Cygnet, Vol. 3 No. 1 (July 1950)

THE CYGNET VOLUME 3, NO. 1

SALVE REGINA COLLEGE SUMMER SESSION

JULY 1950

S. R. C. Acclaims College Pr es ident The hon o ra ry degree of D octor of Laws was conferred last monrh on Mother M ary Hild a, R.S.M . by the administration of P rovidence College. In recognition o f this honor, the Sister Studenrs of Salve Reg, na College presenred a short program to the M other Provincial o n her recenr offic ial visit here.

The program was highlighted by a stirring tribute to Mother Mary Hilda, in which her o utstanding ac hievemenrs in the many fields under her inspiring influence and cap able direction were lauded .

Musical selections a nd parodies descriptive of the college l ife o f the Sisters added a whimsical note.

On beha lf of the faculty and student body, Sister M a ry J ames, R .S.M ., dean o f the Coll ege, expressed g ratitude to M other Prov incia l for the many advantages :tccurded to rltem si 11ce the opening of Sa lve R eg ina, and for h er unstinting >:nd eavors ro further the spir itual a nd eel ucarional welfare o f rhe Sisters.

M m her Mary Hild a concluded the accepta nce o f these congratulatiuns by :1 n eva luation of the dig ni ty a nd wort h of t he letters R.S.M ., appended to the name of eac h Sister of M e rcy, in co ntras t to t he various sym bo ls ,)f ed ucat ional degrees.

The program ended w ith Fat her Lord 's eve nin g h ym n Good Nigbt. !3elol'ed Mot ber. su ng by the enrire assemb ly.

FELLOW CONVERT COLLEGE DELEGATES LAUDS MERTON ATTEND BOSTON Mr. Paul Van Thomson, recenr convert CONVENTION Catholicism and professor of Eng! ish at

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MOTHER MARY HILDA, R. S. M .

Third Summer Session Sets New Registration Record Registration for the Summer Sess ion of M ary's, Pawtucket; Sister Mary La Salene, Salve Regina Coll ege reached a new high Sister Mary Gervase, Sister M ary Alexine, on June 26, 1950, with the record e nroll- a nd Sister M ary Dionysi a, St. X :wier's ment o f thirty-nine Si sters o f Mercy and Academy, P rovidence; Sister Mary Conrad, Sacred Heart, East Provid e nce; Sister twenty lay students.

Includ ed in rhe courses which lead tO Mary Brenda, Sister Mary Albert, St. a Bac helo r o f Arcs degree are: Aes thetics, Patrick's, Providence; Sister M ary Jowith Rev erend Gera ld F. Dillon , LL.D. as annes, St. Augustine's, Newpo rt ; Sister instruc to r; Spanish, Sister M ary Ignat ius, Mary Vincenria, St. Al oys ius H ome, R .S.M ., Ph.D. ; English History, Sister Greenville; Sister M ary Claver, Immac uM ary M arti na, R .S.M. , Ph.D. ; French, Sis- late Conception, Provicence ; Sister Mary ter Mary R ose, R.S.M., A.M. ; English Aquin, St. Patrick's, Valley Fa ll s; Sister Prose and Poetry of the Rom a nric Age, Mary Noel, St. Charles, Woonsocket; Sister Mary Charles Fra ncis, Sister Mary LilSister Mary J ea n, R.S.M., A.M.; Advanced Lette r W r iring and T ranscr i prion, S isrer lian, Sister M ary Sheila, Sister Mary CharM ary Concepra, R .S.M. , A.M.; and Tech- lone, St. Patrick's, Fall River; Sister Mary niqu es o f Oil Pa inring, Sister Mary M er- Francella, Sister Mary Stephanie, Holy Family, New Bedford; Sister M a ry Placide, cedes, R.S.M., A.M. Sister Mary Elene, Sister Mary Faber, SisTh e lay srudenrs attending a re : Miss ter Mary Flora, Si s re ~ M a ry Be nita, Sister Marcell a Barl ow, Mrs. Catherine Beaga n, Mary Emeline, Mounr St. M a ry's, Fall Mrs. Lore tto Carr, Mrs. Evelyn Chapman, River; Sister M ary Lucretia, St. Killi an's, Miss Genevi eve Connelly, Mrs. M ary Ford, New Bedford .

Miss P a tri c ia Monahan, Miss Jane Murphy, Mrs. Lo rena Murphy, Mrs. Claire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Olney, Miss M ary C. O'Neill, Miss Evelyn N. Shea, Miss Pau line Silvia, Miss Jane Sullivan , and one male, Norma n Fournier.

Two st ud e nrs from British Honduras, Miss Y o la nd a Castil lo a nd Miss Blanca Castillo; a nd rwo from Columbia, South America, Mi ss Nora Borrero a nd Miss Murillo's l mrnaculate Couception is the Rosa ri o M art inez are also anend ing th e inspiring subject of an o il pa inring by summer sessions.

Lucian Pyrepiorski , presenred to Salve ReSisters o f Mercy who have returned for gi na College by R everend Charles C. Curthe third year a re: Sister Mary Ludivine ran, pastor of St. M ary 's C hurch, Bristol. and Sister Mary Enda, St. Mary's Academy, The copy, painred in 1863, hangs in a Riv erside; Sister Mary Andrea, Sister conspicuous corner of rhe drawing room M ary Alexis, Sister Marie R osa, Sister and is a faithful reproduction of Murillo's Marie R osa ire, St. Michael's, Providence; origi na l, now to be seen in the Louvre, Sister Mary Rita Fra ncis and Sister Mary Paris.

Aquinas, Imm ac ula te Conception, WesPyrepiorski 's p a inring is a valuable adterly; Sister M ary Faustin a, Sister M ary dition to the Coll ege co llect ion. We exLo ren zo, Sister Mary Victoria, Sister M a ry press o ur si ncere apprec iat io n to Father Wilhemi na, S ister M ::ri e Paulene, St. Curran fo r hi s ge ne rosity.

