.00 Walsh, David M.. Jr. 10.00 Barnett, Ens. Thomas C. 3.00 Doll, Jesse L. 10.00 Dnnlay, Ens. Robert J. 2.00 •Wiels. Robert F. 10.00 Blessing, Lt. Michael L. .2.50 Dominic, William W. 3.00 Farmer, Thomas M. 25.00 Bumell, H. Maximilian —. 10.00 Everroad, Richard R. 2.00 Fretague, William J. 10.00 S 218.00 Deane, John J. 5.00 Ferraro, Pfc Stephen P. - 1.00 25.00 1935 DeCoursey, Vincent W. 25.00 Gagan. Lt William D. 10.00 Harrigan. Ens. John L.' 50.00 Berry, John A. 5.00 Fagan, Bernffrd J. 5.00 Conner. Lt James A. 25;00 Hilkert Eugene C 25.00 CoHeran, James P., Jr. ^ 25.00 Falsioni, Daniel P. ..— 10.00 Greene. Charles E.. Jr. 3.00 f«'ser, Franks W 12.00 Conrad, Ens. Arthur L. . 25.00 . Fitzsimmons, Lt. Robert E. 5.00 Hanly. Lt (ig) Edward J. 10.00 2.00 Kilmurry, Edward J. 3.00 Gutowski. John Z. 10.00 Hartung. Walter H. 25.00 Kempf. Cpl. Kenneth R. _ . :2.oo Koppelberger. Francis L. 10.00 Haithcock, George L. 10.00 Huck. Cpl. Thomas E. 5.00 LeHense, Pvt, Robert D. „ . •2.00 Lawton, G. Albert 5.00 Hilbert. Joseph M. 10.00 Hurst, Donald R. • 6,00 Lewis, Lt Charles T. 10.00 Morrissey, Robert L. 5.00 Hogan, Thomas B. -5.00 John, Harry G., Jr. 6o:oo Lower. Ct>L William M. _ ' 20.00 Pendergast, Robert P. — 10.00 Kelly, Dr. Francis R. 1.00 Keleher, Edwin W. 5.00 Mnrtine, Jnv F .'..;.' ' : 2o:oo 10.00 Seymour, James E Klister, Irving F. 6.00 Kennedy, Lt Francis B. — 5.00 (Conlinued on next page) The Notre Dame Alu m nus

in charge for their respective local clubs. With the advent of intensive war efforts Placement Committee Is Formed in industry and, later, with widespread service in the armed forces, placement activity within the Association has, of B.J. Veil. '17, Named Qair- course, substantially decreased. Remain­ man: Work Is Divided. ing until the recent draft directives were many contacts with industries which sent representatives to the campus in Formation of a committee wdthin the search of technical graduates. Alumni Association to study Notre Dame personnel placement activities, past, present and future, was announced in March by President Thomas F. Byrne in LEaURES accordance with a previous directive of the Association directors. COLONEL ROMULO Col. Carlos P. Romulo, LL.D., '35, a Heading the committee as chairman is world-noted Filipino, addressed a large Bernard J. Voll, '17, South Bend, presi­ audience of faculty and students in dent of the Sibley Machine and Foundry Washington Hall on March 12. In South Corp. Mr. Voll, lay trustee of the Uni­ Bend for a Sunday afternoon address versity, is secretary of his class and is a sponsored by the American Association past president of the Alumni Associa­ of University Women, Col. Romulo came tion. He has for many years been active­ to the campus in the evening at 8 o'clock. ly interested in the placement of Notre Just before, he spoke at a dinner meeting Dame men and in promoting plans for of the La Raza Club, campus organiza­ such activity within the association. tion of Spanish-speaking students, in the Oliver Hotel. Other members of the committee are William C. Schmitt, '10, Portland, Ore.; Col. Romulo was the principal speaker Clyde E. Broussard, '13, Beaumont, at the historic ceremony on Dec. 9, 1935 Texas; John T. Balfe '20, New York in which both President Franklin D. City; Daniel H. Young, '22, Philadelphia; BEENABO J. VOLL, '17 Roosevelt and he received honorary doc­ Joseph F. Donaldson, '23, Louisville; Ed­ torates from the University ward F. O'Toole, '25, Chicago; Clayton Dooley within the past month has trav­ • G. Leroux, '27, Cleveland; John W. eled to Purdue, DePauw, Indiana, and DEAN POUND Brennan, '27, Detroit, and John F. Mc- Northwestern universities, to hold dis­ Roscoe Pound, dean emeritus of the Mahon, '28, Pittsburgh. Acting as secre­ cussions with the placement director in Harvard Law School, returned to the tary of the group is William R. Dooley, each school. On the basis of these con­ Notre Dame campus in February for a '26, assistant secretary of the Alumni versations and other studies, Mr. Voll series of four lectures. His general topic Association. has written to each member of his com­ was "The History and Development of mittee, asking, for comments and sug­ the Legal Profession." The lectures were To facilitate work and hasten plan- gestions and for investigations as to held in the auditorium of the Law Build­ making, the chairman of the committee placement activities at schools within ing. las divided its inquiry into two main the home areas of the individual commit­ • channels: undergraduate (senior) place­ tee members. ment and graduate (alumni) placement. FATHER CUNNINGHAM Further, he has suggested that the com­ When all data has been assembled, Mr. Rev. William F. Cunningham, C.S.C, mittee study, first, what the Association Voll and the committee will present rec­ professor of education, on March 15, de­ has already done and is doing in place­ ommendations on placement to the di­ livered one in a series of lectures on ment and, secondly, what should be done rectors of the Alumni Association. Catholic education before the Catholic in the future, particularly for the vet-* The Association has been active in Education Club in Montreal, Quebec. erans returning from the military ser­ placement work since 1938, when a Father Cunningham, chairman of the re­ vices. Placement Bureau was formed, with Bill organization committee of the National Catholic Education Association, spoke Dooley in charge on the campus and To assist in gathering information on on "Reconstruction of Education for the many members of the present committee which to base recommendations. Bill Postwar Period."

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KcGowan, Ens. William A. 10.00 Scherer. John O. 5.00 1944 Uoyd, Francis W. HcKim, tt. Ednard D. — 10.00 Spasmuolo, Pfa Louis J. . 5.00 Bowling, Bernard F. ~Jt 6.00 (Bond each month) 25.00 Heyer, Pvt Samuel F. 2.00 Sullivan. Leigh R. 3.00 Ferrari, 'Hiomaff A. . 2.00 Schroeder, P. C. • 15.00 Hinder. Pvt. Walter J. 10.00 Sweeney, Jeremiah J. Jr. 5.00 Foester, Hallard !<. 10.00 Shanley, Rev. Bernard E.- 5.00 Koritz. Ens. Peter F. 10.00 Tobin, John G. 10.00 Mnlnnti, ^nnM>« J. S.OO Anonymous 100.00 Narris. Joseph T. (S2/C) _ 10.00 Tracy, Pfc Joseph A. 10.00 Norris, John H. 6.00 OVealia. Harry A. 10.00 Villarosa. Pvt, Nicholas J. 5.00 Wittc, Bobert S. 10.00 $ 160.00 Onofiio, Balph J. 10.00 Walsh, Pvt John E. 10.00 Paehin, IVanklin K. 10.00 Wiggins, John L. 25.00 $ 35.00 Total -t 8,179.00 Pohl, Kiebard B. 5.00 Wilson, Lt Waldo W. 5.00 Subscribers Previoosly acknowledged 935,083.55 Beasan, Ck>I. Edward A.._. 2.00 Cartier, C E. -f 6.00 Bice, Pfe. Willis H. 10.00 t 438.00 Frptt. T*n F, 10.00 Total to date -$43,262.55 The Notre Da me Alumnus 13

Br J. WALTER lENMEDT, ^ ATHLETICS PabKcitr Dinctor

FOOTBALL a- played regularly last year; Jim Flana­ In preparation for one of the most LEATHERNECK KRAUSE gan of the Navy ^-12, an end on the . 1943 football team; and Leo Klier, bas­ attractive schedules Notre Dame has had Ed "Moose" Kraa«e, '34, hemi in some years, the Fighting Irish grid- ketball star, who also donbles in brass comeb of baiketball and line coach as a pitcher. ders started spring practice on St. Pat­ in football, left early in March for rick's day, to continue for four weeks. i Quantico, Va., to begin his train­ Heading the pitching staff is Joe Zie­ Although very few of them will be on ing as a second lieutenant in the minski, a Marine transfer from the Uni­ hand for the fall season, 103 aspirants Marines. Ed had earlier been com- versity of Illinois, who hails from West. turned out for the opening drill. Only a : missioned an ensign in the Navy, Springfield, Mass., home town of Angdo handful of lettermen were on hand, and i but he was allowed to resign this Bertelli. Zioninski hurled for the sum­ of these only three—tackles John Adams : commission when the Marines of- mer nine last year, and showed enoa^^ and George Sullivan, and quarterback 1 fered him an opportunity with promise to assure Kline of a good num­ Frank Dancfiwicz—^are reasonably sure I larger promise for the utilization ber-one man on his staff. Bill Martin,' of playing during the 1944 season. i of his experience, an honest-to-goodness Notre Damer, now i Wally Ziemba, assistant in bas- in the Navy V-12, and civilian Eldon ' In the absence of Frank Leahy, as­ j ketball and football, handled the "Lefty" O'Brien are expected to round sistant coach Ed McKeever was in i basketball team in the final game out the top trio of hurlers with Zie­ charge of the spring practice. He was i of the season,',2_against Camp minski. assisted by Hugh Devore and Wally I Grant. No basketball coach for Ziemba, of last year's staff, and by I next season has. so far been ap- The schedule follows: George Wilson, end on the Chicago : pointed. April 1&—Indiana (two) Bears, who helped out during the work­ April 21-22—Wiaeonain at Madison Qti ••••iiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiKiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiimnQ April 2S-29—Hichigan at Ann Aibor outs. Kay 6—Pnrdoe at I«fa;ette Mayo, third baseman Manarik, and Hay 7—Freeman Fidd (site in question) The complete 1944 schedule follows: May 12-13—Western Michigan here pitcher Zieminski. May 14—Bunker HUI Naval Station there Sept. 30—Eittsbnrxh at Pittsborxh May 20—Iowa Pre-Flisht at Iowa City (two) . . Oct. 7—^Tulane at Notre Dame Coach Kline, after almost a month of May 27—Western Miehisan at Kalamaioo (two). Oct. 14—^Dartmouth at Boston watching his charges, has his mind made June 2^-3—^Michigan at Notre Dame -. Oct. 21—^Wisconsin at Notre Dame June 4-^Freeinan Fidd here' Oct. 28—^IllinoU at Champaign up as to the abilities, and except for June 10—Northwestern at Evanstcn (two) Nor. 4—Navy at Baltimore the first base position, he has his start­ June II—Great I«kes at Great Lakes Nov. 11—^Armjr at New York ing lineup pretty well set. Shedian will June 17—Purdue here Nov. 18—Northwestern at Notre Dame do most of the catching, and will be June 18—Great Ijdies here Nov. 25—Georcia Tech at AtlanU spelled by Hudson Mealy, a Marine Dec. 2—Great Lakes at Notre Dame transfer, who caught last spring for Minnesota. Phil Keither and Carl Mar­ BASKETBALL BASEBALL shall, both Marine imports, are still . The Irish closed the court season on battling for the first base job, and Jake Coach Jake Kline began his 11th March 3, losing to Camp Grant in the will, after the season gets imder way, year as head coach of the Notre Dame Chicago Stadium by a 63-47 score; The hand the spot to the better hitter. Tom baseball team on March 13, when he season's record of ten wins and nine Carlin is pretty sure of the second Back­ called the first practice of the season. losses was not as fruitful as other years, er's job, and Bob Klein has shortstop One hundred and five hopefuls answered, but before the courtsters palled the cur­ clinched. Klein led the summer nine at one of the largest baseball turnouts in tain down on the 1943-44 schedule, they the bat in 1943, with a .450 average. Irish history. covered themselves with lots of s^ory. Third base will be handled by Ken Man­ both individually and collectively.. With one of the most ambitious sched­ arik, inherited from Great Lakes Naval ules in the school's history arranged. Training Station.- First of all, Leo Klier, brilliant for­ ward, established an all-time Notre Coach Kline was faced with the pros­ Six men are leading the race for the pect of re-building his ball club, all but Dame record by scoring 293 points in. outfield jobs. Diminutive Len Scarpelli, the 19 games on the schedule. This broke three of last year's lettermen having a Marine transfer from Santa Clara, departed from the campus. Holdovers Johnny Moir's record of 290 points, who has had some minor league experi­ scored in 22 games, during the 1936-37 are Tommy Sheehan, catcher; Bob ence, seems to be set in left field. Jack Klein, shortstop; and Tom Carlin, sec­ season. Klier established himself as one' Mayo, - heavy hitting Marine transfer of the all-time Notre Dame, greats' by ond baseman, all members of the Navy from Washington University in St. V-12 program. netting 22 points in the final game of Louis, probably will be in right field. the season, to break the record. The heat Included in the 105 candidates were Frank Gilhooley, civilian sophomore was on terrifically, but the Washmgtnn, a number of players from other schools, from Toledo, O., whose father, "Flash" Ind., boy, a Navy V-12 omdidate^ transferred ix> Notre Dame under the Gilhooley, was one of the greatest base proved his ability by dropping in-11 Navy lend-lease-for-educational-purposes stealers in big league history, may land points in each half. program. Among this group were four the center field post. Also in the run­ who played with the informal Irish nine ning are AI Whittingham, a civilian On Feb. 9, at the Great Lakes 'Ifaval last summer: outfielders Scarpelli and transfer from Ohio State, where he Training station, the Great Lakes team. 14 Th« Notre . D ame Alumnus

probably the best in the nation, inflicted an 84-48 defeat on the Irish. They scored the most points ever scored against Notre Dame in basketball, and tied the worst defeat—36 points,—in­ flicted by Syracuse in 1914. Ten days later, the aroused Notre Dame five, play­ ing like men inspired, got ample re­ venge by turning back the Great Lakes team in the Chicago Stadium by a 54- 51 score, in one of the greatest upsets of the season. The defeat broke the Sailors' 22-game win streak.

TRACK The Irish track team, under Coach Elvin "Doc" Handy, finished the indoor season on March 25, when they partici­ pated in the annual Purdue Relays. Hampered by injuries, withdrawals, and military transfers. Coach Handy had his troubles throughout the entire ivin- ter, and managed to win a dual meet and a triangular, and lose two duals and a triangular. Ogieiat Pluto, AAF Trainina Command Former teacher and student ia chriHaa lif* at th« UniTenitr of Notre Dame. Highlight of the season was on Feb. 2nd LL D«Tere T. Plunkett. '30. and AC Rradwid O. "Dippr" Evans, '43, ogain are 26, when big John Yonakor, shot putter, in the same position at the Enid. OUa» Amr Air Field. Here. Lieutenant Plunkett. won the national AATJ crown in New narigoiioa instructor in the EAAF gronnd sdooL explains the intricacies of a nori- York City, ivith a toss of 50 feet 2% gaiion computer to Cadet Evons. inches. Frank Martin, distance star, was the team have been working out under Lang- THE NEW PATTERN big gun during the season. Martin, a ford's supervision each day. • New York boy, and enrolled in the Navy The campus is well established in the V-12, was Handy's iron man, running in The schedule: new pattern of things. The preponder­ the 880, mile and two mile. Best two April 28—^Northwestern at Evanston ance of uniformed students is taken for miler in the midwest, he also scored April 29—^Wisconsin at Madison granted. "Hup, two, three, four" is ac­ heavily for the Irish in his other spe­ May 6—Michigan at Nolle Dame cepted without a second thought. We can May 11—Chicaso at Notre Dame hardly remember the days when the cialties. May 13—^DePauw at Greencastle • May 13—^Indiana at Greencastle Dining Hall had waiters (it's been all May 16—Western Michigan at Notre ^Dame cafeteria for a long time now). The TENNIS June 3—Western Michigan at Kalamazoo coming and the going, every four If Walter Langford, University tennis June 10—^DePauvr at Notre Dame months, of new classes of midshipmen -coach, is smiling more than usual, it is June 26 to July 1—^National Intercollegiate tennis are taken in stride by the "natives." because there are about 101 mentors in tournament, Kvanston America who would like to have either But we can't quite settle down and get Chuck Sampson or Jerry Evert on their GOLF used to one thing — girl clerks in the tennis squads. Huddle (candy store to you guys before Father George Holderith, CS-.C, golf ' 1935 or so). It just isn't — it just isn't You've guessed the reason already — coach, will build this year's team around Langford has both Sampson and Evert, the old place any more. two returning lettermen, Capt. Mel Shades of Brother "Leep!" and his only difiiculty, at present, is de­ Wilke and Jim Besenfelder. Also pres­ ciding which of the lads will occupy the ent from last season's squad are Jim (P.Si Women are repairing shoes in number one berth on the Irish net team. Clynes and Seidel. The three leading the campus shoe repair shop too.) By way of introduction, Sampson is newcomers are Jack Fitzpatrick, Bob the hard driving Wichita, Kans., boy Pearse and Bob Terry, who are re­ who last spring played the number two garded as outstanding prospects. GIFT FROM J. P. CULLEN. '22 slot for Ohio State and led the Notre The schedule to date: The University has announced the Dame summer team when he came here acquisition for its increasingly valuable with the V-12. Jerry Evert is the young­ April 22—^Purdue at La&yette May 6—^Triangolar (Northwestern and HidiicHB} collection of a letter signed by Hannibal er partner of the Evert tennis family. Hamlin, viccrpresident of the United The senior member of the firm will be re- Here May 13—Detroit at Detroit States during the Civil War. The letter monbered as Jimmy Evert, who led the May 13—Culver vs. Freshmen here is a gift of John Paul Cullen, '22, execu­ Irish tennis squad last year and who May ZO—Minnesota at BGnneapolis Michigan State—date and place to he ananced. tive of the Hines Memorial Hospital, currently is ranked as nxmiber 11 in Hines, ni. Hamlin at one time also.was the United States. The status I of the national collegiate governor of Maine and senator from the -About 30 candidates for the tennis golf tournament is so far uncertain. same state. The Notre Dame Alumnus IS

