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 September- Number 4 NOTRE October, 1965 DAME ALUMNUS Alumni Association Staff Cfianges I 1965 Commencement I Reunions I New Sports Library ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 0£5cers PHILLIP J. FACCENDA, '51 Notre Dame Honorary President September- W. LANCASTER SMITH, '50 October, 1965 President MORTON R. GOODMAN, '30 Fvnd Vice-President Alumnus GEORGE A. BARISCILLO, JR., '44 ._. Club Vice-President PAUL I. FEKLON, '19 Class Vice-President Volume 43 Number 4 JAMES E. ARMSTRONG, '25 Executive Secretary Directors to 1966 Contents: GEORGE A. BARISCILLO, JR. '44 444 C3oU Rd., Deal Pari, N.J. PAUL I. FENLON, '19 TO MEET A NEW CENTURY 4 141 Sorin Hall, Notre Dame, Ind. MORTON R. GOODMAN, '30 Association Staff Expansion 2415 PUgrimage TraS, Los Angeles, Calif. 90028 W. LANCASTER SMITH, '50 Dallas Athletic Club Building, Dallas, Tex. 75201 PEACE THROUGH UNDERSTANDING 6 Commencement Address and Sermon Directors to 1967 THOMAS P. CARNEY, '37 ABOUT ND 8 1050 N. Green Bay Rd., Lake Forest, III. BERTRAND D. COUGHLIN, M.D., '26 A composite of campus news 16 Thomdell Dr., St. Louis {Richmond Heights), Mo. 63117 Wn-UkU V. CUDDY, '52 155 Ralph Ave., White Plains, N.Y. CHALK MARKS ON A CASSOCK 17 HERBERT M. SAMPSON, '50 735 North 57 Ave., Omaha, Neb. 68132 Man and the Moment Directors to 1968 TO SAVE IT FROM THE JUNK 21 JOSEPH H. CAREY, '32 Plans for a new Sports Library 19965 Briaidiff, Detroit, Mich. 48221 THOMAS W. CARROLL, '51 17 Carlton Rd., Hutchinson, Kansas REUNION REVIEW 35 AMBROSE F. DUDLEY, JR., '43 519 Sussex Rd., Wynncwood, Pa. 19096 Our candid photos from June, 1965 CHARLES J. PATTERSON, '47 73 Mt. Waj-ne Avenue, Fnuningham, Mass. 01702 Cluunnen of the 1965 Committees JAMES E. ARMSTRONG '25 JOHN J. JANOWSKI '51 W. LANCASTER SMITH Executive Editor Production Editor THOMAS P. CARNEY Continuing Education HERBERT M. SAMPSON Athletic P. MICHAEL BASCLE '66 REV. THOAAAS J. O'DONNEIL CSC BERTRAND D. COUGHLIN Student Affairs Spec/a/ Asst. Editor THOMAS P. CARNEY Academic Affairs Columnist WILLIAM V. CUDDY Public Relations and Development BRUCE HARLAN '49 THOMAS P. CARNEY Admissions Photographer HERBERT M. SAMPSOReligionN and Citizenship WILLIAM V. CUDDY Placement BERTRAND D. COUGHLIN Budget GEORGE A. BARISCILLO, JR., and ^ Co UCI. This striking photograph of twin brothers Kevin F. (left) am.'- PAUL L FENLON Nominations Donald B. Reilly, both brokers on thefloor of the New York Stock Exchange o' the age of 29, seems to dramatize the new stature of the young Notre Dame This r'T*^"" is published bi-monthly by the tJnivclsity of Notre Dame, Notie alumnus who is shaping the future and is a large factor in the development and Dame, Ind. Entered as second-class mat­ ter Oct. 1, 1939, at the Post Office, Notre growth of the University and the Alumni Association programs. More about th- Dame, Ind., under the act of Aug. 24, 1912. twin market men themselves on page 16. (Photo courtesy THE NEW YORK TIMES.'. Notre Dame Alumnus, September-October, 1965 All By James E. Armstrong '25 Editorial Comment HIS issue of the ALUMNUS an­ nounces a long-awaited and per­ Younger personnel join an association Thaps long-overdue expansion of our of younger alumni to face new problems, Alumni Association staff. There are some comments in con­ programs and concepts. nection with the changes that seem im­ portant to me. Ahvays, you regret losing a staff member. John Laughlin has a fine long associations, with the invaluable As the presiding elder who has lived \vriting talent, and contributed much asset of continuit}', I hope the new ap­ under six Presidents and nine football to the ALUMNUS readers during his pointments also open a broader era of coaches, indulge me in just a few eight years as managing editor. The understanding of the large number of reminders. volume of detail took on some of the our younger alumni, and, even more The same fine tradition of alimini character of The Old Man and the importantly, the advent of adequate family identity that marked the Asso­ Sea to John's creative abilities. Cer­ handling of new problems and pro­ ciation's birth in 1868 persists today, tainly all of us wish him the recogni­ grams in the Association. and should never be a casualty. tion and the enjoyment of his capac­ Our Workshop of last January and The tangible services to the Univer­ ities, in the many years he has ahead. the considerations of the Alumni Board sity that existed as a purpose a hundred Jim Cooney is a young but familiar have spotlighted the inevitability of years ago have only gro\vn in scope and addition, coming from the excellent new concepts. diversity. The principle remains intact, preparatory programs of the Founda­ The imaginative and effective ex­ and desire to serve should remain tion, and