News About Our Classmates

Updated June 10 2021


ND56 CLASS OFFICERS

CHAPLAIN: REV. JEROME KNOLL, CSC
PRESIDENT EMERITUS: W.K. "BILL" WARREN, JR.
PRESIDENT: MARK BURNS Died 11/16/2021
VICE-PRESIDENTS: GERALD KENNY, PAUL NOLAND, SIDNEY WILKIN
SECRETARY: EDWARD COSGROVE
TREASURER: EDWARD COSGROVE
ND56 WEB PAGE: WWW.ND56.ORG


MARK BURNS dies 11/16/2020

Dear Classmates:
Mark P. Burns, our great President died yesterday at his daughter, Maureen Bekta's home. He was a terrific guy! His obit will be out shortly and I'll be in touch.

Regards,
Ed Cosgrove


CLASS NEWSLETTER FROM Ed Cosgrove

Ed's Newsletter did not make it into the latest issue of "Notre Dame" Magazine. NOT ED'S FAULT - our guy is doing a great job trying to fill the shoes of John Manion. Here is Ed's entry.

This is my first try at our Class Newsletter. I became Treasurer of the Class when we lost Mike Kiley and now succeed the best Secretary of any Class at UND. John Manion has been our cheerleader, historian and great friend since 1956. I need everyone's help to stay in touch so we can look forward to our 65-year Anniversary of our graduation next June 2021. Would the Class like to share our reunion with the regular reunion on June 1g, 2nd and 3rd or three days later in the month at the Morris Inn under the Chairmanship of Larry Kennedy. I heard from Don Brophy who lived at St. Edward's Hall with Gene O'Connor and I in 1952. He and his spouse are well and live in New York City, with two sons in California. Paul Noland and John Murray continue to keep the Class interested, thoughtful and amused on the affairs of the day. I had a special telephone conversation with Lou Malandra who lost his girl Mary Margaret on June 17. Lou and I worked for Ziggy and Bernie in the South Dining Hall as servers. Larry Kennedy advised that the Class Scholarship Fund as of July 9, 2020 is $1,049,091.00 with a market value of $1,649,516.00 as of March 31, 2020. Larry also advised that the Class Memorial Mass Fund is alive and well. Yes, it is and will continue to provide for our departed Classmates. The University reports that: Roger Oswald died March 14, 2020 Sylvania, OH. He was a great basketball player in high school and a devout Catholic and owned the AH Jamra Co. in Toledo; Jerry Rigsby died March 28, 2020 in Anderson, IN, and was a member of our Marching Band and chief engineer for General Motors; Burton Toepp died March 15, 2020 Naperville, IL, grew up in South Bend and worked for Western Electric; Jim Lyne died February 23, 2020 Chicago, Major U.S. Marine Corps, coached football at St. Viator High and taught PE; Jerry McPartlin died March 27, 2020 Bloomfield Hills, MI, Officer U.S. Navy, Director of Administration with Deloitte; Joe Riley died April 3, 2020 Reading, PA, was a Marine, wounded in the Korean War, All-State in football in high school in WVA; Paul Kamschulte died April 21, 2020 Granger, IN, accountant in Waukegan, IL; Bill Jackman died April 21, 2020 Reston, VA, ND Glee Club, Captain U.S. Marine Corps, sports info for Georgetown and Naval Academy; John Chomeau died April 21, 2020 Fredericksburg, VA, Captain U.S. Navy, analyst with CIA; Joe Yaeger died May 14, 2020 Cypress, TX, ND baseball team, flew Boeing 727s, 757s and 767s for American Airlines; Steve Myzilla died May 21, 2020 Lorain, OH, U.S. Navy, Korean War with Service Medals. On June 10, the Class had a zoom meeting arranged by Frank Conte's son-in-law Mark Prokopius, ND 1990, a U.S. Navy Captain, Naval ROTC head at N.D. The roll call: Cosgrove, Conte, Murray, Kalbas, Kegaly, Collins, Noland, Revord, Broucek, Kennedy and Tom McNeil had cyber difficulty. Captain Prokopius suggested we use our I-pads for the next zoom meeting, rather than the computer. We will have other zooms. It was great to hear from Bill Stotzer about Paul Kamschulte and his high school and college buddy Johnny Manion. Saw Lou Holtz on Fox News. He just lost his wife, Beth. Asked if the ND logo and nickname "The Fighting Irish" will be changed because of the times. He was emphatic - - said the ND student body went to downtown South Bend in May, 1924 and chased the Klu Klux Klan. Has everyone read Rachel Lu's article "A Fighting Spirit" - - the place of Notre Dame football in American Catholicism in the "America Magazine" for November 11, 2019. It's worth it. Do we recall the special homily Father Hesburgh gave the student-body after the deaths of Fred Miller, Sr. and Jr. on December 17, 1954. I have shared this best homily with Jesuits, Franciscans, Dominicans, Diocesan priests, clients over the years. Heard from Joe Kalbas with a wonderful photo of he, two sons, son-in-law and two grandsons at the Warren Golf Course.

