"Repercussion" is an opinion section in the Nov. 14, 1958, issue of the University of Notre Dame Scholastic in which a letter co-signed by residents of Howard Hall appeared.
The letter is in response to the "Escape" column written by John Bellairs in the Oct. 31 edition ("a scholarly attempt") in which he provides a mock-history of some of the campus buildings, including Howard:
Thus, no students are allowed to live in it, and it is populated only by excess rectors and archaic caretakers. This accounts for the fact that nobody knows anyone who lives in Howard. Those who think they live in Howard should send a postcard to me, and I will arrange for an interview to straighten them out on this rather difficult problem.
A total of 18 male residents sign the letter, which ends with an editor's note for them to refer to that issue's edition of "Escape" ("short shrifts and sliced shirts") where Bellairs answers their displeasure.
- Scholastic, Vol. 100, No. 07 - November 14, 1958
Dear Editor,
It was quite a revelation for us all to read your faintly humorous "Escape" column of Oct. 31, 1958. We Howardites had no idea that we were held in such low esteem by the scholarly Mr. Bellairs. After two years of residence in cramped doubles and miniature singles none of us runs about the campus boasting of dwelling in an architectural phenomenon. Nevertheless, we do live in Howard; we like living in Howard; we have no excess rectors; and we boast but one youthful caretaker. As a second year residence hall we can claim the finest hall spirit and organization. Nowhere else on Mr. Bellair's ragged, run-down campus does such a cohesive hall unit exist. Our attitude is one of indignation and wonderment. We are indignant at being termed "Notre Dame nonentities," and we wonder at the ability and talent of an author who undertakes to insult any group without justification or provocation. We, as an integral part of Howard Hall, would like our existence to be recognized. This plea is accompanied by an additional wish for a larger measure of success in Mr. Bellair's next "scholarly attempt."
Signed: HOWARD HALL HARD CORE
Jerry Cangiano
Felix Isherwood
Jim Stucko
Ted Dudley
Doug Zilliox
James E. Gould
Peter Geniesse
Martin Roach
Mike Schlitt
Tom Quinn
Jim Sullivan
Warner Connick
Bob Corson
Paul Smith
Bill Roach
Bill McCormick
Larry Tholen
Micky Gorham
Ed. Note — Please see ESCAPE.
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