Notre Dame Alumnus, Vol. 49, No. 04
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The Archives of The University of Notre Dame 607 Hesburgh Library Notre Dame, IN 46556 574-631-6448 [email protected] Notre Dame Archives: Alumnus AUGUST 1971 ,^.^i 9QQ9V -pui 'amvQ ojc^oa Aa^aqiq fejaomg^K •q-ei -oi^oq^ 3j SuiiuxijojoiPi • p-eaa ^•^^10 "d siouta^ -ail FEATURES 6 The Dean 10 On Tour 12 A la Recherche du Temps Perdu 15 Notre Dame's New Breed VOL. 49, NO. 4 AUGUST, 1971 20 Look What They've Done to My Gym, Ma DEPARTMENTS James D. Cooncy *59 3 ND News ExECUTi\-E DIRECTOR ALUMNI ASSOUATION EDITOR 26 Alumni Speak Timothy J. Hughes *61 ^IAKAGING EDTTOR 27 Old Faces-New Places Gcoise A. SchcucT '28 CHIEF COPY EDITOR 28 Class Notes M. Bnicc Harlan '49 CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER 50 Graduate Schools ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS 51 Club News Donald F. O'Brien '42 HONORARY PRESIDENT 58 On Record Robert A. Erkins '45 PRESIDENT 59 Alumni Ask John T. Massman '56 VICE-PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATI\"E AFFAIRS Photo credits: pp. 20-25, Dick Stevens Frank L. McGinn '52 VICE-PRESIDENT, ALUMNI AFFAIRS Robert L. McGoldridk '55 VICE-PRESIDENT, STUDENT AFFAIRS REiWEMBERING THINGS PAST Leonard H. Tosc '37 VlCE-RlESIDENT, .-ACADEMIC AFFAIRS James D. Cooney '59 This could be called a nostalgia issue. ing room in the Main Building some EXECUTI\X DIRECTOR Our cover conjures up (we hope) time around 1890. The photo at Michael E. Jordan '68 images of an old-time Notre Dame. bottom shows two early-day engineer ASSISTANT DIRECTOR The top picture is of the ND crew ing students. DIRECTORS TO 1972 sometime in the late 1800's, accord We thought this might be a good Robert A. Erkins '45, P.O. Box 546, Buhl, ing to the University archives. The time to arouse memories because it's Idaho 83316 John T. Massman '56, 3917 Broadway, Kansas photo of the Main Building as seen the first issue after a highly successful City, MO. 64111 from Notre Dame Ave. could also be Reunion '71. More than a thousand Frank L. McGinn '52, 900 Bldg., Pompano dated in the late 1800's. Note the graduates returned for the festivities Beach, Fki. 33062 Robea L. McGoldrick '5G, 15 Drury Lane, dirt road, rutted with wagon tracks. in mid-June. Rather than rehash the West Hartford, Conn. 06117 Just below our logo is a solemn events of the weekend, it seemed to Leonard H. Tosc '37, 64 W. 4th St., Bridge port, Pa. 19405 group of clergymen looking a little us more interesting to find out what bored with dedication ceremonies for happened on campus during the DIRECTORS TO 1973 the (then) new library in 1917. The senior years of the reunion classes. Daniel D. Canalc '42, 1325 Commerce Title building now houses architecture stu And that's what we did, beginning on Bldg., Memphis, Tcnn. 38103 dents. In the center of the photo is page 12. Our historical records were Dr. John C. Lungrcn "38, 4180 Chestnut Ave., Long Beach, Calif, 90807 Fr. John W. Cavanaugh, University not the best—old Alumnus and Scho James C. MacDe\-itt '35, 43 Hampslrre Rd., president from 1905 to 1919. lastic magazines. But they provided Great Neck, N.Y. 11023 some good memories. Joseph T. O'Neill '53, 60 W. 4th St., St. The striped-shirted footballers were Paul. Minn. 55102 not varsity men. They played on the Two other features are calculated John R. Panelli '49, 17549 Kirkshirc, Bir mingham, Mich. 48009 Law School's intramural team in to bring back recollections of the good 1896. Below is the old library read- old days. Although Daniel (Dean) DIRECTORS TO 1974 Pedtke is still going strong, he's been leading the Glee Club for 32 years. Joseph G. Bertrand '54, 8114 S. Luella Ave., LSU TICKETS Chicago, III. 60617 Also around a long time, the old field- Paul J. Doyle '36, 5061 Cedar Creek Dr., Tickets for the Alumni Holi house is still standing, but as an arts Houston, Tex. 77027 days Tour to the Notre Dame- center. Peter F. Flaherty '51. 5033 Castlcman St., LSU game in Baton Rouge Pittsburgh, Pa. 15232 For a more up-to-date look at the WiHiam K. AfcGoiran Jr. '57, 108 Penns)l- were not secured from the campus, we have an interview with \'ania Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 46204 Notre Dame allotment. They Fr. Hesburgh in which he talks about Charles F. Osbom '38, 7315-5Ist N.E., today's Notre Dame student. Seattle, Wash. 98115 were secured from other 1971 Notre Dame ALUMNUS, University of sources, but are included in All in all, a memorable feast for Notre Dame, all rights reserved. Reproduc tion ^in whole or in part ^s-ithout ^\Titten the tour package offered by the reader. permission is prohibited. the Notre Dame Alumni As The Notre Dame ALUSINUS is published monthly, except January, Afarch, Alay, sociation.