Let me know if I have missed anything that you believe the Class should know about. Remember our website with Dick Yeager nd56.org

56 Class Secretary and Treasurer Ed Cosgrove, 525 Delaware Avenue,
Buffalo, NY 14202, Bus. 716-854-2211;
eccosgrove cosgrovelawfirm.com


> NOTES from Ed Cosgrove and Jim Revord on how to "Wash 'n Pray"

Class Mates
UND - 1956 Ed Cosgrove
Treasurer

Our esteem secretary, John Manion, asked me to get in touch with all as he mends.

I am sending (see below) Jim Revord's message of March 24, 2020 suggesting that when we wash our hands, we sing Happy Birthday and then the Hail Mary.

To those that are still committed to a plaque for Rev. Robert Pelton, C.S.C. on the campus, my high up contact at UND tells me - no plaque but we can have a tree planted for Father Pelton for a contribution from the Class for $5,000.00. Tell me if you are interested in joining me.

Send me your news as we work our way out of this pandemic with our prayers, using sanitizer and obeying our wives. Dottie threatened me yesterday with divorce if I went to the office - after 53 years of doing what I am told!

For Mass this Palm Sunday - go to catholictv.org for 10 a.m. mass at Sacred Heart Basilica, University of Notre Dame and every Sunday thereafter.

Warm Regards - Go Irish! Happy Easter
Ed


Dear ND '56ers and Spouses,

Hopefully we all are "hanging in there" during this Coronavirus lockdown.One of the main suggestions given is to wash our hands thoroughly AND take our time doing it. It is suggested singing the "Happy Birthday" song as one washes their hands. I discovered that saying the "Hail Mary" takes about the same amount of time as singing "Happy Birthday" !!

So now when washing my hands I "Wash 'n Pray" !!
This gives me a greater awareness of God's presence in my life and all the graces and blessings that He has given me ....

Just a thought to consider when washing our hands, even after this crisis eventually ends...... and I close with the C.S.C. motto:

"Ave Crux, Spes Unica" ...."Hail the Cross, Our only Hope"
Jim Revord


ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND GROWS TO $1,049,415

Endowed scholarship fund grows to $1,049,415 as of 06/04/2021.
Total invested market value equaled $2,344,873as of 3/31/2021
Total of scholarship awards from the '56 fund for academic year 2020-2021 was $70,000.

For detailed information about the ND56 Endowed Scholarship Fund and student recipients: present and starting with 2001-2 see below.

The University continues to maintain a steadfast commitment to need-blind admissions. ND continues to meet the full demonstrated need of all admitted undergraduates. Scholarship awards from the '56 Fund are unrestricted and recipients are selected by the University's Office of Student Financial Services. Please continue to keep the Fund in mind in your annual giving to Notre Dame. Specify “ND'56 Scholarship Fund" on the memo line of your check, the reply card to the ND Office, and a post-it note on the check as well. Gifts designated to the ’56 Fund count toward your annual giving record and eligibility for the alumni football ticket lottery. The Class of 1956 Endowed Scholarship Fund is a perpetual gift to the University, helping students with scholarships in years after we are long gone from this earth. Larry repeats: we want to keep growing the Fund to “the last man”.
Larry Kennedy
Chairman


ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS AND ND56 HONOREES NAMED FOR 2019-20

Larry Kennedy, Chairman of the ND56 Endowed Scholarship Fund, announced the Honorees for the three 2019-20 Scholarship Awards. The Notre Dame Student Financial Aid Dept. selected the students -- matching their personal background and interests — and based on individual student’s financial needs. Donations from the ND56 Classmates have totaled $1,037,941 since June 2001. The fund, invested by the nationally regarded U of ND Investment Group now shows a sum of $1,732,651. Your Class Officers and past Honorees formed the committee who voted for the three new Honorees.