FATHER C. CURRAN PRESENTS PAINTING

Providence College, lectured tO the Studenrs of Salve R egina on the inspiring topic T homas M e1·ton and His Poetry. Mr. Van Thomson chose for careful a na lys is and descriptive commenr M enon's latest volume T eal'S of the Blind Lions. He preceded his discussion of the poetry by a short biographical sketch of the a uthor with whom he was associated when bot h Jrtr' ,~p1 C" •'IITibt ~ 1 1-:i·-·e r<ir•:.

Th.~ lecturer ind icared that Merton's. cosm o po l iran background fitted him admirably fo r the task o f exami ning in poetic lig ht problems arising from the d ifficulries o f inrernational society, from the discovery of new sc ientifi c knowledge a nd irs res ul ta nt effect o n relig ious fa ith.

Thomas M erton 's poetry, as interpreted

by Mr. Van Thomso n, reveals a n im age ry filled with delight in the wonder a nd co lor of the natural o rder. His is a strong, un adorned diction which discloses with virile simplicity the core o f his poetrythe joy and happiness of loving God. In the poetry issuing from his Trappis t m o nastery it is amply evident th at the bas ic foundation o f Merton 's rhoug hr and technique is found in the Sacrifice of the M ass a nd the Divine Office- the endless, rim eless source of his spiritual refreshment.

The ;j lsr Annual Convention of the Am erican Home Economics Associa tio n was held in Bosto n J uly 10- l :i. Three tho usand H o me Econom ists from :til pans o f the U.S. a nd foreign countr ies mer to plan "NEW GOALS FOR STR ENGTHENING F AMlL Y LIFE". uli c Cou ncil o n H ome Economics m er :It R eg is Coll ege, W eston o n J uly rc:nrh. Hi s Excellency Ri chard .J. C ushin g , D .D. was the chief speaker o n the: program. Th e Archbishop sa id that every woman stu de nt shou ld be ob liged to take: a course in the: fundamentals of hom e economics, .. not to beco me a good hou se keepe r, but to beco me a ho me builder and the queen of a happy, h o ly family. " Salve R eg ina Co ll ege 1-l ome Economics D eparrmenr was represented at both Conve nti o ns by Faculty members, Sister Mary M artha, R .S.M . and Sister M ary Karhlc:en , R .S. M. The student body was rc:prc:sellled by delegates Mi ss M ary Ca hill, Miss Fran ces M ou rn ing ham. Mi ss R ose J alctte, :tnd Mi ss .J oan D evlin.

LIBRARY STUDENTS INTERVIEW FALL RIVER BOOKMOBILE AGENT In connec ti o n with the new Library Course offer ed this year. two members o f the group intervi e w e d Miss D o rothy Keith , reg ional I ibrari an of the Fall Riv er Area regardin g the project of the bookmobile service in whi ch she specializes.

The students were interes ted in the manner in which this library-on-wheels is operated. Miss Keith explained that the b ookmobile operated on a fiv e-wee k schedule, supp lying boo ks to schools, ho mes, rest ho mes, and deposi t stat ions in the Fall Ri ver area.

Miss Keith further described the procedure foll owed at each stop. Upon arrival, the clerk opens the side o f the conveyance revealing open counters. A sma ll ladder is placed in the rear of t he truck to facilitate reac hing books fr om the inside shelves, o n whi ch t hey are arranged and graded fo r children and adu lts. Whe n opened, the la rge back door displ ays an attractive bulletin boa rd. This unit is a model of near, compacr efficiency.

In her discussion of rhe rural area covered by rhe boo kmobile, Miss K eit h inform ed the st ud ents that she serves rwenry tow ns wh ere the public receive virtually

the ir o nl y opportunity to enjoy library privileges. The initial c:xpenment Wa'i made poss ibl e by the W P A a nd co nti nu ed by mea ns of state: a id . Three ro four days each week arc spenr o n the road, when 1ibrary servi ce is offered from <) a.m. to 4 p.m . Th e last two days :1 re spent in the office o b ta ining and forwarding .requests not inc lud ed in rhe limited co ll ectio n of the mobile.

Mi ss Keith estimatul the average monthly ci rculation at arou nd ),'500 boc;ks The selection of books ca rri ed differs :tccord ing to the var ied interests of the readers. It is inte resting to norc: that nonfiction seems to have a greate r appeal rhan fiction.

The fact of the ex iste nce of :t bookm obi le service in Fa ll River was fi rst broug ht to the attention of Sister M arie Th erese, R .S.M. , instrucror of Library Scie nce, by Mrs. George Gal ick, Dirccror <lf Libraries in Massachu setts. Throug h her medi atio n, the interview with Miss Kieth was a rranged for Sisrer M:try Sheila , R .S.M .. and Sister Mar y Charlotte, R.S.i\1., who repo rted the informatiOn gained at the fir st meeting of the l.ihrary Class.

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LA SALETTE, R .S.M. NoEL, R .S .M. STEP HA N IE, R .S.M .

WILHEMINA, R .S.M .

TO MOTHER PROVINCIAL APRAYER Down the years have come ri ch blessi ngs Falling gently like the rain ; Down your days in light and shado w Love o f Christ has bee n you r gain; Down eac h m ome nt H e has huvered As Charity alo ne ca n do.

And in the white H ost of each m orning H e has so ugh t the hea rt of you.

In this day of special ho nor M ay each hour be set apart With the blessing of His Drese nce And the love of His G reat H eart!

INVINCIBLE ARMADA- FATIMA A p la ne drone; over the campus. A warship g lides silently om o f the harbor 1nto deep water;. These are familiar scenes observ ed here at Salve Reg ina College for the last few years. The open-mouthed roar o f the plane or the whining of the jet have suddenl y jolted a peaceful land inro pulsing life, have distraCted fo r a moment, or at most, have rouched deep within a subconsc io us chord of uneas iness.

Tod ay the drone of the plane has become a snarl. The gray of the warship has becom e g rim. The half-conscious uneasiness has become a fu ll -grown rea lization.

