The Archives of The University of Notre Dame
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Notre Dame Archives: Alumnus
Volume 32, No. 3
May-June I . 1954
James E. Armstrong, '2 Editor John N. Cacklcy, Jr., ' DAME Managing Editor ALUMNUS HAMMES GIFT WILL PROVIDE BUILDING ALL OF THIS FOR ^20
A new building to house the Notre Dame Bookstore will be erected on the Class Reunion Weekend campus in die near future, it was an nounced recently by the Rev. Theodore June li-12-13 M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., university presi Class of 1904 Howard Hall Class of 1929 Lyons Hall dent. Class of 1909 Howard Hall Class of 1934 Morrissey Hall Construction of tlie building has Class of 1914 Howard Hali Class of 1939 Morrissey Hall been made possible by a gift from Mr, Class of 1919 Howard Hall Class of 1944 Walsh Hall and Mrs. Romy Hammes of Kankakee, Class of 1924 Howard Hall Class of 1949 Sorin Hall 111., Father Hesburgh said. As presi dent of Romy Hammes Enterprises, Inc., Hammes operates auto dealer Friday, June i ships in Kankakee and South Bend, General Registration—^Law Building. One fee, $20, will be collected at Ind., and has established housing de velopments in Kankakee and Joliet, registration n'hich will cover all of the general and class expenditures. 111., Fort Lee, N. J., and Las Vegas, Class Registration and Room—Registradon will be in the halls as listed Nev. above. "Notre Dame is deeply grateful to Weekend golf tournament beginning Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Hammes for this prac Class events scheduled on Friday night. tical gift which fills a genuine need on 1904—Informal class supper, Morris Inn, Golfers Lounge. our campus," Father Hesburgh said. 1909—Class supper, Morris Inn, Golfers Lounge. "The growth of the University in re 1914—Buffet supper, Morris Inn, Golfers Lounge. cent years has made the facilities of 1919—Buffet supper, Morris Inn, Golfers Lounge. the present Bookstore inadequate. The 1924—Evening buffet, place to be announced. handsome structure to be erected 1929—Twenty-five Year Silver Jubilee Reunion Dinner, Morris Inn. tlirough tlie generosity of Mr. and 1934—Dinner, Lay Faculty Dining Hall. Mrs. Hanmies attests to their concern 1939—Buffet, Rockne Memorial. for the development of Notre Dame. 1944—Class dinner, Walsh Hall Basement. • The University is privileged to number 1949—Reunion supper, Vetville Rec Hall. them among its most devoted friends." The new building, to be erected at Saturday, June 12 a cost of appro.ximately $250,000, will be situated along tlie new quadrangle Class Masses, Class Pictures (Election of Class Officers for ensuing 5 between Badin Hall and die Post Of years can be held on Friday night, or on Saturday, as Class \vishes.) fice. It will be constructed of buff Golf Tournament, all day. brick with a slate roof. Its architecture President's Luncheon for the 25-year Class, Lay Faculty Dining Room, will harmonize with other campus Dining Halb. structures. Box lunches for all other reunion classes Saturday noon. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hammes have Progress Forums in the five Colleges of Arts and Letters, Science, Engi long been interested in the University neering, Law and Commerce, Saturday afternoon. of Notre Dame and its development. Tours—I. A. O'Shaughnessy Liberal and Fine Arts Building, Nieuivland Mr. Hammes is a member of the Col Science Hall, Lafortune Student Center, Saturday afternoon. lege of Commerce Advisory Council, and Mrs. Hammes is active in die work Movies, Washington Hall, Saturday afternoon. of the Women's Advisor)' Council of Annual Alumni Banquet—^University Dining Halls, Saturday night. the University. Their support of the Church and Sunday, June 13 Catholic education was recognized by Low Mass, Sacred Heart, with a Sermon for Notre Dame Men. Pope Pius XII in 1951 when Mr. Hammes received the Order of St. Gregory die Great, and Mrs. Hammes was honored widi die medal "Pro Ec- clesia et Pontifice." Each of die substantial support for the construc kakee, Mr. Hammes is a former presi Hammes housing developments bear tion of churches and chapels in Nordi dent of that city's Chamber of Com the name "Marycrest" in honor of the Carolina, Formosa, Africa and Japan. merce and is active in many civic and Virgin Mar)'. In each of them, They have also assisted in the erection professional groups. He is also a mem Hammes has made provision for of an orphanage for thousands of home ber of the advisor)' board to the Com churches and Catholic schools. less children in postwar Italy. manding General of the Fifth Army on Mr. and Mrs. Hammes have given Recognized as a civic leader in Kan business matters.
Noire Dame Alumnus, May-June^ 1954 Calumet District, Twin Cities and REPORTS FROM 95 CLUBS Grand Rapids clubs. Athletic Director Edward W. Krause was the principal speaker at Paterson, the Mid-Hudson ON UND NIGHT MEETINGS Valley, New York City, and Joliet John F. Druze, assistant football coach, was campus guest at Akron. Assistant Universal Notre Dame Night was C.S.C., assistant to Father Cavanaugh, coach William Fischer spoke to the celebrated with 95 local clubs report talked to alumni in Davenport, Des Elkhart, alimmi. ing special programs. It was without Moines and Denver. The Rev. Alfred John J. Broderick, Assistant Dean of any doubt the greatest single event F. Mendez, C.S.C., Director of the the College of Law, visited clubs in . that has previously been sponsored by Fisher Educational Fund, was guest Dixon, Rockford and Springfield. Bas alumni groups throughout the nation speaker at San Antonio, Tulsa, Okla ketball coach John J. Jordan was the and abroad. Sixty-three clubs featured homa City and Kansas City. The Rev. principal speaker in Muskegon. John campus representatives on their pro Francis E. Gartland, C.S.C., editor of Cackley represented the campus at Fu grams. the CATHOLIC BOY magazine, was Smith, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, El Paso,"' The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, on the alumni club program in Day ton. The Rev. Thomas J. Brennan, Tucson, Phoenix, San Diego and Jack C.S.C., was guest speaker along with son. Vice-President Richard NLxon at the C.S.C., professor of philosophy at No Washington, D. C, Club's dinner af tre Dame, spoke to alumni and guests fair of April 26. Father Hesburgh also at Milwaukee and Kalamazoo. Alum Progress Made in 12 th was the principal guest in Philadelphia ni Secretary James E. Armstrong was Annual Alumni Fund and in Detroit. The Rev. Edmimd P. guest speaker at Columbus, Youngs- Joyce, C.S.C., Executive Vice-Presi town and Canton. Oklahoma and Minnesota'lead the nation in Notre Dame Foimdation dent, spoke to alumni groups in To Lawrence H. Baldinger, Dean of the statistics as this issue of the magazine ledo, St. Louis and Indianapolis. The College of Science, was campus repre goes to press. Governor William Rev. John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C., Di sentative at the Rochester, Syracuse Sherry's solicitors have already attain rector of the Notre Dame Foundation, and Schenectady meetings. Head foot ed 93.6% of the amoimt quota as was guest speaker at club observances ball coach Terry Brennan was the Chi signed to Oklahoma for 1954. Minne in Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Johnstown, cago Alumni Club's speaker. sota, tmder the capable direction of Dallas and Houston. Rev. Philip S. James G. McGoldrick, New York Governor Joseph' L. Shiely, Jr., is first Moore, C.S.C., Vice-President in City, President of the Notre Dame in the contributor quota column wth 50% achievement. charge of Academic Affairs, was on Alumni Association, represented the States with, more than half of the program of the Fort Wayne Alum University at Hartford, Boston and ni Club. The Rev. Louis J. Thornton, their amount quota completed include Providence. J. Arthur Rej-niers, Direc Georgia, and Missouri. Delaware is G.S.C., Director of Admissions, was tor of Lobund Institute, spoke to alum featured as guest speaker in Louisville, runner-up to Miimesota in the con ni in South Jersey and Harrisburg. tributor quota class with 48% re Memphis and New Orleans. James E. McCarthy, Dean of the Col ceived thus far. The Rev. Thomas J. O'Donnell, lege of Commerce, was guest of the Governors, chairmen and commit tees in all of the key cities have been conducting a personal solicitation cam paign since March 1 and which is WASHINGTON, D. C—Hon. Richard M. Nixon, Vice-President of the United States, and scheduled to end on May 20. As of Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., were principal speakers at UND Night dinner. May 10 more than 700 alimmi con L. to R.: Gaylord P. Haas, chairman, alumni club board of governors; unidentiGed guest; tributions have been received this year Dr. James M. Corcoran, dub president; Mr. Nixon; and Valentine B. Deale, president-elect over a comparable period in 1953. and chairman of UND Night event. More than $125,000 has been given to the University in 1954 than diir- ing the same time last year. Unrestricted gifts from aliunni to the 12th Annual Aliunni Fund will be allocated for the Faculty Development Fund as announced by the Rev. Theo dore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., several months ago. The Distinguished Pro fessors Program is underway with con tacts being made to corporations for financial aid in underwriting an addi tional 45 distinguished teachers to the Notre Dame faculty.
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Notre Dam* AJumnuSt May-Junt, 1954 3 ND NAMES CAFFERY LAETARE MEDALIST Agenda for Club Presidents I. The Alumni Association pays transportation expenses of the Presidents. II. Registration and room assignment, beginning Wednesday afternoon, AValsh Hall.
THURSDAY, JUNE 10 8:00 a.m. Mass, Walsh Hall Chapel 9:00 a.m. Breakfast, Cafeteria Dining Halls 10:00 a.m. Opening session, Morris Inn private parlors. James McGold rick, presiding general sessions; introduction, John Courtney. Administration welcome opening session. Father Joyce 10:20 a.m. Manual for Alumni Clubs—James E. Armstrong will lead dis cussion on this basic guide 11:00 a.m. Universal Notre Dame Night—developments, timing, expan sion of guests, use of radio and television, campus speakers, and other phases. John N. Cackley will lead the discussion of this great annual Club activity 11:40 a.m. Universal Communion Sunday—James McGoldrick will lead the discussion of this New York Club-founded event, its ex pansion, possibilities of a family communion Sunday commem orating Knute Rockne, etc. 12:15 p.m. Adjournment AMBASSADOR CAFFERY 12:45 p.m. Luncheon, Private Dining Rooms, Morris Inn. Notre Dame Clubs as Notre Dame Sees Them, a talk by Father Hesburgh Notre Dame has named Jefferson 2:00 p.m. The Notre Dame Foundation, Effect on Clubs and Club Part Caffery, U. S. Ambassador to Eg>pt, in Foundation. Father Cavanaugh will lead a discussion on as the recipient of its Laetare Medal this vital phase of Club activity for 1954. The award has been made 2:40 p.m. Club Membership: A panel discussion, featuring representa annually since 1883 by the University tives of the (a) metropolitan Club (b) Club 100-200 members to an outstanding American Catholic (c) small Club (d) area Club (e) recent graduate (f) special layman. groups within the Club, such as lawyers, business men, etc., in the larger Clubs. Ambassador Caffer)' has been a 3:20p.m. Atliletics: A panel discussion featuring (a) Ed Krause (b) member of the American Foreign Serv Bob Cahill (c) Herb Jones (d) raffle representative (e) trip ice for 43 years. He is a senior in representative (f) rally representative (g) ticket bloc repre point of service to all American am sentative (h) prep athletics representative (i) special repre bassadors and has held tlie rank of sentative, e.g. orphans trip Louisville chief of mission as ambassador or min 4:00. p.m. The Associate Member, and the Women's Auxiliary: A panel ister for 28 years. Before assuming his discussion with a half dozen Club representatives, different present post in 1949, Cafferj' served as sizes and locations, with diis background. assistant Secretary of State (1933), 4:40 p.m. Undergraduate relations: Panel discussion with representa and Ambassador to Cuba (1933-37), tives of tlic Clubs which have (a) scholarships (b) holiday Brazil (1937-44) and France (1944- dances (c) going-away meetings in September (d) summer 49). picnics 5:20 p.m. Adjournment 6:15 p.m. Cocktail hour, Morris Inn 6:45 p.m. Dinner, entertainment. Slides, club exhibits. Publicity, dis BULLETIN— cussion led by James E. Murphy, Director, Public Information The terrific job being done by clubs and classes is the primary reason FwDAY, JUNE 11 why we were unable to get all 8:00 a.m. Mass, Walsh Hall Chapel, followed by breakfast—Cafeteria photos of UND Night events in this 9:30 a.m. Morris Inn private parlors. Open forum based on Question magazine. Reports from 93 clubs and 40 classes sets an all-time record Box and floor discussion, on e.xp:inding and stabilizing the for activity in these two categories. Notre Dame Clubs, with unfinished business from the limited Also, this is the largest edition of the ALUMNUS ever published.' Our sin discussions, new ideas, terms of officers, campus films, football cere thanks to retiring officers, new films, and other pertinent questions such as Club directories, ly-elected officers, UND Night chair glee club and band concerts, etc. men and class secretaries for getting the ne%vs to us. The next issue will 11:00 a.m. Club financial support of other enterprises, such as charities, contain club pictures and notes retreat houses, seminaries, missions, etc. which, because of space shortage, fail ed to get in this time.—John Cackley 12:30 p.m. Closing luncheonj Morris Inn
Notre Dame Alumnus^ May-June^ 1954 bers grow, but the variety of Club programs, and the reflection of new ediid4*al eomme*tU Alumn'"""°'i Secretar" y University programs in the commu nity, bring new significance and new work to the network of Volunteer I'd like to take this meditative sea Certainly the magnificent showing Presidents, Secretaries, Directors, Com son to sing a little song of the unsung of the Foundation for the University in mittee Chairmen, and others who man—the Volunteer Worker. its short years of operation has come in share these assignments. We have, too often, a tendency to •no small part from the spread of the e-xplain the mystery of Notre Dame story of Notre Dame into every State (or miracle, if you prefer) by prayer, and Chairman City by these Govern Prep School Visitors: I would like by the Spirit of Notre Dame, or by ors, the Chairmen and their City Com to separate from all others, too, the the patronage of Our Lady. mittees. men who are constantly interesting No one will find me arrayed against young men in coming to Notre Dame. these common denominators of our Class Secretaries: I know that my The great values of this work are self- progress. mind jumped backward a few months evident. But the long hours of keeping But stop just a little to consider the to the Conference of Class Secretaries. informed on the facts about Notre Volunteer Worker, who, at the least Their faithful pursuit of the Class Dame, the physical demands of the estimate, has translated these great in Note, and their relaying it to the College Day, or the evening meetings tangibles into the tangible. ALUMNUS pages, have made our unity witli parents, would make a startling and mutual interest a much richer total if modesty should ever permit a Possibly the meeting Alumni Board: thing than many schools can boast. reasonable tabulation. of the Alumni Board stirred this The climax of this devotion of the thought. Secretary, in my experience, was the Trustees and Councillors: The Alum For all the years I have been Alumni tremendous labor of love that Louis ni Lay Trustees, and the Alimini mem Secretary, the policies and the pro Buckley contributed to the Silver Ju bers of the Advisory Coimcils have grams of the Alumni Association have bilee Sur\'ey of the Class of 1928. But added neu' and great lustre to the par demanded hours of time, thousands of Lou, and other Secretaries, have con ticipation of Volunteer Workers in miles of travel, and much profound tributed many generous years to this Notre Dame's progress. And it is not and imselfish thinking, from the dozen maintenance of the admittedly rich the least of these contributions that outstanding alumni who have com ties of campus friendships. prised the annual membership of the they have made possible the asking of Board. similar unselfish services from a grow Club Officers: It is inevitable in this ing, great, and appreciated body of Foundation: Possibly it is the forth soliloquy to anticipate the Club Presi friends of the University. coming (at this writing) Foundation dents Council on ne.\t June 10. The- conference of 77 State Governors and men who serve as officers of the Local The 'Talker-Uppers': And for one City Chairmen assembled to be briefed Alirami Clubs are carrying burdens last verse in this song of the unsung, I on the arduous program of personal that constantly increase in responsibil solicitation in their respective areas. ity. Not only do the numbers of mem (continued on page 7)
Thirty-eight city chairmen of (he Notre Dame Foundation convened on canipus for a special meeting recently. They have heen con ducting a personal solicitation campaign among alumni for the past tivo-and-one-half months.
Notre Dame Alumnus, Mtrfjune, 1934 5 ND Placement Office it is virtually impossible for any place the Ten Commandments. . . . Christ ment chairman or club president to taught that all are equal before God Appoints Chairmen assist a man in getting a job unless despite mental and physical defects, that man is on the scene or prepared and are destined for the same end: The following Notre Dame clubs to be on the scene. Letters alone won't union with God. Thus the individual had, up to April 1, notified tJie Place do it! assumed new dignity. To a govern ment Bureau on the campus that they While the Placement Bureau at No ment based on such teaching, human have functioning placement chairmen tre Dame is not able to act as an "em- rights could have real meanings."? who are prepared to assist all Notre pIojTnent agency" in the usual sense of This book dedicated to young people Dame alumni, and especially the re the term, it will be happy to assist all of America does. It is written that turning veterans, who are in need of job-seeking alumni by giving sugges they may obtain an understanding of employment assistance: tions on basic principles and proce man's successes and failures in the past dures in the emploj-ment field. Trj'ing in a manner to help them create a bet BOSTON—John V. Moran, '30, 31 in this way to "help the man help ter world for the future. State St., Boston, Mass. himself," the Placement Bureau co The high purpose as stated is operates with the placement activities CHICAGO—James R. Martin. '23, matched in uniform excellence in inte of the clubs. Olncy J. Dean Steel Co., 933 E. 95th gration of content, abundant and su St., Chicago, 111. perb illustrations, as well as in organ CLEVELAND—Clayton G. Leroux, ization and inclusion of ctlective teach '27, Monarch Aluminum Manufactur WORLD HISTORY For a Better ing and learning aids. Contemporary ing Co., Detroit Ave. at West 93rd St., AVorid, by William L. NefT,* Ed.D., issues and problems are clearly traced Cleveland, O. Superintendent of City Schools, to their roots in the past. Mandan, N. Dak., and Mabel G. DETROIT—John SV. Brennan, '27, Planer, M.A., Instructor in AVorld AVhether you, fellow alumnus, read American Bloiver Corp., Detroit, Mich. Histor)', Mandan, N. Dak. this book to obtain a panorama of KENTUCKY—Joseph F. Donald world events from Abraham to Malen- son, '23, 613 Wataga Drive, Louis Did the histor>' te.\t that you used in kov in terms of their importance in ville, Ky. high school contain the equivalent of the continuing fight for human rights MILAVAUKEE—Edward J. Rogers, this quotation: "Man's long struggle or purchase it primarily for your high '17, LaNTie-Northwest Co., 6005 'West for human rights is the theme of tliis school age son or daughter or for their Martin Drive, Milwaukee, 'Wis. book; therefore, we must liave a clear (or any other public or Catholic school) teacher, you and they will NEAV JERSEY—Joseph P. O'Toole, understanding of the term. Human agree that it is masterful. Jr.. '48. 74 Lomrfellow .-^ve.. Newark. rights are those rights which arc based on the natural Jaw: a law natural to N.'j. LARRY F. STAUDER. '29 man because it was written by God in NE\V YORK CITY — Francis J. the hearts of men and man's reason Conforti, '43, The Tuition Plan, 347 •William NcfF, SuDcrintcndcnt of City Schools, can know it through reflection. . . . Mandan, No. Dakota, received his B.S.F.C. from Fifth Ave., New York City. the Universitv of Notre Dame in 1929 and his Human rights were first expressed in ^^.A. ibid 1930. NORTHERN C.-VLIFORNIA — A. AVard McMulIen, '25, The National Cash Register Co., 777 Mission St., NORTHERN FLORIDA—Universal Notre Dame participants included, L. to R.: Fred San Francisco, Calif. J. Rahaim, president; William R. Dooley, principal speaker; Most Reverend Thomas J. PITTSBURGH —John C. Sheedy, McDonough, Auxiliarj- Bishop of St. Augustine; Louis J. Finske; and Lester '28, Lincoln National Life Insurance W. Foley, Man-of-the-Year recipient. Co., Farmers Bank Building, Pitts burgh. Pa. ST. JOSEPH VALLEY— AVilliam R. Dooley, '26, Placement Director, Notre Dame. Alimini who reside in and/or wish to work in these areas are invited to commimicate with the men listed above. Alumni interested emplojinent- wise in other club areas can communi cate with the club presidents. The list of placement chairmen in the larger clubs will be. expanded as fast as the club presidents make the necessar)' ap pointments and send the necessary no tifications to the Placement Bureau. Job-seeking alumni should be re minded again tliat a personal intervaew by tlie employer is a "must" in all em ployment procedures. On this account,
6 NotTe Dame Alumnus, May-June, 2934 CLEVELAND—Participants at the alumni club's Rocknc Conmmnion Breakfast event were: Right photo (L. to R.), Charles E. Rohr, co- chainnan; club president Flo McCarthy; Archbishop Hoban; and co-chairman J. P. "Pat" Canny. Left photo (L. to R.), Elmer F. Lay- den; Heartley 'Hunk' Anderson; Jim Armstrong and Pat Canny. Rockne Communion Breakfast
600 Guests Attend Cleveland Meeting The Cleveland Club held a most im pressive Rockne Memorial Mass and Communion Breakfast on Sunday, March 21. Talks were made by Heartley 'Hunk' Anderson; Elmer Layden; Hugh Devore; Frank Leahy; Terry Brennan; Jim Armstrong; U. S. Senator Tom Burke; Flo McCarthy, club president; Father O'Donnell of the Notre Dame Foundation; Mayor .•^ntliony Celebrezze; Louis B. Seltzer, editor of The Press; AVright Bryan, editor of the Plain Dealer; Jack Ken- non, associate editor of the News; and Pat Canny, co-chairman of the Memo rial Breakfast along with Charles E. 'Chuck' Rohr. The Man-of-the-Year award was presented to Rohr. Joe Bo- land was toastmaster at the breakfast. The breakfast followed a Memorial Mass at St. John's Cathedral at which .Archbishop Edward F. Hoban ofBci- CLEVEL.\ND—The Cleveland alumni club held a P.ockne Connnunion Breakfast which ated. All Notre Dame head grid was attended by (L. to R.): Coach Terry Brennan, and former Irish coaches, Frank Leahy, coaches since Rockne died attended the Heartley 'Hunk' .\nderson, Elmer F. Laydcn and Hugh Devore. About affair e.vcept Ed McKeever. 600 people were present for the breakfast.
Editorial Comments who promote the telling of the great them all. There are degrees in their true stor\- of Notre Dame, and are intensity, and in their results. And we (continued from page 5) quick to challenge the voices of ig seek constantly for more. But when would like to tr)' to picture for you norance or prejudice, or misinforma Our Lady assembles her Knights in the the magnificent contribution to Notre tion that, unanswered, would build Courts of Heaven, I feel profoimdly Dame's prestige, made in evciy part barriers in Notre Dame's way. diat the Volunteer Worker, who gave of the world, in all the seasons, and in Reward in Heaven: You may not to Her cause so heedless of his own all the hours of the days and nights, by have met all these Volunteer AVorkers. gain, will be among the smiled upon. that imdcfincd army of champions You must have met some. I have met —Jim Armstrong
Notrt Dame AlumnuSt iiaf'June, J954 Paterson Committee Suggested Reading: Mystical City of God
Solicits Non-Alumni One of tlie books most deserving of your attention, this Marian Year, is the Mystical City of God,—the com Two-Month Test Campaign Successful plete life of the Blessed Vii^n—as re vealed to, and finished in the year In New Jersey Area 1665, by the Venerable Mar>' of Ag- reda. It is a book of private revela tions accorded the saintly nun, and en Foundation Cit>' Chairman Joseph donor's name and address as well as joyed gieat popularity' in Europe dur A. Abbott, Paterson, N. J., has done the solicitor's name and class year. ing the late 17th Centur)'. one of tlie most effective Jobs to date Contacts were made wAxh sympathetic of soliciting non-alumni gifts in the friends who had never been ap It is here, for example, that one reads of her birth: "She was bom pure brief histor)' of the Notre Dame Foun proached by the University for finan and stainless, beautiful and full of dation. Joe tried a test campaign for cial assistance. Concentration was grace, thereby demonstrating that she two months last Fall (November and mainly on a minimum of $5 per giver, was free from the law and the tribute December) and succeeded in getting and it is Joe's impression that if the of sin . . .". 160 contributors to donate more than amount had been as low as $1 there A detailed account of the first Christ $1300. His method of operation is a would have been 100% response from remarkably simple one — and highly mas Eve unfolds before your eyes, as the entire number solicited. productive! you walk through Bethlehem with St. Envelopes were given to neighbors, Members of the Patereon committee Joseph who knocks at more than fifty to personal friends of the solicitor, to doors to ask if there is room for the took five specially-prepared envelopes the grocery owner—to any one who Author of I,ife Himself,' and His Im seemed the slightest bit interested in maculate Mother. the University of Notre Dame and a For 30 years. His Mother was the willingness to contribute toward the only disciple whom Our Lord in welfare of educating morally respon structed in all that was to pertain to sible leaders. Donors received a letter the Church which He was about to of thanks from the Rev. John J. Cav- found, so that her knowledge was so anaugh, C.S.C., director of the Notre vast, she knew each member thereof, Dame Foundation, and a wallet re what he was to do therein, and whether ceipt card in the shape of the Gold he was to be saved or not. All this Dome. Their names were placed on was in preparation for the time after "' tlie mailing list for future editions of Christ's Ascension when "she alone the NOTRE DAME magazine so tliat was the chief support of the primitive these new friends of the University Church." We are told that the Apos could be kept informed of progress tles loved her, and vied with one an on campus. other to do her honor. There was one While at Notre Dame, Joe Abbott exception — Judas, who treated her , was a star trackman and graduated with a coldness that later became out with the Class of 1930. At the pres right hatred. ent time he is employed as Director of Replete with wonders though it is, Personnel and Labor Relations of the this volume consists of private revela Federal Telephone and Radio Co., a tions which members of the Church are JOSEPH ABBOTT, City Chainnan division of the International Telephone not required to accept as we do ar and Telegraph Corp. Joe has been ticles of Faith. Nevertlieless, these writ for non-alumni contacts. Each en active in the New Jersey Notre Dame ings have been declared free from velope was numbered which made pos Aliunni Club and was co-chairman of error. And on April 29, 1929, His sible a follow-up on the solicitor. The UND Night this year. He is married Holiness Pius XI granted the Apostolic response of the committee was enthusi and has one son, Joe, Jr., who will Benediction to all readers and promot astic and many accepted more than enter Georgetown Medical School next ers of the Mystical City of God.^ Tn the usual five contacts per individual. September. this Marian Year it should be espe- J cially appropriate. Two hundred envelopes were dbtrib- It worked in Paterson—^and Joe is uted to solicitors at this meeting. convinced that with a little effort city —CHARLES M. CAREY, C.S.C. These envelopes were stamped and chairmen all over tlie country can stim Prefect of Religion addressed to the Notre Dame Foun ulate non-alumni giving either by the dation, Notre Dame, Indiana. -On the Paterson method or another similar •Available through the Notre Dame Book store. The 4-volume set, 524.00; the abridged inside flap tliere was space for the version which could be just as effective. edition, $7.00; Tile Daily Meditation, ?1.50.
S Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 (Photo on right), Arthur Dennehy, '30 (facing camera, center), staff leader and public relations chairman, presiding at a round-table of the clinic (Left), Jordan Hargrove, '33, a clinic leader, giving introductory lecture.
whose activities is the once-a-week Ca reer Planning Clinic. Such extraor dinary results, he said, often follow application of modem sales techniques to that special job every man has (but New York's Clinic many neglect) the management of his On Career Planning own economic life. Applied Techniques
The Guidance and Placement Com when he was hauled off to Paris Island. BY ARTHUR DENNEHY His vacation jobs had been as a soda mittee drew up a program based on principles first developed by Sidney Public Relations Chairman jerk—he never had been even an as sistant to a salesman. and Mary Edlund who have conducted Career Planning Clinic classes at high school and college level Following Career Planning Clinic to demonstrate that vocational guid techniques he studied the qualifications of the sales job he wanted. After some ance can be taught to groups just as Alumni Club Sponsors help he came up with the conclusion are English and accoimting and chem Unique Activity he likely could get a sales job with a istry. These techniques are applied in good company if he could prove he had clinics and forums open to adult men and women in all fields—are used also The young marine wanted to be a these qualifications (that he): 1) leams salesman. He was due for discharge quickly; 2) is a hard worker; 3) saves in individual practice. New York Club in about six months and he didn't want his money; 4) is a good "team work governors approved establishment of to go back to his job with the public er"; 5) plans his work intelligently; 6) the clinic which was sanctioned as a accounting firm. He came to the No can handle a tough job; 7) creates a "test operation" by the national board tre Dame Club of New York's clinic good impression quickly. of directors of the Notre Dame Alum on Career Planning. He wanted help He got nine offers of interviews. ni Association. to make the switch in jobs without He got six job offers. "As we see it, the opportunity is losing benefit of his "accounting ma To help such men as this lay plans jor" degree. for the future and carry them out is wde open to every Notre Dame Club to sponsor a Career Planriirig Clinic as After graduation from Notre Dame the satisfying activity of men and in 1949 he had been given a short women working under Daniel F.; Cun a grand public service ieveh if there training by the company that hired ningham, Jr., '27, chairman of the are not more than 50 'or. 100 ambi him at a campus interview. Actually New York Club's Vocational Guidance tious men and women"tin the com he had only two months experience and Placement Committee, one of munity." J ,-j
Notu Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 9 'Patriot' Award Given To J, Edgar Hoover By 1954 Senior Class
Presentation of Noire Dame's new "Patriot of the Year -Award" to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was a high light of the 105di annual AVashington's Birthday exercises of the senior class held on campus. Official business prevented the vet eran Justice Department official from receiving the award in person but he designated Harvey G. Foster, special Father Hesburgh was chairman of the 1953 .Awards Jury of Freedoms Foundation and is a agent in charge of the FBI's Boston member of the Board of Directors. At a recent meeting in Valley Forge, Pa., the Freedoms office, to accept the award in his behalf Foundation announced the names of 1034 individuals, organizations and schools to receive and deliver the address which he had honors for their work in bringing about a better understanding of the .-Vinerican Way of Life prepared for the occasion. Foster is a during the past year. In the above photo arc (L. to R.): Dr. Milton Eisenhower, president, fonner president of the Notre Dame Alumni Association. Pcnn State College; Kenneth W. Akcrs, Director, Freedoms Foundation; Father Hesburgh; Senator Karl Mundt; and Dr. Kenneth D. Wells, president of Freedoms Foundation. More than 700 Notre Dame seniors participated in the traditional AVash- ington's Birthday convocation in the University Drill Hall. Continuing a century-old custom, AVilliam J. Guil- foile of Fond Du Lac, AVis., president of the senior class, presented an Amer ican flag to the Univei-sity. The flag, which traditionally is flown for the first time on the day of the seniors' graduation, was accepted by the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., executive vice-president of the University. Hoover, who has ser\'ed as Director of tlie Federal Bureau of Investigation COLUMBUS—The speaker's table at UND Night included, L. to R.: Msgr. Mattingly; since 1924, recently was named "Pa Mrs. Igoc; Jim Aniistrong, principal speaker; club president John Igoe; Mrs. Eckenrode; triot of the Year" in a poll of Notre Foundation City Chairman John Fontana; Mrs. Fontana; and Robert Eckenrode. Dame's senior class.
SPOKANE—(Photo on left): Frank Herron, president; Dr. John R. Tobin, "Man of the Year"; and Judge Raymond Kelly, speaker. (Center, new club oOBccrs): L. to R., Dr. Robert Mahar, president; Robert L. Rotchford, Jr., vice-president; James Presley, secretary; Ed ward J. Bethke, treasurer. (Photo on right) "Men of the Year" at dinner were (L. to R.) Dr. Tobin, 1954; Vincent P. Slatt, 1952; Thomas A. Lally, 1949; and John P. O'Neill, 1951.
Xotrr Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 N. D. Basketball Team Attains New Records
Establishing the best basketball mark percentage-wise since 1942-43, and the most wins since 1935-36, Coach John ny Jordan's 1953-54 Notre Dame quin tet broke seven all-time Notre Dame cage records by compiling 22 victories against only three defeats. Added to this was the fact that the Irisii reached tlie regional finals of the NCAA tournament for tiie second straiglit year. Excluding Jordan, who received "coach of the year" honors from the New York Basketball AVritei-s, mucli of the credit for Notre Dame's fine season must go to the three 1952-53 regulars who returned this season to fonn one of the most potent trios in the nation. Tlie returning regulars were Captain Dick Rosenthal, senior cen Notre Dame's starting lineup included (L. to R.): Jack Stephens (captain-elect); Joe ter, Joe Bertrand, senior forward, and Bertrand; Captain Dick Rosenthal; John Fannon; and Bill Sullivan. Jack (Junior) Stephens, junior guard. Combined, they scored 1,339 points of NCAA tourney. Fannon, fourth high ing champion Indiana out of the the team's record smasliing total for est scorer with 222 points, was the lead NCAA tournament, was a regular sea one season of 1,896 points. Rosenthal, ing scorer against Navy and Penn on son 83-61 victory over Holy Cross, in gaining second team All-Amercian rec Notre Dame's second eastern swing. Boston. This is especially true inas Possibly the greatest highlight of the much as Holy Cross went on to win ognition by INS, and first All-Catholic, season, in addition to knocking defend the National In\'itational toumev. paced Notre Dame's "big tliree" with 506 points, the highest single season total ever registered by an Irish eager. Capt. Rosenthal sets 3-year record He.also set a new three-year record of of 1,277 points. 1,227 points, surpassing the career mark of 1,065 set by Kevin O'Shea from 1946-50. Bertrand, who was third in Irish scoring with 412 points, JOHNNY JORD.VN set a new single game record of 35 BASKETBALL COACH-OF-THE-YEAR points in a December game with Loy ola (Chicago). His three-year mark of 1,052 points places him third behind Rosenthal and O'Shea. The team's second highest pointgetter was Steph ens with 421 points. Probably the most consistent player on the squad, Steph ens, along with Rosenthal, won a place on the NCAA All-Regional team. Filling in the other two starting po sitions were Billy Sullivan, senior guard, and John Fannon, sophomore forward. Sullivan, a reser\'e in 1952- 53 season scored 169 this season and proved invaluable as a rebounder. He played his best game in Notre Dame's 65-64 triumph over Indiana in the
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i^umni Football Ticket Privileges m Are Basically Unchanged for 1954 I i Continuing the policy in effect for 3. Advance Sale order forms are good the past several years, we set forth By ROBERT CAHILL for TWO tickets per game, are not I again tlie basic points of information Athletic Ticket Manager transferable, and will be honored concerning alumni football ticket dis until July 15 or until the ticket sup tribution. ply is exhausted. If an alumnus i forms for 1954. Exception will be needs more than two tickets, he must 1. Contributors to the Eleventh Annual made for 1954 graduates_^ of Janu do one of two things: (a) Utilize his Alumni Fund in 1953 {please note ary and June, who will rgeeive Ad Alurmii Advance form for two pre this year-ahead requirement — a vance Sale forms in their Ifirst year ferred tickets and order additional 1954 contribution qualifies you for as alumni. seats via the General Use form which 1955 —NOT 1954), plus religious and honorary degree holders, are 2. Alumni Advance Sale opens June will arrive the latter part of July; eligible for Advance Sale order 21, closes July 15. '•• or, (b) if he requires that his total
Sotre Dame Atumnms, May-Junt, 1954 order be adjacent seats, he MUST for tickets not claimed during Alum than your own, you must first fill waive use of his Advance form and ni Advance Sale. General Sale opens in your name and class, IN CARE order all his tickets on the General August 2 and the Ticket Committee OF the name and address to which Use application (see paragraph 5 will be glad to send general public you desire the tickets to be mailed. blanks to anyone you may designate Our normal ticket mailing is so long as tickets are available. scheduled about ten days in advance RESERVED SEAT PRICES of each contest. Please don't ask 6. Consult the accompanying diagram for exceptions. Make your own Texas ^4.80 for ticket locations. Please keep in arrangements for forwarding, or fur-~ Purdue ^4.80 mind that we have about 21,000 nish address effective for our mail Pittsburgh ^3.50 alumni, about 10,000 of which are ing date, in accordance with in-- Michigan State ^4.80- contributors. There are 4,000 seats structions of preceding paragraph. Navy ^.75 in Notre Dame Stadium (usually less Pennsylvania ^5.25 for away games) available to alumni Alumni who wish to be seated to North Carolina ^.80 between the 50-yard line and the gether should forward their appli Iowa ^3.60 goal line. Of these, only 1,600 are cations clipped together IN THE Southern California ^4.80 in the area between the 35 and 50. SAME ENVELOPE. We can't seat Southern Methodist ^4.50 Undoubtedly for the Michigan State you adjacently if your orders are (Postage charge, per order, re game, two or three thousand appli filed separately. Nor can we oblige mains the same, fifty cents.) cations will arrive here the first day if the order forms are not of the or two of Alumni sale.' Thus alumni same category; i.e., "Alumni A<1- seats all tlie way to the goal line will vance" cannot be seated with "Mon below). Advance orders received be accoimted for in that brief period! ogram" orders. which ignore the two-limit will be Keep a careful record of your or returned. 7. Alumni Clubs interested in group ders as to GAMES, quantities, ad orders should notify the Ticket Com dresses, amoimt of each remittance, mittee before July 1 for tentative 4. Advance Order forms for Penn at and DATES submitted. Orders are reservations. Accommodation of Philadelphia and SMU at Dallas not acknowledged, and it is often group orders, however, depends en will be restricted to contributing impossible to answer inquiries as the tirely on demand from individual alumni residing in the area of the pressure of the season's detail in alumni and no definite assurance game sites. Alumni outside these creases. can be given until individual sale areas who desire to order such closes July 15. And we repeat, for tickets for their personal use (there To protect you against delay, we the benefit of all Alumni Clubs— urge SEPARATE CHECKS for will be no public sale for these two seats available for bloc orders can Michigan State, Pennsylvania, and games) may apply by letter to the be only the least desirable of our SMU orders. Football Ticket Committee. At the allotment, or what is left after indi close of Advance Sale July 15, these vidual orders are filled. Generally requests will be honored if sufficient speaking, group orders for games tickets remain. away from home are impracticable THE 1954 NOTRE DAME because of our relatively small ticket FOOTBALL SCHEDULE allotment. 5. General Use application blanks for >• most games will be sent to ALL alumni the latter part of July. (Dis Sept. 25 Texas at Notre Dame tribution of such blanks for Penn Oct. 2 Purdue at Notre Dame MAILING DETAILS and SMU will be determined by ex Oct. 9 Pittsbiugh at Pittsburgh tent of the Advance Sale.) This No alumnus may use more than Oct. 16 Michigan State at ND fi blank must be used by the contrib one Advance Sale application, nor Oct. 30 Navy at Baltimore uting alumnus who requires more will a group of orders filled out for Nov. 6 Pennsylvania at P'delphia than two adjacent seats. It carries various names and addresses be sent Nov. 13 No. Carolina at ND no priority and is good only after to one person. Nov. 20 Iowa at Iowa City Alumni Advance Sale closes July 15. If for some reason you want yoiir Nov. 27 So. California at ND It is transferable and will be honored tickets mailed to an address other Dec. 4 So. Methodist at Dallas
ffotre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 13 GREEN BAY—^Alunmi and guests celebrated UND Night in Green Bay. Participants in cluded, L. to R.: William F. Kcrwin, club president; Norbcrt J. Christman, 'Man of the Year' recipient; Rev. John Fceney; and Jack Vainisi, secretary-treasurer.
TRI-CITIES—Gerald Jones (L) reccii-ing ; Man-of-the-Year award from past-president Edward Sullivan.
SOUTHERN COLORADO—Alumni and guests enjoyed a dinner party on Universal Notre Dame Night in Colorado Springs.
HAWAII—The head table on UND Night, L. to R.: Father Norman Johnson, C.S.C., '28, chaplain; Mrs. Flynn; Club President Tom \ Flynn, '35; Mrs. Kelley; Vice-President William Kelley, '44; and Club Secretary Pat Henry, '53.
14 Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 Patrick J. Fisher was 'Man of the Year' in Indianapolis.
MUSKEGON—Coach John Jordan was Notre Dame speaker at Muskegon on UND Night. George Ludwig (extreme left) was 'Man of the Year'; George W. Cannon, Jr., club president, is to Jordan's left.
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SAN DIEGO—Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis C. Ott, Pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church and club chaplain, received San Diego's 'Man of the Year' award.
CONNECTICUT—The four state clubs held combined UND Night meeting in Cheshire. Men of the Year are: (L. to R.: (first row), Francis T. Aheam, Connecticut Valley Club; John J. Galla, Southwestern Connecticut Club; James G. McGoldrick, president of ND Alumni Association; Norbcrt Henebry, Naugatuck Club; and Joseph Kennedy, New Haven.
CINCINNATI—UND Night was featured by dinner meeting with Father John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C, as guest speaker.
Xolrf Dttmf Alumnus, May-June, 1954 /5 SOUTH JERSEY—(Left photo). Reverend Kevin B. O'Doherty; Professor Rej-niers, principal speaker; and Reverend Joseph M. Hay- den. (Center group), Professor Rcyniers; Man of the Y'ear John C. Murphy; and Matt Cainpanella. (Photo on right). Club Presi- den Jim Webb; Mr. Chase; Professor Rcj-nicrs; Father O'Doherty; Toastniaster Hyland; and Father Haydcn.
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T^VIN CrriES—^L. to R.: Dean Janies E. McCarthy, principal speaker; Joseph J. Shicly, toastniaster; and Allan Powers, of the Foundation staff.
DAYTON—(Photo on left). New officers are, L. to R.: Andy .Amani, treasurer; Leo Condron, president; Frank McBride, >-ice-prcsident; and William MacMillan, secretary. (Other photo), Ed Sleiner (L.) receives Man of the Year award from Hugh Wall. .
16 Notre Dame Atumnul, Atay^June, 1954 seen. Proceeds from the night went toward the Boston Club's Scholarship Fund. The Harr>* Marrs, with all nine children, re cently cut the ribbon on a new bank in Wal- tham, along with Senator JOHN F. KENNEDY. HARVEY G. FOSTER, former President of the Notre Dame Alumni Association, has moved into the Boston area. He is in charge of the Bos ton office of the FBI. Hars'ey is now living in alumni group. :\Uo included on the program Milton. Akron were the movies of the 1953 Football Highlights. Annual business meeting of the Boston Club was held Monday, March 22nd, at the Uni j\sststant fnotball coach Joliiiny Drii/e was giiest versity Club, Boston. Welcome guest speaker speaker at the Akron club's celfbratioti of Uni was JAMES W. FRICK, University of Notre versal Notre Dame Niiibt. Birmingham Dame Foundation. Jim brought along some won derful pictures of the campus. He also announced An informal meeting of Notre Dame .Mumni that ARTHUR MacMANMON is chairman of the Aurora was held in Birmingham on March 31, at the Notre Dame Foundation, Boston area. Good luck the Knights of Columbus home. Proposed projects to Jim and Arthur in their quest for funds. The club gave a farewell party for BILL FISCH for the year were outlined and communion break The officers for the ensuing year are: ER prior to his departure for Xotre Dame as an fast were planned for the latter part of April. CHARLES J. PATTERSON, '44, President; assistant coach on TERRY BRENXAN'S staff. —Harr>- C. Reich, '48 WILLI.\M SULLIVAN, '50, Vice-President, WIL- Highlights of the 1947 sca
DEXA'^ER—Father Thomas O'Donnell, C.S.C., was principal speaker at Denver on UND Night. L. to R. (at head table): Mrs. Phil Clarke, ^Villianl Bradley, Mrs. Bradley, Father O'Donnell, Anton Pojnian, Jr., Mrs. Pojnian and Tom Gargan.
Xotre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 17 ST. LOUIS—Head tabic at UND Night dinner included, L. to R.: John J. GriRin, Jr., toastmaslcr; Mrs. McNeil; Father Marchetti; Mrs. *' Con\'}-; Father Joyce, principal speaker; George Con\-y; Msgr. Byrne; Mrs. Griffin; Father Reeves; and Fred McNeil. ?
of the Football Highlights of '53 were also on Buffalo the program. Calumet Our annual Retreat at Derby-on-thc-Lake run At an enthusiastic meeting attended by about by the Columban Fathers set a new attendance Universal Notre Dame Night was climx\cd by 100 members and presided over bv retiring record, 19 Club members spent a fruitful week tlic Calumet Club when, before a capacity crowd President, JIM CL.\USS, *44, the following of end. MAURY QUINN was the Chairman. of members and their guests, they presented tlieir ficers were elected for the ensuing vear: JIM PRICK was in town April 6, and, after "Man of the Year" award to TIMOTHY "TIM" President, RICHARD THOEX, '39; Vice-Presi dinner with about 10 of us, presented some GALVIN of Hammond. The presentation was dent, CHARLES HANNA, '16; Treasurer, NICHO startling and encouraging figures on Alumni giv made at Phil Smidt's Restaurant in Whiting. LAS WILLETT, M8; Sccrctar%-, PAUL ALLWEIX ing. Plans were set up to complete the Buffalo Calvin, class of 1916, is an Attorney in Ham '49. Area Foundation program by May 20. mond, Indiana. He was honored by the Club Added to tlic Board of Directors were: Universal Notre Dame Night, May 3rd, was a for his many civic activities and contributions to JACK SHINE, MAURY QUINN, R.-\LPH genuine success. Co-chairmen DON MAHONEY his community, as one of the charter members ELSE, PAUL ALLAX-ELN. and JACK LaVIGXE earned our appreciation and first officers of the Alumni Club, for his President Tliocn dedicated the Club to the for the excellent program whicli followed a. many actinties in the Knights of Columbus, and Blessed Mother for the Marian Year. AVe planned smorgasbord. WILLIAM B. L/VWLESS, '44, Cor for his active support of the University during a football excursion to Pittsburgh in the Fall. poration Counsel for the City of Buffalo, and since his graduation. When the Irish basketball squad came to town was the principal speaker. The Scholarship Com The address of the evening was made bv Di-an lo play Canisius wc held a luncheon the day mittee, led by RALPH ELSE, finished a year's JAMES MCCARTHY of the School of Coiiiraerce. of the game. Co-chairmen TOM DOWD and hard work by awarding a 4-year scholarship to He dealt with the great need for moral leader NICK WILLETT, '48, had the SRO signs out Notre Dame to GEORGE NAVADEL. George ship In the United Slates. He went on to say with a full house. Tlic ri\-al coaches, Joe Curran and his parcnLs were our guests for the eve that since 1897, when the U. S became for the and JOHNNY JORDAN gave excellent talks fol- ning. Our goal is to set up a permanent scholar first time a creditor nation, as opposed to a lowed by Father Dobson, president of Canisuis, ship fund at the UniiTrsily. debtor nation, they have made tremendous strides and FATHER JOYCE of Notre Dame. Movies —Paul J. Allwein until today when they arc looked upon by the
SAGINAW VALLEY—The combined alumni groups in Saginaw, Bay City and Midland celebrated UND Night with stag dinner meeting.
Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 whole world for leadership. However, moral leadership has not developed as quickly as they have in other fields—political, military and eco nomic. McCarthy emphasized the need for great teachers in all of the countr)''s educational in stitutions to guide Americans to higher moral values. Among the approximately 183 in attendance were Mr. and .\rrs. JIM ARMSTRONG of the Alumni Office and ^fr. and Mrs. WILLLVM "BILL" DOOLEY. Bill, a former officer in our Club, renewed quite a few old acquaintances. JACK OGREX, 1949, \%-as elected president of the Club for the next two years. He will be assisted by JERRY GAINER, 1943, re-elected vice-president, TOM CLIFFORD, '49, treasurer, and ERNIE HUFFMAN, '49, re-elected secre tary. JAMES MORRISON, the outgoing prexy, was elected to a spot on the Board of Directors, where he will join BILL RILEY '38, and JIM PURCELL, '42. In a special presentation, the Board of Di rectors awarded JAMES GLENN, '35, an ap propriately engraved plaque for his outstanding work as president of the Club from 1949-1951. Jim was commended for his excellent efforts in reviving the club after the war years —Ernie HufTman, Sec*v. YOUNGSTOWN—itVIimini Secretary James E. Annstrong was the featured spcalier for UND Night. L. to R.: Paul A. Guamieri, John J. Kane, Jr., Jim Armstrong, Canton Griff Allen and Charles B. Cushiva. The Notre Dame Club of Canton enj'oyed a stag obser\'ance of Universal Notre Dame Night on Thursday, April 29, In a very attractive country club atmosphere, highlighted by the presence of eight high school seniors accepted for Notre installation of club officers for the 1954-55 year. Dame in September of 1954, by an excellent crowd, Chicago They are; honorary- president, RAYMOND W. an excellent meal, and by the first appearance DURST, '26; president, JOHN J. O'SHAUGH- Nearly 650 members and friends of the Notre NESSY, '33; first vice president, JOE McCABE, in the Club of J.VMES E. ARMSTRONG, alumni Dame Club of Chicago, gathered for the 1954 secretary. LOU SINGER, '48, new president of '33; second vice president, ROBERT EMMETT Universal Notre Dame Night dinner April 26 ^VRIGHT, '42; treasurer, JUSTIN OTOOLE, the Club, who succeeded CHARLES J. KEN at the Morrison hotel, enthusiastically applauded NEDY, '49, presided at the dinner. The talk '36, and secretar>-, GEORGE MURPHY, '51. talks by former coach FRANK LEAHY and his GEORGE MENARD, '34, and the new secre was followed by a question period for the new successor, TERRY BRENNiVN, on the past, pres students present, and a later informal group tary*. Murphy, were co-chairmen of the annual ent, and future of football at Notre Dame. event. at the Beldcn Hotel asked and answered all other Loudest applause of the evening came follow questions. A good background of well-blendcd ing another feature of the dinner—the presenta Retiring president GIL SEAMAN, '31, sum membership should keep the Canton program in tion of an award by the club to Leahy as marized the year's events and paid tribute to his creasing to meet the promising addition to the "Man of the Campus for 1953." Awards of this officers, board of directors, and committee Club of such young men as those who were nature, which are made with the cooperation chairmen. *'Only at the end of his year can a enj'oying a prc-campus touch of Notre Dame life. of the University, are an annual event at Uni club president realize what a heavy burden he versal Notre Dame night in Chicago. assumed at the beginning of his term," said Seaman. *'0nly then, too, does he realize the Football was not the only activity receiving trus extent of his debt to the friends who under attention during the evening, however. Another Central Illinois took the responsibility of running affairs such favorite concern of the Irish—politics—also came as this one, the golf tournament, communion The alumni club obscr^'ed Universal Notre in for its share of attention when the toastmaster breakfast, and so forth." Dame Night with Mr. John J. Broderick, as of the dinner was announced. He was SHER sistant dean of the College of Law, as guest WOOD DIXON, prominent and popular alumnus President 0'Shaughness>* also spoke briefly, speaker from the campus. from DLxon, Illinois, who was lieutenant gov welcoming the guests and assuring members he ernor under Adlai Stevenson, and fought a gal would make every effort to continue the fine rec lant battle in the last gubernatorial campaign ord of his predcccesors in the coming year. Central New York as Democratic nominee. A social get-together following the speeches Another event on the program was the formal concluded the evening. The University of Notre Dame Club of Cen tral New York celebrated Universal Notre Dame night with over 100 alumni, wives and guests attending a dinner followed by dancing at the Yates Hotel. BUFFALO—Participants in the luncheon, given by ND Club of Buffalo, preceding Canisius- Doctor L/VWRENCE BALDINGER, Dean of the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame Notre Danic basketball ganie. L. to R.: Coach Johnny Jordan of Notre Dame; Coach Joe was the guest speaker. He chose as his topic the Curran of Canisius; Father Edniund P. Joyce, C.S.C., executive vice-president of Notre *'Great Teaching Project.'' which is being em phasized this year throughout the United States. Danie; Father Dobson, president of Canisius; and Janics F. Clauss, club president. Doctor THOMAS E. SNYDER of East Syra cuse was chairman of the dinner assisted by Mrs. DANIEL A. KELLEY who is sen-ing as auxiliary* chairman. PHILLIP G. KELLEY is President of the Alum ni organization and THOM/VS R. HERBERT and ROBERT G. SULLIV/\N arc Vice Presidents, and PAUL LONERG/\N is Secretary and Treas urer. Mrs. EDWIN W KENEFAKE is President of the Auxiliary. Central Pennsylvania The Noire Dame Club of Central Pcnnsyl- \'ania held its election of officers at the . resi dence of Father PHILIP O'DONNELL in Altoona on Sunday^ March 28. The following officers were elertcd: President, D. A. SCHETTIG, '30, Edcnsburg, Px Vice-President, STEPHEN J CONWAY, '35, Johnstown, Pa. Scc'y-Treas., CHARLES G. H,\S- SON, '46, Edensburgh, Pa. We were fortunate in having secured Father John Cavanaugh as principal speaker for our Universal Notre Dame Night Dinner on April 27.
Notre Dame Alumnus^ May-June^ 1954 1954 at which tmie the annual election of officers took place. The following men gamed ofllces for the 1954- 1955 terms: FRANK E. GAUL, M9, president; JOHN A. MATOUSEK, »33, vice-president; ROB ERT F. O'MALLEY, '50, secretary; GUY R. GALARDO, '53, treasurer. —Robert F. O'.Nfalley, Sec'y- Columbus Our Family Communion breakfast was certainly an inspiring event. The group, about 140 in number, attended Mass at the Cathedral. His £xcellenc>*. Bishop Ready preached and the beautiful things he said ^out Notre Dame and her men made all of us proud to be members of the family. There followed a lavish break fast at the Fort Hayes Hotel. Coach BOB Mc- BRIDE was' our speaker and he did a magnificent job, both in his oratory and In his handling of the young fellows who plagued him with ques tions. One of our newest members, BERNARD LUTHMAN was Chairman of this event and his *53 classmates can well be proud of the man ner in which he handled the assignment. LEO KLETZLY, Dr. TOM HUGHES, LOUIS MUR PHY and BOB POISSON gave Bernard a hand with the details and the quality of their work is OHIO VALLEY—^.-Vttending UND Night obsen-ancc were: (L. to R.) Mrs. Yaeger; George attested to by the fine turn-out. During the holidays we sponsored an afternoon SargiB, retiring president; William Yaeger, 'Man of the Year'; Russell Rickus, new presi brunch for the Alumni, and their wives, the stu dent; and Robert Sinca>"ich, \-ice-president. dents (of Notre Dame and St. Nfary'^s) and their parents. The tele\ised joust between the Lions and the Bro^vns was the focal point for the men who were almost equally divided as Detroit and Cleveland partisans, while the ladies ex ly tlirough his efforts and Ingenuity that the changed recipes and bits of local gossip. There Cincinnati dance is so successful each year. John alo di was plenty- of coffee, soft drinks, and canapes The NCAA Convention was held in Cincinnati rected our Universal Night ob5er\'ance last year. so the afternoon eased Into early evening w^th during the first part of Januar>'- Our Club gave He has been one of our most active and hard plenty of camaraderies, conversation and con- a party in the \^clorv' Room of the Sheraton- working members and richly deserves the honor vi\-iality. Another recent graduate, LARRY STEM- Gibson Hotel for all N'D men attending the con To keep peace in our political family, we must BER was Chairman of this event and with the vention. JOE MORRISSEY was the able chair correct the information which appeared in the help of AL EICHENLAUB, JOHN VISIN"nNE, man, as he was two years ago when the As last issue of the Alumnus. JIM CLARK a former JOHN MURPHY and BOB POISSON did a sociation met here. He was assisted by JOE Republican State Representative was appointed commendable job of making this affair worthy of MEYER, PAUL SCHWETSCHEXAU and JIM a commissioner of Hamilton County and JACK remembrance. BARTLETT. GILLIGAN was elected councilman on the Our plans to have our Glee Club here in Our obsen'ancc of Universal Notre Dame Charter-Democratic Ticket. The Alumnus re April were thwarted by a prior arrangement to Night took place on April 21 with a formal ported last time that Jack was elected on the bring the Holy Cross Glee Club under the dinner in the Restaurant Contincntale of The Neth- Republican Ticket and was a former representa auspices of the Catholic Women*5 Society to erland Plaza Hotel. The dinner was preceded by a tive. Columbus on the same date we had set. We are reception. Father JOHN J. CAVANAUGH, C.S.C. Coming events for t)ie Club include the an not discouraged, however, and hope to be more Director of the Notre Dame Foundation was the nual election of officers in May, the summer successful In this effort next year. guest of honor and principal speaker. Others on dance and the summer picnic Some of the club members had a luncheon for the program were Archbishop Karl J. Alter, —Ray Gudmcns, *47, Sec'y- RALPH GUGLIELMI during his enforced stay D.D. and Councilman JOHN J. GILLIGAN. at home between semesters. The local sports Councilman Gilligan, a Notre Dame graduate and \vriters were guests and their comments on club member, represented the city in the ab Cleveland Ralph and Notre Dame made us all ver>' happy. sence of Mayor Edward N. AValdvogel, who was The manner in which Ralph took his rebuff unable to attend because of illness. BOB Mc- A testimonial dinner in honor of the Rt. Rev. and the grand manner in which he counseled the CAFFERTY was toastmaster as well as chairman Edward J. Seward was sponsored by the alumni elementar)* school athletes, clubs and Holy Name of the evening and he did an excellent job in club on January' 22 at the Cleveland A. C. Societies makes the Columbus Club proud of him arranging and directing tlic affair. Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame*s AIl-American and hopeful that Notre Dame is a\v'are of his The "Man of the Year" award was presented halfback, was the winner of this year's Cleveland gentlemanly conduct while warming the scholas by president JOHN W. FEAD, to JOHN COT- Downtown Club*s Player of the Year award. The tic bench. TINGHAM. John is a former sccretar>* and dinner, whicli was attended by many alumni, was Universal Notre Dame Night was celebrated president of the Club and served on the Board held at the Cleveland Athletic Ctub. in Columbus April 26—and it was a grand af of Directors for three years. He \*'as chairman The C1e\'eland Club obser\"cd Universal Notre fair. Ninety members and wives enjoyed a deluxe of the Christmas Dance two years and it is large Dame Night at Rohr's Restaurant on April 29, dinner of chicken paprikas (a Hungarian entree
KALAMAZOO—The Kalamazoo and Battle Creek clubs combined to celebrate UND Night. Photo on left (L. to R.): Dr. McMorrow, toastmaster, featured speaker Father Tom Brennan, C.S.C., Mrs. AfcMorrow and Robert Breska, president of Battle Creek group. Photo on right sho^re Dr. and Mrs, McMorrow and Kalamazoo president James Mahoncy at microphone.
Notre -Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 SAN DIEGO—^Aliuuni and guests attended UND Night dinner in Marlin Inn. Jack McClaren, club president, was toastmaster. John Cacklcy represented the campus as guest speaker.
at an "Irish" dinner) in the eye catching setting WILLLV.\( MURR^VY of the Southwestern Club Father John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C., as guest of Ilonka's Provincial House. organized the dinner and received the coopera speaker. First order of business was the awarding of tion of the other three Clubs in the state. I —J. M. Haggar, Jr., Sec'y. "Man of tlie Year" scroll to JOHN FONTANA, would say that, in every respect, the dinner was . *28, who has done a remarkable job as our a complete success; by acclamation the affair was Foundation Fund Chairman. John was com deemed worthy of repetition in years to come. pletely surprised by the award but managed to —Joseph P Bums. Sec-Treas. Dayton make a pleasant thank you speedi with a com mercial for the Fund. Our annual UND Night was held Monday, April 26, at Antlcole's Restaurant with the Next, new officers were elected—JOHN MUR largest turnout that we have ever experienced at PHY. *28, president; GENE COYLE, Vice-Pres.; Dallas this annual affair. It w^as our privilege to have LARRY STEMBER. Secretary and "BO" NES- as our guest the Editor of the Catholic Boy, TER. Treasurer. JOE KINNEARY and BOB On Sunday, April 4, the Notre Dame Club Fr. Frank Gartland, C.S.C., who spoke on the ECHENRODE were installed as Trustees. of Dallas held its regular quarterly Mass and subject, "Great Teachings." TTien our genial Alumni Secretary, JIM ARM Communion Breakfast. The function was attended Mr. HUGH WALL, JR., prominent Dayton at STRONG, took over and gave us a fine talk on by both the Notre Dame graduates and their torney, was the recipient of our ND Man of the the new programs of our University and the new wives, at Holy Trinity Church. After a very Year award. The presentation was made by our accomplishments of the old programs. It was good lovely breakfast at Dallas Country Club, the former president, £D STEINER. Also, Mr. Steiner to have Jim with us and we are inclined to think group was addressed by The Right Reverend announced the Board of Directors. They are he was pleased to be with us. Monsignor O'Brien, who talked to us concerning ED STEINER, GENE MAYL, FRANK ^fcBRIDE, Finally, we had a film on KNUTE ROCKNE the truth in Catholic education. LEO CONDRON. DICK POHL and ED DUFFY. through the courles>- of General Tire. The breakfast closed with a final ^vord from After Fr. Gartland's fine talk, Mr Leo Condon It was a breathtaking climx-c for our party and WALTER FLEMING, Notre Dame Foundation presented to him $365 for the Scholarship Fund those of us who knew "Rock" were carried awray leader, concerning our Club making a good and $200 for the NT) Foundation. This, inci by some of the football scenes and the sound of showing for this current Foundation year. dentally, brings the Scholarship Fund up to the his voice. PAT CAN'SY of Cleveland was our The club held the biggest Universal Notre total of $2,000. guest and told us he was present when Mr. Dame Night event in history on May 3 with At the conclusion of festivities, the following Rockne recorded the speech on the film. A great climax to a great party! In March FATHER JOHN aWANAUGH was in Columbus and wc entertained him with dinner at Scioto Country Club Thirty-five mem OKLAHOMA CITY—*Man of the Year' was Bishop Eugene J. McGuinness. L. to R-: Dick bers were on hand to welcome Father John and to hear his report on the Foundation Fund and HofT, *32; Bishop McGuinness; and Ed Kavanaugh, '38, club president Father Alfred our ^vpnderful, wonderful Notre Dame. It was Mendez, C.S.C., ^vas guest speaker from Notre Dame. a memorable evening—fine food, lots of laughs and that enviable camaradaric peculiar to Notre Dame men. Thank you. Father John, for your part in this affair. —John D. Igoe Connecticut Valley On Monday, April 12, 1954 the Notre Dame Club of the Connecticut Volley held elections of officers for the coming year. President, JOHN F. ROBINSON, '28; \^cc- President, ^\^LLIAM GALLO. '52; Treasurer, JOHN BRIGHT. '43; Secretary, JAMES FL.\- HERTY, JR., '53. For the past few years our club has not been too active, however, with the influx of a great many alumni from the classes of '52 and '53, we feel that in the future our organization will be ver>* lively. JOSEPH E. KENNEDY, '32, was chosen Man of the Year by the ND Club of New Haven. Joe was given the honor during tlie dinner at the Wavcrly Inn, Cheshire, Conn., sponsored by the four Notre Dame Clubs of Connecticut, Sun day, April 25. Over two hundred ND alumni and friends attended the Universal ND night dinner. Speaker was JAMES McGOLDRICK, President of the Notre Dame Alumni Association. Other Man of the Year a^vard recipients were: NORBERT HENEBRY of Uie Naugatuck Valley Club, JOHN GALLO of the Southwestern Club, and FRANK AHEARN of tlie Connecticut Valley Club.
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NEW JERSEY—^Athletic Director Ed Krause was principal speaker on UND Night. Other guests arc: (seated) L. to R., Father Philip Hoover; Dr. Philip Proi-issiero, \-icc-prcsident; Krause; toastniaster Jack Lavclle; dinner chairman Joe Abbott; John Law, '29 grid cap tain; John Winbcrrj-, ND Foundation Governor in New Jersey; and (standing) L. to R.: Frank Ruggiero, Angelo Bertelli, Frank Tri- pucka, Jim McGurk, Nonii Sumett, Dan Halpin, Jim White and Jack Long.
men were elected to the respective positions: While in Denver, be made three television and one Pres., LEO CONDRON, '49: V!ce-prcs , FRANK radio appearance. About 70 members of the club Des Moines McBRIDE, '50; Sccrctar%-, BILL MacMILLAN, attended the luncheon which was arranged by '52; Treasurer, ANDY AMAN, '30. Dr. DAN MONAGH.\N, '38, and BOB FLYNN, The Club lias elected the following officers —Harr^- E. Wornian '50, co-chairmen; Judge AL FRANTZ, '29, and for 1954: TOM GARGAN, '49. President—LOUIS F. KURTZ, '43. 213 42nd Father THO.MAS O'DONNELL. C.S.C., as Street, Des Moines 12, Iowa. Dearborn sistant to Fatlicr Cav'anaugh in the Notre Dame Vice President—KENNETH J. REXSTREW, Foundation, ^vas guest speaker at the Universal •30. 526 60lh Street, Des Moines 12, Iowa. Secretary Treasurer — ROBERT DREY, '53. The Dearborn CIul> was honored on tlie occa Notre Dame Night celebration in Denver. 5711 Walerburj- Rd., Des Moines 12, Io>va. sion of its 5t)i Annual Communion Breakfast The Denver Notre Dame Club has elected tlie Sunday on April 4th by having Notre Dame following named ofTicerS and directors for tlic Univcniity*s President, REV. THEODORE M. term of April 27, 1954 to .April, Universal Notre HE5BURGH C^.C, celebrate the Holy Sacri Dame Night, 1955: fice of the Mass at St. Bcmadettc's Churcli and Judge ALBERT T. FR.\NTZ, '29, 949 South Detroit give the principal talk after breakfast at tlie Josephine, Denver—President. Since the Alumnus went to press tlie club has Dearborn Inn. Hts inspiring talk on "The Notre Dr.PHILLIP J. CLi\RKE, '44, 1956 Hudson, held a supper-daacc at the Latin Quarter with Dame Family" was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Denver—^Vice-President. LARRY SMITH, '49, serving as chairman in Mr. Henry Ford II, president of tlie Ford ^VALTER L. SCHR^VDER, '37, 2714 South charge of reser\"ations. Motor Company, was named the Dearborn Hooker, Westwood, Colo.—Sccrelarv*. The club bad special reser\'ations at the De Club's **Man of the Year." Fr. Hesburgh pre JOHN D. RY.\N, '47, 1900 Eudora, Denver- troit Times Dou'ntou*n Quarterback Club's an sented the award to prax\- Mr. AVilliam C. Treasurer. nual dinner which honored John Lattner, who Pine, director of the Ford Motor Company THOM.\S J. GARGAN, '49; ROBERT J. received the club award, and head coach TERRY Scholarship Fund, who accepted it for Mr. Ford FLYNN, '50; Dr. JOHN G HEMMING, '34; BRENNAN and Athletic Director ED KRAUSE. in behalf of Fr. Hcsburgh and the other col and GER.\RD J. SMITH. '27, as directors. The The club's annual Manresa Retreat was held legiate educators who have encouraged and as new president automatically becomes the fifth di the %vcckend of March 5-7. TIM CRUICE, '38, sisted the Ford Foundation and its educational rector under our organizational setup. and ROY BARRON, '37, ser\cd as chairmen. philanthropies. —^;\nton Pojman, Jr. Universal Noire Dame Night was celebrated Tlie newly elected club officers were intro duced by out-going president and ctiairman of the breakfast, PETE KERXAN, '49, who received the club's annual past-president plaque for a job well-done in '53. The new officers arc: Presi GRAND RAPIDS—Dean James E. McCarthy ^-as featured speaker at the club*s UND dent, DICK KING, '37; \ncc Presidents, CLEM Night dinner. L. to R.: Joseph Moore, Frank Fallon, Dean McCarthy, Leo Walsh and CONSTANTINE, '44 and JERRY WA^^NO, '47; Sec'y. Treas., JERRY CASS, '48. John Flanagan. The Club gave $300 to the University at the ineeting. "Notre Dame Men of the Year," of previous years, included in the 184 persons who were in attendance were "Second Vice President of tlie National Alumni Ass'n." JOHN W. COURTNEY, of the Dearborn Club and HARRY F. KELLY, MARCE VERBIEST and ART CRONIN of the Detroit Club. Sixty alumni and their friends \*iewcd the 1953 Football Highlights at the Wcstwood Inn on February 2. CLEM CONSTANTINE, '46, serxed as toastmaster. Talks were given by C. M. VERBIEST, Foundation Governor of Midiigan, and JOHN CACKLEY from the campus office. An informal dinner-dance was held on January* 16 at Uie Botsford Inn wth JOHN KILBANE, '42, as chairman. The club held a Day of Recollection for men at Duns Scotus on March 13. The e\'ent w*as conducted by Father Blumlein, O.F.M., Spiritual Director of Pius X Fraternity of the Tliird Order of St. Francis. JOHN CURRAN, '40, ser\'ed as chairman. —^Jcrr\* Gass, Sec'y. Denver FATHER HESBURGH \istted Denver in March and attended a club lunclicon held in his honor.
Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 • at the Latin Quarter on April 28 with FATHER HESBURGH, Ralph D. Paine, Jr., publisher of Fortune magazine and Maj. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong, Commandant of the Second Air Force as guest spcalcers. Toastmastcr was John J. Bugas, vice-president of Ford Motor Company. EDWARD A. GAGE, '29, was chairman of the affair. New dub officers arc as follows: JOHN W. ANHUT, president; ARTHUR D. CRONIN, JR., first vice president; JAMES J. BYRNE, second vice president; EDWARD A. GAGE, secretary; WILtlAM C. RONEY, JR., treasurer.
Eastern Kansas On Sunday, ^farch 14, 1954, the first meeting of the Notre Danie Club of Eastern Kansas u-as held at Haydcn High School, Topeka, Kansas, JOHN PARRY, temporary chairman, called the meeting to order. He announced that the purpose of the meeting was to form the Notre Dame Club of Eastern Kansas. The following Notre Dame graduates were in attendance: JOHN PARRY, M9. L.\WRENCE A. "Moon" MULLINS, *31. BERNARD PETERSON, *38, EMIL L. TELFEL, '31, HENRY DEVLIN, '49, H/\RL/\N DEVLIN, *5I, PAUL HURD, '44. Also attending were members of the Hayden High School Booster's Club, and fathers of pre sent and former Notre Dame students. Chairman Parr\- turned the meeting over to GEORGE SCHWARZ, *25, of Wichita, Kansas, who outlined the purpose of the club and its functions in relation to the University. Larr>- "Moon" Mullins, '31, Director of Ath letics at Kansas State College then addressed the 00 ''Hi».>a»a^ group. He recalled some highlights of his college days; particularly the Army games of 1928-29-30. KENTUCKY—Man-of-thc-Year Roger Huter (left). Father I^ouis Thornton, C.S.C, prin Following Mullins' talk an election of ofTicers was held In which these men were elected: cipal speaker, and Otto J. IVfileti, Jr., outgoing president. President, JOHN PARRY, '49; Vice-President, I^\RRY "Moon" MULLINS, '31; Secreiar>-- Treasurer, PAUL HURD, '44, The Notre Dome Club of Eastern Kansas hod its second meeting on Universal Notre Dame Night, April 26, 1954. The meeting was attended teen minute movie entitled "The Rock of Notre Movies of the 1953 football season were shown by the following alumni: Dame," a graphic and interesting film hitting and JOHN CfVCKLEY of the campus office gave WALTER A. STEVENS, '06, C. GLYNN the highlights of the life of Knute Rockne. a brief talk about the University. Chairmen for ERASER, '34, PAUL HURD, '44, JOHN A. the affair were LEON WOODFORD, '16, and PARRY, '49, THOMAS H. DEVLIN, '49, HAR A. J. DcDARIO, '29. LAN DEVLIN, '51, JACK DEG/VN, '52, AUSTLV About 40 members and guests of the Notre B. HOG.VN, '52. Elkhart Dame Club of Elkhart County attended the din Tlic last two men on the above list were unex Tlie annual business-dinner meeting of the ner held at the Empire Room of the Hotel Elk pected guests at our meeting. They ore both Elkhart Chih was held on February 4. Officers hart on April 26 to obser\"c Universal Notre lieutenants in tlie Air Force and are now sta for the coming year were elected as follows: Dame Night. tioned at Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka. ROBERT F. HOLTZ, '38, president; ^VLPHON- Pres. ROBERT HOLTZ gave a brief talk on the In addition to the alumni members, there were SE J. SPAHN, '48, vice-president; DANIEL P. club's work in our county and to the work thirty associate members at the meeting. Presi WYNYKOSKY, '50, secretary-treasurer. alicad. dent JACK PARRY opened the meeting with a AUSTIN GILDE^V, committee president, intro talk on the origin of Universal Notre Dame duced the speaker of the evening. Night and its purposes. He specifically mentioned The guest speaker, BILL FISCHER, the new that the theme for 1954 was the Distinguished llne coach at the University, commented on the Professors Program. This talk was followed by WASHINGTON, D. C—Father Hesburgh promising prospects for the coming years in a movie whicli was sent to us by the University. ffmtball. Tho movie, "The University of Notre Dame— and AVilliani D. Kavanaugh, *Man of the CHARLES OWENS, a member of the commit Today and Tomorrow," was thoroughly enjoyed tee, helped show movies of the runaway game by ever^'onc. Year' recipient, at UND Night dinner in Tlie closing item on the program was a thir- Sheraton Carhon Hotel.
NEW ORLEANS —Man-of-the-Year was FORT WAYNE—Robert Kearney (left), Jules D. de la Vergnc (Ittt); Father club president, presents 'Man of the Year' Thornton was principal speaker; and Wil liam Johnston was re-elected club president. award to Roy £. Grimmer.
Xotre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 23 'S3, H. R. HEICHELHEIM, JR., '33, and JOE KENNEDY, '32. —William Gorman Brock, '49, Sec'y-Treas. Erie A summary of events sponsored by the Erie Club in the past lew months. Last summer on July 20, a luncheon was en joyed by 25 alumni at Sugarts Cafe to discuss plans for the Annual Picnic On August I, new officers were elected. Then August 9 our Summer Picnic took place with an attendance of 170 alumni, students and friends, in spite of hea\'y rain. On Nov. 24 we held a "smoker" at Erie Brewing Company featuring football highlights and refresh ments with an attendance of 27 alumni. Dec 8 we celebrated Universal ND Communion Sunday with Mass and Communion at St. Peter's Cathe dral and breakfast at Howard Johnson Restaurant. Our speaker was Msgr. Watson, pastor of St Peter's Cathedral and his subject was "The Role of a Catholic Graduate in His Community." The talk was very inspiring. The attendance, 25 alum ni. Our Christmas Dance was held on Dec 28 at Dom's Auditorium. It was a beautiful aH'air and we received many compliments. Attendance—80 couples. An autographed football was raffled off. The Notre Dame Alumni Club of Erie, Penn sylvania, celebrated Universal Notre Dame Night on Wednesday, April 28, 1954, at the "Rathskel ler." 1953 Notre Dame football movies and group PITTSBURGH—Father John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C., Director of Notre Dame Foundation, singing were enjoyed by all. The large turn was guest speaker. L. to R.: Father Vince Bretman, chaplain; Hon. David L. Lawrence, out made Universal Notre Dame Night in Erie Mayor of Pittsburgh; Father Cav-anaugh; LauTence R. Smith, club president; Earl W. a huge success! —Thomas J. McCarthy, Sec'y. Brieger, president-elect; and John A. Briley, 'Man of the Year.' Fort Louderdale between Notre Dame and Southern California. The Notre Dame Club of EI Paso, Texas, com Representing practically all the available mem Formal installation of new officers and directors bined the celebration of Universal Notre Dame bership in a small club, 30 club members and for the coming year was fulfilled. Night with the regular business meeting by hold their guests gathered in the Governor's Club Invocation was given by tile Rev. James Elliot ing a steak dinner at Frank Ardovino's Restaurant Hotel in Fort Lauderdale on April 26 to ob of the St. Thomas Catliolic Churcli. on Thursday evening, April 22. WILLIAM D. serve Universal Noire Dame Night with a din New officers and directors for 1954 arc: FORD, '43, president of tlie group, presided at ner. A\1LLL\M R. DOOLEY, Placement Director President: ROBERT HOLTZ, '38; Xlce-Pres.: a short business meeting. Highlight of the eve of the University, was the speaker. BOB SCOTT. ALPHONSE J. SPAHN, '48; Secretary-Trcas.: ning was a talk delivered by JOHN N CACK- club president, presided at the dinner and DANIEL W-YNi'KOSKI, '30. 3-year terms: JA.MES LEY, JR., managing editor of the Alumntu, on GEORGE ERNST, secretan", and BOB GORE CAVANAUGH and O. PROPST; 2-year terms: the recent progress of the University, and its assisted with the arrangements. Bob, a member of AUSTIN GILDEA and J.«IES SIMPSON; I-vcar plans for the immediate future. Details for the the Board of Directors of the Alumni Associa term: CARL BURKET and LEON WOODFORD dinner-meeting were arranged by RICHARD E. tion, was a generous host during the Placement Director's one-day stand in Ft. Lauderdale —Daniel WyTiykoski, Sec'y-Treas. SMITH, '37, vice-president of the club. ^lem- bers of the group present, with wives and/or dates included: GOR.\L\N BROCK, '49, HAL- LARD L. FOESTER, '44, JAMES R. FORD, El Paso '49, CHARLES I. COV, JR., "37, EDWARD Fort Smith HERSKOWITZ, '36, ROBERT E. 0'.MALLEY, The Ft. Smith club celebrated Universal Notre New officers for the El Paso Club are as '43, TIMOTHY B. ILXXRAHAN, '30, IRVING Dame Night with a dinner meeting which was follows: HERSKOWITZ, '36, JAI.ME -MORA, '43, JIM E. attended by alumni and guests. President VINCE President, WILLIAM E. FORD ,'43; Vice- KOONS, '36, GUS P. -MOMSEN, JR., '49, GUS NARISI preside at the affair. Campus speaker was President, RICHARD S. SMITH, '37; Secretary, P. MO.MSEN, '20, REUBEN F. MOMSEN, '28, John Cacklc>'. Tlie club is making plans to spon ^VILLIAM G. BROCK, '49; Treasurer, GUS P. LARRY WEBBER, '50, THOMAS K WATKINS, sor a football trip this coming Fall. MOMSEN, JR., '49. '31, RAY WAGNER, '33, D.WID" L. SIPES, Fort Wayne FORT WAYNE—Father Philip S. Moore, C.S.C., was guest speaker on UND night. L. to R.: The Ft, Wayne Club obser\'ed their third annual William Middendorf, chairman; Father Moore; and Henry Hasley, toastmaster. Day of Recollection on March 21 at tlic Sacred Heart Seminary. The Crosier Fathers were host and the Rev. FRED WESTENDORF, club chap lain, was moderator. The committee consisted of ROY GRIM.MER, JR., '46, chairman, JOHN PALMER, '40, PAUL SCHIRMEYER, '48, and ROBERT KLINGENBERGER, '31.
Grand Rapids Dean James E. McCarthy was featured speaker on UND Night. FRANCIS X. FALLON was chairman and LEO W. WALSH acted as toast- master. GEORGE JACKOBOICE received the Man of the Year award. Fr. SPEER STRAHAN, club chaplain, also was on the spcalcing program. About 150 alumni and guests attended tlie affair. New officers are as follows: E. JOSEPH MOORE, prcs.; FRANK FALLON, vice-pres.; FRANCIS J. GEARY, sec'y.; and CHARLES W. DUFFY,
Green Boy
About forty members of the Notre Dame Club of Green Bay and their wives met for cocktails and dinner in the main dining room of the
24 Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 Olson Transportation Company April 26 to mer outing to be held once again at Silver City, versal Notre Dame Night to be held in Kala celebrate Universal Notre Dame night. famous Idaho Ghost Town. The outing has been mazoo. The recently formed Battle Creek Club President WILLIAM F. KERWIN and Secre set for Sun., July 23, with the highlight to be joined in the celebration by having appnudnute- tary-Treasurer JACK A. VAINISX planned the another great charcoal broiled steak fry "a la ly 20 representatives present including their program for the evening festivities. Ncttleton". with FRANCIS NEITZEL, '23, per officers. Dr. GEORGE McMORROW, acting as The Rev. JOHN FEENEY, '4S, addressed the forming the cooking honors, Master of Ceremonies, made a few comments on audience on the subject: "Great Teaching." He —Phil Shea the greatness of Notre Dame's past and the said that in this era of American world lead teaching field, he also reminded the audience ership, the nation desperately needs great teach that this was the 2Dth anniversary year for ers to educate our young people for the respon Indianapolis Father TOM BRENNAN and that he said his sibility that has been thrust upon us. PATRICK J. FISHER, (LL.B., '37), always first Mass in St. Augustine's Church. Father Tom NORBERT J. CHRISTMAN, '32, prominent ready with his time and effort for a Notre Dame Brennan gave a short, but fine, talk. on great Green Bay businessman, was awarded the Notre cause, was unanimously cliosen as the Indian teachers and ideals taught at Notre Dame, and he Dame Man of the Vear scroll. Mr. Christman apolis Notre Dame Alumni Club's "Man of the was also very happy to see so many of the boys more than qualified for this award because of Year" at the club's annual Universal Notre from his former classes. his Catholic principles, devotion to family, and Dame Night celebration April 27. Announcement was made at this time that prep untiring work toward civic welfare. ^fore than 210 alumni, wives and guests turned arations were under way for a joint Kalamazoo The program closed ^vtth the showing of the up at the Indianapolis Athletic Club to learn and Battle Greek Golf Day at the Gull Lake 1953 Notre Dame football hi-lites. of the selection and to hear an address bv the Country Club this summer. —Jack Vainisi, SecV* Rev. EDMUND P. JOYCE, CSC., executive —Phillip J. Shidds vice president of the university. Pat Fisher, Indianapolis attorney, father of Harrisburg six children and an exemplary Catholic, was cited by the retiring club president, JOSEPH Kansas City UND Night was celebrated with a dinner meet GILLESPIE '41, for the tremendous work he ing whidi featured an address by Prof. James A. has done for the local alumni club and the uni The club had a retreat on February 26-28 at Reyniers of Lobund. He described the work un versity. the Gethsemane Retreat House, Kansas City, derway in the bacteriology labs on campus. Election of officers for the following year Mo. Events that have been held since the Alumnus ROBERT M. JOHNSON was toastmaster. Club found JOHN R. WELCH, '47, as president; last went to press include a dance and luncheon officers arc: LOUIS O'BRIEN, pres.; CYRIL DONALD JOE FITZGERALD, '49, rice-president; during the holidays. WIGGINS, vicc-pres.; EDWARD ECKENRODE, LAWRENCE TURNER, JR., LL.B., '48, secre JR., treas.; and JOHN McNEILL, sec*y. About The new officers for 1954 of the Auxiliary are tary and JOSEPH McNAMARA, '47, treasurer. 60 alumni members and guests were present. as follows: Mrs. WILLLUf V. McLEESE, presi Two new directors are JOHN C. O'CONNOR, dent; Mrs. J. CLINTON MEUNIER, vice-presi LL.B., '40, and DAVID J. FOX, MO. dent and membership chairman; Mrs. VICTOR Father Joyce reviewed the tremendous building F. WASLESKI, recording secretary; Mrs. THOM Hawaii outlay at Notre Dame over the past several AS J. TOBIN, JR., corresponding secretary; Mn. years and said the university has high hopes of EUGENE H. VANDEN BOOM, JR., treasurer; Universal Notre Dame Night was celebrated on building an even greater faculty. and Mrs. NORMAN M. BOWES, auditor and April 26, vfith 40 alumni and guests in attend —Larr>* Connor telephone co-chairman. ance. Chib president THOMAS W. FLYNN had Members of the board include: Mrs. J. B. charge oC the program and talks were given by SHAUGHNESSY, Mrs. C. H. STEVINSON, Mrs. Father NORMAN JOHNSON, C.S.C, and PAT Jackson R. P. PENDERGAST, Mrs. J. B. FINUCANE, HENRY. Mrs. C. CRAIG WHITAKER, Mrs. SAMUEL E. The recently organized Notre Dame Club of RICHARDS. Mrs. GEORGE J. McLINEY, Mrs. Jackson has elected the following officers: BLAIR M. B. SCHWEIGER, Mrs. T. F. 0'5«ALLEY, Houston McGOWAN, '43, president; HOWARD ^VURTH, Mrs. R. J. FARRELL. Mrs. W. F. McNAMARA '40, vice-president; EDWARD COLBERT, '41, and Mrs. J. E. KOPP. Tlie club held a luncheon in honor of Notre treasurer; and JOHN LINDBERG, *50, secretary. Club members were pleased and proud to be Dame students when they were home during the UND Night was observed on Jfay 3 when hosts to the President of the University of Notre holidays. GEORGE McHALE, '23, was in charge JOHN CACKLEY was present from the campus Dame, Father THEODORE M. HESBURGH, of the arrangements and did an extremely fine to discuss the University's development program G.S.C., and ART HALEY, Director of PubUc job. Also, since the Alumnus last went to press, with the members. Relations, on their visit to Kansas City, Afarch the club has held a Communion Breakfast and a 1st. A luncheon for the Superintendent of SchooU Christmas Dance. from the Greater Kansas City area together The club sponsored a successful University Joliet with the Principals of the various individtuil Glee Club concert in February for the benefit schools and their advisor counselors heard Father of St. Michael's Church and netted in excess Edward Krause, ND's director of athletics, Hcsburgh speak on Notre Dame University's of $1,000 for their efforts. Father Tom Cemon of was featured speaker at the club's UND Night direction in Education towards the development St. Michael's intends to use the money in help celebration. Other guests included Johnny Latt- of the Whole Man. This hmcheon was given ing to erect a new school. ner. Bill Wightkin, Jerr>- Groom among many by the Notre Dame Club of Kansas City Scholar The club also held recently a ver>' successful former Irish athletic stars. ship Committee headed by C. CRAIG WIflT- retreat. AKER, Chairman, to announce the forthcoming Scholarship of sending a boy to Notre Dame on a Kalamazoo $1,600 award over a 4 year period, under the name of WILLLVM ROCKHILL NELSON Schol Idaho Club President JAMES NL\HONEY welcomed arship who was the founder of the Kansas City The Notre Dame Club of Idaho held its 1954 130 alumni, wives and friends to the first Uni Star newspaper, former student at the University UND Night celebration at the Valencia Dining Room, Boise, on Saturday, April 24, with 27 people attending and Rev. ROBERT H. SWLE- NEY, C.S.C., director of the University of Port LOS ANGELES—UND Night guests included, L. to R.; (top row) Dr. Leo Tui^eon, club land Foundation as guest speaker. In his second apearance before the Idaho UND president; and Brother Charles; (bottom row) Father John Lynch, C^.C, Mr. John Night gathering in as many years Father Sweeney Kirby, Father AVilliam Robinson, C.S.C., Mrs, Turgeon, Afr. Frank Ray, Rt. Rev. Afsgr. delivered another excellent address stressing the immediate aims of the Notre Dame Foundation Patrick Dignan and Hon. Joseph Scott. in its long range program to obtain great scholars for Notre Dame. Father described a great scholar as one who knows truth when he sees it, considers teaching of basic truths his primary purpose in instructing students to learn and under stand them in college, and consequently to use these truths to properly evaluate situations in real life. Father Sweeney told of some of the more pressing problems being faced today by private schools and spoke of Christian education in general. A surprise guest for the evening was R. CON- ROY SCOGGINS, '24, Houston, Texas, past National President of the Notre Dame Alumni Association, and presently Supreme National Di rector of the Knights of Columbus, ifr. Scrog- gins was in Boise to address the Idolio Knights of Columbus at their 7th Annual Holy Communion Rally the following day, and by this coincidence we had the pleasure of his company. Newcomer MIKE FRA^VLEY and his wife ivcrc welcomed into the Idalto Club having been transferred to Boise from California with the National Cash Register Company. JOE NETTLETON, '29, of Murphy, Idaho, extended his kind hospitality for the Club's siun-
Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 25 and a recipient of an Honorarv* Degree conferred speaker at the club's celebration of UND Night Vice-President, WILLIAM I. LYNCH, '37, 310 In 1911. on .April 28. Floyd A%'enue, Rome, New York. On April 29lh, the Kansas City Notre Dame Sec Treas., ROBERT V. SCHAFER, '48, 1208 Club was honored with the presence of FATHER Conkling Ave., Utica, Netv York. MENDEZ, Director of Scholarship and Awards for the University, who was guest speaker for Miami our Universal Notre Danic Night program. WILLIAM R. DOOLEY, Placement Director of Monroe the University, was tlic chief speaker as the club observed Universal Notre Dame Night on Prof. THO.MAS BRODEN of the ND College Kentucky .\pril 27 with a dinner in the Shclborne Hotel, of Law faculty was featured speaker at the Miami Beacli. EDWARD A. KELLY, club presi club's UND Night celebration. CH,\RLES COLD- dent, presided. I. I. PROBST was the toast- EN was recently elected president. The celebration of UND Night, April 26, suc master. cessfully brought to a close the 31st year of Rt. Rev. Msgr. WILLLVM BARRY, LL.D , '46, our Kentucky Chib's existence. It was a gala of Miami Beach, a special friend of tlie Uni afTair highlighted by an address by Father Louis versity and of the club, was present for the Muskegon J. Thornton, Director of Admbsions at tlic dinner and spoke briefly. The club's Man of the University. Year award was presented to JEROME P. HOL Universal Notre Dame Night was celebrated The Annual Notre Danie Man of the Year LAND. To Mrs. Waller D. Rowlands the club \ntU a talk by JOHNN*Y JORDAN, basketball award was presented lo ROGER J. HUTER, presented a special memorial award in honor of coach at Nolro Dame. GEORGE LUDWIG re Foundation Governor of Kentucky and former her late husband, long a devoted and generous ceived the Man of the Year award. GEORGE club president, in recognition of his work on the member of the club and a constant participant in CANNON, JR., club president, was master of Notre Danic Foundation, his many club activ University affairs. ceremonies. Co-chairmen for the event included ities and his all-around loyalty and devotion to Jx\MES PRICE and RICH/VRD Mi\SON while Notre Dame. JOSEPH KEUSCH had charge of arrangements The newly elected club officers who were in at Cottage Inn. troduced on UND NiRht arc: J. L. "BUD" Michigan City New officers for the coming year are: JAMES WILLENBRINK, M7, president; JOHN B.VNNON, PRICE, president; RICHARD M^VSON, vice- *32, first vice-president; CHARLES MARGUET, The following are tlic names of tlie nciv president; JOSEPH KEUSCH, treasurer; and LEO ^26, second vice-president; PAUL MALONEY, '52, ofnccrs: Prcs., j. E.\L\IErr MILLER; Vlcc-Prcs., LINCK. secretary-. sccretar>-; JACK BARRETT, '47, treasurer; JOE ROBERT N SCHIEL; Treas., WALTER A. HARMON, '25, scholarship; BILL PALMER, '48, TIMM; Sec'y!, FR.\NCIS G. FEDDER; Bd. Dir., scliolarship. Dr. ROBERT J. FROST. The arrangements for UND Night were under After the election of officers, discussion was Naugatuek Valley the direction of OSa\R VAN ALLMEN, JR., had as to the possibility of 100 per cent partici who did a magnificent job pation in the University Foundation Fund by Members of the Naugatuek Valley club as -k)ito J. Mileti, Jr. the club members. Evcr>' effort is being made by sembled with alumni of the other tliree state the club to cooperate witli JOHN P. DONNELLY, clubs for a big celebration of UND Night on local Foimdation Chairman for this goal. Tlie April . 25 at Cheshire. Tlic committee con- club voted the contribution of $100 to tlic Uni sfated of \MLL1A.M MURRAY, general cliair- Los Angeles versity Foundation, in addition tu the individual man; and JAMES SEIGLIONA, JAMES &\R- contributions. NEY, JIM FL,U1ERTY, JACK WARNER, JR.. —Francis G. Fcdder, Sec'y. The Notre Dame Club of Los Angeles ob- JOSEPH BURNS and BOB HALPIN scr\'cd Universal Notre Dame Night at a dinner meeting held at the Los Angeles Breakfast Club. The program, arranged by Co-Clialrmen CHARLES Mid-Hudson Valley New Haven MURPHY, '28, and CHARLES GASS, '30, had Mr. Frank Fay as master of ceremonies and in The recently organized Notre Dame Club of cluded interesting talks by Rev. W. H. ROBIN Tlic club's observance of Universal Notre Dame Night featured Ed Krause as principal speaker, New Haven elected the following officers: ROB SON, C.S.C., Mr. John Kirby, and Rt. Rev. ERT HALPIN, '34, president, Bethany; ALBERT on April 27th. Msgr. Patrick J. Dignan, the Superintendent LAWTON, '35, 1st vice-president, Hamden; Dr. of Scliools for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. JOSEPH CLIFFORD, '38, 2nd vice-president, Mr, Kirby was a Vice President of Grace and Hamden; and JOSEPH P. BURNS, '34, secre- Company for many years and now is working Milwaukee lar>--treasurer. New Haven. Directors of the for the Family Theater, having donated a year of club are: JOHN H. WARNER, '43, LA^VRENCE service to Father Pej-ton's work. The Milwaukee Club's celebration of Universal CULLINEY, '28, JOHN O'NEILL, '44, ED New officers of the Los Angeles Club rcccntlv Notre Dame Night was featured by an address BYRNE, '26, WILLIAM L. PIED.MONT, "39, elected arc: LEO V. TURGEON, M.D., '42, given by the Rev. THOMAS BRENNAN. CS.C. and JOHN ZDANOWICZ, '36. president; CHARLES S. MURPHY. '28, first vice of Notre Dame. Tlie club joined with other state clubs in cele president; EDMOND SHEERAN, 31, second vice brating Universal Notre Dame Night. president; EUGENE C. CALHOUN. '33, secre tary-treasurer. Mohawk Valley New Jersey Memphis New officcra elected recently for the ensuing Universal Notre Dame Night was held on vear to be installed on May 8tli as as follou-s: April 26 with EDWARD W. KR,VUSE, Director The Rev. Louis J. Thornton, C.S.C., director • President, ^VNTHONY J. GIRUIZZI, '36, 201 of Athletics, and JOHN LAW, 1929 football cap of admissions at Notre Dame, was featured Post OfTice Building, Ulica, Neiv Yort. tain, as guest speakers. JACK L<\\^LLE, '28, %%*as toastmaster of the affair. Football movies of tlie 1953 games were shown. JOE ABBOTT, '30, and Dr. P. M. PROVISSIERO, '30, ar ranged the event. CENTRAL NT;W YORK—Attending UND Night dinner were, L. to R.: E. W. Kencfalie; Mrs. Kenefake, president of newly-formed Ladies' Auxiliary; Mrs. Baldingcr; Dean Lawrence H. Baldingcr, of Notre Dame's College of Science and guest speaker from canipus; Philip G. New Mexico Kclley, club president; and Dr. Thomas E. Snyder, chairman of UND Night The club celebrated UND Night with a dinner for alumni and guests /Vbout 60 people at tended tlic affair. CECIL JORDAN, club presi dent, was in charge of tlie program. Talks ivere given by Frs. Butler and Savard, and John Cacklcy from the Alumni Office.
