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FATHER HESBURGH RECEIVES U.C.L.A. DEGREERev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president of

N otre Dam e, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree a t the annual C harter D ay ceremonies of the University of California a t Los Angeles on April 2.

HOLD ESTATE PLANNING SYMPOSIUMT h e University of N otre D am e sponsored a symposium

in New York City on M ay 24 on “T he Creative Con­servation of W ealth Through Estate Planning and Its Relationship T o Private H igher Education.”

M ore than 150 lawyers, tax specialists, insurance executives, trust officers and others engaged in estate planning activities attended the symposium at the W al­dorf-Astoria Hotel. Rev. John E. Walsh, C.S.C., Notre D am e vice-president for public relations and development, was the symposium m oderator, as well as host a t a reception and dinner preceding the symposium.

Addressing the estate planning parley were Harold Swartz, Assistant Commissioner of In ternal Revenue — Technical, W ashington, D.C., and James F. Thornburg, South Bend, Ind., attorney, estate planning specialist and tax counsel to the Notre D am e Foundation.

TUITION INCREASE ANNOUNCEDU ndergraduate tuition a t the University of Notre

D am e will be $1,500 per academic year effective next September, an increase of $50 a semester.

Also beginning next fall, tuition in the Notre Dam e Law School and the University’s G raduate School will be increased $200 to $1,200 for the academic year. G raduate and law school tuition had remained a t $1,000 since the 1959-60 school year.

THEOLOGY MAJOR OPENS IN FALLN otre D am e will inaugurate an undergraduate m ajor

in theology next fall, according to Rev. Albert Schlitzer,C.S.C., head of the theology department.

W hile the departm ent has always offered “service courses” in theology to students in the University’s four undergraduate colleges, it will now be possible for the first time for a lay student to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree

in theology a t N otre Dame, Father Schlitzer explained H e said the new sequence of studies will prepare youn men for graduate work in theology, for teaching theolog in colleges and universities and for “a challenging an< rewarding career in the intellectual and social activities o the Church.”

T he core of the m ajor sequence will consist of 2 credit hours in theology during the junior and senior years Included will be special courses in biblical and systematii theology as well as other courses structured with a view o showing Christian theology in the making, m ajor trend: in contemporary theology and the history of religions.

The undergraduate theology m ajor, Father Schlitze: said, will give the student an appreciation of the con­tinuity of Christian tradition and values in the history oj Western culture and develop an understanding of Chris­tian faith in the light of m odem biblical research and contemporary theological thought. Creation of the new m ajor will strengthen N otre D am e’s general program in the humanities and the theology departm ent itself, he said. “Theology must achieve its proper place among the humanities a t a university if it expects to be taken seri­ously,” he concluded.

LANGFORD O N PEACE CORPS PANELProfessor W alter M . Langford, of the departm ent of

modern languages a t Notre Dam e, participated in a con­ference of Peace Corps Contractors a t Estes Park, Colo­rado, in M arch.

Langford, who has directed summer Peace Corps train­ing programs a t Notre Dam e in 1961 and 1964 and who directed the first group of Peace Corps volunteers in Chile from 1961 to 1963, appeared on a panel exploring “Long Range and Continuing Relationships between the Con­tracting Institutions, the Peace Corps and the Peace Corps Volunteers.”

DANFORTH AWARD TO TWOTwo N otre Dam e seniors have been awarded fellow­

ships for up to four years of graduate study by the Dan- forth Foundation of Saint Louis, Missouri.

They are Dale Robert Althoff, 517 37th Street, Rapid City, S. Dak., and William James Langan, 511 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, N.Y. Althoff and Langan have m a­jored in philosophy and government respectively in Notre Dam e’s College of Arts and Letters.

RICE GIVES SIGMA XI TALKSDr. Francis O. Rice, principal research scientist in

chemistry and visiting research professor of chemistry at N otre Dame, served as national lecturer for the Society of Sigma X i throughout the m onth of February.

H e lectured on “Production and Reactions of Free Radicals in O uter Space” at colleges and universities in southern and southwestern states.

(Continued on page 18)

EDITOR: JOHN H. JA N O W SK I

NOTRE DAME VOL. 18, No. 2, SUMMER, 1965

Published quarterly by the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. Entered as second class matter May 10, 1928, a t Post Office a t Notre Dame, Indiana, under the Act of August 24, 1912.

2 N O T R E D AM E

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MAY 15 CONVOCATION AND DINNER HIGHLIGHTSCIENCE CENTENNIAL OBSERVANCE ON CAMPUS

Twelve eminent figures in the world of science, seven of them Nobel Prize winners, received honorary doc­torates at a special convocation on M ay 15 marking the Centennial of Science at the University of Notre Dame.

Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., University presi­dent, officiated at the 3 p.m. ceremonies in the Stepan Center. Among those honored by Notre Dam e was Prof. Michael Polanyi, the celebrated physical chemist, phi­losopher and author from Oxford, England, who deliv­ered the principal convocation speech.

Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees also were con­ferred by Father Hesburgh on Dean A. Adrian Albert of the Division of the Physical Sciences at the University of Chicago; Prof. Melvin Calvin, director of the Law­rence Radiation Laboratory’s Chemical Biodynamics Lab­oratory, University of California a t Berkeley; M r. Craw­ford H . Greenewalt, chairman of the board of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Del.; Prof. K arl ILerzfeld, head of the departm ent of physics, Catholic University of America, W ashington, D .C.; and Dr. Donald F. Hornig. Special Assistant to President Johnson for Science and Technology and chairman of the President’s Science Advisory Committee.

Others accepting honorary doctorates at the Notre

Dame Centennial convocation included Dr. A rthur K om - berg, professor and executive head of the departm ent of biochemistry a t the Stanford University School of M edi­cine, Stanford, Calif.; Prof. Edward L. T atum of the Rockefeller Institute, New York, N.Y.; Dr. Charles H . Townes, provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech­nology, Cambridge; Dr. H arold C. Urey, professor of chemistry-at-large, University of California; Dr. James D. Watson, professor of biology a t H arvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; and Dr. Eugene P. Wigner, Prince­ton University physicist currently engaged in research a t the Oak Ridge (Tenn.) National Laboratory.

Each of the honorary degree recipients except Polanyi, who lives in England, is a member of the prestigious N a­tional Academy of Sciences. T he Nobel Laureates in the group are Professors Calvin (1961), K om berg (1959), T atum (1958), Townes (1964), Urey (1934), W atson (1962) and Wigner (1963).

Also participating in the convocation were Rev. E d­m und P. Joyce, C.S.C., executive vice president, who assisted in the conferring of degrees, and Rev. ChesterA. Soleta, C.S.G., vice president for academic affairs, who read the honorary degree citations. Music for the academic procession was provided by the University of Notre Dam e Band.

Rev. T h e o d o r e M . H e sb u r g h , C .S .C . (cen ter] , p r e s id e n t o f t h e U n ivers i ty o f N o t r e D a m e , c o n fe r r e d h o n o ra r y D oc tor o f Law s d e g r e e s o n 72 e m in e n t m e n o f sc ie n c e a t a s p e c ia l C e n te n n ia l o f S c ie n c e c o n v o c a t io n on th e c a m p u s M a y 15. T h e d e g r e e re c ip ien ts w e r e ( front ro w , le f t to right): D e a n A . A d r ia n A lb e r t o f th e Divis ion o f th e Physical S c ie n ce s a t th e U nivers i ty o f C h ica g o ; Prof. M e lv in C a lv in , d irec to r o f t h e L a w ren ce R a d ia t io n L a b o r a to r y ’s C h e m ic a l B io d y n a m ics L a b o ra to ry , Univ . o f C a l i fo rn ia , Berkeley,- Prof. M ic h a e l P o lany i , O x fo r d , E n g la n d , ch em is t a n d philosopher,- F a ther H e sb u rg h ; Dr. D o n a ld H o rn ig , S p e c ia l A ss is ta n t to Pres iden t Jo h n so n for S c ie n c e a n d T e c h n o lo g y ; M r. C ra w fo r d G r e e n e w a l t , ch a irm a n o f t h e b o a r d o f t h e DuPont C o m p a n y , W i lm in g t o n , Del.,- Prof. Karl H e r z fe ld , h e a d o f th e d e p a r t m e n t o f p h y s ic s , C a th o l i c U n ivers i ty o f A m e r ic a , W a s h i n g t o n , D .C . ( S e c o n d r o w , l e f t to r ight): Dr. A r thur K o m b e r g , p ro fe sso r a n d e x e c u t i v e h e a d o f th e d e p a r t m e n t o f b io c h e m is t r y , S ta n fo r d Univ . S c h o o l o f M e d ic in e , S ta n fo r d , C a l i f . ; Prof. E d w a r d L. T a tu m , t h e R o ck e fe l le r In s t i tu te , N e w Y o rk , N . Y . ; Dr. C h a r le s H. T o w n e s , p r o v o s t a t th e M a ssa ch u se t t s Ins t i tu te o f T e c h n o lo g y , C a m b r id g e , M a ss .; Dr. H a r o ld C. U rey , p ro fe sso r o f c h e m is tr y -a t - la rg e , U n ivers i ty o f C a l i fo rn ia ; Dr . J a m e s D. W a t s o n , p ro fe s so r o f b io lo g y a t H a r v a r d Universi ty; a n d Dr.