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CHICAGO first lieutenant at Foster Field, Texas. Ena. KANSAS ory Richard L. PheUn* '28» Tniat Dept, Chica- Frank Kiener says he ran into Jerry Beiiy in HML •—m Bmttr, '1(, •!• OsTClBad. so Title & Trust Co., 69 W. Washincton Miami Beach just prior to Jerry's departure for KaasM atr, Ksaa. Pns.; Vfaweat W. Ds- St.. Pnm,: Thomas S. HcCabe, '22. 1448 "Over there." Cmtwr. 1*. ini Gsargia. Kaaas O^. Rasdier Are., Sec. William Langley is somewhere in the South­ Kaaa.. Stc. west Pacific . . . Norm Bradley is in the Divi­ The annual election meeting o£ the club was sion of Aviation, Washington, D. C, Eni. Wil­ At a dinner held in the Visitation Church held on Feb. 10 at the Chicago Keal Estate Board liam C. Kcyea is on the Com. na 18 staff, San parish hall. Ed McKccver, assistant football dining: room. Despite "unusual" weather the affair Francisco. . . . William Jaeota is working on his coadi drew about 500 people^ including practi­ was well attended. M.S. on a Research Fellowship at Indiana U. cally the whole of the NJ). dab still extant in Elected to office were: honorary president. . . . T. H. McLanghlin is in Orange, N. J., with this area, for bis talk and running comment on Daniel L. Madden; president. Ridiard L. Phelan; the Army. He's in charge of canned and frozen the Sealiawk-N.D. pictures. The club and all who firet vice president, John W. Dorian; treasurer. food procurement for Army-Navy and Lend- talked to Ed were modi impressed by him, and Bmce Holmberc; secretary. Tom HcCahe; board Lease. . . . Father Mike Horiarty was welcomed want at this time publicly to thank him for all of governors. Elmer F. Layden, Fred L. Steers* to his new parish (St. Catherine's) by a N.D. his tnable. and for the patience he demonstrated Robert Irraiser, and Joseph Ricali. ' Committee headed by Doc McCarthy. . . '. 65 while in Kansas City. •nie University was represented by the late N.D. memt)ers here went to communion on N.D. Haaiice Camil and Dae Nigra' made the ar­ Father James Trahey, C.S.C., and Ed HcKeever. Universal Sunday. About the same number made rangements for the visit and talk and did a Other guests of honor were Lt "Tony" Hinkle. the annual retreat. Karl Martentccfc did a great very fine job. coach of Great Lakes. Father John O'Hara and job as chairman. Not mach else to report on club happenings, Joseph Boland. Jadge John Wallace was toast- Matt Tradelle left FHA to go back in the real except that the supply of members is reaching master, and Joseph SheDey was chairman of the estate business. John Batler has left the WPB the well-known "bottom of the barrel" stage as affair. Lt. Hinkle explained everything about the legal department to go with Squire. Sanders ft Mr. Bersbey so well puts it. Great Lakes football team except the method used Dempsey. Chili Walsh, coach of the Cleveland in defeating Notre Dame. Father Trahey told of Friends of Maarice CanWI will be pleased to Rams, is busy getting things organized for next learn that the dty commissioners have dedded the conditions now prevailing on the campus fall. and gave some very interesting sidelights on the that his design and plan for a balustrade for a institution's contribution to the training of the Tony Byrne, brother of Cadillac Taai. has diureh he has designed here in Kansas City was armed forces. Ed HcKeever gave a resume of the written from the South Pacific that he ran into a work of art and not a stzeet obstruction. past season but refused to forecast the coming Bob Conway out there. Making plans for the Vlnce DeCaeraey year. 'Joe Boland gave his impression of the N.D. Fund are Father Hoiiaity. Stan Cfali. football team and season from the radio broad* Don and Ray Miller, Tom Cnley, Tarn (T) caster's point of view. Byrne, Ed Carey, Chock Mooney. Pete Champion, ST. JOSEPH VALLEy Frank Call and others. Unless the guys in. tlie Among recent departures for the armed forces Walter H. Laagfard, tt. 1245 IHamaai service, or their folks, give us some d<>pe, we Ave, SMik Bead. lad., Pns.; Bidmid C. are Major Frank Hetreed to Lexington, Ey., and have to stick to the home front. Whadda-ya-say T Lt. (jc) Ray Drymalski to Tucson, Ariz. William Kaamtmk, '*t. 317 Napakm Blvd.. StmA Al Shippacasse just had his third daughter. Hanky Murphy spent a furlough in town recent­ Bead. lad.. Sec Cards for the new mailing list are. still coming ly. He is stationed at Roosevelt Field, Long Is­ The club conducted its annual Rockne me­ land, as an instructor in radio. Bert Korxcn was in —• have you filled in yours and mailed it? Jon Betimi morial Communion-breakfast on Sunday morn­ in town for a.brief furlough from Camp Custer. ing, Karefa 2S. Mass in tiie Sorin chapel by Mich. Tom McCabe INDIANAPOLIS Father Charles Sheedy. C.S.C.. club chaplain, Walter J. Stahldreher, '22, 213 Cirde Tmrer was followed by breakfast in the cafeteria. The. CLEVRAND BIdg., Pre,.; Georce A. Smith, ex. 'II. 4M7 speaking program was in the lounge of the Jtkn J. BeMy. '27. 12*4 Gurliu BHr., Park Ave., Sec. Rockne Memorial, with Father Tarn Bicnaaa, PIC; Jm Bdjon, 'SO. IlStS Cnmwdl Ave., CS.C> as presiding officer. See. 'Die dnb scholarship committee, chairmaned John P. Mnrphy vras recently named president HELPS RED CROSS by Frank BDIc*. has began its annual assign­ of the Higbee Co.. one of Cleveland's higgest ment: sdecting from the high schools of St. ' department stores. . . . Tom Leahy, brother of The Notre Dame Club of Indt-' Joseph County, a student to hold the club's d^t- Frank, now in Cleveland working for the Trav­ anapolis tried tomethins new re­ semester sdiolarship to Notre Dame. Selection is eler's with Ed MeCUnion. . . . Encene Hilkert cently, and it worked—with mas> based partly upon academic accomplishment, part­ was in town to celebrate his father's and moth­ ly upon financial need. er's silver wedding jubilee. Ed Caldwell is proud­ nificent consequence* all around. ly displaying his first lieutenant stripes (Ma­ At the suKgestion of Walter rines). • . > yOUNGSTOWN StnUdreher, president of the club, Chaita a. Cadhwa, Jr.. 11. MM Canaada Midshipman Dan Gorman, son of the county 66 members volunteered to serre Aae,. Pnaui Oanacs T. -PtV Ihiihia, commissioner, home on furlough from N.D. as solicitors in the industrial di­ '<•. tU Giaaada Ave.. SK. . . . Martin Rini transferring from the OPA to private' law practice. . . . Stan CofaU heads vision of the annual American Here's a long range view of things in Toongs- the Cleveland Boxing Commission, Dan Daffy Red Cross campaign. Divided into town. . . . Jack Kaae. assistant tr.S. attorney the Board of Elections, Ray Hilkr, the Demo­ 11 teams, these member* were for the northern district of Ohio since the fall of cratic organization. Frank Cekbrezze is safety concerned with 90,000 employes 1942, has been appointed first assistant in the Cleveland district, where be will be Oaa IflBtr'a director, Don Miller, D.A. . . . AI Griunti coun­ working in 138 local plants. cilman. Jim Devitt runs the county engineers or­ right-hand man. We're happy over Jack's promo­ ganization. Many members of the club are, tion but the dub will lose one of its most active Dick. Wcppner's now in Silver Springs, Md. of course, in the armed services. monbers and star bowlers. He had served several . . '.'',Clayt Lenmx is employment manager and Those remaining on the "home terms as president and helped reorganize the local outfit tiiree years ago. assistant personnel director with the Monarch front" agreed that they could give 'Hiree dub members fared well in recent elec­ Aluminum Co. . . . It's now Lt. John H. Bccley> valuable service to the war effort recently married and living in Chicaga . . . Ens, tions. ChaiUa Caahwa, besides heading the Notre H. G. HeCaity is in N.Y.C . . . Another lieuten­ —and to their fellow club mem­ Dame alomni and the Catholic Laymen's League, ant is Bernard Longo, a navy flyer. . . . John bers—by assisting the Red Cross. is now president of the Chesterton Ciub, a groop of Cktholie men* holding college degrees^'.''. .' E. Mllkr, former instructor at N.D., now in Cali­ They did! fornia as chief architect for Anderson Probst and Geane Xdley is a Chesterton tmstee . . . Dick While of Chicago. ... Dr. Renata Broglio is a BUey, telegraph editor of "The Vindicator." was f6 The Notre Dame Alumnus elected president of the Youngstown chapter of tolo is training engineer recruits at Fort Belvoir, his life in the service since the Febru­ the American Newspaper Guild- • Va. ary AlUMNUS was published. Gabe Moran, '32, and Jack Ha^an, *34. arc the With the loss of Kane and Moran the bowling latest members to join the service- Gnbe is at the team is feeling the manpower shortage- As the Charlie enlisted in the Navy and was Sampson Naval Training Station. N- Y., and city tourney nears, they are struggling along commissioned an ensign while he was Jack was inducted at Fort Dix, N. J. . - - Bill with Cushwa, KcUcy, Gerry Wolf. Eli LeonelU^ Danlevy is in Australia and Lt. Bud Bernard and John Moran. still at Notre Dame. In the fall of 1942 has been in the Fiji Islands - . . Lt. Chuck Mc- Pete Sheehan he was sent to the naval supply depot in Cabe, ex. '39, is flying forts out in Oklahoma, (Sebring. Fla.) Brooklyn and was later at Harvard for and Bill Fair has gone across . • . Lt. DoBnr- four months of training. He went over­ seas in June, 1943. Charlie's mother and a brother and sister survive him. He was buried in a FOR GOD. COUNTRY. NOTRE DAME military cemetery near his station, with Ensign Bill Fallon, '42, as one of the IN GLORY EVERLASTING pallbearers.

to be killed in action in the present war. Sgt John K. Walsh, e.\. '43, Denver, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED (Major Vincent F. Harrington, '25, of the United States Marines, was killed Dead Missing Captured monogram-winning football guard, pre­ recently in the Pacific area. viously died from a heart attack in Eng­ 82 16 10 At Notre Dame for only a short per­ land. The distinction, "killed in action," iod in the 1939-40 year, John was later is therefore important with regard to an assistant to Father Flanagan at 1st Lt. Donald B. McNally, '42, Win- Bob Smith.) Boys Town, Nebr. He had been boys' netka. 111., reported in the February, director and coach at St. Clara Orphan­ 1944, ALUMNUS as "missing in action," Bob lost his life in the South Pacific age, Denver, and had assisted in the is now know-n to have been killed in ac­ according to word received by his par­ same sort of work in various settlement tion over France on Nov. 15. The later ents on March 3. Commissioned at Cor­ houses and camps. He was particularly tragic news was received by his parents pus Christi, Texas, in March, 1943, he known as a devoted friend of under­ in late March. was assigned to Pacific duty last Octo- privileged boys. be and had seen considerable combat Don enlisted in the Army Air Forces service. A page from the Denver Rocky Moun­ in June, 1942, and was commissioned in tain News of March 24, forwarded by February, 1943. He had been overseas Bob was one of the highest scoring Father Ed Murray, C.S.C, chaplain at since June 20, 1943, and was the recipi­ guards in Notre Dame basketball his­ Camp Carson, Colo., contains a unique ent of the Air Medal. He was a Thun­ tory, getting 134 points in his senior and beautiful tribute to John written derbolt fighter pilot. year and winning all-opponent honors by his brother Bill. Surviving Don besides his parents are on several teams chosen by opponents two brothers and two sisters. of that year. Lt. Homer W. Ferguson, '41, Win- slow, Ariz., was killed on Feb. 8 when a huge cargo plane he was piloting Lt. Robert G. Smith, '42, Joliet, HI., Lt. (jg) Charles H. Deger, '42, Day­ crashed on a hill and burned, about 30 Marine flyer, outstanding basketball ton, O., died of pneumonia on Feb. 20 miles southwest of Nashville, Tenn. guard at Notre Dame for three years, in the Southwest Pacific area, the third Four others in the plane were killed in is the first Notre Dame monogram man member of his class announced as giving the same accident.

THREE MEMBERS OF 1942 CLASS DIE IN SERVICE

1ST. LT. DONALD B. MCNALLY, '42 LT. (JG) CHARLES H. DEGER, '42 LT. KOBERT G. SMrrH. '42 The Notre Dame Alumnus

Homer, graduated magna cum laude Lt. James W. Whits, ex. '43, Dan­ One of the foremost Notre Dame figures from Notre Dame, joined the Army Air ville, m. Bomber pilot, missing after of the present war. Missing over Italy. Forces in 1942 and received his silver raid over Austria. 1st Lt. Edward Bruce Kunkle, '43, wings on June 26, 1943, after his train­ Lt. John William McLaughlin, ex. '37, South Bend, Ind. ing in several Texas flying schools. Just Alton, 111., son of J. E. McLaughlin, ex. before he was commissioned he crashed Prisoner '12. Pilot of a Flying Fortress, he was on a Texas mountain top, having become Lt. John T. Taylor, ex. '41, South missing over Holland on March 16. lost in a storm, but miraculously es­ Bend, Ind. Bombardier with the AAF in caped with a few scratches. Col. C. D. Jones, '32, Jackson, Miss. England. Prisoner of the Germ.ans.

Aviation Cadet Thomas J. McQuaid, ex. '46, Rochester, N. Y., was killed re­ cently in a training crash at Hondo ADDITIONAL SERVICE MEN Field, San Antonio, Texas. He was to have been graduated from a navigator's (Including; names received and classified up to April 5. 19i4} school on April 8. •iQ Cannon. John J.. '30, Atterbury Army Air Field, Tom, like Lt. George Eberhart, ex. a 304 Hq. S

Halbin, Robert E., ex. '46. c/o FPO, San Fran­ Fisdler, Bobert A., '43, 2nd Lt., 42nd Fighter Itzin, Francis H., '38, Sgt., Air Force Hdqs., San . Sqd.. Hillsboro AAF, Tampa, Fla. Francisco cisco Foy, John F., '35, Ens., TISNR Armed Guard Makme, Robert E.. '42, Ens.. BOQ, Naval Air School, Gulfport, Miss. Jablonka, Donald T., ex. '47, Fl/C, Box 7, U.S. Station, New Orleans, La. Freemm. Charles B.,"38, A/S, Co. 235-44 USNTS. Submarine Base, New London, Conn. Maloney. John R.. ex. '46, A/S Sqdn., 16 Flight Camp Ward, Farragut, Idaho Jenney, C. R-, '38. FVt, U.S. Army CAF CC SAA B. Santa Ana, Calif. Frierott. Ridiard P., '44, Co. DSMDET, Fitzsim- mons General Hospital, Denver S Jones. Austin G., '44, USNTS. Notre Dame, Ind. Harfcidl. Bernard 0., '42, Pvt, 804 Bard Hall, Funk, Galand Jr., '44, AS, 62nd AAF-CTD, (Air Jozwiak, Bernard J., ex. "45, 363rd Base Hq. ft Columbia Univ., CP. & S. Haven, N.Y.C. Air Base Sqdn., Army Air Base, Eeams, Utah Crew) Sqdn. "E," Univ. of Fla., Gainesville, Martin, John J.. '44. Midshipman. Room 4160i Fla. Bancroft Hall. U.S. Naval Academy. Annapolis, Kane, Rev. Clement E., C.S.C, '31, Chaplains' Md. Gaean, William D., Lt., MAC Con's, c/o FPO, School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. HcAleer, Charles A., '31, S2/C. Co. ^589, Q.M. San Francisco Kane, Owen N., Jr., '38, Aviation Supply School, Gannon, Robert L.. '35, Cpl., TJ.S. Army Air Naval Air Station, Jacksonville. Fla. School NTS, Newport, R. L Force, Sarasota. Fla. Keams, Robert J., '43, U.S. Army (Aleutian Is­ McAloon. Albert J., ex. '37. In U.S. Navy Gansanec, Stcincrt A., '31, T/4, AFO 603, C/0 lands) MeOermott. Edward T.. '40, Lt, Fletcher General Postmaster, Miami, Fla. Keeland. Edward J., '44, Midshipman, USNR, Hospital. Cambridge, O. (wounded in Sicily Garcean, John E., '43, Ens., USNR. c/o FPO, San Midshipmen's School, N.Y.C. 27 lighting) KeSIer, Bernard J., '37, Ens. USNTS, Fort Schuy­ Francisco McDonald, James L.. '30. U.S. Naval Dry Docks, ler. Bronx 61, N.Y.C. Ghiclieri, Bernard J., '44, USNTS, Notre Dame, Roosevelt Base. Terminal Island. San Pedro, Ind. Kelldier. John F., '30, 1st Lt, AAFPFS, Ground Calif. Gibbons, James P., '44, USNTS, Notre Dame. School, Maxwell -Field, Ala. Ind. Kellcy, Eugene M., '44, USNR McDonald, Ralph V., '38, c/o Postmaster, N.Y.C Gibson, Joseph T., e.x. '46, A/C, U.S. Army 44-3- KeU.v, James O., ex. '35, S/Sgt, Hdqs., 124th McGannon, Robert L., '31, Lt. (jg), Quonset 2, AAFNS, San Marcos, Texas Armored Engineer Bn., Camp Bowie, Brown- Point Naval Air Station. Quonset Point, R. I. Gietzen, Richard J., '44, Midshipman, USNR. wood, Texas McGee, Jchn T., Rev., C.S.C.. '36, Capt, Canadi­ Room 710 Tower Hall, 820 Tower Court, Chi­ Kellj-, Ridiard W., '44, Pvt. H. & S. Co., 1260th an Army cago Eng.(c) Bn., Camp Pickett, Va. McGuire, Coleman L., '42, Ensign, USNR Gillespie, Thomas G., '39, Ens., USNR Kcnnaley, Harry L., '44, SAAF, Winfield, Kansas HcKieman, John S., '34, U.S. Army Goetz. Thomas R., ex. '46. AC, 320th AAFFTD Kimmel, Victor H., '44, USNR Midshipmen's McLaughlin, Thomas E., '44, Pvt, APO 417, (Primary), Mustang Field, El Reno, Okla.-44E. School, Furnald Hall, Billet 405, N.Y.C. 27 Camp Shelby, Miss. Gohn, Lamar E., ex. '45, Prt., APO. San Fran­ Knceland, Robert W., ex. '46, 2nd Lt, Student cisco Officer, Det 44-1, AAF Bomb Wing, Boswell, McMahon. Bernard F.. '33, Petty Officer 2/C. Greeley, William J., c-x. '45, 2nd Lt, Army Air N. M. . USN Corps Kocsis, Alexander, ex. '32. P\'t, Camp Hale, Colo. HcNamara. Donald J., ex. '34. A/S, U.S. Nai-y Griffin, John A., '44, Storekeeper 1/C, U.S. Ccast Kolp, Charles A. Jr., '38, Ensign, USNR Co. 1916, GLNTS, Great Lakes, 111. Guard Res€r\-e, Seattle, Wash. Krausc, Edward W., '34. 2nd Lt, USUCB.- Mehre, Hariy J., '22, Physical Ed. Dept, U. of Griffin, Thomas D., '25, Lt (sg), c/o Port Direc­ (AVS). 2nd Basic Class, Bks. "A," Aviation Miss., U.S. Army tors Office, Advance Base Section, N.Y.C. Ground Oflicers School, Marine Base, Qoan- Messick. Francis M., '30. Lt (jg), USNR, Wash­ tico, Va. Hasan, John R., '34, Fort Dix, N. J. ington. D. C. Kreps, Kenneth L., '32. Cpl., G-4. 20th Arm'd Haley, Robert J., '36, Lt (jg), USNR, Fort Div., Camp Camptell, Ky. Hetni. William G., ex. '46. Cpl.. 363rd B:se Hq. Schuyler, Bronx Gl, N.Y.C. Kuhn, John M., '44, A.S. Co. 126, USNTS, Great £ A.B. Sqdn. Adm. Unit 1. Cnmp Kearns, Utah Banlon, Paul F., ex. '46. U.S. Army, Co. B, Sec Lakes, 111. Meyer, William J., '43, Pfc, Co. A. 742 M.P. Bn.. 3, ASTU, City College, N.Y.C. Kuntz, Martin C, c-x. '46. Lt, Blackland Field, Fort Custer, Mich. Harney, Jo«eph W., '31. P\-t, Co. L, 7th Q.M. Waco, Texas Mikes. Benjamin J.. '32, A/S, Co. 656, USNTS, Trng. Regt T454, Camp Lee, Va. Great Lak?s. 111. Harrincton, William E., ex. '45, A/C, 44C Sqdn Lambert, Patrick J., ex. '46, Lt, Foster Field. Mills, William E.. ex. '46, A/C, 44D FIt-iA. III, MAAF, Maiden, Mo. Victoria, Texas GAAP. Greenville, Miss. Lanahan, John T., ex. '46, Pvt, (1534182) 808 Mix. Melville B.. '37, 2nd Lt, Signal Corps Hartman, John F., '42, Pfc. U.S. Army TSS, AAFTTC, Bks. 605, Sioux Falls. S. D. U.S. Army 1st Instl. £ Maint, Bobbins Field, Hecfat. Robert E., '42, Flight Ofiicer, South Plains Langslon, Carl E., '37, Midshipman, USNR. Tuc­ Ga. A.A. Field, Lubhock, Texas son, Ariz. Molloy. Thomas J., ex. '45, Sgt, 353rd Combat Heener, George H., '44, USNTS. Notre Dame, Larson, Oscar P., '44. USNTS, Notre Dame, Ind. Crew Trng. School, Army Air Bas3, Rapid City, Ind. Lattimer. Charles T., '41, Ens., USNR. NTS- S. D. Heitger, Louis C, '31, U.S.YP-261, FPO, Nor­ (Pre-Radar), Bowdoin College. Brunswick, Me. Monahan, Edward F., '44, Midshipm-n School, folk, Va. Legeay. August J., '44, USNTS, Notre Dame, Notre Dame. Ind. Hennessy, David B., '34, U.S. Na\-y Ind. Monroe, George M., '29, Capt, APO, N.Y.C. Herrick, J. Sherburne, '36. Lt (ig), USNR, c/o Leahy, Thomas E., (M.D.), '26, Capt, c/o Post­ Mrategna, Joseph A., ex. '45, AAF Material Cen­ FPO 168, N.Y.C. master, N.Y.C. ter, Hq. & Hq. Sq., Flight A, Wright Field. Hester, Curtis A., '40, Sgt, Signal Corps in Lcddy, John V., '29, U.S. Na\-y Dayton, O. North Africa Lee, William J., e.\. '37, MM 3C SUR Co. 489, MooBuw. John O., ex. '34, FS-t., Co. B, Bks., 13, Heywood, William T., ex. '46. Pfc. 627 TSS, USNTS, Gre^t Lakes. 111. Fort Harrison, Ind. Bks., 1644 Truax Field, Madison, Wis. Lenhard, Richard E., '42. Co. 324, Bks. 2407, Moore, Joseph F., ex. '45, A/C Sqdn., D-2. Class Hot*, Edirard W., '43, Lt, USMC USNIB. Great Lakes. 111. 44-H, 59th AAFFTD, Helena, Ark. . Boene. Philip G., '38. Lt (jg), c/o FPO, San Leon, Richard C, ex. '44, Pvt, Co. B, Reception Moran. Gabriel E., '32, Sampson Naval Training Francisco Center, Fort Harrison, Ind. Station, N.T.C Hofer, Willard C, '39. In sen-ice Leppert, Robert N., '32, Flight Brigade, Naval Moran, John H. '44, Pvt, 36th CTD (Air Crew), Hooley, William F., ex. '44, Pit., 1st Class, Army Air Station, Pensacola. Fla. Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pa. Air Corps. 312 TSS, Bks. 814, Sheppard Field. Lewis, Charles T.. '43, Lt, Camp Barkeley, Abi­ Texas lene. Texas Moran. John J., '36, Lt (jg), U.S. Navy 3rd Hoppc. Herbert W., e-x. '47. F.2/C, U.S. Nax-y Lingenfelder, Charles £., '40, In ser\'ice—South Naval District N.Y.C. Box 7, Submarine Base, New London. Conn. Pacific Mulligan, William C, '44, USNTS, Notre Dame. Howard, Lando E., ex. '42. c/o Postmaster, Los Lipnosky. Andrew J., ex. '46, Pfc c/o Postmas­ Ind. Angeles 52 ter, N.Y.C. Mulvey, William K., '41, Cadet Army Air Force Huck, Thomas E., '41, Cpl., Hq. & Hq. Btry., Little. Vincent J., ex. '39. 1st Lt, School for Bombardier School, Big Spring, Texas A.A. Jlepl. Trng. Center, Fort Bliss, Texas Special Service, Lexington, Va. Murphy. Francis J., HI. '36, Cpl., TC Enl. T. Det Hushes, Edward B., '42, Lt. (jg). c/o FPO, Love, Donald W., ex. '35, Ena., DV(F) Indoc, Brooklyn Army Base Term., Brooklyn, N. Y. N.Y.C. 521072, Fort Schuyler, Bronx, N.Y.C Murphy, William R., Jr., '34. Ens., USNR, c/o Hughes, Paul C, '38. A/S, USN O). 1902, GL- Lynaugfa. John P., '39, Hq. Co., IRTC, Camp FPO, N.Y.C. NTS. Great Lakes, 111. Croft, S. C. NHtoD, James Edward, C.S.C., '29, 35th Group, Hynes, John B., ex. '43, 2nd Lt, A/C Na\-igator Mallon, Donald G.. ex. '36, Cpl., c/o Postmaster. 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, N.C. Military Training Unit AAB, Dyersburg, Tenn. N.Y.C. (Chaplain) The Notre Dame Alumnus 19

