South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-05
ENDOWMENT DRIVE
AT NOTRE DAME TO
BE OPENED TODAY
Plans for Student Campaign
to Be Made at Mass Meeting
-"Day-DOdgers" Meet.

The students residing of Of the
campus OF the University OF NOtre
dame held a meeting az the Chamber
o. Commerce last night for the pur-
pose OF organizing, preparatory 70
the student mas meeting 20 be held
in the university gymnasium at II
o'clock this morning In connection
with the opening today Of the student
campaign for the Endowment Fund
drive.
Rev Matthew Walsh. vice-pres!-
dent or the university. who has been
organizing alumni associations
throughout the country for the past
two months for the Endowment
Fund drive. addressed the gathering
ard explained the work being car
ricd on IN the cities he visited. At
the conclusion OF his speech the
"day-dodgers" broke into a lusty
cJesr that lasted for more than Ave
minutes. assuring him that the day
students would easily so over the
top IN raising their quota
Teams have been formed IN the
various halls on the campus 20 Of
set the claims or the day students
and a stiff rivalry for the honor OF
heading the list has already appear
ed The students residing in South
Bend wi DC appOrtiOned among
ten teams. led By captains. each Of
whom viii appoint five Heutenants
Lewis J. Murphy, president OF the
students residing of the campus or
gauization. VIII have charge OF the
cot o 9
appointed at the conclusion OF last
nights meeting are. Cletus Lynch.
Vincent Pater Raymond Gallagher,
Glenn Carberry, Worth Clark, Mau-
rice Dacey. James Swift. Joseph Ny
iItos and Louis Bruggner.
The Studebaker corporation has
donated Big six Sedan. which will
be given away during the month Of
May
start NatiOn-Wide Drive.
Rev. John McGinn has practically
completed a personal canvass Of all
Notre Dame graduates i'm the East
and the formal opening of a COun-
try-wide drive viii be started within
the next month. The Chicago Alum
ri Club has completed a well-Oiled
organization and are ready to go,
but will not institute their drive
until after the opening OF the stu
dent campaign.
In his talk to the students. Father
Walsh reminded them of the i'm
tortant part being played by the
merchants of South Bend I'm raising
much more than their pledged quo
"a creed and nationality have
been cast aside by these broad
minded men and their only thought
IS 20 help NOtre Dame. Chicago de-
ponds upon the students of the uni
vcrsity to show the way i'm this drive
just as the merchants of South Bend
showed us the way a few months
sgo. Are we going 10 lag behind
and let the other fellow do it?'
Al. the answers ne received could
not he recorded but one voice that
carried far above all others informed
the gathering that the campus stu
dcrts We're i'm for am awful trim
ming Watch the chart each day
and see for yourself. was added.
Continuing his talk. Father Walsh
cited the few number OF times the
university had suffered reverses since
IT'S inception so Years asO by Father
Soriu eve have entered the great
est undertakinS attempted at the uni
vorsity since Father Sorin first land
ed here and il is up 10 YOU boys now
attending the institution 10 show the
outside world what is really meant
Uy the Notre Dame fighting spirit.
We have not been licked vet.
LICKED" is the way they put il when
you are badly beaten. but I have vet
to hear of anything I'm connection
with Notre Dame being licked. 90
You have seen our debating teams.
track teams football teams and
other athletic teams defeated. but
never clicked We have taken de-
feat like good losers but this is a
/ proposition we cannot afford TO lose.
"A little over year ago represen-
tatlves or the Rocke feIIer Founda-
ton reached the university. and
after explaining the purpose of their
visit asked 10 Doe shown our books.
Visits were made throughout the
university and a committee attended
number OF classes TO investigate.
To Raise Million 10y July.
Less than a week later we were
informed fthat the Rockefeller in
terests were so Well pleased with
the report handed in that they were
forwarding us the interest on $3.50
GOO for immediate use We were
to raise a million dollars by July !.
1922. az which time we were 90 be
given an outright present of the
$3.50 600. a short time later the
Carnegie Educational Foundation
offered the intares. ON SIS. 600 with
the same provisions which was ac-
Cepted. There was no doubts in the
minds Of these men that we could
raise the amount. and although We
were warned hy many not 10 at
tempt it a. this time. the need for
funds at once was too evident and 10
IS the duty OF every Notre Dame man
go help i'm making it success.
The university has become noted
FOR the fghtins spirit displayed not
only bv their athletic teams but
through the entire history OF the
university 20 date. Educators who
have visited us. marvel az the fact
that the university has not had one
cent OF endowment since fits begin
ming existing only by means or care
\ ful expenditure OF the yearly funds
y received for tuition Years ago 10
was necessary 10 kill the stock IN the
barns IN order 10 feed the students
and horses have been taken from the
plow 10 "a sold 10 pay debts. But
in spite OF this Notre Dame con-
tlnued on.
When fire destroyed every build