E u g e n e P. W i g n e r , Princeton U nivers i ty ph ys ic is t curren t ly e n g a g e d in re se a rc h a t O a k R id g e , Tenn .

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R ev . H o w a r d J . K e n n a , C .S .C . , Prov inc ia l S u p e r io r , I n d ia n a Province,

Priests o f H o ly C ross, a n d Dr. D o n a l d H o r n ig , S p e c ia l A ss is ta n t to President

J o h n so n fo r S c ie n c e a n d T e c h n o lo g y , d e l i v e r e d t h e in vo c a t io n a n d p r in c ip a l a d d r e s s , r e s p e c t i v e l y , a t th e S c ie n c e C e n te n n ia l d in n e r on M a y 15,

T he Centennial of Science convocation was one of a series of events held a t Notre Dam e M ay 14-15 in con­junction with the spring meetings of the University’s Board of Lay Trustees and the Advisory Council for Science and Engineering.

Three lectures on Notre Dame science — past, pres­ent and future — were features of the Science Centen­nial weekend. Dr. Lawrence Baldinger, associate dean of the College of Science, spoke on the “History of Science a t Notre D am e” in the M em orial Library on M ay 14 a t 8 p.m. T he University’s current educational program and research in science was described by Dr. Bernard W aldm an, associate dean of the science school, in the library auditorium on M ay 15 a t 10 a.m. Dean Rossini followed W aldm an’s presentation w ith a talk on “T he Future of Science a t N otre Dam e.”

O ther science centennial events included a D ean’s Reception in the President’s Lounge, N otre Dame M emo­rial Library, on M ay 14 a t 10 p.m .; an open house in the several buildings of the College of Science on M ay 15 from 10:30 a.m. to '2 p.m .; a President’s Luncheon for honorary degree recipients and other invited guests on M ay 15 a t noon in the Morris Inn ; and a Centennial of Science D inner in the N orth Dining H all a t 7 p.m. Dr. H ornig was the dinner speaker and read a special letter from President Johnson, the text of which follows.

Prof. M ilton Burton, director of Notre D am e’s R adia­tion Laboratory, was chairm an of the Centennial of Sci­ence Committee. T he group has organized a year-long series of lectures, exhibits and special events to m ark the first 100 years of scientific instruction and research at the University. N otre D am e awarded its first Bachelor of Science degree on June 22, 1865, to John Cassidy of Chelsea, Michigan, who later became a South Bend physician. Today the College of Science has an enroll­m ent of 600 sophomores, juniors and seniors, and 328 students are pursuing advanced degrees in the G radu­ate School.

D EAN ROSSINI RECEIVES 1 9 6 5 LAETARE MEDALDr. Frederick D. Rossini, dean of the College of

Science at the University of N otre Dame, received the University’s highest honor, the Laetare M edal, which has been conferred annually since 1883 on an outstand­ing American Catholic layman during special ceremonies a t the Centennial of Science Convocation M ay 15. H e is the second scientist to receive the coveted award and the first person to be so honored while serving on the N otre Dam e faculty.

Rossini became head of Notre Dam e’s College of Science in 1960 after earlier associations with the C ar­negie Institute of Technology and the National Bureau of Standards. H e is a member of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences and recently completed a two-year term as president of Sigma Xi, the national professional society for the encouragement of scientific research. C ur­rently he is president of the Albertus M agnus Guild, a national organization of Catholic scientists.

Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Notre Dame

T H E W H IT E H O U SEW A S H IN G T O N

May 14, 1965

Dear Father Hesburgh:

I am proud that your great University is observing the one hundredth anniversary of the award of its first Bache­lor of Science degree and the founding of its College of Science.

Anniversaries invite reflection, and in talking with Dr. Hornig about his visit on this occasion I have reflected on the thoughts which must have form ed in the minds of your trustees and faculty, and students and friends, at that convocation a century ago. W ith the waste of war and the tragic assassination of a great President fresh before them, they undertook this constructive and creative act. Clearly, they sought to build for the future, confident of God's will that man should progress to better things. They could not foresee where their actions would lead in a hundred years, but they moved, as we must now, by resolute faith.

Today America is preeminent in science and its applica­tions, leading the world in Nobel laureates and others of brilliant individual distinction such as those you are hon­oring. In this scientific renaissance the University of Notre Dame has played its part as a foremost Midwestern center of science and learning.

Your convocation in 1965 can reflect on a barely imagin­able rate of amassing of knowledge. I know that we can join in prayer for the faith and courage of those who met in Indiana a century ago, to assure that men will use this knowledge wisely for man’s betterment.

Please convey to the participants in your centennial cele­bration m y very best wishes that Notre Dame may con­tinue and prosper in these splendid traditions, now so well established, which link together the best in educa­tion and science.

Sincerely,

LY N D O N B. JO H N SO N

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F ather H esb u rg h p re se n ts th e 1965 Lae tare M e d a l to D e a n Frederick D. Rossini o f t h e C o l le g e o f S c ie n c e as a sp e c ia l p a r t o f t h e C e n te n n ia l o f

j S c ie n c e c o n v o c a t io n a t th e Univers i ty o f N o t r e D a m e h e ld M a y 15 in theS te p a n C e n te r on c a m p u s .

president, in naming Rossini as the 1965 Laetare Medalist, paid tribute to him as a scientist, educator and adm in­istrator.

“In D ean Rossini,” he said, “are combined the gifted m ind of a scientist, the teacher’s interest in young people, and the executive ability required to coordinate educa­tional programs and research in science at a complex

i university.i “Both his public and private life exemplify thei high professional competence and deep m oral responsi­

bility essential for Catholic leadership in the American community.

“Notre Dame, as it celebrates during 1965 the Cen­tennial of Science on its campus, is particularly pleased and proud to honor Dean Rossini whose nearly forty years of dedicated service to science, higher education and government is in the finest tradition of the Laetare M edal.”

T he late President John F. Kennedy received the Laetare M edal at a W hite House ceremony in 1961. Psychiatrist Francis J. Braceland was the 1962 recipient, and Admiral George W. Anderson, then Chief of Naval Operations, was the 1963 Laetare Medalist. Poetess Phyllis McGinley received the award last year. Through the years 66 men and 17 women have received the Laetare M edal which, in the words of the citation of 1896, “has been worn only by men and women whose genius has ennobled the arts and sciences, illustrated the ideals of the Church and enriched the heritage of humanity.”

T he Laetare M edal is so named because the recipient is announced each year on Laetare Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of L ent and an occasion of joy in the liturgy of the Church. The actual presentation takes place a t a later time. The medal consists of a solid gold disc sus­

pended from a gold bar bearing the inscription, “Laetare M edal.” Inscribed in Latin in a border around the disc are the words, “T ru th is mighty and will prevail.” The center design of the m edal and the inscription on the reverse side are fashioned differently each year ac­cording to the profession of the recipient.

Dean Rossini was born July 18, 1899, in M onon- gahela, Pennsylvania. H e was graduated from th e C ar­negie Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1925 and received a master of science degree there the following year. H e then became a teaching fellow in chemistry at the University of California, receiving his doctorate a t Berkeley in 1928.

For 22 years, from 1928 to 1950, Dr. Rossini was a scientist a t the National Bureau of Standards, W ashington,D.G., advancing from Assistant Research Chemist to Chief of the Section on Thermochemistry and Hydro­carbons. From 1950 to 1960 he served as Silliman Pro­fessor, head of the departm ent of chemistry, and director of the Chemical and Petroleum Research Laboratory at Carnegie Tech. During this same period he was faculty advisor to the Newman Club there. Today a t N otre Dame, Rossini is dean of the College of Science, associate dean of the Graduate School (for science and engineering) and chairman of the University Research Council.

The new Laetare M edalist is author or co-author of eight books and more than 200 scientific papers, prin­cipally in the fields of thermochemistry and thermody­namics. H e has lectured regularly at colleges and uni­versities and before professional groups in this country and abroad. H e has received the H illebrand Award of the Chemical Society of Washington, the Pittsburgh Award of the American Chemical Society, the Gold M edal Exceptional Service Award of the U.S. D epart­m ent of Commerce and honorary degrees from Carnegie Tech, N otre Dame, Duquesne University, Loyola U ni­versity of Chicago, and Saint Francis College, Loretto, Pa.

D ean Rossini was chairman of the National Research Council’s Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology from 1955 to 1958. H e has regularly attended the con­ferences of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and was appointed by the D epartm ent of State as head of the American delegation to the con­ference at Zurich in 1955. Currently D ean Rossini is serving on the Policy Advisory Board for the Argonne National Laboratory of the University of Chicago. H e has also served on several advisory panels and commit­tees of the National Science Foundation.

THREE VICE PRESIDENTS NAM EDA s this issue of N O TR E D A M E goes to press,

the appointment of three vice presidents at the University of Notre Dame was announced by Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., University presi­dent.