O'Brien, John W., ex. '45. Pvt. APO, c/o Post­ SuUivzn, Henry J., ex. '44. 2Ed Lt. U.S. Army master, N.Y.C. Air Force. Eagle Pass. Texas O'Connor. John C '39. Ens.. USNR, NTS (I), Sullivan, James G.. '44, Pvt., c/o Postmaster, San Qeveland Qub Fort Schuyler, N.Y. 61. N. Y. Francisco O'Hara, James E., ex. '45. AjC, Class 44F, 68th Sullivan, John J.. '33, Sgt, Hdqs., 2nd Frov. Does Things AAFFTt), Jackson. Tenn. R3gt., CWS UTC, Camp Sibert, Ala. O'Hara, John F., '44. Midshipman. USNR, N.Y.C. Sweeney, Patrick J., ex. '46. AjC, 1015 PTTS, Take Four Days of O'Hara, Patrick V., '40. 1st Set., tJ.S. Army FWAAB, Fort Worth, Texas April I. 2. 3. 4 Air Force. Tactical Reconnaissance Sqdn.. Wil­ Sweeney, Thomas M., '43, Ensign, c/o FPO, liam Northern Army Air Field. Tullahoma, N.Y.C. Tenn. Your Alumni Secretary had the O'MaUey, Edward F., '42. Lt.. V.S. Army Intel­ Tetrault. Vernon A.. '36, Ensign, cjo FPO. N.Y.C pleasure on April 1, 2, 3 and 4, of see­ ligence Office. 603 Federal BIdg.. New Orleans, Theis, Robert J., ex. '46. Pvt.. 369th TSS, Area La. 3, Barr 218. Scott Field. IlL ing in action the smoothest Local Alum­ O'Malley, Thomas E., '39. 2nd Lt. U.S. Army Air Themes, Matthew J., '36, Ensign, USNR, Box ni Club over the years that has graced Corps, Hondo Army Air Field. Hondo, Texas 323. USN Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill. N. C our roster — Cleveland. (I can hear the O'Mealia, Harry A., '42, cjo Postmaster. Los An­ Thornton, Rev. Francis B., '31, Capt, Chaplain- boys from coast to coast, but as one of geles. Calif. Canadian Army, Stanley Barracks, Toronto. our Laetare Medalist said, lef s look at Onotrio, Ralph J., '43. St. I.ouis Univ., School of Ont., Canada the record.) Medicine, St. Louis. Mo. Timm. Walter A., ex. '46. Btry. B, 389th FAAPO On Sunday morning, April 2, an ex­ Parry, John A., ex. '46, Pvt., 52nd Trng., Group 445. Camp Leonard Wood. Mo. cellent program was held in commemo­ Timmey, Francis L., '35, Pvt, USMC Platoon Siidn., 52S-H, Keesler Field. Miss. ration of Knute K. Rockne. It started 137, TVng. Rcgt, MCB, San Diego 41, CSlif. Partlan. Francis D., '32 .Cpl., Battery A. 815 at a Mass, celebrated by a Notre Dame Tomcik, Daniel J., '44, U.S. Navy AAA Bn.. Camp Haan, Calif. alumnus-priest. A breakfast followed at Tomcik, Edward J., '41, U.S. Navy Petersen, Donald C. '42 .195 R Chestnut St.. Treacy, John E., "42. FVt, U.S. Army the University when 150 fathers and Chicago 11, 111., Navy. Trinkley, Vem E.. £.x. '44, Pvt, AAF College sons sat down together and later heard Pilawski, Eugene W., '44, USNTS, Notre Dame. Training Program Detachment, Aircrew-Flight from a program featured by the direc­ Ind. A, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. tor of athletics and the head football Piatt, Raymond J., '44, USNTS. Notre Dame, Ind. Trousdale, Roderick L.. '39, Lt, Hqs., 1st Bn., coach from the United States Naval PoUard, Benjamin C, '34. Lt. (jg) USNR 2nd Regt, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md. Academy. (Names will undoubtedly ap­ Priester, Henry C, Jr., '39, 2nd Lt, Missing in Tuberty. Harold J., '31, AjS, Co. 642, USNTS, pear in the Club's own story. This is for Action a different purpose.) . Qninn, Stephen R., '44. A.C., (12081468) Class 44- Great Lakes. 111. 408. SMNS. San Marcos, Texas Tuckey, John S., '44, USNTS. Notre Dame, Ind. The entire day following was one Turner, William H.. ex. '46. AyC Army Air round of hospitality in the homes of in­ Renner, Leo E., '44, USNTS. Notre Dame. Ind. Forces. Courtland Army Air Field, Conrtland, dividual members of the Club, culminat­ Reyniers, James A., e-x. '34, Lt, USNR DV(S) Ala. Tutela, Arthur C, Dr., '33, Lt, In service ing in a dinner at a country club for Riley, John J., '44, USNTS, Notre Dame. Ind. Varraveto, Dominick, Jr., '36, AIS, Co. 458, US­ the Navy men before they caught their Rizii, Joseph A., '39, Lt. (}g) USNK NTS. Great Lakes, III. train.' Rogers, John F., '40, Capt, USMC. Missing in Vincent, Floyd J., '44, U.S. Army Then, on Tuesday night, the Club en­ Vinciguerra, Ralph J., '43. USNTS, Notre Dame, Action tertained through its officers and a com­ Roy, James C. '29, Lt (jg), USNR. NTS(l), Ind. Voegele, Joseph T., '34. Pvt, U.S. Army, Co. F, mittee, the Notre Dame delegates to the Batt 5, AlO-060, Fort Schuyler. Bronx, N.Y.C. 218th Inf.. Trng. Bn., Camp Blanding, Fla. national convention of the American Rnppe, Richard V., '42, Cadet Midshipman, U.S. Vogan, James W., ex. '47, c/o FPO, San Fran­ Chemical Society. About 35 were pres­ Merchant Marine Cadet Corps cisco ent The Club, contrary to the -wishes Ryan, Jerome A., "41, Pvt, 304th Trng.. Wing, Flight 61. 1183rd Gp.. ETC 10. Greensboro, Wagner, Louis, Jr., '40, Pfc. Camp Finance Of­ of the delegates, made the dinner com­ N. C. fice. Camp Blanding, Fla. plimentary. Guests included three hi^ Walker, Ignatius B., ex. '46, 2nd Lt, Hq. & Hq. Sanford, Robert G., '40. Lt, U.S. Army ranking chonists from the DuPont re­ Sqdn., 15th SEFTG, Napier Field. Dothan, Ala. Schickel, William J., '44, Co. C, 33rd Btry., Camp search organization, and the editor of Croft, S. C. Waters, Raymond F., '34, Co. Ill, USNTS, New­ three of the leading chemical journals. Schnoebclen, Clement R., ex. '45. Air Corps. 34th port R. I. A former Cleveland alumnus and chem­ TSS, Bks. 726. Scott Field. 111. Weigel, Stanley J., '39, 1st Lt, Medical Reserve ist, now with .the WPB, gave the prin­ Sdiroeder, William F., '44, Pvt, cjo APO San Corps, AUS *" A .' ".J " cipal address. Obviously an affair of Francisco Wendf. George R., '44. USNTS. Notre Dame, Ind. Segerson. John P., '44, Pvt. Las Vegas, Nev. distinction and importance for the Uni­ Wharton, Terence A., '31. Tech/4rtKS.-.Army Shea, George N.; '40, Ffc, Co. D, 472nd Inf. Bn. versity, and a highlight in Club cooper­ Sep., 'Camp Rucker; Ala. Wills. Richard E., ex. '40. Overseas '•'- ation. Shean, Hobart P., Jr., '31, Lt (jg), c/o FPO. Winks, Robert P., e.x. '45.' Lt.v.U.S. Army Air N.Y.C. Force. Tallahassee, Fla. - " '>',^i. , On the same night, in the same hotel, Shields, James M., '44, USNTS. Notre Dame. Ind. Winberrj-, John J., .'28. Capt, USMC, Camp Le- a large committee of the Club members, Simons, Joseph L., '44, Midshipman, Prairie jeune. New River, N. C " H-' I'^-J.-' •" and their -wi-ves, officially on the com­ State. N.Y.C. Wood, Francis O., e.x. '18, Capt, Fort HcDowel, Spagnnolo, Louis, Jr., '43, Ffc, SCSU 1145. Co. mittee, met to discuss plans for Univer­ Angel Island. West Garrison. San Francisco sal Notre Dame Night, when 100 moth­ D. Ex. Univ. of Maine, Orono. Maine. Young, John W., '41. Ensigni Harvard Univ., Spina, Harmon N., '43, APO, c/o Postmaster. Cambridge. Mass. '*' ers and wives of the Cleveland men in N.Y.C. service are to be entertained. Steiner, Edward C, '44, USNTS. Notre Dame. A check for $1,000 had been sent in Ind. FATHER WARD CHOSEN Stevens, Daniel F., '44, USNTS, Notre Dame, to Notre Dame as the annual Club Ind. Rev. Leo R. Ward, C.S.C., associate scholarship contribution, and the Club St George. Qnirico H., '44. Co. E. ASTU 3905. professor of philosophy and the author is planning a drive similar to the St. Stanford Univ., Calif. of several widely admired books, was Joe Valley's drive for the Second Annu­ Sollivan, Oaniel J., '44, Ens., UNSR. USS Prairie elected president of the American Cath­ al Alumni Fund. State, N.Y.C. 27 olic Philosophical Association in Chica­ Sullivan, Daniel L., '37, Lt, c/o Postmaster This record is too good to hold back N.Y.C. go on Dec. 30. from thtf rest of you. 20 The Notre Dame Alumnus

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that oflSce until 1941, when, with the coming of Engagements Births intensive national defense efforts, he was ap­ pointed by the president of the University as Hiss Betty Lahrman and Dr. Kenneth Laws, Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Adams, '26, announce administrative assistant to act especially as liaison •36. the birth of Kathie Anne on Feb. 29. officer between the University and newly estab­ Hiss Haiy Louis Hagerty and Lt. Robert G. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C Mahon, *28, announce lished Naval R.O.T.C. unit Sanfordt '40. the birth of Thomas Cavan on Feb. 25. As the war effort expanded Father Trahey gen­ erously expanded the scope of his work, becom­ Miss Florence McDonnell and Lt. Robert Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. HiUcr, '29, announce the ing the chief advisor to innumerable students on Eranctt Stritdt. Jr., '41. birth of Carl Anthony Patrick. matters concerned with their service in the Miss Mary Elizabeth McCormack and Lt. Os) armed forces. From his offices in the Engineering Edward F. Murphy, Jr., MI. Mr. and Mrs- Robsrt A. Holmes, *30. announce the birth of a daughter on Feb. 26. Building he had charge locally through 1941-42- Miss Kay Moran and Ens. Leo P. Lee, M2. 43 of the various enlistment programs that were Lt. and Mrs. James D. Ash, '33, announce the carried 1^ the Army, Navy and Marines and he Miss Mary Ann McKamara and Ens. James J. birth of James Porter on Jan. 26. became known to numerous officers in all these Byrne, '43. service Miss Katherine Gallagher and Edmund Leach, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Brecn, *33. announce the ex. MS. birth of Kathleen Msry on Feb. 1. With the beginning of the engineering, science and management war training night classes, con­ Miss Janice Charlotte Hoi, and Lt. Robert W. Mr. and Mrs. John O'DonneU, ex. '33. South ducted at Notre Dame and elsewhere under gov­ GaUeffos, ex. '46. Bend, announce the birth of a son. ernment sponsorship. Father Trahey was chosen to be the insUtutional representative in charge Miss Elaine Runyar and Seaman Carl E. Loyd, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sweeney, *38. an­ locally. In this capacity he became known to the nounce the birth of a daughter, their fourth hundreds who have taken, and are taking, such child, on Mar. 6. classes. Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Robert J. Mollen, '38. an- In all these positions. Father Trahey was ad­ Marriages nounce the birth of a son. mired and respected as an administrator of out­ standing ability and as a personality of excep­ 2nd Lt Doris A. Flower and 1st' Lt. Stephen Mr. and Mrs. John Z. Gotowski, '39. announce tional appeal. Big — six feet four inches — H. Bonay, '27, in Gallup, N. M.. Jan. 20. the birth of a son. Sept 18. smiling and friendly, he gave of himself to Miss Mary Helen O'Brien and Lt. Ridiard L. Major and Mrs. Matthew H. Merkle, '39, an­ everybody else, ^e success of the various serv­ Donocfaae, '31, USNR, in Waverly. N. Y., Feb. nounce the birth of Matthew Brian on Dec 18. ice programs at Notre Dame is, in considerable 21. measure, due to him. Lt (jg) and Mrs. Frank A. Reppenhacea, m, Miss Rose Mary Fallon and Alfred C. Grisanli, *39. announce the birth of Frank A. R^i>en- Speaking of him. Father Hugh O'Donnell, *31, in Lakewood, O., Feb. 5- hagen, IV, on Feb. 15. C.S.C., president of the University, said: "Many Notre Dame men who were here before Miss Mary Louise Gagen and Gabriel E. Moran, Mr. and Mrs. James Hugh, *39, announce the '32^ in the Los Chapel, Notre Dame. Mar. 6. the war knew Father Trahey best as the prefect birth of James Hugh, 11. on Feb. 17. of discipline: students of the last three years Miss Jean Fossum and Capt. Jack F. Fritzer, Capt and Mrs. Kenneth J. Goff, *40. announce frecpiently turned to him as the special counselor ex. '33, in Washington. D. C, Feb. 11. the birth of Patrick Joseph on Jan. 23. on military questions in which capacity he was also known by many officers of the army, navy Miss Isora Westphal and Robert Hoenk, ex. '36, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. MnlUsan, '41, an­ and marines. To hundreds of representatives of in South Bend. Feb. 26. nounce the birth of Thomas Francis, HI, on industry in this area. Father Trahey was admired Mar. 1. as the 'institutional representative in charge of Miss Elizabeth Lynch and Lt; Matthew R. Mc- the night classes in the E.S.M.W.T. program. I Inemy, '37. USMCR, in AVashington, D. C. am sure that all who ever knew Father Trahey March 18. wll join the administration and faculty in Deaths raooming him as an exemplary priest, an able Hiss Doris Toohill and Lt. Timothy W. Tonney, executive and a wise and kind friend. *38. in New York City, recently. Sudden death on March 2 toc^ from Notre Dame Rer. James D. Trahey, C.S.C.> '30, aged 'Tersonally, I feel his loss keenly, and to his Miss Florence Edna Perry 'and Lt. Chester 37, since 1941 administrative assistant and co­ beloved parents I express heartfelt and p'rayerful P. Sadowild, '39. in Frederick, Md.. Feb. 12. ordinator of war ^rrapathy." training classes. Miss Dorothea Patricia Ross and Ens. Joseph G. Father TVahey was bom on April 7, 1906, in Callahan, '41, in the Log Chapel, Notre Dame. Father Trahey had Michigan City, Ind., the only child of Mr, and Feb. 15. undergone an emer­ Mrs. Dennis Trahey, who survive. Following his gency appendectomy ordination, he became an instructor in English Miss Vera Mar! and Lt. Robert J. Doran, '41, on Feb. 25 in St. and in religion at Notre Dame, and later became in Tarrytown, N. Y., Feb. 10. Joseph's Hospital, an as^stant prefect of discipline, serving as such South Bend. Am>ar- until he became prefect of discipline in 1937; Marguerite Kennedy and Ens. Thaddens D. ently recovering sat­ Caaudy, '41, in Chicago, Dec 28. isfactorily from this Father O'Donnell celebrated the solemn requiem funeral Mass for Father Trahey on March 4 in Miss Bette Allen and Ens. Walter G. Kelly, ex. oi>eration. he met Sacred Heart Church, Notre Dame. Rev. Charles '43» in Pensacola, Fla., Jan. 6. death almost with­ out warning as the F. Giraidot, -the deacon, pastor of St Joseph's Miss Jane Harper and Charies AL Andres, ex. result o f coronary Chnrdi, Fort Wayne, Ind, and Rev. Gerald A. '44, in South Bend, Feb. 20. thrombosis. Owens, the sub-deacon, pastor of St Basil's Among the stu­ Churdi, South Haven. Mich., were close friends Miss Leila Mae Stafford and Charles E. dents of recent years of Father Trahey. Rev. Leo W. Gorman. C.S.C., Secken, m, ex. '45, Notre Dame. Feb. 27. Father Trahey wta was master of ceremonies. Miss Winifred Jacqueline Castle and Seaman unquestionably one of Pallbearers were Rev. John Burke. C.S.a, Rev. JaBwa A. HeD*, ex. '45, in South Bend, Feb. 28. Father Trahey the most widely John Lane, GS.C., Rev. Charles Carey, C.9.O.. known, and one of Rev. Henry Bolger, C.S.a, and Rev. Joseph Miss Margaret St. Clair Brooks and Seaman the most popular, priests on the campus. Beomi- Powers, C.S.C.. all of Notre Dame, and Rev. JmmtB L. Tlurp, ex '46, in South Bend, Mar. 2. ing prefect of discipline in 1937, he served in John O'Connell, C.S.C., of Indianapolis. The Notre Dame Alumnus 21

ThoHiu E. Mills, 60 years old. one of the most from Purdue University after he attended Notre Balitrt'B. PIMIM-, "M. ] popular figures ever connected with Notre Dame Dame. Surviving him are his wife, five sons and I90(MH athletics, died suddenly of a heart attack on Feb. two daughters, his mother and a sister. 25 in the shower room of Jafai F. Lyach, Green Bay. Wis.,-son of Babcrt the R o c k n e Memorial E. LyBch, '03, on Feb. 8 won in Washington Gerald F. White, ex. '12, Long Baaeh. CUif., fleldhouse, of which he Hall Notre Dame's 59th annual Breen Medal for died there suddenly on Jan. 6. 1943. News of his had been director since oratory. Just 41 ye::rs before, his father was a death was recently sent to the Alumni Office by 1939. finalist in the same contest. his brother, Alfred R. White, chief boatswain's Mr. Mills, known wide­ mate in the U.S. Coast Guard in San PMro. Calif. John, a Marine Corps transfer firomSt. Thom­ ly as Tommy, is sur\'ived as College. St. Paul. Minn., was the first mfTPhrr by two sons, SlSgt, Thom­ of the armed forces ever to win the Breen Med­ as E., Jr., '42. who a few Earene F. Hoffmann* ex. *lo. died in Saranae al. He survived the comi>etition of an nnnsnally days before his father's Lake, N. Y., on April 9, 1941, according to word large and able group of entrants. death returned from duty which recently came to the Alumni Office from Tommy Mills with the Army in North his wife. Mr. Hoffmann had been in a sanatoriom Africa, and by Robert, in the Army at Fort Sill. in Saranae Lake from March 15, 1937, until his c&c Okla., es well cs by a daughter, Maura, with death. 1905-09 whom Tommy made his home in South Bend* His wife died in 1932. William J. Clancy* '24. former city judge and New e»cutive director of the Indiana Unlvcp- former city attorney in Menominee. Mich.* died sity Foundation, Bloomington. is Lawicnca Born in Beloit, Wis.. Tommy was graduated there from leukemia on Feb. 23 after an illness Whcdcr,' who. as a minim and as a prep, spent from Beloit College, where he played halfback of several weeks. Surviving him are his wife and a coople of years on the campus. Still vivid in on the football team and captained the baseball a son, James, as well as his mother, two sisters Mr. Wheeler's mind (he told the managing editor team. Entering the law school of the University and two brothers. Edward, '20, La Salle, III, recently) are memories of Brather Caletaa and of AVisconsin in 1907, he left there in his senior and Dr. James, ex. *21. Hammond, Ind. of innnmerable other Notre Dame personalitSea year upon the death of his father. In 1915 he Coming to Notre Dame from La • Salle. 111.. of an older day. Mr. Wheeler joined LU. after succeeded Harry (Red) Miller, '10, as head coach Bill was a law student. Upon his- graduation in years of professional experience in fond. raising. of football and basketball at Creighton Univer­ 1924 he practiced law privately in Chicago and sity, Omaha. Nebr., and in his four years there then for eight ye::rs was employed by the Trus­ B. J. EalMr. SU ItMi«li St. PiM- enjoyed remarkable success, his basketball teams tees System. Chicaga In 1933 he began the prac­ 1912 k«A Pa. winning 72 out of 76 games and his football tice of law in Menominee. At the time of his final teams being unbeaten in two years. illness he divided his time between the law and Jay L. **Biff7*' Lcc was recently elected vice- his duties as executive director of the Northern president of the Detroit Sales ExeentiTes Clob. Tommy returned to Beloit College as head coach Hardware & Supply Company, Menominee. ' of football and basketball in 1920 and in his six FiMl K. BynMi, VnlTerdtr Ufevaqr, years there his teams continued to be outstand­ The deaths of two well known alumnae of the 1913 ing, so much so that after his squad held Notre Notre Dame Summer School were reported re­ Dame to a 19-3 score in 1925, Knute Rockne cently. The first death was that of Esther Falltr. Prominent in the success of.the Foorth War signed him up as assistant in football and chief A.B. '29. Trenton. Mich., who died on Feb. 6, Loan drive in New York state wss BQI Catter scout Coming to Notre Dame in 1926, Tommy and the second, Margaret C<^le, A.B. '3^ who who directs the commerce and industry division was made head baseball coach the following died on Feb. 25. Miss Coyle was 77 years old and of the state War finance Comnuttee. Working . spring. had retired from public school teaching in 1932. under Bill's direction during the drive were 13 key hnsiness men who headed 13 sections within In 1930 Tommy left Kotre Dame to become the division. A luncheon in the Union I>ague Ihe "Alumnus" extends sincere sympathy to: head football coach at Georgetown University. Chib, New York City, at whidi Walter' S. Gif- Rer. Matthew Walsh, CCC. '03. upon the death "Washington, D. C, and one of his early acts ford and Al Smith were among the speakers, of his sister; Rev. Timothy Mnrphy, C.S.C.. '01, there was to sign Frank Leahy cs his line coach got the division's work under way. —Frank's first coaching job. In 1933, Cor.ch Mills upon the death of his sister; Rer. Mifhael M«tfcf4^ took over football at Arkansas State College and C.S.C., '10, upon the death of his father: Rer. A son of Peaches GnuieU, William J.. Jr., was head of the school's department of speech. Charles Young, C.S.C., '29, upon the death of his is one of the pitching candidates on the current father; Brother Joseph Walter, CS.C.* *43, upon N^D. baseball squad. In 1935 he became a sports commentator for the death of his mother; Lt. Jack CluTignys '31, the National Broadcnsting Co., but returned to USMC, upon the ileath of his mother and Tlaethy P. Galvin, 'IG, upon the death of his mother-in-law; Notre Dame in 1036 as a teacher of speech, Ave CUr—>, n. having given up active coaching. On March 1. Leo Mdntyre. *28, upon the death of his father; 19151 Lt. Victor L. Zimmerman, Jr., '28, USNR, upon 1939, he was appointed by Rev. John F. O'Hara. Kesae Htspatricfc, San Francisco, is chairman the death of his brother; George, *29, and AlTin, C.S.C., then president of the University, as first of a local group of advertising and newspaper '33. Drymabki, upon, the death of their &ther; director of the newly-opened Rockne Memorial men called ''Friends of the Yanks" who have William, '29, Thomas, ex. '32, Michael, '36. Jeha, Fieldhouse and had ser\-ed in that capacity con­ dedicated themselves to "contributing in evezy '39, and Richard, '41, O'Connor, uiran the death tinuously until his death. possible way to the physical, moral and sodal of their father (who, in addition to sending his welfare of the men in service.** Headquarters five sons to Notre Dame, had sent two daughters Tommy was buried on Feb. 29 in Beloit after are in room 1111, 153 Montgomery St., San to St. Mary's and who through all his life was a a solemn requiem funeral Mass for him in St. FVancisco. and Keene and his friends will be prominent Indianapolis citizen of exemplary lliomas* Church there ct which Rev- William happy to welcome there any N.D. service nten in charity and piety) ; Frederick H. Weningtan, Jr., Craddick. C-S.C.. prefect of religion, was deacon. the area. Rev. Thomas Brennan, C.S.C.. preached the fun­ ex. '31, upon the death of his father and J. How­ ard Haley, '24, upon the death of his father-in- eral sermon. Two of the pallbearers were Frank GiOTcr F. mikr. CM WtacaniB ATC, Leahy, athletic director and head football coach law; J. Hugh Smith, '39, and GsraM A. Sauth. *43. upon the death of their father; and Dr. BadM. Wia. at Notre Dame, and Edward McKeever, assistant 1916 . William J. McCratey, '36. uiwn the death of his football coach. From Glare Miller: father. Rev. Hugh O'Donnell. president of the Univer­ I recently sent oat leters to every known sity, praised Tommy in the following words: living member of our class, asldns for news and any chmnyes in eddress. Hy classmates are Imsy "Hie campus was saddened by the death of Mr. Personals because bere are the only reports to date: Thomas Mills, a member of the faculty for many years, and latterly director of the Rockne Me­ Lake Kelly and Thanus. Hayca — letters re­ morial. In both capacities he acquitted himself Before 1890 Camp, New OrisaaSi turned. with a fidelity that won for him the admiration La. AM Fries — ran'nins his foundry as usual at and respect of administration, faculty and stu­ Through Pvt. Bill Scanlan, secretary of '42. Peru. Ind. dents. He will be missed at the University of his comes word of Mr. Creel,, a student at Notre adoption whose ideals were an integral part of Dame in 188S-89, who still resides in Mexico Frank WdA — workintr for Magnefunm Go. his life Peace to his noble soul." City. Bill met at Fort Sheridan, HI., Pvt. Henry at Las Vesas, Nev. — a huge war effort. Creel, a son. whose brothers, the late Jesse h- Alfred E. Sdiaab, ex. '04, prominent man of and John F., were Notre Dame students- in the Laa Keifcr — runs the newsprpera of Ikne Fort Wayne. Ind., flied suddenly on Feb. 10. '20s. John is now a publisher in Chihuahua Gty. Haute, Ind. Wants to know about others ia tiia Born in Paulding, O., Mr. Schaab was graduated Mexico. class who have sons entering Notre Dane in 22 The Notre Dame AlUmnus

