Irish Reveries August 2003

Vol. 5 No.12

First know on-field shot of the Notre Dame team with an opponent.

First known on-field shot of the Notre Dame team with an opponent.

REFLECTIONS FROM THE DOME
Reflections will feature excerpts from books with stories and memoirs about Notre Dame.

This month's edition of Reflections From The Dome features a delighfully descriptive account of Notre Dame's first experiences on the football field.

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CAMPUS LIFE
Campus Life will feature inspirational stories from the past and present about the spirit of the Notre Dame community.

Campus Life this month features an account of "Amusements at Notre Dame" in the 1880s.

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OUT OF BOUNDS
Irish Legends will feature monthly excerpts from Out of Bounds, the anecdotal history of Notre Dame football. They are reprinted here with the permission of authors Larry Weaver and Mike Bonifer.

This month's edition of Out of Bounds features a humorous account of the first games.

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SEMPER VICTURUS
This newest column of the Irish Reveries newsletter will feature excerpts taken from the archives of Notre Dame's campus magazine, The Scholastic.

Semper Victurus - Excerpts from the Scholastic give interesting first hand accounts of the early games.

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A CAVE OF CANDLES
Stories from the Grotto. A new column with inspirational stories from the book Grotto Stories.

Grotto Stories features a story that shows that sometimes miracles come close to home.

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HERB'S ARCHIVE
Herb Juliano was the curator of the International Sports and Games Collection at Notre Dame, researcher for the Notre Dame Sports Information Department, and author of a wonderful memoir, Notre Dame Odyssey. The following stories are excerpted from his book and archives.

Herb's Archive features an article from a South Bend paper about the reunion of the 1888 team during the Notre Dame homecoming in 1924.

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SHENANIGANS
Shenanigans will feature humorous stories from the gridiron and campus.

Shenanigans will feature stories of the old moleskin and cloth cap days of football.

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