Notre Dame Alumnus, Vol. 27, No. 04 -- July - Archives - University ...

42 The Noire Dame Alumnus
The foUomng '44 men registered somewhere on
the campus over the Reunion weekend:
R. H. A'Hearn, G. A. Alexander, R. G. Allen,
C. M. Andres, J. P. Atens, Jr., M. J. Bajorek,
R. F. Benning, D. H. Birren, D. F. Boetto, O. A.
Bonicelli, J. J. Borkowski, Jr., B. F. Bowling, T. F.
Bremer, J. M. Brennan, B. £. Brunetti, J. £. Christen,
Jr., H. F. Clark, Jr., J. F. Croaker, Jr.,
J. A. Coletnan, J. F. Collins, J. XI. Constantin, C.
£. Contantine, J. V. Cunningham, Jr.. H. C.
Dewes, J. F. Dillon. W. J. Dinnen, J. T. H. Doyle,
E. V. Drinkard. R. T. Duffy, T. L. Duffy. V. J.
Duncan, W. J. Eaton, E. R. Englert. F. £. English,
R. E. Faught, T. A. Ferrari R. G. Fisher, M. J.
Flyke, E. M. Fredericks, £. R. Gallagher, J. V.
Gallagher, Jr., R. J. Gantner, \V. H. Grafe, Jr.,
T. F. Halligan, J. A. Hcnnebergcr, J. J. Homan,
H. J. Johnson, J. J. Kelly, Jr., J. L. Kilbride, V.
M. Kimmel, Jr., O. P. Lanon, Jr., H. D. Laver>%
J. E. McSweeney, J. J. Mahoney, J. J. Malone,
B. J. Mammina, O. J. Mileti, Jr., C. £. Miller,
J. J. Morrison, R. G. Murphy, J. M. Murray, P.
F. Nemeth, J. G. O'Connell. Jr., W. C. O'Connor,
J. F. O'Hara, E. J. O'Neil, J. J. O'Neill, C. L.
Pickhardt, R. J. Piatt, Jr., J. P. Pons, J. J. Prince,
Jr., A. N. Renze, Jr., T. J. Rolfs, A. A. Romeo,
D. T. Roney, R- \V. Schram, J. P. Segerson, Jr.,
T. R. Shellworth, E. D. Silha, T. F. Smith, W, T.
Sn>-der, E. S. Sochalski, E. C. Steincr, Jr., W. F.
Talbot, J. F. Thornton, J. R. Thumm, D. J. Tomdk,
P. F. Um-eisagt, J. J. Van Benton, F. J.
Vignola, F. J. Vincent, R. S. Witte, W. A. Wuko\its.
1945
James W. Schaeffer,
7516 N. Hoyne, Chicago, 111.
TEX PEQUIGNEY is teaching English at the
Rice Institute in Houston, Texas. He \vas a visitor
at Notre Dame recently.
19\5—Reunion registrant: W. J. McGah.
JkLVN OF THE YE.\R
JACK RUMBACH, '45, v.-zs chosen the
"outstanding young man of the year" by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce Distinguished
Ser\ice .A**-ard Committee in Jasper, Ind.
The 25->'ear old recipient of the award reccix^d
it because of "the substantial contribution
he has made to the welfare of his community".
A past ad\'isor of the Senior Boy
Scouts he was instrumental in the formation
of the new Jaycee organization in Jasper and
is a member of its board of directors. An
organizer of the Little Theatre Group, a nonprofit
organization, he is its chairman-elect.
Since October of 1946, when the "Jasper
Herald** went to a daily. Jack has ser\'ed as
managing editor of the paper, now known as
the "Dubois County Daily Herald."
1946
John K. Stewart, Nolan Motor Co.,
Garden City, Kans.
From J.\CK STEWART (on June 3):
CH.\R1.I£ ClAUSS is still secretan-treasurer of
his father^s insurance company in Buffalo. From last
reports, JIM BURNS was trying to peddle a play on
Broadway. J.ACK McCOURT, wife and young
daughter were last known to be in Buffalo with
Clauss on i-acation. W.\RREX FRONRATH is with
Wyandotte Steel of Detroit. CHARLES (Rip)
DeGALLON is working for a Cadillac agency in
Detroit.
Since my orders to report to active duty were
cancelled I have neglected to resume some of the
correspondence I had had with LEE SHIPP, in
Dallas, and with J.\CK TEXGE, St. Louis. JIM
LARRICK ad\^d me from Albuquerque that his
back «-as broken and that he had to quit teaching
English in a school located somewhere near the
Grand Canyon. He is a one-man Chamber of Com-
SPOTLIGHT ALUMNUS
Dr. Robert A. Nelson. Jr.
A medical discover)' regarded by specialists
as highly significant is credited to 26year-old
DR. ROBERT A. NELSON, JR., '44,
a Johns Hopkins University instructor who
not long ago was bending his efforts toward
becoming a chemist, not a doctor.
Tall, earnest Dr. Nelson completed two
years of Notre Dame's chemistry course
before he suddenly decided to switch to
pre-med.