July, 1944. Lou's son will begin electrical engi­ 28. Slip was to arrive there on March 5 for an neering then. eight-month stay- He took over the Iowa team for Stubby Flynn — reports business "lousy." the first time in 1943 after Major Eddie Ander­ "Wants reunion as soon as the war is over. son was called into Army medical service. Eddie is now overseas, after serving for some time at My brother, Bemie, and I have just celebrated Schick Hospital for war veterans, Clinton. la. our 25th year in the insurance and bond business. His oldest boy, Tom, is an aviator. Li, Callix Miller of South Bend, serving for a I will print a complete new list of classmates long time with the Seabees in the Pacific, has when I get a full reply from all the *16 boys. two sons also in the Navy; Jim recently com­ Please answer my letters. pleted a year in V-12 at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt., and is now with the NROTC Tim Galvin was in Los Angeles recently on a at Holy Cross College, AVorcester. Mass.; Callix, tour for the K. of C, of which organization be Jr., is in naval aviation technical training in is a supreme director. Chicago. Ray McCabc* dealing in machinery supplies, B. J. Voll. 206 E. Tatt St, South resides at 42 Wendt Ave-, Larchmont, N. Y-, 1917 Bend. Ind. according to a recent card from him.

From Bemie VoU: DsB W. Daffy* 16ft Terminal Towvr. A little sojourn in the East brought me into 1921 Cltreland, O. contact with some of our classmates and other It took a letter from the armed ser.'ices—and Notre Dame men. a grand letter it is—to bring Attorney Duffy* the On two occasions in New York City I had class secretary, out of his Cleveland seclusion. lunch wnth Oscar J. Dorwin, who heads up the legal department of the Texas Company. It was Writing to Dan from the headquarters of the something like old times to sit down for a couple Ninth Service Command, Room 267. BIdg. 105, of hours and talk about the many things which Fort Douglas, Utah, Lt. CoL Joe Tiemey says in we were mutually interested in, including many MAJOR GEN. FRANCIS P, MULCAHY, '14 part: "Casually perusing an 'Alumnus,' I found of the old classmates. the first *21 note that I have seen in several Promoted recently to the rank of years, so, since I'm one of the people probably In Washington I had dinner with James D. responsible for the lack of news, I hasten to send major general in recognition of his bril­ Hmyes who is still one of the top men in the a few lines. I became a 'retread' in September of Veterans Administration and looks to me like liant achievement in the Pacific warfare 1942, leaving the assistant-directorship of the the perennial college man. Neither Oscar nor was Francis P. Mulcahy, '14, of the Ma­ New York State Employment Service to enter the Jim seems to me to show the wear and tear of rine Corps. As Brig. Gen. Mulcahy he Labor Branch, Army Service Forces. After about the past 25 years comparable to what some of was in charge of air operations in the six months* duty in the Second Service Command the rest of ns show. at N.Y.C, I was transferred here in February, American campaign against the New Another day I had lunch with Congressmen 1943. Since that time I have traveled some 85,000 Georgia Islands and was one of the first Joe O'Harm from Minnesota, and Bob Grant of miles through the eight states in the Command, South Bend- They had invited Lt. Col. B. G. Du­ Americans to land on Rendova Island. working in strikes and labor supply problems and, so far as I can guess, I'll be doing the bois who taught French for some 20 years at the Entering the Marines as a buck pri­ University and who for the past 30 months had same work for the duration. vate in World War I and rising to his been in the Panama Canal Zone. present eminence by outstanding ac­ "Recently business in Chicago and Washing­ The Colonel looked as though Army life had ton. D. C, gave me opportunity to see Gerald complishment, General Mulcahy is one agreed with bim even though he had had such a Ashe in Chicago, John Balfe* Father George of the real veterans of air operations. long period of foreign ser\'ice. Currently he is Fischer, C.S.C., and Ed Gottry in N.Y.C. as well assigned in Washington and expects to be there as my family who are still at Bayside, L.I. I saw for some tima Also at the lunch was A. A. For- my oldest daughter, who is a Sister of St Joseph tier, '30, formerly of South Bend, who is associ­ in Rochester, N. Y., and my oldest boy, who is in his daughters will soon be ready to join the ated with the Rolls-Royce, Inc., Detroit. Moreau Seminary at Notre Dame, doing his U.S. Cadet Nurses Corps and the other is attend­ third-year stint. Dean McCarthy and I had lunch ITie day I returned home Bill Andres of the ing Buffalo SUte Teachers College. Tom Kelly and discussed industrial relations at length and. old battery combination of Dorwin and Andres continues with law practice at 806 N. llth St., in spite of a cold wind, I plowed over the whole stopped in to see me. Bill's boy, who is stationed Alilwaukee. campus to see the magnificent changes that have at Great Lakes, was getting married to a South taken place since '17 to *21. Bend girl and Bill took the opportunity to renew Edward Joseph Rcj-nolds, a surgeon in Maiden, Mass., was, at the latest report, ser%*ing with the some old friendships around this territory. Besides "Capt. Eugene Kennedy, '22, is stationed here, armed forces at Lido Beach, X*.I.. N. Y. Also the boy at Great Lakes he has one in the Air and, in spite of 22 years, we quickly recognized there, at the same latest report, was Lt. Frank Corps, a daughter who is married to a ser\*ice each other last February when we first met Boland, a chaplain. man, and one daughter still at home. again. Joe Maag wrote me from St. Louis back A clipping from Colorado Springs paper ap­ Father Francis P. Monighan is pastor of St. in January, and I hope to see him on some fu­ peared on my desk the other day announcing the Mary's Church, Isabel, S. D. He writes that the ture trip East. Father Tom Tobin, chancellor of marriage of Carleton D. Beh to Miss Clare C most interesting thing that happened to him dur­ the Portland diocese, writes me from time to Foley. Congratulations and best wishes to the ing 1943 was that he received his full salary for time, and I've seen him there several times. If Beh's from all the *17ers, the first time since he went there in 1921. How­ any of our classmates are out in these eight I've recently talked with Torn McAIanus who, ever, he is happy in the number at Mass and states — California, Oregon, Washington, Mon­ unfortunately, had had to spend some time in the number receiving the Sacraments regularly. tana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada and Arizona — I'd Hines Hospital, near Chicago. Tom is feeling Isabel has experienced another terrible winter. like to see them in my wanderings. I also go to good now and is back with his Chicago law Denver from time to time. . . - Perhaps if this practice. Clarence Brown has been with the Michigan war is over in time, we can lay plans for a re­ State Highway Department for 24 years. For the union in 1946 to celebrate our silver anniversary. past three years he has been working on the Wil­ John Bfiller is manager of the U.S. Rubber low Run network of highways and on the Detroit ". . . I'm enclosing an Air Force public rela­ Company's factory at 5G75 Telegraph Rd., Los Industrial Expressway, the biggest project of its tions photograph for your benefit. As I recall it, Angeles 22, Box 6S20, Calif. kind as an excess road to industry in the United I was introducing Rosie, the Riveter, on some States in the past year. morale show at the time — you* can see that war John A. Lemmer, 901 Lake Shore DriT«, is hell at times, but still it's better than double- Escanaha, Bllch. 1918 Leo B. Ward, 1012 Blade Bldff., LM quicking down to South Bend to stand at parade From Jchn Lcmmer: 1920 Angeles, Calif. rest in the November rain while Lt. Turk of the SA'TC went into his girl's house for a cup of Max Kazas is still chief of the miscellaneous Slip Madlgan will again next fall coach the breakfast coffee." tax division of the U.S. Internal Revenue De­ football team of the University of Iowa, accord­ partment, with headquarters in Buffalo. One of ing to an announcement from Iowa City on Feb. Says Dan, in forwarding Joe's letter and pic- The Notre Dame Alumnus 23 ture: "I don't %%'ant this to be said out loud so Mark Foote returned from Panama last No Gas Desda is with Union Carbide and Carbon, that the Colonel may hear it, but I do think he vember, where he was in a construction project and John Montagne advised me some time ago is a little more portly than when we knew him. for his employer—S. A. Healy Co.—Contractors. that Gns has built a very beautiful home in At present, Mark is finding much to do at the Elmhurst—a suburb of Chicaga Of all things. Stevens Hotel. Chicago, now owned and operated Gus and I ran into each other in the Yale Club "... I was in Philadelphia and saw Vince by Mark's employer. in New York City a year or so ago. McNally, *27, and Clipper Smith. Since the time I saw him, Clipper has gone in to the Marine On Feb. 16 there was a gathering of notables I presume Francis Neitzel is still the big fi­ Corps and Vince has succeeded him. ... I have to do homage to officials and employers of the nance man of Boise. Idaho. Dr. Chick Ooran, I been in Chicago and in my legal pursuits ran Monarch Forge and Machine Works at Portland, believe, is in Akron, O., w^here he is a very suc­ into Chet Wynne, who js doing very nicely, which Ore. Our own Charlie Hirshbohl as president of cessful child specialist. was to be expected of a lawyer of his ability. He Monarch accepted from the U.S. Maritime Cbm- Comie Pfeiffer is in Louisville, Ky'.. in the led mc to the room of Mr. Justice Kiley, whose mission for his company the Maritime "M" Pen­ general insurance business. I believe Tom Lee accomplishments are well known." nant, the Victory Fleet Flag, and Maritime Merit and Perc Wilcox by this time are running the badges for production excellence. The invocation Minneapolis Genera] Electric Company, and Linos was by Father Tom Tobin, '20. GIotibadK unquestionably is the moving force in New Ulm, Minn. I would like to have some mem­ bers of the class loosen up with some current Leo Ward, '20 secretary, writes from Los An­ information. I promise that it will be promptly geles that he had a short chat with Lt. Cmdr. forwarded to Bill Dooley. Jim Mortausfa who has been on the West Coast for several months, doing radar work for the Navy. Attorney John Dempsey, Chicago, who was at Notre Dame in 1919-21, was unopposed in seeking Jim Foren's address: 7711 Euclid Ave-, Cleve­ the Republican nomination for states attorney of land 3. O. Cook County. John, a law partner of Ed Casey, '24, is chairman of the Republican county central A recent long feature article in "The lidinss," committee and has for many years been active in Catholic paper of Los Angeles, told of the mag­ Republican politics. He is the father of three nificent work of Superior Judge Al Scott in his daughters and a son. administration of the Juvenile Court of Los An­ geles. Al devotes full time to bearing cases in­ J. F. Hayes, 393 7di Ave.. Room 1515, volving delinquent boys. Church attendance — 1924 New Toric Citj. confession and Sunday Mass for Catholics — is part of his requirement for those on probation, Joe Bergmanf in the tire business in Chicago and he hopes to develop this program through for 18 years, purchased a tire agency in San the local Holy Name Union. A judge since 1932, Bernardino, Calif., and has moved to that city. Al was first in the Municipal Court and has been Capt. Ja^wr Cava writes that he is carrying in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County on his medical work in North Africa and has met since 1937. several N.D. men there. Fred Dressel, South Bend attorney, si>oke to LT. COL. JOE TIERNEY, '21 the Catholic Forum, South Bend, on Feb. 21 on John P. Hnrley, AFD. American Red the subject, "Politics vs. Religious Freedom." 1925 Cross, Camp Patrick Heniy, Vs. Out of wide reading over many years, Fred de­ From John Hnrley: Forest Hall is now special assistant to the veloped a scholarly paper which provoked long postmaster general in Washington, D. C. Former­ and animated discussion by the unusually large I was very busy the first of the year arranging ly he was managing editor of the "United States group present- The Forum is a group of profes­ my business affairs. The last part of January I News," and at another time he was in charge of sional men and business men of the area who joined the Red Cross as an assistant field direc­ the writers for the Office of the Coordinator of for years past have been meeting monthly at tor in the services to the armed forces. Inter-American Affairs. dinner, during the fall, winter and spring, to bear papers and discuss them. After training in Washington and Camp Lee. ceroid Ashe, 19 Dorking Road, Roch­ Va., I was transferred to my permanent assign­ 1922 ester, N. Y. ment and my address is. John F. Hurley, AFD. American Red Cross, Camp Patrick Henry. Va. From Kid Ashe: Paul H. Castner. 26 Hoyt Ave., New 1923 Canaan, Conn. Major John Mohardt of the Army Medical The work is very interesting particularly in Corps, having seen duty in North Africa, is now From Paul Castner: this camp as we are in the Hampton Roads area located with the 12th General Hospita! in Italy. and have a chance to be of service to the boys His overseas mail should be marked "O-400870, Nothing new this time but these few "histori­ just before they cross the gang plank. Bishop APO 361. cyo P.M., N.Y.C." cal" items may be of interest: 0*Hara*s chaplains, Father Siiea and Father Fellucci.'are doing a "bang up" job. Tony Schiavonc, president of A. J. Schiavone I have on a number of occasions spent some & Co., Chicago, which firm negotiates real estate pleasant time with Frank Wallace, who up until We have a 4:30 p.m. Mass here every day, and all the Ix^s shipping out receive Holy Viaticum loans, has a son in the Marines- a year ago lived in the East but who now is in California working on movie scripts. and every blessing Holy Mother Church can give Men of '22 well remember Leo Mahoney of them. They are prepared for anything and feel South Bend who died several years ago leaving Red Shea a couple of years ago pulled out of s^vell about it. The boys can go to the Sacraments a wife and six children. Mrs. Mahoney is deser\'- Dayton. O.. and spent some time in New York day or night—^just like the days back at old Sorin. ing of much praise for having reared a fine fam-. City—his first visit to the big city. He also came ily. Of the children, Bernard is now in his third up to New Canaan to visit the Castners. Inci­ On the way to Washington I ran into Sgt. Roy year at Holy Cross Seminary, Notre Dame; Jerry dentally, he is Godfather of our youngest boy, Panli of Fontiac. He has been in the Army some is in the Air Corps at Scott Field. 111.; Bobby Peter. time and looks fine. He tells me his pal. Don is a Maryknoiler at St Gregory's Seminary, Cin­ Aigner, is also in the Army. cinnati; Dennis. Leo and Mary Claire are on the I saw Harr>* Flannery right after he came Last week while driving through Pittsburgh I way up in South Bend. back from Berlin. I had listened to his broad­ called on Walter Haedaier. Butch is still with As anticipated. Eddie Byrne of Natchez, Miss-, casts. FVobably many other '23 men had also B. F. Goodrich. All's well with him and it was arrived in Chicago for the recent furniture show­ listened. Last report I had from Charles Martin just like old times to talk with him. was that he is in Detroit practicing law. Francis ings, and so did Wilfred "Bill" Dwyer of Lon­ Disney is still in Albany to the b^ of my knowl­ don. O. Heard about Vince Harrington's death only a edge. week before it was announced in the last "Alum­ Ed Bradley Bailey, who, for years was associ­ nus." Panl Romwebcr told me about it. I've writ­ ated with Ben Eshelman Co., advertising agen­ John Fogarty, after spending a number of ten Mrs. Harrington expressing' the sympathy of cy of Philadelphia, is now director of public re­ years in South America, is back in the States, the class. lations and advertising manager of the Davison but I don't know just where he is. I do know he Chemical Corp., Baltimore. is married and has a couple of children. What do you fellows think of the idea of se- 24 The Notre Dame Alumnus