War. Man aga inst man, a nd spirit aga inst spirit. West aga inst East. This is our age and we are integral parts of it. One is vividly reminded of a Chesterton writing about tint a ncient co nflict, " the war o f the gods and the demons", when the R o mans and th e ir household gods, on the very brink o f destruction looked up in fear at their enemies. With an inward vision they looked beyond their foe a nd saw the leering faces of Moloch and Baal at the shou lde r o f the Carthaginian, at the shoulder of h1m who bore the name, .. Grace of Baal ", H annibal. This was a spirit o f evil; this was annihilation. With a superhuman strengt h the R oman rose up a nd conquered. Carthagu de!eta est!

That way of Iife that the R oman saved fr o m utter destruction was destined to come to high fr~ 1ition. It was its g lory to be redeemed by the Cross of Christ, the very Son of God; to be made ri ch by the blood o f martyrs; steeped in the learnin g and influence of the Ch urch ; direcred toward an eternal, immortal goal by the doctrine of Christ enob l::d and illumined by all the C hristian culture o f the ages.

Thi s is the Christian c ivi li zat ion. It is o urs. Once more it is threatened by a n alien spirit. Th e sp irit of evi l has risen aga in and leers w ith an ug ly face over our fallen , fi ckle: wor ld. The world must recognize it; must call upon its God; must rise up and co nqu er.

This mighty warfare involves every living so ul a nd penetrates to the very spi ri t of life. Prayer :tnd p ena nce are invi ncible, indestructible weapons. Let us arm o urselves and ca ll upon o ur God .

"From the spi ri t of evi l, 0 Lord, deliver us.

APPLIED HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE Sta lin has cr.Jssed the R ubicon'' Hitl er did nut go to Ca nossall Western Europe is now undergoing a pol itica l experie nce simil ar to the United States in the eightee-nth century!!

Th ese top ic sentences read recently in editori als in the daily news present hiswried para ll elisms which span the ages o f his to ry-a ncient, medieval, and modern.

Un less the reader ca n interpret the foregoing sentences in relation to their various backgrounds, hi swry may be noth ing more than what Goethe once labeled it "a ragbag and a rubbi sh hea p. " A big gap exists between the mere accu mula tio n of fact ual his tO rical knowled ge and cu rrent social deve lopments.

If a person 's know ledge of hisrorical perspect ive a nd interpretat io n are lac king, valu ab le time ha ~ been wasted collecting more rags for the "rag bag". l3u t if the st ud y of history has been such as to e nable the reader to Interpret today 's news in re lation ro its various backgrounds-historical, geograp hical, social, political, eco nomi c, religious- a more literate cit izenry is developed , and there should result a more who lt-so me intelli gent att itude toward contemporary problems. The increasing comp l ~xity of the modern world requires that there must be a correct interpretation of conr·~mpor~ry problems if peace is ever ro be achieved.

Caesar cros,;ed the Rubi con ! So did Stalin when the Communist for ces invaded Korea south of the th irty-eighth parallel. Cross ing the Rubicon implies that a m omentou s dec isio11 has been made. Co ul d it be the heralding of W orld W ar III ?

H enry IV nf Germany went to Canossa. H e submitted at least o utw ardly and temporarily to :tn author ity which was a n obstacle to his a mbitio n. But Hitler would brook no oppos ition, no matter how righteous, in his insatiable d es ire to rule Europe. l3u t the Church lives o n- its organ izat :un intac t-its a uth ority leg itimate- Pope Piu s X II a valid ruler.

H enry and H ider atta ined tempora ry successes, but their achievements as recorded in hi story a rc an inglorious record of lu st for p o wer, unl aw ful ambitio ns, a nd eventua ll y ddea t Th e ir empires have vanished but the Church rem a ins.

Thoughts of the American Constitut ional Co nv ention are recall ed at th e meeting in Paris of the -;ix W estern European N at io ns assembled to fas hion a charter for the Schuman propos:d for the merger of W estern European coal and steel resources.

It is PhiLtd ::: lphia all over aga in at Par is because the Schuman proposal canno t be thought of in merely economic terms. The core o f th e matter is po liti cal as was the writing of the American Constiwrion.

The delegar:::s at Philadelphia agreed gene rally to a central or na tional authority.

So have the six participating E uropea n Nations agreed in principle to a supranational authority for th e coa l and steel pool. But just as the America n States disagreed as to how much power sho uld be given to the nationa l a uthority at the expense of the loca l sovereignty, so rhere is a simi lar cl isagreement amo ng the Europea n Po wers, and at present it is Phihl elphia a ll over aga in at Paris. Will Philadelphi a be a g uide post!

Hi storica l ·malog ies may sometimes be risky if the reader gives merely a subjective interpret:ttiun_ Bu t ge nera ll y they can be interpreted in true perspecrive when the reader views •hem with unbiased eye in the lig ht of historical backgro und , keep ing in mind always existing attendant circumstances.

As Patri ck He nry once said, " ] have on ly one light by which my feet are g uid ed and that is the i:tmp of experience"- such a lamp may be ca ll ed Applied Histor ical Kn e w ledge:.

••The Valiant Woman

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TRIBUTE TO MOTHER MARY HILDA, R. S. M. "The valiant woman .... h ow briskly she g ird s h erself ro her task, how tireless are her ar ms. Industry she knows is we ll rewarded . . . . a nd her lamp does not burn o ut .. . . .

Kindly is her welcome to the poor .. ..

Protected by her own industry and good repute, sh e looks forward to the futur e with a smile . . . ..

Rip e wisdo m governs her speech, but it is kindly instructi o n she gives . ... .

She keeps watch over all that goes on in her ho use .....

