VOLUME 1, NO. 1
SALVE REGINA COLLEG E SU MMER SESSION
JULY 1948
APOSTOLIC DELEGATE AND BISHOP MeVINNEY INSPECT COLLEGE IN SURPRISE VISIT CHURCH DIGNITARIES WELCOMED WARMLY INUNEXPECTED TRIP PRIORTO ELEVATION Salve Regina College today still echoed with conversation over the recent visit of ' the Most Rev. Archb ishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, D. D., Apostolic Delegate to the United States, and the Most Rev . Russell J. McVinney, D. D., of the Diocese of Providence. The surprise visit of the two prelates was made the day before Bishop McVinney was elevated to the head of the diocese at impressive, age-old exercises in the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul in Providence. Archbishop Cicognani, who was making Comt eJ)' New port Daily Ntw' his first visit ro the college, described it The Most Rev. Russell J. McVinney left, recently consecrated Bishop of Providence, and the Most Rev. Amleto G. as ''magnificent". H e viewed the classCicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, consecrator at the ceremonies, visit Salve Regina College. With them, left to right, are Mother Mary Hilda, p-rovincial of the Sisters of Mercy; Mother Mary Matthew, assistant proroom and other facilities and was shown vincial; and Sister Mary James, dean of the college. the convent quarters. On the tour the Papal delegate and Bishop were accompanied by the Rev. ' Geralu F. :C.illun, ci1a_fJl<tiu vf ll1t wl!c <the R t. Rev. Msgr. Joseph McShea, ~~c~ rerary to the Apostolic Delegate, Mother Mary H ilda, provincial of the Sisters of Mercy, and Sister Mary James, dea~n of the college. The prel_ates, after leaving the coltege, Sa lv e Re g in a C o ll ege in _Newport Mary Sister Emily. Aquin. , . made a bnef call on the donors of the opened its doors Monday mormng, June St. Marys Semmary, Bayv1ew-SJSter St. Bernards, Woonsocket-Sister Mary buildi ng, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gol~let, 28, as a Summer College for Sisters. Mary Anastasia and Sister Mary Ludivine. Noel. who gave the stately Ochre Court structL•re Classes are to be held for a six weeks' Tyler School-Sister Mary Brenda and Immaculate Conception, Westerly-Sis- to the diocese for a college for Catholl(: period with a roster of students num- Sister Mary Alexine ter Mary R ita Frances, Sister Mary Aqui- women. St. Michael's School-Sister Mary Eti- nas and Sister Mary Albertus. bering 38 and w ith courses offered in While the Aposrolic Delegate had been Sacred Heart, East Providence-Sister invited to visit the college, his arrival on twelve subjects conducted by a facul ty of enne, Sister Mary A ndrea, Sister Mary nine teachers. Gratia, Sister Mary Alexis, Sister Marie Mary Conrad. Tuesday was unexpected, no announceSt. Mary's, Newport-Sister Mary Enda. call was received at 10 o'clock that mornRegistrations include thirty-five Sisters Rosa and Sister Mary Claver. St. Patrick's School-Sister Mary PhileThese Sisters of Mercy represent the ing, saying the two church dignitaries of Mercy, two members of the order of Fall River Diocese: Saint J oseph and one member of the 1 mon. were on their way to Newport. They College staff. In Pawtucket, Sisters are present from: St. Patrick's-Sister Mary Li llian, Sister arrived before 11 o'clock. continued on page 2 The Providence D iocese is represented St. Mary's School- Sister Mary Faus- Mary Sheila and Sister Mary Charlotte. by Sisters of Mercy from the following na and Sister Mary Gervase. Mount St. Mary's-Sister Mary Flora. schools : St. Edward's-Sister Mary Norbert. Sr. Vincent's-Sister Mary Faber. St. Patrick's, Valley Falls-Sister Mary continued on page 4 Saint Francis Xavier Academy-Sister
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SECOND BUILDING IS BEING PREPARED FOR FALL TERM Rapid progress is being made on Mercy Hall, the second building to be given to Salve Regina College by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goelet. Formerly used as a stable and garage, the structure, which is only a few minutes walk from the college, is being converted to provide add itional facilities for the rapidly expanding institution. The first floor will include a gymnasium, a home economics department and a chemistry laboratory. The second floor will be used for sleeping rooms and dormitories. The building, which is a sturdy twostory red brick structure, is at the corner of LeRoy and Lawrence Avenue, and is surrounded by ample space that could be used for a recreation area. Other work done at the college includes the completion of a large and attractive cafeteria and a well-equipped book room in the main building.
