FALL 1966 - Cover Story - Tenor

Sep 29, 2026

FALL 1966 presents Notre Dame’s campus evolution during the 1966 season, highlighting major construction and modernization efforts. The issue discusses new academic and research facilities, including a Lobund Laboratory and expansions tied to power plant upgrades, as well as additions such as a Tandem Van de Graaff accelerator and an update to campus infrastructure. It also covers changing campus policies, enrollment figures, and the beginning of the fall “across the Dixie” rivalry with St. Mary’s, set within a broader commitment to excellence and community values.

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TENOR - An Emerging Front

Campus modernization and construction projects

Parking, student discipline, and daily life changes

Enrollment figures and academic exchange with St. Mary’s

Opening sermon themes and university commitment

996 TTV □:Notre DameIinsioh For the last three years the nation'selementary and secondary parochialschools came under the close scrutiny ofNotre Dame's study of Catholic schools.The report,completed and released inlate August,indicated that these Catholicschools have a good academic record,but that they enroll less than half of theyoungsters eligible to attend them.INSIGHT:Notre Dame's artist,EdHerrmann,herein characterizes the latterand other conditions that are detailed ina full length feature in this FALL issueof the magazine. Cover Story second class postage paid at Notre Dame,46556. Vol.I No.3 :Notre DameISigh the continuing story ofa great university FALL 1966 Eewif any words ca fully destribe NeireDame at this time of year.Fall on OLady'scampus generates yearly a spirit and colorthat is seldom found elsewhere.It is perhapsmost dramatically seein on footballweekends when thousands from around thecountry converge on a colorfully emblazonedcampus to watch intercollegiate footbaat its best.Yet,th-activiy und tieexcitement of the University neither beginsnor ends there.It goes imuch wider anddeeper throughout its faculty student bodvand its educational and research programs.Its tenor is a total commitment to tlecourse of excellence in all ils human forms—the intellectual,the spiritual,the mo al,thecultural,the physical.A73-yeur-oldinternationally known alumnus whenasked why he returned to his Alma Mater todedicate his every energy,simply said,“know of no other more exciling pl ice thcnhere."Fall 1966 will soon depart his mid wescampus,and winter will seti1.Yet,thtenor of the University's total comitmentwill continue to be found nrvery a,iviiy.Whether it be in striking new edt c-tionalprograms,in diam atic res chsiddevclopment or in dcily public sei vice,itscharacter and alluse will rem 7inuniquely tlie samelwayc Nove OamE # TENOR 鲁 TENOR # FALL SEMESTER An Emerging Front As each school year comes and goesat Notre Dame,the appearance of theUniversity gradually changes.Timewas,students once stood in the rainwaiting for a bus;and on sunny after-noons played softball where the Cen-ter for Continuing Education now liftsits face to the Morris Inn.Now in 1966,more than ever before,Notre Damehas begun to show a new modernfront on its south and east sides. The University has black topped aparking lot that stretches from thestadium to the rear of the Center forContinuing Education providing thou-sands of orderly spaces for the grow- 2 fall 1966 ing number of automobiles convergingon the campus.In October,the Uni-versity accepted bids on two majorconstruction projects,one of whichwill provide a new Lobund Laboratoryon the"new"quadrangle directlysouth of the towering Memorial Li-brary.It will take its place with theComputing Center and MathematicsBuilding,Radiation Research Buildingand the new Athletic and Convoca-tion Center. The second construction project forwhich bids most recently have beenaccepted involves a nearly $400,000addition to the power plant on thenortheast corner of the campus.Theaddition is a direct result from otherexpansion.If the basketball fans infuture Northern Indiana winters aregoing to be kept warm as they sit in the Athletic and Convocation Centernow under construction east of thestadium,bigger boiler power is a ne-cessity.Rev.Edmund P.Joyce CSC,executive vice-president,said a newboiler is now on order for the Univer-sity and will be installed as soon asthe addition to the power plant isready to accommodate it. Other far-reaching building proj-ects that will require more heat in-clude the new U.S.Post Office on thenorth side of the Center for Contin-uing Education and the addition toNieuwland Science Hall which willhouse a Tandem Van de Graaff elec-tron accelerator.Father Joyce addedthat workmen should begin work onthe interior of the concourse of theAthletic and Convocation Center bythe time the snow flies although the twin domes will not be raised untillater in 1967.H

FAQs

What campus changes are highlighted in this FALL 1966 issue?

The issue emphasizes modernization through major construction projects, including new laboratories and expanded facilities, alongside infrastructure upgrades such as parking and power-plant additions.

How does the issue describe changes in student policies and campus daily life?

It notes a shift toward a more liberal student discipline policy, including allowing off-campus students to own and operate cars, and it explains that curfew decisions involve residence hall councils and the advice of the hall rector.

What is the significance of the “across the Dixie” rivalry in FALL 1966?

The rivalry is described as formally underway for men and women, with St. Mary’s girls participating in an academic coexchange program at an increased rate compared with Notre Dame students.

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