The Archives of the University of Notre Dame

The Archives of The University of Notre Dame

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Notre Dame Archives: Alumnus

I Volume 34 No. October, 1956

James E. AnosUaag, "25 Editor JohnN. CacUey,'37 Managing Editor • • •

GRID ACTIVITIES New Academic Year Opens SOUTH BEND—A prc-gamc smoker before Xolre Dame home games is bcine spon sored on Friday at 8:30 p.m. !>>• the With Challenge to Future Knights of Columbus. All Xotre Dame alumni and guests arc welcome to attend the festivities. Many sports celebrities arc scheduled to be principal speakers. The K. of C. address is 815 North Father Hesburgh Cites Duties in Modern Age Michigan, South •Bend , Ind. XAVY—Prc-game rally, Friday, Nov. 2. 8 p.m.. Hotel Emerson. Baltimore^ Md., staged by Notre Dame Club of Balti The University of Notre Dame be Wayne, Indiana—îs' slated for comple more. Celebrities, movies, dancing, re tion sometime in 1958. freshments. Admission $3 per person. gins its 115 th academic year with new Reserv-ations. F. C. Hochreiler, 1327 curricular adjustments to meet the nu Construction work completed during Pcntwood Road. Baltimore 12, Md. Bal timore dub uill also hold po$t-ipimc clear age, a multi-million dollar expan the summer includes the redecoration cocktail party at Hotel Emerson from 5 to 8 p.m. Admission §1 per person. sion of campus physical layout, and a of Washington Hall and interior paint sober charge to meet the challenge of ing in St. Edward's and Dillon Halls. IOWA—Dance, Blackhawk Hotel in Daven port. 7\ the modem world's desperate need for •* Hayes, professor emeritus of history Curricula innovations included a men and women who respect both the at Columbia Univei-sity, and the author new sequence of courses in nuclear spiritual and temporal orders and of numerous volumes on European his engineering, offered for the first time neglect neither. to freshmen in the University's college tory, is recognized as the generation's Only through the mediation of the of engineering. leading authority on modem nation layman, the university president said,, alism. will the spirit of the Gospel become Hayes' tenure as U. S. Ambassador Additions to Curricula manifest in many quarters of the mod ,_AD Spain ran from 1942 to 1945. By Two other undergraduate colleges em world "where the temporal order Teceipt of Notre Dame's Laetare Medal within the University also offered ad and the things of time have become in 1946, he was recognized as an out ditions to their curricula. The doctor ends in themselves, divorced from any standing American Catholic layman. of philosophy degree in economics, with higher wisdom, any nobler law, any The former diploniat also received an concentration on industrial relations, is breath of God and the things of God." honorary degree from Notre Dame in available in the college of commerce Citing the University of Notre Dame 1921, and he has since been similarly for the first time during the 1956-57 as a concrete example of priests and honored by other colleges and univer school year. A revised music education laymen "working fruitfully together in sities. During 1955, he lectured at program with renewed emphasis on the a common endeavor," Father Hes Notre Dame in a series sponsored by liberal arts also was inaugurated by the burgh emphasized that "our work of the University's Distinguished Profes University's college of arts and letters. education is in the world, but never sors Program. A new $4,300,000 construction pro completely of the world. We are com His more recent books include: gram, including a new dining hall and mitted to a higher wisdom," he said, "Spain: Contemporary Europe Since two residence halls—one of which was "while working effectively for all the 1870," and "Christianity and Western projected through the donation by Mr. perfection that is possible in the things Civilization." and Mrs. James F. Keenan of Fort of time." Notre Dame Mourns Archbishop's Death^ The recent death of Most Rev. JohrS F. Noll, archbishop of the Fort Waj-ne,! Indiana, diocese and a figure of na-[ tional prominence as Catholic editord and champion of motion picture cen^' sorship, left members of the Universit(»^ of Notre Dame community in a state|* of mourning when word reached tlie| campus in late July. Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C, e.\- ecudve vice president of the Univer-1 sity, acting in the absence of Rev. [ Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C, presi-1 dent, said that all persons on the NotrQ^" Dame campus were "indeed deeply: saddened and grieved" to learn of the archbishop's death, and that his "cour ageous leadership, saintly character and i manifold accomplishments endeared j him to all." "Notre Dame," Fadier Joyce con-M tinned, "felt especially blessed and honQi; ored by his extraordinar)' friendship f and generosity" for which members of I the University owe "gratitude and af Students received class assignments and posed for identification card photos, in the fection." Na»-j- drill hall, at the opening of school. Archbishop Noll, a frequent visitor! to the South Bend-Mishawaka area, made numerous appearances at Notre s Mike O'Hara, '33, Carr of the Michigan Supreme Court, Dame, and was a principal contributory then a circuit judge. He passed the during construction of die new St. JCWM Eyes Justiceship Michigan Bar Examination in 1935. seph Cadiolic High School in South | The Universit)' of Notre Dame was He is married and has four children. Bend. well represented at die Republican Founder of the national Catholic! State Convention held recently in weekly newspaper. Our Sunday Visitor, j Grand Rapids, Michigan, when two 200 Trade Experts Archbishop Noll pioneered the work of I