The Archives of The University of Notre Dame 607 Hesburgh Library Notre Dame, IN 46556 574-631-6448 [email protected] Notre Dame Archives: Alumnus June, 1931 THE NOTRE DA HE ALUMNUS 353 |«lltltlltlllllllttlllltlltltltlllllll>llltllltlllllltllllllllllllt»lllllllllllltlllMIIMIItllW»MtllMIMMtM«MMWlMMIIlllll»tMMIIII»"MII»Mt»W«IHwB IN TtilS IXXUE I Notre Dame . Frontispiece = I Commencement Address of 1931, by Angus D. McDonald, '00_ 355 i This is the last issue of. the 87th Annual Commencement- 358 ALUMNUS for the cuirent Eockne Memorial Announced, by Eev. Charles L. year. Next year the magazine O'Donnell, C.S.C, '06 361 goes on a new schedule of pub­ Frank Hayes, '14, New President- 363 lication. It will be issued the Progress, an Editorial- 364 fii-st of the month instead of Eeport of Annual Meeting- 365 the fifteenth as at present. The Frank Bering Honored, by Eev. John W. fii-st issue of the tenth volume, Cavanaugh, C.S.C, '90 , 36T 1931-32, will therefore make Football Ticket Regulations, by J. Arthur Haley, '26- 373 its appearance October 1. Local Alumni Clubs 375 379 There has to be, in the na­ The Alumni ture of the editorial staff and The magazine is published monthly during the scholastic year hy the Alomoi the printing facilities, a few Association of the University of Notre. Dame. Notre Dame. Indiana. The subscription price is $2.00 a year: the price of sinsle copies to 2S cents, .^e days' elasticity in the date of annual alumni dues of $5.00 include a year's sobseription to THE ALUHNUS. publication, but the schedule Entered as second-cIass matter January 1. 1923. at the poet office at Notre Dame. Indiana, under the Act of March 3. 1879. All correspondence should this year has been rather regu­ be addressed to The Notre Dame Alumnos, Boc 81, Notra Dame, Indiana. - lar, and hopes ai-e enteitained MEMBER OF THE ASIERICAN ALDHNI COUNCQ. for the same happy situation MEJIBER OP THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC ALTJMNI FEDERATION •. next year. The Commence­ ment number, as in this in­ stance, usually compels a delay. THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS The change means a change JAMES E. ARMSTRONG, '25, Editor in the date that copy is due from the Classes and Clubs. To secure the best results in THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION make-up, sequence, etc., copy ought to be in the Alumni of the Office ten daj's before the date UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME of going to press. Therefore, Alumni Headquarters, Main Floor Administration BIdg., the ALUMNUS asks the Club Notre Dame, Indiana and Class Secretaries to mai'k JAMES E. ABJISIRONG, General Secretary .' on their calendai-s for next year the fifteenth of each month as ALUUNI BOARD the date for mailing Club and EEV. JOHN A. MACNAJIARTV, '97 Honorary President Class news to the Editor. FRANCIS H. HAYES, '14 President CLARENCE JVUNION, '22 - Vice-President There has been a noticeable WALTER DUNCAN, '12 - Treasurer increase in the co-operation of JAMES E. ARMSTRONG, '2.T - Secretary the Secretaries this year that JL HARRY MILLER, '10 - Director the Editor believes the Clubs T. PAUL MCGA.V.VON, '07 - - Director and Classes must have found JOHN F. O'CONXELL, '13 Director reflected in their respective ROBERT E. LYNCH, '03 - Director columns. This news of indi­ FRANK E. HERING, '98 (ex officio) Director viduals is, in all alumni maga­ zines, the principal point of interest, the pei-sonal element. tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii*tiiiiiiii)iiiii"*i**itiiittiii The ALUMNUS cannot always ment, will be issued as a part mailed out during July to all give unlimited space to com­ of the First Annual Report of alumni. Those which are re­ munications, but the general the Living Endowment of the turned will be checked against statement holds, that the mag­ University of Notre Dame in the above list, and if the dues azine can't receive too much the very near future. are marked paid a preference material from the Classes and will be given, ending Septem­ Clubs. ber 15. Three important steps Once again — the list of are necessary for alumni desir­ The Ballots this year earned alumni whose annual dues of ing this preference. (1) Pay a space resei-\'ed for the nom­ five, dollars are paid to the your dues by August 1st." (2) ination of a Class Representa­ National Association by Aug­ Apply for your tickets on the tive for the Living Endowment ust 1, 1931, will be given to the . blanks marked ALUMNI, and Fund for each Class. The re­ Athletic Association on that order only the specified eight sults of this voting, being par­ date. Alumni application forms tickets or fewer. (3) Get your ticular to the Living Endow- for individual