H er ch ilclren are the first to call her blessed. \X!o rk such as hers claims irs rew ard ; let her life be spoken o f with praise .. .. " Your work ·)f furth ering Catholic education of women, from kindergarten level to college, dear Mother Provincial, is certainly most worthy of all praise. New foundations, expans ion, rebui lding, remodeling o f educational faci li ties are some of the external ac h ievements attained under your leadership. However, you, like the mother in scripture, keepi ng careful watch over all thar goes on in your houses, have lo ng since rea lized that no matte r how beautiful or modern the bui lding, the spiritual a nd intel lectual development of its staff is by far the m ost important factor in achieving the goal of all truly Catholic education, that is, the form at io n of Christ in all those entrusted to our care.

If the vali ant woman 's chi ldren are t he first to call her blessed, then we, the Sister Students o f Salve Regina, have a special word of g rat itude fo r the zeal you have shown in cu ltivat ing o ur growth as Catholic teachers. W e are deeply gratefu l t hat yo u have not o nl y prov ided us with the oppo rtunity to pmsue hi gher studies but even the very institution wherein tO master these arts and sciences. Salve Regina College, dear M other Provincial, will al'Nays be assc~ i~ted ,t':irh you in ou~ minds, as th e fulfillm ent of your fondest dream and just desire.

Since a daughter shares in her mother's g lory, we are very happy that others have

recognized the outstanding qu a lities which have warra nted the h o nor that has cc me to you. Your admirable record of self-s acrifi cing service in your years of governing our community is pressed down a nd running over with the full m easure of material, intellectual, a nd spiritual success.

M ay we, who so often h ave received yo ur kindly instructions, and benefited by yo ur ripe wisdom venture to explain th e secret of that success?

As far back as we can go in o ur memories o f you, one constant note rings o ut, one repeated morif in the d esign, o ne key thought on each page o f your life, dear Mother Provincial , h as al ways been yo ur devo ted love of Mary, God 's M other and ours. In every class, lecture, or interview, you somehow in a mem o rable way, brought our Blessed M other ro the foreground of our attention. Your devotion and confidence in her, have brought God 's blessing upo n all your undertakings, so that the words of the inspired writer app lied tO Our Lady by the Church have been exemplified in you: "He who listens ro me will never be disappointed; he who lives by me will do no wrong; he who reads my lesso n a rig ht, wi ll find in it eternal life."

In retrospect, as we view your fruitful years of service in the field o f relig ious education, and the crowning h onor that is now worth ily yours, our prayer for you, dear Mor her Provinc ial, is that you may say-with and through a nd in the Immaculate Heart of Mary"Mine is the heart to triumph when thou wilt grant me redress; then my song shall be of the goodness the Lord has shown me."

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Commemorative prayers offered for Mrs. Robert Goelet July 14

TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: One has o ft en heard that first impressions of a p lace are lasting. If that be true, then beauty, strength, and ma jesty have fo und their way into my mind, tO rem a in there as a sealed impression o f Salve Regi na College a nd its magnificent surroundings. And yet, I cannot help but pick o ut now, a nd weigh, the manifold jewels that go to m ake up the entire setting, for, having but recent ly returned fr om the picturesque enchantment of a tropical mission, many points of contrast have occurred to me.

I watched the choppy waves as they crashed aga inst th e rocky shore. Their power and strength convinced me th at they were ready to withstand and fight aga inst any who w ould dare venture into their foam . And as I watched, my eyes traveled hundreds o f mi les away a nd rested in imag ina ti o n on another large expanse o f water, the ca lm and glassy blue o f the peaceful Car ibbean .

The waters o f the Caribbean are gentle, warm, inviting. From ea rly morning unti l late at night the sai l o f the fisherman 's dory m ay be seen as it wends it; way bac k and forth o utside the reefs-out in the boundless "blue". The people of the Caribbean are a p art o f their lovely sea. N o rugged seacoast sepa rates them from the water·s edge. N o no isy sounding breakers fri g hten them a way, as they paddle barefoor here and there alo ng the sandy beach.

Ancj as I gaze alo ng the flat, sea-leveled shore, the roya l palms and endless rows o f cocoanuts beckon to me as they sway gracefully in the strong, refreshing breeze.

No jutting rocks nor dangerous cliffs are seen as far as the eye can reach. Instead , a fallen cocoanut lies here a nd there, half hidpen in the sa nd. And a palm tree, grow n old and bent b y the co ntinuo us

bea ting of the wind and tide, forms a grotesque picture of a na tural resti ng place.

And now the sunlight plays upo n the th a tched roof of the fisherman 's shack, and travels to the "homey" porch o f the sturdier ho uses m ade from wood. N o castl e rowers reach into the sky, no stone, nor g lass, no r marble are here represented.

The quiet lapping of the gentle Car ibbea n enfolds, enrapwres, a nd embraces all who choose to rem ai n there, close by her side, alone and unafraid.

A wave! A crack! A spray! I am bro ught back to the rough Atlantic and its pounding surf. And there is beauty here! The sharp, uneven coastline marks a definite separation from the land. A growing sense of fear repels even the bravest from the huge, o n-co ming waves.

And though we find a few who ve nture to en joy the breaking surf, there is a definite challenge to o ne's ability and courage.

Gigantic rocks rise up like stalwart sentinels along the beach, forming a slippery resting p lace for the seagulls in their flight. And the even, m an-m ade walls are proud of a duty ro perform.

The sunset reaches across the sky a nd reflects in the g lass-fi lled h o mes. It catches the gold and the colored stone of the g lorious mansio ns which flecorate, e nhan ce, refine, the m ag ic of this place. And eve n the age-old trees spread o m their lo ng embrac ing arms, as it they, too, would harbor and pro tect all who venture near.

So, cl ear Editor, my impression has been o ne in co ntrasts- a private lesso n, and one which I enjoyed fu ll y as well as all my other courses, and o ne which will remain fo r m a ny years to come.

Cordially yo urs, Seabrer

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Poetry in Sublin1e Strain

Library Students In Action

Comedy in Lighter Vein DEPT.- Prize /? ecijie Sah·e /? el!, i1la SfJet:ial T a ke raw product (O ne Ed 13. ) Steep in h-ig her kn ow ledge for fou r y<:ars. ( Cf. cata log for p:trticulars 1 Allow to sizzle a nd coo l :tl t<:rnately for s1x weeks each su mmer.