men—one a graduate of the class of the National Legion of Decency andj 1933, and another the fadier of a pres Meet Here Oct. 23 the National Organization for Decent f- ent junior class member in die Uni Literature. His numerous accomplish^ versity's college of commerce—^walked John S. Coleman, president of the ments exerted a powerful national in-f" away with the nominations as candi Chamber of Commerce of the United fluence in numerous fields of the| dates for justice of die Michigan Su States, and Harry Schwartz, Soviet af Church's acdvity. fairs specialist of the New York Times, preme Court and state treasurer, re- For more tlian 25 years. Archbishop | will be the principal speakers at the specdvely. Noll acted as treasurer of the American! ninth annual \Vorld Trade Conference Michael D. O'Hara, Menominee, Board of Catholic Missions. He alsof at the University of Notre Dame Oc Michigan, class of '33 and a member was a board member of the Catholics tober 23. of die Notre Dame Law Association, Church Extension Society. rtki was nominated as a candidate on a More dian 200 Midwest business Our Sunday Visitor, which he# non-partisan judicial ballot for justice men engaged in e.\-porting and allied founded in Huntington, Indiana, of the state supreme court, general activities are expected to attend the 1912, was designed to counteract the! election for which will be held No sessions at die Mortis Inn and the En harm being done at the time by a largel vember 6. gineering Auditorium on the campus. number of anti-Catholic publications.! Frank Padzieski, whose son, Rich Coleman, who is president of the Bur The paper, which he edited for 441 ard, is a junior in the University's roughs Corporation, Detroit, Mich., years, presently boasts a national week-J college of commerce, won the part}''s will address the conference banquet ly circulation of more than 800,000^; nomination for state treasurer. and Schwartz will be the luncheon The Family Digest, which he founded| O'Hara completed his pre-legal speaker. in 1908, has a 200,000 circulation. studies at Notre Dame in 1931, at Problems in transportation, taxation, Over 30 full-length books were writ-; which time he maintained a scholastic finance, government, sales, advertising ten by the archbishop. The most wide-j average of 90.3. After leaving Notre research, and cost analysis will be dis ly known volume, "Father Smith In-i Dame, he began the study of law under cussed by experts in die respective structs Jackson," required 80 editions.! die preceptorship of Justice Leland AV. fields. He also authored over 150 pamphlets.1 student Aid Directed By Fattier Loefaner New Notre Dame College Rev. Robert J. Lochner, C.S.C., has been named director of student aid at Started in East Pakistan the University of Notre Dame. During the past four years he has served as as Ten priests of the Congregation of who scored excellent grades in public sistant to the vice president for aca- Holy Cross ^vho first started operations examinations conducted by the Uni ^mic affairs. in 1949 in a small pharmacy building in versity of Dacca. Notre Dame College Announcement of the appointment Dacca, surrounded by a Muslim-Hindu is now permanently affiliated \nth the was made by Rev. Theodore M. Hes- population of appraximately 42 mil University of Dacca. burgh, G.S.C., president of the Uni lions, have emerged with a new Notre High school matriculation results versity. Dame College, reputed to be one of were published in Jime; and since that In his new post Father Lochner will the finest in East Pakistan. time the new college has reportedly coordinate the administration of the There were only 19 students when been flooded with applications for ad ttiree principal forms of student assist- the Holy Cross priests opened East mission. The upsurge in applications, Tmce—loans, scholarships and campus Pakistan's first Catholic college for men faculty members say, is attributable to employment. He will also serve as in the old pharmacy building. Enroll the records made by Notre Dame Col assistant director of scholarships and ment since that time has Jumped to lege graduates in the University of continue as foreign student advisor at 325, with students pursuing courses in Dacca examinations. The college's the University. Arts and Science. program of regular discipline and its A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Father In addition to the ten priests from widened range of extra-curricular ac Lochner joined the Notre Dame fac the Congregation of Holy Cross, six tivities have also served as additional ulty in 1947 and, until 1953, served as Pakistani men now assist in profes inducements for prospective students. assistant professor in the depart sorial duties. Rev. J. L. Martin, C.S.G., Other priests of the Congregation of ment of religion. is president of the new college, and Holy Cross now teaching at the new He was educated at Ohio University, Rev. A. A. Croce, C.S.C., is vice presi college include: Rev. R. W. Timm, at the University of Notre Dame, where dent. head, department of science; Rev. T. A. he received his undergraduate degree Cornerstone for the new building Ganguly, prefect of studies; Rev. E. A. in 1937, and at the Catholic University was laid in 1954 at ceremonies in which Burke, assistant prefect of studies of America, which awarded him a mas His Eminence Cardinal Gracias, of (arts); Rev. W. L. Graham, assbtant ter's degree in 1947. He entered the Bombay, conferred the blessing. Rev. prefect of studies (science); Rev. C. P. .