lectins the first Sunday in June as a Universal were quite a gang and I can still see us as­ home grounds after a stretch — since last August Communion Sunday for our deceased classmates, sembling there at 3:15 each afternoon. Ihere — with Chicago's WGN. Things looked rosy for Vince Harrinrton* Noble Kizcr, Bob Flynn, Rabey were others too. but I believe those dear fresh­ Joe in Chicago — he was widely considered to be Fank, Blax Haaser, Ray Diver, George Kinsr, man days made an indelible mcrk on my Chicago's best football broadcaster—but the local Oscar Lavery, Al Mathey. Bill Neville. Maurice memory. offer, plus the attractions of living in the South Smith and John Weibel? I may have missed "In your notes you mentioned Art BidwiO. I Bend-Notre Dame area, were too much for him, some. We could have Father John Lynch say a haven't seen him lately, but I did have lundi one and so he's hack, for the third time since he was Mass for them. day with him about a year ago. I hear from J«e graduated. Joe and Peg and the children are living in Hishawaka. Let me hear from you. Shea occasionally—^hc is sales manager of the Statler in Detroit and doing very well. Jce and All of which leads vp to the expression of the hope that the good secretary will again become Leo Ward, '20, writes from Los Aiigeles about I had an apartment together here for about three articulate, via typewriter, now that he's within Ed Ashe, who is a purchasing agent for Lock­ and a half years, until he was transferred. I see striking distance of the Alumni Oflice. (Take that heed on the West Coast, and about Adam Walsh, Jimmy Glynn quite often, when he is in town any way you want, Boland). on the East Coast, who is teaching phy ed to from Lancaster, O.. where he is manager of pro­ ser%"icemen at Bowdoin, now that they have dis­ duction control of the Anchcr Hocking Glass Another alumnus vitally concerned with juve­ continued varsity athletics there for the duration. Corp. Art Snder ot Toledo came forth with some nile delinquency (as is Judge Al Scott, '22, Los news about six months ago: he has two fine chil­ Angeles — see '22 news — this issue) is Al Ross Amdt, successful football coach in Mish- dren, boy and girl, and is still the best purveyor Doyle, of South Bend and Mishawaka. referee awaka High School for these many years, was of flowers in Toledo (adv.), of the St. Joseph County juvenile court A fre­ recently elected president of the St Joseph Val­ quent public speaker on current youth problems, "About myself—I was in and out of the Navy, ley Officials Association at a recent fish fry in and an excellent one, Al gave the first in a series having leen discharged on the 38-year-oId ruling nearby Plymouth. Huss has consistently produced of Sunday afternoon Lenten lectures sponsored —and I now have the good fortune to be here one of the best high school teams in the northern in South Bend by the Catholic Action students with George Hartnett, who is vice-president of Indiana area. of Notre Dame and St Mary's. our company. George has done a grand job and John Bartley (still with Iteynold's & Co., 120 hss a fine wife and son whom I see frequently. Writing of Doyle inevitably brings to mind one Broadway. N.Y.C. 5) reports that Dut Griffin He v.-as down in New York City late last year Grady — they married sisters — with whom the has been a sg lieutenant in the Navy for some­ and reported a very pleasant visit with JiM Wlie- Managing Editor spent a very plersant hour in thing over a year now. working in N.Y.C. but lan and Mrs. Whelan. I would have enjtqred New York last fall on the day before the Army expecting an overseas assignment almost momen­ being there." game. Les is in the publishing business, with the tarily. Ihit and his wife and child reside in firm whidi puts out "Liberty," movie magazines, Woodside, L.I. Dr. Cieorse Dolmase at the latest report was etc., has a large and exciting family on Long assigned to the hospital *at the Nashville. Tenn., Island, and in general is much the same in looks Julias Dandt, Gary. Ind.. at a recent meeting Army Air Center. But that was more than two and personality as the lad who ran the "Juggler" was re-«lected president of the Fifth District months ago. Father Keith Roche, pastor of St many a year ago. Council of the National Council of Catholic Men- Ann's, Toluca, 111., sent on a generous financial For genuine '27 news, see "Marriages." this Gilbert Uhl. South Bend. leader in the Allied contribution, but insists that there is no news issue. Steve (without his new wife) stopped on Holy Name Society of St. Joseph County, was co- — '26 or otherwise — in Toluca. "Our only the campus briefly not long ago on his way back chairman (with Barney O'Neill, ex. '29, of the claim to recognition." he writes, "is that the m^n to Texas after a spot of special training in Penn­ K. of C.) making plans for the second annual line of the Santa Fe runs by the front door. But sylvania. Skipper Scanhm was one of the observance of Good Friday. Public Way of the not until the day the Chief. Super Chief and El arrangers, and the best man, in connection with Cross in Howard Park last year attracted 4,000 Capitan stop here will you know that anything the Ronay nuptials in Gallup. N. Mex. persons on Good Friday, and more elaborate plans is new in Toluca." were expected to attract even more people this Steve reports that Skipper — John P., for­ Jim Dwyer as of March 1 is a partner in the mally — is assistant states attorney in Gallup year. Gilbert is still employed in the local divi­ legal firm of Satterlee & Warfield, Manhattan. sion offices of the Standard Oil Company. and is the father of a young son described as He's been associated with the firm for many "the finest boy bom in New Mexico." years. Bemie Finniffan, assistant manager of indus­ Red Smith, as you've noticed pcrhsps in the trial relations for Studebaker In South Bend, Chndc Gainon, with the Canadian Army in papers, has signed up as assistant coach of the was recently elected president of the federal Italy, wrote again on Jan. 30. In part, he said: New York Giants (football) after nine years in credit union in the local St. Joseph's parish. ". . . It mined cats and dogs Christmas eve the same capacity with the Green Bay Packers. and flooded us *sout of our foxholes. (I rescued A recent clipping from the "Waukegan News- IFIctor F. Lcmmer, Box 661, Ironwood. my battledress pants three days later when the Sun."' (111.) of all places, tells that Capt Joe 1926 MldL water went down) and we spent a wonderful Reedy has been on 36 bombing missions out of night huddled together with a five-gallon jug of England, according to his recent letter to Elmer From Vic Lemmer: vino we dug out of a farm house to keep from Layden. freezing. Christmas morning we fell, slipped I received a very interesting letter from and skidded across the mud to a breakfast or An Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters is John J. Sweeney, Marwood Company. 221 N. porridge (hardtack, ground up. to which water the properly of SySgt. John Shilts from Houston, LaSalle St., Chicago. and milk is added), a slice of bacon, a slice of Texas, who is operating as a radio instructor with the Eighth AAF in Northern Ireland. A I remember John Sweeney well, and of course. bread and a spoonful of marmalade. graduate of the AAF's Radio School in Madison. I recall Father Hennessey's English classes. Fa­ "The Colonel brightened the day. however, by Wis., John was a radio instructor at Barksdale ther Hennessey taught at St Mary's at the time, inviting the RHQ N.CO.'s into the officers' quar­ Field, La., until he felt a strong urge to be a and he used to take our English papers over to ters for a coi pie of (pick-me-ups) which took gunner, and passed a special exam despite his St Mary's for correction. He said that we didn't the chill off". For dinner we had a slice of pork age. In the European Theatre he was sent out even know how to spell, so at least once a week and some pudding. A gift of two chocolate bars on 15 missions before he was assigned again as we had a spelling test. I hope, wherever he is. and fifty cigarettes and a bottle of beer com­ a radio instructor. He wants to make it 25 mis­ that he reads this, as I wish to convey my sin- pleted our fesUvities. Our pals entertained with sions. cerest greetings. a few '88s in our yard, hut the air force sort of discouraged them with a pounding that gave us Another '27 man in the AAF is Capt. Mike I hope that more men like Sweeney reply to peace for two whole* days. ... Daffecy, Indianapolis, who has recently been as­ the request of the secretary of the class of 1926 signed to the pilot school at Coartland, Ala., as for letters. Please get in the mood to write, as ". . . Please give me the scores of last fall's assistant personnel officer. Mike had served in the we hope to make the column of our class in the football games. I hear we licked the pants off same capacity at Maxwell Field. Ala., and at "Alumnus" an interesting one- Michigan, but that'S only a vague rumor I picked Nashville, Tenn., — with or without a piano. Sweeney wrote: "In the last 'Alumnus' I no­ up from the U.S. Air Force, and they did not know the score. ... I was quite sorry to hear On a recent card. Bill Gate gives his occupa­ ticed a comment of yours about mail being more tion as general freight agent and his residence or less welcomed by the good secretary of the about Joe Sexton. . . . See my old roomie, J«e Dawes, is still sticking close to Kansas." address as 144 & West St, P.O. Box 1160. Syra­ class of '26. . . . cuse. N. Y. J«lm J. Grreley, M.A. '27, club di­ "Quite possibly you do not remember me but rected with the Red Cross, recently arrived in Joseph M. Boland, Station WSBT. if you will recall we were in a lot of classes Australia. Soath Bend, Ind. together and one I remember most fondly was 1927 Har«M McCahe continues as an attorney in the English I—Father Hennessey—over in the base­ The class secretary (in ease you aren't within Forest Oty Bank Bldg., Rockford, 111., accord­ ment of Chemistry Hall away back in 1922. We range of South Bend's WSBT) is hack on the ing to a recent note from him. The Notre Dame Alumnus 25

LMia F. Badler. 44S1 BhcArthar Blvd.. Corps, according to authoritative, bat unofficial, Buacy O'Neal has been appointed seneral 1928 WsdOBVtoa, D. C reports coming into the Alumni Office. Will some diairman of. the foorth desree reimion and ec- one let us know — definitely? empUfication of the Foorth Vegne, K. of C.# to From Loa Buckley: be held in Sooth Bend on April 29-30. Heard This is definite: Jack Winberry, Rotherford, from: the Class Secretary. He says. In. the brief­ I see two '28 men qiute often who are fellow N. J., has been promoted to captain by the Ka- workers in the War Production Board. One is est of notices, that he recently had hmeh in rines at Camp Lejeune, New River, N. C. Jack Washington with llal«r EaBctt BfcCake, who is Bill Daffy, who is with the Automotive Division was at Pensacola, Fla., for seven and one-half and the other. Dick Weppner of the chemicals wearing an Air Medal, and. that he had seen months before being transferred to Camp Le­ Cwt* Vic Harty -who has a son about foor months materials branch of the Conservation Division- jeune. Dick has four children and Bill has three. Our old. old professor. Bill Leen, is also with the WFB, Gny Loranser, a captain in the Medical Corps, Via the Military Ordinariate; N.Y.C. ctmes in the War Production Drive Division. Army, was, at the latest report, serving in New word that Father Gc««e Wcbl^ C^C^ diap- Guinea. S/Sgt. Vic Fisher is APO out of N.Y.Q Joe Kane called me while he was on his way lain is in Northern Ireland and looking for news back to New York after being in the Army for Harry Engel, art teacher at Indiana Univer­ of Notre Dame. He wrote: **lt. Cewaisa* '3€, some time. sity ever since he finished at Notre Dame in gave me some 'Scholastics* the other day, the 1928, was a gracious host for an hour on Mardi first I had seen in years." I notice that Joe Breig breaks into print quite 22, when the Managing Editor spent the day on Just-so-you-don't-miss-it department: often. One of his most recent articles is in the the Indiana campus. Harry and his fellow art BlUfer and his wife are the parents of ihar March "Columbia." teachers are, happily, able to carry on much of second son and eighth diild: Carl Anthony Pat­ their work in an attractive art building, despite rick Miller. Bym V. Kaaaky, '04. is the proud Tom Mahon sent an announcement of the birth the war. Their students are, of course, almost grandfather. of his son. The postmark indicates Tom is in exclusively girls- Miami, Fla. I have not seen Tom since he left Washington over a year ago. As you know, he A West Coast scout reports that CarreU has been in the Na\*y for some time. Cmpt Jowph P. HeNuMni. Itl4 N. O'Bleara. Los Angeles, employed by Toung and 1929 CMrt HMM Rd., Arliwaliw, Vs. Rubicam, advertising agency, has been classified Our good dependable scribe, Bernle Garber, 1-A and is thinking of uniforms. came through again this month with the follow­ Bemie Loshbough, assistant to the executive ofiicer of the National Capital Housing Author­ ing from Stanwood. Mt. Kisco, N. Y-: Hareld B. Deke, 4MS N. Bnad 9t^ ity, is in the magazine, "Prefabricated Homes" 1930 PUaddpUa. Pa. "I had a letter in January from TySgt. Rich­ given large credit for the success of Calvert ard B. Parrish, Los Angeles. He was an opera­ Houses. 102 buildings built in Maryland, just Jolu Kider, a technical sergeant in the Army, tions sergeant then, had fceen in service since outside of the District of Cblumbia, to provide is assigned to the Fox Studios in Hollywood, 1941, and was looking forward to seeing wife urgently-needed quarters for nearby war-workers. working on the dissemination of recorded en­ and family just before going, he hoped, to Eng­ tertainment for the armed forces. Charlie Farris joined up with the Navy on land or Italy. If every American had Farrish's attitude, the war would soon te ours. December 15 as a jg lieutenant and is now in A contest between two Notre Dame law gradn-^ Dallas, Texas, 504 Mercantile Bank BIdg., with ates of 1930 may be in the making in the third "Saw John Kobinson at last Army game. As the naval industry coopsration division, office of congressional district of Indiana. Filing on MmrA head of Selective Service in Connecticut, he is procurement and material- 25 for the Democratic nomination for United the only one of 48 such men who has Navy Promotions: Russell KnchI, in the judge advo­ States representative from this district was nbnhaB Kixcr, of Plymouth. A Republican can­ commission rather than Army. John is a lieu­ cate general's department, to lieutenant colonel. didate for nomination in the same primary (on tenant commander, if I remember rightly. In the Camp Campbell, Ky.; Donald Kreis to naval subway fracas after the game, met Tom Byrne May 2) is the incumbent congressman. Bab lieutenant, senior grade. with Bill Dooley and had time to exchange good Grant. '28, of South Bend, who went on to get wishes. Lt. (jg)' Jim Roy, Lynn. Mass., was. at the his law degree in '30. latest report, stationed at Fort Schuyler. The "Shared a table at the Army rally with Larry Bfarshall. brother of the late Nefck Kaer, *25. Bronx, N.Y.C. Calliney and John Antns and wives (one each). is an attorney and has been both county attorney Bad Callagy joined us and entered his snapshots Attorney Francis Jones, having learned all and county prosecutor in Marshall Coonty. He is in children's pictures review; Les Grady stopped about chocolate sodas and egg salad sandwiches, the father of two children. at table and took all honors. Ollie Scfaell. being was all set to be a pharmacist's mate, third Address: 2iid Lt. H. F. Bess, Office of the needed at Great Lakes, wasn't with us, unfor­ class, when he returned to Great Lakes after tunately. Chief of Transportation, Intelligence and Secur­ spending his boot leave with his family in South ity Division, 'Die Pentagon, Washington 25, "John F. Mdhfahon, head of Air Hygiene Bend. That was some weeks ago, and we haven't D. C. Foundation at Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, was heard anything more about Walgreen's newest in New York a few months aga In all appear­ prospective employee. ances. John doesn't let Andy down. Mac re­ 1931 minds me of a Republican senator. We had lunch —the time together was too short. !>•• CIMA, proprietor of ClarVs restanrmnts in BACK ON GRIPSHOLM South Bend, was recently elected a vice-president "Loo Thornton, writing one of his rare but of the Indiana Restanrant Association. good letters from Brookland. D. C, says he ex­ John K. Rowland^ '29, SL LonU, Lt. Hetie Ska. sends word from Iiis Atlantic pects to be ordained in the C.S.G.'s next June who had been engaged in the dis­ That's good news. I was very glad to hear from ontpost that he and the Notre Dame men vith tribution of Red Cross food to Dave Gibson, at 1222 Cameta Drive, San Gabriel, him are planning a eet-together for Universal Calif., and I wished he were nearer when I children in unoccupied France be­ Notre Dame Night on April 17. In the same spot learned he is curing tax headaches at the Long fore he was interned in Baden- ere Tern AJke, Le. CantweH. Bemle Ciawfnd. Beach plant of Douglas Aircraft. Having sons Frank Oidu, BU Ljach and Pinkj- Wadt, aU Baden for 14 months, was one of naval officers: 12 and 10, Dave was fortunate in getting his the many who on March 15 re­ new home completed before restrictions. Having turned to the United States Fktiwr Francis Tkaraten. an associate editor half an acre, the Gibsons can breathe freely. of the "Catholic Digest," St Pan], Wnn., is on aboard the "Gripsholm." He was, Imagine giving up Indiana for California! duty as a chaplain in tlie armed forces. according to the Assc»ciated Press, "Another '28er too rarely heard from and also treated "with every coartesy'* Lt. Jae Gardewine. worldng in tlie Army's in California, is Pat Varraveto. Pat is assistant medical administration, is (or recently was) at during his internment* superintendent, plant engineering, Vega Aircraft the Newton D. Baker Hospital. Ifartinsborg, W. Corp., Burbank, Calif. He should tell us more Va. JmA SUvdy, Sooth Bend, has been promoted John was formerly administra­ than that. Georce Sdicner sends, from 1329^ to major at Patterson Field. O. A late report has Touhy Ave, Chicago, his famous *Ex News-Times' tor of the St Lonis Office of the 1st. Lt. JaA Chevicay of the Xarines at Ckmp full of news and pix of N.D. and N.T. people. Social Security Commission. His Pendleton. Oceanside, Calif. Ask him for a copy—it's good. December number wife and son John, 13, had re­ showed his sons, Nick. Martin and Paul." mained in St. Louis. T/4 S. A. Gansave is APO SOS out of Miami, and has been oversias since July. 1942. J«e Tom Noon is now a colonel in the Marine KaiiWti, Hurley. Wis., has resumed his duties as 26 The Notre Dame Alumnus district attorne>' of Iron County, having been as a jg in the Navy. Neil has just been elected accomplishments of the Board. Jerry Kluttz, placed on Inactive duty in the naval reser\'e. Joe president of the Independent Pneumatic Tool Co. writing in the "Washington Post," describes entered the naval ser\-ice last August as a is Frank as one of the five key men responsible for lieutenant and had his training at Fisher Island. Stan said they welcomed Leo Sdiivone home efficiency in the oi^ration of the A\TB and tells N. Y., and Holly\vood. Fla. for Christmas from his station in Idaho, where of numerous WPB savings within the past year: he had been stationed with Jim Downs. The wel­ five million dollars in operating budget returned. coming party included Hurley, -Ernie Hedihifer . number of employees reduced, number of build­ Lt. Junes E. OoUins, 1135 Handiutcr and Benny Salvaty. Stan left the Edgewater ings used reduced, etc 1932 Ave., Norfolk* Va. Beach Pharmacy about a year ago and is en­ gaged in the drug business on the spacious On March 31, Freddie Snitc* down in Miami From Jim Collins: Northwest side of Chicago now. His home address Beach,-Fla., observed the eighth anniversary of A very welcome surprise was a letter from is 7104 N. Oriole Ave. his imprisonment in an iron lung. Since that day in 1936 when he was stricken by infantile paral­ Cpl. Frank Graham of Chicago who wTOte from I recently saw Lt. Frank Honeriump, *34, in New Guinea. His letter states in part: ysis in Peiping, China, he has learned to speak the Officers Club with Lt. Cmdr. Chide Badcr, Chinese, to publish a paper sent regularly to "Your letter finally caught up with me after '19. The latter plans to move his family to Nor­ more than 2.000 correspondents, to attend foot­ these many months none the worse for wear and folk this month. Frank told me that Pvt. Eli ball games (especially in the Notre Dame stadi­ tear. I am in New Guinea; in fact I have been Abraham, *34, is stationed at Fort Sam Houston um), which he can see by means of an ingeni­ here for quite some time sweating out the heat in Texas and has applied for duty in the Judge ous arrangement of mirrors, to read books, and and the food, which is like nothing you encounter Advocate General's office. Lt. Tom Dalton* '34, to see movies. in the states. My contact with my fellow alumni has been organizing a crew for a new DE here has been almost nil though I did see Bob Rohr- and expects to go to sea soon. Frank is attached Fred was married on Aug. 10, 1939, and is badi occasionally while in the states. The last I to the Naval Aviation Supply Depot here. the father of t\vo daughters. His spirit and de­ heard of him he was a lieutenant in the Navy, termination — no other victim of infantile paral­ Lt' Frank Gaol, '34. is in the welfare and rec­ stationed around Sheboygan, Wis. He passed his ysis has lived for more than a year in an iron reation ofiice of the Naval Air station here. He CPA exams and was doing accounting for the lung — have brought admiration and prayers said that a small reunion took place at the Offi­ the Navy. throughout the world. cers Club there recently when he and CUdE "I read that article about 0. D. Jones in 'News­ Bader were with Lt. Botts Crowley, Lt. Ted Joseph R. Glennon, Jr., Brook BIan«r, week' which was mentioned in the August edition Twomey, Ensign Andy Pilney, Lt.

South Bsnd, pending arrangements after Ed Saleh, lieutenant (jg), "now in Florida; Fred jMtA F. lUaiMd. M Ftflk Sb. completes his 11 weeks at Quantico. Solari, lieutenant (jg), now in New Orleans; 1936 N. T. Eli Shahcen (Abraham) in Army, at Camp Clai­ In writing a farewell to Ed, Jim Costin, sports borne, Alexandria, La.; Vic Karaweff, lieutenant From J«e HuuleU: editor of the South Bend "Tribune" commented: in Army, now in New York (Sty. "One of the best liked men ever to appear on We received a few letters this month contain­ the athletic scene at Notre Dame bids farewell When we were in Flacquemine, La., last De­ ing plenty of news, and we'll give them to you in ... in all my wanderings around the country cember we endeavored to contact Vic Kaizweff part. as a sports writer I have never heard any gripes and found from the mayor that he was in the First. Dr. Ken Laws. Lafeyette. Ind.: ". . . about him from any one. ... I have never heard service. we saw that you mentioned a *WiIIia« J. Bto- Ed utter a gripe about any of his old friends or Cammille had asked about Tom Proctor. Upon Craky* who has been in the medical Corps and acquaintances either. He's that land of a guy." our return home we found Tom's letter. His new has now returned to South Bend. Is this 'Bed* Without question, one of the greatest all- work you know about, but here are a few bits McCraley, the one who used to write his name of information about others of our gang. around athletes in Notre Dame history and the 'W. James McCraley?" If it is, I surely would recipient of many a trophy, Ed still values most like to hear from him. [It is. Dr. McCraley is Ray Oakes—Ray was married on Jan. 8 to practicing in South Bend.—Ed.] . . . last Wed­ the trophy which the student body spontaneously Eleanor Arnold. He is &n ensign and he and his nesday I became engaged . . . her name? Betty gave him when he was graduated. wife are living in Philadelphia. Tom endeavored Lahrman ... a nurse at one of the local hospi­ to reach Joe Argus in Indianapolis last fall, but tals. No definite time has been set for the wed­ found that Joe is a commissioned officer in the From Joe Glennon: ding. . . . Navy and was last heard of "somewhere in Not much news this time. I would appreciate Africa." "... I asked you to contact Don McKay for hearing from all of you. I realize many of you Ben Beyrer—a Staff Sergeant in the Army, me ... it bore fruit ... his address . . . was are busy in the armed forces (and our best to somewhere in Sicily. Maurice Qninn—a lieuten­ U.S. Navy Becmiting Station, Welch Bldg.. Spo­ you) but even those might find a bit of time for ant in the Army and now supposed to be in kane. Wash. Don writes that he is married and an occasional note. England. has a fine daughter that he has never seen . . . he had a jg commission when he wrote. ... I The following from Lt. Paul McManns: (a) Late in February we had a real surprise when didn't get a response from Fred Cox. . . . married; (b) A resident of Kansas City, Mo.; a pink-bordered card brought us the following (c) Ship's Scr\-iee Officer on the staff of the news: "Rosemary Joan Gorman, February 5, "I did hear from Mike Crowe, '38. He is a first Chief of Naval Air Primary Training. 1944. Dr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Gorman." This lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps and is at makes the third surprise from that Gorman man Camp Livingston, La. . . . has a fine son . . . Lt. AI Phaneuf writes from the Holabird Sig­ —first his marriage, then his service in the Navy, his brother Emmett, '39, also has a son by this nal Depot, Baltimore. His itinerary has been: and now his fatherhood! The little man certainly time." enlisted as buck private December, 1942; commis­ went to town in a hurry, once he started making sioned July, 19-13: stop-overs at Fort Monmouth, Many thanks. Ken, for that letter, and may we the news. N. J., and Camp Lee, Va. offer the heartiest, etc.? Our appeal in the last issue of the "Alumnus" AI reports that Frank McGahren is now re­ —the specific one to Mrs. Gorman—^brought re­ From Joe Knaler came a letter saying that he gional supervisor of all southeastern states for sults. Vince's wife. Alberta, came through with has been in Cblumbus, O., for the past four years, NCCS. Louis Alaman is at Holabird doing "hush- a letter about Vince and several others. To you— working as an engineer on the production front. hush" work, and he sends his best. much appreciation. Alberta. Joe is the father of two boys, ages six and three. He had seen Lt. Gene Loansberry, who is sta­ AI announces he is engaged to Miss Rosemary Alberta writes: "Vince was with one of the tioned ,jn the Westinghouse plant in Mansfield. J. Karr of St. Louis (ex-St. Mary's). She is the groups that first landed on Bougainville Island, O., as a naval inspector. Gene says Joe. is still sister of Capt. Dick Karr, *40. and was in the Truk incident Fortunately he's a bachelor. been safe and has kept well." I had a long and interesting letter from our Franklyn C Ho

