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Mtorlal Comiumt
from your Alumni Secretary
Mediation: The New Dynamic
WE HAVE wTitten before of the
new role of Notre Dame, under
Father Hesburgh's leadership, in the
life of our times — a role he calls "mediation."
Briefly, it is the logical application of
the knowledge and experience that
properly reside in our campuses to the
immediate problems of the world out-
^de that no longer permit the luxury'
of time, trial and error.
As Father Hesburgh predicted, and
certainly we agreed, this new role is
not one of detachment, of serenity, of
unanimity, within or without the Notre
Dame family.
But — and this is our message for
the current suggestion — the new role
should command, from our alumni,
intellectual study, intellectual respect,
and the objectivity of reason.
When you read this, the national
;pection will be long past, and no good
or evil can be done by citing the recent
campaign as a case histor)' in the early
stages of the new role.
Students are increasingly curious in
the field of politics, and increasingly
vocal. A rather amazing amount of
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Deaths of alunin!, or their immediate
relatives, come too often to our
notice without any detail. We would
appreciate each Club, through a responsible
member, sending us as soon
as possible the news of any death of
an alumnus or one of his immediate
family, together with survivors, funeral
arrangements, or other pertinent
details.
time was spent by candidates of both
parties on campuses where voters were
in the minorit)'.
Notre Dame cooperated, as did other
institutions, in the belief that much of
the hope of the world lies in the dedication
of informed young leadership to
the political organization of our country
and the world. Early contacts stimulate
interest.
\Villiam Miller, Class of 1935, Notre
Dame, was a candidate for the vicepresidency
of the United States. This
was the highest honor accorded an
This equation is not a product of Notre Dame's excellent Mathematics
Department. Nor is it research data that is being used in the University's
new Computing Center. It is, however, a formula that has helped the entire
University. Its basic parts are you, 240 of America's leading companies and
the Ford Foundation.
The solution is as follows: Y represents your gift to Notre Dame. MG
represents the 240 American companies that now have matching gift programs.
These companies match, usually dollar for dollar, your gift to the
University. F equals the Ford Fotmdation. If your 1964 gift to the University
is ^100 and you work for a matching gift company, this company will
add ^100 to that. The total amoimt of ^200 will then be matched fifty cents
on die dollar by the Ford Foundation. The net result is a ^300 gift to the
University. Of course, you must make the initial step in order to put this
chain reaction into motion. Y not?
For information regarding your company's plan, contact your Personnel
Department or write Dennis F. Troester, Foundation Office, Notre Dame,
Indiana 46556.
alumnus by a political party up to this
time. He spoke in South Bend. He was
a guest at the Purdue game. A separate
non-Notre Dame national organization
was formed to support him and Mr.
Goldwater, and because Mr. Miller
was a Notre Dame alumnus, opportunities
to enroll in this separate organization
were offered his classmates,
our law alumni, and alumni in many
local areas. (Note: None of these approaches
were made through lists furnished
for the purpose by the Alumni
Association or the University. The policy
exists, without exception, that alumni
lists are used only for institutional
and association purposes.) Many faculty
members and many students expressed
interest in Mr. Miller, as did
many alumni.
On another campus weekend, Mr.
Humphrey, also a candidate for the
vice-presidency, spoke on the campus,
politically, in the rented facility of the
Stepan Center, under non-University
auspices. Justice Arthur Goldberg was
on the campus to preside at the Law
School's Moot Court Finals, and a faculty
group listened to Mr. Sargent
Shriver, director of the Peace Corps
and more recently of the President's
Commission for Economic Opportunity.
Faculty, students, and alumni were active
in these programs, too.
All of the above created live and
controversial interest in the field of
politics.
Individual expression of University
personnel in the areas of economic
theory', of the civil rights programs, of
literature and the theater, has uncovered
a lively, and again sometimes controversial,
interest.
Student expression, because it enjoys
the two great ingredients of intellectual
enthusiasm, inexperience and immaturity,
is another source of frequently
rousing a lively and controversial reaction.
The ALUMNUS believes all this is an
encouraging transition toward the mediation
predicted and encouraged by
Father Hesburgh. I would simply urge
you, as alumni, to bring to your interest,
and your agreement or disagreement,
the obiectivity of your reason,
and the contribution of your good will.
Notre Dame Atumnu!, Year End, 1964 5