New Orleans
TIic clubs' UND Night celebration was fea tured by a talk given by Fatlicr Louis J. Thorn ton, CS.C, Director of Admissions at Notre Dame. JULES K. de la VERGNE received the >lan of the Year award. Officers for the coming year will be: BILL JOHNSTON. PETE HIL- BERT and BILL RED^L\NN all re-elected to the offices of president, \-ice-prcs., and secretary; and JIM SMITH has been named as treasurer. One of the guests at the dinner was Andy Pil- ney, former Irish backfield star and now head coach at Tulane. —Wm. Redmann. Sec'y-
26 Notre Dame Alumnus, May-Jnnet 1954 ^ven have been a big factor in getting the local club reactivated In the past few years. Rev. ALFRED MENDEZ, C.S.C., represented the university In a more than suitable manner. His very fine talk left you with the feeling that this was just what a speaker should say on Uni versal Notre Dame Night. A surprise feature was the announcement of a gift to the Foundation from Rev. URBAN Dc- HASQUE, one of the first priests in the Okla homa Diocese. Father DcHasque holds an honor ary degree from the university. The evening's program was topped off with a showing of the football highlights from last season. DICK HOFF, '32, xvas chairman of the affair. Guests, In addition to the club members, num bering over 100 Included many old friends of the university, and by the time the program had ended some new friends, too. Oregon Tlie Oregon club was honored with the visit of FATHER HESBURGH on his Western "get Group of guests at special dinner held in Father John J. Cavanaugh's honor and given by acquainted" trip. A banquet on Monday, March C. M. Verbiest, Notre Dame Foundation Governor in Michigan, and other friends of the 8 at the Benson Hotel was attended by more University on April 6 in Detroit. L. to R.: Curtis Lyman Moody, plant manager, U. S. than 200 members of the club and their frienils. The Most Rev. Archbishop Edward D. Ho Rubber Co.; John R. Walsh, vice-president. National Bank of Detroit; Franklin P. Williams, ward, D.D., joined in honoring Father Hes- president S. S. Kresgc Co.; M. J. Hutchinson, vice-president. Arrow Aluminum Co.; Father burgh giving the invocation at tlie banquet. ^layor and Mrs. Fred L. Peterson were also In attend Cavanaugh; Alfred T. Williams, vice-president, Nat. Bank of Detroit; and Carl J. Henrich, ance. WILLIAAf SCHMITT, '10 introduced Father assistant vice-president, Nat. Bank of Detroit. About 60 guests attended the dinner meeting. Hcsburgh and PHIL BERTHUUME, '28, was the toastm aster. Earlier Monday Father Hesburgh and ART HALEY were guests of Oregon's Governor Paul L. Patterson for a luncheon In Salem. Universal Another speaker was Alost Rev. Thomas J. Mc- Notre Dame Night was celebrated April 26 New York City Donough, of Jacksonville Beacli, who is auxiliary at the Tap Room of the Blitz Welnhard Brewery. Bishop of St. Augustine. LESTER AV. FOLEY, The Oregon Club held Its annual Universal The new officers for 1954 arc as follows: Jacksonville, received the club's first annual Man Notre Dame Night at the Blitz Weinhard Brew JASiiS J. CL^TJES, JR., '45, president; HER of the Year award. ery. Chairman for the event was PETE TRIX- BERT P. GIORGIO, '32, executive vice-president; FRED RAHAIM, club president, presided at the LER, '48, JAMES G. McGOLDRICK, *39, vice-president; dinner and was in charge of arrangements, with PETE SANDROCK, '39, announced the election LOUIS J. BURNS, '49, vice-president; JOHN S. special assistance from Lt. Cmdr. DICK DONA of the following officers: BILL AIEAGHER, '48, MacCAULEY, '41, vice-president; EDW.VRD HUE, of the Naval Air Station who arranged president; JIM MALETIS, '50, vice-president; BECKMAN, M6, vice-president; ANTHONY F. for the use of the Officer's Club. FRITZ BAU- NEIL RUNNING, '51, secretary; PETE TRK- BARLEY, JR., '44, secretary; WILLIAM JOHN MER, BOB COYLE and LOU FINSKE also lent LER, '48, treasurer; Dr. RALPH PRAGG, '27, SON, *43, assistant secretary; FRANCIS J. CON- a spcaal hand Lou and AVINK WINGERTER, director for one year. FORTI, '43, treasurer.; Rev. BERNARD E. RAN- '26, were special hosts to the visiting placement SING, C.S.C., chaplain. director. The Notre Dame Club of New York held its annual UND night celebration on Wednesday Philadelphia evening, April 28tli., at the New York Athletic Club. Appro.ximately two-hundred seventy-five Ohio Valley New ofHcers Tor 1954 recently elected are as members and tlieir guests attended. Under the co- WILLIAM YAEGER, '42, Wheeling, was honor follows: JACK DEMFSEY, '49, president; CHAR chairmanship of BILL FALLON and HARRY ed as "Notre Dame Man of the Year" at the LEY McKINNEY, '29, vice-president; JOHN WALTERS, the committee presented an out Universal Notre Dame Night Observance of the NEESON, '35, treasurer; JOHN VOIT, '51, sec standing program which was headed by ED Ohio Valley Notre Dame Club April 23 in retary; JOHN KENNEY, '33, ass't. treasurer; "MOOSE" KRAUSE, Director of Athletics at Wheeling. BILL BURNS, '40, ass't. secretary. the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Krause spoke Yaeger, known to all members as the "work Also, the following members were elected to on the newly adopted Distinguished Professors horse" of the club, was awarded a scroll emble the Board of Governors for a t%vo-year term: Program and in behalf of the Notre Dame Founda matic of his achievement by retiring club presi BILL BURNS, CHARLES CONLEY, '33; JOE tion. He also gave a brief summarj* on the dent, GEORGE SARCUS, '28. Yacgcr was se MAHONEY, '41, WALT RIDLEY, '31, and Athletic program at the University and on the lected by a committee of three. JOHN voir. They will join the other members prospects for the coming 1954-55 athletic sea New officers for the coming years, elected at of the board who are serving their second year sons. Following his talk Ed entertained questions a previous meeting, were also installed at the including JACK DE.MPSEY, JOE WACKERMAN, from the floor, the majority of which concerned UND Night. They arc RUSSELL RICKUS, 'SI, '35, LOU ALAAUN, '37, JOHN NEESON and the outlook for the 1954 football season, the president; ROBERT SINC/VVICH, '50, vice-presi CHARLEY McKINNEY. progress of the new Head Coach TERRY BREN- dent, and JAMES HAR/\NZO, '52, secretar>-- At the regular monthly meeting on February NAN and the current standing of tlie University treasurer. 16 tlie Highlights of 1953 football fihn was in relation to the televising of games. At the end Following a tasty New York "I-steak" dinner, shown. of this question and ans%ver period Mr Krause The Rev. THEODORE M. HESBURGH, CS.C. was given a rousing and enthusiastic round of members, their wives, and guests enjoyed viewing the Notre Dame football highlights of 1933 and was guest speaker of the club's Universal Notre applause in genuine appreciation of his visit. Dame Night event on April 27. Ed's talk was the high point of a ver>- Interest then heard H.\RRY BUCH, a graduate law stu ing and entertaining evening. dent at ND, speak interestingly on this year's football prospects and the new Irish coach, TERRY BRENN.VN. Phoenix Tentative plans were made for an outdoor Northern California meeting during the early part of August to which The club celebrated Universal Notre Dame members, their wives, and guests will be in Night on April 24 with a dinner meeting for alumnt and guests. Retiring club president REGIS The Northern California Club had the honor vited. The committee nzuned to handle arrange ments are Robert Sincavlcli, chairman; James LYNSKEY was in charge of the program. About of a visit from the Rev. THEODORE M. HES- 60 attended the event. Campus representative BURGH, C.S.C., president of Notre Dame, on Haranzo, co-cliairman, Robtrt Grifiith, William Yaeger, and Ru.s.si'Jl RIckus. \vas John Cacklcy from the Alumni Office. A ^larcl) 6. A dinner In his honor was held at the brief talk was also given by Robert Kendall, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco. Foundation city chairman. Oklahoma City Pittsburgh Nortli Florida TIic Oklahoma City Club had a vcr>* success ful Universal Notre Dame Night banquet on April Father JOHN J. CAVANAUGH, C.S.C., Direc Recently reorganized, the club had Its first 28 in the home of our Bishop, Most Rev. tor of the Notre Dame Foundation, was the annual observance of Universal Notre Dame Night EUGENE J. McGUINNESS. club's guest speaker on UND Night, April 26, at when it met for cocktails and dinner on April President ED KAVvVNAUGH, '38, presented the the Hotel Schenley. Other guests Included Ilbgr. 28 in the Officers* Club at tlie Naval Mr Station, club's Man of the Year award to Bishop Mc- Thomas J. Qulgley, Superintendent of Parochial Jacksonville. Sixty persons, including a large pro Guinness at the banquet Tlie Bishop, who has Sdiools in the Pittsburgh Diocese, Msgr. Nicholas portion of the club's membership, were present. done an outstanding job building the Church in T. Elko, Vicar General of Byzantine Catholic WILLIAM R. DOOLEY, Placement Director of Oklahoma, proudly claims membership in Notre Diocese, and ^fayor David L. Lawrence of the the University,. gave the principal talk of the Dame's s>'nthetic alumnt for lo these many years. Cit>- of Pittsburgh. Judge HUGH BOYLE, *24. evening. He was Introduced by JOHN LANAH.AN. Tlie good will and more tangible help he has was cliairman of the affair and the Man-of-the-
Netrt Dajiu Mummu, May-Jwe, 1954 27 ^iE\V ORLEANS—Father Loub J. Thornton, C.S.C., was featured speaker at the dub's UND Night dinner.
Year award was presented to JOHN BRILEY, KEEG.\N, '30, secretary-; HAROLD J. O'CON nence among universities in the Catliolic educa •23, by Fatlier \1tiCX. BRENNAN. NOR, '32, treasurer. tional ^ystem. S^ew ofTiccrs who assumed their duties on UND Directors: Judge ALBERT S. O'SULLH^AN, Newly appointed Club Chaplain, Rev. ARMAND Night are: EARL W. BRIEGER, '31, president; '18; FRANK SWEENEY, '19; ROBERT J. DOR- MATTHEV.', O.M.I., presented the Man of tlie LEO J. BURBY, '42, vice-president; THOMAS AN, '26; ROBERT F. DOYLE, '38; JOHN K. Year award to President ILVLPH T. STRUHS. G. GILLESPIE, '39, secrelarj-; and JAMES E. AVAHL, '43. The selection was made by a committee consist McNULTY, '49, treasurer. New governors lor a The second meeting of the Notre Dame Club ing of ED J. COLLINS, E. J. HEINZ, and Xour-year term are: JOHN B. REARDON, '22, of Rockford was Iield on Tuesday, March 30th, JOSEPH C. REPINE. ALEX F. LESKO, '49, EUGENE J. COYNE, in tlic Hospitality Room of the Lorden Distribut A'isiting alumni were Fathers EUGENE DORE '33, and WALTER C. .MONACELLI, '38. ing Company. Tlic meeting was in tlie nature and HENRY GUESS of Austin and JOHN of a smoker, and the films of campus life at BUCKLEY, with Mrs. Buckley, from Midland. Notre Dame and "A Day in the Life of a Stu Other guests included Rev. ALEX/VNDER dent" were shown followed by the colored movie WANGLER, editor of the Alamo Renter, and a Racine-Kenosha highlights of the Detroit Lions-Clcveland Browns number of friends of Father Mendez from Austin championship football game. These films were and Shiner, Texas. The Racine-Kcnoslia alumni recently organized presented by Don Kindt, halfback of the Chicago and elected the following members as ofHcers; Bears, who is in the public relations department JAMES RICE, '42, president; JOHN BRANNON, of the Miller Brewing Company. Don entertained '28. vice-president; JOSEPH CHANIGA, '51, sec- the group with interesting experiences he has Son Diego rctar>--trc3surcr. encountered in his football career. REX EN- The club's initial meeting was a Communion RIGHT, now coach of South Carolina U., and We held our annual elections on March 23 at Breakfast in Kenosha. DON KOT2, *43, of Ken former Irish grid great, also spoke on tlic pro the home of PHIL P. >L\RTIN. Results: Jx\CK osha, and DICK MURPHY, '50, of Racine, were gram. Free refeshments were scr\"ed, and as an J McCLAREN, re-elected president; JERRY G. instrumental in advancing the club's organizational attendance prize, two tickets to a Notre Dame R. BILL elected vice-president; R. JERRY Mc- plan. game were given. CARTY, secretary-treasurer; UGO D. ROSSI and The club sponsored Universal Notre Dame Night ^VALT J. GEUDTNER, board of directors. The The next meeting of the Club was the ob board of directors also consists of Rev. Msgr. with a special meeting and preceoted the Man- servance of Universal Notre Dame Night held of-thc-Ycar award to ROBERT L. HAAHLTON, FRANCIS C OTT, Chaplain. ^VIN S. DAY, at the Faust Hotel, April 28th, and our speaker past president, and the olTicers. *34. was Assistant Dean Brodenck of the Notre Dame Joe Chanjga, Sec*y-Trea5. Rev. Msgr. Francis C. Ott was selected as the law school. Notre Dame Man of the Year in San Diego. He —Jim Dunn is a Notre Dame alumnus and pastor of Blessed Sacrament parish in San Diego. Rhode Island On Monday night, April 26, the San Diego Rock River Valley Alumni Club celebrated Universal Notre Dame JAMES G. McGOLDRICK, president of the Night with a dinner meeting held at the Marlin Notre Dame Ahmini Association, was feattired The Notre Dame Club of Rock River Valley Inn, located on beautiful San Diego Bay. speaker at the club's observance of Universal obser\*ed Universal Notre Dame Night, Tuesday, Notre Dame Night in Providence. ^Ve were most fortunate and honored to have April 27, 1954 at the Plum Hollow Country Club, with us as principal speaker of the evening, Mr DLcon, Illinois. The speaker was John Brodenck, JOHN N. CACKLEY, JR., of the Alumni Office Assistant Dean of the Notre Dame La%v Scliool. who gave us a very entertaining and enlighten Rochester Our annual scholarship to the University will ing talk on the scientific, cultural and academic be awarded to Gerald Francis Saucr, Oregon, achievements of the University over the past Illinois. Gerald ranks second in his class and years and the ambitious program which has been The Notre Dame Alumni Club of Rochester desires to study prc-medicine at the University. celebrated Universal Notre Dame Night on April mapped out for the future. We all felt a warm The officers for the coming year are as 27th., with a dinner dance at the Oak Hill glow of pride as wc had pointed out to us the follows: Pres., DONALD G. DEWEY, Sterling, Country Club. In keeping with the theme of tremendous strides that have been made in such Illinois; Wce-prcs., PAUL J. FRY, Duon, Illinois Universal Notre Dame Night "Great Teaching," a comparatively short time and ' the realistic Scc'y., ROBERT McDONNELL, StcrUng, Illinois; the club was priWleged to have as guest speakers program that lies ahead. Treas., RAY M. DeCOURCEY, Roclielle, Illinois. Dr. LAWRENCE H. BALDINGER. Dean of the Board of Directors: EDWARD M. SULLIVAN, Other entertainment of the evening consisted of College of Science, University of Notre Dame; Amboy, Illinois; JOSEPH H. BITTORF, Sterling, wewing the pictures of Maryland's "Big Game" Msgr. Joseph E. Grady, \-icc-Rector of St. Ber Illinois; GERALD JONES, DLxon, Illinois. of the year. Final score—Notre Dame 14, Io\>fa 14. nard's Seminary, Rochester, N. Y.; and Rev. A most enthusiastic group spent a very en —Donald G. Dewey, Sec'y James R. Bamett, Rector of the new McQuaid lightening and enjo\-able evening. In San Diego, Jesuit High School here in Rochester, N. Y. Universal Notre Dame Night was a tremendous Chairman for the affair was RICHARD T. SUL- LtVAN. Officers for the coming year were intro Saginaw Valley —Jack McCIaren, Pres. duced. They arc ROBERT C. ODENBACH, President; LEO L. AVESLEY, Vice-President; ROB The club celebrated Universal Notre Dame ERT SKIPWORTH, Secretary-; and JACK Night with a dinner meeting on April 26 Santa Fe WHEELER, treasurer. The toastmaster for the afltair was GERALD FLYNN. Alumni and friends gathered for an obser^ —^John F. Hcagney \-ancc of UND Night. Talks were given by San Antonio Sam Adclo, Bill W€>ods and John Cackley from the Alumni Office. AL ORTIZ u-as in charge of SLxty persons comprising alumni, their wives, the program and made arrangements for the Rockford and friends of the Univ'ersity attended the ND affair. Movies of tlie Iowa game also were Alumni Club of San Antonio's obser\-ance of the shou'n. The charter meeting of the Notre Dame Club 31st Annual Universal Notre Dame Night April of Rockford was held Wednesday, February lOth, 26 at Green Pastures restaurant. The dinner was in the Junior Ballroom of the Faust Hotel, preceded by a cocktail hour Rockford. Approximately 30 alumni and 175 as Rev. ALFRED F. MENDEZ, C.S.C,, was prin Schenectady sociate members were in attendance. The consti cipal speaker, marking the first time a Univer tution of the organization was approved, and the sity official has \'isited San Antonio for this Universal Notre Dame Night was observed with following were elected as officers and directors: event. Father Mendez emphasized the Foundation's a dinner meeting featuring Dr. LAWRENCE E. M. (MIKE) LORDEN, '24, president; JOHN reliance on alumni support for the continuing BALDINGER, dean of Notre Dame's College of E. SULLIVAN, '49, vice-president; THOMAS A. program of maintaining the position of pre-emi Science, as guest speaker.
28 Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 proximately 200, was at the Mass and breakfast. There has been a slight change in our club Southern Colorado BILL GIBBONS, '38, was chairman of the affair. recently with the following members getting trans Universal Notre Dame Night was held April Oa April 26 the club met celebrating Uni ferred to other cities: PAT HAGGARTY is pre 26th with a dinner in the Morris Inn followed paring to leave for Pearl Harbor; HOMER BAR versal Notre Dame Night. The meeting was held by a tour of the art gallery in the O'Shaugh- at the Minncqua Club in Pueblo. Arrangements TON has been transferred to New York City; nessy Hall of Liberal and Fine Arts. Approxi TO.Xf BECKMAN, FRANK BETTER and FRED were made by JACK THOMAS and AURION mately 145 members and their wives attended. MAURELLO from Pueblo. HARTMANN have been released from service and The Notre Dame Man of the Year Award was are civilians once again. Following dinner a talk was given by Rev. presented to BERNARD J. VOLL, honoring his Elwood C. Voss, Superintendent of Catholic High many and varied activities in behalf of the In Pueblo. Installation of officers was as fol club and the community. lows: president, WILLUM J. DONELAN, JR., FRANK MILES, the newly elected Honorary Toledo '29, rc-clcclcd; x-ice president, A. JACK THOM President, installed the new officers for the vcar The Rev. EDMUND P. JOYCE, C.S.C., was AS, '49; sccretar>--lrcasurer, JAMES P. AB as follows: JOSEPH HANNAN, president; ROB a special guest at the club's Communion Break BOT, '47. ERT L. LEHM.VN, vice-president; JERRY HIC- fast on April 25th. \Vc were happy to have as our guest Dick KEY, treasurer; and WILLLVM GIBBONS, sec- Armstrong (son of Jim Armstrong of the Alumni retar>'. Office) presently stationed at Camp Carson. —^James P. Abbott, Sec'y Tri-Cities St. Louis The 31st Annual Universal Notre Dame Night, South Jersey which ^vas celebrated nationally on Monday, The 3Ist Annual Universal Notre Dame Night April the 26th, was celebrated locally at our SL\ty persons gathered at Kenney's Restaurant was celebrated in St. Louis, with Father Joyce, annual family corporate Communion on Sunday in Camden, on Tuesday evening, April 27th, to Executive Vice-President of the University, the the 25th of April. join in the Notre Dame Club of South Jersey's principal speaker. celebration of Universal Notre Dame Night. TTie The group of 80 .attended Mass at 9 o'clock in George J. Convey, President of the SL Louis the Alleman High School Chapel (Rock Island). principal speaker was Prof. JAMES ARTHUR Club presided at the head tabic. REYNIERS, head of Lobund Institute- Club Rev. THOMAS J. O'DONNELL, C.S.C., Assist Among the guests was Rt. Rev. Msgr. Leo ant Director of the Notre Dame Foundation, who President J/VMES A. WEBB, '48, handled the Byrne representing Archbishop Rilter, who was introductions and the Hon. William F. Hyland, celebrated the Mass gave a very inspiring talk at unable to be present. the breakfast In the Alleman Cafeteria. member of the N. J. State Assembly, acted as The invocation was given by the Club Chap loastmasicr. The Rev. KE\aN B. 0'DOHERT\', Tlie new officers and directors for the coming lain, Father Reeves. year were nominated, elected and installed at '43, and the Rev. JOSEPH M. HAYDEN, '44, Due to a last-minute cliangc in plans, the club cliaplain, were in attendance. the conclusion of the meeting. duties of toastmaster were taken over by The slate Is as follows: President, WILLIAM The Notre Darae Man of the Year award JOHN J. GRIFFIN, JR. Jack, as 1953 "Man of was presented to JOHN C. MURPHY, '49, by BERBOCK, Moline, IlUnois; Vice-President, JERI the Year" award winner, also had the honor of O.ME CULLIG/\N, Rock Island, IlUnois; Secre- MATT J. a\MPANELL.\, '49, chib secretary introducing the 1954 award winner—VINCENT and last year's recipient of the award. tar>-Treasurer, >VALTER DRAY, Davenport, Iowa; J. FEHLIG. Directors, ROBERT RE.AL, Rock Island, Illinois; Other Alumni in attendance were: GLYNDON Announcement was made of the Annual Scholar HIPSKIND, '50, CHARLES Mca\FFERTY, JOHN CH^\RLES KING, Rock Island, Illinois; ROGER ship A^vard, which was won this year by James NOL/VN, Davenport, Iowa; J.-\MES DOYLE, J. O'BRIEN, '40. MATHEW J. SIEDLECKI, '49, Krone of Chaminade High Scliool. In addition, a Dr. THOMAS O'CONNELL. Davenport, Iowa. special scholarship was awarded Ernest Haber- Our verj- fine group of ND wives came up Murphy and O'Brien were co-chairmen for the kcm, Jr., son of the late ERNEST "BUD" IL\- affair. with a terrific St. Patrick's party on the 17th BERKERN. of March. The party \vhlch ^vas held at Maran- FRANK E. VnrORI, '49, and Miss Dorothy The scene of this year's affair was the Star do's, Milan, Illinois, was chair^%'omaned by Lois Ploucher of Philadelphia were married on April light Roof of the Chase Hotel, and was at Culligan. 24, at St. John's Church, Collingswood, N. J. tended by approximately one hundred fifty Notre —J. P Doyle The alumni club held a meeting at which time Dame men and guests. the election results were announced as follows: A cocktail hour preceded dinner, after which President, J/\MES A. \VEBB, '48; Vice-pres., JOHN followed the introduction of guests, the words J. O'BRIEN, '40; Secrctary-treas.. MATT J. of Father Joyce, and dancing for the remainder Tucson CAMP/VNELLA, '49, of the evening. The club observed a Communion Breakfast —H. L. Dahm, Jr., Sec'y-Treas. The club obscr\'ed -UNT) Night with a dinner in commemoration of Knute Rockne on Sunday, for alumni and guests. Elmer Besten, president, March 28. Members received Holy Communion was in charge of the program. JOHN C.ACKLEY at the eight o'clock Mass at St. Joseph's Church of the Alumni Office represented the University. in Camden and an informal breakfast was held Tidewater About 30 attended the event. after Mass. The Tucson Club is proud of this year's rec The local alumni club celebrated Universal ord of two vocations to the priesthood in the Notre Dame Night and honored Catholic High's Congregation of Holy Cross. ALEXANDER S.\N- Southwest. Connecticut athletic teams at the same time with a ban CHEZ is no\v in the Noritiate of the Commu quet featuring Johnny Lattner. Lattner spoke to nity at Jordan, ^{innesota, and AL McGINNIS New ofHccrs recently elected are: WILLIAM the group at Catholic High's g\Tn. RAY CHxVM- is entering Old College this February as a -MULRENAN, '37, president, Fairfield; EDWARD BERLAND, '49, was toastmaster. postulant. GANNON, '37, \ice-presidcnt, Weston; NEIL KELLY, '48, secretary, Bridgeport; and ROBERT TEWKSBURY, '48, treasurer, Bridgeport. All of the state clubs assembled on April 23 for Uni versal Notre Dame Night. CALUMET DISTRICT—Tim GalWn receives 'Man of the Year' award on UND Night L. to R.: James Morrison, outgoing president; Dean James E. McCarthy, featured spcalier; Spokane Galvin; and Jack Ogren, newly-elected president. FRiVNK HERRON, class '35, president of the Eastern Washington Alumni association, Spokane, Washington, presented Man of the Year award to Dr. JOHN R. TOBIN, JR., '38. The banquet meeting was held at the Dessert Hotel, Monday, April 26th. Speaker for the evening was Raymond F. Kelly, Superior Court Judge and a graduate of the law school at Gonzaga University-, Spok ane. Officers elected for 1955: President, Dr. ROB ERT MAHAR, '35; Vice-pres., ROBERT L. ROTCHFORD, '49; Secretary, JAMES PRES LEY, '49; Treasurer, EDWARD J. BETHKE, '28 —Frank Herron St. Joseph Valley The club held the annual Rockne Memorial Breakfast ^vith a Mass in Dillon Hall followed by breakfast in the Faculty Dining Hall. Club president HARRY KOEHLER, '37, introduced the \'anous speakers at the head table including CHARLES "CHUCK" COLLINS, a member of the 1924 team. Father THOMAS BRENNAN and Coach TERRY BRENNAN. The largest attendance in recent years, ap
Notre Dame Alumnus^ May-June, I9S4 29 Tulsa The Notre Dame Club of Tulsa celebrated Universal Notre Dame Night on Tuesday, April 27, by holding iu Tliird Annual Ladies Night Dinner, under the chairmanship of JOSEPH A. MORAN. The affair was held at the ncuiy-com pleted Tulsa Catholic Community Center and was attended by 100 members, wives, and guests. Guest speaker was Father ALFRED MENDEZ, C.S.C., Director of Scliolarships and Assistant to the Vice President in charge of Business affairs at the Univcrsiiv of Notre Dame. Toastmaster for the evening was JOSEPH P. MORAN, JR. On Sunday, May 2, the Club held its monthly Comunion Brcakfa5t whicli, by popular demand, ha5 replaced the monthly luncheon held in the pa5t. —R. F. Skcehan. Sec'v-Trea*. Twin Cities New ofTicers of the Twin Cities Noire Dame Club arc as follows: PAUL KENNEDY, *40, presi dent; CARL EILERS, '50, vice-president; JAMES- ROGERS, '53, srcrctarv; JOHN CONNELLY, '53, trcasurcr- Tlic alumni club is now operating under a corporate structure. Aims and poh'des of the corporation have been definitely established with emphasis on promotion of activities to aid, fi nancially, the Holy Cross Novitiate at Jordan, Minn. Dean James E. McCarthy of tlic College of Commerce was featured speaker at the club't obscr\'ancc of Universal Notre Dame Night. BALTIMORE—UND Night was held in Park Plaza Hotel and featured address by Frank Cawley, '33. L. to R.: Rev. Thomas Fitzpatrick, C.S.C; James Murray, Jr., club president; Virginia Cawley; and Frank Hochrieter, '35, toastmastcr. (Ed. Note: In case any of you '35 men arc We celebrated the Tliirly-firsi Universal Noire worried that *Hoch' is working around the clock that white hair and moustache were part Dame Night with what wc considered to be the finest dinner meeting wc have had to date. The of makeup for play he appeared in later that same evening.) chairman for handling the evening was FRANK CROVO, and his two able assistants MILTON FARLEY and FRANK STUMPF. After dinner wc enjoyed the football highlights of "53", as well as a reel of "campus life." Our took over as toastmastcr and laundied a sparkling program was attended by more than twenty alum program that will be long remembered. Out-going Wichita ni, as Well as several parents of present or president Jim Corcoran quickly reviewed a highly former students, and it lasted more than five successful dub year. His last official act v^-as the The Widiita Club celebrated UND Night with hours. awarding of the prized Man of the Year Scroll to a ditmer-meeting attended by alumni and guests. Wc arc listing below some of the members WILLIAM D. KAVANAUGH, Governor, District GEORGE SCHWARZ, dufa president, spoke to the present: Father LEO FRIERSON, WILLLVM E. of Columbia, University* of Notre Dame Founda group on the history* of UND Night. Campus PURCELL, Dr GEORGE E. ROSANELLI, Dr. tion. Tlie Scroll dted his outstanding work for films also were shown. WILLUM E. ROSANELLI, Dr. WALTER BREN- the Foundation and the dub and his exemplary NAN, Dr. FRANK R. KELLY, JR., Dr. life as a family man, and leader In business, re CHARLES R. REILLY. CIL\RLES LaFRATTA, ligious and dvic activities. PAUL B. NOTT, ROBERT BURKHOUSER, The gavel v%-as then turned over to the nev%* Willlamsport ROBERT McSWEENEY, LEO F. BURKE, president, Val Dcale, who introduced the other THOMAS C. BURKE, ROBERT I. HOWARD. members of the offidal family: Vice President Two outstanding events in recent months —Charles M. Morrison JOHN T. BARBER; Secretary, HOWARD J. staged by the AViIliamsport Club include a dinner SCHELLENBERG, JR.; Treasurer, WALTER J. with Notre Dame students as guests. WILLIAM SHORT. Not to be outdone fay the old admini R. DOWT^S, '10, dub president, presided at the Wabash Valley stration, prexy Dealc laundied hts offtdal program dinner and JACK WILIAL\NN, '40, was toast- by presenting a plaque to Jim Corcoran in recog master. HARRY KENNEDY, '31, of near-by Jer Prof. ROBERT ERVIN waj gui-»l speaker of the nition of his outstanding service to the club during sey Shore and currently in South America with Wabash Vallc\'*s UND Night mecttng on April the past year. Coca-Cola, was guest speaker. HARRY KRIMM. 19. New officers elected for 1954 are: FRANCIS '28, and FRANK HAYES, '27. were co-diairmen ENGLISH, president; DICK MacDONALD, secre of the dinner. JOSEPH ORSO. JR., a senior tary; and GEORGE O'CONNOR, treasurer. law student, spoke for the students. Western Washington The annual K of C Sports Night program featured a homecoming for CLARENCE "JAKE" Washington, D. C. Alumni club members held a dinner-meeting on KLINE, popular head baseball coadi at Notre January 28 at Seattle University Student Union Dame and a native of Williamsport. Jake v%-as On Monday, April 26, alumni and . friends of Building. A Highlights of 1952 football film was honored by more than 400 K of C members and Notre Dame numbering more than 175, gathered featured. guests and tlte Williamsport Notre Dame Club. together at the Sheraton-Carlion Hotel in Wash The alumni dub of Western Washington honored He received a K of C trophy and a gift from ington, D. C, to celebrate the Thirty-first Annual die Rev. THEODORE M. HESBURGH, C.S.C.. the alumni club. Universal Notre Dame Night. Guests included rep at a reception and dinner on March 9 at the resentatives of the executive, legislative and ju Rainier Club in Seattle. PAT GOGGIN, '30, dub diciary brandies of the Federal Government, Tliis president, gave the welcoming address and intro was the high spot of the local club^s activities for duced the toastmastcr E.MMETT G. LENIHAN, Youngstown the year and the hotel banquet room was filled '15. Also on the program in addition to Father to capacity Hesburgh were the Hon. Allan Pomcroy, Mayor Alumni from Youngstown, Warren, Sharon Festivities began at 6:30 in the evening, ^fembcrs of Seattle, Dr. Henry Schulu, President of the (Pa.) and the adjoining areas, gatliered, indud- and guests were greeted by dignitaries and dub University of Washington, the Rev. Robert Reh- ing wives, parents of present students, and offidals who formed a receiving line as follows: balin, S.J., of Seattle University, and the Ver>* friends, to observe the 3Ist Universal Notre Dame GAYLORD P. HASS, diairman of the Board of Rev. Cornelius M. Power, Chancellor, represent Night on* April 28. JOHN KANE, '25, former Governors; Rev. THEODORE M. HESBURGH, ing Ardibishop TTiomas A. Connolly. The dinner Youngstown Club president, was on hand from C.S.C., President, University of Notre Dame; Dr. was attended by 114 people, E.M.\fETT LENI Ctevdand to M.C the event. Principal speaker was JAMES M. CORCORAN, dub president; Honor HAN was general diairman and his committee JAMES E. ARMSTRONG, alumni secretarv. able RICHARD M. NIXO.N, \'icc President of the consisted of FRED N. HOOVER, '43, W. JER RAYMOND G. "GRIFF" ALLEN. '44, suc United States; VALENTINE B. DE.\LE, president OME KANE, '38, CHARLES S. LaCUGNA, '45, ceeded WILLIAM LYDEN, JR., as president of elect and chairman of the Universal Notre Dame BERNARD J. LENOUE, *31, J. DONALD SUL the Club, and an expanding program is on its Night committee and J.\MES G. McGOLDRICK, LIVAN, '48, and PATRICK D. SUTHERLAND, way with the enthusiasm and the addition of the president. National Alumni Association. '45. families and friends to the Club activities. The A cocktail hour added a note of conviviality and Universal Notre Dame Night was celebrated Glee Club had appeared in Sharon, Pa., shortly sodability before the assemblage took their pre on April 26 witli a committee consisting of Sen. before UND Night, and made a big impression arranged scats in the banquet room PATRICK D. SUTHERLAND, chairman, JOHN on those who attended tlic concert, which was. Following dinner, ROBERT W. aWANAUGH P. ENGUSH, '33, and J. DONALD SULLIVAN. on short notice for the Club.
30 Kotrr Dame Alumnuj, May-Junr, 1954 jet plane crash In Korea. Major Brczas who was credited with destroying 32 enemy planes, 24 of them in air combat in World ^Var II, held 22 decorations Including the Silver Star. He ii-HfJ^ Is survived by his tvife, two children, his mother, MM] sm two brothers and three sisters. THOMAS E. BRANIFF. president of BranifT In- ternational Air^vays and Texas Eastern Gas Trans-" Mr. and .Mrs. RAYMOND J. BUSHEY, JR., mission Company, was killed January 10 In an Engagements '49, twins, Jonathan Raymond and Deirdrc Mau airplane crash with ten other companions while ra, December 5, 1953. returning from a duck hunting trip in Louisi Miss Joanne Thcrcsc Jankowski and WILLIAM ana. The plane crashed Into an unoccupied house' Mr. and Mrs. JOHN P. DE.MPSEY, '49, a near Shreveport, La. Mr. BranifT was a member T. BON>VICH, '48. son, January 26. of Notre Dame's Advisory Council in the College Miss lone Berry Edwards and JOHN D. WITT, Mr. and Mrs. MYLES H. QUAIL, '49, a of Commerce. He is survived by his wife. '48. son, Matthew Alan, Fcbruar>- 3. Miss Louise Kleinricliert and RICH<\RD EYK- -Mr. and Mrs. PHILIP D. SHEj\, JR., '49, HOLT, '50. a son, Kevin Michael, December 24, 1953. Sympathy Miss Joan Ann Lohr and DAVID F. SWEEN Mr. and .Mrs. JOHN E. COURTNEY, '50, a EY, '51. daughter. Colleen. GERALD .\SHE, '22, EDMUND C. ^\SHE, '26 Miss Patricia Ann Kalisli and &\RL BACHLE, Mr. and .Mrs. JOHN E. .McIL\LE, JR., '50, a and THO.MiXS R. ,VSHE, '31, on the death of JR., '52. daughter, Mary Tlierese, March 14. their father, John A., in Whitticr, California, Miss Agnes Fischbach and FR^VNK SEMET- .Mr. and Mrs. RICHtVRD W. .MURPHY, '50, a January 31 at the age of 86 years. Burial was KO, '52. son, Kevin Patrick, January 10. in Rochester, New York, February 6. Mr. and Mrs. JOHN iL B,\NNON, JR., '52, PATRICK J. GOGGIN, JR., '30, on the death a son, John, HI, January 9. of his son January 20. Marriages Mr. and Mrs. FREDERICK R. ESSER, '52, a JAMES K. COLLINS, '32, on the death of daughter, Januar>' 30. his mother. Miss Br^cc LcaWit and FR/\NK E. ECK, '44, Mr. and -Mrs. JAMES G. RICHESON, '52, JOHN P. BURNS, '34 and HUGH BURNS, Wilmette, III., April 24. a son, James, Jr., Januarv- 22. '39, on the death of their father, January II. Miss Philomcna Haag and PRI.MO V. LUSARDI, PATRICK J. FISHER, '35, JOHN A. FISHER, '50, Tyrone, Pa., Oct. 10, 1953. '41, and PAUL A. FISHER, '43, on the death of their father. Miss Kathr>n Barn' and HENRY A. .McCOR- Obituary MACK, '52, New York, N. Y., Dec. 26, 1953. HERBERT J. Z,\LLER, '38, RAYMONT) C. ARTHUR T. JACKSON, '84, died last fall in ZtVLLER, '40, and LEONARD F. ZALLER, '49. Miss Miriam Lucilc Wagner and THOMAS P. on the death of their parents. MURRAY, '52, Canton, Ohio, Jan. 30. Los Angeles, Calif. ERNEST F. DUBRUL, '92, Cindnnali, Ohio, ROBERT BRESKA, '43, on the death of his died ^^a^ch 8. son January 30. Births WILLIAM P. BURNS, '96, died January 11 VICTOR DE SIMON. 'U, on the death of his in Michigan City, Ind. fatlier. REV. THOMrVS A. CRUMLEY, C^.C, '96, ROY E. WENDELL, JR., '50, on the death Mr. and Mrs. J. HARVEY DALY, '28, twin of his father March 7. daughters, Anne Carson and Maura Aiken. former vice-president and professor at Notre Dame, died recently in Anderson, Ind., where WALTER KOSYDAR, JR., '51, and ROBERT Mr. and Mrs. NORBERT J. CROUT, '32, a he was ser\'ing as Chaplain at St. John's Hos KOSYDAR, '53, on the death of their father son, Ronald Edward, December 16, 1953. pital. November 9, 1953. Mr. and Mrs. J. FRANK HOLi\H,\N, '35, a JOHN N. GOEKE, '99, died at his home in KARL T. BURNS, '53, on the death of his daughter, Rita Louise, March 4. Wapakoneta, Ohio, September 12, 1953. For over father March 15. .Mr. and Mrs. PAUL J. DOYLE, JR., '36, a thirty years Mr. Goekc was associated with son, Kevin Tliomas, December 3, 1953. numerous business enterprises. In 1894 and 1895 Mr. and Mrs. EDWARD J. DAHILL, '37, a he was a member of the Notre Dame varsity son, Thomas Stephen, February 4. football team. Sur\iving are his wile and three Before 1900 daughters. -Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM L. PIEDMONT, '39, ARTHUR COLE is associated with the Art a daughter. ARTHUR A. SCHELLINGER, '11, of South Dry Cleaning Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. JORD/VN, '40, a son, Bend, Ind., died February 21. Timothy John, December 26, 1953. FREDERICK N. CGUNTISS, '16, died De Mr. and Mrs. BERNARD TE,\H, '40, a cember 18, 1953, in Chicago, III. daughter, Christine, February 5. Dr. ROBERT J. BURNS, '17, Kenmore, N. 1904 Y., died March 15. .Mr. and Mrs. JOHN F. CHRIST.NWN, '42, a Jf\MES R. RECORD, managing editor of the son, James Anthony, January 27. HERBERT C. HELLRUNG, '18, died last Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, recently received a .Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT E. WRIGHT, '42, a year in Alton, III. citation for his promotion of brotherhood and daughter, Patricia Ann, March 17. JOSEPH R. McGR/VW, '21, of Tuba, Okla good will among all men from the National Mr. and Mrs. FREDERICK W. CHRISTM,VN, homa, died January 21. Conference of Christians and Jews. The N.C.C.J. '43, a daughter, Mary Margaret, February 22. JEROME D. BLIEVERNICHT, '23, died De citation' read that Jfr. Record "has dedicated cember 22, 1953, in Elmhurst, 111. himself to the common good and the preservation Mr. and Mrs. DOMINIC F. BOETTO, '44, a and extension of our free way of life." daughter, Elizabeth Marian, December 14, 1953. REV. KEITH L. ROCHE, '26, died January -Mr. and Mrs. IUCI1.\RD J. HACKM,\N, '44, 21. Father Roche had ser\'ed as pastor of St. a daughter, Barbara, Marcli 23. Ann's Catholic Church, Toluca, 111., for the last fourteen years. Mr. and Mrs. EDW,\RD F. SCHMID, '44, twins, Gerald Charles and Gail Catherine, Sep WILLIAM H. DOWNEY, '28, professor in the tember 27, 1953. Department of Economics, died at his home in Niles, Mich., January II. He had been ill .Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT S. WITTE, '44, a son, since December 24. Professor Downey ^vas co- Joseph, February 25. organizer of the National Catholic Economic As Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES S. LaCUGNA, '46, a sociation and had been a member of the faculty daughter, Mary Teresa, March I. since he received bis master's degree at Notre Mr. and Mrs. PAUL P. GOODMAN, '47, a Dame in 1928. son, Paul, Jr., October 17, 1953. SISTER M. ASICKTA O'CONNOR, O.M., Mr. and Mrs. J,\MES W. KELLY, '47, a son, '28, died recently In Latrobe, Pa, Brendan James, March 5. REV. JOSEPH LUTTALVN, C.S.C., '29, died Mr. and Mrs. JAMES E. MURPHY, '47, a recently. fOI 1 ^T^cd L. Steers son, James £. Jr., Mardi 24. JOHN J. HOLMES, '31, Corning. N. Y., died • ' • • 105 So. LaSalle St. Mr. and Mrs. JOHN E COSTELLO, '48, a February 2. Chicai^o 3, Illinois daughter, Patricia Lynn, January 14. IR\aN S/\NDME1ER, '^, Munde, Ind., died J.VMES L. "LAZ" FISH is assodated with the Mr. and Mrs. ORVILLE E. DUNN, JR., '48, May 28, 1951. Flsh-Cundari Sporting Goods Company In Kearny, a daughter, Elizabeth Jane, January 24. J.VMES D. DEV-ERS, '35, died February 20 New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. LEONARD B. ILVRT, '48, a in Carbondalc, Pa. He is survived by his wife, son, Kevin Joseph, November 22, 1953. three brothers and one sister. Mr. and Mrs. C. EDWARD MELLV, '48, a DONALD G. MULL.\NY, '46, Brooklyn, N. Y., ^A«9 Paul R. Byrne son, Edward Joseph, March 5. died December 4, 1953. I T IJ O'Shaughnessy BIdg. Mr. and Mrs. C. ROBERT SATTI, '48, a son, EMIL J. JENICEK. JR., '51, died February Notre Dame, Indiana Charles Robert, Jr., January 28. 5 in Chicago, III. MORGAN CARTIER, SR., of Grand Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. tVILLLUf A. WEILER, '48, a MAJOR MICHAEL G. BREZAS, USAF, '52, Mich., has recently been ill but Is back home son, Mark Alan, December 16, 1953. Bloomfield, N. J., was killed February 5 in a again no^v and conx'alescing.
Notre Dame Alumntts, May-June, 1954 31 ITlO 612 \Vlsconsin Avenue Racine, Wisconsin 35 YEAR A letter from ART DENNEHY. '30: *'Just thought that you would like to kno\%' about ED BECKALVN being so favorably quoted in the REUNION March issue, 'Tlie Sign,' re: the article ' 'So You're Looking for a Job.* The data covers JUNE JJ-12^73 the three non-profit groups: the Career Plan ning Clinic of the Notre Dame Club of New York at the Carroll Club, the Man-Marketing Clinic guided by Sidney Edlund, former president of Lifc-Savcrs, Inc., and the Job-Finding Forum 101>l ^^^ O'Neill at the Advertising Club." 109A Ralph W. Bcrs^man • ' • ** 1350 No. Black Oak Dr. ITZO 1609 No. Jefferson Ave. South Bend 17, Indiana RAY HUMPHREYS is head investigator for St. Louis 6, Alissouri the district attorney's office city of Denver. On Assurances Iiavc been received from more than the side he has been made famous by writing Notice has just been received of the death of forty (48 to be exact) members of tlic famed hundreds of detective stories based on the ex FRANCIS J. MURPHY, 430 Third St., Lafay- class of '14 that ihey will be on hand for our periences of his office. ettc, Ind. You will remember "Frank" and EDDIE fortieth reunion in June. It seems assured that MEEHAN as the great "milcrs" of our time. more members of the class will attend this re "Frank" attended the 1950 reunion, so it's later union than were here for any previous one. IF than you think and remember w-e hav« another YOU have not already done so, plan NOW to ^0^^ Edw*ard J. McOskcr i ' • ' 2205 Brianvood Road reunion coming up in 1955. Plan to be there for join the men you knew during those happy years a round of hand shakes with your classmates on the campus. Cleveland Heights 18, Ohio of 1920.
