Notre Dame Scholastic Football Review
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He'll be as proud as a peacock when he wears it to school. It has the Irish ND in the center. It's the ideal Christmas gift. And don't forget . we have a full range of sizes — one to 14 years. $]^.25 Mail Orders .Accepted Postpaid fe ^•:^-i-^ ..^.^=:?^. ^. Here's the ideal Ghristmas gift for the "fj>^<: ==T-'- Notre Dame fan who loves records. The album contains six sides of Irish favorites: "When Irish Backs Go Marching By"; "Hike Notre Dame": "Down the Line"; "Notre Dame Our Mother": "Ave Maria"; and "The Victon- March." $4.25 Mail Orders Accepted Posltiaid SEND FOR OUR SOUVENIR AND GIFT CATALOG Write NOTRE DAME BOOKSTORE Noire Dame, Indiana Notre Dame Bookstore Headquarters for ALL OFFICIAL Notre Dame Souvenirs The Scholastic Hmw m-f DIANA ^^€aAtU*^t>0€a i\im i "Sitko Sets Sail" /J'C-t'i-a-H WITH YOUR NEGATIVES j^ You'll Like Our Extra Large Prints.... 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PHONE 4-0801 Former Dance Director ARTHUR MURRAY STUDIOS Open daily 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Chicago Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ^^c 2)ay4 ^NCE OTtDIOS 345 LINCOLN WAY WEST SOUTH BEND The Scholastic SCMCLASTIC ^nom the, ZiUofi'l S^esM Vol. 90 December 10. 1948 No. 11 The Fighting Irish — A Historical Note Discs Quasi Semper Victurus The tradition of "Irish" at Notre Dame does not mean race as such, Vive Quasi Cras Moriturus nor is it just another nickname. The fact is, it is the memory of a long, uphill fight for equal rights in a free land, and for recognition xmder Founded 1867 the code of sportsmanship. Entered as second class matter at Notre Dame, Notre Dame began athletic competition chiefly with local colleges Indiana. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage. Section 1101, October 3, 1917. Authorized June 25, 1918. founded by various religious denominations. The press would refer to them as the "Baptists," the "Methodists," and the like. For Notre Dame kr-: it was the "Catholics" or "Irish," though the players were never all of Editor Irish ancestry, nor were all Catholics. The usage was not original, but JOSEPH A. DOYLE a continuing custom from earlier times. The bulk of the first Catholic Associate Editors immigrants were Irish so that "Catholic" and "Irish" were identical ROBERT T. STOCK JOSEPH HERRINGTON in the public mind. Few of the original states were without laws KENNETH A. THOREN News against them. They believed that no Catholic could be a' good Amer VICTOR DORR Assistant News ^ ican. Advertisements for "help wanted" commonly carried the restric W. GREGORY HALPIN Features tion: "No CathoUcs," "No Irish." The Puritans, then, were the first HARRY MONAHAN Sports to cry, "Stop the Irish!" RALPH H. WRIGHT- Assistant Sports JOHN WALKER Photography WILLIAM GORMAN- Librarian It is a long cry from Puritan days to 1842 when a little band of L. A. KYSER Advertising [ ^^ religious of the Congregation of Holy Cross from LeMans, France, took ROBERT J. VIERHILE.. Advertising over a log cabin in the wilderness of Northern Indiana and-began a JOHN T. CLARK Circulation college for the training of American youth, which they characteristically GEORGE M. KORHUMEL Circulation called Notre Dame. Their only stake was a great faith; their daily tools, . JOHN S. BRENNAN Faculty Moderator a prayer. The first shadow upon their lofty purpose was an appeal by a group of evangelicals to start another college in nearby South Bend Member of Catholic School Press Association, Asso to offset "this Romanizing influence." The building they put up later ciated Collegiate Press. Represented for national advertising by National Advertising Service, Inc.. became a factory. 420 Madison Avenue, New York City. THE SCHOLASTIC is published weekly during the school year, except during vacation and examination When the religious origin of the other colleges lost its significance, periods at the University of Notre Dame. Address all manuscripts to the Editor, Box 183, Notre Dame, the emphasis shifted to conventional names and their school colors. Indiana. History is recorded remembrance. It is good to remember that "Irish," as kept at Notre Dame has an authentic history, and a meaning deeper COVER: "Why Jim Martin?" a lot of even than race. people will ask as they look at the cover of this football review. Big and rugged, Cheering throngs in vast stadiums today, and millions beside the' Martin typifies the football that is radio hearing the chant of "I-R-I-S-H!" can but dimly sense the tribute played at Notre it is to the men of Notre Dame who pioneered in the spread of good Dame. We do not will and a better understanding the world around. A slur became a mean to say that Martin is any s-*5*^/ - symbol. It amuses some, annoys others. It stands for the fidelity and more typical than courage of everyone who suffers from discrimination because of Im race any of the others on this fine Irish or religion. Keeping the tradition sustains the spirits of everyone who squad, but he is suffers discrimination from any cause. It inspires respect for the basic big, he is rugged, Christian origins of our country. and he is a great football player. Scholastic photographer Jim Ferstel caught Coach Leahy and End Martin in this very pensive pose along the sidelines at the Iowa game. Dec. 10, 1948 9- FOOTBALL ^Mt^'^MMmrj %< ^ -'.•^ ^«?. I^:f5¥^>; ^ ^.m%w^wmi:^^mmi^wm:m^^_ '•?*»j ^ i... ,•»•-.•••., ^.^.^T-.^.^ r.^ --1-..,- ... t^^-'.-^. •-^•_. - ^**'^'' '• ,*•". r '.-' • <" If ,..4:-:,^k1 •^:;^^t<y^vi^C^;ii'f<ay^^ji^r.>-.^rg:.a=i:£-^^»«^«{« 3 ^lM.15^Sa$^ -'-f' C^^'-i -JCT' '-•^n, 'ii i»«: '-....vV3;«£*iaa«^^ A Review of the Fighting Irish mi The SCHOLASTIC presents this year's story of football at Notre Dame — the coaches, > • > players, the games they played, the men behind the scene, and the spirit that moved another great Irish team. ' •"•^,. '^ ^p^t^^^^-Kn^-jrw^^o^ 'C^' >.V".'-^'"^™''\!r'^^^!r^ -'>:j';r-l L.--" - , , J i;> f;%?|:.y; Approaches Rockne's Mark FRANK LEAHY, director of athletics and head to this season showed only three losses in five sea football coach: The "pessimistic Irishman" has sons, while his "lads" had captured the national caused rumblings in the sports world during his championship three times. This season he eclipsed whole collegiate coaching career. He posted 20 an Irish winning streak record set by Rockne in wins in 22 games while head coach at Boston Col 1929-30. He was born on August 27, 1908, in lege, among them the 19-13 win over Tennessee in O'Neill, Nebraska, He is married and has five chil the 1941 Sugar Bowl. His Notre Dame record prior dren, three boys and two girls. 12 The Scholastic Moose Retires to the Office EDWARD W. KRAUSE, assistant director of basketball while attending Notre Dame, Ed returned athletics and head basketball coach.