HeuHiCH Weekend • 1957 - Archives - University of Notre Dame

FroviDdal of ihc Holy Cross Fathers' Indiana
Province, as our principal speaker. Father Mchling
told us about the plans for the new Seminary to
be constructed on tlic campus and pointed to the
importance of the Scminar>' building program as
a key to the future development of the University.
Following the dinner and talk by Father Mchling
everyone enjoyed llic recently filmed movie of
campus life.
The annual Notre Dame Man-Of-The-Ycar Award
was presented at part of the USD Night celebration.
This year's recipient u-as AL RAVARINO.
The award was presented by last year's Man-Of-
The-Year, RICHARD MUCKERMAN. In making
the presentation to this year's Man of the Year it
was pointed out that Al has been a keystone in
the St. Louis altunni ever since he became a part
of it. He has served on \irtually cvcr>' standing
committee and has held cver>' oflicc in the club.
Anotlier highlight of tlie evening was the presentation
of certificates to all past presidents of the
club, numbering some twenty men in all.
Following UND Night the club's new administration
moved into office. JOHN HIGGINS succeeds
Don Dohcny in tlie oflice of president. OLLIE
HINSM.AN will be Wee president - public relations,
TOM McGUIRE will serve as vice president -
activities, HANK DAHM is the new \-ice president -
committees, and DON RATCHFORD is secretar>-treasurcr.
Our scliolarship committee diairman, JOE GO-
LABOWSKI, has announced the selection of this
year's four-year scholarship winner. \VILLL\M
KLASNER, a senior at ^farquctte High School in
Alton, Illinois u-as selected from among twenty
nominees for the award. The scliolarship program
was begun by the club in 1948. Five students from
the Metropolitan St. Louis area arc now enrolled
at the University under the program.
A group o! some thirty club members were priWleged
to be among the first group of rctreatants
to open the new Lady of Fatima Retreat House on
the University campus the weekend of May 10.
The trip was handled by Retreat Chairman JACK
SULLIVAN and member? VINCE FEHLIG, FRANK
POLLNOW, ED GRIESEDIECK, OLLIE HINS-
MAN and PAUL FEHLIG. All who made the trip
to the campus for the retreat came home with high
praises for the new facilities and hope to make the
retreat an annual affair for themselves and the
club.
SALINA—President Robert McAuliffc presents
the cluVs contribution of $1,000 to
Rev, Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., executive
\*ice-presidcnt of the University, at a combined
meetincr of Wichita and Salina alumni.
Upcoming events for the dub indude our annual
family picnic on June 8. .MAL DOOLEY, WARD
DRISCOLL and TOM McGUIRE arc bus>- wrapping
things for the outing. Next on the calendar
after the picntc will be our July Golf Tournament
and Dinner. GENE FEHLIG, GEORGE DES-
LOGE and LOU FEHLIG arc handling arrangements
and announce tliat MOOSE KRAUSE will
be on hand for tlic day.
Our monthly luncheons are still being held the
second Monday of every month at the Key Club
of tlie Hotel Shcraton-JcfTcrson . . . come on and
join us if vou'rc in town,
—DON RvVTCHFORD, Sec%-.-Treas.
Saginaw Valley
Tlie Saginau- Valley Notre Dame Club held its |
anntial election durins the Universal Notre Dame ^
Night meeting, April 29, 1957, at the Hickory I
House, Midland, Micliigan. The Midland mem- i
bers did an outstanding Job as hosts for the ^
evening.
The officers for the year arc: VINCENT T.
BOYLE, President; GEORGE K. WARD, Nice
President; CH,\RLES J. LENZ, Secrctan-Treasurer;
ALOIS G. SCHNEIDER, WILLIAM R.
HOUSE, Directors, two years; THOMAS SIN­
CLAIR, GERALD E. CARROLL, WILLIAM
HENDRICK, Directors, one vear.
—ROBERT W. WrrCHGER
Salina
Tlic Salina Notre Dame Club recently contributed
$1,000 to the University which was a restricted
gift for the new seminary. The contribution will
be used as an * "appreciation gift" in honor of
FATHER BACHOFER, CS.C. BOB McAULIFFE,
club president, presented the check to FATHER
EDMUND P. JOYCE at the AMchita Club's UND
Night meeting. Others from the local club who
attended the affair included NORB SKELLEY,
TO.M FOOTE, JIM FOLEY, ^rr. and Mrs. AL
SCHWARTZ, Mr. and ifrs. AL McLE^VN and
Mrs. McAuliffe.
New members of the club include TOM KEN­
NEDY, '51, who was recently discharged from the
Army and is now with the firm of Kennedy and
Coe in Salina, and LT. JOHN VACHRIS who h
stationed at the Air Force Base in Salina.
—AL SCHWARTZ
San Antonio
The San Antonio Notre Dame ^Mumni Club
celebrated Universal Notre Dame Night on May 15,
in the Anacacho Room of tlie St. Anthony Hotel
here in San Antonio. Guest speaker was F.ATHER
JOSEPH RICK, CS.C. Father Joe presented
an interesting an entertaining background story
on the program of the Congregation of the Holy
Cross. He concluded his address with a few remarks
on Notre Dame's plans for future development,
to tic in with the film "Notre Dame," which
was shovv*n to our guests. Tliis film was excellent
and was enjoyed immensely by everyone. We were
very fortunate to have Father Rick because we
SAN ANTONIO—UND Night guests included, left to right: Mike Conley, program; Ralph Struhs, director; John Bitter, director; Jesse
Poston, president; Father Rick, guest speaker; Father Mahrcy, club chaplain; Bill Dielniann, program; Ed Collins,
director; and John Vaughan, vice president.
Notre Dame Alumnus, August-September, 1957