 

ND56 HONOREES		     Endowed Scholarship Student "matchups" 
Honoree George Broucek       Janaya Brown         Aerospace Engineer 
Honoree Richard Paul Brown   Nathan Gundlach      Civil Engineering, German 
Honoree David Edward Huber   María Sierra Cáceres Computer Science, Econ


ND56 HONOREE GEORGE BROUCEK
I always liked aircraft and flying saucers; so, I went into Aeronautical Engineering. After Graduation in 1956, Tom Schwigert, Pat Poynton and myself went to work for Convair Fort Worth for the summer. Convair was just coming out with the B58 "Hustler", a delta winged bomber that could fly twice the speed of sound. I worked in the Experimental Aerodynamics Lab.

Returning to Notre Dame and taking graduate classes, I was elected the President of the Aero Club. Having competed the graduate classes I wanted to take, I was hired by Convair Astronautics in San Diego as a Flight Control Analyst. I started two weeks before the first test flight of the "Atlas" Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. It was "baptism by fire"! I worked there for four years, with the last year being the chief analyst on a one year NASA study on how to analyse the control of "Flexible Bodied Vehicles".

We competed for the next phase study; but, lost to Honeywell Aero in Minneapolis. So, I left Convair and joined Honeywell Aero to work on the next phase of the study. While there, I did the flight controls for the "AOSO" (Advanced Orbiting Solar Observatory).

Having completed that, I was hired by Lockheed Missiles and Space to work on the flight control of the "Polaris" submarine launched ballistic missile. After a while I became the Systems Manager of all the Electrical Systems on the "Posidon" missile; which included: Guidance and Control, and War Head separation from the booster.

Finally went back to Minnesota to work for Control Data as head of the Systems Engineering group that designed a Private Internet Network for the US Army Corps of Engineers.

After retiring from Control Data, I had my own Data Communications Consulting business where I designed the in house communications network for Medtronic Corporation.

After fully retiring, we moved to Yuma AZ where I became President of the Home Owners Association where we lived. We represented eight hundred properties that resided in Mesa Del Sol Property Owners Association. Biggest achievement was to get Yuma County to maintain the desert landscaping in the common areas.

Personal life goes back to when I was in Ascension Grammar School. I knew my wife to be, Margie, who was a year behind me in the same grammar school. I went on to Fenwick High School and Margie to Trinity High School. After graduation I went to Notre Dame. A year later, Margie attended St. Mary's College across the "Dixie" highway. We started dating when I was a "senior" and she was a "junior". A year later we got engaged. We set our wedding date for Dec. 28, 1957 when I would come home from San Diego for Christmas. Also, we knew it was a good time for our friends to attend our wedding. Dave Collins was our "Best Man" because Dave and I were classmates in grammar school, then high school and then "Roommates" along with Paul Noland our Sophomore year in 345 Lyons Hall.


ND56 ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENT, Janaya Brown

My name is Janaya Brown and I am a senior Aerospace Engineering major minoring in Energy Studies. I am a Sacred Heart-Griffin high school alumna from Springfield, IL (the land of Lincoln, corn, and soy). Currently, I live off-campus in a house with 4 lovely roommates, but I hail originally from Pasquerilla East Hall. Throughout my time here at ND, I have had opportunities to experience things that I never imagined I would. I am serving as the president of the National Society of Black Engineers Notre Dame Chapter, which gives me the chance to give back to the community that took me in when I first arrived. Through this position, I have been able to support my fellow engineers in their career efforts and pass along the knowledge I have gained over my four years of studying.

I was also able to join Energy and Sustainable Development with Design (ESDD). ESDD is an undergraduate research group in ND Energy that focuses on empowering the so-called “least developed” to create their own power systems. In this group, my role was to test the mechanical properties of novel, hand-weaved wind turbine blades. Through this research, I was able to travel to both Uganda and Rwanda for collaborative efforts, and in doing so, I have drastically increased my cultural awareness.

My education at Notre Dame not only gave me valuable technical skills but also oriented me towards a life of service. After graduation, I plan to either work on disaster-resilient energy systems, teach high school or elementary school students, or enter consulting for a period of time before going back to school for a PhD. My goal is to become a professor and support the next wave of STEM minorities.