MOTHER GENERAL IS GREETED A'T COLLEGE The Mother General of the Religious Sisters of Mercy of the Union in the United States of America paid a brief visit to Salve Regina over the holiday weekend. Mother Mary Bernardine, R. S. M., Mother General, had as her companion Sister Mary Isabel, R. S. M., of the General Council. T hey were accompanied by Mother Mary Hilda, R. S. M., Mother Provincial, and Mother Mary Matthew, R. S. M ., Assistant Provincial. After a tour of the college Mother General granted an interview to the students of the Journalism class. Briefly reviewing her impressions of the palatial estate, Mother said that it had an atmosphere of old world grandeur. The decorations embodied the thought and painstaking ' architecture of other days she said. It seemed, Mother related, as if she were in a French Chateau, so
fait hful was the reproduction. Delighted with the magnificent location of the College, Mother remarked that it possessed an added advantage in being removed from the atmosphere of a large city. Mother M. Bernardine said the Sisters of Mercy conduct more colleges than any other order of women in the United States. Statistics prove that there are five senior college5, situated in N ew England, three in Pennsylvania, one each in D etroit, Baltimore, New Jersey and Chicago. Omaha, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Pennsylvania each house a Junior College, staffed by Sisters of Mercy. Mother, in her interview, also cited the wonderful work carried on by the Sisters of Mercy in hospitals. Father Schwitalla, S. ]. credits the Sisters with more conversions than any other order. continued on page 3
SALVE REGINA HAS REPRESENTATIVES AT CONSECRATION
Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral in Proviwas the Kene of a brilliant spectacle on Wed nesday, J uly 14th, as the R everend Russell J. McVinney was consecrated Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Providence. The ceremony was preceded by a colorful procession of priests, religious, and ranking members of the Church 1-Iierarchy . The R everend Gerald F. Di llon, Chaplain of Salve Regina College, was among the clergy forming the magnificent sight. A close friend of the new bishop, Father D illon was former Vice-Rector of our Lady of Providence Seminary at Warwick Neck, of which Most Reverend Bishop McVinney was rector. Also witnessing the ceremony, as representatives of Salve R egina, were Sister Mary James, R.S.M., Dean of the College, and Sister Mary Martina, R.S.M., Registrar. They formed part of the vast congregation of R eligious, eager to see the first native son of the Providence Diocese raised to this the highest episcopal dignity of the Church in Rhode Island. continued on page 3
THE C YGNET
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MOTHER HILDA 1\t the recent Provincial Chapter, held .tt Moum Saint Rita Convent, M other Mary Hil da, R. S. M. was elected M other Pmvincial of the Province of Providence. Th i~ is the second time that the highest uflicc in our Province has been given to Mother Mary Hilda. Th e kindness, understanding, loyalty ami busi ness ab ility of Mother have long been recognized, and it was with joy t hat the Sisters hail ed the news of h er elect ion. Th e Sisters of Mercy have been expand ing rapidly in the past few years, as is evidenced by the opening of Salve Regina College, and the construction of the new Bayview, now underway. T hese imme11se projects place an added burden un our Provincial, but they g ive an added honor also, in that her sub jects feel that she, of all, is most capable of guiding our Community successfully. We, the first summer students of Salve Regina Col lege, extend our congratulations and pledge of loyalty to Mother Provincial. May her years in office bring fruition LU the many plans and desires she has for the adva ncement of the Sisters of Merc y in our beloved Province.
MYSTICAL BODY Pope Pius X states that ··we who are still detained in exile h ave yet ro be begorten in a life of perfect charity of God and etc·rnal happ iness." This brings to us the pertinent ropic occupying foremost place in the Church to day - that of the Mystical Body of Christ. Let us look closely for a brief minute ,tnd sec what the Mystical Body of Christ mea m LU us. We know that Christ was Gol1 and that though He had two distinct natures, the one human, the other D ivine, H•:: was but one Person, and that Person nvas God. Now we understand easily why it was that 1-l is offering of Life and Death wou ld give to God a glory which wo uld infinitely mllweigh the sins and insul ts of the whole 1-luman llace. Christ could do this fur us because H e and we together form "one mystical person." Chri st's words tO his Apostles at the last supper, when He bids them farewell , and prepares them for the fruitfu l harvest they wil l reap give us in brief form the whole Christian Scheme of life, and the key to this Mystical Body of Christ; "I wi ll nut leave yo u orphans, I will come to you .. . yo u shall know that I am in M y Father, and yo u in Me, and I in you." And again in the last prayer that H e offers to the Father before beginning H is sorrowfu l passion and death H e reveals to us the unity which forever m akes us one wit h Him in His Mystical Body. "For them do I sanctify Myself, that they may be sanctified in truth. A nd not only for them only do I pray b ut for them also who through their word shall believe in Me; that they all may be one as Thou, Father, in Me, and I in Thee; that they also may be one in Us . .. And the g lory which Thou hast given to M e, I have give n to them; that they may be one, as \Y/e also are one : I in them and Thou in Me! that they may be made perfect in one . .. A nd I have made known Thy name to them, and wi ll make it known ; that the Jove wherewith Thou hast loved Me may be in them, and I in them." From these words of Christ we find that the unity of all the faithful is "in Us," that is, in the Father and the Son ; that the unity of us, the faithful is modelled on that of the Blessed Trinity "as We also are one"; and lastly that our Lord sanctifies us when l-Ie sanct ifies Himself so that with Him in us, we arc "made perfect in One." ln a word we form part of the 11 11·•. ' ! u ~· -' .. 1 U · t· ! , ,~
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Siucere thanks and credit are due the members of the Journalism class for their untiring efforts to make this, t he first issue of THE CYGNET a success. The following are to be commended for the excellent result achieved: Sister Mary Andrea, Sister Mary Alexine, Sister Mar y Charlotte, Sister M ary Conrad, Sister M ary Etienne, Sister M ary Faber, Si ster M ary Eaustina, Sister M ary Flora, Sister M ary Francella, Sister Mary Gratia, Sister Mary Luclivine, Sister M ary Mercedes, Sister M ary Noel, Sister M ary No lasco, Sister Mary Norbert, Sister M ary Emi ly, Sister Mary Sheila and Sister M ary End a. It is the hope of the editors that T HE CYGNET will continue as a yearly venture by the SLtmmer College Students at Salve Regina, and that each issue wi ll give as much joy to the readers as we have had in preparing this, the initial publication.