(T ime and degree subj <:ct to change

by N. E. W eather M a n.)

Add worry lines and ca re wrinkks.

(Us ual ly accomplished during "cram and exam" per iods. ) F lavor with a profoundly intcl!<:ctual vo cabu lary.

(Decasy ll abic techni cal rern> s from va rious courses will suffice.)

Top with a mortar board :tnd add a sheep skm bearing "s ig illum Co llcgi- Salvc Reg in a".

R esult- o ne full fledged A.B. lnvicrus' H OME ECONO MI CS

RESPONSE D ark is the way o f the Sp irir, When the soul lies dry and dead, Like the ar id furrow s o f summ er When all the rains hav e fled ; Yet in the soul's stark fortress Deep in the h eart's retreat, Who wo uld g u ess that the d:ukness Is hiding the P araclere ?

Then the m easure o f Jove is ;, ile nce, And th e trust o f a quiet will, 0 beneath this breath o f ch e Sp irit My soul, be very still.

Let the a nguis h o f love caress thee, And root the branch in the Vine, Be bo rn aga in of the Spirit, In God 's ow n secret rime.

My soul, let the nig ht possess thee, Til the D ay Star rise in the Wind And tho u in the Light o f the m orning Shall be aw are o f Him .

EXCHANGE FOR PEACE Gray turtle-doves are g iven ; the C hild , returned .

0 soul-blind pnest, to other courts m ake way, This m a iden m ot her 's eyes alo ne discerned The priceless barter you h ave lost roday!

The wisdom o f the Spirit m oves the Seer, His Nunc dirnittis uttered, he n o w y ield s The C hil d ro h er. Prophetic sword- thru st h ere Wi thi n her heart, h er deep, willed bargain seals.

Fro m Sion 's a ncient wall to m odern m art Across the far flung span of s in -fi lled years, This Virg in priestess o f C hrist's bleeding heart Still trades with selfish m an for co ntrire rears.

That dosing ho ur m <'- y m ake o ur Shylock race - Exchange for peace in lipa's marker place.

DAYBREAK D awn sets her go ld en brea kfast p late o f fire Upon her chin a shelf o f sunny day, With mirrored light the crested w avelets g lea m Like si lver servi ce lai d in n eat array.

LECTURE BY BRASSIL FITZERALD Mr. Brassil Fitzgerald author lecturer a nd instructor in English at Ston,e hi ll Col~ lege, North Easron, Massachusetts, add ressed th e students o n T eclmiqtte.r of Writ ing, Frid ay a fternoo n , in M ercy H all.

Mr. Fitzgerald is popular for his Gra ndp1 Casey stori es in Th e Sign Magazine.

QUIZ ? ? ?

1. If a secret b e kn o wn ro ju st a few what mu st o ne with a secretum do ?

2. All kn o w the meaning of man a nd drillWh at, then, is a mandrill ?

3. A plank, 't is known , is a h eavy board, W o uld a pla nkto n be a lmost a cord ?

4. Wh e n so me m a ke a blunder t hey fuss What sho uld thev do with ; b lund er: buss? ·

5. R ose and M ary are two pretty n am es But is a rosemary just the sa m e?

Mrs. C. O l ney Miss J. Murp h y Miss G. Connelly Mrs. C. Beagan Mrs. L. Carr Mrs. C. Murphy

LIBRARIANS VISIT WAR COLLEGE With th e permtss to n o f Captai n Stephen Barchet USN, Secretary o f the W ar College, nine students o f Library Science, accompani ed by Sister Marie Therese, R.S.M. , instructOr, visited the famo us W ar Co llege Libra ry at the U. S. Naval Base in Newport.

Miss Emily Heffe rn an, H ead Librarian, co ndu cted the tour a nd informed che g ro up o f the history and growth o f t he Library. The W ar College Li brary was founded ab out seventy years ago by Admira l Luce. It is approached throug h Luce H all and co mprises three rooms: the Period ical R oom , co nta ining many hundreds ui currem and pasL eJitions of periodicais· rh e Reference R oom , in w hi ch are als~ located the desks o f the th ree professiona l librari a ns and two clerks who comprise the staff; and the Stacks.

M aha n H all, n amed for Admiral Alfred Thayer Maha n, topflig h t Nav,tl author ity and auth or, ho uses th e College Library, which is the largest of its kind in t he U nited States. It holds 100,000 ·vol umes o f N aval Reference and boo ks on ·w o rld Affa irs and subscribes to 200 publi cations

APPRECIATION TO FATH ER HOLLAND Through the generos ity a nd tho ug h tful ness o f the Reverend Corn eliu s J. H olland , pastor o f Sr. M ary's C hurch, P awtucket, the Sisters at Salve R eg ina Coll ege have been provided wi th m ovi es during the study session. These films , show n weekly, fo rm a part of the recreational prog ram offe red b y the college ad ministrat io n to supplement the intensive cou rse o f su mm er study.

I t is certa in that Father H o ll and slnres in the prayers o f the Sisters who have benefited by his kindness. In addit ion to this m ost recent indicat io n o f hi s interest, the Sisters h ave a co ntinu al reminder uf Father H o lland's p ate rn al solic itude in t he beautifu l tabernacle which h e donated to the college ch ape l. It is before t his tabernacle, in which th e Blessed Sacram e nt is reserved, that the appreciatio n and gratitud e o f the Sisters will find irs most effective expressio n.

6. A yard we know, is a tract o f gro und Wh ere then is a steelyard to be found ? ·

7. Any size be ll is mad e to ring A h arebe ll, then, is what kind o f thing?

8. To sc issor is to cur or shear l s the m ea ning of scissori um now clear ? conti nued in co lumn ti

which are reserved in the P eriodical R oom. The library acquires about 25 00 boo ks yearly, add ing to its valuable re feren ce m a terial whi ch is ava ilable to the College Staff a nd students.