games will be order in before Sept. 15th 354 THE NOTRE DAME ALUMNUS Jun^ 1931 "Oh Notre Dame, tlvoit, beauteous place. Where nature teems, where natttre teems . Volume IX. JUNE, 1931 No. 10 Commencement Address MCDONALD, 'OO Your Excellency, Very Reverend your display of knowledge, that the I know that I am but expressing Father President, Reverend Fathers, value of your happy years here will your ovm sentiments. Reverend Fath­ Ladies and Gentlemen: be demonstrated. ers, when I say that one of your I appreciate most deeply the honor It is not my purpose to discuss why greatest gifts from God in your task which has been conferred upon me, you came to Notre Dame, or to in­ of building up the tradition of this for it is indeed an honor to be chosen quire what measure of success you institution, was the gift of the devo­ to speak at these Graduation Exer­ have attained in accomplishing your tion of one of your most favored sons. cises. Yet, like all honors worthy of purpose in coming here; because your In your capable hands rested the re­ the name, that which I enjoy today mere presence here as members of the sponsibility of forming the characters carries with it its own particular graduating class is evidence that of your students as children of God. duty and, if I have interpreted that Notre Dame considers you worthy to Into his hands you committed the task duty rightly, it is to express in words receive the highest honor she can con- of showing them how to acquit them­ my personal sentiments concerning fei-. Neither do I propose to enter selves before men. To him you gave our great University, and to offer into a discussion concerning the va­ the responsibility of teaching the stu­ encouragement and advice to those rious theories of education, university dents of this university that good who are about to leave these hallowed training, and the like; because you sportsmanship before God necessarily walls to walk the road of life beyond. have listened to others who do that implied good sportsmanship before As to the first part of the duty I far more ably than I can. Only this men. Not a minor part of the educa­ have assumed, it is not easy to find will I venture to say: I think that tion of Notre Dame was in his hands, words to express the affection that all an important function of a university for his was not a character that would Notre Dame men have for this place. is to create an intellectual atmos­ recognize limitations in the interpre­ There are some feelings in our hearts phere in which the love of excellence tation of his duties. Within the walls deeper than mere sentiment, and im­ in accomplishment, and of education, of Notre Dame, principles as solid as possible of expression, and one such becomes contagious; and I believe granite have been offered to the stu­ feeling in my own heart is my love of that the first thought in every true dent body; on the playing fields of Notre Dame. I rejoice at her steady university is, and should be, to mould Notre Dame, principles equally solid, and solid growth; I rejoice over her and fashion men who shall reach the and equally important, have been in­ triumphs in her many spheres of development of true manhood. And stilled, through his untiring zeal. He activity; and I rejoice in the success we know that the one desire of our has left a priceless heritage, as one of her many faithful and loving sons Alma Mater is to produce first and who was faithful to his ideals, and all scattered throughout this great coun­ foremost—men: men who are men Notre Dame men should cherish his' try. before God and their fellows. principles as scarcely less sacred than There are thousands who, like my­ In this place, and permeating every their religion. self, think today of Notre Dame as part of it, there is an atmosphere You know, of course, I refer to our the home of great teachers. It is not which it is impossible to breathe with­ dear departed friend Knute Rockne, so much a place where all that is out feeling new and larger hopes and and you know why I dare not dwell known is taught, as a place where aims. Without an ideal of some kind, too long upon his virtues—^that would great minds, generous hearts, and life has no significance, and without be to reopen wounds that'are still noble souls are gathered to offer their an ideal, and without a life purpose, fresh. Language has been exhausted wisdom, their love, and their faith opportunities can neither be seen nor in expi'essions of admiration and towards the development in young grasped. We all associate life with affection for him, and I have no desire men, of the worthy ideals of right some end, or ends, the attainment of to sadden your hearts or to excite living and perfect manhood.