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Across the bay there is a woncled ancl Of clouds that forms a ne w geography Above the local line of sea a nd sand That sunset colors variegated ly. Here, waveless seas of softest turquoise bl ue Su rround the isles of shaded violet. l n harbors, moveless surf of go lden hue Against a purple shore, scroll-like is set. There, pearl-gray m ounta ins capped wit h sink ing fire Now vanish like a met horizon line; The earth rejects the vis ion, for she tires And turning, gives the moon her traitor's sign. She dons the blackness of Barabbas night A nd puts again sustai ning sun to flight.
I soug ht Thee, Lord, o n g rave led paths. ' That lead un to Thy res tless sea, Beneath the trees that sway and bend And house the busy bi rd and bee. 1 came u nto the water's edge And gazed on broad expa nse of b lue. 1 saw the g ulls, now g lide, now d ipCould such creations he Ip find Yo u ~ Ah yes! I find Thee, dearest Lord , l feel Thine Arms encircli ng me. The g ull, the H oly Spiri t is; Thy Love, the vast and mig hty sea; The p at hs so sure beneath my feet Are road s of love that lead me H ome. T he trees, the birds, the bees, T hy art I fin d, where e'er I chance to roam. 1 love Y ou o n Thy Golde n Throne And kn eel there oft, with Thee in pray'r, And wh en I go, I fin d T hee yet, M y G od, for Tho u art everywhere!
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SALVE REGINA Salve R egina, Star of t he Sea, With g rateful hearts we s ing to thee, Through this life of exi le here Lead us to Thy Son, so dear. Ma ter Misericord iae, Our Pilot, our King shows us rhe way 'Mid all cares and troubles be Regina, Star of the Sea. Praise to thee, thy children chant at Prime, Fea ther'cl creatures jo in chorus-in time, With fond grati tude. Salve! R eg ina, Star of the Sea.
SONG OF THE SEA
lJolirics again. Even the study of lt sings of wond rous Mys ter y D ante's Divine Comedy didn't save us The beautifu l deep blue sea. from it. For he too had been b itten by Irs depths look up and whisp er, the bug, and fought the battle of the "You cannot fathom m e." factions; and by the same token, almost It sings of wondrous Greatness lost both his life and his laurel! I t has The beautiful deep blue sea. somewhere been said, that even the m ost It gently scans m y inmost soul experienced authority on the G uelf and 1 To find humi li ty. Ghibelline affair of Dante's age could cur It sings of wondrous G lory no certain path through that tangled briar The beautifu l deep blue sea. patch of intrigue. Dante too had conIt ca ll s the God of Goodness clown ceived a Third Party ; so also our age And l ifts H im up to m e. (all due apology to the great Poet) . Were he to step imo the 20th century,-heaven THE WIND spare him, -he would find his very comM ATER P U RISSIMA She da nces o'er the green meadow plicated Age had nothing on ours. If it To trail frail fa iry butterflies Purest flower of all the pure, is confusion worse confounded, ours has Whiter than the wh itest snow, A bove. She chases on tip toe it. A Communist Stare is declared-the Lily petals waxed u nfo ld Comimern is dissolved-we are a. D emoc- , Winged king on daisy gold she sp ies. Sifted sands of yellow gold. racy-we are-we aren't! And so on and j She touches sea of aqua clear, Lily maid of Israel, on deeper into the ridd le. Or if he can Then scurries swifr and far to sea. M ary, Mother of our King, take more : we will do everything in our /· W hite cap s ~he chases Iar,-yet near Intercede for us we pray, power, except armed res istance-we will Close to Him we'll be alway! Like Life spans to Eter ni ty! use force if need be-this affair can be straightened our without violence or - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - --'-- - - - - - - - - -- - - -- 1
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quarrel-:-there is no quarrel-we won:t -we wtll! If at that stage, D ante dtdn t pick up his hat, politely excuse himself, and leave by the nearest exit, he surely would when he flipped the pages toAmerica and Britain are allies-Britain continues to send supplies to the Arabs -America backs Palestine standYes, the world is seven hundred years older bur none the wiser. You are righ t. But before you leave us, 0 Lofty Poet, perhaps you collld give us a l ittle assistance, or would it be too much to ask you to send complimentary copies of the Inferno to some people?