Rev. John E. W alsh, C.S.C., was named vice president for academic affairs; James W . Frick was appointed vice president for public relations and development; and Dr. Francis T. McGuire was designated as vice president for special projects.

Additional information on these changes will appear in the Fall issue of N O TR E DAM E.

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THE TRUSTEESIVho they are and what they do

I ht-te a i r m ain im poitaut and meaningiul paiallels betxv ecu a business's Boaul of Diiectois and a unix'ersitv’s Boaid i'{ Tiustees. Not all univei sides emplox the teiiu "Boat cl of rittstees" foi theii govei ning 01 adxisoix hoauK. but most do. Perhaps the most basic point ol eompaiison is that the Board t e p t e s e n t s in both cases the highest possible lex cl of policy and decision-making.

It is at the Boaid lex el that the fundamental decisions alleeting the life and the spiiit. the dilection and the progress, the plans and projections either lot the business 01 foi the unixeisitx a i r discussed.

Unlike in business, how ex ei. among universities Boards of Trustees ate eithei governing 01 advisory, depending on whether or not the Board has final legal responsibility.

PAUL F. HELLMUTH, '40,

Boston, Ma ss a ch us e t t sHAROLD S. FOLEY,

'2 1 , V a n c o u v e r ,

British C o l u m b i a

i f i

JEROME J. CROWLEY

Sou t h Bend. I n d i a n a

'iROBERT W . GALVIN,

'51 ,C h i c a g o , Il l inois

J O H N P. MURPHY 1 2

C l e v e l a n d . O h i o

% 1WALTER D U N C A N , ' 12,

LaSal le , Il l inois

JOSEPH A La FORTUNE, '16Tulsa, O k l a h o m a

JAMES F. KEEI '13,

Fort W a y n e , In

JOSEPH I O' NEILL JR. , '37,

M i d l a n d , Texas

TIMOTHY P GALVIN, '16,

H a m m o n d , I n d i a n a

*rm s f

6 N O T R E D/4M E

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At the University of Notre Dame the Board of Lav I rustees is adv iso i\ . 1 he ultimate responsibility fo i. and

control of, the 1 niversitx tests with the ( longiegation oi Holx ( lioss,

I hough the Bomd o] Lax liustees of the L’niveisitx oi Notie Dame is advisoi x latliei than goxeining, the Boards conti lhution to the L mxeisitx is oi inestimable value. M embeis ate inxited to the Board because of then records ol accomplishment, theii yeais ol experience, then interest in liighei education and especially in Notre Dame, and their willingness to dexote theii time and talent to the noble task ol making Notre 1 fame an ex ei greatei univeisitx.

The L niveisity oi Notie Dame selects its Boaid m em ­bers irom a vaiietx of piofessional and eareei back­

'll ounds and. to some extent, from geographical areas. In this way manv difleient points oi xdexx are lepre- sented in the BoaidN thinking. O n theii pait. the m em ­beis oi the Boa id l egai d it a s a mark of s p e c ia l honoi and of highest confidence to be invited to seix-c in this c apaeity.

According to the by-laws oi the Boaid oi Lax Tiustees. .I thirty-membei Boaid is dixided equallx betxxeen alumni ol Notre Dame and non-alumni.

For moie eifective operation, the Boaid of Lay Irustees is dixided into two committees: T h e Finance Committee and the Development Committee, T he Fi­nance Committee adx ises on all financial m atteis and is specifically chaiged with the task of handling the U ni­versity's investment poitfolio. cu iten th xalued at ap ­

%

I f

J . PETER GRACE, N e w York City

E DMUND A. STEPHAN, '33,

C h i c a g o , Illinois

GE OR GE N SHUSTER, ' 15,

N o t r e D a m e , I n d i an a

OLIVER C. CARMICHAEL, JR. ,

Sout h Bend, I n d i a n aD O N AL D M

GRAHAM, C h i c a g o , Il l inois

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H O W A R D V. PHALIN, '28,

C h i c a g o , Il l inois

ALFRED C. STEPAN, n r n k i a n o i \/z-m i

HARRY C. HAGERTY, N e w York City

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proximate!) RIO million. T h e Development Committee advises on all those matters i elating to the University's continuum effort to becom e a better university and on how to secure the funds necessan for this important effort.

Mr. f. Peter ( h a t e is C hairm an ot the Board of Lax I rijstees. M r . Bernard J. Voll is C hairm an of the Finance

Committee. M i. Paul F. Hellm uth is ( '.hnirman of the I )evelopment ( Committee.

I brougham the \tsars the members ot the Finance C ommittee have looked a lter the University's investment portfolio with m eat acumen and with a distinguished record of success. Reverend Edm und P. Joyce. C.S.C., Executive Vice President. University of Notre Dame, meets regularly with the Finance Committee.

In more recent years, the Development Committee.

functioning largely through its Executive or Steering Committee, has concerned itself active!) with analyzing the many problems and opportunities facing a major private universitv in this rountrv and with suggesting ways in which Notre Dam e might better fulfill its role and its promise. T h e agenda for a typical meeting of the Steering Committee of the Development Committee might range all the way from the Institute for Higher Religious Studies to the relationships between Notre Dame and St. Mary's. Father Hesburgh, President of the Universitv, meets with the members of the Steering Committee of the I )evclopment Committee

The Board of Lay Trustees is an essential and a vital part of Notre Dame's administration. Its members are as highly esteemed as they are deeply appreciated.

m

G F O RG E W STRAKF Hous ton , Texas

A O SHAUGHNESSY, St Paul , Mi n n e s o t a

E. J . HANLEY, Pi t t sburgh,

P en ns y l v an ia FRANKLIN D. SCHURZ,

Sout h Bend , I n d i a n a

JOSEPH A. MA RTI NO, N e w York City

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-FRANK E.

MACKLE, JR. , M i a m i Be ac h , Flor ida

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N E W T O N N. M I N O W ,

C h i c a g o , Il l inois

THOMAS W . P A N G BO R N,

H a g e r s t o w n , M a r y l a n d j o h n t . M cCa f f r e y C h i c a g o , Il l inois C ROY M c C A N N A ,

Bur l ington, Wi scon s i n

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Throughout this Centennial of Science year at Notre Dame, distinguished figures in all areas of the scientific world are coming to the campus to present papers, par­ticipate in symposia, and make public lectures about their specialties,

T he following photo-feature should give some idea oj the scope and diversity of Notre D am e’s Centennial of Science lecture program Since additional speakers are scheduled for next fall, this assemblage is not complete, but it is typical of the quality of the program and should provide an “overall" view to Notre Dame alumni and friends throughout the country

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Dr. E u g en e R a b m o w i tc h ( se co n d from left} , p ro fe sso r o f b o t a n y a n d b io p h ys ic s at the U nivers i ty o f I l linois , p r e s e n t e d a S c ien ce C e n te n n ia l Lec ture in Ja n u a ry , l e f t to r ight a re Dr. Robert E. G o r d o n , a c t in g h e a d o f t h e b io lo g y d e p o r t m e n t , R a b m -n w i tc h i Dr. M ilton Burton, d irec to r o f th e R a d ia t ion L abora tory; a n d Dr. H a r v e yA. B en d e r , a s s o c ia te p ro fe sso r o f b io lo g y .

Professor C harles C. Price, ch a irm a n o f th e c h em is try d e p a r tm e n t at the Universi tyo f P en n sy lva n ia (r ight), is sh o w n Father N i e u w l o n d s o r ig in a l la b o ra to ry in th e

C hem is try B u ild ing on t h e N o t r e D a m e c a m p u s . F a ther N i e u w l o n d w o n f a m e forhis w o rk w i th sy n th e t ic ru b b e r . P rofessor Price d e l i v e r e d a C e n te n n ia l o f S c ie n c eLecture in F ebruary . Left to r igh t a re Dr, Ernest L. Eliel, p ro fe sso r a n d h e a d o f the

ch em is tr y d e p a r tm e n t ; Dr. G e o r g e F. H e n m o n , Julius A. N i e u w l o n d Professor o f

C hem is try , a n d Dr. Price.

Dr. S , A m e l in c k x (right}, p ro fe sso r o f t h e U n ivers i ty o f G h e n t a n d d ire c to r o f

so l id s t a t e in S iu d ie c en trp m voor K e rn e n erg ie , S .C .K . , M o l-D a n k , B e lg iu m , p r e ­s e n te d a C e n te n n ia l o f S c ie n ce Lecture in Fe b ru a ry , D iscuss ing a n e lec tro n a c c e le r a ­tor in t he R a d ia t io n L a b o ra to ry w i th Dr. ' A m e l in ck x a r e ( le f t fo rightJ Dr, G e o r g e C. K uczyn sk i , p ro fe sso r o f m e ta l lu rg ic a l e n g in e e r in g , a n d Dr, R o b er t W . H e n l z ,sen ior research sc ientist a t t h e R a d ia t io n La b o ra to ry .

