Notre Dame Alumnus, Vol. 48, No. 03
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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 NOTRE DAME Denouemenl; 1 would not be making an earth-shattering disclosure were I to state that this has been an emotional, tragic, yet somehow stimulating spring on the college campuses of the land. The disclosure might be that Notre Dame is not—nor has it ever been—totally immune to the ideas, philosophies and causes that James O. Coooer 'SS have motivated America's young people to rise up and voice their collective EzmrmB Saouncv .. disenchantment with many aspects of their world. ALoma AsaocuTioM Tarn SoUivu 16 This place is a special place for many reasons but it is not an ivory tower IfuiMiMo Emoi Ueg Via Der Gtacht '69 where people come to escape from contemporary life and its attendant AssisnaiT JEsnoi problems. Rather, it is a place where people come to confront life and all its Jolm McOEnnott '70 Bat Ulthcn .'71 ; challenges—to explore, to discover, to experiment, to discuss, to analyze, to EsmauL Asnsiiun!! ' reason, to act, to EDUCATE themselves. Thus, simply by virtue of the fact 1(. Brace Hubii'49 that Notre Dame is a university, it cannot be a calm, untroubled preserve for CHIEV nfoiasaATHni young people. We had some interesting moments on campus during recent weeks and beginning on page 1 Dick Conklin endeavors to tell about them. ALUMM ASSOCIATION (WflCEIS Leonid H. Skoghad'38 Hommtax tkMMamm In this issue we have repeated the senior class profile which we initiated Donald F. O'Brien '« last year because we feel it extremely important that the people out there RosnaiT Walter M. Lai«fonl'3U know the people here and how they tick. After extensive research we selected - VlCZ*nSSIBBllT some interesting individuals from the Class of 1970. They are not intended to W. Jeniae Kane '38 be ideals or model students representing one viewpoint or another. They are ViCE-nasnmT Ffands J. Waion'28 simply individuals. VicE-IusamT James D. Cooacy'59 Since this is the last magazine of the academic year at the University, EsicinivE StamtnK Uicbael E. Jocdan '68 we have touched on many items and occurrences. From graduation 1970-style AsSISTAIfT SiCUTAny to ND's first lady law graduate. From Allard Lowenstein's visit to Father Ted's prestigious AAUP award. From Dr. Bill Scott's appointment as director DHECIOBS TO 1971 of the Black Studies Program to the Summer Sports Camp. It's all here so W. Jerome Kane '38 (CLUI Acnvmiis) P.O. get started. B«K 3707, Seattle. Waih. 96124 Walter M. Lanfoid '30 (Cuss Acnvnus) 1315 Obego^, South Bend, Ind. 46617 This is my final issue of the ALUMNUS and there is much I could and Donald F. O'Brien '42 (EzzcunvE AND NoMiHATioKs) 1113 Rockr River Rd., probably should say to many people. I will spare you that and simply say Houston. Tex. 77027 that the last two years have been extremely enriching to me personally. Leonaid H. Slwighind '38 (SEMATE Acnvtnzs) 426 Dover Ave., LaGraage F^ik, III. Thank you for making them so. And a special thanks to John, Meg, Sandy, 60525 ' Bill, Mac, John, Ed, Gene, George, Wayne and everyone else for putting up Fnuds J. Wibon '28 (Puiuc RELATIONS - AMO DnixuiniEMT) 61(6 Howe St., Fitts- with me. buigli. Fk. 15206 Welcome Timothy Hughes! MBEcnMS TO un '. Robert A. EAins '37 (fuicEmaiT, ADMIS- aiOMs) P.O. Box 546, BuM. Idaho 83316 ; John T. Masiaan '52 (FACin.Tr REunoNs) 3917 Braadwar, Kansas Qtr. Mo. 64111 Frank L. McGinn '52 (AcAmnc Anton. RELIOION ft CmzEHSHir) 900 BI4(., > Fbaipaao Bcadi, Fla. 33062 • tUitat t. McGoldrick '56 (CONTINUINU ' EsDcioioH, SruoEirr ArrAns) 15 Dniiy Tom Sullivan Lane, West Haitfoid. Conn. 06117 Managing Editor Leoaid H. TOK '37 (ATHUIIC) 64 W. 4lh / St., Bridgeport. Ri. 1940S ; IMKECICMB TO 1973 Da^el D. Caoale '42, 1325 Commeree Tide ; Bldg., MnpUs. Tenn. 38103 Dr. Join C. I.m«ren '38, 4180 Chestnut , Ave., Long Beach, Calif. 90807 James CHadkritt '35, 43 Hanqahire Rd., Gicat Ned. N.Y. 11023 JoMiih T. O'Nan '53, 60 W. 4th St., St. IN THIS ISSUE FknI. Mian. 55102 John K. FkadU '49. 17549 Kiikshiie. Bir- Uaivcnity .p. 1 Gndute Schoob ...#. 32 ' ' Mick. 48009 Class News p. 12 1970 Note Dame ALDMHCS. Univenitr of Odb News ...#. 34 Notre !>••<, al lUils reserved. Reprnhic- liaa ,ia whole or m part without mitten OB Record ..... ...._.. .p. 39 Fcatare ..'^ 4t psimiaioa is pnAibited. Abmui AA ... p. 48 The Notre; Dame ALmoraa is puHiilifd •oatfcir, eaoept'Jaaaair, March. May. AagaM aad Novcsaoer, by the Univefsitr of Nbtic llliaiL. 