from the colorful world of pansion of the University programs dogma. the University Theatre. under Father Hesburgh \vill demand The expectations of our society when Sinularly, John Thurin assumes edi­ many accompanying new and imagi­ it faces a graduate of Notre Dame may torial responsibilities of both the native alumni approaches. sound far greater and be phrased quite ALUMNUS and NOTRE DAME maga­ Computerization is an almost cer­ differently now and in the years ahead, zines working under the present editors, tain trend within a few years. but analysis in depth wSl always in­ with sound background as editor-in- Club and Class organizations ^^^ll clude a good image of the Ten Com­ chief of the 1959 Dome. He was a face substantial changes. mandments and the Sermon on the successful officer in the rigorous pro­ Placement will take on new dimen­ Mount. grams of the Army, and has been a sions and relationships. And while the programs of the Asso­ valuable member of the University of Continuing education \vill become ciation must keep step with, iri fact Notre Dame Press for the past several perhaps a dominant factor in alumni lead, the creation of a sound and pro­ years. life. ductive alunmi, another dogma, it And Jim Gibbons, who will devote Public relations, financial support, seems to me, must be the ftmction of some of his time to Association projects, enrollment problems will all assume the Association: fighting a protective is already familiar as a former member new proportions. rearguard action against the aggres­ of Notre Dame teams, -coaching staff, But one important fact remains. sive pursuit of progressive impersonali- and more recently (and continuing) as Much of the past success of the Asso­ zation. the assistant to the Director of Public ciation has come from alumni initia­ Stroganoff or stew, the beef is vital. Relations, Art Haley. tive. The new program will not pro­ Whatever the blend of the future -— You wU note the youth of the new duce push-button or instant substitutes and our faith is unlimited in it — we men. In addition to the impUcation of for this essential perennial. should never omit basic ineredients. Notre Dame Alumnus, September-October, 1965 3 To Meet a New KEW managing editor for tlie As the Association's 1968 Centennial A ALUMNUS and an assistant Alumni secretarj' are among the recent additions date approaches, the staff expands to face to the executive staff of tlie Alumni Association as one resignation was the new challenges of a second 100 years. tendered and three appointments were made. John F. Laughlin '48 has resigned as managing editor of the ALUMNUS after eight years of publishing the magazine for alumni. He has accepted and fund raising, the local Club \vill Dame Press since December, 1963. A a position as an editor with Our Sun­ gain in importance, becoming a vital native of Canton, Ohio, he attended- day Visitor, publishing the national edi­ arm of the Universitj'. Canton Central Catholic High School tion of the weekly magazine. In addition to this responsibility and was graduated from St. Vincent's, Replacing John as managing editor Cooney will assist in the overall opera­ Latrobe, Pa. At Notre Dame he majored \vill be John Thurin '59, who \vill tions of the Association which have in communication arts, receiving an AB '^ simultaneously accept the editorship of grown with the numerical expansion of degree in 1959. He is presently a can­ the Notre Dame Magazine. This joint alumni, the intensification of Associa­ didate for a MAB degree at the Uni­ editorial policy was operative in the tion programs such as Universal Notre versity. Prior to coming to Notre early years of the Notre Datnc quar­ Dame Mght and reunions, and the Dame, he served four years with the < terly when James E. Armstrong and growing regional events such as the U.S. Army security agency in Ft. John N. Cackley ser\'ed as editor and Florida State Convention and the Devens, Mass., and Herzo Base, Ger- ., managing editor, respectively, of both. family weekend at Cedar Point, Ohio. many, attaining the rank of captain. The reunification of the two publica­ He will help maintain contact between He also ser\'ed as assistant advertising tions is an indication of the increasing these related endeavors and the Board manager of Thurin's Home Furnish­ unity betiveen Alumni Association and of Directors and the concerned offices ings in Canton. He is married to the Foundation offices. Fortified by liis ex­ at the Universit)'. former Catherine Ann Clancy of perience as editor-in-chief of the 1959 Jim Gibbons will devote part of his Rocky River, O.; they have three chil­ Dome, John Thurin will aid in re­ time specifically to the Association's dren: Martin Phillip, Peter Francis and ' union planning and work toward in­ programs with students.