Notre Dame Scholastic, Vol. 86, No. 02
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^..V \ ^5 ^^t :-i ^ni^h m 9 That our war is won That once again the campus grounds echo the happiness of peace. «%e OLIVER COFFEE SHOP THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Entered as second-class matter at Notre Dame, Indiana. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage. Section 1103, Oct. S, 1917. Authorized Jane 26, 1918. VOL, 86 NOVEMBER 23, 1945 NO. 2 Notre Dame Receives Another $1,000,000 for the Bureau and for other University Fr. O'Donnell Announces Establishment of purposes to be determined by the ad Notre Danne—Martin J. Gillen Foundation ministration. "Through his experience as a lawyer, The establishment of the Notre Dame- zation which served as a basis for the and also because of his knowledge of Martin J. Gillen Foundation for educa War Industries Board, and in 1917 he university operations, Mr. Gillen knew tional and scientific purposes, announced outlined a plan for state and municipal that an institution of higher learning today by the Eev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, mobilization for war. As a result, he can anticipate its problems only within C.S.C., president of the University, was called to Washington in World War rather definite limits. As a lawyer, he places at the disposition of the Notre I as a dollar-a-year man. While there, also knew instances of benefactions Dame administration a benefaction now Mr. Gillen served with distinction as a which, because of the restrictions placed in excess of one million dollars. member of the U. S. Shipping Board upon them, failed in the long run to and helped to liquidate four billion dol meet either the intentions of the donor Provisions for the establishment of lars worth of contracts that were out or the changing needs of the benefactor." the foundation were in the -mil of Martin standing at the termination of the war. J. Gillen, distinguished friend and hono Another of his great contributions to rary alumnus of Notre Dame, who died economics was his 'international balance two years ago. The announcement of sheet' between the United States and this benefaction follows within a month the world, drawn up in 1922. He also the receipt of a million dollar gift from helped evolve a method for gathering P. C. Eeilly of Indianapolis. farm data which is still in use. In making the announcement, Father "In conferences with The Most Rev O'Donnell stated: "Mr. Gillen exercised erend John F. O'Hara, C.S.C., then presi excellent judgment and foresight in leav dent of the University, and the late ing the University a wide latitude in its Father James A. Bums, C.S.C-, presi use of his gift. He expressed certain dent from 1919 to 1922, Mr. Gillen indi preferences in the disposition of his es- cated that because of scientific explora tate' and the University will honor them. tions already made on the Land O'Lakes In the main, however, his handsome ben property, the tract should be made avail efaction, which is now in excess of one able by the University as a scientific million dollars, is an unrestricted gift preserve for use by scientists of other to be used at the discretion of succeed universities. In these same conferences, ing administrations to further the best the eventual establishment of a boys' interests of Notre Dame." summer school and camp was evolved. To achieve these purposes the Univer Fr. O'Donnell's statement continues: sity has set up, under the laws of Michi "The University of Notre Dame lost a gan, the Notre Dame-Martin J. Gillen distinguished friend, honorary alumnus, Foundation, the primary purposes of and benefactor, when Mai-tin J. Gillen, which are to further educational and lawyer-economist, died on September 22, scientific pursuits. 1943, in the beautiful surroundings of "When the Bureau of Economic Re Land O'Lakes, Wisconsin, which through search was established at Notre Dame, his generosity had already become the Mr. Gillen subscribed fully to its aims. property of the University. Under the He felt that telling the public economic terms of his Will, the University also truths in clearly understandable terms became the residuary legatee of his other was the best antidote for the specious holdings. and sometimes fantastic theories ad "Mr. Gillen had a rich background vanced by certain students in the field. This picture of Mg. GilloQ. nAo triDod of legal practice which he broadened In his Will, after making specific be more than a million dollars to Notre OaaM, with business administration and an quests for religrious and charitable pur was taken at the time the Univeisily oea> intensive study of economics. In 1915 poses, he left a substantial sum to be ferred on honorory Doctor of Lam de he drew up a plan for industrial mobili used by the University as an endowment gree upon him in 1935. %he ^otre ^atne Scholastic Disce Quasi Semper