5inil r lias postage paid at Note Daw. bd. 4C59C. ^^ VIVMVERSITY • '•mm It was a time of concern, action, contemplation and discussion on the ND campus. Seven days in May He was an alumni senator from the The protest at the trustees' meeting sity, strongly condemned the war West Coast and the cabdriver who was small compared to the several ("It has divided our nation . nodded knowingly at the destination hundred students involved in winding drained our young life in death and "Center for Continuing Education" up a peaceful festival-teach-in mutilation ... wasted resources was an ND law student. devoted to analyzing the educational desperately needed") but cautioned "You're going to be surprised," he reforms advocated by Notre Dame students against violence ("the worst told his fare, who was heading toward Prof. Willis Nutting in his book. The possible reaction") and striking classes a three-day Alumni Board-Alumni Free City. Rock music blared from ("education and growth in competence Senate meeting on campus. He was amplifiers on the main quad Friday, are what the world needs most"). In right—and wrong. Most of the 100 May I, but talk was shifting from ND a six-point declaration at the end, alumni who happened to converge on to Cambodia in the aftermath of he called for "withdrawal of our the campus during the "Seven Days President Nixon's announcement about military forces at the earliest moment" in May" which followed the American the use of American troops to sweep and stressed the need to work for intervention in Cambodia were Vietcong sanctuaries in that country. "renewing the quality of American "surprised" all right, but not in the Monday, in response to a rally csdl life." Within two weeks, more than negative way presumed by the cab- issued by various student organiza 23,000 persons—from full professors driver. tions, an estimated 2,000 students to housewives in South Bend—^were The events of May 4 through the gathered at 1 p.m. in the warm sun of to sign that declaration. 11 were in marked contrast to the the main quad. Fr. Hesburgh, reached Despite his plea, ND's Student tense situation which surrounded the late Sunday night by rally organizers Government, joining thousands of annual spring meeting of the Board of with an offer of speaking time, opened colleges and university students Trustees held on campus the previous the program. recoiling from the double shock of weekend. Meetings between student With the whispered first reports of Cambodia and Kent State, supported leaders and members of the trustees the Kent State deaths moving swiftly a strike, and Tuesday morning found prior to the formal board sessions on through the crowd, Fr. Hesburgh read strike posters slapp^ on buildings Friday, May 1, failed to deter a small a handwritten statement he had and bulletin boards. Striking students group—numbering perhaps 50 ND- drafted in the early morning hours. passed out handbills at entrances to SMC students and some nonstudents While acknowledging the President's University buildings, but there were —from attempting to disrupt the sincerity and courage, the ND pres no disruptions and no attempt to meeting in the Center for Continuing ident, emphasizing that he was coerce students who were attending Education. speaking for himself not the Univer class. Estimates varied from an absenteeism of 50 per cent or more in endoiae Father Hesburgh's declaration, Alts and Letters to a low of 20 per but it did pass a resolution com cent in Business Administration. mending the President, the faculty Meeting Monday night, the tripartite and the student body for their Student Life Council recommended to "ctMistructive implementation of a University ofiScials that classes be deep moral concern." Observer suspended Wednesday and that this publisher Guy DeSapio received a day and Thursday (Ascension standing ovation fam alumni Thursday) be devoted to campus-wide senators after a luncheon address in discussions of the war and related which be challenged them to bridge moral and social issues. The the generation gap with a commitment University endorsed the plan. to spiritual and human values. About 3,000 students jammed the Perhaps the most impressive event old Fieldhouse Tuesday night to hear of the "Seven Days in May" was the Senior Fellow Allard K. Lowenstein, community liturgy Ascension a congressman from New York State, Thursday in Sacred Heart Church. criticize the war as unconstitutional A rallying cry for some. Father Hesburgh was the principal and urge students "to take the facts celebrant of the Mass, which drew to the people" instead of resorting to violence. The ND faculty, meeting the next pate in the "communiversity" teach-in afternoon in a special session, hung in the halls, and circles of quiet debated the propriety of taking a discussion sprouted on lawns in the position as a group on the war and day and moved into hall parlors at then voted 211-134 to endorse Father night; tra£Bc at the circle revealed Hesburgh's declaration.