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President H esburgh Notre Dame’s Chief Executive Will Con tinue as Building Program Administrator enabled Father Hesburgh to continue 35? (2) How did a priest with the Bel Mr. Condon graduated from Notreas administrator of the building pro gian name of Hesburgh slip into a posi Dame in the class of1945 and is a staff gram while assuming the president’s tion that almost traditionally has been duties. He also will continue to con filled by Walshes, Cavanaughs, O’Don member of the Chicago Tribune. Notre duct a seminar law course with Judge nells, O ’Haras, and so on? Dame is grateful to the Tribune editors Roger Riley of Chicago. The jesting second question was an for permission to reprint this story. swered quickly. His mother was Irish Traveling with Notre Dame’s foot ball squad two years ago, Father Hes burgh, relaxed in an athletic jacket, BY DAVID CONDON was mistaken for a team member. This mistake is not common, however, since Father Ted Hesburgh, sitting on a there are touches of silver in his jet pile of bricks atop the half completed hair and, besides, football players gen building we had ascended, lighted anerally have bigger frames than Father other cigaret. In soft tones he had told Hesburgh’s 5 foot, 10 inch, 165 pound plans for moving atom smashers into physique. Football players also are un the new science center nearby—and for likely to pursue the writing of philos installing a juke box in the half com ophical books as a hobby. pleted liberal arts building beneath us. Then his eyes centered on Notre On the other hand, few top college Dame’s legendary Cartier field directly executives ride in the cab of a diesel to the east. locomotive, as Father Hesburgh was doing when a trainman mistook him “You get a fine view from this build for an athlete. ing,” he said laughingly, “but that sure means the end of secret football prac The questions most frequently asked tice.” of Father Hesburgh since his appoint This reporter had spent four hours ment are: (1) How does a man be with Father Ted, more formally known come head of a university at the age of Father Hesburgh as the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C. and this was the first mention of foot Years Age at ball by the handsome priest who, less President in Office Accession Extraction than two months after his 35th birth day, was marking his first week as presi Rev. Edward Sorin (founder) 1842-1865 28 French dent of the University of Notre Dame. Rev. Patrick Dillon ...................... 1865-1866 33 Irish “We don’t apologize for our foot Rev. William Corby ................... 1866-1872 33 Irish ball,” said Father Hesburgh. “Notre Rev. Auguste Lemonnier............ 1872-1874 33 French Dame wants to be best in everything. Rev. Patrick Colovin ................... 1874-1877 31 Irish We want the best professors and the Rev. William Corby (2nd time) 1877-1881 44 Irish best coaches.” Rev. Thomas E. Walsh .............. 1881-1893 28 Irish Father Hesburgh was steered into Rev. Andrew Morrissey ............ 1893-1905 33 Irish administrative work by Father Cavan Rev. John W. Cavanaugh ....... 1905-1919 35 Irish Irish augh and became the former presi Rev. James A. Burns..................... 1919-1922 52 Irish dent’s top lieutenant in 1949. In this Rev. Matthew J. Walsh ............ 1922-1928 40 role he administered an $8,000,000 Rev. Charles L. O’Donnell ....... 1928-1934 44 Irish building program and shaped Notre Rev. John F. O'Hara ................... 1934-1940 46 Irish Dame’s athletic policies. His immediate Rev. J. Hugh O ’Donnell............ 1940-1946 45 Irish demonstration of ability convinced Rev. John J. Cavanaugh............ 1946-1952 47 Irish alumni they could guess the name of Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh .... 1952- 35 Belgian-lrish their school’s next boss. Father Hesburgh is the 15th President but in the 16th presidency, A talent for squeezing the most because of the second presidency of Rev. William Corby, C.S.C. from a minute (or from a dollar) has Vol. 5 » No. 3 3 (Murphy), Father Hesburgh explained, university, the part of religion in edu golfer—in the Notre Dame community. her parents coining from County Wex cation necessarily was discussed. Lack of time to practice golf has kept ford. He pondered the serious query. “We do not hold that piety is a sub his score over 100. The president ad “I guess it just happens,” he said stitute for competence, but it should mits one educational weakness — he humbly. “I’ve wondered myself how 1 not be divorced from competence,” he never learned to play poker well. He became the one who pulls the strings. said. “If a man is responsible to God can’t bluff. The real responsibility is on the strings he will be responsible to his neighbors, Television programs, unless excep —the academic and administrative his family, and his country. Our em tional, rarely interest him, but he is aids.” phasis on religion isn’t something that concerned about the effect of television is tacked on to the program, but a fiber W hat are the president’s future plans on education. He is a member of sev running through our entire educational for Notre Dame? eral committees on educational televi structure. “Father Cavanaugh left a great im sion and theorizes that the develop “We want religion to be important, pact,” he said. “I’ll attempt to keep up ment of television may have almost as but we do not want it in a sentimental his work. A person can’t be too smug profound an impact on civilization as or superficial way.” when he takes this job because you the discovery of printing. He pointed out that Notre Dame’s never know. You just give it what you national alumni president and its for “You can’t say that television itself have. A college president should talk will have a good or poor effect on us,” mer board of trustees chairman were about things after he does them. It isn’t not Catholic and that non-Catholics he says. “Television is only a means of like politics, where you crow about annually comprise between five and 10 communication. It is what will be com what you will do. You remember that per cent of the enrollment, which cur municated that will exercise the in a tremendous number of great men rently is 5,000. Priests and Brothers fluence.” have preceded you and that you are in comprise only about one-fourth of In his residence quarters, an austere heriting what they have accomplished. Notre Dame’s faculty. bedroom, study, and bath, on the sec Fortunately, I can count on Father Ca The life of Father Hesburgh is an ond floor of ancient Corby hall, the vanaugh for help.” example of the person he believes a president lives .as any other priest, but The lack of moral integrity in to university should develop. He reads he doesn’t think his rooms should be day’s world has convinced Father Hes more than three books a week—some described as austere.