ôvitiate of the Congregation of Holy J. M. Rick, C.S.C., supervised con Gillespie, director of sports: Rev, E. xiross in 1940 and was ordained in struction of the building until its com Massart, burser; and Rev. J. V. 1946. pletion in 1955. Vanden Bossche. Rev. H. L. Bride, The scholastic reputation of the new presently on leave for study in the college has most recently been en United States, is also an instructor Play Starring 8 Nuns hanced by the success of its graduates. there during the regular school year. Wins National Praise Eight nuns attending the 1956 Uni versity of Notre Dame summer session stole the show and drew favorable na tional reviews for their leading roles in "The Complaining Angel," a musical farce staged on the campus. Author- director of the rollicking play was Na talie E. White, whose preceding play, "Seven Nuns at Las Vegas," was pre- .•>!;iiered at Notre Dame in 1954. "The Complaining Angel" featured a nuns' ballet and eleven songs, through which were interwoven the trials of a guardian angel, exhausted by a series of tough assignments, who thinks she has a soft touch when re-assigned as a nun. •^ The play was the fifth in a series written and produced by Notre Dame's department of speech during the last four years. Previous productions besides "Seven Nuns at Las Vegas" were Natalie White's "Billion Dollar Saint" and "Domitille," by Sister Mary Francis. Notre Dame College of East Palustan. I University Plans Busy Schedule Father Broughal, C.S.C.. If For American Education Week Succumbs at Age 80 ' IA The University of Notre Dame will ing made for the appearance of some Rev. Lawrence V. Broughal, C.S.C.,I| join hundreds of odier colleges and member of tlie University administra a priest of the Congregation of Holyl universities tliroughout the nation in tion on the local telecast. Press Con Cross for more than 51 years, died on| official obser\'ance of American Edu ference, appearing over AN'SBT-TV, August 18 at the University of Notre! cation Week, November 11 to 17. Soudi Bend. Dame. He was 80. 'i Bernard J. Kohlbrenner, head of tlie Representatives from the University Father Brousrhal, a former faculî; department of education, college of will also deliver a series of addresses moderator of the Notre Dame Sciio-i arts and letters, is chairman of the at service club luncheons in South Bend LASTic, weekly student publication,: special committee to cooperate in the during the week. The appearances are taught English and philosophy at thei observance. being coordinated by the University's University from 1920 to 1951. He More than 15 separate units witliin department of public information. It served as chaplain at Our Lady of the University will conduct extra-cur is also in charge of arrangements for Princeton Novitiate, Princeton, N. J., ricular instructional programs for stu the special television appearances to be and at an institution of the Medic^ dents and residents of the South Bend- held during the same week. Mission Sisters, Mountain View, Calii., Mishawaka area in cooperation with Rev. G. Cari Hager, C.S.C., has before returning to Notre Dame in American Education councils. Pur announced that the Department of 1954. pose of the national program is to give Music will have two programs in the The former SCHOLASTIC moderator, the general public a chance to leam at week following, to which people in the whose extensive correspondence with first hand about the college program, local community will be invited. The hundreds of his former students was a plans and needs. department will also stage a special matter of legend at Notre Dame, cele Notre Dame will contribute by offer program for the University's open brated the golden jubilee of his ordina ing campus tours during the period, house on November 11. tion on December 21, 1954. ^ with open house to the public in its Notre Dame's observance of Amer He received his master's degree at colleges, and a series of television pro ican Education ^Veek will be extended tlie Quebec Laval University in 1920, grams on education, in which members to include the annual Festival of Arts, and he joined the University of Notre of the University administration will to be held November 19 through 25 at Dame faculty soon afterward. During participate. Notre Dame and sponsored by the col the same period. Father Broughal also Campus tours will be conducted in lege of arts and letters. did graduate work at Harvard and Co cooperation with members of the Blue Other attractions planned for the lumbia Universities in the summer Circle, student honor organization, on one-week obsen'ance include: a special time. ^ Sunday, November 11. Deans of the O'Hara lecture in the college of cwn- In 1931, the priest took time out various colleges are also planning to merce; a special play to be presented from his duties as teacher and mod hold open house in each of their re by the University Theater; book ex erator to canvass the Notre Dame cam spective departments, with exhibits and hibits in boUi die main librar>' and also pus, soliciting funds for the renovation demonstrations by students, on the in O'Shaughnessy Hall of Liberal and of Sacred Heart Church. He personally same date. Fine Arts, sponsored by the University supervised all workmen on the job in The University's television station, librarj'; and a series of proposed dis addition to having prepared the plans WNDU-TV, is also making plans for cussions by the Rev. Richard D. Mur for redecoration. Father also was re development of a special program on phy, C.S.C., new director of admis sponsible for installation of automatly education. Also, arrangements are be sions. chimes in die church steeple and for illumination of the statue at the Grotto.

ALUMNUS Magazine Entered as Second Class mattet I Vol. 34, No. 5 October 1, 1939, at the Post Offic^y. Notre Dame, Ind., under the act of October, 1956 Aug:ust 24, 1912. Nofre Dame, Ind.

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