The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-04
Sad Day for Many
Friends, Admirers
, OF Famed Mentor
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whose genius for friendships and
athletic conquests amazed a nation,
even a world.
Only a few hours before the shad-
ows Of a setting sun die on the SHIN
mering golden dome Of old Notre
Dame, the body of the Viking son will
start on its last earthly journey Of
only a few short miles from his pretty
little Greenhouse Of the world in
Sunnymede. past the black and
white draped columns of the football;
stadium he built. then into the cam
puS cathedral of the Church OF the
Sacred Heart for brief yet impressive
services and thence, lastly, to hia
grave in Highland cemetery.
1t was the day of sad farewell ia
Rockne. The world Of sport and good
fellowship mourned and their repre-
sentatives were present, thousands ol
them from everywhere. to view his
sad exit.
Six Youths Garry Body
It was a sadder day still for SIX
boys. who learned football and life
from him on the greensward Of the
gridiron. For these youths - Tom
Conley. Tom Yarr. Marchmont
Schwartz, Frank Carideo. Marty Brill
and Larry Mullins who fought
shoulder to shoulder to Sive Rockne
two national championship teams III
his two last years, were to shoulde.
now his bronze casket to the grave.
And it was saddest of all for his
widow. her four children, Rockne's
72-year-old mother and the Catholic
Fathers of Notre Dame, caught in the
fell clutch. of circumstance.
Thousands Are Present
Thousands we're in South Bend
Saturday for the last rites. Among
them were persons Of every walk ct
life. There were special representa-
tives of King Haakon of Norway,
Rockne's native heath, who came by
order Of his majesty from the Nor
wegian counsel of Chicago. There
vas almost every football coach of
distinction, who tried 50 often and
failed to beat Rockne's raiders on the
gridiron. Almost every football play
er under his tutorship Of Is years, in
GLIDING the immortal -Four Horse
men," were on hand as were his
classmates of 1914, statesmen and
even hundreds who didn't know him
but who had seen his name emblazon-
I'd yer stories Of Notre Dame victor
les so often that they grew to love
him.
Only 1,4O0 of hts closest friends and
relatives were to be permitted to at
tend the services at the Gothic Cath
Ole church on the campus because of
the limited space but all were invited
to view the last rites at the grave.
Millions, perhaps, planned to hear
the rites through radio. The Column
bia Broadcasting company arranged
for a National hookup for a word pic
tire OF the services, starting at 3 p.
m, and ending as the cortege rolled
over the hill toward the cemetery. Pat
Flanagan, announcer at the broad
cast, said it also "a planned, If pos
slble, to broadcast on a low wave
length so that ever those in Norway
could listen in. After the broadcast,
several Of Rockne,s stars were to give
tribute to his memory between S and
6 p. m. over the National chain.
Memorial Plans Afoot
Saturday many plans were afoot to
memorabilia Rockne's name but there
one certain, undeniable one.
Rockne's grave will lie beneath old
council oak, a gnarled tree in the
center of the cemetery and Just far
enough off the beaten Portage high
way. 1t was under the same old oak
that La Sale, the adventurous ex-
p]orer, smoked the pipe Of peace
with the Indians two and one-half
centuries ago and told them of the
great father who controls the sun
and moon, the rain and snow, life and
DEATH"
Just as La Sale spoke of the great
father, Notre Dame men of the pres
ent and future some day will ten of
Knute Rockne. a great man who came
from the Fjords of Norway to Notre
Dame and lived a new saga of human
achievement.