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

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(Cltau rs at Nntrr iamr KKV. M. Mil IN J. 1(i;i;an. FAMILIAR FACE that has been missed from the University this year is the l indly face of Father Regan, who for twenty-three years held one of the most important, and it is one of the most difficult positions in the work of Ahna Mater. He has probably had intimate knowledge of a larger number of students than any man who has e ' er been conncctecf with otre Dame from the beginning. His work brought him into constant and imme- diate touch with every man in the college. He knew better than anv other the peculiar- ities of each. His kindly disposition led him to make allowance for these peculiarities, and his wise judgment rendered him e.xtremely tactful in dealing with them. Finallv, his unremitting attention to duty completed a list of i]ualifications wliich made him the ideal i ' refect of Discipline. So far as externals are concerned, the success of the l ' ni ' ersity depends upon ilie Prefect of Discipline more than on any other person. All the details of the day are subject to his regulation. To him (lows a constant stream of difficulties to be adjusted, abuses to be remedied, judgments to be rendered, emergeiicies to be met, appointments to be made and multitudinous details to be ordered. It requires unusual cajiacity for management to carry on this work with success. The tactful and kindly quality in Father Regan was in a large measure responsible for his success. His theory of discipline evidently was that an ounce of prevention is worth a poun of ptniishment. His forethoLight was marvelous. Schooled bv generations of experience he knew just what to expect and how to prepare for it. ' ben it became necessary to administer penalties. Father Regan kneu- how to do that wisely too. It seldom happened that a student felt a grievance against him. Though occupying a position which made it necessary at every turn to check and thwart and rebuke and warn and advise and punish, there is perhaps no old boy who harbors any feeling except tender memories of Father Regan. This was due entirely to his large toleration of the foibles and follies of youth, but the toleration itself was the flowering of his own fine nature. It was because he is the gentlest and kindest of men that he was able to extend infinite sympathy to students. I ' ather Regan ' s interest in Alma .Mater was without limit. b; ci thought of his life seemed to be set on the I ' niversity, its work and its students. Nothing but the finest was good enough to represent Notre Dame, and his heart beat with joy when he heard of the success of his old boys in the activities of life. .More than any other priest. Father Regan is remembered by stinfents of the past twentv-five vears. Time has tiiellowed the memory even in the cases where discipline was formerly resented. Tiiere is sonu-thing exqui-

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(ifitrrrH u» «,»... .»aiimi—(a:inttimirri) REV. DOMINIC O ' MALLEY, A. B., KiiKlish. ROBT. L. (;REEN, FH. (J., Pharmacv and Pharmacognosy. BRO. BASIL, C. S. C, Director of the Dcp ' t. of Music. BRO. GERARD, C. S. C, Piano. BRO. CYPRIAN, C. S. C, Bookkeeping, Phonography and Typewriting. BRO. PHILIP, C. S. C, Penmanship and CJerman. BRO. NICHOLAS, C. S. C, Typewriting, Teiegraphv, .M. |. BROWN, A. B., .M. D., L. L. B., English and Historv. !• RED W. .McRINLE ' , A. B., NLiihematics. B. .M.AKIS, Physical Instructor. M. (.RIIT-TTH, Vocal Culture. EDW. K. OTTA ' NN, PH. B., English. j. P. ' Ol ' NCi, English and Mathematics. GUSTAVO L. TREVLXO, Spanish.

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sitely beautiful in the loyalty of the old boys to this friend, philosopher and guide of other days. There is some- thing tender in the memory of the busiest and least thoughtful; and wherever his name is mentioned, either in a chance meeting or in a gathering of old boys, it is mentioned with afifection as well as respect. It is no small thing to live in the hearts of thousands of voung men scattered over the countrv. There can be no sweeter appreciation here on earth. Father Murphy is a man well Htted to perform the duties which Father Regan laid down. For years he was the successful rector of Sorin Hall, and, while there, won the friendship and confidence of the officers, friends, and students of the I ' niversity. His experience and amiability assure him of success as Prefect of Discipline. Father Maloney served but two vears as Director of Studies, but during that time his rare abilitv and high ideals made him a prominent factor in the upbuilding of the I ' niversity departments. Delicate health forced him to give up the work for which he was so admirably fitted. The Rev. Mathew A. Schumacher, C. S. C, succeeded Father Maloney in the office of Director of Studies — a position for which his past work prepared him well. An alumnus of Notre Dame and a graduate of the Catholic University of America, where he received the degree of Ph. D., Father Schumacher has a brilliant record. His wide experience, supplemented by a charming character, promise many years of signal success. Dr. Frank O ' Hara, who has taken up a special line of educational work, was succeeded by Dr. James C. Monaghan, as head of the department of History and Economics. Dr. Monaghan has had a varied career in many countries, and has held many important positions in the world of education and government. He is known through- out the world as a brilliant lecturer, and it was to resume this work of public instruction and to answer the demands made on him to lecture, that he gave over, for a time, the active work of the class-room. His strong and enthusiastic mind deeply impressed all who had the pleasure of attending his classes. The Reverend Dr. Matthew ' alsh, C. S. C, who replaced Dr. Monaghan after the Christmas holidays, has been well ec]uipped, by a thorough course at the Catholic I ' niversity of America, and by post-graduate studies at Columbia L ' niversity and Johns Hopkins, to assume charge of the courses in History and Economics. Reverend Timothy Crowley, C. S. C, who established himself in the affections of the students last year as head of the English department, went to India last August, where he is at present laboring as a missionary among the natives. He is succeeded by Rev. M. A. Quinlan, C. S. C, who, by much literary work and by many years of success as a teacher, has shown his abilitv to perform the work entrusted to him. The Rev. Dominic O ' Malley, C. S. C, succeeded Father Murphy as Rector of Sorin Hall; and Father John Farley, C. S. C, is taking Father McMannus ' place as head of Corby Hall. Among those who have retired from the staff of instructors arc: Messrs. Alphaeus B. Reynolds, Henry F. May, William J. .Mahoney, Clarence J. Kennedy, Thomas J. Dehey and John R. O ' Shea. Professor Jerome J. (ireen is absent during the present year doing special work, but will be with us again next September. Besides the new men already mentioned, several other capable teachers have been added to the staff: .Messrs. ' alter J. O ' Don- nell, C. S. C, Wm. Farrell, John Tanner, B. Maris, H. G. VanAiken, .M. Griffith, and J. J. Barrett.