On April 7, only two years after being
graduated from Cornell Medical School, he
stirred a crowd of gray-haired colleagues in
Washington, D. C, with the announcement
of his discovery of what appears to be a
natural antibody against syphilis in human
blood, and of a new test for syphilis which
may revolutionize clinical procedures.
Dr. Nelson's expectations go even further
— he hopes soon to see the way toward
developing the world's first anti-syphilis
vaccine, so that the dread venereal disease
can be conquered in the same manner as
smallpox, diphtheria and other similar diseases.
The Nelson test, it is believed, is foolproof,
whereas the Wasserman test often results
in a positive reaction, which indicates
a patient has syphilis when, in reality, he
may have malaria, leprosy or even measles,
chickenpox or no infection at all.
The test is based on the antibodies found
in victims of s>-philis. In tests made so far
at Johns Hopkins, the antibodies have been
a certain indication of the disease being
present.
Just what the new-found anti-bodies actually
are, even Dr. Nelson admits he doesn't
know. They are not visible under a microscope.
But the spirochetes become completely
immobile and noninfectious in a matter
of hours when they are exposed to
syphilitic blood scnmi. That is Dr. Nelson's
test.
Dr. Nelson headed a research team at
merce for the perhaps-beautiful but certainly weather-beaten
terrain of New Mexico.
I am still with, or rather again, with this Chevrolet-CadiUac-Oldsmobile
agency acting as a sort of
right-hand man to the president, my father-in-law.
The process b slow, but I feel that I am becoming
acdimated to the ways of the Sun-flower State—
anthem heard daily in any 3.2 Kansas bistro.
Yotur suggestion that a roster be delivered to me
is excellent. As well as gather news for the Alumni
I may well resume contact with some of the fellows.
It is unpleasantly doubtful that I will be able to
get up to Notre Dame for the reunion. A number
of dealer's meetings arc scheduled in the near
future.
That's about it for now.
1947
Joseph D. Usina, 219 S. Scott
St., South cBnd, Ind.
From J. D. USINA:
From Dr. TOM SNYDER, 206 West .\venue, East
Syracuse, N. Y.: "Thb is to inform you that I
have just graduated from the S>'racuse University
College of Medicine. My next step is internship at
the Grasslands Hospital in Valhalla, N. Y. (the
Westchester County Hospital), beginning July 1.
"By the way, JACK SULLIVAN, ex-47, also graduated
with me. He is to intern at the Bishop de
Goesbriand Hospital in Burlington, Vt. We hope
sbme our N.D. friends will note our new addresses
and drop us a line." Congratulations, Tom and
Jack.
We've also learned that WARREN G. KRAMER
has been awarded his degree of Doctor of ^fedicine
from the University of Southern California School
of Medicine. He reports on July 1 to the U. S.
Naval Hospital, Long Beach, Calif., for duties as
intern.
Had a line the other day from JOE DAVIS, 4514
Bowser in Dallas, Texas, and he reports enthusiasm
b running high for the Notre Dame- S.M.U. series
in the fall.
When I was down in St. Augustine, Fla., for my
i-acation during the past few weeks, I saw quite a
bit of the N.D. alumni in that area. CHARLES
BENNETT, WADE NODA and NED FISHAVICK
reported on the various activities of the newly orgamzed
North Florida club which made considerable
progress in the past year. The Notre Dame Glee
Club gave a performance in St. Augustine under the
sponsorship of First Florida Council 611, Knights of
Columbus, and the town is still talking about the
excellent program.
Around South Bend I see DON CLAEYS, BILL
KLEM and BOB SNEE regularly. Got quite a nice
bit of information from JACK ^1ILES, who is the'
''South Bend Tribune's" corespondent in St. Joseph
and Benton Harbor, Mich. Here it is:
". . . The recent Elks all-sports banquet here took
on a greenish hue with the presence thereat of
several alumni. Leading the parade ^v'as JOHNNY
LUJACK, *48. . , . John literally stole the show,
mijung his talk with sharp humor and serious adxice
to almost 100 athletes in attendance. Following his
formal address, John traded quips with Fat Harder,
fullback of the Chicago Cardinals, on the relative
merits of the Cards and the Bears, and of the Irish
and the Wisconsin Badgers. All in all. Johnny makes
a wonderful represcntatiw for Notre Dame. ... I
heard sex^ral d>-ed-in-the-wooI Michigan men mar-
\-eling at his poise and modesty. BiRgest laugh came
when a >-oungster asked Johnny. '*Don*t you think
Michigan was a lot better than Notre Dame?" The
intrenid Lujack ga\-e the best answer I've ever
heard—^"it depends on which team you rooted for."
He went on to add that you couldn't tell by a
single game, since one team may have an off day.
"Displaying old school lovaltv for Johnnv were
several alumni headed by CHET McGR.\TH, '12,
Johns Hopkins under the supervision of Dr.
Thomas B. Turner, professor of bacteriolog)*
and a pioneer in venereal research.
The young doctor is married to a former
nurse at the University and is the father of
a six-month-old daughter.