I want to thank the Class of ‘56 for this generous contribution to my education. It has aided me in pursuing my passions without being limited by financial burdens, and I am truly grateful for that freedom.

Janaya

ND56 HONOREE RICHARD “Dick” PAUL BROWN
I am very honored to be a recipient of this recognition .  I attended only public schools before entering Notre Dame;  I attended daily Mass at Notre Dame; and since I graduated.

Met my wife Sheila Conlin SMC56 on the first day of Spring 1953.  We will be celebrating our 62 wedding anniversary this year. We were blessed with 3 daughters and 2 sons as well as  thirteen grandchildren and to date six Great Grandchildren.

Two grandchildren  are ND grads.  Our first grad was preceded by his father both grandfathers and two great grandfathers. Sheila’s father was a 1926 grad coached by Knute Rockne. Second grad's  grand mother was Frank Leahy's  cousin.

I retired from our construction business in 2004.  The company was started by my grandfather in 1891.  It was passed on to my Uncles in 1932 and to me in 1967.   We  lost our eldest son to Muscular Dystrophy at 25.  Shortly after, I established a scholarship fund at ND in his and Sheila’s father’s memory.  Four students each year receive a few thousand dollars from the Brown Conlin  Scholarship fund.

I sincerely appreciate receiving this honor.  I’ve always considered myself the Luckiest Man in the world.


ND56 ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENT, Nathan Gundlach

My name is Nathan Gundlach, and I am a senior majoring in both Civil Engineering and German. I am also involved in many extra-curricular activities, including the Marching Band, Symphony Orchestra, Right to Life club, and Iron Sharpens Iron Christian Fellowship, as well as two honors societies, of one of which I am the president. My years at Notre Dame have been the best of my life, and I am only able to attend thanks to generous scholarships like the ND56 Endowed Scholarship.

Academically, my classes here at Notre Dame have certainly given me the knowledge necessary for a career after graduation, but more importantly they have broadened my horizons and molded me into a more mature and thoughtful person. The theology and philosophy courses required by the curriculum challenged me to examine my life and engage my religious beliefs on a much deeper level. My engineering courses taught me to understand the world around me more than I ever thought I would, and my German courses made me ask and attempt to answer tough, abstract questions about literature and society.

My extra-curricular activities have enabled me to grow into a better team member and leader. Because the Band of the Fighting Irish rehearses every weeknight in the Fall semester, there is ample opportunity for members like me to learn from each other and even fail on occasion, all the while slowly improving themselves. It taught me time management and self-discipline thanks to the numerous hours of practicing I needed to do outside of rehearsals and the planning I had to do to ensure all of my coursework would get done on time, and it taught me to better interact with and appreciate those around me while also creating lifelong friendships.

I am tremendously grateful to the ND Class of ’56 for this generous scholarship, without which my Notre Dame experience would not have been financially possible.

Sincerely,
Nathan Gundlach ‘20
University of Notre Dame | 2020
College of Engineering
Civil Engineering and German

ND56 HONOREE DAVID EDWARD HUBER
The privilege of being elected an Honoree for the ND56 Scholarship recipient this year is indeed overwhelming.

Briefly, I was a Chicago native who came to Notre Dame, worked in the Dining Hall four years and received a Navy commission and achieved my degree in metallurgic engineering.

I remained in South Bend with a specialty firm in that field of engineering.  As the business grew, I became president of the firm from which I retired…  never have left South Bend… no regrets.

It’s been great volunteering responsibilities within the ND Class of 1956 — serving with Dick Crowley as Co-president at the time of our Twenty Fifth Reunion celebration.  I enjoyed all that we accomplished during that time.

Congratulations to the 2019-20 Scholarship winners; I wish you the best during your final years at ND, and hope you can enjoy many happy, successful years as an ND Alum.


ND556 ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENT, María Sierra Cáceres

I’m María Sierra Cáceres, a 5th- year senior in the Reilly Dual Degree five-year program studying Computer Science and Economics. I was born in Honduras and sought refuge in the U.S. at 7 years old, speaking only Spanish. My single mother, with only an elementary-level education and no English fluency, fled to find safety and a better life for her children and worked hard to raise us in the south suburbs of Chicago. Her bravery and strength have driven me to honor her sacrifices with all of my achievements. As the eldest child of five, I will be the first college graduate in my family and am so excited to be a role model for my siblings.

