South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-22
FORMAL OPENING
OF N0TRE DAME
President Burns Delivers Ser
mon on Essentials of
Education.

opportunities s-,ch as were never
before presented 90 young men are
how open in an walks OF life. decIar-
ed very Rev. James A. Burns. c..
s. c.. al the solemn religious open
ing Of Notre Dame university in the
college chapel sunday morning. AS
a prelude 70 his sermon the new
president paid a glowing tribute to|
Father Cavanaugh. mis- predecessor
The services opened at eight
o'clock Sunday morning with an
academic procession in which priests
and lay members OF the faculty par
ticipated- Following the procession
a solemn high mass was celebrated
Rev Matthew Walsh vice president
OF the university officiating and act
ing as celebrant Rev Thomas T.
Irving. project Of studies acting as
deacon and Rev. William GaUigan.
project Of discipline az subdeacon.
Rev. William Stviner served as mas
ter Of ceremonies. He was assisted
5y AIessrs. Paul ScodeId Thomas j.
Tobin. Walter Douglas. Alfred c.
Ryan. Thomas j. Beacon ana Paul
coma CHAN
Rev John F. O'Hara. project of
religion at the university euIoslzed
Eugene MCAllennan. the youth who
was drowned in ST. Nary's lake at
the university last Sunday and an
nounced that a high mass of re-
QUEEN would be sung for him i'm the
university chapel next Thursday
morning All students Of the uni
versity will be required 20 attend.
Many Attend Services.
For the first time i'm the history
Of She institution seating accommo-
datiOns were Inadequate al the sun
day services. Many OF the students
were forced 10 stand and students OF
Holy Cross seminary were obliged
10 sit in the sanctuary Gregorian
music was furnished by the Holy
Cross choir under the direction of
the Rev. Charles Marshall
Referring to Father Cavanaugh
who is now a professor at Holy
Cross seminary. Washington, ID. c..
Very Rev. James A. Burns said:
In speaking To you. my dear
young men. on this occasion, the
solemn religious opening of the
scholastic year, I think I may pre-
sumo even i'm this sacred place. to
say just a word about one who is.
know. very much inn wour thoughts at.
this time. This is not the place TO
speak in praise Of any man how
ever much the praise may De de-
served.
But I believe I am only answer
ing a thought or il may bee "a ques-
tion in your minds when / say that
my feeling is that those rare and
noble gifts of mind. of heart. and of
tongue which were so happily as
sociated with the presidential office
IN this institution during The past
fourteen years. and which are so
unseIfshly devoted TO the single aim
Of making this university ever great
er and more respected. nave made
the spirit and the ideals of Father
Cavanaugh forever inseparable from
the hallowed traditions of this place.
even as his kindly image is forever
enshrined in the hearts of those who
have known him. ] can no better
wish for myself or for You than that
we may be guided. i'm our mutual
relations and our mutual work. by
that same spirit and those same
ideals through which he was enabI-
sd 10 accomplish so much for Notre
Dame"
Essentials Of Education.
IN his sermon proper on the 'Fs-
Eentiouals Of Educat ion % Father
Burns urged upon the students the
necessity of discipline of viii and
mind that they might be the better
prepared for the battle of after life
lie hkened the mental DEVELOPMENT
of the student To- the physical de-
velopment Of the gymnast and point
ed out that the truly educated man
holds fast 10 the immutable laws of
sod.