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BOOKS AND ALUMNI
CHARLES N. HECKELMANN, '34. President of the Catholic Writers' Guild of America
presenting gold books to 1949 winners of Golden Book Awards at the Guild's annnol
dinner in New York. Holding awards are (1 to r) Leo Brady, author oi "The Edge of
Doom." judged best in the fiction field; Robert Giroux. of Harcourt-Brace Publishing Co..
representing Trappist Thomas Merton. author of the best non-fiction work, "SeTen Storey
Mountain"; and Dietrich Von Kldebrand, who wrote "Transformation in Christ." best in
the religious field. At extreme left is Charles S. Strong, vice-president of the CathoHc
Writers' guild and extreme right, John L. Nanovic, '30, Chairman of the Awards committee.
Writers Conference Staff
Ready for June 26 Session
Miss Caroline Gordon and J. F. Powers,
two prominent modem writers, have
been added to the faculty of the second
annual Writers' Conference to be held
June 26 to July 1 at the University.
Miss Gordon, who will join the staff
of the novel workshop at the Conference,
is noted as a novelist, critic and short
story writer. Among her recent works
are "The Women on the Porch" and
"The Forest of the South."
One of the best known of contemporary
short story authors, Mr. Powers will
be a member of the staff of the short
fiction workshop of the Conference. His
recent collection of short stories, "The
Prince of Darkness," has been widely acclaimed
by critics.
Miss Gordon and Mr. Powers complete
the faculty for the conference. Other
members of the "staff, all members of the
Department of English, include the Eev.
Leo L. Ward, C.S.C, Head of the Department
of English, who is a short
story writer, critic and anthologist; Professor
John Frederick Nims, one-time editor
of "Poetry" and author of poems
which have appeared in national magazines;
Professor Richard Sullivan, author
of three full-length novels as well as
numerous short stories; and Professor
John T. Frederick, conductor for seven
years of the program "Of Men and
Books" over the Columbia Broadcasting
System, and editor of "The Midland"
for twenty years.
Details on the week-long conference
may be obtained by writing to Professor
Thomas E. Cassidy, of the Department
of English, who is director of the Conference.
Fellowship Aid Given
255 Graduate Students
A total ot 255 students, more than
one-half of the graduate enrollment,
currently are on the roster of appointments
of the Graduate School at the
University of Notre Dame, according to
an announcement by the Rev. Philip S.
Moore, C.S.C, Dean of the Notre Dame
Graduate School.
Father Moore, in making the announcement,
pointed out that in terms
of dollars these appointments amount to
approximately $120,000 for the academic
semester, or nearly a quarter of a million
dollars for the schoolyear.
Of the total number of appointments,
according to Father Moore, 131 are
Teaching Fellowships. The graduate
teaching fellows assist in the undergraduate
instruction in the several
departments.
Forty-two are appointments to research
on government scientific programs
at Notre Dame. These forty-two
do not include the six students at Notre
Dame wiio hold fellowships from the
Atomic Energy Commission.'
Others include endowed and industrial
fellowships, research and technical
assistantships, as well as grants in aid
and employment services.
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