Ot further interest to the students were the many o il paintings o f U. S. Admira ls, the full sca le model of the Ca rrier Leyte and the telescope from the former presidenti a l yacht !Vl ayflower. do nated by Mr. R obert Goelet, benefactOr of Salve R egina College. On d isplay also is a coll ection of t he first ed it ions of the wor ks o f Admiral M ahan.

Upon the co ncl usion o f the tour t he vis, rors witnessed a di~pby Df fire-figi;ting techntques used on ships at sea. Fiftee n m en , under the d irect io n o f Capta in Olney, llt and extinguis hed oi l fires both in the open and in a co ncrete building, s imulat lllg act ua l co nditi o ns aboard ship.

This pl easa nt and h ighly instructive tour was a rranged through the courtesy of Captain Davis W. O ln ey, Comm a ndin g Offi cer o f the Fleet Training Ce nter ;lnd Mrs. D avis Olney who is a m ember of the class.

va ri o us scenes, fi lmed duri ng his exte ns ive travels, were acco mpa n ied by an ins tru ctive commenta ry. Th e picturesque beauty of the subjects filmed indicate that Mr. H ayes is possessed of a n artistry that is m atc hed o nl y by the excell ence o f his accurate and a musing observ at ions. Members of the Salve R egi na Summer Schoo l are hopeful that the lecture program of future summe r sess io ns wi ll provide for the reappeara nce o f this popular lec turer.

TO M I SS FITZPATRICK The A posro l ic Blessing of our M ost H o ly Far ber, Pope Piu s Xll , h as been very g rac io usly bestowed upo n t he Coll ege of Salve R eg ina, irs Fac ulty and Students.

This inestimable favor was secured through the kind ness o f M iss Theresa Fitzp atr ick, Execut ive Secretary to rhe D ean of the College, on her recent pi lgr im age to R ome.

Brea kage reports and explosions issuing from the Chemtstery Dept. indicate that our ~ould-be Chemists arc having daily pop co ncerts 1n the lab. 13and aids arc also in constant demand for t hird degree burns a nd mmor curs. Before leaving, all chemists wounded in acrion may app ly to the Office for the Purple H eart.

M ercy H all residents confer rh<: prize of. the week for !.ia ll antry on Newport's un 1dent1fied S tr W alte r R aleigh, member of the Public Hi g hw ay Commission who spread a tarpaulin ca:pet :tcross newly tarred O chre Point A venu e ~o that t wo of their number might cross in •:omfort.

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( /lpo/o gie.r /o \f/ rm/11/'fl rlb) w;mder lonely as a c loud T en thousand tacrs pound 111 my car.

I ca nno t study w ith a uowd And now-alas' the rest draw.; n<:ar.

M y brain congeals- this is mv .JoDmI know not Wordsworth, .Keat s , nor Hulme' For not one moment may I I ic In vacant or in pensive mood.

Notes flas h nor o n the inward eyeTh ey are by roi l and sweat accrued.

Ah , bitter fare- my memory's nil' I wish I were a daffodiJI

AMAZ ING PROBLEMS SO I. VED Are YOU bothered b y :tn inferiori ty complex!_ Would ynu like to win e ver y a rgu m ent~ Can you g ive the soft spe<:ch that t urneth away wrathl Gain th e good favo r o f those who countl

M. T C ICERO H AS T HE ANSWERS Fro m 9:00 to 10:50 a.m. o pport uni ty kn oc ks for students of advanc<:d Latin.

Lear n the gentle art of verbal sci f-dcfenc e from the m aster egotist- C ICI::RO. Lea rn to placate yo ur adversaries in five easy lesso ns. Lati n studenrs, s tudyin g this dean of flatterers, will b<: prepared to satisf y any cli entele.

Long-suffer ing poets, hith e rto looked upon w irh w irhering scorn by practical m e n, here IS your abl e ddendcr. Budding lawyers, come, lear n from the n~;tn second on ly to Demosrhe nes. :til your forensic and oratorical sk ili s.

Last but not least- stru ggling stud<:nts o f ltng ua latina, who w ,tnder in the maz<: of periodic sentences, M .T. C icero wi ll set you o n . the safe and sure w.tv to your bachelors degree 111 Arts- pa rticularly if yo u are a M ajor or M inor in Latin' Opportunity knocks bur once '

The Bless ing, bearing a polyc hrome TO M R . HAYES

Visiting E11rope and America was t he subject o f a travelogue provided by M r.

Gerard H ayes o f Bosro n. M r. H ayes' lecture, illustra ted by verichrome moving pictures, rook hi s audi ence to R ome, France, Switzerland , and America . The

likeness o f His H o liness, is beautifully fr amed and decorated with delicate illumin atio n. lt is a concrete reminder o f the bound less spiritua l realm th at is the Church on earth , a nd o f the benevolent co ncern of Hi s H oliness for al l the m embers o f that far- flung rea lm.

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OVERVIEW OF SUMMER SESSION REVEALS VARIED ACTIVITIES Th e Cuidcd T our has become an Inst itutio n at Sa lve R eg ina Co llege. Vi sitors to its spac ious ha lls are rega led wit h g lowing accounts of the intricately wroug ht marble staircase, the sy mboli sm of rh e ca rved woodwork, the ~ ntiquity and rarity of the huge table. H owever, onl y t he privileged few who are allowed a g limpse b::hind the scenes rea li ze tha t Salve R eg in a has irs Crecnw ich Village, its anteroom to the Duponr R esea rch Laboraton es, and irs ow n Good H ousekee ping ln stitute.

ART STUDIO Th e first is reached by desce ndin g to the basement fl oor where a right turn leads one to rhe Art Studio. In this welllighted room studenrs of rhe art class, appl ying new ly acquired tec hniques ami sk ill s in Oi l P ai nting atte mp t, with va ri ed degrees of success, to our- R ap hael R ap hael.

T he informa l arrangement of the stu dio's furnishings lends a n atmosphere o f peaceful unrestraint. Adju stable drawing tables and cabi net lockers arc withi n convenient reac h. Easels arc se r up a Ia Boheme, at an ang le besr suited to rhe individual.