EX CANDORE DECUS The things of nature have always intrigued me, more or less. H owever, mosquitoes, for example, have decidedly been on the lesser side of the scale. Porcupines, even in pictures, have repelled me with their needles. Toads, ugly things to come upon in an otherwise peacefu l garden, frighten me. Lizards, with their l ittle legs, fi ll me with horror. Butterflies and bees distract me from my books with their buzz and beauty. Rams, masters of the pasture-land, hypnotize me with their giddy gaze. Fish of any kind rem ind me of the penitential fast. Even swans, lovely creatures, with their graceful forms and pompous posture, chide me. At Salve Regina College master minds and hands have worked together to carve, in unexcelled harmony, patterns on pillars and posts of the Grear Hall. The toad, the lizard , the bee, the butterfly, the porcupine, the lovely swan, and even the mosquito have lent themselves to the artists' hand. Contentment rests upon me as I sir in lost admiration of these creatures which h ave now become things of beauty. Truly the motto EX CANDORE DECUS, which is carved in stone over the great fireplace in the center of all thi s art istry, is a fitting one. The skill of the master art is t has tempered in stone my imprc~sions of the simple thin~s of !! <ltl!l~ .
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DIGNITARIES WELCOMED continued from page J
An important item omitted from the Jist of the needs of the college is an easy chair for each stair landing.
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O ne advantage of the mirror in the chapel is that the Sisters in the front can tell without looki ng around whether they should stand or k neel for the Angelus.
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The next time yo u go upstairs, don't sigh,-just think of all the souls in PL!rgarory you COL!ld release if you said an aspiration on each stair.
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The Sisters of M ercy in t he Uni ted Stares have colleges in M ai ne, N ew H ampshire, Rhode Island, N ew J ersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, (three); Michigan, Oh io, Illinois and Iowa.
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I t was 11 a. m. T he p hotographer, a business-like gentleman, was on hand with his camera and flas h-bulb apparatus. H e was prepared to take a group picture of the Salve R egina College Faculty and Sister Students, together with M other General, M other Provincial and their assistants. "Now, I am going to take two pictures of this group," he said. "One picture will be with your glasses on and one p icture without yo ur glasses." A udible comments immed iately: "O h, we won't look natural. " "I won't have any eyes." Comment by phorographer: "Some say they won't look natural without their glasses. They weren't born wearing them , were they?"
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Classes at the school, where the first summer session is bei ng conducted, were suspended for the day, giving the sisters a double holiday as t here were no classes Wednesday, t he day of t he consecration, either. The attention of Archbishop Ciognani was called to the fact that the Goelet coatof-arms showing a swan are in ma ny of the college's decorations. His own name means "swan" in I talian. The significance of the nam e led to its being adopted as that of the 'summer school newspaper of the Journalism class. Archbishop Cicognani signed the register before h e left the college. Both he and the Bishop gave their greetings to t he si sters and photographs were taken. The Sisters of Mercy were impressed by the kindness and fri endliness o f Archbishop Cicognan i and Bishop M cVinney, who in the face of mul titudinous d uties found time for a visit to the College. It was a day that will be forever treasured in their book of h appy memories! H O LY HOUR After our first week of serious study we were refreshed by a H oly Ho ur of Adoration before Him, W ho is t he Source of all knowledge. Books were put aside as we proceeded to Chapel somewhat earlier than usual. The Sister Sacristan had most conscientiously and efficiently m ade the necessary preparations. The altar was simply bur beautifully adorned wi th flowers of a delicate hue in keep ing w ith the exquisite decorations of the C hapel itself. Peace and contentment reig ned as m embers of faculty and studen t body were led in prayer by the Rev. G erald F. Dillon. I t was an h our to be appreciated above the ma ny anxious and busy, but none the less hap py hours spent here ar s~ Ive R egi-
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THE CYGNET MOTH ER GENERAL AND R ELIGIOUS AT SALVE REGINA
Name Of Sc·ho.ol Publication Symbolic Of Traditions The Cygnet is a most appropriate title for the sum mer school newspaper at Salve Regi na. A cygnet is a young swan and this stately water bird is to be found in profusion in the heraldic designs at the college. H e appears on the Goelet coatof-anns, over the massive fireplace in the ,c; reat hall, on the surface pattern of the sa ndsrone wal ls ,on the pillars at the entrance, and he carries the king of the gods on his back to the ambros ial feast depicted in the frescoed ceil ing. Why is he so often shown' Wh at message does he convey in heraldry? Cygnets gorged with ducal crowns, having a chain affixed often appeared on coat-armour. Of the seven types of cygnus or swan the trumpeter is the most regal.