Among those who have written recently that It ^vas some effort to find on the Oklahoma they will be here is R. T. (DICK) BRAUN, who 101Q George E. Harbert map the dot that read Okarche. Once there, it is coming all the way from Port Arthur, Texas, • ' • O 108 North Main Street was mighty easy to find PAUL LOOSEN, for he where he is associated with the Mathieson Chemi Sycamore, Illinois is the bank president. Some sort of record may cal Corporation. be established, because Paul is the third genera- Xtiss Rita Wallace, daughter of JAMES G. lion and last summer Paul's son was the fourth FRANK J. KIRCHMAN, JR., who possessed AVALLACE, Syracuse, New York, is among the generation on the payroll of the First Bank of one of the ver>' few typewriters in Sorin Hall postulants who recently received the habit of Okarche, which was established by the grand in 1914, will come from Denver. Frank sent some the Sisters of Providence at St. Mary's of the father. interesting news clippings concerning FRED GUS- AVoods College, Terre Haute, Indiana. We are HURST( he'll be here, too, from Denver!) who, sure she will be happy in her vocation. We ex Paul still showed the effects of a very serious with KNUTE ROCKNE, held down the end posi tend our congratulations to Jim. operation he underwent last summer. He is slowly tions on the team that really started Notre regaining his health and strength, while still Dame as a football power. One clipping was JOHN LEMMER is bus>* planning new school active at his work. He and his charming wife from Ripley's "Believe It or Not" column show facilities for his growing community. For those plan a deser\'ed trip to Europe this year. ing Gus's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gushurst, who may have forgotten, John Is Superintendent who recently celebrated their 75th wedding an- of Scliools at Escanaba, Michigan. Same story— niversarv*. more children to provide for. Judge AL O'SULLIVAN while majoring as a ITZI 1101 N.B.C. Buildinir J. M. WALSH, now Vice President of the Sedg Cleveland 14, Ohio wick Machine Works, is coming from Flushing, Judge of the Circuit Court is adopting dra N. Y. Joe advises, as did E. S. RYAN, '23, that matics in his spare time. He took one of the lead parts in the Church Amateur dramatic ALFRED N. SLAGGERT has been named a our temporarily-lost classmate, FRANCIS J. RYAN presentations in Belvldere. member of the Saginaw County (Michigan) Bar is now located at 6721 S. E. 34th Avenue, Port Association's Librar>' Committee for 1954. land '2, Oregon. LU HELLER is making his name as a Title Attorney for the Commonwealth Title Company J. R. FARRELL of General Electric at Harris- of Portland, Oregon. 1009 Gerald A. Ashe burg .will be on hand, and promises to try to lure back R. E. (BOB) DALY, who has been • ' ** 39 Cambridge Street Rochester 7, N. Y. . located at Room 1055, 681 Market Street, San 1919 Theodore C. Rademaker Francisco 5. • ' • ' Peru Foundry Company As the last issue of the Aliunnus was goins to Peru, Indiana prcsSf word was received of the death of our CHAS. L. VAUGHAN writes from Lafayette, Indiana, tliat he's been urging his particular friends to come back, and has assurances from TWOMEY CLIFFORD of Camden, Arkansas, WILLARD CHESTER of Elkhart, Indiana, and WILLIAM P. (POYNT) DOWTS'ING of Deca Alfred 'Dutch' Bergman, patient at Irene Byron Hospital, received a plaque and television tur, Illinois. Poj-nt is also on the recruiting line, set for the ND Monogram Club. (L. to R.): Emil Sitko, Robert Kearney, Fort Wayne and promises to have back a couple of boys who haven't been here since 1914! alumni club president; Neil Worden; William Schmidt, Portland, Ore., and classmate of
Shortly before the reunion your secretary* will Bergman; and Charlie Callahan, Irish sports publicity director. send you a complete program of activities. Tlicre will be plenty of 'fun'—but there will also be the traditional Mass for ALL members of our class, said by our beloved Father MATTHEW WALSH, and possibly another later afternoon Mass at the Grotto on Saturday.
Attorney CHARLES L. A'AUGHAN, *14, of Lafayette, Indiana, has been receiving cotisldcr- able favorable publicity in the national press and legal journals for his scholarly presentation of *'Cross-Examination of an Expert Witness" at re cent legal institutes and bar association meet ings. He was asked to make the presentation by the Indiana State Bar Association.
«A«»« James £. Sanford ITIO 1429 West Farrat^ut Ave Chicago 40, Illinois
GEORGE N. SHUSTER, president of Hunter College, has accepted the chairmanship of the National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organiza tion. Recently George lectured on "The Annvcr of Catholicism" at the annual religious forum at Williams College. He also spoke at the sixth an nual fonun of Barnard College.
32 Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 LOUIS NAVIN, Mitchell, S. Dak., and DONALD T. FirZGIBBON, Ames, Iowa. Louli is practic ing Ixvf and Fltz is a tax coostUtant and, ac cording to Hi, has "escaped the obHgatiou of matrimony." DUKE HOLDER wants to know the where abouts of MARK HEALY, '22, Muscatine, Iowa. Write to Duke or to this office. Duke is an at torney and acting postmaster of Portland, Oregon. DAN CULHANE, national representative of the Boys Clubs of America, and Alumni Board member, telephoned your "secretary" some weeks ago when he was in South Bend, but found me away from home. Thanks, Dan. I will appreciate phone calls from any of you boys at any time. ELKIER COLLINS wrote an interesting yam about trying to locate CONNIE ALT in Con's office in New York City, on the same day that Con was trying to locate Elmer, now an Army Colonel in San Francisco, in the Colonel's office. A few days later they managed to meet at the Army Chemical Center where Elmer is stationed, and revelled in their first visit since Connie was best man at Elmer's wedding in St. Pat's Church, South Bend, in October, 1924. FRANCIS NEITZEL wants to know "what happened to TED McDONALD from Pocatello, Idaho?" Anybody know? AxAURICE DACY has made a new connection in Chic:^o and is now associated with the Heyer NEW YORK CITY—^The alumni club*s annual presentation of vestments on Lactare Sun Corporation in the sale of spirit duplicators. From day. L. to R,: Anthony F, Earley, Jr., club secretary; James J- Clynes, Jr., club president; what could be gathered at the last reunion, the spirits in the duplicators are the only ones Maurie Father Bernard E. Ransing, C.S.C., representing the Very Rev. Christopher J. 0*TooIe, Is on intimate terms with. Information wanted: Above we list the name C.S.C., Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross; and George L. Olvany. of JOSEPH CASEY as among the deceased. This is on the strength of a memo from EDWARD D. KELLY of Emmetsburg, Iowa, who writes "If Casey was the one from Carroll, Iowa, he died some years ago." Casey's mail had been beloved classmate and friend—>VALTER STUHL- 1090 Louis V. Bruggncr returned unclaimed to the Alumni Office. DREHER in an auto accident on Christinas Eve IT^5 2165 Riverside Drive At least one member of the Class liked the a few miles north of Tipton, Indiana. Bare an South Bend, Indiana geographical Class directory mailed out. BILL nouncement of Walter's death was printed in VOSS says he is "tickled to get the geographical the Alumnus. We surely do tender our solace to Availability of *23 news reached an all-time listing as I do bat around the country quite a Mildred Sluhldrcher, widow of the deceased, and high with the receipt of first returns of a bit. . . . I'll do my best to contact the boys." to their two daughters and three sons, also to questionnaire mailed to the Class last winter. Not a single reply has been received in the HARRY STUHLDREHER, N.D. '25,—a brother, Many news leads have been uncovered, although questionnaire from any of the clergy on our and to all members of the Stuhldreher family. only 37 replies had been received at press time. Class roster, possibly because many of the ques We of *22 were very fond of \Valter; our high Members arc urgently requested to return their tions are slanted to\%rard the married men. How regard for him goin^ back as far as 1918 when questionnaires. ever, we urge you. Fathers, to. send in your he came to N.D. as a freshman from his home replies—and forget all about our pan-handling. city or Massillon, Ohio. Walter always had much The Class grapevine and the Alumni ofTice interest in the Class of 1922, both as student have helped sxvell to 27 the list of knoxvn de A few short da>-s after getting these notes off and alumnus. He missed our 30th reunion in ceased Class members. Most recent deaths were my chest, I am taking off for a West Indies 1952 solely because of the illness of his youngest those of JERRY BLIEVERNICHT and CHARLES cruise with Mrs. Bruggner (remember "Gin" son who was stricken at that particular time B. RUBLE. A letter received from Mrs. Mary Hull?). However, I want to make it plain that the with rheumatic fever. Some few months later, Blievemicht, Jerry's widow, revealed that he trip is in no ^vay related to the amassing of the Walter himself was a patient at Mayo Brothers died Dec. 22, 1953, following an emergency op $45 fortune which I have achieved to date through in Rochester, Minnesota, during December of eration for a perforated colon, and was buried pan-handling you boys out of some Class ex 1952 and January, 1953. Walter had recently been Dec. 24 in Elmhurst, 111. For the past three pense money. Your contributions have been ex promoted to position of vice-president of A. G. years Jerry had owned and operated a grocery cellent, considering the comparatively few replies Becker and Company, Chicago investment bank and market in Lisle, 111. ^frs. Helen Ruble HTOte, received so far. However, the sum total doesn't ing firm with offices in Indianapolis, his home in answer to our inquiry, that her husband pass yet approach my breaking-point in the urge to city. The Class of '22 was represented at the ed away in Bicknell, Ind., on January 29, 1954, embezzle. funeral by FRANK BLOEMER of Louisville, a following surgery in October for stomach can close personal friend of the deceased. cer. Newspaper obituaries listed Charlie as orchardist and dairyman. October 16th was the dale of the silver wedding To these recent deaths we have added three anniversary of Bemie and JAMES V. JONES of classmates whose names were not on our list of Rochester, N. V. Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH 0ORAN deceased classmates at our June, 1953 reunion. 30 YEAR of Albany made a special trip to Rochester for Questionnaires received to date have revealed that the occasion. -\UTr KEEGAN, JOSEPH CASEY, and PERCY IVILCOX passed away unknown to most of us. REUNION JOSEPH DORAN is on the legal staff of the Other than that Perce died in June, 1951, wc New York State Public Service Commission. have no information. Details thereof from those JUNE n-12-13 Mr. and Mrs. FRANK BLOEMER of Louisrille of you who have more information, will be wel took a mid-winter cruise to Ecuador aboard a comed. ship of the United Fruit Company's fleet. Space doesn't permit recounting many of the news notes received in the questionnaire replies. Dr. DAN SEXTON of St. Louis expects to at m tit A Rev. Thomas A. Kdly, CS.C. These will be passed on lo you in the next tend a Chicago meeting in May and hopes to iTAl Cavanaugh HaU Class of '23 News Letter. Ho\vcver some things, get down to the campus for a "quickie." chosen at random, will prove lo you how worth Notre Dame, Indiana This year Father JOSEPH RICK, C.S.C., cele while it will be for you to write your Secretar\-, so that the scuttlebutt can be passed on. THOMAS H. HODGSON is oecuUve vice- brates his 25th Anniversary as a missionary in president of the Minneapolis Retail Federation. Bengal. His present address i$: 28 Zindabahar HAROLD F. HAYNES wrote a nice letter from FRED G. MANCUSO has been elected Judge Lane, Dacca, East Pakistan. Father GEORGE Los Angeles, where he has lived since the war B. FISCHER, C.S.C., of the Holy Cross Eastern Advocate General for the Veterans of Foreign after extensive Naval scr\*icc in the South Pa Wars. Mission Band celebrates his 25th Anni\xrsary of cific. Harold got sU ^vecks of Naval training ordination to the Holy Priesthood in 1954. His at N. D. in 1922 at the time of his commis address is Tucker Road, North Dartmouth, Mass. sion and reached the status of a senior Naval «fl4E J°^ P- Hurley DAN YOUNG of Foley Brothers, Inc., who has officer. He is now commanding officer of a I TA3 1218 City Park Avenue only been back in. the U.S.A. a short time from Naval Reser\c Advance Base unit at L. A., and Toledo, Ohio is in the warehousing business there. his stay of some years atop the Chilean Andes Our 1925 column has been too blank—partly building a copper refinery for Anaconda, is now HI HUNT took time out from his strenuous my fault—mostly yours. ... busy in Aurora, Minnesota, and vicinity starting to duties as Internal Revenue Agent to write from erect a Taconite plant for the Erie Mining Com Decorah, Iowa. Hi inquired about MATT KEE* Let's have some news. pany. The proposed plant is designed to pro GAN, and we give the answer above. Thanks to That 1925' column looked doubly blank to your cess the low grade ore of the Iron Range. Hi's letter, we have recovered the names of secretary because I had sent in some newt for
Noire Dame AlumtiitJ, May-June, 1954 33 The O'Neills have been, and will be, high on the list of Notre Dame families. Left to right: Dennis J,, Jr., '51; Robert M. Wallace, *51 i (son-in-law of Dennis, Sr.); Michael, '60; Dennis J., Sr., '26; William P., '06; Ronald S., '14; John, '48; William R., '42; William Patrick, '65 ^
the Xovcmbcr issue which missed tlie deadline quite often—in fact, Frank's his landlord as he "Daze." Mike still has that famous smile and and I thought it would be used for the January owns the large apartment building that Harry Cooncy a story or two. It was quite a reunion— Alumnus, but I suppose it was too full of the lives in. He sees EDWARD "OATS'" BYRNES even though It only lasted a few minutes. "Christmas Spirit" for JOHN CACKLEV to re and he ran into ED HUNTSINGER not too long hash. ago. Both are fine! Your secretary ran across some 25*crs at the Rocknc Communion Breakfast at the Statler In No doubt, most of vou noticed in the last BENJAMIN LI\nERGOOD recently announced Cleveland. Incidentally, JOE BOLAND was toast- issue of the "Alumnus" that EDWIX J. ^VES• the marriage of his daughter, Dian, to Lt. master and was tops! All the coaches from HUNK NER of Fort '\Va>'ne, Indiana, died November William V. Lytle, U.S.M.C. The marriage took ANDERSON to TERRY BRENN^VN were there 13th, 1953. I didn*t receive any details but I place at St. Patrick's Church, Decatur, Illinois. FRANK LEt\HY had us laughing one minute wrote your treasurer, HANK ^\'URZER, to take While at the Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech and weeping the next. Our own ELMER LAYDEN care of the class Mass. Hank promptly advised games last fall I saw some of the 25'ers at the jokingly told of how BILL CERNEY and BER- me that he had written to the widow, enclosing Alumni Service Booth. One of the students in NIE LIVERGOOD were really better fullbacks a ^fass Card from Fatlicr ifoXvoy. Hank is the booth was a son of LA^VRENCE CASEY of back In '25 but Rockne used him because the doing a fine job and plans to have anottier list Batavia, New York. The Judge was not at the holes RIP MILLER'S line opened up were so made up of the deceased members of our Class game himself. LEO POWERS had a qm'ck hello narrow that he, Elmer, was the only one who —keep it in your missal and pray for your and what was a scoop last fall will still be could go through them. JI.M ARMSTRONG was classmates! nc%vs to most of you. Leo is married, so our the first of the many fine speakers. JOHN KANE perennial bachelor has lost his title. Who knows and FRANK STEEL were at the affair. They Be sure to remember Edwin in your Masses both look great! DON MILLER was there. I and prayers. of another 25'er not married??? I can't think of one off hand, can any of you, and if so let's learned from Don's wife that he w^r just The Class of 1925 would also like to express hear from you. Congratulations Leo! elected to the Board of Directors of the Cleve its sympathy to HARRY STUHLDREHER on land Bar Association. the death of his brother, AValtcr, of the class R/\Y CUNNINGHAM was a pretty sick class of '22. I was shocked to hear of this because I mate this past summer but he recovered beauti A tew weeks ago **the four horsemen of '25" had a pleasant visit with Harry in Toledo on fully from a serious illness and if he takes It were on the Chicago Tribune's TV story of the occasion of his talk to the Catliolic Central easy he will live to see his great grandsons. *'Tlie Life of Elmer Layden." JIM CROWLEY football team in early December. Walter was PAUL DOOLEY and R.\Y TILLMAN \vcre at a Is bringing them together again on a program killed in an automobile accident on December table at the Central High Banquet to hear on the TV station that Jim is manager of in 24th. Fra sure many of the class of 1925 re Harr>*'s talk, whicli by the ^vay was excellent. Scrantqn, Pcnn. This will be the third get- member that pleasant personalty and smile of Paul and Ray are in the same parish and we together of our famous "Four Horsemen" within Walter Stuhldrcher. Be sure to remember him sec each otlier quite often. Paul has two boys still a few months. After thirty years, that name in your prayers. in grade £chool and Ray has five children and still retains a lot of glamour in the sports world. some grandcliildrcn but Ray got married the week Well boys—let's start ''beating the drums" for Harry had seen many '25ers in his travels. He after he received his sheepskin—the first of the "our 1955 reunion because that's a year from this sees ELMER LAYDEN quite often, as the two 25'crs after that day in June 1925. June and It will be here before we know it. If horsemen are interested in "steel" and Elmer's I received a Christmas card from WALTER God spares you, plan to be there and as a starter office is in the same building as Harry's Chicago HAECKER from Nashville, Tenn. Butch Is do let us replenish tliat Mass Fund because we may office of U. S. Steel. You '25*ers who were at ing very well in a business venture In tliat city. have many more called to tlieir reward between the Pittsburgh game must have been pretty proud I believe his concern manufactures bulldozers and now and then. So let's hear from you soon— when Elmer was chosen along with KNUTE hca\y machinery. Give him a buzz when any of even if it's giving your secretary hell for the ROCKNE and GEORGE GIPP for the Football you 25'ers go through that *'Gatc\vay to the lack of 25 news. . . . After all, you make the Hall of Fame. Belated congratulations, Elmer! South!" I still get a card on my birtltday from news so let's hear from you and yours. Harry mentioned that the Four Horsemen were PAUL HOEFFLER who's doing a great job in the to meet in New York and be present at the Insurance business. Speaking of Insurance men, Heisman Trophy presentation and it was an I had a nice phone call from FRANK HOW- IQOA J?-? !• ^y?" nounced the ver>' day Harry and I were togetlicr LAND when he was passing through Toledo on 2434 Greenleaf Avenue that John Lattner won it, so it was a real Notre his way home to Detroit. We parted with, "I Chicago 45, Illinois Dame affair. Harry is linng in Pittsburgh and don't suppose we will see each other at the was looking forward to a family reunion at Tech game,*' but we did and I ^vas happy to MEREDITH H. DOYLE has been selected by Christmas with one of his boys who is In the meet his very charming wife. Frank was with the State Supreme Court justices in Michigan as service, and others in universities—one at Notre .MIKE DUFFEY, '27 and BOB COONEY, *27. a court administrator. Eventually it is hoped that Dame and one still at home in high school. Remember Frank and Mike were in Harry De- his position will be one which can recommend Harry telb me he sees FRANKLIN McSORLEY sag's orchestra way back In those College Inn the best possible distribution of the state's ju-
Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 1 dtctal manpower in order to handle cases with lie told me that STEVE PIETROWICZ'S daughter periodic visit to the campus and stopped to see a minimum of delay. had been married the same day. his classmates on the faculty. John also spoke to the graduating engineering seniors at their I. I. PROBST is a member of the planning The last Issue of NOTRE DAME carried quite annual Communion Breakfast sponsored by the committee for a new Knights of Columbus build a nice article on the vaulting chemists, the Alumni Association. ing to be erected jn Coral Gables, Florida. Re HARRINGTONS, our Paul, and his son, Jim. cently he was elected chairman of the board of There was only one part of the story and pic JOE BOLAND Is chairman of the Area Divi directors of the Notre Dame Club of Greater ture that troubled me—whose Monogram Club sion of the ftve-and-one-half million dollar St. Miami. He Is also a former president of the certificate was that on the wall? Even with bi Joseph County Hospital Development Drive and club and was chosen Notre Dame Man of the focals and a magnifying glass I couldn't read the In charge of the solicitation of funds outside Year there In 1950. name. So, Paul, how about letting me know? the city of South Bend. Stung to the quick by the editor's comment Again it Is my sad duty to report the death GEORGE MEAD has recently had conferred on a missing column in the last Alumnus your of a classmate. REV. KEITHEN ROCHE died on upon him the Knighthood of St. Gregory the secretary' hurries to get something In for the January 21, 1954 at Toluca, 111., where he has Great and the Papal Medal. The ceremony took next Issue. been pastor of St. Ann's Church for the past place In the Cathedral of St. Peter, Erie, Pa., 14 years. Keith was ordained in Rome In 1929 with a reception following the ceremony in the When the comment appeared In place of a and ser\ed In many parishes in Illniois prior to Cathedral Preparatory School. The Most Rev. column It gave rise to a hope that some of you becoming pastor at Toluca. He was buried In his John Mark Gannon, Archbishop of Erie, confer fellows might come to the help of a struggling home town of Peoria, III. May his soul and those red the honor on George. secretary and send In something for a column. of our other departed classmates rest in peace. It may be that IZZY PROBST'S letter came as WALTER "RED" SMITH, sport columnist for a result of that. As this column Is written the thought occurs the New York Herald-Tribune has been named that a lot of years have gone past since June, a contributing editor for The Sign, national Catho Our Southern Vice Prcsldenl wrote a short 1926. And that only 26 months remain until our lic magazine. note and frankly, I can't see how he got time 30th Anniversar>'- Tlie days go fast now and that to write that. In addition to his Insurance ad reunion will be on us before we realize. So, how ANDREW N. GALONE has recently been pro justment business in Miami Izzy is also Chair about starting now to plan for it. Your secretary moted to the staff of the General Accounting man of the Board of Directors of the Notre has not discussed the reunion with R^VY DURST, Supervisor, Bell Telephone Company of Pennsyl Dame Club of Greater Miami and Grand Knight our president, but I'm sure he'd like to have vania. He has been with the company since of Bishop Barry Council, K of C. His son, all the suggestions possible to make our 30th graduation at Notre Dame and his present ad R«bcrt, expects to enroll at Notre Dame next reunion a memorable one. How about sending dress is Union Trust Building, Third Floor, fall. As he signed the letter Izzy hand wrote a your Ideas to the address at the head of this Pltuburgh, Pa. P.S. and gave with the news. He married again column? Remember—LET'S MIX IN '56! In July, 1952 and now has a new son, seven EVERETT C BROWN has been retired from months old. Also, a grandson, 1^ years old. Hope the Los Angeles Police Department and Is now the older guy has proper respect for his uncle. I QOT ?*^^1^ Ronay an Inspector of ammunition at the Navy Base, Anyway, congratulations. Pop and Grandpop! 2829 Appletrcc Lane Hawthorne, Nevada. According to the Chicago newspapers In early South Bend, Indaina TOM HEARDEN who has been serving as foot December, 1953, ANDY CONLIN was appointed A letter from ARTHUR DENNEHV, '30, a ball coach at St. Norbert College In Wisconsin Executive Vice President of Crerar Clinch Coal member of the New York Alumni Club's Ca for the past seven years recently signed a con Co. They must like him and he must like them reer Clinic Committee, informs your secrctarv tract with the Green Bay Packers as assistant for the job seems to be permanent, Andy having that D/\N F. CUNNINGHAM, who can always football coach. been with the firm for 28 years In operating and be counted on to give a helping hand to a sales capacities. Congrats, Veep. worthwhile project, has become chairman of that committee. Anyone who isn't familiar with the moo Louis F. Buckley Speaking of officers—our Treasurer GEORGE purpose and activities of this committee should IT^O 1253 North Centra! Ave. HARTNETT seems to have taken on a perma- see the March Issue of "Sign" magazine and Chicago 51, Illinois net job. The Merchants and Manufacturers Club read "So You're Looking for a Job." in Chicago recently re-elected htm to a third successive term as president. That would indi BILL CO^'NE writes from Florida that he is I regret to announce the death of Professor cate "successful'* as well as "successive." finding surcease from the political clamor of ^VM. H. DOWNEY of Notre Dame on January Washington and the legalities of Federal Hous 10 in Niles, Michigan. Although Bill was with our A couple of months ago JOHN TUOHY pcr- ing on the w-arm sands of Miami Beach. I haven't Class only one year as he received his Master's fomied a feat that your secretary has wanted to seen Bill on a hill of sand since he and I graced degree in 1928, he was very much interested in do but never quite fzould work up to. And John the beaches of Lake Michigan, but I'm sure he '28 Class activities. He wrote at the time of the did it so casually it looked ver>* simple. As I is a more Imposing figure in a swim suit today Reunion expressing his regrets at not being able was walking down Wabash Avenue I saw John than some twenty years ago. to attend as he was in Puerto Rico visiting his turning into a building entrance and called to daughter. Mrs. Downey, in acknowledging the him. He continued on but as he went through Father JLNLMY MORGAN has left the Air Mass arranged by our Class, mentioned that Bill the revolving door I again called and John very Force and Is back in parish work In the Cleve was "so proud of our 1928 Class Report." calmly turned around and reversed the direction land Diocese. My Informant put him in Youngs- TOM HART has our most sincere sympathy on of the door! We had a few minutes conversa town, Ohio. tion . In the course of which John asked about the death of his mother on November 28. Please my family and I told him my daughter. Sheila, JOHN W. BRENNAN, vice-president of the remember BILL DOWNEY and TON! HART'S had been married a fet%' days before. Whereupon American Blower Corporation of Detroit, made his • mother in your prayers. Tom, as you know, is
DENVER—Local alumni honored Father Hesburgh at a luncheon on his trip to Colorado and the northwest.
Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June^ 1954 35 ROCKFORD—^Thc newly formed Rockford alumni club officers include (L. to R.): James Dunn, Foundation city chairman; Mike Lorden, pres.; Jack Sulli\'an, vicc-pres.; Tom Kecgan, secy.; Harold O'Connor, treas.; and Len Condon, Foundation Governor.
now resident manager for the Employers Group RICHARD SCHILDER is an engineer in the pel of the Alumni Office, I am able to give you Insurance Companies in Columbus, Ohio. plant lay-out department of Frigldiare Division, a list of '28 men with sons at Notre Dame at the General Motors Corporation in Moraine City, present time. They arc as follows: GORDON It is a pleasure to give you nch's of a num Ohio. Dick is married and lives in Chillicothe, BENNETT, PAT CANNY, LESTER aVRRIG, ber of men from whom %vc have not had a report Ohio. PHIL CENEDELLA, MAURICE CONLEY, in years. ART ZIMMERM.\N' is Comptroller and FRANK DONOVAN, PETE GALL/\GHER, JIM Assistant Treasurer %vilh the Fabricon Products, ED QUINN reports that he heard from his INGRAM, JOHN LEITZINGER, HENRY .MASS- Inc., in River Rouge, Michigan. Art, like first roommate, JACK CULLEN, who is in the .\IAN, ED .McCLARNON, \VM. McGEE, JOS GEORGE COURY has two adopted children. Art's Industrial Appraisal business in Buffalo, New EPH S. MORRISSEY, ORVILLE MURCH, fellow Michigan classmate, LEO WALSH, has York. Jack's boy is entering Notre Dame next HAYES MURPHY, THOMAS NOON, RONALD three adopted children. JOHN LYONS has one year. Jack was with us during our Freshman RICH, AL SCHNURR. NORB SEIDENSTICK- adopted son. Art was with Marshall Field for days. Ed also brought us up to date on three ER, J.ACK SHEEDY, FRED SUTFZER, ED a number of years and went to Detroit in 1935 other old students, HARRY FROUENFELDER THOMAN, CHARLES ^\^LLIAMS, and JOHN with Fisher Body. He mentioned how much he who is in business in Collins^ille, Illinois, MAU WOULFE. John F. Beggan, the son of our de regretted having to miss the Reunion. Art saw RICE SONDERALVN, President of a furniture ceased rlassmate, FRANCIS BEGGAN, is also at NEIL AMIOT at the mo\-ie of the Georgia Tech factory in Jasper, Indiana and RAY NOVAK, a Notre Dame. JOE S. MORRISSEY has two sons game. banker and insurance agency owner in northern in college at Notre Dame. MIKE RICK'S twin Iowa. Ed also received a letter from his old sons arc second year students at Holy Cross JOE BAIRLEY is a construction engineer and sophomore roommate. CHARLIE CONNELL. Scminar>-. superintendent with Rockcrctc Inc., in Dearborn, Charlie is in insurance and farming at Paducah, Mtcliigan. Joe lives in Monroe, Michigan and has Kentucky. Ed advises that LES CARRIG'S son Classmates with sons at other colleges include eight children. at Notre Dame reports that Lcs is in the live the following: ART CANTY (California State stock business in Omaha. Poly College), ED DUFFY (two sons at Prince JIM CO\VXES is practicing law in Shrcve- ton), EUGENE FARRELL (Columbia), JOE port, Louisiana. Jim has three cliildren, the young RON RICH sent me a newspaper clipping an KIN^NEARY (Ohio State), ED McCLARNON est being only ten months old. nouncing the appointment of ERNEST V. (Dutch) (Milford Novitiate), JOHN GOCKE (UCLA), RIEDER as superintendent of Detroit Edison's WM. O'NEILL (-Georgetown), FRED RUIZ (Loy JOE DeBOTT wrote from Geneva, New York sLxth power plant now being built at River ola of L. A.) and J. A. JOHNSON (Michigan where he is manager of Brodcrick's Men's Ap Rouge which will house the world's largest steam State). parel Store. He is still a bachelor. Joe reports turbine generators. Dutch lives in Trenton, Kficht- that he \-isited JIM CONNER in Elwood, In gan where he is president of the Trenton School Those with daughters at college include the diana. Although Jim has been bed-ridden for the Board and Public Relations Director for the following: FRANK HEGARTY, WALT TOUS- past several years, be is able to run . his coal Breton Woods Association. He is married and has SAINT, BILL O'NEILL (St. Marys-of-the-Woods), and fuel business from his bed. Drop a- line to two boys, ages 12 and 16. Our Class is well AL DAVIS and CHRISTIE FLANAG.AN (St. Jim at 1114 South A Street in Elwood, Indiana. represented at The Detroit Edison Company with Mary's, Notre Dame), JOE BREIG (Notre Dame, JOE DeBOTT mentioned that SWEDE SHROE- VINCE STAGE, Assistant to the Manager of Cleveland), ART CANTY (Notre Dame College, DER visited him and JIM BARRY and secured Purchases; ART SCHEBERLE, designer; and JOE Belmont, California), JOHN CARROLL (McMur- a promise from both of them to attend our 30- SIMONIN, Assistant Division Engineer in the De ray and Cornell), BILL DO^VDALL (Rosary), ED year Reunion. Incidentally, Swede is vacationing sign Engineering Department, in addition to DUFFY (Trinity), JOHN GOCKE (Mt. St. in the Virgin Islands. LEO WALSH also was in Dutch Riedcr. Incidentally, Joe Simonin has three Mary's), AUGIE GRAMS (St. Catherine's, Wis the Virgin Islands and in Puerto Rico in March. children, ages 12 to 19. His oldest daughter is consin and Mt. St. Mar>), BERNIE LOEFFLER attending Mercy College School of Nursing. (Stephen's), NORB SEIDENSTICKER (Catholic J. F. (SAM) DUN'NE is mill manager for the University), JACK SHEEDY (Dumbarton), BILL Farmers Rice Growers Cooperative in Sacramento. Your vice-president, ART CANTY and your KIRWAN (Clark), ED McCLARNON (St. Eliz California. Sam has two children. Classmates Class Secretary eacli became a grandfather in abeth's) and J. R. SIMONIN (Afcrcy). planning a fishing, hunting or camping expedi January. Just to prove that Art Canty and I are tion should try Sam's culinar>' creation "Creamed contributing to the great melting pot, I might You will note that each of the following Trout on Rice" which is described by Sam in mention that my grandson's name is John Fran have three children in college: JOHN CARROLL, The Rice Journal for October, 1953. cis Bukacek and Art's is Linda Ann Giacopuzzi. ED DUFFY, AUGIE GRAMS and ED McCLAR ED QUINN, FRED RUIZ, "DOC" FORGE and NON. Please let me know who should be added Two other classmates should be added to the ED McCLARNON have two grandchildren each. to the above lists. list of those who arc responsible for the high GENE FARRELL is also a grandfather. Please let birth rate in the Class. DR. JOHN GOCKE, a me know of others who should be added to this FATHER MARK FITZGERALD had an arUcle physidan in Los Angeles has seven children and list. entitled "Private power—and public too'* in the FRED SWrrZER, an attorney in St. Louis, has January 30, WS^ issue of **America." He also six children. Thanks to the assistance of Miss Irene Trip- was responsible for the outstanding conference
Notrg Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 on collective bargaintog and arbitration held at the University of Minnesota. TOM MAHIN, who The following '28 men joined your Class Sec Notre Dame in February, I was pleased to have also has two boys, is special agent for the retary at the Annual Notre Dame Chicago Qvb been one c£ the 600 who attended this success*- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. breakfast following Mass and Communion on De ful conference. ED RAFTER mentioned that he Tom has been District Deputy of the K of C cember 6 and heard Father Matt Walsh C.S.C. saw an aru'cle by BOB GR^\HAM in Taxes—The since 1950 and has conducted 85 major degrees give a very interesU'ng talk: FRANK CREADON Ta.x Magazine, December, 1953, entitled "Alter in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota. (Metropolitan Life), MIKE LAWLER (Coca Cola native Routes for Effecting Tax Free Transfer of Speaking of the K of C's, I noted recently where Company), BILL MURPHY (Dlversey Corp.), Corporate Business.*' Bob participated in a round- JIM SHOCKNESSY, Chairman of the Ohio Turn HOWARD PHALIN (Field Enterprises Inc.). ED table discussion at the Annual Federal Tax Con pike Commission was the speaker at a dinner In RAFTER (Internal Revenue), BILL LEAHY ference at the University of Chicago in October. Cleveland following the Fourth Degree exempli (Wm. H. Leahy Co.) and BERT KORZEN and FR^\NK CREADON had an ardcle in the 1953 fication ceremonies. DICK PHELAN (Crane, Kearney, Korzen and Life Undcr^vritcr Gold Book on business insur Phelan, Attorneys). MIKE LA^VLER'S sister is ance. An article by I^VRRY WINGERTER, Presi I stopped in Hopkins, Minnesota to see EU married to EUGENE PHILLIPS who is with dent, American Transit ^Vssociation and of the GENE O'BRIEN but missed him. Gene is Secre Pure Oil Co. Eugene has one son who Is in San Antonio Transit Company, appeared in "Mass tary-Treasurer of the Review Publishers, Inc., service. Our Class President, FRANCIS CREA Transportation," January 1954, entitled **What there. He has five children ranging in age from DON, had to miss singing with the PauHst Docs the Future Hold?" He also had an article 6 to 20 years. Choir at Old St. Mary's that day in order to join us at the Communion breakfast. entitled "Management's Role" in the April 1949 My Freshman Hall roommate and best man, issue of that magazine and one in the July 1, JOE BRvVNNOX, ED McSWEENEY and I got 1936 issue of "Forbes Magazine" entitled "Mod together for a good session in Chicago in March. JOHN IGOE gives us the following newsy re ernization Brings New Life to the Street Rail Joe is Scars District Manager for Arizona. Ed, port: way." who is a bachelor. Is with Scars In Chicago. He "I am just back from a holiday in California BERT J. KORZEN, who has been acting as mentioned how much he enjoyed the Reunion. and this is being written on time that I might attorney for the Board of Election Commissioners Joe and his family live In PhocnLx, Arizona. They well devote to the pile of papers, invoices, tabu of Cook County has been selected by the Demo have three children, all under 11 years of age. lations that have engulfed my desk. But I had cratic Party as its candidate for Clerk of the .•\n evening spent recently with WILLARD a wonderful time and would like to tell you Probate Court of Cook County. RAY DRYMAL- AVAGNER, my Freshman and Sophomore Hall about the Notre Dame men I met. SKI, '29 is the Democratic candidate for Chief roommate, gave us an opportunity to reminisce Justice of the 37 judge Municipal Court of Chi "First off, I called JOE DALEY the old Rock concerning the Reunion. As you all know. Wag Bottom kid from Los Angeles. We had a fine cago. Bert and Ray arc associated with BILL did his usual outstanding job in making the KEr\RNEY and DICK PHELAN In the practice phone visit but he was just recuperating from Reunion a success. He is a manufacturer's agent a bad cold and could not carry out any meet of law in Chicago. JOHN LYONS, Judge of the with headquarters in South Bend. Superior Court of Cook County and past presi ing plan. However, he sent his younger brother, dent of the St. McI High School Alumni ^Vssocla- BERNIE GARBER and his wife were godpar Doug who played the role of host with an aplomb tion, received the "Melman of the Year" award ents for LARRY CULLINEY'S fourth child. Larry that made our visit completely memorable. Doug from that school this year. Other classmates from is now Ii\-ing in New Haven, Connecticut. FRANK and Joe are active in the printing business and St. Mel's include ED R.\FTER, ROY MULLI- CRE^VDON called my attention to a picture of doing a typical Notre Dame bang-up job. G/VN, BILL CRONIN, JACK MULLEN and Mrs. CHRISTY FL^\NNAG.\N of Port Arthur In BILL DOW'DALL. "At the rally I met CHARLES MURPHY who Life Magazine for January- 18, 1954 in an article has switched his allegiance from Ogden, Utah to entitled "Life Goes to a Businessmen's Lunch." JACK L/WELLE was a speaker at the foot California. Charley Is with North American Avia I saw BILL KIRWiVN when he was In Chicago tion and but for the gray in his hair, is still ball testimonial banquet at Notre Dame. BILL to attend the Furniture Mart this winter. Bill KELLY tells mc that Jack recently signed a the same dapper fellow who In our day was a has a furniture store in Iowa City. He has two pin-up boy at St. Mary's. -contract with the baseball Giants. children. BILL H. MURPHY is now District ED. J. BRENNiVN, Director, Department of Manager for the Dlversey Corp., with Wisconsin, "Do you remember 'Big Bad' DAN CON- Central Services of Cook County, has been kept Illinois, Missouri and Iowa as his territory. Bill LEY, who with ART DENCHFIELD used to give busy as the Chairman of the Committee on promises to give me a report on the '28 men Father Gallagan hyper-tenslon lest they walk Public Records of the Municipal Finance Officers in these States. He Is still a bachelor. JOHN through the walls of Sophomore Hall. Well, I Association of the United States and Canada. BILL Cf\RROLL retired from the contracting business met Dan at the rally. He is still big, still af JONES was engaged in making plans for the in August and spent the winter in Florida. He fable and now Vice President of a bank in Red Mass as Secretary of The John Carroll So expects to return to Springfield, Illinois where ^Vashingtoa or Oregon. ciety In Washington when FATHER FITZGER he will become Secretary of the Weaver Manu ALD and I vbited him there in December. Bill facturing Company. A. GORDON BENNETT has "ART CANTY and his good wife came by to also continues as a member of the American been appointed Secretary of The Buffalo Courier- take us to the game, and the slow flow of traf Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Express Inc. fic gave us a wonderful chance to visit. Art Is and Grievances. Our Class of 1928 sur\'cy continues to receive recognition. BERNIE GARBER referred me to an article in the December 1953 issue of The Homi- CLEVELAND—A testimonial dinner was given by the club lor Msgr. E. J. Seward, who letic and Pastoral Review where the study was given considerable emphasis In an article entitled was recently made chancellor of the Cleveland diocese. (L. to R.): Rt. Rev. Msgr. >Villiam "Arc We Understanding the Laity?" The Janu ary- 1954 issue of The Service—Letter of the Po L. Newton; Msgr. Se^vard; and Flo McCarthy, club president. litical Science Committee of the Institute of Social Order carried an article by Father Hartnett, S.J. entitled "Political Participation: A survey of a 25-year College Class" which was based on a special analysis made by me of the question naires In our sur\ey. The article emphasized, among other things, the relatively high correla tion between legal training and political activity. DENNY DALY called my attention to a comment by Dan Herr in his column, "Stop Pushing" with respect to the sur\*ey In the November 1953 Issue of Books on Trial. I continue to receive letters commenting on our 25-year reunion. Mr. DICK ^VEHS wrote that he got a tremendous thrill out of seeing, once again, most of the chaps with whom he spent four years in school. MIKE RICKS after mentioning that he enjoyed every minute of that momentous oc casion obsen.-cd that friendships were easily re newed and seemed even warmer and more stable than during college da>-s because the members of the Class of 1928 were, and always will be, true friends. While In Kansas City recently, I saw GEORGE McHNEY \vho is •\^ce President of George K. Baum and Company, investment banking. He has four children. HENRY MASSMAN was out of town when I was there. I understand that Henry has five children ranging in age from 15 to 22. In addition to being President of the Massman Construction Company, he served as a Director of the K. C. Chamber of Commerce last year. A recent visit to St. Paul enabled me to see my Corby Hall roommate, DENNY DALY, and also TOM MAHIN. Denny, who has two sons, continues to practice law and teach tax law at
Sotre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 37 in the legal department of Prudential Insurance JOHN WINBERRY of Rutherford, New Jersey-f! and certainly an avid booster for California. who had just returned from a meeting of ihe'^' Foundation Governors and Chairmen at Notre '-'i: "Roaming about the lobby of the Statlcr is our Dame. \- worthy mate JACK LAVELLE who liaWng seen the Cleveland Browns tn action had wandered Father JIM McSHANE, S.J., offered his an far from the New York GianLs. CHARLIE ROHR nual Mass for the living members of the Class was on hand too, to complete Ins season tour of 1928 fMi the last Sunday of April. with our team. LOU NORMAN is in Chicago making arrange- ? "Talked with JOHN WALLACE but missed an mcnts for bringing the General Motors 1954- ;; appointment with htm. John is comfortably settled Motorama to Chicago this spring. Lou is a. "T in Los Angeles and armed with all the lofty member of the Public Relations Staff of General | phrases the Califomians use in describing their Motors Corp., in Detroit. He mentioned that v countr>% their climate, their scencrj", their any he has seen C/VRL PETTERSCH who is Chair- \ thing. DICK HAXOUSEK was also on the scene man of the Social Science Dept. at Danbury -^ but he was too bu5>' for a dullard like me to State Teaclicrs College in Danbury, Conn. Carl p catch. received his Ph.D. degree from Columbia Univcr- _. sity in the field of educational research three years "Failed in an attempt to contact MERV AG- ago. Both Carl and Lou are married. GELER. He is connected with the District At torney's office and apparently devoted all his Others in tlie class who have received Ph.D. wonderful encrg>- to his law practice. degrees include: ^\NDY BOYLE (N. D.), Acting . Head of the Dept. of Chemistry, Noire Dame; "On the way home we had a short slop-over ART STENIUS, (Ohio State U.), Professor of I in Chicago, and spent part of it doing some hasty Education at Wayne; BOB FOGERTY, (Minnc- i Christmas shopping. Met PAUL TOBIN and his sola U.), Professor of History, St. Thomas Col wife and had a long, long visit in the busiest cor* lege; JOHN WORDEN, (Buffalo U.), Head of ridor in Marshall Field's store. Wc got most of Dept. of Biology, St. Bonaventure; HENRY PER- the problems solved that confront parents, gos SYN, (N. D.), Manager, Chemical-Pilot Plant, \ siped about our kids, our friends, our trip—and Reilly Tar & Chemical Corp., in Indianapolis, Unally were shoved apart by the impatient shop and Father MARK FITZGERALD, C.S.C, (Chi- \ pers who, and correctly &o, looked askance at cago U.) As!K>ciate Professor of Economics, Notre Dame. Are there others who should be added to this list? It was so good to sec so many '28 men among the N. D. Foundation chairmen appointed by It was great to hear from C. JOHN (DOC) Father Hesburgh including the following: \VM. A. FORGE after all these years. John and I started HURLEY, Springfield, Massachusetts; JOHN J. with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., immediately WINGERTER, Ashbury Park, Ne^v Jersey; AN after graduation in 1928. I left after three THONY CERES, Perth Amboy, New Jersey; GEORGE E. HARBERT, '18 months, ^vhile Doc stayed with them and is now JOHN LARSEN, Geneva. New York; JOHN Assistant District Manager in Omaha, Neb. John's FONT AN A, Columbus, Ohio; ALFRED first wife died in 1945. He remarried in 1947. SCHNURR, Sanduskv. Ohio; PHIL BERTHI- The new president of the American His oldest daughter, and the mother of Doc's AUME, PorUand, Oregon; LEO McINTYRE, Al- two grandchildren, died in 1953. He has six liv lentown, Pennsylvania; TOM TRAUGHBER, Title Association is George E. Harbert, ing children ranging in age from 14 to 21. One Nashville, Tennessee; GEORGE SARGUS, ^Vheel- son is in the Air Corps, another at the Univer ing, West Virginia and AUGIE GRAMS, La- who graduated from Notre Dame in sity of Omaha and a daughter at Ursuline Col Crossc, Wisconsin. The interest of the Class in lege. Doc mentioned that he sees ED BRESNA- the N.' D. Foundation was indicated last year 1918. George is owner and president HAN at church In Omaha. The graduation of when we achieved a new high in Reunion Class of the DeKalb County Abstract Co., Doc's daughter last June interfered with his • giving to Notre Dame. attending the reunion. He would like very much Sycamore, III. He served in the Navy to see any '28 men who \'isit Omaha. The large number of classmates who responded to my January' request for biographical data are during World War I and was admitted HENRY HASLEY recently was master of the responsible for another newsy column fuintaining Fourth Degree K. of C. ceremony for Northern the names of 136 classmates. My thanks to them to the Bar in 1919. Indiana which was held in Hammond. and to those of you who have replied by the time this reaches you to my follow-up request George is a past Grand Knight of sent to those who had not responded to my January letter. If you are one of the few who two Councils of the K. of C, past has not yet returned the completed form of bio graphical data, please do so at once so I can con president of the Holy Name Society of tinue to give you news of all the classmates in this column. I am also appreciative to HOWIE St. Mar)''s Cliurch in Sycamore, and PHALIN and ED McKEO^N^N %vho took care of my mailings and picked up the checks for the past director of the Sycamore Chamber entire cost. of Commerce. "While living in Chicago, May I make a special appeal to the bachelors in the class since only a relatively few of them prior to liis present residence, George responded as of March 26 to my January re taught Real Property Law at John quest for a biographical report. The single men who replied are: B. P. "BILLY" WOOD (Law, Marshall Law School and has lectured 109Q Don^d J. Plunkctt Santa Fe, New Mexico); DICK ^\XHS M.D. (Au " 'M^t Biology Department gusta, Georgia); CYP SPORL (Insurance, Nc*v at the University of Illinois. Many of Notre Dame, Indiana Orleans); PHIL O'CONNOR (Eastman Kodak, Rochester); JOE HANEY (Law and Wa>-ne Coun his articles have been published in va Larry Stauder, Acting Secy. ty District Attorney, Newark, New Jersey); JOE Engineering Building DeBOTT (Retail Clothing, Genera, New York); rious law college periodicals. Notre Dame, Indiana and J. CARROLL PINKELY (Retail Drug-., Portagcvillc, Missouri). Two of his sons are also in tlie title RAYMOND M. HILLIARD has recently been appointed assistant director of the Cook County RON RICH had an opoprtunity to see a business %vhile a third is studying at the Welfare Department. Ra>-mond has been execu couple of classmates in connection with a trip tive director of tlie Welfare and Health Council he made to attend a meeting of the American Salvatorian Seminar)' at St. Nazianz. of New York City and is credited with ousting Institute of Chemical Engineers in Washington. communist sympathizers from the welfare depart Ron visited DICK AV'EPPNER and his family in Wis. His eldest son was killed in ment payroll in NYC. Hyattsville, Mar>'land. Dick has four children. One son is studying cliemical engineering at Johns World War II. George maintains an ^Vhen you come to the reunion June 11, 12. Hopkins and anotlier is a freshman at George active interest in Notre Dame afTairs and 13, by all means bring along a picture of town. Ron also saw BOB BANNON in Cra\vford, your family. Facilities will be provided in the New Jersey. Bob is a professor of metallurgy at and as Class Secretary for '18 fiunishes protected arcliway of Lyons Hall (our class Newark College of Engineering, ^\'hile in New headquarters) for effective display of these photo York briefly, Ron called JOE REPETTI but tlie ALUMNUS witli news of men in graphs. Tliis feature of last year*s reunion was didn't reach him. a highlight. that group. He is a member of Bishop FRANK CREADON, while attending the Your local committee and JIM ARMSTRONG'S American ^losquito Central Association meeting in Shell's "Club of Champions," an award office are well along in making detailed arrange New York recently, called CHARLIE SHELAN- ments. Those who come will be completely and SKEY at Westhampton Beach, L. I. N. Y. given for liis work assisting with C.Y.O. economically accommodated. Tlie success of the Charlie, who is a Commissioner of Public Works, reunion will be determined almost entirely by is married and has three children. Frank saw fund-raising in Chicago. the attendance. An incomplete tabulation of DON
Notrr Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 not visited our Alma Mater since graduation, or rather since my graduate year. *'Here*s the dope on this *29'er if you care to use any of it: *'My wife is Gervase and the children are Roberta Rose. 16, Tom, 14, Chuck, 13, Beverly Jean, 9, and Patsy Ann, 7. "I am currently a boys* counselor and referee in the Toledo, Ohio, Juvenile Court where I have been since 1945. Following completion of this course in the Boy Guidance Graduate School in 1930, my first assignment for the next five years was Managing Director of the Boys' Club of St. Louis, Missouri, part-time instructor in Sociology at St. Louis University, and Boys* Case Worker for the St. Louis Childrens* Aid Society. "For seven subsequent years, after directing the Denver Cathob'c Charities Camp Santa Maria in the summers of 1933 and 1934, my professional work kept me in Detroit, Michigan, as Assistant Director of Tau Beta Community House. From 1942 to 19H I was Executive Director of the Omaha Social Settlement and also Instructor in Job Relations at the Martin-Nebraska Aircraft Corporation during the \Var. "Hope to sec or hear from GEORGE MONROE, CHARLES *BILL' HEINEAL\N, GEORGE •CLAYT WANEK and many others. "Sec you at the Reunion, Larry!"