Dr. W i l l ia m F. K e l ia w (m id d le ) , d e a n o f t h e H a h n e m a n n M e d ic a l C o l l e g e o fP h i la d e lp h ia , p r e s e n t e d a C e n te n n ia l of S c i enc e Lec ture in F e b r u a r y . Left to r ight a r e Dr. L a w ren c e H. B a ld in g e r a s s o c ia te d e a n o f t h e C o l l e g e o f S c ie n c e a n d h e a d o f t h e d e p a r tm e n t o f p re p ro fe s s io n a l s tud ies Dr. Frederick D , R ossm i, D e a n o f t h e

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P rofessor S a n fo r d L ipsky (cen ter ) , o f t h e c h em is tr y d e p a r t m e n t a t t h e U nivers i ty

o f M i n n e s o ta , d e l i v e r e d a C e n te n n ia l o f S c ie n c e Lec ture in F ebruary . D e m o n ­s t ra t in g a n a p p a r a tu s f o r m e a s u r in g d e c a y ra te s as sh o r t a s o n e -b i l l io n th o f a s e c o n d f o r Dr. Lipsky is Dr. Ju a n T. D 'A le s s io ( s e a l e d ) , o f t h e A r g e n t i n e A to m ic E n erg y C o m m is s io n a n d v is it ing re se a rc h sc ien t is t a t N o t r e D a m e . W a t c h i n g a t r igh t is

Dr. M i lto n B urton , d ire c to r o f t h e R a d ia t io n L a b o ra to ry .

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Dr. H a r o ld G . C a ss id y (cen ter ) , p r o f e s s o r o f c h em is tr y a t Y a le U n ivers i ty , d e ­l i v e r e d t h e first o f a se r ie s o f C e n te n n ia l Lectures in J a n u a ry . Left to r ig h t are Dr. M i l to n B urton , d irec to r o f t h e R a d ia t io n L a b o ra to ry a n d c h a ir m a n o f th e c e n ­

t e n n ia l c o m m i t te e ; Dr. C h a r le s J . M u l l in , h e a d o f t h e p h ys ics d e p a r t m e n t a n d c h a ir m a n o f t h e c e n t e n n ia l lectures,- Dr. C ass idy ; Dr. Ernest L. Eliel , h e a d o f t h e c h e m is tr y d e p a r tm e n t ; a n d D e a n F reder ick D. Rossini, D e a n o f th e C o l le g e o f S c ie n c e .

Dr. R ichard B Bernstein (r ight) , p ro fe sso r o f ch em is tr y a t the U n ivers i ty o f W i s ­consin , M o d / s o n , is s h o w n o n e o f t h e m a c h in e s u s e d a t N o t r e D a m e to m a k e p r e ­cis ion in s trum en ts fo r t h e sc ie n c e d e p a r t m e n t b y Brother C o sm o s , C S .C . (lef t) , h e a d

o f t h e m a c h in e s h o p . W i th th e m is o n e o f t h e U nivers i ty m a ch in is ts . Dr. Bernstein w a s th e Peter C Reilly Lecturer M a rch 1-5 as p a r t o f the C e n te n n ia l o f Sc ience o b s e rv a n c e

Dr. Harry A . W a i s m a n , ( s e c o n d f r o m r ig h t ) , p r o fe s so r o f p e d ia tr ic s a t th e Uni­v ers i ty o f W isc o n s in M e d ic a l C e n te r , d e l i v e r e d a C e n te n n ia l o f S c ie n c e Lecture on

E x p e r im e n ta l P h e n y lk e to n u r ia . ’ C h e c k in g r e f e r e n c e w o rk s in th e b i o lo g y l ibrary a r e ( l e f t to r ight) Dr. H a r v e y B e n d e r , a s s o c ia te p ro fe s so r o f b io lo g y ; Dr. R ober t G o r d o n , a c t in g h e a d o f th e b i o lo g y d e p a r tm e n t ; Dr. W a i s m a n ; a n d Dr. Law­r e n c e H . B a ld in g e r , a s s o c ia te d e a n o f t h e C o l le g e o f S c ie n c e a n d h e a d o f the d e p a r t m e n t o f p re p r o fe s s io n a l s tu d ie s .

Dr. A l le n H. V o is e y , (right) p ro fe sso r a n d h e a d o f th e L. A. C otton S c h o o l o f G e o l o g y , U n ivers i ty o f N e w E n g la n d , A r m s d a le , N e w S o u th W a l e s , A u s tra l ia , p r e ­s e n t e d th re e C e n te n n ia l o f S c ie n c e Lectures on th e c a m p u s Feb. 18-19. Dr. R ay­m o n d C. G u tsch ick , h e a d o f th e g e o l o g y d e p a r t m e n t , sh o w s a s p e c im e n from the g e o l o g y d e p a r t m e n t ' s c o l lec t io n to Dr. V o isey .

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Dr. Frederick D. Rossini, D ea n o f th e C o l le g e o f S c ie n c e , ( s e c o n d fro m r ig h t] , p r e s e n te d a C e n te n n ia l o f S c ie n ce Lecture on F eb ru a ry 4 . N o t r e D a m e fa c u l ty m e m b e rs w i th D e a n Rossini a re (lef t to r ight) Dr. G e o r g e F. H e n n lo n , Ju l iu s A. N i e u w l a n d Pro fessor o f Chemistry; Dr. T h o m a s P. F ehlner , a ss is tan t p ro fe sso r of chemis try; Rossini; a n d Dr. W i l l ia m H. H a m il l , p ro fe sso r o f chem is try .

M e lv i l le M u d g e (left}, research g e o lo g i s t , U .S . G e o lo g ic a l S u rv e y , D e n ve r , C o lo ra d o , p o in ts o u t o n e o f the a re a s o f his f ie ld research to Dr. R a y m o n d C. G u tsch ick (cen ter ) , h e a d o f th e g e o l o g y d e p a r tm e n t , a n d Dr. W i l l ia m M . Fair ley (right) , a s ­

sis tan t p ro fe s so r o f g e o lo g y , M u d g e p r e s e n t e d a C e n te n n ia l o f S c ie n c e Lec*w e on the c a m p u s in M arch .

Dr. J a m e s 8 M cC o rm ick ( se co n d from le f t) , p a th o lo g i s t a n d la b o ra to ry d irec tor a t S w e d is h C o v e n a n t H o sp i ta l , C h ic a g o , d e l i v e r e d a C e n te n n ia l o f S c ie n c e Lecture

for the d e p a r t m e n t o f p r e p ro fe s s io n a l s tu d ies in April , Left to r igh t a re Dr. M ilton

Burton, d irec to r o f th e R a d ia t io n Labora tory; M cC orm ick , Rev. C harles L. D orem us , C S C , w h o t a u g h t M c C o rm ic k as an u n d e r g r a d u a te a t N o t r e D a m e; Dr. Law rence H. B a ld in g e r , a s s o c ia te d e a n o f t h e C o l le g e o f S c ie n ce a n d h e a d o f th e d e p a r tm e n t o f p re p ro fe s s io n a l studies,- a n d Dr. Frederick D Rossini, D ean o f th e C o l le g e o f

Sc ie n ce .

Dr. O s w a ld o Frota P essoa , h e a d o f t h e h u m a n g e n e t ic s d e p a r tm e n t a t t h e U nivers i ty o f S a o P aulo , Brazil ( s e c o n d from left) , d iscusses t h e N o t r e D a m e M o s q u i t o G e n e t i c s Project w i th m e m b e r s o f th e N o t r e D a m e b io lo g y d e p a r t m e n t pr ior to d e l i v e r in g a

C e n te n n ia l Lecture in M a rc h . Dr. Frota s p o k e o n " M e c h a n ism s o f D o s a g e C o m p e n ­sa t ion for S e x Linked G e n e s . " Left to r ig h t a re Dr. R o b e r t £ . G o r d o n , a c t in g h e a d o f th e b i o lo g y d e p a r tm e n t ; Dr. Fro ta Pessoa-, Dr. M a r issa B a t-M ir iam , v is it ing re search sc ien t is t a t N o t r e D a m e; Dr. H a r v e y A . B en d er , a s s o c ia te p ro fe sso r o f b io l ­

o g y , a n d Dr. G e o r g e B C ra ig , Jr., p ro fe sso r o f b io lo g y .

Dr. H en ry A . Lardy , ( le f t) , c h a irm a n o f th e E n zy m e In s t i tu te II a n d p r o fe s s o r o f

b io ch e m is try a t th e U niversi ty o f Wiscons in d e l i v e r e d th r e e P e ter C. Reil ly Lectures in J a n u a ry as p a r t o f the C e n te n n ia l o f S c ie n c e o b s e r v a n c e . C h e c k in g a v e r t ica l r o ta t in g t a b le w i th Dr. Lardy a re (lef t to r ight) Dr. R o g e r K. B re t th a u er , a s s is ta n t pro fe sso r o f chemis try; Dr. Ernest L, Eliel, p r o fe s so r a n d h e a d o f t h e c h em is tr y

d e p a r tm e n t ; a n d Dr. C harles E. B ro m b e l , p ro fe sso r o f c h em is tr y .

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Dr. Heinrich Krone, M inister for Special Affairs and chairm an of the National Defense Council for the West German Federal Republic, and M arc Chagall, the famous French artist, were honored by the University of Notre Dame a t special convocations in M arch and April where both received honorary degrees from the University.