Mother Mary Bernardine and Sister Mary Isabel shown with Mother Mary H ilda, Moth<:r Mary Matthew, faculty and stu dents of the Salve Regina College Summer School du n ng VISit of the head of the Sisters of Mercy in America to the campus over the Fourth of Holy holiday. .
STAINED GLASS WIN- RADIO PROGRAM HOLDS DOW IS 15TH CENTURY INTEREST AT SALVE WORK REGINA O utsta nding among the works of art at Salve R egina College is a beautiful stained g lass window, a G erman work of the fifteenth century. This masterpiece is above the front door, and extends over a large space between the first and second floors. A record which describes the left and right p anels was made, but there is none for the middle ones wh ich this article discusses. U nder an arch of Gothic style, in sections of the p anels, are dep icted temptations agai nst the Commandments of G od. The representati ve p ersons are dressed in such bright colors as to g ive contras t to · the blue background. The temptations are apparent and Satan, in the form of an animal, is above the heads of his would -be victims. T he sid e panels are described from the records: Under an arch of G othic style wi~h a p ointed gable, pinnacles, and bellshap ed flowers, stands St. George wit h a halo, dressed in complete armor w ith plumed headdress, a violet cloak lined with green thrown on his shoulders. H e has in one h and a silver shield with a red cross, and is leaning with the other on a spear, with a banner on which is a red cross. The dragon is represented under the feet of the saint. Below his fig ure on their knees are four donors in costumes of knights agains t a blue background. A scroll surrounds the first p erson at the righ t. One reads on it: "0 Lord, be gracious to us all." Under an arch of gothic style, on a blue background, Saint Maurice stands dressed in complete armor, halo, and fur cap . In one hand he leans on a red shield ornamemed with gold and red d isks; in the other hand, a lance with a red standard, ornamented with disks. Underneath are kneeling three donors; the first two are dressed in long robes, with m antles lined with erm ine; the third h as a simple dress and wears a kind of linen cap . Around the first woman, who holds a rosary, on a band one reads : "Lord, God, show Thy mercy to us all." For special evening occasions a blue color effect produced by m eans of illumination, enhances the already exquisite beauty of the window.
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The studio audience app lauded excited1.3y an unprecedented coup, the Sister ly and Bert Parks voice rose to a high students of Salve Regin a College, Newpitch as he repeated the thrill ing sen- port, have shattered the newsman's fond tence-"You say, Mrs. Farber, that the illusion that he has seen everything. Dename of the song is ''Get Out of the spite their credo that there is nothing Wilderness"!-but nowhere, from wast new under the sun, journalists have been to coast was there a more excited group forced to recant and to admit that the than the one gathered arou nd the radio invasion of their field by a group of nuns on that first Sunday n ight, of our stay at is a prevailing situation unequaled by even Salve Regina. the wildest fl igh ts of R ipley's fancy. Little do the sponsors of this popular Under the direction of Edward A. radio program realize that there is a very Walsh, well-k nown reporter for the Pawemhusiastic group of fans who eagerly lllcket Tim eJ, twenty Journalism students await this entertainment every Sunday have overnight become cub reporters, night. And now as we gathered rogether . news scouts, essayists, even editors. In this from various convents all over rhe state, cuurse, presented thrice weekly during the a few m inutes before eight, there was a summer session of the college, students are mild controversy about the title of the becoming press-conscious, trained to a "Mystery Melody"- whether the song was I "Get Out or Come O ut of the Wilderness". The debate was soon settled for the ! majority were in favor of ''Get". As each new song was introduced sev- 1 era! of those present volunteered the title of it immediately. We rejoiced with those who answered accurately and sympathized with those who misjudged, but our enthusiasm rose to its p eak with Mrs. FarThe R ev. Gerald F. Dillon, Chaplain ber's correct answer. Perhaps you are thinking that a gruop of Salve R egina College, celebrated the of R eligious would have li ttle use for eighteenth an niversary of his consecration to the Holy Priesthood on July 13th. $600 worth of ladies h ats, a $1000 diaFather celebrated h is Mass in the Colmond ring or a three room trailer, but if us would be right there with the correct lege Chapel, whose beautiful liturgical answer for there is a lot of satisfaction altar was enhanced by two bouquets of pink roses, delphinium, and carnations, in knowing just that. entwined by fragrant baby's breath, arranged in tall gold vases. H ymns apropos to the occasion were sung by the Sisters' Choir. continued from page 1 Among the many congratulations and felicitations received by Father, was a Spiritual Bouquet from the Sisters at Salve "We have a tremendous responsibility," R egina. All joined in wishing Father Mother concluded, "for according tO our Dillon many more happy anniversaries in Foundress, M other M . Catherine McAuley, the service of h is Master. our work embraces the p oor, sick, and ignorant. Therefore any branch of work, according to our Constitu tion may be undertaken by us." She exhorted the Sisters to keep, in Salve R egina College, the liturgical spirit, so necessary in these days of Secu larism; to bear always in mind that Catholic training is first and foremost. Generous quantities of seven papers. T he faculty and students of Salve As you "sample" the Jevelt lovely Regina were privileged to entertain the letter papers ... you find the distinguished gues ts and their visit will long be remembered and its memories one, the two, the several you want treasured. tO use forevermore ... these