My time at Notre Dame has been both the most challenging and incredible chapter of my life. In only five years, I found a community that helped me reconnect with my Central American roots through folkloric dance and fostered friendships that will last a lifetime, all while being challenged to take what I learn in the classroom and use it to better my community in Chicago. The Reilly program, for example, has allowed me to enrich my engineering degree with liberal arts and further explore technology as a tool for social good. Outside of the classroom, student organizations have allowed me to develop greater leadership skills. At present, I am able to advocate for the humane treatment of asylum seekers in immigration detention centers as the president of the Student Coalition for Immigration Advocacy. As the only woman on the executive board of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers of Notre Dame, I have mentored and stimulated the intellectual curiosity of young Latinas to challenge them to pursue a career in STEM, to dare to dream big.

Thank you to the Notre Dame Class of 1956. Thank you for the gift of a Notre Dame education. With your help, I have the tools to continue pursuing my dreams and set the foundation for a generational blessing of scholarship for my family.

Sincerely,
María
María Sierra Cáceres
Economics and Computer Science '20


ND '56 Endowed Scholarship Class Honorees
and corresponding ND Student Scholarship Students.
YEARClass HonoreeND Student Scholarship
2001-2002John F. ManionCaitlin Allen '02
2002-2003Thomas A. ColemanWilliam Reilly '03
2003-2004Michael J. KileyNathaniel "Nate" Hudak '07
2004-2005Fr. Thomas E. Chambers, C. S. C. Jacob "Jake" Greiner '05
2005-2006Prof. Steve Rogers Pamela Dorsey '06
2006-2007John J. FannonTiffany Roberts '07 and Daniel Ott '08
2007-2008Richard J. Yeager, Sr.Daniel Ott '08, Tanya Ngo '08 and Stephen Govea '08
2008-2009James P. FinneganJuliana Thimons '09, James McFarlane '09, and James Zenker '09
2009-2010Daniel M. Boland, PhD
Mark P. Burns
Gordon J. DiRenzo, PhD
Zachary "Zach" Stackhouse '12
Amanda Cosfol '11
Joel Bricker '12
2010-2011David Collins
Wayne Edmonds
Larry Kennedy
Seamus Laird '11
Jonathan Liedl '11
Amanda Cosfol '11
2011-2012Dr. Angelo Capozzi
Donald Carlin
James Revord
Daniel Johansen '12
Allison Skow '12
Matthew Nagy '12
2012-2013John "Jack" Kegaly
Leo Linbeck
Robert Welsh
Daniel K. Anderson, '13
Brittany D. Weems, '13
Elise A. O'Malley, '13
2013-2014 James "Jim" Mense
Paul Noland
William "Bill" K. Warren, Jr.
Bradley Stuhlreyer, '14
Daniel L. McCarthy, '14
Pat Nguyen, '14
2014-2015 Peter “Pete” Cannon
Edward Cosgrove
Donald Costello
Andrew P. McGloin ‘15
Conor T. Tallet ’15
Justin L. Chen ‘15
2015-2016 Henry S. Dixon
Eugene P. O’Connor
Bernard H. Van Etten
John “Jack” Rooney '16
Peter O’Connor '16
Mariah Villasenor '16
2016-2017 Robert J. McKenty
Thomas W. Powers
Frank P. Tighe
Whitney Choo ‘17
Michael Bicknell ’17
Michael Buche ‘17
2017-2018 Richard C. Clark
John F. Murray
Donald T. Schaefer
Patrick A. Yerkes '18
Benjamin J. Coble '18
Patrick KJ. Sproule '18
2018-2019 Frank F. Conte
Harold Joseph Kalbas
Leo D. O'Donnell
Victoria Zawacki '19
Michael Aumann '19
Michael Conlon '19
2019-2020 George Brouck
Richard Paul Brown
David Edward Huber
Jamaya Brown '20
Nathan Gundlach '20
Maria Sierra Cáceres '20