O n M arch 23, Dr. Krone spoke on “The Germans and Nuclear W eapons" and specified three reasons why his country “rejects nuclear weapons of our own.”

“First,” he declared, “we firmly believe in collective defense because we are sure that collective defense is the onlv answer to the threat of our time.

Dr. H einrich K ro n e ( s e c o n d fro m r ig h t ) , M in is te r fo r S p e c ia l A ffa irs o f t h e W e s t G e r m a n F ed e ra l R ep u b l ic , r e c e i v e d an h o n o ra r y D oc tor o f

Law s d e g r e e a n d d e l i v e r e d a n a d d re s s on " T h e G e r m a n s a n d N u c le a r W e a p o n s " a t a s p e c ia l U n ivers i ty o f N o t r e D a m e c o n v o c a t io n M arch 2 3rd . S h o w n w i th h im h e r e a re ( le f t to r ight) Karl H einrich K n a p p s te in , G e r m a n a m b a s s a d o r to t h e U n i te d States,- R e v , T h e o d o r e M . H e sb u r g h , C . S .C . , N o t r e D a m e p r e s id e n t , w h o c o n fe r r e d th e d e g r e e ; a n d Dr. G e o r g e N . S h u s te r , a ss is tan t to F a ther H esb u rg h a n d S t a te C o m m is s io n er for B a va r ia in t h e U .S . Z o n e o f G e r m a n y d u r in g 1950-51.

“Second," Krone said, “we are fully aware that nuclear weapons in German hands would revive fear and resentment all over the world because of our past, even though the situation in Germany today has essentially changed.

“Third, the Federal Republic is not strong enough to afford nuclear weapons of its own,” the German states­m an declared.

In receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws from Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.G., University president, Dr. Krone was cited as “the archetype of the political m an most needed in our w orld : the Christian Dem ocrat who has been loyally and humbly a Christian, and effectively and constructively a Dem ocrat.” An intim ate associate of former German Chancellor K onrad Adenauer, K rone is regarded as one of the founders of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union.

Pointing out that all West German arm ed forces are under N A TO command, Dr. Krone said his country “has placed its fate into the hands of N A TO and par­ticularly into the hands of the U nited States.” H e ex­pressed “the deepest regret and most serious concern” that France and the United States hold different views on the strategy of N A TO “which is the cornerstone of our security."

Krone denied that West Germany must make a choice between France and the U.S. “There is no such choice,” he said, “because we are depending on both countries. Europe cannot be defended without the U nited States, nor can Germany be defended w ithout France.” H e said that both France and the United States “have good reasons for their respective positions, and it is certainly not up to us to pass a judgm ent.”

The German government official said the American forces in Germany “are guaranteeing the consistent and real policy of security and peace which benefits above all the Germans, but also the whole of Europe.” H e did not eliminate the possibility of an eventual detente, but termed it “doubtful and dangerous” to think tha t “a relaxation of tension was already under way.” West Germany, he said, is “not worried about a reasonable settlement be­tween the Soviet Union and the West, provided it is based on a reasonable, balanced give-and-take.”

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K rone warned, however, that “as long as the Soviets are not ready to open the door for a genuine European peace settlement, we in Germany feel tha t any form of disengagement, thinning our and regional disarmament would only consolidate the present rigid and unacceptable status of a divided Europe.”

PAINTER MARC CHAGALL FETED

“In humble admiration and gratitude for the gift of beauty from his hands to the m ind and heart of m ankind,” Father Hesburgh conferred an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree on 7 7-year-old Russian-born artist, M arc Chagall, at a special convocation in the Notre Dame M emorial Library auditorium on April 5.

Chagall, who has lived in France for many years, ad­dressed the convocation briefly with his famous painting, “T he Grand Circus,” forming a brilliantly colored back­drop on the auditorium stage.

“Art must go rather toward the soul than through theories toward the brain,” Chagall told the University audience. He said that “art and life itself seem to m e to be like a boat upon the waters. To whom is it given this gift of guiding this boat and how to sail it?”

Referring to his own work, which includes the ceiling of the Paris O pera and an intricate stained-glass window at the United Nations Secretariat Building in New York, Chagall said: “I see, in the life of everyday people and things as through a tear. I try to offer to them, as I can, a plastic reflection.”

In an earlier news conference, Chagall said he is working on the decor for a new M etropolitan O pera pro­duction of M ozart’s “Magic Flute” scheduled for 1967. H e said American art “has a new vitality which was lack­ing previously.”

“Life itself is our great school of art, and we must learn right up to the end of life,” the celebrated artist said. A rt has a continuity, but changes come more fre­quently than in earlier years “because these are times of volcanic eruption in which we live.” The role of the artist is tragic today, Chagall said, because while the world’s horizons have been extended, “the hum an heart is as small as ever.”

Annual President's Dinner Honors Cardinal, Faculty

T he University of Notre Dame honored a South American cardinal, announced faculty promotions and paid tribute to faculty members who are retiring or ob­serving their 25th anniversary on the campus at the annual President’s Dinner in the North Dining Hall on M ay 18.

Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., University president, conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on His Eminence Agnelo Cardinal Rossi, Archbishop of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and president of the Conference of Bishops of Brazil.

T he 52-year-old South American prelate was cited as “one of the effective national leaders of his country . . . (who) recognizes that social and religious reform m ust go together, for the sense of hum an dignity achieved must underlie the supernatural aspirations of m an.”

Honored guests at the President’s Dinner were three

Artis t M a rc C h a g a l l (righf) s ta n d s b e s id e h is f a m e d p a i n t i n g , “ The

G r a n d Circus, ” a f te r r e c e iv in g an h o n o r a r y D oc tor o f Fine Arts d e g r e e from th e U nivers i ty o f N o t r e D a m e A p r i l 5 th . S h o w n w i th h im h e r e a re Rev. T h e o d o re M . H e sb u rg h , C .S .C . (left) , w h o c o n fe r r e d th e d o c to r a te a t a s p e c ia l c o n v o c a t io n , a n d G u s t a v Stern (cen ter ) , h e a d o f th e G u s ta v

S tern F o u n d a t io n , Inc . , w h ich h a s l o a n e d th e C h a g a l l p a i n t in g to the N o tr e D a m e g a l le ry . The c e l e b r a te d p a in te r m e t in fo rm a l ly w i th f a c u l ty m e m b e r s a n d s tu d e n ts in th e U n ivers i ty ’s art d e p a r tm e n t d u r in g a four- d a y visit to th e c a m p u s ,

retiring faculty members and three who are observing their 25th year of teaching at Notre Dame. Leaving the faculty at the end of the present term are Clarence J. Kline, professor of mathematics; Willis D. Nutting, asso­ciate professor in the General Program of Liberal Studies; and Carl C. Stevason, associate professor of mechanical engineering. The silver jubilee group includes Rev. M ark Fitzgerald, C.S.C., professor of economics; Guy Mc- Michael, part-tim e associate professor of business organi­zation and managem ent; and Bernard W aldman. profes­sor of physics and associate dean of the College of Science.

Rev. Chester A. Soleta, C.S.C., vice president for aca­demic affairs, announced the promotion of nine faculty members to the rank of full professor.

They are John J. Broderick and Edward J. M urphy, law; Sperry E. Darden, physics; Edward A. Fischer, com­munication arts; John R. Malone, marketing manage­m ent; Thomas T. Murphy, business administration; Richard R. O tter and Thomas E. Stewart, mathematics; and Bernard S. J. Wostmann, biology.

Elevated to the rank of associate professors are LeoB. Auth, Jr., Harry G. Lafuse and James L. Massey, elec­trical engineering; Robert E. Burns, history; Rev. John S. Dunne, C.S.C., theology; Frank J. Fahey, sociology; William M. Fairley and Rev. Michael J. M urphy, C.S.C., geology; Peter P. Grande, guidance and testing; and James M. Lee, education.

Others designated as associate professor include LewisE. Nicholson, English; Daniel J. Pasto, chemistry; Carl R. Riehm, mathematics; C. Joseph Sequin, business or­ganization and m anagem ent; William D. Shephard, phys­ics; Frederic W. Syburg, communication arts; Albin A.

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There was not a m arked change in the magazine under the new editor. A note dated June 19, 1875, ap­peared in the June 26 issue announcing that the editor would no longer accept “paid contributions” unless so­licited. And in the first issue of 1876 the editor announced that because of the stringencies of the times — following the panic of 1873 — the price of the magazine would be reduced to $2.50 instead of the $3.00 hitherto charged, and tha t if further economies could be introduced, par­ticularly by an increase in the num ber of subscribers, the charge would be further reduced. T he second notice of this change in price said the magazine was not a “busi­ness enterprise” bu t published by religious for religious purposes.

In 1874 there were several columns in each issue of “Notes and Remarks,” mostly of quotations from other publications. In 1875 these became “Catholic Notes” and began to have a more editorial tone. Eventually the “Notes and Remarks” carried the editorial policy of the magazine, although not all were written by F ather Hudson. Al­though his name eventually appeared as the editor of the magazine his name was no t attached to anything pub­lished in it. This was a sublime act of humility that pre­cludes a norm al history of his ideas. In 1878 on the death of Pope Pius IX the pages carried a black border of mourning. In 1879 four additional pages were added to make them twenty in all. T he poor quality of the book- notes was symptomatic of the lack of solid Catholic pub­lications in English at that time.