109A Devere Plunkett I Tau O'Shaughnessy Hall Notre Dame, Indiana
TOM LANTRY is in the real estate and in surance business with his address reading Lantry The Class of '29 Reunion Committee met to discuss plans for their 25th anniversary on and West, Inc., 16 Mill Road, Tuckahoe 7, New York. June 11, 12 and 13. Standing (L. to R.), Paul Bartholomew; James Keating; Francis Jones. JAMES A. ALLEN, LL.B., is Claims Supervisor Seated (L. to R.): Larry Stauder, acting class secretary, Don Plunkett, Reunion for the Lumberman Mutual Casualty Company with offices at 4750 Sheridan Road, Chicago, chairman and class secretary. III. JOHN T. MORAN has been named Resident Manager of the ncvf \Vhite Plains, New York, branch of the Allstate Insurance Company. John PLUNKETT'S recent questionnaire indicates that Baldwin, L. I., N. Y.; FR.\NCIS M. FLYNN, formerly was manager of the Rochester, New 90 percent of those who have replied expect ^ to Bronx, N. Y.; JULES GROSSMAN, Gary, Ind.; York branch. John's wife, Corinne and three chil attend. He had had ahout one hundred replies. LOUIS F. HANEY, Ne^vark, N. Y.; JOSEPH dren, Donna, 12; Jack, II; and Joseph, 6^. He would like many more. P. H/VRTNETT, JR., Bronxvillc, N. Y.; RICH are residing in Rochester pending completion of a new home in White Plains. Your local committee met March 22 to go ARD E. HiVUGH, Delphi, Ind.; JOSEPH P. over the suggestions made in your replies, and to HISS, Oakland, Calif.; PAUL D. HOL/\HAN, Cleveland, Ohio; JOSEPH JACHYM, Westficld. ROBERT L. JACKSON, M.D,, professor of make plans to put the more popular ones into ^fass.; EVERETT JEWELL, South Bend, Ind.; pediatrics at tlie State University of Iowa and effect. One suggestion often repeated was "Let FR.VNCIS JONES. South Bend, Ind.; CH.\RLES national authority on rheumatic fever and nu the men visit—too many plans can break up the H. IwVISER, Indianapolis, Ind.; FR/\NK P. tritional problems in children, has been appointed group." KxVNE, ^f.D., Binghamton, N. Y.; KARL A. chairman of the Department of Pediatrics effec If the local committee could make a plea to K/VSCHEWSKI, Jackson Heights, N. Y,; JAMES tive this coming September. Bob Is married and vou it would be *'takc a good look at the names E. KE.VTING. South Bend, Ind.; JAMES P. has three children. which follow. Pick up the phone and call a KENNEDY. Chicago, III.; KENNETH J. KO- Members of the 1930 Class were shocked to learn neighboring classmate—whether he be listed there NOP, L>Tidhurst, Ohio; .VNTHONY J. KO- of the death of PAT GOGGIN'S 4-year-oId or not—and make plans whicli will bring you PECKY, Riverside, 111.; JOSEPH H. KRAKER, boy, Michael. He was killed in a sledding acci both to Notre Dame.** Akron, Ohio; AMLLLVM H. KRIEG. Indian dent January 20, 1954. His other boy, Patrick, You could write to your old roommate, or to apolis, Ind.; Rev. THOXf/VS J. L.\NE. C.S.C., age 9, ^vas badly Injured in the same accident, otlicrs listed in the class directory. Corby Hall; JOSEPH V. LENIH.\N. New York, but has recovered. Ever>*one will want to remem N. Y.; Dr. EDWARD J. LYONS, Philadelphia, ber Pat's family prayerfully in this tragedy. If you need 399 reasons why you and they Pa.; JOHN J. LYONS, Chicago, HI.; MICKEY .-Mso prayers should be continued for deceased should return to this 25th year reunion, use tltese: (THOS.) ^fcMAHO^^ New Orleans, La.; THOM- class members: J^VMES T. CONNORS and JOS 1. To see the thirty campus buildings added AS MARKEY, Washington, D. C; KARL E. EPH J. McCORMICK. since '29. MARTERSTECK, Cleveland, Ohio; ROBERT A. McVETY, Flushing, N. Y.; FRrVNaS D. MEYER, Several 'weeks ago a one page questionnaire 2. To again visit the Basement Chapel, Sorin ^fun5tc^, Ind; EUGENE A. MILLIFF, Rocky was sent out to all members of the 1930 class. Hall Chapel and others. River, Ohio; PETER J. MORG.VN, Trenton, N. It asked only a couple of simple questions and tried to elicit comment from everyone on things 3. To visit with the priests of your time and J.; AVILLLVM L. NEFF, Mandan, No. Dak.; LOUIS F. NIE2ER. Ft. AVayne, Ind.; %VILLIAM and stuff. The returns were excellent, and some those of your sons' time. E. O'REILLY. Detroit, Mich.; JEROME OUEL- copies are still coming In. In the next few issues 4. To visit with your former professors. LETTE, Miami, Florida; DON PLUNKETT, of the Alumnus I am going to get all this in South Bend, Ind.; JOHN J. RE.AGER, Perth formation Into the column. Moreover, from the 5 to 399. To visit with the following class ^\mboy, N. J.; CILVRLES W. SCHLIECKERT, number of mentions of the 1955 Silver Annie mates who plan to be here and with three JR., Trenton, N. J.; CLETUS SCHNEIDER, reunion, it is evident that that event is upper hundred others who are still to be counted: Lakcwood, Ohio; REYNOLDS C. SEITZ, Mil- most in the minds of many classmates. It should GEORGE J. AITKEN, Hyatts\illc, Md.; ROB xvaukee. Wis.; THOMxVS C. SHE.\, .Afanchester, be noted right here that through the efforts of ERT N. ALT, Grand Rapids, Mich.; HAROLD Conn.; W. R. SIDENFADEN, Arcadia, Calif.; RAY REARDON, class president, JLM ARM A. BAIR, Fresno. Calif.; JOSEPH T. BARNETT, JOSEPH SMIET.VNKA, Chicago, III.; JOHN V. STRONG, JOHN CACKLEY and myself, the Ogdcnsburg, N. Y.; PAUL BARTHOLOMEW, SMITH, Syracuse, N. Y.; LARRY STAUDER, early planning for the 25th Reunion Is being South Bend, Ind.; GEORGE A. BR/VUTIG.VM, South Bend, Ind.; Dr. JOHN L. SULLIVAN, mapped out 14 months in ad\*ance. Miami, Fla.; AHLLTAM E. BRO;^, Epworth, New York, N. Y.; ROBERT VOGEL^VEDE, Getting on with news of the 1930 people, we Iowa; FR/VN'CIS J. BUCKLEY, Canonsburg, Minneapolis, Minn.; FRED WAGNER, Tiffin, cite the follomng: Pa.; HENRY L. BURNS, Kenmorc, N. Y.; Ohio; JOSEPH WHALEN, Des ifoines, Iowa; CHARLES COLTON, Taunton, Mass.; Rev. \VIL- Rev. OTIS WINCHESTER, Cleveland, Ohio (most MctVLOON, LEO R.—with ivlfe, Agnes (Coo- LIAM J. COUGHLxVN, C.S.C., Portland, Ore.; mentioned *29'er in the poll); ALOIS ^\'ELZEN- ney), and dilldren, Leo R. Jr., (19), Nancy WILLLVM F. CRONIN, Oakland, Calif.; GER BACH, SR., Los Angeles, Calif.; F. M. WON- (17), Vincent the 3rd (14), Sheila (12), and ALD J. CROWLEY, Newton, Mass.; J.VMES M. DERLIN, Des ^^oines, Iowa; JxVMES YATES, Terrance (9), Leo R. is stM in Pawtucket CURRY, Great Neck, N. Y.; EDWARD C. De- Detroit, Mich. making out as Funeral Director, Racing Ex BAENE. Detroit, Mich.; EDWARD J. DELE- ecutive, Travel and Tourist Agency Owner. HANTY, Denver, Colo.; M. A. DIETER. Rus- a DON McCOLL wxites: Leo's dad is still active in the funeral busi SCIUTIIC, Ark.; JAMES E. DIGAN, Logansport, "I am living in anticipation of attending our ness (since 1900). Right now Leo is lerving u Ind.; FRiVNKLYN E. DOAN, ^Vilmette, III.; 25th Reunion next June. Except for attending Racing^ steward at Narragansett Park, lin- S. A- DURBIN, Dallas, Texas; JACK P. FARR, occasional football games on the campus, I have coln Downs and Scarborough Downs Tracks.
yotre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 39 He said he gave up basketball ofliciating and meetings now as travel interferes. Passed through baseball umpiring awhile back. He came out So, Bend the day of the last Nav>* game. Saw for the ND-SMU game last fall, but saw no no one around of the 1930 crowd, not even one he knc\*' around the stadium. He WTOle, at the stadium booth. Expected to see BOB "A year ago I went on a diet . . . dropped HOLMES that day at the game. Tell ED CON- 90 pounds, from 284 to 193, in II months. ROY of San Antonio to drop a line. Incidentally, Don't try it unless you have to, as it is ex I have a notice here of a luncheon in March at pensive. Clothes don't fit. . . can't cat what which Ed Conroy was awarded a life membership you like. I now hate the sight of grapefruit, in the American Social Hygiene Association. tomato juice, and eggs.** Thanks for the GOODM.AN, MORTON R.—lav.->er, living in redpe, Leo. I will pass it on to JIM ARM Beverly Hills, Calif. Unmarried. Alumni he re STRONG and JUDGE LENSIXG. cently contacted were CHARLIE GASS, practic SETTER, EDWARD G.—with wife, Mildred ing law in Los Angeles; BOB EGGE^!AN, ditto and son Bill (15) still makes his home in in Ft. ^\'ayne, and AL AVELZENBACH, my former Lexington, Missouri ... in the hardware rommatc. now living in Cal. Mort mentioned business. Ed said he had a couple of letters that BENTLEY RYAN, '32, heads up the Beverly from Father JlSt RIZER and ART KANE, Hills Bar Association. and is still waiting news from BOB AVARD. POUDRIER, BROTHER RUPERT. C.S.C.—was Was at ND for the North Carolina game in Headmaster of Notre Dame High School in Sher 1952. Looked in vain for LOU HASLEY and man Oaks, Calif., 1947-50. In 1950 he had a DEV PLUNKETT. Prior to retail hardware severe heart attack which necessitated his resig business, Ed was commissioner of Social Serv nation from NDHS in the San Fernando Valley. ice in cit\* welfare department, Kansas City, He was then sent to teach a light schedule in Mo. the Notre Dame International School for boys in LENSING, FRED AVENDELL — Law>cr and Rome, Italy. There he had another attack, and president of a building supplies business. Fam has returned to this country. The California NDHS ily includes wife, Helen, Barbara (22), and is a school with 770 boys and a faculty of 25 Robert (16), all living in Evans\-illc, Indiana. Brothers and three laymen; it is owned and Is looking forward to the 1955 reunion and directed by the Brothers* Province of Congregation wants to hear of some of the plans. of Holy Cross. This thriving school was founded by Brother Rupert. MILLER, JOHN H.—Has been working for the State Road Commission and State Health CUNNINGHAM, FRED L.—Public accountant Dcpt. in West \'irginia, most of the time in Portland, Oregon. Family includes wife, Len- since graduation. Asked to be remembered to ore, Fred Jr. (19), Richard (14), Michael (II), PROF. SHILTS. John's family: wife Delorcs, Elizabeth {13), Kathleen (7), and Mary Fran Mary E. (12), John L. (9), Edxvard J. (5), ces (3). Has been a steady attendant at the Richard L. (1). Older children attend Sacred local alumni affairs. Oldest boy is engineering Heart Catholic school in Charleston. Home: student at Portland U., and second boy is a 1517 Huron Terrace, Charleston, W. Va. freshman at Columbia Prep, both Holy Cross- M. CLAY AD.\MS, '26 schools in the Portland area. With all the notes PETERSEN, ARTHUR E.—Ought to be down we are getting from Pacific coast people, there around ND way in June, 1954, as Art, Jr., ought to be a special plane excursion arranged graduates in this year's class. That e^-ent for the 1955 reunion. should bring all the Pctersens into South Bend: One of tJie most outstanding writer- MARCUS, JOHN R.—is an auditor for Stand wife June (Hoene, St. Mar>'*s *30), Anne (16), ard Oil, Jolict, III. John's wife, Catherine played Robert (14), Mary Kay (II), Bett>- (7), Wil producer-director personalities is M. the organ and sang for wedding of daughter to- liam (1). Art, Sr., still Ejtec Pres. of the Clay Adams who received his degree RAY SNYDER, former ND English prof. (Inci Petersen Furniture Co., Chicago. Lives in Ei.-ans- dentally, John, Ray Snyder will soon be a neigh ton. Another big summer event of 1954: young from Notre Dame in 1926. He was bor of mine.) Asks for word about BILL MAY Art*s wedding. of Peoria. John expresses best wishes to his McKAY, GERALD E.—Already making plans formerly with Twentieth Century-Fox cousin. Father MARCUS McDOAVELL at Portland and drawing up budget for his reunion trip and RKO-Pathe Studios in Holly\vood U. The two younger Marcuses, Bob (18) and in 1955. Salesman with National Cash Register John (17) should be on their way to ND some Co. Will likely come down from Minneapolis to and as film director for Henry Salo time in the near future. reunion with JOHN YELL.\ND. Still waiting on LAWLER, THOMAS G.—of AVhite Bear Lake. word from John. Gerr>''s family in Minneapolis mon helped to make Victory at Sea— Minn, (^fan, that sounds like a good place to includes wife Mary Esther, Kathleen (10), Gcr- an outstanding tele\asion history of fish!) Tom is a salesman for Schalk Chemical aldinc (7), Jane (5), (John (3), and Mary Company (when he isn't fishing!). The last ND Frances (15 mos.) naval operations since 1939. It was fellows he contacted were LARRY ENRIGHT, NORM LILLIG and CHARLEY KLEFEKER. HAND, FRANCIS JOHN—Medic, eye-ear-nose- produced by National Broadcasting Co. Hopes to hear soon from TOM DAFFRON, throat. Has a son, David, a freshman in Cavan- DOUG DALEY, FELIX ISHERWOOD and BILL augh Hall now; also another son, Tim, is a fu Clay has been in the motion picture SHERMAN. Tom has a Tom, Jr., 12 years old. ture prospect for ?JD. Dr. Hand's daughter, Ought to be down for the reunion next year (if Ellen, enters New Rochelle in fall of 1954. Often industry for over 15 years. During he can leave that fishing alone for a few days!). thinks prayerfully of FATHER "WENNINGER and MOTZ, JOHN E.—Newspaper publisher (The FATHER NIEUWXAND. Would like to hear soon World War II he served in the U. S. Kitchener-Waterloo Record). Lives in Kitchener, from JACK SIGLER and DON BOYCE. Navy as a producer-director of train Ontario. His children are: Bill (20), Rosemary ASHMAN, CHET—still manufacturing chairs in (18), Margaret (16), George (10), Ann (6), Morristown, Tenn. Always appreciate getting ing and special purpose films. In 1949 Paul (4). Recently contacted AVARREN FOGEL Christmas card from Sara and Chet Ashman. Saw in New York and LOU HASLEY at ND. Hopes the last ND-Tulane game in Nola, and the last he was appointed manager of the Com to have son. Bill, enter ND next fall. His Army game played in South Bend, but failed to mercial Film and Television Depart neighbor in Kitchener is JOHN J. WINTER- note any 1930 men around. Hear BILL SHER MEYER, '39, w*ho is running a prosperous law MAN often on the radio out of Knoxvillc. Closes ment of RKO-Pathe and also produced business. with this sage comment: "All I can report is that the color film Strategic Attack for the KENNEDY, CHARLES J.—wrote in from the I am a hard working guy, firmly believing that Mater Dolorosa Retreat house at Sierra ^ladre, all work and no play makes Jack; and sticking U. S. Air Force. Cal., where he was making hb annual retreat. to thb theory so I can retire at any early age Charlie told of the death of his mother in and enjoy puttering around and doing things He has received awards for his work E\-anston last May. The funeral brought together that I can't find time to do now. By the way, the whole family. Gene, '22, Larry, '25, John you don't think the ripe old age of 90 is too old in the television field. The Sylvania (Purdue '18), and his sisters Alice Gallagher and to do any puttering, do you?" Frances Dixon, both St. Mary's grads. Burial was O'DONNELL, JOHN J.—has a son, Michael Certificate of Merit was given to Clay in Lafayette, Indiana. I know, Charlie, she will (18), and 2 daughters, Alice (10), and Catherine especially for directing Victory at Sea. be remembered in the prayers of many '30 class (8). John is industrial relations manager for mates. Charlie is an engineering change co the Lummus Co. in NYC. The last '3D fellow ordinator for Air Research Mfg. Co., in Los he ran into was LARRY CRONIN in Chicago. Angeles, Spoke of enjoying the company recently John served on the Advisory Committee for the of DOUG DALEY and his wonderful family. Labor Dept. when Sec Durkin headed up the RIST, PAUL—is supervisor of the Design Sec dcpt. Has been President of the National Construc QUINN and BILL WALSH. Henry is a super tion, Arizona Public Service Co., at Phoenix. tors Asso. John still resides in New Jcrse>-. vising cost accountant, lives in Plainfield, N. J. Paul went out to Arizona in 1946. Has found an HINSENKAMP, HENRY E.—oldest son gradu- CASSIDY, JACK—is assistant dist. sales man active ND club there, and an equally active ND ated from ND last June, and was commissioned ager for Kaiser Aluminum, New York. His fam ^vivcs* auxiliary. Paul, his wife Beatrice, and son in the Navy. Expects daughter Marlenc to enter ily numbers wife Josephine, Jim (15), and Tom John (14) live at 6815 Ltnoa Lane, in Phoenix. a Catholic girl's college in the fall. The last (13). Said he saw LARRY CRONIN and TOM SOPER, ROBERT L.—is supervisor of Occupa fellows from ND that Henry ran into were Dr. LANTRY at the last Penn game in Phila. Also tional Therapy, New York state dept. of Mental GEORGE HEWSON and Dr. PAUL O'CONNOR. ran into ED DEMPSEY and FRANK MOSHER Hygiene. Bob Jr., is a second classman at West Would like to get some word from JOHNNY of Brooklyn recently. Miss most of the NY club Point and daughter Gale is a student nurse at
40 Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 Knoxville. Requests data on the 25th anniversary reunion. Announcements on that event will reacii you very shortly. BilFs children are WiHiam C. (13). Tom More (12) and Moetkl Anne (4). TOOifEY, TIM—Insurance business. New York City. Bachelor. Tim writes of the New York Alumni Club special fling to PhUly last fall and of other alumni matters: "TIM 0*ROURKE had the N. Y. Club Special rolling and arriving in Philly on time for the kickoff. "The O'Rourke Rambler was a social and fi nancial success for the Notre Dame Club of New York. "Tim really does a tremendous job each year on the promotion of these' special trips. "WARREN FOGEL. HENRY FREY, TOM BRADLEY, TOM LANTRY and GEORGE WINK LER all ^vere aboard the Special as well as in at tendance at recent local club meetings. "George tells me he has a son at the University. How time flies! The Notre Dame Law Association sponsored a luncheon for ND la^vj-ers in attendance at "The sons of members of our class will soon be at the University In large numbers from here on the Indiana Bar Association meeting, held in Indianapolis. (L. to R.): Father James £. in. I believe PAUL FARMER has the distinc tion of being the first member of the class of Norton, CS.C, vice-president of student aiTairs; Clarence J. Donovan, Law Association pres 1930 to have a son graduate from the University. ident; Patrick J. Fisher, chainnan; Dean Joseph O'Meara; and William Fitzgerald, president "During the telecast of the home footballs which we enjoyed very much In a neighborhood mo\-ie of the Indiana State Bar Association. house, we spotted COZY KOZAK on the sidelines. "Good ole 'Cozy* is as much a part of the football picture at school as the scoreboard. Philadelphia General Hospital. Bob's other chil 12121 San Vicente Blvd., L. A. Spike wrote: **My kid brother, Dave, known to many of our dren arc Charles (14) and Matthew (10). Bob "Spent 4 years and 8 months in Naxy stationed class slipped me the info that JOHN MORAN has been in occupational therapy In New York at Naval Training Center and duty in South Pa was Chainnan of the Boston Club Penn game alncc 1932; is vice-pres. of the civil semce as cific. While on duty at Ulithi met FATHER NOR special. sociation of the state of N. Y. The last ND TON—thought he was a Jesuit—didn't find out he "Mayor H\'nes of Boston was one of the guests. fellows Bob visited with were BOB KELLY and was an ND'er until about a year later when I His Honor has a son studying at school. CHARLEY KLEFEKER. read about him in the ^Vlumnus. Father had quite *''John is a prominent member of the City of BELJON, JON—musician, organist at Our Lady a collection of humans to oversee—he did a fine Boston Administrative Cabinet and is doing an of Peace Church. Jon and Eleanor Beljon have job out there—ask him about his congregation outstanding job. five children, Jean Marie and Bonie at Hoban on the isle of Fassassari. Was with TIM MOYNI- High, Jon Jr., Billy and Brenda. Another is ex IL\N a few times during the war and visited "JOE LENIHAN, '29, brother-in-law of JAMES pected in Afay. Jon should be commissioned to with him just a few days before his tragic death. and JOSEPH FRIEL, '29, told me he had a most start immediately on composing the 1955 Reunion Also saw JACK CHEVIGNY a feu- days before pleasant \-isIt with Father JIM RIZER last fall song. Jon*s address is Pioneer Trail, Aurora, he shoved off. JACK ELDER called at the house while in Richmond, Va., on business. Ohio. on his way to Frisco in latter part of 1945; also "Joe stated the *Sky Pilot' was in excellent had a visit with MOOSE KR^VUSE at that time. MILLER, DUiVXE M.—is manager. Production health and spirits and would be pleased to hear See Mx\RT\'' BRILL once in a while. Hear from from all members of the class. Control, Willys Motors (Aluminum Forge Division). MOON MULLINS about every 3 to 5 years. Duane's family in Erie, Pa., includes wife Bea- Would like to hear again from REBEL ELDER "I receive mail regularly from FATHER JAMES trice, Helen (17), Marv (16), and Thomas (14). Visted the campus in October, 1952. Needed di and sort of act as his' *local booking agent.' He He saw MORT REIDY of Tulsa, Okla.. around rections from the cops to find my way around. is presently accumulating 'leave time* so he can Christmas, 1952. Hopes to be out for the re Had a nice visit with Father DICK GRIMM, pre\'ail upon his superiors to grant him a few union in 1955. Should be a big turnout from FATHER MURRAY, FATHER NORTON, PAUL extra days to be at our 25th Reunion In 1955. Pa., and Ohio in June, 1955. FENLON and DICK SULLI\^\N. Would like to **For those wishing to drop the Padre a note— hear from OONIE DONOV/\N, the Bedford flash ENGL.\ND, EDWARD J. "SPIKE"—is in Los the address Is Rev. James L. Rizer, St. ^fary, who now belongs to the Fireside Tribe and also Angeles, executive of U. S. Spring and Bumper Star of the Sea, Fort Monroe, Va. Co. Wife Jean (Brady, St. ^fa^>•*s '31) and W1LLLV.M BLAKELY JONES, the Voice of Wash daughter Ellen, who attends Mt. St. Mary*s ington, D. C." "T. (Timothy) LARRY CRONIN, has left College in L. A. comprise the family, residing at SHERMAN, WTLLIAM N.—Radio announcer of these here parts to take over an Important public relations assignment with a large 'bev erage' concern In Milwaukee. No! It Is not the one to which the boys of ND sing praises. "Tim was alwa>-s a \'aluable ND Club worker SAN ANTONIO—Check for $1205 from alimmi club is given for retreat house building here in Nc^v York and later In Ne%v Jersey and campaign. L. to R.: Joseph C. Repine, vice-president of club; Club President Ralph T. we know the ^lilwaukee crowd will be pleased to have such a staunch ND helper In their Stnihs; Ralph J. Garza; and Mike Conley, 5ccrctar>-. midst, (.•\slde to De^*—make (Larry) Chairman of Refreshment Committee for Reunion—Right now!) "WALTER DONNELLY, '29, called to tell me that last fall he met JACKSON 'BUS* REDGATE and TOM MURPHY at a prep school football game in Connecticut. "Honest Tom was one of the officials and Wal ter's son one of the players—so the contest had to be 'on the square.' "'HOOLEY' S.MITH—the famed brothcr-xn-law of DAN CANNON turned in another outstanding prep school football record. "Year in and out Howard's scholastic squads are unquestionably the best in the Greater New York area. "EDDIE ELLSWORTH was recently elected to the Board of Governors of the Notre Dame Club of New York. "He Is co-chairman of coming Club Retreat at the local Passlonlst Monastery. "ART DENAHY is doing a splendid job help ing to promote the highly successful Career Clinic sponsored by our local club. "Due to the weather at Franklin Field, we did not get a chance to go down on the turf after
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TRI-ClllES—^Thc cluVs annual luncheon with students attending as guests %vas held in Davenport. Henrj- AVurzer, '25, "vvas chairman of the affair.
the game, where we usually meet a number of Lenox, Mass. The first person I meet? None have found it necessary to replenish funds from dassmaics and friends. otlier than ED TIGHE, '22, former president of slightly ofT-color sources, you can have no qualms "We did meet up with JACK CASSIDY, who the local NY Club. in accepting these contributions. I am sure all but mine represent monc>' acquired in nefarious could qualify any day for the Friel Brothers "^\^l^lc strolling douTi 5th Avenue window shop 'Man of Distinction' ad. ways. Hope you arc doing well on the fund and ping, after a \-isit to St. Patrick's Cathedral on that you will keep on doing this good job for "One of our business friends brought back news "Washington's birthday, I was pleasantly sur- the class.*'—CHARLIE CUSHWA. of JOHNNY MCCARTHY of basketball fame. prL«cd to meet a longtime and alu-a>*s helpful friend, DAN H.ALPIN and his wife, the charming "To the JIM DOYLE 1931 Alumni Enterprises **John is employed by tlic Royal Liverpool Peg. Group—also my employer. He is a special agent from tlie GEORGE JACKOBOICE Relief Fund.*' with headquarters in Springfield, Illinois. "I have seen Dan often throughout the years, "It is a pleasure to send you tliis little start but it was hard to \"isualize Peg as the mother towards a fund. The '31 Class has been well rep "On Jan. 9th, the evening following ND's resented here as you can see. Keep up the out crushing victory over the heretofore and not since of a sophomore at Seton Hall College in nearby East Orange, New Jerse\-. standing job you arc doing."—BOB KENDALL. beaten Holy Cross quintet in Boston, we were "Here is a start for your 25th Reunion Fund. \-isiting JAKE JACHYM '29 at his home in Wcst- "Dan has an executive sales position with Du- $10.00 from wc four, and bcHcvc it or not, $10.00 iield, Mass. ^lont Television. from a 1915 grad, so let's get ready for a real "Joe has several relatives who attended the reunion. Congratulations on a grand job."— "Tell your brother, Dcv, all the members of EARL BRIEGER. I wrote Joe Farrcl! thanking 'Cross' and of course he took them in tow for the class of '29 I spoke lo arc anxious to get a few small wagers. him, but will acknowledge checks from class back to the Campus for the 25th Reunion. mates in this column. Funds will be on deposit "Joe told his kin 'If you can't beat us— "I hope members of our class will start jump in the First National Bank in a joint account join tis* *Salutc!' He opent-d up tlte scrap book with GIL SExVMAN, EDDIE RYAN and myscIL of the 28-29 season and tlicrc right down in ing on the 25th Reunion Bandwagon right now front was brother 'Mack.' witli suggestions and other offers of aids, so wc can have the biggest and best reunion in tlie TOM ASHE has made several attempts to get "Jake was twice captain of ND basketball teams history of the school. together w-ith me during stops at the airport and during our time at scliool. Some of the great finally, in Fcbruar>', •wc were able to connect. players of those days couldn't make it today. "Wc recently had a chat with JOHN MORAN Tom was on his return trip to California after Too small! of Oak Park, III., baseball fame. He is connected the funeral of his father at Rochester, , N. Y. with the .All State Insurance Co., having re We had a fine time reminiscing about many *31 "He is at the present time associated with the cently been transferred from Rochester to New men. I met his brother, Ed, and his family. school 5>'stcm in Wcstfield, Mass., in a coacli- York City. While back east Tom saw JOHN DORSCHEL and ing-supervising-teaching capacity*. RED CALLAHAN. He frequcntiv sees GENE "John has a housing problem and is seeking a CALHOUN in L. A., and saw BOB CAHILL at "Wc had a nice \isit with our old roomie, TOM suburban home for the family, who is still re SHEAf '29, during the past summer. the Michigan State game. We talked of FRANK siding in Rochester. LEDDY, who is in the shoe business in Pasa "T. C. resides in Manclicstcr, Conn., and earns dena. Tom suggested we be sure that MATT his dole from Hamilton Propellors. "Class members who might be traveling in New England and arc near Bennington, Vermont arc CULLINAN is on hand for the 25-Year Reunion "Tommy u-as the first of the Faculty Dining urged to pay a visit to Father DAN GLEASON, to give tis his Arabian travelogue, ^Vhilc in the Hall waitrrs, which back in tliose da>'s was bet C.S.C., in diarge of the Holy Cross Nowtiate in Navy, Tom ran into DAVE "AJAX" NASH at ter than eating on the training table. that beautiful community. A real Notre Damer! Fort Schuyler and saw FRANK BUTORAC in tlie Pacific "During a x-acation tour of the Bcrkshires last "Dev, feel free to call upon all members of summer wc were graciously entertained by FRANK the Class for help in connection w^th the 25th I received a note from the Alumni Office that KELLY, '28 of Lee, Mass., \%-ho has a success reunion plans, I am certain they will consider WILLIAM HOLMES, a student in 1927 and 1928, ful furniture-undertaking establishment. it a prixilcgc to be asked to help. passed auay at Coming, N. Y. JEROME ^L\D- "Frank, his lovely wife, Eileen, and the 7 healthy DEN died last August in Covington, Ky. Tlie young Kcllys proved to be delightful hosts and "Give my best to all my friends at school.'* sympathy of the class is extended to their fam really gave us the Cook's Tour treatment of ilies and to Tom, Ed and Gerald Ashe on the the beautiful Massachusetts Hills. (A plug for the death of their fatlier. Mass offerings for our home state.) 1091 James T. Doyle classmates will follow. "We learned BOB BRENNAN, '29, resides in I TO I 902 Oakton Street Mrs. ROBERT L. NEYDON sent the follow nearby Pittsficld and has a son who has been Evanston, Illinois ing note: "Thank you very much indeed for the declared a real big league baseball prospect. Mass you asked Fr. Margraf to say for Bob. "All of our classmates must remember the B&B My appeal for contributions towards a fund for I do want you to know that Peter, Robert, Ann combination Brennan and (the now Iowa jurist) Masses for deceased classmates and tlie promotion and I deeply appreciate your kind thoughtful- BOB BRANNON. of our 25 year Reunion in 1956 brought several ncss. John and !NIary arc a little young to un checks and interesting news. Thanks to TOM derstand, but I am keeping all the Mass cards "It has been truly said, 'If you are at or near ASHE, CHARLIE CUSHWA, JR., BOB KEN to show them when they are older. I wonder if some important place in America you arc bound DALL, EARL BRIEGER, GEORGE JACKOBO- I could ask a favor of you? After the December to meet some one from Notre Dame—if you ICE, JOHN C. BURNS and JOSEPH R. FAR- Alumnus came out, X received a number of stand there long enough.* N'cst ce pas? (One RELL '15. Checks from the following attend beautiful letters from friends and classmates of semester of French.) ing a Foundation meeting at Notre Dame came Bob's who had not heard of his deatli until then. "Tliis past summer, while in the Berkshires, I together: "Four of tis here for the Foundation Tliey all referred to the writcup in the Alumnus, got shanghaied into one of those long haired meeting and decided it would be a good idea which I have not seen. If you could procure au concerts at the Tanglewood ^fusical Festi\'al in to furnish bail. If, in your official duties, you extra copy and send it to me I would be so
42 Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 grateful. I do want to keep all those things for the children to read when they arc older.'* From Mrs. J. JOSEPH CONLEY, I received the following: "We have received your kind let ter and arc very grateful to you for passing the news of Joe's death on to his classmates. ^Vc are pleased to learn that Fr. John Margraf will cele brate a Requiem High Afass for the repose of his soul. Our children Join me in thanking you and the Class of 1931 for this kind expression of siTnpathy."
FRAN HOLL.\ND attended the ND Club of Chicago's Communion Breakfast at the La Salle Hotel and saw WALT C/VHILL, BILL LEAHY, DON PARTLAND, GIL SEAMAN and MARTIN DOWNEY. FR. MATTHEW >VALSH celebrated the Mass at new St. Peter's Church and gave a wonderful talk at the breakfast. Frank also saw PHIL ANGSTEN, whom he reports, can still tell stories with the finesse of his college days. Frank's sister, Evelyn Menncs, attended a St. Mary's Alumnae meeting with Doris Bro- mana Fox in Miami.
Our Club held a Afonte Carlo party at the Blackstone Hotel in February. Looking very trim in black tics were GIL SEAMAN, EDDIE RYAN, TWIN CITIES—A check for §1,000 is presented to Rev. William Craddick, C.S.C., for the JACK SCHMITT, DON OTOOLE, AL STEPAN, novitiate building fund by alumni club members in St. Paul and Minneapolis. L. to R.: CARL CRONIN and JIM DOYLE. Gil si retir ing as president of the ND Club of Chicago James Rogers, '53,' secretary; Carl Eilcrs, '50, vice-president; Father Craddick; and is to be commended for the progress of the club during ht$ term of office. Paul Kennedy, '40, president; and John Connelly, '53, treasurer.
I wrote FRANK NOLL and received the fol lowing: "It was very pleasant to hear from you, Jim. I don't see or hear from the Chicago to Bowman Dairy Co., in their Wholesale Divi $1.00 you can imagine how difHcuIt it ts for us boys much an)'more. I didn't make the 20-year sion. TH*\D ZELOWSKI now has seven children. to traveh AVhen I was studying there it was reunion at Notre Dame in 1951. BILL HABING TONY DIAZ read about CLAY AD.\MS in the only S2.00 to $1.00 so it was easy to travel. and AL\URICE MULREY are about the only Nov.-Dec. Alumnus and wrote me for hb address. t^v'o Indianapolis boys I sec around here from He got out his 1931 Dome to make sure he re "Thank you ver>- much for sending me CLAY the '31 class. I spend my time between my law membered me and told me to look him up with ADAMS* address. I have already writtea him a office in Bankers Trust BIdg., and my position the Junior Class pictures on page 120. He sent letter. I also wrote a letter on January 13 to as Administrator, Intangibles Tax Division of the me another interesting letter which I hope to JAMES K. COLLINS, secretary of the 1932 State. It's best to address mc at 412 Bankers reply to soon. class to which I belong, asking him about some Trust BIdg. I talked to Frank on the phone the Dear Jim; of our • schoolmates, but I have not yet received other day and hope to sec him in Chicago soon." his answer. Perhaps he does not remember me. **I had the pleasure of receiving your letter dated Some of my classmates from Chicago that I re BERNIE SHAF is now office manager of the January 25 and I am so pleased with your let member very well are NEIL HURLEY, OLIVER Western Department of National of Jlartford ter that I would like to congratulate all the POWERS and BENJAMIN SALVATY. Also Vflh- Group. ED RYAN sa\v HAROLD STEL2ER at members of tlie class of 1931 for choosing as LIAM COMEFORD and THO^US O'AIALLEY the St. Afel High School Banquet. R/\Y DONLON their secretary a person endowed with your good from Aurora. If you see them, please give them is now with the St. Clair Title Co., in Belle qualities. Frankly speaking Jim, it is letters Uke my best regards and if you have their addresses ville, Illinois. JOHN FETZER made a trip to New yours that make us feel that wc are near you and please send them by airmail and I will appre Mexico in February. JIM MULVANEY made his near Notre Dame although we are so far away. ciate it very much. annual trip to NYC and so far I haven't had a I live in the southeast comer of ^fexico and I telephone call so JOHNNIE BURNS come through do not have opportxmitics of seeing other Notre ".\bout three weeks ago I received a \'isit here with a. letter the other day to bring us up to Dame men. Only when I go to Mexico City do of FAUSTO GAMBOA of Havana, Cuba. Fausto date. ^'Jim MuK'aney made his annual conven I have that pleasure or when I go to the U. S. entered Notre Dame in 1931. He married last tion trip to the city for ^father Coupon Ticket And now with the rate of exchange at $8.^ to December 26th and took his honeymoon trip Division—Commercial Controls Corp., arriving Feb. 28th. I had several visits with him at the New Yorker before he planed back to Chicago Mareh 3rd. Jim played host to BILL KELLY, HOUSTON—^The club's annual retreat was held at Holy Name Retreat House with the '28, TIM TOOMEY, '30, ED (STRETCH) MA- HON, DICK BARBER and myself on March follo^ving in attendance: standing (L. to R.), William M. Garrett, John R. Yoimg, John B. 1st. We had a few toasts at the hotel before dining, we had an unexpected visit from BILL Lenihan, Rev. Conleth Overman, C.P., retreatmaster and also an ND grad, B. N. Brockman, LEAHY, of Chicago, who happened to see Stretch meandering through the dining room. Jr., George McHale and Lawrence J. Kelley. Seated (L. to R.): Thomas B. Brennan, Paul J. Doyle, club president, Leighton F. Young and James A. Young. The Notre Dame Club of ^cw York had a large gathering at a meeting March 4th in the Hoivman Room of the Biltmorc. It was in honor of JA.MES McGOLDRICK '39, club member and newly elected president of the Alumni Association. Fr. JOHN J. C/WANAUGH spoke of the Dis tinguished Professors Program and also held a question and answer forum which was most in teresting. President JIM CLYXES, on behalf of the club, presented Fr. Ca\'anaugh with a check for $1,000 to be used in furtliering the Pro gram. ED CUNNINGHAM and myself were the only '3Iers present. Did see GUS BONDI, JOHN 'LEFTY* MORAN and JOHN J. C/VSSIDY, all of tlie class of *31. Had a pleasant visit with JIM GALLAGHER, his charming wife, Lorraine and his two youngsters, Mary Jane and Jimmy Jr., just before the holiday's. Jim is reaching aldcrmatic proportions, but promised to be on hand, s>'Iph like, for tlie 25th Reunion. En closed you will find a contribution for the class fund. That's it for now, Jim. My regards to your family and any of the boys you may see in the Chi area." Tlianks John for a news- letter and your check. I think Bill Leahy is a so and so for not phoning after his trip to New York. I ran into BERT METZGER who has returned
iVo(r* Dame Atumaus, May-June^ 1954 43 through Mouco visiting friends and schoolmates was over and people clamored out of the and on his way back to Havana st<^iped here Church, he wouldn't know it. He would have one flay to \isit us. You can imagine how glad to be shaken to let others out of the pew. Bill, I was seeing an old schoolmate whom I had Jr., explained that that was highly probable, not seen in so many years. I took Fausto and that because of his many years of suffering, God his wife up to my house to meet my wife, my would see fit to elevate him to such a level. I son, Tony Jr., and my five daughters. My son leave you with this %vondcrfuI thought, Donald, is 15 years old, my oldest daughter is 17 and and thank you again." my youngest daughter is 16 months. We sat there Sincerely, hours and- hours in a very interesting conversa Mrs. Wniam H. Downey tion rcmrmbcring Notre Dame, our schoolmates and some of our professors whom perhaps we From REV. C. B. MOTSETT comes this note: sliall never see again, like Fr. JOHN F. 0*HARA, "Dear Jim: now Archbishop of Philadelphia, DEAN JA&IES *'It is always a real treat to receive the Alumnus £. McCARTHV wlio was not only our professor so that we can learn from your column about but also our good friend. MR. HERBERT BOTT, many of our former classmates. The Notre Dame now Head of the Lay Faculty, and many others. men down here arc still going strong. JOHN BELTON is ver>* active in our parish and takes *'Bclicve me Jim, when Enna Maria, my wife, a great interest in our boy scout troop. His two and I said goodbye to Fausto and Estrella, his lovely daughters are our organists. RALPH D.\L- wife, in the airport, we felt as if we were say TON I see ever>' Sunday morning, and we told ing goodbye to members of our ovfn family. I him tliat JOE CONLEY of Bloomington had died believe tliat is how we all who have attended of a heart attack. Haven't seen JOE MEFTZLER Notre Dame should feel toward other former for some time, but his mother telb me he is still Xotre Dame students because after all we are in Springfield. TOM MONAH/VN, the broom members of a very big family who should be al corn king, called me one night as he was pass- ways together or united under that beautiful and ing through and invited me to dinner, but because beloved name of Our Lady, which is, in my of an early instruction I couldn't make it. I humble opinion, the sweetest and dearest name of visited DON OTOOLE and his lovely family in all, the name of Our Blessed ^fother. \\'h3t more December. They tell me he is quite a horseman could we ask? I have always considered the and fisherman. During the holidays I heard from years I spent at Notre Dame as the best years FRANCIS FLAN'NERY from Seattle, Wash.. of my life, all of you were so nice to me that CHUCK CROWLEY of Albion, N. Y., and RON I always felt that I was part of you. Geographic SLACK of Medina, N. Y. All of them seem to be ally, I am very far from all of you, spiritually, doing very well. Chuck Crowley had a sick spell I feel I am as close as ever. Conditions here last fall, but now seems to be in the pink again. now arc such that I doubt very much if I ever FR. HAROLD RILEY, C.S.C., of the class of go up there again. Only God, with His infinite '32, and now Rector of Holy Cross Seminary, wisdom, knows. gave a magnificent Holy Hours here for us last "Pardon me for writing you such a long letter November. Again, many thanks, Jim, for keeping Jim, and pardon me for my mistakes, but I al- the bo>'s on their toes for news of the class of LEO J. VOGEL, '17 wa>*s tr>- to keep up with my English, reading '31. Anytime you or any of our classmates are American books and manazlnes and speaking in the vicinity of Danville you will be most wel English w*ith as many people as I can. If you come at St. Paul's Rcctor%-, I remain," Leo J. Vogel has pioneered and de have anotlier spare time I would appreciate very Sincerely yours, much hearing from you again. My wife, my son, Bourkc ^fotsett veloped many outstanding develop and my five daughters join me in sending you our best regards to you and to all your family." In February I saw ERNIE HECHINGER, ex- ments in the tramway field and has Ever your friend Peorian and friend of Rev. C. B. at a K. of C. Tony meeting. Ernie is District Deputy for our council. brought Aerial Tramways into promi TOM COUGHLIN was in Florida during Febru DON OTOOLE sent me a letter on the death ary and called BOB GORE and JOHN C. SULLI nence with the major producers of raw of PROF. DOWNEY. VAN. Tom delicvered my message to Bob Gore for nc^vs and Bob came through with a newsy materials and the material conveying **A great many of the members of our Class letter. wai remember Mr. ^MLLUM H. DOWNEY. Dear Jim: business in general. who taught several subjects in Economics to our class and many classes following. He died last •TOM COUGHLAN of our doss, called on me month, as you no doubt know. A gfcat many of recently. Although I was not in, he left a note Leo has liis own sales and construc us were considerably impressed by Bill Downey. reminding me you would appreciate some news tion organization in Pittsburgh, Pa, His He and I had remained close friends ever since from this area. Tlie only other member of our I left the University. An especially pleasant class residing here is JOHN SULLIVAN. He has organization handles tlie sales of Aerial discover}* which I made recently is that the had a very- successlul insurance agency in Fort Economics Round Table is still functioning at Lauderdale for quite some time. He is married Tramways and conveying equipment Notre Dame. Bill Downey prodded PAUL HOST and tlie father of a son and a daughter. and me to organize tl>e first Economics Round "BILL BURKHART was here for some time and for Interstate Equipment Division, Table in 1930. associated with radio station WFTL. He has, **Upon Bill's death I wrote to ^frs. Downey however, returned to Quincy, Illinois. AL STEF Yara Engineering Corporation of Eliz and received, in reply, one of the most beautiful AN has stopped in twice this year and attended abeth, N. J. letters I hax'e ever read. \Vhile it is quite per our last Notre Dame Club meeting. JERRY sonal, I am sure that other members of our class CROWXEY spent a couple of weeks at the Sea share my affection for Bill and would like to know Ranch Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. I had not seen The company has built tramways what Mrs. Do%vney had to say of him: JciT>* since I93I and it was a real pleasure to Dear Donald: talk with him. throughout the coal and ore regions of *'Lclters have poured in from all over these "GEORGE BRAUTIGAM is of course. State's this countf)* and many foreign coun United States from my beloved Bill's former Attorney in Nfiarat. As for myself, I am married students. But when a man as busy as I know and have four clitldren. Time is short right now tries, including the heavdest tramways you are will take time out to write a beautiful for we arc in the middle of another typical tribute to my husband in longhand, I fully rea Florida season, but I will keep in touch with you ever built. lize what a true inspiration he must have been more often. GEORGE JACKOBOICE also stop to you. I, of course, always thought he was the ped in recently with news of the Grand Rapids most wonderful person who ever lived, and now area. He graduated from the University I find others shared the same feeling. "I do want to take tlils opportunity to con *'I have watclicd him suffer great illnesses with of Notre Dame in 1917 in mechanical gratulate you on the outstanding job you are out a word of complaint, but when this heart doing for the Class of 1931. Your efforts in trondition struck him five years ago, I thought I engineering. His two sons are alumni gathering tliis information must be considerable couldn't stand to see that energetic, enthusiastic, since the news furnished tlie Alumnus seems to inspiring man lie prone and inactive for any of Notre Dame and his daughter at be complete regarding tlie present uctirities of length of time and in a moment of desperation the members of our class. More success to you." I lamented, *Oh Bill, what else is the good tended St. Alar>''s College. Sincerely, Lord gonig to ask you to suffer?' Donald, I Bob can't tell you what I felt like after his answer Leo is the past president of tlie No which was 'Motlier, bow your head in shame! Both Tom and Al Stepan reported on BOB tre Dame Club of Pittsburgh and has Don't you know God sends me only what He BALFE who is sports editor of the Palm Beach knows I can take?' That was the true Christian Herald. Al attended the ND Club of Miami given his continuous support to all uni spirit in which he accepted all things. He had to meeting and saw Bob and Fitz GORE as well tnirtail his teaching to two hours a morning, rest as VERN KNOX. I saw Jim Rich recently and versity projects since graduation. He ing ever>' afternoon. His leisure time was spent he told me Vem Iiad several letters from class in religious reading and recitation of the Little mates as a result of my notes. Vem, how about has five grandchildren; two grand Office. I was telling my Dominican son that a roundup of news for the next Alumnus? sometimes after Holy Communion, I actually I understand DICK LACY has come to life daughters and three grandsons. thought he was in ecstas>', because after Moss again. He was listed as missing on my class list.