Aurora, III., George had had a highly successful Mario and his wife out to dinner. Kacc* Ibntacse November, 1942. was commissioned just a year season with his basketball team, guiding one of has received a medical discharge from the army. later and sent to the University of Arizona, the top prep teams in the state. . . . Tom Hosty, '40, is a partner in the brokerage Tucson, for his indoctrination course of 60 days. firm of Sincere and Company of Chicagt^ is mar­ He finished there on Jan. 12. Lt. Fred Carideo is the commander of an LCI ried and awaiting an heir. . . . Walter McNaMara* recently commissioned on the Atlantic coast- '42, my brother, is married, a lieutenant in the Lt. ijg) Bill Nolan and his wife, en route to the Pacific Coast, were in South Bend (to see Vince Little, at N.D. in 1935-36 for graduate Marines, and is now stationed in the far Fadfic. Uncle Art Haley) and at Notre Dame in March. studies in Social Work, has been promoted to first . . . Fenton Mee, Law '40, is a Marine officer after a stop in the home base, Chillicothe, O. lieutenant at the Army's School for Special Serv­ stationed in England. I gathered this information Bill had been stationed in Houston, Texas, for ice. Lexington, Va., where he is on the faculty. from seeing his picture in the offidal Marine magazine. 'Leathernecks.'" Bill would like to a year and four months. hear from his classmates and says that if they Pad Falej, 910 Hawtiiorne Boftd. For the second consecutive year. Ray Meyer» 1937 Pointe, SDch. are in Chicago to give him a ring "because my wife really knows how to cook." Better bolt the coach of the super successful De Paul University basketball team, Chicago, has been voted "Coach BUI Smith has resigned as heed conch at As- door. Bill, here comes the horde. of the Year" by the Chicago Basketball Writers* burj' Park, N. J., high school, after four suc­ Association. In consequence. Ray received the cessful years, to retire to his 180-acre farm near Thanks, Bill, for the swell letter. Write again. Georce Kcogan memorial trophy at the associa­ Hackettstown. N. J., -where he will raise Here­ And here's a dandy V-mail note from SgU tion's annual dinner in Chicago. Runner-up to ford cattle. Ensiffn Jerrj' Claeys is at Klamath Robert L. O'Brien, APO. N.Y.C. Writes Bob: Ray was Lawrence (F'ops) Harrison, veteran Falls, Ore., and Ensign Arch Graham is in the "Received the October and December issues of the coach at the University of Iowa. Panama Canal zone. 'Alumnus' today and decided to kick throu^ Tom Fenderfirast is director of welfare at with a letter. To cover my history since gradua­ Joe "Red" Gleason has signed to coach football Father Flanagan's Boys Home. Boys Town, Nebr. tion covers only a few sentences—^was in the in­ and basketball at Leo High School in CJhicago. Joe Moore, special services officer, was promoted surance business prior to induction, married hap­ operated by the Christian Brothers of Ireland, to first lieutenant at a Mustang base in England. pily for three years, in the army two years, over­ where he succeeds A, L. "Whitey" Cronin who Joe has also been in Hawaii. seas one and a half years of that; have been in enjoyed exceptional success during his 13 years Ireland. Scotland, England, invasion of North there. Red has coached De La Salle. Chicago, for Prof. Jack Shechan, head of the Economics Africa, now Italy. I have seen enough action three years and. previously. Catholic Central of Department, appeared in "America" with one of and am ready to come home any time, but don't Hammond, Ind. expect to very soon. Have run into only one the winter's notable articles in that publication Lt. (jg) Bill Di Brienza, stationed in the Pa­ — "The American Pattern, 1944 and After/* a N.D. lad overseas— Curt Hester, class of '41 or '42. Would like to hear from some of the boys cific since September, 1943, is the father of a discussion of middle-of-the-road economic think­ son, Robert Francis, bom Jan. 20. ing. Jack within the past few months has ap­ naturally, especially Eddie Kilrain, Bob Lancen peared as a speaker on the same subject before Johnny Moir, and the rest. Am looking forward Comes this beautiful clipping about one of your the Catholic Forum, the Round Table and the to that reunion which most of us missed. May *38 classmates: Association of Credit Men, all in South Bend. God bring us all safely home! . . ." Thanks, Bob. for taking time out to ^\'ritc We really will have **Capt. Bill Mehring of the Marines and his Lt. Harty Pierce was, in late February at some reunion when the war's over and we all battery have been slugging their way from island least, at Fort Jackson, S. C. A real honor came gather at N.D. to island in the Southwest Pacific. Having no to Sgt. Bill Shakespeare (as you've perhaps read chaplain, they've had to depend on a missionary in the papers long since) when he was chosen at And now a letter from the inimitable Hab as often as they've bumped into one of the vil­ Camp Adair. Ore., as the 70th division's only Kirchman, of 1835 Manhattan Ave, Hermosa lages. A friend of ours tells this story of Bill: man to he sent to the infantrj* OCS. Fort Ben- Beach, Calif. Writes Hub: "Frank Meyers has ning. Ga. Under drastically cut officer candidate just lent me the latest 'Alumnus.* . . . Frank is " 'No arrangement had been made with any quotas, only one candidate was allowed the vOth chief weight engineer for Northrop Aircraft (I local missionary to say Mass for Mehring's bat­ division, and Bill won out on his all-around abil­ am a weight engineer for Douglas Aircraft—go­ tery. He therefore took it upon himself the day ity as a soldier and his demonstrated qualities of ing into my fourth year). Frank has youngsters before Christmas to find a priest He traveled all leadership. He entered the Army as private in and so have L . . . I ^vrite my cousin Frank day on foot through mud. water and jungle, but August, 1943. Before he went to Benning he got Kirchman fraquently; he is with the American at each camp he just missed the priest At the home to see his new baby for the first time. Airlines, 43-17 Bowne St., Flushing, N. Y. . . . lest camp, he left word for the priest to visit Would like very much to get addresses of Ed their battery if possible.' Uniadie, Kj-le Donnell, John Kane» especially Harold A. Williams, 4323 BfarblehaD Chuck Daly's. He received my diploma for me at " 'The priest couldn't make it in time, but he 1938 Bd., Baltimore, Md. graduation and I think he still has it. . . ." did arrive late in the afternoon of the 26th. He heard as many confessions as he could and then From Hal Williams: Then there was the note from Lt. Eddie Mat- gave general absolution to the rest Every Catho­ tingly of the Army Transportation Cbrps. Eddie lic Marine received Holy Communion. During the Top spot of the April notes goes to Bill Mc- says that he has been completely around the Mass, the battery knelt out in the open. Sweaty Namara, of 5225 W. Van Buren St., Chicago, for world since being commissioned (he wrote the and dirty in their work clothes, the men were this fine letter: letter from New York). He disliked India but clean of heart and at peace inside—very glad of "Almost six years have passed since I last said fell in love with South America. He has no i)er- their chance to celebrate Christmas, even though hello. Here's the dope: Finished law at N.D. manent address, so if any of you fellows write to late with Holy Mass and Communion.' " in MO, had my own law firm in Chicago for about him, better address the letter to his home, Shriver a year and a half until I went to work for the Ave., Cumberland, Md- War Department. Now holding down an adminis­ Vfawent W. DsCMXMy, im GMrda, trative post with the Army War Bond Office. Am The other day I had another nice letter from 1939 gawtaa City, Kana. married and have one son, almost t%vo years old, Father Anthony Gomez. He said that he at­ his name is Patrick Joseph McNamara, born St. tended the N.D.-N.Y.U. basketball game in the From Vince DeConrsey: Patrick's Day, 1942. Poor kid has two strikes on Garden in February and met Moose Kraaae, Scrapiron Yonng and Joe Hilbert. News during the period of income tax woes, him already as his mother's name was O'Rourke- high draft quotas, etc. wasn't particularly plenti­ And that's about all the news except that ful, but still a big improvement on last month*s Ensign Jade Zerfast, USNR, is in Georgia attend­ "Have a little news on the fellows whom I have effort (or lack of effort). ing a Navy communication school, and T«m seen recently: Ed Blann* l.aw '40, is a lieutenant Hutchinson, soon to be selected for service. Letter from Loa DaPra, on furlough in Eng­ in the Navy. Art Anderson, Law '40, is a lieu­ stopped in around the middle of March for a land, about to visit the home of the bard —if tenant in the Army Air Force. Scott Reardon is visit while on his way to Washington. Eisenhower didn't change his mind 'first still in Chicago. John Bnddey has four children, and doing fine in the business world. Mario Keep up the letters, boys. From Hike Clonae (Lt jg) Michael Clouse Perioni, Law '40, is married, has his own home MC-V(G) USNR. Farragut Naval Tr. Sta. Idaho, in Unncie, Ind., where he is practicing law and a letter. Saw Dtdc McKay at the Cincinnati making quite a success of it. representing many Frank Valeticfa, promoted to a first lieutenant, General Hospital, waiting for the army to ab­ of our big time insurance companies in the is in England. 1st Lt. John Bond is at Gamp sorb him into the medical corps. Mike interned courts of his town. He also has a seeing-eye dog, Bowie, Texas. Didc Bowes was APO out of at Miami Valley Hospital at Dayton after finish­ which guides both him and his wife wherever N.Y.C. at the latest report Ensicn XxtBis Gincj, ing at Cincinnati U. Had a "jg" since last they want to go. I have had the honor of having entering the Navy as an apprentice seaman in spring and was just leaving for Farragut. hop- The Notre Dame Alumnus 29

ins^ that junior wouldn't arrive before he was lat Lt. Ed Md>ermott; recently home on a fur­ ried. to Frances Corrigan, is Paal Wimad. Frank shipped out- lough, his first in two years, was transferred to and Fkul rende next to each other and. of eoorafb a southwest camp as an instructor in aviation. frequently hash over the **old days" at Notra From 2905 N. Charles, Baltimore. Lloyd Wor- He had been flying from England on raids over Dame. ley, Lt. (jg) USNR, dropped a very pleasant note. the Continent. Capt. John McAaliffe is recdvins He had attended Dick O'Melia's wedding in mail through the San Francisco APO. His broth­ Frank had seen Jelnuir Kelly of the FBI in Florida and Dick attended his, while both were on er. Bob* who didn't get to take his senior year Newark last ^ring and in Philaddi^ixa. Jelui "Pudv^ Haaidcaa, also married (to Betty duty at Jacksonville. Then Lloyd vrent to Har­ (a/c Uncle Sam) at N.D., is at Yale in the Farl^, formerly of St. Kary's). Hie Haiinigans vard, then to the Seabees at Norfolk, then back ASTP. studying foreign languages. to culture at Harvard. Art Gartland was also own their own home; and it's "simie-plaee."'quot­ there, in the Communications School. Ed Farrell ing Frank. Also in Philadelphia, Nadolski had Of the two tycoons of the *3S "Dome" (notes was at Supply School also, as v.-as Sam Wheeler. seen CImhhy fiilHlaad, of the Air TVansport on whom strangely come up right together): Lt. Command, veteran UKU of a couple of overseas 30 The Notre Dame Alumnus

Capt. Leo Facteau, the decorated (sec February group. Harry John. Jr., is, like myself, bnsly rines. CpL Vander^'oort is in the South Pacific 1944, "Alumnus"), was escorted to the Alumni engaged in food production, running a fine dairy and in his own words, is ^'crazy about tennis," Office on March 23 by Father Leo R. Ward. Leo, at Route 4, Oconomowoc, Wis. Val BUtz, IV> which mystifies Joyce no end. navigator on a heavy bomber, -was home from the last heard from, was in medical school- Pacific, and stopped on the campus for hellos. Jack, stowed av.-ay in South Carolina, hadn't "I ran into an interesting Notre Dame ac­ actually seen any *41 men in a long spell but Dr. Christians Francis Risser is an interne in quaintance last summer in Mexico City, — Daniel until recently he had been in touch with John the Queen of Angels Hospital, liOS Angeles. There Pinero, ex. '41, whom the thin! floor readents of Lynch, Charlie Kegler and Jack Woelfle, of later was a welcome note recently from Brother Law­ . Cavanaugh Hall, of the semesters in '37 and '38. classes, who were at Camp Croft, S. C, 12 miles rence Beverr O.P., (Leo, '40), who is at St. our freshman year, will remember as a small, away. active Spanish refugee who lived next door to Joseph's Priory, Somerset, O. Ensign Paul Borg- Mrs. Grady said that Tom, a lieutenant jg, was nun :s in the Pacific. Lt. Bill Fay was heading prefect Tom Neill. learned English (starting from scratch) in a matter of weeks, held endless dis­ in transport duty in the war zone. He's been in toward Camp Rucker, Ala., when last he wrote, foreign duty since March. 1943. but that was in early February. John Gilrane. cussions on. the situation in Spain, endured all now an M.D., won't be too long out of uniform the freshman tricks, and got every one he knew At the suggestion of the Alumni Ofiicet Mr. said his mother in a fine note from California- to autograph his "Dome," — familiar autographs Patterson wrote for news to six members of the I went over with him at his home in Mexico City- class, but only two of the six, Joyce and Behe, He says: that his Spanish has improved, that came through in time for this issue. Come, come Lt. Joim W. Patterson. Jr., 55S0 Dar­ he is no longer a Fascist but a republican; that 1941 lington Rd.» Pittsburgh, Fa. boys! Just think how much you enjoy reading he remembers all his friends. He has married a the other guy's news! beautiful Spanish recent refugee, has a son, John Powers* death was the result of an air­ and says to tell all his friends he has settled plane crash at Jorhnt, India, it became known Capt. Bob Sognet, a radio expert in the AAF, down: our discussion heli>ed to convert him from has an Oak Leaf Cluster for "meritorious achieve­ after the appearance of the February "Alum­ Fascism. His address: Palma, 32-201. nus." He was in the Air Transport C^ammand. ment during combat operations in the South Pa­ flying supplies between India and China. cific." This follows the Air Medal which Bob re­ "Fred Wolff says Roger Young, '42, is with ceived some time ago. Most members of the class read in the Febru­ him. Bob Malone, '43, was in the Air Corps near­ ary "Alumnus" that John died on Jan. 4 and by, though Fred hadn't heard from him in a year. Capt. Tony Bcnedesso, an Army engineer, is that he left his wife and his daughter, Anne, six Joe Dubbs, '36, was at his former station in APO 152 out of N.Y.C. Art Hnmby is now a months old, whom he had never seen. Mrs. Pow­ Alaska, and Holy Cross chaplain, Father Kmlecik* captain in'the AAF. 1st Lt. Don Sraarinsky is in ers and her daughter are in Port Lavaca, Texas. is on a nearby island, though Fred hasn't met England. Ensign Thaddcns Don Cassidy, recently him. I met Father (Astronomy) Kline, C.S.C., in married, is on the staff at Bowdoin CJbllege, Mr. Patterson, doing a beautiful job as usual, Laredo on my way to Mexico City last summer- Brunswick. Maine. Joe Gillespie is a first lieu­ has heard lately from Jim Meancy, Jack Joyce, We talked of the observatory at St. Mary's." tenant in the Marine Air Corps. 2nd Lt. Dave Frank Behe and from Tom Grady's mother. Reidy is a pilot in a troop carrier squadron, APO Frank Bche, studying Japanese at the Univer­ 9580. N.Y.C. rirst, Meaney, P.O. Box 122. Corpus Christi, sity of Chicago, wrote to Mr. Paterson: "I had Texas. Jim says: "I arouse myself from three lunch not long ago with Joe Lawler, who is a Major WiHiam J. Clasby, post chaplain at years of literary lethargy to report on the where­ research. engineer for duPont. He was bubbling Santa Ana Air Base, Santa Ana, Calif., wrote abouts of some of our friends. And, incidentally, over with enthusiasm over his recent plunge into that Ed Btsett had been of exceptional assist­ to invite any and all in this vicinity to make the sea of matrimony. Bob Schnltz of South Bend ance to him in his work of administering to a themselves known, and I'll show them some true is connected with an accounting firm here. Met great number of Catholic soldiers. Texas and Southern hospitalitj'. him one night in a night club, of all places. T/5 Tom Carty, who had spent 19 months in the Aleutians and was going back for more, "Brother John W., '40, is li\-ing in a tent at ". . . Lt. John Boyle is about to become a some Pacific advance base, on his way to Tokio. stopped at the University on March 8 for chats proud papa — it may have already happened. ... He recently saw Bob Blake, '40, in the Ma­ all around. Tom had been in Florida for four Tom Reis is an ensign on duty in the Pacific for rines. He writes to Hank Rago, Fh.D. *41. who is weeks of special training and then at home in the past several months, while. Jack, his brother in England, in touch there with some of the liter­ New York City. Walt Kristoff is a lieutenant in ary and philosophical figures of the day. of the '42 class, is on duty in the Atlantic and Tom's company. Mediterranean. He. too, wears the gold stripe. "We recently got a letter, written on captured Bob Ronstadt was a Marine instructor the last Sgt. Frank McDonough, Pvt. Alike Scanlon and Jap stationery, from Fred Wolff, '40, who is in I heard from him. At the time he was sweating CpL Larry O'Connor, '39, occupied in February the direction of Alaska, expecting younger broth­ out a call to OCS at Quantico. It certainly -was —maybe still do — a three-man tent at the AAF er Jim, ex. '45, out there. John William had the a shock to hear of Bob- Smith's death in the Service Command Station in England.- Frank is Jap writing translated and I relayed it back to South Pacific." a traveling reporter, working with the AAF Pub­ Fred, a 30,000-mile trip. lic Relations Department throughout England. Jack Joyce, with the Starterc Mills, Tucapau, Mike and Iiarry are a traveling classification **John W. Larson, '41, 300 Blue Net^vo^k. Radio S. C, (and a very unwilling 4-F he is) wrote to team, moving to various camps in the European City, N.Y.C. 20, reports as follows: Lt. (jg) John Mr. Patterson about his letters from Joe Barr, theater in AAF personnel work. O'Dea is still at Floyd Bennett Brooklyn, fero' '42, Vinnie Sposata and Al Vandervoort. Joe, as piloting for the na\T. Erwin Moonej- is training a second lieuten3nt in the Marines, was in the Lt. John McDonnell is APO 634, N.Y.C. Jim in twin engine planes at Roanoke. KoeL Alac Tarawa onslaught, and about it he wrote to Jack: Lang, with the FBI, was married, on June 29, Carry is a sergeant at Reading. Russ Harris was "Tarawa was pretty bad. While, there I managed 1943, to Ann Steinle, also of Delphos, O. Ensign awaiting the commissioning of a new ship; prob­ to collect a few bits of shrapnel in my face and Joe Callahan, married of late to F^t Ross, was at ably by now is at sea. Ed Har\'ey is back in the arms — all gone now — and a bullet through the last report at the NAS, Jacksonville, Fla., country after 18 months away, enjoying leave my shoulder. All's well except that even" now I but that was a couple of months ago. Larry while his ship is overhauled. can't throw a baseball 15 feet, but worst of all I Bracken is a major in the cavnlr>-. lost my best buddy in the Corps." "George Miles is in Ireland, he writes Noel- 1st Marine Paratrooper Lt. Charlie Gerard of Anstin Sobczak, '40, was in Washington, receiv­ Jack. like so many others from Notre Dame. Mishawaka. in the Marines for two years, was ing training for duty abroad in French-speaking was thrilled to see Joe in the Paramount News home on leave in Februarj-, and he had many a territory. Leo Factean, he writes, is somewhere in movie shorts of the Tarawa invasion. Helmetless, tale to tell of his participation in the first raid the South Pacific. Joe was standing erect in his landing craft, just on Bougainville and of his other experiences. Tlie preparatory to shoving off from the cruiser or principal speaker at several gatherings in Mish­ "Bert Kelly has been at Banana River. Fla., destroyer for the island, and he was reverently awaka and South Bend, Charlie did a masterful receiving advanced bombing training, after finish­ leading his men in prayer. story-telling job. The Alumni Office was pleased ing, somewhat after his older brother, Dan, here to greet him for an hour. In early April, Char- at Corpus Christi N.A.S. Marine Lt. Dan Dahill In the hospital for a time. Joe is now back on He's engagement to Ruth Schindler of Mishawaka has been here at the base, but I haven't been duty in the F!acific. He had seen Capt. Frederick was announced; able to contact him after one chance meeting. "Bud" Fowler. For his heroism at Tarawa Joe was awarded the Na\'y Cross, which was present­ Word comes from Hubert Schlafly, of the trans­ "Lt. George Kerwin, '37. oil engineering for ed to him personally by Admiral Nimitz. (See mitter engineering division of GE, who was on the naxy. was here at Corpus Christi for several picture and citation elsewhere in this issue.) special assignment at the radiation lab of MJ.T. years, now is in the oil region of northern He was seeing frequently Dr. George Collins, Dr. South America; expects to be married next leave Pvt. Sposato is outside the U.SJL and writes Ed Coomes, Ralph Gaston and Joe Phelmcier (two in New Orleans. Lt. Bill McGowan, Fort Ord, t>'pical Sposato letters to Joyce. Vinnie hears former N.D. graduate students) v.-ho were also C^lif., is intensively training with an amphibian occasionally from Capt. Dave Powers of the Ma­ at H.I.T. on special work. Th e Notre Dame Alumnus 31