Father Hudson continued a kind of English Catholic tone to the A ve Maria. T he imagery of the poetry in the Ave M aria and the tone of the comments and new items expressed an at-homeness in English, proper to the English of traditionally English Catholic families or of American families with an English or American convert tone. The emphasis was on a high type of devotion to O ur Lady, strong but delicate. T here was a family kind of conserva­tism in the fiction and historical accounts. The Catholic World, founded the m onth before the A ve M aria in 1865, was m ore of a literary magazine and the Catholic Quar­terly Review, begun in 1876, was more scientific in tone, bu t neither contained a finer use of English or of more perfect grammar. T he tone of the A ve M aria news items was one of continued progress.

In the 1880’s the circle of Father H udson’s influence began to widen. H e corresponded with other editors and occasionally sent sharp notes to those lacking in respect for his magazine. Most of the Catholic editors paid close a t­tention to the observations of the Ave M aria—now twenty-four pages— since the editor showed a definite independence, even from N otre Dam e and the local au­thorities. H e declined to publish the collection reports of Bishop Dwenger of Fort Wayne despite the threat of a decline in local support by the bishop. T he book reviews, while not as powerful or as crushing as those by the old master, Orestes A. Brownson, were carefully written and brought the readers of the magazine in touch with the most im portant of the Catholic publications, as well as the chief devotional books. Some im portant books not avail­able for review were quoted extensively on suitable topics.

In the later 1880’s there was a continuance of the more im portant writers from the first years of Hudson’s

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T h e Av e M a r i a ’s e d i to r , Rev . Jo h n R e e d y , C .S .C . ( se a ted ) , lo o ks o v e r a fo r th c o m in g issue w i th a f e l l o w H oly Cross e d i to r , Rev . Th o m a s F. M c N a l ly ,C S .C . , o f th e C a t ho l i c Boy / Mi ss .

editorship. To these were added the regular contribu­tions of M aurice Francis Egan, stories by Francis M arion Crawford and brief essays by John Gilmary Shea and Andrew A. Lambing, the historians. Bishop John L an­caster Spalding of Peoria contributed verses and essays, both ponderous. There were verses by Aubrey De V e re ^ essays and verses by Father A rthur Barry O ’Neill, C.S.C., essays and verses by Eleanore C. Donnelly, A nna T . Sad- lier, L. W. Reilly, Austin O ’Malley, and essays by Brother Azarius (Patrick M ullany). One of the most fruitful friendships opened between Hudson and Charles W arren Stoddard, who wrote of the South Seas, of the shrines of the West Coast, and of his conversion. M ost im portant, by accident, was his “M artyrs of Molokai” which was pub­lished separately as The Lepers of M olokai and found fruitful soil in Brother Ira D utton who went under the direction of Hudson and Stoddard to assist Father Damien De Veuster in the leper colony. Through this intercession there arose a long and interesting correspondence between Brother D utton and Hudson, enriched in the first years by letters of Father Dam ien himself. Father Hudson m ain­tained a regular correspondence with missionaries in China, southwest Asia, India, and Pacific islands and

collected money and aid for them through the A ve M aria . Although Father Hudson was read w ith care by C ath­olic bishops and editors, his magazine was not listed among the sources of The Literary Digest during the Spanish-American W ar era.

In the first decades of the twentieth century there was a continuance of most of the regular contributors, such as M arion M uir Richardson, A nna T . Sadlier, Charles W. Stoddard, M aurice Francis Egan, Barbara de Courson, Andrew H illiard Atteridge, and M ary T . W aggaman. T here was an abundance in prose and verse from Sister R ita Heffem an, C.S.C., a delicate flowering of St. M ary’s and in that sense a successor of M other Angela. T here were names that had achieved greatness in other publica­tions, such as Louise Imogen Guiney, Cardinal A ldan Gas- quet, Gabriel Francis Powers, and William Thomas Walsh. T he editorial comment showed a bit of prejudice against the ebullient leader of American Republicanism, Theodore Roosevelt, and when there was some discrimination in the schools chosen for the Filipino youths brought to the U nited States for training, the editor was able to obtain the ear of William H ow ard T aft and offer the pages of the A ve M aria to T aft, who became the favorite of the editor in the elections of 1908 and 1912, although this favoritism was not fully unveiled.

Father Hudson had a wide range of friends in the hierarchy. A free copy of the A ve M aria was delivered to the desk of each prelate. Some were close personal friends, such as Bishop Camillas Paul Maes of Covington, Bishop John Lancaster Spalding of Peoria, Bishop Bernard M cQ uaid of Rochester, and Archbishop W illiam Riordan, the former Notre Dam e student in San Francisco. W hile in the Americanist controversy Father Hudson seemed to be on the side of the Americanizing prelates, he had the respect of the editor of The Review , Edw ard Preuss, and of conservative editors. H e seemed to be in closer align­m ent with Archbishop John Ireland and his close friend, Archbishop John Keane. While he was very sympathetic to the aims of Bishop Bernard M cQ uaid in m any m atters, he did not join in M cQ uaid’s opposition to the founding of the Catholic University .

There is a kind of evenness to the prose and the verse of the A ve M aria throughout the early years of Father Hudson. Father Charles Carey, C.S.C., on the occasion of the diamond jubilee of the magazine noted particu­larly some verses by Aubrey De Vere, Adelaide Ann Procter, M arion M uir (Lady Richardson), K atharine

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Tynan Hinkson, K atherine E. Conway, Eleanore Don­nelly, and Sister R ita Heffernan, C.S.C. After 1900 he noted tha t the correctly measured verses of the Victorian era were followed by richer freer imagery. T he names he listed for this period are revered by those who like deeply religious and brightly garm ented verses: Louise Imogen Guiney, Enid Dennis, Joyce Kilmer, Father E d­ward Garesche, S.J., Thomas Walsh, Sister Madeleva, G.S.G., Father Thomas E. Burke, G.S.C., and Father Charles L. O ’Donnell, C.S.C. I t is not fair to prefer one of these poems to the others but Father O ’Donnell’s “Cloister” expresses this type of poetic exaltation best.

Well, that were a cloister; for its bars Long strips of sunset and its roof of stars.

Four walls of sky, with corridors of air,Leading to chapel, and God everywhere.

Earth beauteous and bare to lie upon,Lit by the little candle of the sun.

The winds gone daily sweeping like a bioom,For these vast hearts it is a narrow room.

Some who read the A ve M aria regularly during Father Hudson’s editorship felt th a t there was no better- edited magazine in the English language. The fiction, full-length novels and short stories were quite romanticist. T he historical accounts from such pens as those of John Giimary Shea and Charles W arren Stoddard were a t­tractive bits. T h e unsigned editorials were usually prom pted by some current problem affecting Catholic life. T he more pointed editorials in the “Notes and Remarks” were often a bit caustic, sometimes humorous, and always prom pted by independent thought.

T he peak of the editorship of Father Hudson was probably the decade before W orld W ar I when the sub­scriptions rose to over twenty-five thousand. M ost of the surviving writers of the previous decade continued to write regularly in the pages of the A ve Maria. There were very m any verses and essays by F ather A rthur Barry O ’Neill, C.S.C., and Sister R ita Heffernan, C.S.C. Charles W arren Stoddard and M aurice Francis Egan were con­tinuing writers. New names among the Holy Cross Fathers were Fathers Charles L. O ’Donnell and Thomas E. Burke both of whom wrote fine verse and Father Patrick J.

Carroll whose stories based upon his Irish boyhood were read avidly by other Irish exiles. Hudson’s influence over American Catholic journalists was witnessed by letters from P. V. Hickey, M anly Tello, Hum phrey Desmond, and Father John Talbot Smith. O ther names of higher literary m erit appearing in the magazine at this time were Joyce Kilmer, Louise Im ogen Guiney, K atharine Tynan Hinkson, W ilbur Robinson, Frances T iernan (Christian R eid), and John Ayscough (M onsignor Bickerstaffe- D rew ). Father Hudson’s influence among the leading Catholic clergymen was shown when bishops sought his advice. Thus Archbishop R iordan of San Francisco asked Hudson’s advice in picking his coadjutor. Hudson did tell other bishops w hat he thought of their policies. Father John W. Cavanaugh, who was Hudson’s assistant a t this time, told of Hudson’s reading him portions of informing letters from members of the hierarchy and then tearing up the letters despite the protests of his younger assistant. Practically every Catholic writer in English of any im­portance wrote to him or sought admission to the pages of the A ve Maria. T he “W ith Authors and Publishers” pages in smaller type had sharp evaluations of current books.

