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

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JHE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE organization inaugurated a year ago showed its worth this year as it performed the greatly increased duties due to ex- panding enrollment with marked care and efficiency. In the organizational structure, the responsibility for directing the inner functions of the University belongs primarily to three vice presidential offices corresponding to the former positions of Director of Student Welfare, Business Manager and the Director of Studies. In these, Reverend Joseph A. Kehoe, C.S.C., con- tinued as Vice President in Charge of Student Affairs and Reverend John J. Burke, C.S.C., remained Vice President in Charge of Business Affairs. Reverend James E. Norton, C.S.C., was named Vice President in Charge of Academic Affairs. This last office was first held by Reverend Howard Kenna, C.S.C., who was elected Assistant Superior Gen- eral of the Congregation of Holy Cross at the General Chapter in Rome during the summer of 1950. Before he succeeded Father Kenna, Father Norton held the position of Assistant to the Vice President. Probably every student knows from his own personal experience how well these men perform the duties of their particular office. Thus it is that the structure of the administration, presided over by men typifying the spirit of the University, keeps pace with the growth of Notre Dame during the present period of development. Rev. Joseph A. Kehoe, C.S.C. Vice President in Charge of Student Affairs Rev. James E. Norton, C.S.C. Vice President in Charge of Academic Affairs Rev. John J. Burke, C.S.C. Vice President in Charge of Business Affairs

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THE Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. Executive Vice President YHE REVEREND JOHN H. MURPHY, C.S.C., Vice President in Charge of Public Relations, was born in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1912. He attended Notre Dame University from 1931 to 1933 and the Gregorian Univer- sity in Rome, at which he received his Lector of Sacred Theology degree, from 1933 to 1939. He was ordained to the priesthood in May, 1938, and spent the next three years studying at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D. C. and the Biblical Institute in Rome. Father Murphy returned to Notre Dame in 1941. For two years he served as Vocational Director of the Con- gregation of Holy Cross and, from 1943 until he was appointed Vice President of Notre Dame in 1946, he acted as Superior of the Moreau Seminary at Notre Dame. As Vice President of the University, he also served as Chairman of the Faculty Board in Charge of Athletics. He was a member of a panel which in- spected military bases in the Southern part of the United States in 1948. In 1949, when the administrative offices were rear- ranged, Father Murphy became the Vice President in Charge of Public Relations. In this position he serves as coordinator of the Alumni Clubs, the Notre Dame Foundation, the Department of Public Information, and the Department of Public Relations. Vice Presidents iVoTRE DAME ' S amiable Executive Vice President, The Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1917. He obtained his Bachelor of Philosophy from the Gregorian University in Rome in 1939, and was ordained to the priest- hood in Sacred Heart Church at Notre Dame in 1943. The next two years he spent studying, and in 1945 he received his Doctorate of Sacred Theology from the Catholic University in Wash- ington, D. C. While in the East he served as chaplain of both the Fort Myer, Virginia, army camp, and the Federal Reform School in Washington. Father Hesburgh came to Notre Dame Uni- versity in 1945. Among his first duties were teaching religion and serving as rector of Farley Hall and as chaplain of the married veterans at the University. In 1948 he was appointed head of the Department of Religion. He has written several books and pamphlets on Chris- tian Marriage, Catholic Action and Theology. In July of 1949, he was named Executive Vice President of the University of Notre Dame. Among his duties are: correlating the work of the other administrative officers, and serving as Chairman of the Notre Dame Board of Athletics. Through his many contacts with the students and faculty as a teacher, rector, and administra- tive officer, Father Hesburgh has won the admi- ration and love of everyone connected with the University. Rev. John H. Murphy, C.S.C. Vice President in Charge of Public Relations

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Rev. Louis E. Thornton, C.S.C. Registrar Rev. Paul E. Beichner, C.S.C. Assistant to Vice President Rev. James J. Leahy, C.S.C. Assistant to Vice President Officers of Administration JUST AS IN THE THEATRE there are the men behind the scenes, so too, the University has its men whose efforts too often go unnoticed. These men of the administration at Notre Dame are the cogs in the mechanism which turns the wheel of education. Many problems have faced the administration in its long history. It falls upon the executive officers to solve the financial difficulties that arise in running the Uni- versity. The big headaches of maintenance, publicity and public relations keep these men on the go, along with the daily problems of a not-so-small city. Dis- ciplinary problems are another of their duties along with the establishment, expansion and operation of an extensive curicula. The University has made long progressive strides in Rev. William Cunningham, C.S.C. Director of Faculty Rev. Richard J. Grimm, C.S.C. Prefect of Religion Rev. Bernard J. Furstoss, C.S.C. Supervisor of Maintenance