My love of the Irish stretches all the way back to 1842, when I first undertook my little Indiana adventure. My only helpers were the BVM and six Irish Brothers of Holy Cross. Every day, they worked hard with their hands, and prayed hard on their knees. They were also a foul-tempered and vindictive bunch, so I made real sure I stayed on their good side. In addition to sprucing up the Log Chapel, my first goal was getting a farm going to support us. The first thing my little Irish Brothers ...
The Battle Is Joined
Of the myriad institutions of higher learning in this country, some call themselves colleges, others universities; some are very old, others quite new; some are state schools, others private. Amidst all this variety, I am proud to say that my Notre Dame has always stood out as being the premier Catholic educational institution. Indeed, every good Catholic boy and girl should dream of four years at Notre Dame...if the Jesuits don't eat them first. How the Illuminati who conjure the NCAA ...
Teach An Old Founder New Sports
I like to keep up with all the new sports we have on campus, and learn to be an informed fan of all our teams. Of course football will always have pride of place in my heart--that was a glorious November 23rd in 1887 when we played our first game. I was thrilled not so much by the athleticism of the competition, as by the obvious earning power of a spectator sport. At that moment I found myself in the uncomfortable position of having to buy out of a little pyramid scheme that Montgomery Meigs ...