DePaul University - Depaulian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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I THE VERY REVEREND COMERFORD J. O ' MALLEY, C. M., S. T. D., President of De Paul University

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OF TRUSTEES The importance of the Lay Board of Trustees cannot be over- looked in the development of DePaul University. Although the decisions made by these men are not binding, their background, education and business experience enable these men to efficiently fulfill their purpose, that of serving as an advisory group. The five lay members of the Legal Board of Trustees, John F. Mannion, Stephen A. Mitchell, Arthur J. Schmitt, Sherman J. Sexton and Leo J. Sheridan are also members of the Lay Board of Trustees. Chairman of this Board is Mr. Sexton. Other members include Bernard J. Fallon, an attorney; Stanley P. Farwell, president of the Business Research Corporation; E. Roy Fitzgerald, president of National City Lines; the honorable Cornelius J. Harrington; Conrad J. Hilton, president of Hilton Hotel Corporation; the honorable James J. McDermott; James E. O ' Rilev, president of the Chicago Sugar Company; David M. Sharer, comptroller of DePaul University; John L. Sullivan (ex officio appointment) president of the Alumni Association; and Henry F. Wolf, former president of the Pepsodent Division of Lever Bros., Inc. The past year saw the resignation of Britton I. Budd, president of the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois. Because he felt other duties were so pressing that he could no longer devote enough time to both the Legal and Lay Boards, Mr. Budd felt it advisable to resign after many years of service. The University keenly feels his loss and fully appreciates the time, energy and effort Mr. Budd devoted to his position. Board of Trustees at Regular Meeting Sherman J. Sexton Bernard J. Fallon Stanley P. Farwell E. Roy Fitzgerald Cornelius J. Harrington Conrad J. Hilton James J. McDermott John P. Mannion Stephen Mitchell James E. O ' Riley Sherman J. Sexton Arthur J. Schmitt David M. Sharer Leo J. Sheridan John L. Sullivan Henry F. Wolf

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THE PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE DePHcm Opivhrsicy CHICAGO OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 2236 SHEFFIELD AVENUE To The Graduates and Students of 1951: This past year has been marked by events which will leave a lasting impression on our minds as on the future of this country and the world. The Korean war and the ill-disguised threats to peace in other areas have of necessity aroused our country and the freedom-loving nations to a full awareness of the imminent danger to security and peace. The United States has been projected into a program for military pre-eminence which may shatter the ambitions of the Kremlin for the enslavement of all peoples. Our thinking has been diverted largely from the pursuit of constructive means for betterment of living standards at home and abroad and more and more directed to the creation of instruments for survival and destruction. Manpower is being channeled into the armed services or to war production; the economy of the free nations is geared to an almost all-out effort to withstand the surprise attack of a government which has forsaken God and discarded human rights based on natural and divine law. In the critical years ahead the important points to keep in mind are the issues involved and not the shortcomings of major or minor officials who may be conscientiously exerting their best efforts. Undergraduates and graduates of De Paul, as of all universities, must be informed as to the causes of present world-tension; must apply the wealth of their training in sound Christian principles to the solution of the problems confronting us; must assume places of leadership in steering the course of events toward the preservation of justice, freedom and love for all. Fortified by a profound faith in God and His Providence over human affairs, inspired by complete dedication to His law, and motivated by love for Him and His creatures, we of De Paul in consort with others will contribute fully to national security and international peace with justice.