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

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, G. Q. FIFTEENTH PRESIDENT Page 25

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Mosifyuom Ow Ma . . We shall always want Notre Dame men to play to win so long as there is a Notre Dame ... to win cleanly according to the rules . . . because Notre Dame men are reared here on this campus in this spirit and because they exemplify this spirit all over the world, they are the envy of the nation. This is the unequivocal theme of the administration of the fifteenth President of Notre Dame, Rev. John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C., who came here from a little town in Michigan with the quaint name of Owosso some twenty-nine years ago. He came as a student and since that time his destiny and that of Notre Dame have blended into one. On July 20, 1946 he was appointed President succeeding the Rev. J. Hugh O ' Donnell. He took the reins of the University at a crucial time. The solutions to the many problems of reconver- sion from the frenzy of war to the slower, more deliberate ways of peacetime education coupled with the largest enrollment Notre Dame has ever seen were just a few of the momentous tasks confronting Fr. Cavanaugh as he took office. Enhanced by a strong spirit of resolution and the faculty to penetrate into problems, this comparatively young man who exercises wisdom beyond his years, guided Notre Dame down a prudent road during difficult times. As his first year of administration draws to a close, the success already achieved gives rise to greater promise in the future for the fifteenth of a scholarly line; this young man from Owosso. Page 24

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Vice REV. JOHN H. MURPHY, C.S.C. Fr. Murphy addresses pre-game pep rally. A young, efficient executive, Father Murphy hails from the city made famous for self-polishing glo- coat , Racine, Wisconsin. For the main part his duties are in connection with the internal adminis- tration and to serve as a gracious though firm buffer between the President and the faculty. As chairman of the Athletic Board of Control, he dictates the policy of Notre Dame ' s various sports and keeps football from overshadowing the fact that Notre Dame is also an academic institution. An expert scriptural scholar, Father Murphy has made for himself an envious record as an after- dinner raconteur. Though no athlete, he is supple enough to swing aboard locomotive cabs where he gives free play to a childhood dream of being an engineer someday. He is the honorary chaplain of more fire departments than the Dome has space to mention. All in all, he so combines scholarliness, administrative talent with the ability of being just himself, that he is miles from ever being a stuffed shirt. Page 26