The Archives of The University of Notre Dame 607 Hesburgh Library Notre Dame, IN 46556 574-631-6448 [email protected] Notre Dame Archives: Alumnus Volume 43, Number 1 February-March, 1965 ip^^ NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS ^;^f:r;^^^^' cA CcMtury of Science at Jvotre 'Dame March 28, 1965 April 26, 1965, et seq. June 11-13, 1965 Laetare Medal to Frederick Rossini Universal Notre Dame Night Science Program at Class Reunions Vol. 43, No. 1 February-March, 1965; JAMES E. ARMSTRONG, '25, Edilot JOHN F. lAUGHLIN, "48, Managing Editor': REV. THOMAS J. O'DONNELL, C.S.C., '41, Columnht NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS BRUCE HARLAN, '49, Photographer • ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Contents: BOARD OF DIRECTORS 'A CENTURY OF SCIENCE AT NOTRE DAME': UND Night, April 26 Officers Theme commemorates the University Science Centennial, 1865-1965 3 PHILLIP J. FACCENDA, '51 EDITORIAL: FIRST ALUMNI WORKSHOP. James E. Armstrong '25 Honorary President Alumni Board and campus leaders map "our second hundred years" 5 W. LANXASTER SMITH, '50 SPORTS: BASKETBALL 1964-65. Charles Callahan '38 President Season's statistics, including the NCAA tournament bid 6 MoRTO.v R. GOODMAN. '30 Fund Vice-President COACHING GIANTS: Dr. Eddie Anderson '22; Harry Stuhldreher '25 GEORGE A. BARISCILLO, JR., '44 Plus 40-year reunion tribute to the 1925 Rose Bov/I champions 7 Club Vice-President •ROLL OVER, LEONARDO': Saga of an Alumni Secretary PAUL I. FEXLO.V, '19 Even in our computerized times, it takes a Renaissance Man 8 Class Vice-President CSC BROTHERS AND THE SCHOOLS JAMES E. -ARMSTRO.NG, '25 Executive Secretary They teach nearly 29,000 in some 55 institutions 9 AN AUDIENCE AT THE VATICAN. Hov/ard Phalin '28 Directors to 1966 ND International: first of two travel reports 10 GEORGE A. BARISCILLO, JR. '44 JAPAN REPORT. William Jacobs *42 444 Golf Rd., Deal Park, N.J. PAUL I. FENLON, '19 A touch of the campus at Kamakuro Cursillos II 141 Sorin Hall, Notre Dame, Ind. PLANNING YOUR ESTATE: 1. Gifts Out of Income MORTON R. GOODMAN, '30 Rrst of a series from the Portfolio of Philanthropy 12 2415 Pilgrimage Trail, Los Angeles, Calif. 90028 WHAT IT TAKES: THE ROLE OF ALUMNI. Rev. Joseph Hoffman CSC W. I^NCASTER SMITH, '50 Dallas Athletic Club Building, Dallas, Trx. 73201 Conclusion of a series for college-bound alumni children 13 Directors to 1967 NOTRE DAME BOOKS: Publications by Alumni and Faculty THOMAS P. CARNEY, '37 Also notes on the Memorial Library & Notre Dame Collection 14 1030 N. Green Bay Rd., Lake Forest, III. STUDENT SLANT: SPRING SEMESTER. James P. Harnisch '65 BERTRANO D. COUGHUN, MJ)., '26 16 Thomdell Dr., St. Louis (Richmond Heights), Science Centennial, stay-hall system, etc. 16 Mo. 63117 ALUMNI IN ART—III: Anthony John Sorce '61, Painter WILLIAM V. CUDDV, '52 135 Ralph Ave., WUlc Plains, N.Y. A young Midwesterner v/ith a growing reputation 17 HERBERT M. SAMPSON, '50 LAW SCHOOL NEWS. Thomas Shaffer L'61 735 North 57 Ave., Omaha, Neb. 68132 Notes for alumni of the Notre Dame Law School 18 Directors to 1968 MAN & THE MOMENT. Rev. Thomas O'Donnell CSC JOSEPH H. CAREY, '32 Father Cointet in the years of epidemic 19 19965 Briardiff, Detroit, Mich. 48221 ROCKNE NIGHT IN CHICAGO: Photo Report THOMAS W. CARROLL, '51 Irish host the nation's biggest high school banquet 20 17 Carlton Rd., Hutchinson, Kansas .AMBROSE F. DUDLEY, JR., '43 NOTRE DAME CLUBS: UND COMMUNION SUNDAY 319 Sussex Rd., Wynnewood, Pa. 19096 Also Rockne awards, holiday dances, etc. CHARLES J. PATTERSON, '47 22 34 Little Tree Lane, Framingham, Mass. NOTRE DAME CLASSES Statistics (see also page 31), spotlights, etc. 32 Cluunneii of the 1965 Committees BACK COVER. Lancaster Smith '50, Alumni Assn. President W. LANCASTER SMITH Executive Also introducing your vice-presidents 64 HERBERT M. SAMPSON Athletic BERTRANO D. COUGHLIN .... Student Affairs I THOMAS P. CARNEY Academic Affairs Cover: WILLIAM V. CUDDY Public Relations and Development A two-month delay, occasioned by assorted press snags and editorial illness, at least permitted a joyous announcement: THOMAS P. CARNEY Admissions presentation of the 1965 Laetare Medal to Dr. Frederick D. HERBERT M. SAMPSON Rossini (left), dean of the ND College of Science, the second Religion and Citizenship scientist and first faculty member so honored in the 83-year WILLIAM V. CUDDY Placement history of America's highest award to a Catholic layman. BERTRAND D. COUGHLIN Budget Campus of the 1965 Science Centennial is shown surrounded by (clockwise from upper left): Rev. Julius Nieuwiand CSC, GEORGE A. BARISCILLO, JR., and chemist and naturalist; Rev. John Zahm CSC, synthesizer of sci­ PAUL I. FENLON Nominations 1 ence and religion; Rev. Francis Wenninger CSC, founder of the Thii magazine is published bi-montfalv by ND Academy of Science; and Albert Zahm, whose pioneer «vind tunnel at Notie the Umventtr of Notre Dame. Notre Dome helped to usher in the Aerospace Age. (Note: apologies to photographer Pot Dame, Ind Entered as second-dais ter Oct. 1, 1939, at the Post OfiGce. Notre Ford for our failure to credit him for the football cover for the year-end issue.) Dame, Ind., under the act of Aug, 24 1912. 