South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-22
DEAN O'HARA MARKS
UNIVERSITY POLICY
At COMMERCE MEET
Commerce School Head at
NOtre Dame Outlines Path
for $50 Students.

At a meeting Of all Commerce
students Of Notre Dana. held in
Washington hall. Wednesday noon,
Rev. John f. O'Hara, dean OF the
College Of Commerce. announced
several changes and plans under
consideration.
Perhaps the most important, as
far as the betterment Of the course
is concerned, Is the acceptance by
Frank J. Green, secretary OF the
South Bend Chamber Of Commerce.
as head Of the Commercial Secre-
tarial department. Mr.. Green Will
teach a course in commercial sec
retarial work. which will include
civic management, already under
way, chamber Of commerce, secre-
tarial training and will ultimately
include private secretary training.
Mr.. Green for the past three years
has been connected with the Am
erican City Bureau Summer Schools
at the University of Wisconsin and
was one Of the most popular in
structors in that institution. Salts
factory arran gements have been
made whereby Mr.. Green will be
able to carry on this work without
detriment TO his present TsD.itiOn.
Change Courses.
The object Of the meeting was to
welcome the 230 freshmen COM
merce students, although it is plan
ned 20 have a reception and smoker
hi the near future, fashioned after
the commerce smokers OF the past
few years. Father O'Hara informed
the gathering that $50 students have
enrolled in the College Of Commerce
for the scholastic year. In check
ing over records, 1t has been found
that the 40 students who signed up
for the Short Course in Commerce
last September have changed over
to the regular four year course.
Father OTHara had not uttered
many words before the new stu
dents We're aware that they were
truly welcome. providing their aim
in life was 10 live and let live and
not the almighty dollar. The Dean
Of a Western College," said Father
O'Hara. ION just such an occasion
as this, recently told his listeners
that If they had the ability to sell
a stove, carpet-sweeper or anything
useful, for $40 they would be able
TO get $40 for the same article aft
er absorbing four years of study un-
der his guidance.
"Notre Dame, nor any other
Catholic sc6ool Of commerce, does
not offer such inducements" en-
phasized Father O'Hara, land the
student in favor of such a system
would favor the university by dis
continuing. The Catholic school Of
commerce has a distinct function in
intermingling prop er religious
teachings with commerce Of every
description Already has this cOun-
try been swamped with fake adj
vertising, treacherous business deals
and the gulible tongues Of the un-
scrupulous business representatives.
II Is. and always has been. the in
tention Of NOtre Dame to overcome
such high-handed methods and pro-
duce clean, upright representatives
for the business world. That is why
philosophy and distributive justice.
in the senior year. play such an i'm
portant part in this course.
NotabIes Entertain.
II is a singular fact" continued
Father O'Hara. chat the best thesis
handed in last June out Of q sub
mitted by commerce graduates, was
on 4 moral question, written by
Charles Morrison, non-CathOlic.
based on teachings Of Catholic phil
osOphy. I cite this case in particu-
lar. merely TO prove 10 the non
Catholics in attendance. that YOU
can live up 70 the high ideals Of
such training without detriment to
your religious beliefs"
The Freshmen Commerce students
will not he compelled 10 attend the
" classes. but weekly meetings for
all commerce students will be held,
and il is expected that many promi-
nent men VIII appear. Last year the
Chamber Of Commerce. entertained
such representative business men
and economists as Charles A.
Schwab. George Peabody. Joseph
Scott DR.. Maurice Francis Egan and
avid 7. Walsh, senator, of Massachu-
sets
The South Bend Chamber OF
Commerce has again offered their
cooperation to the Notre Dame
Chamber Of Commerce. renewing the
friendly feelings of last year which
eliminated in a smoker at the Sou,h
Bend Chamber of Commerce build
ing All the upper classmen who at
tended this affair are still talking
about IT, The two bodies Will en-
deavor to solve questions troubling
industries and shippers in South
Bend and vicinity. such questions 10
be assigned to those classes dealing
with that particular subject
Discusses Drive.
It is the intention of Father
| O'Hara 10 start a Big Brother
movement among the students Of his
department. Each upper classman
in the commerce course will adopt
one or more first year men and is &c
help his charge or charges in any
manner possible. II will be the duty
of the upper classmen TO assign or
suggest beneficial reading matter as
an aid 10 the course and subjects
being carried. together with the an
swering OF many minor details that
usually are brought 10 the heads OF
the departments.
At the conclusion of the meeting
Father O'Hara reviewed the plans
and success. up 10 the present time
OF the Endowment Fund committee
fmpressing upon the gathering that
such gifts were received only after
/ constant energetic prayer and at
tendance at Holy Communion by the
student body and those interested in