South Bend news-times., 1921-05-28

Wild Demonstration Shown
by Students in Mass Meet
ing at Notre Dame.

Notre Dame students staged
wild scene on the University cam
pus Friday at noon when Rev. John
McGinn informed a mass meeting
OF 1900 undergraduates OF the
prompt action OF South Bend in
promising $500. 100000 10 the Uni
versity endowment campaign. The
whole-hearted cooperation OF the .
city committee and the part which /
students will play IN the coming !
drive formed the theme for Father I
McGinn. Coach Rockne. Frank +.
Coughlin and Alden ]. Cusick. who /
addressed the open air meeting.
Immediate erection of the build |
ings called for in the expansion pro- ]
gram and the promise OF sufficient I
temporary structures TO care for
the oncoming rush Of students In
I September, was announced by
Father McGinn, who had summon
I ed the students together 10 acquaint
them with the progress Of the drive.
After outlining the preliminary Of
\ fer of the General Education Board
and the general plans for putting
/ the campaign across, the speaker
related the splendid help which
South Bend is giving TO the Univer
1 sity and made the announcement OF
the half-million gift, which occa-
stoned the impromptu demonstra-
ton OF students that lasted for sew
/ eral minutes
In Biggest Game.
THE spirit which the business
men of South Bend are showing is
a revelation" continued the speak
er. Heads of corporations have
gone into sessions which have lasted
for hours. The movement has been
endorsed by every club which has
met in the city. A. r. Erskine,
president Of the Studebaker corpor-
alton. which put over the most sue
cessful sales campaign In recent
American business history. has his
coat off in active work and has di-
rected Fred Dennis, who was init
mately connected with the Stude-
baker sales campaign, TO give as
much of his time 10 the Notre Dame
drive as the movement required"
"Notre Dame is entering one Of
the biggest games Of its career; and
To win that game will require all Of
the fghting spirit characteristic Of
Notre Dame teams. AS students Of
the university you must sell the pub
lie with whom you will come in con-
tact this summer. You must per
suade the public that the school is
an organization worthy Of public
trust"
Rockne Talks.
Coach Aockne received a wonder
ful ovation when Father McGinn in
troduced him as the prime mover
in the new Notre Dame-South Bend
relations. AS usual, the athletics at
titude was forcefully and emphatic
ally stated:
= South Bend is back of this move
? ment solidly and 1 know of several
men. not wealthy men either. who are
/ planning to donate a thousand dol
lars. The movement as endorsed
= by the Kiwanis club yesterday was
no perfunctory piece of business, but
r an enthusiastic demonstration.
? These men, not all college men
either. are backing the campaign
because they recognize the type Of
B citizenship which this university
5 turns out You men will get back
/. of the movement and boost; and if
= better athletic teams will help, you
will find Eddie Anderson and his
] boys hitting them next fall with an
b echo that will be heard across the
country"
Frank Coughlin. president of the
senior class and all-western tackle
: on the football team which he cap
tanned last fall. described the growth
of the university as the realization
Of the dreams of the men who had
fought for it in years gone by and
asked the students 10 hlep make the
dream Of today the reality of the
future. Alden Cusick. chairman of
the Students Activity committee.
endorsed the remarks OF Capt.
Coughlin 10 the student body and
4 paid fine tribute 10 the ability of
! Father McGinn, secretary of the ex-
ecutive committee in charge of the
drive