THE REV. FR. DILLON
CONGRATULATED ON ANNIVERSARY
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Thc facu lty and students of Salve R eg ina, united with the other Sisters of Mercy throughout the Provi nce of Providence in offering a spiritual bouquet to the new b ishop. A holiday, iQ honor of the event, was declared at the Coll ege and long before the broadcast was due tO begin, groups of joyous, expectant nuns were gathered in groups in the drawing room, eager to hear every word of the consecration ceremony. To many of them, Father McVin1 ney meant more than just a name, for the Sisters became acquainted with him when, as a curate, he served Saint Patrick's Church in H arrisville, Saint Edward's, Pawtucket, and the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence. Strict silence was observed during the actual broadcast so as not to lose a sy llable of the impressive ceremony wh ich elevates a priest tO follow in the footstep of one of Christ's chosen Apostles. The consecration of a bishop is one of the most beautiful ceremonies in the Church's Liturt,>y and it was fo llowed thro ug h with P?mp and splendor at Wednesday's serviCe. One and all join in a prayer ful wish of "Ad Multos Annos" to the new Shepherd of the Catholic Church in Rhode Island. F. X. Mclaughlin
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greater appreciation of the services rendered by the press, and a thorough knowledge of its routine, aims, and problems. Student participation is assured by thc application of the procedures learned to the writing, editing and publishing of a college newspaper, "The Cygnet". College officials expect that the course will benefit not only the Sister Students themselves, but also the pupi ls who arc instructed by them in the various schools of this state, and the accusation of newsmen regarding the inability of the average reader tO glean the maximum from thc daily newsheet should be minimized, to some degree at least, by tl11.: cunc..e11tratcd efforts of these newest recruits to the army of the press.
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clarion, is characteristic of the species on ly. It is a large white bird with a five-foot wing spread. I ts b ill is orange with a black knob. The young birds are called cygnets. l n med ieval days no subject could possess a swan without permiss ion of the crown. Queens had pet swans which enj oyed royal favor and protection. Being one o f the most graceful and beautiful of b irds, the swan fig ures in art very freq uentl y. The bird refers to a writer or bard and if so is therefore most appropriate as a title for the paper. The Queen, our Lady Mary under whose protection we work, would look with favor on h er cygnet-royal -her fledgling swan, appearing on l iterature's lake for the first time. H e w ill bc her cygnet-royal trumpeting i n her honor in her college by the sea.
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A purposeful housing problem has come ro the Salve Regina laboratories. H oweve r, the difficulties there are nor exac tl y simil ar ro those of the thousands of apartment seekers throughout our cou ntry. T here may b e, and undoubtedly are, many di f-fic ulties in living in cramped quarters, bu r at least they Jive through the ordeal ro face better rimes. Crowding two fa mili es into one home does nor so lve the problem; often it creates additio nal friction. In our laboratories .it has been fo und that nature holds her own . T he first occupants were a family of goldfish. T hey enjoyed considerable ease and the joys of p lenty in their spacious abode:. One could swim for a whole day without com ing in to d ose contact with anot her! Such bli ss is not for this life, however. Without so m uc h as a 'by your leave', the author ities p laced a family of comp lete stra ngers in the goldfishes' house and stood one side ro observe the reacuons. T hc tadpole family of three was at a trcmc: ndous disadvantage from the start. They were very young and inexperienced ; they were m ild and meek of manner; they imposed on no one, yet it seemed to the new ne ighbors that one met them everywhcrc' Thc goldfish were wary. They m ade
BISHOPS VISIT SALVE LITTLE NOTICED SUN REGINA, PRAISE SITE DIAL IS HIGH UP FOR BEAUTY ON BUILDING The Most R ev. John]. Boylan of R ockford, Ill inois and the Most Rev. Michael J Ready of Columbus, Ohio, p aid a shorr v1sn ro Salve R eg ma College on Thursday afrernoon, Jul y 15. They were accompan1ed by the. R:v. Bernard Lennon, pastor of Sr. Pamck s Church, Harrisville, and the Rev. Joseph H ealey of R ockford , Jllmo1s. Ou r chaplain, Rev. Gerald Dillon esc~ned them around the college. 1 hc guests were g iven an outside view of the: su rround ing b ea uty from the lawn down at the balustrade, where they could sce thc vast stretch of rhe blue ocea n for m iles on one side, and rhe beautiful lawn and shrubbery graced by our mansion on rhc ot her side. Uishop Boylan is a n ative of Rhode Island. W ~en he was a Monsignor, he taught dun ng some o f the summer sessions at Carboli c T eachers College where some of the sisters were his students.
