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<strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> Band News .<br />
An Obligation Fulfilled<br />
The introduction <strong>of</strong> this column<br />
<strong>of</strong> news about the <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> Bands<br />
follows as a projection <strong>of</strong> the January<br />
1965 Alumni Workshop where it was<br />
decided that alumni tend more toward<br />
College and activity identities than the<br />
traditional Class structure. We hope<br />
to recognize both areas for some time<br />
to come. —J.E.A.<br />
Throughout the long history <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> Band, there has developed<br />
an esprit de corps which has afforded<br />
its members one <strong>of</strong> the most pleasant<br />
and worthwhile experiences at <strong>Notre</strong><br />
<strong>Dame</strong>.<br />
Because <strong>of</strong> just such a tradition, a<br />
responsibilit)' has been placed on the<br />
band administration to keep our alumni<br />
aware, not only <strong>of</strong> current band acti\'ities,<br />
but also <strong>of</strong> the acti\dties <strong>of</strong> past<br />
• band members.<br />
This we will attempt to do through<br />
this column in each issue <strong>of</strong> tlie <strong>Notre</strong><br />
<strong>Dame</strong> ALUMNUS. We certainly hope<br />
this will fulfill our obligation — at<br />
least in part.<br />
Any undertaking such as this is<br />
dependent upon information received<br />
from our alumni and friends. So please<br />
do not hesitate to drop us a card, note<br />
or treatise on your present whereabouts<br />
and activities. All information<br />
CS.C ANNIVERSARIES 1965<br />
GOLDEN JUBILEE<br />
m.ay be sent to the ND Band Office,<br />
Box 556, <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong>, Ind. 46556.<br />
The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> concert<br />
band was named the 1965 Outstanding<br />
Catholic College Band in a<br />
recent national competition sponsored<br />
by the National Catholic Bandmasters'<br />
Association. The <strong>University</strong> band is<br />
under the direction <strong>of</strong> Robert F.<br />
O'Brien.<br />
Catholic college bands from throughout<br />
the countr)' submitted tapes <strong>of</strong> their<br />
performances to a panel <strong>of</strong> judges.<br />
The <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> selections in the<br />
competition included on original piece<br />
for band entitled "Constructs," by Rev.<br />
Cari Hager CSC head <strong>of</strong> the ND<br />
music department.<br />
By Jim Phillips, assistant band director<br />
The band will perform at the <strong>Notre</strong><br />
<strong>Dame</strong>-Army football game in Shea's<br />
Stadium, New York, October 9. A<br />
pep rally is planned before the game<br />
at Singer Stadium and another New<br />
York performance is slated for the<br />
Vatican Pavilion at the World's Fair.<br />
During their NYC stay the band will<br />
be staying at the Prince George Hotel.<br />
Final itinerary is not yet complete.<br />
Jim Fleisher, assistant director 1961-<br />
65, is now attending the Eastman<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Music, working on his doctorate.<br />
Robert O'Brien, band director, has<br />
just completed a trip through the<br />
Southwestern states booking the band's<br />
tour for the coming school vear.<br />
Alumni Advance Unique Association<br />
Three <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> alumni are currently<br />
members <strong>of</strong> a group still unheard<br />
<strong>of</strong> in many dioceses <strong>of</strong> the countr)':<br />
a diocesan school board with true<br />
decision-making powers.<br />
Ser\'ing on the school board for the<br />
Fort AVajTie-South Bend (Ind.) diocese<br />
are Richard Rosenthal '54 <strong>of</strong> South<br />
Bend, Alden Lenhard '27 <strong>of</strong> Mish-<br />
Father Thomas A. Lahey Father Richard J. Collentine<br />
Father Peter P. Forrestal<br />
Father Walter J. Higgins<br />
SILVER JUBILEE<br />
Father Ehner G. Gross<br />
Father Mark J. Fitzgerald<br />
Father John J. Marek<br />
Father John C. Burke<br />
Father Alfred J. Neff<br />
Father Roman S. Ladewski Father Roland G. Simonitsch<br />
awafca and Louis Niezer '29 <strong>of</strong> Fort<br />
^Vayne.<br />
These alumni are three <strong>of</strong> the four<br />
laymen on the 17 member board<br />
(three -women expand the lay representation<br />
to seven). All members are<br />
rotated on a three-year membership.<br />
During their first regular meeting<br />
this spring the board leaped into action<br />
with proposals to streamline school administrations,<br />
a retirement plan for lay<br />
teachers, a uniform diocesan pay scale<br />
for lay teachers and modernized methods<br />
for school financing.<br />
Rosenthal is president <strong>of</strong> the St.<br />
Joseph Bank and Trust Co. <strong>of</strong> South<br />
Bend. A former ND and pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
basketball player, Dick has five children.<br />
Lenhard is director <strong>of</strong> public relations<br />
for Wheelabrator Corp. The<br />
father <strong>of</strong> two grown daughters, Alden<br />
is a parish trustee at St. Joseph's<br />
Mishawaka.<br />
Niezer was recently named Knight<br />
<strong>of</strong> St. Gregory by Pope Paul VI. He<br />
is president <strong>of</strong> the Tokheim Corp. and<br />
an attorney. The father <strong>of</strong> seven children,<br />
he is president <strong>of</strong> the board <strong>of</strong><br />
trustees <strong>of</strong> Our Sunday Visitor.<br />
<strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong> Alumnus, September-October, 1963 23
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