Notre Dame Fund Drive Starts; Hesburgh Retires
Associated Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind. —
The University of Notre Dame announced Saturday a $300-million fund-raising drive, reportedly the largest ever undertaken by a Catholic university.
The announcement came hours before the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, president of Notre Dame, delivered a televised farewell address, beamed by satellite to dozens of alumni clubs, to mark his retirement after 35 years in office.
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