Colorfu l smocks worn by the Jay students add a gay nmc to the informality. Visitors to rh is department immed iarely req uest enro ll menr blanks an d leave w ith relu cta nce.

CHEMISTRY LAB. l he second point of interest leads us down Leroy A venue to rhe M ercy H all Chemistry I. a b. Vi sitors pause ar the th resho ld in pleased surprise. Can ir be that their arriv al is being hailed wirh a twenty-one gun sa lu rc' There is a n otable deflation of egos when the truth is revealed- the unidentified explosions are unsuccessf ul expe rtments. shatterin g the '" 'i,·r ' >f M' ·n·v Hall wir h a tumult riva lling the most . unrestrained celebra t io n of the Fou rt h. Throu g h the b luish fumes the chemi sts present an incongruous spectacle.

NEW COURSES AT S. R. C. POPULAR The cu rri culum o f the Summer Session has been expanded to pro vide for three new cou rses. Students o f philosophy are investigating the tenets of another branch, Aesthetics, under the g uid ance o f R everend Cerald F. Dill on LL.D. Thi s course trc.tts of the proper concep t ion of t he beautiful and its exrerna l expression in the works of natu re and man .

Students o f Librar y Scie nce are offered rwo new co urses carry in g prereq u isi re credits toward a M aste r's Degree. Al ong with the 1/ i.rlory of /Jook.r and Librctrie.r. an intensive co urse on the l ntrod11ction /o Libr,ll')' Sen ·ice h as been included.

Every phase of the acq ui sitions, processing, urcu larions :t nd ,-eserve departme:1rs is methodically invest igated and rhe most efficient methods of handli ng book-binding routine, audio-v isual a id s, and p ublicity displays arc ana lyzed.

/ 111.1/l'ers I. Secretum a privarc sea l 2. Mandrill- a ferocious baboo n .'\. Plank ton- plant li fe in a body o f wate r. ·i. 131underbuss- an ,>ld- fa sh ioned shor gtl ll

5. Rosemary- a fragrant ev er g reen shru b (J. Steelyard- a sim!)lc dev ice for we ighIng

7. H arebe ll- slend er her b S. Sc issorium- a med ieval platter l). Farrh i ng;~le-h oo p -sk irt of the I 6th and 17 th ce ntury I 0. Foxglove- .! II ower

Eac h is enveloped in an ankle- length rubber apron completel y hiding the characteristic dress o f the Sisters o f M ercy. The black veil usually worn decorously shielding the Ltce, has been fold ed back tO fac ilitate the wearing o f prorecr ive goggles, behind which blue '~yes , brown eyes, green eyes, still blink in bewild erment at the tOta ll y unlooked-for result. All this aga inst a background of condensers, distilling fl as ks, desiccarors, and other equipment defying pronunciation. N o persuasion is needed tO draw the apprehensive 'viS itor from rhis danger zo ne.

HOME ECONOMICS Next door the H ome Economics group presents act ivities of a m ore soothing nature. In rhe ultra-modern H ome Unit, the abstract theories of nutritive ·va lues and vitamin content become appetizing rea li ties in the form o f fr es hly baked cooki es and ch illed desserts.

So ends our specially Guid ed Tour, presenting an intimate view o f the students in acr ion. The wonders o f the inter ior of the College are secondary when compared wirh aspects- unique, bizarre and delig htful which are met with behind the scenes.

FOR WORDSWORTHIANS ONLY Is Word sworth worth the words ? 'V<1 e summer school students of the Romantic Age of English Literature have found the question constantly recurr ing ro us as we become more and more engulfed in the worthy wordiness o f W ordsworth.

Surrounded on all sides by the intrinsic beauty o f scen ic N ewport, we feel " the ennobling power of nature", yet lack the time to enj oy even "a n unconscious interco urse" with it. "Dedicated spirits"·W ordsworthians all-feel as did the P oet of Nature that "nature teac hes better than books" yet we are brought back da ily to "the reality of things" as we duly transport approximately five pounds of English 1i rerature.

Each day the " inexorable summons" at 10:50 brings the English majors and minors to R oom B where th ey are gently led into that "blessed mood in which the burthen of the mystery " becomes more invo lved as pens fly over papers with a speed "which never was on sea or land " and nores pile and pile. T he Prelude, T intern A bbey, Ode on the Intimations of Immortality and above all the Preface to Lyrical Ballads- in these do we place our hope when the "sad sweet music" of a voice which calml y dictates a few inevitable questions is wa fted on the summer a ir. Then we awa it rhat blessed m oment when with "the transcendent visio n we shall see in to the life of things".

MOVIES NEED RIGID SCREENING SO SAYS DR. ANATOLE LINDSAY A nore of qui ck response from th e student body was observed at the recent and timely lecture of Dr. Lindsay, representative o f Films, Inc., when he spoke regarding the use o f movies in th e school. W e think it opportu ne that he has brought so clearly into focus a p oint o f view roo o ften forgotten or perhaps not even cons idered.

Movies, especially th ose on th e entertainment level, cannot be devoid of certain influences, adverse or otherwise. Thi s influence is not at once clearly discerned. It is, rather, a >low , su brle proce ~~ that g rows wirh years and thrives in ?.n atm osphere of :l p ass ive, unresisting mind .

M ost chi ldren average a movi e a week throughout th eir lives. All movies, rega rd less of their Legion of D ecency classificat ion, are imb ued wit h some underl yi ng philosophy, some moral tone, some almost imperceptible propaga nda th at all unnoticed seeps into the li ves and thought of the observer. W e cling to the hope that our system o f religious education wi ll nullify the erroneous impress ions implanted in the mind s thus innocu lated. This is a false presumption. A mind weake ned by yea rs o f submiss ive acqui escence in the artifi cial situations o f the screen, cannot suddenly find the strength and vigor needed for a correct moral decision when confronted by its own problems in li fe.