—James D. Cooney, August and November, by the University of Notre Dame. Second-class postage paid at Executive Director. Notre Dame, Ind. 46556. ^A $2,281,289; Penn State, $2,233,391; Brown $2,091,880 and Ohio State tth ii Willi Gifts $2,072,916. UhrakM Notre Dame was fourth among the Notre Dame also was I8th among Liturgy is not merely a structure of institutions of higher learning.- in the nation's 1,500 senior colleges and ceremonies in which prayer may alumni gifts to the annual fund during universities in total voluntary support occur but is a form of prayer itself. 1969-70. The ND alumni contribu with $16,073,619, more than any Rev. Aidan Kavanagh OSB, direc tions totaled $2,763,462, a figure other Catholic university received. tor of liturgical studies at ND, told which also was greater than that of The figures, given in the annual a conference at the University. any other Catholic university. report of the Council for Financial Father Kavanagh defined liturgy Of the top ten. Harvard was first Aid to Education, listed total volun as "the community of faith as such with $4,812,056. Yale was second tary support of colleges and universi engaged in asking God for happi with $4,253,943 and Cornell third ties at an estimated $1.8 billion, about ness, for Himself, in public through with $3,827,382. 1 per cent less than in the previous poetic media of words, gestures and Following ND were: Princeton, year. Private institutions, however, actions woven together within con $2,459,546; Michigan $2,292,367; collectively reported a decrease of 9 texts that are symbolic." The liturgist Massachusetts Institute of Technology, per cent. said he was prepared to listen to a variety of persons—^including St. Au gustine, Father Daniel Berrigan and Bishop James Walsh—on prayer "be cause these people at least know from their own experience something of what it costs 'to behold the fair beau ty of the Lord.' But I am not pre pared to hear on this matter ex- priests who are stockbrokers or nuns who paint their toenails. Even less am I prepared to listen on the point of prayer to those who insist that it is merely 'self-knowledge' or to those who in their unprofitable exu berance cannot distinguish liturgy from life." Father Kavanagh said verbal pray ers should be short, and cited the Our Father as "the complete distillation of all the psalms and prayers found in the wisdom literature." Cirlici Nad HcH Leo J. Corbaci M.A. '51, who had been registrar and assistant provost of the University, has been promoted to the newly created post of dean of administration. His new ofBce is ab sorbing the ofiices of planning and analysis and institutional studies. Rev. James T. Burchaell CSC, provost, said Corbaci's oflice would be charged with developing and main taining a management information system, analytical studies for plan ning, space allocation, inventory and control procedures, and implementa tion of operational systems to be used in both academic and business a£Fairs. REGILDING STATUE—Workmen regild the statue of the Blessed Virgin atop the Golden He will report to the provost and Dome of the ND Administration Building. The process involves scraping off the peeUng the executive vice president. gold leaf, applying sizing and then covering the statue with the thin, 23-carat gold foil. The dome itself, which was regilded in 1961, is still in good shape. Replacing Corbaci as registrar is Richard J. Sullivan '63, M.A. '69 who so necessary to maintain our previous Theodore M. Hesburgh CSC, ND has served eight years as associate growth in productivity." President, and Most Rev. Leo A. registrar. The new associate registrar Pursley, Bishop of Fort Wayne- is Donald C. Rosenthal, who con South Bend, officiated. tinues concurrently as registrar at St. A memorial booklet about Phillip Mary's College. liRiir Menoriii called "That's Phil... With Two I's," Daniel J. Osberger '50, who was An open area between the Hayes- has been written by A. M. Burrell, assistant director of planning and Healy Center for graduate business former director for the telephone analysis, has become assistant dean of education and the Hurley College of firm of which Lucier was president. administration, and Charles W. Mc- Business Administration has been Some of the proceeds from the sale Collester M.A. '60, coordinator of landscaped and dedicated as the of the anecdotal profile of Lucier will analytical planning. He has been di Ralph and Phillip Lucier Courtyard. be put in a Phillip J. Lucier scholar rector of institutional studies. The gift of Loren M. Berry and his ship fund at ND.