The decline in power of the editorials of the Ave M aria came partly by the increase in Catholic periodi­cals. There began to be other devotional magazines and mission publications. There was really less challenge in producing a magazine devoted to O ur Lady. T he ap­pearance of America in 1909 and the growing num ber of Catholic weekly newspapers m ade the role of the Ave Maria less spectacular. T he high literary quality of the Ave M aria and its family tone kept it from competing with more popular journals. T he circulation of the magazine did continue to grow, reaching over twenty-six thousand in 1914 and thirty-five thousand before the resignation of F ather Hudson in 1928. T he quality of the editorials changed. Instead of the gentle but sharp criticisms there were more generalizations and a bit of harsh reaction to public opposition to Catholic ideals. Father Hudson had always acted like a kind of editorial watchdog when the im portant newspapers or magazines m ade unfair assertions about Catholics. After 1900 there began to be a bit m ore politics in his comments. His opposition to W oodrow Wilson was a bit more outspoken and his objection to the League of Nations was a little less American than his discussion of public affairs had been before the tu rn of the century. Here is an example from September 8, 1917:

\ In t h e Ave M a r i a s p re ss ro o m , a p r o o f is e x a m i n e d b y E dwin R. J a n k o w s k i , f o re m a n ; E d w a rd C. S a n n a , p r in t in g p l a n t m a n a ­ger , B ro ther M a r t in u s , C .S C ., p ressm a n ; a n d F e r d in a n d N a le p in s k i , a ss is ta n t p r e s s m a n .

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That President Wilson’s response to the Holy Father’speace proposals would be anything else than a more or lessdeliberate declination of them was too much to expect.

H e could handle a critical pen with deftness and humor. H e had begun to fail before ill health forced him to leave his room for a hospital bed in 1928. H e had able assistants in Fathers Eugene Burke. K erndt Healey, Thomas E. Burke, James McElhone, and Thomas Lahey, but so long as Father Hudson was editor there was no great change.

Father Eugene Burke, Hudson's successor, had the handicap of a tradition that had been molded over a long period of time and had come to be expected in the pages of the Ave Maria. T he writers continued to be of the same type. One critic who pointed to an editorial as one tha t Father Hudson would not have written was informed that it had been written by Father Hudson from his retirement. T he literary level was high, but the Catholic writers who were writing on that level were fewer. The intellectual decline of American Catholic writing after 1910 affected the A ve Maria as well as other Catholic media. There was bound to be a period of decline during which some noticed the disappearance of Father Hudson and refused to see a new challenge in Father Burke. T he Ave M aria was just beginning to come out from that cloud of misunderstanding and show the vigor and hum or of Father Eugene Burke when the Holy Cross superiors decided tha t he should use his talents elsewhere.

T he writer chosen to succeed him was very familiar to readers of the Ave Maria as a creator of stories about the rural Ireland of his youth. Father Patrick Carroll had been assisting Father Burke while teaching in the University of N otre Dame. H e was a m an of strong views which were very Catholic and quite conservative. H e was also a strong partisan for Irish freedom and for the full freedom of all things strictly Catholic. There was a touch of the poetic in his approach to life, some­thing of the wonder of his Irish youth tha t he had not lost, a youth of the days tha t produced the leaders of the Irish revolution of 1916. But he also belonged to those Catholics of European origins who felt that America was too m uch secularized and th a t some things which were m odern were not therefore better. T o him and to those of his experience the conservative side of the argu­m ent was usually the religious side and must be defended.

T he great enemy of this conservatism was the Bol­shevik Revolution, and anyone who was willing to com­

promise with Communism thereby departed from ortho­doxy. There were prom inent writers in this country who embraced M arxism in the depression era and turned back only in the face of the Soviet-Hitler agreement of 1939. Most of them had an open disregard for Catholic ideals. For them Father Carroll had only scorn. T he political discussions of these topics often further obscured rather than clarified the issues in which economic ills were confused with ideological concepts. T he safer side for many Catholic writers seemed to be to stick to known Catholic principles. Some of the editorials critical of the new departures in American government were not writ­ten by the editor. W hen declining health and failing eye­sight forced Father Carroll to give up his editorial chair his place was taken by Father Felix Duffey, a religious writer, for a period of transition from 1952 to 1954.

O n the new policies under Father John Reedy, C.S.C., since 1954, away from the conservatism of Father Carroll to participation in the “revived Catholicism” of Pope John X X III and the Ecumenical Council, the current issues offer the best source of information. T he new for­m at, the expert use of paper and photography, and the opening of the A ve M aria pages to frank discussion, have given the A ve M aria a new appeal. T o those who feel tha t Father Reedy has changed the A ve M aria he could properly speak of the criticism of Father Sorin’s new venture a hundred years ago, and of the daring of Father Daniel Hudson, who did not refuse to disagree with Father Sorin or the local bishop when the proper edi­torial freedom was at stake. T he A ve M aria has always been a Catholic publication. Unfortunately the Catholic support of Catholic magazines in the United States has never been w hat it could be.

Orestes A. Brownson, the great Catholic literary critic of a hundred years ago, claimed tha t there should have been thousands of subscribers when there were only hun­dreds. T he Catholic reading public has no t changed m uch since then. The m ajor handicap of Catholic editors has been the paucity of Catholic readers and this the Ave M aria has shared w ith most Catholic periodicals. As the Catholic reading public grows, the second hun­dred years of the A ve M aria should give the editors the kind of support necessary to m ake the magazine one th a t others must hear and read to know its Catholic position. Literary quality the A ve M aria always had ; and inde­pendence of thought. T he public support has always been good but never quite up to the quality of its literary and religious perfection.

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‘T h e F olly o f Icarus a n d P r o m e th e u s ” is t h e t i t le o f th is s t r ik in g m u r a l in t h e f o y e r o f t h e P re s id en t ’s L o u n g e a t o p t h e n e w , 13-story N o t r e D a m e M e m o r i a l Library, Icarus ( u p p e r le f t ) , t h e f o o lh a r d y a er ia l i s t w h o s e w in g s

w e r e m e l t e d b y t h e su n , s y m b o l i z e s t h e sc ien t i s t o r tech n ic ia n o f u n b r id le d a m b i t io n w h o w o u l d d e f y s u p r e m e a u th o r i ty . P ro m e th eu s ( lo w e r c en ter ) , w h o s to l e fire fro m th e su n , h e r e r e p re se n t s t h e u n d i sc ip l in e d h u m a n is t

w h o w o u l d d e f y G o d to s e r v e m a n . T h e fre sco is t h e w o r k o f R o b er t L e a d e r , a s s o c ia te p r o fe s so r o f a r t a t N o t r e D a m e , w h o h a s d e s i g n e d s t a i n e d g la ss a n d o th e r m u r a ls f o r m a n y ch u rc h es th r o u g h o u t th e c o u n try .

PRESIDENT'S DINNER(Continued from page 13)

Szewczyk, mechanical engineering; and Joseph A. Tihen and Brother Raphael Wilson, C.S.C., biology.

Instructors who have been advanced to the rank of assistant professor are M ichael J. Crowe, general pro­gram ; Thomas M. Torch, Rev. John J. M cM anm on,C.S.C., and V incent P. Tartella, English; Noel B. O ’Sul­livan, physical education; R obert S. Turley, philosophy; and D onald J. Wehmeyer, education.

NOTRE DAME NEWS(Continued from page 2)

ELIEL WINS AWARDDr. Ernest L. Eliel, professor of chemistry and head

of the chemistry departm ent at the University of Notre D am e received a m edal and a citation, accompanied by a check for $1,000 from the M anufacturing Chemists’ Association, Inc., as one of three outstanding college chemistry teachers in the U nited States and Canada in June.

ARCHITECTURE BUILDING DEDICATEDDedication ceremonies were held here on M ay 1 for

the new facilities of the University of N otre Dam e archi­tecture departm ent, a $250,000 project which transformed the interior of the old campus library w ith contemporary design and materials.

Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Notre Dame president, blessed the strikingly remodeled building, and Dean Pietro Belluschi of the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, delivered the dedicatory address.

LOBUND GETS CANCER GRANTSEleven cancer societies have awarded $66,502 to the

Lobund Laboratory a t the University of Notre Dam e to help support its cancer research program, it was an­nounced by Dr. Morris Pollard, director of the germfree animal research center.

FERRARI HEADS AIR FORCE ROTC UNITCol. Victor J. Ferrari, USAF, has been appointed

professor of aerospace studies and commanding officer of the Air Force R O T C unit a t the University of Notre Dame. H e was Deputy Commander of Training at M ather Air Force Base, Calif., and assumed his duties a t the University on June 21.

Col. Ferrari replaced Lt. Col. Everett E. Blakely, who has been a m ember of the N otre Dam e faculty and com­m anding officer of the Air Force R O T C since July, 1960. Col. Blakely has been assigned as chief of m aintenance for the 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Toul Rosieres Air Base, France.

COSTELLOS NAMED DANFORTH ASSOCIATESDr. and Mrs. Donald P. Costello have been appointed

the first D anforth Associates at the University of Notre Dame, according to an announcement by Robert Rankin, associate director of the D anforth Foundation, St. Louis, Mo. Costello is an assistant professor of English a t the University.

POLLARO JOINS ART FACULTYPaul Pollaro, New York City painter-collagist, will

join the art departm ent faculty at the University of Notre D am e for the Summer Session, June 21-Aug. 6, it was announced by Rev. Anthony Lauck, C.S.C., head of the N otre Dam e art department. H e will teach courses in Interm ediate Painting and Advanced Painting, and will offer special workshop experiments in the a rt of collage.

