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 42, No. 3 June-July, 1964 NIGHTS teNi (See pp. 2-3, 36-37) Vol. 42, No. 3 June-July, 1964' JAMES E. ARMSTRONG, '25, Editor JOHN F. LAUGHLIN, '48, Managing Ediloi REV. THOMAS J. O'DONNEll, C.S.C.. '•)!, ColumnistNOTR E DAME ALUMNUS BRUCE HARUN, '49, Phatograf^ ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Contents: BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHALLENGE II NIGHT IN CHICAGO. Paul Fullmer '55 Where There Was Hope, There Was Life 3 Officers OLIVER H. HUNTER III, '43 EDITORIAL Comment FROM YOUR ALUMNI SECRETARY. Jim Armstrong '25 Honorary President Persuasion and Clubs 4 PHILIP J. FACCENDA, '51 President STRANGERS IN PARADISE: The Armstrongs in Hawaii PETER J. KERNAN, JR., '49 Alumni Board Gift Becomes Busman's Holiday 5 Fund Vice-Presidmi I .•\LBERT D. CASTELLIINT, '24 FOOTBALL TICKET INFORMATION FOR 1964. Bob Cahill '34 Club Vice-President j Challenge for the Coach, "Challenge Too" for the Office 6 TIMOTHY J. TOOMEY, '30 Class Vice-President MAN AND THE MOMENT. Rev. Thomas J. O'Donnell CSC '41 A Time of Trial Leading to Eternity 8 JAMES E. .•\RMSTRONC, '25 Executive Secretary FIRST KNUTE ROCKNE FESTIVAL OPENS JULY 5 Pictorial Report on Cedar Point, Ohio 9 Directors to 1965 ALBERT D. CASTELLINI, '24 FACULTY: TRADITION OF GREAT TEACHING 506 First NauonaJ Bank Building, Cincinnati, O. Seventy Specimens of a Heritage Worth Extending 10 PHILIP J. FACCENDA, '51 ^ 1510 Ogden, LaGrange, lU. '• THE STUDENT SLANT. Warren C. Stephens '64 PETER J. KERNAN, JR., '49 Highlights of the Spring Semester 12 661 Washingfon Rd., Grosse Pointe, Mich. TIMOTHY J. TOOMEY, '30 12 Windcnnere Ave, Arlington 74, Mass. 1964 CLASS REUNION PROGRAM 13 Directors to 1966 THE QUIET WAR: Letters of Capt. Jerry Shank "59 GEORGE A. BARISCILLO, JR. '44 A Young Flier's Death in Vietnam Arouses the Conscience of the Nation 14 444 Golf Rd., Deal Park, N.J. PAUL I. FENLON, '19 NOTRE DAME BOOKS 141 Sorin Hall, Notre Dame, Ind. Memorial Library Dedication and the Notre Dome Collection 16 MORTON R. GOODMAN, '30 2415 Pilgrimage Trail, Los Angeles 28, Calif. "THE BIG RETREAT." Rev. John Marek CSC '36 W. LANCASTER SMITH, '50 Unique Notre Dame Lay Retreat Repeats August 13-16 18 Dallas Athletic Club Building, Dallas I, Tex. .— NEW NAME FOR TEACHING APOSTOLATE. Rev. Harry Baker CSC '54 Directors to 1967 Volunteer Teachers' Service is Now the Catholic Lay Mission Corps 20 THO-MAS P. CARNEY, '37 202 East 75th St., Indianapolis 40, Ind. NOTRE DAME SPORTS. Charlie Callahan '38 BERTRAND D. COUGHLIN, M.D., '26 Football, Basketball and Spring Sport Roundup 16 Thomdell Dr., St. Louis (Richmond Heights), 22 Iifo. 63117 NOTRE DAME CLUBS WILLIAM V. CUDDY, '52 UND Night Reports and Pictures, Spotlight Club, etc. 24 155 Ralph Ave., White Plains, N.Y. HERBERT M. SAMPSON, '50 CHALLENGE II NIGHTS 735 North 57 Ave., Omaha, Neb. 68132 A Pictorial Report on Three of 30 Events to Date 36 Chairmen of the 1964 Committees NOTRE DAME CLASSES PAUL I. FENLON Academic Affa^ Statistics, Spotlight Alumni, President's Letter (p. 72) 42 GEORGE A. BARISCILLO, JR _ Admissions PETER J. KERNAN, JR Alumni Fund, Foundation & Gifts Athletic Director Edward W. Krause W. LANCASTER SMITH Athletics describes facilities of the newly de­ W. LANCASTER SMITH .... Budget & Finance signed Athletic and Convocation TIMOTHY J. TOOMEY Class Activities Cover: Center to Chicago alumni at a special ALBERT D. CASTELLINI Club Activities press conference in Johnny Lattner's PHILIP J. FACCENDA Executive Steak House (clockwise from upper PETER J. KERNAN, JR., AND TIMOTHY left): Chuck Falkenberg '52, Joe J. TOOMEY Nominations Archibald '50, Tom Hannon '50, Poul MORTON R. GOODMAN .( Fullmer '55, Krause '34, Art Conrad Placement & Job Counseling '35, Fr. Jack Anton '38 and Laltner GEORGE A. BARISCILLO, '54. National Chairman Krause has Public Relations & Development completed about 30 fabulously PAUL I. FENLON Religion & Citizenship successful Challenge II Nights around MORTON R. GOODMAN Student Affairs the nation (see opposite, pp. 36-37 and throughout this issue) and looks This magaziiie is published bi'monthly by forward to another 100 with the help the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind. Entered as seoond.c1ass mat­ of the coaches and the ter Oct. 1, 1939, at the Post OCSce, Notre Notre Dome Foundation staff. Dame, Ind., imder the act of Aug. 24, 1912. Notre Dame Alumnus, June-July, 1964 • CHALLENGE II NIGHT IN CHICAGO Where There Was Hope, There Was Life By PAUL FULLMER '55 President, Notre Dame Club of Chicago (See pictures on pp. 36-37) N SHORT, Chicago's Challenge II Bob, you're on.' The