Monthly Archives: July 2011

Notre Dame Summer School

Notre Dame established a summer school program in 1918 “to help Religious teachers to make their work more interesting and more effective” [UPWC 41/44].  On a deeper level, the summer school program had a few other important side effects.  The … Continue reading

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Notre Dame Mascots

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the idea of mascots and team names at Notre Dame was very fluid.  Team names often changed from year to year, team to team, game to game.  Sports writers used a number of … Continue reading

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Notre Dame Post Offices

The initial success of the University of Notre Dame as an internationally renowned institution is due to the passion and dedication of her founder, the Rev. Edward Sorin, CSC.  Located in the rural wilderness of Indiana, Notre Dame had many … Continue reading

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Happy Fourth of July!

GNDS 2/11:  Main Building decorated with American flags for the visit of the Governor of Michigan, 1915.  In the foreground are SATC students in military uniforms. [It is difficult to be certain, but this may have actually been the visit … Continue reading

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