MYERS NAMED TO COMMITTEESDr. Basil R. Myers, professor and head of the elec­

trical engineering departm ent at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed to the committees of two engineering groups.

H e will serve as a m ember of the Liaison Relationship Committee of the American Society for Engineering E du­cation, and as a member of the Education Committee of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the world’s largest professional society for engineers.

SILVER WINS PRIZEDr. James W. Silver, visiting professor of history at

N otre Dame, has received the $500 Sidney Hillman Foundation Special Prize Award for his book, Mississippi: The Closed Society.

T he award is given to “provide appropriate recogni-

CHANGING ADDRESS? USE ZIP CODE All alum ni an d friends o f the University o f

N otre D am e w h o notify th e University o f an ad d ress ch a n g e are urged to include their Zip C ode number. This w ill fac ilita te our processing o f th e ch a n g e a n d h elp bring our m ailing lists up to d a te accord ­ing to Post Office requirem ents. Thank you .

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tion of outstanding published or produced contributions dealing with the general subjects of trade-union develop­m ent, race relations, civil liberties, world peace and re­lated problems.”

GRANDE GETS GRANTDr. Peter P. Grande, assistant professor of education

a t N otre Dame, has been awarded a grant to partici­pate in a research conference on “Learning and Educa­tional Process” at Stanford University, Palo Alto, Gal., June 21 through July 30.

T he conference, which is supported by the Cooper­ative Research Program of the U.S. Office of Education, will examine developments in psychology and other behavioral sciences tha t have potential significance for education, and also educational developments and needs that pose questions for the behavioral scientist.

TEN W IN W OODROW WILSON FELLOWSHIPSTen Notre Dam e seniors have been awarded fellow­

ships for their first year of graduate study by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Princeton, N .J. Three other Notre Dam e students and an alumnus re­ceived “honorable mention” in the annual nationwide competition.

Sir H ugh Taylor, Foundation president, nam ed 1,395 seniors representing 361 colleges and universities who will receive grants providing tuition and fees at the graduate school of their choice plus $1,800 for living expenses.

T he Notre Dam e fellowship winners and their fields of interest were: Edward L. Burke, Framingham, Mass., history; Thom as O. Cullen, Storm Lake, la ., English; R ichard J. Farrell, Brooklyn, N.Y., English; Lee E. Foster, M ankato, M inn., comparative literature; John J. Gearen, Oak Park, 111., political science; W. Kelly Morris, Charles­ton, S.C., dram a; John T. Pesta, Allentown, Pa., English literature; Leon J. Roos, Houston, Tex., political science; Gregory J. Theissen, Minneapolis, M inn., English; and Peter J. W anderer, Spokane, Wash., high energy physics.

N otre Dam e m en accorded “honorable m ention” in the fellowship competition were William E. Carroll, Peekskill, N.Y., history; M ichael J. Coy, Louisville, Ky., history; Charles D. Lovejoy, Jr., Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, East Asian studies; and F ra ter Joel Rieck, O.P., R iver Forest, 111., theology.

Through the years, 114 Notre Dam e m en have been awarded graduate fellowships by the Wilson Foundation.

N O O N A N AWARDED GUGGENHEIMProf. John T . Noonan, Jr., of the Notre Dam e Law

School has been awarded a Guggenheim fellowship to study matrimonial cases in the courts of the Rom an Catholic Church. H e will conduct his research in certain American diocesan tribunals and in the Sacred Rom an R ota a t Rome.

Noonan recently returned from Rome where he was a consultant on historical problems to the Papal Com­mission on Population, the Family and Natality. H e a t­tended the first full meeting of the Commission in the Eternal City in M arch.

D’ANTONIO AND PIKE EDIT BOOKT he president of Chile and a leading Latin American

prelate are among 12 contributors to Religion, Revolution

and Reform : New Forces for Change in Latin America, a new book edited by Dr. William V. D ’Antonio and D r. Fredrick B. Pike of the N otre Dam e faculty.

The volume emanates from a conference on “Religion and Social Change in L atin America” held a t N otre Dam e in April, 1963, w ith the support of the Rockefeller Foundation. Its collection of essays constitutes a full-scale study of the relationship of religion to social change south of the border.

Chilean President Eduardo Frei M ontalva discusses “Paternalism, Pluralism, and Christian Democratic R e­form Movements in Latin America.” T he M ost Rev. M ark G. M cGrath, C.S.C., Bishop of Santiago de Vera- guas in Panam a, examines “The Teaching Authority of the C hurch : T h e Situation in Latin America.”

GORDON GOES TO JAPANDr. Robert E. Gordon, acting head of the departm ent

of biology at N otre Dame, participated in a meeting M arch 28-April 1 in Tokyo dealing with the exchange of scientific information between the U nited States and Japan. En route Prof. Gordon lectured in Hawaii and the Philippines.

Gordon, who is executive secretary of the Conference of Biological Editors, is one of 11 American scientists who joined 14 Japanese scientists in studying ways of improv­ing science publications and means of increasing inform a­tion exchange between the two countries. Gordon, former editor of Notre Dam e’s American M idland Naturalist, is a specialist in primary scientific publication and has at­tended several international conferences on the subject.

HAMILTON ELECTED TO NBC POSTWm. Thomas Hamilton, Vice-President and General

M anager of W NDU-TV-AM -FM , the N otre D am e Sta­tions, was elected to the NBC-TV Affiliates Board of Delegates a t the recent NBC-TV Affiliates M eeting in New York City.

HOLD PACEM IN TERRIS SYMPOSIUMThe University of Notre Dame held a symposium on

Pope John’s encyclical, Pacem in Terris on M ay 8. Rev. M ark J. Fitzgerald, C.S.C., was chairman of the event.

Highlighting the symposium were panels on “Building a Christian Civilization” and “M eeting Responsibilities in the M odern W orld” and an address by Dr. George N . Shuster on “Peace in the W orld.”

JUSTICE BRENNAN GIVES O ’HARA LECTURESupreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., de­

livered the final Cardinal O ’H ara M em orial Lecture of the 1964-65 academic year at N otre D am e on April 21.

H e spoke on “Constitutional Adjudication” in the M emorial Library auditorium.

THREE ATTEND ANNUAL MEETINGThree University of Notre Dam e officials attended

the 51st annual meeting of the Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers in Chicago in April.

They were Rev. Joseph Hoffman, C.S.C., acting di­rector of admissions; Leo M. Corbaci, administrative assistant to the vice-president for academic affairs; and R ichard J. Sullivan, director of academic records.

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Mr. Regard J. J. Tracey, Jr. P.O. Box 22State College Pa. 16801

The second quarter-century of Science at Notre Dame w as as eventful as the first — an d to som e, th e years 1890 to 1915 served a catalyst which b ro u g h t the study o f Science at the University to a prom inent position in Notre Dame's academic circles.

In the early 1890's, Rev. A lexander M. Kirsch, C.S.C., ano ther noted priesf-scientist from Notre Dame w as already teaching courses in Bacteri­o logy, som e of the first offered in the United States. Father Kirsch's es tab ­lishment o f a laboratory of Cellular Biology in 1890 w as another Americanfirst.

A bout 1895, Je rom e J. Green, o f the Engineering faculty, w as the first American to sen d a w ireless m essage . He also constructed the first X-ray m achine in this par t of the country.

In 1904, Rev. Julius N ieuw land, C S C. received his Ph.D. in Chemistry at th e Catholic University in W ashington, D.C. and came to Notre Dame to teach Botany and Chemistry. In that sam e year, on the Notre Dame Campus, Father N ieuw land carried ou t the first of the reactions which w ere to lead to deve lopm en t of the first practical synthetic rubber.

"The American M idland N aturalist/ ' still published a t the University a n d recognized th roughou t the w orld as a leading botanical journal, w as foun d ed in 1909 by Father Nieuwland.

Rev. John Zahm, C.S.C., and his brother, Dr. A lbert Zahm, w e re also on the Notre Dame cam pus contributing to the scientific heritage of the Uni­versity in the late 1800's. Father Zahm published "Evolution and Dogma" in 1896 and this book created quite a sensation in the academic world.

Thus, in a period of fifty years — a seem ingly long time w hen com­pared to the explosion of scientific deve lopm ent in recent years — Notre D am e progressed In science w ith rem arkable strides.

In fu tu re issues of NOTRE DAME M agazine, w e will continue to sketch briefly th e highlights o f Science a t the University since 1865 and our covers will artistically in terp re t this g row th .

"EXTENDING THE TRADITION OF GREAT TEACHING"As Members of the Notre Dome fondly, the year 1965 is very m-

p&rksnt to each of us. It begins the second half of the Unhcrew's program to strengthen the areas of faculty dovGicpcicnt,

new academic programs ond student aid. It also calls for the construction of -a new Athletic and Convocation Center and two undergraduate resi­dence baMs,

If you have'not already participated in this program to help bu'lc an even better Notre Dame, please contact the oGIca below for ocoirlcnal ini'Onmatlon about the part you can play. There is no oWlgation, of ccjrse.

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