(Editor's note : The following is a letter received by Dr. William J. Wohlleben, S.M., following ~e close of tbe N. I.T. Activities in New York City . It is typical of many letters received by various faculty members and the alumni office.) ESTABLISHED
Dear Doc : Your ear hould have been burning during the basketball tournament in Madison Square Garden because next to the wonderful showing made by D ayton you were the most prominent part of my conver a tion with some of the old-timers. The Schaefer's and the Sherry's went to the first game on Sa turday afternoon, and the Schaefer's a nd the Strattner's saw the other games. This, of course, provided excellent opportunities to talk about the good old days. After the first game on Sa turday afternoon, Mary and I attended the Univer ity of Dayton get-together in the Lincoln Hotel. The most interesting part of that session for me was the fact that I saw two of my former students, n amely Mike Moran and Andy Zittel. We also had the pleasure of meeting Father Bodie, who is now attending Saint John's College; Frank Farrell, who graduated in 191 3, and his son who is now a student at U. of D . ; as well as Jim Brown and his two brothers. We had a wonderful time, but of course missed h aving you with us. We aw Mary Shay several times but only a t a distance and I am sorry we did not have a chance to talk with her. She wa , of course, extremely busy and I suppose just as excited as we were during the games. The end of another school year is ap-
FRONT COVER: M ay we pre ent the most R ev. Karl Alter, Archbishop of Cincinnati, 0., who will deliver the Commencement Address to the graduates of the class of 1951. Commencement exercises will be held at the National Cash Register Auditorium on June 9, at 2 :30 p.m. Four hundred and fifty-five degrees will be conferred by Father Geo. J. R enneker, S.M ., president, University of D ayton. The Baccalaureate M a sand services will be conducted at Holy Angel's church, Sunday, June 3. Father Carl Will will deliver the baccalaureate ermon. The Senior dinners will be h eld at the Van Cl eve Hotel on May 29 and 31.
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Vol. XVII
1951
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Mary Shay '44 .. . .... .. . ...... . . . ... . . . . . . . .. . ......... . . . ...... Editor J a mes F. "Pep" Wilson .............. . . . .... . ... . ........ . . Sports Editor "Entered as second class matter April 15, 1940, at the Post Office, at Dayton, Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879." Issued Monthly-October through June SUBSCRIPTION- Per Year, including Membership in the Alumni Association, $5.00. Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to "The Alumni Association of the University of D ayton." For wills and other bequests, the legal title of the corporation is "The University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio."
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proaching, and we hope that during the ummer you will m ake the trip to New York which had to be postponed last year. We are anticipating the plea ure of having a visit with you . With kindest regards and best wishes from all the Sch aefers in the meantime. Sin cerely, Joseph
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189o-Sympathy is extended to the famil y of Father Bernard F. Kuhlman who died in D ayton, M ar. 31. 1908 - Congratulation s are extended Bro. William Beck, S.M., professor of biology at U.D., on the celebra tion of his golden jubilee. 1911 - Edward A. Glockner is pre ident of the Glockner Ch evrolet Co., Port mouth, 0 . 1912 - Congratulation s a re extended to Bro. Lawrence Boll, S.M ., profes or of English, U.D. , on the celebration of his golden jubilee. Also included among the jubilarian was Bro. Ed wa rd Lynch, S.M., assi tant
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supervisor of Alumni H all, and Father Joseph Tetzlaff, S.M ., former president of the University of Dayton. Fa ther T etzlaff is residing a t Rockway Park, L. I., N. Y. Martin Kuntz has been named general chairman of the St. Elizabeth H ospital Fund Drive. 1914- The Rt. R ev. M sgr. Robert Sherry, Col., C haplain, U .S.A. , has been tra nsferred from 'Korea to General H eadquarters in Tokyo. H e has served as chaplain in K orea for eight months. 1922- Robert M . Payne, insurance agent, announces the location of his offices as 208 Cooper Bldg., 3 E . Second St., after May 1, 1951. 1925- Dr. W . R. Hochwalt was a speaker at the annual meeting of the Ohio State M edical Association held in April at Cincinnati. Mr. and Mrs. Willia m E . M ayer, Sr., C leveland, were campus visitor . Merle P. Smith was n amed a member of th e Armed Forces D ay committee. 1926- Andrew Aman received th e " man of the year " award from the University of Notre D ame Club of D ayton.