Mr. Lindsay has a very definite answer to the problem. Tra in the youth to use hi s perceptive and critical fac ulti es on the movie he attends. H elp him to discover the moral worth of it, to discern its relative value when compared with his own moral code, philosophy, and relig ion, to app reciate the urgent need of checking and restraining his own emotions. Tra in him to apply to the field of entertainment the same cri tica l, discerning mind that shou ld evaluate his reading, literature, studies and life, g uided by the tenets of the unchanging and unchangea ble philosophy of Truth.

This is tru ly education, as differentiated fr om instructio n. This is truly teaching that ch ild how to li ve. An active participation o f mind is a chall enge that doubles the enj oymenr o f entertainment and makes it worthy of the nam e. Dr. Lindsey 's lecture has provided much food for thought. It is for those who were his privileged listeners to apply his suggestions ro the selecrion and presentation of the school m ov ie.

MEMBER OF STAFF TALKS ON VISIT TO VATICAN Miss Teresa S. Fitzpatrick, Executive Secretary to Sister M ary J ames, R.S.M., Dean o f Salve Reg ina Co llege, spoke to the students o f the 1950 Summer Session in an inform al lecrure in M ercy H all on Friday, July 7, 1950.

Miss Fitzpatrick, former c i r c u 1at i o n m anager of the Atlantic M onthLy, has addressed the students on previous occas ions.

This year she related some o f the interesting and entertaining experi ences which she enj oyed this spring wh ile making rhe H o ly Year Pilg rimage.

Miss Fitzpatrick sa iled :from New ·rork on the V1tlcania and arrived in Europe earl y in April. Her tour began as she rode along the shores of t he Mediterranean, continuing through P ompey to Sorrento and N ap les, a nd fina ll y to the H oly C ity.

The most dramatic moment o f the Pilgr image was that which witnessed her audience with the Holy Father. With her we passed through the guarded entrance to the V atican and the courtyard, :1scended in the elevator to a large room , p aneled in crimso n satin, and entered finally into the presence of the Supreme Pontiff. So realistica ll y did Miss Fitzpatrick desc ribe the scene that we could almost bear his kindly question, "Where do you come from ?" It was easy, too, to visualize the beni gn m anner o f His Holiness as he presented to her a blessed medal as a memento o f this thrilling experience.

The end of the privileged audience brought reality and the twentieth century everyday world. There was someth ing eterna l abo ut this brief visit with the Vicar of Christ, something that was not of t ime, something that revived the Godgiven gift of Faith. That visit will not fade with the years. It will ever remain as a g lorious jewel in a li fe that has held many precious memories. The H oly Y ear of 1950-a year of g race-a year which reac hes into eternity radiant with the kindly sm ile and the fatherly bless ing o f Pius XII, the Vicar of Christ on earth.

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WELCOME! Salve R eg ina College extend s a cordial welcome to Burnham-by-the-sea, the summer extension branch of the M ary A. Burnham School, North a mpt o n , M ass.

Burnham -by-the-sea is located on Ruggles A ven ue in the former home of Mr. and Mrs. Edson Bradley. It offers an e ightweek supervised program of educat ional and recreational facilities for the teen-age g irl.

It is with sincere pleasure that Salve R egina College notes the advent o f its new n~i ghbor in the fie ld of education.

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MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO, WE SALUTE THEE!!

To Cicero, the noblest R oma n of them all, we, the stud ents o f his m asterful oratio ns and delightful letters, present a laurel wreath of bel ated but deserved appreciation. As Latin ge nius provided western civili zat ion with the mould o f government and civ il organization, so also it produ ced a lang uage capable o f expressing with utmost lucidity the whole ga mut o f the though ts of man from the common needs o f daily pract ical life to rhe summi t of aest hetic eloquence. Under C icero's magic touc h, the Lat in language was transform ed inro the finished instrument of noble, exacr, and lucid communication of human thou g ht which was fo r centuri es the basic mode o f expression o f the western world.

When Cicero m arshall ed th e armory o f the Larin lang uage inro his service, he ac hieved a wo rl d conquest that was far more extensive in time and space than the p olitical and military vicror ies of Caesar, Pompey, or Aug usws. By h is transform ation o f Greek philosophical thought into v ivid and viral langu age, understandable to rhe western mind , by the liquid eloqu ence and log ical prec ision o f hi s orat ions, by the easy fami liarity and

attractive though t o f his le tters, C icero created a universa l language w hich cannot be equa lled for clarity, unity, conciseness, and bea uty of dict ion and style.

The R oman connotation of urbanity, that is, good taste, good fee ling and good sense, Cicero a ug mented by the volume and splend o r of his work and preserved it for universal use by future generatio ns.

Hi s influence was such a viral factor in the writing o f the early Christian Fathers of the Church that the great St. Jerome was once accused b y an env ious contem porary o f be ing m ore of a Ciceronian than a Christian. The great body o f writing of rhe Middle Ages was an outgrowth of the Latin o f the empire and that Latin was the universa l lang uage of medieval men. I t was on ly in th e seventeenth or eighteenth century that Latin ceased to be the official language of any but the Church.

The fl ower o f English expression from Chaucer to C hesterto n, the breath-taking fusi on of divine and human, natural and super-natural in Dante's Divina Comedia, rhe log ical brilliance o f the m asters of French litera ture, the scholarly research of German phil osophers and cr itics, the rich

cosmopolitan blend of the best in American letters, all must acknowledge their indebtedness to their Ciceronian past.

W e, who enj oy to the full the fruition of beau ty and dignity in the C hurch's Latin liturgy, which lifts our minds and hearts in praise of God , ackn owledge th at irs roors li e deep in the past, especiall y the past of that moulder and master of the Latin tongue, M arcus Tullius C icero, who is responsible for the purity, nobility, and integr ity of the most basic language o f humanity. That culwrally and spirituall y all roads lead to R ome, is due in no sma ll measure to his geni us which ga ve an integrated medium o f human expression to the ancient, medieval, and modern man.

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