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. An Instr ument dati ng back as early as 7 _000. B. C., and _bel!eved r~ have. been used 1n Babylon, IS the sundtal. It 1s the oldest dev1ce known for measuring time bemg regu lated accord mg to the mov1ng of the sun, from east to west, causing the metal object m the center, ro point ro the numbers that hav.e been fixe? on the dial. Since the 1700 s, the sundtal has mostly been used for decorative purposes, which IS p robably the reason for its being on the southern wall of Salve Regina. Being rather high up on the s1de of the building, many have overlooked ir in admiring the grand eur o f the beautiful edifice.
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BOOKS IN REVIEW " HUMANIST AS HERO" by T heodore Maynard The amazing courage and profound holiness of Thomas More have won for him rhe high honors of Holy Mother Church, in rhe double crown that is his ; rhar of sanctity and m artyrdom. The wit and humor of Thomas More have made him one of rhe mosr loved in rhe Church's Calend ar of Saints. Theodore M aynard, in his book, H umanist c1s H era, brings into delightful focus rhe many instances which make us rerm rhi s man truly a "Jester of God". The book, a biographic novel, takes us bac k to the turbulent times of Henry VIII when rhe Catholic Church suffered grearly because of that monarch. Even when in p rison, Thomas More, the great English Humanist, kept up his jesting and fun. The man who was to becoml: Chancellor of England , a martyr and a saint was born on Febru ary 6, 147 8, in London. Hi s Morher died when he was young, and hi s early yea rs were guided by his nurse. To her he attribu tes his love of animal fables, which remained w.ith him to the end of his life. At the age of fourteen More entered O x f o r d. As Maynard says, with his natural talents-people were already beginning to speak of ir as genius- so sharpened and heigh tened , and with his modesty and good humor, he already possessed, as Morton saw, what would carry him very far in the world ". More was at Oxford rwo years, when his father withdrew him because he felt hi s son was roo fascinated wirh literature and G ree k studies. Though his main motive was undoub tedl y to starr his son in rhe lawye r's profess ion, yer he distrusted greatly thi s first fl owering of the Renaissance; as he was of rhe old school and considered the New Learning frivolous, and , at worst, dangerous to faith and morals. The term "humanities" means simply the study of rhe classics of Greece and R ome. T o More it did not seem that Christianity was less true because Paganism was so beautiful. The deeper sort of humanist knew rhar p aganism at .irs noblest pointed towards Christianity, as More reveals in his Uropia. The devout humanist knew that because of the newly discovered treasures of ancient Greece, philosophy could be more profound. The discovery of the Greek Fathers made for a better understanding of the Scriprures. Protestantism took advantage of the "New Learning" and tried to appropriate it tO irs own use. Against such a wrong use of humanism More fought a barrie which ended only with his death on the scaffold. Thomas More held that rhe true humanist position makes the knowledge of natural things a road to heavenly contemplation. He served his king to the last limit of loyalty and until his service clashed with what was due to God. In 15 32, Sir Thomas More was permitted to resign his Chancellorship. He was not, however, idle, bur continued his writings. H e tried during these terrible years to keep his fellow-countrymen faithful to the Catholic doctrines. When More and Fisher refused to take the oath of alleg iance to Henry VIII they were sent to the Tower. Maynard says of his death, "When the executioner offered ro blindfold him, More said that he would do this himself. But after he had stretched his beard over the low block-it was merely a block of wood- he made a signal to the man to wait a momenr. Then he made his last joke : his beard was lying on the block; he would like to remove it. At least that had committed no "treason". 1 The heavy axe went slowly up, hung a moment in the air, and fell. "Thus died the Jester of God, martyr and saint, Hu' manist as Hero".