NOTRE DAME CLASS RINGS

Many of us purchased our ND Class Ring some 63 years ago; and many of us purchased the ND Class Ring Miniature for our significant other at that time. Perhaps, the ring has cracked or the (probably blue spinel) stone has been lost. IF that is the case with you, we have learned that Balfour (the ring manufacturer) will provide service for any ND Class Rings... Normal wear on the gold band and engraving is not included under any guarantee.
Package the ring securely (padded bag or box); send by insured (for $1000) and traceable mail (Priority USPS, UPS, FedEx, etc, with your $14.95 check (payable to Balfour Co.) to cover return shipment; a cover letter identifying NDshiney ring back in less than a month.
Send to: BALFOUR COMPANY; 7211 CIRCLE S ROAD; AUSTIN, TX 78745; ATTN: CUSTOMER SERVICE/REPAIR UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME. . Please DO NOT skip any of the above steps, and you will be delighted with the service.
As of July 23, 2018: there is a charge of $50 for re-sizing (for all rings older than 1972), $50 for re-furbishing and $50 for replacement of the stone, plus taxes -- plus the $14.95 noted above ...still a pretty good deal! There may be other needs, and Balfour will let you know any charges before proceeding. Do not prepay anything except the return mail charge of $14.95.
If you have questions, call the University of Notre Dame desk at Balfour: 800-996-8636.
JFM talked to Mary Ellen; 7/23/18


ND GRADS LISTED BY COMMENCEMENT

From the official commencement files at the University, below are listings of ND graduates for the years 55-58 (you’ll find the majority of ND56 grads in the 1956 Classes) and our kids can be found in the 1975–1987 lists. They are listed by Commencement class, college, degree and alpha. The asterisks denote honors students.

1955-06-05 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1955-08-02 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1956-06-03 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1956-07-31 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1957-06-02 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1957-08-06 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1958-06-01 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program

1975-05-18 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1975-08-08 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1976-05-16 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1976-08-06 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1977-05-22 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1977-08-05 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1978-05-21 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1978-08-04 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1979-05-19 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1979-08-03 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1980-05-18 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1980-08-08 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1981-05-16 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1981-08-07 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1982-05-16 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1982-08-06 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1983-05-15 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1983-08-05 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1984-05-20 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1984-08-03 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1985-05-19 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1985-08-02 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1986-05-18 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1986-08-01 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1987-05-17 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program
1987-07-31 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program



THANK YOU ND 56 CLASSMATES!



REUNION 2006 REPORT

For stories and 100s of photos from Reunion 2006,
please click on the picture to the left.

It will continue to be a work-in-progress as your comments about Reunion 2006 are invited.

It was a glorious weekend of June 1-4, 2006.


WNDU News Editor Bob Simkins scores another scoop

Bob Simkins has donated a copy of the '52-'53 Student Manual which was received at his home in Manitowoc, Wis with a note (printed below) from the University folded inside.

Bob has graciously furnished his copy of the 1952 Student Manual. We have scanned it and if you click on the picture of its cover you can read the manual from cover to cover. Thanks to Bob, now you can prove to your Grandkids that you did indeed have "Morning Check" and evening curfews.

Thanks Bob, and as you used to say at WNDU, "that's the three oh mark for tonight"
Dick Yeager

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

Notre Dame, Indiana

OFFICE OF PREFECT OF DISCIPLINE

To: Parents of Notre Dame Students

In order that you might have a better understanding of the workings of the University, we are sending the copy of the Student Manual to all parents and guardians of the freshman students at the university. The University Administration believes that the parents can be of untold help to us in encouraging their sons to understand and abide by this Manual. We realize parents of Notre Dame students are our closest aids in achieving the ends and purposes of the University, and in order that we may capitalize on this source of support we believe a full understanding of the University regulations on the part of parents is the best manner to achieve this end.

With best personal regards to you and your family, and with the promise of remembrance in our prayers and Masses, we remain

Sincerely yours,

THE COMMITTEE ON DISCIPLINE
The University of Notre Dame


Freshman Directory

Bob Simkins was gracious enough to give us a copy of the Student Directory for 1952-1953 that he had saved over the years.

That of course was the Freshman year for the class of 1956. We thought it would be fun to extract the information for all those people who had a class year of "1" by their name.

Then we sorted it four different ways.

If you are curious about someone from a particular city you can use the list sorted by
"State, City and Last Name".

If you just want to look up a name use the "Last Name, First Name" list.

There is a list titled "Dorm, Room and Name" which can tell you just who lived on the same dorm floor (or off campus) as you did.

And finally we included a list of "College, Last Name".

Click on the picture of the Directory to enjoy its content.