•44 Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 "Please excuse this late answer to your letter ber of the Distinguished Salesman's Award Com- of March 12th. We didn't get to Mexico this mitte of the Sales Executive Chib of New York. year and so missed our very pleasant annual If you have enjoyed this bit of newn make visit with ED LABARTHE and his family. We good on your promise to write Jim Doyle and were in Fort Lauderdale, Florida during Febru do it now. ary and had several fine visits with Bob Gore and his family. Also saw JOHN SULLIVAN at the meeting of the very active and energetic James K. Collins Fort Lauderdale Alumni Club. Bob Gore, as you 1932 3336 Kcnmorc Road know, is now a Director of the Alumni Associa tion, so we hope to be seeing him occasionally Shaker Heights, Ohio In South Bend. Incidentally, here in South Bend A fine letter from TONY DIAZ tells of life I have renewed my acquaintance with one of our south of the border, and asks about many of ver>- fine classmates, FATHER ALFRED MEN- his old friends. He is the Consul for Honduras DEZ, C.S.C., who is at the University in charge at Aferida, Yucatan, Alexico. He is married and of scholarships. I am very hopeful that some of has one son and five daughters, ranging from - our brethem will manage a ^-islt to South Bend 18 months to 16 years of age. . at Commencement time and that they will be sure to look me up if the>' do. Best regards.'* He asked particularly about the addresses of Yours sincerely, BILL CONATON, BOB GOR^L\N, JOE GRO- Jerry GAN, BILL FITZGERALD, AVEE HARRINGTON, TOM O'MALLEY, CLIFF PRODEHL, JOHN FR. PHILIP H. DUFFY writes from Seattle: RUSH, CHARLEY HITZELBERGER, NEIL "I rtply to your letter of November 6th. Since HURLEY, OLLIE POWERS and BEN SALVATY. I was out of the city during the month of No If any of you fellows %vrite to him, he uses the vember, I have had no chance to look up any full family name in Mexico—ANTONIO R. DIA2- information about members of the class of 2931, NICOLI, and can be reached at the above address. and I sec that your deadline is past. If you will bother me enough, I will try to do something Speaking of Cliff Prodehl, he wTOte that he for a future column. I can add one name to attended the ND Foundation Conference on the the list you mention In your letter. ELLIS campus and saw GENE CALHOUN and LEN BLOMSTROM of our class makes his home in CONDON there. Gene is the Los Angeles man Seattle. I met him at the Iowa game two weeks ager for Local Loan Company, and he describes ago. I do not know of any other members in Len as the poor man's Sears and Roebuck in this area, but I believe that BEN LENOUE will Rockford. think of some other names. We will both write Cliff says he sees VTNCE DONOHUE regu you again." larly while he, Vince, Is dividing his time between Sincerely yours, the undertaking business and practicing law. (Rev.) H. Philip Duffy He is already looking forward to the 25th Re How about some news on ELLIS BLOMSTROM, union and says It is not too early to start think DONAL J. O'BRIEN, '29 BOB PIGGOTP, FRANK FLANNERY and any ing about it. others in the far west? RED O'CONNOR from Rockford phoned before Christmas for a few- BOB LEE told me recently that he was being addresses. He recently saw CARROLL SIZER and transferred to the Jacksonville Naval Air Station Appointment of Donal J. O'Brien of attended the Towa game. He was wondering if as legal officer, and will probably be there by ROCKNE MORRISSEY, a member of the team, the time you read this. New York as vice-president and direc is a son of JOE MORRISSEY. (Ed. note: Yes, he JOHN LITCHER decided to pass up the soft is! J. C). I saw BOB RUPPE at St. Ignatius job in St. Louis, and has moved to Green Bay tor of advertising and sales promotion Church on Ash Wednesday. I hear about, but to open his own insurance business. never see or get a phone call from BOB PEN- for Hiram AValker Incorporated was DERGAST. Talked to LEO HODELL who says FLO MCCARTHY has been in the news in that BEN SALVATY is noxv living at 508 N. Cleveland as he, as president of the Cleveland announced recently by Ross Corbit, Vega St., Alhambra, Cal. Saw RED O'CONNELL re Club, promoted a magnificent Rockne Memorial president. Donal has been prominently cently and talked about F. X. MURPHY, JR., in Communion breakfast. All the head football his pre-mcd days at ND. He said F. X. had symp coaches since Rock's time were here, and the associated with the advertising profes toms of every ailment in the book. Does F. X. re attendance was an astounding 600 plus. Among member the tapeworm he had? Red says that others there were HUGH BALL, JOHN MATOU- sion since 1933. Joining the advertis FRANK HOLLAND has been in St. Francis Hos SEK, SARGE RA\VLEIGH. JACK COLLINS, pital with a back injun.-. SPIKE SULLIVAN and BILL VAN ROOY and JOHN KIENER. ing department of Standard Oil Com TOM MONAIL\N were up for the Southern Mac and his wife welcomed another daughter, ^fethodlst game with their w*ives and invited me Mary Ann, born March 5. She was delivered by pany of New Jersey shortly after to their Morris Inn cocktail party after the that eminent OB, Dr. MIKE CRAWFORD. game. At the Georgia Tech game Spike saw graduation from Notre Dame, he later JIM BIGGINS and ED MADDEN who had driven I saw NICK RUFFING in Cleveland recently out from Penns>l\-ania, PAUL GRANT, BEN —he is busily dividing his time between prac joined Young and Rubicam as an ac OAKES, GIL SE.UL\N, ED MURR.\Y, MATT ticing law and operating a construction company GARRIGAN, JERRY ROACH and BOB OV- which is building a portion of the new Ohio count executive. He was vice-president HILL. JOHN ABERNETHY gave him an up- turnpike. of the Blow Company of New York at to-date report on JOE HUGHES, the Columbus carver. Spike also saw FLO McCARTHY, now BILL CONATON is back In pretty good shape the time of his appointment. living in Cleveland, for the first time in 20 again, and went back to work about February years, FR. MARGR^VF, in returning three Mass 1st. He is selling dairy equipment for a Pitts cards, sends his best wishes to the class of *31. burgh company. In his new capacity, Donal wll su I sent JIM McQUAID some magazine renewals RICHARD G. CANNON has been named by pervise the creation, production and and got a nice note from him. MYRON HER- Elgin National Watch Company to the position of SHFIELD saw A. L. BRADLEY, '31, last summer chief accountant at the organization's Wads- placement of all advertising and point- : in Michigan City and savs hello to JOE BLAN- worth Division, Dayton, Kentucky. Dick is mar EY, FR.\NK KERJES, ED REDMOND and ried and he and Mrs. Cannon have one son, of-sale material for the following Hiram TOM FROST. Timothy, age 4. Walker brands: Canadian Club, Impe I had a phone call from JOHN DEEB, '50, BENEDICT W. HARRINGTON recenUy was brother of Joe. Since leaving the U. S. Attorne>''s named Deputy Attorney and has been assigned rial, Walker's DeLuxe and Ten High office Joe has opened his own law firm, Deeb, to the Board of Public Utilities Commissioners in Dunn & HufTius in the Michigan Trust BIdg. New Jersey. He is married to the former Susan bourbons. Meadow Brook r>'e, Hiram The Joe Deebs had a baby boy in December Borden and they have two children, Benedict AV., and now have 5 boys. JOE BOYI^\ND had a Jr., and Michael. Walker's distilled London Dr}' Gin, heart attack a fe^v years ago and is now on the mend. JOHN PULTI an cx-'31 man from Cordials, Cocktails, Brandies and Grand Rapids Is now In San Antonio, Texas. 1099 Joseph A. McCabe The R/WMOND F. COLLINS' of River Forest I 7^^ 632 Forest Avenue Vodka. have a new baby girl born March 9th. PAUL River Forest, Illinois DUNCAN has a new home in La Grange, III. Aid- NICHOL.\S J. BOHLING had his pic I'm happy to say that our postcard campaign ture in the papers (looks handsomer than he worked out fairly well, which proves you can I met a friend of the Lacy family from Hartford, did in the Dome) and has been blasting the CTA make some of our stubborn '33's drink, if you lead Conn., who brought me up to date on him. Dick, on a proposed hike in transit fares. FRANK them to water (water?) and put their noses in I am still waiting for a reply on the letter I LEcVHY is a ^-icc president In sales with Exo it. sent you care of your mother. thermic Alloys Sales & Service In suburban River- Seriously, it was encouraging to get the re JERRY CROWLEY invites 'Slcrs to visit him dale, III. sponse we did, and since the cards continue to when returning to the Campus and sent the follow DAN D. HALPl <, general sales manager of return, drifting in one or two at a time every ing letter: the Televblon Reci vcr Division, Allen B. Du- other day or so, here's hoping that we'll get a Dear Jim: Mont Laboratories, < nc, has been named a mem- high percentage of returns' before they raise the
/• Notre Dame Alumnus^ May-June, 1954 45 is working in some very tough vineyarils out in Lampasas, Texas, and could use any extra dol lars bis classmates can aH'ord to send him. It's a darned good way of fulfilling our obligation to give alms—which is not to be confused with the obligation of supporting our parish churches, in cidentally. (Ed. note: Don't forget the ND Founda tion, Joe. J. C). The latter is a duty of a differant nature. Father Jim's address is P. O. Box 866 in Lampasas. Also a nice note from JOE FOLEY, who can be readied in the Standard Building, Vancouver 2, B. C. His working name is M. J. Foley, in- cidentally^better put it on or your letter might bounce back. Building mailmen have no sense of humor. Joe testifies: "I was in Denver and saw BART O'HARA. It was my first \*isit to Denver and the first time I had seen Bart for 21 years. It is a strange thing. Wc were talking about you and when I got back to the office this morning here was your letter to all the class of '33. It is good to hear from you Joe. I haven't seen you for many years but I get in Chicago every so often and NORTHERN CALIFORNIA—^Thc alumni club honored ND players who participated in hope to see vou before long." (Am still hoping. Joe!) the East-West Shrine game. L. to R. (top) Coach Eddie Anderson, Holy Cross; Francis Also received a nice letter from class treasurer JOHN CrVHILL, who testifies as follows: "I Powers, Chicago .Daily News; A. W. McMuUcn, club president; Bill Cofifman, Shrine game have had quite a few letters from Father Jim executive- Bottom, Neil Wordcn, Art Hunter, John Lattner and Coach Donnelly (he>% all these plugs ought to be worth an Ave for the secretary, Fatlier Jim!) and do Joe Ruetz of Stanford U. enjoy hearing from him. He is still located at St. Mary's Mission at Lampasas, Texas. I am planning on seeing him this summer as we are going to California and will return that way about tlie middle of July. In looking over the chose to come to earth through Mary, when He '33 roster I see quite a few names I will call postage on the stamp to 3 cents, (llicj- raise could have picked any method of appearing; (b) while in Los Angeles and San Francisco. (One everything else, don't ihcy?). He worked His first miracle solely at her re I strongly suggest you contact is ED *'Mum's- quest when He said Himself: "it is not yet My the-Word" MORIARTY, our non-corresponding So if you've got a card at home that you time"; (c) by far the greatest number of ap West Coast v. p. Tell him we'd all love to hear meant to fill out and now feel embarrassed about proved visitations have been by Mary," and (d) from him.) I had a letter from GEORGE mailing it, or wonder whether we'd still like to it is sound doctrine that all blessings and graces ROHRS around the holidays but have not got get it—don't be coy, man—give! come through Her. If she has such standing with aroiund to answering our *prcs' as yet. I do As we go to press, there arc about 150 cards the Lord, who are we to neglect her? Say an think your idea of the postcard was ver>- good returned. Comparing tliis with the class roster of extra Hail Mary—or Rosary, if you have time and feel that you will get a good response. If 600 entries—including honorary degrees, *'ex-cs" —every night in this Marian Year! any of the fellows wish to send in money for (mates who didn't get to the finish wire) and class dues, will they please send it to: others—it doesn't make too healthy a percent AVell, now for my correspondence—ack, ack. Cahill Electric Shop, Inc. age. But at least three quarters of the caiss You'll never know how good it Is to be able to DLvon, 111. will learn how the other quarter lives, and by the use that phrase! Since we have so many cards and As treasurer, I think I should make a report time of the next edition perhaps those happy tlie space in the Alumnus is somewhat limited, for tlie class: three-quarters will be stirred to the extent of I'll include as many as I can, then add to the sending in a greeting, at least. list in successive editions. Hey—imagine the Dues received . ~™ -.$190.00 Alumnus running a continued story! Before getting into the news forwarded by our Expenditures: 150 correspondents I'll ascend my figurative pul To: Father Jim DonnelIy„ 50.00 pit and emit a few words on behalf of my To get to the letters first (look—he's boast 140.00 favorite devotion—the veneration of the Blessed ing!): a note from LARRY SEXTON calling at On Deposit Mother. The Dominican priests out in River tention to the fact that Father JIM DONNELLY (at City Xatlonal Bank, Dixon) Forest are holding a series of theological lec tures this Lent, and unlike some efforts on this weighty topic, attendance at these seminars can not be classed as a Lenten mortification—or so I've found, anyway, (^^^lile I'm at it, I'd like to Notre Dame grads at Hamilton Standard Division, United Aircraft Corp., Windsor Locks, say here that I see anotlier CSC-traincd man ex posing himself to Dominican tliinking at these Conn., include (L. to R.): front row—^Theodore R. Pauling, '52; John J. Wilczynski, *53; lectures—JOE XASH, '29, who still looks much like he did when he played center.) An>^vay, a Neil E. Butler, '53; Edw-ard G. Hadercr, '53; Floyd Bradley, '47; and Thomas C. Shea, '29. good portion of tliese lectures is given to a calm study of the Blessed Motlier's position in Back row—^Norbcrt A. Neffinger, '47; Robert E. Sheridan, '51; James F, Flaherty, '53; Henry theology. I refer to this because most Protes W. McGann, '53. Richard £. Nault, '53, ^vas absent when photo was taken. tants and too many Catholics consider devotion to Mary a matter of sentiment or emotion, mentally picturing a weeping widow witli careworn hands bowed down under a simpering statue of a woman variously sculpted as of any age from 20 to 60, with or without Babe in arms. It's no part of my purpose to decry the honest senti ment behind the cult—in fact, during dark hours it is a most reassuring thought — sometimes the only reassuring thought—for the sorrowing mind to grasp, this vision of the Blessed Mother smil ing gravely and encouragingly down upon us from eternity. But aside from emotion, there is as solid a basis of reason and doctrine supporting the position of Mary as there is of Jesus; they are intertwined; and you cannot have Jesus Christ and not haxc ^fary.
"Wc all know tliis of course; I must sound as though I am selling you yesterday's newspaper. But it is a good thing to remember, especially in this Marian year. It was my pri\ilege to give a little talk on the topic before a Holy Name group a month or so ago, and I found in going over the background to prepare the talk I was re freshed in my knowledge as well as my feeling for the Blessed Mother. A lot of us are simple men, who need simplicity in their doctrines; it is surely an easy tiling to remember tliat (a) Christ
46 Notre Dame Ahimnui, May^June, 1954 Please notify me of any future deaths in the ABBATEMARCO (the big MUler Hi Life Man,) class at once and I will send a card to the fam LUCIEN KEMPF, class v. p. from OUahoma; ily and money to Fr. Jim for a Mass." JOHN 'RED* HOYT and £D ECKERT of Al Many thanks for the letter and the financial bany. Saw LAURIE VEJARS' name on a TV report, John. And while we arc on the subject film as a film cutter or editor recently.** of finances, I think it is apropos to urge all who LEO BANES, 820 Calder%vood Lane, Pasadena have not contributed to send in their class dues 8, Calif., says he is in business for himself. He of $5 to Caliill, at the above address. is married but has no children. There is also another matter concerned with FRED T. MEYERS, 5748 N. Richmond Ave., finances which must be brought up. First, we Chicago 45, is chief of the Program Review Di arc going to need money for mailing expenses vision of the Illinois Public Aid Commission. He involving occasional class letters similar if not is married and has no children. exactly like the postcard mailing. As all of us know, mailing expenses can mount very rapidly. JOHN H. TRAVERS, JR., 425 Parker Ave., The expenses of the postcard mailing were volun Buffalo, two children, executive vice president of tarily borne by an extremely loyal classmate who a number of trade associations—Retail Mer asked mc not to mention hts name. But just to chants, ^fain Street, and Building Owners and Managers associations. give you an idea of what kind of a bill these things can run into, here is the cost for tliat LOUIS R. CHREIST, JR., 1128 E. Bronson mailing: St., South Bend 15, two children, vice presi dent and treasurer of the South Bend Toy Mfg. Letterheads, envelopes, and postcards 5 47.44 Co., savs: "Saw PAUL RIGALI, DON GAR- Printing and processing 21.61 RITY, PAUL OXIE and HARRY SHCOLNIK, Postage „. 35.00 %vho is a neighbor.*' JOHN A. GRAMS, 451 W. Broadway, AVInona, Minn., four children, who is owner of a feed Tolal -104.05 and seed store, says he has seen no one. Yoii can sec what a debt of thanks we owe to Father ILDEPHONSE KREIDLER, O.S.B. our unnamed benefactor. You can see also the (Benedictine—how*d he get in here?) is stationed need for funds to carry out mailings—and if we at Blue Cloud Abbey, where he is a missionary don't have mailings, believe me, and I speak from among the Sioux Indians. That's a great c:ause experience, we will have ver>* little class solidar —some of us have given a little money to fur ity or spirit. But there's only one way we can get ther the work. tho5c expenses—from the class. We can hardly JOHN PICK, English Department, Marquette hold a benefit, or a picnic, for such a widely- University, Milwaukee 3, who is unmarried, sends scattered organization. So will you, cacli of you. along the information that he had a book, "A help to defray operating costs? Slail any sum. Hopkins Reader," published last December which from a dollar on up, to Cahill, and earmark it received fine notices and was selected as an for. the class budget, so he'll know it isn't dues. HARRY W. FLANNERY, '23 ofTering of the Readers* Subscription Book Club. Othcnvisc we'll have to depend on dues for these He is a member of the Board of Trustees of expenses—and one mailing would ruin the treasury. the Milwaukee Art Institute and will teach at Har- That logically brings up the question of what Since gracluaiing from Notre Dame \"ard University this summer. we're going to do with the dues. Here's the in 1923j Harr\' AV. FIanner\'j editor and J. L. LEISEN, 2412 Nfedford Drive, Fort answer to that one: it is a tradition that every Wayne, Tnd., has two cliildren and is an analyst class on its 25lh reunion presents a gift of some radio commentator for the American with ^fagnavox Corp. kind to the university. We*rc not exactly an an Federation of Labor, is a man with an JOHN F. GILL, 190 El Dorado Ave., Palo- cestor-worshipping class, but that's one custom wc unusual grasp of the impHcations which Alto, Calif., has one child and is on active duty shouldn't break. One of these days George Rohrs with the U. S. Navy. will send out his thoughts on the subject, but the teachings of the Church have for even without a poll, I'm pretty sure we all want JOHN A. BARRETT, 1757 Jackson St., Alex lo give something to make the class of 1933 re our times. He has spent much time andria, La., who Is a bachelor, writes that he- membered for more than the unhappy year in is a construction engineer ^vith the Army Engi which wc got out. So we hope to save as much studying, and teaching the encyclicals. neers at Perrin Air Force Base near Denison, of the dues as possible for this. His efforts to spread the social teach Texas—present address 1001 ^V. Gandy, Denison, Tex. And now one last word to those of you who ing of the Church include: helping to did return your postcards—many thanks for your PATRICK P. BURNS, 711 N. Union St., Nat cooperation, and keep up the good %vork. When organize the Leo XHI School of So chez, Miss., seven children, is manager and part ner of an insurance agency. He says: "Saw JIM ever you have news concerning any Notre Dame cial Action in Los Angeles, working man—particularly a classmate, of course—make a GILFOIL, '34, TO.M DAVID, '35, and W. J. point of jotting it down and mailing it in. De with the Bishops' Committee on the BYRNE, E. J. BYRNE, FRANK BYRNE, L. J. duct the three-cent stamp from your income tax MENG, GEORGE M. JUNKIN, JOHN D'AN- as a cliarity. Papal Principles for Peace, serving as TONI and W. H. MILLER.** Now for the cards: (no attempt will be made vice-president for the Catholic Asso GEORGE H. WATLING, 7472 Sawmill Rd.,. to list them in any kind of order). Worthington, Ohio, one child, district manager, ciation for International Peace. Ma^c Chef, Inc., says: "John Igoe gave an JIM UPRICHARD, 1240 Chase, Lakewood 7, inspiring talk to Ohio Wholesale Furniture group- who has three cliildrcn, and is- supcr^'isor of dis At various times Harry has been for on 'Spirit of Notre Dame.' Several old timer* bursement accounts, Ohio Bell Telephone Co., said it ^vas the best talk the group ever heard." .says: "Have seen ED KILLEEN, DR. A. J. eign correspondent for the Columbia O'BRIEN, C\' ENTRUP, and had cards from Broadcasting System. He is author of EDWARD G- MAREK, 3865 E. 131st. St., CLEVE G\REY and ART BEC\^AR/' Cleveland 20, three children, who is a funeral director, has seen no one, dead or alive. JOHN GALLA, Blueberry Rd., Bridgeport 10, Assignment to Berlin and a frequent Conn., four children, who is Supt. of Public Wel contributor to magazines. Currently he GEORGE J. KOZAK, Meadowhill Lane, More- fare for Bridgeport, says: "Saw JOHN COLLINS land Hllb, R. D., No. 4, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, of Chicago and LEN REGx\N of Great Falls, is editor of the weekly AFL News- who has two girls and is the directing super Mont. Len is a State Representative. He mar Reporter. visor. Bureau of Physical \Velfare, Cleveland ried Rosemary* Gcis of St. Marx-'s. They have Board of Education, says: **I see ED KILLEEN four children, two boys and two girls." (what have you got, Ed—a press agent?) all Harn' has been on the staff of the the time. He has four boys and four girls now. LAURENCE R. SMITH, 1201 N. Sheridan Ave., Baltimore Sun. Albany Evening News. (Ed. Note: I am getting along fine, George, for Pittsburgh 6, Pa., who is sales representative of an old broken-down quarterback, considering how the McBee Co. Larry, also, is president of the Los Angeles Examiner and the Catho many ball-carriers our broken down tackles used" ND Alumni Club in Pittsburgh. lic Digest. He is married, lives in to let through at us. Joe). Here's one I couldn't decipher. Will the plant Washington, D. C. and has one Commander D. J. GIORGIO, Chief of Anes manager of a plant in Tarrytown, N. Y,, who thesia at Bethesda, Maryland, 'Sa.v^l MedicaT lives at 116 Tappan Landing Rd., spell out his daughter. Center, has helped design a helmet which creates- last name for us again—print it, this time? First the illusion of space travel while a child is be name William N. ing put to sleep preparatory to a surgical opera HERBERT G. MYERS, 1603 Fawcctt Ave,, Mc- tion. Keesport, Pa., three children, who is manager JOHN G. DOWLING has been serving as Time and partner of an auto parts store, says he has GEORGE A. GOEPFRICH, 55 Rccano Rd., magazine's correspondent In Southeast Asia. He- seen no one. New Britain, Conn., two children, who Is chief has been appointed Time's new bureau chief ii> TOM ENRIGHT, 3053 W. I59th, Cleveland 11, engineer of the Valve Division of the Skinner Buenos Aires. Electric Co., says: "Moved into New Britain late two children, who is a salesman for Day & GEORGE H. ROHRS has been advanced from Maddock Co., Construction Equipment, says: in 1952. So far I have only seen JOE HOL- BACH." rice-prcsidcnt to executive vice-president of the- "Saw ED KILLEEN and ROGER BRENNAN Metropolitan Petroleum Corporation, Nc%v York and tlieir families at Notre Dame Club Fam Class Pressident GEORGE ROHRS, 236 Park • City. ily Reunion Breakfast on December 13. Also Hill Ave., Yonkcrs, N. Y., who has two boys heard excellent talk by FATHER JOYCE, ND and two girls, and is vice president of the Met PHILIP A. DARMODY is now employed Ja exec, v.p," ropolitan Petroleum Corp., says: "Saw JOHN C.A.A., Pentagon Office, Washington, D. C-
Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 47 RICHARD E. FLOOD is obviously the busiest ph^'sician and surgeon in the class, or perhaps in the country. He found time only to list ha name and address: 1480 Cove Hill Road, Weir- ton, West Virginia. BARNEY DONNELLY is still in Holland, Michigan, as Sales Manager of Donnelly-Kelly Glass Company and band-leader of a family of eight children. In between times he and the family are sailors on Lake Michigan. From Little Rock, Arkansas—to keep ourselves spread out into the thinnest possible target— we bring word of CARL LANGSTON, who is practicing law and guiding a son and daughter. By way of relief from the obstetrical figures, EDWARD A. FOX has fouglit the good fight and is single. He lists himself as Sales Manager, Fo.^ De Luxe Foods, in Chicago. I gather from the postage meter blurb that Ed deals in '*Frozen-Fresh Fr>'ers from Sunny Arkansas." It was deb'ghtful to hear from FRANCIS CHARLES BARBUSH, the jazz man, who has compiled this unlikely combination of occupa tions: Restaurateur, musician and lax accessor at Harriburg, Pennsylvania. Frankle deals In pizza, steaks, chops, booze, clarinet and hot valua tions. He has two sons and a daughter and continues to play straight Dbcieland—including weekly appearances on TV and radio. With this bundle of talents Frankic spent 5 years in the Air Force but we managed to win anyway. Members of the 1947 Irish grid team got together for a civic diimer celebration at the Leland Here is a bleat. JOE QUINN, presently of Hotel, Aurora, III., soon after Terry Brennan Av-as appointed head coach. Left to right: Lake Lenape, Andover, Xeiv Jersey, was sneaked in as Treasurer of the Class of our 15th Re Ward Gosselin, '29, Terry Brennan and Bill Fischer recently named an assistant coach union. Wc shook hands all around and that was the end of that; Joe has no class funds and on Brcnnan's staff. (Photo by .Aurora Beacon-New's.) none in prospect. He seems to think something should be done: '^Believe we should set up some fund for the next whingdlng early so the bum won't be so great." Let's everybody send a buck to Quinn. Nothing makes a Treasurer happy like money! (Ed. Note: There's a new »Q5# A. H. Moorman slant at ND on Class Reunions—the complete week nOO 1708 Industrial Bank BIdg. end, including food, beer, room, etc, for $20. Detroit 26, Michigan It's cJieaper than staying at home. Check Reunion Schedule in this .Mumnus. J. C.) JOHN D. HEYAVOOD, Hudson, Ws., !s pres Joe passes on word of another *37er, BILL ently scr\ins as City Attorney of Hudson and FOLEY, with the House Judiciarv' Committee in has become associated with the law firm of Hey- Washington. wood, Hayes and Hess. PHIL R. BONDI, with Standard Register Com pany's marketing division in Dayton, Ohio, re ports he's doing great. Phil still follows a care Paul Foley, Vice-President ful routine of "frequent rests, no late nights, no 1937 MadVIanus, John and Adams liquor, no smoking, etc." Fisher Building: If this sort of thing were to spread like wild I O^A Ed«-ard F. MansBcld fire, this class would soon dominate the hemis ' '^" M-4 Kini^Iey Terrace Detroit 2, Michis^an phere. Norwalk, Connecticut The title of this piece Is "Rags to Riches'* and Down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, R^VY MARRE it can be credited largely to JOHN "ZEKE" is a practicing architect in between duties as O. J. CERXY has been appointed manager of ND Foundation Governor for the state. the new Maple Heights oHIcc of the First Fed CACKLEV, who cooked up the questionnaire, and eral Sa\ings and Loan Association, Cleveland, to my most cfHcicnt Secretary who sent them With great regret we must report for those Ohio. Cerny is assistant sccrctar>' of First Fed out and carefully handled tlie return. who had not heard it, that HENRY J. STEINER eral and has scr\'cd the firm 18 years. Since 1937 I have received a grand total of of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, died just a year ago of JOHN T. CLVSEY has brcomc associated with 7^ letters, on three of which I had to pay injuries suffered in a hit-run auto accident. ^lilton C. Grace in the practice of law in the postage due. I now have 121 questionnaires more Right here in Detroit a '37er has been making Warner Building, Washington, D. C. or less filled in. I can work this side of the headlines. WALLY FROMHART has succeeded street for at least a year. Dutcli Clark as head football coach at the Uni versity of Detroit, succeeding to the spot held Like a kid witli a sack full of jelly beans, I so long by another great ND footballer, the ^n^C Franklyn C. Hochreitcr have decided to pace myself very carefully. But late GUS DORIAS. Wally has four children— I TOD 1327 Pentwood Road you may be ver>' sure that every entry on every evenly di\ided. All he needs now is a smart return will eventually wind up on these pages un Baltimore 12, Maryland quarterback—like, say, a Fromhart. less the latest sJde-saddle press at tlie Ave Maria CHARLES R. "BUD" MONTGOMERY has gives up. JOHN M. WALLACH and his wife last year been appointed Carbonization Engineer uith the adopted a little girl, Susan Lovett Wallach. As a sample of the things on which success is Pittston Company in New York with headquart based, we must report that one of the very first Thus endeth the first canto after the first ers in Cincinnati, Ohio. For the past twelve questionnaires to come bouncing back was signed questionnaire. Believe me, it's a pleasure to look years Bud has been Chief Chemist of the Pitts at that pile of stuff still to be used! It shall burgh Steel Company's By-Products Coke Divi "Rev. NED JOYCE, CS.C." Ned drops the be locked in the wall safe along with the secret sion and Super\-isor of Raw Materials for their average appreciably by being unable to report formula. For a long time now—if the typing Blast Furnace Department. any cliildren, but he can report a wonderful fingers hold -up—we will not see the Class of and deserved success. If I had any sense, I would '37 draw a blank. Dr. VINCENT A. GORNLAX has announced work his name into every column simply to prove the removal of his office for the practice of gen that 1937 was blessed beyond Its just desserts. eral snrger>' to 320 Hawley Avenue, Bridgeport, 1090 Charles M. Callahan Conn. There is ver>' little doubt that our class hits I TOO Sports Publicity Dept. to all fields. Look at this— Notre Dame, Indiana FRANKLYN HOCHREITER played one of the CHUCK BROVELLI, from Framingham, Mass., leading roles in the Vagabond Players presenta is out in California w*ith his family, two sons, JOHN MAHONEY. JR., Ashtabula, O., has tion of "The Late Edwina Black." working on the Folsom Dam—a project that will been discharged from the service and is practic keep him going until 1933. ing law at 1652 West Fifth St., in that city. FRANK HOLAHAN has just been appointed W. B. KIRK is a banker up in Stamford, FRANK LARWOOD, Portland, Oregon, writes Review Examiner for the Board of Governors of Connecticut, with a family of five children, rang that he had a phone call from his old room the Federal Reserve S>-stem. He has been with ing from a son 13 to a daughter 3. This activ mate REDMAN DUGGAN in recent months. Red was in Portland between trains on his way to the Comptroller of the Currency in the Treasury ity serms to have developed a slight blind spot for Bill who reports about ED GANNON, BOB Berkeley, Calif., to \Tsit his brother who Is teach Department. Frank will be assigned to Washing- WILKE, HARRY MARR and JOHN McCARTY ing at the Uni\*ersity of California. Red was on txm, D. C, beginning on April 1. He formerly and in each case reports only the number of \'acation from hb diplomatic post at Copenhageo. lived in Hollidaysburg, Pa. children—healthy figures in the main. Father ELWOOD E. CASSEDY is superintcn-
4S Noire Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 dent of "Father Cassedy's Home on the Range school coach, was another who was noticed at uses for the IBM equipment. Frank is with the for Boys" in Sentinel Butte. No. Dak. the N.C.A.A. athletic meetings In' Cincinnati. Standard Oil Com[uny of New Jersey in Hnar JOHN F, ANTON is now president of the BILL COSTELLO and wife had their fifth Bayway's Process Engineering Division. State Bank of Whiting, Ind. child, a boy, on Jan. 31st. They now have four MAZ BURNELL, head football coach at St. JACK MOULDER, who has been in the auto boys and a girl. Bill lives on the south side of George High School in Chicago, led his team t& mobile business in South Bend, is now residing Chicago and travels constantly in the midwest the All-Chicago prep crovvn last season. in Lajolla, Calif. Jack is selling Chryslers and for the Capchart Television concern. JERRY Plymouths for IfcCunc Motors of that city. He SHINE, Indianapolis, made most of the home Richard Burke and his family expect to be in their new home football games. HANK THEIS, once of Indian 1940 146 Paxton Drive at 435 Retaheim Way, LaJoIla, by April 10. apolis, now lives In Philadelphia, and was at the South Bend, Indiana Jack and Mrs. ifoulder are the parents of four Notre Dame-Pcnn basketball game. HAROLD girls and one son. AVILLIAMS was away from his Baltimore Sun editorial desk a good part of the winter because JOHN B. MORGAN, certified public account Early itt Fcbruar>', the South Bend branch of of a prolonged sickness. GENE CASEY, in real ant and veteran of two Navy tours of duty has the Class of *38 held a get-together in the estate In Chicago, his address is 7213 S. Green recently joined TE^fCO Aircraft Corporation to- '*rumpus room" or whatever CHUCK SWEENEY wood Ave., made a last minute request for Navy head a new accounting department. He vdll calls his basement. JOHNNY O'CONNOR was gome tickets and unfortunately I was unable to supervise the company's administrative budget and in South Bend on legal business and he attended help him. JIM DOUGHERTY, a realtor in Bris internal audit functions. John is married, has along with the following: CHARLIE BOROW- tol, Tcnn., was In charge of a sports aiTair re three daughters and lives at 7806 Caillet, Dallas, SKI, BOB DUBOIS (recently moved to Elkhart cently in Bristol and one of the features was the Texas. from Chicago), M^VRCELLUS BALL, CHARLIE showing of a Notre Dame football film. In a GEORGE T. WILSON Is at present in charge DUKE, BILL GIBBONS, JIM LAHEY. FRANK letter, Jim particxUarly wanted to say hello to of certain phases of structural design in the en* SCHAEFER, JlXf BEAUDWAY, DON HICKEY, Chuck Sweeney and Bill Costello. gineering division of Douglas Aircraft's Long Coach JOHNNY MURPHY (South Bend Adams Beach (CaUfomia) branch. George is married, the High), 6ERNIE BAUER, Professor ED CRONIN, We'll wind up with belated acknowledgement father of two daughters and has been employed JAKE BURKE, DON FISHER, CLAYTON JO- of Christmas cards from, JACK ANTON, Mary by Douglas for the past fourteen years. He saw DON, and your secretary. It was interesting that and JOE CALLARAN, the JIM C^RSONS, the JLM BERNARD, '38, at the SC-ND game lait this gathering included the leaders in the "Dad's BILL COSTELLOS, DAN and Vivian FISHER, fall. Patty and ED HAGGAR, Ellse and HUB KIRCH- Derby" . . . namely Ball, nine children, Sween Dr. JOHN B. FLYN'N has recently been ap- AL\N (Hubber-Dubber), Lily and PAUL LEAHY, ey, eight, and Bauer, seven. Later on in the pointed to the Board of Health in Meriden, Dr. MONAGHAN, TOM and Julia MULLIG.\N, month, a Saturday evening dinner was held at Conn. John is associated with the Colony Afedi- Father JOE RACE, Billie and HAL WILLIAMS, the South Bend airport restaurant and those in cal Group in that city. He received his medical ED and Fran AVRAPP, TOM and Grace WUKO- attendance included the foregoing and their wives. degree from Jefferson I.fedical College, Philadel VrrS, the JERRY CLIFFORDS, the CHUCK Airport ^fanager Duke arranged for a special phia, in 1944. price for the dinner ... or so he said. DALYS (Chuck, in Insurance In West Palm Beach, Flo., made the million dollar round table Captain CHARLES J. O'BRIEN has been JACK ANTON was recently named president of in 1953), and Dorotlica and HAROLD LANG- named Staff Judge Advocate for the Pinecastle a bank in East Chicago, Ind. He's still single, TO.N. Air Force Base, Orlando, Florida. which I'm sure had nothing to do with his as- Chaplain (Capt.) JAMES P. AfcBREEN has ccndencj* to success. Father CAREY, whom most been awarded the Third Army Certificate of of the members of our class kne\v rather well, Achievement prior to his departure for reassign is now the Prefect of Religion, and reports that ment to Germany. Father McBrcen has beea brother Pat is keeping the honor of '38 aglowing Assistant Chaplain at Ft. McPhcrson for the past in the home town of Kokonio. JIM CARSON year. was at the Butler basketball game in Indian ^MLLLVM H. COLEM.AN has become a limited apolis, as was TOM FITZGERALD, JOHN partner In the investment firm of Ball, Burge and O'CONNOR, and GEORGE SAUTER. Believe Kraus, Cleveland, Ohio. Bill Is director and vice- • JERRY CLIFFORD, who works for the Bur president of the Wire and Metal Manufacturing roughs Adding Machine people in Texas (Beau Company In Cleveland. mont) was at the Oklahoma football game (at Oklahoma City.) At least I heard a report on same, but didn't see him. JACK M.VHONEY, %QA^ John W. Patterson, Jr. now an attorney In Ashtabula, Ohio, w*as also •'^1 Pittsburgh Press, Roto Section at the Oktalioma game, and at that time was Pittsburgh 22, Pennsylvania stationed In that area and awaiting release from his second tour of military service. ED HAGG.\R 1090 Vincc DeCoursey BILL COTTER, JR., has the honor of being: was another among those attending the Oklahoma ITJT 1917 Elizabeth the youngest Knight of Malta. Bill is still at contest. JOHN COTTINGHAM, Cincinnati, was Kansas City 2, Kansas tending a special academic program at MIT. at the alumni party for the visiting Notre Dame ADRLIN A. KUHN'S office is now located at coaches when the N.C.A.A. meetings were held FRANK R. PFAFF is a computing supervisor 165 Broadway, New York City. He is In the in in Cincinnati, early In January. GENE DOLAN, whose job it is to develop further technical surance business. who lives on Long Island, where he visits oc casionally with his old roomie. Doctor AMERIGO DiBRIENZA {Rigg>')> gets to Chicago about twice a year on business, and on those occasions comes to South Bend to visit his sister who now lives KANSAS CITY—The club's Ladies' Auxiliary arranged a reception for Father Hesburgh here. Add to those seen at the Oklalioma game during his visit there in March. L. to R.: Mrs. William V. McLeese, auxiliary president;: WALT DUNCAN who Is In the oil business in Oklahoma City. Walt made two or three other Mrs. Robert J. Metzler; Father Hesburgh; Mrs. C. Craig ^Vhitaker; and games also during the season. TED FLJVNIGAN and his wife were at the Canishis basketball Mrs. J. Clinton Meunier. game, in Buffalo. Saw CHUCK GALLAGHER and wife at the Holy Cross basketball game in Boston. And speaking of Boston, I Imagine it is well known that HARVTEY FOSTER is now In charge of the FBI office there. TOMMY JORDAN is practically a regular at all home basketball gomes. He comes down from Chicago to cheer for his brother Johnny's team. PHIL KIRCH and wife were at tlie University of Iowa field- house on the evening Notre Dame met defeat in the N.C.A.A. tournament. JOE KUHARICH was one of the many Notre Dame athletic fig ures at the N.C.A.A. meetings in Cincinnati, in January. Joe is now line coach of the Washing ton Redskins. NICK LxVMBERTO, on the Des Moines Register-Tribune, has moved from the sports desk to the city desk. H/\L LANGTON has been in sporting goods sales work for the past couple of years working out of Baltimore. GEORGE .McDERMOrr, who works for the HIckok Belt concern, now lives in Oklahoma City, and was another of the many *38crs at the football game. 1L\Y MEYER returned to the crampus with his DePaul basketball team, Feb. 13, and was here once before that In a scout ing capacity. Dr. DAN MONAGHAN commuted from his Denver home to the locale of the various football sites, Los Angeles, South Bend, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, etc. It might be noteworthy to add that Dan is still single. FRANK 0*LAUGHLIN was a irunpus visitor in early April. ANDY PUPLIS, veteran Chicago high
Notre Dame Alamnus, May-June, 1954 49 old neighbor of Bill Hlckey and the>' see each nt%A^ Mllliam E. Scanlan other often, along with a number of the others. ITIZ 400 East lUth Street Here's a note about Don Flgel. He's the new Chicago 28, Illinois president of the Fourth Degree members of the K. of C. in Chicago Heights, III. Don was bus>' Rabbi ALBERT PLOTKIN has been presented making plans for the big celebration honoring the distinguished service award of 1953 by the his pastor at Olj'mpia Fields Country* Club last Spokane Junior Chamber of Commerce for his time I talked to htm. outstanding contributions to the Spokane com munity and that entire area. The Chamber has JIM RICE had another addition to the fam abo nominated Rabbi Plotkin as one of the ten ily, in Racine, Wis., and GEORGE UHL like outstanding young men of the State of Wash wise In Har\-ey, 111. GEORGE SOBEK, accord- ington as well as naming him the Man of the to some of the papers, may be leaving his coach Year of the Spokane community'. This is the ing assignment at a Calumet City, III., high first time in the hIstor>* of this award in ^Vashing- school. Seems like Soapclilps ran Into a barrel of ton that a rabbi has received tliis honor, it hav tough luck and a lot of tough competition. Good ing been the policy' up until now to exclude the luck In the future, George. clerg>'. Rabbt Plotkin is the son of Mr. and Mrs. From Jamaica, L. L, New York, comes this Samuel Plotkin of South Bend and he' is an ac note from WALT DESEL. "I wish to announce tive member of the Spokane Notre Dame Alumni that I am now actively engaged in the practice Club. of General Insurance at 158-18 Grand Central DON FIGEL of Chicago gets the gold star for Parkway, Jamaica. I'll welcome a visit, business- supplying the most news this time, whicli should wise or othcr\^'ise, from classmates coming this in a way 5er\'e as a reminder that the Scoopcr way." always, yes always, welcomes news of what you're AL ANASTi\SL\, recently transferred to a new doing in various parts of the country. position with the WALL STREET JOURNAL in Don supplies these notes on some of our class New York City, was visiting Chicago recently, mates: brushing shoulders with. Advertising executives around the Albert Frank-Guenthcr Law agency **M1KE CARR Is still in Indianapolb, serxnng ofilces. Al's tickled to return to -native Gotham, as sales manager for Rytcx company, specializ after bam-storming about the U. S., including ing in supplying writing paper (some of your a stop-off in Dallas. wives ought to get some for you); Mike, by the way, got his pen back as he loaned it to Don at That's all this time, but don't forget to write. the 10th Reunion and on a trip to Chicago was reminded that he left it on the campus, in care of Don Ftgel. JOE NUGENT of Matteson, 111., and Inland Steel, had the fourth addition to the iTHa 11404 Rupley Lane BRIG.-GEN. CHARLES D. JONES, '32 family not so long ago—a bouncing girl named Dallas 14, Texas Betty. DON MARTIN reported the birth of a boy and the ED HACKETPS did the same. No. The commander of Langley Air 4 for the latter." One of our infrequent reports from the West Coast arrived this month and BILL McGOWAN Force Base and die 47di Bombardment Don and Ed Ilackett got together at the SMU writing from Edwards Air Force Base, California Wing (Light) is Brig.-Gen. Charles D. game. WALT McCOURT has returned .to Ohio' says: "The ten year silence has been broken. after a number of years in Chicago. JACK BER- Having read with enjoyment tlic '43 column these Jones, a Notre Dame graduate in the GAN is still a Park Forester, with Symington- past years it behooves me to get on the ball. Gould, the railroad supply firm. CHUCK CAR class of 1932. Charlie began his career NEY has moved to Milwaukee where he is as "Tlie fact that I recently became engaged to a ver>* wonderful girl. Miss Luc>- Brill, has a little with the Air Force in 1934 when he sociated with the Army legal department. TOM CrVRROLL recently bought a new home In Whca- to do with the outburst. We plan an October ton, III., the ink business must still be good. wedding. Figuring that I'm probably close to enlisted as a fi>nng cadet. He went being anchor man on the matrimonial team. It ashore with ground elements in the in And ditto for BILL HICKEY, the steel baron. makes for somewhat of a news item. One of our bank directors, WILLLVM J. HARTI- vasion of North Africa at the outset GAN. reports that Bill recently moved into a "The National Advisory- Committee for Aeronau beautiful Beverly Hills home on Chicago's south tics, Langley Field, Va., has been the source of World War II and served as liaison side. of my bread and butter for the past seven years. Tlie interesting work that keeps me bmy officer between General Patten's task JERRY HACK, after spending some time in is tlie measuring of aerodynamic loads on air forces and General Cannon's Air Force the south, has returned to Chicago and is again craft in flight. These measurements are made associated with Standard State Bank. He's an using many types of Instruments: some being stand- units. On a B-25 raid over Italy he was shot down near Rome, in 1944, and GRAND RAPIDS—Rev. Jerome Wilson, CS.C, vice-president of business affairs, spoke at made a prisoner of war until his lib the club*s Communion Breakfast. A gift of $400 was presented to the University. (L. to R.): eration by Allied Forces in May, 1945. George Jackoboice, Foundation chairman; Father Wilson; John Flanagan, president; and Charlie's post-war assignments have in Joseph Moore, vice-president. cluded Deputy Chief of Staff, 9th Air Force and executive officer at Shep- pard Air Force Base, Texas. He is a graduate of the Command and Staff School at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, and from the Air War College, Max- •well Air Force Base, Alabama. For gallantry in action and meri torious service, Charlie has been. awarded the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, and the Purple Heart with Oak-leaf Cluster. He is a command pilot in the Air Force. Charlie is married and the father of two daughters. He was promoted to Brigadier-General in June, 1953.