Victurus Vive Quasi Cras Moriturus College Parade FOtlNDED 1867 By THOMAS M. fflGGINS iiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiitiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiittiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiitiiiiiitiiii At long last, after all these long, watchful, weary months, we have been able to track down a copy of the publication that is more elusive at Notre Dame than Forever Amber is in Boston—the St. Mary's Static. One of its columns which is bound to enthrall the men on this side of the Dixie is the one which salutes the latest recipients of fur coats at St. Mary's. If you want the latest on fashions, lads, do obtain a copy of the November issue of the Static. itiiiiititiiiiiiitttiiiiiiiittiiiitiiiliiiiiiiiitiiiiiiittiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Dear Old Lady: "Little boy, does your mother know that you smoke?" THE STAFF Frosh (N.D.?): "Listen, Lady, does your husband know that you speak to strange men on the street?" FRANK GRIMALDI, Editor-in-Chief —Queen's Journal JOHN DEFANT Managing Editor • GEORGE COLLINS - Navy Associate Editor Ohio State's Lantern headlines the foiTnation on the PAUL WEYRAUCH Sports Editor Columbus campus of a Hiker's Club under the guidance of JAMES F. MCCARTHY Feature Editor one of their faculty members. So far as we know, no f.m. is needed to guide our Hiker's Club on its weekly Sunday after COLUMNISTS noon trek to its objective—St. Mary's. THOMAS M. HIGGINS The College Parade LOUIS ALMASI - - . - The Crow's Nest Reminiscent of Notre Dame Men's Girls: ARTHUR MOSHER The Shillelagh N.D. Stude: "Can you read my mind?" JACK STEWART, CHARLES CLAUSS The Green Banner PHIL CORBOY - - . - Splinters N.D. Man's Girl: "Yes." ED CASO. JOE PIEDMONT Frosh Froth N.D. S.: "Go ahead." N.D. M.G.: "No, you go ahead." CONTRIBUTORS —Annapolis Log JAMES GREENE SAMUEL HAZO • JACK TINKLE PAUL RAGAN Saint Mary's (Calif.) students were permitted to pur BILLY SLAVICK RALPH HAYMAN chase tickets for the Saint Mary-Southarn Cal game at Los GERARD^HEKKER /'JOE LANG Angeles for the enormous sum of two "skins," according to PA^L")^RAHAM . FRANK TYCHSEN the Saint Mary's Collegian. We wonder if the ducats were for wonderful end zone seats, a.la Dyche Stadium, for instance. JOE RENINGER • DAVE OLSON p. O. MILLER .- JUSTIN CICCONETTI pM^REGAjJ.- ,^"' JOHN C. THOMAS JAMES'^RNS '^' JAMES JOHN A story under a 6-column banner headline in the Queen's (Kingston, Ontario) Journal reports that Queen's University had received an itemized bill from McGill University for JAMES FERSTEL Photography "damage amounting to $483 done in Montreal during the ARtHUR COUGHLAN - Circulation Manager recent football weekend." This department wonders if the REV^^PAUL BEICHNER, C.SIC. Faculty Advisor Notre Dame Athletic Association has submitted its dentistry ADVIRTISING Publications Office bills to the academies at Annapolis and West Point for "damages done" during recent football weekends in Cleve land and New York. Member of Catholic School Press Association, Associated • Collegiate Press. Represented for national advertising by Na- tionod Advertising Service, Inc., 420 Madison Avenue, New York The three R's at American College have been changed City — Chicago — Boston—Los Angeles — San Francisco. THE SCHOLASTIC is published weekly during the school- year, ex from the old perennials to fit the modern trend. Now it's cept during vacations and examination periods at the Uni "Rug-cutting, Rhythm, and Romance." versity of Notre Dame. Address all correspondence to: Publica tions Office, Administration Building, Notre Dame, Indiana. —Ohio State Lantern Observe Anniversary of Board's Founding The twenty-fifth anniversary of the sterling silver desk plaques to the mem Bend, Ind., vice-president; and Mr» founding of the Associate Board of Lay bers of the Board—symbols of the Uni Thomas Beacon, Jr., Wimietka, lU., Trustees of the University of Notre versity's appreciation of their sei-vices. treasurer. Dame was fittingly commemorated on The retiring president of the Associate After the exercises of the Convoca Nov. 16, here on the Notre Dame cam Board of Lay Tmstees, Mr. Byi-on V. tion, the president, the members of the pus. Kanaley of Chicago, responded on behalf administration, and the faculty of the The day's program included a Mass of the Board. University received the Trustees and their guests in the parlor of the Admin in Sacred Heart Church, celebrated by The pnncipal address of the evening" istration Building.—James Greene the Most Eeverend John F. O'Hara, was delivered by the Et. Eev. Fulton J. C.S.C., D.D., foiTner president of Notre Sheen, D.D., LL.D., noted orator of the Dame and present Bishop of Buifalo; a Catholic University of America. Veteran Club Forms business meeting in the afternoon at which the election of oificers was held; Following the address, Bishop O'Hara Discussion Groups and.