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

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In conjunction with a tour of United States military installations and NROTC units, Ad- miral the Earl Mountbatten, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff of Great Britain, visited the University on the weekend of Octo- ber 29. After inspecting the facilities of the NROTC unit, the Earl and his wife attended the Navy-Notre Dame football game. Lord Mountbatten was introduced during the half- time ceremonies, and expressed his pleasure at having a chance to visit Notre Dame. It was not the first time Lord Mountbatten had seen the Fighting Irish in competition with a service academy. Back in 1945, the Earl witnessed the Army-Notre Dame game in Philadelphia. Visitors Frank Sheed, the noted Catholic lay theolo- gian, author, publisher, and lecturer, presented a series of eight lectures in Washington Hall from November 24 to December 14. It was Mr. Sheed ' s tenth annual appearance as a guest lecturer at the University. The lectures, which all students taking apologetics were re- quired to attend, gave a layman ' s approach to apologetics. Mr. Sheed has an extensive background in the field of religion and apologetics. He is the founder of Sheed and Ward, the international publishing house. An author in his own right, Mr. Sheed has written many books, including Map of Life, Theology and Sanity, and Man and Communism. He has also given more than 3.000 ad- dresses, both on street corners and indoors, in the past 25 years. His reputation as a street preacher is widespread, particularly in the southern part of the country.

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Brigadier-General David Sarnoff, board chairman of RCA, delivered the principal ad- dress at a special gathering to mark the dedi- cation and formal opening of WNDU-TV on September 30. Reverend Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., Notre Dame president, conferred a Doctor of Sci- ence Honoris Causa degree on General Sar- noff, citing him as an American genius of public communications whose contribution to the twentieth century wonders of radio and television have put our country and the world immeasurably into his debt. General Sarnoff. a pioneer in the radio and television industry, congratulated Notre Dame on its foresight in establishing its own televi- sion station, stating that the medium of tele- vision is becoming more and more important as a means of education. General Sarnoff presented the University with a color television receiver, which was placed in the Student Center for the use and enjoyment of the student body. Visitors Notre Dame has been very fortunate in the past two years. In 1954, the Honorable William 0. Douglas visited the campus and talked to law students and prospective law students. This year the Law School arranged for the appearance of the Honorable Thomas Clark, associate justice of The Lnited States Supreme Court. Mr. Justice Clark acted as the head of a three-man court who heard the finals of the Fall Moot Court Competition. His presence alone was an added impetus to the finalists and to all those interested in the study of law. 24

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Hubert H. Humphrey. Democratic Senator from Minnesota, addressed the Academy of Political Science on December 5. Senator Humphrey gave a sharp criticism of Republican for- eign and domestic policy. The Minnesota senator said that the GOP is not very familiar with Communist tactics and Soviet strategy. They have allowed foreign policy to become sloganized. Humphrey stated that Germany, Japan, and the East are the crucial areas in foreign policy today. He fears that Republican foreign policy has underestimated the possibility of continued Communist penetration in Europe, particularly in Germany. With regard to domestic policy, Senator Humphrey attacked the farm and security programs of the Republican Administra- tion, citing them as failures . He appeared convinced that the Republican farm program of flexible price supports would be the main issue of the 1956 campaign. He also indicated that there was evidence that the Administration was misrepresenting the facts about workers fired from government positions as security risks. Visitors On November 25, Notre Dame was treated to a colorful exhibition of Slavic folk songs and dances by the Duquesne University Tam- buritzans. The tamburitza is one of the old- est musical instruments known to man, and it is the forerunner of the mandolin and the guitar. It supplies the accompaniment for the singing and dancing of the Tamburitzans. The Tamburitzans, now in their nine- teenth season, are all undergraduate students at Duquesne University. The managing direc- tor of the group, Walter Kolar, has been asso- ciated with them for seventeen years. He is also the director of the Tamburitzan School at McKeesport, Pa., which he established to stimulate interest in Slavic culture and music. The Tamburitzans began practicing in August, and toured the northern part of the country before returning to Pittsburgh to be- gin the school year. All of the proceeds of the concerts are put into a scholarship fund for deserving students.