A page feature in the Chicago "Herald- are-both brass-hats, Joe a lieutenant stationed in cannot be totally destroyed, and it will rise American" of Feb. 13 .told of Don Krmlovec's in­ Deming, N. M., and Phil a lieutenant (jg) in the up again in fall strength. Iliis may soond a spirational trust in Mother Cabrini as he spent South Pacific He, by the way, was recently cited great deal like Fatiber 0*Dnuwirs oratory Intt 16 terrifying days on a life raft in the Atlantic, for bravery and cool-headedness under fire by his I'm beginning to think that many of the things the victim of a torpedo. Don was bom in 1919 company in the Kula Gulf fracas." he has said were something more than just beait- in Chicago's Columbus Hospital, founded by tiful oratory. I would like to know how tfainss Mother Cabrini, who died in 1917 and who was From Fort Monmouth. N. J., came a letter are with all of yon there at school.' I kncrw those beatified in 193S as a step toward sainthood. One from Russ Jandoli, who edits the "Daily War. of Panl's friends who know about tfaia will want of his first acts upon reaching Chicago, on Jan. News" summaries there. His daily analysis of the to add their prayers to ours for the good news 30, 1943. just after his rescue, was to go to this world news situation has been praised by GIs that this report may not be true. hospital for a prayer of thanksgiving. and officers alike, and on top of that Hanson Baldwin of the "New York Times" has com­ **CmpU Jahn Verdonk is overseas on a confi­ PTt. WUlixm E. Scaiilon, PaUic Rela- mented very favorably. dential mission for the Army. Whatever it is, we tioiu Office, Ft. Sheridan. lU. know John will perform it perfectly. Emifiis 1942 Cpl. Thomas Powers, still at Camp Patrick Jolm Baty and James HeVay are on active duty From Scoop Scanlan: Henry, Va., adds his editorial chatter: in the Pacific but we have no permanent ad­ dresses. Charies Jensen is instructing Army fliers The press ser\'ices of the country are doing a "My younger brother, Johnny, has been doing at an Army base in Wisconsin and he tells ns splendid job of helping keep track of the class my share of operating around the N.Y.-Wash­ this work is being discontinued in June and that of '42. Lt. (jgr) Paul Lillis has been shown in ington circuit and he has come up with news he may be back in school at that time. Ensixa action aboard a PT boat which he is currently of familiar '42ers. He met Art Rhodes, ex. '41, Jerry Killicrew is with the fleet ... we know skipper of somewhere in New Guinea waters. in the Post Exchange at Fort Meade, Md. Art not where. Bcrnie Crimmins also has a similar assignment is a first lieutenant and was there as a replace­ in the South Pacific war theater. Via Arch Ward ment officer. He and I share many swell memo­ "EniiKn Joe Lane at last reports is in the At­ and the "Chicago Tribune," comes this note: ries of the faded glory of old Freshmen Hall. lantic and was in or near London. Jee Lavcry "Lt. James Curric, former Wildcat star now along with Clyde Mees, Don Wharton, and L«us is in England with the Army, according to a serving on a PC boat in the Atlantic, recently Schirm III. Last time I heard from Looie, he note recently received from his wife in Denver, wrote Northwestern friends: 'I ran into GeorEe was captain in the transportation corps and ship­ Ray Qainn became Lt. Quinn of the Army Air Sobek, old Notre Dame basketball player, out ping out. corps on March IS. Among other things, he has here and did I rib him about those two victor­ learned to get around with nothing to guide him ies.* " Ward earlier pointed out that some time "Johnny met Frank Lavelle in the Commodore but the stars, but the general opinion here is that back Roger CumminRS, '42, played in a naval on the eve of the N.D.-N.Y.U. basketball game. he knew his way around—stars or no stars. officers basketball team in Hawaii. They both ran into Dan Broderick

Gowan* Bofc HUford, Dick Leon, Don Patrick, the most welcome thing that could have come pharmacist's mate 3/c with the USNB. V-mailed Jim Price, Jade Ryan, John Buczkowsk! and along. I believe I read every word of it. . . * a note in conjunction with Lt. Mike Hinrs. now Tim Green. "I've been overseas over seven months now and a first lieutenant USMC: "Walt Jones is at Duquesne U., PittsburRh, have spent just about all my time rolling my "Had a big reunion 'somewhere in Ireland* and was slated to get a commission soon. A week pack, heaving my barracks bags around, dashing and it sure was swell. Am waiting anxiously for ago we lost five of the lawyers to the Navy—• for 2^-ton trucks, hurrying up gang planks. We the next 'Alumnus* and all the news in it." they all were commissioned ensigns by the NR- have traveled far, seeing a great deal. ... I ran On the week-end of March 19, George Uhl. the OTC at Notre Dame. They were Bill Lawless, into Charlie Gehres last August- He's with a fi­ chemical engineer who has been running one of Jade Lawler, H. J. Smith, Don Hammer and nance outfit and was stationed here for a good the Beilly company plants in Indianapolis, J. J. Kelly/' many months but he left a short while ago and checked in for a week-end at Chicago- We had is now in a censored to\vn in Italy. Larry Av- Remember Ray Donovan, late of the N.D. pub­ a grand get-together and George, by now, should brey. also in finance, is still here. He and Charlie licity department? Jim Armstrcn? relays a com­ be wearing the Navy blue He was ticketed for were in the same outfit in the states, went to munique that Ray is currently the sports editor ensign's commission and vrzs to report to New England and Africa together and were split up of the Logansport. Ind., "Pharos-Tribune." York as a DVP. He has encountered such men over here. Charlie is a technician, fourth grade, From Kelly Field, Texas, comes this report as Frank Fox. Mike Carr. Bill Tcbin, and sev­ and Larry is a technician, third grade.' from Lt. Bill Morrow: eral others in his journeys. Bob Gsiger. his home­ town pal, is off to the wars, and Tommy Schmidt, "Again after galavanting around the country "I see Larry about once a week and we man­ George says, is now happily married and lives in for the past year, I am writing. Although I am age to gag down a few vinos together. Saw that Mishawaka. at Kelly Field now, I spent most of the last year Dan Hilgartner is oyer here, in the same area. in Albuqueraue, N. M., at a base there* "While Called him this evening after reading the 'Alum­ S/Sgt. Tommy Mills. Jr.. back from several living there a shining new officer moved in next nus.' only to find him out with some nurse. . . . months overseas in Sicily, Italy and North Af­ door to me in the BOQ and he turned out to be rica, came through Fort Sheridan on the rota­ none other than Bill Hosinski, the long drink ". . . Recently I read in 'Stars and Stripes' tional program and was in to say hello. Too bad of water from N-D. We were together quite a that Bob Saggan was decorated for fine work in that a week after he arrived here his dad. Tom­ while and naturally had some good old fashioned the Pacific . . . This business of the 'sidewalk my, popular generalissimo of the Rockne Me­ reminiscing parties. I'm sorry to hear about Jim alumni' that Father Brennan and Elmer Layden morial, died suddenly. Hackner and C3- Miller. used to speak of—^well, it's no baloney. During Tommy met Tony Maloney. Paul Kashmer, who football season Notre Dame rated the only blows since has been reported missing in action, and "I heard from Coe McKenna and he is on At­ in the 'Stars and Stripes.' Every soldier knows Gcorce Sdireibcr over there. He attended mid­ lantic duty as lieutenant (jg). . . . Hosinski got of Our Lady's Boys." night Mass on Christmas "somewhere in Italy," himself engaged to a very nice bit of feminine One of those Sorin boys, Joe Palmer, now a and who should be the celebrant but Father pulchritude while in Albuquerque. Her name is Martha Mitten and she hails from Winthrop, Mass. They are to te married shortly after Eas­ •••lllllllllllltllllllllllllMIIIIIIHIIIlMIIIIIIIIIIIIMIllllllll MQ ter. This should come as a great surprise to the a- boys who knew ol* Will. Incidentally, she out­ ranks him. She is nn ensign in the WAVES— "BY WHAT IS RIGHT" and her commission predates his." = Elsewhere in this issue you'll find news an explanation, but certainly not a sound After some time, I've gotten word twice from = of the tragic death of Lt. (jr) Chatlie excuse. So live always as you should live. the No. 1 promoter of our class, Lt. James Pat­ i Dcger, along with similarly tragic news Don't change, Patty. Judge everything by rick O'Laoehlin, with the Marines in the South i about Lt. Bob Smith and Lt. Don Mc- what is right, not be what circumstances Pacific = Nally. all of the class of '42. might suggest It would hurt terribly On Feb. 25, Jim wrote: "I can't give you any should you ever be any different than your news. Bill. We've been very busy, but everything I Following is a letter which Charlie true-self. I am not trying to be dogmatic. is fine. I'm in good health and am eating well. = wrote to his sister not long before his These words comes from a heart that Guess I've been pretty lucky a couple of times, i death. Because they feel it may be a loves you. but what Irishman hasn't? Haven't heard from z spiritual help to other Notre Dame men any of the boys in a good while—in fact not so E in the service, Charlie's mother and sis- "I now have a speaking acquaintance much mail has come in recently. Censorship is = ter are generously allowing the "Alum- with the Bishop of this diocese and he still very strict." i nus" to print the letter here. asked me to drop in for a ^ot of tea From Norman. Okla., and the Naval Air Sta­ sometime. He spoke as tho' he holds con­ = "Dearest Sis, most favorite girl-friend: tion there, comes a letter from Ensign John stant open house. Ajl of this arose from a Gavin : E "I have not written to you for a long series of events the principal of which "Just finished a letter to Steve Graliker, ad­ r time. Part of the reason for that is that was the tent roof which soothed me until dressed to Cbrpus Christi. The 'Alumnus' has i although you may have written, I have mid-morning. And the only eleven o'clock been following me around and I've some ad­ E had no letters to answer. For yours and Mas was the solemn Mass in the Cathe­ dresses that others may like to know about. = Mother's information, it is not that the dral. By a series of coincidences. I rode there in the Bishop's car. I think perhaps "The outpost of Norman, Okla., is the haven E mail has not been delivered. It is ^mply of 1st Lt. Joe Shields, USMCR, who, like my­ = that I have not arrived at the delivery I shall stop in to see him, proffering a self, is a primary instructor for the Navy. Joe E point yet Tho* I shall not arrive there by gift of American cigarettes of which I has been here since August and I arrived on May z Xmas, I should arrive not too long there- have a great surplus and which other than 1 a year ago. Joe Gillespie. MI, is also a first E after. military personnel have great difficulty in lieutenant in the Marines and is instructing at obtaining — for it was his sermon which Hutchinson. Kans. Tom Foley, ex. *42, is sta­ E "I am writing now because there is inspired the above I wish you could have tioned at Abilene, Texas, a lieutenant in an ar­ E something I want to say to you—because heard the old gentleman. He. too, spoke mored unit. My wife (Jean Devine from St E I love you so much. I have stepped out a from the heart Mary-of-the-Woods), and I spent our leave with = bit here. There are several officer's clubs "So being here for Xmas has its com­ Tom in Dallas the first of December. For a week­ E and some dancing though the music is not pensations. I shall not miss Mass, the end, we had a real reunion when Frank (Red) = up to par. I saw the beginning in New GiUis* ex. '42, joined us from his duty as ath­ S York of what I .see here- Don't let this centre of Xmas, as I did last year. I am letic instructor at the Army Air Base at Alters. z war — no matter how long it may last planning to go to the Midnight Mass. I Okla. F^nk was then a staff sergeant but may i (and it will not be over tomorrow or the shall he with you all in spirit at that be higher now. E day atfer to-morrow) — change your sense time. Do not be unhappy but rejoice for i of values as it has most surely dianged in many ways I am becoming a man and SjSgL Jade Gordon is at Camp Maxey, Texas, E others of less training, faith and common am convinced of many things, having near the Oklahoma line. So far we haven't seen B sense. I believe you understand, as I do, many experiences, that will, I hope, make Jack but GilUs spent Christmas with us in Okla­ a good Notre Dame man of me. homa City." Z that only through the morality of families i and individuals can the morality of na- "God bless you all. I trust you will en­ z tions show forth. And only with that mo- Ftom another part of the world, Sgt. Bob joy your Xmas vacation to the utmost. CMeaan airmailed (on Feb. 8) a report from i rality. that living of the divine and moral North Africa: E law, can a real peace be forthcoming. It "Your loving brother E is .discouraging that the conditions of war Charles." "Today's mail call brought me the December = are not conducive to this morality. War is 'Alumnus*; and, after having gradually lost con­ tact with most all my close friends, it was about |S|iiinmimiinMiiiimiitiiiiiiMiiiMiiiiiin ..a The Notre Dame Alumnus 33

JoMph Banr, one of the first members of the once in awhile. I understand Scully drew Mft They are on the side of a mountain just A few C.S.C.» to enter the service. In North Africa, duty and, for Blair McGowan's interest, Morzill miles away, ao we can aee the flashes all nii^ Tom ran into Lt. Gene JaeKcr* is in the 33rd Replacement Bn. T.C, New River. lonff. A few weeks ago we were hieky enoo^ to N. C. see a dogfii^t between a Jerry and one of our The 'Chicago Daily News' of Jan. 17 carried Mostangs. * . a picture of the former M::rie Dunn of Chicago, "Larry Sullivan, Bob Sinor, Walt BCcNaHsra, the gorgeous bride of Ensign Ray Scfaconhoven. Kevin O'Toole and myself were all in the same "I got my sergeants stripes about a noatli Ray. commissioned at Abbott Hall last April, is class there. Larry and Bob went to New River. ago. I was pretty lucky but I'd rather have a teaching at Tower Hall, and he and the new The last I heard of Larry, he was in command quick victory." What a stozyl Thanks, Stan. Mrs. are living on Wellington Ave. of a platoon of women Marines. Kevin and Walt Come again. came out here with me and were sent to combat Steve Pavela wTites from Norfolk that he ex­ engineers at Camp Flendleton. Bill Hyde, *39, and A guy that may take the same boat as McKim pects to be out to sea soon. He played with the Bill Kclleher, '42, are also in the same outfit is Dm BUfer. Frcnn Don: "It was so good to Naval Training School team at Toledo earlier in with me. know the whereabouts of our classmates £raiB the season and that club defeated the University your column. I decided I had better let yoa know of Toledo cagers, which is quite an accomplish­ "As you no doubt know, while on a leave in where the president and I have been hiding oat. ment, war-time or not. July. -I took myself a wife and brought her and a couple of others. out with me. In spite of San Kego, we found Thanks to all those who took their psn and a house and had O'Toole down several weekends. **Jack TaUctt is in pre>fli^t AAF in Monroe. wrote. In the meantime, remember: You'd be surprised at the capacity of the guy. I^a.; Bob Breaks and Beb Danla at Port Jnenen^ Calif. ;Jim 0*D«aaen jnst shipped towards the IF ITS NEWS. "WRITE SCOOP! "When I first got here X ran into Frank Metx- European theater; and I myself am on the way ger, '42, who was aboard the USS , a 'can' to the South Pacific." in and about the bay. Haven't seen him since Lt^ Vince Daif^Icr has been cited by the Army then. Ran into Lcnnon Kelly, ex. '43, an Army A guy that may eventually get to sea is J. J, for saving four members of his company from a staff sergeant just back from Canada. Becker. He's had three ships assigned now at erne Jap grenade while taking the brunt of the ex­ time or other. From anti-sub officer J. J. comes: plosion himself. Happily, he was not seriously in­ "I ran into a chap named Wolfe here, class of "I,ast Saturday listened to the game and the jured. Naval A/C Gerry Orcsz is at Olathe, Knns., '44. A Pfc- in the Marines and a Jap language lads really had a tough time against the Sea- having been graduated from the prc-flight school, student. Guess he's already shipped over. hawks but they came through. Was down to St. Mary's, Calif. Lt. (jg) Tom Teamey cycloned the dog track the other night and won 43 dollars "Have, been doing regular infantry duty since into the Alumni Office on March 23, on his way playing the pups. Not too bad for an amateur 18 July. What a footsore! Last week I was sent to New London, Conn. like myself. Since you left, my ship has been out to refere3 maneuvers. Had a swell time riding changed'again. I hoi>e for the last time." i>t< (jg) Roy E. Murray is in the Pacific. En­ all over in a jeep with field glasses, tailing peo­ sign Bob Raaf ditto, and Pfc Olen Parks like­ ple that they were dead." A letter a month later from him brings this: "After being in Miami for six months, 'finally wise- John Griffin was a storekeeper, first class Thanks a lot, Ed. in the Coast Guard when he wrote in late Janu­ got five-day leave on the way to my ship. Knky ary from Seattle, Wash., but was expecting sea Now let's switch to the South Pacific itself. Walfh was still on the Beach when I left. He duty momentarily. Lt. Tom Cody was APO 851, From Lee Raymond who's seen a lot of action was headed for CCS soon. BUI Jahnaea had been Miami, Fla.. in early February. comes this: "A recent edition of the 'Alumnus* re­ assigned to a PC. cently reached me on one of the more teautiful of Mrs.' Reynolds, mother of Bill, had talked in the South Pacific islands. I gather that no one "At the time of this writing. Pm confined in Asheville, N. C, with Jack Dinges, who was then knows my whereabouts. Jim Cahill and I ere still the Navy hospital at Norfolk with scariet fever. at nearby Camp Croft. Mrs. Reynolds said that together on an islar.d that must for the present be Three weeks more and then a month's ndc leave. Don Grant was in the Pacific. In the same pond: unnamed. We have been to Guadalcanal and I'll probably miss the boat now. Ensign Bcrnie Crimmins, commander of a PT Munda and we might add that we were only a boat, who wrote to Scrap Young when Bernie mile away from that 'Ripley* meeting that took "Christmas Eve I met Tem Finacaae here in was on a two-week leave in Sydney, Australia. place in New Caledonia. I ran into Bob Sweeney Norfolk. He's on a PC and seems to like it very Bernie hadn't seen Ensign Bob Margrave in some on the high seas. Ted Burke is. I believe, in New mudi. We had a fine time celebrating Chzistmas time, although they had been only a mile apart Zealand by now. together while on an overnight stay in Washing­ on Christmas Day and hadn't known it- Lt. Ed ton. Ran into BiD IlalKr who is now a private in the Army stationed there. Also got a letter from Koch, USMC, was home on leave in Fort Wayne. "I have heard that most of the fellows . are my ex-robmmate. Jade *Do^ Hidey. He is sta­ Ind., before going on to San Francisco for fur­ fighting on the other side of the world. Bill Fnre tioned at Fort Bliss, Texas, in the desert, eating ther duty. Ed's brother. Cpl. Lester R. Hoch, ex. has written me but I misplaced his address. He's sand and dust." '35, was killed in action in Italy on Dec. 14. at the University of Wisconsin. Another letter from Pete Merita gives us news "I wonder if you know that Dick GuUinE was Ensign Edward C. Roney, 1723 Iroqouis of the Navy in the European theater. He, Laais married on July 31. The news was very late in Ave., Detroit, Mich. Kartz, Tern CMMy, Jim GaUagker, and Gad 1943 reaching me." Looks like "Bulldog** will have Fitck have been moved to a much better place. Robert Lonergan, Sports Department, some real stories ready for our reunion. By the A great deal better for him especially, for he The Chicago Tribune, ChicagP, HI- way, Lee, your father wrote the same day to tell was able, by a stroke of luck, to spend Christmas me where you are. He was afraid you might not with his brother in the Army. Goes on as Plete From Ed Roney (received just too late for Febru­ have time. Tbanks to both of you- ary issue): would, aboot the team and its record. Beard one One of those men "on the other side of the of the games out at sea and went wild with the . This PC duty is fine—if you don't get seasick. world" is Stan Pyritz. For the benefit of those . drum yell and the Victory March. Says he can't And I'm afraid I have to plead guilty. The worse heading for Italy, here's what to expect: "Ours say much now. but will have plenty to talk about part about it was that I had to stand by and was the first finance unit to hit Italian soil as at our first reunion. A dam good letter. We'll watch the other officers gobble up turkey, dress­ we were attached to the first invasion force. For hear from him again. ing, mince pie, etc., on Christmas day without the past three months now I've been living like Another letter from Tom Cmamey, one of the a bite. an animal. We are really roughing it and have men at the same place is: "The folks keep forw been all along. Since hitting this God-forsaken Jim Girard is on another PC down here but I warding the 'Alumnus' and it means that PU be hole we've been living in small pup-tents, work­ haven't seen him since he went aboard as he's able to keep that contact with school and the ing in tents, and eating out of mess kits out in in another task group making the same run. By gang. the open air, rain, snovr, or shine. We've been this time he should have his hair clipped pretty having rain for the last three weeks now every short as these crews do a job when they initiate "After Africa and Italy I hardly know what to day, so everything is muddy and wet. Eatinff in an officer crossing the line. do in a civilized land. Here in England I re­ the rain isn't too bad except we get mad when it ceived a few days leave in London. It was great. Hie mail stack isn't too heavy this month but splashes apple butter all over us. Had the first 'coke* in six months. Pass the word brought a few surprises. The first is from Marine along that the Red Cross in I^ondon is really "I slushed down to my pup-tent last night to Lt. Ed McKim. He writes: "I have been in this swell and can put yon on the risAt track; Hie find it completely surrounded by water. After outfit ready to go for some time and today we destruction from the blitz, the mobilization of doing some fast and furious ditching I could get ^t our orders for 'permanent duty beyond the women, and the strict food rationing are the war­ in. but it's no use even trying to keep the place seas.' Nice way to word it, hey? While at Quan- time impressions of England; not easily for­ drj-. tico and Parris Island the first six or seven gotten. St James and Parliament are especially months I saw Bob Morriri and Bill Scully around "The artillery raises the devil every night- worthwhile. 34 The Notre Dame Alumnus