comic valiantly photographs, taped t\vo television in- I dinner was a GALA! flip-quipped his way through 30 ter\'iews (one of which was shown This was an almost certain con- minutes (the one time he was angry nationally on the "Today" Show the dusion, of course, when Bob Hope an­ with his wife: 'The morning I came next morning) and visited with many nounced that he would accompany his downstairs and found her sitting in my of her Midwestern friends. Bob's wife to the Windy City. Dolores Hope spotlight'), but the night belonged to brother came in from Cleveland, for was selected as Chicago's Notre Dame Dolores. Said a telegram to the club instance, to add hb best wishes on "Lady of the Year" by the Club and from the Hopes' four adopted chil­ the big night. its Women's Auxiliary. dren: 'Thank you for recognizing Father John Walsh, vice-president More than 650 people turned out what we have known all along.' Bob for public relations and development, March 2 in the grand ballroom of the just beamed. 'I feel like Prince Philip,' presented a gold medallion charm Palmer House to salute Dolores Hope he said." bracelet and special plaque to our for her exemplary years as a Christian As Time pointed out, the evening "Lady of the Year." In addition, a another. belonged to Dolores Hope. Radiant in beautiful bouquet of "Dolores" roses With Bob on the scene, the crowd a beautiful white dress, she captivated were presented to our honored guest. knew that it was only a matter of one and all. From the moment she Local rose growers developed the new time before the nation's No. 1 enter­ walked into the private reception on variety to honor Mrs. Hope and the tainer moved into the spotlight. the top floor of the Palmer House pink "Dolores" roses were featured Here's how Time Magazine described until she dashed with Bob for a late at Chicago's Flower Show at Mc- the fast-moving antics after the award plane to Washington (they were to Cormick Place in March. ceremonies: meet President Johnson the next morn­ "He nervously: 'What are you go­ ing for a series of Easter seal pictures), Art Conrad, who was president of ing to say?' She, coyly: 'Well, you Dolores Hope dominated the dinner the Club in March, was master of haven't written anything for me yet.' with the chami of a princess. ceremonies. He saluted Mrs. Cyrus F. He, mutteringly: 'I can tell she's go- Amid flashing cameras and whirl­ Freidheim, president of the Women's 4|g to upstage me.' And right he was. ing TV cameras, Dolores Hope moved Auxiliar)', and Mrs. Frederick L. Rising at a dinner of Chicago's Notre through a busy day as if she had been Salmon, Jr., for making the party such Dame Club to accept their 'AVoman in the nation's eye all her life. Within a success. Mrs. Salmon, who worked of the Year' award, Dolores Hope in­ a half hour she and Bob posed for a for months in preparation for the din- troduced her husband of 30 years: color photograph to grace the cover ner^ was co-chairman with Joseph L. 'AVell, I've either got to use Bob's idiot of the Chicago Tribune Sunday sup­ Rigali, Sr. cards or give you the idiot himself. plement, plus nearly a hundred news Many Chicago entertainment fig­ ures, including Don McNeill and Irv Kupcinet, attended the dinner to honor long-time friends. Mrs. Ed Fo.v, a fonner Chicago columnist herself, handled all press arrangements, which is a challenging job with people like the Hopes. Members of the Dinner Committee included: Mesdames Norman J. Barrj', Arthur L. Conrad, William" J. Corbett, Jr., Raymond W. Durst, Philip J. Faccenda, Lee J. Gary, Charles Hick­ man, Donald J. Hogan, William P. Kearney, R. Emmett Kelly, Frank J. Lewis, Joseph D. Madigan, Jr., David A. McElvain, Don McNeill, James P. Meade, Bert L. Metzger, Otto B. Moli- dor, John D. Moynahan, Sr., Joseph H. Nash, Thomas E. O'Neill, John J. O'Shaughnessy, James J. O'Sullivan, Donald O'Toole, Howard V. Phalin, 1 ATHLETIC AND CONVOCATION CENTER was somewhat upstaged by gracious Frank J. Rothing, H. Gilbert Seaman, I Dolores Hope and her hilarious husband Bob at Chicago's Challenge 11 kickoff dinner, as Thomas W. Se.xton, Jr., Alfred C. ; Paul Fullmer's story and the pictures on page 36 attest, but the message was delivered. Hope triggered this priority as much as anyone by remarking at a 1963 fieldhouse Stepan, Jr., Edmund A. Stephan, and , ceremony: "I know you must be anxious to get the cattle back in here." William P. White, Jr. Notre Dame Alumnus, June-July, 1964 3 Sditorial Comment from your Alumni Secretary PERSUASION AND CLUBS HE 41sT Universal Notre Dame "... A Notre Dame Club is abso­ be there because his heart persuade: TNight is largely ended.