50 Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June^ 1954 ard while others are developed specifically for the versity school of Medicine. Bob received his M.D. job. from Loyola University School of Medicine. He has lectured at Northwestern and the Univer "BOB VICARS paid a short business visit to the sity of South Carolina. field a few months ago. It was good to see the ol* javelin throwin* lad looking fit. Bob works at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Silver Springs, Md. BOB MADDEN, working with Grumman Aircraft, also made a sortie for data some time ago. "Presently I'm on tcmporar>' duty at the NACA's High Speed Flight Research Station at Edwards AFB, Calif. On the way out here I had the ex perience of driving through a real Texas 'black duster* ia the vicinity of the fair city of Dallas. I expect to be back in Virginia this June." JUNE n-12-13 Thank you for the fine letter. Bill. .All other gents in the "ten year class," i.e. those not having dropped a note to this harried scribe, please follow Bill's example and do it today! Our East Coast Veep, BILL TR^\CY wrote: 1 O^^ George Bariscillo "No doubt you will be surprised to hear that I ty*'* 313 Fifth Avenue resigned from the F.B.I, as of February* 26 and accepted a position as Eastern Sales Representa Bradley Beach, N. J. tive for the Trisco Co., Lima, Ohio with ofTiccs in New York City. The General Manager Is Rf\Y FOR '44 MEN ALL ROADS ARE LEADING ^VALTER, Notre Dame, '49. The Trisco Co., is TO NOTRE DAME ! ! ! a well known waterproofing company. I lake up This will be the last issue of the Alummis to my new duties March 1. reach you prior to our BIG 10 Year Reunion. "I talked with BUD DUDLEY during the Fall The dates arc the 11th, 12th and 13th and from when \niIanova came to NY to play Fordham. all reports we should have a record turnout. He*s doing very well as Athletic Director of Class "Vrcxy" DICK DOER.MER will be general Villanova. I saw the Georgia Tech game and ran super\-isor of the festivities while JOHN LYNCH into a few of the class of^ 1943. BILL MIDDEN- and BOB LEHMAN, both of South Bend, are DORF and I had quite a chat. I alwa\-s seem to local Co-chairmen. run into Bill. John and Bob will handle arrangements for the *'NEIL GREENE and I have been working to traditional "Class Dinner," and no doubt have gether for some time now. Neil is an FBI agent. already placed orders for "refreshments." BILL FRANCIS M. MESSICK, '30 I also sec TONY MALONEY quite often between TALBOT, JACK WOELFLE, et al. will be lead trips to the NY FBI ofTice and the New York ing the New York contingent westward, and Law School. Tony will soon receive his LLB." JACK THORNTON, president of the Chicago '44 The Associates Investment Co., .Again our thanks to the most faithful of *43 Club, heads the "Windy City" rcunionitcs. JOE through Robert L. Oare, board chair correspondents. Vr\N DYKE and BERNIE FINUCANE promise to have the Kansas Citv bovs on hand, w*hile man, has named Francis M. Messick Last Fall HARRY WRIGHT'S University of BOB McCONNELL, JOH.NNY MORRIS and Georgia football team blew into Dallas for a JOHN ANHUT will have the Michigan gang on to be director of sales promotion and game. Harr>' is an assistant coach at Georgia, tap. TO.Nf SHELL^VORTH heads the west coast market research—a newly-created po however, he was not in evidence at the game— "returnees" and S.\M WING leads the Texas and probably having drawn a scouting assignment. Southtvcst crowd back to the campus. JIM sition in the company. Fran graduated On a recent trip to El Paso, Texas, I talked CROWLEY from South Carolina is contact man from Notre Dame in 1930 and is a briefly with JIM FORD on the phone. Jim is for the southern group and CREIGHTON MIL working for Standard Oil Company. On a later LER will sec that Ohio has a good representa past president of the Notre Dame Club trip I lunched with JIM .MADIGAN in Little tion. BOB -MARTINA is covering the Rocky of St. Joseph Valley. Rock, Ark. Jim was hip deep in tax work at Mountain states, and R<\OUL de -MAMBEY and the accounting firm in which he is a partner. JIM O'DEiV are the New England contacts. That He has long been active in civic af gives us a prctt>- fair cross section. There arc Please deluge me with mail. It will be a pleas probably a number of other groups already or fairs and is president of the Knife and ure to spend a few hours reading it and prepar ganized in the various cities, and perhaps plan ing it for the next column. ning to return together. It is not known at this Fork Club of South Bend, a 600-mem- Dr. ROBERT P. NENNO has been named as moment which campus residence hall will be ber organization. Fran has served as sistant professor of psychiatr>' at Georgetown Uni assigned to our class. You may know that re- chairman of the March of Dimes and B.ed Cross campaigns and was treasurer of the South Bend Community Chest WILLIAMSPORT—Notre Dame club and K. of C. honored Coach Clarence 'Jake' Kline for three years prior to the beginning recently. L. to R.: Jim Crowley, member of the Four Horsemen; Thomas H. Richarilson, of the United Fund. president of the Eastern Baseball League; John Willmann, former alumni Duties of Fran's job will include club president; and Coach Kline. market analysis, factory and dealer re lations and supervision of the public relations and advertising departments. He was formerly seven years in banking and manufacturing circles and 14 years with Associates in bank relations and related capacities prior to service as a naval officer in World War II.
unions are now held on the weekend following graduation, so the campus is given over (or rather "taken over") by the Reunion classes. The Class of '49 will be holding their five-year reunion and have already issued a Softball game challenge to us. (Who says we're too old, too bald, and too rotund to take them on!) Had a very interesting letter from Mrs. James H. Graham, mother of BILL GRAHAM who extends to all of us a cordial invitation to Bill's ordination at ND. Tentative date at this writing is June 9th, tw*o days before our reunion officially begins. It may be that some in the Chicago
Notre Dame Alumnus, Mayjune, 1954 5f O'CONNELL (180 Connecticut Ave., Spartanburg. South Carolina] announces he now has seven (I said SEVEN) little ones and one due in Sep tember! That's going to be tough to beat. John writes that he sees JIM CROWLEY in Spartan burg and ran across JACK WHiTELY in church one Sunday as Jack was passing through on busi ness. John writes a very interesting letter about the '44 DOME suggested in this column some months ago by BILL TALBOT. He's now in the business of design and offers to do the lay out work on sucli a project. Of course, it ^vill be a big job assembling all the information that Would go into such a publication, so we arc suggesting now that we a\l think about it be tween now and the reunion, and in June at ND we'll discuss the matter fully, set up the com mittees and get the ball rolling. It's something we unfortunately missed and something I'm sure we'd all enjoy having in the years ahead. So let's think about it and have some good ideas to present when the matter is aired in detail at the reunion. John writes that he finished "teaching at ND in 1949, tlicn spent a year at the University of Kansas and two years at Clcmson College in South Carolina as Assistant Prof, of Architecture. 1952 was spent as manager of an architectural firm in Spartanburg, S. C., and since last July I have been on my own in the architectural business doing residential and commercial work." JAMES J. CLARKE who is now at Washington University in Saint Louis advises us of two omissions on tlie class list: ^VNGELO BERTEL- LI, now assistant coach at Vale University and JACK P. ALEXi\NDER, Lebanon, Indiana. Add these names to your list. Jim reports he'll be on PITTSBURGH—This group helped to plan the alunini club's annual dance. Back row hand in June at the reunion. (L; to R.)i Earl Brieger, Alex Lesko, John Rcardon, Larry Smith, Leo Burby, Larry Ellis Walking down the street in Ashbury Park, (N. J.) the other day, I came across LARRY and John Brilcy. Front row: Mrs. Brieger, Mrs. Lesko, Mrs. Reardon, Mrs. SCHATZLEIN who was in tou-n on business for Burby, Miss Jackie Coogan and Mrs. Briley. U. S. Rubber. LOUIS A. GORETTA has joined the staff of the ^Vhiting Research Laboratories of Standard Oil Company (Indiana). He has recently been associated with Armour and Cotijpany. vinnity will be able to aitcnd. Bill graduated of Tlie Travelers Insurance Co. Hc*s living in FRANK L. McMANUS Is now living at 13 in Cbem Engineering, then worked for Shell Norfolk, Conn., and—get this—has fiv» children Evelyn Road, Port Washington, L. I., N- Y. Chemical in ihcir Houalon plaat for three with the sixth in sight! Looks like he'll be a Frank is with IBM and has been promoted to years before entering the scminarj- at school- He lop hca\y favorite to win the *'CIass Papa" the position of >farkct Analyst at IBM's World will say his First NIass at Annunciation Church tide at the reunion. He extends a cordial wel Headquarters in New York. He formerly resided in Houston and then return to ND for t^vo year's come to any *44er5 jn tlie \*icinit>* to drop by in Reading, Pa. work on his ^faster'5 in Chem Engineering. for a visit. FRANK E. ECK's new address is now 136 East Received a welcome note from RAOUL dc Hold ex'cryihing! Sorry to divest you so soon 36th Street, New York 16. Frank became engaged MAMBEY who is with the Hartford home office of the title, Raoul, but a letter from JOHN on December U, 1953, to Miss Br>cc Leaviit of
NEW ORLEANS—^Alumni gathered at Amauds Restaurant for a luncheon meeting. Those at the head table included (L. to R.): John Pctitbon, Jonas Sporl, Jr., Joe Heap, Club President Bill Johnston, Club Chaplin Father Peyton, CS.C, Bill Rcdmann, secretary-treasurer, and Pete Hilbert, Wce-presidcnt.
52 Notre Dame Alumntts, May-June, 1954 ST, JOSEPH VALLEY—The head table at the club^s Rocknc Communion Breakfast included (I^ to R.): BiU Gibbons, breakfast chair man; Father Thomas Brennan, CS.C., a guest speaker; Charles *Chuck' Collins, principal speaker and former end on the Seven Mules; President Harry Koehler; Father Healy, chaplain; Coach Terry Brennan; Bernard J. Voll, honorary president; Robert Lehman, secretary; and Joseph Hannan, treasurer.
Wilinutte, III., and they plan to be married on account executive. I have been in New York school, only 35 of us met at the LaSalle Hotel. April 24th in St. Francis Xa\-icr Church there. since I graduated. I married in *50; have two I'd like to know what happened to most of that DR. ROBERT A. NELSON, JR., has left for girls, 1 and 2. I see JIM CLYNES and JACK group-STU BOREN. MIKE COFFEY, DICK Europe with his wife and t\%'o children where he HERLIHY for lunch occasionally. HACK, JOE KNICKERBOCKER, etc ^VhAe in will spend a year and a half at the Pasteur Insti From AL LESMEZ: "Just a letter from myself the ser\-ice as a dental officer last year, I met tute near Paris, France, doing research under a to remember to congratulate JIM CLYNES for another dental officer at Walter Reed who had private grant. Bob has been a staff member at having been elected to the coveted post of Presi started with us, FRANK KELLY, from New York. Johns Hopkins University. dent of the ND Club of New York. Good going, RAY PIECARSK, ex *45, and myself spent a Jim.** lovely weekend with DAVE KORTY, *47, in La MIKE FRA^VLEY writes from Boise, Idaho that From TOM CLIFFORD, JR.: "I am working fayette at the Purdue game. 1*11 be at the re he*U be back for the reunion. Mike*s now Ac union.** counting Machine Sales Manager of the National for Wildermuth, London, and Clifford as a lawyer. Cash Register Company for the Boise branch, I sure will be at the lO-ycar reunion." From JAMES LAMB: "I am working for Deg- and the proud father of three boys and a girl. From KEN KEHL: "I am a dentist. I often nan, Hager, McElroy as an attorney. My sec Had a recent letter from EMMIT JENNINGS %vonder about the following. I started at ND in ond son was bom March of last year, name of bringing us up-to-date on his doings since leading Sept. *41. With 5 semesters of pre-med, our cJass David Stephan. Larry, my first, is now 3 years ND in *42. He graduated from St. Louis University split up because of the war. We had started old." medical school in M6 and then spent 4 years in ;J}out 125, and at our last gathering while at From FRANCIS M. GUINEY: "BOl Flach Los xVngeles as an intern and resident in 5ur- Ser>'. Then the service and now back at L.A. He ^vas married in 1950, has two young ones and a third on the ^v*ay. In the near future he expects to move to Roswell, New Afe:uco. HOUSTON—The Women's Auxiliary of the Houston ND Alumni Club held their election And that's the news up to the moment. . . . meeting with the following named as officers: (L. to R.) Mrs. R. Conroy Scoggins, parlia Will be seeing you on the llth, 12th, and 13th of June beneath the Golden Dome once again! mentarian; Mrs. Paul J. Doyle, treasurer; Mrs. Donald F. O'Brien, vice-president; Mrs. Leo E. Linbeck, president; and Mrs. Edwin D. McCrory, secretary. m n^ c ^^ Lcsmcz Seated is Mrs. Wm. M. Garrett, publicity chairman. IT«ID 122 Tullamore Road Garden City, N. Y. A FEW MORE HAVE PAID During the past months, a few more men of the class have sent in their dues of $1. Money Is needed for printing, general mailings, stamps, etc. You men who have not sent your dues in, please do it right away. Meantime, thank you to the following men who have paid up since the first of the year: L.\RRY NOOK, DICK LEITE, BILL CLEMENCY, TERRY WILSON, BYRON MARTIN, ALFRED W.\DE, JOSEPH 0*KEEFE, EL.MER GILLESPIE, and CHARLES SCmVTNTs*. NEWS OF THE CLASS THOAWS P. BERGIN, one of the class vice- presidents, is scheduled to be married this sum mer to ^Iiss Barbara August Barrett, of South Bend. Tom is now head of the department of business administration and professor of statis tics at the University. Congratulations on the coming happy event, Tom, from all of the class. Other news of the class is so plentiful that wc will get into it without further delay. Even the news below does not constitute all the news I have received. I am holding all the longer let ters for the next issue of the Alumnus. For no\%*, here is only part of the *'shortics" which have been received in great volume. LETTERS FROM DEPARTMENT: From JOHN MACK: "I am working with the Inland Steel Company, Chicago, as assistant to the District Sales Manager. Katy and I ha\*c three children now, AI. Kindest regards to you and the class." From HANK SLAMIN: "At present I am an
NotTe Damt Alumnus, May-]une, 1954 53 married, Nancy Riorden in December. 1 have 1 year. Would like to hear of the wliercabouts two cJitldren nou-, and am working as a sales of JACK LEAH\', if possible. I'm with the Na man in laminated plastics and \-uIcantzed fibre tional Cash Register Co., Elizabeth, X. J. I ex with the Taylor Fibre Company in New Jersej'. pect to be at the lO-vcar reunion with bells on." I'll be at that reunion.'* (Jack Leahy lives at 2609 S. Hobson St., Phil- From ^\^LLIAM P. COGHLAX: "I am in adelphia. Pa.) surgical residency' at the Jefferson Medical Col From CHUCK AVOLF: "Rosalie and I have lege Hospital in Philadelphia. In July we cele been married almost seven years and to date brate our 9lh wedding annivcrsarv*. My wife, we have been blessed with Kathleen Anne, Patricia Ann, and my three children (Patricia Michael Josepli, Timothy James, and Cliarlcs Ann, 7; Patrick, 4; and Mathcw, 2) are all well. Kevin. I hope to see you and all our class I returned from 2 years in the Xaxy just one at ND in one year. I'm with Socony-Vacuum in year ago. Best regards." their clicmlcal engineering department." From HENRY P.AVXE: "I definitely plan on From ROBERT C. REARDOX: "Recently trans being at the reunion next year. Kight now I ferred (temporarily) to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Will am working for the Logan Conveyor Co., in be travelling bet^veen Tulsa and West Texas (Odes Sales. >fy quota of cliildren is still t%\-o." sa, etc) during the early part of the year. Frt)m JIM RETTER: "If I can be of any help, Would like a roster of some of the boys in 'tins let me know. We bought a house a year ago, area. I'm doing sales engineering work in in so have new address (3903 Stnindhtll Road, dustrial controls and oil field equipment. I'll be at Cleveland 28, Ohio). Flo and I now have two the lO-markcr." (Dear Bob, I'm terribly sorry sons, Jim and Paul. I'm still working on an MS about forgetting to send you this rosier, but work degree at John Carroll University in the eve just ganged up on me. If you still want it, send nings. I'll see you at that lO-year reunion next me a f:ard, and I'll airmail It down to you but year. Regards." pronto!! Best regards, Al.) From LOUIS SCIBELLI: "This may be con From J. EDWARD FAUST, JR.: "Still with fusing, but I consider myself one of the class of the Farm Bureau Insurance Company doing '49, tlie year of my graduation. I'm attending actuarial work. We have three children: Joseph, the five-year reunion this June." (Dear Louis, Deborah, and David. Sec you at the reunion the record is being clianged according to your re next year." quest. Stay sober at the reunion! !). From Father JOH-X J. COXXELLY: "Please From JIM SCHWEICKERT: "I'm still working note that my new address is St. Matthew's Rec as Director of Social Scr\'lcc In tlic Cambridge tory-, Plainfield Ave., Nixon, X. J. I enjoy the State Hospital in Ohio doing the multitudinous column very mucli." things that go Into ps>'cliiatric social t«'ork. It's From JOHN R. RY/VX: "I spent some time in still a little too early to say whctJicr I will be Xcw York last summer, where I saw TOXY at the reunion. Tlie closest Alumni group is E.VRLEY, AXDY BURKE, and JOE O'KEEFE. around fifty miles away and therefore, I get out Our little Patrick arrived last June. Tliis is our of touch." third child. I'm still with Connecticut General From BILL KLE.M, JR.: "I am with the Life Insurance Co. Sure expect to be at the re FRANK J. O'BRIEN, '29 Coca Cola Bottling Company of South Bend. union next year." Thomas Brian was bom in November of '53, so From BILL GRrVNT: "Have two boys, Pat, 3 the Klcm's now liave two girls and one boy! years old; and Bill, 1 year old. We built a new- One of the busiest men in tlie elec I'll be at the reunion." house and moved in last Xovember—3918 Trask From CL/VRKSON S. FISHER: "I am a prac Ave., Erie, Pa.—and welcome any of the class to tronics industr)' is Frank J. O'Brien ticing attorney with the law office of Edward call 56-358 when passing through Eric. I'm Ad who is a vice-president and a director F. Juska in Long Branch, New Jersey. My home vertising Manager for the Firch Baking Co., address Is 23 E. Highland Avenue, Atlantic wholesale bakers In Erie. Sec you at the reunion." of Motorola, Inc., Chicago, III. Frank Highland, N. J. I'm not sure of being at re From JOHX L.VWSOX: "Presently working as received a B.G.S. degree from Notre union so far." a lawyer and partner in the law firm of 'Law- From JLM DUGAX: "We see JIM RETTER son and Lawson. I hope to see you at the lO- Dame in 1929. Following graduation and his family evcrj* so often. His young son, ycar reunion." he was employed in die Production Paul, is the spittin' Image of his older boy, Jim- From GEORGE DESPOT: "You certainly arc mie. Tlicy are both cute kids—they take after an efficient scoundrel . . . enclosed find my dol Department of AVestem Electric Co. their mother. I'm looking for^^-ard to being at lar dues. I haven't had a cliancc until now to for diree years and later joined what the reunion." (Jim's t«th NACA, Cleveland, tliank you and Betty for being so nice to us doing aeronautical rescarcli at the Lewis Flight ^vhilc we were in Xc>v York. Sorry- tliat we was then Galvin Manufacturing Co. as Propulsion Labs.) didn't get to see more of you, but perhaps w*c'II chief expediter. The latter organiza From JOE LONG, JR.: ''Have one young man, remedy that in the future. I have to get back Joe III, age 3, and one daughter, Susan, age to my work now as I still haven't gotten caught tion is now kno\\'n as Motorola, Inc. Frank has been active in welfare work having served as head of the Red NEW HAVEN—^Thc alumni club's booth at "College Fair," an event sponsored by Catholic Cross Fund Campaign for industries in his own field and also in various ca- Graduates Club of New Haven. L, to R.: Ed\v*ard A. Byrne, '26; Father John J. Keanc; pacides with the Chicago Communit)' Mary Halpin, daughter of I^obert, '34; and Joseph P. Bums, '34. Fund. He and Mrs. O'Brien reside at 1122 N. Kenilworth Ave., Oalc Park, 111., and have three cliildren: Nancy- Lee, 21; Donna Rae, 18; and James Francis, 15.
up on the backlog. You can count on my being at the reunion in one year." From LARRY XOOK: "My dues are enclosed. Sorr>- for being so late. We're the parents of 3 ba>-5 and I girl. I'm working as Assistant Superintendent in charge of Production at the S. E. Overton Co., wood-specialty products in South Haven, Michigan. I do expect to be at the reunion in 1955." From Brother FRANCISCUS WLLETT: "I am presently situated at Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio (outside of Clc^'eland). Have had three books (Juveniles} published by Dujarie Press al XD. Tlie latest was *Merr>* Music Maker,' a Ufc of Haydn." From Uic sister of FRAXaS P. XASH: ".My brother, Frank, has been In Ser\'ice since August '50, and is to be discliarged early in *54. He is presently (December] aboard the USS Helena
54 Notre Dame Alumnui, May-June, 1954 somewticrc in the Pacific. After discharge, Frank From Father RICHARD TIMM, CS.a: ^'Havc will be in practice here in St, Louis. \Vhcn he been working with the Government Medical Col is settled, I am sure he will forward his new lege, Dacca, East Pakistan as a Fulbright lec address, but please continue to mail to the turer in Parasitology. Helped to organize the present address (1701 N. 45th St., East St. Dept. of Science at our St. Gregory's College? Louis, Illinois) until you hear from him." (Thank this department opened last August." (Thank you very much for your kind interest, Charlotte. you. Father Timm and Father Bride, for the- We hope by this time Frank is home and busy kind words, and God bless you In your work, getting used to "ci\-\ie clothes".) Al.) From R^VY C. KOPrTUK: "I am working From JIM SCHAEFFER: "I am working with with Reaction Motors, Inc., Rockaway, N. J. the General Electric Supply Company as a sales as Chief Metallurgist, Head of Materials Labora man. 1 expect to be at that lO-ycar reunion." tory. My new address is 466 Walton Road, Maplc- wood. New Jersey. I expect to be at the 10— From BOB GRIFFIN: "Have been working- year reunion." with the Connecticut State Building Trades \Vel- fare and Insurance Fund as its Administrator. From HARRY BERLINER: "As usual, I'm ob There arc three trustees from Labor and three jecting—this time to your 'Christmas* card. Makes from ifanagement, and I run the fund for them. nic work!! But, I still like you! Have my own The fund is similar to Blue Cross, but covers law firm—Berliner and McGinnis.'* only men working on construction. We are cov ering about 70,000 people (20,000 workers and From ROBERT E. THOM/\S: "Recently quali families). They receix-c life coverage plus hos fied for command of submarines. I am Lieutenant pital, surgical, polio, etc. I have been with them in U. S. Na\y ser\*ing in Submarine Force, Pa about 18 months. I was married on October 31, cific Fleet on U. S. S. Carp on war patrols in 1953 and nov\' live at 33 Edna Avenue, Bridge the Far East. Will soon be transferred to U. S. S. port, Connecticut. Saw TOD DORAN of Butte, Tilcfish in San Diego. Married August 29, 1953 ifontana In New York this fall (ROTC '45) and to Miss Nancy Deewall, daughter of Rear Ad BILL BR^XCHEN and wife. He's in F.B.L, San miral and Mrs, R. G. Dccwall. AVatcIicd the Francisco. To you, Al, my sincere best wishes Irish trample the Southern California Trojans be for health and happiness always. Had a letter fore 98,000 fans. I certainly expect to be at the from PAUL SMITH your old roomie, a while lO-ycar reunion.** back. I certainly expect to be at the 10-year From ROBERT E. 0*aVLL.\GH/\X: "Am work reunion." (Good luck to you. Bob. Haven't ing with David >L Batavia Real Estate and In heard from the lazy Southerner, Paul Smith, in surance Company, Tucson, Arizona as an insur over a year. He's bigger than I am, other ance solicitor. Graduated from the University of wise. . . . !! Al.) Arizona with a B.A. degree In June, 1953. I have lived in Arizona since September, 1948. From ROBERT E. RIORDAN: "Am working Am married but have no cliildren.** with the /\merican ^VIleelabrator and Equipment Corporation doing export sales promotion work. From Brother JOHN a\PISTRAN, C.S.C.: "I I expect to be at the lO-year reunion.'* JAMES F. PURCELL, H2 am teaching Latin I, English I, and Social Liv ing at Holy Trinity High School, 1443 ^V. Diw- From JIM PARIS: "Saw BROD BENT^'EriT slon Street, Chicago 22, Illinois. Am. also Director at the U.S.C. game. Also JACK 2ILLY and of Audio-Visual Aids." JOHNNY LUJACK, but missed seeing FR. Appointment of James F. Purcell as From Rev. HAROLD BRIDE, C.S.C.: "We arc BARRY. Am working with Lockheed Aircraft three '45*ers here on the staff of St, Gregory*s Corporation doing design work in the fighter public relations manager of Northern College: FR. RICHARD TIMM, C.S.C., Ph.D. in group. I'll sec you at the 10-year reunion.*' Indiana Public Service Company was BioiOg>% teaching and doing research at Dacca if edi- From JIM BERSBACH: "We have four chil cal College on a Fulbrlght Fellou-ship; Fr. CHARLES dren: Wendy, now 4; twin boys, Scott and Mark, announced recently by Dean H. Mitch- GILLESPIE, C.S.C., in History and in charge of 22 months; Lisa, 6 months. We're living in Al sports; and myself. We will all miss the *55 re gonquin, Illinois, 40 miles N. W. of Chicago, and ellj President. union according to present plans, but do not wc*re anxious to see one of the games next year. feel too sorry for us. We have a minor reunion Please call if you*re passing through Chicago. Jim is a native of Jordan, Montana. three times a day with the 7 Nd'ers, *42 to *52, Am working with the Chicago Convention Bureau, on tlie staff here. Keep up the good work, AI. 134- North LaSalle Street, Chicago, III. Inter He graduated from Notre Dame in We read the print off the Alumnus pages, then esting work, all types of groups to meet in the use what's left as stencil sheets for our spirit Windy City, lop of the convention world.** 1942 and the Har\'ard Graduate duplicator. Of course, we frame the *45 columns!** (The address Is St. Gregory's College, Dacca, From REV. LEONARD, O.S.B.: "Am business School of Business Administration in East Pakistan.) Manager in the Marmion Military Academy, Au- 1943. He entered the Na\7 as an En sign, and after three years of service, was honorably discharged with the NEW YORK CITY—Father Cavanaugh receives $1,000 check from Qub President James rank of Lieutenant Senior Grade, Clynes for the Distinguished Professors Program. L. to R.: Father Ransing, chaplain; Tony Following the war, Jim worked for Earley, secretary; Clynes; and Father Cavanaugh. the McGraw-Hill Publishing Company in New York City. In 1947, he joined the American Maize Products Com pany, Hammond, Ind., where he served as public relations director. He then became associated witli the Chicago office of Selvage, Lee & Chase, a pub lic relations consultant firm. Jim is a member of the Public Rela tions Society of America, the Harvard Business School Club of Chicago, the Serra Club ofthe Calumet Region, and a director of the Notre Dame Club of the Calumet region. The Purcells and their four children, Angela, Ann, Alicia and Anita, live at 16 Indi-IUi Park, Hammond, Ind.
Wotre Dame AlumnuSt May-June, 1954 5S knit, *45 ND family, isn't? Regards to Bill, Rudy, and Dan, and their lovely families. AL.) From B. E. MARTIN: "Am married and have a little girl, Linda Susan, bom September 17, 1953. In a recent issue of the Ahimnus was happy to read of some of the old classmates e.g. JOHN HOSBEIN, FRANK PENDARVIS, FRANK AHL- LER, JOHN CARON. JIM O'CONNOR, RUDY ANDERSON. I wonder uhat's happened to DICK SAYER. Got a Chrislmas Card from VERN FROST (Frosty). Seems lie's back in the Navy. Has been in for a couple of years now, I guess. At present he reports that he has a good billet in Ha^vaii. Give ray regards to RAY BADDOUR if and when you see him. Enclosed is my check for long overdue dues. Am working in the Chemi cal Division of the Com Products Refinery Com pany as Process Engineer. I expect to be at the lO-year reunion." From BRYCE SMITH: "Have four daughters now. Last gal bom in Houston, Texas. Where is CHUCK LESLIE. I understood he was in ^Vash- ington D. C, but I cannot find him. Reopened my o*vn office in Dikesville in February doing dentistry work. I expect to be at the reunion." From MELVYN P. TOMBER: "I made out a check for my dues in October and I thought I mailed it too. It hasn't been cashed yet, nor DEARBORN—Man-of-thc-Ycar aw*ard >vas given to Henry Ford II, president o£ Ford mentioned in Alumnus. VTiM send another check Motor Co. Mr. Ford ^vas unable to be present and sent ^Villiani C Pine, Scholarship Direc shortly. I am a teacher of the suth and sc^-enth grades in Crunuto^vn School, Warren tor, as his representative. L. to R.: P. J. Keman, Jr., retiring club president; Father Hcs- Township, St. Joseph County." (Dear Mel, we have deposited your check, so thanks again. Re burgh; Mr. Pine; and Richard King, club president-elect gards, Al.) From CHARLES LESLIE: "Working as a Ra diologist in pri\*ate practice." (Charles' address is 52-34 N. Berkeley. Whitefish Bay, ^Visconsin.) From JOHN W. MEYER: "Is the class reunion in the form of a retreat? Wliat goes on at a Tora, Illinois. One percent of all students cn- child, John DaWd, nine months old. Have been class reunion? Have been working with Inter- roIl«l at Notre Dame are graduates of Mar- working with Crane & Co., Inc. Dalton, Afassa- State Foundry Company in Indianapolis, Indiana. mion Military Academy.** chusctts doing Sales and Sales Management work.*' Am doing sales and plant engineering. If at From MARK A. CRONIN, JR.: "Am working From TERRY E. ^\^LSON: "I am in the Legal South Bend, I expect to be at the 10-year re vith tlie KnidtcrbodEcr Roofing and Paving Com Department of Shell Oil Co., Midland, Texas. union." (Dear John, hope you've received letter pany doing Sales work. I'm married two years Recently saw another Shell employee who looked explaining about the reunion and that you are and have a daughter. In our company are my quite familiar. He was \'ERG KENNEDY, also planning to help with the hilarity. Best regards, ^brothers, Bob (class of '32) and Jim (class of an NROTC. Wc talked over old times at ND. Al.) '35)." Here's my buck—sorry to be so late- Would sure like to hear from CHUCK TIERNER or DICK From R. JEREMIAH McCARTY: "^Vorking with From TOM BERGIX: "I atn teaching and ad SADLER, both NROTC bo>-s. I expect to be Rohr Aircraft Corporation, Chula Vista, suburb ministrating in the Department of Business Ad' at the ZO-year reunion." of San Diego, California, doing cost accounting." ministratioti at the University of Notre Dame. From J. USINA: "Newly married on 21 No I expect to be at the 10-year reunion." From BOB LUKE: "Was recalled to active duty vember, 1953 to Patrida Ann Mix here in Oslo From FRANK DELANEY, JR.: "I would like with the Marines from March, 1951, to June, in St. Olaf's Cathedral. Am in the U. S. Navy to wish you and all the fellows a Holy and a 1952. Ran into some old ND Marines, RED with military assistance program for Norway in Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous BLAIR, BOB WATT, RED CUNNINGHAi.1, Oslo as aide to the Chief—RADM James H. New Year. I am a salesman in the home build BILL SEEBURG. We were in a group tmder in Foskett, USN. I certainly expect to be at the ing materials line with the Mills and Luptog struction at Camp Pendleton, California and Quan- 10-ycar reunion—if the Navy and the Lord are •Supply Co. in Chattanooga, Tcnn. Will certainly tico, Virginia. Am now proud poppy of two willing.** try to be at, the lO-year reunion, if possible." boys, Roark, age 6 and Sc»tt, age 2. Appreciate your tvork with regard to the reunion and X From JOHN H. TERRY: "I am a partner From J. PAUL LIMONT: "Am Imng in certainly plan to be there. At the present I am In the la.\v firm of Smith and Sorik, 300 ^Vilson San Francisco, California, married and have one employed with the Fairfield Engineering Com Building, S>Tacusc 2, N. Y. I expect to be at pany, Marion, Ohio." the 10-ycar reunion." From CHUCK SARTORE: "My first Saturday From LOU LAUTH, JR.: "I am owner of off in 3 weeks so I came over to see the races Lauth's Kiddie Korner in Burlington, Iowa and at Hot Springs, Ark. Received your letter last do expect to be at the lO-ycar reunion." Man of the Year in Cleveland is week and will be glad to ser\'e on the commit* From BOB MADDEN: "In January I married tee. Will see you at the reunion, and \s'ill write Charles E. 'Chuck' Rohr Miss Margaret Fronke. After a honeymoon at ^•ou soon. Regards to the class.** Acapulco and Mexico City we are at home at FRANK J. KELLY Is now in the Army with 715 W. 9Ist. Street, Kansas City, Missouri. I am a captain's commission and is stationed in Bremer- employed with the Milwaukee Lace Paper Com haven, Germany. pany as Sales Representative, Midwest. The Kan sas Cit>- Notre Dame Club meets regularly and DR. CHARLES A. CRO^VN announces the open I see a lot of BOB REARDON, '45." ing of his offices for the practice of Internal medidne at 30 South Avenue, New Canaan, From DAVID J. CHAMPION: "Am worldng Conn. with Soldaduras y Equipos de Mexico, S.A. Mex ico 1, D. F, ^Ve enjoy having visitors. Anyone who comes this way should give us a call." lO^A J^** Tengc, Jr. From CLIFF D. MARKS: "Stopped in to see •'**0 35 Hughes St., Apt 2 Mr. Brown and Mr. Eichenberry at ND the Hartford, Conn. first %veck in March. Mr. BroAvn had quite a smoke tunnel in operation. At present am employed Vfc certainly have had a ^^'onderful response with McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, St. Louis, from the class of *46. Many thanks to all those Missouri doing Stress Anal>'si3 of Aircraft. I ex who have cooperated. Now in action, please keep pect to be at the 10-ycar reunion." information on its way to me. Had a personal note from JACK STE\VART, From Catherine Anderson Clcmenc>* for 'WIL who is living at 615 South Normandie Avenue, LIAM M. CLEMENCY: "I hope BHI wiU be Los Angeles, California. Since' February, '46 he able to attend the reunion, but that remains to has been in almost sixty foreign countries, on be seen. Enclosed please find $1.00 dues. We four continents; residence In Paris, Dec, '46 have been meaning to send it for ages, but the to ^farch, '48; then a stay in the States and interruptions—Billy 3, Ann 2, and Grace 2 months up to Canada. His appropriate comment, "All Is have deterred us. Our best regards to all the wasteland between New York and Los Angeles, class o( *45. You'll probably remember me as save the oasis of Notre Dame. . . " RUDY ANDERSON'S sister. Rudy is married to Helen. DAN O'DONN^LL'S sister, and has two As for myself, I have been In Hartford for children, Mary Jo 31^ and Rudy HI, 4 months." almost two ^xars, as a Vice President of an (Thank you, Catherine. Great to have a well- agency and now as an Account Executive of an
56 Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 advertising and public relations firm. Enjoy New health and physical education instructor for the England Hfc but miss my jaunts to Notre Dame. Detroit public schools. In the summer Vine works Saw another Notre Dame man not long ago^ for the Detroit Board of Education also. He is MIKE GRACE. His Broadway hit, "The Al finishing his Master's Degree in Health Edu manac" is certainly worth seeing. cation at Wayne University in Detroit. His prin Kindest personal regards to all fellow *46ers. cipal, Hewitt Williams, is a long time friend of FRANK LEAHY ARTHUR R. KERNEN 2610 Walnut St. ROBERT L. MUSANTE Evanslon, 111. 78 AVcstland Ave. Laborator>' Manager for Dnpont Co.; obtained Winchester, Mass. his MS degree from the University of Dela Bob is married and has one son He is a part ware. At the present lime he is the manager ner in the Musanti and Canty, Inc., Fruit and of Salcs-Ser\'ice laboratory in Chicago, III. He occasionallv sees the football games at South Produce Distributors, Boston. Bend. CHARLES HOLMES MICHAEL J MACK 1010 South 7th St. 2076 Broadlaun FairHcld, Iowa. Dubuque, louu. Is married and has four children. He would like Mike has three children and is presently a to hear from MAT DRANCHAK and GEORGE design engineer with the John Deere Tractor DELOACH. Charlie's expecting his fifth blessing Works in Dubuque. He would like to hear from in June, and with 3 sons, he is certainly going TOM SCHULER, a\L BLx\TTNER, BOB TE- to keep Notre Dame a bus>' place in a few- TENS. years. At the present time he is an inspector for the Iowa State Highway Commission. JOHN T. OLIVE Capi., Medical Corps JAY WARREN USA Hospital 69 OAKWOOD ROAD Ft. Riley, Kansas HUN"nNGTON, W. VA. John is the proud father of four children; has Jay has one daughter, and at the present time had a tour of the conntrv' and foreign shores as Is sales manager of the Acme Motor Co., in an Army man. After his release from service this Huntington, West Virginia. He would like to Ken Stillcy has recently been installed as year he plans, to set up practice, btil at present hear from ART KARTMAN and BILL BRAC has* no definite place in mind. KEN. • mayor of Clairton, Pa. Ken also is assistant BOB ROSSITER football coach at the University of Detroit, 225 Baltic St. DR. WALTER V. MORAVA Brooklyn 1, N. Y. Youngu'ood, Pa and was formerly an outstanding member Bob is an insurance broker and still a bachelor. Now a dentist with a private practice in of Irish grid teams in 1934-33. He gradu He will be ver>' happy to hear from any fel Youngwood, Pa. He is married and is the father lows who care to write. God has been very good of twins, now seventeen months old. ated from Notre Dame in 1936 and intends to Bob. In the fall of '46 he had an operation which restored some of his sight, enough to en REV. LOUIS L. HARMON to assist Wally Fromhart at Detroit this able him to read and write and get around with 1320 East Dela\-an Avenue much greater facility. A few months after this Fall before retiring from the coaching field. Buffalo 15, N. Y. he started an insurance business which has con tinued to grow. Not long ago he saw JIM Is now a Roman Catholic priest. CLYNES, HARRY WALTERS, and GENE WOHL- HORN. He »vas also best man for BOB WALSH WILLIAM J. aASSIDY of *48 a year ago last December, who was mar 595 V.F.W. Pkwy. PAUL TAGGETT ried in Kings Park, L. I. Bob sends his best to all Chestnut Hill, Mass. 123 Millen Drive '46ers. Bill is the father of two children and is now No. Syracuse, N. Y. a physician. He would like to hear from JAMES Paul is the father of two children and is now JAMES A. TIRRELL, JR. CfVSSIDY. Bill has a fellowship in internal medi an engineer with General Electric. Paul received 635 Hillcrest Blvd. cine at the Leahy Clinic in Boston^ He intends his master's degree from the University of Michi Phillipsburg, N. J. to go into practice in Reading, Pa., some time gan. He is working on the production of color Now a lawj'er, Jim graduated from Rutgers Law next year. picture tubes for television. School in June, 1949, has his own law office in Phillipsburg, N. J. He was married in Sep tember, '49, and became a father of a son in March, '51.
PAUL R/\GAN 2713 No. Meridian Si. JOLIET—Officers of the ND alumni club arc (L. to R.): standing, Bernard Tyrell, treas Indianapolis, Ind. Still not married. Opening an office in Atlanta, urer; Thomas Minzing, secretary; Larry Weinbrad, vice-president Seated, Rev. Fabian Georgia, selling electornic and mechanical parts Donlon, and Joseph Stengelc, president ' to aircraft and industrial manufacturers. He would like to hear from CHARLES BARTLETT. ' TED FURMAN 338 Washington Ave. Pelham, New York. Ted is the father of two sons. He would like to hear from ERNIE R^VUSCHER, NICK COM- .MISA and JOHN KELLY. Ted reports that he has had Uttle luck in keeping contact with any ', of the '46crs and is \'cry happy that such an endeavor as this has been started. REV. GLENN R. BOARMAN, C-S.C. 100 Fisher Hall Notre Dame, Ind. Father Glenn would like to hear from BILL CAREY. He was ordained a priest in June, 1950; spent a year and a half at St. Louis Univer sity and presently is rector of Fisher Hall at J Notre Dame, teaching in the Philosophy Dcpart- '^ ment WILLIAM C. DINEEN 1816 N. 52nd. St. Milwaukee, Wis. Now a Iaw>'er and the father of two sons. He is anxious to hear from any classmates who would like to write. VINCENT A. JACOBS 2709 Capitol Hazel Park, Michigan Vine is still single and would like to hear from ED SCOTT and ELMER ANGSMAN. Vine is a
Notre Dame AlumnuSt May-June, 1934 57 FRANK A. RUGGIERO Har\-ard Business School with an AI.B.A. He has 148 Main Street been in the oil business since that time, work Wat OrangCf N. J. ing for the Delhi Corporation of Dallas. He has Frank is the father of one child, and he would been in Denver, Colorado since June, 1953. as a like to hear from ELMER ANGSMAN. Frank has representative for the same company. His job been teaching school in Rutherford, N. J. He is is oil exploration and looking at oil deals of all married to a girl who worked for FATHER K£N- shapes and sizes. NA in the office of Prefect of Studies in 1943. WILLIAM H. GRIESEDIECK DIAMOND N. M. COMMISA 34 Huntlagh DoH-ns 233 No. Eleventh Frontenac 22, Mo. ' Nett*ark 7, N. J. Bill is married to a beautiful girl who was Mari He would like to hear from TOM BURNS and lyn £\'ans of St. Louis. They are the proud JAMES MOLIDOR. Nick has been teaching school parents of two daughters. Bill is in the public since leanng Notre Dame. Last September he relations department of the Griescdieck Brothers \isited the campus with his father and enjoyed Brewery- Company. Unfortunately, I have not seen seeing the pre-season practice and being back Bill recently, but I certainly extend my kindest on the campus. He is still a bachelor and says, regards to you. Bill, and ^[ariIyn. "May remain an old maid school teacher." JOSEPH D. SCHMITT JOHN B. PHIPPS 454 Main St. 220 Seebirt Place Conneaut, Ohio. South Bend, Ind. Joe is still single and is an attorney in South Jolin is now the fatlier of two sons and is Vice Bend. President and General Manager of the Allied Resinous Products, Inc. He would like to hear KENNETH F. MERTEN from any of his ROTC group who were in his 8021 Beechmont Ave. class. John received his chemical engineering de Cincinnati 30, Ohio. gree from Case Institute of Technology in Ken is a technical engineer at the aircraft nu Cleveland. He has been in the plastics business clear propulsion project of General Electric Co., since 1952. Cincinnati. Ken received his MS degree from the University of Cincinnati in '47 and then JOSEPH A. LaFORTUNE. JR. worked for six years with the National Advisory 3426 So. Gar>: Committee for Aeronautics at Langley Field Tulsa, Okla. JOSEPH L. HANNON Joe has two daughters. He is an independent Qtra. 413-C oil operator, and he recently saw BOB MANNK \Vashington Blvd. and JOE MADDEN, both of Tulsa. THOMAS H. VAUGHN. '31 Presidio of San Francisco, Calif. BERNARD J. SLATER (BARNEY) Joe is the father of a son and daughter. He is 970 Highland Rd. now a doctor at the Surgery (General) residency Sharon, Pa. The recently appointed vice-presi in San Francisco. He would like to hear from BILL BUSCH and NICK ROTTE. Barnc>* is an Assistant Professor in tlic Archi dent in charge of research and devel tectural School of Iowa State College, and still opment at the Colgate-Palmolive-Peet CRAIG A. HE\\*ETT single. He recently heard from FRANK PAUL c/o Bureau of Public Roads SON and BARTON JOHNSON. He would like Co-3 is Dr. Thomas H. Vauglin, a No Swan Lake, Montana to hear from GERRY O'REILLY. His com Craig is still single. He has lived in several ments: "Life has been so repetitious, and any tre Dame graduate in die class of 1931. states since graduation and recalled all of our one year since graduation describes them all. In addition to his bachelor degree Tom w*onderful trips from Notre Dame to St. Louts Home for holiday's. Ames all winter and Europe via the train, and its parties. all summer. Have concluded eight rounds of the received a doctorate from Notre Dame^ continent and one in Scandinavia." He leaves maxiina cum laude. While in the grad FREDERICK R. FUNK July 7 for another tour of Europe. He will see 2626 Schubert Spain, Greece, Egypt and North Africa. Barney, uate school he also taught in th«; De LaCrosse, ^\lsconsin have loads of fun, and I wish I could take you Fred is now the father of two children and the up on the wonderful plan of seeing one another partment of Chemistry and served as secretary of the LaCrosse Rubber Mills Co. He in Europe. May do it again naxt summer, but secretary to the late Father Ju lius frequcntlv hears from JOHN QUINN of Spring presently up to my neck with this advertising stuff. Nieuwland, G.S.C.j discoverer of the field, Mo. fonnula for sj'nthetic rubber. BILL CAREV CHARLES H. BARTLETT, JR. The Denver Club Cuba City, ^Visconsin I-ater, Tom was director of organic Denver, Colorado Charles would like to hear from any of the M6 research for Carbon and Carbide Re Bill received his law degree at Columbia Uni group. He is a banker in San Paulo, South America, working for the First National Bank search Laboratories. He has also been versity in 1948 and in 1950 graduated from the affiliated \Wth the J. B. Ford Co., the Michigan Alkali Co.^ and the AVyan- dotte Chemicals Corp. In 1949 he was PITTSBURGH—The club's annual retreat attracted a large group of aliunni. It was held in elected vice-president of research and January and George Kingsley was chairman. development for Wyandotte. In 194G Tom was chosen to repre sent the chemical industr)' in the gov ernment-sponsored Scandinavian re search and industr)' tour. Subsequent travels to Europe and liis selection as a member of the five-man Mutual Secur ity Administration Mission in 1952 have given him a broad background on the European chemical industr)'. He has been active in the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers as well as being a civic leader in community afTairs in the Detroit area.
