VISITING the chapters with Alumni Secretary MARY SHAY
The Annual Meeting of the University of Dayton Alumni Association took place Dec. 7 on the campus. Members of the National Board, Chapter Repres en tatives, Members-elect to both the Alumni and Board of Athletic Control attended. The Alumni Secretary presented h er annual report. The Treasurer's report and progress made on th e Ke ttering Challenge Gift Program were given. An interesting report prepared by Mr. James J. Gilvary, ational Vice-President on the dialogue between the National Alumni Board and representatives of the student body was read by Mr. Donald Ruhl. At the request of National and Local Boards student rep resentatives were invited to attend meetings . Some of the matters discussed were: articles appearing in the Flyer News regarding Bishop O 'Boyle and Birth Control; compulsory R.O .T.C .; news leaks from campus to local papers which are critical of the school and administration; student demonstrations such as those held last Fall over R. 0 . T . C., which embarrassed
Jhe Unversity and its a lumni ; choice of speakers at prog rams at the University; students' Bill of Rights; st ud ents' desire for freedom of press, dress a nd academic discipline; interdisciplinary courses; student desire to be committed to a cause to improve society, to ge t rid of poverty and racism, and methods used to achieve those goa ls; student concern that only a few of their numbers are doin g things; ri ght of dissent through proper channels; problems in vo lved in off-campus housing; student participation in decision making of th e admin istrati o n ; student fees; bad effect on community financial support of unfavorable publicity on campus. Discussion was quite spirited. o great solutions were forthcoming, nor were th ey particularly sought. However, a better understanding of the viewpoints of a ll concerned wn s ce rtainly nchievecl. Those elected to th e National Alumni Board of Athletic Control were adm inistered the oath of office by Je rom e E. Westendorf. alional President.
Mr. Richard Durbin '55, left, Mrs. Virginia MacMillan Varga '51, center and Mr. David L. Ford '54, right, were administered the oath of office on the National Alumni Board . Mr. Ford was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Mr. James Uttermohlen '51. Mr. Donald E. Ruhl, '47, not shown, Mr. Durbin and Mrs. Varga were elected to three-year terms.
Mr. Joseph D. Quinn '42, left and Mr. Louis J . Cannarozzi '52, right, were elected to the University of Dayton's Board of Athletic Control. They were sworn into office at the Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association in December, and will serve terms of three years. Bro. Elmer C. Lackner, S.M., '27, Vice-President, Development and Public Relations, U.D., Jerome E. Westendorf '43, National President, Alumni Association and Mary Shay '44, Alumni Secretary participating during the Annual Meeting, U.D. Alumni Association .