"I've used so many different types of money short time ago. One way to find Notre Dame men A letter just arrived from Don Kotz. He had now, I feel like an international banker, only not is to visit the chaplain wherever you go. Fve had letters from Walt Krawiec, who is out in so flush. Had a letter from D. K. Smith in the tried that several .times and heard about men. the South Pacific and who would like to hear Pacific. TTie same D.K. He speaks of seeing Rlark If we all do it, we won't ha\'e any more near from Jim Delaney. Jim was once at Columbia Pfallcr and Professor Fitzgerald. 'At Salerno I misses like the "Bulldog" suffered. I don't even with OUie Hunter but that's the last we've heard ran. into Prof. Francis Hanley. wait for Sunday and it works out. of him. Didc Creevy was stationed at Hiram, 0-, but expected to be transferred soon. Bob Rath "The morning of the Army game my mother Only other news concerns the "Third Finger, is out at Farragut. Idaho. He was graduated from and father attended the ^vedding of Jim ParcelL Left Hand" dept. Ensiffn Jim Byrne slipped a St. Louis with a math degree. The first person He married Gerry Ryan, a Manhattanville girl diamond on the finger of Mary Ann McNamara, he met at Farragut was John Peasanclti, who is who knows your sister. After the game the folks of Detroit, and. I might add, one of the nicest a navy chief in physical education. had a chat with Jack Barry, then a midshipman girls in the U.S.A. Congratulations. Jim. at Columbia, and Marine Lt. Harry Wright. Did Don had also heard from Owen McGoldrick* you hear that Wally McNamara married Ev?" From Red Loncrgan: out in California, who said that Jim Kelly was Thanks for all the news, Tom. in navy aviation. Owen had met Bill Earley, Don With Ed Roney his old efficient self, there is is married, is 4-F, is working on market re­ Two Christmas cards have arrived so far. One little work left for me. Eddy Ryan is about as search. from Bill Terfaeyden* probably still in Jefferson lonesome as I am. He is working in a defense Med College, Philly. He's a civilian yet, so the plant here in town. Ed ran into BiU Hidcey, '42. Adrian Padon is an army corporal in Italy. envelope doesn't say much. who is stationed in Chicago. He also runs across A late letter from Vince Commisa says that he John "The Tree" Adams who is over Beverly is still at Yale, studying Japanese along with The other came from Bob Rogers with a note Bab Owens^ Dan Gniney and Costello. Jim inside. Says he: "I have been out here on the Hills way, every possible week-end for a certain good reason. Cooney is at the Yale med school with Yoklavich. Pacific coast five months now as an exec on a Recent mail from Ed Callahan says that he is YP doing a little pounding up and down thji The news via the "Tribune" and Associated now at Columbia midshipman school, having left coast. Saw Bill Brady at Treasure Island and Press tell us that Paul Lillis is out in the South naval aviation on account of his bad knee. also Didc Heiser. Both in fine shape. Had a good Pacific working with one of the engineering deal of fun with Bill and *Terrib!e Tom' Tcamey, Bob Kaipers, now reser\'ations manager for units there. A.P. sent a picture of him at work '42, who is also at the island. Braniff Ainvays in Chicago, recently saw Jack and it looked more like a portrait of Daniel Si^n, up from Streator, III., for a few days. Boone. Another A-P. note announced that Hany "Have heard a couple of times from Bill 0*Neil Scoop Scanlan is now managing the public rela­ Wright and wife were now living at La Jolla, and had a card from Oren Stien. O'Neil is fiscal tions office and athletic department at Fort Sher­ Calif., where the "Horse" is stationed. officer at the "William IL Harrison Hospital in idan. Helena, Mont" Snorky Buono is still with De Paul University Ed Horrmy pops up again, this time on the in the army conditioning program. Boh Martin P^ific: "I just received my first copy of the came down to the house from Great Lakes one 1st Lt. Joe Campagna, after thrilling experi­ ences and many decorations in the European 'Alumnus* and it sure was great to hear about evening. He said that Bill Olvany has been in Theater, was. at the latest report, at the Sarasota our class. I ran into Bill Ford, as his ship was active duty with the Navy ever since he was Air Base, Sarasota, Fla. No word from Ensign alongside us for several days. Bill likes duty on commissioned. Bob is now stationed at school Joe Hillebrand since last summer, when he w'as a 'can' and, from what I could see, I don't blame near Providence, R. I., where he is worldng for his commission. c/o FPO, N.Y.C. Ralph Onofrio is in the Navy him. Steve Ensner and Bill Olvany are on de­ and a medical student at St. Louis Unfversity. stroyers also, but I've not seen Steve. Bill hits Via the grape vine I heard that Ensimi Tam Ensign Jtrfin Harriffan is Navy Number 128. this port every now and then. Callahan was seen in New York, where he was FPO, San Francisco. Lou Rymkos was inducted into the Navy at Great Lakes. "John McClare is a new arrival, but when I waiting for his ship. Tommy was commissioned went to visit him at the receiving station, all I at Columbia and then sent down to Florida for Ensicn Clair Lambert was in the Pacific. Com­ found were two huge sea chests. He must have his training. George Sobck is now a lieutenant in the Navy and is on active duty in the Atlantic missioned a second lieutenant at the Tank De­ brought enough uniforms to supply an entire stroyer OCS, Camp Hood, Texas, on Jan. 28 was ship. John 'R«d* Martin, '40, the distance run­ Steve Jazwik is stationed at Northwestern in the navy department. Ran into Keith Eperson at one Ha^ Adams. Dippy Evans is an aviation cadet ner, is beached here, and I see him quite often. at Enid Army Air Field, Enid. Okla. Lt. Ed Mc- He said his brother, *Porky,* is at Great Lakes, of the local chows. He is at Northwestern Medi­ cal Scliool, in the medical division of the army. Kim, USMCt writes from the Southwest Pacific leading the life of Riley.' I also ran into Jerry to send his contribution to the Alumni Fund. Ed Jim Ford is in the Army unit with Epperson at Gainer who is now on a sub-chaser. He was a had seen several Notre Dame men, among them Northwestern. new arrival at the time, so we spent most of Capt. Bob Hackman, '38. Lt. Bill Hofer, '39. our short visits talking over old times. Ollie Hunter is assistant athletic officer at the Capt. Joe Marqacen, '40, Lt. John Clifford, '42. and Ffc Charley Rogers, ex. '44. "Bill Fisher, as you know, is on a PT. I ran Columbia Midshipman's school and has had a into him in Frisco, but have not seen him since good season on the boards at Madison Square Garden. Don Heltzel still writes often, and in that dis­ Dnd Smith was also in Frisco last spring when I tinctive Si>encerian hand, Don, when he wrote was stationed in the Federal Building. Just the In New York on huiness I decided to have a on March 14, had seen Bob Hargrave at Mass a other day I ran into Leo Sdafani. He is now a short vacation in New England. On the way to few Sundays back. And Don was hoping to see quartermaster, second class, stationed on a tug. Yale to see Vince Commisa I stopped off at soon his recently-wedded former roommate. Boh He hopes to have his request for midshipman Stamford, Conn., to see if by some miracle TMB BfOwninTf who was reported to be somewhere in school approved soon. Callahan might be home on furlough. His mother the same general vicinity in the South Pacific. informed me that he was still down south. "I heard of a number of our classmates who Don had run into Tom Conley* who was on his are now in this area, but I've not seen them, At Yale I ran into a bunch of Notre Dame way to an LST. Tom had seen Jack Dngan and Pat Donovan is among these. I just had a letter boys. I stayed up in the barracks (a three-room Frank Conforti in Frisco on the way out. from Jim McElroy, ,who is now in England on Yale suite with fireplace to match) with Vince an LST. He's been around a bit as he started in and had a long bull session with Bill CoiteDo. From Ed Roney (written for the April issue): Africa. Bob Rihm, my old roommate, is expect­ Then we thought there might be some Notre ing to leave for this area shortly. He's been at Dame boys on the Columbia University midship­ The first letter is from Rip Collins, with the Lido Beadi station on Long Island for a few man basketball team, which was playing at "South Pacific" up in the comer. Says he: "Well. weeks. That's all the news from the overseas Yale. We were right as B«»bby Fai^ht set a new Fve never written before—^but this lonely tropi­ areas. The rest is news you probably already fieldhouse record that night and Oriando Bonicelli cal island has changed my mind, after I read know. For example, Ray Sdioonhavcn is still at played a standout game. At the game we met the December 'Alumnus.* Tower Hall, Chicago, and is now married. At Pat Yoklavich who is in medical school there least he stated he was to be married Dec 11, "So far I haven't run into anyone whom I After words we all went out and celebrated the and I haven't heard since. knew from N.D. down this way, although I hear homecoming. that there are some on the island. I ran into "RoUl Martel is still working for the Sylvania I moved on to Boston where I had hcpes of a Marine lieutenant though, who went to candi­ Electric Co. back in Salem, Mass- He told me seeing Jerry Killicrew at Harvard and Ed Calla­ date school with Big Mike Mines. some time ago that John 'Mac' MacDowell was han, who was in V-5 training near Beantown. I married and working in a defense plant some­ "As for myself, I'm living and liking the li/e was disappointed on both counts, however, Jerry where around school." of a Seabee. had just left for parts unknown and Ed was Heard Bad Cans was in the South Atlantic a transferred down to Bainbridge, Md. **The last I heard from BiU Mencel was in The Notre Dame Alumnus 35

Buffalo with Curtiss-Wright—and the father of a And where also are BUI HeCaasfaey, Jade GUB* in the olive drab, behind me. He said that Lake future N.D. man. Tom Farmer was in Bridge­ gan. Bob Walsh, JeriT Gainor, and the others Hicgins is in the camp with him. Everyone knows port. Conn., with Voueht Sikorsky. Ensten Jack who promised to write? And where are the that Jimmy Bblfe was married; saw him and Dncsan was at diesel school in Berkeley, Calif. many, many others who haven't been heard from Boh Hanlon the day before the wedding, and- Ensisrn Hank ReiUy was at Flint. Mich., study- or about since IZjZQjAZ. later saw him down on the campus one Son- ing diesel. CpL Harry 0*AIealia was in desert day. training in California. I was practically next Two letters, even as good as they are, are not door to him for a month before I left the states a good showing from 400 men. Saw Hcrhic Cidcman the other day. He -was in South Bend for a couple of days. Bay DoBevan and I didn't know until I reached Guadalcanal I forgot to mention, I believe, in the last edi­ sends letters from his new job in Logansport. and received his letter. tion, that Stan Fytitz's mother had written me Ind., with the pai>er there. Dick MeHa^ wrote about the same time that he did to tell where from Blanhattan, III., and plans to vi^t the eain- "The last I heard of Bob Gillette and BiU 01- he was and what he was doing. That's the fifth pus soon. Dick Bams is still at Loyola, they tell v«ny was when I graduated from Prairie State family to write. Many more are needed and de­ me. with them." sired. Jim Clarke comes down from Great Lakes I was transferred from my ship to the Staff See you again in two months during which quite frequently. John McGowan writes that be of the Commander. South Atlantic Forces, with time I hope to be able to finish answering all is at Northwestern for some naval training. duties in communications, late in January. I can the men who have written to me. I don't have Have heard that Jim White will soon be in town positively assure all of you that the Solant fish much time but I'm trying to clear it all up. for a short visit — he's at Great Lakes, too. were not undernourished while I was ahoard. Saw Paal Ijmont and Zic Gzanhafci before they Jim Girard replaced me after being transferred left the campus, one for additional naval train­ from another ship. He had organized a cham­ 1944 and Later ing, the other for marine training. BOl Deagh- pionship basketball team which had yet to lose erty was commissioned in the ROTC, and I sa-w and had played three or four exhibition games David B. Oondon. car* of him the day he left. Also saw Tony Eailigr, who last I heard. That's very good as there are some Office, Notre Dane, Ind. was commissioned, and Js^ ZiHy, Omrky Mw mighty fine teams do^vn here. trie, and others. Occupations: Walt Brehmcr, test engineer. Lt. (JK> Bob Mallen, *38. is down here and I General Electric, Fort Wayne, Ind.; HalUrd L. Jim Horsan and Ronald Carter write &om dif­ see a lot of him also. Then, too. there is Ed Focster, draftsman. Fort Worth, Texas; Norman ferent sections of the coast. Bill Gorman writes Harrey operating out of here. I haven't seen Moeller, Reilly Laboratories. Indianat>olis; Wil­ from a battle wagon. The old buddy. Bill Bieini, him as yet. liam T. Snyder, assistant metallurgist. Douglas wrote from preflight school at Athens, Ga., and Aircraft, Chicago; Joseph B. Farrell, graduate said that at one time Lany Danhom, now at This next week I'm leaving on detached duty student, M.I.T., Boston: Arthur C. Ley, Boeing Iowa Fre-FIight, was his instructor ther& ffill, out in the middle of the jungle. That's the place Aircraft. Seattle; James BL Constantiii, gradu­ here on the campus recently, is now in primary where the rain, boa constrictors and crocodiles ate assistant. Notre Dame; Bobcrt fiL Beck, de­ training at Ottumwa, la. are in abundance. It should prove exceptionally partment store display work. Toledo; Howard J. interesting. Tlie column will still be ground out. Schmitt, metallurgist. Aluminum Corp. of Amer­ Had a letter from Bill Carey, former "Scho­ however. ica, New Kensington. Pa.; John F. SeUhran, re­ lastic" sports editor, who is recuperating from cently discharged from the Army at Fort Bragg, pneumonia. Our second letter comes from Charley Stelt- N. a, back at N.D. to finish work for A.B. Aye Eari R. En^rt, '44, writes from Sey­ mann also do.vn in the South Pacific: mour Johnson Field in North Carolina: Pvt. Harry Yeates writes from the Pacific; ". . . After that fateful December day . . . where he is on the same island with SkTin, **Norm Haaser, '44, and James T. Casper, *40. I rushed oft home and then rushed right back Weber, et al. Harry says: ''Christ Herrinv, ex. are both cadets • training in my sqxmdron. Norm to Chicago. ... At Tower, the 'better half of '45, was last reported to be leaving Fort Knox was an instructor in the Math Department be­ Abbott,' I ran into the whole gang in my class. for New York and destination unknown. Tom fore being called to active duty in January. Chack Kralavec, Hank Kmne, Mark Lies, Bill O'Connor, '44, is somewhere in North Africa. I "Also training down here is Nidc Palbla. ex. HcCaushey, Jack Beis, Clair Lambert* Pat Don­ had a letter from him the other day. Jim Ncu- *44. . . . Stan litizzette, *42, the old drum major, ovan, and so many others T can't remember them man, *44, is in England. John J* O'Ncil, *44, is is in another squadron, but I see him quite often. all. at Fort Benning. Ga., resting after a bad case of . . . Johnny Giddan, ex. '44. is now a navigator pneumonia. He is awaiting his return to medical on a B-24 in Africa, according to xepoxta fkom "From Tower I went off with that nice new school sometime in October." St. Mary's, via Columbia midshipmen sch«^ Ed stripe and star to Miami. . . . Down there were Monohan, '44. and Bill White. '44, are both baek about half those who had gone to Chicago, plus In the Pacific: Pvt. Lamar Gohn, ex. '45, and at N.D. with the midshipmen. Dom Battte^ *44. Bill Stewert and Joe Tracy, who were in khaki Pvt. Jim Sullivan, '44, Pvt. Gerald Kamm, '44, is about to graduate from midshipmen aehool at on the beach. . . . is in England. Dave Roncy, '44, is a midship­ Columbia. man at Abbott Hall. Chicago. Pvt. John Lower, "The boys really enjoy reading the 'Alonmus* "I'm officially supply and commissary, engi­ ex. '46, is at Camp Roberts. Calif., and Camp and keeping track of their buddies wherever they neering, and gunnery officer [on an SC] and be­ Carson. Colo., claims Pfc. Jim Crowley, ex. '44. are. The copies are passed around so that every­ lieve it or not I'm actually beginning to learn a Dan Downey, '44, now of the AAF, writing one gets a crack at them." bit about the jobs of each. As a matter of fact, from Amarillo. Texas, on March 8. said that he I wouldn't trade this ship for all the duty in was in touch there with two '44s — Frank' San- the Navy. . . . filippo and Bill Wiley. Dan and Frank were play­ ON WITH THE DANCE ing basketball every afternoon — so Downey says "On one of our escort jobs to a little island — for an hour. Dan had just heard from Dave Nine hundred y-12 trainees and their back in November (I think it was November) I Cartin, who was going through some rugged guests attended, on Jan. 14 in the cam­ ran into a lad named FitzHarris from the class training at Quantico. The other Downey, CpL of '-10 and he had an old 'Alumnus,' the first I'd Jim, *43. had completed gunnery school and was pus navy drill hall, vrhat was prohably seen since my 'boot leave.' I ran into Pat Dono­ in Salt Lake City for special training as an up to then 'the largest Notre Dame van down here the other day and he had the aerial gunner. dance of all time. But the campus. ci­ October issue. It was great to see the old haunts vilians proportionately did almost as again, if only in pictures and disfigured as they Second lieutenant commissions as combat pilots are by the exigencies of war. (I got that word in the AAF: at Blackland Field, Waco, Texas. — well when 200 couples of them attended from Father Laakowski or Prof. Tom Stritdi, I Bob Gallcgos, e.x. '46. John Hayden, ex. '46. Mar­ a dance in the Indiana Club, South can't remember which). Pat tells me that he had tin Knntz, ex. '44; at Foster Field. Victoria. Bend, on Feb. 14, sponsored by the seen Bill Fisher (golf and Navy) and Bibs Texas, — Dave Cunniff, ex. *45, Pete Bethea, ex. Notre Dame K. of C. The N.E.O.T.C. Sweeney out here. ... I noticed my name in *46. Pat Lambert, ex. '46; at Aloe Field. Victoria, the October issue followed by a plain USNK- Texas. — John Worden, ex. *46. enjoyed on Feb. 11 in the Service Men's Be it hereby known that I am officially a mem­ Center, South Bend, what turned out to ber of that great organization of which the Commissioned a second lieutenant in the AAF: be a farewell ball for the first of their members are disparagingly referred to as being Gene KiUoren, e.x. '4o, at Selman Field, Monroe, a 'dime a dozen!' Did I hear somebody say 'En­ La. group to be commissioned. A navy rul­ signs?' " ing about the time of the dance had From Dave Condon: ordered commissions to be awarded to I heard some time ago that a picture of Fnin- I was reading a letter from Ens. Don Bdtad, 77 N.R.O.T.C. men after seven semes­ nie Cammings, the "RajahV sister, appeared now on duty in the South Pacific, and he asked ters, instead of the expected eight, of in the "Scholastic" as guest of honor of this if I ever heard from Bob Dnnne, when the tap year's K. of C. ball. But where is the "Kajah?" of a hand on my shoulder showed Ihmne, dressed Notre Dame work. The American Midland Naturalist

The appearance of the first number of "The Midland Nat­ thyology and Herpetology; and Harley Jones Van Cleave, uralist" in April, 1909, marks the beginning of the first University of Illinois, Urbana, HI., for Invertebrate Zoology. learned journal published by the University of Notre Dame. Although the journal has from its beginning been "Devot­ Soon its name was changed to the American Midland Nat- ed to Natural History, Primarily That of the Prairie States," iiralist and as such it has been issued uninterruptedly ever this policy was never interpreted in its narrowest possible since. During its early existence its founder and fii'st editor, sense. As a result, contributions have been published rang­ the late Eev. Julius A. Nieuwland, C.S.C., succeeded in gain­ ing from the Arctic to Patagonia and from the lowest forms ing for the new journal its unique place among American of life to the.highest, both living and extinct, plant or animal. learned publications in the field of natural history. In addi­ Included were also contributions dealing with laboratory tech­ tion. Father Nieuwland was also one of the most prolific con­ niques, teaching methods, and others of a more general char­ tributors. He published almost all of his botanical writings acter, but in nearly all cases these too were based on original in the American Midland Naturalist. research. The principal fields of biological knowledge repre­ The early volumes of the American Midland Naturalist sented are all those dealing with plants and animals except thus bespeak the vitality and ^^sion of its founder and first the few identified entirely as laboratory sciences. editor as well as the active spirit then present in the Depart­ Many contributions appearing in the American Midlatid ment of Biology. Gradually Father Nieuwland's interests in Naturalist have great and immediate practical application. research in organic chemistry outdistanced his active work Numerous microscopic fossils described in the pages of the in botany. -As a result the journal changed its original char­ journal are of definite value to the oil geologist in identifying acter and more and more contributions were received from and correlating strata, or to the coal geologist for similar the outside. This change was a verj' significant one, inas­ purposes. Other contributions are of real importance to par­ much as the journal assumed gi-eater national and interna­ asitologists, epidemiologists, veterinarians, entomologists and tional importance. In fact, its present contributors include public health officers. Still others can be used with great investigators in all important American institutions of learn­ benefit by foresters and those engaged in the conservation ing such as universities, museums, botanical gardens, re­ of wildlife and natural resources. search laboratories, etc., as well as contributors from Canada and various European and -Asiatic countries. For many years copies of the journal have gone out to practically all comers of the earth. In return, the University Since 1930 tliis change is reflected also in the ever increas­ has received hundreds of valuable serial and individual pub­ ing total number of pages published per year. Th older vol­ lications of learned societies, institutions, universities, and umes for the most part covered a period of two yeai*s at private individuals, domestic and foreign, as well as valuable §3.00 per volume, whereas at the present time two volumes collections of thousands of biological specimens. The demand appear per year each containing roughly 750-800 pages at for the journal has grown to such an extent that complete the annual subscription price of $5.00. Tliis expansion obvi­ sets of it are no longer available and are now great rarities ously reaches across the original geographical limitations in the secondhand book market. implied by the designation midland. T-he territory now cov­ In the future larger manuscripts will appear as individual ered by the journal might well be identified with the bound­ monograplis, the first of which is now in preparation and is aries of the United States, although the emphasis still remains expected to come off the press in the spring of 1944. This on the natural Hstory of the middle west. monograph is devoted to a detailed study of the ticks famed After 25 years of continued service as editor. Father as vectors of relapsing fever, etc. under the title "The -Arga- Nieuwland retired from this position at the end of 1934 and sidae of North -America, Central America, and Cuba." It was appointed as his successor the present editor, who had been written by Drs. R. A. Cooley and Glen M. Kohls, who are associated \vith him since 1930 as assistant editor. For some associated with the Rocky Mountain Laboratory, United time the journal has benefited from the cooperation of asso­ States Public Health Service, Hamilton, Mont. -Also in prep­ ciate editors representing various fields of specialization. aration is a "Flora of Illinois" by Dr. George Neville Jones Two of these have passed away in recent years, Rev. Francis of the University of Illinois, the first inclusive flora of that J. Wenninger, C.S.C, dean of the College of Science at the state ever completed. time of his death, and the late Dr. Marcus Ward Lyon, path­ The July, 1943, issue appeared as a Centennial Issue to ologist at the South Bend Clinic. The present editorial staff commemorate a doubly auspicious occasion, e. g., the end of includes: Edward A. Chapin, U. S. National Museum, Wash­ the centenary year of the University of Notre Dame and the ington, D. C, for Entomology; Kenneth W. Cooper, Prince­ 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Edward Lee ton University, Princeton, N. J., for Cj-tology and Genetics; Greene, whose remarkable herbarium and botanical library Carroll Lane Fenton, New Brunswick, N. J., for Invertebrate are among the cherished possessions of the Univereity. Paleontologj'; John Hobart Hoskins, University of Cincinnati, The contributions included were prepared by members Cincinnati, 0., for Paleobotany; Remington Kellogg, U. S. of the faculty and by graduate students of the Depart­ National Museum, Washington, D. C, for Mammalogy; Jean ment of Biolog}', and by the editorial staff of the journal. MjTon Linsdale, Hastings Reservation, Monterey, Calif., for The Centennial Issue was published as a token in recognition Ornithology; George Willard Martin, State University of of the service rendered by the Universitj' of Notre Dame as Iowa, Iowa City, la., for Mycology; Karl Patterson Schmidt, a benefactor of science through its continued sponsorship of Chicago Natural Histoiy Museum, Chicago, HI., for Ich­ the American Midland Naturalist.—Tlicodor Just, Editor.