University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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Papal Mania There I was, in Grant Park in Chicago, blowing off a whole day of class. There were people as far as I could see. I suddenly began to have second thoughts; this didn ' t seem to be the good idea it had started out to be. We had gotten to Chicago the night before, and managed to see his motorcade as it passed by. He was there, red cape and all, waving. He looked awfully tired, awfully vulnerable, not the way I thought he would look. I had gotten to Grant Park about 6 a.m. that morning. The place was already full of people, some who had stayed all night. People had brought radios, frisbees, books, and baskets of food to last throughout the day. Since he wouldn ' t be there until 3:00 that afternoon, there was a lot of time to kill. As it got near the appointed hour, excitement grew. Nobody knew what to expect. At last, we knew he was near. He was preceded by a long, ceremonious procession of bishops, some wearing crowns, and all in costume. Finally, I began to see the top of his hat, and then, his face. He was waving and slowly moving toward the white and gold altar. The mass took about three and a half hours. People were glad just to be in his presence no matter what the time or inconvenience. He talked of traditional Church teachings, and urged Catholics to stick to them. He talked of Americans, and our great unity. I see the people of America, he said, (as) one nation, formed of many people: E Plubribus unum . . . You have traveled from ' sea to shining sea ' to find your identity, to discover each other along the way, and to find your own place in this immense country . . . Plubribus unum the many form a new unity. Afterwards, the streets of downtown Chicago were filled with people, all going home, all talking about their experience, all tired but happy. Many tried to express their feelings, but none so good as a little man on Michigan Avenue who said: Now there ' s a Pope who knows how to be Pope. LOVE THE UNIFICATION MMB ' POPE HURCH Papal Vint. 10-S-7VJJ

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That First Test The tust test-just one in long line of tests at Notre Dame. Until now, you w to tell .one in votir letters that s hool w, .ind (kisses weren ' t loo hard. All yon had to do was r i lupteis. do problems, and write papers. But a ; that ' s something really different u don ' t have a week to work on it, like a reseat ( h paper, and you i have a F A standing besid( c HI, giving ansv, You begin studying days before the big event, wondering it you ' ll still do be doing this for e rommonplace. rause what all the hard upperclassmen do the night beto Groggy from studying, you make a qtm k tup to the Grotto, ng your first avoiding your first F . Test Dav ,ir rives, and you get up in time to go to the dining hall for your first hot breaktast. (Somewhere in the back of your mind, Mom is telling you that eating a good breakfast makes you etter). With pencils and your study notes hanging out of your pocket, you take a deep bieath and prepare to do th you can. Did you study enough, and the right things, to ready you for tin attack this exam ' waKQ M E Jefenses of your memory and knowledge 7 After you reali e that vou can answer the first question, then the second, and you ' re almost sure of the third, you acquiro some confidence. As you leave the rlasssroom and the test behind, while unsure, of your grade, you ' re certain of one thing: you e met the challenge of the first test . and you surviv Ttvr l.i