2 Notre Dame Alumnus, February-March, 1965 SCIENCE HALL (1884), now remodelled as the LaFortune Student Center, housed most of the sciences before the turn of the century. Notre Dame Night 1965 ^A CENTURY OF SCIENCE' (See cover, opposite and page 16) INCE ITS inception in 1924, the Michigan, who later became a South whom have their doctorates. They are S purpose of Universal Notre Dame Bend physician. In 1865 Notre Dame's engaged in research supported by more Night has been to spotlight the aca­ total college enrollment was less than than $2.5 million in grants annually. demic, scientific and cultural contri­ 200 students. To sketch briefly developments butions of the University to our coun­ Today the College of Science alone through the years: try and the world. On this 42nd annual has an enrollment of 600 sophomores, The University Bulletin of 1866 Universal Notre Dame Night we are juniors and seniors, and 328 graduate featured mathematics and science singling out for special tribute the students are pursuing advanced degrees courses including natural history, natu­ growth and development "of science on in the Graduate School. The college ral philosophy, astronomy, chemistry the campus since 1965 marks the Cen­ today consists of departments of biol­ and mineralogy. Science Hall was tennial of Science at Notre Dame. ogy, chemistry', geolog)', mathematics, erected in 1884 as the home of the It was in 1865 that Notre Dame's physics and preprofessional studies. Af­ physical and natural sciences under first curriculum in science was estab­ filiated with the biology and chemistry Father John Zahm. Before the turn of lished, though individual science cours­ departments respectively are the Lo- the century Father Zahm had published es had been offered even earlier. The bund Laboratory and the Radiation four books, three of them dealing with first science graduate, in June of that Laborator)'. The College of Science fac­ the relationship between science and year, was John Cassidy of Chelsea, ulty numbers 108, all but three of religion. Meanwhile, his brother, Al­ bert Zahm, had built at Notre Dame the first wind tuimel for aeronautical research and flew man-carrying gliders from the roof of Science Hall. In 1895 Prof. Jerome Green, a member of the engineering faculty, was the first Amer­ ican to send a wireless message. Rev. Julius Nieuwland, C.S.C., a name to be reckoned with in Notre Dame history, joined the faculty in 1904 after receiving his doctorate at Catholic University of America. It was Father Nieuwland who was to found The American Midland Naturalist, the Notre Dame biological journal, and it was he, of course, whose research led to development of the basic formulae for synthetic rubber. Today Notre Dame's principal science hall bears his name. Prof. James Reyniers began his pio­ RADIATION CENTER (above) and the Computer-Math Building neering work in germfree animal re­ ore the most recent of seven structures now devoted to science. search and technology in 1930, and Notre Dame Alumnus, February-March, 1965 3 PROF. JAMES REYNIERS, one of Nofre Dome s the techniques which he, his associates discoverers in the biological field, and successors have developed through started 35 years ago, as a graduate the years have become important tools student, with germfree life experimentation in biological and medical research. The which led to the establishment of the Biology Building, more formally desig­ celebrated Lobund (laboratories of nated Wenninger-Kirsch Biolog)' Hall, Bacteriology). Germfree techniques have in honor of nvo noted priest-scientists, aided medical, dental, even space research. was erected in 1937, and die Lobund germfree life building ten years later. tee by Dean Rossini and outlined the oratories is planning exhibits for the ° Notre Dame's research in nuclear concourse of the new Notre Dame Me­ physics began in 1935 with tlie con­ scope of the centennial observance. While the observance will be year­ morial Librar)'. struction of one of the nation's first Prof. Burton said centennial lecturers atom smashers on the campus. In 1942 long, die principal events are scheduled for May 14-15, Burton said, in conjunc­ will be presented by each of die science the first research in radiation chemistry departments during 1965. Among the took place on the campus. Today Notre tion witii the spring meeting of the University's Advisor)' Council for Sci­ eariy centennial lecturers were Prof. Dame's research in radiation chemistry Harold Cassidy, of the Yale University is the most extensive under way on any ence and Engineering.