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

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William J. Broderick Auditor J. Arthur Haley Director of Public Relations Raymond Donovan Director of Public Information G. Edward Norwood Comptroller Edward J. Murray Director of Student Accounts The home of the Foundation, Department of Public Information and Alumnus.

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Rev. William Cunningham, C.S.C. Director of Faculty Rev. Richard J. Grimm, C.S.C. Prefect of Religion Rev. Bernard J. Furtoss, C.S.C. Supervisor of Maintenance HE men behind the scenes in a play are the men who arrange the sets, see to it that everything is in order, that the actors have the proper props and that the curtain goes up on time. They never are seen, but are taken for granted. Perhaps someday an audience will call for the men- behind-the-scenes to take a curtain call, as well as the author and actors of a play they have seen. We have our men behind the scenes at Notre Dame, too. They are seldom rec- ognized and even less frequently credited. Perhaps the reason for this is that the curtain always does go up on time, and we, the actors, always have our props and the scenes are so well set. This is in the way of a curtain call, then; and our applause, though inaudible, is nonetheless sincere. Rev. John J. Reddington, C.S.C. Purchasing Agent Bro. Albinus Murphy Cashier

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Left to right, seated, Rev. John H. Murphy, C.S.C., vice president in charge of public relations at the University; Mr. Walker, chairman of the executive committee of the associate board of lay trustees; Rev. John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C., president of the University; and Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., execu- tive vice president. Standing are John Cackley, Foundation office staff; J. Arthur Haley, director of public relations; James E. Armstrong, alumni secretary and Foundation vice chairman; John B. Kanaley, Foundation co-chairman in New York City; and Herman Zitt, Foundation office staff. I RGANIZED two years ago the University of Notre Dame Foundation achieved an enviable mark in the educational fund-raising field, for 1949, by attaining a record-breaking $1,924,541.67 from 8,675 alumni and non- alumni friends. In addition $407,305.10 was received for fellowships and grants from industry and government, as well as equipment valued at $84,800. The 8,675 donors to Notre Dame in 1949 was the largest number of benefactors ever to contribute during a single year in the University ' s history. The immediate objective of the Foundation ' s program is a new $1,700,000 Science Building of which more than half of the necessary funds have already been given. Notre Dame has made considerable progress in scientific research which includes experimentation in the following subjects: the Rh factor, anti-malarial drugs, synthetic rubber, plastics, tuberculosis, heart disease and cancer. The new structure will relieve over-crowded conditions existing in the present outmoded building and also provide the most modern facilities for classroom work and research. Included among outstanding gifts received in 1949 were $1,000,000 from Mrs. Fred J. Fisher for a student residence hall and loan fund; $100,000 from I. A. O ' Shaughnessy for the Fine Arts Foundation; $69,000 from the Rockefeller Foundation to be used in the study of international affairs; an electrostatic generator (atom smasher) valued at $59,000 from the Atomic Energy Commission; $40,000 from the William J. Corbett estate; $3 1,000 from the Michael P. Grace Trust; $25,000 from the Kresge Foundation for a room in the proposed Science Building, and $25,000 from the Damon Runyon Memorial Cancer Fund. The University of Notre Dame Foundation was estab- lished in 1947 to record all incoming gifts and devise means of obtaining financial help, to assist in furthering the prestige of Notre Dame and to encourage enrollment of properly qualified students. At the present time chairmen and com- mittees have been functioning in 225 cities throughout the United States. Many non-alumni friends have generously contributed their efforts with loyal alumni in advancing the interests of the Foundation Program. Included in the total amount and number participating were 1158 non- alumni friends who gave $1,418,310 during the past year. Notre Dame is seeking $25,000,000 in a long range pro- gram to provide physical expansion, increased facilities for research and additional scholarships and fellowships.