T he Fourth of Jul y was qu ite different for us here on the Cl iff W alk. Anxiously , we awaited the darkness to fall to witness College at Jasr! H ow small one felt the fireworks. W e were nor disappointed standing in the m ag nificent hall of Salve when there was heard a booming in the Regi na. And this grandeur was to be all distance. As we wa tched rhe shoreline, ours for a short time while we rasred of the m ulti-colored streaks arose into the the intell ectual Jife, and steeped ourselves sky accompanied by loud booming. Again and agai n they arose, affording us much in the cul ture of th e ages. T here was li ttle time lost in orienta- entertainment. The d ispl ay was characlio n. For ir was soon apparent that the teristic of "Fourths" in the past and aprly bea uties o f the place within and without commemorated Independence D ay. In sharp contras t the following n ight all Jenr themselves to our aid. The student of D ante could not feel a stranger to his a terri fic thund er storm arose g iving many mythological allu sions among so many of of us a scare, if the tr uth were known. their images, wood-carved with perfec- Th e natural elements gave a much more tion or stro ngly formed of wrought iron. vivid illustration of might and power On the beautiful grounds, ancient trees than did the fi reworks. It was not uncom edged the rolling sweeps of lawn. Here mon to see the lightning srreak ac ross the was fit insp iration for narrating Livy's water in w hat seemed an unending line. story of the mighty H annibal. And many Restl essly wondering if we were the oba rude m ap was traced on these sanded ject of the storm, fear vanished when the paths to m ake clear the strategy of that storm abated. wo nderful war rior. Dow n at rhe campus edge the great ocean ro ll ed irs inexorable waves against rhe rocky cl iffs, and the horizon stretched mysterious. Somehow it was easier here Newport's Oldest Theatre to p robe the mysteries of the Ineffable, the u ncaused Cause, the prime Mover, and the u lti mate things. Home of Disti nctive Motion J oy, knowledge, accomplishment; beauty ma n-m ade and God-m ade all added up TELE PHONE 754 to one big sum, made a summer at Salve Regi na a th ing worth remembering.
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FRESHMAN ART CLASS WORK IS VARIED IN SCOPE The mid-summer exhibit, demonstrating the achievements of the Freshman Art Class of Salve Regina Summer College, was held this week in the Art Room. For its initial showing, a wide variety of illustrations were chosen by Sister Mary Mercedes, Art Instructor at the college. These included problems in perspective, free brush painting, pencil technique, adaptation of historical design, still-life, accidental mingling, and ink sketching. Both the quality and quantity of the work shown indicate that the course has been highly successful. It is obvious that the wealth of design, staruary, carvings, and painrings scattered lavishly throughout the ornate building have been of .immeasurable aid to the studenrs following the course. This is evidenr from the number of sketches of period furniture, .intricate wrought-iron patterns and allegoric symbols drawn from fine examples contained in the various rooms. Textile painting, figure drawing, :mel problems in oil painting, are some of the subjects to be studied during the second semester, and displayed in rhe final exhibition during the first week of August.
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From New Bedford : Saint Joseph's- Sister Mary Francella, Sister Mary Stephanie and Sister Mary Nolasco. Saint Kilian's-Sister M ary Lucreti a and Sister Mary Placid e. Holy Name-Sister Mary Lorenzo. Our Lady of Mercy-Sister Mary Charles Francis. The two Members of the order of St. Joseph are: Sister Paul Marie and Sister Francoise Therese of Fall River. The classes are studying the following subjects : Religion-Dogmatic Theology-Rev. Gerald Dillon, LL.D., an explanation of the questions treated by St. Thomas in his Summa Th eologica. Larin-Livy-Sisrer Mary Ev a ngelista, R.S.M., Ph.D., a resume of Livy's life and times, and the translations from the Latin text of the Punic Wars. English-Dante-Sister Mary James, R . S.M., Ph.D., a derailed study of the Divine Comedy, as well as the life of Dante and the history of his age. Spanish- Reading Course-Sister Mary Ignatius, R.S.M. , Ph.D., a review of grammar and the reading of Paisaje y Hombres D e A merica. History-Sister Mary Martina, R . S. M., Ph.D., a comprehensive survey of the history of civilization from the Stone Age to the present day. Journalism-Edward A. W alsh, Ph.B., a practical application of the principles underlying newspaper writing. An-Foundation Drawing-Sister M ary Mercedes, R.S.M., A.M., demonstration of the principles of perspective, drawings from observations and memory. Elementary Design-explanation of principles of design, study of historic motifs, rexrile designing. Mathematics-Differential Calculus-Sister M . Rose Agnes, R.S.M. , A.M., study of the derivative and derivation of formulas of differentiation of the elementary functions. Integral Calculus-study of integration as inverse to differentiation . Application to problems in Physics and Chemistry. Science-l3acterioloh'Y- Sisrer M ary Martha, R.S.M., Ed.M., an observation and cultivation of bacteria and their relation to certain fermentations, to food, to soil, fertility, and to disease. The Sisters, most of whom have the degree, B.S. in Education, are working for A.B. degree. The five-day week permits visits to points of educational interest : Historical Association, Art Association, Redwood Library, Forry Steps, Purgatory, The Breakers, and Ocean Drive; all of which the sisters hope to enjoy and appreciate before the end of what is sure to be a profitable and enjoyable summer.
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