58 Notre Dame AhimnuSj May-Juney 1954 of Boston. Recently heard from PAUL KAGAN in South Bend, says that ELMER "MOOSE" and BILL SCHMID. MATTHE^VS is practicing law in Newark fol- JAMES B. RICE announces the opening of his lo^ving his discharge from the Signal Corps. His law ofTicc at 105 West Adams Street, Suite I3I2, roommate, BOB MULCAHY, also a lawyer, is now Chicago, III. living In Wanlagh, New York. In recent weeks, mail which was addressed to ALVIN C. MARRERO, WILLIAM J. PUR- 1 Ai|7 James E, Murphy TELL, JOHN E. SWAIN and JOHN L. 2ILLV ITH/ 407 So. 25th, Apt. B-3 has been returned to the Alumni OfTIcc marked "unclaimed." Are you fellows hibernating? Let*s South Bend, Indiana hear from you—and the rest of the class of '47—in time for the next class column. JOHN A. ARCADI is an M.D. and an Assist ant Resident in Urolog>*, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Mar>-land. He is the father of two lOVIQ Herman A. Zitt boys. IY*IO 126 Fannsidc Drive DONALD L. AraiTE is employed uith Nortli .American Aviation, Inc., Colmnbus, O. Dayton, Ohio LAWRENCE M. GARDEN, M.D., has com EDWARD DOUGHERTY was ordained to the pleted his internship and three years of specialty priesthood on May 30th last year at St. Mary's training. In recent months he began the pri\'ate Cathedral, Trenton, N. J. practice of Urolog>*. He and Mrs. Garden are the parents of four boys and two girls, RALPH SCHUMx\KER writes about a change of address to: 2215 Washington St., E., Charles WILLIAM J. THOMPSON completed his work ton, W. Va. Ralph is a salesman with Elder at the Har\-ard Business School last June and is Mfg. Co., and his territory includes all of West nou- an assistant professor, School of Business, Virginia and parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania and University of Kansas. Maryland. PHIL DELINCKE is now residing at 408 Vir Here are two more changes of address: DAN ginia Avenue, AVest Collingswood 6, N. J. His GENTILE, 7621 Rainbow Drive, Kansas City 5, former address was Georgia 'Warm Springs Founda .Mo., and BRAD BENNETT, 2129 Mardina, W. tion, Warm Springs, Ga. Covina, Calif. CLINTON D. FIRESTONE, JR., has finished Here are some excerpts from a newsy letter his second tour of duty with the U. S. Air from PARIS MONSOUR. A second son Paris III Force and is now back in Akron to resume his blessed the Monsour household January 18, 1953. duties in the Sales Department of the Firestone, Paris and PAT CH/\RBENE/\U graduated from Tire and Rubber Company. Georgetown Medical School June, 1952 and were interning in Detroit at Receiving Hospital and EDWARD FREDERICKS recently joined the Harper Hospital respectively. Pat is married and Analytical Department of Shell Development Com a father. TOM CLEARY and JIM DILLON H. EDWARD \VRAPP, *38 pany's Emer>-ville (Calif.) Research Center as a graduated in June, 1953 from Georgetown Med. chemist. Tom Is also married and a father. PAUL REILLY JOHN T. KELEHER, formerly on the faculty graduated from Flower Med. School in New The University of Chicago has an at Chicago-Kent College of Law, has joined York after transferring from Georgetown Med., the Chicago law firm of Giachint, Ley and Cross. and he got married the same year. AL MEROL- nounced through Dean John E. Jeuck, The Kclehers now have three girls and a boy. LINI Is in Washington, D. C. doing top secret defense work. He also got married last year. of the School of Business, that H. Ed LUIS BELTRANENA, also a lawTcr, has been Thanks for all the Information Paris. I am for ward Wrapp ^viII direct the Univer tangling with the communists and the courts in warding your news about the members of the '49 Guatemala City. In addition to his law prac class to their class secretary*. sity's unique Executive Program. Ed tice, Luis IS engaged in the cattle business w*ith his father-in-la%v. He recently was elected Director JIM GREENE'S father ^v•rote from St. John's Wrapp graduated from Notre Dame of the General Association of Farmers, an organiza Newfoundland, Canada to tell us about Jim's ac- tion representing the interests of cattle ranchers tiniics since graduation. Jim received his M.A. in 1938 maxima cum laude. He re and coITcc growers in Guatemala. Luis was host degree from the ND Graduate School In 1W9. to Father W1LLL\M CUNNINGHAM during his He has since graduated from Oxford, England, ceived a master's and doctor's degree last visit to Central America. with his B.A. in law. He also passed the British Law Exams and was admitted a Barrister of the from Harvard. During World War II PAUL McKEE has moved to Lexington, Ken- Inner Temple London. He is also studying for Ed ser\'ed as a lieutenant Li the U. S. tuck>-, where he is credit manager for the South- LLB from London University and his M.A. em Bedding Company. There is no alumni club from Oxford. Since his call to the English Bar, Navy. in Lexington and Paul is anxious to get acquainted he has been taking a post-graduate course In with other Notre Dame men in the area. Tlie Nfarlne and Admiralty Law, and will return to He is author of several articles which McKccs are the parents of two sons and a Newfoundland to be called to the Newfound daughter. land Bar, where he will permanently reside. have beer: published in die Harvard ED NOON/\N reports that he's with the Buff EM and BILL WEILER became proud parents Business Review and the Journal of alo regional office of the National Labor Rela of a son, Mark Alan, bom December 16, 1953. tions Board. He sends word that FRANK Mc- ROGER B. AMSTUTZ is employed with North Business. Since 1951 he has been a GINTY is stationed with the FBI in Chicago. American Aviation, Inc., Columbus, O. member of the School of Business fac JACK MILES, who is in the insurance business EDWARD R. KENEFICK is now Educational ulty at Chicago. Ed has also been with E. I. duPont de Nemours and Co., and \vorked for the Seaford Co. in Dela Notre Dame Foundation governors and members of the Foimdation Advisory Committee ware. attended a recent conference on campus. The Executive Program, now in its 11th year, was inaugurated for execu tives \vho have already achieved prom inence in business. The program deals with broad social and economic prob lems that face businessmen today.
Advisor for the Alexander Hamilton Institute in New York City and is residing at 57 Pine Grove Terrace, Newark, N. J. Ed was a special agent in the FBI for three years. LOU TONDREAU, Hillside Road, Brunswick, Maine, is still representative to the Maine legis lature. JIM ^VELTER, who received an M.S. in 1W8, is an assistant professor of physics and mathema' tics at LcMoyne College, Syracuse, Ne\v York. His
Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 59 pany, has accepted a position as accountant JIM OVRBERRY writes that after graduation in the accounting procedure section of the ac in '50 he took an M.S. at ND, followed by counting operations division. two years with DuPont. Jim is now teaching LEE W. MARA has been named assistant prod- Chemical Engineering at Yale and concurrently duct manager of the Tcxtilcathcr Corporation, working for a Doctorate. Jim Is enjoying life in Toledo, Ohio. New Haven and although still single is still in- ter\iewing candidates for the Mrs. title. To give PHIL RUSSO is noi»- living at 7314 Hamp you an idea how Jim likes New Haven, lie passed ton Blvd., Apartment 2-B, Norfolk, Va. Begin up the ND-Penn game lo watch Princeton and ning this past January, he has opened a law Vale battle it out. Jim reports the following do office at 614-616 New Monroe Bldg>, Norfolk. ings at Yale. "DON GLVNCOLA is getting his] Va. It is listed under the name of Russo and Ph.D. this summer." BILL RILEY, BILL TOO- White. MEY and BILL DEMPSEY all ('52) arc in Law School. BILL DEMPSEY won the Moot Court session his first year. DON ZEHNDER recently « OCA Richard F. Hahn finished Law School with distinction. Prof. JOE I YOU 5440 No. Winthrop EVANS is here on a Ford Foundation grant. Chica.c:o, Illinois MILT FISK ('53) is a Woodrow Wilson scholar and is doing quite well in Philosophy." Jim ROBERT J. LALLY wlio received a Bachelor extends a welcome to any of the boys in the of Law degree in 1953, has announced his as New Haven area to drop in to Sterling Chcm. sociation with the firm of Falsgraf, Reidy and Lob. at Yale and pass the time of day. Shoup, 1050 Union Commerce BIdg., Cleveland, Ohio. ANTHONY (BABE) ALEXANDER dropped a Lt. Robert J. Fink, '52, former page of line with a brewery banner across the top and EDMOND L FOLEY, special agent for the I thought for sure he was up to his old tricks of Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, is Cardinal Spellman, assists His Eminence spending night and day at a brewery, and sure now residing at 608 North Notre Dame Avenue, enough he was, only now he gets paid for same. at Mass in Korea. South Bend, Ind. Tlic cause for finally stirring the Babe into JOSEPH M. SHANNON, JR., who received his writing was GERRY RAMSBERGER, having writ Bacliclor of Laws degree in 1953, has received ten a few months back. So Gerr>* you have done an appointment from the Supreme Court of In the impossible. Babe writes "I've been working diana to ser\*e on its legal staff. Joe will be en for Anheuser Busch here at the Newark Brewery* address is 101 Merman Drive, East Syracuse, gaged in legal rescarcli for the court and will for the past two years. I started as asst. cashier, Xew York. Jim and his wife arc the parents of make his Immc in Indianapolis. six months ago I was promoted to cashier. I like three sons, Timothy Robert, Doug and Chris. THOMAS M. JOHNSON has just been named it vcr>' mucli especially since there is plenty ELDON S. O'BRIEN has announced the open of free beer. I've been married for tlircc years ing of insurance adjusting offices at -108 SLxtli * to the former Ruth Warsdorfor, whom as you Street, Eureka, Calif. recall, I was engaged to my Senior year at ^^NCENT C. A. SCULLY, JR., received a ND. We now have a son, Anthony Jr., who is Master in Letters degree from tlic University of two years old. My address is 168 ^fain St., Pittsburgh during tlic winter commencement exer South River, N. J., and I would like to hear cises. from some of the bovs—BILL POWERS, JOHN DOLxVN, ED FARRELL, KEN DONOGHUE, ROBERT E. ROLWING has been chosen by et al." (So would the Secretary-.) "DICK COR- F. H. McGraw" and Company to scr\'e on the DASCO and I got together for the N.Y. Giants permanent engineering staff at tlieir home office in Pro game and aftcnv*ards spent sometime with Hartford, Conn. He has been employed for the JI.M MARTIN, now playing football with the past three years as a mechanical engineer by the Lions. Jim is in great condition and playing company at the A.E.G. plant at Kcvil, Ky. Bob terrific ball. *SPEED' WOLF was married last married Miss Judith Ann Turk of Bardwcll, Ky., fall and is now living in Jersey. JIM DRISCOLL in June of 1953. is in the Army, stationed in Munich, Germany, EDWARD J. FLATTERY will seek nomination and while there went to Rome to sec the Pope. for re-election to the office of justice of the He also ran into JIM SULLIVJVN on the conti peace for the city of Ft. Dodge, Iowa, in the nent." GERRY RAMSBERGER'S address is Apt. Republican primar>' June 7. 36C, Vctville, Notre Dame, Ind. C. J. STYERS is now residing in Cedar Rapids, DAN BARLOW sent a Christmas card my way Iowa, where he is employed by the Collins Radio and by it I see he now has four children, Julie, Company in their Engineering Research Depart Kathleen, Morgan and Chris. Dan is now back ment. He and Mrs. Slycrs arc the proud par The Daniel P. Barlow, M8, family of Schen at Schenectady with G.E., working on transistors ents of two girls and one boy. and their application to digital computers. ectady, N. Y. (L. to R.): Mrs. Barlow, PAUL BUCHYNSKY is still in training \ritli Jones and Laughlin in Cleveland and is going Morgan, Julie, Kathleen, Chris and Dan. to night scliool at Case Tech to get an M.S. in Engineering Administration. Paul reports that he met BILL THO.MPSON at a hockey game in Cleveland. Dr. JOHN D. SCHIR^VCK and his wife an district manager in the Atlanta Branch of th« nounced the arrival of their first offspring, a Studcbaker Corporation. daughter, on Dec. 29, 1953. John graduated fron^ BOB STOCK recently had a serious brain Loyola Medical school last June and is now operation but is out of the hospital now and ac tive again. Bob is a staff member of the Uni verse Bulletin, Catholic newspaper published in Cleveland. BROTHER ROBERTO MULLER, C.S.C., has had a recent book published *'The Man Who lOyiO .Tohn P. Walker Limped to Heaven.*' • V*IV 826 Winff Street 1st. Lt. .MARK H. BERENS, Chicago, 111., recently completed tlie prescribed course of three Elfdn, Illinois months duration at the Judge Advocate General's (Ed. Note: Tlirough misinformation received in Scliool, Charlottesville, Va. Mark was in the up the Alumni Office, the Nov.-Dec, 1933 ALUM per ten percent of his graduating class of 61 NUS printed a notice of George E. Pcachcy's officers. death. RONALD MYRTER received his law degree Tlic editors regret this unfortunate' error but at the University of Pennsyh-ania last year, was had assumed that the source was reliable and admitted to the bar and began practice in his correct. For all '49 men and other friends of own office in Clcarneld, Pa. George's, I want to assure them that he is in the best of health and living now at 311 Blackhawk GUS CIFELLI who played with the Green Drive, Park Forest, III. JC). Bay Packers last «eason is now working in the production control department of the Lincoln- JAMES BUTZ is now employed by Wilson and Mcrcurj* Division, Detroit, as a distributor. Gus's Company, Chicago. III. Jim will be handling current address is 1440 W. Bethune, Detroit, public relations and publicity as well as some ad Michigan. vertising for the meat packers. His present address JAMES P. BECKER is now in service with OKLAHOMA CITY—New alunini club of-i witli Wilson and Company is 4100 South Ashland the Army in Trieste according lo information re Avenue, Chicago, III. ceived from his father. ficers are (L. to R.): Charles B. McFar- ROBERT C. MINER, formerly contact and re ROBERT J. TEUSCHER has been made a sales land, '39, v-p; Edward S. Kavanaugh, '38,1 ports supervisor of the Nebraska-South Dakota representative of the Ruberoid Company with Area of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Com headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. pros.; and Rodney F. Jancway, '30, treas.i
60 Noire Dame Alumnus^ May-June, 1954 interning at St. Rita's Hospital in Lima, Ohio. his graduate studies which were interrupted by John also reports that BILL SHANAHAN nicked a hitch in the Nav>*. Uncle Sam for another deduction by having a son *'^\s for myself things have really happened since on Dec. 31, 1953. John's address is 833 W. High my last letter. On April 23, 1953, I married Grace St., Lima, Ohio. Coston, and on January 31, 1954, we became the A clipping from the South Bend Tribune brings proud parents of Kathleen Mary. We now live word that ALE SCHAfEISER has been appointed in Darien, Conn. (15 Devonshire Dr.) and must Superintendent of the coated fabric division at admit that it is better than X. J." the Ball Band plant. Ale has been with Bait Jim is still with American Cyanamid in their Band since graduation and has worked his way Stamford, Conn., labs working as a chemist in up to being a member of the managerial staff. plastics development. Jim says "there is a very Ale also has two children, Charles, and Xancee active Xcwman Alumni Club in the area and I Ann. His address is 3403 S. Miami Road, South have been fortunate enough to be its president Bend, Ind. for the past two years. If anyone is interested in HUGH MULLIG/VN answered our plea for starting such a group (which is composed mainly ROGER HOSBEIN'S address. Cpl-l Roger L. of Alumni of non-Catholic colleges) or would Hosbcin, US5532n59, 2nd. Div. Rear 23rd UPO,' just like some general information, I'll be very APO 248, care of Postmaster, San Francisco, happy to provide them with it." Cattfarnia. Hugh says that Roger expects to be in We want to thank Jim a lot for the lengthy Korea till the end of the summer. He writes: letter. Keep up the good work, boy. "BUD ROMANO and I went to Alton for JOE FALLON'S wedding to Isabel Moran in Januarv. Here in Chicago Bob Murphy and his wife TOM McHALE was Joe's best man and RUDY "Grace" had their first baby about the middle DCTRAPINO was one of the ushers. Bud is in of March- It was a little girl and named Marie business with his father and brother Mike ('49). Theresc. Joe and Isabel are making tlieir home in Charl eston where Joe is employed with U. S. Carbon Robert J. Klingcnberger and Carbide. Tom McHale, liis wife, Fran, and 1951 1717 Pemberton Drive son are living in Pittsburgh. BILL O'CONNELL Fort Wayne, Indiana and his wife Just had their second girl and Just before Christmas moved Into iliclr new house A letter from JACK DUNLEVY: in Elmwood Park. JACK MURPHY is with the Air Force in Dayton. Ohio and hopes to be out **The class of '31 is getting spread further this summer. I, ran into JIM HART from N. Y. and Further, isn't it. 1 saw more guys from our down in Nassau where he and his wUc were class in Japan while I was over there in '51 and spending a few weeks vacation. He is going into '33—DICK BIR.\IINGHA.\f, JACK CURREN, the oil business in X. Y. with his family. ROGER JI.M a\RRIG, PAT BARRETT, AL WARD, BROWN is selling for Clow and is now the JACK B.\RNETT and others whom I can't seem father of two boys. JOHN BRODERICK has to think of now. I was out there on the 'AJa.\* been on the Sears training program since his a repair ship from October of '31 until April ROBERT A. ERKINS, '47 separation from ser\-ice. My old roommate, of '32, when the ship came back to the States D.AVEY LEIB was married to a girl from San and I Iiad about four months on the AVest Antonio last April. After leaving XD in '48 lie Coast, which I really liked. I got transferred to Robert A. Erkins, '47, was elected Went to Minnesota where ho finished his studies the 'Boric,' a tincan, in August of '32. She president of the Snake River Trout to become a dentist. He is now in ser\'ice in went over to the Mediterranean four days after Lawton, Okla., and expects to set up practice I reported aboard and stayed until February of Company, Buhl, Idaho, in November, in Minneapolis in the fall. this year. That was the only saving factor of this Norfolk duty, the ^[editer^ancan cruise. Course 1953, at the age of 29. This unique "Saw some familiar faces at the XD-Soiithern we hit the place at rather a bad time, during Cal game in California. .MART RILEY and FRED the winter months—no French bathing suits on company is the world's largest trout BOVI are sharing an apartment. JOE Mx\- the Riviera, etc. hatchery. It is a complete trout pro HONEY is living at the beach in L. A. Joe went back to ND for two of the games last *'I run into quite a few of the ND guys here ducing, freezing and packaging plant. fall. JOE HELWIG is married and now living in in the Norfolk area. JACK MAKER is legal The rainbow produced are shipped L.A. TOM a\RTER and DICK COURY, both officer on the 'Midway' and every time I sec '51, arc coaching at Santa Anna. Tnm has a boy him he tries to show me how hard he is work throughout the nation to well known and a girl. I was in Cour>-'s wedding last June ing; saw BILL McNALLY today, he is Chief when he married Bonnie Herron from Alliens, Engineer on a tincan, the 'Strong.* Other guys hotels, restaurants and food chains. In Ohio. JACK Lf\MBERT '49, is also living in around here are JI.M DORDING and ;\NDY 1954, the Snake River Trout Company L. A. WALSH (same ship), J. P. DONEY, BOB ING- R,\M, JACK O'BRIEN and TOM O'BRIEN, and will produce over 500,000 pounds of "JOE HICKEY became engaged at Christmas I know there must be a heck of a lot more to Mar>' McCann of South Bend. They are whom I can't think of or don't know about. rainbow trout. planning to be married in June. As for myself, I am with the Commonwealth Edison Company "I'll be getting out of this outfit about next Bob is Secretary of the Rocky in the advertising departmen:. I've been with them May I figure and then will be looking around Mountain Troutmen Association, a since my return from Korea in November of '52 fur a job, I guess. Will probably go out to the and I might add, enjoying life as a bachelor for West Coast and see what I can find," member of the Buhl Rotary and Buhl the present." Thank you, Hugh, for the news DONALD C. DiUSTELS, Woodland, Wsconsin, . Council of the Knights of Columbus. letter. Hope we hear from you soon again. was recently released from service and now has BOB K/VNE writes that he married one of the a sales and merchandising position with the He is a native of Fort Lauderdale, prettiest girls in Indianapolis, Kathleen Welch, Morton Salt Company. Fla., and attended schools in Florida on October 4, 1952. Kathleen has brothers by JAMES A. a\RRlG, Gil Virginia Ave., Eric, the name of Leo, Tom, John R., Bob, Jim, and Pa., is publicity director for the Erie Chapter of and Ohio. Bill, all of whom went to Notre Dame. The first the Red Cross. of the Kancs arrived in December, Patrick by AMLLIAM S. SAHM has been appointed Execu At Notre Dame Bob served as foot name. Bob also came up with Roger Hosbein's tive Secretary of the Catholic Youth Organiza address. ball and baseball manager from 1942- tion for the Indianapolis Archdiocese. 44, and was a member of the Naval PAUL LExVMY will be married to .Xfarj- Eliza CHARLES E. SHEWALTER, JR., is now living beth Beck on tlic first of May. Paul is working at 3853 Yosemite Street, San Diego, Calif. fUter ROTC unit from which he was com for the Burrouglis Corporation. graduation in 1951, Charlie went to the Navy's missioned an ensign in January 1945, DON MANION writes that he received his Officers* Candidate School and was commissioned J.D. from Loyola University last June and passed the following January. After 16 months at sea and subsequently served in the Asiatic- the bar in August. Don was admitted to the on the USS Stoddard, he returned to New Lon Pacific Theatre. Illinois State Bar in November, 1953 and is now don, Conn., and attended submarine school for practicing with his father and uncle in the firm 6 months. Charlie married Mary C. Bickel, a St. of Manion, Manion Sc Manion. Mary's girl. Class of 1952. At present he is as Returning to Notre Dame in 1946, signed to the submarine USS Redfish whose home The last letter to get in under the deadline port IS San Diego. he obtained his degree in Business Ad comes from JIM FISHER who writes: "JERRY DONALD P. SCHILDER, M.D., has been ministration in January 1947, and after FREE^fAN is married and working for Rnhn and granted a traineeship by the National Heart graduation entered the hotel business. Haas in Huntsville, Alabama. VAL REESIG is Institute and will begin work on July I, 1934. out of the army and working in the New York ofHcc of Carbon Carbide. GERRY GRIESMER is WALTER KOSYDAR, JR., is now connected Prior to coming to Idaho he was with the same outfit, working for their Lindc Air with Standard Oil Company in EI Segundo, Calif. assistant manager of the Grand Teton Products Division in Buffalo. JACK JEFFERS Tlic class c-stends their sympathy to Walter on the has opened up his own business in PhoenixviUe, recent death of his father. Lodge and Transportation Company Pa., and is doing nicely. ERNIfi E.\STMEN*T BILL &\REY and .Miss Helen K-uhn (St. ^rary's just finished graduate work at Boston College. '51) were married on February* 27, 1954, in St. of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Man According to Ernie, JIM I^'GEL is teaching Matthias Church, Chicago. DICK MARSHALL ager of the Shadow Mountain Club somewhere in Minnesota. At last report, COLIN' served as best man while PAT AIcATEER and McKAY has returned to Chicago U. to resume TOM CARROLL ushered. The reception was held of Palm Springs, Calif.
'iVo/r«r Dame Alumnus^ May-June, 1954 at the Edsewater Beach Hotel and seen among the guests were JIM FERSTEL, '48, (recently elected to the Board of the Alumni Association), HARRY WXISBECKER (former classmate of Carey, Marshall and Mcr\tccr in high school and ivho is nov*" Mayor of Vctvillc and working on his Ph.D. in Chemistry- at XD), and BUDDY POU*ERS. It uas good to sec tlic "Mr. & Mrs. Broadway" team together once again. AL ABBEY, now a papa of Alfred E. Abbey, Jr., bom Fd)ruar>* 21, is now stationed at the A\-iation Suppiv OfHcc in Philadelphia. He writes that QUENT MARLOW is there in the Nai.-al Shipyard. ED MCCARTHY', *50, whom many of you will remember, is now working in Texas, and his address is Ncsbits Motel, Snyder, Texas. BILL 'WHITESIDE was married to Eileen Ann Ferrick on February 27 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Gcrmantown, Philadelphia. BOB HOFF, his address, Lt. Robert Hoff, 02268193, Hdq. Btr>-., 2nd Djv. Arty., APO 248, care of P.M., San Francisco, Calif., writes that he's being kept quite active in Korea, but is looking for^vard to 1955 and his return. TOM COSTELLO writes that after two years Foundation Governor C. M. Verbiest assembled his city chairmen in Michigan for a briefing V he's now a civilian again and is with the Public session during the personal solicitation campaign. Participants came to Detroit for an after- | Relations Department of Indiana-Michigan Elec tric Company. Likes it fine. Incidentally, he*s noon of work on Saturday, April 3. The meeting began ^vith a buffet luncheon and chair- k Ii\-ing in Fort ^\*a>•nc at lOII North Anthony, Fort 'WajTie, Indiana. men were on their way home by late afternoon. Sitting (L. to R.) are: Arthur D. Cronin, i GERRY KERNS, now of 1810 North Arg>Ie. Detroit cit>' chairman; Gov. *Marce' Verbiest; John Cackley, of the ND Foundation office. | No. 4, Portland, Oregon, ^vritcs that he was discharged on December 4 and decided tliat Standing (L. to R.'): Chase Black, Battle Creek city chairman; Lyman Hill, Jackson city v- the Northwest and not Midwest was for him, so now he's in sales training with the ^Vestcm chairman; Peter J. Kernan, Dearborn city chairman; William Gallagher, Monroe city chair- ^y- Paper Division of Crown-Zellcrbach Corporation man; James J. Sherry, Jr., Foundation Advisory Board member; and M, J. Hutchinson, in Portland and loring ever>- minute of it. TOM MULLEN has received a nice promotion member of Special Gifts committee. from Piasecki Helicopter Corporation. He is now tlie Assistant Washington Representative and is currently living in the Hotel Washington, Penn sylvania Avenue at 15th Street, N. W., Wash ington, D. C. week. He has been discharged from tlie Marines graduated from Airborne Electronics Officers course BOB NICKODEM writes that he was married MIKE FALCO is in South Bend working for in Januar>' and was sdieduled to leave Biloxi, to Miss Margaret M. ^foran from Dumbarton, and is thinking about going to law school. Moe Miss., for overseas duty. Scotland, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate was married in September, 1952, and now has Conception on July I in St. John, New Bruns Pvt. ROBERT H. KING sau- the World Series a sLx month old daughter, Kay. Moe told mc from a box seat as a special reward after hav wick. He expects to be getting out of the Army that Lieutenants CHARLEY SCHUBERT, JOE in April and will then settle in Sheboygan, ing been named tlie most valuable player on STANICHAK, ED PERT and JOHN MARHOE- the baseball team at Fort Monmouth, N. J. Wisconsin, as he has a job arranged with the F£R are with the 4th Marine Regiment in Nara, Trust Department of the Security National Bank. Bob is now an instructor of wire electronics at Japan. FRED HARTMANN has been discharged Ft. Monmouth. JIM PORTER is in Korea and Incidentally, there is the possibility of Bob's hav from the Na^y. ing a family by summertime. will probably remain there until the summer of Lt- (J. sO JOHN HALTER is a supply and 1954. Lt. (i- g.) "WILLIAM A. McNALLY re disbursing officer of tlic destroyer escort Darby. cently became engaged to Miss Catherine Frances Heard from LEE STEIDEN who was at Fort SPENCE KLUEGEL and EARL MOCK are burn Campbell, Ky., at that writing. As Chairman Shea of Newport, R. I. Also, on January 1, Bill ing up tlie telephone wires between Seoul and left for his second mission to Korea. of the Committee for Dissemination of Useless Tacgu, Korea, ^fock still can belch like the Information of Kappa Sigma Sorin Fraternity, he JOHNNY O'BRIEN wxites that he is now in his good old days. Cpl. GEORGE MARGET, Cpl. tells me that DICK BENEDICT is in Germany. third year theoIog>' in St. John's Seminar^', DA\'E RICHARDS, Pfc RON \MLDER and Cpl. BOB KIRCHGESSNER is at sea with the USS Collcgerille, Minnesota, a Benedictine school. The BILL WHITE are located at Fort Benjamin Passumpsic TOM FANNON is with the Air first week of June he will be ordained a sub- Harrison, Ind. Force at St. Johns, Newfoundland. DON STRAS- deacon for the Diocese of Green Bay. Cpl. BILL MARTIN is now in Germany at SER, LEROY LESLIE and BOB FINK arc at the BUD HERR is still located in Texas at 3300 Karlsrukc attaclied to the 529th Field Artiller>'- Kcmpoo Air Base. WALLY S^VXENEY is on his Granada, Dallas. (^Vish he'd write and tell us Obscrvation Battalion. FRANCIS PRICE was re \»-ay over to Korea and DAN REARDON is in what he is doing down there.) cently commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the U. S. Law School at St. Louis University. AL GA- JIM JENNINGS, 3206 South Xfaple Avenue, Army and he is presently stationed at Fort Jack ZORTY and the BERRY Brothers are now en Ber\\yn, III., recently wrote of one of the first son, S. C. JACK URB.\IN and TOM BRITT arc rolled at Austin-Peary University in Clarks\-ille, deaths that I know of in our class. EMIL J. currently stationed at Fort Holabird in Baltimore. Tcnn. Lee claims their Frat is better tlian Phi Betta Walsh ever was. How about that? (AL) JENICEK died on February* 5, 1954, in St. JIM RICHESON is associated with the Pang- Joseph's Hospital in South Bend. Cause was born Corporation in Hagcrstown, Md. The Riche- ANDY SLEIGH stopped at South Bend for a broncliial asthma and complications. I know we sons had a baby boy, James, Jr., on January couple of hours on his way to the West Coast. will all \v-ant to add our prayers to the many 22, 1954. BUZZ BERGER, wife and baby daugh He is in the Navy and was shipping out for the that have already been said. ter have recently moved lo Harrisburg, Pa. Buzz Philippine Islands. JOE MORRIS is a clerk in GENE DI BORTOLI came in from Pittsburgh was formerly ^vith the American Bridge Company Claims Section of Staff Judge Advocate Division, and together with Jim, was a pallbearer. FRED in Trenton, N. J. DICK HIDDING is now AVicliita Air Force Base, Kansas. He was mar BAUMGARTNER and JOE CHANIGA also were working for Scars in Waterloo, Iowa. ried to Jo Ann Mortimer on November 26, 1953. in attendance. Ensign AL BLOUNT is stationed in Gulfport, Received a long letter from DON CARILLO ! WALT KOSYDAR writes tliat he is working Miss., as a Disbursing Officer at the Seabee who Is an Air Force Aviation Cadet in basic (or the Standard Oil Company in £1 Segundo, Base. He is married to Katherine Sease and Multi-Engine Training at Reese Air Force Base, California. His address: P. Q. Box 201, El Se they have a four-month-old daughter, Karen Texas. He is to get his wings and commission gundo, California. Also, ^Valt reports that Harry Ann, JOE BATES is stationed at Camp Lejeune, in April. Don tells mc that JIM TWEEDY, Hassman, ^vho spent one semester with us at N. C, as Secret and Confidential Files Oillcer. DON RILEY, JOE O'CONNOR, BOB WRAY, ND, is with the Fluor Corporation in Los An- He is married to Jane Ann Jackson of Des JOE SCHERER and DON EAGER met at the gdcs. Moines and on their first wedding anniversary Met Club Christmas Dance and really had a big she presented him with a baby daughter. time. JIM TAVEEDY is stationed at Quantico. ' I became engaged to Miss Margaret A. He and his wife, Anne, have t^vo sons, Ed and Schnellbaclier of Washington, D. C, at Christmas BOB PELLER has been stationed in Korea Jim, Jr. DON RILEY is nmning the Riley Engi- ' time and have planned our wedding for September with the Air Force since June of '53. He is do neering and Drilling Company in Brooklyn. JOE ^ 4. Also, I'd like to ask for your prayers re ing office work and 'a little teaching. BOB O'CONNOR, DOM TRINGALI and JACK MAN-X^ membering my fatlier who died on January 25. WEIGAND writes that he is in a N.A.T.O. out NING are in the Fordham Law School. JOE;^' fit stationed in France, only 29 miles from SCHERER, married and father of a son, is work-ij Paris. JOHN DOCKRY and DAVE DUERR arc ing for Wcstinghousc in Baltimore. HANK Mc-"" VACO Harry L. Buch in Heidelberg, Germany. Dock is due to be dis CORMACK was married December 26 in St.^: ITDZ 309 Fisher HaU charged in a few months. JIM EBZERY vtss at Pat's Cathedral in New York. DICK CLARK isle Notre Dame, Indiana Camp Kilmer but was due to leave for Asmera working for Bucyrus Erie in South Milwaukee.^;; Eritrea (Africa). Lt. FRANK HALULA, JR., Bendix and LOU FALVO is in Buffalo, N. Y,/i-\ married Pat Griffin on October 17, 1953. He working for Bell Aircraft. TONY RUSSO and hi$^;1 Lt. MOE MORAN stopped at Fisher Hall last
62 Notre Dame Alumnus^ May-June, 1954 m . wife arc parents of a son born in December and VIC TALLARIDA and his wife arc in San Diego, C^if. VINCENT ARNOLD and his wife are living in Pine BlufT, Ark., where he is working with Army Ordnance. Thanks for the letter containing all this news, Don. Ensign DOMINICK "RED" CALACCI is in the Coast Guard stationed in Cleveland at the 9th District Headquarters. JOE PEROZZI is studying law at the University of Illinois and JOE COSTELLO, father of a son bom April 18, 1953, is working with his family in the whole sale liquor business. RON ZIER, in Korea with the Second Division, is due back in the States in May and should be discharged by June lOth. BOB KELIN gradu ated from Infantry O.C.S. in January and is attending a 12-week basic officers course at the U. S. Army Finance School, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. CINCINNATI—^Notre Dame men, most of whom arc coaches or athletic directors, attend Ensign JIM HAMMER is aboard the USS Hel ena and has been with the task force in Pusan, ing the NCAA meeting in Cincinnati were guests at the alumni dub's cocktul party. Front Korea, and Hong Kong. He was due home in February. Ensign DON PIERSON is stationed in row (L. to R.): Dick Friend, Loras; Clem Crowe, Ottawa, Canadian (Pro); Joe 'Chief San Diego, Calif., in a Fleet Air Electronics Training Center. BOB BEH, Army, is stationed Meyer, U. of Cincinnati; Joe Morrissey, former Irish quarterback; Bob Aladdock, Indiana U. in San Diego attending a Korean Language Second row: Ambrose Dudley, Villanova; Bill Smyth, Xavier; Harry Wright, Georgia; School. Charles Bachman, Hillsdale; Frank Leahy; Jim Phelan; Harry Stuhldreher, quarterback of 2nd Lt. AL PIASIO, Army Artillery, is sta tioned at Ft. Sill and 2nd Lt. PAT CANTWELL the Four Horsemen; Larry Mullins, Kansas State; Joe Kubarich; Paul Palton, St. I^wrence. is stationed at Ft. Belvoir. 2nd Lt. JIM HAM- BY is stationed at Lawson Field, Ga, TOM Third row: Andy Pilney, Ttilanc; Joe McArdle; Ed Krause, ND Athletic Director; Joe Bach, TRANTER is back in the Commerce School after Pittsburgh Steelers; Jim Harris, Holy Cross; Joe Dienhart, Purdue; Buck Shaw, San Fran a stay in the Marines. TOM SHEEHAN is out of the ser\'ice and now seeking his degree in cisco 49ers; AVally Fromhart, Detroit; Gene Mayl; Rex Enright, South Carolina; Adam Phy. Ed. FRANK BLEYER coaches football and track at Carbondale Community High, Carbon- Walsh, Bo^vdoin; Rip MiUcr, Na\-y; BiU Farley, ND; Vincc McNaUy, Philadelphia Eagles; dale, III. Harry Marr, Boston College; George Dickson, ND; Bcmie Witucki, Tulsa; George Terlep, Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Shea of Albuquerque, N. Jiicx., announce the engagement of their Penn; Milt Piepul, Dartmouth. daughter, Patricia Mary to RALPH GEORGE GLASER, JR., on St. Patrick's Day. No date has been set for the wedding. DICK DONOVAN is to be married in the early part of June. Con gratulations to you both. time in the New York race was 6.5 seconds at the winter quarter convocation on March 19. Cpl. ANG CARIDEO is due to be discharged which is .4 seconds behind the world's amateur BERNARD AV. LUTHMAN is employed mth from the Xfarincs March 10. BILL GORMAN indoor record. and JACK DAUT are at Camp Lejeune and North American Aviation, Inc., Columbus, O. JERRY COSTELLO is at Camp Pickett, Va. JOHN G. BLACKWOOD received an M.S. de- FRED ESSER is the father of a baby girl bom gree from Syracuse University in January, 1954. GEORGE T, PATTON has been elected presi January 30, 1954. dent of the Young Democrats of St. Joseph ^Vell, I guess that's all the news I have at Count>*. RICHARD STUBBINGS has been at the Gradu this writing. Have to get back to the law books ate School of Business Administration, Harvard as those finals are really close. Thanks for the PAUL T. CHANG is a member of the' De University, as the result of a $1,000 scholarship letters and keep them coming. partment of Political Science faculty, Duquesne he received. University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
PAUL "BUCKY" EWING, an engineering as ROBERT KOYSDAR is studying law at Ohio sistant in the Technical Service Division of 1953 Tho™^ ^^' Reedy State University. He was marri^ to Elizabeth Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, recently 511 Monroe Avenue Scislo ia Toledo, O., in September, 1953. finished first in the 60 yard dash during the run River Forest, III. ning of the Metropolitan AAU track cham CHARLIE FLUEHR and GERRY VOIT were pionships in New York City. Bucky was captain JOHN L. DILENSCHNEIDER received a mas commissioned Ensigns in the U. S. Navy at of the Notre Dame track team in 1932. His ter of arts degree from Ohio State University Newport, R. I., January 29.
NEW HAVEN—^The recently organized New Haven ND Alumni Club at election night meeting. {L, to R., clockwise): Lawrence Culliney, '28, Joseph P. Bums, '34, AValtcr Lee, '36, John H. Warner, '43, John O'Neill, '44, Dr. Joseph Clifford, '38, John Contway, '26, William L. Piedmont, '49, John Zdamowicz, '36, Bro. Pierre, C.S.C., '33, Edward A. Byrne, '26, and John A. Hart, '38. Photo by Bob Halpin, '34.
Notre Dame Alumnus, May-June, 1954 63 Alumni.Directors | Assigned to Clubs | The Alumni Board of Directors has| The Alumni Association suggested that individual members of,v the board sponsor specific Local GUibs.| University of Notre Dame In some instances this has resuked in i personal visits by the board member to:^^ the club as well as correspondence be-^; May 18, 1954 tween club ofRcere and board represen-; Dear Notre Dame Men: tatives regarding ideas and suggestions '• on the alumni program. | This letter olTere a welcome opportunity to thank all of you for the honor which you have bestowed upon me and to assure you that I shall Representatives of the Alumni Board | seive you and our Association to the ver)' best of my ability. and the clubs they are sponsoring in-| To John H. Neeson, Jr., my predecessor in office, I offer in your behalf, elude: % the gratitude of all for his endeavor to bring unity among our many JOHN XEESOX — Philadelphia, Eastern Pa., alumni clubs, having in mind always a stronger, more active, more aggres Harrisburg, Scranton, Wilkcs-Barre, South Jersey, ! WiUiamspurt, Delaware. sive Alumni Association. Also by means of this letter, I would like to di-aw your attention for JAMES McGOLDRICK—Ncu- York City, Xeu- Jersey, Central N. J., Mid-Hudson Valley, Capi a few moments to yourself as individual members of the Alumni Associa tal District. Uridgrpiirt, Schciieclady. tion. An association is only as good as its individual members and its J.ACK COURTNEY—Detroit, Dearborn, Blue- purpose for being. \Vho are you? ^Vhy are you associated? Water, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Monroe, Saginau- You spent an important period of your life under the influence of Vallcy, Muskegon.
Our Lady on the Golden Dome. You, those other "lads" who lived and RALPH CORYN—Tri-Cities, DcsMomcs, Dubu prayed and studied with you, those other men who preceded you and que, St. LOUIS, Central III., Eastern III., Rock River Valley, Peona. have succeeded you in Sorin, Dillon, Morrissey, etcetera and at the Grotto—you are the members of this Association. D.\N CULHANE—Washington D. C, Balti Of courec, your life at Notre Dame is not all you have in common more, Virginia, Carolinas, Tidewater. witli other members of the Alumni Association. As an alumnus, you have MSGR. TOOMEY—Syracuse, Rochester, Buffa had many cvperiences with your fellow man as he has plodded through lo, Mohawk Valley, Triple Cities. some of his darkest hours—those unfortunate periods of extreme economic JACK SAUNDERS—Boston, Pioneer Valley, '^i and social maladjustment. You have met men who greed for wealdi and Connecticut Valley, Naugatuck Valley, Rhode lust for power. You have realized the suffering that selfish men bring to Island. mankind. You have seen the great struggle between men who are good DR. O'DONNELL—Pittsburgh, Eric, Mon-Val- and men who are evil. You realize more vividly that there can be no com ley, ^Vcst Virginia. promise in the fight to conquer the evil which attacks your freedom and BOB GORE—Fort Lauderdale, North Florida, even your right to be treated as a man. Yes, you undoubtedly have Miami, Atlanta. learned to appreciate the kind of and the value of the education and JOHN McIN*TYRE—St. Joe Valley, Berrien training you received at Notre Dame. These experiences you, also, have County, Fort Wayne, Michigan City, Elkhart, in common. Eastern Indiana, Indianapolis, Wabash Valley*.
You, who have personally witnessed the testing of the principles of JOE 0*NEILL—Piioenix, Tucson, .Albuquerque, education fostered at Notre Dame—the training of the whole man; his Dallas, El Paso, Houston, San Antonio, San Diego, Los Angeles. spirit, his mind and his body—must of necessity be a leading advocate of those principles. Is this not the purpose of your Association? JI.M FERSTEI^-Chicago, Fox Valley, Milwau kee. Aurora, JoHet. You, I know, are proud to be an alumnus of Notre Dame and you envision achievements of leadership for individual alumni and for the KARL MARTERSTECK—Cleveland, Canton, Columbus, Hamilton, Sandusky. Youngstown, Ak Association. If you actively participate in its activities, your Alumni ron, Cincinnati, Dayton, Ohio Valley, Toledo. Association can do much to realize these visions. This year your Board of Directors is conscientiously endeavoring to e.\pand and to further develop JOHN CACKLEY—Fort Smith, .\rk.. Little, Ruck, E\'ansvtllc, Ind., Louisville, Ky., Salina,' the splendid achievements of prior administrations. It is our aim to make Kansas, Chattanooga, Memphis, New Orleans, tlie Association more of a reality and a source of assistance to the individ Northern La.
ual alumnus and to the local alumni clubs. To succeed, we need your . ALL^\N POWERS—Spokane, Utah, Denver, San ideas, your criticisms and most of all your personal endeavor. Francisco, Western Washington, Oregon, Colorado Springs, Idaho. i> Yours sincerely, JIM ARMSTRONG—Fox River Valley, LaCrosse, I- Twin Cities, Hiawathaland, Green Bay, South- f.. JAMES G. McGOLDRICK, President Central Wisconsin, Duluth-Supcrior, Iron Range, 'i-j. And those clubs . outside the boundaries of tlie 4^- United States. %
64 K.'tre Dani£ Alumnus, May-June. 1954